NPCs

Standalone NPCs by archetype, built like the engine's spawn director does (FINDINGS "NPC SPAWN WORKS"). More...

Data Structures
struct	ShNpcArchetype

Functions
SH_API int	ShNpcCount (void)
	The archetype registry, read once per session on first use.
SH_API const ShNpcArchetype *	ShNpcAt (int index)
SH_API uint64_t	ShSpawnNpc (uint64_t archetypeId, const ShVec3 *pos)
	Spawn an NPC and return its ENTITY, or 0 on failure.
SH_API int	ShDespawn (uint64_t entity)
	Retire a spawned entity, NPC or vehicle, through the spawn manager.

Detailed Description

Standalone NPCs by archetype, built like the engine's spawn director does (FINDINGS "NPC SPAWN WORKS").

Function Documentation

ShNpcCount()

SH_API int ShNpcCount

(

void

)

The archetype registry, read once per session on first use.

About 530 entries, about 150 of them kind 1.

ShNpcAt()

SH_API const ShNpcArchetype * ShNpcAt

(

int

index

)

ShSpawnNpc()

SH_API uint64_t ShSpawnNpc	(	uint64_t	archetypeId,
		const ShVec3 *	pos )

Spawn an NPC and return its ENTITY, or 0 on failure.

Blocks until it exists, usually a frame or two. The NPC joins the population manager with the current Camp and Job, so its AI runs like a native spawn.

ShDespawn()

SH_API int ShDespawn

(

uint64_t

entity

)

Retire a spawned entity, NPC or vehicle, through the spawn manager.

Entities built outside the spawn system have no spec and refuse.