Follow - My First Script

So, I decided to post my first lua script because it helped me a lot to play with mutiples Tibia Clients. It's a really basic script to follow other players.

Commands:

follow "player name"
start
stop

If you are following one player and wants to follow another one, you must stop it first then use the command follow again.

Code:

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local target = ""

Module("autoFollow", function(module)
        local player = Creature(target)
        print(target)
        if player:isOnScreen(true) then
                Creature.Follow(target)
        end
end, false)

function onSpeak(chat, msg)
    chat:SendYellowMessage(Self.Name(), msg)
    if (msg == "start") then
        Module("autoFollow"):Start()
        chat:SendOrangeMessage("Console", string.format("Started following %s.", target ))
    elseif (msg == "stop") then
        Module("autoFollow"):Stop()
        chat:SendOrangeMessage("Console", "Stoped following.")
    elseif msg:match("^name") then
                local name = msg:match("^follow (.+)")
                if name then
                        Module("autoFollow"):Stop()
                        target = name
                        chat:SendOrangeMessage("Control", "New player added.")
                end
    end
end

function onClose() end
 
local chat = Channel("autoFollow", onSpeak, onClose)

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Problem with this is if the player that is being followed goes to a different floor :S

Congratulations on this one! If you could make a script that auto-follow and also change floors, it would be amazing! Thanks!

@The_Miguelito ,
You have to add stairs id etc. But the framework is working. :]

Code:

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FollowThisPerson = "" -- Character name to follow.

FloorChangers = {
        Ladders  = {Up  = {1948,},
                            Down = {432, 412, 469, 369, 7478, 7182, 482, 8658}},
       
        Holes    = {Up  = {},
                    Down = {293, 294, 595, 385, 594}},
       
        RopeSpots = {Up  = {386},
                    Down = {}},
       
        Stairs    = {Up  = {1958, 7548, 7544, 1952, 1950, 1947, 7542, 1978, 8657, 1977, 1956, 1957, 1954},
                    Down = {414, 413, 437, 7731, 469, 413, 434, 469, 438, 600, 4826, 8932, 6129}},
        Sewers    = {Up  = {},
                    Down = {435, }},
}

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local target = FollowThisPerson
local lastKnownPosition

local function goLastKnown()
        while Self.DistanceFromPosition(lastKnownPosition.x, lastKnownPosition.y, lastKnownPosition.z) > 1 do
                Self.UseItemFromGround(lastKnownPosition.x, lastKnownPosition.y, lastKnownPosition.z)
                wait(200, 700)
        end
end

local function handleUse(pos)
        goLastKnown()
        local lastZ = Self.Position().z
        while Self.Position().z == lastZ do
                Self.UseItemFromGround(pos.x, pos.y, pos.z)
                wait(400, 800)
        end
end

local function handleStep(pos)
        goLastKnown()
        local lastZ = Self.Position().z
        while Self.Position().z == lastZ do
                Self.Step(Map.GetDirectionTo(Self.Position(), pos))
                wait(400, 800)
        end
end

local function getRope()
        local ropes = {"rope", "elvenhair rope"}
        for _, rope in ipairs(ropes) do
                if Self.ItemCount(rope) > 0 then return Item.GetID(rope) end
        end
end

local function handleRope(pos)
        goLastKnown()
        local lastZ = Self.Position().z
        while Self.Position().z == lastZ do
                Self.UseItemWithGround(getRope(), pos.x, pos.y, pos.z)
                wait(400, 800)
        end
end

local floorChangeSelector = {
        Ladders = {Up=handleUse, Down=handleStep},
        Holes = {Up=handleStep, Down=handleStep},
        RopeSpots = {Up=handleRope, Down=handleRope},
        Stairs = {Up=handleStep, Down=handleStep},
        Sewers = {Up=handleUse, Down=handleUse},
}


Module("Follow-Renew", function(f)
        local c = Creature(target)
        if c and not c:isFollowed() then
                c:Follow()
        end
end)

local function checkTargetPos()
        local c = Creature(target)
        if c:Position().z == Self.Position().z then
                lastKnownPosition = c:Position()
        end
end

local function distance(pos1, pos2)
        local pos2 = pos2 or lastKnownPosition or Self.Position()
        return math.abs(pos1.x-pos2.x) + math.abs(pos1.y-pos2.y)
end

local function executeClosest(possibilities)
        local closest
        local closestDistance = 99999
        for _, data in ipairs(possibilities) do
                local dist = distance(data.pos)
                if dist < closestDistance then
                        closest = data
                        closestDistance = dist
                end
        end
        if closest then closest.changer(closest.pos) end
end

local function handleFloorChange()
        local c = Creature(target)
        local range = 2
        local p = Self.Position()
        local possibleChangers = {}
        for _, dir in ipairs({"Down", "Up"}) do
                for changer, data in pairs(FloorChangers) do
                        for x = -range, range do
                                for y = -range, range do
                                        if table.find(data[dir], Map.GetTopUseItem(p.x+x, p.y+y, p.z).id) then
                                                table.insert(possibleChangers, {changer=floorChangeSelector[changer][dir], pos={x=p.x+x, y=p.y+y, z=p.z}})
                                        end
                                end
                        end
                end
        end
        executeClosest(possibleChangers)
end

local function targetMissing()
        for name, c in Creature.iPlayers() do
                if name == target then
                        return c:Position().z ~= Self.Position().z
                end
        end
        return true
end

Module("Handle floor change", function(f)
        checkTargetPos()
        if targetMissing() and lastKnownPosition then
                handleFloorChange()
        end
end)

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@edit

Hum, I think it's possible to glue the first script made by @wurcel and this one. :]

Im super horrible at lua, anyway someone can put the two together ? : )

also if targeting is active, would it target as it follows?, or, anyway it can follow when its not targetting anything?

Has anyone managed to get the level change follow script to stop following when a creature is targeted? That'd be awesome... I have mucked around with it but keep breaking the script

I had the script to follow and fight without changing floors ;)
http://forums.xenobot.net/showthread...l=1#post485499

Thanks yeah I've seen that. Was hoping someone might've modded the level changing follow script to stop following when there are creatures to be attacked.

I find that when using it my characters run back and forth between each other and the creature, and it affects targeting with spells, too (client seems to be confused and shoots blank squares despite targeting a creature)

On my script I was hunting old fortress on ~70 levels ek and ed. It was working fine so I supposey script is quite alright.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Trykon

On my script I was hunting old fortress on ~70 levels ek and ed. It was working fine so I supposey script is quite alright.

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I get that your script works. What I was saying was the script which was posted above (that changes levels) doesn't stop following when attacking, which means characters run back and forth between the person they're following and the creature they're attacking. It also makes mage strikes attack the player they're following, too.


I was hoping someone that can script might edit the follow script which changes levels to pause following when attacking a creature...