Clones to check their number

[d-soldier]

How would I script an actor to check it's clone id (.1, .2, etc.) in reference to what it's supposed to do in it's draw acytor script? Something like:

if (cloneid==.1)
{
do this
}
else if (cloneid==.2)
{
do this
}

[metal_pt]

Use cloneindex

[d-soldier]

Show me it as in the example script above.

[metal_pt]

Here you go:

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if (cloneindex==1)
{
    do this
}
else
    if (cloneindex==2)
    {
        do this
    }

[d-soldier]

Nice... +1 for you. I'll check this after work.

[metal_pt]

Thanks.

Have a nice day at work

[d-soldier]

Works like a charm, starting with cloneid being 0 of course.

[d-soldier]

If you destroy the first three clones of an actor (.0,.1,.2) then the next time the actor is created, it should be .0 again, right? I've got a variable making sure that one actor doesn't exceed three clones at a time, and all those numbers are scripted on what to do in their draw-actor event based on their cloneindex, but after I destroy them, the next batch do nothing when created....

[Troodon]

I think if you delete cloneindex 1,2 and 3 and create new ones, they will be named 4,5 and 6.

[d-soldier]

The strange thing is, I have a different actor which's draw-actor event is set the same way (cloneindex.1 does this, .2 does something else, .3 is over here, etc.) and it works great... even after the first several are destroyed, the next one to be created has followed the .0 scripting... so I assumed that if only one actor is currently active, it is always .0, regardless of how many came before it... Is this not the case, someone who knows for sure?

[makslane]

The next clone number will be the max current clone number + 1.
So, if you have the actors 5, 6, 20, the next will be the 21.
Now, if the 21 and 20 are destroyed, the next will be 7.

[d-soldier]

Ahhh.. I see. So If there are none, it will be zero again, like I thought... thanks for breaking it down.

[DilloDude]

I find the best way to keep track of clones is to store their clonenames in an array. Also keep a variable that is the number of them. Use an actor integer so each one knows its spot in the array. When yuo create a new one, use:

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spot = count;
strcpy(array[count], clonename);
count ++;

When one is destroyed, use:

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count --;
strcpy(array[spot], array[count]);

When you want to cycle through them, use:

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int i;
for (i = 0; i < count; i ++)
{
    Actor *AC = getclone(array[i]);
    //do stuff
}