tModLoader How to make a boss spawn minions after a certain amount of time

[Some Troll Guy]

Hello i need help so my boss can summon minions ever 10 seconds

 

[Michaelsoftman]

MinionBoss - Here's an example

 

[The Rope God🌳]

Here's some advice!


Im not a coder. Dont ask me for help.

 

[Some Troll Guy]

um that for 1.4 i am in 1.3 i thinks its easier to code in 1.3 that why i am using it
@Eye of Cthulhu🌳 dont post stuff thats not going to help

 

[The Rope God🌳]

I was trying to get the 100 messages title
Im not posting much after that
Sorry @Some Troll Guy

 

[Some Troll Guy]

i kinda just want to make a timer because i know how make a NPC spawn

 

[Michaelsoftman]

um that for 1.4 i am in 1.3 i thinks its easier to code in 1.3 that why i am using it
@Eye of Cthulhu🌳 dont post stuff thats not going to help

Coding for 1.4 isn't harder than 1.3, in fact you have less features available in 1.3, as well as a much smaller playerbase.

For a timer you can use the NPC.ai slots or a custom variable.

 

[Unit One]

I was trying to get the 100 messages title
Im not posting much after that
Sorry @Some Troll Guy

Hi there @Eye of Cthulhu🌳 - this is no good. Please don’t post in threads if you’re not going to add to the discussion in a relevant way. No one wants threads that are full of nonsense posts. We strive for higher quality content than that.

If you want to chit chat, you can do so in the Casual - Random Chitchat Thread.

 

[Some Troll Guy]

Coding for 1.4 isn't harder than 1.3, in fact you have less features available in 1.3, as well as a much smaller playerbase.

For a timer you can use the NPC.ai slots or a custom variable.

how can i do that im a noob

 

[Michaelsoftman]

They are just variables, you can increment them in AI and then do something if (timer == whatever)

 

[Some Troll Guy]

how can i increment the timer

 

[Michaelsoftman]

So I mean, it's just a variable you can add to. So timer++ for instance.

You should learn the basics of C# if you haven't already. LearnCS has a tutorial that'll take you only like 20-30 mins to do.

 

[Some Troll Guy]

wait why wont this code work?

private int timer = 10 * 60;
private int frameCount = 0;

public new void OnUpdate(Player player)
{
frameCount++;
if (frameCount >= 60)
{
frameCount = 0;
timer--;

if (timer <= 0)
{
NPC.SpawnOnPlayer(player.whoAmI, mod.NPCType("Minisandworm"));
Main.PlaySound(SoundID.Roar, player.position, 0);
}
}
}

 

[Michaelsoftman]

Where are you calling this new method you created?

 

[Some Troll Guy]

its in my boss npc's code should that call the code

 

[Michaelsoftman]

You can't just add in a method somewhere and assume it'll run. If it's not an override provided by TML, you have to call it manually yourself.

 

[Glasia 🌳]

public override ... actually overrides a superclass' method.
Also I think you made the minion spawn every 10 minutes:

the timer goes down every 60 ticks, so every second. After 600 seconds the minion spawns.

 

[Some Troll Guy]

i dont know how to write this in code but what if i make a static bool and set it to false but i can detect if my boss npc exits and if it does il set the bool to true
and if the bool is true il run the timer code i know how to make the bool but not how to detect if my boss npc exits

 

[Glasia 🌳]

Can you enter the whole class's code from the first using to the last close curly bracket here?

 

[Some Troll Guy]

public override ... actually overrides a superclass' method.
Also I think you made the minion spawn every 10 minutes:

the timer goes down every 60 ticks, so every second. After 600 seconds the minion spawns.

wait how can i change it to 10 seconds instead of 600