Game events request.

[rk84]

I'm hitting wall with events currently. I'm trying to do alarm system that would make radars more usefull.

Current idea: When entity is destroyed if in range of radar -> send message to player.

Problem is that "onunitdied" is not called for all entities. Only for "unit" type?
I guess the name makes sense. So other event name for other entities destruction?

While I was trying to find workaround. I got idea of connecting function to one of entity's methods. Could it be done?

Also could "onsectorscanned" -event give the scanning radar as parameter? I had some idea for this but I already forgot it

[kovarex]

Yes, onunitdied should actually be onentitydied, and should work for all entities that can die.

Also could "onsectorscanned" -event give the scanning radar as parameter? I had some idea for this but I already forgot it

Yes, I added the info to the wiki:
https://forums.factorio.com/wiki/inde ... torscanned

[rk84]

Yes, onunitdied should actually be onentitydied, and should work for all entities that can die.

Also could "onsectorscanned" -event give the scanning radar as parameter? I had some idea for this but I already forgot it

Yes, I added the info to the wiki:
https://forums.factorio.com/wiki/inde ... torscanned

Thank you.

creepers are the only thing I have managed to get out of onunitdied.

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...
elseif event.name == "onunitdied" then
  	glob.player.print(event.unit.name)
...

[ficolas]

I think that onunit died, is on entity DIED (you need to shoot it)

[rk84]

I think that onunit died, is on entity DIED (you need to shoot it)

No. you get it even if you ram creepers with your car. And I have tried weapons.

edit: woo I'm a long handed.

[ficolas]

I mean, you need to kill it, not to mine it

[rk84]

I mean, you need to kill it, not to mine it

I'm not mining...

I used this script to test onunitdied. Can you get this script to print on screen non-unit -type entity with health? I can't.

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if event.name ~= "ontick" then
	game.getplayer().print("Event: " .. event.name)
	if event.name == "onunitdied" then
	  game.getplayer().print(event.unit.name .. " died.")
	end
end

[kovarex]

You need to wait for next version to make it work
And the event will be called onentitydied

[rk84]

You need to wait for next version to make it work
And the event will be called onentitydied

ah ok. Sorry I though it was working for others. I Can't wait for update. Thank you.