Spawning an NPC

[TheLoneWolf]

I want an NPC to spawn at a predefined system. How can I do that? Also, if I want another NPC to spawn after a said station is destroyed, how can that be done?

Last, if I want yet another NPC to spawn after a game event, like meeting the Antarctica, how can I do that too?

[shanejfilomena]

okzzzzzzzz, not hard, just some simple copy paste there :

if you are using a a station and want the npc to show up after say: you exit the dockscreen :

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<Action name="UnDock" cancel="1" key="U">
					(block (ship)
					
					(setq ship
					(sysCreateShip &scShip; 
					(objGetNearestStargate gSource)
					&sv(What-ever);)
					)
					(shpOrder(What-ever) )
					
					(scrExitDock gScreen) 
					)
					</Action>

In the Antarctica.xml there is a bit of Easter using the status of the ship itself to determine the next step for Decker :

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										; No mission if the player has met the Antarctica
										(and (not missionStatus)
												(not antarcticaStatus)
												(or (eq (typGetGlobalData &scCSCAntarctica; "status") "underAttack")
													(eq (typGetGlobalData &scCSCAntarctica; "status") "friend")
													)
												)
											(scrShowPane gScreen "PlayerMetAntarctica")

However, your station controlling your ship to arrive after the player meets the ship could be looking for the same status in order to decide if it will release the ship.
( I say station because it would just be easier to have a Virtual Station monitoring and controlling the ship if you want to release "that ship" after an event or status

Such as : if you want a escort ship to show up as a reward for killing Arco Vaughn : you lock onto his status and once he is dead your station can send a ship out from the gate ( or a rock if you like ) to meet up with the player AND not once over-write a station to accomplish the event..

[TheLoneWolf]

Its working