Since this has been requested I thought it would be fun to try and make this without adding/editing protos, and instead only use scripting and sfall.
So here it is.
He works exactly the same as before, only cybernetic brain and human brain can use weapons. Instead of small guns skill, his best skill is now Big guns and he is almost equally good with energy weapons.
The versions of Skynet that can use weapons will come equipped with a built in robot rocket launcher and some rockets (you can't see them in his inventory but they are there). When the robot rocket launcher runs out of ammo (robo rockets) it can use normal rockets instead.
He also starts with a minigun and some AP ammo. He can also use the Avenger, Vindicator and Gatling laser gun if you give them to him, though he seems to favor his rocket launcher over all the miniguns (except the Vindicator) as long as he has rockets. He is pre-set to use unarmed (original setup, not my doing) in his combat disposition, so don't forget to change that to ranged or ranged then melee, or he won't be using any of his guns.
His stats are all the same as the original Skynet except that on his last level he now gets power armor dr/dt instead of the brotherhood armor dr/dt he had before.
To install it just unrar the file, open the folder and copy/overwrite the DATA folder into your Fallout2 install folder.
Then in-game play as normal to get Skynet (add biogel, motivator and brain to the brainbot shell), and when you use the terminal to activate the robot an option will come up that lets you choose if you want to use a sentry bot body instead (you can choose to stick with the normal Skynet if you rather want to).
As stated in the thread title, this is for the Restoration Project. I can't remember what sfall version came with RP 2.3.3 but it's possible that it needs to be updated (if Skynet's skill in his combat control screen doesn't change from small guns to Big guns, sfall needs updating).
Just download the latest sfall and replace ddraw.dll but do not replace ddraw.ini in your main fallout folder.
I don't know if it is compatible with the unofficial patch only, so try it at your own risk. Also pretty sure you need to update sfall then.
As for what I did, first I this piece of code in the script for the computer you use to activate Skynet.
The last section changes the art being used for Skynet and sets him up with a Minigun, Robot rocket launcher and some ammo. Just regular scripting for this, no sfall stuff needed.
Then the following was added to the critter_p_procedure in Skynet's script:
Since the Sentry bot can't use small guns, I had to raise his Big guns skill instead (and decided to up his energy skill too so he can use the laser gatling gun more effectivly). I also decided to give him better armor stats for his last level as he was a bit wimpy compared to other NPC followers.
First I check that he is using the sentry bot art before making any changes (so as to not make any changes if you decide to play with the normal Skynet). Here I learned that his art fid number changes depending on if he is unarmed, armed with a minigun or if he's armed with a rocket launcher. So I had to check for all three possibilities. Then I'm checking his current unarmed skill to know what I should set his big guns/energy skill to. Nothing spectacular but just an example of what can be done with sfall.
And sorry for not using headers and such, but I just can't be bothered.
So here it is.
He works exactly the same as before, only cybernetic brain and human brain can use weapons. Instead of small guns skill, his best skill is now Big guns and he is almost equally good with energy weapons.
The versions of Skynet that can use weapons will come equipped with a built in robot rocket launcher and some rockets (you can't see them in his inventory but they are there). When the robot rocket launcher runs out of ammo (robo rockets) it can use normal rockets instead.
He also starts with a minigun and some AP ammo. He can also use the Avenger, Vindicator and Gatling laser gun if you give them to him, though he seems to favor his rocket launcher over all the miniguns (except the Vindicator) as long as he has rockets. He is pre-set to use unarmed (original setup, not my doing) in his combat disposition, so don't forget to change that to ranged or ranged then melee, or he won't be using any of his guns.
His stats are all the same as the original Skynet except that on his last level he now gets power armor dr/dt instead of the brotherhood armor dr/dt he had before.
To install it just unrar the file, open the folder and copy/overwrite the DATA folder into your Fallout2 install folder.
Then in-game play as normal to get Skynet (add biogel, motivator and brain to the brainbot shell), and when you use the terminal to activate the robot an option will come up that lets you choose if you want to use a sentry bot body instead (you can choose to stick with the normal Skynet if you rather want to).
As stated in the thread title, this is for the Restoration Project. I can't remember what sfall version came with RP 2.3.3 but it's possible that it needs to be updated (if Skynet's skill in his combat control screen doesn't change from small guns to Big guns, sfall needs updating).
Just download the latest sfall and replace ddraw.dll but do not replace ddraw.ini in your main fallout folder.
I don't know if it is compatible with the unofficial patch only, so try it at your own risk. Also pretty sure you need to update sfall then.
As for what I did, first I this piece of code in the script for the computer you use to activate Skynet.
Code:
variable LVar0 := 0;
variable LVar1 := 0;
variable LVar2 := 0;
variable LVar3 := 0;
variable LVar4 := 0;
variable LVar5 := 0;
gfade_out(600);
gfade_in(600);
if (tile_contains_obj_pid(8908, elevation(self_obj), 33555662)) then begin
LVar0 := tile_contains_pid_obj(8908, elevation(self_obj), 33555662);
destroy_object(LVar0);
if (global_var(155) == 4) then begin
LVar1 := create_object_sid(16777295, 8908, elevation(self_obj), 167);
debug_msg("Made Cybernetic Robobrain " + obj_pid(LVar1));
end
else begin
if (global_var(155) == 3) then begin
LVar1 := create_object_sid(16777597, 8908, elevation(self_obj), 167);
debug_msg("Made Human Robobrain " + obj_pid(LVar1));
end
else begin
if (global_var(155) == 2) then begin
LVar1 := create_object_sid(16777595, 8908, elevation(self_obj), 167);
debug_msg("Made Chimp Robobrain " + obj_pid(LVar1));
end
else begin
if (global_var(155) == 1) then begin
LVar1 := create_object_sid(16777596, 8908, elevation(self_obj), 167);
debug_msg("Made Abnormal Robobrain " + obj_pid(LVar1));
end
end
end
end
metarule3(107, LVar1, 16777282, 0);
if (global_var(155) == 3) or (global_var(155) == 4) then begin
LVar2 := create_object_sid(12, 0, 0, -1);
LVar3 := create_object_sid(270, 0, 0, -1);
LVar4 := create_object_sid(274, 0, 0, -1);
LVar5 := create_object_sid(36, 0, 0, -1);
add_mult_objs_to_inven(LVar1, LVar2, 1);
add_mult_objs_to_inven(LVar1, LVar3, 1);
add_mult_objs_to_inven(LVar1, LVar4, 2);
add_mult_objs_to_inven(LVar1, LVar5, 2);
end
endThen the following was added to the critter_p_procedure in Skynet's script:
Code:
if ((obj_art_fid(self_obj) == 16777282) and (has_skill(self_obj, 0) > (has_skill(self_obj, 1)))) or ((obj_art_fid(self_obj) == 16818242) and (has_skill(self_obj, 0) > (has_skill(self_obj, 1)))) or ((obj_art_fid(self_obj) == 16814146) and (has_skill(self_obj, 0) > (has_skill(self_obj, 1)))) then begin
if ((has_skill(self_obj, 0) == 100) and (has_skill(self_obj, 1) < 101)) then begin
set_critter_skill_points(self_obj, 1, 87);
set_critter_skill_points(self_obj, 2, 86);
end
if ((has_skill(self_obj, 0) == 110) and (has_skill(self_obj, 1) < 111)) then begin
set_critter_skill_points(self_obj, 1, 97);
set_critter_skill_points(self_obj, 2, 96);
end
if ((has_skill(self_obj, 0) == 120) and (has_skill(self_obj, 1) < 121)) then begin
set_critter_skill_points(self_obj, 1, 107);
set_critter_skill_points(self_obj, 2, 106);
end
if ((has_skill(self_obj, 0) == 130) and (has_skill(self_obj, 1) < 131)) then begin
set_critter_skill_points(self_obj, 1, 117);
set_critter_skill_points(self_obj, 2, 116);
end
if ((has_skill(self_obj, 0) == 145) and (has_skill(self_obj, 1) < 146)) then begin
set_critter_skill_points(self_obj, 1, 132);
set_critter_skill_points(self_obj, 2, 131);
end
if ((has_skill(self_obj, 0) == 155) and (has_skill(self_obj, 1) < 156)) then begin
set_critter_skill_points(self_obj, 1, 142);
set_critter_skill_points(self_obj, 2, 141);
set_critter_extra_stat(self_obj, 17, 12);
set_critter_extra_stat(self_obj, 18, 18);
set_critter_extra_stat(self_obj, 19, 12);
set_critter_extra_stat(self_obj, 20, 10);
set_critter_extra_stat(self_obj, 21, 12);
set_critter_extra_stat(self_obj, 23, 20);
set_critter_extra_stat(self_obj, 24, 40);
set_critter_extra_stat(self_obj, 25, 80);
set_critter_extra_stat(self_obj, 26, 60);
set_critter_extra_stat(self_obj, 27, 50);
set_critter_extra_stat(self_obj, 28, 50);
set_critter_extra_stat(self_obj, 30, 50);
end
endFirst I check that he is using the sentry bot art before making any changes (so as to not make any changes if you decide to play with the normal Skynet). Here I learned that his art fid number changes depending on if he is unarmed, armed with a minigun or if he's armed with a rocket launcher. So I had to check for all three possibilities. Then I'm checking his current unarmed skill to know what I should set his big guns/energy skill to. Nothing spectacular but just an example of what can be done with sfall.
And sorry for not using headers and such, but I just can't be bothered.
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I'll definitely check this out.
