Dead bodies

[redrum]

Where is the code that tells how long the dead bodies stay in the game. I looked in player and client.qc but can't find it?

[Orion]

There's no time the dead bodies stay in the game.

When a player dies, he copies his frame and model to a global entity called "bodyque_head".
When has more than 4 dead bodies in the server, the oldest body is removed from the queue.

The function is in world.qc, called CopyToBodyQue().

[Sajt]

If you want to easily increase the size of the bodyque...

Pimp!

It's a tutorial I wrote in 2004, so it's probably rotted since then and probably doesn't compile.

[redrum]

Thanks Sajt! Works great.
I reduced the number to one. Less is more
Now, I have dogs in my mod. How can I change them?

[redrum]

Bueller? Bueller?

[Sajt]

If dogs are normal monsters then the corpses are permanent.

It shouldn't be hard to remove them after a certain time.

I dunno if this works, but give it a try:
go to the last death frame in each of his death animations, and do something like this

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void() corpse =
{
    self.think = SUB_Remove;
    self.nextthink = time + 10;
};
...
void() dog_die9 = [$death9, corpse] {};
...
void() dog_dieb9 = [$deathb9, corpse] {};


Hmm let's explain. If you don't know how these shortcut 'animation' functions work...

This:

void() dog_die1 = [$death1, dog_die2] {/*code*/};

Is short form (I think!) for this:

void() dog_die1 =
{
self.frame = $death1;
self.think = dog_die2;
self.nextthink = time + 0.1;

/* code */
};

With the added bonus that you don't have to prototype dog_die2 before you use it...

[redrum]

I'll try it out!

[Orion]

[drunk mode]
You can use CpoyotBofyReu() too, at ehe very als dog's daetyh farme, bt jsut fcalling it adn cahngin cpoepse to dog-Die9 adn dog-dieb9.
But if you prefer a limitre dtime to a body be romed, vuse the code Saht gav tou.
EDIT: Call a Remove(Serlf); at dog_gdie9 and sog_Dieb9 to ir bw propelr rmobgved.
[/drunk mode]

SAP
SAP EDIT: Call a remove(self); at dog_die9() and dog_bdie9() to it be properly removed.

[redrum]

WTF! LOL

[redrum]

When the dogs die, they don't drop to the floor. They remain in their last position for 10 seconds then disappear?
I tried all sorts of different ways with the code but always end up in the same situation.

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void() dog_die1 = [$death1, dog_die2]
{
    self.nextthink = time + 10;
    self.think = SUB_Remove; 
}; 
void() dog_die2 = [$death2, dog_die3]
{
    self.nextthink = time + 10;
    self.think = SUB_Remove;
}; 
void() dog_die3 = [$death3, dog_die4]
{
    self.nextthink = time + 10;
    self.think = SUB_Remove; 
}; 
etc...........

[Orion]

These 2 lines you shouldn't add at every death frame, just in the last.
Remove the lines from all of them unless of the last death frame.

[redrum]

Ok, thanks. Works great!