setPickupType
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This function allows changing the type of a pickup to a Weapon, Armour or Health pickup, and allows you to set the health points or the weapon and ammo that the pickup will give.
Syntax
bool setPickupType ( pickup thePickup, int theType, int amount/weapon/model, int ammo )Required arguments
- thePickup: The pickup which you wish to change the settings of
- theType: An integer representing the type of pickup. You can choose from: 0 : Health Pickup 1 : Armour Pickup 2 : Weapon Pickup 3 : Custom Pickup
- amount/weapon/model: MISSING_PARAM_DESC
- ammo: An integer representing the amount of ammo a pickup contains. This argument is only valid when the pickup type is a Weapon Pickup, and must be specified in that case.
Returns
Returns true if successful, false otherwise.
- bool: value
Code Examples
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function onPickupHit ( ) -- when a pickup is hit local currenttype = getPickupType ( source ) -- get the current type of the pickup and store it in 'currenttype' if currenttype == 0 then -- if it is currently a health pickup setPickupType ( source, 1, 100 ) -- change it to an armour pickup with 100 hp elseif currenttype == 1 then -- else, if it is currently an armour pickup setPickupType ( source, 2, 29, 100 ) -- change it to an mp5 weapon pickup with 100 ammo elseif currenttype == 2 then -- lastly, if it is already a weapon setPickupType ( source, 0, 100 ) -- change it to a health pickup endendaddEventHandler ( "onPickupHit", root, onPickupHit ) -- add an event handler for onPickupHit