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* call '''CharacterCreateAtTrigger'''(''(TRIGGERGUID)'''''_Trigger''', ''(STRING)'''''_TemplateId''', ''(INTEGER)'''''_PlaySpawn''')
 
* call '''CharacterCreateAtTrigger'''(''(TRIGGERGUID)'''''_Trigger''', ''(STRING)'''''_TemplateId''', ''(INTEGER)'''''_PlaySpawn''')
 
===== Description =====
 
===== Description =====
Creates a temporary character of the root template defined by '''_TemplateId''' (in a <root template name>_<root template UUID> format) at the '''_Trigger'''.  If '''_PlaySpawn''' is '''1''', the creature will play its spawn animation as it appears. A temporary character's corpse is not saved. This call is useful to avoid very large save file sizes if it is used to spawn very large amounts of characters.
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Creates a temporary character of the root template defined by '''_TemplateId''' (in a <root template name>_<root template UUID> format) at the '''_Trigger'''.  If '''_PlaySpawn''' is '''1''', the creature will play its spawn animation as it appears. A temporary character's corpse is not saved. This call is useful to avoid very large save file sizes if it is used to spawn very large numbers of characters.
 
===== Notes =====
 
===== Notes =====
 
* This does not return the character being created. If you need to reference that character, it is best to [[Osiris/API/GetPosition|query the '''_Trigger''''s position]] and use [[Osiris/API/TemporaryCharacterCreateAtPosition|TemporaryCharacterCreateAtPosition]], which does return the character.
 
* This does not return the character being created. If you need to reference that character, it is best to [[Osiris/API/GetPosition|query the '''_Trigger''''s position]] and use [[Osiris/API/TemporaryCharacterCreateAtPosition|TemporaryCharacterCreateAtPosition]], which does return the character.

Revision as of 11:57, 20 December 2017

Full Definition(s)
  • call CharacterCreateAtTrigger((TRIGGERGUID)_Trigger, (STRING)_TemplateId, (INTEGER)_PlaySpawn)
Description

Creates a temporary character of the root template defined by _TemplateId (in a <root template name>_<root template UUID> format) at the _Trigger. If _PlaySpawn is 1, the creature will play its spawn animation as it appears. A temporary character's corpse is not saved. This call is useful to avoid very large save file sizes if it is used to spawn very large numbers of characters.

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