How to spawn objects programmatically ?

#1 You need to do something along these lines :

%foo = new MyShape(ShapeName) { dataBlock=MyShapeDataBlock; };

MissionCleanup.add(%foo);

%foo.setTransform("x y z");
// Do more stuff here....

Where "MyShape" is the name of your Shape class. Unless you made a new ShapeBase derivative with new behaviour (or your spawning a vehicle / player), either in code or script, it should be ShapeBase.

Look in the demo scripts for more detailed examples (e.g the crossbow spawning particles)

#2 Thanks James, thought it would be something simple like that!

I shall go play about with it...

Pj

#3 Here's some code that should do it from C++.

Item 		*joe;
	ItemData		*theData;
		
			joe = new Item;
			Sim::findObject((const char *) itemName, theData);
			joe->onNewDataBlock(theData);
			if (joe->registerObject())
				{
				}
			else
				{
				delete joe;
joe = NULL;
				}

#4 Here is how to add an item in C++:
tork.zenkel.com/tge_snipits/view_snipits_in_category.php?fk_tge_snipit_category_...
EDIT: doh, some guys are pretty darn fast around here :P

#5 Blimey, your not kidding !

Thanks all!

Pj

#6 Can you explain what I should use as itemName?
( on the line Sim::findObject((const char *) itemName, theData); )

Thanks!

Sam.

#7 The name of the datablock, or its id.