SetPickupType

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: This is an integer representing the amount of Health points or Armour points a pickup has.

OR

• weapon: If the type is a Weapon pickup, then it represents the weapon ID of the weapon pickup the 'ammo' field must be entered if the type is Weapon Pickup.

OR

• model: If the pickup is a custom model, this is the model id to use. Many non-pickup models can be used, though some may cause crashes. The following is a list of models designed to be used as pickups.
  • 370: Jetpack
  • 1240: Health (heart)
  • 1242: Armour
  • 1272: House (blue)
  • 1273: House (green)
  • 1274: Money (dollar symbol)
  • 1277: Save (floppy disk)

Optional Arguments

NOTE: When using optional arguments, you might need to supply all arguments before the one you wish to use. For more information on optional arguments, see optional arguments.

• 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.

Example

This example changes the pickup time every time someone hits it

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Server

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
    end
end
addEventHandler ( "onPickupHit", getRootElement ( ), onPickupHit ) -- add an event handler for onPickupHit

This example changes a local player's pickup every time the spacebar key is pressed down

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Client

function changeMyPickupType ( key, keyState )
    local currenttype = getPickupType ( myPickup )  -- get the current type of the pickup and store it in 'currenttype'
    if currenttype == 0 then                      -- if it is currently a health pickup
        setPickupType ( myPickup, 1, 100 )          -- change it to an armour pickup with 100 hp
    elseif currenttype == 1 then                  -- else, if it is currently an armour pickup
        setPickupType ( myPickup, 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 ( myPickup, 0, 100 )          -- change it to a health pickup
    end
end

function clientsideResourceStart ()
	myPickup = createPickup ( 10.0, 10.0, 3.11, 0, 100 ) -- create myPickup at resource start
	bindKey ( "space", "down", changeMyPickupType ) --bind spacebar to changeMyPickupType function
end
addEventHandler ( "onClientResourceStart", resourceRoot, clientsideResourceStart )

See Also

• createPickup
• getPickupAmmo
• getPickupAmount
• getPickupType
• setPickupType
• getPickupWeapon