Function cDroidManagerInterval

scripts/Merc7.cpp:1791–1846

$$ACTION Custom Droid Manager Frame Interval cDroidManagerInterval Manages the droid center This will 'intelligently' assign, create and destroy droids. Parameters: None $$END */

$$END
*/
void cDroidManagerInterval() {
  // we should check if any object in our list still exists
  //		if not, and we didn't free it, then the player did
  //		and we should update DC_EQR to reflect this.
  int i;
  float roll;
  float saving_throw;
  float gametime = Game_GetTime();

  if (DC_EQR == -100) {
    return;
  }

  for (i = 0; i < DC_N_DROIDS; i++) {
    if (dc_nodes[i].handle != OBJECT_HANDLE_NONE) {
      if (!qObjExists(dc_nodes[i].handle)) {
        cRemoveObjFromDroidManager(dc_nodes[i].handle);
      } else {
        dc_nodes[i].timer += (gametime - DC_Last_Game_Time);
      }
    }
  }

  // okay, sometimes we need to create droids, and other times kill them.
  if (DC_EQR < 0) {
    //	tell a matcen to create a droid.
    cDroidManagerCreateNew();
  } else if (DC_EQR >= 0) {
    int ndroids = 0;
    int droids[DC_N_DROIDS];

    for (i = 0; i < DC_N_DROIDS; i++) {
      if (dc_nodes[i].handle != OBJECT_HANDLE_NONE) {
        droids[ndroids++] = i;
      }
    }

    if (ndroids) {
      //	if we have droids, do a random fate choice roll for them
      DCDetermineObjFate(dc_nodes[droids[rand() % ndroids]].handle, false);
      // randomly decide whether to add another bot.
      roll = (float)(rand() / (float)(RAND_MAX));
      saving_throw = (DC_Time_Since_Last_Create / 60.0f) * 0.5f;

      if (roll < saving_throw && DC_EQR == 0) {
        cDroidManagerCreateNew();
        mprintf(0, "DC: RANDOMLY CREATING NEW DROID.\n");
      }
    }
  }

  mprintf(0, "DC: Frame Interval DC_EQR = %d\n", DC_EQR);

  DC_Time_Since_Last_Create += (gametime - DC_Last_Game_Time);
  DC_Last_Game_Time = gametime;
}

//	given an object, check if on list, then determine whether it should be assigned a goal