DM2 Actuators

* This document is still draft version and is subjected to be changed without any notify.

Summary

There'll be 128 kind of actuators at maximum.
And there'll have to be 1024 actuators in dungeon at maximum too.

Next table shows all kind of actuators found in DM2 PC version.

Activator, trap floor

Activates the target when you (Players; Creatures; Items) step into the floor.

For players/creatures: players/creatures should step into floor to be activated.
For items: an item should be placed at the floor to be activated.

Activator, trap floor

Activates the target when you (Players) step into the floor.

For players: players should step into floor to be activated.

Activator, trap floor

Activates the target when you (Items) step into the floor.

For items: an item should be placed at the floor to be activated.

Table: Item description

Activator, trap floor

Activates the target when you (Creature) step into the floor.

For creatures: an walking creature should step into floor to be activated.

Trap shooter

Spells and shoots a projectile on activation.

Table: Spells

Activator, trap floor

Activates the target when you step into the floor with or without specific item.

Table: Item description

Trap shooter 2

Spells and shoots two projectiles at single row on activation.

Table: Spells

The END

Game ends off on activation.

Activator, charged item watcher

Activates the target if you show the charged specific item.

Table: Item description

Activator, cross map

Activates the target on other map when you activate this actuator.

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Activator, 2 state wall switch

Activates the target when you turn on or turn off the wall switch.
Switch acts as a lever.

Activator, push button wall switch

Activates the target when you push the wall switch.
Switch acts as a push button.

Activator, key hole

Activates the target when you put in or put out the Key.

The Key depends on what ornate you select in General 2nd Word form.
And what the Key is'll be defined in GRAPHICS.DAT.

Activator, finite relay operation canceller

If you turn on this actuator by activator, it decrements cancel_count.
If you turn off this actuator by activator, it increments cancel_count.

If you decrement for 0, it will be 511.
If you increment for 511, it will be 0.

If cancel_count is 0, this actuator turn itself on.
If cancel_count is not 0, this actuator turn itself off.

Activation for "turn on/off" or "toggle" type of this actuator occurs if "turn on" this actuator and cancel_count be 0 after above operation.

* Sample script was seizured due to inaccurate representation for its behavior.

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Activator, infinite tick generator

Activates the target when you activate this actuator, and it doesn't stop to work.

SUB ON_ACTIVATION()
    IF WAIT_TICK <> 0 THEN
        DO
            LAUNCH_ACTUATOR_TARGET
            WAIT WAIT_TICK
        LOOP
    END IF
END SUB

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Activator, infinite activator relay

Activates the target when you activate this actuator

Activator, first arrival

Activates the target when you have first arrival for the map.

Activator, consumer (flying item)

Activates when you knock the actuator with specified item.
Actuator teleports the item into itself.

Table: Item description

Item teleporter (flying item)

Activates when you throw and knock the actuator in the specified item.
Actuator teleports the item to the location which Locator points.

Table: Item description

Activator, missile explosion

Activates the target when you shoot the actuator by the specified spell.

Table: Spells

Activator, alchove item trap

Activator activates locator target when you take or place the specified item at alchove.

Inverse = On: Activator runs when you take out.
Inverse = Off: Activator runs when you place.

Table: Item description

Infinite ornate animator

This actuator reflects its switch status by controling animation status of its ornate image.

If switch status of this actuator is "on", it starts or continues to animate ornate image.
If switch status of this actuator is "off", it stop to animate ornate image.

Activator, finite activator relay

Activates the target when you activate this actuator, if relay_count is other than 0.

SUB ON_ACTIVATION()
    IF RELAY_COUNT <> 0 THEN
        RELAY_COUNT = RELAY_COUNT - 1
        LAUNCH_ACTUATOR_TARGET
    END IF
END SUB

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Creature generator

Actuator generates a specified creature when you activate this actuator.

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Shop exhibition

This actuator makes shop keeper exhibit the selected item, by shop panel actuator, at locator location.

Activator, work timer

At first activation, activator activates the target at locator, then timer of expire type starts. The period of timer is from timer count in tick unit.

At second activation, activator tests timer counter. if timer count doesn't expire, activation doesn't occur.

If timer count expires activator does same action described at first activation.

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Activator, ornate animator

Activator activates the target at locator (Swich status must be turned on), also it animates its ornate image once.

Item teleporter (placed item)

Activates when you place the specified item at the floor.
Actuator teleports the item to the location which Locator points.

If 1st word is 1111 1111 1011 1011, any item will be teleported on activation.

Table: Item description

Shop panel

This actuator display merchandices and one of them can be selected to make shopkeeper exhibit the item.

Shop type is presented by delay value in 2nd word.

Creature # represents creature type of shop keeper.

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Ornate step animator

Actuator steps ornate image once in frame unit.

Activator, long delay

Activates the target if delay count expires (of course, it must be activated to launch).

Overlapped activation for this activator will be proceeded independently.

This actuator just transfers "activation" order from other actuator, even if this one is "turned off" by other one.

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Activator, push button wall switch

Activates the target when you push the wall switch.
Switch acts as a push button.
Switch can be enabled/disabled. It is referenced at current switch state in General 2nd Word form.

Activator, resuscitation

Activates the target when you revive the hero.

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