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Permanent monster spawn

A permanent monster spawn is a monster which is intended to spawn and then respawn naturally via timer. Monsters spawned in this fashion will continue to respawn automatically at set intervals. This is in contrast to NPC spawned monsters which are spawned only under certain conditions set forth in the script. Most monsters in Ragnarok Online are permanent monster spawns. The files which spawn monsters this way are usually located in npc/mobs/, but this is not a requirement.

Script Syntax

string[32](map_name),ushort(x),ushort(y)[,short(x2) = 0[,short(y2) = 0]] monster string[24](name) short(mob_id),ushort(amount)[,uint(delay)= 0[,uint(variance) = 0[,string[50](event)] = null]]

Script Explanation

  • map_name = Map Name ("this" is actual map)
  • X = X (horizontal) coordinates on map_name
  • Y = Y (vertical) coordinates on map_name
  • X2 = X2 (horizontal) rectangle
  • Y2 = Y2 (vertical) rectangle
  • = Replace this with a tab
  • Name = Name that will show
  • mob_id = Monster ID (from mob_db)
  • = Replace this with a tab
  • amount = Amount to be spawned
  • delay = Delay (in milliseconds)
  • variance = Delay variance (in milliseconds)
  • event = NPC event that will be called when the monster dies (Example: NPCName::Label)

Script Examples

prt_fild08,0,0,0,0 monster Poring 1002,70,0,0,0

In this example 70 Porings (Monster ID #1002) will be spawned randomly on the map prt_fild08. They will respawn instantly upon death.

prt_fild08,0,0 monster Poring 1002,70

This will produce the same results as above, but omits the optional fields.

prt_fild08,0,0,0,0 monster Poring,50 1002,70,0,0,0

This will produce the same results as above, but spawn Porings with level 50.

prt_maze03,0,0,0,0 monster Baphomet 1039,1,7200000,600000,0

In this example one Baphomet (Monster ID #1039) will be spawned randomly on the map prt_maze03. It will respawn in about 2 hours (7200000/1000/60 = 120 minutes). The variance is 10 minutes, so it will respawn sometime between 2 hours to 2 hours and ten minutes after death.

pay_dun04,120,115,0,0 monster Moonlight Flower 1150,1,3600000,600000,0

In this example one Moonlight Flower (Monster ID #1150) will be spawned at X:120 Y:115 on the map pay_dun04. It will respawn in about 1 hour (3600000/1000/60 = 60 minutes). The variance is 10 minutes, so it will respawn sometime between 1 hour to 1 hour and ten minutes after death.