[DiscordArchive] Hi, I keep reading throughout the code of World of Warcraft — and there are many invisibile creature
[DiscordArchive] Hi, I keep reading throughout the code of World of Warcraft — and there are many invisibile creature
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Hi, I keep reading throughout the code of World of Warcraft — and there are many invisibile creatures in-game used as stalkers for code, what are their role or purpose technically speaking?
rektbyfaith
08-22-2023, 09:20 PM #1Archived author: Lucian Tudorache • Posted: 2023-08-22T21:20:33.238000+00:00
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Hi, I keep reading throughout the code of World of Warcraft — and there are many invisibile creatures in-game used as stalkers for code, what are their role or purpose technically speaking?
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It’s easy to attach behaviours to creatures basically. Need a mob to cast a spell on a crystal that’s part of the map? Slap an invisible bunny there and have that be the target.
rektbyfaith
08-22-2023, 09:29 PM #2Archived author: Deleted User • Posted: 2023-08-22T21:29:37.136000+00:00
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It’s easy to attach behaviours to creatures basically. Need a mob to cast a spell on a crystal that’s part of the map? Slap an invisible bunny there and have that be the target.
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There’s a lot of stuff that can work in a hack way but players never see. Blizzard themselves used to use bunnies at one point.
https://kotaku.com/the-invisible-bunnies...1791576630
https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Bunny_triggers
[Embed: The Invisible Bunnies That Power World of Warcraft]
Yesterday, I posted about a Fallout 4 mod that uses a complex, intertwining network of, er, kitties to make radios work. Turns out, game development is full of stories like that. World of Warcraft, for instance, is overrun with ghost bunnies.
https://kotaku.com/the-invisible-bunnies...1791576630
[Embed: Bunny triggers]
Bunny is a term used for various invisible triggers found in World of Warcraft. However while they are called "bunnies", as of Battle for Azeroth most are invisible with no ModelID assigned to them. They were previously mostly invisible rabbits, infernals, imps, or chickens.
If you manage to target a bunny other players will see your target as s...
https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Bunny_triggers
rektbyfaith
08-22-2023, 09:31 PM #3Archived author: Deleted User • Posted: 2023-08-22T21:31:23.833000+00:00
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There’s a lot of stuff that can work in a hack way but players never see. Blizzard themselves used to use bunnies at one point.
https://kotaku.com/the-invisible-bunnies...1791576630
https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Bunny_triggers
[Embed: The Invisible Bunnies That Power World of Warcraft]
Yesterday, I posted about a Fallout 4 mod that uses a complex, intertwining network of, er, kitties to make radios work. Turns out, game development is full of stories like that. World of Warcraft, for instance, is overrun with ghost bunnies.
https://kotaku.com/the-invisible-bunnies...1791576630
[Embed: Bunny triggers]
Bunny is a term used for various invisible triggers found in World of Warcraft. However while they are called "bunnies", as of Battle for Azeroth most are invisible with no ModelID assigned to them. They were previously mostly invisible rabbits, infernals, imps, or chickens.
If you manage to target a bunny other players will see your target as s...
https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Bunny_triggers
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Thanks, I knew that — was more curious about these specific invisible bunnies they called "Stalkers", because obviously they had different purposes and had to find a name for distinct functionalities
rektbyfaith
08-22-2023, 10:06 PM #4Archived author: Lucian Tudorache • Posted: 2023-08-22T22:06:24.005000+00:00
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Thanks, I knew that — was more curious about these specific invisible bunnies they called "Stalkers", because obviously they had different purposes and had to find a name for distinct functionalities
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I don’t think there’s anything special. Just depends whatever a designer called it.
rektbyfaith
08-22-2023, 10:06 PM #5Archived author: Deleted User • Posted: 2023-08-22T22:06:47.003000+00:00
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I don’t think there’s anything special. Just depends whatever a designer called it.
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