Creating Security Areas

This guide covers the process of setting up security areas using Object Spawner

Usage

Security areas serve two main purposes:
- Makes the minimap say "Safe/Restricted/Hostile"
- As an area in which specific player actions alert connected hostiles, as well as providing connectivity between devices and community NPCs (Such that pinging one enemy / device pings all devices and NPCs)

Requirements

Tools

Object Spawner (v.0.97 or newer)
ArchiveXL
Codeware (1.15.0 or newer)
WolvenKit (With latest version of Object Spawner import script)

Knowledge

You need to have a basic understanding of:
- Working with WolvenKit
- Using Object Spawner (Spawning things and importing into WolvenKit)

Spawning the nodes

In order to have a functional security area, you need two things:
- A security system, linked to the security area
- A security area, defining the area outline and type

Make sure to spawn both as Device(Entity -> Device in Object Spawner)

Security system:
- Spawn a base\gameplay\devices\security_systems\security_system.ent
- Assign a unique NodeRef
Security area:
- Spawn a base\gameplay\devices\security_systems\security_area\security_area_1.ent
- Assign a unique NodeRef
- Ensure that it has no rotation, so set roll, pitch and yaw to 0

Linking the devices

Next we need to link the security system to the area
To do this, we will go to the Device -> Device Connections header of the security system, add a new entry
Fill the device class name field (On the left), with the device class name of the security area
- In our case this would be SecurityAreaControllerPS, which can also be found under the device header of the security area
Select the NodeRef of the security area on the right hand side of the entry

Creating the outline

Next we want to create the outline of the security area
In order to do this, setup a Dummy Area, using the guide for setting area outlines (Use a Dummy Area as area type)

Ensure that the Dummy Area is in the exact same position as our security area device

Next, press the Copy outline to clipboard button, found in the Dummy Area

Setting the outline

Now, we want our security area device to use our previously defined (And copied to clipboard) area outline
Open the Entity Instance Data header of the security area
Locate the area component, and expand it
Right-click the outline header, and select Paste outline [Number of outline markers]

Setting area type

By default, the area will be Hostile
To change this, under the entity instance data header, locate:
- controller -> persistentState -> securityAreaType
- There you can select the type of area you want

Recap

You should now have:
- A security system and security area, spawned as device
- Both have unique NodeRefs
- Security system has a device connection to the security area
- Dummy outline, copy pasted the outline into the security area
Now simply export your group from Object Spawner, and import into WKit using the Object Spawner import feature

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Spawning the nodes

In order to have a functional security area, you need two things:

A security system, linked to the security area
A security area, defining the area outline and type

Make sure to spawn both as Device(Entity -> Device in Object Spawner)

Security system:

Spawn a base\gameplay\devices\security_systems\security_system.ent
Assign a unique NodeRef

Security area:

Spawn a base\gameplay\devices\security_systems\security_area\security_area_1.ent
Assign a unique NodeRef
Ensure that it has no rotation, so set roll, pitch and yaw to 0

Linking the devices

Next we need to link the security system to the area

To do this, we will go to the Device -> Device Connections header of the security system, add a new entry

Fill the device class name field (On the left), with the device class name of the security area

In our case this would be SecurityAreaControllerPS, which can also be found under the device header of the security area

Select the NodeRef of the security area on the right hand side of the entry

Creating the outline

Next we want to create the outline of the security area

In order to do this, setup a Dummy Area, using the guide for setting area outlines (Use a Dummy Area as area type)

Ensure that the Dummy Area is in the exact same position as our security area device

Next, press the Copy outline to clipboard button, found in the Dummy Area

Recap

You should now have:

A security system and security area, spawned as device
Both have unique NodeRefs
Security system has a device connection to the security area
Dummy outline, copy pasted the outline into the security area

Now simply export your group from Object Spawner, and import into WKit using the Object Spawner import feature