Mimics

[Karinas23]

is there a way to trigger a chest to transform into a mimic without opening the chest ? like i want the player to walk into a room and step on a floor trigger that causes 4 chests in the room to transform rather than when you open them.

[Batty]

There's probably a better way but have the party trigger this script:

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function open()
   chest_1:destroy()
   spawn("mimic", 1, 15, 16, 0, 0, nil)
   chest_2:destroy()
   spawn("mimic", 1, 18, 16, 0, 0, nil)
   --etc..
end

and it will work. You have to set the spawn locations to match your chest locations and repeat it with chest_2, chest_3, etc.

[Karinas23]

will that instantly just swap the models or actually show it changing shape ?

[Prozail]

you could try something like

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function mimicMe()
       if chest_1 then
	local mimic = chest_1:spawn("mimic")
	chest_1:destroy()
	mimic.animation:play("open")
	playSound("mimic_open")
      end
end

that will start by playing the "open" animation and sound. He might clip, if his brain descides to move earlier than the animation ends, but don't know what to do about that.

Edit: Added error-checking and fixed typo also, keep in mind, it there are items in the chest, that has to be handled, otherwise they will simply be on the ground when the chest is destroyed.

If anyone knows how to trigger the click-event on something by a script please tell! It would simplify things.