Quote:

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For your 2. question, use my.skill.
For example:
Code:

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define ent_id;

action
{
id_counter += 1;
my.ent_id = id_counter;
}

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// Global definitions:
define enemy_number,	SKILL51;
var max_enemy_count = 5; //max_enemy_count = 5 or whatever, can be changed in script
var enemy_count = 0;
 
// Actions:
 
action enemy_creator
{
		my.passable = on;
		my.invisible = on;
		while(1)
			{
				if(enemy_count < max_enemy_count)
				{
					//get a randomized position here before creation if you want
					ent_create("speeder.mdl",my.x,enemy_flight);
				}
				wait(5);
			}
}
 
action enemy_flight
{
	enemy_count += 1;
	my.enemy_number = enemy_count;
	while(1)
	{
		// set this entities enemy_number to 0 whenever you want it to die
		if(my.enemy_number == 0)
		{
			ent_remove(me);
			enemy_count -= 1;
			// break; // automatic when enemy entity is removed
		}
		wait(1);
	}
}

  

action enemy_flight
{
	enemy_count += 1;
	my.enemy_number = enemy_count;
	
        while(my.enemy_number)
	{
		// set this entities enemy_number to 0 whenever you want it to die
                // do whatever you want
		wait(1);
	}
        wait(1);
        
        ent_remove(me); //remove it
}

define ent_id, skill54;
var id_counter;

function check_death_id()
{
  if(event_type == EVENT_IMPACT)
  {
	 if(you.ent_id == 1) && (you.health <= 0)//enemy dies trough a collision
	 {
	 id_counter = 0;
	 enemy_count -= 1;
	 ptr_remove(you);	 
	 }
	 
	 if(you.ent_id == 2) && (you.health <= 0)
	 {
	 id_counter = 1;
	 enemy_count -= 1;
	 ptr_remove(you);	 
	 }
	 
	 if(you.ent_id == 3) && (you.health <= 0)
	 {
	 id_counter = 2;
	 enemy_count -= 1;
	 ptr_remove(you);	 
	 }
	 
	 if(you.ent_id == 4) && (you.health <= 0)
	 {
	 id_counter = 3;
	 enemy_count -= 1;
	 ptr_remove(you);	 
	 }
	 
	 if(you.ent_id == 5) && (you.health <= 0)
	 {
	 id_counter = 4;
	 enemy_count -= 1;
	 ptr_remove(you);	 
	 }	 	 	   		   	
  }
}

action enemy_creator()
{
...
check_if_I_have_to_create:
while(1)	
{				
	if(enemy_count < max_enemy_count) //No enemies created yet or there are dead ones			
	{				
	ent_create("speeder.mdl",my.x,enemy_flight);				
	enemy_count += 1;			
	}	
	else//there are 5 enemies created atm and everyone is alive	
	{	
	break;	
	}	

wait(5);	
}
goto check_if_I_have_to_create;

}

action enemy_flight() 
{
	
id_counter += 1;
my.ent_id = id_counter;

my.ENABLE_IMPACT = ON; // sensible for push collision
my.emask |= ENABLE_IMPACT;
my.event = check_death_id;
...

}

define nunsI, 0;
define ratsI, 1;

function eCreate(_str, _index, _count) {
	if (_str == 0 || _count < 1 || _index < 0) {	// ops not optimized in C-Script
		return(0);
	}
	// assumes ent_create does not fail?
	while (elCount(_index) < _count) {
		if (elAdd(_index, ent_create(_str, pos, fn)) == 0) {
			break;
		}
	}
	return(elCount(_index));
}
// ...
// 5 nuns
eCreate("nun.mdl", nunsI, 5);
// 2 rats
eCreate("rat.mdl", ratsI, 2);
// ...
entity* e0;		// can use directly without pointer also
e0 = NULL;
// give me nun 3
e0 = eGet(nunsI, 3-1);
// give me 1st rat
e0 = eGet(ratsI, 1-1);