How did that happen?

[Commander McLane]

@ generally: the killing of the Constrictor gives you exactly 256 kills as a reward. (It's been long, long ago, but I think I remember in C64-Elite killing the Constrictor was the moment I became ELITE.)

Is it really impossible to include conditions in death_actions?

The script_actions can (As in the cloakingdevice).

The two entries seem similar in function.

I would try this (but have not the time to test it) :

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<key>death_actions</key>
<array>
           <string>setDesiredRange: 50000</string>
           <string>scanForShipsWithRole: player</string>
             <dict>
                <key>conditions</key>
                <array>
                     <string>shipsFound_number morethan 0</string>
                </array>
                <key>do</key>
                <array>
                      <string>set: mission_conhunt CONSTRICTOR_DESTROYED</string>
                </array>
            </dict>
</array>

Why shouldn't it be possible to include conditions in death_actions? However I'm not so sure that setDesiredRangeTo and scanForShipsWithRole would work, as they are AI-methods, not general methods. Have you tested that?

[Arexack_Heretic]

I haven't tested it. I said so.

I think I'll have some time this afternoon though,
so I'll test it in the rubberduckship I'm testing with a simple "commsMessage: you killed me!" in stead of "set: Mission...."

If it doesn't work, maybe putting it in the AI could work.
Tricky bit is triggering it before the entity is gone, but after energylow. Using EXIT =(); might do the job.

[Arexack_Heretic]

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<key>death_actions</key>
		<array>
			<string>setDesiredRange: 50000</string>
			<string>scanForShipsWithRole: player</string>
			<dict>
				<key>conditions</key>
				<array>
					<string>shipsFound_number morethan 0</string>
				</array>
				<key>do</key>
				<array>
					<string>commsMessage: you killed me!</string>
				</array>
				<key>else</key>
				<array>
					<string>commsMessage: this doesn't work! :(</string>
				</array>
			</dict>
		</array>

I get the message "this doesn't work", maybe I was too far away...
I'll test again.
I get this again at PBR.
Conditions work, so the role 'player' does not work probably.

Ideas?