Dropping items by NPCs¶

This hook is triggered when an NPC processes an AI/event-based drop item action. It supports all four engines and is not restricted to the player. It lets you control whether an item can be dropped by using a script condition.

When an item is about to be dropped, the hook checks for a Daedalus function: zDExt_Npc_CanDropItem defined in Scripts/Content directory.

• npc – NPC dropping the item
• itm – item being dropped
• return – FALSE (zero) to block the action; TRUE (nonzero) to allow it. If the script call fails, the action is allowed and the failure is logged.

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func int zDExt_Npc_CanDropItem(var C_NPC npc, var C_ITEM itm)
{
    if (!Hlp_IsValidItem(itm))
    {
        return FALSE;
    };

    if (Hlp_GetInstanceID(itm) == ItMi_InnosEye_Mis)
    {
        Print("You cannot drop this unique item!");
        return FALSE;
    };

    return TRUE;
};