null listener

[Killerdude]

Here is Wackos light flicker code with modifications

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flickerlights:
   $flickerlight1 light 1 1 0.24 512 
   $flickerlight2 light 1 1 0.24 512 
   local.on = 0
   while(1)
   {
      if (local.on == 1)
           {local.on = 0
            $bulb1 hide 
            $bulb2 hide}
      else {local.on = 1
            $bulb1 show
            $bulb2 show}
      level.radius = 200-randomfloat 50
      $flickerlight1 lightRadius (level.radius)
      $flickerlight2 lightRadius (level.radius)
      waitframe // don't change the light within one frame
   }
end

bulb1 & bulb2 are targetnames added in radiant to coronas. Does anyone know why do I get an error that show and hide are applied to a null listener?

It must be something simple, but I just dont see it.

[jv_map]

Maybe the bulbs are static objects in radiant? You can't refer to static objects in your script.

[Killerdude]

Yes, I was trying to hide a static object

I have since tried a script object and script model. It seems that whenever I give it the corona model, the entity disappears. When I check entity info the object is listed, but the coordinates are bogus. I have used another .tik and the entity does not dissapear. Weird!

Have you heard of that happening JV?

Furthermore, I looked in the .map file and found this entity ....

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// entity 8
{
"origin" "99999 99999 99999"
"targetname" "flickerlight1"
"classname" "script_model"
}

Obviously that is bad to. Can I simply delete it from the .map file and have it go from entity 7 to entity 9 or will that mess up radiant?

[jv_map]

Yes there are known nasty bugs in radiant with script_models. It will also go bogus if you remove the model key and save the map .

Definitely get rid of that entity in your .map file, it's safe. But make a copy before you do it anyway . Radiant will renumber your entities when you load/save the map again.

To get your light bulbs showing/hiding as originally intended you'd need a new .tik. Hmm I though there was one like fx/corona.tik? Of you may have to make one yourself... Good luck!

[Killerdude]

Thank you JV for sharing your knowledge.

[jv_map]

No problem! Cool it's still useful to some