spotlights on they own

bdbodger · Post by **bdbodger** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 2:36 am

local.spot = spawn info_splinepath "targetname" " spotpath1_1"
local.spot.origin = ( x y z )

local.spot2 = spawn info_splinepath
local.spot2.origin = ( x y z )

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local.spot.target = local.spot2
local.spot2.target = local.spot3
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local.spot6.target=local.spot

Gold · Post by **Gold** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 3:17 pm

well have the spotlights spawning,,,but every thing i try to get the spots moving seems to fail,,ive probally tried everything but the correct thing,,may have even got 1 part correct at 1 time or another but had something else wrong uggggg,,im probally just doing something ignorant!!
anyways heres the script so ya can see just what the heck im doing wrong:( now the light is spawning exactly were i want it 2 and i just hid the mg and may even hide the soldier later,,i just dont understand why i cant get them moving,,i have tryed using exactly what ya last post said,,ive reread the tut and tryed using that ,,ive tryed rearanging the pathnode info ,,im not positive the "set" "1" "group" "1" is scripted correctly

everything i seem to try always returns me to to this error
self.org flypath local.path 250 750 200 (global/rescue_spotlight.scr, 81)
self.org ^

^~^~^ Script Error: ScriptSlave Given FlyPath Command with NULL path.

self.org.origin = local.path.origin (global/rescue_spotlight.scr, 80)
self.org.origin = local.path^

^~^~^ Script Error: Field 'origin' applied to NULL listener

thats why i have a idea i may be doing something incorrect with the paths
hope the following isnt to bad for the 1st time i actually tried to script something and make it work

thread spotlightbase
thread spawnguy
thread mg42
thread spotlighttarget
thread spotsearch1

spotlightbase:

//spotlightbase1
local.light = spawn models/miscobj/searchlightbase.tik "targetname" "spotlight" "classname" "script_model" "set" "1" "group" "1"
local.light.origin = ( 200 -210 239)
local.light.angles = ( 0 150 0 )
local.light solid

end
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

spawnguy:
local.dude = spawn human/german_winter_type1.tik "targetname" "mg2_gunner" "classname" "ai_actor"
local.dude.health = 100
local.dude.origin = ( 200 -210 239)
local.dude.angle = -129
local.dude.sight = 50000
local.dude.accuracy = 70
local.dude.aggresiveness = 95
local.dude.type_idle = machinegunner
local.dude.type_attack = machinegunner
local.dude.type_disguise = machinegunner
local.dude.type_grenade = machinegunner

end
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

mg42:

//mg42 1
spawn statweapons/mg42_gun "targetname" "mg42_1" "classname" "addon_turretweapon_german_mg42"
$mg42_1.origin = ( 200 -210 239)
$mg42_1.angles = (0 0 0)
$mg42_1 maxyawoffset 180 // changed 35
$mg42_1 pitchcaps "-50 50 -50" // changed "-20 20 0"
$mg42_1 turnspeed 30 // changed 15
$mg42_1 pitchspeed 7.5
$mg42_1 viewjitter 1
$mg42_1 nodamage
$mg42_1 solid
$mg42_1 hide

end
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

spotlighttarget:
$spotlight.target = $mg2_gunner
$mg2_gunner.target = $mg42_1

end
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

spotsearch1:

local.path = spawn info_splinepath "targetname" " spotpath1_1" "classname" "info_splinepath" "set" "1" "group" "1"
local.path.origin = ( -582 -104 -66)

local.path1 = spawn info_splinepath "targetname" "path1" "classname" "info_splinepath"
local.path1.origin = ( -606 220 -59)

local.path2 = spawn info_splinepath "targetname" "path2" "classname" "info_splinepath"
local.path3.origin = ( -605 439 382)

local.path3 = spawn info_splinepath "targetname" "path3" "classname" "info_splinepath"
local.path3.origin = ( -658 -166 382)

// connect up spotlight path
local.path.target = local.path1
local.path1.target = local.path2
local.path3.target = local.path

end

Gold<<mohha freak

bdbodger · Post by **bdbodger** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 3:26 pm

You are confuseing me now what script are you useing ? The rescue spotlight script is for spotlights only no ai's , no damage spots , no anything it is just a simple spotlight that goes around in a circle . You need to use the global/spotlight.scr if you are trying to use ai's with it . I believe a couple of posts ago you asked about a normal spotlight with a ai gunner . You can't do that with the rescue_spotlight.scr .

set is not valid on the command line I don't think , neither is group . Maybe I am wrong but I would not do it that way . I don't think you need to put classname info_splinepath on every line or at all . I have spawned them without that .

Maybe you should read the title of the topic of these posts as well .

Gold · Post by **Gold** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 3:50 pm

well i thought ya had to have ai before the any spolight script would function correctly ugggg,,,no i was wanting to actually use ya script it runs much better and would prob run better in multiplayer,,lag free,,if i understand correctly the global spotlight script isnt good for multiplayer,,,and ive used it be4 in multiplayer m maps and it lags bad heh,,so guess i need to figure out now how to use the best script for the lights ,,which is your script

Gold<<mohha freak

bdbodger · Post by **bdbodger** » Sun Feb 01, 2004 12:35 pm

Well with my script you spawn the info_splinepath nodes in a circle target them so that they form a circle add set 1 group1 keys and name one spotpath1_1 and spawn a script model base targetname spotlight set 1 group 1 that's it nothing more to do except run the script .

Gold · Post by **Gold** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 9:17 pm

yup but is it possible to use set and group thru scripting only,,,earlier ya said it wasnt valid on the command line,,,or am i just confused once more??
Gold<<mohha freak

Gold · Post by **Gold** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 11:31 pm

wooohooo i actually got the light shining to the first node now,,,maybe i figure this out hehehehe,,here was latest attempt,,,think im getting a little closer:))

thread spotlightbase
thread spotsearch1

spotlightbase:

//spotlightbase1
local.light = spawn models/miscobj/searchlightbase.tik "targetname" "spotlight" "classname" "script_model"
local.light.origin = ( 200 -210 239)
local.light.angles = ( 0 150 0 )
local.light solid
local.light.set = 1
local.light.group = 1

end
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

spotsearch1:
local.spot1 = spawn info_splinepath "targetname" "spotpath1_1"
local.spot1.origin = ( -582 -104 -66)
local.spot1.set = 1
local.spot1.group = 1

local.spot2 = spawn info_splinepath
local.spot2.origin = ( -606 220 -59)
local.spot2.set = 1
local.spot2.group = 1

local.spot3 = spawn info_splinepath
local.spot3.origin = ( -605 439 382)
local.spot3.set = 1
local.spot3.group = 1

local.spot4 = spawn info_splinepath
local.spot4.origin = ( -658 -166 382)
local.spot4.set = 1
local.spot4.group = 1

// connect up spotlight path
local.spot.target = local.spot1
local.spot1.target = local.spot2
local.spot3.target = local.spot

end

Gold<<mohha freak:))))

Gold · Post by **Gold** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 11:53 pm

woooooohooooo i figured it out!!!!!! of course i gotta add more pathnodes but they moving now!!!!! omg!!!! could have never done it without ya help bdbodger,,,thanx so much:)))))))

thread spotlightbase
thread spotsearch1

spotlightbase:

//spotlightbase1
local.light = spawn models/miscobj/searchlightbase.tik "targetname" "spotlight" "classname" "script_model"
local.light.origin = ( 200 -210 239)
local.light.angles = ( 0 150 0 )
local.light solid
local.light.set = 1
local.light.group = 1

end
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

spotsearch1:
local.spot = spawn info_splinepath "targetname" "spotpath1_1"
local.spot.origin = ( -582 -104 -66)
local.spot.set = 1
local.spot.group = 1

local.spot1 = spawn info_splinepath "targetname" "local.spot1"
local.spot1.origin = ( -606 220 -59)
local.spot1.set = 1
local.spot1.group = 1

local.spot2 = spawn info_splinepath "targetname" "local.spot2"
local.spot2.origin = ( -605 439 382)
local.spot2.set = 1
local.spot2.group = 1

local.spot3 = spawn info_splinepath "targetname" "local.spot3"
local.spot3.origin = ( -658 -166 382)
local.spot3.set = 1
local.spot3.group = 1

// connect up spotlight path
local.spot.target = local.spot1
local.spot1.target = local.spot2
local.spot3.target = local.spot

end

Gold<<<mohha freak

bdbodger · Post by **bdbodger** » Tue Feb 03, 2004 10:11 am

Well that's good gold I guess you thought there may be more to it than that , now you see how easy it was .

Gold · Post by **Gold** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 8:30 pm

yup it was pretty easy once ya showed me the correct commands to connect up the spotlights and i learned how to properlly script set and group keys:))) thanx again,,,this scripting is exciting hehehehe:)
Gold<<mohha freak