Levers and MORE levers

[Dani]

OK i need THREE types of lever scripting:
1. a lever to close the gate
2. a lever to open the gate
3. a lever to slide out and then slide in a wall.

How do i do this?

[Dani]

for lever 3 would i be rit in saying this?:

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wallsildetrig:
  local.yes = 1
  if (local.yes = 1) {
    $wally moveeast 20
    $wally waitmove
    local.yes = 0
  } else {
    $wally movewest 20
    $wally waitmove
    local.yes = 1
}

[lizardkid]

please Dani, dont use the f***ed up braces that those manaic Linux programmers used, you can never tell when something ends and another begins.

if(local.yes = 1)
{[/u][/i]

[Bjarne BZR]

Danis brace-placement is exelent as it compacts code (you get rid of the extra lines ), but it sucks badly if you dont combine it with proper indentation.

So please put all code in "code" blocks and use indentation, it greatly increases readability for both yourself and others.

Apart from that: discussing code format standards is as meaningfull as arguing PC/MAC, Windows/Linux, Ford/Nissan and X/Y

[Dani]

WOOOOOOOOOOOW look i'm sorry about my braces . But i only know actionscript (which is from javascript), and i don't even know wat language this is programing in, and i just didn't know wat to do, so could some1 give me my code, in the correct format?

[Dani]

OHHHHHHHHHHH did u edit it for me? Thx now i know wat u mean.

P.S why do i have to use "local.watevermyvariable = myvalue" ??? can't i do "myvariable = myvalue"?

[lizardkid]

no, in MOHAA scripting you need to specify to how many places it can be available, local is to that thread only, level is for all script on that level, game is for the whole game session.

[Dani]

so wat programing to i need for the levers, can some tell me plz?

[Splaetos]

clarify....

two triggers in seperate locations?

one can ONLY open, other can ONLY close?

also important is if you are actualy using an animated trigger and sounds(see below)



as for the third lever.

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wallsildetrig: 
  level.wall_open = 1 
  while(1) {
    $wall_trigger waitTill trigger
    if (level.wall_open == 1) { 
      $wally moveeast 20 
      $wally waitmove 
      level.wall_open = 0 
    } else { 
      $wally movewest 20 
      $wally waitmove 
      level.wall_open = 1 
  }}
end

if it starts open rather then closed name the var level.wall_closed instead if you wish. Using a level variable allows you to reference if its open or not other places in your script. (You may not need to... but never know)

It needs to wait to be triggered, so I insterted a line for that.

oh and changed = to ==

if your using an actual 'lever' the one that moves....

insert after the trigger:

$wall_trigger_lever anim move
(you also might want to add a playsound line here for the lever being used. do a search on playsound and aliascache or look at the tutorial on addign custom sounds. If you dont want your wall to move silently either, add a playsound with its movement.)

and after the move

$wall_trigger_lever anim idle

~~~Ive never actualy used these anim commands, but I believe they work with the trainswitch model if used as above. Or whatever lever (the only real lever ive seen) Bjarne used in 'the Canal'


ps - I never write code like that =p how do you correctly display the last -}}- to close the else, and the while?

[Bjarne BZR]

Here Dani: http://dynamic6.gamespy.com/~rjukanproj ... t+language

[Dani]

you close it of like this:

while{
if(){
//your stuff
}
}

Anyway, how do i do the first to levers, i have been thinging and could i do this?:

//set gate closed
level.gateopen = 0
//Lever OPEN
leveropentrig:
if(level.gateopen = 0){
$gate moveup 324
$gate waitmove
level.gateopen = 1
}
end

//Lever CLOSE
leverclosetrig:
if(level.gateopen = 1){
$gate movedown 324
$gate waitmove
level.gateopen = 0
}
end

Could it work? Wat have i done wrong, SOMEONE TELL ME, thx

EDIT: i did leave spaces, but it hasn't shown up??

[Splaetos]

you didint use [-code-] take out the - - code in brackets leaves formatting alone, and you end it with [-/code-]

your using setthreads? Otherwise you need trigger info in the threads. Also you need to turn off the other trigger while the gate is moving if it starts a different thread. If it was in the same thread off the same trigger, then it wouldnt be prepated to move the opposite way, but if not, it can be triggered both ways, which isnt good.

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  open_trigger nottriggerable
  close_trigger nottriggerable

  open_trigger triggerable
  close_trigger triggerable

Those commands turn off or on your triggers, preventing conflicting orders when movements are taking place in seperate threads.

Remember if you are setting a variable 'equal to' you use =
but if you are checking if a variable is 'equal to' you use ==

level.gate_open = 0
if (level.gate_open == 0)

again... no clue how your setting up your triggers, or if your running threads from the map info(setthread) so not much else can say =)

[Dani]

Soz, ignor this post, i keep muking up

[Dani]

OK, i am useing use_trigers so if i call my use_triger opengatetrig then i make a thread called opengatetrig, it should work. I forgot about the == soz .So wat you saying is that my code should look lik this?:

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//set gate closed 
level.gateopen = 0 
//Lever OPEN 
leveropentrig: 
 if(level.gateopen == 0){
  leverclosetrig nottriggerable 
  $gate moveup 324 
  $gate waitmove 
  level.gateopen = 1  
  leverclosetrig triggerable 
 } 
end 

//Lever CLOSE 
leverclosetrig: 
 if(level.gateopen == 1){ 
  leveropentrig nottriggerable 
  $gate movedown 324 
  $gate waitmove 
  level.gateopen = 0 
  leveropentrig triggerable 
 } 
end 

also, i am going to have two pairs of open/close levers, because i have to gates, will it matter if they both open at the same time And i ALSO have a lever that opens and closes another door will THIS affect the others????????

[Dani]

It doesn't work??????????? SOMEONE HELP ME, PLZ!!!