scripting: Moving object

[Cheetohs]

I'm a noob at scripting.. don't know anything at all.... i want to know how to make an object (small group of brushes) move back and forth (horizontally), continuesly. nothing too hard. hmm...

oh, Lets say the object is in the Middle, i want it to move 288 units To the right, than back to origin, than 288 units to the left.

X <---288units---- Middle ----288units---> X

Thanks.

[At0miC]

You can make waypoints (wayA and wayB), make the brushes or whatever script_object, and give it a targetname.

brushloop:

$brush time .001
$brush moveto $wayA
$brush waitmove

$brush time 10 // time of movement to next waypoint
$brush moveto $wayB
$brush waitmove

$brush time 10
$brush moveto $wayA
$brush waitmove

goto brushloop

end


or you can do this, not sure if it is right:

brushloop2:

$brush time 10
$brush movex -288 // not sure if movex is a scriptcode
wait 1 // if you want to give it a pauze when moved to a side
$brush time 10
$brush movex 576
wait 1
$brush time 10
$brushe movex -288

goto brushloop2
end

[Green Beret]

yup,and make sure u make the group of brush's a script object
and the $wayA and $wayB ect....make sure they are info>waypoint

but i would make 3 of them

$wayC $wayA $wayB

then--> $wayA moveto $wayB
then--> $wayB moveto $wayA
then--> $wayA moveto $wayC
then--> goto brushloop

but im not exactly sure what ur tryin to do

[Green Beret]

or you can try

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brushloop:

                $brush time 4
                $brush moveEast 200
                move
                wait 3
                $brush time 4
                $brush moveWest 200
                move
                wait 3
                $brush time 4
                $brush moveWest 200
                move
                wait 3
                $brush time 4
                $brush moveEast 200
                move
                wait 3
                goto brushloop

if you do it like this you wont need info>waypoint's
but still will need to make the brush's a script>object
$brush = targetname of brush's

[Cheetohs]

Ill give this one a try, thanx guys... but i noticed one thing... It says move west and east, now, in MOHRadiant, on the topview graph, if we were to "apply" the compass onto it and north would be the Upper part, I would want it to move 'north' and 'south'... Up and down, according to the topview graph (xy). Would i change the easts and wests to Norths and souths?

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brushloop: 

                $brush time 4 
                $brush moveEast 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush time 4 
                $brush moveWest 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush time 4 
                $brush moveWest 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush time 4 
                $brush moveEast 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                goto brushloop 

[Green Beret]

yes,north and south work also

[lizardkid]

generally, an easier, more universal way to go is to make them script_objects and waypoints in the 288 units away and do this.

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brushloop:

level.moveBrushes = 1

while(level.moveBrushes == 1)
{
  $brush.speed = .01
  $brush moveto $wap1
  $brush waittil movedone
  $brush moveto $wap2
}

end

a few things wrong with the others was no "end" and you guys used goto instead of while, while provides a stopper variable from anywhere in the script so its nicer that way, and more failproof

oh, and ALWAYS, when applying something akin to a key/value to something, this is how it's done

$thing.thing = thing

note the .

[Green Beret]

[Cheetohs]

Arg, it didnt work... Here is everything to do with it, i have no clue what is wrong.

The part in the .scr:

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level waitTill prespawn


brushloop2: 

                $brush2 time 4 
                $brush2 movenorth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush2 time 4 
                $brush2 movesouth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush2 time 4 
                $brush2 movesouth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush2 time 4 
                $brush2 movenorth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                goto brushloop2 


brushloop: 

                $brush time 4 
                $brush movesouth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush time 4 
                $brush movenorth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush time 4 
                $brush movenorth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush time 4 
                $brush movesouth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                goto brushloop 

//*** Precache Dm Stuff
exec global/DMprecache.scr

level.script = maps/dm/bored.scr

level waittill spawn

I have two 'brushloops' because there are 2 of these nets.


Now, in MOHRadiant.. here is what i have:



And the same for the other 'net' ... but its : targetname - $brush

The yellow arrows are the way they SHOULD be moving.
any ideas?!

[lizardkid]

i see it, you're trying to create threads in the main thread

ok, sort it out like this,

remove the threads and find the end of the DM precache stuff and all that MP jargon.

now, AFTER the "end" in that part, put in your threads. then it should work

[At0miC]

And put an "end" after each thread like this:

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brushloop2: 

                $brush2 time 4 
                $brush2 movenorth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush2 time 4 
                $brush2 movesouth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush2 time 4 
                $brush2 movesouth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush2 time 4 
                $brush2 movenorth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                goto brushloop2 

end

[Cheetohs]

i see it, you're trying to create threads in the main thread

LoL. Like i said, Im not very good at scripting. For me to script CORRECTLY, i'd need something equivalent to that of a coloring book for crayons. (and staying IN the lines!). Thanks guys. ill try it out and make myself look like more of an idiot later ....

[Green Beret]

[Cheetohs]

Ugh. It still isn't working. I'm HORRIBLE at this! The net things still don't move at all or do anything.

Here is the entire .scr.... Oh, and im sure you've seen my other scripting problem with the nade activating the light.. that isn't working either... it's like a Motel 6 and their "leaving the light on for me".

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// Bored 
// ARCHITECTURE: Cheetohs
// SCRIPTING: Cheetohs
main:

// set scoreboard messages
setcvar "g_obj_alliedtext1" "Made By:"
setcvar "g_obj_alliedtext2" "Cheetohs"
setcvar "g_obj_alliedtext3" ""
setcvar "g_obj_axistext1" ""
setcvar "g_obj_axistext2" "Or was it?"
setcvar "g_obj_axistext3" ""

setcvar "g_scoreboardpic" "none"


level waitTill prespawn 

thread goallight

thread brushloop2

thread brushloop

//*** Precache Dm Stuff
exec global/DMprecache.scr



level.script = maps/dm/bored.scr

level waittill spawn



end

goalLight: 

level.doTheLight = 1 

while(level.doTheLight == 1) 
{ 
$goalLight1 hide 
$goalTrig waittil trigger 
$goalLight show 
wait 3 
$goalLight hide 
} 

end

brushloop2: 

                $brush2 time 4 
                $brush2 movenorth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush2 time 4 
                $brush2 movesouth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush2 time 4 
                $brush2 movesouth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush2 time 4 
                $brush2 movenorth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                goto brushloop2 

end

brushloop: 

                $brush time 4 
                $brush movesouth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush time 4 
                $brush movenorth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush time 4 
                $brush movenorth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush time 4 
                $brush movesouth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                goto brushloop

end

[lizardkid]

an easy mistake even i make sometimes,

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thread goallight

all the names of threads etc are case-sensitive in MOH, means capitals count

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thread goalLight

that's the name of the thread you're trying to call.

also, you're trying to make them go just after prespawn.

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level waittil prespawn 

thread goallight 

thread brushloop2 

thread brushloop 

level waittil spawn

i think you need to wait until everything is properly in place and the level starts before you tell it to move and hide stuff

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level waittil spawn

thread goallight 
thread brushloop2 
thread brushloop 

end

this doesnt mean you suck at scripting, it means you're missing the shift key or dont yet know some of the mechanics of how MOH works. it comes with time.

EDIT: oh, and i noted one other thing

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brushloop2: 

                $brush2 time 4 
                $brush2 movenorth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush2 time 4 
                $brush2 movesouth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush2 time 4 
                $brush2 movesouth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush2 time 4 
                $brush2 movenorth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                goto brushloop2 

end 

brushloop: 

                $brush time 4 
                $brush movesouth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush time 4 
                $brush movenorth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush time 4 
                $brush movenorth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                $brush time 4 
                $brush movesouth 200 
                move 
                wait 3 
                goto brushloop 

end

remember how i said when you make something liek a key/value that affects how something works or whatever?

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$brush time 4 

should be

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$brush.time 4 

and you dont need to put it after each successive move