Scripting questions

[M&M]

, where do i write the scripting stuff

i guess that means u dont have a .scr file for ur map.if u do then add the script there under waittill spawn,if not then u have 2 make a .scr file .look hereand c how a basic script is done then add ur thread under waittill spawn.oh and use notepad 2 type all this stuff then save it as a .scr file.hope that helped

[tltrude]

What he posted is called a "thread". A script is made from any number of these threads. Threads normally start with the thread "name:" and stop with the word "end".

You can make a simple script for your map with Notpad or Wordpad. Most multiplayer deathmatch or team deathmatch map scripts will start with a "main:" thread like the one below.

BTW, the "//" marks tell the game to ignore what follows on that line.

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// MAP NAME
// ARCHITECTURE: Your name
// SCRIPTING: Your name

main:

// set scoreboard messages
setcvar "g_obj_alliedtext1" "Map Name"
setcvar "g_obj_alliedtext2" ""
setcvar "g_obj_alliedtext3" ""
setcvar "g_obj_axistext1" ""
setcvar "g_obj_axistext2" ""
setcvar "g_obj_axistext3" ""

setcvar "g_scoreboardpic" ""

	// call additional stuff for playing this map round based is needed
	if(level.roundbased)
		thread roundbasedthread

	level waittill prespawn

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

//	exec global/door_locked.scr::lock

	level.script = maps/dm/yourmapname.scr
	exec global/ambient.scr mohdm7 // background sound
	
	level waittill spawn

end

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

roundbasedthread:

	// Can specify different scoreboard messages for round based here. 


	level waitTill prespawn

	level waittill spawn

	// set the parameters for this round based match
	level.dmrespawning = 0 // 1 or 0
	level.dmroundlimit = 5 // round time limit in minutes
	level.clockside = kills // set to axis, allies, kills, or draw

//	level waittill roundstart  // remove slash marks for final script

end

Your new thread for the bridge would go at the bottom of the page. Also, go through the script lines and find where your name, or your map name, need to be. The script file must be named the same as your bsp file (compiled map) and be in the same folder. Be sure to change the extention of the script file from ".txt" to ".scr". If the script loads, you should hear the wind blowing in the game and, hopefully, your bridge will open when the trigger is used.

main/maps/dm
.....................yourmapname.bsp
.....................yourmapname.scr

Hope that helps!

[HDL_CinC_Dragon]

um, how do i tell my computer to say "hey! thats not a screen saver! Its a script for the best map ever made!"? is there something in the "properties" of the file that i have to do? or is there an alternate .name I can save it as so that MOH:AA can read it and my comp knows what it is?

[tltrude]

Under "File Type" in Windows you can change what program is used to open .scr files (Notepad or Wordpad). Also in Winzip, you can uncheck the option for automatically installing screensavers.

[HDL_CinC_Dragon]

thanx tom

[HDL_CinC_Dragon]

bridge:
$mybridge loopsound lighthouse_run
$mybridge time 10
$mybridge rotateyup -65
$mybridge waitmove
$mybridge stoploopsound lighthouse_run
wait 25
$mybridge loopsound lighthouse_run
$mybridge time 10
$mybridge rotateydown -65
$mybridge waitmove
$mybridge stoploopsound lighthouse_run
wait 1
end

um say that my map is called....... uhhh...... "blah"

ok, I open up notepad and I type the stuff I need. I save it as "Blah.scr". How do I tell me map that I want it to play that script when I press the button or pull the lever or whatever? can ya help me out?

[tltrude]

It can be done a number of ways. One way is to put this key value in the properties of the trigger.

Key: setthread
Value: bridge

that will run the thread whenever a player presses the use key at the trigger. But, the bridge will get confused if a player hits the use key again and again before the bridge is finished moving. You can stop that by turning the trigger off in the script, "$bridge_trigger nottriggerable". And, turning it back on when the bridge is done, "$bridge_trigger triggerable".

But there is an easier way. Just have the thread wait for the trigger to be pressed like this.

main:

level waittill prespawn

thread bridge

level waittill spawn

end

bridge:
$bridge_trigger waittill trigger
$mybridge loopsound lighthouse_run
$mybridge time 10
$mybridge rotateyup -65
$mybridge waitmove
$mybridge stoploopsound lighthouse_run
wait 25
$mybridge loopsound lighthouse_run
$mybridge time 10
$mybridge rotateydown -65
$mybridge waitmove
$mybridge stoploopsound lighthouse_run
wait 1
goto bridge
end


The first orange line starts the thread and the next orange line is where the thread waits for someone to press their use key at the trigger. The third orange line resets the thread to wait again. Of course, your trigger would have to be targetnamed "bridge_trigger".



Hpe that helps!

[HDL_CinC_Dragon]

yes it does, thanx. Heresanother question. When im writing the script, do I need all those $'s?

sorry Im botherin you guys with such common questions

[tltrude]

The "$" sign tells the script to look for that targetname in the map.

[HDL_CinC_Dragon]

Can someone please write me the script I would need for my Elivator Switch:
Key: Targetname
Value: ES

to activate my Elivator Brush
Key: Targetname
Value: EB

Also, please tell me if I got the Keys and Values right. Thnx.

Screenies:
I want this switch:

to make this elevator bursh:
go here:

to do this, the EB would have to travel 334 world units upwards to get to the top.

I know this may be a bit to ask but im desperate please help me

[HDL_CinC_Dragon]

Ok, for my elevator this is what I did... Please check my work
I put this in for the Trigger>Use
Key: target
Value: E1

Then I put this in the for the elevator brush Script>Object
Key: targetname
Value: E1

And now there is a red line and arrow linking them like it would a teleport. Now for the script I only want it to go up 300 units, wait 5 seconds, and go down 300 units. Now I dont care about sound for now I just want to darn thing to work. please check my script for errors and tell me what I did wrong.

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main:

level waittill prespawn

thread E1

level waittill spawn

end

E1:
$E1 waittill trigger
$E1 loopsound lighthouse_run
$E1 time 10
$E1 movexup 300
$E1 waitmove
$E1 stoploopsound lighthouse_run
wait 5
$E1 loopsound lighthouse_run
$E1 time 10
$E1 movexdown 300
$E1 waitmove
$E1 stoploopsound lighthouse_run
wait 1
goto E1
end

[tltrude]

The elevator must be a different targetname from the trigger.


$EB moveUp 300
$EB waitmove

and

$EB moveDown 300
$EB waitmove


To make the switch animate it is:

$ES anim on
$ES playsound alarm_switch // or click
$ES anim off
$ES playsound alarm_switch // or click

Also, when you put "$EB time 10" it will stay at 10 forever. So, you can put that line in prespawn or in an elevator_prep thread. You need a wait before it starts moving so the player has time to get on, or you can bind the switch and trigger to the elevator, so they move with it.

$ES bind $EB
$E1 bind $EB

Those lines would also go in prespawn or elevator_prep.

[HDL_CinC_Dragon]

ya lost me there

[kai0ty]

It can be done a number of ways. One way is to put this key value in the properties of the trigger.

Key: setthread
Value: bridge

that will run the thread whenever a player presses the use key at the trigger. But, the bridge will get confused if a player hits the use key again and again before the bridge is finished moving. You can stop that by turning the trigger off in the script, "$bridge_trigger nottriggerable". And, turning it back on when the bridge is done, "$bridge_trigger triggerable".

But there is an easier way. Just have the thread wait for the trigger to be pressed like this.

main:

level waittill prespawn

thread bridge

level waittill spawn

end

bridge:
$bridge_trigger waittill trigger
$mybridge loopsound lighthouse_run
$mybridge time 10
$mybridge rotateyup -65
$mybridge waitmove
$mybridge stoploopsound lighthouse_run
wait 25
$mybridge loopsound lighthouse_run
$mybridge time 10
$mybridge rotateydown -65
$mybridge waitmove
$mybridge stoploopsound lighthouse_run
wait 1
goto bridge
end


The first orange line starts the thread and the next orange line is where the thread waits for someone to press their use key at the trigger. The third orange line resets the thread to wait again. Of course, your trigger would have to be targetnamed "bridge_trigger".



Hpe that helps!

use waitthread instead of setthread so the trigger will "turn off" so to speak until the move is done.

[tltrude]

[DL]-[Gen] Dragon - according the script you posted, the trigger_use and the elevator have the same targetname.

$E1 waittill trigger

The above line will hold the script from running until a player hits his use key, while looking at a trigger named "E1".