Spawn a trigger_hurt after an event?

[Waylander76]

Is it possible to spawn a trigger_hurt or any sort of trigger that will hurt the player after an event has happened?

Basically i've created an OBJ map where the allies have to steal some docs and launch a V2. The V2 moves to over a launch pit, there there is a fire effect and the V2 takes off.
What I want is a way to hurt the player if he is in the V2 launch pit under
the flames.

This would only happen after the flames have started.

I don't mind if it has to be done in Radiant or scripted.

Any ideas anyone?

Thanks

[@(...:.:...)@]

Hi,

I would make it a mixture of both, but you could do it purely with scripting.

Radiant & script would be easiest. Ok, do it like this:

1) Make your trigger hurt in radiant. In the entity options thing, setup the damage type and amount. Also set a targetname of whatever you want. eg

targetname
firehurt

Ok, then compile your map etc etc.

Now, in your map script, put this line under wait till prespawn:

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$firehurt nottriggerable

That will mean the trigger cannot be triggered, so it won't hurt anyone.

Now, go to the section of your script which makes the fire appear, and the rocket take off. Put this line where the fire appears:

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$firehurt triggerable

That will make the trigger triggerable so that it can hurt people.

I don't know how your script works with the fire, but if you have a set delay of say 10 seconds, then the flames are removed; put the nottriggerable line where the flames are removed.

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$firehurt nottriggerable

If the flames just disappear by themself, you could do this:

Instead of the

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$firehurt triggerable

line, start a thread instead:

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thread firehurt

The thread firehurt should be like this:

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firehurt:
$firehurt triggerable
wait 10  //wait until the fire has gone
$firehurt nottriggerable
//or you could just remove it if you don't need it again
//$firehurt remove
end

Cya

[Waylander76]

exactly what I wanted! thanks!

[@(...:.:...)@]

Any time.