minefield tutorial?
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:30 pm
Hi everyone 
Anyone knows where to find a "minefield tutorial"?
Lib
Anyone knows where to find a "minefield tutorial"?
Lib
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 4:33 pm
make a brush trigger multiple, give it a targetname minefield then add to your script exec global/minefield.scr
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 6:31 pm
Hi and thanks, but im not cool with scripting... what should I add to the scr file?
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:06 pm
The tutorial is in the global/minefield.scr script itself. Here is what it says.
//**********************************
//*** minefield script
//*** The player enters the minefield, and within a short random amount of time
//*** if he's still in the minefield he'll blow himself up and crush his skull.
//*** This main thread is called by this script and should not be called by the
//*** level script itsself. The level script should call minefield_setup
//*** syntax ------------------------------------
//*** minefield [this is the index number for the array of minefield triggers]
//*********************************
I think I can help you understand this a little better.
First off, I hope you know what a "thread" is. It is a section of a script that starts with a name like "main:". Notice the colon just after the thread name. All thread names have a colon. The thread has lines in it that are read by the game (lines that start with "//" are just comments). The game stops reading the lines when it get to one with "end" in it.
Your map's script, also called the "level script", will start with a thread named "main:" -- as does the minefield script. And, that is where the line for the minefield script goes. Here is an example from mohdm4.scr -- also know as "The Bridge".
See it?
The tutorial also talks about an "array of triggers". "Array" just means more than one. So, you can have as many minefield triggers (trigger_multiples) as you like. But, they all must have the same targetname.
Key: targetname
Value: minefield
Hope that helps!
//**********************************
//*** minefield script
//*** The player enters the minefield, and within a short random amount of time
//*** if he's still in the minefield he'll blow himself up and crush his skull.
//*** This main thread is called by this script and should not be called by the
//*** level script itsself. The level script should call minefield_setup
//*** syntax ------------------------------------
//*** minefield [this is the index number for the array of minefield triggers]
//*********************************
I think I can help you understand this a little better.
First off, I hope you know what a "thread" is. It is a section of a script that starts with a name like "main:". Notice the colon just after the thread name. All thread names have a colon. The thread has lines in it that are read by the game (lines that start with "//" are just comments). The game stops reading the lines when it get to one with "end" in it.
Your map's script, also called the "level script", will start with a thread named "main:" -- as does the minefield script. And, that is where the line for the minefield script goes. Here is an example from mohdm4.scr -- also know as "The Bridge".
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main:
// set scoreboard messages
setcvar "g_obj_alliedtext1" "The Crossroads"
setcvar "g_obj_alliedtext2" ""
setcvar "g_obj_alliedtext3" ""
setcvar "g_obj_axistext1" ""
setcvar "g_obj_axistext2" ""
setcvar "g_obj_axistext3" ""
setcvar "g_scoreboardpic" "mohdm4"
// 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/mohdm4.scr
exec global/ambient.scr mohdm4
thread global/minefield.scr::minefield_setup // <-- runs minefield script thread
level waittill spawn
end
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
roundbasedthread:
// Can specify different scoreboard messages for round based games 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
end
The tutorial also talks about an "array of triggers". "Array" just means more than one. So, you can have as many minefield triggers (trigger_multiples) as you like. But, they all must have the same targetname.
Key: targetname
Value: minefield
Hope that helps!
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:39 pm
woaw! -Yeah Ill take a look at it
And thank you for the detailed explanation
Lib
And thank you for the detailed explanation
Lib
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:59 am
What may I change in that script to make it work in my pk3?
As I understand, I should make a .scr file with those lien above, right?
Then put it in my map/dm/minefield.scr (I call it minefield.scr)
In MOHradient I Put a multiple trigger with key: targetname - and Value: minefield . And when I step on that trigger I blow up...
I cant make it work...
Mine looks like this:
Hope u see my mistakes
Lib
As I understand, I should make a .scr file with those lien above, right?
Then put it in my map/dm/minefield.scr (I call it minefield.scr)
In MOHradient I Put a multiple trigger with key: targetname - and Value: minefield . And when I step on that trigger I blow up...
I cant make it work...
Mine looks like this:
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main:
// set scoreboard messages
setcvar "g_obj_alliedtext1" "The Crossroads"
setcvar "g_obj_alliedtext2" ""
setcvar "g_obj_alliedtext3" ""
setcvar "g_obj_axistext1" ""
setcvar "g_obj_axistext2" ""
setcvar "g_obj_axistext3" ""
setcvar "g_scoreboardpic" "mohdm4"
// 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/minefield.scr
exec global/ambient.scr mohdm4
thread global/minefield.scr::minefield_setup // <-- runs minefield script thread
level waittill spawn
end
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
roundbasedthread:
// Can specify different scoreboard messages for round based games 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
end Hope u see my mistakes
Lib
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:52 pm
You put ur script into "main/map/dm"? So u created an additional folder called "map"? Your bsp is main/maps/dm/minefield.bsp?
You should place both, minefield.bsp nd minefield.scr into main/maps/dm
You should place both, minefield.bsp nd minefield.scr into main/maps/dm
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:51 pm
yes..I forgot to mention that The .scr file should be placed in the same dir as the .bsp file. They?re both in the map/dm dirwacko wrote:You put ur script into "main/map/dm"? So u created an additional folder called "map"? Your bsp is main/maps/dm/minefield.bsp?
You should place both, minefield.bsp nd minefield.scr into main/maps/dm
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:07 pm
'map' or 'maps'? ought to be 'maps', especially when mentioning this path in ur scriptLiberator wrote:They?re both in the map/dm dir
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:18 pm
Yes my mistake. Its IS "maps" written in my pk3wacko wrote:'map' or 'maps'? ought to be 'maps', especially when mentioning this path in ur scriptLiberator wrote:They?re both in the map/dm dir
Sorry to confuse you Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:01 pm
For me, your script is okay.
I quckly made a map with the trigger_multiple and booom it worked.
Here's my working pk3, inside u find the map-file.
So, you must have done something wrong in your map. Or, you didn't test in DM-mode, starting as SP won't work ofcourse
I quckly made a map with the trigger_multiple and booom it worked.
Here's my working pk3, inside u find the map-file.
So, you must have done something wrong in your map. Or, you didn't test in DM-mode, starting as SP won't work ofcourse
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:52 pm
Uhm...DM mode? 
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:22 pm
i.e. Deathmatch. Giving a map some deathmatch-spawnpoints and putting it into maps/dm "makes" it a Deathmatch map. Starting it as Singleplayer wont execute this script. For this, u'd have to put the map and scr into main/maps and change the line in ur script:Liberator wrote:Uhm...DM mode?
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level.script = maps/minefield.scrPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:02 pm
Ah no...I never create singleplayer maps. Only team or deathmatches
Lib
Lib
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 8:03 pm
Errr, so?
U did put bsp and scr into maps/dm?
U did launch ur map as a deathmatch map?
Your minefield didn't work?
U did copy ma pk3 into mohaa/main?
U did launch my map minefield?
My minefield did work?
You did take a look into my map file?
You did compare the both trigger_multiples?
...
U did put bsp and scr into maps/dm?
U did launch ur map as a deathmatch map?
Your minefield didn't work?
U did copy ma pk3 into mohaa/main?
U did launch my map minefield?
My minefield did work?
You did take a look into my map file?
You did compare the both trigger_multiples?
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