OK, im using this code for flood spawning:

spawners = getentarray("auto178", "targetname");
level thread maps\_spawner::flood_spawner_scripted (spawners);
for (i=0; i < spawners.size; i++ )
{
// if(isalive(spawners))
{
spawners dospawn();
}
}

what i need to know is how can i make AI spawn ONLY by code, and not immediantly after i hit the trigger. Example, you hit the trigger, wait a few secconds and then the AI starts to spawn?

not sure if you have to give the spawner or the trigger this KVP:

script_delay 30 (seconds?)



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If you want to do it *all* in script, you could do something like

trigg = getent( "your_trigger_name_here", "targetname" );
trigg waittill ("trigger");
wait( 30.0 ); //wait 30 seconds after triggering

//do whatever you want

does that help?

I think that for flood spawning theres no way to get around the trigger. i havent seen a way around that. But then again im still new at the sp yet i havent seen anything of that which you are searching because i was in a similar situation trying to find a flood spawn using script only and no luck. if you do find it plz post how, i would also like to know how to. thanks.

You could use a flag?
as in:

thread()
{
flag_wait("spawn_go");
spawners = getentarray("auto178", "targetname");
level thread maps\_spawner::flood_spawner_scripted (spawners);

for (i=0; i < spawners.size; i++ )
{
spawners dospawn();
}

}

You would just have to init the flag, and set it by some other means.

Mr.Cache writes...

I think thats a good idea only one question, Do I need to have a trigger targeting the AI ( trigger spawn ticked on ), or i can have them spawn wherever they are after the flag is initiated?

Judging by your script they should spawn where they are with no trigger needed.

Mr.Cache writes...

OK I will try that now...

I understand now... you want to trigger a flood and secure trigger, so you can't name it something like "wave_1" because it's named "flood_and_secure"

Well!

what you can do is *don't* name your trigger "flood_and_secure" and *don't* have it target any spawners. If you want to do it all in script, then do something like...

trigg = getent( "my_trigger", "targetname" );
trigg waittill( "trigger" );
wait(30.0); //wait 30 seconds after trigger
enemy_array = getentarray( "my_spawners", "targetname" );
flood_and_secure_scripted( enemy_array );

you will need to import maps/util but i bet you already did that :)

pinedsman writes...

Ive done that, but unfortuantely the game crashes when i touch that trigger :(