I am only trying to move one ship at the moment, with no sound added, yet.

The script model is called ship1
Added to my mp_gits_harbor.gsc file:

maps\mp\_ships::main();

Added to the zone_source

rawfile,maps/mp/_ships.gsc

Added to raw/maps/mp

_ships.gsc

main()
{
level thread ships();
}

ships()
{
level.shipSpeed = 60;

ships = getent ("ship1","targetname");

temp = getent (ship1.target,"targetname");
ships.dest = temp.origin;
ship1.start = ship1.origin;
ship1 show();

wait 300;

while (1)
{
ships thread embark();
wait 20;

}
}

embark()
{
//self playloopsound ("m_engines");

self moveto(self.dest, level.shipSpeed, 0.1, 0.1);

wait 360;

self.origin = self.start;

}

The error:

Error:
******* Server script compile error *******
Error: uninitialised variable 'ship1': (file 'maps/mp/_ships.gsc', line 12)
temp = getent (ship1.target,"targetname");
*
************************************
Database: Assets Sync Started
Database: Assets Sync Finished
dvar set cl_paused 0
dvar set long_blocking_call 0
dvar set sv_network_warning 0
dvar set cl_network_warning 0
dvar set loc_language 0
dvar set loc_forceEnglish 0
dvar set language english
dvar set com_errorTitle Error
dvar set com_errorMessage Server script compile error
uninitialised variable 'ship1'
temp = getent (ship1.target,"targetname");
(see console for details)

********************
ERROR: Server script compile error
uninitialised variable 'ship1'
temp = getent (ship1.target,"targetname");
(see console for details)

Try this:

temp = getent (ships.target,"targetname");

Thanks for the reply Demon, I now have this error:

Error:
******* Server script compile error *******
Error: uninitialised variable 'ship1': (file 'maps/mp/_ships.gsc', line 14)
ship1.start = ship1.origin;

************************************

uninitialised variable 'ship1'
ship1.start = ship1.origin;

The new script:

main()
{
level thread ships();
}

ships()
{
level.shipSpeed = 60;

ships = getent ("ship1","targetname");

temp = getent (ships.target,"targetname");
ships.dest = temp.origin;
ship1.start = ship1.origin;
ship1 show();

wait 300;

while (1)
{
ships thread embark();
wait 20;

}
}

embark()
{
//self playloopsound ("m_engines");

self moveto(self.dest, level.shipSpeed, 0.1, 0.1);

wait 360;

self.origin = self.start;

}

edited on Aug. 4, 2009 01:04 pm by The-Cleaner

You needed to replace the ship1 with ships.
This should work fine ;).

main()
{
level thread ships();
}

ships()
{
level.shipSpeed = 60;

ships = getent ("ship1","targetname");

temp = getent (ships.target,"targetname");
ships.dest = temp.origin;
ships.start = ships.origin;
ships show();

wait 300;

while (1)
{
ships thread embark();
wait 20;

}
}

embark()
{
//self playloopsound ("m_engines");

self moveto(self.dest, level.shipSpeed, 0.1, 0.1);

wait 360;

self.origin = self.start;

}

Sorry for the double post but I think this might work better!

It will get all the ships with targetname: ship. And it will move all the ships to their target, wich needs to be done in Radiant.

main()
{
  ships = getEntArray( "ship", "targetname" ); // Will get all the ships with ship as targetname

  for(i = 0; i < ships.size; i++) // Run the following on all the entities with ship as targetname
  {
    ships[i].dest = ships[i].target; // The ship's his target (needs to be bounded in Radiant!)
    ships[i].start = ships[i].origin; // The ship's original origin

    ships[i] Show(); // Show the ship
    wait 300;

    while(1)
    {
      ships[i] moveTo(ships[i].dest, 60, 0.1, 0.1); // Move the ship to it's target

      wait 360;

      ships[i].origin = ships[i].start; // The ship will be placed on it's original orgin

      wait 20;
    }
  }
}

The ships don't move for some reason, and can I give them all the targetname of ship instead of ship1 ship2 etc:?

This code is working with no errors, and the ship moves:

main()
{
level thread ships();
}

ships()
{
level.shipSpeed = 60;

ship1 = getent ("ship1","targetname");

temp = getent (ship1.target,"targetname");
ship1.dest = temp.origin;
ship1.start = ship1.origin;
ship1 show();

wait 30;

while (1)
{
ship1 thread embark();
wait 20;

}
}

embark()
{
//self playloopsound ("m_engines");

self moveto(self.dest, level.shipSpeed, 0.1, 0.1);

wait 180;

self.origin = self.start;

}

1. Open up Radiant.
2. Place some ships (script_model not misc_model)
3. Select all the ships, press 'N' and give them all "targetname" "ship"
4. Place script_origin's on the places were each ship needs to move to.
5. Select the ship then select his script_origin and press 'W' to connect them (You'll see it in Radiant!). Do this for all ships!
6. This is the the total gsc file for the mp_mymapname_ships.gsc:

main()
{
  level thread ships();
}

ships()
{
  ships = getEntArray( "ship", "targetname" ); // Will get all the ships with ship as targetname

  for(i = 0; i < ships.size; i++) // Run the following on all the entities with ship as targetname
  {
    ships[i] thread ship();
  }
}

ship()
{
  self endon( "disconnect" );

  // I've done it this way so it will be correct in the game!
  self.dest = (getEnt( self.target, "targetname" )).origin; // The ship's target origin
  self.start = self.origin; // The ship's original origin
  
  //wait 20; // Gave an error for some reason?!
  
  while(1)
  {
    //self playLoopSound( "m_engines" );
  
    self moveTo( self.dest, 60, 0.1, 0.1 );
    
    wait 360;
    
    self.origin = self.start;
    
    wait 20;
  }
}

7. Now it should work, let's try it out ;)!

edited on Aug. 6, 2009 01:37 pm by scillman

Thanks again for the reply scillman

I don't have time now, but I'll try this in the morning.
You said save it as mp_mymapname_ships.gsc
Which folder should I save this in please, raw/maps/mp?
The file that I've been using was saved as _ship.gsc in the raw/maps/mp

Thanks again

edited on Aug. 6, 2009 03:48 pm by The-Cleaner

Well you can place it in _ships.gsc to ;)

I put it in raw/maps/mp using the file name you gave me, and works great

But the ships get half way across the map then disapear and spawn in their original position again, is it this setting I need to change?

self moveTo( self.dest, 60, 0.1, 0.1 );

And I changed this from:

wait 360;

to:

wait 360;

So the ships start to move after 30 seconds.