i want a script that moves some brushes up and down this is the code:

main()
{
  thread start();
}

start()
{
   for(;;)
   thread move();
}


move()

{
   //wait 1;
   obj = getentarray("obj","targetname");
   time = 4;
   height = 44;
   obj movez (height, time);
   //obj playsound();
   wait 100;
   obj movez ((height) * -1, time);
   //obj playsound();
}

the error i get is :
array is not an entity

I think i get his error because my "obj" is a multibrushes entity
but i dont know what i've to do....

Hello mk3y20 and welcome to MODSonline!

There are a few things that needs to be fixed.
First, you can get rid of the function "start()" If you are trying to get it to loop multiple times, just call "move()" at the bottom of the actual function to loop back.

Second, you are using "getEntArray()" on just one entity. You would use only "getEnt()" instead. If you have more than one entity/object you are trying to move, please tell us so we can help you out with moving more than one object.

Here, try this script:

move()
{
	//wait 1;
	obj = getEnt("obj", "targetname"); // Get a SINGLE object with the "targetname" of "obj"
	height = 44; // Move 44 units
	time = 4; // Move to height in 4 seconds

	obj movz(height, time); // Move object "height" units up in "time" seconds.

	wait 100; // Wait 100 seconds, or 1min and 40 seconds

	obj movez((height)*-1, time); // Move object "height" units down in "time" seconds.

	obj waittill("movedone"); // Wait until the object has completed it's move.

	// Repeat everything again by calling "move()" again.
	thread move();
}

Hope this helps!

thank u very much for the welcome and for the script that is good, but i wanna move multiple brushes so it doesnt work...

Maybe you should describe what you want to do. I'm guessing the brushes are elevators, since you move them up and down (although the height is kind of small).
Do you want them to move at the same time or independently ? How will they be triggered ?

Anyway, you could try this:

main()
{
   obj = getentarray("obj","targetname");
   for(i=0; i<obj.size; i++)   
       obj[i] thread move();
}

move()
{
while (1)
   {
   time = 4;
   height = 44;
   self movez (height, time);
   wait 100;
   self movez ((height) * -1, time);
   }
}

The brushes will move independently, but start at the same time, since they are triggered when the map starts.

thank you very much, the script works:

main()

{
   obj = getentarray("obj","targetname");
   for(i=0; i<obj.size; i++)   
   obj[i] thread start();
}

start()

{
   x = randomint(20); //get a random number
   wait(x); //wait the random number
   thread move(); //start move
}

move()

{
   obj = getentarray("obj","targetname"); //get entity
   time = 4;
   height = 44;
   self movez ((height) * -1, time); // move z axis -44 inch in 4 sec 
   wait 100; //wait 100 sec                            
   self movez (height, time); // move z 44 inch in 4 sec
   self waittill("movedone");  //wait the entity have finished move
   thread move(); //restart move()
}

i have just added a random number to wait for the bush start moving

edited on Mar. 1, 2010 03:14 pm by mk3y20