Hi, for the last couple of weeks I have tried to make a function work; the waittill( "goal" );. But it just skips it, and to make sure, it didn't work properly, I made another actor go to a node as soon as the first actor had come to the node. Both actors moved right at the beginning.

Generally I have some very weird problems with simple things with the modding tools sometimes, and they don't always get solved.

Anyway, here's the script, which I have shortened it down to, to locate the problem:

#include common_scripts\utility;

#include maps\_utility;

#include maps\_anim;

#include maps\_vehicle;

#include maps\test_code;


main()
{   
    maps\test_anim::main();
    maps\_load::main();

    /////////////////////////
    //      Level      //
    ////////////////////////
    level.campaign = "british";
    level.early_level[ level.script ] = false;
    battlechatter_off( "allies" );
    battlechatter_off( "axis" );
    battlechatter_off( "neutral" );

    /////////////////////////
    //Player Setup//
    ////////////////////////
    level.player takeallweapons();
    level.player giveWeapon( "mp5_silencer");
    level.player giveMaxAmmo("mp5_silencer");
    level.player giveWeapon("usp_silencer");
    level.player giveWeapon("flash_grenade");
    level.player switchtoWeapon("mp5_silencer");
    level.player setOffhandSecondaryClass( "flash" );
    level.player setViewmodel( "viewhands_black_kit" );

    ////////////////////////
    //  Precaches //
    ///////////////////////
    precacheString( &"TEST_INTRO_1" );
    precacheString( &"TEST_INTRO_2" );
    precacheString( &"TEST_INTRO_3" );
    precacheString( &"TEST_INTRO_4" );
    precacheString( &"TEST_INTRO_LOGO" );
    precacheString( &"TEST_INTRO_LOGO_2" );
    precacheshader("white");
    precacheshader("black");
    precacheshader("test_logo");
    precacheItem("facemask");

    //////////////////////////
    //Weapon Clips//
    //////////////////////////
    level.weaponClipModels = [];
    level.weaponClipModels[1] = "weapon_ak47_clip";
    level.weaponClipModels[2] = "weapon_mp5_clip";
    level.weaponClipModels[3] = "weapon_m16_clip";

    /////////////////////////
    //    Threads    //
    ////////////////////////
    thread intro();
}

intro()
{
    level.player disableWeapons();
    level.player freezeControls( true );

    MusicPlayWrapper( "intro" );

    thread intro_sequence();
}

intro_sequence()
{
    level.player unlink();

    smooth_move( "intro_point", 0.50 ); // custom function
    wait 0.01;
    level.player unlink();

    thread squad_setup();
    thread introscreen();
}

introscreen()
{ 
    level.intro_offset = ( -20 );
    lines = [];
    lines[ lines.size ] = &"TEST_INTRO_1";
    lines[ "date" ] = &"TEST_INTRO_2";
    lines[ lines.size ] = &"TEST_INTRO_3";
    lines[ lines.size ] = &"TEST_INTRO_4";
    maps\_introscreen::introscreen_feed_lines( lines );

    level.intro_offset = ( 0 );
    fade_time = ( 8 );
    time = ( 8.5 );
    maps\_introscreen::introscreen_generic_fade_in( "black", time, fade_time );

    thread start_briefing();
}

squad_setup()
{
    guy1_spawn = getent( "guy1", "targetname" );
    level.guy1 = guy1_spawn stalingradspawn();
    level.guy1.animname = "guy1"; 
    level.guy1 thread magic_bullet_shield();
    level.guy1.accuracy = 1000;
    level.guy1.grenadeammo = 0;
    level.guy1 pushplayer( true );

    guy2_spawn = getent( "guy2", "targetname" );
    level.guy2 = guy2_spawn stalingradspawn();
    level.guy2.animname = "guy2";
    level.guy2 thread magic_bullet_shield();
    level.guy2.accuracy = 900;
    level.guy2.grenadeammo = 2;
    level.guy2 pushplayer( true );

    guy3_spawn = getent( "guy3", "targetname" );
    level.guy3 = guy3_spawn stalingradspawn();
    level.guy3.animname = "guy3";
    level.guy3 thread magic_bullet_shield();
    level.guy3.accuracy = 500;
    level.guy3.grenadeammo = 0;
    level.guy3 pushplayer( true );

    level.squad = getentarray( "squad", "script_noteworthy" );
}

start_briefing()
{
    level.guy1 anim_single_solo( level.guy1, "briefing" );
    
    wait 1;

    level.player enableWeapons();
    level.player freezeControls( false );

    thread door();
}

door() 
{
     guy2_node = getnode( "guy2_door", "targetname" );
     level.guy2 setgoalnode(guy2_node);

     wait 0.5;

     level.guy2 waittill( "goal" );

     guy3_node = getnode( "guy3_node", "targetname" );
     level.guy3 setgoalnode(guy3_node);
}

Now, I have tried to remove all other custom content and reinsert the files for the modding tools manually in again.

In the test map, it doesn't work either, and I'm sure, it's not just a wait function I need. No errors also.

I have tried to narrow down the problem in my script:

#include common_scripts\utility;

#include maps\_utility;

#include maps\test_code;


main()
{   
    maps\test_anim::main();
    maps\_load::main();

    /////////////////////////
    //Player Setup//
    ////////////////////////
    level.player setViewmodel( "viewhands_black_kit" );

    /////////////////////////
    //    Threads    //
    ////////////////////////
    thread intro();
}

intro()
{
    thread intro_sequence();
}

intro_sequence()
{
    level.player unlink();

    smooth_move( "intro_point", 0.50 ); // custom function
    wait 0.01;
    level.player unlink();

    thread squad_setup();
    thread introscreen();
}

introscreen()
{ 
    thread start_briefing();
}

squad_setup()
{
    guy1_spawn = getent( "guy1", "targetname" );
    level.guy1 = guy1_spawn stalingradspawn();

    guy2_spawn = getent( "guy2", "targetname" );
    level.guy2 = guy2_spawn stalingradspawn();

    guy3_spawn = getent( "guy3", "targetname" );
    level.guy3 = guy3_spawn stalingradspawn();
}

start_briefing()
{
    thread door();
}

door() 
{
     guy2_node = getnode( "guy2_door", "targetname" );
     level.guy2 setgoalnode(guy2_node);

     level.guy2 waittill( "goal" );

     guy3_node = getnode( "guy3_node", "targetname" );
     level.guy3 setgoalnode(guy3_node);
}

But again: nothing.

edited on Apr. 28, 2010 05:50 pm by Marty22

so wat your trying to do is get level.guy2 to go to a spot and once it reaches there have another actor go to it? and then wait there? i know that ur trying to get them to reach there and wait till he is there. but i just dont know which actors ur talking about. plz clarify so i can help u out more.

I use the SAS actors.

yea i know but which actors are going where?

ok, it was just hard to tell, what exactly you were asking.

Nevertheless, I just want the actors to go to each their node, but one of them with the wait:

level.guy2 -> guy2_node
level.guy3 -> guy3_node

It's just a test to see if the function works. I only use the 2 of them, because it makes it easier.


Maybe upload the test map, so you could try and compile it?

thanks in advance

hit me up on xfire. it would probably be best. my xfire is voidsource

If you want one of them to wait, don't use the waittill(goal) command - that command instructs the AI to go to their goal node and then do whatever the next lines instruct (say, play an animation.)

Instead, you just need the 'wait' command.

level.guy2 wait(5)

(where the number in the parenthesis is the number of seconds you want him to wait for)