I have created a new weapon for the Germans. I want this weapon to replace the satchel for there team. But I am getting this error while I try to load the map.
"count = GetWeaponBasedSatchelChargeCount{spawnweapon}
*bad syntax"
When I was first looking threw the _teams.gsc, I noticed that the satchel charge did not have the scripting in it, that allowed you to specify which team got what weapon. Incase I didnt explain that very well, in _team.gsc you can choose what grenade you want what team to spawn with; that I what I want to do with that satchel weapon slot. Knowing that, I tried taking the scripting from the grenade, and applied it into the satchel part. This is the exact part from my _teams.gsc

giveSatchelCharges(spawnweapon)
{
	self takeWeapon("satchelcharge_mp");
	self takeWeapon("gladung_mp");

	if (!level.allow_satchel)
		return;

	if(self.pers["team"] == "allies")
		{
			switch(game["allies"])		
			{
			case "american":
				satcheltype = "satchelcharge_mp";
				break;
	
			case "british":
				satcheltype = "satchelcharge_mp";
				break;
	
			case "russian":
				satcheltype = "satchelcharge_mp";
				break;
			}
		}
		else if(self.pers["team"] == "axis")
		{
			switch(game["axis"])
			{
			case "german":
				satcheltype = "gladung_mp";
				break;
			}
		}	
	}		
		
	count = getWeaponBasedSatchelChargeCount(spawnweapon);
	
	if ( count )
	{
	    } self setWeaponSlotWeapon("satchel", "satcheltype");
		        self setWeaponSlotClipAmmo("satcheltype", count);
	
}

getWeaponBasedSatchelChargeCount(weapon)
{
	// if battle rank is on then call the battle rank function
	if ( isDefined(level.battlerank) && level.battlerank)
	{
		return maps\mp\gametypes\_rank_gmi::getWeaponBasedSatchelChargeCount(weapon);
	}
	
	// no satchel charges given if we are not in battle rank mode
	return 0;
}

I understand the error I am getting, but I dont understand WHY I am getting it. Everything in the script looks fine to me. Is there something I am over looking and missed? any help woudl be appreciated. thanks!

Does it give you this error always, or only when you have a certain rank? If so.. maybe you should check out the function

getWeaponBasedSatchelChargeCount(weapon); in the _rank_gmi.gsc file

very often when you get bad syntax error its nothing wrong with the exact part its whining about

I think it is actully this thats the problem:

	if ( count )
	{
	    } self setWeaponSlotWeapon("satchel", "satcheltype");
		        self setWeaponSlotClipAmmo("satcheltype", count);
	
}

ït should be:

if ( count )
{
	self setWeaponSlotWeapon("satchel", "satcheltype");
	self setWeaponSlotClipAmmo("satcheltype", count);
}

edited on Mar. 22, 2006 05:03 pm by Drapan

Caretaker, it gives me the error as soon as I try to load up a map, cant get into it.
Drapan, thanks for the help, i replaced what you typed with what I had but am getting still,
******script compile error ********
bad syntax: {file '/maps/mp/gametype/mp/_teams.gsc', line 1398)
count = getWeaponBasedSatchelChargeCount(spawnweapon);
*