Hey guys, I have a question regarding Call of Duty scripting.
I'm trying to creating an intro screen for my map.
Unfortunately, the online tutorials haven't been that
helpful. I've reviewed these two for the intro screen:
(http://www.modsonline.com/Tutorials-read-123.html)
and
(http://www.modsonline.com/Tutorials-read-308.html).
Anyways, I tried replicating the code in each tutorial with no luck. All I have is a single map along with the .str, .gsc, and new introscreen_gmii.gsc. All files with the exception of the introscreen_gmii.gsc have the same file name. I appreciate it if someone could take a look and see where I might be going wrong on it? Thanks.

Script file for map: dv_midterm_2
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main()
{
maps\_load::main();
level.player takeallweapons();

maps\_introscreen_gmii::main();

precacheshader("black");

thread intro_screen();
level waittill("finished intro screen");
}

intro_screen()
{
precacheString(&"dv_midterm_2_LOCATION");
precacheString(&"dv_midterm_2_COUNTRY");
precacheString(&"dv_midterm_2_DATE");
precacheString(&"dv_midterm_2_TIME");
maps\_introscreen_gmii::introscreen(&"dv_midterm_2_LOCATION",&"dv_midterm_2_COUNTRY",&"dv_midterm_2_DATE",&"dv_midterm_2_TIME");
}

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You could go about it like this:

intro_screen()
{
precacheString("YOUR_LOCATION");
precacheString("YOUR_COUNTRY");
precacheString("YOUR_DATE");
precacheString("YOUR_TIME");
maps\_introscreen_gmi::introscreen("YOUR_LOCATION,"YOUR_COUNTRY","YOUR_DATE","YOUR_TIME");
}

Depends on your coding style - if you want to use a .STR. But the way I put it up there seems readable and easier, pretty sure reliable too.

EDIT: Whoa, I didn't catch that, good job York

So with Yorks advice it should work now, and the code posted above would work just aswell.

edited on Apr. 9, 2006 07:41 pm by [FR]Sparks

maps\_introscreen_gmii::introscreen("YOUR_LOCATION," etc, etc

That's a problem it should be _gmi but ONLY for UO - not for original Call of Duty. Try it as:

maps\_introscreen::introscreen("YOUR_ etc, etc

Ok, I've tried the suggusted fix but it won't work. I get this message: "precacheShader must be called before any wait statements in the gametype or level script." I've tried relocating the precache lines above the waittill line but no luck. Thoughts?

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main()
{
maps\_load::main();
level.player takeallweapons();

maps\_introscreen::main();

precacheshader("black");

thread intro_screen();
level waittill("finished intro screen");
}

intro_screen()
{
precacheString("Location - Wolfschlucht 3 Bunker, France");
precacheString("August 12, 1944");
precacheString("0830 hrs");
maps\_introscreen::introscreen("Location - Wolfschlucht 3 Bunker, France","August 12, 1944","0830 hrs");
}

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I believe there are waits inside of maps\_introscreen::main(). Since you're not calling that as a separate "thread", precacheshader doesn't get called until it finishes. (main() waits for it to finish before continuing.)

Simply use

thread maps\_introscreen::main();

and main() won't wait for it anymore.

When I add "thread", I get this error:
"cannot cast string to istring" and it points to the precacheString ("Location - Wolf...)
It says it's called from "thread intro_screen();"
and from "main()"

Suggestions?

Suggestions: Read this tutorial. It's all in there. Just do it exactly as done in the tutorial.

edited on Apr. 10, 2006 06:29 am by The_Caretaker

Am I missing something? The_Caretaker you did read my initial post, right? I followed this tutorial plus the other one on the website. If I did miss something, please point it out. Thanks.

Yes, I read your first post... But I also see you didn't follow it in your last .gsc file

intro_screen()
{
precacheString("Location - Wolfschlucht 3 Bunker, France");
precacheString("August 12, 1944");
precacheString("0830 hrs");
maps\_introscreen::introscreen("Location - Wolfschlucht 3 Bunker, France","August 12, 1944","0830 hrs");
}

That won't work..

you can only precache strings from a .str file. As described in the tutorial.

The problem is I've tried what you're suggest before. I did it exactly as the tutorials state and had a .str file and everything and it didn't work. Please read all the above posts.