hello, i use scripting to make some germans floodspawn...however, it doesn't seem to work...here is my script:

frontline()
{

spawners = getentarray("trench2", "targetname");
for (i=0; i < spawners.size; i++ )
{
// if(isalive(spawners))
{
spawners stalingradspawn();
}
}
}


in radiant, i give them a key: count with a value: 2

they spawn fine, but the second wave never comes...what am i missing...i know that in CODUO there was this extra line: level thread maps\_spawner_gmi::flood_spawn (spawners);

however, cod2 is different and doesn't have that...

help would be appreciated, and my sp map is nearing completion very quickly

thank you

edited on Jan. 31, 2007 03:48 pm by babycop

now my script is like this:

flak_rushers()
{

spawners = getentarray("flak_rushers", "targetname");
level thread maps\_loopspawn::loop_spawner (spawners);
for (i=0; i < spawners.size; i++ )
{
// if(isalive(spawners))
{
spawners stalingradspawn();
}
}
}

and i get this error message:

******* script runtime error *******
potential infinite loop in script: (file 'maps/_loopspawn.gsc', line 221)
for (i = 0; i < aeSpawners.size; i++)
*
called from:
(file 'maps/_loopspawn.gsc', line 109)
aeSpawners = loop_spawner_sort (aeSpawners);
*
called from:
(file 'maps/leningrad.gsc', line 366)
level thread maps\_loopspawn::loop_spawner (spawners);
*
called from:
(file 'maps/leningrad.gsc', line 544)
thread flak_rushers();
*
started from:
(file 'maps/leningrad.gsc', line 543)
wait(2);
*
************************************

any idea anyone on how to write it down correctly....

i did it!

heres the script now

flak_rushers()
{

spawners = getentarray("flak_rushers", "targetname");
level thread maps\_spawner::spawnerflood_spawn (spawners);
for (i=0; i < spawners.size; i++ )
{
// if(isalive(spawners))
{
spawners stalingradspawn();
}
}
}

could you explain how you did the radiant part of this to get it working?

I also need germans that keeps spawning when the first wave died.

all u gotta do is put german spawners in your map that all have the same targetname (in this case, flak_rushers). Make sure you check the box that says spawner. Target each german to a node. For each german, put in:

key: count
value: the total number of germans that will spawn from this actor every time it dies.

this line in the script: level thread maps\_spawner::spawnerflood_spawn (spawners); makes your germans floodspawn.

That's all.

Babycop, try swapping the bit which isn't getting read by the script,

// if(isalive(spawners))

for

if(isdefined(spawners))

which I think is the proper way of doing it. So if you don't have to check that the entitiy/entities are alive (like when they haven't spawned yet), then it still checks that they exist at all.

Just to mention, but you've probably already noticed, script_stalingradspawn as a key on a actor/spawner has been changed to script_forcespawn, but stalingradspawn is still fine for scripting. Guess they just wanted to change the key's name!

Anyhow, hope your new map is coming on good.

hmmm....you're totally right...I never thought of putting that line there...if i uncommented if(isalive(spawners)), then there would be an error since the ai hasn't spawned yet and i'm not trying to know if they are dead....so if(isdefined(spawners))
makes perfect sense! However, does that line bring anything useful to that particular script since not having anything there does not bring forth any error whatsoever?(just for personal knowledge)

As for script_forcespawn, I didn't know it had the same effect as stalingradspawn...but i'll keep using it, looks way cooler

Oh and I'm not really doing a new map, I'm doing a campaign for the rise of the resistance expansion pack to COD2.....

hmm it isn't working. when i shot the german no new spawn will come back.

i placed an actor. checked spawner, give it the targetname wave_1 and connected the actor to a cover node.

then i made a trigger called trwave_1 and connected it to the actor.

i used this script:

wave_1()
{

spawners = getentarray("wave_1", "targetname");
level thread maps\_spawner::spawnerflood_spawn (spawners);
for (i=0; i < spawners.size; i++ )
{
if(isdefined(spawners))
{
spawners stalingradspawn();
}
}
}

when i load the map i get this error:

array is not an entity: path to my gsc file
spawners stalingradspawn();

what am i doing wrong?

i think it's because you are using a trigger to spawn the actor but spawning him with the script as well. Try this:

wave_1()
{

trig = getent("trwave_1 ","targetname");
trig waittill("trigger");
spawners = getentarray("wave_1", "targetname");
level thread maps\_spawner::spawnerflood_spawn (spawners);
for (i=0; i < spawners.size; i++ )
{
if(isdefined(spawners))
{
spawners stalingradspawn();
}
}
}

DO NOT CONNECT THE TRIGGER TO THE ACTOR SINCE YOU ARE USING THE SCRIPTED METHOD OF SPAWNING AI.

Also, don't forget to put key: count and value: 3 (for example) for your actors so the script knows how many times an actor will spawn from that ai.

I don't know if you checked it out, but Yorkshire made a tutorial on spawning (for cod and uo) but works for cod2. It explains the different ways of spawning ai (mapped and scripted). In this case, you mixed both by connecting the trigger to the ai while your script was doing the same thing...

Check it out
Here

Because you are using an array shouldn't you need to add the array value to the spawner in the for loop?

wave_1()
{
trig = getent("trwave_1 ","targetname");
trig waittill("trigger");
spawners = getentarray("wave_1", "targetname");
 if(isDefined(spawners)
 {
  level thread maps\_spawner::spawnerflood_spawn (spawners);
    for (i=0; i < spawners.size; i++ )
    {
       spawners[i] stalingradspawn();
    }
 }
}