can someone give me a link to call of duty 2 maps with elevators.

If you want to learn how to make elevators in CoD2... there is a tutorial in the CoD section. It works the same way in CoD2.

That tut is ok, but where do you put the gsc, and what about the sound scripting? What sound should it call on? Where does the sound scripting go?

Marlow writes...
i followed the directions to the letter.. When I go into the map, the use icon appears, but the switch does nothing.

OK, I've tracked the problem down to the scripting in my gsc file... I don't know how to fit in the code suggested in the tut. Can someone help?


This is what I have that works (where and what do I put in if I followed the old COD tut for elevators?):

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

	level thread weaponrespawner("weapons", 5);

	ambientPlay("ambient_mp_msp4");
	
	game["allies"] = "american";
	game["axis"] = "german";
	game["attackers"] = "allies";
	game["defenders"] = "axis";
	game["american_soldiertype"] = "normandy";
	game["german_soldiertype"] = "normandy";

                // Set some cvars
                setcvar("r_glowbloomintensity0","1");
	setcvar("r_glowbloomintensity1","1");
	setcvar("r_glowskybleedintensity0",".5");
}

weaponrespawner(targetname, defaultrespawndelay)
{
weapons = getentarray(targetname, "targetname");
if(weapons.size > 0)
{
	for(i=0; i < weapons.size; i++) 
{
if(!isdefined(weapons[i].script_timescale))
weapons[i].script_timescale = defaultrespawndelay;

// kick off a thread to listen for when the item gets 

picked up
	weapons[i] thread 

weapon_think(weapons[i].script_timescale);
}
}
}

 

// self = weapon reference
weapon_think(delaytime)
{

// capture important weapon data first to allow us to 

respawn them

	classname = self.classname;
	model = self.model;
	count = self.count;
	org = self.origin;
	angles = self.angles;
	targetname = self.targetname;

// Wait till the weapon gets picked up
	self waittill("trigger");

// Wait the delay before respawn
	wait delaytime;

// respawn the weapon
	weapon = spawn(classname, org);
	weapon.angles = angles;
	weapon.count = count;
	weapon setmodel(model); 
	weapon.script_timescale = delaytime;
	weapon.targetname = targetname;
// Kick off a new thread with the new weapon and kill 

the old one
	weapon thread weapon_think(delaytime);
}

This still doesn't resolve the sounds issue, but i'll search for topics on that. Thanks all..

Sorry about the redundant posts, but I'm not allowed to edit.. At any rate, I've cleaned up what I have that works and I've also simplified what I think needs to go in.. I still can't figure out how to splice it in. Can you help?

What I have that works:

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

	level thread weaponrespawner("weapons", 5);

	ambientPlay("ambient_mp_msp4");
	
	game["allies"] = "american";
	game["axis"] = "german";
	game["attackers"] = "allies";
	game["defenders"] = "axis";
	game["american_soldiertype"] = "normandy";
	game["german_soldiertype"] = "normandy";

        setcvar("r_glowbloomintensity0","1");
	setcvar("r_glowbloomintensity1","1");
	setcvar("r_glowskybleedintensity0",".5");
}

	weaponrespawner(targetname, defaultrespawndelay)
{
	weapons = getentarray(targetname, "targetname");
	if(weapons.size > 0)
{
	for(i=0; i < weapons.size; i++) 
{
	if(!isdefined(weapons[i].script_timescale))
	weapons[i].script_timescale = defaultrespawndelay;

	weapons[i] thread 	weapon_think(weapons[i].script_timescale);
}
}
}

 

	weapon_think(delaytime)
{
	classname = self.classname;
	model = self.model;
	count = self.count;
	org = self.origin;
	angles = self.angles;
	targetname = self.targetname;
	self waittill("trigger");
	wait delaytime;
	weapon = spawn(classname, org);
	weapon.angles = angles;
	weapon.count = count;
	weapon setmodel(model); 
	weapon.script_timescale = delaytime;
	weapon.targetname = targetname;
	weapon thread weapon_think(delaytime);
}

What I need to incorporate according to the tut:

{
	level.elevatorDown = true; 
	level.elevatorMoving = false; 
	thread elevator_start();
}

	elevator_start() 
{
	elevator = getentarray ("elevatorswitch","targetname");
	if ( isdefined(elevator) )
	for (i = 0; i < elevator.size; i++)
	elevator[i] thread elevator_think();
}

	elevator_think() 
{
	while (1) 
{
	self waittill ("trigger");
	if (!level.elevatorMoving)
	thread elevator_move();
}
}

	elevator_move() 
{
	elevatormodel = getent ("elevatormodel", "targetname");
	level.elevatorMoving = true;
	speed = 5;
	height = 192;
	wait (1);
	if (level.elevatorDown) 
{ 
	elevatormodel playsound ("elevator1"); 
	wait (1); 
	elevatormodel moveZ (height, speed);
	elevatormodel waittill ("movedone");
	level.elevatorDown = false;
}
	else 
{ 
	elevatormodel playsound ("elevator1"); 
	wait (1);  
	elevatormodel moveZ (height - (height * 2), speed);
	elevatormodel waittill ("movedone");
	level.elevatorDown = true;
}
	level.elevatorMoving = false;
}

After several hours of tinkering, I've got this scripting working... What I lack in intelligence and experience, I certainly have in persistence... At any rate, here is the code that worked... I was neglecting to see that part of the code had to be grouped with the first section and the others had to stand alone...

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

	level thread weaponrespawner("weapons", 1);
	level.elevatorDown = true;
	level.elevatorMoving = false;
	thread elevator_start();

	ambientPlay("ambient_mp_msp4");
	
	game["allies"] = "american";
	game["axis"] = "german";
	game["attackers"] = "allies";
	game["defenders"] = "axis";
	game["american_soldiertype"] = "normandy";
	game["german_soldiertype"] = "normandy";

        setcvar("r_glowbloomintensity0","1");
	setcvar("r_glowbloomintensity1","1");
	setcvar("r_glowskybleedintensity0",".5");


}

	weaponrespawner(targetname, defaultrespawndelay)
{
	weapons = getentarray(targetname, "targetname");
	if(weapons.size > 0)
{
	for(i=0; i < weapons.size; i++) 
{
	if(!isdefined(weapons[i].script_timescale))
	weapons[i].script_timescale = defaultrespawndelay;

	weapons[i] thread 		
	weapon_think(weapons[i].script_timescale);
}
}
}

 

	weapon_think(delaytime)
{
	classname = self.classname;
	model = self.model;
	count = self.count;
	org = self.origin;
	angles = self.angles;
	targetname = self.targetname;
	self waittill("trigger");
	wait delaytime;
	weapon = spawn(classname, org);
	weapon.angles = angles;
	weapon.count = count;
	weapon setmodel(model); 
	weapon.script_timescale = delaytime;
	weapon.targetname = targetname;
	weapon thread weapon_think(delaytime);
}
	
	elevator_start()
{
	elevator = getentarray ("elevatorswitch","targetname");
	if ( isdefined(elevator) )
	for (i = 0; i < elevator.size; i++)
	elevator[i] thread elevator_think();
}

	elevator_think() 
{
	while (1) 
{
	self waittill ("trigger");
	if (!level.elevatorMoving)
	thread elevator_move();
}
}

	elevator_move() 
{
	elevatormodel = getent ("elevatormodel", "targetname");
	level.elevatorMoving = true;
	speed = 5;
	height = 1608;
	wait (1);
	if (level.elevatorDown) 
{
	elevatormodel playsound ("elevator1"); // sound definition for soundaliases.csv
	wait (1);
	elevatormodel moveZ (height, speed);
	elevatormodel waittill ("movedone");
	level.elevatorDown = false;
}
	else 
{
	elevatormodel playsound ("elevator1"); // sound definition for soundaliases.csv
	wait (1);  // wait a second to hear the motor start and then start the movement of the lift - feels more realistic
	elevatormodel moveZ (height - (height * 2), speed);
	elevatormodel waittill ("movedone");
	level.elevatorDown = true;
}
	level.elevatorMoving = false;
}

No then, here's where I'm currently stuck... I have a long elevator shaft and the elevator itself travels a long way... The trigger stays at the bottom (it is not a part of the elevator, though I wish it was). The TUT doesn't explain how to make the button part of the elevator or how to add two buttons (one at the bottom AND top). I tried two things, one long ass trigger and two triggers.. Both times the use function seemed to disappear once I got in the map.. So, how do I either attach the button, or have two buttons.. Still don't know about the sounds.

edited on Apr. 10, 2007 11:41 pm by Marlow

Still can't get the sound to work using the elevator tut...

have you made a .csv file? and if so.. post it.