Having a tough time scripting a light......inserted a light, clicked "scriptable", gave it a target, targetname, maxmove, yada, yada. Script call is simple right, just trying to make it move. Then tried a trigger to make it move, still nothing. No script errors, the code appears to be fine, but no matter what I do I simply cannot script a light properly.

Has ANYONE got a simple .map with a working scripted light? I read the forum thread about lighting on/off and even tried the sample .map that was posted, and it STILL doesn't work. I'm rather frustrated and am sorry I don't have more info to post.

Tell me what you need to help and I'll do my best to provide it. Or has anyone got one that's working they're willing to share? If it works on my end you'll definitely get credit when my map is released!!

Thanks in advance.

edited on Feb. 18, 2008 12:44 pm by Skyguy

I thought those only worked in SP.
If I recall, one of the devs said scriptable lights to turn on/off and flicker can only be done in SP.

Ok, tried it again and now it works.............I'll try inserting them from my test map into my full map and see if it works.

I must have missed something in the gsc in the transfer.

Apologies.

you got it working for mp? please show me how :)


Module: Entity
SP Only

setlightcolor
setlightexponent
setlightfovrange
setlightintensity
setlightradius

Agreed, do you mind posting your code?

well, he didnt say it was for MP...

anyway, it is possible to have flickering lights in mp... just that its a bit different than using them functions

Thread here on switchable lights (works by moving the light really quickly)

http://www.modsonline.com/Forums-top-72729.html

My file is still up for download.

I believe this is the same one that you are talking about, and I can assure you it does work.

1. extract from zip
2. compile the map
3. build fast file.

should be good to go.

my xfire is tee699 if you want to discuss any problems with that file.

edited on Feb. 18, 2008 04:18 pm by Pedro699

.KiLL3R. writes...

So, then how do we go about creating them? I was looking into having a few rooms or a full floor that had a few flickering lights, nothing too crazy but just for added effect.

you could make an fx that makes light
or
use this script

<br />
main()<br />
{<br />
*map stuff here*<br />
<br />
lights = getentarray("light", "targetname");<br />
for(i=0;i<lights.size;i++)<br />
lights[i] thread flicker();<br />
}<br />
<br />
flicker()<br />
{<br />
while (1)<br />
{<br />
wait 0.3 + randomFloat(0.7); // light will be on for 0.3 - 1 seconds<br />
light movez(-10000,0.05);<br />
wait 0.05 + randomFloat(0.05); // light will be off for 0.05 - 0.1 seconds<br />
light movez(10000,0.05);<br />
}<br />
}<br />

make a light and give this
Key: targetname
Value: light

if it doesnt work try ticking the PRIMARY_SCRIPTABLE box

cool ty