Do you have the FX in your zone source?

IMO, would be bad form to reference the mortar GSC before _load as you may/may not be using functionality from the _load utility.

I have added the following to my zone source via missing assets

fx,clusterbomb_exp
rawfile,maps/mp/mp_test_fx.gsc
rawfile,maps/createfx/mp_test_fx.gsc
fx,explosions/clusterbomb_exp
rawfile,maps/mp/mortar.gsc

this the actual mp_test.gsc

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

	
	ambientPlay("ambient_backlot_ext");
	
	game["allies"] = "sas";
	game["axis"] = "opfor";
	game["attackers"] = "axis";
	game["defenders"] = "allies";
	game["allies_soldiertype"] = "woodland";
	game["axis_soldiertype"] = "woodland";
	
	setdvar( "r_specularcolorscale", "1" );
	
	setdvar("r_glowbloomintensity0",".25");
	setdvar("r_glowbloomintensity1",".25");
	setdvar("r_glowskybleedintensity0",".3");
	setdvar("compassmaxrange","1800");
	
	wait (10);
	
	iprintlnbold("LOL TEST out of mapname gsc");



}

this the actual maps/mp/mortar.gsc

main()

{ 



	wait (20);	
	
	iprintlnbold("THIS WAS THE MORTAR FILE");

    // Specify  explosion effects to play

    level._effect["mortar_explosion"] = loadfx("explosions/clusterbomb_exp");

    

 

    // send down the mortars

    level thread mortars();

}    


mortars()

	{

    // Get an array of all the mortars in the level

    mortar1 = getentarray ("mortar1","targetname");
	
	mortar2 = getentarray ("mortar2","targetname");
	
	mortar3 = getentarray ("mortar3","targetname");
	
	mortar4 = getentarray ("mortar4","targetname");
	

    // Loop over and over while the level is loaded

    while (1)
	

    

    // Wait XX seconds  before doing a mortar explosion
    wait (2);
	
	
	
    // Play the incomming mortar sound effect

    mortar1 playsound("mortar_incoming");

    // Wait  while the imcomming sound plays

    wait (2);
	
	

	
    // Do the explosion effects
	origin = mortar1 GetOrigin();
	playfx (level._effect["mortar_explosion"],origin);
    mortar1 playsound("clusterbomb_explode_default");
    radiusDamage(mortar1.origin, 500, 2000, 50);
	wait (0.1);	

	origin = mortar2 GetOrigin();	
    playfx (level._effect["mortar_explosion"],origin);
	mortar2 playsound("clusterbomb_explode_default");
    radiusDamage(mortar2.origin, 500, 2000, 50);
	wait (0.1);
	
	
	origin = mortar3 GetOrigin();
	playfx (level._effect["mortar_explosion"],origin);
    mortar3 playsound("clusterbomb_explode_default");
    radiusDamage(mortar3.origin, 500, 2000, 50);	
	wait (0.1);
	
	
	origin = mortar4 GetOrigin();
    playfx (level._effect["mortar_explosion"],origin);
	mortar4 playsound("clusterbomb_explode_default");
	radiusDamage(mortar4.origin, 500, 2000, 50);
	wait (0.1);
	}

this is the maps/mp/mp_test_fx

main()
{

	wait (30);
	iprintlnbold("THIS WAS THE maps mp mp test fx");
	
    level._effect["mortar_explosion"] = loadfx("explosions/clusterbomb_exp");
/#		

	if ( getdvar( "clientSideEffects" ) != "1" )
	maps\createfx\mp_test_fx::main();
#/


}

and this is the maps/createfx/mp_test_fx.gsc

main()

{ 



	wait (40);	
	
	iprintlnbold("LOL TEST greate fx folder");


    

 

    // send down the mortars

   // level thread mortars();

}    

What I get now is:
Error "explosions/clusterbomb_exp" not precached

and the two mp_test_fx do not send any message.



edited on Feb. 22, 2008 03:49 pm by {MASS}Sgt

Do you use script_models nodes for the targetspot or script origins?

Thanks, Rake

I use script origins with "mortar1" "targetname" goes up to mortar4.

Normaly this should work, but I do not know why I get the error "clusterbomb_exp" not precached.

Do you have an idea on that?

If you used loadfx, it should be precached...try putting the fx in the fastfile? I don't know if yuo have already.

Finaly I got it working

Now I am getting mad at bringing the MIG29 and my little bombs together in one script

Does someone know, how to put two scripts together in one without getting errors?

here is my planes gsc which is working:

main()
{

level thread planes();
}

planes()
{
level.PlaneSpeed = 1;

harrier1 = getent ("harrier1","targetname");


temp = getent (harrier1.target,"targetname");
harrier1.dest = temp.origin;
harrier1.start = harrier1.origin;
harrier1 hide();


wait 2;

while (1)
{
harrier1 thread plane_flyby("veh_mig29_sonic_boom");
wait .15;


wait 60;
}
}


plane_flyby(sound)
{
// If you specified a sound to play then play it
if (isdefined (sound))
self playsound (sound);

//wait 15;

self show();

self moveto(self.dest, 1, 0.1, 0.1);

wait level.PlaneSpeed;

self hide();
self.origin = self.start;


}

this is my bomb gsc which is working, too

main()


{
	level thread precacheFX();
    level thread mortars();

}    

precacheFX()

{

	level._effect["grenadeExp_concrete_2"] = loadfx("explosions/grenadeExp_concrete_2");
}


mortars()
{
	wait (30);
	
	mortar1 = getEnt ( "mortar1","targetname" );
	mortar2 = getent ( "mortar2","targetname" );
	mortar3 = getent ( "mortar3","targetname" );
	mortar4 = getent ( "mortar4","targetname" );
	
	
	mortar1 playsound("mortar_incoming");
	
	wait (2);
	
	origin = mortar1 GetOrigin();
	playfx (level._effect["grenadeExp_concrete_2"], mortar1.origin);
    mortar1 playsound("grenade_explode_concrete");
	radiusDamage(mortar1.origin, 500, 2000, 50);
	wait (0.2);
	
	origin = mortar2 GetOrigin();
	playfx (level._effect["grenadeExp_concrete_2"], mortar2.origin);
    mortar2 playsound("grenade_explode_concrete");
	radiusDamage(mortar1.origin, 500, 2000, 50);
	wait (0.2);

	origin = mortar3 GetOrigin();
	playfx (level._effect["grenadeExp_concrete_2"], mortar3.origin);
    mortar3 playsound("grenade_explode_concrete");
	radiusDamage(mortar1.origin, 500, 2000, 50);
	wait (0.2);
	
	origin = mortar4 GetOrigin();
	playfx (level._effect["grenadeExp_concrete_2"], mortar4.origin);
    mortar4 playsound("grenade_explode_concrete");
	radiusDamage(mortar1.origin, 500, 2000, 50);
	wait (0.2);
	


	
	
	wait (10);
	
	iprintlnbold("LOL TEST out of bomb gsc");
	
}

just copy the bomb into the planes does not work, any idea?

I am realy getting frustrated on the scripting

main()
{
level._effect["grenadeExp_concrete_2"] = loadfx("explosions/grenadeExp_concrete_2");
level thread mortars();
wait 1;
level thread planes();
}    

mortars()
{
	wait 30;
	
	mortar1 = getEnt ( "mortar1","targetname" );
	mortar2 = getent ( "mortar2","targetname" );
	mortar3 = getent ( "mortar3","targetname" );
	mortar4 = getent ( "mortar4","targetname" );
		
	mortar1 playsound("mortar_incoming");
	
	wait 2;
	
	origin = mortar1 GetOrigin();
	playfx (level._effect["grenadeExp_concrete_2"], mortar1.origin);
	mortar1 playsound("grenade_explode_concrete");
	radiusDamage(mortar1.origin, 500, 2000, 50);
	wait 0.2;
	
	origin = mortar2 GetOrigin();
	playfx (level._effect["grenadeExp_concrete_2"], mortar2.origin);
	mortar2 playsound("grenade_explode_concrete");
	radiusDamage(mortar1.origin, 500, 2000, 50);
	wait 0.2;

	origin = mortar3 GetOrigin();
	playfx (level._effect["grenadeExp_concrete_2"], mortar3.origin);
	mortar3 playsound("grenade_explode_concrete");
	radiusDamage(mortar1.origin, 500, 2000, 50);
	wait 0.2;
	
	origin = mortar4 GetOrigin();
	playfx (level._effect["grenadeExp_concrete_2"], mortar4.origin);
	mortar4 playsound("grenade_explode_concrete");
	radiusDamage(mortar1.origin, 500, 2000, 50);
	wait 0.2;
}


planes()
{
level.PlaneSpeed = 1;

harrier1 = getent ("harrier1","targetname");
temp = getent (harrier1.target,"targetname");
harrier1.dest = temp.origin;
harrier1.start = harrier1.origin;
harrier1 hide();

wait 2;

while (1)
{
harrier1 thread plane_flyby("veh_mig29_sonic_boom");
wait .15;
wait 60;
}}


plane_flyby(sound)
{
if (isdefined (sound)) self playsound (sound);

self show();
self moveto(self.dest, 1, 0.1, 0.1);
wait level.PlaneSpeed;
self hide();
self.origin = self.start;
}

should work