Ok, well i made an elevator for my map and it has two triggers for it to work, its pretty simple, but i keep getting an error saying array is not an object, i know why, because im using getentarray, but if i change getentarray to getent it will give me another error saying that i used getent with multiple entities. What can i use then? Here is my script (dont laugh):

elevator1()

{
elevatormodel = getent ("elevatorcar", "targetname");
elevatordoorminusy = getent ("doorminusy", "targetname");
elevatordoorplusy = getent ("doorplusy", "targetname");
elevatorlights = getent ("elevatorlight", "targetname");
elevatortrigger = getent ("elevatorswitch", "targetname");
while (1)
{
elevatortrigger waittill ("trigger");
wait 3;
elevatordoorminusy movey (-30, 1.5);
elevatordoorplusy movey (30, 1.5);
wait 6.5;
elevatordoorminusy movey (30, 1.5);
elevatordoorplusy movey (-30, 1.5);
wait 3.5;
elevatormodel movez (3680, 12);
elevatordoorminusy movez (3680, 12);
elevatordoorplusy movez (3680, 12);
elevatorlights movez (3680, 12);
wait 14;
elevatordoorminusy movey (-30, 1.5);
elevatordoorplusy movey (30, 1.5);
wait 6.5;
elevatordoorminusy movey (30, 1.5);
elevatordoorplusy movey (-30, 1.5);
wait 3.5;
elevatormodel movez (-3680, 5);
elevatordoorminusy movez (-3680, 5);
elevatordoorplusy movez (-3680, 5);
elevatorlights movez (-3680, 5);
wait 7;
}
}

Help please!

Okay, need more information

How many elevators do you have?
That would be the only reason you should have multiple entities under the same name. If you have more than one entity for the same name and it's all one elevator, then I'll help with that, if it's something else, we need to determine that.

Looking at this example, you definitely do not want to be using getentarray (unless you have multiple elevators)

You said you have more than one switch? That's the part where you need to use getentarray. But it's not a magic button, if you use an array, you need to rewrite a bit of the code.

What line are you getting an error on?

Is this example of code what you're talking about, because there's no getentarray in the entire thing.

:)

edited on Mar. 25, 2008 07:38 pm by SpeedHighway

yeah i copy pasted the code i was trying to work with, here is where i have getentarray

elevator1()

{
elevatormodel = getent ("elevatorcar", "targetname");
elevatordoorminusy = getent ("doorminusy", "targetname");
elevatordoorplusy = getent ("doorplusy", "targetname");
elevatorlights = getent ("elevatorlight", "targetname");
elevatortrigger = getentarray ("elevatorswitch", "targetname");
while (1)
{
elevatortrigger waittill ("trigger");
wait 3;
elevatordoorminusy movey (-30, 1.5);
elevatordoorplusy movey (30, 1.5);
wait 6.5;
elevatordoorminusy movey (30, 1.5);
elevatordoorplusy movey (-30, 1.5);
wait 3.5;
elevatormodel movez (3680, 12);
elevatordoorminusy movez (3680, 12);
elevatordoorplusy movez (3680, 12);
elevatorlights movez (3680, 12);
wait 14;
elevatordoorminusy movey (-30, 1.5);
elevatordoorplusy movey (30, 1.5);
wait 6.5;
elevatordoorminusy movey (30, 1.5);
elevatordoorplusy movey (-30, 1.5);
wait 3.5;
elevatormodel movez (-3680, 5);
elevatordoorminusy movez (-3680, 5);
elevatordoorplusy movez (-3680, 5);
elevatorlights movez (-3680, 5);
wait 7;
}
}

i get the error at: elevatortrigger = getentarray ("elevatorswitch", "targetname");

I only have one elevator, two triggers.


edited on Mar. 25, 2008 10:09 pm by somedude

Okay, if you have more than one trigger, you're going to have to put everything in a function. The problem with this is that it becomes a pain to make sure both triggers can't be hit at the same time. (Why do you have 2 triggers when you have the elevator move, wait, then move?)

I can jot down something to help if that's what you need, but first I should know if you seriously even want 2 triggers. If you do, then the logic of your script will need an overhaul =D. Let me know what I can do to help. :)

mind if i jump in here? i have an elevator question too...hopefully and easy one and we all like a tidy forum :)

i want to have 2 elevators...no doors or anything...i have one working but cant get a second one to trigger....

what do i need to do for the second script + targetnames?

here is the first...a direct copy and paste from cod tutorials (remember to look there for cod4 tips too :) )

main() {
level.elevatorDown = true; // elevator starts at bottom: true/false
level.elevatorMoving = false; // elevator is not currently moving
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 = 8;
height = 1330;
wait (1);
if (level.elevatorDown) { // moves to top
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, speed);
elevatormodel waittill ("movedone");
level.elevatorDown = false;
}
else { // moves to bottom
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;
}