help with zones! in Mapping

Created on: April 29, 2014, 08:05:54 pm

hi, i've a very particular problem... that isn't my first map, but i don't know why my zombies spawns in random rooms. help me please, i don't know what to do!?

that's my mapname.gsc zone init script

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dlc3_zone_init()
{
	add_adjacent_zone( "initial_zone", "2a_zone", "enter_2a_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "initial_zone", "2b_zone", "enter_2b_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "2a_zone", "3_zone", "enter_3_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "2b_zone", "3_zone", "enter_3_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "2a_zone", "g_zone", "enter_g_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "2b_zone", "g_zone", "enter_g_zone" );	
	add_adjacent_zone( "g_zone", "2a_zone", "enter_2a_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "g_zone", "2b_zone", "enter_2b_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "g_zone", "6_zone", "enter_6_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "3_zone", "2a_zone", "enter_2a_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "3_zone", "2b_zone", "enter_2b_zone" );
	/*

i made that image for explain the map structure... but i haven't understand how post it dirctly xD.... i'm very sorry, if someone can post it under i will very happy

http://www.mediafire.com/view/n9foq1javkddo39/schema_zone.png

Last Edit: April 29, 2014, 08:21:04 pm by SajeOne

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Reply #1 on: April 29, 2014, 08:16:53 pm

Alerion
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You have a very complex zoning system:D
Did you check all the triggers for typos?
Try to find out which trigger causes to spawn zombies in zones that shouldn't be active.

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Last Edit: April 29, 2014, 08:19:57 pm by Alerion

Reply #2 on: April 29, 2014, 08:22:01 pm

treminaor
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Judging from the fact that this isn't your first map I assume you know enough about what you are doing that this guide won't help you, but I'll leave it here anyway in case: http://ugx-mods.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ultimate_Guide_to_Zones_in_v1.4_Maps

Reply #3 on: April 29, 2014, 08:22:32 pm

I believe that you need to use different flags for entering the same zone from 2 different ways. For example:

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add_adjacent_zone( "2a_zone", "3_zone", "enter_3_zone" );
add_adjacent_zone( "2b_zone", "3_zone", "enter_3_zone" );

should be:

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add_adjacent_zone( "2a_zone", "3_zone", "enter_3_zone_from_2a" );
add_adjacent_zone( "2b_zone", "3_zone", "enter_3_zone_from_2b" );

and etcetera.

Post Merge: April 29, 2014, 08:23:58 pm

Basically no two flags can be the same.

Last Edit: April 29, 2014, 08:23:58 pm by nabaro

Reply #4 on: April 29, 2014, 08:25:01 pm

treminaor
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Quote from: nabaro on April 29, 2014, 08:22:32 pm

I believe that you need to use different flags for entering the same zone from 2 different ways. For example:
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add_adjacent_zone( "2a_zone", "3_zone", "enter_3_zone" );
add_adjacent_zone( "2b_zone", "3_zone", "enter_3_zone" );
should be:
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add_adjacent_zone( "2a_zone", "3_zone", "enter_3_zone_from_2a" );
add_adjacent_zone( "2b_zone", "3_zone", "enter_3_zone_from_2b" );
and etcetera.
Post Merge: April 29, 2014, 08:23:58 pm
Basically no two flags can be the same.

Yes they can be the same, I've done that many times before with zones if there are two doors that lead to the same place you want them to activate the same flag.

Reply #5 on: April 29, 2014, 08:27:00 pm

Oh. My bad, then.

Reply #6 on: April 29, 2014, 08:28:00 pm

Alerion
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Quote from: nabaro on April 29, 2014, 08:22:32 pm

I believe that you need to use different flags for entering the same zone from 2 different ways. For example:
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add_adjacent_zone( "2a_zone", "3_zone", "enter_3_zone" );
add_adjacent_zone( "2b_zone", "3_zone", "enter_3_zone" );
should be:
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add_adjacent_zone( "2a_zone", "3_zone", "enter_3_zone_from_2a" );
add_adjacent_zone( "2b_zone", "3_zone", "enter_3_zone_from_2b" );
and etcetera.
Post Merge: April 29, 2014, 08:23:58 pm
Basically no two flags can be the same.

Well, they are and seem to have worked here:

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add_adjacent_zone( "back_right_area", "center_breezeway", "enter_leftside_spawn_house" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "rear_lakeside", "center_breezeway", "enter_leftside_spawn_house" );

(from comoseas zones)

Reply #7 on: April 29, 2014, 09:47:48 pm

daedra descent
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i don't think it matters if both triggers go into the same zone. If i remember right the script assumes that wherever the notify comes from is an opened zone, so something like:

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add_adjacent_zone( "Intial_zone", "New_zone", "Enter_new_zone" );
add_adjacent_zone( "box_zone", "New_zone", "Enter_new_zone" );

would work, since it is assumed that the zone the notify is coming from is active.

Also i'm sure that you could do separate flags for each zone entirely, even if the zone has another flag wait like this:

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add_adjacent_zone( "Initial_zone", "New_zone", "Enter_new_zone" );
add_adjacent_zone( "Initial_zone", "New_zone", "Enter_new_zone_2" );

Reply #8 on: April 30, 2014, 12:38:29 pm

sorry, i've don't answered quickly but in italy was late and i've gone to sleep after posting that... however with that scrip zombies spawns only in te first room

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dlc3_zone_init()
{
	add_adjacent_zone( "initial_zone", "2a_zone", "enter_2a_zone_from_initial_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "initial_zone", "2b_zone", "enter_2b_zone_from_initial_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "2a_zone", "3_zone", "enter_3_zone_from_2a_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "2b_zone", "3_zone", "enter_3_zone_from_2b_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "2a_zone", "g_zone", "enter_g_zone_from_2a_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "2b_zone", "g_zone", "enter_g_zone_from_2b_zone" );	
	add_adjacent_zone( "g_zone", "2a_zone", "enter_2a_zone_from_g_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "g_zone", "2b_zone", "enter_2b_zone_from_g_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "g_zone", "6_zone", "enter_6_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "3_zone", "2a_zone", "enter_2a_zone_from_3_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "3_zone", "2b_zone", "enter_2b_zone_from_3_zone" );
	/*

trigger use of the doors are perfect... i don't know where is the issue...

Last Edit: April 30, 2014, 04:44:51 pm by SajeOne

Reply #9 on: April 30, 2014, 01:04:01 pm

daedra descent
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Quote from: aster-99 on April 30, 2014, 12:38:29 pm

sorry, i've don't answered quickly but in italy was late and i've gone to sleep after posting that... however with that scrip zombies spawns only in te first room
dlc3_zone_init()
{
   add_adjacent_zone( "initial_zone", "2a_zone", "enter_2a_zone_from_initial_zone" );
   add_adjacent_zone( "initial_zone", "2b_zone", "enter_2b_zone_from_initial_zone" );
   add_adjacent_zone( "2a_zone", "3_zone", "enter_3_zone_from_2a_zone" );
   add_adjacent_zone( "2b_zone", "3_zone", "enter_3_zone_from_2b_zone" );
   add_adjacent_zone( "2a_zone", "g_zone", "enter_g_zone_from_2a_zone" );
   add_adjacent_zone( "2b_zone", "g_zone", "enter_g_zone_from_2b_zone" );
   add_adjacent_zone( "g_zone", "2a_zone", "enter_2a_zone_from_g_zone" );
   add_adjacent_zone( "g_zone", "2b_zone", "enter_2b_zone_from_g_zone" );
   add_adjacent_zone( "g_zone", "6_zone", "enter_6_zone" );
   add_adjacent_zone( "3_zone", "2a_zone", "enter_2a_zone_from_3_zone" );
   add_adjacent_zone( "3_zone", "2b_zone", "enter_2b_zone_from_3_zone" );
   /*
trigger use of the doors are perfect... i don't know where is the issue...

Did you change the zone KVP's and recompile?

Reply #10 on: April 30, 2014, 01:12:05 pm

yes i've done

Reply #11 on: April 30, 2014, 01:19:29 pm

MakeCents
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Quote from: aster-99 on April 29, 2014, 08:05:54 pm

hi, i've a very particular problem... that isn't my first map, but i don't know why my zombies spawns in random rooms. help me please, i don't know what to do!?

that's my mapname.gsc zone init script
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dlc3_zone_init()
{
	add_adjacent_zone( "initial_zone", "2a_zone", "enter_2a_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "initial_zone", "2b_zone", "enter_2b_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "2a_zone", "3_zone", "enter_3_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "2b_zone", "3_zone", "enter_3_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "2a_zone", "g_zone", "enter_g_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "2b_zone", "g_zone", "enter_g_zone" );	
	add_adjacent_zone( "g_zone", "2a_zone", "enter_2a_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "g_zone", "2b_zone", "enter_2b_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "g_zone", "6_zone", "enter_6_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "3_zone", "2a_zone", "enter_2a_zone" );
	add_adjacent_zone( "3_zone", "2b_zone", "enter_2b_zone" );
	/*
i made that image for explain the map structure... but i haven't understand how post it dirctly xD.... i'm very sorry, if someone can post it under i will very happy
http://www.mediafire.com/view/n9foq1javkddo39/schema_zone.png

From the looks of it the zombies are not spawning in random rooms, you have almost opened the whole map when you enter 2a_zone. It opens zones 2a_zone, g_zone, and 3_zone. You clarify which is adjacent to which but all of those are open now and will spawn up to 2 or 3 adjacent zones away from the zone you are currently in. Your entire map is open except for 6_zone and 2b_zone at this point. You had two g_zone's which I didn't fully understand so I'll just assume they are open to each other, and I couldn't tell if you could get to 3_zone from g_zone freely or not so...

I do things slightly different. I don't use flags like "enter_this_zone". I use flags like "this_connects_that". If interested, this is how I do zoning:

Identify all my unique paths between zones.
Then I declare my adjacent zones with these flags
Then I set the flag for each trigger (in my map) on my buyable debris or doors to the connection of the zones. Meaning, anywhere two zones connect, put the flag you have previously defined there (defined by unique path), on both sides of the door, if you have triggers on both sides. 6_zone wouldn't since there appears to be only one way in.

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I don't think you have to do the opposite path or define which comes from where since there is an optional <one way> argument that defaults to false. I assume that means it considers all adjacent's 2-way. I could be wrong, I'm pretty new to this. I haven't had any zoning issues since I starting following this method, and I have 15 zones in my current map.

Edit: updated add_adjacent_zone typos

Last Edit: April 30, 2014, 01:43:38 pm by MakeCents

Reply #12 on: April 30, 2014, 01:28:21 pm

add_adjacent(initial_zone, 2b_zone, initial_zone_ct_2b_zone);
or
add_adjacent_zone( "initial_zone", "2b_zone", "initial_zone_ct_2b_zone" );

Reply #13 on: April 30, 2014, 01:32:04 pm

MakeCents
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Quote from: aster-99 on April 30, 2014, 01:28:21 pm

add_adjacent(initial_zone, 2b_zone, initial_zone_ct_2b_zone);
or
add_adjacent_zone( "initial_zone", "2b_zone", "initial_zone_ct_2b_zone" );

lol, yeah the second one, typo from working on two different computers, sorry. I'll update it.

Reply #14 on: April 30, 2014, 02:03:57 pm

mmh... if i use your script what do i put in the doors trigger (script_flag)??

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