Linking Triggers in Mapping

Created on: December 13, 2015, 05:08:53 pm

RichGaming
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Hi, I was wondering if there is a way to link triggers to one another within Radiant? I would like one trigger to cause another to be triggered at the same time. If anyone could help that would be awesome! Thanks!

Reply #1 on: December 13, 2015, 11:30:01 pm

make them have the same targetname and then use this for the script:

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trig = getentarray("TRIGGER_TARGETNAME_HERE","targetname");
for(i=0;i<trig.size;i++)
{
    trig[i] waittill("trigger",player);
    iprintln(player.playername+" has activated trigger "+i); // this is what ever the script is that u want to happen after the trigger is hit
}

Reply #2 on: December 14, 2015, 12:25:09 am

RichGaming
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Quote from: liamsa669 on December 13, 2015, 11:30:01 pm

make them have the same targetname and then use this for the script:

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trig = getentarray("TRIGGER_TARGETNAME_HERE","targetname");
for(i=0;i<trig.size;i++)
{
    trig[i] waittill("trigger",player);
    iprintln(player.playername+" has activated trigger "+i); // this is what ever the script is that u want to happen after the trigger is hit
}

Ok, thanks. Where would I put that script? In what GSC? I want to link my buildable power switch to Harry's perk power switch so my buildable one activated Harry's if you get what I mean?

Reply #3 on: December 14, 2015, 12:26:47 am

DeletedUser
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Quote from: liamsa669 on December 13, 2015, 11:30:01 pm

make them have the same targetname and then use this for the script:

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trig = getentarray("TRIGGER_TARGETNAME_HERE","targetname");
for(i=0;i<trig.size;i++)
{
    trig[i] waittill("trigger",player);
    iprintln(player.playername+" has activated trigger "+i); // this is what ever the script is that u want to happen after the trigger is hit
}

if im reading it corretly he wants to have multiple triggers that all activate at the same time if one of them gets triggered so that wouldnt be right it would be somthing like this

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// sorry if theres any syntax errors or spacing is off, scripting in the ugx comment box is hard :(

// Initialization
array_thread(GetEntArray("TRIGGER_TARGETNAME", "targetname"), ::trigger_think);

// Trigger think
while(IsDefined(self))
{
      self waittill("trigger", player);
      
      // skip multi notify if was notified from another trigger
      if(IsDefined(self.multi))
      {
            self.multi = undefined;
            continue;
      }

      // normal vaild player checks here / check if we can activate other triggers

      triggers = GetEntArray("TRIGGER_TARGETNAME", "targetname");

      for(i = 0; i < triggers.size; i++)
      {
            if(IsDefined(triggers[i]) && triggers[i] != self && !IsDefined(triggers[i].multi))
            {
                  triggers[i] notify("trigger", player);
                  triggers[i].multi = true;
            }
      }     
}

Reply #4 on: December 14, 2015, 04:04:51 am

Quote from: WARDOGSK93 on December 14, 2015, 12:26:47 am

if im reading it corretly he wants to have multiple triggers that all activate at the same time if one of them gets triggered so that wouldnt be right it would be somthing like this

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// sorry if theres any syntax errors or spacing is off, scripting in the ugx comment box is hard :(

// Initialization
array_thread(GetEntArray("TRIGGER_TARGETNAME", "targetname"), ::trigger_think);

// Trigger think
while(IsDefined(self))
{
      self waittill("trigger", player);
      
      // skip multi notify if was notified from another trigger
      if(IsDefined(self.multi))
      {
            self.multi = undefined;
            continue;
      }

      // normal vaild player checks here / check if we can activate other triggers

      triggers = GetEntArray("TRIGGER_TARGETNAME", "targetname");

      for(i = 0; i < triggers.size; i++)
      {
            if(IsDefined(triggers[i]) && triggers[i] != self && !IsDefined(triggers[i].multi))
            {
                  triggers[i] notify("trigger", player);
                  triggers[i].multi = true;
            }
      }     
}

I know what he ment, but I was assuming he had some knowledge in scripting to know to put another loop to disable the rest of the triggers. I only gave him what he needed

Reply #5 on: December 14, 2015, 05:17:47 am

MakeCents
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What about something like this, to support multiple scenarios?

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//thread MultiTriggers("value", "targetname");
//thread MultiTriggers("other_value", "script_noteworthy");
//etc...
MultiTriggers(value,key){
	trigs = GetEntArray( value, key );
	array_thread( trigs,::Triggered, value );
}
Triggered(mynotify){
	self thread OtherTriggered(mynotify);
	self waittill("trigger", player);
	self delete();
	level notify(mynotify+"triggered");
}
OtherTriggered(mynotify){
	level waittill(mynotify + "triggered");
	if(IsDefined( self) ) self notify("trigger", level);
}

Not tested, just a theory.

Last Edit: December 14, 2015, 01:20:24 pm by MakeCents

Reply #6 on: December 14, 2015, 12:22:15 pm

HitmanVere
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Well, you need to modify Harrys scripts directly then rather than just adding new code like in above suggestions

Reply #7 on: December 14, 2015, 12:43:52 pm

Quote from: HitmanVere on December 14, 2015, 12:22:15 pm

Well, you need to modify Harrys scripts directly then rather than just adding new code like in above suggestions

spoonfeeding will never teach anyone. we have given him what he needs to make it

Reply #8 on: December 14, 2015, 12:52:15 pm

HitmanVere
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Quote from: liamsa669 on December 14, 2015, 12:43:52 pm

spoonfeeding will never teach anyone. we have given him what he needs to make it

Did I say 100% what to do? No. And Harrys script probably already has line somewhere to make his thing work. And besides, Rich doesnt know anything about scripting, so based on that much info is going to take him 2 years

Reply #9 on: December 14, 2015, 01:11:24 pm

DeletedUser
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Quote from: HitmanVere on December 14, 2015, 12:52:15 pm

Did I say 100% what to do? No. And Harrys script probably already has line somewhere to make his thing work. And besides, Rich doesnt know anything about scripting, so based on that much info is going to take him 2 years

Agreed

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