READ MY REPLY POSTED TODAY (12/22/14)  TO SEE MORE INFO. I NEED HELP


So I recently added all the zones and spawners to my map. I got no errors when compiling or loading the map but when I open the door to that zone, it does not activate. inital_zone works fine. Here is my setup:

Here is my setup in MAPNAME.gsc. (Zone 4 and 5 have not been used yet) :

All my spawners are connected to my zone with a yellow line. None of the zones overlap. I know the spawner kvp's are correct because I copied them from the inital_zone and changed the target ect. Here are the radiant kvp's for zone1:

and for the trigger for the door that is supposed to activate zone 1:

Both zone 1 and 2 do not activate the spawners when I open the door. I stayed in each zone for 3 rounds just to make sure and none of the zombies spawned from in that zone. All path nodes are connected also. Am I missing something? Is something Wrong? Any help appreciated!

Your kvp for script_flag should be "enter_zone1" not "zone_1"

Your kvp for script_flag should be "enter_zone1" not "zone_1"

Ok thanks, the tutorial I followed didn't say that lol

Basically the function for adding a zone is this:

add_adjacent_zone( <zone>, <zone>, <flag> );

Ah makes sense now, thanks.

Well i'm at a bit of a standstill. I changed my kvp's to the correct ones on the doors and I also triple checked all the zones and spawners to make sure that all the kvp's were correct. Zombies still don't spawn in the zones after I open the door! All my kvp's are the same as in the op (except for the script flag on the door trigger). What am I missing here? The script_flag is supposed to go on the door's trigger not the door, correct?

Well i'm at a bit of a standstill. I changed my kvp's to the correct ones on the doors and I also triple checked all the zones and spawners to make sure that all the kvp's were correct. Zombies still don't spawn in the zones after I open the door! All my kvp's are the same as in the op (except for the script flag on the door trigger). What am I missing here? The script_flag is supposed to go on the door's trigger not the door, correct?

I'm having the same problem. Please help.

I'm still having trouble activating zones.  I have tried everything so i'm gonna clarify a few more things to see if anyone can help me. Below, I have a picture of the zone kvp's, the door kvp's, the door trigger kvp's, and the spawner kvp's. All the images were just taken and are up to date.

I would also like to mention that zone1 has two separate doors with two separate trigger. Both triggers and doors have the same kvp's so that the player can open either door and it will unlock both doors. This also applies to the script_flag : enter_zone1. Is this a problem? Can the script flag only be on one door, or is it causing problems because both doors/door triggers have the same kvp's? just asking every variable to be sure.

I would also like to mention that the map freezes for about one second after opening the door to this zone. This also happens to the other door that activates another zone, zone2. Doors that do not activate zones do not have this problem. Is this an indicator that the zone is actually activated and that there might be another problem?

Zone KVP's:


Spawner KVP's:


Door KVP's:


Door Trigger KVP's


Also, the script_flag is supposed to be on the door's trigger, not the door, right? I am also using the drag-and-drop TranZit zombie pack, don't know if this matters. Finally, the initial_zone is split up into several pieces to fit my map's curves. initial_zone still works fine. I cut a section off of zone1 but zone one is all one piece still. Zone2 is cut into two pieces. The cut zones are a few inches apart and do not overlap. All the sides of every zone piece are textured with the 'Volume' texture. I was told in another post that this would be OK to do.

I really need to figure this out otherwise I am gonna have to figure out a way to have only one zone in my map. If you need to see/know anything else, let me know so I can help you help me.

thanks,
MZlslayer11

The cut zones are a few inches apart

they should not be apart, they should be "touching" but not overlapping



Now, to cover a few other questions :

I would also like to mention that zone1 has two separate doors with two separate trigger. Both triggers and doors have the same kvp's so that the player can open either door and it will unlock both doors. This also applies to the script_flag : enter_zone1. Is this a problem? Can the script flag only be on one door, or is it causing problems because both doors/door triggers have the same kvp's? just asking every variable to be sure.

Nope, this is fine. The zone can only be activated once, after that, any further calls to activate it are ignored (unless of course you deactivate the zone at some point)

This also happens to the other door that activates another zone, zone2. Doors that do not activate zones do not have this problem. Is this an indicator that the zone is actually activated and that there might be another problem?

The "freeze" is caused by a never ending loop - eventually the engine will abandon it to prevent it crashing

Also, the script_flag is supposed to be on the door's trigger, not the door, right?

correct

I really need to figure this out otherwise I am gonna have to figure out a way to have only one zone in my map. If you need to see/know anything else, let me know so I can help you help me.

First try running in dev mode

so type "developer 1" (no quotations) into the console before starting your map and tell me what it does. You can add me on skype if you want and ill go through it in more detail.

inital_zone works fine and that are not touching  ???

no they "should" be touching, just not overlapping

OK here's what ill try: I'm gonna delete all the zone parts and start from scratch. I will make sure the grid is on and aligned and I will not move the pieces apart. I will, compile, test in dev 1 and see if it works. Thanks

good idea, post here if you have further issues

Ive been through this myself (in my case, despite checking 100 times, it turned out my zone was overlapping another beneath it, I even redid em multiple times)

Hope it works out for ya

I finished zoning everything. Everything is layed out perfectly and square. Gotta go for tonight. Will test tomorrow

awesome, ill keep a eye out