How to detect if a player is down in Scripting

Created on: October 26, 2016, 04:48:05 pm

So I'm trying a bunch of ways for a script to detect if the player is down. One of the ways is this function that runs whenever I shoot a trigger.

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function test()
{
	if (self NeedsRevive(false))
	{
		IPrintLnBold("chunga");
	}
	if (self NeedsRevive(true))
	{
		IPrintLnBold("not chunga");
	}
}

The problem is that whenever I shoot it, down or not, both messages appear at the same time and I don't know what this means

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Reply #1 on: October 26, 2016, 05:30:18 pm

Quote from: Big-Beautiful on October 26, 2016, 04:48:05 pm

So I'm trying a bunch of ways for a script to detect if the player is down. One of the ways is this function that runs whenever I shoot a trigger.
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function test()
{
	if (self NeedsRevive(false))
	{
		IPrintLnBold("chunga");
	}
	if (self NeedsRevive(true))
	{
		IPrintLnBold("not chunga");
	}
}
The problem is that whenever I shoot it, down or not, both messages appear at the same time and I don't know what this means

Use this:

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// Add this at top of script \\
#using scripts\shared\laststand_shared;

// Add this in your function \\
if(self laststand::player_is_in_laststand())
{
// If player is down, do something
}
else
{
// If player is not down, do something else
}

Reply #2 on: October 26, 2016, 11:50:26 pm

I've added the using script and the if statement, but it isn't working

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function test()
{
	if (self laststand::player_is_in_laststand())
	{
		IPrintLnBold("testing you are down");
	}
	else
	{
		IPrintLnBold("testing you are not down");
	}
}

It prints the message, "testing you are up" when im down or up and it ignores the "else" statement. I don't see the problem. I appreciate all the help you've been giving me btw, you the real mvp

Reply #3 on: October 27, 2016, 12:25:55 am

Quote from: Big-Beautiful on October 26, 2016, 11:50:26 pm

I've added the using script and the if statement, but it isn't working
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function test()
{
	if (self laststand::player_is_in_laststand())
	{
		IPrintLnBold("testing you are down");
	}
	else
	{
		IPrintLnBold("testing you are not down");
	}
}
It prints the message, "testing you are up" when im down or up and it ignores the "else" statement. I don't see the problem. I appreciate all the help you've been giving me btw, you the real mvp

It must be a problem with the rest of your script, can you show me the entire thing like where you are calling the function on a player.

Reply #4 on: October 27, 2016, 01:40:23 am

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#using scripts\shared\laststand_shared;

#using scripts\zm\_zm_perks;
#insert scripts\zm\_zm_perks.gsh;

function init()
{
	//These are the starting varibles for the perk locations
    level.shoot_quick_revive = 1;
    level.shoot_juggernog = 1;
    level.shoot_sleight_of_hand = 1;
    level.shoot_doubletap2 = 1;
    level.shoot_staminup = 1;
    level.shoot_dead_shot = 1;
    level.shoot_electric_cherry = 1;
    level.shoot_widows_wine = 1;
    level.shoot_additional_primary_weapon = 1;

    level thread shootable_perk_quick();
/*
    level thread shootable_perk_jug();
    
    level thread shootable_perk_sleight();

    level thread shootable_perk_double();

    level thread shootable_perk_staminup();

    level thread shootable_perk_dead();

    level thread shootable_perk_electric();

    level thread shootable_perk_add();

    level thread shootable_perk_widows();
*/

}

//*****************************************************************************
// QUICK REVIVE
//*****************************************************************************

function shootable_perk_quick(player)
{
    trig_quick = GetEnt("perktrig_quick", "targetname");
    model_quick = GetEnt("perkmod_quick", "targetname");

    trig_quick SetHintString("");
    trig_quick SetCursorHint("HINT_NOICON");

    while(1)
    {
    	while(1)
    	{
        trig_quick waittill("trigger", player);
        		thread test();

		        if (player HasPerk(PERK_QUICK_REVIVE))
				{
					IPrintLn("no no no you can not have the perko");

					player playsound("Chinese_1");
					wait(0.1);
 
				}

				else
				{
		        IPrintLn("your pals go up fast now");
				player zm_perks::give_perk( PERK_QUICK_REVIVE, false );
				player playsound("Chinese_1");
				thread perk_quick_phase();
				//thread perk_quick_location();
				break;
				}
    	}
    }
}
//Tells which of the three locations the perk is in
function perk_quick_phase()
{

	if (level.shoot_quick_revive >= 3)
	{
		level.shoot_quick_revive-= 2;
		IPrintLn("i am now " + level.shoot_quick_revive );
	}
	else
	{
		level.shoot_quick_revive++;
		IPrintLn("i am now " + level.shoot_quick_revive );
	}
}
function test()
{
	if (self laststand::player_is_in_laststand())
	{
		IPrintLnBold("testing you are down");
	}
	else
	{
		IPrintLnBold("testing you are not down");
	}
}

Marked as best answer by Big-Beautiful 7 years ago

Reply #5 on: October 27, 2016, 02:12:28 pm

Dust
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You should call the thread test() on the player, so it will define what self is in the test() function.

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player thread test();

That is most likely why it is failing

Last Edit: October 27, 2016, 02:12:50 pm by Dust

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