Using 1 animation for 3 Entitys? in Scripting

Created on: November 02, 2016, 06:26:21 pm

My Script only plays the animations I referenced on the first Object. I already tried to change the objects names but it still only played the animation on soulbox_mystic_1. All Prefabs and entitys are perfect! Maybe I forgot something in the APE.

Here is my script:

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soul_chest_area_1 = getent( "soulchest_area_mystic_1" , "targetname") ;
		if(self IsTouching( soul_chest_area_1 ) && !level.boxfinished_1){
			soulbox_mystic_1 = GetEnt( "soulbox_mystic_1" , "targetname");
			soul_chest_area_1 playSound("zombie_soulbox_kill");
			level.kills_1 += 1;
			if(level.kills_1 == 1 && !level.boxopen_1){
				soulbox_mystic_1 useanimtree(#animtree);
				soulbox_mystic_1 AnimScripted("soulbox_open", soulbox_mystic_1.origin, soulbox_mystic_1.angles, level.scr_anim["o_zombie_dlc4_challenge_box_open"]);
				level.boxopen_1 = true;
				soulbox_mystic_1 playSound("zombie_soulbox_open");
			}
			else if(level.kills_1 >= level.neededkills && level.boxopen_1){
				level.boxopen_1 = true;
				level.boxfinished_1 = true;
				soulbox_mystic_1 useanimtree(#animtree);
				soulbox_mystic_1 AnimScripted("soulbox_close", soulbox_mystic_1.origin, soulbox_mystic_1.angles, level.scr_anim["o_zombie_dlc4_challenge_box_close"]);
				players = GetPlayers();
				for(i = 0; i < players.size; i++){
					players[i].score += level.reward;
				}
				soulbox_mystic_1 playSound("zombie_soulbox_finished");
				checkboxes();
			}

		}

This is inside a function that checks if a zombie is inside a trigger-radius! PLS HELP ME

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Reply #1 on: November 02, 2016, 07:21:58 pm

Quote from: kamalam on November 02, 2016, 06:26:21 pm

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soul_chest_area_1 = getent( "soulchest_area_mystic_1" , "targetname") ;
		if(self IsTouching( soul_chest_area_1 ) && !level.boxfinished_1){
			soulbox_mystic_1 = GetEnt( "soulbox_mystic_1" , "targetname");
			soul_chest_area_1 playSound("zombie_soulbox_kill");
			level.kills_1 += 1;
			if(level.kills_1 == 1 && !level.boxopen_1){
				soulbox_mystic_1 useanimtree(#animtree);
				soulbox_mystic_1 AnimScripted("soulbox_open", soulbox_mystic_1.origin, soulbox_mystic_1.angles, level.scr_anim["o_zombie_dlc4_challenge_box_open"]);
				level.boxopen_1 = true;
				soulbox_mystic_1 playSound("zombie_soulbox_open");
			}
			else if(level.kills_1 >= level.neededkills && level.boxopen_1){
				level.boxopen_1 = true;
				level.boxfinished_1 = true;
				soulbox_mystic_1 useanimtree(#animtree);
				soulbox_mystic_1 AnimScripted("soulbox_close", soulbox_mystic_1.origin, soulbox_mystic_1.angles, level.scr_anim["o_zombie_dlc4_challenge_box_close"]);
				players = GetPlayers();
				for(i = 0; i < players.size; i++){
					players[i].score += level.reward;
				}
				soulbox_mystic_1 playSound("zombie_soulbox_finished");
				checkboxes();
			}

		}

This is inside a function that checks if a zombie is inside a trigger-radius! PLS HELP ME

You could get an array for the boxes(getentarray) and then thread the function on each one using "for"

Reply #2 on: November 02, 2016, 08:05:59 pm

Quote from: IperBreach86 on November 02, 2016, 07:21:58 pm

You could get an array for the boxes(getentarray) and then thread the function on each one using "for"

Tried that. didnt worked

Marked as best answer by kamalam 7 years ago

Reply #3 on: November 02, 2016, 08:23:19 pm

MakeCents
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If they are the same thing, and the same rules apply, then you want to use arrays, like said, and thread one function that handles them. Using different ones for each can get ugly and confusing. For example:

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function Test(){
	boxes = GetEntArray("soulchest_area_mystic","targetname");
	array::thread_all(boxes, &BoxMe);
}
function BoxMe(){
	//put code here with each soulchest_area_mystic as self
}

To further the easy and efficiency of your scripting and mapping and dynamic abilities of your system, you can make things the target of things using w. This will give you the ability to make one prefab and copy it around, applying the same functions to them all, without changing anything. For example, if you make the soulbox_mystic the autotarget of the area:

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function Test(){
	boxes = GetEntArray("soulchest_area_mystic","targetname");
	array::thread_all(boxes, &BoxMe);
}
function BoxMe(){
	//put code here with each soulchest_area_mystic as self
	box = GetEnt(self.target,"targetname");
	//above is when you select the area, then the box, and press w. (make sure the box doesn't have a targetname before you do that)
}

From there you don't want to use level vars for this box, you want to use vars for the box itself, but probably put in the area object instead, since that is what started it all, and will allow you to thread more functions on it and check these vars then.

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function Test(){
	boxes = GetEntArray("soulchest_area_mystic","targetname");
	array::thread_all(boxes, &BoxMe);
	level.totalboxes = boxes.size;//added to track total
}
function BoxMe(){
	self.kills = level.neededkills;//initlalize total of kills for this area
	//put code here with each soulchest_area_mystic as self
	box = GetEnt(self.target,"targetname");
	//above is when you select the area, then the box, and press w. (make sure the box doesn't have a targetname before you do that)
	while(1){
		//code that watches kills or whatever
		self.kills--;//when kill in this area subtract one

		if(self.kills<=0){
			IPrintLnBold("You killed enough");//check if all killed in this area
			break;
		}
	}
	level.totalboxes--;//subtract that this box is done
	//when you break up there, you continue here, where you can further check if all were combplete
	if(level.totalboxes<=0){
		IPrintLnBold("Reward for getting all boxes");
	}
}

This may or may not be your approach but is an example of isolating your script to radiant relationship to reusing repeated actions.

Last Edit: November 03, 2016, 01:05:43 pm by MakeCents

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Using 1 animation for 3 Entitys?