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Script trouble (resolved by TLB)
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 Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:25 pm Posts: 400 Location: mukilteo, wa 
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  Script trouble (resolved by TLB)Code: function Create(self) self = ("scud"); check players team to determine enemys ... not sure how. GetPlayerBrain( (number) Team ); ...enemy brain if PlayerBrain,IsDead == True then; MovableMan:AddActor("scud"); FlashWhite(500); self:GibThis();; end end I'm trying to learn lua, so sorry about the terrible code. There's a lot missing from the wiki What I'm trying to make this do is check to see if the enemy brain is dead, if it is then blow up my actor. If anyone can help make this work I would really appreciate it.  Last edited by salt_1219 on Wed Apr 28, 2010 8:57 am, edited 1 time in total. |
| Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:08 pm |
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 Joined: Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:20 am Posts: 4772 Location: Good news everyone!
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Re: Script trouble "self" refers to the object the script is applied to, and is automatically set.
function 'Create'(self) means it would only run the whole thing once, on creation. So if the enemy's brain wasn't dead when it spawned, the script would do nothing. If I understand what you're wanting to do, this is how I'd do it: Code: function Create(self) self.scud = CreateAHuman("scud") -- Do things to self.scud here, like setting Velocity, Position, etc. Can move to function Update(self) if needed. end function Update(self) for actor in MovableMan.Actor do if actor.Team ~= self.Team then if not(self:GetPlayerBrain(actor)) then MovableMan:AddActor(self.scud) FlashWhite(500) self:GibThis() end end end end |
| Sun Apr 11, 2010 12:33 am |
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DRL Developer   Joined: Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:27 am Posts: 3138 Location: A little south and a lot west of Moscow
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Re: Script trouble That code isn't going to work very well, either. The main issue is in how you're using GetPlayerBrain. In missions, it's simply called by self:GetPlayerBrain, because self refers to the activity. Outside of activities, you need to get the activity first, so you call it with ActivityMan:GetActivity():GetPlayerBrain.
Secondly, that function takes a number as an argument, not an actor. The number represents which team to check. You want to check the enemy team, so you have to check first of all which team this actor is on. Here is some working code: Code: function Create(self) self.scud = CreateAHuman("scud") -- Do things to self.scud here, like setting Velocity, Position, etc. Can move to function Update(self) if needed. end function Update(self) local enemyTeam = -1; if self.Team == Activity.TEAM_1 then enemyTeam = 1; elseif self.Team == Activity.TEAM_2 then enemyTeam = 0; end if MovableMan:IsActor(ActivityMan:GetActivity():GetPlayerBrain(enemyTeam)) == false then MovableMan:AddActor(self.scud); self:GibThis(); end end You'll notice the FlashWhite was taken out of there. The reason is that it won't have any effect - you were originally telling it to flash for half a second, but explode immediately after it starts the flash. It won't be visible. |
| Sun Apr 11, 2010 12:43 am |
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Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:25 pm Posts: 400 Location: mukilteo, wa
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Re: Script trouble thank you guys for not only taking the time to make this script work but also taking a moment to teach me a little about how it works
Do you have any good resources for someone who wants to learn lua but is completely new to programming? |
| Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:21 am |
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DRL Developer Joined: Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:27 am Posts: 3138 Location: A little south and a lot west of Moscow
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Re: Script trouble http://www.lua.org/pil/
This is your best bet. Read it thoroughly. |
| Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:24 am |
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 Joined: Wed Sep 09, 2009 3:16 am Posts: 3032 Location: Somewhere in the universe
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Re: Script trouble Will this somehow make me able to do something useful. I hope it isn't long.
Edit: 28 chapters, time to get reading. Edit2: Fixed salt_1219 wrote: thanks I will read that In the next few weeks. Last edited by dragonxp on Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:33 am, edited 1 time in total. |
| Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:25 am |
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Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:25 pm Posts: 400 Location: mukilteo, wa
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Re: Script trouble thanks I will read that tonight.
Not all of it tonight of coarse |
| Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:32 am |
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