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[Smong]

Latest version 1.1a: asss-regiontriggers-1.1a.zip

I've made a new trigger module using regions (old one).

This module will perform certain actions when players enter and leave regions. Actions include: messages, sounds, shipreset, prizing, warping and object toggling. Actions can be targeted at: player, arena, player team, enemy teams.

There is also an option to toggle objects on when players enter the arena, this can be used to initialise "roof lvz" to be on or for something as simple as a newsbox/help.

Some of you may notice this sort of module will become redundant when asss supports python embedded in maps.

Settings:

Code: Show/Hide [Misc] ; set this as low as 20 to get better response times RegionCheckInterval = 50 [regiontriggers] TriggerN-RegionName = regionname ; the following are all optional TriggerN-EnterMessage = enter TriggerN-LeaveMessage = leave TriggerN-EnterSound = 0 TriggerN-LeaveSound = 0 TriggerN-EnterShipReset = 0 TriggerN-LeaveShipReset = 0 TriggerN-EnterPrize = prize [, count] TriggerN-LeavePrize = prize [, count] TriggerN-EnterWarpTo = x, y TriggerN-LeaveWarpTo = x, y TriggerN-EnterObjon = 0 TriggerN-LeaveObjon = 0 TriggerN-EnterObjoff = 0 TriggerN-LeaveObjoff = 0 TriggerN-Target = 0 (0=player, 1=arena, 2=player team, 3=enemy teams) ; use this to toggle ServerControlled objects on when a player enters an arena ; this is useful if you are simulating roofs of buildings InitialN-Objon = 0

There is a sample arena in the package.

It would be nice to expand on this and also provide a GUI to make editing the settings easier. Something like the starcraft triggers explained here:
http://forums.minegoboom.com/viewtopic.php?p=69362#69362
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[tcsoccerman]

For some reason it isn't working for me, it being the aexample arena...

It loads the map, but not any lvz..

[Smong]

Ok, to test the arena copy the folder called "arena" to asss's arenas directory. Then rename it to something like "demo". Then copy the dll to the bin directory, add "regiontriggers:regiontriggers" to the bottom of modules.conf and restart the server.

Assuming you've done all that when you enter the arena you should see 1 lvz saying "can't touch this". This lvz disappears when you fly into a certain box. Another lvz will only appear if fly into another certain box.

[tcsoccerman]

i got the sounds and prize and warp working at least...lvz aren't showing up though. that's nothing i have to worry about, cause i can do lvz right anyways. great , great, great, great, module

[Smong]

I just remembered, the objects module isn't listed in modules.conf by default. You need to add it in. My module should have printed a warning message that it couldn't find the objects module.

[tcsoccerman]

When using this module, can the regions you use be made through dcme? or must they be custom? i know it's working because on asss.exe(or asss.bat, what ever it is), it says


W <regiontriggers> {0} region missing: sound
D <regiontriggers> {0} 1 triggers read

but i made a region in dcme called sound. any ideas?

[Smong]

Interesting, I actually used DCME 3.1.1 to make the demo map so it should work.

- Either you edited the wrong file (easy mistake in dcme with all those autosave options).
- You saved it to the maps folder, but asss is still using the one in arenas/demo folder.
- You forgot to copy the edited file back to the arena's folder (only happens if you save your maps to a different directory before editing them).

[tcsoccerman]

i didn't do any of the above. i also made a new map, maybe the elvl in the map was corrupt. still got that problem. i am using 3.1.3..... i'll try to find 3.1.1, but be best if it was compatible with .3 too..

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Edit: ok, i attemted to make "setship" trigger. Here i'll post it.[/i]

[Samapico]

I don't think 3.1.1 and 3.1.3 are any different eLVL-wise... To know if your elvl data is corrupt, just save it, close the map, reopen it, everything should still be in place
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[Smong]

That's an amazing attempt at editing my module, only thing you need to do is add "short setship;" to the end of "struct action_t" which is near the top of the file. After that fix your compile errors and it might just work.

Hint: game->SetShip uses 0-7, but in the .conf file they will be 1-8 so you need to add -1 somewhere.

[Animate Dreams]

Actually, doesn't SetShip use 0-8, 8 being the spec ship?

And instead of using the actual number, I suggest checking out defs.h(in include), and looking at the enums. You just use something like SHIP_WARBIRD in place of the actual ship number.

[Smong]

Don't confuse him! One step at a time.

[tcsoccerman]

i get it

smong:can you fix my "amazing attempt" with what you said. it seems like you could do that easily, and i can't.

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btw, my elvl isn't corrupt. so, none of you help has worked yet :\.

[tcsoccerman]

Code: Show/Hide [Misc] RegionCheckInterval = 20 [regiontriggers] Trigger0-RegionName = ship Trigger0-EnterMessage = You now are in the shark! Trigger0-EnterSound = 34 Trigger0-EnterSetShip = 7 Trigger0-Target = 0

there's some more to work with..not nothing i see though. added target thing because it wasn't working normally. i'm guesing default is 0 but you never know.

[Smong]

Ok here's an update with SetShip and IncShip actions.

Code: Show/Hide ; SetShip: use 1-8 (wb-shark), 9=spec TriggerN-EnterSetShip = 0 TriggerN-LeaveSetShip = 0 ; IncShip: if positive, ship will be incremented ; example: IncShip=1, warbird enters and gets set to javelin, javelin enters and gets set to spider, etc ; example2: IncShip=2, warbird -> spider, javelin -> leviathan, etc ; if negative ship is decremented, shark -> lancaster, etc ; this will not spec players and you can't decrement less than warbird TriggerN-EnterIncShip = 0 TriggerN-LeaveIncShip= 0

[tcsoccerman]

Since i can't get it to work, see if you can. I'll post the map and you just make a region, and a region trigger.conf data, and give it back. plz of course.

[Smong]

Ah ok I think the problem may be because you have a 24bit tileset. The public version of asss doesn't support that yet. I'm uploading a fixed version of the mapdata module so you can continue to use your tileset.

Update regiontriggers.dll then look for "mapdata" in modules.conf and change it to "regiontriggers:mapdata".

Edit: Yes 0 is the default target, it doesn't matter if you write it into the conf or not.

[tcsoccerman]

Bravo!BRavo!did you make that mapdata.c thing? it looks complicated. anyway, last problem. have them change ships, but keep their position, or maybe be able to change position. nvm, i can do this with autowarp thing. ty gj. no more problems.

[tcsoccerman]

I found an improvement . lol, anyways, a way to record what ship they have, the enter a region and change ships, they leave the region and get back in the ship they wre in before. possible?

[tcsoccerman]

when you have you're prizing triggers, with #'s, what is that going by, what does each # correspond with(what prize) ty.

[Smong]

Putting players in the ship they last used, hmm. I think this might be taking a general module too far. It can still be done but you might want to think about making a module just for what you want to do.

And I didn't write the mapdata module, it comes with asss.

[Bak]

prize numbers are here: http://www.minegoboom.com/server/commands.html
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[tcsoccerman]

what file are those values under?

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