Trigger help?

tater · 07-24-07, 04:06 PM

This stuff is confusing.

I was looking at patrol objectives inside the campaign. Some we get are patrols, that's easy. There are a class of "sink" missions where you "deploy" to the patrol area, then get a mission update radioed saying ' ENGAGE ENEMY SHIPPING" or something like that. That part I get.

What I'd like is for that message to say that intel has determined that a target will be at place X at time Y where Y is some time after you get the message.

Ie: "A japanese troop transport is steaming at top speed and is scheduled to put in to Davao harbor in 28 hours." I'd then like the liner to actually do that in ~28 hours.

Is that possible?

FAdmiral · 07-24-07, 04:14 PM

I have been toying with that idea in some of my custom missions to get
TF arriving at a certian place at a certain time. As far as I can tell, it is
a matter of how far away they start and how fast they are going. Of course,
this will be a big trial & error sort of solution but I have got it working fairly
close to what I want. I had a DD show up about 8-9 minutes later of when I was
attacking a lone merchant....

JIM

tater · 07-24-07, 04:56 PM

How does the game link a particular ship or group to the trigger?

tater

FAdmiral · 07-24-07, 06:41 PM

Triggers & events are a hard one to figure out. Been trying to use them
since SH3 but they don't always do what they are supposed to do.
The devs never put out a detailed read-me on the editor so I have just
been trying different things....

JIM

FAdmiral · 08-12-07, 09:00 PM

I now know when the Yamato TF will show up at a location on its route in
my "Sink the Yamato" patrol. If I knew just how to use the triggers, I could
put a radio message warning the player sub about the scheduled stop.

JIM

Ducimus · 08-13-07, 12:40 PM

The best way ive found messages to appear, is by either
A.) the player entering a zone, which you lay down on them map for them to "step in" specifically to trigger a message, or

b.) objective completion of some sort.

07-24-07, 04:06 PM	#1
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Trigger help? This stuff is confusing. I was looking at patrol objectives inside the campaign. Some we get are patrols, that's easy. There are a class of "sink" missions where you "deploy" to the patrol area, then get a mission update radioed saying ' ENGAGE ENEMY SHIPPING" or something like that. That part I get. What I'd like is for that message to say that intel has determined that a target will be at place X at time Y where Y is some time after you get the message. Ie: "A japanese troop transport is steaming at top speed and is scheduled to put in to Davao harbor in 28 hours." I'd then like the liner to actually do that in ~28 hours. Is that possible?

07-24-07, 04:14 PM	#2
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I have been toying with that idea in some of my custom missions to get TF arriving at a certian place at a certain time. As far as I can tell, it is a matter of how far away they start and how fast they are going. Of course, this will be a big trial & error sort of solution but I have got it working fairly close to what I want. I had a DD show up about 8-9 minutes later of when I was attacking a lone merchant.... JIM __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org

07-24-07, 06:41 PM	#4
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Triggers & events are a hard one to figure out. Been trying to use them since SH3 but they don't always do what they are supposed to do. The devs never put out a detailed read-me on the editor so I have just been trying different things.... JIM __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org

08-12-07, 09:00 PM	#5
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I now know when the Yamato TF will show up at a location on its route in my "Sink the Yamato" patrol. If I knew just how to use the triggers, I could put a radio message warning the player sub about the scheduled stop. JIM __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org

07-24-07, 04:56 PM	#3
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	How does the game link a particular ship or group to the trigger? tater

08-13-07, 12:40 PM	#6
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	The best way ive found messages to appear, is by either A.) the player entering a zone, which you lay down on them map for them to "step in" specifically to trigger a message, or b.) objective completion of some sort.