I'm lost with scripting and need some guidance

Blacklight · 07-26-11, 05:21 PM

I've read the editor manual backward and forward but for the life of me, I can't figure out how to do something. I'm rather a newb at mission building so bear with me.
The mission I've made has a ship, sub, and a land target. What I want to happen is for the land target to be revealed through a radio message and at the same time, have a mark placed on the map showing it's location. I want this to occur only after the ship and the sub have been killed. Can anyone give me a little tutorial on how to do this properly ? So far, I simply have attached goal triggers on all the targets to register their demises.

Molon Labe · 07-27-11, 12:07 AM

Put the object you want to spawn in a dynamic group, with PI=0. Then create a trigger that has the conditions to make it spawn (probably doctrine language, completed trigger kill x and completed trigger kill y). On the last page of the trigger, use the dropdown menu and select create group and then select the DG with your object in it.

It's possible that a mark/label on the chart can't be in a DG, but the target itself can, and you can set the target to be revealed automatically on the map.

Blacklight · 07-27-11, 04:02 PM

Thanks for the help. I've been working with doctrine on the triggers but I have yet to get it to work yet. I'll keep plugging away at it. I'm sure I'm setting something up wrong. I really appreciate the help. I wish there were some mission creation tutorials out there to walk me through things and I KNOW that once I figure things out, I'm damn well going to write one and upload it here. It's been needed for a long time.

Molon Labe · 07-27-11, 06:54 PM

If you'd like, you can send me a copy of the mission and I can try to get it working. PM me for my email address if you want to go that route.

07-26-11, 05:21 PM	#1
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 142 Uploads: 0	I'm lost with scripting and need some guidance I've read the editor manual backward and forward but for the life of me, I can't figure out how to do something. I'm rather a newb at mission building so bear with me. The mission I've made has a ship, sub, and a land target. What I want to happen is for the land target to be revealed through a radio message and at the same time, have a mark placed on the map showing it's location. I want this to occur only after the ship and the sub have been killed. Can anyone give me a little tutorial on how to do this properly ? So far, I simply have attached goal triggers on all the targets to register their demises. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

07-27-11, 12:07 AM	#2
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	Put the object you want to spawn in a dynamic group, with PI=0. Then create a trigger that has the conditions to make it spawn (probably doctrine language, completed trigger kill x and completed trigger kill y). On the last page of the trigger, use the dropdown menu and select create group and then select the DG with your object in it. It's possible that a mark/label on the chart can't be in a DG, but the target itself can, and you can set the target to be revealed automatically on the map. __________________

07-27-11, 04:02 PM	#3
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 142 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the help. I've been working with doctrine on the triggers but I have yet to get it to work yet. I'll keep plugging away at it. I'm sure I'm setting something up wrong. I really appreciate the help. I wish there were some mission creation tutorials out there to walk me through things and I KNOW that once I figure things out, I'm damn well going to write one and upload it here. It's been needed for a long time. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

07-27-11, 06:54 PM	#4
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	If you'd like, you can send me a copy of the mission and I can try to get it working. PM me for my email address if you want to go that route. __________________