Trigger help?

tater · 08-13-07, 07:51 PM

Does the trigger CAUSE Yamato to appear in 24 hours, or will she show up anyway (meaning the trigger only triggers a message)?

tater

FAdmiral · 08-13-07, 09:25 PM

I think it only sends the message. Making the yamato actually show up at that
time would be up to the player setting it up in the editor. Of this I am about 95%
sure but 5% says i could be wrong. Testing and more testing is needed to answer
these kind of questions....

JIM

tater · 08-13-07, 10:03 PM

So if they don't make the sinking, they never get the message, but they might see it anyway (yamato).

I'm wanting to force the creation of units, or the loading of a mission on the fly because in the campaign that would be so very much less work.

tater

FAdmiral · 08-14-07, 01:17 PM

OK, tried the mission again but deleted my Yamato so I could check if a
spawn would occur. Waited the 24 hrs but NO DICE ! It's only a message
event trigger, nothing else. But then I got to thinking, in order to spawn
something, you need a time period and a location. I don't think the message
event would do that but there may be something else listed in the triggers or
event section that might. Bottom Line: They ALL need to be tested....

JIM

FAdmiral · 08-15-07, 01:01 PM

Next step: The radiogram works with an objective met, a certain ship/class
sunk and a date/time reached. I also think that a patrol area would work too.
As of yet, I have not got any instance or objective events to work correctly.
Still proceeding on a trial & error basis....

JIM

tater · 08-15-07, 01:35 PM

Cool. I was meaning to try more of this, then I started trying to make coastal guns into ships, etc. LOL.

Many hands makes light work, however. While I have yet to solve my particular problem, I have discovered a few other useful things.

tater

wovik · 08-16-07, 12:47 PM

I don't profess to understand this but if you look at the SimData.dll file with a hex editor and search for the word "trigger" you will find alot on it. Perhaps someone with programming knowledge could make a flowchart out of this information?

08-13-07, 09:25 PM	#2
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I think it only sends the message. Making the yamato actually show up at that time would be up to the player setting it up in the editor. Of this I am about 95% sure but 5% says i could be wrong. Testing and more testing is needed to answer these kind of questions.... JIM __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org

08-14-07, 01:17 PM	#4
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	OK, tried the mission again but deleted my Yamato so I could check if a spawn would occur. Waited the 24 hrs but NO DICE ! It's only a message event trigger, nothing else. But then I got to thinking, in order to spawn something, you need a time period and a location. I don't think the message event would do that but there may be something else listed in the triggers or event section that might. Bottom Line: They ALL need to be tested.... JIM __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org

08-15-07, 01:01 PM	#5
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Next step: The radiogram works with an objective met, a certain ship/class sunk and a date/time reached. I also think that a patrol area would work too. As of yet, I have not got any instance or objective events to work correctly. Still proceeding on a trial & error basis.... JIM __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org

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08-13-07, 07:51 PM	#1
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Does the trigger CAUSE Yamato to appear in 24 hours, or will she show up anyway (meaning the trigger only triggers a message)? tater

08-13-07, 10:03 PM	#3
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	So if they don't make the sinking, they never get the message, but they might see it anyway (yamato). I'm wanting to force the creation of units, or the loading of a mission on the fly because in the campaign that would be so very much less work. tater

08-15-07, 01:35 PM	#6
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Cool. I was meaning to try more of this, then I started trying to make coastal guns into ships, etc. LOL. Many hands makes light work, however. While I have yet to solve my particular problem, I have discovered a few other useful things. tater

08-16-07, 12:47 PM	#7
wovik Torpedoman Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 115 Downloads: 272 Uploads: 0	I don't profess to understand this but if you look at the SimData.dll file with a hex editor and search for the word "trigger" you will find alot on it. Perhaps someone with programming knowledge could make a flowchart out of this information?