[SCRIPT] Determine angle on object

[Neelke]

Basically, I was making a puzzle where you use a broken pipe to leverage open a portcullis door. My original idea was to update the door depending on where the pipe is with script areas. But is it possible with math calculation instead?

[FlawlessHappiness]

I don't think you can GetRotation or something like that.

You'll have to use different script areas to determine it.

[Neelke]

Alright, thanks for the heads up. Anyone else can share what they know if they wish.

[Rahmerh]

You could make it a custom entity. Save it as a lever, and when you move it up, you can use

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int GetLeverState(string& asName);

perhaps. I'm not sure if it's worth all the hassle, scriptareas are easier imo.

[Romulator]

You could make it a custom entity. Save it as a lever, and when you move it up, you can use

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int GetLeverState(string& asName);

perhaps. I'm not sure if it's worth all the hassle, scriptareas are easier imo.

The problem is that GetLeverState(); only allows 3 possible outcomes.

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1 - Up
0 - Middle
-1 - Down

You can use scriptareas though, just keep in mind it may be difficult to get it to respond to one particular scriptarea if it is colliding with 2 of them at the same time.

[Rahmerh]

Oh I see. Not sure what it's supposed to do. Is it just going to call a function when it's at max or does it have to call functions every time it goes further?

You can use scriptareas though, just keep in mind it may be difficult to get it to respond to one particular scriptarea if it is colliding with 2 of them at the same time.

That shouldn't be a problem when you make the script areas thin. Size shouldn't matter when it's definitely going through it.

[Neelke]

Oh I see. Not sure what it's supposed to do. Is it just going to call a function when it's at max or does it have to call functions every time it goes further?

You can use scriptareas though, just keep in mind it may be difficult to get it to respond to one particular scriptarea if it is colliding with 2 of them at the same time.

That shouldn't be a problem when you make the script areas thin. Size shouldn't matter when it's definitely going through it.

Well I got working guys. Kinda sloppy and a little bit "Lol?" imo, but it works.

[SwingsDarkCreeps]

Hello , I think that the better way to do that is to use a lever(custom entity)-that when is attached at a mount(support) and the player move the lever in the right direction the result will be something like: unlock a door/ opens a way/unlock a gate for the next path. Using a ScriptArea is one of the easiest way in order to make the lever to attach at the specific mount (the lever is hidden somewhere "random" in the map).Here is my ScriptArea:


  LevelEditor the area.rar (Size: 224.25 KB / Downloads: 95)

That ScriptArea has an EntityCollideCallback function:

AddEntityCollideCallback("Handle", "ConnectTheLever", "AttachLeverToMount", true, 1);

And the rest sequence of the HPS file:

void AttachLeverToMount(string &in asParent, string &in asChild, int alState)
{
SetEntityActive("Lever_1", true);//So I place a compound(lever and the mount) -which I set them Inactive in the level editor

SetEntityActive(asParent, false);
SetEntityActive("Mount", false);
}

//the next part is for unlocking the door depending on the lever's state(position):
//so as Romulator said before the up state is marked with number 1 which i used
void UnlockDoor(string &in asEntity, int LeverState)
{
if(LeverState == 1) {
SetSwingDoorLocked("Mansion_1", false, true);
PlaySoundAtEntity("", "unlock_door.snt", "Mansion_1", 0, false);
SetLeverStuckState(asEntity, LeverState, true);//this locks the lever in the position in which the player move it
}
}

it works