How do i Move a Shelf with a script?

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How do i Move a Shelf with a script? - machosalad - 12-15-2010

i am trying to make a script that moves a tall shelf to reveal a secret passage. The entity of the shelf is "shelf_high01.ent" and the name of it is "SecretShelf1".

This is the script that runs:

Code:
void RevealSecretPassage(string &in asParent, string &in asChild, int alState)

{

    PlayMusic("Secret1.ogg", false, 1.0f, 0, 0, true);

    FadeLightTo("SecretPointLight1", 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 3.0f);

    SetMoveObjectState("SecretShelf1", 1);

    CreateParticleSystemAtEntity("dust", "ps_dust_falling_door_quick", "SecretShelf1", false);

    PlaySoundAtEntity("", "scrape_rock", "SecretShelf1", 0, false);

    GiveSanityBoostSmall();

}

But the shelf never moves! The music plays, so i'm sure the function runs.
What am i doing wrong?

RE: How do i Move a Shelf with a script? - Oscar House - 12-15-2010

Have you considered making two of those shelves, and when the function is called, it deactivates the closed shelf and activates the open shelf?
Something like

Code:
void RevealSecretPassage(string &in asParent, string &in asChild, int alState)

{

    PlayMusic("Secret1.ogg", false, 1.0f, 0, 0, true);

    FadeLightTo("SecretPointLight1", 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 3.0f);

    SetEntityActive("SecretShelf1", false);

    SetEntityActive("SecretShelf2", true);

    CreateParticleSystemAtEntity("dust", "ps_dust_falling_door_quick", "SecretShelf1", false);

    PlaySoundAtEntity("", "scrape_rock", "SecretShelf1", 0, false);

    GiveSanityBoostSmall();

}

Unless you're supposed to see the shelf when it opens, for that I don't know the answer. Maybe it's supposed to be
SetMoveObjectState("SecretShelf1", true); ?

RE: How do i Move a Shelf with a script? - Andross - 12-22-2010

You can't move random entities with the SetMoveObjectState() function; it only works on items specifically made to move in a certain way. In the Archives level, they use "shelf_secret_door.ent" to implement a secret passage behind a shelf.