Placing C4 on a vehicle in editor, but it doesnt show in GRAW

[RDCNemesis]

Hi all

Im trying to place c4 on a vehicle. I place it in map editor, name _id is c4aa1. In editor the c4 is showing. when loading GRAw i either get into the map and no ce is showing or i crash with "identifers must match" the script posted crashes

!-- ------------------------------------------ TRIGGERS ----------------------------------------------------- -->


<user name="unit_in_area1" type="once">

      <trigger type="UnitInArea" area="area1"/>

      <event name="start_area1"/>

</user>


<user name="unit_in_area2" type="once">

      <trigger type="UnitInArea" area="area2"/>

      <event name="start_area2"/>

</user>


<user name="unit_in_area3" type="once">

      <trigger type="UnitInArea" area="area3"/>

      <event name="start_area3"/>

</user>

      <event name="aa1_trigger">

</user>


<!-- ------------------------------------------ EVENTS ----------------------------------------------------- -->


<event name="start_game">

       <element type="UnitInArea" area="area1" state="activate" start_time="1"/>

       <element type="UnitInArea" area="area2" state="activate" start_time="1"/>

       <element type="UnitInArea" area="area3" state="activate" start_time="1"/>

</event>

</enable unit="enable_c4">

       <element type="EnableUnit" c4aa1="c4_aa1" start_time="1.0"/>

       </event>

<!-- ------------------------------------------ area1 events ----------------------------------------------------- -->


<event name="start_area1">

       <element type="UnitInArea" area="area1" state="deactivate"/>

       <element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="group1" start_time="0"/>

       <element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="gun1" start_time="0"/>

       <element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="gun2" start_time="0"/>

</event>

The vehicle with c4_aa1 placed on it is in area1

What am i doing wrong

Many thanks in advance

Nem

[Tinker]

You have probably read this, not sure: GRAW SP Scripting 5 - Demolition Objective

or i crash with "identifers must match" the script posted crashes

Is there a text file that saves crash reports?

Are you 100% sure it is not a simple typo in naming conventions?

[AmEyeBlind]

<user name="unit_in_area3" type="once">

<trigger type="UnitInArea" area="area3"/>

<event name="start_area3"/>

</user>

<event name="aa1_trigger">

</user>

this is wrong, and not needed in this place, just delet it.

<event name="start_game">

<element type="UnitInArea" area="area1" state="activate" start_time="1"/>

<element type="UnitInArea" area="area2" state="activate" start_time="1"/>

<element type="UnitInArea" area="area3" state="activate" start_time="1"/>

</event>

</enable unit="enable_c4">

<element type="EnableUnit" c4aa1="c4_aa1" start_time="1.0"/>

</event>

and this is wrong. the correct code would be this:

this line can be used in any event you want.

<element type="EnableUnit" name_id="c4_aa1" start_time="1"/>

and you will need this event, even when you dont trigger anything from it. its coded , you need it.

<event name="aa1_trigger">

<element type="DisableUnit" name_id="c4_aa1" start_time="15"/>

</event>

also i got a scripting hint for you.

set the times in the start game event never below 3, i had already once a problem that an area didnt activate because of that.

[RDCNemesis]

Tinker

Yes i have, tried it that way and still didnt work, 4 hours trying it :wall: I will look for a crash log if i can find it

AmEyeBlind

Thanks will try and not put anything below 3 and will try the disableunit scripting too

Glad you 2 read and comment

Tinker

Crash log found....

Tue May 24 22:02:01 2011

Crash in application version: grpcrc1.35

data\levels\custom_levels\test map\test map.xml (48): Identifiers must match

SCRIPT STACK

data\levels\custom_levels\test map\test map.dsf(26)

One other thing

If i place c4 in area 1 I guess the scripting needs to all be in area 1 also!!!!!!

[RDCNemesis]

AmEyeBlind

Im confused over the name_id. the link Tinker posted says

name_id => use the same name you gave the c4 prop in the map editor

Does this mean when i place c4 the name box by default says none if i name it lorryc4 for example should i put lorryc4 instead of name_id

[Tinker]

No

name_id=none

You replace the none with your name

name_id=my_c4_01

[RDCNemesis]

the light has clicked on i think

Many thanks, just had 8 errors again trying this LOL

DOH there should be a homer simpson emoticon on here for times like this

[RDCNemesis]

Nope

<event name="start_area1">

<element type="UnitInArea" area="area1" state="deactivate"/>

<element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="group1" start_time="0"/>

<element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="gun1" start_time="0"/>

<element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="gun2" start_time="0"/>

</event>

<enable unit="enable_c4">

<element type="EnableUnit" name_id="c4_apc" start_time="3"/>

<event name="aa1_trigger">

<element type="DisableUnit" name_id="c4_apc" start_time="15"/>

</event>

Tried this several ways still getting

Crash in application version: grpcrc1.35

data\levels\custom_levels\test map\test map.xml (48): Identifiers must match

SCRIPT STACK

data\levels\custom_levels\test map\test map.dsf(26)

i have taken out the <enable unit="enable_c4"> and the map loads but no c4 on vehicle so i guess that line of code is either not needed or its in the wrong place

[Tinker]

<event name="start_area1">

<element type="UnitInArea" area="area1" state="deactivate"/>

<element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="group1" start_time="0"/>

<element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="gun1" start_time="0"/>

<element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="gun2" start_time="0"/>

</event>

<enable unit="enable_c4">

<element type="EnableUnit" name_id="c4_apc" start_time="3"/>

<event name="aa1_trigger">

<element type="DisableUnit" name_id="c4_apc" start_time="15"/>

</event>

Are those 2 lines not meant to be in an event?

Do you even need the first? Sry I am not up to speed with aw1 scripting, but is this not what you need? :

<event name="start_area1">

<element type="UnitInArea" area="area1" state="deactivate"/>

<element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="group1" start_time="0"/>

<element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="gun1" start_time="0"/>

<element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="gun2" start_time="0"/>

<element type="EnableUnit" name_id="c4_apc" start_time="3"/>

</event>

<event name="aa1_trigger">

<element type="DisableUnit" name_id="c4_apc" start_time="15"/>

</event>

[AmEyeBlind]

that script that tinker posted should work, but i am not 100% sure if you can name the c4 probs like you want.

there is some hardcoded stuff on the c4. whenever i used c4 on a map i named the c4 like the prob i used.

so c4_aa1, c4_aa2, c4_aa3 or c4_gasstation, those are the only c4 probs that you can use.

[RDCNemesis]

Tinker & AmEyeBlind

thanks will give it a try, there are three of us trying to get this working and we have all failed so far.

fingers crossed my next post will say its working

[RDCNemesis]

Genius

many many thanks it works.

i thought i had tried all the different ways to script it obviously not lol

Many thanks to both of you again