Teleport cogish thing

[sskakarot51]

Hello again http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif Im defying my own statement that i would NOT bother you for more cogs but..well ill ask anyway just to see if any nice people will answer.

I need a new type of teleport cog. I am aware of a startrek type cog on this site that does similar function but its parameters were complicated too me.

I would like a cog Activated by an object.
i dont want you to autoteleport when you enter the sector, Instead whenever the object is activated any players in the SPECIFIED sector will be teleported to a ghost position.
If possible have it so you can set a DELAY on how long it takes for it to activate the teleport when you hctivate the object.

i dont know how hard this is ...But thanks for trying for me!

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[This message has been edited by sskakarot51 (edited April 16, 2003).]

[DSLS_DeathSythe]

heres what i came up with.
because you wanted it to teleport anyone in a sector i had to use two cogs and a trigger.


# Written By DSLS_DeathSythe
flags=0x240
symbols
#=====
message startup
message activated
message timer
message trigger
thing console=-1
flex tele_wait=1.0
int is_busy=0 local
#Trigs
int tele_trig=1
#-----
end
#=====
code
#-----
startup:
is_busy = 0;
return;
#-----
activated:
if(is_busy == 1) return;
SendTrigger(-1, tele_trig, 1, 0, 0, 0);
SetTimer(tele_wait);
return;
#-----
trigger:
if(GetSourceRef() != tele_trig) return;
is_busy = GetParam(0);
return;
#-----
timer:
SendTrigger(-1, tele_trig, 0, 0, 0, 0);
return;
#=====
end

that cog controls when the console is activated and the wait before teleporting.

this cog does the teleporting.


# Written By DSLS_DeathSythe
flags=0x240
symbols
#=====
message trigger
sector tele_sec
thing destination=-1
sound tele_snd=forcethrow01.wav
template tele_tpl=+telesparks
thing player=-1 local
#Trigs
int tele_trig=1
#-----
end
#=====
code
#-----
trigger:
if(GetSourceRef() != tele_trig) return;
if(GetParam(0) != 0) return;
player = GetLocalPlayerThing();
if(GetThingSector(player) == tele_sec)
{
PlaySoundThing(tele_snd, player, 1.0, -1, -1, 0x40);
CreateThing(tele_tpl, player);
StopThing(player);
TeleportThing(player, destination);
PlaySoundThing(tele_snd, player, 1.0, -1, -1, 0x40);
CreateThing(tele_tpl, player);
return;
}
return;
#=====
end

i tried to make them as simple as possible. just make sure that the tele_trig int is the same for both cogs but different from any other cogs using triggers. i havent tested these cogs but they should work. any questions or changes just ask.

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[sskakarot51]

IT doesnt work :/ i activate the console after setting the delay accordingly then i moved into the sector. i waited for about 10 seconds and it didint teleport.

Triggers are both the same number. Ive gotthe destination set, the sectorset and the console set :/ hmmmm

does "end" need to be in the middle of the cog?? i dont know much about it But would that cause a problem maybe?
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[This message has been edited by sskakarot51 (edited April 17, 2003).]

[This message has been edited by sskakarot51 (edited April 17, 2003).]

[DSLS_DeathSythe]

hmmm...
i just tried them out and they worked for me.
go through and double check to see if you have all the params right in jed. other than that i dont know what to do.

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[sskakarot51]

Well.. the console is outside of the teleport sector. theres a room with a console , computer panels and what not facing a teleport chamber. I activate the object then step into he transporter chamber but nothing happens. DO you need to stand IN the chamber and have someone else activate the switch?

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[Edward]

Hi!
I'm no good at inter COG communication but I've come up with 2 guesses on what's wrong.

1: When activating the console, the chamber already sees who's in. If no one's in, then return...

2: You copied the COG straight from the reply. That could be a problem. I did that once and I had to fill in the Spaces/Tabs.

I would say, do a Parsec check on the COG and if Parsec says there is nothing wrong with it, then you may continue complaining...

[This message has been edited by Edward (edited April 18, 2003).]

[DSLS_DeathSythe]

when i tested them i copied both cogs from what i had posted, then pasted them in cogwriter. then i made a real simple level that consisted of two sectors and a console, the console was not in the tele_sec. when i saved and tested it i activated the console the went into the tele_sec and after the tele_wait was up it teleported me to the destination.

how much time are you putting in the tele_wait? i tried it with 5 and 10 seconds. you need to give yourself enough time to get into the sector.

what program are you using to make the cogs?
when i made the ones i tested i just copied what i posted and put that directly into new files in cogwriter, i didnt change anything in the cogs.


<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Edward:
1: When activating the console, the chamber already sees who's in. If no one's in, then return...
</font>

when you activate the console all it does is send a trigger telling it that it was activated and makes it so it cant be activated until its done. when the timer runs out then it sends the trigger that checks who is in the sector and teleports them.
the teleport cog doesnt care about the first trigger sent.
so its not the #1 guess that Edward said.

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[This message has been edited by DSLS_DeathSythe (edited April 18, 2003).]

[sskakarot51]

I think i found the prob. im going to test it again , if theres a problem ill reply again.

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[EnsWaters]

Any way to get it so that it only teleports the person who activated the object?

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[DSLS_DeathSythe]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by EnsWaters:
Any way to get it so that it only teleports the person who activated the object?
</font>
yes there is but it would take some redoing of the cog. would you want it so the player still has to go into a teleport sector? or just have it teleport him right as he activates the console?

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[Descent_pilot]

Okay, lets see if I got this correct. You want a teleport that moves the player to a ghost pos when they activate the corresponding thing with a short delay?
If that is true...

# Jedi Knight Cog Script
#
# TELEPORTER.COG
#
# When someone activates a thing, it gets teleported to a ghost. Eight things and ghosts.
#
# [DP]
#


symbols
thing player local
thing spot
thing spot1
thing spot2
thing spot3
thing spot4
thing spot5
thing spot6
thing spot7

int dummy local

thing thing0 linkid=0
thing thing1 linkid=1
thing thing2 linkid=2
thing thing3 linkid=3
thing thing4 linkid=4
thing thing5 linkid=5
thing thing6 linkid=6
thing thing7 linkid=7

template sparks=+telesparks

sound teleport=ForceThrow01.WAV local
flex delay=0.5
int before=0
int after=1

message activated
message timer

end

# ================================================== ======================================

code
Activated:
player = GetSourceRef();
StopThing(player);
SetActorFlags(player, 0x240000);
SetTimerEx(delay, player, GetThingSignature(player), GetSenderID());
If(before) dummy = CreateThing(sparks, player);
Return;

Timer:
If(GetThingSignature(GetSenderID()) != GetParam(0)) Return;
TeleportThing(player, spot[GetParam(1)]);
If(after) dummy = CreateThing(sparks, spot[GetParam(1)]);
dummy = PlaySoundLocal(teleport, 1, 0, 0);
ClearActorFlags(player, 0x240000);
Return;
end
note - before is if you want to do the sparks before teleporting, after, is well, after.

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[This message has been edited by Descent_pilot (edited April 21, 2003).]

[EnsWaters]

Cool, thanks!

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[sskakarot51]

Um :/ when they activate the thing it is supposed to teleport whoever is in the assigned sector. Its a room with a console and an alcove with room forabout 4 people. the idea is to have the people who want to teleport step into the chamber then someone else preses the console from OUTSIDE teleporting everyone who is INSIDE. a startrekie type teleporter

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