Cogs, frames, & transport

[F-Body]

Hi, I am just wondering which is the most efficient/best way of making a troop transport move thru multiple frames. Would it be best if I make a .key? Or how about thingframes? Or even moving to ghost positions, all representing frames?

Here's what I made so far, is there a better way? (There are 3 stops, hence Sleep)
# Jedi Knight Cog Script
#
# myspeeder.cog
#
# The speeder will go to all frames & loop from to 0 when
# a ghost position is activated (ghost pos=near computer screen).
#
# [F-Body]
#
# This cog was not made or supported by LucasArts Entertainment Company


symbols
message activate
message arrived

thing speeder linkid=1
thing ghost_activate linkid=2

flex sleeptime=3.0 local
end

code
activate:
if (IsThingMoving(speeder)) return;
if (GetSenderId() != 2) return;
if (GetCurFrame(speeder) == 0)
{
MoveToFrame(speeder, 1, 8);
}
return;

arrived:
if (GetCurFrame(speeder) == 1)
{
MoveToFrame(speeder, 2, 10);
}
if (GetCurFrame(speeder) == 2)
{
MoveToFrame(speeder, 3, 14);
}
if (GetCurFrame(speeder) == 3)
{
Sleep(sleeptime);
MoveToFrame(speeder, 4, 16);
}
if (GetCurFrame(speeder) == 4)
{
MoveToFrame(speeder, 5, 8);
}
if (GetCurFrame(speeder) == 5)
{
MoveToFrame(speeder, 6, 10);
}
if (GetCurFrame(speeder) == 6)
{
MoveToFrame(speeder, 7, 10);
}
if (GetCurFrame(speeder) == 7)
{
MoveToFrame(speeder, 8, 8);
}
if (GetCurFrame(speeder) == 8)
{
MoveToFrame(speeder, 9, 16);
}
if (GetCurFrame(speeder) == 9)
{
MoveToFrame(speeder, 10, 20);
}
if (GetCurFrame(speeder) == 10)
{
MoveToFrame(speeder, 11, 25);
}
if (GetCurFrame(speeder) == 11)
{
MoveToFrame(speeder, 12, 25);
}
if (GetCurFrame(speeder) == 12)
{
MoveToFrame(speeder, 13, 16);
}
if (GetCurFrame(speeder) == 13)
{
MoveToFrame(speeder, 14, 12);
}
if (GetCurFrame(speeder) == 14)
{
Sleep(sleeptime);
MoveToFrame(speeder, 15, 8);
}
if (GetCurFrame(speeder) == 15)
{
MoveToFrame(speeder, 0, 16);
}
if (GetCurFrame(speeder) == 0)
{
Sleep(sleeptime);
MoveToFrame(speeder, 1, 8);
}
return;


end



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[[SF]pjb]

thats as effichiant as it gets unless you use a keyframe. however if you where to make it so it travled at the same speed all the way you could just use.

symbols
thing van
int numframes
flex speed
message activated
end
code
activated:
movetoframe(van,numframes-1,speed);
waitforstop(van);
skiptoframe(van,0,speed);
return;
end


NOTE: numframes MUST BE the same as the numframes of the thing for that to work perfectly...

to stop it going to the start at the end remove the skiptoframe line..

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[[SF]pjb]

also reading your code i realised that your thng when getting to the end will fly backwards to frame 0, to stop that use skiptoframe like i did

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well, go on, run away!

i have a plastic lightsaber and a jedi cape.. am i a nerd?

If gravity is a crule mistress, and bar tenders with bad grammar are untrustworthy, what is air?

[F-Body]

OK thanks, I noticed that too. Is jumptoframe similar to teleportthing?

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[darthslaw]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by F-Body:
Is jumptoframe similar to teleportthing?</font>
Apparently so (looking at the DM)

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[[SF]pjb]

its practicaly identical, except insted of going to the postion taken from thing it gose to a postion allready held in memory, theorteicaly saveng you a microsecond or two of prosessing.

not that thats any use! just thought i'd state it.

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I am Darth PJB!
well, go on, run away!

i have a plastic lightsaber and a jedi cape.. am i a nerd?

If gravity is a crule mistress, and bar tenders with bad grammar are untrustworthy, what is air?

[LKOH_SniperWolf]

Actually, there are some cases where it could be useful, suppose you've got a thing moving around, visible at times, in an sp level. Now player goes out of view, goes further in the level, quickly, and your object is supposed to fly by the sector he's at, but it's still a few frames back. Jumptoframe, just outta sight, then play anim. ... best use I can think of right now...

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[darthslaw]

First thing I think of is if you have a patrolling enemy that walks through a teleporter...

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