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Elevator cog

2002-12-15, 5:02 PM #1

GoZ_SpaceBoy

Registered User

Posts: 78

This probably isn't too hard, but I can barely modify JK cogs, let alone make them from scratch.

I basically want an object(s) to move up and down between 2 frames continuously, and wait for a random amount of time at each stop. That's it. No buttons or adjoins or anything.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, and given credit in my level's readme, and my children named after you.

OK, maybe not the last thing. Maybe.

2002-12-15, 5:43 PM #2

GBK

Posts: 10,562

Umm, ok. My real name is "Ugly SOB". Keep you promise!

Code:

#12/2002 GBK
Symbols
Message Startup
Message Arrived
Thing Elev
Flex Rand_multiplyer=5
Flex Speed=4
End
Code
Startup:
Sleep(0.5);
Movetoframe(Elev, 1, Speed);
Stop;
Arrived:
Sleep(Rand()*Rand_multiplyer);
Movetoframe(Elev, 1 - Getcurframe(Elev), Speed);
Stop;
End

That should do the trick. "Rand_multiplyer" is a flex that defines how long to wait, or rather, what to multiply the random number by. At 5, the wait would be anywhere from 5 seconds to nothing.

[This message has been edited by GBK (edited December 17, 2002).]

And when the moment is right, I'm gonna fly a kite.

2002-12-16, 8:42 PM #3

GoZ_SpaceBoy

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Posts: 78

Hey! I have an uncle named Ugly SOB! What a coinkydink!

Thanks for the cog. I have a few questions now [http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif]

I have 4 of these elevators running alongside a building. It seems like all 4 are on the same timer--each stops and starts at the same time. It also looks like they always pause for the same duration in each cycle.

Is there any way to make each elevator use an independant timer, and have each wait for a different random amount of time at every stop?

2002-12-17, 3:35 AM #4

GBK

Posts: 10,562

Oops, sorry, had a symbol error in the cog . . . . try it now. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/frown.gif]

And when the moment is right, I'm gonna fly a kite.

2002-12-18, 6:47 PM #5

GoZ_SpaceBoy

Registered User

Posts: 78

Ahh, works perfect! Thanksabunch.

2002-12-18, 6:50 PM #6

GBK

Posts: 10,562

And when the moment is right, I'm gonna fly a kite.