Random mshes for units [Solved]

ARCTroopaNate · Post by **ARCTroopaNate** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:41 pm

Looked through a bunch of topics, searched and everything and I couldn't find anything on giving units random mshes. (Maybe my eyes are just tired after staring at a a screen for the past 16 hours)

I know I've seen it on gametoast and on mods and stuff, and if anyone could point me to a tutorial or help me add them it'd be greatly appreciated.

kinetosimpetus · Post by **kinetosimpetus** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:29 pm

http://www.gametoast.com/forums/viewtop ... 89#p390689

ARCTroopaNate · Post by **ARCTroopaNate** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:46 pm

My unit doesn't change models. The map doesn't crash or anything but my unit stays the same the entire match. I didn't get any related munge or debug errors. I think I'm missing something...

Meh lua

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--

-- Copyright (c) 2005 Pandemic Studios, LLC. All rights reserved.

--

-- load the gametype script

ScriptCB_DoFile("ObjectiveConquest")

ScriptCB_DoFile("setup_teams") 

	--  REP Attacking (attacker is always #1)

    REP = 1;

    CIS = 2;

    --  These variables do not change

    ATT = REP;

    DEF = CIS;

function ScriptPostLoad()	   

-- Timer for skins-- 

--interval is the number of seconds between model changes

--maxskin is the number of versions to use

interval = 60             --i had been testing this at 10 second waves, but it could be changed

                              --in MP, it will probably cause each 15 second spawn-wave to be the same model

skintimer = CreateTimer("timeout")   -- i don't know what significance "timeout" has, copied from hoth campaign this way

   SetTimerValue(skintimer , interval )

    --ShowTimer(skintimer )                        

   skin = 1

   maxskin = 4

    OnTimerElapse(

        function(timer)

   if (skin == 1) then

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryName", "rep_inf_feluciatrooper")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryLowRes", "rep_inf_feluciatrooper_low1")

   end

   if (skin == 2) then

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryName", "rep_inf_greytroper")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryLowRes", "rep_inf_greytroper_low1")

   end

   if (skin == 3) then

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryName", "rep_inf_greentroop")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryLowRes", "rep_inf_greentroop_low1")

   end

   if (skin == 4) then

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryName", "rep_inf_kashyyktrooper")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryLowRes", "rep_inf_kashyyktrooper_low1")

   end

   skin = skin + 1

   if (skin > maxskin) then

      skin = 1

   end

            --ShowTimer(nil)

            --DestroyTimer(timer)

       SetTimerValue(skintimer , interval )

       StartTimer(skintimer)

        end,

        skintimer 

        )

    --This defines the CPs.  These need to happen first

    cp1 = CommandPost:New{name = "cp1"}

    cp2 = CommandPost:New{name = "cp2"}

    cp3 = CommandPost:New{name = "cp3"}

    cp4 = CommandPost:New{name = "cp4"}

    --This sets up the actual objective.  This needs to happen after cp's are defined

    conquest = ObjectiveConquest:New{teamATT = ATT, teamDEF = DEF, 

                                     textATT = "game.modes.con", 

                                     textDEF = "game.modes.con2",

                                     multiplayerRules = true}

    --This adds the CPs to the objective.  This needs to happen after the objective is set up

    conquest:AddCommandPost(cp1)

    conquest:AddCommandPost(cp2)

    conquest:AddCommandPost(cp3)

    conquest:AddCommandPost(cp4)    

    conquest:Start()

    EnableSPHeroRules()

 end

Noobasaurus · Post by **Noobasaurus** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:49 pm

skintimer = CreateTimer("timeout")

Not sure if "timeout" should be "skintimer" instead, but I'm fairly sure "timeout" is just the name they wanted it to have.

kinetosimpetus · Post by **kinetosimpetus** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:04 pm

You need to start the timer once outside the OnTimerElapse function, otherwise it doesn't start the chain.

ARCTroopaNate · Post by **ARCTroopaNate** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:42 pm

Sorry for me being stupid, I've never worked with timers before. How do you start the timer outside the OnTimerElapse?

kinetosimpetus · Post by **kinetosimpetus** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:37 pm

ARCTroopaNate wrote:Sorry for me being stupid, I've never worked with timers before. How do you start the timer outside the OnTimerElapse?

You missed the last line of executable code in my example, it was between a couple chunks of comments.

this part

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...

        end,

        skintimer

        )

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

--resume normal conquest script, or whatever gamemode...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

         StartTimer(skintimer) --starts the timer the first time, after it starts, it will restart itself one ending.

--------------wait start the timer first! ok, now go...

---------------------------------------------------------------------

ARCTroopaNate · Post by **ARCTroopaNate** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:18 pm

Like this? Or does it go after the last end.

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-- Timer for skins-- 

--interval is the number of seconds between model changes

--maxskin is the number of versions to use

interval = 60             --i had been testing this at 10 second waves, but it could be changed

                              --in MP, it will probably cause each 15 second spawn-wave to be the same model

skintimer = CreateTimer("skintimer")   -- i don't know what significance "timeout" has, copied from hoth campaign this way

   SetTimerValue(skintimer , interval )

    --ShowTimer(skintimer )                        

   skin = 1

   maxskin = 4

    OnTimerElapse(

        function(timer)

   --REP Trooper

   if (skin == 1) then

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryName", "rep_inf_feluciatrooper")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryLowRes", "rep_inf_feluciatrooper_low1")

   end

   if (skin == 2) then

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryName", "rep_inf_greytroper")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryLowRes", "rep_inf_greytroper_low1")

   end

   if (skin == 3) then

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryName", "rep_inf_greentroop")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryLowRes", "rep_inf_greentroop_low1")

   end

   if (skin == 4) then

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryName", "rep_inf_kashyyktrooper")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryLowRes", "rep_inf_kashyyktrooper_low1")

   end

   --REP Pilot

   if (skin == 1) then

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_pilot_41", "GeometryName", "rep_inf_atrt_ph2")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_pilot_41", "GeometryLowRes", "rep_inf_atrt_ph2")

   end

   if (skin == 2) then

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_pilot_41", "GeometryName", "rep_inf_greytroper")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_pilot_41", "GeometryLowRes", "rep_inf_greytroper_low1")

   end

   if (skin == 3) then

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_pilot_41", "GeometryName", "rep_inf_feluciatrooper")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_pilot_41", "GeometryLowRes", "rep_inf_feluciatrooper_low1")

   end

   if (skin == 4) then

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_pilot_41", "GeometryName", "rep_inf_greentroop")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_pilot_41", "GeometryLowRes", "rep_inf_greentroop_low1")

   end

   skin = skin + 1

   if (skin > maxskin) then

      skin = 1

   end

            --ShowTimer(nil)

            --DestroyTimer(timer)

       SetTimerValue(skintimer , interval )

       StartTimer(skintimer)

        end,

        skintimer 

        )

    --This defines the CPs.  These need to happen first

    cp1 = CommandPost:New{name = "cp1"}

    cp2 = CommandPost:New{name = "cp2"}

    cp3 = CommandPost:New{name = "cp3"}

    cp4 = CommandPost:New{name = "cp4"}

    --This sets up the actual objective.  This needs to happen after cp's are defined

    conquest = ObjectiveConquest:New{teamATT = ATT, teamDEF = DEF, 

                                     textATT = "game.modes.con", 

                                     textDEF = "game.modes.con2",

                                     multiplayerRules = true}

    --This adds the CPs to the objective.  This needs to happen after the objective is set up

    conquest:AddCommandPost(cp1)

    conquest:AddCommandPost(cp2)

    conquest:AddCommandPost(cp3)

    conquest:AddCommandPost(cp4)    

    conquest:Start()

    EnableSPHeroRules()

StartTimer(skintimer)

 end

kinetosimpetus · Post by **kinetosimpetus** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:22 pm

That should work.

ARCTroopaNate · Post by **ARCTroopaNate** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:42 pm

When the game tries to change the mshes in my map it crashes and I get this in my log. The msh is there. Is there anything I have to edit in the units odf to get this to work?

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Message Severity: 3

C:\Battlefront2\main\Battlefront2\Source\EntityGeometry.cpp(619)

Entity "rep_inf_trooper_41" missing geometry "rep_inf_greytroper"

kinetosimpetus · Post by **kinetosimpetus** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:53 pm

Is rep_inf_greytroper being munged into the .lvl? It has to either be loaded in a unit's odf or explicitly by a .req.

Another thing, the code should work how it is, but you have 8 if statements for selecting skins, 4 for rifleman, 4 for pilot. The code would run a little more efficiently if they were combined like this

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if skin 1

-geometry for rifleman

-low geometry for rifleman

-geometry for pilot

-low geometry for pilot

if skin 2

-geometry for rifleman

-low geometry for rifleman

-geometry for pilot

-low geometry for pilot

instead of this

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if skin 1

-geometry for rifleman

-low geometry for rifleman

if skin 2

-geometry for rifleman

-low geometry for rifleman

if skin 1

-geometry for pilot

-low geometry for pilot

if skin 2

-geometry for pilot

-low geometry for pilot

ARCTroopaNate · Post by **ARCTroopaNate** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:14 pm

How would you load it into a Req separately?

kinetosimpetus · Post by **kinetosimpetus** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:29 pm

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ucft
{
    REQN
    {
        "model"
        "rep_inf_greytroper"
        "rep_inf_greytroper_low1"
    }
}

kinda like that

ARCTroopaNate · Post by **ARCTroopaNate** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:16 pm

Cool! Thanks.

EDIT: Sorry for all the questions...

would I also have to load the models into the side req?

EDIT2: Still not working.

Team Req

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ucft

{

    REQN

    {

        "lvl"

        "rep_inf_greentroop"

        "rep_inf_greytroper"

        "rep_inf_kashyyktrooper"

        "rep_inf_pilot_41"

        "rep_inf_trooper_41"

    }

}

Added all the individual msh reqs as you asked.

Lua.

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-- Timer for skins-- 

--interval is the number of seconds between model changes

--maxskin is the number of versions to use

interval = 60             --i had been testing this at 10 second waves, but it could be changed

                              --in MP, it will probably cause each 15 second spawn-wave to be the same model

skintimer = CreateTimer("skintimer")   -- i don't know what significance "timeout" has, copied from hoth campaign this way

   SetTimerValue(skintimer , interval )

    --ShowTimer(skintimer )                        

   skin = 1

   maxskin = 4

    OnTimerElapse(

        function(timer)

   --REP Trooper

   if (skin == 1) then

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryName", "rep_inf_feluciatrooper")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryLowRes", "rep_inf_feluciatrooper_low1")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_pilot_41", "GeometryName", "rep_inf_atrt_ph2")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_pilot_41", "GeometryLowRes", "rep_inf_atrt_ph2")

   end

   if (skin == 2) then

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryName", "rep_inf_greytroper")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryLowRes", "rep_inf_greytroper_low1")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_pilot_41", "GeometryName", "rep_inf_greytroper")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_pilot_41", "GeometryLowRes", "rep_inf_greytroper_low1")

   end

   if (skin == 3) then

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryName", "rep_inf_greentroop")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryLowRes", "rep_inf_greentroop_low1")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_pilot_41", "GeometryName", "rep_inf_feluciatrooper")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_pilot_41", "GeometryLowRes", "rep_inf_feluciatrooper_low1")

   end

   if (skin == 4) then

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryName", "rep_inf_kashyyktrooper")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_trooper_41", "GeometryLowRes", "rep_inf_kashyyktrooper_low1")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_pilot_41", "GeometryName", "rep_inf_greentroop")

      SetClassProperty("rep_inf_pilot_41", "GeometryLowRes", "rep_inf_greentroop_low1")

   end

   skin = skin + 1

   if (skin > maxskin) then

      skin = 1

   end

            --ShowTimer(nil)

            --DestroyTimer(timer)

       SetTimerValue(skintimer , interval )

       StartTimer(skintimer)

        end,

        skintimer 

        )

    --This defines the CPs.  These need to happen first

    cp1 = CommandPost:New{name = "cp1"}

    cp2 = CommandPost:New{name = "cp2"}

    cp3 = CommandPost:New{name = "cp3"}

    cp4 = CommandPost:New{name = "cp4"}

    --This sets up the actual objective.  This needs to happen after cp's are defined

    conquest = ObjectiveConquest:New{teamATT = ATT, teamDEF = DEF, 

                                     textATT = "game.modes.con", 

                                     textDEF = "game.modes.con2",

                                     multiplayerRules = true}

    --This adds the CPs to the objective.  This needs to happen after the objective is set up

    conquest:AddCommandPost(cp1)

    conquest:AddCommandPost(cp2)

    conquest:AddCommandPost(cp3)

    conquest:AddCommandPost(cp4)    

    conquest:Start()

    EnableSPHeroRules()

StartTimer(skintimer)

 end

kinetosimpetus · Post by **kinetosimpetus** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:25 pm

your req is looking for other req's instead of msh's with the "lvl" section, not a "model" section.

ARCTroopaNate · Post by **ARCTroopaNate** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:33 pm

OOOOOOOH...

Is it like dis?

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ucft

{

    REQN

    {

        "lvl"

        "rep_inf_pilot_41"

        "rep_inf_trooper_41"

    }

}

ucft

{

    REQN

    {

        "model"

        "rep_inf_greentroop"

        "rep_inf_greytroper"

        "rep_inf_kashyyktrooper"

    }

}

kinetosimpetus · Post by **kinetosimpetus** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:37 pm

almost. only one ucft section

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[code]ucft

{

    REQN

    {

        "lvl"

        "rep_inf_pilot_41"

        "rep_inf_trooper_41"

    }

    REQN

    {

        "model"

        "rep_inf_greentroop"

        "rep_inf_greytroper"

        "rep_inf_kashyyktrooper"

    }

}[/code]

ARCTroopaNate · Post by **ARCTroopaNate** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:58 pm

YES! It works! Thanks so much Kinetos!

:clone:

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