User Actions and hidden selections

[eagledude4 3]

I made a sign with two hidden selections which would be triggered by the player.

class CfgVehicles {
class NonStrategic;	// External class reference

class TempLEDConstructionSignBase : NonStrategic {
	scope = public;
	vehicleClass = "MC_Objects";
	displayName = "Temporary Led Construction Sign";
	model = "mc_objects\signs\construction signs\temporary led sign\templedconstructionsign.p3d";
	armor = 9999;
	cost = 0;
	accuracy = 0.2;	// accuracy needed to recognize type of this target
	destrType = 0;
	mapSize = 0;
	class UserActions {
		class Left {
			showWindow = 0;
			hideOnUse = 1;
			displayName="Turn on left arrow";
			position="action";
			radius=0.10000;
			onlyForPlayer = 1;
			condition="(alive this)";
			statement="hiddenSelections[]={"Left"};";
		};
		class Right {
			showWindow = 0;
			hideOnUse = 1;
			displayName="Turn on Right arrow";
			position="action";
			radius=0.10000;
			onlyForPlayer = 1;
			condition="(alive this)";
			statement="hiddenSelections[]={"Right"};";
		};
	};		
	class eventhandlers {
		init = "_this allowDamage false;";
	};
};

class TempLedConstructionSignLeft : TempLEDConstructionSignBase {
	displayName = "Temporary Led Construction Sign (Left)";
	hiddenSelections[]={"Left"};
};

class TempLedConstructionSignRight : TempLEDConstructionSignBase {
	displayName = "Temporary Led Construction Sign (Right)";
	hiddenSelections[]={"Right"};
};
};

class TempLedConstructionSignLeft : TempLEDConstructionSignBase {
	displayName = "Temporary Led Construction Sign (Left)";
	hiddenSelections[]={"Left"};
};

class TempLedConstructionSignRight : TempLEDConstructionSignBase {
	displayName = "Temporary Led Construction Sign (Right)";
	hiddenSelections[]={"Right"};
};

What do I need to change to make this work?

Edited October 15, 2012 by eagledude4

[[aps]gnat 28]

You are mixing static Config code with dynamic script code

statement="hiddenSelections[]={"Right"};";

Will never work.

Plus you seem to be working in an area thats half way between 2 lagitimate methods

The "hide a part of the model" animation method (ie hide 1 of 2 possible "faces" ),

and the "redefine faces with one of many custom textures"

Which one you aiming for?

Either way you still need a MODEL.CFG to go with your model too.

EDIT: you are in ArmA1 forum

[eagledude4 3]

I knew that part was wrong, I just wanted to get my point across

I wish to go the "The "hide a part of the model" animation method".

I wanted to get an answer to this before I whiped up the model.cfg, but I guess I should do it now

I posted in this forum by mistake. I'll make a new thread in the right forum.

EDIT: Nvm, they locked the new thread >.>.

Edited October 18, 2012 by eagledude4

[[aps]gnat 28]

Something like this. Untested

MODEL.CFG

class CfgSkeletons
{
   class Default;

class TAG_SignSkeleton: Default
{
	isDiscrete=1;
	skeletonInherit="";
	skeletonBones[]=
	{
		"NAMED-BIT-IN-MODEL",""
	};
};
};
class cfgModels
{
class Default
{
	sectionsInherit="";
	sections[]={""};
};

class My-Sign-p3d-filename : Default
{
	sectionsInherit="";
	skeletonName="TAG_SignSkeleton";
	sections[] = 		
	{
		"NAMED-BIT-IN-MODEL"
	};
	class Animations
	{
		class hideSignBit
		{
			type ="hide";
			source="UserHideBit";
			selection="NAMED-BIT-IN-MODEL";
			hideValue = 0.1;
		};
	};
};
};

CONFIG

class CfgVehicles {
class NonStrategic;	// External class reference
class TempLEDConstructionSignBase : NonStrategic {
	scope = public;
	vehicleClass = "MC_Objects";
	displayName = "Temporary Led Construction Sign";
	model = "mc_objects\signs\construction signs\temporary led sign\templedconstructionsign.p3d";
	armor = 9999;
	cost = 0;
	accuracy = 0.2;	// accuracy needed to recognize type of this target
	destrType = 0;
	mapSize = 0;
	class AnimationSources
	{
		class  UserHideBit
		{
			source = "user";
			initPhase=0;
			animPeriod = 0.0001;
		};
	};
	class UserActions {
		class Left {
			showWindow = 0;
			hideOnUse = 1;
			displayName="Turn on left arrow";
			position="action";
			radius=0.10000;
			onlyForPlayer = 1;
			condition="(alive this)";
			statement="this animate [""hideSignBit"", 1];";
		};
		class Right {
			showWindow = 0;
			hideOnUse = 1;
			displayName="Turn on Right arrow";
			position="action";
			radius=0.10000;
			onlyForPlayer = 1;
			condition="(alive this)";
			statement="this animate [""hideSignBit"", 0];";
		};
	};		
	class eventhandlers {
		init = "_this allowDamage false;";
	};
};
};

[eagledude4 3]

Thanks Gnat, I think I got it now.

Edited February 16, 2013 by eagledude4