How to create a 'Area entered' Trigger?

[Meteora 10]

Hello People :-),

this is my first post on this forum, please don't be harsh.

However, i've started scripting & editing yesterday and i've got a question.

When you're in the editor, you can set new triggers which fire if you activate your alpha radio for example.

It is working, but what if i want another trigger, like if a player enteres a area, a trigger will be fired and my script will be executed.

If you still don't understand my problem: I want to make a new gunstore in the wasteland map, and i want to be able to press 'e' to activate the shop when i'm in the area.

How do i make new Events?

For example:

- Playerspawn

- Player enters a special area

- Player dies

... and so on.

I thank you for reading!

Meteora

[MadM0nkey 1]

Hi Meteora and welcome to the forums =)

you might want to start out by searching google for video tutorials on how to use the arma2 editor

here is a few I found on dealing with the placing triggers:

ArmA 2 Editor Tutorial - Triggers Part 1

ArmA 2 Editor Tutorial - Triggers Part 2

Arma 2 Tutorial: Basics of Radio Triggers

here is one on objectives

ArmA 2 Editor Tutorial - Objectives

<edit>

here is a quick example of a trigger switch ..

create a trigger on the map keyboard F3-Key now *double click map* close to your BLUEFOR West troop player

make sure in the settings of the trigger are the same as follows:

Axis A:20

Axis B:20

Angle:0

set to [Ellipse]

Activation:BLUEFOR

set to [once]

and [present]

and [timeout]

Type: [switch]

Condition: this

On Act: *copy and paste the below code into the On Act: empty field*:

hint " message: Trigger Activated!  ..hey it works"; nul = [] spawn {_bomb = "Bo_GBU12_LGB" createVehicle getpos player};

click ok > then click >preview

now walk into the area where you placed the trigger on the map.

hope that helps get you started & Gluck =)

Edited October 3, 2013 by MadM0nkey
more bang for the buck

[Meteora 10]

Hey MadM0nkey :-)

Thank you very much for your help! I do understand it now, thank you. =-)

Nice example there!

I've got a little another question:

I have a script like this:

while {!b_playerDead} do{

if (!alive player) then{

[] call func_dead;

}

else{

[] call func_alive;

};

};

func_alive = {

hint "Still alive ...";

};

func_dead = {

hint "Dead ...";

};

=======================================

Why is the code not executing my functions?

Did i do something wrong with calling the functions?

I tried so much, and nothing worked so far :-(

[cobra4v320 27]

func_alive = {hint "Still alive ..."};
func_dead = {hint "Dead ..."};

while {!b_playerDead} do {
if (!alive player) then {
	[] call func_dead;
} else {
	[] call func_alive;
};
};

[Meteora 10]

Oooooh, i see...

Normally it's the same, but i have to declare the functions above the method where i am calling it, right?

Thank you!