trigger not working correctly?

[Martinez.E 14]

So before, i used the trigger 0-0-Alpha and it was start the target range. worked fine in the editor, all lanes worked perfect. put it in a multiplayer server and it was putting up random amounts of targets for no reason! so then i read on a google a little..tried to put the condition as this && isServer but all that did was make lane 1 work and the others did nothing.

Anyone know whats going on?

[jshock 513]

You have provided no information for us to help other than something isn't working, so how are you accomplishing your range, code and all.

[Martinez.E 14]

so on the "ON ACT."

nopop=true; nul=[20,1,5] execVM "popup.sqf"

POPUP.SQF

//                 How to use. 
// 1. Place a popup target and name it to pt1 
// 2. copy it 8 times and it will auto name the targets
// 3. place this line in a trigger or init  nul=[max,set,time] execVM "popup.sqf" 
// max  is the total number of targets that will popup
// set is the max number of targets that can popup per set upto a max of 3
// time is the amount of time to hit the targets before they go down


_maxtarg  = _this select 0;
_numtargs = _this select 1;
_skill    = _this select 2;

_targets = [pt1,pt1_1, pt1_2, pt1_3, pt1_4, pt1_5];// target names 
_many    =  count _targets; // count the number of possible targets

_inc     = 0;// keeps track of the number of popup targets triggered 
_score   = 0;// keep count of the targets hit


{_x  animate["terc",1]} forEach _targets;//puts the targets down before the start

_rnumber1=0; 
_rnumber2=0;
_rnumber3=0;

_flag1=0;
_flag2=0;


hint "Setting up the Range";
sleep 2;
hint "Ready";
sleep 2;


while {_inc<_maxtarg} do 
{
_rnumber1 = random _many;
_int = _rnumber1%1;
_rnumber1 = _rnumber1-_int;


// 1. Check for duplicate targets 
while {(_rnumber1 == _rnumber2) or (_rnumber1 == _rnumber3) or (_rnumber2 == _rnumber3)} do
{  
_rnumber2 = random _many;
_int = _rnumber2%1;
_rnumber2 = _rnumber2-_int;

_rnumber3 = random _many;
_int = _rnumber3%1;
_rnumber3 = _rnumber3-_int;
};
// 1. END

// 2. Set the targets that will popup
_rtarget1 = _targets select _rnumber1;
_rtarget2 = _targets select _rnumber2;
_rtarget3 = _targets select _rnumber3;
// 2. END

// 3. Popup target one always active
_rtarget1 animate["terc", 0];
_inc=_inc+1;
// 3. END

// 3a. Check to see if more than one target is required and opopup at random
// 3b. second target
If (_numtargs > 1 ) then
{
if ((random 2 > 1) and (_inc < _maxtarg)) then
{
_rtarget2 animate["terc", 0];
_inc=_inc+1;
_flag1=1;
};
};
//3b. END

//3c. Third target
If (_numtargs > 2 ) then
{
if ((random 2 < 1) and (_inc < _maxtarg)) then
{
_rtarget3 animate["terc", 0];
_inc=_inc+1;
_flag2=1;
};
};
// 3c. END
// 3a. END

// 4. Time allowed for shooting.
sleep _skill; 
// 4. END 

// 5. Check to see if targets have been hit and count the score
if (_rtarget1 animationPhase "terc" > 0.1) then
{
	_score = _score+1;
	    };
if ((_rtarget2 animationPhase "terc" > 0.1) and (_flag1 == 1)) then

{
	_score = _score+1;
	    };
if ((_rtarget3 animationPhase "terc" > 0.1) and (_flag2 == 1)) then
{
	_score = _score+1;
	    };
// 4. END		    

// 5. Display Score		    
hint format ["Targets :%1 Hit :%2",_inc,_score];
// 5. END

// 6. Reset targets down and restet flags
_rtarget1 animate["terc", 1];
_rtarget2 animate["terc", 1];
_rtarget3 animate["terc", 1];
_flag1=0;
_flag2=0;
// 6. END

sleep 2;
};
sleep 8;
hint "Session Complete";

at the moment, the targets are going up and down, but what i want is for them to only do ONE target at a time. right now its random at 1 or 2 targets which i dont want. i want it to be any random target but only ONE target at a time. the trigger is working now but its the amount of random targets that are popping up that is wrong.

[austin_medic 109]

numbers are randomly generated for every client. you'd need to syncronize a global var across everybody with bis_fnc_mp or write out some simple logic for your targets to go up and down in a specific order.

EDIT: though that may not be your big problem here. Whats with the %1's behind the

random _int

stuff?

Edited December 25, 2014 by austin_medic

[Martinez.E 14]

Tried changing the

nopop=true; nul=[20,1,5] execVM "popup.sqf"

to [20,0,5] to see if it wouldt change but it didnt do anything, went in to dedicated server and it still was putting up either 2 targets at random, or sometimes just one target.

i just want one target popping up at a time. for some reason it works fine in the editor but doesnt work in the server

---------- Post added at 10:56 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:55 AM ----------

numbers are randomly generated for every client. you'd need to syncronize a global var across everybody with bis_fnc_mp or write out some simple logic for your targets to go up and down in a specific order.

any idea how to do this?

---------- Post added at 11:23 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:56 AM ----------

numbers are randomly generated for every client. you'd need to syncronize a global var across everybody with bis_fnc_mp or write out some simple logic for your targets to go up and down in a specific order.

EDIT: though that may not be your big problem here. Whats with the %1's behind the

random _int

stuff?

Not sure, i didnt make this script. its freely available here on the forum for a basic shooting range.

[f2k sel 164]

Some times when you copy and paste to the forum I've seen a space added to certain variables maybe it's something like that that may be adding the %1.

It shouldn't be there anyway, the script was never intended for MP and was more just a test for A2.

The variable that controls the number of targets popping at anyone up should be the one passed here _numtargs = _this select 1; make sure it's set to 1 to only have one target at a time pop up.

[Martinez.E 14]

So should the percent sign be replaced with a _ ? cause there are a few spots like

when you say make sure only one is popping up, where do i do that i at? i have tried multiple things but normally one target will pop up, then it will go down, then 2 targets come up and go down, then it repeats it self. is there something in the popup.sqf i need to change? i also checked the current script and it says _numtargs = _this select 1;

while {_inc<_maxtarg} do 
{
_rnumber1 = random _many;
_int = _rnumber1%1;
_rnumber1 = _rnumber1-_int;


// 1. Check for duplicate targets 
while {(_rnumber1 == _rnumber2) or (_rnumber1 == _rnumber3) or (_rnumber2 == _rnumber3)} do
{  
_rnumber2 = random _many;
_int = _rnumber2%1;
_rnumber2 = _rnumber2-_int;

_rnumber3 = random _many;
_int = _rnumber3%1;
_rnumber3 = _rnumber3-_int;
};

---------- Post added at 01:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:18 PM ----------

alright so i tested again in the editor. targets pop up one at a time in the EDITOR. as soon as i pbo it to go to the dedicated server, it all of a sudden forgets to do one target at a time. wtf?

[f2k sel 164]

They should just be _int = _rnumber1; _int = _rnumber2; ect

I can't really help with MP scripting as I've never done any.

There was a version of the code that will only ever run one target at a time.

This is a slightly modified version someone made I can't find the original.

_inc   = 0;
_count   = 0;
_targets = [pt1, pt1_1, pt1_2, pt1_3, pt1_4, pt1_5, pt1_6, pt1_7, pt1_8, pt1_9, pt1_10, pt1_11, pt1_12];
_many    =  count _targets;
{_x  animate["terc",1]} forEach _targets;

hint "Welcome to Avery's Rifle Qualification Range";
sleep 5;
hint "Setting up the Range";
sleep 3;
hint "The Qualification Course will begin in 10 Seconds";
sleep 2;
hint "The Qualification Course will begin in 8 Seconds";
sleep 2;
hint "The Qualification Course will begin in 6 Seconds";
sleep 2;
hint "The Qualification Course will begin in 4 Seconds";
sleep 2;
hint "The Qualification Course will begin in 2 Seconds";
sleep 2;
hint "Begin!";


while {_inc<20} do 
{
_rnumber = floor random _many;
_rtarget = _targets select _rnumber;
_rtarget animate["terc", 0];
sleep 6;
if (_rtarget animationPhase "terc" > 0.1) then
{
	_count = _count+1;
	    };
  hint format ["Targets :%1 Hit :%2",_inc+1,_count];
_rtarget animate["terc", 1];
_inc = _inc + 1;
};              
sleep 8;
hint "Session Complete,";

sleep5;
if (_count >= 19) then {hint "You Scored MARKSMAN";};

if (_count <= 18)  then {hint "You Scored RIFLEMAN";};

if (_count <= 15)  then {hint "You Scored GRUNT";};

if (_count <= 9) then {hint "You Scored TRUCK DRIVER";};

[Martinez.E 14]

Edited the hint and the amount of targets but i loaded that one on the editor, worked fine..did one target at a time. Loaded on to the dedicated server and right at the beginning it was going 2 at a time! what am i doing wrong?