make trigger follow player

[goldblaze 15]

Hello, I'm trying to make a trigger follow a player, so far I've tried the code line on act: this attachTo [player1]; not sure what I did wrong but it wont attach to the player, any help?

[killzone_kid 1331]

try thisTrigger instead of this

[goldblaze 15]

try thisTrigger instead of this

Doesn't look like it works, I'm trying to get a trigger attached to add editing area so the editable area will follow the player acting as zeus around, maybe I'm setting the trigger incorrectly. The activation is set to none and condition is set to this, if that helps.

[killzone_kid 1331]

so how are you making the trigger to activate and execute attachto if you set activation to none?

[goldblaze 15]

Even when set to anyone it doesn't seem to work.

---------- Post added at 10:13 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:44 AM ----------

set the trigger to anyone for to trigger for now, trying thisTrigger setPos [getPos player1]; I'm probably doing the getPos wrong somehow as it gives me a error that only one array is filled.

Edited February 28, 2015 by goldblaze

[killzone_kid 1331]

Even when set to anyone it doesn't seem to work.

works for me

[f2k sel 164]

Usually you attach the trigger from out side the trigger.

1st you give the trigger a name then in a game logic init you would put

triggersname attachto [player,[0,0,0]];

If you use

triggersname attachto [player];

it will attach to the player but it will be relative to the player not directly on him unless he is inside it when attached.

[goldblaze 15]

I got the issue fixed with thisTrigger setPos (getPose player1); but I found what I want to do isn't effected by the trigger after init, so I'm off to zeus editing to ask, thanks for your help killzone, :)

[killzone_kid 1331]

Usually you attach the trigger from out side the trigger.

Doing this from inside works just fine, thisTrigger is as good as the name var you give it in editor.

[ProfTournesol 956]

IIRC some triggers cannot be moved, once the game is initialized. That was the case of the guard trigger unless it has changed recently.

[killzone_kid 1331]

IIRC some triggers cannot be moved, once the game is initialized. That was the case of the guard trigger unless it has changed recently.

Seems guard triggers are not your normal triggers. They are not even "EmptyDetectors" and giving it a name in editor doesn't create a variable with trigger object. So I'm kinda curious how were you trying to move it?

[ProfTournesol 956]

Seems guard triggers are not your normal triggers. They are not even "EmptyDetectors" and giving it a name in editor doesn't create a variable with trigger object. So I'm kinda curious how were you trying to move it?

Last time i tried, it was with a setpos command.

[killzone_kid 1331]

Last time i tried, it was with a setpos command.

I understand this, setPos needs argument, <trigger> setPos ...., it is the <trigger> object I'm curious about, where did you get that?

[ProfTournesol 956]

I understand this, setPos needs argument, <trigger> setPos ...., it is the <trigger> object I'm curious about, where did you get that?

I simply named it in the editor. Didn't know it wasn't creating a variable.

[f2k sel 164]

Doing this from inside works just fine, thisTrigger is as good as the name var you give it in editor.

I know it would work but it seems a little odd to have it attach itself as every time the trigger fires it's running more code than is needed and it makes using the condition more complex as it won't fire again until original condition changes.

[killzone_kid 1331]

I know it would work but it seems a little odd to have it attach itself as every time the trigger fires it's running more code than is needed and it makes using the condition more complex as it won't fire again until original condition changes.

He wanted trigger to attach on act, that is one off really unless set to repeated activation.