Passing variable in addaction and changing state?

[kocrachon 2]

Hey All,

Right now I have a series of variables that are booleans. terminal_1_hacked = false, terminal_2_hacked = false, etc etc. 

 

With that, I am creating a script to addaction. 

 

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laptop1_action = laptop1 addAction ["Hack Terminal", "hack_terminal.sqf", ["1", terminal_1_hacked]] 

 

I want to make it so when the script gets it, it changes it to true, but it doesn't seem to work.

 

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_parameters = _this select 3;

_trigger = _parameters select 1;

_trigger = true;

 

However, this doesn't seem to work as intended, and I sort of see why, but I am not sure how to pass the variable to the script, and making sure I only change terminal_1_hacker when passed as a variable, rather than building a series of if statement to see which of the variables it is. 

[pierremgi 4851]

You should write what you intend to do. At this time, your addaction is weird. What is the need to pass as param some global variables like  a string "1" or terminal_1_hacked..??

Then your _trigger is also non understandable.

 

laptop1 addAction ["Hack Terminal", {terminal_1_hacked = true}] ;  should be fine.

[kocrachon 2]

9 minutes ago, pierremgi said:

You should write what you intend to do. At this time, your addaction is weird. What is the need to pass as param some global variables like  a string "1" or terminal_1_hacked..??

Then your _trigger is also non understandable.

 

laptop1 addAction ["Hack Terminal", {terminal_1_hacked = true}] ;  should be fine.

 

Theres more going on because I want to play animation so I can have a sleep before the termina_1_hacked = true.

 

Here is what I have as a rough draft so far.

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_laptop = _this select 0;
_unit = _this select 1;
_action = _this select 2;
_parameters = _this select 3;

 

 

 

_unit playmove "some_animation";

sleep 5;

 

removeAllActions _laptop;

hint format ["Laptop %1 has been hacked", _parameters  select 0]; //test until I change it later

 

_trigger = _parameters select 1;

_trigger = true;

 

 

Essentially, I don't want the trigger variable to switch from FALSE till TRUE until the animation and everything has been completed.

[squeeze 22]

been doing it this way for years, don't understand it all these days, don't need to, still works

 

_id1 = _phone1 addAction ["Open Teleport", "[]spawn SQU_Teleport",_posObj, 0, false, false, "" ];

or

_id = _object addAction ["Buy Light Vehicles", "call SQU_BuyCars",[_posObj,_dir], 0, false, false, "" ];//passing [_posObj,_dir] to SQU_BuyCars.sqf

 

passed to SQU_BuyCars.sqf

_posObj=(_this#3#0);

_dir = (_this#3#1);

 

then you might want switch if your send lots of diff stuff instead of if else

 

            switch(_posObj)do

            {

                case "None":{   _index = nil};                      

                case "Any":{    _index = (floor(random (count _Cars)))};

                case "Soft":{   _index = _CarsSoft select(floor(random (count _CarsSoft)))};

                case "AntiTank":{   _index = _CarsArmour select(floor(random (count _CarsArmour)))};

                case "AntiAir":{    _index = _CarsAir select(floor(random (count _CarsAir)))};

                case "Transport":

                {   

                  player sidechat "hope this helps"

                };                      

          };

[kocrachon 2]

Yeah... I am not really sure whats going on in what you wrote :S 

 

It seems like you execute the script for addaction entirely different?

[pierremgi 4851]

10 minutes ago, kocrachon said:

Yeah... I am not really sure whats going on in what you wrote :S 

 

It seems like you execute the script for addaction entirely different?

On the other hand, it's not like you'd clearly explain what is your purpose... You spoke about a bunch of global variables like terminal_1_hacked which don't need to be passed as 3rd parameter of the addAction. And your two lines:

_trigger = _parameters select 1;

_trigger = true;

are just useless.

[kocrachon 2]

12 minutes ago, pierremgi said:

On the other hand, it's not like you'd clearly explain what is your purpose... You spoke about a bunch of global variables like terminal_1_hacked which don't need to be passed as 3rd parameter of the addAction. And your two lines:

_trigger = _parameters select 1;

_trigger = true;

are just useless.

 

I attached my entire script and I explained the premise above.

 

I have a boolean variable set to false. 

 

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terminal_1_hacked = false;

 

I then went to pass it, as a variable, into my .sqf script via addaction parameter, to change the boolean value after the rest of the script runs, because I have a total of 3 matching variables, and once all three of them switch from false to true, a trigger will set off.  How else can I have a script execute and run, and then change the global variable from within the script without writing within the script the global variable? Because then I would need to write some if statement "if paramter == hacked_terminal then do this, else do this, else do this"

[pierremgi 4851]

Your weird entire script,... not a problem,  but not your intention through such wrong way.

 

I showed you how to do simply set your variable. Global variables are OK in any script if your mission you are running on your PC.

[kocrachon 2]

Here is what you set me

 

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laptop1 addAction ["Hack Terminal", {terminal_1_hacked = true}] ;  should be fine.

 

But the problem for me, with this, is it does not run a script for me. I don't want it to go instantly to true. I want it to switch to true at the end of the script because I want a player animation that looks like the player is using the terminal to run before its "hacked". So is there a way for the script to run and then change the variable? And the reason I was passing it as a parameter is so I could use the same script for all 3 terminals the player has to hack. Is there a way around this?

 

This is also used for online, does that change it at all?

[killzone_kid 1330]

laptop1_action = laptop1 addAction ["Hack Terminal", "hack_terminal.sqf", ["1", "terminal_1_hacked"]] 
...

_trigger = _parameters select 1;

missionNamespace setVariable [_trigger, true];

[pierremgi 4851]

HackedLaptops = 0;
{
  _x addAction ["Hack Terminal", {
    params ["_target", "_caller", "_Id","_params"];
    _caller playmove "some_animation";
    sleep 5;
    _target removeAction _Id;
    hackedLaptops = hackedLaptops + 1;
    _nbr = _params #0;
    hint ("Laptop "+str(_nbr)+ " has been hacked");
  },[_forEachIndex +1] ];
} forEach [laptop1,laptop2,laptop3];

Just wait for hackedLaptops == 3 in your trigger.

 

[kocrachon 2]

5 minutes ago, killzone_kid said:

laptop1_action = laptop1 addAction ["Hack Terminal", "hack_terminal.sqf", ["1", "terminal_1_hacked"]] 
...

_trigger = _parameters select 1;

missionNamespace setVariable [_trigger, true];

 

Thank you, I will test this when I get home in a few hours. 

[kocrachon 2]

5 minutes ago, pierremgi said:

What concerns laptop1 stays with laptop1...

 

laptop1 addAction ["Hack Terminal", {

  params ["_target", "_caller", "_Id"];

  _caller playmove "some_animation";

  sleep 5;

  removeAction _Id;

  hint "Laptop1 has been hacked";

}];

 

Or, with one in all script:
 

{
  _x addAction ["Hack Terminal", {
    params ["_target", "_caller", "_Id","_params"];
    _caller playmove "some_animation";
    sleep 5;
    _target removeAction _Id;
    _nbr = _params #0;
    hint ("Laptop "+str(_nbr)+ " has been hacked");
  },[_forEachIndex +1] ];
} forEach [laptop1,laptop2,laptop3];

 

 

 

Ok, I am still confused. Because this does not change the boolean value of my variable does it? Or am I missing something?

The point of the boolean variable (terminal_1_hacked = false/true) is because I have a trigger places that once all three variables switch from false to true, it triggers a new event. That is why I am trying to figure out how to convert a global variable from false to true, so that it can set off another trigger elsewhere. 

[pierremgi 4851]

Just now, kocrachon said:

 

 

Ok, I am still confused. Because this does not change the boolean value of my variable does it? Or am I missing something?

The point of the boolean variable (terminal_1_hacked = false/true) is because I have a trigger places that once all three variables switch from false to true, it triggers a new event. That is why I am trying to figure out how to convert a global variable from false to true, so that it can set off another trigger elsewhere. 

Modified

[kocrachon 2]

1 minute ago, pierremgi said:

Modified

 

That method does make a lot more sense. thank you.