Activating scripts via hitpoints

[drahcir_dier 0]

Hi All,

 

I am in the process of developing my first custom building mod and would like to include the ability to breach a locked door by shooting out the latch.

 

On the surface this should be fairly straight forward; Place a hitpoint around the door handle / lock area, and when that hit point reaches >0.95, use a "this setVariable [format('BIS_Disabled_Door_%1',_door),0,true];" statement to allow the locked door to open.

 

Unfortunately, while I'm fully up to speed on linking Hitpoints to animation sources, for the breaking of windows etc, I have not been able to find how to use a hitpoint to activate a script statement.

 

Any tips?

 

[Jackal326 1182]

15 hours ago, drahcir_dier said:

Hi All,

 

I am in the process of developing my first custom building mod and would like to include the ability to breach a locked door by shooting out the latch.

 

On the surface this should be fairly straight forward; Place a hitpoint around the door handle / lock area, and when that hit point reaches >0.95, use a "this setVariable [format('BIS_Disabled_Door_%1',_door),0,true];" statement to allow the locked door to open.

 

Unfortunately, while I'm fully up to speed on linking Hitpoints to animation sources, for the breaking of windows etc, I have not been able to find how to use a hitpoint to activate a script statement.

 

Any tips?

 

I seem to remember a script and/or addon being available that simulated a similar thing but on all doors that opened when shot. However, I can't for the life of me find the damn addon now. I'll edit this post if I find it...

EDIT: After a quick Google search I found this. Out of all the search results thats the closest thing to what you're describing so perhaps its code holds the key? It may function in a different way to how you plan to code your solution but its worth checking out if only for a point of reference. 

[cervantes 330]

the hitpoints required also a firegeometry lod for works corectly 😉

 

and define the script used in class useractions 😉

[drahcir_dier 0]

On 9/17/2021 at 2:30 AM, Jackal326 said:

I seem to remember a script and/or addon being available that simulated a similar thing but on all doors that opened when shot. However, I can't for the life of me find the damn addon now. I'll edit this post if I find it...

EDIT: After a quick Google search I found this. Out of all the search results thats the closest thing to what you're describing so perhaps its code holds the key? It may function in a different way to how you plan to code your solution but its worth checking out if only for a point of reference. 

 

Thanks for that; However that mod appears to work on the nearest door, rather than the specific door a player may be looking at / attempting to breach. I'd like the locking / breaching behaviour to be intrinsic to the building itself.

 

12 hours ago, cervantes said:

the hitpoints required also a firegeometry lod for works corectly 😉

 

and define the script used in class useractions 😉

 

I'm aware of how the hitpoint /fire geometry system works; As noted in the original post, I've already implemented breakable windows in my building. However I am not sure I understand your reference to the UserAction class. I do not intend for breaching to occur via the context menu / user action system that is normally used for opening or closing the doors. Rather, I'd like to use the hitpoint to toggle the BIS_disable_door variable to allow the door to be opened once the appropriate area is shot out. 

 

 

[cervantes 330]

you can be add action in UserAction class

on the wanted memorie point.

 

  class UserActions
  {
   class Breach
   {
    onlyforplayer = 1;
    displayName = "Breach";
    position = "Breach_memorie_point";
    radius = 9;
    condition = "this animationPhase 'DoorRotation' <= 0";
    statement = "[this] exec ""\path\path\script.sqs""";
   };

[drahcir_dier 0]

Thank you for the replies to this topic. The reason I was against the UserAction method was because I want players to have to manually shoot out the lock. Context menu actions are too easy.

 

For future generations, I managed to achieve the behaviour I was after simply by placing a hitpoint at the lock location of the door, and adding the following conditional to my door opening script:

 

    // Check if door has been breached
    if ((_structure getHitPointDamage (format ["Door_%1_handle_hitpoint", _door])) > 0.95) then
    {
        _structure setVariable [format ["bis_disabled_Door_%1", _door], 0, true];
    };

 

The realisation dawned that I did not need the "bis_disabled_Door_%1" variable toggled until a player actually TRIES to open the door. It doesn't have to trigger the moment the hitpoint takes damage. Duh .....

 

Thanks again 🙂