timed trigger

[nastros 0]

i did a search for this but couldnt find anything that could help i have made a trigger to end the game when a vehicle is destroyed but the trigger activates before i get to see the explosion so is there a way to delay the trigger 10 seconds or so

[VictorFarbau 0]

That's difficult indeed. Those triggers cannot be randomly delayed within the editor AFAIK (if anybody found a way, let me know ).

I did this a couple of times with a simple detour. The object calls a script once it is dead, the script waits for 10 seconds and sets another variable and the map trigger waits for this variable, got it?

The object needs this in its activation field:

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this addEventHandler ["killed", {_this exec "killdelay.sqs"}]

In the mission directory you need to create a text file called "killdelay.sqs" with this content:

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~10

iamdead = TRUE

publicVariable "iamdead"

Last but not least you need to change your end triggers "Condition" to "iamdead".

Over and out,

Victor Farbau

[nastros 0]

thanks man this works perfect

[fasad 1]

try the timeout/countdown counters

timeout = condition must remain true for entire countdown, then activate

countdown = when condition true, wait countdown time, then activate

[Op4 BuhBye 0]

There is a work around for this...

Put a trigger down and group it to the vehicle.

Set it to vehicle not present and in the on activation field use a "publicvariable" and set it to 1....

truck1 = 1;publicvariable "truck1"

Set the timeout in the trigger to 10 in the min, mid and max field.

Then make a trigger that is a switch to end the game and set the condition field to truck1 == 1

Make sure you define the variable to 0 in the init.sqs.

It sounds like alot but its easy.