.sqs problems

[Midhaven 0]

Sometimes when a player executes a script on the server some actions doesn't update for all the players, I was hoping someone might have an explaination do this.

Say I have a trigger set up like this.

Condition:

Player distance tower < 10

On act.:

ID_tower = Player addAction ["Execute script","tower.sqs",(hideOnuse)]

On dea.:

Player removeAction ID_radiotower

Lets say tower.sqs is fairly simple, like this:

"towermarker" setMarkerColor "ColorGreen"

exit

After a player (anyone on the server) executes the script, shouldn't the "towermaker" color update to ColorGreen for everyone on the server?

First time I ran a script like this everyone on the server got the update. Now it seems only the player executing the script can see the change and for new players joining "towermarker" is still set to the default color.

[CarlGustaffa 4]

Welcome to the fun world of mission making for multiplayer ;) There is a lot of buts and ifs and general loss of hair concerning this, you might better read it up for yourself:

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/6thSense.eu:EG

[pogoman979 10]

you need to use onplayerconnected for changes to markers to show up for jips. in this case you would need to do:

onplayerconnected '
_color = getMarkerColor "towermarker";
"towermarker" setMarkerColor _color;
';

basically this means that when a player connects to the server, the above code will be run server side, meaning all clients connected will get an update on the color of the marker. since the server was there for when you set the color to green (obviously), getmarkercolor will return green and the new jip players will receive the update.

[NeoArmageddon 958]

And if you want to diable the action o all clients, if someone activate its, you can use this: http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addPublicVariableEventHandler

[Tajin 349]

I still prefer using vehicle init for this.

Init lines of vehicles are always broadcast to all clients.

Something like this would be in your .sqs:

_cone = createVehicle  ["RoadCone",[0,0,0], [], 0, "FLY"];
_cone setVehicleInit "Player removeAction ID_tower; 'towermarker' setMarkerColor 'ColorGreen';"
processInitCommands;
deleteVehicle _cone;

And if I recall it right, this also shouldn't be a problem with JIP, since the markercolor is also set on the server.

Edited June 12, 2009 by Tajin

[Midhaven 0]

Thanks for all the help.. pogoman979 and Tajin thanks, will try them both..