What am I doing wrong? (Day/Night options)

[garbol87 10]

So I want to set the option in the MP coop mission so that the players will be able to set time of day.

Description.EXT

titleParam1 = "DAYTIME";

valuesParam1[] = {1,2,3,4};

defValueParam1 = 1;

textsParam1[] = {"Dawn", "Midday", "Dusk", "Night"};

Init.sqs

?(param1==1):skiptime 6.2

?(param1==2):skiptime 12

?(param1==3):skiptime 18.4

?(param1==4):skiptime 0

When I choose an option it always crashes the whole game :/

here is the message:

"Preprocessor failed on file mpmissions\_cur_mp.Chernarus\init.sqf - error 7."

please help :(

[IndeedPete 1038]

Hm, I don't know what's wrong, but I would try to put the skiptime commands in a trigger. Maybe it works.

[Ghost 40]

So I want to set the option in the MP coop mission so that the players will be able to set time of day.

Description.EXT

titleParam1 = "DAYTIME";

valuesParam1[] = {1,2,3,4};

defValueParam1 = 1;

textsParam1[] = {"Dawn", "Midday", "Dusk", "Night"};

Init.sqs

?(param1==1):skiptime 6.2

?(param1==2):skiptime 12

?(param1==3):skiptime 18.4

?(param1==4):skiptime 0

When I choose an option it always crashes the whole game :/

here is the message:

"Preprocessor failed on file mpmissions\_cur_mp.Chernarus\init.sqf - error 7."

please help :(

to use the variable skiptime you do the following

skiptime param1;

[garbol87 10]

Where do I put it? In description.ext or init.sqf?

[Ghost 40]

think of the description.ext as settings. Do not launch scripts from it. init.sqf is initialized at mission start. you could put it in the init.sqf, units initline a trigger onactivation really anywhere. Note if players JIP the init is accessed each time and may change the time. I personally because of laziness put it in a trigger set to once condition true with 1 for min, mid, max and on activation skiptime (param1);

[Big Dawg KS 6]

to use the variable skiptime you do the following

skiptime param1;

Why? Param1 is given the value as defined in valuesParam1. SkipTime param1 would be skipTime 1, which would only skip by an hour. There's nothing obviously wrong that I can see with his init.sqs, but it is easier just to do this:

Description.EXT

titleParam1 = "DAYTIME";
valuesParam1[] = {6.2,12,18.4,0};
defValueParam1 = 6.2;
textsParam1[] = {"Dawn", "Midday", "Dusk", "Night"};

Init.sqf

skipTime param1;

As for the crash, it would seem that your init.sqs is actually an init.sqf, and that you are using sqs snytax in an sqf file. I've corrected it above.

Edited July 7, 2009 by Big Dawg KS

[Ghost 40]

Why? Param1 is given the value as defined in valuesParam1. SkipTime param1 would be skipTime 1, which would only skip by an hour. There's nothing obviously wrong that I can see with his init.sqs, but it is easier just to do this:

Description.EXT

titleParam1 = "DAYTIME";
valuesParam1[] = {6.2,12,18.4,0};
defValueParam1 = 6.2;
textsParam1[] = {"Dawn", "Midday", "Dusk", "Night"};

Init.sqf

skipTime param1;

As for the crash, it would seem that your init.sqs is actualyl an init.sqf, and that you are using sqs snytax in an sqf file. I've corrected it above.

You misunderstood, Garbol had

?(param1==1):skiptime 6.2
?(param1==2):skiptime 12
?(param1==3):skiptime 18.4
?(param1==4):skiptime 0

which is not what he needed, he defined param1 fine but to execute skiptime all he needed was

skiptime param1;

[Big Dawg KS 6]

I'm not sure you understand how mission parameters work. He had

valuesParam1[] = {1,2,3,4};

Which means param1 would be equal to one of these values depending on what was selected. So if he selected "Dusk", param1 would be equal to 3. If he then did skipTime 3, it would only skip 3 hours instead of the 18.4 he wants.

Your example would be fine IF Garbol87 had this:

valuesParam1[] = {6.2,12,18.4,0};

OR, what he had to begin with was perfectly correct. His error appears to be because he used sqs syntax in an sqf file. If he just changes init.sqf to init.sqs it should work perfectly.

[Ghost 40]

I'm not sure you understand how mission parameters work. He had

valuesParam1[] = {1,2,3,4};

Which means param1 would be equal to one of these values depending on what was selected. So if he selected "Dusk", param1 would be equal to 3. If he then did skipTime 3, it would only skip 3 hours instead of the 18.4 he wants.

Your example would be fine IF Garbol87 had this:

valuesParam1[] = {6.2,12,18.4,0};

OR, what he had to begin with was perfectly correct. His error appears to be because he used sqs syntax in an sqf file. If he just changes init.sqf to init.sqs it should work perfectly.

I do know how they work, I just am not good at explaining myself sometimes. Defining what param1 is over again is not needed. As you said he just needs to put the hour in. What I do is make the mission at 1200ish to make it easy and for testing i can see without nvgs. Then I would do as follows

titleParam1 = "Time of Day:"; 
valuesParam1[] = {-6,0,7,12};
defValueParam1 = 0; 
textsParam1[] = {"Morning","Midday","Evening","Night"};

in a trigger i have

skiptime param1;

that will then set my time from 1200 to either 0600,1200,1900,2400

[garbol87 10]

Ok thanks guys that works greate :D

I used your method Ghost644 thanks a lot :)

[Big Dawg KS 6]

I do know how they work, I just am not good at explaining myself sometimes. Defining what param1 is over again is not needed. As you said he just needs to put the hour in. What I do is make the mission at 1200ish to make it easy and for testing i can see without nvgs. Then I would do as follows

titleParam1 = "Time of Day:"; 
valuesParam1[] = {-6,0,7,12};
defValueParam1 = 0; 
textsParam1[] = {"Morning","Midday","Evening","Night"};

in a trigger i have

skiptime param1;

that will then set my time from 1200 to either 0600,1200,1900,2400

Now you're just saying the same thing I was... :j:

[CombatComm 10]

Hey how can I change this script up a little bit to make it random upon mission start? Thanks in advance

[IndeedPete 1038]

Set your mission to begin at 0:00. And then write in your init.sqf or trigger:

skipTime (random 24);

[shuko 59]

That will make every player have different time. :)

[CombatComm 10]

every player have a different time huh? hmmm. Is that frowned upon in online coop games? Is there a way to randomize it on the server or host side for everyone? Either way thanks for the reply guys!

[shuko 59]

Just random on server only, pass that number to all clients with publicvariable and skiptime that amount.

[CombatComm 10]

ok ill try and do some research on publicvariable for myself but I may be back lol, codes are a bitch

[IndeedPete 1038]

That will make every player have different time. :)

Ah, yes. Totally forgot about that. ;)