Tasks not updating in multiplayer, locality?

[Abrahamsen 10]

This isn't working in multiplayer (but in the editor):

officer1 AddEventHandler ["killed",{tskofficer1 setTaskState "SUCCEEDED"; [objNull, ObjNull, tskofficer1, "SUCCEEDED"] execVM "CA\Modules\MP\data\scriptCommands\taskHint.sqf";}];

and this isn't either:

obj_osprey AddEventHandler ["killed",{taskosprey setTaskState "FAILED"; [objNull, ObjNull, taskosprey, "FAILED"] execVM "CA\Modules\MP\data\scriptCommands\taskHint.sqf"; execVM "fail.sqf";}];

The tasks are not updating when the officer1 dies. It does when I try it in the editor though. Same with the osprey.

How come?

I''m new to this forum, and new to arma 2 scripting.

[Mike84 1]

Where are you executing this from, and there shouldnt be a space between sqf btw.

[shuko 59]

You guessed it, it's all about locality.

Create a trigger and put this in the cond field: objOfficer1

and this in the onAct: tskofficer1 setTaskState "SUCCEEDED"; nul=[objNull, ObjNull, tskofficer1, "SUCCEEDED"] execVM "CA\Modules\MP\data\scriptCommands\taskHint.sqf";

Replace the eventhandler code with: {objOfficer1 = true; publicvariable "objOfficer1"}

That way, when the officer dies all clients will be notified and then task & hint will be done on all of them locally. This way it will work for JIP as well.

Edited August 31, 2009 by Shuko

[Slothophile 10]

Why even use an event handler, stick a trigger with "!alive officer1" in condition and:

tskofficer1 setTaskState "SUCCEEDED"; nul = [objNull, ObjNull, tskofficer1, "SUCCEEDED"] execVM "CA\Modules\MP\data\scriptCommands\taskHint.sqf";

in the onactivation field.

[Abrahamsen 10]

Why even use an event handler, stick a trigger with "!alive officer1" in condition and:

tskofficer1 setTaskState "SUCCEEDED"; nul = [objNull, ObjNull, tskofficer1, "SUCCEEDED"] execVM "CA\Modules\MP\data\scriptCommands\taskHint.sqf";

in the onactivation field.

Slothophile, I'm very new to scripting, I thought about this yesterday but forgot it after a few hours of sleep.

I'll just do this I think

Thank you all for the hints, it's so helpful when I get an explanation along with the proposed code.

---------- Post added at 01:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:37 PM ----------

You guessed it, it's all about locality.

Create a trigger and put this in the cond field: objOfficer1

and this in the onAct: tskofficer1 setTaskState "SUCCEEDED"; nul=[objNull, ObjNull, tskofficer1, "SUCCEEDED"] execVM "CA\Modules\MP\data\scriptCommands\taskHint.sqf";

Replace the eventhandler code with: {objOfficer1 = true; publicvariable "objOfficer1"}

That way, when the officer dies all clients will be notified and then task & hint will be done on all of them locally. This way it will work for JIP as well.

I like your answer because it incorporates eventhandlers that I was using to begin with, but I know see that I should just use a trigger.

---------- Post added at 01:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:40 PM ----------

Actually I had already used a trigger to unlock the osprey by having in the cond. field:

! (alive officer1) AND ! (alive officer2) AND ! (alive officer3) AND ! (alive officer4)

I just didn't realize my eventhandler solution didn't work.

---------- Post added at 01:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:42 PM ----------

And there isn't a space between "sq" and "f" in my script, don't know why it showed up here.

[Inkompetent 0]

And yep, triggers are nice, since they are run on every machine. Downside is that if they are overused they'll lag the game, due to the multitude of constant condition-checks.

Very powerful tools though if used wisely :)