Using timeout on detected by triggers, and deleting triggers.

[Using timeout on detected by triggers, and deleting triggers.]

I wanted to set up a mission that included delayed reporting. If an enemy patrol detected me they would call in support. However, I wanted the chance to kill the enemy unit before they had a chance to use their radio.

Unfortunately, using a 'timeout' on the detectedBy trigger did not work. Apparently, killing the detecting enemy does not cause the detectedBy trigger to return false.

Here Is My Work-around For Delayed Reporting...

Name your units something like bUnit1 and oUnit1. Set bUnit1 to be the player.

Make a detectedBy trigger that uses a countdown. The countdown time will be the amount of time that passes before the opFor unit calls for support. In the onAct field make a condition, for example:

OpForSeeBluFor1 = 1

Then make a second trigger that is always true once, and says that oUnit1 is alive. In the condition field just put 'true'. In the onAct field make a condition:

opForDead = 0

Make a third trigger to check if oUnit1 dies. In the condition field put '!alive o_unit1'. Then in the onAct field update the condition:

opForDead = 1

Make a forth trigger that waits for both conditions to be right, then calls in the enemy support. So in the condition field put:

( OpForSeeBluFor1 == 1 ) AND ( opForDead == 0 )

and in the same trigger's onAct field put some code that brings in the enemy support.

Good Luck,

OneMan