I am trying to make a H2 Fiesta mode script for Halo Ce but I am running into a lot of synchronization issues. I'm trying to adapt the player_add_equipment command for use in this script with unit_get_health and some global variables as my loop controls.

In starting equipment I gave everyone a pistol, then using my script I will give them a random secondary weapon. For now its not random for debugging purposes but here are some of the crazy things that happen after the script has been running for awhile:



I partially understand how a vehicle syncing script works (there is a sample in EHSv2) and thought some of the same principles might apply. However, I can't name weapons for use with the player_add_equipment command and when I tried to include the is_server concept the script only affected the host player but with all the aforementioned issues still present.

I guess if I can't get player_add_equipment to sync I guess this idea is sunk. Any suggestions would be appreciated. If you want to use this script idea go ahead, all I ask is credit for the original idea and that if you get it to work you share it with the rest of us.

* I can post the code if people are interested, though its still buggy and far from being complete.

*Edit* I was afraid of that Kenney. There isn't a way around it is there? */Edit*

Here is the code. I think most of what I was trying to do gets explained by my comments. The veh_sev code is from EHSv2 and I was trying to use it for script syncing. The flashlight power code is Kirby's. The final version will use something else to trigger it, probably unit_get_health most likely. Profile1 is the name of a starting profile I created for use with the script. It consists of shield value of 1 and a secondary weapon only.

(global boolean is_server false)
(global boolean fiesta_ready true)
(global boolean fiesta_1_ready true)
(script startup veh_sev                           
(begin
(if (= (unit_get_health check_vehicle) 0.0)
	(begin
	(set is_server true)
	(object_destroy check_vehicle)
	) 				;; End Begin
) 					;; End If unit health
) 					;; End Begin
) 					;; End Script
(script continuous fiesta
(begin
(if (= is_server true)
	(begin
	(sleep_until (= (unit_get_current_flashlight_state (unit (list_get (players) 0))) true))
	(if (= fiesta_ready true)
	(begin
		(player_add_equipment (unit (list_get (players) 0)) profile1 true)
		(set fiesta_ready false)
	) 								;; End Begin
	) 								;; End IF
	(sleep_until 
		(or 
		(= (unit_get_health (unit (list_get (players) 0))) 0)  	;; Check if dead
		(= (unit_get_health (unit (list_get (players) 0))) -1) 	;; Check if out of game
		)
	) 								;; End Sleep
	(set fiesta_ready true)
	)								;; End Begin
) 									;; End If is server
) 									;; End Begin
) 									;; End Script

(script continuous fiesta_1
(begin
(if (= is_server true)
	(begin
	(sleep_until (= (unit_get_current_flashlight_state (unit (list_get (players) 1))) true))
	(if (= fiesta_1_ready true)
	(begin
		(player_add_equipment (unit (list_get (players) 1)) profile1 true)
		(set fiesta_1_ready false)
	) 								;; End Begin
	) 								;; End IF
	(sleep_until 
		(or 
		(= (unit_get_health (unit (list_get (players) 1))) 0)  	;; Check if dead 
		(= (unit_get_health (unit (list_get (players) 1))) -1) 	;; Check if out of game
		)
	) 								;; End Sleep
	(set fiesta_1_ready true)
	)								;; End Begin
) 									;; End If is server
) 									;; End Begin
) 									;; End Script

Edited by SGWraith on Aug 9, 2007 at 04:59 PM