where would you be able to find the light bridge tags?

I'm pretty sure they're device machine in the a30 folder. Correct me if I'm wrong.

a30 and I *think* c10.

Yes but, they don't show up in Sapien only in game I would recomend extracting from Hugeass.

will the ones in hugeass show up in sapien
Edited by shadowslayer123 on Jun 8, 2009 at 08:15 PM

Yes they do. Lemme give picture hold just a second here.

ok, dont people get mad on this forum if you rip out of other people's maps

They DO show up in Sapien. Their off positions do not show the bridge, but when it is activated, it shows.

Mostly only if the map is protected.

they can be activated in sapien if you know what to do
-get your device -e.g. "levels\c10\devices\bridge\bridge.device_machine"
-place it and give the device_machine a name -e.g. bridge1
-hit the tilde key (~) and type in "device_set_position *device name* 1" (without quotations)

is should now play the animation of it appearing and can then be rotated accordingly in sapien

then make a script to make it activate when you play the map

(script startup bridges
(device_set_position *device name* 1
)

compile scripts in sapien =)
Edited by MissingSpartan7 on Jun 8, 2009 at 09:47 PM

where do you put in or write the scripts

Take the directory of your scenario.
Example: tags\levels\test\bloodgulch

Go to the opposite of that folder. Opposite meaning data folder.
Example continued from above: data\levels\test\bloodgulch

Create a scripts folder
Example: data\levels\test\bloodgulch\scripts

Save a .txt file inside of it. Name it something like scripts. It doesn't really matter what it's named though.
Episode 4 of the examples: data\levels\test\bloodgulch\scripts\scripts.txt

Change the .txt file to a .hsc file. Use a file extension changer if you have to.
Example: data\levels\test\bloodgulch\scripts\script.hsc

Type your script inside there. Then, open sapien, and open your scenario. Hit CTRL + SHIFT + C. It should say "scripts successfully compiled". That either means

1) It worked out all right.
2) You didn't put the hsc file in the right place.

I'll assume it's the first. If it gives you an error, post the error here, and someone will assist you.

thank you i will try

edit: so i did everything you guys told me and when i pushed ctrl+shift+c it said the parentesis were in the wrong place, here is my exact script file

(script startup bridges
(device_set_position bridge1 1
)
Edited by shadowslayer123 on Jun 9, 2009 at 08:41 PM

you need a closing paren on the middle line

it worked thanks guys but if i want to have more than 1 i need to put:

(script startup bridges
(device_set_position bridge1 1)
)

(script startup bridges
(device_set_position bridge2 1)
)

and so on in my script file?

Yup. You can put more than one script inside one hsc file.

thats good, i was wondering, can you make the cheif push a button to activate the bridge like in the level halo, if so how?
Edited by shadowslayer123 on Jun 9, 2009 at 09:14 PM

Yes, but it requires more scripts, and a sync script if you want it to work in MP.

it would be cool to put in mp, like have it so if you activate the light bridge it blocks the entrence of your base so the enemies cant get in, and if possible, have it deactivate in about 30 seconds, would it be hard to do the extra scripting?

It depends. Do you have any experience in scripting?

no, i didnt know that you had to do scripting in order to make some things work until now

How do you think SP maps work? Surely it's not magic.

Yes it is =P

As for having it to work in MP, devices and their controls don't really sync well alone, without squishing bipeds and stuff. Too tired to explain now, use the easy Halo Scripter v2.