if you can provide the answers plz tell me
1.which one is the best single player tutorial
2.who makes the best halo2-3 tags
3.which one is the best scripting tutorial
4.is there any video tutorials for single player maping

give me some help plz

1) Search for polamee's.
2) Hayabusa and HDoan both make very good Halo 2 and 3 weapon animations
3) Search for a basic scripting tutorial, then use the scripting bible to learn new commands
4) I have one, but I'm too lazy to upload it

i got all the stuff u recommended and i tried and now i sorta no how to script
i tried to complie the scripts and i got this

[script line 1] i expected "script" or "global" .: startup sidewinder_script
recompiling scripts after scenario were merged.
this left parenthesis is unmatched .: (startup sidewinder_script


and here is the script i made

(startup sidewinder_script
(begin
(sv_say"Welcome to the map")
)
)


(script startup sidewinder_script_02
(begin

(sleep_until (volume_test_objects trigger_test (players)) 15)
(object_create warthog
(sound_impulse_start sound\music\cstring\cstring1 none1)
)
)



can u tell me whats wrong plz :D

You don't have a script specified for the first script. You put: (startup sidewinder_script. You need to put: (script startup sidewinder_script

i did what u told me and fixed the script
now sapien gives me this when i tried to complie them again

[script line 3] this is not a valid function or script name .: sv_say"Welcome to the map")
recompiling scripts after scenarios were merged
[script line 2] this left parenthesis is unmatched .: (begin

and here is the script

(script startup sidewinder_script
(begin
(sv_say"Welcome to the map")
)
)


(script startup sidewinder_script_02
(begin

(sleep_until (volume_test_objects trigger_test (players)) 15)
(object_create warthog
(sound_impulse_start sound\music\cstring\cstring1 none1)
)
)
plz help me

You put: (sv_say"Welcome to the map")

Put: (sv_say "Welcome to the map")

You need a space between sv_say and "Welcome to the map"

lol thank you when i did that i noticed alot more crap that messed up to save us the trouble
can u look over my script carefully and tell me all the errors and how to fix them. lol this is my first time scripting sry



(script startup sidewinde_script
(begin
(sv_say "Welcome to the map")
)
)


(script startup sidewinder_script_02
(begin

(sleep_until (volume_test_objects trigger_test (players)) 15)
(object_create warthog
(sound_impulse_start sound\music\cstring\cstring1 none1)
)
)



plz help me

hey does anyone no y this script is messed up?


(script startup sp1
(begin
(ai_allegiance "player" "human")
)
)

(script startup sp2
(sleep 120)
(if
(= real false)
(begin
(ai_place wave_1)
(unit_dosnt_drop_items (ai_actors wave_1))
(ai_magically_see_players wave_1)
(sleep_until (= (ai_living_Count wave_1) 0) 15)
(wake wave2)
)
)
)

(script startup sp3
(sleep 120)
(if
(= real false)
(begin
(ai_place wave_2)
(unit_dosnt_drop_items (ai_actors wave_2))
(ai_magically_see_players wave_2)
(sleep_until (= (ai_living_Count wave_2) 0) 15)
(wake wave3)
)
)
)



i tried to comply it in sapien but crap just came
plz halp

Looks like you tried to copy my script, and make it work. This is your script, formatted:

First of all, sp3 needs to be a dormant script. Also, the (wake) command references a script name. You don't have the script named wave2. You have sp3. And in the case of dormant scripts, the dormant script must be above the reference. My "= real false" is to check whether I set the map for testing, which you don't need. So use this:

(script startup sp1
	(ai_allegiance "player" "human")
)

(script dormant sp3
	(ai_place wave_2)
	(unit_dosnt_drop_items (ai_actors wave_2))
	(ai_magically_see_players wave_2)
	(sleep_until (= (ai_living_Count wave_2) 0) 15)
) 

(script startup sp2
	(ai_place wave_1)
	(unit_dosnt_drop_items (ai_actors wave_1))
	(ai_magically_see_players wave_1)
	(sleep_until (= (ai_living_Count wave_1) 0) 15)
	(wake sp2)
)

I'd like you to actually read it and understand it, but the odds are, you're just going to copy and paste it.

it still epically phailed on complying even though i understanded my scripts the problem is in the script...

If you were to understand it, you'd know your problem. Paste your script.

well i dont rly understand it i jsut said it to make the other guy feel good :D

heres the script

(script startup sp1
(begin
(ai_allegiance "player" "human")
)
)

(script startup sp2
(sleep 120)
(if
(= real false)
(begin
(ai_place wave_1)
(unit_dosnt_drop_items (ai_actors wave_1))
(ai_magically_see_players wave_1)
(sleep_until (= (ai_living_Count wave_1) 0) 15)
(wake wave2)
)
)
)

(script startup sp3
(sleep 120)
(if
(= real false)
(begin
(ai_place wave_2)
(unit_dosnt_drop_items (ai_actors wave_2))
(ai_magically_see_players wave_2)
(sleep_until (= (ai_living_Count wave_2) 0) 15)
(wake wave3)
)
)
)



full script im not rly working on it cuz the scripts are messed up so thats all i have so far

It's the same as what you posted earlier. I already fixed it. Look above for the fixed script. I would go back and explain exactly what is wrong, but it's almost 10 PM, and tomorrow's going to be a very awkward day, so I'll explain later if I have time.

i treied ur new script gamma and still no cigar..... heres what i typed

(script startup sp1
(begin
(ai_allegiance "player" "human")
)
)

)
(script dormand sp2
(ai_place wave_2)
(unit_dosnt_drop_items (ai_actors wave_2))
(ai_magically_see_player wave_2)
(sleep_until (= (ai_living_count wave_2) 0) 15)

)

(script dormand sp3
(ai_place wave_1)
(unit_dosnt_drop_items (ai_actors wave1))
(ai_magically_see_player wave_1)
(sleep_until (= (ai_living_count wave1) 0) 15)

)

i did copy and paste it :D

See the difference? Compare THIS to yours.

lol whops :DDD

wait in sapien i put on for wave1 the respawn enabled do i still have to put in the ai place? lol ill jsut try it better safe than sorry
Edited by lolzar on Nov 6, 2009 at 10:38 PM

If it still gives errors, it's because I spelled doesnt as dosnt. So it should be unit_doesnt_drop_items

ok ill try to comply it later on ill tell u if i have any errors and if u have time can u explain to me what a dormant script is lolz k thx xD

It's a script that doesn't initially play, until the (wake) command is called. Dormant scripts must be defined above the wake command.

Or you can use a static script instead, so you don't even have to type a command. All you have to do is put ( <static script name> ) and it executes it.
Edited by Sinow on Nov 7, 2009 at 12:01 AM

ok some new problems i am facing at the moment:
1.hud messages for firefight
2.how do u make it where the ai spawn pauses so u can get cover
3.whats the proper script to make the following waves after 2 this is the one im using currently (epic phail ^_^)

(script startup sp1
(begin
(ai_allegiance "player" "human")
)
)
(script dormant sp3
(ai_place wave2)
(ai_magically_see_players wave2)
(sleep_until (= (ai_living_Count wave2) 0) 15)
)
(script startup sp2
(ai_place wave1)
(ai_magically_see_players wave1)
(sleep_until (= (ai_living_Count wave1) 0) 15)
(wake sp3)
)
(script dormant sp4
(ai_place wave3)
(ai_magically_see_players wave3)
(sleep_until (= (ai_living_Count wave3) 0) 15)
)
(script startup sp5
(sleep_until (= (ai_living_count wave2) 1) 15)
(ai_place wave3)
)
(script startup sp6
(begin
(sleep_until (= (ai_living_count wave3) 1) 15)
(object_create shotgun)
)
)
(script dormant sp7
(ai_place wave4)
(ai_magically_see_players wave4)
(sleep_until (= (ai_living_count wave4) 0) 15)
)
(script startup sp8
(sleep_until (= (ai_living_count wave3) 1) 15)
(ai_place wave4)
)
(script startup sp9
(sleep_until (= (ai_living_count wave4) 1) 15)
(object_Create
Edited by lolzar on Nov 7, 2009 at 11:02 PM


well there is one MAJOR problem that i have recently....i let my freinds test out my map and they told me to add hud messages but i dun no how PLZ HALP ME
Edited by lolzar on Nov 14, 2009 at 04:24 PM