Upon restoring my sapien to good health, I have made my first sp level based in damnation. I have placed all ai, wepons, scenery, triggers everything.
1. However in my beta i discovered that the teleporters did not work. How do i fix this???

2. And in my second beta when I (finally) found out how to get my script to compile into level, I got this error in cmd and my debug when i tried to compile it:

09.20.10 09:40:21 reference function: _write_to_error_file
09.20.10 09:40:21 reference address: 42ca20
09.20.10 09:40:21 Couldn't read map file './toolbeta.map'
09.20.10 09:40:24 recompiling scripts after scenarios were merged.
09.20.10 09:40:24 the value of this expression (in a slot) can never be used.: 15)


3. So, here is my script if someone could just look over it and find the wonky bit in it. And I'm not too certain if (volume_test_objects corridort (players))15) is a valid script command?


(script startup dascript
(ai_allegiance "player" "human")
(game_save_no_timeout)
(volume_test_objects corridort (players))15)
(ai_place corridor_1)
(volume_test_objects corridort (players))15)
(ai_place ladder_defenders)
(volume_test_objects trencht (players))15)
(ai_place trench)
(game_save_no_timeout)
(volume_test_objects stealtht (players))15)
(ai_place stealth_area)
(game_save_no_timeout)
(volume_test_objects bibbattlet (players))15)
(ai_place middle_marines)
(ai_place middle_covenant)
(game_save_no_timeout)
(ai_follow_target_players bibbattlet)
(volume_test_objects huntsheet (players))15)
(ai_place flanker_hunter)
(ai_place flyer1)
(ai_place flyer2)
(ai_place flyer3)
(vehicle_load_magic flyer1shee B-driver (ai_actors flyer1/fly1))
(vehicle_load_magic flyer2shee B-driver (ai_actors flyer2/fly2))
(vehicle_load_magic flyer3shee B-driver (ai_actors flyer3/fly3))
(game_save_no_timeout)
(volume_test_objects roomt (players))15)
(ai_place bigroom_battle)
(game_save_no_timeout)
(volume_test_objects snipert (players))15)
(ai_place snipers)
(game_save_no_timeout)
(volume_test_objects teleporter1t (players))15)
(ai_place teleport_area1)
(volume_test_objects firefight1t (players))15)
(ai_place firefight1)
(volume_test_objects teleporter2t (players))15)
(ai_place teleport_area2)
(volume_test_objects firefight2t (players))15)
(ai_place firefight2)
(sleep_until (= (ai_living_count firefight2) 0)
(game_save_no_timeout)
(object_destroy remove_crate)
(ai_place end)
(game_won)

it should be: (sleep_until (volume_test_objects blahblahblah (players) 15)

Yes I thought so but I want an 'if' scenario. Like after the encounter bigroom_battle (or whatever its called) theres a teleporter and if u go thru u continue on with the mission but if u follow the path round to a sniper area it spawns a new encounter and you take all of them out. What script command would i use for this?

it might be:

(if
(volume_test_object blahblahblah (unit (list_get (players) 0))))
(ai_place encountername)
)

that might work i'm not positive and i dont know whether or not the parentheses match lol.

okay i changed the script around but i am still getting the same error in the debug

you sure it's bibbattle and not bigbattle?

ther might be too many parentheses, check the entire script for areas that look like they have too many parentheses.

Um, okay

So, whats a parentheses?

Or, when you compile a script into a scenario the first time does it stay in there and rejects all other scripts after that if you know what i mean?

Close the last parentheses. A parenthetical operator is basically the round thing that encloses stuff, in layman's terms.

Example: ( and )
Edited by Gamma927 on Sep 21, 2010 at 12:16 AM

wow. okay thanks gamma
I also fixed the retarded last two lines of the script

well this is what was showing up in game view when I tried compiling the script again:

09.21.10 15:38:01 [dascript line 4] this is not a valid integer.: until (volume_test_objects corridort (players) 10))

09.21.10 15:38:01 recompiling scripts after scenarios were merged.
09.21.10 15:38:01 [dascript line 1] this left parenthesis is unmatched.: (script startup dascript


so now that I know that the best Halo CE modder is now involved in this thread, here is my updated version of the script for you to go over and criticise:

(script startup dascript
(ai_allegiance "player" "human")
(game_save_no_timeout)
(sleep until (volume_test_objects corridort (players) 10))
(ai_place corridor_1)
(sleep until (volume_test_objects corridort (players) 10))
(ai_place ladder_defenders)
(sleep until (volume_test_objects trencht (players) 10))
(ai_place trench)
(game_save_no_timeout)
(sleep until (volume_test_objects stealtht (players) 10))
(ai_place stealth_area)
(game_save_no_timeout)
(sleep until (volume_test_objects bibbattlet (players) 10))
(ai_place middle_marines)
(ai_place middle_covenant)
(game_save_no_timeout)
(ai_follow_target_players middle_marines)
(sleep until (volume_test_objects huntsheet (players) 10))
(ai_place flanker_hunter)
(ai_place flyer1)
(ai_place flyer2)
(ai_place flyer3)
(vehicle_load_magic flyer1shee B-driver (ai_actors flyer1/fly1))
(vehicle_load_magic flyer2shee B-driver (ai_actors flyer2/fly2))
(vehicle_load_magic flyer3shee B-driver (ai_actors flyer3/fly3))
(game_save_no_timeout)
(sleep until (volume_test_objects roomt (players) 10))
(ai_place bigroom_battle)
(game_save_no_timeout)
(sleep until (volume_test_objects snipert (players) 10))
(ai_place snipers)
(game_save_no_timeout)
(object_destroy delete1)
(object_destroy delete2)
(object_destroy delete3)
(sleep until (volume_test_objects teleporter1t (players) 10))
(ai_place teleport_area1)
(sleep until (volume_test_objects firefight1t (players) 10))
(ai_place firefight1)
(sleep until (volume_test_objects teleporter2t (players) 10))
(ai_place teleport_area2)
(sleep until (volume_test_objects firefight2t (players) 10))
(ai_place firefight2)
(sleep_until (= (ai_living_count firefight2) 0))
(game_save_no_timeout)
(object_destroy remove_crate)
(ai_place end)
(sleep_until (= (ai_living_count end) 0))
(game_won)
)



Edited by Muscl3r on Sep 21, 2010 at 01:28 AM
Edited by Muscl3r on Sep 21, 2010 at 01:42 AM

yeah thats the correct fix you came up with.

isn't there suppose to be a (begin at the top? like this:

(script startup dascript
(begin

No.
Not in halo scripting.

um... but i tryd making scripts without it in mp maps and they failed until i put the (begin in it.

well, there's a difference when scripting in multiplayer and single player, most scripts that function in a sp level wont work in a mp level.
Edited by d4rfnader on Sep 21, 2010 at 01:11 PM

ok. well then i don't know wats wrong with his script.

yes it is bibbattlet not bigbattlet
You see, the t stands for trigger and i am just a dumbass and spelt big 'bib'.

Well, i will try anything to get the script working even tho that (begin is for mp. Who knows, might work

You don't need the begin unless you need a begin.
Edited by SlappyThePirate on Sep 21, 2010 at 08:56 PM

lol. it is suppose to begin at the beginning of the level so i think it needs a (begin so that it begins and begins to be useful. i think im beginning to get a headache from all these begins.

that makes perfect sense!

Anyway, here is my updated script:
(also i changed the sleep until bit to sleep_until)

(script startup dascript)
(ai_allegiance "player" "human")
(game_save_no_timeout)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects corridort (players) 15))
(ai_place corridor_1)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects corridort (players) 15))
(ai_place ladder_defenders)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects trencht (players) 15))
(ai_place trench)
(game_save_no_timeout)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects stealtht (players) 15))
(ai_place stealth_area)
(game_save_no_timeout)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects bibbattlet (players) 15))
(ai_place middle_marines)
(ai_place middle_covenant)
(game_save_no_timeout)
(ai_follow_target_players middle_marines)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects huntsheet (players) 15))
(ai_place flanker_hunter)
(ai_place flyer1)
(ai_place flyer2)
(ai_place flyer3)
(vehicle_load_magic flyer1shee B-driver (ai_actors flyer1/fly1))
(vehicle_load_magic flyer2shee B-driver (ai_actors flyer2/fly2))
(vehicle_load_magic flyer3shee B-driver (ai_actors flyer3/fly3))
(game_save_no_timeout)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects roomt (players) 15))
(ai_place bigroom_battle)
(game_save_no_timeout)
(sleep until (volume_test_objects snipert (players) 15))
(ai_place snipers)
(game_save_no_timeout)
(object_destroy delete1)
(object_destroy delete2)
(object_destroy delete3)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects teleporter1t (players) 15))
(ai_place teleport_area1)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects firefight1t (players) 15))
(ai_place firefight1)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects teleporter2t (players) 15))
(ai_place teleport_area2)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects firefight2t (players) 15))
(ai_place firefight2)
(sleep_until (= (ai_living_count firefight2) 0))
(game_save_no_timeout)
(object_destroy remove_crate)
(ai_place end)
(sleep_until (= (ai_living_count end) 0))
(game_won)
)


Well, that got rid of the integer prob but still in the debug:

09.22.10 17:35:15 recompiling scripts after scenarios were merged.
09.22.10 17:35:15 i expected (script ): (script startup dascript)

and i hope i didn't offend gamma with my terrible understatement

add the (begin thing. it might help. i got that error before. when i added the begin it went away.

No. no. no.
You didn't put any of the script inside the (script) command.

(script startup blablah
(scriptstuff)
(scriptstuff)
(scriptstuff)
(scriptstuff)
(scriptstuff)
(scriptstuff)
)

Begins are basically only useful in (if)s, thwere you need several things to be done.
Should I post a brief scripting tut?

What that guy said. Although, I didn't get what he was talking about at first, so I'll simplify it for you.

See this line? Remove the parentheses at the end, so it looks like:

o yea lol. i thought it was already (script startup dascript. yea do that lol. i gotta pay more attention.

Gamma, get on xfire sometime. Like. Within the next decade.
Edited by MoooseGuy on Sep 23, 2010 at 08:53 AM

lol yea. i rarely see you on and when you are on you have your status say "busy don't bother me" or something like that.

I'm never on xfire on weekdays. Too much work. Posting on the forums takes about a few minutes, but dealing with everyone who bugs me takes an eternity.

the reason i had (script startup dascript) was because its saying in the debug that the parantheses in the first line is unmatched

yeah you match the first lines parentheses at the end of the script.

yea lol. you need the parentheses at the end or else the script will end before it starts lol.

yea lol lol i have one lol parentheses lol at the end lol and its still lol coming up with an error lol

what's the error you're getting now?

Well i have updated my script once again so here it is:

(script startup dascript
(ai_allegiance "player" "human")
(game_save_no_timeout)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects corridort (players)) 15)
(ai_place corridor_1)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects corridort (players)) 15)
(ai_place ladder_defenders)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects trencht (players)) 15)
(ai_place trench)
(game_save_no_timeout)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects t1 (players)) 15)
(object_teleport (unit (list_get (players) 0)) tp1)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects stealtht (players)) 15)
(ai_place stealth_area)
(game_save_no_timeout)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects bibbattlet (players)) 15)
(ai_place middle_marines)
(ai_place middle_covenant)
(game_save_no_timeout)
(ai_follow_target_players middle_marines)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects huntsheet (players)) 15)
(ai_place flanker_hunter)
(ai_place flyer1)
(ai_place flyer2)
(ai_place flyer3)
(vehicle_load_magic flyer1shee B-driver (ai_actors flyer1/fly1))
(vehicle_load_magic flyer2shee B-driver (ai_actors flyer2/fly2))
(vehicle_load_magic flyer3shee B-driver (ai_actors flyer3/fly3))
(game_save_no_timeout)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects roomt (players)) 15)
(ai_place bigroom_battle)
(game_save_no_timeout)
(sleep until (volume_test_objects snipert (players)) 15)
(ai_place snipers)
(game_save_no_timeout)
(object_destroy delete1)
(object_destroy delete2)
(object_destroy delete3)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects t2 (players)) 15)
(object_teleport (unit (list_get (players) 0)) tp2)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects teleporter1t (players)) 15)
(ai_place teleport_area1)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects firefight1t (players)) 15)
(ai_place firefight1)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects t3 (players)) 15)
(object_teleport (unit (list_get (players) 0)) tp3)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects teleporter2t (players)) 15)
(ai_place teleport_area2)
(sleep_until (volume_test_objects firefight2t (players)) 15)
(ai_place firefight2)
(sleep_until (= (ai_living_count firefight2) 0))
(game_save_no_timeout)
(object_destroy remove_crate)
(ai_place end)
(sleep_until (= (ai_living_count end) 0))
(game_won)
)


*Note the parentheses at the end*


The one thing i know is wrong with it is the teleporters but will deal with that later

Another thing i fixed(?) was the (sleep_until (volume_test_objects firefight2t (players)) 15) commands. Previously I had (sleep_until (volume_test_objects firefight2t (players) 15))

So which one is correct?


Anyway here is the error i am getting:

09.26.10 09:10:33 [dascript line 12] this is not a valid cutscene_flag name: tp1)

09.26.10 09:10:33 recompiling scripts after scenarios were merged.
09.26.10 09:10:33 [dascript line 1] this left parenthesis is unmatched.: (script startup dascript

The reason I'm getting the first of these erors is because i tried to use a scenery tag not a flag because when i wrote in the command the name of the flag caused the last half of the command to go down to the next line. If i had persisted with that in the script would that have been a problem?

that just means you need to create a cutscene flag named tp1 where you want the player to teleport.

and what about the 1st line?

Perhaps there is a command in there with not enough )'s and is using that last parenatheas although i have tried putting another bracket below that one