So I need a little help, what I'm trying to do is replace the flashlight with active camo, sort of like halo 2. So when I hit the flashlight button I go invisible instead. I heard I can do this through a script but I'm not quite sure. Can anyone help? Thanks!
Edited by pepzee on Dec 18, 2010 at 06:13 PM

Well i put this into my one of my missions and it worked once then next time i tried to compile the mission it corrupted itself and wouldn't let me compile until i removed the script:

(script continuous camo
(if (= (unit_get_current_flashlight_state (unit (list_get (players) 0))) 1)
(begin
(object_create_anew camo)
(objects_attach (list_get (players) 0) camo)
(objects_detach (list_get (players) 0) camo)))
(sleep 30)
(units_set_desired_flashlight_state (players) false)
)
)


you just need to create and active camo called camo somewhere the player can't get to and set it to not placed automatically

This isn't exactly h2 btw
Edited by Muscl3r on Dec 18, 2010 at 09:35 PM

I don't have time to test it right now but to turn it on and off you could try something like:

(script continuous camo
(sleep_until (= (unit_get_current_flashlight_state (unit (list_get (players) 0))) 1)
(set cheat_active_camouflage 1)
(sleep_until (= (unit_get_current_flashlight_state (unit (list_get (players) 0))) 0)
(set cheat_active_camouflage 0)
)

This "should" work but like I said, I don't have time right now to test it and workout the bugs.
Edited by rerout343 on Dec 18, 2010 at 10:30 PM
Edited by rerout343 on Dec 18, 2010 at 10:31 PM

I recall when I was doing an invisibility skull, that cheat_active_camouflage didn't work. Instead, I was forced to use cheat_active_camoflauge_local_player, or something like that, which cannot be turned off. Use Muscl3r's script.

Okay, so when I tried this it spawned an active camo in front of me. I would like it to where you automatically go invisible, not just spawn the power up. Any other ideas?

It should have worked. It did for me

Just an FYI.

"cheat_active_camouflage" only turns on. It doesn't toggle.

Why don't people use search anymore? Every week, it seems, someone asks how to do this.
You're supposed to script the flashlight to attach a camo pickup to the player, then detach it, so the player picks it up.

Exactly what my script does!

12.19.10 17:23:08 sapien pc 01.00.00.0609 ----------------------------------------------
12.19.10 17:23:08 reference function: _write_to_error_file
12.19.10 17:23:08 reference address: 401b13
12.19.10 17:23:08 Couldn't read map file './sapienbeta.map'
12.19.10 17:23:08 *found 2 adapters...
12.19.10 17:23:08 CreateDevice succeeded with refresh rate = 0
12.19.10 17:23:08 Increasing sound decompression buffer size to 1048576 bytes
12.19.10 17:23:10 WARNING: 11 clusters in structure_bsp levels\test\stgrove\stgrove have no background sound or sound environment.
12.19.10 17:23:10 local player 0, weapon (0x0), deleted unexpectedly
12.19.10 17:23:12 [camo line 5] the "objects_attach" call requires exactly 4 arguments.: (objects_attach (list_get (players) 0) camo)
12.19.10 17:23:12 recompiling scripts after scenarios were merged.
12.19.10 17:23:12 [camo line 3] this left parenthesis is unmatched.: (begin

I don't exactly know what this means:
12.19.10 17:23:12 [camo line 5] the "objects_attach" call requires exactly 4 arguments.:

Also, Slappy, post me a link to those other threads you're talking about. I'd love to see how they got answered.

The issue is that the objects_attach parameter requires four arguments, whereas only two are specified.

To fix this, use:

(objects_attach (list_get (players) 0) "" camo "")

The logic is correct: the powerup method is the most efficient method. Of course, you're probably unsatisfied unless I give you an entire script, which is below:

(script continuous Cloak
		(sleep_until (= (unit_get_current_flashlight_state (unit (list_get (players) 0))) true))
		(object_create cloak)
		(objects_attach (unit (list_get (players) 0)) "" cloak "")
		(objects_detach (unit (list_get (players) 0)) cloak)
		(sleep 1000)
		(sleep_until (= (unit_get_current_flashlight_state (unit (list_get (players) 0))) false))
		(sleep_until (= (unit_get_current_flashlight_state (unit (list_get (players) 0))) true))
		(object_create cloak)
		(objects_attach (unit (list_get (players) 0)) "" cloak "")
		(objects_detach (unit (list_get (players) 0)) cloak)
		(sleep 1000)
                (sleep_until (= (unit_get_current_flashlight_state (unit (list_get (players) 0))) false))
)

Note that I named the powerup cloak instead of camo.
Edited by Gamma927 on Dec 20, 2010 at 02:04 PM

In the first version of my script it would just keep spitting out active camo's if your flashlight was active. But enemies could see you anyway cos your flashlight was on. Also, to be more halo 2ish, set the camo to last about 7 seconds.

Hmm... that script worked in the weirdest way. The camouflage would wear out before the flashlight was dead and could be used constantly with no wait time in between uses.

@Muscl3r

How do I make the camo last only 7 seconds? I assume it's somewhere in guerilla, I just haven't found it yet.

Use the script I posted. It requires a thousand tick wait before being able to invoke the camo script again.

As for making it last only seven seconds, open the .equipment tag in Guerilla, and scroll to the bottom. You'll find it.

how long is 1000 ticks? Is 300 ten seconds?

30 ticks = 1 second. SO 33 and 1 third seconds.

The easiest way to count numbers in a script is (* 30 SECONDS). Replace SECONDS with how many seconds you want.

I.E. (sleep (* 30 5))
Edited by MoooseGuy on Dec 21, 2010 at 12:59 PM

Hmm... That's odd. I can just reuse it instantly over and over. I am using Gamma's script, very weird.

When does the timer start?

Once you use the camo or once the camo wears out?

perhaps you could change the flashlight to only go for a few seconds

Meh, use search. Perhaps it's just because I've been around the tech forum for a long while. Of course, I'm nothing next to gamma, who has been doing tech help way longer. He seems to be glad to help people.

Where in guerilla is that? I don't even know where a "flashlight tag" is.


Yep, I wonder where Halo: CE would be without Gamma? Probably back in the primitive stages.

Heck yeah

Don't forget about Dwood though.

Hm, that is odd. Are you sure you compiled the script and recompiled the map? The script waits half a minute before allowing the player to use the camo again.

Yep, I compiled all of the scripts in sapein and recompiled in tool.

What I think the problem is, is that the timer starts once you use the cloak, so the time is going while the cloak is still in use, so if the cloak lasts 30 seconds and the timer is set for 33 seconds, that means there is only a 3 second wait.

I'm not sure if that is the case though.

Oh, rofl. When I wrote the script, my cloak was only for 10 seconds, and the extra amount of sleep was negligible. Adjust the sleep time to include the amount of time for the cloak to run, plus the sleep time itself.

out of curiosity do any of you think that I can set this up and change what it does for example have it when flashlight is turned on a bubble shield deploys or something then each spawn a player could change it like with the reach armor abilities?

Reach abilities are possible but nobody has animated or scripted them. It is possible, yes. But the first priority is animations.

So I take it I could do this with any powerup. Like health packs, ect. Could I do this with weapons too? Or equipment?

Yes, you can make all sorts of objects appear in front of the player.

But would it work? For instance, could I "force" a weapon upon the player. Let's say the player is armed with an assault rifle and pistol . But at a certain point I want him to have a sniper rifle and pistol. If I use this script with a weapon, would it force the player to trade the assault rifle for a sniper rifle?

that is possible, but technically; both the assault rifle & pistol will be traded. It's just that because the other starting_profile has a pistol within it aswell.

Im quite sure it does either (to the pistol):

1. Nothing
2. Adds the ammo from the 1st & 2nd pistol together, until it reaches the ammo limit.
3. Nothing again... :P

It gives you exactly what the profile says.

Basically do the same thing that is done in Solitude-Firefight, but without the glitches.
It will destroy your old weapons you were holding and give you the new ones. If the second gun is a pistol in both profiles, let it be so. The only thing is, if you switched your pistol for another gun before this happens, you will still be given a pistol to replace it anyway.

If you're referring to using the active camo script in this regard, then everyone else who posted is wrong (because they assumed you were using a separate script utilizing starting profiles). Let's look back at that script.

How it works: It spawns an active camo powerup, and teleports it on top of the player. Since players are obligated to pick up any equipment in their proximity, it will automatically be activated. However, if you use this script for spawning weapons, players are NOT obligated to pick up weapons. Sure, the pistol ammo might be added, but the player will NOT be forced to pick up the sniper rifle.

tl;dr: it doesn't work.
Edited by Gamma927 on Dec 24, 2010 at 12:42 PM