Hello, I am new to this forum and was wondering if anybody could help me with scripting in making my maps.

I was using the air support tutorial and other various tags to try to make a revamped version of the campaign (I am sort of a noob at sapien, but I am learning). However, I am having problems putting a script into the campaign maps.

When I compile a script, it seems to delete all the other scripts that were previously on the map. Ex: enemies on the level wouldn't spawn and no cutscenes, etc.

If you were wondering, I was editing the B30 map (The Silent Cartographer)

Can anybody tell me how I could successfully add this script into this campaign map? I can open the maps and add tags just fine in Sapien. I need to use other people's scripts because I can't make my own due to my lack of knowledge about scripting.

Many thanks to anybody who can help.

Can't help there... I know there's some script extractor around but it messes everything up.

Download this

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=3424

edit the scripts and add the air strike script to them and whatever else you wanna do

Thank you so much.

no problem dude

To make sure that I am doing this right, do I just make a folder called scripts in tags\levels\b30 and compile the huge script using sapien?

make a folder called scripts in data\levels\b30

save the script as an hsc file (it should already be one in that download) and chuck it in their. Then go into a sapien and hit compile scripts (under 'file')

Fix any errors then open cmd and type:

tool build-cache-file levels\b30\b30

done

Air support tutorial? As in... my little air support tutorial? :'D

Well another thing that intrigues me is that what you intend to do is exactly what I attempted to accomplish as soon as I discovered the method of creating air support. I wanted to have the entire campaign following the normal story, but insert my own instances of airstrikes and such. I never completed my goal, but good luck with yours :D

And yes, do what Muscl3r is saying, just to confirm lol.

Precisely Cereal Killers tutorial on air support.

This inspired me to make this available in the regular campaign.

I got everything working just the way I wanted except the marines do not get attached to the pilot seat of the pelican.

Do I have to change the labels to w-driver and w-passenger in guerilla?

Sorry for being a pain in the neck, but I am SO close to getting it to work. I have the command and all the points set up.

I am trying to make a support pelican that circles the island and blows up any enemies. (just sounded cool lol)

BTW I got the script to compile properly. When I press the flashlight key, the pelican and the marines spawn. (but they aren't in the driver's seat so nobody is flying it)
Edited by Eternal Flame on Apr 17, 2011 at 10:56 AM

Are you using the default pelican or another pelican? But yes, change the seat label of the pilot seat to W-driver

The pelican from hugeass.

I changed the labels so lets see where that goes.

Also ensure that "AI driver enabled" and "AI driver can-sidestep" are checked and everything else is unchecked.

Alright, I got them into the pelican and they shoot.

The ONLY problem remaining is that the pelican doesn't want to follow the command it is given.

As soon as it spawns, it hovers above and starts barraging the enemies as it should, but it doesn't move and very slowly descends down till it touches the ground.

This is the final problem I have. Just one more step.

I wouldn't have gotten this far without you guys. Thanks for everything.

:D

Sounds like the "ai driver flying" flag is unchecked; it's the flag that allows them to move forward in the vehicle (even in ground vehicles, oddly).

From experience, the AI driver flying flag causes the AI to keep moving forward. Although this will cause the AI to fly the pelican, it's unlikely that it'll adhere to the command list. In warthog tests with command lists, the AI driver flying flag causes the AI to drive wildly, completely abandoning the command list.

http://forum.halomaps.org/index.cfm%3Fpage=topic&topicID=22698

Ok I think my problem was that I didn't set the radius for the points in the command list.

If the AI driver flying is checked then they just drive into enemies.

I will give that a try.

EDIT: Ya, I can make it stay still, but not follow the command.

That's fine for now.


Edited by Eternal Flame on Apr 17, 2011 at 01:33 PM

Gamma, yes warthogs will do that. Air vehicles are totally different though, and they will most certainly follow the command list (given that their speed fraction is set to a mildly lower than normal amount). Trust me, I literally wrote the book on this ;D

And unfortunately your only choices are 1. not moving (if the flag is unchecked) or 2. constantly moving (if the flag is checked). Just have to chalk it up to AI in a 2001 game :P
Edited by The Cereal Killer on Apr 17, 2011 at 01:15 PM

Now I am going to figure out how to make one spawn if I touch a device switch.

Replace the flashlight clause with (= (device_get_position DEVICECONTROL) 1)

On the command list, be sure that the flags for "allow initiative" and "allow targeting" are both unchecked, and be sure that the flag "disable looking" is checked.

Also if you have Xfire, add me and I can offer you help in real-time: cerealkillingincorporated
Edited by The Cereal Killer on Apr 17, 2011 at 03:32 PM