ACTION clip_models {

my.shadow = off;//casts a shadow
my.gravity = off;//gravity off or your tree might float away
wait(1);


while(1)
{


if(my.clipped != on && vec_dist(my.x,player.x) <= 500)

{
my.visible = off;
wait(1);
}


if(my.clipped != on && vec_dist(my.x,player.x) >= 501)
{
my.visible = on;
wait(1);
}


}


}




I want to make the entity invisible when so close to it. But I get an endless loop on run in my action I've also tried using:


ACTION clip_models {

my.shadow = off;//casts a shadow
my.gravity = off;//gravity off or your tree might float away
wait(1);


while(1)
{


if(my.clipped != on && vec_dist(my.x,player.x) <= 500)

{
my.visible = off;
wait(1);
}


else
{
my.visible = on;
wait(1);
}


}


}

plz use [code ]tags/[ code]
Code:

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ACTION clip_models
{
   my.shadow = off;//casts a shadow
   my.gravity = off;//gravity off or your tree might float away
   wait(1);
   while(1)
      {
      if(my.clipped != on && vec_dist(my.x,player.x) <= 500)
      {
         my.visible = off;
      } else
      {
         my.visible = on;
      }
      wait(1);
   }
}

---

julz

While not exactly like what you are after the following may be of some assistance too.
Its tested and works well but not consistantly as expected.

Code:

---

 function fade_tree()
{
	my.scale_x=8;//just my scale values here
	my.scale_y=8;
	my.scale_z=8;
	
	while(1)
	{
		my.transparent = on;
		my.passable = on;

			if(vec_dist(player.x, my.x) < 3000)
			{
			
			my.alpha -= 2*time_step;
			if (my.scale_x > 3)//more of my scaling stuff
		{
			my.scale_x += 0.5 * time;
			my.scale_y = my.scale_x;
			my.scale_z = my.scale_x;
		}
			}
			
			if(vec_dist(player.x, my.x) > 3000)
			{
				
				if(my.alpha < 99)
				{
				
				my.alpha += 2*time_step;
				
	
				if (my.scale_x > 8)//same ol same old
				{
					my.scale_x =8;
					my.scale_y = my.scale_x;
					my.scale_z = my.scale_x;
				}
				}
				if(my.alpha > 90)
				{
					my.transparent = off;
				}
				
			} 

		
		
		wait(1);
	}
}

action world_tree
{
	
	my.polygon = on;
	plant_object();// saves manual placement by leaving in the air
	fade_tree();
  
    
} 

---

Very cool NEM's and thanks I was only missing wait(1); at the end. Now I dont get a loop but it's not working like it should.

*deleted

Code:

---

 ACTION clip_models {
   
   my.shadow = off;//casts a shadow
	my.gravity = off;//gravity off or your tree might float away
  
   wait(1);
  
  
    while(1){

   if(my.clipped != on && vec_dist(my.x,player.x) > 500)
  {
my.invisible = on; 
wait(1);
}
else {
my.invisible = off; 
wait(1);	

}  
   

---

okay the problem now is that it blinks on and off when im outside 500 quants, I just want the entity to stay off. How do I end this ?

Code:

---

while(1)
{
   if(vec_dist(my.x,player.x) > 500)
   {
      my.invisible = on;
   } else {
      my.invisible = off;
   }
   wait(1);
}

---

Not sure why you've to test the "clipped" flag? your code
works fine without it.

thanks, that clip flag was bugging it