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A little "wait" problem #218372 07/28/08 09:47 07/28/08 09:47
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 96 Netherlands P Polypfreak1987 OP Junior Member
Polypfreak1987 OP Junior Member P Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 96 Netherlands	Hello, I have a little problem. I have 5 entities, those are the same models. So I have 1 model to save diskspace and create it 5 times with ent_create. Every entity have this code: Code: action arm1 { arm01 = my; my.passable = on; vec_for_vertex(temp,my,86); ent_create("ZTkrzn.mdl",temp,kruis1); var anim_time = 0; var anim; ang_sin = 0; speed_arm = 0.3; max_arm = 0; wait(-1); while(1) { vec_for_vertex(temp,ondermolen1,259); my.x = temp.x; my.y = temp.y; my.z = temp.z; my.pan = ondermolen1.pan; ent_animate(my, "windmill", anim, ANM_cycle); anim += anim_time; anim_time = 2time_step; if(key_r == 1) { if(max_arm <= 8) { max_arm += 0.1time_step; } } if(key_f == 1) { if(max_arm > 0) { max_arm -= 0.1time_step; } } ang_sin += speed_arm; if(ang_sin >= 360) { ang_sin += 360; } my.tilt = -max_arm+sin(ang_sin) max_arm; wait(1); } } The only difference is that the first wait-function is different. The other 4 entities have wait(-2), wait(-3) and so on. The problem is that the entities start at the same point as arm1 and then after a couple of seconds jump back to their original position. Is there a sollution for this problem?

Re: A little "wait" problem [Re: Polypfreak1987] #218373 07/28/08 09:52 07/28/08 09:52
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delinkx User Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 553 Singapore	one way u can do this: if ur no of entities are fixed and u know first one has which no of waits, then u create 5 different actions for each with different waits in them. and attach them accordingly as u create the entities. else within one action only u can give conditions like if(....) wait(-1) else if(...) wait(-2) .... ..... A7 commercial Team / VC++ 2008 Pro homepage \| twitter \| facebook

Re: A little "wait" problem [Re: delinkx] #218405 07/28/08 13:04 07/28/08 13:04
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Re: A little "wait" problem [Re: delinkx] #218454
07/28/08 18:25 07/28/08 18:25

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Originally Posted By: delinkx

one way u can do this:

if ur no of entities are fixed and u know first one has which no of waits, then u create 5 different actions for each with different waits in them. and attach them accordingly as u create the entities.

else within one action only u can give conditions like

if(....)

wait(-1)

else if(...)

wait(-2)

....
.....

Do you mean like this?

Code:

function move() {
	if(arm01) {
		wait(-1);
	} else if(arm02) {
		wait(-2);
	} else if(arm03) {
		wait(-3);
	} else if(arm04) {
		wait(-4);
	} else if(arm05) {
		wait(-5);
	}
}

And in the entity-code:

Code:

action arm1 {
	arm01 = my;
	my.passable = on;
	
	vec_for_vertex(temp,my,86);
	ent_create("ZTkrzn.mdl",temp,kruis1);
	
	var anim_time = 0;
	var anim;
	
	ang_sin = 0;
	speed_arm = 0.3;
	max_arm = 0;
	
	//wait(-1);
	move();
	
	while(1) {
		vec_for_vertex(temp,ondermolen1,259);
		
		my.x = temp.x;
		my.y = temp.y;
		my.z = temp.z;
		my.pan = ondermolen1.pan;
		
		ent_animate(my, "windmill", anim, ANM_cycle);
		anim += anim_time;
		anim_time = 2*time_step;
		
		if(key_r == 1) {
			if(max_arm <= 8) {
				max_arm += 0.1*time_step;
			}
		}
		if(key_f == 1) {
			if(max_arm > 0) {
				max_arm -= 0.1*time_step;
			}
		}
		
		ang_sin += speed_arm;
		if(ang_sin >= 360) {
			ang_sin += 360;
		}
		
		my.tilt = -max_arm+sin(ang_sin) * max_arm;
		
		wait(1);
	}
}

Re: A little "wait" problem [Re: Polypfreak1987] #218507
07/29/08 02:27 07/29/08 02:27

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Originally Posted By: Polypfreak1987

Originally Posted By: delinkx

Do you mean like this?

Code:

function move() {
	if(arm01) {
		wait(-1);
	} else if(arm02) {
		wait(-2);
	} else if(arm03) {
		wait(-3);
	} else if(arm04) {
		wait(-4);
	} else if(arm05) {
		wait(-5);
	}
}

And in the entity-code:

Code:

action arm1 {
	arm01 = my;
	my.passable = on;
	
	vec_for_vertex(temp,my,86);
	ent_create("ZTkrzn.mdl",temp,kruis1);
	
	var anim_time = 0;
	var anim;
	
	ang_sin = 0;
	speed_arm = 0.3;
	max_arm = 0;
	
	//wait(-1);
	move();
	
	while(1) {
		vec_for_vertex(temp,ondermolen1,259);
		
		my.x = temp.x;
		my.y = temp.y;
		my.z = temp.z;
		my.pan = ondermolen1.pan;
		
		ent_animate(my, "windmill", anim, ANM_cycle);
		anim += anim_time;
		anim_time = 2*time_step;
		
		if(key_r == 1) {
			if(max_arm <= 8) {
				max_arm += 0.1*time_step;
			}
		}
		if(key_f == 1) {
			if(max_arm > 0) {
				max_arm -= 0.1*time_step;
			}
		}
		
		ang_sin += speed_arm;
		if(ang_sin >= 360) {
			ang_sin += 360;
		}
		
		my.tilt = -max_arm+sin(ang_sin) * max_arm;
		
		wait(1);
	}
}

yeps this should do the work.

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Re: A little "wait" problem [Re: delinkx] #218575
07/29/08 10:30 07/29/08 10:30

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So, now I have the following code:

Code:

function move() {
	if(arm01) {
		wait(-1);
	} else if(arm02) {
		wait(-2);
	} else if(arm03) {
		wait(-3);
	} else if(arm04) {
		wait(-4);
	} else if(arm05) {
		wait(-5);
	}
}

action arm1 {
	arm01 = my;
	my.passable = on;
	
	vec_for_vertex(temp,my,86);
	ent_create("ZTkrzn.mdl",temp,kruis1);
	
	var anim_time = 0;
	var anim;
	
	ang_sin = 0;
	speed_arm = 0.3;
	max_arm = 0;
	
	//wait(-1);
	move();
	
	while(1) {
		vec_for_vertex(temp,ondermolen1,259);
		
		my.x = temp.x;
		my.y = temp.y;
		my.z = temp.z;
		my.pan = ondermolen1.pan;
		
		ent_animate(my, "windmill", anim, ANM_cycle);
		anim += anim_time;
		anim_time = 2*time_step;
		
		if(key_r == 1) {
			if(max_arm <= 8) {
				max_arm += 0.1*time_step;
			}
		}
		if(key_f == 1) {
			if(max_arm > 0) {
				max_arm -= 0.1*time_step;
			}
		}
		
		ang_sin += speed_arm;
		if(ang_sin >= 360) {
			ang_sin += 360;
		}
		
		my.tilt = -max_arm+sin(ang_sin) * max_arm;
		
		wait(1);
	}
}

But when I want to test my game I have these errors:

"else if(arm03){" <- Parameter unknown else bad keyword in {}

and this one:
"wait(-3)" <- Parameter unknown wait bad keyword in {}

How can I fix this?

Re: A little "wait" problem [Re: Polypfreak1987] #218578 07/29/08 11:13 07/29/08 11:13
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,140 Baunatal, Germany Tobias Moderator
Tobias Moderator Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,140 Baunatal, Germany	The "{" is missing after the else, thats why you get the syntax error. "else if" would work in lite-C but not in the old WDL language.

Re: A little "wait" problem [Re: Tobias] #218604
07/29/08 13:41 07/29/08 13:41

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Thank you, that did work well. But now I have another problem to call the function. I have the following code:

Code:

function move() {
	if(arm01) {
		wait(-1);
	} else {
		if(arm02) {
			wait(-2);
		}
	}  else {
		if(arm03) {
			wait(-3);
		}
	}  else {
		if(arm04) {
			wait(-4);
		}
	}  else {
		if(arm05) {
			wait(-5);
		}
	} 
}
action arm1 {
	arm01 = my;
	my.passable = on;
	
	vec_for_vertex(temp,my,86);
	ent_create("ZTkrzn.mdl",temp,kruis1);
	
	var anim_time = 0;
	var anim;
	
	ang_sin = 0;
	speed_arm = 0.3;
	max_arm = 0;
	
	//wait(-1);
	move();
	
	while(1) {
		vec_for_vertex(temp,ondermolen1,259);
		
		my.x = temp.x;
		my.y = temp.y;
		my.z = temp.z;
		my.pan = ondermolen1.pan;
		
		ent_animate(my, "windmill", anim, ANM_cycle);
		anim += anim_time;
		anim_time = 2*time_step;
		
		if(key_r == 1) {
			if(max_arm <= 8) {
				max_arm += 0.1*time_step;
			}
		}
		if(key_f == 1) {
			if(max_arm > 0) {
				max_arm -= 0.1*time_step;
			}
		}
		
		ang_sin += speed_arm;
		if(ang_sin >= 360) {
			ang_sin += 360;
		}
		
		my.tilt = -max_arm+sin(ang_sin) * max_arm;
		
		wait(1);
	}
}

And I get the following error:

"move();" <- Bad of missing parameter

Last edited by Polypfreak1987; 07/29/08 13:45.

Re: A little "wait" problem [Re: Polypfreak1987] #218711 07/30/08 03:26 07/30/08 03:26
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 553 Singapore delinkx User
delinkx User Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 553 Singapore	am not sure abt this.. but i think this is y u getting this: maybe from an action function u cannot call another function. am not sure of this. if this is true, then the code in ur move() function, u can simply put it within ur action function itself. and i think since u using the parameters arm01, arm02... etc.. these are from "my" entity and gets recognised within the action function but wont be recognised in the move() funtion unless u pass the parameters by reference to that function. so i think best is u put all the code of move() function within the action function itself. it should be ok. A7 commercial Team / VC++ 2008 Pro homepage \| twitter \| facebook

Re: A little "wait" problem [Re: Polypfreak1987] #219001 07/31/08 16:38 07/31/08 16:38
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MrGuest Serious User M Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,178 England	you've gone a little AWOL with you're brackets... Code: function move() { if(arm01) { wait(-1); }else{ if(arm02) { wait(-2); }else{ if(arm03) { wait(-3); }else{ if(arm04) { wait(-4); }else{ if(arm05) { wait(-5); } } } } } } your elses will not follow the if command as you're closing them too early you probably don't need the else if arm05 as after arm04 it must be arm05 (i'm guessing this bit) NB: i'm sure you can call a function from an action Hope this helps

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