Scripting help :@

[darkpheonixz4x]

Hi, im new to scripting.
When i test my map, i receive the error "Script Compile Error: Bad Syntax {"
To be honest, i'm not sure what i've done wrong,
so if it's not too much trouble, could you please take a look at it? I really appreciate it.
I've attached the error and the script.
Thank you.

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main() 
{
        thread sound(); 
        thread door_slider (); 
} 
 
door_slider() 
{ 
        door = getent( "door", "targetname" ); 
        trig = getent( "doortrig", "targetname" ); 
 
        while(true) 
        { 
                trig waittill ( "trigger" ); 
                //wait 4; 
                door movez ( 94, 5, 0, 0.6 ); 
                door waittill ( "movedone" ); 
                wait 4; 
                //trig waittill ("trigger"); 
                door movez( -94, 4, 0, 0.6 ); 
                door waittill ( "movedone" ); { 
 
        }
 
}
 
sound()
{
 
       trig = getent("sound_activate","targetname");
 
       while(true)
       {
          trig waittill ( "trigger" );   
          musicplay ( "amb_dub" );
 
       }
 
}
 

[Opel]

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door waittill ( "movedone" ); { 

Remove the open bracket from this line, it's not needed.

[darkpheonixz4x]

Thank you so much for your immediate reply. This fixed the Bad Syntax error.
But now i am suddenly stuck with Script Runtime Error.
Again, much help is appreciated.
Sorry for being such a newbie

[darkpheonixz4x]

I have rechecked that my trigger is a trigger_use, and that the targetname is set to sound_activate.
Im guessing that the line trig waittill ( "trigger" ) should be set to something else. :S

[darkpheonixz4x]

I mean the targetname of the door trigger is set to doortrig*

[darkpheonixz4x]

Still not working! arghhhhhhh! Any help?

[Rezil]

Try remaking the trigger as a 'trigger_use_touch' and setting the targetname to something a bit more specific. The error says that the entity you are trying to get by using getEnt does not exist so you cannot call waittill("trigger") on it.

How did you create your trigger?

[darkpheonixz4x]

I made a brush using the trigger texture, right clicked on the 2D grid trigger>trigger_use. Then added the entities. I will redo the whole trigger and get back to you. Thank you very much for your help <3.

[Vartazian]

out of curiosity, is this a cj map?

[F |Madness| U]

I mean the targetname of the door trigger is set to doortrig*

You need to define the trigger in your script, doing so by:

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door_trigger = getent("doortrig", "targetname");

door_trigger can be named whatever you want, just so you recognise it in your script, however where doortrig is, you replace this by the targetname of the trigger in radiant.

After that..

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door_trigger waittill("trigger");

should work fine

[Drofder2004]

Code is fine (without { ). the problem is the mapped entity.

Open radiant. Select the trigger.
Press 'n'. Type "targetname" in the Key box, and type "doortrig" in the value box.

[F |Madness| U]

He already has that, no?

Didn't read it all or see that he already had that, was more explaining it to him in words since he said he's new to it.

[darkpheonixz4x]

Arghhhhhhh! Its still not working!

I followed what Rezil said and changed the trigger to an use_touch trigger. I also made the targetname = door_activator.
Here is my updated script.

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main() 
{
        thread sound(); 
	thread door_slider (); 
} 
 
door_slider() 
{ 
	door = getent( "door", "targetname" ); 
	door_trigger = getent( "door_activator", "targetname" ); 
 
	while(true) 
	{ 
		door_trigger waittill ( "trigger" ); 
		//wait 4; 
		door movez ( 94, 5, 0, 0.6 ); 
		door waittill ( "movedone" ); 
		wait 4; 
		//trig waittill ("trigger"); 
		door movez( -94, 4, 0, 0.6 ); 
		door waittill ( "movedone" ); 
 
        }

}

sound()
{

       trig = getent("sound_activate","targetname");

       while(true)
       {
          trig waittill ( "trigger" );   
          musicplay ( "amb_dub" );

       }

}

And my entities for the trigger.

Sorry for troubling y'all so much!
Thanks for the help.

[darkpheonixz4x]

LOL the problem was i forgot to compile the BSP.





It works now. I cant thank you guys enough. Seriously, thank you sooo much <3.

[darkpheonixz4x]

Man i can't catch a break . *new error time*

I get the following error when i activate my trigger to play my ambient track: "alias amb_dub sound mp_mymapname/myfile.wav played as an ambient/music track is not streamed; type must be streamed"
PS - the folder and file isnt actually called mp_mymapname.. i said that for reference.

Any solutions? Anything you would like to see?