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Triggers
General Triggers(Users) Syntax
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General Info About Group_ID
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[color="RoyalBlue"]"friendly2"[/color] => kirkland
[color="RoyalBlue"]"friendly3"[/color] => allen
[color="RoyalBlue"]"friendly4"[/color] => brown
[color="RoyalBlue"]"mp_players"[/color] => all players in MP
[color="RoyalBlue"]"friendly" or "players"[/color] => all ghosts SP/MP
or any group_id defined for a human/humans in the map editor
Trigger Conditions Short List
- UnitInArea => Unit In Zone Trigger
- Vehicle => Destroyed Vehicle Trigger
- UnitDestroyed => Destroyed Prop Or Static Trigger
- EnemyGroup => Human Killed Trigger (not just for enemies wink.gif )
- HeliCleared => Group Cleared Helicopter Trigger
- TransportCleared => Group Cleared Ground Vehicle Trigger
- TeamInTransport => Group In Ground Vehicle Trigger
- TeamMemberJoined => There Is One More...
Trigger Conditions Description List
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Unit In Zone Trigger (as described in the first tutorial)
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- type => define that it's a unit in area trigger
- area => which defined area_group?
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- name => which event to run if condition is true
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Clean Code:
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Many Units In Different Zone/Zones Trigger
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- type => define that it's a unit in area trigger
- area => which first defined area_group?
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- type => define that it's a unit in area trigger
- area => which second defined area_group?
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- type => define that it's a unit in area trigger
- area => which third defined area_group?
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- name => which event to run if condition is true
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Clean Code:
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NOTE: For all triggers that doesn't have a closing tag you can just add them after each other. In this case three area checks.
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Destroyed Vehicle Trigger
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- type => define that it's vehicle based trigger, if the defined vehicle is destroyed the condition is true
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- id => which vehicle is the trigger for?, use vehicle_id set for the vehicle in the map editor
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- name => which event to run if condition is true
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Clean Code:
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Destroyed Two Vehicles Trigger
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- type => define that it's vehicle based trigger, if the defined vehicle is destroyed the condition is true
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- id => which is the first vehicle?, use vehicle_id set for the vehicle in the map editor
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- id => which is the second vehicle?, use vehicle_id set for the vehicle in the map editor
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- name => which event to run if both the above condition are true
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Clean Code:
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NOTE: For all triggers that have a closing tag you can add any number of the required input as you want. In this case two vehicles.
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Destroyed Prop Or Static Trigger
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- type => define that it's a unit destroyed trigger (props and statics are called units in world.xml)
- id => which prop or static is the trigger for?, use name_id set for the prop or static in the map editor
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- name => which event to run if the above condition is true
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Clean Code:
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Human Killed Trigger
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- type => define that it's group kill trigger
- name => name of trigger (use same as group_id for which the trigger concerns)
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- group_id => which group is the trigger for? (see first part of tutorial)
- condition => how many has to be killed? Any number, or just "all" if you want that
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- name => which event to run if the above condition is true
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Clean Code:
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Group Cleared Helicopter Trigger
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- type => define that it's a cleared helicopter trigger
- vehicle_id => which helicopter does it concern?, use vehicle_id set for the vehicle in the map editor
- group_id => who has to be clear? (see first part of tutorial)
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- name => which event to run if the above condition is true
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Clean Code:
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Group Cleared Ground Vehicle Trigger
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- type => define that it's a team out of vehicle trigger
- vehicle_id => which vehicle doea it concern?, use vehicle_id set for the vehicle in the map editor
- group_id => who has to be outside? (see first part of tutorial)
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- name => which event to run if the above condition is true
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Clean Code:
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Group In Ground Vehicle Trigger
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- type => define that it's a team in vehicle trigger
- vehicle_id => which vehicle doea it concern?, use vehicle_id set for the vehicle in the map editor
- group_id => who has to be inside? (see first part of tutorial)
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- name => which event to run if the above condition is true
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Clean Code:
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There Is One More...
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- type => define check if another member has been added to the team
- group_id => to which group? (see first part of tutorial)
- condition => ??
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- name => which event to run if the above condition is true
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Clean Code:
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NOTE: This is used together with some special elements in the into mission only:
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Examples On Combining Different Trigger Types
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NOTE: All you have to do is line them up one after the other. Just remember to close the triggers that require those tags.
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Solution If You Don't Want To Allow Any Casualties
Check If Kirkland Is Dead
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Check If Allen Is Dead
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Check If Brown Is Dead
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If Anyone Is Dead, End Game
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It should get all you scripters out there going a long long way. All that is left are all the different elements and also the scripts for the fancy addons like insertions, compositions and such. That will be next.
