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FPSC Classic Scripts / Why isn't this VERY simple script working?

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Plystire
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Posted: 2nd Oct 2007 10:32
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Okay, I was playing around with the scripting files trying to get some better than default things to happen. When absolutely NOTHING happened from my script, I tried putting this into a simple Light script (I know, it's even worse than the default, but it's just a test):


I use that script on a simple light in a room and attached it to a switch (So I could turn it on). When I flip the switch (Yes, I put the light entities name in the "If Used" field) nothing happens, and I know for a fact that the light should be hitting the wall, but I don't see anything. Even flipping the switch again didn't work.

Anybody got any ideas? This is driving me nuts!


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Posted: 2nd Oct 2007 10:42
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Okay, here's an even bigger problem:

I openned the light1.fpi script and SAVED IT UNDER A NEW NAME. Now tell me why in the world the script doesn't fricken work?! It works just fine as "light1.fpi" but when I try to use a script called "light_test.fpi" that has THE EXACT SAME CODE, it doesn't work?!?

This is just stupid now.


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Posted: 2nd Oct 2007 14:25 Edited at: 2nd Oct 2007 14:26
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Be sure that the new script replaced with the old one in the menu which appears when right click on the entity.

But I think you already did this, so the problem is not this.

In Windows go to Control center -> folder settings -> View tab, and check if the "Hide known extension" is not checked.

(I don't know the exact name of this option because I use a non english version of Xp, but it should be something like I wrote above)
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Posted: 2nd Oct 2007 19:49
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Make sure the object you attach it to is set to DYNAMIC "static = no".

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Plystire
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2007 02:12
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Quote: "Make sure the object you attach it to is set to DYNAMIC "static = no".
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I tried the script in both dynamic setting AND static setting. (I initially had the light set as dynamic, but when it wasn't working no matter what I tried, i changed it to static to see if it mae a difference.)

I really want to get some scripts working, and seeing that I can't even replicate a simple light switching on and off, this isn't looking too good for me.


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Posted: 3rd Oct 2007 02:47
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Okay, I made a small discovery... I copied one of my working lights from another room and put it into the room I was trying to test in.... and found out that they didn't work either!!!

It seems that lights just don't want to work in this particular room... hmmmmmmmmm.


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That doesn't make much sense. Lights should work wherever thay are on the map. Hmmm...

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Posted: 3rd Oct 2007 23:21
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Try removing that last line and the light will stay on. In the last line , you set the state back to zero...which will turn the light off immediately.
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Posted: 4th Oct 2007 03:33
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@TZap:

The reason my code is the way it is, is so i can turn it on and off when I use a switch to activate/deactivate it. Hence why it checks for (de)activation before it changes states.

@TGPEG:

I completely agree, and it baffles me, too. But for some reason the light started working!! Then later on, it stopped working again! I didn't do anything to the light's script or properties while this was happening.


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