[Race] triggering stuff via checkpoints?

[trustno1]

So what I'm trying to do is trigger events via reaching checkpoints. The problem I have is: how do I get the checkpoint IDs out of the .map data and how do I trigger a event on a certain checkpoint (i.e. on CP 1).

I've tried some stuff but it looks kinda messy and wrong. I checked a few tutorials and used the search function to find something similar but there wasn't.

So this is what I've got so far:

local checkpoint = getElementsByType ( "checkpoint",getRootElement()) 
function CP1 () 
if checkpoint == checkpoint (1) then 
CP1FBI = createVehicle (490 , -2222.6044921875, -718.970703125 , 65.950073242188 , 355.869140625 , 3.9715576171875, 275.77331542969 )  
CP1PED = createPed ( 285, 0, 0, 0 )  
warpPedIntoVehicle ( CP1PED, CP1FBI) 
setElementData (CP1FBI, 'race.collideothers', 1 )    
setVehicleEngineState (CP1FBI,true)  
setElementVelocity (CP1FBI,0,1,0) 
setElementHealth (CP1FBI, 1) 
setTimer(destroyElement,10000,1,CP1FBI) 
end 
end  
addEvent('onPlayerReachCheckpoint') 
addEventHandler('onPlayerReachCheckpoint', getResourceRootElement(getThisResource()), CP1) 
  

Edited November 21, 2010 by Guest

[dzek (varez)]

what this means ?

if checkpoint == checkpoint (1) then 

whatever this is - it will never be true

[trustno1]

what this means ?

if checkpoint == checkpoint (1) then 

whatever this is - it will never be true

^^

What I tried to do is:

If the checkpoint the player crossing is "checkpoint (1)" then it should do the stuff below (createvehicle etc.)

[Aibo]

«checkpoint (1)» is a function notation, indexed table syntax is «checkpoint[1]».

but it still wont be true cause «checkpoint» is already a table, and you're trying to compare a table with it's value at index 1.

[BabY]

LoL

Remove The 3rd Line

and Remove the 14th Line too, This may Make the Script Loading Fail,

and ...

Try This :

local checkpoint = getElementsByType ( "checkpoint",getRootElement()) 
function CP1 () 
CP1FBI = createVehicle (490 , -2222.6044921875, -718.970703125 , 65.950073242188 , 355.869140625 , 3.9715576171875, 275.77331542969 )  
CP1PED = createPed ( 285, 0, 0, 0 )  
warpPedIntoVehicle ( CP1PED, CP1FBI) 
setElementData (CP1FBI, 'race.collideothers', 1 )    
setVehicleEngineState (CP1FBI,true)  
setElementVelocity (CP1FBI,0,1,0) 
setElementHealth (CP1FBI, 1) 
end 
setTimer(destroyElement,10000,1,CP1FBI) 
end  
addEventHandler('onPlayerReachCheckpoint', getResourceRootElement(getThisResource()), CP1) 

I Think It would Work ?

[Aibo]

no it won't. and this WILL "Make the Script Loading Fail".

seriously, you can't even fix your own scripts, can't use indentation. and now you're trying to fix something by deleting stuff without thinking.

[dzek (varez)]

Yup, no offence MI550, but if you don't know even the basics - don't try to help - you are misleading people..

[Static-X]

+1 Aiboforcen.

secondly,

@trustno, afaik I know, the event you are using is exported from race gamemode, have a look at this https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/RU/ ... _in_detail, you probably have to use an integer, for example if you want to trigger your stuff when player reaches checkpoint #1, then you will have to use,

function CP1 (cp) 
if cp == 1 then 
... 

P/S: no need for getElementsByType.

[AdiBoy]

or you could use the simple, faster way:

addEventHandler("onPlayerReachCheckpoint", getRootElement(),  
    function(cp_number) 
        blah blah blah, your code here, cp_number is the cp the player hit 
    end 
) 

[Static-X]

That is the same code. Whats the difference ? Actually using different functions instead of defining the function with event handlers or command handlers is more easy.

root = getRootElement() 
function CP1 (pennis) 
     if pennis == 1 then 
     CP1FBI = createVehicle (490 , -2222.6044921875, -718.970703125 , 65.950073242188 , 355.869140625 , 3.9715576171875, 275.77331542969 ) 
     CP1PED = createPed ( 285, 0, 0, 0 ) 
     warpPedIntoVehicle ( CP1PED, CP1FBI) 
     setElementData (CP1FBI, 'race.collideothers', 1 )   
     setVehicleEngineState (CP1FBI,true) 
     setElementVelocity (CP1FBI,0,1,0) 
     setElementHealth (CP1FBI, 1) 
     setTimer(destroyElement,10000,1,CP1FBI) 
     end 
end 
addEvent('onPlayerReachCheckpoint') 
addEventHandler('onPlayerReachCheckpoint', root, CP1) 

[trustno1]

Thanks guys you really helped me out