Problems with gates

[PotatoHead]

I have this problem when making gates. The gate just flops around randomly and then ends in a random position. I am not sure what is going on. I am getting no errors. Here is my code.

EDIT: I also keep getting a Protocol Error (15) when on my server it happens to everyone when one person disconnects. I am running version 1.3.3 Client and Server.

EDIT #2: The Protocol Error (15) was fixed by me just re-installing the server. That Error is now gone.

EDIT #3: Problem Fixed. I was just using the wrong parameters to rotate the object.

local objGateg = createObject(968, 1544.69995, -1630.80005, 13.1, 0, 269.87, 270.149) 
exports.pool:allocateElement(objGateg) 
  
local open = false 
  
-- Gate code 
function usePDFrontGarageGate(thePlayer) 
    local x, y, z = getElementPosition(thePlayer) 
    local distance = getDistanceBetweenPoints3D(1544.69995, -1630.80005, 13.1, x, y, z) 
         
    if (distance<=10) and (open==false) then 
        if (exports.global:hasItem(thePlayer, 64)) then 
            open = true 
            outputChatBox("LSPD Garage is now Open!", thePlayer, 0, 255, 0) 
            moveObject(objGateg, 3000, 1544.69922, -1630.80005, 13.1, 0, 357.87, 270.148) 
            setTimer(closePDFrontGarageGate, 5000, 1, thePlayer) 
        end 
    end 
end 
addCommandHandler("gate", usePDFrontGarageGate) 
  
function closePDFrontGarageGate(thePlayer) 
    setTimer(resetState8, 3000, 1) 
    moveObject(objGateg, 3000, 1544.69995, -1630.80005, 13.1, 0, 269.87, 270.149) 
end 
  
function resetState8() 
    open = false 
end 

Edited July 21, 2013 by Guest

[Jaysds1]

try this:

local gx,gy,gz = 1544.69995, -1630.80005, 13.1 
local objGateg = createObject(968, gx, gy, gz, 0, 269.87, 270.149) 
exports.pool:allocateElement(objGateg) 
  
local open = false 
  
-- Gate code 
function usePDFrontGarageGate(thePlayer) 
    local x, y, z = getElementPosition(thePlayer) 
    local distance = getDistanceBetweenPoints3D(gx, gy, gz, x, y, z) 
  
    if (distance<=10) and (open==false) then 
        if (exports.global:hasItem(thePlayer, 64)) then 
            open = true 
            outputChatBox("LSPD Garage is now Open!", thePlayer, 0, 255, 0) 
            moveObject(objGateg, 3000, 1544.69922, -1630.80005, 13.1, 0, 357.87, 270.148) 
            setTimer(closePDFrontGarageGate, 5000, 1) 
        end 
    end 
end 
addCommandHandler("gate", usePDFrontGarageGate) 
  
function closePDFrontGarageGate() 
    setTimer(function() 
        open = false 
    end, 3000, 1) 
    moveObject(objGateg, 3000, gx, gy, gz, 0, 269.87, 270.149) 
end 

[PotatoHead]

No that doesn't seem to be working either. It is still flopping about. I am not sure if it is in another script or ot.

[Jaysds1]

By any chance does it touch any other objects when it's moving?

Because the only thing I fixed that with was setting the collision off.

setElementCollisionsEnabled 

Edited July 19, 2013 by Guest

[PotatoHead]

Just whats is already in the map. I have not mapped anything else around it as of yet. I added that here and it didnt seem to fix it.

if (distance<=10) and (open==false) then 
        if (exports.global:hasItem(thePlayer, 64)) then 
            open = true 
            outputChatBox("LSPD Garage is now Open!", thePlayer, 0, 255, 0) 
            moveObject(objGateg, 3000, 1544.69922, -1630.80005, 13.1, 0, 357.87, 270.148) 
            setTimer(closePDFrontGarageGate, 5000, 1) 
            setElementCollisionsEnabled(objgateg, false) 
        end 
    end 

[PotatoHead]

Bump. I really need/want this. I am still new to MTA/LUA scripting so I can not seem to find the problem.

[Cadu12]

Which are you using roleplay scripts, PotatoHead?

[PotatoHead]

Which are you using roleplay scripts, PotatoHead?

I got one from a friend. I am not quite sure what it is. I think its just a lot mixed together. He sold it to me for 5 dollars CAD.

[PotatoHead]

BUMP!