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Getting Client

by Nathan Kent · in Technical Issues · 10/21/2007 (3:23 pm) · 2 replies

I've been working on a function to send the player to a new level: 
function travelTrigger::onEnterTrigger(%this, %client) {
	Parent::onEnterTrigger(%this,%trigger,%obj);
	%goTo = %this.goWhere;
	%transform = %this.setDown;
	%this.getScenegraph().schedule(100,"loadLevel","game/data/missions/" @ %goTo);
	%client.player.setTransform(%transform);
}

As you can see, I've got the %client variable. So when I use that, how would I get the handle of the client who entered the trigger?
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Associate Ross Pawley
#1
11/21/2007 (9:11 am)
What do you mean by the handle? What exactly do you need to do here with the client?

Torque Owner Mike Rowley
Mike Rowley
#2
11/21/2007 (9:54 am)
Someone a while back posted a "switchMissionTrigger" resource. It works really well. Just wish I had caught the name and written it down so that when I use it, I can give him credit. But.. Here is his code:

datablock TriggerData (TriggerSwapMission)
{
tickPeriodMS = 100;
};

function TriggerSwapMission::onEnterTrigger(%this,%trigger,%obj)
{

%client = %obj.client;
if(!%client)
{
// return if not a client
// we do not want any npc or other players walking into our trigger and seting off the swap mission
return;
}

%ZoneName = %trigger.ZoneName; // mission name
%SpawnPoint = %trigger.SpawnPoint; // Spawn Point in mission

echo("Zone client:" SPC %client SPC "to" SPC %ZoneName SPC "at" SPC %SpawnPoint);
schedule( 0, 0, loadMission, "starter.fps/data/missions/" @ %ZoneName,false,%SpawnPoint);

}

You can ether specify there values statically in the trigger code

%ZoneName = %trigger.ZoneName;
%SpawnPoint = %trigger.SpawnPoint;
eg

%ZoneName = "newMission.mis";
%SpawnPoint = "2";
Or you can set dynamic values on each trigger, F11 > Would Editor Inspector, click on the trigger you want to change and add two dynamic value "ZoneName" and "SpawnPoint"
It works really well for single player games, but in multiplayer it drags all players with you.