DelayedTrigger

[w[ch7465]-w[ch959][ch617]v[ch7431][ch628]]

I got sick of using a nasty collection of triggers just to have a delay before something happens in my levels, so today I took my first steps in UnrealScript and wrote DelayedTimer:

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//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// DelayedTrigger: Trigger an event only after a set delay.
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      class DelayedTrigger expands Triggers;
      
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Variables:
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      
      // How long to delay?
      var() byte DelaySeconds;
      
      // Trigger more than once?
      var() bool bLooping;
      
      var byte OriginalSeconds;
      
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//      Init for play.
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      function BeginPlay() {
            OriginalSeconds = DelaySeconds;
            SetTimer(DelaySeconds, False);
      }
      
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//      Time to trigger:
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      function Timer() {
            local Pawn P;
            local Actor A;
            
            // Message all players:
            for (P = Level.PawnList; P != None; P = P.nextPawn) {
                  if (P.bIsPlayer) break;
            }
            
            // Trigger:
            if (Event != '') {
                  foreach AllActors(class 'Actor', A, Event) {
                        A.Trigger(Self, P);
                  }
            }
            
            // Run again?
            if (bLooping) {
                  DelaySeconds = OriginalSeconds;
                  SetTimer(DelaySeconds, False);
            }
      }
      
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please, point out any flaws, or if such a thing already exists

BTW, Why no UnrealScript forum?

[Pitbull]

BTW, Why no UnrealScript forum?

Good idea. 8-) Done!

[TCP_Wolf]

Looks to me like your delayed instigator pawn is not necessarily the pawn which originally instigated the event..... man I haven't done UScript in a while .... hehe :-)

[.:..:]

Heres how I would do it in simplier way:

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//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// DelayedTrigger: Trigger an event only after a set delay.
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      class DelayedTrigger expands Triggers;
      
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Variables:
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
      
// How long to delay?
var() float DelaySeconds;
      
// Trigger more than once?
var() bool bLooping;

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//      Init for play.
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
function BeginPlay()
{
      SetTimer(DelaySeconds, bLooping);
}
      
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//      Time to trigger:
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
function Timer() 
{
      local Actor A;
            
      // Trigger:
      if (Event != '') 
      {
            foreach AllActors(class 'Actor', A, Event) 
                  A.Trigger(Self, None);
      }
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

[StalwartUK]

Can't you like achieve the same effect with a trigger and a dispatcher? You can set up the event with the dispatcher to work on a delay say a couple of seconds. In any case that script simplifys the process.

[.:..:]

Can't you like achieve the same effect with a trigger and a dispatcher? You can set up the event with the dispatcher to work on a delay say a couple of seconds. In any case that script simplifys the process.

Actually this starts triggering from START of the map, and not when its being triggered like Disaptcher.

[sopa_de_letras]

I need to learn how to code too, I'd love to have a sort of All in one trigger with all functions from a dispatcher, trigger, timed trigger, roundrobind, stochastic, specialevent and codetrigger. Or in other words, a scriptable trigger.