Hide/stop static object "smoke"

[ghashpl]

Hi guys,

searched for it and can't find solution or "impossible in ME" response in older threads.

 

 

I want to create simple trigger:

IF red unit dead THEN hide/stop smoke that was placed as static object in mission editor

 

 

ME don't have such option. But can it be done by lua script? Any help in this?

[feefifofum]

There was a "DEACTIVATE STATIC" trigger in for a while, tho8gh it didn't do anything, so I believe the feature is planned but not implemented. You could try object.Destroy :dunno:

[Grimes]

There was a "DEACTIVATE STATIC" trigger in for a while, tho8gh it didn't do anything, so I believe the feature is planned but not implemented. You could try object.Destroy :dunno:

 

Its not accessible to be created or destroyed with the scripting engine last I checked.

[moespeeds]

What you can do is "pop smoke" using a switched action, so it keeps popping on a flag based timer, based on how long the smoke burns for. Then when you want it to stop, shut off the flag and it will go out after it burns out.

[ghashpl]

What you can do is "pop smoke" using a switched action, so it keeps popping on a flag based timer, based on how long the smoke burns for. Then when you want it to stop, shut off the flag and it will go out after it burns out.

 

Thx.

I tried to avoid this because every "smoke" needs a zone and I want some 14 areas with 3-5 smokes and that makes ~ 60 znones

[TOViper]

Hi guys,

searched for it and can't find solution or "impossible in ME" response in older threads.

I want to create simple trigger:

IF red unit dead THEN hide/stop smoke that was placed as static object in mission editor

ME don't have such option. But can it be done by lua script? Any help in this?

 

To answer you question and to leave information for other mission builders:

You may use

StaticObject.getByName('myStaticObject'):destroy()

 

Works like a charm.

[BFQ]

To answer you question and to leave information for other mission builders:

You may use

StaticObject.getByName('myStaticObject'):destroy()

 

Works like a charm.

 

I didn't get the script to remove the static smoke :-(

[Pikey]

If you mean the "BigSmoke" that came at Normandy time then no, there is no API to remove it. Normal smokes last exactly 300s refered to above. Im fairly sure its been requested for many months.