Mission Editor Trigger delays

[CaptScotty]

 I'm new to triggers but have had a great success with them.  The only thing I would like added is a delay function.  For example is use a lot "when something has happened" do "Effect Smoke"; Do "Explode Unit."   What I would like is a delay between the two. For Example, I would lay "Delay" then pick how many seconds to delay. If it is there, I may be miss reading it as I didn't find it.

 

Thanks

CaptScotty

[Rudel_chw]

1 hour ago, CaptScotty said:

If it is there, I may be miss reading it as I didn't find it.

 

I use TIME SINCE FLAG when I need a delay. On your example, I would use:

 

Flag "1" to ON "when something has happened",

TIME SINCE FLAG "1", 5 seconds, DO "Effect Smoke"

TIME SINCE FLAG "1", 15 seconds, DO "Explode Unit."  

[CaptScotty]

Thanks, that was just what I was looking for. - Scott

[Exorcet]

On 1/27/2023 at 10:42 AM, Rudel_chw said:

 

I use TIME SINCE FLAG when I need a delay. On your example, I would use:

While this does exist for this purpose, it's much easier to have the delay built into the trigger. This is the case with message/sound to coalition/group/whatever.

In a complex mission with tons of triggers an integrated delay saves so much time and potentially makes bug checking a thousand times easier. I think it would easily be worth the effort to add delays into triggers even if a method for doing this already exists.

[Rudel_chw]

1 hour ago, Exorcet said:

While this does exist for this purpose, it's much easier to have the delay built into the trigger.

 

Yes, it would be easier ... but on the other hand you are adding complexity to the trigger "language", just to cater for a particular use case.

I guess the ED development team will have to ponder these factors and decide on it.