Radio Item Add / Remove trigger, How2?

[MadTommy]

Hi, I'm presently running through the editor making a test case mission, trying to utilise as many features as possible.

 

Can anyone please explain how Radio Item Add / Radio Item Remove triggers work please?

 

I'm a little baffled at its intended design.

 

Thanks :helpsmilie:

[kylania]

Open the hideout - en.miz file in the Missions folder. There's a few examples of radio message triggers. in that mission

[MadTommy]

Open the hideout - en.miz file in the Missions folder. There's a few examples of radio message triggers. in that mission

 

Thanks, but that doesn't help me.. maybe I'm simple, but i've looked at a few examples and i don't understand them. (they appear to act just like a 'flag on' trigger). I don't see what they are actually doing.

[kylania]

They add a radio option under the F10 communication menu in game. I'll work up a demo in a little bit. :)

[MadTommy]

They add a radio option under the F10 communication menu in game.

 

You mean using the MIC switch, right?

 

I'll work up a demo in a little bit. :)

 

That would be very much appreciated mate!

[Grimes]

Its pretty basic. It allows the player to execute trigger commands during a mission. It can be used for a variety of tasks, such as:

Trigger bug testing, "go-codes," simple AI command, or mission status information.

 

The players radio must be turned on and capable of bringing up the radio menu. All items that you add are listed in F10 Other. When a player selects an item from the "F10 Other" list a specific flag is turned on. This flag needs to be associated with another trigger or group action.

 

When associated with a trigger for example.

Once > Flag 1 is True > Spawn Group 1

 

When associated with a group action.

M1A1 Group holding at waypoint 4 until flag 1 is true.

 

In these examples if flag 1 is true via player selecting that item from the radio list, a group will spawn or a group will move on to waypoint 5.

 

 

Add Radio item has two values.

1. Test

2. Flag

 

The text is whatever text you want to be displayed as the option. Usually something describing what it does is most helpful.

The flag is the flag number that becomes true once the player presses the appropriate button.

 

If you add multiple commands to the list they are set as "F1, F2..." in the order you add them.

 

Remove Radio item simply deletes whichever radio item from the list. Just copy and paste the radio item text from "Add Radio Item" trigger action to the text box in "remove radio item." Hopefully they will just add a drop down list of possible items to remove. I'm not sure if it will execute if there is a typo.

 

Do note that you can add and remove the same item several times.

Edited November 12, 2010 by Grimes

[MadTommy]

Grimes, thanks. Great explanation, fully understood. :)

 

Useful tool.... i can see these being a feature of many future missions.