A movable trigger zone.

[redfish]

Hello

 

Is there a way to create a trigger zone that can be attached to a movable object like a KC-135 with triggers to ogg files when client/players are specific radii from the tanker.

 

Radius 10 from tanker plays “Forward 10”

Radius 1 from tanker plays “Stabilise“

 

Found an amusing pic regarding refuelling

[Jona33]

There is, trigger menu. Units inside Moving zone.

[redfish]

This what I have:

 

And this is what I want:

 

 

 

As the player moves towards the tanker, trigger sounds play - "Forward 20", "Forward 10", "Hold and stabilise position.", "offload complete, disconnecting" etc. etc.... the triggers are "attached" to the tanker/unit.

Edited September 17, 2011 by redfish

[VFA41_Lion]

And does it work? I don't think I've gotten around to using a moving zone trigger yet.

[redfish]

And does it work? I don't think I've gotten around to using a moving zone trigger yet.

 

No it definitely doesn't work.

[Nate--IRL--]

No it definitely doesn't work.

 

How so?

 

Nate

[HiJack]

It most certainly works!!!!

[Grimes]

Step 1. Place the zone someplace random where the triggering unit wont likely travel to. This is important because the zone doesnt actually move, rather its used as a reference to check the specified radius around the moving vehicle to determine if a condition is true.

 

Make a Unit inside trigger zone condition.

Unit = Unit to check

Zone= which zone to use

Zone Unit = which unit to attach to the zone.

 

Its as simple as that.

[VFA41_Lion]

That's simple?? That seems a tad more complicated than just attaching a zone to a unit.

[nomdeplume]

You can't "attach" a zone to a unit. And it's not really any more complicated than having a trigger 'unit in zone'. All that changes is that you specify two units... which is exactly what you'd have to do to "attach" a zone to a unit, anyway.

[Druid_]

You do realise that as the trigger is circular it will also activate when you initially formate as per SOPs on the texaco's wing prior to falling behind the boom. Also you can't specify exactly where on the unit the centre point is I'm afraid.

 

This is my favourite AAR pick, but then I'm biased. (sorry about quality, scanned, no digital cameras in these good old days)

[EtherealN]

Okey, that IS funny. :D

[AeroOrange]

That's simple?? That seems a tad more complicated than just attaching a zone to a unit.

 

It really is simple. In use with switched conditions and continuous action moving zones offer tremendous sim flexibility - I think its the single most powerful aspect of trigger zones.

[Nate--IRL--]

You can't "attach" a zone to a unit.

 

Yes you can.

 

Nate

[nomdeplume]

Yes you can.

Care to elaborate? Edit: the description in the GUI manual for the 'unit in moving zone' condition does indeed state that it "attaches" the trigger zone to the unit, so it may just be a matter of semantics.

[Nate--IRL--]

Apologies I should have elaborated on it, but yes 'unit in moving zone' is the mechanism to attach the zone to a unit.

 

Nate

[nomdeplume]

Apologies I should have elaborated on it, but yes 'unit in moving zone' is the mechanism to attach the zone to a unit.

Gotcha, but it doesn't technically attach the zone to a unit. For the most part that doesn't matter (since you can't actually see zones in the game), but for example if you explode a smoke marker within a zone that you're using with "unit in moving zone", then the marker will be created at the center of the zone's position in the mission editor, not at the location of the "attached" unit was at the last time the condition was checked.

[VFA41_Lion]

It really is simple. In use with switched conditions and continuous action moving zones offer tremendous sim flexibility - I think its the single most powerful aspect of trigger zones.

 

I'm terrible at learning from textual explanations. Don't suppose I can get a mission file that demonstrates it to learn properly? :helpsmilie::)

[Grimes]

Attached.

Moving Zone Example.miz

[HiJack]

I had a test a while back with a taxi car in front of the taxing aircraft. Should work in 1.1.0.9 also ;)

Test - follow the taxi car.miz

 

Try to slow down and stop taxiing and the car stops also :D

[VFA41_Lion]

Attached.

 

edit: nevermind, now I understand it. Really confusing at first D:

Edited September 18, 2011 by NPOSuperhornet