houseEffects

[Andy455]

I just put the following code into a file named "LightsOn.sqf" in my scripts folder:

_objHouse = nearestObjects [Centre, ["House"], 1500];

{
	for "_i" from 1 to 5 do {
					
					_x animate [format ["Lights_%1",_i],1];
	};
} forEach _objHouse;

I then put this into my init.sqf:

execVM "Scripts\LightsOn.sqf";

and it worked

[PRYMSUSPEC]

Can some1 please make a sample mission i've tryed every which way possible n it wont work for me.

[lostninja]

it doesnt work for me, i created a folder and put it in the main arma 2 foldier, put this in my init file in my mission

//add lights
execVM "Scripts\LightsOn.sqf";

then i created the sqf file in scripts. loaded the mission and nothing

i copy/pasted that exact code to..

any sudgestions?

[RazorX]

the script goes to your mission's folder in "Documents/ArmA2/missions".
It's pretty good when you're using it at the start of the mission. I've put "[] execVM lightup.sqf" in the init.sqs file (I've called the script "lightup.sqf"). I did it this way, beacause I'm having trouble when I try tu run it using execVM in the init field of a unit - returns me a strange error, don't know why though.

[lostninja]

ok i still does nothing. it appears to detect the sqf file in the missions folder but when i preview a mission it does nothing, tell me step by step.

i did as u said. i copyed his code onto notepad named lightup.sqf (is the code suppose to have that huge weird spacing like that?, if not how do i fix?) then i put []execVM "lightup.sqf" in my missions init.sqf

do i put the lightup into a folder called scripts and place it into documents/arma2/missions (or do i have to place it in my actual mission im making folder)

totaly lost lol on why it not work, maybes that huge spaceing<<?

[Jelliz]

_objHouse = nearestObjects [Centre, ["House"], 1500];

{
for "_i" from 1 to 5 do {

_x animate [format ["Lights_%1",_i],1];
};
} forEach _objHouse;

i think you need to add an object called Centre in the editor if you are using the above script. 1500 is the radius in the script above

[lostninja]

oooooo ok thanx will try it again lol

new->
woot it worked thanx you guys. apparently all i had to do is name my unit Centre xD as jelliz said. thanx again!

[Jelliz]

dont name your player centre, give that name to a gamelogic or an invisible helipad. ^^

[Manzilla]

Question about houses/buildings that can not be entered. I thought I read somewhere around here a long time ago that houses/buildings like this can be "animated" to have an interior.

Is this true? If so, can any one help me with how to do this. I would like to use a building in a compound on the map but it's not one with an interior!

I searched all over but all I can find is about making these buildings have lights, etc. but I thought I saw something about spawning an interior. Maybe I'm delusional though.

[Cougs]

Has anyone got this to work on Arrowhead? I've either got the script wrong (entirely possible) or this is doesn't work in Arrowhead.