Respawn script doesn't work for me

[Akatora]

Heya.

I've watched tutorials, read here in the forums about the respawn script in Arma2, followed the videos and doing exactly the same, but still no success, are the tutorials forgetting to mention something to me?

I've been attempting to do the player respawn-
Following:

Making a notepad document called Description.ext, containing:
respawn= "BASE";
respawndelay= 10;

And placing this notepad document in the same mission folder as the test map i've made.

And i've placed a marker in the editor called respawn_west


I've seen how the people making the tutorials do exactly like this, they show every step in the editor, and when they are done in the editor they put the notepad file in the same folder as the map is in, and simply click the preview button in the editor, the game is loading, the round starts, they suicide, after 10 seconds they respawn.

I've done exactly the same, but i don't respawn after suiciding.
Does anybody here know what i'm doing wrong?


I've heard people mentioning a Multiplayer Editor, but i don't know if it exists or not, or where to get it in that case.

And i've noticed how the tutorial-people's screen looks different to mine.
Like when they are about to preview their map while being in the editor, they hit the preview button, then they get a new screen coming up, the same screen you get when you're in the multiplayer section and you're about to choose wich unit you want to play as, Rifleman, AT Specialist, Officer etc.

I don't get that window up, when i hit preview in the editor then the round starts immediately.


Since i've done the same as other people has done, i've started thinking that the problem has to be somewhere within the game options or map editor options, well you get what i mean, i hope.
Though i've already been looking around in the game options if there's something i can change in the editor, same in the editor, but there is no options button there.


I'd be thankful if anyone here could help me out with this problem, if you got any idea what to do.

Thanks.

[smacker1]

I'm having the same trouble. Must be to basic a question for folks to bother answering.. I have been searching in the forums and will post an answer, if I find one.

I added a file called description.ext to my mission folder with the following.. Loaded it in the editor and previewed. Die and no respawn.

// === Respawn ==========================>
respawn = 3;
respawndelay = 5;

---------- Post added at 08:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:42 PM ----------




Saved as Multiplayer mission and it works, but not in Single player. Maybe respawn doesn't work for single player? I'm searching...

[smacker1]

I haven't found anything documented that says 'respawn' is only for MP missions, but from my testing, this seems to be the case. Can someone confirm this?

[IndeedPete]

Yes, you don't have respawn in SP.

[Wastelander]

Their is a respawn script with a few options....

SEARCH ?

Works fine....