[Trigger] Trigger isn't comprehending

[El_Suave]

Okay, here's the problem. I've introduced the variables of dialog buttons in my map and I've managed to fix EVERY single annoying problem except for this one. Basically when you start the game, the dialog box appears for player 1. If either dialog buttons 1 or 2 are clicked, a timer that repeats for 40 seconds and a scoreboard appear. Now here is where my problem occurs. There is a trigger that I have set up that will ask a random question every 40 seconds, and it worked perfectly before I introduced dialog to choose modes.

For example: If I don't click the dialog button until 5 seconds after the box appears, it'll ask the questions with 5 seconds before its supposed to synchronize with the countdown timer.

Here is what I have for the Speed of Questions Trigger that follow with dialog:

• Turn Off Classic
• Events
• Map initialization
• Conditions
• Actions
• Trigger - Turn off Speed of Questions Classic <gen>

• Turn On Classic
• Events
• Dialog - A dialog button is clicked for Dialog_Var
• Conditions
• (Clicked dialog button) Equal to Dialog_Button_1
• Actions
• Trigger - Turn on Speed of Questions Classic <gen>

The same triggers are for "Speed of Questions Points" and Dialog_Button_2.
The 2 dialog buttons determine which play style you are using.

This may be the problem and I have no idea how to fix it.

• Speed of Questions Classic
• Events
• Time - Every 40.00 seconds of game time
• Conditions

The Action triggers basically just activate the random question and give the answer to the question 15 seconds later.

 

[Just_Spectating]

u can remove the Turn Off Classic trigger and make Speed of Questions Classic trigger initially off at the top under the flag of Events, cause maybe the trigger is running any way ignoring turn off

 

[El_Suave]

so i can turn the trigger off simply by going to the events, its not an action?

 

[PurplePoot]

Nah, it's over top of the whole interface, right under the line of icons. To the right of Enable Trigger.

 

[Bobo_The_Kodo]

are you using the same dialog for the questions and the modes?

 

[El_Suave]

are you using the same dialog for the questions and the modes?

• Dialog Modes
• Events
• Time - Elapsed game time is 1.40 seconds
• Conditions
• Actions
• Dialog - Change the title of Dialog_Var to Choose Mode
• Dialog - Create a dialog button for Dialog_Var labelled Classic Mode
• Set Dialog_Button_1 = (Last created dialog button)
• Dialog - Create a dialog button for Dialog_Var labelled Points Mode
• Set Dialog_Button_2 = (Last created dialog button)
• Dialog - Show Dialog_Var for Player 1 (Red)

 

[Bobo_The_Kodo]

do u use the same dialog, Dialog_Var for the questions tho?, cause if you do, you should change that, or they could run at the same time and glitch

 

[El_Suave]

do you mean this trigger?

• Questions and Answers
• Events
• Map initialization
• Conditions
• Actions
• Set randomquestions = (Random integer number between 1 and 210)
• Set Question(1) = Who is the main character of the anime?
• Set Answer(1) = naruto

etc. etc.

 

[Bobo_The_Kodo]

i need to see the trigger where when u click a button on the questions dialog it tells if you have the right answer or w/e

 

[El_Suave]

you dont click for the answer, you type it. but if this helps

• Speed of Questions Classic
• Events
• Time - Every 40.00 seconds of game time
• Conditions
• Actions
• Player Group - Pick every player in (All players) and do (Set spelers[(Player number of (Picked player))] = 0)
• Unit - Make Kakashi 002 <gen> face (Center of hierheen kijken <gen>) over 1.00 seconds
• Cinematic - Clear the screen of text messages for (All players)
• Sound - Play Hint <gen>
• Game - Display to (All Players) for 15.00 seconds the text: (lc00ffff00 + (Question[randomquestions] + lr))
• Trigger - Turn on Intypen 1 Classic <gen>
• Trigger - Turn on Intypen 2 Classic <gen>
• Trigger - Turn on Intypen 3 Classic <gen>
• Trigger - Turn on Intypen 4 Classic <gen>
• Trigger - Turn on Intypen 5 Classic <gen>
• Trigger - Turn on Intypen 6 Classic <gen>
• Trigger - Turn on Intypen 7 Classic <gen>
• Trigger - Turn on Intypen 8 Classic <gen>
• Trigger - Turn on Intypen 10 Classic <gen>
• Trigger - Turn on Intypen 11 Classic <gen>
• Trigger - Turn on Intypen 12 Classic <gen>
• Game - Display to (All Players) for 3.00 seconds the text: Read carefully... y...
• Wait 15.00 seconds
• Trigger - Turn off Intypen 1 Classic <gen>
• Trigger - Turn off Intypen 2 Classic <gen>
• Trigger - Turn off Intypen 3 Classic <gen>
• Trigger - Turn off Intypen 4 Classic <gen>
• Trigger - Turn off Intypen 5 Classic <gen>
• Trigger - Turn off Intypen 6 Classic <gen>
• Trigger - Turn off Intypen 7 Classic <gen>
• Trigger - Turn off Intypen 8 Classic <gen>
• Trigger - Turn off Intypen 10 Classic <gen>
• Trigger - Turn off Intypen 11 Classic <gen>
• Trigger - Turn off Intypen 12 Classic <gen>
• Sound - Play GoodJob <gen>
• Game - Display to (All Players) the text: (The answer was: + (lr00ffff00 + (Answer[randomquestions] + lr)) + <Empty String>))
• If (spelers[1] Equal to 0) then do (Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units in(Playable map area) owned by Player 1 (Red)) and do (Unit - Make (Picked Unit) Vulnerable)) else (Do nothing)
• Set randomquestions = (Random integer number between 1 and 210)

The speler[1] set trigger thats in there goes from players 1-12 excluding 9.

@PurplePoot - I tried disabling the trigger in the fashion u explained, but that didnt make a difference. The same problem kept occuring, I wait 3 seconds to push button_2 + the time it takes for the dialog appear for player 1 = the time the questions delay from appearing with the timer.

 

[Just_Spectating]

ur problem is that the Question timer is triggering anyway and if u activate the timer, it will start from 40 and not where the Question timer is while the Question timer was already going. and did u disable the right trigger?

 

[Bobo_The_Kodo]

you dont click for the answer, you type it. but if this helps

oh.. then that dosnt matter, but w/e

 

[El_Suave]

the trigger you see above is the one that is disabled.

Hmm, brainstorm, instead of manipulating this time. Is there a way to manipulate the countdown timer so it starts synchronizes with speed of questions rather than vice versa which is what we were discussing.

but its weird because i have it so the timer starts after someone clicks button_1 or button_2. and for some reason trigger "Speed of Questions" ignores the other trigger of turning on or even when to turn on.

 

[Bobo_The_Kodo]

oh... i know your problem. the

• Time - Every 40.00 seconds of game time

is every 40 seconds from the start of the game, not from while this trigger is initialized. This happens because the Every Whatever of game time and At Whatever of game time runs of a generic timer run in the game, it will not create a seperate timer just for that trigger
Replace it with a loop with a 40 second polled wait or a timer that goes for 40 seconds

 

[El_Suave]

okay i understand, can u give me an example of how i do this "loop" trigger?

 

[Bobo_The_Kodo]

• Run Timer
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Countdown Timer - Create a timer window for QuestionTimer with title Next Question
    • Set TWindow = (Last created timer window)
    • Countdown Timer - Start QuestionTimer as a Repeating timer that will expire in 40.00 seconds

is the first trigger and

• TimerExpires
  • Events
    • Time - QuestionTimer expires
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • -------- Ask Questions... Blah Blah Blah --------

is the other

there are also two variables
1 - (Name) Question Timer - (Type) Timer
2 - (Name) TWindow - (Type) Timer Window

Right now TWindow does nothing but i added it incase you needed to destroy it later.
Also, to get this working, change

• Trigger - Turn on Speed of Questions Classic <gen>

to

• Trigger - Run Run Timer <gen> (ignoring conditions)

and change

• Trigger - Turn off Speed of Questions Classic <gen>

to

• Countdown Timer - Pause QuestionTimer

 

[El_Suave]

thank you, ive managed to figure yet another problem, at first i thought hiveworkshop was good, but i see now its more than good, it pwns.

 

[Bobo_The_Kodo]

I'm glad to help