Trigger Question

[pgerard]

I am fairly new to unreal script, so I apologize in advance for the basic question. I am am trying to determine what trigger was touched in order to update the HUD with the appropriate information. I can get the names of the triggers that exist but I don't know how to determine which one was touched. Please help!

Thanks in advance.

[cjw92]

In your kismet, you right click, then select, "Select trigger on level" to know which trigger is being used. hope this helps.

[pgerard]

Do I need to add it to Kismet in order to determine in unreal script if the triggers has been touched?

[100GPing100]

When a trigger gets touched a function called Touched (or something similar) gets called. You can use that so when the trigger gets touched (you can also check by what it got touched I think) you update the toucher's HUD.

[pgerard]

This is what I currently have

event PostRender()
{
//Attempting to determine if Trigger_0 (in the editor) was touched
local Trigger T;
local string DrawMyText;
//local Pawn MyPawn;

foreach DynamicActors(class'Trigger', T, )
{
if(T.Name == 'Trigger_0')
{
//T.Touch();
//This is the T (Trigger) I want..
if(Touch(T))
{
DrawMyText = "This is the correct trigger, Trigger_0";
}
}
else if (T.Name == 'Trigger_1')
{
//This is Trigger 1..
DrawMyText = "This is Trigger_1";
}
}

Canvas.SetPos(50,50);
Canvas.SetDrawColor(255,255,255,200);
Canvas.Font = class'Engine'.static.GetSmallFont();
Canvas.DrawText(DrawMyText);
}

i get the following error when compiling...

Call to 'Touch': missing or bad parameter 2

[blaklion]

u shouldnt do this in script. in kismet u should make a trigger. then open kismet and click event with trigger_X and wen the specific trigger is touched u should either render HUD or Open a gFX. Read more about the kismet HUD functions in Kismet reference in udn to know which function suits u I hope it helps!

[100GPing100]

Use this trigger class:

class NewTrigger extends Trigger;

// The boolean variable.
bool WasTouched;

// The touch event (called when something touchs the trigger).
event Touch(Actor Other, PrimitiveComponent OtherComp, vector HitLocation, vector HitNormal)
{
    if (FindEventsOfClass(class'SeqEvent_Touch'))
    {
        NotifyTriggered();
    }
    // It was touched.
    WasTouched = true;
}

// Default values.
DefaultProperties
{
    // Initially FALSE.
    WasTouched=false;
}

and this:

event PostRender()
{
    //Attempting to determine if Trigger_0 (in the editor) was touched
    local Trigger T;
    local string DrawMyText;
    //local Pawn MyPawn;

    /* Not sure if you need to replace 'Trigger' with 
     * the name of the new trigger. @100GPing100 */
    foreach DynamicActors(class'Trigger', T, )
    {
        if(T.Name == 'Trigger_0')
        {
            //T.Touch();
            //This is the T (Trigger) I want..
            if (T.WasTouched) // Will be true if it has ever been touched. @100GPing100
            {
                DrawMyText = "This is the correct trigger, Trigger_0";
            }
        }
        else if (T.Name == 'Trigger_1')
        {
            //This is Trigger 1..
            DrawMyText = "This is Trigger_1";
        }
    }

    Canvas.SetPos(50,50);
    Canvas.SetDrawColor(255,255,255,200);
    Canvas.Font = class'Engine'.static.GetSmallFont();
    Canvas.DrawText(DrawMyText);
}

Also, next time use code tags, like this:
[code_]MY CODE[ /code_]
without the underscores ('_').

[pgerard]

Thanks for the help, I will try it shortly.

I will be sure to use the code wrapper next time.

[pgerard]

I get the following error when compiling...

Unrecognized member 'WasTouched' in class 'Trigger'

What am I doing wrong?

[blaklion]

Event Touch is the right one

[pgerard]

I changed it to EventTouch and I still get the same error.

[blaklion]

show me ur code

[blaklion]

like i said code is not the right way kismet is. make an event with the trigger u want to use and connect the touched with a HUD node.

[pgerard]

here is the code i have currently...

this is the Trigger class

class NewTrigger extends Trigger;

// The boolean variable.
var bool WasTouched;

// The touch event (called when something touchs the trigger).
event EventTouch(Actor Other, PrimitiveComponent OtherComp, vector HitLocation, vector HitNormal)
{
    if (FindEventsOfClass(class'SeqEvent_Touch'))
    {
        NotifyTriggered();
    }
    // It was touched.
    WasTouched = true;
}

// Default values.
DefaultProperties
{
    // Initially FALSE.
    WasTouched=false;
}

here is the Post Render in my custom HUD

event PostRender()
{
    //Attempting to determine if Trigger_0 (in the editor) was touched
    local Trigger T;
    local string DrawMyText;

    foreach DynamicActors(class'Trigger', T, )
    {
        if(T.Name == 'Trigger_0')
        {
            //This is the T (Trigger) I want..
            if (T.WasTouched) // Will be true if it has ever been touched.
            {
                DrawMyText = "This is the correct trigger, Trigger_0";
            }
        }
        else if (T.Name == 'Trigger_1')
        {
            //This is Trigger 1..
            DrawMyText = "This is Trigger_1";
        }
    }

    Canvas.SetPos(50,50);
    Canvas.SetDrawColor(255,255,255,200);
    Canvas.Font = class'Engine'.static.GetSmallFont();
    Canvas.DrawText(DrawMyText);
}

[blaklion]

EventTouch is not an event just Touch is

[pgerard]

i tried Touch first, no luck.

[100GPing100]

The comment had the fix

event PostRender()
{
    //Attempting to determine if Trigger_0 (in the editor) was touched
    local Trigger T;
    local string DrawMyText;
    //local Pawn MyPawn;

    /* Not sure if you need to replace 'Trigger' with 
     * the name of the new trigger. @100GPing100 */
    foreach DynamicActors(class'NewTrigger', T, )
    {
        if(T.Name == 'Trigger_0')
        {
            //T.Touch();
            //This is the T (Trigger) I want..
            if (T.WasTouched) // Will be true if it has ever been touched. @100GPing100
            {
                DrawMyText = "This is the correct trigger, Trigger_0";
            }
        }
        else if (T.Name == 'Trigger_1')
        {
            //This is Trigger 1..
            DrawMyText = "This is Trigger_1";
        }
    }

    Canvas.SetPos(50,50);
    Canvas.SetDrawColor(255,255,255,200);
    Canvas.Font = class'Engine'.static.GetSmallFont();
    Canvas.DrawText(DrawMyText);
}

You had to use the new Trigger's name (marked in red) so it would know it was the new type.

Remmember that this uses NewTrigger, the class I gave you in my last post.

[pgerard]

thanks so much, i completely overlooked the comment .

[100GPing100]

No problem.