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Title: intro s in mp
Post by: sharkattack on 11 Mar 2008, 22:34:00

hi
something im stuck on with intros and co op games

what would be the easiest way to make an intro not play , once it has been played once .
eg
the jip or reconnect does not  have to sit through if it has already been played ...

many thanx in advance

Title: Re: intro s in mp
Post by: [seven] on 13 Mar 2008, 02:37:27

You'll need to test these of course but here goes.  ;)

Example 1

Use a line in the init file that runs only on the server to create a variable, like so:

init.sqf

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if (isServer) then {intro = true; publicVariable "intro";};

Then have a line to check if that variable exists at the start of intro.sqs and exit if it does not.  All machines that started with the server will have the variable and any subsequent clients will not and will exit out of the intro.

intro.sqs

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? (isNil "intro") : exit

;
; Camera Code
;

exit

That should do what you want with a minimum of fuss.  If that isn't what you are looking for then try the example below for something more advanced.

Example 2

init.sqf

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if {isServer} then {shark_introStarted = false; publicVariable "shark_introStarted"; _nul = [] execVM "sendnewplayerinfo.sqf";};
if {!isServer} then {_nul = [] execVM "requestnewplayerinfo.sqf";};

requestnewplayerinfo.sqf

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_infoRecieved = false;

sleep .1;

if (!isNil "shark_introStarted") then
   {
      _infoRecieved = true;
   };

while {!_infoRecieved} do
{
   shark_newPlayer = true;
   publiceVariable "shark_newPlayer";

   sleep 1.2;   
   _infoRecieved = true;

   if (isNil "shark_introStarted") then
      {
         _infoRecieved = false;
      };

};

if (true) exitWith {};

sendnewplayerinfo.sqf

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shark_newPlayer = false;

while {true} do
{
   sleep 1.1;
   if (shark_newPlayer) then
   { 
      shark_introStarted = true;
      publicVariable "shark_introStarted";
      shark_newPlayer = false;
   };
};

intro.sqs

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cutText ["","black faded"]
#checkagain
~ 1.2
? (isNil "shark_introstarted") : goto "checkagain"
? (shark_introstarted) : goto "exitwithout"


;
; intro code here
;

exit

#exitwithout
cutText ["","black in"];
exit

Title: Re: intro s in mp
Post by: sharkattack on 13 Mar 2008, 10:32:32

thanks seven  will give it a try    :good: