robin
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I've searched the forum a bit, but did not found a clear answer.

I'm experimenting with some scripting,
I'm want to do a "portable orb" thing, like in JtRH.
And it works, but not as it should be.

I use:


So when the player steps on the square, the door opens.
But I have 6 squares around that door,
they all (6) work, but when the door is opened,
and when stepped on one (or more) of the other 5,
it still activates the item.

How can I prevent that?
It should be working like in JtRH

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Jatopian
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Use "Wait for player at" instead?

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Fang
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You should use "wait for entity (player)" instead, and make a rectangle around the door's location. Put the "activate item at (30,3)" then input the script "wait while entity (player)" and cover the entire screen with this selection rectangle.

This should allow the script to activate the item whenever you get close to the door while disabling it after the door is activated until the player returns to the room. If you want to make it one use, replace "wait while entity (player)" with "End".

Actually, here's the script I just made for that. You'll just have to change the coordinates of "wait for entity" and "wait while entity" or remove it to replace it with "End" like I said.

Wait for entity Player 29,2,31,8
Activate item at 30,3
Wait while entity Player 0,0,37,31

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[Last edited by Fang at 06-09-2012 02:19 PM]

Shendy
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I don't think we need to use the "Wait while entity (player)", since the script will not repeat unless we use "Labels".

Fang
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Hm, perhaps that's right. Still, the line about waiting while entity would stop the script no matter what so if you run into trouble you can include it.

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[Last edited by Fang at 06-09-2012 03:18 PM]

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ah, not quite. I think you might want this if the orb is reusable:

Label Start
  If ... 
        Wait for entity Player 4,24,4,29
     If ... 
           Wait for door to Close,2,28
        Activate item at 1,26
     If End 
  If End 
  Wait 0
  Go to Start

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[Last edited by Someone Else at 06-10-2012 04:16 PM]