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Scripted Sentence - Major Delay Created 18 years ago2005-10-29 11:11:08 UTC by alexb911 alexb911

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Created 18 years ago2005-10-29 11:11:08 UTC by alexb911 alexb911

alexb911
alexb911
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-29 11:11:08 UTC Post #144307
Couldn't find this in forums and tutorial didn't answer question.

I have Barney saying a sentence, not moving or anything, only talking. his sentence is triggered by a trigger once, linked to multimanger, set to 0.001 delay, but he says the sentence about 10 -15 seconds after I trigger it.

Pleaz shed some light on this rather annoying problem. :cry:

Cheers.
alexb911 alexb911
Seventh-Monkey
Seventh-Monkey
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-29 11:13:03 UTC Post #144310
Try "developer 2" in the console, and watch what happens. Does everything else that the multimanager's connected to fire on time?
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ChickenFist
ChickenFist
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-29 11:13:19 UTC Post #144311
Why 0.001 delay? I'm not sure that you can use that many numbers, and even if you can, you might as well set the delay to 0 because noone will notice the difference.
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Seventh-Monkey
Seventh-Monkey
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-29 11:14:39 UTC Post #144312
Don't use 0. 0.001 is a bit small... might be being ignored by HL, indeed. Try '1', and, if that works, '0.1' is a good setting. Nobody will notice 100ms.
Seventh-Monkey Seventh-MonkeyPretty nifty
alexb911
alexb911
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-29 11:17:28 UTC Post #144314
right. trying now. brb
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Captain P
Captain P
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-29 11:18:45 UTC Post #144315
Don't use 0. 0.001 is a bit small... might be being ignored by HL, indeed.
I think it's more of a problem that due to the time it costs to render a frame HL just can't be that precise.
But to extend it to 10 - 15 seconds is strange. Try above suggestions, or test with some other entities to see if it's indeed a timing problem or a problem with that scripted_sentence.
Captain P Captain P
alexb911
alexb911
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-29 11:21:42 UTC Post #144317
the multimanger is triggering other things including a door which opens on perfect timing. Also, tried 0.1 and 1.0, but it still triggers about 10 - 15 seconds later. This happens in other places in the same map and when I try it in other maps! :nuts:
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Seventh-Monkey
Seventh-Monkey
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-29 11:33:51 UTC Post #144321
Has the sentences.txt been edited at all?
Seventh-Monkey Seventh-MonkeyPretty nifty
alexb911
alexb911
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-29 11:37:11 UTC Post #144323
nope. aint touched it. this is killing me. at this rate, ill have to move the trigger back, and just hope player gets to barney at the right time. that sucks though!!! ARGHHHGHG
alexb911 alexb911
Elon Yariv
Elon Yariv
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-29 13:34:44 UTC Post #144338
Only use capitals when writing the name of the sentance! Example: !GM_WISE ;)
Elon Yariv Elon Yariv
alexb911
alexb911
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-29 13:48:44 UTC Post #144342
yep, done that. he speaks the correct sentence, just major delayed.
alexb911 alexb911
Elon Yariv
Elon Yariv
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-29 13:54:10 UTC Post #144343
Yeah I know, I had the same problem when I wrote it with regular letters, the monster said the sentence after 10 seconds. :roll:
Elon Yariv Elon Yariv
alexb911
alexb911
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-30 08:39:14 UTC Post #144451
this is what the sentence name is "!BA_LATE" without ""'s
alexb911 alexb911
Kasperg
Kasperg
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-30 09:10:37 UTC Post #144452
Have you tried other sentences for Barney? That way you would know if the problem is within that sentence or within the triggering method.
Kasperg Kasperg
alexb911
alexb911
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-30 10:25:43 UTC Post #144456
no, as I said, this happens with all sentences in my map, scientists, barnies, and any sentence in sentence.txt
alexb911 alexb911
Seventh-Monkey
Seventh-Monkey
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-30 10:34:00 UTC Post #144458
Try the console command?
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alexb911
alexb911
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-30 11:20:47 UTC Post #144460
yeah, everything is exactly on time to what I selected it.
alexb911 alexb911
Habboi
Habboi
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-30 12:07:21 UTC Post #144464
Submit the map in problem section and Elon will fix it.
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alexb911
alexb911
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-30 13:53:43 UTC Post #144470
its my compo
alexb911 alexb911
Habboi
Habboi
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-30 14:12:41 UTC Post #144472
Then copy the entities to do with your problem and place in a hollow box...
Habboi HabboiSticky White Love Glue
Elon Yariv
Elon Yariv
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-30 14:45:31 UTC Post #144476
Good idea I might do it my self with the stay open doors...they some how don't open...and I built them once before... :nervous:
Elon Yariv Elon Yariv
The Mad Carrot
The Mad Carrot
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-31 06:00:27 UTC Post #144536
This is just a bug in HL, it can't be fixed, not without Valve's help. I had this problem before, and i was unable to get them fixed.
The Mad Carrot The Mad CarrotMad Carrot
Elon Yariv
Elon Yariv
Posted 18 years ago2005-10-31 09:29:47 UTC Post #144545
Post in your entities attributes.
Elon Yariv Elon Yariv
The Mad Carrot
The Mad Carrot
Posted 18 years ago2005-11-01 05:46:41 UTC Post #144668
That won't help. Its just a damn bug.
The Mad Carrot The Mad CarrotMad Carrot
Sajo
Sajo
Posted 18 years ago2005-11-01 05:58:08 UTC Post #144669
give it to somebody to compile your compo? :
Sajo Sajo
Seventh-Monkey
Seventh-Monkey
Posted 18 years ago2005-11-01 16:22:02 UTC Post #144725
That won't help. Its just a damn bug.
Seventh-Monkey Seventh-MonkeyPretty nifty
The Mad Carrot
The Mad Carrot
Posted 18 years ago2005-11-01 17:46:14 UTC Post #144749
Yes?
The Mad Carrot The Mad CarrotMad Carrot
Seventh-Monkey
Seventh-Monkey
Posted 18 years ago2005-11-01 18:51:38 UTC Post #144769
I was quoting for truth for Saco.
Seventh-Monkey Seventh-MonkeyPretty nifty
The Mad Carrot
The Mad Carrot
Posted 18 years ago2005-11-02 05:57:48 UTC Post #144813
Ah. :)
K.
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