Scripts, Scripts, Scripts
 

I have a general understanding of what the script is for, but I can't figure out how to make one for a map I am creating.

Could someone let me know how, or push me in the right direction??

Thx

What kind of script are you trying to create? Just the map script? If you're trying to make that...it's pretty easy..open up notepad and put it all in there and save it as a txt file, then rename it from a .txt to a .scr. Here is a sample script for my BridgeCrossing map I made a while back...be sure to change everything that I put in bold to correspond to your map.

Also, the name of the file must be the same as your bsp. For instance, in my case my file was BridgeCrossing.bsp, so this file is named BridgeCrossing.scr

// Bridge Crossing
// ARCHITECTURE: Chad "HkySk8r187" Grenier
// SCRIPTING: Chad "HkySk8r187" Grenier

main:

// set scoreboard messages
setcvar "g_obj_alliedtext1" "Cross the Bridge"
setcvar "g_obj_alliedtext2" "and get to Flag"
setcvar "g_obj_alliedtext3" "Before the Axis!"
setcvar "g_obj_axistext1" "Cross the Bridge"
setcvar "g_obj_axistext2" "and get to Flag"
setcvar "g_obj_axistext3" "Before the Allies!"

setcvar "g_scoreboardpic" "BridgeCrossing"

// call additional stuff for playing this map round based is needed
if(level.roundbased)
thread roundbasedthread

exec global/ambient.scr BridgeCrossing

level waittill prespawn

//*** Precache Dm Stuff
exec global/DMprecache.scr

//Script to create fog
$world farplane_color "0.752941 0.752941 0.752941" //fog color
level.fogplane = 2800 //visibility
$world farplane level.fogplane //there is fog
$world farplane 2800
$world farplane_color (0.752941 0.752941 0.752941)
//just delete this lines if you dont want fog

level.script = maps/obj/BridgeCrossing.scr

level waittill spawn

level waittill roundstart

end

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

roundbasedthread:

// Can specify different scoreboard messages for round based games here.

level waittill prespawn

level waittill spawn

// set the parameters for this round based match
level.dmrespawning = 0 // 1 or 0
level.dmroundlimit = 5 // round time limit in minutes
level.clockside = draw // set to axis, allies, kills, or draw

level waittill roundstart

end

//*** --------------------------------------------
//*** "Axis Victory"
//*** --------------------------------------------
axis_win_timer:
level waittill axiswin
end
//*** --------------------------------------------
//*** "Allied Victory"
//*** --------------------------------------------
teamwin allies
end

//The following you will not need in your script, but I will leave them so you can see how I wrote my custom scripts to do specific things required in my map. If you have played my map you will know what these three threads do.

AlliesAtFlag:
local.player = parm.other
if (local.player.dmteam == "allies")
{
teamwin allies
}
end

AxisAtFlag:
local.player = parm.other
if (local.player.dmteam == "axis")
{
teamwin axis
}
end

felloffbridge:
local.player = parm.other
local.player kill
end

What kind of script are you trying to create? Just the map script? If you're trying to make that...it's pretty easy..open up notepad and put it all in there and save it as a txt file, then rename it from a .txt to a .scr. Here is a sample script for my BridgeCrossing map I made a while back...be sure to change everything that I put in bold to correspond to your map.

Also, the name of the file must be the same as your bsp. For instance, in my case my file was BridgeCrossing.bsp, so this file is named BridgeCrossing.scr

// Bridge Crossing
// ARCHITECTURE: Chad "HkySk8r187" Grenier
// SCRIPTING: Chad "HkySk8r187" Grenier

main:

// set scoreboard messages
setcvar "g_obj_alliedtext1" "Cross the Bridge"
setcvar "g_obj_alliedtext2" "and get to Flag"
setcvar "g_obj_alliedtext3" "Before the Axis!"
setcvar "g_obj_axistext1" "Cross the Bridge"
setcvar "g_obj_axistext2" "and get to Flag"
setcvar "g_obj_axistext3" "Before the Allies!"

setcvar "g_scoreboardpic" "BridgeCrossing"

// call additional stuff for playing this map round based is needed
if(level.roundbased)
thread roundbasedthread

exec global/ambient.scr BridgeCrossing

level waittill prespawn

//*** Precache Dm Stuff
exec global/DMprecache.scr

//Script to create fog
$world farplane_color "0.752941 0.752941 0.752941" //fog color
level.fogplane = 2800 //visibility
$world farplane level.fogplane //there is fog
$world farplane 2800
$world farplane_color (0.752941 0.752941 0.752941)
//just delete this lines if you dont want fog

level.script = maps/obj/BridgeCrossing.scr

level waittill spawn

level waittill roundstart

end

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

roundbasedthread:

// Can specify different scoreboard messages for round based games here.

level waittill prespawn

level waittill spawn

// set the parameters for this round based match
level.dmrespawning = 0 // 1 or 0
level.dmroundlimit = 5 // round time limit in minutes
level.clockside = draw // set to axis, allies, kills, or draw

level waittill roundstart

end

//*** --------------------------------------------
//*** "Axis Victory"
//*** --------------------------------------------
axis_win_timer:
level waittill axiswin
end
//*** --------------------------------------------
//*** "Allied Victory"
//*** --------------------------------------------
teamwin allies
end

//The following you will not need in your script, but I will leave them so you can see how I wrote my custom scripts to do specific things required in my map. If you have played my map you will know what these three threads do.

AlliesAtFlag:
local.player = parm.other
if (local.player.dmteam == "allies")
{
teamwin allies
}
end

AxisAtFlag:
local.player = parm.other
if (local.player.dmteam == "axis")
{
teamwin axis
}
end

felloffbridge:
local.player = parm.other
local.player kill
end

Thanks for your response. I am making a mp dm map. (hoping that one is the easiest to start with. I understand the basic scripting now like exploding walls, and rain thanks to the Nemesis tutorials, but am still trying to learn more complex stuff - mg's, spotlights and other more advanced stuff above my knowledge level.

cool, let me know if you need any help, feel free to e-mail me at chad@3dchad.com

Hope you understand the script I showed you.