Moving Light Script isn't working more than twice?

[Joben]

Is it possible that this is not a scripting problem?

Lights have several check boxes with names like "Can Carry" and "Dynamic" maybe one of them is the culprit.

[WillieSea]

Lights do not move without a lot of special code. You can say MoveTo, but they will probably not move. Only NPC's and creatures will move without issues using MoveTo.

What I recommend is placing a light in all 5 locations, and mark them 'initially disabled'. Then put this script on a hidden object in the room.

I also recommend checking for the highest timer value first, this way you don't need a bunch of special code wrapped around it to check the timer value. This works because the FIRST if condition that is TRUE is the only one that is performed, all the others will be skipped.

scn MovingLightScript

float timer


begin GameMode

	set timer to timer + GetsecondsPassed


	if timer >= 33

		set timer to 0

	elseif timer > 30

		MovingLightCelestial04.enable

		MovingLightCelestial01.disable

	elseif timer > 28

		MovingLightCelestial05.enable

		MovingLightCelestial04.disable

	elseif timer < 26

		MovingLightCelestial02.enable

		MovingLightCelestial05.disable

	elseif timer < 23

		MovingLightCelestial01.enable

		MovingLightCelestial02.disable

	elseif timer < 20

		MovingLightCelestial03.enable

		MovingLightCelestial01.disable

	elseif timer < 17

		MovingLightCelestial05.enable

		MovingLightCelestial03.disable

	elseif timer < 13

		MovingLightCelestial04.enable

		MovingLightCelestial05.disable

	elseif timer < 10

		MovingLightCelestial03.enable

		MovingLightCelestial04.disable

	elseif timer < 7

		MovingLightCelestial02.enable

		MovingLightCelestial03.disable

	elseif timer < 3

		MovingLightCelestial01.enable

		MovingLightCelestial02.disable

        endif

end[/code]


Each light will need to have the Reference ID name set to 'MovingLightCelestial01' through 'MovingLightCelestial05'.

[DaMage]

Lights do not move without a lot of special code. You can say MoveTo, but they will probably not move. Only NPC's and creatures will move without issues using MoveTo.

What I recommend is placing a light in all 5 locations, and mark them 'initially disabled'. Then put this script on a hidden object in the room.

I also recommend checking for the highest timer value first, this way you don't need a bunch of special code wrapped around it to check the timer value. This works because the FIRST if condition that is TRUE is the only one that is performed, all the others will be skipped.

ahh, activators move no problem aswell, you just need to use enable/disable to update the collision. nice idea about just having each light position as a copy of the light...that didnt even occur to me...must have been the late hour.

My structure fot the time would work the same, only i put in a toggle so that my code only ran once.

[JulianSull]

=D It works beautifully. I had to fix your lovely little mistake with the > and < signs , but thank you so much for the help . Very nice solution to this one.