swimming question

[stumpymcnub]

HI guys, I have an area in a map that consists of a lot of swimming. I was hopping that there was a way in 2.6 to put a time limit on how long you can be underwater until your character dies. If so can you let me know? thanks all.

[arcones]

Well, there are a couple of ways that is possible.

1) Code a timer for the water that eventually kills you if you don't get out quickly enough (kinda like the lava only it takes longer to die)
2) Make a level_trigger that automatically starts hurting you once you enter the water (although how and why this would work I'm not quite sure)
3) Make a level_trigger that starts taking away your "oxygen" as you enter the water and once you reach 0 oxygen you die (this one would be easiest)

There are probably more ideas, but those were the ones I came up with. I'll explain 3 in more detail.
3)

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Have an GUI that shows how much Health and Oxygen you have. Set health at 100 and set oxygen at 100.
Have a level_trigger that takes away oxygen once you enter the water (just a little bit) Then have level_triggers in the water which are spaced out from each other. These will also deduct oxygen. Once your oxygen is all gone, the level_triggers will start taking away chunks of your health until you die.

It sounds difficult, but it'd be rather simple. I can provide an example if you like.

[chocolatepie33]

if you're really good at coding, you could make a level trigger (like arc said) that creates a loop starting with 5 million and counts down, and when you get to 0, you "nap" (which is Cubescript for die or whatever).

[arcones]

Actually CP, mine would insure that you survive if you get out of the water in time as well as replenish your oxygen (that's something that could be added).

Otherwise once the 5 million counts down, you die whether you're in the water or not.

[chocolatepie33]

oops, yeah that's true...

[arcones]

Always look for alternate ways to do something

[stumpymcnub]

Thank you guys, that really helps. And no, i am no good at coding, I have never done it before, so using sandbox is kind of a test/learning process for me. An example then would be more then welcome.

[arcones]

Okay:

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on_start = [
health = 100
oxygen = 200
]

"level_trigger_1" = [
health = (- $health 10 );
   echo ( format "You now have %1 Health." $health );
   if ( < $health 1 ) [
      nap;
      health = 100;
  ]
]

"level_trigger_2" = [
oxygen = (- $oxygen 10 );
   echo ( format "You now have %1 Oxygen." $oxygen );
   if ( < $oxygen 1 ) [ echo "You have run out of oxygen! You'll start losing health if you don't get out!" ];
   if ( < $oxygen 1 ) [
   health = (- $health 10 );
   if ( < $health 1 ) [
      nap;
      health = 100;
  ]
 ]
]

newgui Inventory [
guibutton "Back" "cleargui 1"
guibar
guitext ( format "You have %1 health." $health )
guitext ( format "You have %1 oxygen." $oxygen )
]

newgui main [
   guilist [
      guilist [
         guibutton "Inventory" "showgui Inventory"
      ]
   ]
   guibar
   @main
]

I'm 98.9% sure this'll work (I just haven't had time to test it out ;D) Place this in your map config to have it work.

Arcones

[stumpymcnub]

Fantastic! I'll give this a try and let you know how it works.

[t5yvxc]

Im a noob at all of this, can someone tell me where do I find the script to add this? Is it in a folder?
Thanks in advance