Talk:OnTrigger

Triggering Reference

How do you get a reference to the triggering object? I have setup a trigzone and want to retrieve a reference for the object responsible for the trigger. This object is added to the game dynamically.
--Antares 09:42, 7 September 2008 (EDT)

GetActionRef

Dragoon Wraith TALK 10:41, 7 September 2008 (EDT)

The Man, thanks DragoonWraith, I thought it would be something simple. I am updating the article "See Also" section for both OnTrigger and GetActionRef.

--Antares 22:36, 7 September 2008 (EDT)

BlockType Behaviour

It would appear that this function behaves like a GameMode block in that it won't run in other modes (MenuMode). I tried to use this function to circumvent an effectshader called on an object in GameMode from not being run in other modes. I needed a seperate script for this due to the dynamic nature of the object I was adding. I also needed a way to retrieve a reference to the dynamic object inside the seperate script so I thought creating a TrigZone and using an OnTrigger block would be the end of my problems, obviously not. OnLoad would work perfectly but I cannot see way to run OnLoad on a dynamic reference.
--Antares 23:34, 7 September 2008 (EDT)

Further information on BlockType Behaviour for this function: It would seem that when you try to run a GameMode block inside a script that has an OnTrigger block they will conflict. I was pulling my hair out wondering why my OnTrigger wasn't being triggered, I removed my Gamemode block because I changed my method and the code within became redundant and voila! it was all better. Just thought this would be useful information.

--Antares 02:46, 22 September 2008 (EDT)

OnTrigger (and OnTriggerActor) are Blocktypes. Blocktypes cannot be nested, i.e. nothing like this:

Begin GameMode
  Begin OnTrigger
    ;blah blah
  End
End

but only something more like this:

Begin GameMode

  ;blah blah

End

Begin OnTrigger

  ;blah blah more

End

I hope this clears that up for you? Or did you mean something else?

Dragoon Wraith TALK 11:10, 22 September 2008 (EDT)