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====Activator Disadvantages==== | ====Activator Disadvantages==== | ||
* They need to be [[Loaded]] to run every frame | * They need to be [[Loaded]] to run every frame. The easiest way to keep it loaded is to set one of it's own variables every frame. Setting a variable loads an object into memory, as if it were in the same cell as the player. Like this: | ||
* | <pre>short Working | ||
* | ... | ||
begin GameMode | |||
... | |||
set Working to 1 | |||
... | |||
</pre> | |||
* Their script can run even when not around the player (though only for a single frame, but enough to cause [[:Category:Tidbits#When_do_remote_activators_run.3F|problems]]). To solve this problem, set a flag variable (for this tutorial, ''Working'') to 1 when the script should be running, and 0 when it should end. Use an '''if''' test to check ''Working'', like so: | |||
<pre>short Working | |||
... | |||
begin onActivate | |||
... | |||
set Working to 1 | |||
end | |||
begin GameMode | |||
if Working | |||
... | |||
endif | |||
end</pre> | |||
Set Working to 0 when you wish to keep the script from running. | |||
* These solutions work hand in hand. When the script should be running, and Working is 1, set Working to 1 at the end of every frame to keep it loaded for the next frame. When it's 0, don't set any variables and the activator will be unloaded, preventing the script from errantly running. Combining them looks like this: | |||
<pre>short Working | |||
... | |||
begin onActiavte | |||
... | |||
set Working to 1 | |||
end | |||
begin GameMode | |||
if Working | |||
if (Choosing == 0) | |||
set Working to 0 | |||
return | |||
elseif (Choosing == 1) | |||
... | |||
endif | |||
set Working to 1 | |||
endif | |||
end</pre> | |||
====Other methods==== | ====Other methods==== | ||