[snipeissilent]

Hello all...

I'm trying to make an ejection seat consisting of a seat weld latched to a plate. The seat has thrusters on the bottom and a balloon deployer on the back.

What I need is for the weld latch to remain activated until I press the space bar, after which it cannot reactivate. 0.1 seconds after space is pressed, the weld latch disengages. 0.1 seconds after that, the thrusters activate and stay on for 2 seconds. They turn off, and the balloon deploys from the deployer.

I more or less know how to do the timing using timer("name", time) and if (clk("name")), but I do not know how to make the weld latch be engaged at first then disengaged, unable to be activated again.
I also don't know how to make it so I don't have to hold down the space bar.
May someone make a full e2 for this dilemma? Thanks.

[whosdr]

@name Ejector
@inputs Space
@outputs Latch Balloon Thrusters
if (first()) {Latch = 1}
if (Space & ~Space & Latch) {timer("latch",100)}
if (clk("latch")) {Latch = 0,timer("thruster",100)}
if (clk("thruster")) {Thrusters = 1,timer("balloon",2000)}
if (clk("balloon")) {Thrusters = 0,Balloon = 1}

[snipeissilent]

Thank you, although I ultimately ended up getting outside help. The code I decided on is:

@name Ejection Seat
@inputs Space
@outputs Weld Thrusters Balloon
@persist 
@trigger

runOnTick(1)
if (first()|duped()) {
    Weld=1
}
if (Space) {
    Weld=0
    timer("weld", 10)
}
if (clk("weld")) {
    Thrusters=1
    timer("thrust", 1500)
}
if (clk("thrust")) {
    Thrusters=0
    Balloon=1
}

However, I am having trouble with stability. I have 4 thrusters in 4 corners of a phx plate (smartsnapped), but the seat always spins out of control after the thrusters trigger. Keep upright and gyro cant be used because this is going in a plane and will eventually be going upside down. Is there any way, wire or not, that this seat's 1.5 seconds of flight time can be stabilized?

[_ExileZ_]

May I request a "Anti-Dupe" code for E2's? It would be very useful + I have seen it before

[Bellmanator]

_ExileZ_ posted:

May I request a "Anti-Dupe" code for E2's? It would be very useful + I have seen it before

This is quite easy, or it is the way I do it.

Just insert this into any E2 you don't want to be duped (works for contraptions too, just as long as the E2 is connected).

if((owner():steamID()!="STEAM_0:1:2345678") & (duped() | first())){ 
       selfDestructAll() 
}

[jlj1]

Anti Dupe code is somewhat useless If they really want the E2 they just ADV dupe it and edit the save

[ContiX]

May I request a little help in the right direction? I'm trying to make a chip that interfaces with the SBEP team's MCP; basically, a platform that moves when you give it coordinates.

What I want to do should be fairly simple, but I lack the brain at the moment to figure it out...I want to make a series of variables that are changable by numpads. Meaning, if I push 4, the variable set for 4 something increments, and when I push 6, the variable decrements. The problem lies with getting the increment/decrement commands to work; is there a particular syntax used for them when used with if/then statements that I'm not getting?

Also, how do I keep the variable increasing/decreasing permanently? I can get a value to change just by pushing a button, but how do I make it store the new value?

Also, just for convenience' sake, how does the E2 timer syntax work? The Wire wiki wasn't very helpful...

I don't need a full E2 or anything, just a push. Thanks!

[snipeissilent]

ContiX posted:

I want to make a series of variables that are changable by numpads. Meaning, if I push 4, the variable set for 4 something increments, and when I push 6, the variable decrements.

Also, how do I keep the variable increasing/decreasing permanently? I can get a value to change just by pushing a button, but how do I make it store the new value?

I believe the Advanced Input allows you to insert increment/decrement values.

ContiX posted:

Also, just for convenience' sake, how does the E2 timer syntax work?

The timer syntax I use is timer("name", time) and if(clk("name")) {action}.

For example, say you want a timer to trigger after another event happens. My favorite example is a timed door that uses a timer to tell it when to close:

@name Door
@inputs Spacebar
@outputs Hydraulic
@persist
@trigger

if (Spacebar) {
     Hydraulic=100
     timer("door", 2000) #This is where the timer begins, as soon as the hydraulic triggers.
}
if(clk("door") { #This line is the same as saying "Once it has reached the set time..."
     Hydraulic=0
}

Note that the time you put in (e.g. 2000) is seconds multiplied by 1000. A time of 2000 is 2 seconds, a time of 1000 is one second, a time of 500 is half a second, etc.
__________________________________________________ __________________________

As for my ejection seat, it appears that seat positioning and some rewiring are all I needed to fix. I have a working ejection seat now, only problem being that I need a plane to eject out of...

[whosdr]

timer("unique_string_name",time_to_run_in_miliseco nds)

So timer("bob",2000) would run in 2 seconds (2000 miliseconds is 2 seconds), and can be accessed using clk("bob").

[ContiX]

So it works completely differently than the original Chip timer? If I wanted to execute three different things, I'd need three different timers?

(Thanks for the quick reply!)

[whosdr]

Indeed. A timer runs once from x miliseconds it was created. It executes the Expression 2. clk(S) checks if if the execution was caused by the timer S.

[snipeissilent]

ContiX posted:

So it works completely differently than the original Chip timer? If I wanted to execute three different things, I'd need three different timers?

(Thanks for the quick reply!)

No problem...
You would need three different timers, but only if those three (or more) events were to be triggered at separate times. One timer may trigger as many events as you wish, but they will all happen at the instant that single timer expires.

For example...

@name Door
@inputs Spacebar
@outputs Hydraulic Randomhydraulic
@persist
@trigger

if (Spacebar) {
     Hydraulic=100
     Randomhydraulic=3691
     timer("door", 2000)
     timer("randomness", 3000)
}
if(clk("door")) {
     Hydraulic=0
}
if(clk("randomness")) {
     Randomhydraulic=1780
}

[ContiX]

Ah, that makes perfect sense now. Thanks!

[snipeissilent]

No problem.

[Bellmanator]

I'm having a bit of trouble with a "door whitelist" E2 I'm making..

The thing works, but for some reason when I try to create a error for the adding function it bugs out and saves blank strings.

Heres the adding function..

if(LS:string(1)==">add" & CCheck){
    if(LS:string(2)!=""){
        S:writeString(">Searching for player..",1,X,999), X++
        
        if(findPlayerByName(LS:string(2))){
            Users:pushString(findPlayerByName(LS:string(2)):steamID())
            S:writeString(">>Player '"+LS:string(2)+"' added!",1,X,999)
            X+=2
            CCheck=0
            UNum++
        }
        else
        {
            S:writeString(">>Player '"+LS:string(2)+"' not found!",1,X,900)
            X+=2
            CCheck=0
        }
    }
}

As I stated it only stops working when I add in the error. So removing the if(findPlayerByName()){}else{} it works fine, but with it the pushString() doesn't run.

[whosdr]

You can only run one find function per 100ms or so. You're running findPlayerByName twise. instead, put it in a variable. Check the variable, and if it contains an entity, push it into the array.

[Bellmanator]

whosdr posted:

You can only run one find function per 100ms or so. You're running findPlayerByName twise. instead, put it in a variable. Check the variable, and if it contains an entity, push it into the array.

Mkay, it works. Thanks for the help.

[FlameCow]

Does anyone know how to make a WASD controlled holo? Preferrably explained in the code.

[Bellmanator]

I'll give it a go..

@name Holo
@inputs Vehicle:wirelink #Wire this to the adv. pod controller your using.
@persist Pos:vector Holo:entity
interval(100)

Holo=holoEntity(1)
E=entity()
Speed=100 #Sorta obvious

if(first()){
    Pos=E:pos()
    holoCreate(1)
}

holoPos(1,Pos) #Tells this thing where to be
holoAng(1,O:aimPos()) #Follow the players aim

#Forward
if(Vehicle["W",number]){Pos=Pos + Holo:forward()*Speed}

#Backward
if(Vehicle["S",number]){Pos=Pos - Holo:forward()*Speed}

#Left (If I'm mistaken and left() is suppose to be right(), please forgive me.)
if(Vehicle["A",number]){Pos=Pos + Holo:left()*Speed}

#Right
if(Vehicle{"D",number]){Pos=Pos - Holo:left()*Speed}

Untested, but as far as I can tell it should work.

[whosdr]

Nick, you forgot to persist Speed. You can also use += and -=.. Pos += Holo:forward()*Speed.

@name Holo
@inputs Vehicle:wirelink #Wire this to the adv. pod controller your using.
@persist Pos:vector [Holo E]:entity

if(first()){
    E = entity()
    Pos = E:pos()
    Holo = holoCreate(1)
    Speed=10 #Sorta obvious
    runOnTick(1)
}

holoPos(1,Pos) #Tells this thing where to be
holoAng(1,O:eyeAngles()) #Follow the players aim <- Not AimPos(), EyeAngles().

#Forward
if(Vehicle["W",number]){Pos=Pos + Holo:forward()*Speed}

#Backward
if(Vehicle["S",number]){Pos=Pos - Holo:forward()*Speed}

#Left (If I'm mistaken and left() is suppose to be right(), please forgive me.)
if(Vehicle["A",number]){Pos=Pos + Holo:left()*Speed}

#Right
if(Vehicle{"D",number]){Pos=Pos - Holo:left()*Speed}

[Bellmanator]

whosdr posted:

Nick, you forgot to persist Speed. You can also use += and -=.. Pos += Holo:forward()*Speed.

@name Holo
@inputs Vehicle:wirelink #Wire this to the adv. pod controller your using.
@persist Pos:vector [Holo E]:entity

if(first()){
    E = entity()
    Pos = E:pos()
    Holo = holoCreate(1)
    Speed=10 #Sorta obvious
    runOnTick(1)
}

holoPos(1,Pos) #Tells this thing where to be
holoAng(1,O:eyeAngles()) #Follow the players aim <- Not AimPos(), EyeAngles().

#Forward
if(Vehicle["W",number]){Pos=Pos + Holo:forward()*Speed}

#Backward
if(Vehicle["S",number]){Pos=Pos - Holo:forward()*Speed}

#Left (If I'm mistaken and left() is suppose to be right(), please forgive me.)
if(Vehicle["A",number]){Pos=Pos + Holo:left()*Speed}

#Right
if(Vehicle{"D",number]){Pos=Pos - Holo:left()*Speed}

I'm gonna guess those are mostly suggestions for optimization? The whole Pos=Pos + thing was just habit but as for making the speed variable a persist and only setting the values inside the first() function is just optional.

[whosdr]

It uses less ops.

[snowboardmoose]

How about a chip that will play a sound at random times, but is simple enough to have more sounds written in.

[FlameCow]

Anyone know how to make a hologram reset it's position if you leave a specific vehicle?

[Bellmanator]

FlameCow posted:

Anyone know how to make a hologram reset it's position if you leave a specific vehicle?

@name HReset
@inputs Vehicle:wirelink
@persist Act HPos:vector

if(first()){
    runOnTick(1)
    Act=0
}

if(Vehicle["Active",number]){Act=1}
if(!Vehicle["Active",number]){Act=0}

if(Act=0){HPos=vec()}

[Rayza Black]

I wonder what Flamecow is making... :allears:

[kenndox]

could you make an E2 that gives you wings?

[Decoy Ocelot]

nick10510 posted:

@name HReset
@inputs Vehicle:wirelink
@persist Act HPos:vector

if(first()){
    runOnTick(1)
    Act=0
}

if(Vehicle["Active",number]){Act=1}
if(!Vehicle["Active",number]){Act=0}

if(Act=0){HPos=vec()}

could, I belive, be optimized to:

@inputs Vehicle:wirelink
@persist HPos:vector

if(!Vehicle["Active",normal]) { holoPos(Index,Hpos) }

[ABS]

Simple lockable door.

@name Door
@inputs B1 B2 BL #B1 - Inside button, B2 - Outside ~, BL - Lock door
@outputs H

C=47 #Hydraulic length when closed
T=3 #How many seconds should it be open for

T=T*1000 #Converting seconds to milliseconds

if (B1==1) {
    H=0
    timer("yeah", T)
}

if (B2==1) {
    if (BL==0) {
    H=0
    timer("yeah", T)
}
}

if (clk("yeah")) {H=C}

Also an indicator for lock button.

[Dark207]

Can you make an E2 connect to an NPC and make it your pet, but have a leveling system and upgrades, things like that.

[whosdr]

I think that would count as a project, not just an E2.

[mariosuchy]

Holo - vector indication, please.

[whosdr]

That doesn't mean anything. Explain.

[ryan1271]

Could someone make this? You can simplify it if you want.

[mariosuchy]

I'm talking about something like this ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Torque_animation.gif )
with an unit of N ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_(unit) )

[ADV Scout]

Curses, my request left in the dust. Ah well.. i'll work on it my self.

[Vampiric Orc]

I'm trying to make a rollermine e2. A holo rollermine on the players feet, moves when you move (in the direcction you move), Makes noise when it moves, maybe make it able to attack enemies (not much damage like 20)? Also have commands to make different noises like alert and yes and such. I have the basic part done already, but I can't get the idle noise quieter, the SoundVolume function doesn't work for me. Much appreciated
@name RollerMine Player
@inputs
@outputs
@persist
@trigger

if (first()) {entity():owner():soundPlay(0,0,"npc/roller/mine/rmine_reprogram.wav")
entity():owner():setColor(0,0,0,0)
entity():owner():setMaterial("Models/effects/vol_light001")
holoCreate(1)
holoModel(1,("sphere"))
holoMaterial(1,("models/shiny/shinywhite"))
holoScale(1,vec(1,1,1))
holoColor(1,vec(0,0,255))
holoAng(1,ang(0,0,0))
#idle noise
entity():owner():soundPlay(1,0,"npc/roller/mine/rmine_seek_loop2.wav")
}
holoPos(1,owner():shootPos()-vec(0,0,50))
holoParent(1,owner())

#Didn't finish this, For moving normally then the fast sound for sprinting.
if(owner():vel():length()){entity():owner():soundP lay(2,0,"npc/roller/mine/rmine_moveslow_loop1.wav")}

[lostone1993]

could someone make me an e2 for a computer terminal ie i type in commands i can link the commands to other function so i need a screen a keyboard attached and for it when i prees enter it seaches for the command and if possible make it labeled so i know where to insert commands and maybe a flashing cursor

thanks

[revdirty]

I would like to have a e2 chip to replace the advanaced gyropod. the ADV gyropod is buggy and crashes my server.. am looking to e2 code to replace basic gyropod fuctions like movment (forward, back, left, right, mouse aim, up, down , level and freeze.) and maybe and avtivate command. needs to also beable to adjust speed of movement to accomdate diffrent ship sizes and weights.

[40KEndgame]

I need three relatively complex E2s. This may be a lot of work.

1. An E2 chip that replaces the Advanced Pod Controler and adds Joystick controls for a Logitec Attack 3 Joystick. (I've been needing this for a while, so if nothing else, at least make this one)

2. An E2 that can work together with a hoverdrive/Spacebuild warp drive, a gfx screen, and a wired keyboard to create a free-range hyperdrive. (I could probably get something working with just wire, but it won't be very user friendly, so I need an E2)

3. An E2 chip that can be used to turn a ragdoll into an NPC (mainly a ragdoll from the Pokemon prop packs).