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Posted: 10th Jun 2014 06:43
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What do I put in the Use Key and If Used AI Automated section when I use a dynamic entity, such as a gate. I have a collectable key and
I assume the gate will open when the key is used. How do I do this?

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On the key you placed that you want to use for the gate change the "name" of Key at the top in its properties, then click the gate and go to its properties and type the name of the key inside "Use Key" section. It took me awhile to figure this out. Now only certain keys will work for certain doors Btw I haven't tested this on a gate only doors, but im pretty sure its the same factor.

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One gate is animated another is not so if it doesn't work you will want to check that.
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When you walk up to the gate, it says "Need key to open" so I am going to guess it is animated. The other gate I am using is certainly static and does not ask for a key AND that is the way I need it.

How about the other variable, If Used? What do I put there?

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Posted: 10th Jun 2014 20:34
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99% sure the 'if used' part doesnt do anything yet

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Posted: 10th Jun 2014 23:14
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Same here. I looked at it just the other night and can see no obvious use. It's probably left over from from Classic (it was there, I never used it, never got into FPI, I found it awful and frustrating. Lua is WAY better). Probably used to run another script when the object is used originally. I'm probably wrong, as I said I never used it in the original.



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I miss that little condition! ifused was used to spwan items into the world or trigger other things to happen.

It was so simple to spawn entities. All you did was create a trigger zone, apply the plrinzone.fpi and then in the ifused field, simply type the name of the entity that is 'hiding'. As soon as you enter the zone, the entity will spawn! Magic!

I personally found fpi 110% easier than lua! lua is more like actual scripting! Scary stuff!

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Yes 'IF USED' is a throwback, but it's probably worth keeping in and making functional as it's a very quick way to trigger an entity to spawn without writing a specific script for the event Added to my list.

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Posted: 11th Jun 2014 14:17 Edited at: 11th Jun 2014 14:18
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Quote: "Added to my list."




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Posted: 11th Jun 2014 14:46 Edited at: 11th Jun 2014 14:46
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Mine is a Guinness draft, and thanks in advance!

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Good choice sir!

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Posted: 11th Jun 2014 22:38 Edited at: 11th Jun 2014 22:39
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Yep, the 'ifused' field was a little miracle, I think many failed to realise how elegant and simple fpi actually was, of course not as versatile or advanced as other scripting languages but a great way for beginners to learn and that's what FPSC was about.



Going a little further you could even trigger with different ID numbers 1-whatever and activetifused=x, activated=x followed by any action you wanted, even randomising actions with it or triggering secondary scripts to run.



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