Displaying an image in a trigger zone once - logic error?

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Ertlov

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Posted: 3rd Jun 2016 11:59

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The plan was to have an image (yes, it's named right and in the right folder placed and so on) displayed once when a player enters a zone.

My script looks like that and throws no LUA error:

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-- LUA Script - precede every function and global member with lowercase name of script + '_main'
-- Player Enters Zone

function shock1_init(e)
LoadImages("shock",0)
end

function shock1_main(e)
 if g_Entity[e]['plrinzone']==1 then
  StartTimer(e)
  SetImagePosition(50,50)
  ShowImage(1)
    if GetTimer(e)>1400 then
       
	HideImage(0)
	Destroy(e)
  end
 end
end

Still, none of the images shows up.

Any ideas?

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Posted: 3rd Jun 2016 14:10

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Since the script is looking for the image in the same folder as the script.
LoadImages("shock",0)

Does the image exist in the scriptbank folder under the images folder and is the folder called shock?

the "name" in the statement refers to the folder and the number indicates the image number.
000.png, 001.png,...

In the global .lua file the is this statement from Lee at the bottom:
LoadImage: myImage = LoadImage ( "myFolder\\myImage.png" ) -- Anywhere inside GG Files folder (however it is best to put into scriptbank images folder for making standalones)

Also is there an image 001.png for this statement?
ShowImage(1)

I am using the startdisplay scripts as a reference under the cartoon antics folder.

Hope this helps a bit more. If not then can you email me the image files and I will try and see if they work on my machine.

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Posted: 3rd Jun 2016 14:35

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Quote: "Since the script is looking for the image in the same folder as the script.
LoadImages("shock",0)

Does the image exist in the scriptbank folder under the images folder and is the folder called shock?
"

yes.

Quote: "Also is there an image 001.png for this statement?
ShowImage(1)"

yes.

I will try later again and then send over to you my setup

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Posted: 3rd Jun 2016 14:50

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You're using the wrong command for your needs, use LoadImage() instead of LoadImages()

lua guide for GG
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=398177770
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Posted: 3rd Jun 2016 21:34 Edited at: 3rd Jun 2016 21:49

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Quote: "You're using the wrong command for your needs, use LoadImage() instead of LoadImages()"

doesnt change the result.
Besides, LoadImages works fine with my letters script where I have to read them by pressing "E"

Edit: Fixed it, the picture itself was the culprit.

however, it doesnt get destroyed and unshown afterwards.

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function shock1_init(e)
LoadImages("shock",0)
end

function shock1_main(e)
 if g_Entity[e]['plrinzone']==1 then
  StartTimer(e)
  SetImagePosition(50,50)
  ShowImage(0)
 
  if GetTimer(e)>140 then       
	HideImage(0)
	Destroy(e)
	end
    end
 end

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Posted: 3rd Jun 2016 22:05

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ah, sorry yes my post was wrong, teach me for trying to read it on a phone

you are calling StartTimer(e) which will reset the GetTimer(e) result to 0 the entire time it is called so you need to set a toggle to only call StartTimer(e) once.

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local timer_started = nil
function shock1_init(e)
LoadImages("shock",0)
end
 
function shock1_main(e)
 if g_Entity[e]['plrinzone']==1 then
if timer_started == nil then 
  StartTimer(e)
timer_started = 1 
end 
  SetImagePosition(50,50)
  ShowImage(0)
  
  if GetTimer(e)>140 then      
    HideImage(0)
    Destroy(e)
    end
    end
 end

lua guide for GG
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=398177770
windows 10
i5 @4ghz, 8gb ram, AMD R9 200 series , directx 11

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Posted: 3rd Jun 2016 22:15

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works perfectly, and of course you are right, I was starting it all the time

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