3 questions-

1- Is there a way to make the flashlight blink, or lower it's intensity as it runs out of battery and turns off?
2- is there a way to make the flashlight turned on with an item lets say a battery.
3- Can a trigger point not disappear after you step on it so that if you trigger it every time you pass by it?

I have seen this done over and over in the unity engine so i figured that maybe it can also be done here?

1 - no
2 - no

1 and 2 are hard coded, I hope they implement this soon

3 - yes this is possible

put the script below in a trigger zone. Change the text or command you need in the right place.

save this script as trigger1.lua, if you edit it save as a different filename that is the same as the init and main lines at the top of the script
_____________

function trigger1_init(e)
-- set distance to object before it triggers
dist_to_obj_toff = 80
end

function trigger1_main(e)
PlayerDist = GetPlayerDistance(e)

if PlayerDist <= dist_to_obj_toff then
GetEntityPlayerVisibility(e)

-- did user just enter the area?
if g_Entity[e]['activated'] == 0 then
PlaySound(e,0)
SetActivated(e,1)
ActivateIfUsed(e)
-- The below line can be changed
PromptDuration("I have walked into a trigger zone.",2000)
-- The above line(s) can be changed
end
end

-- is object activated and user moves away?
if PlayerDist > dist_to_obj_toff then
if g_Entity[e]['activated'] == 1 then
SetActivated(e,0)
end
end

end -- function

for 1 and 2
for 3 - i'll try it out when i get home

it should work, I use it in trigger zone to display descriptive text for atmosphere building, or information, "This door is jammed." etc

The flashlight functionality is still hardcoded? wow... disappointing. Wonder how long a wait till we can start customizing it.

yes, I hope they do like a collectable battery that charges the flashlight, and slowly discharges until you find another battery, also add some sort of lens effect on the light beam so it looks like a real flashlight.

cant do much about the lens but a simple picture can add a lot...

*only works with no weapon held on purpose, looks kinda odd if you have three hands *


just add your image to scriptbank\images\flashlight (remember to name it 000.png)
also includes a sound effect at slot 0 for clicking on and off
flashlight.lua

Thank you smallg