How can I get an entity (not the Story Zone) to play a video?

Interesting question. I never tried to play a video from script.
But here's a snipit from the storyinzone.lua ;
if g_storyinzone_mode[e] == 1 then
PlaySound(e,0)
PlayVideo(e,1)
StopSound(e,0)
g_storyinzone_mode[e] = 2
else

How is a video file slot signified by a regular entity? IDK??

Thanks. I tried assigning default.lua to the story zone marker and then calling the video from another entity using the marker's e number but it didn't work.

@ lordjulian
What you exactly want to achieve?
I've tried to recreate in a video what I think you want to do:



If so, let me know and I'll upload the script and how to.

Sure, that'd be great 3com. I'd like to know cause global.lua has a PlayVideo,
but where is the file access function!?

Thanks. Well, I had a fallen tree which blocks an entrance. To remove the block the player needs a chainsaw. I just wanted a short cutscene of the player cutting into the tree, but I couldn't use the normal storyinzone script because it would activate regardless of whether the player had the chainsaw.

So I changed the storyinzone script so instead of the player being in the zone the zone entity just needs to be activated. Then I set my invisible wall to activate the zone before destroying itself. I was very shocked when it actually worked! I am a rubbish scripter and I've just come back after a long time without doing any Lua so this seems like a miracle.