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Prepare to fight sound.

by Mark Junior · in Torque Game Engine · 10/29/2006 (1:33 am) · 18 replies

Hi, im trying to put so that when the client (player) enters the game (the mission) it will play a prepare to fight! sound. though im having dificultys... its not working. in console.log it sais that syntax error on line 229 in game.cs server side... so i had a look on both line 228 and 229 heres the code there was on that function:


function GameConnection::onClientEnterGame(%this)
{
commandToClient(%this, 'SyncClock', $Sim::Time - $Game::StartTime);

// Create a new camera object.
%this.camera = new Camera() {
dataBlock = Observer;
};
MissionCleanup.add( %this.camera );
%this.camera.scopeToClient(%this);

// Setup game parameters, the onConnect method currently starts
// everyone with a 0 score.
%this.score = 0;

// Create a player object.
%this.spawnPlayer();
if (%this.spawnPlayer()); // if the player spawns it will play the prepare to fight sound
PrepareToFight;
}


is this in the correct syntax? i loaded my sound profile in the beggining of game.cs too.

any help apreciated.

EDIT: Oh yes and if this is in the wrong place. then tell me cause i want it to be played when the player spawns in the mission.
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Torque Owner Mike Rowley
Mike Rowley
#1
10/29/2006 (5:37 am)
You shouldn't need the if statement. 

//Create a player object
%this.spawnPlayer();
 alxPlay(YourMusicProfile);
}

Oh, and [ code ] [ /code ] tags work great. :)

Torque Owner Mark Junior
#2
10/29/2006 (6:55 am)
Hehe just didnt use it cause last time it didnt work, (didnt bother :) ) Thanks for the info!

Torque Owner Mark Junior
#3
10/29/2006 (7:01 am)
Hmm... its not working :( is this because of the way i loaded my music profile? heres how i loaded it beggining of game.cs:
datablock AudioProfile(PrepareToFight)
{
filename = "~/data/sound/prepare1.wav";
description = AudioClose2d;
preload = true;
};

gonna check console.log in a sec.

EDIT: Console log doesnt have any errors :O.

Torque Owner Mark Junior
#4
10/29/2006 (7:03 am)
Or does it have to be .ogg?

Torque 3D Owner mb
#5
10/29/2006 (8:53 am)
Put it on the client side and then make a function in the game.cs on the client side. Call it from the server with a command to client.

Good example is starter.racing.

look at these files:

client/scripts/audioProfiles.cs 
new AudioProfile(AudioGoBeep)
{
	filename = "~/data/sound/beep2.wav";
	description = "AudioGui";
	preload = true;
};

client/scripts/game.cs 
function clientCmdGameStart(%seq)
{
	// Display the GO bitmap and play a sound
	counter.setBitmap("starter.racing/client/ui/go.png");
	alxPlay(AudioGoBeep);
	// Remove the GO after a second.
	counter.schedule(1000, setVisible, false);
}

and finally:

server/scripts/game.cs 
function startRace()
{
   // Inform the client we're starting up
   for( %clientIndex = 0; %clientIndex < ClientGroup.getCount(); %clientIndex++ ) {
      %cl = ClientGroup.getObject( %clientIndex );
      commandToClient(%cl, 'GameStart');

Torque Owner Mark Junior
#6
10/29/2006 (9:26 am)
Hmm... interesting ill test that out.

Torque Owner Mark Junior
#7
10/29/2006 (9:34 am)
Is there such thing as this audio description?: AudioClose2d?

Torque Owner Mark Junior
#8
10/29/2006 (10:02 am)
Aha... i did what you said mb but it seems i have a error on line 41 in audioprofiles in client side heres the code of the audioprofile:

new AudioProfile(PrepareToFight)
{
   filename= "~/data/sound/prepare1.wav";
   description = "AudioClose2d";
        

}

anyhelp apreciated.

Torque Owner Johnathan Moore
#9
10/29/2006 (10:40 am)
You missed the ; on the end of }

new AudioProfile(PrepareToFight)
{
filename= "~/data/sound/prepare1.wav";
description = "AudioClose2d";

};

Torque Owner Mark Junior
#10
10/29/2006 (10:47 am)
Thanks
ill test that out sec.

Torque Owner Mark Junior
#11
10/29/2006 (10:49 am)
This isnt working do i need to preload?

Torque 3D Owner mb
#12
10/29/2006 (8:50 pm)
I would say yes, but I don't know for sure.

If you set it up like that it should work, I cant really help without seeing your code.

Torque Owner Mark Junior
#13
10/30/2006 (5:05 am)
Well ok heres my game.cs what i needed to add to it...:

// Inform the client we're starting up
for( %clientIndex = 0; %clientIndex < ClientGroup.getCount(); %clientIndex++ ) {
%cl = ClientGroup.getObject( %clientIndex );
commandToClient(%cl, 'GameStart');

// Other client specific setup..
%cl.score = 0;
}
that tells to call the function in the client side to the server side then theres client sides audioprofile.cs:

new AudioProfile(PrepareToFight)
{
filename= "~/data/sound/prepare1.wav";
description = "AudioClose2d";


};
that tells to load the sound. then to playthesound function in client sides game.cs:

function clientCmdGameStart(%seq)
{
PlayerListGui.zeroScores();
alxPlay(PrepareToFight);
}

well theres my code all ive done... hope you can help now :).

EDIT: well again i didnt bother the [code] tags ;P.

Torque 3D Owner mb
#14
10/30/2006 (6:52 am)
One thing I left out was Audio Descriptions... you can look up the description for AudioGui and try to use something simular, I dont have the code in front on me right now. It points the description where u have 'AudioClose2d' in your code... change it to a name to use (they must match). Also I dont know offhand what audio types are available for the 'type' field below.

it looks something like: 

new AudioDescription ( AudioGui )
{
   volume = 1.0;  // full volume
    isLooping = false;
    is3D = false;
    type = $SOMEAUDIOTYPE;
}

edit:
I'm not sure if description is an option or if it is always needed. You can try commenting out the description field in your AudioProfile and see if that works also.

Torque Owner Mark Junior
#15
10/30/2006 (7:00 am)
So do i create the audio description and the audioprofile?

Torque 3D Owner mb
#16
10/30/2006 (9:24 am)
Yeah try that or try deleting the description field from the AudioProfile.

new AudioProfile(PrepareToFight)
{
filename= "~/data/sound/prepare1.wav";
};

if that doesnt work make the description and add it back in.

Torque Owner Mark Junior
#17
10/30/2006 (10:09 am)
Ok ill try that.

Torque 3D Owner mb
#18
10/30/2006 (7:02 pm)
I got this to work:

At the end of startGame() in server/game.cs I added a schedule:

schedule(5000, 0, "startSound");
}

Then a new function startSound:
function startSound()
{
   // Tell the client to count.
   for( %clientIndex = 0; %clientIndex < ClientGroup.getCount(); %clientIndex++ ) {
      %cl = ClientGroup.getObject( %clientIndex );
      commandToClient(%cl, 'PlayStartSound');
   }
}

PlayStartSound is in client/game.cs
function clientCmdPlayStartSound()
{
	alxPlay(AudioGameStart);
}

and AudioGameStart is in client/audioProfiles.cs

// Game Start FX
new AudioProfile(AudioGameStart)
{
   filename = "~/data/sound/Crossbow_explosion.ogg";
   description = "AudioGui";
	preload = true;
};

This works, but it calls it while the map is loading... you can call it someplace else of course wherever you choose.

glad we finally figured that one out.