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Whats script areas problem? (ladder isue) - sabrinagsoledad - 02-25-2016

Hi.
I wrote this to make the ladder item (the one that u pick up) to interact with an Area (LadderArea) to make appear the static item lader (LadderJoint). But for some reason... i cant make the item interacts with the area... its like the area wasnt there for interact.

(info for the script below; "LladerItem" the pickup ladder / "LadderArea" its an Area where the pickup ladder will interact / and LadderJoint and ClimbArea is the two items that will apear to let me go up.
Dont know whats my mistake.
I make the Area where the ladder interacts TO huge to make it sure to find it yet nothing... or that makes it even worst?

void OnStart()
{
AddEntityCollideCallback ("LadderItem", "LadderArea", "PutLadderToClimb", true, 1);
}

void PutLadderToClimb (string &in asParent, string &in asChild, int alState)
{
PlaySoundAtEntity("", "05_attach_ladder.snt", "LadderArea", 0, false);
RemoveItem("LadderItem");
SetEntityActive("LadderJoint", true);
SetEntityActive("ClimbArea", true);
}

RE: Whats script areas problem? (ladder isue) - Spelos - 02-25-2016

First of all you should make sure that Interaction is enabled on the area:
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If the ladder is an inventory item, you can't use Entity Collide Callbacks, use this instead:

PHP Code:
void OnStart()
{ 
    AddUseItemCallback("", "LadderItem", "LadderArea", "PutLadderToClimb", true);
}

void PutLadderToClimb (string &in asItem, string &in asEntity)
{ 
    PlaySoundAtEntity("", "05_attach_ladder.snt", "LadderArea", 0, false);
    RemoveItem("LadderItem");
    SetEntityActive("LadderJoint", true);
    SetEntityActive("ClimbArea", true);
} 


RE: Whats script areas problem? (ladder isue) - sabrinagsoledad - 02-25-2016

Hi. Thank you.

I tought that if an entity gets in touch with a script area I needed to use the Entity CollideCallbacks...

RE: Whats script areas problem? (ladder isue) - Mudbill - 02-25-2016

That is correct; an entity colliding with a script area DOES use AddEntityCollideCallback. But INVENTORY items do not collide, they are interacted with upon something else (used with).

RE: Whats script areas problem? (ladder isue) - Darkfire - 02-26-2016

If you still have problems, make the script area bigger than the ladder area and remove it after you've activated the ladder area.