[SCRIPT] Display message when player tries to use lantern

[serbusfish]

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    if(GetLanternActive())
            {
                //do stuff
            } 


Should work.

I tried that but the game didnt like it and threw back errors, I probably did something wrong.

How is your code?

It might be possible but I wouldn't recommend it: You could use a looping timer to check the lantern state and force it off though I don't expect it to be any better than that callback. That's why it's there anyway.

I simply put a script area over the map start position so when they spawn they hit it straight away:

AddEntityCollideCallback("Player", "ScriptArea_16", "LanternOff", true, 1);

void LanternOff(string &in asParent, string &in asChild, int alState)

{
SetLanternDisabled(true);

}

And then I have:

SetLanternLitCallback("NoUse");

void NoUse(bool abLit)



{
SetMessage("Messages", "NoLantern", 5);
}

I understand why it doesnt work, the lantern is is disabled so it cant light, I just need to figure a way around it.