Sound and Particles Looping

[Wolpertenn]

Hello,

So I was working on my custom story when I decided upon making a function. In the script I have a callback for when the player enters an area (ScriptArea_1) and the function is called to make the player look at an object (hatch_ceiling_1) and it then calls multiple timers. However, all the timers are malfunctioning in that they make the sounds and particle effects loop. Here's an example:




Here is the scripting:

void OnStart()
{
AddEntityCollideCallback("Player", "ScriptArea_1", "Look_splash", true, 1);
}
//Watermonster introduction
void Look_splash(string &in asParent, string &in asChild, int alState)
{
StartPlayerLookAt("hatch_ceiling_1", 5, 5, "SplashTimers");
}
void SplashTimers()
{
AddTimer("", 0.5, "Splash_1");
AddTimer("", 5, "Splash_2");
AddTimer("", 10, "Splash_3");
}
void Splash_1(string &in asTimer)
{
CreateParticleSystemAtEntity("", "ps_impact_water_low.ps", "ScriptArea_splash", false);
CreateParticleSystemAtEntity("", "ptest_dust_falling.ps", "ScriptArea_splash", false);
PlaySoundAtEntity("", "react_pant.snt", "ScriptArea_splash", 0.5, false);
PlaySoundAtEntity("", "impact_water_med.snt", "ScriptArea_splash", 0.5, false);
AddTimer("", 5, "Splash_2");
}
void Splash_2(string &in asTimer)
{
CreateParticleSystemAtEntity("", "ps_impact_water_low.ps", "ScriptArea_splash", false);
CreateParticleSystemAtEntity("", "ptest_dust_falling.ps", "ScriptArea_splash", false);
PlaySoundAtEntity("", "water_lurker_attack_rev.snt", "ScriptArea_splash", 0.5, false);
PlaySoundAtEntity("", "impact_water_high.snt", "ScriptArea_splash", 0.5, false);
AddTimer("", 5, "Splash_3");
}
void Splash_3(string &in asTimer)
{
PlaySoundAtEntity("", "water_lurker_eat_rev.snt", "ScriptArea_splash", 0.5, false);
PlaySoundAtEntity("", "water_lurker_idle_rev.snt", "ScriptArea_splash", 0.5, false);
StopPlayerLookAt();
}


I'd appreciate any advice or solutions anyone has to offer. Thanks.

PS: If anyone requires pictures of the areas in the Level Editor, I'd be happy to post them.
EDIT: Fixed script (didn't have full script).

[Steve]

maybe you could stop the sound with:
StopSound(string& asSoundName, float afFadeTime);

but for the particles I have no idea :/

[Adny]

You only have all of these sounds+particles set to play at one area: "ScriptArea_splash". I'd suggest making a trail of areas, and creating the sound+particle fx at each.

I think that was your intention, but perhaps you forgot to rename the 2nd/3rd functions after you copy and pasted the functions?

Hope that helped!

p.s. that video was scarier than most jump scare maps I've seen


Edit///
I think I might have misinterpreted your problem. Although the particle systems/sounds you're using don't loop on their own, you could use DestroyParticleSystem and the function Steve named.

I also don't think that syntax is right for "Splash"; perhaps it is called more than once and that's what leading to this looping of effects? Idk.

[Wolpertenn]

You only have all of these sounds+particles set to play at one area: "ScriptArea_splash". I'd suggest making a trail of areas, and creating the sound+particle fx at each.

I think that was your intention, but perhaps you forgot to rename the 2nd/3rd functions after you copy and pasted the functions?

Hope that helped!

p.s. that video was scarier than most jump scare maps I've seen


Edit///
I think I might have misinterpreted your problem. Although the particle systems/sounds you're using don't loop on their own, you could use DestroyParticleSystem and the function Steve named.

I also don't think that syntax is right for "Splash"; perhaps it is called more than once and that's what leading to this looping of effects? Idk.

Yeah, sorry about that. I didn't have the entire script in there and forgot to add the timers.

I will do the "StopSound" and "DestroyParticleSystem" if I have to, but it just confuses me that it's not working. You'd think that it would work properly considering it's pretty much a replica of the order of events Frictional Games uses in Amnesia.

---

Alright, it seems I've found the problem.

For some reason, if you use the "StartPlayerLookAt" function, you really shouldn't have a function tied to the end for when you look at said object, otherwise this whole looping problem occurs.

Maybe it's a glitch, or maybe this function is used for different purposes, I don't know. However I have finally found a solution to the problem and I recommend anyone who is having this issue to try removing your function from "StartPlayerLookAt".

I appreciate both of your responses, Steve and andyrockin123. Thanks.