LaserFence+Control Tower= working?

[GAMER1992]

i got an idea to my mod and i wonder if i can link an Control tower to an laserfence and example turn the fence on by activating the CT? Is it possible to do that?

[martin]

No, instead ypu can use a pwer station, link the station to a pylon and the fence will activate when the station is manned (although there are some issues with whether it kills units)

[GAMER1992]

thanks for the tip! I also wonder if you can set a trunkport to be activated already from the beginning?

[xander]

To have a Trunkport online from the beginning, you need to add a line into the buildings section of game.txt.

xander

[GAMER1992]

How do i get the laserfence to be online when i enter the map then disable when the powerstation is manned?

[xander]

How do i get the laserfence to be online when i enter the map then disable when the powerstation is manned?

AFAIK, you can't do that.

xander

[trickfred]

How do i get the laserfence to be online when i enter the map then disable when the powerstation is manned?

AFAIK, you can't do that.

xander

...I've lay in bed awake at night WISHING I could do that.

[xander]

You could do something like this:

1) Put a SafeArea or ScriptTrigger around the PowerStation that goes off when the PowerStation is manned (is triggered by green DGs in the case of the ScriptTrigger, or has a capacity of x green DGs with the SafeArea).
2) When the SafeArea/ScriptTrigger goes off, run a script that replaces the mission file with the enabled LaserFence with a mission file that has the disabled LaserFence.

However, GAMER1992, this is a fairly advanced scripting technique, and is not for the faint of heart.

xander

[Testrie]

You could do something like this:

1) Put a SafeArea or ScriptTrigger around the PowerStation that goes off when the PowerStation is manned (is triggered by green DGs in the case of the ScriptTrigger, or has a capacity of x green DGs with the SafeArea).
2) When the SafeArea/ScriptTrigger goes off, run a script that replaces the mission file with the enabled LaserFence with a mission file that has the disabled LaserFence.

However, GAMER1992, this is a fairly advanced scripting technique, and is not for the faint of heart.

xander

Wouldn't that lose all the player's programs and progress that you didn't expect them to do?

Tes

[xander]

You could do something like this:

1) Put a SafeArea or ScriptTrigger around the PowerStation that goes off when the PowerStation is manned (is triggered by green DGs in the case of the ScriptTrigger, or has a capacity of x green DGs with the SafeArea).
2) When the SafeArea/ScriptTrigger goes off, run a script that replaces the mission file with the enabled LaserFence with a mission file that has the disabled LaserFence.

However, GAMER1992, this is a fairly advanced scripting technique, and is not for the faint of heart.

xander

Wouldn't that lose all the player's programs and progress that you didn't expect them to do?

Tes

They would lose any programs that are running, yes. Them's the breaks.

xander