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 Can not settle function. 
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Is there a function that defines weather it is possible for an MO to settle or not?
I took a look through the wiki briefly but couldn't find one.
Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:52 am
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I'm not aware of any function like that, but in my experience all objects that have not been declared "MissionCritical = 1" will settle eventually.
Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:15 am
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Is there a good and simple way to prolong the settling?
Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:23 am
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You can try both of these:
http://wiki.datarealms.com/index.php/Lu ... t#ToSettle
http://wiki.datarealms.com/index.php/Lu ... NotResting
Neither are very effective, though. Setting the object to MissionCritical is the only way to guarantee it won't settle, but then it'll never settle at all.
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Well then MissionCritical is perfect.

Edit: Now I'm getting an error in my mine script, and the mine refuses to detonate.
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ERROR:UKB.rte/Devices/Ronald AP Mine.lua:19:"(eof)"expected near "end"

And here is the mine script:
Code:
function Create(self)
   self.DetonationTimer = Timer()
   self.MissionCritical = 1
end

function Destroy(self)
end

function Update(self)
   if self.DetonationTimer:IsPastSimMS(500) then
      for actor in MovableMan.Actors do
         if (actor.Pos - self.Pos).Magnitude < 60 then
            self:GibThis();
         end
      end
   end
   self.DetonationTimer:Reset();
   end
end


I've mostly tacked together a few bits of code from other mods, fiddling with it, as I am terrible at Lua.
Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong?
Tue Jul 12, 2011 8:19 am
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Post Re: Can not settle function.
Right after
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   self.DetonationTimer:Reset();

You have an extra 'end.'
Tue Jul 12, 2011 9:19 am
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Mmmm... That stops the error, but the mine still refuses to detonate. Also, it still settles.
Anything you can suggest?
Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:08 pm
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Make it a TDExplosive?

Not only that but your reseting your timer every frame, so it would never be able to get past 500 Milliseconds.

Try this instead:

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function Update(self)
   if self.DetonationTimer:IsPastSimMS(500) then
      for actor in MovableMan.Actors do
         if (actor.Pos - self.Pos).Magnitude < 60 then
            self:GibThis();
         else
            self.DetonationTimer:Reset();
         end
      end
   end
end
Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:20 pm
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Indeed, a TDExplosive will never settle, you can give it a ridiculously large TriggerDelay (eg 999999999 = 16666.67 h) or reset the timer and detonate it using lua(self:GibThis() ).
Also activate it using self:Activate() to prevent its name from being displayed on top of it.
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To keep something from settling, it either had to be a live actor, or pinned and with ToSettle = 0 (or MissionCritical = 1, but I never used that so I can't say for sure).

Held devices (including HDFirearms and TDExplosives) can still settle if the dropped weapons limit is reached.
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MissionCritical can only be set from the INI file.
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Thanks guys! The mine works like a charm!
Wed Jul 13, 2011 8:40 am
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Sorry to resurrect the thread, but is there a way to stop the mine from detecting itself in the Actor detection code?

Edit: Nevermind, I figured out a way.
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