Im having a problem in which Im trying to get a type of toggle going on,

What I want is when an MOPixel is created, the script attached to said MOPixel would check for duplicates of itself on Create and delete it and itself, if not then it stays. Problem is, Instead of finding a duplicate, it finds itself therefore deleting itself.

I tried something like this, but what I just described is happening. No errors either.



Any way I can counter this?

And if you add in the if something like if the particle is not self, or something like that?

try:
if ToMOPixel(self.particle) ~= self

I get errors with it.

I can try and make it a MOSParticle and use ToMOSParticle() instead.

EDIT: Or ToMovableObject(). Still errors.

EDIT EDIT: Well I guess it cant check if its the same particle if it doesn't even have the particle yet. Huuuurrrrrrrrrrrrr

EDIT EDIT EDIT: Im still having problems with this, its talking about "no such operator defined".

then try getting rid of the ToMOPixel

Still says the exact same thing.

Heres the entire script if it helps.

if you want only one pixel to exist at the same time, then use global boolean
if you want few of them, with their own parents - use global boolean table
my opinion

edit:
or just a proximity check
if (particle.Pos - self.Pos).Magnitude > 5 then
blah-blah
end

How would I go on about doing this?

I probably know what your talking about, just you put it in a different way.

EDIT: Proximity just checks if any MOPixel would be in range. Im trying to get it to check if its a certain type of pixel.

this pixel is fired from the gun, isn't it?
and you don't want to do anything with the gun?
then use this:


this script won't let itself to create 2 or more pixels with one parent
hadn't tested it, btw

edit:
where did you get your script?
if you've written it by yourself, then i've got bad news for you.
at first lines you starting to cycle through all particles on the scene, right?
every particle on the scene, exept this scripted pixel ~= this pixel
you write:
if particle ~= self then
self.enable = true
but
if particle == self then
*delete 'em all*
wth?
the script finds your scripted pixel, this scripted pixel == self, and it deletes the pixel
what were you expecting from it?

Well like I said in the OP, that's what I was having trouble with, it finding itself and deleting itself without the duplicate.

This script you gave me seems to have trouble finding the weapon. I get an error saying that self.weapon is a nil value so that's what I presume. I did put the weapon's name where you told me to and even a print(self.weapon) to make sure that it didn't find it or can't get past that first check properly.

Fooling around with the gun in this script is perfectly fine, all it does is activate something in relative to another script which would check if this particle exists, then continues on with it's script.

From what I can tell with your script, it just deletes itself if another of itself exists. I want it to delete itself and that duplicate, sort of like a toggle function.

Thanks anyhow, I might play around with this script to get it right.

EDIT: I got it, messing around with the weapon's sharpness did the trick (That's why It didn't get the weapon, I didn't give it a sharpness value.) and got it to constantly check if the sharpness is the same, if not then switch it back which in return would tell both particles to delete itself.

Thanks guys.

yep, i've forgotten the most important thing - define sharpness in ini file.
so, it works. good luck.