Delay / Wait / Pause?

[Trajan von Olb]

Hi,

I've been trying to delay a command with "delay" or otherwise for at least two hours now! It's about a scripted process (specific scan), where first Betty says something, then a sound comes and only at the end, after 4-5 seconds, the action takes effect.
Unfortunately, neither "Delay" nor "Wait" works, although both are used by Egosoft in the MD scripts. Everything is actually explained well in the Mission Director Guide. Nevertheless, it does not work.
What am I doing wrong? Here is the code:

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				<do_if value="global.$mhklongrange == 'on'">
					<speak actor="player.computer" page="10002" line="[201, 432, 401]" priority="90" />
					<play_sound sound="'cpit_fight_screen_on'" type="ui"/>
					<delay exact="6s"/>
					<speak actor="player.computer" page="10002" line="203" priority="90" />
					<set_known object="$thing" known="true" />
				</do_if>

Thanks for answers

Schmollo aka Trajan from Olb


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[kuertee]

I found delay to work only when in the same node as conditions and actions
e.g.

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<cue name="my_cue">
    <conditions>
        <event_what_ever />
    </conditions>
    <actions>
        <do_this />
    </actions>
    <delay exact="5s" />
    <actions>
       <then_do_this />
    </actions>
</cue>

Did add_npc_line work with player.computer (betty)? add_npc_line can play multiple dialogue lines one after another.

[Trajan von Olb]

Oh. That's bad... I'll have to think of something Are there any alternatives? Apparently there is also "wait", at least it is used in the AI scripts. But it doesn't work either...

Is it possible to write an independent subroutine (where you could use delay) that recognises a special value in a global variable as a trigger? I have to admit that I still don't understand the whole nesting of cues including variable exchange. Presumably I would have to both start a new cue here and then end the current one ("this"), right?

All right, I need to get some sleep first. See you then.

Greetings Trajan

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