Requesting some specific helpful tips

[Ryeath_Greystalk]

The second thing is how do I make a script that deletes an item or two (eg: wall button) only when activated (eg: via another button). Basically I want a certain button to no longer trigger when it's purpose has been fulfilled. At the moment I have found the commend that deletes certain objects but don't know how to set it so it only triggers at the appropriate time.

This is a little more difficult to explain without know for sure what you are trying to use to disable the button.
If the button only needs to be pressed once then it is easy, just set for activate once. If the button is controlling a script then just put a check at the beginning. Use a counter set to 0 and do something like

if counter:getValue() == 0 then
-- run script
end

then when the button accomplishes it's job have the result increment the counter so the button will no longer be able to run the function.

Be careful trying to use the destroy command on buttons as I think they are part of the wall and will do some strange things if you get rid of them. Not sure on this though.

[Aleitheo]

The secrets are now done.

As for that button I want deleting, the setup is as follows.

The player enters a room full of pits and to their side is a button. when they press this button two of the pits close and a sequence starts where pits open and close indefinitely. If the player attempts to leave the room they walk over a hidden pressure plate that cancels everything and resets it back to normal. Once the player makes their way across the pits and onto solid ground, the sequence stops via a hidden pressure plate and a line of pits back to the entrance close up to form a bridge with all the other pits being open regardless of their state before.

When the player stands on this pressure plate a secret is triggered and the player is granted some XP. Since a bridge is now made across the player no longer needs the button to start the sequence. If the player triggers the button again after this and goes back over again, the bridge will not appear without the consequence of granting the player a way of getting infinite XP and secrets.

Hopefully you get what I am trying to say, I basically want that button at the end that triggers the bridge, secret and XP to also deal with that button and the resetting pressure plate at the beginning of the room. Deleting them isn't entirely necessary if disabling them is possible.

[Ryeath_Greystalk]

I understand the setup and there are probably a couple different ways to handle this depending on the control layout our using.

I think the easiest way will be with scripting and using two counters as a flags.

To start set a counter to 0. Connect button to script and trapdoor_counter. Button press increments the counter to 1. Script runs a check

if trapdoor_counter:getValue() == 1 then
trapdoor_timer:activate() -- this is assuming use of timers to toggle pits.
end

This will start the process but have no other effect if the player stands there repeatedly pressing the button. You can use the hidden pressure plate at the exit to reset the counter to 0 which would reset the button for the next press.

Now this creates the problem of the player resetting the button on the way out even if they have solved the puzzle. So one solution to that is force the player to leave via a different route so they avoid resetting the button. Of course your room layout may not allow for that. Which is why I recommend a second counter.

Set a second counter to 0 and when the player completes the puzzle have the counter increment to 1. Then use that as another check. So

if trapdoor_counter:getValue() == 1 and success_counter:getValue() == 0 then
trapdoor_timer:activate()
end

and to take it one more step, why disable the puzzle when you could just not allow the player to be awarded more than once even if they complete it again. Again using the counter

if success_counter:getValue() == 0 then
award XP and secret
else
hudPrint("Quit trying to scam the system, you have already completed this puzzle!")
end

Just a few suggestions.

Good luck with it.

[Aleitheo]

Reshaping the room so the player leaves it from the end of the puzzle may take a bit of work (I'd probably have to rotate the thing or use a really long corridor or teleporter). However if I do it that way I have to prevent the player from going back the way they came if the buttons aren't disabled.

Would something along these lines be possible for a script attached to a counter that is attached to the puzzle ending button?

if LvlOneSecretPitCounter=0 then
LvlOneSecretPitButton:delete()
end

Obviously not accurate code but you get the idea, that button at the end is what triggers the secret, XP and sets up the trapdoors to make a bridge, shouldn't something like that also be possible?

[msyblade]

Okay Aleithio: got ya a couple of scripts here that should do the trick. First, the one you're asking for, connect your "exit" hidden_plate to decrement the counter, and set the counter to 1.Connect the counter to this script, and rename id's as necessary.

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function check ()
if LvlOneSecretPitCounter:getValue() == 0 
then 
LvlOneSecretPitButton:destroy()
end

But Neikun pointed out to me, that wouldnt it be just as easy to connect the plate to a script that says

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function destroyButton()
LvlOneSecretPitButton:destroy()
end

and skip the counter altogether?

[Aleitheo]

Counter skipped, I used the last script and everything works fine.

I've gone through the dungeon from the start to the stairs down the the next floor while picking out all the secrets.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =136781954

The dungeon is ready for testing, it does have a good few mod assets including two different tilesets. The first one being the Northern Dungeon and the other being the mine tileset from The Mine of Malan Vael (the floor using this one hasn't even been built yet).