How-To: triggerAction() (clientside <--> serverside communication in level NPCs)

[Pelikano]

Originally Posted by Loriel

Add it to the other wiki?

"other wiki"? oO

[Crow]

Originally Posted by Pelikano

"other wiki"? oO

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[Gambet]

Originally Posted by Loriel

As blinders pointed out on IRC, this is not actually correct.

triggerAction from the serverside cannot trigger the clientside, however the clientside can also trigger itself.

I read somewhere on the wiki originally that you could, but after testing it out when you use triggerAction on the serverside it just triggers to itself. I'll have my original post edited, I suppose people can use save[] and attr[]'s to send information to the clientside.

[salesman]

Originally Posted by Gambet

I read somewhere on the wiki originally that you could, but after testing it out when you use triggerAction on the serverside it just triggers to itself. I'll have my original post edited, I suppose people can use save[] and attr[]'s to send information to the clientside.

I think I recall Stefan even saying that triggeraction on the serverside will trigger the client, no?

[DustyPorViva]

triggeractions are a bit iffy, because if there's another NPC also there, it will 'capture' the triggeraction instead of the intended NPC, as triggeractions will only call on the NPC that's on top.

[fowlplay4]

Personally I'd never use triggeraction server <----> client in a level npc, from experience it can "miss" or not work at all so why take that chance.

Now triggerserver/triggerclient + weapon npcs, that's where it's at :>

[Crow]

Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

triggeractions are a bit iffy, because if there's another NPC also there, it will 'capture' the triggeraction instead of the intended NPC, as triggeractions will only call on the NPC that's on top.

Ye, that's just plain stupid. I hope it's "fixed" in the next version, should it ever be released..