[dennis48309]

I started with a stripped main.scm and built a thread that waits for a player to walk to a marker and it starts a mission. The mission is a very simple one, it spawns a car and 4 SWAT enemies with M4 weapons. The mission completes when you kill all three of them. Unfortunately, if you are busted or wasted on the mission, SA crashes. I have wasted hours trying to figure this out, please help me somebody, thank you. Here is the code on Pastebin: http://pastebin.com/cHQRgatF

[Bad.boy!]

You have to put it in mission format, look in your SB install directory.

[dennis48309]

I do not understand what you mean exactly. I have been reading the Sanny Builder help and I do not know what you meant by your statement. When you kill the 3 SWAT people, the mission ends and you get paid, but if you die or get arrested it crashes. Please, you are my only hope.

[SilentPL]

THIS helps with the mission structure.

[dennis48309]

I was reading that page yesterday but it did not help me. I understand the basics regarding threads and the mission loop. I actually removed the lines for If & wasted_or_busted. I don't understand why the mission works if you beat it, but if you die or get busted the game crashes. I have spent so many hours reading many different pages and have not come any closer to fixing this. Did you look at the code by chance? It is not very long and I would greatly appreciate it if you could give any hints on how to fix the crash.

[SilentPL]

QUOTE (dennis48309 @ Monday, Jul 30 2012, 19:59)

I don't understand why the mission works if you beat it, but if you die or get busted the game crashes.

It crashes because you are not using the damn proper structure. Follow this tutorial more carefully.

[dennis48309]

If you are so smart then please explain why the hell this stupid example does not loop. There is no loop! wasted_or_busted is checked once then the mission ends. I don't see how the hell this example structure is supposed to work, at least mine loops and does not end the thread until mission is complete or you die.

:MissionStart
03A4: name_thread 'NAME'
0050: gosub @MissionBegin
00D6: if
0112: wasted_or_busted
004D: jump_if_false @MissionEnd
0050: gosub @MissionFailed

:MissionEnd
0050: gosub @MissionCleanup
004E: end_thread

:MissionBegin
// This section is where you place the contents of your mission
0051: return

:MissionFailed
// This section is what happens after you died or got busted during your mission
0051: return

:MissionCleanup
// This section is where you clean up the contents of your mission so you can end it
0004: $ONMISSION = 0
00D8: mission_cleanup
0051: return

[SilentPL]

"If you are so smart", why not look at III/VC/SA missions and code it basing on this?

[dennis48309]

I really appreciate you giving me a useless mission structure that DOES NOT LOOP!

[SilentPL]

MAKE IT LOOP then. Inside MissionBegin.

R* uses it and it works. Magic, eh?

[dennis48309]

If you look at what I did, I made a tiny modification to this to make it loop. A mission that starts and the thread ends right away is completely useless. I adjusted my structure to mimic the one on the tutorial, with the addition of the loop.

:BLASTEM
03A4: name_thread 'BLASTEM'
$ONMISSION = 1
wait 0
0050: gosub @BLASTEM_BEGIN

:BLASTEM_LOOP
wait 0
00D6: if
0112: wasted_or_busted
004D: jump_if_false @BLASTEM_LOOP
0050: gosub @BLASTEM_FAILED

:BLASTEM_END
0050: gosub @BLASTEM_CLEAN
004E: end_thread

:BLASTEM_BEGIN
Model.Load(#COMET)
Model.Load(#SWAT)
Model.Load(#M4)
038B: load_requested_models

:BLASTEM_BEGIN2
if or
not Model.Available(#COMET)
not Model.Available(#SWAT)
not Model.Available(#M4)
else_jump @BLASTEM_BEGIN3
jump @BLASTEM_BEGIN2

:BLASTEM_BEGIN3
9@ = Car.Create(#COMET, 2440.6672, -1655.4305, 13.3432)

$789 = Actor.Create(CivMale, #SWAT, 2467.6672, -1655.4305, 13.3432)
$787 = Actor.Create(CivMale, #SWAT, 2470.6672, -1655.4305, 13.3432)
$786 = Actor.Create(CivMale, #SWAT, 2464.6672, -1655.4305, 13.3432)
0243: set_actor $789 ped_stats_to 1
01B2: give_actor $789 weapon 31 ammo 120
01B9: set_actor $789 armed_weapon_to 31
02E2: set_actor $789 weapon_accuracy_to 75
0243: set_actor $787 ped_stats_to 1
01B2: give_actor $787 weapon 31 ammo 120
01B9: set_actor $787 armed_weapon_to 31
02E2: set_actor $787 weapon_accuracy_to 75
0243: set_actor $786 ped_stats_to 1
01B2: give_actor $786 weapon 31 ammo 120
01B9: set_actor $786 armed_weapon_to 31
02E2: set_actor $786 weapon_accuracy_to 75
//$789 = Marker.CreateAboveActor($789)
//$787 = Marker.CreateAboveActor($787)
//$786 = Marker.CreateAboveActor($786)
077A: set_actor $789 acquaintance 4 to_actors_pedtype 0
077A: set_actor $787 acquaintance 4 to_actors_pedtype 0
077A: set_actor $786 acquaintance 4 to_actors_pedtype 0
0051: return

:BLASTEM_FAILED
// This section is what happens after you died or got busted during your mission
0051: return

:BLASTEM_CLEAN
// This section is where you clean up the contents of your mission so you can end it
0004: $ONMISSION = 0
00D8: mission_cleanup
0051: return

[SilentPL]

Nope. Do it like R* did it.

CODE

:BLASTEM 03A4: name_thread 'BLASTEM' 0050: gosub @BLASTEM_BEGIN 00D6: if 0112: wasted_or_busted 004D: jump_if_false @BLASTEM_END 0050: gosub @BLASTEM_FAILED :BLASTEM_END 0050: gosub @BLASTEM_CLEAN 004E: end_thread :BLASTEM_BEGIN $ONMISSION = 1 Model.Load(#COMET) Model.Load(#SWAT) Model.Load(#M4) 038B: load_requested_models :BLASTEM_BEGIN2 if or not Model.Available(#COMET) not Model.Available(#SWAT) not Model.Available(#M4) else_jump @BLASTEM_BEGIN3 0001: wait 0 ms jump @BLASTEM_BEGIN2 :BLASTEM_BEGIN3 9@ = Car.Create(#COMET, 2440.6672, -1655.4305, 13.3432) $789 = Actor.Create(CivMale, #SWAT, 2467.6672, -1655.4305, 13.3432) $787 = Actor.Create(CivMale, #SWAT, 2470.6672, -1655.4305, 13.3432) $786 = Actor.Create(CivMale, #SWAT, 2464.6672, -1655.4305, 13.3432) 0243: set_actor $789 ped_stats_to 1 01B2: give_actor $789 weapon 31 ammo 120 01B9: set_actor $789 armed_weapon_to 31 02E2: set_actor $789 weapon_accuracy_to 75 0243: set_actor $787 ped_stats_to 1 01B2: give_actor $787 weapon 31 ammo 120 01B9: set_actor $787 armed_weapon_to 31 02E2: set_actor $787 weapon_accuracy_to 75 0243: set_actor $786 ped_stats_to 1 01B2: give_actor $786 weapon 31 ammo 120 01B9: set_actor $786 armed_weapon_to 31 02E2: set_actor $786 weapon_accuracy_to 75 //$789 = Marker.CreateAboveActor($789) //$787 = Marker.CreateAboveActor($787) //$786 = Marker.CreateAboveActor($786) 077A: set_actor $789 acquaintance 4 to_actors_pedtype 0 077A: set_actor $787 acquaintance 4 to_actors_pedtype 0 077A: set_actor $786 acquaintance 4 to_actors_pedtype 0 while true    0001: wait 0 ms    // Put mission checks HERE end 0051: return :BLASTEM_FAILED // This section is what happens after you died or got busted during your mission 0051: return :BLASTEM_CLEAN // This section is where you clean up the contents of your mission so you can end it 0004: $ONMISSION = 0 00D8: mission_cleanup 0051: return

[dennis48309]

I understand that I can make MissionBegin loop. That still does not help the part for checking if the player is busted or wasted. I really don't think you understand that the waste_or_busted check needs to be inside of a loop. It can't be checked only once, and it surely can't be checked after theMissionBegin finally ends.

[SilentPL]

QUOTE (dennis48309 @ Tuesday, Jul 31 2012, 20:14)

I understand that I can make MissionBegin loop.  That still does not help the part for checking if the player is busted or wasted.  I really don't think you understand that the waste_or_busted check needs to be inside of a loop.  It can't be checked only once, and it surely can't be checked after theMissionBegin finally ends.

Instead of telling me I don't understand how SCM works (I'm actually one of the people who understand it the best out there), TEST IT IN GAME.

[Deji]

QUOTE (dennis48309 @ Tuesday, Jul 31 2012, 18:14)

I understand that I can make MissionBegin loop. That still does not help the part for checking if the player is busted or wasted. I really don't think you understand that the waste_or_busted check needs to be inside of a loop. It can't be checked only once, and it surely can't be checked after theMissionBegin finally ends.

Better show some respect, kid. And FYI, the game automatically returns all subroutines when the player is wasted or busted, so your opinion is wrong.

[dennis48309]

CODE

while true    0001: wait 0 ms    // Put mission checks HERE end 0051: return

If the wasted_or_busted check is outside of that loop then how will the mission thread end if you get busted or wasted? I really appreciate your help. Thanks.

[SilentPL]

You trying to say that Rockstar Games was wrong then? Every-f*cking-mission in every-f*cking-III-era game used that structure (~250 missions working for unknown reason? Don't think so). Better test it by yourself, insead of trying to prove we don't know what SCM is.

[dennis48309]

Deji, mind your own f*cking business you slanted eye f*ck. Ching chong chang bitch!


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[Deji]

I'm English actually, but unlike you I'm accepting of any race/culture.. except them punk-ass Ballas... The member title obviously got you confused, but wouldn't the Jamaican flag raise some questions? Or don't you even know it from the flag of France?