[diamondgeezer]

OK, dunno what you're reffering to cos I'm too lazy to read the thread, so I'm guessing that what you want is this:

when
>
distance
Alpha
Node
350 (assuming a node is 700m wide)
no-warp
Alpha

Set this event to repeat every few seconds. With retail FS2 you can only set 999 repeats, but like I say Open can (or soon will) allow you to specify infinite repeats. Then you want:

when
<
distance
Alpha
Node
350
allow-warp
Alpha

Again, set many repeats for great justice. My FREDding's a little rusty so I may not have those SEXP names exactly right, but you should gte the idea. And they should work, in theory. On the off chance that you can't tell Alpha wing to no-warp or something, you'll need to set up events for each member of Alpha individually. Just make sure you get the < and > symbols right, they're a common cause of misfiring SEXPs

[Singh]

The < and > symbols are correct, and so is the repeat counter i think. Its more of a problem with my SCP version than FRED, so hopefully it should work on someone else's computer.

Thank you for you help though

[diamondgeezer]

Well I have to help occasionally or I get accused of trolling

[magatsu1]

why the repeat counts ?

[diamondgeezer]

So that the event is constantly re-evaluated. Otherwise the misison would start and FS2 would say 'OK, Alpha isn't in the node so no warp for you'. Then when you got to the node it would allow you to warp.

With the repeats, FS2 is asking these questions repeatedly. Once you leave the node area again, it will say 'is Alpha in the node? No. Right, no warp for you '

The more often it repeats, the more accurate it is

The thing to watch with repeats is the change SEXPs. It's often efficient to lump as many commands as possible under one SEXP but this can screw stuff up if you have the event repeating... beware...

[Sesquipedalian]

Originally posted by diamondgeezer
With retail FS2 you can only set 999 repeats

You sure about that, DG?

[diamondgeezer]

Errr... yes?

I'm pretty sure, anyway. In any case one of those new coding fellows has eliminated the finite repeat count. So it must have been an issue for someone somewhere

[karajorma]

999 repeats is more than 16 minutes at 1 second repeats remember but I seem to remember typing in more than that into the box. Are you saying that FRED accepts more than 999 but FS2 stops at 1000?

[magatsu1]

how about this:
initially Alpha break warp (or whatever the SEXP is)
then
is event true delay (main objectives complete)
and
distance -Alpha-jump node distance < than (whatever distance)
allow warp Alpha.
That's what I'd do.I hardly ever use repeat counts.

[diamondgeezer]

Yah, but then when Alpha leaves the node, the jump drives are still active

[karajorma]

That said using the -is event true thing would cut down on the repeats needed. If you only have 999 of them making them only start after the mission is over would solve that problem.
 I mean who'd stick around for 17 minutes after the mission is over?

[diamondgeezer]

Some FREDders insist on putting weird happenings in to missions for the benefit of players willing to hang around for a while... so legend has it

[magatsu1]

Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Yah, but then when Alpha leaves the node, the jump drives are still active

'suppose the debriefing sexp could be adjusted for this ie:
when
and
has departed delay (Alpha)
>
distance
Alpha-jump node
("distance")

then write a debriefing about departing at the wrong place.

[karajorma]

And then you'll soon find that your players abandon your campaign in disgust.

I certainly wouldn't ever touch a campaign again if it had the cheek to make me fail a mission simply cause I pressed Alt-J in the wrong place. Especially if the warning not to jump out anywhere else was easily missed.

[diamondgeezer]

Absolutely. Give it up megatsu mate

[Setekh]

If there was voice acting, it might be better - but dude, messages fly by at a mile a minute (faster, actually) when there's no voicing. You have to set it up very clearly if you expect anyone to follow orders.

Oh, and moved to FS Campaigns forum (Fredding).

[magatsu1]

hey, I didn't say I'd make the mission a failure!
and besides, if you add objective text, who'd miss that ?