Non-Rectangular Triggers

[Dilt]

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polyhedron = "0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 1.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 -1.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 1.0000000";
Apparently, that line holds the key to making these magical triggers into things besides rectangular cubes. Anyone know how it's done/if it's even possible? Without making multipule triggers, anyway.

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[Randy]

I've tried to look into this before, but I couldn't find any documentation.

[MrPickle]

I think the spawn sphere has one, try looking at a spawn sphere and if it has one see what happens if you give it the spawn sphere's one.

[exidyne]

When in doubt, try changing the numbers and seeing what effect they have.

You can do it through the console ([trigger id].polyhedron = " ... ";).

[Trader]

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polyhedron = "0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 1.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 -1.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 1.0000000";


Perhaps the numbers are vertex coordinates, relative to the triggers position.

0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
1.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
0.0000000 -1.0000000 0.0000000
0.0000000 0.0000000 1.0000000

[Dilt]

Thanks for the advice so far. I was actually posting to see if anyone's actually messed with it before, and already knows what to do. Guess it's time to actually start the experimentation. id.polyhedron = ""; go!

[Trader]

Find someone that owns the TGE to take a look at this.  Don't bother clicking this    link if you don't own it;  you have to be a registered TGE owner.

http://tdn.garagegames.com/wiki/WorldBuilding/MissionEditor/Creating_Triggers

[Ephialtes]

The polyhedron entry consists of a corner point and the 3 vectors which extend from it. While you can change this value to size the trigger, the same can be done by setting the scale of the trigger.

[Trader]

That explains why trigger positioning is based off the corner of the trigger, rather than the middle.  Thanks Ephi.

[exidyne]

It seems like triggers can only be rectangular... unless the world editor has been lying to us all along.

[Trader]

Yes, it appears so.  The World Editor doesn't lie.   

[Dilt]

Appears so. It can be slanted and everything, but only rectangles can be made. Now, this isn't that bad, I'll just need a way to treat two+ triggers as the 'same', which isn't that hard. Thanks for the advice folks.
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