intro s in mp

[sharkattack]

hi
something im stuck on with intros and co op games

what would be the easiest way to make an intro not play , once it has been played once .
eg
the jip or reconnect does not  have to sit through if it has already been played ...

many thanx in advance

[[seven]]

You'll need to test these of course but here goes. 

Example 1

Use a line in the init file that runs only on the server to create a variable, like so:

init.sqf

if (isServer) then {intro = true; publicVariable "intro";};

Then have a line to check if that variable exists at the start of intro.sqs and exit if it does not.  All machines that started with the server will have the variable and any subsequent clients will not and will exit out of the intro.

intro.sqs

? (isNil "intro") : exit

;
; Camera Code
;

exit

That should do what you want with a minimum of fuss.  If that isn't what you are looking for then try the example below for something more advanced.

Example 2

init.sqf

if {isServer} then {shark_introStarted = false; publicVariable "shark_introStarted"; _nul = [] execVM "sendnewplayerinfo.sqf";};
if {!isServer} then {_nul = [] execVM "requestnewplayerinfo.sqf";};

requestnewplayerinfo.sqf

_infoRecieved = false;

sleep .1;

if (!isNil "shark_introStarted") then
   {
      _infoRecieved = true;
   };

while {!_infoRecieved} do
{
   shark_newPlayer = true;
   publiceVariable "shark_newPlayer";

   sleep 1.2;   
   _infoRecieved = true;

   if (isNil "shark_introStarted") then
      {
         _infoRecieved = false;
      };

};

if (true) exitWith {};

sendnewplayerinfo.sqf

shark_newPlayer = false;

while {true} do
{
   sleep 1.1;
   if (shark_newPlayer) then
   { 
      shark_introStarted = true;
      publicVariable "shark_introStarted";
      shark_newPlayer = false;
   };
};

intro.sqs

cutText ["","black faded"]
#checkagain
~ 1.2
? (isNil "shark_introstarted") : goto "checkagain"
? (shark_introstarted) : goto "exitwithout"


;
; intro code here
;

exit

#exitwithout
cutText ["","black in"];
exit

[sharkattack]

thanks seven  will give it a try