Triggers
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A trigger is an event that when activated it can be used for open and closing things, unlocking things, making things dissapear etc. They are used a lot in puzzles.
2 Types of Triggers
There are 2 different types of triggers and they are: Trigger Crates and Trigger Zones. They both need to have an event called, Trigger Scenery in order to work.
How to Make a Trigger
The Very First Steps
1. Click a blank space under where it says “Animating Tiles”.
2. Press [Ctrl] and hold.
3. Select the tile you want.
4. Now select the tile that you want this tile to turn into.
5. Left-click on the first animating tile.
6. Change the amount of “fps” from 10 to 0.
7. Place this tile on one of tiles in your level.
8. Right-click on the tile. Choose Select Event.
9. Go to Gameplay->Triggers and Scenery->Trigger Scenery.
10. Go to where it says “TriggerID”. Type in 1.
11. You are done. Click ok.
First Type: Trigger Crates
1. Open up JCS and choose the level you want to put triggers in.
2. Right click anywhere in Layer 4.
3. Select “Select Event” from the menu that pops up.
4. Go to Gameplay->Triggers and Scenery->Trigger Crate.
5. Go to where it says TriggerID and type in 1.
6. Click ok. You are done!
7. Now when you play your level if you break the crate something will happen in your level.
Second Type: Trigger Zones
1. Open up JCS and choose the level you want to put triggers in.
2. Right click anywhere in Layer 4.
3. Select “Select Event” from the menu that pops up.
4. Go to Gameplay->Triggers and Scenery->Trigger Zone.
5. Go to where it says TriggerID and type in 1.
6. Go to where it says “onoff” and type in 1.
7. Click ok. You are done!
8. Now when you play your level if you touch the trigger zone something will happen in your level.
(Optional Steps)
If you want to reverse the trigger zone, then follow the steps:
1. Right click anywhere in Layer 4.
2. Select “Select Event” from the menu that pops up.
3. Go to Gameplay->Triggers and Scenery->Trigger Zone.
4. Go to where it says TriggerID and type in 1.
5. Go to where it says “onoff” and type in 0.
6. Click ok. You are done!
7. This trigger will do the opposite of the above trigger.