Script help

[Sheep_Wizard]

i'm making a deathrun map and when i something to be triggered i want the multiple brushes to move back and forth but then i activate it it does the first move and then just stops. Can anyone tell me what i'm doing wrong.
I'm using this code:

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trap5()
{
     trig = getEnt("trap5_trig","targetname");
	 pole = getEnt("trap5_pole", "targetname");
	 pole2 = getEnt("trap5_pole2", "targetname");

	 
	 trig waittill ("trigger", player);
	 trig delete();
	 
     while(1)
	{
	 pole movey( -100, 2 );
	 pole2 movey( 200, 2 );
	 pole waittill ("movedone");
	 pole2 waittill ("movedone");
	 pole movey( 100, 2 );
	 pole2 movey( -200, 2 );
	 pole waittill ("movedone");
	 pole2 waittill ("movedone");
	}
}

[Drofder2004]

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   pole movey( -100, 2 );
    pole2 movey( 200, 2 );
    pole waittill ("movedone");
    pole2 waittill ("movedone");

Remember, code is executed in the order you place it.

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Pole 1 starts moving,
Pole 2 starts moving (at the same time)
Pole 1 is waiting for a movement to end... (script pauses)
Pole 1 finishes moving
Pole 2 finishes moving
Pole 1 stops waiting (script resumes)
Pole 2 is waiting for a movement to end... (script pauses)
... script is now stuck waiting for an entity to move.

For basic movement stuff, either use a single waittill, or use a timed wait.
If you want to get fancy you can try:

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// Place at top of script
#include common_scripts\utility;
// ---
 
level waittill_multiple_ents(pole, "movedone", pole2, "movedone");

[Sheep_Wizard]

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For basic movement stuff, either use a single waittill, or use a timed wait.
 

So how would i fix this so they move back forth using a timed wait or a single waittill, I'm new to this so still learning

[Drofder2004]

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For basic movement stuff, either use a single waittill, or use a timed wait.
 

So how would i fix this so they move back forth using a timed wait or a single waittill, I'm new to this so still learning

You assign a time period in the function
e.g MoveX( <distance>, <time>);

If you know how long it takes for an action to take, you can wait that amount of time.
This is a looping back and forward movement.

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while(1)
{
   ent_a moveX(100, 2);
   ent_b moveX(100, 2);
   wait 2;
   ent_b moveX(-100, 2);
   ent_a moveX(-100, 2);
   wait 2;
}

If you want to use "waittill" you can, but only wait for a single entity.

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while(1)
{
   ent_a moveX(100, 2);
   ent_b moveX(100, 2);
   ent_b waittill("movedone");
   ent_b moveX(-100, 2);
   ent_a moveX(-100, 2);
   ent_a waittill("movedone");
}

[Sheep_Wizard]

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For basic movement stuff, either use a single waittill, or use a timed wait.
 

So how would i fix this so they move back forth using a timed wait or a single waittill, I'm new to this so still learning

You assign a time period in the function
e.g MoveX( <distance>, <time>);

If you know how long it takes for an action to take, you can wait that amount of time.
This is a looping back and forward movement.

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while(1)
{
   ent_a moveX(100, 2);
   ent_b moveX(100, 2);
   wait 2;
   ent_b moveX(-100, 2);
   ent_a moveX(-100, 2);
   wait 2;
}

If you want to use "waittill" you can, but only wait for a single entity.

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while(1)
{
   ent_a moveX(100, 2);
   ent_b moveX(100, 2);
   ent_b waittill("movedone");
   ent_b moveX(-100, 2);
   ent_a moveX(-100, 2);
   ent_a waittill("movedone");
}

Ok, i think i understand now, thanks for your help