[Question] How to determine if a bg has started?

[Deathvortex]

Sadly i dind't find anything related to this in the forum

Can anyone point me in the right direction how i can determine when a bg is starting? Currently i'm working with wait times. It's working. But if i join a bg which has already startet it doesn't look very human to stand around for a specific time in the starting area

[audible83]

example : in WSG, do a gameobject search for the doors...

or ( untested )

GetBattlefieldInstanceRunTime() ( lua function )

if this one is 0 then BG hasnt started yet

Good luck.

[Deathvortex]

thank you

[Robske]

example : in WSG, do a gameobject search for the doors...

or ( untested )

GetBattlefieldInstanceRunTime() ( lua function )

if this one is 0 then BG hasnt started yet

Good luck.

more like 120000

[zzgw]

Note that GetBattlefieldInstanceRunTime is also 0 if the client hasn't recieved that information from the server yet. I've got a bunch of cases where the client never recieved it, even though the BG has been going on for ages. I don't know why, but atleast it's not too reliable.

[Nesox]

Note that GetBattlefieldInstanceRunTime is also 0 if the client hasn't recieved that information from the server yet. I've got a bunch of cases where the client never recieved it, even though the BG has been going on for ages. I don't know why, but atleast it's not too reliable.

Blizzard should really fix that Don't really know any other non retarded way to determine if a bg has started, any ideas?

[Robske]

Note that GetBattlefieldInstanceRunTime is also 0 if the client hasn't recieved that information from the server yet. I've got a bunch of cases where the client never recieved it, even though the BG has been going on for ages. I don't know why, but atleast it's not too reliable.

I vaguely remember a way to force a battleground information query. (It gets done when you lookup the scoreboard) I'm sure you'll find an answer in blizzard's lua scripts

[lanman92]

Look at the opcodes listed in the 3.2.2 thread and look for the one that queries for battleground status. Search for a reference to CNet_SendPacket that pushes that opcode. Reverse back to the lua function that initiates it.

[Nesox]

Look at the opcodes listed in the 3.2.2 thread and look for the one that queries for battleground status. Search for a reference to CNet_SendPacket that pushes that opcode. Reverse back to the lua function that initiates it.

Alrighty then !

[schlumpf]

Just run against the door until it opens. Thats the easiest way and looks human. Or just read the chat. Thats the way I would do it when entering a battleground.

[Cypher]

Aren't the gates/doors game objects?

Why not just check if they're there or not...

[peterwurst]

Yep thats the easiest way, the gate is named "Ghost Gate" and in EOTS you have to check for "Visual Banner".

[Reflection]

Doesn't the flag also spawn once the game starts? another gameobject to use, then.

[naa]

Long time since i last played a bg - but do you not still have the prep buff when the bg is starting?
"Back" in the glider days i used it to check for bg start.

[Tanaris4]

lua GetBattleGroundStatus

#define BGNone			0
#define BGQueued		1
#define BGWaiting		2
#define BGActive		3