Spawning enemy

[frosties 10]

Im playing around with the idea of spawning enemy once entering an area, for the sake of not having everything place in the editor.

im using:

Trigger with this in on act:

_h = []execVM "spawnai.sqf";

spawnai.swf

_group1 = [getMarkerPos"spwn1", east, ["TK_Soldier_EP1","TK_Soldier_EP1","TK_Soldier_EP1"]] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;

Is there a way for me to put something in the soldiers init file through this way of doing it?

The soldiers are spawning alright, but i need them to have a patrolscript called from the INIT field.

[shuko 59]

You don't need to pass it through the init field. You can just use the group directly:

_group1 = [getMarkerPos"spwn1", east, ["TK_Soldier_EP1","TK_Soldier_EP1","TK_Soldier_EP1"]] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
[_group1] execvm "patrol.sqf";

Assuming patrol takes group in, if not. If it takes a unit instead do:

[leader _group1] execvm "patrol.sqf";

[frosties 10]

Maybe i should have posted the INIT that i needed as well :)

This is the init i have in the soldier in question:

nul=[this,"garmarud_patrol","random","min:",10,"max:",25] execVM "ups.sqf"

Im using the UPS script to spawn enemies in towns, and working on getting them to spawn when a BLUEFOR is getting close o the town.

[shuko 59]

It's irrelevant what the init would be, just apply it to the examples. ;)

[hogmason 2]

frostie i am trying to achieve the exact same yhing but without the ups or maybe eith i actually never thought of ups any way mate do you mind placing the code for your spawn and patrol files so i can have a look.

[twirly 11]

This post here is for UPSMON and vehicles.... but is relevant to what you want to do.

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?132271-Can-I-give-UPSMON-to-spawned-vehicles&highlight=upsmon

[hellfire257 3]

I have this function that might help you. It requires CBA.

I like the CBA functions more than UPSMON or UPS. :)

/*
   Description:
   Spawns a group from CfgGroups and 
   enters them into a CBA_fnc_task


   Parameter(s):
   _this select 0: Faction configuration (string);
   _this select 1: Spawn position (position array);
   _this select 2: taskDefend, taskAttack or taskPatrol (string);
   _this select 3: Radius;
   _this select 4: 
       taskDefend: Disable patroling (boolean);
       taskAttack: Destination (position array);
       taskPatrol: N/A.

   Initialisation:

   HLF_fnc_spawnGroup = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "HLF_fnc_spawnGroup.sqf";

   Call:

       taskDefend:
   _myGroup = ["BIS_TK",(getMarkerPos "spawnPos"),"taskDefend",200,true] call HLF_fnc_spawnGroup;

       taskAttack:
   _myGroup = ["BIS_CZ",(getMarkerPos "spawnPos"),"taskAttack",200,(getMarkerPos "attackPos")] call HLF_fnc_spawnGroup;

       taskPatrol:
   _myGroup = ["BIS_BAF",(getMarkerPos "spawnPos"),"taskPatrol",200] call HLF_fnc_spawnGroup;

   Notes:
   Returns the group for use in other scripts.
*/

private ["_faction",
        "_group",
        "_location",
        "_task",
        "_radius",
        "_disablePatrol",
        "_destination"
];

_faction = _this select 0;
_location = _this select 1;
_task = _this select 2;
_radius = _this select 3;

switch (_task) do {
   case "taskDefend" : {_disablePatrol = _this select 4};
   case "taskAttack" : {_destination = _this select 4};
   case "taskPatrol" : {};
};


switch (_faction) do {
   case "USMC" : {_group = [_location,  WEST, (configFile >> "CfgGroups" >> "West" >> "USMC" >> "Infantry" >> "USMC_InfSquad")] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup};
   case "CDF" : {_group = [_location,  WEST, (configFile >> "CfgGroups" >> "West" >> "CDF" >> "Infantry" >> "CDF_InfSquad")] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup};
   case "RU" : {_group = [_location,  EAST, (configFile >> "CfgGroups" >> "East" >> "RU" >> "Infantry" >> "RU_InfSquad")] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup};
   case "INS" : {_group = [_location,  EAST, (configFile >> "CfgGroups" >> "East" >> "INS" >> "Infantry" >> "INS_InfSquad")] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup};
   case "GUE" : {_group = [_location,  GUER, (configFile >> "CfgGroups" >> "Guerrila" >> "GUE" >> "Infantry" >> "GUE_InfSquad")] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup};

   case "BIS_US" : {_group = [_location, WEST, (configFile >> "CfgGroups" >> "West" >> "BIS_US" >> "Infantry" >> "US_RifleSquad")] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup};
   case "BIS_CZ" : {_group = [_location,  WEST, (configFile >> "CfgGroups" >> "West" >> "BIS_CZ" >> "Infantry" >> "ACR_InfantryPatrol")] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup};
   case "BIS_GER" : {_group = [_location,  WEST, (configFile >> "CfgGroups" >> "West" >> "BIS_GER" >> "Infantry" >> "KSKTeam")] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup};
   case "BIS_TK" : {_group = [_location,  EAST, (configFile >> "CfgGroups" >> "East" >> "BIS_TK" >> "Infantry" >> "TK_InfantrySquad")] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup};
   case "BIS_TK_INS" : {_group = [_location,  EAST, (configFile >> "CfgGroups" >> "East" >> "BIS_TK_INS" >> "Infantry" >> "TK_INS_Group")] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup};
   case "BIS_TK_GUE" : {_group = [_location,  GUER, (configFile >> "CfgGroups" >> "Guerrila" >> "BIS_TK_GUE" >> "Infantry" >> "TK_GUE_Group")] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup};
   case "BIS_UN" : {_group = [_location,  GUER, (configFile >> "CfgGroups" >> "Guerrila" >> "BIS_UN" >> "Infantry" >> "UN_Patrol")] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup};

   case "BIS_BAF" : {_group = [_location,  WEST, (configFile >> "CfgGroups" >> "West" >> "BIS_BAF_MTP" >> "Infantry" >> "BAF_Section_MTP")] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup};
   case "PMC_BAF" : {_group = [_location,  GUER, (configFile >> "CfgGroups" >> "Guerrila" >> "PMC_BAF" >> "Infantry" >> "PMC_Security_Detail")] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup};
};

switch (_task) do {
   case "taskDefend" : {
       [_group, _location, _radius,1,_disablePatrol] call CBA_fnc_taskDefend;
       if (debug) then {
           player sideChat format ["%1: Faction is %2, location is %3, radius is %4, disable patroling is %5",_task,_faction, _location,  _radius, _disablePatrol];
       };
   };
   case "taskAttack" : {
       [_group, _destination, _radius] call CBA_fnc_taskAttack;
       if (debug) then {
           player sideChat format ["%1: Faction is %2, location is %3, radius is %4, destination is %5",_task,_faction, _location,  _radius, _destination];
       };
   };
   case "taskPatrol" : {
       [_group, _location, _radius] call CBA_fnc_taskPatrol;
       if (debug) then {
           player sideChat format ["%1: Faction is %2, location is %3, radius is %4",_task,_faction, _location, _radius];
       };
   };
};

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