Can't get any scripts to work

[Modinthalis 10]

Inspired by

I created a pretty much identical mission.

I set up a trigger, which activates upon a vehicle presence, then uses the command:

_nil = [] execVM "tyre.sqm"

my tyre.sqm is in my mission folder, and it looks like this:

_bomb = "BO_GBU12_LGB"

_explosion = _bomb createVehicle position IED;

IED is the name of a heap of tyres.

But nothing happens. I also tried to trigger it with radio alpha, but again nothing happens.

Another problem is the artillery module. I have not once got it to work.

I set up my artillery, for example 3x M119. I make 2 of them subordinate to the lead gun. I group the artillery to the artillery module. I create a trigger, activated by radio bravo, which runs my artie.sqm in my mission folder:

_nil = [] execVM "artie.sqm"

Here is an example of my artie.sqm

_targetPos = getPosASL _targetUnit;

_heTemplate = ["IMMEDIATE", "HE", 0, 15];

[_battery, _targetPos, _heTemplate] call BIS_ARTY_F_ExecuteTemplateMission;

I can get artillery support with SOM, but that isn't what I am aiming for.

Can anyone shed any light on this?

[celery 7]

Do NOT use the .sqm suffix for scripts as it's meant for the mission file only. The tutorial was talking about sqf.

This thread should be the mission editing & scripting section, addon making is another business completely.

[rexehuk 11]

Hey Modin, welcome to the forums.

I believe what you're trying to do should be done in .SQF, not ".sqm" which is a format used for mission data.

null = [] execVM "tyre.sqf"

//tyre.sqf

_bomb = "BO_GBU12_LGB";

_explosion = _bomb createVehicle position IED;

Same goes for your Arty script, name should be .sqf not .sqm.

In future, these types of posts should go here - http://forums.bistudio.com/forumdisplay.php?f=93

[Modinthalis 10]

I changed all relevant .sqm to .sqf, but it still doesn't work. I wonder why...

Sorry about posting in the wrong forum, I don't know how that happened... searched in the right forums for my own thread before realizing my mistake :P