Working with Turrets?

[DZGuymed 10]

Hi everyone.

I'm back with more config troubles. Today I decided I wanted to make a custom Su-34 loadout using the awesome missiles included in the GLT Missilebox, but since most of my config work relies on inheritance, I can't figure out how to make a turret config my anti-ship Su-34. (Turret as in the gunner seat of the plane, where the weapons technically are located.) I tried working off of the Su-34s original turret config, but I had no idea what to do with it.

Here is my base config for the vehicle:

             
            class Su34;
            class DZG_GUAF_Su34_AS: Su34 {
                         displayName = "(GUAF-AF) Su-34 (Anti-Ship)";
                         weapons[] = {CMFlareLauncher};
                         magazines[] = {120Rnd_CMFlare_Chaff_Magazine};
                         vehicleClass = "DZG_AirVehicleClass";
                         faction = "GUAF";
                         crew = "DZG_GUAF_Pilot";
                         side = 1;

I'm basically asking if anyone could guide me in making a turret config that would work exclusively on this custom vehicle.

[[frl]myke 14]

This is from the Missilebox config which also includes inherited BIS planes:

class GLT_Su34_Laser : Su34 {
	weapons[] = {"CMFlareLauncher"};
	magazines[] = {"120Rnd_CMFlare_Chaff_Magazine"};
	class Turrets {
		class MainTurret : NewTurret {
			weapons[] = {"GSh301", "GLT_Ch29LauncherLaser", "GLT_Ch29Launcher_IR", "R73Launcher", "80mmLauncher"};
			magazines[] = {"180Rnd_30mm_GSh301", "GLT_4Rnd_Ch29LBIS", "GLT_2Rnd_Ch29TBIS", "4Rnd_R73", "40Rnd_S8T"};
		};
	};
};

Hope this helps.

[.kju 3241]

Su34 has

	class Su34: Plane
{
	class Turrets
	{
		class MainTurret: NewTurret
		{

So a fully correct inheritance would be:

	class MySu34: Su34
{
	class Turrets: Turrets
	{
		class MainTurret: MainTurret
		{

[DZGuymed 10]

Thanks for the help guys, but when I compile in BinPBO, it fails and my log file gives me this:

line 344: /CfgVehicles/DZG_GUAF_Su34_AS.Turrets: Undefined base class 'Turrets'

Here's what I've come up with in my Su-34 config.

             class Su34;
            class DZG_GUAF_Su34_AS: Su34 {
                         displayName = "(GUAF-AF) Su-34 (Anti-Ship)";
                         weapons[] = {CMFlareLauncher};
                         magazines[] = {120Rnd_CMFlare_Chaff_Magazine};
                         vehicleClass = "DZG_AirVehicleClass";
                         faction = "GUAF";
                         crew = "DZG_GUAF_Pilot";
                         side = 1;
                         class Turrets: Turrets {
                                    class MainTurret: MainTurret
                                    weapons[] = {"GSh301", "80mmLauncher", "GLT_AS4_Launcher", "GLT_CH59_Launcher", "GLT_R77_Launcher", "GLT_R73_Launcher"};
                                    magazines[] = {"180Rnd_30mm_GSh301", "40Rnd_S8T", "GLT_2Rnd_AS4", "GLT_4Rnd_CH59", "GLT_2Rnd_R77", "GLT_2Rnd_R73"};
          		};
                         class UserActions {
		class defaultAction {
		priority = 0;
		shortcut = "";
		displayNameDefault = "";
		position = "";
		radius =2;
		onlyforplayer = 1;
		displayName = "GPS/INS System";
		condition = "(isengineon this) && (player == (driver this))";
		statement = "createDialog 'glt_airgpsmfd'";
                        };
            };

[.kju 3241]

You need to define all classes you inherit from.

Use this (hack/trick):

class Turrets;
class MainTurret;
class cfgVehicles
{
class Su34;
class DZG_GUAF_Su34_AS: Su34
{

[DZGuymed 10]

You need to define all classes you inherit from.

Use this (hack/trick):

class Turrets;
class MainTurret;
class cfgVehicles
{
class Su34;
class DZG_GUAF_Su34_AS: Su34
{

Thanks. I've managed to get the addon to compile, but when I select the aircraft in the editor and try to use it, I receive multiple turret related errors, such as GunSmoke, PrimaryGunner and FireAnim. I don't have any idea what to do next, so I'll just put the partially fixed config here. Thanks for the help so far.

             class Su34;
            class DZG_GUAF_Su34_AS: Su34 {
                         displayName = "(GUAF-AF) Su-34 (Anti-Ship)";
                         weapons[] = {CMFlareLauncher};
                         magazines[] = {120Rnd_CMFlare_Chaff_Magazine};
                         class Turrets: Turrets {
                                  class MainTurret: MainTurret {
                                    weapons[] = {"GSh301", "80mmLauncher", "GLT_AS4_Launcher", "GLT_CH59_Launcher", "GLT_R77_Launcher", "GLT_R73_Launcher"};
                                    magazines[] = {"180Rnd_30mm_GSh301", "40Rnd_S8T", "GLT_2Rnd_AS4", "GLT_4Rnd_CH59", "GLT_2Rnd_R77", "GLT_2Rnd_R73"};
          		           };
                         };
                         vehicleClass = "DZG_AirVehicleClass";
                         faction = "GUAF";
                         crew = "DZG_GUAF_Pilot";
                         side = 1;
                         class UserActions {
		class defaultAction {
		priority = 0;
		shortcut = "";
		displayNameDefault = "";
		position = "";
		radius =2;
		onlyforplayer = 1;
		displayName = "GPS/INS System";
		condition = "(isengineon this) && (player == (driver this))";
		statement = "createDialog 'glt_airgpsmfd'";
                                   };
                        };
            };

[.kju 3241]

Upload your rpt to some temp host or pastebin:

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/arma.RPT

[DZGuymed 10]

Here's a link to my entire config.

http://pastie.org/private/oizehoytim6ysbibypujva

Just in case anyone's wondering, I'm not releasing this. It's not release worthy, plus I only intended it for private use/skills testing.

[.kju 3241]

The rpt please (too).

[DZGuymed 10]

The rpt please (too).

I'm not sure I have an RPT. Whatever that is... in my workfolder, I only have a config.cpp file.

---------- Post added at 06:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:14 PM ----------

Wait... here is an RPT with the errors in it:

http://pastie.org/1705885

[.kju 3241]

Missing items in requiredAddons:

http://pastebin.jonasscholz.de/1351

My suggestion is to define all from BI, even when unnecessary.

It is the least work and always works.

That said you may want to make this a replacement addon instead.

This way you don't have to modify missions or create new ones.

[DZGuymed 10]

Missing items in requiredAddons:

http://pastebin.jonasscholz.de/1351

My suggestion is to define all from BI, even when unnecessary.

It is the least work and always works.

That said you may want to make this a replacement addon instead.

This way you don't have to modify missions or create new ones.

Thanks so much!

I never realized that requiredAddons actually mattered; I thought that as long as you define the required class for each part of the addon you'd be fine. Adding all those classes to requiredAddons made it work.

[NutzMcKracken 17]

this will help to understand inheritance among other things :)

http://www.armastack.info/index.php/297/how-do-i-use-class-inheritance-correctly#a298