Script for laser sights?

[Tom_Pynchon 10]

Hi.

I'm sure it's here somewhere but I cannot seem to find it.

Is there a script I can use to have an entire team turn on/off the laser sights on their weapons?

I'm new to the ARMA series of games and would really appreciate some help.

Thanks.

[PuFu 4599]

Hi.

I'm sure it's here somewhere but I cannot seem to find it.

Is there a script I can use to have an entire team turn on/off the laser sights on their weapons?

I'm new to the ARMA series of games and would really appreciate some help.

Thanks.

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/enableIRLasers

[Tom_Pynchon 10]

Thanks. Quick and simple!

EDIT: I spoke too soon. I followed the link, which gave me this : (units group player) enable IRLasers true. It didn't work. The mission editor returned a "Missing ;" prompt. I dunno what I did wrong.

Anyways, just to clarify. I'd like to have the AIs on my team turn on their laser sights at a certain point in a night-time mission I'm trying to make. I've been searching the forums and have googled the query but cannot seem to find the answer anywhere. The above script looks good, but somehow I couldn't make it work. I tried using it both in the init field of an AI unit and on the On Act field of a waypoint and trigger to no avail.

Will really be grateful if someone can point me in the right direction. I've been working on this mission going on five nights now and am really keen on finishing it well. Wouldn't be the same without those lasers. I'm using ARMA2 OA with the latest 1.59RC patch, no special addons or mods.

Thanks.

Edited March 28, 2011 by Tom_Pynchon
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[sakura_chan 9]

(units (group player)) enableIRLasers true

There aren't any spaces in Arma scripting commands. Also make sure that the soldiers have weapons with lasers on them, most

don't even though you can see the laser emitter on the front of the gun.

[Tom_Pynchon 10]

(units (group player)) enableIRLasers true

There aren't any spaces in Arma scripting commands. Also make sure that the soldiers have weapons with lasers on them, most

don't even though you can see the laser emitter on the front of the gun.

Thank you. Yes, I hadn't noticed the unnecessary space. That was the problem. My bad.

Sorry for the late reply.

Again, thanks.

[Gerwazy 10]

I don't understand it - what should I write here: (units(group player))??

What If I simple write enable IRLasers true for west in a trigger?

Edited August 20, 2011 by Gerwazy

[CarlGustaffa 4]

If you look at the syntax for enableIRLasers, you'll see that it takes Object or Group as parameter, not side.

You could do a forEach loop over all groups on a side. Untested, but something like:

{if (side _x == west) then {_x enableIRLasers true}} forEach allGroups

Ehh, that looks a bit weird, but I'm a bit too tired to spot problems right now...

Edited August 20, 2011 by CarlGustaffa

[Gerwazy 10]

so I write (units (group player)) enableIRLasers true in a trigger and a group with player turn on their IR Lasers?

[noricum 10]

I'm not sure, why you need a script for this. If you're the groupleader, just give em an order, to enable their lasers?

Edit: Sry, haven't read the 3rd post

Edited August 20, 2011 by Noricum
Reminder to myself: Read all posts before posting!