Pick up object script - If Player is running then drop cargo?

[igneous01 19]

As the titles says, i cant figure out how to get the player to drop his cargo if he is running too fast.

I just finished making a simple mission involving a crashed cargo truck having players pick up the scattered boxes and dumping them into the water.

So far this works, however I cannot get it to check the speed at which that unit is going. I want it to drop the cargo if he is running, jogging, and stays so long as hes walking.

I know that load in and carry commands exist in domination, with the same features built in. So there must be a way.

Here is what I have so far on my script, its not MP-Worked yet, but i am working on that. I am using this in tandem with the generic actions script that converts the arguments into code.

PickupObjects.sqf

private ["_unit", "_objects", "_actionid"];
_objects = _this select 0;
_actionid = _this select 2;
_unit = _this select 1;
_unit setvariable ["carrying", 0];

// attach the object
_objects attachTo [_unit,[0,2,0.3]];
_unit setvariable [_unit getVariable "carrying", 1];
_unit setvariable ["object", _objects];

// remove pickup action
_objects removeaction _actionid;

// add drop action
_unit addAction ["Drop Cargo","gen_action.sqf", "detach ((_this select 0) getvariable 'object'); (_this select 0) setvariable [((_this select 0) getVariable 'carrying'), 0]; (_this select 0) removeaction (_this select 2)"];

waitUntil { (_unit getvariable "carrying") == 0 };
_unit setvariable [_unit getvariable "object", nil];
// add original action again
_objects addaction ["Pick up Cargo", "PickupObjects.sqf"];

Edited April 6, 2011 by Igneous01

[igneous01 19]

Problem solved: In case people are wondering how this is done, you need to use speed to check how fast a unit is moving, and you can use forcewalk to keep them from jogging (not sprinting ofcourse)

first script (part of the mission)

[player, _Cargo1, _Cargo2, _Cargo3, _Cargo4, _Cargo5, _obj1] spawn {
_Cargo1 = _this select 1;
_Cargo2 = _this select 2;
     _Cargo3 = _this select 3;
     _Cargo4 = _this select 4;
     _Cargo5 = _this select 5;
     _obj1 = _this select 6;
     player setVariable ["carrying", 0];
     player sidechat "setting carriar variable to 0";

     while {(taskstate _obj1) != "SUCCEEDED"} do {
      player sidechat "in loop";
	_AID1 = _Cargo1 addaction ["Pick up Cargo", "PickupObjects.sqf"];
	_AID2 = _Cargo2 addaction ["Pick up Cargo", "PickupObjects.sqf"];
	_AID3 = _Cargo3 addaction ["Pick up Cargo", "PickupObjects.sqf"];
	_AID4 = _Cargo4 addaction ["Pick up Cargo", "PickupObjects.sqf"];
	_AID5 = _Cargo5 addaction ["Pick up Cargo", "PickupObjects.sqf"];
	waitUntil {(player getVariable "carrying") != 0};
	hint "carrying something";
	_Cargo1 removeaction _AID1;
	_Cargo2 removeaction _AID2;
	_Cargo3 removeaction _AID3;
	_Cargo4 removeaction _AID4;
	_Cargo5 removeaction _AID5;
	waitUntil {(player getVariable "carrying") == 0};
	sleep 1;
};
};

PickupObjects.sqf

private ["_unit", "_objects", "_actionid", "_carrying"];
_actionid = _this select 2;
_unit = _this select 1;
_objects = _this select 0;
_unit setvariable ["carrying", 0];

// attach the object
_objects attachTo [_unit,[0,2,0.3]];
_unit setvariable ["carrying", 1];
_unit setvariable ["object", _objects];
_unit forceWalk true;

// remove pickup action
_unit removeaction _actionid;

// add drop action
_DA = _unit addAction ["Drop Cargo", "DropObjects.sqf"];

[_unit] spawn {
private ["_unit"];
_unit = _this select 0;
_FEHandle = _unit addEventhandler ["fired", {(_this select 0) setVariable ["carrying", 0]}]; 

while {(_unit getVariable "carrying") == 1} do {
	if ((speed _unit) > 7) then {
		_unit setvariable ["carrying", 0];
	};
	sleep 1;
};
_unit RemoveEventHandler ["fired", _FEHandle];
};

waitUntil { (_unit getvariable "carrying") == 0 };
detach _objects; 
_unit removeaction _DA;
_unit setvariable ["object", nil];
_unit forcewalk false;

DropObjects.sqf

_unit = _this select 0; 
_id = _this select 2; 
detach (_unit getvariable "object"); 
_unit setvariable ["carrying", 0]; 

its rough, but it wasnt intended to be a standalone script, just something for the purposes of my mission.