Enable / Hide marler map in specific area

[dalia 13]

Hi,

So i would like when player take ennemi radar, they can use it. So when they use on map at 400 m around the radar they can see on the mpa all ennemi icon.

I tried with setgroupicon but only allied appaear on map.

Thanks

[demonized 20]

you can create a marker for every enemy using distance, side, isKindof createMarker and using various colors, symbols etc.

You will see more marker options on the wiki page.

and then you can run a while loop to track the unit with the marker, using

markername setMarkerPos getPos objectname;

as long as the objektname is within the scan distance of the radar.

[dalia 13]

no, ennemy spawn, so i cannot give name at units, all units in a 400 m around radar must be visible on the map. I cannot create marker for all units, there is 300 units who come during game.

[demonized 20]

Allunits will return all units and dont need any name.

{if ((_x distance radar) < 400) then {createmarker.}} foreach allUnits;

[dalia 13]

ahhh ok :), thanks, i dont know scripting so i didn't understand, thanks i will try :)

[demonized 20]

this will work even better than allUnits:

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

[dalia 13]

ok so i have this you are ok?

{if ((_x distance aa) < 400) then {createmarker["Marker1", position _x]}} foreach allUnits;

marker1 setMarkerShape "ICON";

"marker1" setMarkerType "DOT";

marker1 setMarkerColor "ColorOrange";

soon, i have one marker :), but red. And the marker (i dont know if its the random or not) choose the switchteam guy.

[demonized 20]

here is a indebt example working, i have commented the various parts so you can see what does what, also you can delete or change what extra details you want etc..

save as radar_markers.sqf

/* 
radar markers by range and side.
by Demonized

execute with in a trigger or a script:
_null = [radarobject,[sidesToDetect],range] execVM "radar_markers.sqf";
_null = [radar,[east],400] execVM "radar_markers.sqf";
_null = [radar,[east,west,resistance],1500] execVM "radar_markers.sqf";
*/

_radar = _this select 0;
_sides = _this select 1;
_range = _this select 2;

radar_specific_detected = [];
radar_specific_nr = 0;
while {(getDammage _radar) < 1} do {
_near = nearestObjects [(getPos _radar), ["AllVehicles"], _range];
{
	// if side of detected unit is correct and object is not in the already detected array and object is not dead then proceed to create marker else do nothing.
	if ((side _x) in _sides AND (!((vehicle _x) in radar_specific_detected)) AND alive (vehicle _x)) then {

		// add object detected to the array so we dont create doubles later on.
		radar_specific_detected = radar_specific_detected + [(vehicle _x)];

		// create a unique name for the new marker.
		_name = format["radar_markers_%1",radar_specific_nr];
		radar_specific_nr = (radar_specific_nr + 1);

		// set color to match side of unit.
		_color = "ColorBlue";  // this is default color for west units.
		if ((side _x) == east) then {_color = "ColorRed"};
		if ((side _x) == resistance) then {_color = "ColorOrange"};
		if ((side _x) == civilian) then {_color = "ColorBlack"};

		// create the marker.
		_marker = createMarker [_name,(getPos (vehicle _x))];
		_marker setMarkerShape "ICON";
		_marker setMarkerColor _color;

		// if its a car change markertype to car.
		if ((vehicle _x) isKindOf "Car") then {
			_marker setMarkerType "Car";
		};
		// if its a tank change markertype to tank.
		if ((vehicle _x) isKindOf "Tank") then {
			_marker setMarkerType "Tank";
		};
		// if its a Air vehicle change markertype to Air.
		if ((vehicle _x) isKindOf "Air") then {
			_marker setMarkerType "Air";
		};
		// if its a Man change markertype to Man.
		if ((vehicle _x) isKindOf "Man") then {
			_marker setMarkerType "Man";
		};

		// here we will launch a seperate script to track the unit while its in range.
		_track = [(vehicle _x),_marker,_radar,_range] spawn {
			_object = _this select 0;
			_marker = _this select 1;
			_radar = _this select 2;
			_range = _this select 3;

			// while radar is not dead, and object is not dead, and object is within detect range specidied.
			while {(getDammage _radar) < 1 AND (getDammage _object) < 1 AND (_object distance _radar) <= _range} do {
				// set the marker to the position of the object.
				_marker setMarkerPos (getPos _object);
				sleep 1;
			};
			// when radar or object is dead or object is out of range we delete the marker and remove the object from the detected array.
			deleteMarker _marker;
			radar_specific_detected = radar_specific_detected - [_object];
		};
	};
} foreach _near;
sleep 5;  // update new targets every 5 seconds.
};

Edited May 1, 2011 by Demonized

[dalia 13]

Ok it's done, thanks for your help

---------- Post added at 06:00 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:07 AM ----------

So i tried to stop after 5 seconds, i explain, the player ask at the radar if they control it to send on map the ennemi movement, so after 20 seconds the markers disapear, so i tried to add, but don't stop. So can you say me what i must write, i don't find after my test. Thanks

sleep 3;

_null = [radar,[east],400] execVM "radar_markers.sqf";

hint 'gg';

exit;

};

[demonized 20]

this will only run once and you can set timeToDelete to how many seconds you want in top of script.

/* 
radar markers by range and side.
by Demonized

execute with in a trigger or a script:
_null = [radarobject,[sidesToDetect],range] execVM "radar_markers.sqf";
_null = [radar,[east],400] execVM "radar_markers.sqf";
_null = [radar,[east,west,resistance],1500] execVM "radar_markers.sqf";
*/

_radar = _this select 0;
_sides = _this select 1;
_range = _this select 2;
_timeToDelete = 20;  // x amount seconds markers will be shown, then script will exit.

radar_specific_detected = [];
radar_specific_nr = 0;
_near = nearestObjects [(getPos _radar), ["AllVehicles"], _range];
{
// if side of detected unit is correct and object is not in the already detected array and object is not dead then proceed to create marker else do nothing.
if ((side _x) in _sides AND (!((vehicle _x) in radar_specific_detected)) AND alive (vehicle _x)) then {

	// add object detected to the array so we dont create doubles later on.
	radar_specific_detected = radar_specific_detected + [(vehicle _x)];

	// create a unique name for the new marker.
	_name = format["radar_markers_%1",radar_specific_nr];
	radar_specific_nr = (radar_specific_nr + 1);

	// set color to match side of unit.
	_color = "ColorBlue";  // this is default color for west units.
	if ((side _x) == east) then {_color = "ColorRed"};
	if ((side _x) == resistance) then {_color = "ColorOrange"};
	if ((side _x) == civilian) then {_color = "ColorBlack"};

	// create the marker.
	_marker = createMarker [_name,(getPos (vehicle _x))];
	_marker setMarkerShape "ICON";
	_marker setMarkerColor _color;

	// if its a car change markertype to car.
	if ((vehicle _x) isKindOf "Car") then {
		_marker setMarkerType "Car";
	};
	// if its a tank change markertype to tank.
	if ((vehicle _x) isKindOf "Tank") then {
		_marker setMarkerType "Tank";
	};
	// if its a Air vehicle change markertype to Air.
	if ((vehicle _x) isKindOf "Air") then {
		_marker setMarkerType "Air";
	};
	// if its a Man change markertype to Man.
	if ((vehicle _x) isKindOf "Man") then {
		_marker setMarkerType "Man";
	};
		// here we will launch a seperate script to track the unit while its in range.
	_track = [(vehicle _x),_marker,_radar,_range,_timeToDelete] spawn {
		_object = _this select 0;
		_marker = _this select 1;
		_radar = _this select 2;
		_range = _this select 3;
		_timeOut = _this select 4;
		_timer = _time;

		// while radar is not dead, and object is not dead, and object is within detect range specidied.
		while {(getDammage _radar) < 1 AND (getDammage _object) < 1 AND (_object distance _radar) <= _range AND (_timer + _timeOut) > _time} do {
			// set the marker to the position of the object.
			_marker setMarkerPos (getPos _object);
			sleep 1;
		};
		// when radar or object is dead or object is out of range we delete the marker and remove the object from the detected array.
		deleteMarker _marker;
		radar_specific_detected = radar_specific_detected - [_object];
	};
};
} foreach _near;

[dalia 13]

thanks :), but doesn't work, the markers appear 1 second and after hide.

[dalia 13]

i found the trouble :

_timer = 0;

// while radar is not dead, and object is not dead, and object is

within detect range specidied.

while {(getDammage _radar) < 1 AND (getDammage _object) < 1 AND

(_object distance _radar) <= _range AND (_timer < _timeOut) } do {

// set the marker to the position of the object.

_marker setMarkerPos (getPos _object);

_timer = _timer + 1;

sleep 1;

};

Thanks for your help it's perfect.