nearestObjects not detecting units inside vehicles

[bus 11]

I'm using nearestObjects with the class filters "soldiereb" and "soldierwb" so that I can count how many units of each side are nearby. When a soldier is on foot, they're being returned in the array. When a soldier is mounted in a vehicle, they are not.

Here's the code:

_units_east = nearestObjects[(getmarkerpos _marker), ["soldiereb"], (_markersize select 0)];

The idea is that if the unit is within the marker, they're going to get a point for their team. Knowing that, please comment on how I can get around this limitation or if there's a better way to count units in an area, mounted or not.

Thanks,

Bus

[st_dux 26]

How big is the marker?

[bus 11]

350 meters. Is there a limitation?

Well, I got around this by running this code as well:

_units_veh = nearestObjects[(getmarkerpos _marker), ["landvehicle"], (_markersize select 0)];

for [{ _loop = 0 },{ _loop < count _units_veh },{ _loop = _loop + 1 }] do

{

_units_veh_mounted = crew (_units_veh select _loop);

for [{ _unitloop = 0 },{ _unitloop < count _units_veh_mounted },{ _unitloop = _unitloop + 1 }] do

{

if(side (_units_veh_mounted select _unitloop) == West) then

{

_units_west_count = _units_west_count + 1;

}

else

{

_units_east_count = _units_east_count + 1;

};

};

};

And that in addition to just checking for infantry ("soldiereb", "soldierwb"), gives me the right total so I'm happy.

Thanks,

Bus

[st_dux 26]

It's not that there's a limitation, but you might find it easier to use the following code:

_eastCount = {side _x == east && _x distance (getMarkerPos _marker) <= 175} count allUnits;
_westCount = {side _x == west && _x distance (getMarkerPos _marker) <= 175} count allUnits;

I'm assuming that the marker is a circle and that 350 meters is the diameter, but you could of course change the number if that's not the case.

[bus 11]

Range/Diameter...it's all the same :-)

Thanks for the code, I'll give it a try!

-Bus

---------- Post added at 03:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:21 PM ----------

Didn't know you could put conditions on count...nice to know.

Works perfectly. I knew there had to be an easier way. Thanks!

-Bus