Backpack Dispenser

[semedar 0]

Anyway someone can help me out by having a Backpack Heap dispense backpacks with the addAction command?

Example: Walk up to a backpack heap and a bunch of Add Actions pop up with either "Get US Assault Pack" which in turns removes your current backpack (if any) and gives you a "US_Assault_Pack_EP1". With an option to get any backpack you want.

I've searched and found someone did something similar but I couldn't figure it out since it was heavily embedded in his mission and couldn't port it into mine.

[Lucky44 13]

Here's what we use at TAW.net (the Art of Warfare). Feel free to use it.

We put a backpack heap object on the ground and put this in its INIT box:

handle = this execVM "scripts\bagHeap.sqf";

Then we have a script called bagHeap.sqf in a folder called "scripts" that looks like this:

_heap = _this;

_heap addAction ["Take ACU Pack", "scripts\addBackpack.sqf", ["US_Assault_Pack_EP1"]];
_heap addAction ["Take Large Coyote Pack", "scripts\addBackpack.sqf", ["US_Backpack_EP1"]];
_heap addAction ["Take Patrol Pack", "scripts\addBackpack.sqf", ["US_Patrol_Pack_EP1"]];
_heap addAction ["Take ALICE Pack", "scripts\addBackpack.sqf", ["TK_ALICE_Pack_EP1"]];
_heap addAction ["Take Taki Assault Pack", "scripts\addBackpack.sqf", ["TK_Assault_Pack_EP1"]];
_heap addAction ["Take Czech Rucksack", "scripts\addBackpack.sqf", ["CZ_Backpack_EP1"]];
_heap addAction ["Remove Backpack", "scripts\addBackpack.sqf", [""]];

Then we have another script in that folder, called addBackpack.sqf that looks like this:

_player = (_this select 1);
_type = (_this select 3) select 0;

removeBackpack _player;
sleep 0.5;
if (!(_type == "")) then 
{
_player addBackpack _type;
hintSilent "You picked up the backpack. Any previous backpacks were discarded.";
} else 
{
hintSilent "Backpack dropped.";
};

Works very well! I think TAW_Paveway put that together for us originally.

You can see it in use on TAW.net servers ;)

[semedar 0]

Aye awesome this is exactly what I was looking for, thanks! :D

Is there any way you can have the addAction command in-game text be grey? (The part where it says "Take ACU Pack")

I've seen it done in someones Domination mission before, but never figured it out.

[cobra4v320 27]

_heap addAction [("<t color=""#8A8A8A"">" + ("Take ACU Pack") +"</t>"), "scripts\addBackpack.sqf", ["US_Assault_Pack_EP1"]];

Edited August 16, 2011 by cobra4v320

[semedar 0]

_heap addAction [("<t color=""#8A8A8A"">" + ("Take ACU Pack") +"</t>"), "scripts\addBackpack.sqf", ["US_Assault_Pack_EP1"]];

Aye, thanks for the help! :D

Picture:

http://tinyurl.com/4yj25dy

[Laviski 1]

sry for bumping old thread but this is exactly what i'm looking for but can't seem to get it to work!

am i supposed to name the backpack heap? put it into the init.sqs?

[panther42 49]

read post # 2, if confused, re-read post # 2. If still confused, call for medevac...

[Laviski 1]

yes i did read post #2 and then went back to read #2 again when it didn't work

i have everything copied exactly like in post #2 still doesn't work

---------- Post added at 18:54 ---------- Previous post was at 17:07 ----------

or even better can someone link me a working mission with this at least i can take it from there

[kylania 568]

or even better can someone link me a working mission with this at least i can take it from there

Here ya go. Working mission which is nothing more than what's in post #2. :)

[Laviski 1]

thx! works now - playing spot the difference in what you do did and still no idea why it didn't work the first time. no matter

[kylania 568]

Check your RPT file for errors maybe? Calling your folder script instead of scripts, or missing that last } or a missing ; somewhere maybe? Not sure. Glad it's working now though for you!