7 satchels and one Radio tower

[Maraticius 10]

Hi,

I have some weird issue with the Satchel Bags when destroying the Radio Towers in the Chernarus Coop Dom missions.

The Radio Tower needs 7satchels to be destroyed ! which makes all the missions difficult to complete.

I've tried to use A-10 and laser guided missiles, but no luck again.... 2 runs and 8 bombs did nothing to the tower.

On the beginning I thought it's bugged, so restarted the server etc, but not ! After restart, each mission have the same problem.

It is difficult to accomplish the mission, especially when there is 6 of us on Chernarus and huge amount of OPFORs protecting the tower like wild hogs....

Where I can find some files where that info is stored ? ( amount of satchels ), or at least power of satchels, so I could adjust it.

This spoils our fun a lot :(

Maybe some script could fix this ?

Guys, can you help on this please ?

Thanks!

[kylania 567]

*Casts Summon Grimes VI*

[KC Grimes 79]

*Casts Summon Grimes VI*

Hah.

Well for one, the tower is not able to be damaged by anything that is not a satchel or ACE explosive device.

And for your answer...

x_server\x_f\x_serverfuncs.sqf - Line 870ish

FUNC(CheckMTShotHD) = {
private ["_tower", "_r", "_val"];
PARAMS_1(_tower);
_r = 0;
if ((getText(configFile >> "CfgAmmo" >> (_this select 4) >> "simulation") in ["shotPipeBomb", "shotTimeBomb"]) || ((_this select 4) == "ACE_PipebombExplosion")) then {
[color="Red"]		_r = (_this select 2) / [/color][color="Green"]5[/color][color="Red"];[/color]
};
_val = _tower getVariable QGVAR(damt);
if (isNil "_val") then {_val = 0};
_r = _r + _val;
_tower setVariable [QGVAR(damt), _r];
_r
};

Where the red line is the line you're looking to edit, and the green number is the variable you are changing. When I was testing this I found that...

_r = (_this select 2) / 5;

Changing green variable

5 - 4-5 satchels

2 - 2-3 satchels

1 - 1-2? satchels

10 - 5+satchels

I use 1 as the variable and it is consistently needing only one satchel to destroy, the 2 was just a theoretical guess.

[kylania 567]

Ha! I knew you'd know where to find that. How about allowing a GBU to take it out?

[KC Grimes 79]

Honestly it took me a while. I remembered what my post looked like in that thread, and I searched serverfuncs and other bits of the file name and nothing came up, so I had to go through the thread backwards until I found it. Ah well.

[lightspeed_aust 681]

use a game logic and destroy it that way - set the damage of the closest id to 1.

[Maraticius 10]

@Grimes

You're GOD ! this work great :)

However I have another question...

Is there any way to set volume of the enemies in the mission ?

For 5-6 people playing on the server, the amount of enemies in each town is just overwhelming.

Where I have to look ?

BTW..Thanks guys for your help !

[KC Grimes 79]

@Lightspeed_aus - that's just unnecessary.

@Maraticius - Yes.

i_server - Lines 400-477ish

[color="Green"]// first element (array. for example: [2,1]): number of vehicle groups that will get spawned, the first number is the max number that will get spawned,
// the second one the minimum. So [2,0] means, there can be no vehicle groups at all or a maximum of 2 groups of this kind
// second element: maximum number of vehicles in group; randomly chosen[/color]
switch (GVAR(WithLessArmor)) do {
case 0: {
	GVAR(vehicle_numbers_guard) = [
#ifndef __ACE__
		[[[color="Red"]1[/color],[color="Red"]0[/color]], [color="Red"]1[/color]], // tanks
		[[1,0], 1], // apc (bmp)
		[[1,1], 1], // apc2 (brdm)
		[[1,1], 1], // jeep with mg (uaz mg)
		[[1,0], 1] // jeep with gl (uaz grenade)
#else
		[[1,0], 1], // tanks
		[[1,0], 1], // apc (bmp)
		[[1,0], 1], // apc2 (brdm)
		[[1,1], 1], // jeep with mg (uaz mg)
		[[1,1], 1] // jeep with gl (uaz grenade)
#endif
	];
	GVAR(vehicle_numbers_guard_static) = [
#ifndef __ACE__
		[[1,1], 1], // tanks
		[[1,1], 1], // apc (bmp)
		[[2,1], 1] // aa (shilka)
#else
		[[1,1], 1], // tanks
		[[1,1], 1], // apc (bmp)
		[[2,1], 1] // aa (shilka)
#endif
	];
	GVAR(vehicle_numbers_patrol) = [
#ifndef __ACE__
		[[1,1], 1], // tanks
		[[1,1], 1], // apc (bmp)
		[[1,1], 1], // apc2 (brdm)
		[[2,1], 1], // jeep with mg (uaz mg)
		[[2,1], 1] // jeep with gl (uaz grenade)
#else
		[[1,1], 1], // tanks
		[[1,1], 1], // apc (bmp)
		[[1,1], 1], // apc2 (brdm)
		[[2,1], 1], // jeep with mg (uaz mg)
		[[2,1], 1] // jeep with gl (uaz grenade)
#endif
	];

	// allmost the same like above
	// first element the max number of ai "foot" groups that will get spawned, second element minimum number (no number for vehicles in group necessary)
	GVAR(footunits_guard) = [
#ifndef __TT__
		[1,1], // basic groups
		[1,1] // specop groups
#else
		[2,1], // basic groups
		[2,1] // specop groups
#endif
	];
	GVAR(footunits_patrol) = [
#ifndef __ACE__
		[5,3], // basic groups
		[5,3] // specop groups
#else
		[4,3], // basic groups
		[5,3] // specop groups
#endif
	];
	GVAR(footunits_guard_static) = [
#ifndef __ACE__
		[1,1], // basic groups
		[1,0] // specop groups
#else
		[1,1], // basic groups
		[1,0] // specop groups
#endif
	];
};

First read the green part to get to know what you're doing. All I copy/pasted was case 0, or "Normal" amount of armor/units. Case 1 is "Less" armor/units, and case 2 is no armor, but obviously still unarmored and infantry. These options are selected in the parameters or defaulted in description.ext. So find the case you'll be using, or edit all 3. The red numbers are what you're looking at in each line.

Let me know if you need any help.

[Maraticius 10]

@Grimes

Yes, I found it this morning and adjusted what I was looking for...

Thanks a lot again !

[demonized 20]

How about allowing a GBU to take it out?

US a10 GBU:

x_server\x_f\x_serverfuncs.sqf - Line 870ish

FUNC(CheckMTShotHD) = {
private ["_tower", "_r", "_val"];
PARAMS_1(_tower);
_r = 0;
if ((getText(configFile >> "CfgAmmo" >> (_this select 4) >> "simulation") in ["shotPipeBomb", "shotTimeBomb"]) || ((_this select 4) == "ACE_PipebombExplosion")) then {
	_r = (_this select 2) / 5;
};
[b][i]if ((_this select 4) == "Bo_GBU12_LGB") then {_r = _this select 2};[/i][/b]
_val = _tower getVariable QGVAR(damt);
if (isNil "_val") then {_val = 0};
_r = _r + _val;
_tower setVariable [QGVAR(damt), _r];
_r
};

[Maraticius 10]

Awesome !

Thanks for your help guys !