Triggers and using Synchronize

[iceman11a 11]

Correct me if I'm wrong. If I group a unit to a trigger. The only thing that can trip that trigger is the unit that's it's group too. Right.

I been having some problems getting triggers to trigger.

And on the same trigger. If I had the same trigger Synchronize to a way point in front of a helo. The helo would have to wait until the trigger is tripped. Right ?

From what I been watching and reading. If a unit is grouped to a trigger.

Activation: NONE

Condition:

On Acct: hint "Unit 2 has to mount heli1 when it lands";

So when that unit enters that trigger. It trips. Right....

and it should display "Unit 2 has to mount heli1 when it lands"

[demonized 20]

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

[iceman11a 11]

Thanks, Why won't you post the wiki, I all ready know all that and how to set them. I'm trying to find out why they don't work..

[demonized 20]

Thanks, Why won't you post the wiki, I all ready know all that and how to set them. I'm trying to find out why they don't work..

you have synched a trigger to a vehicle wp and have choosen activation NONE and NO condition whatsoever, i suggest you reread and reaquire that wiki info ;)

[iceman11a 11]

Well like I said I been threw all that before. I have some video tutorials on this and some pdf files for help all so. How ever the mission I'm making is different then the tutorials I have and what your trying to tell me is what I have.

What I had to do was delete and remove every thing to start all over again. Just to see if I could get it to work this time. Now the problem is that The helo lands at the 1st pad and takes off when one of the units enters the helo. Then it lands at a 2nd helopad.

So all this works. I have the helo sync to a trigger. and when the heli1 enters that trigger. It should fire that trigger. I just can't get it to work at all. This sample is what My mission is all about. I just didn't think it would be this hard to setup.

I deleted the trigger and created a new one. and well I don't know what to do. Now on this other mission I been trying to get to work in another verison of ArmA, The code is the same and it should work the same. The problem I have with it is as long as I have that 2nd way point. It just touches the ground and take off again. and hovers.

So I ready don't know what to do. Like I said in that other post. I'll see if I can setup a video for you so you guys can see my settings and watch when I run the mission..

[demonized 20]

allright, maybe mods or betas is making troubles for you, i dont have the time to make a demo mission right now, otw out, ill see later or ill have one for you tomorrow.

[iceman11a 11]

well I put together a video for those of you who want to watch it. It's only 3 minutes long. I show you how I have the way points setup and I show you what happens. Sorry the FPS suck. This should give you an idea on what I'm trying to do. I hope it does.

[demonized 20]

allright, looking at the video, its is arma 1 not 2 right? so wrong part of forums, this is arma 2 parts, many commnads does not work backwards into arma1.

but the same applies for triggers and wps in both a1 and a2 afaik:

You need to press F5 and drag a blue line from the GETIN wp of the ground unit to the LOAD wp of the heli, else heli will pick up noone

If you dont already have the guide in my sig, get it, its free and was designed for A1, it covers everything you need, i even think there are descriptive examples of just what you need.

but again, placing a load wp, a getin wp, synch them using F5 and a transport unload wp does the trick, no need for any conditions or codes to achieve what the video showed.

EDIT: demo mission A2 operation arrowhead or CO.

shows simple waypoint exstraction and scripted simple type with descriptive info.

one thing, if you stand away from your getin wp say 50 or 100 meters heli will wait for you to get to wp before landing, this is no issue with AI unless wp is placed very badly, humans need to get close to activate the wp.

Edited December 3, 2011 by Demonized

[iceman11a 11]

Thanks Dem, How ever that's not what I'm trying to do. I need only one unit to mount up. If I use the GET IN on the teams wp, Then all of them and including the player have to get in. The idea is to get a hostage to the ZL and then the teams move on to the next objective. That same heli could be dropping off troops too. as well as picking them up.

I all so tried to move the team in closer to the heli when it lands and the heli still touches the ground and lifted off again. When the heli lands I need it to stay there until unit1 is in heli1.

The why am I posting ArmA in ArmA 2, because I didn't get any replies, and Sickboy said I should post it in the ArmA 2 forums any way. No one watching those forums any more. and they should be watch every day. How ever I did find out that it was wrong from a moderator.

So I didn't know what else too do. See in Arma 2 I'm still having problem using triggers. I can't all ways get them to fire when I need them too. That's in another post.

If you dont already have the guide in my sig, get it, its free and was designed for A1, it covers everything you need, i even think there are descriptive examples of just what you need.

No I don't have this, do you have a link for it. The only one I have is

Armed-Assault_Editing-Guide_Deluxe_Edition_by Mr-Murray_EN

This is the only one I have, This is where I been getting all of my ideas at, and since there is nothing like this for ArmA 2. That's why I got this older version. See

Mr-Murray all so has an sample mission called Airstrike-Example_Mr-Murray.Sara and I can't get it to work. So I have no idea.

Ice

[demonized 20]

ok, nameyour hostage and in the move WP of the heli placed at the pickup h-pad, no need to use getin wp synched to load wp or anything, place this in heli load wp:

heliname land "GET IN"; [nameOfHostage] joinSilent grpNull; nameOfHostage assignAsCargo heliname; nameOfHostage orderGetin true;

all done, hostage leaves his group and enters heli.

[iceman11a 11]

Thanks again Dem, I'm getting an error of type object expected array. in orderGetin.

Let me show you what I have in the load way point for the heli1.

heli1 land "helipad";[unit1] joinSilent grpNull; unit1 assignAsCargo heli1; unit1 orderGetin true;

This is in the On Act..

Edited December 3, 2011 by iceman11a

[demonized 20]

ah yes. my bad, it should be:

heli1 land "helipad";[unit1] joinSilent grpNull; unit1 assignAsCargo heli1;[b] [unit1] [/b]orderGetin true;

[iceman11a 11]

Dem, Thank you very much. That worked. I just need to find some samples in ArmA AA and I can learn a lot from them and Then I should be able to make better missions in ArmA ][ and ]I[

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Oh, and I would like the like for that tutorial you have too.

[demonized 20]

Allright, there is a solution to everything :)

About the guide, yeah i meant Mr Murrays, the same one you already had. it works for A2 aswell, thats where i first started my scripting learning, that and other peoples scripts.

[iceman11a 11]

Well have you tried to get this to work. Airstrike-Example_Mr-Murray.Sara

I been playing with it and I still can't get it to work. I would like to find a sample for an Airstrike. If you have some good links for some samples, Please let me know.