Popup target? a little easier than most

[M.Evans 10]

here is the thing, I just want targets to get shot go down then come back up. No counting no scoring, just targets that pop up. What is the code for this. And from what I have seen they do not do this by themselves.

I am also using the SR5 MOUT script could this be the problem? I changed the parameters in the script and it seemed to keep everything popping up, but when I did the mout course, the targets on the course would pop back up as well. I want it so I have other ranges that are just pop up targets and the Mout course which was the same before I edited the script.

The script

// INITIALIZATION

//if (!isServer) exitWith{};

private ["_MOUTstart","_MOUTend","_MOUTcenter","_MOUTsize","_maxTime","_targets","_MOUTaction01","_MOUTaction02"];

_MOUTstart = _this select 0;

_MOUTend = _this select 1;

_MOUTcenter = getMarkerPos (_this select 2);

_MOUTsize = _this select 3;

_maxTime = _this select 4;

waitUntil {!(isNull _MOUTstart)};

waitUntil {_MOUTstart == _MOUTstart};

nopop = true; // Prevents targets from popping back up (useful for MOUT) this is a PUBLIC variable!

// Acquire targets and put them all down

_targets = nearestObjects [_MOUTcenter, ["targetE","targetTraining","targetEPopup","ACE_Box_Target_1","ACE_Box_Target_2","ACE_Box_Target_3","ACE_Hostage_Target_1","ACE_Hostage_Target_2","ACE_Hostage_Target_3","ACE_Hostage_Target_4","ACE_Hostage_Target_5","ACE_Hostage_Target_6"], _MOUTsize];

{

_x animate ["terc", 1];

} forEach _targets;

// Initalizes the MOUT course as NOT busy

MOUT_busy == 0;

// Adds the action to the MOUT start object

_MOUTaction02 = _MOUTstart addAction ['<t color=#EE8700">'+"Get last results"+'</t>', "scripts\MOUT\MOUT_getlast.sqf];

_MOUTaction01 = _MOUTstart addAction ['<t color="#FF9800">'+"Begin MOUT course"+'</t>', "scripts\MOUT\MOUT_start.sqf", [_MOUTstart,_MOUTend,_MOUTcenter,_MOUTsize,_maxTime], 0, false, true, "",""];

if (true) exitWith{};

It seems like this line here is the problem, but I am not sure how to get around this problem

nopop = true; // Prevents targets from popping back up (useful for MOUT) this is a PUBLIC variable!

any suggestions?

Edited December 31, 2011 by M.Evans

[katipo66 93]

Hi, arent popup targets default objects you can place in the editor?

Empty > Targets

Or ive probably misunderstood.

[M.Evans 10]

no they are, it is just that this script is ruining every target I put on the map, that one line when set to false for some reason effects every target on the map not just the ones determined by the init.sqf line

nul0 = [MOUT_start,MOUT_end,"MOUT_center",100,265] execVM "scripts\MOUT\MOUT_init.sqf";

100 is the distance in meters and the 265 is the time limit.

I am wondering if the script got messed up somehow.

[f2k sel 145]

I don't really see the problem.

nopop=true only disables the auto popup.

You then have manual control of them

{_x animate ["terc", 0];} forEach _targets;//  popup

{_x animate ["terc", 1];} forEach _targets;// pop down

[M.Evans 10]

then why is it telling every single target on the map to lie down after they have been shot, even when they are outside of the MOUT script radius. It should not work that way.

[f2k sel 145]

It's not telling every object to lie down it's telling them not to pop up.

By default all popup targets and simple targets lie down when shot.

[M.Evans 10]

is there a way I could edit the script so that only certain targets would be able to be used by the mout script? because If i can do that everything would be good from there on out. and that way the ones that could lie down could lie down and the ones that needed to pop up could pop up.

I think that has to do with this line.

_targets = nearestObjects [_MOUTcenter, ["targetE","targetTraining","targetEPopup","ACE_Box _Target_1","ACE_Box_Target_2","ACE_Box_Target_3"," ACE_Hostage_Target_1","ACE_Hostage_Target_2","ACE_ Hostage_Target_3","ACE_Hostage_Target_4","ACE_Host age_Target_5","ACE_Hostage_Target_6"], _MOUTsize];

[f2k sel 145]

I haven't used Ace targets so I don't know what default behaviour they have.

It sounds like You want some to popup and some to stay down?

If that's the case then use popup false;

When you shoot a target it stays down until you tell it to get up again.

objectname animate ["terc", 0];// popup

Your better off making an array of the target names rather than types.

That way you make an array of those you want to popup the rest stay down.

I'll try and make some examples tonight.

[M.Evans 10]

thanks man that would be great.

[f2k sel 145]

Here's a simple example of three targets behaving differently.

Target action examples

Stay down when shot

Stay up when shot

Pop back up when shot.

All three report when they are Hit.