Script Help! D: Making Action for Marking Unit/Players Location

[ShinShin 10]

Okay...

I'm trying to Figure out How to Make an addAction via Script...

Which would give the player thee Ability to Simply Click this Action & Without going to the Map, It'll Mark his Location for Everyone to See.

I've become confused at this Point & I feel alot is Wrong.

So someone please have a Look and Help me out here :)

Thanks! :D

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(S.N. I'm trying my Best to Learn and Understand the Arma Scripting World)

Script...

// Call: nul = this addAction ["Mark-Location" ["pMarker",player,1,1] execVM "UnitLocs.sqf"

_addAction = _this select 0;
_mName = _this select 1;
_pos = this select 2;
_x = _this select 3;
_y = _this select 4;

_addAction = this addAction [_addAction];
_mName = createMarker [_mName, position _pos];
_mName setMarkerShape "ICON";
_mName setMarkerType "DOT";
_mName setMarkerColor "ColorBlue";
_mName setMarkerSize [_x, _y];

exit;

[colosso 1]

I'm not the best scripter around but this should work:

// Call: nul = this addAction ["Mark-Location"[color=Red],"UnitLocs.sqf",[/color]["pMarker",player,1,1]];    

_mName = ((_this select 3)select 0);    
_pos = getPos((_this select 3)select 1);     
_x = ((_this select 3)select 2);     
_y = ((_this select 3)select 3);      

_mName = createMarker [_mName, position _pos];     
_mName setMarkerShape "ICON";     
_mName setMarkerType "DOT";     
_mName setMarkerColor "ColorBlue";     
_mName setMarkerSize [_x, _y];  

exit;

If anybody knows better please point it out, I'm just a beginner ;)

Edited January 29, 2012 by colosso
Typo in code

[shuko 59]

init.sqf:

[] spawn {
 waituntil {!isnull player};
 player addAction ["Mark Location","actUserLocationMarker.sqf"];
};

actUserLocationMarker.sqf:

_player = _this select 1;
_userID = getPlayerUID _player;
_marker = format ["marker_location_%1",_userID];

if (getMarkerColor _marker == "") then {
 _marker = createMarker [_marker, getpos _player];
 _marker setMarkerShape "ICON";
 _marker setMarkerType "DOT";
 _marker setMarkerColor "ColorBlue";
 _marker setMarkerSize [1,1];
} else {
 _marker setMarkerPos (getpos _player);
};

[ShinShin 10]

Wow... Thanks man!

Will try this out Shuko

Thank you Both, Shuko & Colosso :D

I Will return with feedback on its useability.....

EDIT: Okay... Shuko, It's Working. But Now... Say I Wanted the Marker to have that Players Name as the Marker Name on Map when used.

How would I Go about Doing/Integrating that In?

So when the Action is Executed by the Player... His Marker will have HIS Name on it.

Edited January 30, 2012 by ShinShin
Finished testing Script...

[demonized 20]

EDIT: Okay... Shuko, It's Working. But Now... Say I Wanted the Marker to have that Players Name as the Marker Name on Map when used.

How would I Go about Doing/Integrating that In?

So when the Action is Executed by the Player... His Marker will have HIS Name on it.

setMarkerText

_marker setMarkerText (format["%1",name _player]);

[ShinShin 10]

SWEEEEET!!

Thanks Demonized!

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