nearObjects for pipebomb near AI always returns null object? +++

[ashram 1-1 10]

hi, anyone else had problems using nearObjects to get object reference of a satchel charge placed by AI unit?

this was driving me barmy yesterday, today i thought to try with player instead and it works fine with this code in radio trigger:

bomb = ((getpos player) nearObjects ["PipeBomb",50]) select 0;hint format ["nearest bomb is: %1",bomb];

when using this code in a script to make AI destroy an object, always returns null object:

            hint "setting charge";
           _chargeman Fire ["pipebombmuzzle","pipebombmuzzle","pipebomb"];
           _bomb = ((getpos _chargeman) nearObjects ["PipeBomb",50]) select 0;
           hint format ["nearest bomb is: %1",_bomb];

He definitely places a bomb as he barely escapes with his life after deciding to crawl away for the first part instead of run, even with a doMove in careless mode :rolleyes: (i suppose that could be due to target being a RU T-72, although with no fuel or ammo)

On that subject, tried removing the crew with this in vehicle init - seems not to work?

{deleteVehicle _x}forEach crew this;

Doing it this way because I could not get AI AT to reliably attack an empty unit placed in editor, even with the 'switch sides trick' using dummy groups, so I just create a real enemy, set fuel/ammo to zero and tried removing the crew.

Crux is that i am trying to 'teleport' the satchel a bit closer to the target than the minimum of 7m away where that AI will move to and place it. I have tried every move command available, perhaps it is just the case that next to an enemy tank is considered not a friendly place to be.

everything else in my 'project' i have been able to solve by trying different approaches and the sweat of my brow, but i cannot for the life of me get AI to blow up a damn tank. :D

AT man with max skill fires two SMAW rounds at fairly close range on a stationary tank and fails miserably to destroy it, so I really need a backup, please

[twirly 11]

Have you tried using disableAI?

[ashram 1-1 10]

thanks for reply, yes i tried a few combinations of that but perhaps not the right one, i'm away for a few days now so will come back to this thread on my return, perhaps i will think of something on the break.

cheers, Sam

[2nd ranger 282]

unitName addeventhandler ["fired",{
	_unit = _this select 0;
	_ammo = _this select 4;
	if (_ammo == "PipeBomb") then {
		_bomb = nearestobject [_unit,"PipeBomb"];
		_bomb spawn {
			_bomb = _this;
                               if (_bomb distance tank > 7) then {

                                            // do something
                               };
		};
	};
}];

However as twirly suggested, this code may become redundant by using disableAI "FSM".

[mikie boy 18]

Not sure if this is going to help. Probably add it to the event handler given by 2nd Ranger

Try the attachto command - tried the below and it works.

I tested your code - using OA. Returns PipeBomb when specifying class - and Satchel.p3d when listing nearest objects.

private ["_class"];

_list = nearestObjects [dave, ["Car", "Truck", "Tank"], 20];
_num =  _list select 0;
_name = str(_num);

_class = typeOf _num;

//dave Fire ["pipebombmuzzle", "pipebombmuzzle", "pipebomb"];

sleep 3;

_list1 = ((getpos dave) nearObjects ["PipeBomb",50]) select 0;  
_class1 = typeOf _list1;
hint format["%1",_class1]; 


_list1 attachTo [_num,[0,0,0]];

[ashram 1-1 10]

thanks all for the help, i'll try this out soon. unfortunately my motherboard is dead and i'm back on the old PC while i do a return, i might actually get my coursework done with no Arma on this machine. :-)

cheers, Sam