What is wrong with my random movement script?

[Tand3rsson 10]

Hi!

For some reason, my script isn't working (due to my limited skill). What I want it to do it: A vehicle moves to one of 7 random markers, when the vehicle is within say 50 m of this marker, it once again gets a random destination from these 7 random markers. And so on. For all eternity.

I have placed a vehicle in ediot, named it patrol1, and then 7 markers (mark1, mark2, mark3 and so on).

In a radio trigger (alpha) i have put: [mark1, mark2, mark3, mark4, mark5, mark6, mark7, patrol] exec "move.sqf" (and move.sqf is in my mission folder)

Move.sqf:

_markOne = _this select 0;
_markTwo = _this select 1;
_markThree = _this select 2;
_markFour = _this select 3;
_markFive = _this select 4;
_markSix = _this select 5;
_markSeven = _this select 6;
_patrol = _this select 8;

goto "Posis"

#Posis

_sel = floor random 7;
_pos = switch (_sel) do

{
case 0: {_markOne};
case 1: {_markTwo};
case 2: {_markThree};
       case 3: {_markFour};
       case 4: {_markFive};
       case 5: {_markSix};
       case 6: {_markSeven};
};

_patrol doMove (getMarkerPos "_pos");


#Update

?(_patrol distance _pos < 50):goto "Posis"

~2
goto "Update"

Anyone able to point out what I have done wrong, and how to correct this?

Thanks in advance!

[mikie boy 18]

The file should be named move.sqs not move.sqf

exec move.sqs -

sorry not really up on how sqs works.

quick way of doing it using sqf...not tested!

set radio to - execvm "move sqf".

make sure a function module is on map.

move.sqf

_movetomarker = ["mark1", "mark2", "mark3", "mark4", "mark5", "mark6", "mark7"] call BIS_fnc_selectRandom; 
patrol1 domove getmarkerpos _movetomarker; 

[Tand3rsson 10]

Tested now, no sucess. And also, if that would work, I would have to have a script for every unit that i want to do the patrol?

Well, ok, it sort of worked. He did select one destination, and moved there. However, after that he isnt chosing a new one :P And I do not wanna have to press radio alfa over and over again to make him move. I was thinking of putting the code in his init. Sorry if i was unclear, but the radio trigger was only for testing purpose

Still, thank you so much for taking time to answer!

[mikie boy 18]

Place this in the init of any vehicle you want to patrol.

veh = [this] execvm "move.sqf";

move.sqf

_caller = _this select 0;
while (alive _caller) do 
{
_movetomarker = ["mark1", "mark2", "mark3", "mark4", "mark5", "mark6", "mark7"] call BIS_fnc_selectRandom; 
_caller domove getmarkerpos _movetomarker;
waituntil {(_caller distance (getmarkerpos _markertomove) < 10);}; 
};

if domove doesnt work - try move

[Tand3rsson 10]

Hi again!

For some reason, now it isn't working at all. Tried changing your

_caller doMove getmarkerpos _movetomarker; to many different variants:

_caller move getmarkerpos _movetomarker;

_caller doMove (getMarkerPos _movetomarker);

But nothing, now he is not moving at all :S

[mikie boy 18]

my bad - poor scripting on my behalf and rushing through it lol.

so this works - make sure you have a functions module on the map

waituntil {!isnil "bis_fnc_init"};
_caller = _this select 0;
while {alive _caller} do 
{
_movetomarker = ["mark1", "mark2", "mark3", "mark4"] call BIS_fnc_selectRandom; 
(driver _caller) move getmarkerpos _movetomarker;
waituntil {(_caller distance (getmarkerpos _movetomarker) < 10);}; 
};

[Tand3rsson 10]

Yepp :) Works lika a charm for me to! Thanks alot for taking time to help me!:) i appreciate it!

Do you have any tips for script learning:P? Obiously I have some knowledge of sqs. but nowadays its sqfs right, and most of it is greek to me :)

Once again, thanks!

[mikie boy 18]

no prob - unfortunately just need to take your time and have a go at everything. That way you will have a good chance of working it out yourself. If all else fails - Search forums - post if no joy searching, someone will know the answer - wealth of knowledge and there is always someone who can make your script more efficient and shorter.

Feel free to PM me if you have any further questions.

[Rydygier 1303]

Hi.

Here is my "path" from sqs to sqf:

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?126492-SQS-to-SQF-quot-translation-quot-request-field-of-view-scanner

As you can see it depends mostly on your perseverance and persistence. There is no "quick and easy" substitute for self-learning through practice. Step by step is best way, I think. Differences however aren't so big between sqs and sqf...

Shortly described here: SQS_to_SQF_conversion

But you will probably discover also other diferences.

BTW of course is possible sqf code, that doing same without function module. As for initial sqs: perhaps also _pos shouldn't be in quotes? Not sure at the moment. Never used markers for such purposes, I prefer eg empty triggers instead, as they are objects, so you can do more interesting things with them.