Getting gun reticle's position in ArmA 2

[borg117 1]

Have searched the comref and can only find cursorTarget and laserTarget which are useful, but cursorTarget only returns and unit and not any position.

i basically want the 'reticle version' of laserTarget, so for example if i click a menu item (triggering an expression/command) or a action, i have some way of getting the exact position the player is pointing towards, but of course without a laser, just the normal gun aim. I KNOW it is possible because i remember SOM when used in op harvest red (and probably standalone SOM too) comes up with a circle with a cross in the middle and you can select transport and the pos will be transmitted.

I have acutally examined those BI missions including the functions that drive SOM and I can't seem to see any reference to how position is captured so i'm taking a guess that maybe it is to do with the menu, with a menu i have i know a little hand appears where you are looking at.

If anyone knows how i might capture the position that would be great.

(btw i know about screenToWorld, vice versa, and onmapsingleclick, all great, but not what i need for a return of that sacred position.)

[twirly 11]

Doesn't screenToWorld [0.5,0.5] give you the coordinates?

EDIT: Ah... just realised if you are using the Aiming Deadzone (I'm not)...that won't work.

Edited May 24, 2012 by twirly

[gammadust 12]

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If anyone knows how i might capture the position that would be great.

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you might be in luck with the latest beta (aimPos and eyePos no wiki articles yet)

[Tajin 348]

In the 1.61 beta you can use weaponDirection in combination with terrainIntersect

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

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

In the regular version, you only have weaponDirection available. The actual position would have to be traced via script.

Perhaps you can tell us what you need it for. There might be a different solution.

[Waffle_SS 11]

_pos = screenToWorld [0.5,0.5]