globalExecute help

[Valfunction 1]

I am trying to make a script where you can arrest someone and them move them to a location. When you arrest them they should put their hands on their heads. I'm having problems conveying this part in MP. I tried using globalExecute and everything up to the globalExecute runs fine but then nothing happens within the globalExecute. What am I doing wrong?

_thisunit = _this select 0;

release1 = _thisunit addAction ["Release", "CIS\release.sqf"];

_thisunit attachTO [player,[.5,.5,0]];

[-2, {
_thisunit switchMove "";
_thisunit setUnitPos "UP";
_thisunit playActionNow "Surrender";
_thisunit disableAI "MOVE";
_thisunit disableAI "ANIM";
}] call CBA_fnc_globalExecute;

[Kempco 10]

_thisunit = _this select 0;
release1 = _thisunit addAction ["Release", "CIS\release.sqf"];
_thisunit attachTO [player,[.5,.5,0]];
[-1, {_this switchMove "";_this playActionNow "Surrender";_this disableAI "MOVE";_this disableAI "ANIM"},_thisunit] call CBA_fnc_globalExecute;

[Valfunction 1]

Thanks heaps man. Took me a couple of reads of your script but I got where I was going wrong.

Just curious is there a way to do this using CBA eventHandlers? Something like:

_thisunit = _this select 0;
release1 = _thisunit addAction ["Release", "CIS\release.sqf"];
_thisunit attachTO [player,[.5,.5,0]];
["Arrest", {_this switchMove "";_this playActionNow "Surrender";_this disableAI "MOVE";_this disableAI "ANIM"}, _thisunit] call CBA_fnc_addEventHandler;
["Arrest"] call CBA_fnc_globalEvent;

[cuel 25]

As long as you understand how they work. EV's are usually set up early and then used throughout the mission.

So somewhere in init you'd have something like this:

   ["TAG_Arrest", {
	_unit = _this select 0;
	_unit switchMove "";
	_unit playActionNow "Surrender";
	_unit disableAI "MOVE";
	_unit disableAI "ANIM"}
] call CBA_fnc_addEventHandler;

And then later on in addaction script or whatever

_thisunit = _this select 0;
release1 = _thisunit addAction ["Release", "CIS\release.sqf"];
_thisunit attachTO [player,[.5,.5,0]];
["TAG_Arrest",[_thisunit]] call CBA_fnc_globalEvent;

[Valfunction 1]

Yeah the idea would be to set them up in a events.sqf and then reference them from there. The above was just a quick syntax check to see if I had the right understanding of the syntax for setting them up and then calling them. So thanks for your reply it sorts that out and I wasn't quite sure how to pass a variable with them so thanks again.

I don't have a deep understanding of event handlers. Which method would be best? Using globalExecute or creating and then calling events and why?

[cuel 25]

With globalExecute you're sending code over the network instead of just parameters / variables. Its primarly designed to be used for debugging, so out of a optimization (bandwith) viewpoint, eventhandlers are better. Still it's quite common to see in scripts since it's considered easier to use, I've seen a lot of people having problems figuring out how to use event handlers.

If you know how to use event handlers, I'd recommend using them, especially if it's code that is supposed to run several times during a mission.

[nimrod_z 8]

this thread http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?103270-Updating-tasks-in-multiplayer helped me get a better understaning of how to use some eventhandlers. along with many other examples from such a helpfull community with great members..

[Valfunction 1]

Thanks guys this was most helpful. Seeing as this event might happen many times per mission I reckon I'll use event handlers (and they are better for bandwidth). I have a better understanding of event handlers now and will keep on learning about them as they seem the way to go.