Patrol scripting

[evilnate 0]

Greetings,

I would like to make a function or script that has the following ability;

Blufor enters trigger an area surrounding a town or area of interest on the map.

There is a marker at the center of the area of interest.

The trigger detects blufor, and then calls the following function;

//[numberOfGroups(intiger),"markername", minGroupSize(1-12), chanceOfRemainSpawn(0-1), patrolWaypointDistances(number), call opfor_patrolFnc;
[3,"zone1", east, 2, 0.2, 100] call opfor_patrolFnc;

The #included function is here;

opfor_patrolFnc = {

_i = _this select 0;
_marker = _this select 1;
_side = _this select 2;
_mingroupSize = _this select 3;
_chance = _this select 4;
_dist = _this select 5;
_units = ["O_Soldier_SL_F","O_Soldier_TL_F","O_Soldier_F","O_Soldier_AR_F","O_Soldier_GL_F","O_soldier_M_F","O_Soldier__F","O_Soldier_AR_F","O_Soldier_GL_F","O_Soldier_LAT_F","O_medic_F","O_soldier_exp_F"];

if (_i > 0) then
	{
	_i - 1;
	_grp = [getMarkerPos _marker, _side, _units,[],[],[],[],[_mingroupSize,_chance],0] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
	[_grp, getMarkerPos _marker,_dist] call bis_fnc_taskPatrol; 
	some way to get it to check if _i is greater than zero and make more random groups until it is zero;
	};

};

It all worked until I wanted to define the number of groups to for the function to spawn, and then found myself at the limit of my knowledge. I am hoping that I can define the number of randomly sized groups spawned and patrolling at the defined area.

Any help would be appreciated.

[dwringer 45]

try:

opfor_patrolFnc = {

_n = _this select 0;
_marker = _this select 1;
_side = _this select 2;
_mingroupSize = _this select 3;
_chance = _this select 4;
_dist = _this select 5;
_units = ["O_Soldier_SL_F","O_Soldier_TL_F","O_Soldier_F","O_Soldier_AR_F","O_Soldier_GL_F","O_soldier_M_F","O_Soldier__F","O_Soldier_AR_F","O_Soldier_GL_F","O_Soldier_LAT_F","O_medic_F","O_soldier_exp_F"];

for "_i" from 0 to _n do
	{
	_grp = [getMarkerPos _marker, _side, _units,[],[],[],[],[_mingroupSize,_chance],0] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
	[_grp, getMarkerPos _marker,_dist] call bis_fnc_taskPatrol; 
	};

};

Not tested but hopefully that helps. see also http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Control_Structures#for-from-to-Loop :)

[evilnate 0]

That worked perfectly, thanks! I will remember this way of looping, very useful!

[Desrat 0]

or alternatively

opfor_patrolFnc = { 
   _n = _this select 0;
   _marker = _this select 1;
   _side = _this select 2;
   _mingroupSize = _this select 3;
   _chance = _this select 4;
   _dist = _this select 5;
   _units = ["O_Soldier_SL_F","O_Soldier_TL_F","O_Soldier_F","O_Soldier_AR_F","O_Soldier_GL_F","O_soldier_M_F","O_Soldier__F","O_Soldier_AR_F","O_Soldier_GL_F","O_Soldier_LAT_F","O_medic_F","O_soldier_exp_F"];


   while {_i > 0} do {
       _grp = [getMarkerPos _marker, _side, _units,[],[],[],[],[_mingroupSize,_chance],0] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
       [_grp, getMarkerPos _marker,_dist] call bis_fnc_taskPatrol; 
       _i = _i - 1;
   ;}


};