Random task at the Start

[FOX Dome 1]

So lets just start i have a Prob with that random Script stuff in A3-A

i making a MP PvP Mission (Spec ops stuff^^)

i have (so far) 4 Tasks and want that 1 of the 4 Task's is randomly chosen at mission start, so Every time you play the mission gets different.

I tried a Few Scripts from A2/OA but somehow they ain't working or i am to stupid to use them right. (not New to ArmA scripting)

The most other stuffs works Perfect but somehow the Randommission.sqf Dont Chose a task

i have no clue what the error is,

so i hope some of You script gods can help me a Little bit or show me a Better way to do that

Thanks in advance

Translated with Google (and my own bad english)

init.sqf (realy empty since im stuck with that prob)

^{if (isserver) then {execVM "Randommission.sqf";}}

so here is my Randommission.sqf

_{hint "test";}

_{_mission = switch (random floor(4)) do {}

_{// Main objective: Capture}

_{case 0: {execVM "taskb1.sqf";}

_};

_{// Main objective: Destroy}

_{case 1: {execVM "taskb2.sqf";}

_};

_{// infiltrate}

_{case 2: {execVM "taskb3.sqf";}

_};

_{// Supply}

_{case 3: {execVM "taskb4.sqf";}

_};

and this is one of my taskb.sqf's

^{if (side player != west) exitWith {};}

^{taskb2 = player createSimpleTask ["Main objective: Destroy"];}

^{taskb2 setSimpleTaskDescription ["Destroy the Ka60 and kill the test pilot <br />", "Main objective : Destroy", ""];}

Edited March 10, 2013 by rAMMY

[Freddan962 1]

That's quite a interesting question, I'll see what I can come up with.

[loyalguard 14]

I am not sure if you copied and pasted from your actual script or retyped your code here, but you are missing thread handles in front of execVM which could be causing the problems. e.g. null = [] execVM "taskb1.sqf";

Have you tried this?

_mission = switch (random floor(4)) do {

// Main objective: Capture
case 0: {null = [] execVM "taskb1.sqf";
};
// Main objective: Destroy
case 1: {null = [] execVM "taskb2.sqf";
};
// infiltrate 
case 2: {null = [] execVM "taskb3.sqf";
};
// Supply
case 3: {null = [] execVM "taskb4.sqf";
}; 

[FOX Dome 1]

Jep also no luck

[cuel 25]

You don't need script handles since init.sqf runs in scheduled environment.

The problem is that you're doing random before floor.

_mission = switch (floor (random 4)) do {

[Desrat 0]

your script is only run on server? is that the correct outcome your looking for? Your referencing player as well which will fail on dedicated servers

might wanna read these topics specifically regarding tasks and multiplayer

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/player

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_MP

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?148176-Join-In-Progress-Tasks&p=2322498#post2322498

[FOX Dome 1]

Also no luck

edit: ok thx for links than i will have to Read a few things (somehow logic if something just runs on server it maybe wont run in editor^^)

edit2: so i have read the stuff but im still not Realy geting a Clue

Edit3: also if someboddy has a Working version of a Random task Selection script pls give me a link^^

Edited March 10, 2013 by rAMMY

[FOX Dome 1]

~Bump

[Inkompetent 0]

I am not sure if you copied and pasted from your actual script or retyped your code here, but you are missing thread handles in front of execVM which could be causing the problems. e.g. null = [] execVM "taskb1.sqf";

Loyalguard's post is generally good, but please, do not under ANY circumstances whatsoever, ever, use 'null' or 'nil' or any other existing variable/value as script handles. It is terribly bad practice. Instead make up something else. For example 'foo' is a common variable name for dummy-variables.

[FOX Dome 1]

so I Played a little bit around with the script and changed a Few things you guys Posted but still no luck

can someboddy provide a Small Working sample... i guess MP scripting isn't my strong side ^^

[cuel 25]

If you don't need the script handle for anything (such as terminate) you can just use 0 or any integer since they cannot be reassigned (you can't tell the engine that 0 is now 1)

rAMMY I noticed that you were missing the closing curly braces for the switch. It's alot easier to see if you use a proper indent style :). This works.

_mission = floor random 4 ;
switch (_mission) do {
// Main objective: Capture
case 0: {
	[] execVM "taskb1.sqf";
};
// Main objective: Destroy
case 1: {
	[] execVM "taskb2.sqf";
};
// infiltrate 
case 2: {
	[] execVM "taskb3.sqf";
};
// Supply
case 3: {
	[] execVM "taskb4.sqf";
};
};

[FOX Dome 1]

A realy big thanks Cuel Works like a Charm