custom soldier layout only works on first spawn

[Spunned 10]

in the init field of my units, i have my loadout:

removeAllWeapons this;
removeAllAssignedItems this;
removeAllContainers this;
this addVest "V_PlateCarrier2_rgr";
this addUniform "U_B_CombatUniform_mcam_tshirt";
this addWeapon "ItemMap";
this addWeapon "ItemCompass";
this addWeapon "ItemRadio";
this addWeapon "ItemWatch";
this addWeapon "ItemGPS";
this addMagazine ["30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag_Tracer", 30];
this addMagazine ["30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag_Tracer", 30];
this addMagazine ["30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag_Tracer", 30];
this addMagazine ["30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag_Tracer", 30];
this addMagazine ["30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag_Tracer", 30];
this addWeapon "arifle_MX_ACO_F";
this addItem "FirstAidKit";
this addItem "FirstAidKit";
this addHeadgear "H_Cap_headphones";

however when i die and respawn, the unit reverts back to it's original settings. how can i make sure that it loads my loadout every time i respawn?

[mindstorm 8]

You can either save the loadout at intervals so you respawn with the same gear you had when you died:

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?148577-GET-SET-Loadout-(saves-and-loads-pretty-much-everything)

Or you use a script like this:

while { true } do
{
//Waits till player dies
waitUntil { !(alive player) };
//Player died, wait till he's back alive
waitUntil { (alive player) };
//Insert your gear script here:
};

[Spunned 10]

You can either save the loadout at intervals so you respawn with the same gear you had when you died:

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?148577-GET-SET-Loadout-(saves-and-loads-pretty-much-everything)

Or you use a script like this:

while { true } do
{
//Waits till player dies
waitUntil { !(alive player) };
//Player died, wait till he's back alive
waitUntil { (alive player) };
//Insert your gear script here:
};

thanks for your reply.

you wouldn't happen to know, how i execute an external loadout script, so i don't have to paste all these lines into every unit's init field?

i have a post about it here : http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?157625-executing-external-script-error but nobody seems to respond.

thanks in advance

---------- Post added at 10:01 ---------- Previous post was at 09:33 ----------

You can either save the loadout at intervals so you respawn with the same gear you had when you died:

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?148577-GET-SET-Loadout-(saves-and-loads-pretty-much-everything)

Or you use a script like this:

while { true } do
{
//Waits till player dies
waitUntil { !(alive player) };
//Player died, wait till he's back alive
waitUntil { (alive player) };
//Insert your gear script here:
};

i my own script working, however, when i paste your code it doesn't work:

while { true } do
{
   //Waits till player dies
   waitUntil { !(alive player) };
   //Player died, wait till he's back alive
   waitUntil { (alive player) };
   //Insert your gear script here:
removeAllWeapons _this;
removeAllAssignedItems _this;
removeAllContainers _this;
_this addUniform "U_B_HeliPilotCoveralls";
_this addWeapon "ItemMap";
_this addWeapon "ItemCompass";
_this addWeapon "ItemRadio";
_this addWeapon "ItemWatch";
_this addWeapon "ItemGPS";
_this addItem "FirstAidKit";
_this addItem "FirstAidKit";
_this addHeadgear "H_CrewHelmetHeli_B";
_this addVest "V_TacVest_oli";
_this addMagazine ["16Rnd_9x21_Mag", 16];
_this addMagazine ["16Rnd_9x21_Mag", 16];
_this addMagazine ["16Rnd_9x21_Mag", 16];
_this addMagazine ["16Rnd_9x21_Mag", 16];
_this addMagazine ["16Rnd_9x21_Mag", 16];
_this addWeapon "hgun_P07_snds_F";
};

maybe i'm using it wrong?

[mindstorm 8]

make a new file and call it removegear.sqf

removegear.sqf

removeAllWeapons _this;
removeAllAssignedItems _this;
removeAllContainers _this;
_this addUniform "U_B_HeliPilotCoveralls";
_this addWeapon "ItemMap";
_this addWeapon "ItemCompass";
_this addWeapon "ItemRadio";
_this addWeapon "ItemWatch";
_this addWeapon "ItemGPS";
_this addItem "FirstAidKit";
_this addItem "FirstAidKit";
_this addHeadgear "H_CrewHelmetHeli_B";
_this addVest "V_TacVest_oli";
_this addMagazine ["16Rnd_9x21_Mag", 16];
_this addMagazine ["16Rnd_9x21_Mag", 16];
_this addMagazine ["16Rnd_9x21_Mag", 16];
_this addMagazine ["16Rnd_9x21_Mag", 16];
_this addMagazine ["16Rnd_9x21_Mag", 16];
_this addWeapon "hgun_P07_snds_F";

and annother script called unitgearHandle.sqf

unitgearHandle.sqf

_player = _this;
waitUntil { (alive player) };
_player execVM "removegear.sqf";
while { true } do
{
   //Waits till player dies
   waitUntil { !(alive player) };
   //Player died, wait till he's back alive
   waitUntil { (alive player) };

  _player execVM "removegear.sqf";
}; 

Then in the missions init.sqf (this makes sure everyone joining will have this script executed). Now you don't need anything anymore in the unit's init field.

player execVM "unitgearHandle.sqf";

[Spunned 10]

i'm afraid it's not really working :/

i've tripple checked that i have the right files and everything. it loads the layout just fine, but when i respawn, im back to the original layout for that particular class.

[mindstorm 8]

hmm.

You could try the killed eventhandler.

Delete the unitgearHandle part.

In the mission init.sqf:

player execVM "removegear.sqf";
player addEventHandler ["KILLED", {
 [] spawn
 {
   // Wait for respawn.
   waitUntil { alive player };

   // Wait until the unit has its equipment reset after the respawn.  
   waitUntil { (count (weapons player)) > 0 };

   player execVM "removegear.sqf";
 };
}];

[Spunned 10]

hmm.

You could try the killed eventhandler.

Delete the unitgearHandle part.

In the mission init.sqf:

player execVM "removegear.sqf";
player addEventHandler ["KILLED", {
 [] spawn
 {
   // Wait for respawn.
   waitUntil { alive player };

   // Wait until the unit has its equipment reset after the respawn.  
   waitUntil { (count (weapons player)) > 0 };

   player execVM "removegear.sqf";
 };
}];

that did the trick! :)

there's only one problem left.

i have 4 different layouts for 4 different classes. how can i make sure that the pilot only spawns with the pilot layout and the officer spawns with officer layout and so on?

thanks for the help so far. it's been amazing :)

---------- Post added at 11:07 ---------- Previous post was at 10:54 ----------

i figured it out myself.

here's what i did:

i made a file called officer.sqf

removeAllWeapons _this;
removeAllAssignedItems _this;
removeAllContainers _this;
_this addUniform "U_I_OfficerUniform";
_this addWeapon "ItemMap";
_this addWeapon "ItemCompass";
_this addWeapon "ItemRadio";
_this addWeapon "ItemWatch";
_this addWeapon "ItemGPS";
_this addItem "FirstAidKit";
_this addItem "FirstAidKit";
_this addHeadgear "H_Beret_brn_SF";

then i made a file called setofficer.sqf

player execVM "officer.sqf";
player addEventHandler ["KILLED", {
 [] spawn
 {
   // Wait for respawn.
   waitUntil { alive player };

   // Wait until the unit has its equipment reset after the respawn.  
   waitUntil { (count (weapons player)) > 0 };

   player execVM "officer.sqf";
 };
}]; 

and finally in the unit init field

null = this execVM "officer.sqf";

Recap of what it does for future reference and people who wanna use it: You spawn with a custom layout of clothes, gear and weapons. when you die, you spawn with that initial layout again.

[LoonyWarrior 10]

hi..

u can tune it even more and meke it as function.. in fact.. u should do so.. :)

since it will be called repeatedly and there is no why u should compile it each time...... https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/execVM

keep the content of your officer.sqf and rename it to TAG_fnc_setOfficer.sqf

and in the init file add something like this...

TAG_fnc_setOfficer = compileFinal preprocessFileLineNumbers "TAG_fnc_setOfficer.sqf";

_null = [] spawn
{
 waitUntil { !isNull player && isPlayer player };

 _null = player addEventHandler ["Respawn", { player call TAG_fnc_setOfficer; }];
};

and in the description.ext

respawnOnStart = 1;

init field

this call TAG_fnc_setOfficer;

Edited June 26, 2013 by LoonyWarrior

[revv 15]

Are there any updates to this? I am using the 2 scripts you ended up with however when I start my game, go and get a weapon or anything from the ammo crate at spawn then someone else joins it reloads MY gear back to the start loadout. very annoying when Im running a mission and someone joins late. Anyone know how to stop it doing this?