how to make a custom AI group with orders

[falconx1 13]

I'm trying to make a AI group get in this vehicle "O_MRAP_02_hmg_F" (full vehicle crewmen) commander gunner driver etc.

and additionally i want a group of 4 AI infantry to be assigned into the vehicles group and have them move in formation with the vehicle

these are the 4 guys i wanted to use these four would be on fooot the rest would be crewman in the vehicle to operate it:

O_Soldier_F

O_Soldier_GL_F

O_Soldier_AR_F

O_soldier_M_F.

heres what i have left after a ton of fails

_grp1 = "O_MRAP_02_hmg_F" createVehicle getMarkerPos RandomDirection;
_grp2 = "O_crew_F" createVehicle getMarkerPos RandomDirection;
_grp2 assignasdriver O_MRAP_02_hmg_F ;
[_grp2] orderGetIn true ;



_grp1 allowFleeing 0;
_wp0 = _grp1 addWaypoint [AttackMarkerLocation,0];
_wp0 setWaypointType "SAD";
_wp0 setWaypointFormation "LINE";
_wp0 setWaypointBehaviour "AWARE";
_wp0 setwaypointcombatmode "YELLOW";
_wp0 setWaypointSpeed "NORMAL";
_wp0 setWaypointCompletionRadius 20;  

Edited July 15, 2013 by falconx1

[Jezuro 452]

_grp = [markerPos "yourMarker", EAST, ["O_Soldier_F", "O_Soldier_GL_F", "O_Soldier_AR_F", "O_soldier_M_F"]] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
_veh = [markerPos "yourMarker", 0, "O_MRAP_02_hmg_F", _grp] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle;

_grp selectLeader effectiveCommander (_veh select 0);

{ _x allowFleeing 0} forEach units _grp;

_wp0 = _grp addWaypoint [markerPos "yourMarker2", 0];
_wp0 setWaypointType "SAD";
_wp0 setWaypointFormation "LINE";
_wp0 setWaypointBehaviour "AWARE";
_wp0 setwaypointcombatmode "YELLOW";
_wp0 setWaypointSpeed "NORMAL";
_wp0 setWaypointCompletionRadius 20;

[falconx1 13]

how can i set the whole groups skill seems like multiplayer the skill dont take effect is this right??

_grp = [markerPos "yourMarker", EAST, ["O_Soldier_F", "O_Soldier_GL_F", "O_Soldier_AR_F", "O_soldier_M_F"]] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
_veh = [markerPos "yourMarker", 0, "O_MRAP_02_hmg_F", _grp] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle;

_grp selectLeader effectiveCommander (_veh select 0);

[color="#FF0000"]grpname = _this select 0;    
_grpleader = leader _grpname;
_grpleader setskill 0.25;[/color]???

{ _x allowFleeing 0} forEach units _grp;

_wp0 = _grp addWaypoint [markerPos "yourMarker2", 0];
_wp0 setWaypointType "SAD";
_wp0 setWaypointFormation "LINE";
_wp0 setWaypointBehaviour "AWARE";
_wp0 setwaypointcombatmode "YELLOW";
_wp0 setWaypointSpeed "NORMAL";
_wp0 setWaypointCompletionRadius 20;

Edited July 15, 2013 by falconx1

[Jezuro 452]

how can i set the whole groups skill

Just replace the first line with this:

_grp = [markerPos "yourMarker", EAST, ["O_Soldier_F", "O_Soldier_GL_F", "O_Soldier_AR_F", "O_soldier_M_F"], [], [], [0.25, 0.75]] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;

The last two numbers is the group's skill range, so in this case 0.25 to 0.75.

[falconx1 13]

thanks very helpful , gonna try this now:xd

[HatchetJesus 1]

I placed a trigger which spawned a group with taskAttack. When the trigger activated the frames dropped to below 5 for all 30 guys that was on the server. Is there a function that's more optimized for big multiplayer sessions? Since the trigger didnt drop a single frame when I tried it in the editor...

grp = [getMarkerPos ""spawnpoint4"", opfor, [""O_Soldier_F"",""O_Soldier_F"",""O_Soldier_F""""O_Soldier_F"",""O_Soldier_F"",""O_Soldier_F"",""O_Soldier_F""]] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;  null = [grp, (getmarkerpos ""Mike4"")] call BIS_fnc_taskAttack;

That's what was used

Edited July 15, 2013 by HatchetJesus
Added code

[kylania 568]

I placed a trigger which spawned a group with taskAttack. When the trigger activated the frames dropped to below 5 for all 30 guys that was on the server. ... Since the trigger didnt drop a single frame when I tried it in the editor..

The problem is you used a trigger on the map, which means that when it tripped it tripped for all 30 guys on the server and the server itself. So instead of spawning 7 AI as a group it spawned 31 groups of 7 AI at the same time.

The way around this is to either add a

&& isServer

to the trigger condition or have the trigger run a function or script that spawns the AI and has an isServer check that only executes the code once.

[Jezuro 452]

Triggers are activated for all players on the server separately, which means that you probably spawned 7 * 30 = 210 units at once. That usually hurts the framerate quite a bit.

*edit: What?! Ninja'd again!!!

[HatchetJesus 1]

Oh haha! damn, didn't know that. so you're saying all I have to do is to have the condition of the trigger be "this && isServer" and I should be good?

[kylania 568]

That way the trigger will only trip for the server and run once.

[HatchetJesus 1]

Cheers, very helpful