ArmA 3 Beta Editor - Help - Getting Enemy Units To Follow A Player

[natanbrody 10]

Could someone explain to me a way to get an enemy squad to follow the players unit as if they were an elite tracker team.

Thanks in advance!!

[kylania 568]

Loop a getPos player and move the enemy's waypoint there or just tell the Ai to go to that spot.

[natanbrody 10]

In simpler terms.... :D

[kylania 568]

This but instead of moving a marker you move a waypoint. :) Super busy today, but if you don't figure it out soon I'll put more code up in a bit.

[natanbrody 10]

could you post up the code if you have time :D

[Larrow 2823]

Here a little code to get you going, may need a little editing depending on where you want to implement this. e,g in unit init box or from a trigger or script etc

trackerGroup = group trackerLeader;
trackerCurrentWP = currentWaypoint trackerGroup;
if (trackerCurrentWP == count waypoints trackerGroup) then {
trackerGroup addWaypoint [(getPosATL player), 2, trackerCurrentWP];
};
handle = [trackerGroup, trackerCurrentWP] spawn {
while {alive player} do {
	_this setWaypointPosition [(getPosATL player),2];
	sleep 10;
};
};

Commented code

//get the group from the name of one of the units (trackerleader)
//replace trackerleader with this if putting code in a units init box
trackerGroup = group trackerLeader;
//get current waypoint index
trackerCurrentWP = currentWaypoint trackerGroup;
//if current == total number of waypoints
//then all waypoints have been completed
if (trackerCurrentWP == count waypoints trackerGroup) then {
//add a new waypoint
trackerGroup addWaypoint [(getPosATL player), 2, trackerCurrentWP];
//add other commands here to set waypoint cobat mode etc
};
//create a new thread, pass in current waypoint
handle = [trackerGroup, trackerCurrentWP] spawn {
while {alive player} do {
	//update waypoint position to players position every 10 seconds
	_this setWaypointPosition [(getPosATL player),2];
	sleep 10;
};
};

test mission

Stepping into the trigger will either:-

change their current waypoint to the players position every 10 seconds

or

if the group have finished their waypoints, will add a new waypoint to track the player every 10 seconds

Edited July 15, 2013 by Larrow

[natanbrody 10]

where would i implement this code? trigger or a unit's init box?

[ProfTournesol 956]

Something easy : put "guard" WP for the ofpor groups and reveal them where the player is by writing this in each of their leader init line :

group this reveal player

[natanbrody 10]

And this will make them follow me?