Spawning and Despawning AI (using AI Spawn Script Pack)

[Frascione 10]

Hi, im trying to make a mp mission and im using the "AI Spawn Script Pack" to fill all bases of stratis. Since i dont wanna any lag related problem i using triggers to spawn and despawn at certain range. This is how the triggers looks like:

spawn trigger: linked to group leader and activates on "Any Group member" present radius x

despawn trigger: linked to group leader and activates on "Whole group" not present radius x+1

when im on the game it only works if team leader is chosen...

If i group the trigger with every playable unit i think it'll spawn 10 (since i have 9 playable + 1 player) times the amount of AI i wanna... anyone can help me?

Obs.: i don't know how to make scripts i just downloaded and installed it...

[bangabob 45]

Check out my EOS script. Does exactly what you are trying to do.

Also has some detailed instructions.

[Frascione 10]

Yeah i already tried yours but it was no good for the patrols i wanted wandering through the map... any idea on how to use yours to patrol or to make the one im using work with everyone?

[spunfin 34]

If you name the player units you could use something like this in trigger condition:

({_x in thisList} count [(vehicle playerunit1),(vehicle playerunit2),(vehicle playerunit3)]) > 0;

And the same way for the trigger that removes units:

({_x in thisList} count [(vehicle playerunit1),(vehicle playerunit2),(vehicle playerunit3)]) == 0;

Easier way is also coming soon. o/

[Frascione 10]

Managed to make it work by ungrouping the trigger and making it activates on Faction present and not present... but know i have the problem that if i already killed everyone in a determined base they ll respawn if i go to that area again...

If you name the player units you could use something like this in trigger condition:

({_x in thisList} count [(vehicle playerunit1),(vehicle playerunit2),(vehicle playerunit3)]) > 0;

And the same way for the trigger that removes units:

({_x in thisList} count [(vehicle playerunit1),(vehicle playerunit2),(vehicle playerunit3)]) == 0;

Easier way is also coming soon. o/

are you going to add those features in your script? O.o do u have any idea when u ll finish if so?^^ and if not what did u meant by that? =p

[spunfin 34]

I made a simple "cache" script for militarize & fillhouse, here's all updated files within an simple example mission: http://lostvar.com/arma3/cache.Stratis.rar

This will spawn AI when any player is in defined range, and despawn when there's no players in range. It also keeps track of alive AI in every fillHouse & militarize.

So place your fillhouse & militarize scripts the same way as before, but set individual ID for each. Also name the objects where you call fillhouse and militarize from.

Then call LV_fnc_simpleCache.sqf with this syntax:

nul = [[iD's],[players],distance] execVM "LV_functions\LV_fnc_simpleCache.sqf";

* ID's = ID's which you defined in all fillhouse & militarize script calls

* players = player units

* distance = distance between players and script target locations where scripts will spawn and despawn units

Example:

nul = [[1,2,3,4,15,16,17],[playerUnit1,playerUnit2],300] execVM "LV_functions\LV_fnc_simpleCache.sqf";

For mp you could also try:

nul = [[1,2,3,4,15,16,17],playableUnits,300] execVM "LV_functions\LV_fnc_simpleCache.sqf";

Known issues:

This first version does not count vehicles, it's only ment for infantry. But will be implemented soon!

[1para{god-father} 105]

Mate again another great script to add to your pack ! Any change you can add an option to stop fly over spawn ?? that way pilots do not set them off all the time :)