Random spawn point

[TAW_Yonose 11]

Hey, I'm making a Sniper mission where the sniper have to find a intel, but I want the intel to spawn into a random cargo.

Like i have set out 5 cargos at different locations, but I just want the item to spawn randomly in one of those cargos.

How should I do this?

- Yonose

[kylania 568]

Group the intel with markers. It'll spawn where placed or at one of the markers automatically.

[TAW_Yonose 11]

Group the intel with markers. It'll spawn where placed or at one of the markers automatically.

Will it spawn into a Supply Box then?

[kylania 568]

Oh, sorry misread it. So you have 5 preplaced ammo boxes and you want ONE of them to have the item inside? Super easy. :)

In your init.sqf:

if (isServer) then {
_crates = [ammo1, ammo2, ammo3, ammo4, ammo5];
_crate = _crates call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;

_intel = _crate addWeaponCargoGlobal ["WhateverItem", 1];
};

[TAW_Yonose 11]

Thank you so much.. now i still got this problem since im new to scripting... Do i have to call the Supply boxes

ammo1, ammo2, ammo3, ammo4, ammo5 ?

or BIS_fnc_selectRandom?

Do i need to change something else then "WhatEverItem" ?

and shouldnt it be _intel = _crate addItemCargoGlobal ["optic_NVS", 1];

and not _intel = _crate addWeaponCargoGlobal ["WhateverItem", 1];

Edited September 25, 2013 by TAW_Yonose

[kylania 568]

The ammo1 would go in the Name: field of the boxes themselves.

[TAW_Yonose 11]

Well, i cant get it working..:confused:

[kylania 568]

Yeah, exactly, the intel line would be: _intel = _crate addItemCargoGlobal ["optic_NVS", 1];

I didn't know what item you were using, so:

if (isServer) then {      
    _crates = [ammo1, ammo2, ammo3, ammo4, ammo5];      
    _crate = _crates call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;        
    _intel = _crate addItemCargoGlobal ["optic_NVS", 1];  
}; 

[Valixx 11]

You can find some of the classnames here: http://www.assaultmissionstudio.de/index.php?topic=934.0

"optic_NVS" is a classname.

[TAW_Yonose 11]

well.. this is weird, this isent working with me, i cant see the item spawning inside the supply box..:(

[kylania 568]

Make sure you're naming the ammo boxes correctly:

Also is your init.sqf listed as an SQF file or a Text Document in your mission folder? If it says it's a Text then it's actually named init.sqf.txt and isn't running. Remove the .txt extension.

[TAW_Yonose 11]

ahhh... hehe okey i'll try that, good i learned on the school today how i did it :P

Edited September 25, 2013 by TAW_Yonose