setDir with createvehicle (Spawning a radio box)

[mycatsaid 13]

I'm trying to spawn an radio box on a marker position and then turn it to match the direction of the other ammobox that is already on the map.

I've tried it with just the standard setdir and that didn't work either.

_boxcreate = createVehicle ["ACRE_RadioBox", getMarkerPos "acreradio", [], 0, "NONE"];
_box = _boxcreate select 0;
_boxDir = getDir ammobox;
_box setDir _boxDir;

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Edited October 21, 2013 by mycatsaid

[Caiden 1]

I'm trying to spawn an radio box on a marker position and then turn it to match the direction of the other ammobox that is already on the map.

I've tried it with just the standard setdir and that didn't work either.

_boxcreate = createVehicle ["ACRE_RadioBox", getMarkerPos "acreradio", [], 0, "NONE"];
_box = _boxcreate select 0;
_boxDir = getDir ammobox;
_box setDir _boxDir;

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

The CreateVehicle command returns the object it has created, and not an array containing this element, therefor "Select 0" on an array that isn't there won't work.

Try this:

_boxcreate = createVehicle ["ACRE_RadioBox", getMarkerPos "acreradio", [], 0, "NONE"];
_boxDir = getDir ammobox; // Assuming the box that you want to get the direction from is called "ammobox"
_boxcreate setDir _boxDir;  // Though effects of this command remain local, you can do a setPos afterwards to synchronize the direction on all machines in MP, setDir for player object doesn't require this.
_boxcreate setpos (getpos _boxcreate);

[mycatsaid 13]

Works perfectly.

Thanks!