Randomly generated roadside IEDs

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Randomly generated roadside IED's v1.6

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[toxicsludge 12]

Love this script, used it in my logistics mission, made for a hell of a trip!

[mariodu62 5]

Just a question, due to the number of trigger used, is it possible to use this marvellous function on a headless client ?

Edited February 11, 2014 by Mariodu62

[oktyabr 12]

You are close.

0 to 2 inclusive would be floor random 3

You don't need to worry about that warning for this instance. Only the server is running that code.

It is warning that if my computer generates a number and your computer generates a number, they probably aren't going to be the same.

Yup. Got it working *just right* now. Thanks! Any way to (offer as an option perhaps) make your IEDs set off mine detectors like vanilla ones do? Also I've been experimenting with using demolitions to take out an IED. Often the object the IED is linked to will not be destroyed although the IED itself is (destroyed). I haven't tested it with heavy caliber rifles like the m107 yet either...

[brians200 51]

I am not sure how creating that mine icon works.. I suspect it involves having to change the config files to define the item as a mine. But if anybody knows for sure, feel free to let me know.

Have you edited any of the files? Can you check your rpt file and see if there are errors when that happens?

You will have to define the explosive bullets in the array in EPD\IED\ied.sqf

 explosiveBullets = ["B_20mm", "B_20mm_Tracer_Red", "B_30mm_HE", "B_30mm_HE_Tracer_Green", "B_30mm_HE_Tracer_Red", "B_30mm_HE_Tracer_Yellow", "B_30mm_MP", "B_30mm_MP_Tracer_Green", "B_30mm_MP_Tracer_Red", "B_30mm_MP_Tracer_Yellow", "B_35mm_AA", "B_35mm_AA_Tracer_Green", "B_35mm_AA_Tracer_Red", "B_35mm_AA_Tracer_Yellow", "B_40mm_GPR", "B_40mm_GPR_Tracer_Green", "B_40mm_GPR_Tracer_Red", "B_40mm_GPR_Tracer_Yellow"];

[oktyabr 12]

I am not sure how creating that mine icon works.. I suspect it involves having to change the config files to define the item as a mine. But if anybody knows for sure, feel free to let me know.

Have you edited any of the files? Can you check your rpt file and see if there are errors when that happens?

You will have to define the explosive bullets in the array in EPD\IED\ied.sqf

 explosiveBullets = ["B_20mm", "B_20mm_Tracer_Red", "B_30mm_HE", "B_30mm_HE_Tracer_Green", "B_30mm_HE_Tracer_Red", "B_30mm_HE_Tracer_Yellow", "B_30mm_MP", "B_30mm_MP_Tracer_Green", "B_30mm_MP_Tracer_Red", "B_30mm_MP_Tracer_Yellow", "B_35mm_AA", "B_35mm_AA_Tracer_Green", "B_35mm_AA_Tracer_Red", "B_35mm_AA_Tracer_Yellow", "B_40mm_GPR", "B_40mm_GPR_Tracer_Green", "B_40mm_GPR_Tracer_Red", "B_40mm_GPR_Tracer_Yellow"];

As I said I am no scripter (yet! ;) ) I pulled up the rpt and did a search on it. Looks like there are plenty of errors for IED but I'm not sure what I'm looking at either. If you like here is the complete rpt from last night's experiments:

http://www.filedropper.com/arma32014-02-1015-19-17

[brians200 51]

Can you send me your mission as well?

I ask, because it is naming variables with decimal places, which it shouldn't be doing...

Edited February 11, 2014 by brians200

[oktyabr 12]

Can you send me your mission as well?

Sent you a PM

[kgino1045 12]

Seems like can't make it with A3MP mod like takistan

//["Name",[LocationX,LocationY,LocationZ],size]

predefinedLocations = ["city_Anar",[06000,07200],1000];

//http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/side

iedArray = [

["All",1000,"West"]

];

I wrote this both section but didn't work in Takistan

[brians200 51]

It does work with A3MP maps

If you want to use the "All" location, you cannot give it a number afterwards.

iedArray = [
["All","West"]
];

If you predefine a location, you must add it to the IED array.

predefinedLocations = ["city_Anar",[06000,07200],1000];

iedArray = [
["city_Anar",5,10,"West"]
];

If you don't feel like predefining a location, you can just use its proper name.

iedArray = [
["Anar",5,10,"West"]
];

Edited February 12, 2014 by brians200

[XMDM 1]

Is there an eventhandler or a globalvariable tripped when an IED goes off? I'd like to have people come investigate when a bomb goes off...

[brians200 51]

You can watch the variables of the IED you care about.

The items the IEDs are hidden are named ied_#, where the number corresponds to whichever one you care about.

When it blows up, it is deleted and that variable will become null, so use the isnull command.

The triggers of the primary IEDs are named with t_#, so if that becomes null and the ied_# is not null, it has been disarmed and you can quit watching.

[spudly 10]

Hiya brians, chipping in to say thanks for the script, it's become great source of entertainment in our community.

The way I'm using it is on a training mission I've created for our community. I've laid a short course and a long course, the short course is 500 meters long and has eight IEDs and no fakes. The long course is two kilometres long and has fifteen IEDs and five fake IEDs. There is also a couple of patrols of OPFOR wandering up and down the path of the long course.

The way I'm trying to work it though is to have a single fireteam consisting of five members do a course, then move on to another part of the map. At the moment, if another fireteam wants to do the IED course, the server will have to be restarted to allow get the IEDs back up and running. Is there a way I can clear away the objects placed during the initialisation of the mission, then place the IEDs down in a new, random configuration? It seems like it should just be a case of re-initialising the script, but I don't think that will clear the old ones away.

Thanks again

[brians200 51]

At the moment, it would require some hacky ways to clear everything out. In the next version, I will be adding a method to recreate the IEDs and clean them up.

If you want to attempt it until I have time to work on this, here are the variables you need to delete/stop.

Set these variables to 0

iedcounter

junkcounter

For each IED

//primary IEDs

ied_# - this is the actual object

t_# - this is the trigger detecting movement

pd_# - this is the script handle detecting planted projectiles and hand grenades.

//Secondary IEDs

secied_# - this is the actual object

st_# - this is the trigger detecting movement

pd_# - this is the script handle detecting planted projectiles and hand grenades (this is the same handle as before)

Then you can probably call the script again. I will try to get my update out when I get some more time.

[spudly 10]

A gentleman and a scholar, if I get something working, I'll forward it on to you.

[(AEF)Duck 12]

Hi brains. This is an excellent script. it has deffinatly opened up a new possibility for mission editing.

I do have one question though. Would I would like to do is have it so when the mission is running from a dedicated server the IED locations show on the map.

Is it possible to do this? also, is it possible to change the text that is displayed and the marker type?

[Moon_chilD 200]

Hi brains. This is an excellent script. it has deffinatly opened up a new possibility for mission editing.

I do have one question though. Would I would like to do is have it so when the mission is running from a dedicated server the IED locations show on the map.

Is it possible to do this? also, is it possible to change the text that is displayed and the marker type?

Aktivate the Debug in the init of the ied script. ^^

[serjames 357]

Hi brains. This is an excellent script. it has deffinatly opened up a new possibility for mission editing.

I do have one question though. Would I would like to do is have it so when the mission is running from a dedicated server the IED locations show on the map.

Is it possible to do this? also, is it possible to change the text that is displayed and the marker type?

Not sure why you would want to show people where they were lol, but yep, easiest way is to set debug on. However you could also have it that the IED marker zones are visible instead, i.e. your players see the "zones" of IED probability rather than the individual bombs. I think we managed to break the Script at one point that hid them, I'll see if I can remember how I did it (doh!) unless Brians can tell us ?

SJ

[(AEF)Duck 12]

thanks for the replied guys. I wanted to show them for training people how to disarm them and find them

[brians200 51]

If you want to have your zones showing up, set the following to false in Ied_Settings.sqf. I guess I should rename that variable to better match what it does...

hideIedMarker = true;

In terms of showing the actual IED marker to the player, it will require a little bit more work. Right now, they are shown to whoever passes the isServer check.

The first thing you will need to change is to remove the Local part of the marker stuff in these 3 files. This also brings up your next question. You can change the icon and the text here as well.

https://github.com/Brians200/EPD-IED/blob/master/EPD/IED/CreateIed.sqf#L47

https://github.com/Brians200/EPD-IED/blob/master/EPD/IED/CreateFake.sqf#L14

https://github.com/Brians200/EPD-IED/blob/master/EPD/IED/CreateSecondary.sqf#L47

If you want to leave debug turned off, you will also want to remove the if(EPD_IED_debug) check a few lines up.

Edited February 23, 2014 by brians200

[(AEF)Duck 12]

Thanks to everyone that replied. I have another quick question. Would anyone know why this is not working on a dedicated server? it works in the editor and when I host. But not when I load it on the server

Cheers,

Duck

[serjames 357]

Works fine on ours... EVIL NASTY IEDs !!

Have you checked using debug ?

[kgino1045 12]

Can we expect Sucide car bombs?

[(AEF)Duck 12]

Works fine on ours... EVIL NASTY IEDs !!

Have you checked using debug ?

EPD_IED_debug = true;

[brians200 51]

Duck,

Using a debug console on the dedicated server, type this and run it locally.

 player setpos getpos ied_0;

This will teleport you right on top of the first IED created. If you go out into the ocean, then it isn't working. Let me know your results and I will see if I can help afterwards.

You can enable the debug console in your description.ext

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#enableDebugConsole