Break switchMove upon death

[TrueCruel 10]

Hi there!

I have a problem with my animation script. It loads up fine, but how to disable switchMove when the unit gets killed (so it uses the standard death animation)?

This is how I call it:

0 = [hall, "HubBriefing_talkAround", true] execVM "animation.sqf";

And the animation.sqf itself:

_unit = _this select 0;
_animation = _this select 1;


while {true} do {
if (alive _unit) then {
_unit switchMove _animation;
}
else {
if (!alive _unit) then{
_unit switchMove "";
}};
};

Buth if I write it that way:

_unit = _this select 0;
_animation = _this select 1;


while {true} do {
_x = if (alive _unit) then {
_unit switchMove _animation;
}
else {
_y = if (!alive _unit) then{
_unit switchMove "";
}};
};

It shows me an "generic error in expression" scripterror in "_x |#|= if", but then the guy falls down like he should.

I hope somebody can help me how to do it right :D

Thx in advance!

Edit: playMove with disableAI "MOVE" never worked for me...

Edited February 8, 2014 by TrueCruel

[f2k sel 164]

Don't know but is this right

_y if (!alive _unit) then{

[TrueCruel 10]

Ah, this is just a typo here, in my script it's with "=" :D

[das attorney 857]

Just put a "killed " EH on him to switchMove "" when it trips:

_EHkilledIdx = _unit addEventHandler ["killed", {(_this select 0) switchMove ""}];

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#Killed

If you are working in MP you will need to do some additional syncing-up over the network.

[TrueCruel 10]

Thanks! I altered it know it works like a charm:

_unit = _this select 0;
_animation = _this select 1;


while {true} do {
_x = if (alive _unit) then {
_unit switchMove _animation;
}
else {
_unit addEventHandler ["killed", {_unit switchMove ""}]}
};

Eventhandlers are so powerful... xD

[das attorney 857]

You only need to add the EH once - from the looks of it, your script will keep adding eventhandlers after the unit dies.

Just put it in at the top of the script (before the loop) and then run the anim loop while the unit is alive:

_unit addEventHandler ["killed", {(_this select 0) switchMove ""}];

while {alive _unit} do
{
   _unit switchMove _animation;
   // don't forget to add a sleep!!!!!
};