DAC V3.1 (Dynamic-AI-Creator) released

[alganthe 74]

In our community we do use DAC to create zones mid missions without issues, might be on your end.

I'm impatient to see how you'll integrate it into X-cam.

Oh and silola I LOVE YA, DAC is incredible and very well documented on top of that :bounce3:

[bullhorn 18]

Did anybody actually record a play session with this mod?

Because it sounds awesome but... where's the evidence? :)

-EDIT: Disregard, I found a few. Looks good, I'll give it a try!

Edited May 24, 2015 by BullHorn

[breeze 0]

I have been playing with this for a few days now and I have to say while the learning curve is high, The product here is fantastic from what I see. This is amazing the way it can do so many things for you. I am dabbling at creating my own little black hawk down mission co-op I am using the DAC extern logic utilizing and customizing the configs to get used to them and what can be done. I am also a huge fan of the Addons and the mods people make for Guns and Vehicles and when I am customizing the guns and load-outs I would like to put scopes on some of the Assault rifles within the weapons config I tried to just add them in as a bracket can this be done??? Or can I add it somehow?? I want to do within DAC because of the opfor spawning I want certain modles to carry certain weapons I just really liked bolstering their looks and giving them scopes and rail attachments. Also can I add to their uniforms or add vests, or back-packs?

[Zriel 12]

Loving the DAC script so far, and learning the ropes.

I've got an error whenever an AI requests artillery.

http://gyazo.com/a1fc864be9cfcd4a0d880f128f6c5a37

Error variable not defined on expression, _val4

BTW, is is needed an artillery unit for this to work? or it is a virtual artillery? (Sort of Zeus artillery)

[teilx 4]

unit needs to be defined for arti support (DAC_Config_Arti) and spawned/placed on map yes ......no virtual

Edited May 25, 2015 by TeilX

[Zriel 12]

Hmm probably that's my error then. Thanks for the answer

[breeze 0]

Anyone out there have an answer for me?? on The weapon scripts?

[Przemro 18]

I might be wrong, but adding eq for AI don't work in DAC for A3. You need to find other way.

[GieNkoV 30]

It works, try this:

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?181732-ACC-DAC_Toolbox-v1-0

[breeze 0]

That is awesome thank you I will hopefully get all of that working this week I am just really trying to get to know each piece of this DAC as to me it is very robust but once you know it you should be able to accomplish a=many missions much easier

[SavageCDN 231]

To add stuff to spawned infantry/vehicles you can also use another DAC function - one that runs code on each unit spawned (see DAC_Config_Events in manual). I haven't tried using it to adjust AI inventories but in theory it should be possible.

[m1ndgames 10]

Hi,

is it possible to create a zone without placing something in the editor? (beside of the external logic)

i try to create the trigger like this, but DAC cant extract the position:

	infantryzone = createTrigger ["NONE", getPos base_independent_flagpole];
infantryzone setTriggerArea [80, 80, 0, true];
infantryzone setTriggerActivation ["LOGIC", "PRESENT", true];
infantryzone setTriggerText "infantryzone";
infantry = ["infantryzone",[1,0,0,0],[ ],[5,2,50,10],[ ],[ ],[2,2,2,6,0]] spawn DAC_Zone;

where base_independent_flagpole is the center of the AAF base. the base locations are dynamic, thats why i cannot place the DAC triggers upfront :/

error:

18:18:43 Error in expression <ct 0);_myvalue = ((triggerArea _KiZone) select 1);_ac = _ZoneMode select 1;_rand>
18:18:43   Error position: <select 1);_ac = _ZoneMode select 1;_rand>
18:18:43   Error Zero divisor
18:18:43 File mpmissions\__cur_mp.Altis\DAC\Scripts\DAC_Create_Zone.sqf, line 110
18:18:43 Error in expression < = format["%1_%2",_thisZone,_cu];
_ma = createmarkerlocal [_zs, ((_zoneValues se>
18:18:43   Error position: <createmarkerlocal [_zs, ((_zoneValues se>
18:18:43   Error Type Any, expected Number
18:18:43 File mpmissions\__cur_mp.Altis\DAC\Scripts\DAC_Create_Zone.sqf, line 123
18:18:43 Error in expression <C_Zones set [count DAC_Zones,[_thisZone,_mxvalue,_myvalue,_ZoneMode,_GroupSol,_G>
18:18:43   Error position: <_mxvalue,_myvalue,_ZoneMode,_GroupSol,_G>
18:18:43   Error Undefined variable in expression: _mxvalue
18:18:43 File mpmissions\__cur_mp.Altis\DAC\Scripts\DAC_Create_Zone.sqf, line 133

Edited May 29, 2015 by m1ndgames

[SavageCDN 231]

Check the PDF manual page 21 - Creating zones mid-mission.

[position, sizeX, sizeY, type, direction, parameter] call DAC_fNewZone

[m1ndgames 10]

whoops... missed that...

thanks... :)

[m1ndgames 10]

Me again...

I cant get it to work :(

Setup Server: linux dedicated +sock.so, cba, asrai - DAC is running via script

Setup Client: vanilla

Mission: It is a SC type mission where each teams starting location is randomly read from a template. Because of this i created 4 different triggers for DAC, and delete the triggers that are unrequired for this template before they can run. (Screenshot)

if (Sector_Config_Area_Type == "infantry") then {
aafzoneinf setPos _location_independent;
aafzoneinf setTriggerArea [80, 80, 0, true];
deleteVehicle aafzonetank;
deleteVehicle aafzonemoto;
deleteVehicle aafzoneheli;
};

DAC is called in init.sqf after everything else happened:

if(!isServer) then {waitUntil{!isNull player}};

DAC_Zone = compile preprocessFile "DAC\Scripts\DAC_Init_Zone.sqf";
DAC_Objects = compile preprocessFile "DAC\Scripts\DAC_Create_Objects.sqf";
execVM "DAC\DAC_Config_Creator.sqf";

My DAC_Config_Creator.sqf

The Server rpt

When i join the game i see this:

and after spawn:

edit: could it be that the zone size is to small for the number of waypoints? i checked it again and now i got 8 waypoints, but still no ai...

edit2: another run, this time it tells me that the zone is not suitable for type infantry... so.. its to small?

edit3: yes, it was the size -.-

Edited May 30, 2015 by m1ndgames

[Przemro 18]

Yes size of the zone must be enough big for amoutn of waypoints I had also this problem in few missions.

[infiltrator_2k 29]

How do I go about making an artillery unit used by the AI with the scripted version? I've read what I can of the manual and I understand the 3 conditions that must be meet by the AI infantry units and their behaviours setting, but the example mission is for player called artillery.

[twisted 127]

How do I go about making an artillery unit used by the AI with the scripted version? I've read what I can of the manual and I understand the 3 conditions that must be meet by the AI infantry units and their behaviours setting, but the example mission is for player called artillery.

i find that simply adding a dac ai hq gets arti working.

[m1ndgames 10]

Me again...

I want to add a Killed eventhandler to the spawned Ai...

this is the trigger init:

aafspawn = ["aafzoneinf",[1,0,1],[5,2,20,6],[ ],[ ],[ ],[2,2,2,2,0]] spawn DAC_Zone

my dac_config_events:

	case 1:
{
	_Events_Unit_S =	[
							[“_unit addeventhandler [“â€Killedâ€â€,{_this spawn AiKilled}]“],
							[],
							[],
							[],
							[],
							[],
							[]
						];

the functions:

PointsBox = {
_val = _this select 0;
if (_val == 5) then {
	cutRsc ["Points5Box","PLAIN"];
};
if (_val == 10) then {
	cutRsc ["Points10Box","PLAIN"];
};
};

AiKilled = {
_killer = _this select 1;
_killeruid = getPlayerUID _killer;
if (_killeruid == "") exitWith {};
_killerscore = [_killeruid, "score", 1] call stats_get;
_killerscore = _killerscore + 5;
[_killeruid, "score", _killerscore] call stats_set;
[format ["Ai killed by UID %1 - Player score: %2", _killeruid, _killerscore]] call WarZones_fnc_Debug;
[{[5] call PointsBox;},"BIS_fnc_spawn", _killer, true, true] call BIS_fnc_MP;
};

but no reaction on kill... no error in rpt... whats the cause?

[infiltrator_2k 29]

i find that simply adding a dac ai hq gets arti working.

But how do you change the mortars to heavy artillery?

[SavageCDN 231]

Yes size of the zone must be enough big for amoutn of waypoints I had also this problem in few missions.

There is another way around this problem - you can set the min/max distance for waypoint generation (ie: more waypoints in a smaller area). Check DAC_Config_Waypoints in the manual.

But how do you change the mortars to heavy artillery?

DAC_Config_Arti.sqf

Check that file under each case there is a line:

_set3  = [["O_Mortar_01_F",["M_PG_AT"]]];

First classname is the actual mortar piece, second is the round itself (not the magazine though, you need the classname for the actual round). You can add multiple ammo type entries here as well (smoke, illum, etc).

So for BLUFOR artillery it would be:

_set3  = [["B_MBT_01_arty_F",["Sh_155mm_AMOS"]]];

Me again...

I want to add a Killed eventhandler to the spawned Ai...

this is the trigger init:

aafspawn = ["aafzoneinf",[1,0,1],[5,2,20,6],[ ],[ ],[ ],[2,2,2,2,0]] spawn DAC_Zone

my dac_config_events:

	case 1:
{
	_Events_Unit_S =	[
							[“_unit addeventhandler [“â€Killedâ€â€,{_this spawn AiKilled}]“],
							[],
							[],
							[],
							[],
							[],
							[]
						];

but no reaction on kill... no error in rpt... whats the cause?

The create event requires a group as the variable (_group) and you can use _x for the actual unit ie:

["{_x addEventHandler [""Killed"", {_this spawn AiKilled}]} forEach units _group"],

Edited May 30, 2015 by SavageCDN
typo

[bullhorn 18]

On page 55 of the PDF he mentions that the DAC_Config_Weapons wasn't adapted to Arma 3 yet... Does this mean I cannot set exact weapons/ammunition for units? Because.. This was the main selling point when I was introduced to DAC; I would love to use Leight's OpFor with 5.56mm/5.45mm weapons!

Another thing I'm unsure about is how can camps be destroyed in order to stop re-spawning? You can set a radius for camps to stop spawning when players are near, but what if the players clear an area, kill all the units, move to a different area - and then receive DAC reinforcements from the same area they just cleared?

Another question: Assuming I use the adaptive AI spawning method (to adjust AI counts according to player counts) - How does this handle JIP? Let's say the mission starts with 10 players so DAC spawns 100 AI. What happens when 5 more players join? Or if players leave in the middle of combat? Will AI disappear magically? Lots of questions... :p

Edited May 31, 2015 by BullHorn

[silola 1086]

Hi BullHorn,

You are right, the "DAC_Config_Weapons" is not working out of the box, but gienkov has created a solution:

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?181732-ACC-DAC_Toolbox-v1-0

To destroy a DAC camp, simply kill all members of the camp group. After this action the respective camp is disabled.

The calculation for "adaptive AI spawning method" takes place in the moment when all the units of a zone are generated.

So usually at the start of a mission. What happens if a zone is created dynamically during a mission, I have not tested.

This function does not automatically respond to players who joined later or leave the server.

Silola

On page 55 of the PDF he mentions that the DAC_Config_Weapons wasn't adapted to Arma 3 yet... Does this mean I cannot set exact weapons/ammunition for units? Because.. This was the main selling point when I was introduced to DAC; I would love to use Leight's OpFor with 5.56mm/5.45mm weapons!

Another thing I'm unsure about is how can camps be destroyed in order to stop re-spawning? You can set a radius for camps to stop spawning when players are near, but what if the players clear an area, kill all the units, move to a different area - and then receive DAC reinforcements from the same area they just cleared?

Another question: Assuming I use the adaptive AI spawning method (to adjust AI counts according to player counts) - How does this handle JIP? Let's say the mission starts with 10 players so DAC spawns 100 AI. What happens when 5 more players join? Or if players leave in the middle of combat? Will AI disappear magically? Lots of questions... :p

[bullhorn 18]

Thanks for the quick reply, all my worries have been cleared. I think ill avoid the adaptive spawn method and just modify the group size manually before the beginning of a mission based on how many players attend.

-EDIT: I've been conducting small tests to get an idea of how the AI behaves with DAC. I was expecting AI to breach and clear buildings, especially when they know your position after shooting at you inside a building for a while. Do I need to change some setting for that? AI difficulty is set to 4 and ASR AI is on default settings.

Edited June 1, 2015 by BullHorn

[twisted 127]

trying to run my custom rearm script for DAC units. This script works on players and units when run directly on them

_rearm = [_x] call tws_simpleRearm;

.

but when I try and call it from DAC_config_events then absolutely nothing happens. I try call it when group is created and then for unit after rebuildup.

	case 1:
{
	_Events_Unit_S =	[
							["{[_x] call tws_simpleRearm} foreach units _group"],
							[],
							[],
							[],
							[],
							[],
							["[_unit] call tws_simpleRearm"]

Any insight into how Im stuffing up would be appreciated!