Loot system (Configurable Loot script)

[bangabob 45]

Loot system

By BangaBob

Description

Fast, reliable loot spawning system. Simply place a marker over the map and call the script. Add/Remove loot that spawns and adjust the probability of spawning.

Features

• Spawn Weapons, Attachments, Uniforms, Vests and backpacks
  
• Light Weight script
  
• Easy to use
  
• Configurable to fit any mission
  
• Multiplayer compatible
  

Download

here (v0.1)

ArmAholic here (v0.1)

Edited May 15, 2014 by BangaBob

[champ-1 40]

Kinda cool that you explain how it works.

But there is similiar script which is superior to this. :\

[bangabob 45]

Kinda cool that you explain how it works.

But there is similiar script which is superior to this. :\

Which one is that?

[champ-1 40]

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?165234-Lootspawner-configurable-building-loot-system

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You got a subscriber btw :D

[bangabob 45]

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?165234-Lootspawner-configurable-building-loot-system

---------- Post added at 17:52 ---------- Previous post was at 17:47 ----------

You got a subscriber btw :D

Anyway doesn't hurt to have some competition out there

And sometimes simpler is better :D

[kremator 1065]

Very nice BB! So how could this link in with an inidbi script on the server? Or how could we get it to refresh the items every day etc?

[bangabob 45]

how could we get it to refresh the items every day etc?

You could potentially add all the _holders into a global array. Then every 24 hours delete all the holders and run the script again.

What is inidbi?

[katipo66 94]

Thanks Bangabbob, looks very easy to use look forward to trying it out.

[Guest]

Release frontpaged on the Armaholic homepage.

Loot system v0.1

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We have also "connected" these pages to your account on Armaholic.

This means in the future you will be able to maintain these pages yourself if you wish to do so. Once this new feature is ready we will contact you about it and explain how things work and what options you have.

When you have any questions already feel free to PM or email me!

[bangabob 45]

Release frontpaged on the Armaholic homepage.

http://www.armaholic.com/datas/users/news_download_a3_3.png

Loot system v0.1

================================================

We have also "connected" these pages to your account on Armaholic.

This means in the future you will be able to maintain these pages yourself if you wish to do so. Once this new feature is ready we will contact you about it and explain how things work and what options you have.

When you have any questions already feel free to PM or email me!

Cheers mate

[whiztler 137]

Congrats with the release BB. Great script and great video!

[MoLoJack 10]

Is there a way to spawn ammo? My Gaming community has decided to slim down our load-outs but we run out of ammo occasionally :( and if possible to spawn ammo this fix's our problems. Thanks, great Script keep up the good work.

edit: I mean Just ammo by the way no gear or optics or weapons just the ammo. I have all the magazine codes I just don't know how to spawn them simce I don't see a magazine spawn group

Edited May 26, 2014 by MoLoJack

[meatball 25]

Hey Banga, I'm really liking this script, but it really puts a hurting on the server when it runs. I'd like have random loot for a MP misison on all of Altis, but when I start it up, it just chokes for a good 60 seconds, then finally starts sweeping the island and populating the buildings from west to east (which takes another 30-60 seconds).

Also, is there any way to force it to only spawn near players so it doesn't load up the map with thousands of items that no player is near? I think just having all those extra items in game will kill the server/host machine.

Edited June 14, 2014 by Meatball

[bangabob 45]

Hey Banga, I'm really liking this script, but it really puts a hurting on the server when it runs. I'd like have random loot for a MP misison on all of Altis, but when I start it up, it just chokes for a good 60 seconds, then finally starts sweeping the island and populating the buildings from west to east (which takes another 30-60 seconds).

Also, is there any way to force it to only spawn near players so it doesn't load up the map with thousands of items that no player is near? I think just having all those extra items in game will kill the server/host machine.

If its only an initial 60 seconds before a mission then it's not so much of a problem?

Making it spawn loot around players?

Well this would require a loop that checks all the players locations and spawns/despawns loot as required. This would be quite complex because of the loot overlapping when multiple players enter the same area and other locality issues.

[meatball 25]

Seems to be that building the houselist is the biggest issue on Altis to the point of it actually making the client hang and show as Not Responding for a good 20 seconds. I could probably split Altis up into Multiple zones and spawn the script multiple times I guess.

Edited June 14, 2014 by Meatball

[3lockad3 11]

Well this was easy to set up and use,, thanks banga!..

Any chance you could make rare and a normal pool..

For instance,, I don't want everyone with all the best stuff off the hop,, there could be a really low chance of getting some items, yet a good chance at the more common ? Just a thought.. Cheers man! Like always,, another great publish!

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Seems to be that building the houselist is the biggest issue on Altis to the point of it actually making the client hang and show as Not Responding for a good 20 seconds. I could probably split Altis up into Multiple zones and spawn the script multiple times I guess.

I split Altis into 4, then I added 0.6 to the probability and called it a day.. Got rid of that nasty hangup

[3lockad3 11]

Hey banga, I'm noticing some things are not spawning, or they are spawning under the house.

The map is Altis.. If I spawn 0.6 probability and move to the debug markers, there is almost certainly nothing there.

However in contrast, if I spawn 30% probability there is a lot more markers spawned and about half of them have loot at the spawn marker.

Still more testing to do on my end, but maybe you could clarify my muck up or if it is in-fact a bug..

Cheers mate!

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And if I remember right you also made the spawns so the mags will match up with the weapons for the most part ?

I would rather the scavenging be a little more dynamic.. Just a thought

Edited August 4, 2014 by 3lockad3

[bangabob 45]

Hey banga, I'm noticing some things are not spawning, or they are spawning under the house.

The map is Altis.. If I spawn 0.6 probability and move to the debug markers, there is almost certainly nothing there.

However in contrast, if I spawn 30% probability there is a lot more markers spawned and about half of them have loot at the spawn marker.

Still more testing to do on my end, but maybe you could clarify my muck up or if it is in-fact a bug..

Cheers mate!

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And if I remember right you also made the spawns so the mags will match up with the weapons for the most part ?

I would rather the scavenging be a little more dynamic.. Just a thought

It may be overloaded when you have a high probability. I am not sure.

As for making the Mags more dynamic simply add more weapons to the pool and more types of mags will spawn.

[3lockad3 11]

It may be overloaded when you have a high probability. I am not sure.

As for making the Mags more dynamic simply add more weapons to the pool and more types of mags will spawn.

I guess the mags being more dynamic and of a specific pool will be a future thing (I hope) :D

The probability I like is 0.6, that way it's more of a scavenger hunt, rather then loot in every house. However, I have been testing with 30 to 50% to better understand why items are not spawning.. Do some debug markers not spawn on purpose ? or is that an anomaly ?

I'm also noticing your spawn points love staircases, which your barrel drop tester might break under that condition..

I'll be testing this all day, as I really need this. Will be providing information as the testing goes.

Thanx for your reply.

Okay, after watching your vid again I can say that markers are meant to spawn all the time. So this leads me to believe some class names may be wrong, or that certain spawn points conflict..

Another thing to add would be: empty vehicles, rare item possibilities, and ammo pools, because explosives are in that pool. For now I'll randomize a few explosive boxes, and attach them to empty markers.

Are these objects always on the map or do they delete when you are out of range ?

I as well experience the hangup in the load, not to mention an fps hit once in game.. It does settle once all things are spawned, but my fps is about 5-10 lower,, with number of spawned in consideration of course.

This is coming up flawless now by the way.

I went in and negotiated new terms to the argument, and now it is glimmering with awesome. Thank you very much for this script.

Edited August 4, 2014 by 3lockad3

[3lockad3 11]

Not sure if you get notified when people edit posts so I'll *bump* this.

[SoloZone 1]

Hi there. How would I get this script to do world objects like itemsLoot= ["Land_BottlePlastic_V1_F","Land_BakedBeans_F"];

I see this may be reserved for objects that are added to the player, but I would like to add just non-usable objects. If you ask why, well I am customizing a Wasteland game and I want the Food and Water to be part of the loot. We are going to put armed civies into houses that you must battle to get food and water. The current wasteland spawn objects only put the objects outside.

I feel using this feature I can kill two birds wth one stone.

So is it possible? I did add the above but they do not spawn.

**Update** I got it working.

Added to lootinit.sqf this new variable. this to objLoot=["Land_BottlePlastic_V1_F","Land_BakedBeans_F"];

Changed this line to reflect "6" in spawnloot.sqf --- > _type=floor (random 6);

Added this to bottom of "Types"

// Spawn Objects

if (_type == 5)

then {

_objects= objloot call bis_fnc_selectRandom;

_wobjects = createVehicle [_objects,[_pos0,_pos1,(getposATL _BARREL select 2)], [], 0, "can_Collide"];

deletevehicle _BARREL;

};

Edited December 8, 2014 by SoloZone

[jandrews 116]

Have a question, would a weaponsholder clean up script brake this? I have a feeling. I think its called weapons holder anyways, basically when units die and get cleaned up, their weapons etc.. are left behind, if I have this stuff getting cleaned up, do you think it will affect this script/loot?

[MgrHavoc 10]

Well I am NEW to scripting and have been teaching myself over the last month. Watched almost every video and forum tutorial that is out there. I am having difficulty figuring some things out. I am trying to get a loot spawn script that I am going to use for a mod. I want it to spawn loot in proximity to the player (say 300m) and then remain for 10-15 min after said player is out of the area before being deleted, but I am having trouble figuring this out. I am using this script in this thread as a template to get started and making changes to it as I figure things out. If someone could lead me in the direction I need to go or give me some hints that would be greatly appreciated.

[thefinn 3]

Simply Brilliant.

Brilliantly Simple.

[thefinn 3]

 for "_n" from 0 to 50 do {
	sleep 0.25;
	_buildingPos=_house buildingpos _n;
	if (str _buildingPos == "[0,0,0]") exitwith {};
			if (_probability > random 100) 
				then {
			null=[_buildingPos,_showLoot] execVM "spawnloot.sqf";
					};	
				};
			};				
}foreach _houseList;

that'll fix any lag issues I think, make it 0.5 if you still get lag.