Using the sleep command inside an sqf script

[quintusairborne 3]

Hello boys.

I have a problem; I'm making a mission that requires a group of players to gradually fall back in front of waves of enemys, spawned using a sqf script.

That script works fine, it even loops when I tell him to, while I preview it or I host it without other players; but each time I host it with my friends everything goes to hell. The enemyes spawn in a continuoos river leading to, well, interesting situations, lack of ammunitons and crashes. :confused:

The problem, as I think I have understand, is in the sleep command, that is ignored while I run in MP that script. It seems not to matter whether I start it in the init file or via trigger.

Anybody will be so kind to teach me a way to solve this problem? I checked in the forum but I did not find a solution, and I'm pretty new to scripting so I may have made some ridicously simple mistake.

This is the script I'm working with:

if (isServer) then {

waituntil {fallback1};

while {fallback1} do {

grp1= Creategroup resistance;

_Unit1= grp1 createUnit ["zetaborn_alien2",[getPos startpoint_1 select 0, getPos startpoint_1 select 1,0],[],0,"FORM"];

sleep 1;

_Unit2= grp1 createUnit ["zetaborn_alien2",[getPos startpoint_1 select 0, getPos startpoint_1 select 1,0],[],0,"FORM"];

sleep 1;

_Unit3= grp1 createUnit ["zetaborn_alien2",[getPos startpoint_1 select 0, getPos startpoint_1 select 1,0],[],0,"FORM"];

sleep 1;

_Unit4= grp1 createUnit ["zetaborn_alien5",[getPos startpoint_1 select 0, getPos startpoint_1 select 1,0],[],0,"FORM"];

_unit1 setunitrank "CAPTAIN";

_unit1=leader grp1;

{_x setCombatMode "RED"} forEach units grp1;

{_x setBehaviour "AWARE"} forEach units grp1;

sleep 1;

_wp0 = grp1 addWaypoint [getpos pa_1, 0];

_wp0 setWaypointType "SAD";

_wp0 setWaypointSpeed "NORMAL";

sleep 20;

grp1b= Creategroup resistance;

_Unit5= grp1b createUnit ["zetaborn_alien2",[getPos startpoint_1 select 0, getPos startpoint_1 select 1,0],[],0,"FORM"];

sleep 1;

_Unit6= grp1b createUnit ["zetaborn_alien2",[getPos startpoint_1 select 0, getPos startpoint_1 select 1,0],[],0,"FORM"];

sleep 1;

_Unit7= grp1b createUnit ["zetaborn_alien2",[getPos startpoint_1 select 0, getPos startpoint_1 select 1,0],[],0,"FORM"];

sleep 1;

_Unit8= grp1b createUnit ["zetaborn_alien5",[getPos startpoint_1 select 0, getPos startpoint_1 select 1,0],[],0,"FORM"];

_unit5 setunitrank "CAPTAIN";

_unit5=leader grp1b;

{_x setCombatMode "RED"} forEach units grp1b;

{_x setBehaviour "AWARE"} forEach units grp1b;

sleep 1;

_wp0 = grp1b addWaypoint [getpos pa_1, 0];

_wp0 setWaypointType "SAD";

_wp0 setWaypointSpeed "NORMAL";

sleep 90;

};

};

};

The script is called in the init file:

fallback1 = false;

_null = [] execVM "red1.sqf";

and activated when a trigger sets fallback1 = true.

And yes, those are aliens, of the Zetaborn mod. Sometimes you need to shoot at something different.

Edited May 29, 2014 by QuintusAirborne

[IT07 10]

Hi.

If you execute a script in the init.sqf, everyone will execute it. Which means that (in multiplayer) all the pc's are fighting each other; telling where the AI should go.

Instead, you could try and change the red1.sqf line into this:

if (isServer) then {
fallback1 = false;
_null = [] execVM "red1.sqf";
};

Test that and see what happens :)

[quintusairborne 3]

It worked. IT07 I owe you a top quality beer.

[IT07 10]

You are welcome.

---------- Post added at 15:20 ---------- Previous post was at 15:14 ----------

One other tip: do not put any code inside the isServer check if it is requiring action from a real person. That way, it won't work on a dedicated server.

Any other scripts (like for example the one you have) should be fine.

[quintusairborne 3]

Thank you very much!!