Marker not getting created.

[Purzel 35]

Hi folks,

I don´t get it.

A marker should be initally not be visible,

then after a trigger-activation a landingzone marker should become visible for all (multiplayer).

trigger activation:

nul=[] execVM "scripts\lzmarker.sqf";

marker stuff inside the lzmarker.sqf :

_nametrigger = _this select 0;
_marker = format["%1",_nametrigger];
_marker = createMarkerLocal [_marker, position _nametrigger];
_marker setMarkerShapeLocal "ICON";
_marker setMarkerBrushLocal "PICKUP";
_marker setMarkerSizeLocal [1,1];
_marker setMarkerColorLocal "ColorWEST";

But this does not work.

I´ve tried around with some scriptings stuff from the internet, but nothing..

I called the landingzone (empty objects, invisible Helipad) "lz" and would like to use that position as the markers position.

Please help & Thanks a lot!

Greetings Purzel

[buliwyf 4]

nul=[[color="#FF0000"]empty[/color]] execVM "scripts\lzmarker.sqf";

And this tries to get the empty stuff...

_nametrigger = _this select 0;

You get it?

[SilentSpike 84]

Basically, you just need to do this (as Buliwyf correctly pointed out):

nul=[thisTrigger] execVM "scripts\lzmarker.sqf";

[Purzel 35]

Thanks guys,

but I don´t understand some higher scripting stuff (especially within combination of my english capabilities) ...

So I have often problems to get things right.

The last code means what?

nul=[thisTrigger] execVM "scripts\lzmarker.sqf";

what means "thisTrigger"...?

Is it a name of the trigger, that triggers the lzmarker.sqf..?

And for my general understanding:

Do I have to set a marker (lzmarker) to the map and set it somehow invisible, the trigger it visible

or

do I have to create a marker, which is not persistant before creation...?

and now the bad message:

It does not work, because the pickup-marker is not found..?

What do i have to do?

Greetz Purzel

Edited August 26, 2014 by Purzel

[buliwyf 4]

Totally chaos! :D

Take a look at the Scripting Command: setMarkerBrushLocal

There is no "PICKUP" available. I have no idea where you get it....

Maybe you need setMarkerTypeLocal instead of setMarkerBrushLocal: setMarkerTypeLocal

:confused:

...and thisTrigger says it all i guess. It is what it is... the trigger itself... :)

and btw. there are german scripting forums too.. like: Forum of Armed-Assault.de

[SilentSpike 84]

thisTrigger is a magic variable within the "condition" and "on act." fields of a trigger which refers to the trigger itself.

As for your error. You're trying to set a brush with marker shape "icon". I suggest you check out this wiki page to set the icon: setMarkerTypeLocal

Edit: Ninja'd again! :cool:

[buliwyf 4]

Something is wrong with my ninja smiley... :D

[Purzel 35]

Sorry...

I want this Marker (#9) "Pickup"...

It´s listed in here:

How do i get this marker?

I refer to this Link:

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/cfgMarkers

Do I have to put the class Cfgmarkers stuff into my description.ext?

[buliwyf 4]

trigger activation:

Code:

nul=[thisTrigger] execVM "scripts\lzmarker.sqf";

marker stuff inside the lzmarker.sqf :

Code:

_nametrigger = _this select 0;
_marker = format["%1",_nametrigger];
_marker = createMarkerLocal [_marker, position _nametrigger];
_marker setMarkerShapeLocal "ICON";
_marker setMarkerTypeLocal "PICKUP";
_marker setMarkerSizeLocal [1,1];
_marker setMarkerColorLocal "ColorWEST";

..no higher scripting stuff...

[Purzel 35]

Thank you for your help, I had it like that, but it does not work.

What is _nametrigger?

The marker should not be created at the position of its trigger...

The marker should appear instead at the position of an invisible helipad...

[Naiss 28]

here is just a simple marker script not sure if it works did not test it yet but should work just fine and this will create the marker on the player

_marker = createmarkerlocal ["_marker", getpos player];
_marker setmarkertypelocal "mil_pickup";
_marker setmarkercolorlocal "blue";
_marker setmarkertextlocal format ["%1 you are here!",name player];

[Purzel 35]

THANK YOU ! This is working!

great! :cheers::ok::pc:

[Naiss 28]

no problem