Array of players in game

[BEAKSBY 11]

Hi ALL,

How do obtain an array of players currently in-game...not in the lobby and not an empty player spot either?

[Beerkan 71]

Hi ALL,

How do obtain an array of players currently in-game...not in the lobby and not an empty player spot either?

This playableUnits

[BEAKSBY 11]

This playableUnits

Yes, but I think I may have to filter the array with player, otherwise it will include units also occupied by AI?

[dreadedentity 278]

_west = [];
_east = [];
_guer = [];
_civ = [];

{
if (isPlayer (playableUnits select (_x - 1))) then
{
	if (side playableUnits select (_x - 1) == west) then
	{
		_west set [(count _west), playableUnits select (_x - 1)];
	};
	if (side playeableUnits select (_x - 1) == east) then
	{
		_east set [(count _east), playableUnits select (_x - 1)];
	};
//		if (side playableUnits select (_x - 1) == guer) then
//		{
//			_guer set [(count _guer), playableUnits select (_x - 1)];
//		};
	if (side playableUnits select (_x - 1) == indep) then
	{
		_guer set [(count _guer), playableUnits select (_x - 1)];
	};
	if (side playableUnits select (_x - 1) == civ) then
	{
		_civ set [(count _civ), playableUnits select (_x - 1)];
	};
};
} forEach playableUnits;

//_allPlayers = _west + _east + _guer + _civ; //Uncomment to return an array with all human players

Edited September 5, 2014 by DreadedEntity

[Beerkan 71]

For ArmA3 I think it's INDEP rather than GUER.

[dreadedentity 278]

For ArmA3 I think it's INDEP rather than GUER.

Thanks, edited original comment.

[Larrow 2821]

Sorry DE but these lines make no sense

if (side playableUnits select (_x - 1) == west) then

You are already passing the unit in _x via foreaching playableUnits so there is no need to access playableUnits again, also _x - 1 is thePassedUnit - 1.

//east, west, indep, civ
_sides = [0,0,0,0];
{
if (isPlayer _x) then {
	_index = (side _x) call BIS_fnc_sideID;
	_sides set [ _index, ((_sides select _index) +1 )];
};
}forEach playableUnits;

or if you dont want to use BIS enumeration then

//east, west, indep, civ
_sides = [0,0,0,0];
{
if (isPlayer _x) then {
	_index = [east, west, independent, civilian] find (side _x);
	_sides set [ _index, ((_sides select _index) +1 )];
};
}forEach playableUnits;

_allPlayers = 0;
{
_allPlayers = _allPlayers + _x;
}forEach _sides;

[dreadedentity 278]

Sorry DE but these lines make no sense

if (side playableUnits select (_x - 1) == west) then

You are already passing the unit in _x via foreaching playableUnits so there is no need to access playableUnits again, also _x - 1 is thePassedUnit - 1.

Ah, you're right. I got a little confused with the syntax, I guess. I'm used to working with throwaway arrays when I use forEach. Something like:

{
} forEach [1,2,3,4,5];

Thanks for that catch

---------- Post added at 17:25 ---------- Previous post was at 16:44 ----------

Just wondering if this code would work:

_west = [];
_east = [];
_guer = [];
_civ = [];

{
if (isPlayer _x) then
{
	missionNamespace setVariable [format["_%1", side _x], call compile format ["_%1 = _%1 + %2;", side _x, _x]];
};
} forEach playableUnits;

I know we shouldn't really use call compile because of it's slow speed, but I was wondering if I can use it nested in setVariable like that.