Locations

[gersen 10]

I need tour help with a script.

I'm looking for a script that create a marker on the map locations but I don't know how to access the config.

Any help?

[tryteyker 28]

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

Try and play around with this. Map center is defined through this, that should help if you for example want markers on every city center on the map:

getArray(configFile >> "CfgWorlds" >> worldName >> "centerPosition")

[dreadpirate 173]

Make the following your init.sqf file:

[["CityCenter"],[],true] call BIS_fnc_locations;

_strategic = ["Strategic","StrongpointArea","FlatArea","FlatAreaCity","FlatAreaCitySmall","CityCenter","Airport"];


_names = ["NameMarine","NameCityCapital","NameCity","NameVillage","NameLocal","fakeTown"];


_hills = ["Hill","ViewPoint","RockArea","BorderCrossing","VegetationBroadleaf","VegetationFir","VegetationPalm","VegetationVineyard"];


fnc_displayLocs = {
   _locs = [];
   _dist = 20000;
   {
       _locs = nearestLocations [getArray (configFile >> "CfgWorlds" >> worldName >> "centerPosition"), _x , _dist];
   } forEach [_this select 0];


   private["_t","_m"];
   {
       _t = format["l%1",floor(random 10000)];
       _m = createMarker [_t, position _x];
       _m setMarkerType "mil_Dot";
       _m setMarkerText type _x;
       _m setMarkerColor (_this select 1);
   } forEach _locs;
};


[_strategic, "ColorBlue"] call fnc_displayLocs;
[_names, "ColorGreen"] call fnc_displayLocs;
[_hills, "ColorOrange"] call fnc_displayLocs;

(Obtained from old creobellum.org website and modified for A3)

[gersen 10]

Thanks, this is what I was looking for. I've seen this script long time ago and can't find it anymore.

---------- Post added at 15:08 ---------- Previous post was at 14:21 ----------

Other questions: is there any way to create a list of custom locations, like in the config, to use in the missions?

My idea is to modify the locations with differents class like City, Village, MilitaryCamp, MilitaryBase,....

Edited October 4, 2014 by Gersen

[jshock 513]

I think this may be what your looking for, but I could be misunderstanding you:

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

But now that I read a bit closer I think you would have to make an addon to get done what your looking for, I could be wrong though :p.

[tryteyker 28]

To modify already existing locations like Kavala you'll have to edit the world itself through an addon.

[scrumpyjacks 10]

you should be able to create custom locations using the info provided in jshocks post

[gersen 10]

But now that I read a bit closer I think you would have to make an addon to get done what your looking for, I could be wrong though :p.

Ad you say I want to change the class of existing locations. However I'd like not to tie the missione to a modo.

Any way to use the config file of an addon inside the missione folder?

[jshock 513]

Ad you say I want to change the class of existing locations. However I'd like not to tie the missione to a modo.

Any way to use the config file of an addon inside the missione folder?

I just knew that it needed to be addon based, I have no idea exactly how to access the config of a mod.