AI shooting at training target

[Alek10 11]

Hello. I know there is a lot of threads like this, but I can't find anyone that helps me.

What I want is some AI's standing and shooting at some training target. And I want them to keep doing it. So it needs to be in a loop and with infinite ammo.

And please tell me the full code, I suck at this...

Hope someone will help me :-)

[jshock 513]

You could try the doTarget command, not sure if it is compatible with range targets though.

[Alek10 11]

That only makes him target it. He don't shoot. Not even if I put "man2 doFire target2" after doTarget

[jshock 513]

Yea that's what I was afraid of, the doFire command wiki does state that it does not work with objects, but the doTarget command does not state that. But at this point I'm not quite sure how to do what you need, hopefully someone else will pick it up from this point.

[f2k sel 164]

name your target targ1,targ2,targ3

place this in the units init box

this addEventHandler ["Fired",{(_this select 0) setVehicleAmmo 1}]; 
null=this spawn {
while {alive _this} do {
targ=[targ1,targ2,targ3] call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;
_this dotarget targ;
sleep 4;
_this fire (currentWeapon _this)};
};

[Alek10 11]

name your target targ1,targ2,targ3

place this in the units init box

this addEventHandler ["Fired",{(_this select 0) setVehicleAmmo 1}]; 
null=this spawn {
while {alive _this} do {
targ=[targ1,targ2,targ3] call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;
_this dotarget targ;
sleep 4;
_this fire (currentWeapon _this)};
};

Thank you very much.. Is there a way to make them keep target the target if they only have one?

[iceman77 19]

Hmm. never worked with popup targets. Idk if they have alive state or animations etc. Anyhow, this is what I've to contribute. A mere idea :p

_unit addEventHandler ["Fired",{(_this select 0) setVehicleAmmo 1}]; 
_targetArray = allMissionObjects "TargetBase";

while {alive _unit} do {
_aliveArray = [];    
{
	if ( ( animationState _x ) == "") then {
		_aliveArray pushBack _x;
	};
} foreach _targetArray;

_rantarget = _aliveArray call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;
_unit dotarget _rantarget;
sleep 4;
_unit fire (currentWeapon _unit);
};

[A.Cyprus 16]

Hmm. never worked with popup targets. Idk if they have alive state or animations etc.

I messed with them a while back. Don't remember 100% off hand but the animationPhase responsible for popping up and down is "terc", and yes they do have an alive state and damage values too.

[Alek10 11]

Hmm. never worked with popup targets. Idk if they have alive state or animations etc. Anyhow, this is what I've to contribute. A mere idea :p

_unit addEventHandler ["Fired",{(_this select 0) setVehicleAmmo 1}]; 
_targetArray = allMissionObjects "TargetBase";

while {alive _unit} do {
_aliveArray = [];    
{
	if ( ( animationState _x ) == "") then {
		_aliveArray pushBack _x;
	};
} foreach _targetArray;

_rantarget = _aliveArray call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;
_unit dotarget _rantarget;
sleep 4;
_unit fire (currentWeapon _unit);
};

The code that F2k Sel wrote works fine with popup targets.. I would just like if they would keep target the target. Like always point the weapon at it so I can make them only have 1 sek sleep

[f2k sel 164]

this addEventHandler ["Fired",{(_this select 0) setVehicleAmmo 1}]; 
null=[this,targ1] spawn {
_unit = _this select 0;
while {alive _unit} do {
//targ=[targ1,targ2,targ3] call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;
_unit dotarget (_this select 1);
sleep 4;
_unit fire (currentWeapon _unit)};
}; 

you can replace [this,targ1] with unit name and the target name that so it can work for multiple units

[iceman77 19]

The code that F2k Sel wrote works fine with popup targets.. I would just like if they would keep target the target. Like always point the weapon at it so I can make them only have 1 sek sleep

Ahh okay. I thought you wanted the unit to only aim and shoot at valid targets. eg; ones that weren't already knocked over.

Edited October 29, 2014 by Iceman77

[Alek10 11]

this addEventHandler ["Fired",{(_this select 0) setVehicleAmmo 1}]; 
null=[this,targ1] spawn {
_unit = _this select 0;
while {alive _unit} do {
//targ=[targ1,targ2,targ3] call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;
_unit dotarget (_this select 1);
sleep 4;
_unit fire (currentWeapon _unit)};
}; 

you can replace [this,targ1] with unit name and the target name that so it can work for multiple units

You mean like [man2,targ1] ? It dosn't work. I can't "save" the unit with that code in init. Not with [this,targ1] either ?

(The target is called targ1, 2, 3 etc

[f2k sel 164]

this addEventHandler ["Fired",{(_this select 0) setVehicleAmmo 1}]; 
null=[man2,targ1] spawn {
_unit = _this select 0;
while {alive _unit} do {
_unit dotarget (_this select 1);
sleep 4;
_unit fire (currentWeapon _unit)};
}; 

I removed //targ=[targ1,targ2,targ3] call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;

and it works for me.

[ardhocool 0]

On 10/30/2014 at 5:00 AM, f2k sel said:

 

this addEventHandler ["Fired",{(_this select 0) setVehicleAmmo 1}]; 
null=[man2,targ1] spawn {
_unit = _this select 0;
while {alive _unit} do {
_unit dotarget (_this select 1);
sleep 4;
_unit fire (currentWeapon _unit)};
}; 

 

 

Thanks it works for me

[brynjard 2]

Hi!

I've tried the code above on a squad at shooting range. Everything workes fine, then after a few minutes of shooting, they start waving all around. In the end they turn 360 degrees and shoot everything around at random.

I also added unit1 setDir 30; unit1 setFormDir 30;// needed for AI to keep the given direction

But it doesn't help.

Any ideas? I'm using Advanced AI Command, CBA_A3 and Vcom AI V3.0 - Could that be conflict? Or does the AI just behave like this?

 

Best regards

 

[f2k sel 164]

No it's an issue with the game engine, it seems to get target overload.

At the time there was no efficient way to clear the targets from memory, we now have the forgettarget command which seems to help.

try placing it after the fire command.

_unit forgetTarget (_this select 1); 

 

They still can't hit the target very well though.

[pierremgi 4906]

16 hours ago, brynjard said:

Hi!

I've tried the code above on a squad at shooting range. Everything workes fine, then after a few minutes of shooting, they start waving all around. In the end they turn 360 degrees and shoot everything around at random.

I also added unit1 setDir 30; unit1 setFormDir 30;// needed for AI to keep the given direction

But it doesn't help.

Any ideas? I'm using Advanced AI Command, CBA_A3 and Vcom AI V3.0 - Could that be conflict? Or does the AI just behave like this?

 

Best regards

 

 

That's the reason why I added some lines to make the unit look at the target.

See this post.