Random spawning

[mith86arg 18]

Hi guys, im trying to spawn random groups and random markers location... i found one way to do it thanks to youtube but the script only work with single units.

This is the script

func_spawnEnemy = 
{
   _spawner = true;
   while {_spawner} do
   {
       _markers = ["SP1","SP2","SP3","SP4","SP5"];
       _spawnpos = _markers call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;
       _pos = getMarkerPos _spawnpos;

       if(_pos distance player < 10) then
       {
           _markers = _markers - [_spawnpos];
       }
       else
       {
           _unit = (createGroup enemy_side) createUnit ["O_Soldier_F", _pos, [], 0, "NONE"];
           [_unit] execVM "loadout.sqf";
           _spawner = false;
       };
   }    
};

"loadout.sqf" tells that unit to spawn with specific set of items. (no chest, no helm, NVG, no secondary, one MG, 5 mags, 1 medkit.)

I want to know if there any way the spawn a whole enemy side group with editing this?

Also, on my reasearch i found something called RUIS Script for Arma 2, idk so much about scripting but i can see a very powerfull spawning tool there, but all the wall of text is related to arma 2 units. Does exist an ARMA III version of Ruis Script?

That's all guys, ty in advance!

[baermitumlaut 62]

You can use BIS_fnc_spawnGroup.

This creates an OPFOR infantry squad and executes the loadout.sqf for each unit:

func_spawnEnemy = 
{
_spawner = true;
   while {_spawner} do
   {
       _markers = ["SP1","SP2","SP3","SP4","SP5"];
       _spawnpos = _markers call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;
       _pos = getMarkerPos _spawnpos;

       if(_pos distance player < 10) then
       {
           _markers = _markers - [_spawnpos];
       }
       else
       {
           _group = [_pos, enemy_side, (configfile >> "CfgGroups" >> "EAST" >> "OPF_F" >> "Infantry" >> "OIA_InfSquad")] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
           {
           	[_x] execVM "loadout.sqf";
           } foreach units _group;
           _spawner = false;
       };
   }    
};

As you can see the changes are minimal, instead of a unit it creates a group, then goes through each group member and applies the loadout.sqf.

[mith86arg 18]

omg ty!!! and it works like a charm!

Maybe for you was easy, last night i went to sleep thinking about this and wake up this morning still thinking how to spawn groups lol ty!

Also i see that i can spawn "addons" groups too with that line, i mean:

_group = [_pos, enemy_side, (configfile >> "CfgGroups" >> "EAST" >> "OPF_F" >> "Infantry" >> "OIA_InfSquad")] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;

if i write >>"EAST">>"rhs_faction_tv">>"infantry">>"name of a group inside this faction")] blablabla

right?

[baermitumlaut 62]

You can use addon groups too, I would recommend using the config browser to get the exact config path.

[mith86arg 18]

New one, is possible to spawn a random group from a list of groups? i mean.. the script u gave me is awesome and works, but it allways spawn the same units i found the next line

_helo = ["B_Heli_Light_01_armed_F","B_Heli_Attack_01_F","B_Heli_Transport_01_camo_F"] call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;

wich makes the game select one of these helos from the pool and spawn it, can i adapat it to the script you gave me but with a group pool??

[Jastreb 69]

Yes you can, but you must input values of the infantry groups in the array and use proper syntax. Note that you use only infantry groups from CfgGroups nothing else.

[mith86arg 18]

mmmmmmm "proper syntax" i'll research a little more on how to do it, right now there is a 100% chance to fuck up the whole script if i touch it a little more hahahaha, but hey, ty! at least you tell me that it can be done, so that's great news!