Request - Carry Script

[epicgoldenwarrior 11]

Hey guys, I don't necessarily have the time to write this atm so I'm hoping someone could pull it together for me, plus theres a portion I don't completely understand.

I want a simple carry script so I can go up to a unit (already switchmoving 'injured' for example) and carry them via addaction.

carry = this addaction ["Carry","carry.sqf"];

I guess I can supply the outline somewhat.

carry.sqf

_target = this select 0;
_unit = this select 1;  // I never really understood how to use these actually, so fix them if they're used wrong. _unit should be player, _target is a unit being picked up

_target attachTo [_unit[0,0,1]];
sleep 0.5;
_target removeAction carry;
_target switchMove "AinjPfalMstpSnonWrflDnon_carried_Up";
_unit switchMove "AcinPknlMstpSrasWrflDnon_AcinPercMrunSrasWrflDnon";
drop = _target addAction ["Drop","drop.sqf"];

if (!alive _unit) then {
_target switchMove "AinjPfalMstpSnonWnonDf_carried_fall";
_target removeAction drop;
carry = _target addaction ["Carry","carry.sqf"];

Make sure I'm not missing anything there please (physically too, ex. if I missed removeaction or something we'd see in game)

Drop.sqf

_target switchMove "AinjPfalMstpSnonWnonDnon_carried_Down";
_target removeAction drop;
_unit switchMove "AcinPercMrunSnonWnonDf_AmovPercMstpSnonWnonDnon";

Dammit I wrote half the damn thing already.

Please finish.

[Jona33 51]

You talking SP or MP, because I've got a drag/carry script in SP sorted, if you need a proper system it won't do because I seem to break the AI when I do it, but if you just need it for a specific segment I can post it up.

[epicgoldenwarrior 11]

Multiplayer, I guess you could post most of it to help others out but that's all I've got for now.

[Jona33 51]

Multiplayer, I guess you could post most of it to help others out but that's all I've got for now.

Never mind then, there's really not that much more there than yours. Wasn't there a script called ARMA III Wounding system or something that had carrying? Might be able to use that.

[R3vo 2652]

Here is an explanation about addAction and _this select 0;

If you call a script via addAction, the addAction forwards 3 entities in an array. The first on is the unit the addAction is/was attached to.

[color="#FF8040"][color="#1874CD"]_unit[/color] 	[color="#8B3E2F"][b]=[/b][/color] [color="#000000"]_this[/color] [color="#191970"][b]select[/b][/color] [color="#FF0000"]0[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color][/color]

The second one is the caller, who used the addAction

[color="#FF8040"][color="#1874CD"]_caller[/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b]=[/b][/color] [color="#000000"]_this[/color] [color="#191970"][b]select[/b][/color] [color="#FF0000"]1[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color][/color]

the third one is the action itself.

[color="#FF8040"][color="#1874CD"]_action[/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b]=[/b][/color] [color="#000000"]_this[/color] [color="#191970"][b]select[/b][/color] [color="#FF0000"]2[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color][/color]

So the array would look like this: [_unit,_caller,_action]

If you now want to point a variable to the units in the script the addAction called you can simply put _unit = _this select 0; To define the _caller you would put _caller = _this select 1; And _action = _this select 2; for the action itself.

So all in all you actually got it completely right, exept that the _this must be local.

Okay, I fiddled a little bit with the script and that's what I got now:

carry.sqf

[color="#FF8040"]injuredTarget [color="#8B3E2F"][b]=[/b][/color] [color="#000000"]_this[/color] [color="#191970"][b]select[/b][/color] [color="#FF0000"]0[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
[color="#1874CD"]_caller[/color] 	  [color="#8B3E2F"][b]=[/b][/color] [color="#000000"]_this[/color] [color="#191970"][b]select[/b][/color] [color="#FF0000"]1[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
[color="#1874CD"]_action[/color] 	  [color="#8B3E2F"][b]=[/b][/color] [color="#000000"]_this[/color] [color="#191970"][b]select[/b][/color] [color="#FF0000"]2[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color] 

injuredTarget [color="#191970"][b]attachTo[/b][/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b][[/b][/color][color="#1874CD"]_caller[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b],[/b][/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b][[/b][/color][color="#FF0000"]-0.5[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b],[/b][/color][color="#FF0000"]0.2[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b],[/b][/color][color="#FF0000"]0[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b]][/b][/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b]][/b][/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
[color="#191970"][b]sleep[/b][/color] [color="#FF0000"]0.01[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
injuredTarget [color="#191970"][b]switchMove[/b][/color] [color="#7A7A7A"]"AinjPfalMstpSnonWrflDnon_carried_Up"[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
[color="#1874CD"]_caller[/color] 	  [color="#191970"][b]switchMove[/b][/color] [color="#7A7A7A"]"AcinPknlMstpSrasWrflDnon_AcinPercMrunSrasWrflDnon"[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
injuredTarget [color="#191970"][b]removeAction[/b][/color] [color="#1874CD"]_action[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
injuredTarget [color="#191970"][b]switchMove[/b][/color] [color="#7A7A7A"]"AinjPfalMstpSnonWrflDnon_carried_Up"[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]

[color="#1874CD"]_caller[/color] [color="#191970"][b]switchMove[/b][/color] [color="#7A7A7A"]"AcinPknlMstpSrasWrflDnon_AcinPercMrunSrasWrflDnon"[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
[color="#1874CD"]_caller[/color] [color="#191970"][b]addAction[/b][/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b][[/b][/color][color="#7A7A7A"]"Drop"[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b],[/b][/color][color="#7A7A7A"]"scripts\carryScript\drop.sqf"[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b]][/b][/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]

[color="#8B3E2F"][b]/[/b][/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b]*[/b][/color]
[color="#191970"][b]if[/b][/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b]([/b][/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b]![/b][/color][color="#191970"][b]alive[/b][/color] [color="#1874CD"]_caller[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b])[/b][/color] [color="#191970"][b]then[/b][/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b]{[/b][/color]
[color="#1874CD"]_caller[/color] [color="#191970"][b]switchMove[/b][/color] [color="#7A7A7A"]"AinjPfalMstpSnonWnonDf_carried_fall"[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
[color="#1874CD"]_caller[/color] [color="#191970"][b]removeAction[/b][/color] [color="#191970"][b]drop[/b][/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
carry [color="#8B3E2F"][b]=[/b][/color] injuredTarget [color="#191970"][b]addAction[/b][/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b][[/b][/color][color="#7A7A7A"]"Carry"[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b],[/b][/color][color="#7A7A7A"]"carry.sqf"[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b]][/b][/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color][/color]

Made with KK's SQF to BBCode Converter

drop.sqf

[color="#FF8040"][color="#1874CD"]_caller[/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b]=[/b][/color] [color="#000000"]_this[/color] [color="#191970"][b]select[/b][/color] [color="#FF0000"]1[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
[color="#1874CD"]_action[/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b]=[/b][/color] [color="#000000"]_this[/color] [color="#191970"][b]select[/b][/color] [color="#FF0000"]2[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]

injuredTarget [color="#191970"][b]switchMove[/b][/color] [color="#7A7A7A"]"AinjPfalMstpSnonWnonDnon_carried_Down"[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
[color="#191970"][b]detach[/b][/color] injuredTarget[color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
[color="#1874CD"]_caller[/color] [color="#191970"][b]removeAction[/b][/color] [color="#1874CD"]_action[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
[color="#1874CD"]_caller[/color] [color="#191970"][b]switchMove[/b][/color] [color="#7A7A7A"]"AcinPercMrunSnonWnonDf_AmovPercMstpSnonWnonDnon"[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color][/color]

Made with KK's SQF to BBCode Converter

There were some issues, but nothing serious. The problem I've got now is, that the player is stuck and can't move after puting the patient down on the ground agian.

This could be an issue with the animation itself.

Edited February 19, 2015 by R3vo

[epicgoldenwarrior 11]

I suppose I could add

sleep 10;
_caller switchMove "";

at the end.

I would assume that could at least reset it fine.

Thanks for your help, will test it out in a bit.

[R3vo 2652]

I suppose I could add

sleep 10;
_caller switchMove "";

at the end.

I would assume that could at least reset it fine.

Thanks for your help, will test it out in a bit.

That could actually work, just wondering why it doesn't end the animation properly in the first place.

[epicgoldenwarrior 11]

Um, for some reason the target isnt playing anim...so, it looks weird.

EDIT: The guy's height was 100m so he was dead when I got there, and dead units cant switchmove. So it works now.

Only issue I have (which this is actually working better than revive scripts) is that they arent ...synced together.

Ex. I face opposite direction lifting him, yet when he is on my back it works perfect. When I take him off, he floats off other direction.

By the way, my idea fixed the walk problem :)

Edited February 19, 2015 by EpicGoldenWarrior

[R3vo 2652]

Um, for some reason the target isnt playing anim...so, it looks weird.

EDIT: The guy's height was 100m so he was dead when I got there, and dead units cant switchmove. So it works now.

Only issue I have (which this is actually working better than revive scripts) is that they arent ...synced together.

Ex. I face opposite direction lifting him, yet when he is on my back it works perfect. When I take him off, he floats off other direction.

By the way, my idea fixed the walk problem :)

Great that you fixed that walking problem. I'm also thinkin about a way to "sync" both units to make it look better.

[epicgoldenwarrior 11]

*bump* Uh maybe someone knows some better attachTo values to use in this scenario?

[fn_Quiksilver 1634]

Um, for some reason the target isnt playing anim...so, it looks weird.

Only issue I have (which this is actually working better than revive scripts) is that they arent ...synced together.

It isn't playing anim likely because you're using switchMove which is local code and not fit for MP on its own. Will have to use a method to broadcast the anim states over network, BIS_fnc_MP, public variable, etc.

They aren't synced together because it's incomplete functionality which as you can see there is good reason why its not in the default game :)

You're always going to have issues syncing the anims, especially in MP when you'll be subject to latency and sync delay. There's no way to accelerate the animations to stay in sync.

[epicgoldenwarrior 11]

Actually he wasnt playing anim because he was dead *_* but, shouldnt setdir and attachto make it perfect? The actions are timed perfectly, but it looks like I'm doing a raindance until he is on my back.

[epicgoldenwarrior 11]

Havent touched this till now, and now after getting up on my back, they switchmove to fall down...why