Civilian search helicopter

[masterfulninja 10]

Does anyone have any idea how to make a civilian helicopter start patrolling looking for members of a squad then lock onto them with the searchlight if they find them?

[f2k sel 164]

Searchlights are broken unless you do some really naff workarounds.

http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=15487

[masterfulninja 10]

the lights arent a problem, they work.

null=[] spawn { while {true} do {  player action ["lightOn", Cheli]; sleep 0.01};};  

I found this and the lights force on at all times so that's good to go. I also found code forcing civilians and independent to be enemies and tested it and it works too. So i need script that makes the heli actually fly and look for pre-designated units and then orient itself to face them in such a manner as to aim the light on them when it finds them. if possible also script that makes the helicopter reveal the squads location to Opfor

---------- Post added at 04:17 ---------- Previous post was at 03:48 ----------

i know this isnt right because im not very good at scripting but this is what i think im looking for, at least in the ballpark.

_search = _Cheli knowsAbout _Mainchar;

if (_search) then { _Cheli lookAt _Mainchar; _Cheli moveto _Mainchar; }

[R3vo 2654]

the lights arent a problem, they work.

null=[] spawn { while {true} do {  player action ["lightOn", Cheli]; sleep 0.01};};  

I found this and the lights force on at all times so that's good to go. I also found code forcing civilians and independent to be enemies and tested it and it works too. So i need script that makes the heli actually fly and look for pre-designated units and then orient itself to face them in such a manner as to aim the light on them when it finds them. if possible also script that makes the helicopter reveal the squads location to Opfor

---------- Post added at 04:17 ---------- Previous post was at 03:48 ----------

i know this isnt right because im not very good at scripting but this is what i think im looking for, at least in the ballpark.

[color="#FF8040"][color="#1874CD"]_search[/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b]=[/b][/color] [color="#1874CD"]_Cheli[/color] [color="#191970"][b]knowsAbout[/b][/color] [color="#1874CD"]_mainChar[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]

[color="#191970"][b]if[/b][/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b]([/b][/color][color="#1874CD"]_search[/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b]>[/b][/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b]=[/b][/color] [color="#FF0000"]3[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b])[/b][/color] [color="#191970"][b]then[/b][/color]
[color="#8B3E2F"][b]{[/b][/color]
[color="#8B3E2F"][b]([/b][/color][color="#191970"][b]group[/b][/color] [color="#1874CD"]_Cheli[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b])[/b][/color] [color="#191970"][b]move[/b][/color] [color="#191970"][b]getPos[/b][/color] [color="#1874CD"]_mainChar[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b])[/b][/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
[color="#8B3E2F"][b]}[/b][/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color][/color]

Made with KK's SQF to BBCode Converter

Something like this could work.

[masterfulninja 10]

I'm trying to set up a loop with the code you suggested and I'm having trouble getting my hints to fire off... I'm doing something wrong still. Searching fires but loop start never does...

hint "searching";
_search = _searcher knowsAbout _mainchar;
_looking = true;
null = [] spawn {
private ["_search", "_looking"];
hint "loop start";
while {true} do {
	_search = _searcher knowsAbout _mainchar;
	hint "Im looking";
		if (_search >= 0) then{
			(group _searcher) move getPos _mainchar); 
hint "found him";
			}; 
		sleep 0.1;
		};

};

[R3vo 2654]

[color="#FF8040"][color="#191970"][b]private[/b][/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b][[/b][/color][color="#7A7A7A"]"_search"[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b],[/b][/color] [color="#7A7A7A"]"_looking"[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b],[/b][/color][color="#7A7A7A"]"_searcher"[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b],[/b][/color][color="#7A7A7A"]"_mainChar"[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b]][/b][/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]

[color="#1874CD"]_searcher[/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="#1874CD"]_mainChar[/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"]_search[/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b]=[/b][/color] [color="#1874CD"]_searcher[/color] [color="#191970"][b]knowsAbout[/b][/color] [color="#1874CD"]_mainChar[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
[color="#1874CD"]_looking[/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b]=[/b][/color] [color="#000000"]true[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]

[color="#191970"][b]hint[/b][/color] [color="#7A7A7A"]"loop start"[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
[color="#191970"][b]while[/b][/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b]{[/b][/color][color="#1874CD"]_looking[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b]}[/b][/color] [color="#191970"][b]do[/b][/color] 
[color="#8B3E2F"][b]{[/b][/color]
[color="#1874CD"]_search[/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b]=[/b][/color] [color="#1874CD"]_searcher[/color] [color="#191970"][b]knowsAbout[/b][/color] [color="#1874CD"]_mainChar[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
[color="#191970"][b]hint[/b][/color] [color="#7A7A7A"]"I'm looking"[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
[color="#191970"][b]if[/b][/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b]([/b][/color][color="#1874CD"]_search[/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b]>[/b][/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b]=[/b][/color] [color="#FF0000"]0[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b])[/b][/color] [color="#191970"][b]then[/b][/color]
[color="#8B3E2F"][b]{[/b][/color]
	[color="#8B3E2F"][b]([/b][/color][color="#191970"][b]group[/b][/color] [color="#1874CD"]_searcher[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b])[/b][/color] [color="#191970"][b]move[/b][/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b]([/b][/color][color="#191970"][b]getPos[/b][/color] [color="#1874CD"]_mainChar[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b])[/b][/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color] 
	[color="#191970"][b]hintSilent[/b][/color] [color="#7A7A7A"]"found him"[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
	[color="#1874CD"]_looking[/color] [color="#8B3E2F"][b]=[/b][/color] [color="#000000"]false[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
[color="#8B3E2F"][b]}[/b][/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color] 
[color="#191970"][b]sleep[/b][/color] [color="#FF0000"]1[/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]
[color="#8B3E2F"][b]}[/b][/color][color="#8B3E2F"][b];[/b][/color]

[/color]

Made with KK's SQF to BBCode Converter

[_searcher,_mainChar] execVM "search.sqf";

I think that spawn part is obsolete, but if someone knows better, please correct me.

[masterfulninja 10]

Thanks for the help, Im trying that now and im getting "im looking" to fire in the loop which is a step forward but even with the knowsAbout set anywhere above 0 and the heli flying directly over the guy at 50 meters still no firing of the final knowsAbout clause.

I know they see him because they set off the detected script that fires the search script to begin with.

EDIT:

Ok i got the basics to all fire, now i need some help with getting the behavior set right.

private ["_search", "_looking","_searcher","_mainchar","_wp"];

_searcher = _this select 0;

_mainchar = _this select 1;

_wp = getPos _mainchar;

_search = _searcher knowsAbout _mainchar;

_looking = true;

hint "loop start";

while {_looking} do

{

_search = _searcher knowsAbout _mainchar;

hint "I'm looking";

if (_search >= 0) then

{

hint "found him 1";

_searcher move getPos _mainchar;

_searcher doFollow _mainchar;

_searcher doWatch _mainchar;

_searcher doTarget _mainchar;

_searcher lookAt _mainchar;

deleteWaypoint [_searcher, 1];

_wp =_searcher addWaypoint [getPos _mainchar, 0];

hint "found him 1.5";

[_searcher, 1] setWaypointLoiterType "CIRCLE";

[_searcher, 1] setWaypointLoiterRadius 50;

hint "found him 2";

};

sleep 10;

};

After further debugging i found that the code only fires when knows about is set exactly on 0, > 0.01 doesnt fire when flying directly over the unit. I finally got the loop ironed out and help text that alternates between the beginning and end of the cycle so i know the code is cycling and i know they see the unit because they call him out. Somehow i guess im not linking to the script correctly?

This is what i have in the triggers activation box.

null = [searcher, mainchar] execVM "search.sqf";

names are all lower case no caps

Edited March 5, 2015 by masterfulninja