Player/AI Switch Uniform Add Action

[rtek 10]

I'm trying to figure out how it's possible to make an AI in group and/or myself change uniform via an addaction. I want to have a ghillie suit in my backpack, as well as in my spotter's backpack. then via an addaction, have both change into the ghillie suits and put their regular uniform into their bag so as to be able to switch back at a later time.

How can this be done?

At the very least, I can easily change my own uniform by moving it to the ground, putting it on, then putting my BDU into my backpack. However I mainly need to be able to make my AI group member switch his uniform.

I know that I can select F2, then hit 6 and cycle with 0 through each page till I reach Open Subordinate's Inventory, and do the switch that way. I'm looking for a faster way to do the switch if possible, or a faster way to get into the AI's inventory.

Edited June 15, 2015 by RTEK

[Larrow 2822]

Something like..

//Type of ghillie suit
_ghillie = "U_B_GhillieSuit";

//Initial add a backpack containing a ghillie to each unit (mainly for my testing)
{
_x addBackpackGlobal "B_Carryall_khk";
_backpack = backpackContainer _x;
_backpack addItemCargoGlobal [ _ghillie, 1 ];
}forEach units group player;

//Action that will swap between ghillie and uniform for player and all his subordinates
player addAction [ "Put on Ghillie", {
	_target = _this select 0;
	_caller = _this select 1;
	_actionID = _this select 2;
	//Initial starting uniform of unit with action
	_initUniform = _this select 3 select 0;

	_swapTo = "";
	//What are we currently wearing
	switch ( uniform player ) do {
		//if ghillie
		case "U_B_GhillieSuit" : {
			//we need to change back to our stored uniform
			_swapTo = _initUniform;
			//Update action text
			_caller setUserActionText [ _actionID, "Put on Ghillie" ];
		};

		case _initUniform : {
			_swapTo = "U_B_GhillieSuit";
			_caller setUserActionText [ _actionID, "Put on Uniform" ];
		};
	};

	//for each subordinate
	{

		_thread = [ _x, _swapTo ] spawn {
			_unit = _this select 0;
			_newUniform = _this select 1;

			//Save uniform items so they are not lost in the uniform swap
			_uniformItems = uniformItems _unit;

			//remove uniform from backpack
			_unit removeItemFromBackpack _newUniform;
			//Play some animation just for kicks
			_unit playAction "medic";
			uiSleep 5;
			//get their current uniform
			_uniform = uniform _unit;
			//get the units backpack container
			_backpack = backpackContainer _unit;
			//add current uniform to backpack
			_backpack addItemCargoGlobal [ _uniform, 1 ];
			//wear retrieved uniform
			_unit forceAddUniform _newUniform;

			//Reapply uniform items
			{
				//make sure items can fit due to different uniform sizes
				if ( _unit canAddItemToUniform _x ) then {
					_unit addItemToUniform _x;
				}else{
					//Just add it to the backpack if not
					_unit addItemToBackpack _x;
				};
			}forEach _uniformItems;

		};
		//Pause between units to break up the..
		//synchronized uniform changing championships ( SUCC lol ) 
		uiSleep ( random 2 );
	}forEach units group player;
},
[uniform player],
1,
true,
true,
"",
""
];

should do the trick, added a few extras in there like a little anim, could do with something better than the medic. Also added some checking for uniform items as in testing i noticed stuff going missing due to size differences between uniforms. Could be added to, maybe use the put action to make them put the bag on the ground infront of them etc just little touches, i did quickly try it but there were some oddities due to the bag being invisible when you wear the ghillie so didnt include it.

[rtek 10]

Thanks, works great in testing. I can't get it to work in a mission using LEA for the loadout. LEA must be overwriting this script. The uniform I'm initially wearing gets put into the bag I have as a copy, the animation plays, as well for the subordinate. Except the ghillie in the bag doesn't get put on. The addaction remains as "Put on Ghillie" and will keep just copying the initial uniform into the bag. Without using LEA for a custom loadout, the script works perfectly.