How to change the current magazine of a vehicle?

[R3vo 2654]

Hey folks,

I'm currently adding new functions to bakerman's AIS script.

Tanks now use their smoke launcher after beeing hit by a rocket, but I also want them to fire their 120/125mm cannon at the attacker.

The firing of the weapon works fine, but I'm unable to figure out how to change the magazine from APFSDS to HEAT shells.

if (typeOf (_this select 0) == "B_MBT_01_cannon_F" || typeOf (_this select 0) == "O_MBT_02_cannon_F" || typeOf (_this select 0) == "I_MBT_03_cannon_F" || typeOf (_this select 0) == "B_MBT_01_TUSK_F") then
{
  (_this select 0) selectWeapon (weapons (_this select 0) select 0);
  (_this select 0) fire (weapons (_this select 0) select 0);
};		

That's the part of the code where I need to add the magazine change. Since it should work with 4 different tanks I would need a general solution, which works for all for of them.

Any ideas are apprechiated!

R3vo

[Larrow 2828]

Use loadMagazine

[R3vo 2654]

Use loadMagazine

Damn, that easy ?

I wish the search function on the Wiki would return all commands with "magazines" in their name once you search for "magazines".

Thanks Larrow.

Edit: Works splendidly, tanks are not attacking enemy infantry with HE ammo and are more deadly than ever.

Edited June 28, 2015 by R3vo

[Greenfist 1863]

I wish the search function on the Wiki would return all commands with "magazines" in their name once you search for "magazines".

The search is pretty terrible, in my opinion.

Ctrl+F on this page instead: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Scripting_Commands_Arma_3

Or use this: http://commandsearch.craigvg.com/

:)

[Larrow 2828]

Ctrl+F on this page instead: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/...ommands_Arma_3

Yep this is what i do, although i have find as you type turned on for firefox so i just load that page type what i want to find and just press F3 to flick through all the options.

Quick a dirty swap function for changing MBT cannon mag

swapAmmo = {
_vehicle = _this select 0;
_wanted = "_" + ( _this select 1 ) ;  //"HE" or "AP"

_mainWeapon = ( _vehicle weaponsTurret [0] ) select 0;
_vehicle selectWeaponTurret [ _mainWeapon, [0] ];
_currentMagazine = _vehicle currentMagazineTurret [0];

if !( [ _wanted, _currentMagazine ] call BIS_fnc_inString ) then {
	_availableMags = _vehicle magazinesTurret [0];
	_swapTo = "";
	{
		if ( [ _wanted, _x ] call BIS_fnc_inString ) exitWith {
			_swapTo = _x;
		};
	}forEach _availableMags;
	if !( _swapTo isEqualTo "" ) then {
		_vehicle loadMagazine [ [0], _mainWeapon, _swapTo ];
		true
	}else{
		false
	};
}else{
	true
};	
};

Edited June 28, 2015 by Larrow

[R3vo 2654]

The search is pretty terrible, in my opinion.

Or use this: http://commandsearch.craigvg.com/

:)

That's fantastic, that's how it should be on the wiki page.

@Larrow, thanks for that script, I'll take a look at it.

[killzone_kid 1333]

Damn, that easy ?

I wish the search function on the Wiki would return all commands with "magazines" in their name once you search for "magazines".

http://killzonekid.com/arma-2-arma-3-scripting-commands-list/ Ctrl+F magazine