Rules for 'detected by' triggers

[magicpanda 19]

I'm having trouble getting this trigger to run repeatedly and wondered what the rules are governing the detected by condition.

 

It seems to never fire more than once. 

 

I run into the trigger area with lots of separate groups (EOS). I'm detected once, get the shells and the hint. However if I move around being detected by different groups it never fires again. Am I missing something?

m1trg = createTrigger ["EmptyDetector", getMarkerPos "Artyspawn"];
m1trg setTriggerArea [600, 600, 0, false];
m1trg setTriggerActivation ["WEST", "EAST D", true];
m1trg setTriggerStatements ["this", "mortargunner1 commandArtilleryFire [getposatl (thislist select 0), '8Rnd_82mm_Mo_shells', 2]; hint 'Incoming!'",""];
m1trg setTriggerTimeout [10, 10, 10, false];

 

[magicpanda 19]

Welp after messing with Zeus, it seems the rules for repeating Detected by triggers are really messed up. Not touching this method with a bargepole.

[magicpanda 19]

Couldn't let this go... so I did some more testing, after about 30 seconds of hiding out of sight the trigger deactivates.

 

I have a theory, just need some syntax help, to see if it's possible to pass a location from a trigger to a script or if there is a better way?

 

Here is the vague plan/concept

 

m1trg = createTrigger ["EmptyDetector", getMarkerPos "Artyspawn"];
m1trg setTriggerArea [1000, 1000, 0, false];
m1trg setTriggerActivation ["WEST", "EAST D", TRUE];
m1trg setTriggerStatements ["this && alive mortargunner1",                                                                                //condition
" hint 'Incoming!'; passedtriggerPostion = [getposatl (thislist select 0)]; 0 = execVM [passedtriggerPostion] mortargunner1Loop.sqf",      //on Trigger Activation        
"detectedB = false; hint 'escaped detection"];                                                                                            //deactivated.

sqs...

 

detectedB = true;


while {detectedB = true && alive mortargunner1} do { 


mortargunner1 commandArtilleryFire [passedtriggerPostion], '8Rnd_82mm_Mo_shells', 2];


sleep 5;


mortargunner1 commandArtilleryFire [passedtriggerPostion], '8Rnd_82mm_Mo_Flare_white', 1];


sleep 5;


mortargunner1 commandArtilleryFire [passedtriggerPostion], '8Rnd_82mm_Mo_shells', 2];


};

 

[jshock 513]

If your're using "getPosATL" you don't need [ ] around it, and you could just do it directly in the script call, i.e.:

0 = [(getPosATL (thisList select 0))] execVM "mortargunner1Loop.sqf";

*You also had the arguments and the "execVM" flipped.

[magicpanda 19]

Yeah needs some work :) concept seems sound though?

[magicpanda 19]

Cracked it cheers Jshock, could be better. Might be better to pass the unit somehow so the mortar tracks and then make the gunner a bit less accurate.

 

Trigger

m1trg = createTrigger ["EmptyDetector", getMarkerPos "Artyspawn"];
m1trg setTriggerArea [1000, 1000, 0, false];
m1trg setTriggerActivation ["WEST", "EAST D", TRUE];
m1trg setTriggerStatements ["this && alive mortargunner1", "hint 'Incoming!'; 0 = getPosATL (thisList select 0) execVM 'mortargunner1Loop.sqf';", "detected_B = false; hint 'escaped detection';"];

 

 

while {detected_B} do { 


sleep 2;
mortargunner1 commandArtilleryFire [_this, "8Rnd_82mm_Mo_shells", 2];
hint 'mortar round 1 Fired';


sleep 4; //increase to simulate enemy radioing position


mortargunner1 commandArtilleryFire [_this, "8Rnd_82mm_Mo_shells", 2];
hint 'mortar round 2 Fired';

sleep 4; //increase to simulate enemy radioing position


mortargunner1 commandArtilleryFire [_this, "8Rnd_82mm_Mo_shells", 2];
hint 'mortar round 3 Fired';
};