How block artillery at start and later usable after trigger event?

[majorexperimental 3]

If I have an artillery vehicle AI-unit, controlled using radio buttons; is it possible to lock it from being used to start with and then later, possible to use after a certain trigger event?

[jshock 513]

Block?

[Lala14 136]

lock

[majorexperimental 3]

Yes I mean "lock".
The artillery are controlled using radio buttons. I have tried to create the lock-unlock-function using a synchronized trigger to the "Support Provider" for the artillery but that have no effect....

[dreadpirate 173]

You could set it's ammo to 0 and then rearm it when the trigger is activated.

[majorexperimental 3]

You could set it's ammo to 0 and then rearm it when the trigger is activated.

Sounds promising. Can you hint how to code that trigger? Something using eventhandlers perhaps? (not good at coding)

[ppitm 43]

Wouldn't it be simpler just to not enable the radio support option until later? I've seen an arty demo mission with this function, but it was for A2.

[majorexperimental 3]

Wouldn't it be simpler just to not enable the radio support option until later? I've seen an arty demo mission with this function, but it was for A2.

Unfortunately I remembered incorrectly how the artillery was set-up… It was NOT using radio-buttons; instead the standard support-menu way…. So there is no trigger involved in controlling the AI-artillery unit; just standard module setup: a support requester --- support provider artillery -- vehicle group leader….

I try to work around the problem other ways but if solving the above problem the starting point is the support requester-setup...

 

[f2k sel 164]

In that case why not just link the artillery to the modules when they're needed, pre place the modules and name them, then when you want to use the modules use a trigger or something to run the following line.

[unit_name, myRequester_name, myProvider_name] call BIS_fnc_addSupportLink 

[majorexperimental 3]

 

In that case why not just link the artillery to the modules when they're needed, pre place the modules and name them, then when you want to use the modules use a trigger or something to run the following line.

[unit_name, myRequester_name, myProvider_name] call BIS_fnc_addSupportLink 

Interesting. The unit name? Is that the artillery vehicle?  I have 3 artillery vehicles; how code several units?? 

I did test this in "on act"...

[unit_Art1Scorcher, myRequester_SuppReq, myProvider_SupportProviderSArti] call BIS_fnc_addSupportLink 

...but it did not work meaning the artillery unit did not come "online" after the trigger has fired. I assume the right place for the above code is in "on act"..

When you write underscore; is that meant to be included in the code?

 

[majorexperimental 3]

I solved it; now it works! I discovered that "unit_" not should be included. THANKS!