Finding only houses?

[ArmaMan360 94]

_nearBuildings = _position nearObjects ["House", _rad];

I am choosing this command to find an actual house to put the captive in. But it also sometimes spawns him at piers, or under the ground just where the small bridges start , eg the small small bridges in Agia Marina.

 

Anyway to further filter out purely civilian buildings?

[Rydygier 1302]

Perhaps there is some "smarter" way, but for my use (Pilgrimage) sufficient (as long we're talking about vanilla A3 buildings) is this:

		_minus = nearestObjects [_pos,["PowerLines_Wires_base_F","Lamps_base_F","Piers_base_F","Land_NavigLight"],_radius];
		
		_blds = _pos nearObjects ["House",_radius];
		
		_blds = _blds - _minus;

[ArmaMan360 94]

 

Perhaps there is some "smarter" way, but for my use (Pilgrimage) sufficient (as long we're talking about vanilla A3 buildings) is this:

		_minus = nearestObjects [_pos,["PowerLines_Wires_base_F","Lamps_base_F","Piers_base_F","Land_NavigLight"],_radius];
		
		_blds = _pos nearObjects ["House",_radius];
		
		_blds = _blds - _minus;

Wow nice way. But I also see a different header for piers under  cfgVehicles EMPTY, wonder why the system would return it when I call "House". Anyway Thanks Rydy ;)

[Tankbuster 1733]

Here's a list of objects I filter out of the nearobjects house_f result.

	_excludedbuildings = ["Land_TTowerSmall_1_F", "Land_Dome_Big_F", "Cargo_Patrol_base_F", "Cargo_House_base_F", "Cargo_Tower_base_F", "Cargo_HQ_base_F","Piers_base_F", "PowerLines_base_F", "PowerLines_Wires_base_F", "PowerLines_Small_base_F", "Land_PowerPoleWooden_L_F",  /*"Lamps_base_F",*/ "Land_Research_HQ_F", "Land_Research_house_V1_F", "Land_MilOffices_V1_F", "Land_TBox_F", "Land_Chapel_V1_F","Land_Chapel_Small_V2_F",  "Land_Chapel_Small_V1_F", "Land_BellTower_01_V1_F", "Land_BellTower_02_V1_F", "Land_fs_roof_F","Land_fs_feed_F", "Land_Windmill01_ruins_F", "Land_d_Windmill01_F", "Land_i_Windmill01_F","Land_i_Barracks_V2_F", "Land_spp_Transformer_F", "Land_dp_smallFactory_F", "Land_Shed_Big_F", "Land_Metal_Shed_F","Land_i_Shed_Ind_F","Land_Communication_anchor_F", "Land_TTowerSmall_2_F", "Land_Communication_F","Land_cmp_Shed_F", "Land_cmp_Tower_F", "Land_u_Shed_Ind_F", "Land_TBox_F"];

[ArmaMan360 94]

Here's a list of objects I filter out of the nearobjects house_f result.

_excludedbuildings = ["Land_TTowerSmall_1_F", "Land_Dome_Big_F", "Cargo_Patrol_base_F", "Cargo_House_base_F", "Cargo_Tower_base_F", "Cargo_HQ_base_F","Piers_base_F", "PowerLines_base_F", "PowerLines_Wires_base_F", "PowerLines_Small_base_F", "Land_PowerPoleWooden_L_F",  /*"Lamps_base_F",*/ "Land_Research_HQ_F", "Land_Research_house_V1_F", "Land_MilOffices_V1_F", "Land_TBox_F", "Land_Chapel_V1_F","Land_Chapel_Small_V2_F",  "Land_Chapel_Small_V1_F", "Land_BellTower_01_V1_F", "Land_BellTower_02_V1_F", "Land_fs_roof_F","Land_fs_feed_F", "Land_Windmill01_ruins_F", "Land_d_Windmill01_F", "Land_i_Windmill01_F","Land_i_Barracks_V2_F", "Land_spp_Transformer_F", "Land_dp_smallFactory_F", "Land_Shed_Big_F", "Land_Metal_Shed_F","Land_i_Shed_Ind_F","Land_Communication_anchor_F", "Land_TTowerSmall_2_F", "Land_Communication_F","Land_cmp_Shed_F", "Land_cmp_Tower_F", "Land_u_Shed_Ind_F", "Land_TBox_F"];

Omg thats a handful. Thanks O.O

[Tankbuster 1733]

You're very welcome. I used it to find the centre mass of houses in a town with the aim of finding the town outskirts and it's centre, It seems to work well, certainly better than the town radius and location BI give us.

 

Note that I do count lamps_base as houses, they are remarked out of the list of things to be excluded as having them there seemed to improve the results

[ArmaMan360 94]

Thank you all. Considering I have got a unit _veh created. How do I put him in a house? I am having trouble adopting this approach in entirety. Any leads please? As per Rydy's example, now what?

_minus = nearestObjects [_sidepos,["PowerLines_Wires_base_F","Lamps_base_F","Piers_base_F","Land_NavigLight"],300];
_blds = _pos nearObjects ["House",300];
_blds = _blds - _minus;

[Rydygier 1302]

Assuming, position has to be completely random among all possible positions, one way would be:

_insideSpots = [];

	{
	_bPos = _x buildingPos 0;
	_insideSpots = [];
	_ct = 0;
	
	while {not ((_bPos select 0) == 0)} do
		{
		_insideSpots pushBack _bPos;
		_ct = _ct + 1;
		_bPos = _x buildingPos _ct;
		};
	}
foreach _blds;

_myPos = _insideSpots select (floor (random (count _insideSpots)));

_veh setPos _myPos;

1. Gathering all defined positions from all detected houses;

2. Choosing randomly one of these positions;

3. Placing _veh on this spot. 

 

Note, in this way all positions have equal chance to be used, so the more positions defined in given building, the bigger chance, _veh will go there. To have instead equal chance for each house, for example something like this instead:

_houses = [];

	{
	_bPos = _bldg buildingPos 0;
	if not ((_bPos select 0) == 0) then
		{
		_houses pushBack _x
		}
	}
foreach _blds;

_bldg = _houses select (floor (random (count _houses)));

_insideSpots = [];

_bPos = _bldg buildingPos 0;
_insideSpots = [_bPos];
_bPos = _bldg buildingPos 1;
_ct = 1;

while {not ((_bPos select 0) == 0)} do
	{
	_insideSpots pushBack _bPos;
	_ct = _ct + 1;
	_bPos = _x buildingPos _ct;
	};

_myPos = _insideSpots select (floor (random (count _insideSpots)));

_veh setPos _myPos;

1. Collect from found buildings only those containing at least one defined position;

2. Choose randomly one of them;

3. Collect all positions in this chosen house;

4. Pick at random one of these positions;

5. Place _veh there.

[austin_medic 109]

I made this little script to move a unit inside a house:

 

define this as a function inside your init.sqf 

e.g

AUSMD_fnc_moveIntoHouse =
{

_unit = _this select 0;

_loopCount = 0;

_houses = nearestObjects[leader _group,["Building"],50];

if(count _houses isEqualTo 0) exitWith {};

{
	_loopCount = _forEachIndex;
	_houseData = [_x,count units _group] call AUSMD_fnc_buildingEnterable;
	_house = _x;
	if(_houseData select 0 isEqualTo true) exitWith 
	{
		{
			_x doMove (_house buildingPos _forEachIndex);
			[_x] spawn
			{
				_guy = _this select 0;
				waitUntil{unitReady _guy};
				_guy disableAI "MOVE";
			};
		} forEach units _group;
	};
} forEach _houses;
};

Which needs this function to work:

 

AUSMD_fnc_buildingEnterable

_building 	= [_this, 0, objNull, [objNull]] call BIS_fnc_param;
_min		= [_this, 1, 1, [0]] call BIS_fnc_param;

//Get available positions of the building
private "_availablePositions";
_availablePositions = [_building, _min] call BIS_fnc_buildingPositions;

//Does this building have at least one position defined?
private "_isEnterable";
_isEnterable = count _availablePositions >= _min;

//Return
[_isEnterable,_availablePositions];

Since it just searches for houses on its own you might need to do some tweaking.

[ArmaMan360 94]

Wow thank you both for the detailed explanation. I am thrilled by your expertise Rydy and Austin !! :D

[ArmaMan360 94]

Assuming, position has to be completely random among all possible positions, one way would be:

_insideSpots = [];

	{
	_bPos = _x buildingPos 0;
	_insideSpots = [];
	_ct = 0;
	
	while {not ((_bPos select 0) == 0)} do
		{
		_insideSpots pushBack _bPos;
		_ct = _ct + 1;
		_bPos = _x buildingPos _ct;
		};
	}
foreach _blds;

_myPos = _insideSpots select (floor (random (count _insideSpots)));

_veh setPos _myPos;

1. Gathering all defined positions from all detected houses;

2. Choosing randomly one of these positions;

3. Placing _veh on this spot. 

 

Note, in this way all positions have equal chance to be used, so the more positions defined in given building, the bigger chance, _veh will go there. To have instead equal chance for each house, for example something like this instead:

_houses = [];

	{
	_bPos = _bldg buildingPos 0;
	if not ((_bPos select 0) == 0) then
		{
		_houses pushBack _x
		}
	}
foreach _blds;

_bldg = _houses select (floor (random (count _houses)));

_insideSpots = [];

_bPos = _bldg buildingPos 0;
_insideSpots = [_bPos];
_bPos = _bldg buildingPos 1;
_ct = 1;

while {not ((_bPos select 0) == 0)} do
	{
	_insideSpots pushBack _bPos;
	_ct = _ct + 1;
	_bPos = _x buildingPos _ct;
	};

_myPos = _insideSpots select (floor (random (count _insideSpots)));

_veh setPos _myPos;

1. Collect from found buildings only those containing at least one defined position;

2. Choose randomly one of them;

3. Collect all positions in this chosen house;

4. Pick at random one of these positions;

5. Place _veh there.

Rydy, this isnt working:

call compile preprocessfile "SHK_pos\shk_pos_init.sqf";

_sidepos = getMarkerPos "m1";
_side = createCenter west;

_groupHVT = createGroup east;
_veh = _groupHVT createUnit ["O_officer_F", _sidepos, [], 0, "NONE"];
sleep 0.3;

removeAllWeapons _veh;
removeAllAssigneditems _veh;
removevest _veh;
removeHeadgear _veh;
_veh setCaptive true;
_veh disableAI "move";
_veh switchMove "Acts_SittingWounded_out";
_veh disableAI "ANIM";

sleep 0.4;

_minus = nearestObjects [_sidepos,["PowerLines_Wires_base_F","Lamps_base_F","Piers_base_F","Land_NavigLight"],300];
_blds = _sidepos nearObjects ["House",300];
_blds = _blds - _minus;

sleep 0.4;

_houses = [];

	{
	_bPos = _bldg buildingPos 0;
	if not ((_bPos select 0) == 0) then
		{
		_houses pushBack _x
		}
	}
foreach _blds;

_bldg = _houses select (floor (random (count _houses)));

_insideSpots = [];

_bPos = _bldg buildingPos 0;
_insideSpots = [_bPos];
_bPos = _bldg buildingPos 1;
_ct = 1;

while {not ((_bPos select 0) == 0)} do
	{
	_insideSpots pushBack _bPos;
	_ct = _ct + 1;
	_bPos = _x buildingPos _ct;
	};

_myPos = _insideSpots select (floor (random (count _insideSpots)));

_veh setPos _myPos;


sleep 0.3;

It keeps spawning him at the default place.

[Rydygier 1302]

Code wasn't tested - in such case some errors are likely, and RPT logs extremely helpful - found the pronblem thanks to them fast:

_bPos = _bldg buildingPos 0;//should be _x

_bPos = _x buildingPos _ct;//should be _bldg

Working code:

_sidepos = getMarkerPos "m1";
_side = createCenter west;

_groupHVT = createGroup east;
_veh = _groupHVT createUnit ["O_officer_F", _sidepos, [], 0, "NONE"];
sleep 0.3;

removeAllWeapons _veh;
removeAllAssigneditems _veh;
removevest _veh;
removeHeadgear _veh;
_veh setCaptive true;
_veh disableAI "move";
_veh switchMove "Acts_SittingWounded_out";
_veh disableAI "ANIM";

sleep 0.4;

_minus = nearestObjects [_sidepos,["PowerLines_Wires_base_F","Lamps_base_F","Piers_base_F","Land_NavigLight"],300];
_blds = _sidepos nearObjects ["House",300];
_blds = _blds - _minus;

sleep 0.4;

_houses = [];

	{
	_bPos = _x buildingPos 0;
	if not ((_bPos select 0) == 0) then
		{
		_houses pushBack _x
		}
	}
foreach _blds;

_bldg = _houses select (floor (random (count _houses)));

_insideSpots = [];

_bPos = _bldg buildingPos 0;
_insideSpots = [_bPos];
_bPos = _bldg buildingPos 1;
_ct = 1;

while {not ((_bPos select 0) == 0)} do
	{
	_insideSpots pushBack _bPos;
	_ct = _ct + 1;
	_bPos = _bldg buildingPos _ct;
	};

_myPos = _insideSpots select (floor (random (count _insideSpots)));

_veh setPos _myPos;


sleep 0.3;

"m1" setMarkerPos _myPos;

without yours first line. Also added at the very end single line, that moves the marker, where HVT was teleported, so you can check there, how it looks. Or remove the last line ("m1" setMarkerPos _myPos;). 

 

One note about this:

_minus = nearestObjects [_sidepos,["PowerLines_Wires_base_F","Lamps_base_F","Piers_base_F","Land_NavigLight"],300];

This blacklist is of course suited for my personal use, which was placing loot or civilians for Pilgrimage. You may want to expand the blacklist by adding new classes of buildings, where yours HVT shouldn't be teleported, like all those patios or arbors without walls.