Help needed - Removing dead vehicles from trigger area

[wyattwic 38]

Hello everyone,

 

I have been having a hard time figuring out the best way of removing dead units from a trigger.  So far, what would seem the simplest and correct way to go has proven intermittent, along with other attempts.

 

 

Currently, the best I have been able to come up with was to have the server execute the following code.   The results were intermittent, only working 75% of the time.

 

 

"Base" is a trigger set with "this" as a condition on repetitive.

while {true} do {
	{if !(alive _x) then {deleteVehicle _x}} foreach list Base;
	};

Any ideas or suggestions would be loved!  Thank you.

[davidoss 528]

Dead vehicles or dead units?

[wyattwic 38]

Both preferably but vehicles are what I need taken care of the most.

[davidoss 528]

This will delete all dead man and all wrecks every 100 sec

[] spawn {
    while {true} do {
        {deleteVehicle _x} forEach allDeadMen;
        {if (damage _x == 1) then { deleteVehicle _x};} forEach vehicles;
    sleep 100;
    };
};

 

 

If you want only for specific trigger or marker zone

//Base = trigger name, if marker use "markername"
[] spawn {
	while {true} do {
		{if ([Base, _x] call BIS_fnc_inTrigger) then {deleteVehicle _x};} forEach allDeadMen;
		{if (damage _x == 1 && ([Base, _x] call BIS_fnc_inTrigger)) then { deleteVehicle _x};} forEach vehicles;
	sleep 100;
	};
};

[wyattwic 38]

Is there any way to restrict it by location? This appears to do all destroyed vehicles and people.

 

Thank you

 

 

EDIT: Solved it!  Thank you!

while {true} do {
	{deleteVehicle _x} forEach allDeadMen in list Base;
	{if (damage _x == 1) then { deleteVehicle _x};} forEach vehicles in list Base;
	sleep 10;
};

[wyattwic 38]

Okay, forget that edit.  Both of our iterations of the script target all wrecks.  Any ideas?

[davidoss 528]

If you want only for specific trigger or marker zone

//Base = trigger name, if marker use "markername"
[] spawn {
    while {true} do {
        {if ([Base, _x] call BIS_fnc_inTrigger) then {deleteVehicle _x};} forEach allDeadMen;
        {if (damage _x == 1 && ([Base, _x] call BIS_fnc_inTrigger)) then { deleteVehicle _x};} forEach vehicles;
    sleep 100;
    };
};

[wyattwic 38]

Found the problem!

while {true} do {
	{if (damage _x == 1) then {deleteVehicle _x}} foreach list Base;
	};

 This code works flawlessly.   Now my only question is, do you think there is much of a drawback of not having a wait in there?

[wyattwic 38]

 

If you want only for specific trigger or marker zone

//Base = trigger name, if marker use "markername"
[] spawn {
    while {true} do {
        {if ([Base, _x] call BIS_fnc_inTrigger) then {deleteVehicle _x};} forEach allDeadMen;
        {if (damage _x == 1 && ([Base, _x] call BIS_fnc_inTrigger)) then { deleteVehicle _x};} forEach vehicles;
    sleep 100;
    };
};

Im gonna give this method a try.   Both will probably work, but the question is, assuming we have identical sleeps, witch one consumes more resources?

[whiztler 128]

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 This code works flawlessly.   Now my only question is, do you think there is much of a drawback of not having a wait in there?

 

Yes, you def want to have a sleep in there. Also you might want to add a min player distance as it might break immersion if destroyed vehicles are removed before their eyes.

[wyattwic 38]

My version of the code has proven to be intermittent again... Sigh.

 

Your version of the code is working excellent so far.   Thank you very much!

[wyattwic 38]

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Yes, you def want to have a sleep in there. Also you might want to add a min player distance as it might break immersion if destroyed vehicles are removed before their eyes.

 

 

Thanks for the suggestion.   The main reason why I am putting this on a base trigger though, is a-holes seem to love to jump in helicopters ram the base on a COOP mission.

[wyattwic 38]

 

If you want only for specific trigger or marker zone

//Base = trigger name, if marker use "markername"
[] spawn {
    while {true} do {
        {if ([Base, _x] call BIS_fnc_inTrigger) then {deleteVehicle _x};} forEach allDeadMen;
        {if (damage _x == 1 && ([Base, _x] call BIS_fnc_inTrigger)) then { deleteVehicle _x};} forEach vehicles;
    sleep 100;
    };
};

 

 

 

This variant of the code is working flawlessly so far after slaughtering hundreds of tanks, aircraft and soldiers.    So I can understand things a bit better, do you have an idea as to why my code was intermittent and yours was solid?   In essence they are asking for the same thing, given that damage = 1 is the same as not being alive, right?

[killzone_kid 1222]

Found the problem!

while {true} do {
	{if (damage _x == 1) then {deleteVehicle _x}} foreach list Base;
	};

 This code works flawlessly.   Now my only question is, do you think there is much of a drawback of not having a wait in there?

 

It shouldn't work at all, dead vehicles are excluded from detected vehicles therefore excluded from list