Is there a relative command for a groups leader instead of its name?

[izen 10]

So I want to make AI groups with Probability of presence.

I currently set a probability for the leader, and for the group members a condition (Alive leadername);

 

This works perfect, but on copypaste I need to adjust all the values for the leaders name.

 

It would seem to me that there must be a relative variable for this to call up a units leader so the condition (Alive ThisUnitsLeader); always works?

 

 

[BroBeans. 279]

Leader

[izen 10]

Sorry, I don't know any syntax :(

 

I tried everything but how to use the leader command in this example?

[davidoss 552]

grp_leader = leader (group this); alive grp_leader

or

 

null = this spawn {

    params ["_thisUnit", "_grp_leader"];
    _grp_leader = leader (group _grp_leader);
    _thisUnit setVariable ["myLeader", _grp_leader,false];

};

alive (this getVariable "myLeader")

[Joe98 92]

Place the leader on the map and set his probability to 100%.

Place 6 subordinates on map and group them to the leader.

Set the probability of each of the 6 to 50%.

Now when the mission starts, the number of enemy on the map will be any number from 1 - 7. You will never know how many enemy are on the map.

Now copy and paste the group to around the map.

[izen 10]

@joe:

Thanks, but that doesn't solve my problem. I either want the entire group to spawn, or nobody.

 

@david:

 

 

grp_leader = leader (group this);
alive grp_leader

 

I tried this out in a ton of variation, as it would exactly solve my problem, but it either doesn't work or the code isn't accepted.

 

Something still isn't right...There must be a way to solve this.

 

I know I could manually change variable names but I WANT it to work on its own, just because I want perfection in the code.

[ProfTournesol 956]

That doesn't work because there's always a group leader, even a single unit is its own group leader.

[MKD3 27]

That wont work because its setting and then resetting the variable over and over again for each leader.And as profTounesol said it also wont work because a group always has a leader, regardless if the one you set is alive or not. If he doesnt exist, number 2 becomes the leader.

Unfortunately, you need a specific global name for each leader as far as I can think without some pretty heavy scripting because you cant look for a group leader, you need to look for a specific unit. I would completely avoid using the unit and set a random chance of the group being deleted in code,

randomgroups.sqf

{

   //Select probability of existing
   _probability = random 99;

   //Define group
   _selectedGroup = _x;

   //Check side and whether it should exists, then delete if needed
   if ( (side _selectedGroup == "EAST") && (_probability > 50) ) then { {deletevehicle _x} foreach units _selectedGroup};

} foreach allgroups;

Not tested.

 

[izen 10]

MKD3, thanks for your answer - very good explanation!

[MKD3 27]

No problem izen.

[MulleDK19 21]

Set the probability of the leader back to 100%, then put this in the init field of any unit (Preferably the leader to make it easier to find again).

0.5 call { _group = group this; if (_this <= random 1) then { { deleteVehicle _x; } forEach units _group; }; };

Change the 0.5 to the probability you want (0.0 through 1.0).