Cant delete campfire

[FederalRazer89 7]

I am trying to add some ambient items to a banditcamp, but my buring campfire wont get deleted when the script executes. The units that spawn with the camp gets deleted so i thought the same logic would apply to objects placed with the script. The game say something about a arma 3 undefined variable in expression and refers to the line "deletevehicle _campfire;"

 

 

The script:

MinimumAIamount = 6;

FR_fnc_MonitorAI = 

{

    private ["_grp","_randombanditcar","_randombanditcar","_campfire"];

    _grp = _this select 0;

    while {true} do

    {

        if ((player distance (leader _grp)) >= 2000) exitWith

        {

            {deleteVehicle _x} forEach units _grp;

            deleteVehicle _campfire;

            deleteVehicle _randombanditcar;

        };

        _time = time;

        waitUntil {time > (_time + 60)};

    };

};

 

0 = [] spawn {

    

    while {true} do 

    {

        _radius   = random [1200,1500,1800];

        _spawnPos = [player, _radius, (RANDOM 360)] call BIS_fnc_relPos;

        _spawnPos = [_spawnPos, 0.01, 150, 3, 0, 20, 0] call BIS_fnc_findSafePos;

        _grp      = [_spawnPos, INDEPENDENT,["I_C_Soldier_Para_2_F","I_Soldier_LAT_F","B_sniper_F","I_G_Soldier_A_F","O_Soldier_A_F","B_Soldier_A_F"]] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;

        _grp setBehaviour "STEALTH";

        _grp setFormation "WEDGE";

        _campfire        = "Campfire_burning_F" createVehicle _spawnPos;

        _randombanditcar = "I_G_Offroad_01_armed_F" createVehicle ([(_spawnPos select 0)+(random [3,5,10]),(_spawnPos select 1)+(random [3,5,10])]);

        createVehicleCrew _randombanditcar;

        _randombanditcar setFuel 0,1 

        _randombanditcar setDamage 0,2

       

        _randombanditcar addWeaponCargo ["srifle_DMR_02_DMS_F",1];         //weapons and ammo

        _randombanditcar addWeaponCargo ["srifle_DMR_03_MRCO_F",1];

        _randombanditcar addWeaponCargo ["srifle_DMR_05_SOS_F",1];      

        _randombanditcar addWeaponCargo ["MMG_02_black_RCO_BI_F",1];             

        _randombanditcar addWeaponCargo ["MMG_01_hex_ARCO_LP_F",1];      

 

        _randombanditcar addMagazineCargo ["10Rnd_338_Mag",2];

        _randombanditcar addMagazineCargo ["20Rnd_762x51_Mag",2];

        _randombanditcar addMagazineCargo ["150Rnd_93x64_Mag",2];

        _randombanditcar addMagazineCargo ["130Rnd_338_Mag",2];        

        

        _randombanditcar addItemCargo ["muzzle_snds_H",1];

        _randombanditcar addItemCargo ["muzzle_snds_L",1];

        _randombanditcar addItemCargo ["muzzle_snds_M",1];

        _randombanditcar addItemCargo ["muzzle_snds_B",1];

        _randombanditcar addItemCargo ["muzzle_snds_338_black",1];

        _randombanditcar addItemCargo ["muzzle_snds_93mmg",1];

        _randombanditcar addItemCargo ["bipod_01_F_blk",1];

        

        _campradius = random [2,5,20];

        _wp         = _grp addWaypoint [position _campfire, _campradius];

        _wp setWaypointType "GUARD";

        [_grp] spawn FR_fnc_MonitorAI;

        sleep 600;

        waitUntil {count units _grpcamp < MinimumAIamount};

 

    };

};

 

It feels like i am missing something simple. Tried to narrow down the problem to only the campfire with this little script:

        _radius   = random [1200,1500,1800];        _spawnPos = [player, _radius, (RANDOM 360)] call BIS_fnc_relPos;        _spawnPos = [_spawnPos, 0.01, 150, 3, 0, 20, 0] call BIS_fnc_findSafePos;        _campfire        = "Campfire_burning_F" createVehicle _spawnPos;        sleep 30;        deleteVehicle _campfire;

But it outputs error generic error in expression. I looked at the example that on the "deletevehicle" (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/deleteVehicle)
If anyone can point out whats wrong or how to fix/workaround, that would be nice.

[Grumpy Old Man 3540]

_campfire is undefined in FR_fnc_MonitorAI, as well as _randombanditcar.

 

Also

        _time = time;

        waitUntil {time > (_time + 60)};

is the same as:

sleep 60;

Cheers

[FederalRazer89 7]

The time things i didnt know, but when you say that both my varibles are undefined in the "FR_fnc_monitorAI" what do you specifically mean? Is it that i need both _campfire and _randombanditcar to spawn  FR_fnc_MonitorAI?

I am kind of new to scripting.

[Grumpy Old Man 3540]

FR_fnc_monitorAI is a separate function, within its scope nothing else exists that you didn't put in there as a variable.

Use params since it's making _this select n and private obsolete.

 

Also

        _randombanditcar setFuel 0,1 

        _randombanditcar setDamage 0,2

won't work.

 

Cheers

[davidoss 550]

What you need is to pass the objects into that function

FR_fnc_MonitorAI =
{
    params ["_grp", "_campfire", "_randombanditcar"];

    while {true} do
    {
        if ((player distance (leader _grp)) >= 2000) exitWith
        {
            {deleteVehicle _x} forEach units _grp;
            deleteVehicle _campfire;
            deleteVehicle _randombanditcar;
            deleteGroup _grp;
        };
    sleep 60;
    };
};

[_grp,_campfire,_randombanditcar] spawn FR_fnc_MonitorAI;

Looping for true in that case is bad idea i think

[Guest]

_campfire is undefined in FR_fnc_MonitorAI, as well as _randombanditcar.

 

Also

        _time = time;

        waitUntil {time > (_time + 60)};

is the same as:

sleep 60;

Cheers

It's not the same.

According to the wiki this method is more precise than sleep.

Anyway in this exemple it's better to use a sleep

[Grumpy Old Man 3540]

It's not the same.

According to the wiki this method is more precise than sleep.

Anyway in this exemple it's better to use a sleep

Can you point me at the correct wiki entry where it says waituntil is more precise than sleep? Seem unable to find it.

 

Cheers

[FederalRazer89 7]

After a lot of thinking about what you said Grumpy Old Man i tested some stuff and after i allmost gave up i tried to somehow link the FR_fnc_monitorAI and got the following code. This is the result after trying about 30 times with corrections, and it works
 

 

MinimumAIamount = 6;

FR_fnc_MonitorAI = 

{

    private ["_grp"];

    _grp             = _this select 0;

    _randombanditcar = _this select 1;

    _campfire        = _this select 2;

    while {true} do

    {

        if ((player distance (leader _grp)) >= 2000) exitWith

        {

            {deleteVehicle _x} forEach units _grp;

            {_randombanditcar deleteVehicleCrew _x} forEach crew _randombanditcar;

            deleteVehicle _randombanditcar;

            deleteVehicle _campfire;

            

        };

        _time = time;

        waitUntil {time > (_time + 60)};

    };

};

 

0 = [] spawn {

    

    while {true} do 

    {

        _radius   = random [1200,1500,1800];

        _spawnPos = [player, _radius, (RANDOM 360)] call BIS_fnc_relPos;

        _spawnPos = [_spawnPos, 0.01, 150, 3, 0, 20, 0] call BIS_fnc_findSafePos;

        _grp      = [_spawnPos, INDEPENDENT,["I_C_Soldier_Para_2_F","I_Soldier_LAT_F","B_sniper_F","I_G_Soldier_A_F","O_Soldier_A_F","B_Soldier_A_F"]] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;

        _grp setBehaviour "STEALTH";

        _grp setFormation "WEDGE";

        _campfire        = "Campfire_burning_F" createVehicle _spawnPos;

        _randombanditcar = "I_G_Offroad_01_armed_F" createVehicle ([(_spawnPos select 0)+(random [3,5,10]),(_spawnPos select 1)+(random [3,5,10])]);

        createVehicleCrew _randombanditcar;

        _randombanditcar setFuel 0,1;

        _randombanditcar setDir (RANDOM 360);

        _randombanditcar addWeaponCargo ["srifle_DMR_02_DMS_F",1];

        _randombanditcar addWeaponCargo ["srifle_DMR_03_MRCO_F",1];

        _randombanditcar addWeaponCargo ["srifle_DMR_05_SOS_F",1];      

        _randombanditcar addWeaponCargo ["MMG_02_black_RCO_BI_F",1];             

        _randombanditcar addWeaponCargo ["MMG_01_hex_ARCO_LP_F",1];      

 

        _randombanditcar addMagazineCargo ["10Rnd_338_Mag",2];

        _randombanditcar addMagazineCargo ["20Rnd_762x51_Mag",2];

        _randombanditcar addMagazineCargo ["150Rnd_93x64_Mag",2];

        _randombanditcar addMagazineCargo ["130Rnd_338_Mag",2];        

        

        _randombanditcar addItemCargo ["muzzle_snds_H",1];

        _randombanditcar addItemCargo ["muzzle_snds_L",1];

        _randombanditcar addItemCargo ["muzzle_snds_M",1];

        _randombanditcar addItemCargo ["muzzle_snds_B",1];

        _randombanditcar addItemCargo ["muzzle_snds_338_black",1];

        _randombanditcar addItemCargo ["muzzle_snds_93mmg",1];

        _randombanditcar addItemCargo ["bipod_01_F_blk",1];

        

        _campradius = random [2,5,20];

        _wp         = _grp addWaypoint [position _campfire, _campradius];

        _wp setWaypointType "GUARD";

        [_grp,_randombanditcar,_campfire] spawn FR_fnc_MonitorAI;

        sleep 600;

        waitUntil {count units _grp < MinimumAIamount};

 

    };

};

 

Thanks Grumpy Old Man

I forgot to update the website page so i didnt see the respons from davidoss and harmdhast, so i could have saved some time.

[FederalRazer89 7]

 

FR_fnc_monitorAI is a separate function, within its scope nothing else exists that you didn't put in there as a variable.

Use params since it's making _this select n and private obsolete.

 

Also

        _randombanditcar setFuel 0,1 

        _randombanditcar setDamage 0,2

won't work.

 

Cheers

 

Why wont they work?

[davidoss 550]

0.2 not 0,2 , and maybe its need to be remotely executed, depends how you call it.

[FederalRazer89 7]

a spelling error....

Think i need to sleep more and script less.  :)

[FederalRazer89 7]

What you need is to pass the objects into that function

FR_fnc_MonitorAI =
{
    params ["_grp", "_campfire", "_randombanditcar"];

    while {true} do
    {
        if ((player distance (leader _grp)) >= 2000) exitWith
        {
            {deleteVehicle _x} forEach units _grp;
            deleteVehicle _campfire;
            deleteVehicle _randombanditcar;
            deleteGroup _grp;
        };
    sleep 60;
    };
};

[_grp,_campfire,_randombanditcar] spawn FR_fnc_MonitorAI;

Looping for true in that case is bad idea i think

Do you mean the "while {true}" line? At moment i dont know any better ways to spawn AI without using this loop, if you know a better way please share.

[davidoss 550]

FR_fnc_MonitorAI =

{

    params ["_grp", "_campfire", "_randombanditcar"];

    waitUntil {sleep 60; (player distance (leader _grp)) >= 2000};

    

        {deleteVehicle _x} forEach units _grp;

        deleteVehicle _campfire;

        deleteVehicle _randombanditcar;

        deleteGroup _grp;

};

[Guest]

Can you point me at the correct wiki entry where it says waituntil is more precise than sleep? Seem unable to find it.

 

Cheers

 

I am sure I read it somewhere. But the only thing I could find was https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Talk:sleep

I will continue to search but if I recall correctly sleep is not really precise (we are talking in milliseconds). That why all time based and critical execution timed functions uses time function.

Maybe KK can clarify that.

[Grumpy Old Man 3540]

Curious about that, never came across a situation where sleep wasn't accurate enough.

Time critical stuff should be called anyway, using eventhandlers in a best case scenario.

 

Cheers

[FederalRazer89 7]

FR_fnc_MonitorAI =
{
    params ["_grp", "_campfire", "_randombanditcar"];

    waitUntil {sleep 60; (player distance (leader _grp)) >= 2000};
    
        {deleteVehicle _x} forEach units _grp;
        deleteVehicle _campfire;
        deleteVehicle _randombanditcar;
        deleteGroup _grp;
};

A "waituntil" command dosent it check each frame? Or do the "sleep 60" line controll it to every 60 second? Dont need high precision timing with the current scripts.

while i am still asking about optimizing stuff which is the best way to call scripts like the one discussed above? Using execVM at the moment.

[Guest]

Arg. Do not use ExecVm. Use functions.

Just search Functions on the wiki you'll find it easily.