Type any expected group - why?

[goldenfiver 11]

Hi guys,

I am trying to create 2 patrols using a loop. Each patrol has 4 waypoints, and I want wp 3 to change positions randomly everytime the patrol goes through wp 1.
It works fine, except for the last line. When they reach wp1 , I get this error : type any, expected group. Can you please help me figure out why this is happening?  


 

groups_array = [];
          for [{_y=0;},{_y< 2;}, {_y = _y +1;}] do {

            _pos = getpos h1;
            _cur_group = creategroup east;
            groups_array pushback _cur_group;
            _cur_group = groups_array select _y;
            _newUnit = _cur_group createUnit ['rhs_msv_emr_rifleman', _pos, [], 0, 'CAN_COLLIDE'];
            _newUnit setSkill 0.5;
            _newUnit setRank 'PRIVATE';

            _newWaypoint = _cur_group addWaypoint [getpos h2,0];
            _newWaypoint setWaypointType 'MOVE';
            _newWaypoint setWaypointSpeed 'LIMITED';
            _newWaypoint setWaypointFormation 'COLUMN';
            _newWaypoint setWaypointCombatMode 'GREEN';
            _newWaypoint setWaypointBehaviour 'SAFE';

            _newWaypoint = _cur_group addWaypoint [getpos h3,0];
            _newWaypoint setWaypointType 'MOVE';
            _newWaypoint setWaypointSpeed 'LIMITED';
            _newWaypoint setWaypointFormation 'COLUMN';
            _newWaypoint setWaypointCombatMode 'GREEN';
            _newWaypoint setWaypointBehaviour 'SAFE';

            _newWaypoint = _cur_group addWaypoint [getpos h4,0];
            _newWaypoint setWaypointType 'MOVE';
            _newWaypoint setWaypointSpeed 'LIMITED';
            _newWaypoint setWaypointFormation 'COLUMN';
            _newWaypoint setWaypointCombatMode 'GREEN';
            _newWaypoint setWaypointBehaviour 'SAFE';

            _newWaypoint = _cur_group addWaypoint [getpos h5,0];
            _newWaypoint setWaypointType 'CYCLE';
            _newWaypoint setWaypointSpeed 'LIMITED';
            _newWaypoint setWaypointFormation 'COLUMN';
            _newWaypoint setWaypointCombatMode 'GREEN';
            _newWaypoint setWaypointBehaviour 'SAFE';

  };
        {[_x, 1] setWaypointStatements ["true", "_Newpos = [getpos h4, 25, 60, 2, 0, 200, 0] call BIS_fnc_findSafePos; [_x,3] setWaypointPosition [_Newpos, 10];"];} forEach groups_array;

 

[BlacKnightBK 47]

@goldenfiver

{[_x, 1] setWaypointStatements [true, _Newpos = [getpos h4, 25, 60, 2, 0, 200, 0] call BIS_fnc_findSafePos; [_x,3] setWaypointPosition [_Newpos, 10];];} forEach groups_array;

You had a syntax error right before _Newpos because you placed a " by mistake

Fixed it for you

[killzone_kid 1326]

8 minutes ago, BlacKnightBK said:

@goldenfiver

{[_x, 1] setWaypointStatements [true, _Newpos = [getpos h4, 25, 60, 2, 0, 200, 0] call BIS_fnc_findSafePos; [_x,3] setWaypointPosition [_Newpos, 10];];} forEach groups_array;

You had a syntax error right before _Newpos because you placed a " by mistake

Fixed it for you

 

What is with people today totally ignoring command syntax? It will not work if you do not follow syntax! Syntax is not optional! If it says you need to use string, you cannot just use whatever you like, it has to be string! https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setWaypointStatements

 

[killzone_kid 1326]

54 minutes ago, goldenfiver said:

[_x,3] setWaypointPosition [_Newpos, 10];"]

Change _x to group this, as _x doesn't exist when statement is executed

[goldenfiver 11]

6 minutes ago, killzone_kid said:

Change _x to group this, as _x doesn't exist when statement is executed

 

Thanks killzone_kid - that's what I needed. I didn't know that.