[Question] Finding and Manning a Static Weapon in Dynamic Composition

[doubleblind 13]

Hey everyone,

 

I'm working on a set of functions to spawn a predefined composition of objects to create and man a checkpoint on a road. Several of these compositions include a static weapon or armed vehicle, but I can't get the gunner to actually be on the weapon.

 

Compositions are defined in a config class, a relevant one is below:

class hmg_pair
			{
				units[] = {"I_Soldier_F","I_Support_MG_F"};
				objects[] =
				{
					{"I_HMG_01_F",288.011,4.74926,0},
					{"I_Quadbike_01_F",245.906,2.31535,10},
					{"RoadBarrier_F",38.6281,2.48932,0},
					{"RoadBarrier_F",314.969,2.54146,0},
					{"Sign_Arrow_Direction_F",119.396,1.6997,0}
				};
			};

 

A function pulls data from the config entries and spawns the composition. The function is below:

_location = _this select 0;
_type = _this select 1;
_size = _this select 2;

_class = ("true" configClasses (missionConfigFile >> "compositions" >> _type >> _size)) call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;
_units = getArray (_class >> "units");
_objects = getArray (_class >> "objects");

_group = createGroup independent;

_center = [(markerPos _location) select 0,(markerPos _location) select 1];
_angle = (markerDir _location) + 180;
_composition = [];
{
	_type = _x select 0;
	_theta = (_x select 1) + _angle;
	_rad = _x select 2;
	_dir = (_x select 3) + _angle;

	_pos = [(_center select 0) + (_rad*(sin _theta)),(_center select 1) + (_rad*(cos _theta)),0];
	_veh = createVehicle [_type,_pos,[],0,"CAN_COLLIDE"];
	_veh setDir _dir;
	_veh setVectorUp (surfaceNormal (position _veh));
	_veh setPos [(position _veh) select 0,(position _veh) select 1,0];
	
	if ((_veh isKindOf "car") || (_veh isKindOf "armored")) then
	{
		player action ["lightOn",_veh];
		_veh setVehicleLock "LOCKED";
	};
	
	if (_type != "sign_arrow_direction_f") then
	{
		_composition = _composition + [_veh];
	};
	
    // Spawning units
	if (_type == "sign_arrow_direction_f") then
	{
		deleteVehicle _veh;
		_unitType = _units select 0;
		_units = _units - [_unitType];
		
		_newUnit = _group createUnit [_unitType,_pos,[],0,"NONE"];
		_newUnit setDir _dir;
		[_newUnit,["STAND_IA"] call BIS_fnc_selectRandom,"ASIS"] call BIS_fnc_ambientAnimCombat;
		_newUnit unassignItem "NVGoggles_indep";
		_newUnit removeItem "NVGoggles_indep";
	};
} forEach _objects;

// Gunner assignment is here
if (count _units != 0) then
{
	_newUnit = _group createUnit [_units select 0,_group,[],0,"NONE"];
	_newUnit assignAsGunner ((nearestObjects [position _newUnit,["car","armored","static","staticWeapon"],50]) select 0);
	_newUnit moveInGunner ((nearestObjects [position _newUnit,["car","armored","static","staticWeapon"],50]) select 0);
};

[_composition,_group,_location] spawn CH_fnc_deleteComposition;

My static weapon is spawning correctly, but the gunner is spawning near the other unit and immediately moves into formation. What I want to happen is the gunner to spawn already on the static MG.

 

Anybody got any ideas? I suppose I could use an if/then to catch any turrets or vehicles and pass them to the gunner assignment block, but I think there's got to be a more elegant solution out there. Thanks in advance!

[HallyG 239]

Try using the orderGetIn command

[doubleblind 13]

1 minute ago, hallyg said:

Try using the orderGetIn command

Changing the gunner block to:

if (count _units != 0) then
{
	_newUnit = _group createUnit [_units select 0,_group,[],0,"NONE"];
	_newUnit assignAsGunner ((nearestObjects [position _newUnit,["car","armored","static","staticWeapon"],50]) select 0);
	[_newUnit] orderGetIn true;
};

did not work, same behavior.

[HallyG 239]

The nearestObjects command was returning a sign object. Change it to this:

_newUnit = _group createUnit [_units select 0, _group, [], 0, "NONE"];
_newUnit moveInGunner ((nearestObjects [position _newUnit, ["car", "armored", "static", "staticWeapon"], 50]) select {(_x emptyPositions "gunner") > 0} select 0);
_newUnit assignAsGunner ((nearestObjects [position _newUnit, ["car", "armored", "static", "staticWeapon"], 50]) select {(_x emptyPositions "gunner") > 0} select 0);

 

[doubleblind 13]

1 minute ago, hallyg said:

The nearestObjects command was returning a sign object. Change it to this:

_newUnit = _group createUnit [_units select 0, _group, [], 0, "NONE"];
_newUnit moveInGunner ((nearestObjects [position _newUnit, ["car", "armored", "static", "staticWeapon"], 50]) select {(_x emptyPositions "gunner") > 0} select 0);
_newUnit assignAsGunner ((nearestObjects [position _newUnit, ["car", "armored", "static", "staticWeapon"], 50]) select {(_x emptyPositions "gunner") > 0} select 0);

 

Bingo! Thanks a lot, hallyg.