My Last Event Handler Problem

[Haymaker 13]

// _warlord is a unit classname, _position is a predetermined location, _group is a group (just clarifying)

_warlord createUnit [_position, _group];

_cellLeader = nearestObject [_position, _warlord];

_cellLeader execVM "scripts\warlord.sqf";

 

warlord.sqf:

_this addEventHandler ["killed", {success = success - 1; Hint "You have killed a cell leader";}];

 

Does absolutely nothing. I also tried adding the event handler to execute the script, with the script only containing the calculations (success = success - 1;).

 

Not sure why I can't get this to work! All help is appreciated.

[pierremgi 4624]

You need to apply the EH to an unit (or a vehicle). But your nearestObject (in this syntax) return a <null object>.

You can try: (nearestObjects [_position, ["CAManBase"], 2]) select 0;

or even better: _position nearEntities [_warlord,2] select 0;

 

Why don't you use the first syntax for createUnit? You will not have to search for a nearest object.

_cellLeader = _group createUnit [_warlord, _position,[],0,"NONE"];

_cellLeader addEventHandler ["killed", {code}];

 

[Haymaker 13]

13 hours ago, pierremgi said:

You need to apply the EH to an unit (or a vehicle). But your nearestObject (in this syntax) return a <null object>.

You can try: (nearestObjects [_position, ["CAManBase"], 2]) select 0;

or even better: _position nearEntities [_warlord,2] select 0;

 

Why don't you use the first syntax for createUnit? You will not have to search for a nearest object.

_cellLeader = _group createUnit [_warlord, _position,[],0,"NONE"];

_cellLeader addEventHandler ["killed", {code}];

 

 

Cheers! I'm going to have to credit you with all the help you've been giving me

[killzone_kid 1326]

16 hours ago, Haymaker said:

Does absolutely nothing.

Works for me just fine

[pierremgi 4624]

15 minutes ago, killzone_kid said:

Works for me just fine

Tested: Place a player + a unit named bob.

Run myUnit = nearestObject [getPos bob,typeOf bob]; // or the position or bob and the class name (supposed to be the main syntax of this command)

myUnit is just a null-object.

The other syntax or commands I gave, work.

 

Did I missed something?

 

 

[killzone_kid 1326]

7 minutes ago, pierremgi said:

Did I missed something?

Your example works for me and I get bob returned with nearestObject.

[pierremgi 4624]

Just now, killzone_kid said:

Your example works for me and I get bob returned with nearestObject.

Wow, strange!

I'm on vanilla APEX 1.70 + all DLCs, (no mods at all), ALTIS airport, 2 BLUFOR, on runway, one player + bob. SP preview.

Tested several times, even after some Arma restarts.... Always a null object (console or script).

No problem with bob's position ([14875.9,16444.3,0.00143814]) or class ("B_soldier_AAT_F").

in watch lines:

getpos bob nearEntities [typeOf bob,2]      returns [bob]

nearestObject [bob,"B_Soldier_AAT_F"] or nearestObject [getPos bob,typeOf bob]        returns <NULL-object>

 

Difficult to understand.

[killzone_kid 1326]

 

3 minutes ago, pierremgi said:

Difficult to understand

 

"B_Soldier_AAT_F" is indeed not detected, try generic unit, something like "B_Soldier_F"

[pierremgi 4624]

10 minutes ago, killzone_kid said:

 

 

"B_Soldier_AAT_F" is indeed not detected, try generic unit, something like "B_Soldier_F"

Yep, that works for rifleman!

 

As far as the position is a sharp reference for this command, the workaround here seems to be:

nearestObject [bob,"CAManBase"];