Groups

[hoz 0]

I searched before I posted. ALOT, just try searchin group

Is there a way to create a group on the fly via script? I tried creating game logic and do the group1 = group this but i can't get units to join when its time to.

Hoz

[RED 0]

If you mean actualy create a group use the create unit function, if you mean you want some units to join another unit use:

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">[unit1, unit2, unit3] join unit4<span id='postcolor'>

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[Bart.Jan 0]

and then you can name group by :

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">groupName = group unit4<span id='postcolor'>

[hoz 0]

I'm talk about having units join a group that doesn't exisit yet. Nor do I want to care what the units names are.

Here is my problem, i have this script that has one group join another group. which works fine.

"[_x] join battlegp1" foreach units gengp

after these dudes join this new group (battlegp1)

my gengp group is then empty or non exisitant.

I then want to create more dudes in the gengp group, however when i goto create the units (on the fly) the group is empty and therefore doesn't exisit. So I would like to know how to recreate or create a new group and put the new dudes into this group.

Anyone get what I am saying?

Hoz

[bn880 5]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (hoz @ Nov. 14 2002,13:21)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">however when i goto create the units (on the fly) the group is empty and therefore doesn't exisit.<span id='postcolor'>

Nope, it does exist even when empty, keep using the group. (my findings)

Try this to make a new one:

make anyone join objNull

then grab his group ie: newGrp = group anyone

then you can make him join his old group and now you should be able to use the new group

[hoz 0]

Thanks for the help, it sounds promising.

Going to try it out here shortly.

I'll let you know.

Hoz

[hoz 0]

When I try to create a group with objnull I get an error EXpect Number.

"KEGSSoldierEAK103" createUnit [(getpos chop2), objnull,"",intel,"SERGEANT"]

Edit:

I gave up on the objnull and created a second group and now i just keep moving the dude in and out of the group as a place holder. Kind of kludgy but it works.

I'd rather be able to create an empty group

Hoz

[bn880 5]

That's right, I never told you to create into objNull group.

So you can try what I told you to make a new group...

[whisperFFW06 0]

With createUnit, you can't use grpNull

What I do is, if I want a new East group, put a russian soldier somewhere on the map, far from the action, and I name it dummyEast.

I then create units in the group of dummyEast, and then release dummyEast by making him join grpNull :

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">

; Creating the first soldier in dummyEast group

; I give a name to the new unit, so I can get his group after

"SoldierEB" createUnit [_position, group dummyEast, "newEast=this"]

; separating them by making dummyEast joining grpNull

dummyEast join grpNull

; creating the remaining units in the new group

"soldierEB" createUnit [_position, group newEast]

"soldierEMG" createUnit [_position, group newEast]

; .....

<span id='postcolor'>

This works pretty well

Whis'

[hoz 0]

I got what I wanted working with the grpnull.

Thanks for the help.

[Harnu 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Bart.Jan @ Nov. 14 2002,11:48)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">and then you can name group by :

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">groupName = group unit4<span id='postcolor'><span id='postcolor'>

Where do you put that to give the entire group a name?

[hoz 0]

Group one guy in the init field or in a script.

then have the other join that group.

This way joins the group:

groupName = group unit4; [unit1, unit2, unit3] join groupName

Edit:

Actually there is several ways to give the entire group a name. This is probally easier and more what you want.

in each of the dudes you create you could put in the init field groupName = group this

[Harnu 0]

So if I put a trigger that, lets say, strips all the weapons off a unit. I just put the group name and it would take all the weapons off all of them without having to do each person individually?

[bn880 5]

No, you would need to do "" foreach units groupName