AI take weapon using TakeWeapon action [SOLVED]

[johnnyboy 3743]

I would like to script having AI take weapon from nearby ground weapon holders.  I know I can fake it by using addWeapon, and deleting the nearby WeaponHolder.  But it seems I should be able to use action TakeWeapon.

 

After forcing an AI unit to drop a weapon, there is a weaponHolder object near him with that weapon.  I wrote the following script:

cop2 action ["TakeWeapon",  
    cop2 nearObjects ["WeaponHolderSimulated", 15], // returns near weaponHolder object: "1259b1600# 164141: dummyweapon.p3d"
    (weaponsitemscargo  (cop2 nearObjects ["WeaponHolderSimulated", 20] select 0) select 0) select 0  // returns name of weapon in holder
];

The AI unit plays the TakeWeapon animation, but does not actually take the weapon.

 

Updated: Here's the solution thanks to HazJ:

_box = (cop2 nearObjects ["WeaponHolderSimulated", 6]) select 0;
_boxContents = weaponCargo _box;
_weapon = _boxContents select 0;
cop2 action ["TakeWeapon", _box, _weapon];

 

[HazJ 1288]

I placed myself down in Eden with an AI named Bov. Then placed a basic weapons box near. In debug:

box = (Bov nearObjects ["ReammoBox_F", 25]) select 0;
boxContents = weaponCargo box;
randomWeapon = boxContents select (random (count boxContents));
hintSilent format ["> %1", randomWeapon];
Bov action ["TakeWeapon", box, randomWeapon];

You can't put code inside by the way. Syntax is as followed:

unit action ["TakeWeapon", vehicle, weaponName];

Vehicle is the object the weapon is being taken from, in this case it is: box

[johnnyboy 3743]

Thanks @Hazj, thanks to your great example, I have this working with the nearby weaponholder.  Solution:

_box = (cop2 nearObjects ["WeaponHolderSimulated", 6]) select 0;
_boxContents = weaponCargo _box;
_weapon = _boxContents select 0;
cop2 action ["TakeWeapon", _box, _weapon];

 

[gc8 970]

Can you make the AI take the weapon so that he doesn't put it on back but instead keeps it on arms ready to fire?

 

[phronk 895]

Could maybe have AI use the selectWeapon command to make him switch to that weapon. May be a good idea to add a sleep before selecting weapon, just to be safe.

[gc8 970]

22 hours ago, phronk said:

Could maybe have AI use the selectWeapon command to make him switch to that weapon. May be a good idea to add a sleep before selecting weapon, just to be safe.

 

Tried that just now but didn't work. I think the AI is already "selecting" it

 

thx!