Change the type of the unit

[JVez 2]

Hi everybody. I would like to change the type of the unit after activating an add action. Here is the action:

hqwest addAction ["Sapper2", "sapperj.sqf",nil,1.5,true,true,"","str _this != 'generalwest'",5]; 

 

Now I have to create the sapperj.sqf script and I do not know how to start it. I want the player who activates the action to become this unit: LIB_GER_Sapper_w

 

I'm struggling...

[HazJ 1288]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/typeOf

Example on Wiki. What do you mean for the action? The action text? Display name of unit or? Need more info please. Something like (tested in debug):

player addAction [format ["%1", getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> typeOf player >> "displayName")], {hintSilent "Hello!";}];

 

[JVez 2]

 

I want the player who activates the action to become a sapper: LIB_GER_Sapper_w

[HazJ 1288]

You'd need to use createUnit + selectPlayer for that then.

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createUnit

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/selectPlayer

Have a good reason of the comments on selectPlayer, especially in MP. You may not need to use this. What are you trying to do exactly? Also, check out...

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setUnitTrait

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getUnitTrait

Not sure if these have been fixed since I last tried. Not sure, test and see.

[JVez 2]

 

In my mission I have a HQ and on the side I put a sign. From this sign the player can choose to become a sapper. (an engineer)

 

 

If I understand I must create a unit and have the player transfer to this unit?

[HazJ 1288]

Yeah... I got that. Read my previous post. The links I provided. You can give any unit type the role of engineer, or whatever.

[JVez 2]

 

I managed to create a sapper that joined the player's group. Hold I must transfer the player into this one.

 

"LIB_GER_Sapper_w" createUnit [position player, group player];

 

[HazJ 1288]

Again, read my second post. The answer is right there!

[JVez 2]

 

It works but I can not delete the original unit ...

[HazJ 1288]

deleteVehicle - After selectPlayer is used.

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/deleteVehicle

You can't use "player" though.

[JVez 2]

 

I have this for now: however, line 4 does not work.

 

player setVariable ["none",true,true];
"LIB_GER_Sapper_w" createUnit [position player, group player, "sapper = this"];
selectPlayer sapper;
deleteVehicle none;

I do not know what to do now.

[JVez 2]

 

it works :O 

none = player;
"LIB_GER_Sapper_w" createUnit [position player, group player, "sapper = this"];
selectPlayer sapper;
deleteVehicle none;