Wirecutting Script - WIP/code improvement tips needed

[tourist 617]

Hi folks,

 

ever since I play RAVAGE or WW2 missions I wished for a Wirecutter Script. ACE is out of question for me; I don't want to load ACE just for this feature - in fact I've so far almost always found a ready-to-use script or addon solution for all those of the ACE features I actually want to use.  Ever since I found the Sapper Tools in IFA3 and ever since I started to build missions using a combo of HEROS SURVIVE and RAVAGE, I wanted to put all those cool items from HEROS to a good use.  And this mod has a pliers item, so I thought to myself: "Would be mighty cool if these Sapper Tools or pliers could actually, well, DO something to a barbed wire fence!"

 

But since I couldn't find a working wirecutter script, I tried my hand at compiling a few lines of code from the BIS WIKI together.

 

The actual cutting is achieved by the code within

 

wirecutter.sqf

 

{ _x hideObjectGlobal true } foreach (nearestObjects [getPos player,["Land_New_WiredFence_5m_F","Land_I44_Buildings_Barbedwire2","Wire"],2]);"SNIPP SNAPP" HintC ["If I can read that and the fence is still standing, I'll have to add the classname to the array LOL"];

 

 

 

Then I add a set of triggers to the mission:

 

TRIGGER 1

checks if the player has the necessary item for wirecutting in his inventory:

 

CONDITION:

({_x in (items player + magazines player)}count ["herl_o_pliers"]>=1)

 

 

ON ACTIVATION:

 

pliers=true

 

ON DEACTICATION:

 

pliers=false

 

 

TRIGGER 2

 

adds the wirecutting action to the player once he has a set of the required tools in his inventory

 

CONDITION:

pliers

 

ON ACTIVATION:

 

_myaction_2 = player addAction ["Use Wirecutter","scripts\wirecutter.sqf",[],1,false,true] call BIS_fnc_MP;

 

 

ON DEACTICATION:

 

nothing stated

 

 

 

TRIGGER 3

should remove the wirecutting action again once the tools are dropped (this removeAction doesn't work...)

 

CONDITION:

({_x in (items player + magazines player)}count ["herl_o_pliers"]==0)

 

ON ACTIVATION:

 

_myaction_2 = player addAction ["Use Wirecutter","scripts\wirecutter.sqf",[],1,false,true] call BIS_fnc_MP;

 

 

ON DEACTICATION:

 

nothing stated

 

TRIGGER 3 ALTERNATIVE WAY:

should remove the wirecutting action again once the tools are dropped (this removeAction doesn't work as well...)

 

CONDITION:

!pliers

 

ON ACTIVATION:

 

player removeAction _myaction_2;

 

 

ON DEACTICATION:

 

nothing stated

 

 

I have two questions now:

 

1. How could I achieve that in a „cleaner“ way without triggers who, AFAIK, can put quite the load on a mission's performance if checked repeatedly?
2. How could I make the wirecutting action disappear once the player doesn't have the pliers item in his inventory anymore?

 

 

 

THX in Advance for any helpful advice!

 

 

[.kju 3240]

> How could I achieve that in a „cleaner“ way without triggers who, AFAIK, can put quite the load on a mission's performance if checked repeatedly?

not really. triggers only have cycle time of 0.5s - only if you have really complex conditions

for MP its more to design them correctly

 

however you could make this a displayAddEventhandler based instead (when people press "use" action) - its less transparent though

 

> How could I make the wirecutting action disappear once the player doesn't have the pliers item in his inventory anymore?

you need to store the actionID in a global variable or setVariable on the player, and removeAction that ID again

[EO 11231]

Hi tourist! 

 

Although not supported anymore, this script still works, and can be built upon by adding in more classnames to the fence types.

http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=22374 

 

EDIT:

If the above script interests you I'd recommend changing the original cutting animation in the cut.sqf from this...

	_player playActionNow "PutDown";

to this...

	_player playMove "AinvPknlMstpSnonWnonDnon_medicUp1";

Looks a little better.