AI shoot own on dedicated

[gc8 970]

Hi

I ran to this problem where AIs of my side shoot me on dedicated server.

The problem has something to do with the fact that I'm creating the AIs with createunit command and because the config side of those units is different from what I want them to be, I'm using the trick described in wiki to change the AIs side to what I want.

 

So I have this:

 

createUnitBase =
{
 params ["_group","_objType","_pos",["_spes","NONE"]];
 
 private _unit = _group createUnit [_objType, _pos, [], 0, _spes];
 
[_unit] joinSilent _group;

_unit
};

 

It works in SP but in dedicated server the AI shoots me (same side)

 

Any one know how to fix?

 

thx!

 

[stanhope 409]

I'm also using a similar method in a mission that runs on a dedicated server and what I've observed is that it takes a few seconds to a minute or so before the AI actually changes side.  In that time the AI still thinks it's of the opposite side and will engage the other units of its group.  I don't have a fix for it as it doesn't really matter for me.

[sarogahtyp 1105]

I guess you have to ensure that the _unit is created on the same machine as the group is local to before you join the group.

[stanhope 409]

Oh I'm doing all of that on server so locality shouldn't be the issue. 

[sarogahtyp 1105]

2 minutes ago, stanhope said:

Oh I'm doing all of that on server so locality shouldn't be the issue. 

did u try revealing in any form to solve it?

[gc8 970]

It seems that I was able to fix it with using joinsilent on client:

 

 [player] joinSilent (group player);

 

Don't know why that is needed on client, maybe because I'm also recreating the player and using selectPlayer.

But anyway it works now

[gc8 970]

Now they are shooting my group members.

 

tried this but is has no effect (At least AI side is west, like it should be):

 

[_unit] joinSilent _group;

if(isplayer (leader _group)) then
{
  [_unit,_group] remoteExecCall ["joinSilent", leader _group];
};

 

maybe it has something to do with AI being in vehicle

[sarogahtyp 1105]

Here you solved it by player joining players group

37 minutes ago, gc8 said:

[player] joinSilent (group player);

maybe you could solve it by let all AI of the group join their group again.

 

but for me it looks all like a wonky workaround. maybe you should try to reveal in any form to update all needed information for the whole group...

[gc8 970]

It seems I cant make the players group member AIs the right side no matter how I try

[gc8 970]

Nevermind I got it working now.

 

It was this line that did not work:

 

 

 [_unit,_group] remoteExecCall ["joinSilent", leader _group];

 

Don't know why.

 

using new code now and all seems to be good

 

(So it seems you have to call joinSilent on client for client units to make this work)

[sarogahtyp 1105]

2 minutes ago, gc8 said:

using new code now and all seems to be good

what about sharing? ;-)

[gc8 970]

5 minutes ago, sarogahtyp said:

what about sharing? 😉

 

Sure, it's just another way of doing joinSilent

 

Client:

changeAISide =
{
 params ["_unit","_group"];
 

 [_unit] joinSilent _group;
};

 

Server:

 

createUnitBase =
{
 params ["_group","_objType","_pos",["_spes","NONE"]];
 
 private _unit = _group createUnit [_objType, _pos, [], 0, _spes];
 
[_unit] joinSilent _group;

if(isPlayer (leader _group)) then
{

[_unit,_group] remoteExecCall ["changeAISide", (leader _group)];

// [_unit,_group] remoteExecCall ["joinSilent", _plrs select 0];
};

_unit
};

 

 

There's basically two calls to joinSilent when group leader is player but I don't yet know if that's necessary

[pierremgi 4739]

I neved had to remoteExec a joinSilent... and it's a   command.

 

I'm using that  like you did previously, with no problem:

-  createUnit / joinSilent  on dedicated server... but my script is for server only. So???

- That works fine for infantry. For vehicles, you need to use createVehicleCrew (before joinSilent on each crew).

 

PS: on dedi, group player has no sense. So check your group, create a temporary one if you want but don't remoteExec this kind of command.

[gc8 970]

10 minutes ago, pierremgi said:

I neved had to remoteExec a joinSilent... and it's a   command.

 

That's what I was thinking too but the only way I got it working for player AIs was to call joinSilent first on server and then on client as well. And I tested removing the server joinSilent but it caused the problem.

 

I think that the behavior with AI led groups is different from player led groups and the joinSilent (client) is needed for player's AIs