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[Tiger51 3]

Hi all,

 

I need some help. I am on this code sine 1 week, and l looking for solutions but hier i dont understand.

 

So, this code is called by a trigger on act : null = execVM "inf3.sqf"; hint "lets do it!"

 

I want to spawn a groupe of IA and when players are about 250 meters IA move to players.

 

The code :

 

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_chasseurs = createGroup east;
_player = position player;

 

_unit20 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_Soldier_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit30 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_Soldier_lite_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit40 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_medic_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit50 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_Soldier_LAT_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit60 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_officer_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_loups100 = [_unit20, _unit30, _unit40, _unit50, _unit60];

waituntil {sleep 1; ({isPlayer _x AND alive _x AND (_x distance _loups100) <= 250} count playableUnits) !=0};

 

_loups100 doMove _player;

 

But nothing happen even if i am near IA. IA spawn but dont move even if i change distance value to 1500.

 

I dont understand where i am wrong. Any Ideas?

[gc8 977]

_loups100 is where I see the problem, it's array of units while it should be a position

[Tiger51 3]

Thanks for reply @gc8.

 

If i delete this line :

 

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waituntil {sleep 1; ({isPlayer _x AND alive _x AND (_x distance _loups100) <= 250} count playableUnits) !=0};

 

IA move to player.

 

Edit : i understand what you mean.

[Tiger51 3]

I modify the code like this :

 

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_chasseurs = createGroup east;
_player = position player;

_unit20 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_Soldier_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit30 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_Soldier_lite_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit40 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_medic_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit50 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_Soldier_LAT_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit60 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_officer_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_loups100 = [_unit20, _unit30, _unit40, _unit50, _unit60];

_pos = getMarkerPos "inf500";

waituntil {sleep 1; ({isPlayer _x AND alive _x AND (_x distance _pos) <= 2200} count playableUnits) !=0};

_loups100 doMove _player;

 

It does not work anymore.

 

Any other idea?

[Grumpy Old Man 3546]

22 minutes ago, Tiger51 said:

I modify the code like this :

 

 

It does not work anymore.

 

Any other idea?

This won't really work in MP and due to logical errors, since there's no "player" in MP, at least on dedicated.

Depends on if you're on dedicated or locally hosted MP, or on SP, needs an individual solution in any case.

Also no need for _loups100 array in the first place, unless you need it somewhere else.

 

Something like this might do the trick:

 _chasseurs = createGroup east;
_pos = getMarkerPos "inf500";
_unit20 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_Soldier_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit30 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_Soldier_lite_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit40 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_medic_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit50 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_Soldier_LAT_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit60 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_officer_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];

_approach = [_chasseurs,_pos] spawn {
	params ["_grp","_pos"];
	leader _grp globalChat "Waiting";
	_validTargets = [];
	waituntil {
		sleep 1;
		_validTargets = (playableUnits select {isPlayer _x AND alive _x AND (_x distance _pos) <= 2200});systemchat str _validTargets;
		count _validTargets > 0
	};
	_target = _validTargets#0;
	leader _grp globalChat format ["Engaging %1!",name _target];
	_grp move getPosATL _target;
};

You can use _chasseurs, since this is already the group, to issue the move order. No need to give move orders to individual units.

To test this in SP you'd need to replace playableUnits with allPlayers or similar.

 

Cheers

[Tiger51 3]

Thanks @Grumpy Old Man

 

I paste and copy your code but nothing happen. I would like the code work in MP.

 

I have the message "waiting" but IA still stay in their original position.

 

What i miss?

 

EDIT :

 

Under editor i write this and work :

 

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 _chasseurs = createGroup east;
_pos = getMarkerPos "inf500";
_unit20 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_Soldier_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit30 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_Soldier_lite_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit40 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_medic_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit50 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_Soldier_LAT_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit60 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_officer_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];

_approach = [_chasseurs,_pos] spawn {
    params ["_grp","_pos"];
    leader _grp globalChat "Waiting";
    _validTargets = [];
    waituntil {
        sleep 1;
        _validTargets = (allPlayers select {isPlayer _x AND alive _x AND (_x distance _pos) <= 2200});systemchat str _validTargets;
        count _validTargets > 0
    };
    _target = _validTargets#0;
    leader _grp globalChat format ["Engaging %1!",name _target];
    _grp move getPosATL _target;
};

 

So if i want this code to work in MP i will change with the other variable.

 

Thanks.

[pierremgi 4886]

That's probably because you test your code in preview SP, so playableunits = [];   For SP & MP work use playableUnits + switchableUnits.

You can use also allPlayers if you don't want all non-played AI slots.

 

 

if isServer then {
private _chasseurs = createGroup east;
private _pos = getMarkerPos "inf500";
private _unit20 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_Soldier_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
private _unit30 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_Soldier_lite_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
private _unit40 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_medic_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
private _unit50 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_Soldier_LAT_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
private _unit60 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_officer_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
 
private _approach = [_chasseurs,_pos] spawn {
  params ["_grp","_pos"];
  leader _grp globalChat "Waiting";
  private _validTargets = [];
  waituntil {
    sleep 1;
    _validTargets = (allPlayers select {alive _x && (_x distanceSqr _pos) <= 4840000});
    !(_validTargets isEqualTo [])
  };

  systemChat str _validTargets;
  private _target = _validTargets#0;
  leader _grp globalChat format ["Engaging %1!",name _target];
  _grp move getPosATL _target;
};
};

 

 

Whatever array you are using, if you run this code when some players/playable/switchable  are already within the area, the array can have more than one element.

If you want to engage the nearest one, after the waitUntil:

_validTargets = _validTargets apply {[_x distanceSqr _pos,_x]};

_validTargets sort TRUE;

_target = _validTargets #0#1;

 

It's useless if you are sure to run the code, creating the OPFOR far enough the players/playable/switchable because there is a few chance two players meet the condition within the 1 second of waitUntil.

 

[Tiger51 3]

Thanks for your help all.

 

@pierremgi if i want to test my code in Host (under editor) and MP, what i have to write instead of  :

 

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_validTargets = (allPlayers select.....

 

 

Something like this :

 

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_validTargets = (allPlayers select &&  playableUnits select {isPlayer _x AND alive _x AND (_x distance _pos) <= 2200});

?

 

I will never find the solution, if you dont help me. So i would like to understand the logic.

 

The value "_approach" and "_validTargets" are in the Arma 3 code?

 

What mean private?

 

When do i use the code "spawn" ? What is mean for the game?

 

I find a lot of informations hier, so for those who are interessted by the code without IA in game speak :

 

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_chasseurs = createGroup east;
 
_pos = getMarkerPos "inf500";

_unit20 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_Soldier_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit30 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_Soldier_lite_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit40 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_medic_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit50 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_Soldier_LAT_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit60 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_officer_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];

_approach = [_chasseurs,_pos] spawn {
    params ["_grp","_pos"];
    _validTargets = [];
    waituntil {
        sleep 1;
        _validTargets = (allPlayers select {isPlayer _x AND alive _x AND (_x distance _pos) <= 2200});
        count _validTargets > 0
    };
    _target = _validTargets#0;
    _grp move getPosATL _target;
};

 

For SP in editor,

 

For MP :

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_chasseurs = createGroup east;
 
_pos = getMarkerPos "inf500";

_unit20 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_Soldier_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit30 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_Soldier_lite_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit40 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_medic_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit50 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_Soldier_LAT_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];
_unit60 = _chasseurs createUnit ["O_G_officer_F", getMarkerPos "inf500", [], 0, "FORM"];

_approach = [_chasseurs,_pos] spawn {
    params ["_grp","_pos"];
    _validTargets = [];
    waituntil {
        sleep 1;
        _validTargets = (playableUnits select {isPlayer _x AND alive _x AND (_x distance _pos) <= 2200});
        count _validTargets > 0
    };
    _target = _validTargets#0;
    _grp move getPosATL _target;
};

 

 

[pierremgi 4886]

playableUnits returns [] in SP and the playable slots in MP, except if you disable the AIs in lobby. Ifyou do so, playableUnits = allPlayers (MP);

switchableUnits = [] in MP and all the switchable units as edited in SP

 

This is true for preview/played,  hosted/dedicated server

 

So:   (playableUnits + switchableUnits) select {isPlayer _x && alive _x && (_x distanceSqr _pos) <= 4840000}); will do the same job as :

allPayers in MP,

the player in SP (due to the isPlayer condition).

[Tiger51 3]

Thanks for reply @pierremgi

 

Mieux vaut tard, que jamais ^^