How to deactivate AI / Simulation?

[dlder 13]

I want to place enemies "disabled" and enable them (with their orders, waypoints etc) on a trigger.

 

But whatever I do, they attack me! I've tried:

• Special States > Simulation = disabled

• // these are group names:
  _StaticEnemies = ["Opfor_AA", "Opfor_SAM", "Opfor_Radar", "Opfor_Helicopters", "Opfor_JetAA", "Opfor_JetAG", "MGI3475"];

  {
      {
         _x enableSimulationGlobal false;
      }forEach units _x;
  }forEach _StaticEnemies;

• this disableAI "AUTOCOMBAT"; 
  this disableAI "TARGET"; 
  this disableAI "AUTOTARGET"; 
• disabling "DynamicSimulation" in mission setting

 

I'm at a complete loss whatelse I could try....

 

Thanks in advance!

[gc8 981]

doesn't this work?

_StaticEnemies = [Opfor_AA, Opfor_SAM, Opfor_Radar, Opfor_Helicopters, Opfor_JetAA, Opfor_JetAG, MGI3475];

{
    {
      

_x disableAI "AUTOCOMBAT"; 
_x disableAI "TARGET"; 
_x disableAI "AUTOTARGET"; 


    }forEach units _x;
}forEach _StaticEnemies;

 

Edited December 30, 2020 by gc8
Removed quotes

[dlder 13]

Nope, unfortunately not; but I am gonna try it again and see what's what.

Thx for your help!

[pierremgi 4913]

1 are you sure your trigger in fine?

2 that's the name of units/vehicles?

3 disableAI for "autoCombat" is fine but the behaviour must be "safe" before. "aware" is not a peaceful state.

4 At last, don't play with dynamic simulation on script. Do it in editor. For script, use enableSimulation and hideObject(global) commands.

[dlder 13]

On 1/8/2021 at 4:24 PM, pierremgi said:

1 are you sure your trigger in fine?

2 that's the name of units/vehicles?

3 disableAI for "autoCombat" is fine but the behaviour must be "safe" before. "aware" is not a peaceful state.

4 At last, don't play with dynamic simulation on script. Do it in editor. For script, use enableSimulation and hideObject(global) commands.

 

Thanks mate!

I'm sorry it took so long to respond... I somehow never find enough time for Arma3 as I'd like or hope 😞

 

1) I don't have a trigger to enable them yet (as I haven't found a way to disable them^^)

2) well... actually that's the name of the groups

3) behaviour? good call, gonna try that next!

4) will look into that, thx!

[dlder 13]

A) Ok, I've tinkered with it a bit...

• disabling simulation on a (group of) Man or on a Vehicle in Eden, then enabling simulation via trigger works (I wrongly used foreach units before)

Code to enable:
		_Obj = [Opfor_AATurrent1, Opfor_AATurrent2, Opfor_AATurrent3, Opfor_AATurrent4];
		{
			_x enableSimulationGlobal true;
		}forEach _Obj;

B) Disabling the AI works too, although it's a bit more trouble (but at least the enemy can be destroyed)

Men

• group has variable name
• disable ANIM

Code to enable:
			{
				_x enableAI "ANIM";
			}forEach units GrpMen;

Vehicle

• Group
  • behaviour = SAFE
• Unit
  • variable name
• Crew
  • disable AI = "MOVE", "SAFE", "TARGET", "AUTOTARGET", "AUTOCOMBAT", "WEAPONAIM";

Code to enable:
		_Obj = [Opfor_AA1, Opfor_AA2, Opfor_AA3, Opfor_AA4];
		{
			{
				_x setBehaviour "AWARE";
				_x enableAI "TARGET";
				_x enableAI "AUTOTARGET";
				_x enableAI "AUTOCOMBAT";
				_x enableAI "WEAPONAIM";
			}forEach units _x;
		}forEach _Obj;

This works for tanks and choppers; but not for planes!?!

 

Any ideas why that might be the case and more importantly, what to do about it / change?

[pierremgi 4913]

units gives an array of units in a group, not a crew, even if that can be same.

so,  units _x  implies  _x is a unit or a group

opfor_AA1, Opfor_AA2  should be groups, even if objects are fine with units command. I guess a confusion here.

 

You code probably works also for planes but you can't expect an immediate react of the awaken "sleeping beauty" .  A reveal for enemies should help.

 

[dlder 13]

Sry, I should've written it more clearly... the code to "awaken" / enabling the enemies work.

 

But disabling the AI won't keep planes on the ground; even with  "MOVE", "SAFE", "TARGET", "AUTOTARGET", "AUTOCOMBAT", "WEAPONAIM" disabled, they will take off and attack you. Everything else seems to work just fine.

[Play3r 147]

On 1/22/2021 at 12:19 PM, dlder said:

Sry, I should've written it more clearly... the code to "awaken" / enabling the enemies work.

 

But disabling the AI won't keep planes on the ground; even with  "MOVE", "SAFE", "TARGET", "AUTOTARGET", "AUTOCOMBAT", "WEAPONAIM" disabled, they will take off and attack you. Everything else seems to work just fine.

Just use

 

_plane setfuel 0

And when you want it to move just use 

_plane setfuel 1

 

 

 

 

[dlder 13]

LOL, not a bad idea 😄

stupid me, thx!