sandbox [Release] Controlled Spawn And Waypoints Randomizr (CSWR)

[thy_ 158]

On 7/26/2023 at 2:46 PM, jandrews said:

Does it read mod factions?

 

Sure. It does if the server (local/hosted or dedicated) has the mod factions loaded! On doc:

 

 

On 7/26/2023 at 2:46 PM, jandrews said:

can it be placed in trigger for delayed deployment?

By default, no, but I have plans to add this feature in the early future.

 

On 7/26/2023 at 2:46 PM, jandrews said:

Can you add a patrol, attack and defend option? All bis functions. 

 

 

Here are the current options available (and described in the doc). With smart usage, you can handle a lot of strategic movements. I am thinking of new possibilities as well:

 

[thy_ 158]

@jandrews one of your requests is done! Enjoy!

 

The script and its information in the main post have been updated! 🙃

 

Sep, 5th 2023 | v4.5:

• Added > Now the spawn points can be triggered by Timer delay, Trigger delay, and Target delay;

• Fixed > Occupy and Hold debug messages had a wrong trigger for the minimal value message alert;

• Fixed > When using Occupy-move the units had their speed behaviors badly replaced by the waypoint speed (always as "normal" instead of editor choices);

• Improved > If Occupy or Watch moves are used with vehicles (not allowed), now the vehicles and their crewmen are correctly deleted, leaving a warning message for the editor;

• Improved > Many debug improvements to fn_CSWR_population.sqf feedbacks and auto-fixing;

• Documentation has been updated (Tomorrow, actually)!

 

Aug 2023 / @aldolammel / thy 😜

[thy_ 158]

The script and its information in the main post have been updated! 

 

Sep, 13th 2023 | v5.0:

• Added > All factions can spawn helicopters (cswr_spawnheli_faction_1);
• Added > All factions can be spawned by Air Paradrop, including vehicles (cswr_spawnparadrop_faction_1);
• Added > Special customization for AI units executing the Air Paradrops;
• Added > Exclusive Spawns for helicopters have automatic insertion of helipads (ON/OFF);
• Improved > Each spawn-point-type has a list of AI group-type allowed to spawn there;
• Improved > Hold-move markers now delete all small stones around them to preserve tracked-vehicles maneuver integraty;
• Improved > Loadout customization received deeper and friendly debug messages;
• Improved > Vehicles will spawn facing super accurate the same direction set in their spawn-markers in Eden;
• Fixed > Main CSWR script folder name on GitHub was accidentaly named as .VR instead of .STRATIS;
• Fixed > A faction group shouldn't spawn in another faction spawn-points if the Mission Editor would force it;
• Fixed > If snipers didn't find out spots to prone, the WATCH_MOVE wasn't restarting properly;
• Fixed > Since the last update (v4.5), loadout customization stops to recognize the "removed" instruction when in lowcase;
• Fixed > Debug > Hold-move should have [1800,3600,7200] as minimal range of time, and not [1800,7200,10800];
• Fixed > Debug > Watch marker minimal range should be 1000, and not 500;
• Documentation has been greatly updated.

 

Now there are Paradrop spawns for soldiers and vehicles:

 

 

 

And another news is the possibility to spawn helicopters. The light classes will fly by default at 150 meters high. The heavy classes will fly over 300 meters:

 

 

Enjoy!

 

[thy_ 158]

HOTFIX!

 

Main post updated!

 

Sep, 18th 2023 | v5.1

• Fixed > CRITICAL > In CSWR v5.0, all AI groups were stuck after the first waypoint to be completed;
• Fixed > Hold > In CSWR v5.0 the tracked-vehicles accidentaly stopped to execute correctly the hold-maneuver;
• Improved > Performance > BIS_fnc_spawnGroup method has been replaced by a saver server performance method;
• Improved > Performance > BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle method has been replaced by a saver server performance method;
• Improved > Paradrop > Paratroopers are executing the paradrop with much more space among each other (visual realistic);
• Improved > Paradrop > Paratroopers are regrouping with their leaders after the landing and before the first mission move on the field;
• Improved > Loadout > Paratroopers can receive helmet and nightvision customization separately from the regular faction loadout;
• Improved > Vehicles > Now it's possible turn off the Electronic Warfare Resources for vehicles of each faction in fn_CSWR_management.sqf file;
• Improved > Vehicles > UAV vehicles are blockers too if around the helipads if some helicopter will spawn;
• Documentation has been updated.

[thy_ 158]

The script and its information in the main post have been updated! 

 

Oct, 11th 2023 | v5.5:

• Added > Spawn for helicopters can be set over the ship floors or platforms in water. Check the documentation;

• Added > All infantry soldiers and paratroopers can get easily flashlights on their rifles when the editor desactivates their night-vision-goggles;

• Improved > All CSWR markers are invisible since the Briefing screen (init.sqf file has been included in project);

• Improved > New method (more feasible to performance) to check if destinations and spawn-points are busy before accept new groups/vehicles, avoiding accidental explosions;

• Improved > Loadout > New method to build custom loadouts (more flexible and intuitive);

• Improved > Loadout > The global options to force apply backpack and/or vest for all units now will ignore civilian faction;

• Improved > Hold > New method to turn the tracked vehicle to hold-marker direction even more accurate and safe (against vehicle bounces);

• Improved > Hold > When in debug-mode-global is TRUE with debug-hold-mode is also TRUE, now the hold-markers and its direction are visible to the Mission Editor in-game;

• Improved > Spawn delay > from now the spawn delay timer is configured in-minutes and not in-seconds anymore, making the Mission Editor's life easier;

• Improved > Loadout > Now it's possible to turn On or Off which faction will get nightvision and what nightvision device model (supports NVG from mods too);

• Improved > Loadout > Ue the "RANDOM" command in civilian uniform slot in loadout file to gives a random outfit for each CIV unit created by CSWR;

• Improved > Debug > Marker error handling has been improved;

• Fixed > Paradrop > If editor added a custom nightvision for paratroopers, they received it duplicated;

• Fixed > Paradrop > Infantry Sniper groups when got the paratroop speciality and had their backpack "REMOVED", they weren't receiving parachutes;

• Fixed > Loadout > When editor used the global loadout settings (CSWR_isBackpackForAllByFoot and CSWR_isVestForAll) civilians get army gears too;

• Fixed > Watch > Sniper group's killed before to reach their spot to watch a location, CSWR kept waiting for them inappropriately;

• Fixed > Helicopters > They weren't spawn in the same direction defined through the Eden spawn-markers;

• Fixed > Wheeled APC and tracked APC crewmen were not receiving custom crew helmet;

• Removed > Civilian faction cannot move to anywhere ("_move_ANY" instruction) like a soldier, from now it's been limited to public markers ("_move_PUBLIC");

• Documentation has been updated.

 

Now, to set night-vision-googles or flashlights for one or more faction is easier:

Units with flashlights if they are not allowed to use night-vision-goggles:

 

Documentation even more detailed:

 

All loadout customization has been reworked:

 

[thy_ 158]

The script and its information in the main post have been updated! 

 

Oct, 25th 2023 | v6.0:

• Added > Markers scan > Now CSWR knows how to sectorize spawns and destinations, so the Editor can define which groups and vehicles must consider those sectors or not;

• Added > Vehicles > When a vehicle's lost but its crewmen survive, if allies are close, the crew will join them, taking their mission to themselves;

• Fixed > Paradrop > Civilian parachuters are landing without stuck in a crouched position (panic);

• Fixed > Debug > Small fix about marker message's examples;

• Fixed > Occupy > Vehicles configured to use Occupy-move markers were able badly to try to occupy a building;

• Improved > Helipcoter > Besides the regular move to the waypoint, now helicopter has 33% of chance to approach the current waypoint with Seek & Destroy style;

• Improved > Hold > Small improvement during the hold maneuver validation when solid objects around and group leader is out of the vehicle;

• Improved > Hold > Civilian tracked-vehicle cannot be booked center marker position anymore as a tank or trackedAPC;

• Improved > Destinations > All infantry and vehicles are able to restore their waypoints (doing a new search) if they are accidentally deleted;

• Improved > Markers scan > Small improvements;

• Documentation has been updated.

 

 

Now, you can force one or more groups to spawn in a specific region of the map (sectorizing the spawnpoint options) and force them to move only (or not) to a specific sector-zone too (sectorizing the destination options): 

Above, Eden markers' names.

 

Above, the list of vehicles and groups of BluFor in fn_CSWR_population.sqf file.

[thy_ 158]

Finally, the new video demo! 

 

[thy_ 158]

Nov, 12th 2023 | v6.0.1

• Hotfix > Fixed a typo in "fn_CSWR_globalFunctions.sqf" (line 3587) that was printing out an error specific if only sectorized spawns were dropped on the map, without any non-sectorized ones (Thanks to reporting, VR_NotKilled);

[thy_ 158]

The script and its information in the main post have been updated! 

 

Dec, 1st 2023 | v6.5:

• Fixed > Sectorizing > Now is forbidden to sectorize the movement "_move_ANY" because it doesn't make sense at all;
• Fixed > Occupy > When the mission editor hid a building, the group still considered that building as a possible location to occupy;
• Fixed > Occupy > An error (caused only in v6.0) when the group leader kicked a unit out of the group if the unit was too far from them;
• Improved > Occupy > Now groups are able to occupy big towers like Military Cargo Towers;
• Improved > Occupy > If the building is a ruin, and its type is an accepted one, the group when into it will stay in a crouch to units get a lower profile on it;
• Improved > Occupy > Expanded the amount of forbidden buildings and acceptable ruins based on the Western Sahara DLC map;
• Improved > Occupy > Expanded the amount of forbidden buildings and acceptable ruins based on Global Mobilization DLC maps;
• Improved > Occupy > If a building is badly added by the Editor as forbidden and acceptable building at the same time, CSWR in debug mode will point out this;

• Improved > Watch > Watch logic was totally overhauled, making the watch-destination more feasible and reliable in wild and urban environments;

• Improved > Watch > Sniper groups can set positions in urban places too as a secondary approach;

• Improved > Watch > Minimal range to sniper group sets watching position was increased from 100 to 200m;

• Documentation has been updated.

Updated files:

• fn_CSWR_globalFunctions.sqf
• fn_CSWR_management.sqf

 

Now, group executing OCCUPY destinations can get in high towers with better distribution positions inside:

 

Group executing OCCUPY, if they select an acceptable ruin/destroyed building, the group will always get in a crouch in this kind of position:

 

Watch destination (specific for sniper groups) is working much better with natural terrains, regardless of whether the map is an official one (and debug mod is a bit more visual for mission editors, showing what position the group has been selected, and the direction of the watched zone, and another arrow showing the watched zone itself):

 

[thy_ 158]

The script and its information in the main post have been updated! 

 

Apr, 14th 2024 | v6.5.2:

• Small update, that just makes the installation process easier and is supported by this video tutorial:

 

[thy_ 158]

The main post has been updated with the CSWR video tutorials playlist!

 

I just released this one! I guess it's instructive as needed. Cheers!

 

 

[thy_ 158]

New video tutorial: Common destinations (move_public, move_restricted, move_any).

 

As soon as possible, I'll drop a video about the Specialized destinations (hold, occupy, watch)

[thy_ 158]

New video tutorial: How to sectorize the spawns and destinations!