Open map and set waypoint

[Andy16823 1]

Hello :) i work currently on a mission. My goal is to let a player open the map and set a waypoint for a helicopter transport. Is there a function which returns the marked waypoint from the map ?

[Erwin23p 34]

Hi, you can use onMapSingleClick:

e.g. :

openMap true;

hint "Select on the map the designated position";

onMapSingleClick
	{  //Inside here code to execute when clicked on the map
	heloWaypoint = createMarker ["LandingPosition", _pos];
	heloWaypoint setMarkerShape "ICON";
	heloWaypoint setMarkerType "hd_pickup";
	"LandingPosition" setMarkerPos _pos;
	onMapSingleClick "";
	};

This script above will open the map, and when you click on the map it will create a "LandingPosition" marker where you clicked.

[thy_ 164]

3 hours ago, Andy16823 said:

Hello 🙂 i work currently on a mission. My goal is to let a player open the map and set a waypoint for a helicopter transport. Is there a function which returns the marked waypoint from the map ?

 

This little mod provide the same in a super simple way: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1850026051
Take a look. 

[Andy16823 1]

Hi 🙂 thanks for the anwers. I used following now but the vehicle isnt moving at all.
 

private _tObject = _this select 0;

_tObject addAction["Transport to", {
	_params = _this select 3;
	_unit = _params select 0;
	_pilot = driver _unit;

	openMap true;
	hint "Select on the map the designated position";

	onMapSingleClick {  
		heloWaypoint = createMarker ["LandingPosition", _pos];
		heloWaypoint setMarkerShape "ICON";
		heloWaypoint setMarkerType "hd_pickup";
		"LandingPosition" setMarkerPos _pos;
		onMapSingleClick "";
		openMap false;

		_pilot doMove (getMarkerPos heloWaypoint);
	};
}, [_tObject]];

 

[Erwin23p 34]

I'm not sure, but I think getMarkerPos requires the name of the marker, not the marker itself so in this case "LandingPosition".

Syntax:                           getMarkerPos markerName

Parameters:                  markerName: String

 

EDIT: You could simplify your script by skipping all the marker stuff if you don't need it by using directly the parameter "_pos" from "onMapSingleClick".

onMapSingleClick {  
		_pilot doMove _pos;
		openMap false;
		onMapSingleClick "";  //This line concludes this command code
	};

And by the way, when you use a function, a command or something new try to read the community wiki about it, it gives you useful info like for example that the line onMapSingleClick "" concludes the code inside this brackets, so this line should be the last inside this command code.

Edited February 10, 2022 by Erwin23p
Answered too quick, fixed my mistakes

[Andy16823 1]

well i changed it but nothing happend 🙂

[Erwin23p 34]

Did you try the edited code above?

[Harzach 2517]

private _tObject = _this select 0;

_tObject addAction ["Transport to", {
	params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"];

	openMap true;
	hint "Select on the map the designated position";

	_target onMapSingleClick {  
		deleteMarker "LandingPosition";
		_heloWaypoint = createMarker ["LandingPosition", _pos];
		_heloWaypoint setMarkerShape "ICON";
		_heloWaypoint setMarkerType "hd_pickup";
		_this doMove _pos;
		
		openMap false;
		onMapSingleClick "";
		hintSilent "";
	};
}];

 

[opusfmspol 282]

I would suggest:

1)   End the onMapSingleClick code with true or false, to tell the engine whether to include default engine handling.  An example of default handling is, when player is the commander of a vehicle, clicking on map tells the driver where to move.  Would you want that sort of engine click behavior included with the map click?

 

- Ending onMapSingleClick with true tells the engine the code completes the click action, do not include the default engine handling.

- Ending onMapSingleClick with false tells the engine the code does not complete the click action, also include the default engine handling.

 

2) Only use onMapSingleClick to get the pos.  After that, have the addAction code do the work, but also handle interruption, i.e. the player chooses to close the map without selecting a position.  At the end of addAction, clear the map click (onMapSingleClick "").  A very basic example:

openMap true;
hint "information";
PosClicked = false;

_target onMapSingleClick {ClickPosition = _pos; PosClicked = true; true};

WaitUntil {Sleep 0.1; (PosClicked || !visibleMap};
    
PosClicked = false;

if (visibleMap) then 
{
	// do the marker and waypoint stuff

	openMap false;
};

onMapSingleClick "";
hintSilent "";

 

[Andy16823 1]

Thanks for all the help got it done. You will find the script bellow in case some else needs something like this as well.

 

private _tObject = _this select 0;

_tObject addAction["Transport to", {
	params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"];

	// Save starting vector
	_oldPos = position _target;

	openMap true;
	hint "Select on the map the designated position";

	// Set landing zone!
	_target onMapSingleClick {  
		deleteMarker "LandingPosition";
		_heloWaypoint = createMarker ["LandingPosition", _pos];
		_heloWaypoint setMarkerShape "ICON";
		_heloWaypoint setMarkerType "hd_pickup";
		_this doMove getMarkerPos "LandingPosition";
		
		openMap false;
		onMapSingleClick "";
		hintSilent "";
	};

	// Wait until the helicopter reachs the landing point. If he reachs the point he stops and land
	waitUntil { 
		_cPos = position _target;
		_meters = _cPos distance2D getMarkerPos "LandingPosition";
		if (_meters < 100) then {
			hint "landing soon!";
			true;
		} 
		else {
			hint str _meters;
			false;
		};
	};
	doStop _target;
	_target land "GET OUT";
	
	// Wait until the helicopter landed
	waitUntil {
		isTouchingGround _target;
	};
	hint "Helicopter is landet!";

	// Wait 30 seconds and fly back to base
	_sec = 0;
	waitUntil {
		sleep 1;
		_sec = _sec + 1;
		if(_sec >= 30) then{
			true;
		}
		else {
			false;
		}
	};
	_this doMove _oldPos;
	hint "Helicopter is flying back!";

	// Wait until the heli reachs his starting position and land
	waitUntil { 
		_cPos = position _target;
		_meters = _cPos distance2D _oldPos;
		if (_meters < 100) then {
			true;
		} 
		else {
			hint str _meters;
			false;
		};
	};
	doStop _target;
	_target land "GET OUT";

	// wait until he is touching the ground and shut down the engine
	waitUntil {
		isTouchingGround _target;
	};
	_target engineOn false;

}, [_tObject]];

and it get called inside the editor with this function

[this, airport_military_transport_pilot_1] execVM "scripts\transport.sqf";

[Harzach 2517]

_this doMove getMarkerPos "LandingPosition";

This is sort of redundant while still inside the onMapSingleClick, which is why I wrote it as 

_this doMove _pos;

 

[Magpie75 0]

could someone please explain where to put this script