Player distance from Unit

[Quack O'Neill 10]

I need to activate a trigger when the player is a few meters away from a unit. 

this is from the wiki

_meters = player distance _object;

 
this is what i have but its not working 

3 = player distance ch2;

Anyone know why ?

[Harzach 2507]

On 3/16/2022 at 1:46 AM, Quack O'Neill said:

3 = player distance ch2;

 

"The number three is equal to the distance between the player and object ch2"

In other words, if the distance is ten meters, this states that 3 = 10. I'm pretty sure that Arma won't accept this, as it would alter all math that follows within that scope.

 

"=" is an assignment operator - it assigns a value to a variable.

"==" is a comparison operator - it compares two values.

 

You want an expression that compares the distance to a set value and so evaluates as either true or false:

player distance ch2 == 3

 

Consider having a look through the first few links in my signature.

[Quack O'Neill 10]

hahah lol thanks harzach for pointing that out, that will help thanks 🙂 

it didnt work but i tried this after and it working.
player distance ch2 < 3
 

[Harzach 2507]

10 minutes ago, Quack O'Neill said:

it didnt work but i tried this after and it working.
player distance ch2 < 3

 

Because for the brief instant that the distance equals exactly 3, the trigger has almost no chance of evaluating it. 

 

Sorry, my example was more educational than practical.

[Quack O'Neill 10]

no your answer was great cause now i will remember this and it will help me with similar bits 🙂 thank you