[HELP] - side _this

[SnowmaneYT 5]

Hello, 

 

I'm trying to get the side of AI using "side _this" but i'm only getting an error.

On respawn i execVM a file with the expectations of get the side of the AI and then execVM another file depending on side.

 

if (side _this == west) then {_this execVM "unitMoveWest.sqf"};

Why is not working?

 

Thanks!

[Harzach 2518]

How are you defining "_this"?

[SnowmaneYT 5]

"_this" is supposed to be the current unit, i used to execVM and doMove, etc and works.

How i can reffer to the unit AI then?

[Harzach 2518]

15 minutes ago, SnowmaneYT said:

"_this" is supposed to be

 

But maybe it isn't. So, how are you defining it? Show your code, we can't see your screen from here.

[SnowmaneYT 5]

init.sqf

 

{_respawns = _x addMPEventHandler ["MPRespawn", {
    _moveLoop = _this execVM "unitMove.sqf";
    }];
} foreach allUnits;

unitMove.sqf (here is caused the "_this" error

 

if (side _this == west) then {_this execVM "unitMoveWest.sqf"};
if (side _this == east) then {_this execVM "unitMoveEast.sqf"};
if (side _this == independent) then {_this execVM "unitMoveIndi.sqf"};

 

[Harzach 2518]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#MPRespawn

 

Default:

this addMPEventHandler ["MPRespawn", {
	params ["_unit", "_corpse"];
}];

 

We can see that when adding the EH, the new unit would be referred to as _this select 0 or _this#0, or by the built-in param _unit. So let's do!

 

{_respawns = _x addMPEventHandler ["MPRespawn", {
	params ["_unit", "_corpse"];
	_moveLoop = _unit execVM "unitMove.sqf";
	}];
} foreach allUnits;

 

Now unitMove.sqf  should work, but it's always a good idea to define variables/params at the top:

 

params ["_this"];

if (side _this == west) then {_this execVM "unitMoveWest.sqf"};
if (side _this == east) then {_this execVM "unitMoveEast.sqf"};
if (side _this == independent) then {_this execVM "unitMoveIndi.sqf"};

 

I would change "_this" to "_unit" for a bit more clarity, but that's personal preference.

 

params ["_unit"];

if (side _unit == west) then {_units execVM "unitMoveWest.sqf"};
if (side _unit == east) then {_unit execVM "unitMoveEast.sqf"};
if (side _unit == independent) then {_unit execVM "unitMoveIndi.sqf"};

 

[SnowmaneYT 5]

Wow, thanks so much 😀👌