How to Check a Vehicle’s Ability to Fire

[Blitzen88 16]

Having some issues getting this check to work.  I want to delete vehicles and crew members if a vehicle’s weapon/turrent is damaged and cant fire. 

 

The canFire command seems to do a good job of checking if a unit’s weapon/turrent can fire but I cant use that command by itself because it would delete unarmed vehicles.

 

Im also trying to avoid a scenario where a unit gets deleted because it might have a weapon/turrent that is incapable of firing (i.e. it’s a just a turrent with a scope). 

This is the framework I’ve got:

If ( ( cantfire ) && ( has weapon turrent) ) then {

Deletevehicle}

 

Any input would be awesome

[Ibragim A 148]

Maybe you should try a combination of (does vehicle have some magazines) AND (can vehicle fire)?

Like:

if (magazines [_vehicle, true] isNotEqualTo [] && !(canFire _vehicle)) then 
	{
		deleteVehicle _vehicle;
	};

 

[Blitzen88 16]

26 minutes ago, Ibragim A said:

Maybe you should try a combination of (does vehicle have some magazines) AND (can vehicle fire)?

Like:

if (magazines [_vehicle, true] isNotEqualTo [] && !(canFire _vehicle)) then 
	{
		deleteVehicle _vehicle;
	};

 

It will need to be some combination of the two.
 

I will try that but I think laser designator weapons, which require batteries…I think, as magazines might mess it up..?

[sarogahtyp 1105]

46 minutes ago, Blitzen88 said:

laser designator weapons, which require batteries…I think, as magazines might mess it up..?

You could just test what is returned for a laser and then remove that classname from the array before u check if the array is empty.

[Blitzen88 16]

10 minutes ago, sarogahtyp said:

You could just test what is returned for a laser and then remove that classname from the array before u check if the array is empty.

How can I “test what is returned for x”? Seems like a really cool thing to know. 

[pierremgi 4739]

canFire : not destroyed turret + at least one crew (driver!)

someAmmo: needs some ammo for one of the vehicle's turrets. Apply on vehicle

 

 

[Blitzen88 16]

5 hours ago, pierremgi said:

canFire : not destroyed turret + at least one crew (driver!)

someAmmo: needs some ammo for one of the vehicle's turrets. Apply on vehicle

 

 

Reading up on canFire, I dont think I can accomplish what I want. Per the notes, It seems canFire will return true as long as the weapon can fire - even if it is completely damaged and can’t rotate. 

[Harzach 2507]

19 minutes ago, Blitzen88 said:

I dont think I can accomplish what I want

 

You need to check for the conditions @pierremgi included in his post - turret destruction, available crew, available ammo. There is no single command that will give you what you want.

[Blitzen88 16]

This is what I came up with

 

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//Define Variables
_Time = _this select 0;

//Check to see if the Loadout Init file has run - Need unit class designations to clear AI vehicle crew groups
If (isNil "LoadOutInitLoaded") then {

_LoadoutInitCheck = [] execVM "Scripts\Loadouts\Loadout_Init.sqf";
    
WaitUntil { scriptDone _LoadoutInitCheck };

};

_Warning = False;    // Set this to False so warning text will not be displayed on first loop/Init

//Create a list of vehicles that are empty at the start of the mission - Script will not delete those vehicles

_EmptyStartingVehicles = Vehicles select { ( (count crew _x) == 0 ) };

//Start the Loop

While {True} do {

    If (_Warning) then {
    
    Systemchat "Empty & Disabled Vehicles will be Deleted in Thirty Seconds";
    
    Sleep 30;
    
    };
    
    //Vehicle Check
    
    //Remove empty starting vehicles
    
    _AllVehicles = Vehicles - _EmptyStartingVehicles;                                                            
    
    //Remove static weapons and containers
    
    _AllVehicles = _AllVehicles select { !(_x isKindOf "staticWeapon") && (_x isKindOf "AllVehicles") };
    
    _AllVehicles = _AllVehicles select { (!canMove _x) || (!alive driver _x) || ( (count crew _x) == 0) || ( (!isNull gunner _x) && (!alive gunner _x) ) || ( (!isNull gunner _x) && (!canFire _x) ) };
    
    _PlayerGroupVehicles = [Group Player, true] call BIS_fnc_groupVehicles;
    
    _AllVehicles = _AllVehicles - _PlayerGroupVehicles;
    
    {
    
        {deletevehicle _x} foreach crew _x; deletevehicle _x; 
                    
    } foreach _AllVehicles;

    //Crew Check
    
    _AllCrewUnits = Allunits select { (typeOf _x in Loadouts_AllCrew) && (vehicle _x == _x) && !(group _x == group player) };
    
    {

        deletevehicle _x;

    } foreach _AllCrewUnits;
    
    //Refuel and Rearm Vehicles

    {_x setfuel 1; _x setVehicleAmmo 1} foreach Vehicles;
        
    Systemchat "AI Vehicle & Crew Monitor Loaded";

    _Warning = True;    // Set this to True so warning text will be displayed

    sleep _Time;

//End Loop
};