Re-goddamn-dickulous

[OneStiffRod 0]

I am using createUnit to try and spawn a civilian dude - I don't want him to be part of a group but since he has to be I set him as groupAlpha I've even set him as grpNull...

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_Man="Civilian" createUnit [getMarkerPos "BUS_SPAWN_5",groupAlpha];

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Now when I use createUnit he won't friggin spawn at my spawn point??? I can solve this by using createVehicle but then he just sits there and does Sh** I have it scripted so he is a bus driver but once behind the wheel he ignores all commands...this is why I guess i'm forced to use createUnit.

But this createUnit don't goddamn work... how the hell can i make this fool spawn where the hell i want him to with createUnit??? This crap is giving me a headache...

I have version 1.91

[bn880 5]

Make sure the group exists first. And check out the command reference...

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">type createUnit unitInfo

Operand types:

type: String

unitInfo: Array

Compatibility:

Version 1.34 required.

Type of returned value:

Nothing

Description:

Create unit of given type . Format of unitInfo is: [pos (Position),group (Group), init (String), skill (Number), rank (String)] Note: init, skill, and rank are optional, default values are "", 0.5, "PRIVATE".

Example:

"SoldierWB" createUnit [getMarkerPos "barracks", groupAlpha]

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[sanctuary 19]

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THANKS A LOT bn880

At last i understand why i never succeeded in making this createunit command to work

I was sure , by reading the com ref that the group was created by this command (the com ref is really sometime very strange to decode ) , i had no idea at all that you had to create this group before the createunit command

I just tried in the editor and it work perfectly

a guy with ALPHA=group this

a gamelogic named GO

a trigger (repeated) that i activate by radio alpha and with

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">n1= "SOLDIERWB" createunit [getpos GO, ALPHA]<span id='postcolor'>

And i have my created unit named n1 that appear and join his ALPHA leader

I shoot them all, and call again the radio alpha and blam , again a n1 soldier continue in the ALPHA group waypoint, even if the previous ALPHA group has no survivor

bn880 you have my vote for the "President of the CreateUnit election"

[bn880 5]

Heh ok, but also the reason I posted a snipped from the command reference: there is no return value from createUnit, therefore there is no point doing newMan = xx createUnit xx ... it won't return the newly created unit.

[Doolittle 0]

"SoldierWB" createUnit [getMarkerPos "barracks", groupAlpha, "Man = this"]

(Notice the init...you assign the Man variable to the object...it MUST be global/public, not temporary variable)

[sanctuary 19]

Thanks Doolittle , you now have my vote too for the "President of the CreateUnit Election" (i have the mysterious ability to vote multiple time .

I tried ingame with the correct string for the case up there

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">"SOLDIERWB" createunit [getpos GO, ALPHA, "N1=this"]<span id='postcolor'>

And now with a 2nd trigger activated by radio alpha and with

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">N1 setdammage 1<span id='postcolor'> i can kill this specific soldier.

So i am happy that you can do a lot of thing with a created unit  , it will change a lot of things in my future missions (goodbye to the stupid camcreated brainless AI that frustrated me before) .

Thanks to you 2

[OneStiffRod 0]

Ok the dude spawns and gets in the bus as driver but still he won't obey any commands... Even the BUS won't comply even tho it has a driver now.

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_Bus="Bus" createVehicle getMarkerPos "BUS_SPAWN";

_Bus setDir 85;

_Bus setIdentity "BUS2";

_grp=group this;

"Civilian" createUnit [getMarkerPos "BUS_SPAWN_5",_grp,"Man=this"];

Man moveInDriver _Bus;

Man doMove getMarkerPos "BUSSTOP_BUS_DEPOT";

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What is missing in this code???

[sanctuary 19]

I am not really sure, but i think what can be missing is the group you called "_grp=group this;" in your script.

From my test , the group must be created before the script start.

So try to create a civilian that have nothing to do with your script , (you can kill him as soon as the mission begin and remove him from the field) and in its init line put grp=group this

With that, "grp" will exist for the game , now you can try to use your script and see if it works.

If it works, adapt your script with your mission

[Doolittle 0]

Also make sure the group you are adding the driver to actually has WAYPOINTS on the map, or the driver won't have anything to actually do!

Doolittle

[OneStiffRod 0]

So how do I create a group?

The group command couldn't be any vaguer or useless as it is described in the com ref... I know there is a groupId command is that the one I'm supposed to use???

This guy needs to be a civilian - he's not part of any group per se as he will operate on his own... is there any way to spawn a vehicle with dudes in them arleady??

Maybe if someone could show me an example code from the many RTS flashpoints like islands or RTS 3.0 or something - I know they spawn - maybe if someone could show me how to spawn a dude using the camCreate...