Satellite V1.2Beta

[Blanco 0]

I've modified Vektorboson's old Satellite script.

#CHANGED

- Satellite activated via addaction and mapclick

- NV goggles overlay during the night whether the Satellite user has an NV goggles or not.

#NEW

- Added more than 20 sounds (female computer voice)

- Custom blinking text (preparation time)

- Hostile/ Friendly / Empty indicator (via voice)

- Satellite action can be aded to a person or vehicle.

#Usage

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- Copy all files (except mission.sqm) to your mission directory;

- Copy content of description.ext and init.sqs into YOUR description.ext- and init.sqs-file!

- Create a game logic with name "camlogic"!

- Create a empty marker named "SATmarker"

- Create a Trigger with following settings:

o Axis a and Axis b as big as your map

  o Activation: Anybody

  o Name : SAT_LIST

  o Once

  o Present

  o Condition: this

  o On Activation: [] exec "satellite\copyObjects.sqs"

 

- now create an addaction to the player or a vehicle :

SATCLICK = this addaction ["~ Use satellite ~","satellite\SATclick.sqs"]

#SETTINGS

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In the Init.sqs you have to set the Satellite DIPLOMACY to 0,1,2 or 3 to make the Hostile/Friendly/empty indicator work properly!

Use :

SAT_DIPLOMACY = 0

Resistance is friendly against WEST and Hostile against EAST , Default.

SAT_DIPLOMACY = 1

Resistance is hostile against WEST and EAST

SAT_DIPLOMACY = 2

Resistance is friendly against WEST and EAST

SAT_DIPLOMACY = 3

Resistance is friendly against EAST and Hostile against WEST

#### DON'T FORGET TO CHANGE THESE SETTINGS IN THE INTELL WINDOW IN THE EDITOR!!! ####

#MORE SETTINGS

To manipulate other settings of the satellite-script look into the "satellite\init.sqs"

#CREDITS

Original satellite script was made by

Vektorboson <vektorboson@gmx.de>

http://home.arcor.de/vektorboson

DOWNLOAD : http://www.dbrweb.co.uk/hosted/modSatellite1.2.Intro.zip

Filesize : 2.25Mb

Addons : NONE

This is only meant for Betatesting

Needs feedback and suggestions.

[Parker Hale 0]

I am very interested in testing this wonderful script Blanco but how do you create a game logic ?

I have never really understood what it is.

PH

[Blanco 0]

With "create" I mean "place" a gamelogic  

You can find a gamelogic in Empty\Gamelogic

... At least I think it's in empty ... I don't have OFP with me right now

A gamelogic is just a dead object with no AI.

[Parker Hale 0]

Hey Blanco,

I love this idea and it works very well but i was wondering if the sat could relay the actual position of the vehicle etc that you are tracking or at least display the co-ordinates on the sat screen ?

I am "trying" to put together a bit of a bond mission at the minute and this would be great to assign to his car but what changes do i need to make to do this ? (sorry i am rather crap at scripting )

In using this it reminded me of the map system in ProjectIGI which was quite groundbreaking stuff at the time.

Anyway well done there Blanco

PH

[Blanco 0]

The script should work when you assign it to a vehicle. Just add the action to the vehicle instead of the player.

When the 2 actions (view & abort satellite)  doesn't show up, open the init.sqs and change

SATradius = 3.5

In a higher value. Something like 5 or so.

I hate it when you can click an action attached to an object or vehicle when you are still 10m away from it. 3.5m is default, works great for cars and jeeps, but too short for ships or trucks. Increase the value when your vehicle is bigger.

James Bond...huh... Is James Bond a civilian unit? Than you have a problem, because the satellite script does not work properly when the SATuser is CIVILIAN or RESISTANCE. It's possible but I have to redo some code.

Yes, it's possible to show the coordinates of the tracked unit on screen.

Actually the coords of the satellite are already displayed in a sidechat.

I'm still learning dialogs but I'm already working on a new monitor for the satellite with a new interface.

Here is a sample : http://img75.photobucket.com/albums/v228/blanco2/SAT/Satmonitor2.jpg

That pic was made in Photoshop. An attemp to replace the red tracking dot with a flickering lamp.

The red lamp is already on the frame, the red glow is a layer.

The vertical rectangle above the lamp is were the slider should come, below the lamp are the directions buttons (N-E-W-S)

I'm having a problem with putting the red glow on top of the lamp. It always apears under the frame, Is there a way to arrange the different layers like you can in Photoshop?

Anyway do you like the new layout?

[Parker Hale 0]

Hi again Blanco,

Bond is classed as west (i'm using the PC Spy addon released recently by Philcommando), i think your question is valid though because his car (White BMW M5) is classed as a civilian vehicle so the problem would be there.

The solution would be to change the car from being civilian to west side but not sure until i test this out.

As for the co-ordinates, i am not sure if it is something to do with my machine etc but i cannot see them displayed even in the sidechat.

Yes i do like the new layout of the SAT screen but i don't know much about Photoshop etc to be able to help you.

PH

[Parker Hale 0]

Ok .... i changed the BMW so it now resides with west and everything was (i thought) going great then suddenly as i activated the satelite it displayed the message :

Resource title click not found

It seems i have lost the sidechat messages (related ?)

I have been checking and rechecking for 3 hours now and cannot figure out what is happening.

Any ideas Blanco ?

PH

[Parker Hale 0]

Solved the error and everything is running great now.

PH

[KeyCat 131]

Sounds great Blanco! The new monitor frame looks really nice...

One question, will it work without issues in multiplayer???

/Christer (a.k.a KeyCat)

[Blanco 0]

The coords of the tracked unit are now onscreen as well as the type of the unit. Trying to make iit green textcolor when it's friendly, red when it's hostile and yellow when it's empty

@Keycat

No, probably not. Without testing it in MP, I'm sure about at least 2 issues

- The variable for the user is global (SATuser)

- The Satellite voices can be heard by everybody (playsound issue)

About the new monitor :

Can't solve it, the red glow always appears under the frame

Anybody?

HELP!

[Parker Hale 0]

Hi Blanco,

Glad to see you have been able to get the coords to show up on the screen and a bonus by adding the type of vehicle tracked as well.

I downloaded oyman's laptop addon yesterday and transfered the scripts easily to it (as a test) and it worked perfectly.

Wish i could help with the problem of the red light but i don't know enough to give any advice.

Hope someone can help with this as i would love to test the updated version when it is ready.

PH

[Blanco 0]

Solved the lamp problem

[Parker Hale 0]

Quote[/b] ]Solved the lamp problem

Hi Blanco,

Good for you mate, what was causing the problem?

PH

[Blanco 0]

lol, I really don't know. I think I've placed the background controls in another order in the description.ext.

About the Oyman's laptop :

I tried it and looks realy nice. You can even change the screen, that a good thing.

Now, what do you prefer?

Lay the SATuser down and spawn the laptop in front of him once you click the "Use satellite" action?

Or leave it like it is and just spawn him when you wanna view the satellite.

Also...

I got a request from Rok @ ofpec to integrate a set perimeter script (from Grendel) when the SATuser is the comander of a group. The SATuser is imobile anyway when the satellite is activated, so i would be a good thing when his mates cover his ass. It pretty easy to intergrate in the satellite script (I think)

Oh, a dillema...

DBR_ONIX is also working on a laptop addon...

Related link : http://www.ofpec.com/yabbse....iew=all

[Parker Hale 0]

Hi Blanco,

Just recently got back from Germany and wanted to know how the updated satelite script is coming along.

I would prefer that the scripts can be applied to any unit and not just the laptop (I assigned it in the mission to the BMW rather than the male unit (Bond) as it makes it seem more realistic that way).

Glad that you managed to solve the lamp problem.

Parker Hale

[Blanco 0]

No problem, I have no plans to attach the actions to the laptop. When the satellite is running on the player and he activates it via the addaction, he will lie down and the laptop will appear (only when he's not in vehicle offcourse) in front of him. When he aborts the satellite he picks up the Oyman's laptop (read : deletevehicle) and stands up.

So, when the action is attached to your BMW there is no laptop at all.

Also , you can run the script without having the laptop addon, all you have to do is to set a SAT_laptop bolean to FALSE

[Parker Hale 0]

Hi Blanco,

I would have replied earlier but my HD packed up this morning and i had to replace it....good job i regularly back up my critical files etc.

Anyway do you have any idea when you will be releasing the updated version of the script as i am going to try and put some hours in to adding more to my mission this weekend?

Parker Hale

[djukel 0]

HI!

I have a question: How did you make female voices?

Suggestion: disable chat and sound when using satellite.

Thanks

[Blanco 0]

Parker, It won't be finished this weekend, I'm not in the mood right now, I just lost my job...

This weekend I won't be in the mood for OFP brainstorming, I think gonna smoke hugh amounts of pot this weekend

@djukel

Search the net for coolspeech 5.0, and find a way to get the full version (kuchkuch)

I've used Mary's voice.

It's impossible with no sound, how are gonna hear the voices then?? (no chat is possible)

[djukel 0]

Parker, It won't be finished this weekend, I'm not in the mood right now, I just lost my job...

This weekend I won't be in the mood for OFP brainstorming, I think gonna smoke hugh amounts of pot this weekend

@djukel

Search the net for coolspeech 5.0, and find a way to get the full version (kuchkuch)

I've used Mary's voice.

It's impossible with no sound, how are gonna hear the voices then?? (no chat is possible)

It is working.

I use this when sat activated:

enableRadio false

3 fadeSound 0

and this when deactivated:

enableRadio true

3 fadeSound 1

It seems "playsound" is not effected buy fadeSound command.

Thanks info about voice!

[jolivan77 0]

Hi Blanco!

What you think it is possible to build this dialog to resouce.cpp and satellite can be used in any missions?