Need list of "known" enemies for group leader

[fabrizio_t 58]

I am looking for a way to get a list of the known enemies for group leader without using a trigger on editor.

I think it should be possible ...

can anybody help me ?

[ManDay 0]

I don't think that is possible.

[raedor 8]

I am looking for a way to get a list of the known enemies for group leader without using a trigger on editor.

I think it should be possible ...

can anybody help me ?

You also can script triggers, check the biki (link in my sig).

[fabrizio_t 58]

Thx Raedor,

if that's the only case i think i'd stick with normal triggers.

Anyway it would be interesting to have a function for that (returning only the list of known "targets" for each unit). To me looping  upon triggers lists and checking through "knowsabout" it'quite cumbersome and time consuming with many eneny units on the field.

[ManDay 0]

We had a discussion about an array which contains all active units on the field a few days ago already. Had been introduced with VBS and will be available in VBS2 again for sure.

[sbsmac 0]

You can probably come close with nearestObjects. I haven't tested or even run the code below but I've used something similar in one of my scripts so know that the basic function works...

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">

//assumes enemies are 'SoldierEB' but you can change this if necessary

getKnownEnemy = {

_ldr = _this select 0;

_threshold = 0.3; //I have no idea what the actual number should be

//

_enemy = nearestObjects [_ldr, ["SoldierEB"], 200];

{

if (_ldr knowsabout _x < _threshold) then {

_enemy=_enemy-[_x] ;

};

} foreach _enemy;

_enemy;

};

*edit* Oops - missing brace

*edit again* fixed array subtraction, corrected soldier type

[fabrizio_t 58]

now this sounds interesting and pretty straightforward.

Can you elaborate about this code:<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE"> if (_ldr knowsabout _x < _threshold) then {

_enemy=_enemy-_x ;

} .

hard to understand what "enemy=_enemy-_x" does mean.

Thx.

[ManDay 0]

Huh ? What kinda syntax is that ?

//assumes west leader - easy to change if you want

getKnownEnemy = <span style='color:RED'>{</span>

_ldr = _this select 0;

_threshold = 0.3; //I have no idea what the actual number should be

_enemy = nearestObjects [_ldr, ["SoldierE"], 200];

{

if (_ldr knowsabout _x < _threshold) then {

_enemy=_enemy-_x ;

} foreach _enemy;

_enemy;

<span style='color:RED'>}</span>;

[ManDay 0]

now this sounds interesting and pretty straightforward.

Can you elaborate about this code:<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE"> if (_ldr knowsabout _x < _threshold) then {

_enemy=_enemy-_x ;

}

.

hard to understand what "enemy=_enemy-_x" does mean.

Thx.

It removes the just checked enemy from the list of enemies if the leader 'doesnt know enough about him'.

Afterwards only the enemys the leader knows enough about are kept in the list,

[fabrizio_t 58]

Pretty smart coding, thanks.

[ManDay 0]

I fear OFP-Syntax is the only thing such an idea would work on

[sbsmac 0]

Quote[/b] ]Huh ? What kinda syntax is that ?

Not sure if you were serious or not but just in case

It's sqf syntax. getKnownEnemy is a named function. You could use this function in the following way:-

1) Put the code in an sqf file (eg my_functions.sqf).

2) In your init code

execVM "my_functions.sqf"

3) When you want to use the function:-

_soldiers = [player] call getKnownEnemy ;

[ManDay 0]

Aww - ok .. It's that 'code-handle' which has been introduced with arma. that 'call' and parseFile-stuff. kay

[sbsmac 0]

Quote[/b] ]hard to understand what "enemy=_enemy-_x" does mean.

As ManDay says, it just removes 'unknown' soldiers from the enemy list. I should probably explain my comment about the 'threshold' as well. I haven't used 'knowsAbout' myself so don't really know what kinds of values it returns.

Biki suggests the value can take a wide range.

[fabrizio_t 58]

Tried the script and had some issues with it, i've done my modifications though.

Two fixes i did were:

change "SoldierE" to "SoldierEB",

maybe it's just the unit i've chosen that didn't triggered the loop, but that did the trick;

change "enemy=_enemy-_x" to "enemy=_enemy-[_x]",

since it's an array subtraction.

So far it seems to work!

[sbsmac 0]

Good You probably noticed the missing brace as well then ! I've gone back and edited the code for correctness.