placing units/objects inside of buildings

[icehollow 0]

wanted to create a room clearing training mission for the clan im in , but i don't know how to place units inside of buildings , such as the one you do in that campaign mission to snipe the officer.

help appreaciated

[surpher 1]

This thread should help.

[icehollow 0]

thanks , but im looking to get the steel targets object into a building , do i go about that in the same way displayed in linked thread?

[evilnate 0]

I think the way to get non-living objects in buildings are a little different.

Name the object in the name field.

then out something like this in the init field:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">unitname setpos [0,0,+5]

You can check the setpos command in the BIS wiki but I think this will work. The array is [x,y,z] (Z is setting the height from ground level).

Hope this helps

[icehollow 0]

guys , i'm really sorry but can someone make me a quick display mission , ive been trying for a while now to get these bloody targets into the building without them all being on the same floor and position but to no avail. sorry once again , but it seems every help thread i make i always seem to need a display mission to show me how to do it.

[Mr-Murray 0]

Hi!

Use this syntax:

this setpos (nearestBuilding this buildingPos 1)

Set the Unit direct to the house on the map and change the

number. You´ll see in preview that the soldier will stay

anywhere at or in the building.

this setpos (nearestBuilding this buildingPos 2)

this setpos (nearestBuilding this buildingPos 3)

...

Regards,

Mr-Murray

[simba 0]

the quickest way is to place the target on the building , then type in the activation field the usual :

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE"> this setPos [ getPos this select 0, getPos this select 1, (getPos this select 2) + 0]

just tried it ,works perfect.

it also allows to place the object on the level of your choice.

[icehollow 0]

well what im trying to do is create a training mission were yor squad starts about 2kms away from target area with a helicopter to transport you to roof then you are to clear all the rooms and floors in hotel....trying again

[icehollow 0]

just did it , and yes thank you simba , it worked the best so far , but is there anyway i can like copy and past units? dont want to be up all night retyping the script into each unit.

[simba 0]

of course

copy --> CTRL C

paste--> CTRL V

like in windows

[icehollow 0]

yeah that was stupid of me , i quickly firgured it out after posting . anway , i managed to get placement of targets better . ill attach the mission , if someone could please improve it so i may learn from it? so far for test purposes ive set up player on roof and all targets are on 2nd floor i think.

http://www.ihud.com/file.ph....mis.rar

[Scillion 0]

It might help if you added some objects to represent hostages.

Like a barrel-or real civilians

name them hostage1 - hostage 2 and so on

In a Trigger's condition field:

(damage hostage1) >.9

In Trigger's On Act. field:

Hint "You Shot a Hostage!!!"

Just a thought. Keep working on it.

[Lonewolf1980 0]

i don't think setpos works on dedicated servers though,can anyone confirm this ?

[10-78 Duke 0]

setPos has worked fine on our ded servers so far....

[sasyboy 0]

interesting Duke. It dosn't work on ours but I belive it has something to do with objects that have a simulation of "building" not working in mp. See:-

http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin....1029175