Respawn

[Somerville 0]

Hi there,

Many thanks to The Unknown for providing me with his vast amounts of scripting knowledge!

However, I've looked through these forums to try and find a solution to my problem, but to no avail.

I have the following respawn 'script' (well, it's in the description.ext, but who gives a monkey?):

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

RespawnDelay = 30;

ShowCompass = true;

ShowGPS = false;

ShowMap = true;

ShowPad = true;

ShowRadio = false;

How can I add to this to make a dead unit respawn without any weapons?

Cheers guys.

-{GOL}-Somerville

[Big Dawg KS 6]

You can't, because that isn't a script, it's a description.ext, and you can't use it for scripting.

Now, you can ask how to do it with a REAL script, then I'd be glad to help.

Edit: I've decided to take the initiative, and so to respond to the question you should have asked...

Ex: Init field of a playable soldier named Soldier1:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">"Soldier1" execVM "respawn.sqf"

respawn.sqf

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

waitUntil {_unit = (call format ["%1",_name]); !(alive _unit)};

sleep 1;

waitUntil {_unit = (call format ["%1",_name]); (alive _unit)};

_unit = (call format ["%1",_name]);

removeallweapons _unit;

_name execVM "respawn.sqf";

The unit must have a name, and the name must be in quotes when executing the script through the init field.

And no I don't know for sure if it works.

[Somerville 0]

The units begin the missions with magazine-less M16A2's, hence I put the following in each playable Unit's init line:

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

removeAllWeapons this; this addWeapon "M16A2"; "Soldier1" execVM "respawn.sqf";

The unit's Ammunition is then set to 0 accordingly.

However, when I run press Enter, it says:

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

Type script, expected nothing

Any ideas?

[Eda Mrcoch 0]

You can't, because that isn't a script, it's a description.ext, and you can't use it for scripting.

But there is the line:

playerRespawnScript = "onPlayerRespawn.sqs";

in main config. Default respawn scripts are in ca.pbo -> data -> scripts.

Interestingly, there is no one named "onPlayerRespawn.sqs" (just seagull and respawn as other unit).

I believe, that if you put "onPlayerRespawn.sqs" with code removing the weapons in your mission pbo it will be executed on player respawn (just the same like old OFp's onPlayerKilled works).

[Big Dawg KS 6]

You can't, because that isn't a script, it's a description.ext, and you can't use it for scripting.

But there is the line:

playerRespawnScript = "onPlayerRespawn.sqs";

in main config. Default respawn scripts are in ca.pbo -> data -> scripts.

Interestingly, there is no one named "onPlayerRespawn.sqs" (just seagull and respawn as other unit).

I believe, that if you put "onPlayerRespawn.sqs" with code removing the weapons in your mission pbo it will be executed on player respawn (just the same like old OFp's onPlayerKilled works).

Perhaps, but that would still only work for players, whereas my script works for both players and AI, and he never specified which he needed it for. Besides, .sqf is always better.

The units begin the missions with magazine-less M16A2's, hence I put the following in each playable Unit's init line:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">removeAllWeapons this; this addWeapon "M16A2"; "Soldier1" execVM "respawn.sqf";

The unit's Ammunition is then set to 0 accordingly.

However, when I run press Enter, it says:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">Type script, expected nothing

Any ideas?

First, Soldier1 was an example, you need to first (if not already done) give each respawning unit a name, then replace Soldier1 with the name of that unit who's init field you're putting it in.

Second, I'm not sure what that error means, it's not documented on the Biki, and I've never encountered it in OFP, but are you sure you have the respawn.sqf file in the right place?

[the unknown 0]

Well I happen to know it is for players.

would it work if you use a script called onPlayerKilled.sqs

and put this in it

removeallweapons player

exit

[KaRRiLLioN 0]

To do an execVM from an init field, you have to use a dummy variable to make the code parser happy.

s = [] execVM "script.sqf"

Put the s = at the beginning, in other words. Not necessary if exec'ing from within another script.