Easy Script Question... restoring NAME

[satexas69 0]

Below is the respawn script I use : chopperspawn.sqs

Because when a chopper respawns, it does NOT keep it's original "NAME" as put in the NAME field, I'd like to assign it upon respawn -

In the code below, what do I need to use to make this particular script assign the name "Chopper1" to the respawned unit?

(Yes, I understand that this makes it so that ONLY this unit can use this script - due to the fact that names must be unique)

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">; Call in initline with (120 for 120 seconds, 2 minutes) :

;

;   [this, 120] exec "chopperspawn.sqs"

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; Note - This script needs a "GameLogic" trigger named "SERVER" or else spawning will be nuts

;

?! (local server): exit

~3

_vehicle = _this select 0

_delay = _this select 1

_empty = true

_disabled = false

_moved = false

_startpos = getpos _vehicle

_startdir = getdir _vehicle

_type = typeof _vehicle

#waiting

~2

_newpos = getpos _vehicle

?! (_newpos select 0 in _startpos) or not (_newpos select 1 in _startpos): _moved = true

?! (isnull driver _vehicle) or not (isnull gunner _vehicle) or not (isnull commander _vehicle): _empty = false

? (isnull driver _vehicle) and (isnull gunner _vehicle) and (isnull commander _vehicle): _empty = true

?! (canmove _vehicle) or (canfire _vehicle): _disabled = true

? (canmove _vehicle) and (canfire _vehicle): _disabled = false

? (_disabled) and (_empty): goto "spawn"

? (_moved) and (_empty): goto "spawn"

goto "waiting"

#spawn

~_delay

?! (isnull driver _vehicle) or not (isnull gunner _vehicle) or not(isnull commander _vehicle): _empty = false

?! (_empty): goto "waiting"

deletevehicle _vehicle

~0.5

_newveh = _type createvehicle _startpos

_newveh setpos _startpos

_newveh setdir _startdir

[_newveh, _delay] exec "vehirespawn.sqs"

exit

[t_d 47]

setVehicleVarName

[satexas69 0]

Using that suggestion, I can't seem to get it to work. Syntax Issue? Order of operation issue?

Here's a snipit of the last lines of code in the script - with the SetVehicleVarName line being the one that I added :

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

_newveh setpos _startpos

_newveh setdir _startdir

_newveh setVehicleVarName "Heli1"

[_newveh, _delay] exec "vehirespawn.sqs"

It doesn't ERROR, but it doesn't work by naming the respawned chopper as "HELI1", it's original name.

[crashdome 3]

after the line:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">_newveh setVehicleVarName "Heli1"

you can check if the change has taken effect by using the following code:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">hint format["Change has occured: %1", (Heli1 == _newveh)]

It should display "true" if it works correctly. If you do not see "true" try placing a one second delay before the renaming and maybe even a one second delay before the hint.

I am going to guess, if it says "true" there is a bug in your code elsewhere.

[ColonelSandersLite 0]

On the same tack as crash here, do not underestimate the power of the format command.

Simple usage:

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

_x = 123123;

_y = player;

_z = "qwer";

_string = format["my text %1 %2 %3", _x, _y, _z];

player sideChat _string;

Output:

"my text 123123 alpha black 1-1 qwer"

If one of the variables you pass the format command is a null value, it should return (roughly) "scalar bool array 0x0000000"

Format is about the most useful thing for debugging output you can find.

The one thing I disagree with is using it in a hint box. Sidechat, or globalChat is better. This lets you have up to (I think) 8 lines of debugging output on the screen at any one time.

simple example:

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

_newveh setVehicleVarName "Heli1"

player sideChat format["heli: %1", Heli1]

If heli1 has been set, then it will output the ingame name of the helicopter. If not, it will output the scaler bool array garbage.