waypoints

[pukey123 0]

Hope I'm on the right Forum. Just bought the game, having played allOperation Flashpoint series. I have read about waypoints in this game but can't find out how to set them up

Any and all advice/help will be very much appreciated. Thanks

pukey

[Dallas 9]

 

Generally most matters regarding waypoints, scripting and editing would suit better for the ARMA - MISSION EDITING & SCRIPTING.

I don't know exactly what you're asking for, so I'll include some basics(mostly because I my editing skills are basic too). Waypoints are invisible in Veteran difficulty, you should see them as yellow symbols on Recruit difficulty.

You use waypoints in the singleplayer campaign to move to your target area, extraction point, to find your way around the island. You also use waypoints in the editor, to move AI computer controled players around. You open up the ingame editor. Press the play icon/editor/select which island(Rahmadi/Sahrani), the first unit you place[F1] is always a player unit, when you press [preview] mission, you will start as this unit. The second unit is an AI, if you place it too close to your self, it will groupe with you(connected to your player unit by a blue line) and be under your command. Press groupe[F2], click to AI unit and drag and release the mouse button to ungroupe it from you. Now it's no longer under your command and the only way to make it move is to assign waypoints[F4] or [F5]? Press waypoints, click to select the unit and them double click somewhere on the map to open up the waypoint menu. Chose the move waypoint and press ok. If you press [preview] the AI unit will start moving to this point. You can also place a few more in a square and use the [cycle] waypoint to make the unit repeat the waypoints over and over.

I'm off to work, but here the very basics. You can also search for waypoints in the forum, but you'll probably get too many hits to locate something useful.

I hope it was a bit informative.

[Op4 BuhBye 0]

If Im inderstanding you, You are looking for a way to create waypoints in a mission you are playing.

If this is the case, the answer is "you cant". Waypoints are created when the mission is made. If you play a mission that doesn't show you a waypoint the maker didn't put any in.

[Crush.lv 0]

What's interesting is that when an AI leader gives you a command, the waypoint shows up on the screen. But you can't set a waypoint for yourself, which would make the game a lot easier.

[pukey123 0]

Thanks to Dallas, Op4 BuhBye and Crush.lv: For the responses about waypoints. Now I'm straightened out and will know what to do in the future. Thanks again. pukey

[W0lle 1050]

Moving.

[dwringer 45]

I have always wondered about the inability to make a sequence of waypoints mid-mission for your men. I guess this is related to the fact that only Groups can be assigned different waypoints in the editor. It's kind of a shame, as this doesn't allow for complex fireteam management. I wonder if there'd be some sort of workaround through scripting?

[Op4 BuhBye 0]

You could script something like that for an AI squad but I dont think it would work for a Player controled squad.

And YW P