Create an explosion with createVehicle

[zwobot 22]

I've got a bit of a hangover here.

I want to spawn an explosion for a roadside bomb using a trigger and a function.

the trigger's onActivation line:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">[this, "grenade"] call IED

IED is defined in the init.sqs:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">IED = preprocessFile "scripts\ied.sqf"

The bomb function itsself:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">// example call inside a trigger: [this, "grenade"] call IED

private ["_ied", "_pos", "_ammo"];

_pos = getPos (_this select 0);

_ammo = _this select 1;

_ied = _ammo createVehicle [_pos select 0, _pos select 1, 5];

_ied setDammage 1;

deleteVehicle _ied;

When I activate the trigger nothing happens, what am I doing wrong?

[Linker Split 0]

there's no "grenade", only "HandGrenade" or try "Shell125" to see if it works

[zwobot 22]

Negative, "Shell125" does not work.

I have tried "Shell73" before and it did not work either.

Alternatively I also tried to put this into the onActivation field of the trigger:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">bomb = "Shell73" camCreate getPos this

Neither did that create an explosion

EDIT: "Grenade" is supposed to be the ammo class name of some grenadelauncher ammo btw. Look it up here: Ofp weapon class names

[Pulverizer 1]

There is a "grenade" (for grenade launchers) but I think you need to name the trigger, "this" doesn't work with them iirc.

[triggername, "grenade"] call IED

Also, I'm not sure if it will explode when you setdammage 1 it. You could create a pipebomb on the same pos so the grenade will hit it and explode, then delete the pipebomb a 0.5s later by executing a script such as:

;call with: _ammo exec "delpipebomb.sqs"

~0.5

deleteVehicle _this

exit

You don't need to delete the grenade (or a tank shell), it'll be removed automaticly once it hits something and explodes.

It would be easier if you just let it go off by touching the ground.

[zwobot 22]

Thanks Pulverizer, naming the trigger worked