CoC Command Engine X

[Alex72 1]

How hard/easy is it to get started with this? It looks mighty cool, but im fearing loads of learning needed. Have been aware of it for a long time but just not leaped into it yet.

Regards

Alex

[Snake Man 407]

As a user its quite easy and fun to learn by just playing it (play my demo missions heh-heh, hmm). But then when you start to create your own missions, well there is of course the manual... but I'd say take a look at some existing CEX missions and just change units locations/types without much touching description.ext and you'll get started.

When you want more custom stuff, when you need to edit the description.ext which is your standard OFP/ArmA config.cpp style stuff with classes.

I'm willing to help tweak your description.ext if you run into any problems.

[Alex72 1]

Thanks a lot Snake for the briefing! Will be checking it out for sure.

Alex

[chops 111]

Thanks for the update. Good to see COC still around, I've been a big fan since the OFP UA v1 days

[manzilla 1]

Yup when in doubt check the readme and missions. But that's pretty hard to figure out.

[Knight Trane 0]

What am I missing here?

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

{

IconMap  = "COC_NATO_HQ_BASIC";

CallSign = "COMPANY";

class PlatoonA

{

Name     = "Inf. Platoon";

CallSign = "%3";

NameMap  = "INF";

IconMap  = "COC_NATO_INF_STANDARD_PLATOON";

class SquadA

{

Leader   = "leadergroup1";

Name     = "Squad %1";

CallSign = "%5-%4";

NameMap  = "%1";

IconMap  = "COC_NATO_INF_STANDARD_SQUAD";

ColorMap = "OliveGreen";

};

class SquadB:SquadA{Leader = "leadergroup2";ColorMap = "DarkRed";};

class SquadC:SquadA{Leader = "leadergroup3";ColorMap = "LightBlue";};

class SquadD:SquadA

{

Leader    = "leadergroup4";

Transport = "SquadE";

Behaviour = "Travel";

ColorMap = "LightGreen";

};

class SquadE:SquadA{Leader = "leadergroup5";IconMap = "COC_NATO_INF_TRACKED_SQUAD";ColorMap = "Blue";};

};

class TankPlatoon:PlatoonA

{

Leader  = "leadergroup6";

Name    = "Arm. Platoon";

NameMap = "ARM";

IconMap = "COC_NATO_VEHICLE_TRACKED_PLATOON";

SizeMap = 1.5;

ColorMap = "DarkYellow";

};

class SquadSF:PlatoonA

{

Name    = "SF Squad";

NameMap = "SF";

IconMap = "COC_NATO_SF_STANDARD_SQUAD";

SizeMap = 1.0;

class Team1

{

Leader      = "leadersf1";

Name        = "Team %2";

NameMap     = "SF%2";

CallSign    = "%5-%4";

IconMap     = "COC_NATO_INF_STANDARD";

SizeMap     = 0.8;

Transport[] = {"Company","PlatoonA","SquadE"};

};

class Team2:Team1{Leader = "leadersf2";};

class Team3:Team1{Leader = "leadersf3";};

};

class AirSquadron:PlatoonA

{

Leader  = "leaderair1";

Name    = "Air Squadron";

NameMap = "AIR";

IconMap = "COC_NATO_AVIATION_HELOLIFT_MED";

SizeMap = 1.5;

};

class AirSquadron:PlatoonB

{

Leader  = "leaderair2";

Name    = "Air Squadron";

NameMap = "AIR";

IconMap = "COC_NATO_AVIATION_HELOLIFT_MED";

SizeMap = 1.5;

};

};

};

This is the Discription.ext in the CEX test mission.  I just added the another air platoon.  "PlatoonB".  I CTD and get this error.

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">, line 98: /CEX/Company.AirSquadron: Undefined base class 'PlatoonB'

I know that description.ext's are touchy and errors result in CTD. So can someone explain how to add another Air Group?

And how do you get Reinforcements to work?

Thanks

KT

[PuH 0]

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">class AirSquadron1:PlatoonA

{

Leader  = "leaderair1";

Name    = "Air Squadron";

NameMap = "AIR";

IconMap = "COC_NATO_AVIATION_HELOLIFT_MED";

SizeMap = 1.5;

};

class AirSquadron2:PlatoonA

{

Leader  = "leaderair2";

Name    = "Air Squadron";

NameMap = "AIR";

IconMap = "COC_NATO_AVIATION_HELOLIFT_MED";

SizeMap = 1.5;

};

That should work. There is no PlatoonB base class (parent), thats why you get the error msg and both squadrons had the same classname

[Knight Trane 0]

Quote[/b] ]There is no PlatoonB base class (parent),

Can I make a (parent)PlatoonB base class?

[BadAss -Mapfact.net- 0]

Hi folks,

hopefully some one can help me, as i ran into some problems.

What i wanted to do is to add / remove the action menue entry "Command Engine" by removing and recreating the CoC_CEX game logic.

The first creation of it gives me the action menu entry juyt like planned. Deleting the game logic doesn't remove the action command, though and recreating the game logic again results in an error message, which can be seen here:

http://www.mapfact.net/Material/Member/badass/CEX_Fehlermeldung.jpg

Seems like CEX scripts don't like me to do what i have tried.

Deleting and creating seemed to have worked. I checked that with hint format.

Hm, what to do about this?

[M.Andersson(SWE) 4]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

Reached maximum...

Goddamn...

Have

(1) 4Platoon ArmoredComp

(1) 4platoon InfComp.

Batalion HQ, Additional Support Platoons.

+ (1) Transport Company <-(FAILED Btw).

Without the TrComp, it runs fine...

I WANT MOOOOOORE...

Hope A2 can satisfy my needs..

EDIT: Getting this messege.

Nesting level 6 of CompanyA exeds maximum of 4, or something

Edited April 30, 2009 by Andersson[SWEC]

[Snake Man 407]

What are you babbling about?

[walker 0]

;1277792']Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

Reached maximum...

Goddamn...

Have

(1) 4Platoon ArmoredComp

(1) 4platoon InfComp.

Batalion HQ' date=' Additional Support Platoons.

+ (1) Transport Company <-(FAILED Btw).

Without the TrComp, it runs fine...

I WANT MOOOOOORE...

Hope A2 can satisfy my needs..[/quote']

Hi Andersson[sWEC]

Odd been running a 2 Battalion Mission that is bigger than that for some time.

Kind Regards walker

Edited April 30, 2009 by walker

[M.Andersson(SWE) 4]

Then i must have something wrong in my descr..

Would like to paste it here...But its...LOOONG

LOOONG CODE:

REMOVED: Found a plausible problem...

Was naming platoons whith the same name..

EDIT2:

Nope wasnt the problem,but it was a problem.

Dang, I need help here..

Edited April 30, 2009 by Andersson[SWEC]
Adding Code

[M.Andersson(SWE) 4]

In trouble again.

Ive managed to get a 2Comp Inf working..

My problem is Transportation.

Even with a vehicle in the squad, the members wont embark.

Tried to place empty vehicles in the map, but assigning didnt work.

Even tried naming them. But they wont show up in the COM.Menu.

I have som mods in it.

1.15, Ace, GL3, RKSL.

[major woody 11]

Does anyone know if this fantastic addon are on its way to ArmA II? - I'm simply not satisfied with the High Command Module... The CEX contains ALL the features that I'm missing playing around in ArmA II... :-|

[roland_09 0]

Is there a chance that anybody is still playing ArmA for CEX's sake and reading this?

CEX is running fine in SP or the editor, but for the life of me, I can't get it to run in MP - not even missions like "US Army Cavalry Troop" by Solomani, which were designed from the start to be MP missions. There just is no way to open the CEX interface.

I feel really stupid now. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.