Maker follows Object - Works but...

[satexas69 0]

I have a mission where I have a vehicle named "MCU" that has a marker that follows it on the map. I do this because it's my "mobile respawn point", and it works GREAT.

HOWEVER... when you respawn, you respawn "under" my MCU (which is a URAL)... which is annoying.

How can I adjust this script to make the marker move back about 5-10 yards off the rear of my MCU/Marker?

NOTE: My "MCU" never dies (invincible), so only the "alive" part comes into play in the script below.

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">; Script Name : vehicletracker.sqs v1.1

; Script Author : TargetPractice

; (with version 1.1 updates by Blanco - see demo mission briefing for details)

;

; Script Description :

; This script will associate a marker with a vehicle. As the vehicle moves around the map the

; marker's position on the map will be updated in realtime.

; Script Invokation :

;

; 1. Create a marker named after the vehicle you want to track. The marker style and color doesn't matter

; because the script is going to change it anyway.

; In my example, the NAME of my unit is "MCU" so I call my marker "MCU"

;

; 2. In the init.sqs file, put this line

; [MCU,"MCU"] exec "scripts\vehicletracker.sqs"

; Extract the vehicle identifier and the marker identifier from the argument list

_Vehicle1 = _this select 0

_Marker1 = _this select 1

; Marker types to use at differet health levels of the vehicle

_alivemarkertype = "Flag1"

;_warningmarkertype = "Warning"

_warningmarkertype = "Flag1"

_killedmarkertype = "Marker"

; How often to update the map. The smaller the number the faster the updating at the

; expense of processor speed. In seconds or fractions of seconds.

_updatetime = 0.1

; Get the initial health of the vehicle

_olddamage = getdammage _Vehicle1

#Alive

; Determine whether the vehicle is alive, hurt, or dead

? (((getdammage _Vehicle1) > _olddamage) and (alive _Vehicle1)) : goto "Warning"

? ((not alive _Vehicle1) or (isnull _Vehicle1) or ((getdammage _Vehicle1) == 1)) : goto "Killed"

_vehiclepos = getPos _Vehicle1

_vehiclex = _vehiclepos select 0

_vehicley = _vehiclepos select 1

_vehiclez = _vehiclepos select 2

_Marker1 setmarkertype _alivemarkertype

_Marker1 setmarkerpos [_vehiclex, _vehicley, _vehiclez]

~_updatetime

goto "Alive"

#Warning

; _Marker1 setmarkercolor "ColorRed"

? ((not alive _Vehicle1) or (isnull _Vehicle1) or ((getdammage _Vehicle1) == 1)) : goto "Killed"

_vehiclepos = getPos _Vehicle1

_vehiclex = _vehiclepos select 0

_vehicley = _vehiclepos select 1

_vehiclez = _vehiclepos select 2

_Marker1 setmarkertype _warningmarkertype

_Marker1 setmarkerpos [_vehiclex, _vehicley, _vehiclez]

_Marker1 setmarkercolor "ColorGreen"

~_updatetime

goto "Warning"

#Killed

_vehiclepos = getPos _Vehicle1

_vehiclex = _vehiclepos select 0

_vehicley = _vehiclepos select 1

_vehiclez = _vehiclepos select 2

_Marker1 setmarkertype _killedmarkertype

_Marker1 setmarkerpos [_vehiclex, _vehicley, _vehiclez]

exit

[dr_eyeball 16]

Try something like this throughout:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">_vehDir = getDir _vehicle1

_Marker1 setmarkerpos [_vehiclex+10*sin(_vehDir), _vehicley+10*cos(_vehDir), _vehiclez]

10 being 10m

(Can't remember which way the cos and sin calls go. Perhaps it's the other way?)