zSniper in Treetop

[HogRoot 0]

OK guys I need some help. I am making a mission where the guys in my unit will be on patrol along a certain path. What I want to do is is put some snipers up in the tops of the trees like they use to do in 'Nam. I am using this

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">this setPos [getPos this select 0, getPos this select 1, 20]

And messing around with the height trying to get him to stay in the tree, but they always fall to the ground. Does anyone have a better way to accoplish this?

Thanks

HogRoot

[W0lle 1048]

We have an Editing forum for some reason.

Moving.

[=Odin= 0]

Heya mate, create your unit, for this example call him bob

In his int add <table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">[] exec "bob.sqs"

this is the bob.sqs

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

bob setpos [ getPos bob select 0, getPos bob select 1, 20]

goto "loop"

GL

[moricky 211]

This will cause the crash, you need to add some delay:

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

bob setpos [ getPos bob select 0, getPos bob select 1, 20]

~0.01

goto "loop"

But even then the soldier will be shivering because of constantly updated position.

He may also fall down when he change direction and I fear he won't see anything (AI is not trained to this ).

[i0n0s 0]

Create a static object like a crate first, put the object into the tree and let the ai stand on the object.

And don't use a palette for this.

[Mr-Murray 0]

Hey

It´s better to do what i0n0s wrote.

I OFP I used a pallet but in ArmA it isn´t possible touse it.

Use a (off) fire or something like that and place the unit on it.

I did it in one of my missions.

Best regards,

Mr-Murray

[AtStWalker 0]

Hi, i'm making a "sniper's nest" pack (w an usable climbingstick) for my festung minimod. ATM it's under beta testing, stay tuned

[M.Andersson(SWE) 4]

Why in gods name would a sniper EVER whant to stay in

the same spot for more the 2 shots???

And with ECS its enough with ONE shot, BANG your dead...

Fire and movement, fire and move, fire and move...

Basic military training....

[HogRoot 0]

Thanks for all the responses guys...I will try them and see how it works.

@Andersson...In Vietnam the snipers would climb up in a tree and tie themselves off with a rope and set there waiting for GIs.

@Wollie ....Excuse me...thought I was in the right thread

[M.Andersson(SWE) 4]

Yea, thats like 40 years ago....

Dumb

Like i said, 2 shots, then move to a new location..

You still can have the same targetzone, but from

another location..

[teilx 4]

it is not dumb

snipers change the location if the areal is no longer safe or he was identified

firing and move is a basical soldier tactic

snipers are not assaultsoldiers if you have a good position you can kill a 5man squad or more

"You still can have the same targetzone, but from

another location.." thats right, but sometimes dont need a new position(all dead)

and it is a game and he can do what he want

peace

good luck hogroot

[HogRoot 0]

Quote[/b] ]=Fk Andersson,May 18 2008,12:19]Yea, thats like 40 years ago....

Dumb

Like i said, 2 shots, then move to a new location..

You still can have the same targetzone, but from

another location..

Wow...ok let me spell it out for you...We are using the PMC Vietnam Total Experience Mod.

Thanks TellX....I have my snipers positioned up in the trees...I used an unlit fire pit and placed the sniper on top of it...the only problem I have now is the sniper isn't firing at my troops.  I can start from 200m away and walk right under him and he still doesn't fire...and most of the time he has his weapon pointed straight up.  I have tried placing him on different objects to no avail.  This is what I have in his init line

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">this setPos [getPos this select 0, getPos this select 1, 15]; this disableAI "move"; this disableAI "dotarget"; this setCombatMode "RED"; this setunitpos "middle";

  ...and I have also played around with removing certain commands out of it, but still doesn't get a reaction no matter what I take out or leave in.  If I put him 5 feet off the ground it works fine..my ai squad fire on him and he fires back..but I need him @20 feet up.

[M.Andersson(SWE) 4]

What does that have to do with my post

Maby wrong qoute

[teilx 4]

@ hogroot

have the same prob.it works but not in tree. trees block the field of vision i think

place it a little bit outside

or you must search for free places in trees

or ai need wh^^

[dwringer 45]

On a tangent, getting AI snipers to fire and move, fire and move, would be a nightmare of scripting and editing IMO. It took me long enough just to get working AI snipers at all

Of course, you could always have them randomly move around and just "vanish" in between spots where they're shooting from, but that's a little bit unfair in terms of realism or game mechanics....

[HogRoot 0]

I finally got them to work. I placed them on an unlit fire in the objects section and elevated both using the setpos command. It is a beast moving them around getting them in the exact location in the branches that will give them a good FOV...but hours...days later it was finally accomplished.