how to create a (game)logic group ?

[d3nn16 3]

I'm editing a map and I want to synchronize several "script created" triggers. I use a "script created" gamelogic for which I add an "AND" type waypoint which is synchronized with the triggers. So when all triggers return true the statement in the waypoint is executed.

The problem is that I can't create a group for the game logic (created with "logic" createVehicleLocal [0, 0]) which I need for the setWaypointType command.

Here's the code :

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_glogic = "logic" createVehicleLocal [0,0];

_waypoint = group _glogic addWaypoint [[0, 0], 0];player globalchat str [group _glogic];

_waypoint setWaypointType "and";

_waypoint setWaypointStatements ["true", "player setDamage 1"];

{_x synchronizeWaypoint [_waypoint]} forEach CTF_GAME_AREAS;

_waypoint = group _glogic addWaypoint [[0, 0], 0];

_waypoint setWaypointType "cycle";

Is there a way of creating a valid group of side logic ?

[dr_eyeball 16]

Perhaps try treating the game logic as an ungrouped (no side) unit and use traditional unit group techniques.

- create your game logic object _gLogic

- create a group for the side LOGIC _grpLogic

 _group = createGroup LOGIC;

- join the group

 [_gLogic] join _grpLogic;

then try the waypoint code using _grpLogic

[d3nn16 3]

tried to use createUnit with "logic" type but didnt return an object, and also tried the join command as u said but didnt work either

[d3nn16 3]

When I tested the createGroup command :

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_grp = createGroup west; player globalChat str [_grp];

_grp2 = createGroup logic; player globalChat str [_grp2];

gives

[WEST 1-1-B]

[0x2000]

GGL is a game logic placed in mission.sqm

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player globalChat str [group GGL];

_gl = "logic" createUnit [[0, 0], group GGL]; player globalChat str [group _gl];

gives

[LOGIC 1-1-A]

[0x2000]

[UNN 0]

You need to use the alternative version of createunit. Somthing like this:

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">//See if there is a game logic placed on the map

_Group=CreateGroup Logic;

//If there are no groups of side logic

If (IsNull _Group) Then

       {

       //Create a valid Center for side logic

       CreateCenter Logic;

       //Now create the new group

       _Group=CreateGroup Logic;

       };

//Create a unit for the new group

_unit=_Group createUnit ["Logic",[0,0,0], [], 0, "NONE"];

[d3nn16 3]

Doesn't work : player globalChat str [_Group] would print [0x2000] in your example instead of something similar to [LOGIC 1-1-A].

createUnit or createVehicle commands do create a game logic but it seems the problem is creating a game logic group with the createGroup command.

I tried this :

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_grp = createGroup logic;

if (isNull _grp) then

{

createCenter logic;

_grp = createGroup logic;

};

player globalChat str [_grp];

_unit = _grp createUnit ["logic", [0, 0], [], 0, "none"];

_waypoint = _grp addWaypoint [[0, 0], 0];player globalChat str [_waypoint];

_waypoint setWaypointType "and";

_waypoint setWaypointStatements ["true", "player setDamage 1"];

{_x synchronizeWaypoint [_waypoint]} forEach CTF_GAME_AREAS;

_waypoint = _grp addWaypoint [[0, 0], 0];

_waypoint setWaypointType "cycle";

player globalChat str [_grp];

prints [0x2000]

(a valid group returns [LOGIC 1-1-A])

player globalChat str [_waypoint];

prints [ARRAY]

(a valid waypoint returns [LOGIC 1-1-A, 1])

Note: anyway I found a workaround by spawning a thread that checks if player is in one of the trigger areas and kills him if not.

Creating a game logic group with waypoints is a faster way (maybe more efficient ?) of synchronizing triggers.

This is the thread :

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if ((count CTF_GAME_AREAS > 0) && !DEDICOMP) then

{

[] spawn

{

sleep 1;

while {true} do

{

waitUntil {alive player};

sleep 0.5;

_outside = true;

{

scopeName "loop";

if ((vehicle player) in (list _x)) then

{

_outside = false;

breakOut "loop";

};

} forEach CTF_GAME_AREAS;

if (_outside) then {player setDamage 1};

};

};

};

[UNN 0]

Quote[/b] ]Doesn't work : player globalChat str [_Group] would print [0x2000] in your example instead of something similar to [LOGIC 1-1-A].

Yeah, side Logic is not recognized as valid. You can place a Game Logic onto the map and call it, say GL01. Then the following works:

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

_Group=Group GL01;

//Create a unit for the group

_unit=_Group createUnit ["Logic",[0,0,0], [], 0, "NONE"];

[killswitch 19]

createUnit or createVehicle commands do create a game logic but it seems the problem is creating a game logic group with the createGroup command.

The correct "side type" value for a game logic is sideLogic, not "logic".

Thus,

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">_grp = createGroup sideLogic;

if (isNull _grp) then

{

   createCenter sideLogic;

   _grp = createGroup sideLogic;

};

player globalChat str [_grp];

...

...Good luck!

[dr_eyeball 16]

Biki side topic updated to reflect this (non-existant 'logic' keyword).

[d3nn16 3]

Finally!

So sideLogic was the keyword. There should be some cleaning done in the script command list in the Biki.

The code I used :

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_grp = createGroup sideLogic;player globalChat str [_grp];

_unit = _grp createUnit ["logic", [0, 0], [], 0, "none"];player globalChat str [_unit];

_waypoint = _grp addWaypoint [[0, 0], 0];player globalChat str [_waypoint];

_waypoint setWaypointType "and";

_waypoint setWaypointStatements ["true", "player setDamage 1"];

{_x synchronizeWaypoint [_waypoint]} forEach CTF_GAME_AREAS;

_waypoint = _grp addWaypoint [[0, 0], 0];

_waypoint setWaypointType "cycle";

this prints

[LOGIC 1-1-A]

[LOGIC 1-1-A:1]

[[LOGIC 1-1-A,1]]

It seems that a logic center is not needed.

@ UNN

This works too now (maybe because of the new command createUnit used) - GGL a game logic in mission.sqm :

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_grp = group GGL;player globalChat str [_grp];//createGroup sideLogic;

_unit = _grp createUnit ["logic", [0, 0], [], 0, "none"];player globalChat str [_unit];

_waypoint = _grp addWaypoint [[0, 0], 0];player globalChat str [_waypoint];

_waypoint setWaypointType "and";

_waypoint setWaypointStatements ["true", "player setDamage 1"];

{_x synchronizeWaypoint [_waypoint]} forEach CTF_GAME_AREAS;

_waypoint = _grp addWaypoint [[0, 0], 0];

_waypoint setWaypointType "cycle";

Since a game logic present in mission.sqm is local only to server, the above command (_unit = group GGL createUnit ["logic", [0, 0], [], 0, "none"]) would not work on clients right ?