Vehicle Rembering its "Name" after respawn...

[nullsystems 0]

ello,

Im using a simple respawn script.

How can I get the vehicle to remember its original name ( set from the editor ) after it respawns?

I tried:

_vcl = _type createVehicle _pos;

_vcl setVehicleVarName _name_vcl;

publicVariable "_name_vcl";

call compile format["%1 = _vcl", _name_vcl];

hint format["%1",vehicleVarname _vcl];

But this does not work.

The hint comes up with the name I want, but when I try and do anything by calling that name, it doesnt identify it.

Edited July 5, 2009 by nullsystems

[TurokGMT 0]

You can probably do it with a "killed" event handler.

Try and find scripts which retain non-standard weapon loadouts - like this old sqs script I just happen to have:

<code>

;Universal Weapons Respawn Script v1.04 (March 31, 2003) revised (February 1, 2007)

;Required Version: ArmA

;original by toadlife revised by norrin for ArmA

;toadlife@toadlife.net

;intialize like this: ["unitname",0] exec "weapons_respawn.sqs"

; Or this: ["unitname",1] exec "weapons_respawn.sqs"

;

; * "unitname" = The name of the player the script runs on (must be enclosed by quotes!)

; * 0/1 = method of repleneshing weapons

; **if method is 0, the player gets the same weapons he started out with every time

; **if method is 1, the player gets the same weapons he had when he died

;

; Advanced example method of initializing script - put the following lines in your init.sqs,

; and replce the unit names with your own:

;_units = ["w1","w2","w3","w4","w5","w6","w7","w8","w9","w10","w11","w12","w13","w14","w15","w16","w17","w18"]

;{[_x,0] exec "weapons_respawn.sqs"} foreach _units

;

;

~(random 0.3)

_name = _this select 0

_method = _this select 1

_hasrifle = false

_unit = call compile format["%1",_name]

?(_method == 0):_return = "checklocal";goto "guncheck"

#checklocal

_unit = call compile format["%1",_name]

?(local _unit):goto "respawnloop"

~(1 + (random 3))

goto "checklocal"

#respawnloop

@!alive _unit

#checkmethod

?(_method == 1):_return = "waitforlife";goto "guncheck"

#waitforlife

@alive call compile format["%1",_name]

_unit = call compile format["%1",_name]

removeAllWeapons _unit

?_hasrifle:_guns = _guns - [_prigun];_guncount = count _guns

_c = 0

while {_c <= (_magcount - 1)} do {_unit addmagazine (_mags select _c); _c = _c + 1}

_c = 0

while {_c <= (_guncount - 1)} do {_unit addweapon (_guns select _c); _c = _c + 1}

?_hasrifle:_unit addweapon _prigun;_gun = _guns + [_prigun]

;//If unit has a rifle select it

?_hasrifle:goto "selectrifle"

;//No rifle - if unit has a pistol, select it

?_unit hasweapon ((weapons _unit - [secondaryweapon _unit,"Binocular","NVGoggles"]) select 0):_unit selectweapon ((weapons _unit - [secondaryweapon _unit,"Binocular","NVGoggles"]) select 0);goto "respawnloop"

;//No rifle or pistol, select secondary weapon

_unit selectweapon secondaryweapon _unit

goto "respawnloop"

#selectrifle

;// BUG WORKAROUND! - Added to compensate for selectweapon bug

;// Any gun with more than one muzzle (grenadelaunchers) cannot be selected with selectweapon!

;// Default Grenadelaunchers supported - Add your own types if you need to.

_unit selectweapon _prigun

?_prigun == "M16A2GL":_unit selectweapon "M16Muzzle"

?_prigun == "M16A4GL":_unit selectweapon "M16Muzzle"

?_prigun == "M16A4_ACG_GL":_unit selectweapon "M16Muzzle"

?_prigun == "M4GL":_unit selectweapon "M4Muzzle"

?_prigun == "M4A1GL":_unit selectweapon "M4Muzzle"

?_prigun == "AK74GL":_unit selectweapon "AK74Muzzle"

goto "respawnloop"

#guncheck

_guns = weapons _unit

_mags = magazines _unit

~(random 0.5)

_guncount = count _guns

_magcount = count _mags

?_unit hasweapon (primaryweapon _unit):_hasrifle = true;_prigun = primaryweapon _unit;goto _return

_hasrifle = false

goto _return

</code>

you might be able to reverse engineer some of the ideas from there in order to pass a variable to object on respawn?

PS - sorry if that script just scared the bejesus out of you =]

[kylania 567]

Here's the code I use, but using your variable names, maybe it'll work? :)

_vcl SetVehicleVarName _name_vcl;
_vcl Call Compile Format ["%1=_This ; PublicVariable ""%1""",_name_vcl];

[nullsystems 0]

Nope, didnt work.

Also, I dont see any connection between what im trying to do an that script.

[.kju 3241]

Adapt this. Kudos to Sickboy and Spooner. :bounce3:

{
if (local _x) then
{
	_x setVariable ["proper_name",vehicleVarname _x]; // format["%1",_x] should work aswell
};
} forEach playableUnits;

	private ["_unitName","_newUnit"];
_unitName = _this getVariable "proper_name";
waitUntil {alive (call compile _unitName)};
_newUnit = (call compile _unitName);
_newUnit setVariable ["proper_name",vehicleVarname _newUnit]; // format["%1",_newUnit] should work aswell

[xeno 230]

But this does not work.

The hint comes up with the name I want, but when I try and do anything by calling that name, it doesnt identify it.

You can't publicVariable a local variable, in your case _name_vcl.

So this is wrong:

publicVariable "_name_vcl";

How about this one:

_vcl = _type createVehicle _pos;
call compile format ["
   %1 = _vcl;
   publicVariable '%1';
", _name_vcl];

The advantage is that it is also JIP aware. I've never used setVehicleVarname, no need for it.

Xeno

Edited July 5, 2009 by Xeno

[nullsystems 0]

Thanks guys, going to test :)

Edited July 6, 2009 by nullsystems

[pogoman979 10]

alternatively you can set the vehiclevarname with setvehicleinit, which is how i do it. ie

_veh setvehicleinit
'
name = this;
this setvehiclevarname "name";
';
processinitcommands;

this has full jip support and broadcasts to all clients etc.

[Eclipse4349 0]

alternatively you can set the vehiclevarname with setvehicleinit, which is how i do it. ie

_veh setvehicleinit
'
name = this;
this setvehiclevarname "name";
';
processinitcommands;

this has full jip support and broadcasts to all clients etc.

how would I use this code if I already have code to execute a respawn script in the vehicle's init line? Should this be written into another script that I should also execute in the init line? How exactly would that script be written? I'm not a scripter (yet).

I am finishing up a big CTF "war" map with respawning vehicles and AI that is triggered and scripted to behave like a human might while playing CTF. But, because of the way I have the AI commanded to enter a vehicle if the vehicle is present at the time they are near it, I need the vehicle to remember it's name.

Thanks in advance!

[pogoman979 10]

you can setvehicleinit as much as you want and they will all work as long as you processinitcommands straight after each one. so if you had a respawn script in the vehicles initline previously it doesnt matter as it has already been processed.

[Eclipse4349 0]

alternatively you can set the vehiclevarname with setvehicleinit, which is how i do it. ie

_veh setvehicleinit
'
name = this;
this setvehiclevarname "name";
';
processinitcommands;

this has full jip support and broadcasts to all clients etc.

So this string of text just gets entered into the init line for the vehicle? I am guessing I would just put a ";" after the line that executes the respawn script, then add this line of code, followed by it's ";" as in:

"line of code"; "other line of code"; <---entered in the init field

Right? Thanks a lot guys!

[Raddik 10]

Noob here, but I'm trying to do something similar to Eclipse. When I put this code in the vehicle's initialization box I get a "Local Variable in Global Space" error.

@Eclipse, did you figure this out?

Thanks in advance.

[Eclipse4349 0]

use this respawn script, it works great, and all the parameters can be edited according to how you want it to work.

Good luck!

[Raddik 10]

Thanks for the quick reply. Didn't see the script though. :)

[Ashka 0]

Once your unit is killed, just take the initial location. I made this for one of my missions.

!alive blablabla
deleteVehicle [i]nameofyourvehicle[/i];
[i]nameofyourvehicle[/i] = "[i]classnameofyouvehicle[/i]" createVehicle [[i]position,ofyour,vehicle[/i]];

U may also use

[i]nameofyourvehicle[/i] setdir [i]azimut[/i];

Edited August 14, 2009 by Ashka

[Eclipse4349 0]

Thanks for the quick reply. Didn't see the script though. :)

lol... that's bc I had a moment of brilliance and never pasted the link I copied... here is the link to the script:

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=79070&highlight=respawn+script

NOW... there you go! :bounce3:

[Raddik 10]

Thanks for the link!