createVehicle command help

[GunnDawg09 10]

So I have a trigger set up to run once all of the opfor enemies are killed. Once that happends I have it execute support.sqf with, [] exec "attackhelo.sqf

inside of attackhelo.sqf I have this....

Helo1 = createVehicle ["AH1Z", [(getMarkerPos "hspawn")]];

Basically what I am trying to do is spawn a helicopter at the marker location named "hspawn" after all the enemies are killed, but it never spawns. Am I doing something wrong?

[fumo 0]

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faster then write a hole post :rolleyes:

[Tajin 349]

Just some basics:

[] <-- these are used to define an Array.

Positions are stored as Arrays.

the getMarkerPos comand itself returns an Array (position).

example:

[123,4550,0]

so if you put getMarkerPos in brackets like this [getMarkerPos "hspawn"] you would get an nested array.

example:

[[123,4550,0]]

And that is something, which a command that requires an position can not handle.

[GunnDawg09 10]

ok that seems to work great, just one problem... The example makes the vehicle spawn right on the players position, rather than a marker position where I want it to spawn...

Examples Code: _helo = "AH1Z" createVehicle (position player)

I tried to do this: _helo = "AH1Z" createVehicle [(getMarkerPos "hspawn")];

With my code it didnt work, nothing spawned, how would I make it spawn at my marker?

---------- Post added at 02:49 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:45 AM ----------

Just some basics:

[] <-- these are used to define an Array.

Positions are stored as Arrays.

the getMarkerPos comand itself returns an Array (position).

example:

[123,4550,0]

so if you put getMarkerPos in brackets like this [getMarkerPos "hspawn"] you would get an nested array.

example:

[[123,4550,0]]

And that is something, which a command that requires an position can not handle.

Thanks :)

I changed it to: _helo = "AH1Z" createVehicle (getMarkerPos "hspawn");

and it worked fine, but how would I declare which direction things spawn?

[Tajin 349]

Use the "setDir" command.

[GunnDawg09 10]

Again, thanks Tajin :)

[Starlight 10]

Use the "setDir" command.

Can you use this to force the Direction an helicopter lands at an 'H' or the direction a vehicle faces having reached a waypoint?

[Tajin 349]

setDir will imediately turn the Object into that direction, it will not order it to turn.

So, try "setFormDir" for that.

http://www.arma2.com/comref/full.html#Object%20or%20GroupsetFormDirNumber