Spawn some ammo on a trigger

[GunnDawg09 10]

So I want to spawn some ammo and a few vehicles after a trigger has been activated. I know how to make the vehicles spawn with "createVehicle" but how would I go about creating an ammo crate as well?

Also an example code would be nice. Thanks :)

[kylania 567]

ammo = "USBasicAmmunitionBox" createVehicle (position player);

If you wanted to change the ammo IN the box, say only have flares available for some reason, something like this:

ammo = "USBasicAmmunitionBox" createVehicle (position player); null = [ammo] execVM "ammo.sqf";

and ammo.sqf would be:

// Get the crate parameter given
_crate = _this select 0;

// Remove the stock items from the crate
clearMagazineCargo _crate;
clearWeaponCargo _crate;

// Add the items to the crate
_crate addMagazineCargo ["FlareGreen_M203", 25];
_crate addMagazineCargo ["FlareRed_M203", 25];
_crate addMagazineCargo ["FlareWhite_M203", 25];
_crate addMagazineCargo ["FlareYellow_M203", 25];

Edited July 8, 2009 by kylania

[GunnDawg09 10]

Thx kylania, very much appreciated.

[kylania 567]

You're welcome, check the edit too, I added how to change what's in the box.

[GunnDawg09 10]

Ah very good,

---------- Post added at 10:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:04 PM ----------

You're welcome, check the edit too, I added how to change what's in the box.

Lets say I didnt want it to spawn on the player, yet at a marker I made. Would this work:

_ammo = "USBasicAmmunitionBox" createVehicle (getMarkerPos "ammoDrop1");

ammoDrop1 being the marker I made.

[kylania 567]

Exactly! If you wanted to use a different style ammo box, just pick a Class from here:

http://www.armatechsquad.com/ArmA2Class/Objects/ammobox/

[GunnDawg09 10]

Again kylania thank you so much :) I am really starting to get the hang of this!

[fumo 0]

Again kylania thank you so much :) I am really starting to get the hang of this!

To be honest, i believe in your mission will be nothing inside created/scripted by yourself. All is copy&paste from here by someone with much more patience ;).

[GunnDawg09 10]

To be honest, i believe in your mission will be nothing inside created/scripted by yourself. All is copy&paste from here by someone with much more patience ;).

Actually that is pretty much 100% untrue, As I have revamped all of my own scripts by my self. But thanks anyways.

[kylania 567]

Gunn's come a long way :) I'm eagerly awaiting to see what mission he's making. Some of the features he's asking about sound neat.

[GunnDawg09 10]

Kylania, its near complete. Here is a run down of how this mission plays out.

You spawn as a group of insurgents a bit north of a USMC occupied airbase. The ultimate goal is to seize control of Gorka from the USMC. However, you will need more advanced weapons and equipment to do this. So the first objective is to take the airbase from the USMC which will then spawn USMC ammo crates, vehicles, and air vehicles.

So once the airbase is captured you have then gained access to more advanced equipment, to aide you in the assault on Gorka. Once gorka is seized then you win the mission. But the battle for Gorka is going to be a tricky one, hence why you need more advanced equipment and weapons than your standard insurgent AK-47's :)

All I have left to do is set up the USMC positions in gorka and figure out what I want in there, and how that is going to be laid out. But so far the airbase objective is done and works 100% :)

[Uzii 0]

works 100% :)

So you can test things by yourself... whatd'ya know...

[dale0404 5]

So you can test things by yourself... whatd'ya know...

Didnt realise he actually said that, you must be trying to read between the lines... :rolleyes:

Give people credit for christ sake will ya?

Well done Gunn, looking forward to playing mission once its finished mate, sounds like ALOT of work has gone into it.

[Uzii 0]

I was merely surprised that is all. And I doubt I'm the only one ;)

[Merad 10]

What about adding things like binoculars? How do you do that?

Edited July 8, 2009 by Merad

[derringer 10]

To be honest, i believe in your mission will be nothing inside created/scripted by yourself. All is copy&paste from here by someone with much more patience ;).

I am guilty of this :(

BUT, to my defense I am getting to understand how everything is working, I just don't know the syntax for the script 99% of the time.

Kylania has been instrumental in this and has my thanks again :)