Patrol question.

[GunnDawg09 10]

I am trying to get this group of 4 guys to move inside of a bunker via a waypoint that is set to "guard" and all they do is walk to the bunker but stay outside of it in front o fit...

How would I set it up so they get inside the bunker. I would just spawn them in the bunker but they spawn with their feet thru the floor.

[Redfield-77 10]

If you want to spawn them inside you can alway use this code in their init.

this setpos [(getpos this select 0),(getpos this select 1),[b]X[/b]];

X = The height above the ground in meters. (useful for putting units in rooms of buildings or putting stuff on tables.

Alternately you can have the units go in a building by placing the waypoint directly on the building so that you have position in house option.

[GunnDawg09 10]

I used your code which worked, however when they spot enemy they all just go prone in the bunker rather than staying up and firing.... Marines in a bunker usually fire back, not just go prone at the sight of an enemy...any way to keep them on their feet ? Otherwise it defeats the purpose of having them in the bunker.

[Redfield-77 10]

I used your code which worked, however when they spot enemy they all just go prone in the bunker rather than staying up and firing.... Marines in a bunker usually fire back, not just go prone at the sight of an enemy...any way to keep them on their feet ? Otherwise it defeats the purpose of having them in the bunker.

Not that I know of. Im not the best guy to ask though. You could try to place a static weapon in the bunker. at least that guy wont go prone. But he might just shoot the enemy in the face from 600m.

[kylania 567]

If you want your soldiers to keep standing, try:

unit setUnitPos "UP";

[GunnDawg09 10]

Kylania I tried your code and as soon as the enemy came in sight they all hit the deck. I put it in the units initialization.

[kylania 567]

Hmm, named the unit wrong maybe? I just did a quick test with a US FireTeam on one side of a building and a Russian Infantry Section on the other, with waypoints taking them into view of the US.

The US Fire Team leader had this in his init:

{_x setUnitPos "UP";} forEach units group this;

When the Russians came in view they remained standing while fighting. When I took it out of the init, they all went prone to fight.

[GunnDawg09 10]

what if I just want to assign it to a single un grouped unit? (because for some reason they spawn outside of the bunker when grouped, and spawn inside the bunker properly when grouped, so I just left them un grouped)

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nvm I Just put that code in for each unit and works perfectly :) thanks yet again Kylania..

My mission is really takin shape now!

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{_x setUnitPos "UP";} forEach units group this;

I see after some testing that you can set it to UP for standing, and DOWN for prone, but what would you set it to for crouch/kneeled? I tried CROUCH and KNEEL but that didnt seem to do the trick.

[kylania 567]

Well, setUnitPos can take 4 modes:

UP, DOWN, MIDDLE and AUTO. To so kneel a group, you'd:

{_x setUnitPos "MIDDLE";} forEach units group this;

Also, that code is for the entire group, so you only need it once in the leader's init. If you wanted to have just a single unit stay standing use this:

this setUnitPos "UP";

[Redfield-77 10]

what if I just want to assign it to a single un grouped unit? (because for some reason they spawn outside of the bunker when grouped, and spawn inside the bunker properly when grouped, so I just left them un grouped)

Just for future referance. You can set a grouped units position to match his place on the editor map by changing In Formation to None.

Edited July 9, 2009 by Redfield-77

[Prittstick 10]

Sorry to necro thread, but just to point out that this does not work. If they are in a squad, they will move out of whatever bunkers you have put them in and form on the leader.

[Big Dawg KS 6]

Then use this in their inits:

doStop this