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[JDog 11]

Hm so I've had a problem making a mp mission. I've read through this thread and the 6th sense stuff on the biki but maybe im missing something, then again I don't know if this is even a JIP issue (don't think it would be but just checking...).

So I recently tried playing one of my completed SP missions with a friend. To my surprise most things worked, however the init.sqf file of my missions places the team of 4 named units into a named chopper, which never happens. It seems only the host gets put in the chopper, not the other player or even the two AI teammates.

I tried wrapping the init.sqf into an isServer thinkin maybe it executing twice is causing the problem... but that didnt help, it only made it worse by not giving players the custom loadouts either (which is a script called from init.sqf).

This might be irrelevant to the thread since both players are present in the lobby when the game is launched, so idk. Any thoughts/ideas are appreciated :)

[shuko 59]

{_x moveincargo choppa} foreach [dude1,dude2,dude3,dude4];

In init.sqf, no isserver or any other checks. If it doesn't work, there some other problem.

PS. posting the init.sqf usually helps.

[JDog 11]

Ok that didn't do it either. Here's the init. I just tried this exact script with a friend, he (host, unit 'sMD') gets put in the chopper. The two AI and I are left on the ground, I can free-look around, walk, shoot... but can't rotate/aim my character/gun. It isn't equipping my character or the ai units with the custom loadouts from the called loadout script either. This all works in SP.

init.sqf

execVM "briefing.sqf";

{_x moveincargo huey} foreach [sDM, sSL, sMD, sXP];

cutText ["Mission 02\n\nS A V I O R", "BLACK"];

execVM "scripts\loadouts.sqf";

Cobra = Group sSL;
sSL setIdentity "Kurt";
sDM setIdentity "Lance";
sMD setIdentity "Andy";
sXP setIdentity "Will";

sSL setGroupid ["Cobra",""];
//Gabranth setGroupid ["U.S.S. Gabranth", ""];
//Rettenger setGroupid ["U.S.S. Rettenger", ""];
Pilot setGroupid ["Hitman", ""];
huey setGroupid ["Vulture", ""];
sarPilot setIdentity "Ragland";
helios setGroupid ["Helios", ""];

sleep 5;

cutText ["Mission 02\n\nS A V I O R", "BLACK IN"];

And yes... I know it isn't a huey, maybe a super huey >.>

[bhaz 0]

With the script running more than once in MP, it may be causing the weird behaviour, try:

[font=monospace]if (isServer) then {
  {_x moveInCargo huey} forEach [sDM, sSL, sMD, sXP];[/font]
  execVM "scripts\loadouts.sqf"
[font=monospace]};[/font]

While we're on the topic, I just had a mission driving me nuts over JIP 'cause variables sent using publicVariable weren't correct when rejoining. Turns out they were being overwritten by the damn trigger that created them in the first place.. :mad:

EDIT: Whole script incase I wasn't clear:

Everything inside the {} will only be run on the host machine, since it checks for isServer before running the code. Clients will skip past and continue the rest of the script.

execVM "briefing.sqf";

[font=monospace]if (isServer) then {
  {_x moveInCargo huey} forEach [sDM, sSL, sMD, sXP];[/font]
  execVM "scripts\loadouts.sqf"
[font=monospace]};[/font]

cutText ["Mission 02\n\nS A V I O R", "BLACK"];

Cobra = Group sSL;
sSL setIdentity "Kurt";
sDM setIdentity "Lance";
sMD setIdentity "Andy";
sXP setIdentity "Will";

sSL setGroupid ["Cobra",""];
//Gabranth setGroupid ["U.S.S. Gabranth", ""];
//Rettenger setGroupid ["U.S.S. Rettenger", ""];
Pilot setGroupid ["Hitman", ""];
huey setGroupid ["Vulture", ""];
sarPilot setIdentity "Ragland";
helios setGroupid ["Helios", ""];

sleep 5;

cutText ["Mission 02\n\nS A V I O R", "BLACK IN"];

Edited September 15, 2009 by bhaz
+script

[shuko 59]

If there's just 4 units, add the command to their init field. I've never seen that fail.

[JDog 11]

I created a game logic unit and put the moveInCargo commands in its init field, that works finally.

Edited September 16, 2009 by JDog