Constant Green Smoke Shell

[KC Grimes 79]

So I made a simple parachute landing area, but now I want there to be a green smoke shell in the middle of it. So I looked around, found some init code and put that in. It worked, but it only placed the shell there it and it acted like a smoke grenade and stopped spewing smoke after a couple minutes.

This is the INIT Code I put into a Game Logic unit:

Smoke="SmokeShellGreen" createVehicle [(getPos this select 0),(getPos this select 1), 0.5]

So I guess I need some sort of code to extend it or loop it? Any ideas?

[Big Dawg KS 6]

I definately saw a thread EXACTLY like this a few weeks ago. Try searching.

[f2k sel 164]

in a game logic put and name the logic GL

Smoke="SmokeShellGreen" createVehicle [(getPos GL select 0),(getPos GL select 1), 0.5];smflag=true

Then place a trigger and set it to anyone not present,repeating.

set the delay to 50secs in all three boxes.

in Cond type

this and smflag

in On Act

Smoke="SmokeShellGreen" createVehicle [(getPos GL select 0),(getPos GL select 1), 0.5];smflag=false

and in On Dea

smflag=true

You will have a repeating trigger spawning one every 50sec.

Edited July 21, 2009 by F2k Sel

[KC Grimes 79]

Eh, thanks for the reply, but it didn't work. Not sure if I am doing something wrong or what. You didn't mention a couple of the options, so I just didn't touch them. Help?

[f2k sel 164]

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My mistake I used your script rather than copy my own and forgot about naming the game logic and using gamelogic name in the trigger.

I've updated it and tested it by copying in into the game and it works fine now.

[KC Grimes 79]

It's still not working. The Game Logic is working, but something in the trigger isn't right.

Edited July 21, 2009 by Grimes [3rd ID]

[f2k sel 164]

Make sure there are no units in the trigger area.

Setup

Anyone

Not present

Repeatedly

min 50

mid 50

max 50

Condition

this and smflag

On Act

Smoke="SmokeShellGreen" createVehicle [(getPos GL select 0),(getPos GL select 1), 0.5];smflag=false

On Dea

smflag=true

and in the game logic named GL

Smoke="SmokeShellGreen" createVehicle [(getPos GL select 0),(getPos GL select 1), 0.5];smflag=true

just check the smflag's are in the right places.

Edited July 21, 2009 by F2k Sel

[KC Grimes 79]

Alright, thank you! It worked perfectly. This was my first trigger, so I thought the Game Logic object had to be inside the trigger, which apparently is not true. :P Again, thanks for the help.

[d88gamble 10]

Om also trying to get this thing working.

When i preview the mission, the grenade is deployed and you can hear the sound of the smoke. But after 1 sec the grenade disappears. Then after 50 sec a new grenade is deployed but also disappears in 1 sec.

[f2k sel 164]

Wasn't smoke broken in 1.03 patch and will or is fixed in the beta patches?

[KC Grimes 79]

Sorry to bump this, but I am now having a problem with this method of continuous smoke. The problem was in OA 1.54 as well, I just never got around to messing with it, and its still present in 1.55.

The problem is when I am using the same method as above, the smoke plumes for the first spawned shell but then for the rest it is just a flickery green cloud that barely rises above the ground, obviously providing no cover. Also, somehow this also effects M203 smokes and throwable smokes, causing the same issue.

If anyone could shed any light on this, that would be great. Thanks! :)

Edit: Also, I'm not quite sure why I put this in Configs & Scripting when I made it forever ago, but could an admin move it to the proper forum?

[Signaller 10]

Found this.. http://www.armaholic.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=8631&print=topic hope this helps =)