what's a command that makes the player unit (man) be unable to move?

[AvihooI 10]

thanks...

[Ghost 40]

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/disableAI

[W0lle 1047]

this disableAI "MOVE"

To make him move again:

this enableAI "MOVE"

[AvihooI 10]

I am talking about the player controlled unit... not AI

[Ghost 40]

what are you trying to do? only thing I know is to disable user input

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/disableUserInput

[AvihooI 10]

well, I don't want to disable the input entirely... I still want to make it possible for the player to look at whatever direction it wants, just not be able to move, i.e. walk/run.

[Ghost 40]

Again whats the situation? You might get the result you want by using attachto command. Norrin has a post with examples.

[AvihooI 10]

An officer approaching the player willing to talk to him... would lose the effect if the player could just move freely.

[W0lle 1047]

well, I don't want to disable the input entirely... I still want to make it possible for the player to look at whatever direction it wants, just not be able to move, i.e. walk/run.

Not possible. The only other option is to use disableUserInput

If that bothers you too much, make a camscene in which you disable the players move and anim capability and once the speech is over you end the cutscene and let the player take control again.

[AvihooI 10]

alright, I guess that's the best alternative... what's the right way to start a camscene?

[Ghost 40]

try using the attachto command. I think that would be the way but you would have to mess with it. Best to attach player to the officer because otherwise player would be able to walk around with the officer stuck to him. Just mess around with it, otherwise you have to use disableuserinput.

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/attachTo

[AvihooI 10]

yeah I am aware of that effect... attachto wouldn't do much good cause I want to make the officer walk as he's talking. plus it would make a very unnatural teleport... I guess a camscene would do better, would lose the effect of being able to look freely, but that's the best way around it I reckon.

any link for a thread/guide that explains the creation of cameras and scenes?

[Ghost 40]

Check the wiki and look at all the CAM... commands http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Scripting_Commands_ArmA2

also this ofpec tut might be helpful.

http://ofpec.com/ed_depot/index.php?action=details&id=50&game=ArmA

Otherwise a more basic way would be to use the triggers which if setup right can do a basic cutscene.

[AvihooI 10]

thanks, I'll figure this out somehow

[nuxil 2]

Attach your player to a location with "attachto".. he will not be able to move.. but use his weapons and look around with his head tho..

a invisible helipad might do the trick

[AvihooI 10]

yeah I figured how to do it... basically get the player's position, split it to three variables (x,y,z)... adjust a bit the y and z values then set the camera at that position... makes a nice top view.

[Jan_F_W 10]

Well, you could maybe create a loop in a script where the players position is set to the same coordinates by using setPos - not sure if this works though but you could give it a try and tell us if it worked. Would actually try myself but dont have my arma pc here now :(

[AvihooI 10]

ok, instead of a loop (which is a dirty unnecessary brute force to make something happen), I set up a trigger which detects if the player has moved too far (say 1 meters away) from the players starting location (I have the starting location stored in a variable) and if so it brings the player back to the starting position - the trigger reactivates itself after it fires.

I guess I could later on expand on this idea and instead of forcefuly making the player's unit return to his starting position, I could simply make the commanding officer order him to return or otherwise he gets court martialled (i.e. mission failed) - while this may sound quite redundant - I guess that's the most realistic response, considering that in real life, you can in fact get court martialled if you move out of reach while being at attention, or talked to by a commanding officer.

that's it I guess... feel free to share your own ideas

Edited August 14, 2009 by AvihooI