Point at any unit to make it join you group.

[seba1976 98]

Hi, I've searched for some time now and I don't seem to find what I'm looking for. So here's the question: Is it possible to add the ability to make any units on your side join your group, by pointing and clicking on them? I remember something like this was in ECP for OFP...

I need this because in big scale battles, it's very common to find lost units from almost destroyed groups, and I would like to regroup those units under my command to keep the fight:coop:.

[Marc Shepard 10]

Hum, you can't click on it, but if you make a waypoint "Join and lead", and if you synchronise it with a waypoint from the wanted unit, you'll lead him.

[haroon 10]

I don't know what others will say, but here is my method :

In this method, when you click "Join Me" on Action Menu, any Blufor units in the specified area around you will join you...

First Create Scripts :

checkingscript.sqs
changevariable.sqs

Create a trigger in the editor, name it "checker" [without ""]

Name : checker
Axis A and B : YOUR DESIRED AREA
Activation : BLUFOR , PRESENT
Condition : this
On Act : [nameofyourplayer] exec "checkingscript.sqs"

Note : You have to change "Blufor" in relation to your side.Use player in the [] if its an SP Mission...

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checkingscript.sqs

_yourunits= count units group player

? _leaderman != player : exit
;exits if _leaderman is not the current player on the machine...

_leaderman=_this select 0;

#loop
? not (alive player) : exit

@startchecking
? {count untis group _x==0} : goto "morecheck"
? {count units group _x <= 2} : {[_x] join _leaderman} foreach checker
;any Blufor in the area will join player...
;you may need to add "foreach checker" behind "_x <= 2}"

~0.5
#morecheck
? count units group player == _yourunits : hint "No one joined your group.";goto "loop"

hint format ["No of units in your team : %1",count units group player]
~0.5
startchecking = false
goto "loop"

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In your unit's[player's] init :

yourplayername addaction ["Join Me","changevariable.sqs"]

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changevariable.sqs

checker setpos getpos player
;moves trigger to player's position
~0.5
startchecking=true
;makes the script start the checking
exit

Edited September 1, 2009 by haroon

[seba1976 98]

Thanks haroon. I'd like more control over who's joining me though. If one unit with no group is too near a group I don't want to disband, your script would wreak havoc ;). Is it possible to refer to the unit you are looking at?

[haroon 10]

Script updated to suit your need...

Now ,Only groups with 1 or 2 units will join you...

[seba1976 98]

Script updated to suit your need...

Now ,Only groups with 1 or 2 units will join you...

Thanks for your support haroon. I get the idea you're trying to show here, but as far as I cannot point at the units I want to join my team, I'll have to go with this: Team Status Dialog. I didn't mention this before because I thought maybe there was a way to do what I wanted (point and join). Thanks again.