HELP: What is wrong with this hunt script?

[CaptainBravo 0]

Hi everyone,

I have searched and found a hunt script where a group of AI will hunt a player.

For some reason it is not working.

hunter = _this select 0

_target = _this select 1

_hunter setBehaviour "AWARE"

_hunter setCombatMode "RED"

_hunter setSpeedMode "Full"

_hunter setFormation "DELTA"

_hunter doTarget _target

_hunter doFire _target

#Loop

?_target distance _hunter >= 10 : {_x doMove getPos _target} foreach units _hunter

~15

? (count units _hunter) <= 1 : exit

?(!(alive _target)) : exit

goto "Loop"

I put line below in trig and activate with radio and nothing happens.

Hunter is group chasing and hunted is player being chased.

[Hunter, hunted] exec "scripts\hunter.sqs";

Any tips on how to get it to work are highly appreciated!

[moricky 211]

[color="Red"]_[/color]hunter = _this select 0

[CaptainBravo 0]

ahh! Thank you very much for your quick response :)

[CaptainBravo 0]

I have made correction to script and still not working.

I have attached a simple example hoping someone can tell me what is wrong?

Example:

http://www.filefront.com/14504711/hunt_test.utes.rar

Thanks in advance for your help.

[IndeedPete 1038]

"Hunter" must be the name of the groupleader and not the groupname. ;)

[CaptainBravo 0]

Thanks IndeedPete. I must have misread Mr Murray editing section :confused:

The only issue is if hunter who is the group leader gets killed group stops!

Anyway to make the group continue the chase after leader killed?

[IndeedPete 1038]

Hm, i think you have to give each unit a name and use this instead:

?_target distance _hunter >= 10 : {_x doMove getPos _target} foreach [unit1,unit2,unit3];

Edit: Or maybe "doFollow" works as well:

_hunter = _this select 0
_target = _this select 1
_hunter setBehaviour "AWARE"
_hunter setCombatMode "RED"
_hunter setSpeedMode "Full"
_hunter setFormation "DELTA"
_hunter doTarget _target
_hunter doFire _target

{_x doFollow _target} foreach units _hunter

exit

But i'm not sure about that.^^

Edited September 10, 2009 by IndeedPete

[ProfTournesol 956]

Ok, i tested your mission and modified a little your script, it works, the group will follow the target but will not attack it cause this target is civillian.

Just replace :

?_target distance _hunter >= 10 : {_x doMove getPos _target} foreach units _hunter

by

?_target distance leader _hunter >= 10 : _hunter Move getPos _target

Edited September 10, 2009 by ProfTournesol
typo

[CaptainBravo 0]

thank you very much IndeedPete! It works great now.

On related question: is it possible to have hunter group follow leader of hunted group so if leader of hunted gets killed chase still goes on?

As for firing I thought _hunter doFire _target command would have them fire on anyone?

Edited September 10, 2009 by CaptainBravo

[CaptainBravo 0]

The script works perfect for group hunting one individual. I ahve tried line below to get a group hunt another group (group leader) but did not work.

?_target distance leader _hunter >= 10 : _hunter Move getPos leader_target

Any idea why not working?

Edited September 11, 2009 by CaptainBravo

[disobey 10]

No space between "leader" and "_target"?

should surely be (for better readability):

?_target distance (leader _hunter) >= 10 : _hunter Move (getPos (leader _target))

FYI I tried this script and it does work, except it crashes Arma 2 after about 2-5 mins for some reason (not sure why!) when I have two groups using it. Anyone else had that?

Edited September 11, 2009 by disobey

[charon productions 10]

The script works perfect for group hunting one individual. I ahve tried line below to get a group hunt another group (group leader) but did not work.

?_target distance leader _hunter >= 10 : _hunter Move getPos leader_target

Any idea why not working?

You must separate the two words : leader and _target

otherwise the engine interprets it as a variable name "leader_target"

So it must be

: _hunter Move getPos leader _target

[CaptainBravo 0]

Thanks guys for your help.

I tried it and no luck still getting it to work. I ent over it line by line and still can not figure out what I have missed

I have attached a sample mission, I hope you can point out the error.

http://www.filefront.com/14516683/Follow_Test.utes.rar

Thanks for your help.

[ProfTournesol 956]

?_target distance leader _hunter >= 10 : _hunter Move getPos leader _target

Is _target a group or a man ?

- If it's a man, it'll work untill this man is dead. After its death, "leader _target" won't mean anything anymore.

- If it's a group, then "_target distance leader _hunter" will not work. You'll have to write :"leader _target distance leader _hunter" to make it work.

[CaptainBravo 0]

Thanks ProfTournesol, I finally got it working.Target was a group.

Just for my own learning experience: should we not also add

"leader _hunter Move getPos leader _target:

?leader _target distance leader _hunter >= 10 : leader _hunter Move getPos leader _target ?

Thank you all for your help and knowledge.

[Arkon2 0]

Hi CaptainBravo

Do you think you could post a copy of the final code please?

[CaptainBravo 0]

Hi Akron,

I will post when back at comp this eve.

Thanks.

[weaponsfree 46]

No post of final script? :(

[CaptainBravo 0]

My applogies for the delayed post.

This goes in activating trig or init field:

[Hunter1, Hunted1] exec "scripts\hunter1.sqs";

Hunter1= name of hunting group

Hunted1 = nameof roup being hunted

hunter1.sqs :

_hunter = _this select 0

_target = _this select 1

_hunter setBehaviour "AWARE"

_hunter setCombatMode "RED"

_hunter setSpeedMode "Full"

_hunter setFormation "DELTA"

_hunter doTarget _target

_hunter doFire _target

#Loop

?_target distance leader _hunter >= 10 : _hunter Move getPos _target

~10

? (count units _hunter) <= 1 : exit

?(!(alive _target)) : exit

goto "Loop"

I will post link to my next mission that will have hunters with dogs and working flash lights!