Prevent units from moving

[PorkyJack 10]

Im making a mission, it's in a city and there are snipers on the rooftops. Sometimes though, they start moving and fall down of the building. Any ideas?

[DTM2801 10]

you could disable movement with disableai http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/disableAI

[Big_Daddy 10]

try

this forceSpeed 0;

[AnimalMother92 10]

doStop this might work

[Binesi 10]

The command disableAI "MOVE" will stop the unit from moving completely, including turning. The command forceSpeed 0 will stop movement EXCEPT turning (but this can be overridden with an engage order from the squad leader though so make sure you set combat yellow mode or the unit might start moving anyway). Last is doStop this, This command will stop the unit until any new order is given by the squad leader. This will cause units to stay in place at the start of the mission if they have no other waypoints or battles to attend to. One more thing you might want to do is turn off "In Formation" when you create the unit so they will be exactly where you place them in the editor.

[gnarly_rider 0]

Nice summary, thanks Binesi, I always get confused!

[puzzola 10]

What a fortune! I was looking for this exactly.

Only some more info: the exact syntax of theese commands.

Should I put those script in the init line of the unit?

Do I need space or ";"

What I need is a unit well grouped that wait in an enclosed space without running outside so when player enter from the sole hallway, he find the unit waiting for him :D

P.S. What is combat yellow mode?

Edited October 10, 2010 by puzzola

[AZCoder 921]

Check here for all the combat mode colors:

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

In the init line of a unit:

this disableAI "move";

semi-colon is optional unless you have multiple commands

For roof tops, I recommend playing with setbuildingpos command until you find the right position. The unit should stay in the right place without falling.

this setPos (nearestBuilding this buildingPos 3);

replacing the 3 with the correct position. You will have to experiment until it's right.

[Federico 76 12]

The command forceSpeed 0 will stop movement EXCEPT turning (but this can be overridden with an engage order from the squad leader though so make sure you set combat yellow mode or the unit might start moving anyway).

Mmm... My squad leader give the "engage" order even if the group is in yellow combat mode... Am i missing something? :j:

Edited October 10, 2010 by Federico 76

[puzzola 10]

Check here for all the combat mode colors:

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

In the init line of a unit:

this disableAI "move";

semi-colon is optional unless you have multiple commands

For roof tops, I recommend playing with setbuildingpos command until you find the right position. The unit should stay in the right place without falling.

this setPos (nearestBuilding this buildingPos 3);

replacing the 3 with the correct position. You will have to experiment until it's right.

Very useful, for the future too, thank you :)