nearestObject question

[McArcher 0]

I want to get a closest soldier (doesn't matter which type) to the object.

I use

_man = nearestObject [_crate, "Soldier"];

I have read that Soldier is a sub-class of Man, which is a sub-class of Land and so on...

Read it here - http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Models_%26_Classnames:_CfgVehicles_-_Class_Man#class_Soldier:_Man

But... this returns a Null-object every time! Why? How can I get nearest soldier or a human being ?

[Ghost 40]

what is _crate refering to?

[Andy455 11]

_crate should be the position at which the center of the search is performed, maybe you should use getpos _crate instead?

[McArcher 0]

no, it is existing crate object.

this

_man = nearestObject [_crate, "Man"];

returns RU_player_2 and so on (names of playable units)... strange...

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I wonder why Soldier doesn't work but Man works...

[Ghost 40]

try "CAManBase"

[McArcher 0]

CAManBase works too.

[Ghost 40]

check this link out. Its specifically for ArmA2 http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA_2:_CfgVehicles#Man_Class_Vehicles

[McArcher 0]

oh, great article! thanks for help, Ghost644 :)

[Grizzle 0]

"SoldierEB" ?

[McArcher 0]

Yes, SoldierEB for east side soldiers works.

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and SoldierWB for west side soldiers

[ProfTournesol 956]

Yes, SoldierEB for east side soldiers works.

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and SoldierWB for west side soldiers

As it is since OFP.

[Grizzle 0]

I've noticed problems using "Civilian" also...