unit follow unit

[panda123 10]

hi all,

I am creating a mission and I have a litte problem. I would like a second squad follow my team but 10 or 20 metres behind me or better on my right or left.

I've tried the Dofollowunit script http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=2968 but it seems it doesn't work on arma 2 (tried many times but no results).

Does someone have a solution for this ?

Thanks for your help.

[snkman 351]

Put this in the init field of the group leader which should follow you:

[group this, 10] execVM "DoFollow.sqf";

Note: 10 is the distance in meters which will be used to make the group not move if closer then this.

If you change it to 30 for example then the group will only move if the distance is more then 30 meters.

DoFollow.sqf

_group = _this select 0;
_distance = _this select 1;

while { ( { (alive _x) } count (units _group) > 0) } do
{
      if (vehicle leader _group distance player > _distance) then
      {
             {_x doMove (getPos player) } forEach units _group;
      };

      sleep 5;
};

Edited April 1, 2010 by SNKMAN

[panda123 10]

Hi,

Thanks for your answer, I've got this error

As you can see [group this, 10] execVM "DoFollow.sqf"; is in init field of the group leader. That give a big headache :p

[loyalguard 15]

Try adding a handle to the init line code:

[color="Green"]nul = [/color][group this, 10] execVM "DoFollow.sqf";

[snkman 351]

Sorry i had changed this and forget to add the script handler.

It should be:

Follow = [group this, 10] execVM "DoFollow.sqf";

[Cyborg11 10]

@SNKMAN: Doesn't the doFollow command work or why do you do that with doMove getpos player?

[snkman 351]

Well i had the best experiance with the doMove command. Of course you could use doFollow as well.

[panda123 10]

thanks all for your help now it's working perfectlly :)

[snkman 351]

Your welcome. ;)