[OA] UnitCapture & UnitPlay Functions

[Big Dawg KS 6]

What do you mean with file ?

A .txt or .sqf ?

Ultimately an .sqf. Really it can be whatever, you just have to be able to acess it when you want to call (spawn) the play function. For example:

playLanding.sqf

_landingData = [i]<huge amount of data you recorded>[/i];

{_X moveInCargo heli1} forEach units myGrp1;
heli1 setVariable ["LandingDone",false];
[heli1,_landingData,[heli1,"LandingDone"]] spawn BIS_fnc_UnitPlay;

waitUntil{heli1 getVariable "LandingDone"};

{doGetOut _X} forEach units myGrp1;

[wiggum2 31]

Ultimately an .sqf. Really it can be whatever, you just have to be able to acess it when you want to call (spawn) the play function. For example:

playLanding.sqf

_landingData = [i]<huge amount of data you recorded>[/i];

{_X moveInCargo heli1} forEach units myGrp1;
heli1 setVariable ["LandingDone",false];
[heli1,_landingData,[heli1,"LandingDone"]] spawn BIS_fnc_UnitPlay;

waitUntil{heli1 getVariable "LandingDone"};

{doGetOut _X} forEach units myGrp1;

Thanks, but UnitPlay dont works for me either...

[Max255 59]

Damn, I was so hyped when I heard bout this... And now - big F nothing... Still can't use UnitPlay... Searched through whole campaign folder... Nothing new. Nothing that would help (or I missed something).

BIS - plz help?

[Sniperwolf572 758]

Less drama, here's a working example.

0-0-2 starts a 60 second recording session with weapon fire, 0-0-3 plays my last import which is a random apache run, or whatever data you set in the path.sqf.

init.sqf is used for preprocessing.

If you record any data with 0-0-2, in path.sqf you can replace the data currently set to _unitPlayback2 with your own movement data, and you can replace firing data in _fireData with your own recording.

File is here.

[Max255 59]

Thank you very much... Will try ASAP.

[wiggum2 31]

Would be cool if someone can tell me why "UnitPlay" dont works here:

_landingData = [[0,[>to many stuff<]]];

{_x assignAsCargo heli1} forEach units myGrp1;
{_X moveInCargo heli1} forEach units myGrp1;
heli1 setVariable ["LandingDone",false];
[heli1,_landingData,[heli1,"LandingDone"]] spawn BIS_fnc_UnitPlay;

waitUntil{heli1 getVariable "LandingDone"};
{doGetOut _X} forEach units myGrp1;
sleep 5;
heli1 lock true;
heli1 flyinheight 200;
heli1 domove (getmarkerpos "wp0");
sleep 5;
heli1 domove (position wp1);

[Big Dawg KS 6]

Ok, I quickly threw together a small demo mission. Grab it here.

[draeath 10]

Would be cool if someone can tell me why "UnitPlay" dont works here:

_landingData = [[0,[>to many stuff<]]];

{_x assignAsCargo heli1} forEach units myGrp1;
{_X moveInCargo heli1} forEach units myGrp1;
heli1 setVariable ["LandingDone",false];
[heli1,_landingData,[heli1,"LandingDone"]] spawn BIS_fnc_UnitPlay;

waitUntil{heli1 getVariable "LandingDone"};
{doGetOut _X} forEach units myGrp1;
sleep 5;
heli1 lock true;
heli1 flyinheight 200;
heli1 domove (getmarkerpos "wp0");
sleep 5;
heli1 domove (position wp1);

I don't script much, so I might be completely missing it. But in:

{_x assignAsCargo heli1} forEach units myGrp1;
{_X moveInCargo heli1} forEach units myGrp1;

I see you use a lowercase _x, but then everywhere else after you use a capital _X.

Was that intentional?

[KC Grimes 79]

Alright, got it to work. Thanks Big Dawg! Airshow tonight :D haha

[Big Dawg KS 6]

Here's a neat tip:

You can create really nice aircraft formations by capturing one unit, playing it back and capturing a second while following the 1st one in formation.

Just make sure you get the timing right when you start the playback on the 2nd aircraft. Too soon and they could collide.

[wiggum2 31]

Ok, i got i working to ! :)

But in MP the helicopter stutters on his way badly...not during my testing in the Editor.

Any ideas ?

[Big Dawg KS 6]

Well, you could try reducing the number of frames/sec you capture/play it at, but it probably was designed to be used mainly in SP.

[Max255 59]

Plz post your scripts (excluding recorded data) here, so people could have examples how to use it.

eg. I still can't get past setting working variable for the end of play.

[Big Dawg KS 6]

Here's an example.

[wiggum2 31]

Well, you could try reducing the number of frames/sec you capture/play it at, but it probably was designed to be used mainly in SP.

No i dont think so.

You can play the campaigne in MP too...and there are also these captures Helo insertions...and they work without stuttering.

[Big Dawg KS 6]

Hmm, good point. Take a look at the campaign missions then and see how they call the functions and what kind capture/play speed they use.

[wiggum2 31]

I think it has something to do with OPT:StartTime

Unit - Unit to capture movement data from

Duration - Duration to capture for

OPT:FPS - OPTIONAL: Frames recorded Per Second (default 20). Limit is 1 - 100

OPT:Firing - OPTIONAL: If true, will record the input unit's weapon fire data as well

OPT:StartTime - OPTIONAL: Starting time offset for the frame time

And i was not able to capture fireed weapons of aircrafts, the impact is not shown but OPT:Firing is true !

Any ideas ?

[Big Dawg KS 6]

When you are done capturing with firing enabled, you have two options.

F1 copies the movement data

F2 copies fired data

But that's all I know. I haven't tried the firing yet.

[mattxr 9]

I cant wait to see some videos with this being used, im sure someone can put there skills to the test ^^

[Sniperwolf572 758]

I think it has something to do with OPT:StartTime

And i was not able to capture fireed weapons of aircrafts, the impact is not shown but OPT:Firing is true !

Any ideas ?

As Big Dawk KS said, when you're done recording with fire data, F1 will copy movement data without firing data, F2 will copy fire data without movement data.

To play back what you just did, you launch movement data with UnitPlay, and firing data with UnitPlayFiring. Take a look at the example I posted on page 3 to see what I mean.

[pineapple-yetti 10]

Havent got the UnitPlay function working yet. Could that example be reposted as it has run out of downloads

[Big Dawg KS 6]

Here and here.

[Zipper5 74]

I'm gonna guess this is how BIS did the insertion at the beginning of Coltan Blues? It always seemed far too smooth and fast to be completely AI controlled. I could never replicate it without these commands.

[panda123 10]

The BIS_fnc_UnitCapture/UnitPlay seem to be not working at all. The game freezed.

[Jelliz 10]

The BIS_fnc_UnitCapture/UnitPlay seem to be not working at all. The game freezed.

Works perfectly fine here. Checked your .rpt file?