COD style injury system for SP

katipo66 · September 9, 2009

Is it possible (in a mess with script way) to turn off gimping, or the script that renders you to only crawling when injured.

Im just a lowly SP who likes setting up my own scenarios in the editor, whats annoying is when im injured (no legs) then thats it, game over more or less as medics are hopeless, because they are not in your group... which in itself seems a bit silly, shouldn't medics heal anyone from the same faction?

Is there also somewhere in some script where you could enable the ability to heal over time, like in COD... im not after god mode, just something workable to give longer gameplay.

It just feels dumb you still have the ability fight although your legs are gone, and no option for recovery and it looks really stupid seeing injured AI in a group crawling beside their walking comrades when moving... or even worse a group of 2 or 3 injured AI all crawling to their next waypoint.

Or does someone know of another way to overcome this.

Edited July 13, 2010 by Katipo66

-)rStrangelove · January 24, 2002

Everything is possible to script, but a more realistic approach (if thats what ur after) might be to make a medevac script. And generally let a script run for all friendly groups to recognize & heal you if a medic is still active.

katipo66 · September 9, 2009

)rStrangelove;1681801']Everything is possible to script' date=' but a more realistic approach (if thats what ur after) might be to make a medevac script. And generally let a script run for all friendly groups to recognize & heal you if a medic is still active.[/quote']
Yes im all for more realism alongside game play and enjoyment, but unfortunately gimping injured units doesn't give any of these, is there an example of this type of script that i might be able to find and look at? thanks

Big Dawg KS · December 14, 2004

Is it possible (in a mess with script way) to turn off gimping, or the script that renders you to only crawling when injured.

No, hard-coded.

But you can possibly work around it by changing your damage level/location.

IndeedPete · June 14, 2009

Here's a prototype i just made. It heals you slowly dpending on how bad you're injured. As i said, it's just a quick prototype so you might want to add some fancy color effects or adjust it a bit more.

heal.sqf

_unit = _this select 0;
_delay = _this select 1;

while (alive _unit) do {
waituntil {damage _unit >= 0.1};
switch (damage _unit) do {
	case 0.1 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0;};
	case 0.2 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.1;};
	case 0.3 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.2;};
	case 0.4 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.3;};
	case 0.5 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.4;};
	case 0.6 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.5;};
	case 0.7 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.6;};
	case 0.8 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.7;};
	case 0.9 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.8;};
};
};

Execute via:

nul = [soldier1,1] execVM "heal.sqf";

"soldier1" is the unit you want to use the script on and "1" is the (adjustable) delay between the heals. :)

katipo66 · September 9, 2009

Here's a prototype i just made. It heals you slowly dpending on how bad you're injured.

Awesome!! this is exactly what i was wanting, have to play around with it tommorow... thanks :D

Edited July 13, 2010 by Katipo66

katipo66 · September 9, 2009

@IndeedPete

I tested it by gimping my self, (bouncing grenades of a wall) i waited for about 10 minutes but the unit doesn't seem to heal, I removed the spaces in the script, does the adjustable delay work like this 0.1 - 1?

celery · April 9, 2003

Why not just use _unit setHit ["legs",0] in a loop? It constantly keeps legs at 100 %.

Like this:

Unit init line:

[this] exec "legheal.sqs"

legheal.sqs

_unit=_this select 0

#start
@alive _unit

#loop
?!alive _unit:goto "start"
_unit setHit ["legs",0]
~0.1
goto "loop"

Edited July 15, 2010 by Celery

mosh · February 17, 2002

Here's a Medivac Module, maybe give this a look.

katipo66 · September 9, 2009

Cheers guys, ill try the option to keep legs at 100%, how would i keep it in a loop?

@Mosh ive used the Medevac Module, but found with the scenarios ive setup the heli mostly gets taken out... just had a thought, maybe if i set them to captive? it would be a more realistic and satisfying option, something else to play around with... actually i just looked at the link, looks like its been updated to cover those eventualities... nice

I think i liked indeedpetes script, the idea of being taken out off action and hiding until recovered seems fair and has a realistic element to it.

Edited July 15, 2010 by Katipo66

IndeedPete · June 14, 2009

Alright, i see my mistake. The damage of a unit is returned with 5 decimal places, so the "switch-do" wasn't triggered at all. Plus i made a mistake in the "while-do" condition. I shouldn't write scripts without testing them... :rolleyes:

Anyway, here's a fixed and tested version. Works fine so far:

heal.sqf

_unit = _this select 0;
_delay = _this select 1;

while {alive _unit} do {
waituntil {damage _unit >= 0.1};
_x = (damage _unit) * 10;
_x = round _x;
hint format ["x: %1",_x];
switch (_x) do {
	case 1 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0;};
	case 2 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.1;};
	case 3 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.2;};
	case 4 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.3;};
	case 5 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.4;};
	case 6 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.5;};
	case 7 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.6;};
	case 8 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.7;};
	case 9 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.8;};
};
};

Still execute it via:

nul = [(soldier),(time between heals in seconds)] execVM "heal.sqf";

EDIT: Oh well, the hint is for testing only, you can delete the line if you wish.

katipo66 · September 9, 2009

Hi Indeedpete, sorry im probably not doing this right, ive created a heal.sqf file and placed it in mission folder, in that file i have your script

_unit =_this select 0;
_delay =_this select 1;

while {alive_unit} do {
waituntil {damage_unit >= 0.1};
_x = (damage_unit) * 10;
_x = round_x;
hint format ["x: %1",_x];
switch (_x) do {
	case 1 : {sleep_delay;_unit setDamage 0;};
	case 2 : {sleep_delay;_unit setDamage 0.1;};
	case 3 : {sleep_delay;_unit setDamage 0.2;};
	case 4 : {sleep_delay;_unit setDamage 0.3;};
	case 5 : {sleep_delay;_unit setDamage 0.4;};
	case 6 : {sleep_delay;_unit setDamage 0.5;};
	case 7 : {sleep_delay;_unit setDamage 0.6;};
	case 8 : {sleep_delay;_unit setDamage 0.7;};
	case 9 : {sleep_delay;_unit setDamage 0.8;};
};
};

And i have placed a unit and named him "s1" and in the unit's init i have placed-

nul = [s1,1] execVM "heal.sqf";

and a few variations with brackets/quotes around name etc, i cant seem to get it to work:p

@celery, thanks that works great

Edited July 16, 2010 by Katipo66

IndeedPete · June 14, 2009

Hm strange, what happens exactly?

Here i've uploaded my test mission, maybe it'll help you:

http://rapidshare.com/files/407258424/damage.utes.rar.html

katipo66 · September 9, 2009

Hm strange, what happens exactly?

Well nothing, except ive become good at gimping myself by bouncing nades of walls.

Thanks for that mission, i narrowed it down to something wrong with my heal.sqf... anyway its working now when replaced with yours, thanks again, this is great :D

wiggum2 · June 17, 2009

Alright, i see my mistake. The damage of a unit is returned with 5 decimal places, so the "switch-do" wasn't triggered at all. Plus i made a mistake in the "while-do" condition. I shouldn't write scripts without testing them... :rolleyes:
Anyway, here's a fixed and tested version. Works fine so far:

heal.sqf
_unit = _this select 0;
_delay = _this select 1;

while {alive _unit} do {
waituntil {damage _unit >= 0.1};
_x = (damage _unit) * 10;
_x = round _x;
hint format ["x: %1",_x];
switch (_x) do {
	case 1 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0;};
	case 2 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.1;};
	case 3 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.2;};
	case 4 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.3;};
	case 5 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.4;};
	case 6 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.5;};
	case 7 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.6;};
	case 8 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.7;};
	case 9 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.8;};
};
};
Still execute it via:
nul = [(soldier),(time between heals in seconds)] execVM "heal.sqf";
EDIT: Oh well, the hint is for testing only, you can delete the line if you wish.

Great Script IndeedPete !

Only one problem, if a unit is wounded and later healed by your script it will still have that red icon for a wounded soldiers.

Any way to get the normal green one back if the soldiers is completly healed ?

I think its because the AI reports that it is wounded...so there should be a way to tell them that they are fine agein...

Edited July 18, 2010 by Wiggum

IndeedPete · June 14, 2009

Ok, i see the problem. So far i've two workarounds:

1) Let him report his status after the heal (select unit > 5 > 5). Now, the red icon is replaced by the normal one.

2) That means i have to "force" the unit to report it's status. Since i haven't found a command for that (i'm sure there is one but i just don't know it) i kick him out of his group and let him join again, so he reports his status:

heal.sqf:

_unit = _this select 0;
_delay = _this select 1;
_group = group _unit;

while {alive _unit} do {
waituntil {damage _unit >= 0.1};
_x = (damage _unit) * 10;
_x = round _x;
switch (_x) do {
	case 1 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0; [_unit] join grpNull; [_unit] join _group;};
	case 2 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.1;};
	case 3 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.2;};
	case 4 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.3;};
	case 5 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.4;};
	case 6 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.5;};
	case 7 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.6;};
	case 8 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.7;};
	case 9 : {sleep _delay; _unit setDamage 0.8;};
};
};

I'm sure there's an easier way, but i haven't found it yet.

wiggum2 · June 17, 2009

Cool, maybe we can found a better solution !

wiggum2 · June 17, 2009

Im searched for such a command in the ArmA2 Script commands database but have not found anything.

@ IndeedPete

Have you found a command that lets the Ai report it's status ?

IndeedPete · June 14, 2009

Nope, only if you tell them to or if they join a group...

das attorney · October 27, 2009

Sorry to drag up an old thread, but I found a solution to the problem.

AISFinishHeal [name_of_your_wounded_unit,name_of_your_medic,true];

Changes the icon status back to grey (unwounded).

katipo66 · September 9, 2009

Nice find bro, im gonna look into this script again

lozz08 · December 28, 2010

Well, If anybody is still interested, I have pretty much the ultimate COD style heal script.

#loop

~1

if (damage player < 0.1) then {goto "loop"}

#restart

~15