Trigger Question regarding conditions

[aeggwards1 10]

Hi,

I am creating a mission which involves 5 ieds which have a probability of 6% - 50% of appearing in the mission. I also have 3 enemy insurgents which are set to captive to blend with civilian population.

I want to give weapons and set captive false for these insurgents once an ied has been either disarmed or exploded. I have created a trigger to rearm the insurgents but my condition field breaks when an ied is not present in the mission. Am I missing something?

getDammage ied1 > 0.5 || getDammage ied2 > 0.5 || getDammage ied3 > 0.5 || getDammage ied4 > 0.5 || getDammage ied5 > 0.5

Thanks in advance,

Aeggwards1

[nominesine 0]

I would try the following syntax:

damage iedX >= 0.5

[shuko 45]

Well, you can't refer to an object that doesnt even exists. ;)

What does your ied blowing trigger/script look like?

[nominesine 0]

Sorry: I missed the fact that the ied's had random condition of presence. What kind of object are you using?

[aeggwards1 10]

Thanks shk, I thought that would be the case, I guess I will have to create a trigger for each unless I can think of a way to check creation and damage in a condition field.

IED script is just TCP's from Armaholic forums. Hmm, wonder if I could modify that to add weapons to insurgents once the ied blows?

Using IED objects by Emery

[shuko 45]

Well, wherever the actual detonating/blowing of an IED is done, add something like this there:

iedDetonated = true; publicvariable "iedDetonated"

Then you can use a trigger with condition:

!isnil "iedDetonated"

to equipt the units.

[nominesine 0]

Another method (that I have used several times).

Place an insurgent carrying a satchel charge (pipebomb) on the map and give him a waypoint where you want him to place the bomb.

On activation: unitname fire ["pipebomb"]

The unit will place a bomb on the ground. It can be seen and disarmed by a player in the game. Now give your bomber another waypoint, away from the bombing site (unless he's on a suicide mission). When you want him to fire the bomb, you give him the following command:

unitname action["TouchOff",unitname]

This can be done with a trigger (detected, present or measuring distance), another waypoint (Sentry for example) or a script of your own.

[aeggwards1 10]

@shk: Thanks mate, that worked perfectly, now my insurgents are being armed if I disarm or explode a bomb.

@nominesine: Thanks but I didn't want to use pipebombs in this mission. I will keep that in mind though because I have always wondered how to get AI to plant and explode them.

Cheers