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If you're spawning everything by scripts, just run the scripts on the HC.

Have a look at FEN_A3 on the workshop it contains something called fen_AIS, you might find it a lot easier than messing around with transferring groups onto the HC. fen_AIS will cache all the groups and vehicles at the beginning of the mission and spawn them back in as required, if an HC is attached to the mission it will automatically use it. FEN_A3

Use BIS_fnc_relPos to return a a location from the AI unit in the direction of its target x metres away. Just watch BIS_fnc_dirTo it sometime returns a negative bearing in which case adding 360 to result will fixed it.

Have you tried using Squint, instead of NotePad++? http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?105860-Squint-the-sqf-editor-and-error-checker&highlight=squint Does all the highlighting you're after, plus syntax checks code as you key.

I had the same results with para-drops, found that in preview they remain attached to chutes, but when playing on dedicated some units are not attached to chutes. Instead what happened when playing on dedicated is that unit and chute reattached themselves once they hit the ground, unit was alive and continue to act normally after that, very odd.

Not at my computer at the moment, but its something like this: [leader _group,"1","SPAWNED"] execVM "scripts\upsmon.sqf" Add this after your call to BIS_fnc_spawnGroup.

Same experience as gnarly_rider, I also switched to squint and haven't looked back since. http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?105860-Squint-the-sqf-editor-and-error-checker&highlight=squint

Assuming you know the location of the composition and the area it covers I've used the following in previous missions: _cmpObj=call(compile(preprocessFileLineNumbers format["compositions\%1.sqf",[b][i]name_of_composition_file_without_.sqf[/i][/b])); { { deleteVehicle _x; } forEach (nearestObjects[[b][i]location_of_composition[/i][/b],[_x select 0],[b][i]radius_of_composition[/b][/i]); } forEach _cmpObj;

I have a mission were I’m spawning vehicles and units from add-ons using a server side script. As these vehicles/units aren’t placed in the editor, the add-on is not being added into mission.sqm (addOns[] and addOnsAuto[]). This of course means that players can join the mission without having the add-on causing some strange effects. I’d be interested in knowing how others deal with this? I was considering adding them into the mission using the editor with 0% probability to force the add-on to be lodged in the mission.sqm, interested in other methods or suggestions.

BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle returns an array, second element of array is the vehicle created.

The addxxxxxxCargoGlobal commands have always taking the constraints of the object you're trying to add the thing into consideration, most objects like ammo boxes and vehicles can only contain 2 backpacks.

Read on a couple of posts that the waitUntil command should not be used as it can degrade performance if there are lots of them. I think I understand the reason, as waitUntil is outside of the scheduling environment (hope that's correct). But what should I use instead, for example on a trigger? _trgBld=createTrigger["EmptyDetector",_loc]; _trgBld setTriggerArea[1500,1500,0,false]; _trgBld setTriggerActivation["WEST","PRESENT",false]; waitUntil {triggerActivated _trgBld}; Should the waitUntil be replaced by a while with a sleep? _trgBld=createTrigger["EmptyDetector",_loc]; _trgBld setTriggerArea[1500,1500,0,false]; _trgBld setTriggerActivation["WEST","PRESENT",false]; //waitUntil {triggerActivated _trgBld}; while {not triggerActivated _trgBld} do {sleep .3};

When you say created on the server do you mean created by a script running on the server, cos I had the same problem recently. Got around it using setVehicleInit and processInitCommands Example: _vehInt=format["nul=this addAction [""Unload %1"",""fen_mission\supplytruck_unload.sqf"",[""%1"",""%2""]]",_vehCnt,_vehSqf]; _vehObj setVehicleInit format["%1",_vehInt]; processInitCommands;

Thanks your a star.

Any news on getting this back online? Must have downloaded all the different editors I could find on Armaholic's but none of them come close to the functionality and ease of use provided by SQUINT.

Because it played for too long I never tried to integrate into a mission. I found it using the ARMA2 Animviewer, not the OA version do you have ARMA2 running?

The animation Smoke is refering to is "CwmnPerc_volaniMobilem" but it runs for too long for what I wanted.

Think you'll find _marker1 is the object, UPSMON wants the marker name which in the example is "marker_%1", obviously substitued. Try _marker1Nam = format["marker_%1",floor(random 100)]; _marker1 = createMarker format["%1", _marker1Nam],getPos _vehicname ]; _marker1 setmarkershape "ELLIPSE"; _marker1 setmarkersize [200,200]; and pass _marker1Nam to UPSMON.

Are you sure that variable tskWestObj3 exists? And its "SUCCEEDED" no "SUCEEDED"

Are you sure the cars not locked?

Try using "GETIN NEAREST" it worked for me _wp1=_group addWaypoint [getpos _vehicle,0]; _wp1 setWaypointType "GETIN NEAREST";

Global variables are only global within the session where they are defined/changed. For example if you have a script running on the server session which sets variable "missionEnd=true", only scripts running on the server session will see that the variable has been created or changed. The same goes for player sessions, if you have a script running on all players connected and the script sets the variable on Tom's session, only scripts running on Tom's session will see the new value, players Dick and Harry and the server wont see the changed value. The publicVariable command broadcasts the variable and its last value across the network to all players and the server session. Another useful feature is that all publicVariables are broadcast to players joining a mission that's already started, effectivily ensuring players JIP get the current value of the variable. So to use public variable successfully you change the variable then use the publicvariable command to broadcast it to all players and the server. Or at least that my understanding of global variables and publicVariable.

#1 Have you considered using the dynamic object composition scripts to spawn the fortificiations, spawn some enemy soldiers and then use UPSMON "fortify" on the enemy soldiers to get them to man/take cover in the fortifications. http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Dynamic_Object_Compositions

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Suspect it was because something wasn't true. If you find a menator let me know cos I need one as well ;)