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Hello! I'm very new to scripting in Arma, or any form of code in general. I"m struggling to get this script to work. My current goal is to throw a green smoke grenade and have a helicopter spawn, fly to the smoke grenade position, drop a supply crate, and fly away. Any help would be amazing! Original script credits go to Tym Cooper's video on helicopter positon to smoke grenades - "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_hOKoOfqfw" and Soolie's supply drop script - "https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/177299-customizable-supply-drop-release/" Arma tells me my error is in this line of code (around line 44) places "lxl" before select 0 _supplyWP2 = _supplyGrp addWaypoint [[(_dropPos select 0)+_supplyRandomLocX, (_dropPos select 1)+_supplyRandomLocY, _dropPos select 2], 2]; HERE is the full script //script start _shooter = _this Select 0; _ammotype = _this Select 4; _dropPos = getpos player nearestObject "SmokeShellBlue"; _supplyBoxFnc = "b_supplycrate_f"; _supplyCargoFnc = { _supplyBoxFnc addWeaponCargoGlobal ["hgun_Pistol_Signal_F",3]; _supplyBoxFnc addMagazineCargoGlobal ["6Rnd_RedSignal_F", 10]; _supplyBoxFnc addWeaponCargoGlobal ["hgun_Pistol_heavy_01_snds_F",3]; _supplyBoxFnc addMagazineCargoGlobal ["11Rnd_45ACP_Mag", 10]; _supplyBoxFnc addWeaponCargoGlobal ["srifle_GM6_LRPS_F",3]; _supplyBoxFnc addMagazineCargoGlobal ["5Rnd_127x108_APDS_Mag", 10]; _supplyBoxFnc addItemCargoGlobal ["V_PlateCarrierGL_rgr", 10]; _supplyBoxFnc addItemCargoGlobal ["U_I_GhillieSuit", 10]; _supplyBoxFnc addBackpackCargoGlobal ["B_AssaultPack_ocamo", 10]; }; //hint format["%1",_ammotype]; sleep 2; switch (_ammotype) do { case "SmokeShellBlue": //add script below { //_supplyLocArray = [+1000,-1375,-1500,-1125,+1250,-1000,+1375,-1250,+1500,+1125]; _supplyLocArray = [+100,-100]; _supplyRandomLocX = _supplyLocArray select floor random count _supplyLocArray; _supplyRandomLocY = _supplyLocArray select floor random count _supplyLocArray; _supply = [[( _player select 0)+_supplyRandomLocX, ( _player select 1)+_supplyRandomLocY, ( _player select 2)+50], 180, "I_Heli_Transport_02_F", WEST] call bis_fnc_spawnvehicle; _supplyHeli = _supply select 0; _supplyHeliPos = getPos _supplyHeli; _supplyMrkrHeli = createMarker ["supplyMrkrHeli", _supplyHeliPos]; _supplyCrew = _supply select 1; _supplyGrp = _supply select 2; _supplyGrp setSpeedMode "FULL"; _supplyGrp setBehaviour "CARELESS"; _supplyWP1 =_supplyGrp addWaypoint [(_dropPos),1]; _supplyWP1 setWaypointType "MOVE"; _supplyWP2 = _supplyGrp addWaypoint [[(_dropPos select 0)+_supplyRandomLocX, (_dropPos select 1)+_supplyRandomLocY, _dropPos select 2], 2]; _supplyMrkrLZ = createMarker ["supplyMrkrLZ", _dropPos]; "supplyMrkrLZ" setMarkerType "Empty"; "supplyMrkrHeli" setMarkerType "Empty"; _supplyHeli flyInHeight 150; hint "The supplies are on the way"; _supplyMrkrHeliPos = getMarkerPos "supplyMrkrHeli"; _supplyMrkrHeliPos2 = [_supplyMrkrHeliPos select 0, _supplyMrkrHeliPos select 1, (_supplyMrkrHeliPos select 2)+50]; _supplyHeli = _supplyMrkrHeliPos2 nearestObject "I_Heli_Transport_02_F"; _supplyMrkrLZPos = getMarkerPos "supplyMrkrLZ"; _supplyLZ = createVehicle ["Land_Laptop_device_F", getMarkerPos "supplyMrkrLZ", [], 0, "NONE"]; deleteMarker "supplyMrkrHeli"; deleteMarker "supplyMrkrLZ"; _supplyLZ hideObject true; waitUntil {( _supplyLZ distance _supplyHeli)<400}; _supplyHeli animateDoor ["CargoRamp_Open",1]; waitUntil {( _supplyLZ distance _supplyHeli)<200}; sleep 2; _supplyHeli allowDammage false; _supplyBox = createVehicle [_supplyBoxFnc, position _supplyHeli, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"]; clearBackpackCargoGlobal _supplyBox; clearWeaponCargoGlobal _supplyBox; clearMagazineCargoGlobal _supplyBox; clearItemCargoGlobal _supplyBox; _supplyBox disableCollisionWith _supplyHeli; _supplyHeli disableCollisionWith _supplyBox; _supplyBox allowDammage false; _supplyBox attachTo [_supplyHeli, [0, 0, 0], "CargoRamp"]; _supplyBox setDir ([_supplyBox, _supplyHeli] call BIS_fnc_dirTo); detach _supplyBox; deleteVehicle _supplyLZ; //concerned area [_supplyBox,_supplyCargoFnc,nil,true] call BIS_fnc_MP; [_supplyBox,"FncSupplyLight",nil,true] call BIS_fnc_MP; //concerned area _supplyChute = createVehicle ["B_parachute_02_F", position _supplyBox, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"]; _supplyBox attachTo [_supplyChute,[0,0,-0.5]]; _supplyChute hideObject true; _supplyChute setPos getPos _supplyBox; _supplyLight = "Chemlight_green" createVehicle (position _supplyBox); _supplyLight attachTo [_supplyBox, [0,0,0]]; sleep 1; hint "The supplies have been dropped"; _supplyChute hideObject false; _supplyHeli allowDammage true; _supplyBox allowDammage true; _supplyHeli animateDoor ["CargoRamp_Open",0]; //:::::::::::|SMOKE|::::::::::: _supplySmoke = "SmokeShell" createVehicle (position _supplyBox); _supplySmoke attachTo [_supplyBox, [0,0,0]]; //::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: waitUntil {(getPos _supplyBox select 2)<2}; detach _supplyBox; _supplyChute setPos [ (getPos _supplyChute select 0)+0.75, getPos _supplyChute select 1, getPos _supplyChute select 2]; hint ""; sleep 5; {deleteVehicle _x;}forEach crew _supplyHeli;deleteVehicle _supplyHeli; }; case "1Rnd_SmokeGreen_Grenade_shell": { Hint "Green SmokeShell Detected"; }; case "FlareGreen_F": { Hint "Green Flare Detected"; }; case "3Rnd_SmokeGreen_Grenade_shell": { Hint "Green SmokeShell Detected"; }; case "UGL_FlareGreen_F": { Hint "Green Flare Detected"; }; case "3Rnd_UGL_FlareGreen_F": { Hint "Green Flare Detected"; }; }; //script end used for players unit init player addEventHandler ["fired",{_this execvm "supply_smoke.sqf"}]

Hi all, First off, I am sorry if this is a known issue or if I am just plain wrong: I am new to scripting. I looked on the web but couldn't find anything about this topic... For context, I am trying to create a permanent smoke grenade from script. From the editor, it is straightforward: place a "smoke grenade" module and enable "permanent effect". This -if I am not mistaking- changes the variable "repeat" from 0 to 1. Makes sense. To make sure, I created a smoke grenade module and put "this setVariable ["repeat",1];" in its "init" module. Became permanent. The weird part now is that when I try to set this variable in a script, even though it changes the variable, the grenade pops out of existence after it's normal duration... So I guess this has to be set in the object's "init". But how do you access this init field since setVehicleInit has been disabled? Or do I get the problem wrong? To create the grenade from script and try to make it permanent: smoke_grenade = "SmokeShellGreen" createVehicle _atPosition; smoke_grenade setVariable ["repeat", 1]; As a disclaimer, I am aware that there are workarounds involving while loops, I am not interested in a workaround for this problem; I am trying to understand how Arma3 works.

Hi guys I'm currently working on a mission, based on the "hunger games" model. Appart from normal loot, i want to enable supply drops, wich can be activated by throwing a red smoke grenade. I fond a script wich activates a heli extraction by throwing smoke, but i am not able to rewrite the sript for a supply drop. This is the script i found for the heli extraction: I also found this script, wich enables a supply crate drop without the module: Can anybody help me to bring these two scripts together? Would be very kind :)