Mission Menu and Ambulance

[Mington]

I copied the script in Notepad and saved it under ANSI

You can use Notepad++ which is recommended by the RoF team so maybe Maddox coders are using it, and perhaps save documents in the Unicode Big Endian format, again I've seen the RoF devs recommend this format - because of the Cyrillic characters probably but anyway-

Did you create a mission and then did you paste the copied text into the Scripts window?

I say this because your error was '...cannot directly contain members' - you may be doing something else with the text than pasting it in

Have the script-page Internet Explorer (or whatever browser) open, have the FMB running too - use Alt + Tab to switch between them to paste the text into the SCript tab edit window. Copy the script text by using the Ctrl + c trick, then in the FMB open the Scripts tab and do the Ctrl + v trick to paste the text in there. Select the block of text before hitting Ctrl + c to copy selected text to your Clipboard. Sorry if the grandmothers and eggs rule applies!

Make a simple mission with just one plane ready to roll and set it to Player pilot and so on, takeoff and damage the plane, see if the vehicles turn up at your crashed plane

Give me a PM shout if you're stuck and I'll send the mission on to you

Ming

[Mington]

the Brits had them on the coast

Frog I have a possible Coastal Command sighting for Thor

The rescue aircraft Walrus in there has the designation-

Class Aircraft.WalrusMkI

Doing the legwork, Igor the whip

Ming

[Das Attorney]

Thanks for the hard work and research on these scripts. Some really awesomesauce going on in this thread.

I was wondering if someone could help me though. I'm using naryv's script to dispatch ambulances etc in a MP dogfight. There's also AI planes that periodically spawn and then land. The problem is that everytime an AI plane lands, fire trucks etc will spawn and eventually lag the game out.

Is there a way of limiting the spawn to just players?

I used to do scripting for Arma 2 (sqf) and the following would be appropriate to filter out AI:

PHP Code:

if (_x == player) then
{
     // code 
}; 


I'm not used to C# yet and don't know the syntax well at this point. How could I filter out the AI so firetrucks etc only spawn and deploy for human controlled planes?

I've looked in the examples, but I can't 'get it' yet. I know you're busy guys so even a basic example/link would get me started.

Thanks

[fearlessfrog]

Originally Posted by Das Attorney

Thanks for the hard work and research on these scripts. Some really awesomesauce going on in this thread.

I was wondering if someone could help me though. I'm using naryv's script to dispatch ambulances etc in a MP dogfight. There's also AI planes that periodically spawn and then land. The problem is that everytime an AI plane lands, fire trucks etc will spawn and eventually lag the game out.

Is there a way of limiting the spawn to just players?

I used to do scripting for Arma 2 (sqf) and the following would be appropriate to filter out AI:

PHP Code:

if (_x == player) then
{
     // code 
}; 


I'm not used to C# yet and don't know the syntax well at this point. How could I filter out the AI so firetrucks etc only spawn and deploy for human controlled planes?

I've looked in the examples, but I can't 'get it' yet. I know you're busy guys so even a basic example/link would get me started.

Thanks

On a quick peek, I think there may be a bug around line 212, i.e. this bit:

                        if (!CurTechCars.Contains(TmpCar))
                             CurTechCars.Add(TmpCar);
                        MissionLoading = false;

..in that it's adding new cars even if they exist as it doesn't find a match for the existing object.

Another way to do this would be an 'if (CurTechCars.count < MAX_CARS) in before the CurTechCars.Add(TmpCar)

Hopefully that's a few clues, as I'm away from a computer (typing this on a pad)

[Lookaloft]

Mington, thanks for your detailed advice, and you too Sokol1 for your response. No grandmothers and eggs rule applied here, Ming. On the contrary I’m very happy with your suggestions, pleased as Punch as people say. Put them already into practice and all went very well now! What a terrific script this Naryv script, and what a fantastic game this Cliffs of Dover!

[Das Attorney]

Originally Posted by fearlessfrog

On a quick peek, I think there may be a bug around line 212, i.e. this bit:

                        if (!CurTechCars.Contains(TmpCar))
                             CurTechCars.Add(TmpCar);
                        MissionLoading = false;

..in that it's adding new cars even if they exist as it doesn't find a match for the existing object.

Another way to do this would be an 'if (CurTechCars.count < MAX_CARS) in before the CurTechCars.Add(TmpCar)

Hopefully that's a few clues, as I'm away from a computer (typing this on a pad)

Thanks

I managed to modify the script to only work on player planes by adding a condition to ignore AI planes - using !isAiControlledPlane(aircraft)

It's working for player planes only now quite nicely.

I'd like to have a go at adding in some code to rearm/refuel/repair. Off the top of my head, it could probably work by automatically setting fuel etc to 1 when the relevant truck completes it's last waypoint. Or when it completes it's last waypoint, then it activates the Mission menu for the player to select the appropriate emergency service. I'm not sure if these solutions would be possible as I don't know many of the scripting commands.

How can you see the API? Do you have to run kegetys -dump command or is there a different way to look at the API (in the COD folder somewhere maybe)?

EDIT: I suspect it's in the maddox.dll....

[fearlessfrog]

The API is written using Microsoft .Net libraries, so you can examine them in things like Visual Studio (there is a free edition called Express). The 'object browser' shows the signatures and symbols of the files like game.world.dll that you reference in your project.

[SNAFU]

Originally Posted by Das Attorney

Thanks

I managed to modify the script to only work on player planes by adding a condition to ignore AI planes - using !isAiControlledPlane(aircraft)

It's working for player planes only now quite nicely.

Would you be so kind and check the code below, in which I tried to modify the script according to your hint (at the end of the original script) and tell me if this is the right direction?

...
..
.
    public override void OnAircraftCrashLanded(int missionNumber, string shortName, AiAircraft aircraft)
    {
        base.OnAircraftCrashLanded(missionNumber, shortName, aircraft);

	if (!isAiControlledPlane(aircraft))	// SNAFU
 	{   	//SNAFU

        Timeout(5, () =>
        {
            aircraft.Destroy();
        });
    	}

	return; 	// SNAFU
    }	// SNAFU

  public override void OnAircraftLanded(int missionNumber, string shortName, AiAircraft aircraft)
    {
        base.OnAircraftLanded(missionNumber, shortName, aircraft);
 
	if (!isAiControlledPlane(aircraft))	// SNAFU
 	{   	//SNAFU
    
        AiAirport NearestAirport = FindNearestAirport(aircraft);          
        if (NearestAirport != null)
        {
            PlanesQueue CurPlane = new PlanesQueue(aircraft, NearestAirport, 0);
            int ArmyPos = 0;
            CurPlane.health = (float)aircraft.getParameter(part.ParameterTypes.M_Health, -1);  
            if (GamePlay.gpFrontExist())
            {
                ArmyPos = GamePlay.gpFrontArmy(NearestAirport.Pos().x, NearestAirport.Pos().y);
            }
            else { ArmyPos = aircraft.Army(); };
            if (CurPlane.health < 1f)  
            {
                CurPlane.State |= ServiceType.EMERGENCY;
                CurPlane.State |= ServiceType.FIRE;
            }
            else if (aircraft.Army() == ArmyPos)
            {
                CurPlane.State |= ServiceType.FUEL;
                CurPlane.State |= ServiceType.AMMO;
                if (aircraft.Type() == AircraftType.Bomber) CurPlane.State |= ServiceType.BOMBS;
            };
            if (!(aircraft.Army() == ArmyPos)) CurPlane.State |= ServiceType.PRISONERCAPTURE;
            if (!CurPlanesQueue.Contains(CurPlane))
            {
                CurPlanesQueue.Add(CurPlane);
                CheckEmrgCarOnAirport(CurPlanesQueue.Count - 1);                
            }
            else
            {
                for (int i = 0; i < CurPlanesQueue.Count; i++)
                    if (CurPlanesQueue[i] == CurPlane)
                    { 
                        CheckEmrgCarOnAirport(i);                        
                        break;
                    }
            }
            CurPlane = null;
        };
    }
	return; 	// SNAFU
    	}	// SNAFU
}

[Das Attorney]

Yes that's looking good

I haven't tested your one but it should work. I left in the condition to check for an airfield and added the condition to check for player planes:

    public override void OnAircraftLanded(int missionNumber, string shortName, AiAircraft aircraft)
    {
        base.OnAircraftLanded(missionNumber, shortName, aircraft);

        AiAirport NearestAirport = FindNearestAirport(aircraft);
        //if (NearestAirport != null)

        if ((NearestAirport != null) && (!isAiControlledPlane(aircraft)))
        {
            PlanesQueue CurPlane = new PlanesQueue(aircraft, NearestAirport, 0);
            int ArmyPos = 0;
            CurPlane.health = (float)aircraft.getParameter(part.ParameterTypes.M_Health, -1);
            if (GamePlay.gpFrontExist())
            {
                ArmyPos = GamePlay.gpFrontArmy(NearestAirport.Pos().x, NearestAirport.Pos().y);
            }
            else { ArmyPos = aircraft.Army(); };
            if (CurPlane.health < 1f)
            {
                CurPlane.State |= ServiceType.EMERGENCY;
                CurPlane.State |= ServiceType.FIRE;
            }
            else if (aircraft.Army() == ArmyPos)
            {
                CurPlane.State |= ServiceType.FUEL;
                CurPlane.State |= ServiceType.AMMO;
                if (aircraft.Type() == AircraftType.Bomber) CurPlane.State |= ServiceType.BOMBS;
            };
            if (!(aircraft.Army() == ArmyPos)) CurPlane.State |= ServiceType.PRISONERCAPTURE;
            if (!CurPlanesQueue.Contains(CurPlane))
            {
                CurPlanesQueue.Add(CurPlane);
                CheckEmrgCarOnAirport(CurPlanesQueue.Count - 1);
            }
            else
            {
                for (int i = 0; i < CurPlanesQueue.Count; i++)
                    if (CurPlanesQueue[i] == CurPlane)
                    {
                        CheckEmrgCarOnAirport(i);
                        break;
                    }
            }
            CurPlane = null;
        };

    }

There's probably a set of unnecessary brackets in there, but it works ok. I haven't tested on a dedicated server, just a hosted one.

If you've got any hints for setting up a repair script, please share I can't find the scripting commands in the beta code, so any pointers would be welcome!

I'm hoping that we can get a reference page for scripting commands on a wiki, much like this one:

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/C...Commands_ArmA2

That would be really useful.