Online War - FMB scripting

TheEnlightenedFlorist · #1 05-16-2011, 08:09 AM

Okay. I think I've got a handle on how to create and manipulate "MissionMarkers" aka Front Markers in a script. I've attached a simple, commented example. Shoot down the bomber in front of you and the southwest airfield's front marker changes to blue.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ataros

Can someone program a small 3 airfields battle based on it? Say a middle airfield becomes red or blue based on which tanks remain alive after taking the airfield. Then spawn new groups of tanks in say 20 minutes for a new round.

I'm confident that if you gave me a mission with an appropriate trigger, I could move and change front markers, but I don't have much experience with the FMB. I've only created single player missions thus far. I don't know how to create an airfield where multiple players can choose an aircraft and spawn at, and I certainly don't know how to change who can spawn at an airfield in a script. Does the code you posted do this? I see mention of "BirthPlaces" in the script, but I don't see any "BirthPlaces" in the FMB.

Do you have a link to a tutorial on how to create multiplayer missions?

Ataros · #2 05-16-2011, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheEnlightenedFlorist

Does the code you posted do this? I see mention of "BirthPlaces" in the script, but I don't see any "BirthPlaces" in the FMB.

Do you have a link to a tutorial on how to create multiplayer missions?

MP missions are different from SP only by this FMB object called "birthplace" (at least in Russian version) or spawnpoint in English I guess. You find it in Object Browser the same way as other objects like an airfield or a tank. In its property window you can select side it belongs to and list of aircraft available for players. In a mission consisting of many submissions you place birthplaces in the 1st 'main' mission. See my mission as example attached.

When new submission is loaded it can contain a new moved frontline and a new birthplace (e.g. red one) in the location where the blue one used to be. The problem is the old birthplace is not removed by loading a new submission and blue aircraft still can be created in the newly captured red airfield. That is why you need to destroy an old blue birthplace with a script I guess:

Code:

foreach (AiBirthPlace bp in GamePlay.gpBirthPlaces())
        {
            if (bp != null)
                bp.destroy();
         
        }

E.g. in my Repka mission we have both red and blue airfields in D3. The main mission loads 3 (will be 4 soon) relatively big submissions in itself and 2 small ones.

Ideally I would like to move the frontline and change side of these 2 birthplaces based on results of a recent submission. Say if reds loose more aircrafts or tanks (or more then say 70%) in recent mission reds loose an airfield in D3. If they win next mission they take it back, etc. and repeat it forever.

In the future I believe this script can be used to move frontline across the whole map to create an ongoing war.

Please find a recent version of my mission attached.

Ataros · #3 05-16-2011, 07:49 PM

Could some C# experts check this part of script for errors. Trying to randomize submission loading here. Thanks to Groundhog for idea.

Intended to run in cycle forever. Does not work for me (
Need help please.

Code:

using System;
using maddox.game;
using maddox.game.world;
using System.Collections.Generic;

public class Mission : AMission
{
   
 
// loading sub-missions
public override void OnTickGame()
{
    
    if (Time.tickCounter() % 54000 == 12600) // 54000=30 min repeat. 12600=7 min delay. 
  {
        // randomly selects 1 of several submissions
        Random RandomIncident = new Random();

        switch (RandomIncident.Next(1, 3))
        {
            case 1:
                GamePlay.gpPostMissionLoad("missions/Multi/Dogfight/BoF1/BoF1_air01.mis");
                // GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("mis1 loaded!");

                double initTime = 0.0;
                Timeout(initTime += 600, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! Enemy activity is expected at E3!");
                });
                Timeout(initTime += 600, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! Help is needed at E3/D4!");
                });
            break;
            case 2:
                GamePlay.gpPostMissionLoad("missions/Multi/Dogfight/BoF1/BoF1_sea01.mis");
                // GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("mis2 loaded"); 

                double initTime = 0.0;
                Timeout(initTime += 500, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! Cover your shipping at C4!");
                });
            
                Timeout(initTime += 300, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! Ships are under attack at C4!");
                });
            break;
            case 3:
                GamePlay.gpPostMissionLoad("missions/Multi/Dogfight/BoF1/BoF1_air02.mis");
                // GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("mis3 loaded!");

                double initTime = 0.0;
                Timeout(initTime += 600, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! Enemy activity is expected at E2!");
                });
                Timeout(initTime += 300, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! All airgroups please proceed to E2/D3!");
                });
            break;
        }
    }

    ///////////////////////

    //loads small submissions w/o messages
    
     if (Time.tickCounter() % 216000 == 108000) // 216000=120 min repeat. 108000=60 min delay. 
     {
         GamePlay.gpPostMissionLoad("missions/Multi/Dogfight/BoF1/BoF1_small01.mis");
     }

     if (Time.tickCounter() % 216000 == 215999) // 216000=120 min repeat. 215999=120 min delay. 
     {
         GamePlay.gpPostMissionLoad("missions/Multi/Dogfight/BoF1/BoF1_small02.mis");
     }
}       
}

TheEnlightenedFlorist · #4 05-17-2011, 12:06 AM

Thanks for the help Ataros, I'll start experimenting with that right away.

As for your code, what exactly isn't working? I can tell you right now that case 3 will never run because the Next(int, int) method returns an integer greater than or equal to the smaller number, but only less than the larger number. In other words, it will never return three, just one or two. It should look like this:

switch (RandomIncident.Next(1, 4))

See here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2dx6wyd4.aspx

Ataros · #5 05-17-2011, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheEnlightenedFlorist

It should look like this:

switch (RandomIncident.Next(1, 4))

See here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2dx6wyd4.aspx

Thanks, changed this. Should there be a space between the figures or does not matter?

I am trying to run this script with reduced delays for testing purposes and it does not load any submission or prints any message at all.
Please try to run it if you have time to see. Mission is attached.

Code:

// v.1_17_05. script by oreva, zaltys, small_bee

using System;
using maddox.game;
using maddox.game.world;
using System.Collections.Generic;

public class Mission : AMission
{
   
 
// loading sub-missions
public override void OnTickGame()
{
    
    if (Time.tickCounter() % 1800 == 1000) // 54000=30 min repeat. 12600=7 min delay. 
  {
        // randomly selects 1 of several submissions

        Random RandomIncident = new Random();

        switch (RandomIncident.Next(1,4))
        {
            case 1:
                GamePlay.gpPostMissionLoad("missions/Multi/Dogfight/BoF1/BoF1_air01.mis");
                GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("mission 1 objectives loaded...");

                double initTime = 0.0;
                Timeout(initTime += 600, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! Enemy activity is expected at E3!");
                });
                Timeout(initTime += 600, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! Help is needed at E3/D4!");
                });
            break;
            case 2:
                GamePlay.gpPostMissionLoad("missions/Multi/Dogfight/BoF1/BoF1_sea01.mis");
                GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("mission 2 objectives loaded..."); 

                double initTime = 0.0;
                Timeout(initTime += 500, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! Cover your shipping at C4!");
                });
            
                Timeout(initTime += 300, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! Ships are under attack at C4!");
                });
            break;
            case 3:
                GamePlay.gpPostMissionLoad("missions/Multi/Dogfight/BoF1/BoF1_air02.mis");
                GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("mission 3 objectives loaded...");

                double initTime = 0.0;
                Timeout(initTime += 600, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! Enemy activity is expected at E2!");
                });
                Timeout(initTime += 300, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! All airgroups please proceed to E2/D3!");
                });
            break;
        }
    }

    ///////////////////////

    //loads small submissions w/o messages
    
     if (Time.tickCounter() % 216000 == 108000) // 216000=120 min repeat. 108000=60 min delay. 
     {
         GamePlay.gpPostMissionLoad("missions/Multi/Dogfight/BoF1/BoF1_small01.mis");
     }

     if (Time.tickCounter() % 216000 == 215999) // 216000=120 min repeat. 215999=120 min delay. 
     {
         GamePlay.gpPostMissionLoad("missions/Multi/Dogfight/BoF1/BoF1_small02.mis");
     }
       
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// destroys aircraft abandoned by a player.
    private bool isAiControlledPlane (AiAircraft aircraft) 
    {
		if (aircraft == null) 
        { 
			return false;
		}

		Player [] players = GamePlay.gpRemotePlayers ();
		foreach (Player p in players) 
        {    
			if (p != null && (p.Place () is AiAircraft) && (p.Place () as AiAircraft) == aircraft)
            { 
				return false;
			}
		}

		return true;
	}

	private void destroyPlane (AiAircraft aircraft) {
		if (aircraft != null) { 
			aircraft.Destroy ();
		}
	}

	private void explodeFuelTank (AiAircraft aircraft) 
    {
		if (aircraft != null) 
        { 
			aircraft.hitNamed (part.NamedDamageTypes.FuelTank0Exploded);
		}
	}

	private void destroyAiControlledPlane (AiAircraft aircraft) {
		if (isAiControlledPlane (aircraft)) {
			destroyPlane (aircraft);
		}
	}

	private void damageAiControlledPlane (AiActor actor) {
		if (actor == null || !(actor is AiAircraft)) { 
			return;
		}

		AiAircraft aircraft = (actor as AiAircraft);

		if (!isAiControlledPlane (aircraft)) {
			return;
		}

		if (aircraft == null) { 
			return;
		}

		aircraft.hitNamed (part.NamedDamageTypes.ControlsElevatorDisabled);
		aircraft.hitNamed (part.NamedDamageTypes.ControlsAileronsDisabled);
		aircraft.hitNamed (part.NamedDamageTypes.ControlsRudderDisabled);
		aircraft.hitNamed (part.NamedDamageTypes.FuelPumpFailure);

        int iNumOfEngines = (aircraft.Group() as AiAirGroup).aircraftEnginesNum();
        for (int i = 0; i < iNumOfEngines; i++)
        {
            aircraft.hitNamed((part.NamedDamageTypes)Enum.Parse(typeof(part.NamedDamageTypes), "Eng" + i.ToString() + "TotalFailure"));
        }

        /***Timeout (240, () =>
                {explodeFuelTank (aircraft);}
            );
         * ***/

        Timeout (300, () =>
				{destroyPlane (aircraft);}
			);
	}

    //////////////////////////////////////////

	public override void OnPlaceLeave (Player player, AiActor actor, int placeIndex) 
    {
		base.OnPlaceLeave (player, actor, placeIndex);
		Timeout (1, () =>
				{damageAiControlledPlane (actor);}
			);
	}

	public override void OnAircraftCrashLanded (int missionNumber, string shortName, AiAircraft aircraft) 
    {
		base.OnAircraftCrashLanded (missionNumber, shortName, aircraft);
		Timeout (300, () =>
            { destroyPlane(aircraft); }
			);
	}
    public override void OnAircraftLanded (int missionNumber, string shortName, AiAircraft aircraft) 
    {
        base.OnAircraftLanded(missionNumber, shortName, aircraft);
        Timeout(300, () =>
            { destroyPlane(aircraft); }
            );
    }
    
    
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    //Listen to events of every mission
    public override void Init(maddox.game.ABattle battle, int missionNumber)
    {
        base.Init(battle, missionNumber);
        MissionNumberListener = -1; //Listen to events of every mission
    }

 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    //Ground objects (except AA Guns) will die after 55 min when counted from their birth

    public override void OnActorCreated(int missionNumber, string shortName, AiActor actor)
    {
        base.OnActorCreated(missionNumber, shortName, actor);
        //Ground objects (except AA Guns) will die after 55 min when counted from their birth
        if (actor is AiGroundActor)
            if ((actor as AiGroundActor).Type() != maddox.game.world.AiGroundActorType.AAGun)
                Timeout(3300, () =>
                {
                    if (actor != null)
                    { (actor as AiGroundActor).Destroy(); }
                }
                        );
    }

    /****
    //Ground objects will die after 55 min when counted from their birth
    
    public override void OnActorCreated(int missionNumber, string shortName, AiActor actor)
    {
        base.OnActorCreated(missionNumber, shortName, actor);

        //Ground objects will die after 55 min when counted from their birth
        if (actor is AiGroundActor)
            Timeout(3300, () =>
            {
                if (actor != null)
                { (actor as AiGroundActor).Destroy(); }
            }
                    );
    }
    ****/
}

TheEnlightenedFlorist · #6 05-17-2011, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ataros

Thanks, changed this. Should there be a space between the figures or does not matter?

I am trying to run this script with reduced delays for testing purposes and it does not load any submission or prints any message at all.
Please try to run it if you have time to see. Mission is attached.

The space does not matter. "Whitespace is ignored", as they say.

I'm not at my desktop so I can't run your mission, but I can't see why that code wouldn't work.

FG28_Kodiak · #7 05-17-2011, 01:51 PM

@Ataros

Code:

        switch (RandomIncident.Next(1,4))
        {
            case 1:
                GamePlay.gpPostMissionLoad("missions/Multi/Dogfight/BoF1/BoF1_air01.mis");
                GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("mission 1 objectives loaded...");

                double initTime = 0.0;
                Timeout(initTime += 600, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! Enemy activity is expected at E3!");
                });
                Timeout(initTime += 600, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! Help is needed at E3/D4!");
                });
            break;
            case 2:
                GamePlay.gpPostMissionLoad("missions/Multi/Dogfight/BoF1/BoF1_sea01.mis");
                GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("mission 2 objectives loaded..."); 

                double initTime = 0.0;
                Timeout(initTime += 500, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! Cover your shipping at C4!");
                });
            
                Timeout(initTime += 300, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! Ships are under attack at C4!");
                });
            break;
            case 3:
                GamePlay.gpPostMissionLoad("missions/Multi/Dogfight/BoF1/BoF1_air02.mis");
                GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("mission 3 objectives loaded...");

                double initTime = 0.0;
                Timeout(initTime += 600, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! Enemy activity is expected at E2!");
                });
                Timeout(initTime += 300, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! All airgroups please proceed to E2/D3!");
                });
            break;

Made the declaration double initTime = 0.0 before the switch case and only onetimes. Then your script should work.

It should look like:

Code:

public override void OnTickGame()
{

   double initTime;    

    if (Time.tickCounter() % 1800 == 1000) // 54000=30 min repeat. 12600=7 min delay. 
  {
        // randomly selects 1 of several submissions

        Random RandomIncident = new Random();
        
        switch (RandomIncident.Next(1,4))
        {
            case 1:
                GamePlay.gpPostMissionLoad("missions/Multi/Dogfight/BoF1/BoF1_air01.mis");
                GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("mission 1 objectives loaded...");

               initTime = 0.0;
                Timeout(initTime += 600, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! Enemy activity is expected at E3!");
                });
                Timeout(initTime += 600, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! Help is needed at E3/D4!");
                });
            break;
            case 2:
                GamePlay.gpPostMissionLoad("missions/Multi/Dogfight/BoF1/BoF1_sea01.mis");
                GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("mission 2 objectives loaded..."); 

               initTime = 0.0;
                Timeout(initTime += 500, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! Cover your shipping at C4!");
                });
            
                Timeout(initTime += 300, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! Ships are under attack at C4!");
                });
            break;
            case 3:
                GamePlay.gpPostMissionLoad("missions/Multi/Dogfight/BoF1/BoF1_air02.mis");
                GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("mission 3 objectives loaded...");

                initTime = 0.0;
                Timeout(initTime += 600, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! Enemy activity is expected at E2!");
                });
                Timeout(initTime += 300, () =>
                {
                    GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Attention! All airgroups please proceed to E2/D3!");
                });
            break;
        }
    }