Random positions for a vehicle

[Milwot]

In the same way the hostage in "Operation Lojack" is at one of six random locations, I want to place a fuel truck in the same way...what would the script look like to do this?

[dmakatra]

Put this in a script:

Code: [Select]

_truck = _this select 0

_random = random 6

? _random =< 1 : _truck setpos getpos pos1
? _random =< 2 : _truck setpos getpos pos2
? _random =< 3 : _truck setpos getpos pos3
? _random =< 4 : _truck setpos getpos pos4
? _random =< 5 : _truck setpos getpos pos5
? _random =< 6 : _truck setpos getpos pos6

exit
And execute it like this:
[Truckname] exec "nameofscript.sqs"

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[j-man]

I believe it's something like this:

_truck = _this select 0

_random = random 6

?(_random > 0) && (_random <= 1) : _truck setpos getpos pos1
?(_random > 1) && (_random <= 2) : _truck setpos getpos pos2
?(_random > 2) && (_random <= 3) : _truck setpos getpos pos3
?(_random > 3) && (_random <= 4) : _truck setpos getpos pos4
?(_random > 4) && (_random <= 5) : _truck setpos getpos pos5
?(_random > 5) && (_random <= 6) : _truck setpos getpos pos6

[Milwot]

Hmm...looks good...I put it in a script, put some "empty" markers down, and named the truck "truck"....but when I execute it, it says '

• } Error Invalid Number in expression[/b]

[Milwot]

...and after trying J-man's version, it still says that and doesn't work....I'm using a radio Alpha trigger to do it....lemme know what you think...

[Chris Death]

hmm - I'm a friend of using scripted solutions, but i'm also
a friend of easy & simple solutions - even if there's no need
for scripts  

Maybe this one got lost during OFP's 3 years being:

create 6 markers and place them where you want the truck
to possibly appear

create your truck now and group it with all 6 markers (press F2
and drag a line from-to)

Now preview your mission as often as u want and guess where
the truck will appear  

:edit - off course you can make your markers invisible (make
'em rectangle size: 0/0 or so), once you did your drag-line-to-group job. If you do it before, i wish yer good luck to find the
markers  ;D

~S~ CD

[Planck]

Or even this:

Code: [Select]

_truck = _this select 0

_random = random 6
_num = random mod 1
_random = random - _num

? _random = 1 : _truck setpos getpos pos1
? _random = 2 : _truck setpos getpos pos2
? _random = 3 : _truck setpos getpos pos3
? _random = 4 : _truck setpos getpos pos4
? _random = 5 : _truck setpos getpos pos5
? _random = 6 : _truck setpos getpos pos6

exit

@Milwot

Where have you defined the positions:
pos1 through to pos6?


EDIT:.......OOPS


Planck

[Milwot]

Well waddya know...

No scripts are needed....Chris Death's Idea works...just group the truck to the markers and it works perfectly...

I defined the positions using "empty" markers...keep them together to find them, then move them to where they need to be.

[dmakatra]

There reason it didn't work was because you used markers, I thought you were going to use GLs or invisible Hs. You ahve to change the command getpos to getmarkerpos in order for it to work.

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