Problem with fire command with group arrays

[Shuko]

Ok, I'll try to make this as simple as possible. I have a group which members I've put into an array. In a script I loop through them and make them dowatch and fire. Like this:

_g = units mygroup

_s = _g select _i
_s dowatch [mytarget]
_s fire "myweapon"

So, everything, including dowatch is working perfectly, except the damn units won't fire.

I tried by giving a name to one of them and used that in the script, everything worked, but I can't have it hardcoded. I tested with hint that it actually is using the right unit names/callsigns (like GUER Alpha Black:1).

Anyone know of a workaround or something to this thing?

[Jezuro]

The fire command stuff is not so easy as it looks  :-\ You know, what this command usually show, is a man aiming his rifle up (probably targeting clouds  ;D) and firing a single shot. You cannot even force him to shoot at watching object.

In this case, you'll probably have to use the DoFire command, which is not at all reliable, but will surely do a better job than fire...

[Shuko]

Well, if I just name the shooter to "guy1" or something and use that in the script for the fire command. It work's perfectly.  

[macguba]

Add something like this to the loop and see what you get:  it might illuminate the problem.

hint format ["_s is %1", _s]

This feels like an array/element problem, not a fire problem.

[Shuko]

I did mention in the first post that I tested it. It is correctly printing:

GUER Alpha Black:1
GUER Alpha Black:2
GUER Alpha Black:3

[macguba]

That'll teach me to re-read the the original post and not just the new reply.   ;D

Sounds like OFP is being her usual fickle self.   I think it might be workaround time.    Could you use a couple of forEach commands instead of a loop?

[Unnamed]

Do you have a pause in your loop? A delay of ~0.01 between each unit firing worked for me when I did something similar.

[Shuko]

Of course I do, even tried with 5+ secs.

Anyway, made a lazy man's workaround and changed it so that instead of passing a group to the script you pass an array of the units. It's less advanced and more work for the mission maker, but I'm happy since it actually works.  

[h-]

I'd bet it would have worked the original way if you used doTarget and doFire instead of doWatch and fire...

[Artak]

is the script executed right from a init field or init.sqs? If so do a 1 sec delay at the very start of the script.

[Jezuro]

And do you have the proper names of weapons instead of "myweapon"?

[Unnamed]

Anyway, made a lazy man's workaround and changed it so that instead of passing a group to the script you pass an array of the units

Sounds like your group might be wrong. The command units, returns an array of units in that group. But without the entire script, it's just a guessing game

But if it works with individual units and works with a user compiled array, but not with a group array. Then I assume its units mygroup that is causing the problem?

is the script executed right from a init field or init.sqs

Yep this will effect groups, as groups are only defined once every unit is created. For example you cant return a valid group from a function called from the init event of an addon.