One in a billion

[HuNtA]

....how do I pick out 1 entry from a varible. I know that i can use

_blah = _this select 0, ect.

but I need to have it so a script checks wether an object == the varible

Im making a CoC mines script, and Ive made a varible using a west trigger with activation:

menw = thislist

so all westerners = menw

but then, when Im in a script , I dont know how to check wether the nearestObject is in the varible menw

script:

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_mine = _this select 0
_menw = menw
_x = getPos _mine select 0
_y = getPos _mine select 1
_z = getPos _mine select 2
#loop
~0.5
_target = nearestObject [(_x),(_y),(_z)]
?(_mine distance _target <1.1):goto "bang"
goto "loop"
#bang
?(_target == _menw):goto "explosion"
goto "loop"
#explosion
_mine setdammage 4
exit

[dmakatra]

first of all, menw isn't a variable, it's an array. So ?(_target == _menw):goto "explosion" won't work, it should give you an error message AFAIK. Tell me if it does.

:beat: *Gets Shot* :beat:

[HuNtA]

I know, I sometimes get my words mixed up  

how do I check wether the nearestObject (_target in the script) is in the array

[dmakatra]

Wait, I have a piece of code somewhere in my archives.

*Go downs to the cellar archives*

A MOUSE!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAI!!!!

This is gonna take a little longer.

:beat: *Gets Shot* :beat:

[dmakatra]

I used this in an abandond project, which I took from another abandonded project. ;D

_dis = 1
{_d=_mine distance _x;if (_d<_dis) then {_dis=_d;_target=_x}} foreach _menw

as you can see by the nice looking code, this line was not made by me. ;D (asked on forum, think it's kuros)

:beat: *Gets Shot* :beat:

[HuNtA]

ummm, can U kinda explain it to me

[Zayfod]

To quickly answer your question I believe the "in" command is what you are looking for.

so it would be something like

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? _target in menw: goto "explosion"
but I wouldnt go about it that way.

Atm you are running a seperate script for each mine and using nearestobject in an imprecise way.

I would do this,

init.sqs

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mine_boom = PreProcessFile "mine_boom.sqf"
mine_array = []
~2
{_x addeventhandler ["fired", {menw = menw - _this}]} foreach menw
[] exec "mine_scan.sqs"
exit
**********************************************
Add single trigger covering all map

Activation:WEST/EAST/RESISTANCE/ANYBODY (up to you)

***present***

Condition:this

On Activation: menw = thislist
**********************************************

next

**********************************************
In the initialization field of each mine

[this] exec "add_mine_to_array.sqs"; this addeventhandler  ["killed",{mine_array = mine_array - [this]}]

do this to your first mine then simply copy and past that same mine all over your map.
**********************************************

next

mine_boom.sqf

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private ["_men_array","_mine_array","_check","_i"];
_men_array = _this select 0;
_mine_array = _this select 1;
_check = (count _mine_array)-1;
_i = 0;
while {_i<=_check} do
{
   _mine = _mine_array select _i;
   _i = _i+1;
   if ("_x distance _mine < 1.1" count _men_array > 0) then
   {
      _mine setdammage 4
   }
}
next

mine_scan.sqs

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~1
#1
if (count mine_array > 0) then  {[menw,mine_array] call mine_boom} else {exit}
~0.5
goto "1"
next

add_mine_to_array.sqs

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_mine = _this select 0
~random 1
mine_array = mine_array + [_mine]
exit

In this way you will have only one single script that will monitor all your men units and your mines. I made some of the code into SQF function as this will help if you have many units in the map

[HuNtA]

woah. THANKS  ;D