Buildings with Positions for AI

[Taggart]

Whenever you create an AI and give him a waypoint into an occupyable building it would seem to be the only time you can do it. Any other AI's you want in the building have to be placed manually. Is there another way, like with the building ID "man1 setpos [8793,3]" for example?  :-\

[Colonel_Klink]

This is from the comref help file

building buildingPos index
Operand types:
    building: Object
    index: Number
Type of returned value:
    Array
Description:
    Returns given indexed position in building, returned value is in format Position

Example:
    buildingPos [building, 1]

So I would presume that the following would/should work

Code: [Select]

soldier buildingPos [BuildingID, 1]
Not tried it but seems logical.

[dmakatra]

Haven't tried either but I would be my bucks on

solder1 setpos buildingpos [buildingID, 1]

if Klinks doesnt work out.

:beat: *Gets Shot* :beat:

[Darren Fletcher]

not meaning to be thick here but how do you find the building ID? and whats the 1 for after the comma is that the hight?

Fletch

[macguba]

To get the ID of any object click Show IDs and zoom in close.

1 is the index number of the position in the building.    Most buildings have more than one position.    It is nothing to do with height.    

[Unnamed]

Would this work with the sections (the static building classes) of Hawks Nimitz? I'm trying to setpos a guy on the bridge, but I'm sure the roadway is screwing things up.

[Taggart]

Have tried various versions of the input all don't seem to work   Open to suggestions

[Killswitch]

Tried and confirmed to actually work:

somedude setPos (object someBuildingId buildingPos someIndex)

[Planck]

The building positions available depend on the building.

It needs to be an enterable building,,,,,,of course, but also the building must have a pathway LOD.

The building positions are defined as the various points along the pathway LOD which were set in O2.

Place the unit just outside the building in the editor.

in the init field of the unit put:

this setpos ((object XXXXX) buildingPos 1)

The XXXXX will be the ID number of the desired building
The number 1 will be the position within the building, the building may have more than one position, you could try 2 instead........experiment.
The position  numbers start with 0.....I think.


Planck

[Darren Fletcher]

Killswitch !! your the man it works a treat!! just like that

Tags explained the coding for the index and last digit thanks guys

So just tried this on morton map in EF49

i set a west player outside the building and gave the init

this setpos (object 3279 buildingpos 3)

Worked a treat!!

going to test if this works on groups now, ie im going to see if i can use one group to man several builings in one town if there all grouped then all being well i can stop running along and hitting the 63 max groups

yours
Fletch

[Darren Fletcher]

ok even with the chaps grouped into a group of 12 using this command i can add all 12 units anywhere on the map yet they all stay as one group this also stops them bunching together

expanple in a town of say 4 building if i have a 1 group of 4 men and i wish to put 1 man in each building with out this commnd they tend to move all over the place this method alls just what im after and frees up some groups so more men can be used

Well done chaps on this a spot in find and great help

Fletch

[Taggart]

Thanx again Planck the entry "this setpos ((object XXXXX) buildingPos 1)" works like a charm. Thought there had to be an easier way than spending hours playing with soldiers heights  ;D

[Colonel_Klink]

Thanks from me too. Learned something new.  ;D
I think the  move command can also be used here to. Take a look at Philcommando's embassy addon. instructions.