Get out waypoint --> move

[Dominaatori]

Yes, I made a mission where yourself and an officer gets in to a jeep and then starts to drive to a Get Out waypoint nearby, but if u place a move waypoint after the get out way point nothing happens when the officer gets out of the jeep. Why is this ? He just stands there like there was no WP to go to ? ? ?

[Planck]

Maybe you need to unassign him from the jeep first.


Planck

[Triggerhappy]

you could have a trigger where he is supposed to get out, that is grouped to him so it will only work when he is there. (i'll call him officer for this little script)

activation:[] exec "waypoint.sqs"

waypoint.sqs

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#check
?!officer in jeep:goto "addwaypoint"
~1
goto "check"

#addwaypoint
officer domove [coordinates]
exit
for coordinates you could have a game logic where ever he is supposed to go and then use getpos:
officer domove getpos GameLogic

[Dominaatori]

Ok I understand somehow, but um shouldnt u be able to do this with waypoints aswell ? Without scripting ? And the coordinates, how can u find out what they are ?

[Triggerhappy]

i personally have never had the problem, so i don't know.
for the coordinates, read the last 2 lines of my post..

[macguba]

How far away is the move waypoint?  

[Dominaatori]

not that far... and... Game Logic ? ? ?

[macguba]

It sounds like the move waypoint might be too close.    Try moving it a long way off and see if that helps.    If it does, then you can experiment to find a position that gives the right effect.    Maybe move the getout waypoint back a little.

A game logic is a special invisible unit which you place like any other unit.  (Find it in the drop down menu.)     It's very powerful.    I cobbled together a tutorial which is in the editors depot.

[Dominaatori]

Ok I got that working, thx trigger and macuba. Btw is there any better command then DoMove so you would get the: "Group, move to Tree at db21"
f.ex.?

CommandMove or CommandFollow maybe ?

[macguba]

The command to make a group move is (you've guessed it) move.

[Dominaatori]

ok now im going totaly mad !!! I wrote the script and no errors, but when I run it I get the message from the leader to go to the game logic but altho I used the domove command on him, HE DOESN'T MOVE !!!???

here is script:

;Checks if Officer is in car and then orders group to Gamelogic coordinates

_Officer = _this select 0
_Car = _this select 1
_Gamelogic = _this select 2
_Me = _this select 3

#loop
?!(_Officer in _Car): goto "gamelogic"
~1
goto "loop"

#gamelogic
_Officer DoMove getpos _Gamelogic
_Me CommandMove getpos _Gamelogic
exit

[Dominaatori]

Hmm I found out that if I use the ?! he will get out of the car but won't run for the next wp, BUT if I use only ? he will get out of the car and start running for the wp ?!?!?! WHY ?? If I use only ? I will get the radio signal: "Group move to tree at db21" while im in the car and I don't want that. I want so that the next order comes when the officer has stepped out of the car, and that can be done with ?! Why doesn't this work ? ? ?

[Planck]

Try unassigning the officer from the car once he gets out, see if that helps.



Planck

[Dominaatori]

Sorry plank, didn't work

What could be wrong ? ? ?

[macguba]

STOP!

Phrases like "if I use only the ? and not the !" make no sense whatsoever.    That's like saying "if I use setbehaviour command and not the drop command then ...."

Put this script to one side for a day or two.   Spend a little time with the command reference.   Make a couple of test/example scripts.   Get to understand the commands thoroughly.  If you don't fully understand the commands you'll never make a script that works.    

Computers are stupid.  If the loon is getting out of the car (or not) then he is doing it because that is what you told him to do.