cargos for paradropping

[penguinman]

hello,

 how do you get all the units in the cargo pos of an aircraft and then make them eject like one at a time, for a script

im doing this because, there are a lot of paratrooper scripts but none just automaticly get the cargo men of the helo.

they all need the groups to be entered in the activation field and i want to do a mass paradrop but dont have the time to enter every single group.

[Triggerhappy]

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_plane = _this select 0
_delay = _this select 1
;eliminates all possible non-cargo units
_cargo = (crew _plane) - [driver _plane,commander _plane,gunner _plane]
_cargocount = (count _cargo) - 1
_i = -1

#loop
?_i == _cargocount:exit
_i = _i + 1
_man = _cargo select _i
_man action ["eject",_plane]
unassignvehicle _man
~_delay
goto "loop"
so you exec the script with the plane and the delay you want between each unit parachuting:
[plane1,2] exec "eject.sqs"

[penguinman]

 ;D perfect, nice

thanks soo much this is the most usefull and robust and easy to use thing im suprised u havent entered it in the editors depot because alot of the parachute scripts in there do the same thing but are much more complicated to use.  I really think you should enter it, because once people find out how much easier it is then they will all get it.

i willl make a demo mission for it if u want to enter it.

once again thanks


also, r u ever gona finish helping me with the

pythagorin theorum and it aplication to scripting,

[penguinman]

one thing though
im probably wrong because u r much more experienced than me but in.

_cargo = (cargo _plane) - [driver _plane,commander _plane,gunner _plane

wouldnt

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_plane
be changed to

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plane
i thought the

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_ was only used when doing the this select 0 part

[Triggerhappy]

nope, the _ defines it as a local variable, whereas if i had only put

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planeit would be looking for a global variable called

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plane
by using the underscore, you keep everything within the script (local). this allows for many things, one being you can run as many scripts as you want with that local variable in it, but each will retain its own value

[Triggerhappy]

about the math thing, you haven't replied on that thread

this one

if you want we can talk about it over pm or you can start a thread, or we can continue on the one above, your choice

[Triggerhappy]

i just found a problem from when i typed that in , there was some code that didn't drop down to the next line, i fixed it, so if you tested it and it didn't work, thats why
 

[Triggerhappy]

I really need to post everything in one post, instead of 4

i willl make a demo mission for it if u want to enter it.

sure, could you give me a link to where these other ones are so i can see just how different they are? (i don't want to look through all of the scripts their trying to find a few ejection scripts, unless its in an obvious place, which i will go check now)

I see what you mean, this kind of script isn't in there, probably because it is such an easy script, if you really think i should submit it....

[penguinman]

well the reason i started this topic in the first place was because i need it for a mission but now i would be happy to have this mission be the demo for your script, it is about a paratroop special assignment to take out some guns on a beach before an invasion. NO addons needed of course but if u want my old version which needs only one addon but also makes the mission better just tell me, its all up to u. il IM it to u when its finished, im just about done so u can submit.

sooo,

Yes i think you should submit it it is so usefull

EDIT: well i guess u cant put files in an IM il attach it in a post on this topic.,

ANOTHER EDIT

im just about done so u can submit.

i mean wait till im finished making it of course

[Triggerhappy]

ok  

[penguinman]

hmm, odd, i cant get it to work,

it gives a big error message having to do w/ the part that checks the driver,gunner and stuff.

[Triggerhappy]

can you see where the |#| is?
can you post the message?

[penguinman]

ok i will rite now plz dont go to bed

[penguinman]

ok it is

(cargo |#|_plane) - [driver _plane,,


thats where the |#| is

[Bluelikeu]

I think that the only possible error here would be if there is an invalid array given. Which I don't think that there is.