Holding a specific direction

[tehhunter]

Hey everybody,
I'm relatively new to the OFPEC forums and OFP scripting, but I am experienced in scripting with higher level things.

So anyhoo, I am trying to make a speech by an officer in which many columns/rows of troops stand at attention to the speech.

My problem is that I have tried using this in the unit init:

this setDir 0; doStop this

While the unit does not move,  I find they will change their direction randomly. Some will face the way I specify (probably just randomly), and some will look off nowhere.

Is there any way to make sure they do not change direction once they have been created?

[THobson]

This is real pain.  Here is a script I have written to keep them facing in a specific direction.  It is still not perfect, I am looking at doing something similar to stop them turning their heads.  I know what to do I just haven't got round to it yet.  Basically just make them watch a point that is a long way away.

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;KeepFacing.sqs
;This script keeps a unit facing in a specified direction for a specified length of time
;called by:  [unit,direction,time] exec "KeepFacing.sqs"

_unit = _this select 0
_dir = _this select 1
_duration = _this select 2


#loop
~0.01
_unit setDir _dir
if (_time < _duration) then {goto"loop"}
exit

[Morglor9]

if u don't need the guys to move later (like in a cutscene) use:

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dude setdir (whatever you want)
dude disableAI "MOVE"

[h-]

The problem comes from doStop which is completely bug ridden (= BISd )...
Usually it forces the unit to watch at 0 (north) but it seems that sometimes some another direction is 'selected'... Probably when the unit is already facing 0

I've always used a bit similar method like THobson's script above does...