Vehicle Protection in Respawn

[philabowl1]

Hey, I've searched the forums and there is only one dead thread on this. Does anyone have a script that will either delete an empty vehicle and replace it if it is within a marked zone, or repair that vehicle? I'm looking to prevent base rape in CTF maps. I think I can add a punishment to any script someone comes up with, but if you have a script that does that as well, that would be great.

[Mr.Peanut]

Code is untested but should work. 
In the init for each protected vehicle put:

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nul = this execVM "protect_vehicle.sqf" ; this addEventHandler ["KILLED",{_this execVM "broadcast_noob.sqf"}] ; this addEventHandler ["HIT",{_this execVM "broadcast_noob.sqf"}]
protect_vehicle.sqf

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if (not local _this) then {exit};
_unit = _this;
_type = typeOf _unit;
_pos = getPos _unit;
_dir = getDir _unit;

while {count crew _unit < 1} do
{       
   if (not alive _unit) then
   {
      _unit removeAllEventHandlers "KILLED";
      _unit removeAllEventHandlers "HIT";
      deleteVehicle _unit;
      _unit = nil;
      _unit = _type createVehicle _pos;
      _unit setPos _pos;
      _unit setDir _dir;
      _unit addEventHandler ["KILLED",{_this execVM "broadcast_noob.sqf"}];
      _unit addEventHandler ["HIT",{_this execVM "broadcast_noob.sqf"}];
      _unit execVM "protect_vehicle.sqf";
      exit;
   }
   else
   {
       if (damage _unit > 0) then
       {
           _unit setDamage 0;
           _unit setVelocity [0,0,0];
           _unit setPos _pos;
           _unit setDir _dir;
        };
   };
   sleep 1.0;
};
_unit removeAllEventHandlers "KILLED";
_unit removeAllEventHandlers "HIT";
exit;


broadcast_noob.sqf

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noob_killer = _this select 1;
publicVariable "noob_killer";
exit;

Add a trigger (repeatedly) with Condition:

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not (isNull noob_killer)On Activation

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noob_killer globalChat "I am a dirty, rotten, cheating,  poo-eating noob!" ; vehicle noob_killer setDamage 1 ; noob_killer setDamage 1 ; noob_killer = nilOn Deactivation

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hint "Noob terminated!"

[philabowl1]

sorry Mr. Peanut, No go. first off, I get a "type script:expected nothing error" when entering the line in the unit init field. So I took out execVM and just went back to old exec and that seemed to work. However, when I try to test it in game I get an "error missing "{"" message and the game just crashes. I can't figure out where it is missing either! I'll keep tinkering, but any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again though for your response.

[rhysduk]

Phil,

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[Mr.Peanut]

Edit: Okay I've debugged the code and tested it in SP and it works. I edited the code in my first post. Try it again and please let me know how it works in MP. I have also attached a demo missionette.

[philabowl1]

Works great so far Mr. Peanut. Thanks for all your help. You are an asset to the community. 

P.S. I think this one should go in the depot. It's been needed forever.