CamCreate flare script

[DarkAngel]

Hi folks, am probably being really stupid here but for some reason this (very simple) script doesn't work and I wondered if someone could help! The aim is to create a series of flares above preset locations, to add atmosphere to a SF mission I'm working on...grateful for all help!

; flares.sqs
; creates flares at given point

_position_unit = _this select 0
_flare_number = _this select 1



~10

#flares
hint "Loop starting"

_flare1 = "FlareWhite_M203" camCreate [getPos _position_unit select 0, getPos _position_unit select 1, 30]

~20

_flare_number = _flare_number - 1
?_flare_number < 1: goto "end"

goto "flares"

#end

exit

[Mandoble]

Use createVehicle instead of camCreate in ArmA.

[The-Architect]

I had problems with flares last night. Couldn't get a lit one up in the air. Also found nothing on the wiki.
I was trying to get a badguy to fire one with the fire command but he was having none of it.

[DarkAngel]

This works like a dream - thanks Mandoble! Architect, it's kind of cheating as it just creates the flares rather than having them fired, but am thinking it can be set to a team leader unit who could fire it every time the player is spotted, for example...

; flares.sqs
; creates flares at given point

_launch_unit = _this select 0
_flare_number = _this select 1

~5

#flares

_flare1 = "F_40mm_White" createVehicle [getPos _launch_unit select 0, getPos _launch_unit select 1, 150]

~20

_flare_number = _flare_number - 1
?_flare_number < 1: goto "end"

? getDammage _launch_unit > 0.9: goto "end"

goto "flares"

#end

exit

[The-Architect]

Yeah, I think in future I'll just camcreate

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createvehicle them.
It's what I normally do, but I dug up an old script that had a guy do it himself. It's what I get for trying be to cute when my normal solution already works just fine.

Cheers guys, the above script can be easily and most heartily pinched.