i.e side WEST and a number converted into "WEST"

[laggy]

Thanks all for your input,

Thanks especially to Worldeater who's solution worked right away... kind of.

My conclusion:

It seems that if you want to have a Detect Dead Bodies script that checks different combinations of variables, who died and who found the dead body, config based sidechecking works best.

Just like Worldeater indicated it doesn't work so well with checking sides on resistance/independent and civilians.

If you want the script to work even on units that have had their side changed (through mission.sqm or grouped with a leader from another side), you better change the actual script conditions to consider:

if (group finder == myChangedSideGroup ) then blahblah
or if (finder == mySpecialUnit) then blahblah

Think I'll go with the config sidecheck after all, I was wishing to cover everything, but I guess it's not possible.

Cheers,

Laggy

[Planck]

Well now, according to the biki:

"CIV" is the string returned when using  hint format["%1",civilian]
and
"GUER" is the string returned when using  hint format["%1",resistance]


Planck

[Mandoble]

In a similar way, "2" is not equal to 2.

[Worldeater]

I think doing the config checks is fine.

Think about it: if I'd find a cold body in a SLA uniform I'd report a dead SLA soldier. How should I know the guy was a US SpecOp in disguise?

As an additional feature you could add all detected units to a global array. So if someone needs to know if his SpecOp in SLA uniform was found he can check the array.

[laggy]

Thanks again,

Good thinking  , will add that array of found dead bodies in the script, then it's hopefully finished.

Laggy

[Sparticus76]

I put this in a "west" soldiers init line and then shot him;

Code: [Select]

this addeventhandler ["killed",{hint format ["side of deadman is %1", side (_this select 0)]}]
the hint said "side of deadman is CIV"

[Rommel92]

All dead man become side CIV, as they become an object, and all objects/vehicles that aren't claimed are classed as CIV.

[Worldeater]

 

They become side civilian! "CIV" is a mere string representation of civilian.

The string representation of 2 is "2", for False it's "FALSE" and for civilian it's "CIV".

[laggy]

The correct sides to check for are:

EAST
WEST
RESISTANCE
CIVILIAN

As in: side _unit == RESISTANCE

If _unit IS on resistance side, result is "true".
Forget all the "" and CIV and GUER, as thay are not the way to check for sides.

Period   

Laggy

[Rommel92]

They become side civilian! "CIV" is a mere string representation of civilian.

Haha, I'm sorry. I understood you before, just wrote 'CIV' for some reason, yes I get it now, side _eastguy string returns "EAST", and value returns: EAST. And for _civguy it would be : "CIV" and CIVILIAN,  .

The correct sides to check for are:

EAST
WEST
RESISTANCE
CIVILIAN

As in: side _unit == RESISTANCE

If _unit IS on resistance side, result is "true".
Forget all the "" and CIV and GUER, as thay are not the way to check for sides.

Period   

Laggy

So did you end up getting it all fixed and working with your script? 

[laggy]

Yepp 

Would love to hear your opinion.

http://www.ofpec.com/forum/index.php?topic=32963.msg227187#msg227187

Laggy