Problems with moving targets

[jens198]

Hi,

found this script in an old sniper-range mission (as far as I can remember it was made by Bremmer).
Tried this with OFP 1.96. Problem is, that it won't work.

Even the first two lines (which should hide the targets beneath the earth) don't do a damm thing.
Same with the moving targets down below.
Any ideas what's going wrong here?

Any help is welcome.

Thanks
Jens


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_targets = [tag_1,tag_2,tag_3,tag_4,tag_5,tag_6]
"_x setpos [getpos _x select 0, getpos _x select 1, -2]" foreach _targets

#select
? count _targets == 0 : Hint "All Targets destroyed"; exit
_random = random (count _targets)
_random = _random - _random % 1
_target = _targets select _random

_pos = getpos _target
_x = _pos select 0
_y = _pos select 1
_z = _pos select 2

_delta = 2
_increment = 0

#up
~0.01
_target setpos [_x,_y,_z + _increment]
_increment = _increment + 0.05
? getpos _target select 2 < _z + _delta : goto "up"

~(random 2) + 2

#down
~0.01
_target setpos [_x,_y,_z + _increment]
_increment = _increment - 0.05
? getpos _target select 2 > _z : goto "down"

? getdammage _target > 0.9 : _targets = _targets - [_target]
~(random 2) + 2

goto "select"

[Blanco]

Maybe a stupid Q...

Are you're targets named :
tag_1,tag_2,tag_3,tag_4,tag_5 and tag_6?

[jens198]

 ;D Yep, names are ok.

Could be modifications like ECP (im using the Y2K3 Modification) cause such trouble?

Jens

[jens198]

no ideas anyone? I know this script worked for me.

jens

[macguba]

"_x setpos [getpos _x select 0, getpos _x select 1, -2]" foreach _targets

Does this work if you substitute in one of the named targets manually?   It seems very odd that the first two lines don't work.     I take it they just sit on the ground with no error message.

[jens198]

Hm, seems like I fixed it. But it's strange. I made my own targets and configured them as "tanks" (so that my tanks at the shooting range would shoot at them). Ingame they appear as EAST/OBJECTS and EMPTY/OBJECTS. If I put EAST-targets at the map, script won|t work. If I use the EMPTY/targets, everzthing goes smooth as anything can go...

Jens

[Terox]

just had a quick look at post

an empty vehicle / object isnt seen as being on a side, EAST, WEST etc

hope that helps

[Gnat]

Is this also a possible anti-cheat addition to the OFP game code ?
ie to stop players "hiding" in the ground, or others being forced into the ground .... ?
.... just a thought.

[macguba]

No, in general burying things is no problem.  The game code allows it.

[Wadmann]

The "anti-cheat code" was implemented in an earlier patch that prevents embedded map objects that are identified by an object id from being moved, but as mac stated it should not prevent editor placed objects from being moved.

                                                                 Wadmann

[Gnat]

what I was suggesting was that anything considered "alive" may not be able to be buried.