Obtaining units from an array

[Ace Productions]

Hello everybody,

My problem has to do with arrays and how to extract the names of the units they include. If via a trigger activated by the enemy I obtain the array of enemies using the ‘list' command, how can I obtain the names of the units so I can assign commands to them?

I've tried the following but without success:

_enemies = List _range
_strength = Count _enemies

?(_strength==2):GoTo "2"

#2
_soldier1 = _enemies select 0
_soldier2 = _enemies select 1
 ~0

Exit

Can someone be of any assistance?

[Artak]

You want to give them orders individually?  

;reset bookmark
#reset

;list of enemy inside a named trigger, activated by enemy
;the number of enemy units in the list
;set a counter to zero
_enemylist = list triggername
_max = count _enemylist
_counter = 0

;loop bookmark
#loop
~1
;select a unit from enemylist using counter, which changes on every loop to the next unit
_unit = _enemylist select _counter

;you can give your commands to one individual unit here

;values are reseted when all the units in the array have gone through the loop
;counter is added with one, to select the next unit in array
?_counter == _max: goto "reset"
_counter = _counter +1
goto "loop"

[Ace Productions]

Whenever I see the smiling guy with the white beard in a reply I know something good is going to happen!

Thanks a million once again Artak.

Now the quest continuous...

At the point where I can issue an order to the unit, is there any way to assign to this unit a name for later on reference, i.e. order one of my units to shoot this guy at a later stage.

[macguba]

Once you've isolated the unit

_unit

you can do anything you like.   To give him a name

nameOfLoon = _unit

Of course you have to make sure that the script does not try to give the same name to a different loon next time the script comes round the loop.    You could have an array of names and extract them one at a time using the same method.

[Jezuro]

The important has been already said, but there is a little unpleasantness that could really make you mad (as me  ):

It's good to know that if you use a "list" commad, it is still updated. That means that you can never precisely check something in it... These lists are also updated even when they were loaded into some variable (eg. _mylist = (list MyTrigger)). Most times this updating is a good thing, but it can also destroy your perfectly written code (trust me, I know what am I talking about...).

So, if you want to create a copy of the array, which won't be automatically updated anymore, use "+":

_mylist = +(list MyTrigger)

Too much stramash around nothing, maybe, but it could help in some very stressful situation  

[Ace Productions]

Guys a big thanks to all of you.


I used your suggestions to write a  script that will detect all enemy units in the radius of 200m and the player will be able to order his men to target them. Automatically each man targets a different enemy and when you issue the command fire they shoot all enemies at once.


I'm updating for a while now my ancient "Hand Signals" script, which is now called "Stealth Mode v1.0" cause I added a new section called "silent orders".

II'm about to release it in a couple of days.

Thanks again.