How to make unit shoot in a script?

[Pikkuveli_Suomi]

Okay. How I can get unit shoot in a script?
Can I do it by dofire command or is there another way?
And if I can then How?

Sorry about my bad english.  

[macguba]

Use doTarget and doFire commands.     Alternatively, use the command fire.   Look in the command refs for details.

[O Neil]

Hey

Is there a way in a script to make a unit JUST FIRE ? I don't want him to shot anybody, just ignor everyone & just shoot & shoot & shoot.

Can be done ?

O'Neil

[macguba]

If you give him repeated fire commands he'll fire into the air repeatedly.     But to fire in a specific direction you'll need to give him a target.   I believe there is an invisible target addon somewhere, that might help.

[Artak]

Using dowatch and fire commands you can have a unit to shoot in some general direction. Of course there has to be some object the unit will dowatch but it can be anything.  

[O Neil]

Hey

THat sucks, anyways, how bout this then.

1- How would you make the invis units (I've got em) invinsible? I know there's a lotta scripts on this, but none of em make em INVINCIBLE. The command for this, that realy long one, for me SOMETIMES works, don't ask I dunno why.

2- If you could make him invinsible . . . actually, there's no point in my question No.2

O'Neil

[Harkonin]

You could also use -

unitname action ["Fire","weaponname"]


or in a script-
;example call with [unitname,"weaponname"] Exec "Fire.sqs"

_unit = _this select 0
_weapon = _this select 1

_i = 0
_maxcount = howmanytimestoloop

#loop
_i = _i + 1
~(put a delay in here)
_unit action ["Fire",_weapon]

?(count magazines _unit > 0) && (_i < _maxcount):goto"loop"
?(count magazines _unit <= 0) || !(alive _unit):EXIT


syntax for count mags might be a little off don't have time to check comref but you get the idea.
 

[O Neil]

Hey

Not a heavy scipter but I'll try it, thxs.

(O'Neil