Groupname? How to define?

[Uber-Pea]

OK, I want to use the group command for some infantry groups.
I know how to do everything i want now, but one thing is still missing, and i cant find it anywhere.
How to know a groupname???
Lets say I got a five-man squad, the leaders name is player_1 .
do i need a command to give his group a name?
this is the most essential question to groups, but its answered nowhere. no comref, no tut, no other thread in the forums i could find.

ok, lets go straight to MY prob.
2 small groups engage a town. i got a simple enemy not present trigger in the town-area. when enemy is dead the objective is done etc...but now i want the one group to join the other, so theyre merged.
BUT i want to do this with the not present trigger. So the same moment the town is cleared group 2 joins the players group 1. i did this with 2 synchronized waypoints up to now, one lead and one join, but this of course only works if the players hits exactly the WP; and in vetmode its not shown. I want the groups to be merged as soon as the town is cleared.

[THobson]

In the init field of of one of the units in one group - conventionally the leader - put:
Groupname1 = group this

 
do the same to the other group

Groupname2 = group this

to get one group to join the other put

units Groupname1 join Groupname2


Don't use a not present trigger unless the area covered is very small.  Loons have a serious habit of getting lost.

And don't use waypoints for the player - he may never actualy get to them

[Uber-Pea]

Thats why I asked
Thanks alot, will test now.
And congrats for abandoned armies, played it yesterday (unfortunately din finish, as the game became unplayable (guess 3-7 fps highest) when i got to la trinite...still thinking how to improve this...

[Uber-Pea]

It works just perfectly (the trigger is just to check if the village is cleared. enemy units that have runn out are an element of surprise (and frustration ^^), as the player mustnt have any outgame information)

[THobson]

Thanks.

No congratulations or plaudits yet please.  There are still some problems with it.  Would you mind posting a comment on the thread saying what your benchmark and cpu speed are?

[Uber-Pea]

how to benchmark?`

got a p4 2500...same generation ram and graphics card

will post in that thread after i have played enough for a usefull comment. from what ive seen: oh, you said no compliments...

[bedges]

to find your benchmark, run the FlashpointPreferences.exe - you'll see benchmark displayed there.

[Uber-Pea]

3864...good or rather bad for my system? (2 posts up)

[Uber-Pea]

Another question, where do I find a tutorial or similar for adding weapon selection to my mission?

[bedges]

can't easily find any tutes, but i shall explain it briefly. put the following at the bottom of your description file -

Code: [Select]

// weapons

class Weapons
{
     class g36a
     {
     count = 0;
     };
};

//  ammo

class Magazines
{
     class g36amag
     {
     count = 0;
     };
     class HandGrenade
     {
     count =  3;
     };
     class SmokeShell
     {
     count =  3;
     };
};
combine this with your knowledge of equipment names, and there you go

[Uber-Pea]

great thanks, couldn find something either
somehow there is no real "basics" tut. important things are missing where they shall be, like in the ofpec tut section are only things like "how do i control a flying bullet?" and even more specific stuff...

thx

[qqqqqq]

Basic tutes are in the Tutorials Getting Started section here

http://www.ofpec.com/editors/browse.php?browseon=&browsewhat=1&category=1_1&subcategory=1_1_1&numreturn=25&displayformat=0&ofpv=1

Especially read everything by snYpir and macguba.

[Uber-Pea]

kk, right, an i know the two golden boys, these are not complete imo. a few "basic" things still missing. but this is not a place to discuss that