search and rescue script

[pangzi]

This displays the direction the player has to go to find a certain unit. For example it can be used for searching for a crashed pilot on enemy territory, or for a nuke.
It returns the "relative angle" either in degree or N,W,S,E.
Can easily be used for other tasks concerning relative angles.
feel free to do so.

[toadlife]

Dontcha just love math. I sure don't.

You figured out how to get the direction from one unit to another unit a different way than I did.

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; ##the object ebing tracked
_trackee = w6

; ##the object tracking the object being tracked
_tracker = leader gw1

#start
_tracker = leader gw1

; ##the compass heading from the tracker to the trackee is calculated here

_dir = getdir (vehicle _tracker)
_degree = ((getpos _trackee select 0) - (getpos _tracker select 0)) atan2 ((getpos _trackee select 1) - (getpos _tracker select 1))

; ## "_degree" is the compass heading the tracker needs to point to face the trackee
?_degree < 0:_degree = _degree + 360


[pangzi]

guess i got carried away a little  ;D ;D  
like your tutorial :thumbsup:  
 

[toadlife]

like your tutorial

The trig one? your welcomed to add to that one if you can. It's very incomplete.