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Title: eraser script help
Post by: Lazy Lays on 20 Feb 2005, 20:45:15

Hey..
I need some help from you OFP experts

I am working on a mission where a US air field is under a attack for an enemy force,
I want the attack to be endless but with the maximum amount of 63 groups ? .... Nahhh we want more enemies to kill !!  
so I made some of the groups respawn

But now I have a field with a lot of corpses and they are slowing down my computer.
so I found this script  called eraser.sqs

The scripts readme ---->
eraser.sqs by shark attack
in the init field of unit you want to delete type the following codes

this addeventhandler ["killed", {_this exec "erase.sqs"}]

Now how do I add an init in a script ?
the soldier i want to delete is called eastgroup1m1
so how would the init line look like in a script ?

Sorry for my bad English

Please help...  
 

 

Title: Re:eraser script help
Post by: macguba on 20 Feb 2005, 22:52:36

You are using createUnit, yes?   Check the example in the online comref in the Ed Depot.

Title: Re:eraser script help
Post by: Lazy Lays on 20 Feb 2005, 23:26:31

yes I'm using createUnit  :)
so my guess would be ---------->

"unittype" createunit [getpos position, groupname, "unitname = this", "init", skill, "rank"]

example:

"SoldierW" createunit [getpos Respawnpoint1, westgroup1, "macguba ( :) ) = this", "this addeventhandler ["killed", {_this exec "erase.sqs"}]", 0.5, "Private"]

offcause with out the smilie  ;)
Correct me if I'm  wrong

Title: Re:eraser script help
Post by: macguba on 20 Feb 2005, 23:32:48

 ;D

Nearly.  All the init stuff goes inside one string, with different bits separated by a semicolon ; as usual.    createUnit has no seperate field for name:  it just goes in the init line.   So you would have:-

"SoldierW" createunit [getpos Respawnpoint1, westgroup1, "macguba = this; this addeventhandler ["killed", {_this exec "erase.sqs"}]", 0.5, "Private"]

Title: Re:eraser script help
Post by: Lazy Lays on 21 Feb 2005, 16:34:12

Hmmmm error

This addeventhandler ["killed", {_this exec "erase.sqs"}]|#|", o.5, "Private": Error unknown operator

What to do ?

Title: Re:eraser script help
Post by: ACF on 21 Feb 2005, 16:46:03

Might be the nested quotes in the init string; try:

"SoldierW" createunit [getpos Respawnpoint1, westgroup1, {macguba = this; this addeventhandler ["killed", {_this exec "erase.sqs"}]}, 0.5, "Private"]

Although "something" and {something} are supposed to be interchangeable, it's always better to put code strings in curly brackets because quotes around and in a string often conflict.

I say 'try' because I'm not able to!

Title: Re:eraser script help
Post by: Lazy Lays on 21 Feb 2005, 17:09:40

OMG it is working !      ;D
thanks alot for the help guys !      8)
Now I can complete my first mission !  :)