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Title: How to make AI use the Lynx Smoke Generator?????
Post by: CptBravo on 02 Nov 2002, 20:34:05

Hi,
I just downloaded the the Lynx Smoke Generator vehicle. The question is how do I make the AI use it in battle? Is there a script to make the unit fire its weapon without knowing the weapon's name?

Thanks for your help.

Title: Re:How to make AI use the Lynx Smoke Generator?????
Post by: CptBravo on 03 Nov 2002, 19:06:05

Hmm .. this question must be a lot harder than  I thought!
Anyone???

Title: Re:How to make AI use the Lynx Smoke Generator?????
Post by: CooK on 05 Nov 2002, 06:47:27

( if you command it) try to tell it to target so mething and tell it to engage.

Dont know if this works so dont be to happy  ;D

Title: Re:How to make AI use the Lynx Smoke Generator?????
Post by: CptBravo on 06 Nov 2002, 02:03:39

If I'm commanding, it then I have no problem using the smoke genrator. The problem arise when I assign an AI to the vehicle. The AI never use the smoke generator! I have tried using the command "a DoFire b" with game logic and enemy units!  but nothing happened.I have used "destroy" waypoint over enemy /logic units and still no luck!

Any other Ideas are very much appreciated!

Thanks

Title: Re:How to make AI use the Lynx Smoke Generator?????
Post by: captain caffeine on 06 Nov 2002, 05:56:42

  Dont know if this will work or not but try it.

First Give your smoke generator a name and in in the initialization line (MyLYNXNAME) doTarget (TARGETNAME)
Next put in an empty object that can be fired upon
it must be a west or east object I havent had any luck getting units to fire on civilian stuff ,try empty camera Effect
in your editor and use Effect flare and give it a name

Now Place a trigger and name it (triggerName)
Make the trigger 5x5
Activation Vehicle so group your trigger to the LYNX
NotPresent    Repeatedly
OnActivation     TARGETNAME setpos [(getpos LYNXNAME select 0,20) ,getpos LYNXNAME select 1 ]  ; TriggerName
 setPos [getpos LYNXNAME select 0, getpos LYNXNAME select
1] ; LYNXNAME doFire TARGETNAME

  Play with the numbers  a bit cause you can set position below ground level for the target making it not visible to yourself but the AI can still see it to a point.

  Like I said just give it a try It worked for a soldier I was testing other night had a radio hopping around behind him
like a big ole frog, I wont guarantee this will work but
scripting for me is still a mystery so I mostly use triggers

If you want the unit to stop smoking either in a way point or in a trigger Initiated by a radio command
ON Activation  deleteVehicle TriggerName