Getting in grouped vehicles.

[smiller]

G'day

I have four APCs in a group. They reach a checkpoint and I have three squads which I want to get in their own specific APC. What do I need to do for this to happen?

Sam

[Dane]

Make the checkpoint a GETIN waypoint and write in waypoints init field:
{_X assignAsCargo vehiclename} forEach units nameOfGroupleader or just group-name.

[smiller]

Doesn't want to work. Everyone just tries to get in the lead vehicle. Could it be that I'm placing the code in a waypoint?

Sam

[Dane]

I assume the three squads are not grouped? If the aren't give each group a GETIN waypoint same location as the vehicles and write in each groups GETIN waypoint activation field: {_X assignAsCargo vehiclename} forEach unit groupname or groupleaderName.

[Chris Death]

You need to waypoints for each group for that.
Then you need to name each vehicle seperately.

Make a move wayoint wherever you want the group to go (or use
a previous one if already there) and into it's onActivation field
you write:

"_x assignascargo vehiclename" forEach units this

:note - the this will refer to the owner of the waypoint = the group.

After this waypoint just create a simple GETIN waypoint and the
group should board the assigned vehicle as cargo.

If you put the assignascargo stuff into the getin waypoint itself,
it won't help, because the onActivation field will become hot,
once the waypoint has been passed = GETIN has happened.

~S~ CD

[smiller]

Okay now something's working! They're getting in their assigned vehicles, but it's still just one person going in instead of the whole group.

[Chris Death]

Is your group for sure one group (are they connected to
eachother by thin lines)?

~S~ CD

[smiller]

Yup. They're not grouped with the vehicle if that's what you're getting at.

[456820]

"_x action ["get in",apc1]" foreach units group_name
that should work syntax not guaranteed but thats a basic idea i think
put that in the activation of the waypoint you want them to get in the apc's

[smiller]

It responds - unknown operator "get."

Now I remember why I stopped playing OFP lol.

Sam

[Chris Death]

Don't use the action'ed way, because this will make the units
GETIN without advancing to the vehicle (imidiate getin or so).

OK, again from scratch;

Place your 4 grouped apcs and give each a seperate name;

apc1, apc2, apc3, apc4

Now create a group of soldiers and give them an ordinary move
waypoint to somewhere near the apc (not important where, but
near to shorten up boarding-time).

Into this waypoint's onActivation field you type:

"_x assignascargo apc1" forEach units this

Now add a GETIN waypoint as second waypoint for the group.

make same for the second group but off course the assign command will look now like this:

"_x assignascargo apc2" forEach units this

same for group 3 with:

"_x assignascargo apc3" forEach units this

If there's enough space in cargo, everybody should board the
right vehicle now.

~S~ CD

[smiller]

Huzzah! Thanks a bunch guys, expect more bone questions.

Sam