Animated Ikea truck? Moving marked patrols?

DynaMike · October 1, 2014

I would like a MOVING truck (maybe with a live updated marker) to move from 1 position to another on the map.

The objective would be to intercept and shoot the driver (and co-driver) and then grabbing the vehicle with the loot INSIDE.

If vehicle gets destroyed then some loot will spawn around like a chopper crash.

I like the idea of a moving marker (saw it in Wasteland) but it could also just be start and end position shown.

Both start position and end position should be randomly set. So players are able to chase the vehicle but as such not knowing where the mission starts.

I have tried editing the existing animated crash spawner but had no luck. Anyone willing or wanting to take on this task? Creating this would result in unlimited variations for server owners. They will be able to create missions based on this and activating their players even more. ATV/MC patrols getting chased. Policecar on its way to apprehend criminals - intercept and protect your friends = loot

The possibilities are MANY.

Should be run as an Epoch event.

Tech_Support · March 18, 2015

Here is the other part

// =========================================================================================================
// Convoy control
// Version: 1.6
// Author: DTM2801
// =========================================================================================================
// - to tweak the behaviour change the distance (example: _dist > 80) or forcespeed (example: forceSpeed 0).
//
// example using only controlscript with vehicles and named on the map:
// veh1:   first vehicle nothing
// veh2:   null = [veh2,veh1,false] execVM "convoy_control.sqf";
// veh3:    null = [veh3,veh2,false] execVM "convoy_control.sqf";
// veh4:   null = [veh4,veh3,false] execVM "convoy_control.sqf";
// and so on
// to enable/disable debug change option 3 to true/false
// =========================================================================================================

private ["_units", "_convoy1", "_convoy2", "_debug", "_unit1", "_unit2", "_dist"];

_convoy1 = _this select 0;
_convoy2 = _this select 1;
_debug = _this select 2;

_units = [];
_units = _units + [_convoy1, _convoy2];
_unit1 = _units select 0;
_unit2 = _units select 1;

while {alive _unit1 && alive _unit2} do {
   _dist = (_unit1 distance _unit2);
   if (_dist > 50) then {_unit2 forceSpeed 0; if (_debug) then {hintsilent format ["%1 waiting for %2",_unit2,_unit1]};};
   if (_dist < 45) then {_unit2 forceSpeed 2; if (_debug) then {hintsilent format ["%1 front slowding down 2",_unit2]};};
   if (_dist < 40) then {_unit2 forceSpeed 5; if (_debug) then {hintsilent format ["%1 front slowing down 4",_unit2]};};
   // preffered distance
   if (_dist < 35) then {_unit1 forceSpeed 8;_unit2 forceSpeed 8; if (_debug) then {hintsilent format ["%1 & %2 \nin formation",_unit1,_unit2]};};
   if (_dist < 30) then {_unit1 forceSpeed 8;_unit2 forceSpeed 8; if (_debug) then {hintsilent format ["%1 & %2 \nin formation",_unit1,_unit2]};};
   // ----------------------------------
   if (_dist < 25) then {_unit1 forceSpeed 5; if (_debug) then {hintsilent format ["%1 back slowing down 4",_unit1]};};
   if (_dist < 20) then {_unit1 forceSpeed 2; if (_debug) then {hintsilent format ["%1 back slowing down 2",_unit1]};};
   if (_dist < 15) then {_unit1 forceSpeed 0; if (_debug) then {hintsilent format ["%1 waiting for %2 to move",_unit1,_unit2]};};

   if (_debug) then {_unit1 sideChat format ["dist %1, to front %2",_dist,_unit2];};
   sleep .5;
   };
   //failsafe
   if (alive _unit1) then {_unit1 forcespeed -1; if (_debug) then {hintsilent format ["%1 gone, %2 without control",_unit1,_unit2]};};
   if (alive _unit2) then {_unit2 forcespeed -1; if (_debug) then {hintsilent format ["%1 gone, %2 without control",_unit2,_unit1]};};

Tech_Support · March 18, 2015

And they used the mission file

version=11;
class Mission
{
   addOns[]=
   {
       "chernarus",
       "CAWheeled",
       "ca_modules_functions",
       "CATracked",
       "CAWheeled2_MTVR",
       "cacharacters2"
   };
   addOnsAuto[]=
   {
       "CAWheeled",
       "ca_modules_functions",
       "CATracked",
       "CAWheeled2_MTVR",
       "cacharacters2",
       "chernarus"
   };
   randomSeed=7360721;
   class Intel
   {
       briefingName="Convoy";
       resistanceWest=0;
       startWeather=0.25;
       forecastWeather=0.25;
       year=2008;
       month=10;
       day=11;
       hour=9;
       minute=20;
   };
   class Groups
   {
       items=10;
       class Item0
       {
           side="WEST";
           class Vehicles
           {
               items=1;
               class Item0
               {
                   position[]={3184.1887,173.20471,3528.7466};
                   azimut=-135.79572;
                   special="NONE";
                   id=0;
                   side="WEST";
                   vehicle="HMMWV_M2";
                   player="PLAYER DRIVER";
                   leader=1;
                   skill=0.60000002;
               };
           };
       };
       class Item1
       {
           side="LOGIC";
           class Vehicles
           {
               items=1;
               class Item0
               {
                   position[]={3172.8208,168.67093,3504.052};
                   azimut=275.87723;
                   id=1;
                   side="LOGIC";
                   vehicle="Logic";
                   leader=1;
                   skill=0.60000002;
                   text="convoy0";
                   init="null= [this,west,[""convoywp1"",""convoywp2"",""convoywp3""],false,5,7,[],[],false,false]execvm ""convoy.sqf"";";
               };
           };
       };
       class Item2
       {
           side="LOGIC";
           class Vehicles
           {
               items=1;
               class Item0
               {
                   position[]={3077.4749,193.96417,3642.7725};
                   id=2;
                   side="LOGIC";
                   vehicle="FunctionsManager";
                   leader=1;
                   skill=0.60000002;
               };
           };
       };
       class Item3
       {
           side="WEST";
           class Vehicles
           {
               items=3;
               class Item0
               {
                   position[]={2764.3247,134.52821,3126.3032};
                   azimut=55;
                   special="NONE";
                   id=3;
                   side="WEST";
                   vehicle="M1A1";
                   leader=1;
                   skill=0.60000002;
                   text="t1";
               };
               class Item1
               {
                   position[]={2750.7012,134.34294,3118.5991};
                   azimut=55;
                   special="NONE";
                   id=4;
                   side="WEST";
                   vehicle="M1A1";
                   skill=0.60000002;
                   text="t2";
                   init="null = [t2,t1,false] execVM ""convoy_control.sqf"";";
               };
               class Item2
               {
                   position[]={2735.3718,133.94231,3105.8203};
                   azimut=55;
                   special="NONE";
                   id=5;
                   side="WEST";
                   vehicle="M1A1";
                   skill=0.60000002;
                   text="t3";
                   init="null = [t3,t2,false] execVM ""convoy_control.sqf"";";
               };
           };
           class Waypoints
           {
               items=4;
               class Item0
               {
                   position[]={3184.564,164.05244,3475.6018};
                   formation="FILE";
                   combat="SAFE";
                   class Effects
                   {
                   };
                   showWP="NEVER";
               };
               class Item1
               {
                   position[]={2613.9197,143.94092,3464.0313};
                   class Effects
                   {
                   };
                   showWP="NEVER";
               };
               class Item2
               {
                   position[]={2662.1809,127.31651,3025.7566};
                   class Effects
                   {
                   };
                   showWP="NEVER";
               };
               class Item3
               {
                   position[]={3157.5928,162.15416,3458.1865};
                   type="CYCLE";
                   class Effects
                   {
                   };
                   showWP="NEVER";
               };
           };
       };
       class Item4
       {
           side="WEST";
           class Vehicles
           {
               items=3;
               class Item0
               {
                   position[]={2570.8608,142.86151,3510.1997};
                   azimut=333.85367;
                   special="NONE";
                   id=6;
                   side="WEST";
                   vehicle="HMMWV_M2";
                   leader=1;
                   skill=0.60000002;
                   text="veh1";
               };
               class Item1
               {
                   position[]={2587.8293,143.12071,3472.709};
                   azimut=-23.199932;
                   special="NONE";
                   id=7;
                   side="WEST";
                   vehicle="MTVR";
                   skill=0.60000002;
                   text="veh3";
               };
               class Item2
               {
                   position[]={2579.5103,143.08575,3491.699};
                   azimut=328.40665;
                   special="NONE";
                   id=8;
                   side="WEST";
                   vehicle="HMMWV_M2";
                   skill=0.60000002;
                   text="veh2";
               };
           };
       };
       class Item5
       {
           side="LOGIC";
           class Vehicles
           {
               items=1;
               class Item0
               {
                   position[]={2652.2034,128.2709,3050.7959};
                   azimut=-9.6119499;
                   id=9;
                   side="LOGIC";
                   vehicle="Logic";
                   leader=1;
                   skill=0.60000002;
                   text="convoy1";
                   init="null= [this,west,[""convoywp1"",""convoywp2"",""convoywp3""],false,5,7,[""HMMWV_M2"",""MTVR"",""HMMWV_M2""],[],false,false]execvm ""convoy.sqf"";";
               };
           };
       };
       class Item6
       {
           side="LOGIC";
           class Vehicles
           {
               items=1;
               class Item0
               {
                   position[]={2605.1902,145.16646,3529.5325};
                   azimut=3.4605601;
                   id=10;
                   side="LOGIC";
                   vehicle="Logic";
                   leader=1;
                   skill=0.60000002;
                   text="convoy2";
                   init="null= [this,west,[""convoywp1"",""convoywp2"",""convoywp3""],true,5,7,[],[veh1,veh2,veh3],false,false]execvm ""convoy.sqf"";";
                   description="case1";
               };
           };
       };
       class Item7
       {
           side="WEST";
           class Vehicles
           {
               items=1;
               class Item0
               {
                   position[]={2680.1721,132.04553,3109.7207};
                   azimut=-135.79601;
                   special="NONE";
                   id=11;
                   side="WEST";
                   vehicle="HMMWV_M2";
                   player="PLAY D";
                   leader=1;
                   skill=0.60000002;
               };
           };
       };
       class Item8
       {
           side="WEST";
           class Vehicles
           {
               items=9;
               class Item0
               {
                   position[]={2598.5569,143.11949,3494.2102};
                   azimut=53.830658;
                   id=12;
                   side="WEST";
                   vehicle="USMC_Soldier_SL";
                   leader=1;
                   rank="LIEUTENANT";
                   skill=0.59999996;
                   init="{_x moveincargo veh3} foreach units this";
               };
               class Item1
               {
                   position[]={2596.291,143.12643,3488.8369};
                   azimut=53.830658;
                   id=13;
                   side="WEST";
                   vehicle="USMC_Soldier_TL";
                   rank="SERGEANT";
                   skill=0.46666664;
               };
               class Item2
               {
                   position[]={2597.4707,143.13,3487.2227};
                   azimut=53.830658;
                   id=14;
                   side="WEST";
                   vehicle="USMC_Soldier_AR";
                   rank="CORPORAL";
                   skill=0.33333331;
               };
               class Item3
               {
                   position[]={2598.6516,143.13,3485.6079};
                   azimut=53.830658;
                   id=15;
                   side="WEST";
                   vehicle="USMC_Soldier_LAT";
                   rank="CORPORAL";
                   skill=0.33333331;
               };
               class Item4
               {
                   position[]={2599.8323,150.21602,3483.9937};
                   azimut=53.830658;
                   id=16;
                   side="WEST";
                   vehicle="USMC_Soldier";
                   skill=0.2;
               };
               class Item5
               {
                   position[]={2601.6028,149.75583,3481.571};
                   azimut=53.830658;
                   id=17;
                   side="WEST";
                   vehicle="USMC_Soldier_TL";
                   rank="SERGEANT";
                   skill=0.46666664;
               };
               class Item6
               {
                   position[]={2602.783,149.33174,3479.9575};
                   azimut=53.830658;
                   id=18;
                   side="WEST";
                   vehicle="USMC_Soldier_AR";
                   rank="CORPORAL";
                   skill=0.33333331;
               };
               class Item7
               {
                   position[]={2603.9634,148.90765,3478.343};
                   azimut=53.830658;
                   id=19;
                   side="WEST";
                   vehicle="USMC_Soldier_LAT";
                   rank="CORPORAL";
                   skill=0.33333331;
               };
               class Item8
               {
                   position[]={2605.1433,148.48375,3476.7278};
                   azimut=53.830658;
                   id=20;
                   side="WEST";
                   vehicle="USMC_Soldier";
                   skill=0.2;
               };
           };
       };
       class Item9
       {
           side="WEST";
           class Vehicles
           {
               items=1;
               class Item0
               {
                   position[]={2599.8584,144.38396,3513.407};
                   azimut=-135.79601;
                   special="NONE";
                   id=21;
                   side="WEST";
                   vehicle="HMMWV_M2";
                   player="PLAY D";
                   leader=1;
                   skill=0.60000002;
               };
           };
       };
   };
   class Markers
   {
       items=4;
       class Item0
       {
           position[]={1928.7113,6.0567694,2247.9927};
           name="convoywp2";
           text="2nd waypoint";
           type="Empty";
           angle=179.289;
       };
       class Item1
       {
           position[]={3624.3196,6.9224267,2469.7615};
           name="convoywp3";
           text="3rd waypoint";
           type="Empty";
           angle=179.289;
       };
       class Item2
       {
           position[]={1707.569,144.01352,3847.6028};
           name="convoywp1";
           text="1st waypoint";
           type="Empty";
           angle=179.289;
       };
       class Item3
       {
           position[]={2566.4434,133.81084,3263.0781};
           name="convoywp4";
           text="4th waypoint";
           type="Empty";
           angle=179.289;
       };
   };
};
class Intro
{
   addOns[]=
   {
       "chernarus"
   };
   addOnsAuto[]=
   {
       "chernarus"
   };
   randomSeed=10843271;
   class Intel
   {
       startWeather=0.25;
       forecastWeather=0.25;
       year=2008;
       month=10;
       day=11;
       hour=9;
       minute=20;
   };
};
class OutroWin
{
   addOns[]=
   {
       "chernarus"
   };
   addOnsAuto[]=
   {
       "chernarus"
   };
   randomSeed=4431461;
   class Intel
   {
       startWeather=0.25;
       forecastWeather=0.25;
       year=2008;
       month=10;
       day=11;
       hour=9;
       minute=20;
   };
};
class OutroLoose
{
   addOns[]=
   {
       "chernarus"
   };
   addOnsAuto[]=
   {
       "chernarus"
   };
   randomSeed=7880097;
   class Intel
   {
       startWeather=0.25;
       forecastWeather=0.25;
       year=2008;
       month=10;
       day=11;
       hour=9;
       minute=20;
   };
};

Tech_Support · March 18, 2015

There has to be Someone out there that can make a moving convoy out of this forum topic and release it with install tutorial....

SchwEde · March 18, 2015

ryker and me got some process yesterday, they are only a few steps missing when we have done everything right ^^

ryker · March 18, 2015

hey tech_support/everyone,

iam going to try schwede's latest pastebin from yesterday and hope that this will be a step closer.

he has made good progress on the script and iam sure he will get this done.

ryker · March 18, 2015

hi schwede, unfortunately no luck on the latest process.

rpt-log:

20:56:04 "WAI: Spawned a group of 4 AI (Hero) at [7487.78,7913.18,0]"
20:56:04 "Schwedes_WAI: _unitGroup: R 1-1-D"
20:56:05 "WAI: Spawned a group of 4 AI (Hero) at [7487.78,7913.18,0]"
20:56:05 "Schwedes_WAI: _unitGroup: R 1-1-E"
20:56:06 "WAI: Spawned in 1 M2StaticMG"
20:56:06 "WAI: Spawned in 1 M2StaticMG"
20:56:06 "WAI: Spawned in 1 M2StaticMG"
20:56:07 "WAI: Spawned in 1 M2StaticMG"
20:56:07 "WAI: Paradrop waiting for player"
20:56:07 Error in expression <604.2,0],[4490.38,8301.01,0],[6651.26,2 650.07,0]]; 

_num_waypoints 	= 5; 
_uni>
20:56:07   Error position: <650.07,0]]; 

_num_waypoints 	= 5; 
_uni>
20:56:07   Error Fehlende ]
20:56:07 File z\addons\dayz_server\WAI\missions\hero\movingconvoy.sqf, line 20
20:56:07 Error in expression <604.2,0],[4490.38,8301.01,0],[6651.26,2 650.07,0]]; 

_num_waypoints 	= 5; 
_uni>
20:56:07   Error position: <650.07,0]]; 

_num_waypoints 	= 5; 
_uni>
20:56:07   Error Fehlende ]
20:56:07 File z\addons\dayz_server\WAI\missions\hero\movingconvoy.sqf, line 20

i doublechecked line 20, in my opinion there's no bracket "]" missing.

(line 20: _waypoint_data = [ [8586.8,11604.2,0],[4490.38,8301.01,0],[6651.26,2 650.07,0] ]; //some koordinates)

any ideas on that?

SchwEde · March 18, 2015

ok, will be sitting in the same chatroom =)

Capt Caveman · March 18, 2015

hi schwede, unfortunately no luck on the latest process.

rpt-log:

20:56:04 "WAI: Spawned a group of 4 AI (Hero) at [7487.78,7913.18,0]"
20:56:04 "Schwedes_WAI: _unitGroup: R 1-1-D"
20:56:05 "WAI: Spawned a group of 4 AI (Hero) at [7487.78,7913.18,0]"
20:56:05 "Schwedes_WAI: _unitGroup: R 1-1-E"
20:56:06 "WAI: Spawned in 1 M2StaticMG"
20:56:06 "WAI: Spawned in 1 M2StaticMG"
20:56:06 "WAI: Spawned in 1 M2StaticMG"
20:56:07 "WAI: Spawned in 1 M2StaticMG"
20:56:07 "WAI: Paradrop waiting for player"
20:56:07 Error in expression <604.2,0],[4490.38,8301.01,0],[6651.26,2 650.07,0]]; 

_num_waypoints 	= 5; 
_uni>
20:56:07   Error position: <650.07,0]]; 

_num_waypoints 	= 5; 
_uni>
20:56:07   Error Fehlende ]
20:56:07 File z\addons\dayz_server\WAI\missions\hero\movingconvoy.sqf, line 20
20:56:07 Error in expression <604.2,0],[4490.38,8301.01,0],[6651.26,2 650.07,0]]; 

_num_waypoints 	= 5; 
_uni>
20:56:07   Error position: <650.07,0]]; 

_num_waypoints 	= 5; 
_uni>
20:56:07   Error Fehlende ]
20:56:07 File z\addons\dayz_server\WAI\missions\hero\movingconvoy.sqf, line 20

i doublechecked line 20, in my opinion there's no bracket "]" missing.

(line 20: _waypoint_data = [ [8586.8,11604.2,0],[4490.38,8301.01,0],[6651.26,2 650.07,0] ]; //some koordinates)

any ideas on that?

maybe the fact you have a space in the final co-ords?

SchwEde · March 18, 2015

we are already some steps further :)

Capt Caveman · March 18, 2015

if you dont post how can we know where your upto?

SchwEde · March 18, 2015

because i'm just to lazy to post every single step we make ;P

ryker · March 18, 2015

schwede made good progress: mission is marked on the map, units are inside the vehicle, next step is to get the whole thing "move" along the waypoints.

more to come.

Renegade2k6 · March 19, 2015

Like I said, it was a while ago when I had a play with this.

If I remember right It was based on this convoy script.

http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=14427

Renegade2k6 · March 19, 2015

If detected they would smoke, jump out and kill anyone.

SchwEde · March 19, 2015

Capt Caveman · March 21, 2015

well im guessing this has failed as it is just too damned hard :unsure:

SchwEde · March 21, 2015

we have not give up yet ;)

a few steps left ^^

Tech_Support · March 21, 2015

try spawn a unit 200m in front of convoy and give him a marker to go to convoy and make a trigger event to start convoy when the unit reaches 100m from convoy, trigger move to waypoint

Move waypoint to activate through trigger?

Commands - Init/Trigger/Activation

ARMA 2 editor tutorial waypoints and triggers part 1

ARMA 3 Editor - 29. How to activate a waypoint using a trigger

i know this last 1 is arma3 but they are very similar

Capt Caveman · March 25, 2015

we have not give up yet ;)

a few steps left ^^

Well it would seem that this is dead and you have given up...shame really this could of been a really awesome mission to have running. :(

SchwEde · March 25, 2015

what is wrong with you?

just sit there and wait till we got it or try it yourself!

We do not get paid for this, so do not expect it to get it solved in a couple of hours

Shak · March 25, 2015

what is wrong with you?

just sit there and wait till we got it or try it yourself!

We do not get paid for this, so do not expect it to get it solved in a couple of hours

Well said mate.

I'm sure if/when you do release this that it will be amazing, and wanted by lots of server owners.

Thanks to you everybody who writes stuff and releases it on here, without you guys 99% of servers would have self bb and that's about it.

Capt Caveman · March 26, 2015

what is wrong with you?

just sit there and wait till we got it or try it yourself!

We do not get paid for this, so do not expect it to get it solved in a couple of hours

Im impatient and meant no insult.

firstly, I know exactly how much hard work this is and appreciate the work scripters do, how ever I mentioned that after nearly a week of no updates and the only update that were there were some reposts of old work.

secondly I really appreciate how much hard work you guys do on keeping this mod up and running...I'm just a little impatient to get it on my server, this coupled with my wandering AI would rock.

Creep · March 26, 2015

A impatient serveradmin who can't script... why dont you close your server right away?

SchwEde · March 26, 2015

i'm just waiting, till ryker got some time to make further progress, in the meantime you could simply use the script from Renegade2k6

Buck0 · April 8, 2015

Bump for continued dev

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