Calling drones on a location

[Havoc302]

Has anyone worked out how to call drones on a specific location?

 

I'd like to be able to call drones at server start up to hover around certain locations and call in their AI if they spot someone. I'm not so worried if they respawn or not, just so long as I can get them to come in at restart.

 

Looking through the Epoch code for looting I found [_target,_triggerType]call EPOCH_server_triggerEvent; in the EPOCH_server_destroyTrash.sqf file, just no idea how to specify a drone and where to place it.

[Face]

The spawning and positioning of the UAVs is handled by @Epoch\Addons\a3_epoch_code\compile\EPOCH_unitSpawn.sqf. The position is generated using BIS_fnc_findSafePos.

[Phobix_]

or just use infistar

[Havoc302]

or just use infistar

That works if you're there clicking them, how would you automate that to do it at server startup?

 

Thanks Face, I'll take a look at that.

[Brunz]

I wrote a server side script to spawn drones on players using the epoch function, there are some restrictions however it will only spawn a drone if there is no other drone within 200 metres of the target.the bonus is that drones generally spawn 240 metres away so if you are quick you can spawn a few before any are in range :)

 

I was going to make it into a mission of some kind but abandoned it.

 

Ps it works for sappers, drones, cloaks and sharks.

[Havoc302]

I wrote a server side script to spawn drones on players using the epoch function, there are some restrictions however it will only spawn a drone if there is no other drone within 200 metres of the target.the bonus is that drones generally spawn 240 metres away so if you are quick you can spawn a few before any are in range :)

 

I was going to make it into a mission of some kind but abandoned it.

 

Ps it works for sappers, drones, cloaks and sharks.

That'd be great if you're willing to share, I want to put some static drones over certain military areas and some static AI, the AI I have sorted already, the drones were proving more of a problem.

[Brunz]

i will share when i am home, i don't think it will work for static area as from memory the function takes a player as a parameter not a position and also despawns when there are no players in certain range, i was trying to get it to work with a mission trigger but im a beginner at scripting so was only able to get the trigger to detect players and hint, though the serer side loop through playable units was working.

[Havoc302]

i will share when i am home, i don't think it will work for static area as from memory the function takes a player as a parameter not a position and also despawns when there are no players in certain range, i was trying to get it to work with a mission trigger but im a beginner at scripting so was only able to get the trigger to detect players and hint, though the serer side loop through playable units was working.

Awesome thanks man, I'll see what I can work out from there. I'm only really a beginner at this stuff too, trying to fumble my way through.

[happydayz]

It would spawn ai that can't hurt you though right if no player? Though they could just attach to nearest player as they wouldn't be cleaned up anymore...

[Brunz]

The code is below, i don't believe its working in its current state but you will get the gist of what i was trying to do and the calls below to the epoch functions will work.

It spawns the ai just as though it were spawned naturally.

//Custom Server PBO

waitUntil {time > 0};

//Create Trigger
MissionTrig = createTrigger ["EmptyDetector", _objective]; 
sleep 0.5;
publicVariable "MissionTrig";

CreateAI = false;
publicVariable "CreateAI";

while {true}
do
{
while {TriggerActivated MissionTrig}
do
{
{
  if (isPlayer _x && Alive _x) then
  {
 _LoopPlayer = getPosATL _x;
 diag_log format['CustomPBO %1 - Spawning Mobs on Player POS = %2',time,_LoopPlayer ];   
 [{hint "Mission: Enemies have entered the area...";},"BIS_fnc_spawn",true,true] spawn BIS_fnc_MP;

 [['unitSpawn','I_UAV_01_F'],(owner _x)]call EPOCH_sendPublicVariableClient;
 [['unitSpawn','I_UAV_01_F'],(owner _x)]call EPOCH_sendPublicVariableClient;
 [['unitSpawn','I_UAV_01_F'],(owner _x)]call EPOCH_sendPublicVariableClient;
 [['unitSpawn','Epoch_Sapper_F'],(owner _x)]call EPOCH_sendPublicVariableClient; 
 [['unitSpawn','Epoch_Cloak_F'],(owner _x)]call EPOCH_sendPublicVariableClient; 

  };
} forEach PlayableUnits;


};
if (TriggerActivated MissionTrig) then {diag_log format['CustomPBO %1 - Trigger Activated',time ];  }; 
sleep 10; 

};

//Mission Code

//setup trigger on every client 
if (!isDedicated) then {
    waitUntil {!isNil "MissionTrig"};
	waitUntil {time > 0};
	MissionTrig setTriggerArea [100,100,0,false];
	MissionTrig setTriggerActivation ["ANY", "PRESENT", true];		
    MissionTrig setTriggerStatements [
        "this",
        "CreateAI = true;hint 'WARNING: You have Entered the Mission Zone!'",
        "CreateAI = false;hint 'You have Fled the Mission Zone!'"
    ];
	PublicVariable "MissionTrig";
};

//Debug
while {true}
do
{
sleep 10;
hint str [
    //triggerArea MissionTrig, 
    triggerActivation MissionTrig, 
    //triggerStatements MissionTrig, 
    triggerActivated MissionTrig, 
    list MissionTrig,
	CreateAI
];
};

[Moody]

The spawning and positioning of the UAVs is handled by @Epoch\Addons\a3_epoch_code\compile\EPOCH_unitSpawn.sqf. The position is generated using BIS_fnc_findSafePos.

Where in that EPOCH_unitSpawn.sqf file do i change so UAVs spawn faster and more often? On my server its almost never any drones spawning in towns. Making it kinda dead in towns =(

[Fog Horn]

Where in that EPOCH_unitSpawn.sqf file do i change so UAVs spawn faster and more often? On my server its almost never any drones spawning in towns. Making it kinda dead in towns =(

// Antagonists

antagonistChanceTrash = 0.08;

antagonistChancePDeath = 0.35;

antagonistChanceLoot = 0.08;       change as required

[Moody]

// Antagonists

antagonistChanceTrash = 0.08;

antagonistChancePDeath = 0.35;

antagonistChanceLoot = 0.08;       change as required

Those commands are not in the EPOCH_unitSpawn.sqf file? Im quite sure i have seen those lines somewhere else? am i right?

[Fog Horn]

epochconfig.hpp

[Moody]

epochconfig.hpp

You wouldnt know what these variables counts as? Like it is now, 0,08. How long/much is that and what would be a fairly correct number to set it to? 

[Sp4rkY]

0,08 ~ 8%