HOW TO: Vehicles indestructible within plot area

[BigEgg]

Vehicles indestructible within plot is part of Epoch 1.0.7.1 now.

 

Looked around and saw that some people were requesting this, it is actually quite simple:

 

What it does:

Makes vehicles indestructible within the plot area (default 30 meters) , but only if they are locked and no players are in them.

 

Step 1:

In your custom compiles.sqf add: (NOTE - CHANGE THE FILE PATH TO FIT YOUR NEEDS)

fnc_veh_handleDam = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "FILE\PATH\HERE\veh_handleDam.sqf";

below the if (!isDedicated) code block. Example:

if (!isDedicated) then {
	/*************/
	/* Code Here */
	/*************/
};

fnc_veh_handleDam = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "FILE\PATH\HERE\veh_handleDam.sqf";

 

Step 2:

Copy veh_handleDam.sqf into your mission file from \z\addons\dayz_code\compile\veh_handleDam.sqf

 

Step 3:

In veh_handleDam.sqf find:

_total = _this select 2;

Below it add:

if (locked _unit && {count (crew _unit) == 0} && {count (_unit nearEntities ["Plastic_Pole_EP1_DZ", DZE_PlotPole select 0]) > 0}) exitWith {0};

 

Done!

 

NOTE:

You can change the distance it applies to by changing the DZE_PlotPole variable:

DZE_PlotPole = [30,90];

Or, you can set it independent of the variable by changing it to this:

if (locked _unit && {count (crew _unit) == 0} && {count (_unit nearEntities ["Plastic_Pole_EP1_DZ", 40]) > 0}) exitWith {0};

and modifying the number (in this case it is 40) to whatever you would like. Keep in mind that the number represents the radius from the plot pole in meters.

[looter809]

Thank you, I will test this out very soon :) <3

[Hooty]

No need to test I'm sure.  @BigEgg knows his stuff.  You just made a lot of folks very happy.

[Jestertriks]

still vehicles have to be empty and locked correct? there can be no items in them?

[BigEgg]

1 hour ago, Jestertriks said:

still vehicles have to be empty and locked correct? there can be no items in them?

Correct

[BigEgg]

This is good to know - updating post now.

[theduke]

hmm this didnt work for me.

Double checked the instructions and vehicles still take damage. One thing i did notice when i was testing zupas original script, the vehicles never took damage UNTIL i got in the driver seat.

Same thing happens here. as soon as i get in the driver seat and lock the vehicle, its able to take damage.

[BigEgg]

5 minutes ago, theduke said:

hmm this didnt work for me.

Double checked the instructions and vehicles still take damage. One thing i did notice when i was testing zupas original script, the vehicles never took damage UNTIL i got in the driver seat.

Same thing happens here. as soon as i get in the driver seat and lock the vehicle, its able to take damage.

If you are using safezones, be sure to adjust the path there too. Chances are you have the path set back to default for veh_handleDam.sqf - if you don't adjust it, your client will take that variable and won't call the one in your mission.

[LunatikCH]

4 minutes ago, theduke said:

hmm this didnt work for me.

Double checked the instructions and vehicles still take damage. One thing i did notice when i was testing zupas original script, the vehicles never took damage UNTIL i got in the driver seat.

Same thing happens here. as soon as i get in the driver seat and lock the vehicle, its able to take damage.

are you sure you added

fnc_veh_handleDam = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "FILE\PATH\HERE\veh_handleDam.sqf";

 

BELOW the isdedicated block? So after the };

it needs to get compiled on both to work, i made this mistake with the first test, i put it inside the { }; from it, it didnt work that way but works if you put it below it

 

[theduke]

Just now, BigEgg said:

If you are using safezones, be sure to adjust the path there too. Chances are you have the path set back to default for veh_handleDam.sqf - if you don't adjust it, your client will take that variable and won't call the one in your mission.

actually im setting up a lingor server atm and dont have safezones yet. and right after i posted the above issue, I realized i was spawning it in with infistar.  So i jsut went back in and bought a vehicle. same thing...

[theduke]

1 minute ago, LunatikCH said:

are you sure you added

fnc_veh_handleDam = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "FILE\PATH\HERE\veh_handleDam.sqf";

 

BELOW the isdedicated block? So after the };

it needs to get compiled on both to work, i made this mistake with the first test, i put it inside the { }; from it, it didnt work that way but works if you put it below it

 

yes i did

[BigEgg]

1 minute ago, theduke said:

actually im setting up a lingor server atm and dont have safezones yet. and right after i posted the above issue, I realized i was spawning it in with infistar.  So i jsut went back in and bought a vehicle. same thing...

Make sure you don't have fnc_veh_handleDam defined anywhere else. This is the only thing I can think of. 

[kingpapawawa]

edited cause tested and working

Edited March 25, 2017 by kingpapawawa
tested and working

[LunatikCH]

not sure if that matters since it is compiled on both, i have tested it 20 minutes with like every possible way of the vehicle beeing in/out of the zone with player in it and not, putting a plot next to the vehilce, removing a plot which is near a vehicle and what not, all works as it should regarding to positive/negative checks

[BigEgg]

Just now, LunatikCH said:

not sure if that matters since it is compiled on both, i have tested it 20 minutes with like every possible way of the vehicle beeing in/out of the zone with player in it and not, putting a plot next to the vehilce, removing a plot which is near a vehicle and what not, all works as it should regarding to positive/negative checks

Do you have safezones??

[LunatikCH]

2 minutes ago, BigEgg said:

Do you have safezones??

sure, ofc i made the change for the veh_handleDam in there aswell, as said above, all works as it should

[BigEgg]

Just now, LunatikCH said:

sure, ofc i made the change for the veh_handleDam in there aswell, as said above, all works as it should

Yeah I am feeling like having safezones and not having them makes a difference. I am going to do some testing on this later.

[theduke]

ahh ok i just noticed the path in the safezone script... I dont use them yet, but the script is still active. Ill change the path and test again

[theduke]

I can confirm it is the path in the safezone script that was overriding it...smh.. lol

Works as intented.  Thanks everyone!

[BigEgg]

Just now, theduke said:

I can confirm it is the path in the safezone script that was overriding it...smh.. lol

Works as intented.  Thanks everyone!

Excellent haha - was getting worried lol

[theduke]

so this whole time i was testing out zupas old script....it probably was working haha ahh well i learnt something new today...check for overrides lol

[BigEgg]

18 minutes ago, theduke said:

so this whole time i was testing out zupas old script....it probably was working haha ahh well i learnt something new today...check for overrides lol

Yes haha - very very important that there are no overrides!

[Bricktop]

@BigEgg

Thanks for this man - Works perfect!

[theduke]

Ok so yes i've been trying to get the locked vehicles in god mode with gear and over the map...

So i was trying way too hard to try to accomplish this lol

Simply remove the check for plot pole, done lol

if (locked _unit && (count(crew _unit)) == 0) exitWith {};

I've tested this, and it works great even with gear (one weapon and one magazine)

I was so overthinking it trying to use zupas old script haha

Thx @BigEgg

[gernika]

works fine for me,, tnks!