Random Route script help

**Unkl** · 11-19-2012, 12:09 PM

Trying to have a target vehicle move to random waypoints but having a problem of them stopping at the first one. Anyone suggest a way to loop this thingy?

Code:

//router.sqf
//to randomize a route accross predetermined waypoints placed as invisible objects in editor named w1 w2 and so forth


//on act of a trigger
//nul=[this]execVM "router.sqf";
//bad1 is the name of the enemy target vehicle
_unit = bad1;
_wp = [w1,w2,w3,w4,w5,w6];
_namep = "T1";

//waituntil {(alive player)}; 
_grp = group _unit;

//randomly choose waypoints
_numb = round (random 6);
_nextplace = (_wp select _numb);
deleteWaypoint [_grp, 1];

//make new waypoint
_x = _grp addWaypoint [_nextplace, 1];
[_grp, 1] setWaypointSpeed "FULL";
[_grp,1] setWaypointCompletionRadius 20;
[_grp, 1] setWaypointCombatMode "RED";

//the following line does not work to loop this
_x setWaypointStatements ["true", "[] execVM "recall.sqf";"];

end;

Code:

//recall.sqf
//to recall router.sqf to set a new waypoint for target vehicle

sleep 5;

[] execVM "router.sqf";

end;

**Yink** · 11-19-2012, 01:23 PM

personally i wouldn't use waypoints for a single vehicle. i would use movecommands and setbehaviour/setspeed.

in vehicle init

Code:

this setbehaviour "aware";//or whatever you want
this setspeedmode "full";//""
//nul = [this] execVM "detect.sqf" look at the bottom for this one

in trigger

Code:

[badl] execVM "router.sqf";

router.sqf

Code:

_unit = this select 0;
//w# being markers
_wp = ["w1","w2","w3","w4","w5","w6"];
//random 6 has 7 outputs, although you had 6 waypoints. so change it to random 5
_numb = round (random 5);
_loc = (_wp select _numb);

_unit domove (getmarkerpos _loc);

_wpchange = (15);
waituntil {(_unit distance _loc) < _wpchange};//change _wpchange for larger radius on changing waypoints

nul = [_unit] execVM "router.sqf";

//note

just in case you want the vehicle to change combat modes if a blufor soldier comes within a distance

Code:

_unit = badl
while {1>0} do {
_blufor = _unit findNearestEnemy (getpos _unit)
};
_var1 = 150;

waituntil {(_blufor distance _unit) < _var1}; //change var1 for detect distance 
_unit setbehaviour "combat";
waituntil {(_blufor distance _unit) > _var1};
_unit setbehaviour "safe"; //or w/e you want
if (behaviour _unit == "safe") exitwith {
execVM "detect.sqf";
};

that was off the top of my head so there is probably some errors/bugs.
but basically i avoid waypoint via scripting. move commands are so much easier

**Unkl** · 11-19-2012, 01:31 PM

Ahhh indeed. Ty

**Yink** · 11-19-2012, 01:38 PM

and besides, recall .sqf called router.sqf, when it is really router.sqs.
and you would have to do:

Code:

sleep 5;

nul = [badl] exec "router.sqs";// and set _unit = this select 0 in the start of router.sqf or stay with what you have

end;

**Unkl** · 11-19-2012, 05:37 PM

He he he

Code:

//routemaker.sqf
//to randomize a route accross predetermined waypoints placed as invisible objects in editor named w1 w2 and so forth


//on act of a trigger
//nul=[this]execVM "routemaker.sqf";
//bad1 is the name of the enemy target vehicle
_unit = bad1;
_wp = [w1,w2,w3,w4,w5,w6];
_namep = "T1";
_r = 1;
_grp = group _unit;


while {_r < 4} do
{
  hint "Target is on the move.";
  //randomly choose waypoints
  _numb = round (random 5);
  _numb = _numb + 1;
  _nextplace = (_wp select _numb);
  _nowplace = (getPos _unit);
  _nowdist = (_nextplace distance _nowplace);
  
  //check the random new location isnt the current location
  if (_nowdist < 20) then {_numb = _numb - 1};
  
  //order to move
  _unit doMove (getPos _nextplace);

  //set radius from waypoint
  _wpchange = (20);
  waituntil {(_unit distance _nextplace) < _wpchange}; //change _wpchange for larger radius on changing waypoints
  sleep 5;
  hint "The target has made another contact.";
};

hint "Mission failed. The target has completed the route.";

end;