Scripting Tips, Tricks & Issues

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1. Is there a way to generate a world.event from within the DCS Scripting Environment?

   By TEMPEST.114, April 10, 2024   

   • world.event
   • mission editor
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • world.event
     • mission editor
     • scripting engine
     • trigger zones
   • 1 reply
   • 576 views
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   • TEMPEST.114
   • April 11, 2024

2. Is there a way to get hold of Mission Editor DRAW objects via DCS Scripting Engine?

   By TEMPEST.114, October 5, 2022
   • 5 replies
   • 867 views
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   • TEMPEST.114
   • February 11, 2024

3. Is there already ship generator for the Suez Canal? :-D

   By Amarok_73, June 14, 2023
   • 9 replies
   • 911 views
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   • Amarok_73
   • June 17, 2023

4. Is there any way in scripting to getPoint() on a StaticObject BEFORE it's been activated?

   By TEMPEST.114, December 9, 2022   

   • scripting
   • getpoint()
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • scripting
     • getpoint()
     • staticobject
     • activated
   • 7 replies
   • 479 views
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   • TEMPEST.114
   • December 10, 2022

5. Is there any way to script player activated units to respawn after being destroyed?

   By pm_me_youngs_modulus, May 12, 2023   

   • mission editor
   • 2 replies
   • 584 views
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   • pm_me_youngs_modulus
   • May 13, 2023

6. fixed Issues related to EPLRS setCommand() 1 2

   By Pizzicato, June 22, 2024   

   • eplrs
   • 34 replies
   • 3.4k views
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   • Pizzicato
   • May 30

7. K-Assistant: Simple Transport Script

   By Kappa, August 11, 2024   

   • transport
   • helicopters
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • transport
     • helicopters
     • ground vehicles
     • script
   • 1 reply
   • 804 views
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   • Abburo
   • August 14, 2024

8. Key Press Trigger to Play a Sound?

   By JSal16, February 10, 2024
   • 0 replies
   • 329 views
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   • JSal16
   • February 10, 2024

9. Kill Event does not consistently activate

   By -Solly-, August 4, 2024
   • 4 replies
   • 946 views
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   • Tobias00723
   • September 3

10. Kill, explode, or crash a unit via mission scripting (by invoking trigger action)

    By Actium, February 1
    • 5 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • Actium
    • June 25

11. know the position of a Map object with LUA

    By Japo32, December 14, 2023
    • 4 replies
    • 1k views
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    • Grimes
    • December 15, 2023

12. loadfile vs DoScriptFile scoping issue

    By [HOUNDS] CptTrips, February 9, 2023
    • 0 replies
    • 383 views
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    • [HOUNDS] CptTrips
    • February 9, 2023

13. logical question about iterrated spawns of units over a lua-table in MOOSE

    By Atari800XL, September 20, 2023
    • 2 replies
    • 455 views
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    • Atari800XL
    • September 20, 2023

14. looking for an Overhead break script

    By Murph77, January 13, 2023
    • 2 replies
    • 562 views
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    • Murph77
    • March 11, 2023

15. Lua - get user info when a player press 'FLY'

    By IAF.amir, November 13, 2024
    • 6 replies
    • 857 views
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    • IAF.amir
    • November 20, 2024

16. LUA - Identify specific ship?

    By DaveSD, January 18, 2023
    • 8 replies
    • 1k views
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    • DaveSD
    • January 19, 2023

17. Lua advice - Splitting huge script into main script + multiple 'modules' - log/env is nil?!

    By TEMPEST.114, January 20, 2023
    • 1 reply
    • 611 views
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    • TEMPEST.114
    • January 20, 2023

18. LUA Api reference

    By GoblinOneOne, December 29, 2024
    • 2 replies
    • 642 views
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    • cfrag
    • December 29, 2024

19. Lua command to set briefing text and image

    By ataribaby, June 21, 2021
    • 2 replies
    • 864 views
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    • TEMPEST.114
    • March 15, 2023

20. LUA documentation update

    By Jagohu, December 17, 2022
    • 2 replies
    • 638 views
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    • Jagohu
    • December 18, 2022

21. Lua error handling

    By Wrench, December 14, 2021
    • 5 replies
    • 3.3k views
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    • TEMPEST.114
    • December 22, 2022

22. Lua Pattern for Lua Gurrus...

    By CougarFFW04, March 27, 2024
    • 2 replies
    • 570 views
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    • CougarFFW04
    • March 30, 2024

23. LUA Question

    By Bingo911, April 9, 2024
    • 6 replies
    • 867 views
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    • Pizzicato
    • April 9, 2024

24. Lua scripting error

    By Kestrel Ironworks, May 28, 2024
    • 9 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • Kestrel Ironworks
    • May 29, 2024

25. Lua scripting waypoint changes and "Options"

    By Chenstrap, September 13, 2023
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • Chenstrap
    • September 13, 2023