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    How to move units?

    in Scripting Tips, Tricks & Issues

    Posted · Edited by Scifer
    orthography

    I'm making a MOOSE scripted mission. But as soon as I start shooting them, they end up stuck and inaccessible inside the buildings most of the time.

    The ideal solution for me would be to be able to simply move (not spawn) allied ground troops inside buildings like: 

    unit:setPos(x, y, z)

    How can I achieve this?

    changing mission briefing via scripting

    in Mission Editor

    Posted · Edited by Scifer
    Include function.

    I found it inside 'mission.miz\l10n\DEFAULT\dictionary': 

    dictionary = 
{
    ["DictKey_descriptionNeutralsTask_4"] = "",
    ["DictKey_sortie_5"] = "",
    ["DictKey_descriptionText_1"] = "Description here!",
    ["DictKey_descriptionBlueTask_3"] = "",
    ["DictKey_descriptionRedTask_2"] = "",
} -- end of dictionary

    This function can read individual keys from this dictionary.

    But how to write to this dictionary?

    ADF/VOR radio for moving ships?

    in Mission Editor

    Posted · Edited by Scifer
    Optimize code

    I implemented this function without the need to include any additional units with MOOSE Framework.
    1. Generate a Morse code like TKR at https://morsecode.world/international/translator.html
      Pitch: 400
      Character speed: 10
      Farnsworth speed: 10
    2. Edit the audio file to include pause by extending its duration to 10 seconds
    3. In ME create a trigger SOUND TO COUNTRY (Ukraine, morse.wav)
    4. Name the LHA "USS Tarawa" in the ME
    5. Follow the standard procedure for MOOSE to execute the following code: 

    carrier_unit = UNIT:FindByName( 'USS Tarawa' )

-- Carrier NDB
local CarrierBeacon = carrier_unit:GetBeacon()
local frequency = 0.42  -- in MHz
local modulation = radio.modulation.AM
local power = 100 -- Standard for VOR
local file = 'morse.wav'  -- Dots and Dashes: - -.- .-.
CarrierBeacon:RadioBeacon( file, frequency, modulation, power )
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    How to write to files [MOOSE]

    in Mission Editor

    Posted · Edited by Scifer

    16 hours ago, Chump said:

    You will need to edit a LUA file so that you have access to the io library.

    Thank you so much. However a second problem came up.

    Quote

    VFS: VFS_open_write: CreateFile(table.lua): Access is denied.

    How to write to files [MOOSE]

    in Mission Editor

    Posted

    I'm trying to save a table to a file, just to analyze it. 

    Path = 'd:\\'
Filename = 'table.lua'
Data = table
UTILS.SaveToFile(Path, Filename, Data)

    However I get the following log message:

    Quote

    ERROR: io not desanitized. Can't save current file.

    I believe the path has to be de-sanitized. But how?

    Custom beacons.lua ILS not working

    in Utility/Program Mods for DCS World

    Posted · Edited by Scifer

    I am adding custom beacons to Syria and succeeding until the point where ILS  is not working (tested with Huey only).

     

    image.png

     

    Here is what I did in beacons.lua (file attached): 

    -- Custom Beacons

  {
    display_name = _('Rayak');
    beaconId = 'airfield51_0';
    type = BEACON_TYPE_VOR_DME;
    callsign = 'RAY';
    frequency = 107000000.000000;
    position = { -130181.8125, 909.15051269531, 4097.2592773438 };
    direction = 0.000000;
    positionGeo = { latitude = 33.850690831138, longitude = 35.98781336668 };
    sceneObjects = {'t:99550262'};
  };
  {
    display_name = _('Rayak');
    beaconId = 'airfield51_1';
    type = BEACON_TYPE_AIRPORT_HOMER_WITH_MARKER;
    callsign = 'RAK';
    frequency = 350100.000000;
    position = { -131681.046875, 888.30596923828, 2396.8859863281 };
    direction = 227.000000;
    positionGeo = { latitude = 33.836737715793, longitude = 35.969935539154 };
    sceneObjects = {'t:522781717'};
  };
  {
    display_name = _('Rayak');
    beaconId = 'airfield51_2';
    type = BEACON_TYPE_AIRPORT_HOMER_WITH_MARKER;
    callsign = 'RYK';
    frequency = 350200.000000;
    position = { -134789, 871.50836181641, -936.03497314453 };
    direction = 227.000000;
    positionGeo = { latitude = 33.807856734319, longitude = 35.934964382606 };
    sceneObjects = {'t:522781717'};
  };
  {
    display_name = _('');
    beaconId = 'airfield51_3';
    type = BEACON_TYPE_ILS_LOCALIZER;
    callsign = 'YAK';
    frequency = 107100000.000000;
    position = { -131166.578125, 892.31683349609, 2948.5236816406 };
    direction = 227.000000;
    positionGeo = { latitude = 32.677190, longitude = 35.175056 };
    sceneObjects = {'t:201097390'};
    chartOffsetX = 0;
  };
  {
    display_name = _('');
    beaconId = 'airfield51_4';
    type = BEACON_TYPE_ILS_GLIDESLOPE;
    callsign = 'YAK';
    frequency = 107100000.000000;
    position = { -131166.578125, 892.31683349609, 2948.5236816406 };
    direction = 227.000000;
    positionGeo = { latitude = 32.677190, longitude = 35.175056 };
    sceneObjects = {'t:201097390'};
    chartOffsetX = 0;
  };
}

     

    Can anyone tell me why ILS is not working?

     

    Also:

    What is the difference between position and positionGeo?

    What sceneObjects stands for?

     

    beacons.lua

    How to slingload scripted cargo [MOOSE]

    in Mission Editor

    Posted

    I placed a Huey and a zone in ME where a slingload object is spawned via script as follows:

    -- Spawn cargo

local cargo_template = {
type = 'uh1h_cargo',
mass = 900,
}

local cargo_zone = ZONE:New( 'Cargo Zone' )

local cargo_static = SPAWNSTATIC
:NewFromTemplate( cargo_template, country.id.USA )
:SpawnFromZone( cargo_zone, 0, 'Slingload' )

    The problem is the F6 menu item doesn't appear. So I cannot activate the slingload native functions like hook, indicator and smoke.

    How can I slingload script spawned static objects?

    Spawning Statics From Type [MOOSE]

    in Mission Editor

    Posted

    After updating MOOSE, I came across an even better way – NewFromTemplate() – and finally managed to spawn random cargos:

    local cargo_table = {
 {
   type = 'ammo_cargo',
   mass = 1000,
 },
 {
   type = "barrels_cargo",
   mass = 480,
 },
 {
   type = 'm117_cargo',
   mass = 840,
 },
}

local cargo_template = cargo_table[math.random(#cargo_table)]
local cargo_zone = ZONE:New( 'Cargo Zone' )

local cargo_static = SPAWNSTATIC
 :NewFromTemplate( cargo_template, country.id.USA )
 :SpawnFromZone( cargo_zone, 0, 'Cargo' )

    :thumbup: Thanks everyone for your support!

    Spawning Statics From Type [MOOSE]

    in Mission Editor

    Posted

    Anyway, if you have a static which you want to "clone", you can spawn it even simpler

     

    local crate_static=SPAWNSTATIC:NewFromStatic("Crate"):SpawnFromZone(ZONE:New('Crate Zone'))
crate_static:SmokeRed()

     

    Thanks for your suggestion but I don't want to manually place each static type in ME.

    Spawning Statics From Type [MOOSE]

    in Mission Editor

    Posted · Edited by Scifer

    I'm trying to spawn random slingloadable crates from a table.

     

    The problem is I didn't manage to use NewFromType() properly.

     

    I even tried to obtain type and category with GetTypeName() and GetCategoryName() – from a ME crate – to no avail :(

     

    local crate_zone = ZONE:New( 'Crate Zone' )

-- Just to certify type and category are correct
local crate = STATIC:FindByName( 'Crate' )
local type = crate:GetTypeName()
local category crate:GetCategoryName() -- EDIT: missing '='

local crate_static = SPAWNSTATIC
 :NewFromType( type, category, country.id.USA )
 :SpawnFromZone( crate_zone )

     

    I got the following error:

     

    ERROR   SCRIPTING: Mission script error: [string "C:\Users\Scifer\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis0000458A.lua"]:11008: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
[C]: ?
[string "C:\Users\Scifer\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis0000458A.lua"]:11008: in function 'GetStaticGroupTemplate'
[string "C:\Users\Scifer\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis0000458A.lua"]:24791: in function 'SpawnFromPointVec2'
[string "C:\Users\Scifer\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis0000458A.lua"]:24880: in function 'SpawnFromZone'
[string "C:\Users\Scifer\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\/~mis00004726.lua"]:10: in main chunk

     

    What am I doing wrong?

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