Cross-Country race script

[Joe Kurr]

Inspired by BB.'s race script, I created this cross-country version.

The course doesn't have to be a lap, but can run from one place to another.

The script keeps track of anyone flying inside the course, and also checks for missed gates, flying the wrong way, etc.

 

The course is set up using a series of large trigger zones to create a corridor in which players are detected as race participants, and a series of small trigger zones to make up the gates.

All gates must be inside the corridor, otherwise the script can't keep time correctly.

 

To use the script, you will need to define three triggers in your mission:

1. At mission start, (no condition), do script --> enter parameters

2. Once, Time more than 1, do script file "mist_4_3_73.lua"

3. Once, Time more than 2, do script file "CrossCountryRace.lua"

 

See the attached screenshots for details.

 

Current features:

- Keep time for all individual aircraft in course

- Show intermediate times for all individual aircraft in course

- Show player with fastest time

- Compare intermediate and total time to fastest time

- Top-10 of fastest players

 

Planned features (wishlist):

- Maximum course altitude

- Maximum altitude per gate

- Distinguish between clients and AI (currently AI is also registered as airrace participant)

 

Please let me know if you find any bugs or other problems with this script.

 

[edit]

 

Finally had time to update the script, it is now compatible with DCS World 1.5.4 and uses mist 4.3.73.

I updated the script and the test mission in the attachments.

CrossCountryRace.lua

Race Test.miz

Edited September 28, 2016 by Joe Kurr

[RagnarDa]

Good job! Added to the list here http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=1964602#post1964602

 

Don't hesitate to send me a note when you post a script, it gets very quickly swallowed in all the posts on these forums.

[steve2112]

is there any way you know of to display the current race time on screen , but not the scrolling debug list you have now, just something neat and tidy up in the corner, kind of like the fps counter?

 

thx

[0xDEADBEEF]

nothing really fancy, but you can use outText with clearview set to true. It will supress any other message, but will stay in the top-right corner, as far as I have understood the concept. If you only wanna display a racetimer that should work fine!

[Joe Kurr]

I have finally had time to update the script.

It will now only show the text in the top-right corner of the screen.

Also, it can cope with larger numbers of gates (tested with 29 gates).

 

Please see the opening post to download the updated script and test mission.

 

Enjoy!

[Pikey]

Tried this recently, the scripts in the mission and the script supplied seperate are diffferent which could be confusing for people. Not sure how to solve the flickering on the screen at the start and shortly after each gate.

[avrora74]

Hi guys! ( of course those who are still alive))))

 

I upgraded this script for the rules of Red Bull Air Race and Yak-52 aircraft:

And so, what came of it:

- the track is built on regular pylons (no additional mods except the actual module Yak-52 is not required)

- there is a time counter

- - there is a check for the passage of the gate in height (both horizontal and single pilots) no higher than 25 m

- there is a check for the passage of horizontal gates on the roll, no more than 10 degrees.

- there is a speed check when passing the starting gate, no more than 300 km / h

- well, of course there is a check for the Downing of pylons

 

 

penalties:

+2 seconds for non-horizontal passage of the gate

+2 seconds for exceeding the height

+3 seconds for a downed pylon

DNF (did not finish) speeding at the starting gate

DNF (did not finish) three of the downed pylons

Edited August 14, 2020 by avrora74

[basman]

AirRaceScript on github

 

In the hope to focus our efforts in improving the script further, I've put it on github: https://github.com/basman/DCSAirRaceScript

Edited June 15, 2020 by basman

[avrora74]

I focused my efforts and launched the championship of Russian Virtual Aviation Races (ViRAG)...

 

script now knows almost everything that is necessary for Red Bull racing

 

final of the first stage of the championship

 

 

https://discord.gg/utUmKSr

 

 

Edited August 20, 2020 by avrora74

[Midnight]

Hi there Avrora...looks great, do you have an updated script available? My interest is more a cross country nav exercise.

[avrora74]

link ready missions, I think figure out how to get a script from them...

 

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=4450131&postcount=29

[Midnight]

link ready missions, I think figure out how to get a script from them...

 

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=4450131&postcount=29

 

 

 

 

Much appreciated..thank you.

[Burnie]

Hi, I'm a noob when it comes to scripting, but I've got Basman's script working well on an air race.  I have 2 issues I'm hoping someone can help with.

 

1.  If a player crashes, and respawns, they are still listed as being in the race area, and cannot reinitialise the start of the race.

 

2.  I'm using comms towers, and if pilots crash into them, they can get destroyed.  Is there a way to make all the comms towers immortal?

TIA.

[RedBear311]

Reopening an old post. But I cannot get this script running properly. 

The error I'm encountering is that when passed the 1st gate the timer starts then all other gates are not recognised, calling missed gates on all following gates. I'm using the script directly from your github and am using the standard show cones as Pylons and oblong Gates labelled correctly as per instructions on your github. I can't see what issue I'm missing here but it's getting frustrating! 

 

Kind regards 

Joe Couzens-Howard 

[BuxtonHouse]

On 5/17/2022 at 9:31 PM, RedBear311 said:

Reopening an old post. But I cannot get this script running properly. 

The error I'm encountering is that when passed the 1st gate the timer starts then all other gates are not recognised, calling missed gates on all following gates. I'm using the script directly from your github and am using the standard show cones as Pylons and oblong Gates labelled correctly as per instructions on your github. I can't see what issue I'm missing here but it's getting frustrating! 

 

Kind regards 

Joe Couzens-Howard 

I dont know if its me but aswell, i fly in the Race Zone #001 and subsequently Gate #001 nothing starts

 

Edit: The Github one with AirRace3.lua works for me

Edited October 5, 2022 by BuxtonHouse

[hancerPL]

I have the same, the script does not start after passing the first gate.

[Penfold-88]

exaclty what i was looking for but have the same error as everyone above

[Freediver72]

I fixed a bug and Joe Kurr implemented it. I also found the sound fix to play for indvidual units rather than sounds to all.

My updates work using the latest MIST.

I also added another feature. It’s a low Alt bonus. You pass in a set of gates to apply the bonus to and you set the altitude (in meter agl)that has to be flown under. For example if you have a gate on a bridge, you can set the bonus alt to the height of the bridge and if the player makes the gate and goes under the bridge they get a 5 second bonus.

Edited March 19 by Freediver72