Check when AI aircraft is RTB

[phoenixegmh]

Hi Folks,

 

Quick one. Is there a way to check when an aircraft is RTB (Due bingo or winchester) for the purpose of triggering? IE, I am looking to launch a "replacement" aircraft (AWACS/Tanker/CAP) when the aircraft it is replacing is BINGO/Winchester but before the first aircraft lands!

 

Thanks in advance.

[Exorcet]

When I want to do this, I don't check for RTB directly, I usually look at things like unit altitude, speed, etc. I had a working system for Tankers and AWACS, I could post the mission so you can copy the triggers, but I can't get to it now. For fighters it's a little trickier since they move around more.

 

EDIT template added. It's pretty simple, but you could use them until you get a script working.

Respawn template.miz

Edited March 13, 2014 by Exorcet

[SNAFU]

Usually a flight RTB when they have no more task.

 

You could use a script to check if the group has no more task and is airboren, something like this:

 

local _unitname = 'InsertNameOfUnitHere'
local _unit = Unit.geByName(_unitname)
local _group = Unit.getGroup(Unit.geByName(_unitname))
local _groupcontrl = Group.getController(_group)
                               
if _unit:inAir() == true and Controller.hasTask(_groupcontrl) == false
then

--Enter function you want to do here#

end

Don´t know if it works, but that`s where I would start trying...

[Sabre-TLA]

Or alternatively use a UNIT IN ZONE trigger and a zone placed close to where you know they are exiting and respawn when they get to that zone.

[BRooDJeRo]

The 'Tanker respawn script' listed in the builder library seems to have an option to detect if an aircraft is landed.

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=112170

 

This is is the predicate used:

 

group = group:getUnits()[1]
if not group or Unit.inAir(group) == false then
return true
end

 

However the plain old 'speed detector' does the job too to figure out of an aircraft is doing something else than flying. Or set a flag when it reaches a waypoint or zone when you need earlier detection. I'm not sure if the Unit.inAir thingy will work properly.

Edited March 20, 2014 by BRooDJeRo