mist.flagFunc.group_dead... Is this working?

[Kholsaet]

I've posted a mission below... read the manual... and at this point tried everything I can think of to make this work, but I cant seem to get the flag to come on.

 

Here is the Do Script I'm using -- (keeping it simple for brevity's sake)

 

mist.flagFunc.group_dead {groupName ='Cowboy', flag =1}

 

The function doesn't puke, but as you'll see from the attached mission, Flag 1 never goes from false (0) to true (1).

 

I'm guessing I'm doing something wrong... can anyone help?

 

Much Appreciated!

Test.miz

[NakedSquirrel]

I use the group.getbyname function, which seems to work well.

 

if not Group.getByName("GROUP_TO_BE_KILLED") then

return true

end

 

Reference mission:

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=138754

[Kholsaet]

Thanks -

 

Ill give this a try and let you know how it works out.

 

I'd still like to know if the mist.FlagFunction is bugged, or if it is something Im doing incorrectly.

 

Cheers!

[Kholsaet]

Ok - Figured it Out

 

Thanks for the help -

 

Turns out that "dead" does not mean destroyed, but rather "deactivated", as in removed from the mission environment altogether. You're solution works exactly the same way as the MIST script. I ran the mission posted previously except I added a group deactivate line at 10 min - long after the AI aircraft had a chance to destroy the ground units. The flag didn't become true until exactly 10 min. I haven't tested to see if this behavior is different for air units. Perhaps they are automatically deactivated once they are destroyed. Something to test I suppose.

 

So in essence the problem was my fundamental misunderstanding of what the function did.

 

Thanks for the help though.

[Kholsaet]

yup-

 

Checked this for air units --

 

Turns out Air units must be deactivated once they are destroyed in the ME

[Grimes]

It seems that objects are still accessible after they are destroyed, which is different from what it has been for a while now. Not sure if its a bug or meant to be a feature. Either way I'll modify the functions so it will work.

[Wrecking Crew]

It seems that objects are still accessible after they are destroyed, which is different from what it has been for a while now. Not sure if its a bug or meant to be a feature. Either way I'll modify the functions so it will work.

 

 

Hmmm, maybe that will help with cleanups.

 

Any change with Deactivated Groups are Dead? (I'm of the opinion that Deactivated should not be the same as Dead.)

 

WC

[Wrecking Crew]

The reason this has come up for me --

 

A AI aircraft has to get some place, but if it is destroyed then the mission is compromised. If this a/c is destroyed then an Is Dead Flag will be set to True.

 

Consider that the AI a/c lands and taxis to its parking slot. Twenty or thirty minutes later the a/c is automatically deactivated and that triggers the a/c Is Dead flag which is incorrect.

 

To insure that an a/c has completed its objective I will deactivate it and set a Deactivation Flag that prevents the Is Dead Flag from triggering.

 

WC