removing destroyed units

[xcom]

Hi all,

 

Looking if someone has found a way to identify dead units and a possible way on removing them.

I'm looking for direct way to do the above, I know about a few workarounds in the sort of removing the unit before it is actually dead.

 

Thanks,

Xcom

[Stonehouse]

Could you trap the event (ie crash etc) and then despawn the unit?

[xcom]

Well i think the event initiator in the handler would be the unit table before being destroyed, but I'll give it a shot.

[Grimes]

Its a feature request in the bug tracker. Considering how busy they are with 2.0 and lack of a guy who only does scripting engine stuff, I really can't give an estimate on when or if such a functionality will be added.

[xcom]

disappointing. :(

I need this to get a 24/7 campaign running.

 

Would have to use cleaning methods before a unit exploads, but I'm not sure how it will work on units that are being bombed and instantly get destroyed.

I'll install MOOSE framework and try this out, sven has alraedy investigated quite a bit on removing units before they expload and probably got the best out of the work around.

 

Another option I guess, is to just restart the mission every 3 hours or so.

[Apache600]

Haven't tried it, but if you have a group of 10 tanks, make the 11th invisible and immortal (and hide him somewhere silly), then when "Group dead greater than 90%" do "Group Deactivate" I wonder with the one unit still alive in the group (the god like one) if clearing him would clear his dead squad mates too.

My guess would be that once an unit or entire group is dead, controlling any part of them is not optional. This way you may still have a foot in the door .... dunno though

[xcom]

Thanks Apache600.

That is interesting, I will try and report back.

[xcom]

Does not work unfortunately.

[Apache600]

Blast, sorry! I was shooting from the hip there.

[St3v3f]

About a year ago I've done some research on that matter myself and came to the conclusion that there is no way to access destroyed units. I doubt it changed by now.

[Pikey]

Weird, I was searching a few days ago and found the old questions right next to this new one and all the same folk involved in asking :)

 

+1 anyway, really could use decent garbage collector, including one for stuck AI planes on the taxiway

[xcom]

Yeah, I thought it was worth a shot to check if anything new has been found.