Mission Error

[Blooze]

Can anyone tell me what this error means and if there is an easy solution. MP mission and error message attached.

Operation_Saturn_V2.1 WC12v7.miz

error.txt

[AlaskanGrizzly]

It looks like mist is expecting a table for the 'msgFor' variable, not a string. Try placing braces {} around the coalition in the msgFor variable in each of your task scripts.

 

I am not at my computer so I haven't been able to test this myself.

 

For example:

 

EDIT: I got it working with this code syntax:

 

mist.msgMGRS{
   units = mist.makeUnitTable({ "R9", "R9_1", "R9_2", "R9_3", "R9_4", "R9_5" }),
   acc = 6,
   displayTime = 40,
   msgFor = {coa = {'all'}},
   text = "Pontiac, UZI, We have found a large fuel depot. Destroy it!!\n ",
}

Edited November 6, 2015 by AlaskanGrizzly

[Blooze]

Thanks but that's way over my head. I should have said easy solution for dummies.

[Wrecking Crew]

Hi, AG,

What pointed you to this --

"It looks like mist is expecting a table for the 'msgFor' variable"

 

 

This is what's in use --

 

mist.msgMGRS{
   units = { "R1", "R1_1", "R1_2", "R1_3", "R1_4", "R1_5" },
   acc = 6,
   displayTime = 40,
   msgFor = blue,
   text = "Pontiac, UZI, We have spotted a large convoy south of Novopavlovsk heading our way. Go destroy them! ",
}

 

I'll try your suggestion.

 

Blooze -- I'll update and post it here in a bit.

 

WC

[Wrecking Crew]

This has the {} like --

msgFor = { blue }

 

WC

[AlaskanGrizzly]

Apparently I didn't have the syntax quite right and there were a few other errors in the scripts as well. It seems to be working correctly now.

Operation_Saturn_V2.1 WC12v9.miz

[Blooze]

Thanks guys, I just finished a 2 hour MP mission so I'll run a test a bit later and report back ASAP.

[Blooze]

Eureka!!! I ran a test and everything was working fine. I added all my voice overs back to it and everything works great. One of my favorite missions is running again and I appreciate ya'lls help more than you know.

Salute!:thumbup:

[AlaskanGrizzly]

Glad it is working for you. Looks like a fun one, I will have to give it a go.

[Wrecking Crew]

You are welcome -- glad it is working!

 

AG, what other corrections did you make? I looked at it in v1.2 but the events are messed up in that old version after a save in the new 1.5.

 

WC

[AlaskanGrizzly]

AG, what other corrections did you make? I looked at it in v1.2 but the events are messed up in that old version after a save in the new 1.5.

 

I used mist.makeUnitTable{} for the units table in the mist.msgMGRS calls. I am not sure if that was really necessary or not, but according to the documentation that is what was required.

 

Also I noticed the mist.msgMGRS message in game was overwriting the FAC informational message that was supposed to appear after the mist call, so I combined that text into the mist.msgMGRS message. That required that I put in the correct string break and newline syntax in each string.

 

   mist.msgMGRS{
   units = mist.makeUnitTable({ "R5", "R5_1", "R5_2", "R5_3", "R5_4", "R5_5" }),
   acc = 6,
   displayTime = 40,
   msgFor = {coa = {'all'}},
   text = "Pontiac, UZI, We have spotted a large enemy force to the west of our FOB. Go get em!\n We have a ground FAC \"Eyeball 6\" on 41.80 FM for this task.\n",
}

 

Which events were messed up when you saved in 1.5? I didn't really look at anything else other than the mist.msgMGRS calls.

[Wrecking Crew]

Thanks, that function is new to me.

 

I'm still on v1.2, so when I opened your saved mission the arguments in the events were unreadable. I'll get v1.5 this week...

 

WC