Determining who shot and / or who scored a kill

[baltic_dragon]

Hey guys,

 

Three questions:

 

1. Is there an easy way to determine who has fired a shot or to set up a flag when specific unit fires?

 

2. Is there a way to determine who scored a kill in the A-A combat (or for that matter, ground)? I would like to set up a comms when my wingman kills enemy plane.

 

3. Can I somehow determine when a static object is reduced to 50% life (talking about ammo depot) and set up a flag once it happens?

 

I have never used MIST so far, but perhaps it is time to move on and start learning new things :music_whistling:

[Steggles]

Scripting and using the event handlers. I've never used the events for scripting but everything your asking is possible. I'll have a play round later tonight to see if I can implement what you're asking and let you know. Unless someone gets in before I get back to you.

[Ciribob]

As Steggles says, scripts and events are the way to go.

 

There is a bug currently with S_EVENT_HIT event that means you wont have the weapon details.

 

Below is the event handler snippet for a range script I'm working on that shows both S_EVENT_HIT and S_EVENT_SHOT

 

range = {}

-- Handles all world events
range.eventHandler = {}
function range.eventHandler:onEvent(_eventDCS)

   if _eventDCS == nil or _eventDCS.initiator == nil then
       return true
   end


   local status, err = pcall(function(_event)


       if  _event.id == world.event.S_EVENT_HIT and  _event.target  then

           local _target = _event.target -- what was hit
           local _unit = _event.initiator -- who hit it

            trigger.action.outText("HIT! ".._event.target:getName().." with ".._event.weapon:getTypeName(),10,false)
    
       --_event.weapon is currently broken for clients so below wont work
               --   env.info(_event.initiator:getPlayerName().."HIT! ".._event.target:getName().." with ".._event.weapon:getTypeName())


       elseif _event.id == world.event.S_EVENT_SHOT then

               local _weaponName = _event.weapon:getTypeName()
         
               local _ordnance =  _event.weapon

               local _unitName = _event.initiator:getName()
              
           end
       end


       return true

   end, _eventDCS)

   if (not status) then
       env.error(string.format("Error while handling event %s", err),false)
   end
end

-- add event handler
world.addEventHandler(range.eventHandler)

 

More info about whats returned with the events:

http://wiki.hoggit.us/view/DCS_event_shot

http://wiki.hoggit.us/view/DCS_event_hit

 

And all the events: http://wiki.hoggit.us/view/Category:Events

 

Hope that helps!

Edited January 6, 2016 by Ciribob

[musolo]

As Steggles says, scripts and events are the way to go.

 

There is a bug currently with S_EVENT_HIT event that means you wont have the weapon details.

 

Below is the event handler snippet for a range script I'm working on that shows both S_EVENT_HIT and S_EVENT_SHOT

 

range = {}

-- Handles all world events
range.eventHandler = {}
function range.eventHandler:onEvent(_eventDCS)

   if _eventDCS == nil or _eventDCS.initiator == nil then
       return true
   end


   local status, err = pcall(function(_event)


       if  _event.id == world.event.S_EVENT_HIT and  _event.target  then

           local _target = _event.target -- what was hit
           local _unit = _event.initiator -- who hit it

            trigger.action.outText("HIT! ".._event.target:getName().." with ".._event.weapon:getTypeName(),10,false)
    
       --_event.weapon is currently broken for clients so below wont work
               --   env.info(_event.initiator:getPlayerName().."HIT! ".._event.target:getName().." with ".._event.weapon:getTypeName())


       elseif _event.id == world.event.S_EVENT_SHOT then

               local _weaponName = _event.weapon:getTypeName()
         
               local _ordnance =  _event.weapon

               local _unitName = _event.initiator:getName()
              
           end
       end


       return true

   end, _eventDCS)

   if (not status) then
       env.error(string.format("Error while handling event %s", err),false)
   end
end

-- add event handler
world.addEventHandler(range.eventHandler)

 

More info about whats returned with the events:

http://wiki.hoggit.us/view/DCS_event_shot

http://wiki.hoggit.us/view/DCS_event_hit

 

And all the events: http://wiki.hoggit.us/view/Category:Events

 

Hope that helps!

Hi guys! Was wondering how to display custom kill messages with replacing Unit Type in them. If for example bot or client was flying J11A and killed somebody to replace J11A with J11B in kill message, or Su-33 renamed to J15. I`m brand new to lua and DCS scripting in general. I have little C# knowledge. But couldn`t come up with solution on my own.

I get that there should be two strings created that would be displayed instead of two original strings.

I have no idea on how i should write this function or two separate functions. How it or they would be structured to "intercept" Unit Types of interest and rewrite message to remove original unit and paste fictional instead?

Would greatly appreciate any help!

Thanks!