Trigger infinite ammo / fuel possible?

[al531246]

Some of the guys I play with can't get enough of infinite ammo / fuel, but me; I can't stand it. Muh immersion is ruined!

 

Is there a way I can add toggle infinite X to client's aircraft as an F10 radio selection or another way? I can't seem to find a premade trigger for it so I'm guessing it'd have to be done via .lua scripting? Ideally the trigger could be activated by any aircraft occupied by a client...if such a thing is possible.

 

Any ideas?

[gromit190]

What you're suggesting is highly possible and not that hard to do (I think).

 

Here's a function to add radio commands: http://wiki.hoggit.us/view/DCS_func_addOtherCommandForGroup

 

I haven't really refilled/refueled with a script before, but I'm pretty confident it is possible.

 

The only "problem" as I see it is that you can't distinguish between players in a group that calls the command to refill/refuel. So if you have a group of 4, and 1 of them calls the refill/refuel command then the whole group will be refilled/refueled.

 

 

 

Another challenge is that the command will only be added for groups that are existing (have live players) in your mission. The way I've solved this before is I have a function that is scheduled at time intervals. The function removes the command for all groups (that has it), then re-adds it for all groups that exist (in-game players). Here's the code.

 

 

 

EDIT: Here's one way to add the radio command (requires the autogft script, version 1.2 download here).

Firstly, load the "autogft-standalone.lua" to your mission. Then load the following script:

 

function enableRefillCommand()

 local enabledGroupCommands = {}

 local function cleanEnabledGroupCommands()
   local newEnabledGroupCommands = {}
   for i = 1, #enabledGroupCommands do
     if not Group.getByName(enabledGroupCommands[i].groupName) then
       enabledGroupCommands[i]:disable()
     else
       newEnabledGroupCommands[#newEnabledGroupCommands + 1] = enabledGroupCommands[i]
     end
   end
   enabledGroupCommands = newEnabledGroupCommands
 end

 ---
 -- @param #number groupId
 local function groupHasCommandEnabled(groupId)
   for i = 1, #enabledGroupCommands do
     if enabledGroupCommands[i].groupId == groupId then
       return true
     end
   end
   return false
 end

 ---
 -- @param DCSGroup#Group group
 local function groupHasPlayer(group)
   local units = group:getUnits()
   for i = 1, #units do
     if units[i]:getPlayerName() ~= nil then return true end
   end
   return false
 end

 ---
 -- @param #list<DCSGroup#Group> groups
 local function enableForGroups(groups)
   for i = 1, #groups do
     local group = groups[i]
     if groupHasPlayer(group) then
       if not groupHasCommandEnabled(group:getID()) then
         local function triggerCommand()
           -- 
           -- DO THE REFILLING HERE, the "group" variable holds the target group
           --
         end
         local groupCommand = autogft_GroupCommand:new("Refuel & refill", group:getName(), triggerCommand)
         groupCommand:enable()
         enabledGroupCommands[#enabledGroupCommands + 1] = groupCommand
       end
     end
   end
 end

 local function reEnablingLoop()
   cleanEnabledGroupCommands()
   enableForGroups(coalition.getGroups(coalition.side.RED))
   enableForGroups(coalition.getGroups(coalition.side.BLUE))
   autogft.scheduleFunction(reEnablingLoop, 5) --   <- Checks for new groups every 5 seconds
 end

 reEnablingLoop()

end

enableRefillCommand()

 

 

 

EDIT2: I'm struggling a little to see how you can add fuel/ammo to units from a script :/

Edited December 29, 2016 by gromit190

[al531246]

Many Thanks gromit190, it doesn't matter if an entire group is affected by a script because I can set each aircraft to be in it's own group.

 

I've found a DCS Func to add fuel to a unit but not an ammo script as of yet.

 

Fuel - http://wiki.hoggit.us/view/DCS_func_getFuel

 

I am kinda new to .lua scripting so where would I insert these DCS func scripts? Do they go as a .lua file within the mission file or do I insert them via a trigger inside the mission editor?

[gromit190]

Many Thanks gromit190, it doesn't matter if an entire group is affected by a script because I can set each aircraft to be in it's own group.

 

I've found a DCS Func to add fuel to a unit but not an ammo script as of yet.

 

Fuel - http://wiki.hoggit.us/view/DCS_func_getFuel

 

I am kinda new to .lua scripting so where would I insert these DCS func scripts? Do they go as a .lua file within the mission file or do I insert them via a trigger inside the mission editor?

 

Actually, this function only returns the fuel of a unit. You can't set it, only "get" it (for printing it to screen or whatever). Sorry :/

 

Maybe someone else knows how to set the fuel

[MivwTaupos]

What you're suggesting is highly possible and not that hard to do (I think).

 

Here's a function to add radio commands: http://wiki.hoggit.us/view/DCS_func_addOtherCommandForGroup

 

I haven't really refilled/refueled with a script before, but I'm pretty confident it is possible.

 

The only "problem" as I see it is that you can't distinguish between players in a group that calls the command to refill/refuel. So if you have a group of 4, and 1 of them calls the refill/refuel command then the whole group will be refilled/refueled.

 

 

 

Another challenge is that the command will only be added for groups that are existing (have live players) in your mission. The way I've solved this before is I have a function that is scheduled at time intervals. The function removes the command for all groups (that has it), then re-adds it for all groups that exist (in-game players). Here's the code.

 

 

 

EDIT: Here's one way to add the radio command (requires the autogft script, version 1.2 download here).

Firstly, load the "autogft-standalone.lua" to your mission. Then load the following script:

 

function enableRefillCommand()

 local enabledGroupCommands = {}

 local function cleanEnabledGroupCommands()
   local newEnabledGroupCommands = {}
   for i = 1, #enabledGroupCommands do
     if not Group.getByName(enabledGroupCommands[i].groupName) then
       enabledGroupCommands[i]:disable()
     else
       newEnabledGroupCommands[#newEnabledGroupCommands + 1] = enabledGroupCommands[i]
     end
   end
   enabledGroupCommands = newEnabledGroupCommands
 end

 ---
 -- @param #number groupId
 local function groupHasCommandEnabled(groupId)
   for i = 1, #enabledGroupCommands do
     if enabledGroupCommands[i].groupId == groupId then
       return true
     end
   end
   return false
 end

 ---
 -- @param DCSGroup#Group group
 local function groupHasPlayer(group)
   local units = group:getUnits()
   for i = 1, #units do
     if units[i]:getPlayerName() ~= nil then return true end
   end
   return false
 end

 ---
 -- @param #list<DCSGroup#Group> groups
 local function enableForGroups(groups)
   for i = 1, #groups do
     local group = groups[i]
     if groupHasPlayer(group) then
       if not groupHasCommandEnabled(group:getID()) then
         local function triggerCommand()
           -- 
           -- DO THE REFILLING HERE, the "group" variable holds the target group
           --
         end
         local groupCommand = autogft_GroupCommand:new("Refuel & refill", group:getName(), triggerCommand)
         groupCommand:enable()
         enabledGroupCommands[#enabledGroupCommands + 1] = groupCommand
       end
     end
   end
 end

 local function reEnablingLoop()
   cleanEnabledGroupCommands()
   enableForGroups(coalition.getGroups(coalition.side.RED))
   enableForGroups(coalition.getGroups(coalition.side.BLUE))
   autogft.scheduleFunction(reEnablingLoop, 5) --   <- Checks for new groups every 5 seconds
 end

 reEnablingLoop()

end

enableRefillCommand()

 

 

 

EDIT2: I'm struggling a little to see how you can add fuel/ammo to units from a script :/

 

 

hello, so what is the code would be if my target group name is Tanker?