how to know if a unit belongs to a player or AI?

[sea2sky]

I realized I don't know how to determine if airborn unit/group is a player/client controlled or AI. Anybody knows that?

 

Thanks!

Edited May 2, 2017 by sea2sky

[feefifofum]

The chat logs will say either a username or BLUE/RED AI for the kill messages if enabled.

 

In the F10 map, when you click on a unit, I believe you'll see the person's callsign next to the unit/group name as well.

[sea2sky]

Sorry, I meant - how to figure that using lua scripting.

[Stonehouse]

Use something like:

if Unit.getPlayerName(unit name being checked) == nil

 

 

if the above is true then it's AI. Note that "unit name being checked" is the actual unit name of the unit you are trying to figure out whether it is AI or human.

[sea2sky]

Excellent!

[gromit190]

Use something like:

if Unit.getPlayerName(unit name being checked) == nil

 

Close. But the Unit.getPlayerName argument must be a unit, not a string (name).

 

So you're gonna need to obtain the unit first (if you haven't already), then invoke "getPlayerName" for this unit. If this function returns a string, it is a player. If not, it's AI.

 

-- obtain unit by name
local unit = Unit.getByName(nameOfUnit)

-- check if the unit has a "player name"
if unit:getPlayerName() then

 -- it's a player

else

 -- it's AI

end

 

Or if you prefer oneliners:

if Unit.getByName(nameOfUnit):getPlayerName() then
 -- it's a player
end

 

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

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

Edited May 4, 2017 by gromit190

[Stonehouse]

Yep you are right. Sorry I haven't had time to look at lua for quite a while so I am forgetting stuff.

 

 

 

 

Close. But the Unit.getPlayerName argument must be a unit, not a string (name).

 

So you're gonna need to obtain the unit first (if you haven't already), then invoke "getPlayerName" for this unit. If this function returns a string, it is a player. If not, it's AI.

 

-- obtain unit by name
local unit = Unit.getByName(nameOfUnit)

-- check if the unit has a "player name"
if unit:getPlayerName() then

 -- it's a player

else

 -- it's AI

end

Or if you prefer oneliners:

if Unit.getByName(nameOfUnit):getPlayerName() then
 -- it's a player
end

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

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