How to trigger a coalition message when an enemy unit reaches a waypoint?

[moespeeds]

This seems like it should be simple but I'm having trouble figuring it out. I know I can use a trigger zone, but besides that, how would I trigger a message to the enemy coalition when a vehicle reaches a specific waypoint?

 

TIA!

[doodenkoff]

If you trigger a message to the enemy coalition, who is going to read it?

 

Create a small trigger zone at the waypoint

 

Type: 1 ONCE No Events

 

Condition: Unit inside zone (unit and zone name)

 

Action: Message to coalition

[moespeeds]

When I say 'enemy' I mean the opposite coalition. Whatever human units are flying there would get the message.

 

Here's why a trigger zone doesn't work:

 

The helo is enroute to evac the primary target group. I have a trigger zone setup to warn the opposite coalition that there is an evac helo inbound to the primary. If the primary is destroyed before the helo arrives, it switches waypoints and flies to another base. The issue is that a small percentage of the time, it flies through the trigger zone between evading enemy units and such, and triggers a radio message to the opposite coalition that there is a helo inbound to evac the primary, even though the primary has already been destroyed. I'm trying to eliminate the trigger zone, or somehow disable it once the primary is destroyed.

 

Any ideas on how to do this are appreciated.

[Quadrafarian]

You could use a flag,

 

Set a flag say 200 = on (or anything other than 0) if the primary group is destroyed

then in the message condition set flag 200 = off

so the message will only trigger if the flag is off

 

Set flag on group death

 

1 ONCE No Events

 

Condition: Group Dead (group name)

 

Action: Flag 200 on (or equals something other than 0)

 

 

Message for evac warning

 

1 ONCE No Events

 

Condition: Unit inside zone (unit and zone name)

Condition: Flag 200 = off

 

Action: Message to coalition

[moespeeds]

Got it, thank you, that will work!