Dynamic Embark/Disembark with "vanilla" DCS

[prccowboy]

Disclaimer: I didn't find this information anywhere, so if it is already known then just blame it on the scripting newbie (I only started scripting a few days ago). Nevertheless, since I couldn't find it, I figured maybe I should share it with others. This is using 2.5OBu5 (I don't know how it worked before)

 

I was attempting to write a simple script to dynamically task ai to embark/disembark using "vanilla" DCS without any other workarounds (like CTLD). I discovered that the information available regarding the DCS task for embarking/disembarking appeared to be wrong (or at least didn't work for me), so I deconstructed the process from scratch and found that the embark/disembark tasking should use a different structure/syntax.

 

Instead of using a "disembarkFromTransport" task given to the infantry unit, a "'Disembarking" task should be given to the transporting aircraft. Using this DCS task, I have successfully added dynamic embark/disembark tasking to groups.

 

edit: I removed my example script and just replaced it with a description of the working DCS Disembarking task. BTW, credit to the Hoggit website for the information about DCS tasks that led me to this discovery in the first place.

 

 

 

Task: Disembarking

Specifies the location an infantry group that is being transported by helicopters will be unloaded at. Used in conjunction with the Embarking and EmbarkToTransport tasks.

 

Disembarking = {

id = "Disembarking",

params = {

x = Vec2.x,

y = Vec2.y,

duration = time,

groupsForEmbarking = array of groups (to DISembark),

distributionFlag = boolean,

distribution = array of unitIds

}

 

Edited March 30, 2018 by prccowboy