Alarm State for Naval units

[funkyfranky]

Can anybody tell me, if setting the alarm state for naval units is implemented/necessary?

 

I can set it via the mission editor in the ADVANCED (WAYPOINT ACTIONS) to RED or AUTO. But when I start the mission, the unit always has alarm state GREEN.

I can also try to change it during the mission as game master, but it always automatically goes back to GREEN.

 

If I try to set it via scripting, I get an error with this line

controller:setOption( AI.Option.Naval.id.ALARM_STATE, AI.Option.Naval.val.ALARM_STATE.GREEN )

So the enumerator AI.Option.Naval.id.ALARM_STATE obviously does not exist.

 

Is it actually necessary to set the alarm state for naval groups to anything different than GREEN?

In particular, would a naval group still move if in alarm state RED and being under fire?

[funkyfranky]

For the records:

controller:setOption(9, 0)  -- Alarm State Auto
controller:setOption(9, 1)  -- Alarm State Green
controller:setOption(9, 2)  -- Alarm State Red

[Hardcard]

@funkyfranky

 

Perhaps it's a silly question, but isn't controller supposed to be written with capital C?

 

As in:

Controller:setOption()

 

Thanks for those ids, btw, they'll come in handy :thumbup:

[funkyfranky]

Perhaps it's a silly question, but isn't controller supposed to be written with capital C?

Not a silly question at all - I've been sloppy ;)

To be more precise, what I call "controller" should be the object the getController DCS API functions returns.

[Hardcard]

To be more precise, what I call "controller" should be the object the getController DCS API functions returns.

 

Right, I figured as much, that's why I said it might be silly to ask :D

 

 

Regarding the alarm state thingy for ships, I seem to recall that I used it a few days ago, can't recall if it worked as intended...

[Grimes]

Full list of the ids: https://wiki.hoggitworld.com/view/DCS_enum_AI