Not understanding Late Activation

[TechRoss]

Hey Guys

 

Noob mission builder trying to understand late activation, but I clearly have no clue.

 

I am trying to get 4 flights of F-18s off the Stennis. Trying to simulate multiple launches. Each flight is a group of 2. My flight of 2 is first off the deck, ramp start, cold.

 

I have my next group, call it B set as ramp start, cold, late activation. Then group C the same and then group D the same.

 

The Stennis is stationary, as in docked and I have a trigger zone setup over the top of it.

 

My triggers are set that when my unit leaves the zone, group B will activate, then when group B leaves the zone, group C will activate, and then the same for D. This is not working and B and C seem to be active on mission start. Problem is they start quicker than I can, so they end up causing problems with my flight, normally crashing into my 2.

 

I then tried to the same with Uncontrolled. Not luck, so I setup a Start for each group and tried that in the trigger, no luck.

 

The only other thing I can think off is to try time them and set with time.

 

Any idea what I am doing wrong here.

 

Thanks,

 

Ross

[Johnny_Rico]

set the first trigger on u entering a zone just off the front of the carrier

see what happens

[Reflected]

The carrier is moving. I would try "unit outside moving zone" and tie the zone to the carrier.

 

EDIT: I see it's stationery. Problem is, if B hasn't been activated yet that means they're technically "outside of the zone", and so C will activate.

[Johnny_Rico]

put an AND condition

B outside of zone

AND

u outside of zone

?

[TechRoss]

Thanks guys, I was just coming in here to edit this, I put a zone out front of the boat and it works great no.

 

Thanks for the input, will keep this saved away for future.