Spawning Random Groups

[Sierra99]

OK Mission Editor Guru's I need some help.

 

I am working on a set up for the Nevada Map utilizing the Fixed Threat Sites listed in the attached .KMZ file. There are 35.

 

I want to populate each threat site with multiple SAM systems, all set up for late activation...(This I know how to do)

 

The First task is to select a random number of threat sites to be activated...Not all of them but enough to be challenging.

 

After selecting how many sites are activated, I want to randomly select which specific threat sites activated...

 

Then I want to randomly select which system is activated...

 

The goal is to have each mission present a completely different threat picture each time it's launched and I am trying to do it using the DCS triggers only.

[dark_wood]

Solution 1 (less work) - set "Condition" for each group: SAM 1 (condition 20%), SAM 2 (condition 40%), etc. (no need to set late activation here).

Each time you will start the mission you will have different groups, but it will happen only on mission start.

 

If you want to delay when they activate, then:

 

Solution 2- use random flag value:

 

MISSION START > no condition > FLAG SET RANDOM VALUE (flag 1, values from 0 to 10 - for example)

ONCE > FLAG 1 equals 0 and TIME MORE 120 sec. > GROUP ACTIVATE SAM 1

ONCE > FLAG 1 equals 1 and TIME MORE 360 sec. > GROUP ACTIVATE SAM 1, GROUP ACTIVATE SAM 2

 

and so on, until you cover all needed scenarios.

 

Solution 3 - use "random" flag condition:

MISSION START > RANDOM 30% and TIME MORE 30 sec. > GROUP ACTIVATE SAM 3

 

Solution 4 - combine all the above :)

 

More info here: https://wiki.hoggitworld.com/view/DCS_editor_Randomization

[Sierra99]

Thanks Dark Wood I’ll give each a try.

[Hardcard]

Or you could script it instead.

You could have all the randomization + spawning process done via a single F10 menu command (or specific events), as many times as you wanted, no need to restart the mission.

Edited March 16, 2019 by Hardcard

[Sierra99]

Or you could script it instead.

You could have all the randomization + spawning process done via a single F10 menu command (or specific events), as many times as you wanted, no need to restart the mission.

 

Right "Now" we usually fly 2-3 hours at a time and kill the server when we're not flying...so restarting the mission isn't really an issue.

 

One option I am considering is probably less work...but just as random...

 

Create groups of SAMs at different locations. Each group layered with long range, medium range and short range SAMs.

 

Random activate a group...

 

Set long range SAMs active and each additional Sam site to activate only if the "layer" above it is destroyed or if an aircraft enters its engagement zone. (Using a trigger zone)

 

End result would be different long range SAMs present at start but others would active randomly based on player actions.

Edited March 17, 2019 by Sierra99