DCS World's, script Variables.

[ADHS]

Hello.

 

At 1st, allow me to explain my thinking:

I can't programming while i dont know the

routines & the variables that an already

engine is using.

Ok, DCS Mission Editor language is LUA.

But what about the script variables that

DCS is using ? Blank!

 

This is my thinking. Hense i am asking for

the DCS variables that i can use in scripts.

I couldn't find them anywhere. Just as visual

limited enviroment inside the Mission Editor.

 

Any further help to my search, will be appreciated.

Thank you.

[ADHS]

For example:

I want to get the number of CLIENTS

that have connected, so to ACTIVATE

equal number of enemies in front of them.

 

Now, i have to:

Unit A1 (from the A group of four)

if is alive

to INCREASE a FLAG COUNTER.

And this multiply 36 times in ME,

just to get the number of CLIENTS!

 

What is the VARIABLE to get the SUM

of the connected CLIENTS ?

 

It should be that simple, like: VAR CLIENTS(i)

 

What is the variable NAME ?

 

 

PS: Is it secret ???:mad::mad::mad:

Edited June 10, 2020 by ADHS

[Grimes]

https://wiki.hoggitworld.com/view/Simulator_Scripting_Engine_Documentation

 

There aren't really any pre-defined variables in the sense of something that directly represents the number of clients that are alive. The only predefined variables deal with constants usually associated with country Ids, waypoint types, etc. There are scripting functions that you can run to get that data however.

 

Absolutely basic check would be to use coalition.getPlayers() which returns a list of players. You can count the number of aircraft directly with lua by checking the size of the table. Or you can iterate and count up by the aircraft types so that 30 A-10Cs won't generate the same number of AI fighters as 30 F-14s.

 

 

Other ways are similar, since you know the client unit names you can generate a list of them and iterate by checking Unit.getByName() on each to see if it is alive. If so add 1. When done you have the count.

[ADHS]

Grimes

Thank you very much for your help

and the link for the functions. Yes

now i can find out what is going on.

 

I really appreciate it my friend.

Best wishes.