add/remove radio item -> unit inside/outside zone

[VTJS17_Fire]

Hi,

 

I want to add a radio item, if a (client) unit is inside a zone. But when the unit is outside zone, the radio item should be removed. When the unit turn again inside the zone, it should apeare again and so on.

 

I tried various ways with the switched condition trigger and flags, but it didn't got removed anyway.

 

Any Ideas?

 

Mission attached.

PersGulf_SKC_1-4.miz

 

Edit: I get it to work with some other triggers and the radio items, but not with the inside/outside zone.

Edited February 7, 2021 by VTJG17_Fire

[dark_wood]

Hi, i can't test your mission now (i'm at work), but it should work with this:

 

SWITCHED CONDITION > Unit inside zone > Radio item add for group

SWITCHED CONDITION > Unit outside zone > Radio item remove for group

 

Make sure that 'Radio item add for group' and 'Radio item remove for group' have same text (copy/paste it).

Also, be careful that trigger condition is set on unit and radio item is on group - this can be confusing sometimes.

[VTJS17_Fire]

When you are able to check out my mission, you'll see, I've done this already. ^^

 

And yes, in my opiniion it should work this way. But it doesn't.

[dark_wood]

If you replace 'Radio item add' with some messages, it triggers?

Edited February 8, 2021 by dark_wood

[VTJS17_Fire]

Like the radio items. The first one (inside zone) triggers, if out of the zone, nothing happens.

[dark_wood]

This issue happened to me when instead of 'unit/group outside zone'  i used 'part of group outside zone' - because in this case both conditions was true...

It drive me nuts that i can test missions online, if you can't solve it i will take a look when i'm home.

Maybe you do the right thing and is a ME bug.

 

[VTJS17_Fire]

The goal is to clear the F10 radio menu for all flights, that are outside that triggerzone. That is why the radion item is triggered only by single units (of a group) inside the triggerzone and only shown for that group (of units).

[dark_wood]

So, i did some tests, and the main issues are:

1. in DCS we don't have 'Radio item add/remove for unit'
2. using SWITCHED CONDITION can cause logical conflicts - units in zone in the same time, one unit in zone, others outside, etc - very hard to separate them

What you can do:

If you need this only for your group of 4 planes/clients then use my initial suggestion:

SWITCHED CONDITION > Unit inside zone > Radio item add for group
SWITCHED CONDITION > Unit outside zone > Radio item remove for group

You must duplicate this for all 4 units, and make sure just one client is inside zone (enter zone in turns).

So, we will have 4 players outside the zone, one enter - a radio item is added for group. Same player get out zone - radio item is removed for all clients in group

See attached mission as an working example.

 

If you want something for multiple groups, or more than one unit/round in zone, then you need LUA/scripting

PersGulf_SKC_1-4-4.miz

[VTJS17_Fire]

What's the difference to multiple units and the OR-function with the Radio item add for group, compared to single switched conditions? The triggered actions, which causes conflicts in your opinion ("using SWITCHED CONDITION can cause logical conflicts - units in zone in the same time, one unit in zone, others outside, etc - very hard to separate them") is the same with different switched conditions, or I am wrong?

[VTJS17_Fire]

Okay, tested it. And I just added another unit with OR-function in these two triggers, added another Add item for group and it don't work. I don't understand that logic behind these two ways of doing it but that's okay, that's why I'm not a programmer.

 

Thank you very much!

[dark_wood]

With pleasure