Scripting Settings (TACAN, ICLS, etc) for units instead of using Mission Editor

[Dangerzone]

I was just wondering if it's possible to use script to set attributes of units as opposed to having to use the mission editor?

 

I'm thinking of things such as:

 

• Assigning Radio Frequency, TACAN, ICLS, Heading and Speed for Supercarriers
• Activating TACAN and tasking KC135 for Tanker action
• Changing speed and heading for Supercarrier and fleet.

 

My reason being - one of the problems I keep hitting is when I do up small missions - I keep forgetting to set something in the mission editor. This is frustrating when I've got friends on, we're an hour into the mission and then I'm like "Oh no - I forgot to set and turn on the ICLS for the carrier", or "I forgot to task the Tanker to Tanker refueling", and it spoils the mission.

 

I figure by having a script file - I can see 2 benefits:

 

• I could quickly change/update the script file if I forget something in mission while the mission is running, and then re-run the script using assert radio option while in-game (saving me having to kill the mission and go back to the mission editor and/or end the evening's mission). 
• It also means when creating new missions I can copy scripts instead of having to do monotonous tasking in the mission editor from one to another. (And it's easier for me to see if I've missed something in a text editor than having to click through all units in the ME)

 

Looking through some examples I can see how this is done in some scenario's (such as spawning in a tanker for instance using MOOSE) - but haven't been able to find any successful instances of commands that can be applied to already in-game units such as the supercarriers, and attempts I've done todate have failed - which makes me think that it may not be possible. Just wanted to see if anyone else has successfully implemented a similar feature before.

 

I did try using moose with the following script...

 

local CARRIER = UNIT:FindByName("CARRIER")
local CARRIERRAD = CARRIER:GetRadio()
CARRIERRAD:SetFrequency(262)         
local CARRIERTCN = CARRIER:GetBeacon()
CARRIERTCN.ActivateTACAN(15, "X", "TED", true)

 

But setting tacan fails for me with "attempt to index local 'self' (a number value)"

 

Edited May 8, 2021 by Dangerzone

[Dangerzone]

I haven't been able to achieve this using GetBeacon() - but through another tip I have been able to successfully implement this through AIRBOSS.

 

The following gets me around the problem of setting TACAN on a carrier - but I still have the problem with setting it on a tanker such as Texaco because AIRBOSS is not designed for Texaco. 

 

local CVN71 = UNIT:FindByName("CARRIER")
local AirbossCVN71 = AIRBOSS:New("CARRIER")
local TANKER = UNIT:FindByName("Texaco11")

CVN71RAD = CVN71:GetRadio()
CVN71RAD:SetFrequency(262) 

AirbossCVN71:SetICLS(5, "TDY")
AirbossCVN71:SetTACAN(3, "X", "TDY")
AirbossCVN71:Start()

rad = TANKER:GetRadio()
rad:SetFrequency(241)
bcn = TANKER:GetBeacon() -- <<<<  STILL BREAKS HERE. :-(
bcn:SetTACAN(10, "TKR")

 

 

Does anyone know if GetBeacon is actually broken in Moose, or what I'm doing wrong?

Edited May 8, 2021 by Dangerzone

[Balion]

6 hours ago, Dangerzone said:

Assigning Radio Frequency, TACAN, ICLS, Heading and Speed for Supercarriers

local carrier = Unit.getByName("Naval-1-1")
local ActivateBeacon = { 
  id = 'ActivateBeacon', 
  params = { 
	["type"] = 4,
	["AA"] = false,
	["unitId"] = carrier:getID(),
	["modeChannel"] = "X",
	["channel"] = 1,
	["system"] = 3,
	["callsign"] = "CVN",
	["bearing"] = true,
	["frequency"] = 962000000
	} 
}
carrier:getController():setCommand(ActivateBeacon)

local ActivateICLS = {
  ["id"] = "ActivateICLS",
  ["params"] = 
  {
    ["type"] = 131584,
    ["channel"] = 1,
    ["unitId"] = carrier:getID(),
  }, -- end of ["params"]
}
carrier:getController():setCommand(ActivateICLS)

local SetFrequency = { 
  id = 'SetFrequency', 
  params = { 
    frequency = 126300000, 
    modulation = 0, 
  } 
}
carrier:getController():setCommand(SetFrequency)

 

6 hours ago, Dangerzone said:

Activating TACAN and tasking KC135 for Tanker action

local tanker = Unit.getByName("Aerial-2-1")

local ActivateBeacon = { 
  id = 'ActivateBeacon', 
  params = { 
	["type"] = 4,
	["AA"] = true,
	["unitId"] = tanker:getID(),
	["modeChannel"] = "Y",
	["channel"] = 10,
	["system"] = 4,
	["callsign"] = "TKR",
	["bearing"] = true,
	["frequency"] = 1097000000,
	} 
}
tanker:getController():setCommand(ActivateBeacon)

local SetFrequency = { 
  id = 'SetFrequency', 
  params = { 
    frequency = 256000000, 
    modulation = 0, 
  } 
}
tanker:getController():setCommand(SetFrequency)

local Tanker = { 
  id = 'Tanker', 
  params = { 
  } 
}

tanker:getController():pushTask(Tanker)

 

6 hours ago, Dangerzone said:

Changing speed and heading for Supercarrier and fleet.

You need to assign a new route to supercarrier or fleet unit. See next post.

 

All info i've got from https://wiki.hoggitworld.com/view/Simulator_Scripting_Engine_Documentation and from "mission" file inside ".miz" archive when you first try to do something in mission editor before creating a script.

Edited May 8, 2021 by Balion

[Balion]

9 hours ago, Dangerzone said:

Changing speed and heading for Supercarrier and fleet.

Here is a function which sets true heading and speed for a unit:

local carrier = Unit.getByName("Naval-1-1")

local function headTo(unitDCS, trueHeadingDegrees, speedMetersPerSecond, timeSeconds)
  local distance = timeSeconds * speedMetersPerSecond
  local delta = {
    z = distance * math.sin(trueHeadingDegrees * math.pi / 180),
    x = distance * math.cos(trueHeadingDegrees * math.pi / 180),
  }

  local position = unitDCS:getPoint()
--  env.info(string.format("p x: %d, p z: %d", position.x, position.z))
--  env.info(string.format("d x: %d, d z: %d", delta.x, delta.z))
  
  local Mission = {
   id = 'Mission',
    params = { 
      ["route"] = {
        ["points"] = {
            [1] = {
                ["alt"] = -0,
                ["type"] = "Turning Point",
                ["ETA"] = 0,
                ["alt_type"] = "BARO",
                ["formation_template"] = "",
                ["y"] = position.z + delta.z,
                ["x"] = position.x + delta.x,
                ["ETA_locked"] = true,
                ["speed"] = speedMetersPerSecond,
                ["action"] = "Turning Point",
                ["task"] = 
                {
                    ["id"] = "ComboTask",
                    ["params"] = 
                    {
                        ["tasks"] = 
                        {
                        }, -- end of ["tasks"]
                    }, -- end of ["params"]
                }, -- end of ["task"]
                ["speed_locked"] = true,
            }, -- end of [1]
        }, -- end of ["points"]
      }, -- end of ["route"] 
    }
  }
  unitDCS:getController():pushTask(Mission)
end

headTo(carrier, 100, 10, 600) -- set true heading 100 degrees and speed 10 m/s for 600 seconds. After 600 seconds carrier will stop.

 

Edited May 8, 2021 by Balion

[Dangerzone]

Aah - so it's not possible to do via MOOSE. Thanks for the work around!