Mission Editor: Can destroyed buildings be repaired (Restored)?

[TPrince]

Hello all, 

 

Building a mission where a coalition takes over an airfield and buildings get destroyed in the process.   The 2nd coalition retakes the airfield.  Is there a way they can rebuild the buildings using the mission editor?     

[TPrince]

I went to Chat GPT and this is what it wrote when asked how to achieve.  If you know lua can you tell me if this is 3 separate scripts I have to create?

 

To restore destroyed buildings on a map using a Lua script in DCS, you can use the following steps:

1. First, create a table to store the destroyed buildings' information. You can use the following code to create an empty table:

 

local destroyedBuildings = {}

 

2. Next, create a function to check if a building is destroyed. You can use the following code to check if a building is destroyed by its object name:

 

 

function isBuildingDestroyed(name)

local object = Object.getByName(name)

if object and object:getLife() == 0 then

return true

else

return false

end

end

 

 

3.

In your main update loop, iterate through all the buildings on the map and check if each one is destroyed. If a building is destroyed, add its information to the destroyedBuildings table:

 

function update()

for i, buildingName in ipairs(buildings) do

if isBuildingDestroyed(buildingName) then

table.insert(destroyedBuildings, buildingName)

end

end

end

 

 

4. Note that buildings is an array containing the names of all the buildings on the map.

4. Finally, create a function to restore the destroyed buildings. This function should iterate through the destroyedBuildings table and respawn each destroyed building:

 

function restoreDestroyedBuildings()

for i, buildingName in ipairs(destroyedBuildings) do

local object = Object.getByName(buildingName)

if object then

object:destroy()

object:spawn()

end

end

end

 

5. You can call the restoreDestroyedBuildings function whenever you want to restore the destroyed buildings on the map.

 

Note that this is just a basic example, and you may need to modify the code to fit your specific use case. Additionally, restoring destroyed buildings in a multiplayer game may have implications for game balance and fairness, so you should consider the impact of this feature carefully.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 20, 2023 by TPrince

[TPrince]

Or is this all 1 script?

 

[buur]

There are two types of buildings in DCS.
1. Buildings already on the map. I never heard or see that they are respawnable. 
2. Buildings placed via Mission editor.

Which buildings do you mean?

[TPrince]

Buildings on the Map.   

[TPrince]

This is a second script it created when asked about Map buildings 

 

-- List of building names to restore
local buildingNames = {
  "Building 1",
  "Building 2",
  "Building 3"
}

-- Table to store destroyed building information
local destroyedBuildings = {}

-- Check if a building is destroyed
function isBuildingDestroyed(name)
  local object = Object.getByName(name)
  if object and object:getLife() == 0 then
    return true
  else
    return false
  end
end

-- Check all buildings and store destroyed building names
function checkBuildings()
  for i, name in ipairs(buildingNames) do
    if isBuildingDestroyed(name) then
      table.insert(destroyedBuildings, name)
    end
  end
end

-- Respawn all destroyed buildings
function restoreBuildings()
  for i, name in ipairs(destroyedBuildings) do
    local object = Object.getByName(name)
    if object then
      object:destroy()
      object:spawn()
    end
  end
end

-- Main update loop
function update()
  checkBuildings()
  if #destroyedBuildings > 0 then
    restoreBuildings()
    destroyedBuildings = {}
  end
end

[buur]

I don't think that chatgpt can help you with the question. The answer of chat gpt is only helpfull if you place the buildings in the mission editor.

[TPrince]

Ok.  Understood.  Thank you very much for your help.   

I will just add smoke and fire.    Its a scenario where a Airbase is attacked by Coalition and taken over only to be lost back.  After its taken back over I'm going to have 4 helos drop off personnel and go to the areas that were destroyed (Now on fire)  Put out the fires then more helos will come in with cargo drops to rebuild the airbase.  Then have cargo planes land to rearm and refuel the base and Fighters landing and parking.. Then the airbase becomes operational again and used in new scuffles 

Edited April 21, 2023 by TPrince

[TPrince]

@buur   If you were to right click on a MAP building and choose assign, the building is provided with a name and a object ID.   That information couldn't be used to restore it?

 

Edited April 21, 2023 by TPrince

[buur]

not that I know

[TPrince]

Ok  Thank you