group or unit id for parachute of ejected pilot

[wolle]

Does anyone know: after a pilot ejects a parachute is visible in the sim. Is this a regular group/unit that gets created, and if so, how can I find its group and/or unit id with the scripting engine?

[Grimes]

A new object is created, but not a unit/group. Basically you have to use an event handler to get the runtime ID of the ejected pilot and from there you can use getPosition() and a few others on it. The same basic premise exists for weapons like missiles, bombs, and bullets.

[wolle]

A new object is created, but not a unit/group. Basically you have to use an event handler to get the runtime ID of the ejected pilot and from there you can use getPosition() and a few others on it. The same basic premise exists for weapons like missiles, bombs, and bullets.

 

Hi Grimes,

 

You'll have to help me a little more (if your time permits). According to the scripting wiki part one, an event is a list with the following structure:

 

Event = {

id = enum world.event,

time = Time,

initiator = Unit,

target = Unit,

place = Unit,

subPlace = enum world.BirthPlace,

weapon = Weapon

}

 

Which of these gives me the object id of the parachute? My goal is to follow the position of the parachute. It is very easy to follow the position of the burning plane, using:

 

Unit.getPosition(event.initiator)

 

What would be the corresponding command to get the position of the parachute?

[Grimes]

Object.getPosition(event.initiator)

[wolle]

Object.getPosition(event.initiator)

 

Negative, Grimes. This simply gives the burning plane coordinates, and this command ceases to exist as soon as the burning plane hits the ground (see attached simple test mission)

LandEventHandler.miz

[Joyride]

wolle: have been very interested in this as well. seems like there'd be a way to make it work, but no luck here either.

[ArturDCS]

Bump, any more information regarding this? Can I somehow get a reference to the static object [pilot] standing besides the parachute?

[Speed]

Try world.searchObjects

http://wiki.hoggit.us/view/Part_1#world

[ArturDCS]

Try world.searchObjects

http://wiki.hoggit.us/view/Part_1#world

Yes that could be useful. Can't find any examples though. I am very new to LUA & DCS and unless there are examples I am out in the dark.

[FlightControl]

Nope.

 

world.searchObjects does not retrieve the ejected pilot within the perimiters of the plane ... Only the plane is shown as found.

 

I search using:

 

{ Object.Category.UNIT, Object.Category.STATIC, Object.Category.SCENERY, Object.Category.WEAPON }

----

 

local PilotUnit = nil
   
   self:ScheduleOnce( 1, 
     function()
       
       -- Search for the ejected pilot
   
       local PlaneCoord = PlaneUnit:GetCoordinate()
       
       local SphereSearch = {
        id = world.VolumeType.SPHERE,
         params = {
          point = PlaneCoord:GetVec3(),
          radius = 100,
         }
         
       }
        
       --- @param Dcs.DCSWrapper.Unit#Unit FoundDCSUnit
       -- @param Wrapper.Group#GROUP ReportGroup
       -- @param Set#SET_GROUP ReportSetGroup
       local FindEjectedPilot = function( FoundDCSUnit )
           
         local UnitName = FoundDCSUnit:getName()
           
         self:E( { "Units near Plane:", UnitName } )
         
         PilotUnit = UNIT:Register( UnitName )
         
         return true
       end
       
       world.searchObjects( { Object.Category.UNIT, Object.Category.STATIC, Object.Category.SCENERY, Object.Category.WEAPON }, SphereSearch, FindEjectedPilot )

       self.CSAR[CSARName] = {} 
       self.CSAR[CSARName].PilotUnit = PlaneUnit
       self.CSAR[CSARName].Task = nil
 
     end
   )

 

So I'll just spawn an infantry as a replacement.

Maybe a point for ED to pickup in a future release.

 

Make the ejected pilot a manageable group within the sim ...

 

If anyone can help, by my guest ...

[BaD CrC]

I though the CSAR script was able to handle this?

[Delta99]

I though the CSAR script was able to handle this?

 

It just spawns a new unit as far as I know.

[feefifofum]

Correct, it gets the position at the moment of ejection and spawns a standard infantry unit there.