Missions Status Script Request

[Xillinx]

Fellow Lua Gods,

 

Respectfully request some assistance or help with a script I would like to use in my mission. This script would check a table of trigger zones that enemy targets exist and report to the member whether or not the area is Clear or if enemy's still exist. Im not looking for a number, just a "Area Clear" or "Area Unsecured". I cannot use the Transport scipt (CTTS.lua) for the countextracted() function because I am already using a different transport script. I am trying to get something similar to the HueyDrop Mission Status Report. Ive tried picking different functions from that mission and Im getting no where with it. Here is they script I am sampling from but all I get from all the zones that the area is clear. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

DropoffZones = {
   [1] = {
       Name = "Krasnodar-Center Airfield",
       ZoneName = "Airfield",
   },
   [2] = {
       Name = "City Headquarters",
       ZoneName = "City headquarters",
   },
   [3] = {
       Name = "Barracks",
       ZoneName = "Barracks",
   },
   [4] = {
       Name = "West Bridge",
       ZoneName = "Bridge 1",
   },
   [5] = {
       Name = "South Bridge",
       ZoneName = "Bridge 2",
   },
   [6] = {
       Name = "East Bridge",
       ZoneName = "Bridge 3",
   },
}
function FindNearestDropoffZone(unit, maxDistance)
   local minDist = maxDistance
   local minZone = nil
   local unitpos = unit:getPoint()

   for i=1,#DropoffZones do
       local zone = DropoffZones[i]
       local triggerZone = trigger.misc.getZone(zone.ZoneName)
       local dist = GetDistance(unitpos.x, unitpos.z, triggerZone.point.x, triggerZone.point.z)
       if dist < minDist then
           minDist = dist
           minZone = zone
       end
   end

   return minZone    
end
function StatusReport(arg, time)
   -- array of Group function coalition.getGroups(enum coalition.side coalition, enum Group.Category groupCategory or nil)
   -- array of Unit function Group.getUnits(Group self)
   -- enum country.id CoalitionObject.getCountry(CoalitionObject self)
   local zoneTable = {}
   local zoneFriendly = {}
   for i=1,#DropoffZones do
       zoneTable[DropoffZones[i].Name] = 0
       zoneFriendly[DropoffZones[i].Name] = 0
   end
   local groups = coalition.getGroups(coalition.side.RED, Group.Category.GROUND)
   for i=1,#groups do
       local group = groups[i]
       if group ~= nil then
           local units = group:getUnits()
           for j=1,#units do
               local unit = units[j]
               if unit ~= nil then
                   local country = unit:getCountry()
                   if country == 0 then       -- if RUSSIAN
                      local zone = FindNearestDropoffZone(unit, 5000)
                       if zone ~= nil then
                           zoneTable[zone.Name] = zoneTable[zone.Name] + 1
                       end
                   end
               end
           end
       end
   end

   local groups = coalition.getGroups(coalition.side.BLUE, Group.Category.GROUND)
   for i=1,#groups do
       local group = groups[i]
       if group ~= nil then
           local units = group:getUnits()
           for j=1,#units do
               local unit = units[j]
               if unit ~= nil then
                   local country = unit:getCountry()
                   if zone == 2 then --USA
                       local zone = FindNearestDropoffZone(unit, 5000)
                       if zone ~= nil then
                           zoneFriendly[zone.Name] = zoneFriendly[zone.Name] + 1
                       end
                   end
               end
           end
       end
   end
   local text = "MISSION STATUS  -  See mission briefing for details\n\n"
   for k,v in pairs(zoneTable) do
       if v > 0 then
           text = text .. tostring(k) .. ": " .. tostring(v) .. " Area unsecured.\n"
       else
           if zoneFriendly[k] > 0 then
               text = text .. tostring(k) .. ": Area cleared!\n"
           end
       end
   end


   trigger.action.outText(text, 20)

   return time + 45
end

do
   timer.scheduleFunction(StatusReport, nil, timer.getTime() + 45)
end
function UnitInZone(unit, zone)
   if unit:inAir() then
       return false
   end

   local triggerZone = trigger.misc.getZone(zone.ZoneName)
   local group = unit:getGroup()
   local groupid = group:getID()
   local unitpos = unit:getPoint()
   local xDiff = unitpos.x - triggerZone.point.x
   local yDiff = unitpos.z - triggerZone.point.z
   local dist = math.sqrt(xDiff * xDiff + yDiff * yDiff)

   if dist > triggerZone.radius then
       return false
   end

   return true
end

 

-Xillinx

Edited November 22, 2013 by Xillinx

[Xillinx]

Any help??

[St3v3f]

Just use mist.getUnitsInZones on each of the zones, shouldn't be hard

[ENO]

So if I can ask one of my traditionally simple questions- I went to the wiki to see if there was a bit more elaboration on how such information can be used... but it's pretty basic. Tells you how to apply the function- which is the important part. What I'm wondering is how can I put this to use...

 

It creates a table of units that are within the zones... and I can imagine this would be helpful when people join a mission to announce what targets remain...

 

How do I broadcast this info at intervals of... say... every 30 minutes?

Edited November 23, 2013 by ENO

[Zayets]

So if I can ask one of my traditionally simple questions- I went to the

How do I broadcast this info at intervals of... say... every 30 minutes?

 

Time schedule a recursive function. E.g.

 

function dummy()

... do something ...

delay = timer.getTime + 1800

timer.scheduleFunction(dummy,delay)

end