Online War - FMB scripting

[klem]

Originally Posted by Ataros

This sample script made for fun disables player controls. Maybe someone can use it to disable AI controls for say 10 minutes before destroying AI

 using System;
 using maddox.game;
 using maddox.game.world;

     public class Mission: maddox.game.AMission
     {
  	 / / Override the method that is invoked when some of the planes will take off ...
	 public override void OnAircraftTookOff (int missionNumber, string shortName, AiAircraft aircraft)
         {
             base.OnAircraftTookOff (missionNumber, shortName, aircraft); / / call the base method (you never know ...)
             if (GamePlay.gpPlayer ()! = null) / / check if we have a player.
             {
                 if (GamePlay.gpPlayer (). Place ()! = null) / / check that the player is sitting somewhere and not hanging out on the rag.
                 {
                     if (aircraft.Name (). Equals (GamePlay.gpPlayer (). Place (). Name ())) / / if the plane took off - a player, then ...
                     {
                         aircraft.hitNamed (part.NamedDamageTypes.ControlsElevatorDisabled); / / ... disables  elevators ...
                         aircraft.hitNamed (part.NamedDamageTypes.ControlsAileronsDisabled); / / ...  aileron ...
                         aircraft.hitNamed (part.NamedDamageTypes.ControlsRudderDisabled); / / ...  rudder.
						 / / Have a nice flight!
                     }
                 }
             }
         }      
     }

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Can anyone see what's wrong with the following? I get the first test message at about +45 seconds while still in the hangar (engine on or engine off), repeated every 20 seconds (which is strange) until about mission start +3mins but I never get the second test message or the messages that follow in the "if" statement:


//SEND MESSAGE TO PLAYER WHEN THEY HAVE TAKEN OFF

public override void OnAircraftTookOff(int missionNumber, string shortName, AiAircraft aircraft)
{
base.OnAircraftTookOff(missionNumber, shortName, aircraft);

GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Takeoff messages start."); //Test/debug Message

if (aircraft.Name() == GamePlay.gpPlayer().Place().Name()) // if the plane took off - a player, then ...
{

GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Switch section reached"); //Test/debug Message

switch (aircraft.Army())
{
case 1:
if ((aircraft.Type() == AircraftType.Bomber) || (aircraft.Type() == AircraftType.DiveBomber)) // if Bomber or Divebomber
{ GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter(new Player[] { GamePlay.gpPlayer() }, "Remember, Get Organised! Attack briefed targets!"); }
else
{ GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter(new Player[] { GamePlay.gpPlayer() }, "Organise Escorts and protect Convoy moving from Beachy Head to the Thames Estuary!"); }
break;
case 2:
if ((aircraft.Type() == AircraftType.Bomber) || (aircraft.Type() == AircraftType.DiveBomber)) // if Bomber or Divebomber
{ GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter(new Player[] { GamePlay.gpPlayer() }, "Remember, Get Organised and attack briefed Targets!"); }
else
{ GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter(new Player[] { GamePlay.gpPlayer() }, "Remember, Get Organised and protect our bombers by Escort or Frei Jagd!"); }
break;
}

}

} //end public override void OnAircraftTookOff

[Iku_es]

Hi,

I have never tried scripting for Clod, but as a C# programer, I'm going to make an educated guess:

Try changing this line:

if (aircraft.Name() == GamePlay.gpPlayer().Place().Name() )

for this one:

if ( aircraft.Name().Equals(GamePlay.gpPlayer().Place().Name()) )

I'm not sure of this because I don't know the types of the objects involved in the comparison (strings?), but try it anyway.

(Check this for more info about why: C# Value Type vs Reference Type)

Also you should check that aircraft is not null, and that GamePlay.gpPlayer().Place() is not null, for security reasons in order to avoid NullReference exceptions.

[ZaltysZ]

klem,

OnAircraftTookOff(() does not currently work for planes spawned at BirthPlaces. It should work for FMB planes with waypoints. I guess, you get first message showed because you have AI taking off.

[ZaltysZ]

Instead of;

if (aircraft.Name() == GamePlay.gpPlayer().Place().Name())

try

if (aircraft == GamePlay.gpPlayer().Place())

By the way, GamePlay.gpPlayer() returns player of offline mission. This won't return a client player in MP, so if you are doing MP mission, this won't work.

[klem]

Originally Posted by ZaltysZ

Instead of;

if (aircraft.Name() == GamePlay.gpPlayer().Place().Name())

try

if (aircraft == GamePlay.gpPlayer().Place())

By the way, GamePlay.gpPlayer() returns player of offline mission. This won't return a client player in MP, so if you are doing MP mission, this won't work.

Thanks guys.

It was for MP and for a BirthPlace so a double fail

btw I had it report aircraft.Name() and GamePlay.gpPlayer().Place().Name() and they were the same string so 'If == ' should have worked ok.