Organising flights in a multisquad campaign.

[Osprey]

One 250kg bomb from a single fight will knock out that radar. The towers in the BoB weren't destroyed anywhere despite several attempts by entire bomber squadrons. There were a couple of single events where radar was damaged, one because a bomb happened to land on one of the essential buildings in the complex.

I'm really not sure where this is going, what is the bigger objective of the campaign? I am seeing long term a tactical reason for this. From my perspective I honestly don't care if you bomb the crap out of every target as long as we get to meet you in the skies in the same interception fashion as the boys of the day did, but if you knock out our eyes then that won't happen - you can come in from anywhere, anytime across a big map.

[5./JG27.Farber]

Dont worry Osprey, it will be fine. I cant give to much away

[Osprey]

Forgive my panickyness......

[FG28_Kodiak]

Ok Problem, this Radars are not normal Actors, so i can't register their creation nor their destroying via script, must add TGroundDestroyed-Triggers to every radar. More unconfortable for mission-builder.

[41Sqn_Banks]

Originally Posted by FG28_Kodiak

Ok Problem, this Radars are not normal Actors, so i can't register their creation nor their destroying via script, must add TGroundDestroyed-Triggers to every radar. More unconfortable for mission-builder.

Didn't know that TGroundDestroyed is fired for "strange actors", thanks for the info, comes handy for IL2DCE.

You could parse the mission file OnBattleStart (or one of the init events before) and create a mission file that contains triggers for each radar station and then postload the trigger file (remember to set MissionNumberListener = -1. The script has to know the path to the mission file though.

[FG28_Kodiak]

Yes i could, but would

Gib ihnen den kleinen Finger ...

[FG28_Kodiak]

Ok added the possibility to destroy Radars so the HQ gets blind in attached sectors.
For triggers i scan the mis file for the Radarstations:

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using maddox.game;
using maddox.game.world;
using maddox.GP;


public class Mission : AMission
{

    private static string userdocpath = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments);
    private static string FILE_PATH = userdocpath + @"\1C SoftClub\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\missions\";
    private static string MISSION_FILE = FILE_PATH + @"RadarTest\RadarTest.mis";


    private List<string> getRadarCreationStrings(string filename)
    {
        List<string> list = new List<string>();
        
        using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(filename))
        {
            string line;
            while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null)
            {
                if (line.Contains("Stationary.Radar"))
                {
                    list.Add(line);
                }
            }
        }
        return list;
    }



    private ISectionFile createRadarTriggers()
    {
        ISectionFile trigger = GamePlay.gpCreateSectionFile();

        List<string> Radarstations = getRadarCreationStrings(MISSION_FILE);

        if (Radarstations.Count > 0)
        {
            int i = 0;
            Radarstations.ForEach(item =>
                {
                    item = item.TrimStart(' ');
                    string[] splittet = item.Split(' ');
                    //Radar02Destroyed TGroundDestroyed 50 23438 20849 750
                    string keyTr, valueTr;

                    keyTr = "Radar" + string.Format("{0:00}", i) +"Destroyed";
                    valueTr = " TGroundDestroyed 50 " + splittet[3] + " " + splittet[4] + " 500"; //TGroundDestroyedTrigger 50% destroyed in radius 500m
                    trigger.add("Trigger", keyTr, valueTr);

                    Headquarters.ForEach(hq => { hq.AddTriggerToObserver(splittet[0], keyTr); });
                    i++;
                });
        }
        return trigger;
    }


    public override void OnBattleStarted()
    {
        base.OnBattleStarted();
        MissionNumberListener = -1;
        GamePlay.gpPostMissionLoad(createRadarTriggers());               
        
    }


    #region class Menu
    
    internal class Menu
    {
        internal class MenuEntry
        {
            internal string MenuName { get; set; }
            internal bool active { get; set; }
        }

        internal List<MenuEntry> menuEntries = new List<MenuEntry>();

        public void AddMenuEntry(string description, bool active)
        {
            MenuEntry NewMenuEntry = new MenuEntry();

            NewMenuEntry.MenuName = description;
            NewMenuEntry.active = active;

            menuEntries.Add(NewMenuEntry);
        }

        public string[] GetMenuDescriptions()
        {
            List<string> Descriptions = new List<string>();

            menuEntries.ForEach(item =>
            {
                Descriptions.Add(item.MenuName);
            });

            return Descriptions.ToArray();
        }

        public bool[] GetActives()
        {
            List<bool> Actives = new List<bool>();

            menuEntries.ForEach(item =>
            {
                Actives.Add(item.active);
            });

            return Actives.ToArray();
        }

        public bool IsValid()
        {
            if (menuEntries == null || menuEntries.Count < 1)
                return false;
            else
                return true;

        }

    }

    #endregion


    internal class Pilot
    {
        public Player player { get; set; }
        public LocalHeadquarters connectedHeadquarter;

        public Pilot(Player player)
        {
            this.player = player;
        }
    }


    internal List<Pilot> PilotsInGame = new List<Pilot>();


    internal class LocalHeadquarters
    {
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public Point2d LocationCoords { get; set; }
        public string Callsign { get; set; }
        private List<ObserverStation> AttachedObservers = new List<ObserverStation>();

        public LocalHeadquarters(string name, string callsign, double x, double y, params ObserverStation[] observerStations)
        {
            this.Name = name;
            this.Callsign = callsign;
            this.LocationCoords = new Point2d(x, y);

            if (observerStations != null)
                AttachedObservers.AddRange(observerStations);
        }

        public bool ObserveSector(string sectorName)
        {

            List<string> AttachedSectors = new List<string>();

            if (AttachedObservers.Count > 0)
            {
                AttachedObservers.ForEach(item =>
                    {
                        if (item.IsActive)
                            AttachedSectors.AddRange(item.observedSectors);
                    });
            }
            
            if (AttachedSectors.Exists(item => item.Equals(sectorName)))
                return true;
            else 
                return false;
        }

        public List<ObserverStation> GetObservers()
        {

            return AttachedObservers;
        }


        public string GetNotObservedSectors()
        {
            string sectorList = "";

            if (AttachedObservers.Exists(item => item.IsActive == false))
            {
                AttachedObservers[AttachedObservers.FindIndex(item => item.IsActive == false)].observedSectors.ForEach(sector =>
                    {
                        sectorList += sector + " ";
                    });

                sectorList = sectorList.Replace(',', '/');
                sectorList = sectorList.TrimEnd(' ');
            }
            return sectorList;
        }


        public void SetObserverInactive(string triggerName)
        {
            
            if (AttachedObservers.Exists(item => item.TriggerName == triggerName))
            {
                AttachedObservers[AttachedObservers.FindIndex(item => item.TriggerName == triggerName)].IsActive = false;
            }
        }


        public void AddTriggerToObserver(string staticName, string triggerName)
        {
            if (AttachedObservers.Exists(item => item.StaticName == staticName))
            {
                AttachedObservers[AttachedObservers.FindIndex(item => item.StaticName == staticName)].TriggerName = triggerName;
            }
        }
    }


    internal class ObserverStation
    {
        public bool IsActive { get; set; }
        public string StaticName { get; set; }
        public string TriggerName { get; set; }

        public List<string> observedSectors = new List<string>();

        public ObserverStation(string staticName, params string[] sectorNames)
        {
            this.StaticName = staticName;
            this.IsActive = true;

            if (sectorNames != null)
                observedSectors.AddRange(sectorNames);
        }


        public void SetTriggerName(string triggerName)
        {
            this.TriggerName = triggerName;
        }

    }


    List<LocalHeadquarters> Headquarters = new List<LocalHeadquarters>{
        {new LocalHeadquarters("Luton", "CallSign24", 100.0, 100.0, new ObserverStation( "Static0","A,1","A,2","A,3"), new ObserverStation( "Static1","B,1","B,2","B,3"))},
        {new LocalHeadquarters("RadPoe", "CallSign32", 200.0, 200.0, new ObserverStation( "Static2","C,1","C,2","C,3"), new ObserverStation( "Static3","D,1","D,2","D,3"))},
        {new LocalHeadquarters("Forest", "CallSign15", 300.0, 300.0, new ObserverStation( "Static4","E,1","E,2","E,3"), new ObserverStation( "Static5","F,1","F,2","F,3"))}
    };


    public void checkSectors(Player player)
    {

        if (PilotsInGame.Exists(item => item.player == player))
        {
            int i = PilotsInGame.FindIndex(item => item.player == player);

            if (PilotsInGame[i].connectedHeadquarter != null)
            {
                if (Headquarters.Exists(hq => hq == PilotsInGame[i].connectedHeadquarter))
                {
                    LocalHeadquarters localHQ = PilotsInGame[i].connectedHeadquarter;
                    AiAirGroup[] EnemyAirgroups = GamePlay.gpAirGroups((player.Army() == 1) ? 2 : 1);

                    if (EnemyAirgroups != null)
                    {
                        bool foundEnemy = false;
                        
                        foreach (AiAirGroup aag in EnemyAirgroups)
                        {
  
                            string sectorName = GamePlay.gpSectorName(aag.Pos().x, aag.Pos().y);

                            if (localHQ.ObserveSector(sectorName) && aag.Pos().z > 600.00)
                            {
                                foundEnemy = true;
                                string type = "";

                                if (aag.isAircraftType(AircraftType.Bomber) || aag.isAircraftType(AircraftType.DiveBomber))
                                    type = "Bombers";
                                else if (aag.isAircraftType(AircraftType.Fighter))
                                    type = "Fighters";

                                GamePlay.gpLogServer(new[] { player }, "{0} Enemy {1} in Sector: {2}", new object[] { aag.NOfAirc, type, sectorName });
                            }
                        }


                        if (localHQ.GetNotObservedSectors() != "")
                        {
                            GamePlay.gpLogServer(null, "Attention Informations for Sectors {0} not available!", new[] { localHQ.GetNotObservedSectors() });
                            if (!foundEnemy)
                                GamePlay.gpLogServer(new[] { player }, "No Enemy in other available Sectors spottet", null);
                        
                        }
                        else if(!foundEnemy)
                            GamePlay.gpLogServer(new[] { player }, "No Enemy in Range", null);

                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }


    public override void OnPlaceEnter(Player player, AiActor actor, int placeIndex)
    {
        base.OnPlaceEnter(player, actor, placeIndex);


        if (!PilotsInGame.Exists(item => item.player == player))
        {
            PilotsInGame.Add(new Pilot(player));
        }

       
        SetMainMenu(player);
    }


    private void connectToHeadquarterSpeech(AiAircraft aircraft, LocalHeadquarters localHQ)
    {
        double initTime = 0.0;

        
        aircraft.SayToGroup(aircraft.AirGroup(), "Hello_guys");

        Timeout(initTime += 2, () =>
            {
                aircraft.SayToGroup(aircraft.AirGroup(), "This_is");
            });

        Timeout(initTime += 2, () =>
        {
            aircraft.SayToGroup(aircraft.AirGroup(), localHQ.Callsign);
        });


        Timeout(initTime += 2, () =>
        {
            aircraft.SayToGroup(aircraft.AirGroup(), "n2"); // to is missing as ogg
        });
        


        Timeout(initTime += 2, () =>
        {
            aircraft.SayToGroup(aircraft.AirGroup(), aircraft.CallSign());
        });

        

        Timeout(initTime += 2, () =>
        {
            aircraft.SayToGroup(aircraft.AirGroup(), "leader__");
        });


    }


    
    public void SetMainMenu(Player player)
    {
        if (player.Army() == 1) // red Side
            GamePlay.gpSetOrderMissionMenu(player, false, 0, new string[] { "Radaroperations" }, new bool[] { true });
        else
            GamePlay.gpSetOrderMissionMenu(player, false, 0, new string[] { "Not Available" }, new bool[] { true });
    }


    public void SetRadarMenu(Player player)
    {
        string headQuarter = "Select Headquarter";
        string connectedTo = "";

        if (PilotsInGame.Exists(item => item.player == player))
        {
            int i = PilotsInGame.FindIndex(item => item.player == player);

            if (PilotsInGame[i].connectedHeadquarter != null)
                connectedTo = string.Format(" (connected: {0})", PilotsInGame[i].connectedHeadquarter.Name);
        }
        headQuarter += connectedTo;

        GamePlay.gpSetOrderMissionMenu(player, true, 100, new string[] { headQuarter, "Get Radar Information" }, new bool[] { true, true });

    }


    public void SetConnectToHeadquarterMenu(Player player)
    {
        Menu NewMenu = new Menu();
        LocalHeadquarters headQuarter = null;

        if (PilotsInGame.Exists(item => item.player == player))
        {
            int i = PilotsInGame.FindIndex(item => item.player == player);
            headQuarter = PilotsInGame[i].connectedHeadquarter;
        }

        Headquarters.ForEach(item =>
        {
            if (headQuarter != null && item == headQuarter)
            {
                NewMenu.AddMenuEntry(item.Name + " *", true);
            }
            else
                NewMenu.AddMenuEntry(item.Name, true);
        });

        if (NewMenu.IsValid())
            GamePlay.gpSetOrderMissionMenu(player, true, 101, NewMenu.GetMenuDescriptions() , NewMenu.GetActives());
        else
            GamePlay.gpSetOrderMissionMenu(player, true, 101, new string[]{ "Not available" }, new bool[]{true});
    }


    public void SetHeadQuarter(Player player, int menuItemIndex)
    {
        if (PilotsInGame.Exists(item => item.player == player))
        {
            int i = PilotsInGame.FindIndex(item => item.player == player);
            PilotsInGame[i].connectedHeadquarter = Headquarters[menuItemIndex-1];
            if (player.Place() != null)
                connectToHeadquarterSpeech((player.Place() as AiAircraft), PilotsInGame[i].connectedHeadquarter);
        }

    }


    public override void OnOrderMissionMenuSelected(Player player, int ID, int menuItemIndex)
    {
        if (ID == 0)
        { // main menu
            if (menuItemIndex == 1)
            {
                SetRadarMenu(player);
            }
        }


        if (ID == 100)
        {
            //Radar Menu
            if (menuItemIndex == 1)
            {
                SetConnectToHeadquarterMenu(player);
            }

            if (menuItemIndex == 2)
            {
                checkSectors(player);
                SetMainMenu(player);
            }
            if (menuItemIndex == 0)
                SetMainMenu(player);
        }

        if (ID == 101)
        {
            //Radar Menu
            if (menuItemIndex == 0)
                SetRadarMenu(player);
            else
            {
                SetHeadQuarter(player, menuItemIndex);
                SetRadarMenu(player);
            }
        }
    }


    public override void OnTrigger(int missionNumber, string shortName, bool active)
    {
        base.OnTrigger(missionNumber, shortName, active);

        
        if (shortName.StartsWith("Radar") && shortName.EndsWith("Destroyed"))
        {
            GamePlay.gpLogServer(null, "Radar destroyed", null);

            Headquarters.ForEach(item =>
                {
                    item.SetObserverInactive(shortName);
                });
        }
    }

}

Example in the attached file. Change the MISSION_FILE variable in the cs to your needs, please.