Vehicle's ids and apemans experience points

Moonstrider · **Joined:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:29 pm **Posts:** 29

When I want to assign ID to a vehicle in SAIL writing simply

Code:

vehicleid=ComConstruct(units:plist chassis:integer engine:integer control:integer weapon:integer)

it doesn't return any error in SAIL, but the id isn't ascribed, the vehicle doesn't react when using it after vehicle's construction. I know that using it you can give the construction order to several factories, so that would cause an error, but if it's possible Stu, please implement it in the upcoming patch, because it would make SAILing a bit easier.
There's one more thing that needs your attention - dunno if it appeared earlier, but when I play the campaign with latest patch 1.10b installed apemans don't get promotion in their engineering skill despite that they have required point to advance. Also there's only one variable describing both points in fighting and engineering skill, so when they fight or build/repair/collect crates they gain points to one pool and advance only in fighting whatever they do.

gwren1 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:35 pm

Yes, I know the apemen's bug.

And second, for your sail issue, you have to use filtering... ( vehicle=FilterAllUnits([[f_side,vehiclesidehere],[extra characteristic here].[... complete with more characteristics]]); )
Have the Constanst list handy, its in the downloads' section. And then you can use the linked variable for the unit as you'd do with an ID.
Tough, if there are more than 1 filtered unit assigned into the varible, then it passes to be a list, so if you want a special unit, it will be more difficult since according to Radzio, units filtered in a list are ordered randomly, and you'll have to re-filter the list again with more properties or use a FOR with each unit in the list and check for that special thing you want to check...
But yes, you need to use filters.

Good luck with it. :wink:

Radzio · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:52 pm

Ignore apemen but vehicle id assigning should work (at least it worked with some patches ago xD). Well, I'll try to find out if there is rly a problem.

Moonstrider · **Joined:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:29 pm **Posts:** 29

Yes I know, but if it would work I wouldn't have to use all those filters. Gothuk also had problem with it (he was first to notice it) and he had to use filters and lists to get around it. Function working that way (ascribing that id) would really make it all easier.

// written b4 Radzio's post xd

McBenn · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:53 pm

Moonstrider wrote:

When I want to assign ID to a vehicle in SAIL writing simply

Code:

vehicleid=ComConstruct(units:plist chassis:integer engine:integer control:integer weapon:integer)

it doesn't return any error in SAIL, but the id isn't ascribed, the vehicle doesn't react when using it after vehicle's construction.

You can't give a vehicle an ID before it's constructed (yet

), so as gwren1 said you have to use filters. One especially helpful constant could be f_distxy - a vehicle standing just outside a factory's entrance has a distance of 4 to the factory.

Code:

FilterAllUnits([f_distxy, GetX(factory), GetY(factory), 4]);

gwren1 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:06 pm

So I won!!! xD

Radzio: Nope, u failed.

Radzio · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:06 pm

Don't use any filters, they would simply make it harder.

And sorry, I didn't see it was a Com... functions. These functions are like void in c++, they simply give no output.

Use an event according to vehicle construction: here is a good example, http://wiki.owsupport.com/index.php?title=VehicleConstructed

Gwren1: NoU.
Radzio: I won.

Moonstrider · **Joined:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:29 pm **Posts:** 29

McBenn suggested me a good idea. Iwrote a function:

Code:

Function ComConstructwithID(id,fact,cha,eng,con,wea);
Begin
ComConstruct(fact,cha,eng,con,wea);
end;
On VeicleConstructed(veh,fac) do
Begin
if GetChassis(veh)=cha and GetEngine(veh)=eng and GetControl(veh)=con ang GetWeapon(veh)=wea and fac=fact then
id=veh;
end;

If the event could be triggered within this function and if it could be disabled after it gives an id (just like 'every') then it would work. Additionally the event would have to be queued( if u give a few AddComConstructwithID for one factory) ;P

Radzio · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:18 pm

Never gonna work. See the example on the page I posted link to.
If you want more units then simply use a list.

xXx::.TRUCKER.::xXx · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:20 pm

Radzio wrote:

Don't use any filters, they would simply make it harder.

And sorry, I didn't see it was a Com... functions. These functions are like void in c++, they simply give no output.

Use an event according to vehicle construction: here is a good example, http://wiki.owsupport.com/index.php?title=VehicleConstructed

Gwren1: NoU.
Radzio: I won.

hey! the thing that i wrote into the wiki

*proud*
I remember when i was checking the american mission...12 i think?
the one where russia makes the siberian bombs.
I got the code from the part where russia constructs vehicles

Anyway, im happy that people use it

Radzio: Yeah, but why u've mistaken the name in pagename? xD Just fixed that.

Moonstrider · **Joined:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:29 pm **Posts:** 29

I know, I've already used it. But it m8 be quite hard when one will want to create many vehs and give them all ids. I just want to improve the editor.

// again - written b4 Trucker

Let's see what will Stu tell us.

// Radzio turn on ur gadugadu xD

Radzio · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:23 pm

Give me an example of what u need it to and I'll tell u how to do it in a different (POSSIBLE!) way.

stucuk · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:11 pm

As people // Radzio inline: Well, I'm proud u think of me as of people xD // have stated Com commands don't have return values. The events are there so that you can catch when things have been compleated/achived. Com commands could never have return values as the things they do are NOT instantly done by the game.

Altar managed fine with events, if you look at Altars maps you can learn how to do most things.

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