#CTLD

* Added option movecratesbeforebuild
* Added option surfacetypes for build-in reloads
* Inject function can optionally take surfacetypes
* Inject function can use the center of the zone instead of a random position

#EVENT
* Handle landing event if the place is a SCENERY object (helopad on a map, but not an airbase)

#ZONE
* docu corrections

Moose Development/Moose/Core/Event.lua

@@ -1280,9 +1280,11 @@ function EVENT:onEvent( Event )
           --local name=Event.place:getName()  -- This returns a DCS error "Airbase doesn't exit" :(
           -- However, this is not a big thing, as the aircraft the pilot ejected from is usually long crashed before the ejected pilot touches the ground.
           --Event.Place=UNIT:Find(Event.place)
-        else
+        else  
-          Event.Place=AIRBASE:Find(Event.place)
+          if Event.place:isExist() and Event.place:getCategory() ~= Object.Category.SCENERY then
-          Event.PlaceName=Event.Place:GetName()
+            Event.Place=AIRBASE:Find(Event.place)
+            Event.PlaceName=Event.Place:GetName()
+          end
         end
       end
 

Moose Development/Moose/Core/Zone.lua

@@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ end
 -- @param #ZONE_RADIUS self
 -- @param #number inner (Optional) Minimal distance from the center of the zone in meters. Default is 0 m.
 -- @param #number outer (Optional) Maximal distance from the outer edge of the zone in meters. Default is the radius of the zone.
--- @param #table surfacetypes (Optional) Table of surface types. Can also be a single surface type. We will try max 1000 times to find the right type!
+-- @param #table surfacetypes (Optional) Table of surface types. Can also be a single surface type. We will try max 100 times to find the right type!
 -- @return Core.Point#COORDINATE The random coordinate.
 function ZONE_RADIUS:GetRandomCoordinate(inner, outer, surfacetypes)
 

Moose Development/Moose/Ops/CTLD.lua

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 -- @module Ops.CTLD
 -- @image OPS_CTLD.jpg
 
--- Last Update December 2022
+-- Last Update Jan 2023
 
 do
 
@@ -712,6 +712,8 @@ do
 --          my_ctld.usesubcats = false -- use sub-category names for crates, adds an extra menu layer in "Get Crates", useful if you have > 10 crate types.
 --          my_ctld.placeCratesAhead = false -- place crates straight ahead of the helicopter, in a random way. If true, crates are more neatly sorted.
 --          my_ctld.nobuildinloadzones = true -- forbid players to build stuff in LOAD zones if set to `true`
+--          my_ctld.movecratesbeforebuild = true -- crates must be moved once before they can be build. Set to false for direct builds.
+--          my_ctld.surfacetypes = {land.SurfaceType.LAND,land.SurfaceType.ROAD,land.SurfaceType.RUNWAY,land.SurfaceType.SHALLOW_WATER} -- surfaces for loading back objects
 -- 
 -- ## 2.1 User functions
 -- 
@@ -1089,7 +1091,7 @@ CTLD.UnitTypes = {
 
 --- CTLD class version.
 -- @field #string version
-CTLD.version="1.0.26"
+CTLD.version="1.0.27"
 
 --- Instantiate a new CTLD.
 -- @param #CTLD self
@@ -1257,6 +1259,8 @@ function CTLD:New(Coalition, Prefixes, Alias)
   
   -- disallow building in loadzones
   self.nobuildinloadzones = true
+  self.movecratesbeforebuild = true
+  self.surfacetypes = {land.SurfaceType.LAND,land.SurfaceType.ROAD,land.SurfaceType.RUNWAY,land.SurfaceType.SHALLOW_WATER}
   
   local AliaS = string.gsub(self.alias," ","_")
   self.filename = string.format("CTLD_%s_Persist.csv",AliaS)
@@ -2901,7 +2905,7 @@ function CTLD:_BuildCrates(Group, Unit,Engineering)
     -- get dropped crates
     for _,_crate in pairs(crates) do
       local Crate = _crate -- #CTLD_CARGO
-      if Crate:WasDropped() and not Crate:IsRepair() and not Crate:IsStatic() then
+      if (Crate:WasDropped() or not self.movecratesbeforebuild) and not Crate:IsRepair() and not Crate:IsStatic() then
         -- we can build these - maybe
         local name = Crate:GetName()
         local required = Crate:GetCratesNeeded()
@@ -2946,7 +2950,12 @@ function CTLD:_BuildCrates(Group, Unit,Engineering)
       local text = string.format("Type: %s | Required %d | Found %d | Can Build %s", name, needed, found, txtok)
       report:Add(text)
     end -- end list buildables
-    if not foundbuilds then report:Add("     --- None Found ---") end
+    if not foundbuilds then 
+      report:Add("     --- None found! ---")
+      if self.movecratesbeforebuild then
+        report:Add("*** Crates need to be moved before building!")
+      end
+    end
     report:Add("------------------------------------------------------------")
     local text = report:Text()
     if not Engineering then
@@ -4339,6 +4348,8 @@ end
   -- @param #CTLD self
   -- @param Core.Zone#ZONE Zone The zone where to drop the troops.
   -- @param Ops.CTLD#CTLD_CARGO Cargo The #CTLD_CARGO object to spawn.
+  -- @param #table Surfacetypes (Optional) Table of surface types. Can also be a single surface type. We will try max 1000 times to find the right type!
+  -- @param #boolean PreciseLocation (Optional) Don't try to get a random position in the zone but use the dead center. Caution not to stack up stuff on another!
   -- @return #CTLD self
   -- @usage Use this function to pre-populate the field with Troops or Engineers at a random coordinate in a zone:
   --            -- create a matching #CTLD_CARGO type
@@ -4346,8 +4357,8 @@ end
   --            -- get a #ZONE object
   --            local dropzone = ZONE:New("InjectZone") -- Core.Zone#ZONE
   --            -- and go:
-  --            my_ctld:InjectTroops(dropzone,InjectTroopsType)
+  --            my_ctld:InjectTroops(dropzone,InjectTroopsType,{land.SurfaceType.LAND})
-  function CTLD:InjectTroops(Zone,Cargo)
+  function CTLD:InjectTroops(Zone,Cargo,Surfacetypes,PreciseLocation)
     self:T(self.lid.." InjectTroops")
     local cargo = Cargo -- #CTLD_CARGO
     
@@ -4379,8 +4390,10 @@ end
       local temptable = cargo:GetTemplates() or {}
       local factor = 1.5
       local zone = Zone
-     
+      local randomcoord = zone:GetRandomCoordinate(10,30*factor,Surfacetypes):GetVec2()
-      local randomcoord = zone:GetRandomCoordinate(10,30*factor):GetVec2()
+      if PreciseLocation then
+        randomcoord = zone:GetCoordinate():GetVec2()
+      end
       for _,_template in pairs(temptable) do
         self.TroopCounter = self.TroopCounter + 1
         local alias = string.format("%s-%d", _template, math.random(1,100000))
@@ -5082,7 +5095,7 @@ end
           self:InjectVehicles(dropzone,injectvehicle)
         elseif cargotype == CTLD_CARGO.Enum.TROOPS or cargotype == CTLD_CARGO.Enum.ENGINEERS then
           local injecttroops = CTLD_CARGO:New(nil,cargoname,cargotemplates,cargotype,true,true,size,nil,true,mass)      
-          self:InjectTroops(dropzone,injecttroops)
+          self:InjectTroops(dropzone,injecttroops,self.surfacetypes)
         end
       elseif (type(groupname) == "string" and groupname == "STATIC") or cargotype == CTLD_CARGO.Enum.REPAIR then
         local cargotemplates = dataset[6]