--[[ Combat Troop and Logistics Drop Allows Huey, Mi-8 and C130 to transport troops internally and Helicopters to transport Logistic / Vehicle units to the field via slingloads without requiring external mods via sling loads Once a crate is dropped in the field, it must be unpacked by landing next to it and using the radio menu to start the unpack Some vehicles may require more than one crate in close proximity Troop Supports usual CTTS functions such as spawn group Huey max carry weight = 4000lb / 1814.37 kg Mi-8 Max carry weight = 6614 / 3000 kg C-130 Max Carry Weight - 26,634 - Two HMMWV (ATGM + MG ) and 10 troops - It can actually hold 92 ground troops, 64 fully equipped paratroopers, or 74 litter patients - Source http://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/c-130.htm -- Possible ideas for huey + mi8 -- Make it so the huey cant carry all the bits needed, maybe need two trips? -- use events to catch cargo destroyed events - How to get crate damage? If damaged by a certain amount then destroy the jeep? -- Make ALL troop groups extractable? -- iterate over nearby groups, -- Destroy the units and add to new group? - worth the effort? ]] ctld = {} -- ************************************************************************ -- ********************* USER CONFIGURATION ****************************** -- ************************************************************************ ctld.disableAllSmoke = false -- if true, all smoke is diabled regardless of settings below. Leave false to respect settings below -- ***************** Pickup and dropoff zones ***************** -- Available colors (anything else like "none" disables smoke): "green", "red", "white", "orange", "blue", "none", -- Use any of the predefined names or set your own ones ctld.pickupZones = { { "pickzone1", "blue" }, { "pickzone2", "blue" }, { "pickzone3", "none" }, { "pickzone4", "none" }, { "pickzone5", "none" }, { "pickzone6", "none" }, { "pickzone7", "none" }, { "pickzone8", "none" }, { "pickzone9", "none" }, { "pickzone10", "none" }, } -- ******************** Transports names ********************** -- Use any of the predefined names or set your own ones ctld.transportPilotNames = { "helicargo1", "helicargo2", "helicargo3", "helicargo4", "helicargo5", "helicargo6", "helicargo7", "helicargo8", "helicargo9", "helicargo10", "helicargo11", "helicargo12", "helicargo13", "helicargo14", "helicargo15", "helicargo16", "helicargo17", "helicargo18", "helicargo19", "helicargo20", "helicargo21", "helicargo22", "helicargo23", "helicargo24", "helicargo25", } -- *************** Optional Extractable GROUPS ***************** -- Use any of the predefined names or set your own ones ctld.extractableGroups = { "extract1", "extract2", "extract3", "extract4", "extract5", "extract6", "extract7", "extract8", "extract9", "extract10", "extract11", "extract12", "extract13", "extract14", "extract15", "extract16", "extract17", "extract18", "extract19", "extract20", "extract21", "extract22", "extract23", "extract24", "extract25", } -- ************** Optional Logistics CRATE UNITS ****************** -- Use any of the predefined names or set your own ones ctld.logisticUnits = { "logistic1", "logistic2", "logistic3", "logistic4", "logistic5", "logistic6", "logistic7", "logistic8", "logistic9", "logistic10", } -- ****************** GENERAL SCRIPT CONFIG ******************** ctld.maxExtractDistance = 50 -- max distance from vehicle to troops to allow a group extraction ctld.maximumDistanceLogistic = 200 -- max distance from vehicle to logistics to allow a loading or spawning operation ctld.maximumSearchDistance = 4000 -- max distance for troops to search for enemy ctld.maximumMoveDistance = 1000 -- max distance for troops to move from drop point if no enemy is nearby ctld.numberOfTroops = 10 -- default number of troops to load on a transport ctld.vehiclesForTransport = { "M1045 HMMWV TOW", "M1043 HMMWV Armament" } -- vehicles to load onto c130 or hercules ctld.spawnRPGWithCoalition = true --spawns a friendly RPG unit with Coalition forces -- *************************************************************** -- **************** BE CAREFUL BELOW HERE ************************ -- *************************************************************** assert(mist ~= nil, "\n\n** HEY MISSION-DESIGNER! **\n\nMiST has not been loaded!\n\nMake sure MiST 3.6 or higher is running\n*before* running this script!\n") ctld.addedTo = {} ctld.spawnedCratesRED = {} -- use to store crates that have been spawned ctld.spawnedCratesBLUE = {} -- use to store crates that have been spawned ctld.droppedTroopsRED = {} -- stores dropped troop groups ctld.droppedTroopsBLUE = {} -- stores dropped troop groups ctld.droppedVehiclesRED = {} -- stores vehicle groups for c-130 / hercules ctld.droppedVehiclesBLUE = {} -- stores vehicle groups for c-130 / hercules ctld.inTransitTroops = {} -- Weights must be unique as we use the weight to change the cargo to the correct unit -- when we unpack ctld.spawnableCrates = { ["M1045 HMMWV TOW"] = { weight = 1400, desc = "HMMWV - TOW", unit = "M1045 HMMWV TOW" }, ["M1043 HMMWV Armament"] = { weight = 1200, desc = "HMMWV - MG", unit = "M1043 HMMWV Armament" }, ["2B11 mortar"] = { weight = 200, desc = "2B11 Mortar", unit = "2B11 mortar" }, ["Stinger manpad"] = { weight = 210, desc = "MANPAD", unit = "Stinger manpad" }, ["Hawk ln"] = { weight = 1000, desc = "HAWK Launcher", unit = "Hawk ln" }, ["Hawk sr"] = { weight = 1010, desc = "HAWK Search Radar", unit = "Hawk sr" }, ["Hawk tr"] = { weight = 1020, desc = "HAWK Track Radar", unit = "Hawk tr" }, } --used to lookup what the crate will contain ctld.crateLookupTable = {} for _name, _crate in pairs(ctld.spawnableCrates) do -- convert number to string otherwise we'll have a pointless giant -- table. String means 'hashmap' so it will only contain the right number of elements ctld.crateLookupTable[tostring(_crate.weight)] = _name end --sort out pickup zones for _, _zone in pairs(ctld.pickupZones) do local _zoneName = _zone[1] local _zoneColor = _zone[2] if _zoneColor == "green" then _zone[2] = trigger.smokeColor.Green elseif _zoneColor == "red" then _zone[2] = trigger.smokeColor.Red elseif _zoneColor == "white" then _zone[2] = trigger.smokeColor.White elseif _zoneColor == "orange" then _zone[2] = trigger.smokeColor.Orange elseif _zoneColor == "blue" then _zone[2] = trigger.smokeColor.Blue else _zone[2] = -1 -- no smoke colour end end --- - Sort out extractable groups for _, _groupName in pairs(ctld.extractableGroups) do local _group = Group.getByName(_groupName) if _group ~= nil then if _group:getCoalition() == 1 then table.insert(ctld.droppedTroopsRED, _group:getName()) else table.insert(ctld.droppedTroopsBLUE, _group:getName()) end end end ---------------- FUNCTIONS ---------------- -- Remove intransit troops when heli / cargo plane dies ctld.eventHandler = {} function ctld.eventHandler:onEvent(_event) if _event == nil or _event.initiator == nil then env.info("CTLD null event") elseif _event.id == 9 then -- Pilot dead ctld.inTransitTroops[_event.initiator:getName()] = nil elseif world.event.S_EVENT_EJECTION == _event.id or _event.id == 8 then -- env.info("Event unit - Pilot Ejected or Unit Dead") ctld.inTransitTroops[_event.initiator:getName()] = nil -- env.info(_event.initiator:getName()) end end function ctld.getTransportUnit(_unitName) if _unitName == nil then return nil end local _heli = Unit.getByName(_unitName) if _heli ~= nil and _heli:isActive() and _heli:getLife() > 0 then return _heli end return nil end function ctld.spawnCrateStatic(_side,_unitId,_point,_name,_weight) local _crate = { ["category"] = "Cargo", ["shape_name"] = "ab-212_cargo", ["type"] = "Cargo1", ["unitId"] = _unitId, ["y"] = _point.z , ["x"] = _point.x , ["mass"] = _weight, ["name"] = _name, ["canCargo"] = true, ["heading"] = 0, -- ["displayName"] = "name 2", -- getCargoDisplayName function exists but no way to set the variable -- ["DisplayName"] = "name 2", -- ["cargoDisplayName"] = "cargo123", -- ["CargoDisplayName"] = "cargo123", } local _spawnedCrate if _side == 1 then _spawnedCrate = coalition.addStaticObject(_side, _crate) else _spawnedCrate = coalition.addStaticObject(_side, _crate) end return _spawnedCrate end function ctld.spawnCrate(_args) -- use the cargo weight to guess the type of unit as no way to add description :( local _crateType = ctld.spawnableCrates[_args[2]] local _heli = ctld.getTransportUnit(_args[1]) if _crateType ~= nil and _heli ~= nil and _heli:inAir() == false then if ctld.inLogisticsZone(_heli) == false then ctld.displayMessageToGroup(_heli, "You are not close enough to friendly logistics to get a crate!", 10) return end local _position = _heli:getPosition() --try to spawn at 12 oclock to us local _angle = math.atan2(_position.x.z, _position.x.x) local _xOffset = math.cos(_angle) * 30 local _yOffset = math.sin(_angle) * 30 -- trigger.action.outText("Spawn Crate".._args[1].." ".._args[2],10) local _heli = ctld.getTransportUnit(_args[1]) local _point = _heli:getPoint() local _unitId = mist.getNextUnitId() local _side = _heli:getCoalition() local _name = string.format("%s #%i", _crateType.desc, _unitId) local _spawnedCrate = ctld.spawnCrateStatic(_side,_unitId,{x=_point.x+_xOffset,z=_point.z + _yOffset},_name,_crateType.weight) if _side == 1 then -- _spawnedCrate = coalition.addStaticObject(_side, _spawnedCrate) ctld.spawnedCratesRED[_name] = _crateType else -- _spawnedCrate = coalition.addStaticObject(_side, _spawnedCrate) ctld.spawnedCratesBLUE[_name] = _crateType end -- for key, value in pairs(getmetatable(_spawnedCrate)) do -- env.info(tostring(key)) -- env.info(tostring(value)) -- end ctld.displayMessageToGroup(_heli, string.format("A %s crate weighing %s kg has been brought out and is at your 12 o'clock ", _crateType.desc, _crateType.weight), 20) else env.info("Couldn't find crate item to spawn") end end function ctld.troopsOnboard(_heli,_troops) if ctld.inTransitTroops[_heli:getName()] ~= nil then local _onboard = ctld.inTransitTroops[_heli:getName()] if _troops then if _onboard.troops ~= nil and #_onboard.troops > 0 then return true else return false end else if _onboard.vehicles ~= nil and #_onboard.vehicles > 0 then return true else return false end end else return false end end function ctld.deployTroops(_heli,_troops) local _onboard = ctld.inTransitTroops[_heli:getName()] -- deloy troops if _troops then if _onboard.troops ~= nil and #_onboard.troops > 0 then local _droppedTroops = ctld.spawnDroppedGroup(_heli, _onboard.troops, false) if _heli:getCoalition() == 1 then table.insert(ctld.droppedTroopsRED, _droppedTroops:getName()) else table.insert(ctld.droppedTroopsBLUE, _droppedTroops:getName()) end ctld.inTransitTroops[_heli:getName()].troops = {} trigger.action.outTextForCoalition(_heli:getCoalition(), _heli:getPlayerName() .. " dropped troops from " .. _heli:getTypeName() .. " into combat", 10) end else if _onboard.vehicles ~= nil and #_onboard.vehicles > 0 then local _droppedVehicles = ctld.spawnDroppedGroup(_heli, _onboard.vehicles, true) if _heli:getCoalition() == 1 then table.insert(ctld.droppedVehiclesRED, _droppedVehicles:getName()) else table.insert(ctld.droppedVehiclesBLUE, _droppedVehicles:getName()) end ctld.inTransitTroops[_heli:getName()].vehicles = {} trigger.action.outTextForCoalition(_heli:getCoalition(), _heli:getPlayerName() .. " dropped vehicles from " .. _heli:getTypeName() .. " into combat", 10) end end end function ctld.loadTroops(_heli,_troops) -- load troops + vehicles if c130 or herc -- "M1045 HMMWV TOW" -- "M1043 HMMWV Armament" local _onboard = ctld.inTransitTroops[_heli:getName()] if _onboard == nil then _onboard = { troops = {}, vehicles = {} } end if _troops then for _i = 1, ctld.numberOfTroops do local _unitType = "Soldier AK" if _heli:getCoalition() == 2 then _unitType = "Soldier M4" if _i <= 4 and ctld.spawnRPGWithCoalition then _unitType = "Paratrooper RPG-16" end if _i <= 2 then _unitType = "Soldier M249" end else _unitType = "Infantry AK" if _i <= 4 then _unitType = "Paratrooper RPG-16" end if _i <= 2 then _unitType = "Paratrooper AKS-74" end end _onboard.troops[_i] = _unitType end trigger.action.outTextForCoalition(_heli:getCoalition(), _heli:getPlayerName() .. " loaded "..ctld.numberOfTroops.." troops into " .. _heli:getTypeName(), 10) else for _i, _type in ipairs(ctld.vehiclesForTransport) do _onboard.vehicles[_i] = _type end local _count = #ctld.vehiclesForTransport trigger.action.outTextForCoalition(_heli:getCoalition(), _heli:getPlayerName() .. " loaded ".._count.." vehicles into " .. _heli:getTypeName(), 10) end ctld.inTransitTroops[_heli:getName()] = _onboard end function ctld.loadUnloadTroops(_args) local _heli = ctld.getTransportUnit(_args[1]) local _troops = _args[2] if _heli == nil then return end local _inZone = ctld.inPickupZone(_heli) if _inZone == true and ctld.troopsOnboard(_heli,_troops) then if _troops then ctld.displayMessageToGroup(_heli, "Dropped troops back to base", 20) ctld.inTransitTroops[_heli:getName()].troops = {} else ctld.displayMessageToGroup(_heli, "Dropped vehicles back to base", 20) ctld.inTransitTroops[_heli:getName()].vehicles = {} end elseif _inZone == false and ctld.troopsOnboard(_heli,_troops) then ctld.deployTroops(_heli,_troops) elseif _inZone == true and not ctld.troopsOnboard(_heli,_troops) then ctld.loadTroops(_heli,_troops) else -- search for nearest troops to pickup ctld.extractTroops(_heli,_troops) end end function ctld.extractTroops(_heli,_troops) local _onboard = ctld.inTransitTroops[_heli:getName()] if _onboard == nil then _onboard = { troops = {}, vehicles = {} } end if _troops then local _extractTroops if _heli:getCoalition() == 1 then _extractTroops = ctld.findNearestGroup(_heli, ctld.droppedTroopsRED) else _extractTroops = ctld.findNearestGroup(_heli, ctld.droppedTroopsBLUE) end if _extractTroops ~= nil then _onboard.troops = _extractTroops.types trigger.action.outTextForCoalition(_heli:getCoalition(), _heli:getPlayerName() .. " extracted troops in " .. _heli:getTypeName() .. " from combat", 10) if _heli:getCoalition() == 1 then ctld.droppedTroopsRED[_extractTroops.group:getName()] = nil else ctld.droppedTroopsBLUE[_extractTroops.group:getName()] = nil end --remove _extractTroops.group:destroy() else _onboard.troops = {} ctld.displayMessageToGroup(_heli, "No extractable troops nearby and not in a pickup zone", 20) end else local _extractVehicles if _heli:getCoalition() == 1 then _extractVehicles = ctld.findNearestGroup(_heli, ctld.droppedVehiclesRED) else _extractVehicles = ctld.findNearestGroup(_heli, ctld.droppedVehiclesBLUE) end if _extractVehicles ~= nil then _onboard.vehicles = _extractVehicles.types if _heli:getCoalition() == 1 then ctld.droppedVehiclesRED[_extractVehicles.group:getName()] = nil else ctld.droppedVehiclesBLUE[_extractVehicles.group:getName()] = nil end trigger.action.outTextForCoalition(_heli:getCoalition(), _heli:getPlayerName() .. " extracted vehicles in " .. _heli:getTypeName() .. " from combat", 10) --remove _extractVehicles.group:destroy() else _onboard.vehicles = {} ctld.displayMessageToGroup(_heli, "No extractable vehicles nearby and not in a pickup zone", 20) end end ctld.inTransitTroops[_heli:getName()] = _onboard end function ctld.checkTroopStatus(_args) --list onboard troops, if c130 -- trigger.action.outText("Troop Status".._args[1],10) local _heli = ctld.getTransportUnit(_args[1]) if _heli == nil then return end local _onboard = ctld.inTransitTroops[_heli:getName()] if _onboard == nil then ctld.displayMessageToGroup(_heli, "No troops onboard", 10) else local _troops = #_onboard.troops local _vehicles = #_onboard.vehicles local _txt = "" if _troops > 0 then _txt = _txt .. " " .. _troops .. " troops onboard\n" end if _vehicles > 0 then _txt = _txt .. " " .. _vehicles .. " vehicles onboard\n" end if _txt ~= "" then ctld.displayMessageToGroup(_heli, _txt, 10) else ctld.displayMessageToGroup(_heli, "No troops onboard", 10) end end end function ctld.listNearbyCrates(_args) --trigger.action.outText("Nearby Crates" .. _args[1], 10) local _message = "" local _heli = ctld.getTransportUnit(_args[1]) if _heli ~= nil then local _crates = ctld.getCratesAndDistance(_heli) for _, _crate in pairs(_crates) do if _crate.dist < 1000 then _message = string.format("%s\n%s crate - kg %i - %i m", _message, _crate.details.desc, _crate.details.weight, _crate.dist) end end end if _message ~= "" then local _txt = "Nearby Crates:\n" .. _message ctld.displayMessageToGroup(_heli, _txt, 20) else --no crates nearby local _txt = "No Nearby Crates" ctld.displayMessageToGroup(_heli, _txt, 20) end end function ctld.displayMessageToGroup(_unit, _text, _time) trigger.action.outTextForGroup(_unit:getGroup():getID(), _text, _time) end function ctld.getCratesAndDistance(_heli) local _crates = {} local _allCrates if _heli:getCoalition() == 1 then _allCrates = ctld.spawnedCratesRED else _allCrates = ctld.spawnedCratesBLUE end for _crateName, _details in pairs(_allCrates) do --get crate local _crate = StaticObject.getByName(_crateName) if _crate ~= nil and _crate:getLife() > 0 and _crate:inAir() == false then local _dist = ctld.getDistance(_crate:getPoint(), _heli:getPoint()) local _crateDetails = { crateUnit = _crate, dist = _dist, details = _details } table.insert(_crates, _crateDetails) end end return _crates end function ctld.getClosestCrate(_heli, _crates) local _closetCrate = nil local _shortestDistance = -1 local _distance = 0 for _, _crate in pairs(_crates) do _distance = _crate.dist if _distance ~= nil and (_shortestDistance == -1 or _distance < _shortestDistance) then _shortestDistance = _distance _closetCrate = _crate end end return _closetCrate end function ctld.unpackCrates(_args) -- trigger.action.outText("Unpack Crates".._args[1],10) local _heli = ctld.getTransportUnit(_args[1]) if _heli ~= nil and _heli:inAir() == false then local _crates = ctld.getCratesAndDistance(_heli) local _crate = ctld.getClosestCrate(_heli, _crates) if _crate ~= nil and _crate.dist < 200 then if ctld.inPickupZone(_heli) == true then ctld.displayMessageToGroup(_heli, "You can't unpack that here! Take it to where it's needed!", 20) return end -- is multi crate? if string.match(_crate.details.desc, "HAWK") then -- multicrate -- are there all the pieces close enough together local _hawkParts = { ["Hawk ln"] = false, ["Hawk tr"] = false, ["Hawk sr"] = false } for _, _nearbyCrate in pairs(_crates) do if _nearbyCrate.dist < 200 then if _nearbyCrate.details.unit == "Hawk ln" or _nearbyCrate.details.unit == "Hawk sr" or _nearbyCrate.details.unit == "Hawk tr" then _hawkParts[_nearbyCrate.details.unit] = _nearbyCrate else -- not part of hawk end end end local _count = 0 local _txt = "" local _posArray = {} local _typeArray = {} for _name, _hawkPart in pairs(_hawkParts) do if _hawkPart == false then if _name == "Hawk ln" then _txt = "Missing HAWK Launcher\n" elseif _name == "Hawk sr" then _txt = _txt .. "Missing HAWK Search Radar\n" else _txt = _txt .. "Missing HAWK Track Radar\n" end else table.insert(_posArray, _hawkPart.crateUnit:getPoint()) table.insert(_typeArray, _name) end end if _txt ~= "" then ctld.displayMessageToGroup(_heli, "Cannot build Hawk\n" .. _txt .. "\n\nOr the crates are not close enough together", 20) return else -- destroy crates for _name, _hawkPart in pairs(_hawkParts) do if _heli:getCoalition() == 1 then ctld.spawnedCratesRED[_hawkPart.crateUnit:getName()] = nil else ctld.spawnedCratesBLUE[_hawkPart.crateUnit:getName()] = nil end -- local _spawnedCrate = ctld.spawnCrateStatic( _heli:getCoalition(),_hawkPart.crateUnit:getID(),{x=100,z=100},_name,100) --destroy hawkPart.crateUnit:destroy() end -- HAWK READY! ctld.spawnCrateGroup(_heli, _posArray, _typeArray) trigger.action.outTextForCoalition(_heli:getCoalition(), _heli:getPlayerName() .. " successfully deployed a full HAWK AA System to the field", 10) end else -- single crate local _cratePoint = _crate.crateUnit:getPoint() local _crateName = _crate.crateUnit:getName(); -- ctld.spawnCrateStatic( _heli:getCoalition(),mist.getNextUnitId(),{x=100,z=100},_crateName,100) --remove crate _crate.crateUnit:destroy() ctld.spawnCrateGroup(_heli, { _cratePoint }, { _crate.details.unit }) if _heli:getCoalition() == 1 then ctld.spawnedCratesRED[_crateName] = nil else ctld.spawnedCratesBLUE[_crateName] = nil end trigger.action.outTextForCoalition(_heli:getCoalition(), _heli:getPlayerName() .. " successfully deployed " .. _crate.details.desc .. " to the field", 10) end else ctld.displayMessageToGroup(_heli, "No friendly crates close enough to unpack", 20) end end end function ctld.spawnCrateGroup(_heli, _positions, _types) local _id = mist.getNextGroupId() local _groupName = _types[1] .. " #" .. _id local _side = _heli:getCoalition() local _group = { ["visible"] = false, ["groupId"] = _id, ["hidden"] = false, ["units"] = {}, -- ["y"] = _positions[1].z, -- ["x"] = _positions[1].x, ["name"] = _groupName, ["task"] = {}, } if #_positions == 1 then _group.units[1] = ctld.createUnit(_positions[1].x + 5, _positions[1].z + 5, 120, _types[1]) else for _i, _pos in ipairs(_positions) do _group.units[_i] = ctld.createUnit(_pos.x + 5, _pos.z + 5, 120, _types[_i]) end end local _spawnedGroup = coalition.addGroup(_side, Group.Category.GROUND, _group) --activate by moving and so we can set ROE and Alarm state local _dest = _spawnedGroup:getUnit(1):getPoint() _dest = { x = _dest.x + 5, _y = _dest.y + 5, z = _dest.z + 5 } ctld.orderGroupToMoveToPoint(_spawnedGroup:getUnit(1), _dest) end -- spawn normal group function ctld.spawnDroppedGroup(_heli, _types, _spawnBehind) local _id = mist.getNextGroupId() local _groupName = "Dropped Group #" .. _id local _side = _heli:getCoalition() local _group = { ["visible"] = false, ["groupId"] = _id, ["hidden"] = false, ["units"] = {}, -- ["y"] = _positions[1].z, -- ["x"] = _positions[1].x, ["name"] = _groupName, ["task"] = {}, } if _spawnBehind == false then -- spawn in circle around heli local _pos = _heli:getPoint() for _i, _type in ipairs(_types) do local _angle = math.pi * 2 * (_i - 1) / #_types local _xOffset = math.cos(_angle) * 30 local _yOffset = math.sin(_angle) * 30 _group.units[_i] = ctld.createUnit(_pos.x + _xOffset, _pos.z + _yOffset, _angle, _type) end else local _pos = _heli:getPoint() --try to spawn at 6 oclock to us local _angle = math.atan2(_pos.z, _pos.x) local _xOffset = math.cos(_angle) * 30 local _yOffset = math.sin(_angle) * 30 for _i, _type in ipairs(_types) do _group.units[_i] = ctld.createUnit(_pos.x - (_xOffset + 10 * _i), _pos.z - (_yOffset + 10 * _i), _angle, _type) end end local _spawnedGroup = coalition.addGroup(_side, Group.Category.GROUND, _group) -- find nearest enemy and head there local _enemyPos = ctld.findNearestEnemy(_heli) ctld.orderGroupToMoveToPoint(_spawnedGroup:getUnit(1), _enemyPos) return _spawnedGroup end function ctld.findNearestEnemy(_heli) local _closestEnemy = nil local _groups local _closestEnemyDist = ctld.maximumSearchDistance local _heliPoint = _heli:getPoint() if _heli:getCoalition() == 2 then _groups = coalition.getGroups(1, Group.Category.GROUND) else _groups = coalition.getGroups(2, Group.Category.GROUND) end for _, _group in pairs(_groups) do if _group ~= nil then local _units = _group:getUnits() if _units ~= nil and #_units > 0 then local _leader = nil -- find alive leader for x = 1, #_units do if _units[x]:getLife() > 0 then _leader = _units[x] break end end if _leader ~= nil then local _leaderPos = _leader:getPoint() local _dist = ctld.getDistance(_heliPoint, _leaderPos) if _dist < _closestEnemyDist then _closestEnemyDist = _dist _closestEnemy = _leaderPos end end end end end -- no enemy - move to random point if _closestEnemy ~= nil then return _closestEnemy else local _x = _heliPoint.x + math.random(0, ctld.maximumMoveDistance) - math.random(0, ctld.maximumMoveDistance) local _z = _heliPoint.z + math.random(0, ctld.maximumMoveDistance) - math.random(0, ctld.maximumMoveDistance) return { x = _x, z = _z } end end function ctld.findNearestGroup(_heli, _groups) local _closestGroupTypes = {} local _closestGroup = nil local _closestGroupDist = ctld.maxExtractDistance local _heliPoint = _heli:getPoint() for _, _groupName in pairs(_groups) do local _group = Group.getByName(_groupName) if _group ~= nil then local _units = _group:getUnits() if _units ~= nil and #_units > 0 then local _leader = nil local _unitTypes = {} -- find alive leader for x = 1, #_units do if _units[x]:getLife() > 0 then if _leader == nil then _leader = _units[x] end table.insert(_unitTypes, _units[x]:getTypeName()) end end if _leader ~= nil then local _leaderPos = _leader:getPoint() local _dist = ctld.getDistance(_heliPoint, _leaderPos) if _dist < _closestGroupDist then _closestGroupDist = _dist _closestGroupTypes = _unitTypes _closestGroup = _group end end end end end if _closestGroup ~= nil then return { group = _closestGroup, types = _closestGroupTypes } else return nil end end function ctld.createUnit(_x, _y, _angle, _type) local _id = mist.getNextUnitId(); local _name = string.format("%s #%s", _type, _id) local _newUnit = { ["y"] = _y, ["type"] = _type, ["name"] = _name, ["unitId"] = _id, ["heading"] = _angle, ["playerCanDrive"] = true, ["skill"] = "Excellent", ["x"] = _x, } return _newUnit end function ctld.orderGroupToMoveToPoint(_leader, _destination) local _group = _leader:getGroup() local _mission = { id = 'Mission', params = { route = { points = { [1] = { action = 0, x = _leader:getPoint().x, y = _leader:getPoint().z, speed = 0, ETA = 100, ETA_locked = false, name = "Starting point", task = nil }, [2] = { action = 0, x = _destination.x, y = _destination.z, speed = 100, ETA = 100, ETA_locked = false, name = "End Point", task = nil }, } }, } } local _controller = _group:getController(); Controller.setOption(_controller, AI.Option.Ground.id.ALARM_STATE, AI.Option.Ground.val.ALARM_STATE.AUTO) Controller.setOption(_controller, AI.Option.Ground.id.ROE, AI.Option.Ground.val.ROE.OPEN_FIRE) _controller:setTask(_mission) end -- are we in pickup zone function ctld.inPickupZone(_heli) local _heliPoint = _heli:getPoint() for _, _zoneDetails in pairs(ctld.pickupZones) do local _triggerZone = trigger.misc.getZone(_zoneDetails[1]) if _triggerZone ~= nil then --get distance to center local _dist = ctld.getDistance(_heliPoint, _triggerZone.point) if _dist <= _triggerZone.radius then return true end end end return false end -- are we near friendly logistics zone function ctld.inLogisticsZone(_heli) local _heliPoint = _heli:getPoint() for _, _name in pairs(ctld.logisticUnits) do local _logistic = StaticObject.getByName(_name) if _logistic ~= nil and _logistic:getCoalition() == _heli:getCoalition() then --get distance local _dist = ctld.getDistance(_heliPoint, _logistic:getPoint()) if _dist <= ctld.maximumDistanceLogistic then return true end end end return false end function ctld.refreshSmoke() if ctld.disableAllSmoke == true then return end for _, _zoneDetails in pairs(ctld.pickupZones) do local _triggerZone = trigger.misc.getZone(_zoneDetails[1]) if _triggerZone ~= nil and _zoneDetails[2] >= 0 then -- Trigger smoke markers local _pos2 = { x = _triggerZone.point.x, y = _triggerZone.point.z } local _alt = land.getHeight(_pos2) local _pos3 = { x = _pos2.x, y = _alt, z = _pos2.y } trigger.action.smoke(_pos3, _zoneDetails[2]) end end --refresh in 5 minutes timer.scheduleFunction(ctld.refreshSmoke, nil, timer.getTime() + 300) end function ctld.dropSmoke(_args) local _heli = ctld.getTransportUnit(_args[1]) if _heli ~= nil then local _colour = "" if _args[2] == trigger.smokeColor.Red then _colour = "RED" elseif _args[2] == trigger.smokeColor.Blue then _colour = "BLUE" elseif _args[2] == trigger.smokeColor.Green then _colour = "GREEN" elseif _args[2] == trigger.smokeColor.Orange then _colour = "ORANGE" end local _point = _heli:getPoint() local _pos2 = { x = _point.x, y = _point.z } local _alt = land.getHeight(_pos2) local _pos3 = { x = _point.x, y = _alt, z = _point.z } trigger.action.smoke(_pos3, _args[2]) trigger.action.outTextForCoalition(_heli:getCoalition(), _heli:getPlayerName() .. " dropped " .._colour .." smoke ", 10) end end -- Adds menuitem to all heli units that are active function addTransportMenuItem() -- Loop through all Heli units timer.scheduleFunction(addTransportMenuItem, nil, timer.getTime() + 5) for _, _unitName in pairs(ctld.transportPilotNames) do local _unit = ctld.getTransportUnit(_unitName) if _unit ~= nil then if ctld.addedTo[_unitName] == nil then local _groupId = _unit:getGroup():getID() missionCommands.addSubMenuForGroup(_groupId, "Troop Transport") missionCommands.addCommandForGroup(_groupId, "Load / Unload Troops", { "Troop Transport" }, ctld.loadUnloadTroops, { _unitName,true }) if string.match(_unit:getTypeName(), "C-130") then missionCommands.addCommandForGroup(_groupId, "Load / Unload Vehicles", { "Troop Transport" }, ctld.loadUnloadTroops, { _unitName,false }) end missionCommands.addCommandForGroup(_groupId, "Check Status", { "Troop Transport" }, ctld.checkTroopStatus, { _unitName }) if not string.match(_unit:getTypeName(), "C-130") then missionCommands.addSubMenuForGroup(_groupId, "Ground Forces") missionCommands.addCommandForGroup(_groupId, "HMMWV - TOW", { "Ground Forces" }, ctld.spawnCrate, { _unitName, "M1045 HMMWV TOW" }) missionCommands.addCommandForGroup(_groupId, "HMMWV - MG", { "Ground Forces" }, ctld.spawnCrate, { _unitName, "M1043 HMMWV Armament" }) missionCommands.addCommandForGroup(_groupId, "2B11 Mortar", { "Ground Forces" }, ctld.spawnCrate, { _unitName, "2B11 mortar" }) missionCommands.addSubMenuForGroup(_groupId, "AA Crates") missionCommands.addCommandForGroup(_groupId, "MANPAD", { "AA Crates" }, ctld.spawnCrate, { _unitName, "Stinger manpad" }) missionCommands.addCommandForGroup(_groupId, "HAWK Launcher", { "AA Crates" }, ctld.spawnCrate, { _unitName, "Hawk ln" }) missionCommands.addCommandForGroup(_groupId, "HAWK Search Radar", { "AA Crates" }, ctld.spawnCrate, { _unitName, "Hawk sr" }) missionCommands.addCommandForGroup(_groupId, "HAWK Track Radar", { "AA Crates" }, ctld.spawnCrate, { _unitName, "Hawk tr" }) end missionCommands.addSubMenuForGroup(_groupId, "Crate Commands") missionCommands.addCommandForGroup(_groupId, "List Nearby Crates", { "Crate Commands" }, ctld.listNearbyCrates, { _unitName }) missionCommands.addCommandForGroup(_groupId, "Unpack Crate", { "Crate Commands" }, ctld.unpackCrates, { _unitName }) missionCommands.addCommandForGroup(_groupId, "Drop Red Smoke", { "Crate Commands" }, ctld.dropSmoke, { _unitName, trigger.smokeColor.Red }) missionCommands.addCommandForGroup(_groupId, "Drop Blue Smoke", { "Crate Commands" }, ctld.dropSmoke, { _unitName, trigger.smokeColor.Blue }) -- missionCommands.addCommandForGroup(_groupId, "Drop Orange Smoke", { "Crate Commands" }, ctld.dropSmoke, { _unitName, trigger.smokeColor.Orange }) missionCommands.addCommandForGroup(_groupId, "Drop Green Smoke", { "Crate Commands" }, ctld.dropSmoke, { _unitName, trigger.smokeColor.Green }) ctld.addedTo[_unitName] = true end else -- env.info(string.format("unit nil %s",_unitName)) end end return end --get distance in meters assuming a Flat world function ctld.getDistance(_point1, _point2) local xUnit = _point1.x local yUnit = _point1.z local xZone = _point2.x local yZone = _point2.z local xDiff = xUnit - xZone local yDiff = yUnit - yZone return math.sqrt(xDiff * xDiff + yDiff * yDiff) end -- Scheduled functions (run cyclically) timer.scheduleFunction(ctld.refreshSmoke, nil, timer.getTime() + 5) timer.scheduleFunction(addTransportMenuItem, nil, timer.getTime() + 5) --event handler for deaths world.addEventHandler(ctld.eventHandler) env.info("CTLD event handler added")