Version 1.1.9

new counter
massive upgrades to messenger
small upgrades to GuardianAngel

modules/baseCaptured.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 baseCaptured={}
-baseCaptured.version = "1.0.1"
+baseCaptured.version = "1.0.2"
 baseCaptured.verbose = false
 baseCaptured.ups = 1
 baseCaptured.requiredLibs = {
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ baseCaptured.handleContested = true --
     1.0.0 - Initial version based on cloose's code
 	1.0.1 - contested! flag
 		  - update and handleContested
+	1.0.2 - expanded verbosity
+	      - typo in defining redCaptured! corrected
 	
 --]]--
 
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ function baseCaptured.createZone(theZone)
     end
 	
 	if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "redCaptured!") then
-        theZone.redCap = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "blueCaptured!", "*none")
+        theZone.redCap = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "redCaptured!", "*none")
     end
 	
     if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "red!") then
@@ -81,10 +83,16 @@ function baseCaptured.triggerZone(theZone)
 	if newOwner == 1 then -- red 
 		if theZone.redCap then 
 			cfxZones.pollFlag(theZone.redCap, theZone.capturedMethod, theZone)
+			if baseCaptured.verbose or theZone.verbose then
+				trigger.action.outText("+++bCap: banging redCap! with <" .. theZone.redCap .. "> for zone <" .. theZone.name .. ">", 30)
+			end
 		end
 	elseif newOwner == 2 then 
 		if theZone.blueCap then 
 			cfxZones.pollFlag(theZone.blueCap, theZone.capturedMethod, theZone)
+			if baseCaptured.verbose or theZone.verbose then
+				trigger.action.outText("+++bCap: banging blueCap! with <" .. theZone.blueCap .. "> for zone <" .. theZone.name .. ">", 30)
+			end
 		end
 	else 
 		-- contested

modules/cfxSpawnZones.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cfxSpawnZones = {}
-cfxSpawnZones.version = "1.7.0"
+cfxSpawnZones.version = "1.7.1"
 cfxSpawnZones.requiredLibs = {
 	"dcsCommon", -- common is of course needed for everything
 	             -- pretty stupid to check for this since we 
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ cfxSpawnZones.spawnedGroups = {}
 --   1.5.3 - spawn?, spawnUnits? flags 
 --   1.6.0 - trackwith interface for group tracker
 --   1.7.0 - persistence support 
+--   1.7.1 - improved verbosity 
+--         - spelling check
 --
 -- new version requires cfxGroundTroops, where they are 
 --
@@ -230,6 +232,10 @@ function cfxSpawnZones.createSpawner(inZone)
 		theSpawner.target = nil 
 	end
 	
+	if cfxSpawnZones.verbose or inZone.verbose then 
+		trigger.action.outText("+++spwn: created spawner for <" .. inZone.name .. ">", 30)
+	end	
+	
 	return theSpawner
 end
 
@@ -326,6 +332,10 @@ function cfxSpawnZones.spawnWithSpawner(aSpawner)
 	if not aSpawner then return end 
 	local theZone = aSpawner.zone -- retrieve the zone that defined me 
 	
+	if cfxSpawnZones.verbose or theZone.verbose then 
+		trigger.action.outText("+++spwn: started spawn with spawner for <" .. theZone.name .. ">", 30)
+	end
+	
 	-- will NOT check if conditions are met. This forces a spawn
 	local unitTypes = {} -- build type names
 	--local p = aSpawner.zone.point  

modules/cfxZones.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cfxZones = {}
-cfxZones.version = "2.9.0"
+cfxZones.version = "2.9.1"
 
 -- cf/x zone management module
 -- reads dcs zones and makes them accessible and mutable 
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ cfxZones.version = "2.9.0"
 		  - linkUnit works for late-activating units 
 		  - linkUnit now also works for player / clients, dynamic (re-)linking 
 		  - linkUnit uses zone's origin for all calculations 
+- 2.9.1   - new evalRemainder()
+		  - pollFlag supports +/- for immediate numbers, flags, number flags in parantheses
+		  - stronger guards in hasProperty 
 
 --]]--
 cfxZones.verbose = false
@@ -1186,6 +1189,35 @@ function cfxZones.unPulseFlag(args)
 	cfxZones.setFlagValue(theFlag, newVal, theZone)
 end
 
+function cfxZones.evalRemainder(remainder)
+	local rNum = tonumber(remainder)
+	if not rNum then 
+		-- we use remainder as name for flag 
+		-- PROCESS ESCAPE SEQUENCES
+		local esc = string.sub(remainder, 1, 1)
+		local last = string.sub(remainder, -1)
+		if esc == "@" then 
+			remainder = string.sub(remainder, 2)
+			remainder = dcsCommon.trim(remainder)
+		end
+		
+		if esc == "(" and last == ")" and string.len(remainder) > 2 then 
+			-- note: iisues with startswith("(") ???
+			remainder = string.sub(remainder, 2, -2)
+			remainder = dcsCommon.trim(remainder)		
+		end
+		if esc == "\"" and last == "\"" and string.len(remainder) > 2 then 
+			remainder = string.sub(remainder, 2, -2)
+			remainder = dcsCommon.trim(remainder)		
+		end
+		if cfxZones.verbose then 
+			trigger.action.outText("+++zne: accessing flag <" .. remainder .. ">", 30)
+		end 
+		rNum = cfxZones.getFlagValue(remainder, theZone)
+	end 
+	return rNum
+end
+
 function cfxZones.doPollFlag(theFlag, method, theZone)
 	if cfxZones.verbose then 
 		trigger.action.outText("+++zones: polling flag " .. theFlag .. " with " .. method, 30)
@@ -1198,14 +1230,19 @@ function cfxZones.doPollFlag(theFlag, method, theZone)
 	method = method:lower()
 	method = dcsCommon.trim(method)
 	val = tonumber(method)
-	if val then 
-		cfxZones.setFlagValue(theFlag, val, theZone)
-		if cfxZones.verbose or theZone.verbose then
-			trigger.action.outText("+++zones: flag <" .. theFlag .. "> changed to #" .. val, 30)
+	if dcsCommon.stringStartsWith(method, "+") or dcsCommon.stringStartsWith(method, "-")
+	then 
+		-- skip this processing, a legal Lua val can start with "+" or "-"
+		-- but we interpret it as a method
+	else
+		if val then 
+			cfxZones.setFlagValue(theFlag, val, theZone)
+			if cfxZones.verbose or theZone.verbose then
+				trigger.action.outText("+++zones: flag <" .. theFlag .. "> changed to #" .. val, 30)
+			end 
+			return
 		end 
-		return 
 	end
-	
 	--trigger.action.outText("+++zones: polling " .. theZone.name .. " method " .. method .. " flag " .. theFlag, 30)
 	local currVal = cfxZones.getFlagValue(theFlag, theZone)
 	if method == "inc" or method == "f+1" then 
@@ -1233,6 +1270,21 @@ function cfxZones.doPollFlag(theFlag, method, theZone)
 	elseif dcsCommon.stringStartsWith(method, "pulse") then 
 		cfxZones.pulseFlag(theFlag, method, theZone)
 		
+	elseif dcsCommon.stringStartsWith(method, "+") then 
+		-- we add whatever is to the right 
+		local remainder = dcsCommon.removePrefix(method, "+")
+		local adder = cfxZones.evalRemainder(remainder)
+		cfxZones.setFlagValue(theFlag, currVal+adder, theZone)
+		if theZone.verbose then 
+			trigger.action.outText("+++zones: (poll) updating with '+' flag <" .. theFlag .. "> in <" .. theZone.name .. "> by <" .. adder .. "> to <" .. adder + currVal .. ">", 30)
+		end
+		
+	elseif dcsCommon.stringStartsWith(method, "-") then 
+		-- we subtract whatever is to the right 
+		local remainder = dcsCommon.removePrefix(method, "-")
+		local adder = cfxZones.evalRemainder(remainder)
+		cfxZones.setFlagValue(theFlag, currVal-adder, theZone)
+
 	else 
 		if method ~= "on" and method ~= "f=1" then 
 			trigger.action.outText("+++zones: unknown method <" .. method .. "> - using 'on'", 30)
@@ -1894,6 +1946,10 @@ function cfxZones.getPositiveRangeFromZoneProperty(theZone, theProperty, default
 end
 
 function cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, theProperty) 
+	if not theProperty then 
+		trigger.action.outText("+++zne: WARNING - hasProperty called with nil theProperty for zone <" .. theZone.name .. ">", 30)
+		return false 
+	end 
 	local foundIt = cfxZones.getZoneProperty(theZone, theProperty)
 	if not foundIt then 
 		-- check for possible forgotten or exchanged IO flags 

modules/cfxmon.lua

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 cfxmon = {}
-cfxmon.version = "1.0.0"
+cfxmon.version = "1.0.1"
 cfxmon.delay = 30 -- seconds for display 
 --[[--
 	Version History 
 	1.0.0 - initial version
+	1.0.1 - better guard for even.initiator to check if unit exists
+	      - and handle static objcects and other non-grouped objects
 	
 cfxmon is a monitor for all cfx events and callbacks
 use monConfig to tell cfxmon which events and callbacks
@@ -36,17 +38,22 @@ function cfxmon.rejected(event)
 	trigger.action.outText("***mon - dcsReject: " .. event.id .. " (" .. dcsCommon.event2text(event.id) .. ")", cfxmon.delay)
 end
 
-function cfxmon.dcsCB(event)
+function cfxmon.dcsCB(event) -- callback
 	local initiatorStat = ""
-	if event.initiator then
+	if event.initiator and Unit.isExist(event.initiator) then
 		local theUnit = event.initiator
-		local theGroup = theUnit:getGroup()
+		-- we assume it is  unit, but it can be a static object, 
+		-- and may not have getGroup implemented!
+		if theUnit.getGroup then 
+			local theGroup = theUnit:getGroup()
 		
-		local theGroupName = "<none>"
-		if theGroup then theGroupName = theGroup:getName() end 
-		
-		initiatorStat = ", for " .. theUnit:getName()
-		initiatorStat = initiatorStat .. " of " .. theGroupName 
+			local theGroupName = "<none>"
+			if theGroup then theGroupName = theGroup:getName() end 	
+			initiatorStat = ", for " .. theUnit:getName()
+			initiatorStat = initiatorStat .. " of " .. theGroupName
+		else 
+			initiatorStat = ", non-unit (static?) " .. theUnit:getName()
+		end
 	else 
 		initiatorStat = ", NO Initiator" 
 	end 

modules/changer.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 changer = {}
-changer.version = "1.0.3"
+changer.version = "1.0.4"
 changer.verbose = false 
 changer.ups = 1 
 changer.requiredLibs = {
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ changer.changers = {}
 	1.0.1 - Better guards in config to avoid <none> Zone getter warning 
 	1.0.2 - on/off: verbosity 
 	1.0.3 - NOT on/off
+	1.0.4 - a little bit more conversation
 	
 	Transmogrify an incoming signal to an output signal
 	- not 
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ function changer.update()
 					changer.process(aZone)
 				else 
 					if changer.verbose or aZone.verbose then 
-						trigger.action.outText("+++chgr: " .. aZone.name .. " gate closed.", 30)
+						trigger.action.outText("+++chgr: " .. aZone.name .. " gate closed [flag <" .. aZone.changerOnOff .. "> is 0].", 30)
 					end 
 				end
 			elseif aZone.changerOnOffINV then 
@@ -232,12 +233,16 @@ function changer.update()
 					changer.process(aZone)
 				else 
 					if changer.verbose or aZone.verbose then 
-						trigger.action.outText("+++chgr: " .. aZone.name .. " gate closed.", 30)
+						trigger.action.outText("+++chgr: " .. aZone.name .. " gate closed [INVflag <" .. aZone.changerOnOffINV .. "> is 1].", 30)
 					end 
 				end
 			else
 				changer.process(aZone)
 			end
+		else 
+			if aZone.verbose then 
+				trigger.action.outText("+++chgr: <" .. aZone.name .. "> is paused.")
+			end	
 		end 
 	end
 end

modules/counter.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+counter = {}
+counter.version = "1.0.0"
+
+counter.verbose = false 
+counter.ups = 1 
+counter.requiredLibs = {
+	"dcsCommon", -- always
+	"cfxZones", -- Zones, of course 
+}
+counter.counters = {}
+--[[--
+	Version History
+	1.0.0 - Initial version 
+		
+--]]--
+
+function counter.addCounter(theZone)
+	table.insert(counter.counters, theZone)
+end
+
+function counter.getCounterByName(aName) 
+	for idx, aZone in pairs(counter.counters) do 
+		if aName == aZone.name then return aZone end 
+	end
+	if counter.verbose then 
+		trigger.action.outText("+++ctr: no counter with name <" .. aName ..">", 30)
+	end 
+	
+	return nil 
+end
+
+function counter.createCounterWithZone(theZone)
+	theZone.counterInputFlag = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "count?", "*<none>")
+	theZone.lastCounterInputFlag = cfxZones.getFlagValue(theZone.counterInputFlag, theZone)
+	
+	-- triggerCounterMethod
+	theZone.triggerCounterMethod = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "triggerMethod", "change")
+	if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "triggerCountMethod") then 
+		theZone.triggerCounterMethod = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "triggerChangeMethod", "change")
+	end 
+	
+	theZone.countMethod = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "countMethod", "+1")
+	if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "method") then 
+		theZone.countMethod = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "method", "+1")
+	end
+
+	theZone.countOut = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "out!", "<none>")
+	if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "countOut!") then 
+		theZone.countOut = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "countOut!", "<none>")
+	end
+end
+
+--
+-- Update 
+--
+function counter.update()
+	-- call me in a second to poll triggers
+	timer.scheduleFunction(counter.update, {}, timer.getTime() + 1/counter.ups)
+		
+	for idx, aZone in pairs(counter.counters) do
+		if cfxZones.testZoneFlag(aZone, aZone.counterInputFlag, aZone.triggerCounterMethod, "lastCounterInputFlag") then 
+			cfxZones.pollFlag(aZone.countOut, aZone.countMethod, aZone) 
+		end
+
+	end
+end
+
+
+--
+-- Config & Start
+--
+function counter.readConfigZone()
+	local theZone = cfxZones.getZoneByName("counterConfig") 
+	if not theZone then 
+		if counter.verbose then 
+			trigger.action.outText("+++ctr: NO config zone!", 30)
+		end 
+		theZone = cfxZones.createSimpleZone("counterConfig") -- temp only
+	end 
+	
+	counter.verbose = cfxZones.getBoolFromZoneProperty(theZone, "verbose", false)
+	
+	counter.ups = cfxZones.getNumberFromZoneProperty(theZone, "ups", 1)
+		
+	if counter.verbose then 
+		trigger.action.outText("+++ctr: read config", 30)
+	end 
+end
+
+function counter.start()
+	-- lib check
+	if not dcsCommon.libCheck then 
+		trigger.action.outText("cfx counter requires dcsCommon", 30)
+		return false 
+	end 
+	if not dcsCommon.libCheck("cfx counter", counter.requiredLibs) then
+		return false 
+	end
+	
+	-- read config 
+	counter.readConfigZone()
+	
+	-- process counter Zones 
+	local attrZones = cfxZones.getZonesWithAttributeNamed("count?")
+	for k, aZone in pairs(attrZones) do 
+		counter.createCounterWithZone(aZone) -- process attributes
+		counter.addCounter(aZone) -- add to list
+	end
+	
+	-- start update 
+	counter.update()
+	
+	trigger.action.outText("cfx counter v" .. counter.version .. " started.", 30)
+	return true 
+end
+
+-- let's go!
+if not counter.start() then 
+	trigger.action.outText("cfx counter aborted: missing libraries", 30)
+	counter = nil 
+end

modules/dcsCommon.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dcsCommon = {}
-dcsCommon.version = "2.7.7"
+dcsCommon.version = "2.7.9"
 --[[-- VERSION HISTORY
  2.2.6 - compassPositionOfARelativeToB
 	   - clockPositionOfARelativeToB
@@ -109,6 +109,15 @@ dcsCommon.version = "2.7.7"
 	   - dumpVar2Str detects meta tables 
 	   - rotateGroupData kills unit's psi value if it existed since it messes with heading 
 	   - rotateGroupData - changes psi to -heading if it exists rather than nilling
+ 2.7.8 - new getGeneralDirection()
+	   - new getNauticalDirection()
+	   - more robust guards for getUnitSpeed
+ 2.7.9 - new bool2Num(theBool)
+	   - new aspectByDirection()
+	   - createGroundGroupWithUnits corrected spelling of minDist, crashed scattered formation
+	   - randomPointInCircle fixed erroneous local for x, z 
+	   - "scattered" formation repaired
+ 
 --]]--
 
 	-- dcsCommon is a library of common lua functions 
@@ -663,7 +672,9 @@ dcsCommon.version = "2.7.7"
 		while direction < 0 do 
 			direction = direction + 360
 		end
-		
+		while direction >= 360 do 
+			direction = direction - 360
+		end
 		if direction < 15 then -- special case 12 o'clock past 12 o'clock
 			return 12
 		end
@@ -673,6 +684,54 @@ dcsCommon.version = "2.7.7"
 	
 	end
 
+	function dcsCommon.getGeneralDirection(direction) -- inspired by cws, improvements my own
+		if not direction then return "unkown" end
+		direction = math.fmod (direction, 360)
+		while direction < 0 do 
+			direction = direction + 360
+		end
+		while direction >= 360 do 
+			direction = direction - 360
+		end
+		if direction < 45 then return "ahead" end	
+		if direction < 135 then return "right" end
+		if direction < 225 then return "behind" end
+		if direction < 315 then return "left" end 
+		return "ahead"
+	end
+	
+	function dcsCommon.getNauticalDirection(direction) -- inspired by cws, improvements my own
+		if not direction then return "unkown" end
+		direction = math.fmod (direction, 360)
+		while direction < 0 do 
+			direction = direction + 360
+		end
+		while direction >= 360 do 
+			direction = direction - 360
+		end
+		if direction < 45 then return "ahead" end	
+		if direction < 135 then return "starboard" end
+		if direction < 225 then return "aft" end
+		if direction < 315 then return "port" end 
+		return "ahead"
+	end
+
+	function dcsCommon.aspectByDirection(direction) -- inspired by cws, improvements my own
+		if not direction then return "unkown" end
+		direction = math.fmod (direction, 360)
+		while direction < 0 do 
+			direction = direction + 360
+		end
+		while direction >= 360 do 
+			direction = direction - 360
+		end
+		
+		if direction < 45 then return "hot" end	
+		if direction < 135 then return "beam" end
+		if direction < 225 then return "drag" end
+		if direction < 315 then return "beam" end 
+		return "hot"
+	end
 	
 	function dcsCommon.randomDegrees()
 		local degrees = math.random(360) * 3.14152 / 180
@@ -690,6 +749,8 @@ dcsCommon.version = "2.7.7"
 
 	function dcsCommon.randomPointInCircle(sourceRadius, innerRadius, x, z)
 		if not x then x = 0 end
+		if not z then z = 0 end 
+		
 		--local y = 0
 		if not innerRadius then innerRadius = 0 end		
 		if innerRadius < 0 then innerRadius = 0 end
@@ -698,8 +759,8 @@ dcsCommon.version = "2.7.7"
 		-- now lets get a random degree
 		local degrees = dcsCommon.randomDegrees() -- math.random(360) * 3.14152 / 180 -- ok, it's actually radiants. 
 		local r = (sourceRadius-innerRadius) * percent 
-		local x = x + (innerRadius + r) * math.cos(degrees)
-		local z = z + (innerRadius + r) * math.sin(degrees)
+		x = x + (innerRadius + r) * math.cos(degrees)
+		z = z + (innerRadius + r) * math.sin(degrees)
 	
 		local thePoint = {}
 		thePoint.x = x
@@ -1351,12 +1412,15 @@ dcsCommon.version = "2.7.7"
 				local lowDist = 10000
 				local uPoint = {}
 				local thePoint = {}
-				repeat 	-- get random point intil mindistance to all is kept or emergencybreak
+				repeat 	-- get random point until mindistance to all is kept or emergencybreak
+					thePoint = dcsCommon.randomPointInCircle(radius, innerRadius) -- returns x, 0, z
+					-- check if too close to others
 					for idx, rUnit in pairs(processedUnits) do -- get min dist to all positioned units
-						thePoint = dcsCommon.randomPointInCircle(radius, innerRadius) -- returns x, 0, z
+						--trigger.action.outText("rPnt: thePoint =  " .. dcsCommon.point2text(thePoint), 30)
 						uPoint.x = rUnit.x
 						uPoint.y = 0
 						uPoint.z = rUnit.y 
+						--trigger.action.outText("rPnt: uPoint =  " .. dcsCommon.point2text(uPoint), 30)
 						local dist = dcsCommon.dist(thePoint, uPoint) -- measure distance to unit
 						if (dist < lowDist) then lowDist = dist end
 					end
@@ -1509,7 +1573,7 @@ dcsCommon.version = "2.7.7"
 	
 	
 	function dcsCommon.createGroundGroupWithUnits(name, theUnitTypes, radius, minDist, formation, innerRadius)
-		if not minDist then mindist = 4 end -- meters
+		if not minDist then minDist = 4 end -- meters
 		if not formation then formation = "line" end 
 		if not radius then radius = 30 end -- meters 
 		if not innerRadius then innerRadius = 0 end
@@ -1982,6 +2046,12 @@ end
 		return "no"
 	end
 	
+	function dcsCommon.bool2Num(theBool)
+		if not theBool then theBool = false end 
+		if theBool then return 1 end 
+		return 0
+	end
+
 	function dcsCommon.point2text(p) 
 		if not p then return "<!NIL!>" end 
 		local t = "[x="
@@ -2417,7 +2487,7 @@ end
 
 function dcsCommon.getUnitSpeed(theUnit)
 	if not theUnit then return 0 end
-	if not theUnit:isExist() then return 0 end 
+	if not Unit.isExist(theUnit) then return 0 end 
 	local v = theUnit:getVelocity()
 	return dcsCommon.mag(v.x, v.y, v.z)
 end

modules/guardianAngel.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 guardianAngel = {}
-guardianAngel.version = "3.0.2"
+guardianAngel.version = "3.0.4"
 guardianAngel.ups = 10
 guardianAngel.name = "Guardian Angel" -- just in case someone accesses .name  
 guardianAngel.launchWarning = true -- detect launches and warn pilot 
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ guardianAngel.requiredLibs = {
 		   - removed legacy code 
 	 3.0.2 - added guardianAngel.name for those who use local flags on activate
 	 3.0.3 - monitorItem() guards against loss of target (nil)
+	 3.0.4 - launchSound attribute 
+		   - interventionSound attribute 
 
 
 This script detects missiles launched against protected aircraft an 
@@ -276,11 +278,20 @@ function guardianAngel.monitorItem(theItem)
 				local desc = "Missile, missile, missile - now heading for " .. ctName .. "!"
 				if guardianAngel.private then 
 					trigger.action.outTextForGroup(ID, desc, 30) 
+					if guardianAngel.launchSound then 
+						local fileName = "l10n/DEFAULT/" .. guardianAngel.launchSound
+						trigger.action.outSoundForGroup(ID, fileName)
+					end
 				else 
 					trigger.action.outText(desc, 30)
+					if guardianAngel.launchSound then 
+						local fileName = "l10n/DEFAULT/" .. guardianAngel.launchSound
+						trigger.action.outSound(fileName)
+					end
 				end
 			end
 		end
+		
 		guardianAngel.retargetItem(theItem, currentTarget, isThreat)
 		t = currentTarget
 	else
@@ -326,14 +337,20 @@ function guardianAngel.monitorItem(theItem)
 		   d <= lethalRange + 10 
 		then 
 			desc = desc .. " ANGEL INTERVENTION"
-			--if theItem.lostTrack then desc = desc .. " (little sneak!)" end 
-			--if theItem.missed then desc = desc .. " (missed you!)" end 
 			
 			if guardianAngel.announcer then 
 				if guardianAngel.private then 
 					trigger.action.outTextForGroup(ID, desc, 30) 
+					if guardianAngel.interventionSound then 
+						local fileName = "l10n/DEFAULT/" .. guardianAngel.interventionSound
+						trigger.action.outSoundForGroup(ID, fileName)
+					end
 				else 
 					trigger.action.outText(desc, 30) 
+					if guardianAngel.interventionSound then 
+						local fileName = "l10n/DEFAULT/" .. guardianAngel.interventionSound
+						trigger.action.outSound(fileName)
+					end
 				end
 			end
 			guardianAngel.invokeCallbacks("intervention", theItem.targetName, theItem.weaponName)
@@ -608,8 +625,16 @@ function guardianAngel.somethingHappened(event)
 			-- can be moved to update()
 			if guardianAngel.private then 
 				trigger.action.outTextForGroup(grpID, "Missile, missile, missile, " .. oclock .. " o clock" .. vbInfo, 30)
+				if guardianAngel.launchSound then 
+					local fileName = "l10n/DEFAULT/" .. guardianAngel.launchSound
+					trigger.action.outSoundForGroup(grpID, fileName)
+				end
 			else 
 				trigger.action.outText("Missile, missile, missile, " .. oclock .. " o clock" .. vbInfo, 30)
+				if guardianAngel.launchSound then 
+					local fileName = "l10n/DEFAULT/" .. guardianAngel.launchSound
+					trigger.action.outSound(fileName)
+				end
 			end
 			
 			theQItem.detected = true -- remember: we detected and warned already
@@ -850,6 +875,14 @@ function guardianAngel.readConfigZone()
 		guardianAngel.lastDeActivate = cfxZones.getFlagValue(guardianAngel.deactivate, theZone)
 	end
 	
+	if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "launchSound") then 
+		guardianAngel.launchSound = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "launchSound", "nosound")
+	end
+	
+	if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "interventionSound") then 
+		guardianAngel.interventionSound = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "interventionSound", "nosound")
+	end
+	
 	guardianAngel.configZone = theZone 
 	if guardianAngel.verbose then 
 		trigger.action.outText("+++gA: processed config zone", 30)

modules/messenger.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 messenger = {}
-messenger.version = "2.0.1"
+messenger.version = "2.1.0"
 messenger.verbose = false 
 messenger.requiredLibs = {
 	"dcsCommon", -- always
@@ -43,6 +43,24 @@ messenger.messengers = {}
 		  - unit 
 		  - group 
 	2.0.1 - config optimization
+	2.1.0 - unit only: dynamicUnitProcessing for 
+			- <bae: u/z> bearing to unit/zone
+			- <rbae u/z> response mapped by unit's heading
+			- <clk: u/z> bearing in clock position to unit/zone 
+			- <rng: u/z> range to unit/zone 
+			- <hnd: u/z> bearing in left/right/ahead/behind
+			- <sde: u/z> bearing in starboard/port/ahead/aft 
+			- added dynamicGroupProcessing to select unit 1
+			- responses attribute
+			- <rsp: flag>
+			- <rrnd> response randomized
+			- <rhdg: u/z> respons mapped by unit's heading
+			- <cls unit> closing speed 
+			- <vel unit> velocity (speed) 
+			- <asp unit> aspect 
+		    - fix to messageMute
+			- <type: unit> 
+			
 	
 --]]--
 
@@ -137,6 +155,38 @@ function messenger.processDynamicValues(inMsg, theZone)
 			outMsg = string.gsub(outMsg, pattern, val, 1) -- only one sub!
 		end
 	until not startLoc
+	
+	-- now process rsp 
+	pattern = "<rsp:%s*[%s%w%*%d%.%-_]+>" -- no list allowed but blanks and * and . and - and _ --> we fail on the other specials to keep this simple 
+
+	if theZone.msgResponses and (#theZone.msgResponses > 0) then -- only if this zone has an array
+		--trigger.action.outText("enter response proccing", 30)
+		repeat -- iterate all patterns one by one 
+			local startLoc, endLoc = string.find(outMsg, pattern)
+			if startLoc then 
+				--trigger.action.outText("response: found an occurence", 30)
+				local theValParam = string.sub(outMsg, startLoc, endLoc)
+				-- strip lead and trailer 
+				local param = string.gsub(theValParam, "<rsp:%s*", "")
+				param = string.gsub(param, ">","")
+				
+				-- access flag
+				local val = cfxZones.getFlagValue(param, theZone)
+				if not val or (val < 1) then val = 1 end 
+				if val > #theZone.msgResponses then val = #theZone.msgResponses end 
+				
+				val = theZone.msgResponses[val]
+				val = dcsCommon.trim(val)
+				-- replace pattern in original with new val 
+				outMsg = string.gsub(outMsg, pattern, val, 1) -- only one sub!
+			end
+		until not startLoc
+		
+		-- rnd response 
+		local rndRsp = dcsCommon.pickRandom(theZone.msgResponses)
+		outMsg = outMsg:gsub ("<rrnd>", rndRsp)
+	end
+	
 	return outMsg
 end
 
@@ -167,8 +217,13 @@ end
 
 function messenger.processDynamicLoc(inMsg, theZone)
 	-- replace all occurences of <lat/lon/ele/mgrs: flagName> with their values 
-	local locales = {"lat", "lon", "ele", "mgrs", "lle", "latlon"}
+-- agl = angels 
+-- vel = velocity (speed) 
+-- hdg = heading 
+-- rhdg = heading, response-mapped
+	local locales = {"lat", "lon", "ele", "mgrs", "lle", "latlon", "alt", "vel", "hdg", "rhdg", "type"}
 	local outMsg = inMsg
+	local uHead = 0
 	for idx, aLocale in pairs(locales) do 
 		local pattern = "<" .. aLocale .. ":%s*[%s%w%*%d%.%-_]+>"
 		repeat -- iterate all patterns one by one 
@@ -183,14 +238,32 @@ function messenger.processDynamicLoc(inMsg, theZone)
 				local thePoint = nil 
 				local tZone = cfxZones.getZoneByName(param)
 				local tUnit = Unit.getByName(param)
+				local spd = 0
+				local angels = 0 
+				local theType = "<errType>"
 				if tZone then
+					theType = "Zone"
 					thePoint = cfxZones.getPoint(tZone)
-					-- since zones always have elevation of 0, 
-					-- now get the elevation from the map 
-					thePoint.y = land.getHeight({x = thePoint.x, y = thePoint.z})
+					if tZone.linkedUnit and Unit.isExist(tZone.linkedUnit) then 
+						local lU = tZone.linkedUnit
+						local masterPoint = lU:getPoint()
+						thePoint.y = masterPoint.y 
+						spd = dcsCommon.getUnitSpeed(lU)
+						spd = math.floor(spd * 3.6)
+						uHead = math.floor(dcsCommon.getUnitHeading(tUnit) * 57.2958) -- to degrees.
+					else 
+						-- since zones always have elevation of 0, 
+						-- now get the elevation from the map 
+						thePoint.y = land.getHeight({x = thePoint.x, y = thePoint.z})
+					end
 				elseif tUnit then 
 					if Unit.isExist(tUnit) then
+						theType = tUnit:getTypeName()
 						thePoint = tUnit:getPoint()
+						spd = dcsCommon.getUnitSpeed(tUnit)
+						-- convert m/s to km/h 
+						spd = math.floor(spd * 3.6)
+						uHead = math.floor(dcsCommon.getUnitHeading(tUnit) * 57.2958) -- to degrees. 
 					end
 				else 
 					-- nothing to do, remove me.
@@ -202,16 +275,31 @@ function messenger.processDynamicLoc(inMsg, theZone)
 					-- processing. return result in locString
 					local lat, lon, alt = coord.LOtoLL(thePoint)
 					lat, lon = dcsCommon.latLon2Text(lat, lon)
+					angels = math.floor(thePoint.y) 
 					if theZone.imperialUnits then 
 						alt = math.floor(alt * 3.28084) -- feet
+						spd = math.floor(spd * 0.539957) -- km/h to knots	
+						angels = math.floor(angels * 3.28084)
 					else 
 						alt = math.floor(alt) -- meters 
 					end 
+					
+					if angels > 1000 then 
+						angels = math.floor(angels / 100) * 100 
+					end
+					
 					if aLocale == "lat" then locString = lat 
 					elseif aLocale == "lon" then locString = lon 
 					elseif aLocale == "ele" then locString = tostring(alt)
 					elseif aLocale == "lle" then locString = lat .. " " .. lon .. " ele " .. tostring(alt) 
 					elseif aLocale == "latlon" then locString = lat .. " " .. lon 
+					elseif aLocale == "alt" then locString = tostring(angels) -- don't confuse alt and angels, bad var naming here
+					elseif aLocale == "vel" then locString = tostring(spd)
+					elseif aLocale == "hdg" then locString = tostring(uHead)
+					elseif aLocale == "type" then locString = theType 
+					elseif aLocale == "rhdg" and (theZone.msgResponses) then 
+						local offset = messenger.rspMapper360(uHead, #theZone.msgResponses)
+						locString = dcsCommon.trim(theZone.msgResponses[offset])
 					else 
 						-- we have mgrs
 						local grid = coord.LLtoMGRS(coord.LOtoLL(thePoint))
@@ -226,6 +314,161 @@ function messenger.processDynamicLoc(inMsg, theZone)
 	return outMsg
 end
 
+
+
+function messenger.rspMapper360(directionInDegrees, numResponses)
+	-- maps responses like clock. Clock has 12 'responses' (12, 1, .., 11), 
+	-- with the first (12) also mapping to the last half arc 
+	-- this method dynamically 'winds' the responses around 
+	-- a clock and returns the index of the message to display 
+	if numResponses < 1 then numResponses = 1 end 
+	directionInDegrees = math.floor(directionInDegrees) 
+	while directionInDegrees < 0 do directionInDegrees = directionInDegrees + 360 end 
+	while directionInDegrees >= 360 do directionInDegrees = directionInDegrees - 360 end 
+	-- now we have 0..360 
+	-- calculate arc per item 
+	local arcPerItem = 360 / numResponses
+	local halfArc = arcPerItem / 2
+
+	-- we now map 0..360 to (0-halfArc..360-halfArc) by shifting 
+	-- direction by half-arc and clipping back 0..360
+	-- and now we can directly derive the index of the response 
+	directionInDegrees = directionInDegrees + halfArc
+	if directionInDegrees >= 360 then directionInDegrees = directionInDegrees - 360 end 
+	
+	local index = math.floor(directionInDegrees / arcPerItem) + 1 -- 1 .. numResponses 
+	
+	return index 
+end
+
+
+function messenger.dynamicGroupProcessing(msg, theZone, theGroup)
+	if not theGroup then return msg end 
+	-- access first unit 
+	local theUnit = theGroup:getUnit(1) 
+	if not theUnit then return msg end 
+	if not Unit.isExist(theUnit) then return msg end 
+	-- we always use unit 1 as reference 
+	return messenger.dynamicUnitProcessing(msg, theZone, theUnit)
+end
+
+function messenger.dynamicUnitProcessing(inMsg, theZone, theUnit)
+-- replace all occurences of <bae/rng/asp/cls/clk: unit/zone> with their values 
+-- bae = bearingInDegreesFromAtoB
+-- rng = range 
+
+-- asp = aspect (not yet implemented)
+-- cls = closing velocity (not yet implemented) 
+-- clk = o'clock 
+-- hnd = handedness (left/right/ahead/behind
+-- sde = side (starboard / port / ahead / aft)
+-- rbea = responses mapped to bearing. maps all responses like clock, with "12" being the first response. requires msgResponses set
+
+	local here = theUnit:getPoint()
+	local uHead = dcsCommon.getUnitHeading(theUnit) * 57.2958 -- to degrees. 
+	local locales = {"bea", "rng", "clk", "hnd", "sde", "rbea", "cls", "pcls", "asp"}
+	local outMsg = inMsg
+	for idx, aLocale in pairs(locales) do 
+		local pattern = "<" .. aLocale .. ":%s*[%s%w%*%d%.%-_]+>"
+		repeat -- iterate all patterns one by one 
+			local startLoc, endLoc = string.find(outMsg, pattern)
+			if startLoc then
+				local theValParam = string.sub(outMsg, startLoc, endLoc)
+				-- strip lead and trailer 
+				local param = string.gsub(theValParam, "<" .. aLocale .. ":%s*", "")
+				param = string.gsub(param, ">","")
+				-- find zone or unit
+				param = dcsCommon.trim(param)
+				local thePoint = nil 
+				local cls = 0 
+				local aspct = 0
+				local tZone = cfxZones.getZoneByName(param)
+				local tUnit = Unit.getByName(param)
+				local aspect = 0
+				local tHead = 0
+				
+				if tZone then 
+					thePoint = cfxZones.getPoint(tZone)
+					-- if this zone follows a unit, get the master units elevaltion
+					if tZone.linkedUnit and Unit.isExist(tZone.linkedUnit) then 
+						local lU = tZone.linkedUnit
+						local masterPoint = lU:getPoint()
+						thePoint.y = masterPoint.y 
+						cls = -dcsCommon.getClosingVelocity(theUnit, lU)
+						tHead = dcsCommon.getUnitHeading(lU) * 57.2958
+					else 
+						-- since zones always have elevation of 0, 
+						-- now get the elevation from the map 
+						thePoint.y = land.getHeight({x = thePoint.x, y = thePoint.z})
+					end
+				elseif tUnit then 
+					if Unit.isExist(tUnit) then 
+						thePoint = tUnit:getPoint()
+						cls = -dcsCommon.getClosingVelocity(theUnit, tUnit)
+						tHead = dcsCommon.getUnitHeading(tUnit) * 57.2958
+					end
+				else 
+					-- nothing to do, remove me.
+				end
+
+				local locString = theZone.errString
+				if thePoint then 
+					-- now that we have a point, we can do locale-specific
+					-- processing. return result in locString
+					local pcls = cls
+					local r = dcsCommon.dist(here, thePoint)
+					--local alt = thePoint.y
+					local uSize = "m"
+					if theZone.imperialUnits then 
+						r = math.floor(r * 3.28084) -- feet 
+						uSize = "ft"
+						if r > 1000 then 
+						-- convert to nautical mile
+							r = math.floor(r * 10 / 6076.12) / 10
+							uSize = "nm"
+						end
+						cls = math.floor(cls * 1.9438452) -- m/s to knots
+						pcls = math.floor(pcls * 32.8084) / 10 -- ft/s
+					else 
+						r = math.floor(r) -- meters 
+						if r > 1000 then  
+							r = math.floor (r /	100) / 10
+							uSize = "km"
+						end
+						cls = math.floor(cls * 3.6) -- m/s to km/h
+						pcls = math.floor(pcls * 10) / 10 -- m/s
+					end 
+
+					local bea = dcsCommon.bearingInDegreesFromAtoB(here, thePoint)
+					local beaInv = 360 - bea -- from tUnit to player
+					local direction = bea - uHead  -- tUnit as seen from player heading uHead
+					if direction < 0 then direction = direction + 360 end 
+					aspect = beaInv - tHead 
+					-- set up locale exchange string
+					if aLocale == "bea" then locString = tostring(bea)
+					elseif aLocale == "asp" then locString = dcsCommon.aspectByDirection(aspect)
+					elseif aLocale == "clk" then 
+						locString = tostring(dcsCommon.getClockDirection(direction))
+					elseif aLocale == "rng" then locString = tostring(r)..uSize
+					elseif aLocale == "cls" then locString = tostring(cls)
+					elseif aLocale == "pcls" then locString = tostring(pcls)
+					elseif aLocale == "hnd" then locString = dcsCommon.getGeneralDirection(direction)
+					elseif aLocale == "sde" then locString = dcsCommon.getNauticalDirection(direction) 
+					elseif aLocale == "rbea" and (theZone.msgResponses) then 
+						local offset = messenger.rspMapper360(direction, #theZone.msgResponses)
+						locString = dcsCommon.trim(theZone.msgResponses[offset])
+					else locString = "<locale " .. aLocale .. " err: undefined params>"
+					end
+				end
+				-- replace pattern in original with new val 
+				outMsg = string.gsub(outMsg, pattern, locString, 1) -- only one sub!
+			end -- if startloc
+		until not startLoc
+	end -- for all locales 
+	return outMsg
+end
+
+
 function messenger.dynamicFlagProcessing(inMsg, theZone)
 	if not inMsg then return "No in message" end 
 	if not theZone then return "Nil zone" end 
@@ -296,10 +539,12 @@ function messenger.createMessengerWithZone(theZone)
 --	end
 
 	theZone.messageOff = cfxZones.getBoolFromZoneProperty(theZone, "mute", false) --false 
-	if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "messageOff?") then
+	if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "messageMute") then
 		theZone.messageOff = cfxZones.getBoolFromZoneProperty(theZone, "messageMute", false)
 	end
 	
+	-- advisory: messageOff, messageOffFlag and lastMessageOff are all distinct 
+	
 	if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "messageOff?") then 
 		theZone.messageOffFlag = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "messageOff?", "*none")
 		theZone.lastMessageOff = cfxZones.getFlagValue(theZone.messageOffFlag, theZone)
@@ -313,23 +558,19 @@ function messenger.createMessengerWithZone(theZone)
 	-- reveiver: coalition, group, unit 
 	if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "coalition") then 
 		theZone.msgCoalition = cfxZones.getCoalitionFromZoneProperty(theZone, "coalition", 0)
-	end 
-	
-	if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "msgCoalition") then 
+	elseif cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "msgCoalition") then 
 		theZone.msgCoalition = cfxZones.getCoalitionFromZoneProperty(theZone, "msgCoalition", 0)
 	end 
 	
 	if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "group") then 
 		theZone.msgGroup = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "group", "<none>")
-	end
-	if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "msgGroup") then 
+	elseif cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "msgGroup") then 
 		theZone.msgGroup = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "msgGroup", "<none>")
 	end
 	
 	if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "unit") then 
 		theZone.msgUnit = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "unit", "<none>")
-	end
-	if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "msgUnit") then 
+	elseif cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "msgUnit") then 
 		theZone.msgUnit = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "msgUnit", "<none>")
 	end
 	
@@ -358,6 +599,12 @@ function messenger.createMessengerWithZone(theZone)
 		theZone.errString = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "messageError", "")
 	end
 	
+	-- possible responses for mapping
+	if cfxZones.hasProperty(theZone, "responses") then 
+		local resp = cfxZones.getStringFromZoneProperty(theZone, "responses", "none")
+		theZone.msgResponses = dcsCommon.string2Array(resp, ",")
+	end
+	
 	if messenger.verbose or theZone.verbose then 
 		trigger.action.outText("+++Msg: new zone <".. theZone.name .."> will say <".. theZone.message .. ">", 30)
 	end
@@ -424,6 +671,7 @@ function messenger.isTriggered(theZone)
 		local theGroup = Group.getByName(theZone.msgGroup)
 		if theGroup and Group.isExist(theGroup) then 
 			local ID = theGroup:getID()
+			msg = messenger.dynamicGroupProcessing(msg, theZone, theGroup)
 			trigger.action.outTextForGroup(ID, msg, theZone.duration, theZone.clearScreen)
 			trigger.action.outSoundForGroup(ID, fileName)
 		end
@@ -431,6 +679,7 @@ function messenger.isTriggered(theZone)
 		local theUnit = Unit.getByName(theZone.msgUnit)
 		if theUnit and Unit.isExist(theUnit) then 
 			local ID = theUnit:getID()
+			msg = messenger.dynamicUnitProcessing(msg, theZone, theUnit)
 			trigger.action.outTextForUnit(ID, msg, theZone.duration, theZone.clearScreen)
 			trigger.action.outSoundForUnit(ID, fileName)
 		end
@@ -533,11 +782,6 @@ if not messenger.start() then
 end
 
 --[[--
-Wildcard extension: 
- - general flag access <v flag name>
- - <t: flag name>
- - <lat: unit/zone name>
- - <mrgs: unit/zone name>
 
   
 --]]--

modules/unitZone.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 unitZone={}
-unitZone.version = "1.2.3"
+unitZone.version = "1.2.4"
 unitZone.verbose = false 
 unitZone.ups = 1 
 unitZone.requiredLibs = {
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ unitZone.requiredLibs = {
 	1.2.2 - uzDirectInv 
 	1.2.3 - better guards for enterZone!, exitZone!, changeZone!
 		  - better guards for uzOn? and uzOff?
+	1.2.4 - more verbosity on uzDirect 
 		  
 --]]--
 
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ function unitZone.update()
 		
 		-- scan all zones 
 		if not aZone.uzPaused then 
-			local newState = unitZone.checkZoneStatus(aZone)
+			local newState = unitZone.checkZoneStatus(aZone) -- returns true if at least one unit in zone 
 
 			if newState ~= aZone.lastStatus then 
 				-- bang on change! 
@@ -292,6 +293,9 @@ function unitZone.update()
 			
 			-- output direct state suite
 			if aZone.uzDirect then 
+				if aZone.verbose or unitZone.verbose then 
+					trigger.action.outText("+++uZone: <" .. aZone.name .. "> setting uzDirect <" .. aZone.uzDirect .. "> to ".. dcsCommon.bool2Num(newState), 30)
+				end
 				if newState then 
 					cfxZones.setFlagValueMult(aZone.uzDirect, 1, aZone)
 				else 
@@ -299,6 +303,10 @@ function unitZone.update()
 				end
 			end
 			if aZone.uzDirectInv then 
+				local invState = not newState
+				if aZone.verbose or unitZone.verbose then 
+					trigger.action.outText("+++uZone: <" .. aZone.name .. "> setting INVuzDirect <" .. aZone.uzDirectInv .. "> to ".. dcsCommon.bool2Num(invState), 30)
+				end
 				if newState then 
 					cfxZones.setFlagValueMult(aZone.uzDirectInv, 0, aZone)
 				else 
@@ -363,5 +371,6 @@ if not unitZone.start() then
 	unitZone = nil 
 end
 
+--ToDo: matching: name, name wildcard, type  
 --ToDo: add 'neutral' support and add 'both' option 
 --ToDo: add API