From 69ea6b6d19a3ecea91bb52b77122c931181d548e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ambroise Garel <47314805+akaAgar@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:02:34 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Added DCSEx.enums.taskFlag.FRIENDLY_TARGET

---
 Script/DCS extensions/Enums.lua                  |  1 +
 Script/The Universal Mission/ObjectivesMaker.lua | 16 ++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Script/DCS extensions/Enums.lua b/Script/DCS extensions/Enums.lua
index fcf30bf..8987302 100644
--- a/Script/DCS extensions/Enums.lua	
+++ b/Script/DCS extensions/Enums.lua	
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ DCSEx.enums.taskFlag = {
     ON_ROADS = 5,
     PARKED_AIRCRAFT_TARGET = 6,
     SCENERY_TARGET = 7,
+    FRIENDLY_TARGET = 8
 }
 
 -------------------------------------
diff --git a/Script/The Universal Mission/ObjectivesMaker.lua b/Script/The Universal Mission/ObjectivesMaker.lua
index d482720..7e25db3 100644
--- a/Script/The Universal Mission/ObjectivesMaker.lua	
+++ b/Script/The Universal Mission/ObjectivesMaker.lua	
@@ -174,7 +174,19 @@ do
                 groupOptions.parkingID = parkingInfo.parkingID
             end
 
-            local units = Library.factions.getUnits(TUM.settings.getEnemyFaction(), objectiveDB.targetFamilies, math.random(objectiveDB.targetCount[1], objectiveDB.targetCount[2]))
+            -- Target group belongs to the enemy coalition, unless DCSEx.enums.taskFlag.FRIENDLY_TARGET is set
+            local groupCoalition = TUM.settings.getEnemyCoalition()
+            local groupFaction = TUM.settings.getEnemyFaction()
+            if DCSEx.table.contains(objectiveDB.flags, DCSEx.enums.taskFlag.FRIENDLY_TARGET) then
+                groupCoalition = TUM.settings.getPlayerCoalition()
+                groupFaction = TUM.settings.getPlayerFaction()
+
+                -- Friendly target groups are immortal and invisible, so AI won't kill them before the player got a chance to interact with them
+                groupOptions.immortal = true
+                groupOptions.invisible = true
+            end
+
+            local units = Library.factions.getUnits(groupFaction, objectiveDB.targetFamilies, math.random(objectiveDB.targetCount[1], objectiveDB.targetCount[2]))
 
             local groupInfo = nil
             if objectiveDB.targetFamilies[1] == DCSEx.enums.unitFamily.STATIC_STRUCTURE then
@@ -183,7 +195,7 @@ do
                     groupInfo.unitsID = { DCSEx.unitGroupMaker.createStatic(TUM.settings.getEnemyCoalition(), objective.point2, units[1], "") }
                 end
             else
-                groupInfo = DCSEx.unitGroupMaker.create(TUM.settings.getEnemyCoalition(), DCSEx.dcs.getUnitCategoryFromFamily(objectiveDB.targetFamilies[1]), objective.point2, units, groupOptions)
+                groupInfo = DCSEx.unitGroupMaker.create(groupCoalition, DCSEx.dcs.getUnitCategoryFromFamily(objectiveDB.targetFamilies[1]), objective.point2, units, groupOptions)
             end
 
             if not groupInfo then