Including/Scripting A Yes/No Option in a Scenario

[butch4343]

Guys I wonder if I can draw on your knowledge again, lol.
I have two sides in my scenario, I have the RAF Air Defence Commander the player, and I have my V-Force bombers as a separate side. What am wondering, is , Is there a way where I can have CMNAO ask the player “do you wish to launch the V-Force? Yes/No” If they select yes then the V-Force Mission goes active and they launch, if no the mission remains inactive.
Is there a way to do this?
If its via LAU scripting, can anyone point me to a script that works?
I could swear I have played a scenario with a similar function but cant remember which.
Regards

[Coiler12]

ORIGINAL: butch4343
Guys I wonder if I can draw on your knowledge again, lol.
I have two sides in my scenario, I have the RAF Air Defence Commander the player, and I have my V-Force bombers as a separate side. What am wondering, is , Is there a way where I can have CMNAO ask the player “do you wish to launch the V-Force? Yes/No” If they select yes then the V-Force Mission goes active and they launch, if no the mission remains inactive.
Is there a way to do this?
If its via LAU scripting, can anyone point me to a script that works?
I could swear I have played a scenario with a similar function but cant remember which.
Regards

Ok, if they're a separate side and you don't mind an out of your hands mission, all you have to do is make a special action "Activate V Force", and have the action script assign them all to a mission.

Or you can use ScenEdit_SetUnitSide to give them to the player and have them control them.

[stilesw]

I agree with Coiler12. You can set up a Special Action and have it hidden until it is triggered by some event. When triggered a message box can pop up asking if you want to execute the activity. Go to "Game > Special Actions" and execute (or not) the event. If you select not to do so the Special Action can be turned off via Lua and no longer be available. I've used this type of thing a couple of times with success.

-Wayne Stiles

[Gunner98]

Not meaning to hijack the thread but along a similar line of thinking - and I think the answer is no, but who knows what some of you wizards can come up with:

Can you 'merge sides'? For instance have a force - a CVBG for instance, that is on another side to the player -- but when something triggers it, the whole CVBG comes under the control of he player?

I know how to do the change sides bit in Lua but it would a trick to do for an entire CVBG.

Thanks

B

[stilesw]

At start, "Game > Special Actions" is empty.
Set up a special event "Editor > Event Editor > Special Actions" (see screenshot)
Make sure "Is Active" is not checked.

Create an event to give player an option to do this:
Lua:
Event - Nuclear Option.
Trigger - City destroyed.
Event - Ask to allow nuclear option and activate Special Action so that it appears under "Game > Special Actions":
Message "Do you want to authorize nukes?"
ScenEdit_SetSpecialAction(ActionName="Nuclear Option", IsActive="True" )
Two choices:
Yes
No.
If yes then nukes will be authorized.
If no then no nukes and run another Lua script to eliminate the option from "Game > Special Actions"
ScenEdit_SetSpecialAction(ActionName="Nuclear Option", IsActive="False" )

I hope this makes some sense. Please ask if not.

-Wayne Stiles

[michaelm75au]

In 1.11.7 (i think it was), I introduced a new Lua function - ScenEdit_InputBox ('message') which prompts with a message, and returns the data entered back to the script.
Example
local response = ScenEdit_InputBox('How are you today')
print('Response was ' .. response)

You can interrogate the response to act on things. It is fairly simple, but I was really after getting a bit of dialogue going between the script and the player

[DeSade]

ORIGINAL: michaelm

In 1.11.7 (i think it was), I introduced a new Lua function - ScenEdit_InputBox ('message') which prompts with a message, and returns the data entered back to the script.
Example
local response = ScenEdit_InputBox('How are you today')
print('Response was ' .. response)

You can interrogate the response to act on things. It is fairly simple, but I was really after getting a bit of dialogue going between the script and the player

For Yes/No type dialog easiest way imho is to apply style=4 in ScenEdit_MsgBox, for example:

local dialog = ScenEdit_MsgBox('Authorize strike?', 4)
print(dialog)

[michaelm75au]

ORIGINAL: DeSade

ORIGINAL: michaelm

In 1.11.7 (i think it was), I introduced a new Lua function - ScenEdit_InputBox ('message') which prompts with a message, and returns the data entered back to the script.
Example
local response = ScenEdit_InputBox('How are you today')
print('Response was ' .. response)

You can interrogate the response to act on things. It is fairly simple, but I was really after getting a bit of dialogue going between the script and the player

For Yes/No type dialog easiest way imho is to apply style=4 in ScenEdit_MsgBox, for example:

local dialog = ScenEdit_MsgBox('Authorize strike?', 4)
print(dialog)

Good one. Forgot about that. Reminds me to update the Lua functions document to include the possible style numbers (and there meaning)

[butch4343]

Gents,

Thanks so much for the replies, Stilesw thanks for the screen shot, that takes a dunce like me through it step by step,

Thanks guys once again , the community has come up trumps for me [:)]

[butch4343]

Gents,

Could I ask a further question, I know am a pain in the postierior!

Does anyone have a working LAU script, for add explosion, that they could post up, I have tried to follow the instructions from Baloogans page on how to use it, but I seem to be messing it up somewhere, I wondered if anyone could post a working version so I can compare it to mines?

Mines is :

ScenEdit_AddExplosion ({warheadid=253, lat=unit.latitude, lon=unit.longitude, altitude=unit.altitude})

which translates into a minuteman warhead going off near allstedt when a RAF Aircraft penetrates the zone.

ScenEdit_AddExplosion ({warheadid=1603, lat=51.434., lon=11.342, altitude=0})

I presume the lat longs need to be converted to the decimal format and the altitude is zero for a ground burst? Is it metres or feet?

Can anyone see where I have gone wronng? Ive included a copy of the sceanrio , all you need to do is select the RAF side and fly any aircraft over Allsted Airfield

Thanks again in advance

[michaelm75au]

From one of my Steam Sandboxes http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =682886045
--------------------------
v = math.random (-5,5);
target = {};
-- note that guid is from the export INI template as it is not that easy to get named locations
-- also is probably safer ..
table.insert(target,'54381d09-ea1b-4c1e-b70d-e51f44798674'); -- SAM BTY (I-HAWK)
table.insert(target,'ac0f60cb-6336-45b5-9985-7dfceee732d5'); -- SAM BTY (I-HAWK)
table.insert(target,'6398beea-4f07-4d97-b97b-9b7a30d8ec7c'); -- SAM BTY (I-HAWK)
table.insert(target,'0ff13833-1c3c-4fb7-bf6d-3407bec315c4'); -- SAM BTY (I-HAWK)
table.insert(target,'6c2e76a7-a966-4b4e-af0e-a96d2fa3a44e'); -- Sam Bty (Patriot)
table.insert(target,'cfa7180c-7be7-4cef-8df8-ecd56587da05'); -- Sam Bty (Patriot)
table.insert(target,'3ab40869-fe5c-45c6-8573-f4fbeef70ff2'); -- SAM Bty (Sky Bow III Bty [Tien Kung 3])
table.insert(target,'f247cfaa-dcde-4f24-93e6-d6dec7b20c50'); -- Tainan Ammo Bunker (Surface)
table.insert(target,'aed36768-5784-4032-ac81-62b291c43791'); -- Tainan Ammo Bunker (Surface)
table.insert(target,'75adf018-aa17-4247-94b0-17e0487bb279'); -- Tainan A/C Hangar (2x Medium Aircraft)
t = math.random(1,10);
unit = ScenEdit_GetUnit({guid=target[t]}) -- return the unit information
if unit ~= nil then
print(unit)
for weapon = 1, 5, 1
do
-- 1.4kg HE warhead delivered from RPG, have it explode near the unit
ok=ScenEdit_AddExplosion ({warheadid=253,lat=unit.latitude,lon=unit.longitude,altitude=unit.altitude +v})
end
ScenEdit_MsgBox('A RPG attack has occured on '.. unit.name,0)
end

[bearhunter007]

Michael,

Thanks for posting your script. I especially like how you detail the use of a custom table. Tables are a unique feature of the LUA language.

[butch4343]

Gents

Thanks once again, that is a great help.

Butch