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Checking for minefields and sub depths in Lua - 6/9/2017 1:22:40 PM

jmax

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I thought maybe mines would count as weapons so I tried a "unit remains in area" trigger to check for PLAN weapons within targeted areas, but it didn't work.

I'm also trying to trigger a posture change with shore stations conditional on submarines operating below a certain depth. I tried some variations on this, but honestly I have no idea what I'm doing:

VP_GetUnit ({Side='PLAN', guid='f9a3971f-b1d8-4764-9155-8d3407929c11', altitude})
if ({altitude <=-100}), then return true
else return false

Can anyone help with this or point me to a detailed tutorial?

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RE: Checking for minefields and sub depths in Lua - 6/9/2017 1:56:42 PM

michaelm75au

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Mines are a special case. They don't show up as weapons.

Commands should be something like:
local unit = VP_GetUnit({ Side='PLAN', guid='f9a3971f-b1d8-4764-9155-8d3407929c11'})
if unit.altitude <= -100 then
return true
else
return false
end

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RE: Checking for minefields and sub depths in Lua - 6/9/2017 2:32:57 PM

jmax

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Thanks michaelm, that appears to be working�sub is losing contact with surface forces when operating at depth and regaining contact when shallow. I imagine there must be a more elegant way, though�at the moment I'm just using a regular time trigger to check the conditions each minute. Is there a better option for this, like a trigger that fires when the sub passes above or below a certain depth?

As for the mines�if they don't show up as units or weapons, how would I go about checking to see if they've been placed in certain areas and not detected or cleared by MCM after a certain period of time?

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RE: Checking for minefields and sub depths in Lua - 6/9/2017 2:58:14 PM

michaelm75au

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Currently, there does not seem to be a solution. Mines is one of things that is on my 'to-do' Lua list

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RE: Checking for minefields and sub depths in Lua - 6/9/2017 7:35:28 PM

jmax

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Maybe a script could check for expended mine payloads within certain areas as a workaround? Something like "IF unit remains in area for T, AND unit's carried mines = 0, THEN score points for laying minefield" ?

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