Define an actor?

[Yo-Yo]

I have the following code showing a message when I die, I'm assuming it shows the message when any 'actor' dies, and that an 'actor' is an individual non-static object, so not a whole flight but either me, or one AI aircraft, ship, tank etc...

If I am correct in this idea, I figure I can put in an: 'if' that says somethign like : if actor = "" { ..then do stuff...}

but what do I use to recognise the different actors? Or please, correct my misunderstanding of an actor!

using System;
using maddox.game;
using maddox.game.world;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Threading;

public class Mission : AMission
{


public override void OnBattleStarted()
{
GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Start");
}

public override void OnActorDead(int missionNumber, string shortName, AiActor actor, List<DamagerScore> damages)
{
base.OnActorDead(missionNumber, shortName, actor, damages);

GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Something is dead");
}


}

Thanks for any help.

[Yo-Yo]

I've found this code (inital variables part not showing) and i can see from this how it is using the on ActorDead to track squadron losses, allied squadron losses, lost bombers (defined by army) and then I get a little fuzzy on the 'win' stuff. Bot what I woudl like to know is how to have an onActorDead when that is the player? Is it somethign to do with that shortName.IndexOf ?

:

public override void OnActorDead(int missionNumber, string shortName, AiActor actor, List<DamagerScore> initiatorList)
{
//Gabu

if (actor is AiAircraft)
{
if (shortName.IndexOf("607Sqn", 0) > 0) MySquad++;// indicate own Sqn loss
if (shortName.IndexOf("111Sqn", 0) > 0) Squad++;// indicates 111 sqn losses
if( Squad > 3) // 111sqn more than 4 ac shot down ac
{
end = false;
Campaign.battleSuccess = false;
GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("FAIL");
}
if (actor.Army() == 2)
{
cEnemy++;
//GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter(shortName);
if (shortName.IndexOf("ZG26", 0) > 0) hunt++;
}

else bomb++;

if (actor.Army() == 1)
{
cFriendly++;
GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("British down");
}

if (actor.Army() == 2)
{
if (GamePlay.gpPlayer().Place() != null)
{
bool playerWin = false;
foreach (DamagerScore i in initiatorList)
{
if (i.initiator != null && i.initiator.Actor == GamePlay.gpPlayer().Place())
{
playerWin = true;
}
}
if (playerWin) cPlayer++;

}
}
//
Timeout(5.0, () =>
{
ShowResult(true);
});//for testing
//Gabu end

}
}

[Yo-Yo]

I may be nearly there, I just was able to display the shortnames of things I shot down in a LogCenter display so will try to designate them in ifs based on that...

[ATAG_Oskar]

Check this.

using maddox.game;
using maddox.game.world;
using part;
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Collections.Generic;

using maddox.GP;


public class Mission : AMission {


	private string SEPARATOR = " ";  //  NOT a space char


	public override void OnBattleStarted()
	{
		GamePlay.gpLogServer(null, "OnBattleStarted", new object[] { });
	}

	
	public override void OnBuildingKilled(string title, Point3d pos, AiDamageInitiator initiator, int eventArgInt) 
	{
		string[] parts = title.Split(new string[] { SEPARATOR }, StringSplitOptions.None);
		GamePlay.gpLogServer(null, "Building Destroyed " + parts[2], new object[] { });
	}


	public override void OnStationaryKilled(int intWhat0, GroundStationary stationary, AiDamageInitiator initiator, int intWhat1) 
	{
		string[] parts = stationary.Title.Split(new string[] { SEPARATOR }, StringSplitOptions.None);
		GamePlay.gpLogServer(null, "Stationary Destroyed " + parts[2], new object[] { });
	}


	public override void OnActorDead(int missionNumber, string shortName, AiActor actor, List<DamagerScore> damages) 
	{

		if (actor is AiAircraft) { 
			GamePlay.gpLogServer(null, "Aircraft Destroyed " + shortName + " " + actor.Name(), new object[] { });
			return;
		}
		if (actor is AiGroundActor) { 
			AiGroundActor groundActor = actor as AiGroundActor;
			if (typeString.Contains("Ship")) {
				GamePlay.gpLogServer(null, "Ship Destroyed " + shortName + " " + actor.Name(), new object[] { });
			} else {
				GamePlay.gpLogServer(null, "Ground Vehicle Destroyed " + shortName + " " + actor.Name(), new object[] { });
			}
		}
	}
}

[Yo-Yo]

Thanks, appreciated. Will take a look.

[Yo-Yo]

Hmm, no you've lost me there unforutnately, even the starting bit about the system.IO and then the separator that is not a space character had me flumoxed... no idea on what that is all about currently wiht my limited knowledge.

I'll keep trying though!

[Yo-Yo]

OK, I have been looking at the all method list and it seems, anything that is 'Aircraft' means the player's aircraft, is that correct?

I could show a test message when I took off using onAircraftTookOff and similarly a message when I broke my aircraft using onAircraftDamage.

So, the methods that are Actor are they simply for use with anything else?

e.g. Say I want to show a message when a certain aircraft in a flgiht is destroyed I use

public override void OnActorDestroyed(int missionNumber, string shortName, maddox.game.world.AiActor actor)

but put an 'if' in it for whether the shortName is == the actual single aircraft I mean. Does this make sense, is there an easier way?

[Yo-Yo]

I'm still struggling to understand what an 'actor' exacltly is, and also AiAircraft when I see that, does that mean AI, so nonplayer aircraft?

[ATAG_Oskar]

An Actor is anything that moves. Aircraft, vehicles, ships, etc. Also stationary objects with moving parts, AA guns, searchlights, etc.

[Yo-Yo]

Ah thanks.

[Yo-Yo]

Please does that include the player?

How is the player distinguished from AI?

I can see all these methods for when damaged dead etc. what is the way to dertermine if it is the player, or an AI aircraft please?

[Yo-Yo]

Ok so here is something I've put together that seems to do what I mean, (if I get damaged it pops up a message that says "Bugger", if any other aircraft is damaged it says "Ouch", but do I have to do the "BoB_RAF_F_FatCat_Early.300" everytime, is there not a way I can simply do an "if player" kind of thing instead?

using System;
using maddox.game;
using maddox.game.world;
using System.Collections.Generic;

public class Mission : AMission
{

    public override void OnBattleStarted()
    {
        GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Mission started");
       
    }

    public override void OnAircraftDamaged(int missionNumber, string shortName, maddox.game.world.AiAircraft aircraft, maddox.game.world.AiDamageInitiator initiator, part.NamedDamageTypes damageType)
    {
        if (shortName.Equals ("BoB_RAF_F_FatCat_Early.300"))

                {
            GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Bugger!");
        }
        else
        {
            GamePlay.gpHUDLogCenter("Ouch!");
        }

        }
    }

[ATAG_Oskar]

Are you using Visual Studio as your development environment?

Do you have a Solution with the dependency list below?

Use intellisense to see the properties and functions of any object. https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/intellisense

Campaign.dll
core.dll
gamePlay.dll
gameWorld.dll
maddox.dll
part.dll

[Yo-Yo]

OK, I'll stop with the questions sorry.

[ATAG_Oskar]

I think with that tool you will be able to answer many of your questions. And read code from other missions, like the three I mentioned.

But you can always ask questions.