Different behaviour in singleplayer/hosted enviroment from dedicated

[Mdraimund]

So I have a script I use when I make missions for my unit. The script is run in the init of each one of the playable units (straight up through the editor). If I pass "True" in the variables of it, it should spawn everyone under a parachute.

here's the snippet were the paradrop is created:

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//paradrop
_para = _this select 1;

if (_para) then {
_drop = 100;
_pos = [getpos _man select 0, getpos _man select 1, _drop];
_chute = "Parachute_US_EP1";

if (isserver or isdedicated) then {
_silk = createvehicle [_chute, _pos,[], 0, "FLY"];
};

sleep .5;
_canopy = nearestobject [_pos, _chute];
_man moveindriver _canopy;
};

This works fine single player and when "hosted" but not dedicated. Before I added the isserver check multiple chutes were created and some people dropped from the sky. In a dedicated environment no chutes are spawned, not even for the AI.

Any wisdom?

[sxp2high]

Hi,

I'd add a local check. moveInDriver has to be executed where the unit is local.

Also isserver or isdedicated isn't necessary, isServer is true on a dedicated anyway.

//paradrop
_para = _this select 1;

if (_para && local _man) then {
_drop = 100;
_pos = [getpos _man select 0, getpos _man select 1, _drop];
_chute = "Parachute_US_EP1";

_silk = createvehicle [_chute, _pos,[], 0, "FLY"];

sleep .5;
_canopy = nearestobject [_pos, _chute];
_man moveindriver _canopy;
}; 

[Mdraimund]

Thank you sxp. I'll give the local command a whirl. Might be I get some interesting results trying with AI.

the isdedicated part was just part of my frustrated and ineffective troubleshooting. I was throwing stuff at it to see what sticked.

[Mdraimund]

Ok so the local command worked fine for the players. But I can not get AI to get into the parachutes on a dedicated host. True, we don't play our missions with AI but I'd still like my script to allow for it.

I tried doing it instead with a setvehicleinit & processinitcommands combo. Again, works fine singleplayer & hosted but not on a dedicated host. Any ideas?

[Mdraimund]

Allright so I fixed it. This is how it ended up. Works in all environments and with both players and AI.

if (_para) then {
        cutText ["","BLACK IN",2];
        
        _drop = 100;
        _pos = [getpos _man select 0, getpos _man select 1, _drop];
        _chute = "Parachute_US_EP1";

        if (isserver) then {_silk = createvehicle [_chute, _pos,[], 0, "FLY"];};
        
        if (local _man && !isserver) then {
            sleep .5;
        
            _canopy = nearestobject [_pos, _chute];    
            _man moveindriver _canopy;
        } else {
            sleep .5;
        
            _canopy = nearestobject [_pos, _chute];    
            _man setvehicleinit "this moveindriver _canopy;";
            processinitcommands;
        };
    };