ARRESTING CIVILIANS / OPFOR *Help*

[lax]

I am working on a COOP mission where a US Army unit will be deployed to Africa (Isla Duala). Part of the mission involves protestors throwing rocks and rioting outside of the FOB. I am trying to figure out a way to be able to arrest the protestors and bring them back to base.

I know that its possible to have the option to restrain other characters. I also know from the surrender module that its possible to add an OPFOR or Civilian unit to your group.

BEST case scenario is that I can make it so that one of my BLUFOR guys (controlled by player of course) can walk up to a protestor (they are on the OPFOR side) and have the option to restrain them, then un-restrain them and add them to their group so they can take them back to base to be jailed.

I know this is asking for a lot so I have some ideas for alternatives but that is just the best case scenario.

Any and all help is appreciated, thanks.

[kylania]

Surrender Module has nothing to do with joining groups or what you're trying to do. That's all about infantry throwing down their guns and giving up to a tank when they realize they are screwed.

Here's an old thread with some ideas but better might be the Civilian Interaction Module which seems a lot more robust.

[lax]

Unfortunately we all use a set modpack so I cant add outside modules to it.

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ok so ive decided to do something else and its a lot more simply and easy to do. I feel like im close but i dont have it yet. I just want to be able to scroll-wheel restrain somebody (make them unable to move in the handcuff animation) then use another option to teleport them to the base. Any ideas? Ive been at it for a while but im stuck

[F2k Sel]

not sure I understand but unit disableAI "anim" may do the trick

[lax]

not sure I understand but unit disableAI "anim" may do the trick

Its simple for example if you have ever played a life server, you can restrain a civilian making them play an animation and be unable to move. Then I want to simply teleport them to a jail.

And i think disableAI is disabled in multiplayer but i could be wrong

[kylania]

My 'thread' link has an example of what you want to fall back to.

[lax]

What is this line for?

action = _suspect addAction["foo", "foo.sqf"];

I just get script "foo".sqf not found?

Also i need them to be stuck in an animation when restrained and then restrained It looks promising tho!

[kylania]

That line is what adds the action to the civilian. You'd have to create that sqf file in your mission folder.

[lax]

so i make an sqf called "foo" with

_action = _suspect addAction["foo", "foo.sqf"];
while {_action >= 0} do {
_suspect removeAction _action;
_action = _action - 1;
};

???

Its just not very clear what the deal with foo.sqf is

Ok thanks getting closer now. Any idea how to get the AI to be stuck in the restrain animation?

[lax]

Any Ideas?

Im trying to get this one to work

http://www.ofpec.com/forum/index.php?topic=34830.0

but i think something is wrong with the arresting man loop animation