Factions - custom factions?

[OverlordZorn]

Is it possible to create a custom faction with handpicked classnames?

[Vdauphin]

Hello,

Yes sure, you can replace with all your class name here: https://github.com/Vdauphin/HeartsAndMinds/blob/master/%3DBTC%3Dco%4030_Hearts_and_Minds.Altis/core/def/mission.sqf#L634-L643

btc_type_units = ["class1", "otherclassname", "anotherone"];

Cheers

[OverlordZorn]

amazing! Thanks for putting an example in the file!

[OverlordZorn]

To Clarify some Details...

A) type_units refers to units as in soldiers i assume?

B) Type_Crewmen would be the crew of all vehicles or just some specific assets?

C) _motorized: does this refer to any sort of vehicles or a specific set of (unarmed) vehicles?
Will those spawn empty and then crewed by type_crewmen or will the crew be the default crew?

D)
type_mg and type_gl refers to statics i assume?

E) Can i change the enemy Faction during a running campaign or will it be "written in stone" once its saved to the Database?

[Vdauphin]

A) yes

B) the crew of all vehicles

C) any sort of vehicles

Will those spawn empty and then crewed by type_crewmen

yes

D) yes

E) No see #1289 (comment)

[OverlordZorn]

Thanks a lot!

[OverlordZorn]

Follow up question:

This is the way i have my custom enemy faction defined inside def/mission.sqf

btc_type_units = [
//  "gm_xx_army_antitank_hk53a2_rpg7_80_oli",                           // RPG Guy for later
    "gm_xx_army_demolition_mp2a1_80_blk",
    "gm_xx_army_machinegunner_rpk_80_oli",
    "gm_xx_army_marksman_svd_80_wdl",
    "gm_xx_army_medic_01_mpikms72_m84",
    "gm_xx_army_engineer_hk33a2_80_brn",
    "gm_xx_army_rifleman_01_akm_alp",
    "gm_xx_army_assault_ak74nk_80_wdl",
    "gm_xx_army_squadleader_m16a1_80_grn"
]; // _allclasse select 1;

btc_type_divers = [];                                                   // _allclasse select 2;

btc_type_crewmen = [
    "gm_xx_army_squadleader_m16a1_80_grn", 
    "gm_xx_army_assault_ak74nk_80_wdl", 
    "gm_xx_army_rifleman_01_akm_alp"
];// _allclasse select 3;

btc_type_boats =  [];                                                   // _allclasse select 4;
btc_type_motorized = [
    "gm_ge_civ_typ251", 
    "gm_ge_civ_typ253", 
    "gm_ge_civ_typ1200", 
    "gm_ge_civ_w123", 
    "gm_gc_civ_ural375d_cargo", 
    "gm_gc_civ_p601", 
    "gm_ge_civ_typ247"
];                                                                      // _allclasse select 5;

btc_type_motorized_armed = [
    "gm_ge_civ_typ251", 
    "gm_ge_civ_typ253", 
    "gm_ge_civ_typ1200", 
    "gm_ge_civ_w123", 
    "gm_gc_civ_ural375d_cargo", 
    "gm_gc_civ_p601", 
    "gm_ge_civ_typ247"
];                                                                      // _allclasse select 6;

btc_type_mg = ["gm_gc_army_dshkm_aatripod"];                            // _allclasse select 7;
btc_type_gl = ["gm_gc_army_spg9_tripod"];                               // _allclasse select 8;

Sometimes, when a town is being initilised, the following errorcode came up occationally.

Did I do something wrong?

Happens with costal towns but also with town inland, several km away from the coast.

16:10:41 Error in expression <Units) - 1) do {
private _unit = _group createUnit [_units_type select _i, _posi>
16:10:41   Error position: <createUnit [_units_type select _i, _posi>
16:10:41   Error Type Array, expected String
16:10:41 File c:\users\xyz\documents\arma 3 - other profiles\xyz\mpmissions\heartsandminds\cvo_co@30_hearts_and_minds.altis\core\fnc\delay\createVehicle.sqf..., line 62

[OverlordZorn]

Nevermind - I found the issue:

btc_type_crewmen is a string, not an array

Example Faction Array:

[EAST,
[""O_G_Soldier_F"",""O_G_Soldier_lite_F"",""O_G_Soldier_SL_F"",""O_G_Soldier_TL_F"",""O_G_Soldier_AR_F"",""O_G_medic_F"",""O_G_engineer_F"",""O_G_Soldier_exp_F"",""O_G_Soldier_GL_F"",""O_G_Soldier_M_F"",""O_G_Soldier_LAT_F"",""O_G_Soldier_A_F"",""O_G_officer_F"",""O_G_Sharpshooter_F"",""O_G_Soldier_LAT2_F""],
[""O_diver_F"",""O_diver_exp_F"",""O_diver_TL_F""],
""O_G_Soldier_F"",
[""O_G_Boat_Transport_01_F""],
[""O_G_Offroad_01_repair_F"",""O_G_Offroad_01_F"",""O_G_Offroad_01_armed_F"",""O_G_Offroad_01_AT_F"",""O_G_Quadbike_01_F"",""O_G_Van_01_transport_F"",""O_G_Van_01_fuel_F"",""O_G_Van_02_transport_F""],
[""O_G_Offroad_01_armed_F"",""O_G_Offroad_01_AT_F""],
[""O_G_HMG_02_F"",""O_G_HMG_02_high_F""],
[""O_GMG_01_F"",""O_GMG_01_high_F""]
]