How to make a zombie (Alpha)

[DemonFire]

So I've been trying to make a "zombie plague" mission where if you are "bitten" by a zombie you become a zombie. I'm leaving the code to the public so that anyone can use or modify it. But please, if you find fixes to problems that are found please post them.

Here is how I did it:

 function onMissionStart()
 --------you have to set all the nonzombies to invul so the zombifacation process doesn't kill the victim---------------
 OFP:setInvulnerable("all non zombie units",true)
 end
 
 ---------here is the zombifacation process (alpha)---------
 function onHit(victim, attacker)
 if (OFP:getSide(attacker) == 1) then 
 if (OFP:getSide(victim) == 0) then 
 OFP:setArmy(victim,1)
 OFP:setAmmoCount(victim,0)
 OFP:setInvulnerable(victim,false)
 OFP:setMood(victim,"EMoodAggressive","OVERRIDE")
 end
 end
 end

=====This code only works on the following conditions:=====

- all zombies must be PLA and all non zombies much be UMSC

- You have to set all non zombies invulnerable or they will die when a zombie attacks them. (the code removes the invulnerability after the marine becomes a zombie)

- all the PLA zombies must have their ammo taken away. (haven't found code to remove all the ammo an AI carries yet)

- all marines must only have one clip of ammo for only one weapon. (ex: 1 clip for assault rifle and no clips for pistol or rocket launcher or whatever) When the code setAmmoCount goes off it only empties the current clip that the AI are on but doesn't do anything about the extra clips the AI are carrying.

========Know Issues:=======

- Each marine can only have one clip of ammunition right now. The setAmmoCount code doesn't work for this code but its the only code I know atm that will empty ammo from an AI. (if anyone knows any other way of emptying ammo or making the AI drop their weapons please post)

- The zombie AI aren't very aggressive. They can be easily outrun and don't move very fast. (If anyone can get a zombie to run or sprint to its victim instead of walking it would make it so much better.)

Well thats the Alpha of the code. I look forward to hearing your opinions and thoughts.

I will post a sample mission later tonight (I'll edit it into this post)

[JasonFMX]

Looking forward to the results. I enjoyed the other zombie mods/maps.

[VengefulSpirit]

That is very Interesting i shall take a look at it

[TemplarGFX]

what about :

enemy = OFP:getNearestEnemy("zombie",1);
if OFP:getDistance("zombie",enemy) > 2 then
  OFP:rapidMove("zombie",enemy,"OVERRIDE");
else
  OFP:assault("zombie",enemy,"OVERRIDE");
end

that would make em run at you, problem is though that would need to be done with each zombie/zombie echelon

I love OFP:getDistance if you didnt notice

[DemonFire]

Originally Posted by TemplarGFX

what about :

enemy = OFP:getNearestEnemy("zombie",1);
if OFP:getDistance("zombie",enemy) > 2 then
  OFP:rapidMove("zombie",enemy,"OVERRIDE");
else
  OFP:assault("zombie",enemy,"OVERRIDE");
end

that would make em run at you, problem is though that would need to be done with each zombie/zombie echelon

I love OFP:getDistance if you didnt notice

Thanks Templar I think maybe that could be modded in a way like this:

function onEnter_triggerzone(zoneName, unitName)
if OFP:isInTrigger(unitName, "triggerzone") then
    if (OFP:getSide(unitName) == 1) then 
    enemy = OFP:getNearestEnemy(unitName,1);
    if OFP:getDistance(unitName,enemy) > 2 then
    OFP:rapidMove(unitName,enemy,"OVERRIDE");
    else
    OFP:assault(unitName,enemy,"OVERRIDE");
end
end
end
end

Or something of the sorts. Just need a way to continuously execute the code on everyone and then weed out the zombies and make em move.