Module Core.Radio
Core - Is responsible for everything that is related to radio transmission and you can hear in DCS, be it TACAN beacons, Radio transmissions.
Features:
- Provide radio functionality to broadcast radio transmissions.
- Provide beacon functionality to assist pilots.
The Radio contains 2 classes : RADIO and BEACON
What are radio communications in DCS?
- Radio transmissions consist of sound files that are broadcasted on a specific frequency (e.g. 115MHz) and modulation (e.g. AM),
- They can be subtitled for a specific duration, the power in Watts of the transmiter's antenna can be set, and the transmission can be looped.
How to supply DCS my own Sound Files?
- Your sound files need to be encoded in .ogg or .wav,
- Your sound files should be as tiny as possible. It is suggested you encode in .ogg with low bitrate and sampling settings,
- They need to be added in .\l10n\DEFAULT\ in you .miz file (wich can be decompressed like a .zip file),
- For simplicity sake, you can let DCS' Mission Editor add the file itself, by creating a new Trigger with the action "Sound to Country", and choosing your sound file and a country you don't use in your mission.
Due to weird DCS quirks, radio communications behave differently if sent by a Wrapper.Unit#UNIT or a Wrapper.Group#GROUP or by any other Wrapper.Positionable#POSITIONABLE
- If the transmitter is a Wrapper.Unit#UNIT or a Wrapper.Group#GROUP, DCS will set the power of the transmission automatically,
- If the transmitter is any other Wrapper.Positionable#POSITIONABLE, the transmisison can't be subtitled or looped.
Note that obviously, the frequency and the modulation of the transmission are important only if the players are piloting an Advanced System Modelling enabled aircraft, like the A10C or the Mirage 2000C. They will hear the transmission if they are tuned on the right frequency and modulation (and if they are close enough - more on that below). If an FC3 aircraft is used, it will hear every communication, whatever the frequency and the modulation is set to. The same is true for TACAN beacons. If your aircraft isn't compatible, you won't hear/be able to use the TACAN beacon informations.
Authors: Hugues "Grey_Echo" Bousquet, funkyfranky
Global(s)
Global BEACON |
Global RADIO |
Type(s)
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BEACON:AATACAN(TACANChannel, Message, Bearing, BeaconDuration) |
Activates a TACAN BEACON on an Aircraft. |
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Activates an ICLS BEACON. |
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BEACON:ActivateTACAN(Channel, Mode, Message, Bearing, Duration) |
Activates a TACAN BEACON. |
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Name of the class "BEACON". |
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Create a new BEACON Object. |
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The #CONTROLLABLE that will receive radio capabilities. |
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BEACON:RadioBeacon(FileName, Frequency, Modulation, Power, BeaconDuration) |
Activates a general pupose Radio Beacon This uses the very generic singleton function "trigger.action.radioTransmission()" provided by DCS to broadcast a sound file on a specific frequency. |
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Stops the AA TACAN BEACON |
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Stops the AA TACAN BEACON |
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Converts a TACAN Channel/Mode couple into a frequency in Hz |
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The ID number of the class. |
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The name of the class. |
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The name of the class concatenated with the ID number of the class. |
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Clear the state of an object. |
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BEACON:CreateEventBirth(EventTime, Initiator, IniUnitName, place, subplace) |
Creation of a Birth Event. |
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Creation of a Crash Event. |
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Creation of a Dead Event. |
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Creation of a Remove Unit Event. |
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Creation of a Takeoff Event. |
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Log an exception which will be traced always. |
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Returns the event dispatcher |
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Remove all subscribed events |
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Trace a function call. |
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Trace a function call level 2. |
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Trace a function call level 3. |
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Get the ClassID of the class instance. |
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Get the ClassName of the class instance. |
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Get the ClassName + ClassID of the class instance. |
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Get the Class Event processing Priority. |
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This is the worker method to retrieve the Parent class. |
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Get a Value given a Key from the Object. |
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Subscribe to a DCS Event. |
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Log an information which will be traced always. |
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This is the worker method to inherit from a parent class. |
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This is the worker method to check if an object is an (sub)instance of a class. |
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Enquires if tracing is on (for the class). |
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BASE constructor. |
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Occurs when an object is completely destroyed. |
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Occurs when a ground unit captures either an airbase or a farp. |
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Occurs when any object is spawned into the mission. |
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Occurs when any aircraft crashes into the ground and is completely destroyed. |
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Occurs when an object is dead. |
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Unknown precisely what creates this event, likely tied into newer damage model. |
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Occurs when a pilot ejects from an aircraft initiator : The unit that has ejected |
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Occurs when any aircraft shuts down its engines. |
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Occurs when any aircraft starts its engines. |
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Occurs whenever an object is hit by a weapon. |
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Occurs when any system fails on a human controlled aircraft. |
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Occurs on the death of a unit. |
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Occurs when an aircraft lands at an airbase, farp or ship initiator : The unit that has landed place: Object that the unit landed on. |
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Occurs shortly after the landing animation of an ejected pilot touching the ground and standing up. |
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Occurs when a new mark was added. |
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Occurs when a mark text was changed. |
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Occurs when a mark was removed. |
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Occurs when a mission ends |
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Occurs when a mission starts |
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Occurs when the pilot of an aircraft is killed. |
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Occurs when any player assumes direct control of a unit. |
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Occurs when any player relieves control of a unit to the AI. |
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Occurs when an aircraft connects with a tanker and begins taking on fuel. |
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Occurs when an aircraft is finished taking fuel. |
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Occurs when any modification to the "Score" as seen on the debrief menu would occur. |
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Occurs when any unit stops firing its weapon. |
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Occurs when any unit begins firing a weapon that has a high rate of fire. |
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Occurs whenever any unit in a mission fires a weapon. |
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Occurs when an aircraft takes off from an airbase, farp, or ship. |
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Occurs when the game thinks an object is destroyed. |
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Schedule a new time event. |
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BEACON:ScheduleRepeat(Start, Repeat, RandomizeFactor, Stop, SchedulerFunction, ...) |
Schedule a new time event. |
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Stops the Schedule. |
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Set the Class Event processing Priority. |
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Set a state or property of the Object given a Key and a Value. |
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Trace a function logic level 1. |
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Trace a function logic level 2. |
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Trace a function logic level 3. |
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Trace all methods in MOOSE |
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Set tracing for a class |
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Set tracing for a specific method of class |
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Set trace level |
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Set trace off. |
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Set trace on. |
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Set trace on or off Note that when trace is off, no BASE.Debug statement is performed, increasing performance! When Moose is loaded statically, (as one file), tracing is switched off by default. |
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UnSubscribe to a DCS event. |
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BEACON:_F(Arguments, DebugInfoCurrentParam, DebugInfoFromParam) |
Trace a function call. |
BEACON:_T(Arguments, DebugInfoCurrentParam, DebugInfoFromParam) |
Trace a function logic. |
| Fields and Methods inherited from BEACON.System | Description |
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(This is the one to be used for AA TACAN Tanker!) |
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| Fields and Methods inherited from BEACON.Type | Description |
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| Fields and Methods inherited from RADIO | Description |
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Broadcast the transmission. |
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Name of the sound file played. |
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Frequency of the transmission in Hz. |
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Get alias of the transmitter. |
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Transmission is repeated (default true). |
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Modulation of the transmission (either radio.modulation.AM or radio.modulation.FM). |
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Create a new RADIO Object. |
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RADIO:NewGenericTransmission(FileName, Frequency, Modulation, Power, Loop) |
Create a new transmission, that is to say, populate the RADIO with relevant data In this function the data is especially relevant if the broadcaster is anything but a UNIT or a GROUP, but it will work with a UNIT or a GROUP anyway. |
RADIO:NewUnitTransmission(FileName, Subtitle, SubtitleDuration, Frequency, Modulation, Loop) |
Create a new transmission, that is to say, populate the RADIO with relevant data In this function the data is especially relevant if the broadcaster is a UNIT or a GROUP, but it will work for any Wrapper.Positionable#POSITIONABLE. |
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The #CONTROLLABLE that will transmit the radio calls. |
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Power of the antenna is Watts. |
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Set alias of the transmitter. |
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Set the file name for the radio transmission. |
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Set the frequency for the radio transmission. |
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Set message looping on or off. |
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Set AM or FM modulation of the radio transmitter. |
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Check validity of the power passed and sets RADIO.Power |
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Check validity of the subtitle and the subtitleDuration passed and sets RADIO.subtitle and RADIO.subtitleDuration Both parameters are mandatory, since it wouldn't make much sense to change the Subtitle and not its duration |
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Stops a transmission This function is especially usefull to stop the broadcast of looped transmissions |
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Subtitle of the transmission. |
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Duration of the Subtitle in seconds. |
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Name of the radio transmitter. |
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The ID number of the class. |
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The name of the class. |
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The name of the class concatenated with the ID number of the class. |
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Clear the state of an object. |
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RADIO:CreateEventBirth(EventTime, Initiator, IniUnitName, place, subplace) |
Creation of a Birth Event. |
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Creation of a Crash Event. |
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Creation of a Dead Event. |
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Creation of a Remove Unit Event. |
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Creation of a Takeoff Event. |
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Log an exception which will be traced always. |
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Returns the event dispatcher |
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Remove all subscribed events |
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Trace a function call. |
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Trace a function call level 2. |
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Trace a function call level 3. |
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Get the ClassID of the class instance. |
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Get the ClassName of the class instance. |
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Get the ClassName + ClassID of the class instance. |
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Get the Class Event processing Priority. |
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This is the worker method to retrieve the Parent class. |
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Get a Value given a Key from the Object. |
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Subscribe to a DCS Event. |
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Log an information which will be traced always. |
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This is the worker method to inherit from a parent class. |
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This is the worker method to check if an object is an (sub)instance of a class. |
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Enquires if tracing is on (for the class). |
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BASE constructor. |
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Occurs when an object is completely destroyed. |
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Occurs when a ground unit captures either an airbase or a farp. |
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Occurs when any object is spawned into the mission. |
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Occurs when any aircraft crashes into the ground and is completely destroyed. |
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Occurs when an object is dead. |
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Unknown precisely what creates this event, likely tied into newer damage model. |
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Occurs when a pilot ejects from an aircraft initiator : The unit that has ejected |
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Occurs when any aircraft shuts down its engines. |
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Occurs when any aircraft starts its engines. |
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Occurs whenever an object is hit by a weapon. |
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Occurs when any system fails on a human controlled aircraft. |
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Occurs on the death of a unit. |
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Occurs when an aircraft lands at an airbase, farp or ship initiator : The unit that has landed place: Object that the unit landed on. |
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Occurs shortly after the landing animation of an ejected pilot touching the ground and standing up. |
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Occurs when a new mark was added. |
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Occurs when a mark text was changed. |
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Occurs when a mark was removed. |
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Occurs when a mission ends |
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Occurs when a mission starts |
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Occurs when the pilot of an aircraft is killed. |
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Occurs when any player assumes direct control of a unit. |
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Occurs when any player relieves control of a unit to the AI. |
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Occurs when an aircraft connects with a tanker and begins taking on fuel. |
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Occurs when an aircraft is finished taking fuel. |
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Occurs when any modification to the "Score" as seen on the debrief menu would occur. |
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Occurs when any unit stops firing its weapon. |
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Occurs when any unit begins firing a weapon that has a high rate of fire. |
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Occurs whenever any unit in a mission fires a weapon. |
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Occurs when an aircraft takes off from an airbase, farp, or ship. |
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Occurs when the game thinks an object is destroyed. |
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Schedule a new time event. |
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RADIO:ScheduleRepeat(Start, Repeat, RandomizeFactor, Stop, SchedulerFunction, ...) |
Schedule a new time event. |
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Stops the Schedule. |
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Set the Class Event processing Priority. |
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Set a state or property of the Object given a Key and a Value. |
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Trace a function logic level 1. |
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Trace a function logic level 2. |
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Trace a function logic level 3. |
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Trace all methods in MOOSE |
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Set tracing for a class |
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Set tracing for a specific method of class |
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Set trace level |
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Set trace off. |
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Set trace on. |
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Set trace on or off Note that when trace is off, no BASE.Debug statement is performed, increasing performance! When Moose is loaded statically, (as one file), tracing is switched off by default. |
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UnSubscribe to a DCS event. |
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RADIO:_F(Arguments, DebugInfoCurrentParam, DebugInfoFromParam) |
Trace a function call. |
RADIO:_T(Arguments, DebugInfoCurrentParam, DebugInfoFromParam) |
Trace a function logic. |
After attaching a #BEACON to your Wrapper.Positionable#POSITIONABLE, you need to select the right function to activate the kind of beacon you want.
There are two types of BEACONs available : the AA TACAN Beacon and the general purpose Radio Beacon.
Note that in both case, you can set an optional parameter : the BeaconDuration. This can be very usefull to simulate the battery time if your BEACON is
attach to a cargo crate, for exemple.
AA TACAN Beacon usage
This beacon only works with airborne Wrapper.Unit#UNIT or a Wrapper.Group#GROUP. Use #BEACON() to set the beacon parameters and start the beacon. Use @#BEACON:StopAATACAN}() to stop it.
General Purpose Radio Beacon usage
This beacon will work with any Wrapper.Positionable#POSITIONABLE, but **it won't follow the Wrapper.Positionable#POSITIONABLE** ! This means that you should only use it with Wrapper.Positionable#POSITIONABLE that don't move, or move very slowly. Use #BEACON() to set the beacon parameters and start the beacon. Use #BEACON() to stop it.
Field(s)
Name of the class "BEACON".
The #CONTROLLABLE that will receive radio capabilities.
Function(s)
Activates a TACAN BEACON on an Aircraft.
Defined in:
BEACON
Parameters:
#number TACANChannel
(the "10" part in "10Y"). Note that AA TACAN are only available on Y Channels
#string Message
The Message that is going to be coded in Morse and broadcasted by the beacon
#boolean Bearing
Can the BEACON be homed on ?
#number BeaconDuration
How long will the beacon last in seconds. Omit for forever.
Return value:
self
Usage:
-- Let's create a TACAN Beacon for a tanker
local myUnit = UNIT:FindByName("MyUnit")
local myBeacon = myUnit:GetBeacon() -- Creates the beacon
myBeacon:AATACAN(20, "TEXACO", true) -- Activate the beaconActivates an ICLS BEACON.
The unit the BEACON is attached to should be an aircraft carrier supporting this system.
Defined in:
BEACON
Parameters:
#number Channel
ICLS channel.
#string Callsign
The Message that is going to be coded in Morse and broadcasted by the beacon.
#number Duration
How long will the beacon last in seconds. Omit for forever.
Return value:
self
Activates a TACAN BEACON.
Defined in:
BEACON
Parameters:
#number Channel
TACAN channel, i.e. the "10" part in "10Y".
#string Mode
TACAN mode, i.e. the "Y" part in "10Y".
#string Message
The Message that is going to be coded in Morse and broadcasted by the beacon.
#boolean Bearing
If true, beacon provides bearing information. If false (or nil), only distance information is available.
#number Duration
How long will the beacon last in seconds. Omit for forever.
Return value:
self
Usage:
-- Let's create a TACAN Beacon for a tanker
local myUnit = UNIT:FindByName("MyUnit")
local myBeacon = myUnit:GetBeacon() -- Creates the beacon
myBeacon:ActivateTACAN(20, "Y", "TEXACO", true) -- Activate the beaconCreate a new BEACON Object.
This doesn't activate the beacon, though, use BEACON.ActivateTACAN etc. If you want to create a BEACON, you probably should use Wrapper.Positionable#POSITIONABLE.GetBeacon() instead.
Defined in:
BEACON
Parameter:
Wrapper.Positionable#POSITIONABLE Positionable
The Positionable that will receive radio capabilities.
Return value:
Beacon object or #nil if the positionable is invalid.
Activates a general pupose Radio Beacon This uses the very generic singleton function "trigger.action.radioTransmission()" provided by DCS to broadcast a sound file on a specific frequency.
Although any frequency could be used, only 2 DCS Modules can home on radio beacons at the time of writing : the Huey and the Mi-8. They can home in on these specific frequencies : Mi8 R-828 -> 20-60MHz * ARKUD -> 100-150MHz (canal 1 : 114166, canal 2 : 114333, canal 3 : 114583, canal 4 : 121500, canal 5 : 123100, canal 6 : 124100) AM * ARK9 -> 150-1300KHz Huey AN/ARC-131 -> 30-76 Mhz FM
Defined in:
BEACON
Parameters:
#string FileName
The name of the audio file
#number Frequency
in MHz
#number Modulation
either radio.modulation.AM or radio.modulation.FM
#number Power
in W
#number BeaconDuration
How long will the beacon last in seconds. Omit for forever.
Return value:
self
Usage:
-- Let's create a beacon for a unit in distress.
-- Frequency will be 40MHz FM (home-able by a Huey's AN/ARC-131)
-- The beacon they use is battery-powered, and only lasts for 5 min
local UnitInDistress = UNIT:FindByName("Unit1")
local UnitBeacon = UnitInDistress:GetBeacon()
-- Set the beacon and start it
UnitBeacon:RadioBeacon("MySoundFileSOS.ogg", 40, radio.modulation.FM, 20, 5*60)Converts a TACAN Channel/Mode couple into a frequency in Hz
Defined in:
BEACON
Parameters:
#number TACANChannel
#string TACANMode
Return values:
#number:
Frequecy
#nil:
if parameters are invalid
Field(s)
Name of the class "BEACON".
The #CONTROLLABLE that will receive radio capabilities.
Function(s)
Clear the state of an object.
Defined in:
Parameters:
Object
The object that holds the Value set by the Key.
StateName
The key that is should be cleared.
Creation of a Birth Event.
Defined in:
Parameters:
DCS#Time EventTime
The time stamp of the event.
DCS#Object Initiator
The initiating object of the event.
#string IniUnitName
The initiating unit name.
place
subplace
Creation of a Crash Event.
Defined in:
Parameters:
DCS#Time EventTime
The time stamp of the event.
DCS#Object Initiator
The initiating object of the event.
Creation of a Dead Event.
Defined in:
Parameters:
DCS#Time EventTime
The time stamp of the event.
DCS#Object Initiator
The initiating object of the event.
Creation of a Remove Unit Event.
Defined in:
Parameters:
DCS#Time EventTime
The time stamp of the event.
DCS#Object Initiator
The initiating object of the event.
Creation of a Takeoff Event.
Defined in:
Parameters:
DCS#Time EventTime
The time stamp of the event.
DCS#Object Initiator
The initiating object of the event.
Log an exception which will be traced always.
Can be anywhere within the function logic.
Returns the event dispatcher
Remove all subscribed events
Trace a function call.
Must be at the beginning of the function logic.
Trace a function call level 2.
Must be at the beginning of the function logic.
Trace a function call level 3.
Must be at the beginning of the function logic.
Get the ClassID of the class instance.
Get the ClassName of the class instance.
Get the ClassName + ClassID of the class instance.
The ClassName + ClassID is formatted as '%s#%09d'.
Get the Class Event processing Priority.
The Event processing Priority is a number from 1 to 10, reflecting the order of the classes subscribed to the Event to be processed.
This is the worker method to retrieve the Parent class.
Note that the Parent class must be passed to call the parent class method.
self:GetParent(self):ParentMethod()
Get a Value given a Key from the Object.
Note that if the Object is destroyed, nillified or garbage collected, then the Values and Keys will also be gone.
Defined in:
Parameters:
Object
The object that holds the Value set by the Key.
Key
The key that is used to retrieve the value. Note that the key can be a #string, but it can also be any other type!
Return value:
The Value retrieved or nil if the Key was not found and thus the Value could not be retrieved.
Subscribe to a DCS Event.
Defined in:
Parameters:
Core.Event#EVENTS Event
#function EventFunction
(optional) The function to be called when the event occurs for the unit.
Return value:
Log an information which will be traced always.
Can be anywhere within the function logic.
This is the worker method to inherit from a parent class.
Defined in:
Parameters:
Child
is the Child class that inherits.
#BASE Parent
is the Parent class that the Child inherits from.
Return value:
Child
This is the worker method to check if an object is an (sub)instance of a class.
Examples:
ZONE:New( 'some zone' ):IsInstanceOf( ZONE ) will return true
ZONE:New( 'some zone' ):IsInstanceOf( 'ZONE' ) will return true
ZONE:New( 'some zone' ):IsInstanceOf( 'zone' ) will return true
ZONE:New( 'some zone' ):IsInstanceOf( 'BASE' ) will return true
ZONE:New( 'some zone' ):IsInstanceOf( 'GROUP' ) will return false
Defined in:
Parameter:
ClassName
is the name of the class or the class itself to run the check against
Return value:
#boolean:
Enquires if tracing is on (for the class).
BASE constructor.
This is an example how to use the BASE:New() constructor in a new class definition when inheriting from BASE.
function EVENT:New()
local self = BASE:Inherit( self, BASE:New() ) -- #EVENT
return self
end
Occurs when an object is completely destroyed.
initiator : The unit that is was destroyed.
Occurs when a ground unit captures either an airbase or a farp.
initiator : The unit that captured the base place: The airbase that was captured, can be a FARP or Airbase. When calling place:getCoalition() the faction will already be the new owning faction.
Occurs when any object is spawned into the mission.
initiator : The unit that was spawned
Occurs when any aircraft crashes into the ground and is completely destroyed.
initiator : The unit that has crashed
Occurs when an object is dead.
initiator : The unit that is dead.
Unknown precisely what creates this event, likely tied into newer damage model.
Will update this page when new information become available.
- initiator: The unit that had the failure.
Occurs when a pilot ejects from an aircraft initiator : The unit that has ejected
Occurs when any aircraft shuts down its engines.
initiator : The unit that is stopping its engines.
Occurs when any aircraft starts its engines.
initiator : The unit that is starting its engines.
Occurs whenever an object is hit by a weapon.
initiator : The unit object the fired the weapon weapon: Weapon object that hit the target target: The Object that was hit.
Occurs when any system fails on a human controlled aircraft.
initiator : The unit that had the failure
Occurs on the death of a unit.
Contains more and different information. Similar to unit_lost it will occur for aircraft before the aircraft crash event occurs.
- initiator: The unit that killed the target
- target: Target Object
- weapon: Weapon Object
Occurs when an aircraft lands at an airbase, farp or ship initiator : The unit that has landed place: Object that the unit landed on.
Can be an Airbase Object, FARP, or Ships
Occurs shortly after the landing animation of an ejected pilot touching the ground and standing up.
Event does not occur if the pilot lands in the water and sub combs to Davey Jones Locker.
- initiator: Static object representing the ejected pilot. Place : Aircraft that the pilot ejected from.
- place: may not return as a valid object if the aircraft has crashed into the ground and no longer exists.
- subplace: is always 0 for unknown reasons.
Occurs when a new mark was added.
MarkID: ID of the mark.
Occurs when a mark text was changed.
MarkID: ID of the mark.
Occurs when a mark was removed.
MarkID: ID of the mark.
Occurs when a mission ends
Occurs when a mission starts
Occurs when the pilot of an aircraft is killed.
Can occur either if the player is alive and crashes or if a weapon kills the pilot without completely destroying the plane. initiator : The unit that the pilot has died in.
Occurs when any player assumes direct control of a unit.
initiator : The unit that is being taken control of.
Occurs when any player relieves control of a unit to the AI.
initiator : The unit that the player left.
Occurs when an aircraft connects with a tanker and begins taking on fuel.
initiator : The unit that is receiving fuel.
Occurs when an aircraft is finished taking fuel.
initiator : The unit that was receiving fuel.
Occurs when any modification to the "Score" as seen on the debrief menu would occur.
There is no information on what values the score was changed to. Event is likely similar to player_comment in this regard.
Occurs when any unit stops firing its weapon.
Event will always correspond with a shooting start event. initiator : The unit that was doing the shooting.
Occurs when any unit begins firing a weapon that has a high rate of fire.
Most common with aircraft cannons (GAU-8), autocannons, and machine guns. initiator : The unit that is doing the shooting. target: The unit that is being targeted.
Occurs whenever any unit in a mission fires a weapon.
But not any machine gun or autocannon based weapon, those are handled by EVENT.ShootingStart.
Occurs when an aircraft takes off from an airbase, farp, or ship.
initiator : The unit that tookoff place: Object from where the AI took-off from. Can be an Airbase Object, FARP, or Ships
Occurs when the game thinks an object is destroyed.
- initiator: The unit that is was destroyed.
Schedule a new time event.
Note that the schedule will only take place if the scheduler is started. Even for a single schedule event, the scheduler needs to be started also.
Defined in:
Parameters:
#number Start
Specifies the amount of seconds that will be waited before the scheduling is started, and the event function is called.
#function SchedulerFunction
The event function to be called when a timer event occurs. The event function needs to accept the parameters specified in SchedulerArguments.
#table ...
Optional arguments that can be given as part of scheduler. The arguments need to be given as a table { param1, param 2, ... }.
Return value:
#number:
The ScheduleID of the planned schedule.
Schedule a new time event.
Note that the schedule will only take place if the scheduler is started. Even for a single schedule event, the scheduler needs to be started also.
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Parameters:
#number Start
Specifies the amount of seconds that will be waited before the scheduling is started, and the event function is called.
#number Repeat
Specifies the interval in seconds when the scheduler will call the event function.
#number RandomizeFactor
Specifies a randomization factor between 0 and 1 to randomize the Repeat.
#number Stop
Specifies the amount of seconds when the scheduler will be stopped.
#function SchedulerFunction
The event function to be called when a timer event occurs. The event function needs to accept the parameters specified in SchedulerArguments.
#table ...
Optional arguments that can be given as part of scheduler. The arguments need to be given as a table { param1, param 2, ... }.
Return value:
#number:
The ScheduleID of the planned schedule.
Stops the Schedule.
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Parameter:
#function SchedulerFunction
The event function to be called when a timer event occurs. The event function needs to accept the parameters specified in SchedulerArguments.
Set the Class Event processing Priority.
The Event processing Priority is a number from 1 to 10, reflecting the order of the classes subscribed to the Event to be processed.
Set a state or property of the Object given a Key and a Value.
Note that if the Object is destroyed, nillified or garbage collected, then the Values and Keys will also be gone.
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Parameters:
Object
The object that will hold the Value set by the Key.
Key
The key that is used as a reference of the value. Note that the key can be a #string, but it can also be any other type!
Value
The value to is stored in the object.
Return value:
The Value set.
Trace a function logic level 1.
Can be anywhere within the function logic.
Trace a function logic level 2.
Can be anywhere within the function logic.
Trace a function logic level 3.
Can be anywhere within the function logic.
Trace all methods in MOOSE
Set tracing for a class
Set tracing for a specific method of class
Set trace off.
Set trace on.
Set trace on or off Note that when trace is off, no BASE.Debug statement is performed, increasing performance! When Moose is loaded statically, (as one file), tracing is switched off by default.
So tracing must be switched on manually in your mission if you are using Moose statically. When moose is loading dynamically (for moose class development), tracing is switched on by default.
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Parameter:
#boolean TraceOnOff
Switch the tracing on or off.
Usage:
-- Switch the tracing On
BASE:TraceOnOff( true )
-- Switch the tracing Off
BASE:TraceOnOff( false )UnSubscribe to a DCS event.
Trace a function call.
This function is private.
Defined in:
Parameters:
Arguments
A #table or any field.
DebugInfoCurrentParam
DebugInfoFromParam
Trace a function logic.
Defined in:
Parameters:
Arguments
A #table or any field.
DebugInfoCurrentParam
DebugInfoFromParam
TODO: Complete DCS#Event structure.
- The main event handling function... This function captures all events generated for the class.
@param #BASE self
@param DCS#Event event
Beacon systems supported by DCS.
https://wiki.hoggitworld.com/view/DCS_command_activateBeacon
Field(s)
(This is the one to be used for AA TACAN Tanker!)
Function(s)
Beacon types supported by DCS.
Field(s)
Function(s)
Models the radio capability.
RADIO usage
There are 3 steps to a successful radio transmission.
- First, you need to **"add a #RADIO object** to your Wrapper.Positionable#POSITIONABLE. This is done using the Wrapper.Positionable#POSITIONABLE.GetRadio() function,
- Then, you will set the relevant parameters to the transmission (see below),
- When done, you can actually broadcast the transmission (i.e. play the sound) with the RADIO.Broadcast() function.
Methods to set relevant parameters for both a Wrapper.Unit#UNIT or a Wrapper.Group#GROUP or any other Wrapper.Positionable#POSITIONABLE
- RADIO.SetFileName() : Sets the file name of your sound file (e.g. "Noise.ogg"),
- RADIO.SetFrequency() : Sets the frequency of your transmission.
- RADIO.SetModulation() : Sets the modulation of your transmission.
- RADIO.SetLoop() : Choose if you want the transmission to be looped. If you need your transmission to be looped, you might need a #BEACON instead...
Additional Methods to set relevant parameters if the transmitter is a Wrapper.Unit#UNIT or a Wrapper.Group#GROUP
- RADIO.SetSubtitle() : Set both the subtitle and its duration,
- RADIO.NewUnitTransmission() : Shortcut to set all the relevant parameters in one method call
Additional Methods to set relevant parameters if the transmitter is any other Wrapper.Positionable#POSITIONABLE
- RADIO.SetPower() : Sets the power of the antenna in Watts
- RADIO.NewGenericTransmission() : Shortcut to set all the relevant parameters in one method call
What is this power thing?
- If your transmission is sent by a Wrapper.Positionable#POSITIONABLE other than a Wrapper.Unit#UNIT or a Wrapper.Group#GROUP, you can set the power of the antenna,
- Otherwise, DCS sets it automatically, depending on what's available on your Unit,
- If the player gets too far from the transmitter, or if the antenna is too weak, the transmission will fade and become noisyer,
- This an automated DCS calculation you have no say on,
- For reference, a standard VOR station has a 100 W antenna, a standard AA TACAN has a 120 W antenna, and civilian ATC's antenna usually range between 300 and 500 W,
- Note that if the transmission has a subtitle, it will be readable, regardless of the quality of the transmission.
Field(s)
Name of the sound file played.
Frequency of the transmission in Hz.
Transmission is repeated (default true).
Modulation of the transmission (either radio.modulation.AM or radio.modulation.FM).
The #CONTROLLABLE that will transmit the radio calls.
Power of the antenna is Watts.
Subtitle of the transmission.
Duration of the Subtitle in seconds.
Name of the radio transmitter.
Function(s)
Broadcast the transmission.
- The Radio has to be populated with the new transmission before broadcasting.
- Please use RADIO setters or either RADIO.NewGenericTransmission or RADIO.NewUnitTransmission
- This class is in fact pretty smart, it determines the right DCS function to use depending on the type of POSITIONABLE
- If the POSITIONABLE is not a UNIT or a GROUP, we use the generic (but limited) trigger.action.radioTransmission()
- If the POSITIONABLE is a UNIT or a GROUP, we use the "TransmitMessage" Command
- If your POSITIONABLE is a UNIT or a GROUP, the Power is ignored.
- If your POSITIONABLE is not a UNIT or a GROUP, the Subtitle, SubtitleDuration are ignored
Defined in:
RADIO
Parameter:
#boolean viatrigger
Use trigger.action.radioTransmission() in any case, i.e. also for UNITS and GROUPS.
Return value:
self
Get alias of the transmitter.
Defined in:
RADIO
Return value:
#string:
Name of the transmitter.
Create a new RADIO Object.
This doesn't broadcast a transmission, though, use RADIO.Broadcast to actually broadcast. If you want to create a RADIO, you probably should use Wrapper.Positionable#POSITIONABLE.GetRadio() instead.
Defined in:
RADIO
Parameter:
Wrapper.Positionable#POSITIONABLE Positionable
The Positionable that will receive radio capabilities.
Return value:
The RADIO object or #nil if Positionable is invalid.
Create a new transmission, that is to say, populate the RADIO with relevant data In this function the data is especially relevant if the broadcaster is anything but a UNIT or a GROUP, but it will work with a UNIT or a GROUP anyway.
Only the #RADIO and the Filename are mandatory
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RADIO
Parameters:
#string FileName
Name of the sound file that will be transmitted.
#number Frequency
Frequency in MHz.
#number Modulation
Modulation of frequency, which is either radio.modulation.AM or radio.modulation.FM.
#number Power
Power in W.
Loop
Return value:
self
Create a new transmission, that is to say, populate the RADIO with relevant data In this function the data is especially relevant if the broadcaster is a UNIT or a GROUP, but it will work for any Wrapper.Positionable#POSITIONABLE.
Only the RADIO and the Filename are mandatory.
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RADIO
Parameters:
#string FileName
Name of sound file.
#string Subtitle
Subtitle to be displayed with sound file.
#number SubtitleDuration
Duration of subtitle display in seconds.
#number Frequency
Frequency in MHz.
#number Modulation
Modulation which can be either radio.modulation.AM or radio.modulation.FM
#boolean Loop
If true, loop message.
Return value:
self
Set alias of the transmitter.
Defined in:
RADIO
Parameter:
#string alias
Name of the radio transmitter.
Return value:
self
Set the file name for the radio transmission.
Defined in:
RADIO
Parameter:
#string FileName
File name of the sound file (i.e. "Noise.ogg")
Return value:
self
Set the frequency for the radio transmission.
If the transmitting positionable is a unit or group, this also set the command "SetFrequency" with the defined frequency and modulation.
Defined in:
RADIO
Parameter:
#number Frequency
Frequency in MHz. Ranges allowed for radio transmissions in DCS : 30-87.995 / 108-173.995 / 225-399.975MHz.
Return value:
self
Set message looping on or off.
Defined in:
RADIO
Parameter:
#boolean Loop
If true, message is repeated indefinitely.
Return value:
self
Set AM or FM modulation of the radio transmitter.
Defined in:
RADIO
Parameter:
#number Modulation
Modulation is either radio.modulation.AM or radio.modulation.FM.
Return value:
self
Check validity of the power passed and sets RADIO.Power
Check validity of the subtitle and the subtitleDuration passed and sets RADIO.subtitle and RADIO.subtitleDuration Both parameters are mandatory, since it wouldn't make much sense to change the Subtitle and not its duration
Defined in:
RADIO
Parameters:
#string Subtitle
#number SubtitleDuration
in s
Return value:
self
Usage:
-- create the broadcaster and attaches it a RADIO
local MyUnit = UNIT:FindByName("MyUnit")
local MyUnitRadio = MyUnit:GetRadio()
-- add a subtitle for the next transmission, which will be up for 10s
MyUnitRadio:SetSubtitle("My Subtitle, 10)Stops a transmission This function is especially usefull to stop the broadcast of looped transmissions
Field(s)
Name of the sound file played.
Frequency of the transmission in Hz.
Transmission is repeated (default true).
Modulation of the transmission (either radio.modulation.AM or radio.modulation.FM).
The #CONTROLLABLE that will transmit the radio calls.
Power of the antenna is Watts.
Subtitle of the transmission.
Duration of the Subtitle in seconds.
Name of the radio transmitter.
Function(s)
Clear the state of an object.
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Parameters:
Object
The object that holds the Value set by the Key.
StateName
The key that is should be cleared.
Creation of a Birth Event.
Defined in:
Parameters:
DCS#Time EventTime
The time stamp of the event.
DCS#Object Initiator
The initiating object of the event.
#string IniUnitName
The initiating unit name.
place
subplace
Creation of a Crash Event.
Defined in:
Parameters:
DCS#Time EventTime
The time stamp of the event.
DCS#Object Initiator
The initiating object of the event.
Creation of a Dead Event.
Defined in:
Parameters:
DCS#Time EventTime
The time stamp of the event.
DCS#Object Initiator
The initiating object of the event.
Creation of a Remove Unit Event.
Defined in:
Parameters:
DCS#Time EventTime
The time stamp of the event.
DCS#Object Initiator
The initiating object of the event.
Creation of a Takeoff Event.
Defined in:
Parameters:
DCS#Time EventTime
The time stamp of the event.
DCS#Object Initiator
The initiating object of the event.
Log an exception which will be traced always.
Can be anywhere within the function logic.
Returns the event dispatcher
Trace a function call.
Must be at the beginning of the function logic.
Trace a function call level 2.
Must be at the beginning of the function logic.
Trace a function call level 3.
Must be at the beginning of the function logic.
Get the ClassID of the class instance.
Get the ClassName of the class instance.
Get the ClassName + ClassID of the class instance.
The ClassName + ClassID is formatted as '%s#%09d'.
Get the Class Event processing Priority.
The Event processing Priority is a number from 1 to 10, reflecting the order of the classes subscribed to the Event to be processed.
This is the worker method to retrieve the Parent class.
Note that the Parent class must be passed to call the parent class method.
self:GetParent(self):ParentMethod()
Get a Value given a Key from the Object.
Note that if the Object is destroyed, nillified or garbage collected, then the Values and Keys will also be gone.
Defined in:
Parameters:
Object
The object that holds the Value set by the Key.
Key
The key that is used to retrieve the value. Note that the key can be a #string, but it can also be any other type!
Return value:
The Value retrieved or nil if the Key was not found and thus the Value could not be retrieved.
Subscribe to a DCS Event.
Defined in:
Parameters:
Core.Event#EVENTS Event
#function EventFunction
(optional) The function to be called when the event occurs for the unit.
Return value:
Log an information which will be traced always.
Can be anywhere within the function logic.
This is the worker method to inherit from a parent class.
Defined in:
Parameters:
Child
is the Child class that inherits.
#BASE Parent
is the Parent class that the Child inherits from.
Return value:
Child
This is the worker method to check if an object is an (sub)instance of a class.
Examples:
ZONE:New( 'some zone' ):IsInstanceOf( ZONE ) will return true
ZONE:New( 'some zone' ):IsInstanceOf( 'ZONE' ) will return true
ZONE:New( 'some zone' ):IsInstanceOf( 'zone' ) will return true
ZONE:New( 'some zone' ):IsInstanceOf( 'BASE' ) will return true
ZONE:New( 'some zone' ):IsInstanceOf( 'GROUP' ) will return false
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Parameter:
ClassName
is the name of the class or the class itself to run the check against
Return value:
#boolean:
Enquires if tracing is on (for the class).
BASE constructor.
This is an example how to use the BASE:New() constructor in a new class definition when inheriting from BASE.
function EVENT:New()
local self = BASE:Inherit( self, BASE:New() ) -- #EVENT
return self
end
Occurs when an object is completely destroyed.
initiator : The unit that is was destroyed.
Occurs when a ground unit captures either an airbase or a farp.
initiator : The unit that captured the base place: The airbase that was captured, can be a FARP or Airbase. When calling place:getCoalition() the faction will already be the new owning faction.
Occurs when any object is spawned into the mission.
initiator : The unit that was spawned
Occurs when any aircraft crashes into the ground and is completely destroyed.
initiator : The unit that has crashed
Occurs when an object is dead.
initiator : The unit that is dead.
Unknown precisely what creates this event, likely tied into newer damage model.
Will update this page when new information become available.
- initiator: The unit that had the failure.
Occurs when a pilot ejects from an aircraft initiator : The unit that has ejected
Occurs when any aircraft shuts down its engines.
initiator : The unit that is stopping its engines.
Occurs when any aircraft starts its engines.
initiator : The unit that is starting its engines.
Occurs whenever an object is hit by a weapon.
initiator : The unit object the fired the weapon weapon: Weapon object that hit the target target: The Object that was hit.
Occurs when any system fails on a human controlled aircraft.
initiator : The unit that had the failure
Occurs on the death of a unit.
Contains more and different information. Similar to unit_lost it will occur for aircraft before the aircraft crash event occurs.
- initiator: The unit that killed the target
- target: Target Object
- weapon: Weapon Object
Occurs when an aircraft lands at an airbase, farp or ship initiator : The unit that has landed place: Object that the unit landed on.
Can be an Airbase Object, FARP, or Ships
Occurs shortly after the landing animation of an ejected pilot touching the ground and standing up.
Event does not occur if the pilot lands in the water and sub combs to Davey Jones Locker.
- initiator: Static object representing the ejected pilot. Place : Aircraft that the pilot ejected from.
- place: may not return as a valid object if the aircraft has crashed into the ground and no longer exists.
- subplace: is always 0 for unknown reasons.
Occurs when a new mark was added.
MarkID: ID of the mark.
Occurs when a mark text was changed.
MarkID: ID of the mark.
Occurs when a mark was removed.
MarkID: ID of the mark.
Occurs when a mission ends
Occurs when a mission starts
Occurs when the pilot of an aircraft is killed.
Can occur either if the player is alive and crashes or if a weapon kills the pilot without completely destroying the plane. initiator : The unit that the pilot has died in.
Occurs when any player assumes direct control of a unit.
initiator : The unit that is being taken control of.
Occurs when any player relieves control of a unit to the AI.
initiator : The unit that the player left.
Occurs when an aircraft connects with a tanker and begins taking on fuel.
initiator : The unit that is receiving fuel.
Occurs when an aircraft is finished taking fuel.
initiator : The unit that was receiving fuel.
Occurs when any modification to the "Score" as seen on the debrief menu would occur.
There is no information on what values the score was changed to. Event is likely similar to player_comment in this regard.
Occurs when any unit stops firing its weapon.
Event will always correspond with a shooting start event. initiator : The unit that was doing the shooting.
Occurs when any unit begins firing a weapon that has a high rate of fire.
Most common with aircraft cannons (GAU-8), autocannons, and machine guns. initiator : The unit that is doing the shooting. target: The unit that is being targeted.
Occurs whenever any unit in a mission fires a weapon.
But not any machine gun or autocannon based weapon, those are handled by EVENT.ShootingStart.
Occurs when an aircraft takes off from an airbase, farp, or ship.
initiator : The unit that tookoff place: Object from where the AI took-off from. Can be an Airbase Object, FARP, or Ships
Occurs when the game thinks an object is destroyed.
- initiator: The unit that is was destroyed.
Schedule a new time event.
Note that the schedule will only take place if the scheduler is started. Even for a single schedule event, the scheduler needs to be started also.
Defined in:
Parameters:
#number Start
Specifies the amount of seconds that will be waited before the scheduling is started, and the event function is called.
#function SchedulerFunction
The event function to be called when a timer event occurs. The event function needs to accept the parameters specified in SchedulerArguments.
#table ...
Optional arguments that can be given as part of scheduler. The arguments need to be given as a table { param1, param 2, ... }.
Return value:
#number:
The ScheduleID of the planned schedule.
Schedule a new time event.
Note that the schedule will only take place if the scheduler is started. Even for a single schedule event, the scheduler needs to be started also.
Defined in:
Parameters:
#number Start
Specifies the amount of seconds that will be waited before the scheduling is started, and the event function is called.
#number Repeat
Specifies the interval in seconds when the scheduler will call the event function.
#number RandomizeFactor
Specifies a randomization factor between 0 and 1 to randomize the Repeat.
#number Stop
Specifies the amount of seconds when the scheduler will be stopped.
#function SchedulerFunction
The event function to be called when a timer event occurs. The event function needs to accept the parameters specified in SchedulerArguments.
#table ...
Optional arguments that can be given as part of scheduler. The arguments need to be given as a table { param1, param 2, ... }.
Return value:
#number:
The ScheduleID of the planned schedule.
Stops the Schedule.
Defined in:
Parameter:
#function SchedulerFunction
The event function to be called when a timer event occurs. The event function needs to accept the parameters specified in SchedulerArguments.
Set the Class Event processing Priority.
The Event processing Priority is a number from 1 to 10, reflecting the order of the classes subscribed to the Event to be processed.
Set a state or property of the Object given a Key and a Value.
Note that if the Object is destroyed, nillified or garbage collected, then the Values and Keys will also be gone.
Defined in:
Parameters:
Object
The object that will hold the Value set by the Key.
Key
The key that is used as a reference of the value. Note that the key can be a #string, but it can also be any other type!
Value
The value to is stored in the object.
Return value:
The Value set.
Trace a function logic level 1.
Can be anywhere within the function logic.
Trace a function logic level 2.
Can be anywhere within the function logic.
Trace a function logic level 3.
Can be anywhere within the function logic.
Trace all methods in MOOSE
Set tracing for a specific method of class
Set trace off.
Set trace on.
Set trace on or off Note that when trace is off, no BASE.Debug statement is performed, increasing performance! When Moose is loaded statically, (as one file), tracing is switched off by default.
So tracing must be switched on manually in your mission if you are using Moose statically. When moose is loading dynamically (for moose class development), tracing is switched on by default.
Defined in:
Parameter:
#boolean TraceOnOff
Switch the tracing on or off.
Usage:
-- Switch the tracing On
BASE:TraceOnOff( true )
-- Switch the tracing Off
BASE:TraceOnOff( false )UnSubscribe to a DCS event.
Trace a function call.
This function is private.
Defined in:
Parameters:
Arguments
A #table or any field.
DebugInfoCurrentParam
DebugInfoFromParam
Trace a function logic.
Defined in:
Parameters:
Arguments
A #table or any field.
DebugInfoCurrentParam
DebugInfoFromParam
TODO: Complete DCS#Event structure.
- The main event handling function... This function captures all events generated for the class.
@param #BASE self
@param DCS#Event event