BIS fnc findOverwatch: Difference between revisions

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Execution:: call
Groups:: Positions

Syntax:: Syntax needed
Parameters:: target: Position3D - not an object
: maxDistance: Number - (Optional, default 500) maximum distance from target in meters
: minDistance: Number - (Optional, default 100) minimum distance from target in meters
: minHeightAbove: Number - (Optional, default 50) minimum height in relation to target in meters
: searchCentre: Position3D - (Optional, default target) position to start looking from, if different from target pos
Return Value:: Position - target position if no result were found

Example 1:: [getPosATL enemyTank, 300, 75, 20, getPosATL player] call BIS_fnc_findOverwatch;

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: Posted on October 19, 2018 - 21:40 (UTC)
Tankbuster: Note that this function returns a 2D position, that is, an array containing an x and a y value, but no z (no altitude).

: Posted on April 15, 2020 - 13:53 (UTC)
Tankbuster: Further note that when this function fails to find an overwatch position and returns the target, the x and y components will be exactly the same, but the z might not be.

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 Note that this function returns a 2D position, that is, an array containing an x and a y value, but no z (no altitude).
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