MSFS Write random value 0 or 1 in xml

[Socorrista22198]

Greetings,

I've modded an aircraft to be AI stationary version and works fine. But now I would like the aircraft sometimes spawns with the main door open, and sometimes closed, randomly. The animation that control it in the original version aircraft is:

<UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_GT_Anim_Code" Node="MAIN_DOOR">
    <ANIM_NAME>MAIN_DOOR_ANIM</ANIM_NAME>
    <ANIM_LENGTH>1</ANIM_LENGTH>
    <ANIM_CODE>(L:MAIN_DOOR_POS, number) 100 /</ANIM_CODE>
</UseTemplate>

I discovered that if I write <ANIM_CODE>1</ANIM_CODE> the aircraft spawns with the door open, and <ANIM_CODE>0</ANIM_CODE> closed.

How can we generate the 0 or the 1 randomly?

I've tried the RPN random mentioned in SDK but I think I don't use it properly. It's a bit confusing for me and didn't find examples how to use it in this case https://docs.flightsimulator.com/html/Additional_Information/Reverse_Polish_Notation.htm?rhhlterm="rand rand"

Thanks in advance

 

[KAI31]

Getting one random value of rand is quite possible to implement this, but with a smaller range of cases.
For example, when initializing a device in which there is a description of the logic, you can do this.

(L:Init, bool) 0 == if{ rand (>L:door, number) }
(L:door, number) 0 != if{ 1 (>L:Init, bool) }
(L:Init, bool) 1 == if{ (L:door, number) 0.5 >= if{ 1 (>L:MAIN_DOOR_POS, number) } els{ 0 (>L:MAIN_DOOR_POS, number) } }

It is also possible to set many more conditions for time, time of day, weather, type of parking, etc.
In this case, it is not necessary to divide L:MAIN_DOOR_POS by 100 in <ANIM_CODE>
Wrote on the go did not check, but should work.

 

[Socorrista22198]

Hi thank you! Unfortunately the code always returns 0 and the door is always closed

 

[Socorrista22198]

This comand yes returns always 0 or 1 randomly, the problem is that the comand is running in every frame and the door is constantly opening and closing in miliseconds. Is there any way to freeze the animation?

 

[AnnaM]

This comand yes returns always 0 or 1 randomly, the problem is that the comand is running in every frame and the door is constantly opening and closing in miliseconds. Is there any way to freeze the animation?
View attachment 85929

Hello,

Maybe you could try this:

<UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_GT_Anim_Code" Node="ASCRJ_MAIN_DOOR">
    <ANIM_NAME>ASCRJ_MAIN_DOOR</ANIM_NAME>
    <ANIM_LENGTH>1</ANIM_LENGTH>
    <ANIM_CODE>
    rand 0.5 >
    </ANIM_CODE>
    <ANIM_LAG>80</ANIM_LAG>
    <Code>(E:LOCAL TIME, Seconds) 30400 &gt;= (E:LOCAL TIME, Seconds) 39600 &lt;= and if{ 1 } els{ 0 }</Code>   
</UseTemplate>

The ANIM_LAG variable should slow down the animation.
The E:LOCAL TIME variable should in theory make the animation happen at the specific time period indicated only.

Best wishes,

Anna

 

[Socorrista22198]

Hi!

Sorry for the late I've been out of home some days.

I've tried it, the result it's the same. It full opens and full closes every frame randomly. Maybe is the comand "rand" that is built to be executed every frame, because if I write

<Component ID="main_door" Node="main_door">
    <UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_GT_Visibility_Code">
        <VISIBILITY_CODE>
            rand 0.5 >
        </VISIBILITY_CODE>           
    </UseTemplate>
</Component>

It also flickers every frame, and this time is not an animation...

Maybe the <animation> method is not the better in terms of performance, at a busy airport would be overkill for an AI object. Would it be better to use the <visibility> method for open/close the door? I that case, is it possible show a node in a specific position like for example the door opened?

 

[Socorrista22198]

This code always returns 0 or 1 depending the aircraft position, so if the aircraft is spawned some meters away, in theory, result should be different for each plane but...

<Component ID="main_door" Node="main_door">
    <UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_GT_Visibility_Code">
        <VISIBILITY_CODE>
            (A:PLANE LONGITUDE, Radians) (A:PLANE LATITUDE, Radians) % 4 symb 4 >
        </VISIBILITY_CODE>         
    </UseTemplate>
</Component>

The result, 0 or 1, is always the same for every aircraft spawned. Each AI aircraft spawned uses the result from the first spawned aircraft, why? I thought each object of the same model, would read the code individually.

Thanks in advance

 

[DragonflightDesign]

You need to set a check flag to prevent multiple runs through the code. I don't do MSFS XML, so what follows is just the pseudo-code framework:

if (myCheckFlag = 0)
{
  myCheckFlag = 1;
  get the random number for open or close
  set the animation as required
}

My guess is that the code will be inside the <ANIM_CODE> tags.

 

[Socorrista22198]

Good idea! I suspect it will always start at the beginning inicializating myCheckFlag every frame, but definitely I'll try it (when I learn the correct sintax how to write it in RPN ) Thank you!

 

[KAI31]

Good idea! I suspect it will always start at the beginning inicializating myCheckFlag every frame, but definitely I'll try it (when I learn the correct sintax how to write it in RPN ) Thank you!

It may be easier to write a WASM module for the necessary behavior calculations and animation of traffic details, it would be much easier to work with timing, random variables and duplicated objects there, after all, C ++ is a more flexible tool than xml.

 

[Socorrista22198]

It may be easier to write a WASM module for the necessary behavior calculations and animation of traffic details, it would be much easier to work with timing, random variables and duplicated objects there, after all, C ++ is a more flexible tool than xml.

Would be nice to know how to do that hehe

You need to set a check flag to prevent multiple runs through the code. I don't do MSFS XML, so what follows is just the pseudo-code framework:

if (myCheckFlag = 0)
{
  myCheckFlag = 1;
  get the random number for open or close
  set the animation as required
}

My guess is that the code will be inside the <ANIM_CODE> tags.

Seems it works! My problem is I think I'm not writing it properly:

<Code>
    (L:myCheckFlag, Bool) 0 == if{ (L:myCheckFlag, Bool) 1 rand 0.5 > }
</Code>

Looks like myCheckFlag is always 0 and "random" is running every frame

But if I write manually the value 1 for myCheckFlag, it works, the random stops!

 

[Socorrista22198]

Well finally a good solution. Don't tell me why but using the units "degree latitude" and "degree longitude" instead of radians, every spawned AI object, yes reads the code individually

(A:PLANE LATITUDE, degree latitude) (A:PLANE LONGITUDE, degree longitude) % 5 symb 4 >

This returns 0 o or 1 depending the spawned AI plane position, so the door will be open or closed every stationary plane individually

Thanks all for the help.

 

[Socorrista22198]

Now the last step, to write the code only once and call it by a variable. How to asign a value to a variable?

I thought this would work:

    <UseTemplate Name="xxx" Node="xxx">.....<ANIM_CODE>(L:myVariable, number) (A:PLANE LATITUDE, degree latitude) (A:PLANE LONGITUDE, degree longitude) % 5 symb 4 ></ANIM_CODE></UseTemplate>
    <UseTemplate Name="yyy" Node="yyy">.....<ANIM_CODE>(L:myVariable)</ANIM_CODE></UseTemplate>
    <UseTemplate Name="zzz" Node="zzz">.....<ANIM_CODE>(L:myVariable)</ANIM_CODE></UseTemplate>
    <UseTemplate Name="uuu" Node="uuu">.....<ANIM_CODE>(L:myVariable)</ANIM_CODE></UseTemplate>

Simplifying, for example, to inicialize myVariable to 1, Is this correct?

(L:myVariable,number) 1

So... Why I don't see 1 at all other <anim_code> tags?

<Component ID="Doors">
    <UseTemplate Name="xxx" Node="xxx">.....<ANIM_CODE>(L:myVariable, number) 1</ANIM_CODE></UseTemplate>
    <UseTemplate Name="yyy" Node="yyy">.....<ANIM_CODE>(L:myVariable)</ANIM_CODE></UseTemplate>
    <UseTemplate Name="zzz" Node="zzz">.....<ANIM_CODE>(L:myVariable)</ANIM_CODE></UseTemplate>
    <UseTemplate Name="uuu" Node="uuu">.....<ANIM_CODE>(L:myVariable)</ANIM_CODE></UseTemplate>
</Component>

 

[Socorrista22198]

Simplifying, for example, to inicialize myVariable to 1, Is this correct?

No, the correct way is:

1 (>L:myVariable)