How to add spawnable crates in CTLD script

I am new to this but I know that another server using CTLD has the Volcan M163 and M6 Linebacker as a spawnable crate. I have followed the code string examples in the .lua for CTLD and gave it a unique weight and tried several different names for the Volcan AAA and when the crate spawns it says it s a Vulcan AAA but then unpacking it becomes a tank. Not sure where I am going wrong.

{ weight = 395, desc = "Vulcan - AA", unit = "Vulcan M163", side = 2, cratesRequired = 1 },

also tried just placing the string under the ground forces section as:

{ weight = 395, desc = "Vulcan - AA", unit = "Vulcan M163", side = 2 },

same issue for M6 Linebacker

Came across this post:

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=174971

For the Vulcan it says "Vulcan" and for the M6 it says "M6 Linebacker". Not sure if it's the words in quotes that it needs or the preceding word. In the Linebacker case, you could try M6_Linebacker.

Let us know of that works.

-Wraith

EDIT: Appears to be the names in quotes you would need to use.

Came across this post:

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=174971

 

For the Vulcan it says "Vulcan" and for the M6 it says "M6 Linebacker". Not sure if it's the words in quotes that it needs or the preceding word. In the Linebacker case, you could try M6_Linebacker.

 

Let us know of that works.

 

-Wraith

 

EDIT: Appears to be the names in quotes you would need to use.

Thanks for the help. What actually ended up working was setting it to M163 Vulcan with a weight of 600. Now they both work!

Thanks for the help. What actually ended up working was setting it to M163 Vulcan with a weight of 600. Now they both work!

What worked for the M6? I'm trying to figure out where these are being derived from.

Look in your DCS installation ../Scripts/Database

In case of the Linebacker, look in the ../vehicles/SAM folder.

Open the M6 Linebacker.lua and find:

GT.Name = "M6 Linebacker";

Its the GT.Name entry you want to enter in CTLD the 'unit =' entry for all the units you want to add in CTLD. 'desc =' in CTLD is the name you see in the CTLD menu.

Some AA examples:

{ weight = 399, desc = "SA-19 Tunguska 2S6", unit = "2S6 Tunguska", side = 1, cratesRequired = 2 },
{ weight = 400, desc = "Strela 10M3", unit = "Strela-10M3", side = 1, cratesRequired = 1 },
{ weight = 401, desc = "SA-9 Strela-1", unit = "Strela-1 9P31", side = 1, cratesRequired = 1 },
{ weight = 402, desc = "M6 Linebacker", unit = "M6 Linebacker", side = 2, cratesRequired = 1 },
{ weight = 403, desc = "SA-8 OSA 9A33", unit = "Osa 9A33 ln", side = 1, cratesRequired = 2 },
{ weight = 404, desc = "Roland ADS", unit = "Roland ADS", side = 2, cratesRequired = 2 },
{ weight = 405, desc = "ZSU-23-4 Shilka", unit = "ZSU-23-4 Shilka", side = 1, cratesRequired = 1 },
{ weight = 406, desc = "M163 Vulcan", unit = "Vulcan", side = 2, cratesRequired = 1 },

Weight I think is just an ID, has to be unique for the given entry.

Look in your DCS installation ../Scripts/Database

 

In case of the Linebacker, look in the ../vehicles/SAM folder.

Open the M6 Linebacker.lua and find:

 

GT.Name = "M6 Linebacker";

 

Its the GT.Name entry you want to enter in CTLD the 'unit =' entry for all the units you want to add in CTLD. 'desc =' in CTLD is the name you see in the CTLD menu.

 

Some AA examples:

{ weight = 399, desc = "SA-19 Tunguska 2S6", unit = "2S6 Tunguska", side = 1, cratesRequired = 2 },
{ weight = 400, desc = "Strela 10M3", unit = "Strela-10M3", side = 1, cratesRequired = 1 },
{ weight = 401, desc = "SA-9 Strela-1", unit = "Strela-1 9P31", side = 1, cratesRequired = 1 },
{ weight = 402, desc = "M6 Linebacker", unit = "M6 Linebacker", side = 2, cratesRequired = 1 },
{ weight = 403, desc = "SA-8 OSA 9A33", unit = "Osa 9A33 ln", side = 1, cratesRequired = 2 },
{ weight = 404, desc = "Roland ADS", unit = "Roland ADS", side = 2, cratesRequired = 2 },
{ weight = 405, desc = "ZSU-23-4 Shilka", unit = "ZSU-23-4 Shilka", side = 1, cratesRequired = 1 },
{ weight = 406, desc = "M163 Vulcan", unit = "Vulcan", side = 2, cratesRequired = 1 },

 

Weight I think is just an ID, has to be unique for the given entry.

This is where I am confused. You are correct about the "M6 Linebacker", but for the Vulcan, it is this:

GT.Name = "Vulcan";
GT.Aliases = {"M163 Vulcan"}
GT.DisplayName = _("AAA Vulcan M163");

OP said "M163 Vulcan" worked for him. So you can use GT.Name or GT.Aliases?

I dont know. I just know GT.Name works for me.

This is where I am confused. You are correct about the "M6 Linebacker", but for the Vulcan, it is this:

 

GT.Name = "Vulcan";
GT.Aliases = {"M163 Vulcan"}
GT.DisplayName = _("AAA Vulcan M163");

 

OP said "M163 Vulcan" worked for him. So you can use GT.Name or GT.Aliases?

I will upload my lua code for it when I get back home today.

This is where I am confused. You are correct about the "M6 Linebacker", but for the Vulcan, it is this:

 

GT.Name = "Vulcan";
GT.Aliases = {"M163 Vulcan"}
GT.DisplayName = _("AAA Vulcan M163");

 

OP said "M163 Vulcan" worked for him. So you can use GT.Name or GT.Aliases?

Here is the entire crate code string I am using for the ground forces section

ctld.spawnableCrates = {
   -- name of the sub menu on F10 for spawning crates
   ["Ground Forces"] = {
       --crates you can spawn
       -- weight in KG
       -- Desc is the description on the F10 MENU
       -- unit is the model name of the unit to spawn
       -- cratesRequired - if set requires that many crates of the same type within 100m of each other in order build the unit
       -- side is optional but 2 is BLUE and 1 is RED
       -- dont use that option with the HAWK Crates
       { weight = 500, desc = "HMMWV - TOW", unit = "M1045 HMMWV TOW", side = 2 },
       { weight = 505, desc = "HMMWV - MG", unit = "M1043 HMMWV Armament", side = 2 },

       { weight = 510, desc = "BTR-D", unit = "BTR_D", side = 1 },
       { weight = 495, desc = "BRDM-2", unit = "BRDM-2", side = 2 },
{ weight = 515, desc = "MBT M1A2 Abrams", unit = "MBT M1A2 Abrams", side = 2 },
{ weight = 517, desc = "Linebacker", unit = "M6 Linebacker", side = 2 },
	
			
       { weight = 520, desc = "HMMWV - JTAC", unit = "Hummer", side = 2, }, -- used as jtac and unarmed, not on the crate list if JTAC is disabled
       { weight = 525, desc = "SKP-11 - JTAC", unit = "SKP-11", side = 1, }, -- used as jtac and unarmed, not on the crate list if JTAC is disabled

      

       { weight = 250, desc = "SPH 2S19 Msta", unit = "SAU Msta", side = 1, cratesRequired = 3 },
       { weight = 255, desc = "M-109", unit = "M-109", side = 2, cratesRequired = 3 },

       { weight = 252, desc = "Ural-375 Ammo Truck", unit = "Ural-375", side = 1, cratesRequired = 2 },
       { weight = 253, desc = "M-818 Ammo Truck", unit = "M 818", side = 2, cratesRequired = 2 },

       { weight = 800, desc = "FOB Crate - Small", unit = "FOB-SMALL" }, -- Builds a FOB! - requires 3 * ctld.cratesRequiredForFOB

This is for the Vulcan under the AA Crates section:

{ weight = 600, desc = "Vulcan", unit = "M163 Vulcan", side = 2 },

Thanks all.