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Is it possible to change a base with lua?

No Joy with ScenEdit_UpdateUnit({name='USS Illinois (SSN-786)', guid='b2a4bed1-5d69-4f8f-a759-f9b4a4832646',base='NewBase'})

From memory, the new base needs to be a 'unit' object
Firstly, you are using wrong command. UpdateUnit() is used to update the components (weapon/sensors) of the 'unit'.

local unit = ScenEdit_GetUnit({name='USS Illinois (SSN-786)', guid='b2a4bed1-5d69-4f8f-a759-f9b4a4832646'})
local newbase = ScenEdit_GetUnit({name='NewBase'})
unit.base = newbase

I shall give that a try

Thank you

No luck there either even ScenEdit_SetUnit does not seem to support base wow

Try ScenEdit_HostUnitToParent. Here are the results from a test I did. Probably doesn't do what you want, to change base while deployed and not 'teleport' to the new base. Maybe there should be a bool flag on this SE function, to physically move it or not.

>> my_unit = ScenEdit_GetUnit({name='Green Pawn #1', guid='49bb27a4-7107-4a95-9402-8d5f05d432f7'})
print(my_unit)
ScenEdit_HostUnitToParent({HostedUnitNameOrID='Green Pawn #1',SelectedHostNameOrID='CVN 77 George Bush [Nimitz Class]'})
print(my_unit)


unit {
type = 'Aircraft',
subtype = '8201',
name = 'Green Pawn #1',
side = 'US Navy',
guid = '49bb27a4-7107-4a95-9402-8d5f05d432f7',
proficiency = 'Regular',
latitude = '26.1435543761475',
longitude = '-80.0242708081714',
altitude = '0',
speed = '46.66667',
throttle = 'Loiter',
autodetectable = 'False',
base = 'LCS 17 Indianapolis [Freedom LCS]',
mounts = '0',
magazines = '0',
unitstate = 'Unassigned',
fuelstate = 'None',
weaponstate = 'None',
}
unit {
type = 'Aircraft',
subtype = '8201',
name = 'Green Pawn #1',
side = 'US Navy',
guid = '49bb27a4-7107-4a95-9402-8d5f05d432f7',
proficiency = 'Regular',
latitude = '26.2126470332819',
longitude = '-79.8800780252283',
altitude = '0',
speed = '46.66667',
throttle = 'Loiter',
autodetectable = 'False',
base = 'CVN 77 George Bush [Nimitz Class]',
mounts = '0',
magazines = '0',
unitstate = 'Unassigned',
fuelstate = 'None',
weaponstate = 'None',
}

Results from the UI, the aircraft was 'teleported' from the LCS to the CV, which is not very applicable during a scenario execution

ORIGINAL: AlphaSierra

No luck there either even ScenEdit_SetUnit does not seem to support base wow

Sorry my mistake.[:o]
Being able to set it direct has been made for the future so you don't need to use the 'HostToParent'

Any idea when there will be some additional LUA from the beta doc page will be added to the general release? I just learned of the beta page, and am looking forward to the things I'm seeing there.

As things are released, I'll move them to normal page.

This is the direction I was heading

I am doing some testing with this to see if I can get my bombers to drop and then change their base

Thanks Man!

good to know! Thank you

playing with the host to parent is a no brainer for moving your assets around a base