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Setting unit proficiency help
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2025 8:12 pm
by Knightpawn
Apologies if there is an obvious answer to this question:
How can I adjust the unit proficiency to multiple units sitting on a base? If I select them all from the "Aircraft Ops" menu, doing Unit Orders - Senario Editor - Set unit proficiency does not have any effect. And from the OOB window I cannot select more than one unit each time. Do I have to do it one by one? Is there a more quick way?
Re: Setting unit proficiency help
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2025 6:44 pm
by Dimitris
Scripting?
Re: Setting unit proficiency help
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2025 7:30 am
by Knightpawn
Dimitris wrote: Thu Oct 30, 2025 6:44 pm
Scripting?
There are some gen-x guys like us that are 100% coding-illiterate and we are looking to find a select-all , open drop down menu and select a parameter. Show some mercy
Re: Setting unit proficiency help
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2025 1:50 pm
by Kushan04
Do you want to set all units on a side to the same proficiency? You can do that via the Side menu.
If you want to randomize proficiency for all units on a side, you can use these functions.
Code: Select all
function RandomizeUnitProficiency(unitGUID, chanceNovice, chanceCadet, chanceRegular, chanceVeteran, chanceAce)
local chance = math.random(1,100)
local proficiency
if chance <= chanceNovice then
proficiency = 0 -- Novice
elseif chance <= chanceCadet then
proficiency = 1 -- Cadet
elseif chance <= chanceRegular then
proficiency = 2 -- Regular
elseif chance <= chanceVeteran then
proficiency = 3 -- Veteran
else
proficiency = 4 -- Ace
end
ScenEdit_SetUnit({guid=unitGUID, proficiency=proficiency})
end
function RandomizeUnitProficiency_BySide(side, chanceNovice, chanceCadet, chanceRegular, chanceVeteran, chanceAce)
local sideUnits = VP_GetSide({side=side}).units
for k,v in ipairs(sideUnits) do
local unit = ScenEdit_GetUnit({guid=v.guid})
if unit and unit.type ~= 'Group' then
RandomizeUnitProficiency(unit.guid, chanceNovice, chanceCadet, chanceRegular, chanceVeteran, chanceAce)
end
end
end
RandomizeUnitProficiency_BySide('Blue', 20, 50, 80, 90, 100)
1) Run both of the function RandomizeUnitProficiency functions in the Lua console or when the scenario is loaded.
2) Run this but with your side name and whatever chance values you want. "RandomizeUnitProficiency_BySide('Blue', 20, 50, 80, 90, 100)". In this example there's a 20% chance units will be Novice, 30% chance they'll be set to Cadet, 30% Regular, 10% for Veteran and Ace.
Re: Setting unit proficiency help
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2025 2:10 pm
by Mark352
This script worked for a group of 12 aircraft. In the example code groups of four are each set to a different proficiency. I"m not much of coder so I use AI, primarily CoPilot, to help. The AI doesn't always get it right but, along with Command Lua Docs it helps me to learn what can be done with Lua in CMO. I couldn't resist looking into this because I haven't played with unit proficiency much. Learn something new in CMO everyday.
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local sideName = "Blue"
-- Define proficiency tiers
local function setProficiency(unitName, proficiency)
local unit = ScenEdit_GetUnit({name = unitName, side = sideName})
if unit then
ScenEdit_SetUnit({guid = unit.guid, proficiency = proficiency})
print("Set " .. unitName .. " to " .. proficiency)
else
print("Unit not found: " .. unitName)
end
end
-- Hawk #1 to #4 → Regular
for i = 1, 4 do
setProficiency("Hawk #" .. i, "Regular")
end
-- Hawk #5 to #8 → Veteran
for i = 5, 8 do
setProficiency("Hawk #" .. i, "Veteran")
end
-- Hawk #9 to #12 → Ace
for i = 9, 12 do
setProficiency("Hawk #" .. i, "Ace")
end
Re: Setting unit proficiency help
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2025 3:01 pm
by TyphoonFr
For a base, I was perfectly happy with just that until now, but I see there are some cool features.
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local ab = ScenEdit_GetUnit({name='BAN de Landivisiau', guid='J7POY9-0HMUDSQ3UL3TH'})
for i=1, #(ab.hostedUnits['Aircraft']), 1 do
local hu = ScenEdit_GetUnit({name=ab.hostedUnits['Aircraft'][i]})
su = ScenEdit_SetUnit({name=hu.guid, proficiency = math.random(0,4) })
end
Re: Setting unit proficiency help
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2025 7:06 pm
by Knightpawn
Thank you all