How to Use the Event Group Calculator

1. Step 1: In DayZ Editor, place a building with an orientation (rpy) set to zero. Add any objects you want within the building.
2. Step 2: Export both the building and the objects to a '.c' file.
3. Step 3: Copy the spawned objects section from the '.c' file and paste it into the text area to create a template entry. This will be added to cfgeventgroups.xml to randomly spawn objects across the map.
4. Step 4: Use the copied spawn objects to create an Object Spawner JSON. This JSON will place those objects in all the same buildings on the map. It works with the MapGroupPos to EventSpawn tool to provide map coordinates.
5. Step 5: This tool calculates the relative positions of 'children' objects (like dynamic event objects) based on the 'parent' object's map coordinates. The first line is the 'parent' (main building/structure) which has corresponding entries in mapgrouppos.xml.

Example Code

In this example below The heli crash will be placed on the top of the cement works building, with supply crates placed around it.

	
	
SpawnObject("Land_CementWorks_Hall2_Grey", "12171.599609 145.300003 12642.599609", "0.000000 0.000000 0.000000", 0.999999);
SpawnObject("Wreck_UH1Y", "12176.432617 152.487839 12632.638672", "0.000000 -0.000000 -0.000000", 1);
SpawnObject("StaticObj_Misc_SupplyBox1_DE", "12172.753906 140.887222 12628.420898", "0.000000 -0.000000 -0.000000", 1);
SpawnObject("StaticObj_Misc_SupplyBox2_DE", "12178.958008 140.899094 12646.144531", "0.000000 -0.000000 -0.000000", 1);
	
						  

In this example below each of these spawnobject code's will place an NPC inside or next to every small boat on the map, with supply boxes and a heli crash under them to create a smoke effect.

	
	
SpawnObject("Land_Boat_Small1", "12158.783203 140.404358 12639.071289", "0.000000 -0.000000 -0.000000", 1);
SpawnObject("Wreck_UH1Y", "12158.826172 135.936111 12642.305664", "0.000000 -0.000000 -0.000000", 1);
SpawnObject("StaticObj_Misc_SupplyBox1_DE", "12159.007813 140.619232 12640.780273", "0.000000 -0.000000 -0.000000", 1);
SpawnObject("SurvivorM_Niki", "12160.209961 140.500000 12640.852539", "0.000000 -0.000000 -0.000000", 1);



SpawnObject("Land_Boat_Small2", "12167.165039 140.245499 12639.802734", "0.000000 -0.000000 -0.000000", 1);
SpawnObject("Wreck_UH1Y", "12167.333008 137.766037 12643.577148", "0.000000 -0.000000 -0.000000", 1);
SpawnObject("StaticObj_Misc_SupplyBox2_DE", "12166.857422 140.834366 12641.473633", "0.000000 -0.000000 -0.000000", 1);
SpawnObject("SurvivorM_Taiki", "12166.908203 140.559265 12639.896484", "158.194016 0.000000 -0.000000", 1);


SpawnObject("Land_Boat_Small3", "12163.363281 140.258606 12637.681641", "0.000000 -0.000000 -0.000000", 1);
SpawnObject("Wreck_UH1Y", "12163.730469 135.936111 12638.733398", "0.000000 -0.000000 -0.000000", 1);
SpawnObject("StaticObj_Misc_SupplyBox3_DE", "12163.443359 140.796768 12639.136719", "0.000000 -0.000000 -0.000000", 1);
SpawnObject("SurvivorF_Naomi", "12163.555664 140.543716 12637.841797", "162.527054 0.000000 -0.000000", 1);