#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 783

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 1:40 AM

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No

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 1:40 AM

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nah its on the server

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 1:40 AM

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Just use initPlayerLocal

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 1:41 AM

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ok...

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so this should work in initPlayerLocal:

[] spawn {
    PP_wetD = ppEffectCreate ["WetDistortion", 300];
    PP_wetD ppEffectAdjust [3, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.05, 0.01, 0.05, 0.01, 0.1, 0.1, 0.2, 0.2];
    PP_wetD ppEffectCommit 0;
    PP_film = ppEffectCreate ["FilmGrain", 2000];
    PP_film ppEffectAdjust [0.5, 1, 1.5, 0.5, 0.5, true];
    PP_film ppEffectCommit 0;
    while { true } do {
        sleep 1;
        [] spawn {
            if !(player inArea "Zone") then {
                "Zone"= if (typeOf vehicle player in ["B_MRAP_01_F", "O_MRAP_02_F", "I_MRAP_03_F", "C_Plane_Civil_01_F", "C_Plane_Civil_01_racing_F"]) then {
                    3 / (getMarkerSize "Zone" select 0)
                } else {
                    5 / (getMarkerSize "Zone" select 0)
                };
                PP_wetD ppEffectEnable true;
                PP_film ppEffectEnable true;
                sleep 1;
                if !(player inArea "Zone") then {
                    player setDamage (damage player + _zoneDamage);
                };
            } else {
                PP_wetD ppEffectEnable false;
                PP_film ppEffectEnable false;
            };
        };
    };
};
```?

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 1:45 AM

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why do you have a nested spawn?

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why not just run the code in the while loop instead of adding it to the scheduler every second?

modern agate Jul 21, 2022, 1:53 AM

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got a CAS strike set to a trigger, however it always makes a radio call when triggered, anyway to avoid this?

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:05 AM

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hey there, I am working on a TvT mission and they got their own mission framework. All of the things that require some timing, let's say a timeout of 150 seconds, they use a fucntion called KK_fnc_setTimeout (from http://killzonekid.com/arma-scripting-tutorials-triggers-v2/)

KK_fnc_setTimeout = {
    private "_tr";
    _tr = createTrigger [
        "EmptyDetector",
           [0,0,0]
       ];
       _tr setTriggerTimeout [
        _this select 2,
           _this select 2,
           _this select 2,
           false
       ];
       _tr setTriggerStatements [
        "true",
           format [
            "deleteVehicle thisTrigger; %2 call %1", 
               _this select 0,
               _this select 1
           ],
           ""
       ];
       _tr
};

And now I need a "timeout" of 5400 seconds. Is there any benefit to using the trigger way over simple

[] spawn {
  sleep 5400;
  // My code
};

will be run only on the server

KK's blog

Killzone_Kid

ArmA Scripting Tutorials: Triggers V2

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(it does not need to be super precise, +- few seconds don't hurt me)

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 2:15 AM

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private _supplyDropPos = [[[_zonePos2, 1500]], ["water"], {_this distance2D _zonePos1 < 1400}] call BIS_fnc_randomPos;

private _items = [
    "V_PlateCarrierSpec_blk", 2,
    "H_HelmetSpecO_blk", 2,
    "U_O_R_Gorka_01_F", 2,
    "FirstAidKit", 1,
    "Laserdesignator", 1,
    "HandGrenade", 1,
    "SatchelCharge_Remote_Mag", 1,
    "DemoCharge_Remote_Mag", 1
];

[_supplyDropPos, _items] spawn {
    params ["_supplyDropPos", "_items"];
    sleep selectRandom [860, 920, 980];
    private _crate = "B_supplyCrate_F" createVehicle _supplyDropPos;
    for "_i" from 1 to 2 + (round random 1) do {
        _item = selectRandomWeighted _items;
        _items = _items - [_item]; // <--------------------------------------- ERROR HERE
        _itemCount = if (_item == "FirstAidKit") then {
            2
        } else {
            1
        };
        _crate addItemCargoGlobal [_item, _itemCount];
    };
};

Does anyone know why I might be getting Error: undefined variable in expression: _item on the marked line?

pulsar bluff Jul 21, 2022, 2:18 AM

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you need to declare _item as a variable

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[_supplyDropPos, _items] spawn {
    params ["_supplyDropPos", "_items"];
    sleep selectRandom [860, 920, 980];
    private _crate = "B_supplyCrate_F" createVehicle _supplyDropPos;
    private _item = '';
    for "_i" from 1 to 2 + (round random 1) do {
        _item = selectRandomWeighted _items;
        _items = _items - [_item]; // <--------------------------------------- ERROR HERE
        _itemCount = if (_item == "FirstAidKit") then {
            2
        } else {
            1
        };
        _crate addItemCargoGlobal [_item, _itemCount];
    };
};```

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 2:25 AM

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leaden ibex hey there, I am working on a TvT mission and they got their own mission framewor...

Personally I would use a method with the time command since it's low-cost to check

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ie get mission time and add your duration to it and then check for that time being exceeded

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:26 AM

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Well, the think is that I need the timeout from a specified time, but I guess I could just add it to the 5400

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Still, I would need a

private _myTime = time + 5400;
waitUntil {sleep 10; time > _myTime};
// My code

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I don't know how the sleep work under the hood, but I would suspect it does not check it all the time if the timeout is that big

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but yeah, engine older than I am so HAha

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and shit, it's gonna be sleeping anyway most of the time, just calling it randomly, so I don't really see the difference here

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 2:28 AM

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you could minimize the margin of error there though, since your scheduled code can be suspended by the scheduler

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I'm not sure what the margin of error is with a long sleep but I understand it as a minimum and the engine takes liberties with how long exactly it is suspended

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someone else could definitely explain it better but my understanding is the more scripts you have running the more your scripts have to compete for each frame

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:31 AM

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well, if I let it sleep for 5400, it would not sleep for 8000 right?

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like, I don't care about few seconds here and there, won't change a thing, either the mission end or not, but ten minutes is a long time

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 2:33 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Scheduler

Scheduler

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it depends, but it likely doesn't make a difference if the mission is built efficiently

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 2:35 AM

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IIRC someone who knows stuff stated that long sleeps have higher scheduler priority, which would suggest that they're accurate.

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:35 AM

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well, I feel like calling sleep 10 540x in a waitUnitl is worse than calling one sleep 5400

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 2:36 AM

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epic

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:36 AM

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but wonderful, thanks for the info

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 2:36 AM

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leaden ibex well, I feel like calling `sleep 10` 540x in a waitUnitl is worse than calling o...

no because you have mission time as a reference

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:36 AM

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I was just worried so my sleep does not go over 5500

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 2:36 AM

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in terms of precision, not so much performance cost

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 2:37 AM

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can anyone help me with this

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bis_fnc_garage_center = nil;
bis_fnc_arsenal_center = nil;
["Open", true] call BIS_fnc_garage;

if (missionNamespace getVariable ["my_garageEH", -1] != -1) exitWith {};

my_garageEH = [missionNamespace, "garageClosed", {
player hideObject false;
isNil {
_newObj = createVehicle [typeOf BIS_fnc_garage_center, [0,0,0]];
deleteVehicle BIS_fnc_garage_center;
BIS_fnc_garage_center = _newObj;
BIS_fnc_garage_center setVehiclePosition [player modelToWorld [0, sizeOf typeOf BIS_fnc_garage_center, 0], [], 0, "NONE"];
BIS_fnc_garage_center allowDamage true;
};
}] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler;

[missionNamespace, "garageOpended", {
player hideObject true;
}] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler

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i want to make it so it lets you be able to use skins

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:37 AM

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open fractal no because you have mission time as a reference

well, if use the function I wrote higher, it would call it 540x

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 2:37 AM

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with vehicles

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 2:37 AM

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leaden ibex well, if use the function I wrote higher, it would call it 540x

540 times?

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 2:38 AM

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tough abyss bis_fnc_garage_center = nil; bis_fnc_arsenal_center = nil; ["Open", true] call...

!code

wicked roostBOT Jul 21, 2022, 2:38 AM

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How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

```sqf
// your code here
hint "good!";
```
↓

// your code here
hint "good!";

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:38 AM

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open fractal 540 times?

how would you write the timeout? I used waitUntil

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 2:38 AM

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like I said, the time command is low performance impact

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:38 AM

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if there's something else I don't know about, show me
I really am just a noob with SQF

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 2:38 AM

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so 540 times in total is nbd

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I've run much worse on every frame

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:39 AM

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yeah, but you're missing my point
why would I bother, if simple sleep achieves the same thing

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 2:39 AM

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because sleep is imprecise because of how the schedule works

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:40 AM

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is it imprecise in the matter of tens of seconds?

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 2:40 AM

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but John believes it to be good enough and I'd trust him

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:40 AM

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How would you write it using time please?

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if I am missing something

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 2:40 AM

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maybe! It depends on how many scripts you have running and exactly how the scheduler handles long sleeps

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:40 AM

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not that much, 70+ server fps... so, should be good

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 2:41 AM

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leaden ibex Still, I would need a ```sqf private _myTime = time + 5400; waitUntil {sleep 10;...

Like this

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 2:42 AM

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open fractal !code

i cant send it

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after i do the sqf

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 2:43 AM

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tough abyss i cant send it

Just edit your message

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 2:43 AM

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bis_fnc_garage_center = nil; 
bis_fnc_arsenal_center = nil; 
["Open", true] call BIS_fnc_garage; 
 
if (missionNamespace getVariable ["my_garageEH", -1] != -1) exitWith {}; 
 
my_garageEH = [missionNamespace, "garageClosed", { 
  player hideObject false; 
  isNil { 
  _newObj = createVehicle [typeOf BIS_fnc_garage_center, [0,0,0]]; 
  deleteVehicle BIS_fnc_garage_center; 
  BIS_fnc_garage_center = _newObj; 
  BIS_fnc_garage_center setVehiclePosition [player modelToWorld [0, sizeOf typeOf BIS_fnc_garage_center, 0], [], 0, "NONE"]; 
  BIS_fnc_garage_center allowDamage true; 
  }; 
}] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler; 
 
[missionNamespace, "garageOpended", { 
  player hideObject true; 
}] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler```sqf

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 2:43 AM

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My evidence is largely hearsay but it makes sense :P

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:43 AM

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Alright, I was wondering if we were both talking about something else.

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 2:44 AM

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didnt work

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:44 AM

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As, yes. Calling time every ten seconds will make no difference at all. But I still feel like it's a useless step, if simple sleep will get the job done.

Back to my original question, any idea why is KK using triggers? Just to be able to get the remaining time?

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 2:44 AM

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You can test it anyway. Spam a lot of short sleeps to the point that it's struggling to run scripts and then time some longer sleeps.

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:44 AM

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tough abyss didnt work

you need to end it with ``` too

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 2:44 AM

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sleep is not telling the game to wait precisely that amount of time and then execute, it's telling the game to hold off for at least that amount of time and then run the next line at the next available frame

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:45 AM

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granite sky You can test it anyway. Spam a lot of short sleeps to the point that it's strugg...

The mission is played today, it's 4:45 and I am about to go to bed. Way too much hassle to test it now dogeKek

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 2:45 AM

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so if you have performance-heavy loops running concurrently your script will have to queue up

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:45 AM

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still, I am not looking at tens of seconds of longer sleep time

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 2:45 AM

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 bis_fnc_garage_center = nil; 
bis_fnc_arsenal_center = nil; 
["Open", true] call BIS_fnc_garage; 
 
if (missionNamespace getVariable ["my_garageEH", -1] != -1) exitWith {}; 
 
my_garageEH = [missionNamespace, "garageClosed", { 
  player hideObject false; 
  isNil { 
  _newObj = createVehicle [typeOf BIS_fnc_garage_center, [0,0,0]]; 
  deleteVehicle BIS_fnc_garage_center; 
  BIS_fnc_garage_center = _newObj; 
  BIS_fnc_garage_center setVehiclePosition [player modelToWorld [0, sizeOf typeOf BIS_fnc_garage_center, 0], [], 0, "NONE"]; 
  BIS_fnc_garage_center allowDamage true; 
  }; 
}] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler; 
 
[missionNamespace, "garageOpended", { 
  player hideObject true; 
}] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler ```sqf

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 2:45 AM

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But if what I heard is correct, the longer sleeps get priority so they should be pretty accurate.

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 2:46 AM

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can someone help me with this command

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:46 AM

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wheres with waitUntil I am looking at 5 at average + what the scheduler adds, same as with one sleep

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 2:46 AM

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i just want it to be able to spawn vehicles with the skins

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 2:46 AM

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Even if the scheduler was just picking scripts round-robin it'd have to be pretty bad before the delay was a second off.

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:47 AM

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granite sky But if what I heard is correct, the longer sleeps get priority so they should be...

Accurate, I don't care about seconds, minutes is what bothers me dogeKek so I should be alright either way

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 2:47 AM

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yes either way works

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I just don't want to tell you it's the most precise way

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but for your purpose I'd trust John that it's a-okay

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:49 AM

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alright, wonderful

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Now, any idea why KK is using triggers? rtzW

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 2:49 AM

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nope

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you can tag him when he's online

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:50 AM

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he's.... here? pauseChamp

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what's his @?

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 2:50 AM

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killzone_kid

leaden ibex Jul 21, 2022, 2:51 AM

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peepoLove thank you, will ask him directly once I see him online then

meager granite Jul 21, 2022, 4:52 AM

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leaden ibex hey there, I am working on a TvT mission and they got their own mission framewor...

My guess would be its more reliable timeout than sleep because it might end up being bit longer due to scheduler

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Triggers are a way to do precise non-scheduled each frame execution, thus I guess they're also good for precise timeouts

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 5:01 AM

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pulsar bluff ```sqf [_supplyDropPos, _items] spawn { params ["_supplyDropPos", "_items"];...

👍

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 5:32 AM

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I'm having some trouble with this script. It is supposed to give people a notification when they kill someone, but nothing is showing up, not even the systemChat message.
onPlayerKilled.sqf:

_this call TRI_fnc_killNotify;

TRI_fnc_killNotify:

params ["_player", "_killer"];

if (_killer in allPlayers) then {
    [format ["%1 was killed by %2!"], name _player, name _killer]] remoteExec ["systemChat"];
    [[
        parseText ("<t font='PuristaBold' size='1.3' color='#ff0000'>Enemy Killed:<br/><t font='PuristaBold' size='1.3' color='ffffff'>" + name _player),
        [1, 0.5, 1, 1],
        nil,
        7,
        0.7,
        0
    ]] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_textTiles", _killer];
} else {
    [format ["%1 was killed!"], name _player]] remoteExec ["systemChat"];
};

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 5:58 AM

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those remoteExec's are redundant

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if you're calling the function on every machine what's the point

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 5:59 AM

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riiiight

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I think I meant to do call

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 5:59 AM

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also have you verified your function is properly defined in cfgfunctions?

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 5:59 AM

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yes

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 6:00 AM

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thonk man ngl to you it'd be a lot better if you remoteExec'd the whole function instead of using remoteExec for every line

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 6:01 AM

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ok

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lemme do that then

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but wait

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I only want the notification to spawn for the killer

warm hedge Jul 21, 2022, 6:03 AM

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remoteExec/remoteExecCall can send a command only for a client, which is the killer this time, I guess

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 6:03 AM

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yeah, i know

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I just dont get why this script isnt working

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no notification, no systemchat message, nothing

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 6:07 AM

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have you verified your event script is in the right place and executing

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weren't you having issues with initplayerlocal earlier?

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also are you familiar with format?

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systemChat format ["%1 was killed by %2!", name _player, name _killer];

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 6:09 AM

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Also keep in mind event scripts are for missions, so this won't work if you're just doing it in a mod

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 6:23 AM

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open fractal weren't you having issues with initplayerlocal earlier?

yeah, I got that fixed

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 6:24 AM

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tough abyss Also keep in mind event scripts are for missions, so this won't work if you're j...

yep, its a mission

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 6:47 AM

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even this wont work:
onPlayerKilled.sqf:

params ["_player", "_killer"];
[format ["%1 was killed by %2!", name _player, name _killer]] remoteExec ["systemChat"];

Why isn't this working?

warm hedge Jul 21, 2022, 6:54 AM

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Executed when player is killed in singleplayer or in multiplayer mission with "NONE" respawn type.
Which respawn type you use?

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 7:06 AM

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Oh

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I don’t have respawn enabled…

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Where does it say that?

warm hedge Jul 21, 2022, 7:08 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Event_Scripts

Event Scripts

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 7:22 AM

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@past wagon wait, are you using the onPlayerKilled.sqs params for onPlayerKilled.sqf?

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look at that page again

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your params dont match

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nevermind actually, shouldnt make a difference _oldUnit and _player are effectively the same

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I assume you've run a systemchat or diag_log at the top of your onPlayerKilled file to verify that it's actually executing?

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 7:36 AM

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Yeah that note about the NONE respawn type is for SQS not SQF

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@past wagon Do you have a cfgRemoteExec anywhere that could be blocking the remote execution?

coarse dragon Jul 21, 2022, 8:18 AM

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Is there a way to stop the AI from going prone?

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 8:21 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setUnitPos

setUnitPos

frigid oracle Jul 21, 2022, 8:30 AM

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Adding a new PBO to a local mod for testing and arma is not loading it. No clue whats up with that, any ideas what is could be?

EX.

Scripts.pbo works
moving it to back up the pbo and replacing it in the local mod with Scripts_Dev.pbo not working.
but renaming Dev to Scripts.pbo it starts working again.

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 8:32 AM

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What did you pack with?

frigid oracle Jul 21, 2022, 8:32 AM

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Pbo viewer

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 8:32 AM

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...

warm hedge Jul 21, 2022, 8:32 AM

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PBO Manager* ?

frigid oracle Jul 21, 2022, 8:32 AM

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Its worked before on new test projects

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 8:32 AM

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Then I'm not surprised

frigid oracle Jul 21, 2022, 8:33 AM

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Well it works fine repacking it with the same name, but if the name is different it just dosent

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 8:33 AM

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I know

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It's because of pbo prefix

warm hedge Jul 21, 2022, 8:33 AM

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PBO Manager does such weird behavior, don't use it to pack

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...Or, yeah what Leo said

frigid oracle Jul 21, 2022, 8:33 AM

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I see, so its just some encoding bug with those tools?

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 8:33 AM

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No

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You need to set the pbo prefix

frigid oracle Jul 21, 2022, 8:34 AM

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Whats a pbo prefix?

warm hedge Jul 21, 2022, 8:34 AM

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pboPrefix, a data for each pbos that tells Arma 3 “where I am”

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 8:35 AM

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frigid oracle Whats a pbo prefix?

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Creating_an_Addon

Arma 3: Creating an Addon

warm hedge Jul 21, 2022, 8:35 AM

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e.g if you set pboPrefix "scripts", it should work regardless the pbo name

frigid oracle Jul 21, 2022, 8:36 AM

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Got it, will need to redo my stuff with this. Thank you for the help

warm hedge Jul 21, 2022, 8:37 AM

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And, if you use the software PBO Manager, don't don't don't and don't, to pack a pbo. Use at least Addon Builder from Arma 3 Tools

frigid oracle Jul 21, 2022, 8:37 AM

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I use that newer PBO Viewer from the A3 forums

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But I assume the root issue is similar?

warm hedge Jul 21, 2022, 8:37 AM

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It's not an issue, feature

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Hmm never heard of PBO Viewer

frigid oracle Jul 21, 2022, 8:38 AM

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warm hedge Hmm never heard of PBO Viewer

https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/233849-pbo-viewer-cross-platform-pbo-tool/

warm hedge Jul 21, 2022, 8:38 AM

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Yeah I mean, just found the post and never heard of it until now

frigid oracle Jul 21, 2022, 8:38 AM

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Gotcha gotcha.

frigid oracle Jul 21, 2022, 11:06 AM

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Built the mod with Addon Builder.
Darn at this point I have no clue, but I don't think the issue is with the mod loading anymore as it shows the changed name on the eden selection. Im trying to use Livonian Lighting on one cup map, but it just wont swap the changes.

I tested it with another mod, yeah it still doesn't work. It's like adding something new is not registered at all. This really sucks.

meager granite Jul 21, 2022, 11:24 AM

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Is there a way to tell if preloading screen is visible?

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The one that triggers onPreloadFinished/onPreloadStarted ?

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A certain display perhaps?

proven charm Jul 21, 2022, 11:40 AM

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meager granite A certain display perhaps?

have you checked https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_IDD_List ?

pulsar bluff Jul 21, 2022, 11:59 AM

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Is there any way to fire a vehicle weapon without an AI in it?

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like, have an empty vehicle shoot

warm hedge Jul 21, 2022, 12:01 PM

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I think a gamelogic can fire something

winter rose Jul 21, 2022, 12:06 PM

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drone AI pilots are invisible too

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it has to be "manned" afaik

pulsar bluff Jul 21, 2022, 12:14 PM

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iirc the drone AI cant be moved into other assets

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"B_uav_AI" or however its called

warm hedge Jul 21, 2022, 12:14 PM

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I believe you can

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 12:16 PM

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pulsar bluff Is there any way to fire a vehicle weapon without an AI in it?

no

pulsar bluff Jul 21, 2022, 12:17 PM

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:\

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 12:18 PM

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if you make it as a simple object you can fake the firing tho meowsweats

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with animation and everything...

hallow mortar Jul 21, 2022, 1:04 PM

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Even if the drone AI can't be used, you could still create a regular AI and hit it with hideObject and disableAI so it's safe to use as a dummy

frigid oracle Jul 21, 2022, 1:27 PM

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little raptor https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Creating_an_Addon

Im sorry to bother, but I cannot figure this out. Even building with Addon Builder, it just doesn't load the pbo, even in a new local mod. The only thing changed is pbo name, and prefix name. Could something in my arma setting be preventing something?

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 1:28 PM

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what does the pbo do?

warm hedge Jul 21, 2022, 1:28 PM

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And are you sure it is not loaded?

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 1:28 PM

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The only thing changed is pbo name, and prefix name.
you're not supposed to change the prefix if a path depends on it

frigid oracle Jul 21, 2022, 1:29 PM

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Polpox, im sure its not loading as the new ace self interactions do not appear. and what I mean changed is addon builder auto gening a new name.
pretty much all im trying to do is have a new pbo called Radiation_DEV.pbo to keep stable and in progress different when passing it to friends for testing. But this simple name change just like doesn't work. Im just lost at this point

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 1:30 PM

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im sure its not loading as the new ace self interactions do not appear.
or maybe your "changes" are incorrect

warm hedge Jul 21, 2022, 1:31 PM

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We actually can't say anything specific unless you show the actual code

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...And this is not really a suited channel for it, #arma3_config instead

frigid oracle Jul 21, 2022, 1:31 PM

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Got it, wasn't sure at first will move.

storm arch Jul 21, 2022, 2:50 PM

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I currently have an array with three things in them. I have an if statement that works for the one item in the array, but errors out for the other two. I only want one of the three in the array to work at once so it works properly. Is there a way to stop the error from appearing on the other two variables in the array?

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 2:51 PM

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idk what you mean

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show us the code

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 2:52 PM

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this addAction ["Sanitater", "loadouts\Sanitater.sqf"];

In this function, how can I add action distance so that its not interactable from 50 meters away?

kindred zephyr Jul 21, 2022, 2:53 PM

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spiral zealot > this addAction ["Sanitater", "loadouts\Sanitater.sqf"]; In this function, how...

the actions are by default not interactable from 50 meters away. What is your desired behaviour against whats happening?

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 2:54 PM

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not interactable from 50 meters away.
they are

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default action distance is 50

radius: Number - (Optional, default 50)

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 2:54 PM

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spiral zealot > this addAction ["Sanitater", "loadouts\Sanitater.sqf"]; In this function, how...

there are examples on the wiki

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 2:55 PM

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little raptor there are examples on the wiki

i have it open, i genuinely dont know what to look at cri

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 2:56 PM

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it literally has comments in front of it

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spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 2:57 PM

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yes i see but i dont know how to incorporate it into my "this addAction ["Sanitater", "loadouts\Sanitater.sqf"];"

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this addAction ["<t color='#f71505'>Gruppe</t>", "loadouts\none.sqf"];
this addAction ["GruppenFuhrer", "loadouts\Squadleadermp40.sqf"];
this addAction ["MG Schutze 1", "loadouts\mg1.sqf"];
this addAction ["MG Schutze 2", "loadouts\mg2.sqf"];
this addAction ["MG Schutze 3", "loadouts\mg3.sqf"];
this addAction ["Rifleman Kit", "loadouts\Rifleman98k.sqf"];
this addAction ["<t color='#f71505'>Zugtrupp</t>", "loadouts\none.sqf"];
this addAction ["Zugfuhrer", "loadouts\Zugfuhrer.sqf"];
this addAction ["Sanitater", "loadouts\Sanitater.sqf"];

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this is my current ini for my box

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i dont know how to put this

this addAction
[
"title", // title
{
params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"]; // script
},
nil, // arguments
1.5, // priority
true, // showWindow
true, // hideOnUse
"", // shortcut
"true", // condition
50, // radius
false, // unconscious
"", // selection
"" // memoryPoint
];
into it.

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 2:58 PM

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spiral zealot i dont know how to put this > this addAction > [ > "title", // title > ...

try it so you can learn

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your computer won't explode blobdoggoshruggoogly

kindred zephyr Jul 21, 2022, 2:58 PM

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little raptor default action distance is 50 > radius: Number - (Optional, default 50)

I know, but then what the purpose of having this just above

If action is added to an object and not to player, the condition will only get evaluated if player is closer than ~50m to the object surface and is looking at the object.

Maybe i misunderstood that warning

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 2:59 PM

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it means it won't necessarily run the condition every frame

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only when looking at the object

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:04 PM

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little raptor try it so you can learn

tried, nothing works

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would you mind giving me a hint?

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do I just have to give a "50," somewhere?

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this addAction 50, ["Sanitater", "loadouts\Sanitater.sqf"];

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like this?

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and ofc replace 50 with my desired number.

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:05 PM

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well you have to add a radius yes, but not there

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here's the hint:

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it tells you the order of arguments

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e.g. in what you have:
this addAction ["MG Schutze 1", "loadouts\mg1.sqf"];
this is the object
"MG Schutze 1" is title
"loadouts\mg1.sqf" is script

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now keep going until you reach radius

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:08 PM

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this addAction ["Sanitater", "loadouts\Sanitater.sqf","50"];
like this?

winter rose Jul 21, 2022, 3:08 PM

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no

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:08 PM

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I said keep going

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we are trying to teach here

warm hedge Jul 21, 2022, 3:08 PM

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You cannot skip anything between the arguments to condition

kindred zephyr Jul 21, 2022, 3:08 PM

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little raptor we are trying to teach here

ok

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:09 PM

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here's another hint:

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:09 PM

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this addAction ["Sanitater", "loadouts\Sanitater.sqf","arguments","priority",....do i keep going?"50"];

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:09 PM

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don't just skip over stuff

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just put the default values

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:09 PM

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and how do I know the default value?

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:09 PM

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I underlined it for you

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:09 PM

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oh i see

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this addAction
[
"title",
{
params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"];
},
nil,
1.5,
true,
true,
"",
"true", // _target, _this, _originalTarget
50,
false,
"",
""

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from this

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ahh

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i think im starting to understand now

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from the example in the wiki

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one moment

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:10 PM

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btw new lines are optional

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:11 PM

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this addAction ["Sanitater", "loadouts\Sanitater.sqf",nil,1.5,true,true,,true,50];

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like this?

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:11 PM

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kinda

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but you shouldn't wrap everything in ""

warm hedge Jul 21, 2022, 3:11 PM

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You can't make everything quoted

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:12 PM

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well the previous ones were

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so i assumed

warm hedge Jul 21, 2022, 3:12 PM

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Nope, as the example said

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:12 PM

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here's another hint:

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the reason some things have "" is because they're strings

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string means text

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:12 PM

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this addAction ["Sanitater", "loadouts\Sanitater.sqf", nil, 1.5, true, true, true, 50];

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:12 PM

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almost correct

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:13 PM

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i dont think i need stuff after the 50

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since default is fine

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:13 PM

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yes, but your code still has issues

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:13 PM

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little raptor but you shouldn't wrap everything in `""`

we didn't mean remove every ""

warm hedge Jul 21, 2022, 3:13 PM

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You can't skip everything before that, but after

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:13 PM

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this addAction ["Sanitater", "loadouts\Sanitater.sqf", "nil", 1.5, "true", "true", "true", 50];

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right so text has ""

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is "true" text?

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i assume yes

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:14 PM

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it is a text (string) yes

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:14 PM

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this addAction ["Sanitater", "loadouts\Sanitater.sqf", "nil", 1.5, "true", "true", "true", 50];

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:14 PM

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little raptor here's another hint:

read this again

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:14 PM

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i dont understand it

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:15 PM

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some things need "", some don't

#

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those that say String do

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:15 PM

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right true/false is a boolean so it doesnt need "-"

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:15 PM

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but anyway you could just copy the exact same things from the example

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:15 PM

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spiral zealot right true/false is a boolean so it doesnt need "-"

yep

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:15 PM

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this addAction ["Sanitater", "loadouts\Sanitater.sqf", "nil", 1.5, true, true, true, 50];

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:16 PM

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well no

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:16 PM

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cri

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:16 PM

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depends what the argument is

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:16 PM

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i dont know what else to do with this

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:16 PM

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just look at the example again

#

#

it shows which ones have "" and which ones don't... meowsweats

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:16 PM

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this addAction ["Sanitater", "loadouts\Sanitater.sqf", nil, 1.5, true, true, "", "true", 5];

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:17 PM

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you skipped one

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:17 PM

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the ""?

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:17 PM

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yes

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:17 PM

#

now?

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:17 PM

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yes

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:17 PM

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amen

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you have godly patience 🙏

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works, perfect

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this addAction ["<t color='#f71505'>Gruppe</t>", "loadouts\none.sqf", nil, 1.5, true, true, "", "true", 5];this addAction ["GruppenFuhrer", "loadouts\Squadleadermp40.sqf", nil, 1.5, true, true, "", "true", 5];
this addAction ["MG Schutze 1", "loadouts\mg1.sqf", nil, 1.5, true, true, "", "true", 5];
this addAction ["MG Schutze 2", "loadouts\mg2.sqf", nil, 1.5, true, true, "", "true", 5];
this addAction ["MG Schutze 3", "loadouts\mg3.sqf", nil, 1.5, true, true, "", "true", 5];
this addAction ["Rifleman Kit", "loadouts\Rifleman98k.sqf", nil, 1.5, true, true, "", "true", 5];
this addAction ["<t color='#f71505'>Zugtrupp</t>", "loadouts\none.sqf", nil, 1.5, true, true, "", "true", 5];
this addAction ["Zugfuhrer", "loadouts\Zugfuhrer.sqf", nil, 1.5, true, true, "", "true", 5];this addAction ["Sanitater", "loadouts\Sanitater.sqf", nil, 1.5, true, true, "", "true", 5];

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such a mess

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 3:19 PM

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Programming without understanding syntax is hard

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:20 PM

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it works at least

kindred zephyr Jul 21, 2022, 3:20 PM

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tough abyss Programming without understanding syntax is hard

you are goddamn right

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:20 PM

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yea i dont even know what syntax means

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:21 PM

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it sorta means the "grammar" of the programming language

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 3:21 PM

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^

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:21 PM

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fair enough

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dont meowsweats me i dont program cri

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 3:22 PM

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Understanding syntax is what makes the usage of symbols like [ and { go from weird voodoo magic to an actual understandable ruleset

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:22 PM

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spiral zealot dont <:meowsweats:707626030613135390> me i dont program <:cri:983486280010727434...

well you can start now:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Introduction_to_Arma_Scripting

spiral zealot Jul 21, 2022, 3:23 PM

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cri

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:23 PM

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it's not as hard as it looks

kindred zephyr Jul 21, 2022, 3:24 PM

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it just looks hard, but once you get the core of it you can kind of understand what you are suppose to be doing. Planning ahead helps too (making an algorithm), as having in consideration the whole scope of what you want to do alleviates branching issues.

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 3:25 PM

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And can always ask questions here, we generally don't bite

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(though demonstrating effort is a prerequisite)

faint oasis Jul 21, 2022, 3:38 PM

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Hi, i have a question about the simulation disabled. Actually i making a script for a "Landing Craft Air Cushion" to be able to attach a vehicle to it but i have a problem. To avoid some collisions problem the LCAC need to have the simulation disabled while loading and while unloading but when the vehicle is attached the vehicle rotation doesn't work because the LCAC has the simulation disabled. Is there a way to solve that ? I tried to attach the LCAC to a gamelogic but sadly there is the collisions only for the player and not for the vehicle i want to put on.

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 3:43 PM

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open fractal <@453017735706836992> wait, are you using the onPlayerKilled.sqs params for onPl...

apparently I am, but I didnt actually mean it that way. I just wanted to use "_player" instead of "_oldUnit".

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 3:44 PM

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tough abyss <@453017735706836992> Do you have a cfgRemoteExec anywhere that could be blockin...

no.... I don't think so. still dont understand how that works and what might cause it to be blocked....

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 3:47 PM

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@past wagon I would suggest trying Artisan's advice regarding putting a systemChat in the onPlayerKilled to make sure it's running to begin with

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 3:47 PM

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yeah

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doing that now

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 3:48 PM

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Chances are if you're not familiar with cfgRemoteExec you don't need to worry about it

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Unless you're using someone else's mission or files

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 3:52 PM

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faint oasis Hi, i have a question about the simulation disabled. Actually i making a script ...

I would personally just "pave" the landing craft's floor area with walkable surfaces

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instead of disabling simulation

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that should allow you to load and unload the vehicles

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if you've made the landing craft yourself, it's easier

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just add a roadway LOD to the model

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 3:59 PM

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yeah my onPlayerKilled.sqf is not firing when players are killed.

faint oasis Jul 21, 2022, 4:04 PM

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little raptor I would personally just "pave" the landing craft's floor area with walkable surf...

yeah thank you but sadly it's not mine 🙂 it is just the "[DISCONTINUED] LCAC Mod"

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 4:05 PM

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little raptor I would personally just "pave" the landing craft's floor area with walkable surf...

what I said can be done by scripting

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doesn't have to be yours

hallow mortar Jul 21, 2022, 4:05 PM

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You need access to the model to modify its inherent walkability, but by "paving" it they mean adding a bunch of walkable objects, e.g. concrete slabs, rather than changing the model

faint oasis Jul 21, 2022, 4:05 PM

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oh ok but what do you mean "pave" ?

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 4:05 PM

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create a bunch of simple objects

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and scale them

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to cover the entire floor area with walkable surfaces

faint oasis Jul 21, 2022, 4:06 PM

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oh

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i thought something like t his but i need to find a good object. Maybe a concrete slab as said "Nikko"

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so thank you i will check. And i need to create the "pave" everytime ?

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 4:07 PM

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you can make one in 10 seconds in object builder

faint oasis Jul 21, 2022, 4:07 PM

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little raptor you can make one in 10 seconds in object builder

oh you thought i put only one object and i resize it

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yeah it's a good idea

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 4:08 PM

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faint oasis oh you thought i put only one object and i resize it

📎 helper.p3d

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it's a 1x1 square

hallow mortar Jul 21, 2022, 4:09 PM

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past wagon yeah my `onPlayerKilled.sqf` is not firing when players are killed.

Make sure you have script errors turned on in the launcher settings, and look out for any missing } in the file. Missing } have a bad habit of causing silent failures.

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 4:09 PM

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past wagon yeah my `onPlayerKilled.sqf` is not firing when players are killed.

should I try using the Killed event handler instead of onPlayerKilled.sqf? Or does anybody know what might be causing the script to fail?

faint oasis Jul 21, 2022, 4:09 PM

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little raptor

ok but after i do what exactly ? i attach this to the LCAC ?

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because i need to freeze the LCAC

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 4:10 PM

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why?

faint oasis Jul 21, 2022, 4:10 PM

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the LCAC is a boat so i need to stop it

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 4:10 PM

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so just use setVelocity

faint oasis Jul 21, 2022, 4:11 PM

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yeah but the wave can be a problem

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 4:11 PM

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which is what those surfaces are for

brisk lagoon Jul 21, 2022, 4:16 PM

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anyway to resize props in a dedicated server?

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@ me please

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 4:16 PM

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brisk lagoon anyway to resize props in a dedicated server?

I already told you in #arma3_scenario

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make simple objects

brisk lagoon Jul 21, 2022, 4:16 PM

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I lost it

#

lol

warm hedge Jul 21, 2022, 4:17 PM

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Ctrl+F is always your friend

#

Also no lol required

brisk lagoon Jul 21, 2022, 4:17 PM

#

Sad person

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 4:17 PM

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brisk lagoon anyway to resize props in a dedicated server?

#arma3_editor message

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that's the script

brisk lagoon Jul 21, 2022, 4:18 PM

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Thank you kind sir

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 4:18 PM

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it replaces all objects in a layer with simple objects

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and scales them

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 4:32 PM

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@past wagon Can I see your current onPlayerKilled code

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 4:32 PM

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yes

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onPlayerKilled.sqf:```sqf
_this call TRI_fnc_killNotify;

`TRI_fnc_killNotify`:
```sqf
params ["_player", "_killer"];

if (_killer in allPlayers) then {
    [format ["%1 was killed by %2!", name _player, name _killer]] remoteExec ["systemChat"];
    [
        parseText ("<t font='PuristaBold' size='1.3' color='#ff0000'>Enemy Killed:<br/><t font='PuristaBold' size='1.3' color='ffffff'>" + name _player),
        [1, 0.5, 1, 1],
        nil,
        7,
        0.7,
        0
    ] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_textTiles", _killer];
} else {
    [format ["%1 was killed!", name _player]] remoteExec ["systemChat"];
};

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I move the code from onPlayerKilled.sqf to a "Killed" EH on every player, and it works fine

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onPlayerKilled just wasnt firing for some reason

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 4:34 PM

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Interesting

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At least it's working now

frigid oracle Jul 21, 2022, 4:48 PM

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Is there a better alternative to a while loop? (that needs to always be looping.)

warm hedge Jul 21, 2022, 4:48 PM

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What purpose?

frigid oracle Jul 21, 2022, 4:48 PM

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Ticking a radiation value on the player over time

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 4:49 PM

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no

frigid oracle Jul 21, 2022, 4:49 PM

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Gotcha, thank you for the info.

storm arch Jul 21, 2022, 4:59 PM

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Is there a command to see if a vehicle is not blown up vs blown up? I've tried isNull but couldn't get it to work

winter rose Jul 21, 2022, 5:02 PM

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storm arch Is there a command to see if a vehicle is not blown up vs blown up? I've tried i...

damage _vehicle == 1 = ded

storm arch Jul 21, 2022, 5:03 PM

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Thank you!

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 5:12 PM

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alive _vehicle is the shorter one. Also returns false for objNull which is handy.

winter rose Jul 21, 2022, 5:18 PM

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granite sky `alive _vehicle` is the shorter one. Also returns false for objNull which is han...

…brain, why hast thou forsaken me

@storm arch ↑ what he said and I couldn't express! 😄 alive _vehicle it is

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 5:18 PM

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private _plane = createVehicle ["B_T_VTOL_01_infantry_blue_F", _planeStartPos, [], 0, "FLY"];

//START FLIGHT
addMissionEventHandler ["EachFrame", {
    _thisArgs params ["_plane", "_planeStartPos", "_planeEndPos"];
    private _vectorDir = _planeStartPos vectorFromTo _planeEndPos;
    if (_vectorDir vectorCos (_planeStartPos vectorFromTo _planeEndPos) <= 0) exitWith {
        removeMissionEventHandler ["EachFrame", _thisEventHandler];
    };
    private _velocity = _vectorDir vectorMultiply 100;
    private _distance = getPosASL _plane vectorDistance _planeEndPos;
    _plane setVelocityTransformation [
        _planeStartPos,
        _planeEndPos,
        _velocity,
        _velocity,
        _vectorDir,
        _vectorDir,
        [0, 0, 1],
        [0, 0, 1],
        100 * diag_deltaTime / _distance
    ];
}, [_plane, _planeStartPos, _planeEndPos]];

I am using setVelocityTransformation for a plane flight, but the plane is very wobbly and buggy for all players except the server host. Is this an issue of locality or is it just a lag issue that cant be fixed? This code is executed on the server.

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 5:21 PM

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Are getPosASL _plane and _planeStartPos identical here?

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oh, there's a setPos at the top...

winter rose Jul 21, 2022, 5:25 PM

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!quote 5

lyric schoonerBOT Jul 21, 2022, 5:25 PM

#

winter rose !quote 5

stop using 'setPos' for the love of god
Leopard20; Tuesday, 10 August 2021

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 5:25 PM

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That one should definitely be setPosASL.

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setVelocityTransformation makes way more sense if it's from start->end rather than current->end.

#

Like you can do that, but it's probably wrong :P

#

Also the updir is bogus here, not sure if that matters.

meager granite Jul 21, 2022, 5:32 PM

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Doesn't setVelocityTransformation send network set position messages for remote entities?

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Not sure if its a good idea to execute it on a remote entity each frame

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 5:35 PM

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it shouldn't even work for a remote entity

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it requires local arg

meager granite Jul 21, 2022, 5:36 PM

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I think other setPos commands set it locally on remote entity and also send position update network message

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not sure if this one is different

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 5:38 PM

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granite sky Are `getPosASL _plane` and `_planeStartPos` identical here?

yeah, pretty much

#

It's a little bit redundant

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 5:39 PM

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granite sky setVelocityTransformation makes way more sense if it's from start->end rather th...

okay, lemme fix it

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 5:40 PM

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past wagon It's a little bit redundant

wat?

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 5:45 PM

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past wagon ```sqf private _plane = createVehicle ["B_T_VTOL_01_infantry_blue_F", _planeStar...

better?

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 5:48 PM

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Interval needs fixing I think.

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 5:53 PM

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granite sky Interval needs fixing I think.

I should change distance to _planeStartPos vectorDistance _planeEndPos?

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 5:54 PM

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meowsweats

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 5:56 PM

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Probably best to pass in the start time.

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You can do it without but the calc gets messy

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Like remove all dependencies on the plane's current position within the EH.

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 6:00 PM

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hmmm

marsh trench Jul 21, 2022, 6:11 PM

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how does this work?
sideChat has 2 syntax :

[side, identity] sideChat chatText;
unit sideChat chatText;

but nither of them are [unit, text] sidechat.
so how does remote exec work? does it know how an specific commands syntax work?

[cursorObject, "Test1"] remoteExec ["sideChat"]

open fractal Jul 21, 2022, 6:17 PM

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marsh trench how does this work? sideChat has 2 syntax : ```sqf [side, identity] sideChat ch...

with remoteExec you just need to have all the parameters in front; what you wrote is the equivalent of ```sqf
cursorObject sideChat "Test1"

```sqf
[[_side, _identity], _chatText] remoteExec ["sideChat"]

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 6:19 PM

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marsh trench how does this work? sideChat has 2 syntax : ```sqf [side, identity] sideChat ch...

but nither of them are [unit, text] sidechat.
that's not even valid in SQF

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 6:26 PM

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Aka for remoteExec the format is always ```sqf
[arg1, arg2, argN...] remoteExec [...]

regardless of the format of the function you're remoteExec'ing

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 6:28 PM

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commands have only 2 args (max)

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 6:31 PM

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Commands, yes, but remoteExec in general can pass more than 2 args

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 6:31 PM

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I know

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just saying

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 6:35 PM

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I know that you know that I know that we know that we agree blobdoggoshruggoogly

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 7:21 PM

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private _plane = createVehicle ["B_T_VTOL_01_infantry_blue_F", [0, 0, 1000], [], 0, "FLY"];
private _startTime = time;
addMissionEventHandler ["EachFrame" {
        params ["_plane", "_planeStartPos", "_planeEndPos", "_startTime"];
        private _vectorDir = _planeStartPos vectorFromTo _planeEndPos;
        private _vectorUp = _vectorDir vectorCrossProduct (vectorUp _plane) vectorCrossProduct _vectorDir;
        private _velocity = _vectorDir vectorMultiply 100;
        private _distance = _planeStartPos vectorDistance _planeEndPos
        private _interval = (time - _startTime) / (_distance / 100);
        _plane setVelocityTransformation [
            _planeStartPos,
            _planeEndPos,
            _velocity,
            _velocity,
            _vectorDir,
            _vectorDir,
            [0, 0, 1],
            [0, 0, 1],
            _interval
        ];
}, [_plane, _planeStartPos, _planeEndPos, _startTime]];

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alright, so how would I deal with interval?

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 7:27 PM

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_interval = (time - _startTime) / (_dist / 100)

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 7:28 PM

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ok

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not 100 * diag_deltaTime / _distance?

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 7:29 PM

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I wouldn't use frame times for this.

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 7:29 PM

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ok

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 7:29 PM

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(_dist / 100) here is just the total time it should take to cover start->end.

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 7:31 PM

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past wagon ```sqf private _plane = createVehicle ["B_T_VTOL_01_infantry_blue_F", [0, 0, 100...

okay, so this should be the complete code?

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 7:33 PM

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nah planeStartPos and planeEndPos went walkabout and you just zero'd the updir, so I dunno what that does.

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 7:34 PM

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granite sky nah planeStartPos and planeEndPos went walkabout and you just zero'd the updir, ...

planeStartPos and planeEndPos are pre-defined

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but this code wont work?

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 7:35 PM

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oh, you don't define distance either. Should be private _distance = _planeStartPos vectorDistance _planeEndPos or similar.

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I don't know. I always defined the updir.

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 7:35 PM

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oh yeah

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I think I just forgot to include that, I have it in my other code

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 7:36 PM

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granite sky I don't know. I always defined the updir.

well, I just want it to fly level. if I set the upDir to zeros, could that cause a problem?

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because right now the plane is wobbly and starts tilting up randomly for players who arent the server host

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 7:37 PM

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uh, [0,0,1] at worst.

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start pos and end pos have the same Z value?

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 7:38 PM

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ohh

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upDir is supposed to be an array

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 7:39 PM

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granite sky uh, `[0,0,1]` at worst.

wait, should I put [0,0,1]? wouldnt that not be level?

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 7:40 PM

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[0,0,1] should be pretty fucking level :P

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 7:40 PM

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ok

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its just a 1 meter difference?

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 7:41 PM

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It's a unit vector...

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 7:41 PM

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oh

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right

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so wait

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should I set both the current and next vectorUp to [0,0,1]?

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 7:42 PM

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Well, if you want it to fly in a straight line then vectorUp won't change.

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 7:43 PM

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yeah

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ok

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 7:43 PM

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Generally you're better off using something like this though: private _vectorUp = _vectorDir vectorCrossProduct (vectorUp _plane) vectorCrossProduct _vectorDir;

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which will work correctly even if it's not a level path.

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 7:43 PM

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okay

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should I just do that then?

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 7:44 PM

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probably.

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 7:44 PM

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ok

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 8:08 PM

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it's working! thanks

fluid wolf Jul 21, 2022, 8:09 PM

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Does anyone know a good way to turn the screen monochrome for a bit as an intro?

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 8:10 PM

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yeah

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 8:10 PM

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fluid wolf Does anyone know a good way to turn the screen monochrome for a bit as an intro?

ppEffects

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Post_Process_Effects

Post Process Effects

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there is a mission on the steam workshop that can help you edit them in game to get it the way you want it

fluid wolf Jul 21, 2022, 8:11 PM

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Hmm... ok

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thank you

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would that be... color corrections?

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 8:24 PM

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granite sky Generally you're better off using something like this though: `private _vectorUp...

What the hell how does that work better than just vectorUp

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 8:31 PM

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tough abyss What the hell how does that work better than just vectorUp

he probably meant [0,0,1] meowsweats

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private _vectorUp = _vectorDir vectorCrossProduct [0,0,1] vectorCrossProduct _vectorDir;

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 8:35 PM

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fluid wolf would that be... color corrections?

yes

fluid wolf Jul 21, 2022, 8:35 PM

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Gotcha

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Thank you

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Is there a way to like, fade it out at all? EG Fade from Black and White to Normal Color? Or do I have to make it more abrupt?

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 8:38 PM

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little raptor ```sqf private _vectorUp = _vectorDir vectorCrossProduct [0,0,1] vectorCrossProd...

Wouldn't that just result in [0, 0, 1] anyways though thonk

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 8:38 PM

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no

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 8:38 PM

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fluid wolf Is there a way to like, fade it out at all? EG Fade from Black and White to Norm...

there are some fade to black and fade out stuff

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 8:39 PM

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tough abyss Wouldn't that just result in [0, 0, 1] anyways though <:thonk:700311400152825906...

dir cross [0,0,1] gives a right vector in the XY plane

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 8:39 PM

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Yes

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 8:39 PM

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which when crossed by dir gives a correct up

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and again it only works as long as dir is not [0,0,1] itself

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 8:41 PM

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tough abyss Wouldn't that just result in [0, 0, 1] anyways though <:thonk:700311400152825906...

if you're still in doubt just use the right hand rule

tough abyss Jul 21, 2022, 8:42 PM

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Ah I see now, the example I was envisioning in my head was a case where it didn't change from [0, 0, 1]

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My brain's a bit fried on vectors after how heavily I've been needing to use them as of late

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Preserving momentum, direction, and relative positioning whilst teleporting requires a not fun amount of vector math

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 8:59 PM

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Using the current vectorUp of the plane or [0,0,1] doesn't matter here because you're aiming for an upright path. The vectorUp is handy if you're doing weirder shit and chaining segments together, but in general you just use a vector that's in approximately the right direction and it outputs a vector that's in exactly the right direction.

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 9:03 PM

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I'm now using this script to fly the plane, and it works, but for all players other than the server host the plane is constantly wobbling up and down... is it an issue of locality? how can I fix this?

private _startTime = time;
addMissionEventHandler ["EachFrame", {
        _thisArgs params ["_plane", "_planeStartPos", "_planeEndPos", "_startTime"];
        private _vectorDir = _planeStartPos vectorFromTo _planeEndPos;
        if (_vectorDir vectorCos (getPosASL _plane vectorFromTo _planeEndPos) <= 0) exitWith {
            removeMissionEventHandler ["EachFrame", _thisEventHandler];
        };
        private _vectorUp = _vectorDir vectorCrossProduct [0, 0, 1] vectorCrossProduct _vectorDir;
        private _velocity = _vectorDir vectorMultiply 100;
        private _distance = _planeStartPos vectorDistance _planeEndPos;
        private _interval = (time - _startTime) / (_distance / 100);
        _plane setVelocityTransformation [
            _planeStartPos,
            _planeEndPos,
            _velocity,
            _velocity,
            _vectorDir,
            _vectorDir,
            [0, 0, 1],
            [0, 0, 1],
            _interval
        ];
}, [_plane, _planeStartPos, _planeEndPos, _startTime]];

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 9:04 PM

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you could at least actually use the vectorUp

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 9:05 PM

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granite sky Using the current vectorUp of the plane or [0,0,1] doesn't matter here because y...

It does matter

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If the plane has roll it'll carry over to the new up

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 9:06 PM

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oh, yeah :P

storm arch Jul 21, 2022, 9:20 PM

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Can someone summarize how arguements for addActions work?

winter rose Jul 21, 2022, 9:24 PM

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yes, https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction

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@storm arch ↑

storm arch Jul 21, 2022, 9:24 PM

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Thats what I looked at but there wasnt much to go off of

wide stream Jul 21, 2022, 9:26 PM

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Is there a way to execute code in EH (which have instigator parameter) only for units remotely controlled by Zeus?

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I don’t want to fire this code for UAV operators, i need it to be fired only for remotely controlled units

winter rose Jul 21, 2022, 9:28 PM

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wide stream Is there a way to execute code in EH (which have instigator parameter) only for ...

there is a scripted EH "curatorObjectRemoteControlled" 🙂
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Scripted_Event_Handlers
you could add/remove the EH at that time?

wide stream Jul 21, 2022, 9:31 PM

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winter rose there is a scripted EH "curatorObjectRemoteControlled" 🙂 https://community.bist...

I got really big damage handling script for preventing TK which is fully powered by “Hit” and “Killed” EHs and i want to exclude Zeus Controlled units from it

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 9:32 PM

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really big damage handling script
EH scripts should be small and fast

wide stream Jul 21, 2022, 9:33 PM

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little raptor > really big damage handling script EH scripts should be small and fast <:thonk:...

Nah i meant it’s a big amount of code, not like code that is hard to execute

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 9:34 PM

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preventing TK which is fully powered by “Hit” and “Killed” EHs
TK is prevented using handleDamage tho

wide stream Jul 21, 2022, 9:34 PM

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I have like 3 or 4 different EH’s related to this system added so i’m trying to figure out how to filter out instigator’s that are remote controlling units through zeus

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 9:35 PM

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granite sky you could at least actually use the vectorUp

oh crap lmfao I forgot that part

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does that make a difference?

granite sky Jul 21, 2022, 9:39 PM

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I don't know, I never passed garbage into the function before.

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Otherwise I don't know why it wouldn't work. We have more complex setVelocityTransformation stuff and it looks fine on clients.

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 10:16 PM

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private _items = [
    "V_PlateCarrierSpec_blk", 2,
    "H_HelmetSpecO_blk", 2,
    "U_O_R_Gorka_01_F", 2,
    "FirstAidKit", 1,
    "Laserdesignator", 1,
    "HandGrenade", 1,
    "SatchelCharge_Remote_Mag", 1,
    "DemoCharge_Remote_Mag", 1
];
_item = "";
for "_i" from 1 to (2 + round random 1) do {
    _item = selectRandomWeighted _items;
    _items deleteAt ((_items find _item) + 1);
    _items deleteAt (_items find _item);
    _itemCount = if (_item == "FirstAidKit") then {
        2
    } else {
        1
    };
};
```I am getting `Error: Generic error in expression` on the marked line and I don't know why...

winter rose Jul 21, 2022, 10:33 PM

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past wagon ```sqf private _items = [ "V_PlateCarrierSpec_blk", 2, "H_HelmetSpecO_bl...

for "_i" from 1 to 2 + (round random 1) do {
// to
for "_i" from 1 to (2 + round random 1) do {
```also `_itemCount` is unused here

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 10:34 PM

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the real problem is breaking the weighted array

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selectRandomWeighted will give a string the first time

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and that string is removed

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leaving an unbalanced (odd) array

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 10:42 PM

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little raptor `selectRandomWeighted` will give a string the first time

ohhhh yeah

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 10:42 PM

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winter rose ```sqf for "_i" from 1 to 2 + (round random 1) do { // to for "_i" from 1 to (2 ...

yep, thanks

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 10:46 PM

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past wagon ```sqf private _items = [ "V_PlateCarrierSpec_blk", 2, "H_HelmetSpecO_bl...

should be fixed now?

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 10:46 PM

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no

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 10:47 PM

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k...

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 10:47 PM

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little raptor no

what's wrong with it still?

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 10:50 PM

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the logic is wrong
and incorrect precedence as well

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 11:08 PM

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little raptor the logic is wrong and incorrect precedence as well

I dont see how

little raptor Jul 21, 2022, 11:09 PM

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then test it

past wagon Jul 21, 2022, 11:25 PM

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little raptor then test it

it works, just needed to add ()

winter rose Jul 22, 2022, 12:12 AM

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storm arch Thats what I looked at but there wasnt much to go off of

what is the issue?

neat shadow Jul 22, 2022, 1:21 AM

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Question been trying to figure it out for awhile, but using ace I was in a ranger unit that had all of their uniforms

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Coded into one single uniform aka,
Ranger uniform once you click on it it had a list or so that was winter uniform, arid, jungle etc
Anyone seen anyone videos made on how to do this or is it self made code

open fractal Jul 22, 2022, 2:42 AM

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gui would be the hardest part

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/forceAddUniform
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/uniformItems
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addItemToUniform
these would be the backend commands for it

forceAddUniform

uniformItems

addItemToUniform

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if you want a simplified version you can use addAction combined with the above commands https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction

addAction

mild mortar Jul 22, 2022, 3:06 AM

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Can someone DM me and help me with a music script?

modern agate Jul 22, 2022, 3:13 AM

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Anyone know if you can cancel out the radio call that appear after a trigger activates a ordinance module?

past wagon Jul 22, 2022, 7:51 AM

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how can I draw a line on the map that connects a player to a location? I want one end to always be connected to the player, and the other end connected to the position.

marsh trench Jul 22, 2022, 7:57 AM

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if i have a script file that gets excuted by execVM, if i create a variable in it like this :

misson_special_variable = 0;

will this be a global variable?

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or do i need to set the variable in missionNamespace

tough abyss Jul 22, 2022, 7:58 AM

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It will be global

marsh trench Jul 22, 2022, 7:58 AM

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thanks

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and does init.sqf excute per player connecting?

tough abyss Jul 22, 2022, 7:58 AM

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Yes

marsh trench Jul 22, 2022, 7:58 AM

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~~or once on map loading~~

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oh thanks

tough abyss Jul 22, 2022, 8:03 AM

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It's good to reference this page

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Initialization_Order

Initialization Order

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All of the things with the JIP checkmark execute on every player join

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@past wagon Use this with a looping interval https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/drawLine

drawLine

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I would not recommend each frame, though

marsh trench Jul 22, 2022, 8:13 AM

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does BIS_fnc_arsenal with "Preload" argument preload the arsenal on the server hence the arsenal loads faster for everyone, or does it preload the arsenal on clients machine? and do i need to call it every time a player joins in multiplayer if i want to keep the arsenal preloaded?