#arma3_scripting

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little raptor
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drawing should happen each frame

coarse dragon
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is this code correct for playing a sound?

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playSound Coldwar2;

warm hedge
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If Coldwar2 is a string, yes

coarse dragon
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hmm

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I can't get em working and I'm not getting any errors

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'''sqf
test
'''

warm hedge
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Then Coldwar2 is not a valid variable not a string - do you know what string is?

coarse dragon
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cats enjoy them

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''sqf
test
''

warm hedge
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Just realized that your pfp is not a dog but a cat

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` <- this

coarse dragon
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sqf boo

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``sqf
class CfgSounds
{

class Coldwar2
{
  name = "Coldwar2";
  sound[] = {"sounds\Coldwar2.ogg", 1,1};
  titles[] = {0,""};
};
class Othersound
{
  name = "flyby";
  sound[] = {"sounds\flybyogg.ogg", 1,1};
  titles[] = {0,""};
};

};
``

warm hedge
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do you know what string is?
A string is "Coldwar2" not Coldwar2

coarse dragon
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ooooooo the " "

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thank you

tough abyss
coarse dragon
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Anyone know of a wave to or know of a module that would respawn AI wave attacks?

spiral zealot
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west setFriend [civilian, 1];
this will make civilians not afraid of the WEST faction right? if so, where do I put this line of code for it to work.

hallow mortar
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Any place that is executed on the server at the time you want it to become true. For example, initServer.sqf would make it happen at the start of the mission.
Civilians are already friendly to BLUFOR in the default setup. They will be afraid of gunfire regardless of friendliness but they aren't automatically scared of BLUFOR units.

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Does getPosATLVisual work on a dedicated server, given that the server doesn't render things and may not have a render time scope?

granite sky
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I would guess that it returns the same thing as getPosATL on DS, but I haven't checked.

coarse dragon
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How would one delete a group of 4 soilders via a trigger?

winter rose
coarse dragon
winter rose
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{ deleteVehicle _x } forEach units _theGroup;
deleteGroup _theGroup;
```ezpz
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of course, check the locality and all that

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also, if they are on foot or on vehicle, etc

coarse dragon
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Rename the Group to variable name?

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On foot

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Can you explain abit more please?

little raptor
coarse dragon
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The units would be thier individual variable names?

little raptor
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no

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just change _theGroup and you're good to go

coarse dragon
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It doesn't work then

little raptor
coarse dragon
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sqf { deleteVehicle _x } forEach units _b; deleteGroup _b;

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group name is b

little raptor
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just put b

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not _b

hallow mortar
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When you do sqf formatting, don't put a space between the first set of ` and the "sqf"

coarse dragon
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sqf oh

hallow mortar
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Also you have to use ```, not just a single `, for multi-line blocks

coarse dragon
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{ deleteVehicle _x } forEach units _b;
deleteGroup _b;
```sqf
coarse dragon
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{ deleteVehicle _x } forEach units b;
deleteGroup b;
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is that how it should be?

hallow mortar
hallow mortar
coarse dragon
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still not working ๐Ÿ˜ฆ

little raptor
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or its callsign?

coarse dragon
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yep. i renamed the callsign. works now lol

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thanks

hallow mortar
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While it isn't technically a problem (the code will work), it would be sensible to get in the habit of using more descriptive variable names. b doesn't tell you anything about what the variable contains, and if all your variables are like this it's easy to forget which ones you've already used somewhere and accidentally overwrite something.

winter rose
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yeah Leo, you should know that!! ๐Ÿ˜Ž (:D)

coarse dragon
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i do it as i go, then have a note of which ive used. its just the alphabet type system

hallow mortar
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You may know now, but good variable names help your code remain readable later when you revisit it (or share it with someone else).

winter rose
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*grumbles something about the Code Optimisation wiki page*

coarse dragon
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Unusual process exit ๐Ÿ˜ฆ

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could a mod conflict or something cause that? or a ton of triggers?

hallow mortar
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"Unusual process exit" is not terribly specific. There are a lot of things it could be.

winter rose
coarse dragon
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My one didn't have any additional info

little raptor
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@coarse dragon it could be because your "custom sound" is invalid

coarse dragon
little raptor
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how do you play it?

coarse dragon
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Trigger

little raptor
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trigger itself? or via code?

coarse dragon
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Played by me

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Code

little raptor
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what's the code then?

coarse dragon
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Playground "coldwar2";

little raptor
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you mean playSound?

coarse dragon
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Playsound

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๐Ÿ˜†

little raptor
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what if you try a vanilla sound?

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does it still crash?

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e.g. try playSound "Alarm" instead, see if it still crashes

coarse dragon
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It's not crashing like mad. I tried putting a AI in the trigger with it set to anybody and repeatable clicked and it was a instant crash when loading.

But then I stopped that and was able to return to editor 6 or 8 times

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Play test. Return to editor

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Sounds didn't crash while I was in the trigger ect

marsh trench
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how can i send a sideChat message from a unit to every client?

[unit, "This is a message"] remoteExec ["sideChat"];

i've tried the above but it says "this is a message" 5 times in sideChat. if i do sideChat normally, it just shows it to one person. (sideChat is used inside a holdActions complete argument)

coarse dragon
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Globalchat

copper raven
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can you send the code of where you call the holdActionAdd?

marsh trench
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add_action_talk = {
    params ["_unit"];
    [
        _unit,     
        "Get Briefing",     
        "\a3\missions_f_oldman\data\img\holdactions\holdAction_talk_ca.paa",     
        "\a3\missions_f_oldman\data\img\holdactions\holdAction_talk_ca.paa",     
        "true",     
        "true",     
        {     
        [_target, format ["%1, are you here for the SBB Convoy?", name _caller]] remoteExec ["sideChat"];  
        },     
        {},     
        { 
         [_target, _actionId] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_holdActionRemove"];
         [_caller, "Yes Sir."] remoteExec ["sideChat"];
         [_target, "scripts\adamsSpeak1.sqf"] remoteExec ["execVM"]; // here it calls to another script which i think is the problem
         sleep 5;
         [_target] call add_action_rtb;
        },     
        {  
           [_caller, "No, Sir."] remoteExec ["sideChat"];  
           sleep 2;  
           [_target, "Then don't waste my time, fuck rookie."] remoteExec ["sideChat"];  
        },  
        [],  
        5  
    ] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_holdActionAdd"];
};

[_adams] call add_action_talk;

adamsSpeak1.sqf is a script file containing [_target, "message"] remoteExec ["sideChat"]; codes.

copper raven
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well the issue is you're remote execing the execVM which remote execs the sideChat

marsh trench
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execVM remote execs?

copper raven
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so you get a message on every client for every client, i.e., if 2 clients are connected, you'd get 2messages showing on the two clients

marsh trench
copper raven
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[_target, "scripts\adamsSpeak1.sqf"] remoteExec ["execVM"]; // here it calls to another script which i think is the problem

adamsSpeak1.sqf is a script file containing [_target, "message"] remoteExec ["sideChat"]; codes.

marsh trench
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understood, now i see the problem

copper raven
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you make every client run that script, and that script makes every client sideChat a message

marsh trench
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so basically turning [unit, msg] remoteExec ["sideChat"] to unit sideChat msg fixes the problem

copper raven
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unit sideChat msg

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yes

marsh trench
slender olive
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Hey guys. I'm trying to make a mission with a hostage. It's being zeused and we're using ace for the hostage option. I need to know if there's anything wrong with this trigger (assuming captive1 is the hostage):

Condition: captive1 getVariable ["ENH_isHostage", false];
On Activation: captive1 setCaptive false; captive1 enableAI "Move";```

I'm trying to make the AI capable of movement upon being freed, and make it so OPFOR doesn't shoot at them (BLUFOR) until they're freed, hence the setCaptive ordeal. Upon them getting freed, a cozeus will remote control them and deal with that so there's no need dealing with making him part of the player's group
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Also, I get no error when I free them or when the mission starts, it just doesn't seem to work

open fractal
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check their docs

slender olive
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Ok

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Actually, the hostage is using the vanilla "setCaptive" function on, not the ace one

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this setCaptive true; is in their init

open fractal
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that's not the vanilla behavior for setcaptive

slender olive
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I believe that the game isn't checking whether or not the hostage is not a hostage anymore properly

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Because I set a hint to be activated once he's freed and it didn't come up anywhere

open fractal
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are you using ace handcuffing for this at all?

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or is the unit just static

slender olive
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I have ACE "make hostage" checked under their attributes, which the game tells me can be checked with the exact script I have under the condition

open fractal
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that's not ace that's eden enhanced

slender olive
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Oh

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Well I'm not making them handcuffed separately from them being hostage.

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They're hostage from Eden Enhanced which handcuffs them automatically

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To free them I just hold space

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That makes it being called "ENH" make much more sense lol

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I realized most of the problem lol

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I was putting "ENH_isHostage" instead of 'ENH_isHostage'

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At least it's giving me an error now, it's telling me it expects two elements instead of one

slender olive
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I got it

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Thx for ur help, real

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{captive1 getVariable ["ENH_isHostage", true]}count [captive1] == 0; needed to be in the condition

little raptor
slender olive
little raptor
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just use:

!(captive1 getVariable ["ENH_isHostage", true])
coarse dragon
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Say I wanted to run a script that removed all the destroyed vehicles and solar farms from atlis.

What kind of script would I need ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

past wagon
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will the code for player addEventHandler ["Killed", {}]; run locally for the player?

granite sky
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yes.

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Generally addEventHandler always runs the code where you installed the handler. What varies (depending on target locality) is whether it runs at all.

little raptor
past wagon
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is there a command or function I can use to turn this:

_array1 = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
_array2 = ["A", "B", "C", "D", "E"];
```into this:
```sqf
_array3 = [1, "A", 2, "B", 3, "C", 4, "D", 5, "E"];
```?
little raptor
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no

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you have to do it yourself

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if it was:
[[1, "A"], [2, "B"]] you could use flatten

winter rose
past wagon
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thanks

little raptor
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also what you wrote is off by 1

winter rose
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no (not anymore :^p)

coarse dragon
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Hmm any tips on keeping a sound playing none stop?

little raptor
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loop

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if music music event handlers

coarse dragon
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Ita that custom sounds I needed help with earlier

little raptor
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yea it was

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if you wanted a 3D sound it would be very easy

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all you needed was creating a sound controller

coarse dragon
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No not 3d

little raptor
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yeah I know

coarse dragon
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Just so it plays none stop. It's a custom battle sounds

little raptor
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do this:

playSound "sound" spawn {
  _sound = _this;
  while {true} do {
    if (isNull _sound) then {_sound = playSound "sound"};
    sleep 1;
  };
};
coarse dragon
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In the trigger?

little raptor
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if you don't want any pause reduce the sleep period

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yes

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replace "sound" with your own sound

coarse dragon
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And the _ ๐Ÿ˜†

little raptor
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no...

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I don't mean _sound. just "sound"

coarse dragon
violet mist
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I'm scripting a scenario and have been having issues with delays (Ex. Creating a unit and assigning it's name) as well as potentially server/client relationships (There's not much information I could find). Most of my scripts are using call addAction triggers and I've gotten my scenario to the point where it works great for me when I'm testing in singleplayer, but when I join multiplayer weird things start happening. For instance, I create a squad/group and name it to MySquad. This only replicates on my client (Another timing thing, I presume). The squad exists on other clients (presumably their clients created it when the unit spawned) but is named the default Alpha 1-4.
Any resources / general information on this kind of stuff would be greatly appreciated. Again, I couldn't find much via my own searching.

winter rose
violet mist
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Here's a snippet:

} else {  // Found it!
        _pat1 = _patientGroup createUnit [_unitType, _currentMarkerPos, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];  // Spawn the unit at that marker    
        sleep 0.1;
        dostop _pat1;  // Stop the unit from running around and caring about things.
        _pat1 setCombatBehaviour "CARELESS";
        _pat1 setName _currentMarkerName;
    };
little raptor
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use ```sqf

violet mist
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I found without the sleep it would even fail sometimes in singleplayer.

winter rose
violet mist
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Is there another method you would recommend?

little raptor
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you should read that

little raptor
violet mist
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So I take it call addAction is running on the client that scrolled on it then?

little raptor
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call addAction?
if you mean addAction, yes

violet mist
little raptor
winter rose
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yep

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done

violet mist
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So createUnit (even when run client-side) attempts to replicate the unit to the other clients anyways. Should I remoteExec only the naming or should I remoteExec that entire code block that handles spawning and initializing the unit?

little raptor
coarse dragon
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@winter rose @little raptor

It's OK if I credit you in my description on the steamwork shop

little raptor
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sure ๐Ÿ‘

winter rose
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only if it is in a positive light ๐Ÿ˜„

violet mist
little raptor
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e.g. you can hide an object locally for one client without affecting other clients

violet mist
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Or when you're doing data processing on the client before passing the result on to the server.

rough summit
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Sup guys. Today im try create a script, which randomly generate minefields on specific areas automatically. (Forests and some roads). So, after ~30 mins of google i didn't find any way, how can i get forests positions on map. Anyone have any ideas?

little raptor
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that helps you find the random positions

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for roads you can use nearRoads

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as for creating the mines, use createMine

rough summit
little raptor
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use a large precision

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especially if the radius is large

rough summit
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Radius is 10 (:

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[] spawn {
    private ["_apFields", "_forests"];

    private _blockedZones = [];
    private _radius = 10;
    private _chance = 10;

    for "_i" from 0 to worldSize step worldSize / _chance do {
        _forests = selectBestPlaces [[_i, _i], _radius, "forest", 1, 1];

        uiSleep 1;

    };
};
little raptor
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might be because it's off the map thonk

rough summit
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So, "chance" is not a "chance" just step

little raptor
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I know

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anyway the command was recently updated

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something was probably broken

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let me test

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no it doesn't crash

rough summit
little raptor
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set what?

rough summit
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radius

little raptor
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I have tried much larger radii before

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I just tried 1000 and works fine

rough summit
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Without uisleep all fine

little raptor
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are you sure the code is spawned where you try?

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where do you test the code?

rough summit
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in SP

little raptor
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I know but where?

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debug console, init, ...

rough summit
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U mean which map?

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Lol

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Ye, debug console

past wagon
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if (allVariables profileNamespace isEqualTo []) then {
    profileNamespace setVariable ["TRI_allKills", 0, true];
    profileNamespace setVariable ["TRI_allDeaths", 0, true];
    profileNamespace setVariable ["TRI_allWins", 0, true];
    saveProfileNamespace;
};
```If this code is in my `initPlayerLocal`, then why am I getting undefined variable errors and `[]` when I run `allVariables profileNamespace` locally in the debug console?
little raptor
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well your game shouldn't "freeze" then thonk

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anyway what you wrote is wrong

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just use:

selectBestPlaces [[worldSize/2, worldSize/2], worldSize / sqrt 2, "forest", 50, 100];
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no need for for

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after you get the result from that you can narrow down the search further using each random pos

rough summit
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Thanks for help

tough abyss
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@past wagon Don't set setVariable to do global/JIP execution for local code

past wagon
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what should I do instead?

tough abyss
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Get rid of the true parameter in the setVariables

past wagon
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oh

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wait...

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ok got it

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thanks

tough abyss
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Yup

past wagon
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I'm still having this problem... allVariables profileNamespace is returning []

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How can I fix this? I'm not on a dedicated server, just hosting it.

storm arch
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I currently have two addactions, one inside another. The first outer addaction has a local variable _example, but is undefined inside the second addaction. Is there a way to pull the local variable into the second one so you don't get a error or do you need to make it a global variable etc?

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@ me if you can help

little raptor
winter rose
storm arch
little raptor
storm arch
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Bless! Thanks

smoky verge
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if I create a simple object locally
will JIP players see the object?

agile cargo
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I'm trying to attachTo a camera object to a vehicle. It works fine in singleplayer, but in MP the camera remains in place

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how can I handle this? I think the issue is because the camera is local to the player, but the vehicle is "global"?

little raptor
smoky verge
little raptor
little raptor
smoky verge
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how can I JIP flag?

little raptor
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remoteExec

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just make 1 function that's responsible for creating all your local objects

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and remoteExec that function

smoky verge
# little raptor remoteExec

mhm
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2797300092&searchtext=simple+object
I'm using a modified version of this code, only addition is I've set the locality boolean to true

if (isServer) then { 
 private _objects = [];  
 if (((count getMissionLayerEntities "Simple Objects") > 0) && isNil "ART_layerConverted") then {  
  _objects = (getMissionLayerEntities "Simple Objects") select 0; 
  ART_layerConverted = true; 
 };  
 _objects = _objects + (synchronizedObjects this);   
 {  
  private _obj = _x;  
  if !(isSimpleObject _obj) then { 
   private _path = (getModelInfo _obj) # 1;  
   private _vector = [vectorDir _obj, vectorUp _obj];  
   private _simpleObject = createSimpleObject [_path, getPosWorld _obj, true];  
   _simpleObject setVectorDirAndUp _vector;  
   deleteVehicle _obj;  
  } 
 } forEach _objects; 
};

whan dumped into a logic entity it should apply it on all synced objects or objects in that named layer
I guess this is not JIP compatible then?

little raptor
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no

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it's not even "MP compatible"

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it just creates the objects locally for the server

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essentially it just works in SP (= 1P local hosted MP)

smoky verge
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oh sweet

little raptor
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which is also JIP compatible

smoky verge
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oh wow its essentially it

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this goes in mission init?

little raptor
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init.sqf

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but you can also do your logic thing there

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but if you want to put it in object init make sure you remove the comments

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oh it doesn't have any

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so just wrap it in if (isServer) then { }

smoky verge
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so to clarify this will delete all objects and place simple objects in its stead, locally
so only network traffic would be from deleting the objects?

little raptor
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  • remoteExec
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and broadcasting that function

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but that network traffic is a one time thing ofc

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tho if you have many objects it'll be bad I guess

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if you're making the mission yourself, the best way is just "caching" all the object positions locally in a file

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and just execute that file

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0 network traffic

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but it's not out yet

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with that you could make your own mission editor ๐Ÿ˜…

smoky verge
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oh nice another reason to be hyped for 2.10
how would that work?

little raptor
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you would just read mission.sqm

smoky verge
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oh wait it loads sqm aswell?

little raptor
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yes

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sqm is a config

smoky verge
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how would that work?
does it merge them together or load a new mission?

little raptor
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how would what work?

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if you mean the idea, on the server you just delete those objects

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and locally you just read the object data from the .sqm file and recreate them as simple objects

little raptor
smoky verge
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mhm
I guess the best method for max efficiency would be to do something similar to 3den export mission to sqf
but instead of using createVehicle it uses createSimpleObject

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wonder how hard that would be to code

winter panther
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Is there a way to equip an existing backpack on a unit directly? I tried action "AddBag" but I don't want the "grab object" animation, and also sometimes it doesn't work and the backpack is lost.

opal zephyr
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Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but is there any documentation on how the blood effect is applied to a character when they are injured? Or anything else that goes along with visual indicators of injury

warm hedge
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What's your intention?

opal zephyr
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I stumbled upon some old gore mod clips from Arma 2 and early Arma 3 and wanted to mess with it a little

violet mist
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I'm converting a lot of my client-only code to work in multiplayer, but I've hit a snag. I effectively want to create a unit and assign it a few properties (on server side), triggered from the client. I then need a reference to that created unit on the client. Unfortunately, the remoteExec function only returns strings, meaning I'm having a hard time retrieving a reference to the unit I just created. Any suggestions on methods for doing this?

Here's a snippet from the client-only version to prove as an example.

# 
// Local version
private _pat1 = _patientGroup createUnit [_unitType, _currentMarkerPos, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];  // Spawn the unit at that marker    
sleep 0.1;
dostop _pat1;
_pat1 setCombatBehaviour "CARELESS";
_pat1 setName _currentMarkerName;
// .. later on in this script I do other stuff with the _pat1 reference.
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Here's what I'd like to do in an ideal circumstance, but I think my head is in the wrong place.

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private _pat = [_patientGroup, _unitType, _currentMarkerPos, _currentMarkerName] remoteExec ["Scripts\SPAWN_UNIT.sqf", 0];
granite sky
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remoteExec only returns a JIP ID. Doesn't have anything to do with whatever function or command you called remotely.

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It also returns that value immediately, well before the remote function is called.

violet mist
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Yeah, but hopefully it shows you what I'm attempting to do here.

granite sky
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I don't see what you're trying to return or why.

violet mist
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It's because I do other things to that unit reference later in the local script.

granite sky
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Why not do all of them where you create the unit?

violet mist
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I have a few scroll-wheel triggered scripts and they all do slightly different things to that unit. I'd have to have the script for the scroll-wheel action as well as an accompanying "do this specific thing to this unit" script.

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I'd be drowning in scripts if that makes any sense.

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I believe the scroll-wheel triggers (addAction) have params they can pass. I can have them all call the same script and pass params depending on what needs to be done. Then I can have a specific server-script depending on what needs to be done to the unit.

granite sky
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Your unit creation function should itself remoteExec an addAction-installing function on the client.

violet mist
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Rather than how it is now:
Scroll call 1 --> Client script that does everything #1
Scroll call 2 --> Client script that does everything #2

granite sky
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Potentially. It depends what these functions need to do to the unit.

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If it's local-argument commands then you don't have a choice. addAction has to run on the client, and some commands must be run where the unit is local.

violet mist
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So are you recommending circumventing the client altogether and just trying to run everything on the server?

granite sky
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No, addActions have to run on the client.

violet mist
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Okay. Thanks for bouncing ideas. I think I've got a direction to go in now.

leaden spade
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Is there a way to script/make a mod that reduces specific vehicle damage taken for this example humvees since rhs ones can be taken out by a few 9mm shots even if they are armored

little raptor
carmine belfry
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like where do i start? can i make a sqf into a sqfc? how so?

little raptor
carmine belfry
little raptor
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ยฏ_(ใƒ„)_/ยฏ

carmine belfry
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am i supposed to use p guide or work guide?

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i mean

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p drive or work drive

little raptor
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what are you even trying to do with that?

carmine belfry
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main goal is recompiling a .sqf file

little raptor
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im trying to edit values in antistasi plus
what does that have to do with the script compiler?

carmine belfry
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conversation between me and creator:

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what file do i have to edit to change bm vehicle cost values? i tried editing them in fn_initVarServer.sqf but that doesnt change

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Itโ€™s likely that you need to recompile .sqfc files to make price changes take effect.

how do i recompile the sqfc? deleting it makes the mission completely not start on dedicated server

Use Arma Script Compiler from Github.

little raptor
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ok I got it

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for step 1 just install Arma 3 Tools from Steam

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then launch it

carmine belfry
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yeah did it

little raptor
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it has an option to set up the P drive

carmine belfry
#

in the main window?

#

oh mount the project drive?

little raptor
#

yes. it's called "Mount the Project Drive"

#

yes

carmine belfry
#

alright

#

it did stuff

#

i now have a new disk: local disk (P:)

little raptor
#

now make a folder in there

#

and put the scripts you want to compile into the folder

carmine belfry
#

specific name for the folder?

carmine belfry
little raptor
#

follow the rest from the tutorial

carmine belfry
#

okay

coarse dragon
#

So I have set up 3 waves of attacks each in thier own layer and hide/show.

Is it possible to set up the triggers when opf isn't present aka. All dead in the 1st one then 2nd and 3rd?

#

Or does Alive check work with multiple squads?

frigid oracle
#

how can I tell a specific player to run code and not the whole server globally.

EX. Player 1 uses an action on Player 2; creating local text on screen for player 2 and nobody else.

exotic flax
#

run globally, but have an if statement to check if it the code should run for the specific player or not

frigid oracle
little raptor
frigid oracle
#

I am using that, but it just doesn't want to work in this case. oops should have mentioned that

# 
_clientID = owner _target;
[_target, _player, "CC_RadAway"] remoteExecCall  ["CC_Fnc_RadMedications_Networking", _clientID];

here is what im trying to do, should have posted this, i typed the original message on my phone.

exotic flax
#

with CBA you can use CBA_fnc_targetEvent, which uses publicVariableClient (to set a var to another client), which in it's turn executes a script the moment something it added

frigid oracle
#

I'll take a look at that, thank you for the pointer

#

What does the CBA docu mean by "Type of event..."? Something from an event handler or a custom fnc like CC_fnc_Test?

exotic flax
#

it's just a name for yourself to know what is being done
eg. "killByScript" or "doSomethingStrangeEvent"

#

because at the client you'll need to catch those events by name

#

CBA_fnc_addPlayerEventHandler to listen to sent events

frigid oracle
#

Oh lord, last time I tried anything with event handlers it didn't work or do anything. Im just not sure how to use them. I understand what you are saying in theory though.

#

so for the docu of addPlayerEventHandler I assume where it says
Event handler type.
is the event it's waiting for like your example of "killByScript"

exotic flax
#

yup

frigid oracle
#

hmm

#

ok I think I understand it better now.

#

Do CBA targetEvent params need to be in wrapped in quotations like in the given example? or can they be unwrapped. nvm

little raptor
#

and you don't need the "clientID" for remoteExec

little raptor
#

but I don't recommend doing it that way

#

anyway, this is how you check alive for multiple groups:

[group1, group2] findIf {
  units _x findIf {
    alive _x
  } >= 0
} < 0
coarse dragon
#

What way do you suggest?

little raptor
#

that check means all units in those groups are dead

little raptor
#

but you don't know how to use those... meowsweats

little raptor
coarse dragon
#

1st wave to be killed off. Then the 2nd wave spawns

little raptor
#

how many groups does each wave have?

coarse dragon
#

6 then 8

little raptor
#

it won't be too slow

coarse dragon
#

Interesting thanks

coarse dragon
#

Is there a script that would destroy a turret when the gunner is killed?

frigid oracle
little raptor
#

if CC_Fnc_RadMedications_Networking is defined on _target's machine

slender olive
#

Hey, I'm trying to make a shoothouse camera display ordeal following Vestarr's tutorial on youtube. I have two .sqf files: initCameras.sqf and createShoothouseCameras .sqf

In initCameras.sqf, I have the following (livecamera'#' are game logics I'm using as the viewpoints)

['livecamera2', CAMERASOURCE_2] execVM 'createShoothouseCamera.sqf';
['livecamera3', CAMERASOURCE_3] execVM 'createShoothouseCamera.sqf';
['livecamera4', CAMERASOURCE_4] execVM 'createShoothouseCamera.sqf';```

In createShoothouseCamera.sqf, I have this set to run for each camera:
```params ['_pipTarget', '_source'];

_cameraObject = 'camera' camCreate [0,0,0];
_dir = vectorDir _source;
_cameraObject setVectorDir _dir;
_cameraObject cameraEffect ["Internal", "Back", _pipTarget];
_cameraObject camSetFov 1;

_cameraObject setPosATL (getPosATL _source);```

It's telling me that "_source" in the line ``_dir = vectorDir _source;`` is an undefined variable. Could someone help me out with this?
hallow mortar
#

Using single quotes for some strings and double quotes for others is fantastically annoying but not the problem :U
The params appears to be correct, so that suggests that one of your original CAMERASOURCE_x variables isn't defined

frigid oracle
slender olive
#

And with the strings, I just followed his exact script lol

#

livecamerax is a game logic, and I'm using them as perspective points for the camera, so what would I place for the CameraSource

hallow mortar
#

I have no idea. If you're following a tutorial then it should explain what the CAMERASOURCE is supposed to be. It seems like it should be an object that's used as a reference point so you can easily place it in the Editor, but that's just a guess. This is really something the tutorial should tell you because it does seem to be critical to the script.

slender olive
#

But that's what livecamerax is

#

I agree, the video should explain lmao

spiral zealot
#

is there a script i can paste into a box ini so that its not lootable? so players just cant open it?

#

i just want a decoration box with its inventory unavailable.

hallow mortar
#

Just make it a Simple Object in the Special States section of its attributes window

spiral zealot
little raptor
spiral zealot
#

my bad my bad axisfull

little raptor
hallow mortar
# slender olive But that's what livecamera*x* is

I haven't looked at the tutorial but I'm looking at the wiki page for camCreate right now. I think you have it backwards. livecamerax is supposed to be the surface that the camera picture is rendered on (e.g. a screen), and CAMERASOURCE_x is supposed to be the reference object for the position of the camera.

little raptor
#

and add a killed EH to reenable sim once its dead thonk

spiral zealot
#

no script to just lock the box?

#

i found this

#

vehicle player lockInventory true;

#

but sadly no worky

#

turn it into
box lockInventory true;

#

lol

hallow mortar
#

In an init field you can use this as a reference to the object the init field belongs to

spiral zealot
#

this lockInventory true;

#

?

little raptor
spiral zealot
#

im pro

#

it works :)

still forum
carmine belfry
compact maple
#

Hi, I would like to pick a random building where there is no player near by, what's the best way to do it?

little raptor
versed belfry
#

Question, is there a way to have a trigger execute a script only on the person who entered the trigger?

hallow mortar
#

Depends on the trigger condition. If it's a non-server-only trigger and the condition is e.g. player in thisList, the trigger will only activate on the machines of people who enter it, so you can then reference player in the script and be assured the reference is to someone who entered the trigger.

versed belfry
#

Cheers tho :D

fading veldt
#

is there a way to teleport players relatively? I'm trying to make an endless hallway kinda thing where they're teleported back 50m while still being in roughly the right side of the halway (so if 3 of them are abreast, they don't end up all teleporting on top of eachother or mixed up)

little raptor
#

and then use setVehiclePosition to prevent units ending up into each other after teleport

scenic shard
#

Hi I need some help with a script to remove all magazines from enemy AI upon death, except a few. I have tried several iterations and managed to get them to work then testing locally.
But on out Dedi server + HC it does not seem to remove the mags correctly:

this is the latest attempt (in init.sqf):

if(!hasInterface) then 
{
    ["CAManBase", "Killed", {
        params ["_unit"];
        if (!isPlayer _unit) then 
        {        
            //dont run this for ammo bearer
            if (typeOf _unit == "O_R_Soldier_A_F") exitWith {};
            
            private _primaryMags = primaryWeaponMagazine _unit;
            if (count _primaryMags > 0) then 
            {
                private _mag = _primaryMags select 0;
                [_unit, _mag] remoteExec ["removeMagazines", _unit];
                
                [_unit, _mag] spawn {
                    params ["_unit", "_mag"];
                    sleep 2;
                    private _newMagCount = floor (random 3) + 1;
                    for "_i" from 0 to _newMagCount do 
                    { 
                        _unit addMagazineGlobal _mag;
                    };
                };
            };
        };
    }, true, [], true] call CBA_fnc_addClassEventHandler;
};```
little raptor
#

so it never fires for your player on another machine

scenic shard
#

locally as in the killer? or owner of AI so server/HC?

little raptor
#

so owner of AI is the server/HC?

#

if so it should work thonk

#

did you test to see if the EH even triggers?

scenic shard
#

it should be, isnt it that automatically with a dedi/hc setup?

little raptor
#

yes

little raptor
#

as far as I see here the problem could be that EH never fires at all

#

the rest of the code looks correct to me

scenic shard
#

no, not on the dedi setup, can remote exec a hint to test i guess?

it works as intended in eden

little raptor
#

and read the server/HC's rpt

#

but hint (or systemChat) works too

#

private _newMagCount = floor (random 3) + 1; for "_i" from 0 to _newMagCount do
also a note here: you're adding 1 more than you want

scenic shard
frigid oracle
past wagon
#

I've tried this, and it doesn't seem to work:

"<a href='MY LINK'>TEXT</a>"
brazen lagoon
#

hey question, how do you ensure that a function is available for JIP players (remoteExec)?

#

like, when you pass true as the 3rd arg to remoteExec it'll execute on JIP players, right? How would you ensure that whatever function you're calling is there before that gets popped off the JIP queue and executed?

little raptor
#

you should post the whole code

little raptor
#

needless to say the former is the best way

brazen lagoon
#

yeah figured

#

god this is dumb

#

(not my code)

#

guess ill just have to rewrite all of it. again. lmao

frigid oracle
# little raptor maybe you've blocked remoteExec on your server

Here is the ace action

_CC_ExternalRadAwayAction = ['External RadAway Action','Inject RadAway','\CC_RadiationSystem_indev\Textures\ACE\CC_RadAway_ca.paa',{
[_target, _player, "External_Interact", "CC_RadAway"] call CC_Fnc_RadMedications
},{true}] call ace_interact_menu_fnc_createAction;

"External_Interact", "CC_RadAway" are for switch statements.
everything works, hints and all until it hits this point

[_player, "CC_RadAway"] remoteExecCall ["CC_Fnc_RadMedications_Networking", _target];

the receiving player does not display any hints or anything set in that fnc atm. Its like its not being sent at all. I know remoteExec is not blocked as my other scripts that rely on it work fine.

other actions that pull the _target for a name or their vars work fine.

maybe ace addaction does not support remoteexec? Either way I have zero clue as to why its not working. even remoteexecing a hint is not working.

#

oops fixed what I copied to be correct actions

little raptor
#

[_player, "CC_RadAway"] remoteExecCall ["CC_Fnc_RadMedications_Networking", _target];
where does that go?

frigid oracle
#

which part?

little raptor
#

that entire line of code

frigid oracle
#

a location lower in the file? oh I think I may realize the problem, I dont think the script is aware CC_Fnc_RadMedications_Networking exists yet. Is that correct?

#

fml if thats the case this whole time.

little raptor
#

not wherever you're executing that

frigid oracle
#

it does. I know that for a fact

#

CC_Fnc_RadMedications and CC_Fnc_RadMedications_Networking are in the same file being call compile'd at startup

little raptor
#

being call compile'd at startup
don't make functions like that

frigid oracle
#

wdym?

little raptor
#

just use the functions library

little raptor
frigid oracle
#

I think networking needs to be first in line in a sense

little raptor
#

I don't even understand what you mean because you never showed the full code blobdoggoshruggoogly

#

anyway just use the functions lib like I said

frigid oracle
#

have to edit it to fit in discord message cleanly. but basically
CC_Fnc_RadMedications is on line 142
KPP_Fnc_RadMedications_Networking is on line 400

little raptor
#

the line doesn't matter

#

order of execution does

frigid oracle
#

ill look into functions lib after I can at least jerry rig this shit to work in it's current state.

#

But I think lines do matter as its a order of defining in a sense. I think i remember having a problem like this before where I fixed it by moving a networking call fnc before the normal fnc in line order. just totally forgot about that till now.

little raptor
frigid oracle
#

Got it, the layers of learning continue. Do forgive me as im stepping up from just only mission scripting.

scenic shard
#

@little raptor I now tried to rewrite the same thing just another way. same result tho, works fine in eden MP, but mags are not removed on dedicated server

if(isServer || !hasInterface) then 
{
    ["CAManBase", "Killed", {
        params ["_unit"];
        
        if (!isPlayer _unit) then {
            if (typeOf _unit == "O_R_Soldier_A_F") exitWith {};
            
            private _allMags = magazines _unit;
            private _primaryMag = (primaryWeaponMagazine _unit) select 0;            
            { 
                if(_x == _primaryMag) then 
                {
                    _unit removeMagazineGlobal _x;
                };
            } forEach _allMags;


            [_unit, _primaryMag] spawn {
                params ["_unit", "_mag"];
                sleep 2;
                private _newMagCount = floor (random 3) + 1;
                for "_i" from 0 to _newMagCount do 
                { 
                    _unit addMagazineGlobal _mag;
                };
            };
        };
    }, true, [], true] call CBA_fnc_addClassEventHandler;
};```
little raptor
#

First of all "3den MP" is no different than single player

#

Second of all I still didn't get the answer I was looking for

#

Does the EH even get called?

scenic shard
#

yes, i get the log thing to show up in the rpt

#

the servers log

#

Been sitting with this the entire day and can't figure out why it's not working :/

little raptor
#

You can remove the inner spawn

#

Or just move that spawn and its sleep below the exitWith line and update the args

scenic shard
#

Ok, will see if adding the sleep works

storm arch
#

@little raptor concerning the question I had yesterday about arguments on addactions. I am trying to pass the local variable _truck into it but I have had no luck. I keep getting _truck undefined. Is there an example you could show? I have been stuck on this for a while :I

open fractal
#

you should post your code if you're going to tag people

rough summit
#

Hey guys, have trouble with VLS targeting. So, im want create a script, which allow call cruise missile support (for MP scenario), but VLS don't want shoot in target, idk why.
If im exec this code globally (via debug console) this works fine. But if im separate it on functions all breaks down.

private _pos = screenToWorld [0.5, 0.5];
[_pos] remoteExec ["vlsOpenFire", 0];

vlsOpenFire = {
    params ["_pos"];

    private _laser = createVehicle ["LaserTargetE", _pos, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];

    waitUntil {!isNull _laser};

    WEST reportRemoteTarget [_laser, 300];
    _laser confirmSensorTarget [WEST, true];
    VLS fireAtTarget [_laser, "weapon_vls_01"];
};
#

So, after....SOME time im have a answer.

private _pos = screenToWorld [0.5, 0.5];
private _laser = createVehicle ["LaserTargetE", _pos, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];

waitUntil {!isNull _laser};

WEST reportRemoteTarget [_laser, 300];
_laser confirmSensorTarget [WEST, true];

[_laser] remoteExec ["vlsOpenFire", 2];

vlsOpenFire = {
    params ["_laser"];

    VLS fireAtTarget [_laser, "weapon_vls_01"];
};
tough abyss
#

Serious question why do we always use exitWith{} instead of defining a scope then breaking to that scope instead?

#

e.g

if (_someCondition) then {
  breakOut "end";
}

scopeName "end";
#

That seems neater and more intuitive than say exitWith {}

scenic shard
#

i dont want to work tabbed in as much as possible. so makes sense if you want to exit early

tough abyss
#

I've never liked ArmA 3's convention with exitWith {}

warm hedge
#

You can prefer either of them

tough abyss
#

Does breakOut work within EH's unlike exitWith ?

scenic shard
#

i see it as the equivalent to:

if(condition)
return;```

from other stuff like c#
warm hedge
#

exitWith does work in EH

obtuse lichen
#

undefined variable in expression: dwp
while {true} do {dwp setWaypointPosition [getPosASL player -1]; sleep 1;}
any idea what's wrong here?

tough abyss
#

breakWith is more inutitive to exitWith

warm hedge
#

Self explanatory, dwp is not defined

tough abyss
obtuse lichen
tough abyss
#

Oh nvm

#

Only works within loops

warm hedge
#

Use dwp = (whatever)

obtuse lichen
#

alright

#

i'm trying to get a destroy waypoint to go to the position of a unit every second

scenic shard
#

ok so I still haven't been able to fix my script from yesterday. I just want to remove and add some magazines when AI is killed.

if(isServer || !hasInterface) then 
{
    ["CAManBase", "Killed", {
        params ["_unit"];
        [_unit] spawn 
        {
            params ["_unit"];
            private _allMags = magazines _unit;
            private _primaryMag = (primaryWeaponMagazine _unit) select 0;
            private _handgunMag = (handgunMagazine _unit) select 0;
            
            diag_log _allMags;
            diag_log _primaryMag;
            diag_log _handgunMag;
                
            sleep 4;

            if (!isPlayer _unit) then 
            {
                if (typeOf _unit == "O_R_Soldier_A_F") exitWith {};

                {
                    if(_x == _primaryMag || _x == _handgunMag) then 
                    {
                        _unit removeMagazineGlobal _x;
                    };
                } forEach _allMags;
                
                sleep 2;
                
                private _newMagCount = floor (random 3) + 1;
                diag_log _newMagCount;
                for "_i" from 0 to _newMagCount do 
                { 
                    _unit addMagazineGlobal _primaryMag;
                };
                
                private _newMagCount2 = floor (random 2) + 1;
                diag_log _newMagCount2;
                for "_i" from 0 to _newMagCount2 do 
                { 
                    _unit addMagazineGlobal _handgunMag;
                };
            };
        };
    }, true, [], true] call CBA_fnc_addClassEventHandler;
};```
#

the diag_log is giving this on the server:

"CUP_30Rnd_545x39_AK_M"
"CUP_8Rnd_9x18_Makarov_M"
2
1```
willow hound
rough summit
#

At the same time, if you disconnect from vls, then it will continue to normally direct missiles at the target.

copper raven
little raptor
little raptor
modern meteor
#

sqf player call BIS_fnc_tasksUnit;

This is returning an array. How could I check if the array is empty?

granite sky
#

@scenic shard What's the problem?

tight cloak
#

quick question for best approach to this as im not familiar with all the potential methods / ways of doing this that may be quicker and better.
i have a location array. xyz. now i want to just add say -10 to whatever the y is. modifying it to be whatever the y originally was but reduced by 10 and back in its xyz format

winter rose
winter rose
tight cloak
#

many thanks lou. sorry for it being a simple question, not familiar with all the syntax and best practises

modern meteor
little raptor
dusk shadow
#

Anyone know if there's any docs on how the engine estimates the spread of artillery? I'm refering to the spread value shown in the Artillery Computer.
Using zero-drag kinematics I can get the ETA and elevation to match close enough. But I can't for the life of me figure out how the weapon dispersion and artilleryDispersion stuff from the configs factor in to the spread.

modern meteor
#

Thank you guys

little raptor
dusk shadow
#

Yeah but what I dont how is does it factor in to the calculation

little raptor
#

and even non-shell ammo have it

little raptor
#

like other weapons

#

or are you referring to the entry in weapon config?

dusk shadow
#

So what I'm trying to is to estimate the parameters of the shot before an AI fires an artillery shot using doArtilleryFire.
My kinematic calculation of the ETA matches the ETA provided by the game so I know my math on the arc is good enough.
What I've done to estimate the spread is to assume that the dispersion value in the config (expermenting with both weapon >> "dispersion" and "artilleryDispersion" from weapon, firemode and ammo configs) is a deviation at the barrel.

#

So I calculate the impact points with elevation + dispertion and elevation - dispersion and average the error distance relative to the desired target to get the spread

#

and it gives me values that are quite off

#

now I've tried reading the dispersion value as both radians and degrees as well apply dispersion * artilleryDispersion

little raptor
#

well afaik dispersion is angular dispersion coefficient
which is added randomly

dusk shadow
#

but still nothing seems to get close...

little raptor
#

so it's not elevation + dispertion

#

my guess is that it should be elevation * (1 + random [-dispersion, 0, dispersion])

#

not sure what artilleryDispersion does

dusk shadow
#

I think its a factor

little raptor
#

maybe another multiplier

dusk shadow
#

yea

#

so to get max values would be elevation + elevation * dispersion

#

or you reckon it's some kind of mean or average?

little raptor
little raptor
#

tho not sure what artilleryCharge is thonk

#

seems to control the max radius in artillery computer thonk

dusk shadow
#

charge is related to initial speed of the projectile

#

so v0 in your kinematics

#

etc is initSpeed * artilleryCharge

tight cloak
# 
            _loadoutClass = getPylonMagazines _asset;
            _pylonCount = count getAllPylonsInfo _asset;
            from _i to _pylonCount do {

            }
            //or
            {
                
                
            } forEach array;
            _loadoutDisplay = getText (configFile >> "CfgMagazines" >> _loadoutClass >> "displayName");
            systemChat format ["%1", _loadoutDisplay];
            _loadoutMarkPos = (getMarkerPos _markername) vectorAdd [0,-100,0];
            _loadout = createMarker [_loadoutMark, _loadoutMarkPos, 1]; // put it just under the Asset 
            _loadout setMarkerColor "ColorBlue";
            _loadout setMarkerShape "ICON";
            _loadout setMarkerType "hd_dot";
            _loadout setMarkerText _loadoutDisplay;

im trying to make a script that posts the vehicle and its loadout on the map at a specific coord. now ive got most of it down but im trying to make individual markers for each pylon saying whats on each. which is better, from _i or foreach? considering im trying to get spacing between each pylons marker on the map i need to count how many pylons to increase the spacing from the heading marker of the asset by a certain amount. hope i explained it properly. (for visual reference of what im trying to do)

  • ASSET // NAME OF PLAYER
    -pylon 1
    -pylon 2
    -pylon 3
    -pylon 4
little raptor
willow hound
#

Both work (you can access the index inside the forEach-loop with _forEachIndex), use what you prefer.

tight cloak
#

i did not know that was a thing, thankyou

frigid oracle
little raptor
tight cloak
# 
            {
                _incr = (-10 * _forEachIndex);
                _loadoutDisplay = getText (configFile >> "CfgMagazines" >> _x >> "displayName");
                systemChat format ["%1", _loadoutDisplay];
                _loadoutMarkPos = (getMarkerPos _markername) vectorAdd [0,_incr,0];
                _loadout = createMarker [_loadoutMark, _loadoutMarkPos, 1]; // put it just under the Asset 
                _loadout setMarkerColor "ColorBlue";
                _loadout setMarkerShape "ICON";
                _loadout setMarkerType "hd_dot";
                _loadout setMarkerText _loadoutDisplay;

            } forEach _loadoutClass;

does it for each pylon, the error however is in multiplying the -10 by the index and applying that to modifying location of the next one, it currently spawns it ontop of the old marker. i assume im making an obvious mistake but i cant see it / dont know what to try to fix it

scenic shard
tight cloak
#

oh im a mong, disregard my question

#

index goes down to 0, therefore its multiplying by 0

little raptor
scenic shard
#

that one has sleep, or did you mean somewhere else?

little raptor
#

he has no primary weapon anymore

#

that's why it doesn't work (I guess)

scenic shard
#

i grab the info before the sleep, and logging gives the correct strings back for all variables

little raptor
#

you're doing that in the next frame after the unit is killed

scenic shard
#

ok, but i get the expected results when logging :/

little raptor
#

also which branch of the game are you trying that on?

#

if stable, switch to profiling

#

there was some bug with containers iirc that's been fixed

winter panther
#

I have a script that when executed displays a GUI, with a couple lists of items. I want to save the lists of items selected by the user, so when he opens the GUI again (from anywhere), the same items are preselected. What would be the best way to save this? Should I use setVariable on the player?

rough summit
willow hound
stable dune
willow hound
#

1๏ธโƒฃ TAG_selectedItem = 42 (same as missionNamespace setVariable ["TAG_selectedItem", 42]): The variable lives until the end of the mission. In multiplayer, different clients have separate instances of the variable.
2๏ธโƒฃ _myCtrl setVariable ["TAG_selectedItem", 42]: The variable lives as long as the control _myCtrl; once the GUI is closed, the variable is destroyed.
3๏ธโƒฃ player setVariable ["TAG_selectedItem", 42]: The variable lives until the player object is deleted (same for any other object). However, the A3 respawn system takes care of copying all variables from the old player object's namespace to the new player object's namespace when respawning. This option is useful in multiplayer if the variable needs to be known to multiple clients (e.g. player setVariable ["TAG_selectedItem", 42, true]).

tough abyss
#

^

#

generally I'd say a setVariable on the player is cleaner than making a dedicated global var for the value

#

only broadcast if necessary, though

willow hound
#

I prefer the global variable as long as it does not interfere with multiplayer. It's just too much of a hassle to write player getVariable "A11_someVar" and (even worse) player setVariable ["A11_someVar", ...] everywhere instead of just using A11_someVar.

stable dune
#

Thanks for good answer ๐Ÿ‘

little raptor
little raptor
winter panther
#

I'm still a bit new with networking stuff

tough abyss
#

Global vars are automatically local unless broadcast with publicVariable

copper raven
winter panther
#

ah ok, so just by declaring a global variable in the script should be enough, each player will have their own version of it, right?

copper raven
#

player setVariable ["tag_myVariable", value, -2];

#

if you want everyone but server

tough abyss
#

^ that will broadcast the value to all clients

#

if you make a global variable and don't broadcast it, it will be local everywhere

stable dune
#

So if i want "save" things when using GUI and only need those when GUI is opened and doenst need those after i close GUI. I should use ansin11's 2๏ธโƒฃ

little raptor
#

the player object can change

tough abyss
#

Basically if you want each client to have their own version, just doing a global variable or setVariable without broadcasting will do the trick

#

whether you do a global or a setVariable is up to you, though the latter is preferable

winter panther
#

Ok, thanks ppl ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

ocean folio
#

I'm trying to chase down this issue with my sqf not being found

# 
            private _markerType = _x call compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "myTag_fnc_getDebugMarkerType.sqf";        //This cant be found, I'm probably doing it wrong
granite sky
#

is that what the file is called?

ocean folio
#

the actual file is fn_getDebugMarkerType.sqf

#

oh

granite sky
#

you're definitely doing it wrong anyway :P

ocean folio
#

lmfao yeah I think I see what's up now

granite sky
#

Set up a CfgFunctions and then just call the function directly.

ocean folio
#

I do have it in CfgFunctions

granite sky
#

private _markerType = _x call myTag_fnc_getDebugMarkerType;

#

you should have an actual tag too

#

whoops

ocean folio
#

lol I havent really figured out how the tag thing works. I only just got to changing the name of the file and still having the module show up in editor

granite sky
#

CfgFunctions first level class is the tag. Second level is the (default) folder name, and the third level is the filename of the function.

ocean folio
#

I dont exactly understand CfgFunctions either yet. I just copied the format from the module example on the wiki

# 
class CfgFunctions
{
    class myTag
    {
        class Effects
        {
            file = "\AJ_Cache2\functions";
            class main{};
            class getDebugMarkerType{};
        }
    }
}
#

main works, the debugmarker one doesnt

copper raven
ocean folio
#

is there any level of automation in that? like it putting the tag in front of some things like functions?

copper raven
#

the toplevel class in cfgFunctions in your case class myTag prefixes the functions with that tag

ocean folio
#

the thing that has me confused is I can call my main function with myTag_fnc_main but the file is named fn_main

#

ahhh

#

so if I were to just replace every instance of myTag with something like AJ it would be fine?

#

well, the wiki says 3 letters, but yeah that idea

copper raven
#

3-5 characters are preferred but yeah something like that

ocean folio
#

what's the use of that compared to just doing it with the class TAG?

#

just a different way of accomplishing the same task?

#

idk why you would want 2 identically named functions in your mod

copper raven
#

if you have multiple classes in cfgfunctions, you can then use tag to specify it, also if the classname is something descriptive and not just a tag

ocean folio
#

interesting, alright!

tight cloak
# 
        case true: {
            _className = getDescription _asset;
            _className = _className select 0;
            _displayName = getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> _className >> "displayName");
            _listing = createMarker [_markername, [200,200], 1]; // AO posting
            _listing setMarkerColor "ColorBlue";
            _listing setMarkerShape "ICON";
            _listing setMarkerType "RedCrystal";
            _listing setMarkerText _displayName + "//" + str _names;
            _loadoutClass = getPylonMagazines _asset;
            {
                _indexCount = str _forEachIndex;
                _loadoutMark = ["_loadoutMark", "_indexCount"] joinString "";
                _loadout = ["_loadout", "_indexCount"] joinString "";
                _indexMod = _forEachIndex + 1;
                _incr = -100 * _indexMod;
                _loadoutDisplay = getText (configFile >> "CfgMagazines" >> _x >> "displayName");
                systemChat format ["%1", _loadoutDisplay];
                _loadoutMarkPos = (getMarkerPos _markername) vectorAdd [0,_incr,0];
                _loadout = createMarker [_loadoutMark, _loadoutMarkPos, 1]; // put it just under the Asset 
                _loadout setMarkerColor "ColorBlue";
                _loadout setMarkerShape "ICON";
                _loadout setMarkerType "hd_dot";
                _loadout setMarkerText _loadoutDisplay;
                _pylonMarkers = [_loadoutMark];
            } forEach _loadoutClass;

so: i got this working just before my compute shut off accidentally and i lost some progress. now i cant figure out what i did to make it work, essentially i need each of the pylons to have a seperate marker, yet it only makes one. any help? also as to why i have the join strings is because i need each to have a seperate name to delete them afterwards, but i think its also the cause of the issue i solved. probably an error in the way i labbelled them per index

#

for some extra info: the systemchat output dumps all the pylons so the error isnt there

scenic shard
storm arch
# 
_car = createVehicle ["B_CargoNet_01_ammo_F", [14761.1,16475.1,100]];
  if (side player == WEST) then {
    _car addAction ["delete vehicle", {
      deleteVehicle _car;
    }];

  };}];   ```
#

How do I get _car in the second addaction to be recognized? I know its through arguements but not sure how to do that?

scenic shard
#

params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"];

little raptor
#

use arguments for other stuff

# 
_car addAction ["delete vehicle", {
      params ["_car", "", "", "_args"];
      _args params ["_var1", "_var2"];
      
}, [_var1, _var2]];
stable dune
scenic shard
#

yea that is pretty much it, mine does not work on the dedicated server setup

little raptor
# 
private _newMagCount = floor (random 3) + 1;
                diag_log _newMagCount;
                for "_i" from 0 to _newMagCount do 
                { 
                    _unit addMagazineGlobal _primaryMag;
                };

e.g. if _newMagCount is 3, you get 4 mags

#

but if it's much more than that then I have no idea what's the problem anymore

#

it could be a game bug blobdoggoshruggoogly

#

another problem could be that you're adding that EH on multiple clients, and it triggers for all

scenic shard
#

yea it is more than that. some have 9+ mags even

little raptor
#

since addMagazineGlobal is global, you're duplicating things

#

e.g. if an HC and server both fire, and you want 3 mags, you get 6 8 instead (due to the off by 1 error)

#

to make sure that's not the case, remove the add part

#

just keep remove

#

see if the unit ends up with no mags

#

if he does then what I said is correct

scenic shard
#

that could be a thing, but I first only had it on server and later added HC as well during testing. I though the killed EH only triggered where the unit was local?

little raptor
#

it should but I'm not sure how CBA's thing works

#

it might broadcast the event to all clients that added the same EH

scenic shard
#

will give that a try and see

tight cloak
#

whats the best way to rename variables in a loop? - only reason i need to do this is to give markers a unique name in the loop and to put each new name in an array

little raptor
#

rename variables?

#

you don't need to rename vars in loops

#

unless you mean the marker name

tight cloak
#

yes ^ that

little raptor
#

just use format:

private _offset = missionNamespace getVariable ["countMarkers", 0];
for "_i" from 0 to _n - 1 do {
  private _markerName = format ["my_marker_%1", _i + _offset];
  ...
};
countMarkers = _offset + _n
#

P.S: countMarkers should only be used by 1 function ^

#

and it shouldn't be spawned multiple times together, or you'll get data race

tight cloak
#

what do you mean?

little raptor
#

I mean countMarkers is updated at the end of the loop

tight cloak
#

i assume data race is stuff on the stack / unscheduled overlapping in execution

little raptor
#

wat?

#

there is never data race in unschd execution

tight cloak
#

how does that happen in a scheduled environment then?

little raptor
#

let's say you spawn that function twice
and you want to add 100 markers in one, and 200 in other

#

both will read countMarkers as 0 at the start
now depending on which one finishes last, you either end up with 100 or 200

#

and both are wrong here

#

because you have 300 markers

tight cloak
#

i see

little raptor
#

you could add the count at the start

# 
private _offset = 0;
isNil {
  _offset = missionNamespace getVariable ["countMarkers", 0];
  countMarkers = _offset + _n;
};
#

it's now safe from data race

tight cloak
#

i apologise for being slow at following this explanation, but is countmarkers tracking how many markers are made in the loop?

little raptor
#

how many added in total

tight cloak
#

and is it just counting how many or putting them in an array

little raptor
#

counts

tight cloak
#

okay, not exactly what im looking for in this script as i need an array of the markers in name form as im going to be deleting them later in a simple foreach delete _x

little raptor
#

well you can use an array instead of countMarkers

tight cloak
#

so: use format, add the index to the name of it then send that to the name of the marker, then also add the name of the marker to the array at the end all in all

little raptor
#

if you intend to do that for multiple objects (or whatever that code does, I didn't follow it all) it won't be that simple

#

and the last line here is not doing anything useful:

_pylonMarkers = [_loadoutMark];

#

since I don't see your full code nor understand the purpose of all that I'm just gonna give you some general pointers:

  1. marker names must be unique. duplicate markers fail to create. you can use the counter method to generate unique marker names
  2. to add elements to arrays you should use pushBack:
private _markers = [];
for "_i" from 0 to _n - 1do {
  private _markerName = format ["my_marker_%1", _i];
  _markers pushBack _markerName;
};
#

ofc if you don't want to keep adding unique markers, you can delete the old markers and reuse their names

tight cloak
little raptor
#

it would but I'm not in the mood right now

#

you can post it nonetheless. maybe someone else comes along to help

tight cloak
#

thats okay, thanks for the help you gave me tho. it did help and pointed me in the right direction

past wagon
#

is there a good way to check if a player has pressed a button within the last couple seconds? Like inputAction but with a larger time interval?

violet mist
#

Okay boys, I'm back. I've done another rework of my codebase. I've got everything running on a dedicated server so I can debug MP, but I've got one bug I've been slamming my head into. When I call a remoteExec from the client, nothing happens. The old client-only implementation (practically identical) works perfectly fine so I'm either using remoteExec incorrectly or I don't know where to look for the errors on my dedicated server. (I've been looking in the console/logfile). Here are my two snippets (appropriately labelled in the commenting).

# 
// Old client script snippet (working)
private _pat1 = _patientGroup createUnit [_unitType, _currentMarkerPos, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];  // Spawn the unit at that marker    
sleep 0.1;
dostop _pat1;
_pat1 setCombatBehaviour "CARELESS";
_pat1 setName _currentMarkerName;
# 
// MP implementation snippet (Client works, server does nothing and doesn't throw any errors)

// Client script:
[_patientGroup, _unitType, _currentMarkerPos, _currentMarkerName] remoteExec ["Scripts\MedicalScenarios\Advanced\ADV_LARGE_EXPLOSION.sqf", 0, true];

// Server script:
params ["_patientGroup", "_unitType", "_currentMarkerPos", "_currentMarkerName"];  // Incoming params
private _pat1 = _patientGroup createUnit [_unitType, _currentMarkerPos, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];  // Spawn the unit at that marker    
sleep 0.1;
dostop _pat1;
_pat1 setCombatBehaviour "CARELESS";
_pat1 setName _currentMarkerName;
little raptor
little raptor
past wagon
little raptor
#

only commands/functions

violet mist
little raptor
#

there are many ways to do it

#

if it's executed multiple times -> use functions
if it's executed once and being scheduled is ok -> you can remoteExec execVM

#

if you don't have a script and didn't make a function -> you can remoteExec call/spawn

violet mist
little raptor
#

mod? mission?

violet mist
#

Mission.

little raptor
#

they'll be automatically defined for everyone

violet mist
#

When I call them from the client will they run on server-side?

#

Or, I remoteExec them?

little raptor
#

they run wherever you want them to

little raptor
violet mist
#

Awesome. Exactly what I needed to know. Many thanks.

past wagon
# 
params ["_vehicle", "_caller", "_actionID"];

_caller setVariable ["repairing", true];

private _repairDistance = _caller distance _vehicle;

[_vehicle, _caller, _repairDistance] spawn {
    params ["_vehicle", "_caller", "_repairDistance"];
    waitUntil { !(_caller getVariable "repairing") || _caller distance _vehicle > (_repairDistance + 2) || _caller distance _vehicle > 3.5 /*|#|*/|| inputAction "ingamePause" > 0 }; //ERROR HERE
    _caller setVariable ["repairing", false];
};
```Anyone know why I'm getting `Error: waituntil returned nil`?
frigid oracle
#

is it possible to delete a spawn? nvm found terminate

tight cloak
tough abyss
#

@past wagon try

waitUntil { (!(_caller getVariable "repairing") || {_caller distance _vehicle > (_repairDistance + 2) || {_caller distance _vehicle > 3.5 || {inputAction "ingamePause" > 0 }}}) };
winter panther
#

Is it possible to detect when a user closes the zeus interface? The idea is to add an action to an object that will create a limited curator and assign it to the interacting player. When the player closes the interface, the player is unassigned and the curator object is detroyed.

tough abyss
#

Can detect the curatorInterface inputAction

#

otherwise you'll probably have to detect the zeus gui elements via ID

#

which would probably be better than just checking for that input

winter panther
tough abyss
#

Ah yep here we go

#

Zeus' display id is 312

#

So all you'd need is something like this to run after the action is selected

# 
[] spawn {
  // Give player zeus access here
  // Wait for player to open zeus display
  waitUntil { !isNull findDisplay 312 };
  // Wait for player to close zeus display
  waitUntil { isNull findDisplay 312 };
  // Remove player's zeus access here
};
winter panther
#

ah nice

#

should I use an Event handler for that?

#

ah nvm

tough abyss
#

it would be the code for the action

winter panther
#

when the display is null, he closed the UI

tough abyss
#

yes

past wagon
tough abyss
#

I'm not an expert with GUI stuff in this game though, so you'll want to test it

tough abyss
winter panther
#

that's easier than I expected, thanks!

tough abyss
#

no problem, lmk if it doesn't work and I'll see what I can do

winter panther
#

I wonder what happens if you assign two curators to the same player ๐Ÿค”

tough abyss
#

I imagine the second one overrides the first

winter panther
#

I'll test that. If that's the case, I may need to save the previous curator, so I don't accidentaly remove a full zeus curator

tough abyss
#

Probably just check if a player's a curator beforehand and do nothing if they are

#

but don't know if that fits what you're trying to do

winter panther
#

I'm trying to make some sort of base building script, using a limited curator that activates when interacting with an object. If the user is a curator already, I still want to give him the limited curator, so I may need to reassign the previous curator after que closes the UI

tough abyss
#

Ah, very well. Though I will say I'm only guessing when I say it would override the first, so definitely test before you worry about it.

winter panther
#

Ok I just tested it. If you try to assign a curator to a player that already has a curator assigned, it will fail silently. The code will continue, but the player remains assigned to the previous curator. So yeah, I'll need to store it temporarily.

tough abyss
#

Ah well, should be only a small inconvenience

stable dune
tough abyss
#

waitUntil essentially runs every frame (or longer, depending on computational load) unless you put a sleep in it

#

so it would be less intensive to do a 0.5 second loop if that meets your needs (or just a waitUntil with a 0.5 second sleep)

#

but that code is invalid because you can't use waitUntil like that

#

the syntax is waitUntil { code }

stable dune
#

I thought so

#

Yeah, wroted wrong my thought

#

Edited that one

#

Mostly i use whileloop with 0.5 sleep (If there is no eventHandler avaible to My needs) and waitUntil on like waitUntil {findDisplay _display};

tough abyss
#

either is fine but a waitUntil with a sleep will work just as well

stable dune
#

Okey
Good to know

#

how do i find out how long my code takes to execute. seen a lot of models on the wiki where you can see like // 0.0078ms

tough abyss
#

I mean you can time code w/ debug console but you can also do it from within your code like so

# 
private _startTime = diag_tickTime;
// code runs here
systemChat format ["Code took %1s to run", diag_tickTime - _startTime];
#

obviously if it runs on the server you'll need to remoteExec the systemChat

stable dune
#

Yeah. Nice.
Thanks alot.

tough abyss
#

no problem

#

alternatively if you want it in ms you can do this for the print

systemChat format ["Code took %1ms to run", (diag_tickTime - _startTime)/0.001];
warm hedge
#

Do you want to be hired or hire?

tough abyss
winged hemlock
rancid lance
#

i require aid!

#

||hint "grunt birthday party is now activated!"; sound = { if (side _x == east) then { _x addEventHandler ["killed", { _killer = _this select 1; if (_killer in (units (group player))) then { _sounds = ["grunt"]; playSound "grunt"; }; } ]; }; } forEach allUnits; player removeAction GBP; BGPO = player addAction ["Disable grunt birthdayparty!", { hint "no more noise!"; player removeAction BGPO; sleep 15; GBP = player addAction ["Enable grunt birthdayParty?", { hint"grunt birthday party enabled!...again"; grunt = []execVM "shit.sqf"; terminate grunt; }]; }];||

#

thought that would make it smaller

#

anyway, i effectively made the grunt birthday skull in my mission and have an option to enable it, and one to disable it BUT for some reason it will not disable, even though it does terminate the script! it removes the add action section x-x but doesnt take away the sound!

#

its like it just sets the constant, how do i remove that rule after setting it so it stops ;A;

past wagon
# 
(findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", {
        params ["", "_key", "_shift"];
    if (_key == 47 && _shift) then {
        if ((stance player == "CROUCH" || (vehicle player == player && isTouchingGround player && stance player == "STAND")) && speed player > 10 && !(animationState player in [
            "AovrPercMrunSrasWrflDf",
            "amovpercmstpsnonwnondnon_amovpknlmstpsnonwnondnon",
            "ainvpknlmstpslaywnondnon_medicin",
            "ainvpknlmstpslaywnondnon_medic"
        ])) exitWith {
            private _height = (1.8 - (load player)) max 3.5;
            private _velocity = velocity player;
            private _direction = getDir player;
            player setVelocity [(_velocity select 0) + (sin _direction * 0.4), (_velocity select 1) + (cos _direction * 0.4), ((_velocity select 2) * 0.4) + _height];
            if (currentWeapon player == "") then {
                player switchMove "AovrPercMrunSrasWrflDf";
                player playMoveNow "AovrPercMrunSrasWrflDf";
            } else {
                player switchMove "AovrPercMrunSrasWrflDf";
            };
            true
        };
    };
}];
```Does anyone know why this EH is still having players do the `"GetOver"` action, even though it is supposed to be overridden?
past wagon
# rancid lance ||hint "grunt birthday party is now activated!"; sound = { if (side _x == e... 
hint "grunt birthday party is now activated!";
sound =
{
    if (side _x == east) then {
    _x addEventHandler ["killed", {
        _killer = _this select 1;
        if (_killer in (units (group player))) then {
            _sounds = ["grunt"];
            playSound "grunt";
        };
     }];
    };
} forEach allUnits;
player removeAction GBP;
BGPO = player addAction ["Disable grunt birthdayparty!", {
    hint "no more noise!";
    player removeAction BGPO;
    sleep 15;
    GBP = player addAction ["Enable grunt birthdayParty?", {
        hint "grunt birthday party enabled!...again";
        grunt = [] execVM "shit.sqf";
        terminate grunt;
    }];
}];
```Could you show me the rest of your code?
rancid lance
#

its all where i pasted it, but how are you making it look like that when you paste it?

past wagon
#

!code

wicked roostBOT
#
How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

```sqf
// your code here
hint "good!";
```
โ†“

// your code here
hint "good!";
rancid lance
#

'''sqf
Bravo getVariable "owner" == independent;
''''

past wagon
rancid lance
#

;A;

past wagon
open fractal
past wagon
rancid lance
# 
hint "grunt birthday party is now activated!";

sound = {
    if (side _x == east) then {
        _x addEventHandler ["killed", {
            _killer = _this select 1;
            if (_killer in (units (group player))) then {
                _sounds = ["grunt"];

                playSound "grunt";
            };
        }
    ];
};
} forEach allUnits;
player removeAction GBP;

BGPO = player addAction ["Disable grunt birthdayparty!", {
    hint "no more noise!";

    player removeAction BGPO;
    removeEventHandler ["killed"];
    sleep 15;
    GBP = player addAction ["Enable grunt birthdayParty?", {
        hint"grunt birthday party enabled!...again";
        grunt = []execVM "shit.sqf";
    }];
}];
#

yay

#

thats it, "Shit.sqf" just restarts the script

past wagon
#

ok

#

well you are only removing the event handler from the player executing that script

#

actually

rancid lance
#

so i gotta remote exec

past wagon
#

yes

rancid lance
#

i just gotta get it working then ill change the syntax for mp

past wagon
#

but you actually aren't removing the EH from anyone, it's a binary command

#

target removeEventHandler [type, index]

rancid lance
#

;>->

#

player removeEventHandler [type,index];
?

past wagon
#

that's the syntax

#

one sec

#

you need to specify the unit you are removing it from

warm hedge
rancid lance
#

does player not refer to all players?

#

it works with my tp script that way >->

tough abyss
#

No, it refers to the local player

rancid lance
#

when i tested
Using "Player setPos" set all player positions

#

not just mine

warm hedge
#

It refers to the player, on the machine, so a player only suggest an object not entire of them

#

You're executing it globally

tough abyss
#

If the code is running on every machine then player will affect all players

#

but it only means the local player in code

open fractal
# 
            if (currentWeapon player == "") then {
                player switchMove "AovrPercMrunSrasWrflDf";
                player playMoveNow "AovrPercMrunSrasWrflDf";
            } else {
                player switchMove "AovrPercMrunSrasWrflDf";
            };
``` trioxide can we talk about this
past wagon
# 
[player, "Killed"] remoteExec ["removeAllEventHandlers"];
tough abyss
#

need to specify the index too

#

which is returned when you set up the event handler

past wagon
#

not for removeAllEventHandlers

#

I'm assuming he only has one...

tough abyss
#

why would you remove all of them

open fractal
#

removeAllEventHandlers should be avoided

rancid lance
#

hell yea lmao its the only one i got

past wagon
#

ok

rancid lance
#

but wym returned when i made the handler?

tough abyss
#

you could very well break some of your mods if you remove all of them

rancid lance
#

oof true

open fractal
#

you can store the event handler idx in a global variable

past wagon
tough abyss
# 
KILLED_EVT_INDEX = _x addEventHandler ["killed", ...
#

or store it on the player with setVariable

#

rather than using a global var

rancid lance
#

so

# 
    if (side _x == east) then {
        weeny = _x addEventHandler ["killed", {
            _killer = _this select 1;
            if (_killer in (units (group player))) then {
                _sounds = ["grunt"];

                playSound "grunt";
            };
        }
    ];
};```
tough abyss
#

that would be valid yes

rancid lance
#

eyyy

tough abyss
#

however you're running that on multiple units, yes?

past wagon
#

then, later:

[player, ["Killed", weeny] remoteExec ["removeAllEventHandlers"];
rancid lance
# 
BGPO = player addAction ["Disable grunt birthdayparty!", {
    hint "no more noise!";

    player removeAction BGPO;
    removeEventHandler ["weeny"];
    sleep 15;
    GBP = player addAction ["Enable grunt birthdayParty?", {
        hint"grunt birthday party enabled!...again";
        grunt = []execVM "shit.sqf";
    }];
}];
tough abyss
#

in which case you'll need to store all of the indices generated by every unit

#

so you can remove them all later

rancid lance
#

its only run on one thing, and applies to all east units

#

i have it this way bc i have procedural spawns

tough abyss
#

I see a } forEach allUnits; wrapping that event handler add

rancid lance
#

ye]

tough abyss
#

so it doesn't appear to only run on one thing

rancid lance
#

well every east unit has the handler applied to them

#

except elites for some reason but one problem at a time

tough abyss
#

yes and each time you add the handler you are getting a separate index you need to remove

#

they won't all be under a single EH

rancid lance
#

h

#

how the heck am i going to get them?

tough abyss
#

It's not very hard

#

I'll whip up something for you quick

rancid lance
#

since im not manually placing these boys, like you just pick up a skull and select "activate grunt birthday party""

#

and any east unit when killed plays the sound

tough abyss
#

I get what you're trying to do

#

also I'm not sure why you're doing sound = {} forEach allUnits;

#

forEach doesn't return anything anything useful

open fractal
#

forEach returns good vibes

past wagon
rancid lance
#

because i figured it applied to all units as it implies?

#

also

#

mmmmm

past wagon
#

well you are taking the return value of the forEach code and saving it to the variable sound

rancid lance
#

i cry every time

hallow mortar
rancid lance
#

so i dont even need it i can just put "allUnits"?

past wagon
tough abyss
# 
hint "grunt birthday party is now activated!";

private _groupUnits = units (group player);
GRUNT_KILLED_INDICES = [];
{
    if (side _x == east) then {
        GRUNT_KILLED_INDICES pushBack [_x, _x addEventHandler ["killed", {
            _killer = _this select 1;
            if (_killer in _groupUnits) then {
                playSound "grunt";
            };
      }]];
  };
} forEach allUnits;
player removeAction GBP;
BGPO = player addAction ["Disable grunt birthdayparty!", {
    hint "no more noise!";
    player removeAction BGPO;
    {
      (_x select 0) removeEventHandler ["killed", _x select 1];
    } forEach GRUNT_KILLED_INDICES;
    sleep 15;
    GBP = player addAction ["Enable grunt birthdayParty?", {
        hint"grunt birthday party enabled!...again";
        grunt = [] execVM "shit.sqf";
    }];
}];
#

this will actually remove all of the killed events properly

rancid lance
#

why you using forEach allUnits?

#

is it fine in that context?

tough abyss
#

You need it to play when any unit dies yes?

rancid lance
#

ye

#

so its fine

#

for each allUnits is fine

#

?

tough abyss
#

Yes because now I'm setting it up to remove all of the event handlers properly

#

by storing each unit and their respective index in GRUNT_KILLED_INDICES

#

which is then cleaned up by

{
      (_x select 0) removeEventHandler ["killed", _x select 1];
} forEach GRUNT_KILLED_INDICES;
#

which removes all of the EHs

rancid lance
#

mmmm

#

ill test it now

#

thank you regardless, im learning a lot ;A;

tough abyss
#

though actually one more thing

#

replace ```sqf
if (isNil "GRUNT_KILLED_INDICES") then {
GRUNT_KILLED_INDICES = [];
};

with just
```sqf
GRUNT_KILLED_INDICES = [];
rancid lance
#

alright

#

immediate errors

tough abyss
#

what's the errors?

rancid lance
#

oh i cant paste

#

undefined variable in expression : grunt_killed_indices

#

line 9

tough abyss
#

what's the exact code look like right now? that shouldn't be an issue

rancid lance
#

got the error to go away but it doesnt play any sound

tough abyss
#

ah yeah one moment I forgot something

rancid lance
#

hint "grunt birthday party is now activated!";

private _groupUnits = units (group player);

GRUNT_KILLED_INDICES = [];

{
if (side _x == east) then {
GRUNT_KILLED_INDICES pushBack [_x, _x addEventHandler ["killed", {
_killer = _this select 1;
if (_killer in _groupUnits) then {

            playSound "grunt";
        };
    }]];
};

} forEach allUnits;
player removeAction GBP;
BGPO = player addAction ["Disable grunt birthdayparty!", {
hint "no more noise!";
player removeAction BGPO;
{
(_x select 0) removeEventHandler ["killed", _x select 1];
} forEach GRUNT_KILLED_INDICES;
sleep 15;
GBP = player addAction ["Enable grunt birthdayParty?", {
hint"grunt birthday party enabled!...again";
grunt = [] execVM "shit.sqf";
}];
}];

tough abyss
# 
hint "grunt birthday party is now activated!";

GRUNT_KILLED_INDICES = [];
{
    if (side _x == east) then {
        GRUNT_KILLED_INDICES pushBack [_x, _x addEventHandler ["killed", {
            _killer = _this select 1;
            if (_killer in units (group player)) then {
                playSound "grunt";
            };
      }]];
  };
} forEach allUnits;
player removeAction GBP;
BGPO = player addAction ["Disable grunt birthdayparty!", {
    hint "no more noise!";
    player removeAction BGPO;
    {
      (_x select 0) removeEventHandler ["killed", _x select 1];
    } forEach GRUNT_KILLED_INDICES;
    sleep 15;
    GBP = player addAction ["Enable grunt birthdayParty?", {
        hint"grunt birthday party enabled!...again";
        grunt = [] execVM "shit.sqf";
    }];
}];
#

there

#

my attempt at cleanup was actually causing an issue

rancid lance
#

my whole script caused an issue XD

#

IT WORKS

tough abyss
#

there ya go

rancid lance
#

Bruh i've been putting off working on that for a week bc i just couldnt figure it out. thank you so much

tough abyss
#

no problem, keep practicing and this will seem like an easy problem in no time

rancid lance
#

question, what got you into all this knowledge? :0

tough abyss
#

lots of practice/experience mixed with prior programming experience

rancid lance
#

i see!
i will keep it up and hopefully be able to return the favor one day!

tough abyss
#

Good! :)

#

Helps to remember that it's the tough problems that help you learn things

#

best to not shy away from a challenge

rancid lance
#

o wo7

past wagon
#

๐Ÿ‘

stable dune
#

I like your style of dealing with other people's problems, you don't just write a solution, you tell why things have to be done in a certain way and why

tough abyss
#

I appreciate your appreciation, I aim to teach instead of just fix :)

past wagon
# 
(findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", {
    params ["", "_key", "_shift"];
    if (_key == 47 && _shift) then {
        if (speed player > 8 && (stance player == "CROUCH" || (isTouchingGround player && stance player == "STAND"))) exitWith {
            private _velocity = velocity player;
            private _direction = getDir player;
            player setVelocity [
                   (_velocity select 0) + (sin _direction * 0.4),
                   (_velocity select 1) + (cos _direction * 0.4),
                   ((_velocity select 2) * 0.4) + 3.5
            ];
            player switchMove "AovrPercMrunSrasWrflDf";
            if (currentWeapon player == "") then {
                player playMoveNow "AovrPercMrunSrasWrflDf";
            };
            true //this line isn't working?
        };
    };
}];
``` so yeah now that we are done with the grunt birthday party script does anyone see what might be the problem with my code here? The EH doesn't seem to be properly overriding the `"GetOver"` default user action...
tough abyss
#

hm

past wagon
#

everything is working, the only problem is that the player is still doing the "GetOver" action after the forced animation

tough abyss
#

your if statement currently looks the way it looks above?

past wagon
#

yup

tough abyss
#

have you verified that the code within is running at all?

past wagon
#

yes

#

the jump animation works great

#

it just makes the player do the default "GetOver" animation once the jump is done

tough abyss
#

hm

#

perhaps leave the inner if-statement as a normal statement and change the end line to exitWith {true}

#

shouldn't need to, but who knows

past wagon
#

ok...

past wagon
tough abyss
#

like this

#

shot in the dark, I know

#

but who knows

past wagon
#

I dont think you can do exitWith without an if statement tho, can you?

tough abyss
#

yup you can

past wagon
#

hmm

tough abyss
#

it's a standalone command

#

well, actually, I suppose not

past wagon
#

yeah...

#

I honestly thought you could too

#

but I got an error and checked the wiki

tough abyss
#

I did too up until now, huh

#

that could explain some things...

#

regardless, still no clue why this isn't working

past wagon
#

well, this is the code I used as a reference, and it works perfectly..
init.sqf:

if (!hasInterface) exitWith {};

SL_jumpBaseHeight = 1.80;
SL_jumpMaxHeight = 3.50;
SL_jumpBaseSpeed = 0.40;
SL_jumpAnimation = "AovrPercMrunSrasWrflDf";

"SL_fn_jumpOverAnim" addPublicVariableEventHandler {
    (_this select 1) spawn SL_fn_doAnim;
};

SL_fn_doAnim =
{    
    params ["_unit","_velocity","_direction","_speed","_height","_anim"];
    _unit setVelocity [(_velocity select 0) + (sin _direction * _speed), (_velocity select 1) + (cos _direction * _speed), ((_velocity select 2) * _speed) + _height];
    _unit switchMove _anim;
};

SL_fn_jumpOver = {
    params ["_displayCode","_keyCode","_isShift","_isCtrl","_isAlt"];
    _handled = false;
    if ((_keyCode in actionKeys "GetOver" && _isShift) && (animationState player != SL_jumpAnimation)) then {
        private ["_height","_velocity","_direction","_speed"];
        if ((player == vehicle player) && (isTouchingGround player) && ((stance player == "STAND") || (stance player == "CROUCH"))) exitWith
        {
            _height = (SL_jumpBaseHeight - (load player)) max SL_jumpMaxHeight;
            _velocity = velocity player;
            _direction = direction player;
            _speed = SL_jumpBaseSpeed;
            player setVelocity [(_velocity select 0) + (sin _direction * _speed), (_velocity select 1) + (cos _direction * _speed), ((_velocity select 2) * _speed) + _height];
            SL_fn_jumpOverAnim = [player,_velocity,_direction,_speed,_height,SL_jumpAnimation];
            publicVariable "SL_fn_jumpOverAnim";
# 
            if (currentWeapon player == "") then // half working buggy 'fix' for having no weapon in hands (no animation available for it... BIS!!)
            {
                player switchMove SL_jumpAnimation;
                player playMoveNow SL_jumpAnimation;
            }
            else
            {
                player switchMove SL_jumpAnimation;
            };
            _handled = true;
        };
    };
    _handled
};

waituntil {!(isNull (findDisplay 46))};
(findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", "_this call SL_fn_jumpOver;"];
#

it's a complete mess for some reason, honestly have no clue why it was done like this lmao

tough abyss
#

it's possible that the true is not being carried out to the topmost scope for whatever reason, though you'd think exitWith would fix that

#

how about we try this

past wagon
#

actually exitWith only leaves the current scope

tough abyss
# 
(findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", {
    params ["", "_key", "_shift"];
    private _override = false;
    if (_key == 47 && _shift) then {
        if (speed player > 8 && (stance player == "CROUCH" || (isTouchingGround player && stance player == "STAND"))) {
            private _velocity = velocity player;
            private _direction = getDir player;
            player setVelocity [
                   (_velocity select 0) + (sin _direction * 0.4),
                   (_velocity select 1) + (cos _direction * 0.4),
                   ((_velocity select 2) * 0.4) + 3.5
            ];
            player switchMove "AovrPercMrunSrasWrflDf";
            if (currentWeapon player == "") then {
                player playMoveNow "AovrPercMrunSrasWrflDf";
            };
            _override = true;
        };
    };
  _override;
}];
#

try that out

past wagon
#

ok

tough abyss
#

yes, actually thinking about it now that would make sense, seeing as if statements don't actually return a value *without an else block* and thus won't carry it up scopes

past wagon
#

yep, it's working

#

thanks a lot

tough abyss
#

no problem, seems we both learned something

stable dune
#

If that Works i got solution on my keyDown EH.

Because,
I have (had) the same problem when using an If condition in an event handler, and if I don't have any of my conditions, and I set true, this doesn't work at home.
without if signs, just If (key) then { true } Works.
I believe ```_override = true;
};
};
_override;

was a part that was missing from my own EH.
tough abyss
#

Yeah, forgot that if statements don't return anything unless an else block is provided

stable dune
#

Good to know

tough abyss
# 
if (condition) then {
  // do stuff for true condition
  // return true
  true
} else {
  // don't do stuff
  // return false
  false
}
#

^ would work

#

but without an else if returns nil

warm hedge
#

if (smth) then {true} else {false} == smth

stable dune
#

What.
Didn't get this one. ๐Ÿ˜ฉ

warm hedge
#

if takes a boolean. smth in this case is already a boolean. This converts boolean to boolean, so this is nonsense, can be simplified just to smth

tough abyss
#

it was an example of returning, not actual code

warm hedge
#

Well, true

stable dune
#

๐Ÿ‘

tough abyss
#

there, edited for clarity

stable dune
#

Thanks.

warm hedge
#

This adds or removes a player's CP

#

And, why you need to know?

rough summit
# 
{
    unassignVehicle _x;
    doGetOut _x;
    uiSleep 0.25;

} forEach _aliveSoldiers;

_landSoldiersGroup leaveVehicle _aircraft;

Nothing of that don't work with units in plane.
moveOut works, but if im execute that plane land in nearest airport (idk why, because crew and paratroopers in different groups).

winter rose
#

try using _x action ["eject", _aircraft];?