arma3_scripting

[sullen sigil]

_playerPos+[0,0,1], isnt working

[hallow mortar]

_var vectorAdd [0,0,1]

[tough abyss]

Pretty sure there's some billboard objects in base game literally dedicated to testing hiddenselectiontextures that have physx support

Can't add vectors with +

[sullen sigil]

how do i do that within an array for a command

dont want to try make a new variable

[sullen sigil]

those'll be huge though wont they

[hallow mortar]

give array

[tough abyss]

They're not that big

More like signs than billboards

[sullen sigil]

            _ConeBoi = createVehicle ["Land_PortableLongRangeRadio_F", (_playerPos vectorAdd [0,0,1]), [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];```

something like that right

[hallow mortar]

Precisely

[tough abyss]

Bingo

[sullen sigil]

gotchu now

oh the issue is it just falls back down

i need to move the player downwards on the attachTo without it being weird then

probably invisible object is best then

[tough abyss]

I still retain my stance that the cleanest solution to this is a fake rope with setVelocityTransformation as the movement

Lot less possible issues

And you'll actually have fine-tuned control over the movement

[hallow mortar]

just addForce and attach the rope to the ragdoll. it'll be funny

[tough abyss]

Seems to me that when adding force to units they just ragdoll and then nothing

No further force does anything

Then again that was in an extreme case and might not always be true...

[hallow mortar]

I know for a fact you can physics slap units with addForce

[sullen sigil]

im likely going to probably make two versions regardless with both ways tbh

[tough abyss]

Yeah my case was with a uhm

Celestial body of great gravitational pull

[hallow mortar]

Ah, your mom

[tough abyss]

:(

MODS HE HURT MY FEELIES

[sullen sigil]

setVelocityTransformation would have momentum and such wouldn't it

[tough abyss]

Where's lou when I need him

@sullen sigil I mean it gives you velocity and by extension momentum so yes?

Not sure what you mean

[sullen sigil]

like if I shot it at the top of a tall wall from a while away I'd go flying over the top

or something like that

rather than being pulled to that point

[hallow mortar]

Depends on what you put into the command. It doesn't know about the wall, it only knows the numbers you give it.

Maths Time™

[tough abyss]

Depends how you set it yeah

It just takes an initial state and a final state and lets you smoothly interpolate between them

[sullen sigil]

probably less code too ngl

[tough abyss]

And if your final state has momentum

You will end with momentum

[sullen sigil]

yeah thats what i was thinking

this is more meant for ascension cables rather than actual grappling anyway so physically it makes more sense this way

[tough abyss]

Is this based on that attack on tinnitus or whatever

I know they have fancy movement cables that people like to base mods on

[sullen sigil]

no its based off the clone wars when they fight up a vertical cliff

obviously i havent managed to make players walk vertically but we digress

[tough abyss]

Doable kinda

[sullen sigil]

doable but probably not worth the time sink

[hallow mortar]

That's a cool idea but you're going to lose half the squad to falling off the cliff in under 5 minutes

[tough abyss]

Actually very doable with setVelocityTransform

[sullen sigil]

almost certainly

[tough abyss]

As you can just force set their orientation

[sullen sigil]

wait what

[tough abyss]

Maybe combine with some animation to make it look like they're actually walking as they ascend

Doable

[sullen sigil]

can you not just rotate an animation or something

[tough abyss]

What I'm saying is that setVelocityTransformation lets you set the orientation of the object you're moving

Meaning you can angle players horizontally

As they move

[hallow mortar]

Does that actually work on units? They don't behave like normal objects

[winter rose]

right behind you
(busy reading everything in the last 3.5h)

[sullen sigil]

yeah surely i'd have to make a walking animation at 90 degrees and then stop them being able to turn their camera past a certain point

[tough abyss]

They really really don't like being tipped on their side but I presume it'd look normal enough with a fast enough loop

And you wouldn't need to rotate the animation if you can rotate the entire unit

@winter rose

[sullen sigil]

youd have to do some fancy stuff to figure out how to stop it looking like their feet are moving off the "ground"

[tough abyss]

Meh

[sullen sigil]

like if i move my mouse left and right it rotates me in the Z direction

but youd want Y rotation if youre vertical

[tough abyss]

Don't get me wrong it wouldn't exactly be easy per se but it's all doable

[sullen sigil]

and probably not too good in MP I'd imagine?

[tough abyss]

Though you'll likely want a deeper understanding of vector maths and the associated commands

No reason it couldn't work in MP

Might be a little desynced but not much you can do about that

[sullen sigil]

hmmmmmm

i mean i need to get the player able to move their camera about and such with this method so

[tough abyss]

Tell you what I'll try rigging up a basic demo of my idea of it later today and let you know how it goes

[sullen sigil]

yes please because if its actually possible thatd be fucking sick

[winter rose]

@hallow mortar only wrote that your mom's celestial body (of an angel) was very attractive, that's it!

[tough abyss]

How sweet

Newton did have a thing for mass...

[sullen sigil]

found a pole with physx i can set invisible 😎

[winter rose]

he went to church after all

[tough abyss]

Though it seems his relationships were a bit rough as all of his actions were met with equal and opposite reactions

[hallow mortar]

Strapped to an invisible pole and launched up a cliff into enemy fire. Arma missions really are amazing

[sullen sigil]

perfecto

the cone is gone 😎

[sullen sigil]

wait till you find out that its going to be in a thermal ventilation shaft too

im making this for literally one op because advanced urban rappelling v2 only allows re-mounting the rope at the bottom

[tough abyss]

Lobbing a pole down a warm shaft

Interesting

[sullen sigil]

im using a 3gl right now too so whenever i click back into arma i get propelled to some random point on vr

now is anyone aware of a way to let the player turn while theyre attached to an object

[tough abyss]

Turn on bone rotation in the attachTo mayhaps

[hallow mortar]

Open the map before you tab out, or use rightclick when returning.

[sullen sigil]

aaaa the wiki doesnt have default memPoint listed

[hallow mortar]

Bone rotation in attachTo is follow bone rotation, meaning the attached object rotates along with the bone it's attached to. It doesn't control whether the attached object is allowed to rotate its own bones.

[tough abyss]

Hmm yeah just figured it could help

Guess not

[sullen sigil]

onEachFrame {player setPosATL _ConeBoi}; :D

[tough abyss]

Perhaps time to change that variable to _PoleBoi

[sullen sigil]

this is true

i suppose i shall mess with the offsets while trying to figure out a way of doing the rotation

...

wait

can i not just make the mouse rotate the cone instead

no wait that wouldnt give up and down camera movement

or would it

it could but it'd look super janky

[tough abyss]

Miiight be easier to set up keybinds for rotating while climbing

As hooking into mouse movement is a bit of a PITA

[sullen sigil]

in your case probably though the pole will be moving about of its own accord too so i feel like thats probably a motion sickness nightmare

[tough abyss]

I'll be honest

With the way you're going about this

I'd say just drop the whole rotation thing

[sullen sigil]

thats my thought too

[tough abyss]

Gonna cause a lot of pain code wise for not much real payoff

[sullen sigil]

its a shame that the ascension speed cant be increased tbh

[tough abyss]

I'll see what I can do with a demo later

[sullen sigil]

this is a hardcoded limit for the rope version

[tough abyss]

Yep

[sullen sigil]

your version will almost certainly be better 😂

though im still unsure how to wrangle a visual rope

[tough abyss]

My idea is

Normal rope but set up to retract in sync with the movement but without actually applying physx

So as to give the illusion of pulling

[sullen sigil]

that... makes quite a lot of sense tbh

[tough abyss]

I'd like to think that if I can make a portal gun I can make some climbing gear

[sullen sigil]

ooh ive just had an idea

i could rotate the pole 90 degrees

so the player is facing the direction of travel more or less

that could also be useful for your version

so you dont have to loop the player constantly rotating

[tough abyss]

I mean

setVelocityTransform will require a loop regardless

But not a bad idea

[sullen sigil]

my main issue is getting stuck against walls ngl

im unsure how to remedy that without doing something like aur does where you can "kick" off of it

which would just be setting the poles velocity in the opposite direction to the direction of travel i think

[tough abyss]

I'll experiment with some ideas

[sullen sigil]

actually i think i might just need a higher overhang tbh

[tough abyss]

Will probably do a periodic surface raycast to determine a surface normal of the climbing face from which to determine the ascension angle

[sullen sigil]

understanding that makes me feel smart

[tough abyss]

Which combined with an offset should keep the player from running into or being dragged through a wall

And good I'm glad you get it

[sullen sigil]

i think for all intents and purposes im going to call this version finished and not bother with any rotation or anything

will just fuck with offsets and then make my own grenade which doesnt explode or anything

just to check there's no easy way to find the muzzle of a gun's location is there

[tough abyss]

I mean

You can get the offset in the model

[sullen sigil]

thats not offset from the player is it though

[tough abyss]

But then applying that to get the actual position in the game requires some decently heavy vector math

Leopard has posted it before

[sullen sigil]

i think i'll just do it from the players belt line tbh

least fucking around with matrices and different muzzles

[tough abyss]

Whatever works for you

[sullen sigil]

unless the one leopard posted works for any gun

[tough abyss]

I believe it does from what I recall

[sullen sigil]

oh word

i think im going to stalk his 30k messages in this channel in that case then

can you remember how recent it was 💀

[tough abyss]

Just look up matrixMultiply in messages sent by him

Not often that command comes up

[sullen sigil]

ah

5 results

i'd presume its the one from july this year

[granite sky]

Pretty sure he's posted that one multiple times :P

[sullen sigil]

every matrixmultiply message is different

i think this is what im looking for

onEachFrame scares me though

i genuinely have no clue what any of that means other than i'd want to use _p1 for the position

...but i suppose if i put that within the EH it wouldnt be too bad..?

[granite sky]

You don't need the onEachFrame there for your application, I think.

[sullen sigil]

i just have to do a whole lot of variable passing

[granite sky]

That code's drawing a 3d line persistently from the muzzle, I think.

[tough abyss]

Yes it is

You can chop off everything after p1 at the end

And get rid of the onEachFrame

Actually no you can't

Well... hm

Depends

If you need it to update consistently with the current muzzle pos then you still need it

[sullen sigil]

just needs to update whenever the EH is fired

[tough abyss]

But if you only need it once you're good without it

Alright then scrap it

[sullen sigil]

so just chop out the oneachframe bit?

[granite sky]

and the drawLine, yes.

[tough abyss]

And p2

P1 is the muzzle pos you want

[sullen sigil]

onEachFrame {
    _w = currentWeapon player;
    //update weapon info upon weapon switch
    if (_w != player getVariable ["last_weapon", "?"]) then {
        _cfg = configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> _w;
        _m = getText(_cfg >> "model");
        //if (_m select [0,1] == "\") then {_m = _m select [1]};
        _o = createSimpleObject [_m, [0,0,0], true];
        _off = _o selectionPosition [getText(_cfg >> "muzzlePos"), "memory"]; 
        _off = _off apply {[_x]};
        deleteVehicle _o;
        player setVariable ["offset", _off];
        player setVariable ["last_weapon", _w];
        player setVariable ["proxy", 
            [
            "proxy:\a3\characters_f\proxies\pistol.001",
            "proxy:\a3\characters_f\proxies\weapon.001",
            "proxy:\a3\characters_f\proxies\launcher.001",
            "proxy:\a3\characters_f\proxies\binoculars.001"
            
            ] select (([1, 4, 4096] find getNumber(_cfg >> "type")) + 1)
        
        
        ];
    };
    _offset = player getVariable ["offset", []];
    _proxy = player getVariable ["proxy", ""];
    player selectionVectorDirAndUp [_proxy, 1] params ["_vy", "_vz"];
    _pos = selectionPosition [player, _proxy, 0];
    
    _vx = _vy vectorCrossProduct _vz;
    
    _mat = matrixTranspose [_vx, _vy, _vz];
    _pos = _pos vectorAdd flatten(_mat matrixMultiply _offset);
    
    _p1 = player modelToWorldVisualWorld _pos;
}```

where on earth is the drawline bit

oh wait i already chopped it

i have no clue where on earth this is going inside my code

[granite sky]

For god's sake make a function for it :P

[sullen sigil]

i absolutely refuse

actually thats probably a good idea for the errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

EH things

[granite sky]

If they're long, sure.

[sullen sigil]

how do i create a function

[granite sky]

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

[sullen sigil]

do i have to put it within a .cpp

im doing this all from debug console rn

[tough abyss]

Wait still

O_O

[sullen sigil]

yeah lol

ADT debug console is nice

[tough abyss]

Oh you're using that at least

[sullen sigil]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/332936363340988416/1007395225519538266/unknown.png

[granite sky]

It even has tabs :P

[sullen sigil]

can fullscreen

ya

idk how you dont use it tbf

wait i can just call an sqf cant i

[granite sky]

yeah but it's slow if you didn't precompile it.

[tough abyss]

I use other text editors outside of the game

[sullen sigil]

i'll do it as calling an sqf for now and then i'll do it properly once i compile this all

[tough abyss]

Mostly notepad++ which is good enough for me 99% of the time

[granite sky]

I mostly use VSCode now but ADT does have better SQF support than any VSCode plugin I found.

[sullen sigil]

I use atom and it's a nightmare

ok so call new_2.sqf should call that function right

[tough abyss]

I like notepad++ because literally all it has is syntax highlighting and nothing else

[sullen sigil]

as does atom

but atom has dark mode

[tough abyss]

No linting no autocomplete no bloat

[sullen sigil]

idk if n++ does

[tough abyss]

Just me and my mistakes

It does

[sullen sigil]

ah

[hallow mortar]

No, call isn't used to load sqf files directly. execVM is for that.
But to improve performance, you should turn the sqf file into a function, and then you can call that function.

[sullen sigil]

yeah i'll do that once its working fine

im still working from debug console atm

Script new_2.sqf not found fml

[granite sky]

I'm not sure where ADT sqfs are located in the path.

[hallow mortar]

If you want to execVM an sqf file it must be located within the mission folder. If it's in a subfolder you have to include that in the file path.

[sullen sigil]

neither but i'll just do it in mission file

it doesnt seem to be returning _p1 to the script i dont think

[granite sky]

If you want it to return _p1, just put _p1; on the last line.

[sullen sigil]

i think it may be because im not creating the rope to an object but just coordinates

that is in fact what it was

i cant actually tell if its coming from the muzzle or not

the rope is present for such a short period of time atm

im also unsure if that script works for GLs 😅

[granite sky]

If you can't tell then it's good :P

[sullen sigil]

in third person camera it looks like its coming from the center of the player

i just pass _p1 down the event handlers now dont i

or should i recall the function for the sake of if the player has turned a bit

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/332936363340988416/1007400574641242202/unknown.png

yeah that's definitely not the muzzle position 😅

[little raptor]

nowhere

[sullen sigil]

thats with regular bullet too so idk why that wouldnt work

[little raptor]

those are just fake files

[sullen sigil]

hi leopard we are using your amazing matrices

(i cannot figure out how it works)

[little raptor]

like others said make a function

[sullen sigil]

will it not work with execVM

[little raptor]

it has to be called

[sullen sigil]

that'd be why then 😅

time to actually do something

[little raptor]

plus you're gonna be calling that a lot

so it has to be precompiled

[sullen sigil]

only twice in this instance

as you can just attachto the player with the current offset when the helper part for pulling the player is created

therefore no requirement to check when youre moving it

[little raptor]

params ["_unit"];
_w = currentWeapon _unit;
    //update weapon info upon weapon switch
    if (_w != _unit getVariable ["last_weapon", "?"]) then {
        _cfg = configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> _w;
        _m = getText(_cfg >> "model");
        //if (_m select [0,1] == "\") then {_m = _m select [1]};
        _o = createSimpleObject [_m, [0,0,0], true];
        _off = _o selectionPosition [getText(_cfg >> "muzzlePos"), "memory"]; 
        _off = _off apply {[_x]};
        deleteVehicle _o;
        _unit setVariable ["offset", _off];
        _unit setVariable ["last_weapon", _w];
        _unit setVariable ["proxy", 
            [
            "proxy:\a3\characters_f\proxies\pistol.001",
            "proxy:\a3\characters_f\proxies\weapon.001",
            "proxy:\a3\characters_f\proxies\launcher.001",
            "proxy:\a3\characters_f\proxies\binoculars.001"
            
            ] select (([1, 4, 4096] find getNumber(_cfg >> "type")) + 1)
        
        
        ];
    };
    _offset = _unit getVariable ["offset", []];
    _proxy = _unit getVariable ["proxy", ""];
    _unit selectionVectorDirAndUp [_proxy, 1] params ["_vy", "_vz"];
    _pos = selectionPosition [_unit , _proxy, 0];
    
    _vx = _vy vectorCrossProduct _vz;
    
    _mat = matrixTranspose [_vx, _vy, _vz];
    _pos = _pos vectorAdd flatten(_mat matrixMultiply _offset);
    
    _p1 = _unit modelToWorldVisualWorld _pos;
  _p1

that's the function version

be sure to private the vars...

[sullen sigil]

private within the function right

[little raptor]

and fix the tabs...

[sullen sigil]

or private within my sqf

or both

[little raptor]

function

[sullen sigil]

all variables should be private right

except _p1?

[boreal parcel]

a script im attempting to use makes use of a custom made extension, I have the dll but how would I install it?

[little raptor]

every variable where it's first defined

[sullen sigil]

roger

[little raptor]

load it as a mod
or paste it next to the game's exe

@MyExtensionMod
 |
 |__myExt.dll

[sullen sigil]

this should work for GL's right

[little raptor]

no

[boreal parcel]

ah, thanks

[sullen sigil]

uh oh

[little raptor]

it doesn't take the muzzles into account

[sullen sigil]

either way still looks better than being dragged from the waist

[granite sky]

You could always just fire from the eyepos :P

[boreal parcel]

is it fine to create the folder in the steamlibrary > etc > arma 3 > !Workshop directory?

[little raptor]

no don't mess with that folder

just create a watched folder in launcher

[boreal parcel]

ohh ok

[sullen sigil]

i feel like ive done my config wrong but oh well

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/332936363340988416/1007404945399615588/unknown.png

i have indeed

oh i just didnt put the right filename nvm

[boreal parcel]

i've done that and tried adding a local mod but get this error, There are no PBO's EBOs in the addons folder inside the mod folder, first time it was the addons folder was missing. it should load automatically if I just put the dll in the root arma installation folder right?

[sullen sigil]

christ im an idiot jfc

[winter rose]

wrong dir, hey?

[sullen sigil]

i dont know.

[winter rose]

then why do you say you're an idiot if you do not know the source of the issue?

[sullen sigil]

because i dont know the source of the issue 😎

[winter rose]

not knowing is different from effin' up

[sullen sigil]

class CfgFunctions {
    class KJW {
        class functions {
            class findMuzzleLoc {};
        };
    };
};
``` 🤷

[winter rose]

but
if that's for a mission, your shown directory wasn't a mission directory

[sullen sigil]

with fn_findMuzzleLoc.sqf inside a folders function

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/332936363340988416/1007406757372514365/unknown.png

with config here 🤷

[winter rose]

that's a mod, right? not exactly scripting
also mods don't look up into functions\

[little raptor]

yes

[sullen sigil]

it will be scripting again once ive got this function coming up properly

[winter rose]

see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Functions_Library#Function_Declaration

[sullen sigil]

i am

[sullen sigil]

is the category bit not referring to a folder

or is it an internal thing

[winter rose]

I do not get this question.

[sullen sigil]

what does category refer to there

is it referring to a folder named category

[winter rose]

this

[sullen sigil]

or is it just to organise your functions in the config

[winter rose]

I mean, it is colour-coded for a reason 🙂

[sullen sigil]

i dont know what the colours mean

[hallow mortar]

they match the ones in the other example

[sullen sigil]

im so confused

[winter rose]

hi so confused, I'm dad!

[hallow mortar]

the game will look for a subfolder with the same name as the Category layer in the CfgFunctions

[sullen sigil]

what is Category in terms of how it appears within the mod folder

so if ive named if functions it should look for a folder named functions, right...?

[winter rose]

if you writecpp class CfgFunctions { class MY_TAG { class TheCategory { class theFunctionName {}; }; }; }; the game will look into<root>\TheCategory\fn_theFunctionName.sqf

[sullen sigil]

yeah thats what ive done

[winter rose]

no

you made a functions\ parent dir

wait, your category is "functions", so it's OK

[sullen sigil]

yeah lol

[winter rose]

and inside it?

[sullen sigil]

fn_findMuzzleLoc.sqf

[winter rose]

yep, should work

[sullen sigil]

let me double check i updated the pbos one moment

[boreal parcel]

I dont believe you 😭

17:58:01 CallExtension 'ConfigDumpFileIO' could not be found
17:58:01 CallExtension 'ConfigDumpFileIO' could not be found
17:58:01 CallExtension 'ConfigDumpFileIO' could not be found
17:58:01 CallExtension 'ConfigDumpFileIO' could not be found
17:58:01 CallExtension 'ConfigDumpFileIO' could not be found
17:58:01 CallExtension 'ConfigDumpFileIO' could not be found
17:58:01 CallExtension 'ConfigDumpFileIO' could not be found
17:58:01 CallExtension 'ConfigDumpFileIO' could not be found
17:58:01 CallExtension 'ConfigDumpFileIO' could not be found
17:58:01 CallExtension 'ConfigDumpFileIO' could not be found
17:58:01 CallExtension 'ConfigDumpFileIO' could not be found

is there any settings I need to enable to allow the loading of the dll?

[hallow mortar]

Can I see the full structure of your mission folder including the mission folder itself, please? I saw something in the other screenshot I'm suspicious about, but I closed it and you deleted it :U

[sullen sigil]

its the config bit not mission folder

[winter rose]

(that's a fookin' config thing too - and if I learn that you messed it because you didn't refresh your PBOs properly amma mutepurgeban you then invite you back to reban you again!!1!)

[winter rose]

make it a mission function first really
why make a mod then check if everything works >_>

[sullen sigil]

leopard says it doesnt work like that

he said it needs to be called and im too dim to do that without cfgfunctions

[hallow mortar]

You can have cfgFunctions in a mission, it's not only for mods

You define it in description.ext

[winter rose]

CfgFunctions does not require an addon yeah o_o

[sullen sigil]

either way arma is loading up again now so we will see

[sullen sigil]

im allergic to descriptions

[winter rose]

describe your symptoms

[sullen sigil]

ok yeah the error message is still coming up after i repacked the pbos too

[sullen sigil]

i start speaking french

[winter rose]

good, the end is near

ANYWAY
make it a mission function, no time to make an addon tonight

[sullen sigil]

yes i shall do that now

try to do that now

[hallow mortar]

It's largely the same as what you already have, so it shouldn't be too difficult

[sullen sigil]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/332936363340988416/1007409934205464596/unknown.png

for when it inevitably doesnt work

christ bringing _unit down to where it needs to be exec again is a nightmare

[winter rose]

stop breaking things

[sullen sigil]

it does not work

it now teleports me to the impact position

which i think is because of the rope rather than the function

yeah _p1 just seems to be returning the players location rather than their muzzle for some reason @little raptor

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/332936363340988416/1007413422750699610/unknown.png

creating a pole at _p1 with can_collide and it just seems to be doing it at the players location

[winter rose]

so the function declaration works, yay

[sullen sigil]

unless i need to private all of the _vy and _vz too

i think i do

probably

[winter rose]

yes, of course.

[sullen sigil]

_unit selectionVectorDirAndUp [_proxy, 1] params ["_vy", "_vz"]; does it matter that theyre in a string here too

[winter rose]

they are auto-privated

[sullen sigil]

or can i just do "private _vy" etc

leopard said i should stick private in front of every variable where it first appears so 🤷

[copper raven]

no, that's not allowed

[sullen sigil]

is that what would be breaking it

[copper raven]

params are implicitly private anyway

[copper raven]

yes, that is good practice

[winter rose]

every declaration yes

[sullen sigil]

ok i think ive done that then so

[winter rose]

(see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Variables#Local_Variables_Scope to get why)

[sullen sigil]

i should be using _unit call KJW_fnc_new_2; -- i.e the _unit part, right?

it has params ["_unit"]; at the top of the sqf so

[winter rose]

no problem with that

[sullen sigil]

hmmmm

this is quite odd

[winter rose]

https://tenor.com/view/dark-souls-think-thinking-onion-knight-gif-17273180

[sullen sigil]

params ["_unit"];
private _w = currentWeapon _unit;
    //update weapon info upon weapon switch
    if (_w != _unit getVariable ["last_weapon", "?"]) then {
        private _cfg = configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> _w;
        private _m = getText(_cfg >> "model");
        if (_m select [0,1] == "\") then {_m = _m select [1]};
        private _o = createSimpleObject [_m, [0,0,0], true];
        private _off = _o selectionPosition [getText(_cfg >> "muzzlePos"), "memory"];
        _off = _off apply {[_x]};
        deleteVehicle _o;
        _unit setVariable ["offset", _off];
        _unit setVariable ["last_weapon", _w];
        _unit setVariable ["proxy",
            [
            "proxy:\a3\characters_f\proxies\pistol.001",
            "proxy:\a3\characters_f\proxies\weapon.001",
            "proxy:\a3\characters_f\proxies\launcher.001",
            "proxy:\a3\characters_f\proxies\binoculars.001"

            ] select (([1, 4, 4096] find getNumber(_cfg >> "type")) + 1)


        ];
    };
    private _offset = _unit getVariable ["offset", []];
    private _proxy = _unit getVariable ["proxy", ""];
    _unit selectionVectorDirAndUp [_proxy, 1] params ["_vy", "_vz"];
    private _pos = selectionPosition [_unit , _proxy, 0];

    private _vx = _vy vectorCrossProduct _vz;

    private _mat = matrixTranspose [_vx, _vy, _vz];
    _pos = _pos vectorAdd flatten(_mat matrixMultiply _offset);

    private _p1 = _unit modelToWorldVisualWorld _pos;
  _p1
``` theres the code being used

[winter rose]

rhaaa, sqfbin :<

anyway ^^

[sullen sigil]

_p1 seems to just be returning the unit after checking with systemchat

https://sqfbin.com/qirufesaqowoborohoce

theres the sqfbin if you want it

[winter rose]

https://giphy.com/gifs/starwars-3ornk6UHtk276vLtkY

[winter rose]

systemChat outside or inside the func?

[sullen sigil]

outside

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/332936363340988416/1007416829083394129/unknown.png

[little raptor]

is your extension 64 bit? what about the game?
platforms must match

[winter rose]

try inside 🙃

(additionally, no need to create a temp var)

[sullen sigil]

i think its doing it before the maths is done tbh

idk if thats possible im dumb

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/332936363340988416/1007417274367488141/unknown.png

7 meters ATL 🤨

[little raptor]

what is that?

[sullen sigil]

systemchat str _p1; at the end of the function

[little raptor]

if that's _p1 it's ASL

not ATL

[sullen sigil]

ah

[little raptor]

you might want to forget about ATL completely

stick with ASL

[sullen sigil]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/332936363340988416/1007417933737242674/unknown.png

2m high wall, getposasl player is ~5m high so

muzzle calc seems to be right

just isnt coming across to the script properly 🤔

[winter rose]

@sullen sigil safety & health reminder:
if you are exhausted, are forcing/dragging yourself through scripting,
make a pause, come back with a fresh mind!

[sullen sigil]

i just had a glass of milk

the weird thing is it returning the players name when done in the main script

rather than the coordinates before

is it possible that the maths for the function isnt completed by the time it does the next line of code

[little raptor]

depends how you run it

[sullen sigil]

...alternatively the pole is just falling back down

[winter rose]

you may have another systemChat or hint or anything elsewhere, too

[sullen sigil]

no im calling the function twice

[little raptor]

anyway, just show the whole code

I can't tell what's wrong

[sullen sigil]

https://sqfbin.com/itukatewirizuwuroduc

too long for clyde to let me send

[sullen sigil]

function is here

[little raptor]

params ["_p1"];
that's undefined

_unit call KJW_fnc_new_2;
return is not stored

[sullen sigil]

im confused

[little raptor]

_entity getVariable ["_theUnit",0];
...

default value for objects should be objNull not 0

[sullen sigil]

i'll pretend i knew that all along

how do you store the return in this instance then

does having _p1 at the end not return it

[little raptor]

_p1 = _unit call KJW_fnc_new_2;

[sullen sigil]

bruh moment

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/332936363340988416/1007419914757361785/unknown.png

judging by the fact thats all above the ground im going to say that works

however its pulling by the crotch/feet still for the actual connection 🤔

[boreal parcel]

could anyone tell my why the script here:
https://www.ofpec.com/forum/index.php?topic=35236.0
Only gives me:
class CfgVehicles {

Do I need to have the vehicles placed in the mission or something?

[little raptor]

how do you call it?

[sullen sigil]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/332936363340988416/1007420922032041994/unknown.png

thats a bit high

uhhh

[boreal parcel]

sorry meant to include that as well, using the example it provides
[configFile >> "CfgVehicles"] call compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "dumpConfig.sqf"

[little raptor]

did you wait for the script to finish?

[boreal parcel]

I mean I think so? I loaded up the mission and threw it in the debug console and hit local exec, thats what it copied to my clipboard

[little raptor]

I guess it's broken then?

it's kinda old

[boreal parcel]

yeah, the bohemia wiki links to it though

big sad

any chance you know of a script that will allow me to dump configs like that?

[little raptor]

have you tried the ingame utils?

[boreal parcel]

whats that?

[little raptor]

in vanilla debug console type utils and exec

[sullen sigil]

i think physx is probably messing this up a fair bit tbh

[boreal parcel]

uh ive got the extended debug console, how do I use the vanilla one?

[sullen sigil]

player falling galore

[winter rose]

a user's comment in a page's discussion* links to it

[little raptor]

it's the same

[boreal parcel]

the original one linked by the wiki just gives me an error

[little raptor]

anyway you didn't say what was wrong with the dll

just disable battleEye and make sure the exe platform matches the dll

and it will load

[winter rose]

which "original one"?

[boreal parcel]

oh, I dont know? I simply couldnt call it. The dll is used for a modified version of the script I send already. Ill check

[boreal parcel]

and I looked again, apparently the one it links to no longer exists. Whatever I tried must have been something else
https://www.ofpec.com/forum/index.php?topic=33539

[sullen sigil]

i shall be conceding defeat to physx in this instance

[boreal parcel]

the wiki links here
https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/120057-how-to-create-an-allinone-config/

[winter rose]

can you tell me where the wiki links to that?

[boreal parcel]

under required tools, the config dump link
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Replacement_Config_Tutorial

[winter rose]

ugh
use this instead
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma:_All-in-one_Config

I am going to fix that page, thanks

[boreal parcel]

lol alright ill give that a shot, no problem

[little raptor]

check the name of the dll. if it's not named XXX_x64.dll it's a 32 bit extension, and you must run the 32bit version of Arma

(again with battleEye disabled)

[boreal parcel]

no _x64 in the name so gonna assume its 32 but before I mess with that im gonna try what montana linked lol

[little raptor]

well that one will definitely work but you need to DL the dev branch

[boreal parcel]

just a 530mb update, better than the 70 game restarts I have had to do because the script infinite loops the cant find extension error etc

[sullen sigil]

right now does anyone know how to allow at least free look on a player attached to an object

[winter rose]

negative

[little raptor]

not possible

[sullen sigil]

sadness

[little raptor]

use setVelocityTransformation each frame

[sullen sigil]

i think root is going to have a punt at making a more true to the series version of what im making

(walking up walls supported by ropes)

im just making poor mans version

[boreal parcel]

2 Things, in the diagnostic branch how would I go about loading mods? or will it still start as diagnostic if i launch throught the launcher?
Also how would I set the path to the directory I want? or where is O:/config.cpp

[little raptor]

how would I go about loading mods?
command line
where is O:/config.cpp
some path on your PC where you want the dump

[boreal parcel]

I was thinking the path on my pc part but
C:\Users\Thatguy553\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\Damien%2eB\mpmissions\ConfigDump.Stratis/config.cpp
didnt seem to work

[little raptor]

/config.cpp
must be backward slash

%2eB
I doubt Arma supports that

[sullen sigil]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/752671830774513696/1007429411240431716/ArmA_3_2022.08.12_-_00.22.33.69.DVR_Trim.mp4

will have to do

[boreal parcel]

pretty sure arma literally did that to my profile

since it was a period

[little raptor]

just try:

C:\Users\Thatguy553\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\config.cpp

[boreal parcel]

that worked thanks, one last thing lol, how do I change the command line for the diag exe?

[little raptor]

just make a batch file

example:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\arma3diag_x64.exe" -malloc=tbbmalloc_x64 -nofreezecheck -noSplash -enableHT -hugePages -world=VR "-mod=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\!Workshop\@CBA_A3;"

you can run the normal exe using the launcher first

then use Process Explorer to get the command line args

then put them in a bat

[sullen sigil]

does setVelocityTransformation have to be run on each frame or can you just run it once

[little raptor]

if you want to simulate "attaching" each frame

[sullen sigil]

what if i just want to fucking yeet the player

[little raptor]

depends how you want to "yeet" him

for normal "yeeting" a simple setVelocity will work

[sullen sigil]

what about for a special yeeting

[little raptor]

setVelocityTransformation every frame

[sullen sigil]

tbf i think using setVelocityTransformation would be 100x better than what ive done so far

i'll see what roots demo looks like before using any more of my brainpower on this

[ocean folio]

Is #include "\AJ_PylonManager\defines.hpp" not possible?

I've read a few conflicting things on the forums about it

[winter rose]

that's #arma3_config, not scripting

[ocean folio]

config edits.... guess I didnt quite understand the description 😅

[echo swan]

{
 sounds[] = {};
 class song
 {
  name = "song";
  sound[] = {"\sounds\song.ogg", 15, 1};
  titles[] = {0,""};
 };
};

class pooper
 {
  name = "pooper";
  sound[] = {"\sounds\pooper.ogg", 15, 1};
  titles[] = {0,""};
 }; ```

i cant put more then 2 custom sounds into a mission

if i put a third one it just doesnt work

[stable dune]

You are closing cfgsounds at class song.
All classes must be in class cfgSounds

cfgSounds {
 sounds []={};
 class song {
 };
class pooper {
 };
class your3rdName {
 };
};

@echo swan 👆

[echo swan]

everytime i add a sound

i put class your3rdName {
};

every time correct

[stable dune]

Yeah, but in your example you close {} cfgSounds before next sounds

[echo swan]

 sounds []={};
 class song {
 };
class pooper {
 };
class ANIMAL {
 };
class hecucom {
 };
};```

@stable dune is this correct at all?

[warm hedge]

Yes

[echo swan]

ty

@stable dune doesnt work man

im trying to put this into my description.ext

[warm hedge]

If it doesn't work, show us it

[stable dune]

It should, like poplox said. Paste here your config which you are used on description.ext

[echo swan]

 sounds []={};
 class song {
 };
class pooper {
 };
class ANIMAL {
 };
class hecucom {
 };
}; ```

[warm hedge]

Is this what you have in your description.ext?

[echo swan]

yes

[stable dune]

And you need paste your

{
name =
sound[] =
titles[] =
};

[warm hedge]

1. You need class before CfgSounds
2. What prisoner says, you need to fill the actual data inside song pooper ANIMAL hecucom

[echo swan]

{
 sounds[] = {};
 class song
 {
  name = "song";
  sound[] = {"\sounds\song.ogg", 300, 1};
  titles[] = {0,""};
 };
};

class chatter
 {
 name = "chatter";
 sound[] = {"sound\chatter.ogg", 300, 1};
 titles[] = {0,""};
 };
} ```

i got this to work

but it only allowed two

custom audio files

[warm hedge]

Again you need to put every sound classes into CfgSounds

[echo swan]

how would i go along doing that im not script savvy

[warm hedge]

Socpp class CfgSounds { sounds[] = {}; class song { name = "song"; sound[] = {"\sounds\song.ogg", 300, 1}; titles[] = {0,""}; }; class chatter { name = "chatter"; sound[] = {"sound\chatter.ogg", 300, 1}; titles[] = {0,""}; }; };

[echo swan]

how would i be able to get a third one in by chance

[warm hedge]

class CfgSounds
{
    sounds[] = {};
    class song
    {
        name = "song";
        sound[] = {"\sounds\song.ogg", 300, 1};
        titles[] = {0,""};
    };
    class chatter
    {
        name = "chatter";
        sound[] = {"sound\chatter.ogg", 300, 1};
        titles[] = {0,""};
    };
    class ThirdOne
    {
        // put what you want
    };
};```

[echo swan]

{
    sounds[] = {};
    class song
    {
        name = "song";
        sound[] = {"\sounds\song.ogg", 300, 1};
        titles[] = {0,""};
    };
    class chatter
    {
        name = "chatter";
        sound[] = {"sound\chatter.ogg", 300, 1};
        titles[] = {0,""};
    };
    class hecucom
    {
        name = "hecucom";
        sound[] = {"sound\hecucom.ogg", 300, 1};
        titles[] = {0,""};
    };
}; ```

?

[warm hedge]

Yes

[echo swan]

alr

i copy from here

class hecucom
{
name = "hecucom";
sound[] = {"sound\hecucom.ogg", 300, 1};
titles[] = {0,""};
};

right

if i want a fourth

[stable dune]

.....
    class hecucom
    {
        name = "hecucom";
        sound[] = {"sound\hecucom.ogg", 300, 1};
        titles[] = {0,""};
    };
// New class here before last } , which close cfgSounds
class 4soundName {
        name = "4sound";
        sound[] = {"sound\4sound.ogg", 300, 1};
        titles[] = {0,""};
    };
};

@echo swan 👆

[torn elm]

When I made a script and put it into addon builder(successfully). I tested in game and no rpt file errors but clearly it wasn’t working? Is there a fix?

[warm hedge]

Always tell us details. What did you do, how did you done, what it supposed to do

[torn elm]

It’s a Zeus enhanced module with cba addon, it’s suppose to be able to open loadouts and inspect the inventory of players. When I go to test it, it doesn’t work. Not sure on what I’m doing wrong.

[warm hedge]

Let me rephrase: post the entire code and config

[fierce loom]

    _unit = _this select 1;
        removeAllWeapons unit;
        removeAllItems unit;
        removeAllAssignedItems unit;
        removeUniform unit;
        removeVest unit;
        removeBackpack unit;
        removeHeadgear unit;
        removeGoggles unit;

        _unit addWeapon "sp_fwa_ar15_603_m16a1";

        _unit forceAddUniform "U_simc_bdu_eto_gas_blench";
        _unit addVest "V_Simc_vest_pasgt_alice_lc2";
        _unit addBackpack "B_simc_US_ALICE_asspack_sekop";

        _unit addItemToUniform "ACE_fieldDressing",4;
        _unit addItemToUniform "ACE_elasticBandage",2;
        _unit addItemToUniform "ACE_quikclot",2;
        _unit addItemToUniform "ACE_EarPlugs",1;
        _unit addItemToUniform "ACE_CableTie",2;
        _unit addItemToUniform "ACE_MapTools",1;
        _unit addItemToUniform "ACE_Flashlight_MX991",1;
        _unit addItemToUniform "ACE_tourniquet",2;
        _unit addItemToUniform "US_Facepaint",1;
        _unit addItemToUniform "H_Simc_Boon_m81_2",1;
        _unit addItemToUniform "kat_Painkiller",1,10,1;
        _unit addItemToVest "sp_fwa_30Rnd_556_Armalite_Ball",7,30;
        _unit addItemToVest "rhs_mag_m67",3,1;
        _unit addItemToVest "SmokeShell",1,1;
        _unit addItemToVest "SmokeShellYellow",1,1;
        _unit addItemToVest "SmokeShellRed",1,1;
        _unit addItemToVest "SmokeShellBlue",1,1;
        _unit addItemToVest "ACE_Canteen",1;

        _unit linkItem "ItemMap";
        _unit linkItem "ItemCompass";
        _unit linkItem "ItemWatch";
            }, [], 6, false, true, "", "", 5]] remoteExec ["addAction", 0, true];```
This is for a scroll wheel menu loadout giver. When I use the loadout, it says I have an undefined variable in expression. Where is it and what do I change to fix it

[torn elm]

Is it okay if I send you the pbo?

[fierce loom]

Also, I can access my loadout giver object's scroll menu from way too far away, how do I limit the range

[warm hedge]

Why pbo?

[torn elm]

Not sure exactly what’s wrong on my config or my function

[warm hedge]

Then post both

[torn elm]

Okay

[warm hedge]

What is undefined? _unit?

[fierce loom]

Man I'm just copy pasting this from somewhere, idk. Is that supposed to be different

[warm hedge]

The error should tell

[fierce loom]

it says the undefined variable is loadout

[warm hedge]

Okay I just read your script carefully, there're the flaws:

1. loadOut is undefined. Is this supposed to be an unit or an ammobox?
2. _this select 1 is undefined so _unit is. You probably want to rename it _target
3. unit is undefined. See 2
4. _unit addItemToUniform "ACE_fieldDressing",4; is wrong syntax. You need to wrap it into an array so _unit addItemToUniform ["ACE_fieldDressing",4];. Same to others

[torn elm]

all my lines of code will fill this so i would not like that lol. i could just take pic of it then send it here

[fierce loom]

I found another method that works much better

I get the arsenal output, and paste it on its own into an sqf, replacing all uses of "this" with "player"

Then I just put this in the giving object's init this addAction ["Loadout Name", "LoadoutFilename"];

ez

[torn elm]

i found my error, i didnt define a variable in the end of my function 😆

[winter rose]

@torn elm please use sqfbin.com next time!

[torn elm]

thx, thats why i was skeptical of posting it

[winter rose]

np - & glad you found out the issue 🙂

[copper nova]

Hi, how can I add uniforms to a vehicle inventory?
There is no addUniformCargoGlobal. But does this work with addItemCargoGlobal?

[winter rose]

ye

[copper nova]

👍

[drifting portal]

Is there a way to get rid of the vignette associated with cutRsc?

[winter rose]

there is one only if it is defined?

[drifting portal]

Defined?

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma:_GUI_Configuration#Properties_2

I don't see a vignette property

[warm hedge]

A vignette is an image

[winter rose]

I mean, what do you spawn, what do you see

a vignette effect is a control indeed

[drifting portal]

The black border around the screen is what I meant by vignette

[winter rose]

thank you

[drifting portal]

always welcome sir

[drifting portal]

"someLayer" cutRsc ["RscTitleDisplayEmpty", "PLAIN"];

[winter rose]

RscTitleDisplayEmpty has a vignette effect defined in it (which you can find and remove)

[drifting portal]

How do I check its config?

[winter rose]

the… Config Viewer? 😁

[manic sigil]

If vehicleNameHere emptyPositions "" returns 0, is it safe to assume the vehicle has not been set up properly? Getting weird numbers from the SOGPF vehicles :/ im assuming because the "" variant was added only in 2.10, but Im not sure.

[winter rose]

returns all empty positions
assume it's full?

[manic sigil]

Nope, pilot only.

"" returns 0, gunner returns 1 (right gun on the UH1C), commander returns 0 despite being the left gun... cargo works, returning 7, but not cargoFFV/cargonoFFV, which were also late additions to the command.

Kinda screwed with my crew spawning script when it was asked to make -7 units t_t

[winter rose]

lul! 😄

what's wrong with createVehicleCrew, you also want to fill cargo seats?

[manic sigil]

Im doing a workaround with createVehicleCrew, but I want to make it immersive rather than just immediately appearing in the vehicle, which I had sorta down, just need to figure on ordering them to get back IN when I teleport them.

[upper tartan]

Hey guys I have no experience with SQF but was looking to get all CfgX class and display names. This is what I have so far

[manic sigil]

Nothing wrong with it, just kinda abrupt when I also have a complement of troops who appear and climb in as cargo already :p

[upper tartan]

" getNumber (_x >> 'scope') >= 2 " configClasses (configFile >> "CfgWeapons") apply {configName _x};
 

"getNumber (_x >> 'scope') >= 2" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgVehicles") apply {getText (_x >> "displayName")}

[winter rose]

why?

[upper tartan]

I want to create a filter to block certain items

[winter rose]

and it seems to be correct

[upper tartan]

However I want them to be outputted in pairs i.e. className, displayName

[winter rose]

(well, if you want classnames, don't use displayName ofc)

[upper tartan]

I would like both as to use it as a reference

I'm unsure how to get this to work

[delicate lotus]

Do text, icons, shapes, etc. I draw with drawIcon on the main map automatically appear on the GPS map, UAV map and Artillery Computer map too?

Currently I am trying to choose whether I implement a BLUFOR tracker using either local markers or drawIcons. Markers probably appear everywhere but not sure about drawIcon and related commands.

[winter rose]

private _classAndDisplayName = "getNumber (_x >> 'scope') > 1" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgWeapons") apply { [configName _x, getText (_x >> "displayName")] };
```would return e.g```
[
  ["M16ClassName", "M-16"],
  ["AKS74U", "AKS-74U"]
]

[upper tartan]

Oh thats the syntax

Ty for taking your time to help me man 💓

[winter rose]

❤️ 👍

if you need further assistance, the channel is open anytime!

[upper tartan]

I hate to be annoying but how would I add extra configs, would it be like this ?

configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> "CfgVehicles"

[winter rose]

nonono ^^

private _cfgWeaponsClassAndDisplayName = "getNumber (_x >> 'scope') > 1" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgWeapons") apply { [configName _x, getText (_x >> "displayName")] };

private _cfgVehiclesClassAndDisplayName = "getNumber (_x >> 'scope') > 1" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgVehicles") apply { [configName _x, getText (_x >> "displayName")] };

so you have two arrays, as to not mix them

[tough abyss]

Think of >> like being slashes in a file path when it comes to configs

configFile >> CfgAmmo >> MyAmmo is a bit like accessing configFile/CfgAmmo/MyAmmo

[upper tartan]

I see

[tough abyss]

Thereby it's required that MyAmmo be within CfgAmmo if it's listed after it with a >>

[winter rose]

/ which by the way also works as >> 😄

[tough abyss]

CfgWeapons >> CfgVehicles is like trying to do CfgWeapons/CfgVehicles which makes no sense as CfgVehicles is not within CfgWeapons

Does it? Interesting

[winter rose]

it is recommended to use >> for it is dedicated and a bit faster (as / tries to determine if it is a division or a config access first)
but it's, like, very minor, man

[upper tartan]

Also where are soldier configs stored?

[winter rose]

CfgVehicles

(yeah, I know)

[upper tartan]

Right our bodies are vehicles for our souls 🤣

[tough abyss]

People are vehicles don't worry about it

[winter rose]

there is a isMan = 1 config flag iirc

[tough abyss]

Can you crew a unit with other units

[winter rose]

stahp

[tough abyss]

Hey what's wrong with wanting some backup in my backpack

[winter rose]

although I guess with some config… perhaps

[manic sigil]

... well, if a player sitting in a car is already a vehicle in a vehicle, and a player sitting in another player's backpack would be a vehicle in a vehicle... can we get CS:GO deathstacks? :D

[tough abyss]

I mean I did this #meme-arma message

[sullen sigil]

time to turn a helicopter into a man

[winter rose]

I can do the helicopter

[tough abyss]

Turn a unit into a helicopter and have their neck bone rotate with an engineRPM controller 😆

[sullen sigil]

omg yes

[winter rose]

https://tenor.com/view/helicopter-tank-flying-tank-helitank-tankcopter-gif-24953377

[tough abyss]

Ah yes

[sullen sigil]

nearly finished the ascension cable 😎

[winter rose]

next step: make an addon out of it 😛

[sullen sigil]

will do once 2.10 comes out

but im going to experiment with whatever root said yesterday

the better way of doing it

[frank mango]

Yes. that needs to happen ❤️
I need proper flying tanks!

[sullen sigil]

im still tempted to setposatl every frame

just because funny

ok actually ive found a bug

its not disconnecting the player from the pole sometimes when you take a while getting up for whatever reason

[umbral patio]

hi , i want ban a client from my admin menu but my script is broken i think

in my life server

`_uid = _this select 0;
_reason = _this select 1;
if !(isServer) exitWith {};
_passwordWasOK = "monmdp";

_passwordWasOK serverCommand format ["#ban %1 %2",_uid, _reason];`

in my script client

`#include "....\script_macros.hpp"
if (FETCH_CONST(life_adminlevel) < 4) exitWith {closeDialog 0;};

private _target = lbData[2902,lbCurSel (2902)];
_target = call compile format ["%1", _target];

[getPlayerUID _target, "Cheat TEST"] remoteExecCall ["TON_fnc_serverCommands", RSERV];`

[wicked roost]

How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";

[winter rose]

and we need the encountered error

[umbral patio]

My script does nothing...

i have chek my logs but ... nothing

[winter rose]

#ban requires quotes around the id

[sullen sigil]

["#ban ""%1"" %2"

you want it to look like this within the script

[umbral patio]

@sullen sigil like this _passwordWasOK serverCommand format ["#ban ""%1"" %2",_uid, _reason]; ?

[winter rose]

ye

[umbral patio]

not working but i dont no why lol , i check my logs but nothing

[winter rose]

if !(isServer) exitWith {};

[sullen sigil]

put a systemchat in somewhere before the ban command is run

[winter rose]

"if I am not the server, I don't do anything"
"hey, I will remoteExec something on the server"

*meeeeeep* logic error spotted!

[umbral patio]

lolllllllllll

[winter rose]

well not really, these two are separate scripts, mb

but yeah, check your values

[umbral patio]

yes im cheking

[sullen sigil]

how can i be so shit at using my own ascension cables 💀

right now time to stalk roots messages to remember what the scripting command was

[umbral patio]

I need to add () for the format?

serverCommand (format ["#ban ""%1"" %2",_uid, _reason])

maybe ?

[winter rose]

no

[sullen sigil]

it is meant to be an array isnt it

i suppose it'd pass expected string or something if it wasnt nvm

[winter rose]

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

try to check if _target is defined, too

[umbral patio]

private _target = lbData[2902,lbCurSel (2902)];

[winter rose]

yeah

check its value

and check also what you get when you call compile it

I also hope you develop with the -showScriptErrors flag to see script errors 👀

[umbral patio]

what is -showScriptErrors ? lol

[sullen sigil]

bruhhhhhhh

[winter rose]

in the launcher's advanced options, there is a "show script errors" checkbox - it… shows script errors

[sullen sigil]

my script isnt showing errors
doesnt have script errors enabled

[umbral patio]

ahhhhh yes i have

[winter rose]

…good 😄

[sullen sigil]

i wonder if i could detect the height of an object above the nearest one below it then cut the rope when the player is ~2m above that height 🤔

can the players velocity be impacted when using setVelocityTransformation by outside sources

say, a short rope

[umbral patio]

<[getPlayerUID player, "Cheat TEST"] remoteExecCall ["TON_fnc_serverCommands"> 15:15:07 Error position: <remoteExecCall ["TON_fnc_serverCommands"> 15:15:07 Error Type Any, expected Number, Side, Object, Group, String 15:15:07 ➥ Context: [] L1 () ?

[tough abyss]

@sullen sigil it can't be affected by outside sources unless the parameters of setVelocityTransformation update

Since it's just linear interpolation between two states

[sullen sigil]

ok so if i were to have the rope stretched it wouldnt pull the player any faster right

[tough abyss]

Also if you want the height of an object over the next one below it, that is the purpose of positionAGLS and one of the only cases where using getPos is good

As the Z axis value of getPos is the height above the nearest below surface

And correct

[sullen sigil]

hmmmmm

i think i wont make any further modifications to how the script works right now

on the second version i'll make it a bit more advanced prob

[desert socket]

this is supposed to teleport me onto an inivisible helipad which is in a building above ground level, but it teleports me onto ground level under the helipad.

Condition: this && (player in thislist)

OnActivation: player setPos (getPos scpFacility);

[open fractal]

have you tried setPosASL and getPosASL

[desert socket]

I'll try that and let you know

[open fractal]

setPos and getPos are different formats

[desert socket]

Thank you, it's fixed!

[sullen sigil]

what on earth is up vector for setVelocityTransformation

[granite sky]

Whatever you want it to, as long as it's orthogonal to the forward vector.

[sullen sigil]

idk what that means

[granite sky]

What's the object?

[sullen sigil]

a player

[granite sky]

probably fine: _fwdvec vectorCrossProduct [0,0,1] vectorCrossProduct _fwdvec

[sullen sigil]

that looks confusing and complicated

what does it do

[granite sky]

Do you know what a cross product is?

[sullen sigil]

negative

[granite sky]

That's generally a couple of math classes so I'm not going into that :P

[sullen sigil]

roger doger

i set it to just some random value instead but the setvelocitytransformation doesnt seem to be doing anything

[granite sky]

but a cross product will give you a vector that's perpendicular to the two input vectors.

So _fwdvec vectorCrossProduct [0,0,1] will give you a side vector, and then crossing that again with _fwdvec gives you a valid up vector.

[sullen sigil]

ah yes words that i understand

i think i get a vague idea of what it is

so do i just shove _fwdvec vectorCrossProduct [0,0,1] into fromVectorUp

and then the other part into toVectorUp

[granite sky]

Is your forward vector the same at the start and end?

[sullen sigil]

i want the player to move with momentum if thats what youre asking

[granite sky]

no, I mean fromVectorDir and toVectorDir.

[sullen sigil]

no but i dont know if that is correct

im trying to launch the player towards the impact of their projectile basically

but i think this understanding of maths is beyond my skill level

[granite sky]

Simple version is just _vectorDir = _startPosASL vectorFromTo _endPosASL

[sullen sigil]

i have positions for the player and the impact of the projectile as variables

oh wait i want the vectordir to be the same dont i

ok theyre the same but im still not getting launched

hmmm

it seems to do something if i fire the projectile when not stationary

yeah it just moves me a bit very fast

i dont think ive got the maths right here

player setVelocityTransformation [_playerPos, _entityPos, (velocity player), (velocity player), (_playerPos vectorFromTo _entityPos), (_playerPos vectorFromTo _entityPos), [0,0,100], [0,0,0], moveTime player]; is the command im using

where _playerPos is getPosATL player and _entityPos is the getPosATL of the projectiles impact

im just doing 100 so i can actually notice if it does anything

[granite sky]

It's probably ignoring it anyway :P

velocity player is not what you want here anyway

and moveTime player almost certainly isn't either

And whole usage is probably wrong

[sullen sigil]

i'll sqfbin the entire thing one moment 😅

https://sqfbin.com/ojociboyudeniweloxox

the indentation is probably a bit funky but oh well

[granite sky]

yeah no

setVelocityTransformation only sets the position once per call, so the normal usage is to prepare the array (aside from the interval value) and then call setVelocityTransformation in an eachFrame mission event handler where you gradually adjust the interval from 0 to 1.

[sullen sigil]

this sounds confusing

[granite sky]

It's not exactly the easiest thing in Arma script.

[sullen sigil]

just to check i do need to be using setVelocityTransformation right

due to it going to a projectiles impact

which could be anywhere within 100m

[granite sky]

shrugs

setVelocityTransformation is certainly a tool you can use for this.

but it takes some work.

[sullen sigil]

will the oneachframe not kill performance

[granite sky]

nah, Arma does a lot of things each frame.

It's why you should pre-prepare the array though.

[sullen sigil]

pre-prepare meaning define all the variables beforehand so its not having to redefine each frame?

[granite sky]

Well, you can actually build the whole array and pass it into the eachFrame handler

Other than interval, which you need to change each frame.

[sullen sigil]

i think i understand

im unsure what i actually want within the array though

or is what ive done correct just incorrect usage of the command

[granite sky]

well, the velocity, upVector and interval there are wrong too.

For velocity you want something like fwdVector * desired speed

[sullen sigil]

and thats the same for them both right

how do i get the forward vector too

[tough abyss]

vectorDir

For the current forward vector, anyways

But if you're using it for a desired velocity it's just a unit vector in the direction you want to move

E.g. if you want the velocity to go from point a to point b, you can use a vectorFromTo b to get the unit vector pointing from a to b

Which you can then vectorMultiply by your desired velocity in m/s to get a velocity vector

[sullen sigil]

so i would want something like _velocity1 = (_playerPos vectorFromTo _entityPos)*10 to get 10ms in the direction of the entitypos, right?

[tough abyss]

Yes

[sullen sigil]

and then the second velocity is the same, right?

[tough abyss]

If you want to be moving the same speed in the same direction at the end yes

[sullen sigil]

ADT is complaining about the *10

[tough abyss]

Oh yeah duh

use vectorMultiply

Instead of *

[sullen sigil]

ah gotchu

[tough abyss]

In actual math just using * would be sufficient but alas not in sqf

[sullen sigil]

what about the upVector in this case then

[drifting portal]

I mean to be fair its an array

[granite sky]

It shouldn't have been an array :P

[drifting portal]

computers need a way to understand humans
its a two direction road lol

[tough abyss]

Yeah I mean if it were any other language vector would be a type with an operator overload for multiplying with *

[drifting portal]

uh I didn't use vectors except in sqf

fair enough

[tough abyss]

They are widely used outside of sqf

[drifting portal]

yeah I know but I never tapped on how they are actually used

[tough abyss]

As are quaternions which are not supported by SQF natively for some reason

[sullen sigil]

quaternions sound like aliens from dr who

[tough abyss]

@sullen sigil upVector is the direction you are facing "up" towards

E.g. if the top of your head is facing the sky your upVector is [0,0,1]

It has to be perpendicular to your vectorDir at all times

[sullen sigil]

i think i understand that

i dont think im using the correct vectorDir

[tough abyss]

Here's how I would do it yeah

[sullen sigil]

_vectorDir = _playerPos vectorFromTo _entityPos; is what im using atm

i assume theres some fancy maths i can use to get a normal to that

[tough abyss]

Before you start moving get the player's side vector by doing vectorCrossProduct on the vectorDir and vectorUp

Then calculate your new vectorDir like you just sent

And then vectorCrossProduct the side vector and the new vectorDir to get the vectorUp to use

[sullen sigil]

_vectorDir vectorCrossProduct (vectorUp player);

something like that?

[tough abyss]

Yes

[sullen sigil]

for the new _vectorDir, right?

[tough abyss]

Store that in _sideVector or something

No you set the vectorDir like before

[sullen sigil]

_vectorDir = _playerPos vectorFromTo _entityPos;
_sideVector = _vectorDir vectorCrossProduct (vectorUp player);```

like that right

[tough abyss]

Yes

[sullen sigil]

roger and then i vectorcrossproduct that again with what

[tough abyss]

And then calculate the new vectorUp with the cross product of the side vector and the vectorDir

[sullen sigil]

_vectorDir = _playerPos vectorFromTo _entityPos;
_sideVector = _vectorDir vectorCrossProduct (vectorUp player);
_vectorUp = _sideVector vectorCrossProduct _vectorDir;```

like that right

or am i misunderstanding

[tough abyss]

Yep

[sullen sigil]

oh word

and vectorup is the same for both right?

[tough abyss]

If you want it to be which I assume you do

[sullen sigil]

i dont actually know what it does in this instance

i just assume its rotation of the player or something

[tough abyss]

Yes it is

For example if you flipped it you would end upside down

[sullen sigil]

ah is that how you were planning on doing the wall climbing thing

[tough abyss]

In a similar fashion yes

[sullen sigil]

gotchu

and then wtf do i do with the interval

[tough abyss]

That is what needs to go from 0 to 1

[sullen sigil]

i assume i add a value to the variable for that on each frame or something?

[tough abyss]

Yep

[sullen sigil]

needs to finish on 1 by the time the movement is finished?

[tough abyss]

Yes

One simple way you can do it

Is just increase it by the amount of seconds you want the full movement to take divided by diag_deltaT

[sullen sigil]

deltaT being change in time right

[tough abyss]

Or sorry

Other way around

deltaT/seconds

Yes change in time since the last frame

[sullen sigil]

ok so i want to define the interval variable within the oneachframe EH and then have it add deltaT/seconds after the setVelocityTransform has happened and then go back around again until 1, right?

i think im doing that anyway

now i just need to pass those variables through the onEachFrame handler

[tough abyss]

Which you should use instead of just onEachFrame

[sullen sigil]

confusion

oh as in

_id = addMissionEventHandler ["EachFrame", { systemChat str [_thisArgs, time] }, [time]]; like this wiki example

_velocity = (_playerPos vectorFromTo _entityPos) vectorMultiply 10;
_vectorDir = _playerPos vectorFromTo _entityPos;
_sideVector = _vectorDir vectorCrossProduct (vectorUp player);
_vectorUp = _sideVector vectorCrossProduct _vectorDir;
_interval = 0;
   addMissionEventHandler ["EachFrame", {
    params ["_playerPos", "_entityPos", "_velocity", "_vectorDir", "_vectorUp", "_interval"];
       player setVelocityTransformation [_playerPos, _entityPos, _velocity, _velocity, _vectorDir, _vectorDir, _vectorUp, _vectorUp, _interval];
_interval = _interval + diag_deltaTime/10
                                    }];

so i end up with this

and then i need to stop that when _interval reaches 1

which i have no idea how to do 🤔

[tough abyss]

Mm I really am sleep deprived

[sullen sigil]

game is complaining of expecting an array between player and setvelocitytransform too

confusion

[tough abyss]

And yeah that's because you can't just use params

[sullen sigil]

oh yeah i have to pass them through the EH too dont i

[tough abyss]

Have to use _thisArgs params

In the event handler

[sullen sigil]

ah

before params or after

[tough abyss]

Just replace params with that

[sullen sigil]

_thisArgs params ["_playerPos", "_en.....

[tough abyss]

Yes

[sullen sigil]

roger

its still complaining about it

addMissionEventHandler ["EachFrame", {
    _thisArgs params ["_playerPos", "_entityPos", "_velocity", "_vectorDir", "_vectorUp", "_interval"];
        player setVelocityTransformation [_playerPos, _entityPos, _velocity, _velocity, _vectorDir, _vectorDir, _vectorUp, _vectorUp, _interval];
    _interval = _interval + diag_deltaTime/10
}];```

[tough abyss]

Oh you're not actually passing them lol

[sullen sigil]

bruh moment

[tough abyss]

Regardless you will need to store _interval somewhere where its new value can actually be stored otherwise it won't actually increase Disregard forgot how event handler params work

[sullen sigil]

would getting the variable within the loop not cause it to stay as 0

[tough abyss]

You would need to get it, increase it, then save the increased value

Honestly it's an acceptable case to just use a global

[sullen sigil]

right so just chop out the underscores in front

im also still confused what you mean about not actually passing the variables

https://sqfbin.com/ijelamolatiqulurosom

latest version of the script

[tough abyss]

As in

Look at the syntax for addMissionEventHandler

You can keep the underscores but you need to actually give it the parameters you want it to use in its parameters list

[sullen sigil]

oh [_thisArgs, <variable>, <variable>] after the end of the code?

[boreal parcel]

is this correct? if so it says it cant find tbbmalloc_x64, where is this located?

start "D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Arma 3\arma3diag_x64.exe" -malloc=tbbmalloc_x64 -nofreezecheck -noSplash -enableHT -hugePages -world=VR "-mod=D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Arma 3\!Workshop\@RHSUSAF;D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Arma 3\!Workshop\@CBA_A3;D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Arma 3\!Workshop\@ace;D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Arma 3\!Workshop\@ACE Compat - RHS USAF;"

[tough abyss]

@sullen sigil yes

[sullen sigil]

ADT complains about undefined variables when i do that though

[tough abyss]

Are you putting it in the actual addMissionEventHandler call or in the code inside it

It's part of the actual function call

[sullen sigil]

oh so between the } and the ]?

[tough abyss]

After the code block

[granite sky]

@boreal parcel What are you trying to do? Just run the diag exe with mods?

[boreal parcel]

yeah

[granite sky]

strip out -malloc and -hugePages then

[tough abyss]

@sullen sigil ok so

I don't know how else to explain this

[granite sky]

Also a somewhat easier method is to simply rename the diag exe to the normal exe name.

[tough abyss]

BIKI says the syntax for the command is addMissionEventHandler [event, expression, arguments]

[granite sky]

And the you can just use the launcher to run it.

[tough abyss]

You need to put all of them in the arguments spot

As an array

After the code block {}

[sullen sigil]

addMissionEventHandler ["EachFrame", {
  player setVelocityTransformation [_playerPos, _entityPos, _velocity, _velocity, _vectorDir, _vectorDir, _vectorUp, _vectorUp, interval];
    interval = interval + diag_deltaTime/10;  }, 
    [_thisArgs, "_playerPos", "_entityPos", "_velocity", "_vectorDir", "_vectorUp", "_interval"]];```

[tough abyss]

Don't say _thisArgs

That's for use inside the code

[boreal parcel]

that is a good idea, windows cant find -nofreezecheck

[sullen sigil]

ohhhh i think i understand now

[granite sky]

that one can go too

[tough abyss]

Also don't wrap them in quotes

[granite sky]

and -enableHT

[sullen sigil]

so i use [_thisArgs, _playerPos] instead of _playerPos, right?

[tough abyss]

You then use _thisArgs with params inside the actual code block to access those values

This would be so much easier to type if I wasnt on mobile

Its literally just

[sullen sigil]

no no i think i understand you now

layer setVelocityTransformation [[_thisArgs, _playerPos], [_thisArgs, _entityPos], [_thisArgs, _velocity], [_thisArgs, _velocity], [_thisArgs, _vectorDir], [_thisArgs, _vectorDir,] [_thisArgs, _vectorUp], [_thisArgs, _vectorUp], interval];

that, right?

and then the rest of the code and then

}, [_playerPos, _entityPos, _velocity, _vectorDir, _vectorUp]];

[tough abyss]

_arg1 = 5;
_arg2 = 10;
addMissionEventHandler["EachFrame", { _thisArgs params ["_arg1", "_arg2"]}, [_arg1, _arg2]];

Example

[sullen sigil]

addMissionEventHandler ["EachFrame", { _thisArgs params ["_playerPos", "_entityPos", "_velocity", "_vectorDir", "_vectorUp", "_interval"];
      player setVelocityTransformation [_playerPos, _entityPos, _velocity, _velocity, _vectorDir, _vectorDir, _vectorUp, _vectorUp, interval];
      interval = interval + diag_deltaTime/10;  },
         [_playerPos, _entityPos, _velocity, _vectorDir, _vectorUp]];```

okay things now move

just not as i would quite like them to

things are moving but its incredibly funky

oh wait

im not actually finishing when interval = 1

ok time for that bit i think

[granite sky]

your velocity doesn't match the interval calc either.

So it'll be pretty wack in MP

[sullen sigil]

i think just getting it working properly initially is a first step

ok so i want waituntil interval = 1 then exitWith {} right

[tough abyss]

Defining _interval is pointless if you're using the interval global (which should be something more like KJW_VAR_INTERVAL)

And no

Just put a check in the loop that runs this once it hits 1

[copper raven]

why use params here? you can just use _thisArgs directly, also you should just set on _thisArgs (for the interval part)

[sullen sigil]

yeah forgot to chop out the _interval i just copy pasted from earlier

[tough abyss]

removeMissionEventHandler [_thisEvent, _thisEventHandler]

That will allow you to terminate the EH from within

[sullen sigil]

so something like

if (KJW_VAR_interval) >= 1) then {
removeMissionEventHandler ["EachFrame", _id]
};```?

oh i have to pass _id through the EH too

[sullen sigil]

i have no idea what any of this means

[tough abyss]

No

Use what I said it grabs the id via _thisEventHandler

[sullen sigil]

oh is it an automatic variable

[tough abyss]

Yes

[sullen sigil]

ah

[tough abyss]

You should really read the biki page for addMissionEventHandler lol

It says all of this

[sullen sigil]

i have but im also stupid

[tough abyss]

I mean fair

Though I was stupid too because sharp has a point

You actually can use the interval passed in _thisArgs, it'll keep the updated value between frames

Somehow I ended up under the impression that it wouldn't preserve the new value

So you actually can just edit _interval instead of using a global

[sullen sigil]

im still meant to be using if and such though arent i

[tough abyss]

Yes

[sullen sigil]

i also end up trapped under the floor for some reason

to remedy that i'll need to add like half a meter to the initial pos right?

[tough abyss]

Add whatever makes it look right lol