arma3_scripting

[warped oak]

Been looking for satchel config but have not yet found one, maybe I should try to look the vanilla one with eliteness or so

[sullen sigil]

me 2 weeks into just making an object move and teleport me onto another cube in the same spot but this new cube doesnt move

[tender fossil]

How do I add a draw event handler on GPS map that is similar to main map draw EH? I have GPS routing working on main map and in dedicated dialog but I need to add the route to (default) GPS too

As an initial experiment, I tried changing this sqf (findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown",gps_menu_fnc_handleQuickNavActions]; ((findDisplay 12) displayCtrl 51) ctrlAddEventHandler ["Draw",gps_menu_fnc_drawPath]; to this: ```sqf
(findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown",gps_menu_fnc_handleQuickNavActions];

waitUntil {!isNull (uiNamespace getVariable ["RscCustomInfoMiniMap", displayNull])};

disableSerialization;

private _display = uiNamespace getVariable ["RscCustomInfoMiniMap", displayNull];
private _miniMapControlGroup = _display displayCtrl 13301;
private _miniMap = _miniMapControlGroup controlsGroupCtrl 101;

((findDisplay 12) displayCtrl 51) ctrlAddEventHandler ["Draw",gps_menu_fnc_drawPath];
_miniMap ctrlAddEventHandler ["Draw",gps_menu_fnc_drawPath];

[winter rose]

(side note: don't use gps_menu_fnc_drawPath directly as it copies the code in there - instead, use _this call gps_menu_fnc_drawPath)

[meager granite]

@tender fossil uiNamespace getVariable ["IGUI_displays", []] select {ctrlIDD _x == ctrlIDD(uiNamespace getVariable "RscCustomInfoMiniMap")}

Some GPS displays initialize first time when you get into the vehicle

so you might have to check for new displays each time vehicle changes

[tender fossil]

How would I proceed from there? I'm very confused since this is totally new area to me 😄

[sullen sigil]

okay, bit of a niche question here that im quite stuck with
how would i convert a velocity of [-200,0,0] to be relative to a vehicle model when I cannot use modelspace? Need to have relative velocities of one object to another when teleporting the object and updating its speed

im going to draw a diagram one moment

hopefully this helps to explain my issue

Currently I'm just using velocityModelspace of 1 but it doesn't work if 2 is in motion due to it missing the relative velocity

[proven charm]

setVelocityModelSpace / setVelocity ?

[sullen sigil]

as explained at the bottom the two may be at different orientations when the teleport happens

sorry, "the two" meaning 2 and 3

on the surface it appears to be a really simple thing to do lol

[proven charm]

so what are you trying to achieve?

[south swan]

🍿

[sullen sigil]

2 is perceived to be a stationary observer of 1 as far as this script is concerned, but 2 is actually in motion.
I teleport 1 from its relative position to 2 onto the same relative position to 3, but 3 is not in motion.
My problem is that it appears that 1 has lost speed due to the speed of 2 not being added to the speed of 1 when it is teleported as 3 is now not in motion. Similar thing to 2 suddenly stopping

This is surprisingly difficult to explain lmao

[south swan]

just convert everything to model space of one of the objects 🤷‍♂️

[proven charm]

well it sure is over my head XD

[sullen sigil]

Like I said it's deceptively complex lol

[south swan]

_velocity1modelspace2 = obj2 worldToModel (getPosWorld obj2 vectorAdd velocity obj 1);
_total1relativeto2 = _velocity1modelspace2 vectorAdd velocityModelSpace obj2;
```or something like that

and _velocityAfterTP = obj3 modelToWorld _total1relativeto2;

[sullen sigil]

I'm now confused why is position calculations involved for this

[south swan]

to calculate velocity of object1 in modelspace of object 2 🤷‍♂️

as worldToModel takes world coordinates as its input 🤷‍♂️

[sullen sigil]

I'm still confused but I'll try it anyway

ah heres the issue

I can't use velocityModelSpace obj2 as it's a static object being moved with setVelocityTransformation

Any obj2 velocity has to be xyz because calculating modelspace velocity on each frame probably isnt very performant

[meager granite]

{
    if(isNil{_x getVariable "my_draw_eh"}) then {
        _x setVariable ["my_draw_eh", _x ctrlAddEventHandler ["Draw", {call gps_menu_fnc_drawPath}]];
    };
} forEach (
    uiNamespace getVariable ["IGUI_displays", []]
    select {ctrlIDD _x == ctrlIDD(uiNamespace getVariable "RscCustomInfoMiniMap")}
    apply {_x displayCtrl 101}
);

Run this each time you change vehicle

[south swan]

jolly quadratic spline fun

also, vectorAdd was most likely an error and vectorSub was actually needed there

The velocity param doesn't do much in SP, but in MP, provided the velocity component is set correctly, it helps the engine to figure out what the next position of the moving object should be on other clients.
sounds kinda sus for spline application, let me actually check

[sullen sigil]

im using sqf private _shipLastPos = temp1 getVariable ["KJW_CapitalShips_LastPos",[0,0,0]]; private _shipPos = getPosASL temp1; private _shipVel = (_shipLastPos vectorDiff _shipPos) vectorMultiply 1/diag_deltaTime; temp1 setVariable ["KJW_CapitalShips_LastPos", _shipPos]; temp1 setVariable ["KJW_CapitalShips_Velocity",_shipVel]; in an eachframe to get the velocity of temp1 (2 in the diagram)

well

"velocity"

[south swan]

aww, for cat's sake, i suck at reading and "quadratic spline" was proposed as a thing user/coder can implement themselves

and setVelocityTransformation itself is claimed to be dumb linear interpolation

[sullen sigil]

its linear? was under the impression it was quadratic

[south swan]

If curve is needed, then it should be constructed from multiple straight sections or by dynamically changing value of position params during the interpolation cycle

"bruh" intensifies

[sullen sigil]

well that throws a spanner in my hopes for making the cube curve between points
guess its turning before moving because fuck that

[south swan]

add 2 invisible objects, setVelocityTransformation inv1 between point1 and point 2, setVelocityTransform inv2 between point2 and point 3, setVelocityTransform actual object between inv1 and inv2. With the same _interval argument in all transforms 🤷‍♂️

literally this

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Bézier_2_big.gif

[sullen sigil]

oh so two transforms at the same time?

[south swan]

three

[sullen sigil]

ah -- either way it doesn't solve my issue at the moment either 😅

[south swan]

kek

[sullen sigil]

why couldnt einstein have written in sqf

[sharp arch]

dumb question, but does anyone know a script that make a vehicles engine invincible to damage?
and only the engine?

[south swan]

my take on things is:
a) you need to have velocities of **all **objects in at least one common coordinate space
b) you transform it to obj2 model space
c) you apply it in obj3 model space
🤷‍♂️

[sullen sigil]

I have them all in the same coordinate space insofar as velocity goes but I can't do anything with velocitymodelspace for obj2 or 3

[tender fossil]

initPlayerLocal.sqf: ```sqf
[] spawn {
while {true} do {

    {
        if(isNil{_x getVariable "gps_showOnGPS_loaded"}) then {
            _x setVariable ["gps_showOnGPS_loaded", {_x ctrlSetEventHandler ["Draw", {call gps_menu_fnc_drawPath}]}];
            diag_log "Something happening";
        } else {
            diag_log "gps_showOnGPS_loaded is already defined!"
        };
    } forEach (
        uiNamespace getVariable ["IGUI_displays", []]
        select {ctrlIDD _x == ctrlIDD(uiNamespace getVariable "RscCustomInfoMiniMap")}
        apply {_x displayCtrl 101}
    );

    sleep 10;
};

};

I added some diag_log like you see and replaced the `ctrlAddEventHandler` with `ctrlSetEventHandler` since I'm just looping it as a cheap test. Or is it the source of bug of still nothing showing on GPS?

This is the RPT: ```18:40:55 "GPS (Unknown file): Compiling functions..."
18:40:55 "GPS (Unknown file): Compiling functions done"
18:40:55 "GPS Core (Unknown file): Compiling functions..."
18:40:55 "GPS Core (Unknown file): Compiling functions done"
18:40:55 "GPS Core (fn_mapRoutes.sqf): <<< MapRoutes init >>>"
18:40:55 "GPS Core (fn_mapRoutes.sqf): getting roads ..."
18:40:55 "GPS Core (fn_mapRoutes.sqf): done in 0"
18:40:55 "GPS Core (fn_mapRoutes.sqf): mapping road intersect ..."
18:40:55 "gps_showOnGPS_loaded is already defined!"
18:40:55 "Something happening"
18:40:56 "GPS Core (fn_mapRoutes.sqf): done in 1"
18:40:56 "GPS Core (fn_mapRoutes.sqf): mapping node values ..."
18:40:56 "GPS Core (fn_mapRoutes.sqf): done in 1"
18:40:56 "GPS Core (fn_mapRoutes.sqf): Maproutes init done in 2s"
18:41:09 "gps_showOnGPS_loaded is already defined!"
18:41:09 "gps_showOnGPS_loaded is already defined!"

[granite sky]

@sharp arch Can be done with a handleDamage EH, although it has to be the last one attached to override the output damage.

[fleet sand]

Could it also be done with setHit and getHit ?

[south swan]

as for why use positions in velocity calculations: getPosWorld obj2 is [0,0,0] of model space coordinates of obj2 converted to world space. Then i add world space velocity: (getPosWorld obj2 vectorAdd velocity obj 1). Then i convert back to obj2 model space: obj2 worldToModel (getPosWorld obj2 vectorAdd velocity obj 1).

[granite sky]

@fleet sand Not sure, might be too slow to prevent knock-on effects.

[south swan]

if you don't have model space velocity of obj2 but its world-space velocity is available - you need to do something like obj2 worldToModel ((getPosWorld obj2 vectorSub _obj2WorldSpaceVelocity) vectorAdd velocity obj 1)

[granite sky]

Like RHS vehicles will explode if you hit the engine twice.

[sullen sigil]

I am now entirely lost lmfao

what would that return? modelspace velocity of obj1 relative to obj2 as stationary observer?

[south swan]

relative velocity of obj1 in modelspace of obj2 if i haven't derped anywhere

[sullen sigil]

and then how would I end up applying that to obj1?

[south swan]

_newVelocity = (obj3 modelToWorld _thatGoddamnThing) vectorSub getPosWorld obj3;
obj1 setVelocity _newVelocity;```

[sullen sigil]

ok i will try that thank you lmfao

I assume you mean vectorDiff instead of vectorSub too right

[south swan]

yeah, totally

[meager granite]

_x setVariable ["gps_showOnGPS_loaded", { <- { you're setting a function, not return of the event handler addition

Also use ctrlAddEventHandler, ctrlSetEventHandler overwrites everything is outdated

[sullen sigil]

I think it's subtracting instead of adding somewhere

Let me double check

I don't think so actually

wait yes it is

private _newVelThing = temp1 worldToModel ((getPosWorld temp1 vectorDiff (temp1 getVariable ["KJW_CapitalShips_Velocity",[0,0,0]])) vectorAdd velocity vehicle player);
private _newVelocity = (temp2 modelToWorld _newVelThing) vectorDiff getPosWorld temp2;
vehicle player setVelocity _newVelocity;```
is what I'm doing

[south swan]

so what looks wrong?

[sullen sigil]

It's decreasing velocity when both are moving towards one another and increasing when both are moving the same direction

I'll try get a clip

[south swan]

i'd say here private _shipVel = (_shipLastPos vectorDiff _shipPos) vectorMultiply 1/diag_deltaTime;, kek

[sullen sigil]

What's up with it?

[south swan]

as velocity is usually described as "(new position - old position) / time" and you seem to have it reversed

[sullen sigil]

oh of course

i'll try swap

omg

let me just test the other way around but i think that is it

[gloomy aspen]

Hey, does anybody know how I might go about a mission specific disabling of blood?

I know its an in-game option to turn blood off, at client level, but forcing it on the server is a simple way to add a bit of believability to Simunition Training if it can be done! Thanks 🙂

[sullen sigil]

disabling of blood or damage?

[gloomy aspen]

blood specifically, still want them to take damage as usual

[sullen sigil]

you using ACE medical?

[gloomy aspen]

Yeah mate

Sorry I should probably clarify, I mean the visual presence of blood not the blood system

[sullen sigil]

I tried doing this a while ago and couldn't find an easy way to do it without destroying performance

May be worth asking in ACE discord ( #channel_invites_list ) though

[gloomy aspen]

Cheers mate! Will ask there 🙂

[sullen sigil]

my thing is solved thank you artemoz the genius

[drowsy geyser]

addUserActionEventHandler ["headlights", "Activate",    
{      
    _flashlight = player getVariable ['flashlight', objNull];    
     if (!(isNull _flashlight)) then     
    {      
        player setVariable ['flashlight', objNull, true];    
        playSound3D ["A3\missions_f\data\sounds\click.wss", player];      
        deleteVehicle _flashlight;
        player setVariable ["FlashLightOn", false, true];
        removeAllMissionEventHandlers "EachFrame";     
    } 
    else     
    {    
        _flashlight = "#lightreflector" createVehicle [0,0,0]; 
        _flashlight attachTo [player, [0,0.05,0.05], "pilot"];   
        player setVariable ["FlashLightOn", true, true];
        
        addMissionEventHandler ["EachFrame", 
        {
            _flashlight = player getVariable 'flashlight';        
            _lightVecDir = getCameraViewDirection player;
            _p = asin (_lightVecDir #2);  
            _dir = (((_lightVecDir #0) atan2 (_lightVecDir #1)) + 360) mod 360;

            _flashlight setVectorDirAndUp  
            [  
            [0,1,_lightVecDir #2],[[0, -sin _p, cos _p], - _dir] call BIS_fnc_rotateVector2D 
            ];  
        }];  
           
        [_flashlight, [60, 15, 4]] remoteExec ["setLightConePars", 0];       
        [_flashlight, [2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 25]] remoteExec ["setLightAttenuation", 0];         
        [_flashlight, 500] remoteExec ["setLightIntensity", 0];        
        [_flashlight, [0,0,0]] remoteExec ["setLightAmbient", 0];        
        [_flashlight, [2,2,2]] remoteExec ["setLightColor", 0];        
        [_flashlight, true] remoteExec ["setLightUseFlare", 0];        
        [_flashlight, 0.5] remoteExec ["setLightFlareSize", 0];        
        [_flashlight, 500] remoteExec ["setLightFlareMaxDistance", 0];  
          
        player setVariable ['flashlight', _flashlight, true];    
        playSound3D ["A3\missions_f\data\sounds\click.wss", player];    
    };      
}];

is the EachFrame eventhandler right or is there a better way to move the light according to the head movement?

[slow isle]

Does anybody have an idea what's wrong with my Functions library?
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/714773557628108831/1081994816285573170/image.png
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/714773557628108831/1081993922705895515/image.png

description.ext:

class cfgFunctions 
{
    #include "functions\functions.hpp"
};

this is what I get:

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/714773557628108831/1081995119877693572/image.png

[south swan]

You seem to have CfgFunction as the root of your hpp

[slow isle]

I understand now, thanks!

[south swan]

Making the resulting description.ext have class CfgFunctions { class CfgFunctions { class LDR...

[slow isle]

Ill try to fix it now

[fleet sand]

Did you try attaching a light to the head instead of updating position each frame ?

[drowsy geyser]

yes, but making the light follow the bone rotation is not accurate if the player goes into crouch or prone position

[fleet sand]

I got this from a webknight myb this could help you. This creates light at the wrist location and it follows that bone.

player addAction
[
    "<t color='#8B0000' size='1.2' font = 'PuristaSemibold'>Enable/Disable SHF flashlight</t>",
    {
        params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"];
        if !(isNil {player getVariable "SHF_Enabled"}) exitWith {player setVariable ["SHF_Enabled",nil,true];};
        player setVariable ["SHF_Enabled",1,true];
        [player,{
        _smlfirelight = "#lightpoint" createVehicle (getpos _this);   
        _smlfirelight attachto [_this,[0,0,0.05],"LeftForeArmRoll",true];  
        _smlfirelight setLightAmbient [0.4,0,0];  
        _smlfirelight setLightColor [0.4,0,0];     
        _smlfirelight setLightBrightness 0.4;    
        _smlfirelight setLightUseFlare true; 
        _smlfirelight setLightFlareSize 1; 
        _smlfirelight setLightFlareMaxDistance 100;
        waitUntil {
        if (isNull _this) exitWith { true }; 
        (isNil {_this getVariable "SHF_Enabled"})
        };
        deleteVehicle _smlfirelight;
        }] remoteExec ["spawn", [0, -2] select isDedicated];
    },
    nil,
    1.5,
    true,
    true,
    "",
    "",
    5,
    false,
    "",
    ""
];

[slow isle]

Why does this AA missile nerfing script not work?

in placed jet init field:

[this] call LDR_fnc_spawnJet;

in fn_spawnJet.sqf:

params ["_respawnTemplateJet"];

if (isServer) then {
    _respawnTemplateJet addEventHandler ["Getin", {
        params ["_respawnTemplateJet", "", "_playerUnit"];
                
        _spawnMarker = "sp1";
        private _jet = createvehicle[(typeOf(_respawnTemplateJet)), getmarkerPos _spawnMarker, [], 100, "FLY"];

        [_jet, _playerUnit] remoteExec ["LDR_fnc_moveplayerinJet", _playerUnit];
        
        [_jet] call LDR_fnc_playerJetMissileNerf;
        
    }];
};

in fn_playerJetMissileNerf.sqf

params ["_jet"];

_jet addEventHandler ["Handledamage", {

    params ["_unit", "_selection", "_damage", "_source", "_projectile", "_hitindex", "_instigator", "_hitPoint"];
    _aaMissiles = ["", "ammo_Missile_BIM9X", "ammo_Missile_AMRAAM_C", "ammo_Missile_AMRAAM_D", "ammo_Missile_AA_R73", "ammo_Missile_AA_R77", "ammo_Missile_rim116", "ammo_Missile_rim162", "M_Air_AA", "M_Air_AA_MI02", "M_Air_AA_MI06", "M_Zephyr" ];
    
    if (_projectile in _aaMissiles) exitwith {
        systemChat ("- " + str _projectile + "::" + str _damage);
        // _damage / 100
        0
    };

    systemChat ("+ " + str _projectile + "::" + str _damage);
    _damage
}];

From the systemchat messages, there are none with '+ projectile::00'

all are '-...'

meaning the damage should be nerfed (hopefully)

[granite sky]

Looks like you're adding the HandleDamage EH on the server?

[slow isle]

Does it need to be local?

and to who

the player or the vehicle

[granite sky]

When a player gets in a vehicle as driver/pilot, the vehicle switches locality to their machine.

[slow isle]

Oh I see.

Alright I'll work on that

Thanks

[slow isle]

I changed:
[_jet] call LDR_fnc_playerJetMissileNerf";
to
[_jet] remoteExec ["LDR_fnc_playerJetMissileNerf", 0];
but only the host player is invincible

Here https://prnt.sc/kA79DCGjxtXK

[winter rose]

IF ISSERVER

[slow isle]

yes but then I use remoteExec 0

which I believe is server+clients

[winter rose]

where did you do so?

[slow isle]

here

[winter rose]

that image is not the final code, right?

[slow isle]

No

[winter rose]

ok ok

[slow isle]

I'll send the final code now to remove confusion

[granite sky]

I don't get why the server is creating another jet in the init field for a jet.

[slow isle]

params ["_respawnTemplateJet"];

if (isServer) then {
    _respawnTemplateJet addEventHandler ["Getin", {
        params ["_respawnTemplateJet", "", "_playerUnit"];
                
        _spawnMarker = "sp1";
        private _jet = createvehicle[(typeOf(_respawnTemplateJet)), getmarkerPos _spawnMarker, [], 100, "FLY"];

        [_jet, _playerUnit] remoteExec ["LDR_fnc_moveplayerinJet", _playerUnit];
        
        [_jet] remoteExec ["LDR_fnc_playerJetMissileNerf", 0];
        
    }];
};

[slow isle]

When you get in the "template" jet, the server creates another one in the sky and teleports the player

[granite sky]

madness

I dunno, should work.

[slow isle]

Yep, that's why I'm crying constantly about locality

[south swan]

And all that inside the event handler? Radical

[slow isle]

Yes. I haven't sent the entire eventhandler here

Should I send it?

[granite sky]

uh :P

[slow isle]

lol too big

Here:

params ["_respawnTemplateJet"];

if (isServer) then {
    _respawnTemplateJet addEventHandler ["Getin", {
        params ["_respawnTemplateJet", "", "_playerUnit"];

        moveOut _playerUnit;

        systemChat "[DEBUG] Jet spawned!";

        _spawnMarker = selectRandom (["sp1", "sp2", "sp3", "sp4", "sp5", "sp6", "sp7", "sp8", "sp9", "sp10", "sp11", "sp12", "sp13", "sp14", "sp15", "sp16"] - [missionnamespace getVariable "lastspawn"]);
        missionnamespace setVariable ["lastspawn", _spawnMarker];
        private _jet = createvehicle[(typeOf(_respawnTemplateJet)), getmarkerPos _spawnMarker, [], 100, "FLY"];

        {
            _jet removeWeapon _x;
        } forEach weapons _
        {
            _jet addWeapon _x;
        } forEach weapons _respawnTemplateJet;
        {
            _jet removeMagazines _x;
        } forEach magazines _jet;
        
        for "_i" from 1 to count getPylonmagazines _respawnTemplateJet do {
            _jet setPylonLoadout [_i, (getPylonmagazines _respawnTemplateJet) select _i - 1, true];
        };
        {
            if ! (_x in getPylonmagazines _jet) then {
                _jet addMagazine _x;
            };
        } forEach magazines _respawnTemplateJet;
        
        _jet setDir (_jet getRelDir worldCenter);
        _jet setPos [(getPos _jet) select 0, (getPos _jet) select 1, 850];
        // height
        _maxspeed = getNumber (configFile >> "Cfgvehicles" >> (typeOf _jet) >> "maxspeed");
        _jet setvelocity [_maxspeed / 3 * (sin (getDir _jet)), _maxspeed / 3 * (cos (getDir _jet)), 0];
        // velocity
        
        [_jet, _playerUnit] remoteExec ["LDR_fnc_moveplayerinJet", _playerUnit];
        
        [_jet] remoteExec ["LDR_fnc_playerJetMissileNerf", 0];

        {
            _x addcuratorEditableObjects [[_jet], true];
            _x addcuratorEditableObjects [[_jet], true];
        } forEach allCurators;
        
        _jet setVariable["isJet", true, true];
    }];
};

[granite sky]

Does that missile nerf function definitely exist on clients?

[slow isle]

Yes, it is in CfgFunctions

[granite sky]

client and server can have different CfgFunctions :P

[slow isle]

how

[granite sky]

Although if it's a mission it should be fine.

[slow isle]

It's a mission

https://prnt.sc/5uVoFA4KR-_L

this is the file system

[granite sky]

You get no systemChats on clients from the nerf function either?

[slow isle]

correct

I even changed the code for easier debugging:

_jet addEventHandler ["Handledamage", {

    params ["_unit", "_selection", "_damage", "_source", "_projectile", "_hitindex", "_instigator", "_hitPoint"];

    0
}];

only host doesn't die

[granite sky]

I'd definitely keep the systemchat...

[slow isle]

I'll add one now

remote 0 or not?

[granite sky]

Trouble is that subsequent handledamage event handlers will block the return-override functionality.

[slow isle]

I don't understand what that means

[granite sky]

never mind. If the systemchat isn't firing then it doesn't matter.

[slow isle]

will test with this

params ["_jet"];

_jet addEventHandler ["Handledamage", {

    params ["_unit", "_selection", "_damage", "_source", "_projectile", "_hitindex", "_instigator", "_hitPoint"];
    systemChat ("HIT! with possible damage " + _damage);
    0
}];

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/714773557628108831/1082018033435943104/image.png

im so confused

ah, str _damage

[tender fossil]

I've reduced my code to this: ```sqf
[] spawn {

waitUntil {!isNull (uiNamespace getVariable ["RscCustomInfoMiniMap", displayNull])};

while {true} do {

    {
        if(isNil{_x getVariable "gps_showOnGPS"}) then {
            _x setVariable ["gps_showOnGPS", _x ctrlAddEventHandler ["Draw",{call gps_menu_fnc_drawPath}]];
            diag_log format ["Added event handler [gps_showOnGPS] to control %1", _x];
        } else {
            diag_log format ["[gps_showOnGPS] is already defined for control: %1", _x];
        };
    } forEach (
        uiNamespace getVariable ["IGUI_displays", []]
        select {ctrlIDD _x == ctrlIDD(uiNamespace getVariable "RscCustomInfoMiniMap")}
        apply {_x displayCtrl 101}
    );

    sleep 7;

};

};

This is the RPT output:
```sqf
21:11:05 "[gps_showOnGPS] is already defined for control: Control #101"
21:11:05 "[gps_showOnGPS] is already defined for control: Control #101"
21:11:12 "[gps_showOnGPS] is already defined for control: Control #101"
21:11:12 "[gps_showOnGPS] is already defined for control: Control #101"

But nothing gets drawn on the GPS

While the path gets drawn on the map just like before

[slow isle]

The systemChat doesn't get displayed which means the eventhandler is not attaching

[slender olive]

Hey guys, how can I make these things true in a PVP mission:

1. Sectors that are captured faster if you have a certain item in your inventory
2. Respawns akin to COD where certain respawns are disabled if there's too many enemies (or enable ONLY the one with the highest average distance from the enemies for that faction) around them that can be used by either side scattered across the map

[slow isle]

Important question: can client run remoteExec[..., 0] ?

or remoteExec at all?

[granite sky]

yes.

[slow isle]

is there something that can't run remoteExec

[granite sky]

Not unless you block it with CfgRemoteExec, no.

I'd stick another systemChat at the top of that nerf function.

or preferably put diag_logs everywhere to check the flow.

Currently you don't know whether it's the EH not firing or the function not being called.

[slow isle]

I just tested, the function is not getting called

I think I found the issue

the whole isServer thing

because the client cant reach remoteExec

he is stopped that when he hits the isServer

lol

[granite sky]

Isn't that the point? GetIn is a global EH, so you only want to install it on the server.

[slow isle]

Oh that's an EH i forgot

my point is completely invalid

Disregard

I just tested, the function is not getting called
I think I found the issue
the whole isServer thing
because the client cant reach remoteExec
he is stopped that when he hits the isServer
lol

if is server:
add EH
create jet
tp player to jet
remoteExec nerfJet 0

this is what's written rn

I have no idea why it's not working

[granite sky]

If you run vehicle player getVariable "isJet", does it return true?

Just checking that you're actually getting to the end of the GetIn EH.

Honestly this feels like an "editing the wrong code" error at this point.

RemoteExec 0 just works.

[tender fossil]

If I replace the ctrlAddEventHandler code (Draw EH) with e.g. {hint "Oh geez";}, it works. But when I call the function gps_menu_fnc_drawPath, it doesn't work. What could be wrong?

So this works: sqf _x setVariable ["gps_showOnGPS", _x ctrlAddEventHandler ["Draw",{hint "Oh geez"}]]; and this doesn't work: ```sqf
_x setVariable ["gps_showOnGPS", _x ctrlAddEventHandler ["Draw",{call gps_menu_fnc_drawPath}]];

But the same function works great when it's called on map! Why

I'm hesitating to call it a bug because this is wildly unfamiliar area to me for now at least, but it starts to look like it. Or could it have something to do with namespaces or locality (?)

Also; no errors in RPT apart from ```21:16:38 Warning Message: '/' is not a value
21:16:39 Warning Message: Resource title gps_hud not found
21:16:45 Warning Message: Resource title gps_quickNav not found

Those do look bad though, but I have no idea whether they're of importance here

[slow isle]

["#######"] remoteExec ["systemChat", 0];
With this at the end, it works

I can reach the code

[tender fossil]

I added debug logging to the gps_menu_fnc_drawPath: ```sqf
params [
"_ctrl",
["_isHUD",false,[false]]
];

_color = ["marker_color"] call gps_fnc_getSetting;
_colorTexture = _color call bis_fnc_colorRGBATOTexture;
_dir = getDir player;

diag_log format ["DRAWPATH.sqf: Currently active control: [%1]", _ctrl];

RPT print after that is: ```21:49:09 "DRAWPATH.sqf: Currently active control: [Control #101]"
21:49:09 "DRAWPATH.sqf: Currently active control: [Control #101]"
21:49:09 "DRAWPATH.sqf: Currently active control: [Control #101]"
21:49:09 "DRAWPATH.sqf: Currently active control: [Control #101]"
21:49:09 "DRAWPATH.sqf: Currently active control: [Control #101]"
21:49:09 "DRAWPATH.sqf: Currently active control: [Control #101]"
21:49:09 "DRAWPATH.sqf: Currently active control: [Control #101]"
21:49:09 "DRAWPATH.sqf: Currently active control: [Control #101]"
21:49:09 "DRAWPATH.sqf: Currently active control: [Control #101]"
21:49:09 "DRAWPATH.sqf: Currently active control: [Control #101]"
21:49:09 "DRAWPATH.sqf: Currently active control: [Control #101]"
21:49:09 "DRAWPATH.sqf: Currently active control: [Control #101]"

And it changes to #51 with map open, #2201 with the GPS itself open etc. so I really start to suspect that it's a bug

Can anyone confirm?

[slow isle]

How can I pass parameters to:

{...} remoteExec ["call", 0];

I want this: [...] call {...} in remoteExec without using a function

[winter rose]

[argLeft, argRight]

[tender fossil]

Here's the gps_menu_fnc_drawPath: https://sqfbin.com/abevoyepokuruxovacex

Does it use some commands that work on actual map only? I tried to google about ctrlMapScale and such but didn't find anything

[slow isle]

I mean where should I put it in the remote exec
like this?
[[arg1, arg2], {...}] remoteExec ["call", 0];

[little raptor]

yes

[chrome hinge]

Is it possible to hide trees from AI pathfinding?

Id like ai tanks to ram trees but they are very reluctant to do it

[little raptor]

you can try setDriveOnPath

also set their behavior to combat

[little raptor]

are you sure?

also this is for Arma 3 right?

[tender fossil]

Yes, this time for Arma 3 😄

[tender fossil]

Yes, I'm watching it update live from RPT viewer

[chrome hinge]

thanks this seems useful!

[modern meteor]

Could someone help me with eventhandlers please. How can I add a FiredNear eventhandler to my squad AI which enable AI autotarget if a shot is fired nearby?

[little raptor]

did you try logging _toDraw after select?

[little raptor]

which part do you need help with?

[modern meteor]

I tested the following code to see if it works but it does not:

I tested the following code to see if it works but it does not.

params ["_unit"];
_x addEventHandler ["Fired", {
params ["_unit", "_weapon", "_muzzle", "_mode", "_ammo", "_magazine", "_projectile", "_gunner"];
_x enableAI "AUTOTARGET";
_x enableAI "TARGET";
_x enableAI "WEAPONAIM";
_x setcombatmode "GREEN";
hint 'Fired EH added!'; [] spawn {sleep 3; hintSilent ''};
}forEach (units group player)];

[tender fossil]

Ha! The array becomes empty then with GPS, but not with map. So I guess the *map* commands are not working in case of GPS?

22:18:10 [1680978: ,1680979: ,1680980: ,1680981: ,1680982: ,1680983: ,1680984: ,1680985: ,1680986: ,1680987: ,1680988: ,1680989: ,1680990: ,1680991: ,1678915: ,1678916: ,1678917: ,1678918: ,1678919: ,1678920: ,1676322: ,1676321: ,1676320: ,1676319: ,1676318: ,1676317: ,1676316: ,1676315: ,1676314: ,1676313: ,1676312: ,1676311: ,1676310: ,1677663: ,1677664: ,1677665: ]
22:18:10 [1680978: ,1680979: ,1680980: ,1680981: ,1680982: ,1680983: ,1680984: ,1680985: ,1680986: ,1680987: ,1680988: ,1680989: ,1680990: ,1680991: ,1678915: ,1678916: ,1678917: ,1678918: ,1678919: ,1678920: ,1676322: ,1676321: ,1676320: ,1676319: ,1676318: ,1676317: ,1676316: ,1676315: ,1676314: ,1676313: ,1676312: ,1676311: ,1676310: ,1677663: ,1677664: ,1677665: ]
22:18:10 "DRAWPATH.sqf: Currently active control: [Control #101]"
22:18:10 [1680978: ,1680979: ,1680980: ,1680981: ,1680982: ,1680983: ,1680984: ,1680985: ,1680986: ,1680987: ,1680988: ,1680989: ,1680990: ,1680991: ,1678915: ,1678916: ,1678917: ,1678918: ,1678919: ,1678920: ,1676322: ,1676321: ,1676320: ,1676319: ,1676318: ,1676317: ,1676316: ,1676315: ,1676314: ,1676313: ,1676312: ,1676311: ,1676310: ,1677663: ,1677664: ,1677665: ]
22:18:10 []

(The empty array is from): ```sqf
_lastRoad = _toDraw select (count _toDraw - 1);

_scale = ctrlMapScale _ctrl;
_lookingAT = [_ctrl ctrlMapScreenToWorld [0.5,0.5],getPosATL player] select _isHUD;

_toDraw = _toDraw select {
_x distance _lookingAT <= (_scale * 10000)
};

diag_log _toDraw;

[modern meteor]

My objective is to enableAI when a shot is fired nearby the squad

As I disable AI during a certain move command

[little raptor]

scale doesn't seem to work then

[tender fossil]

Is it replaceable?

[little raptor]

or the problem is _lookingAt

[little raptor]

dunno. log them too

[little raptor]

well you're using Fired EH not FiredNear. also you're not using params correctly. and your EH code syntax is wrong too

[tender fossil]

Code: ```sqf
diag_log format ["DRAWPATH.sqf: Currently active control: [%1]", _ctrl];

_toDraw = missionNamespace getVariable ["gps_draw_points",[]];
diag_log _toDraw;

if (_toDraw isEqualTo []) exitWith {};

_lastRoad = _toDraw select (count _toDraw - 1);

diag_log format ["_lastRoad: %1", _lastRoad];

_scale = ctrlMapScale _ctrl;

diag_log format ["_scale: %1", _scale];

_lookingAT = [_ctrl ctrlMapScreenToWorld [0.5,0.5],getPosATL player] select _isHUD;

diag_log format ["_lookingAT: %1", _lookingAT];

_toDraw = _toDraw select {
_x distance _lookingAT <= (_scale * 10000)
};

diag_log format ["_toDraw after select: %1", _toDraw];

RPT output: ```22:27:52 "DRAWPATH.sqf: Currently active control: [Control #101]"
22:27:52 [1680978: ,1680979: ,1680980: ,1680981: ,1680982: ,1680983: ,1680984: ,1680985: ,1680986: ,1680987: ,1680988: ,1680989: ,1680990: ,1680991: ,1678915: ,1678914: ,1678913: ,1678912: ,1678911: ,1678910: ,1678909: ,1678908: ,1678907: ,1678906: ,1678905: ,1678904: ,1678903: ,1678902: ,1678901: ,1678900: ,1678899: ,1678898: ,1678897: ,1678896: ,1678895: ,1678894: ,1678893: ,1678892: ]
22:27:52 "_lastRoad: 1678892: "
22:27:52 "_scale: 0.0467415"
22:27:52 "_lookingAT: [8394.22,8105.85]"
22:27:52 "_toDraw after select: []"

So ehh

[little raptor]

{
    if (_x getVariable ["my_firedNearEH", -1] >= 0) then {continue};
    _EH = _x addEventHandler ["FiredNear", {
        params ["_unit", "_firer", "_distance"];
        if ([side _unit, side _firer] call BIS_fnc_sideIsEnemy && _distance < 50) then {
            _unit enableAI "AUTOTARGET";
        };
    }];
    _x setVariable ["my_firedNearEH", _EH];
} forEach (units player - [player]);

@modern meteor

[little raptor]

use distance2D. also that 10000 seems arbitrary

[modern meteor]

oh wow. more complex than i thought

i'll give it a shot. Thank you!

[little raptor]

I've included a distance check too. remove it if you don't want it

[tender fossil]

Same result with distance2D

!

[little raptor]

@tender fossil :

_worldSize = worldSize;
_scale = ctrlMapScale _mapCtrl;
_dist = _scale*_worldSize/8192*250;

that's how I measure distance with scale in my mod

[modern meteor]

Getting a few errors with the code. No unray syntax and undefined _EH

Not sure what this means

[little raptor]

fixed

typo

[tender fossil]

I increased the sqf _x distance _lookingAT <= (_scale * 10000) with ```sqf
_x distance _lookingAT <= (_scale * 100000)

[little raptor]

like I said your scale is arbitrary

I think you should read it from the config

[little raptor]

this comes from an older experiment of mine but I think it might not be 100% correct (also idk what 250 means now 😅 )

[jagged mica]

Im struggling with a very simple thing - I want to place an inventory item on the ground to be picked up, but it's not listed in the Props in the editor

can I place another inventory item and force it to be replaced with the item I want?

I remember changing the weapon that is laying on the ground with scripts via addWeaponCargo I think but not sure if that'd work in this case

[tender fossil]

Hmm. Maybe it has changed? This doesn't work: ```sqf

private _worldSize = worldSize;
private _scale = ctrlMapScale _ctrl;
private _dist = _scale*_worldSize/8192*250;

_toDraw = _toDraw select {
_x distance2D _lookingAT <= (_dist)
};

It broke the map routing too. Arma...

[modern meteor]

Thank you, would this also trigger if the player fires? Or only if the enemy fires?

[little raptor]

enemy only

[little raptor]

well log dist

[tender fossil]

_dist gets values approx between 10 and 1000 with this method

And the script seems to need something between 10000 and 100000 to work properly. Absolutely no idea why 😄

[modern meteor]

How could I adapt it to add the player as a trigger too?

[little raptor]

scale multiplier or dist?

if dist, your code is wrong

[tender fossil]

Whoops, meant _scale multiplier.

Ah, well I was wondering. Where's the error?

[little raptor]

then it's due to what I said before. you need to get the scale multiplier from the map config

there are 2 properties iirc

minScale and maxScale

[little raptor]

remove the condition

[modern meteor]

Thank you. Regarding the distance, can I use any number here? I guess this is the radius within the shots needs to be fired?

[tender fossil]

Is there any documentation about these? My google-fu doesn't work today it seems

I.e. how do I retrieve them 😛

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_CfgWorlds_Config_Reference wasn't helpful this time

[little raptor]

yes. like I said you can just remove the whole condition

[modern meteor]

Thanks Leopard

[little raptor]

{
    if (_x getVariable ["my_firedNearEH", -1] >= 0) then {continue};
    _EH = _x addEventHandler ["FiredNear", {
        params ["_unit"];
        _unit enableAI "AUTOTARGET";
    }];
    _x setVariable ["my_firedNearEH", _EH];
} forEach (units player - [player]);

[little raptor]

that has nothing to do with it

it's in control config

not world

[tender fossil]

Ah, I see. Continues google-fu'ing

[little raptor]

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

doesn't explain them tho

[tender fossil]

Yeah 😄

[little raptor]

well you don't need to know what they mean. just find the one for map and the one for gps. then use one as the reference to correct the other

[tender fossil]

Does GPS use CT_MAP_MAIN as well?

[little raptor]

that's not really important but yes. all maps either use map or main map

what you should look for is the config of GPS display

[tender fossil]

Yes, I'm figuring out how to do that 😛

[digital hollow]

Create GroundWeaponHolder_Scripted to hold what you need.

[tender fossil]

Any hint how to do that? I'm new to this side of Arma scripting

I managed to print the main config file but didn't find anything interesting there

[little raptor]

what's the IDD of GPS display?

how do you even fetch its map ctrl?

[tender fossil]

The IDD is 133 and I think I managed to fetch the control, so hmm

[little raptor]

well that's the way to get its config then

you know the IDD. you find a display whose IDD=133

then you just look at its controls

[tender fossil]

Thanks for help. I think I have to stop now, migraine getting more intensive from lots of trial and error 😅

[tender fossil]

Well, one more try before I quit. I'm quite close I think. sqf configProperties [(ctrlClassName (_miniMapControls select 0)), "true", true] (...doesn't work though apart from the ctrlClassName part. I'd just like to know the config entries so I can find the correct one)

[little raptor]

well you're just assuming that the control config is in main config root

[tender fossil]

Hmm. How do I retrieve where it is? I guess it's some config command

[little raptor]

like I said: do a config search for all disps with IDD=133

then find the controls

CA_MiniMap is the GPS map

[tender fossil]

That's the problem; I don't know how to search configs 😄

[little raptor]

get a config dump then search via a text editor

[tender fossil]

Trying to figure it out though

[little raptor]

or use my mod Advanced Developer Tools, which allows config search in game (it's slow tho)

[little raptor]

use ctrl+F

[little raptor]

also I already showed you where it is. you don't need to search

configFile >> "RscMiniMap" >> "controlsBackground" >> "MiniMap" >> "Controls" >> "CA_MiniMap"

[tender fossil]

Yeah, I just want to learn 😛 I found the value now I think, just need to get it in right format

There we go! ``` 0:24:16 "_lastRoad: 1677718: "
0:24:16 "_scale: 0.0467415"
0:24:16 "_lookingAT: [8394.22,8105.85]"
0:24:16 "_configMiniMapSizeMin: 0.001"
0:24:16 "_configMiniMapSizeMax: 1"

[little raptor]

well the question is is that even what you want tho? 😛

[tender fossil]

[tender fossil]

Should I normalize the scale/scale multiplier values based on the config?

[little raptor]

before I say anything let me ask another question: what is the point of using scale anyway?

[slow isle]

Can someone with experience using HandleDamage help me out with this? Whatever I do, my jet gets destroyed.
It is sure that the event runs.
There is always some invisible force killing the jet unknown to me after a missile hit

_jet addEventHandler ["Handledamage", {
    params ["_unit", "_selection", "_damage", "_source", "_projectile", "_hitindex", "_instigator", "_hitPoint"];
    _aaMissiles = ["ammo_Missile_BIM9X", "ammo_Missile_AMRAAM_C", "ammo_Missile_AMRAAM_D", "ammo_Missile_AA_R73", "ammo_Missile_AA_R77", "ammo_Missile_rim116", "ammo_Missile_rim162", "M_Air_AA", "M_Air_AA_MI02", "M_Air_AA_MI06", "M_Zephyr" ];
    
    systemChat (_projectile + " hit and dealt damage " + str _damage + ". Vehicle health is at " + str damage _unit);

    if (_projectile in _aaMissiles) exitwith {
        0 // Never instantly kill - require 2-4 missiles to disable jet (nerf missile damage)
    };
    
    _damage // Plane cannons should remain as effective as they are now
}];

@meager granite

[little raptor]

as wiki says, don't use exitWith in EH codes directly

either wrap it in call {}, or return:

if (_projectile in _aaMissiles) then {
        0 // Never instantly kill - require 2-4 missiles to disable jet (nerf missile damage)
} else {    
    _damage 
}

[tender fossil]

Good question 😄 This seems to work: ```sqf
private _worldSize = worldName call BIS_fnc_mapSize;
private _scale = ctrlMapScale _ctrl;
private _dist = _scale*_worldSize/8192*250;
// ...
_toDraw = _toDraw select {
_x distance2D _lookingAT <= (_dist * (_configMiniMapSizeMax / _configMiniMapSizeMin))
};

[little raptor]

it's wrong

[slow isle]

interestingly instead of adding up the damage I think it "sets" the damage. For instance it's as if it's not decreasing the vehicle's health but setting it (100-> 70-> 70 and not 100 -> 70 -> 40)

does this make sense

[little raptor]

idk what you mean

the damage you turn in handleDamage is the final damage iirc

not the added damage

[slow isle]

Oooh

[little raptor]

so you should return _unit getHitIndex _hitindex if you want no damage

[slow isle]

if I want to lower the damage by twice what do I do

_damage / 2 ?

[little raptor]

also check if hitIndex is negative or not

[slow isle]

or _unit getHitIndex _hitindex + (_damage/2)

[little raptor]

_damage is the FINAL damage

[slow isle]

Oh yeah

00:48 brain moment

heh

Hmm I got confused

how should these two look if I want to do the things in the comments

if (_projectile in _aaMissiles) then {
        0 // Never instantly kill - require 2-4 missiles to disable jet (nerf missile damage)
} else {    
    _damage // Have the normal cannon damage
}

[midnight niche]

Still hung up on this if anyone has any suggestions 🤔

[tender fossil]

Any closer? 😄 ```sqf
private _dist = _worldSize * (_configMiniMapSizeMax / _configMiniMapSizeMin) / _scale;
// ...
_toDraw = _toDraw select {
_x distance2D _lookingAT <= (_dist)
};

[little raptor]

_oldDmg = if (_hitIndex < 0) then {damage _unit} else {_unit getHitIndex _hitIndex};
_deltaDmg = _damage - _oldDmg;
_oldDmg + _deltaDmg / 4;

[little raptor]

how do you hide it?

[slow isle]

Thank you

[little raptor]

that's for the 0 case ofc

[slow isle]

The 0 case?

[little raptor]

return 0

[slow isle]

ah

[little raptor]

I've made it return 1/4 damage tho

require 2-4 missiles to disable jet (nerf missile damage)

[slow isle]

I'll try to understand it brb

[little raptor]

well log _dist. why do you just try it randomly?!

I'm sure _dist is ridiculously large now

[tender fossil]

I'm measuring it but I don't know which values I should be aiming for

Well, more than 10000 at least

[little raptor]

I meant log it

[little raptor]

10000 is like spanning the whole map

it makes no sense

[tender fossil]

It doesn't work if it's 10000

[slow isle]

Does this make the code complete:

  if (_projectile in _aaMissiles) then {
    // Never instantly kill - require 2-4 missiles to disable jet (nerf missile damage)
    _oldDmg = if (_hitindex < 0) then {
        damage _unit
    } else {
        _unit getHitindex _hitindex
    };
    _deltaDmg = _damage - _oldDmg;
    _oldDmg + _deltaDmg / 4;
} else {
    // Have the normal plane cannon damage
    _damage
}

(Nerf missiles and keep everything else such as cannons not nerfed)

[little raptor]

again I'm talking about dist. not scale

don't confuse the 2

[little raptor]

well it looks fine

try it

[slow isle]

Works perfectly as of now

again, thank you very much

[tender fossil]

private _dist = _worldSize * (_configMiniMapSizeMin / _configMiniMapSizeMax) / _scale;
private _distMultiplied = _dist * 1000;

_toDraw = _toDraw select {
    _x distance2D _lookingAT <= (_distMultiplied)
};
``` works fine now and the `_distMultiplied` stays same, but I still don't know what values should I be aiming for

(_distMultiplied is about 320k now)

If _distMultiplied is well below 100000, the script stops working. I don't have the slightest clue why 😄

[little raptor]

then your code is wrong

you're essentially not filtering anything at all

[tender fossil]

Yes, I'm wondering the same. This is code from https://github.com/AmauryD/A3GPS btw

[little raptor]

_distMultiplied is about 320k now
there's not much to wonder. Arma 3 maps are at most 30-50 Km wide

you say 320 Km

that's like saying anywhere on map

so I think your lookingAT is wrong

or _x is null

log the distances too

diag_log (_toDraw apply {_x distance2D _lookingAT})

and diag_log _lookingAT

[tender fossil]

// below: _toDraw apply {_x distance2D _lookingAT}
 1:18:59 [769.404,790.701,813.246,837.914,862.914,887.71,912.876,937.797,960.843,984.612,1009.29,1031.68,1052.85,1067.81,1076.38,1092.26,1104.48,1113.06,1132.67,1164.07,1182.57,1197.87,1226.97,1252.35,1268.99,1286.03,1304.24,1325.39,1351.18,1379.86,1404.82,1426.66,1450.95,1476.33,1501.46,1524.97,1552.41,1578.17]

[frozen seal]

Hello everyone ! I'm trying to make a unit transmit a message over the radio. In description.ext I have this:

class CfgRadio
{
  sounds[] = {apc_lost_first_1};

  class apc_lost_first_1
  {
    name = "apc_lost_first_1";
    sound[] = {"rs\apc_lost_first_1.ogg", db+0, 1.0};
    title = "Oh no, it seems like we've lost one of the APCs! Try not to lose the second one.";
  };
}```

my problem is, when I call 
```sqf
theBoss sideRadio "apc_lost_first_1";

nothing happens 😦 what am I doing wrong?

[little raptor]

idk it looks correctish

[little raptor]

sounds should be empty
change volume to 1
and check if path is correct

[midnight niche]

Sorry on mobile no code things

showCommandingMenu “rscMainMenu”;
showCommandingMenu “”;
^use this to hide the action menu.

Tried showCommandingMenu “#ACTION”; to show it and also groupRootMenu. But thats where I find you have to right click to close said menu before the action wheel becomes available again

[little raptor]

the "#ACTION" menu is created dynamically.

you can't show it by scripts

[frozen seal]

thank you! I've done this but sadly it had no effect

I've also tried putting \ in front of the path but it did not help either 😦 I wish arma would give an error message if something is wrong

[midnight niche]

Okay, that makes sense why nothing shows up,

But even using groupRootMenu, which shows something on the screen, I’m assuming it’s encountering the same behaviour where a menu is open so the player has to close that to show the scroll wheel.

I don’t need to open the scroll wheel via script per se, but having to right click before it works is confusing to the player

Sorry if this isn’t making much sense, haven’t had my coffee yet 😆

[meager granite]

@tender fossil What are you trying to do anyways?

With the _configMiniMapSizeMin stuff

[meager granite]

Had a look at the code, I guess you wanted to reduce FPS impact from having GPS open?

I just spent 2 weeks squeezing as much performance out of my map Draw routine doing performance tests on each possible approach

The fastest way to select elements to draw is to position and resize a location each frame that would cover the whole control and then do inAreaArray on a list of your objects/positions with that location

Also preload and precalculate as much as possible so Draw is just a matter of iterating array of drawRectangle arrays

[tender fossil]

Tried to implement a smarter way to make GPS pathfinding algorithm work with GPS properly, it acted a bit weirdly. But it's working somewhat now

Yeah, I can imagine Draw being very expensive

[meager granite]

There is also https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setMarkerPolylineLocal now

So you can draw shaped lines

[tender fossil]

That's nice!

[meager granite]

Only through markers though, no draw*

[tender fossil]

Btw, does anyone know whether it's possible to retrieve the status of the emergency/blue lights of emergency vehicles in real time? I'd like to hack together better lightning effect for them. It would be just nice to sync the light effects with the actual lights on the vehicle 😄

Like this but synchronized. It's easy to see that the difference is quite dramatic even with different lighting conditions

[meager granite]

Check animationList for animations in vehicle's class, then check them with animationPhase

[tender fossil]

Hmm, I was looking at the configs but didn't fully understand the format. I'll try it again with your tips, thanks! 🙂

[pulsar bluff]

neat idea

i guess this is like resizing the location to fit the shown map area on screen

[meager granite]

Yes

    private _location = _map getVariable "koth_map_location";
    private _map_dir = _map getVariable ["map_dir", 0];
    private _map_aim = _map ctrlMapWorldToScreen client_mapDraw_nullPosition;
    if(_map_aim isNotEqualTo (_location getVariable "aim")) then {
        _location setVariable ["aim", _map_aim];

        ctrlPosition _map params ["_map_x", "_map_y", "_map_w", "_map_h"];
        private _map_top_left = _map ctrlMapScreenToWorld [_map_x, _map_y];
        private _map_bottom_left = _map ctrlMapScreenToWorld [_map_x, _map_y - _map_h];
        private _map_top_right = _map ctrlMapScreenToWorld [_map_x + _map_w, _map_y];
        private _map_center = _map ctrlMapScreenToWorld [_map_x + _map_w / 2, _map_y + _map_h / 2];

        private _dir_vector = _map_bottom_left vectorFromTo _map_top_left;
        if(_dir_vector select 0 == 0) then {
            _map_dir = 0;
        } else {
            _map_dir = if([0,1] vectorCrossProduct _dir_vector select 2 > 0) then {
                acos([0,1] vectorCos _dir_vector) - 180
            } else {
                180 - acos([0,1] vectorCos _dir_vector)
            };
        };

        _map setVariable ["map_dir", _map_dir];

        private _a = ((_map_top_left vectorDistance _map_top_right) / 2) + _scale * 1000;
        private _b = ((_map_bottom_left vectorDistance _map_top_left) / 2) + _scale * 1000;

        _location setPosition _map_center;
        _location setSize [_a, _b];
        _location setDirection -_map_dir;
    };

Might as well just share my results

[pulsar bluff]

on mobile, is there any command for map similar to “worldtoscreen” which returns [] for pos off screen

[meager granite]

When assigning "Draw" event handler, also create a location for each map control, koth_map_location, also default aim

[meager granite]

ctrlMapWorldToScreen

[pulsar bluff]

nm think you just answered that lol

yep

[meager granite]

_scale * 1000 is a bit of a buffer here

This code also covers rotating GPS with R.Ctrl + ]

With new ctrlMapDir it can be cut down a bit

[pulsar bluff]

does it make sense for you to only eval the array every n frames and cache the result

[meager granite]

Which array?

[pulsar bluff]

so you are operating on an array var for a few frames

list of stuff to draw, inareaarray result

like i only update the entities list every ~3 seconds, to save some cpu

[meager granite]

Maybe, but i wouldn't, so load is even

[pulsar bluff]

fair

[meager granite]

From my experience the most of the load with map drawing is feeding arma draw* command arrays

[pulsar bluff]

i think your work was why i switched to drawicon from markers, but that was like 9 years ago now 😂

[meager granite]

I went away from markers in KotH completely, but if you can draw your wanted shape with markers, better use them instead, they're much faster than draw* commands, but limited in customisation.

[meager granite]

Drawing the location with red rectangle and location made smaller so cutoff is more visible, works great with rotating GPS too

[jade abyss]

why?

[indigo snow]

BIS_fnc_MP in the current stable A3 version still uses publicVariableServer

[quasi zenith]

Quick question - Can I use the BIS_fnc_traceBullets command on AI? I can get it to work for player, but not for AI.

[tough abyss]

Thanks man, I done it now, your the best.

[meager granite]

{
    _x switchLight "OFF";
} forEach (1 allObjects 0);
```even simplier version

[tough abyss]

Oh one more thing maybe you might know this

So the reason why I wanna shut off the lights is because I am making a horror zombies mod

Now I wanna add music, scary music that is on my desktop, how to I make it play in-game.

[meager granite]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#CfgMusic

[tough abyss]

So I will past this in the init?

class CfgMusic
{
tracks[] = {};
class MyIntro
{
// display name
name = "My intro music";

    // filename, volume, pitch
    sound[]    = { "\music\filename.ogg", db + 0, 1.0 };
};
class Ludwig9
{
    name    = "Ludwig Van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony";
    sound[]    = { "\music\ludwig9.ogg", db + 10, 1.0 };
};

};

[meager granite]

No, read the beginning of the article

[meager granite]

It works fine with AI

[unit] call BIS_fnc_traceBullets

[meager granite]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kTtNaMojaE

I guess I need to also change the material somehow so alpha channel doesn't draw as black?

[warm hedge]

No, it is a model side thingy - you can't alter it

[meager granite]

[warm hedge]

Ask and slap Dedmen kindly so he would make new shader

[meager granite]

Wanted to recreate C&C Renegade stealth tank cloaking effect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6bDj5LhH7s

[meager granite]

Looks pretty cool on characters with old VR material

[torn hemlock]

Hm.. yep. In stable BIS_fnc_MP uses: publicvariableserver "BIS_fnc_MP_packet";
While in dev-branch: _params remoteExec [_functionName,_target,_isPersistent];

[warm hedge]

Nice 🙂

[tough abyss]

{
_x switchLight "OFF";
} forEach (1 allObjects 0);

[torn hemlock]

But there is a little distraction in comments on Biki page dedicated to BIS_fnc_MP

[fleet sand]

do you have a code for this this looks cool af

[meager granite]

Its pretty complicated

Old VR material is easy though

Do setObjectMaterial with "a3\characters_f_bootcamp\data\vr_soldier_f.rvmat"

[fleet sand]

Ty very mutch for this Material looks cool af

[winter rose]

holy cow I love it 😂

[quiet gazelle]

how do i convert a game_value type to something i can use in c++ after getting a return value from sqf using intercept?
right now i have some sqf that returns an array of 2d positions. now how do i get these positions out of the game_value that the __SQF macro returns?

[minor narwhal]

question, when i add the "!alive "variable";" line to the set task state module to do a kill op unit mission can I put multiple variables in there like set task module to succeed, conditions " "!alive A1; !alive A2;" etc???

I want three different people to be killed under one task before its triggered complete

[quiet gazelle]

i don't know exactly how that module works but you should be able to connect them like this: (!alive A1) && (!alive A2);

[minor narwhal]

hopefully that will fix it! a million thanks!

[still forum]

From scheduled scripts it should, I think newly created script should have top priority to run next frame (you could test this, have long running scheduled func logging every execution (sleep 0.00001 or smth), and then also log in newly spawned, newly spawned should log before old?)
From unscheduled, I don't know if unscheduled scripts run before or after scheduled.

[little raptor]

std::transform is one way

Or just reserve a vector of vector2 and iterate manually over your game_value array and add them to the vector

You can convert a game value to array using to_array()

There is a helper function that we use to convert them tho

You can include it

[still forum]

gv.to_string() for example
or in that case I think (vector3)gv would work too

[little raptor]

I think he means std::vector<vector2>

[quiet gazelle]

that's the end result i wanna have

[still forum]

"returns an array of 2d positions" oh 2d, well vector2 then ye

[little raptor]

Then use one of those 3 methods

[still forum]

Ah no vector2 can't cast :harold:

[quiet gazelle]

so i can just cast the game value to vector2

nevermin

but a vector3 i could cast?

[still forum]

There will be some conversion function somewhere that does that for you

[little raptor]

In that case cast to vector3 then to vector2 😅

[still forum]

no I mean, can't cast from game value

as you need to convert to array, and then parse it into vector.
Mixed up with enfusion

[little raptor]

Iirc we do have vector3 cast for game_value tho

[little raptor]

Yeah there is __helpers::convert_to_vector

But it's not included via just #include <intercept.hpp>

Needs to be included manually iirc

[quiet gazelle]

what do i need to include?

[little raptor]

idk it's called helpers.hpp or something

Iirc it's under client headers

[quiet gazelle]

it's common_helpers.hpp

intercept::sqf::__helpers::__convert_to_vector<vector2>(return_data) so should this do everything i want?

[little raptor]

Yes

[quiet gazelle]

nice

[pliant stream]

Undefined behaviour.

[little raptor]

wdym?

[pliant stream]

Spelling __helpers is illegal.

[little raptor]

I didn't choose that name
But it's for internal use, so it's ok-ish

[pliant stream]

Well it's undefined behaviour.

[little raptor]

Why? It's just a name

And last I checked no compiler uses __helpers or anything

[pliant stream]

http://eel.is/c++draft/lex#name-3

You ought to fix it like so:
https://godbolt.org/z/P6TG9PoYq

[still forum]

It means the game is frozen

[nocturne bluff]

@indigo snow fuckking lame >(

[quiet gazelle]

so it currently looks like this is returning me a bunch of [0,0] instead of my positions

[still forum]

show code

[quiet gazelle]

one second

[still forum]

nvm

__helpers::__convert_to_vector<vector3>(ret); this is the correct

nvm that is same as what you have 😄

[quiet gazelle]

    std::vector<vector2> returnArray = intercept::sqf::__helpers::__convert_to_vector<vector2>(return_data);
    auto_array arr = return_data.to_array();
    std::vector<vector2> returnArray2 = {};
    for (game_value p : arr) {
        auto_array arr2 = p.to_array();
        returnArray2.push_back(vector2(p[0], p[1]));
    }

    ```

after this, returnArray contains 10 times (0,0) and returnArray2 contains the right values

[still forum]

Oki i was indded wrong before, game value has conversion operator to vector2 😄
Well convert to vector seems to do basically the exact same
https://github.com/intercept/intercept/blob/0c2375b2e9fb32fa518da7d014477c7c8b6e4a2b/src/client/headers/client/sqf/common_helpers.hpp#L87
https://github.com/intercept/intercept/blob/cf6c17afb2e80a79db987966942b22234a29015f/src/client/intercept/shared/types.cpp#L646

BUT, it will fail if the arrays have more than 2 elements
so if your p has more than 2 elements, the convert_to_vector will return default (0,0) vectors

[quiet gazelle]

wait

[still forum]

auto_array arr = return_data.to_array();
also this code is bad, should be
auto_array& arr = return_data.to_array();
your code will copy the whole array on that assignment

[quiet gazelle]

maybe i did indeed mess up and have more than 2 values in there

yes i did

[still forum]

your code would be more failsafe then, the helper is designed to implement SQF command wrappers and these usually return the proper things

[quiet gazelle]

i need to properly learn how pointers and such work

[leaden ibex]

Hey there, if I use a std::cout in an extension and run it in client, will it show in rpt? If not, is there a way to open a console that arma is using?

[still forum]

no, no
you can use OutputDebugString to show it inside your debugger's log

[leaden ibex]

Can I have a debugger connected to the arma porcess?

Or, the extension once it's running

[quiet gazelle]

yes

[leaden ibex]

(99% of work I do is with g++ and gdb on linux, windows is new territory for me)

[leaden ibex]

Is there a tutorial somewhere?

[still forum]

Visual studio - Debug - Attach to Process

[leaden ibex]

wonderful, will give it a go, thanks!

[leaden ibex]

Wow, it actually works. Could have made my life way easier when I was creating it for linux long time ago

[jagged mica]

im struggling to figure out something - once I put a display onto a texture, how can I later access with scripts so I can force an update?

I gave it an unique name in the procedural texture, but I dont think there are any scripting commands that allow me to reference this display by it

[warm hedge]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/findDisplay
Alt Syntax

[jagged mica]

returns "no display"

[still forum]

The display is created the first time the texture is rendered

So you cannot immediately get it the same frame you set the texture

If you're using a custom display, you can also use a onLoad eventhandler on that

[jagged mica]

Im many many frames after creating it

[still forum]

🤔

[jagged mica]

does it matter that it comes from description.ext ?

[still forum]

no

findDisplay, the one with string yes?

The wiki page is a bit unclear, the name thing doesn't work on non-texture I think (or does it? I could've done it don't remember)

[jagged mica]

Yeah I tried:
findDisplay 42069 which is the idd
findDisplay "RscDisplayCustomMap" which is the temporary class name
findDisplay "abc2" which is the temporary identifier specified in the texture

[still forum]

the last one would be the correct

[jagged mica]

hmm

they all return No Display

okay

I guess it really didn't like the name abc2

I restarted the mission with a new identifier called xdd and it works

[faint oasis]

Hi, i have a question ? Is it possible to detect which waypoints are completed ? Because the "waypoints _unit" command return every waypoints and completed waypoints aren't removed.

[digital hollow]

The wps before currentWaypoint would be completed.

[faint oasis]

ah ok thank you

[proven charm]

good read: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/currentWaypoint

[meager granite]

The sure way is onLoad event handler. You have to create a hashmap to pass arguments to a display.

argumentsHashMap = createHashMap;
_obj setObjectTextures [0, "#(rgb,1024,512,1)ui('Texture_Laptop2x1','sometexturedisplay','ca')"];
argumentsHashMap set ["sometexturedisplay", ["anything","you","need"]];

then in onLoad do

params ["_display"];
private _my_name = displayUniqueName _display;
private _arguments = argumentsHashMap get _my_name; // ["anything","you","need"]

And do everything you need in that onLoad

[slender badge]

Are we allowed to post GitHub links here? I want to self reply for anybody in the future searching for the same problem.

[still forum]

Sure

[native hemlock]

The BIS_fnc_MP function is scheduled for A3 1.54 to be changed to a proxy for the new system to provide backwards compability to missions still using BIS_fnc_MP.

[slender badge]

It is indeed possible using the right display IDs. Use code below to find the display. Depending on the type (Briefing, Ingame, Zeus, TeamSwitch) may have to get crafty using spawn and sleep. See your RPT logs in C:\Users\YOU\AppData\Local\Arma 3

{
    private _display = _x;
    {
        diag_log [_display, _x, ctrlType _x];
    } forEach allControls _display;
} forEach allDisplays;
//https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_IDD_List
//https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma:_GUI_Configuration  - 101 = main map
//https://github.com/Tek191/Teks-APP6-Markers Example of application

Much thanks again Sa-Matra, your reply did lead me down the right path.

[slow isle]

When can an EH "HandleDamage" _instigator be "Error: No Vehicle"?

Right now when host kills client, the clients EH reproduces the behavior above.

When Client kills host, all is good.

This behavior is only seen when client player is in a vehicle

Problem fixed:

        if (isNull _instigator) then {
            _instigator = driver _source;
        };
        

thanks

[frozen seal]

Arma is going to drive me insane, fr. I've spent 4 hours on trying to solve this problem and nothing worked so far.

So, let's say I have this in my missions description.ext:

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

};```

I then call this:
```sqf
theBoss say3D [ "ApcLostFirst", 30, 1]

and it works just fine, the file rs\ApcLostFirst.ogg gets played as intended.

However. When I change my description.ext to this:

class CfgRadio
{
  sounds[] = {};
  
  class ApcLostFirst
  {
    name = "ApcLostFirst";
    sound[] = {"rs\ApcLostFirst.ogg", db+0, 1};
    title = "Oh no, it seems like we've lost one of the APCs! Try not to lose the second one.";
  };
};```
(note that it is referring to literally the same .ogg file)
and try to make the AI say stuff using this:

```sqf
theBoss sideRadio "ApcLostFirst";

nothing happens.. just nothing, no error messages, no complaints, the dude just standing still without saying anything 😭

I feel like I've tried everything, different .ogg settings, different mission files (created an empty mission just to test this), different naming conventions for classes/sound files, putting sounds in different folders, etc

[little raptor]

so you said you tried using a number instead of db+0?

in your CfgSounds you've put 300 for volume (it's capped at 5 tho). well try that here too

[frozen seal]

welp, as it usually happens I found the solution 3 minutes after desperately posting for help.
I'm a dumbass and I forgot to give the player a radio

[little raptor]

ah right 😅

[frozen seal]

Tbh I'm kinda disappointed how sideRadio worked. I was expecting the game to apply a radio filter for the sound file, as well as make the unit move it's lips

In vanilla campaign NPCs have this cool ability to speak directly when close (unfiltered) but when you move away they switch to radio (and "radio" filter gets applied to the sound)

My expected behavior for sideRadio was that when close the player would still hear the NPC directly even if player does not have a radio

[little raptor]

there was another command that did this iirc

I think it was kb stuff

[frozen seal]

Yeah I've glanced on the whole Conversation system but I feel like that's an overkill for my purposes. I just want an AI unit to say a few sentences for brief/debrief, no dialog intended.

[little raptor]

it's not that difficult tbh. and you can make a single bikb file and play pretty much anything with it

something like this: (radio.bikb)

class Sentences
{

    class Radio
    {
        text = "%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%8%9%10";
        speech[] = {"XMIT","%1","%2","%3","%4","%5","%6","%7","%8","%9","%10"};
        class Arguments {};
    };
    class Say
    {
        text = "%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%8%9%10";
        speech[] = {"%1","%2","%3","%4","%5","%6","%7","%8","%9","%10"};
        class Arguments {};
    };
};

class Arguments{};
class Special{};
startWithVocal[] = {hour};
startWithConsonant[] = {europe, university};

actually I think I use them with Words

not CfgSounds

nope I use them with sound paths

_tellArr = [_unit2, "Radio", "radio"];
{
    _tellArr pushBack [str (1 + _forEachIndex), {}, _x#0 + " ", [_x#1]];

} forEach [
  ["Example word", "path\file.ogg"],
  ... // more stuff; up to 10 files are supported
];
_tellArr pushBack _isRadio;
_unit1 kbTell _tellArr;

@frozen seal ^

you also need to use kbAddTopic once for all receivers speakers:

player kbAddTopic ["Radio", "radio.bikb"];
AI kbAddTopic ["Radio", "radio.bikb"];

[frozen seal]

oh god this is dark magic.
Arma scripting is truly one of experiences of all time.
Gimme a sec to think this through.

does this work well in multiplayer? Can I use it to make an AI goon give us a briefing?

[little raptor]

well according to biki it has global effect (local arg tho) so yes, you probably don't need to do much to make it MP compatible

[little raptor]

this one is local arg and local effect so it needs remoteExec

[frozen seal]

Can I pass whole sentences instead of a single "Example Word"?

[little raptor]

example word is just the "title" for the file.ogg sound

[frozen seal]

that's how I modified the code for my test, not working sadly 😦

_tellArr = [theBoss, "Radio", "radio"];
{
    _tellArr pushBack [str (1 + _forEachIndex), {}, _x#0 + " ", [_x#1]];

} forEach [
  ["Oh no, it seems like we've lost one of the APCs! Try not to lose the second one.", "rs\ApcLostFirst.ogg"],
  ["God dammit, we've lost the second APC. Dang! Those would have been valuable assets.", "rs\ApcLostSecond1.ogg"],
  ["Uhm.. alright, try to make your way out of there. We'll get them another time.", "rs\ApcLostSecond2.ogg"]
];

player kbAddTopic ["Radio", "radio.bikb"];
theBoss kbAddTopic ["Radio", "radio.bikb"];

_tellArr pushBack true;
theBoss kbTell _tellArr;

oh

[little raptor]

yep like that

[frozen seal]

wait my paths are wrong, brb

[little raptor]

if you're sure they're correct, try getMissionPath "rs\ApcLostFirst.ogg" instead

some stuff in Arma need absolute paths

[little raptor]

be sure to add radio.bikb to the mission folder too

[frozen seal]

yeah I did that, no luck so far though. Fixing the path did not help, the dude just stays silent

hmm

_tellArr = [theBoss, "Radio", "radio"];
{
    _tellArr pushBack [str (1 + _forEachIndex), {}, _x#0 + " ", [_x#1]];

} forEach [
  ["AAA", "ApcLostFirst.ogg"],
  ["BBB", "ApcLostSecond1.ogg"],
  ["CCC", "ApcLostSecond2.ogg"]
];
_tellArr pushBack true;

player kbAddTopic ["Radio", "radio.bikb"];
theBoss kbAddTopic ["Radio", "radio.bikb"];
theBoss kbTell _tellArr;

that's my current version

[little raptor]

did you try this?

[frozen seal]

and the mission folder

[frozen seal]

yes

oh wait I think the script might not be starting wtf

brb

[slow isle]

Can I setDamage to player 1 from player 2's name as if p2 shot p1? (so p2 is accessible in handleDamage of p1)

[frozen seal]

yeah it does start, just not working T_T
I wish arma was more verbose when it does not like something

[little raptor]

iirc there was a new syntax of set damage or something that had this

[little raptor]

not even the subtitles?

also do both units have radio?

[slow isle]

object setDamage [damage, useEffects, killer, instigator]

thanks!

[frozen seal]

ok so by replacing

_tellArr pushBack true;

with

_tellArr pushBack false;

I'm able to get subtitles. No audio though.

[little raptor]

try getMissionpath again

[velvet merlin]

how to do an instant black screen?

[little raptor]

is 1 frame delay ok?

[velvet merlin]

tried various cutText, cutRsc, cutTitle with different timings

even with isNil {code}

[velvet merlin]

i take all i can get

[little raptor]

well you can use RscTitles

or just create a control on display 46

_ctrl = findDisplay 46 ctrlCreate ["RscPicture", 1234];
_ctrl ctrlSetPosition [safeZoneX, safeZoneY, safeZoneW, safeZoneH];
_ctrl ctrlCommit 0;
_ctrl ctrlSetText "#(rgb,8,8,3)color(0,0,0,1)";

fixed a mistake (it should be rgb not rgba)

[velvet merlin]

RscTitles doesnt seem to have one yet. let me try the ctrlCreate

[frozen seal]

OK I think I figured it out! Here is the final code:

_tellArr = [player, "Radio", "radio"];
{
    _tellArr pushBack [str (1 + _forEachIndex), {}, _x#0 + " ", [_x#1]];

} forEach [
  ["AAA", "\ApcLostFirst.ogg"],
  ["BBB", "\ApcLostSecond1.ogg"],
  ["CCC", "\ApcLostSecond2.ogg"]
];
_tellArr pushBack true;

player kbAddTopic ["Radio", "radio.bikb"];
theBoss kbAddTopic ["Radio", "radio.bikb"];
theBoss kbTell _tellArr;

My first mistake was that I set the speaker as the first value in _tellArr instead of the player.
The second mistake was that I did not have \ in front of the sound file name.
Thank you 🙂

[little raptor]

does it work now?

[frozen seal]

it does, at least in SP.

All sentences get crumpled together into a single subtitle text but I'll work this out

[little raptor]

I mean the sound

[frozen seal]

I'll also need to check if it works in MP but I'll do that a bit later

[frozen seal]

yes

[little raptor]

yeah like I said they're more like "words"

you can use kbTell 3 times instead

it should play them in sequence

[little raptor]

also make sure you run kbAddTopic once per unit. iirc it gets buggy if you run it multiple times

so it should be in init.sqf or initPlayerLocal.sqf

[frozen seal]

thx man I appreciate it. Once I get to implement this in MP I'll do that

[velvet merlin]

not bad. however at he mission end still need to combine with a cut effect as the debriefing kills the control and you no longer have black screen during debrief 😄

[little raptor]

try findDisplay 0 instead

[frozen seal]

I think I might be done for today, learning arma scripting is such a mindf*** that it should be taken in small dosages 😅

[little raptor]

actually no it won't work

it's at the back

[velvet merlin]

well

one bad thing about using 46

it persists if you do "restart" mission

[little raptor]

yeah. well you can just use RscTitles

it works best for this case

[velvet merlin]

it seems BIS_fnc_playVideo is affected by scheduling or the video rendering itself/control handling - aka the video may start 0.5-1.5s late

any workaround to that then rewriting the function to work in unscheduled?

[winter rose]

does not, won't

[stray flame]

im trying to make a script that spawns a rocket, it flies to a target, and explodes.
This is what I managed to get:

Hint "Ready";
Sleep 1;

// Set the position of the building and the rocket source
Target_1 = missionNamespace getVariable ["Target_1", objNull];
Rocket_Source = missionNamespace getVariable ["Rocket_Source", objNull];

// Check that both the building and rocket source are valid objects
if (!isNull Target_1 && !isNull Rocket_Source) then {
    // Spawn the rocket at the source
    Rocket = "R_PG32V_F" createVehicle (getPos Rocket_Source);

    // Set the velocity of the rocket
    Rocket setVelocity [55, 25, 150];

    // Fire the rocket towards the building
    Rocket doTarget Target_1;

    // Wait for the rocket to reach the building and explode
    waitUntil {Rocket distance Target_1 < 2};
    Rocket setDamage 1;
};

but it just spawns a rocket, it lies forward, and explodes. No real direction control. How many I solve this?

[faint oasis]

Hi, i made a little script that can move soldiers directly with animations so you can order what you want and the soldiers will go where you want and it's working fine but i have a problem. Sometimes when i order to all units in a group to go somewhere, when the units are arrived, some units are going back. See the following video to understand : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km951M82gDg

Is there a way to avoid this problem ? Because this AI is not going to a random position, i think it's the last position they had but actually i tried almost every commands to stop it but it's not working. I tried "doStop, moveTo, setDestination" and i'm not even able to know the position where the AI is going on. I tried "ExpectedDestination" and i thought it was that but it wasn't.

[frozen seal]

Is it possible to use kbWasSaid with this approach? I want to have something like this:

shaftoe kbTell [miles, "briefing", "shaftoe_briefing_H_1"];
waitUntil { shaftoe kbWasSaid [miles, "briefing", "shaftoe_briefing_H_1", 3]; };

but I struggle to understand what should I pass to kbWasSaid in our particular case

[winter rose]

doTarget works on AI, not on rockets
you created the rocket

set it a vectorDir/vectorUp (or just a dir)
set it a velocity
let it fly

[little raptor]

it's the "unstick" feature of vanilla AI (if it thinks it's stuck it jumps back to last position before being stuck)

you can't disable it

[little raptor]

there are KB event handlers

[faint oasis]

oh ok but i have a question ? Because actually it was jumping back but now i put them in "Careless" before disabling the AI and it seems to work but actually as you can see it's not "Teleporting" but they are moving

do you think it's still the same thing ?

[frozen seal]

this worked for me so far:

_getTellArray = {
    params ["_receiver", "_fileName", "_subtitle"];
    
    _array = [_receiver, "Radio", "radio", ["1", {}, _subtitle, [_fileName]], true];
    _array
};

_getWasSaidArray = {
    params ["_receiver", "_waitLength"];
    _array = [_receiver, "Radio", "radio", _waitLength];
    _array
};

operator1 kbAddTopic ["Radio", "radio.bikb"];
theBoss kbAddTopic ["Radio", "radio.bikb"];

_tellSub = "Oh no, it seems like we've lost one of the APCs! Try not to lose the second one.";
_tellArr = [operator1, "\ApcLostFirst.ogg", _tellSub] call _getTellArray;
theBoss kbTell _tellArr;

_tellSub = "Yeah boss we lost that one... I'll try to make sure the second one is fine.";
_tellArr = [theBoss, "\ApcLostResponse.ogg", _tellSub] call _getTellArray;
operator1 kbTell _tellArr;

_waitTime = 10;
_waitArray = [theBoss, _waitTime] call _getWasSaidArray;
waitUntil { operator1 kbWasSaid _waitArray; };

sleep _waitTime;
hint "keep talking";

not concerned with MP yet though so probably will redo this

[little raptor]

idk

[faint oasis]

ok and this feature is available for everyone or only the units in a group except the leader ? Because one time everyone was doing this except the leader

[little raptor]

idk

[faint oasis]

then it's really sad to see that this system is impossible to change

i will ask my last question even if i probably already know the answer, Is it possible to get the last position of the unit ? I mean where the unit is going to ?

[little raptor]

expectedDestination

[faint oasis]

ah ok but i tried with the unit you can see in the video and the point i got with "expectedDestination" was far from the real point

i tried for an other unit and it was the good position but for the unit in the video it wasn't

[winter rose]

there is playerCountMultipleOf in https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#header that could, perhaps, eventually allow to help setting up people in the proper slots when joining
but nothing to prevent them from switching

this is why I say "perhaps"; I just re-re-added this setting after reading 2018 conversations, because this setting may still be used (only for unit assignment, at one point it was believed to be used as bandwith/maxplayer server definition)

the default value is 2 anyway, sooo

[meager granite]

@velvet merlin

"MyLayer" cutText ["", "BLACK", 1e-6];

[meager granite]

I don't even know what to ask for 🤔

Changing rvmats with setObjectMaterial doesn't help, so I guess its some model face property that lets engine use texture's alpha channel

[rich frost]

anyone familiar with the difference between say3D and playSound3D besides the local/global execution?

[dusk gust]

Anyone know if you can get the current map zoom value?

[warm hedge]

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

[dusk gust]

Thank you very much

[drowsy geyser]

Is there a way to get the volume of a player when he talks via voice channel? Or is this impossible?

[warm hedge]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getPlayerVoNVolume
However this is not a direct getter for the volume of their microphone

If this doesn't fits into your usage, there's none

[drowsy geyser]

Hmm that unfortunately doesn't work for what I intended to do.
I wanted to create an progress bar which constantly displays how loud a player is speaking

[warm hedge]

I do not think there is a way, unfortunately

[drowsy geyser]

😢

[lethal dew]

Are EventHandlers always unscheduled no matter what?

[modern meteor]

Hi, I am trying to create a teleport script for the plyer. Map click teleports player to location. This is what I have so far but it does not work. Any advice?

[still forum]

yes, engine eventhandlers are (scripted may not)

[modern meteor]

_tpStart = openMap [true,false];
    hintc "Left click on the map where you want to be teleported";
    _plr = _this select 0;
    ["teleportClick", "onMapSingleClick", 
    {   
    private _pos = [];
    mapPosition = [];  // use global to get the variable from `onMapSingleClick`
    _pos = mapPosition;  // store it
   
        hint "";
        _this setPos _pos;
        openmap [false,false];
        ["teleportClick", "onMapSingleClick"] call BIS_fnc_removeStackedEventHandler;
    },_plr] call BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler;

[still forum]

!code

[wicked roost]

How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";

[south swan]

also

The following information is obsolete as of Arma 3 v1.58. Reason: Arma 3: Mission Event Handlers should be used instead.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler

[lethal dew]

What if the object addEventHandler-function is executed within a spawned script?

[still forum]

addEventHandler doesn't execute the handler

First step, readable code

params ["_player"];
_tpStart = openMap [true,false];
hintC "Left click on the map where you want to be teleported";
["teleportClick", "onMapSingleClick", 
{
    params ["_player"];
    private _pos = [];
    mapPosition = [];  // use global to get the variable from onMapSingleClick
    _pos = mapPosition;  // store it

    hint "";
    _player setPos _pos;
    openMap [false,false];
    ["teleportClick", "onMapSingleClick"] call BIS_fnc_removeStackedEventHandler;
},_player] call BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler;

[lethal dew]

no i mean when it's added

[south swan]

also sqf private _pos = []; mapPosition = []; // use global to get the variable from `onMapSingleClick` _pos = mapPosition; // store it doesn't really make much sense

[still forum]

addEventHandler doesn't execute code

[lethal dew]

This is written inside a spawned script:

        private ["_group", "_isGroupEmpty"];
        _group = _this select 0;
        _isGroupEmpty = _this select 1;
        _group setVariable ["_isGroupEmpty", true, true];
        _group removeEventHandler [_thisEvent, _thisEventHandler];
        Unit_Observer sideChat "EventHandler has been executed!";
    }];```

[still forum]

Second step, remove nonsense and properly get parameters

params ["_player"];
_tpStart = openMap [true,false];
hintC "Left click on the map where you want to be teleported";
["teleportClick", "onMapSingleClick", 
{
    params ["_units", "_pos", "_alt", "_shift", "_player"];

    hintSilent "";
    _player setPos _pos;
    openMap [false,false];
    ["teleportClick", "onMapSingleClick"] call BIS_fnc_removeStackedEventHandler;
}, _player] call BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler;

Third step, don't use obsolete/deprecated methods

params ["_player"];
openMap [true,false];
hintC "Left click on the map where you want to be teleported";
addMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", {
    params ["_units", "_pos", "_alt", "_shift"];
    _thisArgs params ["_player"];

    hintSilent "";
    _player setPos _pos;
    openMap [false,false];
    removeMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", _thisEventHandler ]
}, _player];

Fourth step, comments

params ["_player"];
openMap [true,false]; // Force open the map
hintC "Left click on the map where you want to be teleported"; // Usage instructions
addMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", {
    params ["_units", "_pos", "_alt", "_shift"];
    _thisArgs params ["_player"];

    hintSilent ""; // Hide the usage instruction if its still on screen
    _player setPos _pos; // Teleport player
    openMap [false,false]; // Close map
    removeMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", _thisEventHandler] // Remove handler so that next map click doesn't trigger teleport again
}, _player];

[still forum]

Yes again, addEventHandler doesn't execute the script, where that is done has no influence on how its executing

[lethal dew]

alright, just wondering why it has such big delay before running

[still forum]

Also what even is that question.
First you ask if unscheduled no matter what, I say yes.
Then you ask "but what if"
You already answered that question when you asked "no matter what"

[still forum]

It runs when the event happens
If it happens later, it runs later

[lethal dew]

that's exactly what i needed to know, thanks

[lethal dew]

as i said... i was just wondering about the delay, and i did not provide the information beforehand, could have been the case you needed that, anyway, thanks for help...

[south swan]

yeah, delay between actual click and event firing is very noticeable

[still forum]

I recommend always asking the question you want to ask.
Instead of thinking of a possible reason, and then asking a question about that possible reason that seems total nonsense to anyone who would know the answer to the real question you had in the first place

[modern meteor]

Thank you very much for your detailed explanation. This helps me a lot to learn. I am now thinking how I could make it work for the player + player's squad?

[still forum]

The only line you need to change is _player setPos _pos; // Teleport player
You have the player and the target position.

You can get all the units in the players group using the https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/units command
Then you can use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/forEach to iterate through these units, and set each of the units position

[modern meteor]

params ["_grp"];
openMap [true,false]; // Force open the map
hintC "Left click on the map where you want to be teleported"; // Usage instructions
addMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", {
    params ["_units", "_pos", "_alt", "_shift"];
    _grp = [units player];
    _thisArgs params ["_player"];
    hintSilent ""; // Hide the usage instruction if its still on screen
    _grp setPos _pos; // Teleport player
    openMap [false,false]; // Close map
    removeMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", _thisEventHandler] // Remove handler so that next map click doesn't trigger teleport again
}] forEach units player;

I thought this could work but I guess I am doing something wrong

[lethal dew]

Yes, sir. Note to myself: There is no reason for Dedmen to think twice about anything. Any answer provided is ultimate, like the 10 commandments are. Or the Georgia Guidestones.

[still forum]

I gave you the steps you need
You have no forEach, so yes you're doing something wrong.

_grp = [units player];
this will result in essentially
_grp = [[player, otherPlayer, otherPlayer2, otherPlayer3]];

_grp setPos _pos;
you are passing an array to setPos
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setPos
Wiki page says setPos only takes object, it only takes a single object, you cannot pass multiple things at once

[winter rose]

!quote 5

[lyric schooner]

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

[modern meteor]

Probably not very elegant but I made it work with this code:

params ["_player"];
openMap [true,false]; // Force open the map
hintC "Left click on the map where you want to be teleported"; // Usage instructions
addMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", {
    params ["_units", "_pos", "_alt", "_shift"];
    _thisArgs params ["_player"];

    hintSilent ""; // Hide the usage instruction if its still on screen
    player setPos _pos; // Teleport player
    _resetPosition = getPos player;
{

 _x setPos  _resetPosition;

 sleep 0.2;

}forEach units group player;
    openMap [false,false]; // Close map
    removeMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", _thisEventHandler] // Remove handler so that next map click doesn't trigger teleport again
}, _player];

[still forum]

The sleep won't work

player setPos _pos; // Teleport player
_resetPosition = getPos player;

This code doesn't make sense.
You set the players position to _pos, why would you get the position again? you just put the player at _pos, and getPos will return the players position, so you already know what _resetPosition will be.
You can get rid of that and just use _pos

units group player
You don't need the group command in there. If you read the units wiki page, it says it will take the unit itself

Sleep doesn't work, because eventhandlers are "unscheduled" that means the game freezes until the code has finished. For safety reasons the game blocks sleep as it would do essentially nothing but freeze your game.

Do you really want to have a pause between each teleportation? (I personally wouldn't, because for that time you also force the player initiating the teleportation to stay stuck on map screen)

[modern meteor]

Understood, thank you Dedmen. I will try to make the recommended changes. Your explanations helped me a lot!

Two other questions completed unrelated. What are the script commands to set the view into first person and switch to thermo view (2nd option of night vision) while using a uav drone?

[still forum]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/switchCamera
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setCamUseTI
I think, probably

[modern meteor]

Thank you

[hallow mortar]

setCamUseTI is only for script-created virtual cameras and doesn't work on real vic/unit cams

I swear there was another one for use with real cams but I can't find it right now

[modern meteor]

I also wonder how to switch camera on a dater? It works with the player but not sure how to do it with a darter.

While being connected via UAV terminal

[pulsar bluff]

player has a keyboard, there are UI inputs for this

[hallow mortar]

_darter switchCamera "INTERNAL" should do it

Or "GUNNER"

Possibly gunner _darter switchCamera ...

[modern meteor]

cutText ["", "BLACK OUT"];
sleep 1.5;
titleText ["Scouting the area. Launching recon drone.","PLAIN",1];
myUAV = createVehicle ["B_UAV_01_F", getPosWorld player, [], 0, "FLY"];
_grp = createVehicleCrew myUAV;
myUAV setUnitTrait ["audibleCoef", 0];
myUAV setUnitTrait ["camouflageCoef", 0];
{_x setCaptive true} forEach crew myUAV;
player connectTerminalToUAV myUAV;
player action ["Switchtouavgunner", getconnecteduav player];
myUAV addAction ["Destroy Drone!", { 

  player connectTerminalToUav objNull;
  deleteVehicle getConnectedUAV player;
  deleteVehicle myUAV;
  player switchCamera "External";

},nil,1.5,false];
myUAV switchCamera "INTERNAL"; 
true setCamUseTI 0;
myUAV addAction ["Start Loiter!", { 
_grp = createVehicleCrew myUAV;
_wp = _grp addwaypoint [getPosWorld player, -1];
_wp setWaypointType "LOITER";
_wp setWaypointLoiterRadius 50;
},nil,1.5,false];


sleep 1.5;
cutText ["", "BLACK IN"];

Got it sort of working but somehow the mouse becomes unresponsive as soon as the cam switched into the darter.

My aim is to spawn the darter -> auto switch into turret position in first person view -> auto enable thermo view.

[proven charm]

how do you change the light color of PortableHelipadLight_01_green_F for example? i tried setLightColor

[pulsar bluff]

the "green" might indicate that its green only

[warm hedge]

You can't through a script

[proven charm]

ok

is even setLightBrightness supposed to work?

[hallow mortar]

Probably not. Most model/config lights are not controllable through script.

If you want to brighten it, you can create your own lightpoint in the same position

[proven charm]

ok

another question, the PortableHelipadLight_01_red_F can be pushed around, is there anyway to prevent that?

like disable simulation or something

[hallow mortar]

I mean yes, enableSimulation. But you could also attach it to something.

[proven charm]

hmm

[drowsy geyser]

What about setMass

[winter rose]

simulation is the way to go.

[proven charm]

yea less work for the CPU

[hallow mortar]

The only concern I have is whether turning off simulation will stop it flashing

Easy to test though

[winter rose]

ah flashing? it will prevent that, I believe

[proven charm]

oh thats not good

[winter rose]

attachTo then, if the simulation of the object to which it is attached is not too… infrequent

[proven charm]

that too stops the blinking

[winter rose]

attachTo? try attaching it to the player?

[proven charm]

that works 😄

[winter rose]

so attach it to something that has a simulation… or enjoy the blinking :p

[slow isle]

Does anyone know whether setDamage (new syntax) triggers the HandleDamage EH?

It doesn't say in the wiki

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

closest thing is: it will be listed as _instigator parameter in the Killed event handler

[winter rose]

please try and report so I can write it there

[slow isle]

I'll make a test scenario

Although my word shouldn't be taken as a fact as I started writing SQF for the first time 2 weeks ago hehe

[stray flame]

Hello, I have been trying to make a script that apon activation spawns an AI and then asks it to fire at a target.

This doesn't seem to work however, no matter how many times I try to correct it. Any ideas?

_grp3 doTarget "Target_1";
_grp3 doFire "Target_1";

[slow isle]

What am I doing wrong here. Neither systemChat is getting written. The code is placed in a gamelogic module

instigatorUnit addAction ["Damage Victim (0.25)", {
    _unitDamage = damage victimUnit;
    victimUnit setDamage [_unitDamage + 0.25, true, instigatorUnit, instigatorUnit];
}];

victimUnit addEventHandler ["HandleDamage", {
    params ["_unit", "_selection", "_damage", "_source", "_projectile", "_hitIndex", "_instigator", "_hitPoint", "_directHit"];

    ["Victim unit got hit by " + name _instigator]remoteExec["systemChat", 0]
}];

victimUnit addMPEventHandler ["MPKilled", {
    params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];

    ["Victim unit got killed by " + name _killer]remoteExec["systemChat", 0]
}];

(same without remoteExec)

|| ```sqf
instigatorUnit addAction ["Damage Victim (0.25)", {
_unitDamage = damage victimUnit;
victimUnit setDamage [_unitDamage + 0.25, true, instigatorUnit, instigatorUnit];
}];

victimUnit addEventHandler ["HandleDamage", {
params ["_unit", "_selection", "_damage", "_source", "_projectile", "_hitIndex", "_instigator", "_hitPoint", "_directHit"];

systemChat "Victim unit got hit by " + name _instigator;

}];

victimUnit addMPEventHandler ["MPKilled", {
params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];

systemChat "Victim unit got killed by " + name _killer;

}];

addAction works fine

And the unit gets damaged

[winter rose]

systemChat ("a" + "b") otherwise it will only show "a"

or throw an error

[slow isle]

ah you're right

1 sec

I tested with this code and it "HandleDamage" EH is not getting called

instigatorUnit addAction ["Damage Victim (0.25)", {
    _unitDamage = damage victimUnit;
    victimUnit setDamage [_unitDamage + 0.25, true, instigatorUnit, instigatorUnit];
}];

victimUnit addEventHandler ["HandleDamage", {
    params ["_unit", "_selection", "_damage", "_source", "_projectile", "_hitIndex", "_instigator", "_hitPoint", "_directHit"];

    systemChat ("Victim unit got hit by " + name _instigator);
    [("Victim unit got hit by " + name _instigator)] remoteExec ["systemChat", 0];
}];

victimUnit addMPEventHandler ["MPKilled", {
    params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];

    systemChat ("Victim unit got killed by " + name _killer);
    [("Victim unit got killed by " + name _killer)] remoteExec ["systemChat", 0];

}];

Killed event works fine
I will send you the mission file in DM in a minute

@winter rose

[winter rose]

so we have the answer

[stable dune]

Is your target variable name "Target_1", or just Target_1.

I bet you have Target_1,
So you need take quotes away from "Target_1"

[stray flame]

When I do I get

For context I think I should mention the whole script, even if its just that part that seems to break.

Hint "Ready";
Sleep 1;

_grp1 = [getMarkerPos "Enemy_Spawn_1", east, ["OPTRE_Ins_ER_Insurgent_BR", "OPTRE_Ins_ER_Deserter_GL","OPTRE_Ins_ER_Farmer","OPTRE_Ins_ER_Hacker","OPTRE_Ins_ER_Militia_MG","OPTRE_Ins_ER_Guerilla_AR"],0] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;  
 
_wpt1 = _grp1 addWaypoint [getMarkerPos "Hostile_Move_1",5]; 
_wpt1 setWaypointType "MOVE";
_wpt1 setWaypointBehaviour "COMBAT";

//second gorup


_grp2 = [getMarkerPos "Enemy_Spawn_2", east, ["OPTRE_Ins_ER_Insurgent_BR", "OPTRE_Ins_ER_Deserter_GL","OPTRE_Ins_ER_Farmer","OPTRE_Ins_ER_Hacker","OPTRE_Ins_ER_Militia_MG","OPTRE_Ins_ER_Guerilla_AR"],0] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;  
 
_wpt1 = _grp2 addWaypoint [getMarkerPos "Hostile_Move_1",5]; 
_wpt1 setWaypointType "MOVE";
_wpt1 setWaypointBehaviour "COMBAT";

//third Group

_grp3 = [getMarkerPos "MG_Spawn_1", east, ["OPTRE_Ins_ER_Insurgent_BR"], 0] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;



_grp3 doTarget Target_1;
_grp3 doFire Target_1;

meaning line 25 should be
_grp3 doTarget Target_1;

[hallow mortar]

The error tells you the problem: Type Group, expected Array,Object
The left argument for doTarget must be an Array or Object, you are passing it a Group which it does not support

[stray flame]

So the shooter should be a object?

or im guessing it should be referencing a singular unit

cuz the target is a signpost

[hallow mortar]

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

Syntax: unit doTarget target
Parameters: unit: Object or Array - a single unit or array of units

[fleet sand]

You are passing Group see Return value here. https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_spawnGroup And you need to pass Object or Array of Units.

[stray flame]

alright

I havent been able how to figure out it making a single unit and just giving that a variable name in another way than a group with just a single member

so how would I do this in compression to the way I did now?

How would I write this in a way where it spawns a single unit and gives a name to it?

[hallow mortar]

private _group = createGroup east;
private _unit = _group createUnit ["OPTRE_Ins_ER_Insurgent_BR",getMarkerPos "MG_Spawn_1",[],0,"CAN_COLLIDE"];
_unit doTarget target_1;
_unit doFire target_1;```

BIS_fnc_spawnGroup is designed to spawn an entire group, so it returns a reference to the group. If you want a single unit, just create...a single unit.
Note: you can also use units to return an array of all the units in the group, which is an acceptable argument for doTarget. That would work with your existing script.

[stray flame]

okay new question

I have made it work by changing dofire with doSuppressiveFire

how may I now spawn a 2nd enemy who will do the same thing with a target named Target_2?

cuz I tried adding numbers at the end of the _unit and _group to difference the 2 but no ball

//Gunner 1

private _group1 = createGroup east;
private _unit1 = _group1 createUnit ["OPTRE_Ins_ER_Militia_MG",getMarkerPos "MG_Spawn_1",[],0,"CAN_COLLIDE"];
_unit1 doTarget target_1;
_unit1 doSuppressiveFire target_1;

//Gunner 2

private _group2 = createGroup east;
private _unit2 = _group2 createUnit ["OPTRE_Ins_ER_Militia_MG",getMarkerPos "MG_Spawn_2",[],0,"CAN_COLLIDE"];
_unit2 doTarget target_2;
_unit2 doSuppressiveFire target_2;```

the original unit does it like he should but the 2nd one is just idle

[hallow mortar]

Did you remember to create a target_2 for him to shoot at?

[stray flame]

yep

checked that the variable name is a match too

[hallow mortar]

Then I don't know. Once you've changed the variables appropriately, as you have, there's nothing in the code that makes it only work for the first unit. It should work fine.

[slow isle]

I have the following problem:

I have a working kill/teamkill/assist system - "HandleDamage" EH is attached to each player unit (not his vehicle).
The "HandleDamage" EH is not triggered when the vehicle is hit and the player is not. This causes assists to not work when only the vehicle is damaged.
I need a way to "copy" damage ||(and lower it so much so it doesn't practically hurt the player)|| (or call the player "HandleDamage" EH) from the vehicle to the player so it associates the _instigator with the person who is shooting at the vehicle.

Current situation:
P1 and P2 are both flying jets.
P1 hits once P2 and damages his jet (no damage to P2 dealt).
P2's "HandleDamage" EH is not activated, because the damage is only dealt to the vehicle. I need it to activate for my other code to work

Perfect case:
P1 and P2 are both flying jets.
P1 hits once P2 and damages his jet (no damage to P2 dealt).
P2's "HandleDamage" EH is activated.

Q&A
"Why would you want to activate a player's "HandleDamage" EH when the JET is hit?"

• Because it currently adds the _instigator to P2's assisters array. When P2 crashes due to critical damage, all assisters should get notified for "Kill assist".

Note: System currently works perfectly for players (infantry) on the ground.

[stray flame]

hu, now I got it to work

after making some minor changes

and moving the target slightly

well whatever

[hallow mortar]

If all these enemies are going to do is stand there and do suppression, you can probably reuse the same group instead of creating a new one (there is a limit on the number of groups that can exist, so it's good to save them where possible). Just remember to disable the units' pathing so they stay in their positions instead of trying to get in formation.

[slow isle]

LDR_fnc_attachAssisters:

params ["_newEntity"];

_newEntity setVariable ["assisters", []];

["EH Handledamage ATTACHED to " + name _newEntity] remoteExec ["systemChat", 0];

_newEntity addEventHandler ["Handledamage",
    {
        params ["_unit", "_selection", "_damage", "_source", "_projectile", "_hitindex", "_instigator", "_hitPoint"];
        
        if (isNull _instigator) then {
            _instigator = driver _source;
        };
        
        ["#Killer is " + name _lastShooter] remoteExec ["systemChat", 0];
        _unit setVariable ["lastShooter", _instigator, true];
        (_unit getVariable "assisters") pushBackUnique _instigator;
        
        _assisters = _unit getVariable "assisters";
        _lastShooter = _unit getVariable "lastShooter";
        ["$ON HIT #Assists: " + str (_assisters apply {
            name _x
        }) + "#Killer is " + name _lastShooter] remoteExec ["systemChat", 0];
        
        _damage
    }];
    
    _newEntity setVariable ["passedThatHandledamage", true, true];

[hallow mortar]

Why not add handleDamage EH on the jets as well? You can still save the instigators to the pilot's records, using driver.

[south swan]

add HandleDamage EHs from "GetInMan" EH 🧠

[slow isle]

Thanks for the reply. Will think on that now

[lethal dew]

Anybody got some ideas on how to find objects placed in 3DEN, based on a keyword, and return all of them with matching keyword in any substring in their respective variablename-Strings to an object collection?

[proven charm]

there is search fields. left and right

[lethal dew]

Of course, but I am not asking about the UI!

[digital hollow]

if you're placing them in 3den and need to use them in scripts later, i'd advise you to just save them to a layer https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getMissionLayerEntities, or otherwise add them to an array already.

[lethal dew]

Yes... I want to add them to an array, doing that by hand works fine. Now only specific ones, and automatically by function, using the "find" command trying to "find" matches by their names from (allVariables missionNamespace) and do further processing does not.

[proven charm]

the right code is?

try adding ".paa"

[pliant stream]

is there a way to get your own owner id on the client without asking the server?

[proven charm]

or whatever is ur extension

where u run the code?

hmm

can u get the vanilla flags working? try "flag_NATO.paa"

weird

[lone glade]

(owner vehicle player)

[proven charm]

maybe it doesnt support texture change

[little raptor]

Try it in debug console too

[lone glade]

owner player might work too

[little raptor]

Texture commands sometimes don't work in init fields

[pliant stream]

it always returns 0 on the client at least according to the wiki

[digital hollow]

why do you need to "find" by the variable name string?

[lethal dew]

I am writing a module, nothing fancy. However, I want it to look up for any target objects of interest automatically instead of providing them by hand in the code with every new mission.

[lone glade]

oh shit, that's right

[little raptor]

Run the mission in editor then pause the game

[pliant stream]

yeah it's not that easy mate ;D

[digital hollow]

ah, and you're designating PoIs using sub strings in the variable name.
You could add all PoI objects to a layer, name it maxron_poi_objects, and then access those objects with private _pois = getMissionLayerEntities "maxron_poi_objects"

or use this setVariable ["maxron_isPoi", true]; and then use that to filter/search in script.

[tranquil nymph]

There isn't

Well, netIDs are almost enough to get it

[lethal dew]

Yeah. I just tried to cut them and paste them into a new layer as you already said, didn't work, thanks for that advise but I really want to get them from the global space, which is, I guess, the missionNamespace ?! 😄

I mean the cut paste didn't work and I'm too lazy to create them all over again right now

[digital hollow]

don't need to cut/paste. make the layer, then in the left pane drag the objects into the layer.

[tranquil nymph]

but yeah, you gotta ask the server as of now

[wicked sparrow]

Does someone know how to correctly use setObjectModel correctly? BI got no docs about it.

[pliant stream]

i figured

[tranquil nymph]

There is a low priority serverPlayers command in development

[hallow mortar]

setFlagTexture requires the full file path to the flag, not just the filename. For example, this setFlagTexture "\A3\Data_F\Flags\Flag_red_CO.paa";
The only time the name alone will work is if the flag texture is located in the top level of the mission folder. If it's somewhere else, like in a mod folder or somewhere in the base game files, you'll need to specify that.

I don't have CWR installed and I'm not going to install it to figure out where they keep their flag files, so that's up to you.

[tranquil nymph]

returns array with IDs, status, player objects of all players, in game/in lobby

[south swan]

probably because it doesn't exist 🤷‍♂️ No mentions in google, no mentions in in-game autocomplete... i'm running full-text search on the unpacked game resources right now, but that's mostly for memes sake

[tranquil nymph]

That was as of some time ago though, it might have been scrapped since

[hallow mortar]

_stringNames = (allVariables missionNamespace) select {(toLower "YourKeyword") in _x};
_actualReferences = [];
{
  _actualReferences pushback (missionNamespace getVariable [_x,objNull]);
} forEach _stringNames;```

[wicked sparrow]

Well that is sad, I really thought such a command exists. Do you know one that replaces a model mid game by any way?

[south swan]

i'm pretty sure no way of replacing model exists at all

[wicked sparrow]

:(

[pliant stream]

ah but i'm also working with arma 2 oa so even so it wouldn't help me

[tranquil nymph]

Ah right, then yeah definitely

[pliant stream]

anyway, thanks

[kindred zephyr]

you can always create a super simple object and use specific models for them, its might be as close as you can get to replace objects midgame i guess

[lethal dew]

Works like a charm!!! Many thanks.

[chrome hinge]

Any tips on how i could make commander using high command able to add a snippet of code to a waypoint if he wants?

Im trying to make tanks ram trough forest on demand and the ramming part works. But i dont know how i can make this happen on waypoints on drmand when needed in game

[south swan]

_actualReferences = _stringNames apply {missionNamespace getVariable [_x, objNull]}; to save couple of lines

[lethal dew]

And here is the function, where I replaced that "find" command logic with your logic, and how to call it, just in case somebody wants to use it:

// EXAMPLE: ArrayToSaveMatchesTo = [missionNamespace, "Your_Search_Keyword"] call XXX_fnc_getVariablesFromNamespaceByKeyword;
XXX_fnc_getVariablesFromNamespaceByKeyword = {
    params ["_namespace", "_keyword"];
    private ["_namespaceVariableNames", "_matches"];
    _matches = [];

    _namespaceVariableNames = (allVariables _namespace) select { (toLower _keyword) in _x };
    
    {
        _matches pushback (_namespace getVariable [_x, objNull]);
    } forEach _namespaceVariableNames;

    XXX_Output = _matches;
    XXX_Output
};

[south swan]

(toLower _keyword) in (toLower _x) 😉

[proven charm]

start from https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setWaypointStatements

[modern meteor]

Is there a way to pause the following code and black out the screen for some time?

params ["_player"];
openMap [true,false]; // Force open the map
hintC "Left click on the map where you want to be teleported"; // Usage instructions
addMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", {
    params ["_units", "_pos", "_alt", "_shift"];
    _thisArgs params ["_player"];
    hintSilent ""; // Hide the usage instruction if its still on screen
    player setPos _pos; // Teleport player
    _resetPosition = getPos player;
{

 _x setPos  _resetPosition;


}forEach units group player;
    openMap [false,false]; // Close map
    removeMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", _thisEventHandler] // Remove handler so that next map click doesn't trigger teleport again
}, _player];

sleep does not work with a eventhandler

[south swan]

to run a scheduled code from inside unscheduled you may use spawn 🤷‍♂️ But don't forget to pass needed local variables to it, as it's a totally separate script/thread/call it whatever you want

so something like sqf params ["_player"]; openMap [true,false]; // Force open the map hintC "Left click on the map where you want to be teleported"; // Usage instructions addMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", { params ["_units", "_pos", "_alt", "_shift"]; _thisArgs params ["_player"]; hintSilent ""; // Hide the usage instruction if its still on screen titleCut ["", "BLACK OUT", 1]; [_player, _pos, _thisEventHandler] spawn { params ["_player", "_pos", "_thisEventHandler"]; player setPos _pos; // Teleport player _resetPosition = getPos player; { _x setPos _resetPosition; } forEach units group player; sleep 5; titleCut ["", "BLACK IN", 1]; openMap [false,false]; // Close map removeMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", _thisEventHandler] // Remove handler so that next map click doesn't trigger teleport again }; }, _player]; 🤷‍♂️

[modern meteor]

Thanks a lot. I'll give it a try and report back.

[hallow mortar]

toLower _x isn't required, allVariables already returns in lowercase

[modern meteor]

Brilliant. Thanks a lot for your help!

[south swan]

look above, disregard me, save some CPU cycles

[lethal dew]

Oh, didn't see that, will try right now 🙂

[south swan]

i mean. Nothing really to try, you original code was faster and equally working

[lethal dew]

lol, already happening

Yeah that toLower _x actually isn't really necessary, could have thought of that myself

[slow isle]

I have a respawn vehicle with 1 seat which immediately gets emptied as soon as somebody gets in.
My problem is that when 2 people sanctimoniously try to spawn in, one of them spawns outside.
How can I fix this problem? For example, is there a way to implement a queue for people respawning on the vehicle?

[granite sky]

You can do what you like in onPlayerRespawn?

[slow isle]

A trigger with this fixed the issue:

null = [thisList] spawn {
  params ["_thisList"];
  { 
    _player = _x;
    _jet = nearestObject [_x, "Plane"];  
    waitUntil {{alive _x} count crew _jet == 0};  
    _player moveInDriver _jet;    
  } forEach _thisList;
};

New question.
Why does this code spawn 2 jets when the client gets in the vehicle? It spawns only 1 jet when the host gets in. (2 players are on the server - host and client)

// IN _respawnTemplateJet INIT FIELD
if (isServer) then {
    _respawnTemplateJet addEventHandler ["Getin", {
        params ["_respawnTemplateJet", "", "_playerUnit"];

        moveOut _playerUnit;
        
        private _jet = createvehicle[(typeOf(_respawnTemplateJet)), getmarkerPos "marker1", [], 100, "FLY"];
    }
}

My guess is that it has something to do with the local keyword or with isServer or hasInterface

But I can't figure it out

Or put in another way - How can I find out which unit is running the code ? (Server, client_x, etc.)

On host respawn:

Jet spawned!

On client respawn:

Jet spawned!
Jet spawned!

[granite sky]

(format ["Jet spawned on machine %1", clientOwner]) remoteExec ["diag_log", 2]

[slow isle]

I tested with 1 host and 2 clients and the spawned jets still are two. So it's something to do with client and server

[slow isle]

Hmm nothing gets displayed in the chat but the code runs fine

[granite sky]

diag_log logs to RPT

[slow isle]

what does this mean

[granite sky]

You can do the same thing with systemChat but it sucks.

blinks

[slow isle]

I'm not sure what that is

[granite sky]

Just follow the links from diag_log

[slow isle]

Oh i just realized you're not using system chat

I understand now

I'll read about diag log

[frank mango]

This didn't work. They popped back up without any delay

[slow isle]

I think I need to try this with somebody later because right now on my machine it's returning the same IDs

Thanks for the help for now

[south swan]

did i mention that there are like 3 different kinds of popup targets all those months ago? Thanks for the ping, btw, keke

[frank mango]

ah. So the one with the scoreboard; has those settings when you pace in Zeus, but don't work at all when its called in script, using the example you provided.

[south swan]

yeah, something like that. One kind is described on wiki, one kind should be kinda described by whatever i've written then. There may be one (or more) different to both of those. Sorry, don't remember and too drunk to re-check 😛

[frank mango]

It's all good. I may have found a way, from an old mission which is where the want/inspiration comes from

Target init: nul = [this] execvm "scripts\800\targets.sqf";
targets.sqf

_target = _this select 0;
_target addEventHandler ["Hit",{
    _this spawn {
        _target = _this select 0;
        waitUntil {(_target animationPhase "terc") > 0.1};
        _target animate ["terc",0];
    };
}];```

[bold comet]

yay question: after a map UI control has been resized, map animations such as "please center the map on this position" give incorrect results, they don't seem to know that the map's center isn't the same anymore

any way to correct that?

[frank cedar]

@bold comet, I tried some time ago, but not found solution...

[lethal dew]

/*    Note on blueprint: How to cycle over a collection by using recursion:
Step 1: Pass your collection as argument to a script. Name the parameter _collection.
Step 2: Create a variable named _currentIndex and set its value equal to 0, place it in the function's parentscope, the script scope.
Step 3: Call the function in your script, after defining it. Design the signature in a way that you pass the _currentIndex from parentscope.
Step 4: Execute your business logic, after that, implement following calculation:
    _currentIndex = (_currentIndex + 1) % (count _collection);
    This increments the index exactly from start to finish, then again to start, and so on, forever or until terminated.
Step 5:    Call the function inside the function: Recursion or "Calling-Yourself", of course by the exact same signature.  */

I discarded a today's concrete implementation because I am too dumb to maintain an approach like this in the SQF ecosystem the proper way, however, I think recursion has an exceptional beauty because actual trees in actual forests also don't use forEach-loops and shit to develop their branches and leafs and such, but that's completely out of term here, anyway, I didn't want this to get dumped down into some dark corner of my comments forever, so I hope it turns out to be useful to whom ever might read this to get one or more ideas from on how to deal with this in SQF.

[bold comet]

no worries :) let's hope someone ran into the issue and found a workaround

[queen cargo]

Well... There is a few alt language which compile to sqf

[granite sky]

It's not really a "machine" ID. Even if you use loopback, the clients each have a different clientOwner value.

If they all say "2" then it's somehow running twice on the server.

[slow isle]

host, client and additional all say 2

at least one should say one

But I am running this locally

I will test it tomorrow with a friend it might change

[granite sky]

Nah, client that's not localhost is never 2.

Nothing would work otherwise :P

[slow isle]

Maybe I might've done something wrong hmm

[granite sky]

Try just running clientOwner as local in the debug console from the client.

[slow isle]

Will do tomorrow, thank you!

[ruby bronze]

I'm trying to enhance my groups flashlight mod (which makes the vanilla flashlight brighter and longer-reaching) so that it can be toggled between narrow and wide modes. But I cannot seem to figure out how to add a mode toggle upon pressing Ctrl+L.
Here is my original working code with just the original narrow beam:
https://sqfbin.com/akiqolasomomekozijiq
Can someone tell me what I should do to this in order to toggle the flaremaxdistance and outerangle between the current value and a new value?

Not sure if this is the right channel or if config makers is the right channel

[pliant stream]

are there any widely accepted SQF mutex implementations? http://pastebin.com/nauJrfXy here's one i'm using. it assumes the statement at line 6 to be atomic. so far it's seemed to work in all my tests

[queen cargo]

ehhh ... is that rly a recursive waitUntil call?!

or am im missing something now?

ohhh ye
my fault

hell i should get to bed ...

[pliant stream]

recursive waitUntil... BRILLIANT

[queen cargo]

waitUntil call
please be precise if you try to do what i usualy do

or you wont be successful

btw. that thingy can be made faster and more atomic by just using the defines without the rest functions ...

still a mutex in arma is ... well it simply does not makes fun

waste of performance for ArmA

you never got real race conditions anyway ..

[pliant stream]

yeah i guess not using any concurrency protection is more !FUN!

but i'm scared :<

[queen cargo]

so?
code better and dont make race conditions happen

[pliant stream]

there's just some cases where it's unavoidable

[queen cargo]

its always avoidable

at least in arma

for other langs (eg. C/C++) i would agree

[digital hollow]

How can I play a radio message like "ammo low" using a unit's config voice and the current behaviour tone?

[pliant stream]

you know what they say about premature optimization though and it's not like i'm locking huge sections of code anyway

[queen cargo]

you are right
better use some weirdo construct which is not needed in any case

i mean
feel free to show me (@all) any piece of code where you NEED a mutex in arma

[midnight niche]

If it's config based you'll have to swap the accessory itself, afaik, they don't handle modes

[queen cargo]

especially because using a mutex has nothing to do with optimization

[midnight niche]

not sure if there's a more native approach, but I've used a similar method to this in previous missions. Never explored the use of detecting the behaviour. But it'd be easy enough I guess
https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/178184-playsound3d-and-vanilla-sound-list/

[pliant stream]

yeah it has to do with safety, and i'd rather be safe than save 0.1 milliseconds here and there

[hallow mortar]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/sideRadio
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Radio_Protocol

[wary needle]

anyone know the bone name for a tanks barrel?

[slow isle]

Is it possible to display text/hit marker on a plane MFD/HUD with a script

[crystal lagoon]

Hey, so it's been a bit but I was finally able to put the jammer into a mission and I ran into a problem

[tender fossil]

Go ahead, let's see if we can figure it out 🙂

[crystal lagoon]

So, it works perfectly, but when my players destroyed the jammer, it didn't un-jam their radios

So they were stuck on jammed radios for the whole op

[tender fossil]

Computers are kind of "dumb" in a sense that you need to tell them everything explicitly. The issue here lies in that the while condition stops from being evaluated when a jammer gets destroyed, and there's no code after it to unjam the radios (because it's inside the while loop that is not being run anymore)

[crystal lagoon]

ugh

Maybe an eventhandler to reset the radio range?

[tender fossil]

You can do it like that, yeah. Or the a bit cheap/easy but probably decent enough way:

// yourFunction.sqf (a separate .sqf file)
YourFunctionName = {

params ["_jammer"];

  while {alive _jammer} do {

    _unitInJammerArea = nearestObjects [_jammer, ["Man"], 200];
    _allUnits = allPlayers - entities "HeadlessClient_F";

    _notInJammerArea = _allUnits - _unitInJammerArea;

    if !(count _notInJammerArea isEqualTo 0) then { 
      {
        _x setVariable ["tf_receivingDistanceMultiplicator", 1];
        _x setVariable ["tf_sendingDistanceMultiplicator", 1];
      } foreach _notInJammerArea;
    };

    if !(count _unitInJammerArea isEqualTo 0) then { 
      {
        _x setVariable ["tf_receivingDistanceMultiplicator", 0];
        _x setVariable ["tf_sendingDistanceMultiplicator", 0];
      } foreach _unitInJammerArea;
    };
  
  sleep 5;
  };

{
  _x setVariable ["tf_receivingDistanceMultiplicator", 1];
  _x setVariable ["tf_sendingDistanceMultiplicator", 1];
} foreach _unitInJammerArea;

};
``` This way the radios get unjammed because the code I added in the end gets executed when a jammer gets destroyed (as the code isn't "stuck" at executing the `while` loop anymore). (Oops, fixed a copy-paste error)

[crystal lagoon]

Strange

You'd think that "while" would just mean that it stops when it's not alive anymore

But I guess it changes a value that needs to be switched back

[tender fossil]

That's what it does, but you have to state explicitly that you want to unjam the radios after it

[fleet sand]

While works while codition is true when its not true anymore it stops and exits the {} of the code.

[stable dune]

if you are using CBA you could do something like this

params ["_jammer"];

_allplayers = allPlayers - entities "HeadlessClient_F";
if (!alive _jammer) exitWith {
    {
      _x setVariable ["tf_receivingDistanceMultiplicator", 1];
      _x setVariable ["tf_sendingDistanceMultiplicator", 1];
    } foreach _allplayers;
};

_unitInJammerArea = _allplayers inAreaArray [getposatl _jammer,200,200,0,false];
_notInJammerArea = _allplayers-_unitInJammerArea;

_notInJammerArea = _allUnits - _unitInJammerArea;

if (_notInJammerArea isNotEqualTo []) then { 
    {
      _x setVariable ["tf_receivingDistanceMultiplicator", 1];
      _x setVariable ["tf_sendingDistanceMultiplicator", 1];
    } foreach _notInJammerArea;
};

if (_unitInJammerArea isNotEqualTo []) then { 
    {
      _x setVariable ["tf_receivingDistanceMultiplicator", 0];
      _x setVariable ["tf_sendingDistanceMultiplicator", 0];
    } foreach _unitInJammerArea;
};


[TAG_fnc_jammmerFunction, [_jammer], 5] call CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute;

[pulsar bluff]

// slower
!(count _unitInJammerArea isEqualTo 0)
// faster
(_unitInJammerArea isnotequalto [])

[tender fossil]

So, I think I have an extraordinarily interesting problem to solve: How to implement lightweight/"kind of" interfaces in SQF?

Background story: There are various kinds of scripted items in my gamemode. Because of both clean code and architecture principles and also to avoid extra manual work with duplicate code, I'd like to give them an array of simulated "interfaces" that they implement or at least inherit the base definitions from the code. Due to paradigm of SQF it's a non-trivial issue.

Issue 1: Those interfaces have cross-dependencies, so they need to be initialized in order.
Issue 2: It's quite easy to introduce deadlocks where interface A requires interface B and vice versa.
Issue 3: In case of (multiple) inheritance, the issue of "diamond of death" (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_inheritance#The_diamond_problem)

So I've come up with some preliminary logic to solve these issues:

1. At mission init, compile and run a function that resolves and checks for the dependencies and gives a fatal error if there are deadlocks (probably achievable with some dedicated detection algorithm (maybe?) or as cheap implementation, some watchdog style thingy) and saves the results into global variable
2. Define an array of interfaces that the item implements in it's specific script.
3. When the item script gets executed during runtime, retrieve the dependencies from the results of step 1
4. Execute the scripts in order that the dependencies retrieved from global variable require/state.

Can anyone spot any issues with this approach? Because there probably are those (and many of them most likely!)

[pulsar bluff]

_allplayers = allplayers;
_unitinjammerarea = _allplayers inareaarray [getposatl _jammer,200,200,0,false];
_notinjammerarea = allplayers - _allplayers;```

[cold rampart]

Is there a simple way to copy an array without making a reference

[crystal lagoon]

How would this work vs the other code?

[pliant stream]

_myCopy = +_myArr;```