arma3_scripting

[granite sky]

getPos [pos, dir]

[sullen sigil]

i think this might just be my schizophrenia again though

[sullen sigil]

ah, knew it -- thx

[granite sky]

Normally prefer the vector stuff but that one is sometimes a shortcut.

[sullen sigil]

vector stuff probably more reliable isn't it?

oh probably faster too according to wiki

[agile pumice]

etc, selectionPosition [wheel_1_1_axis, "Memory"]

[granite sky]

well, fewer commands is faster in general.

[digital hollow]

Why use many command, when few command do trick.

[agile pumice]

sorry, missed the quotes around the name

[smoky osprey]

Hey I need some advice how we could achieve something. So you know how there is kill/score tracking in ArmA? The problem is, at the end of the mission it shows you all your kills, and if you look at someone via Steam, it shows you their score. This happens even if the scoreboard button in-game is disabled.

I am wondering if there is some way to disable this for co-op? We got an issue in our group where some people just end up basically kill-chasing for that score.

[little raptor]

what? where does it say that?

[granite sky]

@smoky ospreyhttps://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#HandleScore

[sullen sigil]

likely no faster than just vector math

[little raptor]

getPos is slower than those commands

it has nothing to do with vector

also that's for the getPos obj variant

[sullen sigil]

yes, will be using obj

to get initial position

[little raptor]

never use getPos and setPos for that

[sullen sigil]

yes i know

hence why im using vector now

[little raptor]

tho getPos is fine if you actually need the AGLS

[sullen sigil]

i know

[granite sky]

origin getPos [distance, direction] form is fine though.

It doesn't do anything with Z. IIRC it just sets it to zero.

[little raptor]

yeah

[sullen sigil]

ya

[granite sky]

(even if input z is non-zero)

[modern meteor]

Trying to move my AI team via map click but they are not moving.

openMap [true,false]; 
addMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", {
params ["_units", "_pos", "_alt", "_shift"];
{_x moveTo _pos} forEach units group player -[player];
openMap [false,false]; // Close map
removeMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", _thisEventHandler];
}];

What am I doing wrong?

[little raptor]

moveTo only works with doStop

[fleet sand]

try this myb:

addMissionEventHandler ['Map',{
    params ["_mapIsOpened", "_mapIsForced"];
    if(_mapIsOpened) then {
        addMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", { 
            params ["_units", "_pos", "_alt", "_shift"]; 
            {_x domove _pos} forEach units group player -[player];
        }];
    };
}];

[little raptor]

that's worse

you add an EH every time the user opens the map

[fleet sand]

Then should i just remove it after closing the map ?

[little raptor]

well do you even want to always have the click option available when you open the map?

e.g what if you want to click on the map to place a marker?

[fleet sand]

What about removing it after the action something like:

addMissionEventHandler ['Map',{
    params ["_mapIsOpened", "_mapIsForced"];
    if(_mapIsOpened) then {
         addMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", { 
            params ["_units", "_pos", "_alt", "_shift"]; 
            {_x domove _pos} forEach units group player -[player];
            removeMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", _thisEventHandler];
        }];
    };
}];```

[modern meteor]

My script removes the EH after use, no?

[modern meteor]

Oh I see. Low level command. Thank you

[little raptor]

if the user opens the map, then closes it, then opens it again, the EH is still there and gets duplicated

[little raptor]

same issue with this

[fleet sand]

addMissionEventHandler ['Map',{
    params ["_mapIsOpened", "_mapIsForced"];
    if(_mapIsOpened) then {
        if(!isNil _eh) exitWith {};
        private _eh = addMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", { 
            params ["_units", "_pos", "_alt", "_shift"]; 
            {_x domove _pos} forEach units group player -[player];
            removeMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", _thisEventHandler];
        }];
    };
}];
``` ?

[little raptor]

if (missionNamespace getVariable ["my_map_EH", -1] >= 0) exitWith {};
my_map_EH = addMissionEventHandler ['Map',{
    params ["_mapIsOpened", "_mapIsForced"];
    if(_mapIsOpened && {missionNamespace getVariable ["my_mapClick_EH", -1] < 0}) then {
         my_mapClick_EH = addMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", { 
            params ["_units", "_pos", "_alt", "_shift"]; 
            {_x domove _pos} forEach units group player -[player];
            removeMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", _thisEventHandler];
        }];
    };
}];

[little raptor]

doesn't work like that

you could also do it with isNil but with global var

[fleet sand]

So in my example is it possible to just put _eh in Global would it work that way then ?

[little raptor]

yes but you should also make sure Map EH is not duplicated either

[fleet sand]

i got it. nvm

[tough abyss]

^ rhs uses different mem points for wheels

[sullen sigil]

r.e HitPart eh:

The event will not fire if the shooter is not local, even if the target itself is local.
does this mean that the eh needs to be added on all player machines? i.e if you have object local to server, you would need to use addeventhandler on all players?

what a stupid question addeventhandler is local effect
i suppose i need to find a different method of registering damage to an object that cant take any 🤔

[wind sapphire]

Take a look at the HandleDamage event handler which is global.

[granite sky]

It is not.

It's global-argument but only triggers when the attached object is local.

Now dammaged is actually global-argument for some reason.

[sullen sigil]

so long as anyone can shoot it locality-wise and have it fire it should be good 🤔

But as it's a static object dammaged may not work

[granite sky]

likely, yeah

[sullen sigil]

wait all players aren't local to server are they

and only local to themselves right

i feel like thats something i shouldve checked prior

[granite sky]

After a few frames, yes :P

[sullen sigil]

yes to which 🙃

[granite sky]

Player objects are created on the server initially and then locality-switched to the client.

[sullen sigil]

ah

[blazing zodiac]

Is it possible to stop propagation of vanilla keypress events without making their keys not bindable for other actions? For example, if you used:

private _display = findDisplay 46;
_display displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", { 
    params ["_displayOrControl", "_key", "_shift", "_ctrl", "_alt"]; 

    if (_key in (actionKeys "personView")) exitWith { true; };
}];

Then if you had any other actions bound to the same keys as toggle person view (personView) they would also stop being propagated. Is there an equivalent to the above for addUserActionEventHandler since that's tied to a specific action and not just a keybind that could potentially be shared with other actions? Something along the lines of:

addUserActionEventHandler ["personView", "Activate", { true; }];

The goal here is to completely eliminate the command menu so other alternative methods of that are also welcome!

[granite sky]

I forget what happens on a respawn. I seem to remember it was unexpected.

[sullen sigil]

Either way not consistent enough for simulation of hp system :p

"simulation of hp system" number go down more with larger ammo caliber

[hallow mortar]

HandleDamage is a good candidate if you want to record the damage amount, because you can save the damage and then immediately nullify it. Using an allowDamage false object and a hit/hitPart EH would not let you do that because it would never take any theoretical damage to record.

[sullen sigil]

neither dammaged or handledamage fire for it

neither does hit eh

[little raptor]

actionKeysEx could be used in some cases I guess

inputAction too but not sure about that one

[hallow mortar]

Try a hitPart EH on the projectile :U

[nocturne bluff]

BECAUSE STANDARDLIATION WHY

[sullen sigil]

add a hitpart eh through a fired eh?

[hallow mortar]

I'm not saying it's a great idea, but the alternative seems to be finding a different object that has the simulation you need

[acoustic yew]

Ello, sorry for interjecting. I am using onMapSingleClick to add a waypoint for a unit but when I don't want to add a waypoint and wanna click on the map it will still do the waypoint code. How do I disable it? I want to enable onMapSingleClick when I want and disable it after use.

[sullen sigil]

_target param returns the projectile

[hallow mortar]

Projectile hitPart EH has a different params layout

[sullen sigil]

oh right

duh

[hallow mortar]

I'd suggest using the mapSingleClick EH, rather than the old onMapSingleClick thing. It's easier to remove when you don't need it any more

[sullen sigil]

forgot theres two

[acoustic yew]

Oh there are two?

I can't find the documentation

[hallow mortar]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Mission_Event_Handlers#MapSingleClick

It's linked from the onMapSingleClick page with a note saying to use it instead :U

[acoustic yew]

Ah

Uh, can you tell me how I would disable this event? I haven't worked with eventHandler for quite a lot of time

[hallow mortar]

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

[acoustic yew]

thanks

[modern meteor]

How can I select a squad unit via script in a way that it gets highlighted in the units bar?

[granite sky]

groupSelectUnit

[modern meteor]

tyvm

[fleet sand]

Quick Question guys how would you move Object up and down with SetVelocityTransform. Better Question how to make it when object reaches pos 2 to invert direction of travel but keep rotation ?

[acoustic yew]

can someone check my code?

            curatorName addEventHandler [
                "MapSingleClick", {
                    _pos = _this select 0; 
                    _wp = convoyGroup addWaypoint [_pos, 0];
                    _wp setWaypointType "MOVE";
                    _wp setWaypointBehaviour "CARELESS";
                    _wp setWaypointCombatMode "YELLOW";
                    };
                    /*if (isNull _mainMarker) then {
                        deleteMarker _mainMarker
                    };*/
                    _marker = createMarker ["transportMarker", _pos];
                    _mainMarker = _marker setMarkerType 'hd_dot_noshadow';
                    openMap false;
                ];```

[hallow mortar]

MapSingleClick is a mission EH, which means you use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addMissionEventHandler to add it, and the player it belongs to is determined by what machine it runs on, not object assignment

[acoustic yew]

dw about curatorName

it'll provide player value, its part of my module mod

[hallow mortar]

Well, it won't do anything in that configuration, because addMissionEventHandler doesn't have a left argument

[acoustic yew]

uhh

curatorName addEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", {
    _pos = _this select 0; 
    _wp = convoyGroup addWaypoint [_pos, 0];
    _wp setWaypointType "MOVE";
    _wp setWaypointBehaviour "CARELESS";
    _wp setWaypointCombatMode "YELLOW";
    if (isNull _mainMarker) then {
        deleteMarker _mainMarker;
    };
    _marker = createMarker ["transportMarker", _pos];
    _mainMarker = _marker setMarkerType 'hd_dot_noshadow';
    openMap false;
}];

what about this?

[hallow mortar]

MapSingleClick is a mission EH, which means you use addMissionEventHandler to add it, not addEventHandler

[tough abyss]

If it's the memory lod, then there is a mask for it.
Like wheel_X_Y_axis , which is a config entry

[acoustic yew]

OH

[hallow mortar]

and addMissionEventHandler doesn't have a left argument

[acoustic yew]

EH = EventHandler lmao

curatorName addMissionEventHandler [
                "MapSingleClick", {
                    _pos = _this select 0; 
                    _wp = convoyGroup addWaypoint [_pos, 0];
                    _wp setWaypointType "MOVE";
                    _wp setWaypointBehaviour "CARELESS";
                    //_wp setWaypointCombatMode "YELLOW";
                    };
                    /*if (isNull _mainMarker) then {
                        deleteMarker _mainMarker
                    };*/
                    _marker = createMarker ["transportMarker", _pos];
                    _mainMarker = _marker setMarkerType 'hd_dot_noshadow';
                    openMap false;
                ];```

11:43pm coding session

[hallow mortar]

addMissionEventHandler doesn't have a left argument

[acoustic yew]

what's a 'left argument'?

[tough abyss]

But the numbers can still start at 0 or 1.

[hallow mortar]

Arguments are the instructions you pass to the command. The whole array of event handler name, code etc. is one argument. It's the right argument, because it goes on the right side of the command. You are trying to pass curatorName as the left argument, as if the command was a binary (two-argument) command, but it isn't, it's unary (one argument) which means it only listens to the instructions on the right side. As per its documented syntax.

[acoustic yew]

uh

so if I do fancyLeftArgument = curatorName addMissionEventHandler... is it gonna work? :D

[hallow mortar]

No, that's not how it works

[acoustic yew]

;-;

[hallow mortar]

fancyLeftArgument = ... is just saving the output (if it had any) as a variable called fancyLeftArgument. It doesn't make any difference to how the command works.

[acoustic yew]

hmmmm

do u know how to fix it? :D

[hallow mortar]

1. Read this: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addMissionEventHandler
2. Don't try to pass curatorName to the command by putting it on the left side of the command.

[acoustic yew]

ah ok

_id is something special or can be anything?

[hallow mortar]

_id = ... is saving the output, what the command returns, to a variable called _id. As the page mentions, the return value is the numerical ID of the EH that was just created. This is for use later if you want to remove it.

[acoustic yew]

yeah

so just a quick question

removeEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", {hint "Removed!"; removeMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", _id];}];```

this will work right (_id)

[tough abyss]

Like the Puma , which uses 0 for the Umlenkrolle (eng?)

[hallow mortar]

Maybe, depending on scope. _id is a local variable, meaning it's saved in the current script scope and isn't available in other scopes. So if you save it as a local variable in this script, then try to do the removal in a different scope...you can't, you need to use a global variable, or pass the ID as an argument if the new scope is spawned/called from the first.

Also that code doesn't actually make any sense.

[acoustic yew]

ye ik i wont use _id but yk this syntax is correct right?

[hallow mortar]

You can't use removeEventHandler to remove mission EHs, and the second parameter for removeEventHandler is.....not code

[acoustic yew]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/removeMissionEventHandler
😭

[hallow mortar]

Yes, but look at the code you posted. From the beginning.

[acoustic yew]

ohhhh

oopsie

removeMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", _id];```

what about this?

[hallow mortar]

That appears correct

[acoustic yew]

yay

now about adding it

            _id = addMissionEventHandler [
                "MapSingleClick", {
                    _pos = _this select 0; 
                    _wp = convoyGroup addWaypoint [_pos, 0];
                    _wp setWaypointType "MOVE";
                    _wp setWaypointBehaviour "CARELESS";
                    //_wp setWaypointCombatMode "YELLOW";
                    /*if (isNull _mainMarker) then {
                        deleteMarker _mainMarker
                    };*/
                    _marker = createMarker ["transportMarker", _pos];
                    _mainMarker = _marker setMarkerType 'hd_dot_noshadow';
                    openMap false;
                    };
                ];```

[hallow mortar]

You don't want a ; after the last }. ; means "end of instruction" but that's not, it's still inside the parameter array

[acoustic yew]

oh okay

that's all?

_id = addMissionEventHandler [
                "MapSingleClick", {
                    _pos = _this select 0; 
                    _wp = convoyGroup addWaypoint [_pos, 0];
                    _wp setWaypointType "MOVE";
                    _wp setWaypointBehaviour "CARELESS";
                    //_wp setWaypointCombatMode "YELLOW";
                    /*if (isNull _mainMarker) then {
                        deleteMarker _mainMarker
                    };*/
                    _marker = createMarker ["transportMarker", _pos];
                    _mainMarker = _marker setMarkerType 'hd_dot_noshadow';
                    openMap false;
                    }
                ];```

[hallow mortar]

setMarkerType doesn't return anything, so trying to save its return value as _mainMarker doesn't do anything

The EH syntax looks right though.

[acoustic yew]

dw about those I will use it later

_id = addMissionEventHandler [
                "MapSingleClick", {
                    _pos = _this select 0; 
                    _wp = convoyGroup addWaypoint [_pos, 0];
                    _wp setWaypointType "MOVE";
                    _wp setWaypointBehaviour "CARELESS";
                    _wp setWaypointCombatMode "YELLOW";
                    if (isNull _marker) then {
                        deleteMarker _marker
                    };
                    _marker = createMarker ["transportMarker", _pos];
                    _marker setMarkerType 'hd_dot_noshadow';
                    openMap false;
                    }
                ];
            removeMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", _id];```

[hallow mortar]

I assume there will be other code between the addition and removal, and you're not planning to add it and then instantly remove it

[acoustic yew]

uhh I might put a 1 second sleep

[hallow mortar]

That's...a pretty short window for the player to click

[acoustic yew]

// Add your custom action code here
            leader convoyGroup sideChat moveReply;
            openMap true;
            sleep 0.1;
            if (count waypoints convoyGroup > 0) then {
                {
                    deleteWaypoint((waypoints convoyGroup) select 0);
                }
                forEach waypoints convoyGroup;
            };

            sleep 0.1;
            _id = addMissionEventHandler [
                "MapSingleClick", {
                    _pos = _this select 0; 
                    _wp = convoyGroup addWaypoint [_pos, 0];
                    _wp setWaypointType "MOVE";
                    _wp setWaypointBehaviour "CARELESS";
                    _wp setWaypointCombatMode "YELLOW";
                    if (isNull _marker) then {
                        deleteMarker _marker
                    };
                    _marker = createMarker ["transportMarker", _pos];
                    _marker setMarkerType 'hd_dot_noshadow';
                    openMap false;
                    }
                ];
                sleep 0.4;
            removeMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", _id];```

this

[hallow mortar]

if (isNull _marker) then {
  deleteMarker _marker
};```
This doesn't make any sense. If `_marker` is null, you can't delete it because it already doesn't exist.

[acoustic yew]

Oh ye this was a bit of confusion, should I use !isNull or isNull?

I want to check if _marker is available and if it is then delete it and carry on if not then carry on.

[hallow mortar]

In theory !isNull, but on closer inspection, _marker is not defined in this scope, so that won't really work anyway

_marker is a local variable which only relates to the current scope (in this case, the current instance of the EH code). It is a separate and unique instance of _marker with no connection to any other local variables in other scopes with the same name.

[acoustic yew]

so shall I make it notlocal object?

// Add your custom action code here
            leader convoyGroup sideChat moveReply;
            openMap true;
            sleep 0.1;
            if (count waypoints convoyGroup > 0) then {
                {
                    deleteWaypoint((waypoints convoyGroup) select 0);
                }
                forEach waypoints convoyGroup;
            };

            sleep 0.1;
            mapSingleClickEvent = addMissionEventHandler [
                "MapSingleClick", {
                    _pos = _this select 0; 
                    _wp = convoyGroup addWaypoint [_pos, 0];
                    _wp setWaypointType "MOVE";
                    _wp setWaypointBehaviour "CARELESS";
                    _wp setWaypointCombatMode "YELLOW";
                    if (isNull marker) then {
                        deleteMarker marker
                    };
                    marker = createMarker ["transportMarker", _pos];
                    marker setMarkerType 'hd_dot_noshadow';
                    openMap false;
                    }];
                sleep 0.4;
            removeMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", mapSingleClickEvent];

[hallow mortar]

Kind of, but like that it won't work the first time it runs, because marker has never been defined at all, and isNull still needs to refer to a defined variable even if it contains null. Actually, a marker variable would never contain null anyway because markers are referred to by their string names, not as objects. Even if the marker was deleted, variables used to refer to it would still contain its string name, since that's...just a string.

In other words, use isNil instead

[acoustic yew]

ok

[hallow mortar]

Probably use a more unique name than just marker though, lord knows what other mods or scripts might also try to use a global var called marker. Put your name on it.

[acoustic yew]

haha

I am just testing stuff rn

Creative stuff wont come out at 12:12 am

[hallow mortar]

So, the other issue I was getting at before is that you're adding the mapclick EH, and then removing it 0.4 seconds later

[acoustic yew]

ye

[hallow mortar]

Why?

[acoustic yew]

uh cuz its work is done

[hallow mortar]

I mean, assuming the player actually clicked on anything in that 0.4 seconds, sure

[acoustic yew]

Okay I wanna clear this one as well, I don't want player to click on map and waypoint of convoy to flipoff

[acoustic yew]

I can set 1 second tbh

// Add your custom action code here
            leader convoyGroup sideChat moveReply;
            openMap true;
            sleep 0.1;
            if (count waypoints convoyGroup > 0) then {
                {
                    deleteWaypoint((waypoints convoyGroup) select 0);
                }
                forEach waypoints convoyGroup;
            };

            sleep 0.1;
            mapSingleClickEvent = addMissionEventHandler [
                "MapSingleClick", {
                    _pos = _this select 0; 
                    _wp = convoyGroup addWaypoint [_pos, 0];
                    _wp setWaypointType "MOVE";
                    _wp setWaypointBehaviour "CARELESS";
                    _wp setWaypointCombatMode "YELLOW";
                    if (isNull tMarker) then {
                        deleteMarker tMarker
                    };
                    tMarker = createMarker ["transportMarker", _pos];
                    tMarker setMarkerType 'hd_dot_noshadow';
                    openMap false;
                    }];
                sleep 1;
            removeMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", mapSingleClickEvent];```

[hallow mortar]

What this code does is open the map, and then for 1 second, the player has the ability to click on the map and cause that waypoint/marker stuff to happen. Once that 1 second has passed (say, if the player took longer than 1 second to figure out where to click) the opportunity goes away forever.

[acoustic yew]

ehh not for 1 second

oh wait...

[hallow mortar]

Are you thinking that the sleep happens after the player has clicked and activated the EH? Because it doesn't. It happens as soon as the EH is added.

[acoustic yew]

can I use waitUntil they put the waypoint and then remove it :)

[hallow mortar]

You don't need to, just put it inside the EH

[acoustic yew]

put what may I ask?

[hallow mortar]

removeMissionEventHandler

[acoustic yew]

so...

[hallow mortar]

Then you can also use the _thisEventHandler magic variable and not need to save the ID as a global var

It's not that complicated :|

[acoustic yew]

at 12:18 am it is very complicated

[hallow mortar]

You are going to make the EH remove itself when it activates

[acoustic yew]

yeah

[hallow mortar]

The EH code, with the waypoints and markers and stuff, is executed when the EH activates

[acoustic yew]

yeah

[hallow mortar]

So we are going to put the removal code inside that code

[acoustic yew]

1 second isnt enough time fr

[hallow mortar]

So that it happens when the EH activates as well

[acoustic yew]

:0

BRAIN WORKS

// Add your custom action code here
            leader convoyGroup sideChat moveReply;
            openMap true;
            sleep 0.1;
            if (count waypoints convoyGroup > 0) then {
                {
                    deleteWaypoint((waypoints convoyGroup) select 0);
                }
                forEach waypoints convoyGroup;
            };

            sleep 0.1;
            mapSingleClickEvent = addMissionEventHandler [
                "MapSingleClick", {
                    _pos = _this select 0; 
                    _wp = convoyGroup addWaypoint [_pos, 0];
                    _wp setWaypointType "MOVE";
                    _wp setWaypointBehaviour "CARELESS";
                    _wp setWaypointCombatMode "YELLOW";
                    if (isNull tMarker) then {
                        deleteMarker tMarker
                    };
                    tMarker = createMarker ["transportMarker", _pos];
                    tMarker setMarkerType 'hd_dot_noshadow';
                    openMap false;
                    removeMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", mapSingleClickEvent];
                    }];```

[hallow mortar]

You don't need to save or reference mapSingleClickEvent, just use _thisEventHandler in the removal

[acoustic yew]

ah ok

[hallow mortar]

.......well, actually, probably do save it. You probably want to remove the EH if they close the map without doing anything, so you'll need to refer to it elsewhere.

[acoustic yew]

hmm okay

[hallow mortar]

You can also not remove it if they close the map, but then this EH will just be sitting there waiting to fire the next time they open the map

[acoustic yew]

hmm

i mean yeah but really dont wanna mess the wp when player mis-clicks on map fr

[hallow mortar]

You want to detect when the player clicks on the map. There is literally no way for you to detect if this was a misclick or not. Where they click is what they get.

[acoustic yew]

ya that's why Im happy removing EH lol

[hallow mortar]

Oh, you can use the alt syntax of openMap to prevent them from closing the map until they've done something

[acoustic yew]

oh..

[hallow mortar]

You're pretty much there and it's late, so I'm going to bed. Good luck.

[acoustic yew]

Uhhh

[hallow mortar]

okay

[acoustic yew]

// Add your custom action code here
            leader convoyGroup sideChat moveReply;
            openMap true;
            sleep 0.1;
            if (count waypoints convoyGroup > 0) then {
                {
                    deleteWaypoint((waypoints convoyGroup) select 0);
                }
                forEach waypoints convoyGroup;
            };

            sleep 0.1;
            mapSingleClickEvent = addMissionEventHandler [
                "MapSingleClick", {
                    _pos = _this select 0; 
                    _wp = convoyGroup addWaypoint [_pos, 0];
                    _wp setWaypointType "MOVE";
                    _wp setWaypointBehaviour "CARELESS";
                    _wp setWaypointCombatMode "YELLOW";
                    if (isNull tMarker) then {
                        deleteMarker tMarker
                    };
                    tMarker = createMarker ["transportMarker", _pos];
                    tMarker setMarkerType 'hd_dot_noshadow';
                    openMap false;
                    removeMissionEventHandler ["MapSingleClick", mapSingleClickEvent];
                    }];```

[hallow mortar]

You're still using isNull when you should be using isNil

[acoustic yew]

OHH

nil and nul

god

me

[hallow mortar]

Remember that isNil requires the variable name to be given as a string, since it's trying to check a variable that may not exist

[acoustic yew]

:0

got it

[hallow mortar]

openMap [true,true] will open the map and prevent the player from closing it until you close it with openMap false. Useful if you want to make sure they have definitely done something before you close it.

I'm actually going now.

[acoustic yew]

alr

tysm

Well...

[hallow mortar]

😶 position is not the 0th item in _this for a mapSingleClick EH. Use select 1 instead.

[acoustic yew]

oof

Lmao when u get up please explain this select 0 and select 1 thing. I read the documentation but my wee brain cant understand lol

shit addwp will be 0 nvm

[hallow mortar]

In this context, _this contains an array of the information the EH gives you about its event. select is being used to get an element from this array, by its numerical index. Arrays are 0-indexed; the first element is index 0, the second is index 1.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Mission_Event_Handlers#MapSingleClick
This lists the returns from the EH in question, in order. You want position, which is the second element so select 1.

You can also use params as shown there to automatically parse the contents of _this into a set of named variables. (You don't need to do that here since you're only using one of them)

[acoustic yew]

:0

[acoustic yew]

ah...

Omg, tysm

This means a lot

[warm swallow]

So no 😢

[manic sigil]

{
switch (_x) do
    {
    case 0: {_x = "We've connected with the southern AAF roadblock and tracked a group of rebels who had fled the valley."};
    case 1: {_x = "An insurgent logistics vehicle was secured, and documents pertaining to Ignite's mission were recovered"};
    case 2: {_x = "We cleared an FIA staging camp west of Kore and recovered some coded plans."};
    case 3: {_x = "That POW we captured in Topalia must be giving away some prime intel by now."};
    };
} foreach [_selection1,_selection2];

_selection1 and _selection2 are defined, in my test case as 0 and 1. However, they are not being over-written with the strings when I run this code - but no errors are thrown, either.

... I figured a far simpler solution, but I'm keeping this up because I'm curious if it could have worked.

[manic flame]

I have been wanting to do something really dumb.

So today I learnt all the basics of SQF programming and how the arma engine works. I did a few things like a guy that sells bananas to the player or a car that explodes upon entering it... used CBA and all the funny things.

I was wondering, how does the fire support BI function work? I cant seem to figure out the position.

I tried setting the position param to getPos car_bomb but it did nothing. I also tried car_bomb itself. But once again nothing happened.

Asides that, does the BI method track the vehicle position or only the logged position at the time of execution? (Say the vehicle is moving and artillery is falling behind it, following it)

[manic flame]

Additional note, my code was literally the example code in the fire support BI method in the wiki. Only thing changed was the pos parameter.

[sweet salmon]

Howdy all, is there a way to check if a player is in the ESC menu in multiplayer?

isGamePaused works great for single player, but i need an equivalent for multiplayer

[stark fjord]

In your case, magic variable _x is overwritten. Nothing touches the array it comes from.

[manic sigil]

Ah, so it works, but just immediately screws itself 😐

[manic flame]

I know there is a method or event handler related to this, saw it earlier today.

[manic sigil]

Makes sense.

[manic flame]

Check the wiki builtin methods, maybe you see it there.

[sweet salmon]

i think findDisplay 49 or like:

isNull findDisplay 49

might be the trick

[grand stratus]

Does battleeye run on dedicated servers? E.g can I run a non-whitelisted extension on a dedicated server

[acoustic yew]

What typeName should I use for numbers?
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/typeName

[manic flame]

Hoe safe is it to use profiles as data storage? Im looking to have persistent storage across server and client of things like money, but im unsure where i can store this. Do i need an external db?

[granite sky]

safe-ish. Some people's server management sucks and they break their profiles.

Not entirely sure how they do it but starting two copies of the server accidentally might be a factor.

@acoustic yew "SCALAR", but _x isEqualType 0 is usually better.

[agile pumice]

could do a find "wheel_"

[manic flame]

So the profile data is not stored in the clientside where it can be modified?

[granite sky]

Each machine has its own profile namespace.

[manic flame]

Are the profiles verified by the server though?

[granite sky]

Not sure what you mean.

[agile pumice]

and then use a split function to get all the numbers

[manic flame]

Essentially, as i said before, i want to check how safe it is to store important data persistently (or semi persistently)

Data like how much money a player has

And i was wondering if profile storage was a safe method, since it had been recommended when i was checking the BI db section

[granite sky]

With most mission designs you'd only store and manage that data from the server. Client profile wouldn't be used.

[manic flame]

Yeah thats the idea

But i have no idea what to use since everything seems to rely on the client

[granite sky]

Clients can't write to server profile namespace without remoteExec.

[acoustic yew]

Uhh

        //  Attribute values are saved in module's object space under their class names (Convoy Speed).
        _convoySpeedString = _logic getVariable["SDR_ConvoySpeed", -1]; // loads information from module to script.
        convoySpeed = [0] apply compile _convoySpeedString param[0, objNull, [objNull]]; // This converts string to usable function!```

like here

instead of objNull

[granite sky]

just put any number in there.

[acoustic yew]

like in objNull?

[manic flame]

Could i have an example in code? Just making sure we are in the same line.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Scripted_Database

[granite sky]

I don't know that thing.

Writing data to profilenamespace is just profilenamespace setVariable ["TAG_myDataName", _mydata]

[manic flame]

Wouldnt that store it for the client though?

[granite sky]

Depends where you ran it.

[manic flame]

I see

initServer.sqf would work as a 'global' / serverside execution?

I guess i can always throw it with remoteExec

[granite sky]

If you want something relatively secure then you should restrict client remoteExecs to calling specialised functions on the server.

And design your system around that.

[tough abyss]

IF the vehicle uses that mask. Mask could be "XY"

[fair drum]

and you should start with doing that from the get go cause its is annoying af to go back and convert it

[acoustic yew]

Can someone help me with getting the number typeName?

        //  Attribute values are saved in module's object space under their class names (Convoy Speed).
        _convoySpeedString = _logic getVariable["SDR_ConvoySpeed", -1]; // loads information from module to script.
        convoySpeed = [0] apply compile _convoySpeedString; param[1, [], [[]]]; // This converts string to usable function!```

[meager granite]

[acoustic yew]

yep

its me again

[meager granite]

Is it ChatGPT again?

[acoustic yew]

no no

[meager granite]

[acoustic yew]

yes really

[meager granite]

Even your question feels like ChatGPT at this point. Are you an AI trained on contents of this channel?

[acoustic yew]

😏 chatGPT spy

LMAO

but fr I did not take any code from gpt

[meager granite]

Seriously though, no personal offence, neither your question nor your code make any sense.

[acoustic yew]

I will explain

Im bad at explaining tbh

        //  Attribute values are saved in module's object space under their class names (Convoy Speed).
        _convoySpeedString = _logic getVariable["SDR_ConvoySpeed", -1]; // loads information from module to script.
        convoySpeed = [0] apply compile _convoySpeedString; param[0, objNull, [objNull]]; // This converts string to usable function!```

Focus on objNull

That is typeName for getting an object name

I want to take Scalar value

idk how to

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

[meager granite]

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

You give it any value of needed type

[acoustic yew]

uhhh

[meager granite]

Unary param operates on _this btw

What are you trying to do anyway?

[acoustic yew]

[acoustic yew]

get a number value from my module

[meager granite]

What's with apply compile?

[acoustic yew]

it compiles a string to a code

[meager granite]

But why, if its a value (number)? Why compile it?

Are you trying to turn string number into a number?

If yes, then you need https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/parseNumber

[acoustic yew]

because module returns a string value

I think I tried parsing...

can I shove value from _x to x?

using parse

[meager granite]

_convoySpeed = _logic getVariable["SDR_ConvoySpeed", -1];
if(_convoySpeed isEqualType "") then {_convoySpeed = parseNumber _convoySpeed};

[acoustic yew]

:0

uh

[acoustic yew]

what will be the reference to parsed value? (will it be _convoySpeed?)

[meager granite]

_convoySpeed = _logic getVariable["SDR_ConvoySpeed", -1];
// Say _convoySpeed is "123" (String)
if(_convoySpeed isEqualType "") then {_convoySpeed = parseNumber _convoySpeed};
// _convoySpeed will be 123 (Number) here

You can later do

whateverGlobalVariableYouWant = _convoySpeed;
```or anything else you want to do with it

[acoustic yew]

I get that but I dont want _convoySpeed in local variable, so can I do...

_convoySpeed = _logic getVariable["SDR_ConvoySpeed", -1]; if(_convoySpeed isEqualType "") then {convoySpeed = parseNumber _convoySpeed};```

[meager granite]

Assign it into global variable later after you're done preparing it

[acoustic yew]

when its parsed isn't it prepared?

I cant plug it in to use it?

Never used parsing

[meager granite]

After this code your _convoySpeed will be Number if it was Number or String before, you can use it however you want next, set its value to a global variable, feed it into another function, anything you want.

[acoustic yew]

like _convoySpeed = convoySpeed ?

[meager granite]

The other way around

[acoustic yew]

ye

[meager granite]

Like this

[acoustic yew]

bruh its 5 am 😂

I hope this works

[median nimbus]

what would be the best way to achieve a light house (light beam rotates around the Z axis) effect to a prop? I'm thinking of using createSimpleObject with one of the volumelights in a3_data_f but i'm not sure how I would keep it rotating all the time

[meager granite]

Not sure about light itself, didn't play around with it too much, but rotation can be done by bounding an angle to serverTime in each frame handler

[acoustic yew]

coding for 18 hours yay

[meager granite]

I'd suggest having each client creating their own local light object and rotating it themselves

But you can locally change transformation of global objects through an attachTo hack

[median nimbus]

yea I was about to ask how performance intensive it would be in a mp scenario

[meager granite]

Shouldn't be that big of a deal if done right

[median nimbus]

great, I don't need the rotation to be synchronized just the on/off behaviour

[meager granite]

It can be synced for everyone if bound to serverTime

Since engine already ensures it is synchronised between all clients

createNewLightCone = {
    if(isNil"myLightCones") then {myLightCones = []};
    myLightCones pushBack createSimpleObject ["...model...", _this, true];
    if(isNil"myLightConesEachFrameEH") then {myLightConesEachFrameEH = addMissionEventHandler ["EachFrame", {
        {
            _x setDir (serverTime % 10 * 360);
        } forEach myLightCones;
    }]};
};

This is all it takes really

Can be structured better though, but you should get an idea

[median nimbus]

oh that helps a lot, many thanks

[meager granite]

serverTime % 10 * 360 turns server time into 0-360 angle through 10 seconds

_this should be ASL position that simple objects use

[meager granite]

Welcome to the world of Arma pain

[acoustic yew]

haha

[acoustic yew]

btw did not work :/

idk why it wont work

I guess I need a code? idk tbh

[meager granite]

post code

[acoustic yew]

one sec

        //  Attribute values are saved in module's object space under their class names (Convoy Speed).
        _convoySpeed = _logic getVariable["SDR_ConvoySpeed", -1];
        if(_convoySpeed isEqualType "") then {_convoySpeed = parseNumber _convoySpeed};```

[meager granite]

looks proper

[acoustic yew]

yeah

[meager granite]

Your error is with hint which you didn't post

[acoustic yew]

standby

[acoustic yew]

Uh wait

[meager granite]

You need to feed string into hint

Just do hint str anyVariableHere to turn it into a string

[still forum]

What GUI elements where?
If something break thats a bug that should be reported as a bug and fixed

[still forum]

Yes, Yes.

[little raptor]

Not that I know of. I was gonna see if I can suggest a different approach for your problem

[bronze mulch]

Here to ask about multiplayer scripting now...... I decided to make the script server side as it seems easier to not handle server and client interaction. Also, It allows me to zeus in new anomaly and still run the scripts. Therefroe, this is what I come up with. The key condition added is the if statement followed by while{alive _self} do. This allows the detection if the player is turned around.

//this should be the object that follow this movement scheme
params [
    ["_self",objNull,[objNull]]
];
//Get position of the anomaly
private _pos = getPos _self;
private _posAGL = ASLToAGL _pos;
private _seen = false;

while {alive _self} do {
    //When it is not dead
    {
        if (
        _x == player
        && {_x distance _posAGL <= 2000}
        && {
            private _dir = _x getRelDir _pos;
            _dir <= 90 || {_dir >= 270}
        }
        ) then {
            //The player is looking at the general direction of the anomaly
            //Return the visibility between player and the anomaly
            _canSee = [objNull, "VIEW"] checkVisibility [eyePos player,eyePos _self];
            if (_canSee > 0) then {
                //Disable AI movement when it is seen by player
                _self disableAI "MOVE";
                _seen = true;
                systemChat "Disable AI MOVE";
            } else {
                //Enable AI movement when it is not seen by player
                if (_seen == false) then {
                    _self enableAI "MOVE";
                };
                systemChat "enableAI MOVE";
            };
        } else {
            //The player is not looking at the general direction of the anomaly
            //Enable AI movement when it is not seen by player
            if (_seen == false) then {
                _self enableAI "MOVE";
            };
            systemChat "enableAI MOVE";
        };
        if (_forEachIndex == 0) then {
            _seen = false;
        };
        systemChat format ["_forEachIndex: %1", _forEachIndex];
        //Repeat this for every player in the server
    } forEach units player;
}

However, this script doesn't work on multiplayer for some reason. The

systemChat format ["_forEachIndex: %1", _forEachIndex];
would return 0 every time indicating that it is only looping for a single player but the server had two in the game. Extending the script to multiplayer seems troublesome now.......

[little raptor]

units player returns units in the player group

In fact you're lucky it even runs once

[bronze mulch]

[little raptor]

If you ran it on dedicated server it wouldn't run

[bronze mulch]

Well...... it runs on dedicated server

only problem is it only check my eyes not others

[little raptor]

Dedi has no player

[bronze mulch]

Wait.... wha

[winter rose]

(also getPos is not getPosASL)

[bronze mulch]

W.... would forEach allPlayers work? or that's a client side and not for server side

[little raptor]

Well it's clearly chatGPT generated 😅

[bronze mulch]

Oh sadly no

It's written by me being very confused in multiplayer scripting

[winter rose]

involuntary slam 🤣

[bronze mulch]

I did get this partly from the Zeus Enhanced mod as it includes a function to show if a player is visible to a location

[little raptor]

If you fixed that and fixed using player maybe

[bronze mulch]

It would work even players joined or disconnects? Like it would updates it self or I had to do the work.

[little raptor]

Yes it would update allPlayers

And your while needs a sleep...

[bronze mulch]

This is why getpos to translate to AGL then be processed to get the distance between two objects

[bronze mulch]

yeah I do realize it when the server loads a lot slower than normally would

[little raptor]

what position format does getPos return?

[bronze mulch]

Wait.......

o.... oh right I don't translation

well That's one less function to run for optimization

[little raptor]

You didn't answer the question tho

[bronze mulch]

It's positionAGL which can be used as parameters for distance

[little raptor]

...😑

Now are you sure chatGPT didn't tell you that?!

[bronze mulch]

Yes because arma 3 wiki is on my left monitor

[little raptor]

Then how come you didn't see it returns positionAGLS?

[bronze mulch]

Because I look at Syntax 2 instead of Syntax 1

[winter rose]

:angery:

[agile flower]

Hello gang - anyone know of a method to read the items in a crate?

items _crate and itemsWithMagazines _crate don't seem to work

[little raptor]

In any case, like I said you have 2 immediate problems: 1. you iterate over units of a group, not all players
2. You use player in your forEach loop

[little raptor]

Well it's magazinesCargo, weaponsCargo, etc.

I don't recall if there's an itemsCargo

[bronze mulch]

Don't be angry. Now I understand

[winter rose]

(just kidding, don't worry ^^)

glad you caught it - now on to fix ze issues! ✊

[bronze mulch]

I'm afraid this will be the only Arma 3 script I will ever make. But at least I can make it works . Thanks for answering my silly questions.

[agile flower]

getItemCargo _crate;

👍

[meager granite]

Is there a way to turn off vehicle laser?

[winter rose]

… remove / re-add the battery? 😬
perhaps force "fire"

[meager granite]

Removing and readding the weapon or magazine is what I thought of right away, gonna see if fire does anything 🤔

[digital hollow]

action ["UseMagazine" works for sure https://github.com/zen-mod/ZEN/blob/master/addons/common/functions/fnc_fireWeapon.sqf#L86

[meager granite]

Thanks, just had this working

[fleet sand]

Quick Question how to move object back and forward with setVelocityTransformation ? I was able to make object go from pos 1 to pos 2 in time interval but how would i make it so when it reaches to pos 2 to flip direction of travel but keep rotation ?

[winter rose]

maths

[coarse needle]

Does AllCurators not work as intended? I have a script which should add all opfor units as editable for two zeus' using the AllCurators command. Only the first zeus gets the units under his control though.

[digital hollow]

does exitWith not work inside getOrDefaultCall?

[granite sky]

can't see why it wouldn't. Example?

[digital hollow]

myMap = createHashMap;
private _value = myMap getOrDefaultCall ["key", {
    if true exitWith {"value"}
}, true];
isNil "value" // true

[still forum]

might be

[south swan]

sounds wut

myMap = createHashMap;
private _value = myMap getOrDefaultCall ["key", {
    if true exitWith {"value"}
}, true];
[isNil "value", isNil "_value", myMap, _value, _totallyDoesntExist] // [true,true,[["key",<null>]],<null>,any]``` somehow `<null>` and `isNil` at the same time ![meowsweats](https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/707626030613135390.webp?size=128 "meowsweats")

[restive hinge]

I'm having this weird error trying to call a variable through params

// fn_spawnCache.sqf
params ["_cachePos"];
_cachePos = _this select 0;
_lootCache = "VirtualReammoBox_camonet_F" createVehicle getPosASL _cachePos;
// Some stuff happens

// init.sqf
// _locationPosition is a valid position. Trust me.
_housesArray = nearestObjects [_locationPosition, ["House"], 1000];
_randomHouse = selectRandom _housesArray;
_positionsArray = [_randomHouse] call BIS_fnc_buildingPositions;
_cachePos = selectRandom _positionsArray;
[_cachePos] execVM "scripts\fn_spawnCache.sqf";

It looks like _cachePos is undefined. Any hints would be appreciated!

[south swan]

inb4 randomly selected house doesn't have any buldingPositions defined

[restive hinge]

Hm.

[stark fjord]

Umm, if u have _cachePos in params, you dont need to do _cachePos = _this select 0

[restive hinge]

That's right, guess the problem in _randomHouse as artemoz stated.

Is there any boolean function to fetch the nearest building with positions?

[stark fjord]

did you try giving fn_spawnCache just, known good position?

[restive hinge]

I'll try!

[stark fjord]

like [player] execVM "scripts\fn_spawnCache.sqf";

OH lol

i see what it is

[restive hinge]

This one works, yeah

[nocturne bluff]

Its helpful to post the script ;)

[stark fjord]

//Gets array of objects, ja?
_housesArray = nearestObjects [_locationPosition, ["House"], 1000];
//slects random object
_randomHouse = selectRandom _housesArray;
//Gets positions of said of said house
_positionsArray = [_randomHouse] call BIS_fnc_buildingPositions;

//Select random position
_cachePos = selectRandom _positionsArray;
//Pases position as in XYZ vector to spawnCache
[_cachePos] execVM "scripts\fn_spawnCache.sqf";


//FN_SpawnCache.sqf
//Grabs POSITION from params
params ["_cachePos"];
//Does same as above again
_cachePos = _this select 0;

//Grabs a ASL Position OF a position and tries to create va there
_lootCache = "VirtualReammoBox_camonet_F" createVehicle getPosASL _cachePos;
//Should be:
_lootCache = "VirtualReammoBox_camonet_F" createVehicle _cachePos;

[restive hinge]

So the getPos is a problem!

[stark fjord]

yes you were trying to getPos a position

[restive hinge]

As the _cachePos is already a position.

Darn it.

Thank you!~

Works like a charm!

[manic flame]

Hiya, is this how you use the params in addAction?

intel_1 addAction ["Search Intel", {
    hint format ["%1 Has found intel!", _this select 1 params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"]];
    removeAllActions _target;
}];

Essentially, I want to make an action that appears once, then after one of the players interacts with it, it completely disappears

I cant use holdAction because intel_1 is a dead unit

[open fractal]

no

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

[stark fjord]

I guess you can jank it and

private _tf = {if (true) exitWith {"value"}; "not value"};

myMap = createHashMap; 
private _value = myMap getOrDefaultCall ["key", {call _tf}, true]; 

//Or if u like one liners
private _value = myMap getOrDefaultCall ["key", {call {if (true) exitWith {"value"}}}, true];
```But yeah exit with doesnt work for some reason....

[open fractal]

the params line usually goes at the top of the script using syntax 1

"script" in this case meaning the code block you pass to the addaction

[manic flame]

btw, im looking to redistribute my scripts across folders, right now im using initServer.sqf but im pretty sure there's better ways

[stark fjord]

description.ext -> CfgFunctions
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Functions_Library#Function_Declaration

You can have multiple classes with different folders or have each function in diffrent folder etc

[austere hawk]

wheels axis for physx vehicles are stored in wheels class parameter center = "axis_memorypoint123456"; for each individual wheel class

[little raptor]

wrap it in another call

[digital hollow]

yeah, can be worked around for sure. was just unexpected.

[manic flame]

Hiya! Thanks for the tip. I began doing a bit of stuff.
Right now i have defined my CFG functions like this, how would my file structure look like?

<ROOT>\Category\intelManager_fn_add_intel_port.sqf

?

[stark fjord]

amm this has to go into description.ext or config.cpp not "intelManager_fn_add_intel_port.sqf"

[manic flame]

yeah, its in description.ext

im asking for what path i have to use to write down my method

like the actual logic of it

as far as i know the classes define the paths for the functions

[hallow mortar]

That will be in <missionroot>\functions\Category\fn_add_intel_port.sqf, since it's from description.ext. But you can change that* by adding file = "your\folder\path"; to the category class

• still inside mission root, you can't set it to arbitrary folders wherever

[manic flame]

im guessing this works?

[stark fjord]

after you've done that

class CfgFunctions
{
  class MyUniqueTag  //must be unique class, dont use something like BIS
  {  
    class script
    {
        file = "myFunFolder";
        class myAwesomeFunction1 {};
        class myAWesomeFunction2 {};
    };
    class myOtherScript
    {
        file = "myNotSoFunFolder";
        class myUnAwesomeFunction1 {};
        class myUnAwesomeFunction2 {file="fun.sqf"};
    };
};

Above stuff Would be in following folder structure
mission.sqm
description.ext
fun.sqf <-- this is file of myUnAwesomeFunction2
myFunFolder\fn_myAwesomeFunction1.sqf
myFunFolder\fn_myAwesomeFunction2.sqf
myNotSoFunFolder\fn_myUnAwesomeFunction1.sqf

[hallow mortar]

file = " ... " defines the folder for that category. Individual file names are detected automatically based on the function names you declare, you don't specify an sqf file in that.

Also, it's \ for file paths, not /

[manic flame]

thanks

are methods auto-executed or do I need to call them from the initServer regardless?

[stark fjord]

no, they are not

[hallow mortar]

• though you can specify a file in the individual function class as Marko showed, but there's not much of a reason to not use the autodetection

[stark fjord]

but you can do this class myAwesomeFunction1 {postInit = 1;}; //This will auto exec it on post

or you could use preInit or bunch of other fun stuff.

[manic flame]

thanks!

just what I needed

[stark fjord]

mind you it will execute on all. So you have to do a check inside the script something like if (!isServer) exitWith{};

[manic flame]

Yep, i'll make sure

Its all working btw, the scripts work and the path is fine aswell

[stark fjord]

Also functions get tag appended to call them in other scripts you use (from example above) [] call MyUniqueTag_fnc_myAwesomeFunction

[manic flame]

Although, an unrelated problem (haha), the "_target" param returns an array, apparently.

Essentially im trying to remove the action from the dead body for all the clients. but ehh... having trouble.

[stark fjord]

When running it with postInit, it will execute with no parameters

[hallow mortar]

Order of precedence problem, removeAllActions is being evaluated before select

Add some ()

[manic flame]

huh, though _caller seems to be working fine

[manic flame]

as of (_this select 0); ?

[hallow mortar]

Yep

[stark fjord]

3rd line in your script params[] will be usesless you wont get those params out

[manic flame]

by out you mean executed by for example another script?

in that case i'll remove it

[stark fjord]

if you would run [1,2,3,4] call TAG_fnc_add_intel_port you would get _target == 1, _caller == 2, _actionID ==3, _arguments == 4, but now you will get nils for most of these

[manic flame]

alrighty

i got all working

thanks yall

see you in 15 mins whenever my next confusing problem appears

[stark fjord]

are you doing this for multiplayer ?

[manic flame]

Yeah

it is meant for MP

[stark fjord]

Then the next confusing problem will appear when you try to play this mission with friend and both will be able to get intel 😛

[manic flame]

yeeeahhh that's why i kept asking to remove the action across all clients

any workarounds?

[stark fjord]

you will have to remoteExec the function since addAction and removeAllActions has only local effect

[manic flame]

i see, i could remoteExec it over at initServer.sqf?

something like this, i'd guess?

[stark fjord]

If you dont intend to remove intel_1 object thru out the whole mission, action will add just fine. If you remove it script will error out for someone who joins late and intel_1 is already gone.
you'd wanna add a check like if (isNull intel_1) exitWith {}
Next as script has local effect, you want to run it on ALL clients not server itself, as server has no GUI it cant see action so instead of if (!isServer) exitWith {} you want if (!hasInterface) exitWith {}

[manic flame]

yeah no, intel_1 will be persistent, although I will keep in mind the advice

[stark fjord]

the second part of the message still applies

[manic flame]

yes

Im looking at it rn

i applied it

i will now try it across MP with a friend and see how it goes

is there any other utilities to test across MP?

Would Zeus controlled units count as a client?

im guessing not

[stark fjord]

it will work as follows: For example your buddy goes there, sees action, collects intel, only HE gets those messages (you dont).
Then you go there, you see the action (Even tho it should be gone), you collect the intel (again), and only YOU see those messages.

if this is desired effect then it will work.

Same for the hint.

[manic flame]

oh uhm... I think we are on a different line then

the idea is to disable the action across all clients and hint across all clients

Player 1 -> finds intel
-> Hint is sent all clients
-> action is removed from all clients

[stark fjord]

i understand, i just told you what will happen with your current script 😛

[manic flame]

ahhh

so having changed it to !hasInterface should deal with it, right?

[stark fjord]

no

[manic flame]

if not i'll just consider making the unit be alive so i can do the hold action system and let it be

alright i guess i'll just make the unit alive

[stark fjord]

hold action will have same effect 😛
Why this is tricky is cause you have to tell all clients across the network that script is already executed, so all clients can remove action themselves. Same for messages you wanna display

[manic flame]

aaarghhh

i'll just drop a computer and good ol arma 3 intel system and call it a day

item pops

[stark fjord]

if you wanna avoid scripting, thats the best way of dealing with it.

[manic flame]

I just dont wanna get into messy networking

[stark fjord]

otherwise you are looking at something like this:
Client picks up intel with action -> addAction scrip uses remoteExec to tell server, to tell all clients to run a different script -> That script would display the messages to said clients, and remove action from intel_1 object (including the client that triggered the action)

[manic flame]

sounds like something i could work with

I'll try

[manic sigil]

Checking before i fully commit to using a mobile phone (new); you cant take a normal GPS object and track it as a separate entity or rename it, right?

[little raptor]

[manic flame]

Okayyy, here's the method i made.
@stark fjord
fn_clear_intel.sqf

params ["_objectName"];

_object = this select 0;

removeAllActions(_object);

fn_add_intel_port.sqf

if (!hasInterface) exitWith {}

intel_1 addAction ["Search Intel", {
    hint format ["%1 Has found intel!", _this select 1];
    diag_log format ["%1", _this select 0];
    ["intel_1"] remoteExec ["TAG_fn_clear_intel"];

}];

[manic sigil]

Scenario is, players find an abandoned truck and search it for clues, finding a dashboard GPS that needs to be handed off to be decoded.

I previously just used a normal GPS, but all the players have one already and I cant figure out a way to cleanly divide 'GPS in my pocket already' from 'GPS in this truck's inventory'.

I replaced it with mobilePhone_new and rewrote the dialog, but im curious if there was a way I could make a clean distinction.

[zealous lintel]

Hey, can somebody please help me cracking this?

i want a sentry behind a searchlight to check 4 points while he is still alive

this is what i have and it gives error because it cannot be suspended, can somebody please help me fix it?

`SMK_fn_doWatchJedna = {
0 spawn {
SMK_svetloJednaG doTarget SMK_svetloJednaCil_1;
sleep 5;
SMK_svetloJednaG doTarget SMK_svetloJednaCil_2;
sleep 5;
SMK_svetloJednaG doTarget SMK_svetloJednaCil_3;
sleep 5;
SMK_svetloJednaG doTarget SMK_svetloJednaCil_4;
sleep 5;
} remoteExecCall ["spawn", 0, false];
};

while {true} do {
if (alive SMK_svetloJednaG) then {
[_this] call SMK_fn_doWatchJedna;
};
sleep 21; // Wait 21 seconds before checking again
};`

[granite sky]

Syntax is busted on the first part. Not even sure how it interprets that.

[zealous lintel]

when i only call for the function it works just fine i just need to loop it somehow

[granite sky]

Probably works:

SMK_fn_doWatchJedna = {
    SMK_svetloJednaG doTarget  SMK_svetloJednaCil_1;
    sleep 5;
    SMK_svetloJednaG doTarget  SMK_svetloJednaCil_2;
    sleep 5;
    SMK_svetloJednaG doTarget  SMK_svetloJednaCil_3;
    sleep 5;
    SMK_svetloJednaG doTarget  SMK_svetloJednaCil_4;
    sleep 5;
};

while {true} do {
    if (alive SMK_svetloJednaG) then {
        [] remoteExec ["SMK_fn_doWatchJedna", SMK_svetloJednaG];
    };
    sleep 21; // Wait 21 seconds before checking again
};

remoteExec (not -call) runs in scheduled anyway so you don't need a spawn. Function only needs to exec where your unit is local because doTarget is local-argument global-effect.

[zealous lintel]

it gives the same error which i didnt solve "Suspending not allowed in this context"

[granite sky]

Maybe quote which line it's complaining about :P

but I guess you're running the code in unscheduled in the first place.

probably simplest to just move everything to the local function.

SMK_fn_doWatchJedna = {
    while {alive SMK_svetloJednaG} do {
        SMK_svetloJednaG doTarget  SMK_svetloJednaCil_1;
        sleep 5;
        SMK_svetloJednaG doTarget  SMK_svetloJednaCil_2;
        sleep 5;
        SMK_svetloJednaG doTarget  SMK_svetloJednaCil_3;
        sleep 5;
        SMK_svetloJednaG doTarget  SMK_svetloJednaCil_4;
        sleep 5;
    };
};

if (alive SMK_svetloJednaG) then {
    [] remoteExec ["SMK_fn_doWatchJedna", SMK_svetloJednaG];
};

The if is probably redundant. Depends on setup.

Code assumes that the locality of the unit doesn't change.

[zealous lintel]

well bless you it works

ty very much

[granite sky]

Actually, can I sanity check where you're putting this code...

[zealous lintel]

well firstly into console just to get it working, from there i will manage im still not sure if i will put it into trigger or sqf i might add little bit of complexity to it

[velvet merlin]

Result:
0.0191 ms

Cycles:
10000/10000

Code:
for "_i" from 1 to 50 do 
{ 
    configFile >> "cfgVehicles" 
};


Result:
0.008 ms

Cycles:
10000/10000

Code:
private _test = configFile >> "cfgVehicles"; 
 
for "_i" from 1 to 50 do  
{  
    _test 
};```

initially i thought caching data read from config would useful

however when we tested with getText for simulation type, getVariable was slower

above though again seems to indicate at least certain parts of config access would make sense to cache if you do it very often/frequently

[cosmic lichen]

That code looks familiar 😄

[granite sky]

Not sure what you think that's demonstrating really, other than fewer commands => faster

configFile >> "thisDoesntExist" is only slightly quicker than configFile >> "cfgVehicles"

[hallow mortar]

MissileCore should detect the Vorona, and does in my usage

[wind flax]

Does anyone know what happened to the Server Transfer scripts (i.e redirectClientToServer)? All posts seem to be dead, not sure if anyone ended up polishing it or not

[stark fjord]

Almost, but you need to do some more switcheroo like this:
fn_add_intel_port.sqf

//This script will execute on all clients because we used postInit=1 in CfgFunctions
//If something doesnt have interface (is not a player) we dont run this
if (!hasInterface) exitWith {};

intel_1 addAction ["Search Intel", {
  //Here we get action parameters
  params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"];
  //We remote execute script on all clients, even if self hosted, we pass it two params:
  //Who did the action, and what was action done on.
  //Here you could safely use [player, intel_1] instead
  [_caller, _target] remoteExec ["TAG_fnc_clear_intel", [0, -2] # isDedicated, true];
//Last true means that it will be sent to client, even if they join later/in progress
}];```
`fn_clear_intel.sqf`
```sqf
//This script will execute on all clients, because of remoteExec once one player does the action
//Grab parameters we gave it in remoteExec above (player and intel object)
params ["_caller", "_target"];
//Print the hint. Print all your other messages here too.
hint format ["%1 Has found intel!", _caller];
//Remove all actions from intel object
removeAllActions _target;```

[sullen sigil]

is there a limit to how far out position setting works?

[manic flame]

wowzies

thanks

what's with 0, -2?

[stark fjord]

Idk if it still works but this:
http://killzonekid.com/farewell-my-arma-friends/

If you are looking for something like Spotlight button to connect (middle button on main dashboard) you can use thishpp class CfgMainMenuSpotlight { class CoopCampaign { text = "Connect to my server"; textIsQuote = 0; picture = "\myAddon\picture.paa"; video = "\myAddon\video.ogv"; action = "connectToServer ['IP',PORT,'Password']"; actionText = "Connect to my server"; condition = "true"; }; };
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/connectToServer
Has to be done via mod tho.

[sullen sigil]

yes, 50k maximum in positive dir

[stark fjord]

[0, -2] # isDedicated if server is dedicated, eg its running on its own box with no interface, it does not need to run this.
isDedicated will return true -> [0, -2] # true -> this will select -2 and remoteExec will not execute the script on server.
However if you are hosting from ingame, you are player and server at the same time, and you want this script to run on you also.
in that case isDedicated will return false, select 0th index in array, so 0 and remoteExec will run on all

[warm swallow]

Has anyone made a custom arma 3 lobby screen when you join a MP server?

[coarse needle]

Yeah well i dont have access to it right now ^^ Just thought it ask if there were any known issues.

[wind flax]

I've already done the Spotlight Button, I'm trying to switch clients from one server to another

[stark fjord]

Then first link

[fair drum]

anyone got a better way to write this?

arsenal_whitelist_weapons_US = [
    "CUP_lmg_M249_ElcanM145_Laser",
    "CUP_arifle_mk18_tan_holo_laserflash",
    "CUP_lmg_Mk48_des_Aim_Laser",
    "CUP_arifle_Mk20_LeupoldMk4MRT",
    "CUP_arifle_mk18_tan_holo_laserflash",
    "CUP_arifle_mk18_tan_holo_laserflash",
    "CUP_arifle_mk18_m203_tan_holo_laserflash",
    "CUP_arifle_mk18_tan_holo_laserflash",
    "CUP_arifle_mk18_m203_tan_holo_laserflash",
    "CUP_arifle_mk18_tan_holo_laserflash"
];

arsenal_whitelist_acc_US = arsenal_whitelist_weapons_US apply {
    private _properties = configProperties [(configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> _x >> "LinkedItems")];
    _properties apply {
        getText (_x >> "item");
    };
};
arsenal_whitelist_acc_US = flatten arsenal_whitelist_acc_US;
arsenal_whitelist_acc_US = arsenal_whitelist_acc_US arrayIntersect arsenal_whitelist_acc_US;

kinda heavy getting better
Execution Time: 0.0958 ms | Cycles: 10000/10000

[meager granite]

Skip on extra vars and functions

Also since this list seems to be static, just preload it once during mission loading

[fair drum]

yeah its gonna be only once anyways. just trying to reduce loadtime so I'm picking through stuff

[sudden yacht]

I looking for a way to create camera on users interface that takes up about half the screen? Help.

[sudden yacht]

I figured it out 🙂

[sudden yacht]

Im trying to create to independent camera's. Both camera scripts work independently. However when added together... Only 1 of them works. Help. ```//FRONT LEFT WINDOW//
camera1 = "camera" camCreate [0, 0, 0];
camera1 camCommitPrepared 0;
camera1 camPrepareRelPos [0, -5, 10];
camera1 camPrepareFOV 1;
camera1 attachTo [car, [-0.79, 0.4, -0.4]];
camera1 cameraEffect ["internal", "back", "rttName1"];
if (!isPiPEnabled) exitWith { systemChat "PiP is not enabled in video options"; };

with uiNamespace do
{
private _ctrl = findDisplay 46 createDisplay "RscDisplayEmpty" ctrlCreate ["RscPicture", -1];
_ctrl ctrlSetPosition [safeZoneW * 0.205, safeZoneY, safeZoneW * 0.5, safeZoneH * 1];
_ctrl ctrlSetText "#(argb,512,512,1)r2t(rttName1,1.0)";
_ctrl ctrlCommit 0;
};

camera = "camera" camCreate [0, 0, 0];
camera camCommitPrepared 0;
camera camPrepareRelPos [0, -5, 10];
camera camPrepareFOV 1;
camera attachTo [car, [-0.9, 0.45, -0.4]];
camera setDir -90;
camera cameraEffect ["internal", "back", "rttName2"];
if (!isPiPEnabled) exitWith { systemChat "PiP is not enabled in video options"; };

with uiNamespace do
{
private _ctrl2 = findDisplay 46 createDisplay "RscDisplayEmpty" ctrlCreate ["RscPicture", -1];
_ctrl2 ctrlSetPosition [safeZoneW * -0.295, safeZoneY, safeZoneW * 0.5, safeZoneH * 1];
_ctrl2 ctrlSetText "#(argb,512,512,1)r2t(rttName2,1.0)";
_ctrl2 ctrlCommit 0;
};```

[fair drum]

camera cameraEffect ["internal", "back", "rttName2"]; 
"rttName" setPiPEffect [0]; <----- Same? ---- ^

aren't you wanting these to be the same?

[sudden yacht]

Yes. Updated. No luck.

[fair drum]

well when you do the first camera effect, you are moving your perspective to that camera, you then override that perspective the next time you use cameraEffect later

One cannot mix and match cameraEffect and can either have multiple r2t cameras or a single camera for the whole screen.

[sudden yacht]

updated, nodda.

Bear with me. Im an idiot

[tough abyss]

addCuratorEditableObjects only works on the server. maybe thats the issue.

as Quicksilver said...

[velvet merlin]

yeah that sample isnt really telling anything

we tried stuff like

_isTank = _vehicle getVariable "TEST_isTank";

if (isNil "_isTank") then {
 _isTank = _vehicle isKindOf "Tank";
 _vehicle setVariable ["TEST_isTank",_isTank];
};

or

_isTankSuper = (getText (configFile >> "cfgVehicles" >> (typeOf _vehicle) >> "super")) == 1;

the profiling via the console said direct sqf command is quicker than the getVariable access

[granite sky]

Well, the isKindOf one certainly isn't worth it.

Even if you did the setVariable on vehicle creation so that you didn't need the conditional lookup.

The getText one would be a small improvement but doesn't seem like a good tradeoff in code complexity.

I'd stick to caching stuff that's actually slow.

[meager granite]

@velvet merlin New getOrDefaultCall is a great feature to cache config stuff

someConfigPropertyCheckCache = createHashmap;
...
someConfigPropertyCheckCache getOrDefault [typeOf _this, {
    getText(configOf _this >> "simulation") == "UAVPilot" && (_this isKindOf "Whatever")
}, true];

Maybe also wrap that into a function but that's additional scope

Wrap into #define for additional drop of performance

#define MY_CONFIG_CHECK(VEH) someConfigPropertyCheckCache getOrDefault [typeOf VEH, {\
    getText(configOf VEH>> "simulation") == "UAVPilot" && (VEH isKindOf "Whatever")\
}, true]

MY_CONFIG_CHECK(player);

[pulsar bluff]

careful tho, in some uses its better performance to simply do the "getX (configfile ..."

[sullen sigil]

is there a way to find if something on screen is covered by part of a gui element (not including transparency)? sounds like it wouldnt be too performant if it is possible in a3

[south swan]

inb4 worldToScreen + ctrlAt

[still forum]

usually nil's are <any> because the game returns a Any typed nill.
But a untyped nill is also possible its just a nil with <null> type

[still forum]

And _isTankSuper = (getText ((configOf _vehicle) >> "super")) == 1; will be even faster

[sullen sigil]

display param is supposed to be 46 not an IDD right?

or whatever the main screen number is

oh finddisplay exists amazing

onEachFrame {
    private _screenpos = worldToScreen ASLToAGL getPosASL jeffbezos;
    systemChat str ((findDisplay 1044) ctrlAt _screenpos);
};``` should work then? returning no control with ace goggles bits

[little raptor]

ACE goggles are not dialogs

They're cuts

[sullen sigil]

ah, how would I find the display for that? or is that not possible?

[little raptor]

It registers its display using setVariable

Find its name by checking its config or source on github

[sullen sigil]

I used findDisplay "RscACE_Goggles" with no dice either

[slow brook]

can someone poiint out what i've missed here?

// Log the shit that Zeus does...
// Zeus Logging
_zeus = ['adminZeus_1','adminZeus_2','z1_module','z2_module','z3_module','z4_module','z5_module','z6_module','z7_module','z8_module','z9_module'];

{
    _x addEventHandler ["CuratorObjectRegistered", { 
        params ["_curator"];
        private _scriptName = "Zeus Log";
        private _message = format ["%1 has become Zeus", profileName];
        [3,_message, _scriptName] execvm "scripts\performance\log.sqf";
    }];

    _x addEventHandler ["CuratorObjectPlaced", {
        params ["_curator", "_entity"];
        private _scriptName = "Zeus Log";
        private _message = format ["%1 has placed: %2", profileName, _entity];
        [3,_message, _scriptName] execvm "scripts\performance\log.sqf";
    }];

    _x addEventHandler ["CuratorObjectDeleted", {
        params ["_curator", "_entity"];
        private _scriptName = "Zeus Log";
        private _message = format ["%1 has deleted: %2", profileName, _entity];
        [3,_message, _scriptName] execvm "scripts\performance\log.sqf";
    }];
} foreach _zeus;

12:19:20 Error in expression <module','z8_module','z9_module'];

{
_x addEventHandler ["CuratorObjectRegistere>
12:19:20   Error position: <addEventHandler ["CuratorObjectRegistere>
12:19:20   Error addeventhandler: Type String, expected Object,Group

[warm hedge]

Well, literally the error says

Not sure what is the intention and what those _zeus array do so can't really say what to fix

[slow brook]

The zeus array is the named modules for gamemaster

[warm hedge]

So like adminZeus_1 is the name of the Game Master module and so forth?

[slow brook]

Yep

[warm hedge]

Then get rid of ' for those _zeuss

[slow brook]

oh right, just have it as [adminzeus,ect]

[wicked roost]

How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";

[little raptor]

I said getVariable...

[sullen sigil]

tried that too but just realised i was trying the wrong one, one mo

[little raptor]

Again it uses setVariable to register it on uiNamespace

Using its onLoad EH

[sullen sigil]

ya i was looking at the effects one, mb

onEachFrame {
    private _screenpos = worldToScreen ASLToAGL getPosASL jeffbezos;
    private _display = uiNamespace getVariable "ACE_Goggles_Display";
    systemChat str ((_display) ctrlAt _screenpos);
    systemChat str _screenpos;
};``` also isn't working though isn't throwing any errors, `_display` matches IDD and screenpos is changing when you look about, fails when object not on screen

[little raptor]

Yes you should check if screenPos is empty

[sullen sigil]

it's returning systemchats of expected coordinates and no control

[little raptor]

Does it even have any ctrls?

Did you check allControls?

[sullen sigil]

[Control #10650] returned by sqf private _display = uiNamespace getVariable "ACE_Goggles_Display"; allControls _display;

[little raptor]

Maybe it's in background and ctrlAt doesn't check background?

Check its config

[sullen sigil]

would be my guess -- how would I know from its config? not too well versed w/ gui bits

[little raptor]

See which class its defined in

[sullen sigil]

rsctitles

[little raptor]

Controls vs ControlsBackground

[sullen sigil]

oh

controls i presume then
https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/blob/master/addons/goggles/RscTitles.hpp#L13

[little raptor]

Yeah. Dunno then

[sullen sigil]

probably more hassle than its worth rather than just putting icons across the whole screen rather than hiding hud outside of glasses

[stark fjord]

What are you trying to do tho?

[sullen sigil]

make a hud that doesnt appear over the ace goggles gui

hud part is easy thats just drawicon3d etc

[zenith stump]

Planning to do some small scale RP stuff with my friends.

I have few civilian vehicles on the map just driving around with waypoints, so that the roads aren't just empty of all traffic.

What would be the best way to make sure the cars driving around don't run out of fuel, but don't have too much either in case my players decide to... "borrow" one.

[stark fjord]

if (!isServer) exitWith {};
[this] spawn
{
    params["_vic"];
    while {alive _vic && local _vic} do
    {
       _vic setFuel 0.5;
       sleep 600;
   };
};```

[little raptor]

If your mission spans a large area and you want to place many cars I advise that you spawn a few and just teleport them around

[stark fjord]

True, but if he has em set i guess that script would work. If player takes driver, script will end. Or vic gets destroyed

[coarse needle]

Allright

[little raptor]

As for this, it's better to just use a single loop for all those vehicles

[stark fjord]

I guess. But easier for non versed to just copy pasta into init. And then copy paste as many as you want.

I hope he wont have 50 of em.

[little raptor]

I would say it's equally easy to do this:

1. Place all vehicles in a layer
2. Do this:

{
   _x setFuel 1
} forEach getLayerObjects "layer"

In a loop
(Can't type or check bc I'm on mobile but I guess it's understandable)

[hallow mortar]

getMissionLayerEntities

[south swan]

synced "Logic" object with code in its Init 🧠

[zenith stump]

It's just a small area. I have 4 cars following various waypoint i set to cycle. Idea being that they pass other vahicles occasionally.

[south swan]

oh, hey, we've invented Modules again 🙃

[zenith stump]

So I just slap that onto the vehicle?

[coarse needle]

I got http://pastebin.com/kQrBdfRQ this in my init.sqf

[south swan]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#Fuel

this addEventHandler ["Fuel", {
    params ["_vehicle", "_hasFuel"];
        if (!_hasFuel) then {_vehicle setFuel 0.5;};
}];``` ![tanking](https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/700311400098299944.webp?size=128 "tanking")

[coarse needle]

Finally got to my PC :D

Fkin halloween

[zenith stump]

I guess I could also manually change the fuel of any vehicle they "borrow" as Zeus.

Would that make it simpler to make sure they don't run out of fuel while NPC's just drive around?

[hallow mortar]

Most of the solutions posted here are functional and pretty simple. They're just arguing about the most best way to do it. You can just pick whichever one you like, with only 4 cars it won't make much difference.

[jaunty girder]

Whitelist certain weapons

out of the ACE Arsenal

how would I go about doing this?

[stark fjord]

Only ace goggles?

[sullen sigil]

ya

[stark fjord]

Well... just check if the "ace_googles_display" ui var isnil. If it aint show, if it is dont show...
Or you wanna layer it underneath ace goggles?

[sullen sigil]

no as in
if you have goggles on it wont show on the goggles part, only the transparent part 😅

[stark fjord]

Ooh, so like scale it? To fit actual "cut out area"?

[sullen sigil]

errrr

ya

i think

[winter rose]

"behind" the goggles drawing

[sullen sigil]

like this where black boxes are bits of ace gui

but i cannot layer with drawIcon3D so it would just need to stop drawing if the object is under the gui

[stark fjord]

What if you make your own rsc?

[sullen sigil]

needs to be drawicon3d'd

[stark fjord]

God damn 3d.

[sullen sigil]

its not the end of the world if icons show through the gui tbh

was just wondering if its doable

[stark fjord]

I mean ace goggles just draw picture over whole screen and stretch ot to fit. So unless u check transparency of pic... idk

[sullen sigil]

its no big deal, more performant without

[tough abyss]

allMissionObjects "Man" includes rabbits, snake and fish

CAManBase, but whatever

[coarse needle]

Doesn't add rabbits snake and fish for me :D

[stark fjord]

Btw is nowdays any "clean" method for transforming players into ragdolls on demand.
By clean i mean without hitting them with heavy objects at high speed?

[sullen sigil]

BIN_fnc_setRagdoll exists but idk how clean it is

[little raptor]

ACE goggles display doesn't have "bits"

[little raptor]

addForce

[sullen sigil]

if you have transparency in the texture

[little raptor]

Well that's the thing. It's just one texture

You have to calculate the black areas yourself

Per texture

And if they changed their textures your feature would break 🤷

[stark fjord]

Many tanks

Also there is BIN_fnc_setRagdoll however it has evil little text in description

This content is exclusive to the Arma 3 Contact Expansion.

[little raptor]

Yes BIN functions are for Contact DLC

[stark fjord]

given the parameters it takes, it seems to be same exact function

with a check for typeof "Man"

[little raptor]

I doubt it uses addForce

it's much newer than contact DLC

[south swan]

// Exit if _unit is not a man
if(!(_unit isKindOf "Man"))exitWith{};

// Disable damage
private _damageState = isDamageAllowed _unit;
if(_damageState)then{_unit allowDamage false};

// Create collider and increase its mass
private _pos =  (AGLtoASL(_unit modelToWorldVisual (_unit selectionPosition _position))) ;
private _collider = "ObjectCollider_01_small_F" createVehicleLocal [0,0,0];
_collider setMass 10^10;
_collider setPosASL _pos;
_collider setVelocity _force;
``` 🙃

copypasted from BIN_fnc_setRagdoll

[winter rose]

should be "CAManBase" 😬

[stark fjord]

Even they use dirty trick ...

[south swan]

hey, what if you want to ragdoll a butterfly?

[stark fjord]

// Exit if _unit is not a man

[little raptor]

like I said the addForce version is added recently

there was no other way back then

[digital hollow]

_butterfly isKindOf "Man" meme https://imgflip.com/i/7jg95y

[stark fjord]

ill try it... as soon as 35 gb finishes downloading. But im already in a predicament if this will be good enough.
You see i have a monster and i want it to drag the player for certain distance and then toss them somewhere.
setForce will work fine for tossing... dragging will be a different bridge to cross.

[digital hollow]

lift player with (optionally invisible) rope

[stark fjord]

will that ragdolize them?

[sullen sigil]

is there a publicVariableServer for individual namespaces etc or do i need to getvar + setvar

[stark fjord]

i dont want them to be standing behind the monster with default arma "this is fine" expresion

[hallow mortar]

It won't start a ragdoll, and you can't move non-ragdoll players with ropes since they aren't PhysX. But you can ragdoll them (e.g. addForce), then attach the rope, and drag them while they're ragdolled

[stark fjord]

thanks, will try, also, how long will they stay flacid?

[hallow mortar]

I'm pretty sure they'll be limp as long as they're being moved around

[stark fjord]

cool. T. Hanks

[hallow mortar]

Alternatively, you can force them into a downed animation and attachTo them to the monster 🤷

[stark fjord]

did that so far but it looks silly. Since monster jumps around quite a bit

ill try the rope (no, not like that). Might be just what im looking for.
For reference its a smoke monster from lost. So it tends to be quite jumpy and quite throwy from time to time, to physically break player and not outright kill them. With ACE breaks bones etc

[drowsy geyser]

Why is the ragdoll state not permanent?

What is the reason?

[hallow mortar]

Because people automatically recover from being ragdolled, since they have arms they can use to get back up

[drowsy geyser]

Well, it would be nice if we could control it somehow, imagine a player "fainting" midair and switching into a revive state, looks pretty annoying

[tough abyss]

Maybe they aren't spawned at that point

[stark fjord]

or have ragdoll fights or qwop

[stark fjord]

hmm no matter what i do, i cant string the player.
Neither in "alive" state, as ragdoll or as unconscious.

it just stand still until rope stretches enough to break

[molten yacht]

Hi, so I have this holdAction that when complete, calls execVM "script.sqf"

And in that script, I've got things like:

["tsk_getAirdrop","SUCCEEDED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
chemGet = true; 
publicVariable "chemGet";
jesterDummy setGroupId ["JESTER I/O NODE 451"]; 
jesterDummy sideChat "Sensors indicate you have opened the crate.";
sleep 2;
jesterDummy sideChat "The chemical detectors have been modified to seek out trace anomalous readings.";
sleep 2;
jesterDummy sideChat "Please take them with you.";
player createDiarySubject ["keyItems","Key Mission Items"] ;
player createDiaryRecord ["keyItems", ["Anomalous Detector", "You've been given a modified chemical detector. <br></br><br></br>Your friend says it's been modified to be helpful to you.<br></br><br></br>Show it briefly by holding <font color='#FFA600'>O</font>: Toggle it onscreen by double-tapping <font color='#FFA600'>O</font>."]];
systemChat "Key items listing updated.";

** I now understand that this will not properly give the task to all players because of locality issues and only the person triggering the holdAction getting the proper messages and diary record. **

How can I refactor this code to send the same messages to all players (co-op zeus mission) and add the same diary entry to all players?

[winter rose]

remoteExec

[winter rose]

what is your holdAction code?

[wicked roost]

How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";

[winter rose]

what, @little raptor

[little raptor]

isn't what he posted the addAction code?

[molten yacht]

I admit I'm cheating and using eden enhanced, so the execVM is just in one of the boxes (on completed). But the proper invocation for this, I think, would be:

[
    airdropCrate,                        
    "Open Airdrop",                        "\a3\ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\holdactions\holdAction_connect_ca.paa",    "\a3\ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\holdactions\holdAction_connect_ca.paa",    
    "_this distance _target < 3",            
    "_caller distance _target < 3",                
    {},
    {},
    { execVM "script.sqf" },
    {},                                                    
    [],                                                    
    3,                                                    
    0,                                                    
    true,        
    false    
] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_holdActionAdd", 0, airdropCrate];

(ignore the incorrect icons, I just grabbed from the wiki real quick)

I have the good fortune to know that things like the global variable DO fire correctly for everyone in the mission

so the problem is my player createDiaryRecord

etc

[winter rose]

and asking allows to see if the action is added to everyone

[molten yacht]

Everyone has the action, everyone can see SOME consequences of the action but not others

the chat messages from Jester don't work for anyone but the person touching the crate

same for the diary entry

because they're targeting player

instead of every hasInterface or something

I am 99.99% sure I know what is wrong, just not how to write it correctly

[winter rose]

yep
also, you don't want that action to be available once one person has activated it (I suppose)

[molten yacht]

I'm limited by not knowing the language too well

[winter rose]

wtf are those spaces/tabs

[molten yacht]

I'm unworried about the holdAction itself, since I'm using the editor plugin.

So should I just be calling the same script with remoteExec? it still feels wrong to use player here

[stark fjord]

Artefact of removing wiki comments.

[molten yacht]

yeah sorry about that

I was trying to slim it down for discord's width weirdness

[winter rose]

fair

[molten yacht]

I'd like to do this in a "best practice" sorta way

instead of being An Shitter with bad code

[stark fjord]

dirty but easiest way would be to remoteExec every single one of the functions in your script. Except sleep and publicVariable.
and add !chemGet to condition, so action disappears once someone completed it.

[molten yacht]

You mean, remoteExec every sideChat and createDiaryRecord?

[stark fjord]

unless this is the place where chemGet is declared, in that case use !isNil "chemGet"

[stark fjord]

yes

[molten yacht]

Also, is there a less dirty way that's worth pursuing in service of being a better scripter

[stark fjord]

create a function file, declare it via CfgFunctions inside description.ext, inside function file write part that would be executed on all clients.
Inside your action remoteExec that single function on all clients.

[trim tree]

why is it, that

playSound3D ["a3\missions_f_tank\data\sounds\powergenerator.wss", generator, false, [6516.65,20010.7,0], 5, 1, 0];

plays the sound as expected but

playSound3D ["a3\missions_f_tank\data\sounds\powergenerator.wss", generator, false, [6516.65,20010.7,0], 5, 1, 100];

does not? Only difference is the last parameter (being the distance)

[stark fjord]

are you within 100 m of [6516.65,20010.7,0]?

[trim tree]

yes ^^ im within 1m 😄

[stark fjord]

Try position generator. Instead of hardcoded position. Or give it nil instead

[trim tree]

well, i used the log 3dPos to clipboard option, so unless that is not working correctly, it should be the same

Ok, found the issue

the 3dPos gave me the PositonATL where as playSound3D needs PostitonASL, and since i was 170m above water I didnt hear it 🤦‍♂️

thanks for the reminder 🙂

[lost glade]

The talk feature does not work w me

[tough abyss]

"Animal" isKindOf "Man"
-> true

[molten yacht]

A single function for each briefing / cutscene thing? That actually makes sense, wow, and then I don't need a different file for every object.

Thank you!

I did have another question

_heading = rad1 getDirVisual obj_laptopEnc; _heading = round _heading; _caller sideChat format["The transmission in the logs has a listed direction of roughly %1.",_heading];  tri01 = true;

This is intended to force players to triangulate a signal's position during the mission by giving them a compass heading

however, even though the targeted object was properly placed and named and worked in all the other scripts, in this script both of the triangulation computers gave the same heading that was also the wrong heading.

Any thoughts?

[stark fjord]

what would be rad1? and i assume obj_laptopEnc is an object?

[molten yacht]

yeah

I think

I just realized what I did wrong

I need to check

Ash you dumb bitch

I copied and pasted the laptop without changing rad1 to rad2

goddamnit

[stark fjord]

Also "PaperCar" isnt car at all 😦

[stark fjord]

Okay, turns out you can tow "alive" player, if you nudge them a little bit with setVelocity. If player is standing on ground rope just breaks. However you cant tow a ragdoll / rope instantly snaps.

[coarse needle]

Interesting.

[molten yacht]

By the way, is there a better way to get a fake entity to speak than making some dude and dropping him off in the middle of the ocean so you can use him with

jesterDummy setGroupId ["JESTER I/O NODE 451"]; 
jesterDummy sideChat "Sensors indicate you have opened the crate.";

[molten yacht]

or is that actually the way to get a fake speaker

Also, missionNamespace is reset whenever the mission restarts, right?

I don't need to worry about carryover?

[stark fjord]

yea

[supple tusk]

Sorry for the noob question but I'm trying to make an "elevator" for a mission I'm working on with scripts. currently I managed to get a teleportation script working to represent the transition from the bottom floor to top and I am currently trying to add some sound effects to go with it but I feel in way over my head. I've tried comprehending the forums but I don't understand any of what there talking about, if anyone can point me to a good source or can help me understand what Im doing wrong it would be greatly appreciated.

[slim verge]

i'm having some real issues getting an rsclistNbox to display a background colour, I've set the colour in the hpp definitions and also tried to set it in the script that uses it, is there an issue with listNboxes ??

[sullen sigil]

do you have a sound you want to play

[supple tusk]

I've been trying to play the base game "Alarm" sound effect

[fair drum]

what have you made so far

[supple tusk]

Currently I have a script that fades the screen to black, telepprts the player then fades back into focus. I'm trying to then add sound effects to it to make it sound like an elevator moving

[fair drum]

I want to see it. Post it either with code block or sqfbin.com

[supple tusk]

Gimme a sec and I can post it

Script currently on the button the players interact with

@fair drum script currently on the trigger attempting to play sound

[stable dune]

Hello,
Should default values in item config (CfgVehicles - - MyItem - attributes )
active when I'm not changing those?
Currenlty they doesn't.
Is there some line or something what I'm missing.
I have done attributes with this example

class CfgVehicles
{
    class B_Soldier_F;
    class MyEntity: B_Soldier_F // Your entity class
    {
        class Attributes // Entity attributes have no categories, they are all defined directly in class Attributes
        {
            class MyEntityAttribute
            {
                // ... attribute properties, see entity attributes
            };
        };
    };
};

So can I some way apply defaultValues of attributes, or do I have apply every attribute to save them.
In expression I have like in example.

expression = "_this setVariable ['%s',_value];"

And I getVariables which I have apply (changed) from attributes in editor.

[novel basin]

Hi
How Can i detecte when player aim with her weapons ?

[stable dune]

Do you mean ads?

Aim down sight

[jade acorn]

either make a custom thing with https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/cameraView or use an event handler https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#OpticsSwitch

[novel basin]

Yes, or just aiming with the gun

[novel basin]

Thanks, i will check that 💪

[still schooner]

if (_weapon isKindOf ["Pistol"]) then { 
  _unit fire _weapon, round(random 3); 
};```

@warm hedge So the first code I just want to delay the reload animation speed

the second part is I want to make the unit with a pistol not fire only a single round, but consectively randomly between 1-3 rounds, for example when you are far away from AI it shoots once every like 5-10 seconds? but once you are closer it shoots consectively, thats what I am trying to achieve even if the AI is detecting far away

[warm hedge]

First part and second should work separately? Are not a part of one big code?

[still schooner]

yes should work seperate

or it can be togther idk im new to this scripting

[warm hedge]

1. CBA_fnc_addEventHandler takes no such arguments, first should be string second should be code
2. You can't make the reload animation slower or quicker
3. Your second part does not do anything more like syntax error.
4. Since I don't really know when/how the second part will happen, I really cannot answer this

[south swan]

inb4 chatgpt

[still schooner]

what about setWeaponReloadingTime

[warm hedge]

That won't do either

[south swan]

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

Description:
Sets reloading phase on the given weapon's current ammo round.

[still schooner]

aaahhh

[still schooner]

the second part should just make the ai shoot consecutive shot even if the enemy is far away

[warm hedge]

I'm not asking what it does, but when it does

[still schooner]

When the AI sees the enemy

[warm hedge]

Regardless if they aim at the enemy or not?

[still schooner]

they have to be aiming at the enemy

AI sees enemy, turns around to its position, aims, randomly fires 1 times, then maybe 2 times consecutively, then back to 1, idk how complex that would be.

[warm hedge]

Well, I actually don't know what is wrong with the current AI

[still schooner]

with pistols, they aim at you but shoot one time, long pause, shoot one time, long pause, shoot one time, its not really realistic

[warm hedge]

Well, it does it for me like only 0.5 seconds, but anyways I'll make one

this addEventHandler ["Fired",{
    params ["_unit","_weapon","_muzzle","_mode"] ;
    private _scripted = _unit getVariable ["_scripted",false] ;
    if (_weapon == handgunWeapon _unit and _unit ammo _muzzle != 0 and !_scripted) then {
        [_unit,_muzzle,_mode] spawn {
            params ["_unit","_muzzle","_mode"] ;
            for "_i" from 0 to 2 do {
                sleep ((random 0.05) + 0.10) ;
                _unit setVariable ["_scripted",true] ;
                _unit forceWeaponFire [_muzzle,_mode] ;
                _unit setVariable ["_scripted",false] ;
            } ;
        } ;
    } ;
}]```

[still schooner]

great, that helps

[modern meteor]

waitUntil {_x distance _rearmtarget < 5 } forEach units group player - [player];

How can I check if my AI squad is in range of an object? The one above gives an error.

[sharp parcel]

Hi there, looking to build a FOB script but I am struggling to work out the array format [x, y, z] of every object. Is there a way I can build the FOB in the editor and then generate the position code from the editor? An example would be placing a 10m x 10 square Hesco barrier down and then placing 50mm raised on each corner of the barrier. I can build that in the editor but not sure how to write the code specific positioning.. example for my 50mm raised gun

[south swan]

Sounds like https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_objectsGrabber/https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_objectsMapper kind of job Easiest to reproduce workflow would probably be: place objects on VR map, give one object some variable name, start preview in editor, press Esc, run objectGrabber around that object

[sullen sigil]

Does anybody have any stats for how much quicker a bunch of ifs are compared to switch true

[winter rose]

the Code Optimisation page yes

[sullen sigil]

Ah thanks

[sullen sigil]

Next question, is it possible to exceed 5 for playSound3D volume? Increasing gain on audio file causes it to lose quality too much

My explosion is too quiet 😦

[winter rose]

no.

[sullen sigil]

i will calculate the delay due to the speed of sound and increase sfx volume for a split second then

[hallow mortar]

I'm not sure playSound3D is actually affected by the speed of sound

[sullen sigil]

it is

at least when ive been using it 🤷

already did camera shake synchronised to when sound is heard so it's not far off

though it doesnt use the exact speed of sound

[sharp parcel]

thank you mate

[brisk lagoon]

hey when I export a faction + images (to file) on ALiVE Orbat creator, where is the file located?

or is it copying to the clipboard and I did not understand it correctly

[winter rose]

see ALiVE documentation 🙂

[shut flower]

Is there a pssibility to prevent someone from shooting at all? Even enableSimulation false allows the player to shoot.

[prisma glen]

is taking away their weapons or ammo not an option?

[shut flower]

not really

it would be worst scenario, but I don't want to do it

[sharp parcel]

using the boxloader mod.. I noticed I can only place down boxloader containers from the zeus function and I cannot find these containers in the editor, with all mods running. Has anyone else came up against this issue and found a fix to spawn boxloader containers outside of using zeus? cheers

[jade abyss]

Ability to move also?

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/disableUserInput
maybe?

[sharp parcel]

Found the containers under civilian. Hope this helps someone else 🙂

[astral bone]

I know there's an easier way to do this, and also I wanna sue lazy eval.

if((!((!(_turret_point isEqualTo objNull)) && (_turret_point in turret_points_all))) || (!(_turret_className isKindOf "AllVehicles")))exitWith{

if turret point is objNull, or if it isn't and it isn't in known turrets, or if the turret classname isn't a valid vehicle class, exit with.

Oh I think I wrote it wrong too- well, thus is why I hope to simplify it and am asking for help xD

if it's objNull, then no need to look in the turret points array, nor look at classname. If it's not objNull, then check if it is a valid turret spot, if it isn't, again, no need to look up the classname. If valid object, the look up the classname to ensure it's a valid vehicle.

Lmk if you can help, I'ma continue working on the rest of the code. :P
||Oh also, maybe a check for turret_points_all? or is that too much error checking redundancy? xD||

[stark fjord]

Now, i might be silly but sqf will evaluate all checks in if. Even if they are all and and first one fails.

If what i said above is true. Then best way would be to nest ifs

[meager granite]

    if(isNull _turret_point) exitWith {};
    if!(_turret_point in turret_points_all) exitWith {};
    if!(_turret_className isKindOf "AllVehicles") exitWith {};

Or if you have some code inside exitWith do a lazy eval condition:

    if(
           isNull _turret_point
        || {!(_turret_point in turret_points_all)}
        || {!(_turret_className isKindOf "AllVehicles")}
    ) exitWith {...code...};

Oh wait, you have different conditions in there, lemme fix

[astral bone]

className isKindOf would need inverting, I think

also, wait a sec- I should be able to reduce it a tiny bit. When the className file is loaded, it goes through a thing to confirm it exists already. I could take the preset init's and combine into an array, and check className against that.
(I assume isKindOf basically goes through all of "AllVehicles" to see if it exists in there x3)

[meager granite]

It goes through all left operand parents to see if AllVehicles is one of them

[astral bone]

wait, if I give it "Akesm" (random letters) and see if it's kind of allVehicles- will it error or?

I like how I can test that

[meager granite]

The more I look at your original condition the more it confuses me

[meager granite]

It will just be false

[astral bone]

yes :)

[astral bone]

see this.

[meager granite]

Are you trying to check if your turret point exists in turret_points_all and of AllVehicles parent class?

[astral bone]

2 different variables

[meager granite]

Can you have _turret_point as null but some valid class in _turret_className at the same time?

[astral bone]

yes

params[
    ["_turret_point",objNull,[objNull]],["_turret_className","",[""]]
];

[meager granite]

Ok, both my conditions should work then

[astral bone]

function that spawns the turret then returns it. Spawning className at the turret point, correct position and direction, and- MAYBE a collision check? no idea how to do a collision check xD

[meager granite]

Depending on what you're checking against and how precise it should be

lineIntersectsSurfaces for precise checks, but its closly

otherwise you can do quicker bounding box checks

[astral bone]

could maybe also just sleep for a moment and see if it's dead :P

would be costly tho

no not costly, but yk

[meager granite]

My code snippet to check if position is inside entity bounding box

Can be optimized even more by caching inArea array

[astral bone]

well-

object bounding box or collision?

[meager granite]

Won't work for objects which have huge empty spaces in their bounding boxes

[astral bone]

B/c-

[meager granite]

To check collision you'll need something more complex, yeah

[astral bone]

Mainly worried about-

[meager granite]

[astral bone]

Like, if the static gun in the first image spawns something it shouldn't, it might be able to jiggle around a bit before finding it's way out. But if the AA gun does-

I could maybe do a set up sorta thing-

[meager granite]

Check if static turret bounding box is not too big perhaps

[astral bone]

B/c I have those pads with names. So if static_weapon_point_light is given an AA gun heavy gun, it could deny it.

or I could just say yolo and deal with it if it breaks xD

If set up properly, it shouldn't spawn an AA gun in a small area, so :P

Yea, I think I will just trust it to be set up right. If someone puts a big turret in a small spot, then that's on them :P

[astral bone]

if(
isNull _turret_point || {!(_turret_point in turret_points_all)}
)exitWith{};
if!(_turret_className isKindOf "AllVehicles") exitWith {

oh wait

[still forum]

Keep on scripting and someday your scripts will take over the world

[astral bone]

if only it was taking over the world by not slowing things down trying to make them better x3

does a million redundant checks, but also causes it to take forever to do them by mistake

if(isNull _turret_point || {!(_turret_point in turret_points_all)})exitWith{
    ["Invalid parameter, turret point is invalid. (%1 in turret_points_all == false)",str(_turret_point)] call BIS_fnc_error;
    objNull;
};
if!(_turret_className isKindOf "AllVehicles") exitWith {
    ["Invalid parameter, turret class not found. (%1 isKindOf ""AllVehicles"" == false)",str(_turret_className)] call BIS_fnc_error;
    objNull;
};

I think this is it.

Also, isNull, is that just "x isEqualTo [objNull/controlNull/scriptNull/etc]"? As in, universal null check sorta thing?

use it to check if it's null version of anything

I think you need the 2nd setVariable

think

I've seen people do the 2nd set so

[still forum]

You are sending the variable in its current state

The variable doesn't know it has been sent. The pushback won't know it should network sync. So it won't

If you change the value, you need to send again

[astral bone]

Yea, I was thinking that

Hmm- Should I look up the offset when spawning the turret or give the offset to the spawner function- Giving to spawner function might let it be faster, but also it'd make more sense if the offset was always used when spawning...

Oh also- heh- Should I make there be a way to do high/low weapons? If so, how would I say "This spot can have high or low, this can have only high" xD

[meager granite]

This is where ray cast would work

cast a ray to see if approximate low tripod barrel would be

You can also do that dynamically by checking barrel position of a gun you're spawning

[astral bone]

ray casting always is weird for me xD

oh, I know which guns would be high/low

But it'd be to check if the high/low can do there or if they'd just be hitting a wall :P

[meager granite]

The idea would be: Spawn simple object a a turret you want to place, find offsets of its barrel, cache the result for that model, delete simple object, cast a ray with barrel offset against the object you're trying to put your static weapon in, see if it hits the object.

Even more complex would be spawning your tower as a simple object too, casting there (so other objects aren't blocking your check cast ray on a real one), cache that too

[astral bone]

simpler way, although more complicated set up, might be to either make it part of the global object name or make a variable be set in the object's init field

I actually kinda like the name though-

"static_weapon_point_heavy" "static_weapon_point_heavy_high" "static_weapon_point_heavy_low"
any, only high versions, only low versions.

[meager granite]

Premade lists and setups are fine, but not flexiable because they require manual input work

[astral bone]

yea

[meager granite]

If you'll go down ray casting path, I think you need to check gunBeg and gunEnd of the turret config

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Turret_Config_Reference#gunBeg_.3D_.22.22

[astral bone]

I might look into gunBeg for heavy weapons or something. So I can attach a light to them and have spot lights.

Maybe

[tough abyss]

I have something. Gimme a minute.

[sullen sigil]

is there any particular reason areas cant have rotation in more than one dimension? engine limitation or is there a trick im missing?

my problem is if i have an area on the deck of an aircraft carrier and then turn the carrier upside down, the area would be inside of the carrier thus making it unusable

[brisk lagoon]

I really need help because I am lost

I made a faction with ALiVE, I made the Cfgpatches file and everything needed

packed it into pbo, and it's an addons folder and I still can't see it in game

it worked yesterday and I have no idea what is wrong now

[tough abyss]

player addAction ["", {hint "You can't shoot"}, [], -99, false, true, "DefaultAction", "!commy_allowFire"];
commy_allowFire = false;

set to true to allow firing again

[astral bone]

would that be scripting?
Also, maybe it was cached into the game?

[winter rose]

#arma3_config instead

that's mod-making, not scripting per se

[astral bone]

My own question. 1st, is there a way to scramble an array?