#arma3_scripting

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meager granite
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Post error itself

cobalt path
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"Error invalid number in expression"

frail vault
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it worked! thank you so much

hallow mortar
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"FORM" isn't one of the listed placement types

cobalt path
hallow mortar
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0 is placement radius, "FORM" is placement type

cobalt path
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oh

hallow mortar
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and "FORM" is not one of the listed types. I see it there in that example but it's not in the actual list. Try it with one of the listed types and see if that changes anything.

cobalt path
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Nop, same issue

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replaced it with None

hallow mortar
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It's the quotes around the string

cobalt path
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tbh all I want is to spawn an vr entity and attach it to a player, older code I got was

mfaicharacter1 = "B_Soldier_VR_F" createUnit [position player, group player];
mfaicharacter1 enableSimulation false;
mfaicharacter1 attachTo [player, [0, 0, 1],"lefthand"];
mfaicharacter1 setObjectScale 0.1;

But issue with it is that everying starting enablesim, doesnt work, because entity isnt assighed "mfaicharacter1" variable

cobalt path
hallow mortar
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They're not generic ", they're fancy start/end quotes and the game doesn't recognise them

cobalt path
hallow mortar
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The classname string I mean

cobalt path
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thx

hallow mortar
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Does it work with the "FORM" placement type now?

cobalt path
dreamy vault
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Hi, does anyone know what the class name of the marker in the picture is called? Intended for players map marker...

markerask.PNG
cosmic lichen
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CfgVehicleIcons I believe

glacial trout
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tasks in my mission are working in singleplayer but on my dedicated server the tasks are not working

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any advice?

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i just have a trigger with this: !alive offroad_1

fair drum
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whats your full set up with tasks? post your scripts/modules/triggers

loud nebula
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I have a question. Does anyone know how to make the Crater Props created by explosions from artillery or other items permanent? I am trying to run tests on spread and such, but them decaying away prevents me from actually retaining a full set of data.

cedar bay
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yeah but not to map wrp placed objects, only editor placed ones 😦

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i've made nice wall torches...... yet they fail to light up , only if you place them in eden.

gilded vault
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Hi, I'm quite new to scripting and I'm trying to use a trigger to have all units which enter the trigger's space climb up a specified ladder. I've already succeeded in getting units with a preset variable to get up the ladder, but now I'm trying to figure out how to get non-named units (since the operation will include zeus-spawned units) to do the same. I've considered using setvariable (as I understand it should name the unit with a variable) to name the units in a second, larger trigger before they enter the actual ladder trigger, but I thought that might cause issues if multiple units enter at the same time. Would anyone have any ideas on how to make a trigger affect all units within them regardless of whether they have a variable name or not?

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Current script used:
(unit name) action ["ladderUp", (Ladder), 0, 0];

oblique arrow
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mhh the trigger should provide all objects in its area in an array called thisList, might work to use that to make any units in that go up the ladder

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however gotta be careful to not execute the code for a unit multiple times, which could break things I guess

gilded vault
oblique arrow
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check the tooltip on the 'on activation' field of your trigger, that explains a bit

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the trigger should provide the thisList trigger automatically, then you can do something like (written from top of head, not tested)

{
  if(_x isKindOf "Man") then 
  {
    _x action ["ladderUp", (Ladder), 0, 0];
  };
} forEach thisList;
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note that _x is a fancy magic variable that is the object/array entry/etc. that the foreach is currently checking

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note that that code currently doesnt include any checking of wether a unit is already doing the action

gilded vault
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I see. I'm trying my best to understand what the code does. Again, I am very new to this so there's no guarantee I'll get anywhere. Thank you for helping in any case. I'll give your code a test and see

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Since it doesn't check to see if units are on the ladder I expect maybe if multiple units jump in the trigger they'll just all restart the process of climbing, but that's better than what I have now

oblique arrow
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just looked and couldnt find a way to check what action a unit is doing right now so thats annoying 🤔

gilded vault
oblique arrow
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Ah changed typeOf to isKindOf, that should do the thingy more better-ish

gilded vault
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let me give it a go

oblique arrow
gilded vault
oblique arrow
gilded vault
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yup.

gilded vault
oblique arrow
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ooh one sec

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I used the wrong brackets 😄

gilded vault
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oh

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lol

oblique arrow
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should be fixed

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thats a good thing to be aware of, if you use the wrong brackets for stuff arma gets angry

gilded vault
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What's the right syntax for brackets?

oblique arrow
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if you're checking stuff its (), so if(true)
if you're doing code its {}, so {doCoolThings} foreach

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which you'll propably be doing a lot of anyways, its a very nice resource

gilded vault
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I'll refer to that in the future, thanks.

oblique arrow
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i feel like I check it every other line of code I write 😄 , so definetly dont be aware of using it

gilded vault
oblique arrow
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I think so, yes

gilded vault
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Cool

oblique arrow
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() is conditions in general, not just comparing values, but ye

gilded vault
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Alright

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So now it's doing something weird.

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Your fix worked, but for some reason even though it's the same ladderup action in the script, the AI no longer climbs up, and just gets stuck in the ladder pose

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I thought it might have been because it's a repeatable trigger

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So I turned that off, but it's still doing it.

oblique arrow
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Hmmm 🤔

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I'm actually not sure why thats happening 😅 , I'll try looking around the wiki, maybe someone else has an idea later

gilded vault
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Yeah, it's strange. I'll keep trying things, but getting it to this stage was already a breakthrough. Thank you for getting me this far. If you do happen to find something, please let me know.

oblique arrow
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Will do bcaThumbsUpYes

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If you get it working yourself do let me know what the solution is Eyes

gilded vault
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I will

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Wait no

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I found where I screwed up I think

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Yup it was completely me

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I screwed up by forgetting to rename (ladder) to the actual ladder varaible

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Your code works perfectly fine for what it intends to do

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Sorry if this caused any grief

oblique arrow
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owoYay good to hear!

gilded vault
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I'm going to test what happens when I send multiple units at the ladder. Maybe it just works fine the way it is

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It does not reset AI already on the ladder

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It actually just works perfectly.

oblique arrow
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Huh interesting 😄

gilded vault
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Thank you. You've just made my op concept work

oblique arrow
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did you check with it being repeatable?

gilded vault
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Yes. I turned it back to repeatable

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So anyone in that area will get up the ladder and can do so repeatedly

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With multiple AI at a time

oblique arrow
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Ooh ok yeah sounds good

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Well good to hear it works owoYay
Just be aware that I dont really know anything about how the actions work, so there might be problems with it I dont know about

gilded vault
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I'm just happy it works. The only issue I foresee is if zeus sends too many AI at the ladder and someone gets stuck inside, which would clog the trigger.

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But I'm just going to work with it as is, since I'm going to oversee the operation

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For context, it's operators protecting a shipment from people trying to board their ship.

oblique arrow
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it might be a good idea to lower the trigger interval a bit, so it doesnt try getting people on the ladder too often

gilded vault
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For this context, I think it's actually okay. As long as an AI remains in a trigger using "present" condition, it should just remain activated and not repeat unless it's cleared of the objects activating it, right?

oblique arrow
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I think so, yes

gilded vault
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Assuming it is the case, I'm actually more worried about one AI getting up the ladder, falling, and then his buddies can't get up the ladder because the trigger is stuck on and can't activate

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But I'll specifically be looking out for that though

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But now I'm rambling

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Again, thank you

oblique arrow
meager granite
warm hedge
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@coarse obsidian You can't use inline link formatting.

coarse obsidian
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I noticed meowsad but also I'm not at my PC and realized if people gave me any answers I couldn't act on them until tomorrow anyway so... I'll just wait until tomorrow

warm hedge
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Just leave your Q so you won't waste your time

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You can leave it so someone in the other side of the Earth can help you

coarse obsidian
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fair enough

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I've been trying to set up a function library as part of my existing mod for my group for MP missions. I've been following the guide on the wiki (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Functions_Library) but despite having the same structure as detailed there in the CfgFunctions my functions don't seem to get called at all. When I manually call one from the console I don't get any errors, just zero output. As far as I can tell I'm doing everything right.

Arma 3: Functions Library
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some examples of my current setup (ignore the 1stMEU stuff we override their splash screen for our small private OPTRE group)

image.png image-1.png image-2.png
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I've also tried not having the file attribute and naming the file fn_letterbox.sqf, and I've tried calling it via call PF_fnc_letterbox, using uiNamespace, and execVM with the same (non) results

warm hedge
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Any error messages like file not found?

coarse obsidian
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none

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just no output whatsoever

warm hedge
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Just in case you don't have a error suppressor Mod?

coarse obsidian
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even if the entire script is just something basic like hint "hello world"

coarse obsidian
warm hedge
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Also I'd double check if your PBO is actually loaded

coarse obsidian
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it is for sure because it also contains other changes that are present (the aforementioned splash screen override)

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I also cleared the dist folder entirely before rebuilding in case it was weird caching, and verified that it is building successfully

meager granite
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CfgAmmo simulation usage in vanilla, in case somebody cares:

shotbullet           111
shotmissile          85
shotshell            81
shotmine             45
shotsmokex           41
shotsubmunitions     35
shotdeploy           25
shotilluminating     23
shotrocket           12
shotdirectionalbomb  6
shotcm               5
shotnvgmarker        4
shotgrenade          4
shotspread           3
shotboundingmine     3
shotsmoke            2
shottimebomb         1
shotlaser            1
laserdesignate       1
crude flame
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i just need help waiting a certain time

manic kettle
crude flame
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like it plays a rwr sound then 3 seconds later it explodes

manic kettle
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Trigger code is unscheduled, you can't use delays in it.
To do so you need to use spawn, like so

[_argument] spawn {params["_arg"]; sleep 3; yourcodehere}

crude flame
manic kettle
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If you don't have any arguments yeah

crude flame
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["1", true, 5] call BIS_fnc_blackOut;
sleep 10;
["1", true, 5] call BIS_fnc_blackIn;};
```  where is the missing ;
crude flame
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in the thing on the top

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because i cant

stable dune
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0 spawn {
   call {
       heli1 setDammage 1;
   };
   ["1", true, 5] call  BIS_fnc_blackOut;
    sleep 10;
    ["1", true, 5] call BIS_fnc_blackIn;
};
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There you can see

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Before 1st black out call.
call { ... } <--- here is missing

crude flame
crude flame
stable dune
crude flame
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it still throws that ones missing

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ok its actually a editor error

cosmic lichen
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0 Spawn....

stable dune
# crude flame

Spawn need args.
and when you dont have any args.
add 0 before spawn:

0 spawn {
   heli1 setDammage 1;
   ["1", true, 5] call  BIS_fnc_blackOut;
   sleep 10;
   ["1", true, 5] call BIS_fnc_blackIn;
};
cosmic lichen
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What's the call for?

crude flame
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it was a editor error i closed the thing and reopened and the error disappered

crude flame
cosmic lichen
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The call is not needed.

crude flame
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now i need to find the missile incomming sound

hallow mortar
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You can just do heli1 setDamage 1 without the use of the call command.
And it was not just an Editor error, you do need to provide a left argument to spawn, even if it's just a dummy 0.

crude flame
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does anyone know the missile inbound sound

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"a3\sounds_f\vehicles\air\heli_light_01\warning.wss"
dosnt work

hallow mortar
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Depending on what command you're using to play it, you need to use a CfgSounds class, not the file path

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playSound3D and playSoundUI can use file paths, but others require a CfgSounds class. You can check the existing CfgSounds to see if there's already one that suits you, or define your own in description.ext

crude flame
hallow mortar
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Open the Config Viewer from the Editor Tools menu and navigate to CfgSounds in the left panel.

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If you don't have it already, I suggest using the Advanced Developer Tools mod - it makes browsing the config much more pleasant and also allows you to preview sound files from config

crude flame
hallow mortar
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Weapon sounds usually aren't in CfgSounds - the weapon sound setups reference them directly by file path.
I think they can be found in CfgSoundSets but I'm not 100% on that.

oblique anchor
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yo is this the place to talk about mod extensions (dlls?)

winter rose
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more or less, but rather less than more
I would recommend perhaps #arma3_tools if it is DLL code-related, and here if it is about using the extension

opal zephyr
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Does anyone know why diag_log might not be working when im playing on a dedicated server? I have it being remoteExec'd from the server onto my client. It logs correctly from a locally hosted server but not a dedicated one. (It doesn't log in the server rpt either)

fair drum
buoyant hound
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hey,what code i can use to arm spawned civilians with 3 random gun and also vests

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mp dedicated server

hallow mortar
meager granite
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Didn't play Contact to tell

granite sky
opal zephyr
granite sky
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Well, error is elsewhere.

opal zephyr
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The whole code isnt long, I can send it, one moment

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Actually, could it be that im using postInit in my function that starts all this?

image.png
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within the postInit.sqf it spawns the 2 tests

opal zephyr
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I tried using cba's event handler postinit system to no avail either. Ill post code

hallow mortar
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Have you tried adding diag_logs to the serverside code to prove it is running and is aware of all the necessary player information at that stage? It could be that server postInit is still before the player objects are initialised and inhabited by their players

opal zephyr
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Shouldnt the fact that its looping mean that even if it wasnt valid the first few times it would eventually send info?

hallow mortar
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I wrote that before you posted the code showing it was looping 🤷

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it's probably worth checking anyway since there don't seem to be any other obvious solutions

opal zephyr
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Alright, I'll give that a try later, thanks

little raptor
loud nebula
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I am trying to see how cluster mines are deposited over an area for debug purposes. I found this script, but I am unable to get it to work for some reason.

{
playerSide revealMine _x;
player reveal _x;
}

little raptor
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Also whether the mine shows depends on difficulty settings

loud nebula
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I figured I was missing something

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I did check and confirm that i can see mines in difficulty, I just need for the mines to be visible on the map

little raptor
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onEachFrame {

{
  drawIcon3D
    [
        "\a3\ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\Radar\radar_ca.paa",
        [1,0,0,1],
        ASLtoAGL getPosASL _x,
        20,
        20,
        0,
        str _forEachIndex
  ]
} forEach allMines
}
loud nebula
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Is that being run on an initial start of a mission or is it for being executed in the middle of the mission

little raptor
little raptor
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It shows them using icons in the world, not map

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Regardless of difficulty settings

loud nebula
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Thank you.

vast plume
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I can't seem to get two players becoming zeus for the same team. Is it possible?

granite sky
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You need two curator modules.

opal zephyr
crude flame
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how do i define my own sound?

opal zephyr
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I feel like im going crazy, I've done this exact thing multiple times before and its worked flawlessly, I just want to run code on the server when I join it.
In my config I use postInit=1 within the function (this runs locally on the client when I join).
Within that script there is a spawn and inside it is a remoteExec with a target of 0 for the server. This code being remoteexec'd then has a remoteexec systemchat for everything, which should be displaying. It is not, ANY suggestions would be greatly appreciated

opal zephyr
crude flame
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bro i stupid

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sorry for the ping

crude flame
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how do we see if a player is inside a vehcile (i looked and couldnt find) and also open doors of vehciles

fair drum
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_unit in _vehicle

opal zephyr
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or objectParent if you want to check if theyre in a vehicle in general

ornate whale
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I have a spawning function, should I use something like this in case the createUnit does not spawn the unit for some reason? I don´t want the script to halt because of that.

if ( !isNil {_unit} ) then
{
  _unit setSkill random skill;
};
warm hedge
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!isNull _unit

ornate whale
# warm hedge !isNull _unit

My mistake, but I am asking more about if it is necesary to do these type of checks. I find out that sometimes commands work with wrong or undefined operands and sometimes not.

warm hedge
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If the _unit is a return value of createUnit, will be objNull which is still valid to use in setSkill etc. Unless you do something, it's not really necessary IMO

buoyant hound
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any script for ai units they talk to eachother when you are near them and you can hear theyr sound aswell

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anyone have simples?

oblique anchor
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Yo, anyone knows what function I need to use to load a loadout of this type to someone:

[[["JCA_arifle_M4A4_VFG_black_F","","JCA_acc_DualMount_black_Pointer","Tier1_MicroT2_Leap_Black",["rhs_mag_30Rnd_556x45_M855A1_PMAG",30],[],"JCA_bipod_04_black"],[],["Tier1_P320_TB","Tier1_TiRant9S","Tier1_DBALPL_FL","Tier1_MRDS",[]]]]

I basically have a variable that this is it's value and I want to load it to someone but I couldnt figure out which I use

modern osprey
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Tell me please. are EH deleted after the player's death? Or can they be added only 1 time during player initialization?

proven charm
hallow mortar
modern osprey
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But UI EH is alive the whole game session, right?

warm hedge
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Depends on your context. What did you do

modern osprey
winter rose
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event handlers are kept on respawning units yes

still forum
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BIS_fnc_codePerformance is also meh.
I wrote a better script once, that also shows relative measurements #community_wiki message
And also since recently the measurement has alot higher precision.

modern osprey
hallow mortar
oblique anchor
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Yo, I have a PlayerConnected event handler in a server side script. What keyword do I use to access the player that triggered it.
For example I want to setUnitLoadout on him once he joins. I'm confused if I'm supposed to user player? or generally how the script supposed to look like

tender fossil
bleak gulch
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We need to take into account the effect of relative error in measurement of lower values are higher especially on the edge cases, when overhead and limited accuracy of the float / double and internal timer takes effect.

oblique anchor
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params ["_id", "_uid", "_name", "_jip", "_owner", "_idstr"];

diag_log ["Setting loadout: ", _owner];
[[
    ["arifle_MX_ACO_pointer_F","","acc_pointer_IR","optic_Aco",[],[],""],
    [],
    ["hgun_P07_F","","","",["16Rnd_9x21_Mag",16],[],""],
    ["U_B_CombatUniform_mcam",[["30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag",2,1]]],
    ["V_PlateCarrier1_rgr",[]],
    ["B_AssaultPack_mcamo_Ammo",[]],
    "H_HelmetB_grass","",[],["ItemMap","","ItemRadio","ItemCompass","ItemWatch","NVGoggles"]
]] remoteExec["setUnitLoadout", _owner];
``` This is an event handler of PlayerConnected. I'm attempting to run it and the setUnitloadout doesn't seem to set anything. Anyone has any clue why?
bleak gulch
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does it even fire on the client? the "Setting loadout:" message in diag_log?

oblique anchor
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it is a server side script

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i get it in the rpt

bleak gulch
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nvm ok

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as a test I recommend you to exec diag_log on client side then try to exec setUnitLoadout locally, then diag_log the client object (it must not be NULL)

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owner is ID

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take it into account, if you exec setUnitLoadout before player variable inited, setUnitLoadout will fail

oblique anchor
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so technically how can I i get this to work?

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I couldn't really figure out how to execute code on client from server side

bleak gulch
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as simple solution you need to exec wrapper function which WAITS until player is NOT NULL and then set the loadlout

oblique anchor
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I need it in a seperate file or smthing?

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im pretty clueless about scripting. I'm more of a programming dude

bleak gulch
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ehm... it's the same... well.

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Let me explain

oblique anchor
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lol

bleak gulch
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PlayerConnected EH triggered before the player's unit is initialized, so when you send a command to set the gear, player doesn't have a "body" or the unit under control

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in this case we have to ensure PLAYER is actually initialized, right?

oblique anchor
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yap yap

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i understand that

bleak gulch
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so the simple solution can be:

  1. Write the functions which wait for the player init, something like this
fnc_InitLoadout =
{
    waitUntil {sleep 0.1; (!isNull player) && {local player}};

    // set loadout here
};
  1. and call fnc_InitLoadout on the client instead of setLoadOut
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also

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another solution is server side

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allPlayers have all units controlled by the player, right? So when someone connected, you can exctract his object from allPlayer by ID

oblique anchor
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fnc_InitLoadout =
{
    waitUntil {sleep 0.1; (!isNull player) && {local player}};

    private _loadout = getUnitLoadout player;
    _loadout#5 set [0,"B_Bergen_mcamo_F"];
    player setUnitLoadout _loadout;    
};

params ["_id", "_uid", "_name", "_jip", "_owner", "_idstr"];

[] remoteExec["fnc_InitLoadout", _owner];

``` something like that in the `fn_eh_connected.sqf`
bleak gulch
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yeah something like that. Also add diag_log in the function to make sure it's really called on the client

# 
diag_log "[fnc_InitLoadout] Start";
waitUntil {...};
diag_log (format ["[fnc_InitLoadout] player var init: %1", player)];
oblique anchor
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if diag_log is ran on client where am i supposed to see the report?

bleak gulch
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yes

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if you will see diag_log message in .RPT then the fucntion called properly

oblique anchor
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yea but its ran on the server

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technically

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wait ill send the entire code now

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fnc_InitLoadout =
{
    diag_log "[fnc_InitLoadout] Start";

    waitUntil {sleep 0.1; (!isNull player) && {local player}};
    diag_log (format ["[fnc_InitLoadout] player var init: %1", player)];

    private _loadout = getUnitLoadout player;
    _loadout#5 set [0,"B_Bergen_mcamo_F"];
    player setUnitLoadout _loadout;    
};


diag_log ["I CONNECTEDD"];

params ["_id", "_uid", "_name", "_jip", "_owner", "_idstr"];

private _loadout = [":GET_LOADOUT:",
                    ["Medic"]
                    ] call armacommander_fnc_extension;
"HII" remoteExec ["hint", _owner];

diag_log ["Before ", _owner];
[] remoteExec["fnc_InitLoadout", _owner];

diag_log ["Set the loadout on him"];
winter rose
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player on a dedicated server is… objNull

bleak gulch
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nono

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I mean

oblique anchor
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oh i run on dedicated

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dedicated

bleak gulch
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that function will run on the client

winter rose
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if the function runs on client, it's fine

bleak gulch
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you don't need to test it on dedi server

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yeah exactly!

oblique anchor
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I'm testing it on dedi and it's intended to run on dedi

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thats the thing

bleak gulch
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but as a test u can run it on listenserver

winter rose
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but you cannot declare a function in a script file server-side only, it has to be declared on client as well

oblique anchor
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btw if i do hint with remotexec i do see it

bleak gulch
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because hint doesn't interact with player var

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if it's possible you can test the code on the listenserver, it should work

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client + server (or hosted server)

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and sure it's only as an option. In my projects I always make kind of login procedure with initializing all vars, checking pre conditions and other stuff before the actual code can use the variables like player or resources like display 46

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["line 1", "line 2"] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_infoText"];
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it's from the BIS Wiki

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"BIS_fnc_infoText" is the function name

oblique anchor
bleak gulch
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yes you need

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[] remoteExec["fnc_InitLoadout", _owner];

is ok. If you're unsure, make all stuff step-by-step.

  1. Create a function with just diag_log, test
  2. Create add waitUntil, test
  3. Add loadout code, test
oblique anchor
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fnc_InitLoadout =
{
    diag_log "[fnc_InitLoadout] Start";

    waitUntil {sleep 0.1; (!isNull player) && {local player}};
    diag_log (format ["[fnc_InitLoadout] player var init: %1", player]);

    private _loadout = getUnitLoadout player;
    _loadout#5 set [0,"B_Bergen_mcamo_F"];
    player setUnitLoadout _loadout;    
};


diag_log ["I CONNECTEDD"];

params ["_id", "_uid", "_name", "_jip", "_owner", "_idstr"];

private _loadout = [":GET_LOADOUT:",
                    ["Medic"]
                    ] call armacommander_fnc_extension;
"HII" remoteExec ["hint", _owner];

diag_log ["Before ", _owner];
[] remoteExec["fnc_InitLoadout", _owner];

diag_log ["Set the loadout on him"];

I see [fnc_InitLoadout] Start in the rpt. but the next diag_log

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doesnt print

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so its stuck there

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btw the hint does print for me on screen

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so im confused whats the problem

bleak gulch
#

hint and fnc_InitLoadout are different entities, hint is a command, fnc_InitLoadout is a function (a variable with type "CODE"). Okay. That's not big deal... Just remove everything from fnc_InitLoadout but the single line

diag_log "fnc_InitLoadout called succesfully";

and check

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oh

#

I forgot

#

are you sure fnc_InitLoadout is really defined?

oblique anchor
bleak gulch
#

good so it executes

oblique anchor
#

ya

bleak gulch
#

so, waitUntil is a problem

oblique anchor
#

but the diag_log (format ["[fnc_InitLoadout] player var init: %1", player]); doesnt print

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so its stuck there

#

it ain't getting player

bleak gulch
#

hm

#

ok, can you just comment waitUntil?

//waitUntil {sleep 0.1; (!isNull player) && {local player}};
#

the next message must be logged in .RPT

#

and we expect something like that:

[fnc_InitLoadout] player var init: nullobj

oblique anchor
#

"[fnc_InitLoadout] player var init: <NULL-object>"

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yap

bleak gulch
#

exactly

oblique anchor
#

hmmmm

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ya im aware of that

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but how do i populate player

bleak gulch
#

alright, so waitUntil is working properly not allowing to go until player is not null. The question - why player is null, right?

oblique anchor
#

yap

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that's what im confused about xd

#

hmmm

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wait

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remoteExec is running with parameter 2

#

which is server side only

bleak gulch
#

If you're connecting with the actual client your mission must have player controlled slot

oblique anchor
#

ammmm so make sense

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this line is running with _owner = 2 [] remoteExec["fnc_InitLoadout", _owner];

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I want _owner to be the user id connecting

oblique anchor
bleak gulch
oblique anchor
#

ya seems like it

#

params ["_id", "_uid", "_name", "_jip", "_owner", "_idstr"]; the _owner here is 2

bleak gulch
#

2 is server which doesn't init player

#

hm

oblique anchor
#

yap

#

oh wait nvm

bleak gulch
#

hm

oblique anchor
#

It ran twice

winter rose
oblique anchor
#

once as server

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once as 4

bleak gulch
#

yo check server-side and client-siode

oblique anchor
#

nah mb I see remote exec also ran with id 4

bleak gulch
#

take into account you have to check client's .RPT

oblique anchor
#

where is it located?

bleak gulch
#

same folder

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it just called differently

#

I bet you opened server's log and see the message for the server

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which connected to itself

#

this event handler fires even for the server 🙂

#

from the wiki:

If dedicated server was started without '-autoInit' option and this EH was created on server, on first GUI client this EH also fires against server, but after first client. In mission's initServer.sqf:

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so it's not a problem for us

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we just need to catch the message for the client

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as I understand you started the dedicated server and started client as separate process?

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or is it listen server?

oblique anchor
#

client is from arma launcher

bleak gulch
#

if you unsure is your client fires the EH you can add diag message, something like this:

addMissionEventHandler ["PlayerConnected",
{
    diag_log "PlayerConnected EH fired!";
    diag_log (str _this);
}];
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on the server side sure.

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It will log all connections

oblique anchor
#

nah im sure it fires

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I see in the logs that there is a print for id 4 and id 2

bleak gulch
#

id 4 is your client

oblique anchor
#

yap

bleak gulch
#

good

#

add the line to your fnc_InitLoadout function

if (isDedicated) exitWith
{
    diag_log "[fnc_InitLoadout] function called for the dedicated server. SKIPPING.";
};
oblique anchor
# 

["ID Executed for is: ",4]
["Set the loadout on him"] 
Mission id: 2a9d66107de3ccff900f91f3d62833ffbe0c7570
["I CONNECTEDD"]
["ID Executed for is: ",2]
["Set the loadout on him"]
"[fnc_InitLoadout] Start"
bleak gulch
#

good

oblique anchor
#

this is the logs

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as u can see the fnc_InitLoadout doesnt get logged for id 4

bleak gulch
#

oh

oblique anchor
#

u see when its 2 the fnc_Initloadout is printed

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but for 4 it isnt

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can it be printed somewhere else?

bleak gulch
#

hm

#

I think I know the reason)

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how do you define the function?

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in the init.sqf?

oblique anchor
#

which function?

bleak gulch
#

fnc_InitLoadout

oblique anchor
#

no

#

in fn_eh_connected.sqf

#

this is my init

addMissionEventHandler["PlayerConnected", {
    _this call armacommander_fnc_eh_connected;
}];
bleak gulch
#

ehm

#

wtf

#

this is sooo confusing 😄

oblique anchor
#

init.sqf ```sqf

addMissionEventHandler["PlayerConnected", {
_this call armacommander_fnc_eh_connected;
}];


fn_eh_connected.sqf
```sqf
fnc_InitLoadout =
{
    hint "[fnc_InitLoadout] Start";

    waitUntil {sleep 0.1; (!isNull player) && {local player}};
    hint (format ["[fnc_InitLoadout] player var init: %1", player]);

    private _loadout = getUnitLoadout player;
    _loadout#5 set [0,"B_Bergen_mcamo_F"];
    player setUnitLoadout _loadout;    
};


diag_log ["I CONNECTEDD"];

params ["_id", "_uid", "_name", "_jip", "_owner", "_idstr"];

private _loadout = [":GET_LOADOUT:",
                    ["Medic"]
                    ] call armacommander_fnc_extension;

diag_log ["ID Executed for is: ", _owner];
[] remoteExec["fnc_InitLoadout", _owner];

diag_log ["Set the loadout on him"];
bleak gulch
#

Ok, let me explain. You need to put the code into separate file called like fn_eh_connected.sqf then add the function to the CfgFunctions to init at the preInit stage

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set proper prefix and make it final

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then the file will be transformed into the function with the name armacommander_fnc_InitLoadout

#

so basically we have the situation where you have single file for the server and client

#

that code is a mess

#

steps

  1. Create fn_eh_initLoadout.sqf
  2. Add the code to the file (just simple diag_log "initLoadout called";)
  3. Declare the function in CfgFunctions, it must be in preInit. Otherwise the server will call the function which is not even exists (non properly inited)
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server remoteExec'ing the initLoadout which is nil

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is it mission or the addon?

oblique anchor
bleak gulch
#

in description.ext declare your function

class CfgFunctions
{
    class armacommander
    {
        class MyCategory
        {
            class initLoadout {};
        };
    };
};
#

same, if it's an addon, add function to CfgFunctions

oblique anchor
#

kk

ornate whale
#

I used this as an inspiration, do I have to cite it or provide a backlink or something, since it is under LGPL3 license? Thanks

void swift
#

is there anyway with vanilla scripting to force AI to disenage and retreat to a set waypoint?

proven charm
granite sky
#

I found disableAI "TARGET" helped a lot for getting them to do a plausible retreat. That was still yellow + aware (also disabled autocombat) though.

digital rover
#

I need to mirror a vectorDirAndUp in the x axis, the y axis and both the xy axis (so I have 4 possible permutations). How could I do this?

_vectorDirAndUp = [vectorDir _obj, vectorUp _obj];
_vectorDirAndUpFlipX = _vectorDirAndUp apply {..?};
_vectorDirAndUpFlipY = _vectorDirAndUp apply {..?};
_vectorDirAndUpFlipXY = _vectorDirAndUp apply {..?};
#

Importantly, I'm not rotating.

wild canyon
#

{
if (alive _x && (count (crew _x)) == 0) then {
deleteVehicle _x;
}
} forEach vehicles;

Is that a correct way of using crew?

sullen sigil
#

... isEqualTo [] is usually faster

digital rover
#

You are using crew correctly, but keep in mind that will count dead crew too

wild canyon
wild canyon
sullen sigil
little raptor
#

etc. etc.

digital rover
#

Yes, but I can't find the right combo to mirror an up vector about the z axis

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Because it isn't the same as a direction vector

#

mirroring a dir vector about the x axis is as simple as _new = [-(old#0, _old#1, _old#2];

#

nvm figured it out, the terms are swapped for an up

#

so it's

// Flip about x axis
private _dir = _dirAndUp#0;
private _up = _dirAndUp#1;
private _dirNew = [-(_dir#0), _dir#1, _dir#2];
private _upNew = [_up#0, -(_up#1), _up#2];
little raptor
digital rover
#

Doesn't seem to be.

little raptor
#

Then you probably don't mean "mirroring"

little raptor
digital rover
#

Yeah it isn't working correctly, however neither does

// Flip about x axis
private _dir = _dirAndUp#0;
private _up = _dirAndUp#1;
private _dirNew = [-(_dir#0), _dir#1, _dir#2];
private _upNew = [-(_up#0), _up#1, _up#2];
#

I'm asking what the correct combo is for each permutation

little raptor
#

Do you want to mirror about an axis or plane?

digital rover
#

plane

little raptor
#

What you wrote mirrors about the x=0 (i.e. yz) plane

#

Not x axis

digital rover
#

That's what I'm trying to do, but the above is giving obviously wrong results

little raptor
#

idk it looks correct to me
For y=0 plane you negate y
For x and y at the same time, you negate both x and y blobdoggoshruggoogly

digital rover
#

the double negation is working correctly for XY plane

#

but individually they don't

little raptor
#

can you show a screenshot of the result? (And what you expect it to be)

digital rover
#

and swapping around which negates where are both wrong

little raptor
#

Maybe you're talking about 90 degree rotations about Z axis, not mirroring

#

What I said is correct for mirroring

digital rover
#

maybe I do want rotation for the vectors and to only mirror th e coordinates or sometihng

#

In this pic the xy mirror is correct, but I can't get the x or y mirror to be correct

# 
private _objects = nearestTerrainObjects [_pos, [], _size*2, false, true] inAreaArray _area;
private _objectData = _objects apply {
    private _obj = _x;
    private _relPos = (getPosWorld _obj) vectorDiff _posNew;
    private _dirAndUp = [vectorDir _obj, VectorUp _obj];
    private _class = typeOf _obj;
    private _isSimple = _class == "";
    if (_isSimple) then {
        _class = (getModelInfo _obj)#1;
    };
    private _scale = getObjectScale _obj;

    [_relPos, _dirAndUp, _class, _isSimple, _scale]
};
private _objectsDataFlipX = _objectData apply {
    _x params ["_relPos", "_dirAndUp", "_class", "_isSimple", "_scale"];
    private _newPos = +_relPos;
    _newPos set [0, -(_relPos#0)];
    private _dir = _dirAndUp#0;
    private _up = _dirAndUp#1;

    private _dirNew = [-(_dir#0), _dir#1, _dir#2];
    private _upNew = [-(_up#0), _up#1, _up#2];
    [_newPos, [_dirNew, _upNew], _class, _isSimple, _scale]
};
private _objectsDataFlipY = _objectData apply {
    _x params ["_relPos", "_dirAndUp", "_class", "_isSimple", "_scale"];
    private _newPos = +_relPos;
    _newPos set [1, -(_relPos#1)];
    private _dir = _dirAndUp#0;
    private _up = _dirAndUp#1;
    private _dirNew = [_dir#0, -(_dir#1), _dir#2];
    private _upNew = [_up#0, -(_up#1), _up#2];
    [_newPos, [_dirNew, _upNew], _class, _isSimple, _scale]
};
private _objectsDataFlipXY = _objectData apply {
    _x params ["_relPos", "_dirAndUp", "_class", "_isSimple", "_scale"];
    private _newPos = +_relPos;
    _newPos set [0, -(_relPos#0)];
    _newPos set [1, -(_relPos#1)];
    private _dir = _dirAndUp#0;
    private _up = _dirAndUp#1;
    private _dirNew = [-(_dir#0), -(_dir#1), _dir#2];
    private _upNew = [-(_up#0), -(_up#1), _up#2];
    [_newPos, [_dirNew, _upNew], _class, _isSimple, _scale]
};

Full flip code

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Alright the above is working now despite not before

#

Thanks for your help anyway, seems to be working now

vital tangle
#

Hey guys
I'm running Antistasi and I'm hoping someone will be able to help me out with a script.

{
if (side _x isEqualTo EAST) then
{
_x addEventHandler ["Killed", {
_kiamarker = createMarker ["KIA", (getPos (_this select 0))];
_kiamarker setMarkerShape "ICON";
_kiamarker setMarkerType "kia";
_kiamarker setMarkerColor "ColorRed";
"KIA" setMarkerText "EKIA";
}];
};
} forEach allUnits;

This one works fine no dramas at all.
But I can't make the map show more then 1 marker this way, and then trying to get it to update after the next kill.

What I'm trying to achieve is let's say I take on a town and kill all the occupants. Then I want my map to show that so there could be say 20 people that I could now loot and the map is showing me where they are exactly.
Then after say 10 minutes they disappear.

Is this even possible??

sullen sigil
#

!code

wicked roostBOT
#
How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";
sullen sigil
#

please i beg

granite sky
#

Markers need to have unique names.

gentle zenith
#

Hey, today I come with an issue that often occurs when repairing a Kajman, or Blackfoot.

If one of the above helicopters is landed, while quite damaged, then repaired (basically vehicle setDamage 0), it's very common for the helicopter to fly off into the sunset, as if it's clipped with the ground or something.

Is this a known issue? Are there any practical fixes? Or is this unheard of and somehow restricted to my server only?

meager granite
#

You probably do more than just setDamage 0

gentle zenith
# meager granite You probably do more than just `setDamage 0`

It really is 🙄
I'll wait till I can replicate it myself, player's keep giving me videos of them repairing them and they bounce away, it only happens to those two types of choppers.
Not 100% sure what's damaged/repairing or who the vehicle is local to yet, those are things I'll try to figure out

meager granite
#

The only thing that comes to mind is gear opening causing that, once helicopter is repaired?

gentle zenith
hasty current
#

There a way to change the font an rsc control uses without defining a new class? Like, through a set command of some sort

#

I have a listbox I want to put a monospaced font on so I can have columns without using a table

#

Oh nevermind, a friend I'd messaged earlier just came online and told me about ctrlSetFont. Timing!

hallow mortar
buoyant hound
#

hi,Anyone work with eos script?

warm hedge
#

What is eos

winter rose
#

End Of Support 😂

vital tangle
#

So this is feedback I got from someone else.
Would this work?
I'm not home currently so I can't check as of yet

    if (isServer) then {
        addMissionEventHandler ["EntityKilled", {
            params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];

            // filter out not applicable
            if !(_unit isKindOf "CAManBase") exitWith {};
            if !(side group _unit isEqualTo east) exitWith {};

            // individualize the marker name
            private _markerName = format["EKIA_%1", _unit];
            private _marker = createMarker [_markerName, (getPosATL _unit)];

            // make local changes to marker (reduces network usage)
            _marker setMarkerShapeLocal "ICON";
            _marker setMarkerTypeLocal "kia";
            _marker setMarkerColorLocal "ColorRed";

            // on last marker setting, send through network using global command
            _marker setMarkerText "EKIA";

            // make them disappear after ~10 min
            [_markerName] spawn {
                params ["_markerName"];
                sleep (60 * 10);
                
                deleteMarker _markerName
            };
        }];
    };
warm hedge
#

` not '

#

And you forgot to close ```

vital tangle
warm hedge
#

The code formatting

#

I thought it was ''' so disregard I guess

vital tangle
#

Oh haha right that makes sense haha

vital tangle
#

And to change the scale to half I would put that code in after the colour code?

distant mountain
#

hey, im getting a weird error i cant seem to resolve myself,

image.png
#

when connecting, the server tells me i have a semicolon where a = should be at line 5 in my description.ext, but i cant seem to figure out where that is

still forum
#

You shouldn't have a semicolon behind your #include

#

It shouldn't be a = either though

#

You can easily check by opening your mission in editor, and running in debug console

preprocessFileLineNumbers "description.ext"
That will show you how your final description.ext will look like after the include and macros were resolved

distant mountain
#

i tried to make the code simpler, do you mind having a look over this really quick?

cosmic lichen
#

fences need to contain objects not strings.

#

You can use missionNamespace and getVariable to get the object represented by the strings

distant mountain
#

so its not, "fence1" rather its "Land_PipeWall_concretel_8m_F" correct?

#

but i still seem to have a syntax issue somewhere

cosmic lichen
#

No

#

I am on my phone. Maybe someone else can write an example on how to get the actual objects.

still forum
winter rose
#

also _removalDuration is not provided to the spawned thread

meager granite
#

addAction makes no sense either

cosmic lichen
#

Notepad is trash as well😬

meager granite
#

_removalDuration smells of ChatGPT 👃

winter rose
#

yeah wth is this xD

distant mountain
meager granite
#

ChatGPT sucks at SQF and borderline unable to produce anything working.

distant mountain
#

What a bummer, do you have anything lying around in can easily repurpose for the task of hiding 4 objects temporarily? Like, any team should always have the action „hide barriers“ and if they click it, it should hide 4 objects for 10 seconds

#

Id be really grateful if you could help me with this please

meager granite
#

Did you place these objects yourself in editor?

#

The ones you want to hide

distant mountain
#

Yes, and the variable names are fence1 to 4

meager granite
#

Should it hide it only for them or for everyone?

distant mountain
#

Just everyone

flint topaz
#

[] spawn {
private _fences = [fence1,fence2,fence3,fence4];
{_x hideObjectGlobal true;} forEach _fences;
uiSleep 10;
{_x hideObjectGlobal false;} forEach _fences;
};

#

Just put this within your action and put the action code on whatever you want to to control the system

#

You might want a check to ensure the gate isn’t already open, so people can’t spam the code

meager granite
#

hideObjectGlobal is SE though

flint topaz
#

Ahh just remoteExec then

meager granite
# distant mountain What a bummer, do you have anything lying around in can easily repurpose for the...

init.sqf:


fencesToHide = [fence1, fence2, fence3, fence4];
addFenceHidingAction = {
    _this addAction ["Hide fences", {
        {
            0 spawn {
                {_x hideObjectGlobal true} forEach fencesToHide;
                sleep 10;
                {_x hideObjectGlobal false} forEach fencesToHide;
            };
        } remoteExecCall ["call", 2];
    }, nil, 1.5, false, true, "", "fencesToHide findIf {!isObjectHidden _x} >= 0"];
};

0 spawn {
    waitUntil {player == player};
    player setVariable ["fenceHidingActionID", player call addFenceHidingAction];
    player addEventHandler ["Respawn", {
        params ["_unit", "_corpse"];
        _corpse removeAction (_corpse getVariable "fenceHidingActionID");
        _unit setVariable ["fenceHidingActionID", _unit call addFenceHidingAction];
    }];
};
#

Didn't test, could work

distant mountain
#

Thanks alot, i will test that asap when i get home in about 30 min

flint topaz
winter rose
meager granite
distant mountain
flint topaz
#

But it’s negligible for what he’s doing

rich frost
#

for a stringtable.xml to work (mod) i just need to add the file on root of the addonfolder and thats it? no #include or sth needed?

little raptor
#

Yeah

rich frost
#

cool

#

thx

wild canyon
#

is there a way to Disable eject when handcuffed for altis life?

winter rose
#

lockCargo eventually

sharp grotto
distant mountain
meager granite
sharp grotto
meager granite
#

It will be called by the game

distant mountain
distant mountain
meager granite
#

Do you not have the action in scroll wheel menu?

distant mountain
#

i do not have a remove fence action, or anything resembling that action

meager granite
#

Make sure you have all 4 fences in the game

#

Action shows only if all 4 that are in array are present in the game

#

fencesToHide = [fence1, fence2, fence3, fence4]; - you must have all 4 with these exact names

#

one missing and action will never show up

#

or modify the list if you have less fences

distant mountain
#

all of them are present, which is really weird

meager granite
#

Oh you can't pass nil as priority into addAction to use default priority

#

so it errors out

#

I recommend starting the game with errors showing, you'd see the message then

#

Modified my code above

distant mountain
#

"show scripterrors" ?

winter rose
distant mountain
#

Yeah, now the action is visible, sadly its not removing said fences

#

this is the output of the Console

meager granite
#

Modified the code once more

distant mountain
#

do you mind explaning what happend here? just for my knowledge / personal development

meager granite
#

remoteExec was not calling the code in scheduled thread (where you can suspend the script with sleep) but in unscheduled where whole code must be executed in a single frame

#

I expected remoteExec ["call" to spawn a scheduled thread but looks like it does an unscheduled call

#

Now it is remoteExecCall ["spawn and spawn is a command to created a scheduled thread directly

distant mountain
#

well, i updated the code, and its now not longer throwing a error, but the fence is refusing to get hidden

image.png
meager granite
#

Does spawn even work with remoteExec and remoteExecCall?

#

{systemChat str 123} remoteExec ["spawn", 2];
{systemChat str 123} remoteExecCall ["spawn", 2];
do nothing

meager granite
#

Now it does unscheduled call that spawns a thread in the code itself rather than directly in RE command

distant mountain
#

i just gotta say that im really thankful for your help samatra

#

You did it PepoHappy

#

thank you, its working now

meager granite
#

👏

wild canyon
vital tangle
#

So turns out this one does work.

if (isServer) then {
        addMissionEventHandler ["EntityKilled", {
            params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];

            // filter out not applicable
            if !(_unit isKindOf "CAManBase") exitWith {};
            if !(side group _unit isEqualTo east) exitWith {};

            // individualize the marker name
            private _markerName = format["EKIA_%1", _unit];
            private _marker = createMarker [_markerName, (getPosATL _unit)];

            // make local changes to marker (reduces network usage)
            _marker setMarkerShapeLocal "ICON";
            _marker setMarkerTypeLocal "kia";
            _marker setMarkerColorLocal "ColorRed";

            // on last marker setting, send through network using global command
            _marker setMarkerText "EKIA";

            // make them disappear after ~10 min
            [_markerName] spawn {
                params ["_markerName"];
                sleep (60 * 10);
                
                deleteMarker _markerName
            };
        }];
    };
#

If I wanted to have it do the same for the West Side would this be the set up?

📎 message.txt
distant mountain
meager granite
#

Sure you don't mess with Respawn event handlers elsewhere?

distant mountain
#

nope not in script, i have respawn markers on the map

meager granite
#

Oh I messed up and typed addAction instead of addEventHandler for respawn thronking

#

Updated the code once more

distant mountain
#

is it possible to make a Action that kills / respawns the player immediatly? or how would i accomplish that myself?

sullen badge
#

Hello!

I'm a bit out of my depth here, but I have this script that I can run in an init field of a vehicle to give it a ACRE radio rack. Now, this works fine when I'm testing the mission in the editor, however on my dedicated server it only works every now and then. I don't know why. I figured maybe it's a timing issue? I was wondering if someone here could help me rewrite this script so that I could for example put it in a trigger to run for the vehicle in question, in stead of in the init field?

winter rose
#

please use pastebin thanks

sullen badge
distant mountain
#

@meager granite hey, im really thankful for the script you written for me, i have 2 questions tho. could you please help me out with turning stamina off? i dont know how to implement this line of code into the .init you created for me (picture one) and the other question would be if you could put in a button to simply kill/respawn all players

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meager granite
#

Put it after player setVariable and _unit setVariable inside Respawn

#

Inside respawn you'll need to use _unit instead of player

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You need to use _unit from EH arguments instead of player because there is a tiny chance player might not be updated yet and it will point to old dead player unit.

#

_unit is always new player unit

distant mountain
#

since you said, "after" player setVariable, im guessing like this?

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meager granite
#

After as in next new line

#

You current code can work too but you don't have _unit initialized inside Respawn

#

params ["_unit", "_corpse"] does that (turns _this arguments into variables)

distant mountain
#

see, my issue in this now lies here

image.png
#

isnt this going to break the code?

meager granite
#

It wont but you're doing it wrong, you don't need 3 event handlers

#

Think what you're doing, you first need to change your stamina stuff for just loaded player and then after they respawn

distant mountain
#

ok, im trying to do my best now, and i'll come here with the code after, just give me a sec

#

does this make sense? or am i getting something wrong?

meager granite
#

Yes, but you also need that for player outside of Respawn

#

Also read the wiki for commands you use

#

setCustomAimCoef takes number, not code

distant mountain
meager granite
#

Oh, missed that. This needs to be after waitUntil

#

waitUntil {player == player} or waitUntil {!isNull player} like you had it in your original code piece are there to make sure player finished loading inside init.sqf

#

otherwise your code run before that and nothing will happen (player will return null)

distant mountain
#

would it work like this?

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meager granite
#

yes

distant mountain
#

cool, that wasnt that hard apart from having some headaches

#

now for the hard part, how would i put in a button, that teleports OR kills all players to their respective spawn? whatever is easier to script?

meager granite
#

Have an object, addAction to it that does something

drowsy geyser
# 
private _fnc_flattenTerrain =
{
    params ["_start", "_a", "_b", "_h"];
    private _newPositions = [];

    for "_xStep" from 0 to _a do
    {
        for "_yStep" from 0 to _b do
        {
            private _newHeight = _start vectorAdd [_xStep, _yStep, 0];
            _newHeight set [2, _h];
            _newPositions pushBack _newHeight;
        };
    };

    _newPositions;
};

private _desiredTerrainHeight = 150;
private _positionsAndHeights = [getPosWorld player, 50, 50, _desiredTerrainHeight] call _fnc_flattenTerrain;
setTerrainHeight [_positionsAndHeights, true];

How would i make the Code above work so that it only changes the Terrain inside a trigger?

meager granite
#

Or all positions at once for a bulk check with inAreaArray

distant mountain
# meager granite yes

yeah so the stamina thing works perfectly fine now, but i cant get the respawn / teleport thing to work

meager granite
#

post code

distant mountain
#

one sec i loaded a backup

meager granite
#

!code

wicked roostBOT
#
How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";
distant mountain
#

oh thats a cool feature

# 
fencesToHide = [fence1, fence2, fence3, fence4];
addFenceHidingAction = {
    _this addAction ["Hide fences", {
        {
            0 spawn {
                {_x hideObjectGlobal true} forEach fencesToHide;
                sleep 10;
                {_x hideObjectGlobal false} forEach fencesToHide;
            };
        } remoteExecCall ["call", 2];
    }, nil, 1.5, false, true, "", "fencesToHide findIf {!isObjectHidden _x} >= 0"];
};

addAction [blue_teleport, {blue_teleport;}, [], 2, false, true];

blue_teleport = {
  _bluefor_spawn = getPos respawn_west;
  _blueplayer = bluefor;

  {_x setPos _spawnPosition]} forEach _blueplayer;
};

0 spawn {
    waitUntil {player == player};
    player enableStamina false;
    player setCustomAimCoef 0;
    player setVariable ["fenceHidingActionID", player call addFenceHidingAction];
    player addEventHandler ["Respawn", {
        params ["_unit", "_corpse"];
        _corpse removeAction (_corpse getVariable "fenceHidingActionID");
        _unit setVariable ["fenceHidingActionID", _unit call addFenceHidingAction];
        _unit enableStamina false;
        _unit setCustomAimCoef 0;
    }];
};
#

*code is partially from google AI

meager granite
#

Dont bother with AIs, they can't do SQF

#

Learn how stuff works to do it yourself

distant mountain
meager granite
#

AI wont help you, only make it worse. You'll need to learn it yourself.

distant mountain
distant mountain
#

how can i get the coordinates of the marker with the variable name "marker_2" ?

bleak mural
#

are there any script commands to FORCE crew to remain in vehicle?

#

im aware 3DEN enhanced has this feature

#

it actually handles disembarking when vehicle is damaged

#

my issue is odd in that crew bail when vehicle is still healthy(90% health even) they then get back in(but usually die before being able to)

meager granite
bleak mural
#

vanilla vehicles show this behaviour,even the pawnee

#

the crew are also vanilla classes

bleak mural
meager granite
bleak mural
#

id like to know what causes this behaviour anyway

bleak mural
meager granite
#

There is also engine behaviour when vehicle is about to blow up it ejects everyone

granite sky
#

Otherwise allowCrewInImmobile works pretty well IME

bleak mural
#

isnt that command what 3den uses?

granite sky
#

There was some chat about upside-down vehicles. I forget the outcome.

#

I wouldn't know what 3den uses.

bleak mural
#

my vehicle crew and vehicle have event handlers for damage i suspect this is causing the issue

#

i think the lead crew member might be ordering the subordinate out to heal

#

need to test more

bleak mural
#

they have different exit behaviour

#

also i wanted to ask because i cant find fog altitude info

#

using this ```sqf
[selectRandom [0,0.1,0.15,0.2,0.3,0,0,0,0]] call BIS_fnc_setFog;

#

i set my fog to a relatively light,small random setting

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issue is,fog "altitude" sometimes gets bad when i start a mission and seems to multiply the fog to make it look like a setting of 1

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and way to limit it?

proven charm
hollow quest
#

Hi there everyone

#

Could any please help me how to remove the truck tent -the correct init command please-

#

Thank you in advance

#

I’ve tried the animate, animate source command but not working

#

This animate [“hidetent” , 1, ];

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I think I’ve missing something!

meager granite
#

If there is a class with animation, you can use it. If there is no, then you can't

hollow quest
#

Thank you very much @meager granite

#

I’ll give it a try

#

Right now

raw meteor
#

what is the best way to to check for an undefined var?

im trying to set a players tfar radio but using there call
(call TFAR_fnc_activeLrRadio)
returns nothing if there is no lr

hallow mortar
#

isNil, usually

raw meteor
hallow mortar
# 
if (isNil {call TFAR_fnc_activeLrRadio}) then { systemChat "No radio!" };```
raw meteor
#

ok thank you i see i was checking the result var not the call its self and forgetting the {}

hallow mortar
#

have to say, not a huge fan of getter functions that can return Nothing. At least return an empty of the same type as a real return so you don't cause a script error :U

turbid nymph
#

Im using a mod called ZHC to offload my ai units to 2 headless clients on my server right now. Im having an issue though. I give them scripted behaviour to make them follow players or make aircraft land at places and drop off units but they seem to not work after a bit during ops. They work fine locally when im hosting with eden but on my dedicated box they seem to break at some point. For example, the aircraft will stand still in the air when im trying to have it land somewhere. Im thinking it could be an issue with ai being offloaded to the headless while a script is running on them. Anyone got any ideas / have had similar experiences?

#

All the units with scripts that break are units that were offloaded

distant mountain
#

!code

wicked roostBOT
#
How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";
distant mountain
#

Hey, im trying to get this code to work to be able to jump but something is again not working with this

private["_unit", "_vel", "_dir", "_v1", "_v2", "_anim", "_oldpos"];
_unit = [_this, 0, objNull, [objNull]] call BIS_fnc_param;
_oldpos = getPosATL _unit;
if (isNull _unit) exitWith {};
if (animationState _unit == "AovrPercMrunSrasWrflDf") exitWith {};
if (local _unit) then {
    _v1 = 3.82;
    _v2 = .4;
    _dir = direction player;
    _vel = velocity _unit;
    _unit setVelocity[(_vel select 0) + (sin _dir * _v2), (_vel select 1) + (cos _dir * _v2), (_vel select 2) + _v1];
};
_anim = animationState _unit;
_unit switchMove "AovrPercMrunSrasWrflDf";
if (local _unit) then {
    waitUntil {
        if ((getPos _unit select 2) > 4) then {
            _unit setposATL _oldpos;
            _unit setVelocity[0, 0, 0];
        };
        animationState _unit != "AovrPercMrunSrasWrflDf"
    };
    _unit switchMove _anim;
};
ivory marsh
#

Hello guys, I want to make AI enemy planes attack ground units. I tried to make a destroy waypoint and to put air to surface weapon & bombs in the plane, but the plane doesn't attack. I think I need to reveal the position of my troops to the plane to make it attack, how can I do that please ?

elder fox
granite sky
#

The RHS A-10 took about 10 passes to kill a wide open stationary vehicle last time I tested.

bleak mural
high vigil
#

deleteVehicle not working on remote projectile, anyone else seen that ?

hallow mortar
#

Most small projectiles have separate copies on each client so they can be simulated (for visual purposes - only the owner's copy counts for damage) at the required speed without network trouble getting in the way

vital tangle
#

@fair drum
Didnt even realise I was in the other channel.
Yeah I did just copy and paste what you had worked out.
Ill jumping on now to test it out

high vigil
hallow mortar
#

The different copies are local-only objects. The ID of the object for any given shot can be different on different clients, and each client only knows about their own copy.

meager granite
#

getText(configOf _projectile >> "simulation")

hallow mortar
#

You can usually use getShotParents to find the shooter and target them.

high vigil
meager granite
#

Should be global

#

But I never tried deleting remote projectile, can't say myself

hallow mortar
#

when I was doing APS, I found the only reliable way to do it, even for things you'd think of as global like shells and missiles, is to delete it shooter-side from a reference found on the shooter's machine.

high vigil
ruby bronze
#

Is it possible to detect an item in a player's inventory while they're in a vehicle? I have a trigger condition of:
"ACE_Cellphone" in items player && player in thisList
And it works, but not while the player is in a vehicle.

lunar mountain
#

AI stuff again: Is there any possible reason why a couple of move waypoint (cycle at end) works in single player, but on dedicated server they just wait 1-2 min before moving to the next waypoint? So they should automatically move towards the next waypoint, but on dedicated server it isn't happening.

hallow mortar
#

It's not items that's the problem there

#

Try formatting it like this:

("ACE_Cellphone" in items player) && {vehicle player in thisList}```
#
  • actually reverse that for better performance
# 
(vehicle player in thisList) && {"ACE_Cellphone" in items player}```
#

imagine writing something correctly the first time 🙃

ruby bronze
#

Thanks! I'll give that a try right now blobcloseenjoy

#

Works like a charm, thank you again salute

buoyant hound
#

hi,ineed yourhelp
there i want to play a sound in task complate , i use trigger and set tesk state and in second line exec playsound cmd,
but last night i just confused in a situation,i find some ogg file to use for task complate sound,which play good in windows music player, but when i add it to my mission cfgsound part , game wont detect target sound file(check in trigger sound&music part).
configs done properly but game still not detect sound file
even with open another mission and run the main mission later
even i exit editor and recheck ,but still not work

#

class CfgSounds
{
class wolf1
{
name = ""; // display name
sound[] = { "fx\wolf1.ogg", 1, 1, 100 };
// file, volume, pitch, maxDistance
titles[] = { 0, "" };
};
};

#

simple config

#

i use musics too , class names showed in trigger sound part but this task complate sound are main problem for me in dedicate server

hallow mortar
hasty crystal
#

Hey there wise people, I am making a mission and have a error message that shows up every time I start the mission (First Image). I am using map object as intel using the Hold Action script (Second Image) to set DT_OBJ1_Complete = true. Then there is a trigger (Third Image) which activates on DT_OBJ1_Complete == true this is synced to a task complete.
This error message disappears once the intel hold action is finished and the task completes. So everthing works fine in the end but i want to get rid of the annoying message. 🙂

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cosmic lichen
#

The variable is undefined before it turns true. Make sure to define it first or use getVariable with default value in the waitUntil

hasty crystal
#

By define it first. Would setting it to false from the start work?

#

Also I dont understand the waitUntil part as I dont see waitUntil in any of the 'code' I wrote.

hallow mortar
#

The trigger is using it internally to...wait until...the condition returns true

hasty crystal
#

ok thanks

bleak gulch
#

there is no reason to use this weird expression comparing bool with true / false to return bool.

waitUntil {DT_OBJ1_Complete};

is enough

#

personally as a user i dislike using any kind of loops including waitUntil without delay even if they are in scheduled environment

# 
waitUntil {sleep 1.0928; DT_OBJ1_Complete};
#

DT_OBJ1_Complete must be declared / defined before you can use it in global space. preInit is a good place for that purpose.

#

in addition to this avoid

private _result = if (some_condition) {true} else {false};

use

private _result = (some_condition);
#

it's ternary operator equivalent

#

C++

bool result = some_condition;
int result2 = some_condition ? 1 : 0;
ivory marsh
bleak gulch
#

well, you can make a loop which reveals your target units every 10 seconds for example, or reveals if knowsAbout < 4;

#

terminate loop when the CAS plane destroyed or you decided to stop the bombing

bleak gulch
ivory marsh
bleak gulch
#

hm

# 
while {alive plane1} do
{
    {
        plane1 reveal _x;
    } forEach allPlayers;
    sleep 30;
};
#

reveals the targets (units controlled by the players) to the plane1 every 30 seconds.

ivory marsh
ivory marsh
# bleak gulch hm

it says "error suspending not allowed in this context" I'm using the code in the debug console

bleak gulch
#

it is not supposed to be used in the Debug Console

#

because the code in the debug console is executed in non-scheduled environment

#

if you want to try from the console use this version:

# 
0 spawn
{
    while {alive plane1} do
    {
        {
            plane1 reveal _x;
        } forEach allPlayers;
        sleep 30;
    };
};
bleak gulch
warm hedge
#

(tldr, in some context you can stop the code using sleep and some others, some context can't and it tries to execute everything in one frame; Debug Console is latter)

ivory marsh
bleak gulch
ivory marsh
# bleak gulch yes

alr thx and another question do you know what types of weapons do I need to load aircraft with to make them attack infantry?

bleak gulch
ivory marsh
hasty crystal
bleak gulch
hasty crystal
#

Does that still stand when running it from a dedicated server?

bleak gulch
#

depends on luck (performance), but it's very unreliable

#

to ensure the things will work properly you must define the variable in the preInit stage

#

are you making a mission?

hasty crystal
#

Yeah

#

Thinking about it now I probably should have put this in the editor channel. Lol

bleak gulch
#

in the description.ext you have to define CfgFunctions. It's pretty easy.

description.ext:

class CfgFunctions
{
    class DaxtorT // Tag
    {
        class MyInitFunctions // Category
        {
            file = "functions"; // Path (optional)
            class myPreInitFunction // Func name
            {
                preInit = 1; // preInit attribute
            };

            class myPostInitFunction
            {
                postInit = 1; // postInit attribute
            };
        };
    };
};

<YOUR_MISSION_ROOT_DIR>\functions\fn_myPreInitFunction.sqf:

yourVariable = false; // or true, or any default value

<YOUR_MISSION_ROOT_DIR>\functions\fn_myPostInitFunction.sqf:

yourVariable2 = false; // or true, or any default value

Two functions will be generated:

DaxtorT_fnc_myPreInitFunction
DaxtorT_fnc_myPostInitFunction

Now yourVariable is defined and available in the init field and won't cause errors like Undefined variable blah-blag-blah

bleak gulch
#

@hasty crystal ^

#

File fn_myPreInitFunction.sqf will be compiled and finalized to DaxtorT_fnc_myPreInitFunction and then executed at preInit stage automatically by the game engine.

#

Added postInit routine (just in case)

hasty crystal
#

Damn thats alot to read. I’m not able to try it out tonight but thanks.

bleak mural
#

are there any modifications that can be done to "enableAttack"? by default its set to true,setting it to false prevents group leaders issuing individual attack / target orders. AI act pretty good with it on,they move,flank and occasionally enter a building with enemy inside...

#

now the issue: if you have an enemy group in a bunker or building where the enable attack group knows about and an order was given to attack said enemy, but the group also are in process of multiple wp's, the group leader will issue attack orders,then he proceeds on the wp. Leaving any subordinate at the position trying to kill the enemy leader issued attack order to

#

this results in fragmented groups.

#

above issue is very bad if garrisoned enemies are unreachable,untargetable,and never leave their garrison. attacking group will remain indefinetly attempting to follow group leaders attack commands

proven charm
#

@bleak mural why not just call the enableAttack command when at the last WP?

bleak mural
#

regardless, im settling with disabling attck on all units(friendly)

#

tested with units on a Guard wp and they perform just as good. more cohesive,and still reactive

proven charm
#

@bleak mural sounds cool

proven charm
#

i dont get it, why this code doesnt loop? ```sqf
while { true } do
{
hintSilent format["time: %1", time];
};

hint "DONE";

#

(Run from debug console)

digital rover
fair drum
#

Debug by default is unscheduled. Run ADT to have access to direct scheduling scripts. Or if not, encase the code in a spawn.

proven charm
#

@Seb ah yes makes sense, thx 🙂

warm hedge
#

Basically it is very easy to make the game freeze, there is a hardcoded cap

proven charm
#

did not know loops have a maximum iterations, I thought it would get stuck there

#

i was actually debugging another phenomenon when you put sleep to that loop you get error but after that arma lags... like as if the maximum iters protection doesnt work in that case

# 
while { true } do 
{ 
 hintSilent format["time: %1", time];  
 sleep 1;
};  
``` Huge lag
meager granite
#

It lags because it writes 10000 errors into RPT

#

because you can't sleep in unscheduled

proven charm
#

uugh ok so the lag should go away then :/

digital rover
#

fyi:

Unscheduled: code executes in 1 frame, game will freeze until it completes

Scheduled: code can take multiple frames to complete, game won't freeze.

proven charm
#

well maybe theres is opportunity for the devs to get rid of that lag due to the logging (if somehow possible, print only once)

digital rover
#

Writing files so a slow process. Don't write code that causes errors so it doesn't need to write them

proven charm
#

i'll do my best not to 🙂

#

still , devs might have some ideas how to get rid of the spam

granite sky
#

Nah, you might want your script to spam sometimes for debug reasons. If it spams unintentionally then that's your problem.

proven charm
#

not to disable all login just keep it at one message

meager granite
# 
diagLogAntiSpam = {
    if(rptLogsFrame get _this == diag_frameno) exitWith {};
    diag_log _this;
    rptLogsFrame set [_this, diag_frameno]
};
rptLogsFrame = createHashMap;

for "_i" from 1 to 100 do {
    "test" call diagLogAntiSpam;
};
#

will only with with supported hashmap keys types though

proven charm
#

thx Sa-Matra but my concern was more in those bugs I dont see coming 😬 (The ones raised by the engine)

meager granite
#

There is already some logic that stops repeated spam messages

granite sky
#

Engine messages, yeah. I don't think it covers script errors though.

meager granite
# 
2024/02/11,  8:57:36 Error: EntityAI SubSkeleton index was not initialized properly (repeated 293x in the last 60sec)
#

Yeah, engine stuff

proven charm
granite sky
#

I guess it's a fair point that the antispam probably should cover repeated script errors.

meager granite
granite sky
#

I normally consider that sort of RPT bloat a strong encouragement to fix shit :P

meager granite
proven charm
#

if you ever get back to the code before your Harddisk dies due to the spam 😄

still forum
still forum
digital rover
#

Fair enough, point still stands though.

fair drum
fair drum
bleak gulch
still forum
#

He never asked for a fast logger though :U

meager granite
#

unless you mean that hashmap with indentations

bleak gulch
# digital rover Fair enough, point still stands though.

Well. When I roam through the public servers sometimes (on practice very often :)) I get script errors right from the start at the mission loading. Back in the days I tried to contact the admins and report the issues. I still remember how some of them gave me an advice to turn -showScriptErrors off in order to "fix" the errors.

Another way to fix the errors is to use black duct tape to cover top of the screen.

wild canyon
#

how can i remove the inventory action from an object
is it with lockInventory
or is that only for vehicles

hallow mortar
#

lockInventory is what you want

#

all objects are vehicles

wild canyon
vital silo
#

Hi, is it possible to change a player's name via script in multiplayer?

proven charm
meager granite
olive parrot
#

so i want AI to destroy a certain objective using waypoints, what script would i use to accomplish this?

#

like an object or enemy

proven charm
olive parrot
#

yea, that one, i have to put it on top of the thing i want destroyed right?

proven charm
#

yes i think so

mental badger
#

Hi all, i have a question, i trying add a custom sound like a radio chatter in my campaign, and this looks like this [document] and this is mission files, when i re-open my mission i see a error " File C:\My Documents\Arma 3\missions\radio-per.chernarus_summer\description.ext, line 21: /CfgSounds.radio: Member already defined.

What does it means? And is anythyng wrong with my description.ext?

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proven charm
mental badger
proven charm
#

should fix the "Member already defined." error yes

mental badger
hallow mortar
#

Both those classes have exactly the same properties and reference exactly the same file. Do you actually even need both of them?

mental badger
proven charm
#

you are also missing } on the lower class

mental badger
hallow mortar
proven charm
hallow mortar
#

A { must always have a corresponding } (usually a }; actually). Count your { and see which doesn't have a partner.

mental badger
proven charm
#

yea

mental badger
#

okay i will try it if it works

hallow mortar
#

Functionally yes, but for clarity it should be in line* with the { under class radio2 above it. Doesn't make a difference to how it works, but it does make it easier to read.
* I mean horizontal alignment, not literally on the same line of code

mental badger
mental badger
# proven charm yea

sooo, i see it in trigger menu but when i go in trigger it does not work, what's the problem?

#

@hallow mortar

#

like it doesn't play in preview menu in trigger

#

aand when i listened in folder menu this !marina.ogg soundfile, it worked perfectly, but in the game there is no sound for chatter

hallow mortar
#

Restart the Editor

mental badger
hallow mortar
#

Oh also, if you have it in the sound or music folder inside your mission folder, you need to include that in the file path, otherwise the game won't know where to look

mental badger
#

like i have a 2 folders sound and music

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hallow mortar
# 
class radio
{
  name = "$chatter";
  sound[] = {"sound\!marina.ogg", 1, 1.0};
  titles[] = {};
};```
mental badger
#

i will try it

hallow mortar
#

The sound[] property is the path to the file within the mission folder. If you don't specify a subfolder, the game just looks in the root mission folder. Since there is no !marina.ogg in the root mission folder, it doesn't find it. If the file is in a subfolder, you need to include that in the file path.

mental badger
hallow mortar
#

You might need to. You can try it without restarting first, if you like, then if it doesn't work, restart it.

mental badger
#

okay i will try without restarting it

#

there are another problem

image.png
#

i just replace chatter2 and placed your example, and replaced the name of !marina to sound1 and sound2

image.png
#

okay i fixed the issue with line 21 but sound is not working

hallow mortar
#

Did you change the name of the sound file itself as well? The path in sound[] must match the actual path exactly.

#

Also, let's just get rid of that second class entirely, it's not helping.

mental badger
#

okay, i will delete second class

#

soo, it looks like this

image.png
hallow mortar
#

Here it is with cleaned-up alignment. It's much easier to read when everything is properly lined up.

class CfgSounds
{
  sounds[] = {};
  class radio2
  {
    name = "$chatter";
    sound[] = {"sound\sound2.ogg", 1, 1.0};
    titles[] = {};
  };
};```
I also changed the top-level `sounds[]` to be empty. You _don't_ have to put anything in it, it's not required, and if you put stuff in it that's wrong (like putting in `radio` when your class is actually `radio2`) could confuse the game.
mental badger
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okay, i will replace it and watch if it work

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thank you it worked, also how many hz i need to place in audiacity?

hallow mortar
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I don't think it matters.

mental badger
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also i wanted a 3d sound, it stop working when you are out of the trigger zone also it in full volume

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i will drop a vid with it

hallow mortar
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No video required, I know how it works

mental badger
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okay

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soo how do a 3d sound?

hallow mortar
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wait for me to finish typing :U

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In order to do this, you'll need to stop using the trigger Sound field, and use script commands instead.
You can use playSound3D to make a fully 3D sound - it will fade as you get further from the source position, and get louder as you get closer.
Alternatively, you can use playSound to make a sound that isn't actually 3D, so it will always be present at the same volume and doesn't have a spatial position, but can be fully stopped when you leave the area. That second option is more complex.

mental badger
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thank you

mental badger
hallow mortar
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No. The Condition field is for...the condition that must be true in order for the trigger to activate. It's a check. If you put the playSound3D in there, it would be executed constantly, because the condition code is being run all the time to see if it returns true.

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You need to use the On Activation field.

mental badger
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it acquires an error

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what does it means?

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@hallow mortar

hallow mortar
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You can't just put literally only playSound3D. It needs the rest of the arguments that tell the command which sound to play and where to play it.

mental badger
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can i have an example??

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and what does wss mean?

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hallow mortar
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.wss is a sound file format. Arma supports multiple formats; your .ogg files are fine.

mental badger
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nah it does not works..

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i typed in activation this
playSound3D [getMissionPath "sound2.ogg", player]; // to play a mission directory sound

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but it does not works

hallow mortar
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Because you're missing the sound folder in the file path again

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getMissionPath returns the root mission folder. If you want to look in a specific subfolder inside the mission folder, you have to specify that.

mental badger
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oh soo i replace the missionpath on folder sound and it will work? And one more question, can i do a 3d sound in description.ext?

hallow mortar
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No, don't replace getMissionPath. You need that as well. getMissionPath gets you to the root folder, and then you have to go from there.
getMissionPath "sound\sound2.ogg"

mental badger
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and sorry for too many questions and for misunderstanding, im new in modding and my english is not that good

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okay so i replaced this but the sound is not a 3d

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it like im listening a radio chatter in headphone

hallow mortar
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You need to specify a position for the 3D sound to come from

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I'm actually surprised it worked at all without one, that's not an optional parameter

mental badger
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a.. could you give me an example for that? i properly don't understand

hallow mortar
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Syntax:
playSound3D [filename, soundSource, isInside, soundPosition, volume, soundPitch, distance, offset, local]

playSound3D [
  getMissionPath "sound\sound2.ogg",
  player,
  false,
  getPosASL player,
  1,
  1.0,
  200
];```
(you can write that all on one line as well, I just made it multiple lines so it's easier to read)
The first parameter is the file path, we've covered that.
The second parameter is the source object. Whichever object is given here, is where the sound comes from, _unless_ it's overwritten by the later positIon parameter. (The command is badly-designed.)
The third parameter is whether to process the sound like it's inside a building. We could do stuff with that, but I'm just leaving it false for now.
The fourth parameter is the source position. This overwrites the earlier source object parameter. The difference is that this parameter can use a 3D position coordinate (like `[500,500,2]`) instead of only being able to use an object's position. With this parameter, the source can be _anywhere_, not just where an object is. The position must be in ASL (Above Sea Level) format.
The fifth and sixth parameters are the volume and pitch. Nothing fancy.
The seventh parameter is the maximum distance. Outside this radius from the source, the sound can't be heard. Inside this radius, it gets louder the closer you are. It's in metres.
There are a couple of other parameters but they're not important.
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That example uses the player's position (at the time the code is executed) as the source position. You can change that with the fourth parameter. For example, if you want it to come from the trigger centre, use getPosASL thisTrigger instead. You could also use any other object's ASL position, or specify an arbitrary position coordinate.

mental badger
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because im in 10 meters away from radio and its above 20% volume

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i can record and drop it if it needs

hallow mortar
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Volume is the fifth parameter, as described. In the example it's set to 1 (normal volume). The maximum is 10.
The radius affects the apparent volume. With a 200-metre radius, it will be at maximum volume for a longer distance from the source, because it needs to stay loud for longer to reach 200 metres.

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Also, remember that the example uses the player's position. If you didn't change that, then the sound is coming from wherever you were standing when the code was executed, not from the radio.

mental badger
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i want a realistic sound you know?

hallow mortar
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If the radio is not moving, then use getPosASL whateverYourRadioObjectVariableNameIs instead of getPosASL player.
If the radio is moving, then things get complicated.

mental badger
hallow mortar
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If the radio is moving, then we can't use playSound3D. playSound3D only works with a single position. If you give it an object as the source, it just uses the object's position at the moment the code was executed; it's not attached to the object.
Instead, we would need to use say3D (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/say3D). say3D attaches the sound to the object, but it can only work with objects, not positions, and an object can only be emitting one say3D sound at a time.

hallow mortar
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Note that the problem is if it is moving, not if it can move. If it can move, but will never move, because nothing will happen to it to push it around, then using playSound3D is fine. The sound isn't technically attached to the object, but no one will notice.

mental badger
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okay, thank you very much for help, also sorry for too many questions!

faint oasis
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Hi, i have a question ? Is it possible to disable the kind of autopilot that is turned on while in multiplayer, while using a gui when inside a plane ?

winter rose
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no

faint oasis
# winter rose no

oh ok but it is what ? a sort of auto pilot ? because the ingame map doesn't have that apparently

hallow mortar
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I don't think it's an intentional system. It's just one of those quirks of how stuff works (or doesn't) in Arma.

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the game just goes "oh I'm not receiving flight control inputs any more, time to FREAK OUT"

faint oasis
hallow mortar
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The map doesn't actually take over movement controls. You can still move with the map open (at least until you hit something...)

mental badger
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@hallow mortar Hey nik, i have another question, i wanted to add a russian radio chatter and i didnt do anything wrong but in trigger menu i can't see a sound file.. could you help me again?

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faint oasis
hallow mortar
mental badger
hallow mortar
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The }; that should end the radio2 class has migrated to the end of the radio3 class

mental badger
hallow mortar
# mental badger like this?

You have correctly removed the extra } from after radio3, but you have not put it back where it belongs after radio2.

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It needs to go like this:

class radio2
{
 // stuff here
};
class radio3
{
  // stuff here
};```
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The { and }; mark the start and end of the class. If the class doesn't end where it's supposed to - before the next class starts - the game gets confused.

mental badger
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in arma it seems as a error in line 17 like "missing ]"

hallow mortar
mental badger
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and how it will work in multiplayer? Do i need to drop an ogg files to people or what?

hallow mortar
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Everything in the mission folder is packed into the mission PBO when you export it.

mental badger
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can i create an addon with it?

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like where everything of radio talking will be?

hallow mortar
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Yes, but creating an addon and referencing files in it is a fairly complex process. I'm not in a position to explain it in detail.

mental badger
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i know but is there a guides or something like this?

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to understand this

hallow mortar
mental badger
hallow mortar
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It's not specific. The general principles of how an addon works apply to all addons.

mental badger
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ok ty

manic flame
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Any recommendations for serverside data storage for multiple users?

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I originally intended to use something like FileXT but after a quick talk with the developer I realized it would be very conditoning performance wise.

warm hedge
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Why don't you use a trigger?

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I don't know why you want to make a trigger via script too

tame bison
buoyant hound
tame bison
bleak gulch
deft zealot
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Is it still possible to move non-DLC-owners into pilot slot of taru via SQF?

bleak gulch
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In order to reveal the players to all AI units, we need second loop which runs through the AI group leaders. It's O(n^2) job but at least you don't need to apply reveal command to the each AI unit individually.

red matrix
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how can I make a script to set up defult radio channels as well as which one is active and which one has what ear selected for TFAR?

warm hedge
tight cloak
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whats the best approach for attaching objects to follow the rotation of a turrets weapon?

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eg a praetorians barrel

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without completely screwing up their existing rotation

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im aware of attach to limitations with rotating objects but is there a way around it?

warm hedge
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What does it mean by without part and limitation you mean? Also attachTo have a way to follow bone rotation?

tight cloak
# warm hedge What does it mean by without part and limitation you mean? Also attachTo have a ...

its alot of objects so its abit difficult to use attachto (Atleast to my knowledge).
ive also found the issue isnt entirely an attachto issue. for some reason Everything gets attached to the turret

{ 
[_x, john] call BIS_fnc_attachToRelative; 
} forEach (8 allObjects 0) inAreaArray testingtrigger; 
``` is the only attach im using at this moment. id have a guess its because im grabbing everything
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the trigger however isnt that big

warm hedge
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I'm not sure I understand your answer. What do you expect from the code and what you got?

tight cloak
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So my setup is two triggers containing objects all to be attached to a turret. Im using inAreaArray to run them through a for each attachto. However, for some reason the code snippet above is attaching everything including outside the triggers to the objects

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Something I've never seen before, but I've also not used inAreaArray to attach objects

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Once this strange hurdle is crossed I can figure out how to attach all the other objects to the barrel

granite sky
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The code has what looks like a clear precedence error?

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You need brackets around the inAreaArray, otherwise the forEach runs first.

tight cloak
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Ahh I see

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I'll give it a while next time I'm working on it

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Ty for the pointer

brave venture
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Thank you. I finally got back around to this. That got it to appear in the correct spot. Do I need to do anything different for converting the dir & up vectors to selection coords as well?

little raptor
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(in other words, no need for the vectorDiff)

buoyant hound
faint trout
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Heya all, is there any was to prevent people getting damage from walking at Objects. I am using ACE Medical which could effect some stuff.

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fixed it...
for me the Object had some velocity (velocity _object) which can be fixed by setting the Velocity to complete zero with:
_object setVelocity [0,0,0];

lethal heath
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hi guys, i need help with a mission scenario I am making. I want to spawn in VR guys that the players can wound to practice their medical skills. I had the idea of spawning in VR guys of the enemy faction with a button trigger. However, the problem I am having difficulty with is disabling their AI after they spawn. I want to VR guys to seem basically like training maniqans, not running around screaming "we're under attack!"

I had the idea of using disableAI after the main trigger is set off with a count down trigger. I just dont know a script that affects only the AI in a particular area.

any advice would be helpful, thank you very much.

proven charm
lethal heath
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yes basically

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but i dont know how to make it affect AI in an area they just spawned in

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my idea is to put an area trigger down that activates two seconds after the spawn button brings the ai into the area. The area trigger just disables the AI in the 10m by 10m area the vr characters spawn in

proven charm
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how do you create the AIs?

lethal heath
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similar to the way i have this shoothouse set up

proven charm
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placed the AIs in eden?

lethal heath
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I didnt place any objectvehicle npcs in this shoothouse course i made. You go up to an object, it has two options, one of which spawns in the AI on the given waypoints and markers (see first picture). The spawn commands are in the bottom right picture that i am using

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so there are technically no NPCs in the shoothouse before they spawn

proven charm
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ok so basically you need sqf { _x disableAI "MOVE"; } foreach (units groupNameHere);

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lot of code in one place though

lethal heath
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the spawn i have set up has a lot of code in one place?

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do you mean?

proven charm
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yes

lethal heath
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how would you condense it?

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if you have the time to tell me

proven charm
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id put it in init.sqf . create functions that calls the code