#arma3_scripting

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bleak gulch
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you can count it or make comparison to [] and only after that it will become BOOL

drowsy geyser
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(attachedObjects player) select {(typeOf _x) == "Land_PaperBox_01_small_closed_brown_F"};

return:
[15f216e0b80# 703: paperbox_01_small_closed_f.p3d]
what im trying is to check if Land_PaperBox_01_small_closed_brown_F is attached to the player

bleak gulch
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alright can you just attach Land_PaperBox_01_small_closed_brown_F to the player and execute the code?

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it must return same array

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oh

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you already did that?

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I suppose you did

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so it's working. Now you can transform it into boolean expresion. It's easy

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our approach is to detect the size of the array. If the size is 0 (empty array) then it's false, otherwise it's true

(count ((attachedObjects player) select {(typeOf _x) == "Land_PaperBox_01_small_closed_brown_F"})) > 0

(((attachedObjects player) select {(typeOf _x) == "Land_PaperBox_01_small_closed_brown_F"})) isNotEqualTo []
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or you can use isNotEqualTo [], same functionality

drowsy geyser
bleak gulch
drowsy geyser
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Uh? It's just a box!

grafik.png
bleak gulch
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you can set the global var on your bomb with exact time when it should explode

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then the clients can extract the variable and calculate remaining time locally

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in this case you don't need to propagate the update information for your timer over the network.

dire star
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if (isServer) then {
_unit removeMagazines "SmokeShell";
};
does this need to be remoteExecuted?

bleak gulch
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serverTime, date, dateToNumber, numberToDate

winter rose
bleak gulch
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the remaining time is calculated as difference

private _timeToExplode = bomb getVariable ["BEAR_timer", 0];
private _remaining = _timeToExplode - serverTime;
proven charm
dire star
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if i run it on server does it need?

proven charm
dire star
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ty

bleak gulch
proven charm
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i think he wants to remove all the mags

finite bone
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Also - Is there a way to check if a player has LOS to an object thats not affected by particles? I tried using checkVisibility it works for a while until the area is covered with smoke particles and the visibility goes back to 0. I ideadlly want to check if the player is behind a hard cover.

little raptor
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lineIntersectsSurfaces

finite bone
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But it returns an array of intersetions though - Not useful in comparing a if/else operation. (Also since it can only ignore 2 objects, another player in frame could potentially make it print false positives no?)

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and could someone explain what these different level of details mean?
LOD: String - level of details to use. Possible values are: "FIRE", "VIEW", "GEOM", "IFIRE", and "PHYSX"

indigo wolf
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is it possible to send a function to all players to be remoteexecuted later via debug console?

finite bone
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I might be very wrong but can't you remoteExecute that function first and then call it later when you need it?
Like remoteExec this to all clients,

PEPE_testfun = compileFinal { params ["_text"]; hint _text; };
publicVariable "PEPE_testfun";``` and then later you can do ```sqf
["Hello"] remoteExec ["PEPE_testfun", [0, -2] select isDedicated];```
indigo wolf
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does this actually work?

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let me try

winter rose
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why tho
why not have the function loaded client-side

finite bone
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¯_(ツ)_/¯

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Probably does not have the persmissios to make or modify mission files?

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while you are at it Lou, do you know what the different lods actually mean/affect?

winter rose
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(you would need to compileFinal this method and publicVariable it)

finite bone
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oh yea

meager mist
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I take that where day_hour_minute_second is, I replace with the amount of seconds there?
So if I want it to be 5 minutes it's set to

// 200 seconds before explose, propagate over net? YES
bomb setVariable ["BEAR_timer", 300, true];
hallow mortar
bleak gulch
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The timer control is still on the server side. On the client side you only foresee the future based on the initial data.

meager mist
bleak gulch
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When Player stepped into the trigger, you immidiately can calculate the timer

meager mist
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Regardless, my idea would always flood the network with constant updates?

bleak gulch
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timer = current time + 300 seconds

meager mist
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right

bleak gulch
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you can just set raw value, like you proposed before

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but in this case JIP client's will get D'sync

meager mist
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Yea, that's what I understood earlier today. JIP would then set 20 seconds instead of 5 seconds for example. right?

bleak gulch
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exactly

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but if your timer is timer = (serverTime + 20), clients and JIP can calculate remaining time easily:

remaining = serverTime - timer

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for example

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player entered into the trigger at 5 seconds, timer has been set to 5 seconds and 5 + 5 was pubVar'ed. Everyone know the bomb should detonate at 10 seconds.

client joined at 8 seconds, received timer, then received current time and calculated the remaining time: 10 - 8 = 2 seconds

meager mist
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I guess I get the logic, I think it's the way and how to jot it down is where I'm stuggling.
Within the init.sqf and waitUntil {sleep 1; triggerActivated bombTimer}; ?

bomb setVariable ["BEAR_timer", day_hour_minute_second, true]; //is the 2nd condition the time the bomb should run for? Because it's setting the params of the variable BEAR_timer?

BEAR_timer is a function, that should be defined with a hint right? in the fn_bombTimer.sqf I currently have:

    while {
            (_time > 0)
        && !(caseBomb getVariable ["DEFUSED", false])
    } do {
        _time = _time - 1;  
        hintSilent format["Bomb Detonation: \n %1", [((_time)/60)+.01,"HH:MM"] call BIS_fnc_timetostring];
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Or should it be the other way around.. Player steps into the trigger and it used the getVariable?

bleak gulch
# meager mist I guess I get the logic, I think it's the way and how to jot it down is where I...

your trigger has the field for the code when it activates. It's available rightn in the 3DEN. You can add the code there

// Only server controls the logic of the trigger
if (isServer) then
{
    // set the timer and propagate it
    this setVariable ["BEAR_timer", serverTime + 300, true];
};

Yes you can use waitUntil, it works the same way
init.sqf:

// wait before trigger activated
waitUntil {sleep 1; triggerActivated bombTimer};

if (isServer) then
{
    bomb setVariable ["BEAR_timer", serverTime + 300, true];
};

// make sure the variable is successfully broadcasted over the network
waitUntil {sleep 0.5; (bomb getVariable ["BEAR_timer", -1]) != -1};

if (hasInterface) then
{
    private _remaining = (bomb getVariable ["BEAR_timer", 0]) - serverTimer;
};

BEAR_timer is just a variable (number), it's not fucntion.

austere nymph
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Why is the command fireAtTarget not working with tanks from Iron Front or even Spe44 ? I went and picked up the types of ammo and weapons from the relevant cfg classes but zit. Works with vanilla tanks like a charm. Any clue ?

meager mist
bleak gulch
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nope

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hasInterface is a command to detect is machine a real client

fair drum
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Am I a real client now papa?

bleak gulch
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hasInterface is true if it's singleplayer mode, multiplayer mode with hosted server or normal client.

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hasInterface is false on dedi and for headless client

meager mist
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Should it not be different then .. because I'm running it on a dedi server?

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Ah.. no wait. I want it to run on all clients.. not the server itself.

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if I would run it on the server itself, the clients would never see it.. right?

bleak gulch
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ehm

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you have to notify your clients

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you already have waitUntil which monitors the state of the trigger

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that code executes on all machines, right? So you only need one thing - the exact time when the bomb will actually blow up.

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you can use same field on the trigger to activate the hint message in the loop if you want

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to make sure your variable is 100% broadcasted before the actual use on the client, you would make a fucntion which uses the timer as an argument.

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I guess I'm explaining a little bit convoluting

meager mist
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Well, I think i get the logic behind it.

meager mist
bleak gulch
meager mist
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That's what I thought. I had some errors, and changed it to caseBomb and it worked. But wasn't sure if it's a happy accident or other thing behind it

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Well.. I'm getting somewhere. but not massivly. Managed to get the hint in there, but it's not ticking down. I'm guessing I'm missing the countdown part of it in the hint. Which would be

// wait before trigger activated
waitUntil {sleep 1; triggerActivated bombTimer};

if (isServer) then {
    caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_timer", serverTime + 300, true];
};

// make sure the variable is successfully broadcasted over the network
waitUntil {sleep 0.5; (caseBomb getVariable ["BEAR_timer", -1] != -1)};

if (hasInterface) then {
    private _remaining = (caseBomb getVariable ["BEAR_timer", 0]) - serverTime;
    hint str _remaining - 1; // add - 1 to the hint? 
}; ```
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bleak gulch
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yeah, you don't have the countdown part

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on the client side just make separate thread for that

hint countdown:

0 spawn
{
    private _remaining = 1;
    while {(_remaining > 0) && {(alive caseBomb) && {!(caseBomb getVariable ["BEAR_defused", false])}}} do
    {
        sleep 1;
        _remaining = caseBomb getVariable ["BEAR_timer", 0]) - serverTime;
        if (_remaining < 0) then {_remaining = 0;};
        hint (str _remaining);
    };
};
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just replace

hint str _remaining - 1; // add - 1 to the hint?

with the code snippet posted above

raw vapor
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Alternative nuclear blast effects are also welcome. This used Pook's nuke spawner.

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I know GM has the Luna but I do not know how to use that.

fair drum
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Zeus enhanced has a nuke module. You can call the internal function directly if you want.

finite bone
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You can also use particle effects

bleak gulch
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Good luck and make it epic. Players should not see anything but bright light which burns their eyes 🙂

stable dune
raw vapor
hallow mortar
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The function header has basic information on how to invoke it. It looks like it needs to be run on all machines.

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That's if your mission already requires Zeus Enhanced. I wouldn't necessarily make ZEN a requirement just for this if it wasn't already.

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It should be possible to use the GM Luna nuke function as well, if you have that as a dependency but not ZEN, but I remember looking at that and finding it a bit more complicated.

thin heron
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Has anyone ever used the vvs script? The virtual vehicle spawner?

Or an easy way to set up a noticeboard to spawn vehicles?

meager mist
# bleak gulch on the client side just make separate thread for that hint countdown: ```sqf 0 ...

Nice thanks, after much trial and error.. I managed to make it work with seconds using timetoString function.

// wait before trigger activated
waitUntil {sleep 1; triggerActivated bombTimer};

if (isServer) then {
    caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_timer", serverTime + 300, true];
};

// make sure the variable is successfully broadcasted over the network
waitUntil {sleep 0.5; (caseBomb getVariable ["BEAR_timer", 0] != -1)};

if (hasInterface) then {
    private _remaining = (caseBomb getVariable ["BEAR_timer", 0]) - serverTime;
    0 spawn
    {
    private _remaining = 1;
    while {(_remaining > 0) && {(alive caseBomb) && {!(caseBomb getVariable ["BEAR_defused", false])}}} do
        {
            sleep 1;
            _remaining = (caseBomb getVariable ["BEAR_timer", 0]) - serverTime;
            if (_remaining < 0) then {_remaining = 0;};
            hintSilent format["Bomb Detonation: \n %1", [((_remaining)/60)+.01,"HH:MM"] call BIS_fnc_timetostring];    
        };
    };
}; ```
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Next up, making sure I connect this to the original bombTimer.sqf and make sure it drops to 5 once the bomb is armed and make it explode on 0

gentle obsidian
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I read somewhere that you can preprocess movement data for unit capture and it should cut down on lag, is that something i should do?

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couldnt really find any examples

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Would I just _content = preprocessFile "myFunction.sqf"; and then use '_content' instead of the myFunction.sqf when I issue the unitplay command?

little raptor
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That's not what it means by preprocess

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It probably meant adding extra points in between by interpolation, but you can just record at higher framerates

gentle obsidian
# little raptor No

it was something like 'preprocess and compile' and my understanding was you could make it load into ram at launch instead of from the drive when you execute the command

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but i really have no idea i dont even remember where i saw that

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i just noticed my mission was dropping fps every time i added a new unitplay thing

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so was lookin into ways to make it run a bit quicker

bronze temple
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player addEventHandler ["Fired", {
    params ["_unit", "_weapon", "_muzzle", "_mode", "_ammo", "_magazine", "_projectile", "_gunner"];
    player globalChat _ammo;
}];

I read on a forum that mine placement can be detected using the fired event handler but for some reason I'm not getting anything.

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Anyone have insight on this and or an alternative to detecting mine activation, I just need to detect if a player has activated a mine.

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Nvm it just started working?

noble flint
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I'm assuming its not normal for a server to spit out 8000 lines of object not found?

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Could this be causing my server lag?

granite sky
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Nah, it's normal.

bleak gulch
# meager mist Next up, making sure I connect this to the original bombTimer.sqf and make sure ...

Thanks to @stable dune
keep in mind, in this line

while {(_remaining > 0) && {(alive caseBomb) && {!(caseBomb getVariable ["BEAR_defused", false])}}} do

the countdown script checks is caseBomb alive and is it defused.

We're checkng BEAR_defused to determine is the bomb defused or not but I don't know the actual name of the variable. It's probably named differently, so you have to check is BEAR_defused a correct name.

meager mist
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The var is either DEFUSED or ARMED, if I understand that part correctly.

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Well, when I say, figuring out by myself.. is obviously with the help of everyone here 😅 couldn’t have done it without..

bleak gulch
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Just global the variable DEFUSED and / or ARMED? If so, you need to find what exactly used to determine the state "I AM DEFUSED" and/or "I AM ARMED". Then we can edit the line above. Not a big deal indeed.

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the line could be (UPDATED!):

while {(_remaining > 0) && {(alive caseBomb) && {(caseBomb getVariable ["ARMED", false]) && {!(caseBomb getVariable ["DEFUSED", false])}}}} do
meager mist
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This is the code that compares the code and makes it armed or defused.

bleak gulch
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ah ok

meager mist
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At least the original code. Which could very well be outdated and messy

bleak gulch
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should work. It checks if the bomb ARMED and NOT DEFUSED yet. With Lazy Evaluation in mind.

agile pumice
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Can I get a hand with this when someone has a moment? http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=yqjeka9i This is a fired eventhandler attached to a mortar. When I fire the round, the !alive condition fires immedietly, and the alive condition is never fired, because TB_mortarShellPos is never defined

bleak gulch
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also this is example of using Lazy Evaluation on practice.

meager mist
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I’ll have a look at work if I got the variables right to fix

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Is it best practice to use vars that have a prefix_name? Or doesn’t really matter?

bleak gulch
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Yes it's better for the global vars which can interfer with the vars from the other scripters. This applies for the namespaces and objects:

EXAMPLES:

// Default namespace is missionNamespace
BEAR_x = 1;
BEAR_myString = "Cmon!";

localNamespace setVariable ["BEAR_hideIt", true];

with uiNamespace do
{
    BEAR_display_46 = findDisplay 46;
    missionNamespace setVariable ["BEAR_x", 2];
};

uiNamespace setVariable ["BEAR_display_46", nil];

bomb setVariable ["BEAR_bombDescription", "C-4 or Composition C-4 is a common variety of the plastic explosive family known as Composition C, which uses RDX as its explosive agent. C-4 is composed of explosives, plastic binder, plasticizer to make it malleable, and usually a marker or odorizing taggant chemical."];

BEAR_fnc_myFunction =
{
    hint _this;
};

"Hello, World!" call BEAR_fnc_myFunction;
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Using TAG_ is preffered way in naming global vars 🙂

meager mist
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ah that makes sense actually. Thanks

gentle obsidian
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bigMissionEnder = 0; 
while {bigMissionEnder != 1} do  
{
    {  
        if (alive _x and !captive _x) then  
        {   
            missionEnder = 0  
        }  
        else  
        {   
            missionEnder = 1 
        };  
    } forEach [bg1,bg2,bg3,bg4,bg5,bg6,bg7,bg8];  
    
    if ( missionEnder == 1 ) then  
    {  
        publicVariable "missionEnder";
        bigMissionEnder = 1;
        deleteVehicle endLogic;  
    };  
};
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am i dumb or what

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this code is inside a trigger called 'endLogic'

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doesnt seem to be setting the missionEnder variable when the dudes are dead or deleted

bleak gulch
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!code

wicked roostBOT
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How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";
gentle obsidian
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lol

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do triggers time out after a period of time or something

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cause the code seems good to me

bleak gulch
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let people to figure out what's happening there

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hm

gentle obsidian
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basically i have a rng and one of those dudes will run to the ao, the rest are deleted with deletevehicle

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and i just have that to end it instead of having a trigger for each possible guy ya kow

bleak gulch
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the code is not working as intended because it has some flaws

gentle obsidian
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well ya im trying to make it work inside a trigger lol

bleak gulch
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so, is it placed right into the On Activation field of the Trigger?

gentle obsidian
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ya

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and the condition is just true;

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ya idk im really not seeing the problem

bleak gulch
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first off, you need to know, all Trigger fields are executed in unscheduled environment. It means your code cannot have sleep and it freezes the rendering / excutiong of the next frame until the code ends.

as you can see there is while-do loop inside the trigger. The loop won't stop until it meets condition. In unscheduled environment only 10000 of iterations of the loop allowed to prevent the game to freeze totally.

Another problem related to {} forEach. Without exiting the loop it will proceed the whole array of the objects and only bg8 status makes sense.

gentle obsidian
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okay yea so it times out

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it shouldnt matter if the rest of the array is null though?

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the conditions should fail as expected

bleak gulch
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the idea is NOT to overwrite the variable missionEnder

gentle obsidian
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i just cant do what im trying to do in a trigger

bleak gulch
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it should be recoded from teh scrath IMO. The checking part must be inside the Condition field, the Action field should have the actual action.

Condition:

this && ([bg1,bg2,bg3,bg4,bg5,bg6,bg7,bg8] select {(alive _x) && !(captive _x)}) isNotEqualTo []
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check this code in the Debug Console before adding it into the Trigger

gentle obsidian
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thats some wild code lol

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do i need this &&?

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([bg1,bg2,bg3,bg4,bg5,bg6,bg7,bg8] select {(alive _x) && !(captive _x)}) isNotEqualTo []

would that work

bleak gulch
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&& is logical AND

gentle obsidian
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yea lol

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i mean 'this &&'

bleak gulch
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you can use and but it's the same

gentle obsidian
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thats just the trigger drop down conditions

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roight

bleak gulch
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[] select {}

it selects the elements from the left array forming new array from the elements which meet condition in the {}

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[0, 1, 2, 3] select {_x > 1};

will return [2, 3] array

gentle obsidian
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i get it

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thats pretty big brain

bleak gulch
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[bg1,bg2,bg3,bg4,bg5,bg6,bg7,bg8] select {(alive _x) && !(captive _x)}

we're checking if _x is alive and not captive and getting array as return value

gentle obsidian
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ty man

bleak gulch
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if someone dead or captive the triggers activates

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or... should it trigger if everyone dead?

gentle obsidian
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i think its good as is

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i think at least lol

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or yea i should just change it to equslto

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equalsto

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useful stuff i would never think to frame it like this

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that wouldnt work btw

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can't be dead and captive lol

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gotta do alive and !captive equals []

bleak gulch
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my bad, part of the string coied

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this && (([bg1,bg2,bg3,bg4,bg5,bg6,bg7,bg8] select {(alive _x) && !(captive _x)}) isEqualTo [])
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put this line into Condition field of your trigger
in the Activation field put this debug code

hint "Triggered!";

and test

meager mist
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I have a feeling I did an oopsie here, and I cannot do this.. and it's that part that I'm messing up with.

if (caseBomb getVariable ["BEAR_ARMED", false]) then {
  caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_timer", serverTime + 5, true];
  caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_ARMED", false, true];
};```
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this is the full code as I finished it last night.

waitUntil {sleep 1; triggerActivated bombTimer};

if (isServer) then {
    caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_timer", serverTime + 300, true];
    [ west, ["Task_Defuse"], ["Find the code and defuse the bomb before it explodes.", "Defuse the bomb", "DEFUSE"], objNull, FALSE ] call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;  
      [ west, ["Task_Secure"], ["Secure the SCUD launcher and bring it back to FOB Sentinel Ridge for proper disposal", "Secure CBRN SCUD Vehicle", "SECURE"], objNull, FALSE ] call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;
};

// make sure the variable is successfully broadcasted over the network
waitUntil {sleep 0.5; (caseBomb getVariable ["BEAR_timer", 0] != -1)};

if (hasInterface) then {
    private _remaining = (caseBomb getVariable ["BEAR_timer", 0]) - serverTime;
    0 spawn
    {
    private _remaining = 1;
    while {(_remaining > 0) && !(caseBomb getVariable ["BEAR_DEFUSED", false])} do
        {
            sleep 1;
            _remaining = (caseBomb getVariable ["BEAR_timer", 0]) - serverTime;
            hintSilent format["Bomb Detonation: \n %1", [((_remaining)/60)+.01,"HH:MM"] call BIS_fnc_timetostring];    
            if (_remaining < 0) then {
                _blast = createVehicle ["Bomb_03_F", position caseBomb, [], 0, "NONE"];
                {if (_x distance caseBomb <= 15) then {_x setDamage 1};} forEach allUnits;
                deleteVehicle caseBomb;
            };
            if (caseBomb getVariable ["BEAR_ARMED", false]) then {
                caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_timer", serverTime + 5, true];
                caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_ARMED", false, true];
            };
        };
    };
}; ```
bleak gulch
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serverTime + 5

serverTime + 300

you need to set those vars only on the server side and only once.

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heh

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interesting 🙂

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that will be massive blow because each client will spawn Bomb_03_F on his side, and it's not local vehicle. For 10 players party you will get 10x bombs 😄

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You need to blow the bomb on the server side, not on client

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The task for the client side is to just show the countdown timer on the screen. Nothing more.

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the job for the testing remaining time before the ACTUAL detonation MUST be strictly on the server

meager mist
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So add an (isServer) to the createVehicle part?

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if (isServer && (_remaining < 0)) then {
  _blast = createVehicle ["Bomb_03_F", position caseBomb, [], 0, "NONE"];
  {if (_x distance caseBomb <= 15) then {_x setDamage 1};} forEach allUnits;
  deleteVehicle caseBomb;
};```
bleak gulch
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yeah but not inside if (hasInterface}

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just make separate thread

meager mist
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oh yea, because that still checks for every real player

bleak gulch
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exactly!

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and you need to check the timer inside the server part

meager mist
bleak gulch
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yes

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everything related to real bomb management MUST be on the server

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clients recieve only notifications and calculate estimated time before detonation.

meager mist
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can this be within the earlier (isServer) ? Or does it need to be a seperate thing after the (hasInterface)?

if (isServer) then {
    caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_timer", serverTime + 300, true];
    [ west, ["Task_Defuse"], ["Find the code and defuse the bomb before it explodes.", "Defuse the bomb", "DEFUSE"], objNull, FALSE ] call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;  
      [ west, ["Task_Secure"], ["Secure the SCUD launcher and bring it back to FOB Sentinel Ridge for proper disposal", "Secure CBRN SCUD Vehicle", "SECURE"], objNull, FALSE ] call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;
};```
bleak gulch
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yes it can

meager mist
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So something like this?

if (isServer) then {
    caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_timer", serverTime + 300, true];
    [ west, ["Task_Defuse"], ["Find the code and defuse the bomb before it explodes.", "Defuse the bomb", "DEFUSE"], objNull, FALSE ] call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;  
      [ west, ["Task_Secure"], ["Secure the SCUD launcher and bring it back to FOB Sentinel Ridge for proper disposal", "Secure CBRN SCUD Vehicle", "SECURE"], objNull, FALSE ] call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;
    
    if (_remaining < 0) then {
        _blast = createVehicle ["Bomb_03_F", position caseBomb, [], 0, "NONE"];
        {if (_x distance caseBomb <= 15) then {_x setDamage 1};} forEach allUnits;
        deleteVehicle caseBomb;    
    };
    
    if (caseBomb getVariable ["BEAR_ARMED", false]) then {
        caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_timer", serverTime + 5, true];
    };
};```
bleak gulch
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if (isServer) then {
    caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_timer", serverTime + 300, true];

    // Create separate thread, store it's handle
    BEAR_serverCountDownThread = 0 spawn
    {
        sleep 300; // just sleep
        if (still alive, armed and !defused) then
        {
            caseBomb getVariable ["BEAR_ARMED", false, true];
            //create explosion stuff here
        };
    };
};
#

ehm

bleak gulch
meager mist
#

Yea.. because _remaining isn't defined.. that's one thing at least.

bleak gulch
#

you don't need it in the my exmaple

#

I've created separate thread on the server side which just waits for 300 seconds doing nothing and and then it should check if the bomb is still alive, armed and not defused. If yes - detonate it.

meager mist
#

Ok, but if the player enters the wrong code, it should give you a 5 second countdown instead of when the timer runs out. But with the 300 second sleep, it'll just wait regardless of that mechanic no ?

bleak gulch
#

oh..

meager mist
#

that's why I used the caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_timer", serverTime + 5, true]; to reset the timer to 5 seconds.

bleak gulch
#

yeah I see, we need to change the timer in case the player enetered the wrong code. Okay! Not a problem. How the server knows if the code is correct or incorrect?

meager mist
#

via another script function called fn_codeCompare

//Parameters
private ["_code", "_inputCode"];
_code      = [_this, 0, [], [[]]] call BIS_fnc_param;
_inputCode = [_this, 1, [], [[]]] call BIS_fnc_param;

//compare codes
private "_compare";
_compare = [_code, _inputCode] call BIS_fnc_areEqual;

if (isServer && (_compare)) then {
    cutText ["BOMB DEFUSED", "PLAIN DOWN"];
    caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_DEFUSED", true, true];
    ["Task_Defuse", "Succeeded"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
    casebomb removeAction caseBombActionID;
} else {
    cutText ["BOMB ARMED", "PLAIN DOWN"];
    caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_ARMED", true, true];
    playSound "button_wrong";
    casebomb removeAction caseBombActionID;
};

CODEINPUT = [];

//Return Value
_code```
bleak gulch
#

hm

#

okay

sullen marsh
#

Why not just wait for the projectile to be alive before you add the pfeh?

bleak gulch
# 
if (isServer) then
{
    caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_timer", serverTime + 300, true];

    // Create separate thread, store it's handle
    BEAR_serverCountDownThread = 0 spawn
    {
        private _alive = true;
        private _defused = false;
        private _remaining = 1;

        while {_alive && !_defused} do
        {
            sleep 0.5;

            _alive = alive caseBomb;
            _defused = caseBomb getVariable ["BEAR_defused", false];
            _remaining = (caseBomb getVariable ["BEAR_timer", 0]) - serverTime;

            if (_remaining < 0) exitWith
            {
                // Detonate and kill everyone in range
                createVehicle ["Bomb_03_F", getPos caseBomb, [], 0, "NONE"];
                {if (_x distance caseBomb <= 15) then {_x setDamage 1};} forEach allUnits;
                deleteVehicle caseBomb; // caseBomb is not alive anymore
            };
        };
    };
};
meager mist
#

Oooh.. I wasn't actually so far off I guess. trying to do it myself.

bleak gulch
#

so when player enters the wrong code we need to change the bomb's timer to 5 and propagate the new value over the network, that's all we need.

# 
if (isServer && (_compare)) then {
    cutText ["BOMB DEFUSED", "PLAIN DOWN"];
    caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_DEFUSED", true, true];
    ["Task_Defuse", "Succeeded"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
    casebomb removeAction caseBombActionID;
} else {
    cutText ["BOMB ARMED", "PLAIN DOWN"];
    //caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_ARMED", true, true]; // not sure we need this var
    caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_timer", serverTime + 5, true];
    playSound "button_wrong";
    casebomb removeAction caseBombActionID;
};
meager mist
bleak gulch
#

yeah

meager mist
#

Is there any use for ```sqf
CODEINPUT = [];

//Return Value
_code

bleak gulch
#

I think it can be removed if this function is not supposed to return anything useful

meager mist
#

actually, after searching.. CODEINPUT is used in explosivePad.hpp .. so probably useful ?

bleak gulch
#

I only added the single line and commented "BEAR_ARMED" part

caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_timer", serverTime + 5, true];

didn't touch the rest

meager mist
#

it works. At least local MP. Testing it on dedicated now

bleak gulch
#

try to change the timer right in the debug console

caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_timer", serverTime + 40, true];
caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_timer", serverTime + 10, true];
caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_timer", serverTime + 200, true];
etc
meager mist
#

I kinda had the same logic in mind, but not placed in the right way. I realized if I want to check the remaining time, the variable _remaining should be called outside the (hasInterface). But I placed it after waitUntil {sleep 1; triggerActivated bombTimer}; .. but that meant that it wouldn't get picked up anywhere right? I wasn't sure if making 2 variables, with the same name, in a different thread would be hacky/messy. But I guess it's not ?

agile pumice
#

i never considered that

meager mist
bleak gulch
#

These variables are private and in the different scopes. One is used on the server, one on the client.

EXAMPLE:

BEAR_globalVar = 0;

if (...) then
{
    private _x = 1;
};

hint (format ["_x = %1", _x]); // RESULT: _x = any
bleak gulch
meager mist
#

also works

bleak gulch
#

try to blow the shit up setting the timer to 0

meager mist
#

Yep! I set it earlier to 10 seconds and let it run, it blows

bleak gulch
#

restart the mission and try to simulate the defusing setting the associated variable to true

# 
caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_DEFUSED", true, true];
winter rose
meager mist
bleak gulch
#

good

#

after defusing set the timer to 0

meager mist
#

ah I was expecting it work :p

bleak gulch
#

the bomb should not blow up

meager mist
#

oh wait.. I never stepped into the trigger to activate the timer meowsweats

#

let's try that again

bleak gulch
#

what?

#

so the countdown loop started even if you didn't activate the trigger? It needs to be fixed

meager mist
#

No, the countdown never started to test it.

#

So I had to just step into the trigger to start

bleak gulch
#

ok

meager mist
bleak gulch
#

yes

meager mist
#

setting the timer to 0 did not blow it up

bleak gulch
#

it works

agile pumice
#

ill give it a spin

bleak gulch
#

well. Now you need to test how it works with the Actions and the GUI.

#

as you understand to operate with the bomb you only need to change those two variables

meager mist
bleak gulch
#

yeah

meager mist
#

They both work fine. Stepped into trigger, code is in a random location on 4 points, grabbed code, entered code + win.
Entered trigger, run to defuser, input random code + boom

bleak gulch
#

you need to test what happens if timer expires and rejoin the server after activating the bomb, the hint must show proper remaining time

meager mist
#

I got some meetings in a couple minutes, so I will test this probably later tonight once I'm home from work :p

bleak gulch
#

np 😉

meager mist
#

But thanks a bunch for the help! (once again)

agile pumice
charred monolith
#

Hi !

I'm currently working on a script that changes the camera view of a player from 3rd to 1st person view when a player is fired near whever that be himself, another player, or a IA unit.

The problem is that when the player dies and respawn in the delay that he is affected by the script, when he respawn, and press his key to be in 3rd person, the camera is locking on his previous dead body in 1st person (because the script says : if you in 3rd and you have been fired near then go in first person).

I thought of multiple way of doing that, at first the script was in initPlayerLocal.sqf.

Then I switched it to onPlayerRespawn.sqf and put a condition that checked if the player was alive, if so then the script would reset and unlock the 3rd person, sadly i have another script that need to be executed only when you respawn and not when the game start (the option respawnOnStart in description.ext needs to be at -1)

So now i'm at a dead end i don't really know what do to. The script always put the camera on the old dead body, I could delete the dead body but I don't think it's a good solution.

There is the script :

player addEventHandler ["FiredNear", {
  params ["_unit", "_firer", "_distance", "_weapon", "_muzzle", "_mode", "_ammo", "_gunner"];
  countdownTime = time + 60;
  _unit spawn {
    if((vehicle _this == _this))then{
      while{round(countdownTime - time) > 0}do{
        if(cameraView == "EXTERNAL")then{
          hintSilent parseText " <t color='#FF0000'<t size='2.0'><img     image='\a3\ui_f\data\igui\cfg\simpletasks\types\destroy_ca.paa'/></t></t>";
          _this switchCamera "INTERNAL";
          sleep 0.25;
        };
      };
    };
  hintSilent parseText " <t color='#00FF00'<t size='2.0'><img   image='\a3\ui_f\data\igui\cfg\simpletasks\types\destroy_ca.paa'/></t></t>";
  sleep 1;
  hintSilent "";
  };
}];

Thanks for you help !

meager mist
#

Doesn't update either, just fades after default time

agile pumice
#

does "alive" work for projectiles?

indigo snow
#

it does for missile artillery projectiles

#

so yea

#

for real tho just start diag_log-ing stuff

#

see exactly where it breaks

meager mist
#

fixed it! I believe the +1 messed up the hints for the other clients. Not sure what it does though.
it is now ```sqf
hintSilent format["Bomb Detonation: \n %1", [(_remaining/60), "HH:MM"] call BIS_fnc_timetostring];

finite bone
#

Cant you use BIS_fnc_countdown? Ex:

[30] call BIS_fnc_countdown;
while {[true] call BIS_fnc_countdown} do {
    hintSilent format ["Bomb Detonation in %1 seconds.", [0] call BIS_fnc_countdown];
    uiSleep 0.5;
};
agile pumice
#

i did, I replaced my hint with diag_log, nothing was written

meager mist
#

Euhm.. I guess? I didn't know that function existed :p

finite bone
#

The countdown is useful if you want it to run without any additional inputs. I used the function above (albeit with more modifications and checks) in one of my missions.

meager mist
#

It would still be somewhat seperated out because I would want the hint to be only calculated per client ?

finite bone
finite bone
#

If you want that hint shown only to specific players either have those players in a variable / trigger and execute it that way or remoteExec with conditions - there are many possibilities.

# 
{
    honeypot_screen addAction[
        "Turn on console", 
        {
            params ["_target", "_caller", "_id", "_args"]; 
            if (honeypot_seen == false) then 
            {
                honeypot_seen = true;
                publicVariable "honeypot_seen";
                [30] call BIS_fnc_countdown;
                while {[true] call BIS_fnc_countdown} do {
                    honeypot_screen say3D "Alarm";
                    hintSilent format ["Ship Detonation in %1 seconds.", [0] call BIS_fnc_countdown];
                    sleep 1;
                };
                hintSilent "";
                honeypot_screen say3D "$NONE$";
                honey_demo1 = "Bo_GBU12_LGB" createVehicle [12437.472, 6106.103, 7];
                honey_demo1 setDamage 1;
                {
                    if (_x distance honeypot_cargoship < 120) then {
                        _x setDamage 1;
                    }
                } forEach allUnits;
                sleep 1;
                honey_demo8 = "Bo_GBU12_LGB" createVehicle [12437.652, 6155.034, 14];
                honey_demo8 setDamage 1;
            };
        },
        nil,
        1.5,
        true,
        true,
        "",
        "true",
        5,
        false,
        "",
        ""
    ];
}``` the sqf i had - i did make more changes but cant seem to find it in my stash ![KEK](https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1055539579685437530.webp?size=128 "KEK")
agile pumice
#

the projectile is null in the spawn block

charred monolith
finite bone
#

how would you check if the player has respawned and reset the 1PP/3PP cam

meager mist
stable dune
charred monolith
finite bone
stable dune
charred monolith
# stable dune You can call same code in respawn. What code you are using and where , and what...

At first I executed the player addEventHandler ["FiredNear",{...}]; inside the initLocalPlayer.sqf, then i've put it inside the onPlayerRespawn, it would have worked if I just had this script and put the value of respawnOnStart at 0. But i have another script that runs when people respawn, and i don't want it to execute when the game start.
Only when they respawn, so as of right now my script is still in initLocalPlayer.sqf

And i call this code :
#arma3_scripting message

#

When i Use the onPlayerRespawn.sqf code i can use the _newUnit parameters of the Events Script, but I cannot do that inside the initLocalPlayer.sqf

#

maybe I can execute the code two times ? One time in initPlayerLocal.sqf when the players connects, and then when he dies it's the script inside the onPlayerRespawn.sqf that is used ?

open hollow
#

if the eventhandler is lost when you respawn, just add it to the 2 files, since initplayerlocal is executed only one time

#

if you want to be sure its executed one time only, can run some check if the eh is already on the player

charred monolith
#

Thanks everyone for your help !

open hollow
charred monolith
#

I just want to be sure but if deleting the EH doesn't work or doesn't do anything at least i've tried, and you are right, it's local to the player, so it's will not be that bad in terms of performance

open hollow
# 

cooldown_firednear = 0; 
player addEventHandler ["FiredNear", {
  params ["_unit", "_firer", "_distance", "_weapon", "_muzzle", "_mode", "_ammo", "_gunner"];

  if!((vehicle _this == _this))exitwith {}; //dont do anythin if you are in a vehicle 
  if ( cooldown_firednear > 0) exitwith { cooldown_firednear = 60}; //dont spawn the code if the cooldown wasnt in 0, and resets the timer

  _unit spawn {
    while{cooldown_firednear > 0}do{
      if!(cameraView == "EXTERNAL")then{
        _this switchCamera "INTERNAL";         
      };
      hintSilent parseText " <t color='#FF0000'<t size='2.0'><img     image='\a3\ui_f\data\igui\cfg\simpletasks\types\destroy_ca.paa'/></t></t>";
      cooldown_firednear = cooldown_firednear - 1; 
      sleep 1;
    };
}];
#

that should fix it i think

charred monolith
#

Ok i see, calling spawn only when necessary Yeah it seems better like that, but i have a question why this line ?

if!(cameraView == "EXTERNAL")then{continue};
open hollow
open hollow
charred monolith
#

thanks ! I'm gonna test that when i get home !

junior moat
#

hey is it possible to play a video on all players screens using BIS_fnc_playVideo?

open hollow
junior moat
open hollow
#

hmm you should need to check if everyone is in the game, but one person in the roleselection will ruin it lol

junior moat
open hollow
junior moat
#

got it so initServer.sqf?

open hollow
junior moat
#

got it, thanks alot!

dire star
agile pumice
dire star
#

or how do i delete only dead units in trigger area?

late drum
# 
_unit profileNamespace setVariable ["unifMuerto", (uniform _unit)];
saveProfileNamespace;

Would this work or would it be without the first _unit?

_unit is a player on a MP server

cosmic lichen
#

_unit has nothing to do there

#

profileNamespace is local to the client were it's executed

stable dune
dire star
#

isn't that gonna delete everyone in area

agile pumice
#

Nevermind, was passing an empty parameter to the script, haha

dire star
#

nvm found way
_deadarea = allDead inAreaArray delete_militia;

{{deleteVehicle _x} forEach allDeadMen} forEach _deadarea;

indigo snow
#

diag_log is a saviour

#

start from top and log absolutely EVERYTHING

#

bam most problems solved

granite sky
#

Last line is probably supposed to be {deleteVehicle _x} forEach _deadarea;

#

What it's doing otherwise is deleting all dead units on the map repeatedly, as long as there's at least one dead object within the area.

agile pumice
#

yeah, its a good habbit to do for sure

dire star
#

oh shit you're right

#

even with your command it's still deleting every dead unit

granite sky
#

Depends what delete_militia is.

dire star
#

trigger area name

granite sky
#

Should only delete what's in the area then.

#

Not just units though. allDead includes vehicle wrecks.

dire star
#

well it's working only when i run the script but it's set on repeat and idk why it's not constantly deleting after 15 seconds

# 
_delmilrooftops = allDead inAreaArray delete_militia_rooftops;

delete_militia_rooftops_units = true;

sleep 0.5;

while { sleep 5; delete_militia_rooftops_units } do {  {deleteVehicle _x} forEach _delmilrooftops; sleep 10; };
#

this is my script

wicked roostBOT
#
How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";
gentle obsidian
hallow mortar
#

You can do that. The while accepts the last return from the code inside the {}, which in this case is the contents of the variable delete_militia_rooftops_units.

#

The sleep before the return just forces the loop to only run that often, rather than as often as possible

gentle obsidian
#

any difference than having the sleep in the while execution code?

granite sky
#

It's a bit silly here because there's two adjacent sleeps in one loop.

#

but it'd work. The issue is probably that the list of dead units in the area isn't being updated.

gentle obsidian
#

makes sense

granite sky
#

The inAreaArray line needs moving into the body of the while loop.

gentle obsidian
#

and could probably refactor to get rid of that bool

#

not sure what the end goal is though

granite sky
#

I would guess that's there so that you can shut down the loop externally, but that is just a guess.

dire star
dire star
agile pumice
#

was my fault for not checking if the parameters were correct in the first place

meager mist
#

Ok.. so I'm lost, once again :p After changing a bunch of code today.. I cannot seem to get the code to successfully disarm. It seems to always to arm the bomb, regardless if the code is succesfully input or not. With the old code, it works fine. I can only imagine it's in fn_codeCompare.sqf .. since it's compared there. Help? plz?
Old code:

//Parameters
private ["_code", "_inputCode"];
_code      = [_this, 0, [], [[]]] call BIS_fnc_param;
_inputCode = [_this, 1, [], [[]]] call BIS_fnc_param;

//compare codes
private "_compare";
_compare = [_code, _inputCode] call BIS_fnc_areEqual;

if (_compare) then {
    cutText ["BOMB DEFUSED", "PLAIN DOWN"];
    caseBomb setVariable ["DEFUSED", true, true];
} else {
    cutText ["BOMB ARMED", "PLAIN DOWN"];
    caseBomb setVariable ["ARMED", true, true];
    playSound "button_wrong";
};

CODEINPUT = [];

//Return Value
_code

new code:

//Parameters
private ["_code", "_inputCode"];
_code      = [_this, 0, [], [[]]] call BIS_fnc_param;
_inputCode = [_this, 1, [], [[]]] call BIS_fnc_param;

//compare codes
private "_compare";
_compare = [_code, _inputCode] call BIS_fnc_areEqual;

if (isServer && (_compare)) then {
    cutText ["BOMB DEFUSED", "PLAIN DOWN"];
    caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_DEFUSED", true, true];
    ["Task_Defuse", "Succeeded"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
    casebomb removeAction caseBombActionID;
} else {
    cutText ["BOMB ARMED", "PLAIN DOWN"];
    // caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_ARMED", true, true]; // not sure we need this var
    caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_timer", serverTime + 5, true]; // This is only added line to this code.. 
    playSound "button_wrong";
    casebomb removeAction caseBombActionID;
};

CODEINPUT = [];

//Return Value
_code
#

I tried it with this not commented out, but no change. // caseBomb setVariable ["BEAR_ARMED", true, true]; // not sure we need this var

stable dune
#

Via some GUI or via addiction where you have defined value that calls you event

meager mist
# stable dune Via some GUI or via addiction where you have defined value that calls you event

yea, the GUI is a defusal pad that is called with an addAction. THen as soon as the user hit's "Enter" it'll run the code.
addAction for GUI:

caseBombActionID = caseBomb addAction [("Defuse the bomb"),{createDialog "KeypadDefuse";},"",1,true,true,"","(_target distance _this) < 5"];

code on the GUI hpp

onMouseButtonDown = "[CODE, CODEINPUT] spawn COB_fnc_codeCompare; closeDialog 0";
#

The code is generated in the init.sqf via:

if(isServer) then {
    CODE = [(round(random 9)), (round(random 9)), (round(random 9)), (round(random 9)), (round(random 9)), (round(random 9))]; //6 digit code can be more or less
    publicVariable "CODE";

    codeHolder = selectRandom [LAPTOP1, LAPTOP2, LAPTOP3, LAPTOP4];
    publicVariable "codeHolder";
};```
fair drum
#

You're kinda getting to the point where it's getting hard to read through all of the different stuff going on (past few days). Have you posted it on GitHub? It allows us to make full changes and fix things. Or make a thread in this channel

stable dune
#

Testing on dedicated or local?
You may have the issue that you are a spawning client, and you have an event for check isServer.
You need remoteExec your function so it will be executed on the server too.
But if you are testing just a local host it is True.
You could add diag_log or just systemChat in you code to be sure what your _code and _inputCode return.

diag_log format ["input %1, code %2", _code, _inputCode];
stable dune
granite sky
#

Also can we not have global variables called CODE :P

meager mist
granite sky
#

I don't think you pasted anything that sets the value of CODEINPUT to anything other than an empty array.

#

btw not really important but round random 9 does not give you an unbiased 0-9.

meager mist
#

Bomb Script Optimisations

half moth
#

Is it possible to display a hint to only players under a specific role such as a pilot?

granite sky
#

If you know what classname your pilots are, sure.

#

Or if you give that slot unit a variable name, I guess. Not sure there's any other way to identify which slot a player is using.

half moth
#

// Create a trigger for the ground sensor private _trg = createTrigger ["EmptyDetector", _posASL]; _trg setTriggerArea [5, 5, 0, false]; // Set trigger area size _trg setTriggerActivation ["EAST", "PRESENT", true]; // Set trigger activation conditions to detect units of side EAST _trg setTriggerStatements [ "this", "{if (typeOf _x == 'vn_b_men_aircrew_06') then {_x hint 'Ground Sensor triggered'}} forEach allPlayers;", "" ]; // Set trigger statements

#

Getting a missing ; but not sure where I'm missing this or if I'm using hint wrong here

granite sky
#

The parser is easily confused. Sure you're looking at the right code?

#

Ah never mind, your hint usage is wrong.

#

hint is strictly a local-effect command. It doesn't have a unit target.

half moth
#

I figured, just not sure how. I had it working with sidechat but prefer hint for this

granite sky
#

For stuff like this you need to remoteExec it.

half moth
#

okay

granite sky
#

Example:

private _pilots = allPlayers select { typeof _x == "vn_b_men_aircrew_06" };
"Ground Sensor Triggered" remoteExec ["hint", _pilots];
half moth
ornate whale
#

Is there any way how to get the exact position of a door? I use buildingExit command, but usually the positions are few meters from the door itself. Thx

copper cipher
#

Is there any way to set unit spacing? Im playing antistasi solo and every time without fail my entire squad gets wiped out by a single grenade or mortar because they are all standing ontop of eachother

opal zephyr
opal zephyr
copper cipher
opal zephyr
copper cipher
#

Grenade is questionable, but mortars are pretty much game over

half moth
copper cipher
meager granite
#

What's the condition for rope to detach attached cargo? I did some tests and quickly moving transport sometimes makes cargo detach.

#

Rope locality is so weird, you get smooth movement for transport and cargo if cargo is remote but rope jerks around, but from cargo perspective both cargo and transport jerks around yet rope moves absolutely smoothly

#

What the hell, Arma

#

Transport owner

  • Transport: Smooth
  • Rope: Laggy
  • Cargo: Smooth

Cargo owner

  • Transport: Laggy
  • Rope: Smooth
  • Cargo: Laggy
bleak gulch
#

@fair drum spamming with remoteExec on EachFrame is bad idea

fair drum
#

that function lets you put a tickrate in it

bleak gulch
#

even with that, there's no reason to propagare the variable over the net each second

#

you send to the clients the exact time (based on synced serverTime) when the bomb should detonate and they calculate the remaining time locally

fair drum
#

maybe in his instance but it was an example for how one would use the per frame system. hes not at the level for scripted event handlers or cba events yet. I disagree that it shouldn't ever be used, especially when you get into large public pvp missions for security.

bleak gulch
#

You can use PFH on client side without propagating the variable from the server.

At this moment he has two loops: server-side which does the job when the bomb should actually be blown up and client-side with the hint.

He can replace client-side loop with PFH. Moreover I'd remove server-side loop with the simple sleep and terminate thread when the user enetered the wrong code 🙂

The big problem with the whole project it's not well organized and hard to read. And the author is missing some basic things like not using init.sqf for it's exact purpose. So it's like making the working bomb script (using legacy script as a skeleton) + learning at the same time.

copper cipher
crude flame
#

how do we create a global variable so i can have a trigger do its stuff once 2 other triggers have been triggered

proven charm
crude flame
warm hedge
#

a is global variable already

crude flame
warm hedge
#

Basically variables that doesn't start with _ is global

crude flame
#

oh and also do we use = for chnaging and == for if

warm hedge
#

= is define, == is compare

crude flame
winter rose
#

global on the current machine of course
to synchronise it once with other machines, use publicVariable

stable dune
crude flame
#

a==1;
b==1; in a trigger condition only cares about 1 of them i need it so that they both need to be 1

stable dune
bleak gulch
#

&& is logical AND operator

#

oh...

#

why so much unneccessary code to read? You could just remove everything not related to the setName command and then test

stable dune
#

SP right?
Because
setName
Sets the name of a location or a person (person only in single player).

dire star
winter rose
#

plz remove unnecessary code thanks

silent comet
#

I was trying to make a script where upon entering a trigger, the AI would open fire through a doorway, but they do not react when the trigger activates, code is as follows:

[guard0, guard1] doSuppressiveFire [4530.13,6059.88,8.35001];
little raptor
little raptor
#

Yeah compiling a script and saving it means you don't have to compile it every time, which makes launching the script faster. execVM is a notorious example of scripts being recompiled every time you run them

digital rover
#

Is there a way to store arbitrary information in an eden mission SQM for retrieval during mission runtime? Like setVariable in 3den then getVariable during runtime, something like that.

bleak gulch
#

What does VM mean? A virtual machine?

little raptor
#

(internally the script processor is called ScriptVM)
And yeah VM stands for Virtual Machine

proven charm
silent comet
proven charm
silent comet
#

Yep, although it is set on the 3rd floor of a building, so it could be a problem

#

I also tested the supressive fire module in Zeus, and that worked

silent comet
#

Ok, might have screwed up with the coordinates. placing an invisible object an passing it as the target worked

indigo wolf
#

im trying to periodically damage all ai units and vehicles in an area (mixed with players) using a while loop.... whats the best way to implement this???

proven charm
indigo wolf
#

how do i distinguish between regular objects and vehicles empty or occupied otherwise? because i want vehicles to get destroyed immediately while infantry units get regular damage

proven charm
#

that should do it. updated the code 🙂

#

probably includes things like animals too , not sure

indigo wolf
#

great thanks mate

finite bone
#

Wouldn't nearObjects be better for performance?

proven charm
finite bone
gentle obsidian
#

so i guess that means it is what it is?

stable dune
proven charm
indigo wolf
#

is it possible to get each type into a variable like objects in _objects, ai in _ai, vehicles in _vehicles? the area will be filled by 15 - 20 ai some players and some ai controlled vehicles and player controlled vehicles and the _vehicles will setDamage 1 both player controlled and ai vehicles

stable dune
finite bone
#

Its only 2.18 though

proven charm
#

yea

stable dune
proven charm
#

i just read the description 😄 they need to update that sometime

proven charm
clear island
#

How do I create a purchase menu in a mission to buy weapons, vehicles, troops, etc.?
I have seen in the old menu mission that money is used and in some missions on servers, how can I implement that?

finite bone
frigid spade
#

what's the best way to add a "cooldown" per se to a player eventhandler
like I want it to trigger on firing, but once it does i don't want it to happen again for 60 seconds for example

do i just throw a sleep at the end of the event code?

pale sail
#

Hey there boys, can someone tell me how I would code and implement a mike force (sog pf mode - basically kill all the vc on map and cap zones which are towns etc) like gamemode but for other maps thanks boys :D

finite bone
finite bone
high marsh
#

triggers

granite sky
#

@frigid spade You can't sleep in event code. The two choice are either to remove the event handler and then re-add it after 60 seconds, or to write a time variable somewhere that you check at the top of the EH.

frigid spade
# finite bone More or less.

i feel like that will just add a sleep at the end that does nothing wont it?
since the event handler fires each time no matter what?

granite sky
#

correct, other than it bitching in the RPT because you tried to put a sleep in unscheduled code :P

finite bone
pale sail
#

Its sorta like opposite antistasi

frigid spade
#

thank you!

finite bone
#

You also might want to look into reinforements, BLUFOR present and other conditions / features / checks / progress you want to have.

little raptor
frigid spade
#

and i'm wary of loops because while its not on cooldown it'll be just adding event handlers over and over

granite sky
#

If your event handler (or function that installs the event handler) isn't a separate script then it's not a good option.

frigid spade
#

the event handler and the code it calls are two seperate scripts

granite sky
#

As long as it's globally referenceable then I'm not sure what the problem is.

#

Within the event handler you'd do something like this:

_unit removeEventHandler ["EHtype", _thisEventHandler];
_unit spawn {
  sleep 60;
  _this addEventHandler ["EHtype", myEHfunction];
};
frigid spade
#

doesn't _thisEventHandler have to be within the code of the event handler to work?

#

since its a "this"

#

this is how i have mine set up

 
    player addEventHandler ["Fired", {
        if ((_this select 4) isEqualTo "OPTRE_G_ELB47_Strobe") then
            {
                [_this select 6] spawn send_ODST;
            };
        }
    ];
#

this runs on mission init right now essentially

#

wouldnt it need to be called again and again (if i had a removeEH) to start the whole process over again

granite sky
#

Yes. you can either rearrange things to make that possible, or use the second option.

ornate whale
#

I have tested the possibility of tracking projectiles with puerly server side event handlers, and so far it seems that both FiredMan and Explode events are invoked on server properly without noticeable delay. Although, if I try to find the instigator of the explosive projectile with getShotParents command it returns objNull. It probably also depends on the distance from the remote unit. When I place the remote unit on the other side of the island I can only track its explosive projectiles but not bullets. Tested on local loopback (one client + server with interface).

ornate whale
#

How can I enable console on client machines?

fair drum
#

There is a description.ext parameter for it.

patent goblet
tough abyss
#

You should probably replace
[TB_MortarFrameHandler] call CBA_fnc_removePerFrameHandler;
with
[_this select 1] call CBA_fnc_removePerFrameHandler;

So you can actually fire more than one mortar at once without breaking all kinds of things.

storm flare
#

What's the command to spawn items?

stable dune
storm flare
#

Even backpack @stable dune

#

I have an custom armor mod on antistasi and i cant get it

#

Ill just spawn it with commands

stable dune
storm flare
#

@prisoner._.
player addItemToBackpack "arifle_MXM_Hamr_pointer_F";

I found it

#

Thnx

stable dune
storm flare
#

@stable dune
I have one more question because i see you're knowledgeable

#

I run this command
Player setcustomaimcoef 0.5

stable dune
storm flare
#

Is there an way to make it not run it every time i open an mision ?

stable dune
#

Where do you currently use your event and how do you want it to be executed and where?

storm flare
#

I use it on antistasi solo local hosting because the vanilla saway is to much

#

And is getting annoying to run it every time i open the game

half moth
# 
        // Assign a random number between 1 and 50 to the ground sensor
        private _sensorNumber = floor(random 50) + 1;

        // Display the ground sensor number as a hint
        hintSilent format ["Ground Sensor number: %1", _sensorNumber];

        // Create a trigger for the ground sensor
        _message = format ["Ground Sensor %1 Triggered", _sensorNumber];
        private _trg = createTrigger ["EmptyDetector", _posASL];
        _trg setTriggerArea [5, 5, 0, false]; // Set trigger area size
        _trg setTriggerActivation ["EAST", "PRESENT", true]; // Set trigger activation conditions to detect units of side EAST
        _trg setTriggerStatements [
            "this", 
            "{if (typeOf _x == 'vn_b_men_aircrew_06') then {_x sideChat _message}} forEach allPlayers;", 
            ""
        ]; // Set trigger statements

Trying to get this sidechat to display the _sensorNumber but it just displays %1 in the actual text.

misty epoch
#

Does the action menu still have no idd/idc?
Ref:#arma3_ai message

uiNamespace getVariable ["IGUI_displays", []];
Doesn't update when it shows/hides so I assume it doesn't but just want to double check

granite sky
meager granite
half moth
little raptor
misty epoch
#

Buildings I can grab since they're within the UserAction class (same with some other actions) but vehicles specifically don't have those (or I haven't found them)

#

I've been using the following to get the actions and statements from buildings but vehicles return an empty array (expected).

private _actions = "true" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> typeOf cursorObject >> "UserActions");
systemChat str(_actions);

Not a huge issue but I was curious

ornate whale
#

Is there any way how to make Arma 3 server treat a remote player object as a local object (or replicated object), like attaching some server side entity to the object (camera, AI unit, etc.)?

granite sky
granite sky
ornate whale
granite sky
#

Doesn't Firedman fire on remote objects anyway?

ornate whale
granite sky
#

That's odd. Fired works everywhere on the server.

ornate whale
#

Fired doesn´t work too.

#

Could it be that dedicated server and server with interface handle it defferently?

granite sky
#

Yes.

meager granite
#

FiredMan and Fired are fired on remote objects depending on client state

#

Your best bet would be boradcasting something from firing client to everyone

bleak gulch
#

do we have engine-based inAreaArray but for the sphere?

meager granite
#

Nope, only cuboids and cylinders

#

You'll need to do additional apply distance check after doing cylinder inArea select

bleak gulch
#

not script related

grim furnace
#

Mb

meager granite
bleak gulch
meager granite
#

str OBJECT gives object memory address, you can figure position offset with cheat engine

#

Very hacky in case offset changes of course

#

str doesn't always gives memory address though, in this case you'll need createVehicleLocal'd entity for which will get you an address for certain. You then attach that object to your wanted object and you can get address for wanted object at certain offset too

#

I did that in extension to emulate getHit back in OA days before it was finally added in final patch

#

it all worked out though

bleak gulch
#

It would be enough if getPosX commands could return the array of coordinates if array of objects provided

#

in this case I could pass the returned coordinates to the callExtension and calculate the distances

meager granite
#

With SimpleVM ARRAY apply {getPosWorld _x} could be close to be as efficient as native getPosWorld ARRAY

#

Its only on dev though or something

pulsar bluff
#

Whats good way to know when player changes current weapon

bleak gulch
#

@pulsar bluff is CBA used?

lime coral
#

apologies if wrong channel,

I am making some modules and would like to include tooltips/text that appears when you hover your mouse over in the editor but I can't seem to find out how you do it. Does anyone have any instructions?

stable dune
lime coral
#

Ideally on the list on the right hand side in the editor if that makes sense

meager granite
stable dune
lime coral
#

Ahh okay sorry I was talking crap. I meant the module info when you click on it

#

Like that

Untitled.png
stable dune
# 
...

            class ModuleDescription : ModuleDescription {}; // Module description should be shown last
        };

        // Module description (must inherit from base class, otherwise pre-defined entities won't be available)
        class ModuleDescription : ModuleDescription
        {
            description = "Short module description";    // Short description, will be formatted as structured text
...
lime coral
#

thanks mate, will give it a go 🙂

pulsar bluff
fair drum
# lime coral Like that

The description system for modules is not fully functional when they implemented the 3d editor. If you open the 2d editor, you'll see that it does a ton more, like shows examples of sync connections, etc

#

In Eden, it's basically only useful for the description, but it will give wrong sync information. Keep that in mind.

little raptor
#

You can use Intercept

little raptor
bleak gulch
bleak gulch
little raptor
bleak gulch
zealous solstice
dire star
#

Anybody knows a script to activate ace speed limit via script?

stable dune
dire star
haughty sand
ornate whale
#

I have done another round of testing, this time on a local dedicated server. Tracking players' bullets or grenades throug FiredMan works, tracking Explode events works as well, a command getShotParents works too. All done on the server side.

stable dune
haughty sand
#

i hashed it out on purpose cus i though thats what was breaking it unless i hashed it out incorectly

#

@stable dune

stable dune
hallow mortar
#

The problem specifically is that you've left in the opening of the spawn but commented out the part that closes it. There is a { but no matching }, so the game just gets left hanging and gives up on it.
You need to either close the spawn with a };, or comment out the opening as well. (Commenting out the opening makes the most sense, otherwise you'd just be doing an empty spawn)

stable dune
#

And your waitUntil will This command will loop and call the code inside {} mostly every frame, depends on complexity of the condition and the overall engine load, until the code returns true

hallow mortar
#

That use of waitUntil is valid and won't break the script. It just delays things until the mission begins.

haughty sand
stable dune
haughty sand
hallow mortar
#

* you should reverse the order of the waitUntil and exitWith lines at the top - use the exitWith to eliminate Headless Client before it gets to the waitUntil, because findDisplay 46 will never return true on Headless Client. This isn't breaking anything but you should do it anyway.

hallow mortar
haughty sand
#

waitUntil {!isNull(findDisplay 46)}; //waits until the player is physically in the game and they have a HUD, might stop scripts not starting.
If !(hasinterface) exitwith {};//stops the server or a headless client from having this stuff launch on them
player setAnimSpeedCoef 1.05;
Vortex_spawnSkinChanger =
{
_vehClass = "O_MRAP_02_F";
_spawnPos = [15454.168,15729.612,11.032];
_vehDir = 244;
_veh = createVehicleLocal[_vehClass, _spawnPos, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
_veh setDir _vehDir;
_veh enableSimulation false;
_veh allowDamage false;
clearWeaponCargoGlobal _veh;
clearMagazineCargoGlobal _veh;
clearItemCargoGlobal _veh;
clearBackpackCargoGlobal _veh;
removeAllActions _veh;
_veh lock true;
_veh addAction["<t color='#8800ff'>[Donator]</t> Skin Picker", {
params["_target"];
[_target] spawn Vortex_fnc_skinchanger
}, [], 0, false, true, "", ""];
_chosenSkin = profileNamespace getVariable["ActiveSkin", "Default"];
{
_veh setObjectTexture[_forEachIndex, _x];
}
forEach getArray(missionConfigFile >> "Vortex_mrap2_skins" >> _chosenSkin >> "textures");
{
_veh setObjectMaterial[_forEachIndex, _x];
}
forEach getArray(missionConfigFile >> "Vortex_mrap2_skins" >> _chosenSkin >> "materials");
_veh setVariable["persistent", true, true];
_veh setVehicleVarName "VehicleSkinChanger";
};

hallow mortar
#

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haughty sand
#

can you put it in for me i dont understand what your trying to get me to do sorry

#

waitUntil {!isNull(findDisplay 46)}; //waits until the player is physically in the game and they have a HUD, might stop scripts not starting.
If !(hasinterface) exitwith {};//stops the server or a headless client from having this stuff launch on them
[] spawn {

while {true} do {
waitUntil { !(getTerrainGrid isEqualTo 50) };
setTerrainGrid 50;
systemChat "Turned off grass!";
sleep 0.3;
};

};
setViewDistance 800;
setObjectViewDistance 800;

player setAnimSpeedCoef 1.05;
Vortex_spawnSkinChanger =
{
_vehClass = "O_MRAP_02_F";
_spawnPos = [15454.168,15729.612,11.032];
_vehDir = 244;
_veh = createVehicleLocal[_vehClass, _spawnPos, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
_veh setDir _vehDir;
_veh enableSimulation false;
_veh allowDamage false;
clearWeaponCargoGlobal _veh;
clearMagazineCargoGlobal _veh;
clearItemCargoGlobal _veh;
clearBackpackCargoGlobal _veh;
removeAllActions _veh;
_veh lock true;
_veh addAction["<t color='#8800ff'>[Donator]</t> Skin Picker", {
params["_target"];
[_target] spawn Vortex_fnc_skinchanger
}, [], 0, false, true, "", ""];
_chosenSkin = profileNamespace getVariable["ActiveSkin", "Default"];
{
_veh setObjectTexture[_forEachIndex, _x];
}
forEach getArray(missionConfigFile >> "Vortex_mrap2_skins" >> _chosenSkin >> "textures");
{
_veh setObjectMaterial[_forEachIndex, _x];
}
forEach getArray(missionConfigFile >> "Vortex_mrap2_skins" >> _chosenSkin >> "materials");
_veh setVariable["persistent", true, true];
_veh setVehicleVarName "VehicleSkinChanger";
};

hallow mortar
#

There were two main changes we suggested you make:

  • fix where you start the comment block /*. This is no longer relevant since you're not commenting anything out any more.
  • swap lines 1 and 2, to catch Headless Client before it reaches the first waitUntil. This won't be what was breaking your script, it's just an optimisation.
haughty sand
#

like this?

#

@hallow mortar

hallow mortar
#

Yes

haughty sand
#

also what it says on line 2 im pretty sure thats exactly whatshappening, somthingis cause the scripts not to start up

hallow mortar
#

It would be helpful to know more precisely what you expect to happen, and what is actually happening.

haughty sand
#

only thing that i did differntly that broke it was adding that terrain thing thats why i hashed it out

hallow mortar
#

Comments in SQF don't use hash signs 🙃
The terrain grid thing in itself doesn't look like it should break anything. It has a small inefficiency in its waitUntil, which you can fix like this:

0 spawn { 
    while {true} do { 
        waitUntil {sleep 5; !(getTerrainGrid isEqualTo 50)}; 
        setTerrainGrid 50; 
        systemChat "Turned off grass!"; 
        sleep 0.3; 
    };
};```
Adding this small `sleep` will make the check run less often, saving some performance. But that shouldn't break anything.
haughty sand
#

what lines would i add this between

hallow mortar
#

You don't add it. You change the existing code, which is already similar to that, to look like that. It's a fix to your existing code.

haughty sand
#

like this?

#

no brackets on the [0]

hallow mortar
#

You have an extra }; right below where the cursor is.

haughty sand
#

like this

hallow mortar
#

[] and 0, in this case, are both methods of passing a "blank" argument to spawn, since spawn requires an argument to be passed, but we don't actually need to pass anything. [] is an empty array, 0 is....0. Using 0 is slightly more efficient than creating a new empty array. Using [0] would be passing an array containing 0, which is pointless.

haughty sand
hallow mortar
#

The only thing I can think of in this code that would block other scripts, is if there's some other script, outside of what you've shown me, that runs before display 46 is initialised, but expects the Vortex_spawnSkinChanger variable to be defined. That would be a bad way to structure a script, but that doesn't mean someone didn't do it.

haughty sand
#

player setAnimSpeedCoef 1.05;
Vortex_spawnSkinChanger =
{
_vehClass = "O_MRAP_02_F";
_spawnPos = [15454.168,15729.612,11.032];
_vehDir = 244;
_veh = createVehicleLocal[_vehClass, _spawnPos, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
_veh setDir _vehDir;
_veh enableSimulation false;
_veh allowDamage false;
clearWeaponCargoGlobal _veh;
clearMagazineCargoGlobal _veh;
clearItemCargoGlobal _veh;
clearBackpackCargoGlobal _veh;
removeAllActions _veh;
_veh lock true;
_veh addAction["<t color='#8800ff'>[Donator]</t> Skin Picker", {
params["_target"];
[_target] spawn Vortex_fnc_skinchanger
}, [], 0, false, true, "", ""];
_chosenSkin = profileNamespace getVariable["ActiveSkin", "Default"];
{
_veh setObjectTexture[_forEachIndex, _x];
}
forEach getArray(missionConfigFile >> "Vortex_mrap2_skins" >> _chosenSkin >> "textures");
{
_veh setObjectMaterial[_forEachIndex, _x];
}
forEach getArray(missionConfigFile >> "Vortex_mrap2_skins" >> _chosenSkin >> "materials");
_veh setVariable["persistent", true, true];
_veh setVehicleVarName "VehicleSkinChanger";
};

enableSentences false;
enableRadio false;
enableSaving[false, false];
0 setFog 0;
disableSerialization;
enableEnvironment false;
disableUserInput false;
player disableConversation true;
player setCustomAimCoef 0;
player enableAimPrecision false;
player setUnitTrait["Medic", true];
player switchCamera "EXTERNAL";
player enableSimulation true;

LoadingScreenActive = false;

call Vortex_fnc_LoadPlayerVar;

call Vortex_fnc_safezone;
call Vortex_fnc_cooldown;
call Vortex_fnc_initEventHandlers;
call Vortex_fnc_applySkin;
call Vortex_fnc_jumpHandler;
call Vortex_fnc_OnKeyDown;

call Vortex_spawnSkinChanger;

[] spawn Vortex_fnc_Screen;

uiSleep 1;
waitUntil {
uiSleep 1;
!LoadingScreenActive
};

hallow mortar
#

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#
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haughty sand
#

its not letting me code in discord

hallow mortar
#

It looks like vortex_spawnskinchanger isn't used until after it's defined, so that's not the problem.

haughty sand
#

how do i paste entire thing in here wihtout getting discord word limimted

hallow mortar
#

Don't. That would be awful to read. Use Pastebin.

#

When you added the terrain grid thing, did you also add the first waitUntil, or was that already there?

haughty sand
#

on line 2?

#

are u able to hop in vc

hallow mortar
#

No

haughty sand
#

ok

hallow mortar
#

I mean, yes line 2, but no VC

haughty sand
#

that waituntil was alr there

hallow mortar
#

Then the rest of the code probably expects that and that isn't the problem.

haughty sand
#

that line says exactly whats happening for my server

#

scripts arent running
waitUntil {!isNull(findDisplay 46)}; //waits until the player is physically in the game and they have a HUD, might stop scripts not starting.

hallow mortar
#

That says that line is a solution for scripts not starting

haughty sand
#

i think i might have added it myself then, would removing them potetnially fix it?

hallow mortar
#

If it's currently not working then I guess it can't hurt to try

haughty sand
#

like this?

hallow mortar
#

...Do you really need to ask if you've correctly deleted 2 lines from a text file?

haughty sand
#

SORRY IM STILL NEW TO ALL THIS CODING STUFF

#

caps loick

hallow mortar
#

The comment did seem to imply that the problem with scripts not starting existed before those lines were added, because it describes the waitUntil as an attempt at a solution to that problem. So don't be completely surprised if removing them doesn't fix it.

#

But the terraingrid stuff you added isn't the issue. It creates a separate thread that doesn't get in anyone's way.

haughty sand
#

is it possible for me to send u the entire initplayerlocal.sqf

granite sky
#

General advice:

  • Figure out where RPTs are created. Read them.
  • Add diag_log commands so you can tell how far your scripts are getting.
  • Enable -showScriptErrors for early warning.
haughty sand
#

heres the other half of it

#

i couldnt figure out how to copy paste it

#

call compile preprocessFile "scripts\VehicleSpawn.sqf";
call compile preprocessFile "scripts\Teleport.sqf";
call compile preprocessFile "scripts\Loadout.sqf";
call compile preprocessFile "scripts\WeaponShop.sqf";
call compile preprocessFile "scripts\HealthHud.sqf";

player enableFatigue false;
player addMPEventhandler["MPRespawn", {
player enableFatigue false
}]; {
((_x select 0) enableChannel(_x select 1));
} forEach[[0, [false, false]], [1, [true, false]], [2, [false, false]], [3, [false, false]], [4, [false, false]], [5, [true, true]]];

[] spawn Vortex_HUD;
("Killstreak" call BIS_fnc_rscLayer) cutRsc["Killstreak", "PLAIN"];
((uiNamespace getVariable "Killstreak") displayCtrl 1000) ctrlSetText format["Killstreak: %1", Killstreak];

uiSleep 1.5;

if (systemTime select 3 < 13) then {
WelcomeTime = format["Good evening %1, Welcome to AP CQC!", name player]
};
if (systemTime select 3 >= 13) then {
WelcomeTime = format["Good afternoon %1, Welcome to AP CQC!", name player]
};

["AP CQC", format["Welcome %1", name player]] spawn BIS_fnc_infoText;
["<t color='#fff' size='1'>Keybindings</t><br/><t size='0.8'>Shift + O: Ear Plugs<br/>P: Player Stats<br/>SHIFT + T: Teleporter<br/>SHIFT + 2: Vehicle Menu<br/></t>", "success", 15, WelcomeTime] call Vortex_fnc_notification_system;

if (markerText "EventMarker" isEqualTo " Event: Running") then {
["Joining Event!", "success", 5] call Vortex_fnc_notification_system;
isEvent = true;
call Vortex_fnc_respawner;
player setVariable["EventPoints", 0];
["The first player who gets 1000 Points wins!", "info", 10, "Event Message"] call Vortex_fnc_notification_system;
};
waitUntil {sleep 0.5; !(isNull player)};
_donators = missionNameSpace getVariable "donators";
_playerUID = getPlayerUID player;
if (_playerUID in _donators) then {
player setVariable ["DonatorRank", true];
["Donator Rank successfully applied!", "success", 5, "Information"] call Vortex_fnc_notification_system;

meager granite
#

!code

wicked roostBOT
#
How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";
haughty sand
#

!code

wicked roostBOT
#
How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";
hallow mortar
haughty sand
#

// your code here
hint "good!";

# 
// your code here
hint "good!";
# 
// LoadingScreenActive = false;

call Vortex_fnc_LoadPlayerVar;

call Vortex_fnc_safezone;
call Vortex_fnc_cooldown;
call Vortex_fnc_initEventHandlers;
call Vortex_fnc_applySkin;
call Vortex_fnc_jumpHandler;
call Vortex_fnc_OnKeyDown;

call Vortex_spawnSkinChanger;

[] spawn Vortex_fnc_Screen;

uiSleep 1;
waitUntil {
    uiSleep 1;
    !LoadingScreenActive
};

call compile preprocessFile "scripts\VehicleSpawn.sqf";
call compile preprocessFile "scripts\Teleport.sqf";
call compile preprocessFile "scripts\Loadout.sqf";
call compile preprocessFile "scripts\WeaponShop.sqf";
call compile preprocessFile "scripts\HealthHud.sqf";

player enableFatigue false;
player addMPEventhandler["MPRespawn", {
    player enableFatigue false
}]; {
    ((_x select 0) enableChannel(_x select 1));
} forEach[[0, [false, false]], [1, [true, false]], [2, [false, false]], [3, [false, false]], [4, [false, false]], [5, [true, true]]];

[] spawn Vortex_HUD;
("Killstreak" call BIS_fnc_rscLayer) cutRsc["Killstreak", "PLAIN"];
((uiNamespace getVariable "Killstreak") displayCtrl 1000) ctrlSetText format["Killstreak: %1", Killstreak];

uiSleep 1.5;

if (systemTime select 3 < 13) then {
    WelcomeTime = format["Good evening %1, Welcome to AP CQC!", name player]
};
if (systemTime select 3 >= 13) then {
    WelcomeTime = format["Good afternoon %1, Welcome to AP CQC!", name player]
};

["AP CQC", format["Welcome %1", name player]] spawn BIS_fnc_infoText;
["<t color='#fff' size='1'>Keybindings</t><br/><t size='0.8'>Shift + O: Ear Plugs<br/>P: Player Stats<br/>SHIFT + T: Teleporter<br/>SHIFT + 2: Vehicle Menu<br/></t>", "success", 15, WelcomeTime] call Vortex_fnc_notification_system;

if (markerText "EventMarker" isEqualTo " Event: Running") then {
    ["Joining Event!", "success", 5] call Vortex_fnc_notification_system;
    isEvent = true;
    call Vortex_fnc_respawner;
# 
    ["The first player who gets 1000 Points wins!", "info", 10, "Event Message"] call Vortex_fnc_notification_system;
};
waitUntil {sleep 0.5; !(isNull player)};
_donators = missionNameSpace getVariable "donators";
_playerUID = getPlayerUID player;
if (_playerUID in _donators) then {
    player setVariable ["DonatorRank", true];
    ["Donator Rank successfully applied!", "success", 5, "Information"] call Vortex_fnc_notification_system;
}; 
player addEventHandler ["Reloaded",
{
params ["", "_weapon", "_muzzle", "_newmag", ["_oldmag", ["","","",""]]];
for "_i" from 1 to (count (magazines player)) do {
player removeMagazines _oldmag#0;
//systemChat str _i;
};
player addMagazine _oldmag#0;
}];
player addEventHandler ["Respawn",{
params ["_unit", "_corpse"];
deleteVehicle _corpse;

}];
player addMPEventHandler ["MPRespawn", {
params ["_unit", "_corpse"];
deletevehicle _corpse;
}];
execvm "scripts\csgo_bomb.sqf";

["InitializePlayer", [player]] call BIS_fnc_dynamicGroups;            // initialises the player/client side Dynamic Groups framework```
hallow mortar
#

Please use Pastebin

haughty sand
#

how do i use

#

what is a pastebin

hallow mortar
haughty sand
hallow mortar
#

Scroll down.

haughty sand
#

how do i get u linbk

hallow mortar
#

When you clicked "create new paste" at the bottom, it should have moved you to the completed, posted paste. It looks like it still shows "Please wait..." on the create paste button, so either you didn't wait long enough before taking the picture, or it broke and you might need to try again.

haughty sand
elder fox
#

is there anyone else here that has found the following: if displayCtrl is used inside of a function called by onLoad of a particular control, it refuses to return a control. allControls work fine in that exact situation. if other people have also found that issue, please reply. i will post it to the wiki.

#

in other words: displayCtrl seems to only work inside the onLoad of the parent display.

#

(or any function that is called AFTER the parent display has been loaded)

granite sky
#

Not really following. The usual problem is that onLoad fires before the controls are created, which people workaround by spawning.

ornate whale
#

Will the MPEventHandler change its locality, if the unit it is attached to changes its locality? Like switching units or passing on AI teammates when a human the leader disconnects to a next human playere in the same squad?

granite sky
#

Are you thinking of MPRespawn?

#

The others fire everywhere regardless of locality.

ornate whale
#

Yes, I am thinkning about using it to reinitialize certain EHs or vars upon respawn, but I am not sure, what will this MPrespawn do, if control of that unit is moved to another machine.

granite sky
#

I would assume that's the point of the MP version.

#

If you didn't need that, you could just use the normal EH.

ornate whale
#

OK, thanks, your probably right. 🙂

little raptor
#

Ask @still forum meowsweats

#

I assume it is hmmyes

mighty rover
#

Hello gamers I have an issue:

I am using the following code to add an interaction to an AI to start the mission by displaying some text, adding tasks, etc. through a trigger. It works locally when testing, but it does not work when on a server. The trigger fires on ai_interacted. Any ideas?

this addAction [ 
    "I hear you've got a mission for us?", 
    { 
        ai_interacted = true; 
    }, 
    [], 
    0, 
    true, 
    true, 
    "", 
    "", 
    2 
];```
little raptor
#

(tho I recommend using functions instead of triggers for this)

#

Also you should consider adding tags to your global variables to avoid conflicts with mods or other scripts.

#

e.g. KR_aiInteracted

mighty rover
#

I had the first part, not the second. Thanks! Honestly not sure what you mean by use functions instead, but I'll do a google 😛

little raptor
#

I mean a trigger is just a loop, and it's constantly checking its condition (although in this case it's not that important because it's just checking a variable)

#

But you can use a function and do remoteExec ["KR_fnc_ai_interacted", 2]

#

KR_fnc_ai_interacted is a function that is defined on the server and does whatever that trigger was supposed to be doing

#

That was more of a general pointer if you want to make large missions

#

If not what you have rn is good enough

mighty rover
small iron
#

I must be missing something in the documentation, but is there something up with RemoteExec'ing PlaySoundUI?

I'm trying to play a sound across all clients using PlaySoundUI but it's just tossing me with got strong, array expected and when I do make it an array, the sound doesn't play.

winter rose
wicked roostBOT
#
How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";
small iron
# 
["A3\dubbing_f_epc\c_m02\10_ambush\c_m02_10_ambush_ABA_0.ogg"] remoteExec ["playSoundUI"];```

Then after I made it an array:
```SQF
["A3\dubbing_f_epc\c_m02\10_ambush\c_m02_10_ambush_ABA_0.ogg",1,1,false,0] remoteExec ["playSoundUI"];
winter rose
#

[[]]

#

since you want to send an array

small iron
#

o.

#

Thank you so much

#

🙏

storm arch
#

Can anyone give a good explanation for the use of _forEachIndex

#

Not much documentation on its usage

silent comet
#

I've started messing with the task framework, and I've been using the call command for it, but given it's for a multiplayer mission, would it be better to use RemoteExec instead, or is it fine?

hallow mortar
#

Whether this is useful to you depends on what you're doing

#

As a quick example, say you have an array of units and want to give them generic names according to how many there are:

{
  _x setName ["Generic unit", str _forEachIndex, "Generic unit " + str _forEachIndex];
} forEach [unit1, unit2, unit3];```
storm arch
#

Makes sense ty

indigo wolf
#

yo im once again asking for your help in sqf 🙏 🙏
i have a vehicle that can only be damaged when shot by the T140K tank and nothing else should be able to damage it like grenades, rpg, gbu etc how do i do this?

fair drum
#

Handle damage event handler

bronze temple
#

So I'm trying to decrease melee damage within the IMS mod, but for some reason in the script doing a modulo doesn't work?

# 
player setVariable ["IMS_EventHandler_Hit",{
    _victim = _this select 0;
    _attacker = _this select 1;
    _weapon = _this select 2;
    _victim globalChat str damage _victim; // 0.08 or //0.12
    if (_weapon != "Fists") then {
        _victim setDamage ((damage _victim) - 0.1);
    }else 
    {
        _victim setDamage ((damage _victim) - 0.03);
    };
    _victim globalChat str damage _victim; // 0.05 or 0.09
    if ((damage _victim) % 0.05 != 0) then
    {
        _victim setDamage ((damage _victim) - 0.04);
    };
#

This script works just fine if I do it in the debug console, but in a script it does not work is there an issue with Modulo in scripts?

formal stirrup
#

How you executing it in the script

#

It might not know what player is

bronze temple
#

In init player local, the issue isn't the execution the event handler fires just fine

#

The weird thing is even tho the players damage is 0.05 the if statement with the modulo still fires

#

The damage for fist can either be 0.08 or 0.12 which is why I need this extra check to make sure it's 0.05 across the board

#

Heres how it happens in game, with the first number in chat being the initial fist damage, second number being the first modification and the last number being the if modulo

#

I'm stumped here cause this works perfectly fine in the debug console

#

For some reason in the script the modulo is returning a remainder of 0.05 for 0.05 / 0.05

#

This shit makes no fucking sense

#

But it only doesn't work on the first hit what the fuck

#

I commented out the code for subtracting 0.04
So for example
Initial hit: 0.08
Recognizes it's fist damage: 0.05
Modulo triggers and says 0.05/0.05 has a remainder of 0.05
Initial hit: 0.17
Recognizes it's fist damage: 0.14
Modulo triggers and says 0.14/0.05 has a remainder of 0.04

fair drum
#

ask webnight himself in his discord?

edgy dune
#

I feel like I have asked this before many moons ago but I have a computation question. Is it better to have one per frame handler that has a for loop that loops X times each doing 1 thing, or have X number of per frame handlers that do 1 thing

#

or is there no difference

fair drum
#

using CBA or vanilla each frame?

edgy dune
fair drum
#

well vanilla you would have to create your own handler engine, which cba does. just was asking. keep using cba.

So every time you add one with CBA, it takes your code and stores it in the handler's array, along with any conditions or time checks. It then iterates over that array every frame to execute the code (every handler, so that means ACE stuff too, etc). So if you add more data to that array, the overhead will increase. is it enough to care about? probably not in the amount you are going to use it

#

i'd rather keep the organization of having specialzed per frame handles, one for each task you want to do. that way you can remove them as needed as well

edgy dune
#

hmmm okay

#

ill try to then just have 1 entry

fair drum
edgy dune
gentle obsidian
# 
unitArray = (units ngg1) select {_x != (leader ngg1)};
rando1 = [1, (count unitArray)] call BIS_fnc_randomInt;
rando2 = [1, (count unitArray)] call BIS_fnc_randomInt;

    while {rando2 == rando1} do{
        rando2 = [1, (count unitArray)] call BIS_fnc_randomInt;
    };

nbg = unitArray select (rando1 - 1);
nbg2 = unitArray select (rando2 - 1);

getting a zero divisor error on 'nbg = unitArray select (rando1 - 1);' which means the element doesn't exist. what am i missing here?

#

ngg1 is a group of like 10 civilians and this code is in a trigger that waits a few seconds and runs at start

#

yea it looks like unitarray isnt being populated with units

#

oooh im an idiot

#

HAHAHA i forgot i move the civilians to an indfor group in their init

sonic onyx
#

Hello, I would like to know if there is a function in ACE, for a unit that only receives high caliber damage?

acoustic abyss
#

I am trying to draw a map marker that is shaped as a "ring", donut, or ellipse with a hole in it. Has anyone been able to do that?

meager granite
#

There is an example of pretty much what you wanted in notes for drawTriangle

agile pumice
#

not sure what you mean commy, but I'll take your word for it.

acoustic abyss
#

Thank you! Errr but I am confused about Step 1. If I read the example of drawTriangle correctly, I just specify a series of coordinates. Where do I draw/import the texture?

meager granite
#

Its not a step but a possible solution

#

You either draw a texture of needed shape and form or draw the shape using triangles and outlines through script

acoustic abyss
#

Do you know the command for placing a user texture on the map as an icon/marker shape?

meager granite
#

It is a bit complicated as it uses world position but UI sizes for dimensions, you'll need to convert world size to UI size

acoustic abyss
#

custom images can also be used: getMissionPath "\myFolder\myIcon.paa" awesome! Thank you

#

Convert world size to UI size? Hm.

bleak gulch
#

you even can generate texture on the fly

acoustic abyss
#

Or paste the BIKI command. Don't mind doing some figuring.

meager granite
acoustic abyss
#

And may I assume, that the icon size changes with zoom? Like it does with Eden placed icon markers?

meager granite
#

That 24 in example is 24 out of 480, which is later multiplied by UI size

#

Hard to explain as I always mess up UI terms

#

No, icon size is static as it is in UI size

#

You'll need to turn world size into UI size for it to fit some world area

bleak gulch
#

u need to use extensions to do that and call the appropriate function via callExtension. then you can load the file into the game

#

you literally can generate AI movie drawn on the map

acoustic abyss
bleak gulch
#

Not familiar with that project, can't say anything

acoustic abyss
bleak gulch
#

yeah kind of

meager granite
#

I remember some Life mission drawing youtube video onto a texture for a cinema, so admin make players watch any video on a screen in MP

bleak gulch
#

Old Life......

meager granite
#

10 years ago

bleak gulch
#

"HACKER IS ON THE SERVER! RESTAAAAAAART!!!"

meager granite
#

Never played it myself though, just seen some tech they did

bleak gulch
#

Life mission is a good example how the scripts should never be used. Worst techniques from the whole world applied together in the single mission.

meager granite
#

Doing SQL queries right from SQF is 👌

agile pumice
bleak gulch
#

unless they don't halt the rendering pipeline causing micro stutters.

acoustic abyss
#

A more math related question. If I want to 'sample', or a set, of coordinates of the outer edge of a circle, how would I do that?

#

(because I can obviously guess 30 points to draw by hand, but they will not look very circular)

bleak gulch
#

It's better to start with primitive. each coordinate is a sin and cos of the angle between corresponding axes and the normalized vector

#

for arbitrary circle you just need to mutliply radius-vector and then convert the local coordinates to global

#

ehm... I can't attach the image for some reason

#

r̅ is radius-vector. a - is an angle between r̅ and corresponding axe. As you can see you can get the coordinates of any point on the circle via cos and sin, they will be in normalized form (from 0 to 1). You only need to convert these coordinates to the global space (optionally) and multiply by the actual radius (optionally) if needed.

crude flame
#

playSound3D [getMissionPath "aclose.ogg", a4,true,getPosASL a4,5,1,13]; i still cant hear it and me and the ai (a4) is inside a helicopter

crude flame
meager granite
#

Try false for isInside

crude flame
meager granite
#

Try using helicopter as source?

#

vehicle a4

#

I remember ther was some mess in regards to sounds in vehicles, but I can't recall details anymore

crude flame
meager granite
#

vehicle a4 will cover him being on foot and inside

#

Also you might want to use better position instead of just getPosASL

#

a4 modelToWorldVisualWorld (a4 selectionPosition "head")

#

so sound comes from their head

#

and not under their feet

crude flame
crude flame
meager granite
#

{if(_x != currentPilot heli) then {moveOut _x}} forEach crew heli

indigo wolf
meager granite
#

Its a bit more complicated, do you still want collision or fall damage?

#

Or complete invincibility unless shot by specific vehicle type?

indigo wolf
#

i have a vehicle that can only be damaged when shot by the T140K tank and nothing else should be able to damage it like grenades, rpg, gbu etc

meager granite
#

What about other types of damage? What about self damage?

indigo wolf
#

there is self damage in vehicle?

meager granite
#

If you shoot HE into a wall point blank for example

#

Anyway, you want something like this:

params ["_unit", "_selection", "_damage", "_source", "_projectile", "_hitIndex", "_instigator", "_hitPoint", "_directHit", "_context"];
if(_source isKindOf "MBT_04_base_F") then {
    _damage; // Engine-calculated damage
} else {
    if(_hitIndex < 0) then {damage _unit} else {_unit getHitIndex _hitIndex}; // Revert to old damage
};
#

*this is code inside HandleDamage

bleak gulch
#

mirda1247 do not ever use printf() this way! It's very abusive

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
    const char str[] = "Hello, World!";
    printf(str);       // BAD!!!
    printf("%s", str); // CORRECT
    puts(str);         // CORRECT
};

printf() with the string literal instead of formatted string is a hole for malicious code and / or UB in case you lose control over the str

indigo wolf
#

can you explain a bit more about _unit getHitIndex _hitIndex or that entire if statement? why is that required?

bleak gulch
#

if the damage doesn't target the specific body part (index is below zero), just damage the whole unit using "global" damage. If body part was specified, apply the damage to that exactly body part.

#

As there is no damage mod, the old damage preserves.

meager granite
#

👆

#

Event handler must return some damage number

#

_damage is what damage engine wanted to set, so if source is needed tank type, we let it

#

Otherwise return previous damage, overall or per part depending on event

queen junco
#

Hey, I am trying to get all magazines from a vehicle inventory to check if the fit in the vehicles weapons. For some reason the log returns an empty array. Here is my whole addAction. Any ideas?

_entity addEventHandler ["GetIn", {
    params ["_vehicle", "_role", "_unit", "_turretPath"];
    private _playerMagazines = magazines _unit;
    private _vehicleMagazines = getMagazineCargo _vehicle;
    if (count _turretPath == 0) exitWith {};
    {
        private _vehicleWeapon = _x;
        private _reloadableMagazines = (_playerMagazines arrayIntersect compatibleMagazines _vehicleWeapon) append (_vehicleMagazines arrayIntersect compatibleMagazines _vehicleWeapon);
         diag_log str (_vehicleMagazines arrayIntersect compatibleMagazines _vehicleWeapon); // This returns empty
        {
            private _vehicleMagazine = _x;
            private _magazineDisplayName = [configFile >> "CfgMagazines" >> _vehicleMagazine] call BIS_fnc_displayName;
            reloadActionId pushBack [(
                _unit addAction ["Reload " + _magazineDisplayName, {
                    _this execVM "PhysicalAmmo\reloadActionHandler.sqf";
                }, [_vehicle, _vehicleWeapon, _vehicleMagazine, _turretPath]]
            ), _vehicleMagazine];
        } forEach _reloadableMagazines;
    } forEach (_vehicle weaponsTurret _turretPath);
}];
meager granite
#

You want + here

queen junco
#

diag_log str (_vehicleMagazines arrayIntersect compatibleMagazines _vehicleWeapon); // This returns empty
This still happens

meager granite
#

diag_log each individual array to figure what goes wrong

queen junco
#

_vehicleMagazines returns fine and
compatibleMagazines _vehicleWeapon returns fine.

It seems to be the problem with arrayIntersect however it works fine if I do it like this:
private _reloadableMagazines = _playerMagazines arrayIntersect compatibleMagazines _vehicleWeapon;

meager granite
#

getMagazineCargo retrurns two arrays inside an array

#

You probably want _vehicleMagazines select 0

#

for an array of class names

queen junco
#

jep, I tried all the possibilities, I am stupid enough to have forgotten about this >.< TY

sage marsh
#

Help with jukebox

# 
["RandomMusic",["jukebox_a1_lxWS", "jukebox_a2_lxWS", "jukebox_b1_lxWS", "jukebox_b2_lxWS", "jukebox_b3_lxWS", "jukebox_c1_lxWS", "jukebox_c2_lxWS", "jukebox_d1_lxWS"]] call BIS_fnc_jukebox;
#

Says that function "RandomMusic is Invalid"

meager granite
#

Use "randomMusic"

dire star
#

how do i use setTimeMultiper to stop at like certain game time example i want to stop it at 17:50

dire star
#

not sure if i know how to use it 😦

stable dune
#

You just wanna change back multiplier to another value?

dire star
#

yea i wanna put max acceleration until it comes to certain ammount then to default

bleak gulch
#

skipTime?

#

setTimeMultiplier, setAccTime

dire star
#

i got it i just needed to change dayTime < 17 into dayTime > 17 now it's working ty

stable dune
tribal crane
#

{
if (_distance > _x select 0) then { _strength = _x select 1; };
}
forEach [[0, 70], [5, 35], [10, 8.75], [20, 0]];

sullen trellis
#

can i run sleep without stopping while loop?

winter rose
sullen trellis
#

i want an object to be deleted after some time when the while loop starts

# 
    _spawn = while {!isNull _obj} do { // whatever code
sleep 60; 
deleteVehicle _obj; 
};
#

if i use any code outside and after the "while" they wouldnt start, so i had to put it inside to be able to run the deletevehicle

winter rose
#

that's because you are not spawning it

#

so the code waits for the while to be done to continue further

spawning code makes a "parallel" thread

# 
private _obj = "whatever" createVehicle getPosATL whatever;
_obj spawn { sleep 60; deleteVehicle _this; }; // "_obj" becomes "_this" in this scope
hint "works immediately";
sullen trellis
#

cheers that makes it much easier :3

ripe sapphire
#

whats up gamers im back

#

is there a command to inverse a vector

#

e.g [1,2,3] becomes [-1,-2,-3]

winter rose
#

vectorMultiply -1 perhaps

ripe sapphire
trail shale
#

Does anyone know if i can make a static turret turn in certain degrees ? I don't want it to turn 360°, because the AI is dumb enough to shoot at the wall behind it when the enemy plane goes that way and they result killing themselves. Can i make it turn only 180° ?

ripe sapphire
#

thanks brother

#

just what i needed

gentle obsidian
hallow mortar
trail shale
trail shale
#

So should i set this in the mission's config file ?

#

Or in the config of the mission in the menu

hallow mortar
#

Neither. It's a script command, not config.

trail shale
#

Needs SQF file or in the INIT of the vehicle?

#

Can't i do something like this in the INIT of the vehicle? :

object setTurretLimits [turretPath, [minYaw, maxYaw, minPitch, maxPitch]];

stable dune
#

Yes.
And it's local args and global effect.
You can add before event

if (local this) then {
     this setTurretLimits [[0], -45, 45, -10, 10];
};

You can use this, if you are using command via init field.

trail shale
#

@stable dune @hallow mortar Nice, thanks guys. I will test it later

ripe sapphire
#

is there a way to spawn object without collisions?

#

using createsimpleobject command still collission

hallow mortar
#

Not really

#

There's disableCollisionWith, but that has some pretty severe limitations

ripe sapphire
#

yeah that comnmand doesnt work either with what im doing

#

i spawn a building but i want it to not collide with a ammobox

hallow mortar
#

attachTo will prevent the attached objects from colliding with each other

ripe sapphire
#

yeah but the animation becomes slow :(

hallow mortar
#

Well, those are the options

granite sky
#

There's also enableSimulation, but it has limitations and consequences.

#

An object with simulation enabled can still collide with an object with simulation disabled.

hallow mortar
#

I've heard that you can get around the simulation rate thing by attaching a high-sim-rate object to the building, then attaching your actual object to the high-sim-rate object, but I'm not sure if it's actually true

granite sky
#

Hide the building, attach a replacement building to a high sim rate object :P

ripe sapphire
sullen sigil
#

setmass to a low amount also works

zealous solstice
molten yacht
#

Is there any way to script-mess with the mine detector so it's less reliable?

sullen sigil
#

spawn some fake mines locally maybe

fair drum
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whats the best way to search through a multidimensional hashmap? say I have a bunch of classnames of weapons in dimension 2 and I want to find the weapon through the whole hashmap?

input: "weaponclassname"
search through the whole hashmap, find the weapon classname in any of the parent hashmaps

its so if someone grabs a weapon off of someone's body that is not normally a part of their class ("special forces", "sniper", etc) I can get the max ammo count for a resupply function.

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frigid spade
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is the difference between

variable

and

_variable

just global vs local?

fair drum
frigid spade
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its been a gorillion years since i took CS classes, whats the diff on local vs private

fair drum
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basically, private initiates the variable within its specific scope, not the local scope of the function you are in

frigid spade
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ok that makes sense, thank you!

ornate whale
fair drum
# fair drum whats the best way to search through a multidimensional hashmap? say I have a bu...

kind of figured out a solution:

private _testClass = "arifle_CTAR_ghex_F";
private _classes = GVAR(ClassEquipment) apply {_x};

private _classesThatHave = [];
{
    private _weaponClasses = GVAR(ClassEquipment) get _x get "weapons" apply {_x};
    if (_testClass in _weaponClasses) then {
        _classesThatHave pushBack _x;
    };
} forEach _classes;

private _magCounts = [];
{
    private _count = GVAR(ClassEquipment) get _x get "weapons" get _testClass get "magazine_count";
    _magCounts pushBack _count;
} forEach _classesThatHave;

private _largest = 0;
for "_i" from 0 to (count _magCounts - 1) do {
    if (_magCounts # _largest < _magCounts # (_largest + 1)) then {
        _largest = _largest + 1;
    };
};

//return
_magCounts # _largest;

Execution Time: 0.0587 ms  |  Cycles: 10000/10000  |  Total Time: 587 ms

I hope there is a better way

winter rose
fair drum
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its important to know so you don't accidentally overwrite stuff

ornate whale
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Yeah, but what if I declare a var without the keyword private?

fair drum
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its always good to just do it when making a new variable in that scope

ornate whale
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To me, there is no difference on the top level (above call). Only in the sub scopes.

thin fox
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Hello. I'm using "_variable setMarkerColor "colorEAST" and this appears on screen. Any way to fix it? I've already tried "colorOPFOR"

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fair drum
ornate whale
fair drum
thin fox
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cuz the colorWEST works just fine

thin fox
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forget it, wrong command lol

ripe sapphire
sullen sigil
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¯_(ツ)_/¯

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<20 iirc

ripe sapphire
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ok will try thanks

gentle obsidian
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(((units ngl1) select {fleeing _x}) !isEqualTo []);

as a trigger condition, "missing ')' "

bgArray select {(independent knowsAbout _x) != 0} isNotEqualTo[];

this works better^

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i guess im just majorly r-worded cause i dont see it

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been throwing parentheses at it for like 15 minutes

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:/

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you cant !isequalto i guess

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would be cool if error message was anything even close to that though

bleak gulch
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private _center = [123, 456];
private _angle = 45;
private _radius = 3;

private _point_on_circle = _center vectorAdd ([cos _angle, sin _angle] vectorMultiply _radius);
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and for the sphere:

x = xc + R * sin(φ) * cos(θ)
y = yc + R * sin(φ) * sin(θ)
z = zc + R * cos(φ)
sullen trellis
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x_Grp = createGroup west; 
for "_i" from 1 to random 4 do { 
 _type = ["vn_b_men_nz_army_70_14", 
"vn_b_men_nz_army_70_12"] 
 call BIS_fnc_selectRandom; 
  _unit = x_Grp createUnit [_type, getpos thistrigger, [], 1, "FORM"]; 
};
sleep 1;
{[x_Grp] joinSilent createGroup resistance} forEach units x_Grp; 
[] spawn { sleep 10; 
{deleteVehicle _x} foreach (units x_Grp);
};

why I cant delete the units after they changed side?

exotic flame
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you must write SQF x_Grp spawn { sleep 10; {deleteVehicle _x} foreach (units _this); };

sullen trellis
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i know about this and i also just tried that, it doesnt work, for some reason only when group changes side nothing works anymore

exotic flame
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There is an error here SQF {[x_Grp] joinSilent createGroup resistance} forEach units x_Grp;

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That's the reason it's not working

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You try to make a group join another group

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It's unitArray joinSilent group

sullen trellis
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well, maybe i have to find another way to change their side?

exotic flame
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[unit1, unit2] joinSilent x_Grp

# 
{[_x] joinSilent createGroup resistance} forEach units x_Grp;```
#

I don't understand

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Why do you try to delete the units inside _xGrp AFTER you transferred them into a resistance group ? Once you done that x_Grp is empty....

sullen trellis
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its a long story, so i try to just get to the point rather than explaining why i want to delete them after changing side. its mostly for performance issues

exotic flame
# 
private _units = units x_Grp;
{[_x] joinSilent createGroup resistance} forEach units x_Grp; 
_units spawn { sleep 10; 
{deleteVehicle _x} foreach _this;
};```
sullen trellis
coral pelican
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Does anyone know the code to have AI lower landing gear? I have done a unit capture and the landing gear doesnt deploy so I guess I need to put it into a trigger

fair drum
coral pelican
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Plane action ["LandGear", Plane];

#

The Variable name is Plane, does that go in both or just in the Brackets?

fair drum
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both

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keep in mind the note on it:
In the case of AI-controlled aircraft, it has to be used in an each-frame loop to to override the AI behavior (otherwise they'll raise the landing gear when they take off).

coral pelican
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Ah

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How do I do that?

winter rose
coral pelican
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?

fair drum
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he was just fixing the grammar on that page

coral pelican
#

Oh

fair drum
# coral pelican How do I do that?

you use a eachFrame event handler or CBA_fnc_addPerFrameHandler. You can really mess things up if you do it wrong btw and crash/slow your game to a crawl

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make sure you have some detection to exit and delete the frame handler

coral pelican
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Okay

finite bone
winter rose
finite bone
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Forgot it exists sorry thank

winter rose
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fixeded, thonks! 🍻

little raptor
dire star
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does anybody know why my AI won't move when i spawn then either with BIS_fnc_spawnGroup or createunit they just stand there like they are bugged ? it only happens on dedicated server

proven charm
drowsy geyser
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is it possible to disable/prevent the player from aiming up/down with mouseMoving EH? trying the below but it still allows to aim up/down:

0 spawn
{
    waitUntil {!isNull findDisplay 46};
    (findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["MouseMoving",
    {
        if (inputAction "AimUp" > 0 || inputAction "AimDown" > 0 || inputAction "AimHeadUp" > 0 || inputAction "AimHeadDown" > 0) then
        {
            true
        };
    }];
};
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is it possible at all?

dire star
proven charm
dire star
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Yes

proven charm
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hmm

dire star
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Ik script is right Ive used it in many missions and havent changed anything but for some reason they Wont move they are just standing Like they have no simulation enabled

proven charm
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well try something else instead of the stalk function, like doMove command

dire star
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Nah nothing works Ive tried just spawning units and ordering wp with Zeus but still nothing

little raptor
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And move him manually yourself hmmyes

dire star
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I've tried running script when im only one on server and run createUnit globally it spawns 2 units even tho im only one on server

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And one can move other one is bugged

proven charm
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well if you run createUnit "globally" that means both server and client creates one unit

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and the one created by server works...