arma3_scripting

[hallow mortar]

Just to expand on this, this is because Editor code fields don't go through the automatic pre-processor that normally removes comments before the code is executed. When you write code in external files (like init.sqf or description.ext), they do get preprocessed, so it's safe to leave comments in those.

[drowsy geyser]

guys can you please tell me how to display the countdown on a tv screen (ui on texture) instead of hint, i cant figure it out

0 spawn 
{
    [10] call BIS_fnc_countdown;
    while {([true] call BIS_fnc_countdown)} do 
    {
        private _remainingTime = [0] call BIS_fnc_countdown;
        hint parseText format ["<t size='2.0' font='LCD14' shadow='2'>%1:%2</t>", floor _remainingTime, ((_remainingTime % 1) * 100) toFixed 0];
        sleep 0.1;
    };
    hint parseText "<t size='2.0' font='LCD14' shadow='2'>00:00</t>";
};

[ancient oyster]

I am kinda confused.. What do i have to do? Thats the scirpt i have rightnow. _tanks = nearestObjects [getPosATL thisTrigger, ["Tank"], 1000];
if (count _tanks > 0) then {
_tank = _tanks select 0;

_bombsInWave = [5, 15, 20, 20];

{
    _bombCount = _x;
    spawn {
        for "_i" from 1 to _bombCount do {
            _randomPos = [
                (getPosATL _tank select 0) + (random 100) - 50,
                (getPosATL _tank select 1) + (random 100) - 50,
                50
            ];
            _bomb = "Bo_GBU12_LGB" createVehicle _randomPos;
            sleep random 2 + 1;
        };
    };
    sleep 1;
} forEach _bombsInWave;

};

[royal quartz]

Oh okay, I thought this wouldn't interrupt other functionally but just add a new keydown event to that key?

[cosmic lichen]

private _nearestTank = nearestObjects [thisTrigger, ["Tank"], 1000] param [0, objNull];

if !(isNull _nearestTank) then {
    _nearestTank spawn
    {
        params ["_nearestTank"];

        private _bombsInWave = [5, 15, 20, 20];

        {
            _bombCount = _x;
            for "_i" from 1 to _bombCount do {
                _randomPos = [
                    (getPosATL _nearestTank select 0) + (random 100) - 50,
                    (getPosATL _nearestTank select 1) + (random 100) - 50,
                    50
                ];
                _bomb = "Bo_GBU12_LGB" createVehicle _randomPos;
                sleep random 2 + 1;
            };
            sleep 1;
        } forEach _bombsInWave;
    };
};

Untested

[ancient oyster]

Thankyou I will test#

[ancient oyster]

Works very well!!

Thank you very much

[stable dune]

And if you see differences to your code.

_nearestTank spawn { //defining args and pass those (_nearestTank)
params ["_nearestTank"];   // use defined args in spawn
..

Local variables declared in the main scope are not available in the spawned code. You have to pass them as parameters:

[ancient oyster]

Thankyou very much!

[real tartan]

I end up coding this

private _array = [ "a", "a", "b", "c" ];
private _first = _array # 0:
private _yes = _array findIf { _x isNotEqualTo _first } isEqualTo -1;

[little raptor]

you can also do:

count (_array - (_array param [0, 0])) == 0

if your array is large your own solution is better. if it's small, mine is better

[faint burrow]

(count (_array arrayIntersect _array)) == 1

[little raptor]

I guess it should be <= 1, since his code would work for empty array (mine does too)

also this might be slower because it's O(n2). mine is O(n). His is O(1) to O(n) in worst case

[pallid palm]

wow holy cow you guys are Awsome holy C++

you guys get a A+ for C++ he he

now next is C# oh Sh*t

[hallow mortar]

None of this is C++. Arma 3 uses some C variant for its internal engine code, but we're working with SQF, a proprietary language designed specifically to work as the user-accessible scripting layer for the engine.

[drowsy geyser]

please some help

i get an error saying: probably badly formed texture name

0 spawn 
{
    private _displayTexture = "#(rgb,1024,1024,1)ui('RscCountdownDisplay','CountdownText')";
    tablet1 setObjectTexture [0, _displayTexture];

    [60] call BIS_fnc_countdown;
    while {([true] call BIS_fnc_countdown)} do 
    {
        private _remainingTime = [0] call BIS_fnc_countdown;
        private _timeText = format ["%1:%2", floor _remainingTime, ((_remainingTime % 1) * 100) toFixed 0];

        (uiNamespace getVariable "RscCountdownDisplay") displayCtrl 1345 ctrlSetText _timeText;
        sleep 0.1;
    };
    (uiNamespace getVariable "RscCountdownDisplay") displayCtrl 1345 ctrlSetText "00:00";
};

[queen cargo]

crap ...

spotted em

me stupid

forget what i asked ...

[torn stream]

How does sqf scripting works? do codes run async by default, if not is there a way to do it? like if i have a while loop running a check, does it slow the flow of a heavily scripted scenario with heavily scripted mods?

[tulip ridge]

SQF is entirely synchronous

[torn stream]

so is there no way to run a specific script async?

[tulip ridge]

No

[torn stream]

F

ty anyway

[hallow mortar]

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

[tulip ridge]

That's not async though

[torn stream]

it will just run the script at the moment i call it, but it will not let other codes keep running

[flint topaz]

@foggy stratus, @open hollow This is my update to you guys regarding the zero gravity script and it's progress. You can hopefully see the further improvements since last time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXO_vM-euW0

Again if you view the description of the video you can see what things I want help with, so any help in that regard would be greatly appreciated

Also this is my next major problem I want to resolve so any ideas how to solve this would be appreciated
How can I adjust a player’s (weaponDirection) aka up/down (pitch) aim direction in Arma 3 while they are attached to an object, so that only their torso rotates—just like normal free-aim—without moving their feet or the entire character model?

Currently, when a player is attached to an object, their aim direction is “locked in,” and using commands like setDirAndUp rotates the entire body (including the feet). I’m looking for a way to replicate the natural behaviour where only the torso rotates up and down, while the player remains attached to the object and their feet stay planted.

[foggy stratus]

That looks amazing, fantastic work. One possibility for torso moving while aiming is to mod a new invisible vehicle that has a standing gunner position (like in the back of trucks). Force player to mount the invisible vehicle as gunner, and your movement code moves the floating vehicle.

Also are you attaching to an object or a game logic? When I attach AI to an object, their animations get wonky. When I attach AI to a game logic, the animations are clean. Maybe with player there might be some difference also.

[flint topaz]

Currently it attaches the player to a PhysX object that’s just not got a ViewGemotry or RenderLOD but still has a PhysX and other lods to cause normal collisions

[hallow mortar]

It is what Arma has in place of async. If you want to do things that are async-like, understanding the scheduler is where you need to start.

[open hollow]

awsome work dude

[drowsy geyser]

Need some help here 😵‍💫

[granite sky]

Does createDisplay "RscCountdownDisplay" work?

[stable dune]

Your Ctrl is rscText control or rscStructuredText Ctrl?

[stable dune]

You are missing command for update your UI

displayUpdate _display;

[stable dune]

0 spawn 
{
    private _displayTexture = "#(rgb,1024,1024,1)ui('RscCountdownDisplay','CountdownText')";
    tablet1 setObjectTexture [0, _displayTexture];
    [60] call BIS_fnc_countdown;
    while {([true] call BIS_fnc_countdown)} do 
    {
        private _display = uiNamespace getVariable "RscCountdownDisplay";
        private _remainingTime = [0] call BIS_fnc_countdown;
        private _timeText = format ["%1:%2", floor _remainingTime, ((_remainingTime % 1) * 100) toFixed 0];
        _display displayCtrl 1345 ctrlSetText _timeText;
        displayUpdate _display;
        sleep 0.1;
    };
    private _display = uiNamespace getVariable "RscCountdownDisplay";
    _display displayCtrl 1345 ctrlSetText "00:00";
    displayUpdate _display;
};

[drowsy geyser]

i have the below inside description.ext:

class RscTitles 
{
    class RscCountdownDisplay 
    {
        idd = -1;
        duration = 99999;
        movingEnable = 0;
        enableSimulation = 1;
        fadein = 0;
        fadeout = 0;
        onLoad = "uiNamespace setVariable ['RscCountdownDisplay', _this select 0];";
        class Controls 
        {
            class CountdownText 
            {
                idc = 1345;
                type = 0;
                style = 0;
                x = safezoneX;
                y = safezoneY;
                w = safezoneW;
                h = safezoneH;
                font = "LCD14";
                sizeEx = 1;
                colorText[] = {1, 1, 1, 1};
                colorBackground[] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
                shadow = 2;
                text = "00:00";
            };
        };
    };
};

[drowsy geyser]

error says undefined variable: #_display displayCtrl 1345 ctrlSetText _timeText;

[granite sky]

Displays don't use RscTitles, do they?

You just dump their config straight into the root.

If it doesn't work with createDisplay then it's not going to work with ui-to-texture.

[drowsy geyser]

yes youre right, it does work that way

[stable dune]

it doest found you display on start, but if you wrap

0 spawn 
{
    private _displayTexture = "#(rgb,1024,1024,1)ui('RscCountdownDisplay','CountdownText')";
    tablet1 setObjectTexture [0, _displayTexture];
    [60] call BIS_fnc_countdown;
    while {([true] call BIS_fnc_countdown)} do 
    {
        private _remainingTime = [0] call BIS_fnc_countdown;
        private _timeText = format ["%1:%2", floor _remainingTime, ((_remainingTime % 1) * 100) toFixed 0];
        private _display = uiNamespace getVariable "RscCountdownDisplay";
        _display displayCtrl 1345 ctrlSetText _timeText;
        displayUpdate _display;
        sleep 0.1;
    };
    private _display = uiNamespace getVariable "RscCountdownDisplay";
    _display displayCtrl 1345 ctrlSetText "00:00";
    displayUpdate _display;
};

No error anymore

with

sizeEx = 0.45;

[drowsy geyser]

thank you very much!

[last crystal]

Is there a command that grabs the first attached object it finds on an object????

If so TYYYY

[granite sky]

just attachedObjects _object select 0

[last crystal]

AHHHHHH TY

[buoyant hound]

To active trig by entering 3veh
Its true code for cond?
This and [v1,v2,v3] in thislist

[faint burrow]

No, you should check each vehicle.

[rain mulch]

Looking for some help on keeping modded keybinds to a certain class of vehicle. We have a script that is supposed to check if the helicopter can deploy a hoist hook which works for using the ACE interactions for the hoist. But if a player uses the modded keybinds we've added for the hoist hook, they can deploy it on any helicopter

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/811721869480820749/1328128217025871882/Arma3_x64_2025-01-12_16-20-54.png?ex=6798084a&is=6796b6ca&hm=4ad16bf7aca01ea33426fa8a8bac90b830324c41ac9ffcfcb2744bd75a522ca7&

I have this line

if !(_vehicle iskindOf "vtx_h60_base") exitWith {};```
I tried putting it in that script that checks if it can deploy the hook but still doesn't work

I've also tried with _heli

[cosmic lichen]

Gotta provide more than just a snippet of code.

How does the modded keybinds play into this? I understand that you are using the ace interaction system?

[rain mulch]

So this is the canDeployHook script that was made to make sure only our helicopter can use the hoist

/*
 * Author: Ampersand
 * check if heli is able to deploy hook
 *
 * Arguments:
 * 0: Helicopter <OBJECT>
 *
 * Return Value:
 * 0: Success <BOOLEAN>
 *
 * Example:
 * [_heli] call vtx_uh60_hoist_fnc_canDeployHook
 */
params ["_heli"];
//if !(_heli iskindOf "vtx_h60_base") exitWith {};

private _hoist_vars = _heli getVariable ["vtx_uh60_hoist_vars", []];
if !(_hoist_vars isEqualTo []) exitWith{false};
if (_heli animationSourcePhase "hoist_hook_hide" != 0) exitWith {false};

true```

We've normally had the hoist be utilized through ACE Interactions but recently we added the Arma modded keybinds to replace CBA keybinds

The ACE Interactions still function as intended but we added the modded keybinds for better HOTAS support

But when a player uses the modded keybind in something that isn't our helicopter, it still functions so it deploys a hook like on the Apache above

[little ether]

Would anyone have any clues on how I could go about having an object detect if it is hit by a specific weapon or round? I want to create a mining/salvage system but can't find anything that would be specific enough as even a starting point

[hushed turtle]

If you need to run loop to check for something on repeat.

You can use spawn command to spawn new thread for your loop, so the rest of the script can run at the same time.

And you can use sleep command inside of loop to pause on each iteration, so it doesn't eat to much performance.

[charred monolith]

Like mine/salvage when you only have a specific weapon ? You could just check that if the player has the specific type of weapon you want in hand they can mine/salvage.

Or you can maybe detect the projectile and get its type ? I know that with the EventHandler HitPart you can get the projectile Object https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#HitPart

[little ether]

Yeah something like that, but I was hoping to not have it as an action dependent on a weapon or trait, more that we have a laser weapon that would work perfectly as a "mining/salvage" laser and was hoping to have it so only THAT weapon shooting the object would generate the resource

[charred monolith]

maybe try to get the type of the ammunition and only generate the ressource if the type of the ammunition is the correct one.

[little ether]

I'll have to learn how, event handlers are completely new to me, but hitpart seems to be what I need

[charred monolith]

Maybe there is another function or EventHandler that could do better than HitParts. I'm mostly use Hitpart to show that you can get the projectile Type. You could do you own eventHandler with CBA.
This goes a bit beyond my capabilities xD

[ancient oyster]

Hey how would i make the transport car drop off the troops and the drive back?

Dont know if theres any scripts needed

[hushed turtle]

Transport crew in the separate group, give them transport unload waypoint and then move waypoint

[ancient oyster]

Okay thanks

[proven charm]

why isnt addMissionEventHandler "HandleDisconnect" or "PlayerDisconnected" triggered when leaving server in editor MP?

[charred monolith]

If i'm not wrong I believe those EH are Server executed. when you host a game from the editor, your client is the server. So by disconnecting the server doesn't execute. It's like it disconnected itself from itself. That's my understanding of it but I might be wrong.

If you connect another player while hosting a game from the editor you migth see your code execute

[proven charm]

yeah you are right but I was hoping they would still trigger when the editor server closes... I tried switching to single player to "shutdown" the server but still nothing happen

[charred monolith]

Honestly if you want to test MP script use a Dedicated Server. You can host one on your own machine, I belive it's far better for MP testing than host in Editor.

[proven charm]

yup i test with dedi all the time.

I must have forgotten that the EHs wont work in editor....

[charred monolith]

Pretty much every EH works in editor, just not the ones that executed server side only

[proven charm]

and thats ok if I there is another way to detect game ending?

[charred monolith]

Maybe you could use missionEnd : https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/missionEnd

[proven charm]

maybe have to test

i tried addMissionEventHandler ["Ended" but i guess that only triggers when the end commands are called

same with "MPEnded"

[hushed turtle]

If I am not mistaken you can also run two instances of the game at the same time

[charred monolith]

Yes you can. There two tutorial on how to with a Self-Hosted and Dedicated https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Multiplayer_Scripting#Player-Hosted_Server

But you need a good config to run arma twice at the same time and host a dedicated server.

[hushed turtle]

I meant one instance running listen server and one being connected client. That should be possible

Listen server is still server, it should still run all the server side code. Heck even command isServer returns true even in singleplayer

I guess listen server shuts itself down immediately upon host's disconnect. That is likely why you don't see EH HandleDisconnect being fired when host disconnects

[jade abyss]

hm, can you intercept the put and Take (and exchanging the item?)

@queen cargo Agree 😛

[granite sky]

I don't think I ever convinced localhost+client on the same machine to connect. DS+client is fine.

I think Leopard said localhost+client worked fine for him though, otherwise I'd have assumed it needed loopback=true, which you can't set.

[last crystal]

I currently don’t have Wi-Fi in my pc so imma have to send this in a bogus ass way. I apologize before hand.

First one is drone script second one is bomb script

The bomb attaches perfectly fine BUT upon the drone getting destroyed “killed” mine doesn’t detonate :((

[hushed turtle]

I would never place this in init

[last crystal]

I was thinking of setting a getting the variable name then setting the dmg that way.

Lmk if that’s possible

[hushed turtle]

Running right now! I had to try it. Now I might test my mission playing as client if it works. I am on Linux though, maybe that has some correlation 😀

You know for what "Variable Name" text box is for?

[last crystal]

Yes to set the variable but as I place more instances of the object that variable is updated

and the script doesn’t see that automatically

_01 and so on

[hushed turtle]

You want to have multiple bombs?

[last crystal]

Multiple drones with one bomb

and it’s working great it just doesn’t explode each warhead

but if I set a variable name

[hushed turtle]

nothing really wrong with naming them like drone_1 and so on

[last crystal]

And then set dmg

It works

But only for the first one

[hushed turtle]

I think there are more thinks wrong, it looks like more advanced issue, which you don't have skills figure out yet

wait works?

[last crystal]

its not that but ok lol

[hushed turtle]

ok, that's great!

[stable dune]

this addEventHandler ["Killed", {
    params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];
}];

So you need use

_closestUAV setVariable ["AttachedBomb", _closestBomb]; //Will save you object that you want destroy 
_closestUAV addEventHandler ["Killed", {
    params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];
        private _bomb = _unit getVariable ["AttachedBomb", objNull]; //will get your object from UAV
        if (!isNull _bomb) then {
           _bomb setDamage 1;
        };
}];

Or you can get same way from attached object your bomb object.

private _bomb = attachedObjects _unit select 0;
if (!isNull _bomb) then {
   _bomb setDamage 1;
};

_unit references object where you have added eventhandler.
params is way to get args what is used in events

[last crystal]

Bro Tysm LOL

almost got discouraged 🫤

[last crystal]

Bruh it was just workin Wtf

idk what I did now I gotta default back to my old script rq and apply what u said

ilyk if it works again 👍

[ancient oyster]

Also guys theres a new ai bot that is really smart.. the bot fixed my issue in 2 tries

Its becoming more viral and people say that its better than chatgpt

[last crystal]

SAY THEM NAME 😭🙏🙏🙏🙏

@stable dune GOT IT 👍

[stable dune]

Glad it worked

[tulip ridge]

If you mean that SQF specific ChatGPT thing, it's still ass

It doesn't even consider not as a valid thing in SQF

[stable dune]

I bet he's talking about new china Deepseek AI

[neat bloom]

private _zones = allMapMarkers select {_x find "checkpointbox_" == 0};

{
private _unit = _x;
if (!alive _unit) exitWith {};

private _destination = position [allMapMarkers, _unit] call BIS_fnc_nearestPosition;
private _grp = group _unit;

private _desttogo = position _destination;

_grp move _desttogo;

} forEach allUnits;

Hello people. I am creating mission, in which mostly people move from one checkpoint-marker to another. I ve made logics for it, and now I am trying to make AI go from one checkpoint to another. I always get some error, could anyone please explain where is error? I want to make bot find the closest checkpoint(it is rectangle marker), and go there. Then repeat everything.
Game always says that some functions return incorrect types, but I think it is not only reason.
I am sorry for this horrible code, I am beginner.

[hushed turtle]

Want to move all groups to closest map marker?

[neat bloom]

I want every group to move to the one which is the closest to THEM

so almost every group will have their own marker

[hushed turtle]

Would give them waypoint rather then move command

[neat bloom]

I tryed it, had some problems. Is it AddWaypoint?

[hushed turtle]

wait

{
  private _nearestMarker = [ allMapMarkers, leader _x ] call BIS_fnc_nearestPosition;
  _x addWaypoint [ markerPos _nearestMarker, -1];
} forEach AllGroups;

[neat bloom]

Ill try it now

[granite sky]

Should be markerPos not getPos

getPos works on locations but not markers.

[hushed turtle]

Thanks

[neat bloom]

Thanks you both very much

[neat bloom]

maybe it was my error

because i was always getting error that types are incorrect

[hushed turtle]

no need to check if unit is alive. It wont be in group nor in AllGroups

[granite sky]

If you want to filter down the marker list then the line at the top is correct, I think:

private _zones = allMapMarkers select {_x find "checkpointbox_" == 0};

And then use _zones in the loop rather than allMapMarkers.

[neat bloom]

also, is it possible to check if some marker's color is not group team's color? Ive made it so, that When some group enters checkpoint, checkpoint's color changes to team's color(for example, if OPFOR then red, BLUEFOR is blue). Is it possible to go through all checkpointboxes but use only the ones which aren't in team?
So bots will go to not controlled checkpoints(if we say, that checkpoints colored in red, and team is OPFOR, then checkpoint is captured)

[neat bloom]

thanks

[hushed turtle]

Your code could work, but there is no need to go through all units one by one and give it's group move commnad. More than one unit might be in the group. So you would give same move command multiple times to any group, which has more than one unit

[neat bloom]

I was getting error about incorrect type of _destination (in my code which I sent)

[hushed turtle]

There was position instead of markerPos

[granite sky]

That part also had incorrect precedence. It would have done (position [allMapMarkers, _unit]) call BIS_fnc_nearestPosition;

Unary commands (single parameter) are executed before binary commands (two parameters).

[hushed turtle]

You can check marker color with markerColor

sqf is sometimes kinda weird with order of execution

[neat bloom]

you mean, like check marker color?

[hushed turtle]

Yes, you've talked about changing marker colors

awit

[neat bloom]

I think i know how to make it, but i dont know how to write so arma skips captured checkpoint, and looks for another closest one(i hope it is understandable), and check again if it is not captured

I dont know how to do that skip to another checkpoint

[hushed turtle]

Nevermind, you are talking about some checkpoints and not makers

[neat bloom]

Ive connected it

it is like frontline

[hushed turtle]

I've imagined markers for some reason

[neat bloom]

black arent captured by any team

red are captured by OPFOR

And this is situation now - that red squad on map has reached closest marker(i have done it so that marker is like a object, which is destination for squad), and it want go anywhere, because they are already at closest checkpoint

[hushed turtle]

@granite sky These days one can do groups opfor, but this code was written before groups command was added into the game.

{
  // Do something with opfor groups
} forEach (opfor call allGroupsSide);

To me it's bit weird that () need to be used in this case, since there is one possible way this code could get successfully executed. Hovewer rules say something else.

[granite sky]

forEach isn't really a control structure. It's just a binary command.

SQF doesn't really have control structures :P

[ancient oyster]

yep

So far worked very well for me

to fix my issues

[hushed turtle]

It could be done based on marker color

It might not be the best solution, but it can work

[stable dune]

Depends a lot on how it will fix those.
Chatgpt gives different solutions but those aren't good ones, so what did you ask and what did it answer?

[hushed turtle]

How do you change marker colors?

[last crystal]

The script was giving issue when I spawned in more than 20 so I ended up integrating the script with another drone mod using the explosive device as a charge

Idk if u can see it but

If u look VERY closely the mine is still attached. When the heat round goes off so does the AT mine

You can change the main explosive to what ever you want even a human being 💀

I changed the placement. ALRIGHT GOODNIGHT AND TY ONCE AGAIN 🫡🫡😴😴

[fair drum]

can the HandleChatMessage EH fire on # server commands?

[dusk gust]

The HandleChatMessage event triggers when messages are received, not sent.
If I recall correctly, the chat commands only return something to chat on the person who sent the message, but I'm not sure if it triggers the event.
Edit: It does not trigger the event, just tested it with #login

[fair drum]

off to make my own skimmer then with a custom macro for players to use

[radiant lark]

Hey, any way to do a sort of AttachTo and enable collision to the object being attached?

[granite sky]

You mean collision with the object it's attached to?

[open hollow]

there is a script/mod that solves this?

[warm hedge]

No script. Mod maybe

[open hollow]

there is no way to change that "angle" via script?

[granite sky]

what, like prevent units from aiming upwards when prone?

[open hollow]

yea something like that

but also want to know if is posible to define that "angle" via script for the zeroG script from Jerry

[thin fox]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2043707566
Something like this?

[open hollow]

yep

thank you

[radiant lark]

Uhhhh no, the object being attached also doesnt have any collision / physics afaik. Will show later today

Its a vehicle being attached to a vehicle, basically a towcar towing a truck. It attaches the truck to the towcar but the truck loses the ability to collide. Which we make a use of

Its not solid anymore, anything can get thru it

Cant send code because I am not the lead programmer at all and I dont do the SQF of the server, im just tryna help out

[warm hedge]

It is a feature. Not something you can alter

[radiant lark]

Damn alright, ty tho

[neat bloom]

private _zones = allMapMarkers select {_x find "frontbox_" == 0};

// BLUEFOR then OPFOR then NEUTRAL(USED AS "IN BATTLE")
private _colorBlue = "ColorBlue";
private _colorRed = "ColorRed";
private _colorNeutral = "ColorWhite";


private _allUnits = allUnits select {alive _x};

{
    private _marker = _x; // name for current marker
    private _inZoneUnits = [];
    
    {
        if (_x inArea _marker) then {
            _inZoneUnits pushBack _x;
        };
    } forEach allUnits;
    
    private _teams = _inZoneUnits apply {side group _x}; // shitcode, all teams in checkpoint
    private _uniqueTeams = _teams arrayIntersect _teams;   // shitcoooode
    
    if (count _uniqueTeams == 1) then {
        private _team = _uniqueTeams select 0;
        switch (_team) do {
            case west: {
                _marker setMarkerColor _colorBlue;
            };
            case east: {
                _marker setMarkerColor _colorRed;
            };
        };
    } else  {
    if (count _uniqueTeams > 1) then {
        // in battle
        _marker setMarkerColor _colorNeutral;
        }
    };
} forEach _zones;

[] spawn {
    while {true} do {
        execVM "scripts\check_marker.sqf";
            execVM "scripts\ai_move.sqf";
        sleep 5;
    };
};

init.sqf

I though that maybe it could be possible to rename checkpoints(markers) after someone captures them, for example frontboxBLUEFOR_1, but I didn't find anywhere information how to rename objects

[cosmic lichen]

It's blufor btw😄

[cosmic lichen]

What do you mean? The markers are not deleted

[lime rapids]

in this household we call it WEST

[neat bloom]

rename

not remain

[cosmic lichen]

You can copy them

[neat bloom]

I dont really understand

[cosmic lichen]

But the name doesn't matter in the end does it?

[neat bloom]

Maybe, in first line of script i sent, change private_zones to search not "frontbox_", but "blufrontbox_"

[neat bloom]

so it looks for closest blufrontbox object

[cosmic lichen]

But you still need to loop over all of them to update the status, don't you?

[neat bloom]

Yes

i recall same script each 5 seconds in init.sqf

[cosmic lichen]

So why do you need to check the closest first?

[neat bloom]

I want AI to be able to find closest marker(square, checkpoint) too him, which doesn't belong to his team

[cosmic lichen]

I see

[neat bloom]

Now i only know how to make it go to closest square, but problem is, that when it reaches it, it wont move anywhere, because when looking for new closest square, bot will stay in already captured square as it is closest one to bot

[cosmic lichen]

I'd store the markers together with their current status (blu, opfor, neutral) in an array and sort it by distance.

You need to only look for none captured points.

[hushed turtle]

I don't see variable _allUnits used anywere and allUnits only returns alive units, so no need to check if alive

[neat bloom]

thanks

[neat bloom]

maybe i simply forgot to remove it when changing code a lot of times

[hushed turtle]

I wish sqf had structs, so we could put multiple related variables into struct, rather than putting it in arrays

[faint burrow]

_closestMarker = _markers select 0;
_distanceMin = _unit distanceSqr (getMarkerPos _closestMarker);

{
    _distance = _unit distanceSqr (getMarkerPos _x);

    if (_distance < _distanceMin) then {
        _closestMarker = _x;
        _distanceMin = _distance;
    };
} forEach (_markers select [1]);

[faint burrow]

_inZoneUnits = allUnits inAreaArray _marker;

[neat bloom]

is it instead of

    
    {
        if (_x inArea _marker) then {
            _inZoneUnits pushBack _x;
        };
    } forEach allUnits;

?

[faint burrow]

Yes.

[neat bloom]

Thanks

[hushed turtle]

Why to sort by distance? Dude has multiple groups. Don't see how having it sorted helps

One could have 2D array of two columns, first column for marker and second one for side. Each row would be one marker.

And then just loop through all groups and the 2D array of markers and give each group waypoint to closest marker, which does not have same side

[neat bloom]

tbh I dont know how to do both of those variants, i tryed to make another array of distances and then try to connect them(horrible idea, but it is the only way I have ideas of doing ).
Ive done it, but i get errors about "distance:distance:distance:distance etc at line 11"

[stable dune]

i bet you cannot get group position in pos distane check.
so you should use:

private _currentLeader = leader _x;
private _ranges = [];
{
  _ranges set [_forEachIndex, _currentLeader distance (getMarkerPos _x)];
} forEach _zones

and you can use _forEachIndex which is current index in forEach loop.
0 is 1st, 1 is 2nd , 2 is 3rd etc ..

[neat bloom]

Oh maybe, i check it now

It didnt even come to me that it is possible

Yes, no more error

[neat bloom]

Thanks

[stable dune]

and you can use apply

private _currentLeader = leader _x;
_ranges = _zones apply {_currentLeader distance (getMarkerPos _x)}

but where do you even use _ranges?
That is private inforEach AllGroups, and you arent using that in current scope?

[hushed turtle]

checkpoints = [];
{
  checkpoints pushBack [ _x, sideUnknown ];
} forEach allMapMarkers;

// To get first checkpoint: private _checkpoint = checkpoints #0;
// marker of _checkpoint: _checkpoint #0
// side of _checkpoint: _checkpoint #1



[] spawn {
  {
    private _checkpoint = _x;
    private _cpMarker = _x #0;
    private _cpSide = _x #1;

    // Check for sides of units in area of _cpMarker
    // If only one side is in area then set the side of checkpoint and it's marker color
    //    _checkpoint set [ 1, _newSide ];  // sets side of checkpoint
    //    set the color, whatever is the code

    sleep (5);
  } forEach checkpoints;
};

[] spawn {
  {
    private _group = _x;
    if(currentWaypoint _group == count (waypoints _group)) then { // checks if group has no active waypoint

        // Find out which checkpoint of different side is the closest, get his marker and save it into _nearestMarker
        // Schatten's code could be used here to loop through checkpoints,
        // but it's needs to be edited, since it does not check for side

        _group addWaypoint [ markerPos _nearestMarker, -1 ];
    };
    sleep (5);
  } forEach allGroups;
};

@neat bloom Finish this code and place bunch of groups and markers in the editor and they will move from checkpoint to checkpoint

[neat bloom]

Thanks you very much

[neat bloom]

i dont really get checkpoints

are checkpoints some special arma 3 objects?

[hushed turtle]

It's just array, for example like this:

checkpoints = [
  [ marker1, blufor ],
  [ marker2, sideUnknown ],
  [ marker3, opfor ] 
];

I just named it checkpoints, because that's what we are putting into it

marker1 has side of blufor and so on

See?

Each row in array holds info about one checkpoint, it's marker and it's side

[neat bloom]

Thanks

[hushed turtle]

I've just realized that to get element from array in sqf either select 0 or #0 can be used, but not combination of both. Will fix that

[ancient oyster]

I asked the same thing that u guys gave me and the bot has a function to think about the question and talk to it self but it takes max 20sec and then the bot explained about the sleep in the code and gave me the right code

only thing is the // explation

[winter rose]

yeah don't use ChatGPT (see pinned messages).

[stable dune]

That is new,
Deepseek from China.
He earlier mentation that is better than Chatgpt,
But like the result shows up, it isn't

[bold rivet]

Someone knows if a event handler exists, that triggers when a player is controlling a drone?
(couldnt find one in the EH list)

[atomic niche]

VisionModeChanged iirc

[little raptor]

See the mission event handlers

[atomic niche]

Yeah looks like 2 options
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#VisionModeChanged
or
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Mission_Event_Handlers#PlayerViewChanged

[bold rivet]

that one only triggerd when i switched to NVG/Thermals inside the drone, not when i took controll of it

[atomic niche]

Oh yeah ur right thats for NVG toggle

[bold rivet]

Im gonna try Player view change, thanks

seems to work, thanks

[proven charm]

is it possible to somehow detect when the game ends, which would work in SP/MP ? client hosted games and dedi. but without the endMission stuff

[granite sky]

Depends what "when the game ends" means.

There's Ended and MPEnded in the mission event handlers. Also a trick there for detecting the disconnection case at the client end.

[proven charm]

yeah tried those but they wont trigger... disconnects checking only works in dedi i think

what i mean by game end is that you host mission locally, start it and get back to lobby (game ends)

[granite sky]

With abort?

[proven charm]

not sure

locally hosted has "save & exit" button (which takes you back to the lobby)

[old owl]

Would getClientState work for what you are intending?

[proven charm]

i really doubt because when the game ends there is no longer any script running that could use getClientState

[hushed turtle]

Disconnects should not fire when you just go back to lobby. Nobody is disconnecting

You just got back to lobby

[proven charm]

yes but the EH does trigger for players and server

[old owl]

Maybe getUserInfo then? Looks like you would be able to return that from another client or server.

[proven charm]

it doesnt matter what command to try if all scripts stops from running when game ends

would need new EH just to run that command

[old owl]

What is your environment? Just kind of confused you mentioned MP earlier and thought you meant you were running a dedicated server.

Ahh client hosted game?

[proven charm]

testing with local host from the host server menu right now. none of the EHs work with that one. dedi has disconnect EH working

[proven charm]

yes

[old owl]

Ahh okay I can see why you are struggling to find a solution. In the case that client isServer like that it is a little tricky to handle that. I guess then my follow up question is what do you need it for?

Like are you trying to perform some sort of end clean-up procedure or something?

[proven charm]

just for the server to run one final operation before shutting down

[old owl]

Is this a sync like operation that can also kinda be ran at any time or is it exclusive to shut down?

[proven charm]

need it for shutdown

[old owl]

Hmmm. That is tricky. I was going to suggest a key event handler for the escape key for syncing but if it is exclusive to a shutdown specific procedure that is a little tough.

The escape menu is able to have additional custom buttons. Kinda wonder if you could modify the existing abort to perform a clean-up first? Never tried anything like that though.

[proven charm]

I did that for one another thing 🙂 but this ones different

and that would only work with local server, need it to work with dedi also

where the server can shutdown at any moment

[old owl]

Are you intending for any client in mission to be able to abort and end the mission for all connected clients?

[proven charm]

no

well admin can ofcourse

[old owl]

How do you currently handle it in the event you are running it as a dedicated server? Does it automatically perform it after a certain time or is it only performed by admins?

[proven charm]

i mean discon EH would work for that

I guess only option here is to ask for new EH from the devs. like "onMissionShutdown" EH 🙂

[old owl]

Kind of a hacky solution but would you be able to add a button to the escape menu based on the players admin level and where isServer isEqualTo true to handle the exit procedure? After clicked it could have a confirmation dialogue and then after pressed it would handle everything then end mission?

You would be able to perform the task with the intended ease and it would only be available when the player is hosting the mission

[stable dune]

Triggered when the server switches off from "playing" state (mission ends, server closes, etc.

[proven charm]

maybe but id prefer non hacky solution for this. the user could also just alt + F4

[stable dune]

addMissionEventHandler ["MPEnded", {
    // no params
}];

[proven charm]

i havent got that working

[old owl]

That does look like that would work for your intended situation

[proven charm]

lemme try that again

nope cant get it to trigger

hopefully thats just me... but idk

[old owl]

Are you also trying to handle client code? This might be what you need maybe?

0 spawn
{
    waitUntil { !isNull findDisplay 46 };
    findDisplay 46 displayAddEventHandler ["Unload",
    {
        // code here gets executed on the client at end of mission, whether due to player abort, loss of connection, or mission ended by server; might not work on headless clients
    }];
};

[proven charm]

i can try that

aah that works! 😄

[old owl]

Yay!!!

[proven charm]

at least i get rpt report

u sure that runs only in game end though? not when you open some dialog or something

[granite sky]

It'll run when the main game display is closed. Certainly not when you open dialogs.

[proven charm]

i know

[granite sky]

If you quit a mission while it's still on the briefing screen then it might not fire.

[proven charm]

wasnt sure when main display can close/open

[granite sky]

(because display 46 never opened)

[old owl]

You will want to have it in the MPEnded event handler too. Since you are also running this in a dedicated environment though I would have checks if isServer and if the player is an admin for the stuff you are doing just since cheaters are crafty.

[proven charm]

hmm getClientState in the unload is "BRIEFING READ". not much use for that

though init.sqf runs only once and I have to exit lobby and restart for it to work again. man i have been deving arma for long but still dont get this thing 😄

ok in editor init.sqf runs everytime, weird

[proven charm]

@old owl well anyway that must be some arma bug then. just wanted to say thx for the help! I have something to work with now 🙂

[proven charm]

i missed your message. well cant have everything i guess 😉

[vapid dune]

Hey there, how do I prevent player corpses from deleting upon disconnecting? We use disableAI = 0 because we want to preserve player's character if he disconnects for some reason. But when player dies and then disconnects his body gets deleted because it is owned by that player. I've tried to use _unit setOwner 2 in debug console after player death, and it works fine, but if body is in ragdoll it is freezes midair. Also I don't know how to apply this automatically for each player on death - it is either freezes midair if called in MPkilled EH, or gives me an error if called in HandleDisconnect EH. So, how do I preserve player corpse upon disconnect and not freezing it's ragdoll.
Side note: we do not use any corpse manager and we do not care about performance impact.

[proven charm]

have you tried https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#Killed at server?

[faint burrow]

AFAIR, player corpses are not deleted by default upon disconnecting, scripters add custom code to HandleDisconnect EH to delete corpses. So find this code and delete it.

[proven charm]

Also check https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Mission_Event_Handlers#HandleDisconnect wiki states: Override: if this EH code returns true, the unit, previously occupied by player, gets transferred to the server, becomes AI and continues to live, even with description.ext param disabledAI = 1;.

[vapid dune]

Is it different in that situation? I assume it is called when someone is killed, and then transfers object, I think It'll have no difference with MPkilled EH. But we'll check it tomorrow

[proven charm]

that was just a guess, honestly. it might act differently

[vapid dune]

We tried it, this works only when player is alive, it does nothing for corpses (if AI is enabled)

[proven charm]

ok

[vapid dune]

Hmmm, we didn't thought about it, we always played with cba, ace and a few zeus mods. We'll try it with bare arma

[old owl]

You are very welcome! SQF is a fun but interesting language to say the least haha

[proven charm]

nice language but its the arma engine that's full of mysteries 😉

[remote cobalt]

Hey folks,

I have a problem with the Civilian Presence Module.

I wanted to edit the loadouts for the Units to create a more fitting look for civilians.

So I wrote little function and call it in the Civil Presence Module in "Code On Unit Created".

Call in Civilian Presence Module:

[_this] call kndzAmb_fnc_civPresLooks;

Function:

params ["_unit"];

_unit setUnitLoadout selectRandom ["CUP_C_TK_Man_05_Waist", "CUP_C_TK_Man_03_Waist"]; 
removeHeadgear _unit; 
removeGoggles _unit; 
_unit addHeadgear selectRandom ["CUP_H_TKI_Lungee_Open_01","CUP_H_TKI_Lungee_Open_02"]; 
_unit addGoggles selectRandom ["CUP_Beard_Black","CUP_Beard_Brown","None"]; 
_face = selectRandom ["Bahadur","Jalali","Sabet"];
[_unit, _face] remoteExec ["setFace", 0, _unit];

For the Outfits it works but it doesn't work for the faces, even in local testing. I read that setFace has to be handled differently for Multiplayer but I thought I was on the right track with the remoteExec call.

Can anyone help with this?

Okay, forget it, I just saw my mistake. Sorry for the inconvenience.

[cosmic lichen]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_CfgIdentities#Faces Use the correct classes

PersianHead_A3_02 -> Jalali

[vapid dune]

I didn't expected that ace would do this. And somehow more that 20 peoples ignored this setting, I'm amazed... Thank you

[halcyon creek]

trying to get this addaction to remove its self after it has been triggered once but cant seem to get it to work, I thought the first "true" should remove it but it remains

["Speak to the man","informantintel.sqf",[],1,true,true,"","_this distance _target <2"];```

[faint burrow]

addAction doesn't support self-deletion, you should do this in your script: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction.

[halcyon creek]

I miss understood what Hide on use meant

if I wanted to make it one time whats the best way?

removeAllActions wouldnt work as its on a unit and not a player right?

[faint burrow]

hideOnUse: Boolean - (Optional, default true) if set to true, it will hide the action menu after selecting it. If set to false, it will leave the action menu open and visible after selecting the action, leaving the same action highlighted, for the purpose of allowing you to re-select that same action quickly, or to select another action

[faint burrow]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/removeAction + params passed to your script.

[halcyon creek]

so lets say the unit was called "Jason" it would be "Jason" removeAction 0;

as that would be Jasons only action?

[faint burrow]

No since removeAction requires an object as first param, not string.

Plus, as I wrote, I would use variables already passed to your script, because your action index may not be equal to 0.

[halcyon creek]

Alright cheers

[jaunty ravine]

Is it possible to add target lead indicators in rifle optics via script/configs or do you have to have an actual vehicle?

[real tartan]

how to determine last iteration? _time can be different, mostly integer

private _time = 10;

private _step = 0.15;
private _total = _time / _step; // 66.66666

for "_i" from 0 to _total do
{
    systemChat str _i;
    if ( _i isEqualTo _total ) then { /* ... do something ... else */ };

    /* ... do something ...  */
    sleep _step;
};

[warm hedge]

Determine to do what?

[real tartan]

some other logic in loop

[warm hedge]

Not sure why that code is not satisfying your goal

[real tartan]

if ( _i isEqualTo _total ) then { /* ... do something ... else */ };

this does not work, as _i at last iteration is not equal to _total ( rounding error )

[warm hedge]

Then what about _i > (_total - _step)

[dapper cairn]

Hey guys, this might be a question for a different channel but is there a script or something where I can set turrets on vehicles to be turned?

So like hull facing bearing 0 and the gun facing say. Bearing 150

[granite sky]

Turrets with AI in them or not?

[dapper cairn]

no just empty tanks for set pieves

pieces

[granite sky]

Not really my thing but IIRC you use animateSource

[dapper cairn]

another question is, is it possible to make AI ram into a target on purpose? such as a pchela drone flying by then nosing down into a building or something

[upbeat tulip]

hey all! im modding a wasteland server and looking for new missions and a bit of help editing some of them, ive tried to add a hostile jet formation using the heli mission for a template but it breaks the game eventually and when i add jets to the heli mission i assume they spawn in and fall to their death with no thrust, basically looking for someone to help us setup our server better and happy to pay for your time if you know how to make or even have files with these missions already, ive seen them on many wasteland servers so either owners are making the same thing just their own version or you can get them from someone else

[lime rapids]

!code

[wicked roost]

How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";

[open hollow]

hello, im want to assamble and dissamble turrets like .50 with only the gun backpack

i did an addaction to create the vehicle if you have the backpack... but my problem is how to perist ammo

with my current code, if you assamble it, and dissaamble it, ammo is restored...
i dont know how the base game keep track of the turret

[faint burrow]

Store it in backpack object.

[pallid palm]

hello ArmA 3 m8s: can you guys help me with the correct format of this code ```sqf
parsetext format ["%1 %2",name _instigator, "Destroyed Cache"] remoteExec ["systemChat"];

[tulip ridge]

You can make single backpack item deployables, or can you not use a mod?

[stable dune]

format ["%1 Destroyed Cache",name _instigator] remoteExec ["systemChat"];

[pallid palm]

oh wow awsome

man i was way off

thx m8

[tulip ridge]

I mean, the only thing that was "wrong" was the parseText
Making the format simpler is just that, making it simpler

[faint burrow]

Do you really need parseText?

[pallid palm]

ummm not really

[faint burrow]

Then this solution should work: #arma3_scripting message

[pallid palm]

nice thx again guys

wow awsome guys love you guys

the parsetext was left over when i had color in the text

but thx again Guys and again and again and again

im so Thankful to have such awsome guys like you guys helping us, Works totaly awsome Thx again

[open hollow]

There is a mod already done?

[tulip ridge]

Backpack deployable weapons are a vanilla feature

[pallid palm]

agree

you do know the fix to some things in not just downloading a Mod

look in the game 1st @open hollow

[tulip ridge]

class Weapon_Bag_Base;
class TAG_weapon_backpack: Weapon_Bag_Base {
    scope = 2;
    author = "You";
    class assembleInfo {
        assembleTo = "TAG_weapon";
        base = "";
        displayName = "Weapon";
        dissasembleTo[] = {};
        primary = 1;
    };
};

class HMG_02_base_F;
class TAG_weapon {
    scope = 2;
    author = "You";

    class assembleInfo {
        assembleTo = "";
        base = "";
        displayName = "";
        dissasembleTo[] = {"TAG_weapon_backpack"};
        primary = 1;
    };
};

There's your single backpack deployable

[open hollow]

Want to use RHS ones, but afik there no way to do it

[finite tusk]

Trying to remove large area of grass, this possible with Logic Entity?

[open hollow]

Thank you, Ill do it with a mod then

[quick rose]

Hey! Noob to scripting here...
I'm trying to create a mission file where a waypoint is created for a helicopter by an addAction I made.
Works fine, but I can't seem to figure out how to make this newly created waypoint into a "LAND" waypoint instead of a "MOVE" waypoint.

Any help is truly appreciated ❤️

[faint burrow]

Add new waypoint: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Waypoints#Land

[quick rose]

If there is something you don't know. Ask someone with the knowledge!

You're a god sent!

[faint burrow]

I know, and this article helped me at one time.

[halcyon creek]

Trying to skip time in minutes rather than hours, does the following code make sense?

[0, "BLACK", 5, 1] spawn BIS_fnc_fadeEffect;
sleep 5;
titleText ["<t color='#ffffff' size ='5'>10 Minutes Later...</t>", "Black Faded", -1, true, true];
skipTime 1/60;
sleep 2;
[1, "BLACK", 5, 1] spawn BIS_fnc_fadeEffect; 

from what I understand here it should? https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/skipTime

[stable dune]

Example 2:

skipTime (5/60); // be sure to use parentheses, otherwise here (skipTime 5)/60 will happen

You are missing () around your calculation

[halcyon creek]

Just caught that myself and was about to edit, but I was correct the (*/60) is in minutes rather than Hours

[faint burrow]

Yes, but 10 minutes is 10/60 or 1/6, not 1/60.

[halcyon creek]

Thank you!

That also makes total sense

[faint burrow]

Plus in MP skipTime should be executed on server.

[halcyon creek]

I was going to place the whole script into a trigger once I had it working from an SQF originally, as far as I understand this should be Server executed?

(I find it easier to type larger scripts outside the game before placing them into triggers)

[faint burrow]

Only if you checked this in trigger settings.

[halcyon creek]

I shall be honest, I have never quite gotten the hang of making MP scripts vs making SP

[faint burrow]

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

[buoyant hound]

Hey
To add an inventory item to one of units of enemy i use on init.sqf:

( uniformContainer james ) addItemCargoGlobal [ "Laptop_closed", 1 ];

But when i check inventory of that unit its more than one item of added one
Also the trigger that detect that item are in player inventory wont workk
Any guid?

[pallid palm]

hello Arma 3 friends does CBA_A3 mess with my missions that i have built, like my EH and stuff, or is it a good deal to get CBA_A3

[hallow mortar]

init.sqf is executed on every machine at mission start, as well as on machines that join in progress. So the command is duplicated.
You should use initServer.sqf or an if isLocal or if isServer check to ensure it only runs on one machine.

Other things to consider:

• you could simplify by using addItemToUniform
• some inventory items of this sort are actually magazines, so you need to check for their presence using commands that include magazines

[pallid palm]

agree'

[tulip ridge]

It will add some dependencies in your mission (that can removed), but a lot of mods require it for good reason. It has a lot of scripting utilities to make development easier

[pallid palm]

i see

so that means i dont get it

i wanted to get 1 m16 in my game and it wants CBAs so i guess no go then

[raw vapor]

Anyone know why a music mod might be having an issue where it's saying there's
No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgPatches/MyMusicMod.units'?

[pallid palm]

looks like you dont have the mod installed correctly

but i dont know much so....

[south swan]

invalid CfgPatches entry I'm pretty sure (almost) all entries are mandatory (only skipWhenMissingDependencies is marked "Optional") in the wiki (doc available at https://web.archive.org/web/20241119222316/https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/CfgPatches as the wiki seems to be down)

[raw vapor]

That resolved it. Thanks. I removed those entries because someone told me they were unnecessary.

[halcyon creek]

Say I wanted to move a unit to an empty marker to ensure they are at the correct place how would that look?

carter setPos (getMarkerPos Jascarter);

Something like this?

[tulip ridge]

I think the bare minimum is requiredAddons, Weapons, and units

[pallid palm]

carter setPos (getMarkerPos "markername"); @halcyon creek

[halcyon creek]

perfect I shall try that

Works perfectly, however the units are all halway through the floor 😂 back to the drawing board

[hushed turtle]

Cause getMarkerPos returns 0 height and setPos is weird with height. Better to use setPosATL, but you still need to give it height, which is above the surface you want your unit to be placed on

[split ruin]

what are the default values forcamouflageCoef used in setUnitTrait command? 1?

[hallow mortar]

There is an alternate syntax for getMarkerPos that does return height. I'd usually suggest using ATL or ASL positioning, but if markers are more convenient for your workflow in the Editor then it is possible to use them.

Probably best to convert from the AGL format returned by getMarkerPos to ATL or ASL, and then use setPosATL or setPosASL, though. As Jouklik said, setPos uses an awkward different format that doesn't convert very well.

[hushed turtle]

Wait, do markers have height? 😀

[hallow mortar]

Yes.
For Editor-placed markers, it used to be always 0 by default, but script-created markers can be set to any height, and now that markers are visible in 3D in the Editor, they can also be given non-0 heights there, too.

[hushed turtle]

I see

[hallow mortar]

Example:

_unit setPosASL (AGLtoASL getMarkerPos ["someMarkerName",true]);```

[hushed turtle]

I noticed markers in eden in 3D lately, so that's vanilla

Thought it was mod

[split ruin]

I got it with getUnitTrait , default value is 1 🙂

[hallow mortar]

It was added in 2.18 in October last year. Always good to read the change notes!

[hallow mortar]

It's likely that's a multiplier against the unit's own camouflage value, which comes from its config.

[hushed turtle]

According to what I see on wiki one needs to use:

getMarkerPos [ "someMarker", true ]

To get PositionAGL.

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

[hallow mortar]

Whoops, yes, that's correct. Mentioned the alt syntax then immediately forgot to use it 🙃

[pallid palm]

yeah thats wierd that they changed the marker hight

but you can see a empty marker in 3D so i guess its cool

[urban bluff]

Does anybody know how to assign a spawned mine to a specific player? When i place a mine and somebody dies, it counts a kill for me saying "Player A killed player B". But when somebody dies on a script-spawned mine, it just says "Player B died". Is it possible to set the "owner" of this mine so that the game count kills to the specific player, even though he didn't place it?

[granite sky]

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

[urban bluff]

THANKS A LOT! I've been trying to find this for half an hour, but couldn't figure out how to ask google 😆

[granite sky]

Find one mine command that you remember, hope it's a category :P

[urban bluff]

Well, it makes sense. I thought that eventually i will have to use HitPart EH + setHit with "_killer" parameter... Would make it much more complicated

[steady spindle]

Probably a bit of a simple question, just trying to find my feet with sqf. I'm trying to use an if function inside initplayerlocal.sqf that calls a variable set inside a playable unit. I only get a undefined variable error for the initplayerlocal.sqf script, though if I understand initilisation order correctly, the object's init should be first? Once I control the unit, I can get the variable's value out with a player getVariable "_interpreter"; which outputs a 1.

I'm sure I'm missing something super obvious or taking the most roundabout way to a simple problem so please take pity on me 🙏

Unit's initline:

this setVariable ["_interpreter", 1];

initplayerlocal.sqf:

if (1 in _interpreter) then
{
    ["fr","du"] call acre_api_fnc_babelSetSpokenLanguages; ["du"] call acre_api_fnc_babelSetSpeakingLanguage;
};

[faint burrow]

You forgot to extract the variable using https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getVariable.

[exotic flame]

Yep

[faint burrow]

Plus, since _interpreter is not an array, you should use ==, not in.

[exotic flame]

Script should be

if (1 == (player getVariable "_interpreter")) then
{
    ["fr","du"] call acre_api_fnc_babelSetSpokenLanguages; ["du"] call acre_api_fnc_babelSetSpeakingLanguage;
};

[steady spindle]

Ahh I see, I think I understand. I'll give it a crack, thank you :)

I see where I've gone wrong, and yes that works. Appreciate the help!

[stable dune]

Best would be

this setVariable ["tag_interpreter",true];

And in local

If (player getVariable ["tag_interpreter",false]) then {
...
...

So you don't need compare to 1,
And if the unit doesn't have your variable set,
It will return the default value (false)

[hazy turtle]

Hey guys, I was just wondering how preoccupied I should be with trying to script something to solve the ammo in vest error that seems to flood the RPT? Is there an excessive cost on resources having this error consistently show up across the native Opfor, BluFor and Indie factions? I've gone down the rabbit hole of trying to strip and reload the AI at spawn but it doesn't fix things and my log shows there's still room in the uniform and vest.. If there's no real processing / stability cost, I think I will leave it well alone?

[lime rapids]

logging errors to the rpt is not very performance intensive

[hazy turtle]

ah sweet ok, thanks @lime rapids maybe I leave well enough alone then 🙂 all day with not script fix that works

21:33:13 "[GLX] Loadout applied to O Alpha 2-3:1 (O_soldierU_TL_F)"
21:33:13 "[GLX] Initial uniform capacity: 40"
21:33:13 "[GLX] Initial vest capacity: 120"
21:33:13 "[GLX] Items added to uniform:"
21:33:13 "[GLX] - FirstAidKit"
21:33:13 "[GLX] - 30Rnd_65x39_caseless_green"
21:33:13 "[GLX] - 30Rnd_65x39_caseless_green"
21:33:13 "[GLX] - Chemlight_red"
21:33:13 "[GLX] - Chemlight_red"
21:33:13 "[GLX] Remaining uniform capacity: 39.2"
21:33:13 "[GLX] Items added to vest:"
21:33:13 "[GLX] - 30Rnd_65x39_caseless_green"
21:33:13 "[GLX] - 30Rnd_65x39_caseless_green"
21:33:13 "[GLX] - 16Rnd_9x21_Mag"
21:33:13 "[GLX] - 16Rnd_9x21_Mag"
21:33:13 "[GLX] Remaining vest capacity: 119.733"
21:33:13 "[GLX] Primary weapon magazines: [""30Rnd_65x39_caseless_green"",""1Rnd_HE_Grenade_shell""]"
21:33:13 "[GLX] Handgun magazines: [""16Rnd_9x21_Mag""]"
21:33:13 "[GLX] Uniform magazines: [""30Rnd_65x39_caseless_green"",""Chemlight_red"",""Chemlight_red"",""30Rnd_65x39_caseless_green"",""30Rnd_65x39_caseless_green"",""16Rnd_9x21_Mag"",""16Rnd_9x21_Mag"",""30Rnd_65x39_caseless_green""]"
21:33:13 "[GLX] Vest magazines: [""30Rnd_65x39_caseless_green"",""Chemlight_red"",""Chemlight_red"",""30Rnd_65x39_caseless_green"",""30Rnd_65x39_caseless_green"",""16Rnd_9x21_Mag"",""16Rnd_9x21_Mag"",""30Rnd_65x39_caseless_green""]"

[buoyant hound]

Thank you

[pallid palm]

yeah the some mags were not stored in vest and other containers erra is a pain in the arse

[tulip ridge]

Just make the containers bigger or put stuff in a backpack

[pallid palm]

it also say some stuff was not stored in backpack also

iv looked into this and people say theres nothing we can do about this

but i dont think thats true

[hallow mortar]

There's nothing you can do about it through scripting.
It's caused by the default config loadout of some unit classes, in this case vanilla ones. That loadout is applied before any scripting stuff can happen on the unit.
In theory, you could make a mod to adjust the loadout of those specific classes and avoid the error, but that's annoying work and basically unnecessary since this issue only causes a few lines in the RPT.

Ideally BI would fix the classes in question themselves, but it's likely a very low priority for them, for the same reasons.

[tulip ridge]

You can overfill backpacks because they're objects
An arma won't try and fill backpacks with stuff from a unit's items, magazines, etc. anyway

[pallid palm]

ah ok i see thx m8s good stuff

yes but can't we remove all mags items and all stuff, then add the stuff back we want

and what about if we use B_Unarmed_Soldier_F and add stuff to them

[royal quartz]

does anyone know if the vanilla arma 3 radar functions are accessible and what pbo they are in? I want to see how BI handles the whole radar as im working on some mods that change how targeting vehicles work. Also wondering if there is a command to lock a target for a player. Because I cant find one.

[pallid palm]

tab key for ground to air lock

[royal quartz]

im looking for a command to do it not a key to press

via code.

[pallid palm]

i see well i hope you find it

[tulip ridge]

Yes you can
There's plenty of removeX commands, and you can easily change loadouts via config

For scripting though, those warnings will still be logged before those scripts run

[pallid palm]

ok i see thx Dart

[pallid palm]

oh wow i used O_Soldier_unarmed_F and it did not show erra on any missing ammo

i guess theres no way to off the talking Of blufor and keep the talking Of Opfor is there, Maybe theres away

[ruby turtle]

by using ace and contact drone entity stuff I got an error while testing who was spammed endless into my rpt:

_command = {
[_moduleScience_1] call bin_fnc_scan;    
};>
19:39:46   Error position: <_moduleScience_1] call bin_fnc_scan;    
};>
19:39:46   Error Undefined variable in expression: _modulescience_1
19:39:46 ["ace_cargoLoaded",["ACE_Wheel",1d2999ee040# 2929850: virtualsound_01_f.p3d DroneScanBeamSound_01_End_F]]
19:39:46 Error in expression <s] call bin_fnc_bezier) # 1;

_result = linearConversion [0,1,_progressPos,_valu>
19:39:46   Error position: <linearConversion [0,1,_progressPos,_valu>
19:39:46   Error Type Any, expected Number
19:39:46 Error in expression <all bin_fnc_addRotation;

Is that fixable by me in any way?

It based on this code:

[drone, getPosATL drone, nil, nil, nil, 16, 16, 5] call BIN_fnc_setObjectGrid;
[drone] call BIN_fnc_soundDrone;
// Variablen definieren
private _drone = drone;  // Referenz auf die Drohne
private _behaviorName = "Research";  // Name des Verhaltens
private _terminateBehaviour = true;  // Soll das Verhalten terminiert werden
private _interrupt = true;  // Soll das Verhalten unterbrochen werden

// Array für die Behaviors
private _parameters = ["Avoid", "Light", "Research", "Reposition", "Investigate"];

// Verhalten setzen
[_drone, _behaviorName, _parameters, _terminateBehaviour, _interrupt] call BIN_fnc_setBehavior;

[pallid palm]

nice

so ace is the mess up right ?

lol

[ruby turtle]

I think the drone tries to scan an ACE_WHeel loaded in a vehicle nearby and getting an error on this

[pallid palm]

hmmm i see

so whats the fix ?

[ruby turtle]

the behaivor based on research.fsm

from contact

[ruby turtle]

basically thats my question for you guys^^

[pallid palm]

omg fsm are beond me

i dont know much m8 im just a simple scripter

now Dart is the guy you want

he a pro

and others too

[ruby turtle]

#define BEHAVIOR_PATH "a3\Functions_F_Contact\Behavior\Drone" Thats the path of all fsm files.

Poorly the BI Wiki Documentation is not really helpful for contact alien stuff:

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIN_fnc_behaviorInit
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Alien_Entity_Behavior
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIN_fnc_setBehavior

[pallid palm]

i find wiki is hardly ever helpful but the guys in here like Dart and others are awsome

[ruby turtle]

darttruffian?

[pallid palm]

no i think its Just DART

hes like a super pro on C++

[ruby turtle]

AT Dart shows me 20+ DART in this discord ^^

[pallid palm]

@tulip ridge

[ruby turtle]

thx

[pallid palm]

rgr m8

rgr = roger

m8= mate lol he he

[ruby turtle]

I know ^^

[tulip ridge]

Arma doesn't use "real" C++, it just uses it a config language
But FSMs for AI are their own thing, and not something I've touched

[pallid palm]

omg what Arma 3 dont use C++ huh ?

oh no

[lime rapids]

nope arma script and sqf for most modification and c of some type for config files

[ruby turtle]

You dont have any idea to prevent the drone from researching in vehicle cargo? (Maybe the crates or Vehicleparts from ACE are spawned under the map under the vehicle and the drone just see it 😦

[pallid palm]

wow i did not know that holy cow

[lime rapids]

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

[tulip ridge]

ACE Cargo just attaches them really low under the vehicle yeah

[ruby turtle]

And the drone still trys to pick it up and rotate it in some way 😦

[pallid palm]

and i was thinking i was learning some things but now im back to Zero lol

so Arma 3 uses sort of the same code as G and M code like on CNC mach.s

[lime rapids]

eh its pretty easy to learn and the operators are all pretty easy to find

[pallid palm]

yeah i was machinst 25 years

[lime rapids]

• generally a large amount of support here for any weird code one could be doing

ah ok

[pallid palm]

but i retired now woohoo

you mean operators as in C++ no no just kidding lol

im having too much fun lol

[lime rapids]

ur g lol im just looking here between test results

[pallid palm]

copy that m8

[granite sky]

I've used scripted FSMs. The editor is kinda fun but in the end they're not good for performance.

[pallid palm]

really

good to know

[lime rapids]

the closest arma gets to visual coding lol

[granite sky]

In theory you can dig out the Contact FSM that's busted, fix it using the FSM editor (or directly, if you can handle a lot of wack syntax), and use your fixed one instead or replace the Contact one.

[lime rapids]

though if you want movement similar to contact for a drone its easier to script it coming from someone whos working on something like it

[pallid palm]

i can't handle any wacky syntax lol

[lime rapids]

though its painful but not too hard with setvelocitytransformation + a lot of math

[pallid palm]

oh i like math

just try to program a ark in G Code omg lol

really thats how i got into Arma 3

you know XYZ

[lime rapids]

wait nevermind reading conversation shows im an idiot who just yaps about my dumb mod with too much math

[pallid palm]

lol no no your ok m8

i can tell

[ruby turtle]

anyone who could help with that? :/

[pallid palm]

surly not me

wish i could help

i don't have any thing go wrong in my game i don't use any mods at all

i stopped useing mods 20 years ago

and man does my game run fast

when people join my missions they think something is wrong its so fast

and i only have a i5 labtop

[sharp grotto]

Mods are not the problem, badly made mods are the problem.
Arma without mods is rather bland and would have been long dead.

[halcyon creek]

Hello guys me again, still trying to wrap my head around adding and then removing an action heres my code, just cant seem to get it to work.

Unit with the variable name JasonMonoma
Init ```sqf
_actionID = JasonMonoma addAction
["Speak to the man","informantintel.sqf",[],1,true,true,"","_this distance _target <2"];

informantintel.sqf
```sqf
["TaskSucceeded", ["Meet with Informant","Meet with Informant"]]call BIS_fnc_showNotification;
"TLF1" setMarkerAlpha 0;

[ 0, 0, false ] spawn BIS_fnc_cinemaBorder;
/// REST OF SCRIPT NOT IMPORTANT
JasonMonoma removeAction _actionID;
[ 1, nil, false ] spawn BIS_fnc_cinemaBorder;
        
};

Everything in the script works besides the removal of the addAction

Where am I going wrong

[faint burrow]

_actionID is unavailable in informantintel.sqf. Use vars passed to the script by the command: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction.

[halcyon creek]

I dont follow, could you please explain it to me like im 5?

[faint burrow]

If you open and read the article, you will find out that the command passes useful variables to the script: _target, _caller, _actionId and _arguments. Use these variables.

[halcyon creek]

So similar to Example 4?

_actionID = JasonMonoma addAction 
["Speak to the man","informantintel.sqf",[_actionID],1,true,true,"","_this distance _target <2"];

[south swan]

if the docs says you need to use params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"]; - you need to use params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"]; to get those variables

[faint burrow]

No, I wrote about your script, not init field.

Your script should contain these lines:

params ["_unit", "", "_actionId"];

_unit removeAction _actionId;

[halcyon creek]

I see, and _unit doesnt need to be specified? as in I dont need something like _unit = JasonMonoma

[faint burrow]

It's already specified.

Read what params does: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/params.

[south swan]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Magic_Variables#this can probably provide a bit more context. And at least one of https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/call/execVM/spawn

[halcyon creek]

Ill do some more homework then, still trying to learn the ins and outs past the basics, I shall try adding the above code to the script and see if that sorts it too

[pallid palm]

@sharp grotto in your opinion

[granite sky]

Well, the second part. The first part is true. Mods don't necessarily have a performance cost.

[pallid palm]

well yes if the mod is made perfect

[granite sky]

It's not like vanilla Arma is made perfect :P

[pallid palm]

well yes but is darn good tho

its funny he said Arma 3 would be Bland, he has no idea what all can be done vanilla Arma then

i started playing Arma way back in OFP

i find the vanilla Arma way way fun

iv been tho all them mods and stuff over the years

i mod the game the way i see fit but i have no down loaded mods if thats when you call mods

[flat eagle]

came across this when i was looking at some code

0 = [_id, "onEachFrame", "H8_fnc_moveBody",[_unit,_player]] call BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler;

what is 0 doing in this context?
what is being defined?

[pallid palm]

dont need it

you can put anything there

[flat eagle]

right but why define 0

[pallid palm]

you could put 78587346476 =[]

[flat eagle]

ohh

kinda lame

[pallid palm]

its not defining 0

you can take it away

[flat eagle]

right its just "defining" it could have been anything they just chose 0

[pallid palm]

get rid of it dont need it

its not defining 0

you can put nul =[] or 0 =[] or remove it

[flat eagle]

wasnt going to use it anyway, i was just wondering why they chose 0, was there a reason or was it just "the thing". its just "the thing"

[pallid palm]

well in a field of a trigger people use it

[granite sky]

I figured it used to be necessary in some ancient version of Arma.

or maybe just a cargo cult.

[flat eagle]

thats kinda what i was thinking

[pallid palm]

good

[flat eagle]

old voodoo left over from times gone

[pallid palm]

like i used to put exit at the end of all my scripts lololol

[granite sky]

On the other hand, 0 spawn { // code here } is legit.

[pallid palm]

for the old sqs stuff lol

[flat eagle]

why 0 tho

selection?

[granite sky]

It's slightly cheaper than an empty array.

[pallid palm]

its zero right not O

[flat eagle]

sure

[pallid palm]

its just away to be cool i guess lol

[flat eagle]

i guess

[granite sky]

actually might not be because empty arrays are pretty cheap too, but it's a valid option at least :P

[pallid palm]

like i said in some triggers i saw nul = [] and stuff like that

if you have an empty array dont it mean [this]

is that correct

[flat eagle]

not sure, i always define my stuff

[pallid palm]

only thing i define is Hight

but im not the best ofcorce

i think it should be a law that you must play vanilla Arma for 1 year befor you DL any Mods lol

he he

just kidding

this would force you to look into the game and see all the things in there

but what do i know not much

[flat eagle]

you know who would know what 0 = did. Mr Lou Montana

[pallid palm]

yeah is good

i like Lou

he helped me alot and other great guys in here also

[flat eagle]

thats why i mention him. hes the guy

[pallid palm]

well yes he is the guy but there other great guys in here also

[flat eagle]

right but i want to know what he knows

[pallid palm]

i want to know what Dart knows

i cant even name all the great people in here theres so many

so many great people helped me in here my missions are awsome cuz of them guys

imo lol

well any way lots of people say my missions are awsome not just me

and remember i use no mods

like for Exsample Dart, he helped me with my chopper command and it works Awsome, on DED MP and SP

my Chopper Comand is 6 scripts that cover all things needed for the use of a chopper

and that includes water extraction and insertion

it would of never came to be without Mr Dart

hes my hero

i love them guys that helped me

here you go m8

https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/173485-why-are-people-assigning-functions-to-null-or-0/

[granite sky]

The HandleDamage return value thing is kinda legit but it's better to make it explicit and just have a line with nil; at the end in current SQF.

[pallid palm]

agree

[flat eagle]

hey brother hope this helps

the problem your haveing is that

_actionID = JasonMonoma addAction 
["Speak to the man","informantintel.sqf",[],1,true,true,"","_this distance _target <2"];
/*is that*/ _actionID /*is being declared on the object and is local to the object, you need to return it. i sujest trying*/ setVariable and getVariable;
//good luck

[hallow mortar]

There used to be an issue where Editor code fields would freak out if you didn't "dump" the return from execVM or spawn to a variable, even if you didn't actually need to use it. However, that issue's been fixed for a few years now, so it's no longer necessary to do that (and it was never necessary to do that in non-Editor contexts). But a lot of stuff was written before the fix, and some people didn't understand why it was like that so it persists as a sort of urban legend.

[pallid palm]

yes sir thx @hallow mortar

urban legend i like that lol

i should of made that my name lol

i always learn stuff when NikkoJT is around

yes sir hes one of the great guys in here

[flat eagle]

legit

[pallid palm]

agree

[flat eagle]

wait im wrong! ```sqf
setVariable and getVariable;
/we can just pass the ID through the addaction/
_actionID = JasonMonoma addAction
["Speak to the man","informantintel.sqf",[_actionID],1,true,true,"","_this distance _target <2"];
/and inside informantintel.sqf we can just select 0 to get the ID back/
//inside informantintel.sqf
_actionID = _this # 3 # 0;

dont know why i didnt think of this at first but hey its how it goes

[hallow mortar]

It won't be _this select 0 because there are several auto-generated parameters that are provided first, before the custom arguments

[terse tinsel]

Hello, I didn't know in which section to ask, so I'm asking here. Many of you probably know the game squad, my question is: is there any mod for arma 3 so that the freelock camera (alt) can be as in squad, so that when I press alt, my character moves in the direction I was looking?

[flat eagle]

your right

[hallow mortar]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction
And one of those auto-generated parameters is in fact the action ID, so you can just retrieve that and not worry about passing it as a custom argument.

[pallid palm]

@terse tinsel dont need a mod theres a key bind for that m8 , if im understanding what your asking, i think its called something like center view but i have not look into the controlls lately cuz i always save my profile

[terse tinsel]

oh, I didn't know about it, thank you very much, I'll check it out soon

[hallow mortar]

The issue you're going to run into is doing this in multiplayer. The action ID can be different on different machines, and action-related commands are local effect.
This is where saving the action ID to the object's namespace with setVariable is actually useful, because with a correctly-designed pair of functions, you can have each machine save their own local ID, and then later have them each retrieve their own local ID.

[hallow mortar]

I'm not sure there is such a keybind. I think your question was misunderstood.

The default behaviour in A3 is that when you toggle off freelook, your camera snaps to where your character was aiming. If I understand it right, you want to change to a behaviour where when you toggle off freelook, your character's aim snaps to where the freelook camera was pointing. Is that right?

[flat eagle]

but couldnt we have the calling player just return their ID through the addaction? because every instance of the script is "its own". or would it just get lost in translation?

[terse tinsel]

unfortunately, I can't see anything except "look", the camera allows me to look around when I press alt, but when I release the alt button it returns to its previous position. the point is that when I'm looking around with the alt key pressed, when I release it, the soldier (character) is heading in the same direction I was looking at when I released the alt key.

[terse tinsel]

I wrote below what I mean exactly, sorry for my English ;p

[pallid palm]

i just hit free look off and turn my guy to where i want to go

[terse tinsel]

exactly as you wrote :). can this be done?

[pallid palm]

but isnt there a center view bind

[hallow mortar]

The action code provides the action ID on the machine that used the action. You can use this to remove the action on that machine - but it's up to chance whether that same ID also works on other machines, because for them, there could be a different ID for this action. So you can reliably remove it on the activating machine with that method, but not others.

[terse tinsel]

Yes. and this is the standard behavior of the camera in the A3. and I would like to play the same way as in squad, as NikkoJT wrote

[dusty steppe]

Headtracking can give you freelook and aim at the same time, but takes some effort to set up

[hallow mortar]

I don't think so. We don't have direct scripting control over where players aim, and I don't think there's an engine setting for it.
It would be difficult to do it properly anyway, because you can point the freelook camera in directions that would be "out of bounds" for aiming - for example, if your aim is restricted by having your bipod deployed or by being in a vehicle.

[flat eagle]

you would have to make sure the addaction is ID'd correctly on all machines by making sure what order its all called in

[terse tinsel]

I understand, so you don't know anything about the existence of a mod or script that has already been created by someone and is ready for download??? OK thank you for replying to you. I'll get tired somehow and try to solve this problem

[terse tinsel]

ok, I understand, thank you for your answer and best regards

[pallid palm]

yeah its called center look

[dusty steppe]

Not that I've seen so far, for converting the freelook behaviour
Opentrack is the cheapest way to try headtracking if you feel like that, neural net tracker needs only a webcam setup above your monitor

[hallow mortar]

It is essentially impossible to do this, because there could be any number of scripts and mods and whatever else running, completely out of your control.
This is why it's best to have a function that locally adds the action and saves its ID on each machine, and another function that can then locally retrieve that ID. That's how you can reliably know you have the right ID.

[terse tinsel]

heehhehe. without exaggeration. I was just asking out of curiosity. because it would be better to play, but in general it's not a problem for me because there is no such option ;p

[flat eagle]

you could tho, when you delete the addaction you have to recall it on the users machine and if you set up your addaction right it could redeclare its ID to its var and then it wouldnt matter how many times its added or removed

how big the array gets

[hallow mortar]

It's not about how many times this action is being added or removed. It's about some other action being added in a different order on different machines, making it so that the ID is different, so you can't use only the ID from the machine that used the action.

[pallid palm]

oh i see now what you were asking

@terse tinsel

[flat eagle]

heres the thing tho if 2 players call this addaction it goes to the same script, but its two different instances of the script if you get the ID from the addaction and the addaction call is local to the player would it not return the right ID from both players no matter how big the ID array is for each player

[south swan]

i believe i've seen a non-action-id-containing variable used as a "flag"/signal for deleting the action with actual act of deletion being handled within action's condition. Something like if (_originalTarget getVariable ["TAG_DeleteAction", false]) then {_originalTarget removeAction _actionId}

[pallid palm]

so you want the gun to move to where you are looking

insted of the looking to move to where your gun is

@terse tinsel

[south swan]

(if checking said variable every single frame is worth it is another question)

[terse tinsel]

EXACTLY yes, 😉 just like in the squad game It's not essential to my life, but it would be nice eheh

[pallid palm]

well i never played squad but let me see if i can come up with the correct set up

[hallow mortar]

Example of a safe way to do it:

// Function 1
params ["_object"];
private _ID = _object addAction [ ... ];
_object setVariable ["my_action_ID", _ID];
// Execution:
[_object] remoteExec ["my_fnc_addAction", 0, "my_action_jip_" + netID _object];

// Function 2
params ["_object"];

private _ID = _object getVariable ["my_action_ID", -1];
if (_id > -1) then {
    _object removeAction _ID;
};
// Execution:
[_object] remoteExec ["my_fnc_removeAction", 0, "my_action_jip_" + netID _object];```

[flat eagle]

or are you saying if a addaction is removed before this addaction is removed the array will resize and thuse the index moves meaning the removeaction would "miss"

[hallow mortar]

Well, that's disgusting

[terse tinsel]

Unfortunately, I don't have the squad game installed right now to send you the video :(. but I'll try to find it on the Internet. If you could make it in your free time, you would be great and I would thank you very much 🙂

[pallid palm]

ill do my best

[south swan]

is there a chance of action id being reused in the future when some other gets added?

[flat eagle]

i understand

[hallow mortar]

Let's say on one machine your action is the first action added to the object, so it gets ID 0. But on another machine, some random other action gets in there first, so yours gets ID 1.
The action is activated by the player on machine 0. They try to use their action ID to instruct all other machines to remove the action. Unfortunately, on machine 1, ID 0 refers to the other action, so that action is removed instead, and yours persists.

[flat eagle]

hes completly right

[granite sky]

IIRC the action IDs are re-used, so you should clear the variable when you do the removeAction. Might be misremembering though.

[flat eagle]

this is why context of the mission file is key. i see what your saying

[south swan]

i'm up to actionID of 8.5e6 in my dirty add-print-remove loop testing, so it should be safe without resetting

[terse tinsel]

I wrote you a PM because I don't want to spam the general chat. thanks again and best regards.

[granite sky]

I'm gonna guess that at 16m it just breaks rather than wrapping.

[steel pond]

How can I change this sound file to be under CfgSounds instead of CfgMusic?

{
    name = "[SFX] Space Marine Dialogue";
    sound[] = {"Escape40k\folderwithtracks\Space Marine Dialogue.ogg",db+0,1};
    duration=34;
    musicClass = "Escapek";
};```

[tulip ridge]

Define it in CfgSounds?

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

Also #arma3_config, not scripting

[steel pond]

Oh, ok. Sorry about that

[pallid palm]

dont be sorry be happy he he

[hidden jacinth]

Hiya, Im searching for the possiblity of using the debug console to add zeus to a mission that doesn't have it active on a dedicated server. Is it still possible with use of a script that can be excuted either server side or globally?
Reason I ask is, I saw a really old post that said it was possible once but no actual script to go with it. Thanks

[winter rose]

Hi, see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#enableDebugConsole to enable debug console

[hidden jacinth]

Hiya, thanks for the resource. But my request was for zeus 😅
Debug console is active, I just wanna know the right path for adding zeus via the debug console

[winter rose]

mb, misunderstood the request
you can yes, let me check

I would assume:
create a curator module
assign to a player using assignCurator
????
profit?

[hidden jacinth]

Haha profit indeed.
Thanks I'll give it a shot

[main pasture]

        private _json = [_jsonStr] call CBA_fnc_parseJSON;

        private _wounds = _json getVariable "ace_medical_openwounds";
        _json setVariable ["ace_medical_openwounds", _wounds apply {
            _x params ["_class", "_bodyPartIndex", "_amountOf", "_bleeding", "_damage"];
            [_class, _bodyPartIndex, _amountOf, 0, _damage];
        }];

I have an issue

I'm getting type location expected array

how ever the ace should provide the array

idk

[vivid pumice]

Do I need to set up a code or something to set up the respawns?

[main pasture]

nope

if you are making mission go to

[vivid pumice]

and I just place it?

and it’s done?

[tulip ridge]

Your error is because _wounds is a location

[dusty steppe]

You also need to enable respawn in the multiplayer settings for the mission and preferably name the respawn so it's consistent what it respawns

[main pasture]

ik but is there a way to make it only string?

cuz I forgot

since I only need the ace string for the heal

[tulip ridge]

If you're using apply, a string wouldn't do you any good

Are you just trying to heal the unit?

[main pasture]

yeah this is for AI script that heals certain part of the body from the ace system

so AI has to heal other AI like a player would

[tulip ridge]

That's removing all wounds there, or rather just setting the number of bleeding wounds to 0

AI medics already treat AI units in their group

[main pasture]

this is for any AI

so normal rifleman goes to downed unit

and patches them up

when unit gets downed closest unit will try to help it

and he gets normal heals like player would

basically AI overwork from ace itself to make AI more working with other units then just medics helping everyone

[tulip ridge]

I haven't messed with CBA's json stuff, but I'm 99% sure its because ace_medical_openwounds on a unit is a hashmap, so when saving / parsing it, CBA uses a location

[main pasture]

ik that

but I kinda don't know why is says array

[tulip ridge]

So then why are you trying to use apply on a location and not an array / hashmap

The error is pretty spelled out, apply: Type Location, expected Array,HashMap

[main pasture]

ik

the _wounds gets the variable of openwounds

and then I use the wounds to apply the params

[tulip ridge]

But _wounds is another location

It's not an array of every single wound

Your params is also wrong

[main pasture]

yeah ik working on it rn

[tulip ridge]

If you just want to iterate over all the wounds, you'd want something like:

private _jsonStr = cursorObject call ace_medical_fnc_serializeState;
private _json = [_jsonStr] call CBA_fnc_parseJSON;

private _wounds = _json getVariable "ace_medical_openWounds";
{
    private _bodyPart = _x;
    {
        _x params ["_type", "_amountOf", "_bleedingRate", "_damage"];
        [_type, _amountOf, _bleedingRate, _damage];
    } forEach (_wounds getVariable _bodyPart);
} forEach allVariables _wounds;

[charred monolith]

Hey, is there a way to get the player that execute a script inside a console ? I tried this and _this but it didn't work. I know there is player but I'm afraid it will execute on every player if I do a global exec

[old owl]

Also not really relevant towards functionality but could probably even replace the CBA function with newly added gameValueToJson 🙂

[old owl]

I wouldn't execute anything globally you are not sure about if it is risky but you could do achieve this a few different ways. If you only need to execute on yourself use the local execute- global is only for code you want ran on every client. If you want to add an exception to that though this is how you could go about that.

if (getPlayerUID player isEqualTo "your PID") exitWith {};

Or in your watch type player to get your player object. Will be named whatever unit slot you joined in lobby. Then:

if (player isEqualTo <insert previous object name>) exitWith {};

[little raptor]

I think what you mean is remoteExecutedOwner

It gives you the client that remoteExeced something

I know there is player but I'm afraid it will execute on every player if I do a global exec
Maybe you should explain what you're trying to do.
If you run player on the PC that executes something, it gives you their player, and you can send that via remoteExec

[charred monolith]

Thanks to both of you for answering ! I'm just trying to create a curator module for myself on my server. I made only one spot and it's already taken, and I cant restart the mission so I have to create one on the fly. But I don't want to give it to everyone

[little raptor]

Then yeah what you want is Milo's answer

[charred monolith]

Ok thank you ^^

[molten drift]

for _i from 1 to 5 do {
    _angle = _angle + 72; // 72 degrees for 5 jumps around the circle
    _cameraPos = [
        (position _target select 0) + _distance * cos _angle,
        (position _target select 1) + _distance * sin _angle,
        _height
    ];
    _camera camSetPos _cameraPos;
    _camera camSetTarget _target;
    _camera camCommit 0.2; // Fast commit for the jump
    sleep 0.2; // Adjust sleep for beat timing
};

Error: Undefined variable in expression: _i

IIRC _i is the enumerator and arma should allow that?

Example from wiki:

// will output 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (the to value being inclusive)
for "_i" from 1 to 10 do { systemChat str _i; };

oop nevermind found my mistake

[formal grail]

What can cause getPlayerUID to return empty string if the parameter passed in is confirmed not null?

And is a player for sure (it was grabbed from allPlayers).

[split ruin]

player in limbo with ACE?

[tulip ridge]

allPlayers doesn't just return player units

Returns a list of all units controlled by connected clients. This includes:

• Normal human players (including dead players)
• Virtual Entities (see Systems → Logic Entities → Virtual Entities in the Eden Editor)
• Headless Clients (HeadlessClient_F)
  Virtual Curators (VirtualCurator_F, *_VirtualCurator_F)
• Virtual Spectators (VirtualSpectator_F)

If you just want player units, you should use BIS_fnc_listPlayers or CBA_fnc_players

[trail rose]

I'm still trying to persuade the triumvirate of evil to put this into the upcoming ACE update.

I love you to @tough abyss

[main pasture]

thanks for help

[jovial aspen]

hi i just wanna ask what could be the cause of my custom menu loading screen scenario just being static or frozen, like a pcture but the scripts are still working

my uneducated guess is because i have 4 objects/vehicles loaded in? haha. like 1 boat, 1 banner, 1 AI on ambient animation and 1 supply box

the scenario loads since my custom cfg music runs when i load in the menu. its just that, nothing moves

or is it a possibility of me ahving a 8 yr old hdd

[formal grail]

Well, I don't have any of those and the problem is real players are connecting and it's not getting their player uids, just getting empty "". Is that a possibility when battleye or steam is down for maintenance or something?

[willow hound]

@formal grail From https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getPlayerUID:

Prior to Arma 3 v2.02, in some cases the identity of certain player units could fail to propagate to other clients and the server, which caused isPlayer and getPlayerUID to incorrectly return false and "" respectively, where the affected units were not local. [...] This was supposedly fixed, but you should remain vigilant toward false negatives nonetheless.
I guess that wasn't fixed completely then 🤷‍♂️

Probably worth a ticket on the Feedback Tracker if you can reliably reproduce it.

[formal grail]

Can't. It's just occasionally failing on server startup.

And sometimes I think it chokes the server.

[real tartan]

is there an event handler to track if variable on namespace/object was set/changed ?
e.g. track this change

_object setVariable [ "TAG_var", 0, true ];
missionNamespace setVariable [ "TAG_variable", 0, true ];

[hallow mortar]

In theory, addPublicVariableEventHandler, but there are a lot of limitations.
Usually you can use remoteExec or a Scripted EH to do essentially the same thing.

[mint flame]

@hallow mortar hey man can u help me with a simple script?

[hallow mortar]

Not right now, sorry.
If you have a question about scripting, post it here. There are a lot of people here who can help and it's what the channel's for.

[dire island]

I'm trying to use regexReplace to replace the beginning and end of a substring with two different new strings, and keep everything inbetween. Specifically, I'm trying to replace # someText(linebreak) ((linebreak) is an actual linebreak by the way) with [h1]someText[/h1]. Is this even doable with regexReplace? I'm not very well versed in regex and specifically how the output formatting works, and I can't really wrap my head around the BIKI examples.

[faint burrow]

So you want to replace # someText with [h1]someText[/h1]?

[granite sky]

regex is a standard method. You want to look it up elsewhere.

[dire island]

Yes, or rather replace

someOtherText```
with
```[h1]someText[/h1]
someOtherText```
The first delimiter is '# ' and the final delimiter is (linebreak).

[faint burrow]

Try this:

_string regexReplace ["# (.+)\n/gi", "[h1]$1[/h1]\n"];

[dire island]

Works like a charm! Thanks! 👍

[dire island]

or rather, ["# (.+)\n", "[h1]$1[/h1]\n"] from before the edit worked. What's the point of /gi?

[faint burrow]

It's flags: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Regular_Expressions#Flags

In particular, without g flag only first occurrence will be replaced.

[dire island]

ah, so without /g

otherText
# secondText
otherOtherText```
would be 

```[h1]firstText[/h1]
otherText
# secondText
otherOtherText```?

[faint burrow]

Correct.

You can play here: https://regexr.com

[agile pumice]

thanks commy

[pallid palm]

my new fav word is = propagate

he he

[orchid geyser]

hello!!

I have 0 knowledge with scripting and my dev is very new to arma 3 dev stuff! Have ambitious plans to get some unique scrips/abilities on vehicles.

To not spam a big ass paragraph, gonna be making a thread with my rant. If anyone is familiar or has knowledge im all ears.

To summarize, trying to get abilities on vehicles that use Shields. and while shields are deployed they are using the vehicles fuel as the "ammo/fuel" for the shield. If no fuel, shield cannot be used.

This fuel concept will also be used for other abilities, like a heal and repair

Anyone able to assist plz do so D:

[open hollow]

i dont know why yet... but i did a circular loading screen

that little white pixel is addoying af... but i sont find a way to get rid of it :/

[tender sparrow]

is there any way i can create a trigger in zeus? or use a script to effectivly do the same thing whislt in zeus?

I'm trying to make units spawn, switch simulation on and off, spawn vehicles etc when players are near

[granite sky]

You can create a trigger in script, certainly.

[tender sparrow]

how would i go about doing that?

[granite sky]

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

[tender sparrow]

ty

[pallid palm]

so does it mean, if you create a trigger Global it will be created on all mach.s ?

and Local will only be on the Mach where the trigger was created

is that correct ?

[granite sky]

IIRC the trigger object is global regardless, but the trigger code only checks & runs locally if you set it as local. Might be misremembering though. It doesn't seem to be documented.

[coral oracle]

Hey guys, is there a way to count the total amount of HE grenades a mortar has left? This is what I have right now but it only counts the magazine. I would like the player to be able to check on map the amount of HE shells he can still can call in before the on map artillery is out of rounds

[granite sky]

magazinesAmmo would be your starting point, but identifying HE magazines is fairly tricky.

[pallid palm]

@granite sky copy that m8

omg don't go to gen chat omg its nuts

[lime rapids]

eh the stupidity is contained there so its best to just let mods deal with it or do a lil trolling that wont get one banned though thats offtopic for here

[pallid palm]

copy that

[opal zephyr]

Is anyone aware of a way to "merge" units between clients/the server? For example, if Ai blue existed on a client and Ai Red existed on a different client, could I combine them into a single Ai that was properly synced between the two clients?

I know I could technically delete both local versions and create a global one, but I don't want to do this, I need it to be synced between client one and two without it existing on clients 3 and 4

[granite sky]

What information do you want to sync?

The simple answer is "absolutely not" but you could bounce stuff like target lists across.

[opal zephyr]

I want to sync the actual ai unit. Stuff like its position, animation, life state, etc. Wasn't sure if someone knew a cheeky way to do this with ownership or something

[hallow mortar]

Is it critical that it does not exist on clients 3 and 4, or would existing but invisible be OK? (hideObject)

[pallid palm]

hello Arma 3 friends: So lets say my groups name is USMC=group this; and i want a newly spawned in group of Ai to join my group how do i go about that,, and when the Ai join my group will thay be named as USMC aslo

[opal zephyr]

Would not be ok. Unfortunately hiding an ai unit and disabling its ai features isnt nearly as performant as it not existing at all

[granite sky]

When you say group name, do you mean group ID or variable name?

[pallid palm]

ID i mean

[granite sky]

In general working with the group ID is doing it wrong. You want to store the group object somewhere.

[pallid palm]

hmmm im not sure what u mean

[granite sky]

There's no command that will give you the group object from the group ID. You'd have to loop through all the groups looking for the right one.

[pallid palm]

then i guess i mean variable name?

[granite sky]

But then if you say "my group" then you know it's the one with player in it, at least locally.

[pallid palm]

hmmm

ummm

[granite sky]

(and then you can just do group player)

[pallid palm]

hmm ok i see let me try that

[wind flax]

This may be more for #arma3_gui, but does anyone know how to define a Display Unique Name? Specifically where it's defined in the config.

[warm hedge]

For what purpose?

[granite sky]

Is this UI-on-texture stuff?

[wind flax]

Yep

[granite sky]

As far as I know the unique name is created and only exists for that purpose.

So it's not in config anywhere.

[warm hedge]

The procedural texture declaration also declares it

[granite sky]

It's just a way to refer to your texture-display later.

[wind flax]

So the "displayClassName" in this definition would be the RscTitles classname, correct?

#(rgb,width,height,mipCount)ui("displayClassName","uniqueName","texType")

[granite sky]

No, because it doesn't use RscTitles.

It's the one you'd use for createDisplay or createDialog.

[wind flax]

Okay

[granite sky]

They're placed in root config for some reason. Messy as hell.

[warm hedge]

You can try RscDisplayMain etc to see how it does even work

[pallid palm]

so what going on is my groups name is USMC=Group this, and i can get the Ai to join my group but when i do my loose trigger shows mission faild {alive _x} count units USMC <=0;

how can this be ?

[granite sky]

I don't know what USMC Group=this is.

It's not SQF.

[pallid palm]

oh sorry i had typed it wrong this is what i ment ---> USMC=Group this

[granite sky]

Whitespace has meaning in SQF. group is a command that takes one input, on the right.

If you wanted to set a variable, you'd do USMC_Group=this

What's this? :P

[pallid palm]

ah ok

[granite sky]

If it's a unit, then USMC_Group=group this would be correct. Probably.

[pallid palm]

that is in the init of each of my soldiers

[granite sky]

well, you don't need to set the variable for each soldier...

And the group has its own init.

[pallid palm]

well thats where i have it yes

ok let me try more see if i can get it right ok m8

thx you for trying to help me m8 ok

ill let you know how i make out or if i fail

lol ok

[pallid palm]

haaaaaaa i got it wooohoo

all i had to do is change my loose trigger to {alive _x} count units (group player) <=0;

i had everything else correct

for some reason i could not give the name USMC to The spawned in Ai

wounder why

@granite sky thx for trying to help me m8 it got me to work harder to get it right

love you brother

so now i can spawn in as many Ai as i want and they will all be in the player group WooHoo

hell yeah Arma 3,,,!!!

i love this game so much

its the best game ever

[pallid palm]

and what's really cool is now that i changed my loose trigger to {alive _x} count units (group player) <=0; it will work even better for my Team Respawn script even if Ai are included

ofcorse you have a chose to pick from all the diff Respawns i have in the Params

but my fav is Team Respawn

oh and btw my Team respawn script is 24 lines of code, took me for ever to get that correct he he

[glossy trench]

I really need a global script for despawning idle vehicles that have no units or any type of inhabitants inside, that are either spawned by Zeus or modules from Mods.

(Same applies for despawning crates/boxes/equipment/etc from Zeus or the Modules. Butdespawning should not apply for fences/walls/fortifications/etc.)

Would these specifics be possible to put in a file of the mission folder?

[gleaming onyx]

getting this error and its 100% a mistake from my side
but where can I get info about what script it is?

[warm hedge]

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

[dense topaz]

Hey new to creating a amra 3 server. im trying to have dagger island training complex in my server. what would the mission name be_

[winter rose]

this is the scripting channel, try #server_admins with some more details please

[dense topaz]

ah cheers

[formal stirrup]

Blanking a bit, How would one find a vector between 2 objects that are on diff altitudes, specificly making the object point towards another both directional and up/down

[warm hedge]

Which vector

[south swan]

Sounds like https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/vectorFromTo + https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setVectorDir

[patent goblet]

Is is possible to make my UAV invulnerable to rope from it?
Usage setPhysicsCollisionFlag or disableCollisionWith on rope model with no success can't understand what cause damage

[proven charm]

rope kills the UAV?

[proven charm]

search for the code string from your files, with some editor

[patent goblet]

it damage the Darter's tail rotor when rope start too close to UAV

can make its start a little away from UAV, but when taking off Darter will take damage

ropeCreate [My_Darter, [0,0,0],0.5,nil,nil,nil,1];

with this code UAV take damage when take of

ropeCreate [My_Darter, [0,0,-0.3],0.5,nil,nil,nil,1];

[proven charm]

idk about those nils if they work

but have you tried ropeAttachTo ?

[patent goblet]

rope to UAV? no

[proven charm]

usually attach commands disable collision between the two

[haughty sand]

is it possible to set arma 3 spawn location on buildings. everytime i attempt it, my i go to spawn on it and it puts me on the floor under them. also would this be in onplayerrespawn.sqf

[hushed turtle]

What about setPosATL right after spawn?

If you are spawning on marker, do you got that market on top of building?

[haughty sand]

what do you mean?

this is what i have
https://gyazo.com/88da6413154d69c5c4440ff699b539aa
https://gyazo.com/90606bf43539a953889942780afbb892

[proven charm]

how are you creating the respawn positions?

[haughty sand]

The spawns work ok they do, they just put me below the building rather than on them every time. I’d have to check when I get home if you want the scipt side of it

@proven charm

[proven charm]

so script adds the positions?

[fleet sand]

Just put the respawn position module and delete the respawn_west markers and edit the module by your need

[proven charm]

ya it allows to set the Z

[summer nymph]

Is there a way to display text on a sign without using an image?

[hallow mortar]

Yes, with limitations: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Procedural_Textures
Note that not all sign objects have selections for retexturing.

[granite sky]

If it's not showing you a filename then it's code in an event handler or similar. How many uses of parseSimpleArray do you have anyway?

[summer nymph]

Thank you

[warm fern]

Hi guys!

I am trying to create a screen that, when interacted with, cycles between "helmet cams" on each unit's head.

So far, I seem to have successfully created a "helmet cam" on each unit's head, got the screen to display a new texture and got it to display a unit's camera feed. However I have created a function that should cycle the camera feeds (iterate over them) and it is not working. I am not sure where I am failing. I will provide the script below. I can provide more files or the entire mission if needed for further debugging as well.

params ["_screen"];

// Ensure the screen is turned on before cycling
if !(_screen getVariable ["FK_ScreenPowered", false]) exitWith {systemChat "Screen is powered off. Cannot cycle feeds.";};

// Retrieve or initialize the current feed index
private _feeds = missionNamespace getVariable ["FK_HelmetCamFeeds", []];
private _currentIndex = _screen getVariable ["FK_CurrentFeedIndex", 0];

// Ensure we have valid feeds
if (_feeds isEqualTo []) exitWith {systemChat "No helmet cams available.";};

_cameraCount = count _feeds; // Store the size of the camera array

if ((_currentIndex + 1) == _cameraCount) 
    then {_currentIndex = 0;} // Reset index if it exceeds the count
    else {_currentIndex = (_currentIndex + 1);}; // Increment index

private _newFeed = _feeds select _currentIndex;

// Store the new index
_screen setVariable ["FK_CurrentFeedIndex", _currentIndex, true];

_str = "Current index is: " + str(_currentIndex) + " and the count is: " + str(_cameraCount);
systemChat _str; // Debugging line

_screen setObjectTexture [0, "#(rgb,8,8,3)color(0,0,0,1)"]; // Black screen

sleep 0.1; // Wait for the screen to clear

// Render the camera feed to texture
"rtt" setPiPEffect [0]; // Ensure no post-processing effects
_newFeed cameraEffect ["Internal", "BACK", "rtt"]; // Render camera to texture
_screen setObjectTexture [0, "#(argb,512,512,1)r2t(rtt,1)"]; // Apply texture to screen

true

I am almost certain the issue lies in the last few lines (where it should be updating the camera texture), but I cannot figure out why its not updating. Feel free to ping me if you can help!

Thanks in advance!

[south swan]

it seems you need to _oldFeed cameraEffect ["terminate", "back", "rtt"]; beforehand for _newFeed cameraEffect ["Internal", "BACK", "rtt"]; to take effect

[warm fern]

Dude you're a savior 🥹

Thank you so much!

[south swan]

no need to mess with setObjectTexture while switching feeds in that case as well, it seems

[warm fern]

How do you mean?

I tried removing that line, no longer brings up the feed

[south swan]

private _cam1 = "camera" camCreate ((ASLToAGL getPosASL L1) vectorAdd [0, 0, 2]);
_cam1 cameraEffect ["Internal", "Back", "rtt1"];
L1 setVariable ["MUH_attachedCamera", _cam1];
private _cam2 = "camera" camCreate ((ASLToAGL getPosASL L2) vectorAdd [0, 0, 2]);
_cam2 cameraEffect ["Internal", "Back", "rtt1"];
L2 setVariable ["MUH_attachedCamera", _cam2];
S1 setObjectTexture [0, "#(argb,512,512,1)r2t(rtt1,1.0)"];

MUH_cameras = [0, [_cam1, _cam2]];

MUH_cycleCamera = {
  MUH_cameras params ["_oldIndex", "_cameras"];
  private _newIndex = (_oldIndex + 1) % count _cameras;
  MUH_cameras set [0, _newIndex];
  _cameras#_oldIndex cameraEffect ["terminate", "back", "rtt1"];
  _cameras#_newIndex cameraEffect ["Internal", "Back", "rtt1"];
};

player addAction ["Next Camera", MUH_cycleCamera, [], 1.5, false, false];``` the entirety of code i've used in testing. And `MUH_cycleCamera` is the entirety of switching logic. No `sleep`, no touching `setObjectTexture`, just "terminate one feed, start next" ![blobdoggoshruggoogly](https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/748124048025714758.webp?size=128 "blobdoggoshruggoogly")

[hollow thistle]

interesting to see how the hangar LOD changes when the camera close to it is rendered ;D

[south swan]

nice catch, i've never bothered to look that way 🤣

[neat bloom]

is [] spawn{}; called many times while object is in game? Or only one time when it spawns?

[hushed turtle]

Put that code in init.sqf or in initServer.sqf

There is no reason to run that code multiple times

[neat bloom]

ok, thank you

[tight cloak]

trying to attach an EH to an agent, throws an error. any special rules about agents / can i attach eh's to them?

[winter rose]

code/error?

[south swan]

"HandleDamage" EH works on agent for sure

[tight cloak]

type error team member, expected object, group

[south swan]

that answers half of the question. What about the code?

[tight cloak]

{ 
    _x addEventHandler ["Killed", {
    params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];
    [
    _unit,                                                        
    "Hack Laptop",                                                    
    "\a3\ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\holdactions\holdAction_connect_ca.paa",    
    "\a3\ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\holdactions\holdAction_connect_ca.paa",    
    "_this distance _target < 3",                                    
    "_caller distance _target < 3",                                    
    {},                                                                
    {},                                                                
    {},                            
    {},                                                                
    [],                                                                
    12,                                                                
    0,                                                                
    true,                                                            
    false                                                            
    ] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_holdActionAdd", 0, _unit];    
    }];
} forEach agents;

sorry, mid game of cs 😄

was just using the example to see if it worked

[winter rose]

agents does not return an object's array 😉

[south swan]

notice how the example uses agent _x in its loop

[tight cloak]

have i been a fool and thought it just returned all the agents like units

[winter rose]

agent _x
see the example indeed at https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/agents

[tight cloak]

oh dear

whats happened to me

[south swan]

i mean, that's one pretty solid gotcha 🤣

[winter rose]

son, I am disappoint

[tight cloak]

😦

starts new job
forgets everything about sqf

[winter rose]

happens to the best of us (and I)

[tight cloak]

i nearly escaped

[winter rose]

"get over here!!!"

[tight cloak]

i will never emotionally recover

cheers guys! (i will be no doubt back in 10 minutes with more issues)

[winter rose]

you are SQF-scarred for life
come back anytime 😄

[tight cloak]

could you send me an example? cant even get it to systemchat str the unit

[south swan]

i've tested with something like sqf private _agent = createAgent ["B_Soldier_F", getPosATL player, [], 0, "NONE"]; _agent addEventHandler ["HandleDamage", {systemChat "kek"; 0}];

[tight cloak]

hmmm, was hoping to just add an eh to all agents

[south swan]

agent (agents#0) addEventHandler ["HandleDamage", {systemChat "kek";0}] equally works

so should {(agent _x) addEventHandler [...]} forEach agents;, i suppose

yes, {agent _x addEventHandler ["HandleDamage", {systemChat "kek";0}]} forEach agents is working on my machine

[tight cloak]

cheers, that works

im just a fool

[winter rose]

you need to "convert" them from "Team Member" to "Object" with agent indeed - that agent system is… confusing, yes

[south swan]

just a side-note, having 8000 instances of the same action is likely not desired 🤣