#arma3_scripting

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thin fox
spiral narwhal
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is event handler "Killed" suppose to run on every client on a server?

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i thought that was only MPKilled

winter rose
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if you added it on every machine, yes

spiral narwhal
# winter rose if you added it on every machine, yes

so im using the Killed EVH to make a kill feed, but also make a kill reward. the reward function obviously only runs on 1 player. is my only solution to pretty much do this?

if !(player == _killer) exitWith {};

granite sky
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Killed doesn't run on every client. It runs where the target unit is local.

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While MPKilled will run on every client regardless of where you install it. Both behaviours are shitty.

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The only sensible one is the EntityKilled mission event handler, but then that triggers on everything.

spiral narwhal
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should i expect the same behaviour as i see now?

granite sky
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Which event handler? What behaviour?

sacred turtle
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Any ideas boys?

spiral narwhal
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not that 1 line of code to double-check bothers me

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its just acting like MPKilled even though im in singleplayer

granite sky
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I told you that Lou is wrong, so I don't know why you're asking me if you believe him :P

spiral narwhal
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oh i see

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well then

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well see when i test live!

granite sky
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Consider a common case. An AI is local to the DS, and is killed by a player. You installed the Killed EH on that AI everywhere. The EH will only fire on the DS.

spiral narwhal
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is there any ways to use strings or variables with titleText?

stable dune
stable dune
spiral narwhal
hallow mortar
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format is applicable anywhere a string is involved. All it does is create another string. It has no idea what other commands you're planning to feed the new string to.

keen stream
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But one is scripted

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And works with pvars, the other is in-engine iir

tidal ferry
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Thought so, thanks!

granite sky
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Well, not the same as isNil {}

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Maybe some others. isNil is the known unscheduled-enforcer.

pallid palm
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@sacred turtle did you get the fix for your BIS_fnc_EGSpectator

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//Description.ext
//respawn = 3;
//respawnDelay = 180;  //you said 3 minutes, so 180 seconds

// i added loadout part also
//===========================================================
//onplayerKilled.sqf

//Micro-optimization
private _player = player;

_player setVariable ["SAL_StartLoadout",getUnitLoadout _player];
sleep 5;
["Initialize", [_player, [], true]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;

//===========================================================
//onPlayerRespawn.sqf

//Micro-optimization
private _player = player;

_player setUnitLoadout (_player getVariable ["SAL_StartLoadout",[]]);
sleep 1;
["Terminate"] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
pallid palm
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@sacred turtle you may have to remove that select respawn point stuff just use the "respawn_West" marker

jade abyss
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Thats correct. Was just showing the small difference between them.

stable dune
pallid palm
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oops yeah

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fixed

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thx @stable dune

dusky flume
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I need some guidance finding a script where a transport plane gets shot down players survives on impact

warm hedge
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allowDamage is enough

lime rapids
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is there a command like setdamage that gives "kill credit" to a certain unit in the scoreboard you can see by pressing p? disregard discovered setdamage has more than 1 syntax

winter rose
sacred turtle
sacred turtle
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Also, In onPlayerRespawn, I have setRespawnDelay=180

This is because I want their initial spawn time to be 5 seconds, and when they die they are greeted with a 3 min respawn timer

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@pallid palm Unfortunately it doesnt work...

thin fox
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@sacred turtle

sacred turtle
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Like, what scotty has said, "works" but i cannot get out of the map screen in order to actually spectate

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At the bottom of my screen it says spectating is disabled for this mission

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Why can I not get it enabled? Any ideas

fast abyss
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Oh, sorry.

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I don't know it was prohibited.

winter rose
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@fast abyss you can ask for model makers in #creators_recruiting (see the pinned message)
you cannot pay anyone to create a full mod however 🙂

fast abyss
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I'm sorry.

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Can someone show me the script on how to increase the speed of vehicles? For example, boosting a T-72 to 200 miles per hour?

tender fossil
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Still laughing at my terrible code I wrote years ago, when I tried to create high-climbing gear for tanks in A3. Used only current trajectory and multiplied it. Well, of course it locks the trajectory in place, so we got flying tanks when they continued to "climb" after reaching the hilltop 😅

fast abyss
tardy osprey
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Perhaps someone here has dealt with this before. But when i use a CfgRadio script, i dont get the typical radio static in the background. It's just the voice recording, and nothing else. Did the arma devs add background sounds to their voice lines?

winter rose
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what did you try?

tardy osprey
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I went with the script on the Bohemia Wiki

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winter rose
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then yep, all good

tardy osprey
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It works fine, there's just the lack of the radio sounds themselves.

tender fossil
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How many files you got?

winter rose
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for 80's radio effect I used to convert sound to 8kHz

tardy osprey
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygSGGCrtaWc It's just the radio background and "message inbound - message over" noises i want. like demonstrated at the end of this video. the things that already appear to be a vanilla feature

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Banjo
ARMA 3 Editor - Creating SideRadio Messages

Today I demonstrate the process of adding recorded audio files as custom radio messages in ARMA 3. The recorded files must be in .ogg format and they must be declared under the cfgRadio section of your description.ext file.

Here is a link to an example mission - http://www.mediafire.com/download/uru9l4haw09ytu0/RadioMessage_Example.VR.rar

AR...

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but they're just not... there?

tender fossil
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You can send them to me if you wish, can convert them into radio sounds

tardy osprey
tender fossil
tardy osprey
tender fossil
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Hmm, dunno then

tardy osprey
# tender fossil Made a quick example just in case

Cheers, but it's not what i'm looking for.

https://youtu.be/c7uemzaRW9E?si=QtMi5zWvZzIYMBAB&t=399 Timestamp 6:39 as an example. The voice is amplified as the character speaks on the Sideradio instead of direct. As well as you can hear background static, and beginning and end of radiomessage sounds. That's what i want. Nothing more.

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East Wind Mission 1 - Drawdown 2035

ARMA 3 Campaign Gameplay Walkthrough [ 2K 60fps ]

The East Wind
https://armedassault.fandom.com/wiki/The_East_Wind

Arma 3 made by Bohemia Interactive

my pc

Operating System
Windows 10 Enterprise 64-bit
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tender fossil
tardy osprey
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yeah i dont know what the fuck to do at this point, fucking typical. it's that meme where something wroks and you dont know how, and then something doesnt work and you still dont know why...

winter rose
tardy osprey
# winter rose oh that's using the Conversations system 🙂 https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/...

I unfortunately dont have the time to learn this, i'm hosting said mission in about 3 hours. I've just been fighting this problem for a while now. I found a way to have it propagate naturally using sleep and other things without issues. It just still doesnt actually have the radio background.... What's more infuriating, is how i'm literally using the same script for this new mission, that i used for a previous one. And it only semi works. I've changed nothing except for variables. It just sounds like i'm speaking in the in-game chat, which is not the results i'm looking for.

still forum
winter rose
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* 3.6

south swan
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3.6 is for kph, not mph 🙃

winter rose
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ah crap, MPH shouldn't exist anyway

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1.609 something 😆

tardy osprey
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@winter rose @tender fossil Well i know why it doesnt work now. I used a 3CB character that i wanted to say the voice lines. So while the voice lines themselves weren't an issue, i dont think the 3CB unit was compatible with the base game feature. Putting down a regular nato guy solved my problem. It works fine now....

winter rose
tardy osprey
earnest ether
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can someone tell me the what is executed earlier, the file defined in my config.cpp -> CfgFunctions -> class -> myFile.sqf with postInit = 1 or the init.sqf in the mission folder?

tender fossil
earnest ether
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ah ok, so postinit first then init.sqf in missionfolder. thank you

tender fossil
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@tardy osprey Thanks for the inspiration regarding the radio effect btw, I played around with the editing a bit and managed to produce a slightly better TETRA transmission simulation than before 😅 But I'm getting offtopic so yeah

fast abyss
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You guys take 200 miles per second seriously

fast abyss
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Says error ;

south swan
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vehicle was used as a placeholder here, if you copy that literally it would be a syntax error 🙃

fast abyss
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Oal

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is that syntax?

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vehicle setVelocityModelSpace [0, 200, 0]

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Invalid number

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What

south swan
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vehicle player setVelocityModelSpace [0, 200, 0];. Or MUH_vehicleVarName setVelocityModelSpace [0, 200, 0]; if you name the vehicle as such blobdoggoshruggoogly

fast abyss
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I'm putting this on Initiate

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It's correct?

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MUH_vehicleVarName setVelocityModelSpace [0, 200, 0];

south swan
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if you name the vehicle as such

fast abyss
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Ah, he continued at the same speed, how strange

fast abyss
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Anyone know if it's possible to change this vehicle name?

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winter rose
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not through scripting, only config

tardy osprey
north coyote
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Hey, I need help
I'm in a community that has about 50-60 active players and I was asked to make a roleplay server like Arma 3 Altis , but there were difficulties due to the fact that there are no mods that give money on the steam workshop, that is, the marketing and financial system that I need, so I'm wondering if there is any script or mod that I could use for that purpose
Also I can't find a script or a mod regarding the shopping system.
Like a gun shop, shop, pharmacy and staff like that

serene onyx
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Is anyone who know how to connect rope to moving bone of vehicle without crashing arma? (few updates ago this was fixed and now it not work again, this is forbiden feature in A3? to prevent make cranes for example?)

little raptor
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Anyway, this shouldn't crash the game. Make a bug report on feedback tracker

fast abyss
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@south swan It's possible to only increase the speed animation of the vehicle?

little raptor
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No

little raptor
fast abyss
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@little raptor it's possible change engine power? Of a vehicle

serene onyx
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🙂 specially in Helicopter in A3 (better change mass it make the same effect like add power to engine - strange don't you think?)

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for luck in vehicles it work correctly

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but I supose you expected different solution for ti like command in type setenginepower = 1.3

winter rose
serene onyx
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other solution is use looped script with addforce or velocity vector used on this vehicle

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by config sure it is

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you using land vehicle (tank/car?)

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enginePower = 170; in config (value in kW)

fast abyss
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Ok for this, i open the configs ingame?

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Or i only can change with the game closed on the folder?

little raptor
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You must close the game

serene onyx
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maybe with DEV you can try to reload on eden after change but you must have dev version

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not all config entries are reloaded withthis method

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but it help to adjust many variables in config without relopading game after every change

little raptor
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Yes. I see chatGPT is being helpful

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Oh wait I confused you with the other guy 🤣

serene onyx
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I am glad that someone is happy from GPT help - for me every time it help like piuple in shool trying to lie that he know somthing

little raptor
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I hate mobile discord...too small meowsweats
and I scroll too fast...

serene onyx
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you know some time ago I was thinking that GPT is mart until I try to give him problems to solve what I done (the best method of test - when you know end result and you can compare)

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so for very simple tasks it is ok but for non standard and complicated it unuseless

small iron
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Question in regards to the USS Freedom:

I was hoping to script the animations for the blast deflectors, however in the EDEN Editor, the USS Freedom is grouped together as one object. The script requires the individual part of the USS Freedom in order to run the animation. How do I go about referencing the individual object?

digital hollow
small iron
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Thank you!

dire island
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Is there a method of comparison that is robust to multiple datatypes? If I run if (var != "") then {... and var is an array, it throws an error despite an array obviously being != any string.

hallow mortar
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isEqualTo

granite sky
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isEqualType is also good if you care about the type rather than the value.

fleet magnet
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Can someone help me.. Im stuck. For altis life why dont this payout the winning amount to players bank .

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Client side:

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Server side:

dusk gust
fleet magnet
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yes

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21:28:32 "LOTTERY: Winner drawn: ander (UID: HIDDEN), prize: $475000"
21:28:32 "LOTTERY DEBUG: Winner object found: true" esample

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HIDDEN = HIDDING MY STEAM ID here

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But im pretty sure i doen wrong on server. And should call this under TON_ instead of Life_

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TON_ INSTEAD OF LIFE_

dusk gust
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Take a look to see where you defined the script, and what the extension is. Take a look at other functions; If everything else is prefixed with TON and you're using the AsYetUntitled framework, then yes, you need it to be TON

fleet magnet
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I though so. But the BANK should work seens it defined in macro ? But do you recommend trigger the payout on server or client side ?

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BANK variable

dusk gust
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Doing things from server-side is normally encouraged in terms of security/variable modifying, but it would be a bit more work than what you have currently.

The FETCH_CONST macro is just calling whatever variable you give it; So it'll actually return a number.

missionNamespace setVariable [FETCH_CONST(BANK), _bankAfter];

Wont work.
I'm not sure what variable you use for bank and/or cash, so I can't say if those are the ones you want to use, little hard to help in this case

fleet magnet
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what if i use the TON_fnc_addBank; ?

dusk gust
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I don't think that exists. I'd suggest finding some place in the code that it already adds to the bank and use it

warped linden
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Are the post processing effects only globally executed?

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I'm asking because I can't seem to get it to execute for some players and not others

dusk gust
warped linden
dusk gust
fleet magnet
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I think i found the way to do it now

fleet magnet
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All works @dusk gust Thanks for your help 🙂

wind pawn
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Yet another dumb question from Thatoneguy: is it possible (if so, how) to use the debug console to complete tasks? Using taskCompleted [task] in the debug console does nothing

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Reason I want to do this is because some of my tasks aren't being assigned correctly & I don't want to have to run through the entire mission multiple times just to troubleshoot

hallow mortar
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taskCompleted is a getter, not a setter, so no surprise it doesn't do what you need

wind pawn
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Thanks

wind pawn
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Is there something wrong with this condition expression? I cannot for the life of me get this one task to activate, even though similar expressions work elsewhere in the scenario

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dusk gust
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I'd assume one of the task variables are either nil or not completed

wind pawn
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I'm completing them manually with the debug console

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Wym by nil?

dusk gust
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The variable doesn't exist is what I mean

wind pawn
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Ah

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They all exist. That was the first thing I checked lol

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Also I'd assume if the debug console works on them then they'd also register with a trigger, right?

dusk gust
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As long as the trigger is actually getting triggered, and that condition is true, then yes

wind pawn
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Is it possible for the trigger to remain untriggered while the condition to be true?

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With this condition, at least

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Because at this point I'm certain the condition is true

warm hedge
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...What. The point of trigger is it triggers when the condition is true

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You sure all taskCompleted task1a1 etc are true or false properly?

wind pawn
warm hedge
wind pawn
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Yeah I've done that too, and also doesn't seem to work

granite sky
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Type this into the debug console and see what it returns:
[task1a1, task1a2, task1b, task1c] apply { taskCompleted _x }

wind pawn
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I receive [bool,bool,bool,bool]

granite sky
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uh

wind pawn
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(this was in the editor but the result is the same in the mission)

warm hedge
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That means these tasks are undefined

wind pawn
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How would I go about defining them?

warm hedge
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How do you make these tasks is the question, I think

wind pawn
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This is the general setup of them with a screenshot of the CreateTask settings for task1a1, which is representative of all of the tasks. Since tasks 1a1, 1a2, 1b, and 1c are assigned at the start of the mission they don't have triggers sync-ed to the CreateTask module (I was initially using a condition: this trigger to assign them at start but that wasn't working like it normally does, so I dropped them). The rest of the tasks in the mission are triggered by various other actions and activate fine up until the return to FOB task, which is only reliant on 1a1-1c (the rest are bonuses, so to speak). Once the taskobjective trigger is activated, it triggers the SetTaskState to mark the task as complete.

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warm hedge
# wind pawn

...Wait, you run this in Eden? It means nothing, do it in preview

wind pawn
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No, I run it in single player preview

warm hedge
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No, you run the Debug in Eden

wind pawn
wind pawn
warm hedge
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Eden in this context is the "workspace", not Preview

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Your picture shows you ran the Debug Console in Eden

warm hedge
wind pawn
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Only because I forgot to take a screenshot in the preview. I ran the debug in both, it doesn't change the results

warm hedge
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Then return to the topic

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So your trigger triggers the task module?

wind pawn
warm hedge
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Also, what about just check task1a1 and the variable itself is defined?

wind pawn
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It still returns the same. I've also double checked that the variable name of the module is the same as the one being referenced, and it is

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warm hedge
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No, no apply

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Just task1a1

wind pawn
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Oh ok

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Doing that doesn't return anything

warm hedge
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That may mean the task module is not even running

wind pawn
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If I use the full BIS_fcn it returns true

warm hedge
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?

wind pawn
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Like so: "task1a1" call BIS_fnc_taskCompleted;

warm hedge
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Okay I know the issue

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Use of taskCompleted is wrong but BIS_fnc_taskCompleted

wind pawn
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So in my trigger conditions I should add BIS_fnc to the functions?

warm hedge
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"task1a1" call BIS_fnc_taskCompleted

wind pawn
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Gotcha

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Ok I've changed everything over and it still isnt working lol

wind pawn
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All of the tasks return true/false to the command in the preview debug window (true when they've been completed, obviously)

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I think I'm gonna call it a night lol. Any feedback will still be appreciated but I probably won't get back until the morning

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Thanks for all your help POLPOX :)

sonic jewel
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Does anyone know the difference in who can hear for playSound and playSoundUI? I've seen online that playSound only plays locally, but I have no idea about playSoundUI.

dusk gust
sonic jewel
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I see. Even playMusic seems to be local, even though I thought it was global.
So to fix this problem, I would need to do remoteExec ?

dusk gust
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If you want it to be a constant volume that doesn't change with distance or what not, remoteExec might be your best bet

sonic jewel
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ok I will give it a go, maybe get a friend to help me test it

pallid palm
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@sacred turtle ( you do not want the setRespawnDelay=180; in the onPlayerRespawn, sqf ) you want the setRespawnDelay=180; in the Description.ext,,,,, and no the loadout part is not necessary, only if you want soldiers to respawn with the same gear they starterd with

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@sacred turtle if you want i can make an exsample mission and i can send you
or if you want we can go on chat and i can explane more of how to make the BIS_fnc_EGSpectator work better for you

versed belfry
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Hello :D

Quick question, is there a way to receive text input from the player during the briefing screen / map screen before loading onto the game?

pallid palm
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i think yeah cant you just text chat

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cuz the voice works also

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in game

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or is this on a Dedicated server ?

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Most of the time (we must give lots more info) on the (Sit-rap at hand) so we can better understand what you are asking imho

versed belfry
versed belfry
pallid palm
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so cant you just put this stuff in the breifing

versed belfry
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It allows players to export the plan to Arma 3, but what they would export is something like:

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We take the input, and only care about the data array so the players don't need to think, copy paste and tada, you have the plan imported.

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I use an input menu mod but that only works in-game after people have loaded

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I want a way to take this text input during briefing screen / map screen before loading in if that is possible.

versed belfry
pallid palm
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i see well, for me, i would just make a Animated_Briefing

versed belfry
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Wouldn't that require the plan to be known a head of time as the mission is being built?

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What I am trying to do is specifically to allow players to import their own plan at mission start

pallid palm
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ummm yeah i guess it would

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seems like a lot of work for something that could be talked about in voice,, but i guess we all dont have a mic

warm hedge
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I would just take ctrlCreate and some Event Handlers. Which I can't write some snippets right now

versed belfry
versed belfry
pallid palm
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but dont the plans change as the mission gos on because of well you know like people dieing and stuff

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i kinda like each team to plan on the fly cuz of so much changes in my dinamic missions

versed belfry
# pallid palm but dont the plans change as the mission gos on because of well you know like pe...

Smaller details might but the general jest often remains the same. In the case that there is such a high casualty number then at that point one would just draw over the current plan:

https://maps.plan-ops.fr/ViewMap/18904

This plan above is an example that would work even in case of casualties.

My goal of figuring this out is to try and reduce all wait times the player have, even if it is by a minuet or two, so once they are in-game, the plan is ready, they brief quickly, and then get going into the mission.

pallid palm
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sounds good

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lol what about people spending hours at the ammo box lol

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i remember way back in OFP we used to spend so much time talking about the mission plan that we hardly ever got started,

versed belfry
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We don't do that, our loadouts are ready the moment you load in, you get what the mission maker gave you, and if there is any fancy box it gets deleted within 5 minutes usually

pallid palm
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nice

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so whats holding you up on this mission plan

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or i mean slowing you down ?

versed belfry
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In what sense? in coding it? or do you mean something else?

pallid palm
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yeah in coding

versed belfry
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Everything, I never touched UI or ctrlCreate xD

pallid palm
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imho i think the mission should be started and then you should make a plan

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cuz that would be more like real life

versed belfry
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Realism is not on the top of our priority in that regards, plus in most operations you have a plan ready a head of time [which we do].

I am simply trying to find a way to transfer that plan through text input.

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Will need to check with a friend to see if he knows how to use ctrlCreate or UI in general

pallid palm
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i see

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yeah i never used that also

warm hedge
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I know. I just can't touch PC for more than 24 hours

pallid palm
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copy that m8

versed belfry
pallid palm
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in most of all my missions any OBJ can be engaged in any order so depending on what plane you decied on can effect the enemy and how they react its awsome

warm hedge
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Some keywords I can throw rn:
ctrlCreate "RscEdit" ctrlText

pallid palm
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nice

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i better get to bed im GOLFing in like 6 hrs i must be ready to win! woohoo see u m8s

versed belfry
versed belfry
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Ty

still forum
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In my unit we use TacControl to import markers, but that's a bit overkill for this 😄

versed belfry
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Not sure if that works in briefing screen yet, need to test it.

still forum
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Yeah that was my first thought, but I don't know how to do that xD
But I do know how to register a CBA chat command

versed belfry
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Fair enough, if that doesn't work then CBA chat commands it is

hallow mortar
upbeat pine
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Hey, currently trying to figure out how the "rope mechanic" (Command Group: Ropes and Sling Loading) works. Is it possible to Attach a Rope to an Unit Animator? (POLPOX). Cant seem to figure it out tbh. POLPOX got his own build in "ropes" but i cant get them to work either. Any tips?

proven charm
upbeat pine
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thanks, ill give it a try 🙂

stable dune
high ledge
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Hello, is there a script that disables the vanilla view zoom in Arma 3?

little raptor
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I think the only way is blocking the keys for all zoom actions

tawdry swan
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I'm trying to incorporate Controller support for the Gcam mod and I'm running into issues with drift without input. I know it's not advised but Ive been having Chatgpt help me since I'm new to scripting.

would this be the way y'all would do the input for controllers?

while {_l} do {

    // Read controller input for movement:
    private _fwdVal    = inputAction "User10";   // Left stick vertical (forward/back)
    private _strafeVal = inputAction "User11";   // Left stick horizontal (left/right)

    // Apply dead zone using if/then:
    private _forwardInput = 0;
    if (abs _fwdVal > _deadZone) then {
        _forwardInput = _fwdVal;
    };

    private _strafeInput = 0;
    if (abs _strafeVal > _deadZone) then {
        _strafeInput = _strafeVal;
    };

Thank you in advance

little raptor
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If the controller is analog it should be fine otherwise no
Also using while is bad (or better said, using the scheduled env is bad) because it can skip frames due how the scheduler works

tawdry swan
little raptor
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Since you're trying to add this into gcam it depends how it works. Does it use a while loop too?

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You can upload the relevant gcam script on pastebin or something

tawdry swan
little raptor
tawdry swan
little raptor
#

it just has to be rewritten from scratch

tawdry swan
#

Well I appreciate you helping me, and at least being up front about it.

tawdry swan
# little raptor this is just so messy. there's no easy way to add controller support

Last question then I'll stop bugging you. Would you recommend the usage of camCreate to make a similar type mod for controller support?

(I understand that spectator and Splendid camera somewhat supports Controller function) more so I'm hoping to incorporate some of the smoothing effects that Gcam has and start from scratch, that way it can be enabled while in game and alive or as a zeus.

little raptor
#

did you mean camCommand?

tawdry swan
#

Thank you, I'm drowning here but trying to learn.

plain scaffold
#

I'm having a problem with scaled objects in my Arma 3 dedicated server mission. I've scaled some walls up to 2x and attached them to another object in eden. Everything looks great in the editor, but when I start the mission on the server, the walls rotate to a different direction.

Is there any way on how I could keep these scaled objects from changing their rotation in multiplayer?

fleet sand
#

Also how are you attaching objects what is the code?

little raptor
stable dune
formal grail
#

Is there a way to animateSource locally? I want to trigger an animation on each machine but I don't want the animation state to sync.

stable dune
formal grail
formal grail
stable dune
formal grail
#

Be careful with the code examples on that page if you are changing attachment and changing direction. In some cases, it can break.

runic warren
#

I need a little bit of help, I have a playable soldier and a trigger. Playable soldier is set to trigger owner. My question is, how can I make the trigger fire every time the player respawns? I tried setting it to repeatable and setting onPlayerRespawn in Condition but that doesnt seem to work.

Type None
Activation Owner Only
Activation Type Present
Repeatable On

#

For a bit more context, I want to set my players with custom faces on a dedicated server and I figured out the easier way to do it without having to do it with Variable names would be to do it via triggers

faint burrow
runic warren
#

that seems to have worked, thanks!

#

still need to test on the dedi but it looks good so far

plain scaffold
# fleet sand How are you scaling objects ?

Hey, thanks for the questions!

Basically, I start by scaling the walls in the editor to get the right look, then position them carefully. I use this code in each wall: [this, Magic] call BIS_fnc_attachToRelative; this setObjectScale 2.0; to attach them to an object called "Magic"which will convert the walls into simple objects so I can scale them up. Everything looks good in the editor, but on my server, the walls change direction. I assume I need to adjust something called "vectorDirAndUp," but I'm not sure how to find the right values, and the debug console isn't working for me. I am scaling after attaching, and have not tried other methods such as changing the command order, or attaching, changing direction, and attaching again. So, I'm really stuck on how to keep the walls facing the right way in multiplayer.

plain scaffold
stable dune
#

If you are , BIS_fnc_attachToRelative args are global, so you need ->
add to

if (local this) then {
  [this, Magic] call BIS_fnc_attachToRelative; this setObjectScale 2.0;
};

so your event is only called there where your object is local

rose vector
#

Is there a way to return the position of the nearest player?

tulip ridge
rose vector
#

I meant nearest to an object for example, I could have specified that better

#

It is late in my defence

tulip ridge
rose vector
#

Oh I see, I was missing the "CAManBase" part

#

Thank you

granite sky
#

You can use Man but that also finds dogs :P

#

nearEntities is faster but doesn't sort.

tulip ridge
#

They wanted the closest player
When I've tested in the past, nearEntities and sorting manually was slower

rose vector
#

Thank you again, everything works now. You have helped me create something terrible

tulip ridge
#

👍

#

Traumatizing players is what we do here

I made an active camo system just so zeuses can torture their players

upper marten
#

Hi im making a campaign how can i pass the finished exact time of my first scenario to second scenario? is there a script for it?

granite sky
#

I guess you'd use some sort of endMission event handler to set a value in profileNamespace.

#

If you're using the editor I would expect there was a script box somewhere for mission-end code, but I don't remember one.

upper marten
little raptor
#

It's meant for missions and campaigns. Profile namespace is meant for more permanent stuff

granite sky
#

Doesn't work correctly on Linux servers though :/

#

If you're making an SP campaign then it's probably acceptable.

upper marten
round bison
#

Anyone want to help make a script for spawning missiles to target a variable name? I cant seem to get the AI to fire AA missiles at a vehicle after using unit capture to make it fly a certain path so I'd like to script in missile fire for cinematic effect.

fleet magnet
tender fossil
wicked roostBOT
#
How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";
tender fossil
#

Also on which line exactly it fails

fleet magnet
#

It must be on the _pgText ctrlSetText format ["Capturing... (%1%%)", round(_progressVal * 100)]; part seens it says Capturing scalar NaN. Im pretty i just formatet the number wrong.

tender fossil
fleet magnet
#

Yes i have made some RPT loggings to try to find the error

tender fossil
#

Also it seems you're trying to print _currentPercent on that line even though it gets initialized on the next line

# 
private _currentPercent = missionNamespace getVariable [format["cartel_%1_percent", _cartelID], 0];

You might want to check whether _currentPercent is nil or not after this line

fleet magnet
# 
private _currentOwner = missionNamespace getVariable [format["cartel_%1_owner", _cartelID], 0];
private _currentOwnerName = missionNamespace getVariable [format["cartel_%1_ownerName", _cartelID], "Uncontrolled"];
private _currentPercent = missionNamespace getVariable [format["cartel_%1_percent", _cartelID], 0];

// Check if _currentPercent is nil or invalid
if (isNil "_currentPercent") then {
    diag_log format ["[ERROR] Cartel %1 percent is nil! Defaulting to 0.", _cartelID];
    _currentPercent = 0; 
} else {
    if !(_currentPercent isEqualType 0) then {
        diag_log format ["[ERROR] Cartel %1 percent is not a number: %2. Defaulting to 0.", _cartelID, _currentPercent];
        _currentPercent = 0; 
    };
};

diag_log format ["[DEBUG] Capturing Cartel %1 - Current Percent: %2", _cartelID, _currentPercent];

if (_currentOwner == _gangID && _currentPercent >= 100) exitWith {
    hint format ["%1 already fully controls this cartel!", _gangName];
    "progressBar" cutText ["", "PLAIN"];
}; ```
#

Well then it would be like this

tender fossil
#

Yeah, you can try that

round bison
#

I played around with AI and came up with a janky but workable solution:

SQF"
[] execVM "spawnmissiles.sqf";

_battery = battery1;
_batteryPos = getPosATL _battery;
_target = helo1;

if (isNull _target) exitWith { hint "Target 'zeus1' not found!"; };
if (isNull _battery) exitWith { hint "Battery 'battery1' not found!"; };

_missileSpeed = 300;
_missileRange = 5000;
_missileType = "M_Titan_AA";
_missileCount = 5;
_firingInterval = 10 / (_missileCount - 1);

_fireMissile = {
params ["_startPos", "_target", "_speed", "_range", "_missileType", "_battery"];

_missile = createVehicle [_missileType, [_startPos select 0, _startPos select 1, (_startPos select 2) + 2], [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
_missile setDir (getDir _battery);

_missile setVelocity [0, 0, _speed];
_startHeight = (getPosATL _missile) select 2;
waitUntil { ((getPosATL _missile) select 2) - _startHeight >= 50 || !alive _missile };

if (alive _missile && !isNull _target) then {
    [_missile, _target, _speed, _range] spawn {
        params ["_missile", "_target", "_speed", "_range"];
        _startPos = getPosATL _missile;
        _lockStrength = 1.0;
        
        while {alive _missile && !isNull _target} do {
            _targetPos = getPosATL _target;
            _dirToTarget = _targetPos vectorDiff (getPosATL _missile);
            _dirNormalized = vectorNormalized _dirToTarget;
            
            _flares = _missile nearObjects ["F_40mm_White", 100];
            if (count _flares > 0 && random 1 > 0.3) then {
                _lockStrength = _lockStrength - 0.05;
                if (_lockStrength < 0.2) then {
                    _dirNormalized = vectorNormalized (_missile getRelDir _flares#0);
                };
            };
            
            _missile setVelocity (_dirNormalized vectorMultiply _speed);
            _missile setVectorDirAndUp [_dirNormalized, [0, 0, 1]];
            
            if (_missile distance _target < 10 && _lockStrength > 0.5) then {
                deleteVehicle _missile;
            };
            
            if (_missile distance _startPos > _range) then {
                deleteVehicle _missile;
            };
            
            sleep 0.01;
        };
    };
};

};

for "_i" from 0 to (_missileCount - 1) do {
[_batteryPos, _target, _missileSpeed, _missileRange, _missileType, _battery] spawn _fireMissile;
sleep _firingInterval;
};

hint "BRACE, MISSILE LAUNCH!"; "

vocal chasm
# 
[this] spawn { 
    params ["_jammer, _range"]; 
    _range = 300; // Jamming range 
 
    _jammer setVariable ["Orders_jammerActive", True, true]; 
 
    while {(_jammer getVariable ["Orders_jammerActive", False]) && (alive _jammer)} do { 
        { 
            private _dist = _x distance _jammer; 
 
            if (_dist < _range) then { 
                private _strength = 1 - (_dist / _range); 
                _strength = _strength max 0 min 1; // Keep within 0-1 range 
 
                private _jamEffect = 0.05 + (_strength * 0.95); // Closer = stronger jamming 
 
                _x setVariable ["tf_receivingDistanceMultiplicator", _jamEffect, true];  
                _x setVariable ["tf_sendingDistanceMultiplicator", _jamEffect, true];  
 
                systemChat format ["%1 is affected by jamming (Strength: %2)", name _x, _jamEffect]; 
            } else { 
                // Reset player radio settings if out of range 
                _x setVariable ["tf_receivingDistanceMultiplicator", 1, true]; 
                _x setVariable ["tf_sendingDistanceMultiplicator", 1, true]; 
            }; 
        } forEach allPlayers; 
 
        sleep 5.0; 
    }; 
};

Im getting an error at the _range section, something about an invalid expression, anybody knows what needs fixing?

hallow mortar
#

Incorrect params syntax

vocal chasm
tender fossil
# 
[this] spawn { 
    params ["_jammer"]; 
    _range = 300; // Jamming range 
 
    _jammer setVariable ["Orders_jammerActive", True, true]; 
 // ...
``` ...I think?
vocal chasm
tender fossil
vocal chasm
stable dune
#

You cannot use // comments in init box.

vocal chasm
#

ah

tender fossil
hallow mortar
vocal chasm
#

it was the '//'

hallow mortar
#

The params is also wrong

round bison
#

So, I got the missiles tracking and firing correctly, but currently they just poof out of existence instead of going boom unless they collide with terrain. instead of "Deletevehicle _missile", what should I use to make a kaboom?

hallow mortar
#

setDamage or triggerAmmo

rustic bloom
#

i don't know if it's the right place to place this question

native hemlock
#

@keen stream @jade abyss Incorrect, BIS_fnc_MP uses engine based execution now. Here is what the function now looks like http://pastebin.com/zZ2FS2PG.

warm hedge
rustic bloom
#

ok

dire island
#

I'm trying to loop over all objects synced to a trigger and output two arrays, one with all vehicles, and one with everything else.

_vics = [];
_notVics = [];
{
    if (
        _x isKindOf "LandVehicle" or
        _x isKindOf "Helicopter" or
        _x isKindOf "Plane" or
        _x isKindOf "Ship"
    ) then {
        _vics = _vics + _x;
    } else {
        _notVics = _notVics + _x;
    };
} forEach [synchronizedObjects _trigger select 0];```
throws
"Error +: Type Object, expected Number,Array,String,NaN." which I guess makes sense, but shouldn't you be able to put objects in arrays? ``synchronizedObjects thisTrigger`` is an array of objects, so what's the deal?

When I instead do ```{
    if (
        _x select 0 isKindOf "LandVehicle" or
        _x select 0 isKindOf "Helicopter" or
        _x select 0 isKindOf "Plane" or
        _x select 0 isKindOf "Ship"
    ) then {
        _vics = _vics + _x;
    } else {
        _notVics = _notVics + _x;
    };
} forEach [synchronizedObjects _trigger];```
it runs, but it pushes everything to _notVics, even if the object is a vehicle.
faint burrow
#

Also synchronizedObjects _trigger is already returns an array of objects, so synchronizedObjects _trigger select 0 returns the first object, and [synchronizedObjects _trigger select 0] is an array containing just the first synchronized object.

native hemlock
#

You can still use BIS_fnc_MP but might as well use remote execution for those precious fractions of a millisecond

dire island
#

_x isKindOf "LandVehicle" throws "Error isKindof: Type Array, expected String, Object", though?

faint burrow
#

With what code?

dire island
# faint burrow With what code? 
    if (
        _x isKindOf "LandVehicle" or
        _x isKindOf "Helicopter" or
        _x isKindOf "Plane" or
        _x isKindOf "Ship"
    ) then {
        _vics = _vics + _x;
    } else {
        _notVics = _notVics + _x;
    };
} forEach [synchronizedObjects _trigger];```
faint burrow
#

[synchronizedObjects _trigger] is [[obj1, obj2, ...]], so yes, _x is an array.

dire island
# 
    if (
        _x isKindOf "LandVehicle" or
        _x isKindOf "Helicopter" or
        _x isKindOf "Plane" or
        _x isKindOf "Ship"
    ) then {
        _vics = _vics + _x;
    } else {
        _notVics = _notVics + _x;
    };
} forEach synchronizedObjects _trigger;``` returns "Error +: Type Object, expected Number,Array,String,NaN." while using ``pushBack`` instead of ``+`` returns ```_vics == 0
_notVics == 0``` so something is still fucky.
faint burrow
#

Do you even read what I wrote? The answers are given above.

dire island
faint burrow
dire island
faint burrow
#

This means that you wrote your code incorrectly.

dire island
south swan
#

_vics = _vics + _x; is not _vics = _vics + [_x];. Surprised face.
_vics = _vics pushBack _x; is not _vics pushBack _x;. Extra surprised face.

faint burrow
#

Regarding adding objects to an array:

image.png
dire island
tulip ridge
shut basin
#

Is there anyway to edit the falling speed of players? I have noticed, there is no difference vertical speed between holding W or just letting yourself fall in freefall. That would be a very nice thing to control.

proven charm
modern osprey
# 
private _ctrlGroup = _display ctrlCreate ["RscControlsGroup"];
_ctrlGroup ctrlSetPosition [0.1 * safezoneW + safezoneX, 0.2 * safezoneH + safezoneY, 0.8 * safezoneW, 0.6 * safezoneH];
_ctrlGroup ctrlCommit 0;

private _ctrlPlayersList = _display ctrlCreate ["RscControlsGroup", -1, _ctrlGroup];
_ctrlPlayersList ctrlSetPosition [0, 0.1, 1, 0.9];
_ctrlPlayersList ctrlCommit 0;

private _list = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30];

    private _offset = 0;
    {
        private _ctrlBackground2 = _display ctrlCreate ["IGUIBack", -1, _ctrlPlayersList];
        _ctrlBackground2 ctrlSetPosition [0, _offset, 1, 0.07];
        _ctrlBackground2 ctrlSetBackgroundColor [0, 0, 0, 0.7];
        _ctrlBackground2 ctrlCommit 0;
        
        private _ctrlNickTitle = _display ctrlCreate ["RscStructuredText", -1, _ctrlPlayersList];
        _ctrlNickTitle ctrlSetPosition [0.01, 0.01, 0.6, 0.035];
        _ctrlNickTitle ctrlSetStructuredText parseText format ["<t size='0.8'>%1</t>", _x];
        _ctrlNickTitle ctrlSetFont "PuristaMedium";
        _ctrlNickTitle ctrlSetTextColor [1, 1, 1, 1];
        _ctrlNickTitle ctrlCommit 0;

        _offset = _offset + 0.073;

    } forEach _list;

I am creating a group, within which I am creating another group.
I expect the elements inside the second group to be positioned relative to the second group, but this is not happening.

proven charm
#

looks like all _ctrlNickTitle are created at same position (Y = 0.01)

modern osprey
#

Oh, I threw the wrong code.

private _list = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30];

private _offset = 0;
{
    private _ctrlPlayerBlock = _display ctrlCreate ["RscControlsGroup", -1, _ctrlPlayersList];
    _ctrlPlayerBlock ctrlSetPosition [0, _offset, 1, 0.07];
    _ctrlPlayerBlock ctrlCommit 0;

    private _ctrlBackground2 = _display ctrlCreate ["IGUIBack", -1, _ctrlPlayerBlock];
    _ctrlBackground2 ctrlSetPosition [0, 0, 1, 1];
    _ctrlBackground2 ctrlSetBackgroundColor [0, 0, 1, 1];
    _ctrlBackground2 ctrlCommit 0;
    
    private _ctrlNickTitle = _display ctrlCreate ["RscStructuredText", -1, _ctrlPlayerBlock];
    _ctrlNickTitle ctrlSetPosition [0.01, 0.01, 0.6, 0.035];
    _ctrlNickTitle ctrlSetStructuredText parseText format ["<t size='0.8'>%1</t>", _x];
    _ctrlNickTitle ctrlSetFont "PuristaMedium";
    _ctrlNickTitle ctrlSetTextColor [1, 1, 1, 1];
    _ctrlNickTitle ctrlCommit 0;

    _offset = _offset + 0.073;

} forEach _list;
#

Isn't it possible that if you specify a parent group, the position is not set relative to that parent group?

proven charm
#

same thing oh I see the new code now

#

and yes it should be relative coords (starting from 0,0)

earnest ether
#

is there any way with script commands to find out if an unit is inside in an vehicle or outside like in a open turret or in the back of a transporttruck?

image.png
pallid palm
#

@tulip ridge hay Dart i want to thx you again for helping me with my Chopper command, it works awsome i'm loving it so much

#

your the best m8

fluid cedar
#

hey guys, I did a UnitCapture of a plane and landed it. On the replay, the plane won't deploy the landing gear and everyone inside dies on impact. Is there any way to force the plane to deploy the landing gear and flaps?

pallid palm
#

how did you make the UnitCapture happend

fluid cedar
#

I set up a trigger to record movement and gunnery data, the latter of which I didn't use. I then copied the movement data into a sqf-file in the mission folder, titled "capture1.sqf". The capture works perfectly but it's only the landing gear which doesn't deploy.

#

I used this command on the official arma wiki "[BIS_Vehicle, 50, 30, true, 10] spawn BIS_fnc_unitCapture;"

pallid palm
#

see if this may help you m8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=bjNuMUHdZL8&t=5s

YouTube
fairTX
Arma 3 EDEN Editor► unitCapture / unitPlay | Tutorial for Vehicles ...

VEHICLES:

Recording (Trigger1):
rec = [heli1,180] spawn BIS_fnc_UnitCapture;

Init.sqf:
wp1 = compile preprocessfile "wp1.sqf" ;

Playback (Trigger2):
rec = [] spawn wp1;

Saving (wp1.sqf):
wp1 =;
[heli1, wp1] spawn BIS_fnc_Unitplay;

===================================

INFANTRY:

https://forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/175154-functions-unitc...

▶ Play video
fluid cedar
#

no the tutorial only explains how to do unitCapture but I don't have an issue with the capture. it's just that it naturally doesn't record and input other than movement or guns firing. I am looking for a way to force the plane to deploy the landing gear and flaps specifically. And I am starting to think that it may be impossible.

#

but thanks for the help I guess

pallid palm
#

ok sorry m8

#

is there a gear down command i wounder

fluid cedar
#

I tried to force the pilot and plane to do it but it seems that it doesn't work since it's a unitcapture

proven charm
#

there is a way but I forgot what it is 🙂

fluid cedar
#

lmao

#

I wish that one forum thread was available which asks my exact question

#

but the friggin forums are down

pallid palm
#

yes i just saw that

#

it was right there too

#

man i dont like when the forums are down

proven charm
pallid palm
#

oh awsome

fluid cedar
#

yeah that doesn't work I just tried it again even with a repeatable action trigger and it won't do anything

#

Since the AI isn't really in control of the aircraft I guess

#

Because it's a unitcapture

fluid cedar
proven charm
#

it needs each-frame loop

fluid cedar
#

How do I do that?

proven charm
#

put the code to that

fluid cedar
#

so right now I have "addMissionEventHandler ["EachFrame", { pilot1 action ["LandGear", big1]; }];" where pilot1 is my pilot and big1 is the respective plane.

#

it doesn't work like that, is something wrong with the code?

proven charm
#

try using only the plane in LandGear

fluid cedar
proven charm
#

yes

#

that's according to the wiki

fluid cedar
#

still no luck.

proven charm
#

:/

fluid cedar
proven charm
#

id make 100% sure the code runs by putting hintSilent "test"; there

fluid cedar
#

yeah the code runs but the gear doesn't deploy

proven charm
#

then idk

fluid cedar
#

same

#

I'll probably have to wait until the forum is up again

#

tysm for the help though

#

it was worth a shot

proven charm
#

np

hallow mortar
#

I was posing a helo for a screenshot recently and I found that even with an eachFrame EH, the AI was simply instantly retracting the gear again. I could tell the command was having some effect because occasionally it would take just a split second longer for the retraction to kick in, and the gear would visibly begin to extend for a moment.
The workaround I used in the end was issuing a land command to the AI. Since it now wanted to land (even though it couldn't because it was attached to something), it would happily extend the gear.

#

It sure would be nice if there was a command just for forcing the gear state, though.

fluid cedar
hallow mortar
fluid cedar
#

ur a frickin king

#

it worked I just added another action command

#

I added planeOne action ["Land", planeOne];

#

and he now as you put it, gladly, puts the gear and flaps down

pallid palm
#

nice

thick nova
#

does anyone have a holster script

placid root
#

hey guys. does anyone have a function that returns the moon phase of a given date? or is there even a scriptcommand ?

dusk gust
# thick nova does anyone have a holster script

From the AsYetUntitled framework

    //Holster / recall weapon.
      if !(currentWeapon player isEqualTo "") then {
          life_curWep_h = currentWeapon player;
          player action ["SwitchWeapon", player, player, 100];
          player switchCamera cameraView;
      };

      if (!isNil "life_curWep_h" && {!(life_curWep_h isEqualTo "")}) then {
          if (life_curWep_h in [primaryWeapon player,secondaryWeapon player,handgunWeapon player]) then {
              player selectWeapon life_curWep_h;
          };
      };
thick nova
#

how does this work?

#

im new to this

#

i know that majority of servers use shift+h

still forum
placid root
#

the functions i found on the internet don't match bis calculations --.-

#

nope

#

just returns the brightness of the moon influenced by the overcast and stuff

indigo snow
#

BIS uses the real moon calendar, make sure you adjust the time to the local timezone for the map

placid root
#

ah ok

#

hmm then i have to rewrite a function from teh internet adn hope that it fits

tulip ridge
#

Or are you wanting to "hide" the weapon

thick nova
#

put the weapon in the back, just like koth or altis life, using shift+h

tulip ridge
#

Then just do player action ["SwitchWeapon", player, player, 299];

#

SwitchWeapon does what it says on the tin, it's the action for when you press 1, 2, 3, etc. to select a weapon.
The 299 is just an arbitrarily big number that doesn't have an associated weapon with it, so the game just puts away your current weapon

thick nova
#

but is there a way to put this in a bind

tulip ridge
#

Yeah, are you using CBA?

thick nova
#

no

#

forum is down for maintance

#

but i think my answer was there

#

im building deathmatch map

#

thats why i wanted this script

sharp grotto
#

You can also make it a bit better and save current firemode, otherwise it will reset on holstering.

if (currentWeapon player != "") then
{
    PlayerHolsteredWeapon = weaponState player;
    player action ["SWITCHWEAPON",player,player,-1];
}
else 
{
    if (PlayerHolsteredWeapon isNotEqualTo []) then
    {
        player selectWeapon [PlayerHolsteredWeapon #0, PlayerHolsteredWeapon #1, PlayerHolsteredWeapon #2];
    };
};
tulip ridge
# thick nova thats why i wanted this script

You can run something like this in an initPlayerLocal

// Display 46 is the main game display
waitUntil { !isNull findDisplay 46 };

#define DIK_H 0x23
(findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", {
    // _key will be a DIK key code, see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/DIK_KeyCodes
    // _shift, _ctrl, and _alt will be true/false values for if that key is held
    params ["", "_key", "_shift", "_ctrl", "_alt"];

    if (_key == DIK_H && _shift) then {
        player action ["SwitchWeapon", player, player, 299];
    };
}];
thick nova
#

ill try it

#

thnaks a lot

tulip ridge
#

This adds an event handler for whenever a player presses a key, so you just check if the key is the one you want and any other variables. If they're correct, then holster the player's weapon

indigo snow
#

Was the timing incorrect or was the moon phase incorrect?

#

Moon phase has always been correct from me when i use a moon phase calendar

thick nova
#

i created the initplayerlocal.sqf and put your code inside

#

anything else i need to do?

#

i tried and it didnt work

tulip ridge
#

Try adding a systemChat format ["Key: %1, Shift: %2", _key, _shift]; after the params statement

placid root
#

i used this

#

is a littel bit off ...

thick nova
#

i made an sqf file and insert your code and then i went to the game and [] execVM "Holster.sqf";

#

and it worked, but i dunno why it doesnt start by itself

#

i created an init.sqf and insert [] execVM "Holster.sqf";

#

but it doesnt start

tulip ridge
#

Did you name the script you put it in initPlayerLocal.sqf?

#

Just do that, the game will call that script automatically

thick nova
#

i did, but when i start the mission it doesnt work, i need to go and call it manually

#

and after i do it works fine

tulip ridge
#

Oh it probably needs a waitUntil

tulip ridge
thick nova
#

let me try

#

i entered the game and im not moving and even cant press esc

#

maybe trying to change this true for false

tulip ridge
#

Oh remove that true at the end lol
I forgot to remove that when copying it from an old example I had

thick nova
#

yeah

#

but i think its working

#

yeah it is

#

thanks a lot man

#

you helped me so much

tulip ridge
#

No problem 👍

edgy dune
#

for WeaponDeployed and well really all the EH's that have a unit as a parameter, if I am remote controlling a unit will _unit be the unit I an remote controlling or my orignal body (or watever its called lol)

tough abyss
#

Why would you addAction via remoteExec?

zealous arrow
#

remoteExec the addAction to every player? If its there from the start of mission I have no idea why, if its dynamically added then maybe it only needs to be added at that point

tulip ridge
#

If you're getting a unit, it will pretty much always be the unit that "did the thing"

#

I don't know of a case where you'd receive what player instead of whatever unit they're controlling

tough abyss
#

Don't dynamically add actions. Use the condition of them instead.

edgy dune
#

👍 okay very cool, I had assumed as much but just wanted to confirm

thick nova
#

@tulip ridge can u help me with this

tiny stirrup
#

anyone got a script to make a A.I harrier hover on takeoff?

thick nova
#

the same thing happens, if i call it manually it works

tulip ridge
thick nova
#

its the same mission

tulip ridge
#

Yeah so just have both in the same KeyDown event handler

#

In fact if you're adding a bunch of keybinds for stuff, you could simplify this a lot

thick nova
#

tbh i dont know what im doing just using a lot of ai

tulip ridge
#

Don't use AI for this

thick nova
#

i dont have any experience with scripting

tulip ridge
#

If you have a question, you can just ask in here. SQF is a very niche language so AI models won't have a lot of data on it, and will pretty much always just give you garbage

zealous arrow
#

I personally use a PV on our ArmA 2 DayZ server for enabling event access options, just have a if condition to enable it but thats about it

thick nova
#

and also english isnt my first language

tulip ridge
#

E.g. something like this in your initPlayerLocal.sqf should keep it pretty expandable if you add new keys

// Display 46 is the main game display
waitUntil { !isNull findDisplay 46 };

#define DIK_H 0x23
#define DIK_O 0x18

// All global variables should begin with a "TAG", which is a prefix unique to you
// E.g. "RES_earplugsActive" for Rescker. A tag can be unique to you, the mission, the mod, etc.
RES_earplugsActive = false;

(findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", {
    // _key will be a DIK key code, see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/DIK_KeyCodes
    // _shift, _ctrl, and _alt will be true/false values for if that key is held
    params ["", "_key", "_shift"];

    // All these keybinds use shift, so if it isn't held, exit
    if (!_shift) exitWith { false };

    // A switch statement compares the given value to several "cases"
    // If the value matches the case, the code is executed and the rest of the cases are ignored
    // This switch checks the _key variable and compares it to specific values.
    switch (_key) do {
        case DIK_H: {
            player action ["SwitchWeapon", player, player, 299];
        };
        case DIK_O: {
            if (RES_earplugsActive) then {
                1 fadeSound 1;
                hint "Earplugs removed!";
            } else {
                1 fadeSound 0.1;
                hint "Earplugs inserted!";
            };
            RES_earplugsActive = !RES_earplugsActive; // This just inverts the value, true -> false, false -> true
        };
    };

    // Always return false to allow other key presses
    false;
}];
granite sky
#

Last line has the wrong earplugs var name.

thick nova
#

Thanks

#

i can use the earplug but its not removing

granite sky
#

Did you use the fixed version? Because it would have done that.

thick nova
#

yes

#

with the RES var

#

it should switch

granite sky
#

Do the hint messages change or is it always "Earplugs inserted"?

thick nova
#

always inserted

#

its not switching for true and false i guess

granite sky
#

Are you actually reloading the mission each time?

tough abyss
#

Yeah. That's the logical and simpler way to do it.

granite sky
#

Because this just sounds like you're running the wrong code.

thick nova
#

i am

#

going back to editor and then started it again

tough abyss
#

Same for removeAction. It's almost never needed and overused.

zealous arrow
#

Its rather convenient given the way DayZ is written it has a master file to deal with any adding or removing of actions

thick nova
#

i've tried different ways, not working

tough abyss
#

I think if addAction had a better syntax / order of parameters , the condition would be used more.

tulip ridge
#

Just to sanity check, could you send the file you have currently?

thick nova
tulip ridge
#

Only thing I can think of is that RES_earplugsActive = !RES_earplugsActive; runs in uiNamespace instead of the mission's namespace, but that would be weird

Let me open arma to do some testing rq

tulip ridge
# thick nova

The earplugs get removed fine on my end. Try saving the mission and exiting to the main menu, and then going back and testing

thick nova
#

so you got the earplug in and removed?

#

cos i already closed my arma 3 times

#

and i still only remove

#

but never got in again

tulip ridge
#

That's odd

#

Make sure you're editing the right file, if you're editing a file in the folder with a ~ at the beginning of the name, then you're in the wrong one

thick nova
tender fossil
# thick nova

Probably OneDrive messing things up. Don't save any Arma related files there, it's known to cause issues

thick nova
#

that's what shows

#

earplugs removed

#

i cant set them on

#

well its really late here in brazil 4:36am

#

i appreciate your help @tulip ridge

#

thanks a lot

tulip ridge
#

It could be onedrive using the file and not saving properly
It's been the pain of many a mission maker

thick nova
#

i guess it was

zealous arrow
#

Everytime I use addAction I have to head to the biwiki to remember the params but thats only for when I work on A2, with my A3 work I'm doing most of our actions via class UserActions in configs or UI interaction, double click on gear items for example to use them etc fn_selfActions was such a finicky file to make a small mistake in, frequently broke all in game scroll actions for one silly mistake

thick nova
#

no

#

still doesnt work

#

ill try to solve it tomorrow

#

thanks

#

and bye

meager granite
#

I wonder how faster createHashMapFromArray would've been is it was flat?

createHashMapFromArray [["k1", "v2"], ["k2", "v2"]];
//vs
createHashMapFromArrayFlat ["k1", "v2", "k2", "v2"];
fair drum
#

faster than I typed this

modern osprey
#

Why get3DENAttributes return empty array?

private _entities = getMissionLayerEntities "Base";
private _entity = _entities # 0 # 0;
_entity get3DENAttributes ""
#

An empty array is returned for all objects.

tender fossil
modern osprey
tender fossil
#

Hmm, no idea then. BIKI isn't very helpful in this case either

modern osprey
#

I think I've found the reason. However, it is described in the set3DENAttributes function, not get3DENAttributes. blobcloseenjoy

tender fossil
#

Indeed 😄

modern osprey
#

Attributes are available only within the Eden Editor workspace and cannot be accessed in scenario preview or exported scenario!

#

It's just an ingenious solution. I can get objects only in game mode, and get their attributes only in editor mode.

#

And how do I get both objects and their attributes?

#

Oh, i can use all3DENEntities in editor

proven charm
#

can I ask Ace question? if I have ace mod loaded is it also enabled for my mission or does it have to be toggled on?

fleet sand
proven charm
fleet sand
proven charm
#

ok cool, thx

exotic gyro
proven charm
cyan thunder
cyan thunder
vocal chasm
# 
        waitUntil {!(isNull (findDisplay 312))};

        (findDisplay 312) displayAddEventHandler [
            "keyDown",
            {
                params ["_displayorcontrol", "_key", "_shift", "_ctrl", "_alt"];

                if (_key == 81) then {
                    private _finalPos = getPosATL _ghost;
                    if (_caller distance _finalPos <= _maxBuildRange) then {
                        private _type = _caller getVariable ["buildingType"];
                        private _cost = _caller getVariable ["buildCost"];

                        deleteVehicle _ghost;
                        _caller setVariable ["buildingGhost", objNull];

                        hint "Building... Please wait.";
                        sleep 5;

                        private _finalObj = _type createVehicle _finalPos;
                        _finalObj setDir (getDir _ghost);

                        missionNamespace setVariable ["sandbagSupplies", (missionNamespace getVariable ["sandbagSupplies", 10]) - _cost];
                        hint format ["Sandbag built! Supplies left: %1", missionNamespace getVariable ["sandbagSupplies", 10]];
                    } else {
                        hint "You are too far from the build area!";
                        deleteVehicle _ghost;
                        _caller setVariable ["buildingGhost", objNull];
                    };
                } else {
                    if (_key == 8) then {
                        deleteVehicle _ghost;
                        _caller setVariable ["buildingGhost", objNull];
                        hint "Building cancelled.";
                    };
                };
            }
        ];

this is a small bit of code for a bigger sqf. The whole sqf should let you place a sandbag and create a ghostobject so you see where you would place it. then you press a button and it should stay at the place, however once the button is clicked nothing happens. this is the keybind code.

#

anybody knows why this is not working

stable dune
#

Your _ghost is not defined inside of key eventhandeler.
So you need to get that from missionNamespace or use public var .
Didn't look at the whole code because of the phone.

vocal chasm
#

hmmm gonna try that then

vocal chasm
#

fixed it by just binding it to a custom keybind

#

user 2*

open hollow
#

its posible to use drawTriangle in "GPS" map ?

tough abyss
#

I am not sure to which section of Editing it belongs, so i just ask here.

I have created some uniforms for my Life-Server EMS Faction
This uniforms are in "civilian" faction (side=3) which is okay so.
But now i want, that the players of independent faction can also put on this cloths from ground or inventorys
But they cant

How can i fix this

open hollow
#

the map ctrl is finddisplay 12 displayctrl 51 but no idea what the minimap is

tulip ridge
tough abyss
tulip ridge
#

You'd do it in the unit config for the uniform

#

You'd need a mod

tough abyss
#

i have a mod, but i dont cant find where i have to do this exactly, and how the paremeter is named

// CfgWeapons
class LVFR_U_EMS_GR_01: Uniform_Base
{
    scope=2;
    scopeArsenal=2;
    displayName="[LVFR] Trainee (G/R)";
    model = "\A3\Characters_F\Common\Suitpacks\suitpack_original_F.p3d";
    picture = "\LVFR_Skins\data\lvfr.paa";
    author="Dennis | CHX31 (lakeside-legacy.de)";
    class ItemInfo: ItemInfo
    {
        uniformClass="LVFR_EMS_GR_01";
        containerClass="Supply50";
        mass=40;
    };
};

// CfgVehicles
class LVFR_EMS_WR_01: B_Survivor_F
{
    scope=2;
    side = 3;
    editorCategory ="LVFR_Fire";
    editorSubcategory="LVFR_Uniforms";
    displayName="[LVFR] Trainee (W/R)";
    picture = "\LVFR_Skins\data\lvfr.paa";
    nakedUniform="U_BasicBody";
    uniformClass="LVFR_U_EMS_WR_01";
    hiddenSelections[]={ "Camo" };
    hiddenSelectionsTextures[]={"\LVFR_Skins\data\uniforms\white\ems_white_01.paa"};
}
tulip ridge
#

Just add modelSides[] = {...}; in the unit

#

I gotta check the side values

#

I think it'd be 2, 3?

tulip ridge
open hollow
real tartan
#

how to get planted explosives ( SatchelCharge_F ) around marker ? I was using allMines, but it does not include planted satchel charges

open hollow
real tartan
fleet sand
real tartan
proven charm
fallen locust
#

^^ thats what you get for using addaction

#

WTB script command to list all actions

#
  • code it executes
#

89-91

#

POC source provided

#

someone just needs to integrate it

#

On another note i would be happy with 81 😛

#

fixed

#

None!

#

eg groopy the land fish 😛

modern osprey
#

Do I understand correctly that valign='middle' does not work in RscStructureText?

# 
private _ctrlWestScore = _display ctrlCreate ["RscStructuredText", -1, _ctrlGroup];
_ctrlWestScore ctrlSetStructuredText parseText format ["<t size='1.2' align='center' valign='middle'>%1</t>", 0];
meager granite
# 
hintSilent parseText "Text <img image='#(argb,8,8,3)color(1,1,1,1)' size='4'/> <t valign='top'>top</t> <t valign='middle'>middle</t> <t valign='bottom'>bottom</t>";
image.png
placid root
#

does anybody know y this [2015,1,1,1,1] remoteExecCall ['setDate'] does not work?

celest rivet
#

In ArmA 3, a friend & I are trying to get 4 Huron helicopters to fly parallel along 4 flight path lanes. The problem we're experiencing is that they're they're curving (turning/swaying) outside of their lanes instead of flying straight. All the waypoints are straight, they spawn aligned with their direction facing the waypoints and their velocity set to 150. We would greatly appreciate any insight as to why they don't fly straight.

placid root
#

remoteExec does not work either

pallid palm
#

Hello Arma 3 friends: if i spawn in a Cache: named Box1, via Script,
what code would i use to make sure it spawns at least 1000m away from the player

faint burrow
# 
_doSpawn = (allPlayers findIf { (_x distance Box1) < 1000 }) < 0
pallid palm
#

ahh thx @faint burrow looks awsome

errant iron
#

Is it possible to get the direction a player is looking while unconscious? I have a revive system set up where once the unit is revived, _unit switchMove ["...", 0, 0, false] is called to quickly exit the unconscious animation (... would be a prone animation to pull out their primary/secondary), but for players, this resets their camera to where their body is facing. Preferably, I want them to wake up facing wherever they're looking (first or third-person) so they don't have to reorient themselves.

proven charm
#

getdir no good?

errant iron
#

that returns the direction of their body, i.e. the bearing you'd get from their feet to head

#

hmm actually getCameraViewDirection seems more correct, it returns ~1 for Z value if i look straight up, while eyePosition is around ~0.6

warm hedge
#

Then indeed eyeDirection

hushed turtle
#

Is it faster to firstly resize array and then fill it rather than just setting it's elements and let it resize automatically?

still forum
#

Not in a way you'd notice

#

Technically yes. Practically unless its thousands of elements, it won't be measurable

errant iron
#

Minor question, does setOwner block until the client registers ownership of the object? This is a snippet I've written for a server-side vehicle spawner, which may include UAVs: sqf _vehicle setOwner owner _player; if (unitIsUAV _vehicle) then { [side group _player, _vehicle] remoteExec ["createVehicleCrew", _vehicle]; }; Little bit concerned about creating UAV crew on a vehicle that might not be local since the documentation advises createVehicleCrew to be local-only on UAVs, but I'm using the vehicle's locality as a fallback if the transfer didn't succeed

nocturne bluff
#

@celest rivet arma

#

;D

little raptor
#

I still don't see why you do setOwner tho. What's wrong with the vehicle being server side?

errant iron
# little raptor I still don't see why you do setOwner tho. What's wrong with the vehicle being s...

It helps with a few other aspects that rely on the vehicle being local (halo jumping is performed client-side and filters for local UGVs in range, and the server allows an optional Pylon Manager mod that only works on local vehicles)

Instead of using setOwner, just remoteExec that code on _player's machine
Like create the vehicle locally? Originally I handled it server-side to ensure the vehicle could spawn before applying a cooldown to the player, but I guess I already validate vehicle classes in a previous step, so it could work

#

Turns out that setting pos/dir and then immediately changing ownership caused the vehicle's position to not register, so I did the very hacky solution of... waiting two seconds before changing ownership :)

granite sky
#

Standard :/

#

I would think with that one you'd only need to wait one frame though.

errant iron
#

Using sleep 0? Does that mean the server is always halting to process its message queue (pos + ownership update) before the next frame?

#

I don't know much about that stuff, but I'm happy to use a two second delay anyway

sharp grotto
#

I used that serverside for a reload function for static guns.

    _StaticGunObject setOwner 2;
    private _localWaitStarTime = diag_ticktime;
    waitUntil {(_StaticGunObject turretLocal [0]) or (diag_tickTime - _localWaitStarTime > 10)};
    if (diag_tickTime - _localWaitStarTime > 10) exitWith 
    {
        [_sessionID, "toastRequest", ["ErrorTitleAndText", ["Reload Failed", "Please try again (#arma)...."]]] call ExileServer_system_network_send_to;
    };
#

Not pretty but solved the problem with locality on reload.

celest rivet
#

@nocturne bluff not an answer

placid root
#

@celest rivet u can record the flight and let it play, or you could try the stuff BIS did with their showcase "night" with the boatdriver

versed belfry
#

Hello again :D

It seems that when I try to run scheduled code during briefing screen [client state number 8 and 9] it does not work, basically it starts working once I load in, assuming that simulation has not started and what not.

Is there a way to get around this or have some sort of wait during the briefing screen?

placid root
#

`//Lock the boat so player cannot leave
_boat lock true;

//Set as captive both the boat and driver so enemy AI does not notice it
//Otherwise it could break the scene completely
_boat setCaptive true;
_boatDriver setCaptive true;

//Disable it's AI abilities
//Otherwise he boat driver may detect enemy and behave wierdly
_boat disableAi "FSM";
_boat disableAi "TARGET";
_boat disableAi "AUTOTARGET";

//The destination position
//Here is where the player and his team members will be dropped
private "_destination";
_destination = getMarkerPos "BIS_markerStart";

//Make boat move to destination
_boat doMove _destination;`

tulip ridge
#

You'd have to use spawn to run code scheduled

versed belfry
#

Which wouldn't run during briefing I assume?

placid root
#

thats all you can do

tulip ridge
#

?
Just:

[] spawn {
    // ...
};
hallow mortar
#

You can get away with some short suspensions (e.g. waiting for scripts to be done) but almost any use of sleep won't start ticking until the mission actually starts

versed belfry
#

I was hopping for a way to wait around 3 seconds before executing a script

hallow mortar
#

Actually, you know what, uiSleep should work during briefing

versed belfry
celest rivet
#

@placid root - Thank you! Also, how do we record the flight? I'm guessing you mean I fly in the path needed, recording my actions and then apply it to the AI pilot?

placid root
#

jup

winged thistle
#

Side question: has anyone gotten AI to follow a specific path reliably without recording paths?

placid root
#

see example above

celest rivet
#

Do you have a link to a tutorial on how to record actions then apply to AI?

winged thistle
#

That's 100%?

placid root
#

GOOGLE
YOUTUBE

#

noting is 100% with arma

winged thistle
#

Touche

placid root
#

and no you can't let ai walk the same way every time

winged thistle
#

But...

#

I need them to

#

Y U DO DIS ARMA?!

placid root
#

BIS_fnc_UnitCapture only solution

vestal glen
#

Does anyone know of a script that would keep grass persistently smashed/destroyed?

proven charm
#

i have script that removes grass

real tartan
#

I created module with createUnit [ "module_class" ]. then set settings via setVariable. Is there a script(SQF) way to sync object with module ?

proven charm
ocean folio
#

Is there any way to target a person's helmet or vest to get/set hidden selection textures?

#

Outside of writing config with a new helmet class and setting them there

tepid trail
#

hello

#

i was wondering that anyone has a flak script

#

i been working on a ww2 1944 June 6th 1:40AM 101st Airborne jump

tulip ridge
ocean folio
#

oh?

#

now you excite me lol

tulip ridge
#

It requires you making X many variants of every helmet, vest, etc. and then putting stuff onto the texture

Not really usable for an actual use case

ocean folio
#

Ah, so writing a config for a new helmet class and setting them there

#

yeahhhh, rats

#

its funky because they are right there, they exist at your fingertips, you can even touch and modify them from the config, but they just.... cant be reached via script 😆

tulip ridge
#

(Person who made it was Wahltzer)

ocean folio
#

Now that is a cool system

#

I imagine they are all technically the same display though, right?

tepid trail
#

does anyone know to make a plane fly while its on fire?

#

i tried with setdamage

#

and attaching a fire effect to it

#

i might be doing something wrong

#

can anyone help?

quaint oyster
# 
_recipe = getArray (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> (typeOf cursorObject) >> "iBuild_ReqItems");
//returns [[1,1],[4,4]]

_items = getArray (configFile >> "CfgPatches" >> "NerdMods_iBuild" >> "iBuild_Items");
//returns ["NMIB_PlotLease_Itm","SLAY_Wood","SLAY_Nails","Slay_Scrap","SLAY_concrete"]


_recipeitem1 = _recipe#0#0; //item one from the array #1
_recipeitem2 = _recipe#0#1; //item two from the array #1

_recipeitem1amount = _recipe#1#0; //item one amount from the array #2
_recipeitem2amount = _recipe#1#1; //item two amount from the array #2

Can someone assist me here? I'm having a brain fart. My goal is to get these things here to give me an items recipe value, which works, I included what they return below each thing, but my goal is to get a message to appear saying "you need 5 wood", but to get it to say the item name "wood", I'm having issues getting the name from the items array, anyone have any suggestions for me?

warm hedge
#

Is SLAY_wood etc are an inventory item?

quaint oyster
#

yep

warm hedge
# 
getText (configFile >> "CfgMagazines" >> "SLAY_wood" >> "displayName")```etc
quaint oyster
#

Nice, got that part stored for later. Any idea what I might do however to convert the first half of the array [[1,1],[4,4]] the 1's into a means to grab the item classname from the _items piece?

#

Normally I'd do _items#1 for example.

#

Maybe a switch?

warm hedge
#

What is [[1,1],[4,4]] supposed to tell?

quaint oyster
#

1 = the second value in this array from _items
["NMIB_PlotLease_Itm","SLAY_Wood","SLAY_Nails","Slay_Scrap","SLAY_concrete"]

warm hedge
#

So SLAY_wood is required 4 times?

granite sky
#

_items#_variable is fine.

quaint oyster
#

correct but due to my poor example it will make it 8

#

due to 1,1 being duped

granite sky
#

I assume your code was incorrect and [1,2] would mean two of item 1?

quaint oyster
#

first array the [1,1] = wood wood then the second [4,4] = total item 4 total item 4

#

i should of sent something a better explained

granite sky
#

Ok that's a bad structure then?

#

You should do [type, count] pairs. Makes it easier to handle.

quaint oyster
#

I agree with ya, unfortunately the thing I'm editing is coded up that way 😦 I'm more or less adding support for it third person.

granite sky
#

So if something needed three different items you'd have two three-entry arrays?

quaint oyster
#

yeah, that will get confusing.

#

it might look something like this:

#

[[1,2,4],[1,1,5]]

#

The end goal is to get a mouse over to display the recipe values essentially.

quaint oyster
granite sky
# 
private _text = "";
{
  private _itemType = _items#_x;
  private _itemCount = _recipe#1#_forEachIndex;
  _text = _text + format ["%1 of %2\n", _itemCount, _itemType];
} forEach _recipe#0;
_text;
quaint oyster
#

Brother.... That worked.

#

I'm going to be looking at how you did it going forward, I had no idea that you could add data to something using foreach that way.

granite sky
#

If you're joining a lot of strings then IIRC it's better to pushBack them into an array and then use joinString at the end.

#

Can also avoid the trailing \n easily like that:

private _strings = [];
{
  private _itemType = _items#_x;
  private _itemCount = _recipe#1#_forEachIndex;
  _strings pushBack format ["%1 of %2", _itemCount, _itemType];
} forEach _recipe#0;
_strings joinString "\n";
quaint oyster
#

Thanks for the help m8, I'm gonna try to get these working pieces wired up to the mouse overs.

tepid trail
#

So i want engine 1 to be on fire but some reason it's not working. can someone help me? (I'm a beginner at scripting)

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fleet sand
# tepid trail

something like this:
in Init:

this setHit ["engine",1];
spiral canyon
#

How do I get this code to work without the interaction and it just do the teleporting?

  
1 cutText ["","BLACK OUT",1];  
  
sleep 2;  
private _unit = if (isRemoteControlling player) then
{
    remoteControlled player;
}
else
{
    player
};
 _unit playAction "PlayerStand";  
 _unit setPosASL (getPosASL objectName);   
 _unit setDir 161;  

sleep 0.5;    
 
1 cutText ["","BLACK IN",1];  
  
}, nil, 1.5, true, true, "", "true", 5, false, "", ""]; ```

Is it this?
```private _unit = if (isRemoteControlling player) then 
{
    remoteControlled player;
} 
else 
{ 
    player 
}; 
 _unit playAction "PlayerStand";   
 _unit setPosASL (getPosASL objectName);    
 _unit setDir 90; ```

This works on my local game but on my server it doesnt.
tulip ridge
#

Because player is null on a dedicated server

spiral canyon
#

so it would be _null instead of _unit?

tulip ridge
#

player returns objNull

#

Why do you need to run it on the server?

#

Just run it on whatever player's machine

spiral canyon
#

I mean when I run the mission on my server it isnt working but now that you say that, I think I do have the trigger set as server

meager granite
#

Anyone had issues with lnbSetValue? It doesn't seem to do anything. Or lnbValue doesn't return Number value properly, always 0. Doing same text with lnbSetData\lnbData properly sets and returns string.

#

Couldn't find anything related while googling around

tranquil nymph
#

lnbSetValue sets an int, not a string

#

You're question is a little confusing though, because it sounds like you know that, but also tried to use a string

stable dune
# spiral canyon I mean when I run the mission on my server it isnt working but now that you say ...

Dart says that your need be sure that Server Only is unticked,
It will create a local trigger on every client.
And add the condition of the player in thisList,
So it will be active when the player enters the area of the trigger.
So when it's a local trigger,
The player is available and you can use the player in activation and condition.
If you set the trigger on the server, the player returns objNull like Dart said.

meager granite
#

Trigger?

#

I mistyped it at first, but I meant that lnbSetValue doesn't sets the value or lnbValue doesn't returns it

#

lnbSetData\lnbData on the other hand properly sets and returns strings

#

So yeah lnbValue is fucked

tranquil nymph
#

I feel like I've used it before to sort the lnb

#

but maybe that was just a normal listbox

meager granite
#

It works with normal listbox, doesn't with listnbox

#

Bugged in both OA and A3, apparently always was

#

I wonder why there is not a single mention of it since 2009

#

Guess its time to finally report it then

open hollow
#

i just realize you can do this in arma lol

private _unit = if (isRemoteControlling player) then {remoteControlled player}else{player};

pallid palm
#

@stable dune what about if you script a trigger is it the same as you said ?

#

maybe not i guess

stable dune
formal grail
#

Found a most annoying bug: if turret owner of the pilot/gunner are different for a pylon aircraft, setPylonLoadout will not work properly. In some cases, the turret owner of the gunner will transfer over automatically, but it will take a long time (10+ seconds on my server). Using setPylonLoadout during that time will essentially break the vehicle and give it two different copies of weapons.

meager granite
formal grail
meager granite
#

Post your code?

formal grail
#

It's... part of a larger thing. Let me find the smallest piece

meager granite
formal grail
#

I used turretOwner. I tested with a Blackfoot. When I get into pilot seat, pilot and vehicle become local to me but the gunner is still server. Then, 10-30 seconds later, gunner's turretOwner becomes local to me.

meager granite
#

Yes, turrets switch locality slowly when empty

#

They move to vehicle locality after some amount of time

#

If you want pilot to change gunner pylons, you'll need to run global code that checks if turret is local there right now and do your needed changes

formal grail
#

Yeah so I've tried setPylonLoadout on both the pilot and gunner's localities, doesn't seem to work.

formal grail
meager granite
#

iirc messing with setPylonLoadout on remote turrets tends to break things

#

The only safe way is running the command ONLY where turret is local

formal grail
#

Yes. I learned that the very hard way.

#

Unfortunately, I think you don't have a choice when you're switching rockets from pilot to gunner or vice versa

#

In those cases, both must be the same locality.

#

Also, it just breaks uavs if someone different is in pilot vs gunner.

meager granite
# 
[[_vehicle, _turret_path, _pylon_loadout], {
    params ["_vehicle", "_turret_path", "_pylon_loadout"];
    if(_vehicle turretLocal _turret_path) then {
        _vehicle setPylonLoadout _pylon_loadout
    };
}] remoteExecCall ["call", 0];
formal grail
#

Anyway, tore my hair out for 4 hours straight so hopefully the next person who searches setPylonLoadout can know they are not alone

formal grail
meager granite
#

Hmm, not sure if I ever used setPylonLoadout with different localities, but I indeed had cases where it was used on remote vehicle and it messed stuff up

meager granite
formal grail
#

Yes.

#

So by default for example, the attack choppers give all the pylons to the gunner, but if you try to swap it to pilot, you have no choice but to teach the user about locality (or just tell them to wait a bit)

meager granite
#

Hmm, you said you tried running the command on both localities right away already?

formal grail
#

Yes, that's what breaks (it was what I expected to work)

meager granite
#

"This command should run locally to the vehicle itself or it will cause desync issue!"

#

from wiki

#

Apparently this means turret locality shouldn't matter and only run it for vehicle locality itself

formal grail
#

Yea that's definitely the wrongest answer

#

But there isn't a right one either when you're trying to swap pylon owner

meager granite
#

@still forum Can we you ask to peek into the engine to see what setPylonLoadout does exactly under the hood in regards with locality? Does it simply change weapons and magazines where called and then eventual syncrhonization does the rest or does it send any special network messages?

#

turret path argument is the most interesting as wiki does no mention of it in regards to locality

still forum
#

I think that answers your question

meager granite
winter rose
#

new question being: when will you do it? runs away

faint burrow
#

Soon (tm)?

atomic niche
#

always soon™️

spiral canyon
meager granite
granite sky
#

@formal grail My suggestion for multi-crew vehicles would be to check how ACE does it. They usually figure out the correct way to do this stuff.

#

I would expect them to just remoteExec setPylonLoadout everywhere though.

tulip ridge
dire island
#

Does anyone have any good method for exiting a script after it has been running for X time?

winter rose
dire island
winter rose
#

the second one is a thing then

tepid trail
stable dune
tepid trail
#

motor or it could be propeller

tepid trail
#

like the name of the plane

stable dune
tepid trail
stable dune
tepid trail
#

{ if condition true do code }

what do i put in there?

#

oh nvm

stable dune
tepid trail
#

i might use this script to figure out what that engine is called

#

_vic = cursorObject //vehicle to test hitpoints
;
terminate real_vicwatch;
real_vicwatch = [_vic] spawn{
params ["_vic"];
while{alive _vic} do {
sleep 0.2;
_displayPoints = [];
_hintList = [];
_hitPointsDamage = getAllHitPointsDamage _vic;
_hitpoints = _hitPointsDamage select 0;
_damaged = _hitPointsDamage select 2;
{
_toPercent = [format ["%1%", _x*100 toFixed 1]];
_toPercent pushBack "%";
_toPercent = _toPercent joinString "";
_damaged set [_foreachindex, _toPercent];
} foreach _damaged;
_pointsNumber = (count _damaged) - 1;
{
_displaypoints set [_forEachIndex, format ["%1: %2",_x, _damaged select _forEachIndex]];
//create array of strings in "hitpoint: damage" format
} forEach _hitpoints;

    for "_i" from 0 to _pointsNumber + 2 do {
        _hintlist pushBack _i;
    };
    _hintlistString = _hintlist joinstring "\n %"; //line breaks and format notation
    _hintlistString = _hintlistString select [4]; //remove 0\n 
    _hintlistStringFormat = [_hintlistString]; //creates array to add hintSilent parameters
    for "_i" from 0 to (count _displaypoints - 1) do {
        _hintlistStringFormat pushback (_displaypoints select _i); //assembles hitpoint strings with hint formatting
    };
    hintSilent format _hintlistStringFormat;//displaypoints select n+1, displaypoints select n+2
};

};

#

thats what it shows

#

when you shoot at a vehicle

warped thicket
#

lnbValue is broken yes

#

you can use lnbData with parseNumber

#

that's how I got around it at least

tepid trail
#

how do i make this follow the player

#

like where the player goes this script (flak script) it will follow

#

or make it a way that it follows a certain type of plane

tulip ridge
granite sky
#

This script could do with some fixing up.

#

Not sure what the weaponholder spam is for.

pallid palm
#

@stable dune yeah sorry , i don't know what i wanted that trigger info for, its all good

haughty sand
warm hedge
#

Either:

  • set the marker position via a script
  • set the units position via a script after they respawn
hallow mortar
#

For changing the marker position, you can use the 3D translation widget or hold ALT and drag it. Markers can be moved in the 3D view in the Editor since 2.18, and height is stored although it's not shown in the attributes UI.

winged thistle
#

Anyone know an easy way to detect day/night in a mission?

#

Trying to auto enable night vision if it is dark.

gleaming onyx
#

moving my question to here, looking more and more thats a bad script.... =/
When I join in to my mission (Normandy map), I first load in, and then it takes 3-4 seconds and the loadingscreen show again...

This is in my description.ext

respawn = 3;

respawnDelay = 5;

respawnTemplates[] = {"MenuPosition","Counter"};

respawnOnStart = 0;

nocturne bluff
hallow mortar
#

I don't see anything wrong with that. If that's all that's in your description.ext then I don't think the problem is there.
Another likely suspect would be init.sqf.

gleaming onyx
#

ok, here wo go.. don't laugh... I have no knowledge in this

📎 init.sqf
hallow mortar
#

That looks essentially fine, although you're not getting exactly the results you might be expecting - setTimeMultiplier is capped at 120.

#

Do you have any other init scripts, like initPlayerLocal.sqf etc?

#

One basic thing to try would be to save and export the mission again, and try again with the new file. This sort of problem could be caused by the PBO being corrupted somehow.

gleaming onyx
winged thistle
#

Thank you, sir. 😄

gleaming onyx
#

Having the same issue, and I can't see the 5 second countdown either :/

winged thistle
#

So, like this?

#

if (sunOrMoon != 1) then {
player setVariable ["NV", ["ON", 0.02]]; //turn on night vision by default
};

hallow mortar
#

Okay, hang on, can you describe in more detail what's happening? What's the exact sequence of events?

#

If there's a loading screen I would not expect to see a 5-second countdown during that, and I would not expect to see it on mission start anyway

#

It sounded originally like you were getting stuck in a loading screen immediately after launching the mission. Is that actually what's happening, or is it something else?

gleaming onyx
#

first when I start the mission in multiplayer I get to the screen where I can see the map and the option to click on "CONTINUE" in the lower right corner
I load in to the game and can walk with my character, but after 10-15 seconds the loading screen (the one I mentioned earlier) flashes and I'm teleported back to the first place I spawned in on

#

But when I respawn after a death I get the loadingscreen I'm used to

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grizzled grove
#

Hello, is there any function/command or approach that would allow to return the exact distance given by the built in rangefinder of an optic (e.g. the TWS)? I tried with a raycast approach (lineintersects, but this is really inconsistent). Thanks in advance.

warm hedge
#

Why/how doesn't lineIntersectsSurfaces work?

#

Actually, the answer is "yes, sort of"

still forum
#

But isn't the laser rangefinder itself also just doing a ray cast anyway? Why would it be inconsistent?

hallow mortar
grizzled grove
#

I have no idea - for instance pointing at a house in Malden, the rangefinder gives me 160, while either the lineintersect script I use either does not detect it or return 200

gleaming onyx
winged thistle
#

I did something wrong. It's not working.

hallow mortar
# gleaming onyx

Well, I can tell you that's not the problem, at least.
I'm not sure what's causing this. It isn't any of the things I've seen so far. But there could be scripts and stuff hidden in a million different places, in the mission and in mods, so it's really hard to tell.

gleaming onyx
#

I'm grateful for the help I've got! thanks alot, will continue to test some stuff

winged thistle
#

My condition works, but the night vision variable isn't being set. Does this work in A3?

warm hedge
grizzled grove
#

The idea is to make an optic that would align the zeroing with the rangefinder - it is in the init for testing purposes, but I'll do a modded version of the optic once i get all the scripts working

warm hedge
#

// Try cursorTarget first seems the most reliable
It's not if you're looking for the surface distance?

_distance = _unit distance _hitPos;```
Inconsistent position format, `getPosASL _unit` or just `AGLToASL positionCameraToWorld [0,0,0]`
formal grail
#

Is there a way to turn off manualControl of a missile? setMissileTarget objNull (with either syntax) and setMissileTargetPos [0,0,0] don't seem to be doing it.

warm hedge
#

They are the commands. You are doing something wrong then

formal grail
# 
(vehicle player) addEventHandler ["Fired", {
    params ["_unit", "_weapon", "_muzzle", "_mode", "_ammo", "_magazine", "_projectile", "_gunner"];
    [_projectile] spawn {
        params ["_projectile"];
        while { alive _projectile } do {
            _projectile setMissileTarget objNull;
            _projectile setMissileTarget [objNull, true];
            _projectile setMissileTargetPos [0,0,0];
        };
    };
}];

With this, I'd expect the missile to go straight, but it does not. When I log the missile state, it seems to be that when it's in "MANUAL" state, it's still trying to exert control over it.

warm hedge
#

Because you are using multiple setMissileTarget commands?

#

Don't wrap into the spawn and try with just _projectile setMissileTarget [objNull, true];

formal grail
#

No, I've tried any combination of that.

warm hedge
#

Any is not the suggestion. Use one is

formal grail
#

Yes, I've tried all of the possible permutations of teh 3

warm hedge
#

Any is not the suggestion. Use one is

formal grail
#

Anyway, these commands don't disable manual control.

warm hedge
#

Wait you are looking to disable SACLOS missile

gleaming parcel
#

Hello guys, there is any channel to get some help with some code of a cpp for a weapon? I cant get my weapon to change Shooting Modes

warm hedge
#

I see that's what you mean by manualControl, then I guess no

warm hedge
gleaming parcel
warm hedge
#

SACLOS missile's path may be overwritten just by setMissileTargetPosition

formal grail
#

I guessed not too, but I was wondering if anyone's tried something like locking it to an attached/hidden target workaround.

warm hedge
#

But may be

formal grail
#

I've discovered two problems with that approach. I don't really want to a set a position (I did try pointing a 1000m laser beam out the head of the projectile, but the result is wobbly) and the other problem is setting it to 0,0,0 actually does make it want to go to 0,0,0

#

Also, I think some missiles (Titan AT static) just don't respect it.

warm hedge
#

Because some are not using SACLOS solution

#

But IR or visual or radar lock or...

formal grail
#

Titan AT static is saclos when fired without a lock.

warm hedge
#

Misremembered then

formal grail
#

When I log missile state, the control goes away when it goes from MANUAL to LOST. So maybe there is something I can do with that too.

hazy temple
#

Hello everyone! I'm getting these errors in my logs, saying that the files are missing... but the aren't.. What can be the problem that is causing this? - http://pastebin.com/5ZqBxdZ3

#

Thanks in advance! 😄

grizzled grove
warm hedge
#

What is the point of for some objects if you have much more reliable option?

#

Or rather I'd say, what is the thing you are trying?

#

the script is suppose to try different approaches until getting a reading
I know, but your way uses less reliable option before using more reliable option

south swan
#

well, this approach can work as an optimization if less reliable option is noticeably cheaper blobdoggoshruggoogly

pallid palm
#

hello Awsome Arma 3 people: Is there away to make the mini map bigger, plz don't tell me i need a mod for this

#

ok you can tell me if you want

proven charm
pallid palm
#

oh cool thx m8 awsome ill have a look

grizzled grove
pallid palm
#

wow Awsome @proven charm totaly Awsome m8 thx

hushed turtle
grizzled grove
#

That is why I'd like to know if yu can get the actual Rangefinder reading from the UI maybe with displayCtrl and getvariable?

pallid palm
#

roger that

bold rivet
#

Does someone know where i find the diffrent weapon categories?
I want to play a diffrent type of animation depending if the player has a rifle,handgun,launcher or nothing in his hand

_weapon = currentWeapon _caller;
if ((typeOf _weapon) == "rifle???") then {
    _caller playMove "AinvPercMstpSrasWrflDnon_AmovPercMstpSrasWrflDnon";
};
warm hedge
#

Compare with primaryWeapon

warm hedge
bold rivet
grizzled grove
#

Thanks I'll have a look at that! This will be useful as I am doing also a punisher kind of weapon using the same concept.

warm hedge
#

currentWeapon _player == priaryWeapon _player

bold rivet
#

ok I will try

proven charm
bold rivet
#

Oh i see, i will give it a try

winged thistle
#

How are you calling them?

bold rivet
warm hedge
#

currentWeapon player == "" // true if player holds nothing

bold rivet
#

ah i see, thanks

velvet knoll
#

I'm assuming from the jump that this is a dumb question - I assume there is no way to spawn a unit locally for one person only on a dedicated server?

winter rose
#

well, "what do you want to do" is the boiling down question 😄

velvet knoll
#

Thinking of using it in an SCP like setting / including it as a one off goof for my unit as part of a "head injury" script

tulip ridge
velvet knoll
#

Interesting thoughts, thanks!