arma3_scripting

[velvet knoll]

I'll dig into it

[little raptor]

What do you want the unit for? If you just want a "dummy" without AI you can use createVehicleLocal

[clever relic]

Hey yall. So im working with vehicle respawn module. Can anyone explain to me how does that "expressions" tab work on it? What is the correct syntax for it. Can i basically run any scripts on it? What would be the right syntax for using it? I'm trying to use it to clear the vehicle inventory, and spawn with different looks. That last part i've managed, but adding removeAllItems _newVehicle just doesn't seem to be working.

I've got the code here, is there some specific way i should post it, or can i just paste it right here?

It's funny how this excat same thing has been asked on forums, but i jsut cant access it :D

[tulip ridge]

You can just paste it in a code block in discord
E.g.
```sqf
Code
```

[little raptor]

Forums are down at the moment

[clever relic]

params ["_newVehicle","_oldVehicle"];   
[   
    _newVehicle,   
    ["Black",1],        ["HideDoor1",0,"HideDoor2",1,"HideDoor3",0,"HideDoor4",1]]  call BIS_fnc_initVehicle;

[clever relic]

Yea, that's not hard to figure out when googling this stuff :D

[tulip ridge]

Your issue is probably that you need https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/clearItemCargoGlobal, not removeAllItems

And the weapon, magazine, and backpack variants

[clever relic]

is this the right format for it?

params ["_newVehicle","_oldVehicle"];  clearItemCargoGlobal _newVehicle; 

[tulip ridge]

Yeah

Wiki is still up, and has examples for how to use commands

[clever relic]

That is excatly what I've on my expressions, but still that just respawns the car with all the inventory.

And I've tried looking at wiki, but there is not much info on how that vehicle respawn module works, thats why I wasnt sure of the syntax

[tulip ridge]

Are you calling it before or after BIS_fnc_initVehicle

Never used it, but it might do some inventory stuff

[clever relic]

I tried it basically every way. Before, after, without it. Didn't work. Whats interesting though, is that clearWeaponCargo removes all the weapons from the cargo, but nothing else(obviously), but all the other clearXXXCargo don't work at all. Doesnt matter if global or not

As i fucking wrote it out, it came to me. You need to remove items, weapons and magazines all differently. I was using that removeItem, which was only removing FAK's. But if I use clearMagazineCargo, it basically clears the prowler inventory, since its mostly magazines(PCML ammo, grenades etc.)

params ["_newVehicle","_oldVehicle"];   [   _newVehicle,   ["Black",1],    ["HideDoor1",0,"HideDoor2",1,"HideDoor3",0,"HideDoor4",1]  ] call BIS_fnc_initVehicle;  
clearMagazineCargoGlobal _newVehicle;
clearItemCargoGlobal _newVehicle;
clearWeaponCargoGlobal _newVehicle;

I'm putting this here if someone ever runs into same problem as me. This spawns a completely empty Prowler with few modifications made to it(If you use that code in the respawn module expressions).

[gloomy cloud]

Does anyone know why my action does not get deleted?

_caller addAction ["Action1", 
{
    params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"];
    _caller removeAction 1;
}];

[proven charm]

probably because its not #1 try using the _actionId instead

[gloomy cloud]

oh you are rigth thanks

[twin moon]

Would it be possible to setup a script that only shows stuff like units / Entities to certain players sorta like how you can play music to Sides / Teams / Players
Idealy also setup so that entity targets "Also only sees specific player"

[tulip ridge]

For the player's side, just create the unit like normal and then hide it for players who shouldn't see it

Not sure about the AI's side, that'd probably be more tricky but I don't do much AI scripting

[grizzled grove]

If I understand correctly, Optics UI are not active displays natively, hence no possible to retrive directly the renage reading? - thus in the punisher, you create by script a new UI to ba able to retrive the value, right? that is quite hardcore scripting...

[pallid palm]

hello all Arma3 m8s: Is there a simple way to Repack Mags , With out using a Mod, or having a 562 line script. ?, there must be a way,

[granite sky]

You can probably write it a bit shorter than that, but magazine mangling is not easy.

Consider that removeMagazine(Global) can't specify which magazine to remove, only the classname.

[pallid palm]

@granite sky i was just thinking that cool m8 thxs you

i also remember theres away to count the bullets in all the mags, in your invetory

but i forget what it was now darnet

[tulip ridge]

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

There's also https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/magazinesDetail which gives more info, but requires you to do some searching in the return to get the ammo counts

[pallid palm]

cool thx @tulip ridge

[errant iron]

I was looking for a way to know when the mission's initial loading screen completes so my advanced hint doesn't show up too early and hides itself before the player can see it. Is checking BIS_fnc_startLoadingScreen_ids the normal way to do that, or is there a more conventional method? sqf private _timeout = diag_tickTime + 60; waitUntil { uiSleep 1; isNil "BIS_fnc_startLoadingScreen_ids" || {count BIS_fnc_startLoadingScreen_ids < 1 || {diag_tickTime > _timeout}} };

[foggy stratus]

I just grokked it, and got 2 possible solutions:

waitUntil { !isNull player && { progressLoadingScreen 1; true } }; hint "Mission loading screen has completed!";

and...

waitUntil { !isLoading }; hint "Mission loading screen has completed!";

[granite sky]

Both of these are hallucinations :P

progressLoadingScreen exists but it's a setter, not a getter.

[foggy stratus]

haha! I've actually had great luck with it in the last few weeks. 4 out of 5 code presented worked for me.

[granite sky]

It's garbage-in-garbage-out really. If there's an established good way to do something then it's easy for AIs. If everyone is using their own unproven jank method then you're not gonna get a good answer.

[fleet sand]

This is what i use in InitPlayerLocal.sqf @errant iron

if (!hasInterface) exitWith {};
player setVariable ["LEG_PlayerLoaded", false, true];
addMissionEventHandler ["PreloadFinished", 
{
  player setVariable ["LEG_PlayerLoaded", true, true];
}];

enableSaving [false, false];

waitUntil {player getVariable "LEG_PlayerLoaded"};

[hazy temple]

@winged thistle I added -filePatching and that worked! Thanks anyway!

[errant iron]

oh neat, seems to work reliably enough for the advanced hint

though curiously it doesn't seem reliable with systemChat, so i guess that's still disabled for a bit longer

[zealous arrow]

pigneedle are you setting that value on client or server?

[errant iron]

tested both with a dedicated server, PreloadFinished waited until just before the loading screen disappeared like usual, while BIS_fnc_startLoadingScreen_ids got cleared too early

[harsh nebula]

Hello everyone! My friend and I have created a script to manage weather and time. There are probably similar solutions out there, but without the forum available, we figured it out on our own. We developed it because, in BTC missions, non-admin users couldn’t manage these functions. If it can be useful to anyone, the code is on GitHub. https://github.com/sarteko

[pallid palm]

removed so it don''t mess people up

[winter rose]

wat

I iz confused by

newVehicle = "TTT";
OldVehicle = "TTT";
```I guess

[pallid palm]

oh yeah thats the name of my truck

it stands for Troup Transport Truck

but can be any Name

ofcorse i know you know that

[thin fox]

🤔

[warm hedge]

What on Earth is that lines

[tulip ridge]

You're assigning those variables to a string, not an object

[hallow mortar]

I assume that was meant as a response to this: #arma3_scripting message
But I don't get why, because a) they already solved it and b) their solution was better

[pallid palm]

whats that again Dart ? im not sure what you mean

in the mission the name of my Object is TTT

[warm hedge]

These lines are totally nonsense. Also hard to see the context you tried to make

[pallid palm]

but why is it nonsense

[warm hedge]

Because these lines do nothing. String does also nothing to do with later lines

[tulip ridge]

An object's variable name is a global variable, to use it you can just use it directly, e.g. typeOf TTT.

The first two lines create new global variables that are both just the string "TTT", not the object named TTT in the editor

[pallid palm]

oh ok i see thxs you Dart

[hallow mortar]

You could use the string with getVariable, as that accepts strings to find varnames, but...you don't, you just define those variables and never use them. Harmless, but also pointless.

[pallid palm]

copy that thx @hallow mortar

[hallow mortar]

The other person's solution uses the auto-generated variables from the respawn module, which refer to the specific vehicle that respawned, rather than hardcoding a reference to a global variable name. So it's more dynamic and easier to use with different vehicles.

[pallid palm]

so what would i put in the expression line of a Vehicle Respawn Module to have this happen correctly

for some reason it works i dont know why

[thin fox]

I don't remember if the respawned vehicle gets the same name... if it does, that's why it works

[pallid palm]

it does

[hallow mortar]

It works, it's just a suboptimal way of doing it, with some useless lines and a lack of flexibility

You can keep using it if you like, but it would be better to try to understand where it can be improved and why

[pallid palm]

well i want to be optimal what code would i use ?

[thin fox]

.

[pallid palm]

i want to understand where it can be improved and why

[hallow mortar]

Here's the other person's correct solution again for reference: #arma3_scripting message
You might not need BIS_fnc_initVehicle for your purposes, and there might be other things you want to add. The important things are:

• not defining variables containing useless strings that are never used anyway
• using params to retrieve the auto-generated references provided by the respawn module

[pallid palm]

ahhh ok i see i get right on that

[thin fox]

hover your mouse in the "expression" of the respawn module

you can retrieve two variables, get those using params or select

[pallid palm]

ok cool thx man Awsome

ill see what i can come up with

is this better Awsome Arma 3 m8s

params ["_newVehicle","_oldVehicle"];

clearMagazineCargoGlobal _newVehicle;
clearWeaponCargoGlobal _newVehicle;
clearItemCargoGlobal _newVehicle;
clearBackpackCargoGlobal _newVehicle;

[winter rose]

wait, no, stahp 😄

remove these two "= TTT" lines and we're good

[pallid palm]

ok

how does the Modual know what the name of the new vehicle is

see the new truck must have a name so i can use it as a mobile respawn Viehicle

[hallow mortar]

It doesn't matter to the module what the name is. It's not referenced by name, it's referenced by an Object data type reference - an internal reference within the game engine's memory.

If the vehicle (or unit) has a variable name set in the Editor, that's automatically updated when it respawns. You don't need to manually do anything. The new vehicle will continue to use the old name.

[pallid palm]

oh cool nice i did not know that

thx you so much @hallow mortar

man that so Awsome

i love you guys

thx so much all you guys for Helping me i really A-per-she-ate-it !,

where would my woundering brain be with out you guys

so this is what iv come up with

params ["_newVehicle","_oldVehicle"];

[_newVehicle, ["<t color='#FF1111'>Teleport To Base</t>", "Scripts\TeleportToMarker.sqf","",1,false,true,"","(_target distance _this) < 5"]] remoteExec ["addAction", 0, true];

clearMagazineCargoGlobal _newVehicle;
clearWeaponCargoGlobal _newVehicle;
clearItemCargoGlobal _newVehicle;
clearBackpackCargoGlobal _newVehicle;

[fleet sand]

You can always use sleep after waitUntil. InitPlayerLocal runs in scedueld env so that works.

[pallid palm]

oh hell yeah, it works Awsome thxs So Much guys, totaly Awsome, Wow, So cool, thx again all you wounderful people for helping me

@hallow mortar @tulip ridge @warm hedge @winter rose @thin fox

[gusty dawn]

Hello i'm a new on here i don't know anything about script on arma 3

i'm sorry for my knowledge and my language skill.
now i have some problem about How to kick \ ban player in arma 3 by useing script to check the user is on the list i trying to searching data on youtube, internet, Ai Research i found notthing and now im here to ask if anyone know please tell me and if can't do plase tell me.

i will leave my code in below it is basic to check user is in the list but i dont know to kick/ban.

im trying to use remoteExec, serverCommand and anything it can't kick

private systemChat "Checking player on database . . .";

private _player_uid = getPlayerUID player;
private _player_steam_profile = profileNameSteam;

systemChat format ["Player: %1 is connecting . . .", _player_steam_profile];
systemChat format ["Player: %1 -> %2.", _player_steam_profile, _player_uid];

// โหลดรายการแบนจากไฟล์
// Load list of ban from file
private _check_ban_list =  preprocessFileLineNumbers "Database\banlist.txt";

// ตรวจสอบว่า UID อยู่ในรายการแบนหรือไม่
// Check uid to see if it is in the ban list
private _isBanned = _check_ban_list find _player_uid;


if (_check_ban_list find _player_uid >= 0) then {
    private _reason = "Player is in ban list.";
    systemChat format ["Player: %1 is banned from this server -> %2", _player_steam_profile, _reason];

    

} else {
    systemChat format ["Player: %1 connection is accepted.", _player_steam_profile];
    systemChat format ["Player: %1 connected.", _player_steam_profile];
};

private systemChat "Ban system init done.";

thank you.

[open hollow]

why no just ban him in the server and thats it

afaik you dont even need to have him connected, with just #ban <uid> is enough

[gusty dawn]

I understand that I can use the ban command from the server itself (but I have to ban people manually). I need to verify who entered before banning them since the list is quite long, so I went this route. I can't edit the ban.txt file while the server is running, so I use a script instead.

[errant iron]

i put the entire hint inside the preload event anyway since it doesn't depend on anything else in the file

[fleet sand]

You dont need to put any code in preload execpt the variable so you can do something like this:

if (!hasInterface) exitWith {};
player setVariable ["LEG_PlayerLoaded", false, true];
addMissionEventHandler ["PreloadFinished", 
{
  player setVariable ["LEG_PlayerLoaded", true, true];
}];

enableSaving [false, false];

waitUntil {player getVariable "LEG_PlayerLoaded"};

sleep 5; // extra delay if you want:

hint "this is my hint"; // run code below this 

[errant iron]

I get what you mean, I just don't see it being necessary if I can write it like this: sqf addMissionEventHandler ["PreloadFinished", { removeMissionEventHandler [_thisEvent, _thisEventHandler]; [["WHF", "Intro"], 15, nil, 35, nil, true, true] spawn BIS_fnc_advHint; 0 spawn {sleep 0.5; systemChat "Finished initialization"}; }];

[pallid palm]

scripting is like GOLF for me, i fail more then i succeed

no wounder i like it so much

[split scarab]

Anyone know what's wrong here? Went into a workshop map, looked at a tower and used copyToClipboard str (cursorObject) in the debug console which gave: 1d1b3783750# 20993: ttowerbig_2_f.p3d Land_TTowerBig_2_F

How come this works alive (cursorObject)
but alive (objectFromNetId "20993") does not?

I wanna tie an objective to complete when the tower is destroyed or severely damaged

[stable dune]

There is command to get netId

netId objOrGroup

so copyToClipboard (netId cursorObject)

[split scarab]

Gotcha, I'm assuming it's the long number that's the ID then? 1:-1956374015

[hallow mortar]

No, it's the whole thing

[stable dune]

owner:uniqueid
And from example
objectFromNetId "2:3"

So it should be whole

[split scarab]

Ah my bad, and will the tower always have this ID, like if I decided to run the mission on a dedicated server later?

[hallow mortar]

Unknown but likely not. I wouldn't rely on it.

[split scarab]

Damn, got any idea for how to detect when this specific tower is destroyed then?

Maybe something like "object Land_TTowerBig_2_F" within the trigger radius or something?

[hallow mortar]

If it's an Editor-placed object, give it a variable name and refer to that.
If it's a terrain object, try https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/nearestTerrainObjects.

[still forum]

terrain object is guaranteed to have same ID, until someone updates/edits the terrain
but objectFromNetId might return null if the terrain object is not streamed in (far away)
So when you want to check for destroyed, you'd have to differentiate between "dead" and "not there"

[split scarab]

I managed with this damage nearestObject [getPos thisTrigger, "Land_TTowerBig_2_F"] >= 0.25; as the condition on a trigger

[little raptor]

You can just do getPosWorld thisTrigger nearestObject "20993" to get that exact object

(and yes, don't use getPos)

[bold rivet]

Is there a way to fire a mortar without a gunner in it? I want to make a auto-firing mortar script, but i cant find the right command for it.
If i use this script it only fires automatic as soon as i enter the mortar.

_mortar setVariable ["AutoFireOn", false, true];
                    
[_mortar, ["<t color='#0094FF'>Toggle Auto-Fire</t>", {
    params ["_mortar", "_target", "_caller"];                     
                        
    private _currentState = _mortar getVariable ["AutoFireOn", false];
    _mortar setVariable ["AutoFireOn", !_currentState, true];
                        
    [_mortar] spawn {
        params ["_mortar"];
                            
        while { _mortar getVariable ["AutoFireOn", false] } do {                        
            private _ammo = magazinesAmmo _mortar;
            if (count _ammo > 0) then {
                sleep 0.5;
                _mortar fire (weapons _mortar select 0);
            };
                            
        };
                            
    };
}, nil, 1.5, true, true, "", "(_this distance _target) > 1.1 && (_this distance _target) < 2.5"]] remoteExec ["addAction", 0, true];

[tulip ridge]

Prefix your global variables

[real tartan]

is there a glob* function that I can get list of all files in folder in SQF ?

[tulip ridge]

*.sqf?

[real tartan]

yes

[tulip ridge]

Oh do you mean the command to actually get them, not the pattern itself?

[real tartan]

yes, get list of files

[tulip ridge]

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

Doesn't take a pattern, just pbo prefix and file extension

[real tartan]

hmm, can I use it for folder in mission or non-pbo

will experiment

[tulip ridge]

It only works for addons, so missions wouldn't be checked

I don't think there's anything to get all files in a mission folder

Well, a mission folder in an addon would work obviously

[tender fossil]

Python? Or

Oh, I think I misunderstood you. So you want to do a recursive search with SQF instead of recursive search of SQF files, right?

[tender fossil]

Just in case example with Python: ```python
import glob

sqfFiles = glob.glob("path/to/main_directory/**/*.sqf", recursive=True)

print(sqfFiles)

[tulip ridge]

in SQF
Not sqf files

[daring cave]

Is there a way to reference event handler params in a sqf file?
I've got this in a units init
this addEventHandler ["Hit", { params ["_unit", "", "", "_instigator"]; _unit setUnconscious true; _unit allowDamage false; _unit setCaptive true; _handle = _unit execVM "e_hit.sqf";}];
I have an sqf file that I'd like to enact scripts on the unit that gets hit

the sqf script
sleep 5; _unit setUnconscious false; sleep 1; _unit switchMove "passenger_flatground_3_Idle";

I've also noticed the hit event handler doesn't work if I disable damage before hand

[hallow mortar]

Use params, _this select ..., or _this to access anything you've passed into the SQF file as an argument, in this case the contents of _unit, exactly the same as you use it to access the EH's parameters.
In this case, you've only passed a single thing rather than an array of things, so using _this directly will do.

[daring cave]

if it's a body shot, they survive, if it's a head shot they die regardless

[daring cave]

that worked thankfully

[hallow mortar]

You might want a HandleDamage EH instead

-> not because it works better with damage disabled, but because you can simply nullify the damage within the EH itself

[daring cave]

that works alot better

Head shots now don't insta kill

[daring cave]

Any idea how I can create a count that can add or subtract via a script? Like let's say I have 20 rifleman who are invincible, they do a surrender animation when hit via the hit event handler, when the event handler plays I'd like it to subtract 1 from the count and when the count reaches zero or maybe less than 2 it activates a trigger?

Or a live display counter via hint ""; that shows how many times the player has been hit

I'd check the forums but they've been down forever

[granite sky]

Make an initServer.sqf that creates a global variable and sets it appropriately. Reduce it each time your hit EH fires on a new unit (might need to set a variable on a the unit, unless there's something else to determine previous hits).

[bold rivet]

Is there a way to use a while loop on a scripted pub zeus server?
Because currently i just keep getting kicked from battleye

[daring cave]

I have a script for a tank that fires its main gun at a bunch of randomly defined targets, but it keeps giving me invalid number in expression. Any idea what's wrong?
while {true} do { sleep (16 + random 60); _randtar = ["tar1", "tar2", "tar3", "tar4", "tar5", "tar6", "tar7", "tar8", "tar9"] call BIS_fnc_selectRandom; tank1 doWatch _randtar; waitUntil { tank1 aimedAtTarget [ _randtar] > 0 }; sleep (3 + random 3); tank1 fireAtTarget [ _randtar, "rhs_weap_2a46m_5"]; }:

[tulip ridge]

You need three backticks for code blocks
```sqf
Code
```

}:
You're using a colon as a semi-colon

[granite sky]

After that, the array of targets contains strings, not object references, so it won't work with any of the functions you're using it for.

should probably be using the same weapon for aimedAtTarget, but otherwise I'd expect it to do something.

[tulip ridge]

_randtar = ["tar1", "tar2", "tar3", "tar4", "tar5", "tar6", "tar7", "tar8", "tar9"] call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;
Just use selectRandom, commands will be faster than a function. private _randTar = selectRandom [...];

[tepid trail]

who wants a FLAK script?

[daring cave]

oops

[spiral canyon]

Im using ACE and have a trigger that deals damage _unit setDamage [damage _unit + 0.1]; but I dont get anything on the ACE damage or any notification that Im getting damaged. In Zeus I can see the damage is being applied. Does anyone know of a way to get the damage to show your getting hurt?

[granite sky]

@spiral canyon
https://ace3.acemod.org/wiki/functions/medical#ace_medical_fnc_adddamagetounit

ACE doesn't use the vanilla damage values.

[spiral canyon]

Any idea how to make it continually give damage while in the trigger zone and not just each time a player enters it?

[granite sky]

Don't use a trigger. Write a client-side script instead.

[meager granite]

It can be done with a trigger that adds and removes per frame handler

Though triggers usually add more issues and confusion to novice scripters (and me)

[mint flame]

Is it possible to change the camo of a modded tank by using camo texture of another tank ? Via script

[warm hedge]

setObjectTexture

[formal grail]

When playing around with laserTarget, I found a less reliable but seemingly more performant way of finding out whose laser target is on the map. Instead of iterating through every possible unit/vehicle/turret in the game and matching laserTarget, it's faster to simply get the owner of the laser on the server (with the owner command), find the player owner that matches, and there's the answer. Probably only works in mp/dedicated.

[meager granite]

AI can lase too, this wont work reliably for MP games with AI units

[formal grail]

Ah, like I said, there are cases it wouldn't work reliably. In my case, it works fine because all AI units in my mission are either part of a player group or I don't want to show their laser names.

[meager granite]

I wonder if laser stores what vehicle it was fired from

If it does, objectParent should return it

Both getShotParents and objectParent return null now

[formal grail]

Yup I believe there was a feedback tracker when I made the more reliable version of this a while ago.

[meager granite]

Personally I do an each frame check checking if laserTarget returns anything for player unit, player vehicle and player connected UAV

If its a new laser target, setVariable an info block about it

Could be expanded to do this check on AI too but its gonna need some optimization to only check units that can lase at all (have laser designator or in vehicle with laser designator)

Still a crutch

[formal grail]

Used to do that, except on entity create instead of oneachframe. There were a few bugs. I think on some helo turrets it doesn't work

#arma3_scripting message

[meager granite]

I'd post my code but it uses a ton of my functions all over the place

100% reliable though

// Params: Entity
// Returns: Nothing
both_func_vehicles_checkForLasers = {
    private _unit = _this;
    private _vehicle = objectParent _unit;

    // Лазер юнита
    if(alive laserTarget _unit) then {
        if(both_vehicles_allLaserTargets pushBackUnique laserTarget _unit >= 0) then {
            private _vehicle = _unit;
            private _laser = laserTarget _unit;
            private _weapon = currentWeapon _unit;
            call both_infunc_vehicles_checkForLasers_addNewLaser;
        };
    };

    // Лазер техники
    if(_vehicle != _unit) then {
        // Свое место
        private _turret = _vehicle unitTurret _unit;
        private _laser = _vehicle laserTarget _turret;
        if(alive _laser) then both_infunc_vehicles_checkForLasers_checkVehicleLaser;

        // Ручной режим огня (Если юнит на месте откуда можно использовать Manual Fire)
        if(isManualFire _vehicle && {_vehicle call both_func_vehicles_getPrimaryObserverTurret isEqualTo _turret}) then {
            private _turret = _vehicle call both_func_vehicles_getPrimaryTurret;
            private _laser = _vehicle laserTarget _turret;
            if(alive _laser) then both_infunc_vehicles_checkForLasers_checkVehicleLaser;
        };
    };

    // Лазер БПЛА
    if(alive getConnectedUAVUnit _unit) then {
        private _uav_unit = getConnectedUAVUnit _unit;
        //if(!local _uav_unit) exitWith {};
        private _vehicle = objectParent _uav_unit;

        // Свой лазер
        private _turret = _vehicle unitTurret _uav_unit;
        private _laser = _vehicle laserTarget _turret;
        if(alive _laser) then both_infunc_vehicles_checkForLasers_checkVehicleLaser;

        // Лазер с ручного режима огня
        if(isManualFire _vehicle && {_vehicle call both_func_vehicles_getPrimaryObserverTurret isEqualTo _turret}) then {
            private _turret = _vehicle call both_func_vehicles_getPrimaryTurret;
            private _laser = _vehicle laserTarget _turret;
            if(alive _laser) then both_infunc_vehicles_checkForLasers_checkVehicleLaser;
        };
    };
};
```Main function in case anybody wants an idea, covers player, player vehicle and player uav, including cases where you can lase through manual fire

player call both_func_vehicles_checkForLasers each frame

[formal grail]

Ah manual fire

That's probably it.

Here's the feedback tracker: https://feedback.bistudio.com/T163593

[meager granite]

Just had a look at my function year later and it can be optimized a small bit, but whatever

[elfin comet]

I run a doStop this; on init for some AI to hold them in a formation. I have a trigger setup with {x doFollow leader x} forEach thisList; so that is supposed to allow the units to start moving again so that the mission can continue but when I activate the trigger, the units shout the orders like they are about to move, yet they don't start moving to the waypoint they just called out.

Is doFollow not the right command for this or is there a better way to accomplish this than using doStop at all?

[meager granite]

Wiki says doFollow should be the right command

Also is your game MP? Doing doStop this in init might not be the best idea as later joining player will execute init fields again and stop your units

[elfin comet]

Currently just testing in SP, but noted as I'll (hopefully) be running the mission with some lads at some point.

[meager granite]

Easy fix would be if(isServer) then {doStop this} so only server stops the units at the beginning of the game (server can't rejoin itself to run this again)

Also is your code exactly {x doFollow leader x} forEach thisList; ?

The variable should be _x, not x

[elfin comet]

Even with the underscore, they are still determined to not want to move :(

[meager granite]

Post exact code

Also trigger settings

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/doFollow
says local argument, so it could be locality issue

[elfin comet]

On each unit:

if(isServer) then {doStop this}```

On the Trigger (OnActivation):
```sql
{_x doFollow leader _x} forEach thisList;```

I'll get a picture setup, but permissions don't allow it to be posted directly. It'll be a sec for the trigger settings.

Briefly, it's a Skip Waypoint set to activate on Radio Alpha set to skip some hold waypoints for the involved groups.

https://imgur.com/a/NO9EXgx

[meager granite]

Are you sure thisList has proper units there? Add systemChat str ["doFollow for: ", thisList] for chat debug output into OnActivation.

Also, could Skip Waypoint be messing with it? Try with simplier trigger?

[elfin comet]

nice
https://imgur.com/a/yMviXKB

I'll double check to ensure the trigger is actually touching the floor.

Ok. Trigger is actually touching the floor.

[elfin comet]

It's probably the Radio alpha that is messing it up since that is what usually indicate that it should be looking for Blufor/Opfor/etc.

[elfin comet]

Yeah, Splitting it out so that there are 2 triggers allows it to work correctly. 1 to allow me to use the Radio Alpha to start their movement from formation, the other to actually run the code to allow the movement when the first trigger activates.

[sly mango]

How do I use a trigger to make a car explode like in the "old man" dlc. ( I'm very new at scripting)

[serene grove]

I've started tinkering around with making my own scenarios, right now the hang up I'm on is setting up a trigger for the end mission module

My scenario has three tasks to complete, which once done the team have to go back to their fob to end the mission, So i'm trying to set up a trigger that checks if all three tasks are completed and the team have entered a specified area

[pallid palm]

@sly mango that depends if you want a Fake bomb that just exploads or a real bomb that would kill you

if you want a real bomb you must make a EventHandler

[sly mango]

One that would kill you once activated just like in "old man'' mission where you park a car next to the police station then activate it to explode from a safe distance.

[pallid palm]

well i dont have old man DLC

[sly mango]

Ah.

You don't have apex?

[pallid palm]

nope

[sly mango]

Ah.

[pallid palm]

no mods and no DLC here

[warm hedge]

You can createVehicle a bomb (eg Bo_Mk82 IIRC)

[sly mango]

I see.

[pallid palm]

can call it from a radio trigger also

i would just make a EventHandler

can you open up the Old Man DLC and see how they did it

thats a way also

[hallow mortar]

Unless you want the car to explode when it's destroyed by some other means, or when someone gets in it or something, an EH is probably not the right way of doing it.

[pallid palm]

agree

[hallow mortar]

You could use a trigger with radio activation (player uses the Support menu to set it off) or you could script an action menu (scroll wheel menu) action to set it off.
It depends exactly how you want the player to interact with it.

Do you want the player to have to "set up" the bomb on the car, or do you want it to be "pre-loaded" and they just have to get it in position?

[pallid palm]

dam @hallow mortar your Awsome

[hallow mortar]

Multiplayer vs singleplayer is another important consideration - things have to be done differently when you're dealing with multiple machines and players.

[pallid palm]

where did he go

agree big time

[serene grove]

I hope that all the work I put in so far isn't all for nothing if it doesn't work in multiplayer

[pallid palm]

you and me both m8 lol

[hallow mortar]

Well, it depends what you've done already :U
Except for very complex systems, usually the basic principle is the same and it just needs some light rearranging to work in MP. But it really depends.

[serene grove]

I'll find out first hand soon enough, got some friends to do a test run of it

Only thing I really want done before it is having the mission complete screen show up, but no matter what sorta fix i find online it ain't workin

It either gets set off immediately on spawn or doesn't go off at all XD

[hallow mortar]

Simple example of an action menu action to set off the bomb on a car of the missionmaker's choice, for singleplayer. Place in init.sqf in the mission folder.

player addAction [
    "Set off bomb",
    {
        params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionID", "_arguments"];
        
        private _position = getPosATL _arguments;
        private _bomb = createVehicle ["Bo_Mk82", _position, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
        triggerAmmo _bomb;
        hint "Bomb detonated!";
        _target removeAction _actionID;
    },
    my_car_bomb,
    1.5,
    false
];```

[hallow mortar]

Unfortunately it's really hard to troubleshoot without knowing exactly how you've done it so far. There's a lot of different potential ways it could be going wrong, because there's so many different potential ways to implement it.

[pallid palm]

//the commands for mission win and fail are
//mission suceed
["end1"] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_endMission"];

//mission fail
["end2", false] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_endMission"];

[serene grove]

Well i can tell you what i had last time

using the knowledge i figured out for setting up task completion triggers, i thought i could set it up like
Commstowertask "Succeeded";

followed by the other two tasks

but that does nothing XD

[pallid palm]

check my post here #arma3_scenario message

[serene grove]

I know i need to have a trigger that looks for when those three tasks are done, and when the team returns to a specific spot at the FOB, i just have no clue how to actually put that together

[serene grove]

Do i put that in the trigger??

[pallid palm]

no no read the post more

read it slowly

[serene grove]

Even reading it slowly won't help my dumb ass brain XD

Coding to me is always gobbldygoock

[pallid palm]

it says in the post what you can do

you can put the 2 commands in a trigger yes

//the commands for mission win and fail are
//mission suceed
["end1"] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_endMission"];

//mission fail
["end2", false] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_endMission"];

[serene grove]

Yeah i put the first half of it in a trigger, works perfectly now XD

Just means I'll need to make sure the team don't enter the command tent XD

Cheers tho!

[pallid palm]

you need 2 triggers 1 for win and 1 for fail

[hallow mortar]

Does "the team" mean all the players in the mission, and only players (not counting AI)?

[serene grove]

only players can set it off

I made that mistake already

[hallow mortar]

Yes, but do you want it to wait for all the players in the mission, or are there multiple teams / is "only some of the players" also accepted?

[serene grove]

I didn't think of that

It's just gonna be a team of four, If i can set it up to wait until all four of us are within the specified area that would be sweet

[pallid palm]

when you get this right yu'll say wow that was easy

[serene grove]

I said that earlier when i was trying to set up a radio tower destroy task

I was about to ask about all four of em being there but seems you are already sending the answer XD

[hallow mortar]

Trigger condition field, trigger set to Any Player Present, trigger area is the area you want all the players to be in to end the mission

private _tasksDone = (["task1", "task2", "task3"] findIf { !(_x call BIS_fnc_taskCompleted) }) < 0;

_tasksDone && {(count thisList) >= count (playableUnits + switchableUnits)};```

[serene grove]

I'm guessing the top part goes in condition?

[hallow mortar]

No, all of it goes in the condition

[serene grove]

Oh okay sweet

with the private part yeah?

[hallow mortar]

Actually there is a small edge case where it will activate the trigger if the tasks are done and all the players are dead 🤔

[hallow mortar]

Yes, literally all of it

[serene grove]

That's one one to win i guess XD

[serene grove]

Cheers mate

[hallow mortar]

The same, but will only activate if at least 1 player is actually in the trigger area (fixes the edge case):

private _tasksDone = (["task1", "task2", "task3"] findIf { !(_x call BIS_fnc_taskCompleted) }) < 0;

_tasksDone && {(count thisList > 0) && {(count thisList) >= count (playableUnits + switchableUnits)}};```

There are a few different ways you could rearrange the logic of those checks, and you could add more conditions and stuff.

[pallid palm]

so the state of the trigger should be (None) is that correct @hallow mortar

[serene grove]

Alright, I've typed that all in, now to test it

[hallow mortar]

trigger set to Any Player Present

[pallid palm]

copy that

[serene grove]

So it seems to not be doing anything after all three tasks are completed

[pallid palm]

did you go in the trigger

[serene grove]

Yeah i set up the trigger how Nikko showed

I swapped out task1 and so on to the actual names of the tasks

[hallow mortar]

if you're testing in SP, then your AI teammates (the ones that will be players) will be counted because they are "playable units"

[pallid palm]

so you completed all tasks and walked in the trigger

[serene grove]

yeap

private _tasksDone = (["commtowertask", "eliminateofficertask", "intelgrabtask"] findIf { !(_x call BIS_fnc_taskCompleted) }) < 0;

that should still work yeah?

[hallow mortar]

That won't work

[pallid palm]

so why is it not working ?

or what the thing thats going on now @serene grove

[hallow mortar]

my tank got vapourised by a Maus because I was typing SQF instead of paying attention :)

[pallid palm]

lol nice

[serene grove]

Even tho the tasks are done and I'm standing in the trigger area, it's not actually triggering, or atleast not from what i can see

even using zeus to move the otehr three ai teammates into the tent doesn't do anything

[pallid palm]

did you make the trigger all players or Any Player Present like Nikko said

[serene grove]

Yes

[hallow mortar]

Did you put anything in the trigger activation field to prove it's activated?

[serene grove]

I'm not sure what you mean

[hallow mortar]

For future testing, you must do this, because they are playable units and will be counted by the condition

[serene grove]

Trigger activation is currently set to

Type None
Activation Any Player
Activation type Present

[hallow mortar]

Does the trigger actually do anything?
You have the Condition field (where this code goes), the On Activation field, and the On Deactivation field. If this is a new trigger and you've left the On Activation field empty, then the trigger will activate but it won't do anything, so you won't know it's activated.

[serene grove]

No, Condition has the thing ya sent
Activation has the remoteExec function

Could it be that nothing is reporting the tasks as done?

The way i set up the radio tower task trigger is this

Condition
!alive myTower1

On Activation
commtowertask = ["commtowertask", "SUCCEEDED",true] spawn BIS_fnc_taskSetState;

[pallid palm]

can you post a pic of your trigger

[serene grove]

the end mission tirgger? sure

A picture of its Atrributes or a pic of where it is and what it looks like?

[pallid palm]

yeah a pic of the trigger

oops not that

[serene grove]

So you mean the attributes XD

[pallid palm]

the open up trigger

[hallow mortar]

That looks mostly correct, assuming myTower1 is a real object which is then destroyed. You don't need commtowertask =, but it's just useless and not harmful.
You should use call instead of spawn, but I don't think that will actually prevent it from working.
You've set it to show a hint when the task is complete, so you should be able to tell if the task is being completed.

[pallid palm]

there we go

[serene grove]

Yeah me and my partner found that out about the whole task = thing, i just forgot to clean that task trigger up XD

[pallid palm]

that seems correct to me

but what do i know

[serene grove]

To me it seems like it doesn't know the tasks are done, but I don't really know what I'm doing XD

[hallow mortar]

There are of course two other tasks, and all the tasks are required for trigger activation, so we'll need to check those too

[serene grove]

I'll grab their triggers

[hallow mortar]

There should be a tasks tab in the briefing that shows the current state of all tasks, and like I said, it should be showing a hint when the task gets completed

[pallid palm]

all tasks must be in that trigger

[serene grove]

They are

[pallid palm]

oh yes i see now

thats really a nice clear pic awsome m8

[serene grove]

1440p Monitor

I see all the pixels

[pallid palm]

yes nice

you lucky basterd lol

[serene grove]

I am very lucky, my partner gave me it when they bought a new one XD

That's the second trigger

There's the last trigger

[pallid palm]

well i dont know enought to help you as i see it sorry m8 Nikko is the best

but i tryed

[serene grove]

It's all good mate, the help is appreciated

I'm just hoping that this scenario is okay XD

[pallid palm]

i understand m8 its nice when everything works correct

[hallow mortar]

Those seem correct in themselves (except use call instead of spawn), but the second one is a little bit opaque, because it's relying on the variable intelgrab, which is coming from somewhere else

[serene grove]

Also please ignore that the officer is named Usama

[hallow mortar]

Do you know where that variable is being set?

[serene grove]

Yeah

theres a laptop in the building that has a hold function on it

once the intel is grabbed

the trigger gets set off

that one took me 9 hours of tinkering to get it to work

Like bashing my head against the wall

[pallid palm]

is that all lol

[serene grove]

I just couldn't figure out how to get it to work

[pallid palm]

it took me 9000 hrs to learn this stuff lol

[serene grove]

especially since the way that a youtuber did it didn't work at all

[hallow mortar]

That's not super surprising

[serene grove]

Everything else besides the coding stuff worked tho

[pallid palm]

dont do youtube Do Nikko

[serene grove]

only reason i got helicopter being able to go from point A to pick people up then to point B to drop em off was because of him XD

[hallow mortar]

Is intelgrab mentioned anywhere else at all, other than in that holdAction and in this trigger?

[serene grove]

Uhhhh

lemme check

Doesn't seem to be no

Just the laptop and the trigger

[pallid palm]

yes Nikko is the best and he's nice to people also,

[serene grove]

Agreed

[hallow mortar]

Then the variable is probably not defined until the holdAction sets it to true, which means up until then, the trigger is trying to access it and getting an undefined variable error (this is bad). This could be blocking it completely.
Try replacing intelgrab in the trigger with this:

missionNamespace getVariable ["intelgrab", false];```
This means that if the variable is undefined when the trigger tries to access it, instead of pooping itself, it will just treat it as if it was defined as `false` - much safer.

HOWEVER
You could just complete the task from the holdAction directly, instead of going through the intermediary step of a trigger.

[serene grove]

Oh

for real?

I'm guesing i put what's in the trigger in the hold action

[hallow mortar]

Yup

[serene grove]

So instead of having in code complete
intelgrab = true;
publicvariable "intelgrab";

I put
["intelgrabtask", "SUCCEEDED",true] spawn BIS_fnc_taskSetState;

[hallow mortar]

call instead of spawn, but yes

[serene grove]

I'll have to keep that in mind for next time XD

[pallid palm]

thats what i always say lol

[serene grove]

So now just doing the intel grab should just do what the trigger was doing, that saves me a bit of a headache XD

Changed spawn to call in the triggers too

[pallid palm]

yes we dont like headaches, even tho i never had a headache, yet in my entier life

[serene grove]

I'll test it now and see if that fixed it

And yes, the Officer is call Usama cause i accidently made him look like Osama

[jaunty pine]

Thanks didnt even see that chat, eyes skipped right over it

Will remove that message, thanks

[serene grove]

Same problem Nikko

[hallow mortar]

Did you get any hints when you did the things to complete the tasks?

[serene grove]

As in the thing pops up saying they are done?

[hallow mortar]

Yeah

[serene grove]

Yeap

[pallid palm]

maybe see what the RPT says ?

[serene grove]

all three of em

Whats that

[pallid palm]

RPT file

[serene grove]

No clue what that is

[pallid palm]

C:\Users\your name\AppData\Local\Arma 3

[hallow mortar]

It's a log file where the game records all the interesting (and many uninteresting) things it's thinking about.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Crash_Files

[pallid palm]

interesting (and many uninteresting lol yes agree lol

[serene grove]

Open in notepad?

[pallid palm]

ok yes

but i use VS

[hallow mortar]

Yeah, but we can probably troubleshoot this a bit easier. It's probably just a logic flaw rather than something that will show up in the RPT file.

[serene grove]

Looking at that file makes my brain hurt

[pallid palm]

join the brain hurt club lol

[hallow mortar]

In the end trigger, take out the second paragraph and put it to one side. Leave the first bit. Replace the second bit with just _tasksDone

That means the trigger will activate when all the tasks are done, regardless of what's going on with the players. This is just a troubleshooting step to narrow down where the problem is.

[serene grove]

Take out everything but _tasksdone on the second paragraph

[hallow mortar]

The vast majority of what's recorded in the RPT is absolutely useless, so don't worry about it

[pallid palm]

yes i go right to the bottom of the RPT file

[serene grove]

Yeap as soon as the last task was done, the mission complete screen showed up

[pallid palm]

ahhhh

[hallow mortar]

Alright, so the problem is with the player-counting code. That should make it easier to figure out.

[pallid palm]

are your players named ? like p1 p2 p3 p4 and so on

[serene grove]

lemme check

Their variable names are
SquadLead
Heavy
Medic
Marksman

[pallid palm]

ahhhhhh

theres a clue to help

[serene grove]

Do i need to change those??

[pallid palm]

no

[hallow mortar]

It is possible to just count them by name, but it's usually better to use a dynamic method, so you don't have to update it later if you add more players or use different names.

[serene grove]

Fair point

I am planning to make another scenario after this one to be a continuation of this current one, so that would make sense

being able to use code again would be nice XD

[hallow mortar]

I can't actually see where the flaw in the counting logic is 🤔 it seems like it should work, to me.
Let's try it bit by bit.

_tasksDone && {count thisList > 0}```

That should make the trigger activate when all the tasks are done and any player steps into the trigger

[serene grove]

Time to kill Usama with a mortar strick for the ninth time

[pallid palm]

lol

[hallow mortar]

Actually we know the tasks part works, so we can just cut that out entirely for now and save him from some pain. We're only testing the player-counting.

[serene grove]

AS soon as i entered the tent after finished the tasks, the mission completed came up

[pallid palm]

cool

[serene grove]

So that part works

[pallid palm]

so both parts work then

[hallow mortar]

It's probably just some stupid order of operations thing

[serene grove]

If we end up not being able to figure it out, I'm happy with it just doing what it's doing now, atleast it works XD

[hallow mortar]

Actually, just to check - you've got the 4 playable units in your team. Do you have any other playable units in the scenario (marked playable in their attributes, appear on the slotting screen when you select Play in MP)?

[serene grove]

Nope just those four

[pallid palm]

for me i only use the briefing to explain tasks and then i do the ending thingy

[serene grove]

Since i only have like four or so friends who actually play XD

work lives makes it hard to get a time we all agree on, used to have a group of 12 but things went sour in a game of antistasi

[pallid palm]

i can believe that

[serene grove]

I also found it hard to make any friends who are in the same timezone as me so XD

[pallid palm]

what time zone is that m8

[serene grove]

I always forget it one sec XD

[pallid palm]

well its 8:11 am here

[serene grove]

GMT +11

it's 11:12pm

[pallid palm]

oh shite lol

[serene grove]

Yeap

The flaws of being Australian

[pallid palm]

so your ready for bed right

[serene grove]

Nah

I don't tend to sleep until like 5am

[pallid palm]

gid day m8

lol he he

[serene grove]

I'll shank ya

[pallid palm]

lol hahahah nice

[serene grove]

But yeah, only four playable characters are available

I made sure to make only those four be the ones you can play as, since the point of the scenario is like a small team of special forces going in to weaken the enemy

[pallid palm]

i asked this lady if she wanted a Australian kiss, and she said whats a Australian kiss

and i said same as a french kiss but only down under

[hallow mortar]

Okay, make your trigger condition this (copy+paste so no typing errors):

private _tasksDone = (["intelgrabtask", "commtowertask", "eliminatedofficertask"] findIf {
    !(_x call BIS_fnc_taskCompleted)
}) < 0;

_tasksDone && {
    this && {
        (count thisList) >= count (playableUnits + switchableUnits)
    };
};```
It's only a very slight rephrasing of the original, but......all the logic checks out to me, so I don't even know.
Make sure you're putting yourself, and all of the other playable units, into the trigger area at the same time.

[serene grove]

Bruh

At the same time??

[hallow mortar]

They have to all be in it at the same time. They don't have to all enter at the exact same moment, but they have to all be there.

[serene grove]

oh thats fair

I was thinking they all had to be in at the exact same time

like all at once

Dropped a howitzer on Usama this time XD

[hallow mortar]

oh I know what it fucking is

the trigger's basic condition is checking for players, so thisList only includes you. The scripted condition is comparing that to playable units, which includes the other teammates.

So thisList will never contain as many units as playableUnits + switchableUnits

[serene grove]

Ooooh

[pallid palm]

nice

[hallow mortar]

So this condition will work in MP, where the teammates are all also players. But it won't work in SP.

[serene grove]

Ooohhhh

So it should work all good on the day i test it?

[pallid palm]

when Kikko talks its like EF Hutton eveyone lisstens

[serene grove]

I don't know who that is

[pallid palm]

lol

[hallow mortar]

Yes, if all the teammates are either players, dead, or turned off from the slotting screen.

[pallid palm]

it was a finance compey

[serene grove]

Sweet

[hallow mortar]

It's also possible to make this work properly in SP, I just need a minute to work out the logic

[serene grove]

Oh i'm happy with it only working in multiplayer

I'm currently launching it in multiplayer to test it

[pallid palm]

i was wounding if you were testing it in MP

[serene grove]

I uh

[pallid palm]

but what do i know not much

[serene grove]

sounded like i exploded on spawning

so i got a respawn screen

[hallow mortar]

That's not my fault :U

[pallid palm]

lol

[serene grove]

Now i don't have the loadout i was supposed to start with XD

[pallid palm]

oh boy here we go he he yeah Arma 3

[serene grove]

I also now can't access the supports i set up

Guessing cause I'm not the playable character i was supposed to be

[hallow mortar]

Some things don't get automatically transferred to the new unit when respawning. Not surprised supports are one of them, that system barely works anyway

That being said, dying instantly isn't exactly normal behaviour. You'll want to look into that

[serene grove]

And the end mission thing isnt working either

hmm

[hallow mortar]

That's not connected to the specific unit you're playing as

[serene grove]

Fug

[hallow mortar]

Did you turn off the AI teammates from the slotting screen? If you left them on, they'll still be AI, and getting in the way of the trigger, since they're playable but not players

[serene grove]

I turned ai off in the settings

I think the respawn thing is killing me XD

Disabling respawns fixed the dying on spawn XD

[pallid palm]

is this a custum made mission ?

or are you useing mods

[serene grove]

I'm using quite a few mods

[hallow mortar]

I have no idea how your respawn system is set up, so can't offer much advice on that

I'm gonna go make lunch while you figure out how to stop exploding

[serene grove]

I followed Useless Fodders way of doing it

And the end mission thing is still not working

even tho i am actually the squad lead and didn't die this time

[pallid palm]

Fodders he was a good guy

[serene grove]

For respawns

I have a respawn position set down

[pallid palm]

do you have a onplayerrespawn sqf in your mission folder

[serene grove]

and in the multiplayer attributes, i had respawn on custom position, then select respawn position and show respawn counter

I don't know what that is

[pallid palm]

oh my really

[serene grove]

I'm brand new to doing this XD

Only started yesterday

[pallid palm]

ahh ok so goole onplayerrespawn.sqf arma 3

[serene grove]

I might just remove the ability to respawn if it's just gonna kill me all the time XD

and may just revert back to the previous code that worked for the end mission trigger

[pallid palm]

that should not happen

[hallow mortar]

You shouldn't really need an onPlayerRespawn.sqf unless you want to do more advanced stuff. You don't need it to avoid being killed instantly by the respawn system; something else is going on.

Make sure your respawn position is in a safe place, not clipped into an object or under the terrain, and not at a lethal height above the ground

I am absolutely losing it with this player-counting stuff. The logic absolutely checks out as far as I can see - if you're the only living playable unit, all the tasks are complete, and you're in the trigger, it should work.

[serene grove]

I made sure it was above the ground

and even moved the playable characters

still died on start

Just hear a gorey death and start at a respawn screen

[hallow mortar]

In the respawn settings in the Editor, do you have "respawn on start" turned on? (If it's not an option at all there, that's fine)

[serene grove]

Where would that be

IN the respawn section under rulesets?

[hallow mortar]

Maybe not rulesets specifically, but where all the other respawn options are, if it's an option at all

[serene grove]

I don't see that as an option

[hallow mortar]

Does your mission have a description.ext file?

[pallid palm]

do you have a Description.ext file in your mission folder

[serene grove]

Whats that

[pallid palm]

oops lol

[serene grove]

how would i find that out?

[hallow mortar]

It'll be in the mission folder, where it's saved

If you didn't create or add one, and you started from a blank Editor mission rather than any kind of template, then you don't have one

[serene grove]

I'm not sure exactly where that would be

I don't think i do then

[hallow mortar]

That's fine then

[serene grove]

Since i went to the editor, then clicked on the map i wanted and that was it

[hallow mortar]

The reason I asked is because that's a mission config file where respawn-on-start could be turned on. But if you don't have one then that's not the source of the issue.

I'm gonna have to say that this could be a mod issue, because immediate violent death is not how the respawn system normally works

[pallid palm]

yeah to me the Description.ext file is like a settings file

[serene grove]

which mod would be the question XD

I've got 56 of em

[pallid palm]

what mods are u useing

omg

[serene grove]

Uuhhh

I'd have to list em XD

[pallid palm]

omg 56 mods wow lol

[serene grove]

and to do that i'd have to either shut down arma 3 to look at it on hte launcher or got through the steam workshop

[pallid palm]

well i know some have 156 mods so omg

[serene grove]

I can send em on over but i'd prefer to not bog down the chat with a list XD

[pallid palm]

no no its ok

[serene grove]

Seems having it set to custom position is what's killing me, as setting it to switch to group member had me spawn in just fine

[pallid palm]

if i was you i would disable all mods and build a mission from scrach to learn what files i need and how to use the editer

[serene grove]

a lil too late now XD

[pallid palm]

no no it not

its never to late

[hallow mortar]

I need to finish something else first, but in about 15 minutes I'll crack open the editor and really dig into this, because something really doesn't add up here

[serene grove]

The scenario is almost finished XD

I just need it to do end mission and not kill us on spawn and its done

I really don't want to sit around and do this all over again with all my mods uninstalled

[pallid palm]

some times a scenario is never finished cuz the more you learn the more you fix he he

[serene grove]

Fuck it no respawns XD

[serene grove]

All good mate

[pallid palm]

you dont uninstall mods you just disable them

in the lanucher

[serene grove]

That's what i meant lol

[pallid palm]

oh ok

so really m8 i would disable all mods and learn what files i need to make a basic mission and do the Editer totoreals

if you realy want to learn that is

[serene grove]

I'll do that for the next one, but i ain't remaking this scenario XD

[pallid palm]

yeah right put this one aside and do as i asked and yu'll thank me in the future

but after Nikko helps you on this one

like do you know how to place a man or soldier down on the map in the editer @serene grove

just one of the things yu'll need to learn

yu'll find its awsome fun building your own mission from scrach

[hallow mortar]

Sorry, did you really just ask someone who has almost finished making a mission whether they know how to place a unit?

[stoic crescent]

Hey folks!
I'm trying to create a multiplayer mission, where ACE3 arsenal will open as soon as player gets into mission. I've created initPlayerLocal.sqf and wrote this simple code:

while {!hasInterface &&  alive player} do {
    sleep 1;
    hint 'we are in the loop';
};

hint "we are out of the loop";

// Open ACE3 Virtual Arsenal for the player
[player, player, true] call ace_arsenal_fnc_openBox```
 
for whatever reason, it only works when i put a sleep before opening the arsenal. Can anyone suggest me a way to avoid using sleep, because it's a bad practice and unreliable

[pallid palm]

yeah she just started yester day you read right

[hallow mortar]

You understand that we are trying to solve problems that involve units she has placed in the mission?

[pallid palm]

well it seems to me that this was a ready made mission

[serene grove]

I started from scratch

[pallid palm]

oh ok ididnt know that

[cosmic lichen]

waitUntil {!isNull player};

try that.

[pallid palm]

you had said you started yesterday so i was thinking well you know

[tulip ridge]

Extra }

[hallow mortar]

There's nothing wrong with using sleep, especially for something simple like this.
Your initial loop doesn't make much sense though.
hasInterface is for determining whether the current game instance is capable of having an interface - whether it's a player client, or a dedicated server with no display.
alive player doesn't make sense in this context...I don't want to get too deep into it, just do what R3vo said.

[cosmic lichen]

Since you are using ace you could also use CBA_fnc_waitUntilAndExecute.

[hallow mortar]

R3vo, now you're here, could I get a little insight check on something, please?

private _tasksDone = (["intelgrabtask", "commtowertask", "eliminatedofficertask"] findIf {
    !(_x call BIS_fnc_taskCompleted)
}) < 0;

_tasksDone && {
    this && {
        (count thisList) >= count (playableUnits + switchableUnits)
    };
};```
This code, in an Any Player Present trigger, _should_ activate the trigger when those tasks are done _and_ the only playable unit is in the trigger area, right?
The issue we are finding is that the task completion/detection works, but the playable unit detection does not. I've just tested it in the Editor myself in an empty mission, and it works for me. The logic makes sense to me. What am I missing?

[pallid palm]

you must be really super smart, and good, to make a hole mission in one day, and just started yesterday @serene grove

[stoic crescent]

sadly, nope

but this works:

sleep 1;
[player, player, true] call ace_arsenal_fnc_openBox```

trying to avoid sleep, but if i hit the wall will leave it there I think

[proven charm]

maybe ace_arsenal_fnc_openBox is nil?

[stoic crescent]

will try in a moment

[cosmic lichen]

[
    {
        !isNull player
    },
    {
        [
            {
                [player, player, true] call ace_arsenal_fnc_openBox;
            },
            [],
            0.05
        ] call CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute;
    }
] call CBA_fnc_waitUntilAndExecute;

This works for me

It seems it needs a delay for some reason, otherwise it prints "Cannot open arsenal"

[stoic crescent]

@proven charm it's wierd to me.
this doesn't work

hint "player exists";


waitUntil { !(isNil "ace_arsenal_fnc_openBox") };
hint "function exists";

[player, player, true] call ace_arsenal_fnc_openBox ;```

adding sleep 1 after waitUntil {!isNull player}; makes it work 😬

[stoic crescent]

yeah it does work with sleep for me as well, but I want to avoid that

[cosmic lichen]

[
    {
        !isNull (findDisplay 46) || time > 1
    },
    {
        [player, player, true] call ace_arsenal_fnc_openBox;
    }
] call CBA_fnc_waitUntilAndExecute;

This works.

It's because the function needs the display otherwise it exits

[stoic crescent]

do you mind me asking what does "function needs the display" mean? 😬

[cosmic lichen]

findDisplay 46 gets the main display that displays everything like hud etc.

ACE creates the Arsenal display on top of that by default.

While the player variable might already be initialized, the display might not be.

[stoic crescent]

so correct me if I'm wrong:
player is initialized, functions exists, but untill display is not - it wont work?

[cosmic lichen]

yes

[stoic crescent]

thank you, wouldn't figure this out on my own for sure

[cosmic lichen]

Well, tbh, your sleep solution is totally fine.

It just duck a bit deeper because I wanted to know why it fails.

[zealous rampart]

hey guys i have a question so im trying to run my custom made mission on my server and i cant seem to connect to the game it keeps sending me back to the to the role selection and i keep getting this error No entry '.model' does anyone know how i can fix this issue?

[hallow mortar]

Usually that means an incorrect classname being used with a script command like createVehicle, addMagazine etc

[zealous rampart]

@hallow mortar is there a way you can help me with finding out the issue and im thinking it has to do with the sky diving script i set up maybe because i deleted the plane from the mission editor ill try that and see if it works

[open hollow]

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

this works on a remote unit?

i mean i can know what input is being using by a player from the server, or another player?

[proven charm]

im pretty sure that only works on client

[tulip ridge]

Yeah it only returns a value for the client you call it on

[stoic crescent]

hey again, I'm trying to make it so the lamp can be turned on or off through the action.
I've put a camping lamp on a table (Land_Camping_Light_F), added action to Init field: this addAction ["Turn Off", "scripts\lanternOff.sqf"];

lanternOff.sqf:

private ["_target","_caller","_id","_pos","_dir","_asl"];

_target = _this select 0; _caller = _this select 1; _id = _this Select 2;

// getting rotation vectors
_vDir = vectorDir _target;
_vUp = vectorUp _target;

// getting lamp position
_pos = getPos _target;

// deleting the "turned on" lamp
deleteVehicle _target;

// creating a new lamp that is "turned on" (Land_Camping_Light_off_F) at previously copied position
_target = createVehicle ["Land_Camping_Light_off_F", _pos, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];

// setting rotation vectors to a newly created lamp
_target setVectorDirAndUp [_vDir, _vUp];

// adding action to newly created lamp, so we can turn it on
_target addAction ["Turn On", "scripts\lanternOn.sqf"];

lanternOn.sqf :

private ["_target","_caller","_id","_pos","_dir","_asl"];

_target = _this select 0; _caller = _this select 1; _id = _this select 2;

_vDir = vectorDir _target;
_vUp = vectorUp _target;

_pos = getPos _target;

deleteVehicle _target;

_target = createVehicle ["Land_Camping_Light_F", _pos, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
_target setVectorDirAndUp [_vDir, _vUp];

_target addAction ["Turn Off", "scripts\lanternOff.sqf"];

Lamp successfully turns on/off, but it goes flying all over the place. Something is wrong when I'm copying/applying position, but I don't understand what. Could someone point me to the right direction please?

[drowsy geyser]

instead of deleting/creating a new light everytime just use switchLight command

[drowsy geyser]

_target addAction
[
    "Toggle light",    // title
    {
        params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"]; // script
        if (lightIsOn _target == "ON") then
        {
            _target switchLight "OFF";
        }
        else
        {
            _target switchLight "ON";
        };
    },
    nil,        // arguments
    1.5,        // priority
    true,        // showWindow
    true,        // hideOnUse
    "",            // shortcut
    "true",        // condition
    50,            // radius
    false,        // unconscious
    "",            // selection
    ""            // memoryPoint
];

[stoic crescent]

Thank you! This is way cleaner and actually checks if it's on or off rather than assuming that it's on from the start

[tepid trail]

Hello my fellow scripting brothers

[stoic crescent]

hey

[tepid trail]

i have a question

so i want to place a AI inside a plane but with animations

like what if i want to make this soldier to get up at a certain time

the certain time thing might be used by a trigger

but i was also wonder how do i turn on certain lights and turn off certain lights

[daring cave]

Not sure what's wrong here, I don't understand strings or arrays or any of that. I'm trying to spawn explosions in an area that simulates artillery
while {true} do { sleep (5 + random 5); _randomSpot = ["amb_art1","amb_art2","amb_art3","amb_art4","amb_art5"] call BIS_fnc_selectRandom; _relpos = _randomSpot getRelPos [(1 + random 150), (random 360)]; _artie = createVehicle ["M_Titan_AP", _relpos, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"]; };

Still trying to learn what this all does

[iron swan]

Sorry if this is a necropost here, but do you know if this issue is known/being addressed at any point? I'm seeing it become more and more prominent.

[daring cave]

I've also noticed spawning Sh_155mm_AMOS doesn't detonate unlike other spawned ordinances

Which would optimally be the artillery shell I'd like to spawn but I'm using M_Titan_AP as a stand in

[smoky storm]

I'm new to scripting, but does the condition in the while have to be an equation, not an expression, as in should it be while {true == true}?

Nah, I answered my own question, that's not correct. Which might be your prob, because that loop is going to spam massive and prolly crash the game. I just tested the basic loop by spawning trucks and immediate crash. (Nvrm, your sleep would stop the spam that crashed my game)

[stable dune]

target switchLight ["ON", "OFF"] select lightIsOn _target;
edited. wrongly define, and dont know is this even slower than if else, maaybe.

private _state = lightIsOn _target;
private _value = ["ON","OFF"] select _state;
_target switchLight _value;

Same result with if else
If false , select 0 == "ON",
If true, select 1 == "OFF"

[daring cave]

I've used {true} before and it worked

also if I change _relpos to something like amb_art1 in _artie = createVehicle ["M_Titan_AP", _relpos, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"]; it works

I think _relpos is an array and it doesn't like arrays in there for some reason

[smoky storm]

What are those amb_art1/2/3/4/5? Markers?

[warm hedge]

Who knows, I'm not the one who fix this

[iron swan]

Oh I know that, I more meant if you'd heard anything about that bug being acknowledged by a dev or something. Sorry

[warm hedge]

Actually I recall I did not submit a ticket because I was not really certain of this potential issue exists becsuse I or my PC being somehow crazy

[little raptor]

this is wrong because of the order of precedence (first switchLight runs then select)

[tepid trail]

call{[] spawn { sleep 45; this attachTo [plane5,[-2.7,6,-1]];};}

i have a error

can anyone help me?

I'm attaching fire on a plane but i want it to appear at a certain time

but the problem is that it has a error and i dont know how to fix it

its my first time using sleep

[granite sky]

This is too many brackets for one line of code.

this doesn't exist within the spawn. I'm not sure what it's supposed to be.

[tepid trail]

its to attach a SFX to a plane

if i just putt his attachTo [plane5,[-2.7,6,-1]]

then it works fine

but when i put the extra stuff

[granite sky]

If it's code executed from an editor edit box then probably just:

this spawn {
  sleep 45;
  _this attachTo [plane5,[-2.7,6,-1]];
};

[tepid trail]

then it doesn't

[granite sky]

The outer call doesn't do anything, and you need to pass this into the spawn as the parameter.

[tepid trail]

oh

im still learning SQF scripting

thank you

but i have a question

why does "this" needs a "_"

but there is "this" without "_"

[granite sky]

Ok, so spawn actually creates a separate code context that runs later. None of the variables outside the spawn exist within it.

What we're doing here is passing in this as a parameter. Inside the spawn, the parameter is referenced by _this.

The editor box is the odd one out here. Inbuilt magic variables in SQF mostly have the underscore.

Hence in a for loop you have _x and _forEachIndex.

SQF is a mess of stuff created over a long period, so it has some inconsistencies.

[tepid trail]

My father who does programming and scripting for living and there are some parts that he just understand why it made like that

[granite sky]

They can't sanitize it because it'd break all the older code.

[tepid trail]

oh

[granite sky]

It's generally the editor magic variables that lack the underscore. Init boxes, waypoint scripts, trigger scripts...

[tepid trail]

Thank you soo much

i been trying to figure this out for the past 30 minutes

[granite sky]

complete(?) list anyway: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Magic_Variables

[smoky storm]

Im making a "pick up the item quick or lose" situation. I have an intel item on a table (the old phone model), named phone1. I have a trigger that actives when the player is inside, activation field is execVM "secretary.sqf". Inside the sqf is the following:

while { alive phone1 } do
{
    if ( _t < 1 ) then
    {
        endMission "LOSER";
    }
    else
    {
        while { _t > 0 } do
            {
            _t = _t - 1;
            sleep 1;
            hintSilent format ["Take the secretary's phone before he calls the police!\n\n You have %1 seconds!", _t];
            };
    };
};
hintSilent "Situation avoided.";```

My problem is that when I pickup the phone, my timer in the hint keeps running. When it hits zero, it does stop, and the game does not end. But I want the timer to stop as soon as the phone1 is dead and then display the success hint.

Any help?

[warm hedge]

Try isNull instead of alive

[granite sky]

Nah, the logic's fucked.

[warm hedge]

Oh well yes

[smoky storm]

Yeah, I figured, but I tried redoing it by starting with an If and that was worse than this

[granite sky]

private _t = 15;
while { alive phone1 and _t > 0 } do
{
    hintSilent format ["Take the secretary's phone before he calls the police!\n\n You have %1 seconds!", _t];
    _t = _t - 1;
    sleep 1;
};

if (alive phone1) exitWith {
  endMission "LOSER";
};
hintSilent "Situation avoided.";

Should move the tick hintsilent above the sleep too.

(aesthetic only. It's a second off as written)

[smoky storm]

Oh right, I noticed that, too thanks

does the exitWith after the if just act like the then-else without using then-else?

I should just read the doc on exitWith first, I haven't used that before

[granite sky]

Kinda. It exits the scope, so the hintSilent on the end won't run.

You can do an if/then/else instead if you like.

[smoky storm]

I'm not so picky lol

Thanks for your help

I'll read a bit before I ask another question

Okay, I think I'm confused because it looks lke the exitWith condition is outside the do {}. Am I misreading the formatting?

[granite sky]

The condition? The if (alive phone1)?

[smoky storm]

Right

[granite sky]

if and while are inconsistent. if takes a bool, while takes code that returns a bool.

[smoky storm]

I see. I think I don't yet understand how scope works

If someone asked me, I'd say the scope of the while...do stopped when the do {} closed, which here would be at sleep 1;

[granite sky]

You can actually skip the brackets on the if entirely here, but that looks weird so we don't do it :P

[granite sky]

correct.

The condition at the end happens after the while exits.

[smoky storm]

So does the while exit every time it completes a do?

[granite sky]

You're hitting the limitations of english here

while CODE1 do CODE2. Runs CODE1, if it returns true, run CODE2 and then repeat, otherwise continue.

[smoky storm]

And by continue, does that mean the code below the do is not executed until CODE1 is false?

[granite sky]

Correct.

Uh,

Probably no?

The if (alive phone1) part isn't executed until the while completes.

[smoky storm]

Let me try another way. When either the phone dies or _t < 0, the while is complete, and the script moves on to the if, and the if evaluates the reason why the while ended (from our perspective, it's not like the if knows anything about what came before). The if is not actually related to the while at all.

[granite sky]

It's run after the while completes.

[smoky storm]

Okay, I'm not sure why that was so difficult for me to get

Thanks for your patience

[granite sky]

This is often the best way to write this sort of stuff in SQF because it's annoying to break out of multiple levels of scope. So you exit the while loop and then check what the exit reason was.

In another language you might just have something like this within the while loop:

if (!alive phone1) then { 
  endMission "LOSER";
  return
};

But SQF doesn't have a return. There's breakOut but it's ugly.

Logic is wrong there but you get the idea.

[smoky storm]

Oh wow, the Biki for breakOut makes it look like a nightmare

[daring cave]

Is there a way to run a script only after a player is loaded in in multiplayer?

I have a fade in from black with into text but it all plays while there's a loading screen

[spiral canyon]

is there a code I can put in an object init field where if named object dies, it deletes its self?

Im trying to do this without a trigger.

I have a object attached to a unit and want that object to be deleted when the unit dies.

[granite sky]

killed EH + deleteVehicle.

You'll need a reference to the object setVariable'd on the unit.

Can't be more specific without knowing when/where the object is created.

[spiral canyon]

would be hopefully made into a composition I can place down in Zeus

[granite sky]

I'm not sure how compositions work.

[spiral canyon]

well if the code is saved on the object and you save as a composition in Eden, should be able to place one down and the code be intact

[granite sky]

I guess you can hope the object's already attached to the unit, and use attachedObjects to find it from the unit's init script.

[spiral canyon]

the object attaching to the unit has this code
[this, objectName] call BIS_fnc_attachToRelative;

[granite sky]

Ah, no then.

But in that case you can probably do the setVariable in that script instead.

or use attachedObjects in the killed EH.

[spiral canyon]

so deleteVehicle attachedObjects; ?

[granite sky]

attachedObjects returns an array.

Depends if there are any other potential attached objects that you'd want to keep.

[hazy temple]

Im getting a weird error in my logs when i tried to add the mas vehicles, weapons and uniforms into exile mod... any idea of what it can be?

[meager granite]

I'm actually not sure what's the definitive way to check that first initial loading is complete 🤔

PreloadFinished?

waitUntil {!isNull player};
addMissionEventHandler["PreloadFinished", {
    // fade in here

    removeMissionEventHandler [_thisEvent, _thisEventHandler];
}];

Something like this?

Looks like that's what I use myself with PreloadFinished

[granite sky]

This event handler also fires on client after user closes the main map.
wat

[meager granite]

Probably A2/OA leftover

I think Arma 3 Alpha also used to have it

[hazy temple]

8:08:58 Error position: <_hitpoints;
if (_debugMarkers) then
{
_d>
8:08:58 Error Undefined variable in expression: _hitpoints
8:08:58 File mpmissions__cur_mp.Chernarus\ExileServer_world_spawnVehicles.sqf, line 53
8:08:58 Cannot create non-ai vehicle B_mas_usd_Offroad_02_armed_F,
8:08:58 Error in expression <x, random _maximumDamage];
};
}
forEach _hitpoints;
if (_debugMarkers) then
{
_d>

[meager granite]

You had preloading screen after closing the map which often resulted in you crashing a jet or a helicopter if it took too long for no reason

Guess it still does it internally except ends instantly

[daring cave]

Yeah it's super annoying when I load into a hot area where combat starts immediately or I use a fade in from black effect on mission start

[daring cave]

should I throw this in initPlayerLocal.sqf?

[meager granite]

I guess so

[unreal wharf]

I need help on getting a chemical detector script to work.

The script in question-

if (!hasInterface) exitWith {};

params ["_object", "_maxDistance", ["_minDistance", 0], ["_condition", {true}]];

"ChemicalDetector" cutRsc ["RscWeaponChemicalDetector", "PLAIN", 1, false];

private _ui = uiNamespace getVariable "RscWeaponChemicalDetector";
private _ctrl = _ui displayCtrl 101;

_maxDistance = _maxDistance - _minDistance;

while _condition do {
    private _distance = ((player distance _object) - _minDistance) max 0;

    private _threat = ((1 - (_distance/_maxDistance)) max 0) min 1;
    _ctrl ctrlAnimateModel ["Threat_Level_Source", [_threat, 2] call BIS_fnc_cutDecimals, true];

    uiSleep 1;
};

And the resulting error in the RPT log.

23:53:09   Error position: <while _condition do {
private _distance >
23:53:09   Error while: Type Bool, expected code
23:53:09 File C:\Users\jzpel\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\Jzpelaez\missions\DISON%20WW2.tem_vinjesvingen\chemicalDetector.sqf..., line 12
23:53:09 Error in expression <istance = _maxDistance - _minDistance;

while _condition do {
private _distance >
23:53:09   Error position: <while _condition do {
private _distance >
23:53:09   Error while: Type Bool, expected code
23:53:09 File C:\Users\jzpel\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\Jzpelaez\missions\DISON%20WW2.tem_vinjesvingen\chemicalDetector.sqf..., line 12
23:53:09 Error in expression <istance = _maxDistance - _minDistance;

while _condition do {
private _distance >
23:53:09   Error position: <while _condition do {
private _distance >
23:53:09   Error while: Type Bool, expected code
23:53:09 File C:\Users\jzpel\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\Jzpelaez\missions\DISON%20WW2.tem_vinjesvingen\chemicalDetector.sqf..., line 12

[warm hedge]

Either _maxDistance or _minDistance being boolean instead of a number

[unreal wharf]

I figured out the issue- it was with the while condition.

if (!hasInterface) exitWith {};

params ["_object", "_maxDistance", ["_minDistance", 0], ["_condition", {true}]];

"ChemicalDetector" cutRsc ["RscWeaponChemicalDetector", "PLAIN", 1, false];

private _ui = uiNamespace getVariable "RscWeaponChemicalDetector";
private _ctrl = _ui displayCtrl 101;

_maxDistance = _maxDistance - _minDistance;

while {_condition == true} do {
    private _distance = ((player distance _object) - _minDistance) max 0;

    private _threat = ((1 - (_distance/_maxDistance)) max 0) min 1;
    _ctrl ctrlAnimateModel ["Threat_Level_Source", [_threat, 2] call BIS_fnc_cutDecimals, true];

    uiSleep 1;
};

I set the condition for the while loop to make sure it executed when its value was true.

[hallow mortar]

You don't need == true. If it is true then... it's true, you don't need to return true if it's true, that's redundant.

The problem was that it was a "naked" boolean, when while requires {code}

[unreal wharf]

Now the display actually shows a value- (0 to 1, with decimals), as opposed to reading 0.00.

[hallow mortar]

{_condition} would have been fine

[warm hedge]

But _condition is already {true} ?

[unreal wharf]

I'll try that to compare then, if it'll let me reduce on character count.

[hallow mortar]

Only if it's not specifically passed as an argument

[warm hedge]

This is also the point

How do you run this chunk of code

[hallow mortar]

But that's a good point - make the condition {code} before you pass it

[unreal wharf]

It's already declared to have a true value in the params.

[warm hedge]

true is not {true}

[unreal wharf]

Yeah, the boolean being 'naked' was the issue.

[hallow mortar]

What I said before wasn't entirely correct, because it introduces a potential conflict - if the condition is specified when you call the script, then the fix works, but if it isn't specified, then the default value for _condition used by params will be used - and that's already {code}. This would result in the condition being {{true}}, which is too many {}.

You need to make sure it's consistent, so EITHER:

• make the condition {code} before passing it to this script, and leave it as just _condition for while
  OR
• make it {_condition} for the while, and remove the {} from the default value.

The first option is probably the correct one for your usage, because it means the condition will be kept as code and then evaluated live by while, rather than being evaluated once at the start and letting that one result be used by while.

[unreal wharf]

I'm not quite sure what you mean here.

[hallow mortar]

e.g.

[ ... , {alive player}] execVM "chemicaldetector.sqf";
// ...
params [ ... , ["_condition", {true}]];

while _condition do { ...```

If you do this (which is the second option):

[ ... , alive player] execVM "chemicaldetector.sqf";
// ...
params [ ... , ["_condition", true]];

while {_condition} do { ...```
Then the condition will be only evaluated once, right at the start before the script even begins, and `while` will just use the original result of that one check forever, never checking again whether it's still correct

And if you do this (which is what I originally said):

[ ... , true] execVM "chemicaldetector.sqf";
// ...
params [ ... , ["_condition", {true}]];

while {_condition} do { ...```
then as long as you do pass a specified bool 4th argument, then it's fine, but if that 4th argument isn't specified and the default value is used, you now have double {} and that doesn't work.

[unreal wharf]

Second usage would be fine for my needs. I just need the detector to act as a "hot cold" meter for distance to an object. I don't need it to be constantly checking it I don't think.

The next main issue for me now is that it does not seem to work for multiple objects.

That, is likely a more complex issue than just fixing a minor syntax error.

[hallow mortar]

The second usage means it is completely impossible to stop the while loop, because it never re-checks its exit condition

In that case you might as well not even bother having the condition as a parameter, and just hardcode it to true

[unreal wharf]

The script calls for this to be executed inside initPlayerLocal.sqf. This is what designates an object to be tracked by the chemicaldetector.sqf. First value is the variable name given to the object, second value is the maximum distance at which it is detected- IE when the detector will start incrementing up from 0, third value is the minimum distance, so the distance from the object at which the meter will max out at 1.

[object1, 500, 1, true] execVM "chemicalDetector.sqf";
[object1_1, 500, 1, true] execVM "chemicalDetector.sqf";```

However, it seems the second object is not detected, as getting closer to it will not tick up the meter.

So that's my next hurdle, getting it to work for multiple objects simultaneously.

[warm hedge]

You need to rewrite some codes to accept multiple objects to process in ONE script, not parallel ones

[unreal wharf]

I see. I don't have the foggiest idea of how I would do that.

[warm hedge]

private _closest = 999; // placeholder not to bug it
_objects apply {_closest = _closest min (player distance _x)};```some idea

[unreal wharf]

Would this be appended somewhere in the chemicalDetector.sqf, or the localPlayer one?

[warm hedge]

Former

[unreal wharf]

Okay.

Looking at the documentation for apply on the wiki, it requires an array, if I'm understanding correctly.
Array size being however many objects I want detectable.
From what I can see, the way you have it set up, and how apply works, when it goes through the distances to the objects, it'll also update the stored value it has for the different object distances?
Looks like it works as its own iterator as well.

[warm hedge]

Let's say if you put [object_1,object_2,object_3] into _objects. It won't care how many you've put. Just apply will iterate them all

[unreal wharf]

So, something like

_objects = [object1, object2, object3]; //array of arbitrary size

while {_condition} do {
 private _closest = 999; // placeholder not to bug it
 _objects apply {_closest = _closest min (player distance _x)};
 _object = _closest;
 uiSleep 1;
};

?

[warm hedge]

What _object = _closest supposed to achieve

[unreal wharf]

Makes sure that _object, which is what the existing code of the script tracks the distance of, is set as the one that the player has closest proximity to.
_object being set in the params of the original script.

Because _object refers to what the variable name for the object is in the initPlayerLocal.sqf is. And that needs to then be rewritten to support the data being in a list of multiple ones- so presumably a 2d array if I'm understanding.

[warm hedge]

No. That is not how it works. _closest there is just a number. Similar point with yoursqf private _distance = ((player distance _object) - _minDistance) max 0;

[unreal wharf]

Okay, I think I understand. In your example, you had it _objects apply..., which led me to believe you were introducting another variable different from _object

[warm hedge]

It is? Or, just naming convention

[unreal wharf]

Well, it's _object in the original script, and you had put _objects in your example for the apply.

[warm hedge]

Because it's just a plural word for it being an array

[native hemlock]

Usually "Cannot create non-ai vehicle" comes from trying to spawn something that doesn't exist, so make sure that is the right class name

[unreal wharf]

Is there a way to actually do a 2D array, or do I need to set it up with sub arrays?

[warm hedge]

Huh?

Yes you can have 2 dimentions array but why?

[unreal wharf]

Well, how am I supposed to have the script determine which object is closer in order to track that one?

[warm hedge]

Why? I thought what you need is a number, not an object

[unreal wharf]

Since the way it is in the initPlayerLocal.sqf, it's only ever sending the information of one item at a time.

initPlayerLocal.sqf

[object, maxDistance, minDistance, condition] execVM "chemicalDetector.sqf";```

This is what calls the script, remember? It's only ever sending in the information of the one object.

[warm hedge]

You don't remember that I said you want to tweak the script so it will accept an array of objects

[unreal wharf]

Yes, but it's also requesting 3 other parameters associated with the object.

[warm hedge]

And an array takes one element

Do you know you can do:

[[object_1,object_2,object_3],100,10,{true}] execVM "chemicalDetector.sqf"```

[unreal wharf]

No, I didn't, because I don't exactly know how to script.

That, and that way it only has the same distances for all objects.
I want the option available to give the objects different detection ranges- and further down the line I want to make it so it'll actually take into account the strength of the signal, and not just the raw distance alone.

[south swan]

then store them as private _objects = [[object1, 100, 10], [object2, 500], [object3, 200]]; or something and calculate the signal strength in your loop

[unreal wharf]

Will have to go on this route though in the immediate short term though.

if (!hasInterface) exitWith {};

params ["_objects", "_maxDistance", ["_minDistance", 0], ["_condition", true]];

"ChemicalDetector" cutRsc ["RscWeaponChemicalDetector", "PLAIN", 1, false];

private _ui = uiNamespace getVariable "RscWeaponChemicalDetector";
private _ctrl = _ui displayCtrl 101;

while {_condition} do {
 private _closest = 999;
 _objects apply {_closest = _closest min (player distance _x)};
 _object = _closest;

 _maxDistance = _maxDistance - _minDistance;

  while {_condition} do {
   private _distance = ((player distance _object) - _minDistance) max 0;

   private _threat = ((1 - (_distance/_maxDistance)) max 0) min 1;
   _ctrl ctrlAnimateModel ["Threat_Level_Source", [_threat, 2] call BIS_fnc_cutDecimals, true];

  };
  uiSleep 1;
};

On the surface, does this seem like it would work? I'll test it later, but it's late and I don't want to look at Arma anymore for the night.

[south swan]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/linearConversion should work for one-command, well, conversion from "distance between X and Y" to "signal strength between 0 and 1" 🧠

[unreal wharf]

Will keep this in mind, thanks.

[hazy temple]

@native hemlock Yeah thats it, i was using some outdated classnames... thank you!

[stable dune]

i would say toFixed is faster than call function, and it "rounds"

2.34 toFixed 1; // "2.3"
2.35 toFixed 1; // "2.4"

123 toFixed 2; // "123.00"

and seems in BIS_fnc_cutDesimal has info ->
Function that rounds specified number to specified amount of decimals.
Arma 3
Use** toFixed** instead.

_ctrl ctrlAnimateModel ["Threat_Level_Source", parseNumber (_threat toFixed 2), true];

[south swan]

why even bother to cut decimals from ctrlAnimateModel input, though?

also, String is not a Number 🙃

[hallow mortar]

This is for the BI Chemical Detector model. It looks like this animation source is for controlling a numerical display on the model. I don't know exactly how the thing works, but it might be that the displayed number is tied directly to the animation phase, so if you want to display a number with fewer decimal places, you need to input that.

[stable dune]

True, it need parse.
Didn't look return.

[south swan]

btw, BIS_fnc_cutDecimals is literally parseNumber (_this#0 toFixed _this#1) 🤣

[stable dune]

hah! nice

[shell scroll]

Hi! Is there a way to convert the ACE IR laser? I'll explain better: I would like to modify the laser so that it doesn't see the whole beam but only the point. How could I do it?

[dire island]

I have a script that loops across all objects in a layer and hides/unhides them. It works fine on SP and local MP, but doesn't work on dedicated server. I have tried both

        _x hideObjectGlobal true;
    } forEach ((getMissionLayerEntities "STRIGRP_DEMO") select 0);``` and
```    {
        [_x,true] remoteExec ["hideObjectGlobal",0];
    } forEach ((getMissionLayerEntities "STRIGRP_DEMO") select 0);``` both with the same results. Is this an issue with the mission layers not being preserved with characters? I've successfully used a similar script for inert objects (craters and stuff) on the same dedicated server previously.

[hallow mortar]

Where is this code being executed?
You're using two commands with specific locality requirements.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/hideObjectGlobal
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getMissionLayerEntities
Both of these commands must be executed on the server and only the server. You need to make sure your script is only running on the server - for example, by using initServer.sqf, a server-only trigger, or remoteExec from a single other machine using target 2.

[dire island]

I'm executing it from the code field of an addAction, which I'm guessing is run on the client of the dude who pushes the button? I could remoteExec the hideObjectGlobal to the server, but how can I remoteExec getMissionEntities? Might something like the following work?```
_entities = ["STRIGRP_DEMO"] remoteExec ["getMissionLayerEntities", 2];
{
[_x,true] remoteExec ["hideObjectGlobal",2];
} forEach _entities;

[tulip ridge]

Define a function, and then remoteExec that

But yes, addActions will run on the machine that used the action

Define your function using: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Functions_Library

Then just run this from your action:

[] remoteExec ["TAG_fnc_hideObjects", 2];

[maiden geyser]

yo guys is there a command for money ?

[hallow mortar]

Arma 3 doesn't have any money system built in, so...no.
If you're using a scripted system, then it probably has some way to add money by changing variables or using one of its functions, but that very much depends on the specific system in question.

[maiden geyser]

is it possible to use cheatengine ?

or is there a way that i can get a lot of money ?

[hallow mortar]

If you're trying to cheat on a multiplayer server, I will not help you.
If you're trying to cheat in singleplayer, again, it depends on the system you're using. There are many scripted game modes and missions that have money systems, and they're all custom-built and implemented in different ways. There is no universal answer.

[maiden geyser]

well i play solo on lan server

[elfin comet]

Would there be a way to make some objects immune to bullet damage but still susceptible to explosions?

[little raptor]

Yes, using handleDamage event handler

[maiden geyser]

i play sp on a lan serv if you could help me pls

[hallow mortar]

Did you read the second half of my message?

[maiden geyser]

yeah i did but wich type of missions ?

[hallow mortar]

I have no idea what mission you're playing. I have no idea what money system you're trying to use. It is impossible for anyone to help you, without knowing which mission or game mode you're playing. There is no "one single money system" that everything uses. "How do I get money?" is a question with a million possible answers.

Arma 3, in itself, does not have a concept of money. There is no such thing in the game engine. Every time someone wants a money system, to make a mission or game mode, they build their own custom scripted system to use. And they're all different.
Imagine asking "how do I get money in Unreal Engine?" instead of specifying which game you're talking about.

[dire island]

does anyone know of a way to insert a linebreak in the onLoadMission text in description.ext? Line1\nLine2 displays "Line1\nLine2"

[proven charm]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/lineBreak or just type <br/>

[serene grove]

I've realised in the scenario I've made that the mag repack mod isn't activating, I'm guessing I'm missing somethign somewhere but have no clue what

[worldly granite]

Could i get a hand with figuring some code out.
Im working on a mission where my players are destroying a ship casuing a massive explosion. I got the part where the Explosion goes off but I cant figure out how to delete the ship when things goes off. In the editor it spawns as 1 entity but when the game starts it splits into all its smaller parts so im at a loss

[old owl]

Hi guys! Network question regarding marker commands. Say I have code like this:

private _groupMarker = createMarkerLocal ["GroupMarker", player, 3];
_groupMarker setMarkerColorLocal "ColorBlue";
_groupMarker setMarkerShapeLocal "ELLIPSE";
_groupMarker setMarkerText "Group Position";

When setMarkerText broadcasts the marker, will it only broadcast to the channel specified in createMarkerLocal or will it be global regardless of a specified channel? Also same question for if I were to do this:

deleteMarker _groupMarker;`

Just wanna make sure what I am doing is performant for network 🙂

[serene grove]

Nevermind, seems for some reason the mod got removed from my list

[still forum]

channel

[old owl]

Yay awesome, thank you!

[proven charm]

@worldly granite which ship? you can probably find some create/delete functions for that from the function viewer

[worldly granite]

The Optre Drake class corvette

im trying to do a blanket delete in radius thing

[proven charm]

never heard of that one

[old owl]

A lot of larger objects are actually multiple objects. You can identify their different class name by using a command like typeOf cursorObject. For example, a large hospital that also consists of multiple objects could be done like this 🙂

private _hospitalParts = ["Land_Hospital_side1_F", "Land_Hospital_side2_F", "Land_Hospital_main_F"];
{
  if (typeOf _x in _hospitalParts) then {
    deleteVehicle _x;
  };
} forEach nearestObjects [someNearbyObjOrPos, [], 300];

[unreal wharf]

For this script, I'm lost on how to get the result for which object is closest to the player.
Intent is for it to run through all the items in the _objects sub array, as defined in initPlayerLocal.sqf, determine which one is closest to the player, and then use the actual object name to be input when obtaining _distance.

chemicalDetector.sqf

if (!hasInterface) exitWith {};

params ["_objects", "_maxDistance", ["_minDistance", 0], ["_condition", true]];

"ChemicalDetector" cutRsc ["RscWeaponChemicalDetector", "PLAIN", 1, false];

private _ui = uiNamespace getVariable "RscWeaponChemicalDetector";
private _ctrl = _ui displayCtrl 101;

_maxDistance = _maxDistance - _minDistance;

while {_condition} do {
 private _closest = 999;
 
 _objects apply {_closest = _closest min (player distance _x)};
 
 private _object = _objects;


 private _distance = ((player distance _object) - _minDistance) max 0;

 private _threat = ((1 - (_distance/_maxDistance)) max 0) min 1;
 _ctrl ctrlAnimateModel ["Threat_Level_Source", [_threat, 2] call BIS_fnc_cutDecimals, true];

 uiSleep 1;
};

initPlayerLocal.sqf

[[object_1,object_2],100,10,true] execVM "chemicalDetector.sqf"

[south swan]

why?

[unreal wharf]

Why what?

[south swan]

why calculate the closest distance again when you already have it in _closest variable?

[unreal wharf]

I'm just trying to get this to have the closest object to the player be what is used for the detector readout calculation. By default, it doesn't work for multiple objects.

[south swan]

bruh

[unreal wharf]

I'm working off an existing script, and trying to modify it so it will work with multiple objects, as it only accepts one.

[south swan]

Once again. _objects apply {_closest = _closest min (player distance _x)} means that _closest already contains the distance.

[unreal wharf]

The reason I'm doing it this way is because I don't want to rewrite the portion of the script that I started with, because I'm not knowledgeable enough to rewrite it to take this into account.

So, unless you'd like to actually rewrite the code for me, I just need to know how to pull out the object name of the one that's closest, so I can have that get plugged into the preexisting script.

Is it the ideal way to run the code? No. But I wouldn't have a clue on how to get it to be the ideal way. I'm trying to jury rig something that's functional for what I need on a short time period.

So, once the distances to the player for all the objects in the array are compared, how would I be able to extract the name of the object that was found to be closest to the player at the time, and have that pass through into the next part of the script.

[granite sky]

This is actually one of the most slow/annoying things to do in SQF. The basic method is that you store the closest object as well as the closest distance when you do the loop.

But that's too complex a loop to be optimized by simpleVM so it's kinda shitty.

So for example:

params ["_objects"];
private _minDist = 1e8;
private _closest = objNull;
{
  private _dist = _x distance2d player;
  if (_dist < _minDist) then {
    _minDist = _dist;
    _closest = _x;
  };
} forEach _objects;

Then there's also this abomination:

params ["_objects"];
private _distances = _objects apply { _x distance2d player };
private _closest = _objects select (_distances find selectMin _distances);

[wild sinew]

guys i need a quick help of how to setup a int for say3d with addaction

like turn on and off a radio

[stone vigil]

hello yall, what is the best way to spawn a wildfire from a destroyed vic. Im making a mp mission where the players with plant and detonate explosives on a static ship at night to “sink” it. My plan was to add a quad bike on the ship and when it exploded it would spawn/ edit the intensity of wildfire modules. How would i script that or is there a better (low frame cost) way to show the ship has been exploded

[sand summit]

does anyone have a solution to pausing a script when it's run in an unscheduled environment?

i'm trying to have a script be run, engage some screen effects, wait a bit, then run another segment of the script

[granite sky]

Why is it running in an unscheduled environment?

[warm hedge]

Or why you need to suspend anyways?

[remote trail]

if I wanted to disable AI until players reach a trigger what code would I use?

[granite sky]

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

[remote trail]

I figured it out thanks

[nimble monolith]

Someone knows the code to animate that progress bar?

[ancient gull]

RuggedTerminal_02_communications_F is the object

[warm hedge]

terminal animateSource ['Progress_source',100,true]; // 0 to 100```

[ancient gull]

I put that in the init of the object and by default in the editor it has 0 and does not appear at 100 when starting the mission.

[nimble monolith]

terminal its the variable name of my terminal?

[warm hedge]

Yes

[nimble monolith]

thx

[ancient gull]

https://tenor.com/view/facepalm-gif-6565016535492739421

sorry

[ancient gull]

How did you know this? Is it in the wiki or something?

[warm hedge]

Config Viewer

[ancient gull]

ª, thank you

[hidden patio]

Wondering how I can make a light source that changes as a mission goes on

Seems like the tutorial only works for one-and-done scripts. Ideally I'd like to make a function that changes the light brightness.

[warm hedge]

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

[hidden patio]

I tried that, but I'm having trouble changing and removing them.

I'm trying to make a mission where there'll be a bunch of light fuckery going on. Brighter, darker, off, on, in response to player actions. I think if I wasn't limited by private's code scope limitation I'd be okay but I'm not sure how to make a light not limited by that

The ideal would be a script run off initplayerlocal to initialize the lights then use a function to modify each light. I'm just... not sure how to do that.

[warm hedge]

A light is just an object. You can assign a variable so you can use it

[abstract kettle]

Does anyone know how to disable the AccTime feature in the SP mission?

[quick peak]

Hi is it possible to delete particles that are already created? i mean for example smoke that is already in the air

[proven charm]

i guess you could create script that calls setAccTime 1 to keep it at default. or play in MP 🙂

[abstract kettle]

I'm looking for the best possible way how to do the first option, of course.

Edit: Nevermind, it's done.

[astral bone]

Sanity check for if A: This will work and B: if there's something glaringly obvious I'm missing

I got objects that are various sized, and when scaled in 3DEN, they'll end up floating

Scale set to 0.5, 3DEN height is 0

private _objs = get3DENSelected "object";
{
    private _oScale = (_x get3DENAttribute "ENH_objectScaling") # 0;
    _x setObjectScale (_oScale);
    private _pos = getPosASL _x;
    _x setObjectScale 1;
    private _pos2 = getPosASL _x;
    private _pos3 = ASLToAGL (_pos2 vectorDiff _pos);
    _pos set [2,_pos3 # 2];
    _x set3DENAttribute ["Position",_pos];
    _x setObjectScale _oScale;
}forEach _objs;```
This should work as a fix, no?

Originally I was just gonna get the obj ATL, set height to 0 (it's not when doing "getPosATL") then setting the ATL. That worked visually, but then it didn't sync with 3DEN. So, just convert from ATL to ASL, ASL to AGL, right? But then it just kept being set to 0 height, no matter what, and thus no change

So yea, this is me making sure it's not like "It'll work, but then it'll shove it into next week on the X axis" or something xD

(Also, 0.5 is exagerated for debug purposes, and the code does seem to work)

[nimble monolith]

Is there a way of turning on damage for non-damage objects?

[split scarab]

Anyone got any pointers for how to achieve the following? (Perhaps which events/function names that'd be useful?)

(Multiplayer, respawns enabled with spawnpoint/loadout picking)
BLUFOR - zero respawns and forced to spectators upon death
OPFOR - infinite respawns with 30 spawn timer

Been playing around with the following mission settings and:
onPlayerKilled.sqf:

if (side player == west) then {
    sleep(5);
    [player, true] call BIS_fnc_respawnSpectator;
};

but it doesn't seem to work (blufor isn't forced to spectator and has infinite respawns)

[proven charm]

idk but maybe this helps: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_End_Game_Spectator_Mode (notice different spectator function)

[stable dune]

You should use side group player to be sure it returns west.

[proven charm]

ACE spectator cool, maybe go with that?

[zealous rampart]

I was able to fix the no entry ‘ .model’ error 👌🏾

[tender fossil]

Is onMapSingleClick bugged (I know it's old stuff)? When I test MP mission on a local server, it works, but on dedicated server it simply refuses to work

[granite sky]

It's a local command. It works.

Antistasi still uses it in like 10 different places :P

[tender fossil]

I'm using it in init.sqf, but it works only on local server

Trying to put it to initPlayerLocal.sqf now...

Lol, works now... I wonder why, init.sqf should be run on the clients too, no?

[sharp grotto]

probably too early, Exile also adds it postInit

[tulip ridge]

What rabito said, onMapSingleClick only allows a single instance of it, later ones will remove previous ones

[tender fossil]

Rip. Learned it the hard way I guess 😄

[granite sky]

You know about the mission event handler version, right

[tender fossil]

MapSingleClick? Yeah, just dealing with some legacy code

[regal kraken]

thats funny, i was just about to ask about MapSingleClick.. only my issue is that when used on a dedicated server, it seems to activate per player rather than just once

onMapSingleClick 
        {
            onMapSingleClick {};
            _helipad = "HeliHEmpty" createVehicle _pos;
        
            //HELICOPTER
            _group1 = [getMarkerPos "AI_SPAWN2", WEST,["B_G_Soldier_unarmed_F","B_G_Soldier_unarmed_F"]] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
            {deleteVehicle _x} forEach nearestObjects [spawn_protector_helicopter_ai, ["all"], 6];
            _vehiclespawn = createVehicle ["rhs_uh1h_hidf_unarmed", getMarkerPos "helicopter_ai_spawn", [], 0, "FLY"];
            {_x moveIndriver _vehiclespawn} forEach units leader _group1;
            {_x moveIngunner _vehiclespawn} forEach units _group1;
        
            //GROUP
            _group2 = [getMarkerPos "AI_SPAWN2", WEST,["rhsgref_hidf_squadleader", "rhsgref_hidf_machinegunner", "rhsgref_hidf_machinegunner_assist", "rhsgref_hidf_grenadier_m79", "rhsgref_hidf_machinegunner", "rhsgref_hidf_machinegunner_assist", "rhsgref_hidf_grenadier_m79", "rhsgref_hidf_rifleman_m72"]] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
            {_x moveInAny _vehiclespawn} forEach units _group2;
            _group2_lead = leader _group2;
        
            _waypoint1 = _group1 addWaypoint [getPosASL _helipad, 1];
            _waypoint1 setWaypointType "TR UNLOAD";
            _waypoint2 = _group1 addWaypoint [getPosASL kill_airborne, 1];
            _waypoint2 setWaypointType "MOVE";
            _waypoint2 setWaypointStatements ["true", "cleanUpveh = vehicle leader this; {deleteVehicle _x} forEach crew cleanUpveh + [cleanUpveh]; deleteGroup this;"];
        
            _Group_HC_S = _group3 createUnit ["HighCommandSubordinate", [0, 0, 0], [], 0, "NONE"];
            _group2_lead synchronizeObjectsAdd [_Group_HC_S];
            HIGH_COMMAND synchronizeObjectsAdd [_Group_HC_S];
            player hcSetGroup [_group3];
        };```

now this worked great, Click on the map - helicopter spawns, drops off troops - takes itself to the backrooms and deletes. however - on the dedicated server, it spawned 4 times, and there was 4 players - the helicopter also seem'd to just land on target, but the other 3 landedanywhere.. so I thought it might have been triggered (it uses the holdaction to trigger it) then other players might have clicked for the results but i have no idea why it duplicated

[cosmic lichen]

How did you add it?

[regal kraken]

added to a tablet on the map using the folllowing

call
{
[
this,
"Airborne Insertion: $2500",
"\a3\ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\simpleTasks\types\meet_ca.paa",
"\a3\ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\simpleTasks\types\use_ca.paa",
"true",
"true",
{hint "Shop Status: Loading..."},
{},
{hint "Shop Status: Complete";[[player], "scripts\Airborne_insertion.sqf"] remoteExec ["execVM"];},
{hint "Shop Status: Interrupted"},
[],
2,
nil,
false,
false
] call BIS_fnc_holdActionAdd;
 this setVariable ["R3F_LOG_disabled", true];
}; ```

wow let me just lay that out better

[cosmic lichen]

Isnt remoteExcec by default global?

You would need to only call the code on the server.

[stable dune]

 "scripts\Airborne_insertion.sqf"] remoteExec ["execVM"]

this part will broadcast it for every client + server.
So just

execVM "scripts\Airborne_insertion.sqf"

will do it only on client who uses addaction

[cosmic lichen]

Also that call in the beginning has no purpose.

[stable dune]

aaand if only on server like R3vo said

 "scripts\Airborne_insertion.sqf"] remoteExec ["execVM",2]

2 -> target -> 2 == server

But you need modify you script if you only execute that on server, because you need pass player in params to script

[regal kraken]

Thanks R3vo and Prisoner
you know now that I've posted it on the scripting channel in arma, i now see that it says 'Call {bla bla bla} call BIS_fnc_holdActionAdd;

that's pure laziness on my part, i basically was trying to get stuff working previously with spawning AI, that one worked and I've quickly used it forgetting about the global effects of it

[meager granite]

RE JIP not being reliable is annoying as hell, I was using public variable before that and it was full reliable (or at least magnitude more reliable)

No repro of course, but it happens fairly often for me

[tender fossil]

Ugh, really?

[meager granite]

Only happens on round restart so if you're not restarting your mission you could be safe. Though we had reports of players under bad VPNs randomly not receive REs and even PVs joining much later too.

[tender fossil]

Well, restarting every few hours most likely, like four times a day

[meager granite]

Server restart should be fine. Round restart could be problematic.

[tender fossil]

Ah you meant that, I see

[meager granite]

We do have few quirks though, no lobby wait timer, auto pressing briefing "continue" button, so it could be contributing to that

Either way, just had a case where it happened reliably on the server, PVs are received fine, REs are all missing until you go back to lobby and join again

[formal grail]

Found an odd bug in BIS_fnc_inAngleSector:
It seems like, in some cases, the vectorCos command results in 1.00000000???, a floating point error, and then since it executes acos on the result of that vectorCos, it outputs NaN, and then the function results false even if the parameters should return true.

For example:

[[11640.47070312500000000000,11906.11328125000000000000,0.00000000000000000000], 36.14050674438476562500, 180, [15170.92187500000000000000,16739.11914062500000000000,0.00000000000000000000]] call BIS_fnc_inAngleSector;  // return false
[[11640.47070312500000000000,11906.11328125000000000000,0.00000000000000000000], 36.140, 180, [15170.92187500000000000000,16739.11914062500000000000,0.00000000000000000000]] call BIS_fnc_inAngleSector;  // returns true
[[11640.47070312500000000000,11906.11328125000000000000,0.00000000000000000000], 36.141, 180, [15170.92187500000000000000,16739.11914062500000000000,0.00000000000000000000]] call BIS_fnc_inAngleSector;  // returns true

Only number changed in there is the second parameter.

[meager granite]

Managed to repro locally, narrowing it down

Key is -autoInit and Persistent = 1

more narrowing, no high ping needed

[modern osprey]

I am creating a spotlight from CUP through createVehicle, how do I make the "On spotlight" action work

[meager granite]

    _ctrl_line ctrlSetStructuredText _text;
    private _line_width = ctrlTextWidth _ctrl_line + KILLFEED_WIDTH_EPSILON;
    if(!finite _line_width) then {
        diag_log text format ["ctrl_line = %1", _ctrl_line];
        diag_log text format ["line_width = %1", _line_width];
        diag_log text format ["ctrlTextWidth ctrl_line = %1", ctrlTextWidth _ctrl_line];
        diag_log text format ["ctrlTextWidth ctrl_line + EPSILON = %1", ctrlTextWidth _ctrl_line + KILLFEED_WIDTH_EPSILON];
    };
```=>

10:58:22 ctrl_line = Control #-1
10:58:22 line_width = -nan(ind)
10:58:22 ctrlTextWidth ctrl_line = 0.255849
10:58:22 ctrlTextWidth ctrl_line + EPSILON = 0.256849

What the hell is going on?

#define KILLFEED_WIDTH_EPSILON 0.001

First ctrlTextWidth right after ctrlSetStructuredText has tiny chance to return non-finite number

[formal grail]

That's the second time I've seen -nan(ind) today.

[meager granite]

But next ctrlTextWidths right after that are fine

[formal grail]

Doesn't seem related though. Try printing your numbers with <num> toFixed 20

[hushed turtle]

Aren't there () missing?

[formal grail]

If that was the case it should fail deterministically

[meager granite]

After finite? Arma commands don't need brackets.

[formal grail]

Try printing (ctrlTextWidth _ctrl_line) toFixed 20 and see if it is returning the same answer each time.

[meager granite]

It will probably error out with toFixed expecting Number instead of NaN