#arma3_scripting

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edgy dune
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Is it possible to selectively turn on certain reflectors for a vehicle like high beams?

granite sky
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@round hazel What's in the RSCs?

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If it's just text, does that work correctly?

round hazel
# granite sky <@697082966358097961> What's in the RSCs? 
class RscTitles {
    class cameraOverlay {
        idd = -1;
        fadeIn = 0.0;
        fadeOut = 0.0;
        duration = 10e10;

        class controls {
            class overlay {
                access = 0;
                type = 0; 
                idc = -1;
                style = 48;
                
                x = safeZoneX;
                y = safeZoneY;
                w = safeZoneW;
                h = safeZoneH;
                
                colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,0};
                colorText[] = {1,1,1,1};
                font = "TahomaB";
                sizeEx = 0;
                lineSpacing = 0;
                text = "images\cameraOverlay.paa";
                fixedWidth = 0;
                shadow = 0;
             };
        };
    };
    class cameraOverlay2 {
        idd = -1;
        fadeIn = 0.0;
        fadeOut = 0.0;
        duration = 10e10;

        class controls {
            class overlay {
                access = 0;
                type = 0; 
                idc = -1;
                style = 48;
                
                x = safeZoneX;
                y = safeZoneY;
                w = safeZoneW;
                h = safeZoneH;
                
                colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,0};
                colorText[] = {1,1,1,1};
                font = "TahomaB";
                sizeEx = 0;
                lineSpacing = 0;
                text = "images\cameraOverlay2.paa";
                fixedWidth = 0;
                shadow = 0;
             };
        };
    };
    
    class Default 
        {
            idd = -1;
            fadein = 0;
            fadeout = 0;
            duration = 0;
        };
    };
granite sky
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I tested it without the RSCs or the "Bro_Camcorder" check and it works fine.

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Maybe you have some other code fighting with it.

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Previous version of the same thing maybe.

round hazel
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I'll go ahead and take a look, see what I can find. Thanks for all your help dude, i really appreciate it!

round hazel
tropic nimbus
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Question for those who use handledamage, is anyone else seeing odd damage numbers when hitting close to the pelvis area? im seeing a reduction of damage that cant be explained

thin fox
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big ๐Ÿ†

opal zephyr
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Does anyone know of a way to change the visual name of an ai unit? When I look at a unit it shows "Ammo Bearer" for example, but I want this to show something else

granite sky
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I think that one's only from config.

radiant lark
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Theres a guy who can lag my server quite easily with those network messages, idk what those mean but he spams that a lot:

Server: Object 12:15010 not found (message Type_128)
Server: Object 12:15011 not found (message Type_134)
Server: Object 12:15012 not found (message Type_128)
Server: Object 12:15013 not found (message Type_134)```
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This will eventually force you into restarting the server, because it really is unplayable with that amount of lag.

granite sky
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It's not necessarily anything to do with those particular messages.

radiant lark
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Scripts.txt, nor any battleye filter will tell anything

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My last resource could be CfgDisabledCommands, which can be bypassed by client ๐Ÿ˜‚

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The deal is, how come server gets that network message but it doesn't make a detailed log out of it? How can I track and filter that?

opal zephyr
granite sky
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BI won't tell us what message IDs are for "security" reasons. You can trial-and-error some of them but it's kinda hard work.

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They change with each Arma version.

radiant lark
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Anything serverside to try and log or prevent those messages from comming thru and lagging my server?

granite sky
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It's not necessarily those messages that are lagging the server.

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What's the story here though? Like what's special about this person?

radiant lark
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Idk he just discovered what seems to be a sqf injector or a pbo hider and he comes to the server and ruins it for everyone

granite sky
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Ban him?

radiant lark
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It's 15000 messages

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It's a spam which consists of only that

granite sky
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If someone's intentionally DoSing your server then the only solution you're gonna have for that is preventing them from connecting.

radiant lark
# granite sky Ban him?

Yeah then he does a little ban evasion and gets back to work, I could ban him and permanently ban him, but I feel like fixing serverside would be more proper

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Well that DDoS comes from scripting, which is the thing that I do not like

granite sky
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If they have a working script injector then you can't do anything about that.

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They might just be adding and deleting objects, which would be murderous for performance and I don't think there's any way to block it.

radiant lark
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I cannot believe I cannot do anything, as a server, to blacklist specific scripting messages that come onto my server in a form of spam

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Like, I get that local commands stay local

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But come on, my man broadcasting 15000 messages

radiant lark
granite sky
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What's that, a battleye thing?

radiant lark
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yes

granite sky
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I can't even find the docs for that anymore. I think the only link was on the forums.

old owl
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I miss BI forums 7899peepocry

dusk gust
dusk gust
# radiant lark Theres a guy who can lag my server quite easily with those network messages, idk...

Could utilize the -netLog server parameter or something a little more detailed like -networkDiagInterval=5
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Startup_Parameters#networkDiagInterval

These will log all the clients sending out network messages. Should help you identify which client is doing it, and would also help if you were to try to figure out what he's doing.
I'd probably be able to help a bit more if I had more info on what kind of server you run and what can be blocked or not.

It's very possible you also have execution exploits in your mission and thats how he's executing things instead of a script injector.

radiant lark
radiant lark
grim cliff
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im having a problem with a mod that i am making:
the game loads, THIS mod works, but any other mod that is loaded ceases to function.

Additionally: all entries in the escape menu under options are gone, besides the addon options from CBA

Mods: CBA_A3, Enhanced Movement, MY MOD.

i suspect there is an issue in either the config.cpp or the functions.hpp files.

Any idea what i did wrong?

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warm hedge
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  • MyAddon name is not good. Put an unique name
  • requiredAddons is always required to fill
  • Comment out the include to check who is the faulty
grim cliff
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if i comment out the #include that would make the mod not function though, right?

warm hedge
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That is the point

grim cliff
warm hedge
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"Always required to fill" I said, check #arma3_config pinned posts

grim cliff
warm hedge
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Or the functions within

grim cliff
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like a syntax error?
all of the brackest are closed, each function class ends with ;, is postinit = 0; allowed in the class myFunctionNameHere { ... }; ????

warm hedge
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That is not what I suggested. The contents in these functions maybe somewhat wrong

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I don't know further at this point as I don't have much info

grim cliff
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what information do you need?

warm hedge
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How it is interfering the menu, how it supposed to work, how is your current config, what are these functions, how CfgFunctions does look in in-game config viewer, etc

granite sky
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postInit functions are called serially, so if they don't exit then they can block postInit functions from other mods.

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I'm not sure if postInit=0 is legal syntax and I don't know why you're doing it.

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but I would guess it's the postInit=1 functions that are the problem.

grim cliff
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could have been both. removed postinit = 0, pushed EOF call to while loop in one of the postinit files into 0 spawn {call *myLoop*};.

Problem Solved!
Thank you @granite sky! Thank you @warm hedge!

harsh bloom
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What do you guys think would be better for memory? Having a trigger pretend to be a minefield or having a trigger disable and enable mines when someone comes near?
I always hear people complain about mines using up resources so i feel like these might be a alternative.

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For the fake mine field maybe i could have a random timer that only count down while they are in motion, when it hits zero check if they are still inside then blow them up.

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Just spitballing before i try anything

cosmic lichen
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Afaik mines can't really be disabled. Even if simulation is off the AI still calculates them.

harsh bloom
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I guess that makes sense. I would assume disasbled and hidden makes no difference to that?

cosmic lichen
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But I don't thing it makes a huge difference as long as you don't overdo it with the mine count.

cosmic lichen
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There were always mine related calculations in the profiler

harsh bloom
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Ive been hanging with a few OP makers and they were super anal about never placing mines ever because "objects bad"

cosmic lichen
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You can easily profile that if you want so see what's being slow.

harsh bloom
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What do you think about the trigger idea? Where it basically just pretends ot be a mine field.

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I havent messed with actually trying to make the script yet

cosmic lichen
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You can do that but usually mines are visible if the players are careful so it might be a bit mean to just blow them up

harsh bloom
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Only time i would really need to use mines is as area denial.

cosmic lichen
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Then go for it.

harsh bloom
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New question. Anyone come up with a way to prevent AI from trying to path or drive through an area?
Someone told me just have a trigger disable their AI if they enter, but thats stupid.

cosmic lichen
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How large is the area?

harsh bloom
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I just had a section of forest and rocks built into a custom map and the AI keep trying to drive through it and getting stuck

cosmic lichen
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There are some objects that ai avoids I think the wrench is one of them

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You can place a few and try that.

harsh bloom
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Really?

cosmic lichen
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Yeh

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Other than that you would need to script it

harsh bloom
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I guess i can try that.

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How would i go about scripting that? I havent seen any examples online yet. Other than "on active disable move"

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If it was a source game i could just delete the nav mesh in that zone

cosmic lichen
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When they enter the area give them a doMove order somewhere else.

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But not clue how good that works.

cosmic lichen
grim cliff
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could a hashmap be used for storing mine types and positions? i have read in places that they are faster than regular arrays...
just tossing this out there, because i have plans for my server as well.

harsh bloom
harsh bloom
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Lag spikes

grim cliff
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i would imagine, my server does that too with Loot crates, but i havent seen it.

cosmic lichen
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I don't think the hashmap approach would be faster.

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You need an inArea check on all players and then place the mine and do that for all mines.

harsh bloom
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Has anyone experimented with making a huge dummy item that prevents pathing but has no actual collisions?
Ive never done any asset modding for arma so im just spitballing.

cosmic lichen
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No clue.

harsh bloom
grim cliff
spiral canyon
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Is there a way to fire a trigger from a addAction? I have a addAction on a laptop and after the audio file plays I want to trigger a task to be added.

harsh bloom
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Any idea if i just placed a huge dock section or something then disable it if that would stop the AI from trying to path there?

spiral canyon
harsh bloom
pallid palm
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maybe you can put some razer wire around the Area and make it take no Damage

harsh bloom
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hmmm, i could try something like that. But thats a lot of objects

pallid palm
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the only way i have been able to stop Ai is by razer wire

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with no Damage

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this allowDamage false; in the init of the razer wire

harsh bloom
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ya

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Guy said wrenches block them too. Which is funny

pallid palm
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i dont have any wrenches where do i get them

harsh bloom
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I think he means the prop, which should just be a tiny wrench

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I think i saw one

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Dont have eden open at the moment

pallid palm
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is that in vanilla Arma 3

harsh bloom
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I would think so?

pallid palm
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hmm ok

grim cliff
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how soon will the ismultiplayer command return true on a dedicated server?

use case: preinit in a serverside only mod.

harsh bloom
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Could just have a script on all playables set a variable like "num_players" +1 when they load.

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And run off of that if its >1

harsh bloom
grim cliff
harsh bloom
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i mean when they will make it work

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when they will fix it

hallow mortar
hallow mortar
grim cliff
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have access to a server, but there are players on and im not that rude.

harsh bloom
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Ooh, like a literal "when"
I read it as "this function always returns false, when will this be fixed"

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my bad

grim cliff
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my bad should have wroded that better. i have my baby sleeping on me so im typing one handed

tender fossil
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Does anyone have experience/knowledge of this in Arma 3 instead? I guess it can't be that much different between A2 and A3

still forum
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I haven't heard about mines being a performance problem.
And they're quite efficient last I checked.

fair drum
hushed turtle
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What are mine types?

atomic niche
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probably just mine(explosives) classnames and their pos

vapid scarab
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Is there a way to get the status of an arma 3 server from some sqf command?

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Like the same information that is shown in the server browseR?

atomic niche
vapid scarab
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What about that of a server you are not connected to?

tender fossil
tender fossil
granite sky
tender fossil
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Can confirm that high number of mines will lag Arma 2 server too ๐Ÿ˜„

atomic niche
vapid scarab
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Right, still need a dll extension. Thanks for the reminder about that.

granite sky
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I would guess that each mine is individually checking for nearby objects. Although given that there was literally one entity in the mission it still seemed a bit much.

still forum
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Sounds like something I could use a ticket for to analyze ๐Ÿ˜„

regal kraken
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Hi, I was wondering if there was a way to limit how many times a script can be called?
I have a basic case script that allows you to 'buy' a artillery nest, but I dont want it to be triggerable again after purchase.
I was going to do some really basic stuff with setvariables with it going from 1 to 0 then just checking the number. but I know theres probably a more.. scripting way.. of that method lol

winter rose
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it's not that much complex than that ๐Ÿ˜„

regal kraken
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yeah.. I think i'm thinking it should be more complicated than it should

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Cheers lol

winter rose
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beware of where you store it, as if local, in MP you may be able to disconnect/reconnect and regain your 3ร— A164 supports

granite sky
regal kraken
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I made a GUI for building a base,
i've basically got the FOB sitting there premade and hidden, so I thought using -objectname- hideobjectglobal false; would work. When i exec it the global exec on the debug - works great,
so i moved to remote exec - works in singleplayer and listen fine, but dedi it doesnt work

action = "[[2, player], 'scripts\fob\fob2_builder_script.sqf'] remoteExec ['execVM']";```

thats what i've got in the action for the GUI

and inside the case script, I have this for unhiding the objects:
```sqf
hint "Upgrade: Artillery Nest being Constructed";
fob2_arty setVariable ["Base", 0, true];
for "_i" from 1 to 21 do 
{
private _obj = missionNamespace getVariable [format ["fob_tosh_arty%1", _i], objNull];
if (!isNull _obj) then {_obj hideObjectGlobal false;sleep 0.2;};
};```
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is this going to be something as simple as adding a 2 to the remote exec or am i going to have to turn this into a function?

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Thanks in advance!

old owl
# regal kraken I made a GUI for building a base, i've basically got the FOB sitting there prem...

Headed out the door so can't give you an answer to your actual question yet but if your mission is intended to be made public I would read this as execVM, spawn, call, etc you do not wanna have whitelisted for cheater purposes:

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_CfgRemoteExec

If you're intending this to be a private or friends only server or something feel free to disregard too- just figured I'd send if it helps ๐Ÿ™‚

regal kraken
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Yeah its just for friends and stuff, I'm not that confident on a public release just yet haha

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Appreicate the fast feedback though! cheers mate!

hushed turtle
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It would work with 2 added into remoteExec, but only player who hosted listen server would get the hint

regal kraken
grim cliff
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i have a question about the "onuserconnected" mission event handler. the BIKI says the wehn paired with the getuserinfo command i can track users from a very eary point of joining the server.

the event handler receives the network id, and the client state number and word, but getuserinfo takes the playerid.

my question here: is the playerid and the network id the same? will info = getuserinfo _networkid; work in the context of the "onuserconnected" event handler?

granite sky
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They're all the directPlay ID.

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machine ID (eg from owner) you'd get from the second parameter of getUserInfo.

radiant lark
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Hey in line with current convo, can I remotely execute code on the OnUserConnected owner?

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Cannot test rn, not on PC

fair drum
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what is your intention? that would fire before the user has even selected a role

radiant lark
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Hahahahaha

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Soon as they join they better be back in lobby

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I do PlayerConnected but he manages to snuck some code in before he is gone

granite sky
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you have the machine ID, so you should be able to remoteExec code.

radiant lark
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Yes thats what I thought

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Ill just test tomorrow

granite sky
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Bear in mind that your remoteExec might still be joining a long queue.

radiant lark
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Alright

dusk gust
sage marsh
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Is there a way to add foliage to a bald spot left after i hide a map native building?

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hallow mortar
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If you're using a mod set that includes placeable plants, then yes. Otherwise no, not really.

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You could try using some dirt decals instead so it looks better as bare ground

warm hedge
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createSimpleObject maybe

hallow mortar
warm hedge
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But that's the only reliable option for vanilla game

drowsy mica
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Trying to make a bannerlord formation system so you can control ai (mostly webknight melee ai) and do formations and such and just listen to orders overall. How cooked am I in trying to do this? Have no idea how to start and could use the help ๐Ÿ˜…

hallow mortar
atomic niche
sage marsh
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I mean i want it to delete everything but the grass

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And the grass is not affected by the hide terrain module

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Anyways i already figured to just dirt patches on it

sage heath
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hi, so messing around with Pooks SAM pack, the mod has a script that stows the vertical launch tubes of the S-300.

// Stow launch tubes

_vehicle = _this;

// prep
(driver _vehicle) action ["engineOff", _vehicle];
(driver _vehicle) disableAI "MOVE";
(driver _vehicle) disableAI "TARGET";

// store fuel while animations process
_vehicle SetVariable ["SA10VehFuel", Fuel _vehicle, true];
publicVariable "SA10VehFuel";
_vehicle SetFuel 0.0;

// 30 seconds to stow launch tubes
_vehicle animate ["elevator", 0];
sleep 3;
_vehicle animate ["hydraulic_up", 0.25];
_vehicle animate ["piston_out", 0.45];
sleep 0.5;
_vehicle animate ["hydraulic_up", 0.5];
_vehicle animate ["rack", 1];
_vehicle animate ["piston_out", 0.4];
sleep 0.5;
_vehicle animate ["hydraulic_up", 0.25];
_vehicle animate ["rack", 0.6];
_vehicle animate ["piston_out", 0.35];
sleep 1;
_vehicle animate ["hydraulic_up", 0];
_vehicle animate ["rack", 0];
_vehicle animate ["piston_out", 0];
_vehicle animate ["mast", 0];
sleep 8;
(driver _vehicle) enableAI "TARGET";
(driver _vehicle) enableAI "MOVE";

_vehicle SetFuel (_vehicle GetVariable ["SA10VehFuel", 1]), 
_vehicle SetVariable ["SA10VehFuel", 0, true];

I want to execute this sqf on 4 vehicles, without having to take command of it myself

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my idea is to add this as a function in description.ext, and write something like

[] spawn { 
 { 
  sleep (random 5); 
  [_x] remoteExec ["stow5P85",_x]; 
 } forEach [s3001,s3002,s3003,s3004];

};```
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but sadly, not working ๐Ÿ™

winter rose
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I believe "stow5P85" is not a registered function

sage heath
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oh i know why! this is my cfg functions
class CfgFunctions
{
class TNRGN
{
class functions
{
file = "functions";
class missileStrike{};
class missileStrike2{};
class missileStrike3{};
class missileStrike4{};
class wr_vic_shoot{};
class stow5P85{};
};
};
};

forgot TNRGN ๐Ÿ™

winter rose
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+_fnc_

sage heath
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so, I tried this

["s3001","s3002","s3003","s3004"] spawn TNRGN_fnc_stow5P85;```
and
```sqf
[] spawn { 
 { 
  sleep (random 5); 
  [_x] remoteExec ["TNRGN_fnc_stow5P85",_x]; 
 } forEach [s3001,s3002,s3003,s3004];

};```
still nothing.

I also added a hint in the first few lines of the sqf file to see where the problem is, and I'm not seeing the hint
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so I think I'm just executing this wrong

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the way the script is suppose to work in the mod is, through an add action that only a playable character can use, and that's about all I can say

winter rose
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// Stow launch tubes

_vehicle = _this;
```replace this with ```sqf
params ["_vehicle"];
sage heath
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alrighty, I'll give this a try. if you don't mind explaining, I'm trying to learn scripting, what does this do exactly? and what do you think the root of the problem is?

warm hedge
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tldr: a better equivalent

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You even sure TNRGN_fnc_stow5P85 is even regsitered?

sage heath
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it should be. here's my cfgFunctions

class CfgFunctions
{
  class TNRGN
  {
    class functions
    {
      file = "functions";
      class missileStrike{};
      class missileStrike2{};
      class missileStrike3{};
      class missileStrike4{};
      class wr_vic_shoot{};
      class stow5P85{};
    };
  };
};```
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the other scripts work

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and stow5P85 is in the same folder as the other ones

winter rose
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the best way to find out is to try vs guessing ^^

warm hedge
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Can you check the function in FUnctions Viewer

winter rose
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like, try in the fnc viewer and try calling it locally first

sage heath
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ah, honestly, didn't know you could do that so oof.
so here's what it looks like in game

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also other files have their scripts, this ones just blank

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so, huh

stable dune
sage heath
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alright I've tried it, and yeah still blank, I exited and restarted 3den too

hallow mortar
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Are you sure the file path and name are correct? The game is looking for <missionfolder>\functions\fn_stow5P85.sqf.

sage heath
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oh

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my god

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that was it!

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yep

sharp grotto
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Wrong discord, this is for Arma 3.

winter rose
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@dreamy hornet SQF and Enforce Script are two very different languages, really

dreamy hornet
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Yes, I know, but maybe someone here can help me because hardly anyone in the DayZ community will help because they only sell the tanks as mods, just like police cars. That's why I've already made my own police cars with sound and light. Now I want to make tanks. @winter rose

winter rose
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have you tried DayZ's scripting channel though?

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โ€ฆyou left the DayZ server in 2024, c'm'on.

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modern osprey
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Please help me with some advice.

I need to track the destruction of a vehicle.
But due to the fact that the Killed handler is called where the machine is local, I don't really know how to do it better.

I would like to go through all the equipment in the mission at launch and use remoteExec with JIP to call the destruction handler for it.

But I'm afraid that JIP will be clogged with function calls for equipment that has already been destroyed.

winter rose
meager granite
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If everywhere then MPKilled could be a good fit.

modern osprey
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Thanks for the tip MPKilled. I'll try to use it.

fair drum
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Or entity killed as well for mission event handlers

exotic gyro
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If you only need to know on the server, a cba server event from a killed EH could work.

ionic merlin
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could I perhaps get some help attaching this banner to the Land Rover, its going everywhere but where I want it sigh

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vehicle = LandRover02
banner = test02

here's where I'm at currently;

test02 attachTo [LandRover02, [1.18, -0.30, 0.50]];

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hallow mortar
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Your code is essentially correct. The coordinates are a 3D offset relative to the model origin. The units are in metres. You'll just need to tune it carefully.
If you want to change the attached object's rotation, you'll need to use setDir (2D rotation only) or setVectorDir / setVectorDirAndUp (3D rotation) after attaching it.

ionic merlin
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how does the setDir and setVectorDir work? I know very little about scripting XD

hallow mortar
ionic merlin
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๐Ÿ‘€ its facing the correct direction now! now to figure out the correct x,y,z

hallow mortar
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Doing attachTo again on the same objects overwrites any previous attachment, so you can just stand there with the debug console doing trial-and-error until it's right. Slightly tedious but not too hard.

ionic merlin
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oh. so I can just use the debug menu in game for testing?

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oml I wish I had known this earlier XD

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GOT IT!

many thanks Nikko ๐Ÿ™

radiant lark
ionic merlin
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hey @hallow mortar sorry for the ping - I have another question, how would I get the scale of an item to stay the same when testing the placement as zeus? for example when doing the banner I have it set to 0.5 but when I paste the same script in but with a new x,y,z it changes the scale back to 1

hallow mortar
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You can't. All you can do is immediately reapply the desired scale. e.g.

_object attachTo [_otherObject];
_object setObjectScale 0.5;```
Object scaling is _barely_ supported in the engine, and generally, any time you forcibly change an object's position or orientation, its scale will reset. High-simulation objects like units will also actively reset their scale and need to be handled every frame.
ionic merlin
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I see, once again many thanks- also just to clarify on what you mentioned about units... are you saying I can change the scale of units ๐Ÿ‘€ if some oml that can make for some funny haha moments XD

tulip ridge
#
  1. Don't use another mod's prefix, you should be using your own
  2. You should just edit the condition to be false instead of tryijg to delete it. Alternatively, you could just edit the existing actions instead of hiding the old ones and making new
#

Actually there's a better option, you can just hook into the event for tapping someone's shoulder and not have to overwrite the actions at all

~~https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/blob/master/addons/interaction/functions/fnc_tapShoulder.sqf#L28~~

Nevermind, that actually doesn't pass the player who tapped their shoulder, which you use

GitHub
ACE3/addons/interaction/functions/fnc_tapShoulder.sqf at master ยท ...

Open-source realism mod for Arma 3. Contribute to acemod/ACE3 development by creating an account on GitHub.

stable dune
#

Was testing, now you deleted content XD

fair drum
#

fixing possible issue

#

one sec

#

Interesting...

Original issue I faced. Find if two arrays have the same elements that occur the same amount of times. They can be in any order so you can't use isEqualTo. Was originally just going to sort the arrays first, but its pretty dang slow when you have a lot of elements. So the hashmap method looks much faster.

// Test data
private _testArray1 = [];
for "_i" from 1 to 5000 do {
    _testArray1 append [
        "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag",
        "FirstAidKit", 
        "SmokeShell",
        "16Rnd_9x21_Mag"
    ];
};
private _testArray2 = +_testArray1;

_testArray1 = _testArray1 call BIS_fnc_arrayShuffle;
_testArray2 = _testArray2 call BIS_fnc_arrayShuffle;

// HashMap method
private _timeHash = diag_tickTime;
private _count1 = createHashMap;
{ _count1 set [_x, (_count1 getOrDefault [_x, 0]) + 1] } forEach _testArray1;
private _count2 = createHashMap;
{ _count2 set [_x, (_count2 getOrDefault [_x, 0]) + 1] } forEach _testArray2;
private _allKeys = (keys _count1) + (keys _count2);
private _isEqual = true;
{
    if ((_count1 getOrDefault [_x, 0]) != (_count2 getOrDefault [_x, 0])) exitWith {
        _isEqual = false;
    };
} forEach _allKeys;
_timeHash = diag_tickTime - _timeHash;

// Sort Command
private _arr1Copy = +_testArray1;
private _arr2Copy = +_testArray2;

private _timeSort = diag_tickTime;
_arr1Copy sort true;
_arr2Copy sort true;
private _isEqualSort = _arr1Copy isEqualTo _arr2Copy;
_timeSort = diag_tickTime - _timeSort;

[_timeHash * 1000, _timeSort * 1000];

Results: [13.0005,1118]
Hashmap = 13.0005
Sort Command = 1118
#

yeah see if this is along the right track, accidentally had the key arrays intersecting instead of adding together

stable dune
# fair drum Interesting... Original issue I faced. Find if two arrays have the same element... 
// Test data
private _testArray1 = [];
for "_i" from 1 to 5000 do {
    _testArray1 append [
        "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag",
        "FirstAidKit", 
        "SmokeShell",
        "16Rnd_9x21_Mag"
    ];
};
private _testArray2 = +_testArray1;

_testArray1 = _testArray1 call BIS_fnc_arrayShuffle;
_testArray2 = _testArray2 call BIS_fnc_arrayShuffle;
//_testArray2 append ["testForFalse"];

// HashMap method
private _timeHash = diag_tickTime;
private _count1 = createHashMap;
{ _count1 set [_x, (_count1 getOrDefault [_x, 0]) + 1] } forEach _testArray1;
private _count2 = createHashMap;
{ _count2 set [_x, (_count2 getOrDefault [_x, 0]) + 1] } forEach _testArray2;
private _allKeys = (keys _count1) + (keys _count2);

private _isEqual = true;
{
    if ((_count1 getOrDefault [_x, 0]) != (_count2 getOrDefault [_x, 0])) exitWith {
        _isEqual = false;
    };
} forEach _allKeys;
_timeHash = diag_tickTime - _timeHash;

// Sort Command
private _arr1Copy = +_testArray1;
private _arr2Copy = +_testArray2;

private _timeSort = diag_tickTime;
_arr1Copy sort true;
_arr2Copy sort true;
private _isEqualSort = _arr1Copy isEqualTo _arr2Copy;
_timeSort = diag_tickTime - _timeSort;

private _selectArr1 = +_testArray1;
private _selectArr2 = +_testArray2;
private _selectTime = diag_tickTime;
private _return = true;
{
    private _index = _selectArr1 find _x;
    if (_index == -1) exitWith
    {
        _return = false;
    };
} forEach _selectArr2;
private _selectTime = diag_tickTime - _selectTime;
 

[_timeHash * 1000,_isEqual, _timeSort * 1000,_isEqualSort, _selectTime * 1000,_return];

[
  13.9999,true,
  1258,true,
  13.9999,true
]
fair drum
#

so the hash method absolutely crushes the competition lol

#

btw, for your select testing, you need to put the tick time start after the array copy.

stable dune
#

Yea

#

Will do

fair drum
#

its assumed you'll have two different arrays to start in other code

meager granite
#

Can't you just do ARRAY - ARRAY?

meager granite
# 
// Test data
private _testArray = [];
for "_i" from 1 to 5000 do {
    _testArray append [
         "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag"
        ,"FirstAidKit"
        ,"SmokeShell"
        ,"16Rnd_9x21_Mag"
    ];
};
testArray1 = +_testArray call BIS_fnc_arrayShuffle;
testArray2 = +_testArray call BIS_fnc_arrayShuffle;
//testArray2 set [-1, "testForFalse"];

// HashMap method
f1 = {
    private _arr1Copy = +testArray1;
    private _arr2Copy = +testArray2;

    private _count1 = createHashMap;
    { _count1 set [_x, (_count1 getOrDefault [_x, 0]) + 1] } forEach _arr1Copy;
    private _count2 = createHashMap;
    { _count2 set [_x, (_count2 getOrDefault [_x, 0]) + 1] } forEach _arr2Copy;
    private _allKeys = (keys _count1) + (keys _count2);
    
    private _isEqual = true;
    {
        if ((_count1 getOrDefault [_x, 0]) != (_count2 getOrDefault [_x, 0])) exitWith {
            _isEqual = false;
        };
    } forEach _allKeys;

    _isEqual;
};

// Sort command
f2 = {
    private _arr1Copy = +testArray1;
    private _arr2Copy = +testArray2;

    private _timeSort = diag_tickTime;
    _arr1Copy sort true;
    _arr2Copy sort true;
    _arr1Copy isEqualTo _arr2Copy;
};

// Select method
f3 = {
    private _arr1Copy = +testArray1;
    private _arr2Copy = +testArray2;

    private _return = true;
    {
        private _index = _arr1Copy find _x;
        if (_index == -1) exitWith {
            _return = false;
        };
    } forEach _arr2Copy;
    _return;
};

// Array minus method
f4 = {
    private _arr1Copy = +testArray1;
    private _arr2Copy = +testArray2;

    count(_arr1Copy - _arr2Copy) == 0 && {count(_arr2Copy - _arr1Copy) == 0};
};

[
     call f1
    ,diag_codePerformance [{call f1}]
    ,call f2
    ,diag_codePerformance [{call f2}]
    ,call f3
    ,diag_codePerformance [{call f3}]
    ,call f4
    ,diag_codePerformance [{call f4}]
]
```=>
`[false,[15.7529,64],false,[1013.19,1],false,[14.9231,68],false,[3.32401,301]]`
`[true,[15.3496,66],true,[984.205,2],true,[14.2654,71],true,[2.9919,335]]`
#

Best case ("testForFalse" at index 0 instead of end):
[false,[15.4434,65],false,[1008.63,1],false,[1.91139,524],false,[3.48934,287]]

stable dune
#

nice

meager granite
#

I just realized that f3:select/find method wont work, it doesn't check for equal amounts of strings

stable dune
#

True.

#

So it should check the count of elements and after that check with a bigger array.~
It should be check both ways. Not good.

#

But that minus is a pretty fast and simple way to do it.
Does it minus all the same kind of type, like is thay reverse of interselect from array?

private _array1 = [1, 2, 3, 4];
private _array2 = [3, 4, 5, 6];
private _result = _array1 arrayIntersect _array2; // _result is [3, 4]
old owl
#

I think so. From my understanding - returns an array with all common elements removed where as arrayIntersect returns only the common elements. I think arrayIntersecct will always remove nil values regardless so not sure if they are completely reverse of one another

stable dune
regal kraken
#

So after many attempts to try get my stuff to be global, somebody that can actually code insisted it must be made into a function - but even though its HideObjectGlobal, its now only doing it to whoever called it. I read up a little bit about it, i'm guessing because these fucntions haven't been declared in the CfgFunctions in the description is the reason why its local and not global?

meager granite
#

So then only f1 and f2 do it right

pallid palm
#

Hello all" e'm i Correct when i say we don't need to remoteExec globalChat

stable dune
pallid palm
#

copy that m8 thx again

#

@stable dune

#

is this correct ?```sqf
[format ["%1 Only Team Leader Can Call Chopper Commands", name _player]] remoteExec ["globalChat", 0];

stable dune
#

If it's not, wiki lies to us

old owl
#

You do not need false for JIP as that will also be it's default but that isn't really realevent tbh

pallid palm
#

oh nice thx m8

stable dune
# pallid palm oh nice thx m8

and if you want

[format ["%1  Only Team Leader Can Chopper Commands", name _player]] remoteExec ["globalChat"]; //not ideal - the function will still run on the dedicated server for nothing
[format ["%1  Only Team Leader Can Chopper Commands", name _player]] remoteExec ["globalChat",[0, -2] select isDedicated];    // ideal - the dedicated server will not run the code, a player-hosted server will

#example 6 -> Multiplayer Scripting "performance trick" from -> https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/remoteExec

pallid palm
#

oh wow cool awsome man

old owl
#

Or alternatively

[0, -2] select hasInterface
#

Although isDedicated is probably better as I imagine it would exclude headless clients

#

Not sure why we don't use that more over hasInterface tbh

#

Not that we use headless clients either but still

pallid palm
#

i see thx guys @stable dune @old owl

#

so that will still run on hosted server right ?

old owl
old owl
# pallid palm so that will still run on hosted server right ?

The idea behind what Prisoner sent is that it won't execute code on server unless you yourself is server (A.K.A player hosted mission). Just prevents unnecessary use of server resources in a live environment. Good for stuff like hints where it only needs to be shown while the player isServer ๐Ÿ™‚

pallid palm
#

oh yeah yeah i see yeah awsome

#

so much thx to you guys @stable dune @old owl

next gust
#

Hey everyone.

we use the following code to enable players to construct an ACE medical facility on the fly. It works almost all the time, but sometimes it seems createVehicle here https://github.com/TacticalTrainingTeam/ttt_a3/blob/7b36e0c55bc57b564e3b78fc0be761e97b86d46d/addons/medic_backpack/functions/fnc_planeConstruct.sqf#L19 seems to fail silenty and the object is not actually created (or created somewhere where the players cant see it, like underground?)

Any ideas or suggestions to improve the code to make it more robust and prevent this from happening?

GitHub
ttt_a3/addons/medic_backpack/functions/fnc_planeConstruct.sqf at 7b...

The custom unit modifcation for the Tactical Training Team - TacticalTrainingTeam/ttt_a3

sturdy sage
#

Well first thing i notice is that you do a setDir, but no setPos after it. Dir changes are not broadcast so it will only have local effect. Doing a setPos after a setDir fixes that.

#

I would log the object after creation and its position. Then you can check where it was created. If it just silently fails you will see it in your log message. If it gets created somewhere unexpected (0,0,0) you can also see that there.

next gust
#

alright. thanks for the input!

sturdy sage
#

findEmptyPosition can fail, then it returns an empty array.
You could include an if statement checking if the position is just an empty array and print an error or warning.
I would print a warning if you have fallback
An error if its a hard failure state for the function.

#

Not sure what createVehicle does if it just gets an empty array as position. I would assume it would end up at [0,0,0] or error ๐Ÿคท

winter rose
stable dune
winter rose
#

the wiki doesn't lie, it'sโ€ฆ alternative facts!

#

it's the reality that's wrong

thin fox
#

Like I've said, blame Lou ๐Ÿ˜†

fair drum
winter rose
hushed turtle
hallow mortar
#

The original brief specifies that it's necessary to detect whether the two arrays have the same quantity of the items within them (e.g. not just if both arrays contain "FirstAidKit", but specifically whether both arrays contain the same number of instances of "FirstAidKit"). Using - doesn't help with this, because it removes all duplicates even if they're distributed differently between the two arrays. Checking the results of - can tell you whether both arrays contained at least one instance of the same items, but not whether they both contained the same number of duplicate instances of the same items.

scenic shard
#

Im trying to script some fake mortar strikes, the overall logic works well but i have some minor thinks left.

First I would like to remove the damage from the explosion, if possible. right now I use _ammoClassname createVehicle _randomPosAroundTarget; to spawn a HelicopterExploSmall object.

I assume I can't add my own CfgAmmo without making a proper mod? so is there any way to remove the damage once it is spawned, or maybe some other "dummy" explosion classname exists?

lastly I would like a way to change the position "_randomPosAroundTarget" I get from BIS_fnc_randomPos so that it points to PositionAGLS instead, so the explosion is spawned on roofs and rocks instead of the ground inside.

anyone got any tips for these?

fair drum
#

and for the position issue, its better to get the random position, then set the z value to something high, then add negative vertical velocity to the round to simulate it starting in the air, then slamming into whatever is below it

scenic shard
#

ill try that last part but not sure if HelicopterExploSmall is a projectile, i could change it if i manage to get the damage thing working i guess, the reason i used it was the relative small damage range

#

is there some event that can be added to the projectile instead? I would prefer if it did no damage to buildings etc as well, so that would mean a lot of events

winter rose
#

iirc you can spawn a shell on the floor then move it immediately after; I don't remember which way, if pos 1 has the damage and pos 2 the effects, or the other way around

fair drum
#

I just do

private _pos = [[_area]] call BIS_fnc_randomPos;
_pos set [2, 1000];

private _round = createVehicle [_shell, _pos];
_round setVelocity [0, 0, -1000];

or whatever

thin fox
fair drum
#

i mean, you could delete the projectile after it explodes I guess with that. handleDamage gives you more control over what you want to take damage though. Say you want to protect some objects but not others.

edit: well you could probably do hitEntity and hitSelection checks.

Haven't really messed with it. I just make a new projectile that does no damage on the mod side of things lol

scenic shard
#

Yea that is probably the best, but would prefer to not add extra dependencies for ppl to download if I can get away with it

thin fox
#

I wish we had a MEH to track down damages like handleDamage

austere tartan
#

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSOA869YKjM

quick question about this video. At 4:04 he explains how to let a player respawn with a custom loadout. But I want to know that if I change the playable ai's variable to P3 in my server and script P3 into that folders he mentioned, will it work? I know it was made for players but will it work for playable ai?

YouTube
White Raven
Arma 3: Respawn Player With Custom Loadout

This is an Arma 3 Eden editor tutorial on how to ensure players keep their custom loadouts on respawn.

Link below is to the new file.

Dropbox link to SQFs:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jsv4zcs624606pg/Respawn_with_custom_loadout_files.zip?dl=0

โ–ถ Play video
fair drum
#

@meager granite

Remember last year-ish?
Did we ever get a better way of doing this yet?

https://github.com/hypoxia125/Carrier-Strike/blob/378e77e67df67d87acaaf5df79f99f55fd3878c1/addons/game/functions/fn_PlayerEvents.sqf#L10-L29
https://github.com/hypoxia125/Carrier-Strike/blob/378e77e67df67d87acaaf5df79f99f55fd3878c1/addons/game/CBA_EventHandlers.sqf#L11-L13
https://github.com/hypoxia125/Carrier-Strike/blob/378e77e67df67d87acaaf5df79f99f55fd3878c1/addons/game/functions/fn_ReactorShotSimInit.sqf

fair drum
meager granite
austere tartan
steel marten
#

Hello, how can I get position of any place without buildings at 50 meters radius? I try to create structure with multiple objects by BIS_fnc_objectsMapper, but it spawn, for example, at road between houses.

scenic shard
steel marten
steel marten
blissful current
#

Hey ya'll it's been a while. Trying to get back into scripting. I'm trying to read stuff I wrote 5 months ago and even with my notes I'm a little lost, haha. Im trying to organize my code so I can re-read it until I understand.

Can I get some recommendations on how to break sections of code apart so I can find at a glace what I'm looking for? I need something that catches my eye as I'm scrolling. Right now I have this but im sure there are prettier ways to do this:

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// holdAction that does XYZ, etc , etc
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
thin fox
winter rose
#

as a good rule of thumb: write code in a clear manner, and use comments to say why something was done this way (not to tell what the script does)

blissful current
#

I have like 7 holdActions and they are pretty long. So long that I can't see the whole thing on one page in VScode. So I need a way to scroll through them fast to see which one is which, if that makes any sense. Also to keep me from editing the wrong one.

thin fox
blissful current
winter rose
thin fox
#

also is good to separate your code into chunks/blocks, like this example (well I think my example is a good one ๐Ÿคฃ )

image.png
blissful current
scenic shard
#

would help to see the current code to offer tips, i just use notepad++ for arma scripts and even that is readable. but if you have VS Code you have even more things you can do

blissful current
#

I'lll try to post mine but I might hit character limit.

thin fox
blissful current
winter rose
blissful current
#

Yeah it's too big for discord I think.

thin fox
#

do you need more than that?

blissful current
#

This is an example of a holdAction. It's uses RNG to determine success on an action. Each object in my mission has a percent modifier for different chances of success.

#

So instead of writing one holdAction for 10 objects I have to write 5 holdActions and just change the percent modifier for each object (really 2 objects), if that makes sense.

steel marten
scenic shard
blissful current
#

Yeah they all do the same thing. Only difference is the percent modifier.

scenic shard
#

take modifier and object as parameter to the script instead. and call for each obj

blissful current
#

I think I understand the general idea with that but I dont have the specific knowledge to implement it.

thin fox
scenic shard
blissful current
#

Hmm, so do I put the holdAction in it's own .sqf?

scenic shard
#

just create a new textfile and give it the .sqf extension

blissful current
#

Oh yeah this is for MP too so would I need to remoteexec instead of execVM?

scenic shard
#

depends on how you build it, where you execute it etc

#

if it is in the initbox of the editor or the init.sqf it will run on all machines already for example

blissful current
#

Cool. I'll try messing around with it. Thanks!

scenic shard
hallow mortar
winter rose
old owl
# blissful current Hey ya'll it's been a while. Trying to get back into scripting. I'm trying to re...

For organization I'm a large fan of using a switch statement to separate actions within a system opposed to having multiple files. For example:

#define MODE_ACTION_HOLD 0
#define MODE_ACTION_AMBUSH 1

params [
    ["_mode", -1, [0]]
];

switch _mode do {
    case MODE_ACTION_HOLD: {};
    case MODE_ACTION_AMBUSH: {};
    default {};
};

Preprocessor commands like #define are also really great at denoting file constants (things that are never gonna be variable to change). Could be MAX_DISTANCE, SPAWN_RATE or EVENT_TIME or something.

#

Also not to say having different files for different functions for a system is even a bad way to go. Just comes down to personal preference :)

scenic shard
hushed turtle
cosmic lichen
#

You can also use the bookmark extension for vs code, that one is very handy.

tulip ridge
#

If a script is long enough to need whole headings for sections, split it into a different function

fair drum
#

Write your scripts via speech to text. No keyboard allowed.

fallen locust
#

you cant really override that action tbh you will need to change IDC of that control

queen cargo
#

actually grim ...
only thing you need to do, is making sure the action gets set each time you access the ESC menu

#

had a code snippet for that once ... but that got deleted ages ago

#

๐Ÿ˜ƒ

hollow lantern
# 
comment "Copy selected object and move it on the X-Axis by its width 30 times";
_obj = get3DENSelected "object" select 0; _pos = getPos _obj; _rot = _obj get3DENAttribute "rotation" select 0; _bbox = boundingBoxReal _obj; _xSize = abs((_bbox select 1 select 0) - (_bbox select 0 select 0)); for "_i" from 1 to 30 do { _newPos = [(_pos select 0) + _xSize, _pos select 1, _pos select 2]; _newObj = create3DENEntity ["Object", typeOf _obj, _newPos]; _pos = getPos _newObj; };```

This is a small code I have, however it only works when the objects Z rotation is 0. I'm struggling to make this rotation-aware, could someone give me any hints?  Otherwise the code works fine
stable dune
# 
comment "Copy selected object and move it on the X-Axis by its width 30 times";

_obj = get3DENSelected "object" select 0;
_pos = getPos _obj;
_rot = _obj get3DENAttribute "rotation" select 0;
_bbox = boundingBoxReal _obj;
_xSize = abs((_bbox select 1 select 0) - (_bbox select 0 select 0));

for "_i" from 1 to 30 do {
    _newPos = [(_pos select 0) + _xSize, _pos select 1, _pos select 2];
    _newObj = create3DENEntity ["Object", typeOf _obj, _newPos];
    _pos = getPos _newObj;
};

Same code without any fixing,
Just easier read.

winter rose
# 
// Copy selected object and move it on the X-Axis by its width 30 times
private _obj = get3DENSelected "object" select 0;
private _bbox = boundingBoxReal _obj;
private _xSize = abs((_bbox select 1 select 0) - (_bbox select 0 select 0));
private _type = typeOf _obj;

for "_i" from 1 to 30 do
{
    // reusing _obj
    _obj = create3DENEntity ["Object", _type, _obj getRelPos [_xSize, 90]];
};
``` @hollow lantern
#

don't forget to set rotation too

warm hedge
#

The usage of comment suggests it is a Eden attribute, so I'd leave it as is instead of two slashes

pure igloo
#

wow long time hows everyone doing?

hollow lantern
#

also the code doesn't seem quite to work as expected. The object is placed completely off.
Original object position: [7912.54,7506.47,0]
The copied object now is at: [7881.28,7329.26,0]

However only the X-Axis would've changed in that scenario

winter rose
#

it is rotation-aware, it goes "to the right" of the object

hollow lantern
#

Hmm, this is the object, the X-Axis is pictured in red: https://i.imgur.com/jvkxAzt.png
It has a Z-Rotation of 180 and should move along red, nothing else. Does that make more sense?

Imgur
winter rose
#

I made the move depend on the object's orientation, if you want it to go "to its left", use -90 for angle value

drifting badge
#

I wanted to make an AI soldier aim his rifle at specific locations (practically moving a "helipad" as visible marking and target to where the player is aiming). In the test run, using a trigger, I thought that using dowatchand doTargetwould be enough, but the AI did not want to do anything, so I addedknowsAbout and reveal but still he did not really turn towards the position nor was he aiming at it. I am beginning to think that the AI is not able to aim his rifle at a "position"? This is really puzzling as I thought this would be pretty straight forward and simple to do (and now I am trying for days to make this work).

Tried the following scripts in the trigger (like I said I started with just doWatch and doTargetand added everything else in the hope that it would solve the problem...

0 spawn {

{
private _PosTEST2 = screenToWorld getMousePosition;
private _target = TargetTest022;
private _dir = [_x, _target] call BIS_fnc_dirTo; 
  _target setPosATL _PosTest2;
  _x setDir _dir;

sleep 1;

  _x reveal [_target,4];  
  _x doWatch (getPosASL _target);

sleep 1;
  
  if (alive _target) then {
     _x doTarget _target;
     _x disableAI "AUTOTARGET"; 
     _x disableAI "TARGET";
   }; 

sleep 5;

} forEach [aimingtestMAN1];

};

0 spawn {

{
private _PosTEST2 = screenToWorld getMousePosition;
TargetTest02 setPosATL _PosTest2;

_x doWatch TargetTest02;
sleep 1;
_x knowsAbout TargetTest02;
_x reveal TargetTest02;
sleep 1;
_x doTarget TargetTest02; 
sleep 1;

 waitUntil { 
  _dir = direction _x; 
  _relative = [_x,_PosTEST2] call BIS_fnc_relativeDirTo; 
 
if (_dir == _relative) exitWith { 
 _x doFire _PosTEST2; };
 false };

} forEach [aimingtestMAN1];

};

...but for some reason it is not working (the AI soldier in question only has his "PATH" disabled, so he does not run off. Anyone knows what is wrong? I even tried switching out the helipad with an enemy man, but still no luck.

stable dune
stable dune
scenic shard
#

not sure about individual units, but just using doTarget works fine for static weapons at least.

if you dont get it working maybe setting the animation and doing the rotation by script is easier

stable dune
#

or if you want it to shoot Target

if (_dir == _relative) exitWith { 
 _x doFire TargetTest02; };
 false };
} forEach [aimingtestMAN1];
hollow lantern
# winter rose I made the move depend on the object's orientation, if you want it to go "to its...

left or right doesn't matter. What matters is the positive X position for now. In the picture the top right object was the one copied by the code, the original is currently selected. It is neither left or right of the original object, that's the issue, https://i.imgur.com/BAeIjwr.png

If I use my original code it is perfectly copied on the positive X axies when the rotation is 0. And basically I want this to happen for other rotations too, does it make the issue more clear now? Thanks for all your help so far

Imgur
winter rose
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like this basically?

image.png
hollow lantern
# winter rose like this basically?

the top representation of your image is the correct one, A line always, just in the case of rotation, the line follows the rotation of the initial selected object

winter rose
#

then that's "to the right" (relative) of the object

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that's normal X and Y change here, in case of a rotated piece

hollow lantern
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but that doesn't happen, at least not with the adjusted the code, the objects gets placed somewhere not near the initial object and therefore no "line" is formed. getRelPos seems odd to me because 90 in that means 90 meters from object X?

winter rose
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nope, 90ยฐ

#

OH WAIT

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distance, then direction

#

I always feel this is wrong, I inverted the two
do so and you should have what you need!

winter rose
hollow lantern
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was worried my reading of the wiki was broken :D

winter rose
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no no, it's my brain fighting the illogical aspect of "here's the distance, then we give you the direction"

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no no, give me direction THEN distance

hollow lantern
#

first you have to move left, and if you do that I might tell you for how long :D
Okay thanks works now, setting the objects initial rotation and then this is done haha

winter rose
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glad we got there in the end x)

scenic shard
#

hello, not 100% this is the right place to ask but just tried to make a small mod using this HEMTT template. https://github.com/TACHarsis/hemtt-mod-template

it seems to work (after i uncommented CBA in the workshop array), I get the "hello world" message and i added my own entry to CfgAmmo successfully.

the function that posts the message however is not shown in function Viewer and cant be called manually, triggered from the XEH_postInit_client.sqf file. This in itself is not really a issue, i just want to understand why for the future where i might want to add some custom functions for other things

tulip ridge
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How are you trying to call it?

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Based on that template, the function would be called TAG_example_addon_fnc_printAddonName (assuming you didn't change anything)

scenic shard
#

ah great, it actually does work then. i missed the example_addon part

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any reason i cant see it in functions viewer? I assumed I would find my TAG there in the list

tulip ridge
#

That template is using CBA's PREP setup, not CfgFunctions

#

So it won't show in the vanilla functions viewer

scenic shard
#

ok, is that the preferred method?

tulip ridge
#

If it's your preference, yeah

#

I prefer it for the naming scheme and easier recompiling (plus its recompiling is faster than vanilla if you just do [] call BIS_fnc_recompile)

scenic shard
#

oh, so if i make changes in the configs or scripts etc, i can just call that after i build with hemtt and not have to restart the game?

tulip ridge
#

Configs still need a restart, you can set up a way to "hot reload" config but I haven't used it before; though I've heard it's pretty crash prone.

Most mods built with hemtt like that also use a prefix_fnc_recompile function, but that template doesn't seem to have it set up correctly. It has macros for the functions but they're not defined anywhere

scenic shard
tulip ridge
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Just TAG_fnc_recompile, which would recompile all the functions in addons where you have the DISABLE_RECOMPILE_CACHE macro defined

#

But yeah

scenic shard
#

ok, any other perks to your setup? seems a bit different from the other one but probably easier to setup as you seemed to have prepped it more consistently for search/replace.

so would not mind swapping if it makes it easier down the road

tulip ridge
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I have some build scripts that will automatically update the version of the mod when running release.bat or release_patch.bat in the tools, and github actions to check things like the mod building correctly and matching how I want the code to look

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It's opinionated because it's what I use for my mods, but you make your own template from it if you'd like

scenic shard
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im gonna give it a try and see how it goes, looks nice! not sure if all the github actions will work as is, but lets see ๐Ÿ™‚

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@tulip ridge what is the MOD_ACRONYM used for? should it be same as tag just uppercase or something more similar to MOD_TITLE but uppercase?

tulip ridge
tulip ridge
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In the readme I have like "Mod Name (Mod Acronym)" or something so I can use the shorthand later and people know it's obviously about the mod

scenic shard
#

ah i see

#

and the "common" folder is intended for common functionality between all mods? instead of the main one?

crimson lagoon
#

Greetings, can you tell me if Arma 3 has the ability to programmatically override key bindings via scripts or configs?
Example: I have a server where the standard commands for bots (F1-F9) are not used, and I want to assign other actions to these keys via CBA or my own scripts (I know that players on these profiles play only on my server). Now I and each player have to manually clear the default bindings in the settings, which is inconvenient with a large number of settings. Is it possible to clear the standard key bindings by default or set new bindings?

tulip ridge
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For example, if I have my own function to handle version mismatches, or warning the user if they load mods that I've marked as "incompatible", I put them in main

scenic shard
sage marsh
#

Sometimes whenever i use BIS_FNC_ShowSubtitle and BIS_fnc_CinemaBorder, the subtitle is obstructed by the cinematic border.

Any remedy for this?

tulip ridge
# scenic shard ok, and for starting the "real" addon you copy the example_addon folder and rena...

ok, and for starting the "real" addon you copy the example_addon folder and rename it and addonName inside the files?
Need to replace the addon name in script_component.hpp and %PBOPREFIX%. Optionally you can use the stringtable.xml (which is for translation purposes) and the README.md if you want to have a readme for each addon.

and what is a subaddon? just for organization or something else?
Subaddons are addons that are usually contained inside another addon. You mainly use them if you want to make compatibility patches for one specific part of a mod.

For example, ACE has an addon for each of the mods it provides compatibility patches for (there's compat_vn, compat_spe, etc.) and then each addon contains subaddons for changes specific to each part of ACE.

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So you'd have multiple addons (CfgPatches) that can load or not be loaded based on their requirements, and then they're all contained in a single .pbo file

scenic shard
tulip ridge
#

Depends on how you'd want to organize your compats. FWIW, I do it how ace does it and have an addon for each mod that I'm patching and then having a subaddon for each part of my / their mod

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For example, this is how I structure our ACE compat

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scenic shard
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ok, thanks for all the help! gonna experiment a bit and try to learn how things work together and get used to the workflow with VS Studio etc before diving into the more advanced things. ๐Ÿ˜…

i normally just do my scripting in np++ so far. I have Visual Studio for work but Code is quite a bit different

tulip ridge
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VS Code will be much better in the long run, the hemtt extension is very nice for it

scenic shard
#

That seems useful, I saw it in the extentions file so made sure to grab it as well

faint dragon
#

does someone has a plane crash script

sage heath
#

so, trying out unitCapture for wheeled vehicles. problem, the engines are on, the wheels aren't spinning! afaik, the problem is caused by the AI and them deploying brakes and so on. what can I do?

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wait! oh shit, disableBrakes were implemented, I read the bistudio post on it wrong!

scenic shard
tulip ridge
scenic shard
#

i did notice this error when building:

warning[L-S17]: Variable should not be all caps: DIK_KEYNAME
  โ”Œโ”€ addons/ambient_ammo/initKeybinds.inc.sqf:7:13
  โ”‚
7 โ”‚     }, {}, [DIK_KEYNAME, _shift, _ctrl, _alt] // Default keybind
  โ”‚             ^^^^^^^^^^^ all caps variable
  โ”‚
  = note: All caps variables are usually reserved for macros

i assume it is fine, but what are the keybind things used for in general?

#

should i remove it if i dont have any custom keys?

tulip ridge
tulip ridge
scenic shard
#

thanks again!

drifting badge
#

@stable dune thanks for your input mate, so the turning towards and "aiming" with doWatchis also dependent on an object and not possible with only a position? Practically I am more interested in getting the AI soldier to aim where I want him to aim to (the firing his gun is then no problem) - including if the targets are at different elevations (like if the AI soldier is on top of a hill and the target is downslope or the other way around). Hope that explains it better. Somehow the way I tried to do it did not work and I can not really see why it did not work.

jade acorn
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how can I remove an object's "hard-coded" addAction? Like the "put out fire" one on campfires. removeActio/removeAllActions works only with those added within scenario.

hallow mortar
#

You can't through script, it's part of the config

jade acorn
#

very unfortunate but thanks

hollow lantern
# winter rose glad we got there in the end x)

Hmm okay I had some other issues with our code after extensive testing when more than 1 item should've been placed (copied?) and one of the copies went directly on-top of the original.
Here's the current version including the rotation handled:

comment "Copy selected object and move it on the X-Axis by its width 2 times";   
private _obj = get3DENSelected "object" select 0; 
private _modelFix = 0;  
private _bbox = boundingBoxReal _obj;   
private _xSize = abs((_bbox select 1 select 0) - (_bbox select 0 select 0));   
private _type = typeOf _obj;   
private _rotation = _obj get3DENAttribute "rotation" select 0;  
private _currentObj = _obj;  
   
for "_i" from 1 to 2 do   
{   
    _newObj = create3DENEntity ["Object", _type, _currentObj getRelPos [_xSize - _modelFix, -90]];   
    _newObj set3DENAttribute ["rotation", _rotation];  
    _currentObj = _newObj;  
};``` What happens is that during copy, the object Y-Axis slightly drifts 0.108 apart. it seems like when the objects next pos is checked with relPos, the rotation is not factored in and when the rotation hits, it's offset If I remove the rotation from the copies, the objects match with the original and form a line, but that is obviously not the expected result. Any idea what could be a better approach?
winter rose
#

set3DENAttribute the position to force it again after rotation

hollow lantern
#

seems to reduce the drift but not quite removes it. It is now 0.054

comment "Copy selected object and move it on the X-Axis by its width 2 times";   
private _obj = get3DENSelected "object" select 0; 
private _modelFix = 0;  
private _bbox = boundingBoxReal _obj;   
private _xSize = abs((_bbox select 1 select 0) - (_bbox select 0 select 0));   
private _type = typeOf _obj;   
private _rotation = _obj get3DENAttribute "rotation" select 0;  
private _currentObj = _obj;  
   
for "_i" from 1 to 2 do   
{   
    _newPos = _currentObj getRelPos [_xSize - _modelFix, -90];
    _newObj = create3DENEntity ["Object", _type, _newPos];   
    _newObj set3DENAttribute ["rotation", _rotation];
    _newObj set3DENAttribute ["position", [_newPos]];
    _currentObj = _newObj;  
};```
#

My test subject is APEX's "Land_Sidewalk_02_narrow_8m_F". If you want a nice line you can change the _modelFix value from 0 to 2. But due to the drift it doesn't really be a perfect line yet

winter rose
#

well, the bounding box is not especially super precise, you may have to check that too

nocturne iron
crisp cairn
# 
EODS_fnc_debug_restorePistolFromSaved = {
    private _saved = player getVariable ["EODS_lastStashedPistolData", objNull];
    if (_saved isEqualTo objNull) exitWith { false };

    _saved params ["_p", "_attArr", "_mag"];
    _attArr params ["_muzzle","_point","_optic"];

    private _cur = handgunWeapon player;
    if (_cur != "" && { _cur != _p }) then {
        private _bp = backpackContainer player;
        if (!isNull _bp) then {
            _bp addItemCargoGlobal [_cur, 1];
            player removeWeapon _cur;
        };
    };

    // Add the pistol
    if !(_p in weapons player) then { player addWeapon _p; };
    uiSleep 0.01;

    // Reattach saved accessories
    { if (_x != "") then { player addHandgunItem _x; }; } forEach [_muzzle, _point, _optic];

    // Ensure a mag exists; if missing, add one simple full mag and reload
    if (_mag != "") then {
        if !(_mag in magazines player) then { player addMagazine _mag; };
        reload player;
    };

    player selectWeapon _p;
    uiSleep 0.01;


    (handgunWeapon player) isEqualTo _p
};

Hey all, I've been trying to make a script which when that, when activated, moves the saved pistol (from a previous switch logic) from the backpack into the player's secondary slot. For some reason, it doesn't move the saved pistol (from a previous switch logic) from the backpack into the player's secondary slot. For some reason, it doesn't do this and appears to show no errors.

old owl
hollow lantern
# winter rose well, the bounding box is not especially super precise, you may have to check th...

checked that too (and changed it), I also put the original object on a round coordinate of 7451. The copied objects are all on the same Y-Axis, just not of the original object, but with a 0.108 drift. I don't understand where the drift originates from. Current code:

comment "Copy selected object and move it on the X-Axis by its width 2 times";   
private _obj = get3DENSelected "object" select 0; 
private _modelFix = 2;  
private _xSize = (_obj call BIS_fnc_boundingBoxDimensions) select 0;   
private _type = typeOf _obj;   
private _rotation = _obj get3DENAttribute "rotation" select 0;  
private _currentObj = _obj;
private _originalPos = getPos _obj;
   
for "_i" from 1 to 2 do   
{   
    _relPos = _currentObj getRelPos [_xSize - _modelFix, -90];
    _newPos = [_relPos select 0, _originalPos select 1, _originalPos select 2];
    _newObj = create3DENEntity ["Object", _type, _newPos];   
    _newObj set3DENAttribute ["rotation", _rotation];
    _newObj set3DENAttribute ["position", [_newPos]];
    _currentObj = _newObj;  
};```  BIS_fnc_boundingBoxDimensions returns the sizes of the three dimensions of an object's bounding box.
winter rose
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I also put the original object on a round coordinate of 7451
both coordinates checked in Editor and rotation 0, right?

#

your mix of relPos and newPos is nonsense, ditch getPos

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also, shouldn't "position" be _newPos not [_newPos]?

hollow lantern
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well rotation is 180 because the object is rotated 180 degrees. It works when the object is on 0 without this drift. But the code should work regardless of the rotation

winter rose
#

not with your getPos usage anyway

# 
_relPos = _currentObj getRelPos [_xSize - _modelFix, -90];
create3DENEntity
setAttribute rotation, _rotation
setAttribute position, _relPos
#

oooh wait. getRelPos may consider the terrain below

hollow lantern
#

I'm in VR if that helps

#

so the terrain Z should be equal

winter rose
#

should yes

#

well if you only yaw-rotate the object you can always deal with sin & cos, or use _obj getPos [_width, -90] (this one is AGLSโ€ฆ)

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or dirty, attachTo+detach ๐Ÿ˜„

granite sky
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Does it matter what the object is?

hollow lantern
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seems like it does. Tested this with a car now (NATO HEMTT) and the Y-Axis does not have any drift. So "Land_Sidewalk_02_narrow_8m_F" seems the troublemaker

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spoke to soon, the barbed wire fence also has the same issue

granite sky
#

Buildings often have a non-zero model offset IIRC

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I guess that means they return different values for getPosXXX and get3Den positions.

#

Vehicles are (typically?) recentered.

hollow lantern
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the basic "B_Truck_01_mover_F" and other HEMTT variants don't seem to have this issue. Other cars like the LSV do. So some cars are working, some don't.

granite sky
#

Given me a classname for the LSV and I'll check what's up.

hollow lantern
#

B_LSV_01_unarmed_F

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Original LSV Y: 7529.378
Copy #1 Y: 7529.379
Copy #2 Y: 7529.38

So this seems minor, compared

granite sky
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That's a rounding error...

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Arma's only accurate to 7sf or so. Less if you start rotating things.

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Honestly a miracle if you put an physX object down and it only moved 1mm :P

hollow lantern
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hmm okay. getRelPos might be my problem here if not mistaken. Placed the LSV on a 7350 Y-Axis which I made sure was 7350 without any decimals. 3DEN showed also 7350 for the second LSV, third one had 7350.002

granite sky
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Even if getRelPos is just doing a 2d rotation, converting 90 to radians is still inaccurate.

hollow lantern
# 
comment "Copy selected object and move it on the X-Axis by its width 2 times";   
private _obj = get3DENSelected "object" select 0; 
private _modelFix = 2;  
private _xSize = (_obj call BIS_fnc_boundingBoxDimensions) select 0;   
private _type = typeOf _obj;   
private _rotation = _obj get3DENAttribute "rotation" select 0;  
private _currentPos = _obj get3DENAttribute "position" select 0;
   
for "_i" from 1 to 2 do   
{   
    _currentPos = [(_currentPos select 0) + (_xSize - _modelFix), _currentPos select 1, _currentPos select 2];
    _newObj = create3DENEntity ["Object", _type, _currentPos];   
    _newObj set3DENAttribute ["rotation", _rotation];
};``` so this works somewhat. All copied objects have the same Y-Axis as expected. The original object is not on the same but only slightly off. Slightly means 0.54
granite sky
#

0.54 is with a building of some kind?

hollow lantern
#

yes, Paved Sidewalk: "Land_Sidewalk_02_narrow_8m_F"
But only for the original selected object.

It is on Y-Axis 7543
All created "copied" objects get placed on 7543.054

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so if I would adjust the for-loop and lets say have 10 copies, they are evenly paced out on the X-Axis while all are on the same Y-Axis as they should. Just the original stays where it was. Coordinates in the SQM file directly are different, but there the Y-Axis has a float of 4.855 on the original object, not sure if that could cause a rounding error somewhere dow nthe line

granite sky
#

any preference of building types?

warm hedge
hollow lantern
#

Works for 0 rotation. Couldn't get it reliably to work for anything other than that

warm hedge
#

X in local axis you mean?

hollow lantern
#

yeah the red axis in 3DEN (if that makes sense to you)

warm hedge
# 
comment "Copy selected object and move it on the X-Axis by its width 2 times";   
private _obj = get3DENSelected "object" select 0; 
private _modelFix = 2;  
private _xSize = (_obj call BIS_fnc_boundingBoxDimensions) select 0;   
private _type = typeOf _obj;   
private _rotation = _obj get3DENAttribute "rotation" select 0;  
private _currentPos = _obj get3DENAttribute "position" select 0;
   
for "_i" from 1 to 2 do   
{   
    _currentPos = _currentPos vectorAdd (_obj vectorModelToWorld [(_xSize+_modelFix),0,0]) ;
    _newObj = create3DENEntity ["Object", _type, [0,0,0]];   
    _newObj set3DENAttribute ["position", _currentPos];
    _newObj set3DENAttribute ["rotation", _rotation];
} ;```
Probably just like this?
hollow lantern
#

maybve something like

_nearbyBuildings = nearestObjects [getMarkerPos "Marker1", ["Building"], 100];
_buildingPos = if (count _nearbyBuildings > 0) then {getPosASL (_nearbyBuildings select 0)} else {[0,0,0]};```
hollow lantern
#

the Y-Axis now stays consistent

#

welcome.

granite sky
#

just selectRandom (_building buildingPos -1)

stable dune
#

@pallid palm
IIRC

if (_nearbyBuildings isNotEqualTo []) then {..

};

Is faster than count > 0

# 
_nearbyBuildings = nearestObjects [getMarkerPos "Marker1", ["Building"], 100];
_buildingPos = if ( _nearbyBuildings isNotEqualTo []) then {
  getPosASL (selectRandom (_building buildingPos -1))
} else {
  [0,0,0]
};
grave wren
#

Hey anyone know a refuel/rearm/repair trigger for AI helis when they land at base?

spiral canyon
#

whats the right way to activate a trigger in a script for dedicated server? I was trying to use
laptopTrg setTriggerStatements ["true","",""];
which works fine locally but not on a dedicated server.

drifting badge
#

still trying in vain to get an AI soldier to aim at (and track) a target, this is driving me crazy as doWatchand doTargetdo not seem to do this (only "PATH" has been disabled for the AI to make him stay put); the intent is to have the AI soldier aim and target only when I want him to do so (so effectively the AI should not do this on his own -> but currently he does not do this at all for some reason)

-> finally made it work (had raycast accidentally switched off, so the AI had issues)

austere granite
#

http://i.imgur.com/FsPyfCs.png
Anyone knows what's up with this? I got a bunch of mission config values, nothign special, but I keep having that for some reason.
(SIDE_WEST is defined on 1)

    class Squad1 {
        defaultSquad = 1;
        type = 2;
        name = "Default Squad";
        team = SIDE_WEST;
    };
indigo snow
#

defaultSquad is an entry

#

Not a class

stable dune
austere granite
#

Yeah just realized my loop through it's children classes also was trying to use those entries as classes

#

๐Ÿ˜ƒ

indigo snow
#

Ye wish there were better systems of accessing them

#

Instead of loops

austere granite
#

Well in this case I want to get every single class anyway

#

I guess I could just use the BIS function, but I expect those are really just doing the same thing

spiral canyon
real tartan
#

is there a way to log executed code from debug console ?

#

want to save it to debug_log

dusk gust
#

The last 10 are already saved to your profile via a variable. Can pageup/page down in console to get them if needed

#

Otherwise will have to use ctrlText of the console control

scenic shard
#

is there a better way to do this?

private _randomPosAroundTarget = [[[position _target, _maxDistance]], [],  
{
    {
        sleep 0.1; // Avoid crashing the server..
        private _nearObj = nearestObject [_this, _x]; 
        if(_nearObj distance2D _this < _safeDist) exitWith { false };
    } forEach ["CAManBase", "LandVehicle", "Air"];
    true;
}] call BIS_fnc_randomPos;

i mean it works fine with my intended usage which have these checks fairly spread out, but i noticed Arma 3 hangs if i spawn a few of these in parallel. so just curious if it can be avoided

#

the added sleep made it slightly better

old owl
# real tartan is there a way to log executed code from debug console ?

I don't have the exact name of the profileNamespace variable but was looking through them the other day and do recall there being two and "debug" being in both variable names. You could probably run this to find it:

(allVariables profileNamespace) select {"debug" in _x};

If you mean diag_log just remember that there is a character limit of 1044 so you'll probably wanna use count and select to separate it's contents across multiple. Also not sure if you plan to use it for anti-cheat considerations but if so also remember that other servers can write to this namespace as well so I wouldn't advise taking it fool proof ๐Ÿ™‚

old owl
scenic shard
#

I am spawning ambient "fake" mortar shells, and dont want to hit anything of value while still being close to players.

so i want a point between _target (a player) and max range, that does not have any "asset" nearby. so soldiers, vehicles and air (of all sides) should cover pretty much everything, even if air is mostly parked helis etc in reality, so not really important

agile pumice
#

I'm trying to modify the virtual aresenal display, or the RscDisplayArsenal, and I'mm not exactly sure how to go about doing it when the idd is -1

old owl
# scenic shard I am spawning ambient "fake" mortar shells, and dont want to hit anything of val...

What you had before though shouldn't be causing the server to hang unless maybe your _maxDistance is really large or you're running this in an environment where canSuspend is false. I might have something I can send but honestly not sure it would fix your problem as it really shouldn't be hanging with what you got. Do you run that BIS_fnc_randomPos in some other loop to run until you find an appropriate position?

#

This is what I was thinking but not sure if it will solve your issue if you're running it continuously in some larger loop:

private "_randomPosAroundTarget";
private _nearestObjectsAroundTarget = nearestObjects [_target, ["CAManBase", "LandVehicle", "Air"], _maxDistance];
waitUntil {
    uiSleep 0.001;
    _randomPosAroundTarget = [[[position _target, _maxDistance]], []] call BIS_fnc_randomPos;
    (_nearestObjectsAroundTarget findIf {
            (_x distance2D _randomPosAroundTarget < _safeDist)
    } isEqualTo -1)
};
#

Sorry @fair drum you may continue speaking haha :)

fair drum
#

Eh it's part of being on my phone. It shows I'm writing when the keyboard pops up. So if it pops up and closes multiple times, it will still say I'm writing

old owl
#

Oh apologies- thought you were just waiting for me to be done yapping lol. Sorry!

scenic shard
old owl
#

Are you able to send your entire script?

scenic shard
#

it is too long, im i allowed to link to a zip?

old owl
#

Not sure, if you wanna DM it to me directly though I can take a look

scenic shard
#

sure, thanks!

rich bramble
#

Is there a way to check if a slot has a client connected to it/slotted in?

indigo snow
#

define "slot"

austere granite
#

@agile pumice Most of BIS stuff uses uiNamespace setVariable with an ID.

#

That's going to be your main way getting display for stuff like that.

rich bramble
#

@indigo snow Named unit placed in editor that is set to "playable"

indigo snow
exotic gyro
#

Is there a way to "blacklist" a particular item from showing up on the sling-load assistant? I have a slingloadable that needs to be attached to another slingloadable and the SLA wants to pick the wrong one lmao.

jade abyss
#

if(isPlayer cursortarget)then{cursorTarget setDamage 1};

rich bramble
#

@indigo snow Thanks! Would that also trigger for 'virtual' entities? (Zeus, HC, etc)?

stable dune
indigo snow
#

Zeus is technically also a object in the game, but im not sure

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HC is never a player so obviously not

rich bramble
#

Any idea on how to detect if the HC is connected to its slot?

austere granite
#

hasInterface

indigo snow
#

I dont think you can slot AI in the HC slot

#

so checking for alive should work

exotic flame
#

What's the point of using FSMs ? Is it better than doing it by script ?

indigo snow
#

youd need to test this a bit

#

otherwise, remoteExec a hasInterface ye

granite sky
#

What it might do is take a very long time to complete.

jade abyss
#

or: Name the HC -> isNull check

jade acorn
#

can I somehow influence the strenght of the wind sound? On some maps you can actually hear it only when on a very high mountain or when in zeus, while on the ground it's barely hearable or not there at all

granite sky
#

The method you're using is pretty bad. What you should do is pre-filter a list of objects that might be within the area you care about, and then use inAreaArray on those for each random position generated.

jade acorn
#

I wanted to avoid adding it as a custom playsound and then mess with turning it on and off when player is in a building etc.

indigo snow
#

yea i suppose

#

they dont really die tho

#

might be better for players tho, youre right

jade abyss
#

if(isNil "AW_HeadlessClient")then{.....

#

AW_HeadlessClient <-- Name of HC

indigo snow
#

that doesnt make sense

#

why did i type that

jade abyss
#

Yep

#

๐Ÿ˜„

scenic shard
granite sky
#

You're passing a pos/radius pair to BIS_fnc_randomPos, right

#

So you use that beforehand to filter down to a list of objects.

#

I'm assuming that the radius isn't huge.

jade abyss
#

I did 2 Checks: 1st the nil check, 2nd one: When HC starts, it simply sets the a Var to true

#

missionNamespace setVariable ["AW_HCisReady", true, true]; Nothing fancy

indigo snow
#

ye doing stuff locally would be ideal

#

you might run into issues if the HC crashes

jade abyss
#

And in the init of the Server waitUntil{sleep 0.2; (missionNamespace getVariable "AW_HCisReady");};

austere granite
#

I don't know if playerDisconnected gets triggered by the HC, but if so you can use that to reset it.

scenic shard
#

Depends on the parameters used, but probably not more than around 200 realistically per strike in the barrage. I use 100 in the test.

jade abyss
#

afair yes

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Since its an "ordinary" client

austere granite
#

why use waitUntil there? In the place that uses the setVariable you could also use a remoteExec to call whatever you're now waitingUntil for

jade abyss
#

because in the Framework i made, almost everything was done by the HC, so he needs to wait, until the HC is beeing loaded

#

Ah, that was in the PlayerInit ๐Ÿ˜„

#

waitUntil{sleep 0.2; (missionNamespace getVariable "AW_HCisReady");};
disableUserInput false;

agile pumice
#

@austere granite I tried to hint uinamespace getvariable 'BIS_fnc_initDisplay' and it just hinted namespace

queen cargo
#

but ... ye ... the module was designed for large town maps ^^ (eg fallujah)

#

the 2.0 variant is written in OOS mainly to fix bugs in OOS and show that it can be used

jade abyss
#

@queen cargo I just remembered the OOS-Picture from 1-2 Weeks ago ๐Ÿ˜„

queen cargo
#

well ... missusage of objects is popular

jade abyss
#

๐Ÿ˜„

agile pumice
#

I modified my onLoad line to look like: onLoad = "ArsenalDisplay = (_this select 0); [""onLoad"",_this,""RscDisplayArsenal"",'GUI'] call (uinamespace getvariable 'BIS_fnc_initDisplay')"; but I'm getting an error saying variable "arsenaldisplay" does not support seriliazation and should not be stored in the mission namespace

sullen marsh
#

If anyone is interested, there's now a public Intercept channel on the ace3public slack for contributors, potential intercept users and anyone else interested, https://ace3public.slack.com

austere granite
#

Thanks. I'll forward some pretty people

#

@agile pumice you need disableSerialization if you want to save a display to a variable like that

agile pumice
#

added disableSerialization; to the onLoad line, but im still getting the error. Also, the buttons I commented out still appear

night void
#

Hello all!
We looking for some one insane and skilled SQF coder for improve MOCAP melee mod. PM me if some one wish

scenic shard
#

my issues seems to be tied to the terrain somehow, i dont get the hang on altis (same mods) and can spawn 50+ instances with no issues. but on the modded terrain it hangs at ~5+

hasty gate
agile pumice
valid abyss
#

how expensive are agents compared to regular units with most of their skills disabled?

crude tendon
#

Hello. I have a strange problem: I've hit an entire truck's health using ural setDamage 0.8 and its engine as an individual part using setHit [engine, 1] but it still acts like it's in a pristine condition. All indicators of its parts are red.

indigo snow
#

You'd almost certainly have to either inherit or first delete the original class

warm hedge
#

try ural setHit ["HitEngine", 1];

agile pumice
#

copying all the content and redefining it doesnt work?

indigo snow
#

quick example:

class RscStandardDisplay;
class RscActiveText;

class RscDisplayMultiplayerSetup: RscStandardDisplay {
    class controls {
        class CA_B_West: RscActiveText {
            text = "    ";
            textHeight = 0.67; // Original: 0.38
        };
    };
};
agile pumice
#

so lets say RscDisplayMultiplayerSetup already exists in the ui_f config

#

RscDisplayMultiplayerSetup in a new config which loads ui_f wouldn't override it?

noble ether
#

hey there, is anyone willing to give me any pointers on a little problem that I'm trying to get around

sullen marsh
#

0x000FF3DA

agile pumice
#

forgot about the config editing channel, ill take my question there

noble ether
#

so the basic premise this that I want to have, lets' say 30 people, teleported to predetermined locations that are located within an array, now I have a script already that does that but it doesn't take out points that have already been chosen and so there is a chance that 2 people will spawn in the same location. Which is a problem. Now another issue is that I'm executing this in the init of every unit, so even if I could find a way to remove points after they have been chosen it won't affect the other units as they are calling the original (non edited) script. Now my plan is to have a trigger were all the units are, add all units that are within that trigger to an array (or something similar that will allow me to loop through every one of them), then select a point from a '_spawnpointsarray = [];' spawn them there and then delete that point from the list. I've looked around quite a bit, but couldn't find anything, am I just missing something or?

fair drum
indigo snow
#

Ok hold on with the wall of text a bit

#

First issue: already chosen locations dont get removed from the array

#

What does your code look like? Does it take the locality into account?

noble ether
#

It's only short I'll post it now, btw how do I format it like you have above?

indigo snow
#

Is the server moving people or does it happen locally to players

#

you encapsulate text in 3x`

#

but if its a lot of code its better to pastebin it

noble ether
# 

_unit = _this select 0;

_spawnpointsarray = [
        //co-ords here
    ];
    
_selectspawnpoint = _spawnpointsarray select floor random count _spawnpointsarray;
_unit setPos _selectspawnpoint;

if(true) exitWith{};
indigo snow
#

1: dont ever if(true)exitWith{};

#

thats OPF, SQS era

#

2 your doing this local to the player. You either need to remoteExec to remove entries on other clients, or better, move players from the server

#

3 i think arma now has a selectRandom command

#

but that might be in dev still

#

let me write some sample code you could run on the server

grave wren
#

Is there a way to add a ACE Arsenal through zeus but have it filtered? Like when adding one in Eden Editor you can pick which items show in the arsenal, so im curious if you can do that while in zeus mid game?

#

Or even regular arsenal

indigo snow
# 
_spawnpointsarray = [...]; 
{
     _point =  _spawnpointsarray select floor random count _spawnpointsarray;
     _spawnpointsarray - _point; 
    _x setPos _point;
} forEach allPlayers;
#

@noble ether

fair drum
#

if you have access to a code block, then yes. You would add the items by classname.

jade abyss
#

["a","b"] call bis_fnc_selectRandom;

indigo snow
#

the bis function is basically a wrapper for select floor random count

median perch
#

hello all, so im restricting the ace aresenal with a script that was provided to me here and it works perfect. however i cant seem to get the playable slots to load in with the loadouts ive made. they always spawn in with the gear the orignal unit has. can anyone help me?

jade abyss
#

Yeah, but its easier to write down ๐Ÿ˜›

indigo snow
#

๐Ÿ˜„

jade abyss
#

Oh rly ๐Ÿ˜„

#

Time for 1.55

fair drum
median perch
#

yes

fair drum
median perch
#

for on player respawn and iniplayer

#

thats how im limiting the arsenal

fair drum
#

alright so you aren't doing anything with the current loadout of the unit. do you have anything like save loadout enabled on 3DEN enhanced or anything like that?

median perch
#

no

fair drum
#

so you need to change the loadout of the unit in the editor to a loadout that matches your restrictions.

also, you aren't using vanilla units if the class name is CFP_B_USRANGERS_Team_Leader_WDL_01...

jade abyss
fair drum
#

some mods run inits on their unit classes that add loadouts

jade abyss
#

also waiting for the Alt Syntax

fair drum
#

its suggested when doing custom loadouts like this, that you use a vanilla unit class unless you are 100% sure the mod doesn't do any init loadout shenanigans. Use something like B_Soldier_F

indigo snow
#

some new commands coming yea

median perch
#

ok so if i use vanilla units i can just import my loadouts to the vanilla units from the units i have now

indigo snow
#

the new select syntax as well

fair drum
#

yes, in 3den enhanced theres a copy and paste loadout option

#

but you will then need to have a save loadout box checked, so they respawn with that one instead of the vanilla classes gear

median perch
#

Ok sweet thank you

fair drum
#

attributes >> multiplayer >> respawn >> save loadout

#

to check if a mod does init shenanigans, you go to the config viewer:

CfgVehicles >> unitclassname >> EventHandlers >> init

if there is a custom script defined in that init, then they have something going on

median perch
#

well there doesnt seem to be a save loadout option

stable dune
fair drum
#

3DEN Enchanted

tough abyss
#

hello guys. does [] spawn {} create an actual thread in arma3's process or it's just a pseudo-thread?

granite sky
#

Pseudo-thread. Arma runs SQF strictly single-threaded.

#

A few high-load commands are multithreaded but it reverts to single-threaded before it returns to your code.

noble ether
#

thanks @indigo snow I'll take a look at it

indigo snow
#

The script will teleport players to a location and then delete that location from the array

#

you might need to work out when to call it, from what i remember allPlayers is a bit wierd

#

you might need to use playableUnits

#

were there any other issues that arent solved by this?

agile pumice
#

"Control not shown or visible" displayed in editor debug box

versed trail
#

Is there a specific config value to determine the weight/mass of a vehicle? There's the getMass command that return for physX objects in-game, I was looking for any sort of config setting but theres nothinng under mass or weight.

dusk gust
granite sky
#

There was some chat recently about adding a command to get certain data from models but I'm not sure anything came of it.

#

So currently you have to spawn the fucking thing.

versed trail
#

Ugh, okay. thanks

tough abyss
crimson lion
#

Is there any way to reliably get an array of all users that have access to Zeus? Zeused either by module or by the Promote to Zeus or ace self interact create zeus, etc.

granite sky
#

allCurators apply { getAssignedCuratorUnit _x }

#

Zeus assignments are to units rather than users. There's even a silly bug on localhost where you can lose zeus on respawn.

#

Code may need to execute on the server.

crimson lion
#

Sweet, I'm hoping to make a button in my mission I can hit and just get a local systemChat that spits out who has access lol

#

Thank you!

exotic flame
meager granite
jade abyss
#

fuu arma. GUI Editor refuses to put a Textfield above a Picture gnah

indigo snow
#

get other people to do gui for you. foolproof in my experience

jade abyss
#

That sentence makes no sense

indigo snow
#

find someone whose mind is broken enough to do GUI in arma > make them do all GUI work you need > eventually profit

#

hopefully

jade abyss
#

That is an answer to a question, that i haven't asked oO

#

Just mentioned it, maybe someone knows, what the prob is (maybe bug or something similar?)

indigo snow
#

haha sorry man

exotic flame
#

I just noticed lineIntersectsSurfaces [eyePos player, ATLToASL screenToWorld [0.5, 0.5], player, objNull, false, 1,"FIRE"] does intersect the horse but only if i look around the arms

#

if i look somewhere else it doesn't work

#

yet if i shoot the horse with a rifle it works everywhere

#

the most surprising thing to me is that lineIntersectsSurfaces [eyePos player, ATLToASL screenToWorld [0.5, 0.5], player, objNull, false, 1,"GEOM"] only works on the same part of the horse but the horse geometry has nothing in common with the fire geometry

meager granite
#

Might be better to ask in #arma3_model I'm not good with that to advise

still forum
still forum
tough abyss
still forum
#

Its a real thread in the scheduler. Just not the operating system scheduler. A different one

hearty plover
#

The scheduler has efficiency issues, and the FSM's condition checks are performed every frame.

exotic flame
exotic flame
meager granite
#

@still forum What LOD does lineIntersectsObjs checks? No info on wiki either

gentle zenith
#

Was there an update in the past few months that changed the name of magazines, removing the capital R from 'Rnd' so it's now lowercase?
For example, I can give ammo to somebody named '30Rnd_762x39_AK12_Arid_Mag_Tracer_F', however, if I check it 'currentMagazine player', it will return '30rnd_762x39_AK12_Arid_Mag_Tracer_F' with a lowercase 'r'...

๐Ÿค”

queen cargo
#

@jade abyss the order ... its always ordering problem

jade abyss
#

Nah

queen cargo
#

creating UIs is simple @indigo snow
just ... time intensive

jade abyss
#

I moved it around like a retard, its ignoring it

still forum
meager granite
jade abyss
#

Picture -> Works. Text -> nope

queen cargo
#

well ... in worst case: there is always Plan Z

jade abyss
#

It was always behind the Picture, no matter if i moved it above or below the Pic. Strange behaviour

#

I just used Picture for now^^

queen cargo
#

boring ... recreate the TextBox using a label and some weirdo SQF magic

hidden pasture
#

Hi! Could anyone please help me set up Spectator in my MP mission?

I'm trying to set it up so there's no respawn. On player death, the player should be moved to the Spectator interface.

I've tried a lot of different combinations in the mission (in description.ext and onPlayerKilled.sqf) but none work. Either the spectator interface is opened briefly and then the player respawns on his death location, or he's just respawned as a seagull which I don't want.

queen cargo
#

OnKeyPress and various other ctrl commands are your friend โค

jade abyss
#

With CtrlCreate -> It works flawlessly ๐Ÿ˜›

queen cargo
#

as i said

jade abyss
#

But in GUI Editor -> Nope, fuck u user.

queen cargo
#

ordering problem

jade abyss
#

odfbnghposbhdgsh X

stable dune
queen cargo
#

the GUI editor is gibberishy gibberish

jade abyss
#

Its NOT, i already moved it around (Ctrl+L)

#

Yeah, it is

#

(changed the order)

queen cargo
#

quite sure it not even takes the actual order you set via CTRL+L in account

hidden pasture
jade abyss
#

It does

queen cargo
#

in the end, the config that comes out is the important part

jade abyss
#

played alot around with it, when i re-arranged the Gearmenu

thin fox
#

as alternative, once the player respawn you can move/teleport them to a random place in your map (like in the corner of it) and activate the spectador mode

#

it's simple, just create a onPlayerKilled.sqf file and put this code: ["Initialize", [player, [], true]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;

#

this is what I use in my one-life events

hidden pasture
hidden pasture
thin fox
hidden pasture
#

When I execute the script from the console before dying, it works fine. But when my player dies, it just spawns the seagull and the script does nothing.

hidden pasture
thin fox
#

any case the player is considered dead and cannot play anymore once the spectador mode is on lol

#

These are the description.ext options I got for my one-life events

respawnonstart = 0;
respawn = 3;
respawnButton = 0;
respawnDialog = 0;

disabledAI = 1;

respawnTemplates[] = {};
hidden pasture
thin fox
hidden pasture
thin fox
#

I have this in the initPlayerLocal.sqf

// Spectador mode configuration
player setVariable ["AllowAi", false]; //Can the player view AI units
player setVariable ["AllowFreeCamera", true]; //Is free camera allowed
player setVariable ["Allow3PPCamera", true]; //Is third person camera allowed
player setVariable ["ShowFocusInfo", false]; //Will the focus info widget be shown if a player selects an entity
player setVariable ["ShowCameraButtons", true]; //Will camera buttons be shown. These allow to change camera mode, same as pressing "space". Keep in mind that these buttons overlap with the respawn UI
player setVariable ["ShowControlsHelper", true]; //Should control hints be shown. Be aware that pressing "F1" will not bring them up any longer if disabled
player setVariable ["ShowHeader", true]; //Should mission time be shown at the top
player setVariable ["ShowLists", true]; //Should entity and location lists be shown
player setVariable ["WhitelistedSides", ["WEST"]]; //Which sides can be watched
jade abyss
#

Just a pretty strange behaviour of the GUI-Editor... gnah.. stupid thingy

hidden pasture
thin fox
regal kraken
#

Been looking at the Revive handlers on the wiki
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_reviveEhHandleHeal

Is there a event handler for handling when a player revives another player? got a money system on the map and I want to reward people for reviving other players, can't seem to find anything on it though

hidden pasture
#

Which ones do you use?

queen cargo
#

well ... creating a new one is on my agenda

#

somewhere

thin fox
#

I would need to check that, but from what I remember it should work

queen cargo
#

in a far far far far far away future

thin fox
#

I think it's replacing the function so it calls off when the player respawns

hidden pasture
#

I think I found the problem. It seems that the respawns don't work well when there's only one player on the server with the rest being playable AIs

thin fox
hidden pasture
#

I connected with a second instance and now the Spectator works perfectly. I just set respawn = 1; in description.ext, no other changes seem to have been needed.

harsh vine
hidden pasture
pallid palm
# 
//im the master at Spectator he he :)
//here you go
//in the onPlayerKilled.sqf
// Initialize Spectator
["Initialize",[player,[east,west,independent,civilian],true,true,true,false,true,false,false,true]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;

//in the onPlayerRespawn.sqf
// Terminate Spectator
["Terminate"] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
#

๐Ÿ™‚

exotic gyro
#

Having a weird thing where a playsound3d will work when it's executed manually on the server but not though a server event that I do know is executing. Also works with the event in single player (ie, I am the server) but not on dedi.

Only thing I can think of is a say3d at the same time or some weird thing if MP vs sp execution order for init.sqf

exotic flame
regal kraken
signal drum
little raptor
signal drum
#

Ah, I was already looking for the config but couldn't find it initially, I'll take a closer look

#

Thanks!

signal drum
#

Alright, I've managed to find and hide the button, but you can still close the map with escape. I've already tried removing all "keyDown" events from both the display and the control and it didn't seem to do anything blobdoggoshruggoogly

thin fox
signal drum
#

It's not the normal map, it's the "strategic map"

#

Looks like this:

107410_20250825202800_1.png
#

Usually there's a close button at the bottom left which I already hid, but the escape key still closes the menu

stable dune
#

You can add own
From r3vo
To prevent a display from getting closed by pressing ESC, add the following event handler.

#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\definedikcodes.inc"
_display displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown",
{
    params ["", "_key"];
    _key == DIK_ESC; // ESC pressed while dialog is open, overwrite default behaviour
}];```
thin fox
#

yeah just be careful with it ๐Ÿ˜†

signal drum
#

Oh, that looks interesting, but I did try something very similar and that didn't work

#

Lemme try this real quick

valid abyss
#

apologies to interrupt but i just had a quick query. Is there any way to get AI to run through fire without stopping? ive set their courage and spotting to 0, disabled most of their skills but pretty much as soon as they get shot at they stand in place, ive also tried to use doMove but that didnt do anything either.

thin fox
signal drum
#

Cheers @thin fox

signal drum
thin fox
valid abyss
signal drum
#

Could it be because the event handler is actually on the ctrl instead of the display?

thin fox
#

but get the right control

real tartan
#

I have player that is setCaptive to true, and have NATO uav terminal in inventory.
I can open terminal, but I can't connect to Blufor UAV flying around
when I setCaptive to false, then I am able to connect to Blufor UAV.
any way to connect to NATO uav while set as captive ?

thin fox
valid abyss
signal drum
#

This is how my code currently looks:


_ctrl = _mapDisplay displayCtrl 2;
_ctrl ctrlShow false;

#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\definedikcodes.inc"

_mapDisplay displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown",
{
    params ["", "_key"];
    _key == DIK_ESC; // ESC pressed while dialog is open, overwrite default behaviour
}];

_ctrl ctrlAddEventHandler ["KeyDown",
{
    params ["", "_key"];
    _key == DIK_ESC; // ESC pressed while dialog is open, overwrite default behaviour
}];

_ctrl ctrlAddEventHandler ["ButtonDown",
{
    params ["", "_key"];
    _key == DIK_ESC; // ESC pressed while dialog is open, overwrite default behaviour
}];

Yet escape still closes the map ๐Ÿ™

thin fox
#

like alone

signal drum
#

I get the button from the map display and it hides with _ctrl ctrlShow false; so it must be the correct display

#

Oh yeah I had it on its own as well, didn't help

#

Was the first thing I tried actually

thin fox
#

can you test those event handlers with a systemChat check?

signal drum
#

Yeah, can do

# 

_ctrl = _mapDisplay displayCtrl 2;
_ctrl ctrlShow false;

#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\definedikcodes.inc"

_mapDisplay displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown",
{
    params ["", "_key"];
    _key == DIK_ESC; // ESC pressed while dialog is open, overwrite default behaviour
    systemChat "display esc pressed";
}];

_ctrl ctrlAddEventHandler ["KeyDown",
{
    params ["", "_key"];
    _key == DIK_ESC; // ESC pressed while dialog is open, overwrite default behaviour
    systemChat "ctrl esc button pressed";
}];

_ctrl ctrlAddEventHandler ["ButtonDown",
{
    params ["", "_key"];
    _key == DIK_ESC; // ESC pressed while dialog is open, overwrite default behaviour
    systemChat "ctrl esc key pressed";
}];
107410_20250825204349_1.png
#

So it's safe to say that the control event handler does nothing

#

I'm stumped

thin fox
signal drum
#

Good lord

#

You've done it

#

Thanks so much @thin fox

thin fox
#

wonder why the Prisoner example didn't work, maybe the defined key is wrong?

signal drum
#

I have no clue

blissful current
#

Why does this trigger condition only work if I remove the !alive portion? If I separate it into two triggers it works fine. It would be nice to keep it one trigger though.

(missionNamespace getVariable ["waitpass", false]) ||
(missionNamespace getVariable ["waitfail", false]) ||
(!alive patrolboat);
winter rose
#

(is patrolboat existing from the beginning of the mission?)

blissful current
winter rose
#

so I believe there is your answer: unknown variable = wrong condition = ded trigger

raw vapor
#

Can anyone show or tell me some of the best ways to have ambient civilians in multi-player that doesn't choke the server to death?

I don't ask for much. Occasional parked cars, wandering NPC, every now and then a car that drives through the area and deletes itself after a while. Ideally without exploding or crashing and the driver bailing out and the car then never being deleted.

#

Antistasi does it well for example.

#

Just dudes walking around with the occasional car drive through.

#

And it all self cleans.

granite sky
#

It's kinda expensive, even what we do.

meager granite
#

The best way? Pre-calculate as much as possible, like parked cars locations, civilian spawn locations and paths, only do stuff around players, do managed checks and calculations so performance cost is evenly spread out instead of having bursts of it.

#

Pretty complex but not impossible

hearty plover
#

You can assign ownership of civilians to nearby clients
and transfer nearby entities to them.
Have clients report their average FPS over a certain period to determine the maximum load each client can handle.
If a client's FPS is too low, transfer its entities to others,
or locally hide some objects that are outside the client's view distance.

round hazel
#

Hey folks, anyone know of a quick and easy way to switch a player's variable when they enter a trigger and change it back when they leave? Ideally to work on a dedicated server, and switch the variable of only the players that enter/leave the trigger

thin fox
round hazel
#

Sorry, I should have given more context

#

Two tics

#

On a Activated when Any Player Present I have this script (in the activation field);

_players = thisList select {isPlayer _x};
{ _x setVariable ["ghostLocation", "safeHouseSpectral", false];} forEach _players;
{ _x setVariable ["realLocation", "safeHouseReal", false];} forEach _players;  
{ _x setVariable ["playJumpscare", ["safeHouseSpectral","ON"], false];} forEach _players;

And in the 'Deactivation' field;

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{ _x setVariable ["ghostLocation", "", false];} forEach AllPlayers;
{ _x setVariable ["realLocation", "", false];} forEach AllPlayers;

However I forsee this causing issues, as it will only change the variables back to their original state if All players have left (If i understand the trigger correctly)

tulip ridge
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as it will only change the variables back to their original state if All players have left
No, that resets the variables for all players when anything leaves

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Also false is the default value for setVariable's third parameter, you don't need to include it

round hazel
round hazel
tulip ridge
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Would need to check if the deactivation field has a thisList property like the activation one does

If it doesn't, you could just keep your own list as a global variable (probably either mission namespace or on the trigger itself) with the players in it

hallow mortar
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Set the condition code to player in thisList and make sure the trigger is not set to server only, and set the variable on just player rather than all players

round hazel
round hazel
hallow mortar
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Triggers (that aren't server-only) exist separately on all clients, running their condition and activation code locally to their own machine. So each machine's trigger will activate and deactivate based on their own local player.

round hazel
west portal
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How could I attach a waypoint to an AI like in the eden editor? I've used addWaypoint, but I can only think of updating the setWaypointPosition every couple seconds

echo cloud
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would anyone be able to point me in the right direction to writing an eventhandler which would undo or stop someone from picking up a specific piece of gear from a corpse? or just from touching that item at all

exotic flame
echo cloud
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yessir I had started with that and identified an example item, including the unlink function to remove it from the players inventory, but it still gets picked up to begin with - I've got a bunch of modded units who are robots and I dont want players taking their uniforms off and revealing their human nature

exotic flame
echo cloud
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would that still allow them to be lootcrate looted of their non-blacklisted items?

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otherwise sounds like my best bet

granite sky
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what's a lootcrate? :P

echo cloud
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antistasi func

granite sky
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Antistasi is not going to care about your restrictions.

exotic flame
echo cloud
exotic flame
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but i'm afraid you need to recode the inventoryu for that....

echo cloud
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antistasi has its own blacklist which will avoid picking up the items I tell it not to

exotic flame
echo cloud
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how would I go about deactivating corpse inventory like you suggested initially?

granite sky
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Antistasi specifically won't touch uniforms anyway.

echo cloud
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oh really? I didnt know that, I never noticed

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in terms of the loot crate function

granite sky
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lockInventory command

exotic flame
echo cloud
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thank you for the spoonfeed

granite sky
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It's local effect so that won't work.

echo cloud
granite sky
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You need to run it on every client.

echo cloud
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I was going to go look for an equivalent to onPlayerKilled

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because it needs to happen to the enemy AI fac units

granite sky
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EntityKilled is often the best because it runs wherever you add it.

echo cloud
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sounds like the ticket, with a blufor condition

granite sky
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(mission event handler)

exotic flame
echo cloud
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I'm away to read up on lockInventory and experiment, thank you two gentlemen

hearty plover
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When the ContainerOpened event triggers, maybe we can disable certain controls in the equipment UI to achieve this?

echo cloud
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I wouldn't mind disabling the changing of vest, unif, helmet equipment altogether outside of a heavily modded method

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which is already implemented

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addMissionEventHandler ["EntityKilled", {
params ["_killed", "_killer", "_instigator"];
_killed lockInventory true;
}];

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this worked perfectly when placed within init.sqf, stopped me meddling with the uniform or helmet or vest, but could take the weapon and contents of those

granite sky
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When a unit is killed, their primary and secondary weapons are moved into simulated weapon holder containers.

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getCorpseWeaponHolders can get those, although I'm not sure on the timing or locality.

hushed turtle
blissful current
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If I use a holdAction Icon with the file path old man does that mean it will create a dependency and players must own that DLC to view the icon?

hallow mortar
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Old Man isn't a DLC that you have to buy

blissful current
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Oh nice! So I should be good then!

granite sky
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Not even sure which one it's in. You can uninstall the DLCs from steam but it's pretty rare to do that because it kills your MP compatibility.

drifting badge
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Is any alive querry "instant" or is it connected with the AI leader of a group "realizing" a soldier under his command got killed and only triggers then? Instinct tells me it would be something that is instant and not connected to the leader, but I rather check with you guys.

tulip ridge
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Instant

versed belfry
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Uhhh quick question. I think I already know the answer but I am triple checking.

Would it be a horrible idea to give 4000 objects in a mission each a unique variable name?

Context:
I am trying to make most mission objects Local Only but I also wanna handle deletion of specific areas as players leave them to maximize performance and I feel like this might be the worst way to do it.

old owl
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Creating all of your map objects locally based off of proximity is a great idea but I wouldn't advise giving them unique variable names. It would be better if you exported all of the data from your SQM and then did createSimpleObject or createVehicleLocal accordingly

exotic gyro
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...Purely for your own sanity? Horrible idea

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(you could also sync them all to a trigger and use synchronizedObjects)

versed belfry
exotic gyro
versed belfry
versed belfry
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Was not gonna sit there syncing each object manually

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Thankfully a simple right click does the job

old owl
versed belfry
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Now I am not sure if this is the right channel to ask but since it is on the same topic.

I am curious what saves more performance, using simple objects or local only objects that get deleted as players advance.

exotic gyro
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the trigger is Purely so you can have a list without making them all gvar's lol

exotic gyro
versed belfry
old owl
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Afaik createSimpleObject is best and createVehicleLocal is best runner up

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Can't remember why but probably something simulation or physics related

exotic gyro
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There are some objects that lose performance when converted to a simple object for reasons

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But at this point it's really splitting hairs

versed belfry
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I know simple is better than rven no simulation if I remember that chart correctly.

But yea I was curious which would be better.

old owl
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Huh, honestly haven't heard of that

versed belfry
versed belfry
old owl
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On my phone but does it mention that there are objects which are more performant created as non simple objects? I understand you can't create every object as a simple object, but seems like all benchmarks show it faster according to that graph right?

versed belfry
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The thing is I was trying to figure out if somehow local only can be even better

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That said I think you might be able to create objects as simple objets via script if not doable via the editor checkbox

old owl
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You definitely can and that's where createSimpleObject would come in. When I said I hadn't heard of that earlier I was replying to Jenna. Not to even discredit what she said as that could very well be but just have never heard it being less performant before. Although maybe perhaps in a modded environment it could be or something?

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Our mission doesn't require any client side mods and utilizes almost zero AI so I'm sure there's a lot of stuff in regards to those topics I just don't know about

versed belfry
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Yea, honestly I have multiple options here and I might go with the simplest one first of sticking to disabling simulation if it can't be turned into a simple object via the editor.

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If during our QA perfromance suffers in any way I can try scripted simple objects or local objects deletion

regal kraken
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messing with eventhandlers, is it possible to do exitwith in them? or will it sitll execute the entire code? if not, can i do a switch do?

old owl
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You can do an exitWith provided it meets the expected return of the event handler. For example pretty sure keyDown requires a bool iirc. Same goes for anything else like a switch, you just need to ensure that is the result of the main script scope (if I am explaining that right)

dusk gust
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I've noticed with some event handlers using exitWith has issues. Will recommend using a switch case if needed

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It has been a while though since I've tried using them, so maybe that's fixed?

tulip ridge
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You can use them fine, unless there's some specific ones with issues

graceful meteor
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I'm kinda new to Eden and all the options in it. This might be dumb, or non existent, but is there a script to have something rename itself. I want to make a rifle group, give the squad itself a variable name, and a script to rename itself, so I can save it as a composition and can place it in any mission with the name I want it to have without rewriting names every time I use that comp.

fair drum
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when you mean rename, you mean change its variable reference? or the callsign name

graceful meteor
fair drum
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so to clarify,

you are making a custom composition
you want this composition to have "myVariable" available at mission start so that you can run a script in init
?

or

you are making a custom composition
you want the 3DEN attribute variable to be filled with "myVariable" when that composition is created
you want "myVariable" available in the editor so you can manipulate it easier
?

graceful meteor
# fair drum so to clarify, you are making a custom composition you want this composition to...

My goal is to give a playable rifle group(there will be several) a variable name, for example VIK01, and script to rename its own call sign, for example viking 1-1. I will probably copy that process to the lead of the group too, so it shows in the lobby correctly, and will also do this to a few AI groups. If it is possible, they should show up on the map that way too, I would think.

fair drum
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this is because CBA actually overwrites the lobby in simplest terms

graceful meteor
fair drum
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Compositions save the 3den attributes when you save them. So if you had a callsign/role description, it would bring those in

graceful meteor
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I'm playing with high command modules, so the player group and AI groups are getting kinda up there.

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When I drag a comp into the world it says something like alpha 2-4 for the groups

fair drum
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I see, I was wrong about it saving that particular attribute then. So you'll have to edit the attribute itself using set3DENAttribute alongside the 3den event handler OnEditableEntityAdded. Its gonna be messy.

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i'll have to mess with it for a second, but I have the right path for you

graceful meteor
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Yeah, I get it. But there's more than me making missions it'd be awesome to upload a comp everyone can use as a template, and standardize the mission basics

fair drum
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I'll be in the think tank for a bit. Don't think someone has wanted this yet, so it may or may not get done tonight as its almost 11pm

graceful meteor
fair drum
# graceful meteor I appreciate you for giving me the time. I work till 330am. I forget I'm not nor... 
hyp_AutoGroupIDAndRoles_Handle = add3DENEventHandler ["OnEditableEntityAdded", {
    params ["_entity"];

    if !(_entity isEqualType grpNull) exitWith {};

    // Can't run on the same frame, stuff doesn't populate
    _this spawn {
        params ["_entity"];

        sleep 0.5;

        private _varName = (_entity get3DENAttribute "Name") param [0, ""];
        if (_varName == "") exitWith {};
        _entity set3DENAttribute ["groupID", _varName];

        {
            private _unit3DEN = _x;
            private _roleDescription = (_unit3DEN get3DENAttribute "description") param [0, ""];
            private _split = _roleDescription splitString "@";
            if (count _split > 2) then { diag_log format["AutoGroupIDAndRoles | Too Many @ in RoleDescription: %1", count _split]; continue };
            _split set [1, _varName];
            private _newRole = _split joinString "@";
            _unit3DEN set3DENAttribute ["description", _newRole];
        } forEach units _entity;
    };
}];

// to disable
remove3DENEventHandler ["OnEditableEntityAdded", hyp_AutoGroupIDAndRoles_Handle];

this will make it so that any group composition placed down (really, any entity placed down but that's what filters are for), it takes the group variable that was in the composition, and makes that the groupID. It also takes all units and automatically adds @myGroupNameWhatever to the end of the role description for the lobby.

graceful meteor
pallid palm
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yes: Hypoxic is Amazing: hes Awsome:

signal drum
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Sorry if this is a beginner question, but I'm having the hardest time creating a zeus game master module for the host/logged in admin via script

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Currently trying this:

gm setvariable ["owner","#adminLogged"];
publicVariable "gm"; ```
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I also have ACE in my mod list and I know they have a function for it but I struggle to figure out the function name

stable dune
signal drum
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Oooo that is a very valuable page, thanks!

stable dune
signal drum