arma3_scripting

[faint burrow]

As I remember, a unit should have a backpack with a weapon, and be near to the backpack with a tripod.

[tulip ridge]

There's no second item needed

[faint burrow]

As I remember, all vanilla deployable weapons contains consist of 2 parts -- the weapon itself and the tripod.

[tulip ridge]

Yes, my weapon is functionally the tripod

[hallow mortar]

Most do, but it's not actually a requirement and some of them don't (e.g. remote designator, UAVs)

[tulip ridge]

Oh looks like just using the unit as the tripod works, i.e. _this action ["Assemble", _this];

[tulip ridge]

I assume no, but is there a way to not have AI move away from the turret before getting in (without just using the moveInX commands)? I'm just doing:

_unit assignAsGunner _weapon;
[_unit] orderGetIn true;

without just using the moveInX commands

I didn't want to just "teleport" them, which is why I said that

[faint burrow]

That's why I deleted my message.

[hallow mortar]

You could use the GetIn action. There'll still be a little bit of a snap but it might look slightly smoother.

[tulip ridge]

Seemed pretty much the same to the getIn commands
Might just leave it as instant, maybe with a small delay

[ivory lake]

them moving away is unfortunately the weird path finding the AI has to do

[proven charm]

he like tries to return to formation

[tulip ridge]

Yeah that's what I had assumed
I was almost debating teleporting them back a bit / the turret a bit forward to try and offset it

[little raptor]

you can move them manually with animations

then use the getIn action (not command) when close enough

[zinc totem]

how would i go about scripting a trigger that activates once all 4 members of a squad enter a vehicle?

[faint burrow]

((units _squad) findIf { !(_x in _vehicle) }) < 0

[zinc totem]

works like a charm, thanks a lot

[analog mulch]

hi
is there a way to disable damage on vehicle engine specifically?

[hushed turtle]

Should be possible by handleDamage EH I guess

[shrewd mauve]

private _fnc_update = {
params ["_unit"];
private _vehicle = vehicle _unit;

if (_unit == _vehicle && {cameraView == "EXTERNAL"}) then {
    _vehicle switchCamera "INTERNAL";
};

};

["vehicle", _fnc_update] call CBA_fnc_addPlayerEventHandler;
["cameraView", _fnc_update] call CBA_fnc_addPlayerEventHandler;

its possible to make this work only for UAV ?

[stable dune]

you could check if !isNull
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getConnectedUAV

[shrewd mauve]

i'm sorry i don't really understand i'm debuting at scripting stuff and thise start to a be a bit to complex for me

[analog mulch]

this addEventHandler ["HandleDamage", {

params ["_unit", "_selection", "_damage", "_source", "_projectile", "_hitPartIndex", "_instigator", "_hitPoint", "_directHit", "_context"];}];

how to set _hitPartIndex to check for engine and disable any damage on it?

[tulip ridge]

Just check the hitpoint
if (toLowerANSI _hitpoint == "hitengine") then { ... };

[sharp grotto]

and like mentioned here https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#HandleDamage

"If the provided code returns a numeric value, this value will overwrite the default damage of given selection after processing. If no value is returned, the default damage processing will be done - this allows for safe stacking of this event handler. Only the return value of the last added "HandleDamage" EH is considered. "

[modern plank]

Small one: can we know the index of the group of the player inside the whole list of groups defined into the mission (globally or per side, no matter) ?

[granite sky]

"defined into the mission"?

You can do allGroups find (group player). But that does include groups created later, and excludes groups that have been deleted. I'm not sure if there's a persistent order either.

[modern plank]

nice

should be enough

my groups are static. Thx mate

[broken forge]

What am I doing wrong here, for some reason the vehicleVarName is not being set on the ammo box within the postInit of the mission:

private _mC = "FORGE_CfgLockers";
private _lockers = "true" configClasses (missionConfigFile >> "FORGE_CfgLockers" >> "lockers");

{
    private _configName = configName(_x);
    private _className = (missionConfigFile >> _mC >> "lockers" >> _configName >> "className") call BFUNC(getCfgData);
    private _pos = (missionConfigFile >> _mC >> "lockers" >> _configName >> "pos") call BFUNC(getCfgData);
    private _dir = (missionConfigFile >> _mC >> "lockers" >> _configName >> "dir") call BFUNC(getCfgData);
    private _locker = createVehicle [_className, [0, 0, 0]];
    private _varName = format ["FORGE_Locker_%1", _forEachIndex];

    _locker setPosATL _pos;
    _locker setDir _dir;
    _locker allowDamage false;
    _locker setVariable ["isLocker", true, true];

    clearBackpackCargoGlobal _locker;
    clearItemCargoGlobal _locker;
    clearMagazineCargoGlobal _locker;
    clearWeaponCargoGlobal _locker;

    private _pLocker = vehicle _locker;
    _pLocker setVehicleVarName _varName;
    missionNamespace setVariable [_varName, _pLocker, true];

    diag_log format ["[FORGE:Server:Locker] ClassName: %1 Pos: %2 Dir: %3 LockerName: %4", _className, _pos, _dir, _varName];
} forEach _lockers;

Even though the log shows that the items were added to the ammo box nothing is in it, here's the client side log: ```r
19:49:30 [FORGE] (locker) INFO: Found locker 'FORGE_Locker_0' : 2252afe1600# 15: equipment_box_f.p3d Box_NATO_Equip_F REMOTE
19:49:30 [FORGE] (locker) INFO: Added 4 30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag
19:49:30 [FORGE] (locker) INFO: Added 1 arifle_MX_F
19:49:30 [FORGE] (locker) INFO: Added 1 NVGoggles

Here's the client side snippet of a function within a createHashMapObject:

["applyItems", {
    private _lockers = _self get "lockers";
    private _items = _self get "locker";

    {
        private _box = _x;

        {
            private _amount = _y get "amount";
            private _category = _y get "category";
            private _className = _y get "classname";

            switch (_category) do {
                case "backpack": { _box addBackpackCargo [_className, _amount]; diag_log text format ["[FORGE] (locker) INFO: Added %1 %2", _amount, _className]; };
                case "item": { _box addItemCargo [_className, _amount]; diag_log text format ["[FORGE] (locker) INFO: Added %1 %2", _amount, _className]; };
                case "magazine": { _box addMagazineCargo [_className, _amount]; diag_log text format ["[FORGE] (locker) INFO: Added %1 %2", _amount, _className]; };
                case "weapon": { _box addWeaponCargo [_className, _amount]; diag_log text format ["[FORGE] (locker) INFO: Added %1 %2", _amount, _className]; };
                default { _box addItemCargo [_className, _amount]; diag_log text format ["[FORGE] (locker) INFO: Added %1 %2", _amount, _className]; };
            };
        } forEach _items;
    } forEach _lockers;
}]

[granite sky]

Well, the diag_log in the upper loop isn't firing, so I'm not sure why you'd expect vehicleVarName to be set?

I don't see what the relationship of the two pieces of code is, as the first chunk doesn't set "lockers" on anything.

[broken forge]

I forgot to include that log:

19:49:29 "[FORGE:Server:Locker] ClassName: Box_NATO_Equip_F Pos: [3,3,0] Dir: 0 LockerName: FORGE_Locker_0"

And here's a snippet of the client side code that get's the lockers within a createHashMapObject:

private _lockers = [];

for "_i" from 0 to 10 do {
    private _var = format ["%1_%2", _prefix, _i];
    private _obj = missionNamespace getVariable [_var, objNull];

    if !(isNull _obj) then {
        diag_log text format ["[FORGE] (locker) INFO: Found locker '%1' : %2", _var, _obj];
        _lockers pushBack _obj;
    };
};

_self set ["lockers", _lockers];

[proven charm]

_prefix defined? post-init issue? add some additional loggin

[broken forge]

Server log: ```r
6:03:37 "[FORGE:Server:Locker] Locker Var: FORGE_Locker_0"
6:03:37 "[FORGE:Server:Locker] ClassName: Box_NATO_Equip_F Pos: [3,3,0] Dir: 0"

Client log: ```r
 6:03:40 [FORGE] (locker) INFO: Found locker 'FORGE_Locker_0' : 1bc30788100# 15: equipment_box_f.p3d Box_NATO_Equip_F REMOTE
 6:03:40 [FORGE] (locker) INFO: Locker Items: [["30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag",[["amount",4],["classname","30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag"],["category","magazine"]]],["arifle_MX_F",[["amount",1],["classname","arifle_MX_F"],["category","weapon"]]],["NVGoggles",[["amount",1],["classname","NVGoggles"],["category","hmd"]]]]
 6:03:40 [FORGE] (locker) INFO: Locker Lockers: [1bc30788100# 15: equipment_box_f.p3d Box_NATO_Equip_F REMOTE]
 6:03:40 [FORGE] (locker) INFO: Locker Box: 1bc30788100# 15: equipment_box_f.p3d Box_NATO_Equip_F REMOTE
 6:03:40 [FORGE] (locker) INFO: Locker Item: [["amount",4],["classname","30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag"],["category","magazine"]]
 6:03:40 [FORGE] (locker) INFO: Magazine added 4 30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag
 6:03:40 [FORGE] (locker) INFO: Locker Item: [["amount",1],["classname","arifle_MX_F"],["category","weapon"]]
 6:03:40 [FORGE] (locker) INFO: Weapon added 1 arifle_MX_F
 6:03:40 [FORGE] (locker) INFO: Locker Item: [["amount",1],["classname","NVGoggles"],["category","hmd"]]
 6:03:40 [FORGE] (locker) INFO: Item added 1 NVGoggles
 6:03:40 "[FORGE:Client:Locker] Sync completed"

[proven charm]

are you running dedi?

[still forum]

I would say add a delay between createVehicle and manipulating it, like one-frame delay?

Mh no eden also has no delay to set varname so should be fine 🤔

[broken forge]

Here's the source code that I'm working on for the module:
Mission Config: ```hpp
class FORGE_CfgLockers {
class lockers {
class locker1 {
className = "Box_NATO_Equip_F";
pos[] = {3, 3, 0};
dir = 0;
};
};
};

Server-Side (preInit func) https://pastebin.com/7QkB94Pk
Server-Side (postInit func) https://pastebin.com/gz8LFDKP
Client-Side (postInit func) https://pastebin.com/tqNy8t7K

[proven charm]

not that it probably matters but do note that addBackpackCargo etc commands have local effect

[broken forge]

That's the intent, I only want what the player stored in their locker instance showing inside the ammo box. I may just have to create an locker UI if I can't get this approach to work, lol

[warm hedge]

Other than r2t, no

[broken forge]

You could probably setup a fixed camera facing the player with the html UI around the player

[raven blaze]

Can you tell me how to make a logical operator in the FSM editor, for example, when checking if yes, it goes under one path, if not, another path?

[granite sky]

Create two conditions and two states. Create link from base state to the conditions and each condition to one of the new states.

Not sure which part of this isn't obvious though so I'm probably missing something.

If you want it to always take one of the conditions then you can simplify it slightly and make the lower-priority condition a true condition.

[stark fjord]

Hmm when i create vehicle via createVehicle create their group with BIS_fnc_spawnCrew and addWaypoint for them, they refuse to move to it until i slightly nudge the waypoint via zeus.

Anyone experienced this and knows a fix? Vehicle is a boat btw

Wtf, that only seems to be the case if i run it in scheduled. They work fine in unscheduled

Okay remoteExecCall to the rescue, or is there any other way to call function from scheduled to not be run scheduled?

[willow hound]

Code inside isNil always runs unscheduled.

[stark fjord]

awesome thats cleaner than remoteExec.
thanks

[granite sky]

oh, that's interesting. Seen that occasionally and didn't figure a pattern.

[stable gazelle]

hey dose anyone have a script for a bombing target range were you can reset vic targets and stuff? im trying to make a practice range for my fixedwing guys in my unit

[stark fjord]

Ive tried to replicate it, but couldn't.
I will try some more tommorow.

[fresh fulcrum]

can anyone help me with making a ammo type mod for arma 3 its APDS-ET Armor-Piercing Discarding Sabot Explosive Tracer round for the Mosin Nagant using 7.62x54mmR as the base cartridge,

[granite sky]

#arma3_config for that.

[fresh fulcrum]

thank you

[oak loom]

trying to find out where on this list Lambs supressions should go tried many dif variations thx

[sly cape]

Why does it matter where it goes?

[oak loom]

server likes when i have lambs danger where it is but when i add suppression the server comes back no mods loaded @sly cape

[hallow mortar]

This is more of a #server_admins issue rather than scripting.
One possible starting point, though: is it actually that no mods are loaded, or is the server just not reporting any mods to connecting clients through the launcher? If It's the latter, it could be the Steam data packet size limit. See https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Server_Config_File steamProtocolMaxDataSize

[oak loom]

got it working thx was files names too long as you pointed towards

[tidal idol]

is it possible to send a custom parameter entry to an eventhandler? I've been using this clunky method with adding variables to missionnamespace, but it makes my file very hard to follow with multiple layers and I think it may cause issues with multiple modules present.

[tulip ridge]

Cba has a function if you're using it

It's CBA_fnc_addBISEventHandler iirc

It is

[granite sky]

You'd normally setVariable on the object instead, if the var is object-dependent.

[tulip ridge]

Could also just set a var on the unit

Beat me to it

[granite sky]

Not really clear whether it is from the snippet.

[tidal idol]

ooh good idea. I'll try that. It should solve this particular problem but I still have a larger encompassing EH that I'll probably have to use the CBA method on because the first EH spawns a vehicle to which the second EH is applied to.

[granite sky]

You never have to use CBA. It's just convenience.

[tidal idol]

I do know I have to stop using the missionnamespace method, I've just confirmed that it causes problems when multiple copies of this module are used with different parameters

[granite sky]

missionNamespace is just global variables. missionNamespace setVariable ["foobar", 1] is identical to foobar = 1.

So normally the only time you use it when you're building a variable name with string commands.

[tidal idol]

so basically to add a variable to a unit, just replace the missionnamesppace with the vehicle object like this?

[granite sky]

Remove the global flag on the setVariable. You're installing the EH locally anyway. Other machines don't need the data.

[tidal idol]

So I'm trying to check if the unit that fired a shot is the same as the unit who killed some vehicle _ICMVehicle
For some reason, my comparator to check isn't evaluating to true. I've tried both an == operator and now isEqualTo operator to no effect, but when displaying both variables as a hint individually, they read out the same thing. Identical mission using a saves mission+startup parameter.

The first _unit used to set the variable B47_WZ_ModuleSYSICMFiringUnit is from a Fired EH which kicks everything off.

[cosmic lichen]

Why post a screenshot

Just post the code here

!sqf

[wicked roost]

How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";

[split ruin]

how to script the custom radio triggers, the ones that are under 0-9- menu ? 🤔

[split ruin]

I have another problem, I scripted (the caveman way ) heavy kamikaze drone, it works ok but I want to get rid of the drone wreck, it break immersion
I tried with

_drone addEventHandler ["Killed", {
    params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];
    _useEffects = false;
    _boom = "Bo_Mk82" createVehicle (getPosATL _unit);
    _boom setDamage 1;
}];

but the wreck is still there ...

how to get the specific drone wreck classname ?

[stark fjord]

deleteVehicle _unit?

[split ruin]

didn't try but this works

_drone addEventHandler ["Killed", {
    params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];
    _boom = "Bo_Mk82" createVehicle (getPosATL _unit);
    _boom setDamage 1;
    deleteVehicle (_this select 0);
}];

seems _this refers to the units wreck too

just tested your method @stark fjord , it works, thanks!

[stark fjord]

_this select 0 is same as _unit

[split ruin]

yeah 😂

[stark fjord]

I cant reliably replicate this.

[granite sky]

Yeah that is the general problem with AI bugs.

They sometimes jam in scheduled and never jam in unscheduled though? Even that's a good clue.

[stark fjord]

Yup. On mission that i have and can reliably replicate, it always works unscheduled

That mission has over 500 ai on tho

[real tartan]

How do I prevent triggering holding down key? I want to trigger action only once per press, when key released and pressed again

( findDisplay 46 ) displayAddEventHandler [ "KeyDown", {
    params [ "_displayOrControl", "_key", "_shift", "_ctrl", "_alt" ];

    if ( inputAction "watch" isEqualTo 1 ) then
    {
        systemChat format [ "_frame: %1", diag_frameNo ];

        private _time = uiNamespace getVariable [ "key_time", -1 ];
        if ( serverTime < ( _time + 3 ) ) exitWith {};
        uiNamespace setVariable [ "key_time", serverTime ];

        // do stuff
    };
}];

[proven charm]

use KeyUp

also good read: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Modded_Keybinding

[real tartan]

addUserActionEventHandler would do

[split ruin]

I have problem with a drone script,
problem is if the drone gets shot in the air it spawns the bomb and drops it on the ground with spectacular explosion killing near 100% the shooter
my intent is to make so the bomb explodes immediately in the air when the dron is destroyed

_tr10 = createTrigger ["EmptyDetector", getPos player, false];
_tr10 setTriggerArea [0, 0, 0, true];
_tr10 setTriggerActivation ["JULIET", "NONE", true];
_tr10 setTriggerStatements ["this",
"
if ((typeOf cursorObject) != 'O_UAV_06_F') exitWith {systemChat 'Wrong drone type';};
cursorObject addEventHandler ['Killed', {
    params ['_unit', '_killer', '_instigator', '_useEffects'];
    _boom = 'Bo_Mk82' createVehicle (getPosATL _unit);
    _boom setDamage 1;
    deleteVehicle _unit;
}];
systemChat 'Baba Yaga ready for the hunt';
", ""];
_tr10 setTriggerText "Arm Baba Yaga";

yes, the drone is armed via radio trigger 🤫

[proven charm]

check https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/triggerAmmo

[split ruin]

@proven charm omg, cluster fpv drone incoming
Edit: works perfectly as intended, thanks a lot!

[granite sky]

btw, createVehicle with a CfgAmmo type treats the input position as AGL rather than ATL, so if you need the thing to work correctly against boats or units on piers then you should tweak it.

[tulip ridge]

Working on some sliders for a module, but I want to keep it to whole numbers only. I already changed the ranges and removed the % for my custom ones, I already tried just rounding the value passed to initSliderValue but that didn't do it:

attributeLoad = QUOTE( \
    _ctrlGroup = _this; \
    [ARR_4(_ctrlGroup controlsGroupCtrl 100,_ctrlGroup controlsGroupCtrl 101,"""",round _value)] call BIS_fnc_initSliderValue \
);
onLoad = QUOTE( \
    _ctrlGroup = _this select 0; \
    [ARR_3(_ctrlGroup controlsGroupCtrl 100,_ctrlGroup controlsGroupCtrl 101,"""")] call BIS_fnc_initSliderValue \
);

(Second is a whole number because I didn't change the value)

[proven charm]

hmm have you tried https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/sliderSetSpeed

[tulip ridge]

I haven't, didn't know that was a thing
Sounds promising though

[tulip ridge]

Yep that worked, thanks

[split ruin]

I want to make drone drop a flare to mark position at night, but the flare is somehow attached to the drone
what shoud I use to make the flare to fall to the ground, vector speed ?

_drone addAction
  [
    "Drop White Flare",
    {
      params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"];
      _fl = "Flare_82mm_AMOS_White" createVehicle (getPosATL _target);
      triggerAmmo _fl;
     },nil,5,true,true,"","true",3,false,"",""
  ];

[hushed turtle]

That is very ugly flare

[split ruin]

well its visible at least 😆

[faint burrow]

Try using alt syntax of createVehicle, and pass CAN_COLLIDE as special param.

[hushed turtle]

private _flareObj = createVehicle [ _flare, _position, [], 0, "NONE" ];
triggerAmmo _flareObj;
sleep 0.1;
_flareObj setVelocity [ wind #0, wind #1, -1 ];

If you have SOG or SPE use their flares instead. Vanilla one is broken

To my knowledge this is only mortar/artillery caliber flare in the game and it's broken

[stark fjord]

Afaik flares work just fine

[hushed turtle]

Have you seen it? It's graphical effect is broken and it does same illumination like 40 mm GL flare

[stark fjord]

Oh, its no bigger than 40mm thats true.

[split ruin]

@hushed turtle yep, this flare is broken even spawned in air it doesn't fall down as it should ...

[hushed turtle]

With my code?

[stark fjord]

Did you give it some velocity?

[split ruin]

@hushed turtle no, by default ...

[hushed turtle]

That behaviour is true for all flares or maybe for all ammo

[stark fjord]

Try something like

private _pos = _target modelToWorld [0,0,-1];
private _flare = "F_40mm_White" createvehicle _pos;
_flare setPosATL _pos;
_flare setVelocity [0,0,-5];

so spawn 1 m below the vehicle and add some downards velocity

[split ruin]

@hushed turtle works perfectly with your code thanks 👍

@stark fjord yeah, velocity could be faster because I don't want to iluminate but to designate target for CAS

[hushed turtle]

I'm wasn't successful at trying to change flare velocity. Maybe it needs to be set on each frame?

[stark fjord]

how much negative velocity did you give?

[hushed turtle]

Most likely from my code

[split ruin]

yes, -5 seems fine

now I need termite to have the perfect Baba Yaga type of drone 🔥

[late beacon]

hey guys I'm trying to make an intro video play when a player joins the server.
Now I've tried 2 methods and both seems to be working. I've embedded the video inside of my custom mod so it wont increase the mission file size.

WaitUntil {!isNull player};
play = ["cwutility\data\intro2.ogv"] spawn BIS_fnc_PlayVideo;```

and this one on trigger
```play = ["cwutility\data\intro2.ogv"] spawn BIS_fnc_PlayVideo;```

But if a player disconnects and joins again it plays the video all again so I'm trying to make it play one time only first time they join.
So my question is, is it possible to make a system that remembers player when it re-joins? Maybe like SteamID check I'm not sure. Is it possible?

[stark fjord]

you could store all steam IDs of players who joined in an array, then check against that before playing a video.
But if your server is supposed to be up 24/7 and you expect alot of players that might not be the best solution.
Also this wont work over server restart

[old owl]

Could also just check a profileNamespace variable on the client to see if they've watched the video previously. Only disadvantage to this is they will get it again if they join with another profile. Storing on server though as Marko mentioned would probably be the better way. Could do something like this:

private _introHashmap = if !(profileNamespace isNil "introHashmap") then {
  profileNamespace getVariable "introHashmap";
} else {
  profileNamespace setVariable ["introHashmap", createHashmap];
  profileNamespace getVariable "introHashmap";
};

private _watchedVideo = if (_introHashmap getOrDefault [_playerID, false]) then {
  (true)
} else {
  _intoHashmap set [_playerID, true];
  saveProfileNamespace;
  (false)
};

[_watchedVideo] remoteExec ["TAG_fnc_clientConnectRE", _object];

The above is just scratch though. You don't really need to be doing saveProfileNamespace that frequently, nor do you really need to be check if the variable isNil on every player connect. Just wrote extra though for demonstration purposes.

[tidal idol]

variables are fed via module
some of the parts of the file aren't relevantyet, ill paste it, just ignore the "If Shell" section since I'm testing new stuff on the missile section. The purpose of the section of code in question is to prevent the firing unit's rating from changing if the ammunition explodes, killing the spawned+attached vehicle unit

[faint burrow]

Hi,
I'm trying to add an event handler to GPS map control in a third party mission using this code:

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

_display = uiNamespace getVariable "RscCustomInfoMiniMap";
_control = _display displayCtrl IDC_MINIMAP;

diag_log _display;
diag_log _control;

_control ctrlAddEventHandler ["Draw", { hintSilent (str _this); }];

It logs _display and _control, but hints nothing. I'm using the same code in my mission, and it works fine. It also works in the editor when you run the code in the debug console. I thought that disableMapIndicators might be blocking my event handler, but removing it didn't help.
Any ideas what might be blocking the event handler from firing?

[raw vapor]

Hey, I got a question about the BIS_fnc_attachToRelative command.
[this, frigate_north] call BIS_fnc_attachToRelative;

I have a turret I'm attaching to a ship frigate_north using BIS_fnc_attachToRelative. This works, except the animations of the turret have become choppy. I know this is because of how ArmA does simulation and I know there's a way to make it run smoothly, but I forget how.

Can anyone help me out there?

I'm using this instead of attachTo due to multiplayer needs.

[hallow mortar]

Static objects like that ship have low simulation rates, and when you attach an object, it inherits the simulation rate of the object it's attached to.

You'll need to attach your turret to a dummy object that has a higher simulation rate (e.g. a vehicle or something with ThingX simulation)

[raw vapor]

it inherits the simulation rate of the object it's attached to
Oh, I never knew that! That explains why this has issues whereas attaching to other vehicles tends to work fine.

[tidal idol]

could that be adjusted by chanign simulationStep config parameter?

[raw vapor]

That is what I was thinking. I don't know how to do that in this context.

[tidal idol]

cant via script, needs mod

[raw vapor]

Well shoot. I mean what's one more mod on my 213 mod list?

[hallow mortar]

This is attachTo. BIS_fnc_attachToRelative is a function, not a command; it contains attachTo. The difference is that it also does some maths to automatically work out the correct offsets and directions to apply.

[raw vapor]

Ah, I see.

I thought it was like remote execute.

Brain fart, I should have known this already.

[hallow mortar]

attachTo is GA/GE anyway so there's no need for any sort of remoteExec

[raw vapor]

So I think what I am actually supposed to do might be
[turret, boat, true] call BIS_fnc_attachToRelative;

true being the visual of render time / simulation time.

I was looking in the wrong place on the wiki

[hallow mortar]

That won't help in this case.
It doesn't change how the actual attachment behaves (there's no mechanism for that in attachTo). It just determines which method is used for finding the offsets.

If your objects were both moving, then using render scope could help you get a more visually precise position. But once attached, it still inherits the parent object's simulation.

[raw vapor]

Ohh, okay, so I really do need a dummy object or a mod.

@tidal idol Are you aware of a mod that does this?

[tidal idol]

id what you're adjusting, just make one that re-inherits your desired "root" vehicle from its base class and change simulation step to something else. I'd copy the existing one and add one zero.

[raw vapor]

Would a flagpole work? I think I've used flagpoles as an anchor object in the past for the root of compositions.

[little raptor]

hard to say. maybe the EH is deleted. check event handler info

[little raptor]

try attaching the ship to a logic entity or maybe something else if logic doesn't work

[raw vapor]

A logic entity sounds like it would work, I'll try that. Far more sane sounding than shoving a secret car or other simulated object somewhere.

[tired nimbus]

Whats the easy ace arsenal script you put in an object init again?

I forgot Im having a brain fart

[tulip ridge]

You can just change it to "Blacklist" in the object's properties

But if you really need to script it, look at https://ace3.acemod.org/wiki/framework/arsenal-framework.html#11-adding-ace-arsenal-to-a-box

[silent cargo]

Is it possible to spawn a damageEffect through script?

[agile pumice]

Im not sure what I did to fix it, I reverted to an older mission file, and it runs again

new question, how can I use scriptDone with a spawned function?

not exactly scriptDone, but some other equlivant

[jade abyss]

Why not by a Var?

before spawn ->

MyVar = false;
[]spawn MySuperDuperFnc
waitUntil{MyVar};

In the end of MySuperDuperFnc -> MyVar = true;

?

[warm hedge]

Not directly. See https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ParticleArray to recreate your own effect

[agile pumice]

nvm, I was using the wrong var 😦

I've used your method from time to time

I don't know why I asked if it was possible, I've done it before

[faint burrow]

Doesn't look like this, at least there are no ctrlRemoveEventHandler and ctrlRemoveAllEventHandlers in the mission files.
The whole code that is called from initPlayerLocal.sqf:

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

[] spawn {
    _display = displayNull;

    waitUntil {
        _display = findDisplay IDD_MAIN_MAP;

        !(isNull _display)
    };

    (_display displayCtrl IDC_MAP) ctrlAddEventHandler [
        "Draw",
        {
            call SCH_fnc_drawUnitIcons;
            call SCH_fnc_drawCorpseIcons;
        }
    ];
};
[] spawn {
    _display = displayNull;

    waitUntil {
        _display = uiNamespace getVariable ["RscCustomInfoMiniMap", displayNull];

        !(isNull _display)
    };

    diag_log _display;
    diag_log (_display displayCtrl IDC_MINIMAP);

    _id = (_display displayCtrl IDC_MINIMAP) ctrlAddEventHandler [
        "Draw",
        {
            hintSilent (str _this);

            (_this + [false]) call SCH_fnc_drawUnitIcons;
            call SCH_fnc_drawCorpseIcons;
        }
    ];

    diag_log _id;
};

The first part works fine, and I can see unit and corpse icons. The second part doesn't. Log:

12:31:55 Display #311
12:31:55 Control #101
12:31:55 0
So, the EH is added. I can even add the EH from the debug console, the ID will be 1, 2, 3, ... but it hints nothing.
So, something blocks all the Draw event handlers for GPS panel.

[proven charm]

maybe it doesnt work with minimaps?

or wrong minimap being displayed

[faint burrow]

The same code works fine in my mission (as a reminder, I'm trying to change third party mission).

[proven charm]

oh ok

could be wrong minimap being displayed though, because you can change that with key press

[faint burrow]

My mission:

[proven charm]

i tested your code. first it does nothing when im in SENS mode but when i switch to NAV the hint shows

[faint burrow]

As I said, for some reason in a third party mission the EH hints nothing when I open NAV panel:

Log the same as above:

13:49:45 Display #311
13:49:45 Control #101
13:49:45 0
Very strange.

[proven charm]

yea they must use custom map ctrl or something

[faint burrow]

Very unsure.

[split ruin]

I am trying to fix the issue when player loose score points for destroying friendly fpv drone ...

cursorObject addEventHandler ['Killed', {
    params ['_unit', '_killer', '_instigator', '_useEffects'];
    [_killer, 5] remoteExec ['addScore',2];
    [_instigator, 5] remoteExec ['addScore',2];
    _boom = 'Bo_Mk82' createVehicle (getPosATL _unit);
    triggerAmmo _boom;
    deleteVehicle _unit;
}];

it still takes 5 score point after destroying the drone ...

[proven charm]

the code fires?

[glass nest]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#HandleScore

[mortal folio]

Is there any way to get selection positions of weapons or other proxies?

[warm hedge]

Create it as a simple object and fetch the object's selections

[mortal folio]

mm... i suppose i can work with that - kinda need relative positions to the unit carrying the weapon but i guess i can add the unit's proxy selection position + the offsets from the fake proxy

[split ruin]

@glass nest thanks, the EH works perfectly

[crimson lagoon]

Hello, please help, I can't figure this out. Automatic slot distribution is configured on the server. After connecting, players see a welcome menu with a camera showing a view of the base.
Problem: when connecting to the server, some players experience the following:

1. The loading screen disappears for a moment.
2. The start script menu appears.
3. The loading screen returns and stays for varying lengths of time.
4. While the menu is active, players can interact with it, but instead of the camera view, they see the loading screen.

After loading is complete, the camera is finally displayed correctly.
Before creating the dialogue, all necessary conditions are checked, and even more. I tried to find it but couldn't:

    !isNull findDisplay 46 && 
    {!isGamePaused} && 
    {isNull (uiNamespace getVariable [“RscDisplayLoading”, displayNull])} && 
    {isNull (uiNamespace getVariable [“RscDisplayLoadMission”, displayNull])} &&
    {isNull (findDisplay 57)} &&
    {!(isNull player)} &&
    {alive player} &&
    {time > 1}
};

disableSerialization;
private _dialog = createDialog [“SE_spawnMenu”];

[stark fjord]

Perhaps just give it more time. Your script goes forward as soon as step 1 youve described completes

Berhaps you could also use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getClientState ?

[uncut sphinx]

I don't understand what the "unscheduled" flag is supposed to do for HashMapObjects. Does it just force the HMO and its methods to run unscheduled regardless of where they were created or called (scheduled or unscheduled script)?

Conversely, what does it mean when the unscheduled flag is not present? Is it equivalent to spawning the HMO's methods? Apparently not since they can still return values to the script that called them.

[errant jasper]

Good question. I don't know but any behaviour beside the unscheduled option forcing unscheduled environment, and otherwise whatever environment you were in being used, would be surprising.

I imagine you can verify behavior with canSuspend.

[little raptor]

Does it just force the HMO
how can it force a "hashmap" to run anything?
its methods to run unscheduled
yes
what does it mean when the unscheduled flag is not present? Is it equivalent to spawn
no. it's like ordinary call

[faint oasis]

I have a question ? Is it possible to get the "Projectile" (Object) from the "Handle Damage" EH ?

[granite sky]

No. I doubt it's guaranteed to exist at that point.

Probably only HitPart knows the projectile object.

Consider that HandleDamage is target-local and hits are assessed shooter-local.

[faint oasis]

Oh ok because i'm trying to solve the problem of "SLAT" armor that doesn't stops HEAT Projectiles and Handle Damage EH seems to be a good thing, however since i need to "prevent" all damage after i know it hit a SLAT, however i don't have the Projectile, so i need to use the unit that fired that projectile but i'm not sure it's a reliable way to do that

[faint oasis]

yeah i know, i thought about using that EH, however since it is supposed to be placed on the unit, i'm not sure i can use both since they are "running" on different client

[granite sky]

yeah it's complicated.

Not sure there's any way to do what you want there.

[uncut sphinx]

You know what I mean. My question was whether the "unscheduled" flag means HMO methods are always unscheduled even if they originate in scheduled context

[faint oasis]

yeah i don't know either, i will try something and i will see :D, nevermind, thank you for your help

[granite sky]

You can remoteExec the information from HitPart to the target client but I'm not sure whether that reaches before or after the HandleDamage calls.

If it's after then you'd need to block & store the damage and then apply it later. Which is a bit crazy.

Also no direct way to identify matching hits.

[faint oasis]

i thought about this but i'm not sure how to do this, is it only like a "sethitpointdamage" ? because some seems to be that but some aren't, it seems to be general

[granite sky]

general damage hitpoint is just setDamage

[faint oasis]

oh ok

so only setDamage and setHitpointDamage ?

[granite sky]

I never completely figured the difference between a selection and a hitpoint so I'm the wrong person to ask :P

[faint oasis]

oh ok but i don't think there is a "setSelectionDamage", at least i'm not able to find that function 😄

[granite sky]

It's called setHit

[faint oasis]

oh i didn't know that, i was only using setHitpointDamage

so yeah, if you don't know the difference between them, i don't know either 🙂

[granite sky]

It's the sort of thing that's probably obvious if you've ever made a model, so it gets completely ignored on the wiki.

Although similarly you get no definition for terms like "vehicle" or "entity".

[hushed turtle]

I thought only differencece is that one uses index and other one strings 😆

[granite sky]

nah, there can be multiple selections in one hitpoint. Also they both have strings but one of them is in czech :P

[hushed turtle]

I confused two different things. I meant hitPoint and hitPartIndex like it is in handleDamage EH

[radiant lark]

Any way to make my CT_WEBBROWSER not capture mouse input when I want it to? Like it were HUD

It's a menu with notifications so when you close the menu it should not capture input but show notifications

[remote cobalt]

Even though that is some kind of necro, I still thought it might be nice to know:

disableBreaks true helps with the problem. The wheels don't necessary turn right, but they are turning at least for wheeled vehicles. Didn't try with tanks though.

Considering how much time this stupid little problem has taken from me, I'd call that some kind of success 😄

[granite sky]

I wasn't expecting tanks to work because I heard they were busted for towing, but it looks like they can be moved like this as long as you handle the lack of rolling resistance.

[jade abyss]

"Brainfart" 😄

[bold blade]

Hey guys. In arma 3 there's an animation called "AmovPercMstpSrasWrflDnon_turnL" (and R). It makes your character shift his feet around as you rotate. I want to disable it for first person as i don't quite like it. I looked at CfgMoves but i found nothing regarding first and third person. Anyone care to help?

please mention me if you wish to reply

[candid trench]

Hello
Im not sure if this is the right place to do this or if its allowed

I have recently had a friedn help me withmaking a mod for our unit. It mainly focuses arounding scripting and zeus actions. Unfortunately he doesnt have enough time to support this any more and it has afew errors/issues and therefore cannot be used.
Is it possible to request support from someone (i have no knowledge of code,scripting or anything zeus related) to help rework or fix the mod. I would be open to commisions ect if reuired ?

[sly cape]

I believe that paid script making is technically allowed, but usually "buying" stuff like that is looked down upon.
I think it would be better to just talk about the issues that you're having and try to learn to fix them with the help of the community (here).

[candid trench]

Thanks for the advice
It’s way to complex for me to learn, it’s a mod with several different functions relations to civilian spawning, Zeus modules ect

It would probably be way longer to teach me than to do it themselves 😄

But I’d be happy to honor someone’s time if it came out correctly

[sly cape]

I mean that you ask "how do I do X" or "what's causing Y error" when you come across something that you don't know how to do, instead of "teach me everything" or "fix it all for me."
People will help you if you do something like the first example. I wouldn't expect people to do the second, so the trouble is if you have no idea what anything does or how to do anything.

[warm hedge]

There is no difference in first and third person, it never has one, so config way is almost no joy. You may want some scripted workaround

[bold blade]

Are you sure? In arma 1 and 2, this specific animation with the same name does not occur in first person

[candid trench]

Yea 100% understand
i think the main issue is i have almost 0 knowledge on how any of this works so i wouldnt even begin to be able to understand what to do

[tulip ridge]

Yes

There's no distinction between 1st/3rd person

[sly cape]

Then I doubt it would be worth it to learn it all for one script/mod if you're not going to do more with the knowledge.
You can ask people to do stuff for you in #creators_recruiting.

[warm hedge]

Almost 100%. At least I've never seen such feature in any RV Arma games

[bold blade]

Take a look at this then

[warm hedge]

?

[bold blade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CJl_8-4-Jg

[warm hedge]

Still I've never seen this in my personal experience. Maybe I haven't overlooked this

But from what I know, CfgMoves etc has no such integrated first/third person something

[bold blade]

In arma 3 there is no difference, but in 2 there is. I wish to understand what toggles this difference

[bold blade]

precisely, so it seems

When i checked throgu the cfgmoves file, looking between the two different games' files, i only saw minor differences in the values

but trying to modify what i thought was relevant yielded no results

except that the sound of footsteps stopped playing in arma 3, as that was disabled in 2 for the animation

[warm hedge]

Maybe I'll check some investigation

The point/goal is to disable rotation anims in A3 in first person, is that all?

[bold blade]

Yes. But for the hell of it i'd like to try to do the opposite in A2. I suppose it is a toggle of some kind so figuring out the opposite of one or the other is probably the same

Let me know if you discover anything. I'll do the same

[ivory lake]

you can probably disable the turning animations easy enough but definitely not with scripting

my guess A2 might have hard coded the turn animations to be disabled when in first person

as for example in A3, the AI do not use the turn animations either

[warm hedge]

I would guess AnimChanged to spam switchMove may achieve it

[little raptor]

I'm pretty sure the difference is handled by the game code. there's nothing in the animation config that handles it as POLPOX said

[glass nest]

who knows how to fix it? And this problem is only with this plane.
https://youtu.be/2q3U8rxl_Io

[dawn thunder]

How does one add custom commands to the Custom menu? I know about BIS_fnc_addCommMenuItem and BIS_fnc_createMenu, but not sure how to add to that Custom menu (if it's possible).

[thin fox]

I think... disable its simulation + small sleep + enable its simulation

[glass nest]

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

[glass nest]

I did this - it doesn't work

[glass nest]

all other vehicles works fine
https://youtu.be/hgo9umOJ_I4

I removed the simulation, attached it to another object, put a crew in it, and added mass... nothing helps - this impulse persists. I sometimes achieved results with exact height figures, but it worked in one place - it didn't work in another.

[warm hedge]

This is just a vehicle with not right physics, there is no room to improve from SQF side

[dawn thunder]

@glass nest So I can do

BIS_fnc_addCommMenuItem_menu =
[
    ["MenuName", false],
    ["Teleport", [2], "", -5, [["expression", "player setPos _pos;"]], "1", "1", "\A3\ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\Cursors\iconcursorsupport_ca.paa"],
    ["Kill Target", [3], "", -5, [["expression", "_target setDamage 1;"]], "1", "1", "\A3\ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\Cursors\iconcursorsupport_ca.paa"],
    ["Disabled", [4], "", -5, [["expression", ""]], "1", "0"]
];

And it adds to the Radio menu, but not sure how to add to Custom menu.

Arma 3 possible values (thanks to RCA3):

    "" - means the menu is closed
    "RscGroupRootMenu" Group menu root
        "RscMenuMove" (1) Move menu
        "#WATCH" (2) Watch menu
            "#WATCH1" (2-0) Watch menu - next page
        "RscMenuEngage" (3) Engage menu
            "RscMenuWatchDir" (3-8) Engage menu - watch a direction
        "#GET_IN" (4) Mount menu
        "RscMenuStatus" (5) Status menu
            "RscCallSupport" (5-1) Status menu - call support
        "#ACTION" (6) Action menu Action menu
        "RscMenuCombatMode" (7) Combat mode menu
        "RscMenuFormations" (8) Formation menu
        "RscMenuTeam" (9) Team menu
            "RscMenuSelectTeam" (9-9) Team menu - select team
        "RscMenuReply" (0) Reply menu
            "#User:BIS_fnc_addCommMenuItem_menu" (0-8) BIS Supports
            "#CUSTOM_RADIO" (0-9) Custom radio                            <--------------- This menu
            "RscRadio" (0-0) Radio menu
        "RscMainMenu" (Backspace) Main menu

[glass nest]

I found the solution right now

_veh = createVehicle [_class, _spawnPos, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
 _buyer moveInDriver _veh;
```I noticed earlier that if you sit down, the plane calms down... I've tried planting AI, but the result is negative.
https://youtu.be/Kff-7nENyYI

[winter rose]

try awake _veh;?

[little raptor]

this deserves to be an ARMA'd gif 🤣

[glass nest]

I had already given up... BUT it works! Thank you so much!
https://youtu.be/3GjlaKv2MpU

[dawn thunder]

@glass nest https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Communication_Menu only shows how to add to Support submenu, not any other submenu.

[bold blade]

If i wanted to enable them in a2, would it achieve anything if i copied the anim files and gave them a new config so i could fool the game into thinking the animations are new, making it so it won't disable them?

[little raptor]

no

[thin fox]

good one wiki man

[radiant lark]

Does anybody know? or shall I just make one HUD and one Dialog?

[crimson lagoon]

My script runs via initPlayerLocal, during which time the server has time to retrieve information from the database and perform several stages of player verification.
I added {getClientStateNumber > 9} and it didn't help.

[little raptor]

yeah that's the way

[radiant lark]

shid

[little raptor]

why? it's the exact same control and code, just used by different displays

[sharp grotto]

I had similar issues years ago, so i just used a generous amount of sleep in a "Delayed_loading" function that gets called in initplayerlocal.sqf

uisleep 10;
waitUntil {!isNil"ExileClientLoadedIn"}; // Was a public variable set the by the server
waitUntil{player == player};

Feels dirty but it worked for every single client, because you always had some weird edge cases with the other stuff.

[radiant lark]

I actually think it needs more code behind it, because otherwise I could just handle menu closing on the JS side and make a single control instead of making two controls where I need to tell both of them same info

[little raptor]

In that sense yeah it's a bit more complicated

[radiant lark]

I also don't know if I can keep a WEBBROWSER control not closed but inactive, invisible and not messing with the input, that way I don't have to open it over and over again (due to performance impact). But, I think that's just me being way too picky with things, I think the implementation is well coded and performs well, right? Is there any benchmark?

[radiant lark]

The implementation is not what I worry about tho, I just worry about chromium being chromium and potato PCs being potato PCs

I got to admit that I have PTSD from my Selenium days

[crimson lagoon]

I understand why it will work.
uisleep 10; will definitely give the player time to load, but if the player has fast memory, they will simply have a black screen for 10 seconds after logging into the server, which is not good. The variable is a good idea, but the problem is that my launch process is as follows:
initplayerlocal -> Request to the server in the database -> Return the received data to the client. That is, by this point, they are definitely already receiving all the variables, and most likely, simply adding a server variable via a public variable will not help.

[sharp grotto]

Arma loading is so slow, nobody every complained in Exile. Not sure how different the loading "flow" is in your setup.
Exile was showing the loadingscreen till the last moment. But better a black screen than game breaking bugs.

[radiant lark]

Can htmlLoad be used before joining a server from within a mod?

[next kraken]

evening guys, i remember making this work on dedicated servers, but lost my missions with the code during harddrive broke. can anybody help with a working code for dedicated servers?

[this,"STAND","FULL",{(player distance _this) < 5}] call BIS_fnc_ambientAnimCombat;

[glossy oriole]

Hello, i was looking for some help.

I have multiple triggers for a zone (maybe not the most efficient, but works for me) that work as a capturable area. The capturing works only when

private _opforCount = {alive _x && side _x == east} count thisList;
_bluforcount > _opforcount```

After being satisfied for 30 seconds it does:
```hint "BLUFOR Captured the Area";
"zone1_marker" setMarkerColor "ColorWest";
zone1_captured = true; publicVariable "zone1_captured"```

 There is another trigger that activates when _bluforcount > _opforcount and sets the zone1_marker color to coloryellow on a 0 second delay. This all works.

Now i have a trigger that checks the opposite: _opforcount >= _bluforcount and is set to BLUFOR Present

In the action field of this trigger i put: ```if (isNil "zone1_captured") then {hint "Opfor Holds area"};
"zone1_marker" setMarkerColor "ColorEast";```

Though when Opfor is bigger or equal to Blufor, it doesn't hint Opfor Holds Area or Change the color from coloryellow to ColorEast. Any idea how i can fix this?
Please ask any questions, i'm having a hard time explaining

[granite sky]

short answer: You really need to stop using triggers.

[glossy oriole]

Are there other options?

If so, what kind?

Im very very new to this so I make more than plenty mistakes, only here to learn

[granite sky]

Entry point is either creating an initServer.sqf or set up CfgFunctions with a postinit entry. From there you can run whatever code you like when you like.

In this case you'd want some code that runs every few seconds, checks the unit counts within an area and changes the state accordingly.

Start with something simple, use diag_log a lot and you should make progress.

[glossy oriole]

Im gonna look into CfgFunctions and Postinit, im unfamiliar

[granite sky]

initServer is the easy one to start with.

CfgFunctions you can figure out later once you have enough code to need structure.

Well, assuming that you're writing a scenario rather than a mod.

[glossy oriole]

Thats right, its a scenario

[glossy oriole]

This just makes a file with the script in there?

[modern plank]

Facing troubles to escape properly a diary record with <execute expression=""> tag:

"...
  - <execute expression='call atmtkResetWeather;'>Reset initial weather</execute><br/>
  - <execute expression='[\"SUNNY\"] call atmtkSetWeather;'>Sunny</execute><br/>
"

The error:

23:17:22 Error in expression <ecute><br/>
  - <execute expression='[\"SUNNY\"] call atmtkSetWeather;'>Sunny</e>
23:17:22   Error position: <SUNNY\"] call atmtkSetWeather;'>Sunny</e>
23:17:22   Error Missing ]
23:17:22 File C:\Users\12345\Documents\Arma 3\mpmissions\FastAction\Fast_Action_20260126.fapovo\atmtk\diary\main.sqf..., line 69

Any idea?

[granite sky]

Yeah, create a file called initServer.sqf and put it next to your mission sqm. It'll be executed on mission startup.

[glossy oriole]

I think i've seen this once. Makes sense. Can i find how to make it do stuff for specific "zones" on the forums?

[granite sky]

It's the same thing as you have in your trigger conditions & statements except easier :P

[glossy oriole]

Yeah things are slowly clicking

Loads of errors in my head still

[granite sky]

thisList doesn't exist. You'd do this for example:
private _bluforCount = {alive _x} count (units west inAreaArray "zone1_marker");

[glossy oriole]

And thats for initserver.sqf only?

Oh wait with the edit it makes sense

[granite sky]

yeah I forgot you were using an area.

[glossy oriole]

So instead of doing it in the trigger it counts alive blufor units in the area of zone1_marker

And zone1_marker would be a trigger that triggers when anything is present

[granite sky]

Yeah. If you want a differently sized visual marker then you can use a second one for the check instead.

No, it's just a marker.

IIRC you can use a trigger for inAreaArray but it's overkill for just specifying an area.

[glossy oriole]

U are telling me it can check anything within for example a square marker

Thats so cool

[modern plank]

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

full doc here

[glossy oriole]

I really don't need to use triggers... This is amazing

[granite sky]

You'd run your check code in something like this:

[] spawn {
  while {true} do {
    // checks go in here
    sleep 5;  
  };
};

[glossy oriole]

Im processing give me a moment lol

[granite sky]

The spawn's there to prevent it from blocking other code that you might put in initServer. It creates a "thread" of code that runs separately.

[glossy oriole]

Thanks btw, makes it make more sense

[granite sky]

And then you have while/sleep so that it does something every five seconds.

[glossy oriole]

So the checks i'd have to change to only check for inAreaArray "zone1_marker"

[glossy oriole]

Ah wait just like this

Was finne type that, that makes sense now

What do the [] do in this case?

[glossy oriole]

^

[granite sky]

Nothing really. spawn just needs a parameter to pass in variables. But we're not using it.

[glossy oriole]

Ah alright

[granite sky]

For some reason there's no version of spawn that takes no left-side parameter.

[glossy oriole]

So it just kinda always spawns the code every 5 seconds

[granite sky]

The spawn just runs the code in a separate thread. The while/sleep does something every 5 seconds.

[glossy oriole]

Okay okay

Now leading up to the check, i would have to work with if and then stuff to do what my triggers used to.

So if (_bluforcount > _opforcount) then ??delay?? { "zone1_marker" setMarkerColor "ColorWest"; hint "BLUFOR" Captured the Area"; zone1_captured = true; publicVariable "zone1_captured"};

[granite sky]

\" isn't the correct escape code. "" is valid in some places. I can't say what's correct without an actual code example.

See examples 7 and 8 for createDiaryRecord.

[modern plank]

"...
  - <execute expression='call atmtkResetWeather;'>Reset initial weather</execute><br/>
  - <execute expression='[""SUNNY""] call atmtkSetWeather;'>Sunny</execute><br/>
"

just works!

[glossy oriole]

Also im typing on my phone so my bad for it looking like shit

[granite sky]

What you'd want to do there is create a variable, increment it each time the check was true (and zero it otherwise), and then run your switch code when it reaches a certain value.

[glossy oriole]

The delay could just be {sleep 30; followed by the rest no?

[granite sky]

No, because you want to check if the condition was true for 30 seconds, not simply delay the action.

[glossy oriole]

Ah true

[glossy oriole]

That makes sense, though i can't yet process how to set its value as its counting every 5 seconds.

As im typing, it makes sense.
First its the same check we discussed. After that check i simply put if (_bluforcount > _opforcount) then {"MyVariable" = 1}; for it to turn the capturing of the point to true and set off a 30 second satisfaction thing

And ofcourse on spawn i'd have it make "MyVariable" and also set it to 0

[granite sky]

A simple example. I removed the spawn wrapper for readability:

private _count = 0;
while {true} do {
  _count = _count + 1;
  if (_count == 6) then {
    hint "30 seconds!";
    _count = 0;
  };
  sleep 5;  
};

The variable needs to be declared outside the while loop, otherwise it will be reset each time the loop code is run.

[glossy oriole]

This makes sense, though the +1 in this case confused me along with the == 6

[granite sky]

The code runs every 5 seconds (approx) because of the sleep 5. So 6*5 = 30.

[glossy oriole]

Aaah now it makes sense

Due to the while true

[granite sky]

If it was a sleep 1 then you'd check if (_count == 30)

[glossy oriole]

Exactly

But that wouldn't reset when false instead of true

Or is it possible to add a second if that sets _count to 0 when its false

[granite sky]

while {true} just makes it an infinite loop. while {false} wouldn't run at all.

All of these are commands that you should look up in the wiki: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/while

[glossy oriole]

Will totally re-read all of this and try to make a script. Got a deadline of this saturday so got some time left to study

Thanks so so much for caring enough to teach me such simple stuff. Its hard only going off the Wiki because every example refers to things that are examples

Infinite brain malfunction loophole

[glossy oriole]

But say its true for 15 seconds, count would be 3. How do i reset count to 0 when its not true?

Or is that also in the wiki?

[granite sky]

nah it's just logic.

well, if/else is in the wiki.

example:

if (_bluforcount > _opforcount) then {
  _count = _count + 1;
} else {
  _count = 0;
};

[glossy oriole]

Forgot about else, i can make that work

[glossy oriole]

Yeah okay okay

I'll make the script tomorrow and add onto it as i go. Thanks so much

[vapid dune]

Hi there, I'm looking for a way to delete specific container from ground weapon holder (dropped uniform). Clearing holder's inventory via clearItemCargo works but it is deleting every item in holder, including ones I don't want to delete.
Is there a workaround for this?

[sharp grotto]

Need to read all the inventory data, delete the unwanted stuff, clear groundholder and fill again i think.
Atm i can't think of any other way, but it's late. If there is another way someone else will tell you 👋

[vapid dune]

I mean I can clone this groundholder without this uniform, but it seems too complicated for such an easy task

[sharp grotto]

Maybe https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addItemCargoGlobal alt syntax works (negative count will remove items)
Never tested it

[vapid dune]

Tried this

[granite sky]

Deleting and re-adding is better for the JIP queue anyway :P

[vapid dune]

Do you mean deleting groundholder and creating it without this uniform?

[granite sky]

No, clearItemCargo + re-add.

but that too.

[vapid dune]

Oh, wait, I thought groundholder is removed when it is empty

[granite sky]

I guess if you don't have anything in it except items? Not sure on the timing there though.

In that case you may as well delete it. Although adding a backpack temporarily would prevent the deletion.

[vapid dune]

No, groundholder is not deleted after clearItemCargo even if it is empty, just tested it

Anyway this way is not optimal imo because I'll need to write a lot of code to handle adding back every possible item and container

[granite sky]

For vests and uniforms inside containers, I don't think there's any way to access their contents directly with SQF.

addItemCargoGlobal with the -1 does work on vests for me, but I don't suppose there's any way to pick which one if there are two with different contents.

[vapid dune]

Guess it is time to start writing more code to handle this workaround.
Thank you

[exotic flame]

How do i retrieve current rpt file name from scripting ?

[sly cape]

!rpt

[wicked roost]

Arma RPT

Arma generates an .rpt log file on every run. This log file contains a lot of information like the loaded mods or any errors that appear, and can be very useful for troubleshooting problems.

To get to your RPT files press Windows+R and enter %localAppData%/Arma 3

Additionally see the Crash Files wiki page for more information.

To share an rpt log here, please use a website like https://pastebin.com/ (Set expiry time to 1 week or less) to upload the full log, that way the people helping you can take a look at it and try to figure out with you the problem you encounter.
Note: RPT logs can hold personal information relevant to your system, the game or others.

[exotic flame]

I thought i could use diag_tickTime but it doesn't match the exact datetime the rpt was created

[exotic flame]

i know what is a RPT file, i want to retrieve it from scripting

[sly cape]

I realized after you said the second part 😅

[granite sky]

I don't think there's any way to do that.

[exotic flame]

Well, currently i'm using current datetime - diag_ticktime - 10 secs and i check every file within the next 20 secs to find it

[granite sky]

With a hardcoded folder path?

[exotic flame]

i'm also using an extension

[still forum]

Just read the wiki??? It literally says that https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createHashMapObject

[still forum]

Make a second one and display it as HUD element.

[still forum]

Sure you can. Set its size to zero.

But its not the control that influences capturing input. Its the Display that contains the controls.
It doesn't matter what kinda control you have in there or whether its active or not.
This has nothing to do with WebBrowser really. Its just how Arma UI works

[still forum]

ACE mod uses htmlLoad in the main menu

[radiant lark]

Gotcha dedmen, tysm

Is there any benchmark for WebBrowser UI?

[still forum]

No, I don't see how you'd make one

[fallen locust]

control = [] spawn crap_fnc;
waitUntil{scriptDone control};

[pallid palm]

just delete all the RPT files before you get started playing the game: then after you start playing: then go to the folder where the RPT files are: that way you don't have to guess which RPT files is the one you want: even tho the last RPT file in line is the one want

a new RPT file gets created every time you start the game and the mission

also you can delete the log files in there too: no need for them

just (don't delete any folders in there) keep the folders 🙂

[sleek forum]

Is there any way to change the side of a turret in the editor and zeus? Trying to place a CRAM but it's BLURFOR only

[warm hedge]

One Big Brain moment I can think in 0AM is: Place Praetorian without crew, put OPFOR units in it

[sleek forum]

Truly a big brain moment. Solved!

Yea...I should get some sleep

[tulip ridge]

Is there a vectorDivide command?
I need to halve the numbers, I know I can just vectorMultiply 0.5 but I'm just curious if there was one since I didn't see one

[winter rose]

use multiply indeed

[turbid lodge]

Question, is there a way I can make a Advance and Secure gamemode from Squad in ArmA 3?

[still forum]

ArmA.. Not sure, its a very old game by now and scripting there is quite limited

But Arma 3, sure. I don't see why not. Do you have anything in mind that might not work?

[turbid lodge]

I am just getting into scripting so any help is welcome, some person I know gave me a script to help me out but I don't understand what to do with it

[turbid lodge]

Sorry, should have specified

[tender fossil]

Creating a whole gamemode is a large task even for somewhat experienced developers. If you don't have experience from programming/scripting, it's gonna take a good while (more than a year I'd say...?) before you'd be able to create a whole gamemode, unless you're some kind of super learner 😅

(Trust me, I have lots of experience of trying too much lol)

[turbid lodge]

Well I know roughly how to make zones that are captured turn blue or red, but I am trying to make them so that they need to be captured in an order

[turbid lodge]

I know scripting is hard that's why a friend managed to send me a script called node control framework by flyingtarta but I understand nothing of it, I just want zones that can be captured from 1 to 2 to 3 and so on, the rest I can figure it out hopefully.

I understand even less partly because it is in Spanish and it is not my native language

[shadow merlin]

Good Afternoon everyone.

I am currently trying to make a small mod that adds an ace self interaction, but I don't know if I should do it through an SQF script file or config. I (roughly) know how to do each one, but haven't been able to figure whether to use sqf scripts or a config file

If context is helpful the overarching goal is to add an action that only appears when wearing a specific vest, the action is supposed to allow you to select the different variants of the vest and switch to them without having to go to an arsenal. Obv the variants are cosmetic only

[still forum]

In the end it makes no difference.

Config actions are read at mission start, and converted into script values.
Script actions are inserted as script values at mission start.

Same end result.
I guess choose whatever is more comfortable for you.
I'd choose scripts because it works also in missions, and config inheritance can get annoying

[shadow merlin]

Fair enough, thanks. I will most likely come back from time to time with some questions as this'd be my second scripting project so, still new at this.

[tulip ridge]

For units you can just add stuff to CAManBase and its easy enough

class Man;
class CAManBase: Man {
    class ACE_SelfActions {
        class YourPrefix_yourThing { ... }:
    };
};

[shadow merlin]

so for the condition in the config, since its "is the player wearing the correct vest?". Would require item work? Or am I looking at this from the wrong angle?

oh wait I should ask in the config channel

my bad

[thin fox]

https://github.com/PiG13BR/Arma-3/tree/main/AAS_PIG.VR made/tweaked with some code that I found in the bohemia forum, based on Project Reality's AAS gamemode

[turbid lodge]

Is there a way I can add more objectives?

[thin fox]

you mean flags/sectors?

[turbid lodge]

Yep

Do flags have to be visible? or can I keep them hidden?

[thin fox]

yes there is, I don't remember correctly, but I think you need to add as a variable in some array in the code

[thin fox]

it uses the default sector module, and it changes some stuff on it to work like an AAS, but nothing more than that

[turbid lodge]

I see, I just need 6 objectives for it, should copy paste suffice?

[thin fox]

https://github.com/PiG13BR/Arma-3/blob/main/AAS_PIG.VR/initServer.sqf you need to add the sectors (with var name on it) on these arrays

PIG_sectors for example

[turbid lodge]

I see

Thanks

[glossy oriole]

Hiya, coming back to this one. I'm kind of confused on the "while {true} do {" part of this. What exactly does true refer to in this case?

[turbid lodge]

Last question, is there a way to pre set a zone being captured?

[thin fox]

currentWestSectors / currentEastSectors

but I don't remember if it does what you want

[glossy oriole]

This is exactly what im trying to make but from the ground up

Tryna learn how to make this stuff but having a stroke doing so lol

[turbid lodge]

I understand somewhat, how do I put in the sector? Replace select 0 with what?

[thin fox]

oh yeah, it took me some time to learn and fix the code

[glossy oriole]

I understand that lol, i'm just now getting into making such scripts and today is my first attempt at making an initserver.sqf

[hallow mortar]

It's the plain and simple boolean value true, as opposed to false.
while continues running its loop as long as the condition code returns true. As soon as it returns false, the loop exits. By setting the condition code to just true, it ensures the loop will continue forever and never exit.

while true loops can be dangerous because there's no way to stop them, but John knows what he's doing.

[glossy oriole]

Thats makes sense

[thin fox]

I don't think you need to change that

it's just telling what sector each side will be attacking first, iirc

[thin fox]

welcome to this world lol

[glossy oriole]

I'm trying to figure out where to put the while true "_count" loop in my iniserver.sqf. It should only count when _bluforcount > opforcount. Does this mean i put an while {_bluforcount > _opforcount} do { _count = _count +1; if (_count ==6) then {hint "30 Seconds!"; _count = 0; }; sleep 5; };

Its a timer of 30 seconds and if i'm not mistaking this is how it'd work?

[turbid lodge]

Okay, is the trigger the cap zone in front of the sector module?

[thin fox]

did you open the mission in your editor?

[turbid lodge]

Ye

[thin fox]

so just do the same for the additional sectors

and put an unique variable name for each

[turbid lodge]

I got that, I am just asking what is the cap zone, the trigger in front of the sector or the sector itself?

[thin fox]

the trigger

[glossy oriole]

A question to add on to this, do i need only a single [] spawn { in my initserver.sqf or do i need multiple whenever setting up new checks?

[turbid lodge]

Cheers

[glossy oriole]

I assume i only need one and when all done in the initserver.sqf i close the [] spawn { off with };

It just makes sure that it runs when the server runs right?

[sly cape]

If you have stuff after while {true} do {} in a single spawn, then I don't think it will ever get past the loop and on to the next thing.

[glossy oriole]

So i'd have to close it off and for other checks i create a new one

I mean no i can put all the checks in the same thing

because variables and giving them values

alright yeah okay okay thanks joe

[turbid lodge]

How do I change sector names?

[thin fox]

I think it's in the module

[radiant lark]

Thanks m8, definitely checking this out!

[pallid palm]

roger that m8

[pallid palm]

@radiant lark oh and when you start looking for errors go all the way to the bottom of the RPT file: and slowly go up it makes it easier to find any errors 🙂

[granite sky]

Usually best to search for "error in" from the top. Otherwise if your code has any depth the errors further down will be caused by earlier errors.

[pallid palm]

yes but most of the real errors are way at the bottom of the rpt file

or the user errors

most of the stuff at the top: you cant do anyhing about and it can just corn-fuse you 🙂

but yes i do see what you mean

kinda like in "Arma scripting" the error is 1 line up from where it says the error is 🙂

like when it says error on line 39 the real error is on line 38

[little eagle]

http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=27475
So apparently clientOwner returning wrong IDs is by design.

[edgy dune]

can inflame work on non simulation fire objects? like a tank?

what I am trying to do is have a tank spawn with a partcle effect playing on it

[little eagle]

For a reason "no one remembers now"

:facepalm:

[warm hedge]

Playing particle is done with particle object, is thay what you ask

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

[lone glade]

if only they used version control......

[exotic flame]

Is there an event handler for GamePaused ?

[warm hedge]

Not getter but EH?

[edgy dune]

oh no ik about that, but something that is config based like how when u spawn a campfire theres a version that is already on fire cause of the inflame script, but doing that for a tank

[faint burrow]

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

[exotic flame]

Not exactly what i need. I need something that triggers when the game is paused even when the player is in single player and switches window

[faint burrow]

You can handle the first part.

[warm hedge]

I don't even think there is any of such. Unless you call setDamage a solution

[exotic flame]

yes it would be the best i don't want to use waitUntil {isGamePaused}

[exotic flame]

i need something to use in a mod, not in a mission

[warm hedge]

I don't see a reason of this. You can just check it eachframe

[exotic flame]

that's true ^^

[warm hedge]

I often do it. Even some CDLCs

[edgy dune]

yeah I can try that, make a fake hitpoint and setdamage to it on spawn

[modern meteor]

Is this below a common issues? Is there a fix for this with a script? Or is it just me who is experiencing the problem?

When I pull OPFOR enemies towards the player/squad AI in Zeus, then it seems that my squad AI has issue to register the enemies correctly. For example OPFOR Ai starts shooting at me but my squad AI first does nothing and then start to aim in random directions but is not shooting at the enemy. I should mention that the OPFOR AI was cached before and then woke up close to the player.

[shadow merlin]

class CfgVehicles
{
    class Man;
    class CAManBase : Man
    {
        class ACE_SelfActions
        {
            class SC_Test
            {
                displayName = "Test Action";
                condition = "true";
                statement = "hint 'Test action executed!'";
            };

        };
    };
};```

So this action I'm trying to add to the ACE self interaction menu, doesn't appear in-game. I tried with a few different conditions and it just doesn't seem to work.

[opal ember]

I guess I know the answer but does anyone know if there is a way by using a script/mod in a mission to save something to a file?
I'm trying to figure out the best way to export a mission build in Zeus so it can be shared with others.

Right now I just copy a huge string to the clipboard but that does not sound like the best solution

[cosmic lichen]

Writing to a file is only possible with an extension. Doesn't Zeus Enhanced offer something like that?

[stark fjord]

Copy paste huge string yes.

[cosmic lichen]

Have you read the ace docs yet? You can also join their discord server.

[shadow merlin]

I did, I've been referencing the ACE wiki for inteaction menus

[little raptor]

where are you adding it? description.ext?

[shadow merlin]

wdym?

[little raptor]

I mean which config?

[shadow merlin]

My own

[little raptor]

I mean config.cpp or description.ext

[shadow merlin]

config.cpp

[little raptor]

and if you go to CaManBase in config viewer do you see your action there?

[shadow merlin]

let me check that real quick

[shadow merlin]

From what I'm seeing, the classname for the action doesn't appear, no

[little raptor]

did you list ace as a dependency for your addon?

in requiredAddons

[shadow merlin]

CaManBase?

[fleet sand]

in CfgPaches

[little raptor]

no CfgPatches. did you even create a CfgPatches?

[shadow merlin]

Yes I did create a CfgPatches

and ace_common, ace_main and ace_interaction_menu are all there

[little raptor]

post your whole config

well CfgPatches I mean

[shadow merlin]

class CfgPatches
{
    class gear_variants
    {
        units[] = {};
        weapons[] = {};
        requiredVersion = 2;
        requiredAddons[] = {
            "ace_interact_menu",
            "ace_main",
            "ace_common",
            "cba_main"
        };
        author = "Void";
    };
};```

[opal ember]

okay thats almost what I thought.
Guess it's time for me to learn how to create an extension.
thx

[little raptor]

if you do addonFiles ["yourAddonPrefix\"] what does it give you? (replace yourAddonPrefix with your own prefix)
or fileExists "yourAddonPrefix\config.cpp" or fileExists "yourAddonPrefix\config.bin"

[shadow merlin]

Do I run that in the debug console?

[fleet sand]

Question dose it matter if he didnt add A3_Data_F_Decade_Loadorder in requiredAddons so it dosent know what CAMmanBase is ?

[little raptor]

not sure
I figured ace or cba have that already

but you can check the RPT. if it has a config error like overriding or overwriting base class then yeah that could be the issue

[still forum]

The main issue with Extensions will be that they'll need to be whitelisted by BE to be used with BattlEye on.
If the mission is built in MP in Zeus, that might be the case?

Also we just a few days ago, had a conversation about a file writing extension, the code is above

[still forum]

They do yes

[still forum]

Yes

[shadow merlin]

it returned false, so I guess the game just isn't seeing my config file at all

[still forum]

The RPT lists every pbo it loads, is yours listed?

[little raptor]

did addonFiles return an empty array?

[shadow merlin]

yep

[little raptor]

if so the game didn't even load your addon

[little raptor]

or that yeah 😅

[still forum]

Or instructions weren't followed and the correct prefix was not put in

[opal ember]

yeah I know about the BE part thats why I tried to avoid it.

And yes my mod for that I need this is meant for SP and MP.

My issue is right exporting the data I save to the clipboard is massive (all objects + all their attributes) and even trying to create some decoder/compiler to make it shorter results in too long strings.

[fleet sand]

Is the bug on profile where rtp stops logging fixed or not i havent checked ?

[still forum]

Arma can now do Text compression.
But then you'd need some tool to uncompress it again which is annoying

[shadow merlin]

surprisingly the RPT says yes, it is loaded. it gives me the path to my workspace folder

[still forum]

You might be able to find a existing file writing extension (on the old BI Forums) that might already be whitelisted

I think there was even one on Killzone kid's blog

[still forum]

So the pbo prefix is wrong then?
Do you know what that is?

[still forum]

I fixed it, but the update was not released
So no
Also that only happens later

[shadow merlin]

Yeah its like a "tag" that goes before the name of everything right?

[still forum]

🤔

Makes me think you didn't set it correctly when the pbo was packed

Though it does not actually matter (unless it conflicts) to whether your config loads

[opal ember]

So I can to text compression inside of SQF but cannot uncompress it there?
Or am I understanding that wrong?

And thx i'll check if I find a whitelisted extension

[little raptor]

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

[shadow merlin]

my $PBOPREFIX$ just says z\SC\addons\gearVariants. I'm gonna guess that's wrong

[still forum]

You can decompress.
See ctrlWebBrowserAction

[still forum]

Nah that sounds good

I guess the next question is. Does your CfgPatches entry show up in the in-game config viewer

Should've probably been the first question 😄

[shadow merlin]

It doesn't seem to

I'm a damn imbecile it was staring at me the entire time, my file structure was wrong

now the test action appears, I'm sorry for wasting y'alls time

[modern plank]

On map Dagger Island Training Complex (a great one for sure), there are many already placed pop-up targets ("TargetP_Inf_F"). I would like to prevent them from standing up after the hit + a few seconds. (manual action to reset all targets instead). How can I do this with objects placed on the map?
Thank you mates!

Trying noPop....

works.

[modern plank]

still need help....

I want to select the already placed targets.
If I do:

("TargetP_Inf_F" allObjects 0) inAreaArray "POPUP_ZONE_1";  => returns only the objects I placed into the editor
markerPos "POPUP_ZONE_1" nearObjects 500; => returns everything

I would like to deal with an inAreaArray marker to ease the selection of which targets should be reset. How can I get the list of objects inArea?

[faint burrow]

_radius = if ((markerShape "POPUP_ZONE_1") == "RECTANGLE") then {
    vectorMagnitude (markerSize "POPUP_ZONE_1")
} else { selectMax (markerSize "POPUP_ZONE_1") };

_targets = ((markerPos "POPUP_ZONE_1") nearObjects ["TargetP_Inf_F", _radius]) inAreaArray "POPUP_ZONE_1";

[radiant lark]

Dedmen can you help me with deleting all the entirety of the main menu including images and everything like just delete it all, like, make it be gone

[granite sky]

Sounds fairly realistic to me that a squad having enemies teleported into them would have poor response :P

If for some reason you need them to act like this is normal, you could try setting their behaviour to combat and forcing reveal to 4.

[modern plank]

okay, doing it in 2 stages, why not. I guess there is no alternative to nearObjects?

[faint burrow]

Don't know.

[mortal folio]

Why do you need him for that?

[granite sky]

Hiding the pre-placed objects and replacing them with mission objects is another option. But I'd be surprised if that was worth doing for your case.

[radiant lark]

It's ragebait shushhhh

[mortal folio]

Lmao

[modern plank]

true, @faint burrow workaround is better by far.

[granite sky]

nearObjects is pretty quick anyway. I wouldn't worry about using it in general.

[old owl]

https://tenor.com/view/blud-gif-2232788265298867531

[granite sky]

However you can replace this:
sqrt ((_markerSize select 0) ^ 2 + (_markerSize select 1) ^ 2)
with this:
vectorMagnitude _markerSize

[desert crescent]

is this a place to also showcase your scripts or no?

[exotic flame]

https://discord.com/channels/105462288051380224/1056183665706668032

[desert crescent]

tank

[shadow merlin]

I think I'm getting tunnel vision, so I'd appreciate a second pair of eyes on this particular script.

It's supposed to switch the currently worn vest with one selected through an ace self interaction prompt.
I already figured out the ACE Self Interact part. The actions are there and successfully call the function, but I believe the function itself is not working as intended.

params ["_unit", "_newVest"];

private _loadout = getUnitLoadout _unit;

private _vestLoadout = _loadout select 1;

_vestLoadout set [0, _newVest];

_loadout set [1, _vestLoadout];

_unit setUnitLoadout _loadout;

[stark fjord]

What does it do? Nothing? Removes vest?

[shadow merlin]

currently it does nothing

[stark fjord]

Is newVest param correct inside the func? If you systemChat it for example?

[shadow merlin]

I'm still kinda new at this, what do you mean by systemChat'ing it?

[stark fjord]

In some line after params put systemChat _newVest then do self ace interaction, and see what gray text in chatbox says

Or errors out

[shadow merlin]

alright, one sec

the system chat gives me the class name of the vest its supposed to switch to

[stark fjord]

cool, yeah i think index 1 isnt actually vest, i could be wrong but
0 - primary weapon
1 - launcher
2 - pistol
3 - uniform
4 - vest
5 - backpack
6 - helmet
7 - eyewere
8 - binos
9 - assigned items

try ```sqf
private _vestLoadout = _loadout select 4;

_vestLoadout set [0, _newVest];

_loadout set [4, _vestLoadout];

[shadow merlin]

alright. One sec

That did the trick. Do you mind if I screenshot that message with the index for future reference?

[stark fjord]

god forbid

i jest, go ahead, after all its public discord, dont think anyone can prevent you from screenshotting it

[shadow merlin]

Eh, I prefer to ask anyhow

[sly cape]

Copyright all of your messages!

[stark fjord]

and add disney theme, incase you need to get lawyers involved

[stark fjord]

Come to think of it, why is this not explained on wiki?

[shadow merlin]

idk. if its on the BI wiki I didn't see it

[stark fjord]

its not, i checked.
Anyhow dont take it for holy, this is just from my quick glance of one of the loadouts, there could be mistakes

[shadow merlin]

Yeah I'll keep that in mind. Thanks a lot!

[tulip ridge]

Probably easier to use ace's new wardrobe feature

They'll handle stuff like loadouts and transferring variables for you

[shadow merlin]

While that is fair, I'm also using the opportunity to learn how to make these kinds of systems. So I didn't want to use something that was "plug n' play" so to say

[radiant lark]

Cannot read htmlLoad result right?

[warm hedge]

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

[stark fjord]

Oh yeah... it does actually point to it, i am silly

[granite sky]

Yeah, the array at the top of setUnitLoadout is just for syntax 4. It is poorly written.

[agile pumice]

is it possible to use the arma3 rpt while also not showing pbo errors? (aside from the mission pbo)

Im just looking to show my diag_log stuff

my server rpt has like 27k lines of bullshit

[lone glade]

don't have a fuckton of errors in the first place ?

[agile pumice]

its 90% arma3 or other addons

make that 99.9%

[lone glade]

add a code number with your diag_log something like diag_log format ["12345"] and ctrl+f through the rpt

[agile pumice]

i know how to search for the error im looking for, I'm just asking if theres a parameter besides noLogs to help me with what I want

[lone glade]

nope

[agile pumice]

one has to wonder why an error such as Wrong player index passed to NetworkObjectInfo::GetPlayerObjectInfo - max=0, received=1

has to be repeated a few hundred times

[lone glade]

brace yourself, they added ammoboxes init to BIS_fnc_log

[agile pumice]

is that the same as diag_log ______ ?

obviously with a little more fomatting

[lone glade]

meh, it's BI logging system, diag_log is an engine command

if you look into it it's probably a diag_log format with the requested params

[still forum]

No. Also don't remove the Arma 3 logo or copyright disclaimer or we'll cause problems for you

[radiant lark]

Mwehehehehe it was ragebait no worries

Well to be honest I do wanna change some things so people can join the server more directly and easier. Newbies will ask how to join the server, and the OGs will ask for the IP

I'd like to fix that with a big and simple "Play Server" button

So, Arma 3 logo (credits ofc) and copyright disclaimer are what needs to be kept, right?

[radiant lark]

Fair enough

[indigo wolf]

while {uiSleep 2; true} do { ... };
while {true} do { ... uiSleep 2; };

I am assuming the performance is the same for both?

[last cave]

||don't remove the Arma 3 logo or copyright disclaimer||

||Is it normal that the disclaimer has expired? 2025???||

[cosmic lichen]

Probably going to change with 2.22

[little raptor]

yeah it was changed

I think it'll be available in next dev update (maybe prof too)

[stark fjord]

Which game is that?

[mortal folio]

What if we change the logo to operation flashpoint

[winter rose]

:U

[last cave]

Which Operation Flashpoint logo is the original one that everyone knows? I'm afraid I remember it wrong.

[stark fjord]

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTy3vaUfxYubgW2U1IMFEIlNt9EK52qC3ow8_bWz9CbS0h6O9lUwpV8Buk&s=10

[hushed turtle]

Operation Flashpoint 4?

[mortal folio]

Ye the one marko posted below

[mortal folio]

The child in me would lose it

Back then i didnt know arma and ofp were basically the same thing lol

I was like.... 7 years old playing in the eden editor

All the way till i was like 12

[hushed turtle]

It's called Eden only since A3

[mortal folio]

Well yeah back then it was just editor but its for the new ones here for understanding 😄

[hushed turtle]

But besides that, same for story for me

The 3D one is called Eden if I remember correctly

[hushed turtle]

Need to add into OFP campaign mod

[mortal folio]

I remember just plopping like a dozen squads of west vs east and set a waypoint in the middle of desert island as i myself set up with a sniper as resistance on the north hill and took pot shots as they fought

I found it entertaining for the longest time lol

[last cave]

I saw a video on YouTube where someone already tried to transfer some missions from the OFP series to Arma 3.

[hushed turtle]

There is entire campaign in workshop

[stark fjord]

Make sure Codemasters is visible xD

[winter rose]

that's instant IRL ban 🔥 🔨

banned from real life

[last cave]

and in virtual reality

[stark fjord]

Hey hey hey, we dont wanna infringe any copyright now?

[last cave]

oh my arma 3... oh holy arma 3... oh no..
||p.s. New picture||

[winter rose]

but… why 😹

[little raptor]

he has to constantly remind himself not to get banned

[winter rose]

tHis ARMA INstaNCe Is noT tO BE closeD

[last cave]

plz stop him... ||or me?||

I almost spat out my tea laughing because I forgot that this was also in the main menu.

Maybe it would have been better to upload this to memes? Although it looks more like a local joke stemming from a question about the ARMA logo.

[winter rose]

https://tenor.com/view/i'll-allow-it-gif-17514413855288578269

[last cave]

like it? #meme-arma message

Damn, I really want to send this image and the source code that replaces the text and images. But no one will care about that code anyway. Although, when you exit the editor, it really makes you smile.

[radiant lark]

thats actually fire

plz publish mod 😭🔥🙏

[last cave]

It just code... not mod

[radiant lark]

aight aight

does anybody know in which cases ctrlHTMLLoaded URL will return false?

and whether it has a request timeout

[warm hedge]

Just actually a thought.

• A button in Eden (well, a combo to be exact)
• That shows recently used Eden scenarios and select one will load it (these parts are done already on my end)
• If the selected scenario is the same with the current scenario,
• Will close Eden, go back to mainmenu, and relaunch Eden, and load the said scenario
  Question is, is there any dorable solution to achieve last half part? Main blocker I can think is relaunch part, the game wouldn't know I wanted to do it before I cloae Eden. Maybe adding some script into RscDisplayMain and see uiNamespace stores the scenario name?

[last cave]

I noticed that exitwith has a problem with references.
I checked using diag_log
I spent 2 hours trying to figure out why my completed missions weren't deleting...

_missions = worldZonesInfo getordefault [_hashmapZoneId,createhashmap] getordefault ["ListMissions",[]]; 
_ArrayMission = _missions select (_missions findif {_x#0 isEqualTo _NameMission});
//_ArrayMission => params ["_Name","_fnc","_cond","_args","_NeedActivate","_Complited"];
if true exitwith {


_ArrayMission set [5,true]; //5 _Complited     for ListMissions(array) element 5 not changed to true
//but if code in inside 

_missions = worldZonesInfo getordefault [_hashmapZoneId,createhashmap] getordefault ["ListMissions",[]]; 
_ArrayMission = _missions select (_missions findif {_x#0 isEqualTo _NameMission});
_ArrayMission set [5,true]; //5 _Complited    for ListMissions(array) element 5 changed to true;

};

[warm hedge]

What is supposed to happen? What is the intention?

[pallid palm]

i think he want's to remove completed missions from the list: but im not sure

[last cave]

I just tried it with "then". Same thing. Now I don't understand at all why the reference to the array in the array disappears

[warm hedge]

• Why if true exitWith. That makes no sense

[last cave]

I need to check the array references to ensure they match...

[last cave]

Should I send you the entire 50-line code?

[warm hedge]

I am asking the expected result and the entire intention

[last cave]

expected result - element 5 changed to true;

but in real result false

[warm hedge]

Okay so, what you've posted is two different cases?

[pallid palm]

@last cave what are you trying to make happen: and for what reason

seems like a lot of code for something simple: but im not sure what you want to happen: you said like 50 lines of code

can you explain more what you want to happen

[granite sky]

Either that or boil the problem down to a self-contained piece of code that you can paste.

[last cave]

//I cut 110 lines of code from my script.
params ["_PositionEnd","_NameMission","_hashmapZoneId"];

_missions = worldZonesInfo getordefault [_hashmapZoneId,createhashmap] getordefault ["ListMissions",[]]; 
_ArrayMission = _missions select (_missions findif {_x#0 isEqualTo _NameMission});

_vehicleCargo = createvehicle  ["O_Truck_02_transport_F", IDAP_SPAWN, [], 30, "NONE"];
_IsWhile = true;
while {uisleep 0.26;
    alive _vehicleCargo && _IsWhile
} do {
    if (_vehicleCargo distance _PositionEnd <= 20) then {_IsWhile =  false};
};

if (_vehicleCargo distance _PositionEnd <= 21) then {

_missions1 = worldZonesInfo getordefault [_hashmapZoneId,createhashmap] getordefault ["ListMissions",[]]; 
_ArrayMission1 = _missions1 select (_missions1 findif {_x#0 isEqualTo _NameMission});
diag_log formattext ["Before Set - %1",_ArrayMission];
diag_log formattext ["Before Set - %1",_ArrayMission1];
diag_log formattext ["isEqualRef = %1",_ArrayMission1 isEqualRef _ArrayMission];
_ArrayMission set [5,true];
diag_log formattext ["After Set - %1",_ArrayMission];
diag_log formattext ["After Set - %1",_ArrayMission1];
diag_log formattext ["isEqualRef = %1",_ArrayMission1 isEqualRef _ArrayMission];
};
/*
result
 3:52:15 Before Set - ["str_WZC_Humanitarian_convoy","WZC_fnc_Humanitarian_convoy","WZC_fnc_Humanitarian_convoy_Condition",[20262.1,8802.24,0],false,false]
 3:52:15 Before Set - ["str_WZC_Humanitarian_convoy","WZC_fnc_Humanitarian_convoy","WZC_fnc_Humanitarian_convoy_Condition",[20262.1,8802.24,0],false,false]
 3:52:15 isEqualRef = false
 3:52:15 After Set - ["str_WZC_Humanitarian_convoy","WZC_fnc_Humanitarian_convoy","WZC_fnc_Humanitarian_convoy_Condition",[20262.1,8802.24,0],false,true]
 3:52:15 After Set - ["str_WZC_Humanitarian_convoy","WZC_fnc_Humanitarian_convoy","WZC_fnc_Humanitarian_convoy_Condition",[20262.1,8802.24,0],false,false]
 3:52:15 isEqualRef = false
*/

[granite sky]

Oh, you're expecting those to refer to the same object?

Your getOrDefaults are returning a default value but they're not setting it in the hashmap. You need the third parameter for that.

Otherwise you're just creating a new hashmap or array and throwing it away afterwards.

[last cave]

I just checked. After some time during code execution, the reference gets deleted and the array becomes a duplicate.

[granite sky]

hashMap getOrDefault [key, defaultValue, setDefault] <- see setDefault.

[last cave]

//I cut 110 lines of code from my script.
params ["_PositionEnd","_NameMission","_hashmapZoneId"];

_missions = worldZonesInfo getordefault [_hashmapZoneId,createhashmap] getordefault ["ListMissions",[]]; 
_ArrayMission = _missions select (_missions findif {_x#0 isEqualTo _NameMission});
//ADDED THIS
_ArrayMission set [5,true];
//ADDED THIS

_vehicleCargo = createvehicle  ["O_Truck_02_transport_F", IDAP_SPAWN, [], 30, "NONE"];
_IsWhile = true;
while {uisleep 0.26;
    alive _vehicleCargo && _IsWhile
} do {
    if (_vehicleCargo distance _PositionEnd <= 20) then {_IsWhile =  false};
};

if (_vehicleCargo distance _PositionEnd <= 21) then {

_missions1 = worldZonesInfo getordefault [_hashmapZoneId,createhashmap] getordefault ["ListMissions",[]]; 
_ArrayMission1 = _missions1 select (_missions1 findif {_x#0 isEqualTo _NameMission});
diag_log formattext ["Before Set - %1",_ArrayMission];
diag_log formattext ["Before Set - %1",_ArrayMission1];
diag_log formattext ["isEqualRef = %1",_ArrayMission1 isEqualRef _ArrayMission];
_ArrayMission set [5,true];
diag_log formattext ["After Set - %1",_ArrayMission];
diag_log formattext ["After Set - %1",_ArrayMission1];
diag_log formattext ["isEqualRef = %1",_ArrayMission1 isEqualRef _ArrayMission];
};
/*
result

 3:59:06 Before Set - ["str_WZC_Humanitarian_convoy","WZC_fnc_Humanitarian_convoy","WZC_fnc_Humanitarian_convoy_Condition",[20262.1,8802.24,0],false,true]
 3:59:06 Before Set - <null>
 3:59:06 isEqualRef = bool
 3:59:06 After Set - ["str_WZC_Humanitarian_convoy","WZC_fnc_Humanitarian_convoy","WZC_fnc_Humanitarian_convoy_Condition",[20262.1,8802.24,0],false,true]
 3:59:06 After Set - <null>
 3:59:06 isEqualRef = bool
*/

If the 5th element in my array is true, then the array is deleted by another script. (My logic in the system)

[last cave]

I already have a key and a value. I'm entering a default value so I don't get lost in variable types in the future.

Now the only option for my logic to execute correctly is to get an array with these two lines everywhere and immediately execute Set.

I have a suspicion that the reference to the array changes when I update any data in the hashmap.

Because if you immediately execute set after receiving the array, then the reference remains correct.

[granite sky]

I'd need a replication case. So a sample of the input data, at least.

You're only setting into an array value within a hashmap, which normally works fine.

[last cave]

It will be difficult for me to show this because I have too many external factors in the mission that I can miss.

[granite sky]

If that's true then it might be those external factors that are the problem.

If you can't replicate by building a couple of hashmaps manually.

[last cave]

Now everything works correctly when I moved the array definition right before the set.

[granite sky]

yeah, so you have a createVehicle in the middle. createVehicle is slow, so other scripts may run between the two halves.

Let's say you have something else running that's modifying those arrays, accidentally or otherwise.

[last cave]

i cant send message
Clyde Bot stoped me...
p.s. I just separate message and this work..

Client Call mission

params ["_idZone","_SelectedMissionStr"];

_nameCountMissions = worldZonesInfoStatic getordefault [_idZone,createhashmap] getordefault ["missionszone",[]];

_id=_nameCountMissions findif {_x#0 == _SelectedMissionStr};

(_nameCountMissions select _id ) params ["_Name","_fnc","_cond","_args"];
_r =worldZonesInfo getordefault [_idZone,createhashmap] get "ListMissions";
if (_r findif {_x#0 isEqualTo _Name} == -1) then {
    _r pushbackunique [_Name,_fnc,_cond,_args,true,false];
};

server check

#define HASHOBJECTINFO worldZonesInfo

while {uisleep 0.5;true} do {
    

_WithMissions= _a select {HASHOBJECTINFO getordefault [_x,createhashmap] getordefault ["ListMissions",[]] isnotEqualTo []};
{    
    _IdCurrentZone=_x;
    
    _nameZone = worldZonesInfoStatic getordefault [_IdCurrentZone,createhashmap] getordefault ["name",_IdCurrentZone];
    _missions=HASHOBJECTINFO getordefault [_IdCurrentZone,createhashmap] getordefault ["ListMissions",[]];
    {
        _x params ["_Name","_fnc","_cond","_args","_NeedActivate","_Complited"];
        
        if _NeedActivate then {
            _x set [4,false];
            [_args,_Name,_IdCurrentZone] spawn (missionNamespace getvariable _fnc);
        };
        if _Complited then {
            _missions deleteat (_missions findif {_x#0 isEqualTo _Name});
        };

    }foreach _missions; 
}foreach _WithMissions;
....

spawn (missionNamespace getvariable _fnc);

params ["_PositionEnd","_NameMission","_hashmapZoneId"];

_missions = worldZonesInfo getordefault [_hashmapZoneId,createhashmap] getordefault ["ListMissions",[]]; 
_ArrayMission = _missions select (_missions findif {_x#0 isEqualTo _NameMission});

_vehicleCargo = createvehicle  ["O_Truck_02_transport_F", IDAP_SPAWN, [], 30, "NONE"];
_IsWhile = true;
while {uisleep 0.26;
    alive _vehicleCargo && _IsWhile
} do {
    if (_vehicleCargo distance _PositionEnd <= 20) then {_IsWhile =  false};
};
if (_vehicleCargo distance _PositionEnd <= 21) then {
_ArrayMission set [5,true];//lost reference and _Complited = false
};

But this work correct

params ["_PositionEnd","_NameMission","_hashmapZoneId"];


_vehicleCargo = createvehicle  ["O_Truck_02_transport_F", IDAP_SPAWN, [], 30, "NONE"];
_IsWhile = true;
while {uisleep 0.26;
    alive _vehicleCargo && _IsWhile
} do {
    if (_vehicleCargo distance _PositionEnd <= 20) then {_IsWhile =  false};
};
if (_vehicleCargo distance _PositionEnd <= 21) then {


_missions = worldZonesInfo getordefault [_hashmapZoneId,createhashmap] getordefault ["ListMissions",[]]; 
_ArrayMission = _missions select (_missions findif {_x#0 isEqualTo _NameMission});
_ArrayMission set [5,true];//not lost reference and _Complited = true
};

I also have another script that checks in a loop whether there have been changes in the hashmap.

#define HASHOBJECTINFO worldZonesInfo

//Part of the code responsible for the update
//Update in a loop every second
if (_OldWZInfo isnotEqualTo HASHOBJECTINFO) then {
if is3denmultiplayer then {
    SystemChat format ["Update hashmap %1 ",time];
};
_OldWZInfo = +HASHOBJECTINFO;
MNSSet ["worldZonesInfo",HASHOBJECTINFO,true];
};

[granite sky]

Yeah you have no sequencing control in there. Looks scary.

It's just spawn-spam in the middle of a half-second loop.

[last cave]

Well, actually,
_OldWZInfo isnotEqualTo HASHOBJECTINFO is executed only once when any value has changed. And I have 40+ keys there, each containing hashmaps with their own keys.

It looks scary, but there are absolutely no performance or network issues. However, as it turns out, references don't always remain the same over time.

I tested it on a dedicated server. The code has executed correctly 10 times already, even with my other scripts that handle changes and loops.

[azure mural]

hey does anyone here do SQF work on linux? what does your dev env look like because the SQF plugin is not available for the open source version of vscode

[fair drum]

doesn't hemtt's linter work on linux?

[azure mural]

it might, pretty sure its written in rust so its platform agnostic

does it also do syntax highlighting? thats my big problem atm

[granite sky]

Maybe you can pull the language JSON out of an extension? I assume it has some sort of language support...

[opal ember]

I'm wondering, is there an EVH that is triggered on a player when you enter Zeus/Curator?
(I'm trying to get the Curator object/module that way so I don't need to look for all Curator modules every few seconds in case a new one gets added, etc)

[granite sky]

For what it's worth, ACE and Zen do both have server-side event handlers for when curator objects are added.

I don't think there's a specific EH for entering the zeus UI though.

Can't even think of any camera or display opened event that you could fudge.

[faint burrow]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Scripted_Event_Handlers#BIS_fnc_initDisplay ?

[granite sky]

hmm, I figured it wouldn't use that, but it seems plausible.

[faint burrow]

You also can add onLoad event handler.

[granite sky]

Only in config, right.

You could add onLoad to a loaded display but that wouldn't get you anywhere.

[opal ember]

I'm looking at it but I don't seem to understand how I use that on a player to trigger only when the Curator Display is opened

[granite sky]

There are examples on this page under "Scripted event handlers": https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/GUI_Tutorial#BIS_fnc_initDisplay

If you don't know the classname of the curator then just log the value and you'll find it.

[faint burrow]

[
    missionNamespace,
    "OnDisplayRegistered",
    {
        params ["_display", "_class"];

        if ((ctrlIDD _display) != _zeusDisplayIdd) exitWith { }; // or _class != _zeusDisplayClass

        hint "Zeus UI opened!";
    }
] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler;

If it doesn't work, then:

[
    missionNamespace,
    "OnDisplayRegistered",
    {
        params ["_display", "_class"];

        if ((ctrlIDD _display) != _zeusDisplayIdd) exitWith { }; // or _class != _zeusDisplayClass

        _display displayAddEventHandler [
            "Load",
            {
                hint "Zeus UI opened!";
            }
        ];
    }
] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler;

[opal ember]

Ahh I see.

but if I understand it correctly (it's been some time since I last worked with EVHs) since this is running in missionNamespace, when the event is triggered I only know that someone opened the Curator interface but I don't know who, since I just get the display and the classname.

Is that correct?

[faint burrow]

It's local EH, it only triggers on player's PC.

[granite sky]

That event will trigger locally on clients that open a variety of BI interfaces.

So first you figure out the zeus IDD or classname and then you install the EH from initPlayerLocal or whatever.

[opal ember]

ah okay, got it.
Thank you

[modern plank]

I am creating a customRadioChannel "hotline", and I am thinking about implementing a throttling/flood protection mechanism. I can go manually with an event storing the number of messages sent with a limit, and spawn a delayed job to decrease this number a few minutes later... do you have recommendations/existing stuff to do it?

[lone glade]

FYI results from comparing selectRandom array vs array select floor random count array array having 15 elements:

• selectRandom: ​0.00480041 ms​
• array select floor random count array: ​0.00789795 ms​

[exotic gyro]

HandleChatMessage + track the number, waitandexecute to decrement it, waitandexecute to delay it if you're past the limit

[lone glade]

a 60% speed increase was noted in favor of selectRandom

[modern plank]

Yes, manually.

No throttling feature on radio channel from CBA for example ?

[jade abyss]

Sweet

[exotic gyro]

Very niche thing. Don't spawn it though, use cba wae

[pallid palm]

what's throttling/flood protection mechanism

is that like limit the amount of traffic i guess

[modern plank]

yep

I create a customRadioChannel to ease the communication betweens players facing issues and myslef, if they need a TP or whatever.

[proven charm]

is empty string considered a valid key for hashmap?

[hushed turtle]

In theory it should

https://tenor.com/view/cat-turn-away-do-it-see-what-happens-gif-13877602

[proven charm]

yea i think it does but i just thought its unwanted situation...

[little raptor]

yes

[hushed turtle]

Why? Empty string is valid string value

[proven charm]

ya but do you ever really want that

[little raptor]

depends what you're doing. but you can use it to have a default for something. e.g. if you were caching config classes of vehicles but you wanted to support vehicles without a type like super simple objects. (but for most purposes you can use getOrDefault)

[proven charm]

ok, ty

[tulip ridge]

I forget, is there a way to block vanilla grenade throwing?

Iirc ace sets the ammo to 0, but I was wondering if there was a more "direct"/easier way I guess

[granite sky]

I've not run into one. Generally if ACE is using a hack then there isn't a good way.

[tulip ridge]

That's what I assumed

[broken forge]

Just a quick question, is the mission namespace local to each client if variables aren't passed globally? Some of my tests have shown this to be true while working on my framework

[granite sky]

Yes.

Bear in mind that publishing a variable (eg. with publicVariable) is a one-shot operation. If the variable changes later then that change won't be published unless you do so explicitly.

[grizzled cliff]

https://github.com/intercept/intercept <-- we've moved to a Github organization account for Intercept.

[sharp grotto]

EachFrame + currentThrowable + setWeaponReloadingTime

That also works
⁨⁨⁨```sqf
NoGrenadesForYouEH = addMissionEventHandler ["EachFrame",
{
player setWeaponReloadingTime [player, (currentThrowable player #1), 0.01];
};

[last cave]

⁨⁨```sqf
//KeyDown on 46 display

params ['','_key','_shift','_ctrl','_alt'];
private _c = FALSE;
_controledUnit=focuson;
if (_key in ((actionKeys 'Throw') + (actionKeys 'Put'))) then {
if (isNull (objectParent _controledUnit)) then {
if (!(unitIsUav cameraOn)) then {
//SYSTEMSCRIPT_fnc_IsInbase my script check InArea
if ( ([_controledUnit] call SYSTEMSCRIPT_fnc_IsInbase) ) then {
50 cutText ['Grenade not allowed!','PLAIN DOWN'];
_c = TRUE;
};
};
};
};
_c;

[tulip ridge]

Still functionally the same thing, you need to constantly watch it and then set X thing
There you don't have to worry about setting the ammo back at least though

[glass nest]

https://youtu.be/T75UM7BIyXs

[granite sky]

I have no idea why you're posting this video or what's supposed to be of any interest in it.

[proven charm]

propaganda video

[proven charm]

joking

[glass nest]

This is a chat translation video.

[silent cargo]

Does hacking a UAV just put a friendly UAV unit inside the hacked UAV?

And secondly, is AI targeting determined by the side of the AI that is currently in the drone?

[granite sky]

Yes. I forget exactly what it does with enemy UAVs (as against empty ones), but you end up with a friendly AI in there.

[silent cargo]

I suspect it just does delete vehicle for each crew of the UAV or something.

I helped a friend make a script to fold the props on his new UAV and had to figure out a way to make it unusable whilst the props are folded so I just deleted the crew, and when it gets unfolded it creates the crew defined in config

But I didnt know if there was a way to make it "unhackable"

Reason being, when you empty the crew and the unit is a UAV operator, it gives them an option to hack it while the props are folded, essentially bypassing the safeguard to prevent it from flying while in folded position

Cant seem to figure out a proper solution for that

[broken forge]

Is there a limit on how much can be saved "in-memory" on the client or server? (i.e. when you set variables and add data to them) Just wondering because atm the framework I'm working on uses the server as a hot cache, and a redis database as cold storage, only reading and writing to the db on player connect/disconnect or when triggered to do so.

[tender fossil]

IIRC saving data as JSON can drop the amount of memory needed to save the variables by two orders of magnitude (e.g. from 100 Mb to ~1 Mb) (!)

Of course, not everything can be (easily) serialized, but it can be avoided with relevant code/data architecture

Although you might want someone else to confirm the above

[broken forge]

At the moment I'm using hashMaps

[primal trench]

Is there a way to pull a list of classnames for rifles that support all of muzzle + rail + scope attachments?

[dusk gust]

If you think about it, every function is a variable. Each variable is stored in memory. In the mission I'm working on we have nearly 1000 functions that range from 30 lines to thousands of lines, along with a bunch of variables storing a metric fuckton of values at any given time. (About 8GB of RAM usage according to Resource Monitor https://i.imgur.com/fRP4CDX.png)

Unless you're storing gigabytes of data on client or server, or megabytes of data over the network, I wouldn't worry too much about it

[tidal idol]

Is there a form of findIf that returns an array containing all indices where the condition is true?

This code is only deleting the first matching object and ignoring the rest of the items in _nearbyEntities that should be removed.
Or do I have to do it a messy method with a for loop?

Looks like Syntax 6 of select might do it

[warm hedge]

What exactly it does mean? Find all accessories on a weapon or a weapon that does accept every accessories?

[primal trench]

Weapons that accept every accessory type

Or in every slot

[warm hedge]

Even if it doesn't exist?

[primal trench]

What do you mean?

[tidal idol]

For a given attachment classname, return all weapons that can accept it on a rail?

[primal trench]

Actually that would work too

[warm hedge]

Literally. Even in vanilla games there are some accessories that is exclusive to a certain weapon

[sly cape]

Then https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/compatibleItems#Alternative_Syntax ?
I read that backwards, but it still sounds like it could be what you want?

[primal trench]

Actually now that I think about it, that will probably work even better than what I was picturing, thanks

There's also compatibleWeapons, which is likely what I actually need

So then I think I'd just need to use it for a common item from each attachment slot and arrayIntersect them together

[mortal folio]

select syntax 6

well to be precise that gives you an array of elements where it returns true, if you specifically want indexes there isn't a built-in command to my knowledge, but you can either do find on each of those on the original array OR use the "apply" command to validate the condition and then output the index

latter's the better option

[tidal idol]

ah thats the new problem i ran into, I thought select syntax 6 gave indices but nope, that solves one problem that I just had

[old owl]

Does anyone have anything that may be useful in finding the end location of a particle effect (I.E. ⁨drop⁩ command)? I imagine there's some sort of math that makes it possible, just not very math smart

I set the velocity far, so it's landing position is roughly probably 10-15 meters from it's starting position.

[warm hedge]

getPos it

[sharp grotto]

If you are using onTimer scripts within the particle, you can actually execute code exactly where the particle dies to find its final getPos.
Asked Gemini and checked, sounds plausible
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ParticleArray#Global_Parameters

It's not bad with Arma 3, which surprises me if remember my tests with ChatGpt before 😆

[granite sky]

You want the one below that, beforeDestroy

I guess "path to script" is a file path? Janky if so, hopefully it's cached.

[old owl]

It's kinda funny, I haven't brought anything like that up here because I know it's a hot take and this channel is here to learn; but it is kinda insane quite how much advancement there has been in AI. For SQF it still generates slop (nested if statements, unnecessary error checks, etc) but by guiding it to use better code, it is actually pretty effective. For UI creation, I was especially impressed. Was able to create me an entirely working controls group with radio, slider, etc.

Kinda takes the joy out of cooking it yourself, but as a tool it is useful

[granite sky]

yeah they've been grinding through the githubs.

It's trash but it's plausible trash now :P

[sharp grotto]

I used it a couple of times for math, because I suck at math, and with lots of patience it worked out.
For this example I still used ChatGPT which was rather painful but still worked out at the end
https://github.com/ELRabito/ExileReverseEdenConverter
But if i try Gemini or so nowadays you already feel the advantages, doesn't make up commands anymore from other languages etc.

---

From https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Particles_Tutorial
⁨⁨⁨⁨```sqf
drop [
["\A3\data_f\ParticleEffects\Universal\Universal", 16, 12, 0, 8],
"", "Billboard", 1, 3, // animationName, type, timerPeriod, lifeTime
[0,1.5,0], // position relative to referenceObject
[0,0,0], // velocity
0, 0.005, 0.003925, 0.1, [0.25, 0.75], // rotation, weight, volume, rubbing, size
[[1,0,0,0.5], [0,1,0,1], [0,0,01,0.25]], // colors
[1], // animationPhase
0, 0, // randomDirectionPeriod, randomDirectionIntensity
"", "", // onTimer, beforeDestroy
player // referenceObject
];

Looks like you can add the path to the scripts (onTimer / beforeDestroy) directly into the drop command.

[old owl]

Huge, I bet that will work. Ty guys 🫶

[exotic flame]

When i use ⁨#(rgb,width,height,mipCount)ui("displayClassName","uniqueName","texType")⁩ how do i get the safezone of this area ?

[warm hedge]

I think I would ask for your origin of this question, why you need to do that?

[tulip ridge]

What the hell are you doing to have almost 1000 functions and at least one file that's thousands of lines.

[dusk gust]

Altis Life - A server that has probably seen more developers than I have women, and has been around since 2013

Been slowly optimizing and removing functions, but it has them...

There's a few files that are nearing 5000 lines... Which I want to remove, but I dont really wanna touch due to being cancered every time I try

[tulip ridge]

https://tenor.com/view/darktide-adeptus-mechanicus-mechanicus-warhammer-tech-priest-gif-14919800332216808310

Good luck then

[dusk gust]

Been developing for this server for over 5 years at this point, mainly only added for Anti-Cheat measures, optimizations, and system reworks, but thanks lmfao

[old owl]

https://tenor.com/view/been-through-war-gif-14804550298263605778

[pallid palm]

lol @old owl

[old owl]

Blessing because you usually have something for anything, but also a curse as there is so much stuff that would just be too much effort to rework 🥹

[formal grail]

I've noticed a problem with ⁨lifeState⁩. It seems to not sync quickly such that if a player becomes incapacitated through ⁨setUnconscious⁩, it can take several seconds if the player is far away. Has anyone seen something like this?

[exotic flame]

I want to show displays on textures and i want theses displays to be animated. The problem is when i want to place a control using safezoneX and safezoneY, the control doesn't go the correct location because its using the screen Safezones

[gusty rivet]

Trying to script either DBO or Libertad to allow AI to ride them or simulate riding them and also allow them to shoot rifles. Using the car seat mod as well for the "saddle". I've got a working comp going from a workshop listing, but it breaks on my dedicated server and gravity affects the seat and breaks the composition. Not familiar with scripting so would love some advice if possible

[hallow mortar]

If you're placing this composition with Zeus, you'll probably need to turn on the server setting that allows Zeus-placed compositions to run scripts.

If you're not placing it with Zeus then 🤷 it's probably just written wrong (not too surprising for a workshop composition) but not really possible to fix without seeing the code

[gusty rivet]

It works in editor and SP zeus so I'm imagining it works

[hallow mortar]

I assume "them" means some kind of horse-like creature

[gusty rivet]

I'll show more later and I'll have to figure out how to enable Zeus comp scripts on my server

[old owl]

Forgot to update, but worked like a charm. Cheers @sharp grotto and @granite sky 🙂

Appreciate both of your help!

[gusty rivet]

Yeah it's a mounted rifleman on a horse

[hallow mortar]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Server_Config_File ctrl+F zeus

[tidal idol]

Working on converting a module from using an Attribute-defined area to a Module Area defined area, as shown below between the commented section and boxed section. This works as desired when the module is placed in 3DEN. However, when placed in Zeus, these default parameters are ignored and it uses the fallback 0/0/0 as defined in my code. Any insight? I'd like the Zeus placed version to read whatever default is in the module, as I have some child class versions with radius presets via modified AttributeValues class.

[hallow mortar]

I think I would do _logic isNil "objectArea". If it's not nil, use that; if it is nil, do a config lookup on the module and get those values to use

_size = getArray ((configOf _logic) >> "attributeValues" >> "size3");```

[gusty rivet]

that does not appear to be an option for me

no mention of zeus in my server config

unless i just add the line myself

[hallow mortar]

You need to add it

Any settings not explicitly defined will use the default value described on that page

You can also do this in description.ext if you only want to enable it for a specific mission, rather than any mission played on the server

[tidal idol]

This was the backup I thought of to try when I get out of bed tmr, thanks for the ideas!

[gusty rivet]

it didnt work. Do i need to add it somewhere specific?

[gusty rivet]

IT WORKED

now ive just gotta make em fire lol they dont want to

[warm hedge]

I might not understood the situation correctly, but isn't it just x=0 y=0?

[exotic flame]

hmmm not sure, i'll try to see the result

[modern plank]

Hey guys, I am pretty sure it already exists, so are you aware of some extension to deploy PBO on a remote dedicated server on a OnMissionExportMP 3DENHandler?
The goal is to read some config file (like YAML) in the profile of the user to read information like HOST/PORT/USER/PASSOWRD/SSHKEY/REMOTE_LOCATION so that the exported mission is pushed automatically. I am a bit stuck with C# extension implem, despite the good sample we can find on the web, so wanna check if it already exists.

[tender fossil]

What if you wrote just a batch (or even Powershell) script? Make it monitor the folder that contains the exported PBOs and copy the files to the remote location when it detects a new mission file

I guess it could monitor the last edit to a file too (if you're editing already existing mission)

[modern plank]

Cause it is even better to trigger it on the export event.

[tender fossil]

Or monitor even a hash of a PBO, that would cover all cases

[tender fossil]

Make it check the current situation every second?

[modern plank]

I am pretty sure someone did it. Of course we could implement something from the outside

To avoid that kind of implement.

[tender fossil]

I would imagine it would be much less effort with the monitor script

[modern plank]

The triggering is not an issue. I mean it is very ok in term of difficulty ^^

I am doing SQF stuff in the deploy.sqf, but also a call to an extension like:

very easy, no need external crappy bash running all the time on your PC, or not started when you need it.

[tender fossil]

You could make it a Windows service if you don't want to run the script when you start making changes to the mission(s). But sure, if you want to go the extension route, why not. Though, where exactly do you need help with the extension?

[modern plank]

The only thing that take more than a few minutes is the implem of the DLL, there are samples for many languages, so I may sort it out.

But before reinventing the wheel, since it is a very useful feature, I wonder if a mod does not exist yet.

I think I will go with that C# sample: https://github.com/blake8090/arma-extension-dotnet/blob/main/src/Main.cs

Just to be sure, here is where I put my function and its implem?

I could have another if (func == "HelloWorld") and callback.Log("Hello world!"), right?

I am not a C# + extension addict, sorry.

[tender fossil]

Not 100 % sure since I've written extensions for legacy stuff only (with no callbacks in Arma 2), but A3 does have callback functionality. Also if the extension fails with any reason, it will crash your game, so personally I'd wrap the whole stuff into try-catch block

[modern plank]

It is quite ok, here it is in Eden.

[tender fossil]

I mean I don't think there's a reason to not to wrap it with try-catch since the performance hit is so small that it's not relevant in any way. But anyways, it's up to you to decide the extension code structure. You're free to do what you want between getting the data from the game and sending a result to the game

[modern plank]

Indeed, the C# code will be safe, it is not a point to be discussed. My point was "don't care about performance", so ya, try catch, retry, network slowlyness... Just don't care in the export mission context

[broken forge]

It depends on the approach, do you want a fire and forget, the extension to send data back to a function, or send an immediate response with/without data?

[modern plank]

I will wait for the answer with a timeout. It is quite ok to wait a few seconds in that context.

Timeout to be defined into the config file.

[broken forge]

I used the same dotnet repository you mentioned above, if you'd like I can send you a link to my source code of my ramdb mod for you to look through

[modern plank]

Thanks a lot 🙂

In Eden, I know nothing better than systemChat to log info, I guess that we cannot send notifications as the green bar when we save the mission? Found nothing in Eden functions ...

[proven charm]

you mean like this https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Eden_Editor_Event_Handlers#OnMissionSave ?

[modern plank]

Yep. The temporary notification just below the menu bar...

[proven charm]

oh you mean this? ⁨["test",0,5] call BIS_fnc_3DENNotification⁩

[short anchor]

With the following snippet of code, spawning certain helicopters (A3 Littlebird, RHS chinook) results in them exploding immediately. Other objects such as light or tracked vehicles are fine.

Objects are created initially using ⁨createVehicleLocal⁩ during local placement mode. Then a script is remoteExec called on the server to build the actual object globally. ⁨_position⁩ is fetched from ⁨getPosATL⁩ on the local object. ⁨_dir⁩ comes from ⁨getDir⁩ and ⁨_vectorUp⁩ is ⁨vectorUp⁩ of the local object. The local object is deleted before the server-side call

Is there anything here that might hint as to why helicopters experience this issue? Have I ordered things incorrectly or is there an additional step required?

⁨```
params[
["_className", "", [""]],
["_position", [], [[]]],
["_dir", -1, [-1]],
["_vectorUp", [], [[]]]
];

private _vehicle = createVehicle [_className, zeroPos, [], 0, "NONE"];
_vehicle allowDamage false;
_vehicle enableSimulationGlobal false;

_vehicle setDir _dir;
_vehicle setPosATL _position;
_Vehicle setVectorUp _vectorUp;

_vehicle setDamage 0;
_vehicle allowDamage true;
_vehicle enableSimulationGlobal true;

[proven charm]

you can try https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/findEmptyPosition but idk how good that is. createVehicle should get free pos but maybe its buggy?

[short anchor]

I'll record a small video shortly to demonstrate the issue. This is managed via a build system similar to Zeus so I'm pretty confident the area is clear. What I'm unsure about is whether it's a collision box issue with the ground

[hallow mortar]

The simple thing to try might be to use vectorAdd to adjust the target position upwards by a few centimetres

[short anchor]

Unfortunately, with ⁨vectorAdd⁩, the Z value needs to be so high that the helicopter starts roughly 0.5-1 meter off the ground before dropping down. Anything lower results in an immediate explosion

[little raptor]

if you're calling the script from the scheduled environment it's not doing what you think

it creates the vehicle, pauses, then disables damage in the next frame. by then it's already exploded

you must wrap it in ⁨isNil⁩. there's no need for disable damage at all.
⁨```sqf
params[
["_className", "", [""]],
["_position", [], [[]]],
["_dir", -1, [-1]],
["_vectorUp", [], [[]]]
];

isNil
{
private _vehicle = createVehicle [_className, zeroPos, [], 0, "NONE"];
_vehicle setDir _dir;
_vehicle setPosATL _position;
_Vehicle setVectorUp _vectorUp;
};

if you want to return the vehicle too, just declare it outside the scope ⁨⁨⁨private _vehicle = objNull;⁩⁩⁩
⁨```sqf
params[
["_className", "", [""]],
["_position", [], [[]]],
["_dir", -1, [-1]],
["_vectorUp", [], [[]]]
];
private _vehicle = objNull;
isNil
{
_vehicle = createVehicle [_className, zeroPos, [], 0, "NONE"];
_vehicle setDir _dir;
_vehicle setPosATL _position;
_Vehicle setVectorUp _vectorUp;
};
_vehicle

[short anchor]

That makes sense, thanks for that. I'll test and see how it behaves

[granite sky]

I've seen that with setMass. The game doesn't seem to put much importance on some pretty important variables.

I guess this is why enemies are inclined to magdump unconscious players if you don't also use setCaptive.

[short anchor]

As an alternative, I have switched ⁨remoteExecCall⁩ with ⁨remoteExec⁩ to go from scheduled to unscheduled. That has done the trick, thank you. This may also explain why the behavior was happening intermittently in that it would look fine for maybe 1-2 attempts before exploding again on subsequent retries.

Interestingly, scripts from other missions that I'm referencing all run in the scheduled environment and invoke functions in a similar order but I am working exclusively with PosATL so I wonder if that's a contributing factor

In fact, my thinking is the other way around with regards to remoteExecCall/remoteExec. I've gone the other way, so my original script was originally being called in the unscheduled environment

[granite sky]

Creating with "NONE" does tend to place the vehicle a short distance in the air, which works around some potential explosions.

but I don't know why delaying the setPos/setDir would ever help.

[little raptor]

I am working exclusively with PosATL
I don't know where you get the pos from. in general ATL is fine but if you try to translate it to another place it stops making sense. I recommend AGL or ASL
. I've gone the other way, so my original script was originally being called in the unscheduled environment
it's best not to rely on this and force the environment yourself like I showed (using isNil) when you want something to happen "atomically" (without interruption)

[hallow mortar]

remoteExecCall is supposed to do that

[short anchor]

The strange thing is that the issue still occurs even with the script now set to

⁨```
isNil {
private _vehicle = createVehicle [_className, zeroPos, [], 0, "NONE"];

_vehicle setDir _dir;
_vehicle setPosATL _position;
_Vehicle setVectorUp _vectorUp;

if(_buildType isEqualTo BUILD_TYPE_SECTOR) then {
    _vehicle setVariable ["KPLIB_storage_type", 1, true];
} else {
    [_vehicle] call KPLIB_fnc_addObjectInit;
    [_vehicle] call KPLIB_fnc_clearCargo;
};

if(unitIsUAV _vehicle) then {
    [_vehicle] call KPLIB_fnc_forceBluforCrew;
};

if(_buildType != BUILD_TYPE_BUILDING) then {
    _vehicle addMPEventHandler ["MPKilled", {_this spawn kill_manager}];
    { _x addMPEventHandler ["MPKilled", {_this spawn kill_manager}]; true } count (crew _vehicle);
};

}

The only solution so far has been to change ⁨`remoteExecCall`⁩ to ⁨`remoteExec`⁩ to go from unscheduled to scheduled. Once the vehicle is spawned it starts slightly in the air and lands on the ground thus preventing the explosion (in line with what John said)

[granite sky]

Can you replicate this outside kplib?

I'm always interested in exploding vehicles :P

[short anchor]

Not really. I've created a new blank mission in the editor and have attempted a series of ⁨createVehicle⁩ commands with various helicopters that explode in KPLIB, but they spawn as normal

[granite sky]

might be some sort of double-spawn issue then.

[short anchor]

Here's a video that demonstrates the issue - currently processing in 4K

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs95f71fLfg

I'm using the ⁨onMouseMoving⁩ UI event with ⁨screenToWorld⁩ to set the local object position during the usage of a build system. (https://github.com/ColinM9991/KP-Liberation/blob/2c8e9a77b15e1409ee903ab8a019e362aad5cd2e/Missionframework/scripts/client/build/fnc/fn_build_handleMouse.sqf#L106)

When the confirm button is clicked then some values are pulled from the local object (position, direction and vectorUp) before deleting that object and subsequently building the object on the server with ⁨createVehicle⁩

1. https://github.com/ColinM9991/KP-Liberation/blob/2c8e9a77b15e1409ee903ab8a019e362aad5cd2e/Missionframework/scripts/client/build/fnc/fn_build_confirmBuild.sqf#L39
2. https://github.com/ColinM9991/KP-Liberation/blob/2c8e9a77b15e1409ee903ab8a019e362aad5cd2e/Missionframework/scripts/client/build/fnc/fn_build_confirmBuildServer.sqf#L43
3. https://github.com/ColinM9991/KP-Liberation/blob/feature/build-system/Missionframework/scripts/client/build/fnc/fn_build_buildItem.sqf

[granite sky]

Wait, what's the one you're waving around? Separate createVehicleLocal object or something?

You probably need to wait a frame after deleting those. deleteVehicle isn't instantaneous.

[short anchor]

They're both createVehicleLocal at the point of being in this interface

I was wondering whether I should enumerate all local items first, push the classname, position and vector into an array, delete the local vehicle, then enumerate the data array to later build the objects. As createVehicleLocal and createVehicle will be behaving in the same way while I'm testing in the editor.

With that said, this issue also occurs on my server in which I am the client and my createVehicleLocal objects shouldn't be present on the server

[granite sky]

oh, it creates on the server. huh.

[little raptor]

pulled from the local object
I think it's related to how you use dir and up

just use ⁨vectorDir⁩ and ⁨vectorUp⁩ not ⁨getDir⁩. and set them at once using ⁨setVectorDirAndUp⁩

[granite sky]

yeah plausible, given that the angles here are not necessarily close to level :P

[little raptor]

also you should first set the dir and up, then set position

because the position you got was obtained post rotation

[short anchor]

I shall take those recommendations on-board and test

[little raptor]

(or use getPosWorld and setPosWorld not get/setPosATL or get/setPosASL)

⁨```sqf
⁨
params[
["_className", "", [""]],
["_position", [], [[]]],
["_vectorDir", [], [[]]],
["_vectorUp", [], [[]]]
];
private _vehicle = objNull;
isNil
{
_vehicle = createVehicle [_className, zeroPos, [], 0, "NONE"];
_vehicle setVectorDirAndUp [_vectorDir, _vectorUp];
_vehicle setPosWorld _position;
};
_vehicle

[short anchor]

I've noticed that getPosATL/getPosASL and setting result in the object moving forward slightly, so that also makes sense with regards to set/getPosWorld

[little raptor]

yeah for perfect translation always use getPosWorld/setPosWorld

[short anchor]

I use PosWorld in another part of the mouse handler to raise/lower the object

The proposed changes have been applied (https://github.com/ColinM9991/KP-Liberation/commit/4cbd3ea797c4936a0b6bbba1da1303388b99084d) but with no success

It seems the reason why it's intermittent is due to the terrain at different points. A helicopter will explode on certain spots but not on others

[little raptor]

but aren't you spawning it exactly were another heli was before?

what if you add a slight shift? ⁨ _vehicle setPosWorld (_position vectorAdd [0,0,0.1]);⁩

[sly cape]

Is there any easy way to see if a vehicle can fire right at this moment?

[proven charm]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/canFire found that 😄

[sly cape]

Look what it does...

[proven charm]

wiki says "Returns true if the given vehicle is still able to fire."

[sly cape]

"The only way to obtain a canFire "false" is to make the crew disembark"

[proven charm]

oh guess not then, sounds like buggy command

[granite sky]

2018, not necessarily current

[sly cape]

It still says true when there's no ammo so it's not useful anyway.

[somber silo]

I found an issue with the drop command

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

when trying to drop a particle with space object parameters using a custom model (one that comes from a pbo, and is binarized and properly registered and can be spawned with createvehicle/createobject normally) the particle doesnt spawn. The resulting object is ⁨objNull⁩

For example

⁨drop [["\path\to\custom\model", 8, 4, 1], "", "SpaceObject", 1, 1, [-3.5 * (sin (direction xural)), -3.5 * (cos (direction xural)), 0], [random 0.1, random 0.1, random 0.5], 1, 0.005, 0.0042, 0.7, [0.3,3], [[0.5,0.5,0.5,0], [0.7,0.7,0.7,0.5], [0.9,0.9,0.9,0]], [0,1,0,1,0,1], 0.2, 0.2, "", "", xural];⁩

Only if drop is repeatedly called multiple times within a short time span will the object eventually spawn on one of the subsequent tries (I put it inside of a for loop)

This issue does not occur with models that are part of the game ex: "\A3\data_f\ParticleEffects\Universal\Meat_ca"

Anyone else have this issue with drop?

[little raptor]

eventually spawn
it sounds more like you have an issue with your parameters

[somber silo]

I use the particle array, similar to the examples online

eg:

⁨_source setParticleParams [ /* Sprite */ ["\ca\characters2\OTHER\FLY.p3d", 1, 0, 1, 0], // File,Ntieth,Index,Count,Loop /* Animation */ "", /* Type */ "spaceObject", /* TimerPer */ 1, /* Lifetime */ 4, /* Position */ [0,0,0], /* MoveVelocity */ [0,0,0.5], /* Simulation */ 1, 1.30, 1, 0, // rotationVel, weight, volume, rubbing /* Scale */ [0.03, 0.03, 0.03, 0], /* Color */ [[1,1,1,1], [1,1,1,1]], /* AnimSpeed */ [1.5, 0.5], /* randDirPeriod */ 0.01, /* randDirIntensity */ 0.08, /* onTimerScript */ "", /* DestroyScript */ "", /* object */ _this, /* Angle */ 0, /* onSurface */ true, /* bounceOnSurface */ 0.5, /* emissiveColor */ [[0,0,0,0]] ];⁩

If I try to spawn an arma 3 object, it is fine. if custom object, its objnull until drop executed one or 1 more times

It eventually does spawn, so the array is correct, the problem is only it onlt spawns after called multiple times, does it make sense?

[little raptor]

even if you use the same parameters as the wiki example and just change the model?

[somber silo]

Yes

If I use the old route, and create a particle emmitter source first, then set parameters - the custom model will spawn without fail. But I would prefer to use drop

[short anchor]

Apologies - I stepped away for a moment

I've added a ⁨⁨uiSleep 0.5⁩⁩ between the point of calling ⁨⁨deleteVehicle⁩⁩ on the object created via ⁨⁨createVehicleLocal⁩⁩, and spawning the actual object on the server. Objects are now spawning

Given the explosions occurred both locally via the editor (where I am the server and client) as well as a dedicated server, I'll assume the issue was multi-faceted.

Rather than uiSleep, is there a more reliable way of sleeping/waiting for the required amount of time for ⁨⁨deleteVehicle⁩⁩ to have cleaned up the local object before spawning again?

In fact, I've answered my own question there I think. ⁨waitUntil { isNull _x }⁩