#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 235

jade abyss Apr 10, 2016, 1:29 PM

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"DetachObject" Doesn't work all the time

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 1:29 PM

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thefuck.

jade abyss Apr 10, 2016, 1:29 PM

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had several issues with it (not detecting the attached Objects)

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 1:30 PM

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well.... you need to use detach not this......

jade abyss Apr 10, 2016, 1:30 PM

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Even that.

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 1:31 PM

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Also, the debug console uses BIS_fnc_call for global and server execution, if you disable it both don't work, found that out earlier.

jade abyss Apr 10, 2016, 1:31 PM

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What are you talking about atm?

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 1:31 PM

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I was playing with remoteExec whitelisting earlier

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mother of god arsenal loop itself.

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For a single player I had it try 9 times to use remoteExec.

jade abyss Apr 10, 2016, 1:32 PM

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Okay, i totaly lost you. From attachTo -> to console -> To RemoteExec -> now Arseanl.

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In 4 Postings. I am out. o7

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 1:33 PM

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huehuehue

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 3:39 PM

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Any idea why dostop and commandstop don't work in this situation: https://git.io/vV922 ?

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The units start moving again when enemies are detected and they return to fomration, which shouldn't happen.

indigo snow Apr 10, 2016, 3:40 PM

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try adding (group _unit) enableAttack false;

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 3:41 PM

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thing is, the leader should NOT issues ANY commands at all after commandStop

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eh, guess I'll leave it like it is, the AI will get out and engage whatever is outside of the house.

indigo snow Apr 10, 2016, 6:14 PM

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configClasses doesn't return inherited subclasses?

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 6:15 PM

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it does

indigo snow Apr 10, 2016, 6:16 PM

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"true" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> "arifle_MX_GL_ACO_F") returns only [bin\config.bin/CfgWeapons/arifle_MX_GL_ACO_F/LinkedItems] for me

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 6:16 PM

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well yeah, there's no subclasses for that.

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use arifle_MX_base or whatever the base class is

indigo snow Apr 10, 2016, 6:17 PM

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yea so no inherited subclasses?

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 6:17 PM

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well I unless you added one this weapon doesn't have any.

indigo snow Apr 10, 2016, 6:18 PM

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It's a GL rifle, it should have the UGL weapon as subclass

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 6:18 PM

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Really? lemme check the game's config then.

indigo snow Apr 10, 2016, 6:18 PM

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https://gyazo.com/22194af130f061ea3612738756d352db

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most weapons have tons of subclasses

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(ok ASR spams that list a bit)

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 6:19 PM

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Those don't get returned by configClasses indeed.

indigo snow Apr 10, 2016, 6:19 PM

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:/

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 6:20 PM

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still need to use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_returnChildren for those.

indigo snow Apr 10, 2016, 6:23 PM

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aight, any good intuitive way to find out if a weapon is a grenadier rifle then?

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I'm a bit stumped, its all turned into one big config trawl atm 😛

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 6:23 PM

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If the weapon got GL in the classname ?

indigo snow Apr 10, 2016, 6:24 PM

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not reliable with mods (M203, GP25, etc)

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same with the muzzles[] property

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maybe the UiPicture property but i'm not sure how diligent most weapon mod makers are 😄

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 6:29 PM

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I was going to say check for underbarrel slot but some small weapons don't have those either.

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Can't you count muzzles and if there's more than one consider it a GL?

indigo snow Apr 10, 2016, 6:30 PM

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some weapons like the SMAW have spotting rounds

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yes its quite a puzzle 😄

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 6:30 PM

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check for primary weapons

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if the weapon is a primary and has 2 muzzles it's a GL

indigo snow Apr 10, 2016, 6:35 PM

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hm that seems fairly watertight, thanks

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i still feel configClasses should properly return inherited sub classes but im pretty sure thats never gonna change

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 6:39 PM

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eeeeeeeeh, nah

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maybe an other command for that?

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also I want the alternative syntax of attachTo from VBS, like naow.

pliant stream Apr 10, 2016, 6:40 PM

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isClass (_weaponConfig >> "whatever_the_gl_class_you_are_trying_to_find_is_called") ?

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 6:40 PM

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he want to get an array of GL weapons, not a specific one.

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oh and @indigo snow make sure the weapon has scope = 2 too

pliant stream Apr 10, 2016, 6:41 PM

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i mean like ìsClass ("some_weapon_f" >> "gl")

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or does the gl class name also vary i can't remember 😄

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 6:41 PM

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doesn't work like that.

indigo snow Apr 10, 2016, 6:41 PM

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mods can add their own GL weapons

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so i cant hardcode it

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ideally id grab all subclasses, check if "GrenadeLauncher" is a parent and be done with it

pliant stream Apr 10, 2016, 6:42 PM

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well i guess you have to just go through the inheritance hierarchy then easy enough

indigo snow Apr 10, 2016, 6:43 PM

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Yea its just a fair bit of crawling, hence me looking for a more intuitive solution.

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sadly there isnt always one 😄

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For anyone interested, I think the smallest i can get it the proper way is

([configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> _someWeapon,0,true] call BIS_fnc_returnChildren) select { "GrenadeLauncher" in ([_x,true] call BIS_fnc_returnParents)};

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 6:51 PM

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"GrenadeLauncher" isn't always called that way

indigo snow Apr 10, 2016, 6:51 PM

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god damn it really?

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 6:51 PM

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could also be EGLM or whatever the mod author want it to be.

indigo snow Apr 10, 2016, 6:51 PM

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no no thats a base class

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hence me returning all parents

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 6:52 PM

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oh.

indigo snow Apr 10, 2016, 6:52 PM

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https://gyazo.com/4c4b7babe654562be0d8db48a7f11fb9

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 6:53 PM

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ooh you're going that far.

indigo snow Apr 10, 2016, 6:53 PM

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yea

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fairly intensive tho so not sure if im even gonan use it

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now i just wish returnChildren and returnParents were proper commands

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 6:55 PM

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welcome to the club of "I want in engine version of X" please pick a chair

indigo snow Apr 10, 2016, 6:56 PM

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i think all are taken, ill just stand in the back 😄

pliant stream Apr 10, 2016, 6:57 PM

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intercept is that way 👉

indigo snow Apr 10, 2016, 6:58 PM

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is this something Intercept can do? interacting with the configFile?

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 6:58 PM

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that way https://intercept.slack.com/archives/general

pliant stream Apr 10, 2016, 6:58 PM

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😄 weeeeeell probably not out of the box

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but start hacking around the engine and sky's the limit

indigo snow Apr 10, 2016, 6:59 PM

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im leaving that to those who took the front seats of the club haha

warped thicket Apr 10, 2016, 7:32 PM

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@lone glade you had to link the archive didn't you 😛

lone glade Apr 10, 2016, 7:32 PM

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fuuuuuck.

ivory nova Apr 10, 2016, 11:43 PM

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@jade abyss Thank you so much!

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 1:03 AM

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@indigo snow Also thank you! 😃

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 1:57 AM

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Just trying to wrap my head around something; I can use createVehicle to spawn an object, like a smoke grenade; does createVehicle just spawn whatever object is passed to it and nothing to do with actually creating vehicles?

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Should probably just look that up but on mobile

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 2:27 AM

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Anyone know the variable for 'any player' in a multiplayer mission? I want to call a script every time any player gets into any heli

somber vessel Apr 11, 2016, 2:31 AM

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{}forEach playableUnits;
perhaps this is something for you? 😃

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 2:50 AM

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@somber vessel Thanks! I will try this out! 😃

somber vessel Apr 11, 2016, 3:00 AM

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@ivory nova Np. Just put your code you want to execute for each player which sits in a heli into the {} with use of the magic variable _x .

earnest valve Apr 11, 2016, 3:01 AM

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Hey guys. I am writing behaviour code/engine for my Xenomorph that is a WIP for the Alien mod, and I have a question regarding character waypoints and movement. Is there a way to speed up an AI's reaction to move somewhere (It takes like 1-2 seconds for it to turn in a direction before moving, and I am wondering if there is a way to combat the problem)? Thanks 😃 (I am also using FSM to write up its code and behaviour)

somber vessel Apr 11, 2016, 3:01 AM

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^^

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FSM is a good deal... but i will give u a hint, dont overload the FSM with codes otherwise the script could fuck up the srv.

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for your question i havent a special answer because i dont know your main code

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perhaps a wrong behaviour variable in the AI query where you create the units?

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 3:09 AM

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@somber vessel Great, thank you again!

somber vessel Apr 11, 2016, 3:11 AM

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🍻

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ah and another one, i totally forgot @ivory nova ... what about Eventhandlers? GetIn .

earnest valve Apr 11, 2016, 3:25 AM

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

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Also, I compared both .sqf and .fsm, and AI seem to slightly work faster with .sqf than the code of .fsm. 😕

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But I chose to use .fsm, mainly because I want the Xenomorph to do more things than just act like a zombie that follows you. 😛

somber vessel Apr 11, 2016, 3:33 AM

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you should use FSM only for checking something, not for execute bigger codes... thats all i can say at this point. 😃

earnest valve Apr 11, 2016, 3:47 AM

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Ah, okay 😆 . Yeah the Devs did use FSM for their AI behaviour, but I guess that's why later on they implemented it into their engine. This is the FSM I did last night ( http://imgur.com/a/eNRbY ), which handles stuff such as: scanning for targets and determining if they are alone, and hiding from the alone unit until the right moment to attack. 😛

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So in conclusion, this is something that I plan to manipulate for ArmA 3 (And yes, the game is of course.. Aliens: Colonial Marines. But the Xenomorph Lurker is the most unique alien that has gotten me interested.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_XrFEiyrzw

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but once I get that kind of behaviour going for ArmA 3, I can then extend its behaviour to things like: guiding targets to exposed/vulnerable areas to attack, hiding in various areas such as bushes, and even team up with other AI or Player Xenomorphs to attack groups. 😃

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 7:18 AM

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Is it possible to use the getIn Event Handler for all players in a multiplayer mission?

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Trying to run a script that attaches smoke to a heli and pops it when a player enters, smoke trails, etc.

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 7:53 AM

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Anyone know how I can run a scrip on a multiplayer mission every time a player enteres a type of vehicle?

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Tried running a loop that checks if player is in any type of vehicle but I must be doing something wrong

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 7:55 AM

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if(vehicle player != player)then{Exec Code};

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 7:56 AM

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Alright will try this now, thank you!

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Hm, getting no errors with if (vehicle player != player) then {("SmokeShellBlue" createVehicle [0,0,0]) attachTo [(vehicle player),[0,-1.1,0]]} forEach playableUnits; but doesn't seem to work unfortunately

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Is it obvious what I'm doing wrong?

thin pine Apr 11, 2016, 8:16 AM

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Ive never seen someone use createvehicle as first param of attachto. Id advise splitting those and use the handle of cv for attachto instead. Also is this a mp script? Where's it being executed ?

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 8:17 AM

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I see, thanks, I'll try it

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I was just executing it in init

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Just for use while hosting games myself; should I execute it differently?

thin pine Apr 11, 2016, 8:21 AM

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You need an eh or loop if you want it to execute every time someone enters a vehicle

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Try the getinman eh

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 8:23 AM

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+atm you would create a SmokeShell on YOU for every player (4 Player = 4 Smokes on YOU )

earnest valve Apr 11, 2016, 8:33 AM

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why would u attach smoke on a character, anyways? 😋

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 8:36 AM

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smoke trails during dog fight 😃

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just trying to learn my way around scripting with dumb ideas like this 😃

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 8:39 AM

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The Code above would create a mess

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 8:39 AM

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@thin pine Thank you for the advice, I'll try it

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@jade abyss It didn't even do anything lol I am bad at this

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 8:39 AM

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Thats why i said it 😉

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 8:40 AM

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Ahh 😃

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 8:41 AM

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for better Overview:
("SmokeShellBlue" createVehicle [0,0,0]) attachTo [(vehicle player),[0,-1.1,0]]
nonono

_Smoke attachTo  [(vehicle player),[0,-1.1,0]];```
(as i wrote before)

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Do you have any clue, how forEach works?

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 8:42 AM

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Not beyond the wiki page

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 8:42 AM

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k

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Example:
{ _x setDamage 1; } forEach [Player1, Player2, Player3];
forEach goes to every entry in the Array (Player1,Player2,etc)
_x = the current selected thing.
So basicly it is like this:

Player1 setDamage 1;
Player2 setDamage 1;
Player3 setDamage 1;

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 8:45 AM

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i see!

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 8:46 AM

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{ systemchat str _x} foreach [0,1,2];
Result: 3x chat msg with 0,1 and 2

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Should be enough, to get the idea, or? 😉

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 8:47 AM

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totally, thank you!

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 8:47 AM

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Ah, that example is also in the Wiki^^

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(kinda like)

earnest valve Apr 11, 2016, 8:52 AM

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or... you could do: for "_i" from 0 To 2 do {systemChat str _i};

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 8:53 AM

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imho, makes no sense in that Case.

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But yeah, possible.

earnest valve Apr 11, 2016, 8:53 AM

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yeah

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 9:22 AM

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Does forEach only take an array?

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Not quite sure if an eventhandler will apply to all players in a mission, or if i need to use forEach in some way

earnest valve Apr 11, 2016, 9:32 AM

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Yes, but it can on certain ways, such as an array itself... or.. doing something like: { } forEach (nearestObjects [player, ["House_F", "CAManBase"], 500])

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I believe eventhandlers will have to be applied to each unit within the editor, but in the init.sqf it can be written only once

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 9:34 AM

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I see, thank you

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omg it works

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@jade abyss @earnest valve Thank you so much!

earnest valve Apr 11, 2016, 9:36 AM

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Your welcome 😃

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 9:37 AM

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😃

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Will this player addEventHandler ["GetInMan", {_this execVM "spawn_smoke.sqf"}]; which calls this _Smoke = "SmokeShellBlue" createVehicle [0,0,0]; _Smoke attachTo [(vehicle player),[0,-1.2,0]]; work for all players on a multiplayer mission?

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 9:39 AM

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Should work.
+keep in mind: The Smokes deplete after X Seconds.

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 9:39 AM

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I see thanks

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Yeah, I'm trying to figure out a way to repeat the Event Handler after x amount of time

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 9:40 AM

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or

earnest valve Apr 11, 2016, 9:40 AM

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you made a typo with Smoke = "SmokeShellBlue" createVehicle [0,0,0];

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 9:40 AM

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The script I mean

earnest valve Apr 11, 2016, 9:40 AM

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it should be _Smoke

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 9:40 AM

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Its discord, rawner

earnest valve Apr 11, 2016, 9:42 AM

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just fixing a typo that might cause the script to fail. 😛

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{ _Smoke = "SmokeShellBlue" createVehicle [0,0,0];
_Smoke attachTo [(vehicle player),[0,-1.2,0]] } forEach allUnits;

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that might work, I think

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 9:43 AM

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nope

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Since, as i wrote before, you create a Smoke for Each player on the Server

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On YOU

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I mean, yeah, it works, but its not the result you want.

earnest valve Apr 11, 2016, 9:44 AM

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yeah

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 9:44 AM

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Remember what i wrote before ( using " _x " )

earnest valve Apr 11, 2016, 9:45 AM

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I would presume it would have to be initialized by the init.sqf or initPlayerLocal.sqf

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 9:45 AM

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yes 😦

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Okay, I will get back to trying 😃

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 9:45 AM

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Go to your init.sqf

earnest valve Apr 11, 2016, 9:46 AM

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or you could just simply have: if (!isServer) exitWith {}; in the init.sqf to initialize the smoke script

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 9:46 AM

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😮

earnest valve Apr 11, 2016, 9:46 AM

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if (!isServer) exitWith {};
_Smoke = "SmokeShellBlue" createVehicle [0,0,0];
_Smoke attachTo [(vehicle player),[0,-1.2,0]];

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would that work?

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for the init.sqf?

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 9:47 AM

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(following is quick and dirty, but works)
Add this to your init.sqf

MyTag_fnc_SpawnSmoke = {_handle = execVM "spawn_smoke.qsf";};

player addEventHandler ["GetInMan", { [] spawn MyTag_fnc_SpawnSmoke; } ];

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 9:48 AM

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Let me try 😃

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it appears to work 😃

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I will get someone to join me and see if it works for them too

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 9:52 AM

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Now, your task:
Ask yourself, what could be the Problem?

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 9:52 AM

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Hm, let me think

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 9:52 AM

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Lets say, i am a retarded fkr. I get in the vehicle, get out, get in, get out.

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What is happening?

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 9:53 AM

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Well, wouldn't the event handler be called constantly?

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 9:54 AM

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Exactly

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Whats the result of it?

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 9:54 AM

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You would spawn multiple smokes inside the heli

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Guess that could cause performance problems after some time

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 9:54 AM

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Yes. Soo, whats a way around it?

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(hint: an EH again)

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 9:55 AM

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GetOutMan? 😃

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 9:55 AM

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😉

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 9:55 AM

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I will try it now 😃

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 10:48 AM

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Can anyone recommend the best way to loop through this so that the smoke respawns once depleted?

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_Smoke = "SmokeShellBlue" createVehicle [0,0,0];
_Smoke attachTo [(vehicle player),[0,-1.2,0]];
sleep 60;
deleteVehicle _Smoke;
};```

lone glade Apr 11, 2016, 10:49 AM

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You do realise that if the player gets out of the vehicle he'll have a smoke attached to him, right?

timber shore Apr 11, 2016, 10:49 AM

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Uh after the sleep 60 paste it again

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Hahaha he will you've attached it to the person

lone glade Apr 11, 2016, 10:50 AM

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no, it's not that

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 10:50 AM

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Hm, I see

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 10:50 AM

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psst @lone glade Let him find that out on his own 😛

timber shore Apr 11, 2016, 10:50 AM

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AttachTo vehicle player is the player when he is out of the car?

lone glade Apr 11, 2016, 10:50 AM

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nope, it's because of scheduled

timber shore Apr 11, 2016, 10:50 AM

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@jade abyss evil

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 10:51 AM

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The way to learn it 😉

lone glade Apr 11, 2016, 10:51 AM

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thing is, generally people don't learn and then make workaround with while

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 10:52 AM

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I was going to try while lol

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 10:53 AM

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@ivory nova Remember this:

MyTag_fnc_SpawnSmoke = {_handle = execVM "spawn_smoke.qsf";};

player addEventHandler ["GetInMan", { [] spawn MyTag_fnc_SpawnSmoke; } ];

AND " _Smoke "

timber shore Apr 11, 2016, 10:53 AM

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Hahaha

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 10:54 AM

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+remember what i wrote before: " (following is quick and dirty, but works) " 😛

timber shore Apr 11, 2016, 10:54 AM

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Mm I'm suck on something

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 10:54 AM

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Yes I am using that in init 😃

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 10:54 AM

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i meant: "" [] spawn MyTag_fnc_SpawnSmoke; ""

lone glade Apr 11, 2016, 10:55 AM

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So every player will spawn a smoke ....

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 10:55 AM

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Do you mean, I could just loop the event handler instead?

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@lone glade yes

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 10:55 AM

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You can make a check, if the smoke still exists or not

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for example: Add this behind the existing script.sqf:

waitUntil{ isNull _Smoke OR (vehicle Player isEqualTo player); sleep 1;};
if( vehicle Player isEqualTo player) exitWith{};
if(isNull _Smoke)exitWith{[] spawn MyTag_fnc_SpawnSmoke;};

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 10:58 AM

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Thank you! I will try it now!

timber shore Apr 11, 2016, 10:58 AM

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I need to have scripts (or functions) run when a player is at a certain damage. For example when a player getDamage >= 0.6 run bleeding.sqf and when >= 0.9 run unconscious.sqf

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Any idea on how?

lone glade Apr 11, 2016, 10:58 AM

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Use handleDamage

timber shore Apr 11, 2016, 10:59 AM

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that will constantly monitor their health?

lone glade Apr 11, 2016, 10:59 AM

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no

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it's an eventHandler

timber shore Apr 11, 2016, 11:00 AM

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Mm however they can lose health from bleeding, ( player on 0.85 damage and bleeding.sqf then goes setDamage _currentDamage + 0.05 ) so they'll hit 0.9 that way

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A HandleDamage EVH wouldn't pick that up?

lone glade Apr 11, 2016, 11:00 AM

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it would

timber shore Apr 11, 2016, 11:01 AM

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Oh fantastic, saves a lot of time

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 11:01 AM

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@coral pasture Remember: 0.9 Dmg to the head -> Player is dead

timber shore Apr 11, 2016, 11:03 AM

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I've used setDamage 0.9 on player before and it hasn't killed the unit

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 11:03 AM

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"to the head"

timber shore Apr 11, 2016, 11:03 AM

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My belief was just setHitPointDamage to head would be the one which kills the player

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 11:04 AM

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player setHitpointDamage ["HitHead",0.9];

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Yeah

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nvm, missread the line

timber shore Apr 11, 2016, 11:04 AM

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Haha all good, also if someone is shot in the head I don't want them unconscious, they should be dead

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 11:18 AM

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@jade abyss It works perfectly, thank you for all your help 😃

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 11:20 AM

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Now find out the rest, on your own.

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 11:20 AM

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Will do, apologies for so many requests

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 11:21 AM

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np, i am in good mood today 😛

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wth? setHitpointDamage doesn't update "damage"? oO aw cmon bis

timber shore Apr 11, 2016, 11:48 AM

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@lone glade worked out, thanks bud didn't think it'd work with an EVH

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 1:11 PM

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Can anybody test this: Place yourself and an AI in the editor (not grouped) -> Try to get closer than 1m to it (from the front)

ivory nova Apr 11, 2016, 1:28 PM

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@jade abyss https://youtu.be/rP6h3IqPdtQ 😃

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 1:29 PM

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Prob i have:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rSYxXWMjSU

hmm, known? (haven't played around with AI that close for a while)

YouTube

Dscha

AI blocking?

▶ Play video

lone glade Apr 11, 2016, 1:30 PM

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dev branch, RC or stable ?

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 1:30 PM

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stable

lone glade Apr 11, 2016, 1:30 PM

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That looks like normal behavior to me

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 1:30 PM

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Haven't tested Vanilla yet.

lone glade Apr 11, 2016, 1:30 PM

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What mods are you using?

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 1:31 PM

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2017

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Can you test it in vanilla?

lone glade Apr 11, 2016, 1:31 PM

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Best way to know would be to show the boundingBoxReal on you and the ai and comapre vanilla vs modded if there's a difference

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I highly doubt there is.

jade abyss Apr 11, 2016, 1:32 PM

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Congrats @ivory nova

blazing zodiac Apr 12, 2016, 1:47 AM

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Anyone have any ideas on the best way to go about getting an AI unit to get to cover?

leaden turtle Apr 12, 2016, 3:21 AM

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anyone have a Evade and Escape check I tried using F3 but its not working

ivory nova Apr 12, 2016, 4:55 AM

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I would like to attach a custom particle effect to a position on 'whatever vehicle any player just got into'

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Would it be incorrect to use createVehicle to do that?

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I can get the particle effect to work fine, but having trouble attaching

ivory nova Apr 12, 2016, 5:36 AM

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Guess I'm just stoopid

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Fixed it 😃

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_object = "Land_Bucket_F" createVehicle _pos1;
_object attachTo [(vehicle player),[0,-1.2,0]];```

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Anyone know if anyone's ever made like a particle effect editor?

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As always, spoke too soon https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/148108-particle-editor/

ivory nova Apr 12, 2016, 9:11 AM

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I have a script that calls a custom particle effect every time someone gets in a helicopter

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Anyone know how I could randomly assign a colour to the effect?

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The colours are represented like this [[0.4,0.4,0.4,0.7], [0.6,0.6,0.6,0.4], [0.8,0.8,0.8,0.2],[1,1,1,0.1]]

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Would it be possible to create a list of options in that format, and replace the colour [] with something that picks something from the list randomly?

indigo snow Apr 12, 2016, 9:13 AM

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_color = selectRandom [my,list,of,colors]

ivory nova Apr 12, 2016, 9:13 AM

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😮

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Thank you I will try it now!

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@indigo snow It worked, thank you so much 😃

jade abyss Apr 12, 2016, 9:39 AM

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@ivory nova
Save that page:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/All_Arma_Commands_Pages

All Arma Commands Pages

ivory nova Apr 12, 2016, 9:39 AM

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Woah, good idea, thank you

ivory nova Apr 12, 2016, 1:35 PM

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Anyone know why a script would run when I hit the "Play in Singleplayer" button, but not when I right click > play from here or right click > play as this character?

marsh lodge Apr 12, 2016, 1:37 PM

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Where is the script called?

ivory nova Apr 12, 2016, 1:37 PM

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Called from init.sqf

marsh lodge Apr 12, 2016, 1:38 PM

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I would assume that nothing is initialized when playing as a character

ivory nova Apr 12, 2016, 1:38 PM

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I see, interesting

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Thanks!

marsh lodge Apr 12, 2016, 1:40 PM

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I can't say for sure, but I am making that assumption

valid dew Apr 12, 2016, 5:34 PM

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A quick question

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if I am using execVM in a units init line to call a respawn script

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how do I reference the unit?

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with "this"

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or to I use _this select x?

indigo snow Apr 12, 2016, 5:42 PM

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That depends entirely on what your execVM arguments are

valid dew Apr 12, 2016, 5:43 PM

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just execVM "respawn.sqf";

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placed in the init line of each unit

indigo snow Apr 12, 2016, 5:55 PM

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Look at the wiki page for execVM

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You pass arguments with the array in front of it

valid dew Apr 12, 2016, 6:03 PM

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so it'd be null = {this} execVM "respawn.sqf";

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?

jaunty drift Apr 12, 2016, 6:08 PM

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null = [this] execVM "respawn.sqf";

valid dew Apr 12, 2016, 6:11 PM

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Awesome

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Thanks mann

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man*

indigo snow Apr 12, 2016, 6:12 PM

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Inside your sqf, the unit is now _this select 0

valid dew Apr 12, 2016, 6:14 PM

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Alright awesome

earnest valve Apr 12, 2016, 10:58 PM

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Hey guys. I am creating custom behaviour for the Xenomorph that is a WIP, and I am not sure whether this idea can be possible. So far, I have made it look for lonely targets and then stalk them, but I am wondering if it is possible to create code that will outsmart players. 😛 . Obviously if a Xeno ran away and hid in a little bush, the players would know what direction to shoot when it comes back. So the xeno needs to calculate (or load some custom waypoint script) how to attack the player, without making it obvious.

winged thistle Apr 12, 2016, 11:24 PM

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In Arma 3, is there a function in script equivalent to clicking the "Toggle Map Textures" button in the top right of the main map that I could use for a custom map control?

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I have a custom minimap and want to be able to switch textures like the main map.

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I am aware of Nimrod's Map Texture script, but I need the actual functionality of the Toggle Map Textures button, not just a script that automatically clicks the button.

agile pumice Apr 13, 2016, 12:56 AM

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Had a question in regards to lazy eval: Is it okay to use lazy eval with or statements? if (!(isNil VehicleShopTempCar) or !{isNull VehicleShopTempCar}) then {

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 12:57 AM

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yeah

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it will only try the isNull if the !isNil is true

agile pumice Apr 13, 2016, 1:17 AM

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thanks

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 1:42 AM

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I just finished browsing the configs, but didn't see anything that might be associated with the "Toggle Map Textures" button. Any help would be much appreciated. 😄

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 1:50 AM

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@winged thistle: looks like it calls this
onbuttonclick = "with uinamespace do {['ButtonTextures',_this,''] call RscDiary_script};";

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 1:51 AM

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I just found the control in the config, but I didn't see that onbuttonclick. How did you find it?

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Thanks, btw 😄

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 1:51 AM

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ui_f\config.cpp

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line 12427

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in class RscDisplayMainMap

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 1:54 AM

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You're my hero, @vapid frigate 😄

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Hmm, I can find config.bin but not config.cpp

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 2:17 AM

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need to unbinarize it i guess

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i used mikero's arma3p to make my P:

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it automatically unbinarizes the configs

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 2:18 AM

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Ah, I'll search for that

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Thanks again. 😄

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 2:18 AM

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aka 'derapifies' the configs

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 2:18 AM

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lol

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 2:19 AM

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you can see it in the config viewer too

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 2:20 AM

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That'd be much easier for me.

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 2:20 AM

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configFile >> RscDisplayMainMap >> controls >> TopRight >> controls >> ButtonTextures

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 2:21 AM

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I was so close. Was in:
configFile >> RscDisplayMainMap >> controls >> ButtonTextures

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It still doesn't tell me how to switch the control display mode.

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 2:22 AM

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yeah, I saw that too, not sure what it is

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 2:22 AM

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I tried feeding it a control instead of _this

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It didn't like it

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There are only two lines of code in RscDiary.sqf for that condition, too 😦

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 2:23 AM

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having a look.. not sure what RscDiary_script is

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 2:23 AM

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Thanks a lot man 😄

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I'm thinking it's gotta be RscDiary.sqf, using ButtonPlayer as a guide

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But it's weird because all that the textures button would do is activate itself when clicked...

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 2:36 AM

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it looks like it 'activates' control with idc 107, which is RscDisplayMainMap >> controls >> ButtonTexturesReal

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can't find what the event for that is though

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 2:37 AM

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That's where I was stuck. I didn't see an onbuttonclick or action for ButtonTexturesReal

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Maybe the action is added to that button during the onLoad from RscDiary.sqf

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?

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That's so weird. I don't see any action being added to it. There has to be an event somewhere because it does something in the game...

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Instead, it just looks like it calls itself when you click it...

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 2:50 AM

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Yeah I don't know sorry, I can't find what it does

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Looking at the ACE3 microdagr though, it looks like they use 2 separate controls

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and hide/show when you toggle

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 2:52 AM

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I'll have to give it a shot. Do you know where the map images might be?

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ui_f_data maybe?

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 2:52 AM

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not sure, but you don't need to specify them

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 2:53 AM

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Oh?

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 2:53 AM

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you just use maxSatelliteAlpha = 0;

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in the config for the map control

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 2:53 AM

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What is this wizardry?

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 2:53 AM

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are you making your own map controls (in a config.cpp or description.ext? )

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 2:53 AM

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Yeah

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It's all built with buttons already

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 2:53 AM

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then yeah, basically just make 2

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 2:54 AM

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Just need this last thing to work 😛

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 2:54 AM

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one with maxSatelliteAlpha = 0.5; or 1, one with maxSatelliteAlpha = 0;

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 2:54 AM

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I'm assuming the maxSatelliteAlpha is what makes the trees and features show/hide?

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 2:54 AM

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just the satmap texture afaik

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like the map screen does

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 2:55 AM

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That's a beautiful way of doing it 😄

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Then I can just ctrlEnable true/false between the two?

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 2:55 AM

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ctrlShow, but yeah

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enable would just 'grey it out'

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 2:56 AM

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Too bad there isn't a function to just set that value manually

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Oh, my bad. Thanks 😛

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 2:57 AM

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yeah, there's a lot of things lacking with UI scripting, but it's a hell of a lot better than it was a year ago

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 2:57 AM

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While we're on the topic, got any idea how to have my UI refresh automatically?

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 2:57 AM

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you can make most UI stuff dynamically without configs now, where it wasn't possible a year ago

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 2:57 AM

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I tried researching how to do it but came up pretty dry

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 2:57 AM

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depends how often i guess

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every frame?

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 2:58 AM

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Once per second

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It's supposed to show a timer counting backwards

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 2:58 AM

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don't think there's any sort of event handlers for timers, so i think you'd just have to use a spawned infinite loop with a sleep 1;

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Be aware that timing won't be accurate though

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 2:59 AM

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I tried messing with a while loop while the display was open but didn't get any success

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 3:00 AM

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should work fine, just make sure you spawn it (don't call it)

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 3:00 AM

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If I can get these two things to work, my spawn menu will be basically done 😄

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I'll give it another shot. Maybe I was just doing something wrong earlier.

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I bet what happened was when I spawned the loop, I forgot to pass parameters to the function

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 3:00 AM

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if it's a spawn menu, make sure the loop ends when you close it too

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to save some performance (even if it's not much)

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 3:01 AM

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How do I format code on here?

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 3:01 AM

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not sure

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 3:02 AM

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Hm. Well, in any case, could I do this:
while {findDisplay 60542} do {/.../};

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Or no, that won't work. The menu would then have to be open to open itself >.<

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My problem is the switch that controls the menu

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Either way, you've been amazingly helpful, and I genuinely appreciate it 😄

grizzled cliff Apr 13, 2016, 3:26 AM

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lol

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use backticks for inline code

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like `

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if you want to do a block of code do ```

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and then again to end it

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some inline code ```
and a block of code

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 3:31 AM

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test

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cool 😃

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 3:47 AM

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@grizzled cliff Thanks 😄

agile pumice Apr 13, 2016, 3:48 AM

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Just a warning to all life mod developers, there's a guy named travis butts going from community to community stealing content

grizzled cliff Apr 13, 2016, 3:48 AM

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lulz life mods

agile pumice Apr 13, 2016, 3:48 AM

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under the guise of helping with development

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this is what one of his apps looks like

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http://www.axiomrp.com/index.php?/topic/80-travis-butts-developer-application/

deft lion Apr 13, 2016, 4:04 AM

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"Sure, we can give you a shot.. We are looking for a new Dougnut shop."
There's a joke here somewhere...

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 5:28 AM

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How can I make this loop while the menu is open?

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http://pastebin.com/JHbaYLMW

agile pumice Apr 13, 2016, 6:04 AM

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while {dialog}

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 8:06 AM

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I got it to work with some help from @vapid frigate

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Thanks 😄

agile pumice Apr 13, 2016, 9:50 AM

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glad to hear it

hasty pond Apr 13, 2016, 11:55 AM

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My brain isn't working now but ExtDB is returning an array like this [1,[["[ItemMap,ItemCompass,ItemWatch,ItemRadio,NVGoggles]","[U_B_CombatUniform_mcam,V_PlateCarrier1_rgr,H_HelmetB]"]]] And I just realised that I have a problem because every array inserted that has strings inside those arrays is itself transormed into a string and I can indeed call compile that string to get the array but then I'm faced with an issue of having an array full of some strange stuff that is supposed to be strings

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 12:00 PM

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it's removing the quotes around each item?

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maybe using ' would work? (haven't used ExtDB)

warped oak Apr 13, 2016, 12:03 PM

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Anybody have a script for the AI to use fast rope

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I really like the ACE3 one module, but it doesnt work for the AI

hasty pond Apr 13, 2016, 12:05 PM

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Lecks it could work, I've never used ' with SQF though

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 12:06 PM

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it works the same

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as "

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(and for quotes inside quotes you can do "one 'two'" or 'one "two"'

hasty pond Apr 13, 2016, 12:07 PM

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Ah ok. I don't know how I would work that in though, because I have for example the clothes array like this inserted into the db: _clothes = [(uniform _player), (vest _player), (backpack _player), (headgear _player)];

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 12:07 PM

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i guess

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clothes=format["['%1', '%2', '%3', '%4']", (uniform _player), (vest _player), (backpack _player), (headgear _player)];

hasty pond Apr 13, 2016, 12:11 PM

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That works let me see if it still works when it's out of the DB 😄

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 12:11 PM

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clothes won't be a normal array until you call compile it

hasty pond Apr 13, 2016, 12:12 PM

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Yeap

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 12:13 PM

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seems wierd that you have to do that though, I thought ExtDB would

hasty pond Apr 13, 2016, 12:13 PM

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I don't know but I've been debugging my saving for like a couple of days now and I think this could be the final thing that's holding it up

hasty pond Apr 13, 2016, 12:29 PM

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@vapid frigate I think I might be able to solve this by only inserting strings into the database, maybe

vapid frigate Apr 13, 2016, 12:30 PM

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yeah, maybe that's how ExtDB is designed, not sure

hasty pond Apr 13, 2016, 12:30 PM

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Welp, thanks for all the help 😃

hasty pond Apr 13, 2016, 12:56 PM

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I think I found the solution.

ivory nova Apr 13, 2016, 1:53 PM

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I would like to call a different particle effect based on a players distance to the ground; currently I call the particle effect based on the GetInMan parameter in init

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player addEventHandler ["GetInMan", { [] spawn MyTag_fnc_ParticleEffect; } ];```

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Am I wrong in thinking I could put an argument before spawn, like ((getPosATL (vehicle Player) select 2) < 5) to only spawn that script based on distance to ground?

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 1:54 PM

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You can.

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Just surround it with an if statement

ivory nova Apr 13, 2016, 1:55 PM

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awesome, i will give it a shot, thank you!

winged thistle Apr 13, 2016, 1:55 PM

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np

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Alright, 16 hours is enough coding for today.

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Thanks for the help today guys

ivory nova Apr 13, 2016, 1:57 PM

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Woah 😮

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What are you scripting?

tough abyss Apr 13, 2016, 2:17 PM

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@hasty pond Looks like you fucked up 😃
I am assuming you are using SQL_RAW_V2 with added quotes options turned.
Because extDB2 doesn't add quotes unless you tell it to. You really should look at using SQL_CUSTOM_V2 more control & alot safer since its using prepared statements

hasty pond Apr 13, 2016, 2:21 PM

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It was me being stupid af tbh 😄

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I was using sql custom v2 but I somehow made arrays strings in the prepared statement or smth.... Anyways it's fixed now

tough abyss Apr 13, 2016, 2:35 PM

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What you guys working on

hasty pond Apr 13, 2016, 3:21 PM

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Getting my server to interact with DB correctly and I think I am pretty much done

agile pumice Apr 14, 2016, 2:43 AM

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need a bit of help with getarray to get some configfile details

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my config structure looks like this: ```class CfgFunctions
{
class MG_System
{
class Protected

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but (getArray (configFile >> "CfgFunctions" >> "MG_System" >> "Protected")) returns []

vapid frigate Apr 14, 2016, 2:45 AM

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Protected is a class, not an array

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you can loop through it's members like an array though

agile pumice Apr 14, 2016, 2:46 AM

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ah shit

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your right

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get children right?

vapid frigate Apr 14, 2016, 2:46 AM

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{ _protected pushback [configName _x, getText _x] } foreach (configFile >> "CfgFunctions" >> "MG_System" >> "Protected")

agile pumice Apr 14, 2016, 2:47 AM

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} forEach (configClasses (configFile >> "CfgFunctions" >> "MG_System" >> "Protected")); ?

vapid frigate Apr 14, 2016, 2:47 AM

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depends what is in protected

agile pumice Apr 14, 2016, 2:47 AM

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gimme 2 mins

vapid frigate Apr 14, 2016, 2:48 AM

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if it's classes, yours. If it's text variables, mine

agile pumice Apr 14, 2016, 2:48 AM

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its classes

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no clue whey I tried to get an array lol

vapid frigate Apr 14, 2016, 2:48 AM

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err is configClasses a command?

agile pumice Apr 14, 2016, 2:49 AM

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yeah

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

vapid frigate Apr 14, 2016, 2:49 AM

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ah yeh

agile pumice Apr 14, 2016, 2:49 AM

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ive used it before

vapid frigate Apr 14, 2016, 2:49 AM

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i think you need the "true" at the start

agile pumice Apr 14, 2016, 2:49 AM

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which is why I'm disappointed

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you're right

zealous arrow Apr 14, 2016, 6:16 AM

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Would I be right in saying that marker names cannot have spaces in them? i.e createMarker ["name of marker", [0,0,0]];

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 7:40 AM

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Sorry for newby question. I'm trying to get a couple of particle effects to fire based on distance to the ground. I currently fire the first effect via a GetInMan event handler but have had some trouble working out how to then transition between this and another effect later on. http://i.imgur.com/K49YN7T.png

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Anyone able to give me some clues as to where I'm going wrong, or point me in the right direction?

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 8:59 AM

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This http://i.imgur.com/8vsRciB.png way also didn't work; incidentally, doing it that way caused the particle emitter to spawn buckets instead of smoke http://i.imgur.com/N32O3Po.png 😮

agile pumice Apr 14, 2016, 9:15 AM

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where's the sleep in your while loop

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 9:20 AM

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Ahh, so I need to sleep the while condition so it has time to check the height? I'll try it now thank you

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@agile pumice Theoretically with sleep in the while loops should what I have there work?

agile pumice Apr 14, 2016, 9:42 AM

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I'm not entirely sure, sorry

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 10:54 AM

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@agile pumice No problem, I'll keep trying 😃

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 10:58 AM

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The reason buckets are spawning like that is because you have the buckets being created in your while loop

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So you are creating a bucket every second @ivory nova

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 10:59 AM

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I see 😮

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Is while inappropriate for what I'm trying to do?

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:00 AM

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Well as far as the bucket goes, is the particle effect supposed to be coming out of it?

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:00 AM

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(It also created buckets in a uniform grid over the entire map)

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Yes, normally it works fine. The PE is attached to the bucket

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And the bucket is attached to the player

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:01 AM

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Do you want the bucket to be able to be seen?

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or is that offset inside the vehicle model?

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:02 AM

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It is offset yeah

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I have an example

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:02 AM

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So as far as the buckets goes I would create it in the eventhandler, not the loop.

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:02 AM

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Basically I just want to have it switch between two PEs depending on height

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Ahh, I see

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1CFAL1QA74

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:03 AM

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Then pass it to the function as a param if you wanna attach it still

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so create the bucket and attach it to the vehicle in the eventhandler

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and pass _object as a param to the function MyTag_fnc_particleEffect or whatever the name was

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Then you can use it in the loop with _object = _this select 0; in the beginning of the function

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That way only one will be created

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:05 AM

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I see, thank you!

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When I only call the one PE, I don't run into the bucket issue

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Is not declaring this in the EH causing issues having two PEs?

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:06 AM

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so only the ground one is firing correct?

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That would make sense looking at the way it's written

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:07 AM

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Yes, only the ground PE fires

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:07 AM

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Ok so you need the check you are using for you loop in a loop

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Because that eventHandler is only firing once when you get in

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so _ground is always true and _sky is always false

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:08 AM

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Ahh!

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:08 AM

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So to get it to work maybe put those two checks in a while loop with like a 2 second sleep or something since it's not critcal

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maybe longer

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I'm sure there's a better way to go about the whole process but It's 7 am here and I've been goin all night

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But that should work for now I would think

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:09 AM

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I really appreciate the help!

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I will try a while loop

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And sorry, very new to scripting

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:09 AM

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No problem

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You can name those functions in any way you want they way you are doing it as well

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The MyTag_fnc_Function name structure is an example assuming you are delcaring the in via cfgFunctions

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The way you are delcaring them as global variables

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You should do something like Roundlay_ParticleEffectGround = call compile preproccessfilelinenumbers "particle_effect_ground.sqf";

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in your init

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Then you can call those from whereever with either spawn Roundlay_ParticleEffectGround or call Roundlay_ParticleEffectGround

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:13 AM

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Woah, awesome tip! I will do that now

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:14 AM

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and you can obviously still pass params to them with [_paramToPass] spawn Roundlay_ParticleEffectGround;

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:15 AM

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Would parameters include an argument? Sorry, even my vocabulary isn't up to it yet. Could I pass something like ((getPosATL (vehicle Player) select 2) <= 2); into it?

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:15 AM

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Ok so looking at this just putting those conditions into a while loop isn't gonna work

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No it would be variables only I think

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:16 AM

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Ahh, I getcha

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I also tried just using one file for the PEs, and using if (condition) then [ { code }, { code } ]

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so if (right_height) then [{pe1}, {pe2}]

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But also didn't have any luck

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But it might be because it's tied to a GetInMan ?

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I figured the if(isNull _object) exitWith {[] spawn MyTag_fnc_ParticleEffect;}; at the end of the file must loop back to the top but I must be wrong

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:20 AM

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so you should be able to handle that in the eventhandler itself I think

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:21 AM

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Ahh, I see

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:22 AM

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Give me a sec, I'll put something together

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:23 AM

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😮 Thank you so much!

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:27 AM

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_object attachTo [(vehicle player), [0, -1.2, 0]];
while { vehicle player != player } do {
  if ((getPosATL (vehicle player) select 2) <= 2) then {
    //ground particle effect here
  } else {
    //sky particle effect here
  };
  sleep 1;
};```

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That's obviously untested but it should accomplish everything you were trying to do I believe

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That replaces the code you have in the eventhandler itself

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:28 AM

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😮 Thank you!! I will try it out now

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:28 AM

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O wait

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forgot a few things

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_object attachTo [(vehicle player), [0, -1.2, 0]];
while { vehicle player != player } do {
  if ((getPosATL (vehicle player) select 2) <= 2) then {
    //ground particle effect here
  } else {
    //sky particle effect here
  };
  sleep 1;
};
deleteVehicle _object;```

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Ok just that actually I think

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So basically, this will trigger when you get in a vehicle

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it will create the bucket

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attach it to your vehicle at the offset you set

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while you are still in the vehicle it will run this loop

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and keep checking the conditions you set

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every second

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and depending on the height above ground it will either play the ground or sky particle effect

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and once you leave a vehicle it will kill the loop

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and cleanup the bucket

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:31 AM

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Awesome, I really appreciate the explanation too! I will try it out now!

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:31 AM

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And should be triggerable again by the eventhandler firing again

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:31 AM

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I can call it from the original event handler you mean?

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In init I mean

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:32 AM

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You won't have to manually

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Also in the init

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player addEventHandler ["GetInMan", { spawn Roundlay_ParticleEffect; } ];```

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 11:34 AM

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MyTag_

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!!

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:35 AM

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That way if you have show script errors checked in the launcher (you should) it will tell you where errors are and what line number they are at

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I know @jade abyss lol

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At least we know he looked up the functions page on the biki

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:36 AM

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I think @jade abyss helped me with that originally 😃

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Testing it out now

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 11:36 AM

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Me? I did nuttin

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nonononononononononono

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:37 AM

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An interesting thing

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This init MyTag_fnc_ParticleEffect = call compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "particle_effect.sqf"; player addEventHandler ["GetInMan", { [] spawn MyTag_fnc_ParticleEffect; } ];

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doesn't seem to do anything, and MyTag_fnc_ParticleEffect = {_handle = execVM "particle_effect.sqf";}; player addEventHandler ["GetInMan", { [] spawn MyTag_fnc_ParticleEffect; }]; seems to call both at once 😄

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I don't want to be a nuisance though, you've already helped me so much

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Thanks so much @blazing zodiac !

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 11:38 AM

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Alternative:

MyTag_fnc_ParticleEffect = 
{
Copy everything from the .sqf File in here
};

player addEventHandler ["GetInMan", { [] spawn MyTag_fnc_ParticleEffect; }];

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:39 AM

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Woah

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:40 AM

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Yes, you can definitely do it like that as well

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And what do you mean both at once?

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both particle effects?

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:40 AM

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Once at 2m or above both PEs are active 😃

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does sqf support elseIf?

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Maybe I could put another height equation in there

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:41 AM

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I've never worked with particle effects but can you set the length on them

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if so the length would need to be 1 second

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or they would need to be stopped every second

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:42 AM

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I can set the lifetime yes, but hoping to keep their life times quite long, for smoke trails

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:42 AM

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Yes but they condition checks will keep them going

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and it checks the condition every 1 second

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then executes the code effect

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:42 AM

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alright, I will try it now 😃

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:43 AM

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so make them last 1 second and they will be continous but they should "toggle" between the 2 depending which condition is met every second

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:43 AM

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now there are 2 PEs, but they are huge lol

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 11:44 AM

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if( ((getPosATL player) select 2) < 2)then{}else{};

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:45 AM

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_object attachTo [(vehicle player), [0, -1.2, 0]];
while { vehicle player != player } do {
  if ((getPosATL player) select 2) < 2) then {
    //ground particle effect here
  } else {
    //sky particle effect here
  };
  sleep 1;
};
deleteVehicle _object;```

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That's it redone using his check

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are you calling the scripts you wrote still or doing the particle effects directly in there?

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I would probably just create the particle effect directly in there

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:46 AM

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Calling from directly in there now yep

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Thank you once again!

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Trying it this way

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:47 AM

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woops

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_object attachTo [(vehicle player), [0, -1.2, 0]];
while { vehicle player != player } do {
  if ((getPosATL (vehicle player) select 2) <= 2) then {
    //ground particle effect here
    systemChat "Below 2";
  } else {
    //sky particle effect here
    systemChat "Above 2";
  };
  sleep 1;
};
deleteVehicle _object;```

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There fixed it

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You can use that to make sure it's toggling and nail down where the bug is

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It'll come up in the bottom left

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:49 AM

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Awesome! Trying again 😃

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With this one, it no longer calls the PEs when I get in a vehicle

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:51 AM

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_object attachTo [(vehicle player), [0, -1.2, 0]];
while { vehicle player != player } do {
  if ((getPosATL player) select 2) <= 2) then {
    //ground particle effect here
    systemChat "Below 2";
  } else {
    //sky particle effect here
    systemChat "Above 2";
  };
  sleep 1;
};
deleteVehicle _object;```

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Use that one exactly how it is

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It won't spawn the PEs

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Just check the bottom left for the text that says Below 2 or Above 2

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Depending on your height

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:52 AM

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Ahh, sorry! I understand now

#

Trying now

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:52 AM

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And they should trigger every 1 second

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:54 AM

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Hm, no text appears 😦

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Oh, wait

#

Nevermind, trying again

#

Switches between above and below perfectly 😃

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:56 AM

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Ok that's good

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What that means is the eventhandler condition and loop is working properly

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So the problem is somewhere in the particle effects

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I've never done anything with particle effects personally so I don't have any experience in that

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Can you show me the particle effect scripts expanded out

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?

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:58 AM

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Sure!

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_ps1 setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]];
_ps1 setParticleRandom [5, [0.1, 0.1, 0], [0.1, 0.1, 0.0], 0.3, 0.5, [0, 0, 0, 0.5], 0, 0];
_ps1 setParticleParams [["\A3\data_f\ParticleEffects\Universal\Universal", 16, 12, 8,0], "",
/*Type*/ "Billboard",
/*TimmerPer*/ 3,
/*Lifetime*/ 60,
/*Position*/ [0, 0, 0],
/*MoveVelocity*/ [0, 0, 0],
/*Simulation*/ 0, 11.48, 9, 0.03, //rotationVel,weight,volume,rubbing
/*Scale*/ [1, 6, 12],
/*Color*/ _colour,
/*AnimSpeed*/ [0.125],
/*randDirPeriod*/ 1,
/*randDirIntesity*/ 0,
/*onTimerScript*/ "",
/*DestroyScript*/ "",
/*Follow*/ _object];
_ps1 setDropInterval 0.012;```

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And the colour is set with _colour = selectRandom [ [[0.90, 0.90, 0.90, 0.50], [1.00, 1.00, 1.00, 0.20], [1.00, 1.00, 1.00, 0.001]] ];

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 11:58 AM

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Ok do you want the color changing?

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:59 AM

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Between air and ground, I was hoping to only change rubbing and lifetime

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 11:59 AM

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_colour = [ random[0,0.5,1], random[0,0.5,1], random[0,0.5,1] ]; cough

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:00 PM

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lol, oh god, i didn't know

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Thank you!

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:01 PM

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So without looking up these commands it looks fine except lifetime should be 1

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And what's rubbing?

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:02 PM

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Rubbing seems to be how responsive the particel effect is to environmental factors like wind

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when I set it high, wind blows it around a lot, when it's low, it stays almost in place

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low good for smoke trails, but makes sense to blow around a lot on ground, if ya get me

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:04 PM

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Yea I gotcha

#

What happens right now if you put your two different particle effects in the eventhandler _object = "Land_Bucket_F" createVehicle [0,0,0]; _object attachTo [(vehicle player), [0, -1.2, 0]]; while { vehicle player != player } do { if ((getPosATL player) select 2) < 2) then { //ground particle effect here systemChat "Below 2"; } else { //sky particle effect here systemChat "Above 2"; }; sleep 1; }; deleteVehicle _object;

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One where it says //ground particle effect here, and the other where it says //sky particle effect here?

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:06 PM

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I will try now 😃

#

Just to clarify, this should all be within MyTag_fnc_ParticleEffect = { } right?

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That's how I've been testing it

#

Then calling with GetInMan

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:07 PM

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Oh yea set the duration to 1 for the particle effect

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Yea you can do it that way

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:07 PM

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Alrighty

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:07 PM

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Do you have showScriptErrors enabled?

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in your launcher

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:07 PM

#

yep!

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:07 PM

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Ok good

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:11 PM

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So when I set the lifetime to 1, the effects grow huge, move very quickly, and both effects appear at the same time

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ill try changing timmerper from 3 to 1 instead

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hm, and when I change timerper to 1, the effect only lasts 1s and doesn't swap between effects, lemme try both at 1 😃

#

only reason i had lifetime at 60 is because i assumed it was seconds

#

seems to work out that way

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:13 PM

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Yea I would assume it's seconds as well

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:13 PM

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yeah when both are 1 it's the huge effects, short period thing

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:13 PM

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I guess if you want the trails to stay though it would be a longer lifetime,

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:14 PM

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Mm

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In the context of a dogfight scenario

#

Just thought it would make things interesting, and wanted to see if I could swap between particle effects, but it's so far over my head at the moment

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:15 PM

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Right, the condition check is working so it should be possible

#

Just need to figured out what you need to do with the rest

#

Well the particle effects themselves

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:16 PM

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It actually works! It just doesn't remove the relevant PE at height

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maybe at the beginning of else

#

remove object?

#

oh, but then nothing to attach to

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:16 PM

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Oh so they are working just both are firing at once?

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:16 PM

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yes, it actually works correctly, but both remain active

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:16 PM

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The one when you are on the ground is staying active

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:17 PM

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maybe if i link both to two seperate objects?

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 12:17 PM

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Q: Why create 2?

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:17 PM

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Yea can't you modify the properties

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 12:17 PM

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I assume, you use "while{true}", right?

#

?! oO

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:17 PM

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Create one particle effect and change the color when the condition changes

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 12:18 PM

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_name = blabla
while
{
if (Condition) then { _name setcolor blabla } else {_name setcolor blabla2 };
};
Why not, like that?!

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:19 PM

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Yea which particle effect did you give me?

#

ground or sky?

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:20 PM

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I gave you sky

#

I tried attaching each PE to a different object and deleting the first upon else but also didn't work

#

@jade abyss Was hoping to just change rubbing and lifetime 😃

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:23 PM

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It's too long to post in here

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 12:23 PM

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Color was just an example

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:23 PM

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Ahh I getcha, sorry

#

I will experiement with it

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:24 PM

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http://pastebin.com/1LKGmg7x

#

Try something like that

#

Where you create the particle effect when the event handler triggers

#

and then you only modify the params when the conditions change

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 12:25 PM

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Should work.

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:25 PM

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deleteVehicle _ps1;

#

add that to the end

#

after deleteVehicle _object;

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:25 PM

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giving it a shot now!

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:25 PM

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I added that attachTo to attach it to your bucket object

#

since it will only be created once?

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:26 PM

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Yep!

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:27 PM

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Also if that bucket was only a helper object you don't even need it

#

You can just use the same code with the particlesource

#

I would've caught that before but I'm a little burnt lol, it's 8:30 am here.

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 12:28 PM

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I smell mimimi here 😛

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:29 PM

#

@blazing zodiac I really do appreciate your help 😃

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:29 PM

#

http://pastebin.com/TQuMmirf

#

Like that cleaned up a bit

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:29 PM

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Should deleteVehicle _object; deleteVehicle _ps1; always go within MyTag_fnc_ParticleEffect = {}? I get an error message in game if not

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:30 PM

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Yes what I just sent should all be within MyTag_fnc_ParticleEffect = { };

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:31 PM

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@blazing zodiac mate...

#

It works perfectly now

#

Thank you so, so much!

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:32 PM

#

No problem man, we all started out somewhere.

#

Just pay it forward, that's what makes this discord channel so incredibly valuable

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:32 PM

#

😃 I know I'm really annoying taking up the channel, I will look through everything and make sure I understand it

#

Really appreciate your help!

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:33 PM

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Familiarize your self with the cfgFunctions class in description.ext to properly setup functions as well.

#

Looks like you got halfway there with the naming convention you are using.

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:33 PM

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😃

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:33 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Functions_Library_(Arma_3)

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:33 PM

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Alright, I will certainly do that!

#

Woah, very useful, will read through this

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 12:34 PM

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For Testing stuff -> Continue using fncName = {};
So you can easily edit that stuff on the fly, in the editor Console.

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:35 PM

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Yes, the debug console is your best friend!

#

{
    class Roundlay
    {
        class debug
        {
            class resetLoadouts { file = "fnc\debug\resetLoadouts.sqf"; };
            class getSpawnPos { file = "fnc\debug\getSpawnPos.sqf"; };
        };
    };
};```

#

Quick sample for you

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:35 PM

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😮

#

Didn't even know there was a debug console in the game!

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 12:36 PM

#

Editor?

#

Pressing Esc?

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:36 PM

#

Oh wait, yes I did

#

😃

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 12:36 PM

#

badumm tss

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:36 PM

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mashes tilde

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:36 PM

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the function resetLoadouts would call the file at "fnc\debug\resetLoadouts.sqf" with call Roundlay_fnc_resetLoadouts;

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:37 PM

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ahh, so that is like class inheritance?

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:37 PM

#

well it's a little misleading in that example actually

#

but the class Roundlay dictates your function tag

#

So the Roundlay part of Roundlay_fnc_function name

#

the class debug can be named anything

#

and the class resetLoadouts dictates the resetLoadouts part of Roundlay_fnc_resetLoadouts

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 12:38 PM

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It could aslo be
class CfgFunction
{
class MySuperDuperExtremlyNiceFunction
{
class Yeah {};
FNC name:
MySuperDuperExtremlyNiceFunction_fnc_Yeah

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:39 PM

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Ahh I think I understand

#

I will have to do some reading!

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 12:39 PM

#

wait a sec

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:40 PM

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Like Dscha said before though, use inline functions the way you did in the init in the debug to test stuff on the fly

#

But it's good to move them into that structure when they are more finalized as they are loaded first when in cfgFunctions

#

Only important for things that need to come before the init runs

#

Like object inits and what not

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:41 PM

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I see!

#

That sounds like a huge time saver

#

I was editing in an editor and restarting mission every time

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 12:41 PM

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Might be a better example:

class CfgFunctions
{
    class YourName
    {

        class Core
        {
            file = "Functions"; //Folder where the fn_NameOfFunction.sqf is in (Addon)
            file = "\Functions"; //Folder where the fn_NameOfFunction.sqf is in (for MissionFile)
            class NameOfFunction     {};

        };
    };
};

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:42 PM

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Wait are you a 2017 mod dev @jade abyss?

#

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

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 12:42 PM

#

whistle

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:42 PM

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Also important for you Roundlay in the future

#

Shiit, I didn't know that @jade abyss. 2017 looks great man, can't wait to get my hands on it!

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 12:43 PM

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Check my example again @ivory nova

#

I am just a coding&Config bitch, the Visual stuff is Uro and Schultz's work 😉

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:44 PM

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@jade abyss For sure, trying to take all of it in 😃

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:44 PM

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Well I mean the mod as a whole but yes the visual stuff is also very impressive

#

Without that config work none of that visual stuff would be there either!

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 12:45 PM

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Most of the stuff isn't even announced/made public.

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:45 PM

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Well now I'm even more excited, damn you!!

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 12:45 PM

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I know, i am an a****le 😄

blazing zodiac Apr 14, 2016, 12:46 PM

#

Goodluck with everything @ivory nova, never be afraid to ask the simple stuff on here either. Many of us are very active here and I know I personally love teaching and love learning and there is still plenty of learning to do when it comes to sqf for me.

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 12:47 PM

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@blazing zodiac Thank you so much! I really do appreciate it! Very exciting to learn for me 😃 I just have to learn to try for longer without taking up too much space here 😃

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 1:58 PM

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@blazing zodiac @jade abyss Needs some tweaking obviously, but works as advertised 😃 https://youtu.be/tZ6k3DSQb0E

jade abyss Apr 14, 2016, 2:02 PM

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Lifetime should be reduced + the amount, how often it gets kicked out. Could become a Perf Prob

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 2:04 PM

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Totally!

#

Wanted it to be very obvious for test 😃

#

But I will do that now

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:54 PM

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I have a function defined and an event handler that calls it in init. Would using remoteExec be appropriate if I want the function to be called on all machines in a multiplayer environment?

earnest valve Apr 14, 2016, 11:55 PM

#

Did you try the function BIS_fnc_MP?

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:55 PM

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Nope! Just want to get an idea of what I should try! Have to find someone to test with

#

Will read up on BIS_fnc_MP now, thank you!

earnest valve Apr 14, 2016, 11:58 PM

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Ah, ok. Yeah I haven't used remoteExec, but AFAIK, it can be initialized off individual players. (I believe it was also used to create the Altis Life messaging system, too)

ivory nova Apr 14, 2016, 11:59 PM

#

I see! Interesting

#

Is it also required to set all variables to public, even inside a function?

earnest valve Apr 15, 2016, 12:00 AM

#

Nope

ivory nova Apr 15, 2016, 12:00 AM

#

Something like publicVariable "da_fnc";?

#

Oh, great, thank you

earnest valve Apr 15, 2016, 12:02 AM

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If you want to broadcast a variable throughout the whole server and players (e.g. a tree has fallen down after cutting it, and you don't want other players cutting it down again), then you would use publicVariable. But anything initialized on the side of the player it can be global or local.

#

For me, I think of the players in a MP server as individual Single Player cubes. Each cube (or player) has its own global and local variables. If I want to broadcast a variable to all these cubes, I would use publicVariable. So after the variable is broadcasted, all cubes will now have that variable.

ivory nova Apr 15, 2016, 12:09 AM

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Good to know, and great example! Thank you!

#

I see!

earnest valve Apr 15, 2016, 12:09 AM

#

No problem. :)

ivory nova Apr 15, 2016, 12:10 AM

#

So even an event handler like a GetInMan automatically works for all players?

earnest valve Apr 15, 2016, 12:13 AM

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Not entirely sure, but I do know if the EH was initialized from the init.sqf (or the EH was initialized in a script, initialized by the init.sqf), then it will locally run on each player that joins.

ivory nova Apr 15, 2016, 12:14 AM

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Awesome, thank you 😃

vapid frigate Apr 15, 2016, 1:21 AM

#

most event handlers are local only

#

GetInMan is applied to a unit and sounds like it could be assigned from anywhere, but only 'Persistent on respawn if assigned where unit was local.'

#

GetIn is assigned to a vehicle. The code for both will only run where the event handler was added

blazing zodiac Apr 15, 2016, 4:37 AM

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Anybody have a good way to check if a randomly generated position is inside of another object (like rocks or whatever)?

earnest valve Apr 15, 2016, 4:49 AM

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nearestTerrainObjects and/or nearestObjects

blazing zodiac Apr 15, 2016, 5:05 AM

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I had tried nearestTerrainObjects and nearestObjects but wasn't getting consistent results without blocking more areas then I would've liked. I ended up using terrainIntersect and checking the line from the position to the same position straight above it a few hundred meters in combination with findEmptyPosition to keep me out from under buildings

#

Seems to be working now

#

Running some tests to make sure

native hemlock Apr 15, 2016, 5:17 AM

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Are they always outside? You could try https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/checkVisibility from directly above the player

#

Alternatively one of the intersect/lineIntersects commands as well

blazing zodiac Apr 15, 2016, 5:18 AM

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Yes they are but I wanted them to be able to spawn in the woods and whatnot as well. The whole mission is a template that is designed to be easily moved anywhere on anymap to someone inexperienced with the editor.

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I just ran 1000 tests with the terrainIntersect method and it seems to work fine thankfully. Was starting to get frustrated after a few hours of messing with it.

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I do like the idea of checkVisibility for an AI system though.

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Especially that smoke grenades effect it

ivory nova Apr 15, 2016, 2:07 PM

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@vapid frigate Thank you for the extra info

hasty pond Apr 15, 2016, 5:06 PM

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Have you guys seen this thing https://github.com/TheeMrshix/SQF-Encrypt ? I'm all in for open code but the idea behind it seems pretty cool 😛

austere granite Apr 15, 2016, 5:14 PM

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what is it

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Like tdoes it just change vars and stuff to random names to 'encrypt' or does it actually do anythiung?

hasty pond Apr 15, 2016, 5:20 PM

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It changes I think each character into numbers and then adds your secret variable to each number and you can't make out the code without knowing the secret variable you need to subtract

indigo snow Apr 15, 2016, 5:22 PM

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but its reversible, arma needs to be able to read it

hasty pond Apr 15, 2016, 5:25 PM

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http://pastebin.com/aqRcL5aq This is the kind of result it produces

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Only thing I see is that if you can somehow keep that one variable safe, it's pretty much not readable

zealous solstice Apr 15, 2016, 5:28 PM

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that is to easy to get around i think i can decrypt this in 10 min

indigo snow Apr 15, 2016, 5:28 PM

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you cant keep that variable safe

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every client would need it

hasty pond Apr 15, 2016, 5:29 PM

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exactly

zealous solstice Apr 15, 2016, 5:29 PM

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you can decrypt this without the variable

hasty pond Apr 15, 2016, 5:31 PM

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Yeah that could also be an issue

indigo snow Apr 15, 2016, 5:31 PM

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"could"

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xD

hasty pond Apr 15, 2016, 5:31 PM

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😉

turbid jolt Apr 15, 2016, 5:37 PM

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Well 66857 is the lowest number in that code sequence, there's a fair chance the secret variable is 66856, if the method of decription is simply _num = _x - aSecretVariable;

indigo snow Apr 15, 2016, 5:53 PM

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toArray minimum value is 32 (toArray " ")

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for the code sample, the secret number is 66831

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_code = [...]; 
_offset = ((A call CBA_fnc_findMin) select 0)+9;
_code apply {_x - _offset};

zealous solstice Apr 15, 2016, 5:58 PM

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😃

indigo snow Apr 15, 2016, 5:59 PM

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http://pastebin.com/cEyXX24K

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just imagine some formatting

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the biggest tell tale were the spaces actually

zealous solstice Apr 15, 2016, 6:01 PM

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haha Nice the findMin function i wrote a while ago for ace

indigo snow Apr 15, 2016, 6:01 PM

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[{_x == 32} count _code,count _code] = [919,2618]

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😄

austere granite Apr 15, 2016, 6:02 PM

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Complete encryption

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Unbreakable

indigo snow Apr 15, 2016, 6:02 PM

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formatting makes up 35.1% of the entire code

austere granite Apr 15, 2016, 6:02 PM

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FBI needs to contact BIS to decrypt your code

indigo snow Apr 15, 2016, 6:03 PM

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now i wonder if there is effective code to find the longest sequence of identical values in a given array?

zealous solstice Apr 15, 2016, 6:05 PM

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http://pastebin.com/PFcTKsE5

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so my encrytped code look like

hasty pond Apr 15, 2016, 6:15 PM

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This is how I will test everything from now on. I'll just do it and then pastebin it and give it to you guys to break xD Amazing what you guys can do actually 😄

indigo snow Apr 15, 2016, 6:17 PM

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bottom line is that encryption and arma do not go together for very practical reasons

zealous solstice Apr 15, 2016, 6:17 PM

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😃

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yeah i write for my a extension to decrypt it

hasty pond Apr 15, 2016, 6:17 PM

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cptnnick I truly believe that is actually an awesome thing

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I feel like a community like arma's amazing community should be open

austere granite Apr 15, 2016, 6:39 PM

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Till the moment some arma life kiddies grab your hard work to make money of it

hasty pond Apr 15, 2016, 6:41 PM

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Welp

royal coral Apr 15, 2016, 7:24 PM

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Saving map edits in 3Den as .sqf? Possible?

austere granite Apr 15, 2016, 7:38 PM

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No.

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You generally shouldn't be using that anyway

royal coral Apr 15, 2016, 7:57 PM

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Its

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just i want to add soem map edits server side

winged thistle Apr 16, 2016, 12:28 AM

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Hi guys. 😄 I have a question about stacked event handlers. How would I need to format one to remove the player's corpse vehicle onPlayerDisconnected?

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I guess I'm just not sure about the syntax.

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["corpseCleanup", "onPlayerDisconnected", {deleteVehicle (vehicle _this)}, player] call BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler;

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Would this work?

ivory nova Apr 16, 2016, 2:39 AM

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I'm having trouble getting a particle effect to appear for all players on a multiplayer server (only appears in single player); would it be theoretically possible to look at the way smoke grenades function, or other particle effects, so I can try and figure out why this is?

winged thistle Apr 16, 2016, 5:01 AM

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Thanks @tough abyss

winged thistle Apr 16, 2016, 5:34 AM

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Has anyone made a GUI menu with a character model that displays the loadout on that model while the player switches through loadouts?

winged thistle Apr 16, 2016, 5:58 AM

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http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=19376 && http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=19134

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It's something to go off of, I guess.

native hemlock Apr 16, 2016, 6:01 AM

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There is always the virtual arsenal

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Tonic also made a similar system for Altis Life

winged thistle Apr 16, 2016, 6:24 AM

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I'm trying to find one that has a paper doll in a dialog control. Not having any luck. Most people just use the 3D character.

winged thistle Apr 16, 2016, 7:01 AM

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I found KK's guide where he put a can 3D model in the GUI. Wondering if there's something like that for player menus.

marsh lodge Apr 16, 2016, 2:11 PM

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Where is the mission briefing on the initialization order? https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Initialization_Order

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for MP missions

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I assume that it happens after everything

austere granite Apr 16, 2016, 2:22 PM

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Depends.... :p

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It's different for sever (Local hosted) and client, plus JIP

ivory nova Apr 16, 2016, 2:41 PM

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Is it theoretically possible to stop a particle effect, like smoke, from clipping through the terrain?

marsh lodge Apr 16, 2016, 2:47 PM

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What is it you want to do?

ivory nova Apr 16, 2016, 2:48 PM

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Stop a particle effect from clipping through the terrain 😃

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"Our current particle system is not able to compute collisions between particles and objects. Particle collisions would have huge impact on performance, that's the reason. There are only collisions between particles and the ground available at this moment." Nevermind 😃

marsh lodge Apr 16, 2016, 2:51 PM

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but why would you want to do that?

ivory nova Apr 16, 2016, 2:51 PM

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I have a heli spitting out a custom particle effect

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The blades force the particle effect through the terrain occasionally

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Resulting in the effect rising up out of it at a later point

marsh lodge Apr 16, 2016, 2:52 PM

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ok

ivory nova Apr 16, 2016, 2:53 PM

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Looks like I should try bounceOnSurface and bounceOnSurfaceVar

hallow spear Apr 16, 2016, 3:39 PM

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is there anyway to check to total carrying capacity of a unit?

hallow spear Apr 16, 2016, 4:20 PM

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im looking through configs and dont see that value. I also would want to be getting the loadout of a unit using alternating gear, on the fly. thanks for the thought

royal coral Apr 16, 2016, 6:52 PM

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Any way i can make somthign that says If a file example: [@life_server\Protect.sqf] isnt found then exec [core\filename.sqf] in mission file

indigo snow Apr 16, 2016, 7:04 PM

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http://killzonekid.com/arma-scripting-tutorials-kk_fnc_fileexists/

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This is the best you can do

tough abyss Apr 16, 2016, 7:41 PM

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Is there any boostrap UI dialog template for ArmA 3 to get you started quickly?

native hemlock Apr 16, 2016, 8:23 PM

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This could get you started http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=287378519

austere granite Apr 16, 2016, 8:32 PM

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Not really

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I'd recommend dePBOing 3DEN pbo in arma addons and taking a look th ere

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It has a reliable grid mostly, which is the mian problem you're going to have

austere hawk Apr 16, 2016, 9:25 PM

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is it possible to override the animationsource of a turret's elevation/traverse when a player is in the turret? I'd like to have a reload animation, where the gunbarrel has to be lowered - slowly, it's a large arty piece - and with all the additional animations that come with it (turning the elevation wheels etc).

austere granite Apr 16, 2016, 9:30 PM

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Nope

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Actually maybe it is these days. I remember they did some stuff there, but in the past I've tried turret movement with scripts and no luck

austere hawk Apr 16, 2016, 9:33 PM

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bollocks! sigh well i could do a workaround with model.cfg, but that would require basically double the animation classes for the gun

austere granite Apr 16, 2016, 9:33 PM

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well if you have model access I'm guessing you could

austere hawk Apr 16, 2016, 9:34 PM

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its my model, so yes

austere granite Apr 16, 2016, 9:34 PM

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I remember in Iron Front some of the statics had a moving gun barrel on reload or so

austere hawk Apr 16, 2016, 9:37 PM

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the problem in this case is that the reload is very long, the barrel has to be moved level from any position. If it was just a modern mbt-type barrel movement it wouldn't be that big of a deal. But i have modelled stuff like analog dials for gun elevation, as well as turning wheels/ gearing for the gun mechanism.

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using animateSource works for the ugv with turret (as written in examples), but the same does not work for a regular vehicle (like vanilla howitzer) apparently

tough abyss Apr 17, 2016, 4:58 PM

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Man, creating dialogs for ArmA 3 is a pain

austere granite Apr 17, 2016, 6:14 PM

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😄

nocturne bluff Apr 17, 2016, 7:06 PM

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:D

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Try doing a specator

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its fun

thin pine Apr 18, 2016, 8:06 AM

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Or a custom zeus-like editing interface ^^

proper shuttle Apr 18, 2016, 8:18 AM

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anyoen know wher ei can find a decent script for roaming ai to add to a wasteland server? its a personal private server that has a limited number of users on at any time (up to 6 at most)

keen stream Apr 18, 2016, 8:59 AM

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Just plug-in ALiVE? 😃

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Or use something like UPS or UPSMON

thin pine Apr 18, 2016, 9:05 AM

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Enemy occupation system perhaps

keen stream Apr 18, 2016, 9:11 AM

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Or Zombies and Demons has some modules that allows you to achieve the same.

thin pine Apr 18, 2016, 10:00 AM

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Err...wasteland does not necessarily have z&d and our roaming module isn't for regular ai nor does it cover the entire map @keen stream 😊

keen stream Apr 18, 2016, 10:01 AM

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@thin pine You can use my Undead Sandbox I wrote. It is meant for the entire map. 😃

thin pine Apr 18, 2016, 10:03 AM

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Fair enough :P

austere granite Apr 18, 2016, 3:04 PM

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Is there a way to get non-localized string config entries? Basically i want to export the localized names in gear script I have for the vanilla soldiers

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I can get them from configs, but I'd prefer having it get the stringtable name so others can just use the export function instead of looking them in up configs

austere granite Apr 18, 2016, 6:31 PM

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Anyone knows how you can group units by script in current Stable arma 3 released in Eden?

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add3DENConnection doesn't work with "Group" type

nocturne bluff Apr 18, 2016, 6:51 PM

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Should be Group

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Do you mean entity type group?

austere granite Apr 18, 2016, 6:51 PM

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Got a script that creates all the playable units requried for a mission, but prefer to have them in one group: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/151716388258447360/171693774504722433/20160418204856_1.jpg

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Basically after createEntity of a soldier class I want to be able to group them all...

nocturne bluff Apr 18, 2016, 6:53 PM

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_parent = playableunits select 0;
{
    add3DENConnection ["Group",_parent,_x];
} foreach playableunits;

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?

austere granite Apr 18, 2016, 6:53 PM

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add3DENConnection ["Group", [(get3denselected "object" select 0)], (get3denselected "object" select 1)];

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Same thing basically, doesn't work

indigo snow Apr 18, 2016, 6:54 PM

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add3DENConnection ["Group",[group B],A]

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Joins A to B

austere granite Apr 18, 2016, 6:55 PM

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Sweet. Thanks

indigo snow Apr 18, 2016, 6:56 PM

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I'm actually not sure how it handles rank

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Ah it groups B to A if (rank A) > (rank B)

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but not reliably

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hm

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\_o_/

nocturne bluff Apr 18, 2016, 6:58 PM

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Huuuuuuh

indigo snow Apr 18, 2016, 6:58 PM

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It grouped B to A for me at first when I set the rank of A to colonel or so

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not anymore

nocturne bluff Apr 18, 2016, 6:59 PM

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_parent = playableunits select 0; 
 {     
  add3DENConnection ["Group",[group _parent],_x];  
} foreach playableunits;

indigo snow Apr 18, 2016, 7:00 PM

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BTW that idea is pretty smart

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but why not use the compositions?

austere granite Apr 18, 2016, 7:00 PM

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http://i.imgur.com/SHZ0ikZ.jpg all good

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Basically want to have a single button a mission maker can click to prepare mission for the gamemode

indigo snow Apr 18, 2016, 7:03 PM

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good luck with frontline! 😉

austere granite Apr 18, 2016, 7:07 PM

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Thanks :3

knotty drift Apr 18, 2016, 9:10 PM

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Whats Frontline cptnnick?

indigo snow Apr 18, 2016, 9:12 PM

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good question!

austere granite Apr 18, 2016, 9:20 PM

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It's a place whre you can get capes and wear m too

austere granite Apr 18, 2016, 10:27 PM

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Anyone know waddap with this in server RPT (Local host)

 0:25:14 Server: Object 2:292 not found (message Type_91)
 0:25:14 Server: Object 2:297 not found (message Type_91)
 0:25:14 Server: Object 2:296 not found (message Type_91)
 0:25:14 Server: Object 2:290 not found (message Type_91)
 0:25:14 Server: Object 2:289 not found (message Type_91)
 0:25:17 Server: Object 2:297 not found (message Type_119)
 0:25:18 Server: Object 2:296 not found (message Type_119)
 0:25:18 Server: Object 2:263 not found (message Type_91)

spring kindle Apr 18, 2016, 11:06 PM

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okay so I've made some stringtables for multiple confgis and i know it can be read but I don't think it is. so the question is and the string be read if its placed like this

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D41_BasicMass = "$STR_Mass_TCG_CVPI";

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or does it need to be just the string and the string table have all that

jade abyss Apr 19, 2016, 12:13 AM

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oO D41_BasicMass = Vanilla Mass of the Vehicle.
Why a Stringtable?!?!?!

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Still interesting to see, where stuff lands.

winged thistle Apr 19, 2016, 2:29 AM

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How can I display two dialogs at once using inheritance?

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I've been trying to do this all day with no luck.

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The goal is to have a main menu display and change the dialog below the menu when main menu buttons are clicked.

winged thistle Apr 19, 2016, 3:33 AM

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Also, side topic, does anyone know the IDD for the information that displays in the top-right of the HUD?

earnest valve Apr 19, 2016, 3:37 AM

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Ummm.... use the createDialog command twice?!?

winged thistle Apr 19, 2016, 3:40 AM

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Inheritance was the key there.

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I need them to be created simultaneously.

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Right now, I have it working by having the same buttons appear in each menu. I'd like to make my menu more modular.

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I was told I could have a dialog that could pull controls from another class with inheritance, allowing me to only call one menu and have the two separate parts appear. In this case, I'd like to have the navigation menu in one .hpp and all my separate menu pages in individual .hpp files.

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I have about 6-10 menu pages, so not having to repeat the nav menu code in each file would be grand.

blazing zodiac Apr 19, 2016, 4:34 AM

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#include maybe? @winged thistle

winged thistle Apr 19, 2016, 5:34 AM

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I've been using includes.

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I have all my files in individual .hpp files

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My goal is to not have to call two dialogs at once.

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Can inheritance not pass controls to a different display?

winged thistle Apr 19, 2016, 8:35 AM

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Guess I'll stick with the bulky way for now.

nocturne bluff Apr 19, 2016, 9:12 AM

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put your subdialogs in rscontrolgroups

winged thistle Apr 19, 2016, 9:40 AM

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Thank you.

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I was just looking into that a bit ago

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I've not been able to find an example.

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Or maybe I have and didn't realize that was what I was looking for...

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UI makes my brain melt.

vagrant kite Apr 19, 2016, 9:42 AM

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UI is kinda fucked up indeed

vapid frigate Apr 19, 2016, 9:42 AM

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class YourDialog { class controls { class container : RscControlsGroup { class controls { class controlInContainer{}; }; }; }; };

winged thistle Apr 19, 2016, 9:42 AM

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@vapid frigate You're my favorite 😛

vapid frigate Apr 19, 2016, 9:42 AM

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you can almost do controls exclusively in SQF now

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it's a lot better than it was

winged thistle Apr 19, 2016, 9:43 AM

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It seems that way. My only problem is catching up to the new things I can do.

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Luckily I have you guys 😄

vapid frigate Apr 19, 2016, 9:44 AM

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keep in mind positions in the control group are relative to the top left of the group too

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not relative to the screen any more

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0,0 is the top left

winged thistle Apr 19, 2016, 9:44 AM

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Very nice. I figured that out the hard way when I was making buttons earlier 😛