It's more natural to me though. I'm used to things going from top left in other languages.
#arma3_scripting
winged thistle
vapid frigate
yeah, the way it works in arma is kinda useful for a game ui though.
to easily fit different aspect ratios/ui sizes/etc
winged thistle
I like the scalability
Math gets kinda wonky sometimes, but I seem to be doing ok.
I made an asymptotal function in Arma the other day to calculate respawn times based on the number of players.
That was fun.
I was proud of me. Until Arma, I haven't used that kind of function since high school, which was over a decade ago.
Can you only set up to 2 pictures in a listbox item?
vapid frigate
i think there's like a multi list box or something
vapid frigate
RscListNBox i think
uses the lnb* commands
instead of lb*
i haven't used it.. i ended up making my own listboxes
because it was too slow changing the items that would show up (i think it reloads all the textures when you lbSetPicture) with huge amounts of items (gear selector)
sorry, that's combo boxes, not list boxes
austere granite
ListNBox has some weird quirks though. In the past they always showed a border for some reason, not sure if that's still the case.
If you need a complex 'list' with random rows and columns I recommend using ctrlCreate instead, although if you're doing it mission only you're limiterd to use BIS' class there
Mod-side you can just make a class in your config based on RscControlsGroup and then use controlsGroupControl to change the content of stuff inside it
nocturne bluff
You can do controls in mission?
warped thicket
yes
hasty pond
Any ideas why all my RscPictures are grey and a bit transparent no matter what textColor I set for them (The pictures are certain color paa files)
normal citrus
I'm looking for a way to briefly display an icon on screen, but only if the player's health has changed by 10 percent. I mostly need help with the scripting part.
austere granite
Head: You can do controls in missions
CtrlCreate doesn't work with that, so you gotta set up all your rows up already. I guess you can just hide whichever ones you aren't using
austere granite
Anyone know a fairly decent way retrieving structured text width? ctrlTextHeight exist, no width version though.
hasty pond
No clue but still no clue what is causing grey pictures
jade abyss
Not for the ctrl
hasty pond
For the paa files?
indigo snow
Is lineInstersectsSurface accuracy affected by the length of the line? It's being very spotty with me with detecting buildings and other objects
indigo snow
Yes, 5000m which is a magnitude above what i need
im talking more about not properly detecting surfaces / intersections
Im assuming its a raycast but who knows...
indigo snow
I'm working on a nice way to detect mouse over objects. To do so I cast a line between the cursorPosition in the world and the camera position in Eden. But sometimes this line clearly intersects a building, yet returns no intersections. (Interestingly, in Eden it always returns a null object even if i filter those out, near the mouse position)
jade abyss
Do you select the parent?
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/lineIntersectsSurfaces
"" parentObject - the object proxy object belongs to (not always the same as intersect object) ""
indigo snow
I draw the full return of the lineIntersectsSurfaces in a draw3d EH on the mouse position
it will return a <null object>,<null object> intersection always, and an intersection with terrain buildings fairly relliably, but not completely
some ugly code you can run from the debug console in 3den:
http://pastebin.com/nf4rQsgL
jade abyss
uno momento
indigo snow
Im not too fussed with someone checking my code, i just had the idea the intersection might become unreliable depending on distance and wanted to check
(read: dont feel obliged to check it out 😃 )
indigo snow
readability wasnt a real concern im afraid ^^
jade abyss
I notice 😄
indigo snow
You should see cyan 1m balls on each intersection
austere granite
What's a good idea of returning mouse cursor position at any point in time on a dialog?
indigo snow
Adanteh probably some mouse EHs for that dialag
@jade abyss not sure why its wierd for you but try this? I doubel checked
austere granite
Problem is with ctrlGroups that have scrollable elements you can't use "MouseMoving"
Well you can, but to get a screen position of that is not reliable
displayAddEventHandler with MouseMoving is basically useless
indigo snow
that is pure screen coordinates, not dialog coordinates tho
indigo snow
convenient to leave that part out 😄
austere granite
indigo snow
cool UI!
snow pecan
That is a nice UI, very clean.
austere granite
Long live the grid in Eden configs actually making sense :3
keen stream
Eden isn't helping me much... Mikero tools chokes on #include "\a3\3DEN\UI\macros.inc" 😒
indigo snow
what do you need the inc for?
austere granite
Copy them into your mod. It's what I do
keen stream
@indigo snow I need it for a pull down menu in EDEN.
indigo snow
Like the top menu bar or a totally new one?
keen stream
@austere granite Copy it where precisely. Currently I have it on top of my cfg3DEN.hpp.
indigo snow
Ace only adds attributes atm no?
keen stream
Yes, but I want to do the same (But with a pull down)
austere granite
Just place it whereever and #include it
I've had random people reporting missing .inc as well in the past for other stuff for absolutely no reason. Somethign going funky on with it and absolutely no idea why
indigo snow
Im not quite sure what you mean with a pulldown but the combobox you can already use for attributes
keen stream
@austere granite The problem with just including is when I run it through makepbo I get this:
indigo snow
place it in your own mod files is what hes saying
keen stream
austere granite
Copy the .inc file into a location in your mod and then include that. I also changed .inc to .hpp
austere granite
I don't know what's up with it. I had the same problem originally when I tried to open the mission PBOd in Multiplayer;
jade abyss
@indigo snow sry, got distracted. Lets check again.
keen stream
@austere granite Many thanks! 😃
jade abyss
@indigo snow MousePosition is crap for that^^
indigo snow
Its the best i have tho ^^
jade abyss
And example #2 is nothing for you?
AGLToASL positionCameraToWorld [0,0,0],
AGLToASL positionCameraToWorld [0,0,1000], ```get3denCamera returns the actual camera entity
not sure if using that over the position of the actual camera entity makes a difference
who knows tho
But im fairly confident the issue is not how accurate the camera position is
nor the mouse position
thin pine
@indigo snow I've been working on a self-made version of Zeus for my gamemode that uses screentoworld to select the objects from various camera angles. I'm experiencing similar issues. The only difference is, is that I'm using lineIntersectsWith atm.
@indigo snow It properly detects a building ~80% of the time. I'll be investigating that 20% chance more thoroughly this week though. I'll keep you posted if needed
indigo snow
Check out the surfaces one, selecting proper LOD seems to help
thin pine
Yeah I will, although you're still experiencing issues (potentionally) while using that, right?
thin pine
Alright, I'll be sure to do some fiddling around with the surfaces version then.
dull parrot
sOOO
private ["_unit"];
_unit = _this select 0;
IF(!local _unit) exitwith {};
What does this do?
blazing zodiac
Checks that the unit passed to it in the params of the function is local to the computer it's running on if not then it's exits the function.
dull parrot
Hmmm.
What... well, I am trying to make units spawn with loadouts, defined in scripts.
I am getting some issues, where sometimes it will only half work.
I am calling the same script, on every unit.
So, if the same script works 100% on one slot, and not on the other, or.
As I had happen today, works on one slot, then if someone DC's, and reloads into the slot, it does not work.
Also important to note, I am using a event handler, to call the same script on respawn as well.
This is an example, of the load outs I am usingh.
thin pine
@dull parrot so the script works but not on respawn?
dull parrot
Actually, it is now working around 95% of the time.
I just went through and spawned into EVERY server slot.
one by one, and had another player do them after me, one by one, so each server slot was spawned into by one player, then another, and then we tested respawn.
Everything worked fine.
THEN, we tested the same thing, but while alt-tabbing
Worked fine.
However during play, we encounter a error where folks will spawn in without uniforms, so it's as if its messing up half way through, or the script doesn't complete.
ALSO
Zeus, for osme reason will randomly break, and our mission maker will lose the ability to go into the zeus interface.
OR, if someone connects to the mission late, with the intent to join the zeus slot, they have had trouble.
This has happened damn near every time we run a mission.
vapid frigate
you had people check their log files for script errors when it doesn't work?
also, if it's only not working on respawn, maybe it's your respawn event handler?
it might, for example, be trying to be applied too early, before the unit exists
depending on load speeds or whatever
thin pine
Actually isn't there a known problem with using removeuniform and forceadduniform in rapid succession?
nocturne bluff
There is a issue with adding a new uniform that is the same as the old one
rather new contrainer that is the same as old container
lavish ocean
newly in today's DEV branch :
•Added: Support for muting the VON channels in the server.cfg
•Tweaked: The VON and chat channels are now separated
disableChannels[]={channelID, channelID, ...}; //old method
disableChannels[]={{channelID,chat<bool>,voice<bool>},{channelID,chat<bool>,voice<bool>},...}; //new method
the server.cfg setting will work for server with mission w/o any channels defined in disableChannels[]={}; within description.ext
mission which use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#disableChannels will override the server.cfg setting
and scripting command enableChannel will be changed (unfortunately this change is not backward compatible)
austere granite
and scripting command enableChannel will be changed (unfortunately this change is not backward compatible) how?
lavish ocean
@austere granite https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/143930-general-discussion-dev-branch/page-968?p=3011968#entry3011968
timber shore
did test_EmptyObjectForFireBig and test_EmptyObjectForSmoke get removed??
they no longer work
🆘
😭
alright its there, but its been changed
blazing zodiac
@lavish ocean Where are we supposed to be reporting bugs with the feedback tracker still down?
Also the flyInHeightASL command seems to be broken?
Anyone have it working?
I tried from the object init and from script with neither working
blazing zodiac
No, the plane acts like no flyInHeight command is set
it does the default 50m off the ground
plane flyInHeight 1000 still works as usual
but plane flyinheightASL [1000,1000,1000] doesn't work at all
Can anyone else confirm?
blazing zodiac
Also does anyone have a better way then a while loop to check a units current behaviour? Basically if he's in combat or not?
abstract sigil
Anyone else noticed allMapMarkers returns nothing in fn_preInit after the update to 1.58? It used to work for over a year now.
Did something change in the boot order of Arma, that I might have missed?
austere granite
Anyone has a clue why BIS_fnc_showNotification has a habit of hiding some RscTitles?
Nvm. Seems to be that because their function doesn't used String for cutRsc (That was added in 1.58) it just decides to use your own layers created 😄
"YE GUYS YOU SHOULD USE STRINGS BECAUSE BETTER COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER MODS.... it's just that vanilla stuff breaks it!" - BIS
lavish ocean
@blazing zodiac ther were some changes on the improvements of the flyinheight but i guess still some work needed
blazing zodiac
@lavish ocean Yea, that's unfortunate. I've been hoping for a flyInHeightASL for years now to use with UAV loiters. Anywhere official we should be filing bug reports with the feedback tracker down so I can make sure the devs are aware of the issue?
lavish ocean
@thehound ideally post it into forum into the DEV branch feedback 😉
or just prepare good repro and PM me that and keep reminding me each week until it's fixed 😉
blazing zodiac
@lavish ocean Excellent, thanks for the info. I'll make a post on the dev branch feedback ( I should probably load up the dev branch and make sure it isn't already fixed first). I'll try my best not to pester you about it personally lol.
wispy kestrel
Where should the function BIS_fnc_countdown be run from?
wispy kestrel
The reason I ask is in multiplayer preview from the editor it's displaying the correct time remaining but on the dedi server the time is way out of wack.
soft crest
Hey All,,Can someone please tell me how to keep a Blufor AI to hold Altitude at 15000 ft or 10000 feet the plane keeps diving and ive tried everything
thin pine
Idk if it's in yet but check for flyinheightasl
daring geyser
Hey guys. Does anyone know what is happened with "lbSetTooltip" command? It doesn't work for me after one of last Arma updates.
soft crest
@thin pine Thanks man i set the altitude to 4000 seems to hold then
thin pine
Good 😃
daring geyser
"lbSetTooltip" doesn't work for LISTNBOX items now I think...
soft crest
Anyone know how to sort out the 3rdperson view on TADST ?
Tried changing it in the cfg no luck
austere granite
TADST probably doesn't have support for the new server difficulty settigns introduced in latest arma version
covert elk
Hi Guys, Can anyone help me with a Script to allow a Spot Light to come on only when the a trigger box is activated and not prior... currently this is my script
On man init: _man moveinturret [_spot, [0]]; //replace _man and _spot with name of AI and empty spotlight object
On light init: this setpos [getpos this select 0, getpos this select 1, +4]; null=[this] spawn { while {alive (_this select 0)} do {sleep random (12)+6;(_this select 0) setformdir random 45};};
what happens is when the person is in the spot light it's on.... but when he move to object then the light is off... #confused
here is the mod im using
quick pawn
Hello gents I need your brains for a moment I have a guy who wants to do videos for me but play at the same time I know i can use "camera.sqs" but that just turns him into a camera is the script that lets him turn the camera on and off on the fly? like a scroll wheel turn on dose his recording then some how turn it off?
thin pine
Ugh selectionPosition/attachTo doesn't work on selections of the human head 😡
nimble bone
Does anyone know how to make a skin for http://www.gameready3d.com/3d-Model-010416TRUK-Detail If someone could teach me how or tell me that would be awesome!
vernal rune
@nimble bone Post it in texture makers or model makers they will no more
hallow spear
anyone know the story on BIS_fnc_addRespawnPosition? the third parameter is supposed to set the respawn name, but doesn't appear to be working.
hallow spear
ok, i guess the naming parameter works if your spawning location is an object
vapid frigate
@hallow spear : I'm guessing it'd use the markerText
blazing zodiac
Does anyone have a consistent way to check if a position is inside a building?
indigo snow
LineIntersectsSurfaces is fairly reliable
thin pine
@blazing zodiac I second nick - check Killzone's code @ https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/lineIntersectsSurfaces
blazing zodiac
Oh awesome, thanks. I tried a few of the interects but not lineIntererectsSurfaces.
hasty pond
https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/169723-extdb-arma3-extension-linuxwindows/?p=3014213 Soooo.. Any alternatives showing up?
hasty pond
Does Arma2NETMySQLPlugin still work even though it's been like 2 years https://github.com/firefly2442/Arma2NETMySQLPlugin
austere granite
Gee I wonder if it's some sort of Life thing causing that
hasty pond
Could be...
tulip karma
Im having some issues with a CBA XEH onRespawn=true in my mission, the function seems to be calling when my unit is still dead, its an InitPost Extended Event Handler, there is a 30 second delay on the respawn, and the Position Menu is the Respawn Template
Anyone have any ideas how i could remedy this issue?
vapid frigate
do you have to use XEH? maybe a normal event handler would work?
player addEventHandler["Respawn", {your code}];
tulip karma
Yeah, that is definitely my next try if I cant get this onRespawn XEH to work properly 😃
vapid frigate
might be worth a shot just to see if it's XEH at fault or something like the respawn template not handling respawn events properly
tulip karma
Lets see 😃
tulip karma
Looks as though on InitPost XEH's the onRespawn doesnt work --- thanks @shrewd lance for that 😃
deft zealot
are there any lock- commands with local effect?
vernal rune
@hasty pond yeah arma2net still works but is massively outdated its replacement is extdb2
covert elk
Hey guys... I have a question,, my mission has a Nuke ending... with a this addAction ["NUKE WITH DESTRUCTION ZONE",{nuke_activated = true},this,1,true,true,"","isNil'nuke_activated' "] on a object... i want to convert this into a script within my outro.sqf... any idea how i can do this??
My outro is like this
_firstshot = [cam1, cam2, target1, 9, 0.3, 0.1, false, 0, 0, 0] execVM "camera_work.sqf";
waitUntil {scriptdone _firstshot};
_secondshot = [cam3, cam3, target2, 10, 1, 0.5, false, 0, 0, 0] execVM "camera_work.sqf";
waitUntil {scriptdone _secondshot};
_thirdshot = [cam4, cam4, target3, 15, 1, 1, true, 0, -6, 3] execVM "camera_work.sqf";
waitUntil {scriptdone _thirdshot};
i want to add this addAction in between the second and third shot...
but obviously without the add Action
blazing zodiac
I'm not sure I understand this addAction, is there a loop somewhere checking for nuke_activated to be set to true? @covert elk
covert elk
@blazing zodiac Thanx but i got it to work thanx execVM did the trick for me
smoky crane
If I have my throw key bound to G and use actionKeys "Throw", [34] is returned. If I add another binding to it such as Left Shift+G the return becomes [34, 704643106]. How could I possibly detect 704643106 if I used a KeyDown event? I can't make sense of it.
native hemlock
Well I can't speak to why it's 704643106, but the keyDown event handler returns the state of the shift key
smoky crane
That's of course true, but it's no help to me if I wanted to block "Throw".
The DIK code passed to the KeyDown event would of course be 34, and the shift flag would also be true. But how does that related to 704643106? How can I check that combination == 704643106?
indigo snow
what is the return of actionKeysNames ?
smoky crane
As expected, it's "Left Shift+G".
Handling key detection using strings isn't exactly elegant however
indigo snow
I'm fairly sure they do a bit offset for key combos
#define INPUT_SHIFT_OFFSET 1024
#define INPUT_ALT_OFFSET 2048```If that was the case how does 1024 + 34 = 704643106?
winged thistle
When you know you could make this script work...
If you were smarter...
That feel...
I need more beer for this...
I have a 7 dimensional array of strings and numbers for a custom loadout script
It might be 8, but I stopped counting at 7
vapid frigate
7 dimensional or 7 arrays?
7 dimensional would make some messy code
_helmet = _gear select 5 select 2 select 9 select 2 select 5 select 9 select 8
@smoky crane: not sure if it'll help with a keydown event, but https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/inputAction is a possibility
timber shore
Anyone able to help me with the profileNamespace ? I want to save an array into there, and be able to grab the array from there... haven't learnt yet and the wiki didn't he;p
help**
lavish ocean
new performance binaries v3 , newer than 1.58.hotfix in #perf_prof_branch
native hemlock
You use profileNamespace setVariable ["YourArrayName", _yourArray]; then save it to the profile with 'saveProfileNamespace', just be careful not to spam that has it's an intensive command because it's writing to disk. Finally to access the variable _yourArray = profileNamespace getVariable ["YourArrayName", []];, it's probably good to include a default value of an empty array to be safe
timber shore
fantastic @native hemlock i will try it 😃
timber shore
worked well @native hemlock appreciate it
"From Arma 3 v1.55.133789 arrays are limited to maximum of 9,999,999 (sometimes 10,000,000) elements " but i wanted 11milion elements ! xD
silk hill
OUR arrays go to 11...
winged thistle
Almost... done...
ivory yoke
Im trying to attach a mounted MG to the top of a unarmed hunter using
_aircraft = _this select 0;
HMG_EX = "RHS_M2StaticMG_WD" createVehicle position _aircraft;
HMG_EX attachTo [_aircraft,[0.2, -2.2, 1.4]];
It works, but the animation when the gunner gets in is of him standing up point a weapon. Can this be fixed?
ivory yoke
Update: The animation works with AI, just not players
indigo snow
Player anims in vehicle is bugged as of last patch
winged thistle
Interesting...
If I open my menu, I can see the weapon attachments when I click the buttons for the respective types (optics, rails, suppressors).
But when I click a class button to change classes, the listboxes clear and nothings shows 😦
Sooo... Gonna tell the boss it's working (mostly) 😄
agile pumice
Is it possible to check if an object is in the boundingbox of a selection/component in a model? I've made a trailer and I want to make sure the object is on it properly before the user can attach stuff to it
indigo snow
How good are you with vector maths?
agile pumice
nil
i can make it work
as long as its possible
I just need to check if all 4 corners of boundingboxA are within boundingboxB
was hoping for selection params for the boundingbox commands 😦
lone glade
Can someone on dev branch check if setSpeciality / getSpeciality are available ?
they currently don't exist in 1.58
winged thistle
Does anyone know the command to get the text from an editbox control?
I'm sure it's there, but I'm not seeing it on the All Commands page
ctrlText?
That appears to be it. Nevermind 😛
winged thistle
How can I check if a variable doesn't exist at all?
I tried isNil (player getVariable "test") but it doesn't return anything
Also tried isNil str (player getVariable "test")
winged thistle
@abstract sigil That is exactly what I needed. Thank you 😄
I keep forgetting about the alt syntax for getVariable
I need to use that more...
abstract sigil
np 😃
winged thistle
This will be cool. Once this is done, my custom class/loadout selection/saving/loading screen will be done and functional 😄
abstract sigil
the hardest thing there is to save/load silencers attached to a weapon which has been stuffed into a vest
or backpack
winged thistle
I have a way around that 😛
The loadouts are based on a previous selection, so no matter what happens to their loadouts after they've selected it, they'll respawn with or be able to reload their previous loadout
My script will just save some numbers in an array, which won't make much sense to others, but it will parse through the huge array of class information I have.
abstract sigil
are you adding the silencer as a separate item?
winged thistle
On the primary weapon, yes
abstract sigil
thats not what i mean
attach a supressor or scope to your gun
put that gun into your backpack
and then save/load that
winged thistle
That's not how my system works.
winged thistle
My system doesn't save the items themselves. It saves numbers that are associated with select options in huge arrays.
I've never tried to save an active loadout
abstract sigil
yeah, inventory handling is really a pain
winged thistle
I'm still relatively new, so I figured it'd be better for me to save static loadout selection options to the player profile, then feed those options to a script that figures out what each item is supposed to be.
My class arrays script is like 800 lines 😛
winged thistle
^^^ this
abstract sigil
and throw addMagazine away
winged thistle
Cuz I'm a fan of OOP
abstract sigil
this really is a dupe-pot
winged thistle
Doesn't addItem take mags now?
abstract sigil
yes
but addMagazine is the best
the normal addMagazine has locality issues
they suggest you to use addMagazineGlobal
this one dupes things to shit
then they want you to use addMagazine ARRAY
which isnt working or dupes even more
well.. Kappa
abstract sigil
ended up using addItem for full magazines and addMagazineCargo (or what was it?) to add magazines with certain bullet counts
winged thistle
Just when something's supposed to work, it crushes your dreams and pisses in your cornflakes.
abstract sigil
my guess is that the core engine was not supposed to support multiplayer at all
abstract sigil
and then it was punched in by force for budget reasons
winged thistle
My favorite was always setDammage
Spell check required a larger budget
The irony that I misspelled a word while complaining about spelling is not lost on me...
abstract sigil
it clearly looks like "software evolution" to me. you start creating something from scratch and then extend it over and over again. thats like building a house with a wood foundation, because wood is state of the art. in version 2 you add a metal floor on top of that, because metal is now cool. then later you add a concrete floor, because its "in" now. after some time you then figure out that a wood foundation might not be ideal to support your concrete floor anymore and the drama begins. instead of creating something from scratch (which costs more $$$) the management decides to build on what we have already. because the personell knows it and you dont have to train new people.
seen this at sooooo many places
winged thistle
This is why we have experimental branches 😛
I use my experimental branches to make Wheel 2.0 all the time.
abstract sigil
i bet thats one of the reasons why arma still doesnt support 64bit and proper multi core usage
because "wood" doesnt know that
winged thistle
Sometimes it's easier to just redesign everything in a better way, but in Arma's case, there'd be a whole lot of backlash if they suddenly changed the core functions of the game
Arma 4, right?
abstract sigil
i dont think arma 4 will be a thing in the next years
winged thistle
Or BI could pull a Microsoft and skip Arma 4 and go straight to Arma X
abstract sigil
from what i have heard, they have skipped version 9
because there is some old software that checked for "if version of windows starts with 9 and then its 95 or 98"
these are still being used in some larger industries
winged thistle
Yay for future planning
winged thistle
I swear, the more I learn about programming, the more old coders seem like noobs
abstract sigil
then you must be very young
winged thistle
No, I've just seen some very poor programming decisions.
I know some of them were based on limitations of the time.
Others are just pure laziness while trying to push a product.
abstract sigil
done is better than perfect
winged thistle
lol That's helpful advice actually
abstract sigil
sometimes you just have to get the job done now, knowing that it could be more pretty. in the end only the technicians worry about the pretty part
as long as it does what it is supposed to do, its fine
(i also like to do things right btw.)
winged thistle
I do my best to do things correctly, but at this point I'm limited by my own ability.
I only started coding for Arma last summer.
abstract sigil
same 😃
abstract sigil
thats why im not in the veterans group. my hair still isnt gray 😄
winged thistle
We modified a version of Coolbox's AAS
A lot
I learned all the fantastic things that Arma 3 could do that Arma 2 could not. It was extremely disheartening every time we had to do things in a long, roundabout way because the function we needed only worked in Arma 3
abstract sigil
arma 3 is definitely a huge leap from arma 2, yes
i didnt want to change in the beginning, too
because people said "yes, it looks better. but the futuristic things are weird. and you still glitch to shit. its still arma, you know?"
that is a 1:1 quote
winged thistle
I could see that
abstract sigil
crossing my fingers the glitching will have an end
abstract sigil
well, if it doesnt work, then its not done
winged thistle
lol Apparently not
I still get native script errors all the time. It's funny to see.
gg exception handling
But I know, code is hard, and a lot of code is harder
blazing zodiac
Anyone have any idea why the background image I created and am using in a dialog with rscPicture would be barely visible?
vapid frigate
@blazing zodiac : either something transparent on top of it, it's partly transparent itself, or its color isn't set to white,
blazing zodiac
It is partly transparent itself but it's almost nonexistant in game.
What would I set to white? ColorBackground or colorText?
color*
The .paa in texview looks the correct level of transparency if that helps at all
http://imgur.com/U3ZGBnu this is the image
blazing zodiac
http://imgur.com/0PhG2Ge this is how it ends up in game
Yea no luck with changing the colors unfortunately
I'll keep trying some things
blazing zodiac
Yea still no luck, very frustrating that it still appears very faintly
thin pine
@blazing zodiac your bg image needs to have a width and height with a power of 2
Eg 1024x512
blazing zodiac
That would make it appear very faintly like in the pictures?
blazing zodiac
Oh nice, well thanks for the tip. I'll try changin it right now
thin pine
Youll see :)
blazing zodiac
@thin pine You beautiful bastard! That was driving me out of my mind. Thank you so much
blazing zodiac
Yea I guess so, god I hate UI stuff with ArmA...
thin pine
Youll get used to it
blazing zodiac
I've made UIs in game before which itself is a miserable task, but I wanted to see about using a background template to make things a little fancier!
thin pine
They make it fancier at the expense of your sanity
blazing zodiac
No shit, I was all like well this will be simple. Create the background and then use a picture for the background image, 3 hours later.......
thin pine
The only thing I can say to you is, it'll get easier yet more frustrating the further you dive into UI :)
blazing zodiac
Yea, that 2:1 thing is a real time saver. Thank god for this discord or I would've just scrapped the whole idea
thin pine
Err not 2:1
2^n
It can be 1024x1024
But not 1025x1025
It can be 512x128 but not 500x100
blazing zodiac
Ohh I gotcha
abstract sigil
anyone else noticed the new weapon switching animations forgot to introduce holstering of the guns?
just tested it in vanilla
and player action ["SwitchWeapon", player, player, 100] switches the weapon as before, but the legs are not moving
looks like its using a wrong mask
velvet merlin
everyone try this IDE (plugin)
https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/190427-arma-intellij-plugin-version-100/
blazing zodiac
Well that's looks very exciting @velvet merlin
deft zealot
is it possible to position a RscPicture control upside down?
agile pumice
how do i get the current camera mode (third or first person)?
abstract sigil
agile pumice
thanks, found it just before you shared 😛
gotta stop asking questions i can solve in 10 seconds lol
abstract sigil
yepp
hasty pond
So I'm just doing a small shoutout for myself, don't kill me, don't hate me on here, I wont care if you send hate https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/190439-mp-rpframework-modular-roleplaying-framework-for-arma-3/ Sorry all you rp haters
agile pumice
I Like to see modular RP frameworks 😃
hopefully people use this instead of ripping eachother off
hasty pond
@agile pumice I feel like you can read my thoughts, that's exactly what I was trying to achieve
agile pumice
i can indeed read thoughts
prime valve
We do not hate roleplay
We hate the Kiddish Roleplaying Side of ArmA 3 and its demons
agile pumice
anytime i see RP mentioned its met with instant hostility regardless
but I agree Sam
velvet merlin
@hasty pond nice initiative and release post!
hasty pond
Thanks 😃
agile pumice
I have a question but am not sure how to ask, if I have these variables: _textureArrVU = [_this,3,[],[[]]] call BIS_fnc_param; _texturesVU = [_textureArrVU,0,[],[[]]] call BIS_fnc_param; _rvmatsVU = [_textureArrVU,1,[],[[]]] call BIS_fnc_param;
(yes I know params is better)
and then use the array set command like this: texturesVU set [_forEachIndex,_newString]; _rvmatsVU set [_forEachIndex,_newString];
when I call _textureArrVU again, will it be updated?
indigo snow
yea, im fairly sure param doesnt make a local copy of the array
marsh lodge
I am having problems making a function for a mod. I have a function ( fn_vehicleCrashLocal.sqf) in the exact same directory as a different one (fn_crashVisualEffects.sqf) yet only the second one runs when it is called.
config.cpp:
class CfgFunctions
{
class r0ed
{
tag = "r0ed";
class SurvivableCrashes
{
...
class vehicleCrashLocal{
file = "@SurvivableCrashes\Addons\r0ed_SurvivableCrashes\functions\fn_vehicleCrashLocal.sqf";
};
class crashVisualEffects{
file = "@SurvivableCrashes\Addons\r0ed_SurvivableCrashes\functions\fn_crashVisualEffects.sqf";
};
...
"@SurvivableCrashes\Addons" lol?
marsh lodge
pboProject would not let be build any other way 😛
should I just be building with pboManager?
I found out why it was not working. I was missing an end bracket
agile pumice
screenshot your pboproject settings
i might be able to help, @SurvivableCrashes\Addons\ is never the way to go
settings being the setup tab
prime valve
Mikero Tools...
rancid ruin
did something change with setVariable in the past 6 months or so? i've been away from arma for a while and a mission which used to work no longer does
basically set and later getVariable'ing on some groundWeaponHolders
marsh lodge
Sorry for the late reply @agile pumice . This is my pboProject settings : http://i.imgur.com/jqWAeA0.png
hallow spear
how can i find how the inventory calculates the progress bar under the inventory that shows how much a unit is carrying out of the total carry capacity? I have checked through the UI_f.pbo quite a bit, anywhere else to look? keywords?
marsh lodge
@hallow spear https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Stamina
Total mass of the entire inventory bar is defined to be 1000 mass units
as carried equipment fills up your Inventory bar, the exact same portion is also reserved from the overall Stamina and thus cannot be used for Sprinting
hallow spear
oh its a stamina calculation... was hoping for a 'carrying/total capacity' calculation. Thank you for this reference and information
marsh lodge
I don't know if there is a mass calculation, but I was thinking you could use that to help whatever you are trying to do
hallow spear
this was very helpful because I plan to do just that, focusing on mass i can probably pull each uniforms capacity from configs
thanks again
rancid ruin
inventory items have a property in the config called exactly that, "mass"
vapid frigate
X mass* 0.1 / 2.2 == X kg
i think how much you can carry is limited by both your uniform/vest/backpack, and another limit that, from what i can tell, was hardcoded
that second limit i belive is 1210 (or thereabouts) / 55kg.
this was using the old system though, it might have changed with the stamina stuff.
weapons and equipped items contribute to that second one too
rancid ruin
interesting, and where did you get the X mass* 0.1 / 2.2 == X kg formula from?
vapid frigate
I can't remember.. i think AGM used it
it was a community thing, not a BIS thing
#define FACTOR_POUND_TO_KILOGRAMM 1/2.2046
ace does it in pounds or kilos
so I guess 10 mass = 1 pound
rancid ruin
nice, thanks for that. i need to have some semi-realistic weighting of some items, was doing it by eye thus far
hallow spear
thanks for the help, i ended up putting together a working model. http://www.armaholic.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=35032
vapid frigate
if this is for a loadout script/gear selector, make sure you take into account the other limit too, as well as the fact that not all items can go into all slots (some are backpack only)
hallow spear
i believe it just checks what the unit is currently carrying, and what the total capacity of the gear they are using is
vapid frigate
yeah
hallow spear
if im missing something let me know. i tested with a few various default units and was getting correct results
vapid frigate
yeah, i think it's right
i think you can just do 'load _unit' for the top part though
hallow spear
oh wow. thats a great command. completely missed that one, thank you
vapid frigate
loadAbs includes your equipped stuff as well
daring geyser
Hey guys. Is there a way to disable new clickable task markers on the map?
winged thistle
I have included an hpp in my description.ext, but it won't load. Ideas?
#include "functions\revive\defines.hpp"
hallow spear
did you reload the mission?
hallow spear
and that path is to a folder in you mission folder?
vapid frigate
not packing with pbo project?
winged thistle
Verified the include transferred to the downloaded version
PBO manager
Path is legit
winged thistle
all my other defines.hpp files load from similar folders
It's just this one
This one has preprocessors in it though
Does that matter?
I copied the Arma 3 revive script
vapid frigate
shouldn't matter if it has preprocessors
winged thistle
I'm trying to get it to work in my mission so I can control a few things that I need to change to implement it with our system
vapid frigate
include is just like copy/pasting everything into the description ext
winged thistle
I haven't even been able to get it to run yet 😛
Arma 3\Mark\Addons\functions_f_mp_mark\a3\functions_f_mp_mark\Revive
Copied everything in there, migrated to my mission, replaced all BIS_revive and a few module-specific bis_fnc functions with a different tag
Added include to defines.hpp, changed the respawn template parameter to include a tag and modified all relevant files looking for that tag
Still won't work. It keeps trying to literally read all of the macros that should be defined in defines.hpp
vapid frigate
isn't that what it should do?
winged thistle
So, my assumption is that defines.hpp isn't loading at all.
vapid frigate
oh nvm
winged thistle
No, it should parse them, right?
vapid frigate
it is included above where you're using them?
winged thistle
I think so. Let me check again.
//include revive defines
#include "functions\revive\defines.hpp"
//cfgFunctions
#include "functions\functions.hpp"
Should it be like that?
vapid frigate
yeah
winged thistle
It does
My hero, again @vapid frigate
Packaging now
Aww
Still the same error
if ((IS_ACTIVE(player))) then
{
if (_log) then {["[ ][>
1:34:32 Error position: <(player))) then
{
if (_log) then {["[ ][>
1:34:32 Error Missing )
1:34:32 File mpmissions\__CUR_MP.stratis\functions\revive\fn_reviveIconControl_functions.sqf, line 19```It just doesn't like that macro
Well, any of them in the defines.hpp, really
vapid frigate
i dunno, sounds like you're doing it right
unless maybe preprocessor commands don't get applied to other #includes.. i haven't done that
might be worth trying putting the #include in functions\revive\fn_reviveIconControl_functions.sqf
winged thistle
Then I'd have to just put it in
Yeah that lol
Tryin now
Otherwise, maybe just copying all of defines.hpp to description.ext?
vapid frigate
err hang on
your including it in your description.ext
but the error is for a .sqf
which can't be in a .ext
winged thistle
right
so i commented out that error, and got an error at the next part with a macro
and continued doing that
Part of the steps I took to isolate it to the defines.hpp file
vapid frigate
yeah but the .sqf isn't including the .hpp?
winged thistle
No
vapid frigate
the description.ext include doesn't automatically spread to scripts
vapid frigate
the defines in there are only for description.ext
(and it's includes that come after the defines)
winged thistle
So then I have to put it in all of the scripts that were in that revive folder?
winged thistle
Oh boy 😛
vapid frigate
like BIS has
winged thistle
Is include relative?
so if defines.hpp is in the same folder, it should be:
#include "defines.hpp"
?
OMG NO ERRORS!!!
Having another player join to test now 😄
Well, there aren't any errors anymore, but it is still super broken.
Thanks again @vapid frigate
agile pumice
you can also include like this
#include "..\..\..\script_macros.hpp"
if your sqf file using the include is 4 folders deep 😛
winged thistle
Right, just like web dev
agile pumice
I have one script_macros file in the highest parent
winged thistle
Oh man, this is so broken 😛
agile pumice
I have an attachto question, If I attach object A to objectB that's always playing a rotation animation, will object A rotate with object B? or translate or whatever else
agile pumice
well thats just because the player's pos is updating
doesnt really have much to do with animations
well I guess if you attach something tot heir hand it moves with their hand right?
agile pumice
maybe I have to use a selection as a param for attachto?
winged thistle
I really need to play with attachto more
agile pumice
getting some really weird results with player distance cursorobject when looking at trees
trees dont have selections do they?
there isnt in the sample
timber shore
Hey all, stuck on an array problem 😮 again.... I've made progress though, so the array Combat_Classes = [["player1uid","player1class],["player2uid","player2class],["player3uid","player3class]]
I need to be able to find if someone already has a class set, and if so to change it
(Combat_Classes select 0) set [1,"newclass"]; would set the new class for player1uid... pretty simple
however I'm finding the only commands that would help me don't seem to work for it
if (_playerUID in Combat_Classes) doesn't seem to work, and neither does _position = Combat_Classes find _playerUID
So I need a new way of finding a string inside my multi-array (the playerUID)....
zealous solstice
toLower (_playerUID) in Combat_Classes apply {toLower (_x select 0)}
timber shore
???
been able to complete it through a if _x forEach 😃 all good thanks anyone who was looking
zealous solstice
the line code is your questions answer
fallen locust
@timber shore https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/dbh87qmvkv4o9wy/sublime_text_2016-05-02_16-39-55.png?dl=0
timber shore
@fallen locust just did _playerUID = getPlayerUID player; _array = Combat_Classes; {
if (_playerUID in _x) exitWith {
_x set [1, _newClass];
};
}forEach _array;
zealous solstice
@fallen locust this is way slower
timber shore
worked that way 😃 thanks mate
zealous solstice
toLower (_playerUID) in Combat_Classes apply {toLower (_x select 0)}
this is the fasts Version
timber shore
I though toLower just makes everything lowercase?
zealous solstice
yes because in is Case Sensitiv
fallen locust
"slower" toLower
zealous solstice
you have 3 loops in your code
- for 2. count 3. find
that is way to much
apply is faster for this case
zealous solstice
count is a loop
zealous solstice
index = Combat_Classes apply {toLower (_x select 0)} find toLower (_playerUID)
fallen locust
whit that logic you have 4 loops in there 😛
fallen locust
toLower iterates trough the string 😃
zealous solstice
?
nop
std::transform(data.begin(), data.end(), data.begin(), ::tolower);
and you use the Slowest Loop that exist in arma
fallen locust
but what happens if you need something from 1st index in a array?
zealous solstice
this is not the problem
fallen locust
yes but you would need to modify it... this is all around solution
zealous solstice
and you dont use privates what can kill you code too
fallen locust
it actually is after its preprocessed
fallen locust
yes
zealous solstice
oho but he dont have one
zealous solstice
params ["_needle", "_haystack"];
scopeName "main";
{
if (_x find _needle != -1) then {
_forEachIndex breakOut "main";
};
} forEach _haystack;
-1
this is the same script as you wrote but 10x faster
zealous solstice
no i get out of main
fallen locust
isnt it scopeName?
zealous solstice
the o not scriptName scopeName i mean
sorry misstyping
so you get rid of the try Catch and the for loop
what are the 2 slower commands in sqf
fallen locust
you effectivly get rid of try catch as you add foreach
zealous solstice
foreach is 10x faster than a for
fallen locust
the fact they have difrent iteration method under it is ..... interesting
as _foreach needs to declare an aditional var
zealous solstice
for (int i = startValue; i + steps; i >= endValue)
i think this is basicly the for loop in the engine
and there you have every time a condition that get checked
and a foreach is
foreach (var x in array)
and a i++
deft zealot
shortest: Combat_Classes apply { _x select 0 } find playerUID
fastest:
if (Combat_Classes isEqualTo []) exitWith {-1};
private _index = 0;
private _length = count Combat_Classes;
while ((Combat_Classes select _index select 0) != playerUID && _index < _length) do { _index = _index + 1 };
[_index, -1] select (_index == _length)
i think the forEach version can be faster
you dont need to count the index with hand
params ["_needle", "_haystack"];
scopeName "main";
{
if (_x find _needle != -1) then {
_forEachIndex breakOut "main";
};
} forEach _haystack;
-1
this version i mean
deft zealot
i try to avoid breakOut
zealous solstice
indeed
deft zealot
personally i would prefer storing the data in two seperate arrays so i can just run a find on the UIDs for existance checks and a simple _playerClasses select (_playerUIDs find playerUID) to fetch the value
grizzled cliff
that is slow as fuck if it gets too big
if you are trying to do a key->value mapping
use a location
and set/getVariable
it'll always be significantly, on an order of magnitude faster
deft zealot
what do you consider as "too big"?
grizzled cliff
anything over 20 keys really
fallen locust
malloc everything!
deft zealot
why is there no extension for hashmap @grizzled cliff
grizzled cliff
an extension would have too much overhead too for their use and be less effective because you'd only be able to store string type values
without additional overhead of converting
so the only real solution, one that ACRE and CBA and ACE use
is to use locations
cause they have no AI overhead, no FPS overhead
and can hold key/value pairs using set/getVariable
deft zealot
yeah we use locations in PRA3 too
grizzled cliff
even a shitty hash map bucket system written in sqf is faster than select find on 200+ keys
grizzled cliff
what do you mean?
deft zealot
locations are local to the client...so how broadcast changes to all cients/server
spring stone
Hey guys, does anybody know how to make BIS_fnc_ambientAnim playing in MP? If already tried these:
if (isServer) then {[this, "STAND_IA", "ASIS"] call BIS_fnc_ambientanim};
[this, "STAND_IA", "ASIS"] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_ambientanim", 0, true];
[this, "STAND_IA", "ASIS"] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_ambientanim", 2, true];
[this, "STAND_IA", "ASIS"] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_ambientanim", -2, true];
Non of these worked!
agile pumice
why can't we have an eventhandler for visiblemap 😦
winged thistle
So, I can land a little bird on the water, eject, and watch it sink to the bottom of the ocean.
So I follow it to the bottom of the ocean. Once it hits the ground, it changes the model to the wrecked little bird, but there is still a fire SFX playing underwater :3
Arma 3 Greek Fire DLC
prime valve
Lucky you didn't explode
tough abyss
Good evening 😃
I have a really big problem with a script for Altis Life is there anyone who is able to help me out?
its about a handcuff script and im totally out of ideas now 😦
agile pumice
did you try the altis life forums?
tough abyss
no my friend told me to ask here
tough abyss
so should i look there?
grizzled cliff
Probably, no one here really likes Altis Life
it is what, people all over the world call, a "shit show".
winged thistle
^
winged thistle
Is there a medic/revive script aside from End Game that doesn't break the scoreboard?
austere granite
: What is so special about locations for data storage/namespace usage?
@tough abyss It's just a seperate namespace (So no worries about overlapping var names), but without any overhead for simulation.
tough abyss
well okay then... thank you :/
nocturne bluff
lol
i disagree with your diagreeing then
The only time i see life people is when they want scripting help
or want to pay you to develope something
tough abyss
dont forget the crying when they hear how much it costs 😛
timber shore
Trying to change the smg_02 (the sting) to be only single fire, can this be done via a EVH or shall I go to #arma3_config ?
zealous solstice
uneven stratus
ah nice, didnt see the channel, thanks
hasty pond
Anyone know how to go about selecting every row from a table with ExtDB prepared statements?
agile pumice
im sure altis life has an example
night void
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hasty pond
@agile pumice Yeah could be. To bad Torndeco removed the docs and everything
agile pumice
dont need docs, just look over his prepared statements and look for a wildcard with the query
if you pastebin me the prepared statements ill let you know hat one to use for ref
i dont have the source atm
hasty pond
I have no idea where the prepared statements are located in github
tough abyss
if you can use SQL it's: "SELECT * FROM mytablename;"
hasty pond
Yeah, just wondering how you would setup the outputs and so on
tough abyss
sry, never used extDB..
agile pumice
looks like he deleted his repo
hasty pond
yeap..
tough abyss
no google cache?
hasty pond
I've been looking for the docs for extdb in all the possible caches that you can have and none of them cached them 😄
agile pumice
hasty pond
Good find but none of those fetch every row 😛
agile pumice
yeah 😦
that file was huge last time i seen
thats not the right version
just drop the where statement
pretty much
marsh lodge
I have just found out about CBA Macros
hasty pond
That's the old extdb and only 1 page archived :/
hasty pond
Yes
tough abyss
@hasty pond sry didn't saw that...
hasty pond
It's nothing. Too bad that he discontinued the development but even worse is that we no longer have docs xD
agile pumice
yeah haha
So, I want to make a makeshift eventhandler, this is what I have right now:
[{visibleMap},{if(!(createDialog "MG_Map_Filter")) exitWith {}}] spawn MG_fnc_addCustomEventHandler; to add it
first param being condition, second being the code to run
this is the addCustomEventHandler fnc
waitUntil _condition;
[] spawn _code;
waitUntil !_condition;
[_this] spawn MG_fnc_addCustomEventHandler;```probably wrong, but looking for the best way to do it
high plume
is anyone using Atom as a text editor and knows it pretty well?
https://discuss.atom.io/t/run-a-cmd-command-from-inside-atom-using-path-of-folder-containing-the-file-i-am-editing/28472
I really could use some help here.
austere granite
@zealous solstice ?
marsh lodge
Are there any tutorials for CBA macros out there? There is next to no documentation for a lot of macros and the best thing I can find is this : http://ace3mod.com/wiki/development/coding-guidelines.html but it still does not tell me how it works
I found this, so It looks like I will have to sort through everything myself https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/blob/master/addons/main/script_macros_common.hpp
agile pumice
trying to attach something to a part of a model that animates seems to prove impossible
zealous solstice
uhu yeah i wrote this for ACE 3 but for the Python Script
brazen sparrow
does anyone know off the top of there head, if cfgfaces can be defined in desc.ext?
indigo snow
nope
zealous solstice
i am not sure may you searce fixFloating
agile pumice
I noticed the detach, but it doesnt fall/drop, the object just appears on the ground
why would detach do that lol
also, in regards to the handler function thing, all seems to work except for:
16:38:36 Error !: Type code, expected Bool
for the "waitUntil !_condition;" line
queen cargo
@agile pumice how is waitUntil which expects code supposed to handle the bool returned by !?
the reason for that error btw. is becode ! cannot handle code ...
what you want there would be this:
waitUntill {!([] call _condition)}
as this is:
waitUntil <CODE>
! <BOOL>
alternativly expect _condition to be a string
and just append a !( to the very front and a ) to the very end
after that it would be waitUntil compile _condition
vapid frigate
@agile pumice : line 70/71 is probably where it moves to the ground in that ace script
marsh lodge
I am looking for a way to create an explosion effect without actually causing damage. I originally used "HelicopterExplobig" createVehicle getPos _veh; but that caused the vehicle to explode even after enableDamage false; (maybe I need to spawn it and have it sleep a frame?) I also thought about remoteExec a createVehicleLocal, but I read that also applies damage to other clients. Does anyone know a solution? I also might be able to get away with just creating an explosion sound, but I can't find it.
vagrant kite
if you disable damage on a vehicle, you can create bombs and explosions on it
but it's allowDamage not enableDamage
marsh lodge
my bad, I meant allowDamage
I use to have that line right here : https://github.com/Rafael09ED/Arma/blob/master/mods/Survivable Crashes/src/Addons/r0ed_SurvivableCrashes/functions/fn_onVehicleCrash.sqf#L46 but it still caused the vehicle to explode
vagrant kite
you run the script where the _veh is local?
vagrant kite
check at that point if _veh has damage disabled
prime valve
Alright, I'm working on the ArmA 3 UI, and I have a question for you folks. Is there a way to make that when you click a certain button on the main menu, it connects you to a server ? Don't know about commands like that nor doing that in the User Interface
royal coral
So, Im in the editor. How can i get a jet to fly with collision lights on (NPC)
prime valve
Set his behaviour to CARELESS
royal coral
ohh ok
thanks
how can i get them to stay in close formation? Thyre like miles apart
indigo snow
arma jet AI doesnt do jet formation flying
rancid ruin
sam_ i believe BI have talked about creating a scripting command for joining a server, but none exists at this point
best you can do is launch the game with the (i think) -connect=your.ip.address flag
royal coral
@prime valve You could always connect through the 'server' tab in the launcher
prime valve
@royal coral I know, but what I'm trying to achieve is to make a button on the main menu screen where when you click on it, it connects you to a server, not in the startup parameters
rancid ruin
not yet possible afaik
austere granite
@prime valve not possible for sure. Was trying to do the same thing very recently and couldn't figure out a way 😦
nocturne bluff
not even with a steam protocol link?
austere granite
Hmm maybe it could work. I did try a ts3 protocol link last week though to have connecting to TS3 through the game but no luck there
(On a structured text with normal <a href )
nocturne bluff
Well it uses the steam browser and i know the steam browser supports steamprotcol links
austere granite
Perhaps steam could still work somehow
austere granite
Does anyone know what controls the gravity on flares? Can't find a config thing for it. Can't find a script related to it (Only flares.sqf but thats for counter measures)
rancid ruin
do the flares have a mass? maybe that?
ivory nova
If the flares are a particle effect you could inherent the class and edit volume/weight/rubbing
?
agile pumice
how do I destroy a titleRsc?
was using currsc before but I want to overlay it over the map. Currently with cutRsc I can't seem to interact with my rsc
its basically a bunch of checkboxes, kind of like this: https://youtu.be/SgptzD9QTOc
prime valve
@nocturne bluff It just opens up a Steam server window saying "Server not responding", doesn't seem to work
agile pumice
having an issue with a waitUntil {!isNull
if I run when its not null, it works, when I run it when it is, it never triggers
waitUntil {!isNull _obj};
hint "picked up ace object";``` being the examplei am curious @agile pumice ... how is _obj EVER going to be non-null if it was null?
you explicitly say
"hey arma, try gimme the value of that variable from the player and if it is not yet set, gimme a null object"
and then you wait until the null object is not null ... which is simply never true
agile pumice
it becomes true
agile pumice
I have player getVariable ["ace_dragging_carriedobject",objNull] running in my watch box, right?
queen cargo
so?
agile pumice
hold on, let me finish my explanation XD
I have player getVariable ["ace_dragging_carriedobject",objNull] running in the watch box, and once I pickup the object I'm interacting with, it outputs the variable like it should
therefore its not null at that point
queen cargo
so?
you also said "it works when it is not null"
which it obviously to all does
you apply objectNull (assuming that the variable is not yet set) to the _obj variable and let the game then wait until that _obj variable with objectNull filled is not null
you try to archive progress by walking against a wall
sure ... at some point the wall would break
but a broken wall did not rly was what you wanted here
what you want is the actuall getVariable in that waitUntil (which also is most likely for your solution not good practise but that is a different story .. you used waitUntil not me)
agile pumice
that makes more sense
queen cargo
waitUntil {!isNull objNull};
hint "picked up ace object";```will this ever pass?
no
simple thing
waitUntil {_obj = player getVariable ["ace_dragging_carriedobject",objNull]; !isNull _obj};
hint "picked up ace object";```do this ...
agile pumice
didnt even see that hahaha, no excuse on my part >.<
Thanks for the assistance again. I ended up scrapping the event handler thing
agile pumice
anyways, I stopped the object from snapping to the ground, but am not really sure how to apply physics to it to get it to fall, setvelocity? if I created an object with a physx geometry lod, would that fall to the ground automatically?
agile pumice
morning all
fallen locust
Anybody has issues with moving controlGroups?
as in it moves the actuall controlGroup but not the subcontrols?
half jolt
Heyo, I wonder if anybody knows of any way to make a string variable. like in this code:
setFlagTexture "flag.paa";
I would like to have the flag.paa be a variable.
agile pumice
looks right to me
ruby spoke
Is there any way to disable to pick up a weapon that's on the floor? To disable the action somehow?
vapid frigate
maybe disableSimulation + locking it
ruby spoke
Locking it in what sense? I tried disableSimulation doesn't seem to do it. @vapid frigate
vapid frigate
@ruby spoke nvm, i thought _container lock true; might do it, but I don't think it does
did you actually try to pick up the weapon? I think i've done it with disablesimulation in the past and you could open the container but couldn't pick up anything from within
i think the only other way you could do it short of making a new object that's just a 'thing' that uses the weapon model is to use an event handler
'ContainerOpened' or 'InventoryOpened'
jade abyss
Wasn't there a command, that returns you all animations in a model?
kindred dagger
Anybody know of a way to allow different players to see different limited arsenals.
Or if it's even possible?
native hemlock
@jade abyss animationNames maybe? https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/animationNames
jade abyss
@native hemlock Thx, that was the one i was searching for
I think:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/All_Arma_Commands_Pages
needs an update
"(this page last updated: 25 Dec 2015)" <- oO
native hemlock
I had trouble finding it initially because for some reason the 1.58 commands don't seem to all show up here https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Introduced_with_Arma_3_version_1.58 unless you are logged into the wiki
jade abyss
Yeah, that would explain, why i haven't found it
Thx again o7
No need to Splitstring the result of fnc_returnChildren anymore^^
native hemlock
Yeah that's a nice replacement, there are some other great model commands with 1.58 as well. In more bizarre news I edited that page to include the SPOTREP and the release date, and that magically fixed the issue with not seeing commands when logged out.
agile pumice
@voltagenetworks#8429 I've tried to do this, enablesimulation false stops you from taking the weapon, but you can open the container and the weapon will disappear
bold bone
Hello guys is it possible to make an AI boat head for shore and beach on the land?
lethal cave
is there any way to remove diary records?
keen stream
@bold bone a lot of scripting.
bold bone
@keen stream would you mind please explaining?
normal citrus
Can someone help me out with a quick script. I need to return an array that includes the first element of each nested array. For example, If the original array looks like this: [["green", "blue"],["orange","white"],["red","purple"],["black","grey"]] I need an array to return an array that looks like this: ["green","orange","red","black"] Where I'm getting confused is the original array can contain an unknown amount of nested arrays.
ivory nova
@bold bone Maybe unitCapture and unitPlay?
@bold bone I've only used these to record heli flight paths though; not sure if these are applicable to all vehicles
Sorry for newbie question: I have a particle effect that runs in specific situations for all players on a server, but the effect is not visible to anyone else. What should I read up on to ensure a particle effect is visible to all players when it occurs?
bold bone
@ivory nova Thanx alot it works effortlessly and beutifully 😄
vapid frigate
@bold bone : i think it looks pretty laggy in MP (unitPlay)
@normal citrus : _newArray = []; { if((count _x) > 0) then { _newArray pushBack (_x select 0); } } foreach _originalArray;
that's assuming _originalarray only contains arrays, and that those arrays can have 0+ elements (0 won't add anything)
if they can never be empty, you could just do { _newArray pushBack (_x select 0); } foreach _originalArray;
@ivory nova: particle effects are local only.. you'll have to create them on all clients
ivory nova
@vapid frigate Oh 😮
normal citrus
Thank you @vapid frigate I can work with that.
vapid frigate
@ivory nova : i think that's what the # in the class name means.. it will only spawn locally
only particle emitters and light points afaik
ivory nova
I see!
Might be time to abandon my smoke trails efforts and move on to something else then; thank you for pointing this out to me 😃
vapid frigate
You shouldn't need to change too much.. just run the whole particle part client side
remoteexec/bis_fnc_mp
ivory nova
Oh! In that case, I'll give that a try! Thank you!
bold bone
@vapid frigate Thanks will try on a server only tried in editor atm
ivory nova
@tough abyss Maybe possible to inherit the relevant base class and edit it? Fire brightness might be defined in CfgLights
knotty drift
Does anyone know any good a3 mods with tear gas/CN? Or have any ideas the most efficient way to detect when a player is in contact or inside particles. Dont think its really possible right.
indigo snow
Nou is generally the guy to ask about this
agile pumice
anyone else have their setSimpleTaskDescription break with the 158 update?
normal citrus
Does anyone know if nearEntities sorts entities from closest to furthest like nearestObjects does? The wiki doesn't specify.
carmine galleon
Hey guys
I saw there is a new command flyInHeightASL
When I put
_USPlane1 flyInHeightASL 400;
It says in RPT that flyInHeightASL expects an array as parameter
WTF ?
native hemlock
In the debug console put your cursor somewhere in the command and then hit f1, it shows information about the command
There can sometimes be discrepancies though, for that command the example is cobraOne flyInHeightASL [200, 100, 400]
carmine galleon
Thx buddy 😃
native hemlock
So the parameters are [height - careless/safe/aware, height - combat, height - stealth]
carmine galleon
Ok I see, thank you
carmine galleon
Niiiice
Another quick question
I do :
USGrp = createGroup west;
[_USPlane1,_USPlane2,_USPlane3] join USGrp;
USGrp selectLeader _USPlane1;
Then when I do hint str(units USGrp);
It returns empty array
zealous solstice
what is the USPlane?
carmine galleon
F18/A from an author on armaholic
F18/F*
_USPlane1 = createVehicle["JS_JC_FA18F", _spawnCoord1, [], 0, "FLY"];
Seems like "join" command does not work in my script
indigo snow
try joinSilent
zealous solstice
USPlane is a Empty Vehicle and you can not let them join a group
only units can join a group
zealous solstice
crew
carmine galleon
Thx a lot
zealous solstice
did you fill the vehicles?
nocturne bluff
mabye flyinheightasl [min,max]?
agile pumice
with createVehicle array, do I still need to use setpos?
currently I have to use setpos with createVehicle (not array syntax) to position the vehicle where I want it
carmine galleon
if you do not setPos, position can be a little bit different on each client when in MP
agile pumice
so is createvehiclearray not a good alternative to createvehicle and setpos?
zealous solstice
setVectorup 😃
jade abyss
Yeah, also before setPos 😄
agile pumice
setvectorup before setpos?
:S
I've always used setvectorup like: _vehicle setVectorUp (surfaceNormal (getPos _vehicle));
agile pumice
anyone well versed with setowner? having some issues with some eventhandlers to change ownership http://pastebin.com/raw/vPnKnL5j
carmine galleon
Are you executing it serverSide ?
agile pumice
yeah. the eventhandler is in the object's init in the sqm
the diag_logs aren't writing to the server rpt so I guess the code isnt even running
agile pumice
nvm, ill come up with another way
vapid frigate
@agile pumice: probably best to put a diag_log outside of all those if statements.. any one of them could be stopping it
agile pumice
@vapid frigate it didnt work when they were outside either, I had it outside first
I wrote a keydown handler to delete an object when the esc button is pressed, but it only triggers after the dialog is closed, kind of strange
hasty pond
Would one go about making a non-collideable vehicle with _veh = createVehicle ["ah1w", position player, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"]; or without it, I'm confused.
agile pumice
"NONE" I believe
hasty pond
ok
agile pumice
so I've been skrewing around with my vehicle shop menu script, and now the vehicle's engine won't turn on. I try to turn the engine on and it turns off straight away.
wispy cosmos
sup
agile pumice
yo
wispy cosmos
anyone a math genius?
deft zealot
@wispy cosmos what do you need?
wispy cosmos
I need to rotate an object along one of its axis, in model-space, not global space
so if I rotated a model using setVectorDirAndUp to align to the normal of a surface, I also want to rotate that object along the Z-axis (similar to setDir)
setDir of course resets the vectorUp of the model