So asking if it's less than 0.5
#arma3_scripting
shadow sapphire
Haha, right, it's not working. I'm VERY ignorant of this stuff. I'm trying to get it to not open the doors and all till the chopper is on the ground, at which point, I want it to kick everyone out, then close the doors, fly back to it's origin point and delete.
shadow sapphire
What does the select 2 do?
dusk sage
So for example
if I use
getPos player
In the debug console (literally right now)
I get:
[14037.6,18751.2,0.897427]
Using select 2, will select the last element of that array, the z component, or altitude
By just asking if that array is less than 0.5, is meaning less
There is no scalar for it to compare to
shadow sapphire
Hmm... How do I find if it's less than a meter off the ground?
dusk sage
(getPos _GreenPilots) select 2 < 1
shadow sapphire
Oh... I thought that was like an incomplete thing. I must have misunderstood what you were explaining.
dusk sage
What do you mean by incomplete 😛 ?
shadow sapphire
Well, if
(getPos _GreenPilots) select 2 <=.5;
doesn't work, I don't understand why
(getPos _GreenPilots) select 2 <1;
will work. I must have just been a page behind your explaination.
How do I make a waituntil just sleep a few seconds before continuing the script? It seems like when I do that, it just doesn't run.
native hemlock
So for this waitUntil {sleep 10; {_x in _GreenChopper} count _assigned == 0;};
In order for it to reach the code on the lines below the waitUntil must evaluate to true, if it's never true then the code below will never run. So for evaluating the waitUntil it will start by sleeping for 10 seconds, then check this condition {_x in _GreenChopper} count _assigned == 0, if that condition is true it will continue on to the code below, if it's false, then it will start over again by sleeping for 10 seconds
I think that {_x in _GreenChopper} count _assigned == 0 is never true
dusk sage
If everyone has been ejected
native hemlock
_assigned is never defined here
dusk sage
That will return true
shadow sapphire
@native hemlock, Haha, thanks, but I'm not that far yet. Can't get past the first waituntil yet!
shadow sapphire
@native hemlock, my goal is to have an immersive respawn for a PVP game mode. All of the dead players will be respawned whenever an objective is siezed, then they will all be assigned to the chopper, which will be locked, so dummies won't jump out, then it will kick them out on the ground. I'm bad at this, so I haven't done the assigning part of the script yet, since that will require clients be on to test.
@dusk sage, it isn't defined yet.
native hemlock
Do you have -showScriptErrors on?
shadow sapphire
I do, yes.
dusk sage
Is there AI left in the chopper?
shadow sapphire
Just the pilot and copilot.
native hemlock
And nothing popped up for this? I would think you would get a complaint for trying to get the position of a group
dusk sage
crew _GreenChopper will return an array of objects inside the chopper
So using
(count crew _GreenChopper) isEqualTo 2
Would check if just the pilot and co pilot remained
shadow sapphire
@native hemlock, yeah, something popped up, but I couldn't understand what it was trying to get me to fix. It wasn't very clear to me like they sometimes are.
@dusk sage, oh! That's a good idea! I phrase it like this?
waitUntil {sleep 10; (count crew _GreenChopper) isEqualTo 2;};
shadow sapphire
But will that exclude players riding as cargo?
native hemlock
waitUntil {sleep 0.5; getPOS _GreenPilots <= 0.5;}; would never be true, as _GreenPilots is a group, not an object which is what getPos requires
dusk sage
Should be _GreenChopper
native hemlock
_GreenChopper select 0
_GreenChopper is equal to the return of BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle
So to access the actual vehicle you want to select the 1st element in the array, which is at index 0
dusk sage
Good point
shadow sapphire
Phrase like this?
waitUntil {sleep 0.5; (getPos _GreenChopper select 0) select 2 <1;};
dusk sage
waitUntil {sleep 10; (count crew _GreenChopper) isEqualTo 0;};```^
(getPos _GreenChopper select 0) would probably get the position of _GreenChopper and then select the "x" component of the position
dusk sage
ARMA is just weird when it comes to parenthesis
native hemlock
PEMDAS
dusk sage
Does work, doesn't work
native hemlock
Middle school math all over again
dusk sage
_this select 0 select 2
Works
It's just a bit of a mess
Stick 'em where it looks they are needed
native hemlock
I think it makes sense, but it's still easy to overlook sometimes
shadow sapphire
I am going to give this a try. BRB.
Crap. I changed something and got more errors.
I want the doors to stay closed until the chopper has landed.
I want them closed before it takes off.
Latest version of script:
_GreenChopper = [];
if (isServer) then {
_GreenPilots = creategroup independent;
_GreenChopper = [getMarkerPos "GreenSpawn", 0, "I_Heli_Transport_02_F", _GreenPilots] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle;
_WP1 = _GreenPilots addWaypoint [(getmarkerpos "M1"), 0];
_WP1 setWayPointBehaviour "CARELESS";
_WP1 setWaypointType "TR UNLOAD";
_WP1 setWaypointSpeed "FULL";
_WP1 setWayPointCombatMode "BLUE";
_WP1 setwaypointstatements ["true", "(vehicle this) land 'land'"];
waitUntil {sleep 5; (getPos (_GreenChopper select 0)) select 2 < 2;};
_GreenChopper AnimateDoor ['Door_Back_R', 1];
_GreenChopper AnimateDoor ['Door_Back_L', 1];
_GreenChopper AnimateDoor ['CargoRamp_Open', 1];
_GreenChopper land "NONE";{_x action ["Eject", vehicle _x]; unassignVehicle _x;} forEach _assigned;
waitUntil {sleep 25; (count crew _GreenChopper) isEqualTo 2;};
_GreenChopper AnimateDoor ['Door_Back_R', 0];
_GreenChopper AnimateDoor ['Door_Back_L', 0];
_GreenChopper AnimateDoor ['CargoRamp_Open', 0];
_WP2 = _GreenPilots addWaypoint [(getmarkerpos "GreenSpawn"), 0];
_WP2 setWayPointBehaviour "CARELESS";
_WP2 setWaypointType "MOVE";
_WP2 setWayPointCombatMode "BLUE";
_WP2 setWaypointSpeed "FULL";
};```Should be easy
I'm not sure if you are aware, but this script also needs to be spawned/run from scheduled environment
native hemlock
Do you know what that measn? 😛
native hemlock
Essentially the nonscheduled environment is not allowed to sleep, wait, or pause, everything needs to execute before being able to continue
shadow sapphire
That explains why my sleep commands always threw errors.
native hemlock
Yup
Scripts in the scheduled environment can sleep, wait, and pause. The disadvantage is that the nonscheduled scripts have priority, and there is no guarantee your scheduled script will execute exactly when you want it to, especially if there are a lot of other scripts already running.
However, in a majority of cases you won't notice the difference
shadow sapphire
Yeah, there isn't going to be much going on in the way of scripts in this iteration of the project, at least.
native hemlock
Using [] spawn yourFunction will start that script in the scheduled environment. Any script that starts in the scheduled environment will stay in the scheduled environment
Well I shouldn't say any, you can hack your way back into nonscheduled, but this isn't important so I'm going to stop talking about it. If you want to read more about it check out Killzone Kid's blog or ACE3's
shadow sapphire
Where can I find info on that? Google didn't give me the BIS Wiki.
native hemlock
shadow sapphire
Thanks! I have to go now. My community's session starting soon.
native hemlock
There are probably some scattered posts, but back to your issue
shadow sapphire
Thank you so much for all of your help. I've never wanted to miss a session more than right now to try and get this thing hammered out, haha.
native hemlock
After you use the animateDoor command, put a check for "doorPhase" https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/doorPhase
I guess another waitUntil will do, and you'll be waiting till the door is closed (a value of 0)
You'll get it sorted, have fun and I'm glad I could help
shadow sapphire
Thank you so much! Sorry for having such trouble understanding.
dusk sage
Also
_GreenChopper AnimateDoor ['Door_Back_R', 1];
Needs to be
(_GreenChopper select 0) AnimateDoor ['Door_Back_R', 1];
native hemlock
^
dusk sage
As we already discussed the object scenario
Making a variable at the start such as _chopper = _GreenChopper select 0; may save alot of time
native hemlock
It'll look a lot cleaner too
shadow sapphire
@dusk sage, @native hemlock, people aren't logged in yet, so I have about ten more minutes. What do I do now?
dusk sage
See the post above
Any place where you wish to refer to the chopper itself
needs to be
_GreenChopper select 0
So making a variable after you create the chopper, such as _chopper = _GreenChopper select 0;
And using the _chopper variable, will save time, look cleaner, and be a little easier to understand when writing
shadow sapphire
Awesome!
In that case, can I just make variables for _Chopper, _Crew, and _Cargo each?
native hemlock
You are probably fine with juts the chopper for now
shadow sapphire
Do I need to create pilots separately still?
native hemlock
I'm not sure if I know what you mean, setting _chopper = _GreenChopper select 0; will not effect the value of _GreenChopper
But now instead of using _GreenChopper select 0 everywhere you wanted to use the helicopter object, you can use _chopper.
blissful wind
Hello, very simple question here but I cant seem to get it to work.... I just want to spawn a unit that is injured. I looked everywhere for this. Everyone says put setDamage in the unit init line, but I am spawning the unit from a script so its not on the editor. I tried createUnit, and BIS_spawngroup. I manage to spawn the unit but i cant define params like "health" or animation to that specific unit i just spawned in. Any help would be apreciated thanks!
p.s I also tried setVehicleInit to no sucess
shadow sapphire
@native hemlock, I mean, setting variables like:
_Crew = _GreenChopper select 1;```
etc.I got it to work properly. Step by step debugging the code. was just getting on my nerves. lol cheers
blissful wind
my problem was i wasnt defining the group
_mygroup = createGroup west;
then the init part worked just fine
dusk sage
Nice gj 👍
blissful wind
😃 happy
blissful wind
drag, carry, load into vehicle ? any scripts for that? I ve seen it on some servers ans sure I could write it from the ground up but why reinvent the wheel... thanks in advance
blissful wind
dont sweat, found something that works perfectly
placid root
R3F logistic`?
vagrant badge
can add custom buildings to altis life ?
shadow sapphire
Why can 3Den not find my damn scripts that are plainly in the folder? I damn miss the old editor!
lone glade
it's not an editor issue
3DEN is 100% superior to 2D editor, there's absolutely no feature that 2D has missing from 3DEN
vagrant kite
Show Object IDs?
lone glade
You know why it was removed, cmon :p
shadow sapphire
Does 3Den have hidden folders somewhere? Why doesn't it save to the same folder?
lone glade
What do you mean hidden folders? it works the same way the 2D editor did
documents -> arma - other profiles -> yourProfile -> missions / mpmissions
shadow sapphire
No, that I can absolutely, positively say is incorrect.
If it is loading from those folders, it is NOT like the 2D editor.
My 2D missions loaded their scripts from documents/A3/mpmissions, not from documents/A3otherprofiles/yourprofile/missions/mpmissions.
lone glade
when was the last time you installed the game ?
shadow sapphire
I don't think I'm infallible, if you say I'm wrong, I'll believe you, I am just irritated.
vagrant kite
if you use default profile, it's documents/A3/missions
shadow sapphire
I installed it the last time six months ago.
lone glade
Afaik the main A3 folder in documents it's the default profile
are you using your default profile or a different one?
because that might be your issue
shadow sapphire
I'm using my default profile.
lone glade
it's in the main folder then.
shadow sapphire
Which is what I've always used, never had an alternate.
Haha, maybe I need to stream my issue to you. Wait one, screenshots inbound.
lone glade
just check in other profiles if you don't have one with the name of your default profile
shadow sapphire
There is no other profiles folder.
lone glade
create a new mission and save it under missions,, check if it's present
shadow sapphire
Check if what's present?
lone glade
The mission folder
shadow sapphire
Check if the mission folder is present where? I'm looking at the mission folder with all of my projects in it. I didn't move them into here, this is just where they go by default when I save from the editor.
You want me to create a mission and make sure it goes to this folder I have open? I'm just trying to understand so we are on the same page.
lone glade
Let me explain:
Your missions are saved in folders under either documents/A3/missions or documents/A3/mpmissions
the folder should bear the name of the mission you, saved
that's where your functions and scripts go
shadow sapphire
It's hard not to be sarcastic in response to that one, @lone glade, haha. That is exactly where my scripts are.
split coral
Wait, you only have the default profile? So no "other profiles" at all. How do you know the editor is looking for scripts in "documents/A3otherprofiles/yourprofile/missions/mpmissions"
shadow sapphire
I've found the problem, there is apparently a working copy and a saved copy of the folder. My guess is so that things like "undo" are possible.
lone glade
👍
split coral
yeah, the ~folders, right?
split coral
i have a huge bunch of them because I always quit the editor with alt+f4 and the game doesn't remove them. 😃
shadow sapphire
The ~ folders and the normal named folders are both in A3/MPMissions. Then, there is another copy of the folder in A3/UserSaved/MPMissions.
Crap.
split coral
isn't usersaved just a cache folder? You shouldn't have to worry about that.
shadow sapphire
Okay, thank goodness. Then it's the ~folders.
lone glade
don't worry about those
shadow sapphire
Dammit. There isn't a ~folder for this mission, only the last mission I was working on.
The usersaved folder didn't acknowledge my sqf and the normal A3/Missions folder didn't acknowledge the sqf and I don't have a ~folder for it... Is it a prerequisite to have another profile for this to work for me??
lone glade
no but it makes it easier to naviguate
the ~folders shouldn't be touched
just make changes in the normal mission folder
shadow sapphire
I have been, but in Eden, if I place a trigger to test an sqf, it says that the sqf can't be found, it says it 100% of the time. So, to test my scripts, I have to paste in the code every time, which as much as I have to tweak and test means that I'm wasting a bunch of time doing that. Not to mention, I don't think I can possibly test certain things in that environment.
shadow sapphire
It's whatever, I'll figure it out or get over it. I don't use the deug console because I am ignorant of its use.
What do I do with the debug console? Just paste the code in and click execute?
split coral
yeah
shadow sapphire
I'm trying to write a script for immersive respawns in a PVP environment, but it's tough, because the friggin editor isn't even reading my description.ext, so whenever I kill myself, it just respawns me right on top of my body instantly, which is odd to me, because I don't know where that setting got switched on.
I'm trying to make it where onplayerkilled, players are moved into spectate mode, then onplayerrespawn, players are assigned as cargo on a chopper that will drop off the players that recently died all together at their base.
@lone glade, using the debug console is WAY better. Thanks for the tip. The problem still looms that whenever I have to use scripts that depend on each other, I have no idea what I'll do.
lone glade
description.ext and scripts changes need a mission restart
shadow sapphire
Haha, I've been working on this for a week, even if I didn't know that, I still have been shutting down Arma and starting it back up.
I know you're just covering all of your bases, but I'm not that much of an amatuer. I'm definitely not skilled enough to be called a scripter, but it's not my first outting, either. I've got a few successes under my belt.
lone glade
just make sure you're using the right path with execVM and spawn
shadow sapphire
Haha, I am as far as all of everyone's advice goes. I may just start an alternate profile to see if I can work it that way.
Is 1.60 dropping right now?
split coral
seems so
lone glade
Pretty much what you need to know:
- Mission restart required to reload changes in description.ext
- Mission restart required for changes in functions and scripts
- Scripts path start at mission folder, example
scripts\derp.sqfwill bedocuments\A3\missions\yourmission.island\scripts\derp.sqf
shadow sapphire
@lone glade, yep, I'm covered in all of those fronts.
C:\Users\DEL-J\Documents\Arma 3\mpmissions\AltisPVPPrototype.Altis
lone glade
also: description.ext changes don't reload when you don't leave the lobby in multiplayer preview
you have to leave the lobby and come back to have the changes reload.
shadow sapphire
@lone glade, I've been testing from an Eden placed trigger, remember? I've had to leave the lobby every single time anyway. It still never found my deploy.sqf script.
lone glade
what were you typing exactly ?
shadow sapphire
I have tried:
[] execVM "Deploy.sqf";
[this] execVM "Deploy.sqf";
nul = execVM "Deploy.sqf";```
All of which except nul= wouldn't let me close the trigger saying "type trigger expected nothing." When I used nul=, it let me close the trigger, but upon executing the trigger, it told me no trigger was found or some ish like that.I have tried [] execVM "Deploy.sqf"; and got the same error as the others.
split coral
trigger code expects a return so you need nul = ... or something. same thing with init fields
shadow sapphire
@split coral, check two messages up. I already did that.
We aren't supposed to drop screenshots in here, right?
split coral
oh, I was just referring to: "All of which except nul= wouldn't let me close the trigger saying"
lone glade
triggers don't expect a return nor does init fields
only trigger conditions do
(and the rest of the things that do ofc)
shadow sapphire
My script location:
C:\Users\DEL-J\Documents\Arma 3\mpmissions\AltisPVPPrototype.Altis\Deploy.sqf
I just loaded up my mission fresh in Eden just now, it was called AltisPVPPrototype.Altis, if I remember correctly. I tried placing [] execVM "Deploy.sqf"; I got "type trigger expected nothing," indicating that it did not find a script named that.
split coral
sorry, I meant it expects nothing, not something
lone glade
oh right it returns the handle
shadow sapphire
Yeah, I tried nul= just to get it to let me close the trigger and try something else.
split coral
[] execVM "Deploy.sqf"; creates an error like it's supposed to. It doesn't mean the script can't be found
shadow sapphire
Why is that supposed to be an error? Unless I'm mistaken, I was just told that's exactly what I'm supposed to do to call my script from an Eden placed trigger.
split coral
just put nul = or 0 = in front of it
split coral
the trigger just can't handle the handle
shadow sapphire
Haha, makes sense.
Okay, nul= worked, but that makes me wonder why it didn't work before and it makes me wonder why my description isn't working. More questions than answers. I am much relieved. Thank you both very much.
lone glade
because the trigger expect nothing and execVM returns the script handle , which the trigger isn't expecting
description.ext changes need mission reload.
shadow sapphire
No, I mean, I wonder why last time I used nul= it still said nothing expected when I triggered it. I must have mistyped the name of the sqf the one time I tried it. Just my luck. Anyway, once again, I am regularely reloading the mission, man.
lone glade
what exactly doesn't work ?
shadow sapphire
My respawn settings. Let me triple check for typos and such, then I'll send it on.
Yeah, I don't see the issue, but I'm sure it's something simple that I'm not seeing.
respawndelay = 3;
respawnOnStart = -1;
respawnButton = 0;```
I have the respawn points properly placed and properly named, I copied the appropriate names straight from the wiki. However, whenever I kill myself, I respawn right where I died, standing over my body.
I restart the mission every time completely from Eden.try placing a respawn module
shadow sapphire
I don't think that a respawn module will have the flexibility for my eventual goal, but I shall do as you say anyway.
lone glade
you respawning on the spot means that the game couldn't find a proper respawn marker and respawned you on your last pos
shadow sapphire
I have now placed a respawn module, it was visible on map when I was in my multiplayer server, so I know it was placed. It was the appropriate color, so I know it was for the right faction. When I killed myself, I stil respawned directly on my last position.
lone glade
what version of the game are you running ?
shadow sapphire
Whatever version just dropped. 1.60
lone glade
might be broken.
shadow sapphire
Haha, I agree, but I don't think that came in the latest version. I've been working this scenario for a week. Anyway, I don't want to waste your time on that anymore for now. If I have your attention, I'd rather be learning and moving forward with the project, I can get that stuff figured out on my own later. Upon deletion of the respawn portion of the description.ext, it doesn't respawn me at all, it just ends the mission, so I know it's reading the description.ext file.
@lone glade, in this script:
if (isServer) then {
_GreenChopper = [getMarkerPos "GreenSpawn", 270, "I_Heli_Transport_02_F", independent] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle;
_Chopper = _GreenChopper select 0;
_GreenPilots = _GreenChopper select 2;
_WP1 = _GreenPilots addWaypoint [(getmarkerpos " respawn_guerrila"), 0];
_WP1 setWayPointBehaviour "CARELESS";
_WP1 setWaypointType "TR UNLOAD";
_WP1 setWaypointSpeed "FULL";
_WP1 setWayPointCombatMode "BLUE";
_WP1 setwaypointstatements ["this land 'land'"];
WaitUnitil {};
_WP2 = _GreenPilots addWaypoint [(getmarkerpos "GreenSpawn"), 0];
_WP2 setWayPointBehaviour "CARELESS";
_WP2 setWaypointType "MOVE";
_WP2 setWayPointCombatMode "BLUE";
_WP2 setWaypointSpeed "FULL";
DeleteVehicleCrew _GreenPilots;
DeleteVehicle _Chopper;
};```
How do I set the waituntil to find when the helicopter is less than one meter above the ground and how do I get it to delete the helicopter and crew once it returns to WP2? I know that my problem is not understanding the syntax, but the wiki is even over my head. I've made plenty of working scripts, but it's been nearly a year since I've done this as well as, none of the other scripts had this many moving parts.My previous scripts were all just spawning, regearing, and putting AI on patrol.
shadow sapphire
Ah, man. Dammit, see, I was doing it that way, but someone VERY skilled advised me to use spawnvehicle.
lone glade
since you're new to SQF i'm not going to bother teaching you scheduled / unscheduled, just gimme a sec
shadow sapphire
Without knowing how to schedule it, I won't be able to let it sleep.
Take your time. I've got all day and when you're out of time, I'm sure someone else will be around, haha.
lone glade
currently your waitUntil does nothing, you need to have what you want as a condition in it
shadow sapphire
Right. I know it does nothing. I'm trying to ask what do I put in there to make sure the chopper gets all the way to the ground.
lone glade
WaitUnitil {(getPos _greenChopper) select 2 <= 1};
for the return to wp2 stuff you can use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setWaypointStatements
also no need to delete the crew before deleting the vehicle, it's going to delete them
shadow sapphire
Thanks a bunch! The phrasing for waypoinstatements to delete "this" is kind of odd, right? It's like (vehicle this) this?
lone glade
this is a magic variable
it's an internal command to reference whatever was passed to the command / init field / trigger field
you can also see it written as _this inside functions and scripts
shadow sapphire
But _WP2 setwaypointstatements ["DeleteVehicle _GreenChopper;"]; won't work, right? How do I make that work?
shadow sapphire
So I say _WP2 setwaypointstatements ["DeleteVehicle (vehicle this);"];?
lone glade
"deleteVehicle vehicle this"
no need for brackets, vehicle this will resolve before deleteVehicle
shadow sapphire
Thanks!
Okay, this is what I've got so far:
if (isServer) then {
_GreenChopper = [getMarkerPos "GreenSpawn", 270, "I_Heli_Transport_02_F", independent] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle;
_Chopper = _GreenChopper select 0;
_Cargo = _GreenChopper select 1;
_GreenPilots = _GreenChopper select 2;
_WP1 = _GreenPilots addWaypoint [(getmarkerpos " respawn_guerrila"), 0];
_WP1 setWayPointBehaviour "CARELESS";
_WP1 setWaypointType "TR UNLOAD";
_WP1 setWaypointSpeed "FULL";
_WP1 setWayPointCombatMode "BLUE";
_WP1 setwaypointstatements ["this land 'land'"];
WaitUnitil {(getPos _GreenChopper) select 2 <= 1};
_Chopper AnimateDoor ["Door_Back_R",1];
_Chopper AnimateDoor ["Door_Back_L",1];
_Chopper AnimateDoor ["CargoRamp_Open",1];
WaitUnitil {_Cargo == 2};
_Chopper AnimateDoor ["Door_Back_R",0];
_Chopper AnimateDoor ["Door_Back_L",0];
_Chopper AnimateDoor ["CargoRamp_Open",0];
_WP2 = _GreenPilots addWaypoint [(getmarkerpos "GreenSpawn"), 0];
_WP2 setWayPointBehaviour "CARELESS";
_WP2 setWaypointType "MOVE";
_WP2 setWayPointCombatMode "BLUE";
_WP2 setWaypointSpeed "FULL";
_WP2 setwaypointstatements ["DeleteVehicle vehicle this;"];
};```
I'll test and see what goes wrong.It's always the waituntils that give me this much trouble.
shadow sapphire
Holy. Shit. THANK YOU!
indigo snow
See the little <, thats where it runs into the error
zealous solstice
waitUntililililililililil
shadow sapphire
_WP2 setWaypointSpeed "FULL";
_WP2 setwaypointstatements ["DeleteVehicle ve>
Error position: <setwaypointstatements ["DeleteVehicle ve>
Error 1 elements provided, 2 expected```
I'm also getting this.
daring geyser
disableChannels[]={0}; doesn't disable Global text channel. Anyone know how to fix that?
lone glade
we broke joko
zealous solstice
😦 i know
lone glade
disableChannels[] = {0, 2, 6}; // 0 = Global, 1 = Side, 2 = Command, 3 = Group, 4 = Vehicle, 5 = Direct, 6 = System. Admin/server/BattlEye can still use Global.
shadow sapphire
Dammit, @lone glade, I was going to be useful.
daring geyser
That's how it was before the update
split coral
(getPos _GreenChopper) should be (getPos _Chopper)
shadow sapphire
@daring geyser: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/channelEnabled
daring geyser
disableChannels[] = {0, 2, 6}; Doesn't work for chat now I sippose
shadow sapphire
You can now enable and disable channel voice and text separately.
zealous solstice
@lone glade why we broke 😦 what did i wrong i treated you well(only 2 punches per day)
daring geyser
That is scripting command. I was talking about the parameter in description.ext
shadow sapphire
@split coral, thanks!
Eh, then I don't know. I know that my server will have to update for that now, too.
split coral
Also: WaitUnitil {_Cargo == 2}; will never be true, because _cargo is an array and it never gets changed from what it was in the beginning
shadow sapphire
How do I get it to figure out when only the pilot and copilot are remaining on board?
@lone glade, how do I make deletevehicle this into two things?
lone glade
deleteVehicle will delete the vehicle and it's crew
you don't need to delete the crew first
shadow sapphire
Right, but you said "should be an array of 2 strings," and the errors I am getting indicate you were correct.
shadow sapphire
Oh! I forgot the "true" part, I think.
daring geyser
@lavish ocean disableChannels[]={0}; in Description.ext doesn't disable Global text channel for some reason. Any suggestions, David?
shadow sapphire
Without the waituntils, the script is working perfectly, except that it deletes the chopper and two pilots fall into the ocean.
lone glade
because it's executed all at once
shadow sapphire
@lone glade, what do you mean?
lone glade
waitUntil forces the script to wait until the condition is true
in your case if you remove waitUntil it's going to run all at once (except sleeps)
shadow sapphire
Right... I'm running it without the waituntils to make sure that deletevehicle was working. Without the waituntils, the chopper spawns, flies to it's waypoint, lands for a moment, then takes off, flies back out to it's spawn point and deletes itself, but when it deletes, the pilots aren't deleting. That's what I'm trying to fix right now.
lone glade
if you don't use createUnit you need to delete the crew too then
shadow sapphire
Okay, roger that, I'd prefer to keep using spawnvehicle, because I just got everything working with it and deleted my old createunit version.
_WP2 setwaypointstatements ["true","DeleteVehicle vehicle this; DeleteVehicleCrew vehicle this;"]; This is throwing an error that I don't know how to fix. The error is:Error in expression <Vehicle vehicle this; DeleteVehicleCrew vehicle this;> Error position: <vehicle this;> Error Missing ; Which I think in this case is because I need some parenthesis?
lone glade
missing "
oh wait nope it's here
probably because you're deleting the crew after the vehicle ?
shadow sapphire
I entertained that thought for a moment, thought to myself no way, but I'll try it!
Error position: <vehicle this; DeleteVehicle vehicle this>
Error Missing ;```Nope.
@native hemlock, any thoughts on this?
shadow sapphire
@native hemlock, don't apologize!!
indigo snow
wrong syntax for deleteVehiclecrew
also vehicle looks wierd if youve looked at it for some time
It seems this note might help you:
Posted on April 10, 2015 - 13:43 (UTC)
Tankbuster
Using the following code will remove ALL crew from the given vehicle.
{_myvehicle deleteVehicleCrew _x} forEach crew _myvehicle;
@indigo snow, thanks a bunch! How might I apply this to _WP2 setwaypointstatements ["true","DeleteVehicleCrew vehicle this; DeleteVehicle vehicle this;"];
My syntax stat is under-leveled.
Surely _WP2 setwaypointstatements ["true","DeleteVehicleCrew vehicle this;{_myvehicle deleteVehicleCrew _x} forEach crew _myvehicle;"]; won't work, right?
indigo snow
you replaced the wrong thing
shadow sapphire
_WP2 setwaypointstatements ["true","DeleteVehicle vehicle this;{vehice this deleteVehicleCrew _x} forEach crew vehicle this;"];``` Might work?
Haha, thanks, I sure did.{(vehicle this) deleteVehicleCrew _x} forEach (crew (vehicle this));
deleteVehicle vehicle this;
Turn that into the string you need
mossy lion
Is in SQF a possibility to use INTEGERS and not FLOAT? The normal number type is a FLOAT and here is the problem with FLOATs (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Talk:Number#Precision_loss)
So (16 777 216 + 1) - 16 777 216 = 0 but it is 1...
shadow sapphire
@lone glade, if I use createUnit, rather than spawnvehicle, what all would need to change in my script?
if (isServer) then {
_GreenChopper = [getMarkerPos "GreenSpawn", 270, "I_Heli_Transport_02_F", independent] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle;
_Chopper = _GreenChopper select 0;
_Cargo = _GreenChopper select 1;
_GreenPilots = _GreenChopper select 2;
_WP1 = _GreenPilots addWaypoint [(getmarkerpos " respawn_guerrila"), 0];
_WP1 setWayPointBehaviour "CARELESS";
_WP1 setWaypointType "TR UNLOAD";
_WP1 setWaypointSpeed "FULL";
_WP1 setWayPointCombatMode "BLUE";
_WP1 setwaypointstatements ["this land 'land'"];
_Chopper AnimateDoor ["Door_Back_R",1];
_Chopper AnimateDoor ["Door_Back_L",1];
_Chopper AnimateDoor ["CargoRamp_Open",1];
_Chopper AnimateDoor ["Door_Back_R",0];
_Chopper AnimateDoor ["Door_Back_L",0];
_Chopper AnimateDoor ["CargoRamp_Open",0];
_WP2 = _GreenPilots addWaypoint [(getmarkerpos "GreenSpawn"), 0];
_WP2 setWayPointBehaviour "CARELESS";
_WP2 setWaypointType "MOVE";
_WP2 setWayPointCombatMode "BLUE";
_WP2 setWaypointSpeed "FULL";
_WP2 setwaypointstatements ["true","{(vehicle this) DeleteVehicleCrew _x} forEach (crew (vehicle this));
DeleteVehicle vehicle this;"];
};```@indigo snow, I am getting odd behavior with your solutions. If I deletevhicle first, then the crew doesn't get deleted. If I deletevehiclecrew first, then the crew fall out of the chopper and the chopper crashes.
indigo snow
theres more issues like what the variable this is in this case
youre getting into territory where tis easier for you to make and call a function so you can use some local variables
this is the vehicle group leader, aka the pilot most likely
you need to save both the heli object and the crew objects to some variable and then delete them
mind you i just stepped into this so i have no clue about what youre trying to do but you need some organization
private _chopper = (vehicle this);
{_chopper deleteVehicleCrew _x} forEach (crew _chopper) ;
deleteVehicle _chopper ;
How would I use the last bit of code that you pasted? I call it at the end of my script or I define it in the beginning and call it later?
indigo snow
that bit you can turn into the string you need
you save yourself headache by simply saving the helicopter to a variable and then using that
shadow sapphire
Okay, will try. Syntax may as well be hieroglyphics to me, though.
indigo snow
its something you can plain learn and study
shadow sapphire
Haha, I didn't think it was an innate talent, I'm just still really, really bad at it.
@indigo snow, how would I save it to a variabe? I think I've already done that, but it can't be used in waypoint statements.
shadow sapphire
Isn't this making my variables?
_Chopper = _GreenChopper select 0;
_Cargo = _GreenChopper select 1;
_GreenPilots = _GreenChopper select 2;```"a = 1; b = 2; hint (a+b);"
these are local variables that belong to your sqf file, imagine it like having its own desk
the waypoints have their own desks and cant see the stuff other scripts have on theirs
shadow sapphire
I see. Will it cause this freak out on all clients if I make the variables global?
indigo snow
if will freak out if you run it more than once at the same time
but i already did the work for you
private _chopper = (vehicle this);
{_chopper deleteVehicleCrew _x} forEach (crew _chopper) ;
deleteVehicle _chopper ;
turn that into the string you need and voila
shadow sapphire
Haha, I know that you've done the work, but I don't understand it or its use. I'm pretty ignorant of this stuff. I'm trying to learn it, so that I don't have to bug people anymore.
I'm going to just try messing with your code there a bunch.
indigo snow
this refers to the group leader of the group that completed the waypoint
in the case of your script, what object/unit is this?
shadow sapphire
OH! So I am just using your code there inside of the waypointstatement?? My this is a chopper spawned using BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle that is completing a waypoint.
indigo snow
wrong
this is the group leader of the group that completed the waypoint
a helicopter object itself can never be in a group, be a group leader, or complete waypoints
who did you assign the waypoint to?
shadow sapphire
Oh! Sorry, you JUST said that, too. The waypoint is assigned to the chopper pilot.
I thought I defined that as _GreenPilots, but I guess that isn't so, since that's more than one AI.
indigo snow
right so when you get to the waypooint statement, all those earlier local variables have been cleared and youre left with just your global variables and this.
now you first delete the crew of the vehicle (this and his compatriot) but then you try to delete the vehicle by referring to it as this's vehicle
when this doesnt exist anymore, nor is in a vehicle
shadow sapphire
That makes perfect sense. That's awesome.
So, I use private _chopper = (vehicle this); {_chopper deleteVehicleCrew _x} forEach (crew _chopper) ; deleteVehicle _chopper ; inside of the waypoint statement to define everything that's about to be deleted, so that the script can delete it?
indigo snow
you save a reference to the actual chopper since it gets deleted after this, yes. You need some way of pointing at it
shadow sapphire
Awesome! It worked perfectly!
I don't understand what it is going wrong here:
_GreenPilots allowDamage false;
_GreenPilots disable>
Error position: <allowDamage false;
_GreenPilots disable>
Error allowdamage: Type Group, expected Object
Error in expression <hopper allowDamage false;
_GreenPilots allowDamage false;
_GreenPilots disable>
Error position: <allowDamage false;
_GreenPilots disable>
Error Generic error in expression``` It's probably also something simple that just isn't clicking.You're referencing the group not the vehicle
you also have to disable damage for all crew membrs otherwise they'll die
shadow sapphire
In some cases, yes. Because it's the group whose behavior I want to modify, or so I thought.
lone glade
just make the helo invincible right ?
shadow sapphire
Yes.
_Chopper = _GreenChopper select 0;
_Cargo = _GreenChopper select 1;
_GreenPilots = _GreenChopper select 2;
_Chopper setVehicleLock "LOCKED";
_Chopper allowDamage false;
_GreenPilots allowDamage false;
_GreenPilots disableAI "TARGET";
_GreenPilots disableAI "AUTOTARGET";
_GreenPilots disableAI "FSM";
_GreenPilots setBehaviour "Careless";
_GreenPilots setCombatMode "Blue";
_GreenPilots enableAttack false;```{_x allowDamage false} foreach (crew _chopper)```I don't understand why yours will work and mine won't. I am trying to understand why these things are happening, too.
Nevermind. Looking back at my errors and comparing that to your code told me wha tI need to know.
shadow sapphire
Right, they don't think, they just follow instructions.
(driver _Chopper) allowDamage false; worked perfectly.
Okay! Now I have to get my dang waituntils working.
This is why I thought I needed to run a scheduled script:
Error in expression <
WaitUntil {(getPos _Chopper) select 2 <= 2};
_Chopper AnimateDoor ["Door_Ba>
Error position: <<= 2};
_Chopper AnimateDoor ["Door_Ba>
Error Generic error in expression```Every time I run a waituntil, I am told suspending is now allowed in this context, but I am unsure how to give it the proper context.
indigo snow
how are you firing that script? theres also a script error in there
shadow sapphire
Rats! I want to focus on the script errors first, if that's possible. I am firing it from the debug console in a hosted server from my machine using the server exec button.
shadow sapphire
Can I use a waituntil without running a scheduled script or whatever?
shadow sapphire
@indigo snow, things are working perfectly with the script for now.
vagrant badge
i have problem i add UAV "class Item720
{
position[]={15045.713,17.91,16822.574};
azimut=140.328;
id=775;
side="EMPTY";
vehicle="I_UAV_02_F";
isUAV=1;
leader=1;
skill=0.60000002;
init="_nul = [this, 60, 1] execVM ""Scripts\vehicle.sqf"";";
};"
i add to mission but cant use uav
i must brake in to use how to fix this ?
little latch
I believe UAV classes have changed
little eagle
player assignItem "ItemGPS"
doesn't work anymore. Can anyone confirm?
NVM, was thinking of linkItem
vagrant badge
how to drop bomb from zeus ?
cursorTarget setDamage 1;its only make damage one object
prime valve
Place bomb => Select it => Press END
Or place fire support modules such as mortar, etc.
vagrant badge
try _toSpawn = "Bo_GBU12_LGB" createVehicle position player; and work
grizzled cliff
why did KK suggest using a trigger for that?
frame handlers work on servers
and have for years
carmine galleon
He did it fast after the update, probably made it as he thought at that moment
grizzled cliff
i guess... makes him look like a rookie
carmine galleon
Well... After what he did for arma modding, I can forgive him for that 😉
grizzled cliff
meh, he's been hit or miss most of the time
shadow sapphire
Anyone willing to help me troubleshoot my issue I'm having getting a normal respawn to work in a mission? I swear, it's probably something simple, but I can't for the life of me figure it out today.
lone glade
You're not the only one reporting issues like this
Let me check the feedback tracker but I think it's a known issue
shadow sapphire
Really??
lone glade
yep
shadow sapphire
Even when I exported the mission and tested on a dedicated server it wasn't respawning me like I thought it should. Very odd.
lone glade
The fix around this is using respawn position modules set to your side
markers seems borked atm.
shadow sapphire
I've tried using the respawn modules, it didn't work. Do I need to clear out my description.ext parts that are related or something?
lone glade
don't use 3DEN attributes AT ALL
those are broken as fuck
mark respawn disabled on 3DEN attributes and use description.ext entries
shadow sapphire
I haven't been. I use only my description.ext.
lone glade
Create a repro mission (barebone stuff) and create a feedback tracker ticket
vagrant kite
mark respawn disabled on 3DEN attributes and use description.ext entries
Eden respawn settings overwrite description.ext now
vagrant kite
because you use addRespawnPosition?
vagrant kite
I have 2 missions on the same map with similar settings. Both with respawn markers and respawn=3 in description.ext
lone glade
Can you try enabling respawnPosition in the templates ?
vagrant kite
and first one has "no respawn" in mission.sqm (from Eden) and second one doesn't
guess on which one you can respawn 😃
shadow sapphire
@vagrant kite, how do I do this? Where does this magic code go?
vagrant kite
to be safe, setup your respawn in Eden: it's in Settings -> Multiplayer
shadow sapphire
@lone glade, how did you write your system? I am wanting to write a system here, I'm just getting the baseline stuff squared away first. I don't want a revive script, what I am wanting is to have an immersive respawn script where whenever an objective is seized all dead players respawn and are assigned to a helicopter that drops off the respawns at base as reinforcements.
Okay, I'll set up 3Den stuff first and BRB.
lone glade
It's a revive system more like a respawn one
You get shot -> moved into revive state
people can drag / carry you around and revive you
Can someone please check in MP (with someone else)
moveOut _unit;
[_unit, _animation] remoteExec ["switchMove", 0];
while _unit is in a vehicle and then respawn.
shadow sapphire
@lone glade, that's similar to the revive script that my community made. For ours, we made the players become immobilized at 95% damage, instead of 100% damage, which I think is abnormal, but we did it that way to avoid some other issues.
lone glade
I think this causes duplication issues across clients
I kill the unit and place the new respawned one where the previous one was del
shadow sapphire
If I had anyone to test it with, I would. Can you host a server and I'll join it and you can just test the script that way?
shadow sapphire
@lone glade, that's how the BIS revive works. We had many, many issues with it, so we made our own. We are working on getting a bit added to where we can load the wounded into vehicles. Ours also has a feature where when players are down, they bleed out if they don't get treated in time, which isn't rare, but the neat part is that anyone can stabilize the wounded and stop their bleeding, but after that the wounded has to recieve trauma care every two to three minutes until the medic arrives to fix them, but eventually, they have to have care so often that it takes two people, then eventually they just bleed out and nothing can be done about it, but with two attendants, the wounded person can last twenty or so minutes.
lone glade
Thing is, mine works better than BIS :p
I ironed out the issues from yesterday's release, now it's gud.
176.148.92.210:2302
shadow sapphire
Sure, but our community couldn't work with any script that lets the player die first, because we have too many scripts that have to run again when the player respawns. We play in a completley vanilla sandbox that's persistent and has custom uniforms, custom radio channels, and custom ranks and rank textures, as well as whenever players are respawned, our company loses money, so if players were to die and then be moved back to the place they died for the script to work, then we'd have money leaving our account or we'd have to write a script to check those conditions and add the person back their custom rank, uniform, and radio channels.
Connecting now.
lone glade
:facepalm: I forgot to enable the debug console
gimme a sec
do you see two people standing ?
shadow sapphire
Standing where?
lone glade
in front of the vehicle
shadow sapphire
No problem!
@vagrant kite, setting the settings in Eden/attributes/multiplayer worked perfectly... but I much prefer the old description.ext method, I believe. How do I make it choose the old way?
@lone glade, would you have any idea where to start with a spectator script or with scripting the helicopter wave respawn that I'm talking about?
lone glade
nope, too busy atm
vagrant kite
@shadow sapphire How do I make it choose the old way?
just don't touch multiplayer settings in Eden - ever 😉
shadow sapphire
@vagrant kite, dammit, what if it's too late? Why is there no way to fix it, dammit!?
hasty pond
Anyone else having problems with executing code with debug console as an admin on a server?
torpid oxide
can anyone help me with a arma 3 altis life server looking for a dev/scripter i dont mind paying
little eagle
Anyone else having problems with executing code with debug console as an admin on a server?
it's broken in 1.60
carmine galleon
Seems OK at my side
little eagle
the debug console uses remoteExec for "SERVER EXEC"
depends on your white listing
It's either call or BIS_fnc_call
hasty pond
Yeap yeap noticed that in the log afterwards, needs to be fixed in the future
lone glade
The debug console use call for local exec
only watch fields can execute local stuff if you have remoteExec protections.
shadow sapphire
Can someone spot the difference between these two loadout scripts? I made a switch case for a loadout script for a PVP game mode and when I went to test it today with multiple clients, I have found that it isn't equipping some units, but I cannot figure out why. It's removing all of their gear, so I know that it's getting it started, but it's not applying the new gear.
This one does NOT work:
_unit forceAddUniform "U_I_OfficerUniform";
for "_i" from 1 to 6 do {_unit addItemToUniform "SmokeShell";};
for "_i" from 1 to 2 do {_unit addItemToUniform "SmokeShellYellow";};
for "_i" from 1 to 2 do {_unit addItemToUniform "SmokeShellGreen";};
_unit addVest "V_PlateCarrierIA1_dgtl";
for "_i" from 1 to 9 do {_unit addItemToVest "30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag";};
_unit addHeadgear "H_HelmetIA";
_unit addWeapon "arifle_MXC_Black_F";
_unit addPrimaryWeaponItem "optic_Aco";
_unit addWeapon "Binocular";
_unit linkItem "ItemMap";
_unit linkItem "ItemCompass";
_unit linkItem "ItemWatch";
_unit linkItem "ItemRadio";
};```
This one does work. I can't find the difference. They are found one right after the other in the switch and it seems random which ones are working and which aren't. I know it's something I've done wrong, but I don't know what it was.
```case "I_support_Mort_F": {
_unit forceAddUniform "U_I_OfficerUniform";
for "_i" from 1 to 6 do {_unit addItemToUniform "SmokeShell";};
for "_i" from 1 to 2 do {_unit addItemToUniform "SmokeShellYellow";};
for "_i" from 1 to 2 do {_unit addItemToUniform "SmokeShellGreen";};
_unit addVest "V_PlateCarrierIA1_dgtl";
for "_i" from 1 to 9 do {_unit addItemToVest "30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag";};
_unit addHeadgear "H_HelmetIA";
_unit addWeapon "arifle_MXC_Black_F";
_unit addPrimaryWeaponItem "optic_Aco";
_unit addWeapon "Binocular";
_unit linkItem "ItemMap";
_unit linkItem "ItemCompass";
_unit linkItem "ItemWatch";
_unit linkItem "ItemRadio";
};```I don't understand how that will help. Can you explain? The wiki on getunitloadout doesn't say anything relevant to this situation.
lone glade
instead of having a big list of loadout stuff you have a single array of arrays and you use setUnitLoadout
shadow sapphire
Where do I use getunitloadout that will give me what I need?
little eagle
debug console
shadow sapphire
So, using getunitloadout on units that the script failed on will give me some sort of information?
little eagle
no, you make a quick debug mission with the virtual arsenal and debug console
then you equip yourself
and use copyToClipboard str getUnitLoadout player
Takes a while to set up, but if you've done that it's super fast
shadow sapphire
Haha, okay, that's what I thought you guys were getting at. Not helpful, since I've already done that part. All of these units already have a loadout. For some reason my switch case is failing on certain units and I can't figure out why that's happening.
shadow sapphire
Holy cow... dang it. Okay, that definitely explains the problem, I had a hunch that was the case, but did NOT think it was a reasonable thought. Dammit.
rancid ruin
can anyone ELI5 this cfgPatches change in 1.60?
shadow sapphire
I would if I could, but I am plainly terrible at all of this stuff.
shadow sapphire
Why doesn't this work?
case west:{
["Initialize", [player, [west], false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
};
case east:{
["Initialize", [player, [east], false, true, true, false, false, false, false, false]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
};
case independent:{
["Initialize", [player, [independent], false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
};
};```Give error pls
shadow sapphire
It isn't throwing any error that I can see. It's just not doing anything.
rancid ruin
add some debug hints and a default case
shadow sapphire
It's in onplayerkilled.sqf. When I have just:
["Initialize", [player, [west], false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator; it works fine.
@rancid ruin, okay, will do.
rancid ruin
and remember player doesn't exist on servers
shadow sapphire
Player doesn't exist on servers? Dammit, that's probably it. How do I fix that?
shadow sapphire
@carmine galleon, yeah, double checked the .rpt, it's throwing no errors.
carmine galleon
Why don't you run script client side ?
shadow sapphire
Haha, I guess because I don't know how to run clientside from onplayerkilled.
indigo snow
_this = [<oldUnit>, <killer>, <respawn>, <respawnDelay>]
carmine galleon
player addEventHandler ["Killed",test_fnc_yourfunction];
rancid ruin
you have fun times ahead of you del-j 👍
indigo snow
_player = _this select 0;
carmine galleon
@indigo snow Will work, but for what he wants, he should do client side
indigo snow
oh yes, but if he wants to handle it all from the server side it would certainly be possible
carmine galleon
Yes it would 😉
shadow sapphire
@indigo snow ```_player = _this select 0;
switch (side _player) do {```?
carmine galleon
Will work
carmine galleon
Yes, you must change every player by _player
@shadow sapphire If you want it clean, use it client side
rancid ruin
privatise it too? or not?
carmine galleon
Don't handle that from server
indigo snow
better to keep on trucking until the entire concept is there. relatively easy to move it around after
if hes new and still learning everything it can be benificial
carmine galleon
It could, but increase traffic
indigo snow
but hes obviously still in the learning how2code phase, he shouldnt be worried about stuff like that
no offense btw
carmine galleon
Okay, I agree with you, you're right 😃
rancid ruin
is private["_var","_var2"] still the best way to privatise vars?
rancid ruin
did i imagine a new command recently?
carmine galleon
About ?
rancid ruin
something to do with private, or maybe params
carmine galleon
Well it's not the same
rancid ruin
sorry, i've not sqf'd in months, last few patches seemed to be pretty big
carmine galleon
params is intended to get parameters passed to the funtion
private privatise variables on script
private is interesting when you call script from inside another script that uses same variables names
So you can privatise the variables inside the other script
According to wiki :
_foo = 10;
if (true) then
{
private ["_foo"];
_foo = 5;
player sideChat format ["%1", _foo];
};
player sideChat format ["%1", _foo];
In this example, the first sidechat (innermost) returns 5 while the second sidechat (outermost) returns 10.
rancid ruin
ja i understand the concept
shadow sapphire
@indigo snow
In onplayerkilled.sqf, this works:
["Initialize", [player, [], false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
This doesn't:
switch (side _player) do {
case west:{
["Initialize", [_player, [west], false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
};
case east:{
["Initialize", [_player, [east], false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
};
case independent:{
["Initialize", [_player, [independent], false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
};
};```
Nor does:
```_player = _this select 0;
switch (side _player) do {
case west:{
["Initialize", [player, [west], false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
};
case east:{
["Initialize", [player, [east], false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
};
case independent:{
["Initialize", [player, [independent], false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
};
};```
What'd I miss?i think i was just thinking of params, which privatises vars anyway according to the wiki
carmine galleon
Yep of course
lone glade
because onPlayerKilled first arg is the dead body
those are all side empty
use playerSide
indigo snow
this is on the server tho 😉
shadow sapphire
Thanks, @lone glade! Will try!
@lone glade
case west:{
["Initialize", [player, [west], false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
};
case east:{
["Initialize", [player, [east], false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
};
case independent:{
["Initialize", [player, [independent], false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
};
};``` This works perfectly! Thank you so much!!Is there something like onjoininprogress.sqf or latejoin.sqf?
lone glade
it's a param in initPlayerLocal or init
The word you're looking for is JIP (Join In Progress)
shadow sapphire
It's a param! Awesome!
zealous solstice
why so much shit load of code?
["Initialize", [player, [playerside], false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
this do 99% the same
and is just one line of code
shadow sapphire
@zealous solstice, hahaha, because you weren't here to give advice. Will try your version now.
@zealous solstice, your version works perfectly. Thank you!
shadow sapphire
I can't find any "for dummies" information on how to gather and apply the didJIP portion of the initplayerlocal. Anyone have a tip?
lone glade
initPlayerLocal is executed the same whether you JIP or not.
shadow sapphire
_unit = _this select 0;
_JIP = _this select 1;```it's either false or true.
shadow sapphire
I am trying to force players who join in progress to be spectators until the next wave of respawns.
How do I gather that true or false and/or apply it in a code. I'm not sure if it's like an argument or condition or what the right term is.
carmine galleon
if(_JIP) then {
// SPECATOR CODE
};
shadow sapphire
Will it hurt anything if I leave this in the initplayerlocal?
[player:Object, didJIP:Boolean]
I can comment it out, but I want to leave it in as a note so I can understand what's going on.
carmine galleon
Do //[player:Object, didJIP:Boolean]
shadow sapphire
Okay, commented out! Thanks!
carmine galleon
np
prime valve
if(moricky) then {_biCommunity setDamage 1;};
if(apex) then {_arma3Life addWeapon "arifle_thousand_dollars";};
carmine galleon
if(apex) exitWith {altisLifeEasyMoneyJetSki};
shadow sapphire
Hmm... Okay, getting some odd behavior from initplayerlocal:
enableSentences false;
//[player:Object, didJIP:Boolean]
params ["_unit", "_JIP"];
if (_JIP) then {
["Initialize", [player, [playerSide], false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
};```
Maybe it's because I have the server and three clients all running from the same machine, but when clients join in progress, they are spawning as normal, but with the camera widgets on and no ability to look around.aaaaaand someone is going to be put in @muted_trolls
@shadow sapphire because spawning happens after init.
shadow sapphire
Ugh! Always something, haha.
I knew init happened first, but I guess I assumed that the camera would prevent that from happening.
shadow sapphire
That's okay, though, because now I need a check to prevent them from spawning until conditions are right. I need to add them to an array.
What I want is all dead players and all JIP players to be in camera spectating, but be added to an array and whenever an objective is captured, all players in the array are assigned as cargo to a helicopter that will drop them off. I've got the helicopters working perfectly, thanks to you guys here, but that was probably the easier part of the battle. I thougth the spectator script was going to be super hard, but thankfully BIS had their own already, and it's good!
winged thistle
Is there a way to detect the IDD of the active display?
//List of menu IDDs
_menuSystemIDDs = [60541,60542,60543,60544,60545,60546,60547,60548];
//Attempt to capture display
{
if (!isNull (findDisplay _x)) then { uiNamespace setVariable ["RscFORNavMenu", (findDisplay _x)];};
} forEach _menuSystemIDDs;
I'm not having a lot of luck with this. It doesn't seem to work reliably.
little eagle
Is there a way to detect the IDD of the active display?
no
winged thistle
Then I could check if the display is in allDisplays for each display in a defined array of displays?
jade abyss
yerp
winged thistle
Thank you very much @jade abyss
jade abyss
_Display = findDisplay 12345;
{
if(_x isEqualTo _Display)then{hint "You won the lottery"};
}forEach allDisplays;
should work, not tested
winged thistle
Can I do this?
_menuSystemIDDs = [60541,60542,60543,60544,60545,60546,60547,60548];
{
if ((findDisplay _x) in allDisplays) then { uiNamespace setVariable ["RscFORNavMenu", (findDisplay _x)];};
} forEach _menuSystemIDDs;
More particularly, will it actually save to the uiNamespace?
Welp, YOLO. Testing it now...
Nope 😛
vapid frigate
if ((findDisplay _x) in allDisplays)
if (!isNull (findDisplay _x))
second is a lot quicker way of doing that
and yeah, it should save to uinamespace
winged thistle
I had !isNull originally but couldn't get that to save either. Probably wasn't the condition's fault.
vapid frigate
so you've put uiNamepace getVariable ["RscForNavMenu", "nope"]; or similar in the debug console and nothing's coming up?
vapid frigate
i don't think there's an issue saving a display to a variable in uinamespace.. but maybe i'm wrong
in which case you could save the IDD instead
winged thistle
I'm going to try a thing. I am wondering if it's the disableSerialization
vapid frigate
uiNamespace setVariable ["RscFORNavMenu", _x];
winged thistle
Guess not. Trying capturing the IDD now
winged thistle
Welp, I may have found the problem. I think I'm loading the wrong display...
winged thistle
6,000 random issues later, my navigation bar works. Thanks for your help guys! 😄
native hemlock
In the 6+ months or however long this discord has been around, I've never seen post that many messages, that quickly, in one channel
prime valve
life players do cocaine
winged thistle
In a chat application with a chat history that displays your question practically indefinitely, asking once is enough.
Not to mention New Message notifications...
plucky beacon
Anyone have any idea why respawns are broken? :/
thin pine
@winged thistle tbh I'd hardly ever reply to some question that was posted days ago because there's a high chance the person already got the answer and I'd end up wasting my time. Repeatedly asking a question, especially when there's other questions overlapping yours is totally fine in my opinion...as long as it isn't spammed each half-hour or sumn spammy like that
I also have muted this channel so I don't get notifications...may be useful to you
marsh storm
Hey gang, looking to remove the "move inside" option from the RHS C-130s, any idea how I might do that?
thin pine
If rhs uses a local identifier for the action try killzone kids function and modify it depending on the target. See bottom of page https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction
shadow sapphire
Why doesn't this work?
enableSentences false;
//[player:Object, didJIP:Boolean]
//params ["_unit", "_JIP"];
waitUntil {
time > 0 &&
!isNull player &&
player == player
};
if param[1] then {
["Initialize", [player, [side player], false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
};```param[1] is NOT valid SQF
shadow sapphire
Thank you!
little eagle
also player == player is pointless after !isNull player
shadow sapphire
Okay, going to try: ```enableRadio false;
enableSentences false;
//[player:Object, didJIP:Boolean]
params ["_unit", "_JIP"];
waitUntil {
time > 0 &&
!isNull player
};
if (_JIP) then {
["Initialize", [player, [side player], false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;
};```
shadow sapphire
Okay, that didn't work either. What's happening is that the JIP is spawning a character. I need to prevent the character from spawning or something. Also, the camera is initializing wrong somehow.
little eagle
IDK how BIS_fnc_EGSpectator works internally. It probably has problems with JIP
shadow sapphire
If I kill the JIP player, then they initialize the camera perfectly. Maybe what I should do is just have it where when players JIP, they are instantly killed and corpse deleted. Would that work?
shadow sapphire
Trying now with deleteVehicle
@little eagle, It kinda worked! It's not deleting the corpse, but I think maybe because of the way it's ordered or something.
little eagle
oh I know
you probably are losing locality of the object so deleteVehicle fails
just setPos it into the ocean before killing it
shadow sapphire
Yeah, so if I put deleteVhicle first, might taht work?
shadow sapphire
I will do that when this fails. I just want to sate my curiosity.
little eagle
you probably can remove the setDamage after deleteVehicle.
shadow sapphire
@little eagle, Okay, so if I do;
deleteVehicle _unit;
};```
Then it does nothing, the JIP spawns as normal.
If I do;
```if (_JIP) then {
deleteVehicle _unit;
_unit setDamage 1;
};```
Then it kills the player, deletes their clothing, but doesn't delete their body. Odd!
I have one more thing I want to try before setting position to nowhere.
Can't I just do.... hideobjectglobal some way?no, hideobjectglobal only works on the server
shadow sapphire
Double dammit.
little eagle
It also will fail when other people JIP
i don't get why deleteVehicle wouldn't work ...
dusk sage
For locality, see the icons at the top of pages on the BI wiki
little eagle
just do the setPos thing
dusk sage
shadow sapphire
@dusk sage, do you have any ideas other than the setpos thing? I don't mind doing it, but only as a last resort or as a placeholder. I feel like it's a bit... hacky, but I guess it's no more hacky than killing someone as they join the game, hahaha.
little eagle
It was my idea. And no. I don't know any other way
shadow sapphire
@little eagle, I know it was your idea, but since Boguu was around, I thought I'd ask.
west lantern
If you are using a respawn type different then 1 ("Bird"), you may want to execute the spectator mode when a player dies, then stop the spectator when the player respawns, this could be achieved in many ways, such as the one bellow, which will make every player start spectating when dead, and stop spectating when he respawns, 60 seconds after:```
```Description.ext
respawn = 3;
respawnDelay = 60;```
```onPlayerKilled.sqf
["Initialize", [player, [], true]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;```
```onPlayerRespawn.sqf
["Terminate"] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator;```do you use respawn = 3; or BASE?
shadow sapphire
@west lantern, I have respawn=3;
west lantern
and with this you want to disable JIP from playing but joinging spectator insead?
shadow sapphire
@little eagle, I am now using your idea of dumping them in the ocean. Works perfectly!
@west lantern, yes, I want JIP players to start off spectating, because I don't want players appearing at base mid objective. My next task is writing a respawn template, I guess. My goal is to have all of the dead and JIP players to only be able to spectate until an objective is captured. When the objective is captured, all of the dead players will respawn and will be assigned as cargo to a respawn chopper, which will drop them off at their respective bases.
The goal is immersion, haha.
little eagle
yw
west lantern
nice plan, well this above I quoted might help, I thought you would disable respawn altogether in a mission but I see its a bit more complex than what I proposed.
maybe better to set respawn as bird or 1 init spectator and this would fix ( hopefully ) character appearing
for the rest do your thing with your template
shadow sapphire
I can combine respawn=1 and a template?
What I am wanting to do is add all players that are dead into an array, I think.
west lantern
1 is spectator basically
1 is respawn type not template so you can use it in description.ext along with custom repawn template
if you use 3 but dont allow respawn that would cause side effects IMO
{
// Class used in respawnTemplates entry
class myTag_beacon
{
// Function or script executed upon death. Parameters passed into it are the same as are passed into onPlayerKilled.sqf file
onPlayerKilled = "\myAddon\scripts\respawnBeacon.sqf";
// Function or script executed upon respawn. Parameters passed into it are the same as are passed into onPlayerRespawn.sqf file
onPlayerRespawn = "\myAddon\scripts\respawnBeacon.sqf";
// Default respawn delay (can be overwitten by description.ext entry of the same name)
respawnDelay = 20;
// 1 to respawn player when he joins the game. Available only for INSTANT and BASE respawn types
// Can be overridden by description.ext attribute of the same name
respawnOnStart = 0;
};
class Spectator
{
onPlayerRespawn = "BIS_fnc_EGSpectator";
};
};```@west lantern, I think you're onto something good here... Is there a command that can respawn players? I've only been using respawn=3 because I didn't know if there was any other way to get them to respawn.
west lantern
that is respawn type, there are several to choose from, and 3 or base is as it says respawn on defined marker named respawn_east or west or whatever
it is commonly used respawn type fro mission that allow it
shadow sapphire
Right, I am using base type respawns with proper markers. The normal respawn is working fine.
west lantern
you are using mixed type of respawn, not really true respawn in base or at least that is what you want to achieve
shadow sapphire
What I'm wondering is if I can use respawn=1 and still have players spawn into the game later, instead of just be stuck spectating.
west lantern
for that part I am not sure you will have to test that
shadow sapphire
Ah, I see. That's what I was asking is if you knew of a command that would be able to spawn the players who were currently spectating.
west lantern
I dont think there is one, must do custom scripting there.
shadow sapphire
That's fine. I'll get it figured out. Thanks a bunch!
west lantern
But if this works what you have now, carry on, I bited quite more than I can chew myself 😄
shadow sapphire
Either way, thanks for the input!
west lantern
pleasure
shadow sapphire
Could somethine like this be made to work?
_unit remoteExec ["hideObjectGlobal", 2];
_unit remoteExec ["enableSimulationGlobal", 2];
_unit setDamage 1;
};```looking for someone to set up my server pls msg me for details
west lantern
@torpid oxide try #server_admins
@shadow sapphire hideobjectGlobal must be executed on server so it wont work
shadow sapphire
That's what the remoteExec is for...
west lantern
but you are trying to hide a vehicle I dont think it will work? Tried?
shadow sapphire
This is similar to the method we use in my sandbox. It works there. They remoteExec these commands somehow to create a custom respawn. When someone dies, they respawn at base, but their simulation is disabled, they are hidden, and their camera is forced into a UAV view until conditions are right for a respawn.
west lantern
might have quirks with that and its very hacky
Units that have been previously subjected to enableSimulation false; or enableSimulationGlobal false; may stay unrecognised for a long time even after simulation was re-enabled, returning objNull as cursorTarget. Force revealing units with reveal command usually solves the problem. For example:```
`{player reveal _x} forEach allUnits;`Yeah, but there isn't a respawn command or anything. My group's sandbox is a bit abnormal, but it is becoming VERY professional. Bugs being squashed all the time as new features are added. I'm involved with the development of that very little, though. This project of mine is nothing compared to the complexity of the sandbox.
So, you're saying I need ot force reveal the players when it comes time to "respawn" them? Can do !
west lantern
just a heads up in case of bugs, if it works without it no need to, but this is failsafe I guess
shadow sapphire
Thanks a ton!
west lantern
Also this
_obj setPosATL [getPosATL _obj select 0, getPosATL _obj select 1, (getPosATL _obj select 2)-100];
And to unhide:
_obj setPosATL [getPosATL _obj select 0, getPosATL _obj select 1, (getPosATL _obj select 2)+100];```if it all fails switch to that one
kindred kayak
With the latest patches, in MP / dedicated server, has anyone had issues with the debug console not executing commands for logged in admins?
I'm probably missing something, but debug console is refusing to execute anything, even with description.ext's enableDebugConsole=1 (or 2).
Any chance the console pays attention to the CfgRemoteExec settings, even for simple Local commands like Hint ?
jaunty drift
I think you need to whitelist the call command in CfgRemoteExec for the debug console to work now.
kindred kayak
Thanks @jaunty drift , that worked.
shadow sapphire
Anyone have any guidance on how I can add players killed to an array?
Something like this onplayerrespawn:
_reinforcements pushback;```don't use those shitty event scripts.
if (isServer) then {
My_DeathCount = 0;
publicVariable "My_DeathCount";
addMissionEventHandler ["EntityKilled", {
My_DeathCount = My_DeathCount + 1;
publicVariable "My_DeathCount";
}];
};
(untested, might have typos)
shadow sapphire
@little eagle, how will this build my array of players waiting to respawn?
jaunty drift
It doesn't. You will want to use pretty much what you posted earlier except within the event handler: ```if (isServer) then {
yourtag_reinforcements = [];
addMissionEventHandler ["EntityKilled", {
params ["_killed"];
if (isPlayer _killed) then {
yourtag_reinforcements pushBack _killed;
};
}];
};```
I didn't test it so isPlayer _killed might always return false (and not push the player into the respawn queue) because the unit might not be a player anymore. Depends on how your mission is set up.
shadow sapphire
@jaunty drift, thanks for the tips! Will look into it!
@jaunty drift, I am actually trying to add recently respawned players to the array, not recently killed ones. How might I phrase that?
shadow sapphire
@jaunty drift, thanks so much! Does this look sound? Can I just put it in my mission init.sqf?
_reinforcements = [];
addMissionEventHandler ["EntityRespawned",
{params ["_spawned"];
if (isPlayer _spawned) then
{_reinforcements pushBack _spawned;};
}];
};```It looks hard to read :P. It should be good to just go into your init.sqf
shadow sapphire
Thanks for the input!
fresh hornet
Hey guys, anyone on here think they could help me add some stuff to my planes Electronic warfare script? Our script is 50% done but our scripter went dark!!
shadow sapphire
What does the script do?
lavish ocean
new performance binaries (1.60.136493) in #perf_prof_branch (with fixes for oPC/oPD event-handlers)
little eagle
@shadow sapphire
Yeah, sorry I skimmed over it. I was asked something similar on Slack.
You might want to drop the isPlayer check if that proves to be unreliable (could be that these respawned units aren't considered players at that point in MP)
AI's don't usually respawn anyway.
Also your script won't work. _reinforcements is a local variable and never defined inside the scope of your event handler. Use a global variable.
If you want to access the variable on client machines, you have to pubVar it every time you append the array. Arrays are pointers only locally, but are copied when send over the network. If you only need the variable on the server machine, then ignore what I just wrote.
shadow sapphire
@little eagle, thanks for the input! I already got everything else figured out, like making the array global, but I did not know about the public variable. That explains why my array stays empty, I think. How might I do that? Any guidance or links?
shadow sapphire
@rancid ruin, I'm using a global variable for my array now, but I am unsure of where to call the publicvariable. I have it declared in the mission init, but that doesn't work alone.
fresh hornet
The script redirects missiles to hit somewhere else and not any blufor aircraft within a radius of the Growler. We have it so it redirects anything coming to the Growler so far. Our last scripter was Andrew Rindfleisch from the USAF team. He has been busy with real life and hasnt even logged in to skype in weeks.
rancid ruin
@shadow sapphire i think you'd publicvar it here
{_reinforcements pushBack _spawned; here}
it's been months since i was deep in to any sqf but i recall that you need to pubvar a variable any time it changes, it doesn't automatically update with any changes
rancid ruin
also it might need to be a global var to begin with, e.g replace _reinforcements with delj_reinforcements
it's generally a good idea to put your tag in front of variable names
shadow sapphire
I already made it a global variable. I've seen people tag variables like that, I don't understand the purpose.
rancid ruin
multiple scripters using obvious var names like "reinforcements" and "money" = scripts get fucked up
shadow sapphire
Oh, I see. I'm the sole scripter on this project, so I don't think it will be a major issue.
shadow sapphire
@rancid ruin, that fixed it! Thanks so much!
rancid ruin
nice, no problem
lone glade
how come _pos changes when I start spawning units here https://gist.github.com/alganthe/dcac9c7482482619a40277f47e6e2f10
It makes absolutely no sense, i'm confused.
_pos being a location's position.
tough abyss
In the Intro Mission, after I call end. How do I start the mission with the same units where they inserted by helicopter.
At the moment I have had to copy and paste their exact position from where they dismount into the scenario. I tried looking at the BIS missions but couldn't see anything special they are doing.
agile pumice
Two trigger related questions:
- Can empty vehicles be used with triggers that detect Anybody?
- Can thislist be used in a trigger's onactivation?
vapid frigate
@lone glade Are you changing the _pos array in any of those other scripts without duplicating it? ie _unitpos = _this select 0; _unitpos set [0,100]; should be _unitpos = +(_this select 0); ...
also, if you have _pos in one of those other scripts where it's not marked private, it will change.
little eagle
@lone glade
put diag_log _pos everywhere, also check if derp_fnc_sideMissionSelection or any other global function redefines _pos without private
jade abyss
*diag_log str _pos
native hemlock
diag_log doesn't require it to be a string so technically he is not wrong
vagrant kite
@agile pumice 1) Not sure about this one. I had it once activate for empty, another time it didn't, so you need to check
2) yes
lone glade
_pos is a location position that is stored in an array
I've come to the conclusion that locations are simply fucked
lone glade
doesn't matter, the pos change whenever I spawn the first unit
if I place the markers and tasks first it doesn't
it's simply location fuckery.
or var corruption
vagrant kite
maybe it's a problem with 'private'
vagrant kite
maybe params is broken and not loacations
lone glade
.............
vagrant kite
just change the var name to something unique
lone glade
I swear if that's the case....
vagrant kite
then you're gonna do nothing? 😉
lone glade
changing it to an other var fixes it, so var corruption it is
dafuq, soooooo It's weird.
let me count how many calls and scope deep it is.
1 call then 4 scopes then 1 call again and 3 other scopes
little eagle
Does BIS_fnc_listPlayers report headless clients?
Is isPlayer true for "HeadlessClient_F" ?
lone glade
yes it is
little eagle
Is it possible to have a headless client object that is not: HeadlessClient_F
lone glade
no idea.
little eagle
I added a note to https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/isPlayer
It said: "Check if given person is a human player."
which is confusing considering headless clients are bots
lone glade
there's already a note in allPlayers btw https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/allPlayers
little eagle
Yes, but not in isPlayer
Also, does player report the headless client object on the HC machine?
smoky crane
player does report the headless client object
dull parrot
What's the diff between the above two segements.
Do they function the same? I am thinking the answer is yes, but I wan't to be sure.
Which is more reliable to use in a continously looped segment that updates UI, looped once every 6 seconds.
lone glade
it's coded like ass
that's what I can tell you
define a max hunger and min hunger, then set the color based on a percentage using those values
little eagle
The first one is written by someone who doesn't know that switch exists
The second one is written by someone who doesn't know how switch works.
shadow sapphire
Okay, today, I need help gathering data from an array. This is my array:
reinforcements = [];
addMissionEventHandler ["EntityRespawned",{params ["_spawned"];
if (isPlayer _spawned) then {reinforcements pushBack _spawned; publicvariable "reinforcements";};
}];};```
Now, I need to learn how to grab the elements placed in this array. Sort them by side and stuff them into helicopters. I already have the helicopter script working nearly perfectly, but now I need to stuff bodies onto it.Now, I need to learn how to grab the elements placed in this array.
reinforcements select 0
???
lone glade
reinforcements is a global var, just use select
shadow sapphire
I'm just super ignorant of all of this stuff. I really am way in over my head, guys. I know that's not your responsibility, but I'm very appreciative of all the help you've given so far.
May I trouble you a bit more for an explanation of how this works? I am looking up select now, hopefully that will shed some understanding on how it works.
little eagle
arr = [unit0, unit1, unit2];
arr select 0
-> unit0
-> unit2```<array> select <index> -> take element from the <array> that sits at position <index>
(indices start from 0)
shadow sapphire
Ah! @little eagle, that for some reason clicked in my brain. Thanks much! What I need to do is grab the first sixteen units of each side in the array, assignascargo to a named helicopter, then if there are more than sixteen in a side in the array, then I need to run the script again until the array is empty. So, as I select the units, sort them by side, and assignascargo them, I also need to delete the units from the array, so that the same units aren't grabbed again.
I'm thinking something like alternative syntax 3 of select is what I need to be using.
little eagle
use a forEach loop that exits if _forEachIndex reaches 16
shadow sapphire
little eagle
you could do that, but then you are no step closer to your goal
shadow sapphire
Haha, indeed. Okay, so, is any forEach a loop?
Or do you make it a loop somehow?
shadow sapphire
I think I'll go with forEach, since that's the kind I've seen before.
little eagle
but forEach works pretty good in arma
just keep one thing in mind...
don't modify the size of the array you are iterating through
behaviour is undefined
shadow sapphire
Modify the size of the array?
little eagle
like append it or remove stuff from it via deleteAt
dusk sage
{
_array deleteAt _x;
} forEach _array;
It's an array that will be changing constantly throughout the game. It has to.
dusk sage
^ zero divisor
shadow sapphire
There have to be players being added to and deleted from the array. What's my next move?
little eagle
yes. and that's one of the reasons why I never use the scheduled env. haha
dusk sage
Dont add and delete to it while looping through it
little eagle
^
shadow sapphire
OH! Okay, so loop through, then delete them after the loop?
little eagle
yes. you can do stuff like:
{
// do stuff
my_units set [_forEachIndex, objNull];
} forEach my_units;
my_units = my_units - [objNull];
Okay, I don't understand that one much.
vagrant kite
@shadow sapphire do you have a list of choppers too?
or do you want to create them on the fly? (no pun intended)
shadow sapphire
I don't have a list, because the choppers are created on the fly.
_GreenChopper = [];
if (isServer) then {
_GreenChopper = [getMarkerPos "GreenSpawn", 270, "I_Heli_Transport_02_F", independent] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle;
_Chopper = _GreenChopper select 0;
_Cargo = _GreenChopper select 1;
_GreenPilots = _GreenChopper select 2;
_Chopper setVehicleLock "LOCKED";
_Chopper allowDamage false;
(driver _Chopper) allowDamage false;
(driver _Chopper) disableAI "TARGET";
(driver _Chopper) disableAI "AUTOTARGET";
(driver _Chopper) disableAI "FSM";
(driver _Chopper) setBehaviour "Careless";
(driver _Chopper) setCombatMode "Blue";
_GreenPilots enableAttack false;```Okay, I don't understand that one much.
Instead of modifying the size of the array while looping through it, it replaces single elements with "objNull"
and at the end, it removes all "objNull" from the array
shadow sapphire
@little eagle, that's incredible!
vagrant kite
{
if(_forEachIndex % 16 == 0) then {
_chopper = <create_chopper>
};
_x moveInCargo _chopper;
} forEach _units;```
_driver allowDamage false;
_driver disableAI "TARGET";
_driver disableAI "AUTOTARGET";
_driver disableAI "FSM";
_driver setBehaviour "Careless";
_driver setCombatMode "Blue";
why that random modulo yours ?
vagrant kite
for new chopper every 16 passengers
shadow sapphire
@vagrant kite, that's awesome!
lone glade
why not just compare the index to 16 ?
thin pine
Every 16...
vagrant kite
if you have 50 units
thin pine
32 means two choppas
vagrant kite
you have new chopper for 0, 16, 32, 48
lone glade
oh right, missed that part :p
shadow sapphire
@vagrant kite, where does this fit within my script? Right at the beginning or after _chopper has been defined?
vagrant kite
try to understand what the script I gave you does
cuz you put your code in the middle of mine
shadow sapphire
I am, haha, it looks like I have to change some names, at least.
I have a bit of a to do list for the moment.
May I paste in the whole script to get some guidance? I've got one other issue. So, I have two different scripts running two different choppers, they are nearly identical, but they come from different points, belong to different factions, land at different bases, so I need to sort out which faction someone in the array belongs to at some point before the script runs, I believe. Should I just create two different arrays and have them sorted before I even get started on the deployment parts of the script?
So I would make this into two arrays and sort them as they go into the arrays for the sake of making the deployment portions of the script easier?
reinforcements = [];
addMissionEventHandler ["EntityRespawned",{params ["_spawned"];
if (isPlayer _spawned) then {reinforcements pushBack _spawned; publicvariable "reinforcements";};
}];};```make a gist or pastebin del, easier to paste and read
shadow sapphire
Okay!
lone glade
I would prefer a gist if I were you, there's sqf highlighting with it.
shadow sapphire
Where do I set the SQF highlighting? Is it just done automagically?
lone glade
the name of the file need the .sqf extension
shadow sapphire
thin pine
There's sqf highlighting on pastebin too fyi but it's basic
shadow sapphire
Is there a verdict?
little eagle
gist > pastebin imo
drowsy hollow
has anyone else had this problem with drawIcon3D with a custom camera? https://feedback.bistudio.com/T116714
lone glade
it's the showhud that's the issue here shado
draw commands are disabled too
You cannot remove the action menu icons without removing draws too.
drowsy hollow
@lone glade but i tried this with showhud and without it
lone glade
Don't know for custom cameras but showHud remove draw rendering if it's set to false.
shadow sapphire
@little eagle, any guidance or advice on getting the gisted script to work as I need?
I know I have most or all of the tools here to do it, but I don't know how to assemble things.
shadow sapphire
Okay, I know that there is something wrong with my parameter here, but I am not creative enough to know how to fix it.
What is wrong with this?
https://gist.github.com/DEL-J/d89d3a8bcc6f7f1749761d76a37fd4a2
or found here:
GreenReinforcements = [];
RedReinforcements = [];
addMissionEventHandler ["EntityRespawned",{params ["_spawned"];
if (playerside == independent && isPlayer _spawned) then {GreenReinforcements pushBack _spawned; publicvariable "GreenReinforcements";};
if (playerside == east && isPlayer _spawned) then {RedReinforcements pushBack _spawned; publicvariable "RedReinforcements";};
}];};```_spawned undefined?
shadow sapphire
I was trying to get it to sort the arrays based on player's side, but it's putting both sides into the GreenReinforcements array.
west lantern
got only ind and east in mission? Players?
shadow sapphire
Yeah, players can only be AAF or CSAT.
west lantern
try with else instead of two if
marsh lodge
@DEL-J there is no player on the server
lone glade
could also use a switch
shadow sapphire
@marsh lodge, crud! That's right, I think you taught me that before. How do I get around that?
marsh lodge
Is this for a mod or a script in a mission?
shadow sapphire
Script in mission.
It works at pushing back into the array, but it doesn't do any sorting.
@lone glade, @west lantern, thank you for the input, will consider both using else or a switch.
marsh lodge
Are you using ACE?
shadow sapphire
@marsh lodge, zero mods.
marsh lodge
Use side
shadow sapphire
side rather than playerside?
shadow sapphire
Where do I define _unit? Sorry for my ignorance...
shadow sapphire
So the engine will understand that one without needing it defined?
marsh lodge
Use side _spawned in your case
shadow sapphire
Could I do...
if (side _spawned == east) then {RedReinforcements pushBack _spawned; publicvariable "RedReinforcements";};
marsh lodge
Since that is what you called the unit in Params[]
marsh lodge
If you want to make sure that the unit that spawned is an actual player then yes
Idk all the conditions that the event handler will be called under
I am also on mobile atm so my answers might not be the most coherent
shadow sapphire
@marsh lodge, no sweat! I'm super glad for your help!
Yeah, the only slots in AAF and CSAT are players, so I don't think it's needed, but I'll keep it anyway, just to make sure that corpses or something stupid doesn't get added to my helicopters.
marsh lodge
No problem, idk if this is intended, but if a unit respawns again, the old and new unit will both be in the list
shadow sapphire
@marsh lodge, it is not intended, I believe we are already addressing that issue. Would you like to see the script I am working on in whole or just that snippet?
marsh lodge
I have the time to look at it if you want
shadow sapphire
My next concern is if players disconnect after they have died. I want onplayerdisconnect to remove them from the array, but I am unsure of how to do that.
shadow sapphire
@marsh lodge, using the script or the array?
marsh lodge
The array
shadow sapphire
Here is the script: https://gist.github.com/DEL-J/c4d03d3c4267ce8f5ed880cfef341a7c
The array will be a queue for a reinforcement chopper for an immersive respawn in a PVP mission.
marsh lodge
Instead of creating an event handler, you could check if they are still a player before you put them in the helicopter
shadow sapphire
Oh? That sounds like what I need. How might I do that? I haven't even gotten the arrays loading into the chopper yet.
marsh lodge
Whenever your script decides it wants to spawn a wave, as it loops though each unit in the list, moving them into the helicopter, you have a condition that the unit is Player
shadow sapphire
That sounds good, but now that I am thinking on it, the array is meant to grab JIP players as well, so we could end up with a player being on the array twice if someone high up the role selection screen rage quits and someone fills in that same spot again.
marsh lodge
Unless you want to use the list size as the condition for spawning units, extra units in the list should be ok
shadow sapphire
Even if they are the same unit?
If a client drops and rejoins in the same respawn cycle, I get this.
marsh lodge
It might, but what you can do is make sure the list is valid before you do anything with it
So if you decide you want it to spawn when 10 people are on the list, you go though the list checking for duplicates and making sure that all the units are players
It is probably easier to make sure that a unit is not already on the list when you try to add it
shadow sapphire
@marsh lodge, that sounds perfect, but it's a bit over my head, haha. I will definitely try to go that direction with it.
marsh lodge
Glad I could help
shadow sapphire
@marsh lodge, are you still around? I could use more guidance. Both of my arrays are being filled properly now, but I don't understand how to assembly my deployment scripts to grab the arrays, much less to check for duplicates, etc.
winged thistle
@shadow sapphire Heya 😄 Was just starting to browse the script you posted.
shadow sapphire
winged thistle
In lines 7/8 in the link, you could add ``` && !(_spawned in (ColorReinforcements))
for each color you have
That would prevent duplicates
Yeah, that one.
shadow sapphire
Could you explain how it works, so I can wrap my head around its use?
winged thistle
It just checks if _spawned is already in the array
Then, checks the opposite with the !
So if _spawned is already in the array, it skips adding them and broadcasting the array over the network.
shadow sapphire
@winged thistle, thanks a bunch!
winged thistle
Sure. Now, you're having problems pulling from those arrays?
shadow sapphire
Not so much problems as I just don't even know how to start, haha.