ok, so make them private and we stop colliding.
#arma3_scripting
dusk sage
You're never going to hide any code from somebody who wants and knows how to take it in ARMA
little eagle
You have to edit the script that overwrites though
winged thistle
I'm quite aware BoGuu
little eagle
not the script were the variable was overwritten
dusk sage
Just shift stuff server side then, it would have alot more effect than renaming variables
winged thistle
If I ever develop anything independently for Arma, it will be 100% stealable
I have
But this is all client side stuff for displays and the like
Not good on the server ๐
dusk sage
You're trying to 'obfuscate' your dialogs?
winged thistle
No
I have scripts that change their contents and stuff
Trying to obfuscate those
dusk sage
You can still put those server sided
little eagle
Did you write these originally?
winged thistle
My efficiency is pretty great atm, thanks
Yes, I did
I wrote this whole mission with Benargee's help
We're hoping to release soon
little eagle
Definitely should start using private
dusk sage
You're releasing an 'obfuscated' mission ๐ซ ?
winged thistle
No
"We're" releasing an obfuscated mission
Independently, I'm all about open source
little eagle
I really dislike this obfuscation nonsene :/
Open Source, yay
winged thistle
I repeat, I'm not the boss, it isn't my idea
dusk sage
stick it all on one line that'll make people not even bother
dusk sage
oh god
dusk sage
Have you not thought of just encrypting the PBO?
winged thistle
I would like to but haven't had a lot of luck there
lone glade
because you can't.....
winged thistle
All the encryption puts the key on the client
dusk sage
vs renaming variables and putting code on one line, in any case it'll be better
little eagle
Waiting for the day someone uses one time padding.
With one key per function
winged thistle
I'm trying to do everything
not just a one fix solution
@little eagle I actually considered that this morning
Then I could obfuscate my keys too
Send them from the server
little eagle
If you go with otp
winged thistle
I know it's not impossible to hack, but I'm trying to make it a huge pain in the ass
little eagle
you might as well drop everything else
little eagle
OTP is perfect if you throw away to key
I just spent like 16 hours doing it manually...
write a script
lone glade
if you want to stop hacking obfuscation isn't going to help.
winged thistle
It'll help, but not as much as I want it to
Let me just tell the story so I stop getting harrassed.
lone glade
no, remoteExec protections and BE do
dusk sage
In any way your key(s) are available to anyone
winged thistle
Boss wants obfuscation, I explain how it's futile, boss still wants obfuscation, I obfuscate. The end.
little eagle
Here is my idea:
- you put all functions encrypted with one time padding into the mission
- the server gets an addon with all decryption keys for all functions
- the server sends those on mission start
- the client loads the functions from the mission (via loadFile - so no macros / comments)
- the client applies the correct key for each file and compiles
winged thistle
That's what I was planning out this morning lol
little eagle
only problem is that one would have to remove all macros
because unfortunately the game does loading the file and preprocessing in one step
dusk sage
And then you store the decrypted functions?
little eagle
only as mission variables
dusk sage
So they are readable then
little eagle
with tools I guess
winged thistle
Everything is readable
dusk sage
Well, theoretically no
winged thistle
The game still has to interpret the scripts, so people can too
dusk sage
If it's stored, then yes
little eagle
but you can't use the mission without the server addon with the decryption keys
I thought that was the point
winged thistle
Yes
dusk sage
I was under the impression it's so no one can get ahold of the code
winged thistle
And we already have a server addon, so it wouldn't be hard to add
People will still have to download part of the mission, but I don't want anyone else hosting it
little eagle
I've never done this, but IF you never use macros or preprocessor commands
lone glade
if you don't want anyone else to host it it's much easier
little eagle
then it should be easy enough
winged thistle
What do you guys recommend?
winged thistle
I'm sorry
lone glade
I also thought he wanted unobtainable code
winged thistle
I thought that was the best way to do it
little eagle
No one is gonna copy all scripts from memory with tools to recreate the mission
dusk sage
You could use a lot of methods to disallow hosting for others*
winged thistle
I'm looking for the perfect method
brazen sparrow
^^ good luck ๐
winged thistle
That's out of the scope of this channel.
brazen sparrow
imo there is no point spending the effort trying to "encrypt" shit, if "they" want it, they will get is somehow
winged thistle
And also, it's not my plan, so you'd have to ask the boss.
Maca, I agree.
For me, all the stuff I have in my server addon should be sufficient to keep anyone from hosting it, but..
not my call
Back to the point. What, then, is the best way to prevent unauthorized rehosting?
dusk sage
Do you plan to release all the relevant files?
winged thistle
Everything that they need. Everything else will be on the server.
dusk sage
That they need, including server files..?
winged thistle
No
dusk sage
Very lost
winged thistle
They don't need any server files
dusk sage
So without the server files, what are they going to host?
winged thistle
That's the reason I started down obfuscation and encryption.
still forum
sooo... you want to prevent people rehosting files that everyone has access to? I suppose you mean modify and rehost... Whats the use for modifying the client files when not having access to server so not being able to use the modified code
winged thistle
I'd like to prevent reverse engineering.
dusk sage
They are not going to remake all the server files
still forum
remove everything from the client side you dont want to get reverse engineered
little eagle
If you release the server addon, then one time padding as I suggested won't help you
Because anyone could decrypt that
winged thistle
I'd like to ensure that they don't, rather than just assuming. I'm not releasing the server addon.
That's all top secret.
๐
still forum
basically people can decrypt everything that arma can still read
little eagle
But wouldn't the mission be useless then? Why release it?
still forum
yeah.. you cant prevent that... you can make it hard... run it through the obfuscator multiple times ^^
winged thistle
Enough for people to play on our server, but not enough for them to rehost.
still forum
well.. they would need the server files for rehosting wouldnt they?
winged thistle
We're going in circles. Yes. I am aware that they need the server addon.
Again, I'd like to prevent them from even reading any of my code or reverse engineering it.
still forum
not possible
winged thistle
Sure, but next best is to make it as hard as possible.
still forum
you could even go as hardcore and push some of your code into an extension to get processed there.. then obfuscate and vmprotect the binary.... but even that can be reverse engineered with enough time
dusk sage
So we've gone back to having unobtainable code
still forum
as hard as possible... Run it through an obfuscator multiple times.. then pack it with Mikeros paid tools that make the pbo unpackable for most generic unpackers
winged thistle
That's already in my plan as I mentioned previously
still forum
there is nothing higher than that
still forum
^^
winged thistle
Thank you. I'll also look into OTP, commy2
lone glade
@little eagle should we tell them about mikeros ""obfuscatior"" ?
lone glade
tagging @nocturne bluff because he'll surely like it
deft zealot
@tough abyss @queen cargo
regarding the isNil generic error here is my code block:
private _shiftDirection = if (_offset == 0) then {
1
} else {
_offset / abs _offset // 1 or -1
};
// Shift
private _shiftedLineIndex = _lineIndex;
waitUntil {
_shiftedLineIndex = _shiftedLineIndex + _shiftDirection;
_otherMarkerControl setVariable [QGVAR(lineIndex), _shiftedLineIndex];
_otherMarkerControl = _overlapCacheLineIndices param [_shiftedLineIndex, nil];
_overlapCacheLineIndices set [_shiftedLineIndex, _otherMarkerControl];
isNil "_otherMarkerControl"
};
queen cargo
tried removing some other code from the waitUntil? just in case
because i also could not spot the problem from here by now
but it is 100% not the isNil
little eagle
What was the reported error?
deft zealot
zealous solstice
nop just this
little eagle
Do you still have the RPT?
still forum
are you sure about that not having a ; ? BIKI doesnt have it in examples 1-3 but it has it in example 4
little eagle
You use ; to seperate statements
zealous solstice
is it posible that this is because waitUntil and unscheduled env?
little eagle
is it posible that this is because waitUntil and unscheduled env?
yes, I think so
lone glade
because you can't
little eagle
^
zealous solstice
`23:10:58 Suspending not allowed in this context
23:10:58 Error in expression <shiftedLineIndex, _otherMarkerControl];
isNil "_otherMarkerControl"
};
} else {
23:10:58 Error position: <isNil "_otherMarkerControl"
};
} else {
23:10:58 Error Generic error in expression
23:10:58 Suspending not allowed in this context
23:10:58 Error in expression <shiftedLineIndex, _otherMarkerControl];`
little eagle
omg
still forum
wow
lone glade
:facepalm:
little eagle
lol
zealous solstice
you can use a waitUntil as a while loop
little eagle
not in unscheduled
zealous solstice
with a simple return
little eagle
the point of waitUntil is to sleep one frame between cycles
lone glade
waitUntil suspends the script, can't do that in unscheduled
little eagle
^^^
zealous solstice
no we dont sleep
little eagle
yes, waitUntil does that
lone glade
doesn't matter what you wrap it into, can't use it.
little eagle
one frame
zealous solstice
lol ok
little eagle
read it up on the wiki
zealous solstice
sinse when?
zealous solstice
i remeber that worked befor
lone glade
oh and also mikero's "obfuscation" can be removed by hand, with notepad
deft zealot
but it works if there is only one cycle
little eagle
^ nice
deft zealot
๐
little eagle
Not suprised in the slightest
lone glade
@nocturne bluff mentionned it a while ago commy
queen cargo
have to admin however ... would never have come up with that conclusion ... congrats @little eagle
still forum
notepad doesnt handle null chars well... ^^
little eagle
I didn't found that
lone glade
when he was raging with swifty ๐
little eagle
alganthe did, I think
queen cargo
then congrats @lone glade?
still forum
id say congrats to @zealous solstice for actually providing the important line of the RPT ^^
lone glade
if only BI decided to stop spamming the ever living fuck out of RPTs
queen cargo
would be more happy about some propert out-of-arma SQF emulation tool
lone glade
or at least make the errors useful
winged thistle
I'd be happy just for an awesome IDE with error checking
queen cargo
there are plenty currently in developement @winged thistle
still forum
@winged thistle search youtube for "Arma Studio 2016"
queen cargo
winged thistle
lol working title
queen cargo
and in case you need some better UI-Editor, i am currently also solving that lil problem
even though ... the crash reports which come in are damn useless as nobody adds the notes about how they got to that crash ...
winged thistle
Toss me a link. I'll check it out and not be a noob for you.
queen cargo
opal onyx
Anyone know if its possible to use something like setObjectTexture on a gui element?
Ive been trying to figure out how to get an animation to display on a gui. All i have come up with so far is 90 .paa's and a headache
still forum
could use a video and play that in your ui.. that should work
opal onyx
hmmm. Might actually work if i can get it to play smoothly. Will give it a shot
velvet merlin
what kind of visualization would you guys recommend for selectionNames+selectionPosition and names of the latest cursorTarget model?
little eagle
For debugging?
little eagle
drawIcon3D definitely
velvet merlin
the thing i am worried is when a model has many named selections the overlapping and overlaying will be a mess
little eagle
small font and get close I guess
velvet merlin
for the names i thought about having them shown with an offset next to the model connected with lines (and use different color for each selection)
but no real idea how to set this up properly to have this working dynamically regardless of the number of selections
velvet merlin
hm good idea
little eagle
definitely draw a dot at the exact position
velvet merlin
another idea i had was to show the list of selections as a list on the side of the main interface
little eagle
e.g. the red collimator dot
velvet merlin
one could connect this list and its order to hotkeys to select/highlight the desired one
little eagle
format ["\a3\weapons_f\acc\data\collimdot_%1_ca.paa", ["red", "green"] select _isGreen],
velvet merlin
well i want to possible to turn it and and off dynamically
little eagle
you have to use that one, because OEF would look jerky with draw commands
well i want to possible to turn it and and off dynamically
exitWith
and only add it if you enable it for the first time
velvet merlin
i see. good design. thanks again
little eagle
Oh and btw. @queen cargo
queen cargo
ye
little eagle
the onLoad event handlers work for controls
queen cargo
its already in the UI editor ๐
little eagle
I just changed
onLoad = "_dlgNaviPad = _this select 0; {(_dlgNaviPad displayCtrl _x) ctrlShow false} forEach [2, 9];
to two
onLoad = "(_this select 0) ctrlShow false";
now I'm trying to figure out how I can abuse this
queen cargo
mhh?
little eagle
to emulate onLoad events for displays
queen cargo
there is actually no real difference between this one and the dialog ones
queen cargo
ahh
so you think about not rly abusing it bur more to use it as weird extension to the UIs onLoad
little eagle
Yeah
A dummy control for adding custom config based "onLoad" handles
because everything must be an event handler
little eagle
or just a text with w and h 0
queen cargo
its the same in the end ... so ... ๐
little eagle
I'll test what can be drawn with the least amount of calculation time
probably an empty picture
queen cargo
ST_STATIC should be it
little eagle
Is that RscText ?
queen cargo
but tbh ... you most likely wont feel any difference
little eagle
true
CBA currently hijacks BIS_fnc_initDisplay
But you can't get the class name of displays
And some displays use the same string to identify themselves
queen cargo
think there was some hacky way to get the IDD
queen cargo
or using that one ... ^^'
little eagle
ctrlIDD has a horrible names
queen cargo
using it you could search for the display
would take ages though ...
little eagle
there are no controls involved in that command
using it you could search for the display
multiple displays can share the same idd
queen cargo
but using all informations should get some solid results
little eagle
"solid" isn't good enough : /
queen cargo
lets say it different: if you check every information available, you will be able to find your display 100% of the time unless the dump dev behind created a dup of a dialog
little eagle
All RscUnitInfo have idd 300
That's like fifty
But they obviously have different class names
this whole idd and idc concept is BS anyway
queen cargo
nah ... it is actually just stupid naming
idd => id display/dialog
idc => id control
queen cargo
because magic โ
little eagle
because lack of logic by the original devs
queen cargo
might has some historical reason nobody remembers anymore
and nobody ever removed it as ppl are used to it
little eagle
I guess numbers are faster
queen cargo
we will never know
dont think so (not like i assume strings are as fast ... but do not think that was the reason)
velvet merlin
internal engine logic is connected to idds and idcs AFAIK
you can look at the defines in source configs
(not saying its a good system but thats where its coming from)
queen cargo
thats known thing
still it could be changed
lone glade
any idea how I could check if there's water between two points ?
or if a unit can move to a waypoint without obstructions ? I see the AI unnasign waypoints after a while standing still, so I guess it's doable but I don't know how.
little eagle
any idea how I could check if there's water between two points ?
You mean no land brigde between two points?
lone glade
I want to check if there's a body of water between two waypoints pretty much
little eagle
well, there could be a pond and you could walk around it
lone glade
Pretty much I want to check if the infantry can access the waypoint
in this case the units can't get there
generation is done using selectBestPlaces
lone glade
I could check the median distance between the two points and check the water depth but it wouldn't be accurate :/
(i'll add headers later ๐ )
dusk sage
You could iterate across the line
lone glade
would be a ressource hog tho.
quick summit
Can me anyone show how to say the server to read a binarizes PBO, please
zealous solstice
Buy a Mic Plug it in your Server and shout it to him?
maybe try in #server_admins
queen cargo
just that there is no other way @lone glade
unless you do it the hacky dll way
vital onyx
is someone aware in which order functions with postInit = 1 are executed? just in order they defined under CfgFunctions?
winged thistle
That seems to be the case in my mission.
vapid frigate
winged thistle
My mission is finally ready for an alpha test!!! Thanks for helping to all that did.
daring badge
Does this format look right? ```if(license_civ_rebel) {
case "rebel":
{
_return = [
["U_O_FullGhillie_ard",["cloth",1]],
["U_O_FullGhillie_lsh",["cloth",1]],
["U_O_T_FullGhillie_tna_F",["cloth",1]],
["U_I_GhillieSuit",["cloth",1]],
["U_O_FullGhillie_sard",["cloth",1]]
];
};
};```
This is the whole file http://hastebin.com/luzubuxupo.md
native hemlock
You would put the if inside of the case
daring badge
I've tried that and it works, but each case is a seperate category in the GUI menu and I'm trying to create a seperate category for my "Rebels"
native hemlock
You're probably better off looking/asking on the Altis life forums as we don't have the full context or related scripts
daring badge
Yeah, I was just seeing if there was a quick format issue. Thanks though
lone glade
@tough abyss it does actually, use __EVAL
velvet merlin
very cool enhanced marker system - mainly to designate hostiles and friendly
https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/192062-easytrack/
lone glade
problem being that the water could be a small pond, or 300m of ocean
lone glade
if only there was a command that was returning BOOL if a unit can access an area or not
yeah I figured as much
I rolled back my system to BIS_fnc_taskPatrol
they do patrol jungles, since I spawn them inside it
at least selectBestPlaces stop vehicles from spawning inside shacks, or trees, or walls
proven pike
yo guys, anybody know why when packing with Mikero's pboManager, It keeps saying UI.hpp is invalid? :/ (sorry if wrong place to ask)
lone glade
check the logs in P
proven pike
pboProject*
normal citrus
Sometimes I have to press T while looking at an object, for it to display an object name and be able to interact with it. Anyone know why this is and how to get around it?
native hemlock
@normal citrus I believe it's required to "reveal" a target, look at Doolittle's note here https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/reveal
velvet merlin
its about the awareness of an objects and its type
you can check with knowsAbout the value
via other sqf cmd what type the unit can determine
(like from anything-vehicle-car-uaz-uaz_mg-hostile)
normal citrus
Sorry for the deleyed response. It was a rough shift at work and I went to take a nap. Thank you for the info.
willow basin
I'm tired of programming with Python / C++ for today ๐ฉ I want to go home and continue with arma scripting ๐ข
queen cargo
@willow basin i am a certified health doctor
you experience mental illness and should go to a professional to let him check your sanity
Reason: SQF > Python > C++
lone glade
those arrows are in the wrong direction
prime valve
lol
west horizon
lol
high plume
Guys, are there any instructions available for"viewing where ai sees you"? Like a big red arrow marking the position where ai thinks you are/sees you.
jovial nebula
Does anyone know a way to count how much time is an entity alive,without involving loops?
lone glade
onPlayerResapwn onPlayerKilled time comparison
jovial nebula
Does this apply to an agent ?(animal)
lone glade
you could save the time when the agent is created and give it a killed EH
then compare both
jovial nebula
Sweet! Thank you once again
west horizon
Where can i get some bodys battle eye guid?
not their player id
their guid
- With Battleye Extended Controls, is there a way to change it so instead of requring somebodys GUID it requires their player id?
prime valve
You can convert Steam UID to BattlEye GUID tho
There are free online converters tools for that
- operating admin commands on A3 server requires BattleEye, and BattleEye works with.. BattleEye GUID, so it will still need that kind of ID anyway
west horizon
cheers
prime valve
๐
west horizon
Does anyone know any programs where someone without dedicated box access could use BEC to whitelist someone for my server?
halcyon crypt
@high plume there's a mission somewhere on BIF that does exactly this
high plume
@halcyon cryptyeah I thought so. The question is how to find it... bif search is apiece if shit.
halcyon crypt
high plume
I'll Prolly Google it
halcyon crypt
Saw your vid about the new environment audio values and stuff the other day, promises some great things! ๐
high plume
laxeman already uses the commands for his enhanced soundscape. ๐
@halcyon crypt thanks for the link bro.
uncut frigate
Is there any way how i can disable the Tactical Ping?
cedar nebula
unbind the key
uncut frigate
Is there no other way to disable it? Would like to disable it for a whole Server...
cedar nebula
no idea then...
uncut frigate
Mhn, thats what i thought aswell ๐
And in BI Wiki i havent found anything about the TP until now :/
cedar nebula
maybe it can be disabled through the difficulty settings?
uncut frigate
Thats what my scripter thought aswell but until now we found nothing there....
And then i found this here on BI Forum ^^
vital onyx
Updated my cron manager script for Arma, for those who wants to minimize their usage of loops (while, waitUntil etc)
https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/189569-release-cron-manager-for-arma-3-less-loops-more-performance/
vital onyx
Updated Arma 3 Mission Skeleton
https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/192009-release-arma-3-mission-skeleton-version-11-with-mission-build-script/
Now features a build script and very simple workflow.
fallen locust
@vital onyx
https://github.com/ussrlongbow/rwt_cron/blob/master/longbow/cron/functions/fn_cronJobAdd.sqf#L113
you could just do
missionNamespace setVariable [fromat["RWT_var_cronJobsAt_%1",_first_time],_this];
same goes for getVariable 2 lines up
missionnamespace getVariable [format["'RWT_var_cronJobsAt_%1",_first_time],[]];
instead of call compile blah blah
vital onyx
@fallen locust thanks for advise! Definitely cleaner way :)
fallen locust
๐
jovial nebula
Guys a little information,does anyone know if deleting a vehicle will set its global variables to 'nil' to avoid broadcasting of useless things?
lone glade
it will destroy them of course
fallen locust
variables on a vehicles are stored in namespace class in a entity itself so in theory as soon as that base entity disapears all the vars are gone...
but its arma so who knows
jovial nebula
Lol thank you guys!
queen cargo
@jovial nebula variable should then be objNull thing
not nil
@fallen locust talks about the variables added to that vehicle
if you want the variable nilled out, you have to nil it yourself
queen cargo
indeed
jovial nebula
thanks @queen cargo ,from what i read it doesn't affect performances
queen cargo
it does .... but at an impact rate that is so baerly notable ... that you should not bother
unless you have like 1000000 variables
jovial nebula
got it
Only a few xD
Uhm what about a way to convert config entries in multidimensional arrays?
queen cargo
mhh?
ruby spoke
Can anyone help me understand my problem better? I basically have a list of functions defined within a mod/pbo, and a server running that mod. I want to access the functions through a mission's initServer but it doesn't seem to work. Is there any way I can do this or does it just not work that way?
rancid ruin
it does work that way, where and how have you defined the functions?
ruby spoke
CfgFunctions in the mod pbo
jade abyss
That sounds fishy
ruby spoke
??? how so?
fallen skiff
question about arma 3 editor -- I notice that if you make a scenario wherein you tell bot helis to fly around to certain waypoints, you cannot set desired altitude, speed, manner of flying, etc. The helis fly at a fixed altitude and a fixed speed. Any way to achieve more control over what you want your heli-bots to do?
vital onyx
Does not loiter waipoint work for you? tried with APEX's VTOL - worked pretty fine
fallen skiff
i tried loiter once, i don't think it recoginzed altitude I gave it, I will try again. What is 'APex VTOL'?
vital onyx
fallen skiff
cool
i'm trying it with ah9 pawnee
perhaps I'm doing it wrong
i'll keep fiddling with it
tough abyss
Does allowing custom faces on a server impact performance, or is it handled peer-to-peer?
vital onyx
if image is under 100kb it is sent to server, every custom face is synced across players once
I would suggest that faces should be distributed in the way similar to squad.xml
tough abyss
Would make sense, imo. Could be mildly expensive on a large server, then, if a bunch of people have custom faces. Would be nice if it could be toggled client-side and apply a default face for lower end machines.
But good to know, thank you.
vital onyx
Is someone aware if it is possible to list files in folder within SQF?
like linux ls command
indigo snow
No, sqf doesnt have access to the filesystem like that
torn jungle
Heya. I need help. Im using Hoverguy's simploe weapon shop script. and the initial money value is in initPlayerLocal.sqf
_player setVariable["HG_myCash",800];
im trying to make it so that when you kill a player, money is added
so i added the code he posted that should do this. (i put it also in initPlayerLocal.sqf)
[] spawn
{
{
_x addEventHandler
[
"Killed",
{
private["_unit","_killer];
_unit = _this select 0;
_killer = _this select 1;
if((isPlayer _killer) AND {_killer != _unit}) then
{
private["_oldCash","_newCash"];
_oldCash = _killer getVariable "HG_myCash";
_newCash = _oldCash + 300;
_killer setVariable ["HG_myCash",_newCash];
};
}
];
} forEach allUnits;
};
vital onyx
@torn jungle use code block to make your snippets more readbale (triple ` will do the trick), like this
//my code...
oh sorry hold on
jade abyss
3x ` MyCode 3x "TheSameSignAsBefore"
torn jungle
/*
Add action to player
*/
[] spawn
{
{
_x addEventHandler
[
"Killed",
{
private["_unit","_killer];
_unit = _this select 0;
_killer = _this select 1;
if((isPlayer _killer) AND {_killer != _unit}) then
{
private["_oldCash","_newCash"];
_oldCash = _killer getVariable "HG_myCash";
_newCash = _oldCash + 300;
_killer setVariable ["HG_myCash",_newCash];
};
}
];
} forEach allUnits;
};```thats the initPlayerLocal.sqf
so Hg_myCash is the money variable
i want it to increase everytime a player kills someone
but its not happeningg
vital onyx
for multiplayer?
torn jungle
yessir
vital onyx
try MPKilled event handler for that
torn jungle
but will that also work for killing ai (in mp game)? Because i have no one to test it against currently.
vital onyx
for AI you may just assigned Killed EH on server
because by default spawned AI belongs to server
torn jungle
reading the wiki and it says i have to use addMPEventHandler correct?
vital onyx
yes
torn jungle
still not working. hmmm why isnt the variable changing?
velvet merlin
versed willow
'ello there, scripting noob present with a problem.
I am trying to grab the UID field from a "HandleDisconnect" event, but for some reason it just refuses to work
here's the code I am trying to get to work
(init.sqf)
EventDisconnect = compile loadfile "EventDisconnect.sqf";
EventDisconnectHandler = addMissionEventHandler ["HandleDisconnect", {_this call EventDisconnect}]
(EventDisconnect.sqf)
_guy = _this select 0;
_guyuid = _this select 2;
"B_Soldier_F" createUnit [getPos _guy, group _guy, "this setVariable [""uid"", _guyuid];"]
am I doing some sort of obvious mistake?
velvet merlin
versed willow
Mind pointing me a bit further?
I believe I got the localities right, according to the wiki this is all serverside
native hemlock
Well what about it isn't working?
I'm guessing the _uid variable isn't being assigned correctly in the createUnit init because that variable is local to the script and the init parameter is executed in a different scope
versed willow
Yeah, fixed that bit already, someone else was pointing it out
Fixed it by putting it as a format argument
oddly enough _guy still gets recognized though and part of the loadout transferred
except for the uniform
prolly will end up converting the loadout to a string and giving that to the setunitloadout
versed willow
nah, I jsut wrote an array2string routine so I can pass the loadout in the init string
indigo snow
it works but its literally one of the worst ways of doing it
what are you trying to accomplish as first thing
is it just applying a loadout to a unit?
versed willow
Yeah I am trying to copy the player onto a new unit and have him spawn there again if he returns
but respawn normally if his phantom is killed
also, my approach actually works pretty great right now, it copies the loadout flawlessly now
_arraytostring =
{
_buf = "";
for "_i" from 0 to (count _this -1) do
{
_pick = _this select _i;
switch (typeName _pick) do
{
case "SCALAR": {_buf = format ["%1%2", _buf, _pick]};
case "STRING": {_buf = format ["%1""%2""", _buf, _pick]};
case "ARRAY": {_buf = format ["%1%2", _buf, _pick call _arraytostring]};
};
if (_i + 1 < count _this) then {_buf = format ["%1,", _buf]};
};
format ["[%1]", _buf];
};
native hemlock
Discord markdown is your friend https://support.discordapp.com/hc/en-us/articles/210298617-Markdown-Text-101-Chat-Formatting-Bold-Italic-Underline-
dusk sage
_arraytostring =
{
_buf = "";
for "_i" from 0 to (count _this -1) do
{
_pick = _this select _i;
switch (typeName _pick) do
{
case "SCALAR": {_buf = format ["%1%2", _buf, _pick]};
case "STRING": {_buf = format ["%1""%2""", _buf, _pick]};
case "ARRAY": {_buf = format ["%1%2", _buf, _pick call _arraytostring]};
};
if (_i + 1 < count _this) then {_buf = format ["%1,", _buf]};
};
format ["[%1]", _buf];
};
๐
native hemlock
If only there was a toString command...
Granted you could be doing something special with yours but it's hopeless reading code on mobile with discord
native hemlock
Ehh but then you keep the brackets
versed willow
@little eagle Oh thx, didnt find this earlier
versed willow
so I assumed it didnt exist
and wrote my own version
this makes shit alot easier obviously
little eagle
the no brackets method can be used to convert functions/CODE into strings, which can then be compiled into functions again.
there are people who actually use it to reduce network traffic... this saves 4 byte per function or something like that
it's crazy
versed willow
is that even worth it?
little eagle
in my opinion? sending code over net should never be done
so no
but some people want to have mods without having the users to install anything
and then they also don't want to maintain missions
so they make a server only addon that sends around uncompiled code
rancid ruin
turns out allVariables uiNamespace is pretty taxing
little eagle
are you using the debug console?
because the problem in those "watch" fileds is that you have to display a huge string
which is the slowest part about this and makes it show yellow / red
rancid ruin
just ran hint str allVariables uiNamespace once
little eagle
same with hint
rancid ruin
i think it returned a rather large string lol
little eagle
its the displaying a loooong string part
I'm not entirely sure, but allVariables should just read the array directly from a variable in C++ land
rancid ruin
i went from about 40 frames per second to about 40 seconds per frame
native hemlock
Is str slower than toString? I have a faint memory of using it on an array with thousands of elements and toString was much faster
zealous solstice
toString != str
shadow sapphire
Is there a way to create indentions in diary entries?
indigo snow
spaces
shadow sapphire
Ah, that's lame. I'm not above it, I'll definitely do it, but there's no like <BLOCKQUOTE> tricks or anything?
I just put spaces inside of my ""?
indigo snow
ye
native hemlock
Well yes toString != str, but for arrays I can't see why it would be faster to use str and then assign the string to a variable with the brackets removed.
native hemlock
Keyword in my previous phrase "for arrays"
jade abyss
I ignore those relevant notes.
little eagle
str is most likely faster than toString
native hemlock
I'm skeptical but can't disprove you for the time being.
willow basin
select is faster
zealous solstice
toString [65,97,338] == "Aaล"
and
str [65,97,338] == "[65,97,338]"
so this are 2 complet different commands
deft zealot
private _array = allVariables uiNamespace;
private _index = floor random count _array;
private _array2 = toArray format ["%1", _array select _index];
_array set [_index, toString _array2];
sleep 1;
_array = _array apply {str _x};
sleep 1;
private _string = "";
for "_i" from 0 to (count _array - 1) do {
_string = _string + (_array select _i);
};
hint _string;
if (true) exitWith {};```But calling that "toString" might wasn't the best idea ^^
deft zealot
thats how i would do it
zealous solstice
@deft zealot dont troll here ๐
lean tiger
I'm pretty sure I'm fighting a locality problem here -- does handleDamage have to be enacted on the locality causing the damage?
Or can it be the locality receiving the damage
Something of a target range, lets say, I'm 0; -ing out all incoming damage, but reporting what limb is hit, and the goofballs are dying in multiplayer
Problem is these guys are spawning randomly by the server, and I'm beginning to fear it might be difficult to ensure everything syncs properly :<
velvet merlin
hitPartIndex: Number - Hit part index of the hit point, -1 otherwise.
whats the point of this btw?
velvet merlin
i see. thanks
native hemlock
My mistake, I was thinking of joinString, not toString
jade abyss
= )
opal glacier
I'm looking for some help with getting a Blackfish to drop a vehicle mid-air
I'm not sure what scripting it requires as
A action ["Unload vehicle",osprey] does not work
outer plover
@opal glacier You can use setVehicleCargo on a specific vehicle in crago. So, if the cargo is called "boat1", you can say "objNull setVehicleCargo boat1;"
opal glacier
But how do I get it to unload? I already have the vehicle inside of the blackfish, all I want to do is set a trigger to have it eject the prowler on a parachute. I can manually select 'Unload vehicle' from the drivers seat, but I want it to just do it automatically at a certain point.
outer plover
You can put that line into the trigger, or you can put "this setVehicleCargo objNull", I think... that should eject all cargo
opal glacier
So, I should set the trigger to say this setVehicleCargo objNull prowler; ? For reference the blackfish is titled "osprey" and the prowler is "prowler"
Or do I set that script on the blackfish itself?
outer plover
No, setVehicleCargo works like this:
vehicle setVehicleCargo cargo
so if the Blackfish is called osprey, and the cargo prowler, you'd say "objNull setVehicleCargo prowler" in the trigger. You don't actually need to know the name of the carrier, just the cargo.
You can also do it "generic" like
{objNull setVehicleCargo _x] forach getVehicleCargo osprey;
That would eject all cargo from the carrier named "osprey"
ah, and } instead of ]
opal glacier
for each instead of forach as well?
outer plover
{objNull setVehicleCargo _x} foreach getVehicleCargo osprey;
Fixed ๐ Sorry, haven't eaten yet ๐
opal glacier
haha, i know the feels, lemme give this a shot real quick
HAH! Success! Thank you so much!
I just started building missions 2 days ago and it's a pretty steep learning curve. I'm on my 3rd mission now and I'm trying to challenge myself by making each one more difficult to build
outer plover
Heh, yeah, scripting can be scary if you don't have experience with it
opal glacier
It's very exciting to learn though, idk, maybe its just the sense of pride seeing all these systems working together and knowing you made it happen.
Now, is there a way to remove the player's ability to jettison the vehicle to prevent a premature ejaculation
Also, how do I get the Blackfish to open its cargo ramp??
vital onyx
@opal glacier https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/animateSource
opal glacier
Hmmm, so how do i figure out what BIS titled the blackfish's cargo ramp?
Because according to that I need something like "cargo ramp animateSource ["Door_1_source",1]; //Open"
""osprey = this; osprey animateSource ["Door_1_source", 1, true];"" does not work :/
opal glacier
user
sorry, wrong chat, ill check that
ehhh where would I find that? I cant seem to find much information on the blackfish on that site
velvet merlin
http://foxhound.international/arma-3-sqf-cheat-sheet.html
http://foxhound.international/development.html
the non pros should fine this useful; and even for some pros it will be handy ๐
opal glacier
Oh sweet tits, Thanks!
So how do I find the names for the blackfish cargo door n such?
Damn, this is really kicking my ass, I'm trying another script with no luck, here:
osprey = this; osprey animateSource ["Door_rear_source", 1, true];
zealous solstice
- issue is that you with this script only can use one osprey at the same time
vital onyx
does anyone has a marco cheat sheet? I am aware of simple stuff from BiKi - but interested in more complex macro with explanations (like I've seen for example in CBA)
little eagle
they are documented in the header file
https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/blob/master/addons/main/script_macros_common.hpp
hallow spear
when remoteExec says the return value can be "anything", does it mean something like this would ever work? _Knownvariables={_vars=allvariables player;_vars;} remoteExec ["bis_fnc_call", owner _player];
how can I share global variables from a client to the server? is using the 'true' statement with the setvariable command necassary?
little eagle
- owner only works on the server machine
A dedicated server has no player though
- remoteExec only has a return value if the third right side parameter (jip id) is used. it returns a jip id STRING
- remoteExec does not send back the return value to the machine were you executed it
I think this is what you want:
[player, {
params ["_origCaller"]
_allVariables = allVariables player;
[_allVariables, {
params ["_allVariables"];
{
systemChat _x;
diag_log _x;
} forEach _allVariables;
}] remoteExec ["call", _origCaller];
}] remoteExec ["call", _player];
Or do you have to have "allVariables" from that remote player as return value in your function? That can be done too, but it's a tiny bit more complicated and requires your function to be executed in suspendable environment
hallow spear
ya, im trying to get the list of variables from a client player, and check them against a master list to see which ones the client has and what there values are. its helpful to see how you remoteExec in the remoteExec
thanks
little eagle
Don't do stuff like that if you have many players though
CODE is send as string and those get huge quickly
hallow spear
is it better to create functions and have those remoteExec?
little eagle
yes. then only the functions name has to be send
the same principle can be used though. Just that "call" get's replaced by the functions name
you have to make sure that the functions are defined on every machine though
hallow spear
awesome, i can see what i need to do now. ty
velvet merlin
anyone has experience with cam scripting in A3?
i am trying some stuff, but it seems BI broke various parts of it
celest rivet
Has anyone been able to make buildings indestructible? It worked in ArmA 2 yet not in ArmA 3. We've tried multiple ways and this is our most recent way;
test = nearestTerrainObjects [[0,0,0], [], 9999];
{
_x allowDamage false;
_x addEventHandler ["HandleDamage", {0}];
} forEach test;
....please help
native hemlock
On what map? Because 9999 wouldn't be enough to get every object, but that's kind of a crappy way to do it
Your current method in theory would cause every terrain object on the map to be indestructible. I would also think that just the allowDamage false should work without the HandleDamage event handler
celest rivet
It's plenty on Stratis which is only ~6,649 from our current position/location. What would be a non-crap way? And that's correct. We want any terrain objects to be indestructible. Really just buildings and walls (but ofc BIS doesn't allow walls :()
native hemlock
So does your current method work for any objects? I'm curious which of those type names walls fall under for nearestTerrainObjects
Hmm read the notes for allowDamage https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/allowDamage
native hemlock
I didn't know that until now, but that was from 2013 so maybe there is a way
celest rivet
read that previously and the point in my first message/question was that we've tried both but I could've been more clear
neither worked though was what I meant ๐ฆ
The Feebback tracker site was down for the past 6 months or whatever so we were unable to effectively report/complain/request fixes if that is STILL BROKEN since 2013?!
native hemlock
Have you been testing this in both MP and single player (editor)?
celest rivet
Only MP as it's all that matters
native hemlock
Is every client executing that or only the server?
winged thistle
As of right now, I'm just trying to get it to work from the debug console with a global exec
Implementation will come later
native hemlock
I'm assuming you two are working together. So you are global executing the whole block of code Reason posted? Which included assigning the test variable for nearestTerrainObjects
winged thistle
Yes
Just trying to get it to work on buildings within range
then I'll focus on tweaking my array
The focus here is the handle damage bit
native hemlock
And how are you damaging the building?
winged thistle
Charges
celest rivet
explosive charges placed and not through script
native hemlock
Yeah you guys seem to know what you are doing and have all of the gimmicky things covered so I'm leaning towards it not being possible
native hemlock
I'm very doubtful of this working but you could try returning false instead of 0 for the HandleDamage event handler.
Hopefully someone else will come along and be able to offer more insight
dusk sage
I don't think false or 0 makes a difference for the HandleDamage EVH
From past testing
native hemlock
Yeah you're probably right
halcyon crypt
I guess it's faster to ask here than booting up A3 ^^
does if (<some condition>) exitWith { /* some code */ } else { /* some code */ }; work?
jade abyss
Test it?
halcyon crypt
okaaayyy
jade abyss
if (true) exitWith {hint "Yes"} else {hint "Nope"}; <-- ??
5s thing and you can answer that yourself ๐
halcyon crypt
if (false) exitWith { diag_log "1" } else { diag_log "2" }; => error in expression
guess not ๐ฆ
deft zealot
cause it doesnt make sense at all
halcyon crypt
it made sense to me when I wrote the code that uses it.. โ
deft zealot
its like if (true) then {<some code>};
deft zealot
and you need the else for what reason?
native hemlock
You don't need else because that code would only execute if it didn't exit
halcyon crypt
/* some code */
};
/* some code that would be in the "else" */```
works ๐kinda weird thinking on my end ๐
deft zealot
glad you got it ๐
halcyon crypt
would love to have the break and continue keywords though.. ^^
any way to detect if we're in scheduled or unscheduled space?
like if (<unscheduled>) exitWith { diag_log "This needs to run in scheduled space" };
nevermind.... https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/canSuspend
versed willow
Yo, it's me again, just got a few question about namespaces and how persistent they are
I am trying to save a players inventory when he is disonnecting, so I found you can save stuff into namespaces
are they behaving differently in client and server contexts?
and if so, how do I make sure that I stay on the server?
I tried saving into missionNamespace, as I read that's where all the other global stuff gets saved
looks something like this:
(EventDisconnect.sqf)
_guyuid = _this select 2;
if (_guy in safeUnits) then {
missionNamespace setVariable [_guyuid, [getUnitLoadout _guy,_guy getVariable "face", _guy getVariable "speaker"]];
}```okay I think I almost got the problem
apparently my loadoutscript is executed locally on the client
any way I can pull my required info from there?
Possibly without making it public?
jade abyss
profilenamespace
versed willow
that's saving it on the client tho innit?
dusk sage
Yes
vocal mantle
Does anyone know what became of this?:
https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/140837-development-branch-changelog/page-23#entry2799349
Added: Unique ID to inventory items (for MP - WIP)
I was hoping this could allow for proper weapon jamming simulation and many other possibilities.
velvet merlin
@versed willow profilenamespace on the server; better use a DB though
steep matrix
is there a way ingame to determine via sqf what RES LOD is shown for a given model?
little eagle
no
vital onyx
Guys, can you please remind how to refer to a current MP mission's file from addon's functions? I need to read params from current mission's description.ext, thanks!
vital onyx
great! thanks a lot @indigo snow
but if a want to read a specific sqf file from mission?
found - \mpmissions__CUR_MP.Stratis*
Killzone Kid's articles are awesome
indigo snow
you can access files in the current mission natively though
\scripts\myscript.sqf would be a file called myscript.sqf in the scripts folder inside your mission folder
only some commands have issues with this
@fluid garden You'd use this command:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setObjectTextureGlobal
fluid garden
so every time i need to use this command?
indigo snow
yes
indigo snow
it would require some more advanced scripting
fluid garden
okay. I have made the paa file. So now where should I place that file
and where should I use this script
??
indigo snow
im sorry, i dont have time to teach someone entirely new to scripting
fluid garden
ohh
indigo snow
read up some tutorials, the wiki and read up
vital onyx
@indigo snow in case of execVM called from mission's script yes, but I need to access it from addon's function
indigo snow
That sounds dangerous - it would cause errors if the user played a mission without that file present
vital onyx
if you are a server admin and mission author at the same time - then it is fine
indigo snow
why are you execVM ing a mission side script from the addon then?
triggering a mission side EH seems safer regardless
the addon is the one executing
the file is present in the mission
it should work, its just an unwieldy way to go about it i guess
vital onyx
one of the idea why one may need it: HC is storing complex AI behaviour logic and fsm in addon to reduce mission size, and params for that execution should be stored in mission
and missionConfigFile is not always best place for it (for example when we talk about rather large arrays)
anyway probably will find a better approach
but need it for prototyping
ruby spoke
hey sorry to interrupt but I'd like to know what are the main uses and benefits of fsm's?
ruby spoke
are there any good tutorials or guides online I could read up on arma related fsm?
oh nvm there's a wiki page lol
vital onyx
@ruby spoke I would recommend to start with this one after you read biki page, http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=28702
indigo snow
The main benefit is actually that it lives in its own scheduler
FSMs run in a different portion of the frame than SQF scripts
ruby spoke
Ohhh I see, that's interesting
btw does anyone know what happened to the extDB2 wiki?
ruby spoke
oh wat
vital onyx
ruby spoke
:0 why wasn't I aware of this hahaha
vital onyx
subscribe to torndeco's topic on BI forums ;-)
warm lintel
Could someone please tell me why I can't get this simplistic trigger to work (other than the obvious reason of my being thicker than the proverbial 2 short planks)? I've got 9 units in a 200m trigger, 8 of whom have a waypoint to move out. What I need is to detect when the unit count drops below 5 and perform an action when that happens. The specific numbers aren't really relevant, its just for testing & trying to understand how this works.
Trigger1
OPFOR PRESENT
Cond: This
On Act: opcounter = ({side _x == OPFOR}count thislist); hint format ["%1! %1 OPFOR! AHH AHH AHHH!",opcounter];
Trigger2
No activation
Cond: this
On Act: if (opcounter <= 5) then { hint format ["New count is %1", opcounter]};
I've tried with repeatable on & off with both triggers but nothing seems to update, I can read the counter with a hint from the debug console but it's stuck where it started. Any ideas what the hell I'm doing wrong? If you make a variable in a trigger, can you not use it outside of that trigger?
distant egret
Try using East I don't think opfor works.
Scrap that it works :)
Why do you use if statements on your on act?
You can put that in the condition.
warm lintel
I wasnt able to get them to work in the condition, it kept complaining it expected an array but I gave it a boolean (or maybe the other way around). Is the usage in the condition just if (opcounter <= 5) & the rest of the onact/ondeact funtioning as the 'then/else'? That'll be cool if so but it doesn't sound like it'll help the no updating counter thing
distant egret
condition = like a waitUntil
On Act = do this when condition has been met
On Deact = Do this when condition is not met anymore
So if opfor enters a trigger the on Act will wait until the condition is met with what you put in.
if it activated, and after a while the condition is not met anymore it will do the on deact code.
warm lintel
So if I wanted to do something like checking enemy numbers in a town & getting them to retreat when they're down to say 10 men, I'd set up the enemynumber counter to get their full number in one trigger (would setting it to repeat & have a countdown of 1s keep the info current?) then in the other trigger I'd be best off having the condition 'while enemynumber >10', the onact as something like setting them to combatmode red & the deact setting them to combatmode blue, speed full & assigning a retreat waypoint?
distant egret
You can do it with 2 triggers, both on the same place same size, first one checks if the enemy is there, when they are there, a global variable will be set like 'enemiesHere = true;'. In the 2nd trigger in the condition use 'enemiesHere && (({side _x == east} count thisList) < 10)'. and then use on act some code for them to retreat.
So if the enemies go in the trigger zone slow, it wont trigger the retreat to straight away.
This is what you mean if it understand you correctly.
warm lintel
Its plenty enough for me to have another go with in the morning. Cheers mate
fluid garden
can someone please help me out
indigo snow
what is your specific question?
fluid garden
I have made retexture file
paa format
I want to use it ingame
but I am unable to
can you please help me over tv
indigo snow
why are you unable to?
indigo snow
are you making it an addon?
fluid garden
player setObjectTextureGlobal [0, "\MyAddon\blue.paa"];
indigo snow
where is this folder?
fluid garden
I made this folder inside the arma 3 folder
indigo snow
if youre using it in a mission, it needs to be in the mission folder
indigo snow
setObjectTextureGlobal
indigo snow
was the file in the mission folder at the time?
little eagle
Command doesn't work for soldiers. texture depends on the uniform alone
fluid garden
ohhk
indigo snow
(uniformContainer player)
little eagle
make a custom uniform. will require a mod
little eagle
@cptnick the uniform container does store the items, but has itself no model
fluid garden
maybe can i re texture a default uniform
indigo snow
Ah so thats the trick
little eagle
You can retexture it, but only by making a custom uniform via addon config
fluid garden
okay can you let me know how to do that
I know all about making paa and pbo
but i don't know about configs
little eagle
First of all, these configs cannot be done via mission
is that a problem?
@indigo snow Just do typeOf uniformContainer player You will notice something if you ever wrote a config
fluid garden
I will use it in a tanoa life server
little eagle
Yeah. Those run vanilla usually or am I wrong?
fluid garden
I don't know much
little eagle
But I do know how to write a uniforms config
indigo snow
man commy im pretty sure if you setObjectTextureGlobal on a unit it textures their uniform
player setObjectTextureGlobal [0,"#(rgb,8,8,3)color(0,0,1,1)"]
little eagle
what if the soldier drops the uniform?
indigo snow
Yea youll need a ton of extra scripting
I read a thing by KK where he did it
Some inventory EHs and saving to the uniform containers iirc
little eagle
won't help you when addUniform is used
class U_B_CombatUniform_mcam;
class My_Custom_CombatUniform: U_B_CombatUniform_mcam {
hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {<PATH TO CUSTOM TEXTURE>};
};
^ config
fluid garden
where do i need to put this config??
little eagle
into an addon in CfgWeapons
indigo snow
addUniform would be the exception, but then again, im assuming that will be an in mission script you can control unyway
seems a little too advanced for this dude tho
little eagle
then where will i find this uniform
player addUniform "My_Custom_CombatUniform"
probably also the arsenal
little eagle
Yeah. I'm pretty sure you don't want an addon if you are running "life"
no, no time for that, sry
native hemlock
Retextures can be included in mission files and just used with setObjectTexture or setObjectTextureGlobal
little eagle
what if the soldier drops the uniform?
indigo snow
check the EH on the wiki for setObjectTextureGlobal
it gets saved to the uniformContainer belonging to that uniform
However i would say this probably quickly becomes a scripting nightmare on a Life server
native hemlock
If they dropped it I believe they would lose it so you'd have to use one of the various inventory event handlers to reapply it
tough abyss
I'm testing out the Arma 2 editor and i'm stuck on spawning people on trigger, the trigger works but the spawning in doesn't here's my code:
GroupSquad1 = [getMarkerPos "Spawn", east, ["TK_INS_Soldier_TL_EP1","TK_INS_Soldier_3_EP1","TK_INS_Soldier_4_EP1","TK_INS_Soldier_AAT_EP1","TK_INS_Soldier_MG_EP1","TK_INS_Soldier_AR_EP1","TK_Soldier_Medic_EP1","TK_Soldier_EP1","TK_Soldier_AA_EP1","TK_INS_Soldier_TL_EP1","TK_INS_Warlord_EP1","TK_INS_Soldier_MG_EP1"]] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
little eagle
If they dropped it I believe they would lose it so you'd have to use one of the various inventory event handlers to reapply it
ok. what if addUniform is used
native hemlock
I'd imagine there should be more information on the Altis life forums with guides as well
Then you set the texture on the next line of code
little eagle
so edit every line where addUniform comes into play?
What if you don't have access to that part. If it's from a third party
it's a huge mess
native hemlock
Hence why it would be better as an addon like you suggested, but some people are trying to work around only including things in a mission file
little eagle
but what if you put multiple uniforms into the same weapon holder?
What if two guys access the same weapon holder at the same time. This whole thing is a gigantic mess.
I mean there are people who don't care about such things, because they don't happen regularly
But I don't think this hacky work around is any good
little eagle
@fluid garden
This is the best I can come up with:
init.sqf
My_fnc_addCustomUniform = {
params [["_unit", objNull, [objNull]], ["_uniform", "", [""]], ["_texture", "", [""]]];
_unit addUniform _uniform;
if (_texture != "") then {
_unit setObjectTextureGlobal [0, _texture];
(uniformContainer _unit) setVariable ["custom_texture", _texture, true];
};
};
0 spawn {
waitUntil {!isNull player};
player addEventHandler ["Take", {
params ["_unit"];
private _texture = (uniformContainer _unit) getVariable ["custom_texture", ""];
if (_texture != "") then {
_unit setObjectTextureGlobal [0, _texture];
};
}];
};
And then, whenever you would use addUniform, you use this instead:
[player, "U_B_CombatUniform_mcam", "#(rgb,8,8,3)color(1,0,0,1)"] call My_fnc_addCustomUniform;
drawbacks:
- Take event handler does not work after team switch and does not work with zeus remote controlled units (I don't think those happen with "life" though)
- You have to replace every
addUniformwith this one.
dusk sage
Life works around applying textures to the players uniform based on the players status/variables
So it's not specific to the uniform itself, as it could differ from player to player, based on their 'rank', for example
dusk sage
My internet cut out before I finished. I was saying that a 'fn_playerSkins' function is called to reapply textures, in pretty much any event where uniform would change
dusk sage
I suggest you look at the other examples in the file and work from them
patent oar
can anyone tell me why 'getText(configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> (typeOf cursorTarget) >> "vehicleClass");' returns "container" but when im standing next too the cursorTarget (a container) 'nearestObjects[getPos player,["Container"],10];' returns '[]'
dusk sage
You could use inheritsFrom in conjuction with nearestObjects, also
runic schooner
Des francais ? :<
my EN is so bad but i try, i need help
if (not isDedicated) then {
[] spawn {
waitUntil { alive player };
player addEventHandler ["KILLED", {
[] spawn
{
private ["_leader", "_spawnPos"];
waitUntil { alive player };
_leader = leader player;
if ((alive _leader) and (player != _leader)) then {
// Move the player just behind the leader, but ensure they arrive on the ground.
_spawnPos = (vehicle _leader) modelToWorld [0, -5, 0];
_spawnPos set [2, 0]; // Ensure respawn on the ground.
player setPos _spawnPos;
This script for spawn a player on LeaderSquad is work, but i need change this script for : no respawn if leader is dead.
someone can help me ?
ty !
( Actually, if leader die, he spawn on BASE or on BODY )
deft zealot
runic schooner
i don't script, i don't know what i can do with that ๐ฆ
but thx for your help ;o)
vital onyx
question: we have a static weapon (mortar, titan, hmg) - when we disassemble it - how the remaining ammo is stored? is there any getter for remaining ammo on disassembled static weapon?
patent oar
thx ๐
opal glacier
I believe the remaining ammo is automatically attributed to the weapon itself. IE the backpack with the gun. not the bi/tripod
vital onyx
yep, but is there a way to get it from backpack?
agile pumice
dialog related question, is it not possible to "overlay" dialogs? I'm trying to create 2 dialogs on top of each other, the first with a background and the second without, but I can only see the second one (without the background)
marsh lodge
I do not know much about creating dialogs, but based off of minimal reading, I would make sure they are on different layers
vital onyx
there can be only one dialog at the same time
if you want to simlate one dialog atop of another - you may try luck with rsctitles
vital onyx
just discovered that camera streaming to texture, does not render billboard and VR objects
vital onyx
When you are too bored - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHwXwOhBQAQ (sorry, but relates to scripting)
velvet merlin
@vital onyx how can you be bored? ๐ (serious question)
shrewd lichen
You were really bored
I guess script changed images on display
So yeah, really bored ๐
barren magnet
#Its a video texture
split coral
When I was bored: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-CZ1gh71pY
barren magnet
That intel inside made it work !
shrewd lichen
loool
im so jelous
I never get fun with scripts
usualy i'm just trying to fix something cause "ARHG ITS STILL NOT WORKING AND ITS 2 AM"
๐
split coral
My scripting is usually not very goal oriented, just messing around in the editor aimlessly. So the 2am debugging is actually the fun part for me.
If I were really trying to produce something proper stuff, I'd probably rage quit way before.
It's the journey...
shrewd lichen
Love it though, right? ๐
split coral
that's all I do nowadays.
Because, apparently, i don't have the time to actually play the game. But still manage to find about ten hours a week to play scripter. ๐
full kindle
@split coral thats clever and accurate - only thing was missing and that is VR - HTC Vive in there
split coral
Thanks, RH
vital onyx
@barren magnet not a video texture, simple rtt
@queen cargo that's the puzzle from me ;)
@queen cargo in general - script only
@velvet merlin when you have to make some basics for your missions, which you expected game developer should do.
@shrewd lichen nope, every letter is indivudual, this is kind of wip
shrewd lichen
Nicely done then
queen cargo
by doing magic @night void
night void
@queen cargo how it magic looks?
vital onyx
has someone tried changing textures for objects created with CreateSimpleObject?
with SetObjectTexture
zealous solstice
i think that dont work
because the sources from setObjectTexture is in the config under hiddenselections
vital onyx
from biki
Description:
Create object with given shape defined as path to .p3d model. Supported LODs include Geometry, Fire Geometry, Roadway, View Geometry and ShadowVolume. Supported features include collision, texturing, animation, penetration, AI spotting occlusion, and surface specific sounds (like footsteps). Unsupported features include PhysX, damage, AI pathfinding (causes walking through walls), and built in lights.
so textures are supported only defined and stored in model itself?
rancid ruin
you texture the hidden selection of the object, not the object itself
but not every model has texturable hidden selections
how could i generate a string containing all latin characters, numbers, and all cyrillic characters?
rancid ruin
sounds like hard work
little eagle
Well, Arma has no function for something like that afaik if that was your question
elfin bronze
I am using an sql query which is resulting a text field but not recognized by extdb2 as a text field.. therefor the result is something like [5,0,123456,my text here] and of course arma give me an error "my" is not a variable. An idea how to make sure extdb knows it's a text field? (it's a select with UNION etc), thank !
tough abyss
Anyone figure out if it's possible to dig into dev branch files to examine the co-op campaign missions, export emblems, ect?
native hemlock
@elfin bronze is that your returned array?
elfin bronze
yes
native hemlock
And you want the last index to be a string? Just do something like "str (_this select 3)"
elfin bronze
@native hemlock nah it's bugging before this... extdb probably tries a compile so it's getting an undefined variable on that string before it's not a quoted string
native hemlock
Well does it have quotes in the SQL database? There is some specific things needed for escaping quotes with extDB
elfin bronze
no there is no quote on the DB (using this DB with other apps/web interface, etc) but it's working good with varchar and string but here it's a string with a UNION so it's not knowing it's a string anymore.. anyway to tell him "that field is to be threated as a string"
native hemlock
I'm not sure then, when I messed around with extDB2 I never did any unions. Torndeco is still active but has released a new version (extDB3) so it might be worth trying that and contacting him
elfin bronze
He's not responding
native hemlock
lol well I didn't necessarily mean right now
elfin bronze
I sented a message last Sunday
tame portal
Okay
What exactly is happening here
I fetch a variable from a vehicle
_originalData = (vehicle player) getVariable ["mav_tuning",[]];
then some lines below edit the original data array
_toEdit = _originalData select 0;
_toEdit set [_poolIndex, if ((_toEdit select _poolIndex) == 0) then {1} else {0}];
_originalData set [0, _toEdit];
and the variable on the vehicle changes
although I never do setVariable to overwrite its value
dusk sage
If this is true ^ @tame portal
You've just solved me a big headache
dusk sage
Vehicle init:
this setVariable ["test",[[1,1],[2,2]]];
Debug:
_array = cursorTarget getVariable "test";
_test = _array select 1;
_test set [0,5];
hint str (cursorTarget getVariable "test");
queen cargo
@tame portal @dusk sage arrays are mutable objects in SQF
the changes also are not broadcasted over the network
see following exampl
_arr = [];
_arr2 = _arr;
_arr2 pushBack 1;
hint str _arr; //will be [1]
as the vehicle is just another namespace, it behaves the same
if you want a copy of given array, just add a +
_arr = [];
_arr2 = +_arr; (creates a copy of the array)
_arr2 pushBack 1;
hint str _arr; //will be []
I actually did not know that
I assumed given that it always creates copy it would also do the same with arrays
queen cargo
doing so, SQF would be slow as fuck when working with arrays
dusk sage
But in the case of getVariable, on an object, as in the example above, it would seem the changes are broadcast