not rly, no
#arma3_scripting
compact current
Anyone know how to fix the issue with RscText being under the RscPicture in a GUI, like the layer is above it but the paa over takes the text for some reason ?
compact current
What would the get around be then ?
jade abyss
But:
You can use RscText to use a Image/Texture
compact current
Because RscEdit and everything is above the RscPic
It like doesent make sence :/
ill just use the RscText for the image aswell then
instead of RscPic
ionic orchid
An annoying thing I found out...if you use RscPicture and add mouse events - when you click it the image is brought to the front
compact current
yea i just found that out aswell
jade abyss
You can also try
RscPictureKeepAspect
compact current
Thanks for the help, guys much apreciated 😃
shadow sapphire
Does anyone know why my PVP scenarios don't reset between matches properly? When we start the next round, the battlefield is already destroyed, this is despite the fact that we are NOT using persistent battlefield. I've tried ending the mission on the server, on every client, still not luck.
rancid ruin
are you saving stuff to profilenamespace or uinamespace maybe?
cos those variables are stored in your profilename.vars.arma3profile or whatever the file is called
they persist
polar folio
i think he is talking about actual terrain objects. i can't remember, if they ever fixed that but there was always that bug where stuff stayed destroyed unless you restart the game or load another terrain and then reload the first. can't remember which
rancid ruin
ohh right yeah you need to change terrain and back again
at least, i ran in to the same thing when hideObjectGlobal'ing 100s of vanilla terrain objects, and that was the only way i found to un-do it
peak plover
@tough abyss Nice script. I really like your vehicle flip script as well. So fluid and cool
tough abyss
@peak plover thanks!
tough abyss
scripting wise, without a mod is there a method of increasing inventory size of a vehicle?
jade abyss
nope
peak plover
attachTo a box to the car, like an ammocrate on the back or sth
jade abyss
Erm... not sure if you can access the Crate then
rancid ruin
surely you could intercept it with the containerOpened event handler and then redirect it to a different object?
jade abyss
I meant more like: Can you access the Inventory of the Crate AT ALL
rancid ruin
ah yeah i dunno
jade abyss
@tough abyss btw. regarding EngineDmg:
_Car addEventHandler ["HandleDamage", {```Not sure if it reacts to water, but worth a try.
civic maple
Wait, is there no alias for the Dammaged event handler?
because that's triggering me ):
A proper spelling of Dammaged
oh god
peak plover
Since OFP
jade abyss
dammage
damage
peak plover
Dammage refers to the amount of dam in the unit, aka damage or health lost...
jade abyss
getDammage
Description:
Returns the object damage in the range from 0 to 1. Alias of damage.```Or just a simple missspelling 😄
civic maple
stahp pls
willow basin
Lovely. Please keep it 😁
loud python
reading through BIS_fnc_3Dcredits
//#define DISPLAY (uinamespace getvariable "BIS_dynamicText")
//#define CONTROL (DISPLAY displayctrl 9999)
_display = uinamespace getvariable "BIS_dynamicText";
_control = _display displayctrl 9999;
#define DISPLAY _display
#define CONTROL _control
this
is
so
wrong
(The first one, at least)
meager granite
wrong why?
thin pine
meager granite
its because of first two commented out macros
they just added these to skip changing script itself
little eagle
doesn't look too bad, but the new solution errors in scheduled env. if the function is called with serialization enabled, or when any of the variables become undefined.
also, variables appear not to be set to private, which always makes me sad : (
civic maple
hahahaha
How come I can't set the wind in-game? Using setWind when wind is forced just makes it reset, and when it's not forced the wind just goes haywire.
static spire
idiot question:
_makeairveh addAction ["<t color='#4af241'>Un-Armed</t>",{_mavU = 1;},"",6,false,true];
_makeairveh addAction ["<t color='#4af241'>Armed</t>",{hint format ["gay"]},"",6,false,true];
_loopvar = 1;
while {_loopvar < 10} do
{
if (_mavU isEqualTo 1) then {hint 'working'; removeAllActions _makeairveh; _mavU = 0;} else {};
};
everything works except the if condition
any idea why
if i set the if condition to true, it works
halcyon crypt
it's _mavU == 1
halcyon crypt
probably not
well the only possibility for the if not working is that _mavU isn't 1 😛
little eagle
this code is totally broken
little eagle
How is this executed?
static spire
_mavU = 0;
No, the whole script
You cannot carry over local variables from the scope of the addAction statement or into it.
little eagle
I think your script runs in unscheduled environment and the while loop just quits after 10k iterations.
10k iterations all in one frame mind you
static spire
alright, thanks
little eagle
Also, you shouldn't use removeAllActions . Just remove the actions you added. You will break other mods and missions with that.
That else {} is horrendous too
static spire
it was a last resort
turbid thunder
True. Else is unnessecarry unless you plan on having something to execute there
static spire
i didnt know why it wasnt working so
little eagle
The whole thing is pretty pointless, no? What does this even do?
Besides printing "gay"
Still don't know how it's executed.
turbid thunder
Why is there even a hint format when you don't plan on inserting variables into the hint string?
little eagle
Yeah, that is strange too.
static spire
alright lads dont go full on at me im new to all this
turbid thunder
Well if no one ever tells you something is wrong, you cant learn either
Or well, "wrong" is the wrong term
If it works, its not wrong
civic maple
umm
turbid thunder
Hi
civic maple
hi
little eagle
You should be glad to have the mistakes pointed out. This isn't elementary school hug class here.
turbid thunder
@static spire dont worry too much though, when I started scripting, I did loops by constantly execVM'ing the script cuz I didnt know any better and now I made an enclose horror map on VR with fully custom AI and a waypoint system that works very nicely 😄
civic maple
oh god
turbid thunder
Jup.That was like 3-4 years ago me having no knowledge of scripting
civic maple
I started scripting like 4 months ago
cerulean whale
Sounds like a few life communities I had the horror of working with
civic maple
I'm writing all the scripts for my community, lots of work to do, but it's fun
turbid thunder
indeed it is
cerulean whale
Same here. Building all our stuff from the ground
turbid thunder
My one and only nemesis though: GUI
civic maple
fuck gui
turbid thunder
I managed to make a lil indicator icon for my horror mission but thats it 😄
cerulean whale
Im good with gui but when you spend ages doing one with like 50 classses then forget thr buttons
So bad lol
turbid thunder
the one thing I never understood was where to get the default classes since you need to define them somewhere but I wasnt able to figure out the default settings to set so that a basic, whatever really can work
little eagle
Get the all in one config of whatever the latest version is.
And browse that. It's easier than the ingame config viewer
cerulean whale
Config viewer is a pain
turbid thunder
"all in one config"?
little eagle
all in one config is the exported master config of the vanilla game.
Nice to look up the definitions of base classes and other stuff you want to use.
turbid thunder
I guess thats where I get all the GUI classes I desperatly looked for
little eagle
Yes. And everything else too.
nocturne basalt
is it an easy way of setting a maxSpeed of my vehicle?
right now Im using a custom script. It works, but the experience does tend to get a little choppy
little eagle
No.
nocturne basalt
depending on how long I let it sleep after each loop
ok
I find it weird that there is no variable to set in the cfgVehicles
little eagle
There was in A2. But shitty PhysX is too advanced for something so simple...
nocturne basalt
:\
turbid thunder
I guess thats why the RHS MRAP has horrible climbing abilities even for the smallest of degree that goes upwards
little eagle
I don't blame them. PhysX is almost impossible to deal with as modder.
They have a million vehicles. I only manage 3 (4 soonTM)
turbid thunder
Well a million is a bit much
variants of one vehicle probably use a copy pasted config with adjusted values for name and possible gunner positions but doesnt touch the PhysX aspect 😄 But yeah. Also, tanks randomly going at high speed is fun too
usually it is annoying but one time, I saw the AI just instantly speeding backwards down a road and almost flip it
little eagle
PhysX needs more than a config. Two vehicles with the same config behave totally different, because of their model. Which is one of the worst things about it.
turbid thunder
D:
well "because of their model" could be said about many games depending on the changes made. A kart replaced with the model of a truck for example is obviously going to act weird but I take it that even attaching something to an existing car like, spare wheels, a gun ontop ect can mess things up?
little eagle
Nah. The Eagle with roof hatch and the Eagle with FLW100 use the same physx.
But you can't "copy paste" the PhysX stuff from the vanilla Merkava to the Leopard.
Or from a T54 to a T90
turbid thunder
How come?
little eagle
you have to assign masses to selections in the model. And selections will be in a totally different place if the model is different.
compact current
This is getting annoying now, anyone have a way round it: The RscPicture overlays My RscText, ive tried structured text loads of shit, I need it to happen otherwise it defeast the purpose of having a image lol.
little eagle
config?
compact current
@cerulean whale you may know, its conner btw wouldent be suprised if youve forgot who i am lel.
cerulean whale
I know a few conners. 😛 Where did I meet you? 😛 Hue, I have the same problem. Do it as an RscEdit in GUI editor and then switch the RscEdit text after you export to RscText
That's what I do
compact current
I worked for you at Trinity before it closed, i also was with you at Havoc xD with Kirk or whatever his name was xD
cerulean whale
Oh lol. 😛 haha xD
compact current
You remember ?
cerulean whale
Ye
compact current
Your at Huskies aint you ?
cerulean whale
Yeah
compact current
Nice man, hows your framework coming along ?
cerulean whale
Good, nearly done 😉
cerulean whale
In GUI Editor, because RscPictures overly the RsctText. I make a RscEdit in GUI Editor, position it. Then I export and change the RscEdit text to RscText... e.g. https://gyazo.com/cd3f77ab5d4df845aad5d37f2b8a2773
cerulean whale
That's weird.... Doesn't happen for me. Can you send me your Dialog? It might be behind it in the config
compact current
The dialog or the common.hpp?
cerulean whale
Dialog
AhI see
You need the RscPicture to be at the top of the config
you see
The lower down it is under class controls the further it is to the front
think of it like paint
if it's at the top it's been pushed to background
compact current
It was the first thing i put in gui editer so its the first layer
thats weirds
Thanks anyway, ill give it a try
ionic orchid
getShotParents
handy batman function
civic maple
hahaha
civic maple
sqf_irl
cerulean whale
xD
tough abyss
The EDEN editor performance test give same results to _a distance _b; and _a distanceSqr _b;, distanceSqr is useless?
dusk sage
What did you test?
cerulean whale
DistanceSqr is squared distance. Different Algorithm to compute distance
little eagle
if _a and _b are undefined, then yes. they are exactly the same, performance wise : P
tough abyss
@BoGuu#1044 @little eagle _a and _b are different positions.
I first set a randonly, then set b randonly, then check performance with a distance b and a distanceSqr b. Result is the same.
@little eagle no, its not undefined, sorry for the _.
May the the EDEN performance test is not precise for small times.
I use distanceSqr the most, and in some situations you need to make code more complicated to understand, Not sure if just wasted my time. 😄 For a zero gain its not worth.
dusk sage
distanceSqr cuts 2 steps out, that's all
little eagle
[0,0,0] distanceSqr [100,100,0]
//0.0078 ms
[0,0,0] distance [100,100,0]
//0.0069 ms
Difference is extremely small and always within the variation.
dusk sage
But not operations that take long at all
tough abyss
BOO HOOO! 😦
What is the gain so?
From the forums: "Remember allways to use distanceSqr since its extremely more faster than distance"
ionic orchid
that's something that's said everywhere about everything since programming began (or at least since sqrt became available)
at the end of the day, it's not THAT expensive these days unless you're doing thousands upon thousands of them
it all depends on the platform and implementation - from the stats it just looks like they're equivalent in arma
dusk sage
Bit more to it than just a simple sqrt @ionic orchid
You can use classname and pos? @tough abyss
I don't think the classname alternative does
queen cargo
@compact current you also can try one of the existing external UI-Editors and fiddle around with those
eg. http://x39.io/projects?project=ArmA-UI-Editor
worthy spade
When does the "Ended" event handler trigger? Exactly when BIS_fnc_endMission is fired or at the end screen just before aborting?
_endevent = addMissionEventHandler ["Ended",{ systemChat "Mission ended"; }];
That doesn't display anything for me, and I'm not sure whether the event handler works or not...
jade abyss
@tough abyss iirc Using the Coords from createVehicle to assign a the correct Pos is not the best choice (only [0,0,0] then setPos* to somewhere else). Means -> setPosWorld/ASL = Way to go.
+Wasn't set/getPos slower than set/getPosWorld ?
vague hull
Is the entity killed eh only locally executed where it was assigned?
How about when it's created on the client? Will it be local to that certain client then?
jade abyss
@tough abyss I meant that:
_Car = "Class" createVehicle [0,0,0];
_Car setPosWorld _DesiredPos;
(creating the Obj at [0,0,0], then moving to the desired Pos)
willow basin
Hmm is there a good way to check if the client it's about to close on client? Tried with unload event on "display 46" but it doesn't always trigger.
jade abyss
even when you spawn stuff below surface with setPosWorld -> It will be set on ground.
Search the Net, there was someone who made some further tests, where spawning at [0,0,0] then setPosing it was was faster then ordinary
use the same?
Create the object at [0,0,0] then move it? Isn't that possible with SimpleOs?
Then just take setPosWorld or ASL from start?!
No clue where your prob is right now oO
tough abyss
@tough abyss you tried the alternative syntax of createSimpleObject?
@tough abyss ah, i got it.
What i do is record the offset on first use so if i spawn the object again there is no need to calc the offset again.
What i do is record the offset on first use so if i spawn the object again there is no need to calc the offset again.
But better should be create a list of offsets.
royal abyss
is there a short version to set enabledamage false for all objets without a ingame trigger?
or do i have to list all the objects then in the init
or can i do it with a class in gerneral ?
tulip quest
hi all how can i get the ammo , projectile , weapon info , as im tryign to change wich gun is a taser in altislife
i know with fired eventhandle but i can't seem to figure it out how to add it to myself to actualy test the gun and see the details
royal abyss
one sec 😃
soo
u are in editor place down a trigger
set it to radio alpha
and check "repeatable"
then type into the init field :
[Open,true] call bis_fnc_arsenal
when u press 0 - 0 - 1 on your keyboard you should go into the virtual arsenal
or just the way you go to your radio normaly
or you put the bis_fnc_arsenal on something as addaction
tulip quest
player addEventHandler ["Fired",{format["PART: %1 || DAMAGE: %2 || SOURCE: %3 || PROJECTILE: %4",_this select 5,_this select 10,_this select 0,_this select 2];}]
royal abyss
?
tulip quest
im trying to use that to see the projectile etc i shoot my gun but it doesn't work
error:zero diviser
royal abyss
you want to see the projectile itself
tulip quest
i need the classnames of those variables for a script
i want that gun not to do dmg but execute a script , i got the script and all in place just need the variables
royal abyss
look up the tazer script then
tulip quest
thats why i need those variables 😃
royal abyss
i dont have any altislife scripts...^^
tulip quest
i got the scripts just need to figure out the variables of the projectile, ammo , gun
so im trying to get those with the addeventhandler but that 1 doesn't work and not sure what i misstyped
royal abyss
in my mind i dont belive there is any special ammo ^^ its just a gun where the hit activates the script and the tazer is not dangarous because of a fn_handledamage 😉
tulip quest
thats what i tought yet i cant get it to work with a gun from addon
royal abyss
yeah because u have to cant just set the dmg to 0 from a weapon u also need the script for if hit then tazed
let me check something
sooo
there are 2 seperate scripts
first you need the addeventhandler
for the tazed script
then player setvariable "istazed", false and so on
tulip quest
for the addeventhandler i need the gun i shoot with , ammo type , projectile
royal abyss
in this example the script is in the tazer.pbo itself
its from capps
u can check it out 😃
loud python
X-question from #arma3_scenario: I want to show sometext on screen and such on mission start, but initPlayerLocal executes before the initial loading screen is gone, so it doesn't show up
where else can I run the code, so that it executes on mission start, but not before the player actually sees it?
or can I somehow pause the script until the loading screen is gone?
(The code doesn't run in initPlayerLocal itself, but is spawned from there)
royal abyss
put a sleep before?
loud python
sleep for how long?
I mean, it'd be an option, but I'd like it to not depend on the players performance
tulip quest
sleep is in seconds so i sugest between 120 and 240
loud python
for me the loading screen is about 2 seconds long
tulip quest
make it run in a zone then on the map ?
loud python
on a slower PC it might be more
tulip quest
trigger*
loud python
the trigger runs with a slight delay though
civic maple
gimme a sec to eat then I'll give you the proper code
loud python
so the player sees his character for half a second, then the screen goes black and the text shows
@civic maple thanks a lot 😃
royal abyss
is it so important to be totaly at the start a trigger would be a perfect solution because most people are afk when joining lol 😄
atleast brain afk 😄
loud python
have you played the apex campaign?
loud python
they do pretty much the same thing, but with some fancy voice acting instead of my boring text
start of first mission
royal abyss
you can do the same
loud python
I've had it happen to me that I saw my character for half a second or so and that was the most immersion breaking thing of the entire campaign
royal abyss
set the gamemode to hardcore no thirdperson 😄
loud python
well, I do that anyway, but that's not the point
I don't mean that I see my character; I mean that I see ingame stuff before a cutscene starts
it feels weird and poorly timed
I could live with that if there was no other option, but I'd prefer avoiding it in my mission
royal abyss
why dont make the game the cutscene ?
loud python
because stupid players that's why xD
Some people need the screen to be black if you want them to read the actual text xD
also it looks pretty
and cinematic
and pretty
royal abyss
thats why i want all my walls to be enabledmg false .... cause people tend to drive against them to drive the short way instead of enjoying the map i did 😄
tulip quest
so i still cant get player addEventHandler ["Fired",{format["PART: %1 || DAMAGE: %2 || SOURCE: %3 || PROJECTILE: %4",_this select 5,_this select 10,_this select 3,_this select 2];}] to work
civic maple
just put an AT gun on the other side of the wall
royal abyss
why?
civic maple
me eatin, can't look at scripts
loud python
I mean, I could despawn the AA guns if there was a function like waitForPlayerToRead <text>
but that doesn't exist
royal abyss
you can start witht he black at the start let it black for the time needed and put a sleep on the text for ~10 seconds
loud python
there has to be some way to find out if the player has a menu open
royal abyss
or u accept that some people dont like to read 😄
civic maple
hasInterface?
loud python
Returns true if the computer has an interface (a real player). False for a dedicated server or for a headless client.
sounded very good, but it's the wrong thing =/
loud python
cutText ["", "BLACK FADED", 10, true];
sleep 2;
0 = ["Operation Cobra", -1, -1, 3, 1] call BIS_fnc_dynamicText; sleep 1;
sleep 2;
cutText ["", "BLACK IN", 10, true];
0 = ["NATO Airfield", "SE of Theresia"] call BIS_fnc_infoText;
0 = ["20 Days before", "Firestorm Incident"] call BIS_fnc_infoText;
that's my current code
what I want is something like
waitUntil <loading screen is gone>;
cutText ["", "BLACK FADED", 10, true];
...
What would that change?
royal abyss
or waitUntil {alive player && isplayer player};
loud python
Trying that now...
loud python
waitUntil {alive player && isplayer player}; doesn't work
loud python
interesting video, but it's kinda the wrong thing xD
@civic maple I don't see how a custom loading screen would help me
loud python
ffs not even waitUntil {!userInputDisabled}; works, even though the player clearly has no control
this game hates me
royal abyss
it hates everyone
polar folio
guys. do all eventhandlers (on units) survive respawn?
royal abyss
do arma 2 scripts work in arma 3
loud python
they should™?
I am abandoning my original idea
I am now trying to do it like in the apex campaign
but that's even weirder
you get the splash screen only on your first spawn
and only if it's at the start of the mission
was there a way to store a variable locally on the players machine only?
loud python
during the mission
I want something to execute only on the first respawn, so I need to somehow keep tracked if the player has respawned before
polar folio
just use a global variable
global means global to all scripts on the machine it is declared on
loud python
ok so it stays on the local machine
polar folio
stuff only gets shared over the network, if you want it to or you use something like an event handler that fires on every machine. and even then it's more like creating identical clones of the variables rather then really sharing them.
loud python
I know, but I was kind of expecting that variable = 1 would automatically share them
wouldn't be the first time arma 3 did weird stuff like that xD
polar folio
that would be crazy to send a package everytime a variable is declared
civic maple
you'll need to do publicVariable "var"; to share a variable
polar folio
it's good to be cautious about the engine quirks but it's better to learn to read the wiki fully and learn how everything works exactly instead of assuming weird things
loud python
that would be crazy and that's exactly why I expect arma to do it xD
polar folio
if you aren't sure about locality of commands for example, take a look at the top of hte wiki page. there are network flags there specifying the MP behaviour of each command
pretty sure the EH page has that for each EH too
then there are event scripts like init.sqf which is more of a case of something running everywhere instead of actually sending packages sharing vars.
that will give you a good understanding about the architecture
loud python
The more I think about arma 3, the more I realize how amazing it is that such a relatively small game has this kind of feature
most of this stuff was even in arma 2
It has the content of a game and almost the customizability of an engine
delicate lotus
Is there a way to check if a AI unit knows about the location of a player group?
delicate lotus
mmh and how can I do this with a dynamic player group which like 50 players? XD
civic maple
what exactly do you want to do?
delicate lotus
I want an artillery which fires at the players
but I dont want it to fire if the AI has no way to know where the player is
polar folio
civic maple
There's also targetsQuery for getting list of targets
polar folio
this allows you to actually get a value from distance between actual position and perceived postion. which could be more dynamic than a yes/no thing
delicate lotus
mmh okay
delicate lotus
one enemy unit would be enough
cuz, it would be realistic if they share the information
eternal cedar
I heard some things about Java support for Arma 3 modding back when the game was in alpha, has that ever become a thing?
polar folio
no, got discontinued
eternal cedar
ah :/
delicate lotus
Java support for modding in arma?
little eagle
No
delicate lotus
no but when I read it I can only think about its as a joke
little eagle
It would be the one thing that is even worse than SQF.
delicate lotus
java and performance XD
little eagle
My unpopular opinion is, that you don't need OO programming for 99% of the stuff you do with Arma.
The people that want it are usually those that started with C++ or Java
misty basin
I gotta problem with my mod. anyone wanata hop down to a voice chat and help me with it
little eagle
voice chat
Nah
misty basin
okay then
i'll try to explain my problem
you know in your inventory how you got three tabs? one for you uniform, one for your vest and another for your backpack. the icon for the back pack shows up but the icon for your vest and uniform does not
but when you go into virtual arsenal the mini version of the icon does display beside the name of the vest and uniform
how do i fix this
little eagle
wat. why?
misty basin
what do you mean why?
little eagle
And the problem is that you have no idea where to start?
misty basin
yeah i dont know why it does work for the backpack but not for the uniform/vest
here i'll pull up my scrpit
little eagle
Ok. Here is a copy of the BIS_fnc_arsenal script:
It's one of the most horrible pieces of SQF ever written.
If you want to fix that issue of yours, you have to rewrite that function and find the line that causes it and fix it.
misty basin
i'm new to this bro i won't know what i'm looking for
little eagle
I don't know either. It's over 3000 lines. It's a mess and no one knows where to look for it.
misty basin
what is the line that adds the icon for the inventory
jade abyss
dfs znrswznub w4z
misty basin
cause i put this and it works for the backpack but not the vest/uniform:
picture = "Custom_Uniform\Data\icon_assaultpack.paa";
little eagle
What. Where do you "put this"?
misty basin
here
class B_AssaultPack_Base;
class Custom_Backpack_Compact_Kirk: B_AssaultPack_Base {
author = "Brandon Kirk";
scope = 2;
displayName = "(JTFNATO) Assault Pack[Kirk]";
maximumLoad = 160;
picture = "Custom_Uniform\Data\icon_assaultpack.paa";
model = "\A3\Characters_F_EPA\BLUFOR\backpack_kerry.p3d";
hiddenSelections[] = {"camo", "camo1", "camo2"};
hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"Custom_Uniform\Data\custom_pack_kirk_co.paa", "Custom_Uniform\Data\backpack_compact.paa", "Custom_Uniform\Data\custom_pack_kirk_co.paa"};
};
thats for the back pack
class Custom_Camo: Uniform_Base
{
author = "Brandon Kirk";
scope = 2;
displayName = "(JTFNATO) Combat Uniform [CDN]";
picture = "Custom_Uniform\Data\icon_civ_shirt.paa";
model = "\A3\characters_f\BLUFOR\b_soldier_01.p3d";
class ItemInfo : UniformItem
{
uniformClass = "Custom_Uniform";
containerClass = "Supply40";
mass = 5;
};
};
thats for the uniform
class Custom_Vest_Kirk: Vest_Camo_Base
{
author = "Brandon Kirk";
scope = 2;
displayName = "(JTFNATO) Platecarrier[Kirk]";
picture = "Custom_Uniform\Data\icon_plate_carrier.paa";
model = "A3\Characters_F_EPA\BLUFOR\equip_b_vest_kerry";
hiddenSelections[] = {"Camo"};
hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"Custom_Uniform\Data\custom_vest_kirk_co.paa"};
class ItemInfo : VestItem
{
uniformModel = "A3\Characters_F_EPA\BLUFOR\equip_b_vest_kerry";
containerClass = "Supply140";
mass = 15;
hiddenSelections[] = {"camo"};
class HitpointsProtectionInfo {
class Chest {
HitpointName = "HitChest";
armor = 16;
PassThrough = 0.3;
};
class Diaphragm {
HitpointName = "HitDiaphragm";
armor = 16;
PassThrough = 0.3;
};
class Abdomen {
hitpointName = "HitAbdomen";
armor = 16;
passThrough = 0.3;
};
class Body {
hitpointName = "HitBody";
passThrough = 0.3;
};
};
};
thats for the vest
little eagle
OK, now that sounds like a completely
COMPLETELY different problem
Can you show a picture of what "icon" you mean that is missing?
Because I think I know what you mean, but am not sure.
misty basin
yeah give me a sec i'll have to get in game
little eagle
thx
misty basin
how do i send pics?
little eagle
Upload to imgur and link
little eagle
You're wearing a uniform and vest, but the icon does not appear in the inventory UI. works for backpack.
Correct?
misty basin
yeah
little eagle
What does that have to do with the arsenal?
little eagle
You should've just written that:
You're wearing a uniform and vest, but the icon does not appear in the inventory UI. works for backpack.
sentence and everyone would've known what the problem is
Ok, let's see
little eagle
class Custom_Vest_Kirk: Vest_Camo_Base
{
author = "Brandon Kirk";
scope = 2;
displayName = "(JTFNATO) Platecarrier[Kirk]";
picture = "Custom_Uniform\Data\icon_plate_carrier.paa";
model = "A3\Characters_F_EPA\BLUFOR\equip_b_vest_kerry";
hiddenSelections[] = {"Camo"};
hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"Custom_Uniform\Data\custom_vest_kirk_co.paa"};
class ItemInfo : VestItem
{
uniformModel = "A3\Characters_F_EPA\BLUFOR\equip_b_vest_kerry";
containerClass = "Supply140";
mass = 15;
hiddenSelections[] = {"camo"};
class HitpointsProtectionInfo {
...
};
};
That is the vest you're wearing?
misty basin
yes
also it say no armour when you mouse over it in the inventory ui
but i game it does protect you
misty basin
where do i add that?
misty basin
okay and the icon?
little eagle
Hmm. I'm not sure why it doesn't show the icon.
Does it show any error message in the RPT file?
little eagle
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Arma 3
polar folio
maybe you need another "picture" entry in teh class iteminfo?
little eagle
no you don't
polar folio
just guessing.
little eagle
; )
little eagle
sure, any text editor
ctrl + f for "custom"
Custom_ is a strange tag btw. Looks like a placeholder for a real tag
polar folio
might be a good idea to move this to the config editing channel where it belongs to get the right people to look at it
little eagle
I think I already know why
misty basin
why?
little eagle
Can you try changing:
picture = "Custom_Uniform\Data\icon_plate_carrier.paa";
to:
picture = "\Custom_Uniform\Data\icon_plate_carrier.paa";
is it like that for my backpack?
no its not
just looked
then should i do that for my backpack too?
little eagle
No, you change one thing at a time to debug something
misty basin
okay
little eagle
Just to be sure you catch what makes the difference
little eagle
If this doesn't work, then you can try giving the vest the icon of the backpack. That way we could test if it's a problem with the graphic or with the config.
misty basin
IT WORKED BRO!
little eagle
the slash in front?
little eagle
Put that slash everywhere
misty basin
slashes for everyone!
little eagle
It belongs there. Without slash it searches from the root and not the addons folder
misty basin
what about the backpack?
little eagle
The C++ level uses different methods for different item types
They probably programmed it in a way where it uses the addons folder as backup, but only for backpacks
misty basin
so i should?
little eagle
Yeah. backslash everywhere
model="\A3\weapons_f\Ammoboxes\bags\Backpack_Compact";
even before "A3"
misty basin
so start every "___" with a \
little eagle
Not every. There are some exceptions, but from what I've seen, everything you use should have it
model, picture, textures
misty basin
okay awesome thanks
JTF NATO is the mod if you want to check it out on the steam workshop
little eagle
In theory there should be a RPT entry about a "texture" (picture really) not being found
Not sure though.
misty basin
alright thanks man
little eagle
yw
misty basin
cheers
peak plover
My facial expression when I open a script made by someone else.
My oral expression when I open a script made by somone else > http://i.imgur.com/h1qM1i5.jpg
My appetite for bleach has risen, as I realize that pressing escape will immediately re-open the full-screen dialogue.
meager granite
Show us your best script
peak plover
I think I should really over-look some of my own scripts. Because I do would not wish these feelings on anyone.
You would feel just as bad
Using indentation is important.
What's the 'proper' way of using indentation?
if (true) then {
script
};
if (true) then
{
script
};
if (true) then {script};
spring ravine
I know people that do both, I prefer the second one as it is easier on my eyes.
I personally only use the third one on really short lines that are repeated
peak plover
I've been using the first one. However if it's a simple line of code or just exitWith {} I tend to use the 3rd
cedar kindle
the first one is by far more popular
make it easy and just follow ace3 https://ace3mod.com/wiki/development/coding-guidelines.html
young current
Or have random amount of indentations on each line!
cedar kindle
don't forget to mix spaces and tabs
young current
^^
austere granite
first one i like lots more
i have a tendency of also using the last if it's just a one line thing
peak plover
haha the spaces and tabs and random indetations 😄
austere granite
it's usually in cases where i expted a return
_return = if (_condition) then { call fnc_bla } else { fnc_bla2 };
Where i dont'want to use select because it'll execute both
i still gotta check if param still always executes the default return
[1, 2] params [["_one", call fnc_someSlowAssFunction]];
It'll always call that function, even though the param is present
polar folio
what's objectively wrong with the second way? looks way more readable to me
eternal cedar
java and performance XD ( @delicate lotus )
What if I actually told you that the execution speed of Java programs has improved by a lot
actually I bet that it's almost as fast as e.g C++ in some scenarios
still forum
True words.
The Java SQF implementation would definetly perform better than current SQF. It was only ditched for security Reasons. Some Java Functions are even still in the engine right now I think. But not accessible.. Maybe it will come back some day
peak plover
It says infinte while loops are not allowed. Why is this?
eternal cedar
Don't have too much experience with SQF, but I assume that you run it on the main thread and therefore it's gonna freeze up the main thread
still forum
Thats indeed what it does.
infinite while loops are not allowed because they would freeze your game. Instead unscheduled while loops are limited to 10k iterations
little eagle
infinite while loops are allowed in scheduled environment. In unscheduled environment there is a 10k iterations limit, but you would lock up the game anyway with infinite loops there.
peak plover
Alright. Mine is in scheduled because it's been running way longer.
tough abyss
Hay Guys, i have a problem. I got my own arma 3 main menu. I want that my "loadingscreen" is not a picture, i want it to be a video. Thats my picture: class LoadingStart: RscPicture
{
idc=2310;
text = "general\vid.ogv";
autoplay = 1;
loops = 10;
x="0 * safezoneW + safezoneX";
y="0 * safezoneH + safezoneY";
w="1 * safezoneW";
h="1 * safezoneH"; it doesnt work with the video. Its just black
scarlet spoke
I'm not sure whether it's even possible to use a video in the loading screen...
tough abyss
In bohemia wiki they wrote its the same as with picture, just use this code: text = "general\vid.ogv";
autoplay = 1;
loops = 10;
I dont really understand xd
still forum
Maybe it just doesn't work for loading screen? Because that one may be special?
tough abyss
hm. Ok 😦 So i will go with an paa file.
still forum
I don't know if thats the case. Just assuming stuff
civic maple
You sure you wanted to post this in #arma3_scripting?
little eagle
works for me
rancid pecan
😦 Where do I need to publish it?
little eagle
?
civic maple
rancid pecan
@civic maple soory anden
civic maple
np
rancid pecan
@little eagle How did it go? 😦 😃
little eagle
I just used texview2. The other tool is annoying to use
little eagle
No, straight to paa
meager granite
save jpg as png, then use pal2pace from TextView2 (BI Tools)
little eagle
save as
meager granite
(not sure if you can do jpg straight to paa, never ever needed that)
little eagle
sure you can. I just did
rancid pecan
okey i am download textwiew 2
i am try thanks everybody
tga to paa >>> its true ?
tough abyss
Anyone know how this would be done? I'm trying to do something simular, would I use cutRsc / cutText or cutObj / cutText or something completely different? Thank yaw https://gyazo.com/fbe06074b1a9ee94768261c25ff3fc34
rancid pecan
imagetopaa error>> Fail to process
tough abyss
Naw the loading bit
little eagle
I'd use a dialog instead.
tough abyss
Hm okay, how would you format the font like he has on the initializing bit
little eagle
by adding controls to the dialog. probably a RscStructuredText one where you can use html like tags for formatting
tough abyss
Oh nice I didn't realise you could do that, can you import fonts using controls?
little eagle
Not without changing some configs (needs addon.pbo, not mission), but Arma has a bunch of Fonts
tough abyss
Okay great thanks pal
@little eagle is he using his own image as the background or is that effect achieved messing around with the editor do you reckon?
little eagle
It might be one of the images of the loading screens already in Arma, but I can't recognize all of them.
You would add a RscPicture to your dialog and give it that texture
CfgFontFamilies
in the config viewer has all available fonts
tough abyss
Yea of course, I think it is because it looks familiar. Thanks mate been a big help 👌
little eagle
class CfgFontFamilies
{
class LucidaConsoleB
class TahomaB
class EtelkaMonospacePro
class EtelkaMonospaceProBold: EtelkaMonospacePro
class EtelkaNarrowMediumPro
class PuristaBold
class PuristaLight
class PuristaMedium
class PuristaSemibold
class RobotoCondensed
class RobotoCondensedBold
class RobotoCondensedLight
};
tough abyss
You wouldn't know where the loading screen textures are located would you?
little eagle
ui_f.pbo I'd guess
tough abyss
Okay bud I'll check it out thanks
little eagle
"\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\LoadingScreens\LoadingStripe_ca.paa";
"\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\LoadingScreens\LoadingNoise_ca.paa";
"\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\LoadingScreens\Loading_01_co.paa"
ui_f_data.pbo is the PBO file
It's basically LoadingNoise_ca.paa on a black background as far as I can tell
tough abyss
Looks about right to me 👌 thanks again brother
compact current
Is it possiable to call a function on a specific player, using there player uid ?
still forum
little eagle
What will I find if I open that function?
/*
Author: Nelson Duarte
Description:
Returns object belonging to given UID
Parameter(s):
0: STRING - The UID of object
Returns:
OBJECT
*/
// Parameters
private ["_uid"];
_uid = _this param [0, "", [""]];
// The shooter
private "_unit";
_unit = objNull;
// Go through all units and find matching UID
{
if (getPlayerUid _x == _uid) exitWith
{
_unit = _x;
};
} forEach allUnits + allDeadMen;
// Return
_unit;
eh, it's alright. But relying on + priority being above binary commands is pretty ugly
austere granite
can also use allPlayers instead of (allUnits + allDeadMen)
little eagle
Yeah. That should make it quicker.
austere granite
count instead of forEach will save you another tiny bit of time 😄
#countindex2017
austere granite
😄
austere granite
no _forEachIndex is the reason basically
civic maple
well then
little eagle
It's a tiny bit less stuff to do in C++ land
But it's more limited over all
also, the new breakOut syntax would be faster too
austere granite
new syntax? :3
dusk sage
new D:?
austere granite
ima look it up later i guess
little eagle
return value
1.5 something
Since Arma 3 v1.47, breakOut can be used to return a value. It is the closest SQF comes to having "return" like operation.
params [["_uid", "", [""]]];
scopeName "main";
{
if (getPlayerUID _x isEqualTo _uid) exitWith {
_x breakOut "main";
};
} count allPlayers;
objNull
You think it makes a difference? I think it's pretty much the same
dusk sage
the exitWith will cause overhead trying to exit the scope, which you will exit regardless
little eagle
then has the alternative syntax to check IF then CODE vs IF then ARRAY
there is just IF exitWith CODE
night frigate
So... I want something to happen when a player joins (mission start or JIP), and then, 60 seconds later, something else to happen. is it a terrible idea to use sleep in initPlayerLocal.sqf?
compact current
Thanks guys, i just used remoteexeccall with the uid passed as a param and then a if statment checking if the uid is equal to the players uid then do.... etc
dusk sage
@little eagle After precompilation?
Even so, the way the engine is checking types wouldn't be a large overhead, vs exiting scope
little eagle
preprocessing does not get arround these type checks
Even so, the way the engine is checking types wouldn't be a large overhead
Well, I'm not so sure about that
tough abyss
@little eagle I'm getting an error when I run the server that it can't find my loading.paa, is this the right way to call it? Baring in mind that my LoadingScreen.hpp is in dialog folder and my loading.paa (the texture) is in dialog/images
class BackgroundEffect: Life_RscPicture {
colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,1};
idc = -1;
text = "images\Loading.paa";
x = 0 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 1 * safezoneW;
h = 1 * safezoneH;
};
};```Ah fixed all good
dusk sage
Sorry, compilation*
tough abyss
Does anyone know what this error could mean? https://gyazo.com/ce0a6314bc2f9d228245032887e21bc0
The file dialog which is defined in my RscTitles in Description.ext is http://pastebin.com/fRqgiYmK
Can't see where I'm going wrong :S
cerulean whale
Can you do a for statement and have it increment by a set value? (As a pose to 1)
Got it, step does it
queen cargo
it is right in front of you @tough abyss
No entry 'mpmissions\__CUR_MP.Altis\description.ext\RscTitles\LoadingScreen.duration'
the UI you created is required to have a duration field
due to the way you create it
just add a field duration = 32000; and you should be fine ...
though, after 32000 seconds, it will be hidden
dusk sage
@cerulean whale yep
for "_i" from x to y step z
oh didn't see your second message
🤦
cerulean whale
Lol
tough abyss
In my hpp file @queen cargo ?
tough abyss
Thanks for pointing that out pal I'll get into it now
tough abyss
Does anyone know the x,y,w,h numbers for a full screen? I'm trying to put a loading screen in but it doesn't span whole screen
queen cargo
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/SafeZone
also consider using a UI editor @tough abyss
hearty plover
Anyone have a link to a good example of a game clock? Something similar to a count-down timer, which can be reset, puased, started, stoped, etc.
Trying to write a general purpose timer.. D:"
queen cargo
what exactly you have in mind @hearty plover ?
hearty plover
@queen cargo Well, I need a timer, which can work like this [TIME TO RUN] call timerStart.sqf and can be stopped or puased with, [] call timerStop.sqf and timerPuase.sqf
Also, It needs to be server side, and synced to all players...
As I plan on taking the data and using it to cut a display to each client..
Fuck this all sounds stupid.. D:
queen cargo
RscText
some update task
a variable with the start time
and some calculation to get the latest time via current - start
fairly simple actually ...
required steps:
- display "timer" dialog
- create a "timer" variable and publicVariable it
- create a "running" variable and publicVariable it
- create a backgroundjob (eg. onEachFrame, Draw3D, spawn, ...) to update the timer dialog by simply doing
timer settext (TIME - startTime) - tell the backgroundjob to terminate when the timer is paused
something like that
exact steps could be different ... but that should get you started
queen cargo
would write it down if i had the time ... but trying to fiddle around with avalondock2 ...
fucking styling -.-
tough abyss
Can i cancel a moveTo command aplyed on a agent?
cold quartz
Is there an alternative to or a known method for doing something similar to nearestTerrainObjects[[0,0,0],["tree"],100000,false,true]? I'm able to run that on different size worlds and get a list of all the trees but on heavily forested maps (xcam_taunus for example), the array it tries to build takes up too much memory and crashes ARMA. I've tried looping through sections of the map in a for x = 1 to 4 { for y = 1 to 4 kind of deal hoping that if I used a smaller radius, I'd be able to go through the map in sections but the memory usage just grows and grows until it crashes whereas I kind of expected it to grow and linger until the script completed. Any thoughts?
hearty plover
Line 6 of the above is missing a semi-colon according to Arma3...
I am guessing it's something wrong with my nested if statements, but am unsure of what I am doing wrong.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/else that's what I am looking at that has me stumped, as my syntax and such looks okay
cold quartz
I'm not completel familiar with the syntax, or if it's different for cpp files but in sqf, I think the if's require a then
if (condition) then {}
dusk sage
Don't forget you can't use indexers like array[0] 😃
cold quartz
Re: my issue. Or does anyone know a way to force memory used by a script to clear? I 'spawned' my for x, for y nearestTerrainObjects[[xdistance, ydistance,0] hoping that if it ran in a different 'thread' that the memory would be released when the thread completed ... though I haven't yet tried nil'ing the thread handle ... I'll try that.
dusk sage
@cold quartz I'm not sure what you're hoping for. And use 'thread' loosely, even if you are spawning/execVM. When you refer to memory usage, are you storing results, etc?
dusk sage
If you are going to await execution, there is no need to be spawning it
cold quartz
That was a test
I was crashing arma and trying out different ways to get the process' memory usage to stop growing
dusk sage
o.o
cold quartz
Originally, there wasn't any spawning, it was all in the context of the single script but I figured, 'maybe' if I spawned it, it would clear when it fell out of scope.
cold quartz
Yea, but when it reaches a certain size, I'm attempting to clear the array they're getting pushBack'd into...or at least I thought that's what I was doing?
queen cargo
@cold quartz i created a function long time ago to itterate over the map to find certain objects
you can change that to do what you want to
https://github.com/X39/XInsurgency/blob/a19889986ac7a391ae09d4dcfd3f6802666ec13c/codeBase/XLib/getAllHousesOnMap.sqf
https://github.com/X39/XInsurgency/blob/a19889986ac7a391ae09d4dcfd3f6802666ec13c/codeBase/XLib/getAllHousesOnMapPerGrid.sqf
as bonus: rewrote those using my lil OOS language
in OOS: https://github.com/X39/XInsurgency/blob/OOS_Insurgency/InsurgencyModule/src/Mission/Main.oos#L27
the compiled SQF: https://github.com/X39/XInsurgency/blob/master/codeBase/Mission/getAllBuildingsOnMap.sqf
hf
cold quartz
Elegant, thanks! By looking at yours, I think I helped to identify the primary flaw in mine. I'm essentially duplicating and possibly triplicating every tree w/ my hugely overlapping search radiuses. I also think I answered my 2nd question too. On the iteration, I was trying to set the array to nil or [] to free up the memory after each 'batch' of 100 but that wasn't reflected in the processes tab for ARMA's memory usage. Once I spawned it then eventually nil'd the spawn handle, the memory usage increased and decreased like I expected.
rancid ruin
spring dune
I need multiple string or such...
rancid ruin
explain yourself man
spring dune
For example:
case "name":
{
_patch = "\PATH\PATH\" + (_name_array select 0) + "_" + "check1" + ".paa";
};
what's the issue?
tough abyss
TIP: _agent moveTo getPosATL _agent; make the agent cancel the current moveTo command.
Tested in Eden Editor.
spring dune
Can i do this or not?
rancid ruin
what you wrote won't do anything because the syntax is wrong
spring dune
So, i would separate each case right?
rancid ruin
switch (_uniformClass select 2) do {
case "name1": { // do something };
case "name2": { // do something };
default { // default do something };
};
like that?
we don't know what you're trying to do though
queen cargo
@rancid ruin switch (_foo) do { case "str1"; case "str2": { /*work to do*/ }; };
uh ... wait
rancid ruin
i'm so confused
queen cargo
syntax error
in it
fixed*
ohh ... wait ... wrong annotation
but your approach is wrong @spring dune
gah ... should get some sleep 🙈 sorry @rancid ruin for false annotation
rancid ruin
example 2 sums up switch cases pretty well
_color = switch (side player) do {
case west: { "ColorGreen" };
case east: { "ColorRed" };
};
this sets the variable _color to a string, depending on if the player's side is west or east
spring dune
Sorry for noobish Q. Sleepless night... Blah blah blah...
I just asking because some of classnames have different parts
For example:
rhs_uniform_emr_patchless
rhs_uniform_msv_emr
select 2 = emr and msv here...
switch ((_uniformClass)select 2) do
{
case "emr":
{
_patch = "\PATH\" + (_###_name_array select 0) + "_" + "EMR" + ".paa";
};```It's a part of...
queen cargo
use pastebin dude 🙈
spring dune
Huh... Sorry. Will do
queen cargo
that just spamms the channel
dusk sage
} forEach getArray (configFile >> "span class="re5"> CfgVehicles" >> getText ( configFile >> "span class="re5"> CfgWeapons" >> uniform _unit >> "span class="re5"> ItemInfo" >> "span class="re5"> uniformClass") >> "span class="re5"> hiddenSelections");
oh my lord god
queen cargo
so ... what would an example input to that function look like now?
spring dune
Don't ask me really about this. Not mine code. Just trying to change switch structure.
dusk sage
_############!
queen cargo
he just hid the tag @dusk sage
spring dune
Ofc. )
spring dune
So... The Q same...
Any ways to combine cases with different values called by one Select?
queen cargo
so ... as said ... if it works @spring dune then do not change
if it needs to be extended ... well ... need example input for the call to the script to even understand anything on it (as it seems completly ridiculus to me ... could be the time)
if it just needs to be changed for the sake of cleaness ... rewrite :3
you do can have multiple cases executing the same code
spring dune
I'm trying to rewrite. And this is first step:
- expanding of switch
Like that right?
switch (_condition) do {
case "string1";
case "string2": { hint "string1 or string2" };
etc.
};```exactly
spring dune
Just wasn't sure about... Sorry guys. And ofc — Thank you! 🤦 😂
P.S. Imma true noob.
queen cargo
just always check the wiki 😛
it is pretty well written in most cases
and now bring me a beer
i have a UI-Editor to rewrite ...
spring dune
I did, @queen cargo . My mind just stuck.
Which one?
queen cargo
full rewrite as i am fucking annoyed by the mistakes i made due to missing knowledge about WPF ... and some required concept with it
it just makes it a badass piece of shit to debug
spring dune
Looks like really useful thing... 👍
But I can't fully estimate appreciate it. Not my level. 😂
cold quartz
Neat app. I don't really mind wpf but I hate styling controls.
rancid ruin
there's some errr CSS in your SQF
spring dune
Uhmm...
Another begginer Q there...
Can i wright like this: http://pastebin.com/6PK6k5pb ???
if > then > else > else... I mean.
@rancid ruin I see now what u talkin' about
spring dune
@dusk sage that sounds bad... 😦
queen cargo
if else else? Oo
dusk sage
case "g3":
{
switch (_uniformClass select 3) do {
case "": {};
case "": {};
};
};
this or this or this...
queen cargo
if elseif else
dusk sage
😛
spring dune
Yup, @queen cargo
queen cargo
that does not works in SQF due to the way if works
if there would be a single-line accepting if else
then it would work just like in any other lang
spring dune
Yeah, that's why i'm askin'
dusk sage
I also just noticed this
if (((_uniformClass) select 3)=="span class="re5"> mc"||"tan") then
That won't work for more than one reason
queen cargo
if (index == 0)
return 0;
else if(index == 1)
return 1;
else
return 2;
is actually
if (index == 0)
{
return 0;
}
else
{
if(index == 1)
{
return 1;
}
else
{
return 2;
}
}
but as the first is not possible in SQF
you are stuck with the second
or with switch
spring dune
http://pastebin.com/Lei5rZ5u
Check it
queen cargo
just use switch darling ....
dusk sage
You cannot do
queen cargo
and ...
dusk sage
_x == 1 || 2
queen cargo
actually he has ... pastebin just fucks up sqf
dusk sage
"span class="re5"> mc"
spring dune
spring dune
Yup, it's broken again...
dusk sage
hahahaha
spring dune
Watch snapshot above
queen cargo
though ... it would be great if a programming language would just work like that
spring dune
Yup, i saw your message about this.
@queen cargo Hah. )
dusk sage
Not being rude, but are you reading what's being said
You can do
_x == "something" || _x == "something2"
Or
_x in ["something", "something2"]
spring dune
Now i understand you. ) Thanks a lot for patience! 😊
dusk sage
👍
cerulean whale
Anyone know why isNil is returning false when a variable IS defined?
e.g. isNil backpack player
dusk sage
Full code?
dusk sage
Also
cerulean whale
oh dw I have a workaround
dusk sage
Anyone know why isNil is returning false when a variable IS defined?
cerulean whale
just if backpackPlayer != ""
dusk sage
If a variable is defined, it is not nil
dusk sage
which means you have
isNil ""
or isNil "something"
So unless something is defined
🤣
cerulean whale
I thought if backpack player was undefined (you have no backpack) it was set to nil
queen cargo
isNil returns true because the "backpack" is not defined as variable in current namespace
cerulean whale
but it's set to ""
queen cargo
isNil will check the variable in the string
dusk sage
It will literally be
queen cargo
not if the string is empty
cerulean whale
THE REASON IT DIDN'T WORK. Is because when you have no backpack it is set to ""
I did that arleady @queen cargo....
dusk sage
Why would it return nil
It returns a string
It wouldn't make sense for it to return nil
cerulean whale
because you have no backpack. I didn't realise that at the time @dusk sage
queen cargo
isNil is not for string comparison
thats why you are using the wrong thing here
cerulean whale
@queen cargo I don't think you get what I am saying
I DIDN'T REALISE IT LEFT IT AS A BLANK STRING WHEN YOU HAVE NO BACKPACK
queen cargo
i do not think you get what i am trying to communicate to you
queen cargo
COOL THEN STOP CAPS LOCK
still you use it wrong
isNil would also return false for backpack carried
cerulean whale
You aren't seeing my point even though I explain it. isNil {Undefined Var} would return true. isNil "Backpack " would return false
queen cargo
what you wanted to have is isNil code --> isNil {backpack player}
cerulean whale
Well, isNil backpack player works just fine. because backpack player is always a string
queen cargo
and you do not listen which is even worse
cerulean whale
whether you have a backpack or not
meaning it is useless
isnil is useless with backpack because it is always a string, even if no backpack exits
dusk sage
🍿
queen cargo
...
okay ... i will quickly explain it in length
with code examples
why your whole attempt and understanding of IsNil is wrong
as linking to te page did not helped
jade abyss
isNil "" = false
because: "" == string
queen cargo
and you seemed to ignore the context i tried to transfer to you @cerulean whale
dusk sage
@jade abyss isNil "anything", might not return false though
cerulean whale
Exactly @jade abyss That is my point here. @queen cargo I understand what you are showing me but it is irrelevant to my situation...
cerulean whale
and isNil in the first place is useless in this situation therefore I do not need it....
queen cargo
//backpack player => B_carryAll_base is set for all theese examples
isNil backpack player; //=> will be true```
```B_carryAll_base = "something";
isNil backpack player; //=> will be false```
```isNil {backpack player}; //=> will be false```Don't think so, but okay. Carry on.
cerulean whale
@jade abyss Which I did about 20 seconds after asking the question, and I don't really why this conversation is still happening lol
jade abyss
(since one is ConfigClass and the other one is a Variable, but okay)
Wondering also Ben^^
cerulean whale
Yeah, changing b_carryAll_base as a var has no effect on the configClass
I was wondering how that worked as well lol :/
dusk sage
what do you mean D:?
Yeah, changing b_carryAll_base as a var has no effect on the configClass
jade abyss
If that would work... oh my... it would fuckup whole Arma^^ So... no, i don't think thats even possible
cerulean whale
Look at his example. He sets a var but then uses backpack player negating the var
queen cargo
🤦
dusk sage
Negating the var?
cerulean whale
negating the effect of setting the variable in the first place
dusk sage
I don't understand what you mean
jade abyss
@queen cargo Sry, but what you wrote was Schwachsinn aller feinster Sorte 😄
queen cargo
jade abyss
😄
queen cargo
no @jade abyss ... they are separated examples and explain what he did in most basic SQF possible
cerulean whale
He sets a variable... and doesn't use it, yet changes it in both examples. Yet in the examples it apparenly changes the result. It's weird. 😛
queen cargo
that is because IsNil is not checking the string
the string is taken as variable name
and the variable under the name in the string of isNil is checked for being nil
jade abyss
Would it make sense? Not rly.
cerulean whale
No, the string of backpack player is a string taken from configClass
queen cargo
var = ""; isNil "var"; and var = nil; isNil "var"; is essentially what i put there
as that is what it is doing
exactly @jade abyss
dusk sage
You don't understand what isNil does then @cerulean whale 😄
jade abyss
still, i got one question:
dusk sage
Everything X39 has said is 100% right
jade abyss
WHY THE FUCK DO WE TALK ABOUT THAT?
jade abyss
Who the F would check isNil for a backpack AND Who the F would assign a Var with the name of a Backpack ffs oO
That makes no sense at all
cerulean whale
@dusk sage It checks if a variable is undefined..... What he is doing is this ```SQF
B_carryAll_base = "nil"
isNil backpack player
cerulean whale
Exactly my point^^
queen cargo
okay ... lets fiddle it down further ...
jade abyss
again: Why? This is a case that might happen... ... .. erm... never?
dusk sage
By doing B_carryAll_base = "nil", you are defining it in missionNamespace, so it is not nil
cerulean whale
@dusk sage let me get his example
B_carryAll_base = nil;
isNil backpack player; //=> will be true
B_carryAll_base = "something";
isNil backpack player; //=> will be false
isNil {backpack player}; //=> will be false
Yep, that makes total sense
cerulean whale
How does canging the variable effect the result because it doesn't check the variable, it checks the string returned from backpack player
jade abyss
myvar = "Bla";
jade abyss
isNil "myVar" = false
queen cargo
//typeName _player ==> "OBJECT"
_backpack = backpack _player;
//typeName _backpack ==> "STRING"```
from wiki:
`isNil STRING` `isNil CODE`
further from wiki:
```Tests whether the variable defined by the String argument is undefined, or whether an expression result passed as Code is undefined.
The command returns true if the variable or the expression result is undefined (i.e. the expression result is Void), and false in all other cases.```But