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#arma3_scripting
cedar kindle
isn't B_Soldier_LAT_F as readable as b_soldier_lat_f
most of them are already snake cased just some uppercase mixed in
or actually there's a lot of mixes nvm
finite silo
How would you guys rate SQF as a scripting language? Is it better than Lua? Worse?
jade abyss
Yes.
tame portal
I agree with @jade abyss
still forum
I would prefer Lua
halcyon crypt
it doesn't matter what one prefers... A3 is SQF, deal with it ๐
meager granite
SQF is alright
mess with commands, random naming, useless commands, lack of essential commands is the problem
jade abyss
Yep. It's easy, once you understood the basics.
meager granite
That's why you never ever use setPos
No issues with setPosATL\ASL
\World
hm
does modelToWorld work on simple object?
World indeed uses model center
As for ASL I think it uses land contact points
We really could use a command to return these
Also a command to return surface level, the one setPos\getPos uses
Well, I don't think I can influence it much
Here is crazy idea, make a library of placing points offsets in profileNamespace
if there isn't one, create normal object, then fine offset, save it into profile namespace, create simple object
all next simple objects will get it off profile namespace
Just parse entire CfgVehicles at start and make model => class table
so you can use that for finding offset automaticall if there isn't one saved in profile namespace
just do it on start up
you wouldn't even notice it
Does getModelInfo always return .p3d?
I mean in the end of file path
Fuck it, gonna script it right now
tame portal
Inspector SaMatra is on the case
peak plover
Why does my dialogue close after opening only the first time I open it createdialog "mydialog";
meager granite
prepareModelPath = {
_this = toLower _this;
if(_this select [0,1] == "\") then {_this = _this select [1, 1e6];};
if(_this find ".p3d" != count _this - 4) exitWith {_this + ".p3d"};
_this;
};
initLookupTable = {
lookupTableModels = [];
lookupTableClasses = [];
{
_model = getText(_x >> "model") call prepareModelPath;
if!(_model in lookupTableModels) then {
lookupTableModels pushBack _model;
lookupTableClasses pushBack configName _x;
};
} forEach ("getNumber(_x >> 'scope') > 0" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgVehicles"));
};
placingOffsetTableModels = profileNamespace getVariable ["placingOffsetTableModels", []];
placingOffsetTableVectors = profileNamespace getVariable ["placingOffsetTableVectors", []];
createSimpleObjectASL = {
params ["_model", "_pos"];
_model = _model call prepareModelPath;
private _index = placingOffsetTableModels find _model;
if(_index < 0) then {
private _class_index = lookupTableModels find _model;
if(_class_index < 0) exitWith {};
private _object = (lookupTableClasses select _class_index) createVehicleLocal [0,0,0];
_object setDir 0;
_index = placingOffsetTableModels pushBack _model;
placingOffsetTableVectors pushBack (getPosWorld _object vectorDiff getPosASL _object);
deleteVehicle _object;
};
if(_index >= 0) then {
_pos = _pos vectorAdd (placingOffsetTableVectors select _index);
};
createSimpleObject [_model, _pos]
};
here you go
had some issues with \ in the beginning of model path
saveProfileNamespace whenever you like
queen cargo
anyone in here currently running arma and could send me the output of https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/supportInfo ?
meager granite
deleteVehicle test; test = ["a3\armor_f_gamma\mbt_02\mbt_02_arty_f.p3d", ATLtoASL(player modelToWorld [0, 10, 0])] call createSimpleObjectASL; test
for quick tests
queen cargo
got no arma on this computer and that wont change till next week sadly :/
still forum
If you have 5 min @queen cargo Ahh me too late
meager granite
It works fine, I just tested it
Call initLookupTable on start up, then createSimpleObjectASL when needed.
Feel free to post it on forums, I am too lazy.
During the session, it does the first time you create new model path
otherwise it pulls it from profile namespace array
All you need is to call initLookupTable during init somewhere
and then just use the createVehicleLocalASL whenever you want
there is setDir 0 for this reason
for maps that have slope in [0,0,0]
Or they can like you know add scripting command for it
instead of this trickery
<array> = placingPoint <entity>
peak plover
My dialog says that it's missing the CT_TREE.colorPicture
Why?
colorPicture is not defined anywhere, and in the template it does not give me that error
peak plover
ohh, okay there we go thanks.
Dialogs are fun, but they are difficult. Just like math
plucky beacon
5*7="directory mission/rscText.font not found"
jade abyss
font= "RobotoCondensed";
peak plover
How can I use the treeview to select some data?
apparently setValue can only be a intriger
rotund cypress
Hey guys, I have this sqf evh = (findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler [ "KeyDown", "if ( _this select 1 in ( actionKeys 'Fire' ) ) then { hint 'yes'; }"]; to show a hint every time I fire, unfortunately its not doing anything. Any thoughts on why it wouldn't`?
young current
its supposed to pick whatever key is bound to the fire action, not necessarily mouse button?
austere granite
[6:19 PM] nigel: How can I use the treeview to select some data?
[6:19 PM] nigel: apparently setValue can only be a intriger
@peak plover the most common way is creating an array, then using setValue / setData as an index in that array
young current
though it probalby does not pick mouse button with keydown so add another to check the mouse button
rotund cypress
But it should be checking any key connceted to that action
which can be defined in normal settings
So there shouldn't really be any problem in my eyes
young current
yes but its for keyboard keys. mouse button has different event than the keydown
peak plover
Thanks. This seems to be a good solution
rotund cypress
ah so you mean add onMouseButtonClick evh?
young current
yes
or the buttondown one probably works too
and might be better if your firing on full auto
you cant overwrite the fire action though
it will still do that
jade abyss
afaik there is no Mouse EH
tough abyss
Where can i get the Bis Variables? Is there a list? Thank you
young current
jade abyss
Are you sure, this works with Mouse Input?
young current
i've tied remote turret firing on mouse with this
jade abyss
Do you have a quick example?
young current
I had to scrap it though as it does not overwrite the default action (fire)
jade abyss
Ah! Doesn't overwrite! That was the Prob.
young current
yes
jade abyss
Yeah, i remember again
young current
๐ญ
rotund cypress
So there is no way you can overwrite a mouse button action?
To return that it's been handled
and not let you fire
tough abyss
Take on Mars have 16 square kilometers maps! How could Arma 3 run on it?
young current
?
rotund cypress
I'm doing this, don't even getting a hint sqf VAR_onMouseButtonClick_EVH = ( findDisplay 46 ) displayAddEventHandler [ "MouseButtonClick", { hint "no"; }];
jade abyss
on
little eagle
@rotund cypress actionKeys and all related commands are unusable, because the id system BI uses exceeds the precission of the floats SQF uses as NUMBER type.
If you want to show a hint every time you fire, you have to use a fired eventhandler
rotund cypress
The problem is this: I want to remove the projectile, did that wit onFired eventhandler
Although
For some reason, when I shoot someone really close
It doesnt remove the bullet
When I shoot longer ranges
it deletes the bullet
little eagle
What was the code?
rotund cypress
Onfired?
little eagle
yeah
jade abyss
SimZor, that commands must be executed on ClientSide
Means -> The one who fires needs to have the onFired EH attached to him
Then it gets deleted properly
little eagle
It won't solve your issue either. Someone could just rebind firing to a keyboard key
jade abyss
Thats the other thing
little eagle
What do you really want to achieve? Stop people from firing?
jade abyss
safezone?
rotund cypress
No it's not for a safezone
rotund cypress
player addEventHandler [ "Fired", {
private _projectile = _this select 6;
if ( ZOR_Weapons_DisableFire ) then {
deleteVehicle _projectile;
};
}];```Doesnt delete the projectile fast enough
rotund cypress
Ah nice
little eagle
Mytag_allowShooting = false;
player addAction ["", {hint "hi"}, [], -99, false, false, "DefaultAction", "!Mytag_allowShooting"];
Oh that could be useful
little eagle
You still have to delete grenades I think tho. It used to work with "Throw", but BI broke it.
little eagle
put it very low on the list of actions, so it doesn't interfere with the action menu.
rotund cypress
Ah ok
little eagle
You'd think they made actual API for that and not just have a dirty way around. Oh well.
jade abyss
player addEventHandler ["Fired", {call MyTag_fnc_Handle_Fired;} ];
MyTag_fnc_Handle_Fired =
{
_Player = _this select 0;
_Projectile = _this select 6;
if( VarABC )then
{
deleteVehicle _Projectile;
};
Worked flawlessly
rotund cypress
If you stand right next to a wall aswell?
jade abyss
Yes
little eagle
The fired eh executes one frame after you shoot. Maybe they already did some projectile traveling simulation and hit detection at that point.
Never heard of that though.
jade abyss
I was standing with a buddy, right next to eachother, Guns inside our heads (mk200) -> emptied our Clips -> Both still alive
little eagle
MP?
jade abyss
My BUDDY and me were in SP, simulating our movements in the Editor
ffs, Commy... cmon
Of course MP ^^
little eagle
Buddy could refer to an AI, dude
little eagle
I don't live in your mind.
jade abyss
Be glad
sly mortar
How lonely would you need to be to start calling the AI "my buddy".
little eagle
Just put him on your side and not on opfor
grand berry
still forum
yes
https://twitter.com/_Lystic/status/809150982076727296
Did you think a DayZ SA dev would post something Arma 3 relevant? ๐
peak plover
Variable does not support serialization and should not be stored in missionnamespace
what??
rancid ruin
sounds like you're doing stuff with UI
if you want to refer to a display/dialog/ctrl using a variable then use uinamespace
jade abyss
disableSerialization;
Do UI stuff
rancid ruin
or that yea
peak plover
I want to onTreeSelChanged = "_this call fnc_selectSpawn; false";
But it does not #work
rancid ruin
maybe post the whole script and not a tiny fragment
peak plover
okay
jade abyss
Answer was already given oO
Dscha - Today at 7:27 PM
disableSerialization;
Do UI stuff```
Translated:
Add ` disableSerialization; ` to the first lines of your ` fnc_selectSpawn `Thanks this seems to work.
peak plover
'''SQF
_CT_INS_TREE tvSetValue [[_teammates],0];
_debugval1 = _CT_INS_TREE tvValue [_teammates];
Later on it returns 28
params ["_idc","_path"];
_value = _idc tvValue _path;
systemChat (str _value + str _path);
28
wtf
well 28[1]
Feels like tvSetValue is reset?
dusk sage
What is the value of _teammates?
peak plover
1
dusk sage
hm, are you sure?
dusk sage
And _idc is?
dusk sage
D:
peak plover
_idc is 450
wait
systemChat (str _idc); //#control 450
onTreeSelChanged = "_this call {
params ["_idc","_path"];
systemChat (str _idc);
_value = _idc tvValue _path;
systemChat (str _value + str _path);
_spawnUnit = insurgency_respawn_spawnList select _value;
mapAnimAdd [1, 0.1,(getpos _spawnUnit)];
mapAnimCommit;
}; false";
This is what it is. the IDC is same
but
dusk sage
escape your quotations
peak plover
That's just copy so you can see. It's actually onTreeSelChanged = "_this call BRM_insurgency_respawn_fnc_selectSpawn; false"
dusk sage
ah
jade abyss
onTreeSelChanged = "_this call {
params ["_idc","_path"];
==
Error
Change the " to ' inside the " "
e.g.
["_idc" -> ['_idc'
dusk sage
You tired today @jade abyss :D?
dusk sage
Read what I first said, then he said ๐
dusk sage
๐
peak plover
Hmm, maybe it's something to do with where I define the tvValues
private ["_groups"];
#include "defines.hpp"
_display = _this select 0;
_CT_STATIC = _display displayctrl 420;
_CT_BUTTON = _display displayctrl 421;
_CT_BUTTON2 = _display displayctrl 422;
_CT_INS_TREE = _display displayctrl 450;
_CT_MAP = _display displayctrl 470;
//insurgency_respawn_spawnList
insurgency_respawn_spawnList = [player];
_bases = _CT_INS_TREE tvAdd [[],"BASES"];
_CT_INS_TREE tvSetValue [[_bases],0];
_bases_main = _CT_INS_TREE tvAdd [[_bases],"MAIN BASE"];
_CT_INS_TREE tvSetValue [[_bases_main],(count insurgency_respawn_spawnList)];
insurgency_respawn_spawnList pushBack main_base;
if (!isNil 'fob') then {
_bases_fob = _CT_INS_TREE tvAdd [[_bases],"FOB"];
_CT_INS_TREE tvSetValue [[_bases_fob],(count insurgency_respawn_spawnList)];
insurgency_respawn_spawnList pushBack fob_base;
};
_teammates = _CT_INS_TREE tvAdd [[],"TEAMMATES"];
_CT_INS_TREE tvSetValue [[_teammates],0];
_debugval1 = _CT_INS_TREE tvValue [_teammates];
systemChat ("create = " + str _CT_INS_TREE);
_groups = [];
{
if (side _x == side player && (count units _x) > 0 && !((count units _x isEqualTo 1) && (player in units _x))) then {
_groups pushBackUnique _x;
};
true
}count allGroups;
{
_addGroup = _CT_INS_TREE tvAdd [[_teammates],groupId _x];
_CT_INS_TREE tvSetValue [[_addGroup],0];
{
if (alive _x && !(_x isEqualTo player)) then {
_unit = _CT_INS_TREE tvAdd [[_teammates,_addGroup],name _x];
_CT_INS_TREE tvSetValue [[_unit],(count insurgency_respawn_spawnList)];
insurgency_respawn_spawnList pushBack _x;
true
};
}count units _x;
true
}count _groups;
systemChat (str _this); // [Control #450,[1]]
jade abyss
executed in onTreeSelChanged or inside the Script?
peak plover
both
jade abyss
Gesundheit
peak plover
I'm currently wondering, if maybe, just maybe, my use of tvSetValue is wrong, but it seems to return the correct value inside the script. but when called later by the dialog, it won't get the correct value
shadow sapphire
I can't find the damn command to spawn vehicles. Isn't there a spawnvehicle command? I am not looking for createvehicle. I'm looking for the other one, if it exists and I'm not confused.
tough abyss
shadow sapphire
@tough abyss, that's it! Thanks!
peak plover
ohh, figured out my problem
_CT_INS_TREE tvSetValue [[_teammates,_addGroup],0];
instead of
_CT_INS_TREE tvSetValue [[_addGroup],0];
It was not working correctly and overwriting the original values
_addGroup = _CT_INS_TREE tvAdd [[_teammates],groupId _x]; does not have the full destnation
little eagle
count is so ugly
pulsar fog
hmm what would be an effective way to remove holdaction from other clients while one is in the "progress" phase?
little eagle
from other clients??
peak plover
have a variable that you check for having that holdaction availabe
pulsar fog
hmm
little eagle
Yeah. Ideally every client is responsible for it's own holdaction thing
Sounds to me like another one of these cases, where you rather should simply set the condition to false instead of removing the action.
pulsar fog
the holdactions are tied to AI units that are spawned dynamically so i always have trouble figuring out how to refer to things, it'd be simple if it was a specific named unit
but is there a way to use remoteexec so that i runs on all players except the specific one?
*it
tender fossil
Is it possible to create clickable hyperlink in game?
peak plover
check
_canHold = _unit getVariable ["my_unitHeld",false];
When holding beginns
_unit setVariable ["my_unitHeld",true,true];
Yep
peak plover
They are AWESOME
tender fossil
@dusk sage Did you reply to me?
dusk sage
@tender fossil href it
tender fossil
Aight, thanks
little eagle
setVariable \ getVariable really is the bread and butter of anything more advanced in SQF
Too bad it's such a clumsy syntax.
little eagle
Yeah. Better off using the getVar STRING syntax and then if isNil
It's alright though.
dusk sage
To be fair, only seen it cause an issue once
little eagle
It's not THAT often that you have an expression as default value instead of simly objNull or -1 or ""
dusk sage
Only time I've seen is having name _x as the default, where _x at the time was some map object
Likes to spam the RPT
little eagle
That fucking command is so annoying
It even spams the RPT if you use it on a unit that was just created a few frames before.
dusk sage
or a dead one
spring ravine
- RPT output
15:56:29 "[Display #6600]"
15:56:29 "<spawn>"```
2) RscDispayMain onLoad code
```disableSerialization;
params["_display"];
['onLoad',_this,'RscDisplayMain','GUI'] call (uinamespace getvariable 'BIS_fnc_initDisplay');
{
_x ctrlShow false;
true;
} count allControls _display;
createDialog "DS_MainMenu";```
3) DS_MainMenu onLoad code
```//new thread needed for animation sleeps
diag_log "What the flappery Fuck";
diag_log str(_this);
_var = _this spawn {
diag_log "DS_MainMenu init";
disableserialization;
params["_display"];
private _btn1 = _display displayCtrl 5;
private _btn2 = _display displayCtrl 6;
private _btn3 = _display displayCtrl 7;
private _btn4 = _display displayCtrl 8;
private _btn5 = _display displayCtrl 9;
private _txtHeader = _display displayCtrl 10;
private _txtSubtitle = _display displayCtrl 11;
// -- Animate buttons
{
private _oldPos = ctrlPosition _x;
_x ctrlShow false;
_x ctrlSetFade 1;
_x ctrlSetPosition [(_oldPos select 0) - 0.2, _oldPos select 1, _oldPos select 2, _oldPos select 3];
_x ctrlCommit 0;
_x ctrlShow true;
_x ctrlSetPosition _oldPos;
_x ctrlSetFade 0;
_x ctrlCommit 0.3;
sleep 0.05;
} forEach [_btn1, _btn2, _btn3, _btn4, _btn5, _txtHeader, _txtSubtitle];
};
diag_log str(_var);```
Problem: The code within _this spawn in DS_MainMenu onLoad code is not running
Proof of problem:
1) There is no reason diag_log "DS_MainMenu init"; would not output unless there was an error
2) There is no error in the rpt
3) the rpt output of str(_var) proves that the thread is started P.S. This code is meant to override the arma 3 main menu if you couldn't tell.oh lord
dusk sage
The fact it's diag_logging str(_this) but not the first line of your spawn, is odd
spring ravine
yes
little eagle
I had this problem too. You cannot spawn any threads onLoad in the main menu
dusk sage
zzz
little eagle
Probably too soon for the game to recognize that.
I don't know any workaround either.
rotund cypress
Hey guys, does anyone know what addons PBO HPP's are stored in? For the example RscDisplayDebugPublic?
still forum
Can you please ask that again. Don't understand
little eagle
That sentence is missing a verb.
rotund cypress
There? ^
native hemlock
It's not in any HPP
still forum
I don't know what you mean by addons PBO HPP. In every PBO there can be a HPP. And what is the reference to RscDisplayDebugPublic? That is a config class
rotund cypress
No, but that class needs to be somewhere. Do you know where it is?
native hemlock
News flash, dialogs don't need to be in HPPs
native hemlock
a3\ui_f\config.cpp
ionic orchid
Maybe just wants to know where to put a display class definition
in which case, in the mission (in my case)
rotund cypress
Hhaah
ionic orchid
specifically description.ext
I have an #include there that points to a file that I have the classes defined in
rotund cypress
All I wanted to know, is where the ArmA dialogs are, that are not community made
jade abyss
@rotund cypress You should write down, what you want. Mindreading is (probably) not invented yet.
rotund cypress
Sorry for not explaining good enough bois
jade abyss
Bow down and praise us. At the same time: Beg for forgivness.
rotund cypress
๐คฃ
jade abyss
YOU THINK I AM MOTHERHUGGING JOKING???
ionic orchid
there's some stuff in this folder you might find useful (or your equivalent)...
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3 Tools\Binarize\bin
jade abyss
๐
native hemlock
What I would recommend is extracting everything onto your P drive, and then searching through it with notepad++ or another capable text editor
jade abyss
grepWin
jade abyss
I know. I am the best.
jade abyss
@tough abyss Stop posting that in every motherhugging Channel...
If someone has an answer, he will answer you. Stop trying to force it, just have patience and wait.
OR: GOOGLE
halcyon crypt
and what might "anti nss" be?
still forum
NSS Admin console. Who doesn't have time to formulate a real request also doesn't have time to read an answer. So why bother
halcyon crypt
not even sure how NSS could be a problem that requires some "anti" thing ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
still forum
It can execute scripts. So can any other Mod put together in 5 minutes
delicate lotus
Is there a way to change the mission name in the mp mission selector?
still forum
Yes. But I don't know how
halcyon crypt
yeah but isn't that what signatures are for? ๐
still forum
exactly. But some people apparently don't know a dime about what they are doing
I think in the mission attributes you can define a displayName. I'm not a mission maker.. #arma3_scenario @delicate lotus
halcyon crypt
there is a menu for that in the eden editor
still forum
Else description.ext But that is also integrated into eden now
plush cargo
๐ just figured out you can stream live cam to a gui using r2t and rscVideo
plush cargo
yeah, not sure how the live video from an outside source works, a bit beyond me. I did see a vid on that life mod though. Think a problem was they had to wait until the video buffered for everyone on the server so it took a minutes before the vid would start.
Also just saw url = ""; in RscActivePicture not sure how that works yet gonna try rn
Quality is kind of shit. Canging pip quality does nothing, this is as big as I can make it while still being able to see http://i.imgur.com/MTjsc5C.png
rancid ruin
it's possible to get the quality higher, i managed it before, playing with FOV or something
problem is, disabling pip in your options menu makes all your work pointless
so i never used pip to ctrl in the end
plush cargo
yeah, I'm gonna use isPipEnabled to let the player know to turn it on. Only good if I can get it to look better though, will try messing with fov
spark phoenix
@little eagle So i did a workaround for the mainscreen ui.
instead of using a thread i changed the ctrlCommit timer based on the sleep timer.
so i was using something like this
{
_x ctrlCommit 0.2;
uiSleep 0.05;
} forEach _ctrlList;
and now use
{
_x ctrlCommit (0.2 + (0.05 * _forEachIndex));
} forEach _ctrlList;
You could attempt something like onEachFrame with a ticker, but idk how accurate it would be or if it would even work
old basin
Is there any way to enable BI revive by script? I can't find any commands or functions that affect it in the BIki. I would like to primarily use ACE Medical, falling back on BI Revive if the mod is not present
tough abyss
@old basin https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Revive go to the config settings/ read the page
old basin
I didn't know you could make mission config settings conditional on a mod being present, how would I do that?
pulsar fog
in multiplayer, does it work if grouping/animation commands for AI units are run by some client or should the commands always be run on the machine that handles the AI units (i.e. usually the server) ?
little eagle
Probably on the machine that owns the AI.
proven crystal
when i call a script through a unit init, that script will be executed server sided is it?
if not, how would i make sure of that?
rancid ruin
i believe commy's last answer also applies to you to...it'd be executed on whichever machine owns the unit
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/remoteExec if you want to control where it's run
cedar kindle
@proven crystal if (!isServer) exitWith {}; at the top of the script
proven crystal
ok so what im trying to do is call a script from the unit ini. its a custom respawn for ai, that stores a bit of data, so id like to keep that on the server rather than players
nul = [this] remoteExec ["fez\fez_ai_respawn.sqf", 2];```crap
cedar kindle
just do a normal execvm and put what i posted above in it
unit init runs for everyone
tough abyss
how to start running a trigger only if all opfor in trigger radius is dead?
civic maple
{
side _x == EAST && alive _x;
} count thisList == 0;
thanks!
peak plover
I've got an array of units. I want to find the nearest unit to the player
Any "clean" way of doing so?
I've only got some dirty ideas
arctic igloo
foreach and distance?
i mean you can use nearestobject unless you really want to use that array
peak plover
Okay, but it feels dirty
{
_distance = _x distance player;
if (_distance < _closestDistance) then {
_closest = _x;
_closestDistance = _distance;
};
true
} count _spawnableList;
i mean thats fine for what you want to do
nearestobjects could be really fast if the range is small
indigo snow
using CBA?
_nearestVeh = [player, vehicles] call CBA_fnc_getNearest
but yea their implementation is basicallty that
arctic igloo
i mean the way you have it is perfectly fine so id just stick with that
tough abyss
is there a way to add modules from a SQF?
arctic igloo
@indigo snow IIRC the cba function finds all within a circle right?
or am i thinking of something else
peak plover
A function used to find out the nearest entity parsed in an array to a position. Compares the distance between entityโs in the parsed array.
little eagle
commy_fnc_nearest = {
params ["_origin", "_objects"];
private _distances = _objects apply {_x distanceSqr _origin};
_objects select (_distances find selectMin _distances)
};
If you need it to be fast, this is the fastest you can get with SQF.
peak plover
Are you a wizard?
little eagle
You don't like it? ๐ฆ
peak plover
On the contrary.
oblique spoke
๐
tough abyss
@little eagle createVehicle? call BIS_fnc_whateverTheModuleFunctionIs ?
means
createVehicle call BIS_fnc_modulefucntion
?
little eagle
If you don't look too closely into some parts.
No, adir. It depends on what module you're talking about.
arctic igloo
well of course it wont be perfect but its helpful
little eagle
What you wrote makes no sense.
tough abyss
then you probably should explain yourself abit better because there's a reason why I asked
little eagle
It's impossible to say more without knowing what module.
You can create it via createVehicle or just call the modules functions
Which one exactly... you never said.
tough abyss
it's the sling load module
polar folio
worth a read. i think the module UI settings are saved on the module via setvariable. not sure if you need to do that manually
jade abyss
Yep
jade abyss
Maybe they defined it as a Var again
moduleSlingload = {};
jade abyss
Yeah, FN ^^
little eagle
Yeah, it iterates over synchronizedobjects of the module
jade abyss
folder?
little eagle
So I guess one would use this?
private _module = "ModuleSlingload_F" createVehicle [0,0,0];
_module synchronizeObjectsAdd [unit1, unit2, unit3];
Never tried that.
Or do you have to use createUnit on modules. Can't remember
jade abyss
Erm, maybe?
little eagle
idk
still forum
Would you guys consider it a bug if a function call without arguments for ex safezoneW is the same as a variable lookup?
Let's visualize a script run of call myVariable in the engine
//call
this is a call instruction. I know that. This was already evaluated at compiletime
//myVariable
This may be a variable or a function
if it starts with _ it is a local variable -> return the variable
To prevent variables from overriding functions check if this is a Variable
if getVariable myVariable == Nil then
Check if myVariable is a function. and call and return the function result
return getVariable myVariable
So actually because of a old bug that Commy informed me about getVariable is called twice. So this is what the game does when myVariable is a variable
it's not a local Variable so check for global
getVariable myVariable //It is not Nil so we don't check if it's a function
getVariable myVariable and return that.
Let's see what it does when we call safeZoneW
Does it start with _ ? no it doesn't.
getVariable safeZoneW -> Nil //It's not a variable so let's check if it's a function
checkIfFunction safeZoneW //Yes it is a function
call safeZoneW and return result.
So actually for every nular or Variable in script the game call's getVariable twice. If it would evaluate at compile time if it was a function it wouldn't need to do all that at every execution. I think this could be a moderate boost to script performance
This perf problem can be circumvented by using local variables where possible.
https://feedback.bistudio.com/T123419
chilly hull
Is there any way to tell if arma detects an extension? I have a mod that's calling an extension, but the extension doesn't seem to respond.
still forum
Attach a debugger and see if the dll is loaded.
tough abyss
Have the extension return a string ?
Newer rc/dev builds have rpt output if the extension wasn't loaded / found
rotund cypress
Hey guys, if I had a listbox with all players in it, and I wanted to make a search function, would I have to make a RscEdit and then make a function for filtering the listbox?
still forum
The Rpt logs the extension name when it's loaded. With something like "can't get version"
hot crypt
is there a way to apply a texture to for instance a sign whilst being in a multiplayer server and I have admin rights and using ARES? ( code excecute thingy)
tough abyss
@still forum rc builds now complain it can't find extension
i assume it occurs when it can't load extension. but i never bothered to test it
still forum
dedem? wow ๐
tough abyss
blah ๐
steep matrix
does createVehicle not work for backpacks?
steep matrix
what to do? its been some years i was into sqf ..
jade abyss
create GWH, then add it via addItem (or Weapon, not sure)
_a = "GroundWeaponHolder" createVehicle [0,0,0];
_a addItem "BackPackClassName"; //OR AddWeapon
tx
plucky beacon
is there a way to get an Rsc layer above a diolag?
jade abyss
iirc they are always in the BG
plucky beacon
pbtbtbtbtb
so do I have to make a new diolag for a text notification?
I could add a text box to each interface and change the text in it. Just was wondering if there was a better way :P
I'll think it over lunch
round scroll
anyone got an idea why playSound3D might have stopped working? playSound3D ["\JDG_carrier\sounds\elevator.ogg", _elevator, false, getPosASL _elevator, 20, 1, 300];
I called it with player instead of _elevator from the debug console, no joy. Though the elevator sound plays back with say3D.
delicate lotus
Im trying to create a moving respawn point but It is not moving.
What am I doing wrong?
respawn_west_move setMarkerPos getpos (leader pgroup);
hintSilent "test";
sleep 3;
};
(code is excuted in a script which is called from a trigger by using execVM)
There is also always a error message which says that there is no marker named respawn_west_move but I placed one and gave it the exact name.
round scroll
maybe put quotes around "respawn_west_move"
plucky beacon
all markers have to be referenced as a string
delicate lotus
oh...
plucky beacon
common mistake
jade abyss
โ yep
plucky beacon
notification after entering something from another diolag
disableSerialization;
closeDialog 0;
_handle=createdialog "info";
_string= format ["Time limit set to %1 seconds",Timer_Length];
ctrlSetText [9009,(parseText format ["%1",_string])];
class info
{
idd=115;
movingenable=false;
class controls
{
class info_frame: RlcFrame
{
idc = 9006;
x = 0.314375 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.115 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.37125 * safezoneW;
h = 0.088 * safezoneH;
};
class info_back: IGUIBack
{
idc = 9007;
x = 0.314375 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.115 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.37125 * safezoneW;
h = 0.088 * safezoneH;
};
class info_button: RlcButton
{
idc = 9008;
text = "OK"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
x = 0.649531 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.137 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.0257812 * safezoneW;
h = 0.044 * safezoneH;
action = "closeDialog 0;";
};
class info_text: RscText
{
idc = 9009;
text = "test"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
x = 0.319531 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.126 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.319688 * safezoneW;
h = 0.066 * safezoneH;
sizeEx = 1 * GUI_GRID_H;
};
};
};
the diolag shows up but the settext isn't working
also that diplay thing and waituntil are just old
the timer_length and stuff happens from the button
jade abyss
waitUntil {!(isNull (findDisplay 115))};
-->>
disableSerialization;
closeDialog 0;
_handle=createdialog "info";
waitUntil {!(isNull (findDisplay 115))};
//____
_string= format ["Time limit set to %1 seconds",Timer_Length];
ctrlSetText [9009, _string];
//OR
ctrlSetText [9009, format ["Time limit set to %1 seconds",Timer_Length]];
doesn't parseText return a StructuredText string
at least I need to do parseText "blah" before passing it to ctrlSetStructuredText
jade abyss
edited code above
plucky beacon
hmm okay
ionic orchid
โค double teamed
plucky beacon
format the formatted formatting
jade abyss
formated format again
plucky beacon
reformat the formatting
jade abyss
edited the formated format before mat
plucky beacon
mat before for expect after parse
tough abyss
Anyone have a good example of sql_custom
Ini for extdb3
Also will help to know sql
yeah i have enough knowledge of it but have been having issues with exile and extdb3
plucky beacon
I can't figure out why this diolag is showing up no text at all
at first I thought ctrlSetText was justing messing with it, but not that I tested it, it doesn't even show the default text
jade abyss
check your .rpt
tough abyss
Converting exile from extDB2->extDB3 is relatively simple. Just the queries regarding inserting NULL Values are abit different.
Due to NULL Support in extDB3 i.e no need for inserting CUSTOM strings into the query.
jade abyss
@plucky beacon Try:
((findDisplay 115) displayCtrl 9009) ctrlSetText (format ["Time limit set to %1 seconds",Timer_Length]);
instead of
ctrlSetText [9009, "Text"];
plucky beacon
15:45:20 Sound: Error: File: ca\ui\data\sound\onover.wss not found !!!
15:45:20 Sound: Error: File: ca\ui\data\sound\new1.wss not found !!!
15:45:20 Sound: Error: File: ca\ui\data\sound\onclick.wss not found !!!
๐ fix it
plucky beacon
ye
16:03:50 Error loading control R:\... ...\Permadeath.VR\description.ext/info/controls/info_text/
but wheeeereeee
class info_text: RlcText
{
idc = 9009;
text = "";
x = 0.319531 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.126 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.319688 * safezoneW;
h = 0.066 * safezoneH;
sizeEx = 1 * GUI_GRID_H;
};
do you need quotations for position?
I've seen it dont multiple ways
plucky beacon
the rest of the diolag is up there
but ya it's rlc because Rsc is taken by another diolag
but ya it's rlc because Rsc is taken by another diolag
jade abyss
iuignf9ughtn ??????
jade abyss
^^
Tag_RscText <- the usual way, but yours also works ๐
ebon nymph
Anyone experienced with DrawIcon3D and compensating for distance and zoom? Doing some gamey stuff http://i.imgur.com/el7dSxA.png . I figured how to compensate offsets for the icon, but not able to get it done for the Text. Arma does some weird zooming and positioning based on distance and zoom.
The text wanders down the further away i get.
jade abyss
You mean reducing the text Size ?
ebon nymph
No, i can do that, but the text goes all the way "down". It's positioned at the soldiers head, but at 100m, ARMA seems to think the head is at it's ass.
I figured out a "formula" so the icon stays where its supposed to. But the Text gets handled different i think.
jade abyss
2.25 should be enough with variable Fontsize
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/drawIcon3D
drawIcon3D [texture, color, pos, width, height, angle, text, shadow, textSize, font, textAlign, drawSideArrows]
ebon nymph
Thanks. Tried to compensate with textSize, but i think the only way is to adjust pos somehow. My guess is that worldToScreen (tried it with a control instead of drawIcon3D) is not very accurate. A head at 10 meters is accurate. At 100m the coordinates are way off.
jade abyss
I did it that way, and it worked like a charm. But try for yourself, maybe you find some other way =}
ebon nymph
Will play around again with that in mind. Thanks!
rancid ruin
@ebon nymph check killzone kid's website, i think he's got an example of exactly what you're trying to do
ebon nymph
I saw a video of him with a name tag thing.
Oh yeah. That looks good. Thanks a lot! (btw. did a video of my problem https://youtu.be/ZnTa2uzjRYM)
chilly hull
Does anyone know when arma loads extensions? at server start, mission start or call time?
And I can call any extension file (I'm running linux so a .so file) in any @mod folder that is loaded?
rancid ruin
as soon as you run the game i'd guess
#arma3_tools is probably a better place to ask
and yeah, at least with .dll it doesn't matter what @ folder it's in
little eagle
They're loaded at game start. You can use them at any time.
deft zealot
layerName cutText [text, type, speed, showOnMap]
can anyone confirm that showOnMap has no effect if this alternative syntax is used or do i have to specify a specific name?
if this is true then either the wiki is wrong or its a bug
example (use in debug console):
"test" cutText ["","BLACK", 1, false];
should fade to black (at least it does for me)
same with text...
but still makes the map black too regardless of the showOnMap value
seems to be already on the feedback tracker :
https://feedback.bistudio.com/T120768
little eagle
Did you use "test" as layer before?
deft zealot
nope
little eagle
weird
("testC" cutFadeOut 0) cutText ["This should not be visible on map screen", "PLAIN", 1, false];
deft zealot
yep got this... works
thick ridge
Anyone know how to get preloadCamera to work on a dedicated server?
In SP the preload command takes about 3 seconds to run. On a dedicated it returns true immediately
and doesn't appear to do anything
still forum
Does anyone know when arma loads extensions? at server start, mission start or call time? -> They're loaded at game start. You can use them at any time.
No they are loaded at first call.
lunar mountain
Greetings, Help me out here please.
I'm trying to look at the Arma 3 revive system, but I cannot really set it up. It's set in 3DEN, I even tried description ext, and all this with dedicated server.
If I die, I just respawn. So what's the deal? Does it only work if there are at least 2 players in the game?
turbid thunder
@lunar mountain You need to enable it and make sure it is enabled for ALL PLAYERS. Did you check the unit attributes to see if it is also enabled on the playable units?
lunar mountain
enabled for all players, but unit attribute "revive enabled" is disabled (makes sense)
plucky beacon
I'm assuming you've read through this then https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Revive
lunar mountain
kind of... not all ๐
plucky beacon
respawn = "BASE";
respawnDelay = 5;
respawnTemplates[] = {"Revive"};
respawnOnStart = -1;
reviveDelay = 10;
reviveForceRespawnDelay = 5;
reviveBleedOutDelay = 180;
is this in your description.ext?
lunar mountain
trying it ๐
plucky beacon
granted this is an older version so don't get your hopes up
lunar mountain
Respawn template "revive" not found
anyways
either I'm dumb (but 3den scenario attributes are easy, so) or it needs some workaround nobody documented ๐
anyways, @ me if anyone knows anything about this ๐
tough abyss
@chilly hull Arma extensions are loaded on first time you do callExtension
delicate lotus
is there a way to access tasks in a script which are created by the task modules?
frosty wyvern
hi, i come back to arma after two years, what's the best script editors for now? heard about some webstorm integration?
little eagle
Sublime Text 3
pulsar fog
i use notepad++ with some community made syntax highlighting that's probably a bit old
sublime text was payware?
frosty wyvern
used sublime in the past as well as np++
little eagle
They have a popup like every 20 times you save a file that can be clicked away.
ST is better with large files.
frosty wyvern
what's with webstorm?
little eagle
integrated development environment I think
debugger
The only debugger for SQF is the game ...
plucky beacon
I use VS Code
rancid ruin
notepad++, it's good and fast
used to use atom and vs code but they aren't very responsive and can't handle big files
little eagle
I found that n++ is bad when opening files like the allInOne config.
tough abyss
Does anyone know how to create a new main menu? Like BreakingPoint? How can i do that
little eagle
Edit the current one. It's also pretty pointless.
rancid ruin
depends on what it's for...if it's a total conversion then it can be a nice touch
little eagle
No one plays the game to look at the main menu. It's a waste of time that will only lead to unnecessary incompatibilities with other mods and future patches.
rancid ruin
first impressions are quite important actually imo
BI didn't change vanilla a3 main menu for nothing
the old one looked like it was from the 90's
little eagle
Funny. I thought it was easier to use.
Definitely faster to enter VR after game start.
Now it looks like something you see on a console. Yikes.
rancid ruin
you are right in a lot of ways, but you're not the full target audience for this game bro
most people want things to look pretty
little eagle
True, most people are stupid.
rancid ruin
would you still play arma 3 if it had N64 level visuals though?
tough abyss
@rancid ruin obviously, it's arma
little eagle
You don't know who you're asking this, bro.
plucky beacon
Worlds greatest text adventure
you take fire from the west what do you do? uhhh ... M.. move nor- dead
@rancid ruin I don't know what other ide's have git built in but it helps
VS code is great for me
rancid ruin
think everything's got a git plugin by now
i really liked VS code, nicer than atom imo, just a bit slow
electron apps will always be slower than native
dusk sage
Atom & VSc are only slow if you start opening massive things ๐
plucky beacon
I guess I haven't reached the large files sizes yet so it still working really well for me
scarlet spoke
I still prefer eclipse for doing all programming related stuff
dusk sage
๐ค
scarlet spoke
Where's all the hate towards eclipse coming from?
plucky beacon
Heck if i know. I just know the interface is a bit too cluttered for me. Vs code has a minimal interface
dusk sage
Have you tried any other IDEs?
scarlet spoke
No I started with eclipse and sticked to it
plucky beacon
I've only ever used eclipse in Java
scarlet spoke
Yeah thats what I started with and now I have written my plugin (Editor + Syntax check) for SQF for it...
dusk sage
Working well?
scarlet spoke
Never noticed anything like that
plucky beacon
productivity that was my kicker
dusk sage
๐
scarlet spoke
Well it doesn't detect everything but I would say it's pretty decent
The new update will improve parser speed in certain situations and after that it should be a really handy feature
plucky beacon
@dusk sage I always thought the memory was a java thing
The only thing not working on Vs code sqf is switch case
dusk sage
Sure, but do you want your IDE bloating that aswell ๐
plucky beacon
I didn't know it was eclipse too :p
still forum
The only debugger for SQF is the game ... Not much longer ๐
jade abyss
pic or didn't happend
still forum
No screenshot. It's currently only working inside the debugger as there is no way to input commands yet ^^
This is debug console output that I have right now.
https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/blob/master/addons/help/fnc_setVersionLine.sqf#L79
instruction L2 O1 new command
instruction L2 O9 const "_display"
instruction L2 O8 array (1 items)
instruction L2 O1 function params
instruction L4 O23 new command
instruction L4 O40 var uinamespace
instruction L4 O65 const "cba_help_VerScript"
instruction L4 O87 var scriptnull
instruction L4 O64 array (2 items)
instruction L4 O52 operator getvariable
instruction L4 O28 function scriptdone
instruction L4 O27 function !
instruction L4 O23 function if
instruction L4 O110 const {}
instruction L4 O101 operator exitwith
instruction L6 O115 new command
instruction L6 O137 var _display
instruction L6 O136 array (1 items)
instruction L6 O153 const {
uiSleep 3;
"_this call compile preProcessFileLineNumbers '\x\cba\addons\help\fnc_setVersionLine.sqf'" configClasses (configFile >> "CBA_DirectCall");
}
instruction L6 O147 operator spawn
Load
uiSleep 3;
"_this call compile preProcessFileLineNumbers '\x\cba\addons\help\fnc_setVersionLine.sqf'" configClasses (configFile >> "CBA_DirectCall");
instruction L6 O134 _verscript = ... (local)
instruction L11 O310 new command
instruction L11 O310 var uinamespace
instruction L11 O335 const "cba_help_VerScript"
instruction L11 O357 var _verscript
instruction L11 O334 array (2 items)
instruction L11 O322 operator setvariable
Could set a breakpoint at each of these steps and read all local variables of current and higher scopes. Modify variables, Inject code at that place. Works for scheduled and unscheduled. Only started on that 2 days ago so it's very messy right now.
UI will probably be made by X39 later or I'll try to build something remotely usable
jade abyss
soooo, never a UI ๐
still forum
X39 is probably too busy to build some UI the next few months yeah ^^. But I planned on building some Profiling UI as profiling scripts was my main target. we'll see. I will make the debugger backend stuff open-source after I polished the code a bit
plucky beacon
Gg no re
I hope it does work out because I edit code on computers not with arma. Hard to check what works and doesn't
still forum
The debugger requires Arma. It's a debugger not a Emulator. It hooks into the running engine
plush cargo
Made some UI icons from ingame assets https://www.dropbox.com/s/1s2r3wynft162oo/Soolie_Icons.rar?dl=0
Seen in toolbar here http://i.imgur.com/7E9ieFJ.png
quasi thicket
Can anyone tell me why this respawn script doesn't work for everyone in a group?
//initPlayerLocal.sqf
player addEventHandler ["Respawn", {
params ["_unit"];
if (group _unit == sqd1) then {
_unit setPos (getPos AlphaSpawn);
}
else {
if (group _unit == sqd2) then {
_unit setPos (getPos BravoSpawn);
}
}
}];```on a dedicated server...
jade abyss
wasn't it OnRespawn?
tough abyss
Hay Guys, i try to delete some houses and stuff. I got this code, how can i say that it doesnt go from the CapitalCity, i want him to go from the marker "mack" _pos = position (nearestLocation[[0,0,0], "NameCityCapital"]); {_x hideObjectGlobal true} foreach nearestTerrainObjects [_pos,[],600];
dusk sage
_pos = getMarkerPos "mack"
tough abyss
So this?: _pos = getMarkerPos "mack"; {_x hideObjectGlobal true} foreach nearestTerrainObjects [_pos,[],600];
jade abyss
@quasi thicket Try it with the corpse ( params ["_unit","_corpse"]; ). But i am not entirely sure, if the Corps stays in the group
tough abyss
@dusk sage doesnt work ๐ฆ
quasi thicket
@jade abyss - Some people spawned correctly on the boat marker, but some people in the group spawned on their corpse location
jade abyss
uhm, okay
dusk sage
What do you mean, 'doesn't work'
tough abyss
When i go in Eden Editor, and type that in debug =_pos = getMarkerPos "mack"; {_x hideObjectGlobal true} foreach nearestTerrainObjects [_pos,[],600]; it doesnt clear
tough abyss
yes o.o its a Warning Marker : variable: mack
dusk sage
This will be one of the few times I say -> work it out for yourself
You literally have the code there
tough abyss
Or is it this? _pos = getMarkerPos (nearestLocation[[0,0,0], "Mack"]); {_x hideObjectGlobal true} foreach nearestTerrainObjects [_pos,[],600];
dusk sage
no
jade abyss
That reminds me of the daughter of a friend. Wildy guessing until its right^^ (just guessing, no trying to solve it, just guessing)
tough abyss
Okay, i think i got it^^
dusk sage
๐
jade abyss
๐คฆ
tough abyss
i now its not the right above there
but even when i try to fix the code and search in wiki it doesnt work
plush cargo
you're trying to hide all the buildings within 600m of the marker "Mack"?
tough abyss
Yes
But it doesnt work
I know it works but only with the CityCapital
i want it with a marker
plush cargo
the code you're using doesnt work*
no need for location commands at all if using a marker
tough abyss
This works but not with a marker :/ _pos = position (nearestLocation[[0,0,0], "NameCityCapital"]); {_x hideObjectGlobal true} foreach nearestTerrainObjects [_pos,[],600];
plush cargo
_pos = getMarkerPos "Mack";
plucky beacon
if (player == z1) then {
null=execVM "GUI\spawn_menu.sqf";
};
shouldn't this only run if the player is variable name z1?
in the init.sqf
tough abyss
@plush cargo _pos = getMarkerPos "Mack";{_x hideObjectGlobal true} foreach nearestTerrainObjects [_pos,[],600];?
plush cargo
_nearest = nearestTerrainObjects [_pos,[],600];
{_x hideObjectGlobal true}forEach _nearest;
you should be using the simplest syntax(shown on wiki) and get it working before trying to combine multiple commands
tough abyss
_pos = getMarkerPos "Mack";{_x hideObjectGlobal true}forEach _nearest; _nearest = nearestTerrainObjects [_pos,[],600];
o.O i think im too dumb. i gonna uninstall sqf in my brain i swear
plush cargo
you have the hide object (which contains the variable _nearest) before the line that defines _nearest
cant do foreach nearest wo knowing what it is
tough abyss
doesnt work either xD
_pos = getMarkerPos "Mack"; _nearest = nearestTerrainObjects [_pos,[],600];{_x hideObjectGlobal true}forEach _nearest;
jade abyss
@plush cargo He is just copy and pasting it. Don't expect anything further ๐
tough abyss
Im asking for help, im not here to battle whos the best in scripting. I know im not good
Why cant you help me? is this so hard?
I dont understand that for real^^
jade abyss
Its not about "who is the best" its about: Read the Wiki and at least try to fix it for yourself.
tough abyss
yes and im trying. But i cant get it to work
plucky beacon
oh boy everybody get in the bunker
jade abyss
What did you try?
plush cargo
do you have -showscripterrors enabled?
have you tried using hint or systemchat to see whats going on?
jade abyss
Answers will be "No", i bet.
plucky beacon
use logs or hints or something in between each command so you can find where it breaks
tough abyss
_pos = getMarkerPos "Mack"; hint "a"; _nearest = nearestTerrainObjects [_pos,[],600];{_x hideObjectGlobal true}forEach _nearest; doesnt show a hint ๐ค
plucky beacon
then you can narrow down where your supposed to look for fixing things
jade abyss
systemchat str _pos; for example. (Like: Is he even getting the position??)
plush cargo
there you go, now you know its not making it that far in the code
do you have showscripterrors on?
it is absolutely neccessary
tough abyss
I turn it on
jade abyss
Did you checked your .rtp files?
I bet the half of the life mission you use if broken^^
plush cargo
half the life missions up rn are broken
tough abyss
3/4 of Arma is Life ๐
plucky beacon
_pos = getMarkerPos "Mack";
diag_log format ["Marker position is %1",_pos];
_nearest = nearestTerrainObjects [_pos,[],600];
diag_log format ["nearest terrain objects %1",_nearest];
{
_x hideObjectGlobal true;
diag_log format ["%1 hidden",_x];
}forEach _nearest;
I would debug like this
jade abyss
imho, that is nothing to be proud of, Miller.
plucky beacon
Dscha!
plush cargo
pls miller, dont do that
tough abyss
@plucky beacon there is an ; missing in your script
jade abyss
lmfao
plucky beacon
crucify me
plush cargo
lmao get ur shit together nitro
tough abyss
btw @plush cargo in my code there is no error.
plucky beacon
I've been a bad scripter, there's only one way to correct mistakes like this
plush cargo
1 hr in a life server
plucky beacon
NOOOOOO
plush cargo
and you gotta sit in their ts
jade abyss
And doing hardcore RP!
jade abyss
even worse:
You have to be in the police, with a 14Year old Chief!!!111oneoneoneeleven
plush cargo
lol
plucky beacon
dies
jade abyss
Okay, enough spamming in here ๐
plucky beacon
if (player == z1) then {
null=execVM "GUI\spawn_menu.sqf";
};
between this and
if (player == z1) then {
null=execVM "GUI\spawn_menu.sqf";
};
do either of them do what I think they do?
locally run the script on z1
jade abyss
could be, yeah
plucky beacon
hm
although...
don't want it to run for every player
or.. I mean really just the top one works anyway
lol I just boiled it down to the exact same thing
shit
plush cargo
Anyone know what all the unitTraits do? cant find any solid documentation on it
audibleCoef (scalar)
camouflageCoef (scalar)
engineer (bool)
explosiveSpecialist (bool)
loadCoef (scalar)
medic (bool)
UAVHacker (bool)
i know medic can heal and engineer can fix cars
load changes stamina
plush cargo
thought maybe hacker could use enemy uavs
plush cargo
that works with what other players hear? or just ai
plush cargo
what about explosive specialist?
civic maple
can use defusal kit and plant explosives maybe?
plucky beacon
nah
civic maple
nup
plucky beacon
might be a config thing
jade abyss
explosive specialist = Specialist in Explosives.
Job done, praise me now.
*DropsMic*
plush cargo
hmmm
jade abyss
(weren't ExpSpecs the guys who carry the ammo for the LauncherGuys?)
plush cargo
this setUnitTrait ["audibleCoef",0];
ai cant hear anything, full sprint up to their back and no response
this setUnitTrait ["camouflageCoef",0];
ai cant see shit
knows your their when standing right in front of them but cant target you
there*
this is setting the player's traits not the ai , to be clear
plucky beacon
ya
that's actually pretty neat, you could make some cool ghille missions
with the audible thing that could be pretty cool for sneaky missions
plush cargo
yeah deff, would have to test and find the threshold when they hear if you're standing but not when crouched
plucky beacon
Also camo is increased during night I'm pretty sure
Or maybe it's a diffrent value
plush cargo
player setUnitTrait ["audibleCoef",0.25]; they can hear you if crouched and walking reg but not with slow walking speed
ffs im too into something else rn, already building a whole stealth scenario in my head
plush cargo
deff does
custom traits are set with setUnitTrait, bool only. player setUnitTrait ["isaNoob",0,true];
why do that instead of setVariable is my question
plush cargo
I made a mini game ๐
disableSerialization;
_rscProgressBar = ((findDisplay 850000) displayCtrl (850401));
_diff = 0.025;
while {ctrlShown _rscProgressBar} do
{
sleep 0.01;
_pos = progressPosition _rscProgressBar;
switch (_pos) do
{
case 0: {_diff = 0.025;};
case 1: {_diff = - 0.025;};
default {_diff = _diff};
};
_rscProgressBar progressSetPosition (_pos + _diff);
};
fucking mindblowing gameplay!
plush cargo
the basic idea for this was to operate mining equipment this way to get resources to bring to a "weapon factory" to craft weapons/ items etc. I did however have an idea for a server that was basically an open world lobby full of stupid shit to do, and get other server info/ join games. But i couldnt find a way to go straight from one server to the next so i gave up on that.
plush cargo
too bad ๐ฆ
plush cargo
this was never implemented or it was and failed?
jade abyss
never implemented
still forum
Part's of it were implemented once. But not sure if it ever worked. The function parsing the ConnectTo message and initiating a Server connect is still in the latest binary
jade abyss
I can't remember having anything added oO Do you know what was added?
still forum
Edited my last msg
jade abyss
Are you sure, you don't mix it with sendUDPMessage?
still forum
yes
The script function is functional and tells the network manager to send the message. And the receiving end also looks intact to me. Either they disabled it on purpose in some location I don't see right now. Or it's working
jade abyss
I never managed to make it working (not connected/reacted/nuttin)
still forum
I also don't think that's a very good idea. People could redirect players to maybe malicious servers or something
jade abyss
Whats a malicious Server? Life? ๐
But on the other hand -> It would open alot of possibilitys for several Gamemodes (e.g.: "Dungenons" for the Survival Players)
peak plover
That would be pretty cool
Altis > Go to airport > Select a destination > loading screen > Tanoa
rancid ruin
i made a ghetto travel system of sorts in a mission before
like, you'd get a plane on altis for example, fly 5km south off the map border, server would kick you and set your status to "travelling to stratis" in the database
then when you connect to the stratis server you're spawned 5km north of the border in your aircraft
still forum
http://prntscr.com/eay3d6 Profiler UI test for my debugger ^^ Very minimalistic but useable already.
plucky beacon
@still forum There could be some user verification like "you are heading to IP address server named server name are you sure you want to leave?"
but then again people still fall for the "free ipad" popups so whatever
maybe if it changes the port but no the IP, constrict it to a single server
have multiple servers running and one as teh hub or main port, that people walk around going to the other ports on the server
rancid ruin
i don't really see how you could do anything malicious with it anyway
little eagle
@plush cargo
Fun fact. The numbers are so high, that the isNumber command would actually return false.
plush cargo
lol
had to use toFixed to get it.
to be fair it's not a trillion but 999,999,999,654 or some shit
quads have 30 fuel capacity for some reference
little eagle
Yeah, the value is way too high for the single floats SQF uses
Cannot be accurately represented.
plush cargo
too high for any logistics involving oil mining to make sense as well.
plucky beacon
Why is it so high anyway?
plush cargo
๐คท
maybe it's the best balance they could achieve with jets using the same fuel as atvs
just gonna have to define my own values for how much mined fuel will fill the refuel trucks/fuel containers
plush cargo
repair and ammo are exactly the same
little eagle
Repair, refuel and rearm trucks ARE incredibly bugged and dodgy to use though.
Massive locality problems and the zones where to place the vehicles are weird.
little eagle
You have to do really weird shit to get it to work.
You have to be alone in the refuel truck
And there has to be only one non driver in the vehicle to refuel or something like that
It's just as bugged as the commanders smoke launcher is in tanks.
civic maple
wtf
little eagle
Try it. It was a science the last time we used it.
But yeah. Tanks carry around so much fuel in vanilla that you can drive for like a week straight before the they're empty.
Vehicles in general. The fuel consumption thing only really works for helicopters.
Which are also the only vehicles that lose fuel when the HitFuel hitpoint is damaged.
Effectively all the fuel simulation does in vanilla is waste frames.
civic maple
Very rarely use vanilla vehicles :/
little eagle
It takes forever
civic maple
is the fuel consumption realistic, if you refer to the ranges of the real life counterparts?
plush cargo
Id imagine a tank irl lasts a good long while on fuel
little eagle
The fuelConsumption config entry is bugged for once and does not work for non helis (not sure about planes)
civic maple
I know RHS planes lose fuel, dunno about vanilla
little eagle
Our missions last about 2.5 to 3 hours and the fuel bar on the tanks does move like one pixel.
Engine running all the time. Specifically to test if fuel matters.
civic maple
yeah, we've never ran out of fuel in a land vehicle in my community
little eagle
For a game I'd say you would scale it down to not last as long as it would irl.
Sorta like how you scale down artillery ranges.
civic maple
yup
little eagle
I mean, you are driving on fucking Islands that are like 30 sqkms
With tanks and artillery guns lol
plush cargo
We drove all the way across Europe with those things
scarlet spoke
Does anyone have an idea why a RscListbox created via ctrlCreate is showing scrollbars although it doesn't actually has the need to do it as all entries fit in the size of the box?
And even weirder: I can't select the lower entries of the listbox (like the last 3 or so). In order to select them I have to scroll them up first
plush cargo
I've had that problem before, iirc changing the sizing fixed it
or maybe using safezones
_backX = 0.74 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
_backY = 0.69 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
_backW = 0.25 * safezoneW;
_backH = 0.29 * safezoneH;
_background ctrlSetPosition [_backX, _backY, _backW, _backH];
_background ctrlCommit 0;
scarlet spoke
But shouldn't the size be correct if the actual control has the correct size on screen?
turbid thunder
I guess fuel is only really important when the mission maker gives you only a few minuted worth of fuel to drive
quasi thicket
Can anyone explain why this code works on a hosted server, but not on a dedicated?
END_TIME = 300; // 5 Minutes
ACTIVE = true;
publicvariable "ACTIVE";
if (isServer) then
{
[] spawn
{
ELAPSED_TIME = 0;
START_TIME = diag_tickTime;
while {(ELAPSED_TIME < END_TIME) && (ACTIVE)} do
{
ELAPSED_TIME = diag_tickTime - START_TIME;
publicVariable "ELAPSED_TIME";
sleep 1;
};
};
};
if !(isDedicated) then
{
[] spawn
{
while {(ELAPSED_TIME < END_TIME) && (ACTIVE)} do
{
_time = END_TIME - ELAPSED_TIME;
_finish_time_minutes = floor(_time / 60);
_finish_time_seconds = floor(_time) - (60 * _finish_time_minutes);
if (_finish_time_seconds < 10) then
{
_finish_time_seconds = format ["0%1", _finish_time_seconds];
};
if (_finish_time_minutes < 10) then
{
_finish_time_minutes = format ["0%1", _finish_time_minutes];
};
_formatted_time = format ["%1:%2", _finish_time_minutes, _finish_time_seconds];
hintSilent format ["Time left:\n%1", _formatted_time];
sleep 1;
};
};
};```it should start a countdown and display a hint with the remaining time
turbid thunder
How do you launch the script?
quasi thicket
i activated it with a trigger which has onActivation="count1 = [] execVM ""startCountdown.sqf"";
count1 is used to stop the timer if the another objective is complete
turbid thunder
And hows that trigger triggered?
quasi thicket
onActivation="titleText [""The missile has self-destructed"", ""PLAIN"", 3] ; deleteVehicle CountLose; ACTIVE = False; publicvariable 'ACTIVE'; hintSilent """";";```uhm
well, seems i don't use count1 anywhere ๐
damn, why did i put count1 = there ๐ฆ
turbid thunder
Dunno but I'd prefer if you wouldnt quote the mission.sqm plz
Uhm
....
Wrong trigger?
I wanted the one that execVM's the countdown :D
turbid thunder
Hmmmmm I dont see why it shouldnt work then either :S
Not at home right now so unfortunatly I cant investigate it on my own dedicated server
quasi thicket
same here ๐
just got the sqm files on my dropbox
i have a mission failed trigger if the players do not complete the objective in time, i wonder if that one works if the time runs out
luckily, during testing the players DID complete the objective, and still played for 10 more minutes to extract
surreal kettle
you aren't initializing ELAPSED_TIME in the second if
quasi thicket
shouldn't a dedicated server go through the first If?
and on !(isDedicated), the script worked fine
surreal kettle
Yep, the first if is alright
but the second the script is executed on the client only
quasi thicket
my problem is that it doesn't work on dedicated though... it works fine in singleplayer and hosted MP
surreal kettle
indeed
quasi thicket
man.... arma scripting to hard
surreal kettle
not at all, let me think about an explanation
in the meanwhile check the wiki https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/isDedicated
turbid thunder
Its scripting in general. Sometimes during late night scripting, it appears fine but you oversee one subtle mistake
quasi thicket
I got if !(isDedicated) then and the wiki has if (!isDedicated) then {
surreal kettle
that doesn't change anything, lol
quasi thicket
okay :p
most of the script is ripped from a BI forum post so, i didn't write it. I just modified it to my needs (i.e. strings and start time)
surreal kettle
So, the first block gets executed if: you're the host of the game, doesn't matter if it is dedicated or not . Second if: gets executed if you're any kind of player (host or not).
if you aren't hosting the game then you don't know about ELAPSED_TIME that's initialized in the first if
turbid thunder
Have you tested it with two clients? Mayby thats more insightful
surreal kettle
that's why it seems to be working in singleplayer and hosted MP, you meet the condition that satisfies both ifs
get another player, the second if shouldn't be working for him either
quasi thicket
so only the host sees the actual countdown hint
turbid thunder
"Another player" just hit "Launch Arma" twice :D
surreal kettle
yes, because ELAPSED_TIME is undefined for other players
surreal kettle
oh shit, you're right
quasi thicket
sleep 1; if !(isDedicated) then ?
turbid thunder
WaitUntil {!isNil "ELAPSED_TIME"};
surreal kettle
^ yeah, like that
turbid thunder
^
quasi thicket
WaitUntil {!isNil "ELAPSED_TIME"};
if !(isDedicated) then
{ ```ok, i'm gonna try that this evening ๐
turbid thunder
Now it has to wait until the variable is defined
quasi thicket
shameless promotion: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=860592329
It's my first real mission, i'm pretty proud at what i managed to do so far
but i had a lot of help from here ๐
turbid thunder
I hope I got that syntax right
surreal kettle
it's waitUntil not WaitUntil
quasi thicket
anyway, i'm gonna lunch.... thanks for the help @turbid thunder & @surreal kettle
surreal kettle
good appetite ๐
turbid thunder
I tend to capitalize a lot for readability
In my past bullshit scripting I never capitalized anything xD somehow still worked despite all its flaws
surreal kettle
do as you please, I was joking ๐
turbid thunder
Mobile connection is cloning my messages D:
surreal kettle
I prefer over-capitalized things over thisunreadablemess
turbid thunder
There is a programm with SQF syntax that literally bitches about wrong capitalization
deleteVehicle = command. deletevehicle = detected as global variable by the tool xD
turbid thunder
I dont know it myself xD
It costs yearly though
Ok gotta go now back to doing ny exam :(
surreal kettle
lol, good luck
pulsar fog
"Using publicVariable too frequently in a given period of time can cause other parts of the game to experience bandwidth problems."
i assume "too frequently" means "quite damn lot of times" ?
scarlet spoke
Yeah... Like in a loop or something like that
turbid thunder
@pulsar fog everything you do super frequently will eat your bandwidth and performance. Nyte is only updating one var every second. Easy to handle. But imagine a while loop with no pauses and a lot of different variables = kill
ForEach is a pretty good performance killer too
jade abyss
Everything is a performance killer oO
turbid thunder
Try nearRoads or smth with a big radius
Your game will briefly freeze
Used to use that to spawn cars on roads but it has the ability to put your game in arma3.exe is not responding mode
shadow sapphire
Does anyone know how to do a foreach for several groups at once?
peak plover
Yes
shadow sapphire
{_x execVM "Gear.sqf";} forEach units _G2,_G1,_G5;```
How do I do that kind of thing appropriately?Oh!
peak plover
DelJ
shadow sapphire
Thanks! @little eagle!
peak plover
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