Is that it? Haha, I was just throwing up a guess so that you guys knew kinda what my goal is.
#arma3_scripting
shadow sapphire
little eagle
units requires ONE group and not an array of groups
shadow sapphire
I didn't think that my guess example would be even close to right.
little eagle
It's not
shadow sapphire
Oh! Well, you guys jumped on saying I needed just brackets! Haha
peak plover
Is there a better alternative to find? CONTEXT:
if ((typeOf _unit) find "AR") then {_unit superessFor (random 10)};
Anyway, I see your example @little eagle, I'm going to try to mess with that.
little eagle
yo
shadow sapphire
?
little eagle
Do that.
shadow sapphire
Okay! Doing it.
little eagle
yo
@peak plover
if ("_ar_" in toLower typeOf _unit)
I guess.
toLower to make sure it doesn't break when an update or mod changes the capitalization.
jade abyss
(Yeah, that stuff happens)
little eagle
It does all the time. Ask QS.
shadow sapphire
@little eagle, it worked like a charm! Much less script on page now, too!
little eagle
Also find reports a number and not a boolean like if expects.
peak plover
Yeah, the toLower still has to be split
{
if ((typeOf cursorObject) find "_AR_" > 0) then {
_x suppressFor (ceil random 10);
};
}count units _group;
Looks the cleanest for now
little eagle
Why find when in already reports a boolean?
peak plover
value in array
jade abyss
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/in
Example 2:
little eagle
And your code only works with upper case AR
I swear there was a STRING in STRING
huh
peak plover
O_Soldier_AR_F
little eagle
I just woke up btw.
peak plover
It will never be lower case
jade abyss
Thats why -> toLower
little eagle
You don't know what a patch or addon could do, nigel
shadow sapphire
Is there any concern with overuse of sleep commands?
peak plover
That's a good point
jade abyss
So it wouldn't matter if its changed to: aR Ar ar or AR (And again: Yes, that happend before)
little eagle
Sleeping sickness
jade abyss
Not rly @shadow sapphire
shadow sapphire
Do you guys find that you have less jarring clientside framerate drops if you stagger AI spawning?
_G1 = [(getMarkerPos "M1"), INDEPENDENT, ["I_Soldier_SL_F","I_soldier_F","I_Soldier_GL_F","I_Soldier_AR_F","I_Soldier_TL_F","I_soldier_F","I_Soldier_GL_F","I_Soldier_AR_F"],[],[],[],[],[],180] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
Sleep 1;
_G2 = [(getMarkerPos "M1"), INDEPENDENT, ["I_officer_F","I_officer_F","I_medic_F","I_soldier_UAV_F"],[],[],[],[],[],180] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
Sleep 1;
_G3 = [(getMarkerPos "M1"), INDEPENDENT, ["I_Soldier_SL_F","I_Soldier_M_F","I_Soldier_GL_F","I_Soldier_AR_F","I_Soldier_TL_F","I_soldier_F","I_Soldier_GL_F","I_Soldier_AR_F"],[],[],[],[],[],180] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
Sleep 1;
_G4 = [(getMarkerPos "M1"), INDEPENDENT, ["I_Soldier_SL_F","I_Soldier_F","I_Soldier_GL_F","I_Soldier_AR_F","I_Soldier_TL_F","I_soldier_F","I_Soldier_GL_F","I_Soldier_AR_F"],[],[],[],[],[],180] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
as opposed to:
_G1 = [(getMarkerPos "M1"), INDEPENDENT, ["I_Soldier_SL_F","I_soldier_F","I_Soldier_GL_F","I_Soldier_AR_F","I_Soldier_TL_F","I_soldier_F","I_Soldier_GL_F","I_Soldier_AR_F"],[],[],[],[],[],180] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
_G2 = [(getMarkerPos "M1"), INDEPENDENT, ["I_officer_F","I_officer_F","I_medic_F","I_soldier_UAV_F"],[],[],[],[],[],180] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
_G3 = [(getMarkerPos "M1"), INDEPENDENT, ["I_Soldier_SL_F","I_Soldier_M_F","I_Soldier_GL_F","I_Soldier_AR_F","I_Soldier_TL_F","I_soldier_F","I_Soldier_GL_F","I_Soldier_AR_F"],[],[],[],[],[],180] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
_G4 = [(getMarkerPos "M1"), INDEPENDENT, ["I_Soldier_SL_F","I_Soldier_F","I_Soldier_GL_F","I_Soldier_AR_F","I_Soldier_TL_F","I_soldier_F","I_Soldier_GL_F","I_Soldier_AR_F"],[],[],[],[],[],180] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
Placebo ?
shadow sapphire
I mean, when I've tried the latter, I hear my guys with weaker machines callout "Platoon just spawned in," and shit like that when we are on missions.
But since I've staggered it to have just one squad spawn in at a time, I've not heard that anymore.
little eagle
Should be tested with a debugger and not with anecdotal evidence like that.
shadow sapphire
I think the more gradual frame drop is easier to confuse with normal game performance.
Like moving toward a city, or whatever, everyone's frames drop a bit.
Instead of one big stutter.
little eagle
Is the first code executed in unscheduled environment or what?
little eagle
Then it's not. I guess the scheduler just sucks at doing it's job.
shadow sapphire
Why?
little eagle
I mean sure. Maybe. But "this guy didn't seem to notice" is pretty weak evidence.
shadow sapphire
Well, it's not one guy. I have a pretty weak machine, too. It's just way more noticeable, without the sleeps, I drop from 60 to 40 all at once with a major freeze frame for probably a quarter of a second.
little eagle
Why?
It's supposed to suspend the script when 3ms or something like that are reached, so FPS should stay constant even without sleep commands.
shadow sapphire
When I add in the sleeps, the drop is more gradual and I don't get any hard freezes.
Suspend the script?
little eagle
Get some numbers.
shadow sapphire
How do I get numbers?
little eagle
Debugger. Idk, be creative with diag_log diag_tickTIme
Suspend the script?
The scheduler already suspends the scripts when the execution is taking too long.
shadow sapphire
Oh, man... Probably not worth all that. I'm... terrible at this stuff.
Oh, well, the script spawns everyone instantly.
little eagle
Sorta like virtual sleep commands that an appear everywhere in your script at any time.
shadow sapphire
I've never had an issue with that.
The script spawns instantly everything on the server. No server slowdown. I just mean my machine and other guys with weak PCs.
peak plover
umm
This is really wierd,
_unit knowsabout player; //0
_nearestEnemy = _unit findNearestEnemy _unit; //player
_unit knowsAbout _nearestEnemy; //4
Ahhaa! ```sqf
_unit knowsAbout vehicle player; //4
Somehow the unit knows about editor places vehicle, behind a hill 500 M away
shadow sapphire
Good find!!
jade abyss
Arma ¯_(ツ)_/¯
peak plover
targetKnowalge also gives false information using findNearestEnemy, however getHideFrom works //[0,0,0]
little eagle
Well, you can't really call it "false information".
It's just reporting what the game is doing, which might be unintuitive.
peak plover
My whole life has been a lie up until this point.
jade abyss
Must be a boring life then^^
little eagle
Eh. There are exciting lies.
Makes them all the more believable.
I'd say the likelihood of some piece of information being false is directly proportional to how exciting it is.
shadow sapphire
When I use spawnvehicle, what is the easiest way to reference that vehicle to give it waypoints, etc?
shadow sapphire
?
peak plover
_array params ["_vehicle","_crew","_group"];
mySpawnedVehicleGroup = _group;
@peak plover, thanks!!
I have looked at that wiki page for a while, but I never understood how to refer to the information!
@peak plover, it's saying _array params is undefined.
peak plover
wops it says sqf_param
shadow sapphire
Wait one. That might be wrong.
peak plover
9sqf_array
shadow sapphire
It doesn't work with sqf_array or sqf_params.
Well, it throws errors, anyway.
@peak plover, it throws erros with both sqf_array and sqf_params.
peak plover
o
shadow sapphire
sqf_params = [getMarkerPos "M1", 180, "I_MRAP_03_F", INDEPENDENT] call bis_fnc_spawnvehicle;
_array params ["_vehicle","_crew","_group"];
mySpawnedVehicleGroup = _group;```What have I messed up?
peak plover
_array = [getMarkerPos "M1", 180, "I_MRAP_03_F", INDEPENDENT] call bis_fnc_spawnvehicle;
_array params ["_vehicle","_crew","_group"];
mySpawnedVehicleGroup = _group;
I fucked up defining array before
I defined sqf_array instead
In your case, it's defining sqf_params and then later trying to get the info from _array (undefined
shadow sapphire
Nice! Okay, it's working now with no errors.
peak plover
😜
shadow sapphire
Any idea how I can place more crew in a spawned vehicle or should I go back to using createVehicle (which has been much easier to work with for me)?
shadow sapphire
[getMarkerPos "M1", 180, "I_MRAP_03_gmg_F", _G1] call bis_fnc_spawnvehicle;```
What is the easiest way to set this to spawn at five meters away from the marker? Anyone know off the top of their head or have a link?
dusk sage
Your position (getMarkerPos "M1") is just an array 😃
peak plover
((getMarkerPos "M1") getpos [5,(random 360)])
@dusk sage, is just an array?
peak plover
getMarkerPos "M1" //[x,y,z]
getMarkerPos "M1" is the same as having [420,69,0] <(the actual marker coordinates) instead
shadow sapphire
Ah, neat!
shadow sapphire
Is there a way to guarantee a safe position using getpos alternative syntax, @peak plover or @dusk sage?
thick ridge
Anyone have any ideas for detecting the CUPS train track objects? Was able to use the lineIntersectsWith/lineIntersectsObjs/lineIntersectsSurfaces with the tracks on Tanoa. However, that doesn't seem to work with the CUPS tracks.
There are a couple that get detected if the line intersects the metal rail, however, most can't be detected at all with those methods
jade abyss
try terrainObject
http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/92725318258023162/C513C86A39F4E108FC5F16C705648B7540F31BCF/
Yep, works @thick ridge
[] spawn
{
while{abc}do
{
_NTO = nearestTerrainObjects [player, [], 20];
_Txt = "\n";
{
_Txt = format["%1%2\n",_Txt,_x];
}forEach _NTO;
hint _Txt;
};
};```
thick ridge
awesome - thanks for finding that 😃
jade abyss
should also work with the Tanoa Tracks
thick ridge
do you know off hand if that would also detect tracks placed via the editor?
or does it only work for the static objects included in the map?
jade abyss
*does work with the Static Tanoa Tracks
No clue, are they somewhere in the editor available?
thick ridge
that's too bad - guess it would have to be a combination of both nearestTerrainObjects and nearestObjects
jade abyss
Yep. But nearestTerrainObjects -> Should be first, imo
thick ridge
yeah
Thanks - will try switching the train code from lineIntersects to those methods
jade abyss
gl
shadow sapphire
Mother. Fucker. I'm sick of this shit always being so hard.
_G1 = createGroup INDEPENDENT;
[((getMarkerPos "M1") findEmptyPosition [20,60,"I_MRAP_03_hmg_F"]), 180, "I_MRAP_03_hmg_F", _G1] call bis_fnc_spawnvehicle;
Sleep 1;
[((getMarkerPos "M1") findEmptyPosition [20,60,"I_Truck_02_ammo_F"]), 180, "I_Truck_02_ammo_F", _G1] call bis_fnc_spawnvehicle;
Sleep 1;
[((getMarkerPos "M1") findEmptyPosition [20,60,"I_MRAP_03_gmg_F"]), 180, "I_MRAP_03_gmg_F", _G1] call bis_fnc_spawnvehicle;
Sleep 1;
[((getMarkerPos "M1") findEmptyPosition [20,60,"I_Truck_02_fuel_F"]), 180, "I_Truck_02_fuel_F", _G1] call bis_fnc_spawnvehicle;
Sleep 1;
[((getMarkerPos "M1") findEmptyPosition [20,60,"I_MRAP_03_hmg_F"]), 180, "I_MRAP_03_hmg_F", _G1] call bis_fnc_spawnvehicle;
Sleep 1;
[((getMarkerPos "M1") findEmptyPosition [20,60,"I_Truck_02_box_F"]), 180, "I_Truck_02_box_F", _G1] call bis_fnc_spawnvehicle;
Sleep 1;
[((getMarkerPos "M1") findEmptyPosition [20,60,"I_MRAP_03_gmg_F"]), 180, "I_MRAP_03_gmg_F", _G1] call bis_fnc_spawnvehicle;```If I use this, then it always spawns two to three vehicles on top of each other. It's always the same exact two or three, based on how I set the size of the spawn radius.
scratch that. I've discovered that by setting the min/max distance to 25/50, I can get five of the seven to self destruct on spawn.
peak plover
I reckon it's runny too fast to recoqnise the older vehicles or something.
[] spawn {
private ["_G1","_spawnPosition","_spawnedVehicles"];
_spawnedVehicles = [];
_G1 = createGroup INDEPENDENT;
_spawnPosition = {((getMarkerPos "M1") findEmptyPosition [20,60,_this])}
{
_array = [_x call _spawnPosition, 180, _x, _G1] call bis_fnc_spawnvehicle;
_array params ["_vehicle","_crew","_group"];
_spawnedVehicles pushback _array;
_vehicle allowDamage false;
sleep 0.1;
[_vehicle] spawn {sleep 1;_this allowDamage false;};
}count ["I_MRAP_03_hmg_F","I_Truck_02_ammo_F","I_MRAP_03_gmg_F","I_Truck_02_fuel_F","I_MRAP_03_hmg_F","I_Truck_02_box_F","I_MRAP_03_gmg_F"];
};
It's an extremely dirty way of doing it 'tho.
woeful void
question: Getting the current list of tasks, client side that a unit has assigned to it, assuming the references to the tasks were already lost. any ideas?
nevermind, found it
plucky beacon
what's another way I could run a script locally at the beginning of the mission for one unit
init.sqf
if (player == z1) then {
null=execVM "GUI\spawn_menu.sqf";
};
this isn't working, in fact it runs the script all the time no matter the unit in SP testing, and not at all during MP testing
jade abyss
initPlayerLocal.sqf
plucky beacon
mmmm I tried that too, but I didn't test it as thoroughly
I honestly can't tell why it's not reliable in the first place
woeful void
Is that menu for before they spawn in or after?
plucky beacon
it waits for interface
That's farther up the sqf
imma try the local thing first
that did the truck thanks
it just wasn't consistent on SP but tested on the dedi and it worked
peak plover
Did you try adding a wait?
severe pendant
Hey guys, anyone working with the arma 3 revive function? Do you know of any way to check for the "unconscious" state? I'm having a problem with players getting around becoming "unconscious" by relogging. And I want to check for it and put them back at unconscious if they were it before logging off. I suppose using namespace to store it would work?
little eagle
@plucky beacon
CfgFunctions with preInit or postInit flag set to 1 or CBA preInit / postIni XEH.
I reckon it's runny too fast to recoqnise the older vehicles or something.
The game is fast enough to recognize the vehicles lol
findEmptyPosition just sucks
severe pendant
I'm pretty noobish.
Trying to learn.
Does uiNamespace get cleared in the lobby tho?
severe pendant
Ahh, so they can still avoid it by restarting ARMA.
I guess I could be nasty and kill them if they disconnect while unconscious?
little eagle
That sounds the easiest tbh.
severe pendant
It would suck if you got disconnected for "reasons"
little eagle
BI should fix their revive system if it can't even handle relogging. That's embarrassing .
severe pendant
Well, as always we have to work around their issues. xD
little eagle
Just kill them off when they dc.
woeful void
If I remember it right, historically the game started as an army tool, which means the machines that would run it would have all been in one room like a lan party, and 'logging off' had real consequences... like a drill seargent in your face for those shenanigans...
severe pendant
So, what do I check for? lifeState? ie. if the player is in a certain lifestate on disconnect, set playerDamage = 1?
woeful void
considering that the unit dies when they disconnect... depends on the mission you are setting up. If it would happen where they die and the possibility of reinforcements is there, then dying might not be a bad way to go.
little eagle
addMissionEventHandler ["HandleDisconnect", {
params ["_unit"];
if (lifeState _unit == "INCAPACITATED") then {
_unit setDamage 1;
};
}];
However if you are making a persistent server, i.e. life or a long term tactical simulatur like dynamic wars.. you have to reappraise that and figure out what works best for your mission/gamemode.
woeful void
could also teleport the unit and turn the simulation off for it.. then when they reconnect, teleport back and reenable simulation? Dunno.. just tossing an idea out there. I don't know about exile.
little eagle
He said it's Arma 3 Revive. I guess that is not modified by Exile.
Otherwise better ask them for details.
little eagle
Why not QS?
There is only one way to find out.
Yes, but now you're making up solutions for problems that don't even exist (yet).
How does Exile even handle players relogging? Is AI enabled or does Exile just setPos a new unit to the last position?
severe pendant
Uses extDB and stores player data lastPosition and reloads it
peak plover
You can save the information about the player on the server and once the client connects, ask for info.
severe pendant
Aye.
little eagle
No wonder the unconsciousness thing is handled properly then.
severe pendant
Though, my knowledge on the back end is limited. As I said, I'm a noob when it comes to coding.
little eagle
The lifeState should be serialized by the database extension thing. I just don't know how to manually knock out a unit in BI Revive (Just setUnconscious ???)
Yeah.
Pardon?
So setUnsconscious is sufficient?
To manually knock out a unit and have BI revive work.
?
The wiki page is garbage.
Just kill the unit.
peak plover
Hey hey, no need to get violent.
little eagle
But they explain nothing.
file?
#include "defines.inc"
#define DEBUG_LOG bis_fnc_logFormat
This part is cute. It almost looks like a proper script.
SET_STATE(_unit,STATE_INCAPACITATED);
I guess.
It probably does a bit more than that.
I hope at least. Otherwise ...
What is playerVar ?
bis_fnc_objectVar
all this fancy new tech
KK ?
googles neokika
Nelson Duarte
according to my googlefu
we
I never found an application for bis_fnc_objectVar
Does it work on clients?
Yeah, but it seems to be required for bis_fnc_reviveInitRemovePlayer
Why does a getter function like bis_fnc_objectVar add a "local" eventhandler? -_-
discord
There was a wise guy that once said that functions should have no side effects.
Like a getter adding a eventhandler
Is that why they use
private _object = param [0,objnull,[objnull]];
instead of
params [["_object", objNull, [objNull]];
?
// init.sqf
if (/*database says I'm unconscious*/) then {
private _playerVar = player call bis_fnc_objectVar;
[_playerVar] spawn bis_fnc_reviveInitRemovePlayer;
};
something like that.
severe pendant
Thanks for the pointers guys.
I will see if I can make it work.
Probably will do a temporary solution in the short run which checks if the player is unconscious on disconnect, and then kill the player if it was in combat at least.
little eagle
Just slap it on the server and watch if someone complains.
wow
Thanks discord for adding that "gif" text.
Perfect.
I mean he could work on something to store the state in an object variable or in uinamespace
But the proper way would be to have the database thing serialize the unconsciousness state.
And then use setUnconscious or whatever the way is to trigger BI revive state by script.
On the initPlayerLocal or something.
But the player object is deleted though. The object vars should be gone then.
peak plover
(((getPosVisual _x) select 2) < (300 / floor((speed _x) / 50)))
parenthesis hell : (
(((getPosVisual _x) select 2) < (300 / (floor((speed _x) max 0.01) / 50)))
I guess
severe pendant
Yeah, right now that's a bit over my head.
peak plover
thanks Max, is perfect
little eagle
Don't say that to him though.
severe pendant
But I can do a onPlayerDisconnect check for lifestate.
little eagle
That won't work. You need HandleDisconnect
severe pendant
OK
little eagle
Otherwise you don't have access to the unit of the disconnected player.
severe pendant
So I need to add that eventhandler on the initPlayerLocal?
little eagle
No, it's a eventhandler that only works on the server and handles all disconnecting players.
little eagle
Define "in combat"
severe pendant
Well, Exile has an "in-combat" system, ie if you fire a weapon, or if a weapon is fired in the vicinity of you, you are set as "in combat"
severe pendant
I don't want to kill players that disconnect to avoid (for example) falling down some stairs, or stumbling on some #arma rocks, or whatever
But definitely kill them if they are in combat
(if they disconnect, that is)
little eagle
googled "arma exile in combat"
Nothing valueable found
severe pendant
ExileClientPlayerIsInCombat
Check for that
That's the check I do for other things
ie. if !(ExileClientPlayerIsInCombat) then {
thin pine
It's local to that client huh
thin pine
Could try to add one yourself that mimics it but uses a broadcasting setVariable
little eagle
And that's how it's reset.
No need to I think
firedNear already is global iirc. Could everything be handled by the server
diag_tickTime doesn't support saving, but I guess the rest of Exile doesn't anyway, so ...
little eagle
handleDamage is insert swear word
Maybe, please don't ask me. I have PTSD from that thing and the ace medical system rewrite.
dusk sage
😄
little eagle
//initPlayerServer.sqf
params ["_unit"];
if !(_unit getVariable ["commy_inCombat_init", false]) then {
_unit setVariable ["commy_inCombat_init", true];
_unit addEventHandler ["FiredNear", {
params ["_unit"];
_unit setVariable ["commy_inCombatTickTime", diag_tickTime];
}];
};
//initServer.sqf
addMissionEventHandler ["HandleDisconnect", {
params ["_unit"];
if (lifeState _unit == "INCAPACITATED" && {_unit call commy_fnc_isInCombat}) then {
_unit setDamage 1;
};
}];
commy_fnc_isInCombat = {
#define COOLDOWN 30
params ["_unit"];
diag_tickTime - (_unit getVariable ["commy_inCombatTickTime", -COOLDOWN]) < COOLDOWN
};
maybe this works
thin pine
@tough abyss it gets triggered like 15 times per injury for instance.
peak plover
What's the usefulness of #define COOLDOWN 30 vs _cooldown = 30;
still forum
_cooldown = 30; is a variable assignment. Variable assignments cost performance
little eagle
I do it mainly to trigger Dscha.
dusk sage
I'm sure we'll live
peak plover
Is the performance difference really that good? I've been using _var = blabla;. I'm trying to cut some MS off a script that has to run 1000s of times withing a few seconds
still forum
no
dusk sage
Negligible
little eagle
perfectionism
little eagle
words
still forum
you are trying to cut MS off? Milliseconds? are you saying me that your script that runs thousands of times needs over 1 millisecond to execute?!
little eagle
lol, nigel
peak plover
It's mostly about how many times, I think around 2500 times took me ~1.5 seconds
still forum
eyes twitch
thin pine
I read that as trying to cut Microsoft off
peak plover
I think this is better than having 2500 seperate scripts for every group 'tho
little eagle
It's a magic variable
-> belongs in a macro at the top of the function
dusk sage
You're getting < millisecond on your script as is
thin pine
You have 2500 groups?
dusk sage
If you cut some milliseconds off that, then let me know
Because I'd like infinite performance too
peak plover
They are cached. So in reality max is still 144
still forum
if you have constants. That is variables that never change. You may have a small benefit from putting them into a #define instead of a local variable
peak plover
I normally use this with ~100 - 200 groups. But I wanted to see what would happen if I had a mission with the whole map covered in enemies
dusk sage
whole map covered in enemies
How many we talking 😄
Not gonna need any optimisations when the whole game 💩s
still forum
group limit is 144 if you aren't on dev branch
little eagle
I can tell you what would happen.
thin pine
Arma has stopped working ™
peak plover
I've got a activeGroups limit that I can set different for every group. I try to limit the maximum active to around 30. So 30 active...2470 cached (deleted, only array)
server fps : 45
little eagle
30 groups is different from 144
thin pine
No arma session will ever need 2500 cached groups so test your script with realistic values
little eagle
30 seems reasonable
peak plover
I would like to think if it were spawn mycachescript forEach groups; I would have less than 45 FPS on the server
I've got an actual mission with the script where I got 147 groups right now. Bear in mind some of the groups are only 2 men patrols
little eagle
What does it do?
I think the game craps itself when you have like 2000 scripts running.
little eagle
And 300, one for each fish in the ocean. Thanks BI
dusk sage
Let me get the minigun, brb
little eagle
Setting one object namespace variable should be fine, but definitely don't make it a public one.
little eagle
Just set CfgAISkill everything to 1 and use the commands exclusively
It's .39 and not .2, because they practiced in secret!
dusk sage
Developing A3 must be fun
Does it make sense? Nah. Cool.
Hey guys check this out, I just implemented this new command, it doesn't do what it's meant to do, hahaha
peak plover
AimingAccuracy 0.3-0.4 seems to bee good middleground
you need aimingSpeed 0.3 as well
hahaa
dusk sage
!1!1!!!
peak plover
Brilliant
peak plover
Did you know the setSkill "courage" is responsible for the amount of suppression the AI can withstand?
What the fuck?
dusk sage
aimingShake 69%, aimingAccuracy 29%
Your AI are wacked on something man
got the shakes
endurance: 0.959843
Coke confirmed
peak plover
How does it interploate so much for you?
Is that a modded unit?
"I_soldier_F" "aimingShake" == 0.435 //setSkill 0.8
What are you using to draw the skill value?
What are your difficulty skill settings?
setSkill "aimingAccuracy" 0.5; //skillFinal 0.462362
little eagle
Yeah, I think the difficulty setting is part of the interpolation.
severe pendant
@little eagle Thanks m8, I'll try your solution.
tough abyss
Do publicvariables initiated on server start stay for those who connect, if so how would I read them?
still forum
just read them by using the variables. Public Variables will be received and set when joining the server
tough abyss
Thanks
frank marsh
If using setVectorDirAndUp and setVelocity on every bullet in a fired eventhandler, Does the bullet path get updated/sent over the network twice per shot? Will it cause any performance decrease in MP?
little eagle
Pretty sure the bullets are local objects and you have to setVector / setVelicity them on every machine.
Will it cause any performance decrease
Yes
Everything does.
Use the profile branch thingy and find out how much.
frank marsh
No issue in single player, but how will it affect performance on a server with 2 players vs 60 players. Kind of hard to test
little eagle
The only way to find out is the profiler or some other kind of debugging.
This doesn't run for AI
frank marsh
ok. thanks 😃
meager granite
Bullet locality depends on ammo simulation and how it was shot. Player-fired shotBullet projectiles are local to each client
Only fired message is sent, then each client processes bullet by themself
little eagle
That is why we have to use our own deterministic random number generator to keep sniper bullets synched for spotters.
frank marsh
So bullets get adjusted "in flight" locally and the new path is not sent to every client with that overheating script?
little eagle
they're adjusted once when fired and not in flight
polar folio
is ther any way to control depth of field via script?
plucky beacon
should I be running scripts for GUIs in functions?
it says waitUntil is an error in general expression
polar folio
no. you should read up on scheduled vs non-scheduled environment in sqf
supsend stuff like sleep and waituntil only works in scheduled
plucky beacon
preInit are called unscheduled so suspension is not allowed. Parameters passed are [ "preInit" ].
postInit are called scheduled so suspension is allowed but any long term suspension will halt the mission loading until suspension has finished. Parameters passed are [ "postInit", didJIP ].
that's a good starting point
good. you should still read up on it if you don't know what the difference is
little eagle
They put that count vs forEach shit on the wiki 😦
plucky beacon
what about it
is it wrong?
Ya post init didn't work so I guess I have to read up more
polar folio
why is that bad?
dusk sage
perfection commy perfection!
plucky beacon
question: is there any advantage in converting my ui scripts to functions instead of keeping them the way they worked?
polar folio
nitro. according to that stuff you posted you were somewhat right but it highly depends on what you make waituntil wait for i guess. either way it's very important to understand the difference anyways. so can't hurt to read it
plucky beacon
it's waiting for a boolean
clicked = false;
onMapSingleClick "'east_start' setMarkerPos _pos; clicked=true;";
waituntil {clicked};
so what happens?
little eagle
Why don't you put the rest of the code inside the eventhandler
also use addMissionEventHandler
plucky beacon
this is local?
polar folio
right (@commy not at local)
plucky beacon
uhhh
little eagle
So you don't have to work with a string and have stackable eventhanlers
plucky beacon
this isn't for an event handler?
polar folio
did they keep those for backwards compat? would be cool to habe them remvoed at some point
polar folio
although mission EH keeps it from breaking right?
little eagle
It makes using it more convenient and does stop it from breaking too.
polar folio
so essentially BIS_fncaddstackedEH is kind of pointless, huh? i kind of missed the memo on mission EHs. shoudl probably switch all my BIS_fnc_stacked EHs to those
little eagle
It is now.
I mean, there is nothing wrong with it, but it's vulnerable of being broken by mods that don't care about compatibility
E.g. Exile.
plucky beacon
onMapSingleClick "
'east_start' setMarkerPos _pos;
clicked=true;
'H8erHUD' cutRsc ['default','PLAIN'];
OpforFlag setPos (getMarkerPos 'east_start');
openMap [false, false];
enteredEast = true;
[] call GUI_fnc_SpawnMenu
";
I suppose that works
but it's all ugly and turqoise
:P
polar folio
do what commy said to decrease ugliness adn also make it better
plucky beacon
what did he say to not deal with strings?
polar folio
yea Exile blocks mission EHs too i think though. or infistar. can't remember
missionEH
little eagle
You can still remove them all by using removeAllMissionEventHandlers
But if someone does that, why bother with it.
little eagle
polar folio
and yea it sucks. but it still makes all the noobs come to my steam page to complain. and i honestly would like them to be able to use stuff without hassle
little eagle
Write a letter of complaint.
polar folio
do mission EHs survive save game loading? because then it'd require care to avoid spam
little eagle
Yes.
polar folio
k thx
plucky beacon
Dear BI
scrtipting is hard, plz nerf
love XxScriptingNoobxX
I'm having lots of trouble understanding keydown event handlers and how to get certain things pushed back appropriately to make a thing happen.
I know that the action keys I need to work with are GetOver and CommandFast (I think that's sprint).
Does anyone know the most efficient way to create an event handler for GetOver+CommandFast keys?
I've got a patchwork of shitty script for this already, but it's... just terrible.
tough abyss
Is there a method of reading systemChat from the server?
polar folio
you mean ask the server for something and make it spell out in systemchat on the client?
tough abyss
No like if let's say some admin says something in rcon. I want to read the sentence and trigger the script
dusk sage
Nope, sorry
tough abyss
Dang
dusk sage
If you are handy with a different language, you could whip up a small extension
old basin
Is there a way to enable the new Revive system conditionally? I would like my missions to fall back on it should ACE medical not be present.
little eagle
@shadow sapphire Those actions don't work properly. You better forget about them and treat them as if they don't exist.
@old basin
if (isNil "ACE_Medical") then {
// no ace medical
};
No idea how to script start the revive system or if it is even possible.
shadow sapphire
@little eagle, DRATS!
What might I do for the V key and SHIFT key? Just use DIK?
little eagle
DIK codes. #include the library to keep your code readable.
#include "\a3\editor_f\Data\Scripts\dikCodes.h"
who's dik?
jade abyss
brother of cok
plucky beacon
nice meme
jade abyss
DirectInputKey?
plucky beacon
DirectionalInfractionKnowledge
old basin
@little eagle Yeah I know how to check for whether the mods are present, it's the BI Revive thing I'm having problems with
little eagle
Sorry, no idea how to start it by script.
old basin
Can't find any commands or functions in the BIki to control it
little eagle
Was looking at the wiki yesterday and it's nothing on there.
jade abyss
"DirectInput Key " is what i found
little eagle
It has no SQF commands, it's a scripted solution as far as I can tell.
old basin
It was when I last was active like a year+ ago, but I never paid it much mind
Oh hey there are functions in the ingame functions viewer for this thing
The wiki does not seem to be up to date with these
shadow sapphire
Anyone know how I can do a keydown for when 0x2A and 0x2F are pressed simultaneously?
dusk sage
If I'm not mistaken, you'll have to release a key to detect the other
polar folio
isn't the problem rather that each single key will trigger the event? i don't think keyDown will block itself like that
dusk sage
It's only going to trigger for the one key
And when they occurs, the other key is already not known, the EVH has finished execution
shadow sapphire
Hmm...
Okay, well, shit.
Then I'll have to do a fucking velocity check. Irritating!!
So, I need a keydown even handler that checks a whole bunch of shit out and then does it's thing based on that. Ugh.
little eagle
What are you trying to do?
Because if you want to stop people from vaulting, then give up.
dusk sage
So, I need a keydown even handler that checks a whole bunch of shit out and then does it's thing based on that. Ugh.
Elaborate 😃 ?
plush cargo
could have keypress down "v" set a variable to true and keypress up "v" set to false and keypress "x" checks if variable is true then both keys are down
shadow sapphire
@little eagle, @dusk sage, I'm trying to make the movement in my sandbox more versatile. I don't want to remove vaulting, but I want to make it where if you are sprinting and hit the vault key, you will jump, if you press vault key when there is a window or wall, based on height, you'll climb through or over it.
@plush cargo, that's not a bad idea, but I've seen something similar to what I need done with a velocity check and that seems to work fine. Thank you, though!
plush cargo
np 😃
dusk sage
Just be careful, if you hold a key down, it'll fire many times
dusk sage
You can simulate a little parabola, but it looks odd
Same as what life does, just via setVelocity
Same anim as you just linked
polar folio
animchanged EH could work too. would need switchmove though without transitions. might get ugly when used with any otehr than a rifle in hands since i think there is only a rifle version fo the jump anim in game
dusk sage
yep, it holsters mid flight
unborn elbow
Hello,i settet up a wasteland server on chernarus summer.I put the MOD vehicles from CUP in the store to buy,took me many hours bcs im a noob.When i press buy there pop up a messege in the top right "The purchase has been cancelled". I realy dont no what to do can any one help me maybe :/?
polar folio
hm i guess you could do some fast selectWeapon stuff. auto select rifle while jumping and select back to what you had right after. shouldn't be noticable with anim EHs. except you will always jump with rifle in hand xD
polar folio
does anyone know the path to the default NVG overlay?
little eagle
I can look it up.
plucky beacon
You know I never even thought about it, you could use the NVG overlay without the green effect to simulate a mask of some kind
little eagle
It actually uses a model and not a texture
modelOptics="\A3\weapons_f\reticle\optics_night";
little eagle
\a3\weapons_f\Reticle\data\optics_bg_blurred_round_CA.paa
Four of these
It's only a fourth that is mirrored.
polar folio
thx!
polar folio
k. so how do i rotate a picture? possible?
basically need to make a copy of that overlay
polar folio
actually i could just create teh ctrl as an object/model one. derp
should do the trick
little eagle
Never tried that, but sounds interesting.
polar folio
although since i'm doing stuff to nvg i might aswell remove that default overlay all together. should be possible, right?
little eagle
By editing the config, sure.
polar folio
btw. i was thinking. it would be so damn useful to be able to use that addaction hack using the shortcut parameter without having that ghost entry in th scroll menu list. what are the chances of them adding a parameter to addaction to avoid that, if we ask for that?
so one could easily create EHs for any mapped action or whatever you call those
little eagle
About 0?
dusk sage
Don't be optimistic commy
little eagle
You're right. If we ask, they'll probably take away the DefaultAction hack we use atm altogether.
polar folio
thx
tough abyss
so if i do test = 100; publicVariable "test"; on server side and for every client that connects can i just do hint str test?
nvm tested and it worked
little eagle
It's great, isn't it?
tough abyss
alright ill do missionnamespace
polar folio
@tough abyss inside remoteExec though, right?
oh wait. nvm. you use global bool
nice
plucky beacon
What was the alternative to publicVariable? mission namespace or soemthing?
I had a long convo with Dscha and someone else and ultimately found out they do the same thing
minus some parameters
little eagle
missionNamespace setVariable public is essentially the same as publicVariable
missionNamespace setVariable ["Test", 127, true];
Test = 127;
publicVariable "Test";
The first one is very slightly faster and a one liner.
plucky beacon
yush, thans commy
chilly hull
I remember that there was a max execution time for scripts, but I can't seem to find it anywhere.
chilly hull
Thanks
tough abyss
thanks Dscha for the code optimisation page. never read it.
peak plover
It should be pinned!
peak plover
True, best way to do it is, achieve what you want to. Once it's done rewrite or improve.
Every time I go back on a old script, I feel like I've been so bad and the new one is 2x better
tough abyss
recursive loop and you return to it
therfore it's never perfect
therfore you write it 2x better every single time
dah dah dahhhh
peak plover
End result is better 'tho. Even
peak plover
even 'tho it might never be perfect, it's always better
peak plover
What gamemodes did you design?
rotund cypress
Is there any way to script how hexagons show and on what players they show on?
Like is there any commands for setting shit like that? I've been looking like crazy but haven't been able to find anything.
Ah alright, but can I use the default hexagons then? I assume no. I've seen it done I think. What I want to do is, remove a hexagon from the group when the target doesnt have a gps. so when he doesnt have a gps, no one in his group can see him
ah alright
Ye that seems like a good way i guess
thin pine
It's like a slightly cleaner version of handleDamage minus the damage processing
turbid thunder
@tough abyss so its like hitPart in a way?
flat sphinx
Hello. Need help with ejecting players from vehicle in INCAPACITATED lifeState. Example from wiki (moveout) don't work. Any ideas?
civic maple
hmm, can you temporarily disable the unconsciousness, do moveOut, and then reenable it?
flat sphinx
yes, this method is best atm, but may be someone know more simple and clean 😃
thin pine
Delete the vehicle. Jk
plucky beacon
with those new damage handlers you could therietically award players who have done the most damage and give other players asissts like most games
thin pine
What has changed that you think would make that so much easier? @plucky beacon
plucky beacon
Read quicksilver's comment up above, you can measure how much damage is caused by a unit and it's projectile
thin pine
This was already possible with handleDamage tho
peak plover
That could be used to add the dink sound games like battlefield,counter strike and cod are using when you headshot someone with a helmet, to appeal to the mainstream audiences
Also hitmarkers and hit indicators.
peak plover
Have a square one for vehicles
plucky beacon
imma start with people first
peak plover
Make them only show when a certain amount of damage is done, that way when you shoot a pistol at a tank, you won't get it, but if you shoot a .50 at a car you do.
plucky beacon
I was thinkin' that actually
ho boy I could even do it for getting hits on parts of vehicles like rotors
on another note, I could do a script that spawns a marker when you fire a weapon without a suppresor
that then fades
peak plover
Genius. This will improve arma immensly.
little eagle
I found it's best to do the scripts right the first time. I don't get back to improve stuff like 90% of the time. Only the really big features get overhauls and it's mainly stuff like new SQF commands or eventhandlers.
plucky beacon
well at least in my head including vehicles now or later is negligible since it won't be reusing much code. the damage to parts on vehicles is diffrent.
plucky beacon
I've rewritten things several times because I've been told it's wrong here
I prefer thorogh testing with a reliable group
little eagle
Yeah, I try to think of all of that before.
plucky beacon
I still think the safe zone object in helpers is way more effective
I prefer iterative design
I learn more
and I'm also not good enough to know the best way
so basically becuz nub
I can't plan for time spent
because I don't know how complicated it will get
i.e. hit markers
I'm pretty sure I know how I'm going to do it
but then, i dunno fucking sound files will be trouble suddenly
thin pine
hitPart EH description actually recommends usage for hitmarkers iirc
plucky beacon
haha lol
thin pine
Because of this, this event handler is most suitable for when the shooter needs feedback on his shooting, such as target practicing or hitmarker creation.
I've modified atlas' hitmarkers mod which also uses hitPart
plucky beacon
but what about dem headshots
thin pine
selection: Array - Array of Strings with named selection of the object that were hit.
plucky beacon
why not use the dammaged handler?
peak plover
Wouldn't you have to use MpHit anyway?
thin pine
eww
peak plover
I guess remotExec would work as well
thin pine
prevent network stuff wherever possible
for local feedback like hitmarkers i wouldnt recommend mphit
peak plover
Copy that. remotExec has object available as target, the function will be executed only where unit is local
So it's perfect
thin pine
on a side note - im hardly experienced with networking but doesnt remoteExec with a local 'target' still send a msg to the server and then the server checks locality and sends the msg on through to the selected client
I somewhat doubt its p2p
plucky beacon
I think the only P2P in arma is local and nondedicated hosted servers and VOIP
in Atlas' mod he makes it an extension of the hitPart event handler, can you do that in a script solution? description maybe?
thin pine
what u mean is that he's using the CBA hitPart extended eventhandler, for ease and stability.
there are several ways u can do the same without CBA tho
peak plover
Is p2p even possible in arma ?
peak plover
Is information sharing p2p possible, as in only sending a variable to a certain client?
little eagle
There is no p2p. Arma is server-client.
peak plover
So the best solution is still having the remoteExec
little eagle
For what?
thin pine
solution to what problem?
little eagle
Why though? remoteExec already handles objects. And labeling it p2p is misleading.
clientOwner still reports something different in loaded save games : (
p2p has a definition
Otherwise everything MP is p2p
thin pine
i get both povs but yeah i agree with commy here. p2p has a definition
remoteExec can give you the illusion of p2p
little eagle
They're fine, but you have to do stuff correctly to not break them.
CBA didn't work at all in loaded savegames until I fixed all the problems.
uiNamespace
And none of the displays survive
So all keyhandlers are gone for example
CBA_fnc_addDisplayHandler handles all this. Including restarting a mission in editor, where the RscDisplayMission is carried over, which leads to duplicate keyhandlers if done wrong.
thin pine
benefits of MP dedicated scripting...dont ever have to deal with this shit ^-^
locality is funnyjummy
little eagle
Dude. You can just remove comment and leave the strings inbetween the code.
That would make it faster too.
But it's true. The command is useless.
file search in the debug console
rght
syntax highlighter in the debug console : O
still forum
if you wanna file search for comment's just search for //
thin pine
leaving random strings in the code would perhaps make me think it's unfinished code. Putting comment before it though makes it abundantly clear it's a comment
Personal preference I guess XD
still forum
true. use /**/ then
polar folio
do textures used in UI stuff need proper size and ratio too like textures? having trouble loading a texture
thin pine
#careForComment
little eagle
Using the debug console for writing code is retarded in the first place.
turbid thunder
Quick question: Is it possible that when I enable respawn on custom position on a user selected position that the mission doesn't start with everyone having to wait until the respawn timer runs out after joining in?
I mean, ofc it is possible somehow but how
little eagle
What?
turbid thunder
Basically, I have a mission with respawn on custom location
- the respawn menu to select where you spawn
BUT, that means that everytime you join in the mission, you basically have to respawn right away and wait until the respawn timer runs out. So assume I have a 60 second respawn timer and above settings set in the mission, the moment I launch the mission everyone needs to wait 60 seconds before being able to spawn in
thin pine
uhhm
turbid thunder
And its one of the go to mistakes mission makers do in the arma 3 unit I used to be in. Respawn on custom location + spawn selection = lets wait additional 30 seconds before we can spawn in after the mission started
thin pine
respawnOnStart = 0; in description.Ext? this?
subtle ore
RespawnOnStart 0 will run the respawn script, but not to actually respawn. 1 will run respawn script and actually respawn. That was the biki explanation, i guess if you set it to 0 it wont count as a respawn i suppose
turbid thunder
Yeah, basically setting it to 0 means that you won't see the respawn menu until you actually die which is exactly what I needed
Another issue though: Special characters like Miller loose their face whenever I do anything with their attributes (Because said attributes contain the identity and millers face isnt selectable there, thus resetting it) any workaround for that?
jade abyss
1 = true
0 = false
thin pine
1 = 0 0 = 1
turbid thunder
@jade abyss I know but that wasnt my point :S
jade abyss
Yeah? And?
turbid thunder
Nothing
jade abyss
erm, okay? ^^
turbid thunder
Still wondering how I fix that Miller looses his face
Or, how to make him still appear as miller
turbid thunder
Well, now I just need to figure out the identity name of miller. Can't test it right now but, I'm just gonna assume its not "Miller" is it?
dusk sage
Using the debug console for writing code is retarded in the first place.
Right in the feels
peak plover
I think it's used for debugging scripts that have been written earlier. That's why he uses comment '';. So he can simply copy the script straight into the debug console and make small edits without reloading the mission.
plush cargo
@polar folio did you figure out the ui texture?
jade abyss
Added: New modelToWorldWorld and modelToWorldVisualWorld script commands (transforming model coordinates to world coordinates with absolute height without any adjustments)
modelToWorldWorld
modelToWorldVisualWorld
Rly? 😄
little eagle
I'm amazed that people actually defend using comment when they also argue for count over forEach.
I mean, sure, Quiksilver is just trolling as always, but everyone else should be ashamed.
Pretty sure it's a typo and the command is named modelToWorldVisual
Oh, wait. That already exists. modelToWorldWorld oh wow.
dusk sage
Makes sense if you plan to use the debug console a lot
Sometimes I forget about comments, spend 20 seconds or so deleting them
Gets annoying
rotund cypress
Does anyone know a good way of adding "categories" to a listbox?
Like
- Category 1
-- Item
-- Item
still forum
the performance impact of the comment command may change if BI incorporates it into https://feedback.bistudio.com/T123419 basically removing at compile time :3
thin pine
imo comment should only be used for debugging scripts in the console, making small adjustments. When final tweak is done and nomore debug console is needed, I replace em with // (or i remove the preprocessor comments b4 testing in console)
civic maple
Why would anyone use comment?
thin pine
if one is sure one tweaks a script in the debug console where regular preprocessor comments are not allowed and one must absolutely preserve those comments for some reason, one may use comment
civic maple
so, basically never?
plucky beacon
Every solar eclipse
civic maple
that often?
thin pine
when all the planets in the solar system align
plucky beacon
use the diaglog
thin pine
and spam the rpt? lol
civic maple
: ^)
thin pine
one should always put diag_logs in perFrame handlers
civic maple
gotta love dem 100 MB+ log files
plucky beacon
I can do one better
thin pine
for maximum performance
plucky beacon
while {true} do {
0 = [] spawn {
while {true} do {
diag_log "spamming log until your computer dies";
};
};
};
OH GOD
plucky beacon
virus activated
does this qualify as malicious code?
you all be good boys and not use that
jade abyss
@plucky beacon
ABC =
{
while {true} do
{
diag_log "spamming log until your computer dies";
[] spawn ABC;
};
};
[] spawn ABC;
GG
plucky beacon
LOL
civic maple
missing brace for while {true}?
jade abyss
Fkn spawn{ ppl instead of
spawn {
thin pine
you a newline bracketeer?
civic maple
Braces on same line master race
jade abyss
Yes, much cleaner and you can see on the first look, where it opens and where it closes.
jade abyss
Sameline brackets is for noobs! all hail the Newliners!
civic maple
😦
plucky beacon
newliners have neater code
thin pine
a happy newline is a happy coder
jade abyss
Newliners = bestliners!
civic maple
halp im being oppressed
thin pine
a bracket a line, keeps your faults in line
civic maple
can we all agree on that we can't rhyme?
jade abyss
They can't
jade abyss
Okay, back to scripting stuff again. Getting outta hand again 😄
thin pine
a bracket a line, your script's all fine - my final attempt
jade abyss
oh ffs, rly Nitro? 😄
jade abyss
if(_x isKindOf "SmartAss")then{bitchslap _x};
}forEach (units Channel);```((units Channel) select { _x isKindOf "SmartAss"}) apply { bitchslap _x; _x };
jade abyss
{
if(name _x == "MrSanchez")exitWith{closeDialog 0;};
}forEach (units Channel);
if (local _sanchez) then { createDialog "Discord"; };
the way you don't put a space between the last bracket and forEach hurts my eyes
jade abyss
I can live with both, tbh. The NonSpace Version looks more professional since (I HAVE NO TIME TO PRESS SPACE!)
thin pine
😄
plucky beacon
if (_uid == _Sanchezuid) then
{
player setAnimSpeedCoef 0.1;
};
you will play arma at 1/10 speed
thin pine
pffft ill adjust the moves config, set everything to 10x
plucky beacon
not if I'm checking addons
thin pine
in that case, more time for coffee while playing
jade abyss
if (_uid == _Sanchezuid) then
{
player setVelocity [100000000,0,0];
};```input is an array with xyz
jade abyss
it is whistle
plucky beacon
while (gay) do
{
hint "you are gay";
playSound "LoudScreeching";
};
pffffff
why hintSilent. Let the noise be heard.
I love the old arma 2 hint sound
on a loop ofc
now i think of it, is there autorun in arma?
little eagle
quality discussion while I was gone I see
thin pine
always 😃
civic maple
ofc
plucky beacon
We're solving the real issues here commy
none of those bugs or errors
just the problem of not enough shitcode
little eagle
I can't save every chat.
jade abyss
*-l
little eagle
What kinda smiley is that, Dscha?
jade abyss
\Okay, again: * -L / *remove L
little eagle
Gesundheit.
jade abyss
Danke.
dusk sage
I can't wait to make some ambigious code with these new commands
little eagle
_1, _11, _111, _11111, _111111, _1111111
dusk sage
Think of the bytes commy
little eagle
_I vs _l
dusk sage
They are going extinct
You can start local vars with numbers, as it's denoted by the _
Eh, am I going crazy
tough abyss
lol i noticed my mistake lol
little eagle
Comment was deleted.
plucky beacon
your mistake was looking at anything we been writing 1 hour ago
little eagle
missionNamespace setVariable ["0var", 127];
dusk sage
Does it work?
little eagle
idk
civic maple
does sqf support Unicode as variable names?
little eagle
ASCII
civic maple
aww
little eagle
And without setVariable it's only letters and numbers
That will not work, BoGuu as "5" is a "reserved variable"
little eagle
missionNamespace setVariable ["0var", 127];
missionNamespace getVariable "0var"
->
127
works
jade abyss
Deam?? It would be a nightmare if numbers where Vars!
dusk sage
See the picture
Just doesn't work when parsing because it's not expected to be a another type
jade abyss
Yeah Commy, but a simple 0var check resulst in error ("Error missing ;" )
little eagle
missionNamespace setVariable ["äöüß", 12];
missionNamespace getVariable "äöüß"
->
12
really?
dusk sage
yep
little eagle
Shit it's real
jade abyss
Oh my
little eagle
inb4 security hole by being able to end anticheat threads that are started via
0 = 0 spawn {
jade abyss
fml -.-
little eagle
The BoGuu namespace
jade abyss
0 = "hi";
0 = 0 spawn{systemchat "test"};
missionNamespace getVariable "0"; //<NULL-script>
Oh my
little eagle
yup.
0 = 1;
missionNamespace getVariable "0"
-> 1
At least
0 = 1; with missionNamespace do {0}
Is still 0
jade abyss
No, its okay. I don't wanna hear anymore, it could affect my reality.
Yeah, thats normal.
dusk sage
yes
this is it
There must be a way to break it all from here
Keep writing shit code, we've got this
jade abyss
As long as it only reacts to getVariable -> No Prob, tbh
dusk sage
Google numbers
Did you mean 'ARMA numbers?'
little eagle
True. It's just funny.
still forum
numbers are parsed into special instructions at compile time.
just like strings. but unlike true/false which are still function calls
dusk sage
shh
jade abyss
wait a sec
little eagle
_null = 0;
_null2 = -0;
[_null == _null2, _null isEqualTo _null2]
->
[true, true]
So isEqualTo makes no difference between them
0 and -0
jade abyss
puh, at least this doesn't work :D
missionNameSpace setVariable ["true",false];//reserved Variable
_null = 0;
_null2 = -0;
[_null == _null2, str _null == str _null2]
-> [true, false]
str can detect 0 vs -0.
peak plover
Is that how you use params?
little eagle
_null = 0;
_null2 = -0;
[_null] isEqualTo [_null2]
->
true
@peak plover The string can be a variable too, but it's unusual.
dusk sage
Yes @peak plover Makes my code more readable
little eagle
less*
little eagle
🍿
jade abyss
missionNameSpace setVariable ["null",player];
missionNamespace getVariable "null"; // O Alpha 1-1:1 (Khairullah Sabet)
isNull null; // false
^^
little eagle
null is used by so many people (and for no reason most of the time), that that code isn't really safe.
jade abyss
Some stuff that you can irritate some ppl with 😄
peak plover
Mind isEqualTo 'blown'
plucky beacon
if null == null
little eagle
objNull == objNull // false
controlNull == controlNull // false
displayNull == displayNull // false
grpNull == grpNull // false
locationNull == locationNull // false
taskNull == taskNull // false
scriptNull == scriptNull // ERROR
configNull == configNull // true
Yey consistency
little eagle
To be fair
inheritsFrom configFile == configNull // true
You could achieve configNull by using inheritsFrom configFile and they probably didn't want to break stuff.
It's more annoying that str configNull is "", so it's basically invisible in the debug console
also
isNull teamMemberNull // ERROR
tbf: Who would use that.
little eagle
I don't even know if it's implemented correctly.
jade abyss
Don't think so. Can't even think of a usefull thing to do with it
little eagle
It has some weird "control structures" associated with it:
{} forEachMember _team;
{} forEachMemberTeam _team;
{} forEachMemberAgent _team;
It's just all sorta fucked and circular though:
Syntax:
team addTeamMember member
Parameters:
team: Team Member
member: Team Member
Return Value:
Nothing
TEAM_MEMBER was another candidate used as variable container for pseudo namespaces, but LOCATION was faster.
So, it's useless.
jade abyss
hm
little eagle
This is a reserved Type for future implementations. In Armed Assault it is not implemented yet.
Well. That means never then.
I wonder if you can hack something together with this though.
Those not forEach'es look interesting.
little eagle
I think I figured it out:
modelToWorld // reports AGL, simulation thread
modelToWorldVisual // reports AGL, render thread
modelToWorldWorld // reports PosWorld, simulation thread
modelToWorldVisualWorld // reports PosWorld, render thread
PosWorld is the same as ASL, but with the model center being z=0 instead of the lowest point in the LandContact LOD.
They fucked up when naming PosWorld. It doesn't really describe what it is all that well.
One "world" refers to model space vs map ("world") space and the other "world" refers to PosWorld.
There, chat saved. Suck gas, evildoers.
jade abyss
little eagle
Because they didn't anticipate having a PosWorld variant for modelToWorld.
I have no idea why they named it PosWorld. It doesn't even have to do anything with the world. The actual difference in the z coordinate is zero being model center instead of the lowest point in LandContact.
Should've been ASLCenter
getPosASLCenter instead of getPosWorld
ASL, cause it's ASL, Center cause it uses the models center.
logic ¯_(ツ)_/¯
modelToWorldVisualASLCenter
Still shit, but at least the words all make sense on their own.
little eagle
Actually they already have a command named getPosASLVisual
little eagle
So the visual comes after the "z type"
modelToWorldVisualWorld should be named
modelToWorldWorldVisual for consistency
It's not possible to raise the water, Dscha.
jade abyss
Of course