bleak schooner Mar 25, 2017, 8:58 PM

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I have the following code as a tazer function:

    waitUntil {!isNull player && player == player};
    waitUntil {!(isNull (findDisplay 46))};
    sleep 2;
    mav_tazer_fnc = {
        private["_unit","_damage","_source","_projectile","_old"];
        _unit = param[0,objNull,[objNull]];
        _damage = param[2,0,[0]];
        _source = param[3,objNull,[objNull]];
        _projectile = param[4,"",[""]];
        _old = (getDammage player);
        if(
           !isNull _source && {!isNull _unit} && {_source != _unit} &&
           {(toLower(currentWeapon _source) find "hgun_p07" != -1)}
          ) then {
            if(alive player && (player distance _source) < 50) then { 
                [] spawn {
                    tased = true;
                    player allowDamage false;
                    player setUnconscious true; 
                    uiSleep 10;              
                    player setUnconscious false;
                    player playMoveNow "AmovPercMstpSnonWnonDnon";
                    player allowDamage true;
                    tased = false;
                };
                _damage = _old;
            };
        };
        0; 
    };
    player removeAllEventHandlers "handleDamage";
    player addEventHandler["handleDamage",{_this call mav_tazer_fnc;}];
};

still forum Mar 25, 2017, 8:59 PM

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highlight code using
```sqf
<code>
```

jade abyss Mar 25, 2017, 8:59 PM

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Pls:
```sqf
CODE
```

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😄

still forum Mar 25, 2017, 8:59 PM

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First! 😄

jade abyss Mar 25, 2017, 8:59 PM

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lucker! I added "pls:"... was a mistake

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😄

still forum Mar 25, 2017, 9:00 PM

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Should make a Keyboard macro for that...

bleak schooner Mar 25, 2017, 9:00 PM

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was just changing it 😃

jade abyss Mar 25, 2017, 9:00 PM

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SQF

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to the 1. line
```sqf

bleak schooner Mar 25, 2017, 9:00 PM

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my question: since the 64bit update all players will get tazed but won't recive damage from other weapons. anyone have an idea why?

jade abyss Mar 25, 2017, 9:01 PM

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Arma ¯_(ツ)_/¯

still forum Mar 25, 2017, 9:01 PM

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Well... your handleDamage function is always returning 0

bleak schooner Mar 25, 2017, 9:02 PM

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and how do i fix it?

still forum Mar 25, 2017, 9:02 PM

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If code provided returns a numeric value, this value will overwrite the default damage of given selection after processing. Return value of 0 will make the unit invulnerable if damage is not scripted in other ways

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don't return 0 ?

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Return _damage if he was not hit by a tazer. and return 0 if he was hit by a tazer. because tazers shouldnt do damage

bleak schooner Mar 25, 2017, 9:04 PM

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can you tell me, what parts exactly of my code i have to change?

still forum Mar 25, 2017, 9:06 PM

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What? It's your code... If you have written that you know exactly what to change 😮

bleak schooner Mar 25, 2017, 9:06 PM

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nope I didn't wrote it

still forum Mar 25, 2017, 9:07 PM

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Let me guess 😄 Life?

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I'll take that as a yes 😄 Maybe you should learn to write scripts yourself instead of copying them :x

replace 0; by _damage;

bleak schooner Mar 25, 2017, 9:10 PM

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I wrote several hundred lines of codes all by myself for this mission (check the forums where I posted some) but I got stuck for weeks on this tazer so I had someone else write it for me

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but thanks anyways

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^^

still forum Mar 25, 2017, 9:12 PM

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Don't take it to personal ^^ I'm just a very Anti altis-life guy. And that script looks very Lifeish to me :x

jade abyss Mar 25, 2017, 9:12 PM

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Yeah

still forum Mar 25, 2017, 9:13 PM

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And you apparently having no Idea about supposedly your own script just confirms that expectation :x

tender fossil Mar 25, 2017, 9:22 PM

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nvm -

bleak schooner Mar 25, 2017, 9:23 PM

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openCuratorInterface

turbid thunder Mar 25, 2017, 9:33 PM

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@tough abyss you could delete them or move them they are objects I'm sorry but I'm not sure I fully understand what you mean with this, or how this is accomplishable

plucky beacon Mar 25, 2017, 9:43 PM

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https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1WMKmqiO27LPdBxbwsLgn0RQq4allv6YdkUVzef7RMas/edit?usp=sharing if anyone wants to look at pictures, I'm trying to conceptualize a scoring system.

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SaMatra is probably the person to ask about something like this

subtle ore Mar 25, 2017, 9:44 PM

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Cool @plucky beacon

plucky beacon Mar 25, 2017, 9:45 PM

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tell me if you spot anything that doesn't look right

plucky beacon Mar 25, 2017, 10:06 PM

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{    
    if(_jip) then {
        [[],"\DNI_FpsZeus\client.sqf"] remoteExec ["execVM",_owner,false];
    };
} remoteExec ["onPlayerConnected", 2, false];

would this work?

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I guess more or less it's about if the remoteExec can take code blocks as a parameter

rotund cypress Mar 25, 2017, 10:12 PM

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So I have a question with structuredText, how can I make it adapt to interface size? I got it with normal sizeEx = whatever * safezoneH; but with structuredText that doensn't work.

plucky beacon Mar 25, 2017, 10:13 PM

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I'm pretty sure you can still use safezone in structured text

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I know it does for size

rotund cypress Mar 25, 2017, 10:13 PM

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<t size='1 * safezoneH'>hello</t>

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Pretty sure that wouldn't work?

plucky beacon Mar 25, 2017, 10:14 PM

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oh sorry, I'm just looking at my dialogs hpp

jade abyss Mar 25, 2017, 10:14 PM

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format["<t size=%1>hello</t>",(1 * safezoneH)];```

rotund cypress Mar 25, 2017, 10:14 PM

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Oh alright

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Thanks

jade abyss Mar 25, 2017, 10:14 PM

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this is working, but i don't know if its adapting.

rotund cypress Mar 25, 2017, 10:14 PM

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Ye I'm a bit sceptical as well

jade abyss Mar 25, 2017, 10:15 PM

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I think, i ended up not defining the Size at all in the end, because of that

plucky beacon Mar 25, 2017, 10:15 PM

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Hay Dad look at my UML model

rotund cypress Mar 25, 2017, 10:15 PM

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But what about larger structured text then

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If you never resize things

jade abyss Mar 25, 2017, 10:16 PM

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*slap*

plucky beacon Mar 25, 2017, 10:16 PM

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ow

jade abyss Mar 25, 2017, 10:16 PM

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I never needed to do it SimZor. Thats why, can't help any further in your case.

rotund cypress Mar 25, 2017, 10:16 PM

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Alright

plucky beacon Mar 25, 2017, 10:16 PM

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use defines maybe?

rotund cypress Mar 25, 2017, 10:16 PM

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Btw, it should be '' around %1

jade abyss Mar 25, 2017, 10:16 PM

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@plucky beacon Do that stuff ServerSided

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No Simzor

plucky beacon Mar 25, 2017, 10:17 PM

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but it's an addon

rotund cypress Mar 25, 2017, 10:17 PM

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Shouldn't?

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How does that work

jade abyss Mar 25, 2017, 10:17 PM

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size=1

"size=%1", 1

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Its just not needed, iirc.

rotund cypress Mar 25, 2017, 10:18 PM

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This is what I did <t color='#FFFFFF' font='PuristaLight' align='center' size='%1'>

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Your saying its not even needed if you dont have %1?

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So I can just do color=#FFFFFF?

jade abyss Mar 25, 2017, 10:18 PM

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wait a sec, before i talk nonsense

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size='%1' <- correct (with ' )

rotund cypress Mar 25, 2017, 10:19 PM

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Right 😃

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Haha, it didn't make sense at all to me 😄

jade abyss Mar 25, 2017, 10:19 PM

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In some cases, you can ignore the ' / "

rotund cypress Mar 25, 2017, 10:20 PM

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Ye

jade abyss Mar 25, 2017, 10:20 PM

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_Text = format["<t shadow='1' align='center' size='%1'> %2", ( 0.65 * (safezoneW / safezoneH)), (_this select 0)];

_Ctrl ctrlSetStructuredText parseText _Text;```

rotund cypress Mar 25, 2017, 10:20 PM

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That will work?

jade abyss Mar 25, 2017, 10:21 PM

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Thats what i usedin 2017mod, so... yeah 😄

rotund cypress Mar 25, 2017, 10:21 PM

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NICE

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legend

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Headache = Gone

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Whats 2017Mod btw?

jade abyss Mar 25, 2017, 10:22 PM

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aborted proj, since too many issues with A3.

rotund cypress Mar 25, 2017, 10:22 PM

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What was it supposed to be?

jade abyss Mar 25, 2017, 10:22 PM

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0.02 * safezoneH <- btw.: try that as Size

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googleit, no clue if page still exists or not.

turbid thunder Mar 25, 2017, 11:03 PM

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I think I found a workaround for my footstep problem. Spamming switchMove aswell as slowing the AI's animation speed down by a lot makes their footsteps basically silent while they are still able to creep towards me in a very slow speed. I also noticed that allMissionObjects does not pick up sounds created by animations at all (both #soundonvehicle and "All" have been tested) sooooo yeah, I'm not sure if disabling footsteps is even possible through scripting alone :S

tough abyss Mar 25, 2017, 11:18 PM

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is there a way to do something like
forEach allPlayers-HeadlessClients? Ik HeadlessClients isn't a thing but whats the alternative

turbid thunder Mar 25, 2017, 11:19 PM

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_justPlayers = allPlayers - entities "HeadlessClient_F";

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That?

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@tough abyss ^

tough abyss Mar 25, 2017, 11:23 PM

#

danke

still forum Mar 26, 2017, 1:33 AM

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Does anyone know what happened to modelToWorldWorld and modelToWorldVisualWorld ? I could really use them right now...

turbid thunder Mar 26, 2017, 1:43 AM

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@still forum It seems like it was added in the dev branch prior to the release of 1.68 (the 64 bit release) but never actually made it into the main branch

still forum Mar 26, 2017, 1:43 AM

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Also can't find anything on biki about in the list of commands in dev branch

turbid thunder Mar 26, 2017, 1:46 AM

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Well it wouldnt be the first time that newly introduced commands do not have a biki entry yet. Mayby it is still in the dev branch?

still forum Mar 26, 2017, 1:46 AM

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Probably. Guess I have to wait then

thick ridge Mar 26, 2017, 4:04 AM

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Anyone know how to prevent display event handlers from sticking around between mission restarts?

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Ah, i found a solution here: https://forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/177711-mousebuttondown-and-mousezchanged-bleed-remaining-after-mission-restart/

jade abyss Mar 26, 2017, 9:52 AM

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hmpf, why do attached ropes disable Engines on Planes? :/

worn hatch Mar 26, 2017, 2:16 PM

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Hey, so I was told there is a script that makes it so when your mod is run on certain servers it ends the mission. And just had a few questions:
First is this true?
If so does anyone know where I would go about obtaining this script or a tutorial on how to make one?
Is there something specific I would have to do to make the script execute on like server startup or something like that?

Thanks for any help, sorry If they are stupid questions I no more or less nothing about scripting, only about modelling really.

tough abyss Mar 26, 2017, 2:22 PM

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preInit / servername check / missionend

scarlet spoke Mar 26, 2017, 2:24 PM

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However that is barely worth the effort as anyone who has the slightest scripting knowledge can simply remove this functionality...

worn hatch Mar 26, 2017, 2:26 PM

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@scarlet spoke I was told however that it breaks copy right to edit my mods without permission. So if I put it in my mod, and then they remove it I can file copyright.

At least that is what I was told

scarlet spoke Mar 26, 2017, 2:27 PM

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Sure you can.. But on the legal side they wouldnt even be allowed to use it without your permission to begin with...

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And noone will really care if someone edited your mod

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At least as far as I have heard...

worn hatch Mar 26, 2017, 2:29 PM

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see I dont know exactly as Ive been getting mixed opinions across the board. but basically what Ive gathered from a few people is that while I cant stop them using it, I can file a DMCA against anyone who edits it. So adding a check to disable servers I dont like should stop that

scarlet spoke Mar 26, 2017, 2:30 PM

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I doubt that

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But you can try and if you put enough effort into it you might even succeed. But I think in the worst case you need to get an attorney to force it

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@worn hatch but why do you even publish your mod when you don't wnat others to use it?

worn hatch Mar 26, 2017, 2:37 PM

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no the point of it is for others to use it

scarlet spoke Mar 26, 2017, 2:37 PM

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Do you provide any character models and stuff like that?

worn hatch Mar 26, 2017, 2:37 PM

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there is just a select few communities that for personal reasons I do not want using them

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Its going to be a terrain object pack e.g. structures and objects and nature objects like trees and stuff

scarlet spoke Mar 26, 2017, 2:38 PM

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Hm okay...

worn hatch Mar 26, 2017, 2:38 PM

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but the point of the mod will be to give terrain makers more content to use

scarlet spoke Mar 26, 2017, 2:39 PM

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Well then I can't come up with anything that will offer this kind of "protection"

young current Mar 26, 2017, 2:51 PM

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There is no way to 100% protect any mod.

tough abyss Mar 26, 2017, 2:55 PM

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doesnt Mikero have an obfuscator?

young current Mar 26, 2017, 2:55 PM

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But what you write in your license is important and will prevent some precent of wrong use and can help you for example DMCA servers. Those who dont care about such stuff at all you cant really do anything about.

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obfuscater scrambles configs but stuff can still be used

grizzled cliff Mar 26, 2017, 3:41 PM

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mikeros obfuscator isn't really that useful when you consider it is not a feature supported by the engine, so in essence he is doing something that any other toolchain should be able to decode.

halcyon crypt Mar 26, 2017, 3:47 PM

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not that I'm a proponent or anything but it is useful to deter a certain kind of people

dusk sage Mar 26, 2017, 4:52 PM

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Is it possible to open the field manual in MP?

scarlet spoke Mar 26, 2017, 4:52 PM

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Afaik it is

dusk sage Mar 26, 2017, 4:55 PM

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Possible via key binds?

scarlet spoke Mar 26, 2017, 4:58 PM

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Ummm.... Never tried it
Isn't it listed in the pause menu?

dusk sage Mar 26, 2017, 5:08 PM

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Mhm

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Just wondering if there was another way

scarlet spoke Mar 26, 2017, 5:11 PM

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I guess you have already digged through the control presets?

plucky beacon Mar 26, 2017, 5:24 PM

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Good morning coders

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Oh wait it's 1:25...

arctic veldt Mar 26, 2017, 6:41 PM

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Lol, I was tempted saying morning to everyone but it was 18:37 sigh

tender fossil Mar 26, 2017, 7:09 PM

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Where are the downloaded Workshop mission files located?

plucky beacon Mar 26, 2017, 7:27 PM

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arma directory !Workshop

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Is there an easier way to remove ACE attributes from mission sqm?

thin pine Mar 26, 2017, 7:46 PM

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Don't add them

tender fossil Mar 26, 2017, 7:57 PM

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@plucky beacon I see only my mods there, mission files aren't there

scarlet spoke Mar 26, 2017, 7:59 PM

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They might be in the missions or mpmissions directory in your ArmA directory..

plucky beacon Mar 26, 2017, 7:59 PM

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@tender fossil what? Ace attributes are from the ACE mod, are we talking about diffrent things?

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@thin pine I didn't add them, they're put there when you save a mission with ace on, because it adds attributes for medics

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I don't even know what Raven is talking about

warped fractal Mar 26, 2017, 8:30 PM

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Does anyone know why I can't set activations for triggers anymore? Everytime I click it, it just flashes white

plucky beacon Mar 26, 2017, 8:31 PM

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change UI to very small

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it's annoying but 🤷

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hopefully a fix soon

thin pine Mar 26, 2017, 8:31 PM

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@plucky beacon what are ze negative effects of zem being zere?

plucky beacon Mar 26, 2017, 8:32 PM

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can't play with folks on vanilla?

warped fractal Mar 26, 2017, 8:32 PM

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Thanks that fixed it

plucky beacon Mar 26, 2017, 8:32 PM

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I'm not using anything from ACE on the mission I just happened to make it when I had it enabled

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👍

thin pine Mar 26, 2017, 8:32 PM

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oh so it automatically adds an entry in requiredAddons as well then?

plucky beacon Mar 26, 2017, 8:32 PM

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ya

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annoyingly

thin pine Mar 26, 2017, 8:33 PM

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could just remove that entry but keep the attributes there. Would have to do that every time you save the mission though.

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it's faster than removing all the attribute-classes though.

plucky beacon Mar 26, 2017, 8:35 PM

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I want to be able to load it in editor in vanilla

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and if I remove the required addons it'll error out I'm pretty sure

nocturne bluff Mar 26, 2017, 9:07 PM

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FYI the obsfucator is so fucking useless

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It protects against kids and nothign else

plucky beacon Mar 26, 2017, 9:10 PM

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what Obsfucator?

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for mission files?

tender fossil Mar 26, 2017, 9:14 PM

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@plucky beacon I'm talking about vanilla mission downloaded from Workshop

plucky beacon Mar 26, 2017, 9:16 PM

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oh okay, ya we were on diffrent topics

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uhhh workshop addons...

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C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\workshop\content\app# maybe?

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https://forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/191162-where-did-my-steam-workshop-mod-folders-go/

rocky marsh Mar 26, 2017, 11:03 PM

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How would I go about checking to see if a player is looking at a certain door?

plucky beacon Mar 26, 2017, 11:34 PM

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thaaat's a good question

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it would probably involved the direction there facing versus a line that's drawn between them and the door.

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Is this just one door or a script for every door in a map

rocky marsh Mar 26, 2017, 11:35 PM

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Only a certain door

austere granite Mar 27, 2017, 12:09 AM

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use selectionPosition on the buildling, convert that to world position

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Then check if that position is on screen by using worldToScreen

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 12:09 AM

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no

austere granite Mar 27, 2017, 12:09 AM

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then check if worldToScreen is within a certain margin of error (and distance)

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orrrrrrrr

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 12:09 AM

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http://pastebin.com/uva6RFta

Pastebin

[SQF] Open/Close Doors via Action - Pastebin.com

austere granite Mar 27, 2017, 12:10 AM

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if you dont need any visual stuff, just use intersect check

subtle ore Mar 27, 2017, 12:10 AM

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@austere granite the memory points for each building are not accurate. Some are at least a.couple of steps away. Particularly the doors.

austere granite Mar 27, 2017, 12:10 AM

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"Door_N_sound_Source"

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 12:10 AM

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And thats why -> Intersect with the GeoLOD

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Yes, the new names for Sources

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-.-

austere granite Mar 27, 2017, 12:11 AM

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https://gitlab.com/FrontlineA3/Frontline/issues/420 thanks :p

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i didnt play since new update till today and no one reported bug

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 12:11 AM

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Just ask me, if something is broken 😄

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Someone reported me, that my Button didn't worked... i said "It must work, you broke it" - I went in, didn't worked, went to configs, hated BI again 😄

austere granite Mar 27, 2017, 12:12 AM

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Yeah i had that today

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Me being like... fuck i broke something even though no new version was released

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nope works on everything else

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BIS

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 12:12 AM

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^^ as usual

viral sleet Mar 27, 2017, 2:35 AM

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Is it at all possible to add rockets to the ceasar propeller driven plane via a script somehow?

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 2:36 AM

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yes, addweapon

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pick a rocket launcher classname

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, get in pilot and pew pew away

viral sleet Mar 27, 2017, 4:11 AM

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I dont meen add it to the planes storage i meen add it to the plane itself .ie attached under wing

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:11 AM

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no

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you'd have to change the model and the vehicles config

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but you can addweapon to make a firable weapon for the pilot

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even if it isn't visible

viral sleet Mar 27, 2017, 4:12 AM

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Oh i didnt know this

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Ill try this later thanx nitro

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:14 AM

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go to editor and paste this in the init of plane for maximum ridiculousness

this addMagazine "12Rnd_125mm_HE_T_Green";
this addWeapon "cannon_125mm";

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or a quad, but it might explode on landing

viral sleet Mar 27, 2017, 4:15 AM

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I shall

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:15 AM

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I made a gamemode for my friend where it was dogfights with only tank cannons

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goofy stuff

viral sleet Mar 27, 2017, 4:15 AM

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What about 20 HE rockets dude.Give ys apaste for that

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:15 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_CfgVehicles_EAST

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everything ya need is here

viral sleet Mar 27, 2017, 4:16 AM

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Rgr

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Can this be done server side

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:16 AM

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yes

viral sleet Mar 27, 2017, 4:16 AM

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Awesome

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:17 AM

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Local arguments meaning wherever the script runs, the vehicle has to be owned by that machine

viral sleet Mar 27, 2017, 4:17 AM

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CAS cessna

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:17 AM

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I put a 50Cal on an An-12 and scared my unit when it did a strafing run suddenly

viral sleet Mar 27, 2017, 4:17 AM

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Lol

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:17 AM

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primitive yet suprising

viral sleet Mar 27, 2017, 4:18 AM

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Youve lost me with the local arguments thing.Just wanna run it on a server and everyone gets the cas cessna if they buy one.

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But th theserver brains trust can sort it id say

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:19 AM

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is the vehicle spawned with a script? or on the map from editor?

viral sleet Mar 27, 2017, 4:20 AM

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Its on a warfare multiplay server eutw

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:20 AM

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then you shouldn't have to worry about it probably

viral sleet Mar 27, 2017, 4:21 AM

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Great help nitro thnx

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:21 AM

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👍

arctic veldt Mar 27, 2017, 4:31 AM

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@plucky beacon Can I add
addMagazine "1000Rnd_Gatling_30mm_Plane_CAS_01_F";
addWeapon "1000Rnd_Gatling_30mm_Plane_CAS_01_F";

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And have a gatling cannon on one too? >:D

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:31 AM

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weapon needs the weapon

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you put the magazine in both

arctic veldt Mar 27, 2017, 4:32 AM

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I did have a looksie but I'm not sure to make out of what

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:32 AM

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theres two columns, weapons and magazine

arctic veldt Mar 27, 2017, 4:32 AM

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Gatling_30mm_Plane_CAS_01_F

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Would that nail it?

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:32 AM

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ya

arctic veldt Mar 27, 2017, 4:32 AM

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Thank yyou very much >:D

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:33 AM

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anything with [number]Rnd_... is a magazine

arctic veldt Mar 27, 2017, 4:33 AM

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yep, wasn't quite sure, thanks still :p

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:33 AM

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are you adding a gatling to a go-kart?

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that's what I would do

arctic veldt Mar 27, 2017, 4:34 AM

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Oh lord, yes. yes yes yes.

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:34 AM

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you might blow yourself up too but it's in the name of science

arctic veldt Mar 27, 2017, 4:34 AM

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Gonna add
addMagazine "1000Rnd_Gatling_30mm_Plane_CAS_01_F";
addWeapon "Gatling_30mm_Plane_CAS_01_F";
addMagazine "2000Rnd_20mm_shells";
addWeapon "Twin_Cannon_20mm";

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:35 AM

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pfft

arctic veldt Mar 27, 2017, 4:35 AM

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Wait, can flares be added too?

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:35 AM

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from the buzzard huh? why not

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ya

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flares will be ejected from the center of the vehicle by default

arctic veldt Mar 27, 2017, 4:35 AM

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Well, this is definitely gonna add some spice to my fun now

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Is there specific flares I'm looking for? or can I use those 3GL ones?

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:37 AM

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they all use the same flare launcher for the 'weapon' and the magazine diffrences are just he number of flares

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for the weapon it's just CMFlareLauncher I think

arctic veldt Mar 27, 2017, 4:38 AM

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Do I increase the amount of ammo by repeating the line Addmagazine?

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:39 AM

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ya that's one way to do it, just when the number reaches 0 it will 'reload' the next magazine

arctic veldt Mar 27, 2017, 4:39 AM

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"Init: Missing ;" 😮

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:40 AM

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didn't type this

arctic veldt Mar 27, 2017, 4:40 AM

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oh, oh right!

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:40 AM

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it doesn't know where to add the magazine and weapon without it

arctic veldt Mar 27, 2017, 4:40 AM

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Ahaha that's sorted that

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Ahahahaha amazing, thank you very much

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:43 AM

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👍

arctic veldt Mar 27, 2017, 4:43 AM

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I'm gonna have to remember this and save it, am I able to add these on the fly with the debug console by any chance?

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:43 AM

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as long as the vehicle is named yes

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although if it's spawned with zeus it can cause issues, so add them to the map in eden first

arctic veldt Mar 27, 2017, 4:45 AM

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Ooooo, can I have an example for a go kart?

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:45 AM

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Take the tank one from earlier

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Tanks have a massive amount of recoil. And you probably should make the player and cart invincible for that

arctic veldt Mar 27, 2017, 4:50 AM

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I can't seem to see it

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:56 AM

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It's from when i was talking to Sama

arctic veldt Mar 27, 2017, 4:59 AM

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I feel I should sleep and come back tomorrow but I'm not spotting it unless it's further up 😮

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 4:59 AM

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You might be going too far, it wasn't that long ago

arctic veldt Mar 27, 2017, 5:01 AM

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Aye, I must truly be too tired to spot it, I see where you're talking to him but I don't see a piece I can use to add weapons through debug

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 5:02 AM

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Just name a vehicle and replace this with the name

arctic veldt Mar 27, 2017, 5:04 AM

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Ah I'm getting an error when I try to add it to an SUV

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Trying
this addMagazine "1000Rnd_Gatling_30mm_Plane_CAS_01_F";
this addWeapon "Gatling_30mm_Plane_CAS_01_F";

with veh classname in front, after, replacing this

Error Generic Error, some others too

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 5:06 AM

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Classname? What

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You have to give that vehicle a name not use the classnames

arctic veldt Mar 27, 2017, 5:11 AM

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Ahwell, thanks a bunch for the info and whatnot, it's gonna be fun

tepid pollen Mar 27, 2017, 6:26 AM

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Hey all, I'm having trouble with my script and I don't think I'm going to figure it out on my own. Basically, I'm trying to convert a string of a uniform (example: "Item_U_Example_Uniform_1") received by typeOf cursorTarget (where cursorTarget is a uniform item on the ground, hence the Item_... prefix) to a string without the prefix (ex: "U_Example_Uniform_1) by using the following in a SQF: (sorry for italics above they're not intentional)

private _unif = typeOf cursorTarget; // _unif returns "Item_U_Example_Uniform_1"
private _unifarr = _unif splitString ""; // this is where things get odd, _unifarr returns ["U","_","E","x","a","m","p","l","e","soonandsoforth"] instead of ["I","t","e","m","_","U","_","E","x","soonandsoforth"]
private _unifarrf = _unifarr deleteRange [0,5]; // this returns <null>
private _uniff = unifarrf joinString ""; // this returns nothing at all. not nil or null, just blank
hint format ["Uniff: %1\nUnif: %2\nUnifarr: %3\nUnifarrf: %4", _uniff, _unif, _unifarr, _unifarrf] // to view outputs for the variables, of course

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 6:28 AM

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Use toArray then delete the first 5 entries in the returned array and reassemble the String with toString

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@tepid pollen

tepid pollen Mar 27, 2017, 6:31 AM

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Okay, I will try that, but why does _x splitString ""; return without the prefix?

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even though the variable was a string originally and it shouldn't have (in theory) been removed

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 6:33 AM

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I honestly have no clue

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The only thing I can tell you that toArray is a special command for exactly the case when you want to split up your String into an array and then manipulating each "character" by itself so splitString "" is pretty unnecessary... You may want to keep in mind though that toArray will give you an array of integers instead of strings so you need toString in order to convert these integers back into a string

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 6:35 AM

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```sqf
CODE
```

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Alternative Syntax 3 of select can be used for that kind of stuff:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/select

_abc =  "item_ABC" select [5, 50];
hint  _abc;      // "ABC"

select

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 6:38 AM

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Oh yeah you are right... Completely forgot about that one ^^

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I think it's the even better solution for this problem

tepid pollen Mar 27, 2017, 6:39 AM

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Ok, thanks guys, by the way I think its Alternative Syntax 4 of select

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 6:39 AM

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4 is Array?!

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Why Array?

tepid pollen Mar 27, 2017, 6:40 AM

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actually nevermind. I was thinking from the broken up into array part. my bad

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 6:40 AM

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You can use select directly on your string 😉

tepid pollen Mar 27, 2017, 6:40 AM

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you are right

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 6:41 AM

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I usualy am 😄

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 6:41 AM

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xD

tame portal Mar 27, 2017, 7:30 AM

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Don't listen to dscha

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Bad things will happen

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 7:32 AM

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sush! Letme see them suffer in pain and agony! This brightens my black heart a little bit.

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 7:50 AM

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Is that why Dscha beats me regularly?

vapid frigate Mar 27, 2017, 7:51 AM

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@tepid pollen are you trying to get a name to display for the uniform? if so, getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> typeof cursortarget >> "displayName") might work better?

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assuming the one on the ground is a 'cfgvehicle', not 'cfgweapon'

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 7:52 AM

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*getText not getString

vapid frigate Mar 27, 2017, 7:53 AM

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my bad

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 7:53 AM

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😉

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+I guess he needs the className (without "land_")

vapid frigate Mar 27, 2017, 7:54 AM

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yeah i'm not sure what the uniform on the ground is exactly

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wouldve thought it'd be a 'weaponholder'

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 7:55 AM

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Thought so too, he might placed an object on the ground.

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And not out of the Inventory

vapid frigate Mar 27, 2017, 7:55 AM

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yeh true, pretty sure it wouldn't work for dropping one

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 7:55 AM

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OR: He doesn't know that and we will see him in the next days again 😄

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Yep, it won't work.

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But: Thats not what he was asking for 😄

runic spoke Mar 27, 2017, 7:56 AM

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you could just toArray the string, and remove the first 5 and toString it after. 😛

vapid frigate Mar 27, 2017, 7:57 AM

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or use the better way dscha pointed out

runic spoke Mar 27, 2017, 7:57 AM

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toArray, reverse, resize (count _arry) - 4, reverse, toString

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 7:57 AM

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"land_BLABLA" select [5,5000]```

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Way easier.

runic spoke Mar 27, 2017, 7:58 AM

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pff, my way looks smarter

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 7:58 AM

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Smarter != better 😄

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+Not smarter, just "overcomplicated"

vapid frigate Mar 27, 2017, 7:58 AM

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more obfuscated

thin pine Mar 27, 2017, 7:59 AM

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Omit the 5000 @jade abyss 😉

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 7:59 AM

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NO!

thin pine Mar 27, 2017, 7:59 AM

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😉

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 7:59 AM

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NO NO NO!

thin pine Mar 27, 2017, 7:59 AM

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Winkwinkwink

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 8:00 AM

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snap, <18 here... *Edit

tired wren Mar 27, 2017, 8:00 AM

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Stokes is always over complicated, take him at face value

thin pine Mar 27, 2017, 8:01 AM

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Control yourself

runic spoke Mar 27, 2017, 8:01 AM

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you get the same results 😛

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 8:01 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Code_Optimisation

"Optimisation is everything when running lots of instances, with low delays. However, there is such thing as premature optimisation. Also, avoid excessive cleverness.

"Excessive cleverness is doing something in a really clever way when actually you could have done it in a much more straightforward but slightly less optimal manner. You've probably seen examples of people who construct amazing chains of macros (in C) or bizarre overloading patterns (in C++) which work fine but which you look at an go "wtf"? EC is a variation of premature-optimisation. It's also an act of hubris - programmers doing things because they want to show how clever they are rather than getting the job done." - sbsmac```

Code Optimisation

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In this case -> Its smaller AND more efficient at the same time 😄

runic spoke Mar 27, 2017, 8:02 AM

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"programmers doing things because they want to show how clever they are rather than getting the job done." lol

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 8:02 AM

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^^

tired wren Mar 27, 2017, 8:03 AM

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thats the motto

runic spoke Mar 27, 2017, 8:07 AM

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wait wait, how long as select array been a thing?!

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1.27 😐

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how have i not known about this 😐

thin pine Mar 27, 2017, 8:22 AM

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Because you live under a rock

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😛

cerulean whale Mar 27, 2017, 9:16 AM

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Lel

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 9:24 AM

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to further support @jade abyss
the solution using toArray should also be slower due to new arrays being allocated etc.
one still has to test
but select already is faster due to less operations happening

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 9:25 AM

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☝ 👌

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1 Command (select) VS erm.. toArray, ToString, Find, erm... what else?

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 9:27 AM

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not sure
but those are patterns i have to teach my linter sooner or later

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mb i should write it down somewhere 🤔

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 9:52 AM

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What do you mean by pattern? Can't your linter deal with the toArray-solution @queen cargo ? 😮

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 9:54 AM

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Talking about code "warning"

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When the linter tells you that you do can make it like so

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But it would be better to do it differently

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More code information... Not warning

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 9:58 AM

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Ahhhh... Alright I get it
But I think that barely possible to implement in a generic way. More like with using a database with "bad code snippets"

vapid frigate Mar 27, 2017, 10:03 AM

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is this SQFLint or is there another one?

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:05 AM

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@vapid frigate ArmA.Studio

vapid frigate Mar 27, 2017, 10:08 AM

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cool, having a look

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:09 AM

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Please just do not forget that it is in very early alpha currently and such things as static analysis still is todo

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:10 AM

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I think there are way too many linters in development atm

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One as a standalone, one in ArmAStudio and one in my own plugin... xD

vapid frigate Mar 27, 2017, 10:10 AM

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ah ok, might wait then. just switched from NP++ to VSCode with SQFLint and SQF Language plugins.. impressed with that so far

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only false positives in my code are _something = switch { } statements

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:11 AM

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Ha that's something SQDev can deal with!

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(In case yoiu're interested) 😇

willow basin Mar 27, 2017, 10:12 AM

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Unless BI Devs say command X is better than Y (deprecated) I'd not force anything into the linter. Linters should give adivces unless there is a grave mistake where the linter can be 100% sure of the developers mistake. Most linters don't know what the aim of the developer is or don't know the targeted product (take A3 as granted) and thereby give false advise.

vapid frigate Mar 27, 2017, 10:12 AM

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will have a look Raven, although i'm not a fan of eclipse

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but only used it for java

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:15 AM

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I think you don't need much of eclipse for scripting SQF except as an environment... 😉

vapid frigate Mar 27, 2017, 10:15 AM

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yeh, thinking about it, it's the setting up java stuff that i find annoying

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:15 AM

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So there are not many things that are integrated in the defautl eclipse workflow (I think)

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Well you certainly don't need to do that for SQF xD

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Or do you mean installing Java? 🤔

vapid frigate Mar 27, 2017, 10:16 AM

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setting up libs/folders, etc

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:17 AM

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ah okay... Yep then you don't have to do that

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The onyl thing that is required are a few preferences indicating some default folders but if you don't use some weird custom folder setup for your ArmA installation the plugin should auto-configure them for you 😄

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vapid frigate Mar 27, 2017, 10:34 AM

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@pale pecan does this lint everything in my project or only when i open sqfs?

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appears like it's everything which is pretty impressive.. didn't find any issues

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out of 1000+ sqfs

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:39 AM

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Currently it only lints when you open in an editor... Project linting is planned for the future

vapid frigate Mar 27, 2017, 10:40 AM

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ah damn.. don't really wanna click on 1000sqfs to check them 😃

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:40 AM

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Hahah yeah xD

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Do you know you have an error somewhere in there?

vapid frigate Mar 27, 2017, 10:41 AM

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seems to remember the errors it's found or something.. i added an error (it showed as an error), closed the sqf, restarted eclipse

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and it still showed it

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:42 AM

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@queen cargo It's written Arma 3 and not "ArmA 3".

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:42 AM

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Yes it does remember errors... or rather the respective markers

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:42 AM

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ArmA only applies to Armed Assault.

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:43 AM

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Well isn't Arma 3 Armed Assault 3?

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:43 AM

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@scarlet spoke ArmA.Studio technically is a standalone too
also it will not make mistakes like SQFLint with _foo = switch { ... } or try catch (yes, it is/was wrong in there)

though ... it will allow some non-valid combinations like [] then [] which are syntactically true but wrong from typing
that, however, is not part of syntax anymore and has to be added in the code analysis part of it

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@little eagle ??

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:44 AM

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ArmA-Studio is written wrong. Please fix. Thanks.

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 10:44 AM

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no, it was called "ARMA: Armed Assault"

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:44 AM

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But that doesn't change the fact that there are a lot of independent developmnets going on ^^

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 10:44 AM

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Arma 3 is simply "Arma"

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:44 AM

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it is not
it is an IDE for the ArmA series

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:44 AM

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Ah okay

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:44 AM

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Arma Series

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:45 AM

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?

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:45 AM

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not "ArmA series"

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:45 AM

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Of course it is

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:45 AM

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Doesn't exist.

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Fix it.

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:46 AM

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let me remind you of Armed Assault
it was uppercase still stylized as ArmA on the box https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARMA:_Armed_Assault#/media/File:Arma_cover.jpg

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it still is in ArmA 3

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https://gamefaqs.akamaized.net/box/0/5/6/192056_front.jpg

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:47 AM

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No, it's not. It's Arma 3.

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:47 AM

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that is where that casing also comes from
so no, nothing to fix

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:47 AM

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wrong

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:47 AM

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wow, you guys got problems 😂

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:47 AM

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Fix your shit

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:47 AM

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it actually is @little eagle who is mad

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for some reason

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again

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as usual

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:47 AM

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Battle of the Derps 🍿 go on, peasants. Fight.

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(waiting for the punch of both)

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:48 AM

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true indeed @scarlet spoke
reason for the one i wrote was that i could not find a single one suiting my needs being either C/C++ based or C# based and providing all the output i need

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 10:49 AM

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only armed assault was ArmA

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http://imgur.com/ivQTi8t.png

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this is what BI gave steam

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hence it's Arma

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:49 AM

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/Arma3official
Arma not "ArmA"

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:50 AM

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That was no critics... I mean I'm doing something similar myself with my plugin
I just pointed out that there are a lot of people doing the linter stuff and everyone hsa problems one of the others has fixed ^^

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:50 AM

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Check the spelling everywhere on this site:
https://arma3.com/

Arma 3

| Arma 3

Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.

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Arma not "ArmA"

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:50 AM

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But int he URL is: "arma3.com"

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😂

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:50 AM

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Oh c'mon don't argue about Arma vs ArmA

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:50 AM

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sush Raven

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be quiet

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:50 AM

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they already do

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 10:50 AM

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there's nothing to argue about because it's Arma

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:50 AM

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xD

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:50 AM

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There is arguing. X39 is just wrong as usual.

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:51 AM

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stylized always as "ArmA" ... yes

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:51 AM

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But cuel, the url! Its all lowercase!!11

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:51 AM

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🤦

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:51 AM

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I say, its "arma".

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 10:51 AM

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urls are default lowercase, it's a standard

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:51 AM

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false fact @cedar kindle

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:51 AM

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I hereby ignore your opinion cuel.

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:51 AM

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Now open the URL and check how BI names their game.

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:51 AM

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and its also wrong.

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:51 AM

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Let's go full retro:
I say it has to be OFP!!!

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:51 AM

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And it's Arma and not "ArmA"

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 10:52 AM

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they can be case sensitive, but that's against the standard x39

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:52 AM

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But in this pic, its ArmA
https://arma3.com/assets/img/logos/arma3.png

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:52 AM

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+1

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:52 AM

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🍿

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:52 AM

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In this pic it's actuall ARMA

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 10:52 AM

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yes it's a stylish logo

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:52 AM

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omnomnomnom, so tasty popcorn 🍿

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:52 AM

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indeed @jade abyss

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:52 AM

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but whatever

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:52 AM

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it is stylized as ArmA

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:52 AM

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No it's not

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:53 AM

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unicode stylization in that crap is horrible ...

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:53 AM

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That is not a small M you iditio

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:53 AM

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lmfao

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:53 AM

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Well as there are a lot of different ways to write it could we just assume the case doesn't matter?!

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:53 AM

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Ît does when X39 does it wrong.

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:53 AM

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@mods please ... end this crap of commy2

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 10:53 AM

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BI has "Arma" on their twitter, homepage, and steam

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:53 AM

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My belly, he hurts 😂

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 10:53 AM

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so you're wrong

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:53 AM

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^

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:53 AM

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Welcome to the kindergarten!

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:53 AM

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but the pic

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:53 AM

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I'm out

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:53 AM

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and the url

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 10:54 AM

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yeah it's not funny anymore

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:54 AM

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The pic shows ARMA, Dscha

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:54 AM

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@scarlet spoke Its called: Having fun 😉

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:54 AM

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That is not a small R or M

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:54 AM

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No, it shows: BIG A smaller RM BIG A

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ARMA

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:54 AM

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And the size of a letter does not mean the capitalization of it.

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:54 AM

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But there are fonts, who only have big sizes.

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I bet thats the case here.

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🍿 =}

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:55 AM

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You're making stuff up.

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:55 AM

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The whole time

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:55 AM

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It's clearly Arma

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:55 AM

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Yeah, ArmA.

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:55 AM

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@jade abyss Fun? What is that? Can I eat it?

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:55 AM

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And X39, as usual is wrong.

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:55 AM

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I am laughing pretty hard right now 😄

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:55 AM

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"as usual" is the most funny part actually

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 10:55 AM

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it was funny a while ago now it's just lame

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:56 AM

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Not rly

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Okay, background:
3 Germans are involved in this Convo.

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Overprecise Germans (Stereotypes, you know)

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:56 AM

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The rest can gtfo

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:56 AM

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😄

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:57 AM

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Actually 4 😉

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:57 AM

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So in conclusion, "ArmA" does not exist and it's called Arma, and X39 is stubborn and wrong as usual.

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:57 AM

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3.5

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:57 AM

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Lol ^^

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:57 AM

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And DScha ia a troll.

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:57 AM

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Yep.

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:57 AM

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that is an insult @little eagle

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:57 AM

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It's also the truth.

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:57 AM

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not only that i never doubted that it is written as Arma

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in every instance of BI

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i just pointed out the truth that it is stylized as ArmA

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:58 AM

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No, it isn't

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:58 AM

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and yes, sizing is styling

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:58 AM

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R and M are upper case too

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:58 AM

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ok ... i admit ... you are trolling

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:58 AM

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ARMA

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:58 AM

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#SizeDoesntMatter

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:58 AM

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and annoying too in this chat

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:58 AM

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lol, check the image

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:58 AM

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arma.com <-- remember the URL!!!!11

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 10:58 AM

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xDD

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:58 AM

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ok

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 10:58 AM

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maybe you are also just stupid as fuck ...

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i dont know

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:59 AM

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arma is fine

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so is

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ARMA

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:59 AM

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Or ArmA

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:59 AM

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and
Arma

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But not "ArmA"

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 10:59 AM

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ArmA is just annoying to type and it's literally wrong

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 10:59 AM

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^

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 10:59 AM

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But, how do you shorten ArmedAssault?

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ArmAss?

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 10:59 AM

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yes

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 11:00 AM

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I mean, AA is already taken.

barren magnet Mar 27, 2017, 11:15 AM

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I read alot of arma here >.>

proven crystal Mar 27, 2017, 11:16 AM

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"Over"precise?? Whats that?

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Uh... seems to have been an older bit of conversation ^^

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 11:17 AM

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Don't restart it xD

proven crystal Mar 27, 2017, 11:17 AM

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Just saying precision is an art, a philosophy. A way of life :)

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 11:17 AM

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👍

frank radish Mar 27, 2017, 11:45 AM

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ArmAss sounds way too lewd

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just stick to Arma

thin pine Mar 27, 2017, 11:50 AM

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Commy and X39 need to get a room. There's clearly some unresolved sexual tension between the two of you

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 11:55 AM

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not my fault @thin pine
I am sexy and i know it 😏

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he just cannot resist my taste

split coral Mar 27, 2017, 11:57 AM

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Guys, this is not right channel for that.

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Try #other_games_chat

still forum Mar 27, 2017, 12:20 PM

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ArmA3.com 🍿

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 12:59 PM

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There are people that think "R" is a lower case "r" just because it's written small.

queen cargo Mar 27, 2017, 1:00 PM

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never said that btw.
but it is ok @little eagle
you also do not need to use my tools

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 1:00 PM

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You said look at the logo lmao

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 1:00 PM

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Meanwhile in scripting channel, we can see the scripters in their natural habitat arguing about the semantic's of the game's title

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 1:02 PM

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That was me, @little eagle 😄

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 1:04 PM

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Schäm dich.

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 1:05 PM

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nö

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boorrrnnn to be trrooollll
*sing*

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 1:06 PM

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Your mom must be proud of you.

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 1:07 PM

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yep =}

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btw.: Anyone knows a Workaround for: "Ropes attached to planes disable the Plane Simulation"? :/
Also disables the Engine completely.

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 1:13 PM

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my guess would have been use an event handler to reenable the simulation

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but i'm guessing you tried that

polar folio Mar 27, 2017, 1:36 PM

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wait, you can't make an object without collision with createSimpleObject? that's lame. or am i missing something?

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 1:42 PM

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I'm pretty sure simple objects basically only have collision. No damage, cargo, or anything. Just a model and texture

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 1:50 PM

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Is there a way to reference a perFrameHandler in CBA from the handler itself? So e.g. add a PFH that checks a certain condition and if that is true it executes some code and then removes itself from the PFH-list?
As I'm typing this that what I'm searching for is the waitUntilAndExecute function but out of interest... Would it be possible?

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 1:53 PM

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[_this select 1] call CBA_fnc_removePerFrameHandler;

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 1:55 PM

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is it always select 1 or is it always at the end of the argument-array?

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Or are the arguments bundled in a nested array at index 0?

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 1:56 PM

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0 is the passed arguments

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1 is the PFH id

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 1:56 PM

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okay thx

rotund cypress Mar 27, 2017, 2:03 PM

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I have been asking myself a long time, is using private _variable = much faster than using private ["_var1, "_var2"];, or is it only an negligible difference?

still forum Mar 27, 2017, 2:03 PM

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Well...

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When assigning a variable the engine automatically checks if there is a private before that. So if you have it or not. The check is done. Also this check is done at compileTime(preprocessFile) so this is only done once per script
private ARRAY
is a script call. Meaning it has to lookup the function. Check if the argument is correct type. and then convert the strings to variable names and define them as empty. Which is also done everytime the script is executed.

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You can make that out yourself if that is negligible. One has 0 runtime overhead. And the other one has some. Which is several infinite times as much runtime overhead. Like... Simple infinity isn't even enough to express that

rotund cypress Mar 27, 2017, 2:07 PM

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Alright, thanks

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 2:10 PM

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I posted this link a few days ago but am having trouble trying to think of a solution. how would I track the last user to have damaged a unit, and how would I measure how much health a unit had before getting hit. Here is the design model for what I've been conceptualizing.
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1WMKmqiO27LPdBxbwsLgn0RQq4allv6YdkUVzef7RMas/edit?usp=sharing

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 2:12 PM

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@rotund cypress private _var is also 10 times easier to read

rotund cypress Mar 27, 2017, 2:12 PM

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I know

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That is why I have always used it

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 2:12 PM

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and it's easier to rename

rotund cypress Mar 27, 2017, 2:12 PM

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Well if you have more than one define for a variable

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You will still have to rename it more times than 1x

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private _var = 1234;
......
_var = 4321;

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 2:13 PM

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ofc

open vigil Mar 27, 2017, 2:13 PM

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Im a bit late, but A1 was ArmA
http://www.allkeyshop.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/Arma_Armed_Assault_img1.jpg

rotund cypress Mar 27, 2017, 2:13 PM

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But yes, I don't see why people use array type of privatizing variables

open vigil Mar 27, 2017, 2:14 PM

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All caps, but the A's were bigger

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 2:14 PM

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Fonetics

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 2:14 PM

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probably some old guide @rotund cypress

rotund cypress Mar 27, 2017, 2:14 PM

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Cause of the word Assault

polar folio Mar 27, 2017, 2:14 PM

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also the wiki never lies https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA:_Howto_Model_Config

rotund cypress Mar 27, 2017, 2:14 PM

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🤣 @cedar kindle

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no

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Not cause of some old guide... when you look at other peoples code u often see privates in array type. For example, exile uses that method throughout their codebase

still forum Mar 27, 2017, 2:15 PM

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People use private array because back in the day they were not aware that you could local variables (private was called local back then)

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 2:15 PM

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what i meant was, when they learned sqf the guide was using private ARRAY

rotund cypress Mar 27, 2017, 2:15 PM

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Oh

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Maybe

still forum Mar 27, 2017, 2:16 PM

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And People who made SQF guides ofc did the same

rotund cypress Mar 27, 2017, 2:16 PM

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But, why does Exile i.e. not adapt 😭

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 2:16 PM

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@still forum it was only called local for a single patch, think it was 1.52. didn't exist before that afaik

still forum Mar 27, 2017, 2:16 PM

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Because they are lazy and don't care about having good performing scripts?

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^^

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 2:16 PM

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except the command

rotund cypress Mar 27, 2017, 2:16 PM

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Well, who the fack does that

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Especially when speaking about ArmA

still forum Mar 27, 2017, 2:16 PM

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I'd say local existed back in Arma 2

rotund cypress Mar 27, 2017, 2:17 PM

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You would generally like to have as optimised as possible

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 2:17 PM

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yes the locality command, not the variable kind

still forum Mar 27, 2017, 2:17 PM

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Well.. Exile,Life, whatever.. They all have shit scripts. But no one cares

rotund cypress Mar 27, 2017, 2:17 PM

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@jade abyss IIRC I think you always use private with array type?

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Any reason?

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Also, IIRC BIS used private w/ array type for the last field manual update

vapid frigate Mar 27, 2017, 2:18 PM

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the other syntax only came in quite recently?

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 2:18 PM

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habit

rotund cypress Mar 27, 2017, 2:18 PM

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One thing I don't get is why BI does it as well

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Karel Moricky etc...

still forum Mar 27, 2017, 2:18 PM

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local _variable existed since 1.0 https://community.bistudio.com/wiki?title=local&oldid=91996
private ARRAY existed since 1.0 also https://community.bistudio.com/wiki?title=private&oldid=52504
OFP is 1.0 I guess

vapid frigate Mar 27, 2017, 2:19 PM

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ah ok, i meant private _var = x;

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 2:20 PM

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local _var = 1;

still forum Mar 27, 2017, 2:20 PM

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So they were both there since the beginning. local keyword was renamed to private in 1.53

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 2:20 PM

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Just that no one knew about it

rotund cypress Mar 27, 2017, 2:20 PM

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Even though some people would say it's a habit, why not change that habit? Is it really that hard?

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 2:20 PM

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kk added the alt syntax in 2015 from what i can tell

tough abyss Mar 27, 2017, 2:20 PM

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Until now...

still forum Mar 27, 2017, 2:20 PM

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@cedar kindle which alt syntax?

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 2:20 PM

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local _var =

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 2:20 PM

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No, that has been around since A2 at least.

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Just that, as I said, no one knew it existed.

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Still exists in A2 today.

still forum Mar 27, 2017, 2:21 PM

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I see what you mean. Lemme check something

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Okey. No local _var existed back in 2012 and previously in Arma 2. Apparently wasn't on the wiki tho

vapid frigate Mar 27, 2017, 2:24 PM

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kinda confusing using 'local' anyway since it usually means something totally different

still forum Mar 27, 2017, 2:25 PM

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Yes. Everyone was confusing that back then

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 2:25 PM

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That is why it was changed to private like one month after it was discovered.

austere granite Mar 27, 2017, 2:25 PM

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Is there anyway to exit aim down sight for infantry through script, with the normal animation type thing. Using camerview "INTERNAL" instantly switches, whereas pressing right mouse again would zoom out

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 2:26 PM

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No.

still forum Mar 27, 2017, 2:26 PM

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BI scripters probably also didn't know it existed XD That's why it's not used in a ton of their scripts. Engine devs knew it. But they weren't doing scripts

austere granite Mar 27, 2017, 2:26 PM

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qq 😦

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 2:26 PM

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Does createUnit wait for the unit to be created before it returns? Or does it simply queues the unit up for creation and then retruns immediately?

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 2:27 PM

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@austere granite try switchCamera "GUNNER"

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But it has it's problems since you can't choose which scope to look though.

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 2:27 PM

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the unit will exist directly after the command raven

austere granite Mar 27, 2017, 2:27 PM

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Gunner does into aim down sight, using it when you're already ads does nothiong unfortunately.

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 2:28 PM

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Yes, @pale pecan The new syntax creates the unit and reports the correct unit reference immediately and there is no delay.

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 2:28 PM

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Hm okay... Any ideas why it might not exist directly afterwards? I'm running this in unscheduled env.

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 2:28 PM

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Dunno why people keep claiming there is.

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 2:28 PM

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Or maybe the init script needs a little delay before being run?

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 2:29 PM

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Use the other syntax.

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 2:29 PM

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Bc I'm naming the unit in it's init and am referring to it directly after createUnit

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Which one?

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 2:29 PM

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The new / alternative one.

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The one without the init script

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The one with init script, the old one, can go into the trash.

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 2:30 PM

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Ahhhhh yes! Thank you! 😃

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I never considered that an alternative syntax can have a different return value

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 2:30 PM

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If you need the object reference on all machines, publicVariable

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 2:30 PM

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do event handlers overwrite if you don't use stackable ones?

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 2:30 PM

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Afaik yes

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 2:30 PM

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Is that a reliable method of replacing an event handler?

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 2:31 PM

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The ones added via onX (e.g. onEachFrame) do.

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 2:31 PM

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I think I might be onto a solution then

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 2:31 PM

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which EH drifting?

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 2:31 PM

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BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler

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But anyone else using the onX variant still overwrites you.

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Or you overwrite them by using BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler.

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onX is deprecated and should not be used. It's even on the wiki, but some people are stubborn and the stubborn ones are idiots too most of the time and idiots tend to always use the wrong method.

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Like writing "ArmA"

subtle ore Mar 27, 2017, 2:33 PM

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Can the addStackedEventHandler be used for any event handler? Or just the ones that are stackable?

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 2:33 PM

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@cedar kindle the killed one

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 2:33 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler

BIS fnc addStackedEventHandler

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"onEachFrame"
"onPlayerConnected"
"onPlayerDisconnected"
"onMapSingleClick"
"onPreloadStarted"
"onPreloadFinished"

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So they don't work for onTeamSwitch

subtle ore Mar 27, 2017, 2:34 PM

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Sweet. Thanks for that.

vapid frigate Mar 27, 2017, 2:35 PM

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maybe you want this

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/removeAllEventHandlers

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 2:35 PM

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because if it's the case with overwriting event handlers I could track the last unit to have dealt damage to it by just adding a killed handler every time someone hits

cedar kindle Mar 27, 2017, 2:36 PM

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Killed EH does not replace / overwrite

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 2:36 PM

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dam

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nevermind

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 2:36 PM

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Generally

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addXEventHandler

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adds

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setXEventHandler
sets (overwrites)

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Except for addPublicVariableEventHandler, which is a setter despite it's name.

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But I guess you "add" one for each variable name

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 2:38 PM

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hmm

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 3:07 PM

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Does anyone have an idea why my unit gets immediately "recreated" when I press Respawn in the pasue menu? I'm using a custom respawn system that uses a respawn UI that is blended it in the onPlayerKilled and it works fine for normal deaths and player setDamage 1... I guess the respawn button does more than simply killing the player?

jade abyss Mar 27, 2017, 3:08 PM

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You using respawn EH?

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 3:08 PM

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No

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I have configured it via a RespawnTemplate

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Should I?

rancid pecan Mar 27, 2017, 3:10 PM

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Hello all

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In the editor the objects go under. What's the reason ?

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Under the ground

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 3:10 PM

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On a pier?

rancid pecan Mar 27, 2017, 3:11 PM

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No, anywhere

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Is the photo sent?

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 3:11 PM

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nope

rancid pecan Mar 27, 2017, 3:12 PM

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I send a screenshot?4

tough abyss Mar 27, 2017, 3:16 PM

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Is this a valid syntax? ```SQF
x = 1;
while (x < 2) do {
// Stuff
} else {
exitWith {};
};

scarlet spoke Mar 27, 2017, 3:17 PM

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No

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else expects an if-type

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and you can't use exitWith without an if either

distant egret Mar 27, 2017, 3:20 PM

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And While uses code as condition @tough abyss

turbid thunder Mar 27, 2017, 3:37 PM

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Yeah. While is just a loop, but you can have if conditions in your while loop. Just make sure that you have something that can stop the loop when you dont need it anymore

tough abyss Mar 27, 2017, 4:03 PM

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Thanks.

tepid pollen Mar 27, 2017, 4:59 PM

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@vapid frigate @jade abyss Lecks your solution may or may not work better, but at this point I'm just happy to have a working script by using Dscha's method. Only problem is, typeOf cursorTarget only returns what I want it to when a uniform was spawned on the ground. When a player places it on the ground and tries the action, which is actually the only scenario in which I intended for the action to be used, the typeOf cursorTarget is actually GroundWeaponHolder. A bit frustrating considering how long it took to get it working and then for it to be inherently useless, but it should be an easy fix, now that I actually kind of know what I'm doing.

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@rancid pecan You can hold alt to adjust the height of objects and units in the editor

rancid pecan Mar 27, 2017, 5:36 PM

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I know. my problem. Under the ground

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object is Under the ground

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Things go under the ground

tepid pollen Mar 27, 2017, 5:46 PM

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very strange... what map? is it all objects or just some? I think you are able to make them go above the ground by holding the alt key and dragging them up enough.

subtle ore Mar 27, 2017, 5:56 PM

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Is there any way to check if a config entry for uniforms is one side or another? Whenever i try and pull "side" from one it always returns 3.

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(getNumber(_x >> "side"))

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@tepid pollen when a player drops something on the ground, it doesnt just get placed on the ground as a invidiual uniform. It gets placed in a holder, kind of like a vehicle.

meager granite Mar 27, 2017, 6:26 PM

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0 is opfor, 1 is west, 2 is resistance, 3 is civilian

tough abyss Mar 27, 2017, 7:17 PM

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Relating to the player's cursor on the map: is there a way to get the position its looking at on the map?
It must be possible because we can place markers, but I havent figured out how to do it.

still forum Mar 27, 2017, 7:22 PM

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onMapSingleClick

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you can get it when he clicks. But I don't think you can get it otherwise

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 7:23 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlMapScreenToWorld

ctrlMapScreenToWorld

still forum Mar 27, 2017, 7:24 PM

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Yeah but how to get the screen coords of the cursor?

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 7:24 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getMousePosition

getMousePosition

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 7:42 PM

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How do I use isKindOf with the config viewer? how do I know what 'kind' a thing is

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 7:43 PM

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the base classes

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 7:44 PM

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too bad there is no ctrl f in config viewer

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 7:46 PM

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That's why I use the all in one config.

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That and the all in one config isn't sorted alphabetically, but how the entries are added, which makes more sense most of the time

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(tooltip right after displayname etc.)

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 7:47 PM

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what's the all-in-one config

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 7:47 PM

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dump of the vanilla master config

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 7:47 PM

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just raw text?

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 7:48 PM

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a .cpp file, yeah

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 7:48 PM

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is that in the A3 addon?

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 7:48 PM

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No, you have to make it.

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 7:48 PM

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uuuugh

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take all the configs out?

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 7:49 PM

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idk how it's made, someone else uploads them and I use them

plucky beacon Mar 27, 2017, 7:49 PM

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Pennyworth apparently

tough abyss Mar 27, 2017, 8:08 PM

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@little eagle Thanks man! 😄

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Hi, I'm having Undefined base class Life_RscButtonInvisible

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Does anyone knows how to fix it?

still forum Mar 27, 2017, 8:13 PM

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I'm building my AIO configs by calling the engines ExportConfigToTextfile function. Outputs everything very nicely formatted and without syntax errors.
Most other people use scripts to print config to file though. But that sometimes messes the config up because some lines get truncated

tender fossil Mar 27, 2017, 8:45 PM

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Dumb question: what's the script command to spawn an object into gameworld?

thick oar Mar 27, 2017, 8:46 PM

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Createvehicle. Have a look at the official wiki

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Scripting_Commands

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As a beginner it's a good idea to just browse this page to get an idea of what is out there and available. Cant search for something you've never heard. 😃

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 8:47 PM

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There are different commands depending on what kind of object you want to spawn.

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createX on that wiki page is a good place to start though.

tender fossil Mar 27, 2017, 8:49 PM

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Ah, createVehicle of course haha

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I had a blackout... I'm embarrassed now lol

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Thanks anyways 😄

subtle ore Mar 27, 2017, 8:51 PM

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@meager granite yes, that is why i used getnumber. I know it wasnt going to return a string. But even with blufor based uniforms keeps returning 3

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I wonder if side is there only for the purpose of disallowing indie forces and such wearing blufor uniforms?

tender fossil Mar 27, 2017, 9:04 PM

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I think it was design decision at least back in launch @subtle ore

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Not completely sure though

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But thinking about it, I think they changed it

subtle ore Mar 27, 2017, 9:05 PM

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Agh, well switch in plans then. Damn it.

tender fossil Mar 27, 2017, 9:06 PM

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Don't rely on me alone @subtle ore , not sure about it, just trying to remember it

dusk sage Mar 27, 2017, 9:06 PM

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You can force them to wear the uniform

subtle ore Mar 27, 2017, 9:07 PM

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@tender fossil yeah i understand. I was just hoping there was something i had done wrong or something i was missing

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@dusk sage yeah, im just trying to filter uniforms by sides.

turbid thunder Mar 27, 2017, 9:58 PM

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Well, I think some ethical reasoning went into that aswell, but I'm kinda glad they made it so you cant just equip enemy uniforms because that would make PvP matches waaaaay harder, also, the AI would need adjustments to account for the player having their uniform. One thing I did notice though is that all civilians can freely equip uniforms from ALL sides. So, if you want to have a unit without a uniform restriction, take a random civ and group him blufor / opfor / indfor depending on where you need him and then just apply regular blufor / opfor / indfor uniform and equipment to him so he looks like a normal soldier.

EDIT: I admit I actually dont know the exact reason why they did it but you can bypass it as described above w/o scripting. AI's wont respect it though

EDIT 2: I dont actually know if that is what you even wanted to know but I'll just leave it here in case it might be useful for someone >_>

peak plover Mar 27, 2017, 11:19 PM

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Hey, since the community sites are down, anyone know any good debug commands from the back of their head?

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Are there any that display scripts running?

tiny wadi Mar 27, 2017, 11:24 PM

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quick question since the wiki is down, how do I check when a slider is changed on a dialog

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i want to call a function when it changes

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 11:26 PM

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allDisplays

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?

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ui scripts usually run unscheduled and in eventhandlers, so no "running scripts".

peak plover Mar 27, 2017, 11:27 PM

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There should be an event for sliders

tepid pollen Mar 27, 2017, 11:27 PM

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Can someone help me get the correct syntax of remoteExec-ing the alternative syntax for sideChat? E.g. get [west, Commander] sideChat "Enemies in the base!" to remoteExec? I know I should probably use a script but I have many triggers like this and I don't want to have that many scripts if possible

tiny wadi Mar 27, 2017, 11:27 PM

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There is something you put in the control class

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similar to action i belive

little eagle Mar 27, 2017, 11:29 PM

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[commander, "Enemies in the base!"] remoteExec ["sideChat", [west]]

???

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Dunno if remoteExec works with sides

halcyon crypt Mar 27, 2017, 11:29 PM

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if only the biki wasn't down 😛

tepid pollen Mar 27, 2017, 11:29 PM

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it has targets, says side is a valid option for that field

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i had it open before it went down, fortunately

halcyon crypt Mar 27, 2017, 11:31 PM

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hmm a lot of stuff is down :/

peak plover Mar 27, 2017, 11:31 PM

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@tiny wadi onSliderPosChanged = "systemChat str ['onSliderPosChanged',_this]; false";

halcyon crypt Mar 27, 2017, 11:31 PM

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biki / forums / dev.arma3.com

peak plover Mar 27, 2017, 11:32 PM

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It's somewhere near 2am in czech

halcyon crypt Mar 27, 2017, 11:32 PM

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I guess someone got banned 😁

tiny wadi Mar 27, 2017, 11:37 PM

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thanks @peak plover

arctic veldt Mar 27, 2017, 11:49 PM

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@plucky beacon You there? :p

plush cargo Mar 28, 2017, 12:32 AM

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@tiny wadi sliderPosChanged

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sry dunno wtf happened but my chat was way behind

peak plover Mar 28, 2017, 12:43 AM

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my ai seem to be "learning"

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http://i.imgur.com/tFW6fCP.jpg

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The opfor all started at the south part

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But it's been about 500 units through

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and they won't take the direct route anymore

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They ALL want to flank now

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Any way to disable this behaviour?

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tried disabling autocombat & fsm. nothin

half monolith Mar 28, 2017, 1:44 AM

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I have a question about an arsenal script im working on/with. it wasnt putting grenade launcher ammo in the box and i was able to solve that, the arsenal was looking for the word "shell" I am still looking for a way to put in the ammo for launchers and dont know the correct word the arsenal is looking for

plucky beacon Mar 28, 2017, 1:47 AM

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@arctic veldt ya?

tender fossil Mar 28, 2017, 2:14 AM

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Thought of the day, quoting my CS course: "Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand." - Martin Fowler, Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code, 1999

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 3:25 AM

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if i can read it, the computer can read it, and it works, then it does not matter 😄

arctic veldt Mar 28, 2017, 4:08 AM

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@plucky beacon Can I get a hand with sorting the attach weapons piece through debug for a go kart? ;D I tried working it out earlier to no avail 😢

plucky beacon Mar 28, 2017, 6:30 AM

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I'm sure you can figure it out man, as you make missions you'll put the pieces together

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http://i.imgur.com/xgrtERE.gifv I could spend hours just testing this for fun

vague hull Mar 28, 2017, 8:55 AM

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any way to work around the game freeze when using htmlLoad with URLs?

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 9:03 AM

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no, but try preloading it during the mission start.

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postInit or something

vague hull Mar 28, 2017, 9:14 AM

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already doin so but a 5 second game freeze is never that nice tbh

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 9:19 AM

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If you do it correctly, there is no game freeze, but the loading bar takes 5 seconds longer. That should be fine.

peak plover Mar 28, 2017, 9:20 AM

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@plucky beacon You get points based on damage inflicted? That's pretty cool

vague hull Mar 28, 2017, 9:23 AM

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then how to do it "correctly"?

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 9:26 AM

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During postInit

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So the loading bar gets extended for 5 seconds and the freeze isn't visible in mission.

vague hull Mar 28, 2017, 9:27 AM

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"there is no game freeze" != " the freeze isn't visible"

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But I get the point

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 9:28 AM

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Yeah, there is no magic way to eliminate the loading time.

vague hull Mar 28, 2017, 9:28 AM

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not asking for that

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 9:29 AM

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So you preload it when a loading bar is shown anyway. That's how it's done with everything.

vague hull Mar 28, 2017, 9:29 AM

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just a way not to halt the game would be nice 😄

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 9:51 AM

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You do that by preloading it during the loading screen.

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Remember how 3den stopped when you placed your first unit? That was the game loading the animations. Now it's done when starting the game instead - preloaded.

thick oar Mar 28, 2017, 9:57 AM

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In fact anims are cached even. So first time loading takes a bit longer. Following loading times are reduced when the cache is used.

halcyon crypt Mar 28, 2017, 10:40 AM

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is this animation preloading thing something new?

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last time I had the editor open with the -world=empty parameter it would still load the animations when placing a unit in eden

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so "technically" it isn't (or wasn't) preloading but it was just a side effect of loading the intro 😛

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 11:21 AM

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It no longer does this.

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Sure the first unit takes a bit longer than subsequent ones, but it no longer freezes the game for seconds.

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:28 PM

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Is there a way to prevent a unit from dying? Sending it instead into an unconscious state? Something like this, perhaps: ```SQF
_this addEventHandler ["killed", {
params ["_unit"];

_unit setUnconscious true;
_unit setDamage 0.5;

}];

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 1:34 PM

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if killed eventhandler triggers, the unit is already dead. The only way to prevent death is allowDamage false or a handleDamage eventhandler.

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Note that the unit can still die by drowning and setDamage 1.

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:39 PM

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iirc also by hitPoint damages

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:44 PM

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Like this? ```SQF
_this addEventHandler ["handleDamage", {
params ["_unit"];

if ((damage _unit) => 0.8) then {
    _unit setUnconscious true;
    _unit setDamage 0.5;
};

}];

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:47 PM

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also negate the dmg with a erm... i think it was "true" at the end

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Otherwise select the damage at the end

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uno momento

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:48 PM

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_this addEventHandler ["handleDamage", {
    params ["_unit"];

    if ((damage _unit) => 0.8) then {
        _unit setUnconscious true;
        _unit setDamage 0.5;
    };
    true;
}];
``` Like that?

scarlet spoke Mar 28, 2017, 1:48 PM

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I think the EH has to return the damage that is to be applied

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But let @jade abyss do his research to be sure 😃

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:49 PM

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_this addEventHandler ["handleDamage",
{
    params ["_unit","_hitSelection","_damage"];
    if ((damage _unit) => 0.8) then {
        _unit setUnconscious true;
        _unit setDamage 0.5;
        _damage = true;
    };
    _damage
}];```

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for example

rotund cypress Mar 28, 2017, 1:49 PM

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You are correct @scarlet spoke

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:49 PM

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wait a sec...

rotund cypress Mar 28, 2017, 1:49 PM

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Just true wont work

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:49 PM

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does

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*edited

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:50 PM

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Thanks @jade abyss.

rotund cypress Mar 28, 2017, 1:50 PM

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How does that work? What damage does it set then?

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:50 PM

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Gonna check my old files.

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Or was it false? idk.

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could be false. Since false = 0

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@tough abyss

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True could him, once the EH is triggered

rotund cypress Mar 28, 2017, 1:51 PM

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So then it would return 0 damage which would not work in his case

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:51 PM

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I'll try it with both false and true.

rotund cypress Mar 28, 2017, 1:51 PM

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Or just return a number between 0 and 1

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:51 PM

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erm

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_abc = [true,false] select false;
systemchat str _abc; // _abc = true;```
```sqf
_abc = [true,false] select true;
systemchat str _abc; // _abc = false;```
```sqf
_abc = [0,1] select false;
systemchat str _abc; // _abc = 1;```
```sqf
_abc = [0,1] select true;
systemchat str _abc; // _abc = 0;```

rotund cypress Mar 28, 2017, 1:53 PM

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Wat

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Oh

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:53 PM

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"Missing )".

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Wot.

scarlet spoke Mar 28, 2017, 1:53 PM

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So basically returning true would immediately kill the unit 🤔

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:54 PM

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Should^^

rotund cypress Mar 28, 2017, 1:54 PM

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Seems so

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:54 PM

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The game claims there's a missing ).

scarlet spoke Mar 28, 2017, 1:54 PM

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One Boolean to kill them all!!! 😈

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In which version?

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:55 PM

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_this addEventHandler ["handleDamage", {
    params ["_unit", "_hitSelection", "_damage"];
    if ((damage _unit) => 0.8) then {
        _unit setUnconscious true;
        _unit setDamage 0.5;
        _damage = false;
    };
    _damage
}];

rotund cypress Mar 28, 2017, 1:55 PM

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So then in his case a bool wouldnt work since that would kill the unit

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:55 PM

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Where do you add that?

scarlet spoke Mar 28, 2017, 1:55 PM

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I think the command is <= and not =<

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:55 PM

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Inside a unit's init.

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:55 PM

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=
=<

scarlet spoke Mar 28, 2017, 1:55 PM

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Yeah that's what I mean 😛

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 1:56 PM

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This won't work, @tough abyss , because the return value of damage is updated after the HandleDamage event.

scarlet spoke Mar 28, 2017, 1:56 PM

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Wait... the second example is the wrong one right @jade abyss ?

rotund cypress Mar 28, 2017, 1:56 PM

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No

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@scarlet spoke

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:56 PM

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Who is talking to who now

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oO

rotund cypress Mar 28, 2017, 1:56 PM

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= or =<

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:57 PM

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@little eagle sush, let him find that Prob on his own, that he has to calc _damage to it, beforehand 😛

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:57 PM

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Yeah the dude just dies.

scarlet spoke Mar 28, 2017, 1:57 PM

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@sudden breach that's not what the wiki says...

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/a_greater%3D_b

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/a_less%3D_b

rotund cypress Mar 28, 2017, 1:58 PM

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Finn Simmons?

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:58 PM

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Who is FinnSimmones?

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lol

scarlet spoke Mar 28, 2017, 1:58 PM

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Fuuuu

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 1:58 PM

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lmao

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:58 PM

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Calc _damage?

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 1:58 PM

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if( (damage _unit + _damage) > 0.95) -> Negate dmg form the Handler and setDamage to 0.95

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kinda like that

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:00 PM

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Doesn't work.

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:00 PM

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Do i wanna know, what mess you made?

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:01 PM

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Is this a mess? ```SQF
this addEventHandler ["handleDamage", {
params ["_unit", "_hitSelection", "_damage"];
if ((damage _unit + _damage) > 0.95) then {
_unit setUnconscious true;
_unit setDamage 0.5;
_damage = false;
};
_damage
}];

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 2:02 PM

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yes

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:03 PM

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{ always belongs in the next line

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*rantaround*

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lol marcel

halcyon crypt Mar 28, 2017, 2:03 PM

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😄

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:04 PM

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XD

still forum Mar 28, 2017, 2:04 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#HandleDamage
If code provided returns a numeric value, this value will overwrite the default damage of given selection after processing.
true/false is definetly not numeric 😮

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:04 PM

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And again Nevithor, where do you add that?

queen cargo Mar 28, 2017, 2:04 PM

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Handle damage expects numeric

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Remove the setdamage

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:05 PM

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In a unit's init field.

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 2:05 PM

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HandleDamage is a PITA to work with. This is how it looks in ACE medical rewrite:
https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/blob/690e415ffe00938deb66b1e8442dd951d0318b71/addons/medical_engine/functions/fnc_handleDamage.sqf

GitHub

acemod/ACE3

ACE3 - Open-source realism mod for Arma 3

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:05 PM

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player  addEventHandler ["handleDamage", 
{ 
    params ["_unit", "_hitSelection", "_damage"]; 
    _damage = false; 
    _damage 
}];```
Works - No damage at all

queen cargo Mar 28, 2017, 2:05 PM

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Initialize _damage with the current damage passed to you

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And just modify the damage if needed

sudden breach Mar 28, 2017, 2:06 PM

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@scarlet spoke I was about to say ...

scarlet spoke Mar 28, 2017, 2:06 PM

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Sry I selected the wrong mention xD

sudden breach Mar 28, 2017, 2:06 PM

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👌

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:07 PM

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@tough abyss
Check if that works in the Init:

this  addEventHandler ["handleDamage", 
{ 
    params ["_unit", "_hitSelection", "_damage"]; 
    _damage = false; 
    _damage 
}];```

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Then shoot that Motherhugger

queen cargo Mar 28, 2017, 2:07 PM

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Handle damage is one of the most simple events commy2...

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 2:07 PM

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ahaha

scarlet spoke Mar 28, 2017, 2:07 PM

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Guys don't start a bashing again xD

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:08 PM

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I must disagree, X

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handleDamage is pita, when it comes to Hitpoint Damage and normal Damage

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Since they don't update eachother

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 2:08 PM

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this addEventHandler ["handleDamage",  {
    params ["", "", "_damage"]; 
    _damage min 0.8
}];

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:09 PM

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Try this: Get in a car, drive against a wall -> Check your dmg, then check your allHitPointsDamage

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you will see, what i mean then.

still forum Mar 28, 2017, 2:09 PM

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QGVAR($HitFace) 😮 you can use $ in variable names 😮

scarlet spoke Mar 28, 2017, 2:09 PM

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dafuq?

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 2:09 PM

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@still forum It's for Travis.

scarlet spoke Mar 28, 2017, 2:09 PM

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But is it valid in SQF?

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 2:10 PM

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And yes you can with setVariable

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:10 PM

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@queen cargo Stop writing Kuschelromane.

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Press enter

scarlet spoke Mar 28, 2017, 2:10 PM

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But not in a normal declaration?

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 2:10 PM

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No.

scarlet spoke Mar 28, 2017, 2:10 PM

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lol

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Okay

still forum Mar 28, 2017, 2:10 PM

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That may come in handy someday...

queen cargo Mar 28, 2017, 2:10 PM

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Pff... Handle damage still is simple
You guys just are using it for stuff it was not designed for initially

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Not Rly doing that

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 2:10 PM

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Thanks for nothing.

scarlet spoke Mar 28, 2017, 2:10 PM

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You took so long to write those 2 line @queen cargo ? xD

queen cargo Mar 28, 2017, 2:11 PM

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Currently on Mobile

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:11 PM

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again you Turtlehead, X:
Try this: Get in a car, drive against a wall -> Check your dmg, then check your allHitPointsDamage (or whatever the command was)

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 2:11 PM

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@still forum I frequently use $ as separator for dynamically generated variable names.

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It has the benefit of not being a valid char in configs, so you can avoid collisions when piecing together classnames.

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:12 PM

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Thanks @little eagle, your's sorta works.

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Just need to add setUnconscious .

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 2:12 PM

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Only sorta. If the damage is high enough, you will die regardless.

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Especially in MP with "all the locality" going on.

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:13 PM

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Shit.

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That isn't desired behavior.

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 2:13 PM

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It's all broken and shitty and over complicated.

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:13 PM

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Yerp

queen cargo Mar 28, 2017, 2:13 PM

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Hitpoints for units is poorly implemented @jade abyss

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:13 PM

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HitPoints AND the locality is the Buttf...

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:13 PM

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@lavish ocean pls fix tnx

queen cargo Mar 28, 2017, 2:14 PM

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Was introduced for some stuff and never polished

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:14 PM

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@tough abyss We told you what to do: We also gave you some examples, now gogogo, try it on your own 😉 Thats how you learn it =}

queen cargo Mar 28, 2017, 2:14 PM

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However, handle damage works perfectly fine for what it got designed for in first place

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 2:15 PM

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Well. Not really.

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:15 PM

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Not anymore, since hitPoints came in

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Example: your damage can be 0

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HitHead = 1 == Dead

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 2:15 PM

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even a simple handleDamage always returning false still kills you when running out of oxygen under water or blows up a heli when it hits the water.

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And when a heli crashes, it spawns particles every frame killing the server

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:16 PM

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Yeah, but thats another Event, tbh. (drowning)

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 2:16 PM

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Its broken.

queen cargo Mar 28, 2017, 2:16 PM

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Handle damage still was not designed for Hitpoints :P

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:16 PM

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Why does it return them then?

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:16 PM

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Yeah, so it doesn't work as intended anymore

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return?

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 2:16 PM

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as arguments in _this

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reports, not returns

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:17 PM

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ah

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Because: Reasons.

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:17 PM

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Aren't selections = hint points?

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👀

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:17 PM

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(Since Arma 3 v 1.67)

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Ah, that explains alot.

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sneaky sneaky

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 2:18 PM

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multiple hitpoints can use the same selection

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And some selections don't have hitpoints, yet still can take damage

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E.g. some lights on a car.

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:18 PM

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for example, yeah

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:19 PM

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I'll go with "broken".

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 2:19 PM

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Also, selections can share hit-points and parts of the same fire geometry with other selections.

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:19 PM

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But at least, you can now disable the "damage" overall and just use hitPointDamage (or otherwise, if you want it simple)

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:20 PM

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Why does fire even have geometry?!

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 2:20 PM

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Before getAllHitPointDamages it wasn't even really possible to decide which HitPoints from config even are respected by the game (have valid selections).

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Also there can be multiple hitpoints that share the same name in one object

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E.g. HitTurret and HitGun exist for the main gun of a tank, but also the commanders optics

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The difference is the selection

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:21 PM

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Sounds to me like the whole thing needs trashing and rewriting...

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 2:21 PM

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Hitpoints shouldn't ever be used in the scripting tbh. If you want to be accurate, you either use the selections or the hit indecies.

jade abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:22 PM

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tbh. removing "damage" should be removed.

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hitPoints only damge

little eagle Mar 28, 2017, 2:22 PM

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Although you have to know which hitpoint belongs to the selection to know which effect it has on the vehicle

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E.g. a tank blowing up when HitFuel reaches damage >0.9

tough abyss Mar 28, 2017, 2:22 PM

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I just want a unit to go unconscious instead of dying... 😦

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