Like if I wanted to damage said objects
#arma3_scripting
glass temple
vapid frigate
{ _x setDammage 1 } foreach _allowedObjects;
vapid frigate
can u paste what blacklist and whitelist are?
nvm i see it
they shouldn't have quotes i think
if they're variable names
_blacklist = [mapobj1, mapobj2, mapobj3];
glass temple
Whitelist is classnames and blackist is variable names.
I tried whitelist as classnames rather than strings and it doesn't work.
vapid frigate
oh ok.. i thought both were variables
vapid frigate
_allowedObjects = (nearestObjects [player, ["All"], 200]) select { (typeof _x) in _whitelist && !(_x in _blacklist)};
or since they're class names, you can pass thems traight into nearestobjects
_allowedObjects = (nearestObjects [player, _whitelist, 200]) select { !(_x in _blacklist)};
vapid frigate
yeh idk, would need to see what you have for blacklist and whitelist
glass temple
whitelist is random buildings around the map
vapid frigate
i thought it was class names?
glass temple
Was strings as I was using str _x find "name" > -1
|| str _x find "name2" > -1
Which was gross looking lol
Trying to clean this up into an array
instead of having a ton of || blah || blah || blah
etc
vapid frigate
how are you getting the references to the objects?
glass temple
getting the names via nearestObjects
vapid frigate
(what do you have for _whitelist = )
glass temple
_whitelist = ["chairplastic_f"]; for instance
vapid frigate
i guess first thing is to try this (ignoring blacklist):
_allowedObjects = (nearestObjects [player, _whitelist, 200])
glass temple
Type Array expected String
It works when I used find etc and the blacklist
Which this is annoying lol
glass temple
Yes
Along with a ton more
(str _x) find "chairplastic_f" > -1
If I use that and change it to other names it works
No idea why I can't cycle through an array
vapid frigate
you could?
vapid frigate
this isn't an error > (nearestObjects [player, ["chairplastic_f"], 200])
so your _whitelist must not be ["chairplastic_f"]
must have a different format/layout
still forum
I already said that before. You need to assign variables to your black/whitelisted objects and use these in the array
because nearestObjects returns the objects. Not their classname
vapid frigate
it takes class names though
glass temple
Couldn't I use find to search the whitelist?
still forum
You could also filter by classname but then you have to convert the array of objets to classnames first
still forum
I don't see why. find just makes it more complicated
vapid frigate
need to see your whole code to help i think.. http://pastebin.com
still forum
Remember to not set it to never expire :x Please ^^
vapid frigate
let it expire after a month or something
blazing zodiac
Does anyone know the fastest way to sort an array by distance?
An array of objects that is
vapid frigate
took the quotes off the blacklist (so it's objects, not strings)
glass temple
Nope
If I remove the quotes from the whitelist it doesn't work.
Same with blacklist
glass temple
yes
vapid frigate
so _blacklist needs no quotes
_whitelist is a list of class names (which are "strings" though), so it needs quotes
distant egret
@blazing zodiac https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_sortBy
blazing zodiac
Yea that's quite slow however @distant egret
I found a much quicker way to be _coverObjs = _coverObjs apply { [_x distance _unit, _x] }; _coverObjs sort true;
distant egret
Depends how many objects you got
blazing zodiac
it's about half the time in my case
There's quite a few objects in the array most times
distant egret
Ah k, I use it with like 3 objects so doesn't matter for me.
vapid frigate
@glass temple those aren't full class names though are they?
glass temple
Full would be something like Land_cages_f
So best way to do this without adding full classname?
Rather is it possible to get rid of the (str _x) find "name" > -1 bs?
vapid frigate
the 'find' is the only way to search for a partial string afaik
well easiest/fastest way
still forum
what is test1? a object variable?
glass temple
It's the name of an object I placed in eden
still forum
{
_x setDamage 1;
} forEach (nearestObjects[player, _whitelist , 100] select {!(_x in _blacklist)});
and blacklist is without quotes
glass temple
Uhm
still forum
then.. Make it full classnames and add the missing ones into there
still forum
If you really wanna kill performance.. But as I said doesn't matter anyway
glass temple
It only runs on server init so...
Unless this runs everytime a player joins then...
vapid frigate
you could but its a lot harder
something like
also a lot slower as dedmen said
still forum
{
_x setDamage 1;
} forEach (nearestObjects[player, [], 100] select { !(_x in _blacklist) && {_dedmenYeah = _x; count (_whitelist select {(typeof _dedmenYeah ) find _x > -1}) > 0 } });
just use full class names.. much easier
glass temple
Well thanks for spoon feeding me guys. I appreciate it.
still forum
My method works fine. Performance crappy but.. works. Except if I have some typo in there
glass temple
I'm just reverting to my default version.
This one https://pastebin.com/HjdkdmNA
It works fine, just ugly lol.
still forum
Why not mine ^^
glass temple
Didn't work
still forum
aww ._.
tough abyss
Does anyone know what ADDON = false and ADDON = true mean in CBA's XEH_preInit?
#include "script_component.hpp" // Macros and what not
ADDON = false; // ?
#include "XEH_PREP.hpp" // Function preps
ADDON = true; // ?
And CBA_common is?
Also, does ADDON affect scripts in any way? Should stuff like keybinds be put after or before them?
still forum
what is VarName = true ? ๐ I think you can answer that yourself
You cannot realisticly execute code while ADDON == false.
it's just so you can easilly check if the Mod is loaded. Instead of looking in cfgPatches you can just check that variable
tough abyss
So keybinds, etc. should be placed after ADDON = true.
still forum
No. Doesn't matter in any way
It's just setting a variable.
It doesn't matter if you don't know you that you need it
tough abyss
Weird. I placed mine between #include "XEH_PREP.hpp" and ADDON = true, though no keybind is added.
still forum
Are you sure keybinds should be set at preInit?
Oh yeah.. That's also what I'm doing ^^
diag_log to check if your code is being executed?
tough abyss
diag_log "my keybind is running" kind of thing?
still forum
yeah...
tough abyss
Ok. I'll report back.
Yep, it's running: ```
15:52:04 [735,66.294,0,"XEH: PreInit started. v3.2.1.170227"]
15:52:04 "my keybind is running"
15:52:04 [735,66.843,0,"XEH: PreInit finished."]
Perhaps it will work with XEH_preStart or XEH_preInitClient like it does in CBA's accessory module? https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/blob/0d4f10d730c71a8d2b6fa8220ceca8fb28b2cd28/addons/accessory/XEH_preInitClient.sqf
Just to be on the safe side - if will work within the keybind function, currect?
[
"Debug Menu",
"debug_menu_key",
"Open debug menu",
{if (serverCommandAvailable "#logout" || !(isMultiplayer)) then {call FUNC(openDebugMenu)};},
""
] call CBA_fnc_addKeybind;
XEH_preStart doesn't add a keybind as well.
And I guess the differance between XEH_preInit and XEH_preInitClient is global vs. local? Idk.
Does _modName need to be the same on as in CfgPatches?
Do this in your init.sqf or XEH client-only event handler to ensure that it is registered when your mission/mod is initialized. Hm, ok.
loud python
is there an easy way to access eden editor layers through scripting, or is that just an editor thing?
tough abyss
Using XEH_preInitClient worked ๐
sharp jay
how do i run getunitloadout and get the output in my clipboard
rancid ruin
copyToClipboard getUnitLoadout player
sharp jay
thanks
rancid ruin
np, bookmark this shit here bro https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Scripting_Commands
sharp jay
already did
just dint understand the copytoclipbgoard str part
i dont script a lot anymore
sharp jay
i didnt understand why i couldnt just copToClipboard getUnitLoadout player
rancid ruin
getUnitLoadout returns an array, and copyToClipboard expects a string
rancid ruin
in a sensible world copyToClipboard would work with arrays, but this is arma
anyone know what in the fuck this magical line of code does?
teamMember _agent deleteResources ["Legs"];
cedar kindle
probably not used
rancid ruin
it's just...so weird...and so SQF
still forum
It's obvious that XEH_preStart doesn't add the keybind. Keys are stored in missionNamespace. Which doesn't exist at preStart.
Why wouldn't you be able to use if inside a SQF code statement? There is literally no reason it would not work.
preInit and preInitClient are both executed locally. There is no Global. Just preInitClient is not executed on Servers probably.
tough abyss
Thanks @still forum.
drowsy hollow
Does anyone have experience with (hundreds of) thousands of markers in arma?
I decided to do some plotting in arma and noticed that the performance gets worse and worse the more markers there are.
e.g. this picture has 160000 markers: https://i.imgur.com/2BgXkWn.jpg
the first 1/4 took 80 secs, the next 1/4 was 300 sec, then 500 sec, then 800 sec (around 8 sec per quarter was for calculation of colors)
Is there any way to improve performance when using this many markers?
jade abyss
I mean, what do you expect ๐ They are all objects ๐
I am impressed it handled that much without crashing
drowsy hollow
The thing is: Once they're created performance is great. but createMarker seems to get slower and slower depending on the number of markers.
Should I open an issue on the feedback tracker for it? (But I guess I'm the only one who does crazy stuff like that :/ )
still forum
How "great" is performance? I'd expect a fps drop to <10fps
Yeah.. It's kinda correct that createMarker shouldn't get that much slower but... No one creates so many markers
rancid ruin
aha, i create so many markers
it does indeed get quite slow
it's about 20x faster if you don't have the map open while the markers are being created @drowsy hollow
what's that plotting, anyway? slope?
iirc i had 40fps fully zoomed out looking at a map with 32,000 markers @still forum
for comparison, i can't maintain 60fps on tanoa in jungles
drowsy hollow
@rancid ruin thanks for the tip. i always had the map open when creating them.
Yes, the plot is slope.
rancid ruin
looks good
basically, higher fps = markers get created faster
you might get highest FPS looking up in to the sky, or zooming in to the max with the map open, test them out
final vessel
Funny that I was just going to ask about roughly the same thing as Shado, So let me just hijack your question (a little bit) and ask:
Is there a way (using extensions or not) to create a dynamic overlay on the map screen? Something like that could take a texture either dynamically created by an extension or fetched through http, for example (also served by an extension). Right now, the only function that I see that could display an image is drawicon but that doesn't seem to take arbitrary images...
drowsy hollow
@still forum I'm not at 240.000 markers and have 15fps in map
final vessel
...and I'm not planning on patching the texture in the exe memory @still forum so don't suggest that ๐
rancid ruin
you can do quite a lot of stuff with this @final vessel https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/drawIcon
final vessel
I know but... c'mon! There has to be another way of doing that. Legally.
rancid ruin
oh you already know about that command, never mind
final vessel
@rancid ruin Sure, but there is still the most important part that is missing: how to get the custom texture/image
rancid ruin
you'd need to have it in an addon, or the mission file
final vessel
to create a dynamic overlay <- unfortunately, I'm aiming for something more ambitious ๐ฆ
rancid ruin
"dynamic overlay" isn't very descriptive
you can do quite a lot using custom fonts and stuff
design wise
final vessel
No, no, no. I mean: I would like to put dynamic custom images on the map. Those images will change often (a dozen of times in a minute)
Because even doing something as simple as a filled polygon on the map doesn't work ( https://feedback.bistudio.com/T124244 )
rancid ruin
yeah, filled polygons would be cool one day. i use polygons for a few things, would be nice to have them fleshed out. wrote a script which distributes small markers inside polys, makes them kinda filled.
final vessel
So, to recapitulate: you can't use polygons on the map, putting thousands of square markers is also pointless. Also, trying to draw using simple lines is slow and ugly.
If there was a way to have an extension create a texture and then show that texture on the map it would be great.
You could do stuff like anti-aliasing, gradients, smooth bezier curves, etc...
rancid ruin
i've found creating markers isn't actually that slow if you have them all defined first
i could get through 32k in like 1 min i think
although i guess that is kinda slow in the grand scheme of computing
final vessel
That's kinda slow if you're limited to 0.003s (afaik) every frame for scripting
rancid ruin
people have made mods which load youtube videos and display them on billboards, so i'm sure what you're asking for is at least technically possible
final vessel
Besides, I'm saying I want to change that overlay, so those markers are going to need to change color anyway
still forum
That youtube video thingy is with filePatching. Which I already recommended before
rancid ruin
ah, download video, convert to ogg, play in normal fashion?
that's not very exciting
still forum
yes
final vessel
Thank you but I really can't use filePatching for public servers and mods (and that's what I'm working on :D)
still forum
I know. But most People don't know that and think it's a huge new thing. Already had that in Arma 2 and no one cared back then. The guy that lately got a bunch of YT clicks with that was just some Life guy that copied an old script from someone else...
rancid ruin
arma's UI system is totally fkn archaic and old school anyway
probably hasn't been changed since ofp days
still forum
That might very well be true
final vessel
Yes, but a custom texture (on the map!)isn't that much to ask, isn't it? ๐
rancid ruin
the map display technically does quite a lot of stuff fairly well if you compare it to GIS software. it just does it...slowly
arma must be the only game where your FPS can go DOWN when you open the map
rancid ruin
i'd consider yourself lucky that you can draw lines and polygon outlines to be quite honest @final vessel
jade abyss
nvm. Yeah, you're right.
I remember the Arma 2 times, where the pilot was forbidden to open the map, since the loadingtime to be back ingame was sometime > 30s ๐
rancid ruin
i installed arma 2 again a few weeks ago
instantly uninstalled when i remembered it had separate sliders for mouse x and y sensitivity
so fucking clunky and strange. dunno how i spent thousands of hours in that game now
even getting your mouse sensitivity right is a fucking mission
jade abyss
There was nothing better +I don't mind the Slider oO
rancid ruin
just, who thought anyone needed that?
jade abyss
why not?
rancid ruin
who's ever been like "i love this game but i wish i could reduce my vertical mouse sensitivity" lol
jade abyss
How often did you aimed up and instantly downwards? ๐
You didn't need to uberVertSpeed.
And when you are a movementlegasthenic -> Helps alot =}
final vessel
Can't find that word in google ๐
rancid ruin
crazy BI doing BI things
final vessel
Anyway, so I take it there is no way to generate custom textures on the fly for Arma? Is that true?
rancid ruin
you can use procedural textures
still forum
You can generate custom... yeah that
rancid ruin
but you've not really explained what your "dynamic overlay" would look like so who knows if it'd suit your needs
jade abyss
On the fly? You can create them, but won't be able to load them oO
final vessel
You could do stuff like anti-aliasing, gradients, smooth bezier curves, etc... @rancid ruin
still forum
loading textures via HTTP or other means and displaying them on the map. I think :u
final vessel
And I want those things to move so I can't just generate them and embed them in a PBO
jade abyss
Is that http command even enabled for MP?
rancid ruin
there's a thread on BI forums where some mad cunt made a load of functions to draw bezier curves
using map markers lol
final vessel
And we go back to the "performance" part of the discussion ๐
Okay, let's try again:
I want to have a filled polygon, with hundreds of vertices, spawning a few kilometers and that will be changing shapes each ~5 seconds
rancid ruin
draw the image using a proper programming language, then read it pixel by pixel and recreate it using 1 marker per pixel in arma ๐ค
still forum
You could... Just draw an overlay over the game from your extension. Like the Steam overlay or Fraps
final vessel
That could actually be a good solution
jade abyss
What are you trying to achieve in the end?
rancid ruin
a headache
final vessel
Point is I don't want to tell everything because someone else will beat me to it then ๐
drowsy hollow
But now we're all really interested and want to see what you're up to
can you pm me something if i promise not to steal your idea? :D
rancid ruin
i demand full transparency
final vessel
Let me find a screenshot
jade abyss
A short description is enough^^
drowsy hollow
no, we want pictures!
jade abyss
shush Whitey
still forum
I'm already eagerly await... freezes because he used await in main thread
tough abyss
If a marker is an object, can you turn it into a simple object? ๐ค
jade abyss
๐คฆ
final vessel
http://imgur.com/a/sEC0B (please don't steal the idea :P)
tough abyss
[5:02 PM] Dscha: I mean, what do you expect :joy: They are all objects :smile:
still forum
No. Dude... The Facepalm is atomic Another Synchronization joke
jade abyss
So a Weathermap
rancid ruin
bagsee weathermap
final vessel
Yes, a weathermap. And the presence of soldiers creates rain
dusk sage
guys check out my WIP weather map: http://i.imgur.com/zKtcGSC.jpg
What do you think ๐ ?
tough abyss
All of this marker art is really neat.
rancid ruin
you can do that fine with markers, just not at high resolution
final vessel
So now, there are 1300 squares and that alone takes 1-2 seconds to draw or update ๐
jade abyss
@tough abyss And? Aren't they Marker-objects? Or how would you call them?
still forum
The wheathermap is not markers. It's polygons and rectangles
final vessel
Kudos for @austere granite for the SQF part of the job
rancid ruin
you can make rectangular, elliptical and hexagonal markers dedmen
still forum
Yes. Just saying the weathermap is not made with a ton of markers
drowsy hollow
@final vessel Are you drawing those rectangles based on the black line? Can you explain how you did that? Maybe I just don't get what's going on in this picture
final vessel
Anyway, it's slow. Using one big polygon could do the trick if only... it worked. I would lose the gradients inside but could gain performance
rancid ruin
here's some of my marker art
tough abyss
@jade abyss [yourMarker] call BIS_fnc_replaceWithSimpleObject ๐ฏ
little eagle
๐คฆ
jade abyss
๐คฆ
still forum
@tough abyss Please stop. Facepalms kill braincells
tough abyss
Ok ok.
jade abyss
๐คฆ
rancid ruin
how do you upload images to discord?
jade abyss
You don't, you dirty Whiteypeasant
still forum
drag and drop them into chat. But it's disabled here
jade abyss
(btw. i think we BlueManGroupGuys also can't)
still forum
๐ฎ C&C Generals <- first thought :x
austere granite
Stack what's that?
tough abyss
Tanoa through the Predator's eyes.
jade abyss
Oh, we can.
*deleted
austere granite
can i rip your thing
final vessel
@drowsy hollow everything is in python, in memory. Both square values and the line are calculated in python and then given to Arma where a script updates the squares and draws the line
drowsy hollow
@rancid ruin we can have hexagonal markers?
tough abyss
^
rancid ruin
yeah, negative elliptical shado
drowsy hollow
I never figured out how to draw lines using a script. Is there a documentation for this?
rancid ruin
drawLine
still forum
austere granite
Use drawline for sweet 1px width lines
austere granite
or you can make a function
still forum
There is documentation for everything in Arma script... Except how to write them correctly ๐
drowsy hollow
i was thinking ... setMarkerShape "POLYLINE"
still forum
assert (true == true);
๐
final vessel
So, now that I've got your attention... how the eff' can I do that more efficiently? As I said before, using a custom dynamic texture overlaid on the map would allow me to have smoother lines and a more detailed map
jade abyss
You don't, give up.
Problem solved, next one.
final vessel
Thanks! ๐
austere granite
Make it happen Dscha
jade abyss
that... was unexpected
jade abyss
I do some magic here and some wizardry there
rancid ruin
do it with normal map markers at a low resolution and rate, keep upping resolution and rate until it kills FPS, report back here with your findings @final vessel
jade abyss
in the end i call @little eagle to do some macromagic, done -> We got a Coffeemachine.
little eagle
Just like the Linux Kernel.
2000 lines of defines and includes
and at the end one single function call
jade abyss
great.
anyway @final vessel No clue, tbh. First of all, i wouldn't create all Marker at once. Just the area wich is beeing seen + Next thing is -> Is THAT much detail rly needed? What if you double the size of the marker (you can count for yourself, how many would be removed, when doing that ๐ Hint: 4 != 1)
still forum
lol just noticed the Emoticon to the right of the chat box changes everytime you hover over it ๐
jade abyss
๐
rancid ruin
i've not tested it but i'd presume that the expensive part is creating the markers. changing their colour would be faster.
final vessel
@jade abyss thanks for the answer. Hmm... pfff... Is that much detail really needed? I'd say yes. If it weren't for arma's engine, I would have put even more detail in there. Python handles that map in microseconds
austere granite
however there's also the line in the middle and it's 2017 and we want it to look fancy : ')
jade abyss
Python != Arma
Python = Only handles that part
Arma = Also AI, Physic, 1000000000 other scripts/commands/nudepics/whateveryourgotrunninginthebackground
in one thread. So comparing them is like...
comparing a 50t-Truck vs. Ferrari. Makes no sense.
rancid ruin
you just just fuckoff the whole dynamic idea, and instead pre-generate a shit load of these images, then pack them in to an addon along with some meta data?
still forum
Chickenfeed and Drums!
austere granite
yea no
final vessel
http://www.ppe.pl/upload/editor/images/ruskie jajka.png <- fucked off the whole dynamic idea here
austere granite
anyway its not possible obviously, but it's a shame that there's no way in arma to draw in image on map like that
i loved that shit
final vessel
Yeah, but as you said, it's not 1990 anymore
still forum
Ni pagody! Elektronika!
jade abyss
Nu Pagadi
final vessel
Wolfenstein 3D is out already ๐
final vessel
@jade abyss Also, I refuse to believe that updating 1300 markers has to take 2 seconds
jade abyss
early 90s arcade Handheld Oneoh
final vessel
With ONE soldier on the map
jade abyss
Refuse to believe what you want ๐
rancid ruin
how many seconds does it take if you're not looking at the map?
final vessel
Anyway, that was exactly the reason we started doing that in python instead of SQF. We want the computations to be done this century
rancid ruin
around 0.2 i reckon
halcyon crypt
@final vessel why did you remove the album?
rancid ruin
@dusk sage instantly pirated his idea here http://i.imgur.com/zKtcGSC.jpg
final vessel
Because everyone knows what a weather map is, huh? ;P
halcyon crypt
that's a 404 as well
halcyon crypt
w/e ^^
rancid ruin
maybe it's faster to modify other UI elements instead of map markers, have you tested that @final vessel ?
cos you can position ctrls over the map
austere granite
The problem is loading the image, not anything else
final vessel
That's not really the way I want to take TBH. I can see getting a 2x speedup tops, with changing markers.
I'm looking for something that could work 100x faster
austere granite
Which is impossible without filepatching, so that's about it
halcyon crypt
update the map in unscheduled if you aren't already and possibly distribute the work over multiple frames
dusk sage
I'm looking for something that could work 100x faster
Oh boy ๐
final vessel
People, please read the thread before answering.
tough abyss
Sorry.
outer plover
Can anyone tell what the intended boundaries for random [min, mid, max] is ? Because the midpoint can move the result ouf of the array (random [0, -1, 10] produces negativ numbers) and more critical, random [0, 10, 10] can produce 10, even though random used to not include the upper boundary
final vessel
I really appreciate the answers of people trying to help me, but I can't help but feel that:
- I'm coming here with the problem: I want to dig a hole. A big hole. Arma gives me a shovel.
- I want to find a way to bring an excavator, hence my question here.
- Most of the answers here I get are along the lines of: "why would you even want a hole? it won't be flat!" or "you can't dig that big of a hole with a shovel" (thank you!) or "you could bring 100 people with shovels"
- No one seems to think that expecting an excavator to do the digging is a sane idea... instead I'm looked at as some weirdo ๐
rancid ruin
this excavator doesn't exist though
we're just trying to figure out what is possible
tough abyss
I feel you @final vessel.
rancid ruin
this is SQF, if you wanna dig a big hole, the best tool available will be some kind of wrench
jade abyss
Answer: There are limitations to the engine, that you have to life with :/
dusk sage
@outer plover I think if you attempt to move the midpoint outside of your distribution, then you should expect what appears to be anonamlous behaviour (just dont! ๐ ) As for the bounds, are you positive it is actually 10? If you try floor the results, do you still get 10?
little eagle
What do you want to hear @final vessel ? Us blaming SQF and Arma for not supporting what you're doing?
outer plover
random [0, 10, 10] results in 10 most of the time, literally 10, not 9.9999 or anything
So flooring produces still 10
little eagle
What answer can a chat room even give.
simple fiber
The real question is why would you need such a hole. You can burn the bodies instead of burying them ๐
little eagle
@outer plover https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/File:bellcurve.jpg
dusk sage
There is no surprise it produces 10 most of the time, that's the nature of the distribution, but I was not aware it was upper inclusive. Is this causing issues? You can always lower it
tough abyss
Pretty goods ones in most cases @little eagle.
outer plover
I know what a gaussian distribution is, but the question is, random x used to return an open (well, right open) interval. random [] doesn't specify
Hence the question, what IS the intended behavior
little eagle
]min,max[ I guess
outer plover
No, it is definitely inclusive
dusk sage
The wiki doesn't state whether it is inclusive is not, so just go with whatever you're given ๐
outer plover
No, I asked for the intended behavior, not the observed one
little eagle
...
dusk sage
You'd have to ask one of the big guys that question
little eagle
Should ask the one who implemented it, not us
dusk sage
Or somebody with a lot of time and IDA ๐
rancid ruin
oh shit, alternative syntax 3 is great
simple fiber
@lavish ocean to the rescue ?
dusk sage
From the examples posted on the wiki page, the usage for the alt syntax looks somewhat borked
still forum
Mh what did someone say IDA?
jade abyss
nono, all fine here
simple fiber
@still forum Is the gaussian random inclusive ?
jade abyss
back to the coffing dedmen. sleep well. Shush shush
simple fiber
You probably know that
dusk sage
Nobody is going to know that without looking for it
still forum
random [min, mid, max] right?
dusk sage
yep
little eagle
I googled it and the first result is that shitty book.
simple fiber
He knows
little eagle
wtf
dusk sage
He's not a wizard
little eagle
stupid Americanski
simple fiber
Harry ?
still forum
is max optional?
outer plover
No
little eagle
No, that wouldn't work
outer plover
There's a two-value version that computes a random between x and y but you have to give it a seed
Which makes it a little less random ๐
little eagle
That is the point of the seed. You get the same result in MP on different machines.
outer plover
Well, if you give the seed for a random generator, you restart the sequence, so, let's say 123 random [0, 10] always returns the same result
simple fiber
@outer plover So what you are looking for is a random number between x and y ?
still forum
Ouh god. I'm in the Middle of a PRNG. How did I get here ahhh
outer plover
Well, yeah, selecting an array element based on a random number and a given midpoint that I can bias according to user wishes...
little eagle
Just turn your function into a big array and use selectRandom
austere granite
Dedmen rethinking all the poor life choices he made at this poitn
little eagle
There
dusk sage
So what's the issue with using random [0,5,10] etc ?
little eagle
More than enough...
outer plover
That's a bit of a brute force method
little eagle
No, it's not
simple fiber
@dusk sage Its the floor i think
little eagle
It's not a brute force method
outer plover
@BoGuru with this method, can 10 actually occur or not ?
dusk sage
You said it did, so without further information I'll assume it can
outer plover
As I said, I just want to know whether the end points are inclusive or exclusive
rancid ruin
you could always test it
dusk sage
But you are welcome to lower max by one of course
little eagle
You only have to generate the array once and can even put a pre generated one directly into your mod or mission.
Varanon, no one knows what the intended behavior was regarding min and max being inclusive or not.
Maybe not even the author of the SQF command
simple fiber
commy is right. If you have such array [1,2,3] and your midpoint is 2 just add 2 [1,2,2,2,3] ?
dusk sage
[] spawn {
while {true} do {
if (random [0,5,10] isEqualTo 10) exitWith {hint "yep."};
};
};
There you go ๐
still forum
Thats not a PRNG ^^ It's a LCG :x Even worse
outer plover
Geez, guys, are you patronizing on purpose or do you practice ?
Forget that I asked
little eagle
You keep asking a question we told you cannot be answered.
rancid ruin
yes we practice
simple fiber
@outer plover Anyway even if it is inclusive it's higly unlikely you get a 10
dusk sage
It won't take long with a while true
outer plover
If I get a 10, I will select outside an array bound, though
dusk sage
๐
little eagle
Here, this is what ACE2 used for random distributions:
https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/blob/master/addons/common/init_gauss.sqf
Just select a random element
simple fiber
Then just check if it's 10 and random again ?
outer plover
Ah, that's what you mean, commy2
simple fiber
Like what ?
little eagle
Make your own gauss curve and you can choose it to be intended to be inclusive or not.
dusk sage
Or run that code above and give us the answer ๐
little eagle
It's not at all slower and just as random
simple fiber
@dusk sage 2000 years later
dusk sage
๐ต
still forum
x = 4 random numbers added together * 0.25
if x < 0.5
return min + (mid-min) * (x * 2)
else
return mid + (max - mid) * (x*2-1)
Does that help?
little eagle
No, it still doesn't say what was intended :S
dusk sage
What an earth is that
still forum
But you can see that it's ignoring the max if 4 random numbers between 0 and 1 being added and multiplied by 0.25 are less than 0.5
little eagle
The random thing with seed is not as useful as our scripted solution in ACE, because of JIP.
It would have to automatically discard X rolls the server made on the JIP clients or something
outer plover
To answer the question: random [0, 9.999, 10] can result in 10 as well, so I guess the intended behavior is to return a number from min to max including the boundaries
With a center midpoint, neither boundaries are likely to come up
still forum
Well. I wrote the algorithm the engine uses up there :x
dusk sage
So the answer is, if x can be 0 or 1, you'd have min & max inclusive
still forum
random [0, 10, 10]
would be
x = random 1
if x < 0.5
return (10) * (x * 2)
else
return mid
so 50% chance to return mid. Question Answered. Didn't take that long tho ๐
dusk sage
That wasn't the question
little eagle
No, the question is what was intended.
dusk sage
The question was whether it was inclusive on max
So the answer is, if x can be 0 or 1, you'd have min & max inclusive
still forum
Well that is what is intended.. I think. Eats a leaf
still forum
x is the returned value from random 1 So.. If that can be 0 or 1 then.. yeah :U
dusk sage
And this is their gaussian distribution ๐ ?
still forum
Arma is using LCG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_congruential_generator with glibc parameters
dusk sage
Are you sure this is for the alt syntax (gaussian)?
still forum
What I posted above yes. Thats the gauss function with min,mid,max arguments
dusk sage
oh lord
blissful fractal
Anyway to track down the mouse ui number code?. Fx the keybord ui number code for B = 48
jade abyss
nope
blissful fractal
damm :3
jade abyss
if you mean "Keyhandler for mouse"
blissful fractal
yup that is what I meant
jade abyss
nope :/ Its missed pretty hardly.
blissful fractal
dam :3 Anyway to track down if you fire a gun? Fx I got a pickaxe and if that getting fired it need to call the function pickup meth. Instead of scroll and click pick up ๐
jade abyss
yep
vague hull
btw Dscha, I figured sending the variable now
jade abyss
๐
vague hull
really dirty but well..
vague hull
forget you!
blissful fractal
Thanks
jade abyss
"forget you" ?
little eagle
inb4 compile format remoteExec call
vague hull
nahh
jade abyss
nah, setVariable via remoteExec - Commy
vague hull
not really either
little eagle
I'm sitting. ๐ฟ
vague hull
๐
jade abyss
Now i got Bronystuff in my History...
little eagle
There always is.
vague hull
aww yis
ok going back to remote exec setVariable
the other way wouldnt keep them final
Ok I deleted the link ^^
so in short its now: remoteExec setVariable and then remoteExec one of the functions
really just more comfortable to have it that way for developing
jade abyss
tbh. For alot of Vars i send them in one bundle to the Client (especialy when its just for Init).
vague hull
^^
I have this little setup going on, whenever the server restarts it just pulls for a git update, rebuilds the serverfiles only
In short: Iam too lazy to rebuild the clientfiles
jade abyss
Same here.
dusk sage
So why are you using RE w/ setVar?
vague hull
this way: bug/new idea -> logout -> work -> update git -> restart server via command -> login -> test -> repeat
jade abyss
I click one .bat file -> Packing ServerData + MissionFile -> Uploading to Server -> Via RDP another .bat to Server to start A3 Server -> When A3 Server starts -> Copying all Data to the correct folder -> waiting to be loaded ๐
little eagle
I just never make mistakes.
jade abyss
Why not @dusk sage ?
dusk sage
Mountain out of a mole hill
dusk sage
And pvar is ruled out because..?
dusk sage
๐ค
vague hull
simple reason BoGuu, RE is at a certain point in time you can define and only to a single (or multiple) targets
jade abyss
Single Target -> Also possible with PVC
vague hull
i mainly removed pvclient in favor of the networkmanaging profits of remoteExec
dusk sage
Which are ๐ค ?
vague hull
see documentation
If there was no reason, remoteExec would have probably never been introduced
vague hull
expect of the security filters n stuff
jade abyss
That was my mainconcern, regarding PVC/PVS. You can't rly filter whats beeing send to that var.
dusk sage
Given it's dynamic, it'd be hard to filter anyway
jade abyss
Yep
jade abyss
With RE(C) you have at least some kind of restriction given. Wich lets me sleep way better ๐
dusk sage
And so does the pvar ๐ ?
tough abyss
There is no point debating using PV versus RemoteExec for sending clients compileFinal functions from server.
Unless you going to bother to work out the overhead / network usage for both.
They both accomplish the same thing with same amount of security
little eagle
^
vague hull
if the data sent to the client was manipulated, there would have been another security flaw in the first place
little eagle
Neither of them send encrypted messages if that is what you mean.
jade abyss
More like -> Sending over a function to a var, instead of a idk.. a number or a string.
vague hull
which means there was a way around compileFinal
little eagle
Are functions still compileFinal'd if they are send via publicVariable?
tough abyss
Personnally i prefer remoteexec, because i know the order the functions are send to a client.
With PV i am depending on order the variables are sent by the engine
But PV is alot easier to implement for an addon maker.
Debating security is pointless, a server can send any remoteexec / pv cfunction it wants.
If someone has managed to run custom code on your server, you have already lost.
@little eagle yeah they are
vague hull
yes
little eagle
Sounds to me like that would be the easier thing to write then.
dusk sage
because i know the order the functions are send to a client.
That is guaranteed?
tough abyss
@little eagle same also if you send via remoteexec & use mission namepsace set variable
jade abyss
@tough abyss I agree with PV easier for AddonMakers
Downside of the RE-Filterlist just beeing loaded by Mission or Addon (depending on where Arma finds it first)
tough abyss
@jade abyss remotexec you need to tell mission people to edit a pbo ๐
Besides talking about sending functions from server -> client == no be filters
vague hull
from client to server?
tough abyss
@dusk sage if you send the functions in an array with RE.Tthen have the client go through the array, setting the functions. You are guaranteed the order
little eagle
How is that different from sending the array via pubVar?
tough abyss
hmm actually i am wrong about editing the mission for RE whitelisting. Ignore that ๐
tough abyss
@little eagle Most people just PV a compileFinal function. no client function required. With RemoteExec version, you need a client function
jade abyss
So editing the mission whiteliste -> works
vague hull
not true tho
jade abyss
Not rly, you can send the whole Code over Deco
[_Veh,{player moveInDriver _this}] remoteExecCall ["call",_Player];```
for example ๐"anymore"
tough abyss
True, but i hate the idea of re call
jade abyss
(before someone asks: That was from a test ๐ )
vague hull
it never was, yet its not less secure than a function shared or local
jade abyss
Of course, "call" with RE is crap. But sometimes... :/
dusk sage
Well re'ing setVariable is much more 'elegant' than re'ing call
little eagle
The problem with that is, that you're sending the "{player moveInDriver _this}" string every time over the network.
jade abyss
Yep Boguu
vague hull
true that commy
dusk sage
The question is, are you compileFinal'ing @vague hull ?
jade abyss
I know Commy, that was an example that it IS possible NOT that you HAVE to do it
vague hull
yes I am
jade abyss
Its a example how to do it NOT
dusk sage
So if you were to PVAR a compileFinal'd function, your argument against that is?
jade abyss
PVC,PVS or PV?
dusk sage
Server to client I assume he is doing
vague hull
Well.. I have read that (in theory) remoteExec, reduces Networkspikes
would have been PVC in that case
jade abyss
btw why not:
missionNameSpace setVariable ["MyTag_fnc_MyFunction",{hint "I am awesome!"},true];```:Dthats pv again
little eagle
Well.. I have read that (in theory) remoteExec, reduces Networkspikes
Link?
dusk sage
I've always thought RE was worse for the network (and asked for a quantative answer the other day - seemed to agree). Whitelisting with RE has a negative effect though
vague hull
as far as I know
jade abyss
Heard something similar also @little eagle
dusk sage
I've seen servers drop to their knees with RE calls firing about
jade abyss
With the Whiteliste, prolly
dusk sage
Yep
little eagle
"Heard it" doesn't mean it's real tho.
jade abyss
Someone mentioned that its got their Probs with it. No clue why
Never said it is true.
little eagle
Worth noting that the tests were done when the whitelisting was new.
jade abyss
But that Argument came up in the early beginning of RE
dusk sage
And when do things get fixed? @little eagle ๐
jade abyss
Maybe some time for new Tests.
vague hull
I know, yet its kinda like: "its new, its its better"
dusk sage
jade abyss
๐
dusk sage
I saw this in a setPos be log the other day
#1 2:1723 HeadlessClient_F [-2147483648,-2147483648,-2147483648]
๐
jade abyss
oO
dusk sage
That's outside the box
jade abyss
THAT is outside the box:
http://i.imgur.com/AdIPNF0.jpg
vague hull
isnt -2147483648 the minimum int limit?
dusk sage
it's 1 past it, yep
vague hull
looks like someone caused and overflow o.O
vague hull
at least that worked ๐
peak plover
Why is your server fps at 5 @jade abyss
dusk sage
must be using the scheduler
jade abyss
It was during a test. Spamming while(true) stuff, wich spawns a the same Function, that creates the while(true) before
dusk sage
๐บ
tough abyss
nice.
jade abyss
was something like that.
MyTest =
{
while{true}do
{
[]spawn{call MyTest; diag_log diag_activeScripts;};
};
};
call MyTest;```Soo, what's the conclusion ? Client FPS tied to server FPS ?
jade abyss
Also ๐
Mostly because of: How long does it take, to takeout a Server by spamming its threads
jade abyss
Was for 2017mod, i planed to add a hidden function to Bamburgh, that executes when the Servername consists "life" or something similar
dusk sage
it takes a long time ๐
jade abyss
No clue, too long ago (>9Month)
peak plover
hahaha ๐
jade abyss
That was pre-MemoryBug
peak plover
brilliant
jade abyss
and they would have never known ๐
dusk sage
Since 64bit, stuff like that is horrible. Before, if you created something recursive, which ate memory, you'd crash out at 4GB~, now your whole PC crashes at 100% ๐
jade abyss
nope, memory usage was low as usual ๐
just the script handle thingy stuff was filled.
Gonna make testrun
still forum
You should put some actually heavy code after the spawn
so it spawns a new instance and then does very heavy calculations
jade abyss
Wasn't my intention
still forum
and also set scriptName to something with Life. So if anyone with a profiling build comes around he'll think it's some life script
jade abyss
Intention was: Slow death
still forum
I think diag_activeSQFScripts or whatever it's called outputs the path to your sqf file right?
jade abyss
again: That was >6-9 Months ago, the example above was just for illustration, writen in 30s...
still forum
You could use the bug where an eventhandler is saved as a string. When the eventhandler has the script it doesn't have any filename
continues suggesting stuff
little eagle
I think only if execVM'd or fileNumbers'd
jade abyss
Right now, i only spam with countless spawns. Nothing else. Why? Because i just don't want to and do other stuff^^
still forum
But they can detect who is causing that. And modify your Mod and then republish the modified version ๐ฎ
jade abyss
Thats why -> Slow death. Occuring only after... idk... 10-30min
Until they find that out -> evil laughing.
hollow lantern
[base_speaker, "base_alarm "] remoteExecCall ["say3D"];``` returns a unkown sound, but its there and defined: ```cpp
class CfgSounds
{
sounds[] = {};
class emp
{
name = "";
sound[] = {"destroyer\emp.ogg", 1, 1};
titles[] = {};
};
class ru_incoming
{
name = "ru_incoming";
sound[] = {"media\ru_incoming.ogg", 1.2, 1};
titles[] = {};
};
class base_alarm
{
name = "base_alarm";
sound[] = {"media\base_alarm.ogg", 1.2, 1};
titles[] = {};
};
};``` any idea?ah damnit
there is a whitespace grr
still forum
Few days ago I saw a Script Optimization guide from a guy that told everyone that stripping every possible whitespace from your script improves Performance by a lot. That would have helped you there ^^
little eagle
facepalm
hollow lantern
lol
still forum
Same guy that told everyone to use very short unreadable Variable names. Because they execute a lot faster than >100 char long variable names.
little eagle
I'm sure it helps when all your code is constantly execVM'd mid mission.
still forum
Same guy that made that addon free arma radio thingy. Dedmen leaves now ###
jade abyss
@still forum Erm, regarding the long Var names = That would make sense, tbh.
๐
This also looks like Network Error
No CPU-load change, steady RAM usage ๐
btw. it doesn't write anything to the logfiles
Can be send from Client
MyTest =
{
while{true}do
{
[]spawn
{
uisleep 0.5;
call MyTest;
};
};
};
publicVariable "MyTest";
MyTest2 =
{
while{true}do
{
uisleep 0.5;
diag_log diag_activeScripts;
};
};
publicVariable "MyTest2";
Executed on server
[] spawn MyTest;
[] spawn MyTest2;```21:09:13 "[2901,0,0,0]"
21:10:37 "[345589,0,0,0]"
18 FPS atm
vague hull
is it still about how to crash the server the fastest?
jade abyss
nono, not fast
Wasn't my intention ๐
Just.. erm.. nothing gets executed on the Server anymore
Almost
For example: Check MyTest2
It should spam every 0.5s the Log
Thats my log since i started:
21:09:13 "[2901,0,0,0]"
21:10:37 "[345589,0,0,0]"
21:11:09 "::: DIAG ActiveScripts: Spawn-ed: 349390 | execVM-ed: 0 | exec-ed: 0 | execFSM-ed: 0"
Thats it ๐
FPS is still at 20, but... yeah ^^
Nothing else is working. I like that
vague hull
[] spawn { TEST_A = []; while {true} do { TEST_A pushBack []; }; };```this is a nice game killer
jade abyss
Instantly 9999 when pasted to console ๐
vague hull
and what memory bug where you refering to earlier?
vague hull
My bad, Iam sorry
hollow lantern
can I force an AI to turnOut all the time and deny a turnIn ?
jade abyss
I think "careless" was the setting
hollow lantern
I don't want a wp or behavior change
I just want a specific unit to be turnedOut the whole time
jade abyss
if(!isTurnedOut)then{ai action["StuffForYouToFindOut",vehicle AI]};
Would look ugly, but can't think of another solution atm. Maybe ask tomorrow again, when more peeps are online, who played with AI more around
subtle ore
Hey, quick question here. Is there a way to check if the server has gone into debriefing or not?
jade abyss
what for?
subtle ore
Saving the position of objects at the end of a mission.
tough abyss
Is the ending of a mission scripted or defined within the mission.sqm?
tough abyss
In other words, what triggers the end of a mission.
subtle ore
Okay, I'm thinking even before the breifing. But a way to gauge a time reight before it. I dont know...
the end of the mission is scripted
tough abyss
Then put what you need before the end is executed in the script
subtle ore
Hmmm..well. Wait a sec, now that I think about it. It doesn't really "end". It just restarts the server. So it's continious. That is why I wanted to save the objects
jade abyss
"restarts" means?
tough abyss
Well is it restarted via script?
subtle ore
yes
jade abyss
Full restart of SERVER or just Mission or inside mission?
subtle ore
@jade abyss serverCommand
tough abyss
Same method applies
tough abyss
You can save it in a database or if you want to, the server's profile.
IMO database would be easier
subtle ore
@tough abyss I have a feeling you have this slight bias towards databses. But yeah I understand the two different methods. Like I said, I got the saving part done with the minimalist amount of performance impact
jade abyss
21:54:03 [1.01718e+006,0,0,0] \o/ there we are \o/
subtle ore
I dont follow?
tough abyss
Different topic
jade abyss
Yup. I am spamming my Server wth [] spawn {while{true}do stuff ๐
subtle ore
0__0
jade abyss
1.000.000 active atm
dumdidum
21:55:11 [1.06827e+006,0,0,0]
*i am waiting for the Server to crash.
tough abyss
But I am bias I suppose. Never worked with saving stuff in the profile.
subtle ore
๐คท
jade abyss
Profile? oO urgs
tough abyss
At least a large amount of stuff for that matter.
jade abyss
why save in Profile? no, thats... no
tough abyss
My thoughts ^^
subtle ore
facepalm No of course not
jade abyss
DB!
tough abyss
Question. Why did you think I am bias to db's?
jade abyss
btw. extDB is working with x64 Version of Arma? (haven't tested yet)
subtle ore
@tough abyss "ArmaHosts" Host provider? Likely working with db's more than anything else? Yes?
tough abyss
I host Arma servers. Databases are the best way to store data
So much can go wrong with saving data in a profile.
subtle ore
Well yes of course. I was sort of joking tehehe.
tough abyss
๐
jade abyss
You can never be sure D:
subtle ore
๐
jade abyss
dumdidum... still waiting
22:00:21 [1.27274e+006,0,0,0]
subtle ore
Are you waiting for it to burn, is that it?
tough abyss
Want to make arma crash. Run a Life server...
jade abyss
Thats nutting new
tough abyss
Not nearly as fun too I guess
jade abyss
I don't have to deal with them, soo... sucks to be you ๐
tough abyss
(โฏยฐโกยฐ๏ผโฏ๏ธต โปโโป
tough abyss
hehe
jade abyss
22:05:07 [1.42596e+006,0,0,0]
Constantly 14% CPU load, Ram barely noticable, but almost any []spawn stuff is blocked since the first 2-3s
subtle ore
๐ค
jade abyss
Oh, now its dead
~2.000.000 x Spawn-ed
MyTest =
{
while{true}do
{
TEST_A pushBack [];
[] spawn MyTest;
};
};
Took me about 25min to kill him. Acceptable slow death.
subtle ore
Wow.
jade abyss
Server ~15-20FPS (i7-6700K)
Client - no change
hollow lantern
_loc = getPos _pos;
_refy = createVehicle ["Fridge_01_closed_F", _loc, [], 0, "FLY"]; ``` _pos is a object obviously but Mr. createVehicle wants 5 arguments, how come?createVehicle [type, position, markers, placement, special]
something else must be broken before
hollow lantern
params ["_pos"];
_loc = getPos _pos;
_unitG = createGroup resistance;
_unit = _unitG createUnit ["I_Soldier_F", _loc , [], 0, "NONE"];
_refy = createVehicle ["Fridge_01_closed_F", _loc, [], 0, "FLY"];```from:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createVehicle
_veh = createVehicle ["ah1w", position player, [], 0, "FLY"];```Does the fridge fly?
jade abyss
^^
tough abyss
Maybe it does LOL
hollow lantern
well the commands before are working and the unit will be spawn
jade abyss
no clue, too late for me
tough abyss
Just do this:
_refy = "Fridge_01_closed_F" createVehicle _loc;
way faster:
_refy = "Fridge_01_closed_F" createVehicle [0,0,0];
_refy setPos _loc;```KISS
jade abyss
Erm... ... thank you? oO
simple fiber
'way'
little eagle
Keep It Simple Stupid, Dscha
But that saying is dumb anyway. Sometimes you don't want stuff to be simple...
turbid thunder
the capitalization in this
little eagle
German, I was explaining what "KISS" means.
turbid thunder
I'd prefer if you would call me by my actual name, "Mason" and not my nationality that is in my nick too ๐
little eagle
Okay, Mason.
turbid thunder
๐
little eagle
The whole name was too long to type.
turbid thunder
Mason has one less letter than German
Therefore, it is faster to type Mason instead of German = time saved
Gotta keep up the efficiency ๐
little eagle
Okay, The.
blissful fractal
So I had edit my fn_onfired.sqf on my server so when I have MeleeHatchet in my hand and fire it, it should call fn_pickaxeuse.sqf. But that do not work. What am I doing wrong?
params ["_unit","_ammo","_projectile"];
if(_ammo isEqualTo "GrenadeHand_stone") exitwith {
_projectile spawn {
private["_position"];
while {!isNull _this} do {
_position = getPosATL _this;
uiSleep 0.1;
};
[_position] remoteExec ["life_fnc_flashbang"];
};
};
if(_ammo isEqualTo "SmokeShellYellow") exitwith {
[_projectile] spawn {
params ["_projectile"];
waitUntil{uiSleep 1; speed _projectile < 0.2};
_enemies = _projectile nearEntities ["Man", 50];
_nonUnits = [];
{if(!isPlayer _x) then {_nonUnits pushBack _x}} forEach _enemies;
_enemies = _enemies - _nonUnits;
_projectile remoteExec ["life_fnc_teargas",_enemies];
};
};
if(currentWeapon _unit == "MeleeHatchet") exitwith {
[] call life_fnc_pickAxeUse;
};```Reminds me of MTG.
little eagle
What am I doing wrong?
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little eagle
Now add "sqf" after the first three ` to enable syntax highlighting.
blissful fractal
Yea saw that ๐
little eagle
I'd add for debugging:
diag_log [_unit, currentWeapon _unit];
And check the RPT file what that reports.
jade abyss
German, I was explaining what "KISS" means.
Ah, kk
blazing zodiac
Does anyone have a faster way to sort an array by distance to a unit than _objs = _objs apply { [_x distance _unit, _x] }; _objs sort true;
little eagle
No, looks fine.
dusk sage
You'll have to loop over every element regardless, better to let the engine handle that for you
blazing zodiac
Alright, thanks guys.
little eagle
That is actually probably the best solution one can come up with.
turbid thunder
If performance is the problem, then you might just be using TOO many objects you want to have the distance sorted
blazing zodiac
It's not causing an issue yet but the runtime is a bit longer than I'd like depending on the location.
This is the entire function
The nearObjects is only there to allow editor placed objects to be used as cover still
Any tips on speeding this up from anyone would be greatly appreciated
little eagle
};
};
};
}];
};
};
}
Oh joy
blazing zodiac
I know lol
jade abyss
Thats even worse! ๐ฑ
if()then{
if()then{
if()then{
if()then{
if()then{
if()then{
if()then{``` if !(_modelInfo in _blackList) then {
if (_modelInfo in _whitelist) then [{
A white list and a black list?
jade abyss
ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
blazing zodiac
Some objects won't pass the size check
little eagle
I thought both concepts exclude each other.
blazing zodiac
but are still viable cover
jade abyss
Are you german, The Hound? Would explain alot ๐
little eagle
A, so the white list is just to skip another check.
blazing zodiac
Basically yes
the blacklist was there because it trimmed quite a bit of time off the execution
little eagle
You should cache if a classname is viable or not instead of computing it for every object again.
blazing zodiac
unfortunately the objects in the blacklist array don't have classnames
well most of them
actually that's not true.
pretty much just new_wiredfence_10m_f
doesn't have a class
little eagle
well you could also cache them by model path instead of the classname
Same thing, no?
blazing zodiac
I guess so, how would I go about that?
little eagle
The distance checks have to remain, but all the classname and isKindOf checks would fall away.
CBA available?
blazing zodiac
yes
little eagle
wait, I'll give you the concept
simple fiber
Why always CBA when you can just https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getModelInfo
It needs to stop really
little eagle
// init
Hound_viableCover = [] call CBA_fnc_createNamespace;
// the function
...
private _isViable = Hound_viableCover getVariable (getModelInfo _x select 0);
if (isNil "_isViable") then {
_isViable = <do all the classname / isKindOf / model checks>
Hound_viableCover setVariable [getModelInfo _x select 0, _isViable];
};
_isViable = _isViable && <proceed with distance checks>
You missed the point, Harm
Like completely
lol
simple fiber
CBA dependency can still be avoided
little eagle
Sure, but that made it easier for me. And getModelInfo alone doesn't help here at all. He's already using it.
little eagle
Wtf are you on about. He said it's available.
So might as well use it. If he said no all that would change is what I would've wrote.
Jesus.
hollow lantern
+1
Is there a way to make a specific 'room / area' darker so its like night time? https://img.knight-industries.org/2017-04-08_19-25-04.png Thats the current situation but its well day time. I don't want my complete mission time to be night time tough
little eagle
At least try to comprehend what I'm doing here.
blazing zodiac
Ok cool, thanks for this commy. I'll try it out as soon as I get home.
little eagle
You understand what this does right?
You only have to do all the model / classname checks once for every model.
So some more checks initially, but every other copy of the object type is done way faster.
simple fiber
No shit sherlock
But using CBA to create a namespace
Isn't it overkill
Like you can already use an already defined namespace
I don't get it that's why
little eagle
And what namespace should be used instead?
simple fiber
missionNamespace ? uiNamespace ? Even profileNamespace if you don't wnat to run the checks between restarts
little eagle
But then you can only have one cache. Maybe he wants to use the model paths for something else later too.