Im not sure if the scheduler is the problem, I just know that the low server FPS is causing the inaccuracy
#arma3_scripting
warm gorge
jade abyss
i don't think it is. time should also have a difference to diag_TickTime for example
blissful fractal
Hi, So im trying to make my own custom playerhHUD. I got a function that is getting called every 1 second. if you have taked damage a blood icon getting showed in a while loop. While damage > 0 bla bla bla. But the only problem is that the function getting called every 1 second and running a new icon and again and again. so I got 60 bliking icons in 1 minut. I only want the while loop run in one instance. Hope you get what I'm trying to say otherwise I can try to exsplain it in another way"private ```
["_skade"];
_skade = damage player;
while {_skade > 0} do {
43001 cutRsc ["DLSBLOEDER","PLAIN"];
uisleep 3;
};```
little eagle
Both sleep and uiSleep aren't affected by FPS directly, but if a script is suspended, it will be picked up after a delay that depends on FPS and scheduler load.
Both suck if you expect 0.5 s + 0.5s to be 1 second total delay and uiSleep will improve nothing about that.
still forum
If you only have 5 fps you can't expect a sleep 0.1 to sleep for 0.1 seconds. Because the next time the script is executed 0.2 seconds already went past.
little eagle
If that was the only problem. You also have to convince the scheduler to get back to your loop and that can take forever if enough scripts are in the mission or the mods or enough animals with dumb AI loops spawned (fish....)
Point is that uiSleep doesn't help and is not the magical solution to the problem described.
warm gorge
What would you reccomend doing then to try and make sleep somewhat accurate?
still forum
Optimize your server so you have more fps
little eagle
sleep and uiSleep are beyond repair if you want accuracy.
vapid frigate
idk if this is the problem, but that loop will go forever because _skade will never update
still forum
true
blissful fractal
_skade is the damage of the player. So if you 100 % procent HP the while is no longer true
vapid frigate
_skade is the damage before the loop starts
little eagle
No, you copy the damage of the player once and never change the value
blissful fractal
this is the function that is getting called every 1 second in the HUDupdater
vapid frigate
not while it's running
little eagle
^
blissful fractal
spawned*
little eagle
_skade will always be the same value even if the player becomes damaged
still forum
You can check with scriptDone if your spawned script finished. So that way you can now when you have to execute it again
blissful fractal
or I see what you are saying now xD
vapid frigate
if it's called once per second u probly have hundreds of loops running
blissful fractal
I got it now π
Yea that is the problem Lecks. But I think I got it now.
thanks π
worthy spade
I'm looking for a way to simulate vehicles getting stuck in the snow. Is there some scripted way of applying brakes to vehicles or something?
worthy spade
Ah, yes, that should work. Thanks.
digital pulsar
why are all lamp posts of type "house"?
still forum
Because they are buildings
still forum
Next question you're gonna ask is "Why are buildings in CfgVehicles"
digital pulsar
also open oil barrel is apparently a house as well but if it has the top, it's not a house anymore
no, thats ok
still forum
Engine stuff.. Houses are probably immovable. I think the closed oil barrel has physics
digital pulsar
gee why not just call it immovable or something
could do with a distinction between objects that people can stay in and objects that are clearly not houses
indigo snow
theyre clearly defined as houses though, how is that confusing π
digital pulsar
systemChat str (getPosASL (_buildingsArray select 0) distance _center);
systemChat str (getPosASL b_6 distance _center);```
first results is 2.9m, the other exactly 0_center is exactly PositonASL of b_6
yet its apparently not the closest object
instead its a silly lamppost
rugged basalt
is it safe to pass array paremeter to function using remoteExec?
looks safe for me
jovial ivy
Is there any way to get a vehicle to spawn directly infront/behind another vehicle?
boreal edge
i think you can spawn it somewhere else ([0,0,0]) and then attach it with offset and instantly release it again. Then it should be behind /infront of the vehicle.
Might be better to spawn it directly at the right position, but i think it works
pliant stream
Use simple vector math to calculate the new position and spawn there using CAN_COLLIDE
digital hollow
Use getPos alternative syntax
spawn the new vic at this pos (_anchor getPos [10, getDir _anchor])
jovial ivy
@digital hollow Worked like a charm, thanks.
earnest path
Hey guys i have a quite a challenging script question which should be simple but its not π Hope anyone can shine some light for me in the end my tunnel.
```[["<t color='#00FF00'>Arrest Player</t>", {remoteExect spawn PMCH_fnc_arrestDefendent;},[cursorTarget],1.5,false,true,'','typeOf cursorTarget == "C_scientist_F"'], {player addAction _this}] remoteExec ["call", -2, true];````
I have a serverside script that INITS addAction to every player in the mission that needs to remoteExec function PMCH_fnc_arrestDefendent which is serveside only wth parameter cursorTarget
Oh and the result of the addAction call has to be spawn of tha funciton
little eagle
...and what is the question?
earnest path
Well it doesnt work π i cant figure out how to call it properly. the action is added to all players but the remoteExec does not get called propperly on the server from the MP player with the cursorTarget propperl
[server] => registers the action to client => client calls server to spawn serverside script with parameter cursorTarget
I cant achieve this π¦
little eagle
Should run the code on the clients and not use remoteExec
north sail
Hello all. I'm returning to scripting after over a year away and am very rusty. Was hoping somebody could help me understand a few things, please.
_ctrl ctrlSetText "test"does not seem to update the UI (even thoughsystemChat str ctrlText _ctrlimplies the property has been set). If instead I includeonLoad="uiNamespace setVariable [""testCtrl"", _this select 0]";under the control's config, the following does update the UI:uiNamespace getVariable "testCtrl" ctrlSetText "test". Why the difference? The wiki doesn't imply _ctrl has to be in the uiNamespace forctrlSetTextto work.
pliant stream
Log _ctrl to see that it is actually a control and not something else?
north sail
Yup, tried that - If I use systemChat str _ctrl I see "Control #xxx" or whatever
where xxx is the IDC I am expecting
and ctrlText _ctrl confirms
rotund cypress
Anyone here who can assist me with how I would center text in middle of a button
So center it vertically
north sail
@rotund cypress perhaps use style = "0x02+0x0c"; in the button control's config? I'm rusty, I forget exactly the values.
pliant stream
Macros are too mainstream?
rotund cypress
Does the style have to be within the attributes class for buttons?
Okey @north sail that did not work
I believe that is the correct style
But it's different from buttons and normal styles I believe
Attributes class with align = "center" works for a button to center text, but not vertically
jovial ivy
@north sail Is the text showing beforehand? As in when you haven't set it.
So as in, when you set it via the whatever.hpp
rotund cypress
class ButtonReady: GW_RscButtonMenu {
idc = IDC_RscDisplayLoadouts_ButtonReady;
text = "I AM READY";
x = 0.800094 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.8476 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.113437 * safezoneW;
h = 0.0396 * safezoneH;
colorBackground[] = {"(profilenamespace getvariable ['GUI_BCG_RGB_R',0.3843])","(profilenamespace getvariable ['GUI_BCG_RGB_G',0.7019])","(profilenamespace getvariable ['GUI_BCG_RGB_B',0.8862])","(profilenamespace getvariable ['GUI_BCG_RGB_A',0.7])"};
colorBackgroundFocused[] = {0, 0.27, 0.42, 1};
colorBackground2[] = {0, 0.27, 0.42, 1};
colorFocused[] = {1, 1, 1, 1};
style = "0x02+0x0c";
class Attributes {
align = "center";
font = "PuristaMedium";
sizeEx = 0.01 * safezoneH;
style = "0x02+0x0c";
};
};
Is that showing when you open the GUI?
jovial ivy
Uhm, after setting the text via sqf, using CtrlTExt or whatever that it to confirm it changed. Also make sure you are changing the right dialog thing.
jovial ivy
_ctrl ctrlSetText "test"
``` -Where are you wanting this to go? In the dialog(.hpp) itself?@jovial ivy nope, that's in an sqf loaded later
rotund cypress
Oh you were talking to @north sail π€£
jovial ivy
style = ST_CENTER;
#define ST_CENTER 0x02
@rotund cypress what does GW_RscButtonMenu class inherit from?
that's horizontal centerered
rotund cypress
Shouldn't matter
Cause it will overwrite when a new entry is put in the main class
jovial ivy
#define ST_VCENTER 0x0c maybe?
north sail
I realise that, I am wondering if it supports a vertically centered style
jovial ivy
Hmm
rotund cypress
That would work on a RscText ctrl, but not on RscButtonMenu apparently
north sail
I'm assuming button text is vertically aligned centered by default
jovial ivy
Are you wanting it straight centered? As in right in the middle of the button.
rotund cypress
Yes
jovial ivy
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlSetStructuredText - Look into the second example.
Should work for rscText I hope.
rotund cypress
Eh, it's not RscText
style = "0x02+0x0c";
That would work with RscText
somehow it does not work with RscButtonMenu
jovial ivy
Hm
bleak schooner
with which commands can i assign players to a squad (hexagons)?
turbid thunder
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/join
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/joinSilent
[_unitOne, _unitTwo] joinSilent (group player);
@bleak schooner
jovial ivy
Would arma allow me to sleep for this time (floating point): ```sleep 1.66666666667;
Why wouldn't it? sure it does
As long as that number is not getting truncated by floating point precision it's fine
jovial ivy
Gotcha.
Unless there is a better way to count from 2 to 100 in a 60 second period: ``` _progress = 0.0;
while { !isNull "_dialog" } do {
_progress = _progress + 2;
if(_progress == 100) exitWith {
};
sleep 1.66666666667;
};```
Sleep is not so exact
rancid ruin
don't think you can rely on that to be on-time
still forum
You'll probably get that executed in 62-75 seconds
rancid ruin
probably want to check against mission time or something, maybe use onEachFrame + time
jovial ivy
Hmm ok.
still forum
But precise enough for a human
jovial ivy
Yeah its just a simple progress thing like lockpicking a car in any life mod.
rancid ruin
BI wrote a function for that, you hold a button for X time to do something
jovial ivy
Its not a really a "hold a button". Its more of a, stay within 5 meters of a vehicle while you do something. But you can still shoot and what not
turbid thunder
@jovial ivy If you want it to be more precise, use time for that. It takes a bit for your code to get executed so with your sleep, you might end up not getting exactly the time you need
I noticed that myself when I did countdowns and because of my noobishness, I made it local for everyone and noticed how much it can make a difference between clients
jovial ivy
Hmmm gotcha.
still forum
_progress = 0.0;
while { !isNull "_dialog" } do {
_nextExec = diag_tickTime + 1.66666666667;
_progress = _progress + 2;
if(_progress == 100) exitWith {
};
while {_nextExec > diag_tickTime} do {sleep 0.2;};
};
That's more exact. If you really need it. Though not perfect. You could make a perfect implementation if you really wanted to
turbid thunder
That'd depend on how important the correct timing is
!isNull "_dialog"
What exactly is that?
still forum
Wait.. That condition will never change while inside the while loop
why not just use while true then
Or... Will it? throws sticks at trees It probably will. Forget what I said
peak plover
Why don't you use 1+ (2/3) ? wouldn't that be more accurate?
still forum
Why not use (5/3) then ^^ That will be fasterβ’
peak plover
Exactly π
Float math might be slower 'tho
So it might be faster to just use ceil 5/3 instead
turbid thunder
Other question: Is it possible to have the players arm point forwards 24/7?
arctic veldt
Lol
dusk sage
It won't make any difference for perf π€£
still forum
Or.. (60/ wait... You said you want to count from 2 to 100 in 60 seconds. you are adding +2 every 1.6 seconds. After 60 seconds you will be at 72. not 100
You want to sleep 1.2 seconds not 1.66666666667 If you want to do what you said you want to do
jovial ivy
@still forum How would that be? If you were to do say 1.2 in 60 seconds that would be 72. 1.66666666667 would be 100.
@turbid thunder The isNull is used to check if a dialog will still be opened. In my case a modified progress dialog.
still forum
There are 36*1.6666 in 60 seconds. You are executing +2 36 times. -> 72 != 100
jovial ivy
facepalm - I guess im struggling to use basic math today.
So then something like: ```sqf
_progress = 0.0;
while { true } do {
_nextExec = diag_tickTime + 1.2;
_progress = _progress + 0.02;
if(!(_player inArea DSSV_Area)) exitWith {
DSSV_MainVehicle addAction ["Secure Vehicle",{_this call DSSV_Secure}];
};
if(_progress >= 1.0) exitWith {
closeDialog 0;
deleteMarker DSSV_Area;
};
bar progressSetPosition _progress;
while {_nextExec > diag_tickTime} do {sleep 0.2;};
};
```
I also changed up the percent so instead of 100 it just goes to 1(to calculate for arma's progress bar). Which I guess is technically the same thing.
bitter bough
So, Dylan got this script mostly working for me. But I'm using the NATO classname for the autonomous GMG, but if CSAT walks near it the GMG isn't active. How could I get this working the rest of the way?
_lastDir = -1;
for "_i" from 1 to 4 do {
if(_lastDir == -1) then {
_veh = "B_GMG_01_A_F" createVehicle getMarkerPos Format["pos%1", _i];
_veh setDir 360;
_lastDir = getDir _veh;
} else {
_veh = "B_GMG_01_A_F" createVehicle getMarkerPos Format["pos%1", _i];
_lastDir = _lastDir - 90;
_veh setDir _lastDir;
};
};
Also, how does one get the colors like that? o.o
jovial ivy
The three things sqf, then next line is your code, then next line is your ```
Oops lol
Soo ```sqf is the first part.
bitter bough
Huh, well that solves another mystery. now for the next xD
jovial ivy
Haha
jade abyss
_lastDir = -1;
+
_veh setDir 360;
_lastDir = getDir _veh;
== Makes no sense at all
Vehicle will be created with Dir 0 (360)
bitter bough
it works so I'm more worried about getting the autonomous part working Β―_(γ)_/Β―
jade abyss
π€¦
bitter bough
sorry o.o
I don't mean to sound like a dumbass but, I'm not very picky.
jade abyss
Its just: It makes no sense, why execute it at all?
It doesn't bring you any benefit
like...
how to calculate 1-1?
You can do:
1 - 1 = 0
But your example is:
(1*100) - ((1+9)*10) = 0
jovial ivy
Huh? The point is to create 4 turrets which rotate by 90 degrees on each cycle which it does.
jade abyss
Yeah, but also doing (in the first one)
_veh setDir 360;
_lastDir = getDir _veh; ```
instead of a simple
```sqf
_lastDir = 0; //or 360, whatever makes him happy```Β―_(γ)_/Β―
jovial ivy
_lastDir = 360;
for "_i" from 1 to 4 do {
_turret = "B_GMG_01_A_F" createVehicle getMarkerPos Format["pos%1", _i];
_turret setDir _lastDir;
_lastDir = _lastDir - 90;
};
``` Would work I guess a lot better.I would understand that, when setDir would be another Angle, but it isnt^^
Thats the other part, i totaly ignored.
jovial ivy
Yeah I just realized that, stupid mistake on my part.
jovial ivy
True.
bitter bough
Well, I guess it's shorter now.
But that doesn't fix the non-autonomous turrets :/
jovial ivy
You will really like this script: https://pastebin.com/izStsFrJ @jade abyss
bitter bough
It's the autonomous GMG classname
jade abyss
You have to say cleary, what you want.
jade abyss
Its an ordinary Mk32A GMG 20 mm
Maybe they can't turn around so far, maybe there is no enemy in sight, maybe idk
bitter bough
Yeah autonomous.
Meaning they target enemies on their own.
But I used the NATO classname and they refuse to shoot at CSAT
jade abyss
That makes no sense
jovial ivy
_lastDir = 360;
for "_i" from 1 to 4 do {
_turret = "B_GMG_01_A_F" createVehicle getMarkerPos Format["pos%1", _i];
_turret setDir _lastDir;
createVehicleCrew _turret;
_lastDir = _lastDir - 90;
};
Try adding a crew to it.
Thats what google shows me
bitter bough
How does one add crew to something without a gunner slot?
jovial ivy
Just use that code.
bitter bough
alrighty
jade abyss
whats that for a script you linked before, Dylan
jovial ivy
Whats it for? Just spawning a convoy with a front, center, and a back vehicle. And add units to them.
bitter bough
Well that worked. Thanks a bunch man!!
jade abyss
if(_bVehicle isKindOf "Tank" || _bVehicle in ["O_MRAP_02_hmg_F","O_MRAP_02_gmg_F"]) then {
->
if(_bVehicle isKindOf "Tank" || {_bVehicle in ["O_MRAP_02_hmg_F","O_MRAP_02_gmg_F"]}) then {```Does it matter @jade abyss?
crude flame
Alright it's really starting to bother so I have to ask about a problem I'm having: I'm trying to make an addaction that makes a radio play a sound once that can be repeated every time the sound is over... but I just can't get it to work... Would anyone have an init snippet he could throw my way for this?
jovial ivy
unit addAction ["Play Sound", {_this call Tut_HandleSound}];
Tut_HandleSound = {
params ["_object", "_player", "_actionId"];
playSound "AlarmCar";
_object removeAction _actionId;
[] spawn {
_sound = ASLToAGL [0,0,0] nearestObject "#soundonvehicle";
waitUntil {isNull _sound};
_object addAction ["Play Sound", {_this call Tut_HandleSound}];
};
};
Simpyly adds the action to whatever unit, and waits until the sound is null/not available and adds the action again.
To the object it was added on before.
If your wondering: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/playSound - Example 3
crude flame
I forgot to mention that the radio should be MP compatible and only play in a certain radius with volume fallof-
jovial ivy
unit addAction ["Play Sound", {_this call Tut_HandleSound}];
Tut_HandleSound = {
params ["_object", "_player", "_actionId"];
playSound3D ["A3\Sounds_F\sfx\blip1.wav", _object, false, getPosASL _object, 1, 1, 20];
_object removeAction _actionId;
[] spawn {
_sound = ASLToAGL [0,0,0] nearestObject "#soundonvehicle";
waitUntil {isNull _sound};
_object addAction ["Play Sound", {_this call Tut_HandleSound}];
};
};
Should work ig
Just plays a sound off of a file name.
Incase your wondering, the 20 is the distance(add the end of the playsound)
crude flame
I get that because I've been trying to get it to work myself but I feel I'm too retarded for Arma Scripting
jovial ivy
I just got it off of the forums. Just gotta learn SQF, its not a fun language lol. Im a fairy good C# coder and using SQF is terrible for me
jovial ivy
I mean its not that its hard. Its the syntax.
Im generally used to not having to put then after my if, or not using break in my switch statements.
jade abyss
sqs/sqf were the first scripting/Coding Languages i learned, so... ... C# was pretty strange for me, the first time π
jovial ivy
Ah. I couldn't tell you a single thing about sqs lol
jade abyss
I forgot almost everything (wich is better)
jovial ivy
Ah
jovial ivy
Interesting lol
jade abyss
Not rly ^^
"? CONDITION : STATEMENT 1; STATEMENT 2"
@
Much like the waitUntil statement in SQF syntax, @ will evaluate a certain condition, and the script will pause until @ returns true.
@ CONDITION
vapid frigate
sort of similar to condition ? statement : statment in C#
jovial ivy
Actually javascript is pretty simple.
vapid frigate
its sort of like the designer for sqf read the contents for sql / c books
jade abyss
I heard phyton also, never looked at it, tbh
jovial ivy
Oh god python.
vapid frigate
but never read what the words/symbols mean
jovial ivy
The language that makes you indent everything.
jade abyss
indent?
jovial ivy
jade abyss
hm
jovial ivy
Indeed
jovial ivy
I just like using curly brackets. Helps me read the code a bit better.
jade abyss
As long as you are not a filthy oneliner, all fine
(waiting for a msg from @little eagle π )
jovial ivy
shivers at the thought of one line code
vapid frigate
thought it was pretty much standard to have that part on 1 line
jovial ivy
if(_bVehicle isKindOf "Tank" || {_bVehicle in ["O_MRAP_02_hmg_F","O_MRAP_02_gmg_F"]}) then { Yeah I have mine on one line, simply for tidiness.
subtle ore
One could say we have two different people in this world π€·
subtle ore
Precisely
jade abyss
π
jovial ivy
Yall ever experiment with lua?
jade abyss
I simply prefer the left one, simply because of: You see exactly where a codepart start
jovial ivy
I just started going through sololearns courses for fun. SQL and CSS are fun to learn.
warm gorge
What would be causing ExtDB 3 queries/database stuff to be extremely slow? Cant figure out these lag issues on my server.
jovial ivy
Constantly flooding them with data maybe?
warm gorge
Well like I cant really cut out any of the data thats being sent to it. Its a server with 100+ players, a life server where data needs to be constantly sent and received. But the lag issues are becoming unbearable
vapid frigate
could really be anything.. bad db design, inefficient queries, incapable software/hardware
you tried queries without extdb?
warm gorge
How do you mean without ExtDB
vapid frigate
extdb is just an extension to connect to a db?
warm gorge
Yeah so how would it work without it
vapid frigate
depends on the db
warm gorge
Well its just a general MySQL server. Its just so annoying, trying everything. Updating to ExtDB 3, optimizing scripts, etc
vapid frigate
using mysqlworkbench or similar then
could be bad settings in mysql too.. for example it uses pretty much no ram by default
does everything with the disk
warm gorge
Hmm yeah I might give that a go, look into the MySQL db settings
rancid ruin
a life server where data needs to be constantly sent and received
does it really though? it should be possible to get away with a pretty small amount of database i/o surely
warm gorge
I may have overexaggerated on that statement a bit, when I say constantly, I mean with 100+ players regularly opening their vehicle garages, syncing their data, etc, it ends up being very often that data is sent/received
rancid ruin
why can't you just hold most data in memory and read it from there? write it to db periodically or when a player leaves
warm gorge
Well a lot of it is held in memory, and it does get saved when a player leaves etc, but they can optionally force sync their data (with a cooldown) and reload their garage
Would running the performance binaries of the arma 3 server .exe help at all?
rancid ruin
i would not trust players, let alone life players, with the ability to "sync" their data at will and spam my database
keep all that shit server side
wouldn't expect performance binaries to help much. also they are not "stable", they're experimental
warm gorge
Yeah, fair enough
vapid frigate
didn't know there was 3d controls
simple fiber
Me neither since yesterday
vapid frigate
how do you do it?
vapid frigate
oh it's a p3d?
jade abyss
Played around with it earlier, its... meh.
I ended up with createVehicleLocal and attachTo π (for first Person attached to head)
simple fiber
I used it hoping that I could rotate dialogs and stuff
Well...
That aliasing is just ugly af
vapid frigate
i assume u have AA turned on? can't really tell in VR
vapid frigate
configSourceAddonList
simple fiber
It does not change anything, I think It does not depends on the object quality because it is in fact rendered as a GUI and not an object
Nor AA
vapid frigate
yeh makes sense i guess.. none of the other UI is antialiased
simple fiber
It sucks
I don't want to create a p3d with anims for each interface element
Still hoping KK or a BIS dev will see my forum post and clear things out
vapid frigate
could just make it 2d? (but 3d looking)
vapid frigate
you can rotate some?
simple fiber
I could use pictures but I need it to be dynamic and try not to use hacky methods
I need 3D because the effect is created with VectorDirAndUp
I was trying to achieve something like that http://i1-news.softpedia-static.com/images/news2/the-division-preview-forget-the-multiplayer-it-s-a-great-single-player-game-499843-3.jpg
(Health Bar + Status Bar)
vapid frigate
would definitely be possible with pictures with the exception of text
and the blur effect
vapid frigate
yeh that wouldn't really be doable with 3d objects even?
simple fiber
Why that ?
vapid frigate
text on them?
vapid frigate
you can make any control 3d?
vapid frigate
oh ok.. thought you were using a model or something
simple fiber
Well
You need a model
You "attach" GUIs on the surface of the model
In a memory defined space in the p3d
simple fiber
It's simple when you get it
vapid frigate
other than that aliasing
simple fiber
It is
But it's ugly when GUIs are rendered on a 'non-flat' surface
That's sad really
I'll try to report it on the tracker but I don't think it will ever change
vapid frigate
yeh i wouldn't hold your breath
simple fiber
Still, useful to know.
agile pumice
so I'm seeing "Engine On/off" under common controls, but I can't seem to find the actionkey
indigo snow
keyEngineToggle[]={}; in profile, suggests the action is EngineToggle
agile pumice
PROFILE thats where I had to look XD
indigo snow
They're all in there, prefixed with key
number is a DIK with some extra magic if its doublepress
did a thing where it would check if a player had grenade throw bound to 2xG instead of G once
tough abyss
I often see fewer, large scripts when disecting other addons/missions. Is arma 3 less effecient when using more script files, and this is why people condense things into a single file? Or is it examples of poor scripting?
bitter bough
my guess is that the larger files are a form of framework. something for the smaller files to call from instead of having a load of large scripts with the same lines.
though I could be very wrong
rotund cypress
If I wanted to check if _x is a weapon, how would I do that? I could do _x isKindOf ["Rifle", configFile >> "CfgWeapons"];, but I want to check if it's a weapon overall
subtle ore
@rotund cypress you got the right idea, same thing applies for pistols and for sniper rifles they each have their own base. You can see these config parents in the config viewer
queen cargo
@tough abyss most ppl simply do not script that much
and if there is nothing to script, you might be good with just 2 files providing the functionality
but most of the time it is just lazy stupids being stupid
tough abyss
@queen cargo Maybe, but I honestly see it everywhere.
queen cargo
check out the larger mods/missions
not the smaller ones
those tend to have extensive usage of scripting
rotund cypress
I am doing this ```{
hint str (_x);
} forEach nearestObjects [getPos player, ["WeaponHolder", "GroundWeaponHolder", "WeaponHolderSimulated"], 5];
I get the weapon model of the weapon, but I want to get the class name.
Is there a way?
rancid ruin
typeOf?
rotund cypress
It just says ground weapon holder then
rancid ruin
yeah you need to go through the contents
rotund cypress
With like _forEachIndex?
rotund cypress
I'm a bit lost π
hint str (typeOf _x);
} forEach nearestObjects [getPos player, ["WeaponHolder", "GroundWeaponHolder", "WeaponHolderSimulated"], 5];
start from step 1: explain what you want to do
rotund cypress
Thats what I got
I want to basically get all item classnames in those weapon ground holders¨
rancid ruin
weaponCargo magazinesAmmoCargo itemCargo
that family of commands, on a weaponholder, will tell you what you need to know
rotund cypress
ah alright nice, that helped thanks
rancid ruin
at least, they're what i used in this old ass script i just dug up
rotund cypress
Worked perfectly, thanks @rancid ruin π
rancid ruin
no worries
still forum
@tough abyss Yes SQF is less efficient if you call into other sqf files instead of just doing it inline. But virtually every Programming language has the Same problem so that's nothing really arma specific. And the performance impact is so small that it doesn't matter in most cases.
And yes. That's probably just poor scripting.
tough abyss
@still forum thank you for the informative answer π
wispy kestrel
I've been trying for an hour or so to get BIS_fnc_diagAARrecord to work. I can't figure it out. I've looked through the functions via the functions viewer and determined that the recorings are saved to profileNamespace. The wiki page is not very helpful https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_diagAARrecord
rancid ruin
are you sure it's actually functional? do other people use it?
little eagle
wth does it even do?
rancid ruin
i think AAR = after action report. like a replay of what happened during the mission
wispy kestrel
@gilded rampart used it a while ago... https://www.reddit.com/r/arma/comments/3qghq1/a_sample_of_how_an_ingame_afteraction_review_can/
rancid ruin
are you sure? i'd bet that's custom written for his little crew
This is something myself and zx have been working on for ShackTac recently. It's a work-in-progress currently.......
little eagle
Sounds definitely like something they cooked up and not at all like BIS_fnc_diagAARrecord
wispy kestrel
You see, BIS_fnc_diagAARrecord has a partner function called BIS_fnc_diagAAR which, when called returns error No AAR Recordings found #define PROFILE_AAR_VARNAME "BIS_fnc_diagAAR_data" #define PROFILE_AAR (profilenamespace getvariable [PROFILE_AAR_VARNAME,[]]) because "BIS_fnc_diagAAR_data" is nil, obviously because BIS_fnc_diagAARrecord hasn't been run.
little eagle
The whole function looks broken to me.
disableserialization;
_mode = _this param [0,"Init",[displaynull,"",0]];
_this = _this param [1,[]];
switch _mode do {
case "Init": {
_display = _this select 0;
This makes no sense
_this select 0 cannot be "init" and a display
rancid ruin
googling the function names yields 0 results of it being used in a mission
almost certainly broken
wispy kestrel
I suspected as much however I thought it couldn't hurt to ask around. sad-face
rancid ruin
surely someone must have scripted and released one? it's a pretty common request and shouldn't be hard to do technically
little eagle
I think it would be easier to write this from scratch. Doesn't sound that complicated tbh.
Like 100 lines. Done in 3 hours I guess.
rancid ruin
now you just need to tell Hill your hourly rate and you guys can get this moving π
little eagle
pff
still forum
VBS has AAR Stuff. But I'm very sure that's not implemented in Arma
leaden summit
Didn't someone from 3CB release an AAR application?
bitter bough
^
The group I'm in has just started using it not too long ago. Its fairly nice.
That or the alive war room. But OCAP is a bit simpler.
The altis Zeus selection is the test we did with OCAP
http://ocap.ddca3.com
Note: not optimized for mobile
tough abyss
hey guys, does anyone know how to indicate if the mission loading screen has finished?
still forum
Can also check if loading screen display is null
tough abyss
do you know the idd?^^
still forum
RscDisplayLoading 102
RscDisplayLoadMission 101
tough abyss
thanks, i will try that out! Also Thank you @rancid ruin for you advice π
warm lintel
I have a scripting problem that's driving me slightly mad, how do you get the variablename of a player who activated a trigger into a script?
I'm making an escape & evade type mission where players are spread out all over the place and don't have a map. In the hopes of making it JIP compatible, I want each player to have an individual trigger which fires as soon as the specific unit is present at spawn and immediately strips the map from their inventory then runs setcaptive false after 10-20s to let them safely get their bearings and recover from the surprise of not having a map (I've not removed them from the unit inventory so they can see it before the mission then get surprised on start). I could do it through triggers but to do it in a staged way which also retains the JIP compatibility, it'd be 2 triggers per player and there's over 40 player slots, I'd far sooner call a single script on each trigger that gets the name of the activating player then strips the items, waits a bit then sets the player as non-captive.
This is what I'm trying to make:
PLAYERNAME unassignitem "itemmap";
PLAYERNAME removeitem "itemmap";
Sleep 20;
PLAYERNAME setcaptive false;
I'm sure I'm missing something facepalmingly simple and I could swear that I've even made these kind of things in the past but I can't find any of my older stuff. Can anyone tell me how I go about getting PLAYERNAME?
warm lintel
Would player work for a specific unit in a scipt though? Say if a unit with the name B3 tripped the trigger, would "player unsassignitem "itemmap";" work on JUST B3 or on every unit that's driven by a player?
distant egret
player is only for player.
but what you can do via triggers is get the units that activated the trigger.
you might want to look at that as well
thisList
tough girder
by making trigger condition be player in thisList you'll make trigger local (activation: anybody)
warm lintel
So if I used player in thislist as the activation of the trigger, I could then use player setcaptive false in the script since there'd only be one player on the local machine? Can player machines tell the server that they should be made/released from captive?
blazing zodiac
Does anyone know how to stop arsenal from breaking r2t? Currently at my mission start I have a UAV with a r2t to a screen showing the live feed but as soon as arsenal is entered the screen goes black, any ways around this?
tame portal
@warm lintel player is ALWAYS the local player, there can't be more than one
little eagle
Well, player could be null in some scenarios and null is local to no machine.
tame portal
commmmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyy
little eagle
@blazing zodiac Ist that a picture in picture thing?
tame portal
Yeah, it can be null, like on the server or when the game is loading into a mission
blazing zodiac
Yes, It's from killzone kids blog post here http://killzonekid.com/arma-scripting-tutorials-uav-r2t-and-pip/
little eagle
That is an old bug then. Every time you create a camera, all render to texture 2d (works fine in models like rear view mirrors) picture in picture textures bug out and become black.
You could try to recreate the pip control once the arsenal is closed.
tame portal
@warm lintel Right now when I walk into your trigger, it will run it's on activation code on all machines, since on all machines I activated the trigger, however if you use player in thisList as the condition, the trigger will only fire on the machine where player (always yourself) is inside the trigger area, meaning it will only set off the trigger if you ran into the trigger or someone else did and you're already in the trigger zone
blazing zodiac
Ahh, makes sense then. The arsenal cam create is breaking it
little eagle
Yes.
blazing zodiac
I don't suppose there is an event handler tied to closing arsenal?
little eagle
The same happens for my picture in picture scopes when opening the arsenal.
[missionnamespace, "arsenalClosed", {
systemChat str _this;
}] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler;
I think this is how it goes.
blazing zodiac
Oh ok, I'll play around with that. Thanks as usual commy.
little eagle
Actually the bug isn't triggered by creating the camera, but by using cameraEffect on it, but details...
blazing zodiac
Ah ok, so
I think I have a solution, good to know about that bug though. Back to testing!
warm lintel
@tame portal Hmm, that sounds promising, can I then just use player as the unit variable name in an assoaciated script?
tame portal
@warm lintel Since you use that specific condition, it's safe to execute a script and use player in it, it will only run on the machine that entered the trigger
So player will always be the person entering the trigger (since it only runs on that players machine)
warm lintel
Hmm, that sounds like it might be what I need, cheers mate
warm gorge
Is there a way to export a list of all animations?
little eagle
define "animation"
warm gorge
Unit animations, eg AinjPpneMstpSnonWrflDnon. I think I found a way, just opened up the BIS function for animViewer
little eagle
That will be a looong list - not very useful.
{
diag_log text configName _x;
} for<Each ("true" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgMovesMaleSdr" >> "States"));
placid root
hey, can someone help me with the remoteExec of "lock"?
[_car, 0] remoteExec ["lock", owner _car] does not work o.O
putting the command in a function did also not work. (at least this trick worked with playsound3d π )
peak epoch
try just _car as target
tough girder
you need to remoteExec lock globally
placid root
lol this is the one thing i did not try π
little eagle
owner only works on the server machine
jade abyss
β
little eagle
lock has global effects , so you only need to run it on one machine, not all.
tough girder
does it?
jade abyss
tough girder
oh, it has local arg
placid root
argument local effect global
little eagle
Effects: global
tough girder
misremembered, sorry!
jade abyss
Alternative Command:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setVehicleLock
placid root
yeah this one did not work either
jade abyss
It does
little eagle
Have you tried without owner?
placid root
i am trying it now
jade abyss
And i am using it
little eagle
You'll see that it will work.
jade abyss
last time: about 3 Days ago @placid root
placid root
[cursortarget, "unlocked"] remoteExec ["setVehicleLock", cursorTarget] worked fine thx
jade abyss
Told ya Β―_(γ)_/Β―
blazing zodiac
Is there a way using cameraEffect or something of the sort to look through an optic?
round scroll
a request for a code review, I've started to look into the Unsung melee modes, stabbing with knife and bayonet and throwing a knife. I've assembled a small sample mission (can be used with Unsung delta) at: http://tetet.de/arma/arma3/Download/unsung/[sp]melee.VR.7z The code for the init is also available at http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/24446865/ The code should run locally on a client from a module later on, so I have to tie it onto a player, not sure yet how to do that in a good way.
my concern with the code is now, that it adds actions for (cursor)targets and never removes them. I don't imagine that there will be dozens or hundreds of such close contacts, but just in case I wonder if there's a limit to using addActions like that
jade abyss
I would check for _bayonetClasses as the very first check, tbh.
Mostly because of -> If guy has no bayonet -> No need to check for the rest of the scripts (wich saves some cpu/cycletime
round scroll
hmm, no, the knife is distinct from the bayonet check. But thanks, it seems I forgot the range check before adding the action when using bayonet
but valid point, reverse the logic for the knife check as well
check first for knife presence, then for distance to target
jade abyss
Yeah, thats more or less what i meant^^
round scroll
thanks π
jade abyss
+do you rly need the setVariable command?
round scroll
is there a better way to check if the action is already present?
round scroll
hmm, that would be neat and less clumsy
jade abyss
like when you click F and you an enemy is your CursorTarget -> STAB Action
At the same time you just disable the standard Command button F
(Info: I hate the addAction menu π )
round scroll
I admit to have not really looked into keyHandlers yet, so I guess there will be a learning curve?
jade abyss
round scroll
I don't like it that much either, but a lot of the legacy code I maintain relies on it
jade abyss
More or less ignore Line 12 to 29, just the "call _BD" part would be needed + your code for stabbing in the center
mom
@round scroll
https://pastebin.com/uNNmPxS6
*updated
round scroll
thanks @jade abyss!
warm gorge
Any idea why when I call lbClear on a list box and re-populate the list the scroll position is all messed up and like scrolled all the way down and you cant see any items until you scroll back up? Only noticed this since lastr update
jade abyss
@torn juniper Invoice! Cmon.
round scroll
@jade abyss question: why not set _buttonDisabled = true and use the call instead?
jade abyss
When you have multiple Buttons assigned, it would always be a:
_buttonDisabled = true;
its just shorter to type
call _BD;
Means: If (in this case Circumflex/the button left of 1, the one above TAB) -> It doesn't execute the standard Command.
for example:
If we would change it to switch and you look at an enemy unit -> It would block opening the map
(just HL me if you have another Q)
warm gorge
Anyone had issues with the canAdd command returning false even know the player has enough space?
Actually seems to be related to the bergen backpack for some odd reason
little eagle
repro
warm gorge
https://feedback.bistudio.com/T120627 This guy has reported the same issue and provided code to reproduce
Was reproduced by @tough abyss but no updates since on it
little eagle
Hmm. That answers your question then.
warm gorge
Ah thats painful, kinda needed that command
warm gorge
Was about to test that to see if it works actually, gimme a sec
little eagle
fixed spelling
warm gorge
Tried the other canAddItemTo__ commands and they all seem to be buggy and innacurate
I guess ill have to remove my use of it until its fixed
little eagle
Should add a warning on the wiki
"this command does not work as expected under unknown circumstances"
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torn juniper
jade abyss
pff, too late...
little eagle
Edit the wiki? Log in and click "Edit".
warm gorge
Aight cheers will do
manic sigil
Is it possible to 'reuse' a radio channel? I have a trigger for Radio Alpha, to have a helicopter bring in a supply box - but I want to use as few Radio slots as possible, can I have a trigger that replaces Radio Alpha with another action? Or does using Radio Alpha 'consume' that action for the rest of the map?
warm gorge
@little eagle Should I edit all of the related commands that are having issues? With the warning?
little eagle
Sure, all of them
warm gorge
Does animateSource work in singleplayer?
little eagle
Yes
turbid thunder
@manic sigil You could either try creating a new trigger with activation condition "Radio Alpha" or, preplace a trigger and set the activation condition to "Radio Alpha" once you did the first Radio Alpha action
little eagle
But it does not work when simulation is frozen, e.g. in 3den or until the pause menu is closed.
warm gorge
Would it be causing im executing it from the debug console (pause menu open)?
little eagle
The animation would happen when you close the pause menu.
warm gorge
For some reason its not working. Using this: cursorObject animateSource ["Door_1_source", 1];
On a house
jade abyss
does work
little eagle
Animations don't work when simulation is disabled.
jade abyss
But: Some are already updated to
Door_1_sound_source and Door_1_nosound_source names
As long as the Object is active (e.g. Mapobject)
Yeah, Commy described the 2nd part better π
warm gorge
Yep turns out the animation name is wrong
little eagle
or simulation is disabled
warm gorge
@jade abyss I think I saw you post a script for this earlier, but how would I make it use the correct animation for opening/closing, considering their not all the same
jade abyss
You mean CUP for example?
warm gorge
This is for vanilla Arma, no mods. Just changing from using animate to animateSource for opening/closing doors
jade abyss
Then it should be that door_1_sound_source thing
regarding CUP:
I am currently updating the CUP Buildings, so they have the new Source_names (and also are compatible with my script π )
door_1_sound_source
door_1_nosound_source
door_1_locked_source```Ah I see. How recent are these new source names?
warm gorge
Ah that'll explain it then
Cheers for that. Ill update the wiki for animateSource to point this out. Im not im not the only one who would question it
manic sigil
@turbid thunder im trying that, but once I use 'send basic supplies', the 0-0-1 action disappears, and I cant seem to get another to take its place even with triggerActivated :/
turbid thunder
I guess that cant re-enable a radio trigger that has already been used?
If so, Plan B: delete the old trigger BEFORE doing that
jade abyss
Trigger π¬
turbid thunder
Even worse: Radio activated trigger
manic sigil
Yay complication. I could just do it as an addAction, but didnt want that clutter going on. Bluh. Ill test deleting the old trigger (deletevehicle, right?), though ive been having trouble with the radio strings appearing regardless of conditions set, just if they function or not... barring that, addAction it is.
turbid thunder
There is no way a trigger that hasnt been set to be radio activated will show up a radio activation thingy
But yeah, addAction works too. Just remember that addAction is entirely local
torpid oriole
Hey, I am trying to define the altidude of an AI plane but for some reason the "flyInHeight" command is ignored. Any idea why this could happen?
torpid oriole
nvm.... my stupiditiy
manic sigil
If i have an Addaction run [player setPos [...]] in a multiplayer map, will it teleport all players or just the triggerer? Im afk and cant test but curious.
Additionally, is there a way of recording how many times a unit is hit/how much damage they would have recieved from a shot, if they werent immortal?
rancid ruin
player is a local thing, so if you ran player setDamage 1 in multiplayer, it would just kill your local player
if you wanted to move all players then you would have to iterate over all separate players
you can do that on a client or server though, just not using "player" object cos that only refers to the one, local, player
2nd question, hit event handlers https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers
think "hit" evh is the one you want, not 100% sure though
digital hollow
If you want to record but negate damage, use HandleDamage
manic sigil
@rancid ruin thanks! Thats fine, its a simple "climb" script to allow players to mantle a stack of pallets to take a set of sniper positions - its supposed to just be the one local player per spot.
Ill look into event handlers - the idea is a virtual tutorial, and I dont want them getting popped off every five seconds, but a running "you took 5 lethal shots" counter will suffice.
rancid ruin
pretty sure you do want handleDamage then
i used that one to make a script which reduces damage taken
manic sigil
The Hit EH specifically doesnt fire when allowdamage false is applied :c
rancid ruin
just read the MP-Effects part of the table on the event handler page
use handleDamage, ampersand is correct
manic sigil
Yeah, handleDamage looks more like it. Now to learn how to use EHs.
This unit, on handleDamage, store damage amount in personal variable (that gets mathed out to ticking up once per 100 damage), set damage to 0.
manic sigil
This unit, on hit, say3d "NOOTNOOT.mp3"
blazing zodiac
Is there any command to return the current camera?
jovial ivy
@blazing zodiac Uhm, as in third or first person? Or like, spect?
blazing zodiac
Like return the current camera itself, like say the camera created in arsenal
jovial ivy
Oh
blazing zodiac
I'd like to terminate it on button click and switchCamera "GUNNER" so you can see the optics in arsenal without leaving it
I already was able to add a clickable button and whatnot via the arsenalOpened scripted EH
But just switchCamera player; player switchCamera "Gunner" isn't working in there
So I figured I need to return the camera they create and then terminate it and then recreate it when I wanna switch back
jovial ivy
waitUntil { isnull ( uinamespace getvariable "RSCDisplayArsenal" ) };``` for the arsenal ig? Googled it: https://forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/174100-detecting-player-exiting-arsenal/I already am using the arsenalClosed scripted EH for that by BI to restore my UAV live feed
But I suppose I could just make the button leave arsenal switch the camera to gunner and then reopen arsenal itself
But my idea before was to add a toggle between aim down the sight and the arsenal camera
high vigil
question for vets, if you have all ai running on HC does server not need to have high view distance any more? Does it make sense to set server to 1k and hc to 5k view distance?
snow pecan
Anyone ever mess with any spacial - partitioning structures in SQF?
warm gorge
@little eagle Those warnings you suggested me adding to the canAdd commands got removed by Killzone as they apparantly werent helpful lol
vague hull
@snow pecan depends on what you're referring to with that
thin pine
Comrade zooloo75 was messing with that. Apparently he didn't release the scripts so you'll have to contact him. @snow pecan
placid root
hi guys, I am facing a strange problem. When I attach an object to another, e.g.
attachedBlock attachTo [block, [1,2,3]]
I can get its "attachTo" coordinates non dependent on hight or rotation by using
block worldToModel [0,0,0]) vectorDiff (attachedBlock worldToModel [0,0,0]
Now I wanted to do the same with the EdenCamera and a selected object to make some intro sceens.
_camera attachTo [_campos, _relCoord];
Unfortunately by using
((get3DENCamera) worldToModel [0,0,0]) vectorDiff (((get3DENSelected "object") select 0) worldToModel [0,0,0])
I get wrong coordinates.
Can anyone help to fix this?
placid root
haha didn't know that sorry. it really does look better this way
jade abyss
```sqf <-- makes it look shinyyy
placid root
bΓ€m π
jade abyss
fancy
placid root
yup it is but still confused
jade abyss
(p.s. No clue regarding your prob)
little eagle
worldToModel [0,0,0]
π€
placid root
worldToModel gives the the coordinates no dependent on rotation and hight
little eagle
coordinates never depend on rotation and the height is always part of a 3d position. You're not making sense.
placid root
with
b attachTo [a, [1,2,3]]
you get:
(b modeltoworld [0,0,0]) vectorDiff (a modeltoworld [0,0,0]) = [2.21045,0.338379,-3]
(a worldToModel [0,0,0]) vectorDiff (b worldToModel [0,0,0]) = [1,2,3]
tried this?
getPosASL a vectorDiff getPosASL b
Still don't get what you're doing.
placid root
this is dependent on the rotation
getPosASL a vectorDiff getPosASL b = [2.21045,0.338379,-3]
But what are you trying to do?
placid root
damn, i have to go to work... i will post this again later... sry
jade abyss
Quit work
snow pecan
@vague hull Merely improving the spacial lookup of points on the map
@thin pine Thanks, curious if he found one that works best, seems like Limited-Depth, KD-Trees are the answer
thin pine
@snow pecan I think he went for octrees or something, I can't remember, it's been like a year. The performance benefit you're going to get out of it is going to be slim though since you're working with the SQF scripting language and not C++ directly (unless you're planning to do some Intercept/Extension voodoo magic)
snow pecan
Well, I'm only working with 2 dimensions. I tried quadtreees but seemed like SQF couldn't handle it too well, negligable to negative results. Currently seeing 4x speed improvement with a KD Tree limited to 3 branches though.
tough abyss
Hello guys, i have a problem. I'm creating a scenario (arma 3) in eden editor. BUT, i want my players come in taru pod (thats not a problem) and i want this pod paradrop on my base (and i don't know how to do)
little eagle
Please elaborate on "come in taru pod"
cedar kindle
probably respawn
little eagle
Sounds pretty badass.
private _pod = "Land_Pod_Heli_Transport_04_bench_F" createVehicle [0,0,0];
private _chute = "O_Parachute_02_F" createVehicle [0,0,0];
_chute setPos (getPosATL player vectorAdd [0,0,100]);
_pod attachTo [_chute, [0,0,1.45]];
Found it!!
parachute_1 = "B_parachute_02_F" createVehicle [0,0,0];
parachute_1 setPosASL (getPosASL this);
this attachTo [parachute_1, [0, 0, 0]];
analog umbra
Does anyone know how to populate a listbox or combobox with filenames from folder?
boreal edge
Is your question how to add something to a listbox or how to find all files in a folder?
boreal edge
I think there is no Script Command to do something like a dir command, i think you need to keep a array of filenames manually.
Add to listbox: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/lbAdd
analog umbra
ye i did dome searching earlier but couldnt find something other then manually add
boreal edge
if you have a array of filenames you could use forEach for the lbAdd commands
analog umbra
yes thats what i thought. Thanks π
jade abyss
what why
grand berry
Hasn't SQS been depriciated for years now?
placid root
hi guys, I'll try to ask my question here again. I need the vector used in attachTo from the Eden camera in relation to an object.
With two objects this works fine:
(a worldToModel [0,0,0]) vectorDiff (b worldToModel [0,0,0]) = [1,2,3]
-> b was attached to a with ** b attachTo [a, [1,2,3]].**
But if i use this on the Eden camera in the editor the result is wrong.
((get3DENCamera) worldToModel [0,0,0]) vectorDiff (((get3DENSelected "object") select 0) worldToModel [0,0,0])
Why?
And no modelToWorld does not work. I is dependent on the direction an object is facing and the hight.I hope I made it clearer this time.
queen cargo
@grand berry better not use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/buttonSetAction then
onyx geode
Hi guys,
i'm trying to create a trigger global with this code
private _trigger = createTrigger["EmptyDetector",getPos _radar,true];
_trigger setTriggerActivation ["ANYPLAYER","PRESENT", true];
_trigger setTriggerArea [10,10,0,false,10];
_trigger setTriggerStatements ["objectParent player in thisList", "systemChat 'trigger on'", "systemChat 'trigger off'"];
Now it should trigger when the player is inside a vehicle, but it only triggers on the client who created the trigger when he is inside a vehicle. When another client should activate the trigger, the trigger doesn't trigger.
How can i fix this or is the createTrigger just simply broken?
manic sigil
Does the Scenario Name module not work when triggered mid-mission? I can't seem to get it to run :/
plucky beacon
Unit 9 in group 1-2?
tough abyss
what would cause members of the same group to attack eachother?
plucky beacon
Changing their side
tough abyss
and what scripting command changes side?
i have some setFriend stuff but it seems to break since my AI are on resistance
plucky beacon
Grouping AI with a unit that is not on their sode will cause them to be hostile too
Especially in multiplayer
tough abyss
EAST setFriend[RESISTANCE,0];
RESISTANCE setFriend[WEST,0];
RESISTANCE setFriend[EAST,0];
WEST setFriend[EAST,1];
WEST setFriend[RESISTANCE,0];
BLUFOR setFriend[OPFOR, 1];
OPFOR setFriend[BLUFOR,1];``` Those are my current side relationschanging their rating? Dunno how it's really called
if someone does teamkills his rating lowers. and when too low he gets attacked by friendlies
tough abyss
interesting. setGroupOwner could this command screw with all of that?
if i use it on an HC?
plucky beacon
Possibly if the group owner isn't friendly
tough abyss
that might be the cause. HC is / might be different
forest jasper
_messages = KAPU_messages;
reverse _messages;
my global var get reverse - -
anyone ?
dusk sage
_messages = +KAPU_messages;
reverse _messages;
@forest jasper
forest jasper
ya
forest jasper
god bless you i got this
_messages = str KAPU_messages;
_messages = call compile _messages;
reverse _messages;
shitty code lol
dusk sage
lol π
subtle ore
Any idea how I would be able to get the position of a memory point or selection name on a character? I have the selection name, but I'm just not sure how to utilize it
rancid ruin
@subtle ore http://killzonekid.com/arma-scripting-tutorials-attachto-and-setvectordirandup/ that should explain
subtle ore
Hmmm...I knew about attachTo, I was just hoping there was something other than
subtle ore
Possibly? π€·
subtle ore
Wow, thanks. Totally glanced this one over.
rancid ruin
no problem. there's also this http://killzonekid.com/arma-3-selections-scan-utility/
subtle ore
Interesting, this'll make use for automation.
blazing zodiac
Does anyone have any idea why the EndMission respawn template may not be working?
respawnTemplates[] = {"EndMission","Tickets"};
That's the template, in the player init I add 2 tickets to them
[_unit, 2] call BIS_fnc_respawnTickets;
When I go in and kill myself I get the one respawn like expected
But the second time I die the mission doesn't end, I just stay stuck in the respawn dialog that pops up when you die
sterile ravine
i just try to optimize performance of a mp mission (a3 wasteland fork). if i test with my client as a server and place lots of buildings on the map (from database) (allmissionobjects "all" = ca. 1600) i see a large drop in server fps. if i enable dynamic simulation for loaded objects (is enabled globally and set on all building objects) the fps are not changing at all. so i suppose the dynamic simulation stuff is only helping for client fps - not for server fps. is there any way to optimize server/code/anything else for larger object counts. especially static objects without simulation enabled?
warm gorge
Is there an easy way I could parse an animation name and have it determine whether switchMove or playMove needs to be used/would be compatible with the animation?
fast fractal
how do you bind an action to a button? if anyone can help me out. or just link me the command on the wiki. i dont know what the name is
vague hull
ctrlAddEventHandler -> (on)ButtonClick
fast fractal
thanks
subtle ore
Its just ButtonClick , onButtonClick does not work
vague hull
thats why the brackets
jade abyss
iirc onButtonClick was in the config
subtle ore
ButtonClick is what you neeed to use though, regardless.
tough abyss
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/User_Interface_Event_Handlers ```
When using the event names listed below with the ctrlAddEventHandler, ctrlSetEventHandler, displayAddEventHandler or displaySetEventHandler commands, the prefix "on" in the name must be removed. (e.g. 'ButtonDown' instead of 'onButtonDown')
---^
placid root
hi guys, does anybody see a flaw? it should position the players on various object named des_pos_1, des_pos_2 etc. it is called by the server.
for "_i" from 1 to count (playableUnits + switchableUnits) step 1 do {
_player = (playableUnits + switchableUnits) select (_i - 1);
_pos = call compile ("des_pos_" + str _i);
_player setPos getPos _pos;
_player setDir getDir _pos;
};
Should getPos _pos and getDir _pos be in ()?
placid root
nope works fine for dedi hoster
and sp
maybe i just execute this globaly and rename the objects.
_pos = call compile ("des_pos_" + str (name player));
player setPos getPos _pos;
player setDir getDir _pos;
<is amateur coder, that sounds like a plan.
placid root
but i am still curious why the other code did not work
onyx geode
Is it possilbe to disable/hide the redText when i drag a ListBox item ?
http://i.imgur.com/ZD7nxaG.gif
bleak schooner
How can I check if the Zeus Interface has been closed?
waitUntil {isNull (findDisplay 312)};
doesn't work
still forum
Do you have CBA?
bleak schooner
no
still forum
doesn't work
bleak schooner
Is there a way to open the Dynamic Groups Interface via script?
rancid ruin
not sure what that is, but it's probably a display or a dialog, so you'd just need to find out the id number then create it in the usual way
bleak schooner
rancid ruin
i think there's a command which lists all open dialog/display IDDs. so you could open the groups interface, then run that command
bleak schooner
works thx
subtle ore
@burnt sand you dont?
burnt sand
So how can I get storage containers
blazing zodiac
I answered you in the other thread @burnt sand
burnt sand
Oh
blazing zodiac
You'll be better off asking in config editing
I would assume you need to create a new class
And use the model of the prop
blazing zodiac
Honestly it's gonna be pretty complicated if you've never messed with configs before
burnt sand
I have never
blazing zodiac
And to use it you will need everyone to load a clientside mod
burnt sand
I am making this for single player
blazing zodiac
Oh ok, that simplifies things
burnt sand
Yeah lol
blazing zodiac
You will still need to load a mod though
burnt sand
What kind of mod
blazing zodiac
A mod you create
burnt sand
π
blazing zodiac
Yea, as I said pretty complicated compared to your average sqf stuff.
Pennyworth might be willing to walk you through it in there though, not positive
burnt sand
Like how do I make a crate like the ones in wasteland
burnt sand
basically it opens your invetory and you put crap in it like a vehicle
blazing zodiac
Not sure, you could potentially recreate the entire default UI and add it as an addAction to get around making a new model. But also very complex for someone that's not experienced and I'm not 100% sure it would work entirely in the mission file
blazing zodiac
Good luck to you
subtle ore
yeah you're gonna have to either A) replace the existing config that already exists in arma 3, which can be overwritten or B) just create a new class all together
young current
or put in invisible containers if simple solution is sufficient.
quasi rover
There are many rocks in the islands in Tanoa map.
How do I prevent the AI enemy from being spawned under the rock?
vapid frigate
they shouldn't get created under a rock
with createvehicle or 'setVehiclePosition'
tulip cloud
_veh = cursorTarget;
_arr = getAllHitPointsDamage (_veh);
_targetName = _arr select 0;
_targetDMG = _arr select 2;
{diag_log format ["%1 - %2", _x];} forEach [_targetName,_targetDMG];
Remaking this ->
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pp4QUOdRT8)
its outputting
19:59:46 "[""HitFace"",""HitNeck"",""HitHead"",""HitPelvis"",""HitAbdomen"",""HitDiaphragm"",""HitChest"",""HitBody"",""HitArms"",""HitHands"",""HitLegs"",""Incapacitated""] - "
19:59:46 "[0,0.0122033,0.0122033,0,0,0.359342,0.0163378,0.359342,1,1,0.0166509,1] - "
I did
{diag_log format ["%1", _x];} forEach _targetName;
and everything looked correct but I can't figure out how to properly do an forEach with multidimensional arrays.
vapid frigate
looks like you really want a for loop, rather than foreach
for "_i" from 0 to (count (_arr select 0)) - 1 do {
diag_log format ["%1 - %2", _arr select 0 select _i, _arr select 2 select _i];
};```@tulip cloud
sorry i put the selects backwards, fixed
tulip cloud
thanks! I'll read through that code so I can learn this technique instead of just copy/pasting
warm gorge
Is there a way to disable multiplayer custom sounds? But allow custom faces
vapid frigate
custom sounds?
warm gorge
Yeah you know how you can have custom faces in Arma on servers, you can do the same with sounds, and you press 0 to open the radio menu and select 'Custom Sounds'
My only idea is to just disable opening the radio menu. But to avoid people rebinding it, I need to see if theres an actionKey/inputAction name for it
waxen dagger
Hey there! Does anyone have any exp with setWeaponReloadingTime? Especially in MP
cedar kindle
@warm gorge commandingMenu > RscRadio?
jade abyss
@waxen dagger iirc, that only modifies the time between the shots, not the reloading of a magazine.
waxen dagger
i know
but it's local
i was wondering if i can use it on a player A from another player
basically i need to sync the weapon animation
warm gorge
@cedar kindle I couldnt find any other way other than to do it like this:
_lastMenu = "";
while{true}do {
waitUntil {!(commandingMenu isEqualTo _lastMenu)};
_lastMenu = commandingMenu;
if((commandingMenu isEqualTo "#CUSTOM_RADIO")&&{DS_donorLevel < 1})then{showCommandingMenu "";};
};
};```Unfortunately theres no actionKey option for it
waxen dagger
atm i've a script that stops the reloading (bolt animation).
I need to sync it for everyone
warm gorge
How do I add code blocks here in sqf language highlighting
spice arch
hey guys, i'm trying to write a script to populate military base locations around Altis. However I noticed that many of them are not labeled as Locations and thus can not be found using nearestLocation/s. Anyone how to locate those bases?
Also somewhat related to this question, I've possibly identified a solution by placing Location game logics but they don't seem to utilize any of the functions nearestLocation/s and there is little documentation on what they do or how they behave. There's a whole group of them under the Systems > Logic Entities > Locations section of the editor.
little eagle
@warm gorge
```sqf
```
@waxen dagger
I don't think weapon animations are fully animated in MP.
For remote units that is.
simple solstice
is there an function for checking if player has enough inventory space to add an item?
ok, got it its canAdd
waxen dagger
@little eagle my idea is to use the fired eh of the weapon that it's local for every unit, and use something like that:
waitUntil {_unit setWeaponReloadingTime [_unit,_muzzle,1]; (condition)};
little eagle
Don't intend to be mean, but it's better if you give up now disappointed rather than later disappointed and frustrated.
Because what you're trying to do will not work and has been tried many many times already.
Good luck anyway if you still intend to go through with this, but I think this is something only BI can implement
jade abyss
Like waiting to reload?
IFA got that for the K98 for example
shoot -> wait wait wait wait -> click fire again and it reloads -> repeat
(if it's that, he meant @little eagle )
loud python
When a soldier is killed and his weapon drops, is there a way to find out that the weapon was his?
in other words, when removing dropped items, is there a way to find out if a weapon is lying next to its dead owner?
little eagle
Not reliably
loud python
any better alternatives than 1. on death remove weapon 2. spawn custom weapon 3. set a variable on it?
jade abyss
Delete the Weapon immediately with PUT EH and place your own?
jade abyss
Yes
shadow sapphire
@nimble kindle don't try to populate based on location. Write your script to look for whitelisted buildings around which to populate.
jade abyss
For example (incl. Params)
player addEventHandler ["Put", {params ["_Unit","_Container","_Item"]; deleteVehicle _Container;}];```Deletes Item, when player drops something (e.g. dies)
loud python
that deletes everything though
jade abyss
Then put a check in, if player is alive or not, oh my
You know what "For example" means? π
loud python
does that EH 100% execute after the player dies?
jade abyss
π€¦
tough abyss
That would be a killed EH.
jade abyss
No, i tell you stuff that just works about 10% if the time
loud python
sometimes game engines switch things around for optimization
stuff that just works about 10% if the time sounds like arma xD
waxen dagger
@jade abyss FOW has a bolting sys too
the sys already works, just the weapon animation isn't
jade abyss
Could be, i just know it from IFA
waxen dagger
but as you said, probably it can't be fixed
jade abyss
no clue wich animation you mean
cedar kindle
what time of init does MEH playerConnected run?
im just assuming the player object isn't initialized
or rather the var is defined but player is still on loading screen
group should be correct since that's in the sqm
jade abyss
Guess^^
loud python
It's arma 3
33% chance for each option
I mean, there's HandleDisconnect
and that runs on the server only
so I guess maybe PlayerDisconnected runs on the client?
little eagle
No. Server only.
jade abyss
Mostly because of: I can't think of any reason, why a player needs informations from the previous, when he is disconnected π
waxen dagger
good bye messages π
waxen dagger
π
little eagle
There could be hundreds of reasons why a dedicated client would want to know if another client disconnects, but that doesn't mean that HandleDisconnect or PlayerDisconnected fire on no-server machines.
does that [killed] EH 100% execute after the player dies?
That is the intend.
half inlet
quick question, how would I go about looping a sound WITHOUT the use of sleep <sound duration>? I'd love to do this via a CfgVehicle class if possible, but I'd also be happy with something else
reason for not wanting to use the sleep method (play a sound, sleep until the sound is over, repeat) is because the sleep duration can get affected by things like desync and timeAcc
I remember being able to use objects in the editor such as Sound_Alarm, but they don't show up anymore, and I can't spawn them with createVehicle
will heavy lag affect the precision of that sleep command like it does with sleep?
because I remember when there's lag, scripts running in scheduled environment can have their execution delayed
jade abyss
uisleep = something like systemtime
sleep = ingametimestuffthingy
uisleep = Not affected by low FPS/CPS on the Server
half inlet
ah, perfect
warm gorge
Had this convo the other day haha. I ended up switching to uiSleep, a lot less affected by fps lag
half inlet
while on the topic of making looping sounds, is it still a thing where if using say3D in rapid succession, the sounds will queue up (on the entity it is being used on) and play one after the other rather than being interrupted?
warm gorge
Doesnt show full history for me weird
jade abyss
No clue how much History you have.
warm gorge
Well I was the one that asked about it the other day and we spoke about it, and my own messages arent even showing up
loud python
@little eagle >does that [killed] EH 100% execute after the player dies?
I was talking about the put event handler
as long as the put of dropping the weapon fires after the player dies it's OK
but since I can't find a defined order for it, it might be undefined and decided by internal engine magic
warm gorge
What code editors do you guys use? Out of curiousity. I personally use Atom Editor
jade abyss
n++
jovial ivy
@loud python It should say in the documented EH if it is persistent after death. If not just add it back on respawn.
@warm gorge I use N++ or VSC. Even notepad if i'm feeling spicy.
loud python
That's not what I mean; if in the put EH I check if the player object is alive, and it triggers before the game actually kills the unit, that might not work
still forum
Atom currently for SQF. Otherwise n++. Hoping I can switch to #Arma.Studio soon
jovial ivy
When are you wanting the PUT EH to call? Like when the player dies and his weapon drops?
Its all about testing π
jade abyss
?? call an EH?
jovial ivy
Huh?
jade abyss
When are you wanting the PUT EH to call? π Makes no sense
If you wan't to check, when it triggers -> Why don't you do it the simple way, by adding diag_log "EH XYZ Triggered"
guys, always so overcomplicated
half monolith
I am still having issues with an arsenal script i cobbled together, it works fine except when you switch teams you get the original arsenal, instead of the new teams arsenal
spice arch
hey does anyone know a way to locate those unmarked military bases that are all around Altis?
shadow sapphire
@spice arch, use a script that finds certain object types, make it find the military prefab buildings.
spice arch
@shadow sapphire thanks m8! I was hoping for some sort of location based thing but I guess BI didn't want to label those locations for some reason
shadow sapphire
Indeed.
For my community, I've gone through and deleted all of the military bases, except the two largest, and we have a script that placed military bases randomly across the map. We replaced most of the deleted bases with villages.
spice arch
oh interesting
for the randomly placed mil bases
are you guys using prebuilt compositions or is the script placing the buildings/walls dynamically?
tough abyss
can i get some testers to test new tdm ive created?
shadow sapphire
@spice arch We made a slew of pre-built bases from platoon size up to brigade size. The script places one central MOB (Main Operating Base, Brigade Base) per AI faction, then from there places FOBs (Forward Operating Bases, Battalion Base) every so often if it finds a suitable position within a given distance, then around every FOB it place a couple child COPs (Combat Outposts, Company Bases) at set intervals, then each COP has a couple of child PBs (Patrol Bases, Platoon Size).
spice arch
ah cool
lapis oyster
Speaking of placing military bases, I made a nice one in Zeus, used Ares to generate the contents of an SQF, but when I attempt to execute the SQF on a server side, nothing generates. Now I've concluded the issue is that there is most likely a character limit on the Ares execute function, so I was wondering if there is a way to have a script that automatically executes the SQF on server side when the mission is started. The idea is to have an essence of persistence in the little survival campaign I'm running
If I picked the wrong channel, feel free to point me in the right direction
tough abyss
Having a brain fart here. I want to place weapons as props on a table and don't want someone to be able to pick them up. How to do that?
rancid ruin
you can just createVehicle weapon classnames can't you?
or you could get the p3d path and then create a simple object
tough abyss
I placed weapons on a table in 3den. When I make them a simple object they dissappear upon loading the mission up.
Didn't know if there was some trick I was missing lol
jade abyss
Its not the first time, that i hear about dissapearing stuff
Robio from Epoch had the same probs. Everything loaded fine on my PC, on his -> some Stuff was missing/not loaded/dissapeared
tough abyss
Oh well. Not totally necessary anyway.
manic sigil
Ive noticed that too... buildings as simple objects stuck, but equipment disappeared entirely.
tough abyss
apropros simple objects, did anyone notice any difference in performance due to SO? i did a test via BIS_fnc_diagObjectPerformance, but even the normal vehicles were more efficient than the so's in some cases π
agile pumice
so I added EpeContactStart and EpeContactEnd eventhandlers to a vehicle and now I can't blow it up with projectiles/missiles
still forum
If you look at the vehicles your fps will be no different from SO variant. as you are drawing the model
but if you have dozens of that vehicle and don't look at it you will have the perf difference
jovial ivy
@steel gale Well, then that means EpeContactEnd isn't being fired. As allowDamage false; is being called. But allowDamage true; is not. Testing with hints or diag_log to confirm whatever is running.
agile pumice
good catch Dylan
queen cargo
testing with hints or diag_log is so 2016 ......
we IDE now
blazing zodiac
How is Arma.Studio coming along by the way?
queen cargo
New release candidate is available on the discord and the results currently look pretty good
Expecting release soon
Visually not much will have changed but under the hood there is a whole new system in place for nearly everything
Though that kind of belongs more to #arma3_tools
blazing zodiac
True that, looking forward to using it
queen cargo
https://discord.gg/RRaPyb9 feel free to join @blazing zodiac
ivory timber
Can someone help me with a problem? So i have a pbo called miazyfun, inside this pbo i have a config.cpp and init.sqf
Inside the config.cpp i have class Extended_PostInit_EventHandlers
{
class Miazy
{
clientInit = "call compile preProcessFileLineNumbers '\miazyfun\init.sqf'";
};
};
Yet when i load the game it says script \miazyfun\init.sqf not found
jade abyss
Name of the .pbo doesn't matter.
Example:
P:\miazyfun\init.sqf
call compile preProcessFileLineNumbers '\miazyfun\init.sqf
Even when you rename your .pbo to xyzrubberduckyBangBang.pbo
It would still be: \miazyfun\init.sqf
+do you use pboProject? If not -> Do the Palpatin and "Do it"
ivory timber
So if the init.sqf is in the "first" folder thing it should just be \init.sqf
Hmm stil not working
This is how it looks
ivory timber
But i dont want to load my addon from the P drive?
jade abyss
???
You use the P Drive to edit your addons, then selecting it, pack it via pboProject -> Having the .pbo in your addons folder oO
ivory timber
Yea i forgot
Got no error now (got script errors on too)
But the script dosent work
But it works if i execute the script localy in editor
Like ive put a hint "Its working"; on the first line and it works... But the main script dosent work? Even doe it works if i execute it in the editor
vapid frigate
is the prefix on the pbo miazyfun?
ivory timber
Lecks it executes the script
As the hint displays
But the thing i want to execute dosent
half inlet
got another question, how can I detect whether the player is looking through an optic? also, same thing with NVGs/TI goggles?
half inlet
nevermind, figured it out
queen cargo
Uniforms disappearing bug?
jade abyss
ppl run around naked, but wearing Uniforms on their client, i assume.
copper raven
any reason to use respawn handler instead of onPlayerRespawn.sqf?