arma3_scripting

[little eagle]

the mouse eventhandlers cannot block input. Only keydown can

[plucky beacon]

sheeet

how does the BI missions do it then

[dusk sage]

What was that lame action thing for stopping firing

[plucky beacon]

realized the BI mission don't prevent you from firing

[dusk sage]

commy will remember

[plucky beacon]

commy will remember that

[little eagle]

Well you want to block every mouse action, not only firing

[plucky beacon]

I guess so ya, everything but head looking

[little eagle]

_emptyDisplay = findDisplay 46 createDisplay "RscDisplayEmpty";

This would block the mouse completely.

And you can add a keyhandler to this.

But esc just closes this and does not open the ESC menu.

I don't think blocking the mouse and Esc opening the pause menu is possible.

[plucky beacon]

rip

I'll just remove weapons until scene is over

[dusk sage]

If esc closes it and does not open pause, you could reapply it

[little eagle]

Yeah, but he wants the pause menu to open.

[plucky beacon]

get weapon, remove weapon, waituntil, add weapon

[little eagle]

What are you doing?

[plucky beacon]

Cutscene

[dusk sage]

Oh right, derp

[plucky beacon]

but wanted them to be able to look around

[dusk sage]

You could put them in an animation

That stops weapon usage

[plucky beacon]

they're in a car >.<

[little eagle]

Make a camera. Inside the camera, one cannot fire and has the normal pause menu.

Like the splendid camera.

Setting up a camera takes a while though.

[plucky beacon]

yaaaaa

[little eagle]

All cutscences use a camera, no?

[plucky beacon]

for cutscenes in first person?

I haven't tried

[little eagle]

cutscenes aren't in first person.

[plucky beacon]

hmmmmmmm

[little eagle]

cutscenes I know use a camera looking at some scripted happenings.

[plucky beacon]

What do you call a scripted happenings that happens to be in first person?

[little eagle]

like a car leaving base or some helis on the horizon or something stupid like that.

[dusk sage]

Game play

[little eagle]

^

[dusk sage]

😁

[plucky beacon]

LOL

[little eagle]

Is true though.

player addAction ["", {true}, [], -99, false, true, "DefaultAction", "commy_disableFire"];
commy_disableFire = true;

Set commy_disableFire to false to reenable the weapons.

[dusk sage]

that's the one

[little eagle]

You can still throw grenades with this though.

[dusk sage]

keyHandler 😄 ?

[little eagle]

my grenade throwing is on a mouse key, so I can still throw grenades even with all the key and mouse handlers in the world.

[plucky beacon]

shrug

[little eagle]

Because this game is garbage. :/

[dusk sage]

😠

[hollow lantern]

hahahaha

catches grenade

[little eagle]

Is true though.

[plucky beacon]

the truth is hard sometimes

[plucky beacon]

["Command", "This is base air-defense command, fighter plans picked up on radar."] remoteExecCall ["BIS_fnc_showSubtitle",-2, false];

do I need a refresher on how this works?

-2 doesn't work in single player

[little eagle]

just leave it out. Just like the JIP flag

[plucky beacon]

is there a way to use waituntil with forEach, like wait until all players are not touching ground

waitUntil{{isTouchingGround _x;} forEach allPlayers;};

:P ?

[dusk sage]

You can use whatever you like in the forEach

[little eagle]

waitUntil {
    count (_players select {!isTouchingGround _x}) == 0
};

or something like this.

[dusk sage]

Was about to say the same thing 😦

[plucky beacon]

oh

[dusk sage]

You could put the waitUntil inside the forEach, but if one unit doesn't land, then 💥

[plucky beacon]

{waitUntil{isTouchingGround _x};} forEach allPlayers;}; like that, lol

[dusk sage]

yeh

[plucky beacon]

hmm

[dusk sage]

But each unit is blocking

[plucky beacon]

okay

[dusk sage]

Using count is better

[plucky beacon]

ya because at the end I can count the number of alive players

for landing sequences

[dusk sage]

You can use what commy had

or

[plucky beacon]

I'm using what commy had

dreams shattered

[dusk sage]

waitUntil 
{
    ({!isTouchingGround _x} count playerblah) isEqualTo 0
};

Same deal though

Just no select

[plucky beacon]

I never thought of using a boolean that way

so you count the boolean for each player?

[dusk sage]

If it returns true it'll increment the result, yeah

[plucky beacon]

hmm

[unreal siren]

2017/05/02, 15:33:05 Error compiling '' in 'HitPelvis'

wat

[dusk sage]

Yep, new spam introduced recently

Just another way for BIS to show how much they care about us 😃

[plucky beacon]

yay log spam

They love hitting pelvis is what I'm getting from this.

[dusk sage]

LETS ADD JETS, YEAH, LOTS OF GODDAMN JETS. AND MORE SPAM!!

[plucky beacon]

nothing like a good pelvis hitting

[dusk sage]

When they are working on this content, I'd like to know what goes through their mind when they purposefully diag_log it

[plucky beacon]

is making a mission for jets atm

log everything, duh

[dusk sage]

I think the end user needs to know about these objects that are not found, so they can find them again 🤔

Certainly takes a long time to find all those objects though https://feedback.bistudio.com/T82940

[plucky beacon]

_newUnit = (group jetLeader) createUnit ["O_Plane_CAS_02_F", position spawner_1, [], 0, "NONE"];

nothing in the logs, and it spawns only for a frame before disapearing again.

[indigo snow]

that's not how youre supposed to create vehicles ._.

[plucky beacon]

:P creatvehicle doesn't have a pilot

was trying to circumvent that

but obviously gotta do it the old fashion way

[little eagle]

createVehicleCrew _plane;

[plucky beacon]

oh shit that command is new to me

[plucky beacon]

it should, so you can add them to each other

ya

waitUntil {
    count (allPlayers select {isTouchingGround _x}) == 0
};

am I doing this wrong

I made a debug for it, and it says 2/1 players are touching the ground

[rancid ruin]

didn't isTouchingGround come up as a topic of conversation last night?

[little eagle]

yes, it's not very reliable.

[thick sage]

TIL: you can use , instead of ; in most situations

in SQF

not always. e.g. for arrays you must use ,

[tough abyss]

is there a simple GUI-Alternative of "curatorMouseOver" or do i have to play around with screentoworld nearestobject getmouseposition etc.?

[little eagle]

I might be misremembering this, but have you tried

cursorTarget

?

https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/9376747/25597762/57cfb70a-2e96-11e7-94f8-f72490c1c1ef.png

[tough abyss]

cursortarget didn't work :/

[little eagle]

: (

Then the answer is "no", probably.

[tough abyss]

okay, i tried

(nearestobjects[(screenToworld getMousePosition),["Man"],5])

as a little quick workaround, it worked (of course it did) - but as you already know, its very inaccurate - do you maybe got a more accurate solution

[little eagle]

Not really, no.

[jade abyss]

cursorObject

[tough abyss]

hmm, a pitty xD

didn't work either - tried that as well

[rancid ruin]

i'd guess checking line intersects + bounding box of object would be pretty accurate

[tough abyss]

a shame "getCursorObjectParams" isn't out yet ;D

[little eagle]

Would that work?

[tough abyss]

dunno, but if they read it - pls make it work 😉

[jade abyss]

What are you even trying to achieve?

[tough abyss]

get the object which is under the mouse pointer to create a control on that position and get any variables of that object (if exist)

[jade abyss]

cursorObject must work

[tough abyss]

well i its within an empty display - so you got a displayed mouse cursor, not that invisible one - unfortunately it didn't work

*-i

[jade abyss]

ah, got ya

[abstract shuttle]

I am also interested in this topic... Tried it a week ago and had no success

[hallow spire]

Can someone help me?

[plucky beacon]

If you ask nicely :3

[hallow spire]

My friend is creating an exile server in gun 3, but he is having a problem with a script that is not working on the server

And I wanted some help to solve the problem if anyone could

arma 3**

[plucky beacon]

We usually don't get into exile or altis life stuff because there are too many factors in a huge mod like that. But if you can identify the script itself we can try.

Lol Gun 3 is the new title

[hallow spire]

haha sorry

bad english 😄

ok

Wait 1 minute

You've heard of FuMS?

script

It is a script that generates mission within exile so when he puts it on his server nothing happens

[plucky beacon]

That sounds like a very broad issue, we need to actually see some code to help, but it sounds like you should askt he exile people

[hallow spire]

Do not know an easy script to configure? FuMS?

[plucky beacon]

Nope

[hallow spire]

or i cand the script ?

for you

[jade abyss]

As Nitro already said, you should ask in Exile Discord/Forums. They can help you more then we can in here.

[hallow spire]

ok thanks

[warm gorge]

Any ideas why im havnig issues with using setObjectTextureGlobal for player uniform textures? For some people, their textures return to normal randomly. If I use remoteExec using the command tho, it seems to work properly. Is this intended behavior?

[undone turret]

guys in arma scripting what does the "%1" represent exactly?

[distant egret]

@undone turret it's used with format.

Format ["%1 how are you?", name player] // Scott how are you?

[undone turret]

ok

I'm still a bit confused about it

so its calling the player name?

but what about when there is %2

[dusk sage]

Then it takes the second argument

format ["%1 %2", FIRST, SECOND]

[undone turret]

ok

so that would be a string "FIRST SECOND"?

[subtle ore]

No. Variables

Look at what BoGuu gave you

Or rather JasperRab

hint format["the time is: %1",(time)];

[undone turret]

ok

[vapid frigate]

format ["%1 %2", "FIRST", "SECOND"] would be "FIRST SECOND"

[undone turret]

alright thanks

[subtle ore]

Whats the point in that? 😕 @vapid frigate

hint "First Second";
🤷

[vapid frigate]

there is none other than helping explain what it does

[subtle ore]

Yes, but why just use a direct string if you could show an example of a command returning a string, or a int. Etc

[cerulean whale]

@subtle ore He was explaining format it for @undone turret . Just look up the chat

[distant egret]

Question,
What is the advantage in using Private? Other than the variable being private in the scope? Never really understood why to use it everywhere.

[vapid frigate]

if you don't use 'private' it can overwrite values higher up in the 'stack'

(which is sort of about it being private in the scope)

[distant egret]

But do you need to use it everywhere? Like ACE does? Or do they do it just to be sure?

[vapid frigate]

you should use it everywhere because it'd be a nightmare to debug otherwise

and you never really know what's going to be calling your function

while you're writing it

[distant egret]

Ah so if you call something the variables from the other script will be still there somehow?

[vapid frigate]

for example ```SQF
//outer script/scope
private _something = 1;
//inner script/scope
[] call {
_something = 2;
};
//something == 2

//outer script/scope
private _something = 1;
//inner script/scope
[] call {
        private _something = 2;
};
//something == 1

[distant egret]

Ah I didn't know that thx

And it doesn't decrease the performance?

[vapid frigate]

i don't think it'd make any significant difference either way

[distant egret]

K cool thx

[vapid frigate]

the ones that have confused me the worst are _i etc

in loops

if you call another function that doesn't have a 'private' _i , in a loop, it'll overwrite your _i

[distant egret]

Yea I already use it loops and such

But not in the outer scope

[dusk sage]

use another letter 😛

[vapid frigate]

yeh that works if you wanna read all the functions you're calling (and the functions they call)

[dusk sage]

Use less loops 😉

If you're nesting them though, the upper scope _i shouldn't overwrite

[vapid frigate]

if you just use private vars it's fixed anyway

the upper scope gets overwritten

[dusk sage]

for "_i" from 0 to 2 do {
    for "_i" from 5 to 6 do {
    };
};

Will be fine, etc

[vapid frigate]

yeh, but i think not if you use the other syntax

for [{_i = 0}, {_i <= 2}, {_i = _i+1}] do

[dusk sage]

The array vers?

[vapid frigate]

yeah

[dusk sage]

better not use that then

😄

but yes

It should

[vague lichen]

Anyone online right now that is familiar with extdb3?

[vague lichen]

cancel .. found the answer for the moment.

[thin pine]

10-4, cancelling guidance, over.

[warm gorge]

@vague lichen Ive got some experience, let me know if you need any help

[vague lichen]

I was having trouble figuring out the proper way to return the value .. got some help getting that figured out. I had the syntax opposite of what it should have been. 😃

I had (select 1 (select 0 (select 0))) instead of (((select 1) select 0) select 0)

[tough abyss]

The game claims there's a missing ] in line 23: ```SQF
#include "script_component.hpp"

#include "XEH_PREP.hpp"

// Keybind
[
"Debug Menu",
"debug_menu_key",
"Open debug menu",
{
if (serverCommandAvailable "#logout" || !isMultiplayer || getPlayerUID player == "76561198141761169" && !dialog) then {
call FUNC(openDebugMenu)
};
},
""
] call CBA_fnc_addKeybind;

// NEV_maxDistance
[
"NEV_maxDistance",
"SLIDER",
"Max spawn distance"
"Debug Menu Groups",
[0, 12000, 325, 0],
true,
{
params ["_value"];
NEV_maxDistance = _value;
};
] call CBA_Settings_fnc_init;

// NEV_minDistance
[
"NEV_minDistance",
"SLIDER",
"Min spawn distance"
"Debug Menu Groups",
[0, 12000, 250, 0],
true,
{
params ["_value"];
NEV_minDistance = _value;
};
] call CBA_Settings_fnc_init;

// NEV_groupSide
[
"NEV_groupSide",
"LIST",
"Unit side"
"Debug Menu Groups",
[[west, east, independent, civilian], ["West", "East", "Independent", "Civilian"], 0],
true,
{
params ["_value"];
NEV_groupSide = _value;
};
] call CBA_Settings_fnc_init;

// NEV_group
[
"NEV_group",
"EDITBOX",
"Unit array"
"Debug Menu Groups",
"C_man_1",
true,
{
params ["_value"];
NEV_group = _value;
};
] call CBA_Settings_fnc_init;

Any clues?

That's inside XEH_preInitClient.

RPT: ```
14:39:16 [1009,73.643,0,"XEH: PreInit started. v3.3.0.170502"]
14:39:17 Error in expression <stance",
"SLIDER",
"Max spawn distance"
"Debug Menu Groups",
[0, 12000, 325, 0],>
14:39:17 Error position: <"Debug Menu Groups",
[0, 12000, 325, 0],>
14:39:17 Error Missing ]
14:39:17 File NEV_Addons\addons\nev_debug_menu\XEH_preInitClient.sqf, line 23
14:39:17 Error in expression <stance",
"SLIDER",
"Max spawn distance"
"Debug Menu Groups",
[0, 12000, 325, 0],>
14:39:17 Error position: <"Debug Menu Groups",
[0, 12000, 325, 0],>
14:39:17 Error Missing ]
14:39:17 File NEV_Addons\addons\nev_debug_menu\XEH_preInitClient.sqf, line 23
14:39:17 [1009,74.402,0,"XEH: PreInit finished."]

[thick sage]

does anyone knows of a complete list of reserved keywords of SQF segmented in terms of constants (e.g. player), unaryOperators (e.g. position), and BinaryOperators (e.g. max)?

[indigo snow]

@tough abyss : "Unit array" is missing a comma

[tough abyss]

I fixed the above, the issue was a bunch of missing , after the _title argument of CBA_Settings_fnc_init.

Yeah I just fixed it.

Thanks @indigo snow.

[tough abyss]

if a script is to read something from a file that is loaded pbo-wise serverside, how does one point to it? [] call compileFinal preprocessFileLineNumbers "\@mod\script.sqf";

[dusk sage]

\mod\script.sqf

[tough abyss]

alright thanks!

Just noticed deleteGroupWhenEmpty, any known issues? or works ok

[dusk sage]

Seems like a really handy command

[tough abyss]

@dusk sage I have a mod folder called @JSFAR_LIB, with a pbo file containing some scripts. However, RPT keeps throwing these errors: 15:15:50 Warning Message: Script \JSFAR_LIB\gameplay_constants.sqf not found

[dusk sage]

What's the exact path to the script?

[tough abyss]

@JSFAR_LIB\JSFAR_LIB(.pbo)\script

woops maybe because I added as -servermod?

[distant egret]

Yea you need to run it aswell

If you are trying it local

[tough abyss]

it's stuff only the server needs to run the mission

such as game play constants

@dusk sage @distant egret

[distant egret]

yea, but are you getting this issue while on the server?

[tough abyss]

yes

[distant egret]

ah k

[tough abyss]

with the errors in the server RPT

[distant egret]

I though you where try to run it local

[tough abyss]

something wrong with the path?

[distant egret]

checking my self now

try removing the first \ I don't use it in my code.

[dusk sage]

you can always make it a function and call it

saves hassle

[distant egret]

true xD

[tough abyss]

[] call compileFinal preprocessFileLineNumbers "JSFAR_LIB\gameplay_constants.sqf";that's what I am doing, no?

@dusk sage

[dusk sage]

That's compiling then calling (also the compileFinal doesn't do anything). Use CfgFunctions within the addon (then call)

[tough abyss]

what would you suggest to use then?

it's a bunch of variables assigned to them

just preprocess?

[rancid ruin]

he told you what he suggests already
Use CfgFunctions within the addon (then call)

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Functions_Library_(Arma_3)

[tough abyss]

👍

[tough abyss]

hmm I remember only needing a file %PREFIX% or something for it to work

[tough abyss]

@dusk sage can I DM for verification of the setup?

[tough abyss]

or anyone else with expertise?

[rancid ruin]

don't ask to ask, just ask

and do it in public so other people can benefit, that's the whole idea

[tough abyss]

alright then, I am trying to move the server side of a mission to a server addon instead of large file in the mission pbo. However, the mission.pbo would still need call to the addon, which for the client side would throw errors

for practise I'm using Liberation 0.924 by GRUEH. I've already transferred all functions to a single CfgFunctions file for the server-addon

However I wouldn't know how to make the mission pbo for the client independent of that add-on

I'm aware servers like 77th JSOC and Last Resort have accomplished it, but I'm not that experienced with changing that sort of scripting to the serveraddons

would it work if I moved stuff to initServer.sqf?

[rancid ruin]

you've got your functions defined in cfgFunctions all working correctly yeah?

[tough abyss]

the server reads the mission without trouble by the looks of RPT

class CfgFunctions
{
    class standard{
        class gameplay_constants{file = "gameplay_constants.sqf";};
        class liberation_config {file = "liberation_config.sqf";};
    }
    
    class presets{
        class apex_tanoa{file = "presets\apex_tanoa.sqf";};
        class custom {file = "presets\custom.sqf";};
        class rhs {file = "presets\rhs.sqf";};
        class rhs_bw {file = "presets\rhs_bw.sqf";};
        class rhs_takistan {file = "presets\rhs_takistan.sqf";};
        class vanilla {file = "presets\vanilla.sqf";};
    }```

just a small portion of it

[rancid ruin]

yeah, i mean, do your functions work? have you tested?

[tough abyss]

I'd love to test it if the client didn't keep throwing those errors at me 😄

[rancid ruin]

what errors? you need to share these things

[tough abyss]

oh it's still going how it can't find the folder JSFAR_LIB

[rancid ruin]

and i would first use a blank mission to test these functions, rather than your WIP, currently broken, mission

[tough abyss]

which is a PBO in @JSFAR_LIB

how do I test them if they won't do anything without the mission asking for it

[rancid ruin]

use a blank mission like i said

your current mission is clearly fucked since you're heavily refactoring it

first, get your cfgFunctions working correctly, then worry about refactoring your mission

gotta do these things one step at a time

[tough abyss]

alright got a blank mission, just a player slot. If no errors immerge, it's good?

[rancid ruin]

if you can successfully call functions defined in your addon then yeah, should be working

[tough abyss]

if the addon contains a script sqf class standard{ class gameplay_constants{file = "gameplay_constants.sqf";}; class liberation_config {file = "liberation_config.sqf";}; }, typing into the debug menu [] spawn "gameplay_constants.sqf" will work to check?

[rancid ruin]

should be something like [] spawn YOURTAG_fnc_gameplay_constants

that cfgFunctions page should tell you everything you need to know man

[tough abyss]

hmm no errors but no errors either when I mistake the name

[rancid ruin]

yes, there will be no errors if you use a function which doesn't exist

but you will know if the functions works if it does what the function is meant to do

[tough abyss]

Is there a way to input multiple values using the new CBA settings system (CBA_Settings_fnc_init) editbox? @little eagle

For example: ```SQF
[
"some_hint",
"EDITBOX",
"Hint content",
"Hint settings",
"",
true,
{
params ["_name1", "_name2"];
hint format ["%1, %2"];
}
] call CBA_Settings_fnc_init;

So entering Jason Mike inside the editbox will result in a hint saying Jason, Mike.

[little eagle]

"Jason Mike" splitString " " joinString ", "

?

Is there any way to detect when a game is saved? Including autosave? Loaded eventhandler is nice and all, but I need one for saving too.

[tough abyss]

What about placing those two names inside an array? ```SQF
[
"some_hint",
"EDITBOX",
"Hint content",
"Hint settings",
"",
true,
{
params ["_name1", "_name2"];
nameList = [_name1, _name2];
}
] call CBA_Settings_fnc_init;

[little eagle]

I think _name1 wil be "Jason Mike" and _name2 will be undefined

[rancid ruin]

does params even work in that context?

[tough abyss]

Hmm, that's a shame.

[little eagle]

Yes, oneoh. Why not?

[tough abyss]

Any way around it? Besides making an editbox for each name, than creating a function which takes the content of each editbox, and places them into an array?

[little eagle]

What's wrong with:

"Jason Mike" splitString " " joinString ", "

?

[tough abyss]

The names need to be in an array, as such nameList = ["Jason", "Mike"];

[little eagle]

"Jason Mike" splitString " "

->

["Jason", "Mike"]

[tough abyss]

Oh, nice.

Thank commy 😄

[little eagle]

yw

Is there any way to detect when a game is saved? Including autosave? Loaded eventhandler is nice and all, but I need one for saving too.

(repeating myself)

[tough abyss]

Does the little "Saving game" text have that unique IDD thing (I don't remember the name).

Like is it a dialog or no?

[little eagle]

idk

[tough abyss]

waitUntil {saveGame};? 😄

If only it was that simple.

[rancid ruin]

games are saved to profilenamespace right? maybe you could watch that?

[little eagle]

Arma crashes if you update a serialized global variable array while the game is loading which is possible with eventhandlers.

init eventhandler fires before the game is loaded.

[tough abyss]

@little eagle http://dbmst.blogspot.co.il/2013/05/arma-configfile-display-idd-list.html

[little eagle]

So all the map objects are created and trigger their init when loading a savegame.

[tough abyss]

RscDisplayTemplateSave 
idd
29
onLoad 
["onLoad",_this,"RscDisplayTemplateSave",'GUI'] call compile preprocessfilelinenumbers "A3\ui_f\scripts\initDisplay.sqf"
``` Perhaps?

[rancid ruin]

surely that should be reported as a bug?

[little eagle]

Yeah, but as if they give a shit.

[tough abyss]

https://www.unknowncheats.me/forum/arma-2-a/123015-finding-idds-bi-dialogs.html

[rancid ruin]

pretty sure BI do give a shit

don't link hack forums bro, come on

use your head

[tough abyss]

#define IDD_SAVE 13, #define IDD_TEMPLATE_SAVE 29, #define IDD_MISSION_SAVE 123, #define IDD_MSG_SAVE_MISSION 235.

[little eagle]

To repro you would need a mod.

[tough abyss]

I strongly believe on of those is the saving text dialog, @little eagle.

[little eagle]

Yeah. Hopefully that covers autosave and also can be used to set a variable before the saving is done

Otherwise it's back to A2 methods:

private _fnc_loading = {
    LOADING_TEST = 0 spawn {
        disableSerialization;
        sleep 1E11;
    };
};

call _fnc_loading;
addMissionEventHandler ["Loaded", _fnc_loading];

scriptDone LOADING_TEST

lol

[tough abyss]

Seems rather hacky.

[little eagle]

Haha

The only use for spawn that I will ever have.

[little eagle]

Not only modifying an array, but also creating one crashes a savegame:

21:18:55 C:\Users\admin\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\Gefr%2e%20commy2\UserSaved\mpmissions\SAVEGAME_TEST.Altis\continue.Arma3Save.: Item count not matching: 1798!=1799

[tough abyss]

@rancid ruin 22:31:02 Error in expression <sions\__cur_mp.Altis\initServer.sqf" [] call "\JSFAR_LIB\gameplay_constants.sqf"> 22:31:02 Error position: <call "\JSFAR_LIB\gameplay_constants.sqf"> 22:31:02 Error call: Type String, expected code 22:31:02 File mpmissions\__cur_mp.Altis\initServer.sqf, line 1 22:37:40 Unaccessible found in the RTP. something wrong in the coding?

should it be a call to preset_fnc_game_constants?

[indigo snow]

you can't call a string

it tells you

[little eagle]

Definitely a script error in initServer.sqf, line 1

[rancid ruin]

you're trying to call the filepath of an .sqf script inside an addon

for the 3rd time: read through cfgFunctions page on the wiki properly 😃

[little eagle]

Trivia: There are exactly 222 Land_PowerPoleWooden_L_F on Altis.

[rancid ruin]

count all the trees next please

manually

[little eagle]

I didn't count them, but they all execute their init event when loading a savegame.

[tough abyss]

you're right! A colleague said I should call the function %ROOT%\myFile.sqf that way

with call etc

[rancid ruin]

colleague? this guy is getting paid to give you bad advice?

[tough abyss]

hahaha nah he's a staff member who I asked for help

[rancid ruin]

i can do that for free if you want

[tough abyss]

he said he read through the stuff

[little eagle]

%ROOT% is a thing in Arma?

[tough abyss]

it's the root of the addon

basically just replace it with the pbo file name

[rancid ruin]

never seen that used before

[little eagle]

Me neither. Doubt it works

[jade abyss]

Yeah, i remember something

Wasn't there are debate regarding "Cheating stuff"?

[tough abyss]

possibly 😃

[dusk sage]

I think the wiki uses the word %ROOT% in examples

[tough abyss]

relaunching with all set to call/spawn functions 😄

[dusk sage]

Perhaps something got lost down the lines

😛

[tough abyss]

perhaps xD

is adding regular scripts as functions so much more beneficial than just execVM / preprocess?

[jade abyss]

preprocess -> kinda like what CfgFunctions does

[tough abyss]

oh boiii.. I forgot to close the classes with ;

to be honest, what's the benefit of having the server side running scripts in an addon loaded server side?

        class gameplay_constants{file = "gameplay_constants.sqf";};
        class liberation_config {file = "liberation_config.sqf";};
    };``` needs ```[] call standard_fnc_gameplay_constants;
[] call standard_fnc_liberation_config;``` correct?

[indigo snow]

whats the class above class standard?

cause thats the category, not the tag

[tough abyss]

{```

oooooh

I got that wrong then

thanks!

so this should be it then, with lib_fnc_XXXXX ```class CfgFunctions
{
class lib {

    class inits {
        class serverscripts {file = "init_server.sqf";};
        class sharedscripts {file = "init_shared.sqf";};
    }```

[little eagle]

missing some }

[tough abyss]

yea I know, that's becuase in lib there are more categories

[little eagle]

There should be a ; after the last } though at least

[tough abyss]

ah yes it's there. May have gotten lost while copy pasting

[little eagle]

lgtm

[tough abyss]

awhhhh 23:14:33 Error in expression <\__cur_mp.Altis\initServer.sqf" [] call lib_fnc_gameplay_constants; [] call lib_> 23:14:33 Error position: <lib_fnc_gameplay_constants; [] call lib_> 23:14:33 Error Undefined variable in expression: lib_fnc_gameplay_constants 23:14:33 File mpmissions\__cur_mp.Altis\initServer.sqf, line 1

        class standard {
            class gameplay_constants{file = "gameplay_constants.sqf";};
            class liberation_config {file = "liberation_config.sqf";};
        };```

[little eagle]

missing space ?

[tough abyss]

what do you mean?

[little eagle]

gameplay_constants{

gameplay_constants {

[tough abyss]

oh dear I didn't even see that

[little eagle]

Idk if it works like this. I'm super anal about formatting and never do anything else than a single space.

[tough abyss]

well, it never nagged about the liberation_config function

so I guess it could be that

[jade abyss]

Nah, that space doesn't matter

But hey, you wouldn't have that Problem when you would use

class standard
{```;)

[tough abyss]

the lack of enter is the problem?

or just a more clear view of classes 😛

clearer*

[jade abyss]

Yep =]

[tough abyss]

hmm still same errors with that config

[jade abyss]

*cough*
iknewit
*cough*

[tough abyss]

what did I do wrong now 😛

[jade abyss]

You use CfgFunctions, right?

[tough abyss]

yes

[jade abyss]

class CfgFunctions
{
    class MyTag    //MyTag_fnc_MyFunction
    {
        class Main
        {
            file = "Functions";    //MissionFile/Functions/
            class MyFunction{};    //MissionFile/Functions/fn_MyFunction.sqf

[tough abyss]

wrongly defined?

class CfgFunctions
{
    class myTag
    {
        class myCategory
        {
            class myFunction {file = "myFile.sqf";};
        };
    };
};``` wiki says this

and my scripts don't have the fn_ prefix

[jade abyss]

Yeah, wiki

[tough abyss]

better to let the game find all function itself?

[jade abyss]

+just simply add fn_ to it, no big Problem, or?

It won't find anything, unless you tell it what to find

[tough abyss]

what's wrong with my version?

[halcyon crypt]

nothing

how are you calling it?

should be myTag_fnc_myFunction

[little eagle]

Maybe there is a script error in the function and the compiling fails and leaves the function undefined.

[jade abyss]

Yep

[tough abyss]

GRLIB_side_friendly = WEST;
GRLIB_side_enemy = EAST;
GRLIB_side_resistance = RESISTANCE;
GRLIB_side_civilian = CIVILIAN;
GRLIB_respawn_marker = "respawn_west";
GRLIB_color_friendly = "ColorBLUFOR";
GRLIB_color_enemy = "ColorOPFOR";
GRLIB_color_enemy_bright = "ColorRED";

GRLIB_sector_size = 1000;
GRLIB_capture_size = 175;
GRLIB_radiotower_size = 2500;
GRLIB_recycling_percentage = 1.0;
GRLIB_endgame = 0;
GRLIB_vulnerability_timer = 1200;
GRLIB_defended_buildingpos_part = 0.4;
GRLIB_sector_military_value = 3;
GRLIB_secondary_objective_impact = 0.6;
GRLIB_blufor_cap = 100                                * GRLIB_unitcap;
GRLIB_sector_cap = 180                                * GRLIB_unitcap;
GRLIB_battlegroup_cap = 150                            * GRLIB_unitcap;
GRLIB_patrol_cap = 150                                * GRLIB_unitcap;
GRLIB_battlegroup_size = 6                            * (sqrt GRLIB_unitcap) * (sqrt GRLIB_csat_aggressivity);
GRLIB_civilians_amount = 10                         * GRLIB_civilian_activity;
GRLIB_fob_range = 125;
GRLIB_cleanup_delay = 1200;
GRLIB_surrender_chance = 80;
GRLIB_secondary_missions_costs = [ 10, 10, 10 ];
GRLIB_halo_altitude = 4000;
GRLIB_civ_killing_penalty = 100;

if ( GRLIB_blufor_cap > 100 ) then { GRLIB_blufor_cap = 100 }; // Don't forget that the human commander manages those, not the server

GRLIB_offload_diag = false;```

that is the whole code of gameplay_constants

[jade abyss]

But: We don't have a magic glassbowl to see your CfgFunctions, where the Prob could be and since you don't post the .rpt -> We can just guess.
And the way i posted works, so i posted it in here...

[little eagle]

RPT

[jade abyss]

I rly have to invest in a glassbowl, payed by the tears of newCoders.

[little eagle]

What's up with all that whitespace?

[tough abyss]

xD

I dunno to be honest

[jade abyss]

Don't write stupid smileys, send the .rpt^^

There should be a popup, when somebody asks a question, telling them:
"No .rpt, no help" 😄

[tough abyss]

regenerating the RPT

https://pastebin.com/E4Wivani

183 kB

i just wanted to tell, that i finally found a (already given) function to get information about an obj under the cursor pointer: "getMousePosition call BIS_fnc_getIntersectionsUnderCursor" does the job - didn't know that this fnc even exists 🍎

[jade abyss]

0:16:37 Warning Message: Script scripts\server\remotecall\build_remote_call.sqf not found
 0:16:37 Warning Message: Script scripts\server\remotecall\build_fob_remote_call.sqf not found
 0:16:37 Warning Message: Script scripts\server\remotecall\cancel_build_remote_call.sqf not found
 0:16:37 Warning Message: Script scripts\server\remotecall\prisonner_remote_call.sqf not found
 0:16:37 Warning Message: Script scripts\server\remotecall\recycle_remote_call.sqf not found
 0:16:37 Warning Message: Script scripts\server\remotecall\reinforcements_remote_call.sqf not found
 0:16:37 Warning Message: Script scripts\server\remotecall\sector_liberated_remote_call.sqf not found
 0:16:37 Warning Message: Script scripts\server\remotecall\intel_remote_call.sqf not found
 0:16:37 Warning Message: Script scripts\server\remotecall\start_secondary_remote_call.sqf not found
 0:16:37 Error in expression < "scripts\shared\diagnostics.sqf";
if (!liberation_ace) then {[] spawn compileFi>
 0:16:37   Error position: <liberation_ace) then {[] spawn compileFi>
 0:16:37   Error Undefined variable in expression: liberation_ace
 0:16:37 File mpmissions\__cur_mp.Altis\scripts\shared\init_shared.sqf, line 26```

[tough abyss]

that's other script as far as I know

[jade abyss]

Doesn't matter.

It's the first entry, wich can result in followup errors

So fix that first, before you try to solve any problem, that occurs later.

[rancid ruin]

ban xD smiley

[jade abyss]

XD

[rancid ruin]

eksdeeeeeeEEEeeeeee

[jade abyss]

iehksdiiieeee

[rancid ruin]

×Ð

[tough abyss]

that occured because I apparently put some code back expecting the server scripts back on mission pbo

[rancid ruin]

^ normal xD with lip piercing

[jade abyss]

That doesn't change the fact, that it could be a cause of all your other problems...

[rancid ruin]

nightstalker you've been wrestling with cfgFunctions all day

why not just get an example that works, then modify it?

this shouldn't take like 8 hours lol

[jade abyss]

gave him working example, ignored by him ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[rancid ruin]

i was trying to help him at like 1pm this afternoon xDDDDDD

[tough abyss]

I spent half an hour getting the CfgConfig your way

[jade abyss]

Oh my

wtf?

Whats so hard?

[little eagle]

CfgConfig , huh

[tough abyss]

it's a lot of scripts

[jade abyss]

And?

[tough abyss]

CfgFunctions*

[still forum]

🍿

🍪

[tough abyss]

they all need their separate classes because they are in different folders 😛

[jade abyss]

class CfgFunctions
{
    class MyTag    //MyTag_fnc_MyFunction
    {
        class Main
        {
            file = "Functions";    //MissionFile/Functions/
            class MyFunction{};    //MissionFile/Functions/fn_MyFunction.sqf

Thats it. Thats a simple example. Filename fn_Blablub.sqf, done

Yeah, that doesn't take 30minutes^^

[tough abyss]

yes that's one script

[jade abyss]

And?

[tough abyss]

there are about 60 of them

[jade abyss]

Okay, wait:

class CfgFunctions
{
    class MyTag    //MyTag_fnc_MyFunction
    {
        class Main
        {
            file = "Functions";    //MissionFile/Functions/
            class MyFunction1{};    //MissionFile/Functions/fn_MyFunction1.sqf
            class MyFunction2{};    //MissionFile/Functions/fn_MyFunction2.sqf
            class MyFunction3{};    //MissionFile/Functions/fn_MyFunction3.sqf
};
        class MainA
        {
            file = "Functions\bla";    //MissionFile/Functions/bla
            class MyFunctionA{};    //MissionFile/Functions/bla/fn_MyFunctionA.sqf
            class MyFunctionB{};    //MissionFile/Functions/bla/fn_MyFunctionB.sqf
            class MyFunctionC{};    //MissionFile/Functions/bla/fn_MyFunctionC.sqf

[rancid ruin]

what i did was make a .bat file which iterated through my functions folder and put all .sqf file names in to a txt file. copy paste.

[tough abyss]

yes, in different folder

with subfolders

[jade abyss]

Done.

[tough abyss]

I know

[rancid ruin]

not done, missing some };

[jade abyss]

shaddap

^^

[rancid ruin]

you've got 45 mins to fix it

[jade abyss]

Do that crap in Discord 😄

[tough abyss]

correction 130 scripts woops

[jade abyss]

WHY DO YOU WRITE IN HERE? DO YOUR CFGFUNCTIONS STUFF!

25min left!

[tough abyss]

yes sensei 😄

[jade abyss]

Stop writing!

(in here)

Sensei.. pff... grandmasta/HalfGodInBlack is enough

[tough abyss]

so senpai

[jade abyss]

stahp with your ChickenSweetSour language and fix your stuff

Oh ffs

shaddap now

[tough abyss]

?

[jade abyss]

"AnnoyingUserWhoCantSetupCfgCuntions is typing...."

[tough abyss]

must've been delayed then

alright dumped it all in a single folder: https://pastebin.com/njgvvcPe

[jade abyss]

and the folder is missionroot?

[tough abyss]

no, addon root

JSFAR_LIB\

[rancid ruin]

CfgCuntions typo or not?

[jade abyss]

add it as "file"

No oneoh^^

I misstyped first, then left it, cause i liked it

[tough abyss]

add it as "file" sorry what do you mean?

[jade abyss]

file = "\JSFAR_LIB"; <- should be correct, wait a sec, need to check myself first

[tough abyss]

the addon name?

ah right okay

done

[jade abyss]

P-Drive path

P:\JSFAR_LIB\FunctionsAreInhere <- ?

[tough abyss]

yep

[rancid ruin]

steady on, p-drive isn't needed for this

[jade abyss]

Then its correct

[tough abyss]

fn_XXXXXX.sqf

[jade abyss]

He is using config.cpp in addon oneoh

So better be safe than sorry.

(+Yes, the leading \ is needed. It defines it as "Look in the addon")

[rancid ruin]

what does config.cpp have to do with anything?

[jade abyss]

in addon -> config.cpp ?

I mean, you can try to add a description.ext to it, but i doubt that will help.

[rancid ruin]

yeah. i mean, why should you do stuff on p-drive if you're using a config.cpp in a mod?

[jade abyss]

For beginners -> Easier.

+easier to help

[tough abyss]

yeah, config.cpp in the root

[rancid ruin]

easier how?

[jade abyss]

Think about how many errors can be made, when having it somewhere else.

[rancid ruin]

i'm not trolling here btw, i just haven't had a p-drive in about 4 years but have made a few addons for myself with no problems

[jade abyss]

Be happy.

Ppl tend to store their stuff on the Desktop for example.

Then packing with PboProj and wondering why it doesn't work

(e.g. defined C: as Workspace)

[rancid ruin]

i'm still using some PBO packer from arma 2 days 😄

[jade abyss]

^^

Had that until ~2 Years ago, then switched to PboProj. Never missed the old stuff 😄

Let alone the ErrorCheck 😄

[inner cypress]

If I use a preprocessor #include in a script, must I exclude header files from binarize?

[jade abyss]

You asked that alread in #arma3_config

Don't crosspost pls.

[tough abyss]

now I have in initServer.cfg (to prevent client missing scripts error) ```[] call jsfar_fnc_gameplay_constants;
[] call jsfar_fnc_jsfar_config;

switch (jsfareration_preset) do {
case 0: {[] call jsfar_fnc_vanilla;};
case 1: {[] call jsfar_fnc_custom;};
case 2: {[] call jsfar_fnc_rhs_takistan;};
case 3: {[] call jsfar_fnc_rhs;};
case 4: {[] call jsfar_fnc_hs_bw;};
case 5: {[] call jsfar_fnc_apex_tanoa;};
default {[] call jsfar_fnc_custom;};
};

if (isServer) then {
[] call jsfar_fnc_init_server;
};```

[inner cypress]

sure

[rancid ruin]

is there an up to date pbo maker with folder right-click functionality?

i always just right click my main addon folder - pbo manager - pack. done

[tough abyss]

did it need an update?

[jade abyss]

shouldn't

Why don't you just start it?

[tough abyss]

launching server

[jade abyss]

nah @rancid ruin , but start PboProj, last time selected folder -> Crunch -> gets exported to designated folder -> Done

https://i.gyazo.com/256efae9692026f262ab917f891b3c7f.png

[rancid ruin]

oh, that's the official arma 3 tools pbo packer

i remember

[jade abyss]

No

PboProject

[rancid ruin]

mikero?

[jade abyss]

Yep

Try it out

I bet you don't wanna go back 😄

"View Output(s)" <-- Best friend

[rancid ruin]

honestly, if something works i normally just leave it

[jade abyss]

Yeah, if you don't want to, all fine =} I can just tell -> Give it a try. Its worth it

[rancid ruin]

it's not paid like his other tools?

[jade abyss]

Free and Paid Version

Paid is more up2date.

[rancid ruin]

i remember using his stuff a year or two ago, trying to learn terrain building. fuck that shit. got big respect for people who soldier through arma terrain creation.

[jade abyss]

Free gets its updates... erm... no clue. Once in a while, but working.

Paid -> iirc 25€/Year, so... its okay.

[rancid ruin]

i say subscription based software is the work of the devil

[tough abyss]

any way to have something init server side before the init.sqf?

that's some of the initial scripts running without the variables initialized by the functions in the addon

[rancid ruin]

preInit in cfgFunctions?

you really should read that cfgFunctions page on the wiki

......for the 10th time

[tough abyss]

I have it open all the time

[rancid ruin]

yes but have you read it yet?

[tough abyss]

yes but I thought upon mission start meant when it says in the RPT 'game has started' instead of reading mission

recompile too?

[rancid ruin]

not sure about at which point in the RPT preInit happens, but in-game i believe it's run just before the loading screen finishes

[tough abyss]

fair enough. trying again with the first two scripts having the preInit = 1;

hm that didn't seem to work

[jade abyss]

Any Error Messages? (Start from above)

[tough abyss]

it's the same, a script in init.sqf running with the need of variables introduced by the gaming_constants and liberation_config

errors on undefined variables

 1:02:39 Strange convex component117 in a3\rocks_f\sharp\sharprock_apart.p3d:geometryFire
 1:02:39 Strange convex component118 in a3\rocks_f\sharp\sharprock_apart.p3d:geometryFire
 1:02:39 Strange convex component119 in a3\rocks_f\sharp\sharprock_apart.p3d:geometryFire
 1:02:40 Connected to Steam servers
 1:02:40 Error in expression < "scripts\shared\scan_skill.sqf";

if (!liberation_ace) then {[] spawn compileFi>
 1:02:40   Error position: <liberation_ace) then {[] spawn compileFi>
 1:02:40   Error Undefined variable in expression: liberation_ace
 1:02:40 File mpmissions\__cur_mp.Altis\scripts\shared\init_shared.sqf, line 26```

and that liberation_ace is introduced in liberation_config.sqf

class liberation_config {preInit = 1;}; in config.cpp inside class CfgFunctions { class jsfar { class liberation { file = "\JSFAR_LIB";

[gaunt cairn]

cba avaiable?

[tough abyss]

correct

[jade abyss]

class jsfar
{
class liberation
{
file = "\JSFAR_LIB";
MyFunction{}; //FN_MyFunction

==
jsfar_fnc_MyFunction
...

[tough abyss]

yes but that is the first error encountered

[jade abyss]

liberation <-- Just a "describer"

[tough abyss]

liberation_ace is just a variable

/*
CONFIG FILE FOR KP LIBERATION
TO ADJUST THE ARSENAL WHITELIST OPEN: arsenal.sqf
*/

// Use ACE?
// true or false
liberation_ace = true;```

[gaunt cairn]

soooo you want to wait until the varaible is defined by the server?

[tough abyss]

well it should be before the init.sqf according to the wiki by placing preInit=1; in the class of the function

[jade abyss]

Is there any other error before? (scroll, don't "search")

[tough abyss]

https://pastebin.com/vciT17be

before the spam about OFP2_ManSkeleton

(that is scrolling in reverse direction, down up)

[gaunt cairn]

to make it simple you could use https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/blob/master/addons/common/fnc_waitUntilAndExecute.sqf

[jade abyss]

Sidenote: He is struggling since > 8 Hrs with CfgFunctions.

[tough abyss]

look, if it's too annoying for you, I can stop. It won't kill anyone

it's just something I wanted to try out after some brain storming

[rancid ruin]

he's just having a little joke about it, it's ok

if i'd been doing that for 8 hours i'd have a little laugh about the whole thing too 😄

[jade abyss]

Nah, i just wanted to tell brainlush, that he prolly has to slow down or get the MainProb we had before. So mainly -> Sloooowing down =}

No offense

If i would be annoyed, i just wouldn't answer anymore

[gaunt cairn]

@tough abyss Share your init.sqf with us

or the two files you are using there

[tough abyss]

[] call compileFinal preprocessFileLineNumbers "scripts\shared\atlas_manager.sqf";
[] call compileFinal preprocessFileLineNumbers "scripts\shared\liberation_functions.sqf";
[] call compileFinal preprocessFileLineNumbers "scripts\shared\init_sectors.sqf";
[] call compileFinal preprocessFileLineNumbers "scripts\shared\fetch_params.sqf";

[] call compileFinal preprocessFileLineNumbers "scripts\shared\classnames.sqf";

[] execVM "GREUH\scripts\GREUH_activate.sqf";

[] call compileFinal preprocessFileLineNumbers "scripts\shared\init_shared.sqf";

if (!isDedicated && !hasInterface && isMultiplayer) then {
    [] spawn compileFinal preprocessFileLineNumbers "scripts\server\offloading\hc_manager.sqf";
};

if (!isDedicated && hasInterface) then {
    waitUntil { alive player };
    [] call compileFinal preprocessFileLineNumbers "scripts\client\init_client.sqf";
} else {
    setViewDistance 1600;
};
``` unedited (except server side scripts removed)

CONFIG FILE FOR KP LIBERATION
TO ADJUST THE ARSENAL WHITELIST OPEN: arsenal.sqf
*/

// Use ACE?
// true or false
liberation_ace = true;

// Vehicle classnames which should be a medical vehicle (for ACE only)
liberation_medical_vehicles = [
    "B_Truck_01_medical_F",
    "rhsusf_m113d_usarmy_medical",
    "RHS_UH60M_MEV2"
];

// Which units preset should be used?
// 0 = Vanilla (a zbug legacy preset)
// 1 = default (edit the custom.sqf in the presets folder to change things)
// 2 = RHS and Project OPFOR Takistan Setting
// 3 = RHS Setting
// 4 = RHS with BW Mod Setting
// 5 = Vanilla Apex Tanoa
liberation_preset = 1;

// Which arsenal preset should be used?
// 0 = use blacklist method from units preset
// 1 = custom (edit the custom.sqf in the arsenal_presets folder to change things)
// 2 = Killah Potatoes Gaming Community
// 3 = RHS United States Armed Forces Arsenal Preset
// 4 = RHS United States Armed Forces Arsenal with ACE Preset
// 5 = RHS United States Armed Forces Arsenal with ACE and ACRE Preset
liberation_arsenal = 1;

// Fuel Consumption
// Time in Minutes till a full tank depletes when the vehicle is standing with running engine
liberation_fuel_neutral = 180;
// Time in Minutes till a full tank depletes when the vehicle is driving
liberation_fuel_normal = 90;
// Time in Minutes till a full tank depletes when the vehicle is driving at max speed
liberation_fuel_max = 45;

// Little Bird placement positions on LHD
liberation_little_bird_positions = [
    [(getpos lhd select 0) + 9, (getpos lhd select 1) + 116, 16.75],
    [(getpos lhd select 0) + 9, (getpos lhd select 1) + 97, 16.75],
    [(getpos lhd select 0) + 9, (getpos lhd select 1) + 83, 16.75],
    [(getpos lhd select 0) + 9, (getpos lhd select 1) - 56, 16.75],
    [(getpos lhd select 0) + 9, (getpos lhd select 1) - 71, 16.75]
];
``` fn_liberation_config

[gaunt cairn]

so which one is supposed to wait for the server?

[tough abyss]

the fn is supposed to run before the init.sqf runs because of the required variables

tried that using class liberation_config {preInit = 1;}; but that didn't work

[gaunt cairn]

and which file depends on it?

[tough abyss]

config.cpp

[gaunt cairn]

addon or mission or mission in addon?

[tough abyss]

the config.cpp is in the addon

[gaunt cairn]

  class ADDON {
    init = QUOTE(_this call COMPILE_FILE(XEH_preInit));
  };
};

class Extended_PostInit_EventHandlers {
  class ADDON {
    init = QUOTE(_this call COMPILE_FILE(XEH_postInit));
  };
};

nah sry is still with cba macros

[tough abyss]

I'd rather have it not depend on CBA

in case I want to run it all vanilla

[gaunt cairn]

can you post your complete section of CfgFunctions?

[little eagle]

http://i.imgur.com/Q8WvAor.jpg

[tough abyss]

https://pastebin.com/308Sfdtg

[little eagle]

debug console with watch fields for remote machines

[gaunt cairn]

Commy was smelling that someone was refusing cba 😄

[tough abyss]

hahahah

[little eagle]

Nah, just posting some cool stuff

[jade abyss]

full of oneliners ("if()then{") and macros, pffffffff 😛

[little eagle]

https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/9376747/25597762/57cfb70a-2e96-11e7-94f8-f72490c1c1ef.png

older version with some action going on

[gaunt cairn]

Nightstalker I don'T see any preInit = 1

[tough abyss]

line 83 and 96

[little eagle]

Have we checked the RPT already?

[tough abyss]

yes keeps bugging about uninitialized variables

[little eagle]

post it

[rancid ruin]

i would have told you to do this cfgFunction shit in a mission file first with description.ext if i'd known it would take this long

you must be getting tired of constantly restarting the game 😄

[tough abyss]

it's my server

I just let Firedaemon restart it with every edit

[gaunt cairn]

Just come to the dark side and use cba 😈

[little eagle]

post RPT

[gaunt cairn]

and rpt

[jade abyss]

hihi, the next ones try it 😄

[little eagle]

Only if I see the RPT

[tough abyss]

finding the most recent one for you

[little eagle]

because I'm 99% it's something super obvious logged there.

[jade abyss]

I bet it is the CfgCuntions again =}

[gaunt cairn]

How high is your lvl of cunt!

[tough abyss]

https://pastebin.com/vpxdwCZA

need some sleep soon. It's 1:40 AM

[little eagle]

 1:02:40 Error in expression < "scripts\shared\scan_skill.sqf";
 
if (!liberation_ace) then {[] spawn compileFi>
 1:02:40   Error position: <liberation_ace) then {[] spawn compileFi>
 1:02:40   Error Undefined variable in expression: liberation_ace
 1:02:40 File mpmissions\__cur_mp.Altis\scripts\shared\init_shared.sqf, line 26

Show init_shared.sqf

[tough abyss]

https://pastebin.com/EuAux3vb

[little eagle]

Which function executes init_shared.sqf ?

[tough abyss]

init.sqf

[little eagle]

from the mission?

[tough abyss]

yes [] call compileFinal preprocessFileLineNumbers "scripts\shared\init_shared.sqf";

[little eagle]

replace that with

[] spawn compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "scripts\shared\init_shared.sqf";

then in init_shared.sqf
replace:
if (!liberation_ace) then {[] spawn compileFinal preprocessFileLineNumbers "scripts\shared\manage_weather.sqf";};
with:
waitUntil {!isNil "liberation_ace"};
if (!liberation_ace) then {[] spawn compileFinal preprocessFileLineNumbers "scripts\shared\manage_weather.sqf";};

[tough abyss]

done, server relaunching

[jade abyss]

I had to make a screenshot Commy. You recommend "spawn", thats... thats... wow!

[little eagle]

Dscha, scheduled scripting is a huge 💩
init.sqf already runs scheduled, so might as well spawn another thread from that.

[jade abyss]

😄

commy2 - Yesterday at 9:01 PM
Haha
The only use for spawn that I will ever have.```
😂

[little eagle]

Case in point: this whole conundrum.

[jade abyss]

Yep

[tough abyss]

https://pastebin.com/SQ4Kv53W

[jade abyss]

btw: Why do you need it preInit?

[tough abyss]

because it wouldn't run before init.sqf

[little eagle]

Well, error fixed. Now there is more errors to fix

[jade abyss]

And again:
Why do you need it before the init.sqf?

[tough abyss]

script needs it?

[jade abyss]

Not rly

[little eagle]

You made a mess.

[jade abyss]

I can barely think of any situation, where you need preInit.

For 99% of the time -> init.sqf is enough

[tough abyss]

but init.sqf runs client and server, doesn't it

[gaunt cairn]

y

[jade abyss]

Yeah, and?

[tough abyss]

if I run the scripts there, it'll give client errors for missing the server sided addon

[little eagle]

Some patches it also runs on hcs! 😛

[jade abyss]

Then you should rethink your init.sqf, tbh.

[rancid ruin]

if isServer....

[tough abyss]

if(isDedicated)?

or that yes

[jade abyss]

atm, i can't see a reason, why you would need preInit stuff

for example

[little eagle]

git reset --hard origin/master

the only solution here

[rancid ruin]

savage

[gaunt cairn]

brute force

[jade abyss]

Format D:

[rancid ruin]

12 hours later and commy tells him to just start again

what a guy

[jade abyss]

^^

wasn't there also a initServer.sqf?

[tough abyss]

seems like I botched it up dearly anyhow. Might as well do it then

[jade abyss]

Or was it initPlayerServer.sqf ?

[tough abyss]

yes, for the server script stuff

yes I believe so

[rancid ruin]

initPlayer and initServer i think

[jade abyss]

@tough abyss Go to bed. Sleep a night. Redo it tomorrow.

[tough abyss]

initserver and initplayerserver

[little eagle]

"initPlayerServer" 😂

[jade abyss]

?

[tough abyss]

I didn't create that though

[jade abyss]

Does exist, Commy.

Only executes on Server, when a player connects in.

[gaunt cairn]

is the same if (isServer)

[jade abyss]

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

initServer.sqf Executed only on server when mission is started. See initialization order for details about when the script is exactly executed.

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

[tough abyss]

alright thanks for the savage comments, RPT searching and CfgFunction tutorials so far. Goodnight (goodmorning slowly) to you all @jade abyss @little eagle @gaunt cairn @rancid ruin (no xDs on request 😉 )

[little eagle]

1. get sleep
2. start over
3. make sure there are no errors to begin with

[rancid ruin]

that's brutal, i get credit last but i was the first to start helping 😢

[jade abyss]

Yeah. Might be better. After a certain amount of time you become "blind" @tough abyss No offence here

[gaunt cairn]

1. Koffein
2. Work all night
3. Ignore wife and kids

[tough abyss]

wish I could do that

[little eagle]

4. divorce

5. lose job

[rancid ruin]

uninstall wife

[tough abyss]

but I have to get up again at 6 AM for college

[little eagle]

6. jump off bridge

[jade abyss]

6. Code for loving

Are you still here? 😄

[gaunt cairn]

6am college change field of studies

[tough abyss]

hahaha not college @ 6 AM, get up 6 AM for college

[gaunt cairn]

either way

[jade abyss]

Time to go to bed

💤

[red estuary]

pussy Dscha

[jade abyss]

shaddap fox

[jovial ivy]

Correction. 1. Throw any electronic device capable of coding out the window. - 2. Profit?

[rancid ruin]

i would fix cfgFunctions first before sleeping

[jade abyss]

@rancid ruin shaddap

*-F+C

[rancid ruin]

anyway, what's the best method for single player respawn these days?

i remember some hacky shit from arma 2 days, have things gotten better?

[gaunt cairn]

single player I'm out

[little eagle]

SP has no respawn

[rancid ruin]

i know, but you can fake it

[little eagle]

How? You die and the mission ends...

[gaunt cairn]

stacking 100 playable units you can switch to?

[jade abyss]

if(_dmg >= 0.9999)then{DenyDamageAndSpawnACorpseAtThePosWhereHeDied};

[rancid ruin]

e,g handle damage event handler, if damage will kill, move player

[jade abyss]

👍

[little eagle]

You die at 0.9, not at 1

[rancid ruin]

just wondering if there's an actual GOOD way to do it

[jade abyss]

depends on

Arma ¯_(ツ)_/¯

SP ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[little eagle]

If handle damage is involved, then the answer to "is there a GOOD way" is: no.

[rancid ruin]

i like to get my missions working in both single and multiplayer

you think some kind of playable unit method would be much better than handleDamage EH commy?

[little eagle]

No it probably has to be handleDamage, as:
you die -> end

[jade abyss]

Yep

[tough abyss]

Apply Skyrim-like quick saving ;)

[rancid ruin]

well no, you can switch to another playable unit if the mission is configured that way

death !== game over in SP

[little eagle]

details?

[rancid ruin]

eden mission options, you can choose between game over or switch to playable unit on death in SP

think it's been this way since arma 2

[little eagle]

And what's the problem with that?

Sounds like a good solution

Instead of actually using that second unit

createUnit
-> selectPlayer

So you never run out of playableUnits

The dummy could have damage disabled

[gaunt cairn]

and you could copy the loadout on death

[little eagle]

Yeah. Do all kinds of stuff like that.

[rancid ruin]

it sounds so simple when you put it like that

BRB, shouldn't take more than 12 hours

[little eagle]

eden mission options, you can choose between game over or switch to playable unit on death in SP

Where is that option?

[rancid ruin]

mission attributes or something

same place you change weather i think

[little eagle]

Weather is under environment.

[tough abyss]

You still about the time it takes me? ;)

[little eagle]

All the respawn stuff is under Multiplayer

[rancid ruin]

default playable unit select screen looks so fucking 90's it's worth laughing at

[gaunt cairn]

go to bed

[rancid ruin]

it does these shitty camera animations when you die or switch to a new playable unit 😄

[little eagle]

eden mission options, you can choose between game over or switch to playable unit on death in SP
I want to know how.

[rancid ruin]

fucking hell, alright i'll load up arma then

attributes - multiplayer - respawn

i think

[little eagle]

commy_fnc_SPRespawn = {
    params ["_corpse"];

    private _unit = group _corpse createUnit [typeOf _corpse, position _corpse, [], 5, "NONE"];
    _unit setUnitLoadout getUnitLoadout _corpse;
    selectPlayer _unit;
    _unit addEventHandler ["killed", {_this call commy_fnc_SPRespawn}];
};

this addEventHandler ["killed", {_this call commy_fnc_SPRespawn}];

this worked

probably also needs setFace, setName etc.

[rancid ruin]

oh nice, that was quick

i just tested and the respawn options don't seem to actually have any effect

on the "game over" screen, you can always team switch to another playable unit

[little eagle]

Options under Multiplayer have no effect in SP

[rancid ruin]

it does say that in a tooltip, but i'm conditioned to not trust anything arma tells me

you don't think commy_fnc_SPRespawn might fail if it's delayed somehow?

[little eagle]

Mission probably ends if you have no unit after the killed event

no alive unit that is

commy_fnc_SPRespawn = {
    params ["_corpse"];

    private _unit = group _corpse createUnit [typeOf _corpse, position _corpse, [], 5, "NONE"];

    _unit setUnitLoadout getUnitLoadout _corpse;

    [_unit, _corpse] spawn {
        params ["_unit", "_corpse"];

        _unit setFace face _corpse;
        _unit setSpeaker speaker _corpse;
        _unit setName name _corpse;
    };

    selectPlayer _unit;

    _unit addEventHandler ["killed", {_this call commy_fnc_SPRespawn}];
};

this addEventHandler ["killed", {_this call commy_fnc_SPRespawn}];

there. Might make Dscha happy

You might also have to recreate the whole unit diary if you use that in your mission.

As that is bound to the avatar

[rancid ruin]

does the EH need to be re-added to the new unit? i thought the killed EH was persistent?

ah, i guess it's a different unit

and maybe i'm thinking of respawn EH

[little eagle]

There will be no respawn eh, because that only works in MP

it's a new unit

with copied inventory, face and name etc.

I tested it in an exported SP scenario and it works there.

[rancid ruin]

your original function works even when you die again with the "respawned" unit

[little eagle]

As long as you re add the killed eh, yeah

[rancid ruin]

oh yeah it's already in there 🤦🏿

[jade abyss]

HL me, i have A3 discord on "No Notifications about postings" and i just look in, when PboProj is packing or i had a mental breakdown about namings in models

[rancid ruin]

why are my smileys black

[jade abyss]

So, me happy? Wut? Why?

[little eagle]

I put a spawn in there

[jade abyss]

Yeah, but you negated that with: commy_fnc_SPRespawn = { pff

😂

[little eagle]

commy_fnc_SPRespawn = {
    params ["_corpse"];

    private _unit = group _corpse createUnit [typeOf _corpse, position _corpse, [], 5, "NONE"];

    _unit setUnitLoadout getUnitLoadout _corpse;

    [{
        params ["_unit", "_corpse"];

        _unit setFace face _corpse;
        _unit setSpeaker speaker _corpse;
        _unit setName name _corpse;
    }, [_unit, _corpse]] call CBA_fnc_execNextFrame;

    selectPlayer _unit;

    _unit addEventHandler ["killed", {_this call commy_fnc_SPRespawn}];
};

this addEventHandler ["killed", {_this call commy_fnc_SPRespawn}];

works even better 8)

[jade abyss]

commy_fnc_SPReSPAWN =
{```

[little eagle]

omg

[jade abyss]

😂

[little eagle]

😂

wtf. Why is mf so small

[jade abyss]

muhahahahhaa

( : in the beginning)

Text + Smiley = small smiley

https://i.gyazo.com/d4941ed2ae17c115537f9d051336f7c8.png

[little eagle]

ludacris

[jade abyss]

😂

[red estuary]

😄

See

😛

[rancid ruin]

🎅🏿

[red estuary]

🍆

[rancid ruin]

black santa. there's something you don't see very often

[little eagle]

inb4 everyone but me gets a warning again

[red estuary]

lol

[jade abyss]

if(name player  == "commy2")then{ :regional_indicator_f: :regional_indicator_u: };```

meh

Anyway, you solved that SP thingy?

[rancid ruin]

shouldn't it be

then 
{

?

yea commy came through with the goods real quick

[little eagle]

WARNING: Function 'name' - Dscha is dead

[jade abyss]

Discord broke it

damnit

[red estuary]

HAHAHAH

[little eagle]

WARNING: Function 'name' - Dscha is dead

[rancid ruin]

🤙🏿 radical

[little eagle]

WARNING: Function 'name' - Dscha is dead

WARNING: Function 'name' - Dscha is dead

WARNING: Function 'name' - Dscha is dead

[jade abyss]

oO

[red estuary]

inb4 Discord ruins Dscha's joke

[jade abyss]

Commy transformed into a spambot

[little eagle]

I just copy what Arma does with my RPTs

[jade abyss]

^^

[red estuary]

lol

[little eagle]

WARNING: Function 'name' - Dscha is dead
WARNING: Function 'name' - Dscha is dead
WARNING: Function 'name' - Dscha is dead
WARNING: Function 'name' - Dscha is dead
WARNING: Function 'name' - Dscha is dead
WARNING: Function 'name' - Dscha is dead
WARNING: Function 'name' - Dscha is dead
WARNING: Function 'name' - Dscha is dead
WARNING: Function 'name' - Dscha is dead
WARNING: Function 'name' - Dscha is dead
WARNING: Function 'name' - Dscha is dead
WARNING: Function 'name' - Dscha is dead
WARNING: Function 'name' - Dscha is dead
WARNING: Function 'name' - Dscha is dead

[jade abyss]

Reminds me of the config.cpp i see the last days -.-

[little eagle]

I debugged a savegame crash for 8 hours today

kill me

[red estuary]

with pleasure 😉

[jade abyss]

Ah, you had an CBA-update earlier, right?

[little eagle]

Yeah

4 weeks RC, but then Altis crashes when loading a save. Thanks to the wodden power poles

[jade abyss]

?

What did they do?

test

wow, DiscordLag

[little eagle]

Land_PowerPoleWooden_L_F

That object calls the init event even though it's a map object, but only when loading a savegame.

And if you create a global variable, modify a global variable array or spawn a scheduled script while the game is loading

CTD

[jade abyss]

wow, Discord was down for me oO interesting.

Ah yeah, right! Those Poles were also the reason for several kicks on the KotH Server a few Weeks ago (BE was triggered) when you ran them over/destroyed them

[little eagle]

typeOf even reports the object type during the object init, even though map objects are supposed to not have configs.

[jade abyss]

Nah, iirc they started something fancy with the Ropes on it

[little eagle]

but once the game is loaded, typeOf reports "" again

[jade abyss]

strange

[little eagle]

It's all fucked.

So considering where we are, all is right.

[jade abyss]

👍

[arctic veldt]

Looks like its gonna be fun keybinding stuff

Left+right panel open+close L/R mode

6 keybinds there to open/close both, switch both, close both

I think you can get away with 4 though

[warm gorge]

Any idea why a building repair script (using setDamage) doesn't work on JIP players?

As though its only a local effect, and doesnt persist for JIP players

[spark phoenix]

You running setDamage from the server? @warm gorge

[warm gorge]

@spark phoenix Yes

[spark phoenix]

Well good luck 😛

I haven't a clue

[warm gorge]

Yeah its very strange

[arctic veldt]

Is the script ran on server start alongside the people already in or is it ran when they join/load in like playerinit or something?

[warm gorge]

@arctic veldt Its basically a base repair script. So players can trigger it whenever they want, and it will run on the server and it works for all players on at the time, but players who join later dont always see the building repaired

Ive seen a few bug reports about this sort of thing, so chances are its just a bug I cant simply fix

[tough abyss]

if (isServer) then {
[] call jsfar_fnc_gameplay_constants;
[] call js>
10:08:46   Error position: <jsfar_fnc_gameplay_constants;
[] call js>
10:08:46   Error Undefined variable in expression: jsfar_fnc_gameplay_constants
10:08:46 File mpmissions\__cur_mp.Altis\init.sqf, line 4
10:08:46 Connected to Steam servers
10:08:46 Error in expression <.sqf";
};

if (isServer) then {
[] call jsfar_fnc_init_server;
};

if (!isDedica>
10:08:46   Error position: <jsfar_fnc_init_server;
};

if (!isDedica>
10:08:46   Error Undefined variable in expression: jsfar_fnc_init_server
10:08:46 File mpmissions\__cur_mp.Altis\init.sqf, line 34``` Unfortunately

gonna redo the config.cpp from scratch using Dscha's method

The latest CBA update is great, pretty much no reason to use userconfig any more 💯

[blazing zodiac]

Does anyone her have a complete define for RscPictureKeepAspect?

here*

Struggling to find one anywhere

perfect, that works for me

Thanks

[blazing zodiac]

How can you make scalable font size in a UI? Like the equivalent of using ```sqf
x = 0.947193 * safezoneW + safezoneX;

Also whats the difference between size and sizeEx?

[jovial nebula]

Hello, is anyone using Javascript Extension by Simas ?

[queen cargo]

javascript extension?

in arma?

what?

[rotund cypress]

@blazing zodiac You are looking for sizeEx

So i.e. sizeEx = 0.03 * safezoneH;

@jovial nebula This sounds interesting

[still forum]

https://forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/147227-javascript-for-arma/

[rotund cypress]

I also found this https://forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/168375-nodejs-extension-for-arma-3-socksqf-sockdll-sock-rpc/

Node.JS ^

[still forum]

Just use Intercept ^^ Maybe we need a Intercept<->Javascript binding XD... Mh.. Actually not a bad Idea...

[rotund cypress]

This is quite interesting though

You haven't tried it right? @still forum

[still forum]

Tried what?

[rotund cypress]

The Javascript Extension

[still forum]

No. I don't know Javascript

[rotund cypress]

Ah I c

[jovial nebula]

Was it a word play ? :L

Btw , unfortunately I don't know C, and i was planning on writing easy scripts,not complex ones

It's quite old and the author left arma 2 years ago, but that was a really cool project

[rotund cypress]

Ye

Could always update the code yourself, if author allows it that is

[tough abyss]

What are extensions used for?

[rotund cypress]

Ehh

[tough abyss]

Besides coding for Arma in something other than SQF.

[rotund cypress]

You can use DLL's and use callExtension

[tough abyss]

That I know, but what's the benifit of an extention over SQF?

[rotund cypress]

Well

Like extDB for example

Connect to a database

Manipulate that DB with callExtension using the DLL

[willow basin]

or make an API service ^

[rotund cypress]

Yes ^

You can use basically whatever you want

As long as you have knowledge in a language that can produce a DLL

Usually people make extensions in C++ AFAIK

[tough abyss]

Yeah, with Intercept.

On the topic of Intercept - glad to see it's being worked on again after a long halt.

[rotund cypress]

Intercept?

[tough abyss]

https://github.com/intercept/intercept

A C/C++ Binding Library for SQF and RV Engine Access Abstraction Layer

[rotund cypress]

Ohh

[cedar kindle]

@jovial nebula we use sock for logging and it works but there's no 64bit build

[still forum]

If I have time in the future I will add a Lua binding for Intercept. But that's far future. I'm kinda booked for the next months

[willow basin]

Uhm never used Intercept. Can you even use it in production without getting problems with BE?

[still forum]

No BE yet. so no

But you can use it Serverside on Windows servers. Or on Client's if you play without BE

[tough abyss]

I just disable BE all along when playing. One less process to handle 😛

[still forum]

I never play with BE cause I'm banned. So I don't care 😄 I'm rewriting heavy parts of TFAR in Intercept as a test. Already have a 10x performance improvement

[tough abyss]

Lol, why'd you get banned?

[still forum]

Cuz I hacked

[tough abyss]

uberHax = true;

[copper raven]

cant get typeof to work on if, can anyone help?

_list= ["Land_CARGO_House_V1_F"]; //exclusion list
if (isServer && _bool2) then
{
_houseList= nearestObjects [_obj,["House"],_radius];
{
    _house= _x;
    if (!(typeOf _house in _list)) then
    {
     for "_i" from 0 to 50 do
        {
        _housePos= [_house] call BIS_fnc_buildingPositions;
        _pos= _housePos select _i;
        if (isNil "_pos") exitWith {};
        _floornumber= floor (random 100);
        if (_percentage > _floornumber) then
            {
            null=[_pos,_side,_skill]execVM "garrison\garrison.sqf";
            };
        };
    };
}forEach _houseList;

};//isServer

the rifleman would still spawn in the cargo house, even tho its in exclusion list

[rotund cypress]

try typeOf cursorObject in editor debug or something

[copper raven]

already done it

returns "Land_Cargo_House_V1_F"

[rotund cypress]

What does it retunr?

Ah

And errors?

[copper raven]

no errors

gonna try isKindOf for that string, will see if it works

_exclusionList= "Land_Cargo_House_V1_F"; //exclusion list
if (isServer && _bool2) then
{
_houseList= nearestObjects [_obj,["House"],_radius];
{
    _house= _x;
    if (!(_house isKindOf _exclusionList)) then
    {
     for "_i" from 0 to 50 do
        {
        _housePos= [_house] call BIS_fnc_buildingPositions;
        _pos= _housePos select _i;
        if (isNil "_pos") exitWith {};
        _floornumber= floor (random 100);
        if (_percentage > _floornumber) then
            {
            null=[_pos,_side,_skill]execVM "garrison\garrison.sqf";
            };
        };
    };
}forEach _houseList;

};//isServer

isKindOf works, but i want to check array, how to?

[rotund cypress]

the house list

Is that objects or strings?

[copper raven]

in which case? it returns array of objects

[rotund cypress]

Ah ok

Try _house isKindOf _x

then it will check with array each time it iterates

or not array

at the current house in array

[copper raven]

good idea, one sec

did the trick, thanks

[rotund cypress]

👌

Also

Look into lazy eval

And no need for the extra parenthesis

[copper raven]

😄

[rotund cypress]

if (isServer && _bool2) then -> if (isServer && {_bool2}) then

if (!(_house isKindOf _exclusionList)) then -> if !(_house isKindOf _exclusionList) then

[copper raven]

@rotund cypress :D:D:D i was dumb lol, i wrote

_list= ["Land_CARGO_House_V1_F"]; //exclusion list
``` in caps
should have been
```sqf
_list= ["Land_Cargo_House_V1_F"]; //exclusion list

gg

because this:

"lol" in ["Lol", "LOL", "loL"]; //false

[rotund cypress]

Ah ye, case sensitive

[still forum]

If you ask about problems with your script. You should post the script you are actually using 😄

[copper raven]

yea my bad

i edited building real fast