Local variable can only be accessed in the scope it's initalized in and it's child scopes. If you wanna do a local variable you do an underscore
#arma3_scripting
rotund cypress
before the variable name, like this: _hello = "hello"
Instead of hello = "hello"
indigo snow
In his case it would be the name of a unit, most likely though
tame portal
I think it's SUPER unconvenient that the variable he uses is called ain this case and you're saying things like "a variable" 😄
rotund cypress
^
rotund cypress
@tame portal 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
rotund cypress
Do you need to access them globally in any function?
If the answer is no, then add an underscore before the name
little eagle
Surely no one else will use the name "a" and will cause a collision.
little eagle
I'm laughing.
tame portal
Alright alright I'll stop 😄
indigo snow
Those are the names he gave to the unit under attributes. You dont put underscores there.
astral tendon
yup, editor
rotund cypress
Okay, then don't put an underscore 😄
indigo snow
This is Roques first foray into sqf, stuff is basic still :P
tame portal
@little eagle I can't do these jokes because I'll get banned, you're just gonna get a rank removed 😄
rotund cypress
Get banned for an innocent joke? 😭
indigo snow
Banned for using underscores wrongly
little eagle
I elevate the quality of this chat with it.
astral tendon
yup, im a noob
indigo snow
Its cool
astral tendon
im doint this as a love letter for another game
rotund cypress
U wot? @astral tendon
astral tendon
im recreating a mission the Delta Force black hawk down game
north vortex
Hello
peak plover
Yes, I saw, enemy man, 500m east, just now
astral tendon
i wanna set a trigger to detect exac 4 players not only one
any idea?
or better say, a group of blurfor
peak plover
inAreaArray
polar folio
any way to move a control to the front? other than recreating it
astral tendon
inAreaArray wiki does not talk about group
peak plover
_inAreaUnits = ((units group1) inAreaArray trigger1)
if (count _inAreaUnits >= 4) then {
systemChat ' there are atleast 4 dudes from group 1 in trigger1';
};
use units to get an array of units inside a group
count to count them
astral tendon
there is a size limit to the triggers work?
peak plover
I have no clue what that means
astral tendon
the are size of the triggers
peak plover
the are size of the triggers
I am unable to authenticate a question...
Is that a statement?
peak plover
Triggers do not have a size limit. They can be 10m X 10m or 100km x 100km
astral tendon
if (isNull gunner _x) count [car1, car2, car3, car4];
this is a condition to a trigger
i wanna trigger when all those 4 vehicles have gunners
waxen tide
This works perfectly fine if i host locally, but on dedicated the _carrier vehicle isn't spawned.
the _sonicboom ones work just fine
robust hollow
{isNull gunner _x} count [car1, car2, car3, car4] == 0```
thats what it should be roqueThanks Connor, it worked
triggerActivation [move1, move2, move3, move4];
i wanna this to be activated by a trigger to set off other triggers
but its gives a error expecting a object
robust hollow
because triggerActivation expects a trigger as the parameter.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/triggerActivation
I dont know enough about triggers to help you on that one, but the wiki should be able to guide you in the right direction.
astral tendon
i have a verry strange problem
the AI dones not move if they dont have a Player gunner
if i swap slots the car will move
but if i am not in the car they will not follow their setDriveOnPath
rancid ruin
maybe something to do with ranks? are you their leader or something?
rancid ruin
hmmm have you checked their family trees?
maybe one of them was wed to another king in a secret ceremony
waxen tide
how can this be any different? i create a local vehicle, why does it care about multiplayer editor vs dedicated? jeez
peak plover
anyone know macros?
#define DESCFIND(var) ((_roleDesc find (toLower var))> -1)
if DESCFIND("recon") exitWith {
i don't know makros, i tried to understand them once. I found this to some use: https://cbateam.github.io/CBA_A3/docs/index/Macros.html
waxen tide
._.
peak plover
Post problem, tag commy
works 7 times out of 10
I think there were a few a couple of days ago 😕
waxen tide
i'm on the border to insanity. mission works flawlessly on locally hosted dedicated, weird shit happening on remote dedicated. suddenly pictures not found that work despite not being found? objects spawning 100m under water that spawned at perfectly good height? jeez.
peak plover
🤔
waxen tide
well
i got one picture.
ONE.
its in the mission root
??????????????
i mean c'mon.
peak plover
So loading screen does not work?
But does it work in single player/
or local dedi?
waxen tide
well it does work. is displayed perfectly fine. still "error: loading.jpg not found"
it works in SP, local dedi, but not remote dedi
peak plover
path might be bad
waxen tide
besides, it is being displayed just fine.
waxen tide
yeah i lowercase everything.
waxen tide
and i don't get the error consistently, it pops up every other time
yeah works on win
thats not the weirdest stuff to, my aircraft carrier turns into a submarine on the dedi.
spawns under water no matter what. i'm on it for hours now, just doesn't want to spawn above the water line.
astral tendon
is there a script to increse the vehicle turret speed?
waxen tide
mkay so i logged the carriers position basically each frame and compared the outputs locally and remote, the position is supposedly identical. so my carrier is invisible? great.
peak plover
_unit setSkill ['aimingSpeed',1];
@astral tendon
If ai, this might work.
astral tendon
this is to work with players too
waxen tide
_pos1 = ((getPosATL player) vectorAdd [300,0,200]);
_pos2 = ((getPosATL player) vectorAdd [0,300,200]);
_carrier1 = createVehicle ["Land_Carrier_01_base_F",_pos1,[],0,"CAN_COLLIDE"];
_carrier1 setPosATL _pos1;
_carrier2 = "Land_Carrier_01_base_F" createVehicleLocal _pos2;
_carrier2 setPosATL _pos2;
can someone explain that to me?
seems like setPos has zero effect on local vehicles?
ahh no, it is just the carrier.
_pos1 = ((getPosATL player) vectorAdd [300,0,200]);
_pos2 = ((getPosATL player) vectorAdd [0,300,200]);
_carrier1 = createVehicle ["Land_LightHouse_F",_pos1,[],0,"CAN_COLLIDE"];
_carrier1 setPosATL _pos1;
_carrier2 = "Land_LightHouse_F" createVehicleLocal _pos2;
_carrier2 setPosATL _pos2;
mmhm okay [_carrier1] call BIS_fnc_Carrier01PosUpdate; fixes it.
nice 6 hours spend.
still, there is a difference between createVehicleLocal and createVehicle when it comes to the freedom, and somehow it is also treated differently in MP.
doesn't help. BIS_fnc_Carrier01PosUpdate doesn't work in dedicated MP environment when used with createvehiclelocal apparently.
robust hollow
just to confirm, you executed BIS_fnc_Carrier01PosUpdate from the server right (in MP)?
waxen tide
no.
i'm creating a local vehicle? it isn't transfered over network? the server shouldn't know about it?
robust hollow
thats why i ask. BIS_fnc_Carrier01PosUpdate MUST be run on the server. You could try duplicating the function but without the isserver check at the start if you havent sorted it out already.
waxen tide
i've duplicated the function and removed the server check. it's being executed alright but it is not doing its job
or, well, maybe it is but the carrier is still invisible
astral tendon
is there a comand to change AI to stop following the road?
peak plover
group1 setBehaviour "COMBAT";
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_AI_Behavior#Danger
aware/safe make ai drive on road
peak plover
no
astral tendon
setBehaviour only works to goups?
peak plover
no, it also works on units, but affects the whole group anyway
astral tendon
for some reason my AI driver is struguling to get on a new possition i made in the middle of the road
he keeps going back and foward
astral tendon
i just added a extra point
peak plover
Did that fix it?
astral tendon
no
i mean i added a extra point
and he just cant get in there
he just go with the car back and foward
peak plover
stuck 😕
subtle ore
quick question here, (entities "Air") doesn't return anything, _forEachIndex returns zero every single time:
jesus, letme pastebin this shit
subtle ore
Ohhh 🤔
astral tendon
what is the command to cancel the setDriveOnPath?
subtle ore
Yep, I did a _x isKindOf 'Air' Still nothing, this is hilarious.
subtle ore
OH DUH , Damn it all to hell. I gave it a unit variable on accident
subtle ore
Yeah, I think I've got it down now. Lol.
subtle ore
Had two pots already! 😛
peak plover
Are you smoking indica? that shit makes you slow...
subtle ore
Not a smoker, that shit is bad for you.
subtle ore
Who knows 🤷
subtle ore
macro....?
peak plover
Macros in preprocessor?
subtle ore
can't say I do.
subtle ore
hahaha, sure enough.
astral tendon
i tink i got it
its looks like its mandatory to setDriveOnPath have two possitions
otherwise the unit will not move
subtle ore
I would only hope so.
astral tendon
car1 setDriveOnPath [[3690.78,11090.7,0],[3690.78,11091.7,0]];
i just edit one number and it worked
indigo snow
A path is a line segment, and a line segment needs at least two elements
But youre just doing this fornthe car to drive to that location? Other commands might work better for you
subtle ore
like I said earlier : doMove
peak plover
oh my god, I still stuck at macros
subtle ore
🤔
peak plover
#define IFDO(var1,var2) if (!isnil {var1} && {!(var1 isEqualTo "")}) then {var2};
#define IFDOT(var1,var2) IFDO(var1,_target var2 var1)
#define OVERLOAD(var1) systemChat format ["%1's inventory has been overloaded by %2!",(typeOf _target),var1];
#define ADDITEMUNI(var1) if !(_target canAddItemToUniform var1) then {OVERLOAD(var1)};_target addItemToUniform var1;
#define ADDITEMVEST(var1) if (_target canAddItemToVest var1) then {_target addItemToVest var1}else{ADDITEMUNI(var1)};
#define ADDITEMBACK(var1) if (_target canAddItemToBackpack var1) then {_target addItemToBackpack var1}else{ADDITEMVEST(var1)};
#define IFLIST(var1,var2) if (var1 isEqualType []) then {private _nil = {for _i from 0 to (_x select 1) do {IFDO(_x select 0,var2)};false} count var1}else{IFDO(var1,var2)};
#define IFARR(var1,var2) if (!isNil {var1} && {var1 isEqualType []}) then {private _nil = { IFDO(_x,var2) false} count var1;};
// Code begins
IFDOT(_uniform,forceAddUniform)
IFDOT(_vest,addVest)
IFDOT(_backPack,addBackpack)
IFDOT(_helmet,addHeadgear)
IFDOT(_goggles,addGoggles)
IFARR(_commonItems,linkItem)
IFARR(_commonMedicalItems,ADDITEMBACK(_x))
IFARR(_commonExtraItems,ADDITEMBACK(_x))
help
subtle ore
Hey, that's better than what I would've done. high five
peak plover
This is definately not how to macro, but, how do you macro?
I've read the documentation, but I lack the ability to macro
Tbh, it's quite useless macro and makes things unreadable, BUT, saved me ~10 lines of repeating code
phew
rancid ruin
why not just use functions? macros like that are so fkn unreadable it's not worth it
subtle ore
Isn't the mentality -> If you repeat the code - > Function it
rancid ruin
i dunno my but mentality is readability above all else
subtle ore
readability is good for when you are sharing or looking back at code later on. But final product is performance imo
does this look correct?
if(count(crew(_this select 0)) < 2 && (_this select 1) isEqualTo "driver") then {
(_this select 0) animateSource["DoorL_BackOpen",0];
(_this select 0) animateSource["DoorR_BackOpen",0];
};
this is placed in a getIn event handler, back door won't close.
subtle ore
position that was entered in as, returns a string. it's all lowercase on the biki
indigo snow
Yes but can you check? Even just a diag_log of _this
peak plover
But that is a function
it's a function in a function in a function.... Didn't wanna go any deeper
subtle ore
The mind just doesn't understand the depth of it all! 😛
peak plover
fnc_commonCode used in fnc_defaultCode used in fnc_unit ( can be used anywhere) but used on postInit
subtle ore
yep postInit = 1;
peak plover
What's the change scope command called?
daring pawn
Lads i'm struggling a little bit to find the position in an array of a nested array if I only know certain info.
For example my array is
[ ["Cache_1",["Box_FIA_Wps_F",[2033.22,3448.04,63.1198]]],["Cache_2",["Box_FIA_Wps_F",[546.874,3248.17,39.8989]]] ]
How i'm struggling using examples from KK and one from Zeno's framework to search my array for that and return 0 or 1 for the array position that its in
peak plover
_array = [ ["Cache_1",["Box_FIA_Wps_F",[2033.22,3448.04,63.1198]]],["Cache_2",["Box_FIA_Wps_F",[546.874,3248.17,39.8989]]] ];
_target = "Cache_1";
_found = _array select {(_x param [0]) isEqualTo _target;};//edit extra parenthesis //edit2 CAUTION case sensitive
_found = param [0];// because it's [["cache-1"...
_found params ["_name","_class","_pos"];
Maybe?🤔
Also you can make array (slightly) readable
_array = [
["Cache_1",["Box_FIA_Wps_F",[2033.22,3448.04,63.1198]]],
["Cache_2",["Box_FIA_Wps_F",[546.874,3248.17,39.8989]]]
];
Oh yea that was just copying into discord. I'll give that a spin, its simmilar to what i've got at the minute.
peak plover
If in trouble put
systemChat str _target;
systemChat str _found;
between the lines
daring pawn
So hold up, _found is returning "Cache_1" so what i'm after hopefully is to return 0 as the array ["",["",[]]] is element 1
Unless i've goofed
Reason being btw, so it doesn't sound crazy, is the array is actually created each session, its not set. So it'll create that array with the positions of those box's
peak plover
// Get task list from profile
_taskList = ["mission_tasks_list",[]] call seed_fnc_getVars;
// check if task already excists and quit if it does
private _matchedTask = (_taskList select {(_x param [0]) isEqualTo _taskVar}) param [0,""];
if !(_matchedTask isEqualTo "") exitWith {systemChat 'tasks_fnc_add task already exists'};
Works on my machine ™ 🤷
daring pawn
That checks if "mission_tasks_list" is at element 0 though right?
peak plover
_taskList = [["blu_task1",[WEST,["blu_task1"],["Liberate the town by any means.","LIBERATE TOWN"],town_3,"Attack","CREATED"],1,[{true},{false},{false}],[{},{},{}],"added"]]
blu_task1 is the unique taskID
_x param [0] means it will get the first (0) element of the array
because it's select { /*code*/} it will loop through all elements of _taskList;
_x = ["blu_task1",[WEST,["blu_task1"],["Liberate the town by any means.","LIBERATE TOWN"],town_3,"Attack","CREATED"],1,[{true},{false},{false}],[{},{},{}],"added"]```_x param [0] /*"blu_task1"*/ isEqualtTo _taskVar /*"blu_task_1"*/ // true, so it returns it
_found in your first example. It should return a number is that correct?
peak plover
_array = [ ["Cache_1",["Box_FIA_Wps_F",[2033.22,3448.04,63.1198]]],["Cache_2",["Box_FIA_Wps_F",[546.874,3248.17,39.8989]]] ];
_target = "Cache_1";
systemChat str _array;
_found = _array select {(_x param [0]) isEqualTo _target;};
systemChat str _found;
_found = param [0];
_found params ["_name","_class","_pos"];
systemChat str _name;
try
wait a second...
peak plover
_array = [ ["Cache_1",["Box_FIA_Wps_F",[2033.22,3448.04,63.1198]]],["Cache_2",["Box_FIA_Wps_F",[546.874,3248.17,39.8989]]] ];
_target = "Cache_1";
systemChat str _array;
_found = _array select {(_x param [0]) isEqualTo _target;};
systemChat str _found;
_found = _found param [0];
_found params ["_name","_class","_pos"];
systemChat str _name;
lmao
_found = param [0] < false
_found = _found param [0] < correct
daring pawn
Its still returning odd- https://i.imgur.com/xCLWeMi.png
peak plover
That's the correct return, what did you want to return anyway?
daring pawn
Well in the case of Cache_1 I want it to return 0 or in Cache_2 1 or Cache_3 2 as its the element number in the array
peak plover
ugh, why?
daring pawn
unless i'm missing something for now deleting that element with what you've given
peak plover
aah
in that case
_array = [ ["Cache_1",["Box_FIA_Wps_F",[2033.22,3448.04,63.1198]]],["Cache_2",["Box_FIA_Wps_F",[546.874,3248.17,39.8989]]] ];
_target = "Cache_1";
systemChat str _array;
_newArray = _array select {!((_x param [0]) isEqualTo _target)}; // added ! so it only returns the ones that don't have cache_1
_newArray should now only contain cache2
daring pawn
Oh wow yea thats perfect and works in the situation i'm using it in. Outstanding, never would have thought of that. Super appreciate it
little eagle
Should use a namespace and not an array.
myTag_CacheNamespace setVariable ["Cache_1",["Box_FIA_Wps_F",[2033.22,3448.04,63.1198]]];
myTag_CacheNamespace setVariable ["Cache_2",["Box_FIA_Wps_F",[546.874,3248.17,39.8989]]];
myTag_CacheNamespace getVariable "Cache_2";
Depends on how big it gets I guess.
little eagle
I'd use a LOCATION for this.
peak plover
I'd use profilenamespace, because it would be nice to have persistance 😉
daring pawn
It is persistent yea, i'm not using profileNameSpace though, i'm using INIDBI2 to save to
I'm saving just the array
little eagle
How big it gets?
daring pawn
Depends on map size. Wouldn't be anywhere more that probably 30 odd
I'm on Aliabad which is 5x5 from memory. SO theres a fair few grid squares (similar to Insurgency grid squares or MSO ones) and it bases how many to make off the amount of enemy squares
little eagle
Are they all named Cache_N ?
daring pawn
PMF_Cache_N yea
_cz = ceil ((count PMF_Zones) / 16);
for [{_i=1},{_i<6},{_i=_i+1}] do {
It gets its number from the above
little eagle
Maybe you don't even need the name then, because it's implicit.
daring pawn
I did think of that, but if say, I go "PMF_Cache_6" is element 5. The others then, the numbers remain so they aren't the same anymore
so i delete element 5. Element 5 then is PMF_Cache_7
And I didn't think it was ideal to then rename each of them and resave the array with their new names
_cnt = count PMF_Caches;
if (_cnt == 0) then {
_cz = ceil ((count PMF_Zones) / 16);
for [{_i=1},{_i<6},{_i=_i+1}] do {
if (markerColor _mkr == "ColorBLUFOR") exitwith {};
_CacheZone = selectRandom PMF_Zones;
_cacheZoneMarker = str(_CacheZone);
_gridHouses = [(getMarkerPos _cacheZoneMarker),50,2,true] call findHouses;
_cacheHouse = _gridHouses select 0;
_housePositions = _cacheHouse buildingPos -1;
_cachePosition = _housePositions call BIS_FNC_SelectRandom;
_cacheType = ["Box_FIA_Ammo_F","Box_FIA_Support_F","Box_FIA_Wps_F"] call BIS_FNC_SelectRandom;
_cache = _cacheType createVehicle _cachePosition;
_cacheName = format ["PMF_Cache_%1",_i];
_cache setVehicleVarName _cacheName;
_cachePosition = getPosASL _cache;
PMF_Caches pushBackUnique [_cacheName,[_cacheType,_cachePosition]];
publicVariable "PMF_Caches";
//Save array to INIDBI2
["write",["PMF","PMF_Zones_Caches",PMF_Caches]] call PMF_DB_Zones;
_cache addEventHandler ["killed",{[_this select 0] remoteExecCall ["cacheFromDB",2];}];
};
Thats the code for spawning the crates for the first time if theres none saved
Its a bit sketchy but it works until I clean it up a bit
little eagle
_cacheType = selectRandom ["Box_FIA_Ammo_F","Box_FIA_Support_F","Box_FIA_Wps_F"];
They have this ^ now
daring pawn
Any performance difference? I'll change it now though
I guess its engine not function so should be faster
little eagle
Command is always better than function.
And it looks better for sure.
setVehicleVarName has local effects, dunno if that's an issue.
daring pawn
Its serverside so shouldn't matter
Players only interaction with it is when they shoot the box and it is destroyed, but thats also a server eventhandler so It shouldn't cause strife
Whilst its kinda messy, i'm happy with what i've managed so far really. Its pretty fun i think anyway the mission
Getting stuck on some specific things but this channel bails me out. I feel like I've asked too many questions
little eagle
_cache addEventHandler ["killed",{[_this select 0] remoteExecCall ["cacheFromDB",2];}];
^ This seems weird to me. You add an eventhandler on the server and it sends a function call to the server?
_cache addEventHandler ["killed",{[_this select 0] call cacheFromDB}];
???
daring pawn
Yea that was some confusion. If a player blows the crate up, whether its the player calling the eventHandler or the box
little eagle
The killed eventhandler is fired on the machine that owns the box.
Not the shooter.
And even if it were the shooter, it would never fire on a client.
Because addEventHandler itself has local effects.
And is only executed on the server.
If it were an object witch changing locality, i.e. a car
Where the locality is transferred to the driver
Then this wouldn't work anymore if someones enters as driver.
daring pawn
Yea i've added to the player getInMan and getOutMan eventhandlers to save vehicle positions
little eagle
GetIn(Man) is a bit different in that it also fires for remote objects, but also only if the eventhandler was added on the local machine.
Killed is more strict.
rancid ruin
but what if a vehicle is moved after it has no passengers any more?
daring pawn
So, the vehicle only saves when a player gets out from the driver seat
When they get in, its removed
then added when they hop out
rather than updating as it moves
rancid ruin
not an ideal solution to the problem
little eagle
Why not?
rancid ruin
you can move vehicles by means other than driving them
little eagle
Slingload? How else you move a vehicle
daring pawn
Its something the lads playing on the mission are aware of. We don't use helicopters currently so its not something that crossed my mind.
rancid ruin
crash in to it with another vehicle, slingload, getting arma'd...
rolling down a hill
little eagle
It's good if getting thrown away with 15000 km/h thanks to PhysX by NVidia doesn't update the logged position.
daring pawn
I've rarely seen vehicles roll down hills without a driver
little eagle
They can't. PhysX "Handbrake" is always on.
daring pawn
Again, even still, if a player parks like a spud and it moves, they're likely to get back in and correct it anyway
rancid ruin
you're definitely both wrong on this one i'm afraid
daring pawn
Other than helicopters maybe sliding down a hill if a pilot ejects on a slope
Cars/tanks won't slide/roll down a hill without someone in it afaik
little eagle
Yes.
daring pawn
Oh and boats can move after a player hops out
rancid ruin
you are too trusting of this engine 😄
daring pawn
https://youtu.be/lu3VTngm1F0?t=100 as george Michael once sang. Ya gotta have faith
peak plover
#define ADDITEM(var1)\
call {\
if (_target canAddItemToBackpack var1) exitWith {_target addItemToBackpack var1};\
if (_target canAddItemToVest var1) exitWith {_target addItemToVest var1};\
if !(_target canAddItemToUniform var1) then {OVERLOAD(var1)};_target addItemToUniform var1;\
};\
#define IFDOT(var1,var2) _target var2 var1
#define IFDO(var1,var2) if (!isnil {var1} && {!(var1 isEqualTo "")}) then {IFDOT(var1,var2)}
#define OVERLOAD(var1) systemChat format ["%1's inventory has been overloaded by %2!",(typeOf _target),var1]
#define LOOPARR(var1,var2) {IFDO(_x,var2)}count var1
#define IFARRAY(var1,var2) if(var1 isEqualType []) then {LOOPARR(var1,var2)} else {IFDO(var1,var2)}
macros are so annoying
don't work 😦
literaly spent 3 hours working on these, still nothing, shoulda just made normal code 😭
rancid ruin
yes, you should have
you think macros are smart but then you end up taking 3 hours to write something simple that doesn't even work
indigo snow
You are putting too much into them
peak plover
yeah
little eagle
#define IFDOT(var1,var2) _target var2 var1
why?
peak plover
_target COMMAND ITEM
little eagle
Yes, why?
rancid ruin
cos macros are clever so it makes the code cleverer
peak plover
why not ?
little eagle
You're supposed to put the ugly stuff into the macro and give it a nice name, so you can write clean code.
#define SELECT_BY_NAME(array,element) (array select {(_x select 0) isEqualTo element} param [0, []] param [1, []])
private _array = [
["Cache_1", ["Box_FIA_Wps_F", [2033.22,3448.04,63.1198]]],
["Cache_2", ["Box_FIA_Wps_F", [546.874,3248.17,39.8989]]]
];
SELECT_BY_NAME(_array,"Cache_1"); // ["Box_FIA_Wps_F", [2033.22,3448.04,63.1198]]
SELECT_BY_NAME(_array,"Cache_2"); // ["Box_FIA_Wps_F", [546.874,3248.17,39.8989]]
Example from earlier.
If the macro does less stuff than want you have to do when you put down and write it, there is no point.
"LOOPARR" is not a nice name and leaves me more confused than before. 😦
peak plover
loop through that array
lol 😄
I get it
it's bad
#define DESCFIND(var) ((_roleDesc find (toLower (var)))> -1)
#define DESCIF(var,var2) if (DESCFIND(var)) exitWith {_role = var2};
#define TYPEIF(var,var2) if (_typeName isEqualTo (toLower (var))) exitWith {_role = var2};
I got this now
I rewrote that script in normal sqf (mostly)
This one "seems" to work
😄
compact current
Anyone know why i get this ?
12:11:10 Call extension 'MainDll' could not be loaded: Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service.
indigo snow
Memory full?
compact current
Nope
indigo snow
Everything I find seems to either indicate that or a lockup
But no experience, sorry
compact current
Not a problem at all, thanks anyway
indigo snow
You might try #arma3_tools since apparently the C guys hang out in there
compact current
Allrighty thanks 😄
little eagle
I read it as "loo-parr". Underscores!
grand berry
Can anyone see anything wrong with this - it just doesn't work. The only error i can get when breaking down the code is line 16 _noOfPos not defined but it is.
_this params ["_buildings", "_classname", "_maxUnits", "_side", "_maxUnitsPos"];
{
_positions = [_x] call BIS_fnc_buildingPositions;
_noOfPos = count _positions;
if (_maxUnits > _noOfPos) then {
_noOfUnits = _noOfPos;
} else {
_noOfUnits = floor random _maxUnits;
};
switch (_side) do {
case ("CIV"): {
for "_i" from 0 to _noOfUnits do {
_pos = _positions select floor random _noOfPos;
_group = createGroup [civilian, true];
_unit = _classname createUnit [_pos, _group, "this setPosATL [getPosATL this select 0, getPosATL this select 1, (getPosATL this select 2)+1]; dostop this; this setDir floor random 720;"];
if (_maxUnitsPos == 1) then {
_positions deleteAt _i;
};
};
};
case ("OPF"): {
for "_i" from 0 to _noOfUnits do {
_pos = _positions select floor random _noOfPos;
_group = createGroup [east, true];
_unit = _classname createUnit [_pos, _group, "this setPosATL [getPosATL this select 0, getPosATL this select 1, (getPosATL this select 2)+1]; dostop this; this setDir floor random 720;"];
if (_maxUnitsPos == 1) then {
_positions deleteAt _i;
};
};
};
};
} forEach _buildings;
I had no idea there was one!
still forum
use selectRandom instead of _noOfPos and floor random
still forum
that is correct.
grand berry
How to pass local variables into the switch?
still forum
that's not the problem
if (_maxUnits > _noOfPos) then {
_noOfUnits = _noOfPos;
} else {
_noOfUnits = floor random _maxUnits;
};
change to
private _noOfUnits = _noOfPos;
if (_maxUnits <= _noOfPos) then {
_noOfUnits = floor random _maxUnits;
};
you variable doesn't exist anymore at line 12. So switch can't see if if it doesn't even exist before the switch
grand berry
Yea that worked, cheers
still forum
use private keyword more often. If you use it you'll see these problems more easilly
grand berry
Ok will do. Why does the varible cease to exisit? Is it beacuse it's only defined inside the "if" statement
still forum
yes
local variables get deleted if you leave the scope
which the } from the if/else is doing
grand berry
Yea, i was just stupid to not notice it...
Thanks for the assist.
When is the appropriate time to use or not use private
still forum
almost always private (Stolen almost always auto :D)
Always.
private makes your script faster.
grand berry
Lol ok.
still forum
but only the private keyword. private STRING or private ARRAY variants are bad
queen cargo
can switch really be used with ARRAY types? Oo
still forum
internally using isEqualTo
atomic epoch
Is it a good idea to use private in the main scope? Seems kinda pointless
still forum
you could also register your own type #Intercept and override the isEqual check to something custom. Which would for example match strings with objects in the switch... Or .. stuffz
little eagle
_array = [1,2];
switch (_array) do {default {false}; case [1,2]: {true}}
Poor mans isEqualTo.
still forum
in the main scope no. What is main scope by your definition @atomic epoch
atomic epoch
e.g. The first line of an sqf file
still forum
that may not necessarly be main scope
atomic epoch
It will be if I use execVM
still forum
yes
main scope is the first SQF function right after the engine.
so your eventhandler's code. or init.sqf without any sub scope
In that case there is no performance profit. And nothing you could overwrite by accident. So yeah. In that case. no reason to use private besides visual/design preferences.
Stop using execVM and use CfgFunctions though...
atomic epoch
I thought so, thanks
little eagle
You can refer to the functions main scope as main scope, you just don't have to go bonkers with breakOut/To.
still forum
execVM compiles the function everytime == performance killer
atomic epoch
I do execVM for iteration and fixes then Cfgfunctions for finalisation
still forum
use execLUA instead #Intercept
It also compiles the function everytime tho 😄
queen cargo
actual mainscope should not even be reachable
the famous all scope
still forum
Oh... Hm... Maybe... There is one callstack item above the first SQF code that get's executed if your SQF is a function call. I think..
little eagle
I define main scope as the scope that when used exitWith in, ends the whole script instance.
still forum
so there might be one scope above you even in main scope..
But I am very tired and hungry and I'm very not sure. So.. Don't take that as truth
little eagle
So every time you use spawn or execVM you got yourself a main scope
Or every time an eventhandler runs.
still forum
main scope is when the only thing above you is Engine. Not SQF.
little eagle
Yes.
still forum
Isn't that just going to a non-existend scope?
still forum
breakout "#all";
//--- (breaking out from non-existing scope does the trick)
little eagle
It just ends the main scope then.
tame portal
Then report BIS_fnc_halt as broken to BI
little eagle
But it isn't
tame portal
Just meant as a joke
little eagle
OK
tame portal
I just love the way you write 😄
little eagle
How so?
still forum
Hauso ein Haus mit O
little eagle
Gesundheit.
still forum
Why are these people that need script help always here when I'm not. Timezones are evil!
tame portal
Like, you always make sure to put a dot behind a sentence, you say OK in capital letters, I don't know man, just very rare when it comes to internet chat rooms ^^
still forum
No I'm not bored. I'm making a pizza and will then go to bed
little eagle
They told me proper punctuation makes you look smarter and I do have to compensate.
tame portal
LOL
waxen tide
I very much concur, Dedmen. I lost my sanity last night without you.
tame portal
Like, when you said "I'm laughing." I assumed you were saying that in like a sarcastic manner 😄
little eagle
Also this way I can complain about other people being stupid and/or lazy when they say something I disagree with without me having to address their actual point.
still forum
My pizza is boiling :u
I like sanity
I'd love to tell people that they are stupid.. But everyone would just think I'm rude
waxen tide
So while you guys are still here, you can maybe tell me why spawning an aircraft carrier at ASL altitude 0 and then setPos'ing people onto it a few seconds later with fixed offset works just fine in MP editor but leads to people spawning inside the carrier on dedicated server?
I know that i'm stupid so i'm usually not offended.
tame portal
How deep into the carrier
waxen tide
deep. meters.
tame portal
So on the water?
tame portal
What's the position you're using for setPos?
waxen tide
thinking of this ... the carrier i try to spawn for a cutscene does the same thing, it spawns too deep, seems to be glued to ASL 0
it is a position i figured out by try and error. just a fixed value i entered
still forum
@waxen tide setPosASL? or setPos ?
tame portal
What the heck is this again https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setPosASL2
still forum
If you just spawn them half a meter higher just to make sure?
tame portal
setPosASL2
waxen tide
yes dedmen, 2 meters even
waxen tide
i actually ran the same script on server and local, and works fine local dozens of times
tame portal
Enlighten us commy
little eagle
setPosASL2 is setPosWorld essentially, but not functional.
tame portal
Great name they came up though
Hope they release a trailer next time for the new commands with the suffix "2"
little eagle
Both names suck. This one at least mentions that it's actually ASL.
waxen tide
also i tried createvehiclelocal vs createvehicle on MP editor and dedicated server. on MP editor i can setpos the local vehicle how i want, on the dedi server setpos is ignored, can't do jack shit to the local vehicle altitude wise. Z height is just always 0
and i tried every single setPos command
tame portal
Are any of the vehicles modded?
waxen tide
no, vanilla
little eagle
You should definitely stick with setPosASL over water...
waxen tide
oh and it only applies to the USS freedom i might add, and yes i copied the BIS_fnc_Carrier01PosUpdate function, removed the if (!isServer) exitwith and still, no bueno
i am commy, i figured from the start on water ASL is a safe bet
little eagle
You just don't have to take the command names seriously.
waxen tide
i spend 6 hours on that yesterday, trying to get something to work on a dedi server that i tested for DAYS locally on MP editor -.-
little eagle
So you're spawning a carrier and then you're spawning AI on it?
waxen tide
oh and the weirdest thing? i have a camera i point at the carrier object. and it follows nicely a non-visible object.
well i spawn a carrier as local vehicle for a cutscene, and while the cutscene is running i spawn a carrier for people to actually use, and teleport them onto the carrier. i want to create the illusion that people actually move with the carrier from point A to B. both things work fine local but have huge issues in MP
cutscene carrier is invisible, and the carrier i want to put people on has the issue that people don't spawn on the correct height
discord ate a message.
little eagle
Could maybe attachTo the people and free them when they're ready.
I guess it's a MP race condition thing where the player objects set their position before the carrier position is updated or something like that.
waxen tide
i figured as much, i put a generous sleep 5 in there since the cutscene easily covers that.
maybe i should locally check if the new carrier i spawned exists?
and then have a local script handle the setPos?
little eagle
So I guess you can't just place the carrier with the real players on it at the start because that would interfere with the fake carrier and the cutscene, right?
waxen tide
oh you mean just attachTo the carrier they're already on and the move the carrier + people
well currently people spawn on a carrier in the middle of the ocean, no land in sight. then they choose a deploy point on the coast, cutscene, and then the carrier stands right next to the coast.
little eagle
You could do that or just hideObject the real carrier during the cutscene.
waxen tide
oh the cutscene takes place in the middle of the ocean without the real carrier in sight.
i made the cutscene 100% local with createvehicle local to avoid timing issues.
little eagle
Yeah, but the real carrier can appear in various places.
i made the cutscene 100% local with createvehicle local to avoid timing issues.
Very good idea.
Then it also might work for JIP...
queen cargo
does one wants to check if breakTo and breakOut are case sensitive?
little eagle
I can do that.
waxen tide
well, now my carrier is hovering in the air. its okay, i'll just give the story a little spin and claim NATO has hovercarriers now.
little eagle
systemChat "test begin";
call {
scopeName "MAIN";
call {
breakTo "main";
};
systemChat "MAIN";
};
systemChat "test end";
What I posted prints "MAIN", so not case sensitive.
queen cargo
MAIN should be printet with breakTo Oo
breakOut on the other hand should prevent that print 😛
still forum
Again another BI dumbness.
They store the scope in original case. and tolower everytime they check it. Instead of tolowering once inside scopeName
little eagle
retest with breakOut?
systemChat "test begin";
call {
scopeName "MAIN";
call {
breakOut "main";
};
systemChat "MAIN";
};
systemChat "test end";
Does NOT print "MAIN" this time.
peak plover
So, to make a function without functions library, I just
_myfnc = {blabla};
missionNamespace setVariable ["myfnc",_myfnc,true];
remoteExec ["myFnc",_target];
That's gonna work, right ?
sullen robin
So we've been adding showcase mission to our mod and we can't figure out how to add a working overview picture. Thing we use right now:
class CfgPatches
{
class WW2_MissionsWW2_p_WW2_Showcases_p
{
units[] = {};
weapons[] = {};
requiredVersion = 0.1;
requiredAddons[] = {};
};
};
class CfgMissions
{
class Showcases
{
class WW2_MissionsWW2_p_WW2_Showcases_p_German_Engineering
{
displayName = "[WW2] Tanks - German engineering";
overviewText = "Try out IFA3 Battle Tanks through the eyes of Wehrmacht tank crew.";
overviewPicture = "WW2\MissionsWW2_p\WW2_Showcases_p\German_Engineering.Baranow\img\view.paa";
author = "Jaki";
briefingName = "[WW2] Tanks - German engineering";
directory = "WW2\MissionsWW2_p\WW2_Showcases_p\German_Engineering.Baranow";
};
};
Does it complain about the picture not being found?
sullen robin
no, just not showing. for example if I push mission from editor to SP, its showing just fine
but as if it was part of the mod its not
spice kayak
Well, guessing some people will like this. Still reading through the notes now.
Added: A "Recompile Selected" button is now available in the Functions Viewer
sullen willow
Where do I find the classnames of things? I tried using the config viewer but what it gave me isn't working?
spice kayak
Like this, or something else? https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_CfgWeapons_Items
sullen willow
Exactly, but the only thing is, I'm looking for the class names of magazines from mods
spice kayak
Ha, I don't know why this one is funny to me. Damn bushes. Tweaked: The mass value of the b_leucaena_f bush was reduced in order to deal less damage to vehicles
Ah, sorry then.
I'm not sure where you'd find that. Which mod?
sullen willow
It's a few different ones. Two of them are the LAGO weapons, the Biken and KU5K.
spice kayak
Apart from opening the CfgWeapons from the function viewer, I'm not entirely sure. Maybe someone else would know! I'm waiting for the game to update, so :(
waxen tide
@little eagle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7sSoiPdQzI thats how it is supposed to look.
little eagle
You could try teleporting everyone with attachTo first.
tough abyss
Anyone got info / example of CfgDebugConsole thanks
little eagle
private _attachObjects = _carrier nearObjects ["CAManBase", 50];
{
_x attachTo [_carrier];
} forEach _attachObjects;
_carrier setPosASL blah;
{
detach _x;
} forEach _attachObjects;
I am on 1.76 and there is no CfgDebugConsole.
tough abyss
Arma Update pushed, its on the change logs
subtle ore
The need for signatures is going to be more important now. Because without any verification, any joe smho can enable the debug console via addon
subtle ore
Ah, good to know. I will do that asap
cloud thunder
"The need for signatures is going to be more important now. Because without any verification, any joe smho can enable the debug console via addon" This was already true.
little eagle
Yeah, I though 1.74 had this already.
1.76 just fucks up the watch fields...
And has this mysterious CfgDebugConsole
distant egret
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_fire The function is global, so please do not put it in unit or vehicle init. Developers being serious 😂
little eagle
if (isServer) then {
[this, "HE"] call BIS_fnc_fire;
};
What now?
distant egret
You are entering a dangerous territorium here...
subtle ore
@little eagle yes, i was forgetting that this was the case in 1.74
little eagle
[cursorTarget, currentMuzzle cursorTarget] remoteExecCall ["BIS_fnc_fire", cursorTarget];
Tweaked: Double slash comments in code in the Debug Console are now ignored Hurray!!
distant egret
doesn't matter as you wouldn't get a return from it
unless you mean the whole code
cloud thunder
whole code block. I'd be nice to copy // commented code to debug, beable to edit from there then copy back to script and maintain formating...
little eagle
It doesn't fuck up strings containing //
distant egret
Ah I see. let me test.
little eagle
They changed some stuff around, so the prev / next is borked, but that will be fixed soon.
cloud thunder
fix required with CBA?
distant egret
Yea, it's CBA addition the next prev
at least I think, haven't played vanilla Arma for a while so xD
Also @cloud thunder it looks like formatting stays when you copy from the debug console.
little eagle
It's already fixed on github and CBA will update once vipermaul awakes.
distant egret
only annoying thing is that enter and tab don't work, so when pressing enter the code run's had that happen some times in live actions...
little eagle
Shift enter
cloud thunder
nice ones
distant egret
yea know about shift enter there is no one for tab tho 😦
little eagle
The Tab thing could maybe be fixed with mod.
I see no reason to have tab be tab out for this.
distant egret
maybe CBA ^^
little eagle
That's what I'm talking about.
distant egret
😛
quasi rover
Is it true that house is sunk into the ground and replaced with wreck model when it is destroyed ? 😲
little eagle
Yes.
cloud thunder
don't they get deleted shortly after though since many updates?
little eagle
hue
quasi rover
That's why our mission searching object is under the ground and failed to find, if the wreck model is deleted when our new mission is started. right?
little eagle
I remember A2 when it created one ruin for each client
cloud thunder
hefner
don't know what you mean @barnes#7447 but object can get buried in the damage model..
little eagle
Destroyed building will not be deleted.
Ruin is a new one on top.
getPos test_b
[2003.42,2718.12,-100.301]
100 meters below ground. Not deleted after 10 minutes.
cloud thunder
So what = more frames on server and client. Leaving the original building uder ground and deleting damage model or replacing damaged model with original model?
JIP syncronization considered?
little eagle
No idea, better not mess with it.
cloud thunder
Well I have noticed slight fps improvement deleting ruins when no players on server as oppsed to leaving everything as is..
peak plover
If your performance is bad, then destroyed buildings are usually not the issue
cloud thunder
Bad performance is not an issue. The question was reguarding optimization
peak plover
Ohh, yeah when buildings get destroyed, the turn into objects you can edit with zeus....
You'd get more gains from making cars into simple objects when there is no one around them
little eagle
I get the helos with all their sections in the model, but what's up with the submarines?!
subtle ore
Some don't have selections at all. Despite what is configured for it. None you can acess at least
I had the same thing occur with the tent hangars and the regular metal hangars
peak plover
I tried deleting / hiding all buildings on malden and there was no increase in fps, by getting rid of everything that is on the other side of the island. Buildings need no optimizations.
Fish ai™
Underwater stuff is an overloocked gimmick. I doubt anyone goes under the water at all...
subtle ore
@peak plover What?!?!? I go diving all the time
little eagle
addMissionEventHandler ["BuildingChanged", {
params ["_old", "_new", "_isRuin"];
if (_isRuin) then {
_old spawn {
sleep 5;
deleteVehicle _this;
};
};
}];
Agreed, the fish are really bad.
But that only matter near the sea.
peak plover
@little eagle any data witht that? does it help?
little eagle
idk, I just wrote it because.
peak plover
I'll save it. I'll give it a go when I do my clean up stuff again
Any new scripting stuff with new update?
ionic orchid
hah that's cool
subtle ore
I can only imagine how many dick leaflets we are going to get in random missions
ionic orchid
message for you, sir dickbutt leaflet
waxen tide
can someone tell me what the differences are in hosting a local server and "joining" it with the editor in MP mode and connecting to a remote, dedicated server, scripting wise?
subtle ore
Jeez. Civies already have enough to worry about
@waxen tide remote, you are not local to the server. Editor you are local to the server
Afaik
peak plover
(isServer) command and also more than 1 instances of the engine, meaning if you global execute a function that will add 5 magazines, and there are 2 instances(serv+client), there will be 10 mags. But if you are local hosting you are 1 instance and only spawn 5.
peak plover
You usually want to avoid running code on all clients/instances
subtle ore
Yep
ionic orchid
drawTriangle runs pretty damn well
subtle ore
Good to know.
ionic orchid
(now to start begging for a drawTriangle3D)
peak plover
You can do that yourself, can't you?
subtle ore
drawIcon should suffice for that situation
peak plover
You can draw lines, lik the 3d editor bounding boxes
ionic orchid
I want to draw custom shapes, without having to make a model for it
fill shapes, that is
subtle ore
Physx traces yeah
ionic orchid
I already use drawLine3D but that isn't so hot for what I want
subtle ore
You can return the bounds for an object and draw the lines
subtle ore
Ooohh..i see.
ionic orchid
I could do so many cool things :[
subtle ore
Yeah Physx traces have never looked really quality anyways.
Or at least in whatever dx version a3 is. Dx11?
ebon nymph
Any way to maintain control of my unit/player after createCamera?
ebon nymph
ill check that out. thanks @subtle ore
ebon nymph
Tried some sort of combinations like that. With no success. But will try these 2.
Wanna do some FlyBy etc. cameras for jets without hitting the ground 😉
subtle ore
I see, that'll probably work for you.
Another useful command for what you are trying to achieve
ebon nymph
Yeah. I was worried about the switchCamera that is mandatory here.
But "It is not needed to switchCamera to the unit to be able to control it - it is needed to be able to fire with" should help 😉
subtle ore
Yeah its not needed. But switching between plane camera and custom camera functionality is there
sullen willow
So I've got this trigger that plays sound. How do I make it play to only the person who sets off the trigger?
ebon nymph
Still no success
_cam = "camera" camCreate (player modelToWorld [0,400,2]);
_cam cameraEffect ["External", "Back"];
_cam camSetTarget (vehicle player);
_cam camCommit 0;
player remoteControl driver jet;
sleep 5.0;
objNull remoteControl driver jet;
_cam cameraEffect ["Terminate", "Back"];
camDestroy _cam;```http://i.imgur.com/DjD94Wt.jpg somehow caching the result of this in the profileNamespace seems slightly overkill.
ebon nymph
@sullen willow Shouldn't it be sufficient to make the trigger local?
!(isServer) && (player in thisList)
waxen tide
if (!isDedicated) exitWith {}; 😳
little eagle
haha
ionic orchid
@sullen willow I think https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/say3D is local, you could call that on the player
ebon nymph
right @little eagle
waxen tide
testing single functions locally because testing on dedi took my sanity last night.
little eagle
Debug console function performance testing is borked.
It only allows one iteration. No way to measure it reliably.
waxen tide
well if a single execution takes 1.7 seconds, i kinda know the ballpark don't i?
so how do i do it properly?
little eagle
SP I guess.
waxen tide
I'm not a religious person but i know what hell looks like. I've seen a glimpse of the abyss.
its called SQF.
little eagle
Try finding the anti derivative of sqrt(tan(x)) if you want to know what hell looks like.
waxen tide
i'm the wrong guy to ask, i cheated on every single math exam.
little eagle
Debug console in MP?
ionic orchid
Yeah, I think I tried to make a chat head like that - like I used an NPC head and put it in the corner of the screen with some text (but it didn't always load the textures so I removed it)
But the thing I'm looking for is a way to put arbitrary 3d shapes in world space
the lines are great, I just wish you could do triangles and fill them with a solid colour, too
Yeah :/
astral tendon
getMarkerPos "marker2","marker2_2"
i need a car to follow multiples markers, how i do it?
indigo snow
AI setDriveOnPath ([array,of,markers] apply {getMarkerPos _x}), barring phone mistakes
astral tendon
car2 setDriveOnPath (["marker2","marker2_2"] apply {getMarkerPos _x})
is this right?
rotund cypress
Yes @little eagle
astral tendon
there is a command to units do not follow formations?
btw that scipt seens to work
winter rose
not to follow formation, not really-really.
you can set them in speedMode "FULL", that will make them rush/sprint to the destination
or you can use "unit move getPos destination" and only this one unit will move away from the group
ebon nymph
@hasty violet Is this it? https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/visibleGPS
rose hatch
LoW DLC seems to have broken something, not entirely sure where to start...
Getting an occasional CBA-related error when using CBA keybinds for my addon:
18:36:31 Error in expression <s;
_params pushBack _x;
_blockInput = ([_params call _code] param [0, false] is>
18:36:31 Error position: <[_params call _code] param [0, false] is>
18:36:31 Error Generic error in expression
18:36:31 File x\cba\addons\events\fnc_keyHandlerDown.sqf, line 69
Thoughts?
rose hatch
Related code from cba_fnc_keyHandlerDown.sqf:
// check if either holding down a key is enabled or if the key wasn't already held down
if (_execute && {_allowHold || {GVAR(keyUpActiveList) pushBackUnique _xUp != -1}}) then {
private _params = + _this;
_params pushBack + _keybindParams;
_params pushBack _x;
_blockInput = ([_params call _code] param [0, false] isEqualTo true) || {_blockInput};
};
The keybinds worked fine before this game update, haven't changed anything in my addon and I don't believe CBA's been updated... Speraking of that, does cba have a discord?
peak plover
try ace 3 slack
rose hatch
Sorry, thanks, & gotcha
peak plover
Yeah that code must suck if somone is on a phone or <1080
Try reseting your .vars file
see if it still happens after that...
I'm still downloading update, so can't check myself 😦
rose hatch
Hmm... Still happening w/ reset vars file. I skimmed through the engine changlog, mostly still scratching my head atm
ionic orchid
drawTriangles is pretty good up until 100k triangles
and crashes the game at around 300k \o/
ionic orchid
erk I deleted all my test stuff for that
I was using drawRectangle with .paa textures to emulate non-rects and the difference between this and that is intense
I love drawTriangle 😦
I want to marry it
ionic orchid
I've seen people use it for marking out play bounds for missions
Like marking off places you can't go if you're just using a small part of a larger map
peak plover
private _car = "b_car_01";
nig_myStuff = {
missionNamespace setVariable ["test1",_car];
};
[] spawn {
call nig_mystuff;
systemChat str test1;
};
My question is
What happesn
Does _car get replaced by a string?
Or will it check for value of _car when it calls the function
peak plover
hmm
so if i want it to replace _car i have to use a global var or a macro
hmm
kinda ok, kinda bad 😦
polar folio
anyone getting weird behavior of the debug console after the patch?
peak plover
They changed somthing about it
polar folio
for me it's like the length of the code matters. same code works only after removing all tabs
very strange
peak plover
:S
how bad is it to use global variables in a few scripts?
Better off using a new namespace?
tough abyss
_pod = ( [ position player, 0, "C_IDAP_UAV_06_antimine_F", CIVILIAN ] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle ) select 0;
player connectTerminalToUAV _pod;
{ _pod removeWeapon _x } forEach weapons _pod;
_pod addMagazine "1Rnd_Leaflets_West_F";
_pod addWeapon "Bomb_Leaflets";``` to fly the new drone around
blissful wind
blessed may be the new hide objects module
waxen tide
I have a problem.
I think it is a simple problem.
{
_eval = (([(AGLToASL _x),true,true] call Ivan_fnc_eval_position_cover) select 1);
diag_log format ["should be number %1", typeName _eval];
diag_log format ["should occasionally be 100 %1", _eval];
if (_eval isEqualTo 100) then
{
_spawn_pos_array pushBack _x;
};
} forEach _building_pos_array;
The if never equals to true, thus never being executed
3:04:46 "should occasionally be 100 75"
3:04:46 "should be number SCALAR"
3:04:46 "should occasionally be 100 0"
3:04:46 "should be number SCALAR"
3:04:46 "should occasionally be 100 93.3333"
3:04:46 "should be number SCALAR"
3:04:46 "should occasionally be 100 100"
3:04:46 "should be number SCALAR"
3:04:46 "should occasionally be 100 100"
3:04:46 "should be number SCALAR"
3:04:46 "should occasionally be 100 98.8889"
3:04:46 "should be number SCALAR"
3:04:46 "should occasionally be 100 87.5"
3:04:46 "should be number SCALAR"
3:04:46 "should occasionally be 100 50"
thats what the log throws out, so _eval occasionally equals 100
i was suspecting a type error or something ?! but to me the output looks just fine
ebon nymph
@hasty violet can't keep up with everything 😉
waxen tide
(_eval > 99) gets me close, it equals true in 19 out of 241 cases. thats what i would expect.
but why the hell doesn't (_eval isEqualto 100) or (_eval == 100) work?
ionic orchid
then it's probably a float precision issue... if it were me I'd have something like
if (abs (_eval - 100) < 0.01) then {
that's up to you, I don't know if _eval will ever be bigger than 100
it all depends how far away from 100 you'll willing to accept as 'good enough'
waxen tide
well i wrote a function that evaluates building positions
it does ~90 checks for surface intersections
and returns a value between 0 and 100
100 means total cover
a value of like 99 means that ~1 check failed of 90
shrugs
private _result = 0;
{
_check2 = [_size,30,_x] call Ivan_fnc_circle_check;
_result = _result + (_check2 select 1);
if (_abort) then {if (_result < (30*_foreachindex)) exitWith {
systemChat format ["%1", [_check_ceiling,((100/(30*_foreachindex))*_result)]];
[_check_ceiling,((100/(30*_foreachindex))*_result)]};};
} forEach [0.75,1.25,1.75];
[(_check_ceiling select 0), ((100/90)*_result)]
thats where the "100" comes from
ionic orchid
you could try a round or ceil on _eval to smooth out that potential imprecision
waxen tide
mmhm yeah rather thinking if all 90 checks pass, i'll just straight output a 100 without math.
so any value below 100 might be nasty float, so not 100% cover
but 100 is 100.
ionic orchid
yeah, that sounds good
waxen tide
thats kinda what i need from that function
in this case i want to place enemies in buildings that for certain can't be seen
1 failed check could be a window or something.
thanks for the help
ionic orchid
no problemo
sometimes it's just good to type out the problem and the solution will come to you by itself
waxen tide
if (_result = 90) exitWith [(_check_ceiling select 0), 100];
that should do it
yeah kinda
i didn't even think of float since the log output was straight 100 😐
waxen tide
dozens of smashed bugs later i got something to work. yay!
todo list still getting longer rather than shorter each day.
waxen tide
actually not really. its just that when you think of a simple feature and implement it, it creates problems. problems that require new functions you need to write to check new things.
also, of course, feature creep.
spice kayak
Oh hey, @still forum, you'd be happy to know I finally figured out Github and got my mission scripts up there :D
still forum
*happy*
spice kayak
Can't remember who else was interested in them, but hey, it's there now. Took a while, and a few repository restarts.
Wrote up a nice little README for it too https://github.com/Luronius/Nightstrike
But yeah, now you can see how messy my code is on GitHub :D
still forum
I will write tons of comments pointing out all your errors :3
spice kayak
Ha, thank you. I mean, it works for now, but any refinements or corrections / optimizations would be great.
still forum
I already have a couple.. But that code runs in scheduled so these minimal optimizations wouldn't be worth the effort of pressing a button on your keyboard
spice kayak
Ha, it's all good. I'm still not even sure how I'd see the comments, which is currently what I'm looking for. Was just happy to get it up and out there. I should actually release this mission some time soon, though I'm not sure if anyone was really wanting anything like this.
spice kayak
Oh, that makes sense. Thanks.
Oooh, I can comment on your comments!
Bit odd that they visually break the code and take up space, but I don't mind it too much. You're going to town though.
still forum
Done I think
Also operator2script and operator1script are essentially the same.
Consider turning these scripts into one and passing the operator into it via _this
spice kayak
Yeah, that has kind of bugged me for a while, needing to have two scripts for that. There's just so much at play here I couldn't be bothered wrapping my head around it, especially with how many different things need to happen. Just figured that was easier for now. Also, not sure, can the same script be run, while it's already running?
Yeah, I realize most of my issues come with the transition from me only knowing about publicVariable, and me learning about setVariable xD
still forum
Also, not sure, can the same script be run, while it's already running? dumb question :U
If you execVM twice.. Does the game instantly crash?
Sure it does! It's forbidden to do the same thing twice in SQF
rancid ruin
@still forum is your avatar some furry related thing?
still forum
Maybe
rancid ruin
😳
peak plover
just #arma3_scripting things :0
spice kayak
Damn forbidden scripts :(
spice kayak
Aw, BIS_fnc_VRSpawnEffect is rather disappointing looking :(
Just a lil' zappy sound and instant (in)visible state.
peak plover
Expectations were had, that's where you went wrong 😄
spice kayak
Ha, too true. Was thinking, instead of an EMP, how about a cloak?! I mean, this works, but it doesn't look so good. Would love that glimmer effect from the new DLC, the one used on the memories.
peak plover
Can't wait when they unEncrypt orange, there is much to learn 😄
spice kayak
Ha, shouldn't take too long :P I have a feeling they just used the particle system, but I know nothing about that, so xD
still forum
What would you want to learn?
peak plover
Memory effect
How they seemlessly change scenarios, etc.
I've not played the dlc, but I've been told there's cool shit
some particle effects
I'd like to find out which one
still forum
Maybe I'll have time on the weekend.
peak plover
All I've got, maybe if you own dlc, you get more?
Yeah these functions are a lot more readable and better than some for ex. tasks
still forum
@peak plover PM me Mission name please. Best would be the classname of the mission if you can get at that.
peak plover
Can't, don't have dlc
still forum
.-.
peak plover
I'll just assume they don't want us to get it until they have made the files into pbo
still forum
ebo is intended to prevent people that don't own the DLC from getting access to the content without paying.
It's not made to prevent modding or learning.
peak plover
Yeah, but it seems like most stuff makes it to pbo in a few months or whenever next dlc is released
still forum
So if someone wants to know how something works. I happily help.
peak plover
I'd like to know eventually, but I don't need/will use anything right now
I'm fine with it, because they have not kept it locked down indefinately...
still forum
I'm sure BIS would share all that data to people with good intentions. But how would they know/manage so many people.. That's why they don't
waxen tide
i have not looked into it at all, but i would guesstimate that arma decrypts the files with a key at runtime, so that key eventually makes its way to your computer. obviously smart people can decrypt the files if they want to.
i'm not interested.
but you guys are discussing it at length by now
still forum
I was only talking about 🍪'S
waxen tide
i'm more interested why arma thinks that a balcony is a location totally enclosed by walls despite me doing 99 checks to avoid that
only occasionally tho
jeez. i bet it is detecting transparent rails as wall or something.
peak plover
What r u doing @waxen tide 🤔
waxen tide
hiding enemies. for easter!
waxen tide
lineIntersectsSurfaces [
_centerpos,
_offsetpos,
objNull,
objNull,
true,
1,
"VIEW",
"FIRE",
true
];
I'm using that for TFAR's object interception. So a closed Window intercepts but a open one doesn't
That should detect the railings of the railing.. but not detect anything if you go through the gaps
maybe you are only hitting railings by accident
waxen tide
I must say i'm happy with the optimisation aid from dedmen on this. the script evaluated 367 positions, 43 of which were deemed suitable, in 3 seconds.
well i get like 1% false positives
i can't see a systematical error
still forum
You could do some additonal checks after the first wave.
waxen tide
well the story goes like: players patrol a town, question civilians. certain conditions trigger an ambush. so i kinda need to spawn hidden enemies and have them sneak up on the enemies.
waxen tide
dedmen, i already do a 3 stage check. stage 1: ceiling. stage 2: 8 checks around in a circle. stage 3: 3x30 checks in 3 heights in a circle
obviously if i get a single fail, i abort checking for the pos
i also fetch the boundingboxreal value for the first encountered object, and calculate the max required check distance from that.
its precompiled functions but i do the check on-demand since its random towns. i thought about creating lookups and storing them in the server profilenamespace tho.
ah no i rely on the provided town center as input
still forum
you could also calculate at mission start and store the result on a variable on that building
waxen tide
well not sure that would work dedmen. what if there is a second building blocking a window?
then the check passes
i would do the check for every town in my town array and save the results i guess
still forum
But you could first filter out the 100% unsuitable positions. Like the ones on the balcony or on the outside of the building. I guess
waxen tide
true
but honestly atm the script seems performant enough to just be called live on demand
but i'm already using the profilenamespace of the server as a cache for map-dependent data i precalculate, so i might as well add that.
i can already envision it, my mission spawns and needs like 2ms total execution time because everything is in predefined lookup tables and my server profile file is 2gb
waxen tide
actually my lookup tables don't interfere with dynamics, quiksilver. i've indexed every single town on the map with a function and i precalculate data for each town
so it is as randomized as possible, i just save executing some stuff on runtime.
my beta tester found the house in question
the "balcony" on streetlevel?
just above the crosshair.
it is recognized as covered position.
weirdly i think he's having fun.
i think the rails are detected wrongly
probably i need to adjust checking heights
but the ceiling check should totally fail?
still forum
Not if it hit's the AC or the Antenna above.. I guess
still forum
Could it be that your position is a little bit into the ground? So the ceiling check actually hit's the floor?
waxen tide
no the indexed buildingpos'ses are always a bit above ground
like, half a soldier height?
ceiling check works fine on multiple other buildings. must be the AC or antenna or something
one check function to rule them all. i shall not rest until perfection was achieved.
my idea was to basically keep the map empty. no editor placed objects. no manually placed markers. just have a script molest the cfg and the map until i got all the data needed for mission spawns etc.
i tested a few community maps, so far it seems they comply surprisingly well with the same standards of the BI maps
sooo i hope to throw just any map at the mission without changes.
rancid ruin
my server profile file is 2gb wuuuuut. does that not cause problems?
waxen tide
that was me joking about how it will be in the future
i'm currently storing 350kb in the profile. it was 1 .5mb but i optimised it a bit
rancid ruin
golly gosh, i was going to say..
you should make your profile file 2gb though just to see what happens
i'm curious now
waxen tide
coughs
😒
if (object == "big_ass_barracks") exitWith {true};
would save at least a second execution time!
well i check if the house has doors, and only consider houses with doors. then i lock the doors, check the concealment of the positions, spawn my enemies, strip them of all guns and gear, set them passive and stop them, and then setpos them. then when the ambush is triggered, i equip them and set them loose.
_unit setUnitPos "DOWN"; ?
yeah sure, but works out for me so far.
i'm spawning the enemies before the players enter the town, yeah.
hence why i'm looking for buildings without windows/doors etc
i guessed thats the safest bet
hey lets make an ambush
1 week scripting later
little eagle
one issue with "checkVisibility" that i encountered, is that you cant check from the players camera position, only their body.
Did you useeyePos?
waxen tide
nahhh to be honest i smashed most bugs, its like 99% reliable which is already "good enough"
i'll also dress them nicely as civilians to blend in with the others.
i'll actually leave this feature as it is right now and focus on the next one for the next mission part.
little eagle
eyePos doesn't care about 3rd person, since it also works for remote machines and they don't know if you are in 3rd person or not.
Also fuck 3rd person.
waxen tide
i'm a realism fan but 1st person isn't all that realistic to me. you just lack the feedback from your body touching your surroundings, also your FOV is too small ...
not that 3rd person is perfect but......
peak plover
waitUntil {cameraView == "EXTERNAL" || cameraView == "GROUP"};
player setDamge 1;
systemChat 'Die nerd';
i mean 1st person with like VR googles? great! 1st person with a monitor and small FOV ? meh.
little eagle
plebs
waxen tide
1v1 me newb!
peak plover
@little eagle I've always had vehicle drivers with 3rd person 😭
still forum
just increase FOV then
peak plover
you just lack the feedback from your body touching your surroundings
Why do you play cs:go in first person then?
st00ped 😃
waxen tide
i emulate 1st person vehicle driving by driving over every bush and street sign while following an S path.
i've never played cs:go in my life.
peak plover
My point is, that's a bullshit argument for 3rd person
waxen tide
well i have no issues flying helicopters and putting them down in tight spots in 1st person, but infantry combat while utilizing cover? meh.
rancid ruin
back to politics troll channel where he belongs
waxen tide
yes. yes yes. back to sqf.
eez. generate a full circle, then substract the smaller one in the middle.
don't delete mines, delete generated mine spawn positions. then foreach thru what is left and spawn mines on the coordinates.
rancid ruin
bit of sin and should be easy surely
peak plover
waxen tide
_perimeter True to return only positions on the area perimeter (optional, default: false) <BOOLEAN>
😮 magic
but if it is exactly on the perimeter, then you need to generate multiple.
peak plover
cba shit is cash, because you can define your own area, example 4
waxen tide
safepos seems to check lots of stuff, might be slow?
maybe do it like that, and randomize the number of points on the circle a bit, and generate multiple circles.
its simple math, so should be fast?
zero checks done to the map
rancid ruin
....or just use sin for it's intended purpose
waxen tide
heresy!
rancid ruin
yea that ADMM3 is exactly it right
waxen tide
its a function to calculate points on a circle. because you need that literally ALL THE TIME.
vectoradd seems surprisingly performant.
daring pawn
Is the debug console bork? Anything with multiple lines is not functioning for mme
still forum
might be... Lot's of debug console borking going on since KK started doing stuff on it.
daring pawn
lol gg