why not a function with posinit:```sqf
player remoteExec ["nig_fnc_getPhone",2];
#arma3_scripting
peak plover
ivory vector
and thats only 3 lines.
peak plover
You can also just a list of phone numbers and UIDs , then grab the phone number attached to player uid from that
public variables are jip compat.
little eagle
Hold onto your butts.
// server preInit
commy_initPlayerServer = {
params ["_unit"];
diag_log _unit;
// do stuff
};
{
waitUntil {!isNull player};
[player] remoteExec ["commy_initPlayerServer", 2];
} remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_call", 0, true];
would'nt that be in the mission.pbo though ?
little eagle
Mission or addon, doesn't matter.
ivory vector
Ill take a look, im just trying to hide a many of my functions as i can serverside.
ivory vector
people connect to my server just to take stuff.
ivory vector
using them on their own servers...
peak plover
I'd hate it if someone came to my server and took my scripts so I could never use them again
subtle ore
Missions are cached
peak plover
They are not stealing, they are copying...
ivory vector
how many servers have a phone calling system?
subtle ore
Just extract it and bam
ivory vector
Vanilla. ?
peak plover
Does not sound like something that's hard to do...
ivory vector
Only 1 server that I know of.
peak plover
Create a custom channel
little eagle
I posted the simplest solution and challenge everyone to come up with something better than that โ
peak plover
only enable when calling for the two players etc.
ivory vector
People dont like putting in effort though @peak plover
peak plover
Still does not change the fact that no one is losing anything. But somone is gaining something
Copying scripts etc. is a win-win
ivory vector
A win for the person copying, a lose for the person trying to make something different.
peak plover
You are not losing anything
Your ability to make something different is going to remain unhinged
ivory vector
If I make a system, not many servers have, I dont want just anyone to be able to come and take it ? that would make it, not so differnt ?
little eagle
// server preInit
commy_initPlayerServer = {
params ["_unit"];
diag_log _unit;
// do stuff
};
{
if (!hasInterface) exitWith {};
waitUntil {!isNull player};
[player] remoteExecCall ["commy_initPlayerServer", 2];
} remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_call", 0, true];
There. Now it doesn't loop forever on a dedicated server or headless client.
peak plover
Unless code is directly removed your computer, you are not losing anything is all...
However... your trying to attract more players with features that only you have, so if someone else had that feature, they would have no reason to play on your server?
atomic vault
What scripting language does arma use?
little eagle
sqf
atomic vault
Thx ๐
little eagle
That was simple ^_^'
ionic orchid
why are cameras so difficult to work with ๐ญ
going from pos->pos with camCommit X interpolates differently from how target->target does
ionic orchid
trying to use setPos & setVectorDir now, but that is a whole different can of delicious worms
waxen tide
has anyone managed to come up with a script that opens the player's map and centers it?
i found a solution online but its like 4 pages of code and looks like death and hell.
ionic orchid
centers it on the player?
ionic orchid
[] spawn {
disableSerialization;
openMap true;
waitUntil { visibleMap };
private _mapDisp = findDisplay 12;
private _mapCtrl = _mapDisp displayCtrl 51;
_mapCtrl ctrlMapAnimAdd [0.0, 1.0, [worldSize / 2, worldSize / 2, 0] ];
ctrlMapAnimCommit _mapCtrl;
};
like that?
waxen tide
will try
works perfectly, thanks!
i was using the map center before, and it is off by quite a bit
peak plover
Is there a way to add item to inventory, even if it's full?
sage token
yo
peak plover
Yo, wadup dog
sage token
is there any more animations hiden in arma they dont want us to know about? im a bit tired of using the same ones for ai
example
[this,"REPAIR_VEH_STAND","ASIS"] call BIS_fnc_ambientAnim;
peak plover
There's an animation button in the debug console
ctrl+D in editor
Allows you to browse animations
waxen tide
also there is a command animationNames
it returns all animations
yeah animations viewer only works for infantry, with animationNames you get them for vehicles, too
ionic orchid
actually this is a good time to ask if anyone knows of somewhere I can read about how to put my own NPC animations into arma
for when I get around to that
as in, making the animations, not just putting them in a pbo
nm I found some blender stuff after 10 seconds of searching, ignore me
slender halo
ionic orchid
thank you, sir
dark swallow
Does any know how to make a whitelisting Script for Altis Life?
or where I could find it
rancid ruin
pretty sure forza has one you could use
subtle ore
hahaha ๐
runic surge
Is this correct?
_action = param [2, true, [true];
robust hollow
missing a ] on the end
runic surge
I noticed that earlier
I just don't know if this is how bool is supposed to be used with param
robust hollow
works the same as any other data type. So in that case if _this select 2 is not a bool or is nil it will set to true
runic surge
I am making a basic resource counting script, and I have an issue with the last line. I have all the parameters in line, so that is good, but I get "Generic Error in Expression" on the last line of code:
_amount = param [0, 0, [0]];
_caller = param [1, objNull, [objNull]];
_action = param [2, true, [true]];
_sideName = format ["%1_balance", side _caller];
_sideName = _sideName + _amount;
there are three balance variables, WEST_balance, EAST_balance, and GUER_balance
robust hollow
is the _sideName text a variable?
runic surge
yes
robust hollow
in which namespace?
runic surge
shouldn't it be the same as WEST_balance = WEST_balance + 50
if the amount is 50 and the player is blufor
robust hollow
_sideName is a string not the variable you are trying to edit
so you're doing "WEST_balance" = "WEST_balance" + 50.
missionNameSpace setVariable [_sideName,(missionNameSpace getvariable [_sideName,0]) + _amount];```
That doesnt look very attractive but thats what you're trying to do (assuming the variable is in mns)I'm not entirely sure what missionNameSpace even means to be honest
also I need it to actually hint the value for that variable so a string won't work
robust hollow
unless you have specified the variable to save elsewhere, its most likely in the missionNameSpace.
missionNameSpace getvariable [_sideName,0] will return the variable value (or 0 if the variable doesnt exist)
waxen tide
any variable you define in your mission is in the missionnamespace
robust hollow
yea, so itl be in the mns. does that line up there ^ work for u?
runic surge
@robust hollow Thank you sir, it appears to work as intended
// Add or subtract resources to given side
// nul = [amount,caller,action] call BTH_fnc_HandleBalance.sqf;
// amount: Number - Amount of resources to be added or removed from faction's balance.
// caller: Object - Variable name of the unit that activates the function.
// action: Bool - Whether to add to, or subtract from the faction's balance. true = add, false = subtract
_amount = param [0, 0, [0]];
_caller = param [1, objNull, [objNull]];
_action = param [2, true, [true]];
_sideName = format ["%1_balance", side _caller];
missionNameSpace setVariable [_sideName,(missionNameSpace getVariable [_sideName,0]) + _amount];
_total = missionNameSpace getvariable [_sideName,0];
hint str _total;
I just need to make it determine whether to add or subtract, which should work with a simple if then statement if I understand correctly
robust hollow
yea. this would work https://pastebin.com/gYRBcuXg also looks a bit nicer imo.
robust hollow
im no good at explaining private ๐ฆ basically it stops local variables being edited up scopes. https://pastebin.com/RgA7Wime
runic surge
I thought that was point of local variables in the first place
robust hollow
they are local to the scope they are made in and any scope below it unless you private in those lower scopes.
runic surge
Actually nvm I think I get it
robust hollow
thats how i understand it anyway.
runic surge
That makes sense
thanks for the help
hopefully this will work in multiplayer
don't see why it wouldn't
waxen tide
waitUntil {["set_up_fob"] call BIS_fnc_taskExists};
that seems fine to me?
6:21:10 Error in expression <askVar = _taskID call bis_fnc_taskVar;
!isnil {(missionNamespace getVariable (f>
6:21:10 Error position: <!isnil {(missionNamespace getVariable (f>
6:21:10 Error Generic error in expression
6:21:10 File A3\functions_f\Tasks\fn_taskExists.sqf [BIS_fnc_taskExists], line 45
params [
['_amount',0,[0]],
['_object',"CargoNet_01_box_F",[""]],
['_objPos', [0,0,0],[[]]]
];
_resObj = _object createVehicle _objPos;
_resObj setPos _objPos;
_resObj addAction ["<t color='#FF52C0'>Collect Resources</t>", {_caller = (_this select 1); nul = [_amount,_caller,true] call BTH_fnc_HandleBalance;}, 0, 10, true, false];
This doesn't successfully pass the _amount number into the add action.
How can I do that?
robust hollow
you cant use local variables in addactions like that
try this sqf _resObj addAction ["<t color='#FF52C0'>Collect Resources</t>", {(_this select 3) call BTH_fnc_HandleBalance;}, [_amount,_caller,true], 10, true, false];
robust hollow
oh yea, oops
_resObj addAction ["<t color='#FF52C0'>Collect Resources</t>", {[_this select 3,_this select 1,true] call BTH_fnc_HandleBalance;}, _amount, 10, true, false];```also how are the parameters outside of the calling?
wait I get it
it is the array from the actual addaction
robust hollow
๐
runic surge
that syntax seems very confusing
I can't tell which are addAction parameters and which are for calling the function
I can only tell the title and the script
wait nvm _amount takes the place of arguments
it says generic error in expression
but it appears to work just fine
I just forgot to quit the preview entirely to reload the function
all is good
runic surge
I have a minor issue where it is possible to harvest a resource object twice (just barely possible) if you're fast enough
Is there anything I can do to remedy this issue? Here is what the addAction command currently looks like:
_resObj addAction ["<t color='#FF52C0'>Collect Resources</t>", {removeAllActions (_this select 0); deleteVehicle (_this select 0); [_this select 3,_this select 1,true] call BTH_fnc_HandleBalance;}, _amount, 10, true, true, "", "", 3];
you could set a cooldown in BTH_fnc_HandleBalance so even if it is called more than once it should exit after the first time without doing anything
that would cause an issue if you use that fnc very frequently tho.
runic surge
that would definitely be an issue
It needs to be able to be called that quickly just not from the same object
tried disabling player simulation for a tiny bit of time
that doesn't disable the action menu though
I could do something with the addaction condition
runic surge
Not sure if this actually helped, but it seems removing the actions and object first, then having a tiny delay before calling the function, makes the first commands activate faster. I can't seem to double the resource gain no matter how fast I try using this addAction:
_resObj addAction ["<t color='#FF52C0'>Collect Resources</t>", {removeAllActions (_this select 0); deleteVehicle (_this select 0); sleep 0.05; [_this select 3,_this select 1,true] call BTH_fnc_HandleBalance;}, _amount, 10, true, true, "", "", 3];
@robust hollow do you think maybe the function was somehow slowing it down?
robust hollow
i doubt it. the actions are removed and then the obj deleted (which to me seems a bit pointless doing both) before the fnc is called.
runic surge
That is what I was thinking but it actually seems to make a difference
might be something else though
little eagle
It makes no difference. Removing the actions right before deleting the object is pointless.
cyan pewter
Can someone explain to me how setVectorDirAndUp works?
Please, I've been punching in numbers for an hour
tough abyss
this should be pretty self explenary:
https://community.bistudio.com/wikidata/images/thumb/8/80/Vectordirandup.jpg/300px-Vectordirandup.jpg
cyan pewter
Except the variables don't actually equate to numbers. I can't figure out for the life of me how to turn something more than 90 degrees
*equate to angles
tough abyss
the numbers of the vectors just need to add up to 1
for example [0.5,0.5,0] in the dir vector should be a 45 degree rotation
cyan pewter
But [1,0,0] is 90 degrees, and you can't make it any higher than that
ionic orchid
I was playing around with that last night trying to point a camera where I wanted it to go
_camera setPosASL _pos;
_camera setVectorDirAndUp [
_pos vectorFromTo _target,
[0, 0, 1]
];
use a unit vector
cyan pewter
When i put in negative numbers it flipped upside down
tough abyss
both vectors need to result in a 90 degree angle
@cyan pewter thats what it is supposed to do
that migh be usefull
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/vectorNormalized
and someone recently posted a snipped to keep those two vector arrays in this 90 degree angle
cyan pewter
So I've got a turret attached to the back of an aircraft, but the default heading is facing towards the cargo bay, so i need to spin it around 180 degrees on the z axis
tough abyss
yea thats correct
post your full params array
also keep in mind that attachTo and setVectorDirAndUp are bugged
little eagle
the numbers of the vectors just need to add up to 1
for example [0.5,0.5,0]
That vector adds up to sqrt(2)/2 though.
indigo snow
I didnt think magnitude actually matters for the setDir vector set of commands
Guess the engine doesnt internally normalizes them to be sure then?
little eagle
Idk, just felt like pointing out the wonky math.
indigo snow
Yea wasnt aimed at you in particular
peak plover
2017/09/12, 14:20:37 "Failed to load plugins\loadout\loadouts\nato.sqf"
2017/09/12, 14:22:05 "loadout_fnc_cargo"
2017/09/12, 14:22:05 "beforeFile"
2017/09/12, 14:22:05 "Failed to load plugins\loadout\loadouts\csat.sqf"
still forum
because the file is in a clientside only mod
peak plover
private _factionFile = format ["plugins\loadout\loadouts\%1.sqf",_faction];
if !(_factionFile call mission_fnc_checkFile) exitWith {
(format ['Failed to load %1',_factionFile]) call debug_fnc_log;
};
// load the file
call compile preprocessFileLineNumbers _factionFile;
File is inside the mission
it loads correctly on the client
still forum
what does checkFile do
peak plover
private ["_ctrl", "_fileExists"];
disableSerialization;
_ctrl = findDisplay 0 ctrlCreate ["RscHTML", -1];
_ctrl htmlLoad _this;
_fileExists = ctrlHTMLLoaded _ctrl;
ctrlDelete _ctrl;
_fileExists
ohhh
LMAO
st00ped me D
eks dededede
still forum
I heard that this method doesn't work anymore? @little eagle Or something else was wrong with that
still forum
Dunno exactly what it was. But there was something..
little eagle
@tough abyss I can't remember such a thing.
@still forum htlmLoad to check if a file exists? Works fine, but you need a machine with interface. No controls on a dedicated server machine, so no htmlLoad available there.
One thing to keep in mind about vehicle init is, that you can't use setVariable pubic. It will not synch the value.
The same might be true for setObjectTextureGlobal
Has nothing to do with the frame. It would work fine in the same frame in a scope that is executed after the init event.
peak plover
When is display 46 created?
still forum
@peak plover There you have your answer why it doesn't work on Server
peak plover
yeah thanks
peak plover
mp?
little eagle
After preInit, before postInit, no idea if the objects exist yet.
peak plover
I'm getting ```sqf
Error Undefined variable in expression: ace_spectator_fnc_updatesides
Need to find a way to wait until the unit is initialized...
actually...
I got a way...
still forum
just execute your code during postInit. Everything should be done then
peak plover
I'll just hide the unit until sleep 0.1;
then unhide after he is either put into spec or not
that one is during postinit dedmen
little eagle
Why would ace_spectator_fnc_updatesides be undefined ๐ค
peak plover
not initialized yet?
still forum
Functions are initialized in preInit/preStart
They definetly are initialized at init/postInit
peak plover
ace does not use functions library
still forum
yeah.. and?
peak plover
for some reaosn when my guy initializes, it's not :"(
still forum
I'm calling cookie fraud
peak plover
Anyway I don't need to do that anyway
Cuz i just realized
player unit is created before anyway
I was trying to avoid the behavior of player appearing for like half a second when connecting and then being set dead and disappearing
I need to hideobjectglobal then run scripts and unhide
astral tendon
i deleted a group with a variable name and when i bild another one i cant put the same old name, how do i find that group with the variable?
tough abyss
If you are using addons, just make up an addon similar to how Exile does it.
The inital player model is VirtualMan_F
@peak plover ^^ its basically an invisible player character
little eagle
That is exactly what VirtualMan_F was made for.
long trail
So you mod him so his scope is 2, then place him in the editor as playable and then selectplayer to someone else after player joins?
astral tendon
Nevermind, i fixed it by restarting the editor
little eagle
Should already be placable. You don't really need a mod for this.
long trail
I can only see B_soldier_vr_f as placeable in editor - checked virtualMan_f and scope is 2 and side is 7
sorry I meant scope is 1
little eagle
Pff, edit the mission.sqm
long trail
Ah, ok - thx for the tip
I've done that before to switch sides, but haven't thought to try and change classes for non-editor classes
little eagle
^^
queen cargo
just wondering right now
is + deep copying arrays?
_arr1 = [1,2,3];
_arr2 = [_arr1];
_arr3 = + _arr2;
_arr1 set [3, 4];
//What is now the value of _arr3```This question again.
queen cargo
reimplementing SQF, solves questions nobody asked before
little eagle
[] + _arr
+ _arr
Iirc, one of these ^ is deep copy, the other is not.
queen cargo
you sure?
little eagle
iirc
subtle ore
๐ฟ ๐ณ
little eagle
private _array1 = [1,2,3];
private _array2 = [_array1];
private _array3 = + _array2;
_array1 set [2, 4];
_array3
[1,2,3]
private _array1 = [1,2,3];
private _array2 = [_array1];
private _array3 = [] + _array2;
_array1 set [2, 4];
_array3
[1,2,4]
queen cargo
ok ... so my testcase is wrong ๐
little eagle
Conclusion, unary + is deep copy, binary [] + is not.
queen cargo
nope
invalid test case
expectation would be output of [[1,2,3]]
long trail
@commy - I get this: [[1,2,3]]
still forum
binary + is just append. It appends the existing objects to the other array.
Unary + is a real deep copy
long trail
Ah ok nvm
little eagle
If you get 1,2,3; then you did use unary + to copy and not binary [] +.
queen cargo
NaN is accepted here? still wondering where it actually ever gets outputted ...
little eagle
_indeterminate = log -1; + _indeterminate isEqualTo _indeterminate
true
_indeterminate = log -1; (- _indeterminate) isEqualTo _indeterminate
hmm, also true, despite it showing QNAN for the first and -IND for the second.
still forum
#Intercept
little eagle
You'd think those would be useful in a 3d game.
hidden field
@little eagle well some matrix stuff would make me happy <.<
little eagle
L_ind = log -1;
L_qnan_p = + L_ind;
L_qnan_m = - L_ind;
[L_ind, L_qnan_p, L_qnan_m]
[-1.#IND,-1.#IND,1.#QNAN]
๐ค
L_ind = log -1;
L_qnan = - L_ind;
L_inf = 1E40;
L_inf_m = - L_inf;
[L_ind, L_qnan, L_inf, L_inf_m]
[-1.#IND,1.#QNAN,1.#INF,-1.#INF]
Any more of these?
[L_ind, L_qnan, L_inf, L_inf_m] find L_inf_m
0
Strange.
hidden field
@little eagle looks like the math "error codes" are treated like one
indigo snow
theyre all NaN right? just different kinds of NaN
little eagle
All NaN
They are treated equally by the isEqualTo/in logic.
But stringyfied they are different
queen cargo
nothing i need to bother about in the SQF-VM i think ..
or does anybody sees any use for that form of stringification?
hidden field
@queen cargo debuging maybe
queen cargo
how does this be useful for debugging?
hidden field
@queen cargo all of these are error codes ๐
sorta
#ind should be illegale operation, #inf should be an overflow and #qnan looks to be used once you do some additional computation with a NaN value, correct me if im wrong ^^"
little eagle
minus qnan is ind again.
hidden field
@little eagle okay O.o
dim owl
is there a way to customize the gui buttons, like form them ? i mean like this: https://i.imgur.com/NY07xRq.png
little eagle
No.
subtle ore
Yep keep using forza cars
hidden field
you could do it via background pictures but not by shaping the button itself
dim owl
but how have they done it in my screenshot ?
subtle ore
๐ค Ever thought of actually opening the mission file up?
still forum
@dim owl Probably same as ACE does it.. Or the good old commy rose.
little eagle
I though there was a PR somewhere with the code.
but how have they done it in my screenshot ?
Not with gui buttons.
still forum
Actually.. The screenshot looks exactly like that....
little eagle
But with math.
MouseMoving and MouseButtonDown eventhandler where you highlight the "buttons" yourself.
And calculate over which button the cursor is yourself.
dim owl
but when you hover about a "button" it gets orange. how this happens ? like just this one piece changes its background
hidden field
@dim owl they change the background pic of that area
what you see is mostly background pictures
little eagle
@dim owl MouseMoving eventhandler most likely recalculating every time which "button" the cursor is over.
Those are not buttons. Buttons can only be rectangular. But you can make pictures with alpha that appear to have a different shape. Then you can't make them buttons though, because that would make them clickable in the transparent edges.
dim owl
oh okay. so i just add every piece from the circle as picture ?
little eagle
Yes. Or maybe it's always the same circle with different parts highlighted. Who knows.
tame portal
Or make it a square setup and save yourself some time :P
little eagle
Waidmannsheil.
dim owl
lol ๐
tame portal
@little eagle I feel offended
little eagle
Good. That means I did something right.
spice kayak
Hey all o/
tame portal
I want a seperate channel for commy.
still forum
@tame portal You a waidmann?
spice kayak
#ComeForCommy?
little eagle
Discussion about anything related to Script creation
Good.
and usage within game ...
Shit.
still forum
#CumForCommy! @spice kayak
spice kayak
dam rite bb
still forum
I am spending too much time on FT...
little eagle
#arma3_scripting_commy
Discussion about anything related to Script creation and NO usage within game
spice kayak
FetishTube?
tough abyss
@dim owl i think the BF2 comrose for example only calculated the direction from the screencenter to the invisible cursor to select the right button and was actually not a button to be clicked directly by the cursor
and imho every other comrose interaction is shit
tame portal
That's a good solution
Unless you have other buttons floating around on your screen
@little eagle People want to be spoon-fed or else you look like a jerk!
Scripting is still my favorite channel. It's like it's own world within this Discord
little eagle
Needs more rants and infighting.
tame portal
I know, occasionally you come here to witness the funniest thing of the day
spice kayak
Even though my problem isn't technically scripting, I figured you guys would know the answer anyway. I have a global variable, which I know has the value of 1, yet my trigger, set to activate when this number is set to 1, doesn't activate. This is the condition code for it.
if ((missionNameSpace getVariable "vVariableHere") == 1)
in the debug console, vVariableHere is equal to 1, and triggerActivated tTrigger is false.
tame portal
Doesnt the condition code has to return true or false?
spice kayak
I didn't think it did. I've used ot to equal numbers before.
spice kayak
Oh, you're right, must return boolean.
queen cargo
IF returns an IF type which is not accepted in triggers
tame portal
So only
(missionnamespace getvariable ["vVariableHere", 0]) == 1
little eagle
lgtm
tame portal
lgtm?
spice kayak
lgtm?
spice kayak
Ah, all good, just thought I'd check.
tame portal
Better than running into tons of rpt entries because the variable exploded or something
I want to tag emoticons aswell.
spice kayak
I always thought you could use IF in the condition boxes of those things. My whole lazy world has been changed :(
tame portal
Well, inside the if and else scope you can return something, but in your example you would only return true or false anyway so you might aswell just put the condition there
_hello = if (condition) then {True} else {False};
_hello = condition;
spice kayak
Yeah, makes sense. I'm thinking this is taking longer than the condition of presence check anyway, which wouldn't work out.
spice kayak
When writing in the init box, I hit enter while holding shift and it went to a new line.
I tried Shift Tab, only to be greeted with the steam overlay - disappointing :(
tame portal
The revolution, it has begun
spice kayak
`using that boolean code you sent before, that should technically work within the condition of presence field, wouldn't it? Considering the variable is being defined before that should happen, you'd think so.
tame portal
Yes
blissful fractal
Hey ๐ So I really want to understand what Param is (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/param) . Fx in this sample:
_vehicle = param [3,ObjNull,[ObjNull]];
if (isNull _vehicle) exitWith {systemChat "Error! Null Vehicle"};
if !(alive _vehicle) exitWith {systemChat "Error! Dead Vehicle"};
if (player distance2D _vehicle > 7) exitWith {systemChat "Error! Too Far Away"};
spice kayak
Yeah, it doesn't. Odd.
little eagle
[1,2] call {
params ["_num1", "_num2"];
_num1 + _num2 //3
};
???
peak plover
anyone know if uniform arguments are global?
little eagle
Yes. They are.
peak plover
thanks
little eagle
Or rather, it is.
tame portal
@blissful fractal Parameters to a script are accessed with the _this variable. Most of the times, _this is an array holding an amount of parameters because you want to pass more than one parameter to the script. In this case instead of manually doing _this select 0; _this select 1; and so on you can use param which you just give the index to get the parameter from _this (in the default syntax) and additionally you can do filtering such as which datatype is allowed and specify a default value if the passed parameter is not of the correct data type or not defined
I dont like typing on my phone
spice kayak
Yeah, it seems like condition of presence seems to be calculated before the variable is set, which is odd.
At least, in my testing.
blissful fractal
@tame portal Thanks.
spice kayak
IS there any way to get a list of objects or units synced to a trigger?
I thought thisList might work when it has no area, but it doesn't seem to be the case.
little eagle
synchronizedObjects trigger1
Oh, that was simple enough, thanks!
Would that return an array?
Ah, yeah - great, thanks!
abstract sigil
is anyone else having issues with the group system in arma not working correctly, sometimes?
we are observing a case where people within the same group all of a sudden cannot hear each other via VON
we boiled it down to inspect how the clients think what members are in their own group and it seems like the client sometimes think certain group members are dead AI
say Bob and Jamie are in the same group. everythings fine. but then all of a sudden Bob cant hear jamie anymore. they also dont see each others chat
the netIds of their "group player" are still the same. the server thinks both players are in the same group.
and suddenly Bob got replaced by a dead AI unit from Jamies standpoint
isPlayer Bob returns false for Jamie
damage Bob returns 1 for Jamie
alive Bob returns false for Jamie
and name Bob returns a random unit name for Jamie, for example Petridis (probably a CfgWorlds name)
this seems to happen randomly, but can be reproduced on a daily basis
even gets worse with more people in a group
eg. Bob, Jamie and Frank are in a group
Bob can hear Jamie and Frank
Jamie can hear Frank, but not Bob
and Bob can only her Jamie
i see the Task Force Radio guys are experincing the same issue since August 2016 already
it even got more absurd sometimes. It actually happened to me that my own player object was not in my own group. So basically "player in (units group player)" returned false. wtf?
little eagle
cloud thunder
I've noticed several small glitches with BIS's group manager ever since I switched over to it about a year or more ago. They are so random and I don't know how to reproduce though It is occouring less now since last update it seams. Never had any group issues before when I was using aeroson's group manager. And this is without mods on a dedicated server that never has chains (desync). Though I believe it may sometime have to do with a local clients not so good connection..
abstract sigil
@little eagle i take it you want me to report?
still forum
@abstract sigil What issues are the TFAR guys experiencing?
still forum
Didn't get any report about that since one year.
abstract sigil
for debugging, i made this output
diag_log format ["name player = %1", name player];
diag_log format ["group player = %1", group player];
diag_log "Outputting group:";
{
diag_log "---";
diag_log format ["_x = %1", _x];
diag_log format ["name _x = %1", name _x];
diag_log format ["netId _x = %1", netId _x];
diag_log format ["isPlayer _x = %1", isPlayer _x];
diag_log format ["alive _x = %1", alive _x];
diag_log format ["damage _x = %1", damage _x];
diag_log format ["typeOf _x = %1", typeOf _x];
}
forEach (units (group player));
diag_log "END DEBUG OUTPUT";```which basically just dumps all the info about your own group to the RPT
for my own player it returns the expected result in that case:
18:54:52 "name _x = Not Eichi"
18:54:52 "netId _x = 2:25258"
18:54:52 "isPlayer _x = true"
18:54:52 "alive _x = true"
18:54:52 "damage _x = 0"
18:54:52 "typeOf _x = Exile_Unit_Player"```for another dude in the same group standing right in front of me doing the QE dance it returned this
18:54:52 "name _x = Petridis"
18:54:52 "netId _x = 2:24663"
18:54:52 "isPlayer _x = false"
18:54:52 "alive _x = false"
18:54:52 "damage _x = 1"
18:54:52 "typeOf _x = Exile_Unit_Player"```Can you reproduce that in vanilla without Exile?
That guy in the TFAR issue didn't answer for a year now.. So I guess the problem is not there anymore
abstract sigil
have not tried to reproduce it in vanilla, no
from my experience, even if you send a mission with a reproduction of the issue to BI, it still will not be addressed
still forum
Might just be an Exile problem. I'd say it's using selectPlayer and moving the player into a non-player unit
Well.. sure... You could also do nothing. Then you have no chance of ever getting a fix
Uhm... wait... the players owner is 2 and the other players owner is also 2? That doesn't make sense
Sounds to me like the units are owned by the Server. Which.. Confirms my exile problem thought
abstract sigil
2 is the server afaik
still forum
Meaning the unit is owned by the server and not by the player.
still forum
If you check isPlayer player on your mates machine.. It probably returns true. And on his machine isPlayer on you returns false
Because the unit really is not a player. It's an AI that is just currently possessed/controlled by the player
abstract sigil
the thing is, if you look at your matey and inspect "isPlayer cursorObject" then it returns true
if you check what is in the "units group player", then it returns false for the same guy
still forum
str the player object. And compare if they are the same
abstract sigil
they are
"R The Wookie Tribe:2"
notice how it doesnt say the player name in there
usually it says R Group:MemberID (Name)
still forum
wut? Usually it contains the adress of the object.. I thought
isEqualTo cursorTarget and the group unit?
Wait
Your logs you posted above are completly correct
your mate is dead 18:54:52 "damage _x = 1" thus he is not a player
abstract sigil
which is not true! ๐
still forum
You probably have his dead body in your group but not him
abstract sigil
he is alive, stands right in front of me and alive as one could be
and even more odd, the issue seems to sometimes even affect yourself
every unit has to be part of a group, all the time. thats how arma works
little eagle
units lists corpses in your group when your avatar doesn't know that they died.
abstract sigil
so one could say (player in (units (group player)) is always true, right?
still forum
As I said. The unit in your group is dead. The one infront of you is apparently not in your group
yes
abstract sigil
its not!
๐ค
like, something has to broken to shit if your client thinks your player unit is not in the group of your player unit
still forum
except if you are in spectator. There you are not in a group and you are also not in that not group that you are in
abstract sigil
^ and exactly this reminded me of why i have retired a year ago ๐
still forum
Maybe exile moves you into grpNull.. If that's possible
astral tendon
{isNull gunner _x} count [car1, car2, car3, car4, heli1, Heli2] <= (4 - count playableUnits) max 0
this is a coop set up, i wanna this trigger to work even with less than 4 player alive.
little eagle
Probably just selectPlayer.
abstract sigil
yeah, that was my guess, too
little eagle
Also avoid selecting player into editor placed units in multiplayer, as it may, on occasion, lead to some undefined behaviour. If you need to selectPlayer into another unit, consider creatingUnit dynamically.
abstract sigil
but its done only once in a life time: when they spawn
still forum
It sounds alot like a Exile problem. So....
Stop using Exile. And Battleye.. And Arma...
little eagle
Never heard of this.
abstract sigil
i have done that, dedmen ๐
little eagle
Well, as I said, units lists corpses if your avatar doesn't know they're dead.
abstract sigil
that is correct
one last thing: it seems to happen randomly. sometimes it does not happen for days. during other sessions it happens very couple of seconds
and it does not affect all clients, only a handful
so if you have a group of 10, it works fine for 8 of them, while 2 might have problems
its just super random ๐
still forum
Sounds like Battleye ๐
abstract sigil
battleye is a good anti cheat
probably the best on the market as we speak
but lets put it this way: if you have a multiplayer environment where clients have authority, then even an anti cheat software cannot fix that
astral tendon
{isNull gunner _x} count [car1, car2, car3, car4, heli1, Heli2] <= (4 - count playableUnits) max 0
this is a coop set up, i wanna this trigger to work even with less than 4 player alive.
any idea?
little eagle
{isNull gunner _x} count [car1, car2, car3, car4, heli1, Heli2] <= (4 - ({alive _x} count playableUnits)) max 0
thanks man
subtle ore
peak plover
File C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\nigel\missions\test3.VR\mission.sqm, line 0: '/missionSQM.raP': '' encountered instead of '='
Anyone ever seen this?
indigo snow
nah. your mission is binarized? did you binarize it yourself or by editor?
peak plover
editr
indigo snow
seems some encoding error
peak plover
encoding error, so i screwd something up
little eagle
DId you manually edit the file?
peak plover
mission.sqm ? nah
little eagle
Hmm.
peak plover
// mission for refference
class missionSQM {
#include "mission.sqm"
};
Probably this
yup...
completly usless line ๐
still forum
you can't include a binarized file
little eagle
Binarize it with a proper tool and copy over the *.sqm
still forum
"You can't use binarized files"
"is there a way to use binarized files?"
Uhm....
still forum
#Intercept.
Sadly.... That is quite often the answer for missing commands...
subtle ore
Does intercept have a wiki to get you going or do you need previous c++ knowledge?
simple solstice
@still forum has anyone used Intercept to create their mission or server?
ionic orchid
i'll probably port my server sqf to intercept when it's done
still forum
You need a little of c++ knowledge. We have a Wiki on Github with a tutorial on how to get started. If you know how SQF syntax works then you already know the basics
You can't really use it for missions. Because Intercept needs to be a Mod.
Senfo built some Zombie AI for a Server using Intercept.
If you don't have C++ knowledge though I wouldn't recommend moving everything to Intercept..
But you can move some commands to Intercept using RSQF (self-registered SQF commands).
For example vectorLerp or vectorLinearConversion
ionic orchid
i'm not planning to have a client-side mod for what I'm doing - luckily all the heavy lifting is done on the server so Intercept is perfect to offload the processing to
subtle ore
Sweet. Thanks for the info Dedmen.
ionic orchid
but for the moment, I'm just playing with sqf to see if I can get the behaviour I need with what's there w/o mods
still forum
Basic setup https://github.com/intercept/intercept/wiki/Windows-Environment-Setup-and-Sample-Client-Installation
Self-registered commands: https://github.com/intercept/intercept/wiki/Registered-Functions
Basically all just copy-paste and modify to your liking
I hope that code is still correct ^^ There were a lot of changes recently. And the RSQF thingy will change
userFunctionWrapper won't stay because I am forced to use snake_case but I am too lazy to do that while coding so.. I sometimes forget to change it
tulip cloud
What is more efficient, checking if player is inside an area trigger or checking player distance from an object?
little eagle
Debug console performance test button
peak plover
Checking if player inside an area is cheaper
distanceSqr is cheaper than distance 'tho
peak plover
I've gotta start binarizing my mission.sqm for extra kilobytes and faster loading times ๐
little eagle
Oh no, MULTIPLE kilobytes?!
little eagle
That's all the white space from those
nested
classes.
peak plover
shid, really?
little eagle
What else?
peak plover
I wonder how much would I save if I just replace all ; with , and remove all new lines and all useless spaces
make everrything into 1 line
astral tendon
so, i am using unit capture to a helicopter to land, but once the record end he start to hover, any work around this?
ionic orchid
anyone worked much with ppEffects and cameras?
simple solstice
@ionic orchid what do you need?
ionic orchid
having some trouble with motion blur on a fresh camera - it seems to be enabled by default and I'm not sure if I can turn it off
waxen tide
I have a question about addAction locality
If i put an addAction in the init of an object, it works just fine in multiplayer
but when i attach it to a unit with a script, it doesn't
i don't understand why that is exactly
private ["_unit"];
_unit = (_this select 0);
diag_log format ["addScript_Unit.sqf - _unit: %1", _unit];
_unit addAction ["Start conversation", "storylines\town_patrol\conversation.sqf"];
thats the script attaching the addaction to the unit
the diag_log output looks like this: 16:42:44 "addScript_Unit.sqf - _unit: C Bravo 3-6:1"
I'm executing the script on the server only
ionic orchid
oh man, it might actually just be my monitor
printscreen screenshot has no blur, my eyes definitely see it
waxen tide
i figured that, but why does it work in the init then? is the object init executed everywhere automatically?
indigo snow
yes
waxen tide
ahhhh.
indigo snow
thats why scripts in init boxes are dangerous
you end up with an ammobox with 600 magazines
waxen tide
well i've got a map object that has a voting screen attached that lets each player send a vote to the server - works fine so far
indigo snow
yea for stuff like this its fine because it has local effects
global effects = bad tho
waxen tide
yeah i'm decently aware just fucked up this time
little eagle
if (isServer) then {
};
well i have the server spawn civilians for players to question. so i need to attach a dialogue script to each civilian
the script is set up to handle being ran in parallel by multiple players
but i'm struggeling with attaching it to each civ with addAction
i guess a case for remotexec? but that command seems suspicious to me.
simple solstice
where do you have it?
waxen tide
where do i have it? so far the server handles all of that
simple solstice
the addiction script
waxen tide
well the server glues it to each unit it spawns and so obviously the only one who could use the action is the server itself i guess.
simple solstice
if you have it only on the server, you need to remoteexec it with JIP
indigo snow
also params ["_unit"]; but thats really separate
little eagle
Well.
simple solstice
I can't really understand where the script is and when does it fire
waxen tide
i'm utilizing that "civilian occupation system" so thats leftover code from that.
by this point i ripped half of it out anyways. ๐
simple solstice
If you add action to the spawned NPC by the server, then yes you need to remoteexec it to target -2 with JIP
waxen tide
have to prettify that once it workss.
little eagle
Mods?
little eagle
remoteExec
waxen tide
do i need to whitelist the function if i send it server-> client ?
little eagle
The solution could depend on your setup, so I had to ask.
little eagle
You can white list it in a way that only the server can execute it, no?
waxen tide
well i will use mods, but i want to keep the mission in a state where it works fine with vanilla since i think it really makes testing much easier if you don't load a 20gb modpack each time.
simple solstice
you can select who can be the target commy
waxen tide
well this here: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/remoteExec says "While any function can be used, only commands and functions defined in CfgRemoteExec will be executed."
now if i check this: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/CfgRemoteExec all i see is "// List of script functions allowed to be sent from client via remoteExec" so i was wondering about the other way around
little eagle
They're all white listed by default. Which kinda makes this a blacklist and not a whitelist ๐ค
waxen tide
i bet thats HORRIBLE from some security standpoint
simple solstice
uhm thats why you just use battleye filters
little eagle
Eh, this is a game for milsim with closed servers.
waxen tide
not closed, public
but the amount of malicious people showing up is quite close to 0
expecially with large modpacks and signature verification
also having a non-persistent mission, a simple restart removes most headaches
simple solstice
write a function that will get the parameters for addaction
create remoteexec.txt
in the battleye folder
peak plover
Btw I got a consipracy theory about why battleye is breaking up... I think all the PUBG is overloading their servers and they can't handle it all...
simple solstice
add ```
//regex
7 "" !=my_fnc
by "their servers" you mean the 386 in the basement of that one guy who pretends to be a company?
simple solstice
will kick every other remotexec
waxen tide
thanks Katekarin i'll write that down.
simple solstice
if you are interested about the security of your server
check out the battleye filters
and whitelist only what you use
waxen tide
yeah well i uploaded ~100 versions of my mission to my testserver to day to get my overly complex mission start theater working in MP with JIP
its on my plate but not an urgent issue
simple solstice
well it's pretty easy to do. log first, whitelist the ones which happen when only you play
waxen tide
I guess i'll record a video for you guys.
simple solstice
and then if that aren't using intercept they are limited to what you decided.
you can even restrict which vehicle players can spawn, if any. it's powerful
but.. that also means you as an administrator can't do anything more than players which is uhh
I'll end the off-topic here
peak plover
waxen tide
well the mission concept includes a lot of freedom for players actually, with only semi-limited equipment and vehicle spawn. the idea is partially for players to limit themselves by the idea of realistic equipment. also, the more shit you bring, the more shit the enemy shows up with.
also i have included some mission elements with supply issues if you're too wasteful
but the mission is not designed to handle abusive people.
i've seen it work on other servers, if you attract the right crowd.
simple solstice
good luck!
little eagle
You don't necessarily need remoteExec. You can build it with a PVEH too.
waxen tide
philosophical question: if you rotate your screen in windows, why does it rotate the "do you want to keep this setting" box as well
simple solstice
public variable, remoteexec. same security concerns, and remoteexec is just easier
little eagle
The security concern of adding the civilian interaction to an illegal object?
Oh noes, be scared.
little eagle
if you rotate your screen in windows, why does it rotate the "do you want to keep this setting" box as well
So you can read it upright to confirm your change?
waxen tide
yeah, imagine some hacker would attach my silly dialogue script to a rusty barrel. THE HORRORS.
little eagle
Why do mirrors flip left and right, but not up and down?
waxen tide
but commy2, you don't rotate your screen physically BEFORE you open the menu to rotate it?
cause your eyes ain't onto of each other
slender halo
you have to quickly rotate it within the 10 seconds
waxen tide
how evil. i bet microsoft secretly plots to kill people by crushing them with their own hectically rotated monitors. illuminati confirmed.
little eagle
but commy2, you don't rotate your screen physically BEFORE you open the menu to rotate it?
There is no reason to rotate it, when it already is upright.
waxen tide
well. i bought this new monitor? and it is a good one. but the stand is horrible. luckily VESA is a semi standard so i can use the awesome 10kg heavy stand from my old monitor thats like cast iron, right? turns out the cables are totally in the way on the new monitor, so i had to mount it upside down. so what, just rotate the picture in the driver, right? now guess what, if i record a video ingame for you guys, its upside down.
little eagle
lol
waxen tide
soooo i left the old stand on the monitor which doesn't use vesa, but some proprietary bullshit, so my monitor has two stands. one on the top, one on the bottom. good luck rotating that monster in 10 seconds.
am i hulk or what.
peak plover
why do mirrors flip
They don't
I've never understood that one
I wonder if you do a negative width on a control, will it flip?
little eagle
Look in the mirror. Raise your left hand. Dude raises his right hand. And you tell me they don't flip sides.
north vortex
Acculty he raises his left hand
little eagle
/o\
peak plover
For the mirror guy it's both right hands
waxen tide
there is mirrors that don't mirror your image. they look like large boxes that contain multiple mirrors. if you look into those, you won't immediately recognize yourself. it looks a bit odd. because you're used to seeing the asymetrical parts of your face the wrong way around.
north vortex
There is a see trough mirror its called a window look it up
waxen tide
i'm old ๐ฑ
austere granite
see trough mirror its called a window look it up is that those things behind curtains?
waxen tide
yeah i hear about those. good graphics but the gameplay sucks and the story is the lamest stuff i've ever seen
peak plover
peak plover
๐ค
north vortex
Just replace with a 4k tv and call it your 4k window and play games off of it
peak plover
What's the syntax for window? Is the window local to the client or the host?
north vortex
Uhh its a 4k tv
Is there an option to title a link
?
@north vortex dude stop being so stupid
@north vortex sorry
waxen tide
@simple solstice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itKM-bp6weo
I've spend the last days on making this MP and JIP proof
which was excessively more work than anticipated
waxen tide
how can i define a param that only accepts type object?
robust hollow
param [0,objnull,[objnull]]?
waxen tide
why don't these things occure to me. thanks!
runic surge
Anyone know why this addAction doesn't appear?
initPlayerLocal.sqf
waitUntil{!isNull player && player == player};
waitUntil{!isNil "WEST_balance" && !isNil "EAST_balance" && !isNil "GUER_balance"};
sleep 0.25;
hintSilent "Initializing Player...";
nul = [player] call BTH_fnc_PlayerSetupLocal;
BTH_fnc_PlayerSetupLocal:
_pLocal = param [0, objNull, [objNull]];
private _pSide = format ["%1_balance", side _pLocal];
private _total = missionNameSpace getVariable [_pSide,0];
_pLocal addAction ["<t color='#FF992C'>Check Balance</t>", {hintSilent str (_this select 3)}, "test", 1, true, true, "", "", 1];
I can see the hint btw
so I know it isn't stuck on the waitUntil conditions
waxen tide
any script errors in the logs?
subtle ore
Condition has to return true inside a string, and cannot be blank iirc
waxen tide
oh yea. you can actually just throw out all these parameters you set on addAction since they're default values and optional anyways.
runic surge
no errors and the blank condition hasn't been an issue before
how do you skip optional poarameters
runic surge
how does it know which optional parameter you changed though
if you just don't put some in that appear before them
waxen tide
ah you want radius 1. well i would try to change condition to "true" first since that's the default and you're overwriting it with ""
also addAction is local and will only be executed where you call it so make sure you call it from player context script.
which you seem to do. ๐ค
runic surge
still doesnt appear
_pLocal addAction ["<t color='#FF992C'>Check Balance</t>", {hint "Test";}];
This works
so it is an issue with the addAction syntax I am using or something
maybe the radius is just too small
It was the radius
I feel like an object being within a one meter radius of itself shouldn't be impossible
but what do I know
Is there a way to wait until a function is done executing?
peak plover
Yeah
runic surge
like scriptDone for scripts?
peak plover
myScript = [] spawn myFnc;
waitUntil {scriptDone myScript};
in that case
call means that it will run the function and won't continute until it's done
_var = 1;
call myFncTakes10Sec;
_var = 2;
so it has basically the same effect as using scriptDone?
just having code after the function is called?
peak plover
so when you run that in 10 seconds it _var will be 2
Yeah
if you want 3 functions to run in a certain order
call fnc1;
call fnc2;
call fnc3;
if u use functions library
runic surge
sleep 0.5;
hintSilent "Initializing Player...";
private _setup = [player] call BTH_fnc_PlayerSetupLocal;
sleep 0.5;
hintSilent "Player Initialized";
So the second hint won't activate until 0.5 seconds after BTH_fcn_PlayerSetupLocal is done running
runic surge
well, I don't
so I should be fine for now
hopefully I won't mess anything up for at least 10 minutes
does "onPlayerRespawn.sqf" activate when the respawn type "Switch to Side member" is used?
just tested it, and it indeed does work
peak plover
Don't know
I'd assume yes
onKilled runs when unit dies
onRespawn should run when units is re-created, I assume switch to side memeber will be a part at this
runic surge
I have the same init function in the "onPlayerRespawn.sqf" script and it runs once a unit is selected and switched to
peak plover
I assume that respawn types are jsut functions added to onRespawn event, so it should fire, yeah
subtle ore
@waxen tide my bad, wasn't sure on the condition
little eagle
waitUntil{!isNull player && player == player};
Delete that part after AND. Don't want to see that nonsense in my channel.
waxen tide
I think my brain has an incredible advanced algorithm for detecting wrong code and then ignoring it.
runic surge
@little eagle Don't know why that was there tbh
also afaik they both do the same thing so it is pointless
waxen tide
well player should always be identical to player so you're comparing the same thing to each other. which is redundant
you might as well write "true == true"
waxen tide
hands a โ to Rylan
little eagle
player == player
would report false if the player was null. But then the isNull check does the same already and is clearer code.
little eagle
true == true
just errors, because comparing booleans is too advanced for this program.
waxen tide
..........
little eagle
but shouldn't null == null equal to true?
Maybe, but it doesn't, which in a way makes sense too
runic surge
is the status of nothing the same as nothing?
little eagle
Is underdetermined the same as underdetermined?
waxen tide
this channel feels like SQF is the secret language dedmen and commy2 made up to pass naughty messages in school.
little eagle
Because it is.
waxen tide
all those missed out on genital jokes
little eagle
You can compare boolean like this:
true isEqualTo true // true
And even null equals null!
objNull isEqualTo objNull // true
if (!alive yourmom) then {hint "fucked your mom last night lol xd"} else {hint "lol ur moms dead"};
it all makes sense now
little eagle
Vile.
runic surge
I have the hints backwards oops
little eagle
Should've at least included: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getShotParents
runic surge
I'm not clever enough for that
waxen tide
You know whenever you post code that does anything, commy2 actually creates a new clever function to do it and adds it to the wiki just so he can smartass. i bet they push silent updates to arma all the time for that.
#conspiracy
runic surge
@waxen tide cease your investigation immediately
little eagle
Filter out ammo boxes and other unwanted stuff from the vehicles array.
vehicles select {!(fullCrew [_x, "", true] isEqualTo [])}
sage flume
I'm not getting any errors when I try to load the mission,....but, the progress bar goes all the way across but then nothing happens. Here is what I touched since my last successful mission load,...gut says it's in here but I can't even get an error to show on the rpt.
_weapArr = [["uns_thompson",["uns_thompsonmag_30","uns_thompsonmag_30_T"]],["uns_uzi",["uns_32Rnd_uzi"]],["uns_sten",["uns_stenmag"]]];
if ((dayTime < 4.5) or (dayTime > 19)) then
{
_weapArr = [["uns_uzi",["uns_32Rnd_uzi"]]];
};
if (RYD_JR_BetterGear) then
{
_weapArr = [["uns_xm177e1s",["uns_30Rnd_556x45_Stanag","uns_30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_T"]],["uns_M16",["uns_30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_T","uns_30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_T"]],["uns_sten",["uns_stenmag_T","uns_stenmag","uns_stenmag"]]];
};
if (RYD_JR_Difficulty == 3) then
{
_weapArr = [["uns_38spec",["uns_38specmag","uns_38specmag"]],["uns_357m",["uns_357mag",uns_357mag","uns_357mag"]],["uns_coltcmdr",["uns_coltcmdrmag","uns_coltcmdrmag","uns_coltcmdrmag"]],["uns_uzif",["uns_32Rnd_uzi"]]];
};
gut says it in teh array but ???
waxen tide
@sage flume
["uns_357m",["uns_357mag",uns_357mag","uns_357mag"]],
this array element is broken
uns_357mag"
missing a " in the beginning
you should think about getting an editor with good SQF syntax highlight and a linter. sublime 3 works for me, some people use visual studio code or atom (from github)
my sublime draw a nice ? at that line and highlighted the bracket going all "wtf you want from me, asdfghj?"
_weapArr = [
["uns_thompson",["uns_thompsonmag_30","uns_thompsonmag_30_T"]],
["uns_uzi",["uns_32Rnd_uzi"]],
["uns_sten",["uns_stenmag"]]
];
if ((dayTime < 4.5) or (dayTime > 19)) then
{
_weapArr = [["uns_uzi",["uns_32Rnd_uzi"]]];
};
if (RYD_JR_BetterGear) then
{
_weapArr = [
["uns_xm177e1s",["uns_30Rnd_556x45_Stanag","uns_30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_T"]],
["uns_M16",["uns_30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_T","uns_30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_T"]],
["uns_sten",["uns_stenmag_T","uns_stenmag","uns_stenmag"]]
];
};
if (RYD_JR_Difficulty == 3) then
{
_weapArr = [
["uns_38spec",["uns_38specmag","uns_38specmag"]],
["uns_357m",["uns_357mag","uns_357mag","uns_357mag"]],
["uns_coltcmdr",["uns_coltcmdrmag","uns_coltcmdrmag","uns_coltcmdrmag"]],
["uns_uzif",["uns_32Rnd_uzi"]
];
};
_weapArr = [
["uns_thompson",["uns_thompsonmag_30","uns_thompsonmag_30_T"]],
["uns_uzi",["uns_32Rnd_uzi"]],
["uns_sten",["uns_stenmag"]]
];
if ((dayTime < 4.5) or (dayTime > 19)) then
{
_weapArr = [["uns_uzi",["uns_32Rnd_uzi"]]];
};
if (RYD_JR_BetterGear) then
{
_weapArr = [
["uns_xm177e1s",["uns_30Rnd_556x45_Stanag","uns_30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_T"]],
["uns_M16",["uns_30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_T","uns_30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_T"]],
["uns_sten",["uns_stenmag_T","uns_stenmag","uns_stenmag"]]
];
};
if (RYD_JR_Difficulty == 3) then
{
_weapArr = [
["uns_38spec",["uns_38specmag","uns_38specmag"]],
["uns_357m",["uns_357mag",uns_357mag","uns_357mag"]],
["uns_coltcmdr",["uns_coltcmdrmag","uns_coltcmdrmag","uns_coltcmdrmag"]],
["uns_uzif",["uns_32Rnd_uzi"]
];
};
see syntax highlight makes your error super obvious
sage flume
I really appreciate that. Still learning and I use Notepad++ but I think I need to learn other ways as well
waxen tide
check that out. seems to be quite recent, too so likely its up to date and works nicely
sage flume
๐
waxen tide
I'm still learning everyday as well, but using good tools makes a big difference for me.
subtle ore
disregard last
runic surge
if (side (_this select 1)) != (side (_this select 3)) exitWith {hint "You cannot control a unit that isn't on your side!";};
I don't know why this doesn't work
I feel like I am missing something obvious here
subtle ore
(side (_this select 1)) you end the if before it can account for the rest of the statement
runic surge
if ((side _this select 1) != (side _this select 3)) exitWith {hint "You cannot control a unit that isn't on your side!";}
Sure, try that out
runic surge
It says the same thing it did before
subtle ore
what's the error?
runic surge
type array, expected something else
subtle ore
you may need to close those brackets up, as it may stop at side _this .
if( side (_this select 1) != side (_this select 3)) exitWith {hint "You cannot control a unit that isn't on your side!";};
@hasty violet I would say it's easier to grab too. Just find the player and it's associated variable and use it. Compared to filtering the array and finding the associated unit
runic surge
I fixed it
subtle ore
How so?
runic surge
if ((side (_this select 1)) != (side (_this select 3))) exitWith {hint "You cannot control a unit that isn't on your side!";}
I thought that is what I had in the original
I must have been missing a ) or ( somewhere
subtle ore
Nope, but you could do with a little less brackets.
runic surge
shouldn't the entire if condition be close in?
and (_this select #) also needs to be closed in
subtle ore
not necessarily. Because side (_this select 1) will return the same thing as (side (_this select 1))
runic surge
ah
cedar kindle
@runic surge I'd suggest adding a params above the if somewhere so you don't have to do the select inside the statement. and also checking the group's side, it's safer
params ["", "_unit", "", "_guy"];
if (side group _unit != side group _guy) then
no. why you think that?
runic surge
because it is inside and addAction
@cedar kindle here is the full command
_soldier addAction ["<t color='#53BE5F'>Switch to Unit</t>", {if (side (_this select 1) != side (_this select 3)) exitWith {hint "You cannot control a unit that isn't on your side or dead!";}; removeAllActions (_this select 3); selectPlayer (_this select 3); nul = [(_this select 3)] call BTH_fnc_PlayerSetupLocal; removeAllActions (_this select 1); nul = [(_this select 1)] call BTH_fnc_UnitSetup}, _soldier, 1, false, true, "", "true", 4];
*hint* you can code just normal in code blocks
waxen tide
I need a bit of guidance. My mission scripts are growing a bit out of hand with more and more complex server<->client communication and various features i would like to switch on and off for debugging. So far i'm using whatever lends itself to trigger the next script in line. Is a task done? great, the next script can go do its thing. stuff like that. I lack structure, i lack a central place that gives me an overview of the mission state. I have a very complex story flowchart and lots of parallel things happening with various overlapping conditions and i don't want to dig this hole any deeper than i already have.
queen cargo
_soldier addAction [
"<t color='#53BE5F'>Switch to Unit</t>",
{
if (side (_this select 1) != side (_this select 3)) exitWith {hint "You cannot control a unit that isn't on your side or dead!";};
removeAllActions (_this select 3);
selectPlayer (_this select 3);
nul = [(_this select 3)] call BTH_fnc_PlayerSetupLocal;
removeAllActions (_this select 1);
nul = [(_this select 1)] call BTH_fnc_UnitSetup
},
_soldier,
1,
false,
true,
"",
"true",
4
];```now i am happy
waxen tide
i need something robust that can universally handle whatever mission state i'm in with a lot of flexibility, with the ability to skip things, output debug info on demand, and some self-diagnostics in case something goes horribly wrong so my mission just doesn't entirely stall.
queen cargo
complex storyboard? different states in which your mission could be in?
check out FSM scripts
no idea why actual mission developers never use it ... state machines are great things especially for misions
with story flow etc.
waxen tide
i checked out FSM and considered it but so far i've nobody really seen using it which makes me very suspicious
queen cargo
no need to
most just simply do not use it
modders usually have no use for it
missions can benefit from it
or AI mods
but unless you do not have anything with different states, you have no need for a state machine
unless you lied with your story board etc.
you do have a need for states
thus you can put that story board into a state machine
transfer*
and youre done
FSM is actually quite easy to use too
nothing that complicated as long as you understood SQF
only that editor for FSM is ... nasty ...
ugly piece of s***
waxen tide
well i have someone who's tinkering out most of the storylines. because communicating this stuff is a pain in the rear, i found an online-collaboration-flowchart-tool and he went quite ballistic with it. story flow looks like this currently: https://i.imgur.com/zPub8Pg.png and probably you'll yell "FSM" at me for 10 minutes now.
i'm figuring most of what i need to do is just translate this straight to an FSM structure and then throw scripts in for each node
still forum
@peak plover less than with binarizing. Binarizing does all that and turns stuff like class from 5 bytes into 1.
waxen tide
what i liked about the FSM i looked at so far is the fact that you can pretty much just read it fine in an editor
not sure i would want to write it manually but i think i could.
queen cargo
use the editor
it is ugly as shit ... but it at least works
unless you make it crash
which can happen
so never forget to save
waxen tide
well i took a quick look at it and read a tutorial, doesn't seem to be that bad.
queen cargo
after youre done, execFSM is all you need to do
it rly isnt
also it does not shares performance with spawn
waxen tide
it has that win98 nostalgia going for it.
queen cargo
but got its own window of execution time
so, you might even get a little bit of performance out of that
anyways
im offline for now
waxen tide
okay. if it goes horribly wrong, i'll blame you.
still forum
also it does not shares performance with spawn
It does share the 3ms scheduler time. So... Not that true.. Also.. It has the same performance as spawn.. Same performance as any other script.
waxen tide
i mean worst case what does FSM do. check on a condition on each frame?
thats like one trigger, or one event handler, right?
still forum
yeah... kinda..
waxen tide
i don't quite understand the thing with global vars. i mean there is this one biki entry about using compilefinal and i kind of? get it, but it seems everyone is making at least a subtile effort of avoiding them altogether.
still forum
avoiding global variables? wut?
still forum
If you need them then you do.
waxen tide
well i've abused objects as namespace cause commy told me, i use task states to syncronize client/server side scripts, etc.
it seems a messy approach to me since its hard to track that centrally
sigh. i suck at this.
still forum
Take a ๐ช and lean back a minute
then wipe all the cookie crumbs off and get a broom to keep the floor clean
waxen tide
i just realized don't have a perforated floor with an inbuild vaccum system. i felt like a savage for a second.
so an FSM can always only be in one state at a time
so if i want to have multiple things independently happen in parallel
i need some sort of master FSM that just checks conditions all the time and spawns sub-fsms i guess
somehow seems a bit silly to me
still forum
Yeah.. I don't think you can have parallel things in FSM.. But I never tried it
Maybe the CBA Statemachine can.. But probably also not..
waxen tide
i think fsm wouldn't really work out with multiple states.
it would add a whole new dimension of complexity
still forum
Btw. Scheduler time is 3ms normally. and 50ms(20 fps) in Loading screen. Might be worth to add that to BIKI. Whoever reworked the scheduled links on BIKI could do that.
waxen tide
isn't there someone to contact for wiki changes? or is there just a bunch of very busy devs who could edit the wiki but have no time to do it?
still forum
Everyone can edit wiki. Just like Wikipedia. By the community, for the community.
waxen tide
somehow i assumed the opposite by default.
still forum
Wiki registration is disabled to prevent spam. So you have to ask a Wiki Admin to create you an account
waxen tide
i don't feel competent enough to ask for that. but there is 2-3 pages which contain nothing more than the automatically created page from the functions config and i would have had 1-2 things to add to those when i found out how to properly use it i guess.
still forum
your choice. It's not that hard. And if you do something wrong somebody else will probably fix it ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
Ask me and you'll have one in a couple minutes ๐ Don't you have an account? Could swear I saw your name on there
Don't see why they would be a loop. The AI loop runs through the next waypoint in the list when planning it's next move
I can tell you all the things about waypoints if you really want to know... But.. That takes so much of my time
AI's have a ordered list of waypoints. The next one on the top. They don't go through all waypoints after that. They only check the current next one every time they check.
If everyone can read out waypoints then everyone probably has them in memory. Meaning.. a 100 waypoints probably take up a couple KB of memory and nothing more
Adding them creates network traffic.. But.. That is negligible if you compare it to the AI's position updates that are sent anyway
waxen tide
i was actually surprised that my function that builds a database of map info generates ~1.5mb for altis
(i save it to the server profile) With everything being in the gigabytes these days i just assume every var i save is like bytes or kilobytes at most, but i guess it adds up.
so one of my issues is testing features separately. obviously i don't want to test the whole mission all the time, but just the feature i'm currently working on. issue with that is preconditions. a script that makes some AI do something won't work if that AI isn't spawned yet, etc etc. hence why i said a centralized approach for state management would be nice. but i don't see how FSM would provide that functionality. basically for that convenience i would only see the option to actually write some complex code just to debug things quickly and efficiently, and chances are i'll just end up debugging my debugging code. which seems silly.
atomic epoch
_agent = createAgent [typeOf player, position player, [], 0, "NONE"];
_agent setVehicleVarName "ai";
systemChat format ["%1", side ai]
Outputs "Side: 00000000023AFA50"
I'm curious if anyone has an explaination for " 00000000023AFA50"
still forum
It's the memory adress of that side.
atomic epoch
Hex, binary or something else?
still forum
Does that look like binary ๐ฎ
atomic epoch
Im asking you, your the expert
graceful saddle
Its hex
still forum
binary can only be 0 and 1.
So it's obviously not binary.
decimal can only be 0-9. So it's obviously not decimal.. Only hex left
graceful saddle
To be fair, hex can be seen as a binary shorthand 8)
Then again so can decimals
Also an explanation codewise, I don't think the variable ai exists, try changing this line
systemChat format ["%1", side ai]
to
systemChat format ["%1", side _agent];
distant egret
Don't forget the extra "
graceful saddle
what are you talking about? 8)
still forum
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setVehicleVarName
So if you want to refer to the actual object by its vehicleVarName, an extra step needed to assign the object to a variable of the same name.
little eagle
@atomic epoch
You discovered the string version of the SIDE type nil.
It's nil. No valid side, because vehicleVarNames don't assign global variables like the editor does when writing something in the name field.
ai is undefined
side ai is undefined
everything is undefined.
atomic epoch
Cool. Maybe someone will find it useful someday ๐ค
little eagle
If you incorporate this behavior into your scripts, then you deserve that an update breaks it.
00000000023AFA50 is a memory address where <side null> or something like it should've been.
still forum
Even restarting Arma changes that adress. Cuz ASLR
little eagle
ASLR?
still forum
Address space layout randomization
little eagle
Yee, googled it.
still forum
Arma is on a random Address (almost) everytime you start it
Meaning the memory offset is also different everytime.
little eagle
00000000023AFA50 could be an internal address pointing to the systems address.
still forum
It is an internal address. Pointing to where sideNull should be. Like you said
little eagle
Not sideNull, <side null> as in nil not null
kindred lichen
Anyway to get a Marker's grid ref?
Or any way to accurately change the results from a getPos call into the gridref displayed on the map?
subtle ore
@kindred lichen getMarkerPos
kindred lichen
That gives the world address, not the grid reff
Like, it gives distance from origin, not the 6 or whatever digit grid ref you'd see on a GPS or the map.
Trying to make it a little harder for players than just having a marker apear on the map. I'm trying to send players grid refs over sideChat.
distant egret
@kindred lichen https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/mapGridPosition
subtle ore
There you go, my bad. Did not know what you meant sorry
kindred lichen
thanks man
still forum
I just did a Intercept performance test with a real world example
Intercept code:
game_value redirectWrapNular() { //Intercept_loopTest
types::auto_array<types::game_value> output;
for (auto& unit : sqf::all_units()) {
output.push_back(reinterpret_cast<game_data_object*>(unit.data.getRef())->get_position_matrix()._position);
}
return std::move(output);
}
game_value redirectWrapNularScript() {//Intercept_loopTestScript
types::auto_array<types::game_value> output;
for (auto& unit : sqf::all_units()) {
output.push_back(sqf::get_pos(unit));
}
return std::move(output);
}
Results:
Function, time (diag_codePerformance), cycles
count allUnits -> 232
allUnits apply {getPosWorld _x}; 0.480077 ms 2083/10000
allUnits apply {getPos _x}; 0.619579 ms 1614/10000
Intercept_loopTest 0.229674 ms 4354/10000
Intercept_loopTestScript 0.398248 ms 2511/10000
Intercept_loopTest can also be multithreaded. So that could theoretically be 8x faster with a 8 core CPU.
halcyon crypt
I still don't get why diag_codePerformance doesn't just run the full 10000 cycles for all tests
anyway, neat stuff ๐
still forum
I did expect more from the loopTest variant actually.. But.. Oh well. I won't try multithreading that because that would take too much time now. And it's not really worth it for 200 units
subtle ore
Still impressive
little eagle
I still don't get why diag_codePerformance doesn't just run the full 10000 cycles for all tests
So you don't have to wait while your machine freezes for 2 minutes?!
halcyon crypt
well then just lower the number of cycles ๐
indigo snow
i wonder if it internally checks the mean and sigma deviation values
and just stops when its 95% accurate enough
probably not
still forum
No. I think it has a time limit it will run.. Like.. a couple seconds
little eagle
It stops when the time is up.
indigo snow
seems to be ~1s
little eagle
It doesn't mention a standard deviation, so it probably doesn't record it.
Just the average time spend per iteration.
Ideally 10k if they're short enough.
chrome rain
anyone know of a script that will simulate a riot/uprising? thinking muslim country outside an embassy throwing rocks kinda style?
polar folio
i bet alive has it but soudns liek you are looking for a ready made independent plug and play script
chrome rain
well, havent been able to find anything in there really. But yes, a done script would be awesome!
polar folio
you should try make it yourself. more fun anyways. not sure if throwable stones are still in the game but should be possible to achieve relatively easy, if you ask the right questions here
subtle ore
There are throwable stones still in
subtle ore
Yeah, they are available as a throwable
peak plover
muslim countryside
Going after the religious, huh?
chrome rain
@peak plover well, you understood what i meant then, didnt ya ๐
polar folio
burkal. do you already have civs spawning?
chrome rain
but, on the doing it myself, i would have no idea how to. only do small stuff in the init lines. beside from that im retarded