#arma3_scripting
cunning nebula
astral tendon
cool, what is the event handle for distance?
tough abyss
i'm sorry but there is more to scripting than EHs and triggers
cunning nebula
there may be a completely different solution for it
astral tendon
i need to detect if a player puts a "m112 x4 charge pack" inside a especific area
cunning nebula
yes ive read that
but WHY
do you want him to blow something up ?
or why do you need to detect the placement
astral tendon
its need to be played a sound when the charge is in the area
like this one
https://youtu.be/KyF0B0d3vgg?t=6m13s
cunning nebula
ah
a fired eventhandler might work
last time i used that with "put" was in A2 i think
astral tendon
if (nearestObjects [player, ["m112x4.p3d"], 200];)
i cant use that, gives generic error
compact maple
m112x4.p3d is not an object
cunning nebula
๐
compact maple
why the coma at the end?
cunning nebula
player addEventHandler ["Fired", {
params ["_unit", "", "", "", "_ammo"];
if (_ammo isEqualTo "rhsusf_m112x4_ammo") then {
if ((_unit distance2D yourbombtarget) < 10) then { // withing 10m radius
// shit is happening
};
};
}];
lone glade
params pls
lone glade
params ["_unit", "", "", "", "", "_magazine"]
now if my keyboard was properly placed in front of me i'd type faster, but my hotas is blocking it ๐
little eagle
My editor has the params as template for all* addEventHandler as auto complete.
cunning nebula
hmm
compact maple
@astral tendon Look at your object and do this in the console _obj = cursorObject; copytoclipboard str(_obj);
i think u'll get the classname
astral tendon
got this: ```2771264: m112x4.p3d````
little eagle
Looks like an OBJECT.
compact maple
Go to virtual arsenal, found your item, place your mouse on it and wait, the classname will appear @astral tendon
compact maple
rofl
little eagle
Or just use typeOf cursorObject via debug console.
compact maple
think this is it rhsusf_m112x4_ammo_mag
cunning nebula
ah right
little eagle
That's a magazine if the classname doesn't lie. He's looking for CfgVehicles/CfgAmmo/CfgNonAiVehicle
compact maple
nop he need the classname to use it with nearestobjects
to check if a bomb has been planted near the player
cunning nebula
but the EH will work just fine
compact maple
(if i understand him correctly)
little eagle
nearestObjects etc. only works with those 3 I mentioned.
compact maple
yea, but rhsusf_m112x4_ammo_mag is the most logic classname i found x)
little eagle
typeOf cursorObject is guaranteed to work though.
cunning nebula
though personally I wouldnt limit it to a single kind of explosive
_magazine isKindOf "PipeBombBase"
little eagle
Depends on the mission I guess.
cunning nebula
sure
astral tendon
typeOf cursorObject give this
"rhsusf_m112x4_ammo"
cunning nebula
or ammo in that case
little eagle
Well there you go, Roque. That's your classname.
compact maple
thanks commy
little eagle
Problem solved. ๐บ
I should just add typeOf cursorObject as a default field somewhere to the debug console.
waxen cosmos
Could someone who has succesfully returned currentweapon picture/display name in a dialog give me some advice?
little eagle
I have typeOf cursorTarget as expression in the config viewer, which can be done by modifying some profile namespace variables ๐
getText ?
astral tendon
yup, all working
params ["_unit", "", "", "", "_ammo"];
if (_ammo isEqualTo "rhsusf_m112x4_ammo") then {
if ((_unit distance2D test) < 10) then { hint "yes" };
};
}];```private _weapon = currentWeapon _unit;
private _config = configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> _weapon;
private _displayName = getText (_config >> "displayName");
private _picture = getText (_config >> "picture");
Something like this?
astral tendon
thanks everyone
waxen cosmos
Yea Commy - I've got that info and I understand that process. I can put that into a CutRsc but I'm failing to make a dynamic dialog to be called using the above info
little eagle
Well, dialog implies buttons to press, something a cutRsc thingy cannot do. You'd need createDialog instead.
Do you know how ctrlCreate operates? If so, this is how you create a display you can interact with:
private _display = allDisplays;
createDialog "RscDisplayEmpty";
_display = (allDisplays - _display) select 0;
And then just add clickable controls to _display via ctrlCreate. E.g. RscText for displayName, RscPicture for picture, RscButton etc. etc.
dim owl
can you add an eventhandler for all displays, which will be open?
little eagle
onLoad? Not in vanilla. With CBA you can for most displays.
little eagle
No.
waxen cosmos
I don't but I have started to work with this area of scripting - that really does help Commy thanks // just clarify I have made a functional GUI - just not dymanically yet ๐
little eagle
Good luck, lol!
gray thistle
wow i now got to an point where i need a precise number to find the object....
any idea why it still finds it? https://puu.sh/y0vjN.jpg
I may think that the object id loses the same precision? Could that be because it is the same nuber and would have the same inaccuracy?
gray thistle
The problem is it changes with every new server start
little eagle
Yes, that is how it works.
You can't use these stringified object ids anyway, even without restart. They are double internally, but SQF only supports single float. You cannot differentiate between two big ids potentially.
gray thistle
Well this... bad if i want to check if an editor object (object with id) is already placed to get the data of my DB instead of create to do a reinitialation
still forum
set a variable to every editor placed object
little eagle
Or give them a name.
still forum
That's what I meant
gray thistle
hm can i find an object over a variable in their namespace since i want to keep the normal Variable (Name) Field open
little eagle
Why?
gray thistle
For mission makers later on :/
Thats more a kind of a frame instead of an actual mission
still forum
framework*
little eagle
Make a script that iterates through all mission placed objects on game start?
And give them all names by using BIS_fnc_netId on them.
gray thistle
i was not sure if this is the perfect word but yeah at least it seemed to be the right one ๐
little eagle
//postInit
{
_x call BIS_fnc_netId;
} forEach vehicles;
There. That should be the same every restart as long as you don't edit the mission I guess.
gray thistle
Well the edit. Sadly an also important part i put my targets high
gray thistle
i could probably check for each vehicle if it has the ID and if it has it select it
little eagle
Then there's no way to say which object is which. If the mission editor is allowed to move them around, they lose all relation to the previous mission object-
gray thistle
this is where the DB comes in handy
but well i need the original id ๐
that was the goal "^^
austere granite
in that case you could be create vehicles yourself from the DB information and setting their ID manually
little eagle
No, there's no relationship between the objects. Therefore you have no hook for your database to say which object is which.
austere granite
not have them in a mission, because then there's no way to know which vehicle belong to which DB entry (if you also allow removing vehicles in the mission)
little eagle
Yes. No way to tell, because they are not related.
gray thistle
there is an way but only if the floating point inaccuracy would not be there
austere granite
... okay
austere granite
They are unique but you can't predict which ID they will have
little eagle
Yes.
austere granite
Especially if you remove one vehicle and then add another
little eagle
They're lost after the mission ends.
still forum
@gray thistle use toFixed to turn the number back to string
gray thistle
I worked with them many days they did not change
still forum
you have more precision than the game shows you
gray thistle
also i edited the mission
maybe i did not encounter that and yes they autoincrease but only if a new object is placed
if you move an edited object the number wil not change
little eagle
This is a terrible idea. : P
gray thistle
also this is only for the mission start not random this is where i have to say you are right
so my _vehs will be created if they are not already gotten from the editor
thi is the point where it gets random
little eagle
Reminds me of when people used the map ids for objects and then complained after every map update that they were changed.
They complained so much that BI removed the ids from 3den or something like that.
gray thistle
Not entierly
lone glade
it was 2D editor back then
lone glade
I don't know what valid use they have actually
gray thistle
how could i make sure that they have their own ids
alganthe
Return the object with ID 123456:
_nObject = [0,0,0] nearestObject 123456;
lone glade
yeah, no, I said "valid" use
little eagle
@lone glade It's all internals shining through. Not meant to be used as API.
austere granite
it really was the lazy way to open for example a certain door
like if there was a gate somewhere that you wanted to open and you went about it the bad (aka not valid) way then that's what people would use
then there would be an arma update and it would break ๐
gray thistle
Hm i could number the object by X/Y axis there would be the problem i would not be able to change the veh pos
tough abyss
Name the object by the Database UniqueID
gray thistle
Then i would not have editor compability
except i could use that in the editor
"Name the object by the Database UniqueID" Also i am doing that already ๐
tough abyss
Then why bother to number the object by X/Y?
gray thistle
Editor compability but this would not help either
tough abyss
Editor compability? As in?
gray thistle
You can change stuff in the editor and the vehicles would be placed right still if they were moved or changed (ammo dmg destroyed)
also they did not remove the 3EDENEntitiyID
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/get3DENEntityID
tough abyss
No clue what you are stuck on to be honest. But i don't use eden editor really
You assign the database unqiue id to the objects via setVariable (when added or loaded from database)
That way if the object is moved / changed you can getVariable to get the database unqiueID and update it in the database.
gray thistle
I am not sure if i could do everything over something like ares
Btw it's somewhat weird that editor objects don't have their own ID autoincrement diffrenced from the word object id
Question can you get some numbers out of the mission SQM itself which you can exactly order to a unit
austere granite
no
halcyon crypt
anyone got any ideas why the init EH of an unit doesn't fire when createUnited from a dialog?
(A3 EH not CBA's XEH)
wrapping it with with uiNamespace do {} works
still looking for a reason though
I'm also guessing that wrapping it in a spawn {} might work
little eagle
How did you determine that it doesn't fire?
halcyon crypt
well the side effects of the init don't show
little eagle
Which are?
little eagle
I'm not sure about loadout, but certain commands simply fail at unit init. setVariable public for example does not synch when used inside the unit init. It does work when used in the same frame though.
Maybe the same is true for addMPEventHandler.
halcyon crypt
it works just fine in the editor and through the debug console, it's just this dialog that's breaking it
little eagle
There is no synchronisation in the editor. Dialog?
halcyon crypt
trying to troubleshoot some ALiVE ORBAT tool issue
little eagle
My guess is that setUnitLoadout doesn't work at init, or there is a race condition with a different loadout script.
little eagle
Now we jumped from unit init to some dialog. I don't see the connection.
halcyon crypt
you asked Dialog?, so I gave you the dialog config ^^
little eagle
If I run into this problem, I just change init to initPost and it works 99% of the time : P
So basically the same as you did.
halcyon crypt
that only applies to the actual mission init right?
halcyon crypt
we don't want a CBA dependency for all the exported group config collection mod thingies :/
little eagle
Just keep the spawn then.
It's essentially the same for your purpose.
Just saying that this issue is known (to me at least).
halcyon crypt
I have the feeling we're not on the same page on what the actual problem is but that's probably just me doing a bad job explaining it ๐
thanks anyway
obtuse cosmos
Hi, I just came across some kind of double call with function? Anyone know about it and why, etc?
Line 27
Was just wondering is all ๐
robust hollow
it uses the return of the first call as the param for the second
obtuse cosmos
Oh
I see... Thanks.
So it's just shorter than something like this: _return = [arguments] call TAG_fnc_something; [_return] call TAG_fnc_blah;
If I understood correctly.
ionic orchid
@peak plover I figured out my NPC problem - create a unique Group for every unit, set each one to 'enableDynamicSimulation true'
then run a scheduled script to locally hide/unhide the closest ones per-client
that takes care of both the FPS and the network traffic, and lets me keep the 16k view distance
not sure how it'll fare with a bunch of players spread around the world, but that's a problem for another time
robust hollow
@obtuse cosmos yea thats it
obtuse cosmos
Cheers, good to know, learnt something new ๐
austere granite
Okay so how do i properly do pitchbankyaw without fucking shit up? I wanna get current [pitch, bank, yaw], adjust one of them by X and then set it
And have it work
Also how do i prevent it from just going up in the sky if I use setPosATL after it (Because that seems completely fucked?
@little eagle you like math right? :3
obtuse cosmos
Anyone know why this happens:
if ((VEHICLE_DAMAGE_PROBABILITY > (ceil (random 100)))) then
{
_vehicle setDamage (VEHICLE_BASE_DAMAGE_MIN + (ceil (random VEHICLE_BASE_DAMAGE_MAX)));
};
Those are macros btw (obviously), in my config:
// Vehicle damage probability (in percentage %)
vehicleDamageProbability = 60;
// Vehicle base damage amount
vehicleBaseDamageMin = 0.15;
// Vehicle random damage amount
vehicleBaseDamageMax = 0.15;
I did a test with hint to see what it is:
if ((VEHICLE_DAMAGE_PROBABILITY > (ceil (random 100)))) then
{
_damage = (VEHICLE_BASE_DAMAGE_MIN + (ceil (random VEHICLE_BASE_DAMAGE_MAX)));
_vehicle setDamage _damage;
hintSilent format ["%1", _damage];
};
It shows 1.5 ??? lol ???
The max it can be is 0.3 - no?
ionic orchid
@peak plover sure, https://pastebin.com/zDQKStQa
obtuse cosmos
I've confused myself lol
Ah
Is ceil whole or decimal? Hm
Checking
Wow.
I think I see why.
Gonna try removing ceil, not needed
hollow lantern
I guess there is no dynamic way to tell a static MG to only cover specific directions? I got a M2HB (M3 AA) located on a Watchtower (https://i.imgur.com/BwD0kaJ.jpg) but for some reason sometimes if a enemy is upfront the M2 Gunner randomly decides to turn himself + the weapon in the opposite direction and either A) he gets killed then or B) the weapon flips and become damaged
obtuse cosmos
Fixed! I removed the wrong ceil haha - All good now.
hollow lantern
I know that doWatch and doTarget exist but I guess these are not that dynamic and apply only to a certain point hmm?
meaning that I would need to manually select a target each time, right?
tough abyss
nice share ~ thanks @ionic orchid , have a more perm author link for attribution if i use some bits?
ionic orchid
twitter.com/giragast would do
hollow lantern
thanks Quiksilver I will try that
tough abyss
@hollow lantern nice tip from kidkillzone at the bottom of the setformdir wiki page too
hollow lantern
uh gonna check that out thanks Burnacus
obtuse cosmos
// I can do it now!!!
hintSilent "I AM A GENIUS! :P";
Took me a while to see I was using the wrong symbol lol ' > `
peak plover
Hmm
What if when I cache units dynamically I save the variables attached to them via _vars = allVariables _unit;
Ohh crap
That won't work because there's no way of checking if a varaible should be public
And setting public variables for units uncaching is just a bunch of desync
waxen cosmos
This is a theorycraft question (to ensure I have an understanding of local/global) - If I have an event handler to happen to all East units within the init.sqf that add's a HoldAddAction - will this addAction be Global to use for everyone? If I then set this addaction to not repeat - would it be single use or would it be a global addaction that everyone could use once?
obtuse cosmos
From my CTF project: ```sqf
player addAction ["<t color='#F37C01'>" + (format [(localize "STR_weaponSelection"), objNull]) + "</t>", Haz_fnc_weaponSelection, "", 0, false, false, "", "(_this == _target)"];
// only once in init.sqf (or rather client_init.sqf called from init.sqf) so pretty much the same thing
// They get it everything time, JIP
// the action stays in this case
// (_this == _target) - Only that player can use the action as well as see it
The reason why that has format in was because I copied it from something I did use it for, just didn't remove it yet is all.
Ah... You mean, say Killed EH with addAction? From init.sqf? You are asking who will see the action? Correct?
@waxen cosmos
All should see, depending on condition, etc... But I don't think JIP will see it if action was added before they joined. Not by default anyway. Not that specific unit action at least.
quartz coyote
@obtuse cosmos what is this you're trying to create ?
Have you had a look a our CTF version ? Already running in tournaments and public every week...
No need to create anything for CTF lol it's already there ๐
rancid ruin
@quartz coyote capture the flag tournaments?
quartz coyote
@rancid ruin lol yes haven't you read the SITREP ? We got a shout out for it lol send me a PM I'll give you the information you need
rancid ruin
was just curious, i don't really play arma in mp
more wondering from a scripting/mission design perspective cos arma still interests me in that aspect
quartz coyote
@rancid ruin let's talk in pm so we don't span this Chan lol
little eagle
@waxen cosmos What?
still forum
And in the end the winners were mods that were already there before. And that would've been made anyway
little eagle
I did all this for the closed server milsim.
rancid ruin
community MP gamemode good luck getting a whole community to agree on the best way to do something
design, scripting, everything...it would take years of work and drama
little eagle
Description:
Using setFog with fogParams syntax, e.g 0 setFog [0, 0, 0] on the server will cause a fog sync to all clients.
Using setFog with an integer, e.g 0 setFog 1 will not cause a sync to clients.
lol
austere granite
anyway, big projects have existed since day 1 of arma 3, tacbf was one for example... obviously a lot of it needed serious reworks, however there was always a lot of finger pointiung there
everyone saying they want a big pvp mode, everyone saying they could help improve it.....but the amount of people actually helping was extremellllly slim
even then, arma pvp is extremely fragmented between private events (that usually run some sort of no-respawn ace), versus more PR like gamemodes...
and these there's the competition of games like squad too
waxen jacinth
Any ideas how i can hide/delete objects a player is aiming at? hideObjectGlobal cursorObject;``````deleteVehicle cursorObject; doesn't seem to work
simple solstice
@waxen jacinth read the wiki!
it must be executed on the server
SE icon
@gusty flume your description is very vague
does the server try to load the mission?
still forum
PBO files are not #arma3_scripting
If you have problems with your server #server_admins
simple solstice
You should go to #server_admins
still forum
Also I'd suggest stopping to post the same question in multiple channels... People really don't like that
Oh
Scripts can load stuff?
simple solstice
๐ค
still forum
@gusty flume No one will help you if you don't say anything specific about what the actual problem is
Uhm..
You mean the mission starts just fine and there is 0 issues with the PBO.
But your scripts don't work?
waxen jacinth
@simple solstice Cheers. Is it even possible to delete/hide cursorObjects with deleteVehicle or hideObject/Global? Regarding to wiki it only "can be used on all objects with class names"
still forum
@h0nkX#7510 "Is it possible to hide Objects with hideObject" What do you think that command does?
lone glade
that's a weird note about hideObjectGlobal
still forum
If the mission can be loaded then the PBO works. @gusty flume
You made that mission?
waxen jacinth
hidingObjects for sure, i'm just confused by that statement "all objects with class names" - some terrainobjects (HIDE) doesn't even have a classname, do they?!
still forum
Every object has a class.
simple solstice
everything has a classname
still forum
except simpleObjects spawned by model path
But I think even they can be hidden with hideObject ๐
simple solstice
What I was doing is hiding the object and then setdamage 1 them
still forum
@gusty flume I guess your "just some changes" broke the mission then.
simple solstice
And I used nearestobject to select the object
still forum
What tool did you use to pack the pbo?
is it a mission or a addon pbo?
did you fully repack using pbo manager or did you just replace some files?
any errors in your or the server RPT?
still forum
I would be able to.. Not sure if I want tho
Definetly don't want to as I see how you spam your crap everywhere although you've been told that's not liked here
tough abyss
Question on the A3 datalink system....Is this turned on by default or do mission makers need to script in true to the following variables:
setVehicleReportOwnPosition
setVehicleReportRemoteTargets
setVehicleReceiveRemoteTargets
Please tag me if you know, ty!
hidden field
@tough abyss afaik its set by the vehicle config BUT can be changed in editor and via scripts
tough abyss
Ty, so if nothing is scripted in, it's on by default?
hidden field
depends on the vehicle
@tough abyss e.g. some have recieveRemote and reportOwn but not reportRemote; but you can check that via attribute window in editor
tough abyss
Rgr, ty!
turbid jolt
I think vehicles have it on by default if they have config flags receiveRemoteTargets reportRemoteTargets and reportOwnPosition set to true
astral tendon
i have this script
this addEventHandler ["killed",{if (player == (_this select 1)) then {hint "dont shoot civlilians!";};}];
i am gonna change to a playsound intead of hint, but i am woried if it may happen that to many sounds will be played at same time
like, a guy trow a granade and then 2 civs die and plays 2 sounds at same time
that would be anoying, i would like to only play one or one afther another
indigo snow
you could track when youve last played a sound, and then only play a new one when its been over (insert amount) seconds
astral tendon
thats another thing, i will use selectrandon to chose one of the 3 messages
or more
indigo snow
thats fine?
little eagle
killed eventhandler does only fire on the machine where the object the eventhandler is attached to is local. This will not work in MP.
astral tendon
that will work to MP?
cloud thunder
aren't all dead units civilian?
astral tendon
the sound still plays if the target is a opfour
cloud thunder
i have
astral tendon
that worked
agents?
oh, that is to spawn units
also, that code does not fire when a opfour kills civilians
that is also good.
heavy plover
quartz coyote
Hello,
How can I remoteexec a function ?
"ctf_fn_outro" remoteexec ['call', [0,-2] select isDedicated,true]; ?????
is this correct ?
little eagle
No.
quartz coyote
Thanks amaizing help
little eagle
Have you read the wiki article of the remoteExec command?
quartz coyote
Yes but it is a bit complicated
I still need practice and advice
that is why I am asking for help
I you are not incline to help me annother will I am sure
little eagle
Example 6:
// runs "someFuncWithNoArgs" on each connected client
remoteExec ["someFuncWithNoArgs"];
Can you fill in the blanks here?
quartz coyote
remoteexec ["ctf_fn_outro", 'call', [0,-2] select isDedicated,true]; would this be more correct ?
of maybe
remoteexec ["ctf_fn_outro", [0,-2] select isDedicated,true];
little eagle
That looks better, but what's the JIP flag for? Isn't the mission over after the outro? Why would someone else join?
quartz coyote
I think
remoteexec ["ctf_fn_outro", [0,-2] select isDedicated,true];
would be more correct no ?
little eagle
You re posted the same thing twice if I'm not struck with blindness.
quartz coyote
Sorry, I thought I was unclear
my original script was
"outro.sqf" remoteexec ['execvm', [0,-2] select isDedicated,true];
little eagle
Do you know why you're doing things or are you guessing?
quartz coyote
a bit of each.
little eagle
[0,-2] select isDedicated is pretty poor design, because while you account for a dedicated server having no interface, the function will still be executed on a headless client. Better to add a hasInterface check at the top of the function.
Make the function safe to be executed everywhere.
quartz coyote
Oh that sounds good
let me write it again
waitUntil { hasInterface };
remoteexec ["ctf_fn_outro"];
How does that look ?
little eagle
Pretty bad, because hasInterface never changes, so having it in a waitUntil loop is pointless.
It either passes first try or is stuck as loop forever checking every frame until the mission ends.
quartz coyote
but wait ...
hasinterface : Returns true if the computer has an interface (a real player). False for a dedicated server or for a headless client.
My script is executed Server side on a Dedicated server ... how is that going to help me
little eagle
I meant to add:
if (!hasInterface) exitWith {};
as first line in ctf_fn_outro, so this function is safe to be executed everywhere and simply does nothing on a machine without interface.
And then just use remoteexec ["ctf_fn_outro"]; like you posted.
Maybe ctf_fn_outro already is safe, so you don't need to do anything. Idk, I just assumed you do, because you had that isDedicated check.
quartz coyote
to be honest the isDedicated check was added by someone else that said it would be good lol I just followed blindly
would you have some time to vocal chat so I can explain better ?
Typing is annoying
quartz coyote
how to you quote script in Discord -_-
little eagle
```sqf
code here <<<<
```
quartz coyote
blabla
ah
nice
InitServer.sqf :
Sleep (TimeP+30);
// Send End Status to allPlayers
TimeEnd=true;
publicVariable "TimeEnd";
hint parseText format ["Mission over<br/>Final Score : <br/><t color='#0000FF'>BLUE</t> %1<br/><t color='#FF0000'>RED</t> %2<br/><br/>Flag Touch : <br/><t color='#0000FF'>BLUE</t> %3<br/><t color='#FF0000'>RED</t> %4", WScore, EScore, westtouch, easttouch];
remoteexec ["ctf_fn_outro"];```fn_outro.sqf :
scriptName "fn_outro";
// Created By Flash-Ranger - flashrangerarma3@gmail.com (Please respect the time I spent on this system)
// Please do not modify anything in this script without knowing what you are doing.
#define __filename "fn_outro.sqf"
playMusic Music;
waitUntil { !isNull {player} };
Player EnableSimulation False;
["<t color='#FFFFFF' size = '1' shadow='1' align='center' font='PuristaBold'>GAME OVER</t>",-1,-1,8,2,0,3088] spawn bis_fnc_dynamicText;
Sleep 10;
enableRadio false;
If (WScore > EScore) then {[format["<t color='#004399' size = '2' shadow='1' align='center' font='PuristaBold'>BLUE</t> <t color='#FFFFFF' size = '2'>Team Wins<t/><br/><t color='#FFFFFF' size = '1'>Blue : Points %1 - Captures %2<br/>Red : Points %3 - Captures %4</t>",(WScore),(westtouch),(EScore),(easttouch)],-1,-1,15,2,0,4001] spawn bis_fnc_dynamicText;};
If (EScore > WScore) then {[format["<t color='#7F0000' size = '2' shadow='1' align='center' font='PuristaBold'>RED</t> <t color='#FFFFFF' size = '2'>Team Wins<t/><br/><t color='#FFFFFF' size = '1'>Blue : Points %1 - Captures %2<br/>Red : Points %3 - Captures %4</t>",(WScore),(westtouch),(EScore),(easttouch)],-1,-1,15,2,0,4001] spawn bis_fnc_dynamicText;};
If (WScore == EScore and westtouch > easttouch) then {[format["<t color='#004399' size = '2' shadow='1' align='center' font='PuristaBold'>BLUE</t> <t color='#FFFFFF' size = '2'>Team Wins<t/><br/><t color='#FFFFFF' size = '1'>Blue : Points %1 - Captures %2<br/>Red : Points %3 - Captures %4</t>",(WScore),(westtouch),(EScore),(easttouch)],-1,-1,15,2,0,4001] spawn bis_fnc_dynamicText;};
If (WScore == EScore and easttouch > westtouch) then {[format["<t color='#7F0000' size = '2' shadow='1' align='center' font='PuristaBold'>RED</t> <t color='#FFFFFF' size = '2'>Team Wins<t/><br/><t color='#FFFFFF' size = '1'>Blue : Points %1 - Captures %2<br/>Red : Points %3 - Captures %4</t>",(WScore),(westtouch),(EScore),(easttouch)],-1,-1,15,2,0,4001] spawn bis_fnc_dynamicText;};
If (WScore == EScore and easttouch == westtouch) then {[format["<t color='#FFFFFF' size = '2' shadow='1' align='center' font='PuristaBold'>DRAW Game</t><br/><t color='#FFFFFF' size = '1'>Blue : Points %1 - Captures %2<br/>Red : Points %3 - Captures %4</t>",(WScore),(westtouch),(EScore),(easttouch)],-1,-1,15,2,0,4001] spawn bis_fnc_dynamicText;};
tame portal
What is this unformatted aids
quartz coyote
_camera="camera" CamCreate [0,0,0];
_camera cameraeffect ["internal", "back"];
_camera CamSetTarget Centre;
_camera CamSetRelPos [30,30,50];
_camera CamCommit 0;
waitUntil { camCommitted _camera; };
sleep 5;
_camera CamSetRelPos [100,100,500];
_camera CamCommit 10;
waitUntil { camCommitted _camera; };
sleep 5;
"end1" call BIS_fnc_endMission;
sleep 5;
_camera cameraEffect ["terminate","back"];
camDestroy _camera;
@little eagle does this all seem correct to you ?
little eagle
Still needs that
if (!hasInterface) exitWith {};
in outro.sqf like I suggested, otherwise it loops forever for player to not be null on headless machines.
quartz coyote
right
little eagle
waitUntil { !isNull {player} };
This line is wrong. I think you confused the syntax of isNull with isNil.
isNull CODE will just error.
little eagle
That's wrong too, because player will never report nil.
quartz coyote
but @still forum told me it was inNull lol
little eagle
Well, it's correct syntax, but bogus code.
little eagle
Yes, it is isNull, but not with CODE, but with OBJECT.
it should be* is what I mean.
little eagle
Okay.
player reports an object. The avatar. It reports a null object on headless machines (dedicated server, headless client).
OBJECT
CODE refers to everything wrapped in curly brackets.
{anything} <<< code
quartz coyote
Ahhhhhhh
little eagle
CODE is a glorified string essentially. Instructions that can be executed but by default are just special strings.
Do you know what the problem is now?
little eagle
I can't eagle eye any other obvious mistakes, but I didn't really look at the wall of text one with the format's, because my eyes are tired.
cloud thunder
Your mission was featured in a sitrep?
little eagle
Who's? Not mine.
cloud thunder
just wandering if it was you, gonna try it out
quartz coyote
Sweet ! Please send me feedback ๐
cloud thunder
we have a pvp server
little eagle
Oh, I didn't see Music to be defined anywhere. But I assume it's a global variable defined somewhere.
quartz coyote
Okay so actually, my original problem was that outro.sqf (wasn't a function before today) and was executed with the remoteexec by a execVM.
Problem was that in outro.sqf... the only thing that was executed was the
"end1" call BIS_fnc_endMission;
@little eagle don't bother about Music, i placed that just to cover a big mistake of mine loool
little eagle
Well, if Music is undefined, and this runs in >scheduled environment, then it will error and stop executed anything below that.
quartz coyote
no, it's playMusic "Music"; lol I just didn't fix my error when I pasted the code
little eagle
I see. You're testing me.
quartz coyote
Lol no, I'm dumb sometimes ^^
little eagle
Me 2.
quartz coyote
Right, would you have any idea why the hole script would be forgotten exept for the "end1" call BIS_fnc_endMission;
little eagle
scriptName "fn_outro";
// Created By Flash-Ranger - flashrangerarma3@gmail.com (Please respect the time I spent on this system)
// Please do not modify anything in this script without knowing what you are doing.
#define __filename "fn_outro.sqf"
playMusic Music;
waitUntil { !isNull {player} };
Player EnableSimulation False;
["<t color='#FFFFFF' size = '1' shadow='1' align='center' font='PuristaBold'>GAME OVER</t>",-1,-1,8,2,0,3088] spawn bis_fnc_dynamicText;
Sleep 10;
enableRadio false;
This one?
quartz coyote
indeed
little eagle
Wait, there is no "end1" call BIS_fnc_endMission; in there.
cloud thunder
does your mission get around the issue of flag drooping in front of your face?
quartz coyote
the script was too long i have to cut it into 3 part
look down
@cloud thunder Hu... never saw that bug
little eagle
Ah. Have you checked the RPT file? There're more undefined things like Centre in there.
cloud thunder
intresting
quartz coyote
yes Commy, absolutly NO ERROR at all .....
@cloud thunder i'm in constent relation with Jakub from the dev team to improove the flag fps but no other error to be seen on my part
little eagle
Can you repost with all fixes? Because as of now it errors on like line 2.
quartz coyote
Yes sure
// Created By Flash-Ranger - flashrangerarma3@gmail.com (Please respect the time I spent on this system)
// Please do not modify anything in this script without knowing what you are doing.
#define __filename "fn_outro.sqf"
if (!hasInterface) exitWith {};
playMusic "Music";
waitUntil { !isNil {player} };
Player EnableSimulation False;
["<t color='#FFFFFF' size = '1' shadow='1' align='center' font='PuristaBold'>GAME OVER</t>",-1,-1,8,2,0,3088] spawn bis_fnc_dynamicText;
Sleep 10;
enableRadio false;```If (EScore > WScore) then {[format["<t color='#7F0000' size = '2' shadow='1' align='center' font='PuristaBold'>RED</t> <t color='#FFFFFF' size = '2'>Team Wins<t/><br/><t color='#FFFFFF' size = '1'>Blue : Points %1 - Captures %2<br/>Red : Points %3 - Captures %4</t>",(WScore),(westtouch),(EScore),(easttouch)],-1,-1,15,2,0,4001] spawn bis_fnc_dynamicText;};
If (WScore == EScore and westtouch > easttouch) then {[format["<t color='#004399' size = '2' shadow='1' align='center' font='PuristaBold'>BLUE</t> <t color='#FFFFFF' size = '2'>Team Wins<t/><br/><t color='#FFFFFF' size = '1'>Blue : Points %1 - Captures %2<br/>Red : Points %3 - Captures %4</t>",(WScore),(westtouch),(EScore),(easttouch)],-1,-1,15,2,0,4001] spawn bis_fnc_dynamicText;};
If (WScore == EScore and easttouch > westtouch) then {[format["<t color='#7F0000' size = '2' shadow='1' align='center' font='PuristaBold'>RED</t> <t color='#FFFFFF' size = '2'>Team Wins<t/><br/><t color='#FFFFFF' size = '1'>Blue : Points %1 - Captures %2<br/>Red : Points %3 - Captures %4</t>",(WScore),(westtouch),(EScore),(easttouch)],-1,-1,15,2,0,4001] spawn bis_fnc_dynamicText;};
If (WScore == EScore and easttouch == westtouch) then {[format["<t color='#FFFFFF' size = '2' shadow='1' align='center' font='PuristaBold'>DRAW Game</t><br/><t color='#FFFFFF' size = '1'>Blue : Points %1 - Captures %2<br/>Red : Points %3 - Captures %4</t>",(WScore),(westtouch),(EScore),(easttouch)],-1,-1,15,2,0,4001] spawn bis_fnc_dynamicText;};
_camera="camera" CamCreate [0,0,0];
_camera cameraeffect ["internal", "back"];
_camera CamSetTarget Centre;
_camera CamSetRelPos [30,30,50];
_camera CamCommit 0;
waitUntil { camCommitted _camera; };
sleep 5;
_camera CamSetRelPos [100,100,500];
_camera CamCommit 10;
waitUntil { camCommitted _camera; };
sleep 5;
"end1" call BIS_fnc_endMission;
sleep 5;
_camera cameraEffect ["terminate","back"];
camDestroy _camera;```
dusk sage
o.o
quartz coyote
@little eagle done
little eagle
waitUntil { !isNil {player} };
This does nothing.
player is never nil, so this line can just be removed as the code block always reports true.
quartz coyote
Right but I need the outro camera to be executed for all players. because there is 1% chance a player dies when Timer hits zero
little eagle
So you're waiting for them to respawn?
little eagle
You have to use isNull, because isNil will always report false for player, even if player is a <null> object (objNull).
quartz coyote
waitUntil { !isNull {player} };
then ?
little eagle
I don't think you understand the difference between {player} and player.
quartz coyote
No ... at ... all lol
little eagle
{player} is never <null> either. It's a piece of CODE.
player can be ยด<null>`.
{player} is code and never null. I guess it can report null, but isNull cannot execute CODE. isNil can, but not isNull.
still forum
@quartz coyote The question is.. Why did you put {} around player ?
little eagle
Without executing the CODE, there's no way to get a return value that could be null
Dedmen, copy pasted from isNil. Because isNull and isNil have the same name, surely they have the same syntax, right?!.
still forum
That would make sense
little eagle
Well...
still forum
People are often unable to read wiki.
quartz coyote
Dedmen I don't know ... so of what I understand :
!isNull player is correct
!isNil {player} is correct
Right ?
little eagle
Must be lazyness that get's their guard down. People don't like making mistakes either, but the lazyness seems to be even stronger.
!isNil {player} is correct syntax, but has no meaning.
It's tautologous to true.
Might as well write 1 == 1.
cloud thunder
waitUntil {!isNull player};
is what you should use to make sure the player object exists
little eagle
Yes.
quartz coyote
guys, i'm very far from the scripting world. Understanding the basics of scripting is the key. It's not lazzyness friend, it's about not having the base knowledge.
I'm scripting this shit because no one else would do it. I'm not happy with spending half my fucking nights on scripts ! I doo because if not, our legendary gamemode would DIE
๐ก ๐ก
CTF
quartz coyote
haha
little eagle
-_-
cloud thunder
yeah football field size or arena
quartz coyote
@tough abyss i'd love to discuss how CTF can be played all sort of ways but i'm here to fix my scripts ๐
hahahaha
ok lets stop this here ^^
@little eagle can we go back to scripts ๐
cloud thunder
offtopic is not enforced here
little eagle
What would a channel be like if offtopic was enforced. ๐ค
cloud thunder
most here would be banned
quartz coyote
@little eagle i'll test the script like this and see if it works and report back ! Thanks a lot for your help
little eagle
Yes, we infiltrated the moderation...
little eagle
This channel would be boring if it were all on topic.
You need a lively discussion once in a while or the channel would be dead as the rest.
cloud thunder
still BMR Insurgency , always improving, currently trying to replace IDEs with inhouse script and possible way/interface to imhibit op4 AI for opfor slot like in original A2 version..
occational pvp stuff to , mostly just modifying other's missions. Yes play as existing AI.
indigo snow
IDAP mission, just cleaning up UXO from fights between AI sides
little eagle
Don't add playable units to east for COOP.
indigo snow
doing ai vehicle repairs when theyve broken down on the roadside
big war going on and the players just going "dont mind me just doing my job"
little eagle
That's why you don't zeus remote control in COOP missions.
You will always get someone to complain, even if it wasn't the zeus.
Just don't do it.
peak plover
If you want to jump and frag play Battlefield 2
little eagle
COOP and PvP don't mix. Dunno about AI in PvP. Might work if they only guard a base and are stationary.
With COOP you can plan to have a 2-6 (lol) hour mission. PvP could be over in 30 minutes.
cloud thunder
yes its hard to balance. Insurgency is asymetrical so they don't have all the nice stuff as blufor. no arsenal. very very limited vehicles , kits, no scopes, must scavage weapons from bodys and go back to deployable mhq's crate to save loadout. Theres lobby option to dissable playable opfor and respawn with full loadout if server admin wants it. I anly add 2 playable op4 slots because focus quickly changes for blufor who is in coop mode mostly. Most of the hard core pvp players love the op4 role even as its limited and focus on sabatoging , booby trapping objectives and caches. Op4 players are currently medics by class and engineers by trait.
Theres all kinds of roles and special abilites for blu4
A week ago our fallujah server ran for a week with no performance loss and over 4000 AI kills, over 50 objectives completed andsome op4 players had come and gone. server auto restarts weekly unless map is finished.
distant egret
We do PVP sometimes within our coop public. However only members can be the enemy side with strict rules. Works fine. Also with playercount restriction.
cloud thunder
no not by side, thoughit is global lobby option. got a neat code snippet from an old buddy Paxton that hides player objets when a object between their line of sight exists. will probably integrate on next version..
yas its not good for pvp. Our pvp server is always 1st person enforced..
I've got something similar PVPscene_POV = { // Limit 3rd person view to vehicles only [(_this select 0)] spawn { while {alive (_this select 0)} do { if (cameraView isEqualTo "EXTERNAL" || cameraView isEqualTo "GROUP") then { if (isNull objectParent player) then { player switchCamera "INTERNAL"; }; }; uiSleep 0.1; }; }; };
yeah
I noticed your InA was about 9.something mb in size is that all code textures or what?
how many AI max exist at any time?
ok , nice do you integrate any AI behavior modifications?
Very nice, I don't find script count in scheduled typically an issue especially if they are mostly sleeping. I do keep mindfull of it though.
Notice any degredation in performance over long term?
or do you not run mission for days on end?
i only notice degredation after total unique players who have come and gone get close to 100 and thats unmodded, but no degredation on our moded server for example that may only have 50 something unique players..
thats after a week
little eagle
Triggers and waypoints have ruined many missions I played and that since A2.
cloud thunder
yes many way points can have impact ive noticed especially in high sequancial numbers. I've not notice significant impact using many triggers that run on server.
devout niche
if i wanted to run a hint to the entire west side, would this work? "hello" remoteExec ["hint",west];"
little eagle
Yes, Neil.
devout niche
Thanks!
cloud thunder
i've got both type of medical system as loby option. Usually prefer allow death type and havn't noticed degredation using it allthough its been tweaked alot.
There used to be but not anymore thats measurable here.
little eagle
Did you delete the ragdolls?
I mean with the native respawn.
Dead bodies.
Ragdolls are really poor for performance. Never checked if that's true for servers too, but for clients if you're just near them and there are enough of them, you notice the fps plummetin.
Well, dead bodies stay ragdolls forever.
Then not anymore of course.
The only other explanation is lots of setVariable public for killed / respawn events.
Or generally lots of code in those events.
But ragdolls themselves are already really bad.
killed?
respawn isn't as bad as it never happens to AI.
Eh, just with booleans. As long as it's not shitty long arrays as in ace adv medical.
cloud thunder
BIS_noCoreConversations must be set again after respawn?
little eagle
All variables carry over from the corpse.
Well, for soldiers that is. Vehicles completely delete the namespace and don't even trigger init again ...
cloud thunder
yeah BIS_noCoreConversations set once on player has worked for me
little eagle
Vehicle respawn is one of those abandoned features. At least the SQF command version.
Not that I know of.
cloud thunder
none that i can remember. I think you have to reconnect after death.
strange as copses would be side civilian and terminal should not work for them.
little eagle
Post it.
Sure, if it's much longer than what Quiksilver just posted, go for pastebin.
little eagle
!(player isKindOf "B_Helipilot_F")
cloud thunder
its QS's code so i'll let him chime in
little eagle
So the problem is that the pilots are kicked out too?
Everyone or just the pilots?
Well, the script has 19 opening { and 17 closing }.
That can't be right now can it?
still forum
Yeah.. Found atleast one missing one
little eagle
Why not fix the one he has?
/*/ This is a CAS aircraft /*/
Thanks for the eye cancer.
I'd say you add the missing closing brackers to your code.
just add the missing }
๐ฆ
True.
All you had to do was to add two missing } to your original code.
Dedmen, reading comprehension
still forum
Yeah.. I noticed. But I didn't want to delete my message so I choose to redirect the attention elsewhere
๐ช
little eagle
aaand you posted in anyway?!
still forum
No I already posted it before I noticed
little eagle
arrow up, ctrl+a, del, enter
still forum
What were we talking about again? My brain is broken today
little eagle
We were talking about how you should release TFAR v1.0 already.
Tbh, the original is written pretty shitty. Better off starting over, but with knowledge of SQF, that would probably end up worse and take forever.
It being twice as long than it has to be is broke in my book.
Proven by the fact that it has more { than }.
No one can work with this. It will always end up broken if it's written like that. My thinking...
"ahoy world"
devout niche
if i wanted to have an action remove itself without removing all other actions on the box how would i do so? i have a laptop that adds an action and over time repeatedly adds more of the same exact action, if one was to be clicked, how would i have that one be removed and not the rest?
little eagle
Use the condition string of addAction with a global variable instead of removing the action.
devout niche
do you think you can give me an example?
little eagle
A one time action that disables itself?
devout niche
for example, lets say i have intel1, 30 seconds later, a intel1 is once again repeated again and once again added to the laptop
i don't want a player repeatedly clicking one of the intel1's, i would like it to simply delete that one action
subtle ore
yikes scoobs, hastebin is a super neat tool these days ๐
little eagle
Like a true professional.
subtle ore
/s
little eagle
/s /s
This is something I should add to my gists I guess.
Seems like a common enough question.
subtle ore
Yep.
little eagle
seatSwitched?
And probably twenty from CUP and RHS.
Bunch of mediocre A2 ports. ๐ฅ
}
}
This is a great way to do coding.
Google the problem, click the first Stackoverflow link, and then copy paste the top answer.
The original is decently formatted, so the two missing } that are literally the whole issue are easy to find.
Me neither. Don't have it on this machine.
Why not ask the game? You don't have to convince us, just it.
subtle ore
ewww...where is all the syntax highlighting at?
little eagle
/*/ This is a CAS aircraft /*/
This deserves a ban imo.
little eagle
You managed to make the closing and the opening comment thingies look the same.
cloud thunder
not ass efficient as using event handlers but could use something like AllowedPilotTypes=["B_Helipilot_F"]; if ((count AllowedPilotTypes) != 0) then { [] spawn { if ((typeOf player) in AllowedPilotTypes) exitWith {}; private "_veh"; while {true} do { if (vehicle player != player) then { _veh = vehicle player; if ((_veh isKindOf "Plane") || {((_veh isKindOf "Helicopter") && !(_veh isKindOf "ParachuteBase"))}) then { if (driver _veh == player) then { if (isEngineOn _veh) then {_veh engineOn false}; player action ["GetOut", _veh]; hintSilent "Restricted to Pilots"; }; }; }; sleep 1; }; }; };
subtle ore
it's okay, ass effeciency is not bad Jigsor.
cloud thunder
but code is simpler and since it loops it will always check for driver and work with any aircraft.
little eagle
It's not a one liner yet though.
cloud thunder
give us the one liner @little eagle
little eagle
I don't even have SQF in my editor installed on this machine.
I wish that thing was stackable and could remove actions.
Unusable for mods.
Loved when you could inject code with it on any server.
You reported it? You made me look 30 minutes for another way to do the same.
Probably still some way to compileFinal some ui functions.
How is the mission namespace vulnerable? It gets reset at the start, no way to move something there.
Happens when you have AI as squad leader.
lone glade
you troll
little eagle
Who?
lone glade
quick
little eagle
But how you'd exploit mission namespace functions not final'd? You have to execute code overwriting them in the first place.
And you can only do that with other means. Like via ui namespace.
There's no point in fighting it anyway. You can google memory editors and find them on page 1.
cloud thunder
pretty sure you could "inject" code with BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler or at least carry code over with you to the server you join.
little eagle
Probably at some point.
Or just have fun adding some controls to certain displays that carry over through all menues.
cloud thunder
code here still runs in memory even if not in mission
little eagle
addMissionEventHandler
cloud thunder
BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler oneachFrame for example
little eagle
I don't think you can overwrite any variables with this. Maybe I'm overlooking something.
little eagle
SQF dick measuring contest. Who has the secretest hacks.
cloud thunder
in volume girth or length?
little eagle
Yes.
cloud thunder
lets see yours first
little eagle
Which level are you on?
austere granite
create a trigger covering the entire map, do a check with getPlayerUID on thislist and see if it matches your own player
and that's your player object
peak plover
๐
little eagle
Not bad, Adanteh.
cloud thunder
so (player in player) is pinnicle eye?
little eagle
No, but:
player in entities typeOf player
is.
lone glade
now add isEqualType in there
cloud thunder
will always be true
little eagle
You're clearly not there yet.
cloud thunder
wrong answer
little eagle
Alternative syntax OBJECT in OBJECT
Reports true when rhs is the vehicle of lhs.
Which also works on foot.
It's the same as 1.) essentially, but somehow never caught on in the eternal copy pasting.
cloud thunder
was unaware syntax was updated to support alternative
little eagle
"updated". It's as old as in.
cloud thunder
Arma 3 1.26: I swear sometimes BIS make changes and many do not get posted in spotrep
in is from 2007 or older
little eagle
OBJECT in OBJECT is in A2.
cloud thunder
oh right, wonder in what case SilentSpike comment holds true
little eagle
Reports true when rhs is the vehicle of lhs.
cloud thunder
well since this is documented its not really secret
little eagle
Secret?
The image is just to remind you that if you understand level 3 and 4, you wasted too much of your life on SQF/Arma scriptin.
cloud thunder
well it was your challenge
tough abyss
@gusty flume https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Vehicle_Loadouts ? Check out that forum link on the wiki there, da12thmonkey has some nice info, jump to the last page and read back
@gusty flume https://forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/187986-custom-respawn-inventory-menu-per-player-dynamically-load-players-saved-virtual-arsenal-loadouts/ might give you some ideas. Personaly, I almost always, preface my "scripting question web searches" with "arma bistudio" or "arma armaholic" (for google - you can also enter "site:bistudio.com my seach terms here" to only search there - works way better than trying to search the forums and wiki with thier sites seach things imo)
@gusty flume there a bazzillion out there. Try digging though this list http://lmgtfy.com/?q=site%3Aarmaholic.com+dynamic+loadouts+script
A lot of stuff you find may be out of date but will get you on the right path (use the wiki and make sure functions arent depriciated etc, enable displaying script errors, read your rpt log if your crashing)... if you do decide to get your hands into scripting.
indigo snow
its been a while but do the actions work for empty vehicles? (I'm assuming your heli lights are the static searchlight turrets. Try player action["lightOn",this] in the init box of one.
indigo snow
i wasnt aware you could even turn those off
dont they start on?
switchLight might work
indigo snow
GOOD LUCK
little eagle
Dark sure has a problem with his capslock key. Even the name is all caps.
indigo snow
It adds an element of stress to it. I imagine this is critical to an ongoing situation
He only has time to check back in here when the fight with those lamps calms down for a few seconds
simple solstice
player in player is faster than isnull objectparent player?
tough abyss
Wow, cases can be an array? Cool.
little eagle
๐ผ Cases?
cedar kindle
@simple solstice thereโs a microsecond diff, objectParent being faster
but it had an issue when the object is attached, @little eagle ?
little eagle
Yes. You're also taking this way to seriously.
Please don't actually use this code. The point af that macro is that the answers become ridiculous towards the end.
timber ridge
guys, I remember we had a discussion on why would SQF require prefixing a private var with an underscore while it should just properly use the private keyword without requiring any hacks for the actual var name.
and I guess @still forum mentioned that internally the lookup for private vars is much faster when they're prefixed with an underscore.
but... isn't that what the private keyword is for in the first place?? I mean... for lookup purposes, private keyword should automatically prefix a var name with some agreed symbol that'll be used later for search... that's my 2ct
tame portal
@timber ridge private is used to make sure you don't overwrite local variables by accident when your code is called for example
I mean private could do that automatically internally, but I think that would just overall make it inconsistent since they can still be declared with an underscore
little eagle
You equate local variables with "private variables". "private variables" don't exist in SQF. private is a command and keyword used to set the current scope as the home scope of a local variable.
Well that's not true. You can ruin FPS and achieve nothing by badly designed code.
You too missed the point of the image then.
No one / nothing else brought up objectParent.
Reading a conversation from the beginning is a virtue.
'poorly optimized'
Where's that quote from?
Yes and you used quote marks as if you're quoting someone.
This effect could make people think you're misquoting someone and arguing against things they haven't said which would make you come off as dishonest.
No point in having a conversation with someone dishonest.
cunning nebula
really depends where and what you optimize
if you have loops that have to be run for a lot of units, it is well worth it.
little eagle
But that's wrong.
cunning nebula
especially when those loop contain parts that get synced in mp
little eagle
These so called "edge cases" are omnipresent.
cunning nebula
that shit can quickly get nasty if not written well
cunning nebula
me neither
little eagle
Yes, that is what I said.
cunning nebula
hmm
what I meant was that badly written, overused loops can cause desync and other problems in mp
that doesnt mean theyre not functional
little eagle
That's circular.
Anything that tanks fps would be "too crazy" by this arbitrary standard.
cedar kindle
uh stop quoting me i just answered him
obv the orig image is meant as a joke
little eagle
Thanks. I thought it was a widespread enough meme on the interwebs.
You haven't unlocked level 4 then.
It's weird to me that you project something about performance on this image when it's nowhere implied to be about that.
Yes, that is what the conversation is about.
You're obsessed with something about performance to the point that you have to inject it into random conversations.
That's not healthy.
timber ridge
why can't we just ask one of the BIS scripting gurus here about SQF performance? ;DD
little eagle
Seems like you were triggered tho tbqhfamalam
cedar kindle
why?
little eagle
Yes, you got triggered by this so much that you had to chime in without even reading what it was about.
cedar kindle
well you started qs
little eagle
Never.
timber ridge
i admire your honesty, hell, i like you, you could come over my house and f**k my sister
little eagle
OK
timber ridge
i sincerely hope people got the Full metal jacket ref
so i'm not 110% misunderstood
little eagle
No, never watched that.
timber ridge
little eagle
ZZZZ
Guy seems very unlikeable. I might've missed a bullet in his direction at some point.
tough abyss
@little eagle ```SQF
switch [_source, _priority] do {
case ["client","server"];
case ["mission","server"]: {
_ctrlLocked ctrlSetText QPATHTOF(locked_ca.paa);
_ctrlLocked ctrlSetTooltip localize LSTRING(overwritten_by_server_tooltip);
};
};
Yes?
little eagle
...
still forum
@Inlesco#5178 "internally the lookup for private vars is much faster when they're prefixed with an underscore"
Uhm... Yes... But also if they are not prefixed with an underscore they are not private variables.. so that sentence makes no sense at all...
privatized local variables are faster to lookup than non private ones if your scope level is >1
@cuel#9704 "thereโs a microsecond diff, objectParent being faster"
Did you know that calling ANY binary command takes about 1.6 microseconds? That's the time spent to just reach the internal engine function.
So if you have a binary command that does literally nothing. It will still take 1.6microseconds.
Great Discord.. Just great.
@cedar kindle
@timber ridge
Ah.. Now.. yes.. Makes sense
timber ridge
@still forum i was only implying that, if SQF had a somewhat reasonable design, prefixing a private var with private keyword already defined to it, would not be required as the syntax interpreter, if needed, should be able to detect usage of private and prefix the var name internally as it's needed for lookups.
unless I'm not aware of smth else, forgive my ignorance lol
still forum
Listen... SQF has two ... two types of variable tables.
The global one. and local one. Each scope has a table of local variables.
If you are saying "just get rid of the _"
How would it know that a variable is local? Ah yes! It would first search through all local variable tables in all scopes (which might be dozens) and if you don't find it search through the huuuge global table.
If you add the _ prefix though the engine knows exactly where to look for it
and if it's not there it can abort directly
And what happens if you do
myVar = 6;
private myVar = 5;
?
Two variables that are completly different besides the name.. How would you differentiate?
lone glade
generic error in expression ๐
little eagle
private makes no sense for global variables and therefore errors.
still forum
Yes. One is private. But if one uses myVar.. How would you know that guy wanted the private or the global one?
timber ridge
ok, seems reasonable I guess, i'm not much of a seasoned SQF user lol...
but why do you need private for _localVar then ?
still forum
@little eagle You didn't follow the conversion
lone glade
pushing the var to the innermost scopes
still forum
You have the exact same thing in C/C++ and other languages
_var = 5;
call {_var = 6;}
_var is 6 now... But the function you called didn't intent to modify any variables outside of it.
ok, so in this case private prevents any mod of a var outside of its scope?
still forum
yes
lone glade
yep
little eagle
but why the fuck do you need private for _localVar then ?
To set the home scope of the variable, so the game doesn't have to loop through all other scopes in the current script instance to check where to write the variable.
lone glade
it's also the biggest pain in the ass to realize ๐
"why is X acting this way" turns out you used the same var not privatized 5 scopes above.
still forum
And.. Because each scope has it's local variable table.
If you private a variable it will be present in the first table the engine checks.
otherwise if you just do _var = 5 The engine would have to check all scopes above you to see if the variable already exists and it has to overwrite it
timber ridge
I guess a proper SQF IDE should be able to detect this and mark it for you ๐
lone glade
just privatize all local vars
still forum
There is no negative thing to privatizing variables.
Your scripts run faster. And you don't break stuff you don't know about
little eagle
... It makes it easier to read, because you immediately see where the variables come from with proper syntax highlighting.
still forum
you can also tell your IED to hide the _ from you :d
queen cargo
ArmA.Studio yet lacks a proper AST generator which is why no deeper analysis is done beyond plain syntax checking
for now i am busy with SQF-VM so that it does not relies on the game itself
but as ppl do not rly contribute as much as i hoped, ArmA.Studio is pretty much on hold due to that right now ... can only always focus on a single project
modern snow
do you guys know, how I call the clock in-game?
modern snow
ye
lone glade
a watch
still forum
date
modern snow
still forum
yes
modern snow
Why not use this? : https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/daytime
what is the difference if I wanna see the clock?
timber ridge
you can also tell your IED to hide the _ from you :d
IED... no wonder this is a military game's scripting channel :d
and in this context, I'll assume _ means it's below surface level lol
@modern snow date is a better choice in your situation if you want to display HH:MM format only, it'd make for some cleaner code.
tame portal
I suggest from now on every single code snippet posted has to have a ms runtime posted with it ๐
Performance is still the number one discussion topic here ^^
still forum
game_value nothing(game_value, game_value) {
return nil;
}
0.0016ms
Does literally nothing.. Still takes 0.0016ms
queen cargo
@tame portal there is a semi-relevant relation that can be seen using SQF-VMs instruction count as that is more or less equal to SQFs
aka: when SQF-VM has low instruction count, you also will have less instructions in SQF
or more precise: SQF-VM gives you a proper number instead of just theoretical O(N) algorithm
still forum
@queen cargo Do your command calls also take 1.6 microseconds before it get's to the actual function that's being called?
My debugger... Hell even... Wait.....
austere granite
salt.png
still forum
Anyone interested in a instructionCount CODE command? That returns the number of instructions in a piece of code?
tame portal
@still forum Yes
still forum
For testing I made 3 script commands that do absolutly nothing
nothingN 0.0008ms
nothing 1 0.0008ms
1 nothing 1 0.0009ms
@little eagle The difference between unary and binary is not really there. These still pass the arguments to the engine function. But the engine function returns nil immediatly
Each one of these is between 0.0008-0.0011ms
queen cargo
not sure if it also has that delay @still forum
one would have to test (or actually create a performance test function call ๐)
queen cargo
only one way to test
anybody can give me the code for the bis_fnc_perf thingy?
still forum
diag_codePerformance
still forum
The old one? I doubt anyone is still running that old version
queen cargo
will have to if i want to test right now ... got some linking problem
still forum
Here is the current code
//--- allow function to be spawned
if (canSuspend) then {disableSerialization};
params [
["_testCode", "", [""]],
["_params", []],
["_wantedCycles", 10000, [0]],
["_display", [] call BIS_fnc_displayMission, [displayNull]]
];
diag_codePerformance [compile _testCode, _params, _wantedCycles] params ["_result", "_actualCycles"];
instructionCount doesn't work like I expected ๐
queen cargo
๐คฃ
still forum
Well... Actually that is like I expected it. .But i hoped I was wrong
Idea scratched I guess... Probably too much work
queen cargo
SQF-VM can take over that need ๐
cunning nebula
sqf-vm even has / had a player now ๐
queen cargo
not rly
only a variable
queen cargo
probably will give it a proper command at some point
tough abyss
@little eagle - well today I learned you can do that, it's not on the wiki.
still forum
@tough abyss passing arrays?
tough abyss
Using them in case.
still forum
That is on wiki
Syntax: case b
Parameters: b: Anything
An Array is Anything. A object is too. And a string or a number.
tough abyss
Oh ๐คฆ
pliant shell
what command should i use to forcibly move one unit from one turret to another when said unit is already inside the vehicle?
if i use action "MoveToTurret" it only works when the unit is the commander of the vehicle
tried moveInTurret too but it only works when the unit is outside the vehicle
still forum
Oh my gawd... A semicolon is a script Instruction......
https://image.prntscr.com/image/sLa-wAs-TI_9uN7Hd_vPsg.png
But it wurks
queen cargo
why is the upper 14 and not 7 Oo
pliant shell
he just said it ๐
queen cargo
but the lower is not matching
thats why i ask
cannot be the semicolon
unless the last one gets cut off
and the upper also would not match count with semicolons in mind
still forum
the last semicolon is added by the compiler
Adding it doesn't change the instruction count
queen cargo
second one then does not solves correctly
queen cargo
so it does not checks deep?
queen cargo
then it is kinda useless ๐
still forum
That last one is a constant containing a variable
small iron
Is there a function to add those big X's on ORBAT groups?
little eagle
Not surprised that it doesn't count the instructions inside a CODE block. Those are essentially strings. This is from intercept, right? Still don't get why it adds another virtual semi colon though.
Just out of curiosity. What happens if you replace all ; with , ?
icy raft
A while ago I asked here if select passed by reference or value... Was told it was value. Seems like it doesn't. Someone wasted my time. ๐ข I feel hurt
little eagle
Who told you that?
little eagle
I can believe no one disagreed with anyone saying it. Maybe you misheard.
dusk sage
Could you elaborate @icy raft ?
sour saffron
icy raft
I did literally ask "Does select pass by value or by reference?". Got that answer
They started arguing that it did pass by value, and for getting a reference you would have to make use of count and extract the value from _x inside the count condition
Did some test and in fact select does pass as reference
dusk sage
As in, Does select pass by value or by reference?, do you mean for example, an array in arr select x?
icy raft
Yes
dusk sage
Yes then
icy raft
Did the following tests with the same result, changing the refered value
this_is_an_array = [
[1, "This is data"],
[2, "not is data"],
[3, "wherever are you"]
];
reference = [];
//Here we extract the array at index 1
_counter = 0;
{
if(_counter == 1) exitWith {
reference = _x;
};
_counter = _counter + 1;
} count this_is_an_array;
_outstr = "";
_outstr = _outstr + "REF:" + (str reference);
_outstr = _outstr + "\nARR: " + (str this_is_an_array);
//Here we modify it
[reference] call BIS_fnc_arrayShift;
[reference, "MODIFIED"] call BIS_fnc_arrayUnShift;
_outstr = _outstr + "\nMOD: " + (str this_is_an_array);
//Modified value shows up
hint str _outstr;
this_is_an_array = [
[1, "This is data"],
[2, "not is data"],
[3, "wherever are you"]
];
//Just a select this time
reference = this_is_an_array select 1;
_outstr = "";
_outstr = _outstr + "REF:" + (str reference);
_outstr = _outstr + "\nARR: " + (str this_is_an_array);
//Here we modify it
reference set [0, "MODIFIED"];
_outstr = _outstr + "\nMOD: " + (str this_is_an_array);
//Show the modified value
hint str _outstr;
If the element you're changing is an array, yep
Effectively:
arr select x
->
SQFArray &arr = LHS; //left hand side
return arr[x]
I'd imagine
icy raft
Hmm... Some times I just whish I could run intercept without BE crying... (clientside)
dusk sage
I think they whitelisted an earlier version Dedmen was using ๐
icy raft
Did they? Which one?
It'd be awesome to be able to do some RPC calls clientside
One thing I've been trying is to connect to a NodeJS server from the client and run request from there
dusk sage
Nvm looking back it seems they whitelisted his engine hook (for the IDE thing)
quartz coyote
Hello it's the dummy again !
I need someone to explain Varialbles and publicVariables to me. I do not manage to handle the Wiki explainations...
QUESTION 1
I have a var
WScore=0;
most I put a
player setVariable ["WScore", 0, true];
for it to be known by all players in MP game ? And if not why ?
icy raft
Yeah, it was for local server as it was blocking, he didn't implement any async functionality like extDB3
dusk sage
WScore is global to the client (not public), in the missionNamespace (presumably). It is not a variable on the player object, like player setVariable would be.
player setVariable ["WScore", 0, true];
Would be public, and known to all clients (on the object)
icy raft
@quartz coyote global variables are stored locally and you can access them at any point in the local machine.
Doing a publicVariable "variableName" would propagate the value through all the clients (with the correspoding traffic (lag if overused) )
Doing myVariable = 1 would set the value 1 to myVariable only in the machine it was executed.
But calling publicVariable "myVariable" would set the value myVariable as 1 in every machine (after a delay because of internet delay)
dusk sage
Not the best thing to do when everyone has different scores (I imagine)
little eagle
I now get what you mean. select CODE does indeed create a new array, but select NUMBER just picks an element.
quartz coyote
my score var is initialised on the InitServer.sqf
I has to be the same to all players at all time even to JIP players
quartz coyote
yes I understand that @BoGuu#1044 but do I have to do it just after initing it ?
I guess yes
but i'm not sure
icy raft
You have to do it every time you change the value of the variable
As every time you do publicVariable it gets the value of the variable and send it to everyone. But only the value it has at that moment.
dusk sage
If it needs to be defined on the clients (to 0) initially, yes @quartz coyote
quartz coyote
Okay nice
icy raft
@little eagle I'll look into it in more detail. I'm currently just looking through BIS code to try to understand some quirks of SQF
quartz coyote
and what is the proper way of doing it ?
player setVariable ["WScore", 0, true];
Or
WScore=0;
publicVariable "WScore";
Second one
dusk sage
Or,
missionNamespace setVariable ["WScore", 0, true]
missionNamespace = Returns the global namespace attached to mission.
I don't understand what is that ...
little eagle
Akryllax, don't try to think of them as references. It only applies to arrays in SQF, nothing else. Think of that as objects/containers. Most commands about arrays copy them / create new arrays that can then be stored in a variable with potentially the same identifier. Only a few edit existing arrays, set, sort, pushBack(Unique), append.
select NUMBER itself just picks an element from an array. And if that element is itself an array, it's not copied.
icy raft
Said simply, is a region where all the variable you use get stored. There are different namespaces where different stuff is stored. Read this blog post that explains it if you are interested:
http://killzonekid.com/arma-scripting-tutorials-variables-part-2/
quartz coyote
I will right now
little eagle
Local in local variable refers to the variable being only available in the current script instance ...*
Global in global variable refers to the variable being available in every script instance on the local machine.
A public global variable is a global variable available on all machines.
icy raft
commy2, that just perfect ๐ . I usually work with subarrays to store data so it's incredibly usefull. I used to think that select did in fact copy everything and kinda annoyed me.
dusk sage
Well it's key to consider array references, otherwise this wouldn't make sense
And if that element is itself an array, it's not copied.
Because naturally we work by value
icy raft
And I just found a few BIS_fnc's that work with key pairs so its just perfect
little eagle
Maybe you're right. It's not how I got myself to understand this though.
dusk sage
I used to think that select did in fact copy everything and kinda annoyed me.
Copy what though ๐ค ?
icy raft
Create a new array
quartz coyote
@little eagle awesome i like that perspective !
little eagle
Saying that select copies the array isn't wrong though. It's just that there are multiple commands named select that do different things.
So it's a mixup most likely. Misunderstanding.
little eagle
๐
dusk sage
Create a new array in the case that you select an array, from an array, that is?
astral tendon
there is a ending that shows ups "Your side lost" when you run out of tickets to spawn, how can i change that?
Also the addMissionEventHandler ["Ended",{hint "check" }]; does not fire with that
little eagle
select CODE creates a new array filled with the elements the code block returned true for.
The LHS array has nothing to do with the return value array aside from containing some of the same elements.
The array itself is new or "a copy". Strictly only + ARRAY copies it, as in makes an equal duplicate.
astral tendon
actually, that "Ended" MissionEventHandler does not fire by anyting
dusk sage
Do you mean ARRAY select CODE @little eagle ?
little eagle
Yes, sorry.
dusk sage
Ah
little eagle
select ARRAY also copies the array for that matter.
dusk sage
If the new array contains arrays, they'll be references to the original array, still
dusk sage
But are not copied, more importantly
little eagle
The only deep copy command that I know of is + ARRAY.
It copies even the sub arrays for some reason.
dusk sage
Yep, it recursively duplicates
little eagle
[] + ARRAY doesn't deep copy. It's so weird.
dusk sage
Yeah, explicit case for +ARRAY
little eagle
I still haven't put that detail on the wiki.
icy raft
SQF is not consistent at all man...
little eagle
CAManBase*
astral tendon
were i can find a list of all icons in arma 3? like
iconPicture = "\A3\ui_f\data\map\mapcontrol\taskIconFailed_ca.paa";
robust hollow
open that folder and look?
astral tendon
what folder? there is no A3 folder
astral tendon
PBO manager is not verry happy with huge files
astral tendon
plus, is not inside ui_f.pbo
austere granite
`sure, it's in ui_data_f
anyway, with arma 3 tools there's an option to unpack all files
that'll just export all PAAs
there is no list of all icons
if you unpack them, they'll be in a folder \a3\ui_f\data etc etc etc
then you can browse through it
astral tendon
seems like that gona take some time.
austere granite
yes
jovial nebula
Anyone that is able to interpret this wiki page ? O_o https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addTorque
I really can't understand how I can refer to a wheel object as in the example
indigo snow
you cant refer to the wheel of an object
you can refer to an object that is a wheel
also make sure not to refer to the image for the meaning of counter clockwise rotation
or maybe wonder what kind of clock they use over in czechia
jovial nebula
Cool
rugged gorge
Hey guys, ima kinda new to scripting but if anyone would be able to point me in the direction of where i could find some script that adds a flame and smoke to a moving helicopter after it passes through a trigger, thanks...
candid jay
_heli setDamage 0.7
unless you want it to irrealistically have flames and smoke but be miraculously undamaged
in which case you need to attach a particle generator to it
rugged gorge
thanks
hollow bay
Hey
Can anyone tell me why
if (side player == west) then {car1 addAction ["Impound Vehicle", {deleteVehicle car1}];};
isnt deleting the vehicle?
hollow bay
Yes
Sorry no.
@little eagle With if (side player == west) it doesnt show the action. But without, it does.
I also would like it to do it for all vehicle dynmaically.
subtle ore
๐คฆ
little eagle
These init boxes are probably executed before your client has an avatar. player is null and side objNull is sideUnknown not west.
subtle ore
There is also, you know. A conidition param for addAction ๐
little eagle
Eh, try playerSide instead of side player.