The obvious solution would be to just loop through both arrays
#arma3_scripting
little eagle
private _newArray = (_oldArray select 0) apply {[_x, (_oldArray select 1) deleteAt 0]};
Assuming you don't need the old one anymore.
loud python
ah, I had thought of a similar approach, but I didn't know how to iterate the second array in parallel
deleting items is a nice way to solve it
btw. why does getMagazineCargo give you a different format that is needed for addMagazineCargo?
little eagle
Foresight and lack thereof.
loud python
๐
jade abyss
X39
Uhm... Wait until sleep should be a script error
Or does sleep actually return something?
commy2
No, and I think it just fails silently and repeats the loop forever (as if it were false).```
iirc you can add it directly in there and it executes as normal
```sqf
waitUntil{systemchat str diag_tickTime; sleep 1;};```Just like a WhileLoop
little eagle
Yes, it will keep going forever.
jade abyss
without failing
little eagle
Well, going forever is what I meant by failing. If you intend it to go forever then that's what you want.
Usually it's supposed to continue at some point.
little eagle
Some people would expect it to throw an error if the return value is nil. Just like it does when the return value is anything else than nil or a boolean.
jade abyss
ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
jaunty zephyr
btw, anyone ever done a unit testing framework in arma?
little eagle
Just make a script with some diaglogs.
jaunty zephyr
hm. I thought I had seen a bit of more structured testing code years ago. anyway, thx
astral tendon
lone glade
it creates an invisible waypoint
astral tendon
does the AI cancel the this command in some case?
astral tendon
i mean, in case they are in combat, under fire or have contact with enemy
lone glade
yes, they'll still stay in formation / engage stuff
astral tendon
and if this command is give to a unit he will also cancel this if he is in a group and return to formation?
or he will make the move first and then go back
lone glade
this just add an invisible waypoint
so the whole group will follow it
for individual units you have to give them a doStop order and then doMove, and since pathing is kinda fucky you also have to enable full path planning for those so they get stuck less
astral tendon
enable full path planning?
lone glade
use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setDestination with "LEADER PLANNED" to force full planning
still forum
@simple solstice The scheduler itself. Or scheduled scripts?
simple solstice
the scheduler
still forum
What would you want to profile on that?
simple solstice
active scripts can be viewed by diag active scripts
I guess something like whats loading the scheduler
similar view to the diag capture frame
still forum
Not easily. My debugger can profile every script that runs in a frame. But it's quite ugly and requires a lot of maintenance
winter dune
@lone glade i tried using the pixel grid system, but i cannot make it work with safezones
cedar kindle
since when did hideObject allow players to move through walls? ๐ค
peak plover
Dynamic sim/eden?
lone glade
@winter dune what do you mean you couldn't make it work?
winter dune
this is a part of my work: https://pastebin.com/urRqcx79
cedar kindle
it's eden sp / testing, dunno why dynamic sim would matter
lone glade
you're missing safezones there
winter dune
i know that, but i think that I've added them wrong and know is showing my dialog in a random position
peak plover
Maybe that's when they changed it?
lone glade
aaaah, you have to understand safezones first ๐
cedar kindle
oh, maybe. wtf. then i'll have to scrap this mission
winter dune
i kinda know about them, used them before, but this is my first time using the grid system + safezones
lone glade
safezoneX is the leftmost part of the screen,
safezoneX + safezoneW the rightmost
safezoneY the top edge
safezoneH the bottom edge
peak plover
โ
winter dune
yep
lone glade
let's say you want a control perfectly centered of 10 grid height and 160 grid width at the bottom of the screen
x = "safezoneX + safezoneW * 0.50 - 80 * GRID_W";
y = "safeZoneH + safezoneY - 25 * GRID_H";
w = "160 * GRID_W";
h = "10 * GRID_H";
Also grids are not neccesary, but useful /40 for XandW and /25 for YandH are decent
lone glade
X: safezoneX + half of safezoneW to get in the center of the screen, - half of the width of the control for perfect centering
winter dune
@peak plover the current dialog that I created works perfectly for Small Interfaces, but I want to make the dialog perfect for all the different interfaces sizes and resolutions
lone glade
now, question, how many grid up from the bottom of the screen will this control be @winter dune ?
peak plover
algathes exampe is like always the same amount of screen space, no matter how big the screen is
lone glade
not unless you use pixelGridNoUIRescale
but tbh pixelGrid UI scaling is either fucked or I missed something
some controls rescale fine, other just shit the bed
winter dune
the only problem that different interfaces has to do with my dialog, it's with controls based on texts
lone glade
biggest reason why you should use the pixelGrid system is because it's pixel perfect
and it's a shitton easier to use than safezones and screen percentages*
winter dune
ok, I'll be trying tonight to make it work, otherwise tomorrow I will be here crying ๐
lone glade
better examples can be found in the 3DEN config btw
winter dune
where can I find that?
lone glade
in ubined data in the P drive, if it's not there you can use the BIS tools to get it
winter dune
๐
lone glade
the ONE thing that drives absolutely INSANE with it is that "frame" controls are rendered differently
so there's a single pixel difference between my "panel" control and the bar below it
totally unplayable
kindred lichen
Hey, is there a way to create an external camera without losing control of your character?
Like, can I have a camera floating above a player, while they're driving a car?
agile pumice
I'm trying to include an image in my stringtable, but I'm getting an error that it can't be found:
\A3\ui_f\data\GUI\rsc\rscdisplaysinglemission\source\backup\large_64x64\locked_ca.paa
it does indeed exist
Warning Message: Picture \a3\ui_f\data\gui\rsc\rscdisplaysinglemission\source\backup\large_64x64\locked_ca.paa not found
lone glade
you can't do that
agile pumice
can't do what?
lone glade
use an image in a stringtable
little eagle
Sure?
lone glade
fairly sure it would error out since it wouldn't be able to find the path
robust hollow
thats not the filepath for locked_ca unless you're not on 1.76
little eagle
That path is longer than what I remember, but I'm not sure. I'd too guess that the path is just wrong, not it being in a stringtable.
robust hollow
\A3\ui_f\data\GUI\rsc\rscdisplaysinglemission\locked_ca.paa
thats what i have it as
agile pumice
you can use images in a stringtable
lone glade
surprising, what's the point tho?
robust hollow
i guess it would make sense if your image had text on it
lone glade
use a define for the path, there's no reason to put it in a stringtable
agile pumice
"i guess it would make sense if your image had text on it" < this
its not actually my stringtable
tough abyss
Where does the GUI origin point live?
little eagle
Top left.
barren magnet
@compact maple ? A string table with parameters ?
I only know localize "keyword" and "$keyword"
still forum
I guess he means format[localize "str", params]
barren magnet
Ok makes sense, I took that one for obviously granted
tough abyss
I'm using this SQF params ["_dialog"]; _missionInfo = _dialog displayCtrl 80017; _missionInfo ctrlSetStructuredText parseText format ["<t size = '1' font = 'TahomaB' color='#ffffff' align = 'left'>%1 on %2<br/>Active SQF: %3<br/>Active FSM: %4<br/>Pos: %5<br/>Time %6m<br/>Alive for: 1</t>", missionName, worldName, (diag_activeScripts select 0) + (diag_activeScripts select 1) + (diag_activeScripts select 2), diag_activeScripts select 3, getPos player, floor time]; to change the text in the following class ```CPP
class GVAR(missionInfo): RscText {
idc = 80017;
x = "SafeZoneX + (485 / 1920) * SafeZoneW";
y = "SafeZoneY + (75 / 1080) * SafeZoneH";
w = "(350 / 1920) * SafeZoneW";
h = "(200 / 1920) * SafeZoneW";
type = CT_STRUCTURED_TEXT;
style = ST_MULTI;
size = 1;
colorBackground[] = {0, 0, 0, 0.5};
};
rscText doesn't take structured text as text afaik
tough abyss
What does?
lone glade
the structured text variant gimme a sec
lone glade
RscStructuredText
lone glade
try to use ctrlSetText with some "test" string, also privatize your local var
tough abyss
It's privatized at the start, I didn't bother posting non-faulty code. ```SQF
private ["_overcastSlider", "_lightningSlider", "_fogValueSlider", "_fogDecaySlider", "_fogBaseSlider", "_rainSlider", "_wavesSlider", "_yearBox", "_year", "_monthBox", "_dayBox", "_day", "_hourBox", "_hour", "_minuteBox", "_minute", "_sideList", "_execGlobalButton", "_execServerButton", "_missionInfo"];
AAAAAAAH
tough abyss
I've a feeling that this something on the config side, because doing SQF hint parseText format ["<t size = '1' font = 'TahomaB' color='#ffffff' align = 'left'>%1 on %2<br/>Active SQF: %3<br/>Active FSM: %4<br/>Pos: %5<br/>Time %6m<br/>Alive for: 1</t>", missionName, worldName, (diag_activeScripts select 0) + (diag_activeScripts select 1) + (diag_activeScripts select 2), diag_activeScripts select 3, getPos player, floor time]; works just fine.
lone glade
try using ( around the parseText format
tough abyss
Rgr, right after the ctrlSetText test.
Ah, I found the problem.
I think...
The text is massive.
I only see the very top of the "test".
lone glade
hhahahaha
tough abyss
Ok everything works now, I changed the size entry in the config to 0.035.
Thanks @lone glade.
tough abyss
{floor _x} forEach getPos player in debug console's watch field returns 0. {systemChat str (floor _x)} forEach getPos player prints out 3 floored numbers. What gives?
Does {floor _x} forEach getPos player return only the last number of the getPos player array?
subtle ore
because your Z is going to be the lowest number of the getPos
say I had [1,1,0] it'd always return zero
queen cargo
{floor _x} forEach [1, 2, 3] would return 3?
gah ... need to adjust something in sqf-vm ...
subtle ore
None the less ๐
tough abyss
How would I go about flooring an array then?
queen cargo
tough abyss
getPos player apply {floor _x}?
queen cargo
position player apply {floor _x}```Basically what I wrote ๐
queen cargo
yup
just different alias
tough abyss
Thanks nontheless.
still forum
@tough abyss If you would read the wiki page you would know that forEach returns the result of the last run.
Which is probably why it returns 0
tough abyss
Return Value:
Anything - will return the value of last executed statement
``` Oh yeah, must've missed that.Learning by doing I guess ๐คท
spiral merlin
Anyone know how to tell if a specific position is in view of the player?
still forum
You mean. In camera direction AND without obstacles inbetween?
still forum
My solution would be to math camerapos + view direction + fov and the position.
And if it is then lineIntersects to check for obstacles.
spiral merlin
Yeah, I was worried I'd have to do that rather than it already being done
still forum
But lineIntersects can also tell you "You don't see him" when there is just a cm thick wooden stick in the way
spiral merlin
hmm
still forum
I never did that.. Maybe there is a pre-made way.. But I don't know of one
spiral merlin
I thought there was
Basically I'm making an improved waypoint, sans distance, and you ccan only see it when it is in view
Thanks for your help
still forum
I know there is a command that checks if you can see a specific object. But it's based on AI and isn't super reliable. Can't even find it right now
spiral merlin
Yeah, like how the AI can see things or not
ionic orchid
you can at least narrow it down with a dot product on the player->pos vector vs view vector
cosmic kettle
[cursorTarget,0] spawn function;
works
[cursorTarget,0] call function;
doesn't work.
Anyone that might know why? No sleep or anything in the function.
still forum
Can you post the contents of that function? Any error message?
cosmic kettle
Why does spawn work then?
Yeah exactly
Thanks dedmen, weird, doesn't mikero lintcheck?
cosmic kettle
never used to?
still forum
true
cosmic kettle
Oh fml then I assumed it did. sorry for wasting your time then. Spawn works because it executes untill the missing } then?
the weird thing is the call didn't return any error at all
not even a 'missing something something'
still forum
Spawn shouldn't work
cosmic kettle
I swear it does
still forum
Do you call/spawn from unscheduled script?
cosmic kettle
It might have to do with using infistar console
still forum
If the script has an error then it won't compile. And your function variable will be Nil.
In unscheduled that doesn't error
cosmic kettle
oh, so in the future I could check in this case _return = [] call function and if nil didn't compile?
Because this was tripping me out. aside from the error, spawn worked and call didnt
still forum
if _return is nil then your function didn't return anything.
Compile errors are printed to RPT.. Except if you run -noLogs which you shouldn't.
you can check if function is nil.
cosmic kettle
okay thanks, I have no idea how I could've missed something so obvious
also changed to atom, I'll blame it on that lol
little eagle
Aww. I wanted to look at it, but >This page is no longer available. It has either expired, been removed by its creator, or removed by one of the Pastebin staff.
A missing } isn't necessarily a compile error. I think if you do it right it fails silently.
still forum
It was missing closing the code block before an else
jade abyss
A missing } isn't necessarily a compile error. I think if you do it right it fails silently.
Yep, gave me some headaches sometimes.
little eagle
Maybe there's a difference between:
[] call {
systemChat str 1;
if (random 2 > 1) then {
systemChat str 2;
else {
systemChat str 3;
};
};
and
[] spawn {
systemChat str 1;
if (random 2 > 1) then {
systemChat str 2;
else {
systemChat str 3;
};
};
inner swallow
i've had it complain about missing } though
little eagle
True, hence >necessarily
tough abyss
Engine gives back some of the most obscure results when running in non-scheduled particularly when a } is missing.
@cosmic kettle
Exactly what Dscha said.
@little eagle Do you know of any "good" GUI tutorials and should I use the GUI editor in A3?
for GUI?
little eagle
I never liked tutorials.
tough abyss
Got a good guide?
I am still craving a need for a tactical Heads up display.
Which can use IR grenades, for ID'ing friendlies.
little eagle
What's the problem?
tough abyss
No idea where to begin.
I did reverse engineer someone elses script
but it still left me with no idea "how the GUI" can be built.
little eagle
Is this for a mission?
little eagle
That makes no sense. Why would you first do it for a mission and later port it to an addon. You're doing the work twice. The approach is different for both.
lone glade
addon
little eagle
Neither is "better".
tough abyss
Okay first things first I need to know how to make a GUI.
What information do I need to know?
little eagle
With a config.
cosmic kettle
@little eagle https://pastebin.com/UuA9S1Z7
tough abyss
Where do the base classes come from?
tough abyss
The pbo file?
cosmic kettle
@jade abyss yeah I feel you, literally stopped me from progress for a day or two... I just cba to check wth went wrong... I shouldn't code while tired... lol
tulip cloud
Is it possible to compile a string to become an object?
I tried the follow without success.
_obj = compile 'myObjName'";
Though it gives me the error Type code, expected Object
without compile it gives the error Type String, expected Object
If I do:
[] call (compile format["obj = "myObjectName"]);
Then it works. What is the proper way of creating an object from an array?
cosmic kettle
np commy, I know how much u like tinkering ๐
little eagle
The pbo file?
The PBO file contains the config patch which most of the ui base classes come from.
E.g. RscText or RscPicture.
So for an addon, step one would be to put A3_ui_F in requiredAddons.
Is it possible to compile a string to become an object?
No.
Maybe.
tough abyss
TypeOf
In theory.
if you want to take a "object name"
convert it to a class to be spawn'd?
little eagle
little eagle
These can be used to give every OBJECT / GROUP a unique string. str will not work period and there is nothing you can do about it.
And should you use the GUI editor?
Fuck no.
tulip cloud
I'm using it with createVehicleLocal
tough abyss
I found his addon was incomplete.
tulip cloud
so no netID
tough abyss
Added in a Compass etc.
little eagle
They still can use those functions, justin.
tulip cloud
the objects are 0:0
little eagle
The first one always is.
tough abyss
What should I use to edit the GUI commy2?
little eagle
Pen and paper.
tulip cloud
Do I need to create a global variable to keep track of every local object created so that I pull the correct object then?
cosmic kettle
Lmao enter 'back in the days' here
But he's right, I find myself using (pen &) paper very often.
little eagle
I created some slick stuff using pen and paper.
tulip cloud
@tough abyss I use Adobe Illustrator. if you have access
cosmic kettle
ADC for me
little eagle
It would help if you explain what you're trying to do, justin.
tough abyss
I still don't know the fundementals of GUI creation.
Where it starts
How to build it from the beginning knowing where anything is.
little eagle
Step one: create the display/dialog class.
cosmic kettle
Step 2: suffer, question life and why you started
tulip cloud
I'm creating some soldiers on the local client that won't appear across the network. I'm setting their position and clothing after they have been created.
lone glade
nah, it's quite easy tbh
little eagle
I had fun with it and didn't suffer.
tough abyss
Where do you find the "display dialog class"?
cosmic kettle
Oh c'mon one can't have some fun... Yeah it depends on how far you push things, as always.
little eagle
You could use local variables if you don't like global ones, justin. But I have my doubts creating AI with createVehicleLocal works at all.
The dialog does not need a base class.
tulip cloud
@little eagle it does
little eagle
If you say so.
tulip cloud
You can give them animation, gear, and when they die you can access their inventory
cosmic kettle
http://killzonekid.com/tag/gui/ @tough abyss
little eagle
The controls should use base classes imo (e.g. RscText).
tulip cloud
so they are pretty functional
little eagle
Soldiers have to be created using createUnit, not createVehicle(Local)
tough abyss
@cosmic kettle Still not detailed enough.
cosmic kettle
http://killzonekid.com/arma-scripting-tutorials-gui-part-1/ I'm afraid it doesn't get much simpler...
tulip cloud
Well maybe they are suppose to be created that way but its working how I got it. I'm just trying to figure out the most efficient way of creating an object from a string. Better than the way I'm doing. (which works just doesn't seem right.)
cosmic kettle
@tough abyss https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/GUI_Coordinates
lone glade
NO
little eagle
creating an object from a string
Like the classname?
tulip cloud
@tough abyss Learning the GUI was extremely complicated for me. I still don't fully understand it but you just gotta grind through the steep learning curve. Maybe work off a template to get the hang of the defines and dialog files
tough abyss
@tulip cloud No it's just the information strung across the internet thats the issue.
And an illogical flow wiki.
cosmic kettle
Welcome
tulip cloud
I agree geek it's terribly taught everywhere...that is the grind
cosmic kettle
And a discord available 24/7 with guys like Commy hanging around all the time ๐
little eagle
You might not believe it, but I'm trying to help.
tough abyss
little eagle
I'd say you skip the mission step and do it with addon straight away.
cosmic kettle
Just copy-paste the example and try it out, that's the only way to learn.
little eagle
It's way easier if you do it as addon, because you can inherit the base classes and don't worry about the style and type crap-
tough abyss
Okay... guides to making an addon?
little eagle
requiredAddons A3_UI_F
class RscDisplayEmpty;
class Tag_MyDisplay: RscDisplayEmpty {
};
createDialog "Tag_MyDisplay";
done?
cosmic kettle
10 bucks he still has a lot of ?????
cosmic kettle
Honestly all I could do is send you an example
but I literally PM'ed you a dialog editor
tough abyss
As I said I've reverse engineered other peoples work.
But still left a lot of unanswered questions.
lone glade
do not use the GUI editor FFS, it's terrible
tough abyss
Do you modify the positioning with the editor ever?
lone glade
nope, I do it all by hand
tough abyss
So how do you determine where everything is?
lone glade
safezones + pixelGrid
at some point you just end up knowing where everything will be approximately, just restart / use diag_mergeConfig to fine tune
tough abyss
...
cosmic kettle
basically it's math
you figure out positions by calculating what X and Y value you want.
cosmic kettle
Could be, I'm used to this. ^^
little eagle
I thought he's at the "creating the display" step. You'll never reach your goal if you don't do the first step first. Skipping ahead won't get you further.
So you're determined that this should be for a mission?
tough abyss
No not the creating display step. Need to know all the details about how GUIs are built, whats the best practices, how are GUIs implemented, how do you "work out" this math apart from systematically calculating displacement?
By creating a grid and building it based on aspect ratios I have Photoshop yes.
illistrator and InDesign
little eagle
There is a picture on the wiki that explains the safezone stuff.
little eagle
Top left corner is:
safeZoneX, safeZoneY
Bottom right corner is
safeZoneW, safeZoneH
tough abyss
You can use either?
little eagle
You have to use both.
e.g, center of the screen:
safezoneX + 0.5 * safezoneW,
safezoneY + 0.5 * safezoneH,
Hope that makes sense to you.
cosmic kettle
I PM'ed you the example commy posted earlier, packed in a pbo.
little eagle
There really isn't anything else that a tutorial could explain about positions that isn't shown in that picture.
Guess you could make a list of techniques on "how to create a control size a,b that is still centered on the screen" etc.
Should look like this:
x = a;
y = b;
w = "safezoneX + 0.5 * safezoneW - a/2";
h = "safezoneY + 0.5 * safezoneH - b/2";
So values in safeZoneX are between negative and 0 ?
tough abyss
So why would you divide a / 2 ?
little eagle
Because safezoneX + 0.5 * safezoneW is the center of the screen
If you place a control, it's position will be the top left corner of the control.
So the top left edge of the control would be at the center.
But if you want the control to be centered, you have to shift the middle of the control to the center instead
The middle of a control sized a,b is at a/2,b/2
tough abyss
So the SafeZone is simply to prevent drawing things off screen?
Defining the limits to which you can have things placed.
little eagle
I think it was made for 4:3 bwc.
You can place things everywhere. Even at 1k,1k
But no one will see them.
Every screen will follow:
Top left corner is:
safeZoneX, safeZoneY
Bottom right corner is
safeZoneW, safeZoneH
I don't know.
tough abyss
Absolute (red frame) - based on CWA system. Its always 4:3 and changes together with Interface Size.
little eagle
I don't think you want your control to be resized by the interface size setting, do you?
tough abyss
GUI editor is still being helpful
Even if it's not to make a GUI
It's showing how the alignment works
I saw what you mean by "0.5 * safezoneW + safezoneX","0.5 * safezoneH + safezoneY",
Left hand corner is placed right in the middle
little eagle
Yeah.
tough abyss
How come the positions are broken in 4 positions?
["0.479375 * safezoneW + safezoneX",
"0.489 * safezoneH + safezoneY",
"0.216563 * safezoneW",
"0.286 * safezoneH"]
little eagle
x,y is the positon and w,h is the size.
Did I mix them up before? It this ^ anyway.
tough abyss
Ohhhh.
Right.
That makes a lot more sense.
So when you say for example convert ScreenSpace to world Space
little eagle
x = "safezoneX + 0.5 * safezoneW - a/2";
y = "safezoneY + 0.5 * safezoneH - b/2";
w = a;
h = b;
Over what object?
tough abyss
So SafeZoneX and SafeZoneY are displacement and SafeZoneW and SafeZoneH is scale
Got it.
adds to notes
little eagle
That's how I use them at least.
errant herald
Anyone else having problems with the "while{alive _car}do{" command? Seems to be lagging my server whenever a script is using that command.
and that script has nothing in it besides while{alive _car}do{
lone glade
๐คฆ
errant herald
@lone glade What do you reckon?
lone glade
that you should REALLY read the wiki for the "while do" entry
errant herald
Sorry, not very proficient in arma scripting
Will take a look at it
Anything I should look at specifically?
lone glade
it pretty much loops non stop, because that's what it's supposed to do
now, I assume you probably have multiple cars you're watching right? that's a loop for each car
errant herald
Yes.
lone glade
well, that's where your issue is
lone glade
well, no, you'll have to think about what you want to do and find a solution to that
errant herald
ok.
manic sigil
I'm having trouble understanding addCuratorEditableObjects. My editor's curator name is locked as 'L Zeus:1', but you can't have spaces in the script, and copying the example (curatorModule addCuratorEditableObjects [[car],true ];) doesn't seem to do anything even with multiple cars on the map.
Solved, naming the actual module allowed me to manipulate it, and remembering that 'car' is an object name, not a special class, would help.
manic sigil
Building off this, new problem; is it possible to use addcuratoreditableobjects on the official servers via Admin-scripting? The zeus tokens are supposed to be named bis_curator and bis_curator_1, but the code doesn't work with those in place.
@tough abyss I'll give that a try; I've been running with > {bis_curators addCuratorEditableObjects [[_x],true ]} forEach nearestObjects [PROT, [], 300];
PROT being a spawn protection zone in the script's aircraft base build.
It works in singleplayer and local servers, but official servers. nothing. The spawned vehicles can still be manipulated, bis_curator has a position... but the addcuratorobjects doesn't seem to run.
nested foreach scripts. Whee.
Last try: bis_curator addcuratoreditableobjects [[vehicles],true]
No effect :/
I'll throw in _x foreach allcurators
I thought Vehicles already listed all units >_>
Okay, amalgamation: {_x addcuratoreditableobjects [allmissionobjects โโ,true]} foreach allcurators;
No dice :/
I'll add that I'm currently squatting in an official server testing these >3> I'll bail if anyone comes in, but for right now I can test.
I'll add that.
{_x addcuratoreditableobjects [allmissionobjects โโ,true];} foreach allcurators; >>> No effect
Shoot
remoteexec ["..."]?
Remote scripting is still my major weakness :/
I've had mixed and poor results with the esc screen execution thing :/ Half the time they haven't worked, the other half, only when I try to speed test them.
And it's fine, you're giving me excellent advice.
Yeah, and locality is my worst skill. :/
I should ask Achilles mod team how they managed it.
Yeah, and I keep slamming my head into them t_t AddCurator... is a server command.
tough abyss
@manic sigil You can technically use network programming theory and apply it to A3
manic sigil
I want to ask, and I mean this in as minimally snarky or backbiting way as I humanly can; would that help my current situation or with just my locality scripting in general?
tough abyss
A3 is just another type of Client / Server architecture.
Might help.
Because you if think about things as clients and servers.
Server can do somethings that client can't.
Server for example should be tasked with keeping random stuff randomized
not clients
Some code should never be run on clients either.
Locality is just another way of partitioning the "client server structure"
manic sigil
Yeah, nothing I've tried has worked :/ Even the debug console has been no help.
tough abyss
Most things in locality can be broken down into the following, network propergated / not network propergated. Scope: Side, Object, etc.
But they all derive from core concepts.
init.sqf files "entry points"
initServer.sqf etc.
cedar kindle
wouldnโt be the first
simple solstice
can you setObjectTexture on it?
vital onyx
@tough abyss replace with damaged model?
or make animations?
to model itself
are sure changing materials will help? afaik simple objects have limited capabilities of customizaing since there is no config
simple solstice
guess you could use find
still forum
@tulip cloud compile returns CODE. ALWAYS. So how do you think would code for some bizarre reason turn into OBJECT?
What you are searching for is how to retrieve the value of a variable.
And the answer is missionNamespace getVariable "myObjName"
Multiple objects just put them into a global array and pass their index around.
simple solstice
to find the damage materia
put them into array and selextRandom
yeah
where is mat[] defined?
that makes things easy then
tulip cloud
@still forum thanks, Commy2 helped me witht he problem and taught me the right way.
meager granite
@tough abyss I'm not config guy but I think count of mat is always multiple of 3 with materials listed in order: undamaged, damaged, destroyed
They're unrelated to setObjectMaterial indexes though
But to get damaged material\texture always get second path out of 3
The logic would be to find hiddenSelectionMaterials in mat array and then apply material with next index, it should be damaged one
meager granite
You're looking at textures, is there anything in hiddenSelectionsMaterials?
worldly locust
trying to get my first dialog to work. Using a tree view control. Unfortunately it's not showing anything.
my code:
_tree tvAdd [ [],"Parent_A"];
_tree tvAdd [ [0],"Child_A"];
_tree tvAdd [ [0,0],"Grandchild_A"];
_tree tvAdd [ [],"Parent_B"];
_tree tvAdd [ [1],"Child_B"];```{
idc = 7;
x = 0.26 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.3225 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.2325 * safezoneW;
h = 0.41 * safezoneH
};```and this in common.hpp
{
access = 0;
idc = -1;
type = 12;
style = ST_LEFT;
default = 0;
blinkingPeriod = 0; ``` + more usual stuffAny ideas what is wrong? I look to be getting "a" control, but there's no contents within it
meager granite
@tough abyss
_str = {toLower(if(_x select [0, 1] == "\") then {_x select [1, 1e6]} else {_x})};
_cfg = configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> typeOf _this;
_mats = getArray(_cfg >> "damage" >> "mat") apply {_x call _str};
_texs =
{
_index = _mats find (_x call _str);
if(_index % 3 == 0) then {
_this setObjectMaterialGlobal [_forEachIndex, _mats select (_index + 1)];
};
} forEach getArray(_cfg >> "hiddenSelectionsMaterials");
};
The issue is that barely any objects have hiddenSelectionsMaterials defined
lone glade
why retrieve it from config when you can use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getObjectMaterials ?
meager granite
It only returns user-defined materials
lone glade
ah fuck
meager granite
So if you didn't define any, it won't return anything
Its pretty useless as barely any vehicles have materials defined
B_G_Offroad_01_repair_F does for example
lone glade
what's the prupose matra?
meager granite
The issue is that mat's and tex's are not listed in any particular order, they're just table of "turn this path into this path if damaged" list
So they're completely unrelated to setObjectTexture\Material indexes
Well you can try selecting mats where index % 3 == 1 (damaged material)
Hoping that first materials will match setObjectMaterial materials
But you might end up having wrong material as they can be in any order in mat array
Ha, this method works alright with all BI content I tested
cursorTarget call {
_mats = getArray(configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> typeOf _this >> "damage" >> "mat");
{
_index = _forEachIndex * 3 + 1;
if(_index < count _mats) then {
_this setObjectMaterialGlobal [_forEachIndex, _mats select _index];
};
} forEach getObjectMaterials _this;
};
Might be wrong with some mod content though, depending on what order author had their "mat" array
Yeah, it works fine with vehicles with few hidden selections
More complex vehicles get messed up
lone glade
so, again, what's the intent here? have a "damaged" vehicle that still has 0 damage taken?
little eagle
Does setObjectMaterialGlobal even work on stuff not defined in hiddenSelections?
meager granite
Well I guess we need a command to return default material for hidden selection then (I assume there can be several, most used one then?)
No, of course not, you again have to assume hiddenSelections cover entire model so you can achieve it looking damaged.
You can get lazy and just set mat index 1 to every hidden selection
little eagle
I see.
meager granite
Again, hoping its some general destruction material that will fit everything
lol destructed glass gear
yeah my second attempt is not really a solution
meager granite
They issue is that there is nothing to find, barely any vehicles have materials defined
*in hidden selections
meager granite
Another issue is that materials might list damaged materials for stuff like glass or something minor first
so just picking first damaged material might end up being glass or something instead of some general damaged material that might fit
So yeah some scripting command to return hidden selection material is needed here
Actually materials of selection, why stop at hidden selections
little eagle
Command to set the damage state of simple objects : /
lone glade
in the meantime you're probably better off having a normal vehicle with disabled sim
little eagle
Ideally the whole system of damage materials would be compatible with hidden textures... Atm damage materials stop working with every object that uses hiddenMaterialsObject.
meager granite
What a sturdy jet
little eagle
It fell slowly.
meager granite
And had a drill on the nose to dig into the ground
subtle ore
๐
little eagle
I-it fell into a swamp.
lone glade
disabled sim + disabled damage should work without needing to search all over the place for that one damaged mat
little eagle
Can you bury them under ground or will they physx jump?
lone glade
nope, you can
just tested in 3DEN, if you spawn it at 0,0,0, damage it, disable sim, damage and THEN place it it works fine
still have to lock it tho
cedar kindle
but that wouldnโt transmit new pos in mp?
lone glade
unless you have 50 of those around the map perf shouldn't matter
little eagle
Crashed jets EVERYWHERE
lone glade
vehicle pos syncing, especially for a non moving vehicle is barely anything
little eagle
I think he means during the mission.
Guess it's a tradeoff in this dumb game. Either damaged or simple object.
lone glade
have you done any tests ?
little eagle
There's a graphic on the wiki.
little eagle
https://community.bistudio.com/wikidata/images/9/96/SimpleObject_PerformanceChart.png
NO NEED TO CLICK
lone glade
ah, yes, the famous performance %
little eagle
Looks to me like all vehicles are essentially the same.
lone glade
% framerate drop that 400 of simulated, disabled, simple and super simple objects on scene cause.
yeeaaaaah
worldly locust
so no help with dialog?
lone glade
also, those helos are rotorlib ones
now that you mention it, I wonder if SFM just ignore rotorlib stuff until a player with AFM enters it as pilot
... that's very likely, so yes they are all rotorlib enabled
yup, same, it's probably what happens to lessen the MP sync cost, also AI wouldn't be able to stay in the air for 5s
good thing mast bumping isn't a thing in arma
or overtorque, AI rotor disc wouldn't be attached to the helo for long ๐
yes
(got both)
I didn't check for those, but I know the gear is there
yup, it's there
RC is up btw
robust hollow
only if you redownload the entire game, duplicate the files then its an easy 2 or 3.
tough abyss
For some reason this code works on any map besides VR ```SQF
// Get current location text
private _neareastLocations = nearestLocations [getPos player, ["NameCity", "NameCityCapital", "NameLocal", "NameMarine", "NameVillage"], 10000];
private _locationText = [format ["NEAR %1", toUpper text (_neareastLocations select 0)], "In the middle of nowhere"] select (_neareastLocations isEqualTo []);
16:34:37 Error in expression <ate _locationText = [format ["NEAR %1", toUpper text (_neareastLocations select >
16:34:37 Error position: <toUpper text (_neareastLocations select >
16:34:37 Error toupper: Type Text, expected String
There are no locations on VR.
tough abyss
I know, therefore _neareastLocations isEqualTo [] is true.
still forum
You are incorrect
this works on VR and no other map
because toUpper doesn't work with text
as that error message already told you
just swap toUpper and text
little eagle
Yeah, the array will be empty on VR and therefore NOT error in VR.
Because select 0 will be nil
still forum
Also not true
both will error
because the format is always evaluated
if in scheduled
still forum
wut
little eagle
Scheduled doesn't error when a command gets nil input.
It errors when you use a variable that is undefined/nil.
Try it.
0 spawn {
toUpper text ([] select 0)
};
I'm 40 minutes away from the next Arma capable computer that I have access to
tough abyss
Thanks guys.
tough abyss
@still forum - as I said it was works everywhere but VR. I checked.
still forum
The error you posted only happens when there are locations though
still forum
does text nil return empty text?
tough abyss
Can't check atm.
still forum
Did you fix your error and retest?
little eagle
private _locationText = [format ["NEAR %1", toUpper text (_neareastLocations select 0)], "In the middle of nowhere"] select (_neareastLocations isEqualTo []);
I'll never understand why people torture themselves like this.
Just write it as:
private _locationText = text "In the middle of nowhere";
if !(_neareastLocations isEqualTo []) then {
_locationText = text format ["NEAR %1", toUpper (_neareastLocations select 0)];
};
at this point it's preference
little eagle
Masochism.
still forum
It's also performance ๐ if doing it the commy way
austere granite
not a fan of the select true stuff either
unless they're very short arguments
i do use the blasphemous return = if (true) then { } else { }; though ๐
still forum
Either it's short. as in 40 chars max.
Or you spread it out and indent it cleanly over multiple lines
austere granite
too late now commy
little eagle
^^
little eagle
You forgot to uppercase it.
still forum
private _locationText = text "In the middle of nowhere";
if !(
_neareastLocations isEqualTo []
) then {
_locationText = text
format
[
"NEAR %1",
toUpper
(
_neareastLocations select 0
)
];
};
:3
austere granite
needs more ugly indenting
still forum
Does actually look worse than expected
worldly locust
what's the issue with indents?
little eagle
The issue with ugly indenting is, that it's ugly.
worldly locust
well I like it as I read it easier
little eagle
Then it wasn't ugly. Idk what you're trying to say.
tough abyss
I may or may not be using select because I recently found out you can use like in the above example... ๐
little eagle
Could and Should
tough abyss
The... Param Syndrome.
little eagle
Still better than = if
tough abyss
What's bad about _var = if?
little eagle
It reminds the reader that this is SQF.
still forum
It does basically the same as call [{},{}] select
but needs more space and is slower
you can also do
call ({} else {} select <condition>) if you want
little eagle
That's horrible, make it stop.
tough abyss
I like it.
still forum
or even [] spawn ({} else {} select <condition>)
tough abyss
-4557๐๐๐๐๐ +6547๐๐๐๐๐
still forum
Why is the red book called "closed book" but the green book is "green book"
if (_book == "red") exitWith {"closed"}
_book
Wow.. If you read that out it does actually say really well what it does
if book is red exit with closed book
I'm sure some people will take my performance advice to heart... Instead of to their brain and do something like
["unknown", "closed", "blue", "green", "yellow"] select ((["red", "blue", "green", "yellow"] find (toLower _book)) + 1)
Also RGB is RBG now
queen cargo
what about sqf _var = if(<condition>) then [{<true>}, {<false>}];
little eagle
Have we gone full circle?
candid jay
is there anyway to stop a model animation whose source is time? Thinking about things like Ind_Oil_Pump_EP1.p3d, the oil pump that constantly moves in CUP
little eagle
Simple object.
little eagle
Sure, dunno if that stops the animation though.
candid jay
right
gonna try right now
otherwise the only approach I have is animateSource with some kind of while loop?
because animDone does not work for objects
well disable simulation does not stop the animation
I mean
I'm just trying to have a wheel that rotates around continuously
unless stopped
little eagle
animateSource will not work for an animtation using "time" as source. We had this discussion last week.
They all have to be "user".
candid jay
I know
that's what I'm saying: I need to have user as source, and then I need to script some kind of loop
I was hoping to have a way to start an animation and that's that, it would loop
little eagle
Are you writing the config / model.cfg of the windmil?
Because you would have to do that for changing stuff like this.
Edit the model.
candid jay
i wrote the model
little eagle
Ah.
candid jay
it's a pylon, a cablecar pylon
when the car goes, I want the wheels to spin
if I stop it, then the wheels to stop
right now I either have them rotate all the time, or...
0 = [] spawn {
while { true } do {
pylon animateSource ["wheels_l_source", 0, true];
pylon animateSource ["wheels_l_source", 1];
sleep 1;
};
};
something like that
1 being the animation time
little eagle
The best thing I know would be making the wheel a proxy and having one constantly rotate while the other stands still.
And then hide one of them.
Certainly better than a scripted loop.
candid jay
and hide a selection?
little eagle
Yeah. Hide one of the proxy.
little eagle
Either the moving one, or the fixed one.
2 hide user anims.
Proxy so you don't have to duplicate the model.
Idk, maybe just copy it.
I don't like to dup things in models, but it doesn't really matter I guess.
little eagle
That how the fan works on the BWA3 box.
candid jay
any pointers welcome
little eagle
Never used a hide type user anim?
little eagle
mil animate ["my_hide_anim_animated", 1];
mil animate ["my_hide_anim_fixed", 0];
to make it stop
and vice versa.
little eagle
I don't know any windows that use "user" hide, but I guess?
You just have to set up the skeletonBones "inheritance" (?) correctly, but if you ever managed to get a helicopter to work, that should be easy.
Because two anims on the same selection etc. etc.
queen cargo
tbh @little eagle there is a benefit to the if then solution over the select one
if the selection is requiring a method call, the method is only callen when the condition actually matches
still forum
But that's not a benefit over my call select code stuff
candid jay
@little eagle the example you gave me though is attached to a user object
I can't seem to find a way to hide one selection and show another based on a user script
I mean, I can easily SHOW the steady wheels by setting them to type hide
and then doing what you are saying
but how do I hide the turning wheels?
because if I set type to rotationx I can not set it to hide obviously
manic sigil
Okay, was going to update with my incredible success, but it seems to have broken the zeus modules, from remote control to time control. Huh.
Okay, I think I just deleted the official map's Zeus module in my cleanup. Restarting and... NOT doing that, worked.
For future reference:
[getAssignedCuratorLogic player, [LIST OF OBJECTS HERE, nearestObjects [PROT, [], 300]], true]] remoteExecCall ["addCuratorEditableObjects", 2];
Adds units added via admin console on the official servers to the Zeus interface. Many thanks go to the Achilles mod team for directing me to their code.
candid jay
isn't pylon hideSelection ["wheel_l_1", 1]; supposed to hide the wheel_l_1 selection of pylon?
yes, the name is returned in selectionNames pylon
lone glade
cursortarget?
tough abyss
If there is no geo lod you are prob screwed trying to detect it with any of the line intersects commands. Prob will just have to use nearobjects etc
little eagle
because if I set type to rotationx I can not set it to hide obviously
You need two animations on the same selection.
One rotation and one hide.
still forum
I finally got to test if Arma supports ๐ด emoji...
It doesn't. Only alphabetic characters ("c" locale. So ASCII basically) and _ and numbers for variable and command names
But.... I might have an idea
Doesn't support รรร too. Because only "C" locale... But.. I think you can change the locale
little eagle
Long awaited intercept feature. Emoji variable names.
queen cargo
you can do it in sqfvm if you want to @little eagle
still forum
sqfvm doesn't comply with SQF stuff! SQF doesn't support non alphanumeric characters in the C locale
queen cargo
which is kinda ridiculus and does not rly interesting for commands anyways :3
sqfvm will also error on commands when they are passed a nil
still forum
You mean after you set _EHVar _EHVar is still nil?
agile pumice
yeah. I think I might try something different though so
tough abyss
Anyone know how to draw lines using scripts?
Similar to how you draw in the map in A3?
tulip cloud
Is there a efficient way to look through all the graphic assets in arma?
still forum
You mean... Like the drawLine script commands?
What graphic assets?
And how do you imagine that?
Go through all paa files that exist in any PBO? No.
tulip cloud
alright extracting them ๐
tulip cloud
What is the best way to get height for drawIcon3d. If the player goes prone it is floating too high over their head.
jade abyss
check for the Stance ๐
tulip cloud
per frame? sounds pretty intense.
jade abyss
Yep
if !standing -> inside that check for kneeling exitWith -> after that is prone-check
meager granite
modelToWorldVisual selectionPosition "head" vectorAdd [0,0,1] ?
Don't think performance difference would be THIS drastic, unless we're talking about 50-100 units at once
But you'll have precise icon position no matter the animation
agile pumice
I tried to attach oranges to the player's eyes by guessing the offsets for the head position
I gave up XD
tulip cloud
ok thanks Sa-Matra.
old glade
I'm running into an error in a loot spawning script I wrote
I'm using SelectRandomWeighted and I'm getting a BadConversion: Scalar
error
I'm compressing the loot tables into sub arrays to hopefull save execution time
example data: [["classname1","classname2"],0.90,["classname3"],0.2]
noble pond
won't matter in the end i don't think
you'll piss away more processing time on arrays of arrays of arrays of arrays
each level of depth takes longer to process
subtle ore
the fastest would be to just flatten it out. Which I doubt you want to do in this case
old glade
Well
the idea is that if I remove repeated coefficents, the radomweighted will be more efficent
since it won't have to work through duplicates
subtle ore
Right
old glade
Plus, i'm also turning two arrays into a single alternating array
subtle ore
What are you using this for exactly?
still forum
I'm running into an error in a loot spawning script I wrote
I'd guess loot spawning. And choosing what loot to spawn
tame portal
๐ค
plucky beacon
Do I need to pay for this loot box? knee slap
subtle ore
@plucky beacon That'll be #350 please
plucky beacon
๐
still forum
epoch style exile? weren't exile and epoch different things?
subtle ore
Evlis...hmmm
subtle ore
I think you're the devils spawn and you're trying to send me a message
EVIL
EEEVVVIILL
subtle ore
heh
old glade
I've never run into a scalar conversion error before
and now it's gone
code still doesn't work lol
subtle ore
check your rpt
subtle ore
try logging the var before and after conversion
subtle ore
is there any premade functionality to set a vehicle's direction realitve to it's surroundings?
or am I going to have to whip up my own method?
noble pond
pos1 getDir pos2 ```pos2: Object, Position2D or Position3D - to where```@subtle ore
subtle ore
How the hell did I miss that?
noble pond
BIS_fnc_dirTo also works, although it just feeds straight into getDir now
subtle ore
yeah I need my precious 3 Ms of execution time for bigger things another day
old glade
lol
noble pond
i had to look it up to make sure it was getDir that got that functionality lol
old glade
Yeah it does
old glade
I've used it for a fancy physics-object movement script
before setVelocityRelative was made >.>
those were dark days
days filled with trig
and vectormath
noble pond
i use it for object placement in a circle, easier to use than trig
old glade
lol
subtle ore
Trig is nice if you absolutely need it I guess
subtle ore
I think the only thing I ever used it was to find the angle of the weapon and torso of a player
yeah vectors are wonky
subtle ore
Yep
old glade
two normalized vectors
fml
why can't it just be nice like
[rotationx,rotationy,rotationz]?
or better
rotationx rotationy
subtle ore
I guess it's honestly just the legacy bullshit they are sticking aroundw ith
it's always been like that iirc
like wtf? Left/Right? Up/Down?
old glade
yeah
enfusion pls
I want to believe
I do believe
now if only Keen Software house would fix their shit...
lol
still beating my head against the wall on this lootspawn script
what
the
fuck
it's working
all i did was add debug code?
I'm really really confused
apparently adding a diag_log has made my code work now
welp
agile pumice
lol wut
old glade
I have no idea
I assigned a value to a variable then printed that variable with a diag_log and now everything works
i don't even
I guess arma doesn't like oneliners
also it's totally because I moved stuff around, not because the diag_log... But it's funnier that way
I moved stuff to add it to debug output
then it worked
kk arma
subtle ore
You've got to admit though
Arma is pretty customizable in it's mission setting
(setting as in environment) and to further it, extensions and mods
there isn't something like this in your AAA titles. So I guess we're almost like the spoiled child that got too much sugar for one day lol
lone glade
you probably didn't private your vars and it's being redefined somewhere else down you scopes
subtle ore
heh, that seems to be a problem in this channel of recent
noble pond
lol the thought of having several year lifetime on triple A titles makes EA executives shit themselves.
fuck that we need releases every year to keep max profit pouring in
letting people change how the game functions? not a chance.
lone glade
wrong channel for that
tulip cloud
What is the best way to detect that someone presses escape to close a dialog?
lone glade
onKeyDown EH / DIK code for escape as shortcut for the close button
tulip cloud
I have no experience with keydown/up events.
display displayAddEventHandler [eventName, code]
How do I know which display to use and how does this effect the way the eventhandler works?
I'm assuming that this script will fire with each keyDown/Up and I have to create a script in code section to check what button was pressed or something?
lone glade
How do I know which display to use and how does this effect the way the eventhandler works?
UI EHs don't apply only to displays, you can add them directly to controls too https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlAddEventHandler
I'm assuming that this script will fire with each keyDown/Up and I have to create a script in code section to check what button was pressed or something?
It will fire with each key DOWN, there's a separate event for keyUp, yes you do have to check which button was pressed, the arguments passed are on this page:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/User_Interface_Event_Handlers
subtle ore
be wary Justin, the event name isn't going to contain the prefix "On" , it'll always be "KeyDown" instead of "OnKeyDown" in that case
lone glade
forgot to mention that, altho it's in the big yellow warning on the second link I posted
rotund cypress
Is it only me who thinks it's weird that if a switch doesnt find a case that fits variable, it will return true?
Is it only me who thinks in that case, if even a boolean needs to be returned, it should rather be false as for not found?
lone glade
use a default case, that way you don't have that behavior
rotund cypress
Of course, however still weird that it returns true
lone glade
eeeeh, imho it shouldn't return anything but eh
rotund cypress
Exactly
compact maple
Hello, is there a way do save logs in a specific files and not in the rpt ?
real vessel
Is it possible to create a mutex in sqf, and if so what is the simplest way to achieve this behaviour ?
barren magnet
@real vessel what came to my mind would be a "mutex" solution that can work globally or locally. You would set a variable on the object you want to lock, or your set a global variable on some broadcaster dummy object, just to share the information.
So your have a function _myfunc1 that works on something like a object or a critical variable, and the first thing you do in that function is to do something like ````global_mtx setVariable["locked", true, true]```
Now any other script that wants access to that variable or object needs a waituntil { !(global_mtx getVariable["locked", false] )}
real vessel
yep, but since its not atomic I cannot guarantee reliability to use it as an entrance criteria for a critical section.
barren magnet
so it keeps waiting for the var to chance
no its not 100% relyable but its the best attemt that came to my mind
I do not see an engine solution to this, so you need to script it
And the scripting engine is not relyabe when it comes to execution order of different scripts etc
Nor where a script might be paused
Sooo this only works for locking a object or var for lenghty computations
e.g status change every 10 sec or something
real vessel
and interesting challenge without atomics. Since its so common in concurrent programming, I assumed that i was not the first to have the issue
barren magnet
no you have not been the first. I had a data race for some vehicles in the past, and i solved it by doing what I just said
always worked
real vessel
I can see how you can get reasonable reliability if the events are infrequent. I use something similar on vehicle ids. But occasionally we'll get duplicant Ids, when the race condition kicks in
tough abyss
@real vessel Make an extension to handle mutexs
You can try todo a mutex in sqf, but it won't work properly especially if you are dealing with remoteexec code etc
Or you can make up a FIFO queue to handle the events etc to avoid race conditions etc
still forum
@Lifetap [3CB]#4538 Atomic mutexes don't make sense in Arma. As there is no parallelism
wherever you are in whatever script. There is never another script running at the same time
compact maple
@tough abyss @simple solstice thanks you
tough abyss
Wrong & wrong ;)
When you not sure where a script a suspended etc, its basically multithreaded but on runs on a single core, you still need mutexes.
You can try rewrite code to reduce the chances of it happening etc
I have also seen & replicated multiple remoteexecuted code getting past a sqf mutex using pushbackunqiue technique
Its easy enough to replicate by disconnecting client from server so it can spam remoteexecuted code, and reconnect to server before client gets booted (default timeout is 90seconds)
still forum
Your code inside the mutex cannot be executed twice though.
If you lock the mutex before you enter the script no one can be inside that script twice
My mutexes are just a variable that's true or false
tough abyss
Have done the same with variable, it will get past it. If you test it using remote executed code & d/c client for a few seconds
still forum
Ah I see what you mean now..
If you want to have the exchange be atomic you can just do that in unscheduled
tough abyss
It is done in unscheduled via remoteexeccall still happens, i went through debuggin this alot.
I ended up reducing the period serverside it could happen & added timeouts clientside to prevent abuse
still forum
unscheduled scripts can't run in parallel though. remoteexeccall happens on networking simulation which is before scheduled scripts
so remoteexec scripts are still quite a way away from your scheduled scripts
tough abyss
It still happens, you can test it out yourself
little eagle
Dedmen, it happens if you believe.
tough abyss
You are welcome to test it yourself
You just need to remoteexec call it. d/c the client from server so you can spam the requests then reconnect so client sends them all to the server at once
still forum
Just stop using scheduled. Problems solved ๐
gleaming cedar
Hello
How do you make it whenever someone gets shot instead from blood sparks come out?
I want to make a heavy metal armor and when you shoot the person with the armor sparks come out
still forum
The optimal solution would be #arma3_config or maybe #arma3_texture for the material.
Scripting you can use drop and Hit eventhandler.. But that would be quite ugly
No.
You just can't write the same crap "I don't care about perf" code in unscheduled.
in unscheduled you can just distribute your load over multiple frames
and sleeping doesn't improve the performance of your script in any way
tough abyss
It happens with remoteexeccall which is unscheduled
still forum
same with spawn.. if you sleep.
true
scheduled scripts add overhead to every instruction. And player; are two instructions. as every statement ends with a extra instruction
So the exact same script get's done quicker in unscheduled than scheduled
suspension yes. sleep no
true. in scheduled you only have 3ms every frame.
If I look at ace scripts that run about 0.4ms every frame.. and then the BI scheduled scripts next to that that fill the full 3ms...
you barely notice 100ms
And if you write a unscheduled script that freezes for 100ms in a situation where fps is important you are an idiot
If you don't know how to use unscheduled correctly you should definetly stay in scheduled yes.
true
For things that apparently create problems in scheduled
tough abyss
no point mentioning the bug here, wont get fixed
still forum
Put it on feedback tracker and mark it as RC. Wait.. You can't really mark something as RC besides putting it into the title which the devs wil probably ignore..
Maybe in the old tracker
manic sigil
Is it possible to use allmissionobjects to get everything in a mission without a specific name? As in, select all objects WITHOUT 'aircraft carrier' in the name?
still forum
What "name" ? Classname or displayname or variable name?
manic sigil
Is this case I believe display name.
still forum
No. It can't.
manic sigil
My 'add to zeus' script works fine, but getting control of the pieces of the aircraft carrier is kinda haphazard at best.
still forum
But you can use it to get all objects and then filter manually
manic sigil
That'd work too.
still forum
allMissionObjects select {>_x is the object. use config commands to get displayName and filter it>}
manic sigil
Solved: >entities [[], ["building"]] turned out to be far more elegant a solution.
little eagle
If you know what you're doing then there is no reason to ever use the scheduler. Also Quiksilver is an idiot.
tough abyss
There are times when you want non critical code to run slower, when server is under stress.
Same as everything, if u don't know what you are doing you can do more harm than good
Also some people will say the same about u commy
little eagle
Not surprised. Just proofs that you don't know what you're doing either.
tough abyss
Also some of the debates here are pointless. Ie debating fastest way to structure an if statement, when code readability will prob matter the most to the new script person. Especially for a script that will barely run in mission lifetime
That stuff is interesting to know maybe for some that already knows sqf but it should be in biki for performance tips etc
little eagle
You're not disagreeing with me. Been saying for months that you should use the most readable method. It's just that I point out when there is a better one (more readable).
I hate people that chat on mobile. zzzZZZ
tough abyss
That is just something in general I noticed this channel is debating lately
little eagle
If the question is, what's fastest, then that's the answer you'll get. Whether you like it or not.
loud python
I have a bit of a problem
I want to run a script (an intro to a mission) when the player appears
little eagle
Like a panning camera?
loud python
nah
screen starts black, text appears
screen fades to normal
some more text appears with infoText
it works when I have the respawn on start option set
because I can run it on respawn and set a local var so it doesn't run again
but if I want players to be positioned that doesn't work
and I don't really know where to run the script
I remember having had this problem before, and what would happen is that it started in the loading screen
and when the player finally was ingame, they'd only see like half of the intro xD
any idea where/when I could run the script so it starts just as the player first sees their character?
little eagle
initPlayerLocal.sqf
loud python
loading screen
I mean, I can try again if you're sure it would work
but I'm pretty sure it doesn't
little eagle
idk, I don't know what the script does.
loud python
if (isNil "intro") then {
cutText ["", "BLACK FADED", 10, true];
sleep 2;
0 = ["30 minutos antes...", -1, -1, 3, 3] call BIS_fnc_dynamicText;
sleep 3;
cutText ["", "BLACK IN", 10, true];
0 = ["Aeropuerto Babylon", "Oeste de Altis"] call BIS_fnc_infoText;
intro = true;
};
can confirm
I can hear the infoText while I'm still on the loading screen
any other ideas?
is there a way to waitUntil the loading screen is gone?
real vessel
@tough abyss "Or you can make up a FIFO queue to handle the events etc to avoid race conditions etc"
This is only relaible if the FIFO queue is thread safe .... circular argument
tough abyss
deleteAT & append to end of array you can do a queue
If you are very paranoid best thing todo is look at intercept and code something in c++.
Or make up an extension that has simple bool flag if its locked or not.
Personnally sqf mutex will work most of the time, you just need to add some code to client to prevent it spaming requests. If its remotexecute etc