@tough abyss Thanks, I am paranoid. Far too many years as a C++ dev has taught me never to underestimate when a race condition will come back to bite you.
#arma3_scripting
real vessel
little eagle
@loud python Annoying to tag you.
Try:
waitUntil {!isNil "bis_fnc_init"};
I had to install the ExtractPbo thing first to look up if there was something like that.
loud python
@little eagle Can't you just write @Darkwii...? it should work in theory
little eagle
Dark_Pillow_Of_Love is the only name. I have the browser version of discord.
Is it supposed to be a rectangle or am I missing a font?
little eagle
Looks like that default char that happens when you don't have the font.
//--- MissionNamespace init
missionnamespace setvariable ["bis_fnc_init",true];
if !(isserver) then
{
["bis_fnc_initFunctions"] call bis_fnc_endLoadingScreen;
};
This is what initFunctions.sqf looks like, so maybe this works.
little eagle
Waits forever?
little eagle
Are in currently in SP or MP?
loud python
wait, does execVM start stuff in parallel?
MP
in other words, can I waitUntil in execVM
little eagle
Yes.
loud python
hmmm...
if (isNil "intro") then {
waitUntil {!isNil "bis_fnc_init"};
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;
sleep 5;
playMusic "LeadTrack02_F_Mark";
intro = true;
};
doesn't work
though I should probably waitUntil after fading to black to avoid flashing the mission before it turns black, but that doesn't change the problem
hmmm...
can I control the player during the loading screen?
maybe I could wait for that?
little eagle
Tried giving a layer id to the cutText, so the million of shitty BI feedback scripts don't interfere with yours?
loud python
what was the command to find out if the player has control?
little eagle
There is none.
loud python
@tough abyss that was me, sorry
I tried writing @darkwii... and it automatically tagged you
commy2 really?
wasn't there a way to keep the player from doing thgings?
and another one to query if that's on or off?
little eagle
Yes. Why don't you try to give them a layer id^^
little eagle
I'm searching for something else. Maybe the progress bar display is of help.
meanwhile.
little eagle
Which means the music starts to play after ~7 seconds, right?
loud python
the music starts just after the loading screen is gone
and I can hear the clicking sound of the infoText during the loading screen
little eagle
waitUntil {count BIS_fnc_startLoadingScreen_ids == 0};
Based on this part of BIS_fnc_endLoadingScreen:
if (_id in _ids) then {
_ids = _ids - [_id];
missionnamespace setvariable ["BIS_fnc_startLoadingScreen_ids",_ids];
Might be.
little eagle
waitUntil {count BIS_fnc_startLoadingScreen_ids > 0};
waitUntil {count BIS_fnc_startLoadingScreen_ids == 0};
Hope the scheduler doesn't fuck you over.
little eagle
Waits forever?
little eagle
Huh?
little eagle
I hate scheduled scripting.
loud python
I'll try commenting out the playMusic to see that the script is properly saved and updated
really though
there was a way to remove player control
little eagle
Local hosted MP or are you a dedicated client?
loud python
that much I clearly remember
trying on local MP
but in the end it will run on dedicated
little eagle
userInputDisabled
still forum
could it be that the var is nil?
little eagle
Then scheduler would error. Check the RPT.
By default (if custom resource is not provided) startLoadingScreen will use "RscDisplayNotFreeze" resource. If you are using custom resource (could be also defined in description.ext), the >following resource's controls are supported by the engine:
little eagle
waitUntil {!isNil {uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading"}};
waitUntil {isNull {uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading"}};
Sadly multiple controls displays use that variable, so this might break the second time you play a mission in a session^^
little eagle
waitUntil {!isNil {uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading"}};
waitUntil {isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")};
oops
loud python
doesn't work either ๐ญ
little eagle
Can you repost the code?
loud python
if (isNil "intro") then {
cutText ["", "BLACK FADED", 10, true];
waitUntil {!isNil {uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading"}};
waitUntil {!isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")};
waitUntil {isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")};
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;
sleep 5;
playMusic "LeadTrack02_F_Mark";
intro = true;
};
that's what I'm trying now
little eagle
And that STILL plays the infoText sound during the loading screen?
loud python
yes
it starts the moment the player unit comes into existance
and doesn't wait for anything
and I'm constantly commenting in and out the playMusic line to make sure it's not a caching problem
hmmm...
I haz an idea
...
bis_fnc_init=false
cutText ["", "BLACK FADED", 10, true];
waitUntil {!isNil {bis_fnc_init} and bis_fnc_init}
...
where does bis_fnc_init come from ? How does it magically become true?
Why do you check isNil although you've just set that variable to non-nil
little eagle
initFunctions.sqf
loud python
yeah, I noticed I can remove the isNil
little eagle
It's either nil or true
still forum
yeah.. I don't think a function will ever become true...
Also.. Don't you want to detect loading screens? I don't see how this would help
little eagle
It's not a function. They are just retarded.
loud python
it's a variable that is set to true at the end of a function
thus it tells me that the function as terminated
still forum
You can never be sure that the last loading screen is over. because any mod can open a loading screen at any time.
loud python
then that counts as the mod altering your gameplay experience xD
still forum
I also tried a lot to detect that..
We have a double loading screen of which the second one sometimes never exits
loud python
there's a warning box in the first loading screen for that
little eagle
That's what I begin to think. The loading screen from initFunctions is not the same as the one after the briefing.
still forum
I guess...
You could use something like XEH to detect when the loading screen display closes.
Then start your script which first sleeps for a couple seconds
little eagle
Which one is it though?
still forum
if another loading screen opens terminate your script and relaunch it when it closes again
RscDisplayNotFreeze / RscDisplayLoading/ ... Gimme a couple min
little eagle
Yeah, the loading screen from initFunction is the one that throws you in the briefing.
And after the briefing, another one happens, but BIS_fnc_init is long set to true at that point.
Probably hard coded that part.
loud python
I love arma
they could have thrown in a handy variable like loadingScreenActive
I mean, it would seem like a common use case xD
still forum
RscDisplayNotFreeze is the default
still forum
findDisplay
little eagle
Only works for dialogs.
still forum
CBA XEH
little eagle
I'm 99 this is a display on #46
Wouldn't help here, Dedmen. Since they all share the same variable.
And what if they reuse this display?
Oh, whataboutthis
still forum
You can make your own variable with Load/unload XEH
little eagle
waitUntil {!isNil {uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading"}};
waitUntil {isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")};
waitUntil {!isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")};
waitUntil {isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")};
This waits for 2 loading screens^^
loud python
I'll see if that works
little eagle
The third line has the wrong {} again
loud python
!isNull wants object, not code ๐
little eagle
The third line has the wrong {} again
loud python
yeah I know xD
with the power of vim
that's just f{r(f}r)
aaand... it works not
dammit
still forum
Make a while loop
loud python
?
still forum
Start your script like I said earlier with a couple seconds sleep at the start.
When a loading screen pops up terminate your script. wait till loading screen closes and then back to start
That way your script basically automatically stops when a loading screen pops up
little eagle
0 spawn {
waitUntil {!isNil {uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading"}};
waitUntil {isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")};
systemChat str 0;
waitUntil {!isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")};
waitUntil {isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")};
systemChat str 1;
};
This prints 0 in the briefing and 1 in the mission for me.
I added your code to this and the only thing that doesn't work is the blackout.
The rest works.
loud python
the worst part is
I remember having found a way that triggers when the loading screen is over
but I wasn't happy with how it triggered just a bit late, and thus the player could see the character for a split second
but I don't remember what it was ๐ข
still forum
Btw there is a function to check if Display is enabled. meaning false when loading screen.
That's 4 lines of code to expose that as a SQF function
little eagle
0 spawn {
waitUntil {!isNil {uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading"}};
waitUntil {isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")};
systemChat str 0;
waitUntil {!isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")};
waitUntil {isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")};
systemChat str 1;
"mission" cutText ["", "BLACK FADED", 10, true];
sleep 2;
0 = ["30 minutos antes...", -1, -1, 3, 3] call BIS_fnc_dynamicText;
sleep 3;
"mission" cutText ["", "BLACK IN", 10, true];
0 = ["Aeropuerto Babylon", "Oeste de Altis"] call BIS_fnc_infoText;
sleep 5;
playMusic "LeadTrack02_F_Mark";
};
This works for me as MP host. Will be working on client after dinner.
still forum
Just so you can imagine how lazy BI is
loud python
I wonder...
if input isn't disabled during the loading screen...
what else is keeping the player from moving?
still forum
Are you sure input isn't disabled?
still forum
IMO it should be
still forum
you mean the inputEnabled script command thing?
still forum
That's a different thing
loud python
is it?
loud python
what are the others?>
BTW. I just can't imagine nobody else has ever had this problem before me...
still forum
nothing you can access from sqf
loud python
yay
still forum
I and my missionmaker have it.. But.. We didn't want to go into that so he just put a 60s sleep infront of his script
and that works good enough
loud python
maybe
but I don't like that kind of solution
on a really slow PC it would still not be enough, and on most good gaming PCs that would just be 55 seconds black screen
still forum
Also we have hacks.. So we can just do
bool isDisplayEnabled() {
return *((bool*) (world + 0x1AE5));
}
and then just use that func to reliably detect when loading screens are over. But that won't help you much I guess
loud python
so in the end, there's just no way to reliably figure out when a loading screen is open?
still forum
Well you can use my method from earlier. combined with what commy does
loud python
otherwise I could just do a while loop that sleeps 0.1s, breaks if no loading screen is open and waits until it closes otherwise
still forum
reading the RscDisplayLoading variable seems to work
that's somewhat what I said earlier
still forum
0 spawn {
while {true} {
_yourScript = [] spawn {Sleep 5; < your music script stuff here>};
waitUntil {(!isNil {uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading"}) || scriptDone _yourScript};
if (scriptDone _yourScript) exitWith {}; //Our script is done running and no loading screen interrupted.
//Oh noes a loading screen
terminate _yourScript; //Stop our script from running
waitUntil {isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")}; //Wait till loading screen is over
};
};
like that
If a loading screen pops up before the 5 second sleep is over your script will be killed before it did anything. and will be restarted when loading screen ended
Ofcause if there is a 5second space between loading screens your music can start just before another loading screen starts.. So this is again no 100% solution
loud python
Don't get me wrong, overall I think BIS are absolutely great, but sometimes... SOMETIMES...
for me it's okay if there's a 0.5s pause between loading screens
if a mod adds a loading screen after that, bad luck
the mod breaks the mission
sleep 0.1;
while {!isNull(uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")} do {
waitUntil {!isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")};
sleep 0.1;
};
should that work?
still forum
no
loud python
no?
still forum
That might work if the second loading screen opens 0.1 seconds after the first
Why not just my solution?
loud python
it's more convoluted with all the spawning and stuff xD
if I can do it good old imperative style, then I will
little eagle
OK, what I posted before does work for a MP Host, a MP client JIP, but not a MP client at the start of the mission.
still forum
you can just waitUntil either loading screen opens or 5 seconds of time go past without a loading screen interupting.
little eagle
Apparently there is a third loading bar.
still forum
If a loading screen interrupted then wait till it closes and repeat.
If 5 seconds passed then exit the loop and run your script
My solution without extra spawning
little eagle
The same applies probably to a dedicated Server connected MP client
loud python
that's basically my solution
basically
I just did it in a simpler way
wait for a while
if there's a loading screen open, wait until it closes
wait for another while and repeat
still forum
_timeOver = false;
while {!_timeOver} {
_startTime = diag_tickTime;
waitUntil {(!isNil {uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading"}) || (diag_tickTime - _startTime) > 5};
if ((diag_tickTime - _startTime) > 5) exitWith {_timeOver = true; true}; //No loading screen interrupted so we can exec now.
//Oh noes a loading screen
waitUntil {isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")}; //Wait till loading screen is over
};
Something like that.. I guess that should work
loud python
I pretty much copied your solution with different code
still forum
if no loading screen happened in the last 5 seconds then your code will execute
little eagle
But dedmen, the briefing can take minutes.
still forum
You can detect that though with...
loud python
initPlayerLocal.sqf executes after the briefing
if by briefing you mean the same thing as I xD
still forum
little eagle
getClientStateNumber >= 10
So a single
waitUntil {getClientStateNumber >= 10 && {isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")}}};
?
still forum
That will wait past briefing and the first loading screen
little eagle
There is only one past briefing. Before briefing there are 1 or 2.
still forum
could put that above my while loop if briefing is a concern
Mods can cause multiple ones though
little eagle
I haven't encountered one after the briefing.
loud python
I will try overkill and combine both solutions
if (isNil "intro") then {
cutText ["", "BLACK FADED", 10, true];
waitUntil {getClientStateNumber >= 10 && {isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")}}};
sleep 0.5;
while {!isNull(uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")} do {
waitUntil {isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")};
sleep 0.5;
};
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;
sleep 5;
playMusic "AmbientTrack01a_F";
intro = true;
};
let's see if that works
still forum
Why don't you just use my solution?
I give you something that works and you ignore it. Why do I even bother
little eagle
But dedmen, your's... How does it handle the brieing?
still forum
initPlayerLocal.sqf executes after the briefing
little eagle
Really?
still forum
He said that himself. So I assume he runs his code in there and he is sure that it runs after briefing
loud python
look, it's nice to have something that works in case this doesn't
but at this point I feel like I need to try my solution until either it works or I just find out it can't work at all
still forum
Your script is gambling that the loading screen happens after 0.5 seconds. Which can work in your testing. But other people with slower computers might take longer
loud python
that's not really a problem though
I can always change that to 2 or even 5 seconds
the thing is, the code doesn't work at all
trying with 5 seconds now
little eagle
The one you posted has a } too much.
waitUntil {getClientStateNumber >= 10 && {isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")}}};
Should only be 2 closing } at the end, not 3
loud python
waitUntil {(getClientStateNumber >= 10) && (isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading"))};
already changed it to that
still doesn't work
sleep 5;
while {!isNull(uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")} do {
waitUntil {isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")};
sleep 5;
};
Why doesn't this work?
is there some stupid mistake in that approach?
little eagle
Idk, it looks weird to me.
I got it to work for me.
I can upload the mission, mom
agile pumice
// exit loop if the unit gets deleted
if (isNull _unit) exitWith {true}; // has to return true to continue
!alive _unit;
};```I know, it's a loop inside a loop
agile pumice
for example
loud python
it repeatedly waits until there is no loading screen, waits a while, and checks if there's a new one
if there is, it again waits until it's gone
gleaming cedar
How do you hide and object but keep the effect when shot"?
little eagle
loud python
except it doesn't; it just skips the loop and starts the script while there's still a loading screen
gleaming cedar
I want sparks to come off a person when you shoot it
So I attached a locker but now when I hide the locker the effects gets removed
loud python
what does systemChat str 0 do?
little eagle
Debug.
little eagle
Have you tried this mission on the dedicated? I don't have a dedicated to test, but it works in hosted MP, as client - JIP or not.
As well as Host.
winter dune
@loud python if I'm not wrong, it will convert the integer into a string and then type that string into the systemChat
still forum
@winter dune Scalar/float. There are no integer's in Arma ๐
little eagle
Yes, it will do that. It's just how I debug timing. 0,1,2 etc. in chat.
winter dune
@still forum ๐
little eagle
0 is an integer (whole number) no matter what you hackers say.
loud python
integer != whole number ๐
still forum
But after it's compiled it is a float ๐
Arma sees a 0.0
\(0.0)/
If you expect Arma to work with integers you expect that if str _v1 == "8" and str _v2 == "8" that _v1 == _v2 which might not be the case
little eagle
Integers include all whole numbers and their negative counterpart
Wow you hackers are weird.
Whole numbers ARE all natural numbers plus 0 plus them with negative sign.
Z0
Whole numbers.
loud python
hmmm...
the definition I learned is a bit different
basically an integral domain
but according to wikipedia it's different
maybe I was just remembering it wrong
but programming integers are not integers then
still forum
I don't care about the "real world" definition.
In my brain there are signed/unsigned integers and floats and doubles
loud python
well they are, but they are a limited subset of integers
little eagle
โค
still forum
Well.. integers have limited storage. So not even all natural numbers would fit
still forum
in programming there is no unlimited storage tho. everything is limited
loud python
C is wrong
little eagle
lol
loud python
xD
tame portal
I agree with Dedmen
loud python
I agree with the definition xD
little eagle
I disagree with the definition and make up my own,
loud python
the integer data type stores integers, but it cannot store all integers
little eagle
What about the intro / loading screen. Tried my mission?
tame portal
"Integers are bubbles with 20% soap" My definition
loud python
word would have been a more fitting name for the data type
or even word32 and word64
little eagle
Yes, name something that represents a number "word".
still forum
word :u
tame portal
uWord
still forum
How about QWORD or DWORD or OWORD (Octa-word)
tame portal
can hold more letters but no uppercase
loud python
still forum
AES? Arma EnScript?
loud python
Advanced Encryption Standard
still forum
Loading screen :U
loud python
Loading screen
tame portal
Screw the loading screen, there are more important things to discuss
little eagle
lol
loud python
there's no #offtopic_nerdtalk channel
little eagle
This IS that channel.
still forum
Let's take a minute of silence to appreciate how wonderful our world is.
Ok done. What now?
loud python
wait, did we only get a bit offtopic, or ded we get an entire integer offtopic? badum tsss...
I'll see myself out...
tame portal
Scripting is literally the only channel that goes offtopic so often but it's the only place where its allowed
still forum
"allowed"
tame portal
Okay lets say its being "ignored by accident"
little eagle
The mods are shaking their heads so violently that they can't find the ban button.
loud python
xD
still forum
So does the loading screen stuff work now?
loud python
nope
but I have noticed something weird
the script ran twice
it's in initPlayerLocal.sqf and the player respawn .sqf
but I didn't respawn
so maybe the player respawn script also runs when the player first spawns?
still forum
How else do you want to put him inside if not in a seat?
loud python
tie them to the top of the roof, obviously
little eagle
so maybe the player respawn script also runs when the player first spawns?
Maybe?
still forum
place him somewhere. and them move the vehicle to under him
little eagle
Fill the vehicle, drag him, remove the units from the vehicle.
loud python
@little eagle for me RscDisplayLoading doesn't work at all
can confirm, the respawn script runs when the player appears
little eagle
What about the mission I uploaded?
loud python
tried that code, didn't work
haven't looked at the mission itself, only at the init code
little eagle
: /
loud python
if (isNil "intro") then {
intro = true;
systemChat "Waiting for briefing";
waitUntil {getClientStateNumber >= 10};
systemChat "Fading and playing Music";
cutText ["", "BLACK FADED", 10, true];
playMusic "AmbientTrack01a_F";
systemChat "Waiting 5 seconds..>";
sleep 5;
systemChat "Is there a loading screen?";
while {!isNull(uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")} do {
systemChat "Loading screen, wait until it's gone";
waitUntil {isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")};
systemChat "Loading screen gone; sleep for 5 seconds";
sleep 5;
};
systemChat "Done waiting, starting intro";
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;
sleep 5;
};
it totally skips the loop
little eagle
Because it's null probably.
still forum
So there happens to be no loading screen in that one frame you check for a loading screen
loud python
I'll try
while {true} do {
systemChat "Waiting for Loading Screen";
waitUntil {!isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")};
systemChat "Waiting for NO Loading Screen";
waitUntil {isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")};
}
and see what happens
yay
the variable is never set
it just doesn't work
I should have checked that earlier...
well, then I guess dedmens solution is out the window too
since it also uses that RscDisplayLoading variable
Any other ideas?
little eagle
Try my mission.
little eagle
It doesn't in SP, because clientStateNumber, but it should in MP.
loud python
well, let's see
eeeh
I don't know
the loading screen is too short
not even a second
it might be working, or it might not
that's why I'm testing on altis
little eagle
Oh, so I should retry on say Statis?
loud python
changing to altis
it's all in the init field, right?
so I can just copy the units into another mission?
nope
the loading screen is too short
probably because the mission is empty
and 1 appears in the chat before the loading screen
so no, it doesn't work ๐ญ
also I don't need getClientStateNumber because my code runs in onPlayerRespawn.sqf
little eagle
I have no idea. I threw it in initPlayerLocal.sqf on a Stratis mission and it works there too.
loud python
are you sure?
it's not just that the loading screen disappears too soon?
in my mission I get about 15 seconds of loading screen
loud python
postInit?
loud python
nope
doesn't work
it starts the moment I click continue
wait, we're talking about the same loading screen, right?
the one after the map screen?
little eagle
The one after you confirm the briefing by pressing continue.
loud python
yes
little eagle
I am.
loud python
good, for a moment I thought we were talking about different things xD
well
it doesn't work
little eagle
You said RscDisplayLoading is always null during that screen?
little eagle
Yes.
loud python
is arma trolling me?
do I have a typo in the variable name?
am I just going insane?
little eagle
Idk, I hear people bitching about the loading screen and executing something afterwards a lot.
loud python
but BIS doesn't hear them? xD
little eagle
I never figured out which display that post briefing loading screen is.
Weird that you say RscDisplayLoading is null.
loud python
I made sure and copied it from your mission to make sure it wasn't a typo
nothing, it still stays null the entire time
while {true} do {
systemChat "Waiting for Loading Screen";
waitUntil {!isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")};
systemChat "Waiting for NO Loading Screen";
waitUntil {isNull (uiNamespace getVariable "RscDisplayLoading")};
}
maybe there's some different solution?
can I assign different spawning positions to different units?
or groups?
that way I could just force respawn on start
little eagle
Sides, yes.
little eagle
No.
loud python
FML
agile pumice
well I just tried a waituntil inside a while loop myself for a script I'm writing and I can't get mine to work either XD
I should probably throw in a nil check so it doesn't add the EH repeatidly
waitUntil {!isNull _vehicle && isNil "EH_worldtoscreen"};
agile pumice
well I remember it working before
little eagle
22:43:32 Mission LOADING_SCREEN_TEST.VR: Missing 'description.ext::Header'
22:43:32 ["DEBUG",3,["onLoad",[Display #70],"RscDisplayMultiplayerSetup","GUI"]]
22:43:32 XEH: missionNamespace processed [false]
22:43:36 Starting mission:
22:43:36 Mission file: LOADING_SCREEN_TEST
22:43:36 Mission world: VR
22:43:36 Mission directory: C:\Users\Robert\Documents\Arma 3\mpmissions\LOADING_SCREEN_TEST.VR\
22:43:36 ["DEBUG",7,["onLoad",[Display #101],"RscDisplayLoading","3DENDisplaysTemp"]]
22:43:39 ["DEBUG",7,["onLoad",[Display #105],"RscDisplayLoading","3DENDisplaysTemp"]]
22:43:39 ["DEBUG",7,["onLoad",[Display #311],"RscCustomInfoMiniMap","IGUI"]]
22:43:39 ["DEBUG",7,["onLoad",[Display #320],"RscCustomInfoMineDetect","IGUI"]]
22:43:39 ["DEBUG",7,["onLoad",[Display #313],"RscCustomInfoCrew","IGUI"]]
22:43:39 ["DEBUG",7,["onLoad",[Display #315],"RscCustomInfoUAVFeed","IGUI"]]
22:43:39 ["DEBUG",7,["onLoad",[Display #312],"RscCustomInfoSlingLoad","IGUI"]]
22:43:39 No speaker given for
22:43:39 [3127,817.891,0,"XEH: PreInit started. v3.4.1.170912"]
22:43:39 [3127,818.423,0,"XEH: PreInit finished."]
22:43:40 c:\w\stable\futura\lib\network\networkserver.cpp NetworkServer::OnClientStateChanged:NOT IMPLEMENTED - briefing!
22:43:40 [3128,818.994,0,"XEH: PostInit started. MISSIONINIT: missionName=LOADING_SCREEN_TEST, missionVersion=53, worldName=VR, isMultiplayer=true, isServer=true, isDedicated=false, CBA_isHeadlessClient=false, hasInterface=true, didJIP=false"]
22:43:40 [3128,819.039,0,"CBA_VERSIONING: cba=3.4.1.170912, "]
22:43:40 [3128,819.044,0,"XEH: PostInit finished."]
22:43:40 ["DEBUG",8,["onLoad",[Display #105],"RscDisplayLoading","3DENDisplaysTemp"]]
22:43:41 ["DEBUG",8,["onLoad",[Display #52],"RscDiary","GUI"]]
^ before "continue on briefing" button
22:44:26 ["DEBUG",10,["onLoad",[Display #300],"RscUnitInfo","IGUI"]]
22:44:26 ["DEBUG",10,["onLoad",[Display #300],"RscUnitInfo","IGUI"]]
22:44:26 ["DEBUG",10,["onLoad",[Display #300],"RscUnitInfo","IGUI"]]
22:44:26 ["DEBUG",10,["onLoad",[Display #303],"RscStanceInfo","IGUI"]]
22:44:26 ["DEBUG",10,["onLoad",[Display #303],"RscStanceInfo","IGUI"]]
22:44:26 ["DEBUG",10,["onUnload",[Display #52,1],"RscDiary","GUI"]]
22:44:26 ["DEBUG",10,["onLoad",[Display #46],"RscDisplayMission","GUI"]]
22:44:26 ["DEBUG",10,["onLoad",[Display #12],"RscDiary","GUI"]]
22:44:26 ["DEBUG",10,["onLoad",[Display #105],"RscDisplayLoading","3DENDisplaysTemp"]]
22:44:26 Mission id: f28be7ff3a7f081df85295ffebc5000d96b93562
22:44:26 ["DEBUG",10,["onLoad",[Display #105],"RscDisplayLoading","3DENDisplaysTemp"]]
22:44:26 ["DEBUG",10,["onLoad",[Display #300],"RscUnitInfo","IGUI"]]
22:44:26 ["DEBUG",10,["onLoad",[Display #300],"RscUnitInfo","IGUI"]]
22:44:26 ["DEBUG",10,["onLoad",[Display #300],"RscUnitInfo","IGUI"]]
22:44:26 ["DEBUG",10,["onLoad",[Display #303],"RscStanceInfo","IGUI"]]
^ afterwards
Sadly it uses idd 105 multiple times. So they do reuse the same resource.
10 is the clientStateNumber
agile pumice
while {alive player} do
{
_nearVehicles = nearestObjects [player, ["Car"], 5];
_vehicle = _nearVehicles param [0, objNull];
waitUntil {!(isNull _vehicle) && (isNil "EH_worldtoscreen")};
systemChat "adding worldtoscreen EH";
EH_worldtoscreen = addMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", {call ed4_vehicles_hud_fnc_worldtoscreen}];
waitUntil {(isNull _vehicle) && !(isNil "EH_worldtoscreen")};
systemChat "removing worldtoscreen EH";
removeMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D",EH_worldtoscreen];
};
};```@Whale#5963 Why do you put a link into code so that no one can click it?
agile pumice
when I run the code in a sqf file, it doesn't seem to work, but when I run it in debug, I get results
I have to execute the code when _vehicle isn't null for it to add the eventhandler
if I execute when _vehicle is null, and approach the vehicle, it won't add the eventhandler
little eagle
Yes.
loud python
I found out that, while the script doesn't work as intended, it works if the player presses escape
"RscDisplayLoading" stays null until then
but when the player presses escape
BOOM!
It goes to not null and back to null
and the intro starts
little eagle
lol
little eagle
Sounds like there is another display open?
little eagle
Not really.
loud python
the player unit already exists, so I can't wait for that either
agile pumice
strangely, when I remove the eventhandler, the EH doesn't become nil
loud python
there has to be a way to detect if there's something covering the screen
still forum
If all mods were properly using CBA you could just waitUntil CBA's postInit is done ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
Are you sure findDisplay doesn't work?
loud python
if I knew what that was I could tell you xD
and you can pretty much assume there are no mods
as I said a few times already, if a mod breaks things, then that's that, I only care that it works in vanilla arma
@still forum how would you suggest using findDisplay?
still forum
findDisplay <IDD of loading screen>
if it returns displayNull it didn't find anything
loud python
how can I find out the IDD of the loading screen though?
still forum
else it found a display with the IDD of the loading screen. Which means there is a loading screen open
Check config viewer
RscDisplayNotFreeze
Or scroll up and check commys log
Display 105 and 101 are "RscDisplayLoading"
loud python
so I could do
waitUntil {isNull findDisplay 101};
waitUntil {isNull findDisplay 105};
?
still forum
yea.. think so
loud python
doesn't work
still forum
But you still have to handel multiple loading screens
still forum
in debug console isNull returns true
tough abyss
@little eagle - Robert, is it now?
little eagle
Ha, that's the name entered by the one that set up this machine first.
noble pond
lol
tough abyss
Yeah no German is called Robert.
little eagle
UAC is disabled anyway.
noble pond
im sure security guru's would cringe.
little eagle
I don't own anything valuable. The worst that could happen is that someone steals my porn folder.
ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
This machine wasn't used anymore, so I bought it for 50. My other laptop one doesn't have a working screen anymore.
tough abyss
I'd ask about the porn but I'm afraid of the answers...
plucky willow
what is the correct way to check a boolean value in an if statement?
i keep getting an error that says expecting a number, string, object, etc when i have type boolean
for reference my current code looks like this
if (_bool == false) then { _assignNum = 1 }
plucky willow
ah i see, ill give that try
agile pumice
basically you're saying if true == true
thats not really not how booleans are meant to be intrepreted
still forum
You can do true == true it's a legit thing to do. Besides that it doesn't work in SQF.
But true == true returns true.
so there is no reason not to just use the true you already have.
if ((((true == true) == true) == true) == true)
I wonder how many idiots would do that if BI had implemented == for Bools
plucky willow
it works, thanks a lot @agile pumice
still forum
count is no longer the fastest way to iterate arrays ๐ #intercept
count myTestArray 10000
{_x} forEach myTestArray 16.6ms
{_x} count myTestArray; 10.75ms
myTestArray iforEach2 {_x} 9.19ms
and I'm not even done yet
You can also nicely see why count > forEach if you have many elements
subtle ore
This is, interesting.
agile pumice
can anyone see an issue with this?
while {alive player} do
{
_nearVehicles = nearestObjects [player, ["Car"], 5];
_vehicle = _nearVehicles param [0, objNull];
waitUntil {!(isNull _vehicle) && (isNil "EH_worldtoscreen")};
systemChat "adding worldtoscreen EH";
EH_worldtoscreen = addMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", {call ed4_vehicles_hud_fnc_worldtoscreen}];
waitUntil {(isNull _vehicle) && !(isNil "EH_worldtoscreen")};
systemChat "removing worldtoscreen EH";
removeMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D",EH_worldtoscreen];
EH_worldtoscreen = nil;
};
};```i never get the first systemChat
still forum
_vehicle will never become !isNull
because you never set it to a different value
you have to execute the nearestObjects stuff in your waitUntil
agile pumice
so...
while {alive player} do
{
waitUntil {
_nearVehicles = nearestObjects [player, ["Car"], 5];
_vehicle = _nearVehicles param [0, objNull];
if (!(isNull _vehicle) && (isNil "EH_worldtoscreen")) exitwith {true};
false
};
systemChat "adding worldtoscreen EH";
EH_worldtoscreen = addMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", {call ed4_vehicles_hud_fnc_worldtoscreen}];
waitUntil {
_nearVehicles = nearestObjects [player, ["Car"], 5];
_vehicle = _nearVehicles param [0, objNull];
if ((isNull _vehicle) && !(isNil "EH_worldtoscreen")) exitwith {true};
false
};
systemChat "removing worldtoscreen EH";
removeMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D",EH_worldtoscreen];
EH_worldtoscreen = nil;
};
};```yes... looks good
still forum
I accept everything
jade abyss
๐
waitUntil {
...
...
if (!(isNull _vehicle) && (isNil "EH_worldtoscreen")) exitwith {true};```
exitWith in waitUntil?Also:
The whole if statement (and the following false can be removed. A simple
waitUntil
{
BlaBlaCode 1;
blabla Code2;
(!(isNull _vehicle) && (isNil "EH_worldtoscreen"))
};
is enough
still forum
I am building the most frankenstein thing every in Intercept XD
But if it works it will be awesome
I'm building the fastest ARRAY forEach CODE loop ever.
Yes I swapped the arguments ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
uneven prawn
Does anyone know why if you use "setVehicleAmmo 0" or "setVehicleAmmoDef 0" on vehicles with commander turrets it breaks them? I have noticed with tanks that if you use those commands, after you rearm them using "setVehicleAmmo 1" you are not able to rearm the different types of ammo, although you can do it using "setVehicleAmmoDef 1" . The only problem is that if you have anything configured (For example removing some types of weapons on a vehicle, if you use ""setVehicleAmmoDef 1" then whatever you have configured it overrides everything and adds all the ammo/weapons back to the vehicle.
meager granite
Vehicles unlike man units leave their empty magazines in the turrets
Ammo trucks actually replenish these empty magazines into full ones
Running setVehicleAmmo 0 doesn't just make magazines empty, it deletes them completely
So then running setVehicleAmmo 1 again or trying using ammo truck doesn't do anything, there is nothing to rearm
So to have vehicle with no ammo BUT being able to rearm it later through normal means (like ammo truck) you need to first delete all magazines and then add empty ones with https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addMagazineTurret command which has ammo count parameter since A3 1.55
So its typical scripting commands bedlam, something tells me setVehicleAmmoDef was introduced so you can rearm back after using setVehicleAmmo <1, instead of just fixing setVehicleAmmo to leave empty magazines instead of deleting them (so setVehicleAmmo 0; setVehicleAmmo 1; would work)
hasty violet
Does BIS_fnc_taskSetState have to run on each machine, or does it execute globally?
agile pumice
strangely my code works for one vehicle but not another ๐
sullen dune
do trigger timers exec from server time or client time?
subtle ore
server iirc
manic sigil
Could you, in theory, do createVehicle ["thingy", _x]} forEach [array of position arrays]?
manic sigil
Alright. That may be my way in to making premade compositions for official servers. A painful way, but maybe worth it.
Hrm... damn, though, it wont inherit direction will it :/
subtle ore
Sugar cookies are better than just regular cookies, remember that. You can set the direction or store the direction in a vriable alongisde the position array
private _posData = [(yourdirectionvaluehere),[x,y,z]];
But then I'd be down to scripting each piece manually, though extracting that data is a lot better than ctrl-c/ctrl-v each piece.
manic sigil
Ill play with it. Even getting the basic layout in position then spinning pieces could be more power than Im expecting.
subtle ore
and just place the value
still forum
no. Quite slow tho
jade imp
is anyone around willing to help me out with something real quick?
still forum
You first need to tell us what that is
jade imp
So, I want to make a scroll option on a phone, when you activate,
- Deletes the phone
- Adds the user to a custom radio channel
- Allows access to the map
im pretty new to scripting, trying to write up a rough script real quick
still forum
on a phone? UI?
Do you already have the phone?
jade imp
No, I don't need a UI. I'm thinking like, you scroll "Pick up phone" and then it adds a map to their inventory
I could make a UI but I cant do art for the life of me
meager granite
@still forum Do you know anything about broken turrets bug? The one where turret never changes locality (and local to all clients at once) so you can fit as many players into same turret as you want.
I had a repro for it in A2 but it doesn't work in A3 yet bug is still there.
still forum
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction for scroll menu action
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addItem addItem "ItemMap"
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/radioChannelAdd
Nope I don't never heard of it
jade imp
thank you
meager granite
You probably seen it at least once, like when player flies behind the helicopter while they're in co-pilot seat?
still forum
Well sometime when someone is lagging he stays still while helicopter continues moving
still forum
Yeah that think I've never seen
subtle ore
I'd imagine it's more than just the client's net
possibly the output of the server as well
meager granite
Been in the game since at least 2012, maybe earlier, still present in A3
In A3 however it sometimes even happens for passenger seats which I never seen in OA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiXOcHZ6NtA
(Second clip in video is unrelated)
still forum
What I did today:
count myTestArray 10000
{_x} forEach myTestArray; 16.94ms
{_x} count myTestArray; 10.75ms
{_x; true} count myTestArray; 18.64ms Gosh count with true is bad... nil and false aren't any better
myTestArray iForEach2 {_x}; 9.27ms <-- Fastest ๐ Hell yeah #Intercept
I made a way to iterate through arrays without _forEachIndex and without return value and without counting and forcing you to return booleans
still forum
I had to implement my own script instruction to set _x. So I basically reimplemented the = operator.
Without that my function is 15ms (because it includes _x = currentElement) because Arma's = operator checks at runtime at every iteration if the variable name is allowed. So it goes through all script commands and checks if a command with that name exists. Which is ofcause total bullshit because there is no script command at all that starts with _.
And that could also just be done at compileTime.. But BI doesn't care about your performance..
One variable assignment on 10k iterations. Removing that idiotic check gives me a plus of over 5 and a half milliseconds. Which is 1/3rd of the total runtime of that thing.
subtle ore
Well, your baby intercpept looks like it'll grow up strong soon
still forum
I have done some crazy stuff in Intercept so far...
But writing my own script instructions and essentially writing the SQF equivalent of assembly. That's a bit too crazy...
subtle ore
ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
jade imp
How would I, in addAction, say hideOnUse, but skip all the variables before it?
subtle ore
you don't
if you wan't to use hideOnUse, use all the default values for the passed paramters before hideOnUse
addAction["Cookies",{},nil,1.5,true,true,"","true",15,false,""];
all the default params
jade imp
alright, thanks
manic sigil
So of course Achilles mod already has a function that creates an SQF file that is literally 'create all things in the mission in the exact position and status that you have them in as the editor'... so you can copy paste it and run it.
subtle ore
@uneven prawn Seems like a normal rpt message, is it critical somehow?
uneven prawn
No I just never seen it before
So just wondering
Going through my RPT to check all the odd dogs ๐
subtle ore
lol
subtle ore
ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
uneven prawn
Is there any way to track what objects are generating the Error: Object(41 : 335) not found errors?
subtle ore
I honestly think they are net objects being deleted and all of a sudden become null somewhere along the line and the rpt throws an error
happens when I die in mp
subtle ore
lol
meager granite
Yeah, any turrets
I had repro in OA (which isn't even 100%, works after several tries), it doesn't work in A3 but nobody gonna look at OA engine anymore.
meager granite
Yes vehicle cannot be fixed once bugged, all JIP players will see it bugged (though it may appear working to players that were in the game before it broke)
As for not worrying, I did some unusual manipulations in OA years ago to achieve features I need which resulted in said repro of this bug
And I can't avoid this bug without getting rid of the features which pretty much stopped my development in that field.
Seeing it more and more often in A3 I wonder why nothing is done about it and so few people know about it.
jaunty zephyr
new features sell better than "we fixed that irreproducible bug that few people know about" :>
copper raven
compact maple
Hello guys, i dont get this, could you explain it to me ?
if (isNil {(call compile format ["%1",_sp select 0])}) then {
_sp select 0 is a name of a marker.
robust hollow
if (name of the marker is not also a variable for an object) then {spawn off marker} else {spawn off object};
is basically what thats for, the check is to see if a var for it exists at all but the next step would be spawning off an object cause it exists
compact maple
thanks you i got it ๐
little eagle
Something something commented code.
tough abyss
// by commy2
little eagle
Are you saying that this comment is not helpful?
tough abyss
I would never.
little eagle
It basically means: any complains sent to me.
tough abyss
"The guy who wrote this is gone, it's running everywhere".
little eagle
But I'm still here.
tough abyss
Hypothetical future scenario.
little eagle
I'm always the last one to leave the room, because I trust nobody to turn off the light and especially the radiator.
tough abyss
Lol.
remote monolith
hey guys... we try to make a system on our arma life server where you can set up your id card... and you can chose between male and female and also choose a face which your character should get ingame - i know how to set the face with identity and the model with the uniform.... but what i cant figure out right now is the naked model of the player... when the female char takes off the clothes it has a male body in underwear... i saw in the mod config of the female mod the line for the naked uniform is added there.... is there a way to set this manually per script on the player?
inner swallow
I don't know if I'll laugh or cry, if the reason that female characters get added to Arma 3 turns out to be Arma Life ๐
(yeah, yeah I know nothing will be added at this point...)
remote monolith
well....do we have to discuss now why we want it done.... or can we just focus on HOW?
just forget that i meantioned life...... what would you say if i add it to king of the hill? ^^ or wasteland....
winter dune
is your server modded or vanilla?
remote monolith
well.... i know it works when i place the char directly on the map as playable.... and i know how to give a male model the face and uniform of a female... but when you take off the clothes then you still have the male body
placing 50/50 of male and female on the map directly wouldnt help i guess.... you could end up as male with female body then when you drop the uniform....
must be possible somehow.... epochmod for example had it in a similar way....
winter dune
or you can create dedicated slots for female characters
if you can't find the solution
remote monolith
well....thought about that..... but you know the arma community ^^
or better...the players...^^
we need to make it bulletproof as possible ^^
still forum
@compact maple It's a piece of dumb code that some idiot wrote cause he thought there is no better way
if (isNull (missionNamespace getVariable [_sp select 0, objNull])) then {
craggy dune
Hi there, is it possible to overwrite a class for a player? E.g. Player a spawns as "Marksman", but during the missions, he should change to "Medic", is there a way to do that? (Without going back to lobby and change slots)
compact maple
@still forum thanks, so this is doing the same thing
still forum
@Socondor#8723 define "class"
little eagle
Class can't be hanged, but the traits can: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setUnitTrait
craggy dune
@willow quail The Slot you choose when entering the Lobby of the Game. Eg. Squad Alpha -> Marksman
@still forum not @willow quail sorry!!
still forum
don't think so
craggy dune
e.g User XY connecting --> Check DB; User = Medic --> Medic Slot
little eagle
No, you can't.
craggy dune
yes?????????
still forum
Or.. I could... You probably can't .
craggy dune
o.O
remote monolith
^^
still forum
Just hack all the things.
The server can slot in people. We know that because Admins can slot in people.
craggy dune
okay . . .
still forum
Answer is still "you can't" though.
craggy dune
hack the planet . . . a nice approach . . . but you are right, you (probably) can do it, i can't
still forum
And I don't think it's worth the effort.
little eagle
You can't reslot the people with SQF period. Of course everything is possible if you change the game itself, but that is not feasible.
craggy dune
but wouldn't i be fun though? @still forum . . .
still forum
It might be feasable. I know someone that's working on a project.. A serverside API so to say. It can already do alot of awesome stuff but it's private for now
craggy dune
all the nice stuff seems to be "private for now" . . . .
still forum
You load it like a mod and it gives you the ability to send arbitrary chat messages in any color. Or kick/ban people without battleye RCON...
little eagle
It's not private, no one ever made it yet.
remote monolith
when arma4 arrives all this stuff will be forgotten and new will be "private"
still forum
https://dedmen.de/sharex/firefox_2017-11-19_14-13-53.png Here is an example of arbitrarly colored and named chat messages
little eagle
Nice.
remote monolith
teamelan... ๐
still forum
I already asked him to release some of it's feature publicly.. But.. It's used for a Life server. And you know how life server owners are.
remote monolith
and i know how others are to lifeserver owners ^^
still forum
Don't you uncensor my censoring
remote monolith
its readable
little eagle
That's awesome though that intercept enables you to do this.
craggy dune
that's not realy censoring . . .
still forum
That screenshot is made without intercept. He isn't using it yet... If he would a lot of that stuff would have been alot better though
He is btw that guy that found the huge server security issue that caused all #arma3_official_servers to be taken offline for "maintenance" a few months ago. If anyone remembers that
remote monolith
you guys seem to be very competent.... have you read my initial question about the fem chars? maybe you guys have any idea about how to do that? or if its even possible...or if im out of luck too
still forum
no female characters.
austere granite
implying you have a female 'underwear' model
still forum
I didn't read it completly. I'll do that
austere granite
you would have to create a new unit and use selectPlayer
that is your only option here
remote monolith
so i create a unit on the fly and put che char on it?
still forum
There is no model of a body. Your uniform is your body.
When you switch uniforms you switch your entire body
austere granite
The model without uniform is a config entry for the soldier class you are assigned to, which you can only changed by using selectPlayer
yes
remote monolith
so far so true... but when you take the uniform off you have a naked uniform model... i found that in the mod too,... but i dont know how this can be put on the char...or if even possible
little eagle
I don't see how selectPlayer helps here. What's the plan? Prevent female soldiers from switching uniforms?
remote monolith
and the naked uniform cant be changed or reassigned by script then?
austere granite
He wants that if female units (And they have instant sex change operations)
The naked UNIFORM IS your soldier class
it's not a uniform you can equip through scripting, so instead you will have to make the player switch soldier classes all together
And that sodlierClass will need to have the proper config entry for the 'naked' model
(I can't remember what it's called, and to lazy to look it up)
little eagle
I don't think that's right. The naked model is a hardcoded uniform and that's always a male body.
austere granite
then when someone switches to a female character you will have to switch to a unit class that has a female naked model
i'm pretty sure there's a config entry commy
in one of the configs thats inherited quite early
austere granite
private _tempGroup = createGroup _targetSide;
private _newUnit = _tempGroup createUnit [_yourFemaleClass, [-10000, -10000, 50], [], 0, "NONE"];
selectPlayer _newUnit;
that's basically the switch
but
austere granite
class VirtualMan_F: Civilian_F
{
author = "Bohemia Interactive";
mapSize = 1;
_generalMacro = "VirtualMan_F";
scope = 1;
scopeCurator = 0;
isPlayableLogic = 1;
side = 7;
sideVirtual = 3;
displayName = "Virtual Player";
faction = "Virtual_F";
vehicleClass = "Virtual";
model = "\A3\characters_F\Common\invisibleMan.p3d";
icon = "iconManVirtual";
role = "Default";
uniformClass = "";
nakedUniform = "U_VirtualMan_F";
nakedUniform @little eagle
no but
little eagle
nakedUniform = "U_BasicBody";
austere granite
BUT this is arma and i'm not sure if that config entry actually works
little eagle
Yeah, found it.
austere granite
Also, if it doesn't work, you should make a scripted event, that checks for (uniform player == "") then { player addUniform "nakedFemaleUniform" }
as an alternative
i mean it's possible either way
remote monolith
ok just to clear this up for me now.... what happens with the old unit when i change to the new one?
austere granite
nothing, you should delete him
remote monolith
alright...
austere granite
Also keep in mind that even though some eventhandlers might carry over between respawns, that will not be the case here
aka you will need to readd any eventhandlers that you use
little eagle
Wouldn't it be easier to just place the naked female class on the map and then addUniform? Or is the gender to be changed mid mission?
austere granite
the latter
austere granite
problem that's 100% fixeable though, so no worries @remote monolith
remote monolith
it is chosen by the player when he sets up his id card...and then it will be loaded every time when you spawn into the game.... if male or female... and since we cant change class afterwards
austere granite
basically just set up a female base class that you can switch to
put the nakedUniform entry there
use selectPlayer and you're all good
remote monolith
then switch by selectplayer... and delete the old one...
remote monolith
alright... i guess i have to try this out then... and see how far i will get
meager granite
Speaking of naked uniforms, there are several naked texture versions I always wondered why BI didn't make each unit side have different underwear color
So you could tell who's soldier it was after you take their uniform off
Did it as a test, fairly few config changes are needed
remote monolith
hey.... its arma.... ^^
just found these underwear textures too an hour ago...
and wondered why i never saw them yet ingame...
remote monolith
vote for more fancy pants in arma3 ^^
meager granite
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/3334098879081407456/DFDAE5B0B5835683ED2FC1ACC346CDC914BC1676/
Welcome to Fantasy Medieval Kavala where each house is wizard's tower with pointy roof
remote monolith
kavala land of the churches....
tender fossil
Does spawning hundreds of AIs in MP environment stress server if they have their simulation disabled?
Wasn't there a command that disables them completely?
Hey btw Quicksilver, I sent you a friend request, have something in mind
I see
I'd just like to have hundreds of civilian units standing in random places with no simulation enabled at all
meager granite
Best approach would be to delete and create them back by camera position
With createVehicleLocal if you don't even want them to move at all
tender fossil
I just want the models standing there
Nothing else required
They're talking to the units
So quite close ๐
For example yes
They could have some standing animation enabled if it doesn't stress the server
If it does, it's not required
tender fossil
createVehicle with some animation = profit?
Hm... What about createVehicleLocal?
They don't need to be synced to other clients, they can run locally without server handling it
Well, you could just dump them when client DC's
Aight
Thanks for the tips ๐
still forum
yes. But isn't that #arma3_texture ?
winter dune
I need to know where can I find its pbo
still forum
That is definetly not #arma3_scripting
winter dune
okk
remote monolith
there was something like getmodelinfo.... place it on ground... look at it and execute this in your debugconsole _modelInfo = getModelInfo cursorObject; hint _modelInfo ;
winter dune
ok, thanks
little eagle
That would give you the model of the ground weapon holder, and that is a rather boring one.
still forum
Hah XD Just made a intercept command that can change config values at runtime. This is gonna be so awesome when it's done
little oxide
Nice
jaunty zephyr
omfg. if this is possibleโฆ everything is possible
still forum
Everything has always been possible. It's just not that easy to do ^^
Though the new Intercept config stuff is easy to use... And If I add script commands like
(configFile >> "CfgAmmo" >> "stuff" >> "initSpeed") setConfigValue 1200
.. yeah...
jade abyss
@still forum Changing configs on the fly? e.g. changing Mass on a Vest etc
still forum
yup
jade abyss
dafuq?
still forum
yes theoretically you can also create new stuff. But I don't want to implement that.
jade abyss
instant updating or needs reload?
jaunty zephyr
๐ฆ
still forum
Well the config value is instantly updated
but objects in game are parsed from the config at game start and then the values are cached
jaunty zephyr
omg there's so many hacks that could vanish
jade abyss
So changing the Cfg entry will update the (for example) Vehicle Speed?
still forum
so you need to restart mission or do something that causes these cached things to die
jade abyss
hmmm
still forum
No. Vehicle class would be cached most likely
jade abyss
kk
jaunty zephyr
ha @jade abyss that's the first use case that comes to my mind also. i'd love to change vehicle speed a bit more depending on the surface
:/
jade abyss
ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
still forum
But can change everything instantly that's live-read from config. So every config that's used by scripts. For example UI classes are afaik.
And you can now change config values without game restart and repacking PBO's and without using diag binary on dev branch
cold quartz
The text that's supplied via a function call, is that UTF-8? I'm running into a problem with my c# extension that the string I'm receiving is not properly converting the characters so I end up with string like this: https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=!ANY50Tjf9rGngtg&cid=766D3479C5384DDB&id=766D3479C5384DDB!8997&parId=766D3479C5384DDB!8993&o=OneUp
still forum
If I add creating classes and values you could create custom vehicles on the fly. They are parsed when you call createVehicle
All text in Arma is UTF8.
Or rather the encoding that the file that sets the strings is
jade abyss
The only downside i see: I must be run on every machine (for Weapons for example)
still forum
yup
jade abyss
And with the stupid BE and DLL Blocking :/
cold quartz
Ok, that's what I read. Just wanted to make sure. I'm declaring my method as such: public static void RvExtension(StringBuilder output, int outputSize, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)] string function) and as a debugging step, I'm immediately dumping that 'function' string to a text file and in the text file writing, I'm specifying UTF-8 but I'm still getting the incorrect characters.
still forum
If you want to write to file just write the raw bytes
and then read the file as utf8
C# is probably doing some weird magic thinking that the input is ASCII char* and you are trying to convert to UTF8
cold quartz
I was just writing the file to see what my string was coming in as..as a debugging assist. It's not something I want to do always.
Yea, that's exactly what I think is going on. Didn't know if anyone else ran into it.
Though I know most extensions are written in C++
plucky willow
I want to count all objects within two different trigger areas, anyone know how I can achieve this?
tough abyss
How do I get the CfgAmmo class name of the current magazine?
If I do currentMagazine player while holding a loaded RPG I don't get R_PG7_F.
still forum
configFile >> "CfgMagazines" >> currentMagazine player >> "ammo"
tough abyss
@still forum - getting bin\config.bin/CfgMagazines/RPG7_F/ammo.
tough abyss
That did, thanks again.
gleaming cedar
Anyone knows how to get drones working with waypoints
astral tendon
{moveOut _x} forEach units playersslots;
playersslots is the players group name, this works if called by initServer.sqf or it need to be called by initPlayerLocal.sqf in order to work?
winter dune
Im trying to create a NVG script which allows the user to use the NVG without the hmd, the code is this one: player action ["nvGoggles", player]; Now, if I play other actions, the previous actions gets overwritten by the new one, is there a way to prevent this?
candid jay
all, is there a way to retrieve the named properties of a p3d from script?
plush cargo
ahh i think you need to view it with object builder or something
candid jay
i know how to view them ๐ iโm trying to see if itโs possible to get this info via sqf scripting
jade imp
does anyone know how I can make a table a medical facility, so you are able to heal yourself?
or with repairs
like make it a location you can walk to and heal/repair vehicles?
astral tendon
@Midnight#4592 yes and thats why i am asking
cold quartz
Hey, I'm getting good results with this: Encoding.UTF8.GetString(Encoding.Default.GetBytes(function))
function being the incoming string from ARMA
For anyone that's using a C# extension and running into character encoding issues
lone glade
yes, arma 3 uses UTF-8 internally, but you can use UTF-16 too
cold quartz
Yep. When I tried to display characters or convert straight to UTF-8, the displayed characters were incorrect. From what I read, .Net strings are UTF-16 by default, so I think there were some issues with the UTF-8 out of ARMA via the Extension and then the conversion to a .net string.
Well, the non-ASCII characters were incorrect
plucky willow
I'm trying to change the pitch of an object I've spawned down 90 degrees from the default so that its facing the ground
I think i would need to modify setVectorDir [0,0,0] to some values
but i cannot figure out to what
yes it may even require setVectorDirAndUp [[0,0,0],[0,0,0]];
but i cannot figure it out, and my trig is terrible
i guess my question really is this: for an object facing directly north with no yaw or roll, what change to pitch, yaw, and roll would result in the object facing straight down?
too stupid to figure that out but trial and error got me the right answer: [0,0,-1],[0,1,0]
luckily my object was a projectile so 90 degree increments worked. I cant even begin to imagine what banking a plane 20 degrees would look like
still forum
@cold quartz For extension making go to #arma3_tools they are all there
worldly locust
{
hint _x;
} foreach _arrSides;``` This throws an error on the hint about a missing ;. What am I missing?@violet gull I need to iterate through the sides, so hence the foreach. I'm just trying to debug why it's not working
violet gull
Try systemchat instead
If you managed to get that forEach to work with a hint, it'd only show you the last one
systemchat will stack in the chat window
better for debugging, aside from hint format["%1", _myvariable];
violet gull
Also I just joined the discord ๐บ๐ผ
๐
I copied/pasted your code and it worked in the editor
Somewhere else in your code is fucked
lone glade
private your var first
still forum
wtf guys?
He is complaining about a missing ; and all you have to say is "Do something else" "You probably don't even want what you are doing"
And no stringifying a string won't make it better.
The problem is that @worldly locust We need the full code
worldly locust
I just wanted to know what basic fuckup I'm making. Not asking you to wade through other stuff, or critique my performance
still forum
The code you posted is correct.
My guess is what you posted is not what you are using
worldly locust
so the error message i'm being thrown is not related to what it actually says it is then.
still forum
Or can you post the full error message maybe?
violet gull
I wasn't criticizing, I was stating that somewhere in that same script (but not pasted in discord) is, as I put it, fucked. AKA broken. Additionally, you didn't specify what the error is. Generic error? Missing ;? Undefined variable?
Otherwise, the code you pasted DOES work. ๐๐ผ
lone glade
no shit
still forum
This throws an error on the hint about a missing ;
He did say what the error is.
Your answer was No need for a forEach
So no.. All of what you just said besides "the pasted code works" is wrong
lone glade
no, you didn't post the full error
nor the full code, because if it's only this it should work perfectly fine
violet gull
You're right, you know best.
lone glade
well, he does
still forum
missing ; is enough of an error description in a small piece of code.
But if you don't even show us your real code @worldly locust how should we help?
You successfully removed all errors in your code while making it small enough to post it here.
Don't shrink your code if you have problems. If it's too big to post here just pastebin
lone glade
^or gist
worldly locust
Thanks Dedmen. I'm used to errors which relate to what they say they do
still forum
I'd prefer gist. But not everyone has github account.
The missing ; error actually means what it says.
worldly locust
{
_debug = true;
_tree = ((findDisplay 15226) displayCtrl (2103));
_iRoot =0;
_arrSides = ["WEST","EAST","GUER","CIV"];
{
//_Profiles = [ALIVE_profileHandler, "getProfilesBySideFull", _x] call ALIVE_fnc_profileHandler;
//if (_debug) then {
//_Profiles call ALiVE_fnc_InspectHash;
//}
//_tree tvAdd [ [], format ["%1", _x]];
//_tree tvAdd [ [_iRoot], "Virtual"];
//_tree tvAdd [ [_iRoot], "Spawned"];
//_iProfiles=0;
//{
// _profile = _x;
// _active = _profile select 2 select 1; //[_profile, "active"] call ALIVE_fnc_hashGet;
// _profileType = _profile select 2 select 6; //[_profile,"type"] call ALIVE_fnc_hashGet;
// if(_profileType=="entity") then {
// _iProfiles=_iProfiles+1;
// _num = count (_profile select 2 select 11);
// if(_active) then {
// _tree tvAdd [ [_iRoot,1], format [ "%1 - %2", _profileType, _num]];
// }
// else
// {
// _tree tvAdd [ [_iRoot,0], format [ "%1 - %2", _profileType, _num]];
// }
// }
//
//} foreach (_Profiles select 2);
//_tree tvSetText [0, format ["%1 - %2",_x, _iProfiles]];
sidechat format["%1",_x];
//_iRoot=iRoot+1;
} foreach _arrSides;
};
And you get the error with it commented out like that?
worldly locust
yes
still forum
format["%1",_x]; doesn't make any sense btw
worldly locust
why?
worldly locust
well that was someone up above's suggestion
still forum
The sideChat command you used doesn't exist
little eagle
This throws an error on the hint about a missing ;. What am I missing?
Doesn't for me.
lone glade
and also you can do block comments like this:
/*
stuff
stuff
stuff
*/
There is no sideChat STRING command.
The command is UNIT sideChat STRING you are missing the unit part
use systemChat instead. or hint
violet gull
sideChat needs an object before it is called, like player sideChat "Im cool"; https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/sideChat
worldly locust
however it didn't work with hint.
worldly locust
lol.
still forum
If you want help about an error in a different script then you need to post that
little eagle
Doesn't error for me. The problem must be somewhere else.
worldly locust
I doubt it, since the hint went in to debug the original error
still forum
rdg_fnc_Load = {
_debug = true;
_tree = (findDisplay 15226) displayCtrl 2103;
_iRoot =0;
_arrSides = ["WEST","EAST","GUER","CIV"];
{
systemChat _x;
} foreach _arrSides;
};
Try this exact code and see if it works
worldly locust
yes, it works now. Sidechat was incorrect. I realise that.
I've figured out what the original problem was anyway. Nothing to do with fucking missing ;'s on different lines.
little eagle
But """blah""" != "blah"