no, "'bla'"
#arma3_scripting
still forum
Can you please post the full error from your RPT?
little eagle
You can't use str _side, Reddog.
worldly locust
}
_tree tvAdd [ [], format ["%1", _x]];
_t>
10:04:41 Error position: <_tree tvAdd [ [], format ["%1", _x]];
_t>
10:04:41 Error Missing ;
10:04:41 File C:\Users\Gavin\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\LCpl%2e%20Reddog\missions\Snippets & How To's\ALiVE_Testing_1.Malden\rdg_ALiVEConsole\rdg_fnc_Console.sqf, line 42
10:04:41 Error in expression <_Profiles call ALiVE_fnc_InspectHash;
}
_tree tvAdd [ [], format ["%1", _x]];
_t>
10:04:41 Error position: <_tree tvAdd [ [], format ["%1", _x]];
_t>
10:04:41 Error Missing ;
10:04:41 File C:\Users\Gavin\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\LCpl%2e%20Reddog\missions\Snippets & How To's\ALiVE_Testing_1.Malden\rdg_ALiVEConsole\rdg_fnc_Console.sqf, line 42```Well... You are missing a ;
if (_debug) then {
_Profiles call ALiVE_fnc_InspectHash;
} <---- Right there
_tree tvAdd [ [], format ["%1", _x]];
And formatting a string like that still doesn't make sense.
little eagle
This is what happens when you put the opening { in newlines. See the else line. Bad habit.
worldly locust
ffs.
i couldn't give a shit about formatting right now.
and i couldn't give a shit about whether it makes sense or not.
i do give a shit about it working.
little eagle
With proper formatting, this could've been avoided. Not giving a shit was your initial problem.
worldly locust
once it's working i'll refactor etc.
little eagle
Sounds like twice the work.
worldly locust
thanks ever so much for your help and advice
still forum
In the end you could have solved this by just reading the error message Arma gave you. It told you about a missing ; and even showed you exactly where.
still forum
Huh? no
10:04:41 Error in expression <_Profiles call ALiVE_fnc_InspectHash;
}
_tree tvAdd [ [], format ["%1", _x]];
_t>
10:04:41 Error position: <_tree tvAdd [ [], format ["%1", _x]];
k thx bye
little eagle
Error position: <_tree tvAdd [ [], format ["%1", _x]];
The hostility is in your head, Quiksilver.
still forum
The error is directly before the _tree and the next thing before the _tree is the closing bracket where you are missing the ;
You could also have written
if (_debug) then {
_Profiles call ALiVE_fnc_InspectHash;
}
;_tree tvAdd [ [], format ["%1", _x]];
So what now? That's exactly the line and exactly the position the error message told you.
little eagle
Looks like a commented line in a .INI file.
Still favoring to replace them all with commas.
sly mortar
Might be worth mentioning that using a code editor with linter capabilities helps catch some of these sorts of error. I know there is an SQF linter for VS Code, and there was squint. Not seen one for Atom.
compact maple
Atom is life lol
little eagle
Atom is slow. Why would you ever use a slow text editor?
lone glade
it also crashes on files longer than 3 000 lines
compact maple
YOU think this is terrible it doesnt make atom terrible
lone glade
no, it's objectively terrible
compact maple
It doesnt you should get a new pc lol
no offense but i can edit sqm mission with a tons of lines without getting slowed or crash
What is VS ?
still forum
I like atom.. But sometimes I accidentally click on a texture or model and have to wait a couple seconds till it stops freezing
I have the new way to get the position of an object! It will revolutionize everything
_position = parseSimpleArray format ["%1", getPos _unit];
Will it fail for scientific notation?
still forum
I can only give you the same answer as for everything in SQF: maybe.
compact maple
This function can be used for what exactly ?
still forum
You can use it to get the position of the object inside the _unit variable
It is a little less precise as other ways. But less precision makes everything faster as we know.
compact maple
Oh okay, but there shouldnt be space in it right ? Just read the wiki
still forum
Which space? There are 6
compact maple
no spaces are permitted between array elements: [1,2,3] - correct, [1, 2, 3] - incorrect!
only double quotes " supported for Strings: ["hello"] - correct, ['hello'] - incorrect!
use " to escape ", for example ["hello"] converted to string should look like this: "[""hello""]"
no spaces should exist before or after array brackets: "[1,2,3]" - correct, "[1,2,3] " - incorrect!
My bad lol
tough abyss
Is there a way to unnest an array?
As in - turn [["first","hello1"],["second","hello2"],["third","hello3"]] into ["first","hello1","second","hello2","third","hello3"].
south pasture
Hi scripters,
is it possible to acquire the script handle (for later terminate) from the data received by diag_activeSQFScripts?
lone glade
nope
tough abyss
@lone glade - could you elaborate?
lone glade
the command simply doesn't provide the handle
only the name assigned via scriptname, file path, if it's running and the line it's at
tough abyss
I was addressing my question, the one before IrLED.
lone glade
aaah
you pretty much append / use + to merge all three arrays into one
pretty much:
_myNewArray = [];
{_myNewArray append _x} foreach _myOldArray;
Thanks @lone glade.
still forum
There are other ways to kill scheduled scripts though. I could look into it. PM me @south pasture I'll be afk for an hour now but I might have time later.
I guess you only need that for testing on your server and not for a real usage like a script that you want to redistribute with missions.
queen cargo
@south pasture spawn etc return the script handle
Either use a passed object plus set variable to get it inside the scheduled script or a global variable
south pasture
@queen cargo thing is that the "legacy" code has loads of anonymous spawns... need to start managing them
lone glade
rewrite it entirely
queen cargo
@tough abyss only one level or multiple? And why you need to unnest?
still forum
Come join me in my candy Van @south pasture I have what you need
queen cargo
@south pasture rewriting it then is the only option unless selling your soul to @still forum is an option
south pasture
)))
little eagle
bad*
winter dune
does anyone know how to make invisible backpacks? Or atleast give me some hints. I tried to make an invisible texture, but when I drop the bag on the ground, it still invisible, cant add any textures on it. What I want to have is that on the player, the backpack is invisible, when dropped, the bp becomes visible again, feel free to give any kind of tips
little eagle
Should it always hide that specific backpack or should it hide all backpacks on this specific unit?
still forum
You can add textures to backpacks on ground. But you can't just use cursorTarget to get the backpack object
little eagle
I forgot what the invisible texture is. My code makes it black. : /
// initPlayerLocal.sqf
private _fnc_initHideBackpack = {
params ["_unit"];
private _fnc_hideBackpack = {
params ["_unit"];
private _backpack = backpackContainer _unit;
private _textures = getObjectTextures _backpack;
if (_textures param [0, "#(rgb,8,8,3)color(0,0,0,0)"] != "#(rgb,8,8,3)color(0,0,0,0)") then {
_backpack setVariable ["commy_textures", _textures, true];
{
_backpack setObjectTextureGlobal [_forEachIndex, "#(rgb,8,8,3)color(0,0,0,0)"];
} forEach _textures;
};
};
_unit call _fnc_hideBackpack;
_unit addEventHandler ["Take", _fnc_hideBackpack];
_unit addEventHandler ["Put", {
params ["", "_container"];
{
private _backpack = _x;
private _textures = _backpack getVariable "commy_textures";
if (!isNil "_textures") then {
_backpack setVariable ["commy_textures", nil, true];
{
_backpack setObjectTextureGlobal [_forEachIndex, _x];
} forEach _textures;
};
} forEach everyBackpack _container;
}];
};
player call _fnc_initHideBackpack;
Here's the code for black. Replace with the transparent texture in the 3 places.
winter dune
thanks man
little eagle
@tough abyss
memoryPointsGetInDriver
memoryPointsGetInDriverDir
memoryPointsGetInGunner
memoryPointsGetInGunnerDir
memoryPointsGetInCargo
memoryPointsGetInCargoDir
memoryPointsGetInCoDriver
memoryPointsGetInCoDriverDir
agile pumice
when creating a lightsource, what value do you change to adjust the ambient light brightness? (effect on the environment)
tough abyss
@X39#2180 - already did what I had to with the arrays, thanks anyway ๐
little eagle
setLightBrightness and https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setLightAttenuation
agile pumice
the wiki says that setLightBrightness and setLightIntensity do the same thing, so I shouldn't use both?
plucky willow
I am trying to use playSound3D, does anyone know where i can find a list of sound files?
still forum
Ingame config viewer. CfgSounds
plucky willow
thanks
the path listed in the cfg isnt similar to the wiki examples, is that alright?
little eagle
What if they're both right?
Also, the wiki linked me to this: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_SoundFiles
Isn't this what you want?
little eagle
Delete the leading \ before A3 and add .wss if the filepath has no extension. That is what playSound3D needs, because reasons.
plucky willow
thanks, it works great
compact maple
agile pumice
{
case (_lightNum in [1,2,3,4]): {
[0, 0, 1]
};
case (_lightNum in [5,6,7,8]): {
[1, 0, 0]
};
};```
```_LP setLightAmbient _color;
_LP setLightColor _color;```
```16:31:29 Error in expression <_pos ];
_x setLightBrightness 0.005;
_x setLightAmbient _color;
_x setLightColor>
16:31:29 Error position: <setLightAmbient _color;
_x setLightColor>
16:31:29 Error setlightambient: Type Bool, expected Array```type bool?
indigo snow
If the condition is not matched by any case and there is no default, it returns true.
agile pumice
but it can only possible be 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 or 8
little eagle
It obviously isn't.
agile pumice
I'm inclined to believe you, but I can't seem to find where it isn't one of those values: https://pastebin.com/raw/K6pgTVxC
austere granite
case 1;
case 2;
case 3;
case 4: { [0, 0, 1] };
[_vehicle,7] call call _createLight;
So _lightNum is nil
call _createLight; reports nil
indigo snow
im intrigued that doesnt throw more errors
austere granite
๐๐ป
little eagle
Another mystery solved. That makes #350.
agile pumice
atleast now I know switch returns a bool in that circumstance
little eagle
eagle eyes 1 , tools 0
agile pumice
I initially had 3 cases in the switch block
thats why I wasn't using a simple if else
but I changed it now
can I use call compile format to find a local variable?
_beaconRpos = _vehicle selectionPosition ["mirrorlb_beacon_r", "Memory"];
_pos = call compile format ["_%1pos",_light]```
for example, if _light is "beaconL"Sounds unnecessarily complicated.
austere granite
@agile pumice what are you trying to do with that? Can't think of a reason why you would want that
you could probably just use an array with the variables and look it up by an index or whatever
or use getVariable with a formatted variable name
agile pumice
I just went with a switch block lol
just trying to reduce the amount of lines of code
agile pumice
why is lightattachto so jittery on moving vehicles ๐ฆ
jade abyss
Never was
I guess it's attached to the PhysX Geo, wich is also not moving smoothly with the model itself (at least, it reacts/looks the same way)
austere granite
this is correct
agile pumice
i dont wanna have to write another oneachframe handler XD
jade abyss
Nope, they are all the same
If you move it, it starts lagging
The only "workaround" would be creating (3D-Model) with a Lightsource and attach it via attachTo.
still forum
Yup. Make a onEachFrame handler in Intercept.
Not really worth getting Intercept for that if not already using it. But everyone should be using Intercept anyway Kappa
queen cargo
Get an empty model with a light source and create that
blazing quiver
Hey, question
still forum
Answer!
blazing quiver
Is it possible to "hide" a backpack on a character via script?
blazing quiver
Like, keep the attributes of it but just have the model invisible on the character
Ah
still forum
I guess you can basically set a transparent texture on it
blazing quiver
ok
did some more research on the texture stuff, found this
if (side player == opfor) then { unitBackpack player setObjectTextureGlobal [0,""]} ;
it works, but I'm having issues with getting it to apply to a non-opfor character
even changing it to if (side player == independent) then { unitBackpack player setObjectTextureGlobal [0,""]} ; does not work
any ideas why it works for opfor but not others?
I think I just don't know the proper name for independent or something
I tried it for blufor and it was fine
violet gull
Does this work?
if (side player in [WEST,independent,east]) then{
unitBackpack player setObjectTextureGlobal [0,""];};
Works for me in editor
As an independent soldier
Does it give you an error?
lone glade
that's the right syntax for independent, so you must've made a typo in game
also yes, you can do <SIDE> in <ARRAY of SIDES>
blazing quiver
actually, I'm pretty sure it's just an issue with modded unit I'm trying to apply it to
lone glade
just keep in mind sides are their own types and not strings
blazing quiver
I tried it with a vanilla indy unit and it worked there
violet gull
It's possible the modded backpacks don't have a hiddenSelection ๐ฎ
blazing quiver
I suspect that's the issue
violet gull
Test it with vanilla units of that side and see if it works for their backpacks. If it does, but not with the modded ones, there ya go.
blazing quiver
yep, that's the case
violet gull
D:
blazing quiver
so, another question then. The script also does not work on packs added via arsenal
like, if I copy a loadout from editor and add it in into the init it won't work, it needs to be spawned on the unit
violet gull
So what you're saying is you get a backpack and it's visible, so you want to auto-hide it?
From the arsenal
lone glade
well, first of all don't do that because that's stupid (copying the BIS old as fuck loadout format in init)
inits are called on the player local machine when he joins the server
blazing quiver
so phronk, basically what I want to do is hide a certain backpack. It doesn't spawn by default on any units though so I need to add it via init
lone glade
I wonder if hideObjectGlobal works here
if it doesn't work directly on the backpack you can try to reference the weapon holder directly
violet gull
if(backpack player=="myBackbackClassname")then{ code };
If you want to make it so that if the player drops/picks up the backpack, you'll need to add a Take eventHandler which calls that code to hide it
if you want it to take more than one backpack classname into consideration, you can try it like this: if(backpack player in ["backpackClassname1","backpackClassname2","backpackClassname3"])then{ code };
Although it might be better to define that array of backpacks prior to the if()then{} check for better efficiency
_backpacksToHide=["backpackClassname1","backpackClassname2","backpackClassname3"];
blazing quiver
mmm, I think I found the issue
It's again exclusive to the modded backpacks I was trying to use
violet gull
๐ฑ
blazing quiver
I should have checked that first lol
violet gull
What mod is it?
blazing quiver
The Star Wars opposition mod
Basically, the mod has "jetpack" backpacks which allow charcaters to launch up in the air around 10 meters or so
young current
. . .
blazing quiver
I'm trying to make the jetpack invisible so the effect could be used as a "force jump" for characters like Vader or a jedi
violet gull
Oh okay, yeah I honestly never checked out the Star Wars mods. I'm surprised they didn't add hiddenSelections, seemed like a solid team, if I'm thinking of the right project.
blazing quiver
oh well, was worth a shot
violet gull
Better luck next time. ๐
blazing quiver
I take it with no hiddenselctions I can't do anything on my end to fix that?
violet gull
Not that I know of, personally.
lone glade
see my previous comment above, also they have to use a func or onKeyDown event for what you describe
violet gull
If you can find out what the function is that the backpack calls, maybe try to give the unit an addAction or something to call it
The one to make the player jump up
Or write your own lol
lone glade
yeah, it's not that hard
blazing quiver
Unfortunately I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to scripting, but I'll send the suggestions to a buddy of mine who might be able to use that advice better than myself
Thanks for the help guys, I appreciate it
violet gull
For starters to get you in the (possibly) right direction, look into the setVelocity command on the biwiki
That and maybe setVectorDirAndUp
IDK
blazing quiver
thanks
violet gull
No problem. Good luck.
candid jay
hat would be the easiest way to create a cable between TWO POINTS in arma
that though is affected by physx
I just want to state got from [x1,y1,z1] to [x2,y2,z2]
compact maple
Is it actually a real rope like the helicopter rope ?
lone glade
there's no other "cable" or "rope" stuff, all ropes are the same thing
not only that but those can be shot at and cut
candid jay
ok but I don't seem to be able to create it
does it need to be a vehicle?
or can it be between two houses for instance
@compact maple I'd like to draw a line between two points. It does not need to behave like a physx rope.
I need the closes thing to an understroyable cable between objects
compact maple
Lol so CAN you create it between 2 players head ?
candid jay
no
I have a cableway
and I need to connect all pylons
I can do it with p3d but it's practically impossible to have those lines connected and rotated correctly
so I am trying to dynamically generate a cable
compact maple
I was simply asking
compact maple
Oh okay i tought it was a rope,literally, like if the rope lenght 5 meters and you attache theses points to the head of 2 p'aysrs they cant run away more than 5m
candid jay
lol
no
it's practically impossible to have cable lines of > 100m length and line up perfectly
first, you need 3 objects of 50m because at 100m you are reaching the size limitations
plus, putting them down the rotation angles are obviously very hard to get, if not impossible
so I was hoping to make them dynamically
but I seem to be unable to create a rope
sour saffron
Bis did it with pylons and cables
sour saffron
cables and pylons
candid jay
OBJECTS?
candid jay
yeah I did my own models
the hard part is how to draw it though.
it's not the model, is how you position the cables
and have the correct length
sour saffron
yeah its hard , probably 6- 12 months i would imagine for proper job and good alingment
sour saffron
modesl > position > scripts > mp locality etc 6 -12 months for a proper job or 1 month for a life server accepted quality
and in green
coarse olive
I need a bit of advice here, weโre working a mod using advanced sling loading, once the vehicle deletes, how could we move the passenger into the helicopter?
sour saffron
land and ask him to climb aboard
i think its a combination of these commands and Moveincargo https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/assignAsCargo unassign and assign etc
coarse olive
Its for MEDEVACs so the goal is to lift the person, once it gets close to the helicopter, he is moved inside, the board is deleted and a new one is spawned in the helicopter
How would we go about spawning the backpack into the helicopter upon deletion?
sour saffron
i guess you give it a varname and move it before deletion
have a look that site i linked scripting commands v good
compact maple
6 months for placing a cable ??
sour saffron
@compact maple you reffering to my calculation ?
candid jay
is there a way to getPos for a memory point?
not the object, the exact coordinates of a memory point
I know there's https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/selectionPosition
then I guess you just need to vectorAdd?
oh yeah that too
thank you
candid jay
thanks! ๐
cursive owl
good day guys, im loking for a sector script so if the independent control the sector the flag get a addaction in base for halo jump. ? can some one help me.
so a marker get green of the ind control the zone, and than it will give a addaction for halo jump, but if tay lose it it will deseper the action for halo jump
๐
simple solstice
so you are basically asking someone to write a script for your
cursive owl
well tyes, if some one have the time for it
cursive owl
if (_this select 1 isEqualTo west) then {flag addAction ["Exec the file", "somescript.sqf"]}
can ido somthing like this
cursive owl
yesm but its a exempel for somthing if i can go an do this
i take out the west and add independent
simple solstice
depends where you put it
cursive owl
yes
simple solstice
and that isn't really taking over an area
cursive owl
hmm
blazing quiver
Hey, another question
Is there any way to keybind an action?
Like instead of using a script bound on the action menu could I keybind it?
little eagle
candid jay
I have two points in space
what is the best way to get vectorUp of the line that crosses them?
jade abyss
candid jay
isn't this the vector from A to B?
what I'm referring to (to be more clear) is
I have two points A and B, I'd like to put a cable that starts in A and ends in B, so I have to set vectorUp on the cable
(forget about distances and stuff, I need just the angle)
I probably need a 90 deg cartesian on this angle
little eagle
There are infinitely many orthogonal vectors to any vector. You need at least 2 vectors to have a unique up vector.
Cross product is what you need.
Or if it's a cable, maybe just setVectorDir
candid jay
set to which value
little eagle
Depends on the model I guess.
little eagle
Is the cable your model?
candid jay
yes
little eagle
Make it so [0,0,0] model space is one end of the cable.
little eagle
And it goes straight into one direction that is either x or (oxygen) z.
So not upwards.
flat.
candid jay
yes
little eagle
Then you setPos it into one end.
candid jay
setdir, i can get relative easily
candid jay
i donโt get it
little eagle
Why?
candid jay
then you need a vertical cable
little eagle
No?
candid jay
to use vectorfromto
jade abyss
VectorFromTo needs 2 Points - Point of Object and Endpoint
vectorFromTo -> setVectorDir
candid jay
ok so i have a horizontal cable, use setvectordir to vectorfromto?
little eagle
Yes.
little eagle
But that requires your cable to start at [0,0,0] model space and go to e.g. [1,0,0]
little eagle
That would be the easiest. You don't really need the upvector since the cable is a 2d object.
jade abyss
(VectorStuff is bรคh)
little eagle
No one cares which side is up as long as it points in the right direction.
candid jay
yep
jade abyss
setVectorDirAndUp if you still wish to adjust VectorUp*
little eagle
Dir and Up are orthogonal vectors, otherwise setVectorDirAndUp fails.
candid jay
letโs say that I have 2 points in space
little eagle
A and B
candid jay
i need to have cables โline upโ
jade abyss
vectorFromTo
candid jay
to cover all of the distance between A and B
jade abyss
+Distance
candid jay
so ok, first element pos is point A
little eagle
You need 20 cables if the distance is 20 meters and the cable is 1 meter.
candid jay
yes
little eagle
All would have the same direction vector.
candid jay
but how do i compute the intermediate pos
simply xyz coordinates separately in %?
so z = (z2 - z1) * percentage
same for x and y
little eagle
A vectorAdd _dir, as long as _dir has magnitude 1
candid jay
lost you
little eagle
There are vector commands for all this. You don't need to do the math yourself.
candid jay
_dir being?
little eagle
vectorFromTo
candid jay
ok
little eagle
It's always a unit vector (= mag 1)
jade abyss
A = [0,0,0];
B = [1,0,0];
vectorDir = [1,0,0] (right?)
little eagle
Yes, but again, depends on the model. You might have to mess around with the model's direction in oxygen.
I'm not 100 on that. Oxygen is weird with y being upwards and all that.
To completely discourage you, I might add that you could use the katenoide curve for a hanging cable (hyperbolic cosine).
candid jay
nonono
jade abyss
๐
candid jay
ahahah
I already have chairs going around and working in MP
al I need is ti have the damn cables line up appropriately
jade abyss
Or just use a Rope and check for the position of the next segment, then move it to that position.
iirc that was possible (to check for the segment).
candid jay
rope has too many issue for this use case
little eagle
candid jay
it can be shot, it is a physx object, it needs to be attached to a physx object with a simulation, etc
lol
NO
NONONONONO
๐
little eagle
But this is where the real fun begins ๐ฆ
y = a cosh (x/a) = a/2 * (e^(x/a) + e^(-x/a))
lol
little eagle
Now I'm hungry for macaronis.
jade abyss
*Macronis
little eagle
Macronies.
jade abyss
Klugscheiรer
little eagle
Pretty sure I got it right the first time and everything else was off.
I only have fusilli, and napoli sauce.
austere granite
Anyone that doesn't have a poorly functioning brain wants to give me a pointer on how to convert hex color code to arma rgba values?
little eagle
In SQF? Is the hex thing a string?
austere granite
yeah, just normal "#A7A7A7"
little eagle
RGBA from 0 to 1 or 0 to 255?
austere granite
0 to 1, i can manage to make that translation myself though
๐
@little eagle google-fu came up with
getColorFromHex = {
private ["_hex","_r","_g","_b","_nums","_return"];
_nums = toArray "0123456789ABCDEF"; //for converting hex nibbles to base 10 equivalents
_hex = toArray (_this select 0);
_hex = _hex - [(_hex select 0)]; //remove the '#' at the beginning
_r = (_nums find (_hex select 0)) * 16 + (_nums find (_hex select 1));
_g = (_nums find (_hex select 2)) * 16 + (_nums find (_hex select 3));
_b = (_nums find (_hex select 4)) * 16 + (_nums find (_hex select 5));
//divide by 255 (0xFF) because game wants a num between 0 and 1
_return = format ["%1,%2,%3",(_r/255),(_g/255),(_b/255)];
_return
};
So all good
little eagle
I have something better. Gimme a minute.
austere granite
kk
i swear i've seen it before too somewhere, but couldn't find it, looked through BIS functions but didn't see it
little eagle
"#A7A7A7" call {
params ["_color"];
_color = [
_color select [1,2],
_color select [3,2],
_color select [5,2]
];
_color apply {call compile format ["0x%1", _x] / 255}
};
I found a use for compile format. Kill me ๐ ๐จ
agile pumice
I have a bit of code that runs in an onEachFrame handler, but when I try and retrieve the variable, its nil. When i test the code in debug, it works
ed4_hud_button_direct_left = worldtoscreen ed4_hud_button_direct_left;
if(count ed4_hud_button_direct_left < 2) then {ed4_hud_button_direct_left = [0,0];};```Place something that can be blown up nearby?
Yeah. Hide a drone somewhere.
Or something that fits the scene.
I'm not sure, they might be still able to take splash damage from e.g. explosions, but maybe not.
Could always not hide it, but give it a transparent texture.
Of course they would show up on the radar/map in scrub mode.
^ If not, everything would be nil.
young current
Didnt hidden map objects get destroyed at some point?
jade abyss
nope
little eagle
Otherwise an ammo box.
Those shouldn't show on the radar and you can make them transparent without hiding them.
lasertarget is probably indestructible.
ammo box
attach it
setObjectTextureGlobal something full alpha
Explosion eh
Oh, those balloons from Marksman
Create them by script if you want to avoid dependency
agile pumice
@quicksilver right at the top _vehicle = vehicle player;
little eagle
eagle, inside the OEF code block or outside of it?
agile pumice
inside
right above where ed4_hud_button_direct_left is initially defined
well its on a constant loop
its only defined once
little eagle
Can you post it^^?
agile pumice
at the top
adding the onEachFrame via BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler
if (_EH != "") then {
"Added OEF_FordCVPI to onEachFrame stack" call BIS_fnc_log;
};``` gives me the statement in the logso I know its adding the handler correctly
little eagle
Hmm, I see you working with the ui namespace. Maybe you try to access the variable from the wrong namespac.e
agile pumice
the only thing using the ui namespace is ed4_hud_helpertext
and I get the proper namespace when getting that variable
little eagle
_EH = ["OEF_FordCVPI", "onEachFrame", {ED4_Vehicles_Ford_CVPI_fnc_worldToScreen}] call BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler;
This looks wrong. Should be:
_EH = ["OEF_FordCVPI", "onEachFrame", ED4_Vehicles_Ford_CVPI_fnc_worldToScreen] call BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler;
Otherwise you have a function that returns a piece of code.
Without ever executing it.
Alternatively:
_EH = ["OEF_FordCVPI", "onEachFrame", {call ED4_Vehicles_Ford_CVPI_fnc_worldToScreen}] call BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler;
agile pumice
I think you just solved it
little eagle
: )
little eagle
Mission EH does stack.
agile pumice
haha
little eagle
lmao
agile pumice
commy, I wrote my own hex to base 10 color code a while back, and it was probably 6x the length as yurs
XD
austere granite
the longer the better tbh
little eagle
Be glad there is potential for optimization.
austere granite
๐
agile pumice
I had this huge 10k line list of color arrays by hex and decimal and I could insert a hex or decimal color code, and retrive a stirng that identified the color
was it? I use the missioneventhandler for my draw3D script
but assumed the bis function was for stacking multiple handlers, so I didn't use it for that purpose
little eagle
Stacked has a few benefits though. It can pass args, you have strings as identifiers that can easily overwrite, and some events can make use of the return values still (or could, they broke it at some point - no idea if fixed)
little eagle
eagle, stacked was the upgrade from the plain onEachFrame etc. sqf commands, that overwrote each other. Mission EH is the upgrade from that making it native C++ events instead of a SQF function framework.
agile pumice
its night time ๐
austere granite
you still want to cache eagle
rotund cypress
Is there any easy way or command to get all controls of a controlsgroup?
The command allControls requires a display as argument
tame portal
@rotund cypress I can't remember any easy way to be honest
tame portal
Do you have to get them dynamically?
rotund cypress
Yes kinda
I can get them dynamically by doing something but it would be not needed code if there was some other way
tame portal
@rotund cypress You can use allControls on the display to get all controls and then filter for the ones that are in the control group using https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlParentControlsGroup
rotund cypress
Are the controls under a controlsgroup return by allControls though however? @tame portal
tame portal
I think yes, give it a try though
Given that you cannot get all controls of a group, allControls should also contain the ones in the groups
Oh nevermind
"
Returns a list of all controls for desired existing display. Returned controls also include controls from control groups"
That should work fine then ๐
rotund cypress
Cheers mate, will use this method.
kindred lichen
Hey, what happens if I put an on hit event handler onto a prop object like a house in multi player
austere granite
Is there any easy way or command to get all controls of a controlsgroup?
that should be easy enough actually
with what optix says
params ["_control"];
private _allControls = allControls (ctrlParent _control);
_allControls select { (ctrlParentControlsGroup _x) isEqualTo _control };
@rotund cypress that should do it then
although, i guess that doesnt'support nested
rotund cypress
I did something like that
cerulean whale
Anyone aware how to remove the borders on rscEdits and rscCombos?
I've tried all the colour settings (e.g. colorBorder, etc) and no luck
cerulean whale
That's it
I used to have it but I entirely forgot about it
Cheers @meager granite
still forum
@-CML-CaptainMittens#8413 When you add it you will have added a hit event handler. What did you expect to happen?
In general.. "When I do that then that will have been done by me" is true.
compact maple
@meager granite whats does 0x200 mean ?
tame portal
@compact maple It's a binary flag
Basically the game will do a logical operation "does the style for the control that's being rendered have flag 0x200 set? Yes? Then render no border"
still forum
0x200 == 512 in decimal
little eagle
It's just a fancy way of writing a number.
barren magnet
Not exactly ... @little eagle it's way more easy to read which bits are set from a hex number than from a base10 number
little eagle
And? It's still just a fancy number.
candid jay
@little eagle regarding what we talked about yesterday, i.e. settings a cable to go from A to B knowing only coodinates. I do:
private _direction = _start vectorFromTo _end;
_cable setVectorDir _direction;
This sets the appropriate direction but not the inclination. How do I set the vectorUp of the cable?
little eagle
You mean the thing is still flat after you used setVectorDir?
candid jay
yep
the direction is good
but it is flat
I need set vectorUp otherwise it is flat
little eagle
private _vdir = _start vectorFromTo _end;
private _vlat = vectorNormalized (_vdir vectorCrossProduct [0,0,1]);
private _vup = _vlat vectorCrossProduct _vdir;
_projectile setVectorDirAndUp [_vdir, _vup];
_projectile would be your cable.
oops
fixed
candid jay
still flat...
compact maple
Oh okay thanks ๐
little eagle
Show the code, SCAR
candid jay
private _cable = "Bosnia_Cablecar_Cable" createVehicle _start;
_cable setPos _start;
private _vdir = _start vectorFromTo _end;
private _vlat = vectorNormalized (_vdir vectorCrossProduct [0,0,1]);
private _vup = _vlat vectorCrossProduct _vdir;
_cable setVectorDirAndUp [_vdir, _vup];
two positions ATL
little eagle
You need to do your vector math in the ASL system.
candid jay
why would that matter?
little eagle
You need a flat topology. Otherwise your z is dependent on the x,y.
Yes it matters.
candid jay
ah
ok, trying that, I'll be back
that seems definitely better
will resume and add all the multiple pieces
so to compute the points I just need to A vectorAdd _dir
I mean, the middlepoints
with _dir being vectorFromTo
little eagle
I'm 87% sure you don't need the vectorUp stuff. setVectorDir should be enough. The 13% rest is reserved for Arma.
little eagle
A1 = A0 vectorAdd _dir
A2 = A1 vectorAdd _dir
A3 = A2 vectorAdd _dir
etc.
B should then be between A(n-1) and An
Dunno how else to explain it.
candid jay
FYI
private _cable = "Bosnia_Cablecar_Cable" createVehicle _start;
_cable setPosASL _start;
_cable setVectorDir (_start vectorFromTo _end);
this does not do it
little eagle
Still flat?
candid jay
this does:
private _vdir = _start vectorFromTo _end;
private _vlat = vectorNormalized (_vdir vectorCrossProduct [0,0,1]);
private _vup = _vlat vectorCrossProduct _vdir;
private _cable = "Bosnia_Cablecar_Cable" createVehicle _start;
_cable setPosASL _start;
_cable setVectorDirAndUp [_vdir, _vup];
Is it still flat with just setVectorDir?
candid jay
yes
little eagle
Figures. That's a bug then.
candid jay
ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
little eagle
Eh, that vectorCross thingy stuff you can always use instead of setVectorDir.
candid jay
fuck
it works and am building my cables dynamically, but approximations are killing it
I guess I'd better compute the dir on every 1m iteration
after 150m the destination is slightly off
little eagle
Uhm.
candid jay
this is a life safer, if I can get it to work
pretty sure it's a flota number approx
after 150m, the cable arrives like 5cm to the right of _end
so I'm gonna try to recompute on every 1m slice
little eagle
Oh, that's much better than what I thought.
candid jay
๐
little eagle
Do the cables stick together neatly at least?
candid jay
yep
little eagle
Nice.
candid jay
wonderflly
yes
because then i don't need to do this cable alignment crap in EDEN or TB
which is crazy and would never work anyways
little eagle
I'm getting the formulas for arc length and catenary.
little eagle
I don't think so. 150 segments is a lot and we just make it a big A.
candid jay
well it's a 1.5km cable line with 60 seats
ok recomputing at every 1m interval looks AWESOME
little eagle
Pics please : )
candid jay
coming up
so, chairs are not in yet in these images
but they are fully working and functional
even in MP
thanks @little eagle ๐
compact maple
Lol nice work !!
candid jay
these and other nice things will be in an upcoming 25x25 terrain
little oxide
Nice work
little eagle
Now, imagine https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Catenary-tension.png/350px-Catenary-tension.png
compact maple
Can it be done ?
candid jay
yeah
little eagle
Sure, it's relatively easy math. Solved 300 years ago.
compact maple
Show us xD
little eagle
I'm wondering if you could superpose two catenaries to emulate wind blowing from the side..
tame portal
Wait what did I miss
tame portal
It sounds like someone is trying to do PhysX in SQF
tame portal
Well I got the bit that you're making a chair lift :P
little eagle
OPTiX, just some boring vector math to create cables - that don't even hang.
tame portal
How about placing them according to a function created according to start and end position
I mean the rope segments
Make it a bit curved aswell :P
little eagle
That's what we did. To get a realistic curve, one would have to play around with hyperbolic cosine, but the ropes are stiff (for now).
tame portal
Oh I mean stiff looks fine
candid jay
yeah I'm fine with that
tame portal
more realistic cables \[T]/
candid jay
volumetric fog!
tame portal
Can't you use the ropes in ArmA?
candid jay
- they need a vehicle with physx
little eagle
They have to be hanging slightly, so they don't tear in the cold.
candid jay
so I'd need to turn my pylons etc to CARS
tame portal
Is there a way to get the positions of the rope segments?
little eagle
Dummy rope to read the positions of the segments?
little eagle
That's boring though.
tame portal
You're boring.
I'll make my cable car with ropes. And PhysX, and explosions.
(explosions are not a bug)
little eagle
Blackjack and hookers.
tame portal
In the cable cars? I'd call it a genius idea if it wasn't proposed by the enemy.
little eagle
Well, TIL that I can add setVectorDir to the looong list of broken commands.
tame portal
Is there a list of commands with unknown use?
candid jay
serverTime should be in there
still forum
But that's only partially not working as intended
little eagle
If you lower the bar too much, you'd just get the "list of all scripting commands" again.
dim terrace
@tough abyss tested it now and returns true on wipeout
ah, it's working only on primary turret
so either pilot camera or primary gunner
basically it was converted condition from MFD so I primarily tested it with planes & helicopters
maybe for next patch (1.80)
someone is on it
meager granite
Would be great to have laserTarget work with other turrets as well, can't return laser target of Strider too.
candid jay
I am using:
private _relDir = _chair getRelDir _destPos;
_chair setDir (getDir _chair) + _relDir;
to set the direction of a chair towards its destination
for some reason, this doesn't always work
any ideas?
copper raven
_chair setDir (_chair getDir _destPos);
is there any reason you arent using this? ^
compact maple
Hello guys, I am trying to create a dialog on the inventory display (IDD602), but nothing show up.
I have try the same code with the map display (IDD12) and this is working. Any idea what's going wrong ?
astral tendon
Is there a way to remove the explosive damage of a vehicle?
wispy lynx
Was hoping for some help (tried internet, but ambiguous question returns nothing/not related results) with this: if(_weaponType = "weaponClassName") then {... I am trying to spawn units with different loadouts, and if the weapon is a machinegun, I need to clear room for ammo instead of grenades/smokes/pistol ammo.
inner swallow
export a virtual arsenal loadout, paste it in notepad. will have the code you need
simple solstice
@astral tendon allowdamage false for nearby objects
inner swallow
(and some you don't, but it should be obvious after some time with the biki)
simple solstice
or just an eventhandler handledamage
astral tendon
i want the vehicle to explode but i dont wanna the explosion to do damage
simple solstice
then you can use the handledamage EVH
astral tendon
can you handle me some exemple?
simple solstice
I'm on mobile
the way it works is that you can use if
and check if the damage comes from an explosion
wispy lynx
@inner swallow I have the weapon class, but it returns error. My code is: if (_primaryWeapon = "LMG_03_F") then {... The _primaryWeapon is randomly selected from a list, but when the script hits this part, it says it doesnt recognize "LMG_03_F"?
astral tendon
but then this will negates any explosive damage? like a grenade?
wispy lynx
@astral tendon https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#Explosion "Explosion"
wispy lynx
@astral tendon add event handler, make it setDamage 0 when Explosion event happens.
simple solstice
and then it blocks every explosion
wispy lynx
@astral tendon setDamage vehicle+crew 0
little eagle
๐ฟ
simple solstice
and that won't prevent a deadly explosion.
astral tendon
hang on
simple solstice
what I would do
is to check whether a vehicle is nearby in the handledamage
and if it's alive
or it's damage
if so
exitwith {false}
astral tendon
_car = _this select 0;
if ({alive _x} count (crew _car) == 0) then {_car setDamage 1}}];
this is the event handle in the vehicle that will explode when the crew is dead
is there a way to check first if there is players or blufor close to that vehicle before se the damage to 1?
little eagle
setDamage [1, false]
to prevent the explosion?
astral tendon
i say players because this is a coop scenario
inner swallow
@wispy lynx use == not =
simple solstice
or even better
kindred lichen
Anyone know if there's a way to create a custom view point while still allowing the player to have normal control of their character?
simple solstice
isEqualTo
inner swallow
Or that
wispy lynx
@inner swallow Thanks, I'll give it a try.
inner swallow
@wispy lynx reason is, = is assignment, and == or isEqualTo are used for comparison. The if statement works on a Boolean value.
kindred lichen
Basically, i need someone to be able to drive a vehicle, but not be looking in the driver seat.
simple solstice
@kindred lichen the only command I know for creating a different view is camCreate
astral tendon
@little eagle That works but i wish the explosion still happens
kindred lichen
@simple solstice camcreate stops you from controlling your player though.
astral tendon
the vehicle just spawn burned
little eagle
So you want the explosion to be just visual?
simple solstice
@astral tendon then to that script add a foreach with _x allowDamage false for nearby players
astral tendon
yes
simple solstice
and then true it after some time
kindred lichen
@astral tendon you need to delay the check a bit, the units probably aren't alive at the very start of the mission before they're spawned.
simple solstice
guess commy has a better solution so you can wait for him :D
wispy lynx
@inner swallow Works! Thanks for the help & the explanation. I'm learning this script stuff so the reasoning helps with understanding the how/why. Now on to figuring out how to assign grenades if GL equiped weapon.... ๐
inner swallow
You're welcome ๐
Good luck with that! Should be simple enough (rifles with GLs are a different class), but ask here if you need help, of course.
little eagle
I'd create a particle with the same effect (VehicleExplosionEffectsBig), but I have no idea if that's possible with just missions.
kindred lichen
@simple solstice holy, shit, i figured it out, player remoteControl Target;. Let's you control the body of another unit without leaving your current view.
little eagle
I know with config, no idea how a mission would do it.
You'd think you scrubs would've found a way, but you're disappointing as usual.
little eagle
I think you have to create a particle for every class inside VehicleExplosionEffectsBig and then apply
private _fire = "#particlesource" createVehicleLocal [0,0,0];
_fire setParticleClass _ParticleClass;
_fire attachTo [_vehicle, _position];
for all of them.
_fire is just one of many particles.
Could be _X
simple solstice
allowDamage false would be easier imo
astral tendon
what is the global equivalent for "player"?
little eagle
You have to handle locality with allowDamage and then the latency probably kills you anyway.
allPlayers ?
astral tendon
example
_car = _this select 0;
if ({alive _x} count (crew _car) == 0 AND Player distance _car >= 10) then {_car setDamage 1}}];
count (allPlayers inAreaArray [getPosASL _car, 5, 5]) == 0
@little eagle that works but how i change the distance? is those 5s?
astral tendon
make sense
little eagle
For a circle, both numbers have to be the same.
compact maple
@tough abyss yea but this is not even appear once
astral tendon
All good, thanks @little eagle
little eagle
yay
simple solstice
I'm ashamed to answer question when commy is around
he will always find a better solution
errant sequoia
Sorry if this isn't the right place but I wonder if anyone has a soultion to adding a vehicle spawner to a mission? The script im using right now is kind of flawed https://hastebin.com/aqanuvakin.bash the major issues are that more then 1 person can use it at the same time and sometimes when a player uses this not all other players can see the vehicle.
little eagle
You can't?
candid jay
does anyone know if the locality of a vehicle changes when a cargo unit enters the vehicle, or only the driver?
little eagle
Driver.
candid jay
thereโs sonething i am not understanding, which is locality of triggered events.
says that effect is local.
jade abyss
local to the Machine where it's added
e.g. you add it to player1 -> won't get executed on Player2
candid jay
yes. but if in the callback you have a global command such as setPos on the vehicle?
i would expect the local client to have a global effect
jade abyss
So if you create a Vehicle and the owner of it is the Server -> If somebody gets in -> "getIn" is triggered on the Server
candid jay
triggered local, ok, but then it depends on what you do in there.
jade abyss
setPos is global
candid jay
exactly
my point is: getin is triggered on the server OK but if in the callback you use functions with global effects iโd expect they have global effect
the docs say โlocal effectโ but what is meant i guess is โlocally triggeredโ
jade abyss
Again:
Vehicle is create on player1.
On Player1 the command gets executed (e.g. systemchat "bla")
If Player2 gets in the Veh -> ONLY player1 gets the systemchat msg
(example for locality)
little eagle
The wiki claims Fuel, Engine and Gear have global effects, but that's just wrong.
candid jay
they mean LOCALLY TRIGGERED not LOCAL EFFECT
little eagle
Eventhandlers.
jade abyss
EngineOn? Or wich one do you mean, Commy
little eagle
Engine eh fires if you turn on or off the motor.
plucky willow
anyone know the pboname for the default arma3 textures?
jade abyss
Ah, yeah, Commy
little eagle
Fuel eh fires if you run out of fuel or refuel from 0.
Note that I capitalize eventhandlers to distinguish them from potential commands, which use camel case.
...
A3_ui_f or A3_data_f
Pbo also A3_ui_data_f or whatever it's name was. It uses the same path as a3_ui_f ingame for the magic folder.
edgy dune
shit theres no way to remove a units thermals is there now?
little eagle
_vehicle disableTIEquipment true;
Dunno about Zeus. Maybe there's a module, maybe not. Never use it.
errant sequoia
can someone point be in the right direction this line isn't working in the init of an object this addAction ["Vehicle Garage", execvm "scripts\open.sqf"];
edgy dune
dang I crie a little bit
inner swallow
@candid jay local effect means that the the effect of a command is local, i.e. must be executed per client
So you need to make sure it's run for everyone, or run it just on server and use remoteExec
local argument means that the variable must be local to that machine
a trigger that is local will run the on activation code locally, however if you run a global effect command from a local trigger it will execute for everyone
(but if it gets triggered on n machines, then the effect will be n times for everyone)
(where n is a whole number)
candid jay
yep
that was my understanding.
it was the words โlocal effectโ that didnโt ring right to me.
no, itโs a local trigger, the effect depends on what is in the callback
anyway all good
little eagle
It's addEventHandler that has the local effects really.
astral tendon
is there a better description about the Waypoint Types? like Sentry, what that does and how IA acts
candid jay
what is the difference between the draw3d and eachframe EH https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers/addMissionEventHandler#EachFrame
also, between that method and BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler?
tulip cloud
Does a request from 1 player to another have to be sent to the server? Or can the player directly request a script execution on the client?
plucky willow
is there a way to set an object to face a specific, relative point? towards a different object, for example
jade abyss
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getRelDir
e.g.:
_Obj setDir (_StartPos getRelDir _TargetPos);```@plucky willow
+Bookmark this Page:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Scripting_Commands_Arma_3
plucky willow
wow that page is amazing
astral tendon
this does the same as the Show/hide module ?
because it does not seens to diable simulation
plucky beacon
Don't forget to bookmark the A3 functions page too.
abstract plank
hey guys, I am working on my own server side mod and I am having some issues getting it loaded my launch command is as follows
arma3server_x64.exe -port=2302 "-config=C:\Users\ryan\Documents\ArmA Server\serverfiles\server.cfg" "-profiles=C:\Users\ryan\Documents\ArmA Server\serverfiles\server" -name=server -mod=@extDB3;@serverfiles; -autoinit
I see both extDB3 and serverfiles being loaded, but I have a diag_log in my @serverfiles init.sqf that doesn't get logged
I see @timber cypressDB3's logging it does when it loads
any ideas?
sorry @timber cypress , didnt mean to tag you
plucky beacon
When you're worried about doing that use code blocks
`like this`
yeah forgot @ will tag people
plucky beacon
Especially with every mod folder starting with @
abstract plank
exactly
do you have any ideas about my issue? lol
been working on it for hours and i am so lost
abstract plank
hopefully. i found someone with same issue on BI forums, but there were no answers lol
south pasture
If AI group/unit changes it's locality, what information will be lost? wp, fsm state, setVariable values, behaviour? Will it retain basic danger reactions, or will be complete dummy?
edgy dune
So I got this code
_this setObjectMaterialGlobal [0,"a3\characters_f\BLUFOR\Data\clothing1_ti_ca.paa"];
_this setObjectMaterialGlobal [0,"a3\characters_f\BLUFOR\Data\vests_ti_ca.paa"];
which
basicly takes the bluefor thermal map and put it on said unit
it does it for the vest and clothing
but how would I do the same for helmet and uniform?
I tried
_this setObjectMaterialGlobal [0,"a3\characters_f_exp\OPFOR\Data\headgear_vipersp_ti_ca.paa"];
``` but this just crashes the gameYou can't do that to headgear, vests or facewear, only as separate config entries through mod
edgy dune
i c,any mods that do that?
rancid ruin
@eXandric#6898 maybe it's the trailing ; in your mod list? -mod=@extDB3;@serverfiles;
still forum
@candid jay eachFrame runs before Simulation. Draw3D after.
stackedEH is just a scripted "scheduler" vs a in-engine "scheduler" that calls your handlers. You should always prefer the engine one. Unless you need to pass variables which the stackedEH can but engine can't.
tulip cloud
diag_log (findDisplay 100000);
dialogDestroy = (findDisplay 100000) displayAddEventHandler ["onDestroy", "systemChat 'Hi'];
dialogUnload = (findDisplay 100000) displayAddEventHandler ["onUnload", "systemChat 'Hi'];
//returns
No Display
diag_log allDisplays;
//returns
[Display #0,Display #313,Display #46,Display #100000,Display #12,Display #63]
Why can I do allDisplays and find it but when I request the specifc display it can't.
jade abyss
"systemChat 'Hi'];
missing "
candid jay
@still forum thank you. Thereโs a note though to use stackedEH to keep compatibility with other mods: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/onEachFrame
I guess because onEachFrame is the same for every script running?
tulip cloud
@jade abyss I checked my code and I got it there. same problem.
jade abyss
wasn't it onLoad in the .cpp?
In my config it's:
onLoad
onUnload
cpp example:
onLoad = "systemchat format ['Display loaded:%1', _this select 0]";
onUnload = "systemchat format ['Display UNloaded:%1', _this select 0]";```Anyone ever created a UI with createCtrl on the inventory display ?
I do _display = findDisplay 602;
little eagle
findDisplay works only one frame after the display is created, presumably because createDialog is scheduled to the ui scripting window, which happens after the simulation stuff.
You have to remove the on for onEvent outside of config.
Missing closing quote marks in both lines.
Destroy only works for controls, not displays.
Not all displays trigger Unload. It only happens when the display is closed by button with exit code (ButtonOK idc=1, ButtonCancel idc=2) or closeDisplay.
To circumvent findDisplay being retarded I cooked up this one once:
private _display = allDisplays;
createDialog "RscDisplayEmpty";
_display = (allDisplays - _display) select 0;
Maybe that helps. createDisplay also returns the created display, but not createDialog.
jade abyss
@compact maple
Example:
player addEventHandler
[
"InventoryOpened",
{
_InterfaceInteract = [] spawn
{
disableSerialization;
waitUntil { !(isNull (findDisplay 602)) };
_NewCtrl = (findDisplay 602) ctrlCreate ["RscText",1928];
_NewCtrl ctrlSetPosition [-0.07, 0.96, 0.36, 0.05];
_NewCtrl ctrlSetBackgroundColor [0, 0, 0, 0.65];
_NewCtrl ctrlCommit 0;
};
};
];```Well, if you have the spawn there, waitUntil findDisplay will pass first try anyway.
little eagle
The spawn'd code block is also executed one frame later. Though maybe they create the display a few frames after InventoryOpened triggers.
jade abyss
I had issues without it (scripts not beeing loaded)
Thats the only reason why that waitUntil is in there. Something is fishy there
little eagle
This is way I hook into the onLoad events themselves instead...
jade abyss
Yep, directly in config would be the better choice, but he asked for scripted one
(otherwise he could create it in the config itself ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ )
little eagle
I think TFAR had it like this once for some display, and if you were fast enough to close it, the scheduled thread wasn't finished and then pop up a script error.
jade abyss
Hm, never had that ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
little eagle
Yeah, sadly most devs don't test under heavy load = slower fps and saturated scheduler from all the bunnies and fish.
jade abyss
Yep
I had a CombatArea with 200 AI's running from left to right and a 2nd one where 50vs50 shooting eachother (for extra load on the CPU) *allowDamage false on all AI
tender fossil
Where can I find the placeable vegetation models in configs? Can't find them myself
compact maple
Thanks you guys for the help And the explanations will give it a try !
south pasture
If AI group/unit changes it's locality, what information will be lost? wp, fsm state, setVariable values, behaviour? Will it retain basic danger reactions, or will be complete dummy?
little eagle
Object namespace variables persist, dunno about the rest.
jade abyss
FSM State should be lost and started on the new Owner
candid jay
all, what is the difference in just setting in initServer.sqf
missionNamespace setVariable ["Bosnia_CC_chairs", _chairs, true];
and
addMissionEventHandler ["PlayerConnected",
{
missionNamespace setVariable ["Bosnia_CC_chairs", _chairs, _owner];
}];
My understanding is that if _chairs is an array of objects that have local values set on their namespaces, the second will ensure that JIP receive those too
while the first one will send over only the original values
is this correct?
Also, second one is only for MP
little eagle
2.) seems like a waste of time when you could just do 1.) instead.
candid jay
well
the difference is that Bosnia_CC_chairs has local variable set on the namespace
so when JIP join in you want those to be updated to the JIP client
with 1 they would receive the original variables, not the updated ones
_chairs = [_chair]
missionNamespace setVariable ["Bosnia_CC_chairs", _chairs, true];
_chair setVariable ["myvar", 1];
in this case, in 1 the JIP would not have the variable set
in 2, the JIP would
little eagle
I don't think this works as you think it does.
still forum
@candid jay There can only ever be one onEachFrame if some other mod sets it it removes the one set by the first mod.
@tender fossil This is #arma3_scripting. #arma3_scripting is not #arma3_config or #arma3_scenario or #arma3_terrain
candid jay
right, hence the โcompatibilityโ concerns
jade abyss
@still forum Are you sure? hmm...
still forum
always. But sometimes I'm still wrong
jade abyss
I am pretty sure, that you can add multiple
jade abyss
e.g. i had one for an Overlay for the position and another one who was added for Medic/Repair stuff
addMissionEventhandler with onEachFrame as parameter yes.
Ah yeah
Oh, onEachFrame is also a standalone command. Never used it (knew of it)...
little eagle
Better that way.
still forum
That's a good thing. Keep it that way
jade abyss
(note in Description just4Info for others)
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/onEachFrame
peak plover
jade abyss
looked in the mirror? ๐
little eagle
Or the mission one (which is also stackable)
candid jay
yes
Ok I suck at vectors and I'm drunk. So, can some kind intelligent soul tell me wtf vector function I can use to achieve the same thing in a one liner?
_pos params ["_x1", "_y1", "_z1"];
_destPos params ["_x2", "_y2", "_z2"];
private _x = _x1 + (_timePortion * (_x2 - _x1));
private _y = _y1 + (_timePortion * (_y2 - _y1));
private _z = _z1 + (_timePortion * (_z2 - _z1));
private _newPos = [_x, _y, _z];
i'm sure this must be a one liner thing
does this even remotely looks right?
private _newPos = _pos vectorAdd ((_destPos vectorDiff _pos) vectorMultiply _timePortion)
little eagle
lgtm
candid jay
or alternatively
private _vdir = _pos vectorFromTo _destPos;
private _newPos = _pos vectorAdd _vdir;
wtf too much wine damn it
ah shit no
this one doesn't have the portion
little eagle
I don't think so, because now you always add a vector length 1, not length timePortion.
candid jay
yeah
so maybe
private _vdir = _pos vectorFromTo _destPos;
private _newPos = _pos vectorAdd (_vdir vectorMultiply _timePortion);
Btw, I found this video that explains how to derive the formula for the catenary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2MCBzw6kVg
little eagle
I always wanted to do this since I was like 9 and built a lift with a string and legos.
little eagle
Modeling is too difficult for me. No artistic talents and I never practiced either.
candid jay
models, we have
you want my pylons? lol
let me finish this work then it's all a matter of vertices
anyway everything is now created dynamically
// compute pos
private _vdir = _pos vectorFromTo _end;
private _vlat = vectorNormalized (_vdir vectorCrossProduct [0, 0, 1]);
private _vup = _vlat vectorCrossProduct _vdir;
// create cable
private _cable = "Bosnia_Cablecar_Cable" createVehicleLocal _pos;
_cable setPosASL _pos;
_cable setVectorDirAndUp [_vdir, _vup];
// get to next position
_pos = _pos vectorAdd _vdir;
_pos and _end are two poles, right?
candid jay
yep, this is a portion in a loop
at the very beginning private _pos = _start;
so _start and _end are the two points to connect
this basically builds all the portions in between, but in this case linearly
little eagle
Ah, _start and _end are two poles then.
little eagle
rgr
candid jay
though I will change that
because the cableway is 1.3km so that's 2,600 cable objects
kinda of unnecessary
will do 10m cables or so
I guess I'll only have to _pos = _pos vectorAdd (_vdir vectorMultiply 10);
or maybe not
again, too much damn wine
little eagle
The problem is that the formals for the catenary that I found assume both end points to be at the same height, but that is obviously not even close to true for a lift. So this changes the second integration constant , and I'm not sure exactly how yet.
candid jay
oh yes
and btw
that would mean sticking to 1m objects
and not really sure it would look better
because they'd still be 1m chunks
little eagle
Also I don't undertsand the step at 6:25, I think he missed a crucial step there.
candid jay
you know.. \ _ /
little eagle
I think it would look great. It would only hang a bit, and if you've ever looked at other games, hanging lines are always approximated at close distance.
sour saffron
cant you d the play record and grab the positions etc that it spits out as a viable array for what you want ?