pos objectA - pos objectB -> relative position. Magic
#arma3_scripting
still forum
still forum
if A is at 0,1,0 and B is at 0,3,0
The relative position of B if A is the center is 0,2,0. Two steps to the right.
And 0,3,0 - 0,1,0 = 0,2,0. It's the same
You'd probably want to use modelToWorldVisual [0,0,0] instead of getPos to get more precision.. maybe
candid jay
so I need vectorDiff
still forum
yep
candid jay
so... (A modelToWorldVisual [0,0,0]) vectorDiff (B modelToWorldVisual [0,0,0])?
still forum
yep
still forum
Maybe swap A and B.. dunno. Just try it out ^^
jade abyss
getRelPos ?
candid jay
that is with distance
jade abyss
getRelDir?
candid jay
the above works
jade abyss
ObjA getDir ObjB
still forum
Direction != relative pos 😄
still forum
Mr Banandscha
still forum
Dschalala?
still forum
DschaDschaDscha 💃
jade abyss
Better
still forum
That looks like you wanna use caternary ropes
candid jay
of course
i'm building a rope generator for powercables
it's impossible to use standard wires in 4km+ length power towers on hill terrains with 40 deg slopes
I mean, it's close enough to my cablecar except that it needs to be catenary, and thanks to commy2 we have the code
just giving it a try
little eagle
@candid jay Want to try the build of cba with the modules? They should be ready to use for this task.
stable wave
What's the meaning of the code following then in ```sqf
if (a != b) then [{"true"},{"false"}]
lol. I thought it was an array. Are there any explanations for such usage?
little eagle
Which is just the same as:
str (a != b)
It is an array
And yes.. There are explanations.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/else
CODE else CODE
just returns [CODE,CODE]
still forum
And https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/then takes either CODE where it is normal if/then or ARRAY where it acts like if/then/else
peak plover
Result:
208.8 ms
Cycles:
5/10000
Code:
private _west = [];
private _nil = {
private _unit = _x;
if (side _unit isEqualTo west) then {
_west pushBack _unit;
};
private _nil = {
if (side _x isEqualTo side _unit) then {
_west pushBack _x;
};
false
} count allUnits;
false
} count allUnits;
Result:
210.8 ms
Cycles:
5/10000
Code:
private _west = [];
{
private _unit = _x;
if (side _unit isEqualTo west) then {
_west pushBack _unit;
};
{
if (side _x isEqualTo side _unit) then {
_west pushBack _x;
};
false
} count allUnits;
false
} count allUnits;
Result:
216 ms
Cycles:
5/10000
Code:
private _west = [];
private _nil = {
private _unit = _x;
if (side _unit isEqualTo west) then {
_west pushBack _unit;
};
private _nil = {
if (side _x isEqualTo side _unit) then {
_west pushBack _x;
};
} forEach allUnits;
} forEach allUnits;
Result:
213.4 ms
Cycles:
5/10000
Code:
private _west = [];
{
private _unit = _x;
if (side _unit isEqualTo west) then {
_west pushBack _unit;
};
{
if (side _x isEqualTo side _unit) then {
_west pushBack _x;
};
} forEach allUnits;
} forEach allUnits;
🤔
doesn't add up
still forum
measurement error
little eagle
What do I see here?
peak plover
I guess I need more units
2.5k units
arma freezes
Result:
19811 ms
Cycles:
1/10000
Code:
private _west = [];
private _nil = {
private _unit = _x;
if (side _unit isEqualTo west) then {
_west pushBack _unit;
};
private _nil = {
if (side _x isEqualTo side _unit) then {
_west pushBack _x;
};
false
} count allUnits;
false
} count allUnits;
Result:
19860 ms
Cycles:
1/10000
Code:
private _west = [];
{
private _unit = _x;
if (side _unit isEqualTo west) then {
_west pushBack _unit;
};
{
if (side _x isEqualTo side _unit) then {
_west pushBack _x;
};
false
} count allUnits;
false
} count allUnits;
earnest ore
_curUnit = getAssignedCuratorUnit zm1;
_result = ["#shutdown"] remoteExecCall ["serverCommandAvailable", owner _curUnit, false];
The above is remote executed through the debug console, this is giving me an empty string. Am I missing something?
little eagle
That is what remoteExec reports if you have JIP flag disabled (false).
serverCommandAvailable is a getter and you can't use them like this to get values from other machines.
earnest ore
Hmm.
still forum
@peak plover If you are over 10-20ms you are already getting precision error by alot
as you can see "cycles 1"
That measurement is useless with just one cycle
peak plover
hmmm
earnest ore
@peak plover Need to know if a client is admin, 2 is server so that's moot.
peak plover
So you are a remote client and you wanna know if the curator has serverCommandAvailable?
Jus set a public variable on the curator when he starts it
earnest ore
A serverside script wants to know if a curator is logged in as admin, basically.
peak plover
jus do that an avoid the trouble
earnest ore
Mm, good idea. Thanks.
little eagle
@earnest ore https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/admin
???
earnest ore
... Right. The more you know!
little eagle
It's a brand new command, but it's exactly what you need as far as I can tell.
Well, 1.70, but pretty sure it was broken for a long time.
earnest ore
Works like a charm, thanks.
stable wave
Can anyone explain why for "_i" from 5 to 93 step 7 do {hint str _i}; would hint 96 instead of 89?
still forum
Because Arma.
I can check and explain.. But do you really wanna know why something in the backend is going wrong?
stable wave
lol. If it is the backend's fault, I think I'll have to forgive it.
tough abyss
Pretty sure its just a different type of loop it checks the condition at end of loop instead of start i.e repeat vs while loops
stable wave
The tutorial is out of date. The bug is now corrected. Just tested it in game.
little eagle
Couldn't you think of an easier repro. This math is hurting my brain.
stable wave
lol
quartz coyote
Hello,
for some reason, my _LEADERNAME var is displaying the name of the killer for 1 second and then switching back to the real leader of the scoreboard. Can anyone help ?
private _Array = (if (isMultiplayer) then {playableUnits} else {switchableUnits}) apply {[getPlayerScores _x param [5, 0], _x]};
_Array sort false;
_LeaderName = name (_Array select 0 select 1);
LeaderScore = _Array select 0 select 0;
publicVariable "LeaderScore";
if (LeaderScore == 0) then
{}
else
{
((UiNamespace GetVariable "dm_hud") DisplayCtrl 15001) CtrlSetText (Format ["Leader : %1 (%2 kills)",_LeaderName,LeaderScore]);
};```It is like the the first column of the array gets changed when someone kills someone else
still forum
squint wat
candid jay
All, how can I get the relative position of an object in relation to another? I'm currently using
(_x modelToWorldVisual [0,0,0]) vectorDiff (_obj modelToWorldVisual [0,0,0]);
But this works only if the model has a 0 heading (so it naturally heads north). If it's 90 deg rotated in OB, then it does not work.
still forum
wut
position should still be the same
no matter where it faces
maybe just use getPos?
vectorDiff is the correct way. But then using modelToWorld _relPos probably creates the "wrong" result
tough abyss
whats the craziest script you have ever runned?
Ive done, Bullets turning into cars, and removing only the clothes from the opposing force, they still had vests and backpacks tho :p
and guns
it didnt make the AI any less bad
candid jay
yes dedmen, it basically rotates the results 90 deg
let me try getpos then
nope, still rotated
still forum
craziest script?
https://www.reddit.com/r/arma/comments/6dy7vg/lua_scripting_in_arma/ That maybe? Running a Lua script in Arma does sound crazy I guess...
How do you turn rel pos back into world pos?
using modelToWorld?
quartz coyote
@still forum it is not giving me the position. But the name...
candid jay
private _pos = ATLToASL(_obj modelToWorld _relPos);
private _sign = "Sign_Sphere10cm_F" createVehicle _pos;
I ment the position in the Array
still forum
modelToWorld _relPos is you problem @candid jay
Not getting the rel pos but turning the rel pos into world pos
why do you use modelToWorld anyway?
candid jay
I'm just trying to make it work
I can't seem to get coordinates of spheres in relation to an object
still forum
just use getPos obj + relPos
candid jay
?
still forum
A-B=C
So B+C=A
lone glade
shhhh, modelToWorldWorldRealWorld
still forum
@quartz coyote I hate your coding style. It's a confusing mess of code.
Why do you even PVAR that variable?
And I have no Idea why it would swap randomly
lone glade
it's being PVAR'd somwhere else / not using private
candid jay
ok
still forum
Btw @quartz coyote your isMultiplayer doesn't even make sense. because getPlayerScores doesn't even work in non MP
little oxide
@candid jay Use getdir and getpos can do what you want too
still forum
@lone glade No. The PVAR'd variable is not the issue and private also isn't
@little oxide No getDir won't work because that is 2D only.
quartz coyote
@still forum well it is giving me correct values so dunno what your talking about
still forum
Wut
I never said it gives incorrect values.. Well you said that.. When you posted your code here asking why it would display incorrect values for a second...
So.. If it is giving you correct values then the problem already solved itself I guess
so @candid jay
_relpos = getPos A vectorDiff getPos B;
_worldPos = getPos B vectorAdd _relPos;
candid jay
yes that's what I'm doing now, unfortunately height are off now. will dig.
still forum
use getPosASL instead of getPos
quartz coyote
Right... I guess you're not taking any pleasure in helping me and that's fine with me. Have a nice day.
If anyone has some time to help me out you're more than welcome.
still forum
You asked why your code is sometimes giving incorrect values. I asked question about your code. You said your code is always giving your correct values and refused to answer my questions.
I dunno how I should help you if you apparently don't even want help.
And if your issue was getting incorrect values. And you say you are getting correct values now I'd assume you solved it yourself.
quartz coyote
I thought I was clear but may wasn't sorry :
My script is working, it is displaying the name and score of the leader of the scoreboard.
My only problem is that it is displaying the name of the killer when someone kills someone else. Then switched back to the scoreboard leader again after 1 sec
still forum
Yeah that was clear.
Does the "x kills" also display a wrong value?
Also your "x kills" is incorrect. You display the total score and not the number of kills
did you try to diag_log the whole array and see what it actually contains at the time the error is happening?
quartz coyote
No but thanks for telling me. I'll do that first before anything else
And I'm taking total score because it's infantry only so I don't care about anything else. 1 infantry kill = 1 point
stable wave
Why won't hint image "\a3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\CommunicationMenu\transport_ca.paa"; work? The image didn't show up.
quartz coyote
@still forum
17:16:02 [[1,B Alpha 1-1:1 ([UNA] Flash-Ranger)],[0,B Alpha 1-3:1],[0,B Alpha 1-4:1],[0,B Alpha 1-5:1],[0,B Alpha 1-2:1],[0,B Alpha 1-6:1],[0,B Alpha 2-1:1],[0,B Alpha 2-2:1],[0,B Alpha 2-3:1],[0,B Alpha 2-4:1],[0,B Alpha 2-5:1],[0,B Alpha 2-6:1],[0,B Alpha 3-1:1],[0,B Alpha 3-2:1],[0,B Alpha 3-3:1],[0,B Alpha 3-4:1],[0,B Alpha 3-5:1],[0,B Alpha 3-6:1],[0,B Alpha 4-1:1],[0,B Alpha 4-2:1]]
still forum
Looks correct to me? You did a kill and now have one point and are the first in the array
quartz coyote
yes that is correct indeed. my problem is that when i'm not alone in the game, if a friend kills me, then his name is displayed for a second after his kill even though I'm leader of the scoreboard. As if, when you kill someone, the array shift's with the last killer for 1s and then goes back to normal
orchid saffron
Does someone know if you can invert the attached Object on a rope? Instead deleting the rope and creating a new one😫
Let me explain it: When you create a rope between 2 objects (A to B). If you do: A (first object) attachTo player you can move the second object (B) but if you do the same changing the attach on B object you can´t move A because that´s how the ropes work. So i searched on the biki and tried lot of things but i don´t know if you can change the order (A-B,B-A) by script instead deleting the rope and creating a new one.
still forum
I don't think there is another way
orchid saffron
Me too
still forum
But you can't move A?
How do helicopters sling-load then? A and B can both move there.
orchid saffron
No no
If i create a rope between A-B
I can attach A to myself and move B
But not in reverse order
still forum
Ah yeah.. No. That's how attachTo works. The object you attach completly looses their free will so to say
orchid saffron
Because i´m creating a hose system so i need to pickup both ends on a rope
still forum
So you won't get around un-attaching it
orchid saffron
I know but it´s not because of attachTo command, it´s because how the ropes work
still forum
What happens when you try to move the thing that you cannot move?
orchid saffron
Mmm
When i try moving A by attaching B on a (A to B) rope
A is static on the ground
And won´t move
still forum
What happens if you drag the rope away? Does it just disconnect/break ?
orchid saffron
mmm it increases its length
Until it break
Let me record a video showing it
It would be more clear
still forum
I can already see what happens
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ropeCreate a comment talks about that both ways apparently work to drag the other end. But one is yanky
young current
orchid saffron
Well yes
But in my case
It´s not that thing because you can do it on one side but you can´t in the other one
That´s what i´m doing
tough abyss
would this work ?? if !((side _x) isEqualTo (west or empty)) then
tough abyss
wait is in another word for equal?
still forum
no.
in means... in. If something is in a list
If it would mean equal then that would also not work because a side can't equal an array
little eagle
a isEqualTo b is essentially a weaker version of a in [b], where [...] has only one element.
tough abyss
if !(side group _x in [west, sideEmpty]) then so this would execute aslong as the unit wasnt west or empty?
little eagle
Yes.
tough abyss
thank you
well i tried it, and it didnt work, i mean im sure its right, just you might of needed the context
[] spawn {{
if !((side _x) isEqualTo west) then {
(getAssignedCuratorLogic player) removeCuratorEditableObjects [[_x],true];
};
} forEach (allUnits + vehicles);
};
that makes it so that zeus can only control units of the west side, The only issue is, It cant control empty units
little eagle
It would be easier to read and edit if you formatted it correctly.
tough abyss
sorry, im new to this. Is there a guide?
subtle ore
Well to begin with, don't tab it to death
little eagle
[] spawn {
{
if !(side _x isEqualTo west) then {
(getAssignedCuratorLogic player) removeCuratorEditableObjects [[_x], true];
};
} forEach (allUnits + vehicles);
};
@lone glade or 4 spaces into a tab
little eagle
What's the spawn for?
tough abyss
Its tied to a description.ext
class Extended_Init_EventHandlers {
class Man {
init = "_this call (compile preprocessFileLineNumbers 'classes\unitInit.sqf')";
};
};
Are CBA EH's supposed to be in the description.ext?
tough abyss
When alive places units, It will take away the zeuses ability to edit them
little eagle
They can be, Midnight.
subtle ore
Hmmm, neat.
little eagle
config.cpp or description.ext
subtle ore
Okay, makes sense.
quartz coyote
player addEventHandler ["killed",
{
_unit = _this select 0;
_killer = _this select 1;
_unit addScore -1;
_killer addScore 2;
}];```
Can someone see something badly written ? Am I missing something ?I'd do
params ["_unit", "_killer"];
instead of the _this select N lines
tough abyss
so commy, how would i go about adding an (or 'empty')?
little eagle
I'm still parsing "When alive places units, It will take away the zeuses ability to edit them"
Who's alive? ALiVE mod?
tough abyss
yup
tough abyss
When alive or an arma 3 module places units, the zeus can automatically fuck with them
little eagle
Alive spawned units should not be editable by zeus. Is what I'm getting.
tough abyss
well, Honestily i wish that were the case.
little eagle
Yea, it was prescriptive "should", not descriptive "should".
The difficulty is figuring out which objects are ALiVE spawned.
I don't know how that goes.
tough abyss
Well cant we just detect if its either west or empty?
it already works with west units
lone glade
alive probably has units arrays, it has to.
little eagle
I don't know what being west or sideEmpty has to do with ALiVE.
tough abyss
accross the board, it disables the curator from being able to edit anything that isnt west
little eagle
One problem with removeCuratorEditableObjects is, that it's hard coded to only work when executed on the server. Because reasons.
tough abyss
the code already works, for all units except west, i just wanna add all units except west & empty.
little eagle
I always thought no objects were curator editable, except when placed as curator. And you had to make them editable first.
little eagle
Then why would east units for example suddenly be editable when they are spawned with ALiVE?
lone glade
go figure
tough abyss
......
little eagle
Trying °_°'
tough abyss
okay, well what if that was the case?
what if, for some reason, Everything on the map was editable by zeus
and now we just wanna limit him to west and empty
little eagle
Then there is probably a script in the mission responsible for this. And that script would have to be edited.
subtle ore
hey Alganthe, is that arsenal of yours final product in terms of visual representation? It feels almost too spread out
tough abyss
[] spawn {
{
if !(side _x isEqualTo west) then {
(getAssignedCuratorLogic player) removeCuratorEditableObjects [[_x], true];
};
} forEach (allUnits + vehicles);
};
``` this code works, Why doesnt a standard && work in the if statement?sorry not &&, and or
an&
an*
little eagle
You lost me.
still forum
you can edit your last message by pressing Up arrow button
tough abyss
thanks
still forum
yup
little eagle
Maybe sideEmpty isn't actually what bling0 needs.
I don't know what objects are sideEmpty.
little eagle
Aren't those civilian side?
tough abyss
arent those purple instead of yellow?
little eagle
side cursorTarget
will know the answer.
tough abyss
ill try it
little eagle
sideEmpty does not mean the side of empty stuff. It's essentially sideNull.
quartz coyote
I'm having trouble with this... I put it in initplayerLocal am I right ?
player addEventHandler ["killed",
{
params ["_unit", "_killer"];
[_unit,-1] call BIS_fnc_addScore;
[_killer,2] call BIS_fnc_addScore;
}];```is an addscore of -1 allowed ?
tough abyss
what is the side of empty stuff then?
little eagle
civilian ?
quartz coyote
@little oxide but if I put it in InitServer it tells me "Player" in unrecognised !
little oxide
use addScore command instead bis_fnc_addscore
you need to keep your eventhandler client side, but use remoteexec to remote addscore in serverside
lone glade
nah, objects are side empty, dead stuff is civ
quartz coyote
@little oxide ok i'll test it
little eagle
side cursorObject
will tell. No point in arguing about it.
quartz coyote
but ... is a remoteexec of a priv var permitted ??
little oxide
Like : [_unit,-1] remoteExecCall ["addScore", 2]; inside your evh
don't forget to whitelist the command if you using cfgremoteexec
still forum
You don't pass variable names as arguments. You pass the values. That has nothing to do with the variable being private
quartz coyote
okay.
Why @little oxide in your command you put _unit, -1 ?
still forum
That are the arguments to addScope
_unit is the left argument and -1 is the right one
little oxide
because you made that inside your script 🤔
still forum
_unit addScore -1
quartz coyote
oh ... and what is 2 at the end then ???
little eagle
The 2 stands for "the wiki explains this all".
quartz coyote
thanks @still forum
isn't that going to be fucking laggy if I have 20 players in the game ???
still forum
no
little oxide
Wiki is you friend, and when creating stuff in MP don't forget to look at Additional Information stuff, to see if it's need to run in server side only
quartz coyote
Ok
tough abyss
[] spawn {
{
if !((side _x isEqualTo west) or (side _x isEqualTo civilian)) then {
(getAssignedCuratorLogic player) removeCuratorEditableObjects [[_x], true];
};
} forEach (allUnits + vehicles);
};
This works, But now the zeus can controll civillians
is there a way i can limit it to civilians that arent a man?
subtle ore
Global versus Local Effects @quartz coyote
still forum
_x isKindOf "Man" @tough abyss
tough abyss
so like this? ```
[] spawn {
{
if !((side _x isEqualTo west) or ((side _x isEqualTo civilian) && !(_x isKindOf "Man")) then {
(getAssignedCuratorLogic player) removeCuratorEditableObjects [[_x], true];
};
} forEach (allUnits + vehicles);
};
@little oxide Am I right ?
class CfgRemoteExec
{
// List of script commands allowed to be sent from client via remoteExec
class Commands
{
class RemoveScoreCommand { [_unit,-1] remoteExecCall ["addScore", 2]; }
class AddScoreCommand { [_killer,2] remoteExecCall ["addScore", 2]; }
};
};```but I followed the Wiki for once .............
still forum
Where does that paste a raw script into the class?
class YourCommand1 { allowedTargets=0; jip=0; }
You are trying to execute addScore.
So
class addScore { allowedTargets=0; jip=0; }
quartz coyote
HUUUUUUUUU ok... well I hadn't understood it like that
still forum
But you only need CfgRemoteExec if you enabled that you need it. If you didn't enable it then you don't even have to care about it
quartz coyote
ah well I havn't added a line anyware saying "I want remoteexec to work" if thats what youre talking about
still forum
It works by default
quartz coyote
ok -_-
thanks
ok so I have no error so thats a good sign but when I kill an AI, my score is still 1 and not 2
still forum
where do you test? local hosted MP?
quartz coyote
yes
still forum
In local hosted MP you are the server anyway
inland drift
trying to activate a trigger to end a mission when 3 out of 4 synced vehicles are destroyed, i currently have
this && {!alive "rhsgref_cdf_b_gaz66o_flat"} count thisList > 2
for condition but it obviously doesn't work and I'm not sure if I'm on the right track at all even
copper raven
this && {!alive _x && (typeOf _x)=="rhsgref_cdf_b_gaz66o_flat"} count thisList > 2
thanks I'll give that a try
tough abyss
does anyone know about setting costs for zeus modules?
Im trying to jack up the prices for spawning in ordances and the lightning bolt, But i cant seem to do it with the vanilla modules
plush cargo
@tough abyss https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Curator
under costs you can see an event handler that fires when the logic object is registered (zeus ui is activated) you can set individual costs there
if you need to do a lot of objects i would suggest getting into the cost tables seen on the same page
plucky willow
I'm trying to do a vehicle auto-repair, but I want to delay this if the vehicle is damaged
would something like this work?
_counter = 6;
_this addEventHandler ["Dammaged", {_counter = 120}];
while{alive _this} do {
if((getDammage _this)>0) then {
_this setDamage (damage _this - 0.1);
};
sleep _counter;
_counter = 6;
};
it doesnt work
eager root
_repairTime = time;
_this addEventHandler ["Dammaged", {_repairTime = time + 120}];
while {alive _this} do
{
waitUntil {_repairTime <= time && damage _this > 0};
_this setDamage (damage _this - 0.1);
_repairTime = time + 6;
};
Somethings like that ? (I don't test it)
still forum
....
You set a local variable in a completly different script in a completly different place.
And expect it to magically change somewhere else? Ofcause that's not gonna work
eager root
Oopps yeah didn’t think about that 😶
still forum
You have a vehicle to store variables on. Just setVariable onto the vehicle.
plucky willow
_this setVariable ["counter", 6];
_this addEventHandler ["Dammaged", {_this setVariable ["counter", 120];}];
while{alive _this} do {
if((getDammage _this)>0) then {
_this setDamage (damage _this - 0.1);
};
sleep (_this getVariable "counter");
_this setVariable ["counter", 6];
};
like that?
still forum
yeah
tough abyss
{_x addEventHandler [
"CuratorGroupPlaced",
{
addSwitchableUnit (leader (_this select 1));
}
];
} forEach allCurators;
``` This right here makes it so when you place a group, you are able to switch to the team leader, Well how would i go about adding an eventhandler where if the leader dies, it will go to the second guy in commandI would just stick on another eventhandler, But it gets confusing and messy, and i dont have a good understanding of params, so adding abunch of _this select 1 everywhere would be a terrible way of accomplishing that goal
rotund cypress
Anyone here knows what lnbValue will return if no value is set?
lone glade
afaik -1
rotund cypress
Would be optimal, but have a feeling it would only return 0
little eagle
inb4 it's nil
little eagle
I just made a pr with 5 spawn.
little eagle
Nah, that's like all the spawn I've used this year in one pr.
rotund cypress
Ye exactly 😄
tough abyss
i figured it out
Damn, i didnt think it would work, but i bet you could tell im new to scripting
(leader (_this select 1)) addEventHandler ["Killed",{addSwitchableUnit ((units group (_this select 0)) select 1)}];
id hate for anyone to have to read my work on a completed project
potent depot
anyone able to help me figure why these arrays dont want to merge? "eastGrps" always returns "[]". Code: https://pastebin.com/KqW2zkWP
to clarify the script returns values in "eastGrps" when inputted into debug console. but when run as a separate script it returns "[]" when prompted through console
little eagle
I don't know why, but I know that the error is somewhere else.
potent depot
could it be caused if (group e_all) returns an error because there isnt a unit spawned?
as far as i'm aware the code shouldnt stop due to errors unless its critical. the code pasted was the start to the script. it should work before snything else stops the script but I have no idea at this point.
peak plover
Is that for a marker system?
potent depot
yep
peak plover
How about
You just setvariable for the group
and get all groups instead
More dynamic
potent depot
i assume you mean groupID?
peak plover
no
I jsut mean
not write out all eastgroups
but base allgroups on allgroups select {!isNil {_x getvariable ["nig_eastmark",nil]};
that way you won't get issues if a group does not exist
potent depot
how do you set a base variable fot he groups then?
peak plover
_group setVariable ["nig_eastMark","hq",true];
tough abyss
Hey so I have an event handler, where if you place a group as zeus, it makes the leader a playable unit. Whats the best way of making it so that when that leader dies, the guy second in command becomes playable, and so on?
Sorry if i interupted you tmzulu
potent depot
@peak plover do you do this via a separate script or within an init in the group
tough abyss
anyway, on my attempt, i managed to crash my arma 3 for the first time. lol loops are scary
tough abyss
(leader (_this select 1)) addEventHandler ["Killed",{addSwitchableUnit ((units group (_this select 0)) select 1)}];
That worked But like, if the second guy died, then
it wouldnt carry over
potent depot
might need to make it redetect the leader
tough abyss
yup
potent depot
anyways @peak plover i can place the variable within the init of the group (it should make it a bit easier to reuse the scripts from mission to mission) and then be able to use getVariable in a forEach allGroups loop correct?
potent depot
yes
peak plover
That's confusing and requires to open it to see it
If you have 50 units
You ahve to open it 50 times
easier to write a function
potent depot
got an example somewhere?
potent depot
how do you distinguish which group is which?
peak plover
set a variable name in the editor LOL 😄
I just name all units and groups and that's just about it
potent depot
oh i understand what you mean now
peak plover
The names are like b_0_1 b_0
somtin' simple
If you only have 5 units it's ok to use init box in editor, but in your case I assume ~50
potent depot
how does setvariable play into that?
potent depot
so an inline function correct?
peak plover
if (group player isEqualTo blu_0) exitWith {
if (isNil {(group player) getvariable ["nig_eastMark",nil]}) then {
(group player) setVariable ["nig_eastMark","HQ",true];
};
};
```sqfinline function
Im unfamiliar with this term
class PLUGIN {
class init {
file = QPLUGIN_PATHFILES;
class postInit {postInit = 1;};
};
class dialogs {
file = QPLUGIN_PATHFILE(dialogs);
class keyDown {};
class keyLoop {};
class roster {};
class rosterOn {};
class rosterUpdate {};
};
};
similar to that
in functions library
I don't use "inline functions"
This one
organized and easy
potent depot
should theoretically be able to do the same as what your describing
im assuming you are ussing [] call "my function" to initiate and feed variables
peak plover
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Functions_Library_(Arma_3)#Adding_a_Function
Main benefits:
Automatic compilation upon mission start into a global variable - no need to remember direct paths to files.
Anti-hack protection using compileFinal (see Recompiling for more info)
Listing in the Functions Viewer
Advanced debugging options
Optional immediate execution upon mission start, without need for manual call
Potential performance improvements
no
For this situation I would use postInit
Only availaibele if u use the library
postInit automatically execute the function after objects/players/vehicles are initialzied
tough abyss
lol i crashed my arma 3 again
fnc_findNewLeader = {
_dead = _this select 0;
_nldr = (units group _dead) select 1;
addSwitchableUnit _nldr;
_nldr addEventHandler ["Killed",{
call fnc_findNewLeader;
}];
};
So if you kill the last unit, It goes bezerk!
little eagle
You added a killed eventhandler that adds itself while iterating through the killed event handlers.
lone glade
aka
a = {call a}
lone glade
my favorite way of kicking someone
little eagle
You essentially appended an array with another element every time you handle one element.
tough abyss
do you guys know of a better way to make it so that when the leader dies, his second in command becomes playable?
tough abyss
units group select 1
my thing worked
untill it got down to the last unit
once you killed him
lone glade
add a check to avoid that?
tough abyss
would it be != nil or != null?
little eagle
addMissionEventHandler ["EntityKilled", {
params ["_dead"];
if (_dead in switchableUnits) then {
addSwitchableUnit (units _dead param [1, objNull]);
};
}];
Thanks
i probably will have to include you in the credits, i still have a lot of work to do on my mission, but i imagine you will still be around on discord.
Its a zeus rts, like a real RTS. Alive spawns all the enemies, and you cant edit them or do anything with them.
You have resources that allow you to spawn in units, eventually ima make it where you have to complete missions to get zeus points
anyway, remote control doesnt allow you to actually order the units around and stuff, So instead ive just made every placed group turn into a playable unit. You just go into your map and wala you get to control the group
kindred bane
How do you make custom dialog for role selection? http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=774789135 like that
still forum
That is not a custom dialog
that's just a custom background texture
You overwrite the config class of that UI with a mod
jade abyss
Just look how they did it and do it like the other life-mods, ale x ¯_(ツ)_/¯
meager heart
Also check this http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=287378519
you will get an idea how dialogs works @kindred bane
still forum
You really think lifer scum doesn't obfuscate their pbo's @jade abyss
jade abyss
¯_(ツ)_/¯
kindred bane
@jade abyss i dont even know which mod thats in lmao, allso i can make gui just dont know how i can edit that / can it be edited or only with picture like u said @still forum
any idea what the config class is named
still forum
You can edit everything theoretically.
It's probably something with "lobby" or "role"
still forum
@jade abyss See!
kindred bane
can it actually damage my file system though :p just wondering https://i.imgur.com/3MTpcmr.png
still forum
If you use a horrible unpacker yes.
But I don't know any unpacker. Most just say "Dis pbo broke, cannot extract" and the others properly demangle the filenames so you can extract it
still forum
I think that also denies to unpack obfuscated stuff
Atleast BI added that when Mikero said his obfuscation breaks the FS
kindred bane
you acn easily bypass that though ;P i guess imma try to find the config somewhere else then
nocturne iron
@tough abyss use a killed EH that uses _newleader = leader group _this select 1;
Or whatever the specific output array element that killed returns for the attached unit
kindred bane
@still forum any idea where i can find a list of classes? :/
still forum
Ingame config viewer. AIO config from BIF.
nocturne iron
If you're really serious, unpack all the pbos and grep your way through the configs
still forum
And if you are intelligent you just take a ready-made all in one config and use that.
kindred bane
thanks, what you mean Dedman? The one i tried was obfuscated ;3
jade abyss
Or: Ditch life and do something more honorable =}
still forum
Arma all in one config. I won't help you how to google.
kindred bane
I found it.... But what you mean take a already made class?
still forum
I never said that
kindred bane
oh nvm ill try to look
nocturne iron
@jade abyss keep fighting the good fight
still forum
Kill all Lifers! Boycott them all!
nocturne iron
or make them follow the TOS
jade abyss
Common, be realistic
still forum
Ah yeah.. That would be a alternative.. But that's harder
still forum
No ^^ But other stuff is
nocturne iron
because you know that one mod you made back in A2 has been badly ported, stolen and put on a life server
jade abyss
It's against LIFE-mods at all
nocturne iron
is it?
jade abyss
I like trains 🚆
still forum
TOS §3.1 Life mods == forbidden
jade abyss
^^
nocturne iron
Thought it was just written in a very unfavourable way
jade abyss
(Just to make sure: It was a joke)
nocturne iron
Went way over my head
meager heart
I like trains
(Just to make sure: It was a joke)
Yeah, i hate trains
meager heart
😄
jade abyss
(The sad thing is: You HAVE to mention that sometimes^^. Some ppl will take everything for "Uh, he said that, that's true")
kindred bane
xd
still forum
local variables are faster than script command calls :u
tulip cloud
The argo dlc isn't usuable by vanilla. correct?
tulip cloud
I didnt knwo that. I completely ignored that release appearantly. I just noticed the folder in there the other day.
thanks
lone glade
argo is the codename for malden
jade abyss
Abel was the "Codename" for Malden
Abel -> Malden
Eden -> Everon
Cain -> Kolgujev
Together: AEC Islands \o/
meager heart
Victor Troska approved
lone glade
I meant in Arma 3
jade abyss
Still no
lone glade
O RLY?
class A3_Data_F_Argo
{
author="$STR_A3_Bohemia_Interactive";
name="Arma 3 Malden - Main Configuration";
url="https://www.arma3.com";
Malden = Used *with Argo
nocturne iron
functions are a morickyian conspiracy everyone should use execVM
rotund cypress
Hey guys, so I've heard that time gets inaccurate after a bit of the mission. Why is this?
rotund cypress
What difference does MP do?
nocturne iron
time on the server is usually slower than clients because it's running the simulation, thus it's sim fps is slow whereas client fps is steady
time uses the local value of time
serverTime uses the server's time
rotund cypress
serverTime works on client as well?
rotund cypress
And serverTime is usually preferred in front of time then? I.e. more accurate?
Well sometimes you have to use things that are time based
rotund cypress
Id avoid having 100000 threads with a lot of sleeps
nocturne iron
Yeah
rotund cypress
Less threads is better IMO
rotund cypress
I mean it doesnt have to be very very precise really, I will use it regardless cause its the most accurate ill ever get something in arma (unless using callExtension, but that means another command to give each time)
I was more curious
Does ArmA not have doubles btw?
I never researched that topic.
nocturne iron
1ms is about the best you can do in RV4
rotund cypress
For callextension?
rotund cypress
Ye I rarely use it as well, but last time i tested the performance i could recall something along the lines of 1 - 4 ms
rotund cypress
I think when I tried it though it ran like 10000 times or something so
nocturne iron
Yeah that's the debug console's limit right?
rotund cypress
No idea. I don't use the default debug console. I have my own.
nocturne iron
ah fairo
stable wave
What is the best way to set up a MP testing environment?
stable wave
but I need at least 2 clients
stable wave
How do I run two local clients with one steam account?
subtle ore
Click play twice 😛
stable wave
lol. I didn't know I could do that.
subtle ore
yep
stable wave
What do you mean by loopback?
subtle ore
in your server.cfg for your dedicated server type: loopback=true;
Adding this option will force server into LAN mode. This will allow multiple local instances of the game to connect to the server for testing purposes. At the same time it will prevent all non-local instances from connecting.
stable wave
OK. Thanks fot the tips.
subtle ore
Yep
warm gorge
How much of a performance impact would constant setVariable broadcasting be to a server?
tough abyss
hey
so im attaching my units to a parachute, funny thing is, if i attach a bulky vehicle to a parachute, when it lands it causes the vehicle to collide with the ground.....
anyone have any solutions?
warm gorge
What do you mean it collides with the ground
tough abyss
like, It explodes
But not instantly
only after it feels the ground, really really hard
warm gorge
If you've attached the parachute properly and everything, it shouldnt blow up. You could disable damage to the vehicle until it reaches the ground?
tough abyss
define properly .....
fnc_parachute = {
params ["_unit"];
chute = "NonSteerable_Parachute_F" createVehicle [0,0,0];
chute setPos [getPos _unit select 0, getPos _unit select 1, 100];
chute forceSpeed 1;
(vehicle _unit) attachTo [chute, [0,0,0]];
};
attachTo disables collision
tough abyss
not with the ground
jade abyss
What wouldn't work?
tough abyss
instead of (vehicle _unit) attachTo [chute, [0,0,0]]; i changed it to
(chute) attachTo [vehicle _unit, [0,0,0]];
jade abyss
Hu?
tough abyss
you think that would work?
jade abyss
No
warm gorge
could do a waituntil istouchingground for the vehicle, and then just delete the parachute
jade abyss
warm gorge
lol
jade abyss
There are alot Scripts already around, just check some, take a look at them, get the idea
warm gorge
Does anyone know where I can find all the GUI classes/scripts for the eden editor? Curious to see how some of these elements are done
Nevermind, found it
tough abyss
hey, so how can i emulate sleep in a non schedule enviroment?
warm gorge
You cant. Why cant you just spawn it?
tulip cloud
What is the standard practice for using something like iGUIBack or other dialog elements to add to the players HUD? I'm looking for a template or direction on how to add something outside of a hint in which a player can move around. I was planning to cutRsc
meager heart
@tulip cloud Something outside from the hint:
0 spawn
{
disableSerialization;
private _ctrlW = 5.5;
private _ctrlH = 0.27;
private _posX = (safeZoneX + (safeZoneWAbs / 2)) - (_ctrlW / 2);
private _posY = (safeZoneY + safeZoneH) - _ctrlH;
private _ctrl = (findDisplay 46) ctrlCreate ["RscStructuredText",-1];
private _s_ID = 1 + (floor (random 3));
_ctrl ctrlSetFade 1;
_ctrl ctrlCommit 0;
_ctrl ctrlSetPosition [_posX + 5, _posY - 0.75,_ctrlW,_ctrlH];
_ctrl ctrlCommit 0;
_ctrl ctrlSetStructuredText parseText ("<t size='6.25' align='center' shadow='1' font='PuristaBold'>THE COOL TEXT</t>");
_ctrl ctrlSetBackgroundColor [0,0,0,0.45];
_ctrl ctrlSetPosition [_posX,_posY - 0.75,_ctrlW,_ctrlH];
playSound ("Transition" + str _s_ID);
_ctrl ctrlSetFade 0;
_ctrl ctrlCommit 1;
uiSleep 6;
_ctrl ctrlSetFade 1;
_ctrl ctrlCommit 1;
ctrlDelete _ctrl;
};
That's pretty slick!
velvet merlin
candid jay
I'm back to this simple question, because everything I tried yesterday didn't work. I want to get the relPos of an object in relation to another, regardless of object's original rotation
private _relPos = (_x modelToWorldVisual [0,0,0]) vectorDiff (_obj modelToWorldVisual [0,0,0]);
private _pos = ATLToASL(_obj modelToWorldVisual _relPos);
private _sign = "Sign_Sphere10cm_F" createVehicle _pos;
this works BUT if the object doesn't have a 0 heading, everything is rotated accordingly.
Instead,
private _relPos = (getPosASL _x) vectorDiff (getPosASL _obj);
private _pos = (getPosASL _obj) vectorAdd _relPos;
private _sign = "Sign_Sphere10cm_F" createVehicle _pos;
This works, but only if the object keeps the exact same rotation.
jade abyss
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getDir (Alt Syntax)
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/distance
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getRelPos
As i said yesterday.
candid jay
Ok, but can't get how to apply it in a way that works
candid jay
Maybe I should be more clear: I basically want to put kinda memPoint in an object that doesn't have one
Ok, let me do another try at this
jade abyss
modelToWorld
candid jay
...which is my first example
candid jay
private _relPos = (_x modelToWorldVisual [0,0,0]) vectorDiff (_obj modelToWorldVisual [0,0,0]);
private _pos = _obj worldToModel _relPos;
private _sign = "Sign_Sphere10cm_F" createVehicle _pos;
not working
candid jay
Because it dependes on object rotation
I want to compute memPoints that work for any rotation of the object
jade abyss
_PosAboveHead = player modelToWorld [0,0,2];
_WorldPos = player worldToModel _PosAbovehead;
private _sign = "Sign_Sphere10cm_F" createVehicle _WorldPos ;```I think you mix alot of stuff together, while trying to explain
candid jay
ok, so here it goes hopefully it'd be clear
candid jay
I want to have a memPoint on a model, SO I can do exactly that: _model worldToModel _relPos
To compute that, I use an object
jade abyss
What do you try to achieve, what is your goal
Don't try to explain the steps you wanna take
candid jay
I want a memPoint!!!
jade abyss
modelToWorld
candid jay
I don't know how else to say that
candid jay
this.
To make cables from a tower to another tower, I need the start and end point on the towers.
jade abyss
modelToWorld
candid jay
This works perfectly for THAT model, it doesn't work for the smaller model.
the only difference is that the smaller tower is rotated 90 deg
So, I don't understand why.
For the big model, I do:
private _relPos = (_obj modelToWorldVisual [0,0,0]) vectorDiff (_x modelToWorldVisual [0,0,0]);
ATLToASL(_obj modelToWorldVisual _relPos );
where _x are my various memPoints, computed ONCE per model.
jade abyss
Same as above:
_PosLeftOfObj = _Obj modelToWorld [0,1,0];
_WorldPos = _Obj worldToModel _PosLeftOfObj;
private _sign = "Sign_Sphere10cm_F" createVehicle _WorldPos ;```that places the _sign left of the objects orientation
candid jay
Ok, how do you compute [0,1,0] is my question
jade abyss
those are the pos. relative to it's orientation
candid jay
given that I have the main object, and _x which is a sphere that I set up for visual reference
candid jay
I only have _obj and _x, how can I test that
jade abyss
dojfsngdsnfgdfsgndfs
jade abyss
place *several objects in the editor with different angles and execute that script with an _Obj = cursorObject; added before
candid jay
I very well know what that does
jade abyss
dfngdfsbngibfdsg
candid jay
I understand that code, thank you dscha
jade abyss
aaaaahhhhhh
candid jay
ok forget it
jade abyss
aaaaahhhhhh
candid jay
once I get to it I can post it here
candid jay
lol
The misunderstanding here is that I want to compute [0,1,0] given two objects.
I know how to position them relative once I have that
jade abyss
No clue what you mean with I want to compute [0,1,0] given two objects.
candid jay
yep I got that
I have object A in [1,2,3] and B in [3,4,5], then relPos is [2,1,2] and that's why I use vectorDiff
with that, I can use what you are suggesting
jade abyss
😕
candid jay
my issue is how to compute [2,1,2] regardless of object rotation
meager heart
@candid jay ```sqf
private _pos = eyePos _x;
_pos = _pos vectorAdd (_pos vectorFromTo getPosWorld _obj);
private _sign = "Sign_Sphere10cm_F" createVehicle ASLToAGL _pos;
No ?
meager heart
😕
candid jay
but thanks
meager heart
You rotating object A against object B ? And what you trying to get ?
candid jay
Ok here again 😃 I'm building an automated system to put of catenary cables between tower lines. To do that, I need to have memPoints for a tower, so I can have start/end points on each tower.
This of course means that if I rotated the tower, it should just work.
So how do I do it? I set reference spheres for my visual reference on the tower to compute (and then use) their relative position to the tower like so:
private _points = [];
{
private _relPos = (_tower modelToWorldVisual [0,0,0]) vectorDiff (_x modelToWorldVisual [0,0,0]);
_points pushBack _relPos;
} forEach _spheres;
Then, I loop all towers and get all cable segments by getting the relative position like so:
private _posStart = ATLToASL(_previousTower modelToWorldVisual _posRelStart);
private _posEnd = ATLToASL(_tower modelToWorldVisual _posRelEnd);
This works perfectly with the big tower model: https://cldup.com/9X9FMVoK5i.jpg
Hills, rotations, all works.
So, I'm trying to do the same for the small tower, however that tower is 90 rotated, i.e. heading is not at 0 but at 90 deg
which means that all of the mempoints computed in the first piece of code are 90 deg rotated for some F%&$ reason, which means that somehow that code does not work for that object
meager heart
Check class name ? Then just setDir -90
candid jay
and I get this https://cldup.com/viK_naYnMd.jpg
ok nvm I guess it's hard to explain here. thanks for the efforts anyways
jade abyss
The solution was mentioned before
vectorFromTo with the positions take from modelToWorld and WorldToModel
(you seem to insinst in the Vector stuff)
candid jay
that's how I build the segments
hu? no...
ok really, thank you this is going nowhere except having you going "aaaaaaah"
really, I appreciated the efforts
(seriously)
jade abyss
To get the Start and End Pos on both Objects:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/modelToWorld
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/worldToModel
Get the stuff for getRelPos
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getDir (Alt Syntax)
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/distance
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getRelPos
Divide the distance by 10,9,8, etc. to get certain steps
As i said yesterday.
candid jay
ok, thank you
jade abyss
¯_(ツ)_/¯
candid jay
ok... FINALLY https://cldup.com/m_uunWsno8.jpg
but I solved in the least possible way for me to be proud of anything
meager heart
What was the problem ?
candid jay
as I said the unfortunate problem is that the model has a 90 deg rotation
i.e. the "front" of the model is actually the "side"
so my code works but I first have to... rotate the object 90 deg when I compute the points, then rotate it back. As I said, not proud.
The alternative would be to have a point rotated of 90 deg around the center of the model
meager heart
Is it your model ?
meager heart
k
candid jay
see pic
@jade abyss didn't mean to make you scream and bang your head at the wall. It was probably hard to explain / understand without giving full code / context.
I thought I did, but obviously something didn't work there.
jade abyss
You could have said:
"I want to place objects, in a line, between 2 points"
Just describe it as easy and short as possible, ppl don't know what you think/see/already have.
Anyway, as long as it works now 👍
candid jay
lesson learned: if too complex stay out of here, or write a thread on BI
which makes sense, this is a chat after all
...Really?
Oh well 😃
Merry christmas to you too.
tough abyss
What he’s trying to say is pose your question in a better way. There is nothing wrong with asking a question here...
candid jay
I didn't say that
jade abyss
lesson learned: if too complex stay out of here, or write a thread on BIuhm
candid jay
I have explained that I'm making a self-generating script of catenary cables between memPoints in towers, regardless of their rotation.
it's not "I want to place objects, in a line, between 2 points"
I needed to find relative position between two objects
there was an issue with one model
jade abyss
I can't remember seeing that with the catenary cables somewhere
jade abyss
You showed a Pic of it, but thats it
¯_(ツ)_/¯
Then you said something about an object that was turned 90°
candid jay
you should put that as your avatar, you seem to like that a lot 😃
jade abyss
¯_(ツ)_/¯
jade abyss
😉
meager heart
I will retreat in stealth mode 😶 💨
candid jay
is... is that a fart?
meager heart
👍
meager heart
_head_dir = getDir (_unit selectionPosition "head"); ?
peak plover
🤔
still forum
Man... Just got a question from someone with the battleye kick problem if a specific script could be causing issues...
I don't know which brainless idiot of a dev wrote that shit... He is reading variables using (call compile "varname")
lone glade
you must be shitting me
still forum
Nope. Also Search "call compile format" (135 hits in 74 files)
lone glade
Burn it down, the whole thing
still forum
Yeah. Already requested the dev that wrote that to be shot or burned to death
It's life btw. So.. to be expected. And apparently a rather big life server too
peak plover
HAHA
warm gorge
Would constant setVariable broadcasting cause much of a performance impact on a server with 100+ players on?
peak plover
Why would yo do that?
warm gorge
Just working on ways to optimize a mission file. And not sure how careful you should be with setVariable. For example, for a vehicle's item inventory, updating a global variable on it constantly when a player edits the virtual inventory
delicate lotus
Is it possible to spawn a guided missile, like one from a titan launcher, and set its target? If yes, explain how pls.
warm gorge
Virtual inventory like a boot, on a roleplay server
peak plover
Hmm
So I assume
You have ~50 items in the boot
YOu take 1 out
It updates the whole array or whatever
That's a lot of data for 100 players
warm gorge
Yes, then broadcasts the updated array with setVariable
Yeah thats what im thinking, couldnt imagine it being very performance friendly. Not really a way to workaround it that I can think of though
lone glade
..... life and performance don't go together
avoid broadcasting / don't have large arrays?
peak plover
You can make it better 'tho
like only send the data to the client that opens the inventory and the only send the new data to the server
Even better
Put all the life shit onto a HC
leaving server more performance
lone glade
even better, don't do life shit
peak plover
and then HC talk to DB
warm gorge
Not just gonna drop a popular life server because of some performance issues @lone glade lol
I always considered trying out using a headless client, but wasnt sure if it was worth it
lone glade
with 100 players 3 would be better
peak plover
It is, there's tons of scripts running for life and spreading the load is good,
winter dune
is it possible to have more than one HC?
lone glade
ofc...
winter dune
and they will balance the load, right?
peak plover
Build the whole life into blocks that will run based on amount of HC and then have a value per block.
So more expensive scripts take more value, so all code is running faster in the end
delicate lotus
Is it possible to spawn a guided missile, like one from a titan launcher, and set its guided target? If yes, explain how pls.
peak plover
probably possible
lone glade
yes, with vector maths
peak plover
Everyone's favourite ;D
peak plover
high school
you went?
lone glade
you didn't? 🙀
why the hell are the discord emojis so shit compared to our blob overlords
delicate lotus
Well I didnt want to do vector stuff
delicate lotus
I meant if its possible to like. missile = createVehicle missle;
setMissileTarget(missile, target);
but I think Im gonna do vector stuff then
delicate lotus
thx
tough abyss
whats a good way to detect if something has an inventory
apparently this ```
(_entity isKindOf "ReammoBox")
every vehicle has an inventory afaik
tough abyss
isnt detecting the ammoboxes
still forum
I guess you could check how much space the vehicles inventory has
if that's >0 it probably has a inventory
tough abyss
its funny because reammobox seemed to add any weapon or item, Except the ammoboxes
(_entity isKindOf "AllVehicles") || (_entity isKindOf "ReammoBox")
Lol thank you config!
tough abyss
You can see all the parent functions
still forum
CfgWeapons can't have inventories
lone glade
no it isn't
tough abyss
((_entity isKindOf "AllVehicles") || (_entity isKindOf "ReammoBox") || (_entity isKindOf "ReammoBox_F"))
🤦 use the proper syntax for isKindOf
typeName1 isKindOf [typeName2, targetConfig]
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/isKindOf
still forum
and lazyEval
lone glade
(bool && {bool})
tough abyss
no idea what to do with that
halcyon crypt
world's most useless explanation what lazy evaluation is 😁
@tough abyss https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazy_evaluation
lone glade
((_entity isKindOf "AllVehicles") || (_entity isKindOf "ReammoBox") || (_entity isKindOf "ReammoBox_F"))
vs
(_entity isKindOf "AllVehicles" || {_entity isKindOf "ReammoBox"} || {_entity isKindOf "ReammoBox_F"})
you're supposed to start at the what and why and then go to the how 😛
lone glade
yeah, no, not in sqf
halcyon crypt
lol
lone glade
especially when you consider that arma doesn't actually use proper lazy eval
tough abyss
_entity isKindOf "AllVehicles"
``` is this one suppose to be in curly brackets aswell?sorry, but like code is still very forigne to me. Like guis and cfg looks like chinese to me
or well might as well be
lone glade
first condition no brackets or round ones if needed, next ones in code brackets
winter dune
If I have an array like this one:
[["Allen Walker"],["xAndreei"]];
How can I turn into an output array like this:
["Allen Walker","xAndreei"];
new array + append each index
winter dune
The script im using is this:
private _var = [["Allen Walker"],["xAndreei"]];
private _array = str (_var);
private _array = toArray (_array);
private _sel = "";
for "_i" from 0 to (count _array)-1 do {
_sel = _array select _i;
if ((_i != 0 && _i != ((count _array)-1))) then {
if (_sel isEqualTo 91 || _sel isEqualTo 93) then {
_array set[_i,32];
};
};
};
don't know man lol
still forum
@winter dune
_newArray = _oldArray select {_x select 0};
winter dune
ok, thanks, trying it
lone glade
there's a ton of good solutions to your problem, and you kinda chose one of the worst 😄
still forum
I can't think of a worse one
still forum
I guess turning the array of characters back to string and then using call compile to get the array out would make that one a little bit worse
stable wave
Is it possible to see the server side hint on one of the client in my MP testing environment?
still forum
You can't see something serverside only on clientside unless you are the server
And a hint on server doesn't make sense anyway
lone glade
no interface no hint
stable wave
Then how do you check the value of a server-side variable?
still forum
I would use the CBA debug console ^^
stable wave
but that's not efficiency
still forum
You are talking about a hint anyway.. That's also a kind of logging
Not really that different
lone glade
and probably the worst kind
stable wave
I meant I would have to alt-tab in and out frequently
lone glade
wait what?
still forum
fullscreen windowed. Or just windowed. And as I already said. CBA debug console.
still forum
Well remoteExec and tell the server to remoteExec the variable back to you
Which is basically what the CBA debug console does in the background
winter dune
private _finalarray = [];
{
_finalarray pushBack (_x select 0);
} forEach _array;
Same as the apply?
I couldn't make that work lol
maybe im retarded
still forum
That is about the same as my select thing
What code did you use for apply that didn't work?
lone glade
you can fit the select and apply solutions in one line
still forum
oops. My select one doesn't even work ^^ I expected it to work like apply does 😄
winter dune
yeh lol
private _array = [["Allen Walker"],["xAndreei"]];
private _newArray = _array apply { _x select 0 };
hint format ["%1",_newArray];
this works for me
still forum
yeah
winter dune
and let's suppose that I have that _array as a parameter
how can I declare in the params field?
params [
["_array", [[]], [[[]]]]
];
declare what in the params field?
what do you mean by declare. What you have there already looks correct
winter dune
the script that do the things above with apply, have an input parameter to the function
and the input its an array passed from the db
still forum
Yeah.... and?
winter dune
when im doing the params stuff
what is the default type?
for an array like this --> [["Allen Walker"],["xAndreei"]];
winter dune
so no bidimensional array?
still forum
if you call it like
[["Allen Walker"],["xAndreei"]] call func it won't work
params will take the first entry in the array
You have to
[[["Allen Walker"],["xAndreei"]]] call func and then the params you posted above is already correct
winter dune
yeah, the array stuff was the variable, for calling im just assigning [["Allen Walker"],["xAndreei"]] to a variable and the place the variable into the remoteExec
so it's a normal array
tough abyss
Hey so i dont wanna use alive, does anyone know a good way to generator random occupants and patrols? and possibly random tasks?
still forum
im just assigning [["Allen Walker"],["xAndreei"]] to a variable and the place the variable into the remoteExec I don't see why that would make any difference
tough abyss
I know there are tons of stuff online, but it gets real hard to sift through what you want
winter dune
@still forum think that both of us understand the wrong thing xD
@tough abyss for random task, i'll create a config file and declare all the possible tasks, description, units and coords
tough abyss
coords?
winter dune
coordinates where the patrol must take place
so you spawn all of your units there when the task is being generated
tough abyss
Id want that to be random, Like maybe prioritize villages and millitary fortifcations
Oh
i see
yeah, so like compositions?
winter dune
I was just assuming that you would like to have for each different task, different kind of units
and for the random stuff, just pick a random integer and then create the task where that random integer correspondes in the config file
winter dune
hmm no, never scripted with a mod