#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 406

zinc forum Jan 2, 2018, 11:40 PM

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So I could have this script in the init and not have modules and make certain units have access to zeus

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Bc I found a chat command plugin and I want to try something

little eagle Jan 2, 2018, 11:41 PM

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No. You can't copy paste this into the init box in the editor if that was the question.

zinc forum Jan 2, 2018, 11:43 PM

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Can i post links in this chat?

little eagle Jan 2, 2018, 11:44 PM

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... depends on the content behind the link.

jade abyss Jan 2, 2018, 11:44 PM

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🤔

zinc forum Jan 2, 2018, 11:44 PM

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It's the plugin I found

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it's on the bistudeo forums

jade abyss Jan 2, 2018, 11:44 PM

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then post it ¯_(ツ)_/¯

zinc forum Jan 2, 2018, 11:45 PM

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https://forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/171047-release-execute-scriptscode-via-chat-commands/

little eagle Jan 2, 2018, 11:45 PM

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I can no longer drag and drop the thonk 😦

zinc forum Jan 2, 2018, 11:45 PM

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I looked into it, and besically it lets you type in commands by going !

jade abyss Jan 2, 2018, 11:45 PM

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thonk?

little eagle Jan 2, 2018, 11:45 PM

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🤔 , but improved.

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The Thonk.

jade abyss Jan 2, 2018, 11:46 PM

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ah

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*gg*

little eagle Jan 2, 2018, 11:46 PM

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At least links no longer auto expand.

jade abyss Jan 2, 2018, 11:46 PM

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<link>

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

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https://i.imgur.com/cAWYKbV.png

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&

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https://i.imgur.com/cAWYKbV.png

Imgur

little eagle Jan 2, 2018, 11:48 PM

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Ye, but it's annoying to put <>.

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Would prefer if you had to put them to make it auto expand.

jade abyss Jan 2, 2018, 11:48 PM

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buhuhu? 😄

little eagle Jan 2, 2018, 11:48 PM

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Like... Markdown.

zinc forum Jan 2, 2018, 11:48 PM

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https://imgur.com/a/fvJ9r

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Would this work?

jade abyss Jan 2, 2018, 11:48 PM

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by god

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download the sqf-language for n++

zinc forum Jan 2, 2018, 11:49 PM

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.>

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sorry, new to this

jade abyss Jan 2, 2018, 11:49 PM

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Just a friendly advice

little eagle Jan 2, 2018, 11:49 PM

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I can already tell that it wouldn't by just looking at the brackets/ parenthesis.

jade abyss Jan 2, 2018, 11:49 PM

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google it, install it, have more fun

zinc forum Jan 2, 2018, 11:49 PM

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I fixed the brackets

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I saw the bracket mistakes

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If someone typed the command in, they would get the curator thing attached to them

little eagle Jan 2, 2018, 11:50 PM

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Well not like that it wouldn't.

zinc forum Jan 2, 2018, 11:51 PM

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What do you think would make it work?

little eagle Jan 2, 2018, 11:51 PM

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Proper brackets.

zinc forum Jan 2, 2018, 11:52 PM

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https://imgur.com/uD57OJb

little eagle Jan 2, 2018, 11:52 PM

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And I also think you'd have to remote exec the code to the server, because assignCurator only works on the server machine. And define that commy_zeusGroup variable.

zinc forum Jan 2, 2018, 11:52 PM

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The other code is still in the init file

little eagle Jan 2, 2018, 11:52 PM

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Now it's missing a comma, and there're still rogue brackets at the end of the file.

zinc forum Jan 2, 2018, 11:53 PM

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Missing a comma where and that bracket was there from the beginning, I didn't add it

tough abyss Jan 2, 2018, 11:53 PM

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i was just active sqf scripts, is there a reason that diag_activeSQFScripts returns a bunch of these "[""<spawn>"","""",true,523]"

little eagle Jan 2, 2018, 11:54 PM

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Well, doesn't matter who made the file. If it the syntax is wrong, it will not work. Programming is very in indiscriminate that way.

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What else do you want, Cloud?

tough abyss Jan 2, 2018, 11:55 PM

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well i want to know what is being spawned :/

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i use very very few spawn's

little eagle Jan 2, 2018, 11:56 PM

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[] spawn {
    hint str diag_activeSQFScripts; //[["<spawn>","",true,1]]
};

[] spawn {
    scriptName "myScript"; 
    hint str diag_activeSQFScripts; //[["myScript","",true,1]]
};

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That should help I guess.

tough abyss Jan 2, 2018, 11:56 PM

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danke will mess with this

little eagle Jan 2, 2018, 11:56 PM

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I copied this straight from the wiki btw, lol.

tough abyss Jan 2, 2018, 11:56 PM

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rip

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i missed it in the wiki 💢

little eagle Jan 2, 2018, 11:56 PM

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I've never used this in my life myself. lol

astral tendon Jan 3, 2018, 12:02 AM

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Is there i way to make the AI drivers not follow gunner orders and move to their waypoints?

zinc forum Jan 3, 2018, 12:36 AM

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Commy, I got the command plugin working

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What would you suggest the code be to add curator to a player who says the command?

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 12:42 AM

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[player, {
    if (!isServer) exitWith {};

    if (isNull (missionNamespace getVariable ["commy_ZeusGroup", grpNull])) then {
        commy_ZeusGroup = createGroup sideLogic;
    };

    params ["_unit"];
    private _logic = commy_ZeusGroup createUnit ["ModuleCurator_F", [0,0,0], [], 0, "NONE"];
    _unit assignCurator _logic;
}] remoteExec ["call", 2];

Something like this maybe?

zinc forum Jan 3, 2018, 12:50 AM

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hm

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give me one sec

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this is what I was trying

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https://imgur.com/3YzYSti

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https://imgur.com/J98HDAD

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I had modules ingame named curator 1 and curator 2

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The commands are working, I just error out

queen cargo Jan 3, 2018, 12:54 AM

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anybody ever checked if two configs get checked via isEqualTo?
given following scenario:

class A
{
    class sub
    {
        val = 1;
    };
};
class B
{
    class sub
    {
        val = 1;
    };
};```
would `isEqualTo` return true or false?

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 12:54 AM

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_this is probably not the player. And why do I even bother posting stuff if I get ignored? The commands have to be executed on the server machine, therefore remoteExec is required.

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I posted that like 3 times...

zinc forum Jan 3, 2018, 12:54 AM

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I'm sorry, I don't understand

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 12:55 AM

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Everything that isn't nil can be checked with isEqualTo, X39.

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Which part, Matthew?

queen cargo Jan 3, 2018, 12:56 AM

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@little eagle that is out of question
however, i got my doubts with how well it works using config

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 12:56 AM

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Works just fine with config. Even == works with config.

zinc forum Jan 3, 2018, 12:57 AM

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the remote exec part, the player sends a command to be executed server side, the plugin gets inititated out of the init.sqf and so I assume it's server side, so what I'm trying to do is make the player who do the command become owner of the gamemaster module

queen cargo Jan 3, 2018, 12:57 AM

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but does it only checks if two config classes are the same or does it check like it does with arrays

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 12:57 AM

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Was that screenshot taken while connected to a dedicated server, Matthew?

zinc forum Jan 3, 2018, 12:58 AM

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No, its conntected to my home computer

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I'm not playing with a dedicated as of right now

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though the file will be uploaded to a dedicated

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I don't have direct access to it, me and the guy doing it are both working on seperate parts of this project

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 12:58 AM

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How do you know the code is sent to a dedicated server?

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init.sqf is not server side.

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It's global.

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And I'm very sure the chat command code is executed on the client that typed the stuff.

zinc forum Jan 3, 2018, 12:59 AM

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I can get acccess to the dedicated

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 12:59 AM

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Because one example uses player.

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And player is null on a dedicated server.

zinc forum Jan 3, 2018, 1:00 AM

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hm

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I'm going to copy and paste into it, tell me if it looks correct

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 1:01 AM

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If it works, it works. You don't have to convince anyone here in the chat, just the game.

zinc forum Jan 3, 2018, 1:03 AM

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Alright, i'll try it

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IT WORKED!

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Dude thank you so much!

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 1:06 AM

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With the remoteExec, or without?

zinc forum Jan 3, 2018, 1:06 AM

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with

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this is the code I have

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https://imgur.com/gfIzPAv

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 1:09 AM

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Ok, then I'm sure it'll still work in action connected to as server, in MP.

zinc forum Jan 3, 2018, 1:12 AM

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Thanks!

queen cargo Jan 3, 2018, 1:24 AM

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str (configFile >> "cfgvehicles") diag_log (configFile >> "cfgvehicles")
what do theese output?

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 1:28 AM

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config path

queen cargo Jan 3, 2018, 1:37 AM

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so it would print "configFile/cfgvehicles"?

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 1:37 AM

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can't remember the format but yes

queen cargo Jan 3, 2018, 1:37 AM

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format is important here

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 1:38 AM

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wait 5s

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"bin\config.bin/CfgVehicles"

queen cargo Jan 3, 2018, 1:39 AM

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kk ty

subtle ore Jan 3, 2018, 5:08 AM

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@reef grove #creators_recruiting

worn igloo Jan 3, 2018, 5:18 AM

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I'm here to report my function works now

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 6:03 AM

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@zinc forum CBA got that chat commands stuff a couple months ago

warm gorge Jan 3, 2018, 9:55 AM

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common.hpp

// Pixel grid
#define pixelScale    0.50
#define GRID_W (pixelW * pixelGrid * pixelScale)
#define GRID_H (pixelH * pixelGrid * pixelScale)

dialogFile.hpp

class testDialog
{
    idd = 12345;
    name = "testDialog";
    enableSimulation = true;
    movingEnable = false;

    class ControlsBackground
    {
        class Title: ctrlStaticTitle
        {
            idc=104;
            x="safezoneX";
            y="safezoneY";
            w="safezoneW";
            h="(5 + (5 + 2)) * GRID_H";
            text="Test Menu";
        };
    };
};

Any ideas why these macros aren't working for me?

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 9:55 AM

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included ?

warm gorge Jan 3, 2018, 9:55 AM

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Yep

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When I remove the macro GRID_H for the h coordinate in my dialog, and have it entered manually, it works fine

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 9:56 AM

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what's the issue?

warm gorge Jan 3, 2018, 9:56 AM

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When I use the macro, I cant see the control at all

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 9:57 AM

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that doesn't make any sense

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oh, I think I know why

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remove the quotes

warm gorge Jan 3, 2018, 9:57 AM

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Which ones?

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 9:58 AM

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after the h =

warm gorge Jan 3, 2018, 9:59 AM

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Thereee we go, that worked. Thank you! 😃

restive matrix Jan 3, 2018, 9:59 AM

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has anyone gotten the scripted event curatorObjectRemoteControlled to fire?

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i tried the scripted event and the public variable handler and haven't seen either go off, it seems like BIS_fnc_moduleRemoteControl is no longer used

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:00 AM

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doesn't exist, must have made a typo

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nope, doesn't exist.

restive matrix Jan 3, 2018, 10:01 AM

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i grabbed it from modules_f_curator/Misc/Functions/fn_moduleRemoteControl.sqf , its still on the wiki as well under scripted event handlers

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:02 AM

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curatorObjectRemoteControlled

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is indeed called

restive matrix Jan 3, 2018, 10:02 AM

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im trying to listen for remoteControl events, any idea where I should start poking around in bis addons?

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:03 AM

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wait one

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:03 AM

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how fast is saving data to profileNamespace?

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:04 AM

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instant

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the file is written whenever something change in the namespace

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:04 AM

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loads faster than inidb or some mysql db?

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say i have like 5000 vars to store

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:04 AM

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couldn't find an easy way to do so @restive matrix

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I wouldn't be able to tell without some perf testing

restive matrix Jan 3, 2018, 10:05 AM

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here was my test code based on the fn file

[missionNamespace, "curatorObjectRemoteControlled", {
    params ["_curator", "_player", "_unit", "_controlled"];

    private _text = if (_controlled) then {
        _text = format["%1 is now remotely controlling %2", name _player, str _unit];
    } else {
        _text = format["%1 is no longer being remote controlled", str _unit];
    };

    systemChat _text;
}] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler;

"bis_fnc_moduleRemoteControl_owner" addPublicVariableEventHandler {
    private _player = _this select 1;
    private _unit = _this select 2;

    private _text = if (isNull _player) then {
        _text = format["%1 is no longer being remote controlled", str _unit];
    } else {
        _text = format["%1 is now remotely controlling %2", name _player, str _unit];
    };

    systemChat _text;
};

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:05 AM

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@rancid ruin Faster than going through callExtension. But it get's problematic when it's too big and can corrupt

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wut?

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:06 AM

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wut

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why is it an array?

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:06 AM

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I can't imagine that PVEH working

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:06 AM

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oh, thanks discord, didn't see that scripted EH

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:06 AM

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basically i'm dicking around with a little fog of war system. i black the map out with big black markers at mission start, then place markers as the player moves around and "explores" the world

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:06 AM

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and that isn't a pubvar tho

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oh shit it actually is broadcasted O.o

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:07 AM

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need to keep track of the what the player has already explored, e.g what map markers have been created, so they can be loaded later, as the mission will be persistent

restive matrix Jan 3, 2018, 10:07 AM

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i messed up the PVEH a bit but i was attempting to catch

_unit setvariable ["bis_fnc_moduleRemoteControl_owner",player,true];

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:07 AM

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Ah

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that is a variable on the unit

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PVEH only works on missionNamespace

restive matrix Jan 3, 2018, 10:08 AM

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ah okay

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:08 AM

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And from where did you get that magic

    private _player = _this select 1;
    private _unit = _this select 2;

Array?

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If it's passing in player

restive matrix Jan 3, 2018, 10:08 AM

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yeah forgot to convert that into an array

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still not sure why the scripted eh never fires, here is it being called in the fn file

[_curator,"curatorObjectRemoteControlled",[_curator,player,_unit,true]] call bis_fnc_callScriptedEventHandler;

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is it called on the module only?

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:09 AM

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curator namespace

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so yes

restive matrix Jan 3, 2018, 10:09 AM

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alright i know how to fix it then, thanks

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:10 AM

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in this case:
getassignedcuratorlogic player

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:13 AM

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is there any built in way to determine if two locations are on the same land mass?

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i.e if you can walk from position 1 to position 2 without crossing water

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:13 AM

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Don't know any... no

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:14 AM

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think of a better way than using inPolygon?

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:14 AM

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no. Actually that's better than the idea I had

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:14 AM

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i've already made polygons of each land mass on tanoa, it took a while

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i'm not sure if you could use a dummy AI, give it a waypoint, then check if it can complete it somehow

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because the AI obviously has access to pathfinding

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:15 AM

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AHAHAHAHHA

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AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA

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good luck with that

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:15 AM

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yeah

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sometimes it's OK, sometimes it's completely fucked

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:15 AM

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raycasting each meter would be more efficient

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:16 AM

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i found an implementation of djikstra's somewhere, maybe could try that

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https://github.com/code34/oo_pathfinding.altis

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:19 AM

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Oh you found magic OO gibberish that still uses private ARRAY and _this select ....

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:19 AM

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BI has OO funcs

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and it's not pretty

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:19 AM

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And it uses sleep 0.000001 in the code to make sure it get's scheduled

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So I'd say... Have fun with that too

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Also that thing uses Roads

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So if the landmass is connected without a Road over that connection it wouldn't find the path

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:21 AM

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i was thinking to create tiles each X meter across the map and add them as nodes to the pathfinding grid

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i don't really script for performance or release...just fun

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:23 AM

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inPolygon would definetly be bescht

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:24 AM

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excellent, i use that a ton already

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one of the most useful new scripting commands in a while

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what'd be a quick way to get each position on a 100 meter grid within 1km of a location?

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:27 AM

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"each position"

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each one a femtometer apart?

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:28 AM

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a grid of positions spaced 100 meters apart, centered on the player

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with each one no more than 1km away from the center

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:28 AM

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two for loops

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from -500 to +500 in 100 step

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one for x one for y

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getPos player vectorAdd [x,y,0]

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:29 AM

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i should cache those positions rather than computing them each time as well right

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say i'm running it every frame

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:29 AM

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Every frame would be terrible

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:29 AM

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or rather cache the offsets at least

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:29 AM

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You can compute the offsets once and just hardcode them

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:30 AM

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exactly

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thanks

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:30 AM

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At that point it would be almost fast enough to run each frame I guess

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That could benefit greatly from my script optimizer 😄

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:30 AM

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it's a bitch cos you do need to run stuff each frame sometimes

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:31 AM

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make sure to store getPos player in a variable instead of calling getPos player multiple times

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:31 AM

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and with sqf that leads to pain

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i dick around with game engines mostly cos they're much faster, but it's fun to come back to arma

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:31 AM

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I also play around with Arma to make it much faster

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:32 AM

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even if sqf were 100x faster it'd still be horrible making new game modes and mods cos of the UI system

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:33 AM

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What if I give you the ability to have a new UI system?

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:33 AM

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sign me up

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:33 AM

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Let's say it works XML based like in Enfusion

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:33 AM

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i've not seen their system but i'm very used to web design so yeah

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:34 AM

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It's on my todo list. So check back in a year or two

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:34 AM

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tried some of the WYSIWYG solutions for arma 3, still a nightmare

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WYSIWYG doesn't really fix anything

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:34 AM

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I hope that I can get it going sooner but... Todo list big

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:34 AM

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would it be like a middle man system for translating XML in to configs, or a new system for drawing UI entirely?

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:35 AM

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new system

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:35 AM

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interesting

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cos performance wise the existing one doesn't seem bad

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:35 AM

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Intercept based and basically drawing a overlay over the existing game

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:35 AM

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it's just the workflow for making it do shit

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:36 AM

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Ohhhhh.. I should really look into how the UI draw stuff works in engine. If it works like I imagine that will be so easy and cool :3 It's most likely not how I imagine it tho

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:36 AM

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if you can hook up chromium embedded webkit and draw that on top of the game window, listen for mouse events and javascript, etc

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that would be so sick

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game UI systems have always been a nightmare though, nobody has solved it

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:37 AM

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Do you know how huge webkit is? 😄

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:37 AM

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yeah i know, it's not entirely practical

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it's been done with some games though

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for UI heavy stuff sometimes HTML/CSS is the best way

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:38 AM

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I could do Intercept-Javascript scripting. So that you can use SQF commands via javascript

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and then give you a HTML+CSS+Javascript based UI

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Maaaaan that would be awesome and would get me busy for atleast a couple years full time

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:38 AM

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sqf <-> node/javascript would be sick

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you'd probably see a ton of people pick that up

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:39 AM

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ohgod

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please no

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:39 AM

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I don't like JS tho

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:39 AM

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it's used for literally everything

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:39 AM

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me neither but there's tons of game devs in js

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tons of everything in js, good and bad

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:39 AM

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which is fucking retarded

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:39 AM

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well it runs in the browser so yeah

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:40 AM

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I like Lua so I make the Lua wrapper. Somebody else likes python so he makes the python wrapper.
We have no one on the Team that likes JS enough to make a wrapper for it

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:40 AM

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sqf is also retarded but it runs in arma so here we are

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:40 AM

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because it would require knowledge outside of webdev ded

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sqf can be exscused tho

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it stems from bad code from 10 years ago when BI was a small company

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look at TKOM enscript

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much better

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:41 AM

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javascript stems from before that when the internet wasn't fully formed

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javascript just got way the fuck out of hand

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similar to arma's needs tbh

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:41 AM

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in itself it's fine

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it's just that people use it for EVERYTHING

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:41 AM

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Wow

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Javascript Intercept would fit the whole Arma thingymabob.
Because.. The Javascript engine for C++ that I just found is calld "Duktape"

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It fits so goood

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:42 AM

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hahahahahahahahahahah

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:43 AM

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duktape's been used in a few game engines i believe, saw that name come up the other day when i was reading

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a perfect name indeed

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:43 AM

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are there namespaces in javascript?

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:43 AM

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i think there is in new javascript

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es6 or whatever it's called

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:44 AM

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http://duktape.org/ Whatever that uses

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I would just do sqf.getPos(sqf.player())

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n such

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just like Interschept

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:45 AM

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honestly I can't wait for enscript (please be similar to TKOM and not some javascript abortion)

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:45 AM

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please make it happen dedmen that would be cool

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i agree JS isn't fun, but it is the de-facto middle man language right now

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any idea how this guy did his mod? http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1181881736&tscn=1509487007

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cos you could do something like that easily with a JS <-.> sqf bridge

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:47 AM

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sqf_allUnits().forEach(function(unit) {
stuff
});

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JS highlighting is bad

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:48 AM

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JS looks crazy as fuck too, a perfect fit for sqf

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a match made in heaven

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you could be the one that opens the pandora's box of arma 3 scripting at the end of its lifespan

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:49 AM

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I already did that though...

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:49 AM

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with intercept?

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:49 AM

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already did a year ago

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:49 AM

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Yeah...

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:49 AM

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but nobody uses it

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:49 AM

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no?

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:49 AM

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you sure?

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I also don't think that many people would use JS scripting

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:50 AM

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are people doing crazy shit with it?

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:50 AM

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Yes

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:50 AM

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i stand corrected then

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any links to the crazy shit?

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i thought intercept development stopped after the initial proof of concept

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:50 AM

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https://github.com/dedmen/Intercept_CBA
https://github.com/dedmen/interceptTest
https://github.com/dedmen/SQF-Assembly
https://github.com/dedmen/ArmaScriptProfiler https://forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/211626-arma-script-profiler/

Bohemia Interactive Forums

Arma Script Profiler

Disclaimer: If you don't use unscheduled scripts or you don't know what "unscheduled" means this won't be useful...

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:50 AM

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absolutely not

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:50 AM

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It did.

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But then I joined

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:51 AM

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i'm getting conflicted reports here

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:51 AM

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^ and thus it didn't ded

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:51 AM

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It was abandoned for a couple months. Until I revived it

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so the development did stop. But not forever

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:51 AM

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meanwhile:
NO UPDATE FOR TFAR IN 2017, DEAD MOD

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ACRE BEST MOD

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:52 AM

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i don't know what the things in these links are doing

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where are the kool screenshots and stuff

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and the kool benchmarks

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:52 AM

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I added a BIF link for the profiler

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:52 AM

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script profiler is a fucking godsent

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:52 AM

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oh ok yeah this looks sick

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:53 AM

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Intercept_CBA add's misc stuff like new math script commands or a surfaceTexture function or a real Hashmap.
SQF-Assembly allows you to write assembly level SQF and also has a assembly level optimizer that will probably increase all scripts performance by atleast 20%

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:53 AM

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this is the kinda shit i'm talking about

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:53 AM

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how I learned that lbSetPicture was either bugged or stupidly intensive

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:53 AM

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surfaceTexture function?

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:53 AM

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Yeah

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gives you the texture under your feet

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 10:53 AM

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didn't see the camo magik?

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:53 AM

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Used for ACE Trenches in the future

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TU6Nw7uWX0

YouTube

Dedmen Miller

Arma SurfaceTexture

2017 12 16 12 42 20

▶ Play video

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:54 AM

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there's no way to store an image in arma is there?

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like render to texture, only not live, but a snapshot

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:54 AM

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If you enable filePatching you can store it externally and load it from there as a normal texture

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:54 AM

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hmm

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no non-dev mode solution?

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cos you can't really ask people to add launch params to play your mission

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:55 AM

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not yet. I could potentially have memory only PBO's and be able to live edit files in them.. but meh

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:56 AM

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that sucks

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you'd think it should be fairly simple

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just want a little bit of memory that i can store textures in

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rather than running PIP every frame

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:56 AM

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Kinda simple I guess. But where would you get the textures from?

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:56 AM

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a camera

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:57 AM

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So like a PiP but only screenshots instead of video

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I guess that wouldn't be too hard for BI to implement

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:57 AM

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yeah say i want to have pictures of buildings

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so you can click a building on the map and it shows you a picture of it in the world

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shit like that

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kinda like the editor preview images, only real world, as they are

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 10:58 AM

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Create a temp camera and display it fullscreen

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 10:58 AM

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indeed, it's not ideal though

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if it's night time you're fucked for example

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i just realised that surfaceTexture could make my fog of war thing way cooler

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https://i.imgur.com/c6csMjL.png

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i just use the terrain type at the moment

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 11:00 AM

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It can only get it where surfaceType can get it too

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Oh surfaceType takes a position

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 11:00 AM

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yeah surfacetype

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 11:00 AM

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So I guess it works everywhere then

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But it wouldn't make forrests display as green or such

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 11:01 AM

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yeah i'm not sure how to tackle forests yet

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could just make markers where there are many trees i guess

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 11:01 AM

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It really just gives you the texture on that position. It can be different a few cm away from that.

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 11:02 AM

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how does it function around roads?

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you get the texture under the road?

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 11:02 AM

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yes

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 11:26 AM

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Refering to the UI stuff. It works EXACTLY like I imagined

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 11:26 AM

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terribly

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 11:27 AM

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I can just make a custom RscFrame kinda thing. And when that's Drawn a Draw function in Intercept is called

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and you can do whatever DirectX can do

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And draw inside that Area of that Existing Frame

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so you still need to define the drawing area in normal UI Config but the rest is however you like

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 11:28 AM

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this sounds exciting

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 11:28 AM

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OUHH It get's even better

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Well. For me. Not for you because less possibilities

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You get DrawText that automatically adds newlines if it doesn't fit. Text that doesn't clip. Vertical Text. Any orientation of text I guess.
Draw a Frame filled/not filled though.... I have to look into that. Might not work completly. We'll see.
DrawLines, Polygones(3D)

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Holy crap more virtual functions.
Might even be possible to let you draw textures

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Yeah. I could load textures from path and let you draw them as background.

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That will be sooo awesome. Let's push it onto my Todo list and let it rot for a year

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Oh you need a font to draw text... How do you get a Font...

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OMFG.

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pushes it further back on his TODO list

young ledge Jan 3, 2018, 12:45 PM

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Thahaha

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 1:22 PM

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What other commands return constants?
true/false/nil... and?

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 1:23 PM

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null and all it's variants ?

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 1:23 PM

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👍

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I now optimize CODE else CODE to [CODE,CODE] whether you want or not 😄

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OMFG. Running https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/localize at compiletime instead of runtime drool

localize

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OI I can process configFile >> "CfgWeapons" at compiletime :U Dis is getting crazy now

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Or check isClass (configFile >> "CfgPatches" >> "acre_main") once at compile time. Meaning no runtime overhead for that! Imagine!

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"Do I have that addon" checks completly free! ish.. Ofcause you still have to compile your script

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 1:43 PM

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Now you make some free debug commands. You can start by porting WARNIING_n, ERROR_n, LOG_n.

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 1:46 PM

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They can't be free because they have to do something at runtime

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I can only freeify stuff that is known at compile-time. So if you pass variables into WARNING/ERROR/LOG then I can't optimize. And I'd bet it goes to CBA_fnc_log right? and that's a variable

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    bmap[">>"] = [](game_value left, game_value right) -> std::optional<game_value> {
        if (left.type_enum() != types::GameDataType::CONFIG || right.type_enum() != types::GameDataType::STRING) return {};
        return game_value(sqf::config_entry(left) >> right); //#TODO test
    };

Small piece of magic and now every configFile >> "stuff" >> "stuff" >> .. is completly evaluated at compileTime as far as you have constants.
So if you did configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> _var before it will be optimized down to _constant >> _var :3

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and getNumber/getText/isClass/isText are also constants now :U I looove this. @queen cargo bootstrapped a truly awesome thing

dim owl Jan 3, 2018, 1:55 PM

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Is there a way to make a rvmat that reflects light to the surrounding area? linke just a little bit?

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 1:55 PM

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#arma3_texture

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I'll just evaluate diag_tickTime at compiletime. That will make every script 100% faster

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 2:05 PM

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don't compile them, ∞ times faster

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:07 PM

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If you can make diag_tickTime free, you can make the log macros free.

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 2:08 PM

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Well.. Yeah.. I can just make them.. not log

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:08 PM

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That's the point. Make them not log unless you enabled debug mode to half or full.

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 2:09 PM

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But that will only work if you know the debug mode at compile time

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You could use a command line parameter to enable debug mode then

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:09 PM

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Well, DEBUG_MODE_NORMAL and DEBUG_MODE_FULL are the macros.

calm sparrow Jan 3, 2018, 2:09 PM

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Google has sort of failed me; is getting ai to cross bridges (on foot or vehicle) as part of their normal pathfinding a lost cause?

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 2:09 PM

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Possibilities to manually set macros when a script is compiled might be added later

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@calm sparrow Quite sure yes.

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:10 PM

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Yes, Val.

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 2:11 PM

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Being able to set global defines for every compiled script via command line parameter or SQF command should be enough for what you need right?

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Pls no #define true false tho

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I wonder what actually would happen if you did that

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:11 PM

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Could also use sqf syntax. Kinda like disableSerialization.

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 2:12 PM

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depend what kind of bridge it is

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:12 PM

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setDebugMode 0;
setDebugMode 1;
setDebugMode 2;
idk

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 2:13 PM

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I could make
"DEBUG_MODE_FULL" setPreprocessorDefine <value>
if you use nil or.. dunno some placeholder it undefines it.
Every script you preprocess after that will have that define set

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Till you unset it or restart the game

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:13 PM

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Don't think you can make a command use nil.

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 2:14 PM

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😉

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We'll see

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Actually. I'll check

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:14 PM

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It's backwards to have a command set macro defines.

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 2:15 PM

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Ugh.. Okey you can't pass nil. Then I'll just use empty array or smth. All defines have to be string anyway. So if you pass non-string I remove it.

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The command is intended so you can use it in the debug console or smth

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You won't use that in non-dev environments anyway

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Now I can make stats on which SQF commands are used how often. I can even see which file uses which command how often

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private ARRAY in ACE: 1
private ARRAY in Life: 166738

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:21 PM

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Wait, really?

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Please let if be the most commonly used command.

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 2:21 PM

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I can still only dev at work though. And I can't test stuff here :/

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:22 PM

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Does Life, whichever derivative of it, really use 170k private ARRAY, or are you kidding?

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 2:22 PM

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kidding

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:23 PM

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Don't do this to me.

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 2:23 PM

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Do I look like I would run any life script?

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:23 PM

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Well, you do have a furry avatar.

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 2:23 PM

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I wonder if there are furry life servers

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where everyone wears a furry costume

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:23 PM

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Urg...

jade abyss Jan 3, 2018, 2:26 PM

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*puke*

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 2:36 PM

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Wow.. I just optimized selectRandom and made it select the value at compile time...

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:39 PM

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Wouldn't that mean the function picks the same value every time?

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 2:39 PM

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yeah

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:39 PM

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Well...

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 2:39 PM

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But atleast it's faster now

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:39 PM

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😂 🔨

inner swallow Jan 3, 2018, 2:40 PM

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lol

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:40 PM

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We were talking about realism yesterday. Would you make a Benford's law compatible random command?

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 2:41 PM

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need to google that first

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:41 PM

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It's awesome. Do it, think about it.

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Reject it, and then try it out yourself, and realize we live in the matrix.

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 2:41 PM

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Is that nonsense or would it make sense to have that in arma

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:42 PM

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Better than breaking selectRandom.

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 2:42 PM

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I'm looking through all ACE scripts and trying to find constant stuff

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https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/blob/master/addons/music/fnc_compileMusic.sqf#L24-L25
Another very neat thingymabob. These configProperties calls are evaluated at compile time once. :U

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But It's cached anyway

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:48 PM

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Something something, preprocess at build time.

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 2:53 PM

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Ewwww I just stepped into a fleximenu 💩

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:54 PM

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xD

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If I ever get bored.

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 2:55 PM

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I saw a wild typeName and immediately evacuated

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:55 PM

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Well, you can't blame them for that.

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That's what they had to use.

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Things I don't understand is making long as if statements about _shift, _control, _alt.

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[_shift, _control, _alt] in [[true,false,false]]

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^ Because I'm pretty sure this worked even in A2.

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 2:57 PM

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atleast that doesn't actually call true/false anymore with the optimizer :3

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:58 PM

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Yeah, I'm sure people will like 84 -> 85 FPS.

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You know what they'd like more? 40s faster game boot time.

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 2:59 PM

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Nah

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People don't care about start time

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 2:59 PM

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I guess? They do seem like the launcher.

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 3:00 PM

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Did you test how fast Arma starts if you uncomment the preproc/compile of CBA_fnc_compileFunc

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 3:00 PM

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Well 70s -> 0s

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There is some tiny scripts for caching in preStart ACE, but the bulk is preprocessFile.

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Can you imagine if it still did this at the first mission start?

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 3:04 PM

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Stats on preproc and compile times for stuff. Neato.

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So much stuff on TODO list. But actually cannot even work on it

edgy halo Jan 3, 2018, 3:10 PM

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Reposting here if anyone can run this code in debug console:

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 3:10 PM

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🤦

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 3:11 PM

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I already tried SQF-VM. But it was too dumb

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It said if and 1 are unknown commands

edgy halo Jan 3, 2018, 3:11 PM

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Its about the noise it makes

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 3:11 PM

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what noise?

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 3:11 PM

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the hint noise?

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NO SHIT

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who's the fucking genius who thought of that

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 3:12 PM

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Obviously it does. Because the hint runs like every frame

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You just moved up the sleep though

edgy halo Jan 3, 2018, 3:13 PM

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wait thats wrong copy pasta

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 3:13 PM

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now it runs every 2 seconds roughly. The code you had before had the sleep wrong and would run every frame

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 3:13 PM

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fun fact: this used to crash the game

edgy halo Jan 3, 2018, 3:13 PM

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sorry updated code

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check it out

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 3:13 PM

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the game couldn't handle trying to produce that many sounds so fast and just crashed 😄

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 3:13 PM

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Yeah. You call hint every frame. Which obviously causes the hint sound every frame

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and a sound that plays 60 times a second.. Could be called a "noise"

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 3:14 PM

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"earrape"

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 3:14 PM

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"ea" "rrape" ?
EA Rappe? What's a rappe?

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 3:14 PM

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"eardrumstroyer"

edgy halo Jan 3, 2018, 3:16 PM

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nvm still morning for me

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 3:43 PM

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What's going on?

kindred bane Jan 3, 2018, 3:53 PM

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how do i change the ordre of gui controls? Cause it seems my picture is infront of all my buttons

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 3:54 PM

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the ones below are in front, the ones above and behind

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the ones on top are behind, the ones below are in front

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ah, the message went through this time

kindred bane Jan 3, 2018, 3:56 PM

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aight thanks 😃 I will try and see if it works now

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@lone glade well the text i added is infront of the picture but it seems the buttons are still behind it hm
i have pmed u the code

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 4:04 PM

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oh, didn't realize it was for life stuff, sorry.

kindred bane Jan 3, 2018, 4:08 PM

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lol its a menu

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and u wont help cause its for life? lmao

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 4:09 PM

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Yes, exactly.

kindred bane Jan 3, 2018, 4:09 PM

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lol

jade abyss Jan 3, 2018, 4:41 PM

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@meager heart wrong chan + #rules

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 4:45 PM

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Don't post contextless shit.

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Delete the message

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And don't do again

queen cargo Jan 3, 2018, 5:07 PM

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configFile >> "notexisting"
what is this returning?

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ty

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 5:09 PM

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liar

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configNull

queen cargo Jan 3, 2018, 5:09 PM

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meh ...

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kinda expected that

grizzled spindle Jan 3, 2018, 5:11 PM

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Sorry my bad was just looking for where I had done it

queen cargo Jan 3, 2018, 5:11 PM

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str configNull?

grizzled spindle Jan 3, 2018, 5:11 PM

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if (isNull (missionConfigFile >> "VirtualItems" >> (_x select 0) >> "processedItem")) then {

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 5:11 PM

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blank, X39

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just "".

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Which is infuriating when debugging it with the console

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Also, >> errors when used on a non-class token on the lhs.

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btw.:

inheritsFrom configFile == configNull // true

queen cargo Jan 3, 2018, 5:15 PM

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configFile is not inheriting so that was to be expected

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 5:18 PM

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Yeah, but the == reporting true for a null thing is.

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 5:19 PM

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well null and null are clearly equal aren't they?

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Both start with N.. Like.. Not False

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 5:19 PM

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Then explain the twenty other null things that make == report false.

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 5:19 PM

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Well...

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Magic

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 5:20 PM

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:magic:

queen cargo Jan 3, 2018, 5:20 PM

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old method, new dev

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there is your magic

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 5:20 PM

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(∩｀-´)⊃━☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ Null

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 5:20 PM

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kirbyNull

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Add it to intercept.

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 5:20 PM

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One sec

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static auto kirbyType = host::registerType("KIRBY"sv, "kirby"sv, "Dis is a Kirby. It does things."sv, "Kirby"sv, createGameDataKirby);
static auto _kirbynull = host::registerFunction("kirbyNull", "Creates a non kirby thing", userFunctionWrapper<createKirbyNull>, kirbyType.first);

queen cargo Jan 3, 2018, 5:23 PM

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getArray (configFile >> "cfgVehicles")
what is this returning?

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 5:23 PM

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[] and I think RPT error, and once on screen error.

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 5:23 PM

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an empty array

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getNumber is -1 and getText ""

queen cargo Jan 3, 2018, 5:24 PM

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error or non-stoping error @little eagle ?

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 5:24 PM

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non-stopping

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 5:24 PM

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Pop up.

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Alganthe, getNumber is 0 by default.

lone glade Jan 3, 2018, 5:32 PM

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you sure about that?

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yep, it is indeed 0

queen cargo Jan 3, 2018, 5:46 PM

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does CONFIG select NUMBER with index == childcount also return nil?

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 5:46 PM

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Good question, no idea.

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select's kinda shit. Thankfully we have configProperties/Classes now.

queen cargo Jan 3, 2018, 5:47 PM

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wut?

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 5:47 PM

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What I wrote.

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 5:47 PM

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select and configProperties do different things

meager heart Jan 3, 2018, 5:47 PM

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Description for getObjectMaterials: Gets all custom materials associated with the object... Is it working only if on object was applied texture with setObjectMaterial ? - fixed*

queen cargo Jan 3, 2018, 5:48 PM

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configProperties horrible command to implement ...

still forum Jan 3, 2018, 5:48 PM

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setObjectMaterial

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Material != Texture

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 5:48 PM

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It too needs hiddenSelection's if that is what you're asking.

meager heart Jan 3, 2018, 5:52 PM

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getObjectTextures return patch for hiden selections textures, but getObjectMaterials return ["",""]; So i'am asking is it works only if on object was aplied material ?

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with setObjectMaterial

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or its broken ?

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 5:55 PM

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Maybe it has no material?

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Soldiers probably don't use them, because hidden materials break damage / wound marerials. So no bloody uniforms.

meager heart Jan 3, 2018, 5:57 PM

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Is it possible ?

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no rvmat ?

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 5:57 PM

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Well, not one you can change. Idk, give an example.

meager heart Jan 3, 2018, 5:58 PM

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copyToClipboard str ({getObjectTextures _x} forEach (allMissionObjects "LandVehicle")); // ["a3\soft_f_beta\truck_01\data\truck_01_ext_01_co.paa","a3\soft_f_beta\truck_01\data\truck_01_ext_02_co.paa","a3\soft_f_gamma\truck_01\data\truck_01_mprimer_co.paa"]

copyToClipboard str ({getObjectMaterials _x} forEach (allMissionObjects "LandVehicle")); // ["","",""]

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 5:59 PM

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The truck probably doesn't use hidden materials.

meager heart Jan 3, 2018, 5:59 PM

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hmm

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 6:01 PM

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You have to set them up in config:

hiddenSelections[] = {"camo1","camo2","camo3"};
hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"1","2","3"};
hiddenSelectionsMaterials[] = {};

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That's probably what it looks like.

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So no hidden materials on these selections.

meager heart Jan 3, 2018, 6:18 PM

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so yes, there was no hidenSelectionMaterials and command works...

open vigil Jan 3, 2018, 6:36 PM

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@tough abyss #rules

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 7:16 PM

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how can I make X number of buttons, spaced out evenly horizontally across the width of the screen?

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i'm rusty as hell on UI

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 7:19 PM

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        #define WIDTH_TOTAL (safezoneW - 2 * (93 * GRID_W))
        #define WIDTH_GAP (WIDTH_TOTAL / 100)
        #define WIDTH_SINGLE ((WIDTH_TOTAL - 6 * WIDTH_GAP) / 5)

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        class menuBar: RscControlsGroupNoScrollbars {
            idc = IDC_menuBar;
            x = QUOTE(0.5 - WIDTH_TOTAL / 2);
            y = QUOTE(safezoneH + safezoneY - 9 * GRID_H);
            w = QUOTE(WIDTH_TOTAL);
            h = QUOTE(7 * GRID_H);
            class controls {
                class buttonHide: ctrlButton {
                    idc = -1;
                    colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,0.8};
                    x = QUOTE(1 * WIDTH_GAP + 0 * WIDTH_SINGLE);
                    y = QUOTE(0);
                    w = QUOTE(WIDTH_SINGLE);
                    h = QUOTE(7 * GRID_H);
                    text = CSTRING(buttonHideText);
                    sizeEx = QUOTE(5 * GRID_H);
                    shortcuts[] = {"0x0E"};
                    tooltip = CSTRING(buttonHideTooltip);
                    onButtonClick = QUOTE([ctrlparent (_this select 0)] call FUNC(buttonHide));
                };
                class buttonLoadouts: buttonHide {
                    idc = -1;
                    x = QUOTE(2 * WIDTH_GAP + 1 * WIDTH_SINGLE);
                    text = CSTRING(buttonLoadoutsText);
                    onButtonClick = QUOTE(createDialog QQGVAR(loadoutsDisplay));
                };

You use macros and math.

rancid ruin Jan 3, 2018, 7:27 PM

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macros? i don't like the sound of that

little eagle Jan 3, 2018, 7:28 PM

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If you want to make life harder for yourself, then you can avoid them.

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Some people want a challenge, I don't judge.

worn igloo Jan 3, 2018, 8:59 PM

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I've encountered a weird issue. Everytime I use sqf ["Open",true] spawn BIS_fnc_arsenal; in the debug menu, systemChat no longer works.

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Seems to working fine in the editor.

subtle ore Jan 3, 2018, 9:26 PM

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how would switch camera work with the player's camera set if I were to use a custom one in replacement?
IE:
Custom one is created -> How do I use this one instead of the external or internal camera for the player?

meager heart Jan 3, 2018, 10:14 PM

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if i understand what you asking...```sqf
0 spawn
{
private _camera = "camera" camCreate eyePos player;
_camera cameraEffect ["internal", "back"];
_camera setPosASL eyePos player;
_camera setDir getDirVisual player;

    sleep 5; 
 
    private _camera_2 = "camera" camCreate (player modelToWorld [0,5,1]); 
    _camera_2 cameraEffect ["fixed", "front"]; 
    _camera_2 camSetFov 0.5; 
    _camera_2 camSetTarget player; 
    _camera_2 camSetRelPos [0,0.5,1.5]; 
    _camera_2 camSetFocus [5,0]; 
    _camera_2 camCommit 1; 

    waitUntil {camCommitted _camera_2};
    camDestroy _camera;

    sleep 5;

    _camera_2 cameraEffect ["terminate","back"];
    camDestroy _camera_2;
};

subtle ore Jan 3, 2018, 10:18 PM

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@meager heart Not exactly, I want to adjust the position of the player's external camera.
switching to the camera using:

player switchCamera _camera;

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doesn't seem to do anything, as i think the default camera set is taking control

meager heart Jan 3, 2018, 10:19 PM

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Is that _camera target or new camera ?

subtle ore Jan 3, 2018, 10:20 PM

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new camerate created via camCreate

meager heart Jan 3, 2018, 10:20 PM

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Then i think its wrong wait...

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target switchCamera mode or switchCamera target

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That dont work for switching to new or "some camera"

subtle ore Jan 3, 2018, 10:22 PM

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Right, my bad meant just:

switchCamera _camera;

^ Local to player

meager heart Jan 3, 2018, 10:23 PM

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yes and that variable _camera shoud be target or mode and not new camera

subtle ore Jan 3, 2018, 10:24 PM

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oh...so:

_camera switchCamera "EXTERNAL";

?

meager heart Jan 3, 2018, 10:33 PM

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or player switchCamera "External";

subtle ore Jan 3, 2018, 10:33 PM

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hmmm, I'll try this out. Thanks for the feedback

meager heart Jan 3, 2018, 10:34 PM

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yw

tulip cloud Jan 4, 2018, 5:29 AM

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Why can't I do getDir to an emptyTrigger and return the direction it is facing?

tough abyss Jan 4, 2018, 5:36 AM

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a triggers direction? 🤔

open vigil Jan 4, 2018, 5:42 AM

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I was.

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 5:44 AM

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@worn igloo known bug. Not sure if a fix is/was on the way or will be or.. whatever

vocal knot Jan 4, 2018, 5:47 AM

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anyone know how to make something trigger when you close the arsenal?

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trying to make it save loadouts for respawn when people change things

tough abyss Jan 4, 2018, 5:49 AM

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@vocal knot Well idk how arsenal is closed, but if its by button then yes just when the code executes you can excute a save command. If it can be closed by escape then save onKeyUp

vocal knot Jan 4, 2018, 5:51 AM

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@tough abyss can be closed by a few methods, was wondering if there was a more concrete method, ive seen it done before

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something I can do to the addaction command when i call the arsenal?

open vigil Jan 4, 2018, 5:54 AM

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Youve had your warnings, goodbye.

tough abyss Jan 4, 2018, 5:54 AM

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wrong channel much

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@vocal knot not really possible through addAction

vocal knot Jan 4, 2018, 5:55 AM

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arguing with mods always ends well

open vigil Jan 4, 2018, 5:55 AM

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Especially when he was warned and told to stop.

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...and this is why we screenshot everything.

vocal knot Jan 4, 2018, 5:56 AM

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heh

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best of luck to you, moderating is a pain

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@tough abyss hm ive seen it done maybe i need to find the guy that did it

edgy dune Jan 4, 2018, 6:33 AM

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say

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u know how some jets have like afterburner enegine effects

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is there a way to put those effects on other jets

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like take a f-22 afterburner engine glow and put it on ohhhh say a helicopter

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could it be done someone with scrpts/config editing or something?

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 6:54 AM

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@vocal knot There is a eventhandler for Arsenal close I think.. Should be. There 100% is if you have CBA

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look at BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventhandler

vocal knot Jan 4, 2018, 6:56 AM

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yeah ill check it out

velvet merlin Jan 4, 2018, 1:10 PM

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is there a way to get a less crappy map view in the BI observer mode, or just ditch it altogether and make something custom?

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https://i.imgur.com/J9kEvCO.jpg

Imgur

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like this is horrible, isnt it

lone glade Jan 4, 2018, 1:11 PM

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the fuck is happening there O.o

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is it a really small window?

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because that looks like a scaling issue

velvet merlin Jan 4, 2018, 1:12 PM

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the watched unit is off map, but its not alliged properly, the borders dont fit (why are they any in the first place) and not full screen

vocal knot Jan 4, 2018, 1:13 PM

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i cant figure out this ace arsenal default loadout thing....

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not sure how im meant to open it in the editor

lone glade Jan 4, 2018, 1:13 PM

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W.I.K.I

vocal knot Jan 4, 2018, 1:13 PM

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I read it, and the framework

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still confused

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might just go to sleep lol

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 1:14 PM

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Well.. Then you didn't read it

lone glade Jan 4, 2018, 1:14 PM

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click on a unit and press edit loadout
edit said loadout
click on loadouts in the menu bar
go to default loadouts
type a name
save

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 1:14 PM

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because it clearly says what to do

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⛱

vocal knot Jan 4, 2018, 1:15 PM

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where does it say to do what alganthe just said

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if i missed it my bad

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thank you

lone glade Jan 4, 2018, 1:16 PM

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well, considering there's only one way to access ACE Arsenal there and that the default loadouts save button is not disabled I'd say it's pretty obvious

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 1:16 PM

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wut

vocal knot Jan 4, 2018, 1:16 PM

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and im telling you its not obvious lol

lone glade Jan 4, 2018, 1:16 PM

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but then again I made it.

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 1:16 PM

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It doesn't work like that tho. You can't scream at people that something is in the wiki when it isn't

lone glade Jan 4, 2018, 1:16 PM

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So i'm kinda biased.

vocal knot Jan 4, 2018, 1:16 PM

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if it was obvious i wouldnt ask 😃

lone glade Jan 4, 2018, 1:16 PM

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While in 3DEN you have the ability to save default loadouts in ACE Arsenal

vocal knot Jan 4, 2018, 1:17 PM

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i didnt even know you could edit loadouts in 3den

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when did they add that

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 1:17 PM

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https://ace3mod.com/wiki/framework/arsenal-framework.html#4-default-loadouts There it is.. nvm

ACE3

ACE Arsenal Framework

Explains how to interact with the ACE Arsenal API.

lone glade Jan 4, 2018, 1:17 PM

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at release

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 1:17 PM

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When they Added Eden

vocal knot Jan 4, 2018, 1:18 PM

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i never knew that

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they added a ton of stuff to this that i probably dont know about... havent been playing all that much since it came out tbh

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https://i.imgur.com/PqK6mnI

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is this important

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 1:20 PM

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no

austere granite Jan 4, 2018, 1:21 PM

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ENUM BOIS

lone glade Jan 4, 2018, 1:21 PM

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ERRYWERE

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ABUSE OF POWAH COMMEH

scarlet spoke Jan 4, 2018, 1:46 PM

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May a String definition in SQF span over multiple lines?

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"Here I start
And here I end"

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Somthing like this?

little eagle Jan 4, 2018, 1:47 PM

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Yes.

scarlet spoke Jan 4, 2018, 1:47 PM

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Alright thanks

little eagle Jan 4, 2018, 1:47 PM

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You can also use endl.

scarlet spoke Jan 4, 2018, 1:47 PM

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Huh?

little eagle Jan 4, 2018, 1:47 PM

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"Here I start" + endl + "And here I end"

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/endl

scarlet spoke Jan 4, 2018, 1:48 PM

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Ah okay... No I was just asking because I need to know whether my lexer may match a String over several lines ^^

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But the NL character would be included and respected in the String if I use above definition? Interesting...

little eagle Jan 4, 2018, 1:50 PM

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Dunno. May depend on where it's used. \n is usually for hint, tooltips, multiline text controls etc.

scarlet spoke Jan 4, 2018, 1:53 PM

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Oh and while we're at it: Can a String enclosed in single quotes also use a "double-singlequote" as an escape sequence for getting a single quote in the String?

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'This is ''MyString'' '

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Like this

little eagle Jan 4, 2018, 1:54 PM

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I have no idea. : (

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 1:54 PM

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Same here. Never tried. I'll ask SQF-VM

little eagle Jan 4, 2018, 1:54 PM

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Should ask the game instead.

scarlet spoke Jan 4, 2018, 1:55 PM

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I'm speechless... The SQF-gurus having no clue. What a time to be alive 😅

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 1:55 PM

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I can't aa...... I'll ask the game...

scarlet spoke Jan 4, 2018, 1:56 PM

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😃

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 1:56 PM

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But that will probably take longer than how long you take to start Arma and test

scarlet spoke Jan 4, 2018, 1:56 PM

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Alright I'm gonna check it and report back... Just let me switch PCs...

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 1:57 PM

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Let's see who's faster

jade abyss Jan 4, 2018, 1:57 PM

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' "" ' ?

scarlet spoke Jan 4, 2018, 1:57 PM

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The race is on then

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@jade abyss what do you want to say with that?

jade abyss Jan 4, 2018, 1:58 PM

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Oh and while we're at it: Can a String enclosed in single quotes also use a "double-singlequote" as an escape sequence for  getting a single quote in the String?
'This is ''MyString'' '```

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'This is "MyString" text'

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Otherwise it will just fail

scarlet spoke Jan 4, 2018, 1:59 PM

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So no double-singlequote escaping?

jade abyss Jan 4, 2018, 1:59 PM

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Why should it?

scarlet spoke Jan 4, 2018, 1:59 PM

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Because it works with double quotes

jade abyss Jan 4, 2018, 2:00 PM

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'' != "

scarlet spoke Jan 4, 2018, 2:00 PM

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I know... But it could have been that the Devs implemented it for both

jade abyss Jan 4, 2018, 2:00 PM

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For what?

scarlet spoke Jan 4, 2018, 2:00 PM

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As Strings can be defined with both

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For what is it needed with double quotes?

jade abyss Jan 4, 2018, 2:01 PM

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No clue what you want

scarlet spoke Jan 4, 2018, 2:01 PM

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And I just checked in-game. It does work!

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 2:02 PM

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NOOOOOOO I was soo close

scarlet spoke Jan 4, 2018, 2:02 PM

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😄

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So we conclude that 'This is a ''Test'' right here' wil translate into the following String: "This is a 'Test' right here"

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 2:02 PM

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Whohhh that is clever

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They don't have a hardcoded " or '
They search for either of them and then just use whatever character is at the current position

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Instead of filtering hardcoded for " or '
It even works with {}

scarlet spoke Jan 4, 2018, 2:04 PM

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Whutt?

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 2:04 PM

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You can have preproc thingies inside multiline strings btw

scarlet spoke Jan 4, 2018, 2:04 PM

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I can define Strings with {}?

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 2:04 PM

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"I am a 
#define me is string
string"

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stuff inside {} is a string yeah

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kinda

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somewhat

scarlet spoke Jan 4, 2018, 2:04 PM

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Now I am confused xD

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 2:05 PM

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yes

little eagle Jan 4, 2018, 2:05 PM

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It's a string, but not STRING type in SQF.

scarlet spoke Jan 4, 2018, 2:06 PM

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Does the preprocessor stuff has to be at line start or can it be anywhere inside the String (consuming the rest of the line of course)?

little eagle Jan 4, 2018, 2:06 PM

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Pretty sure # has to be the first char, minus whitespace

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    # define BLAH

Like this would work iirc.

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 2:07 PM

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yeah first char quite sure

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Well...

little eagle Jan 4, 2018, 2:07 PM

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But there can be whitespace.

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 2:08 PM

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ah yeah

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whitespace is always skipped internally

little eagle Jan 4, 2018, 2:08 PM

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The preprocessor also trims left whitespace.

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Not sure on the space between # and define tho.

lone glade Jan 4, 2018, 2:09 PM

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you mean the space between #define and it's content ?

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 2:09 PM

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for #line that's a no

little eagle Jan 4, 2018, 2:10 PM

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No, because I said something else, alganthe.

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I think I was pretty clear.

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 2:10 PM

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for #define it..... doesn't

little eagle Jan 4, 2018, 2:10 PM

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Doesn't what?

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 2:11 PM

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So no # define not allowed

little eagle Jan 4, 2018, 2:11 PM

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OK.

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May have remembered this from C/C++.

jade abyss Jan 4, 2018, 2:11 PM

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So no # define not allowed 😂

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 2:11 PM

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yes

jade abyss Jan 4, 2018, 2:12 PM

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So it's allowed

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 2:12 PM

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no

jade abyss Jan 4, 2018, 2:12 PM

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2x no = yes

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 2:12 PM

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yes

little eagle Jan 4, 2018, 2:12 PM

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So no, (komma) # define is not allowed.

jade abyss Jan 4, 2018, 2:12 PM

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👍

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 2:12 PM

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no no

jade abyss Jan 4, 2018, 2:12 PM

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No yes

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No wait

little eagle Jan 4, 2018, 2:12 PM

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Yes?

jade abyss Jan 4, 2018, 2:12 PM

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yes, no

little eagle Jan 4, 2018, 2:12 PM

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Maybe.

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I don't know

jade abyss Jan 4, 2018, 2:13 PM

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aye

#

Understandable

lone glade Jan 4, 2018, 2:13 PM

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basic human communication is hard

jade abyss Jan 4, 2018, 2:13 PM

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At least, i am not a french

lone glade Jan 4, 2018, 2:13 PM

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the proof?
the conversation above

little eagle Jan 4, 2018, 2:13 PM

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At least, i am not a french
🔥

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 2:13 PM

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I made a screenshot!

jade abyss Jan 4, 2018, 2:13 PM

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?

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

tranquil nymph Jan 4, 2018, 2:22 PM

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So close to becoming malcom in the middle theme

little eagle Jan 4, 2018, 2:23 PM

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That was what I was going for, but no one remembers it here.

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 2:27 PM

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I remembered yes no maybe

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but didn't know from where

chrome mason Jan 4, 2018, 3:14 PM

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Yo, what do i have to put in the onButtonClick field to make this: ```hpp
class LastPos : Life_RscButtonMenu
{
idc = 1001;
type = 1;
style = "0x02";
colorBackground[] = {0,1,0,0.5};
text = "Discord";
onButtonClick = ????????????????;
x = 0.247344 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.665 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.12375 * safezoneW;
h = 0.033 * safezoneH;
colorBackgroundActive[] = {0,1,0,0.7};
colorBackgroundDisabled[] = {0.95,0.95,0.95,0};
offsetX = 0.003;
offsetY = 0.003;
offsetPressedX = 0.002;
offsetPressedY = 0.002;
colorShadow[] = {0,0,0,1};
colorBorder[] = {0,0,0,0};
borderSize = 0.008;
};

take you to a website??

dusk sage Jan 4, 2018, 3:17 PM

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hrefs?

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 3:17 PM

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Make button text use <a href...

dusk sage Jan 4, 2018, 3:17 PM

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On text, not button

still forum Jan 4, 2018, 3:18 PM

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Yeah... RscText?

dusk sage Jan 4, 2018, 3:18 PM

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Yeah

chrome mason Jan 4, 2018, 3:18 PM

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Ofcourse... That's what i thought! Thanks booboo 😛

tame portal Jan 4, 2018, 3:49 PM

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Or use URL= on a button

#

Should work aswell

plucky willow Jan 4, 2018, 8:17 PM

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{
    _x moveincargo [(vehicle (leader _driver1)),(_foreachindex + 1)];
    _x assignascargo (vehicle (leader _driver1));
}foreach units _sq1;

#

im having an issue where all my units disembark the vehicle

#

prematurely

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as in right when it spawns

mild pumice Jan 4, 2018, 8:19 PM

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guys

#

i used pushback a lot but i discovered something wtf

#

_tab = [2,2,2];
_final = _tab pushBack [];
hint str _final;

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the hint display : 3 (the array's size)

cold pebble Jan 4, 2018, 8:26 PM

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Actually, it returns the index of inserted element

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😛

mild pumice Jan 4, 2018, 8:27 PM

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ok xD thanks

cold pebble Jan 4, 2018, 8:29 PM

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😃

mild pumice Jan 4, 2018, 8:31 PM

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actually i was trying to add en empty array at the end, using the + operator like this

_final = _tab + [];

but it didn't do anything so i tried with pushback but i forgot that it modifies _tab instead of returning the array in _final
By the way the solution with + was this :

_final = _tab + [[]];

rotund cypress Jan 4, 2018, 8:39 PM

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Hey guys, if you use a command that is in CfgDisabledCommands, will an error get thrown or even a RPT message?

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Also IIRC href must be in structured text, i.e.: RscStructuredText or RscShortcutButton @dusk sage @chrome mason

quasi thicket Jan 4, 2018, 8:43 PM

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Is there a script that can disable the "marker" that follows you when you are in a parachute

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https://imgur.com/pMy5get

tough abyss Jan 4, 2018, 8:45 PM

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@rotund cypress there is just an rpt message saying the command was blocked/disabled. It won't give you any more info

rotund cypress Jan 4, 2018, 8:45 PM

#

ok cheers

lunar mountain Jan 4, 2018, 8:57 PM

#

Hello there,

I'm pretty desparate about one specific issue. You may have also experienced it.
it's the "error: no unit" bug. Basically name _player returns "Error: no unit", getplayeruid _player returns "", isplayer returns false, player body doesn't dissappear after disconnect, there's no disconnect event triggered, and who knows what other things. Also, public variables on the player (setvariable with public flag) doesn't propagate to the new player object. Basically it ruins some pretty serious stuff.

So... does anybody know what may be causing this issue and how to avoid it? My best bet is that it is respawn related somehow.
We've been getting this bug a lot lately on our servers. Before it was a bit more rare, but now it is happening pretty often. Last time I checked, 5 out of 60 players had this issue.
Oh and it is totally different on each client/server.

rotund cypress Jan 4, 2018, 8:58 PM

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The name and player id will always work on client side, but player is null server side.

#

However, name player when dead will return error no unit

#

Regardless of unit being null or not.

#

Object variables always carry over if someone dies.

#

And bodies not deleting when someone disconnect is something wrong with your mission and not an arma bug, just use ondisconnect eventhandler and delete the object.

#

@lunar mountain

lunar mountain Jan 4, 2018, 9:04 PM

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These are pretty much alive :D
"Object variables always carry over if someone dies." - It should, yes. we have a failsafe variable set on players when they join (profilename basically) and every script checks for that variable as name (and falls back to name _player if it's not available). Lot of " error: no units " on map, UI, nametags, etc. So I'm pretty sure it does not propagate over.
My problem is that getplayerUID also returns empty string, which f-up our position logging, same with no disconnect event.

may be something with how respawn or some eventhandlers set up, but either way, it is not expected to have issues like this. I hoped someone had this issue and figured it out.

#

So right now to have the names and playeruid working, players should reset those custom variables every time they respawn. Which is not a problem, it is just not a real solution :/ Also, I cannot fix not having a disconnect event with this. I use handledisconnect, although now that I looked up, I'm adding this EH 3 times (logging, cleanup and for HC handling)

#

although the bug happens before the player disconnects, having no DC EH is just a mere symptom as I see it

plucky willow Jan 4, 2018, 9:12 PM

#

I want to use assignAsCargo to get units I've spawned via script to be able to disembark a vehicle when theyve received a waypoint to do so. I'm having a problem in that after i use assignAsCargo, all the units will immediately disembark. If I use moveInCargo without using assignAsCargo, the units will remain in the vehicle, but they will not disembark it. Is there something I could do to have the units be able to disembark via waypoint as normal?

winter dune Jan 4, 2018, 9:28 PM

#

is there an EV that triggers when I'm in a vehicle and press left click for the horn?

#

I thought about Fired, but don't know if that should actually work

peak plover Jan 4, 2018, 9:37 PM

#

Fired should still fire

plucky willow Jan 4, 2018, 9:41 PM

#

worked around it by assigning the unit as cargo only when theyve arrived at the location

queen cargo Jan 4, 2018, 11:33 PM

#

in case somebody needs to check a config entry: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/365803725123747841/398619554848178176/unknown.png
just chat with him 😃 @signal peak
config loaded is from version 1.62.137494

night void Jan 5, 2018, 1:19 AM

#

Guys, looking for coder for finish new version of MOCAP Melee mod, add ACE wounds compability, PM me please

subtle ore Jan 5, 2018, 1:36 AM

#

@night void #creators_recruiting is where you need to be posting that

night void Jan 5, 2018, 1:37 AM

#

@subtle ore is no one response in this channel...

subtle ore Jan 5, 2018, 1:37 AM

#

@night void Doesn't matter, that is where it belongs. Don't expect someone to reply to you immediately. You should not expect that anywhere.

jade abyss Jan 5, 2018, 1:39 AM

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not him again

#

As Midnight said: Post your stuff in 1 Channel, not 2, not 3, not 4, just 1

#

(Oh and, you can delete one of them)

tulip cloud Jan 5, 2018, 2:08 AM

#

_n = 2;
private _return = switch(_n)  do {
  case 1: {"one"};
  case 2: {"two"};
  case 3: {"three"};
};

"number " + _return;

How do I rewrite this to properly return the value from case to _return?

#

the way I have it written the results is number true

elfin palm Jan 5, 2018, 2:11 AM

#

try this in your case statements "case 1: {_return = "one"} ;"

tulip cloud Jan 5, 2018, 2:12 AM

#

trying to avoid having _return = in each case. I think there is another way.

elfin palm Jan 5, 2018, 2:12 AM

#

fair enough. not sure 😃

#

usually it returns true if there's no default. so it doesn't seem to be reaching any of your cases.

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if you set a default and _return becomes the value of the default you can know for sure that it hasn't hit a case.

subtle ore Jan 5, 2018, 2:15 AM

#

Yeah it should return whatever is inside of {}

tulip cloud Jan 5, 2018, 2:16 AM

#

ok, I'll look into it

elfin palm Jan 5, 2018, 2:18 AM

#

I just executed that code block in the debug menu and it correctly returned "number two"

tulip cloud Jan 5, 2018, 2:20 AM

#

yeah I'll debug why it isn't going through any of the cases.

elfin palm Jan 5, 2018, 2:20 AM

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have fun 😃

edgy dune Jan 5, 2018, 4:15 AM

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question

#

is there a command that allows u to set the thrust of a vtol

#

lik say for example

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power of 75 makes the vtol when the thrusters are at full 90 so taht it doesnt move up or down, the thing is thatits kinda hard do to that cause u use shift and z to increase/decrease thrust so u can easilty jump between 76 and 74 percent thrust

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nbm

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nvm

#

I found it

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_this setAirplaneThrottle  .5;
``` incase if anyone wants to know

stable wave Jan 5, 2018, 5:59 AM

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is there a command that is similar to modelToWorld but uses a position as the argument?

still forum Jan 5, 2018, 6:57 AM

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@stable wave Yes! https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/modelToWorld

modelToWorld

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It is like.. 100% similear and uses a position as argument

little eagle Jan 5, 2018, 8:27 AM

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_n = 2;
private _return = ["null","one","two","three"] select _n;

"number " + _return

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trying to avoid having _return = in each case. I think there is another way.
Seems irrational. You should avoid _return = switch ... and _return = if ... instead, for they are ugly. @tulip cloud

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@still forum ¯_(ツ)_/¯

tulip cloud Jan 5, 2018, 8:36 AM

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@little eagle If it was actually that simple of a problem, I would have indexed it like you did. But I'm taking some params and they are being processed depending on the case. then the results are sent to another function for further processing.

little eagle Jan 5, 2018, 8:36 AM

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Well, that is not what your example shows.

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But yeah, switch reports true if no case is sound, and no default block was defined.

errant jasper Jan 5, 2018, 3:13 PM

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Anyway to get extended event handlers to run for built in map object with Land_ prefix?

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Nvm, I see you can't set variables on them either

cedar kindle Jan 5, 2018, 4:01 PM

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i think it’s a performance trade off

tough abyss Jan 5, 2018, 4:03 PM

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Setvariables on buildings on map? You can do that

errant jasper Jan 5, 2018, 4:12 PM

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Not the one I tried. It has no typeOf

elfin palm Jan 5, 2018, 4:24 PM

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what building is it?

velvet merlin Jan 5, 2018, 4:31 PM

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how to spawn a vehicle in a random radius without having it getting created inside an object and explode?

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_vehicle = createVehicle [_vehicleClass,_spawnPosition,[],_spawnRadius,"NONE"];

little eagle Jan 5, 2018, 4:31 PM

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Delete everything in that radius.

velvet merlin Jan 5, 2018, 4:32 PM

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is the safePos function from BI any good?

little eagle Jan 5, 2018, 4:32 PM

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Not really, no.

night void Jan 5, 2018, 4:32 PM

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Guys
how to check if ACE mod enabled and what Medical module using currently?
how get current ACE bodypart damage statement?
how to check if target is ACE Uncon now?

tough abyss Jan 5, 2018, 4:32 PM

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Spawn it elsewhere disable damage, setvectors and setpos to new location, enable damage etc (been awhile since i looked at that stuff though)
Really annoying you cant supply direction/vector when using createVehicle etc

errant jasper Jan 5, 2018, 4:33 PM

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@elfin palm "Land_WoodenCounter_01_F"

velvet merlin Jan 5, 2018, 4:34 PM

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@tough abyss interesting idea

peak plover Jan 5, 2018, 4:36 PM

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I use the safepos command works ok

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And a loop

lone glade Jan 5, 2018, 4:38 PM

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selectBestPlaces is better

night void Jan 5, 2018, 4:40 PM

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@little eagle answer me please in PM about ACE, thank you

little eagle Jan 5, 2018, 4:42 PM

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how to check if ACE mod enabled and what Medical module using currently?
!isNil "ace_medical", and I don't know

how get current ACE bodypart damage statement?
There is no such thing.

how to check if target is ACE Uncon now?
_unit getVariable ["ace_unconscious", false]
iirc

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May be "ace_medical_unconscious" or "ace_isUnconscious". It's somewhere in the doc.

night void Jan 5, 2018, 4:43 PM

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where to find ace docs? google bitching me with it

little eagle Jan 5, 2018, 4:43 PM

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https://ace3mod.com/wiki/

night void Jan 5, 2018, 4:43 PM

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❤

still forum Jan 5, 2018, 4:45 PM

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https://www.google.com/search?q=Arma+ace+docs ¯_(ツ)_/¯

night void Jan 5, 2018, 4:46 PM

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y but here no info about medical framework!

jade abyss Jan 5, 2018, 4:47 PM

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Then: It's your problem. =}

still forum Jan 5, 2018, 4:48 PM

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Well ACE is open source and each script function is documented there. Just look there

jade abyss Jan 5, 2018, 4:48 PM

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We got a problem there

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He needs to know, how to code.

still forum Jan 5, 2018, 4:48 PM

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Well makes no sense to ask these questions if you don't know how to code.

night void Jan 5, 2018, 4:50 PM

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im looking for funcs and use examples 😉

jade abyss Jan 5, 2018, 4:53 PM

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I guess, then it's time for you do some work on your own (at least this time)

restive matrix Jan 5, 2018, 5:10 PM

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anyone have an example of a customChat / radio channel working on a dedicated server mission? having alot of trouble using it and the docs are lacking

night void Jan 5, 2018, 5:10 PM

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@little eagle did u find how to kill target with assigned killer? we already tryed it with SetShotParrents

scarlet spoke Jan 5, 2018, 5:11 PM

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Does the case of the letters in a hexadecimal number in SQF make a difference? Or is the hex-spec case-sensitive?

elfin palm Jan 5, 2018, 5:12 PM

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@errant jasper can you not use set/getVariable on it?

errant jasper Jan 5, 2018, 5:19 PM

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@elfin palm I did not try that exact combo. But I did a setVariable on it in the debug console, and then used allVariables to read and it always returned [], even after using setVariable.

elfin palm Jan 5, 2018, 5:20 PM

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Not used allVariables before, but you should be able to retrieve anything done with setVariable through a getVariable on the same object.

still forum Jan 5, 2018, 5:20 PM

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@scarlet spoke insensitive

scarlet spoke Jan 5, 2018, 5:21 PM

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Does that also apply to the 0x prefix? So can I use $ 0x and 0X as a prefix for a hex-number?

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@still forum

still forum Jan 5, 2018, 5:21 PM

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unsure

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It should

scarlet spoke Jan 5, 2018, 5:22 PM

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Alright then I will consider it case-insensitive until proven otherwise ^^
Thanks

errant jasper Jan 5, 2018, 5:24 PM

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@elfin palm Just tried set and then getVariable, and no it does not work.

elfin palm Jan 5, 2018, 5:25 PM

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post code block

lone glade Jan 5, 2018, 5:25 PM

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you can't muzzleflash

elfin palm Jan 5, 2018, 5:25 PM

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also how do you do code formatting on this?

lone glade Jan 5, 2018, 5:26 PM

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`

mycode

`

elfin palm Jan 5, 2018, 5:26 PM

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ty

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_building = createVehicle ["Land_WoodenCounter_01_F", getPosATL player, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
_building setVariable["foo","bar"]; 
_var = _building getVariable "foo";
hint (_building getVariable "foo");

lone glade Jan 5, 2018, 5:26 PM

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AAAAH

elfin palm Jan 5, 2018, 5:27 PM

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that works for me @errant jasper

lone glade Jan 5, 2018, 5:27 PM

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yeah, building

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not land

elfin palm Jan 5, 2018, 5:27 PM

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he said that he was trying to use that building

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I may have misunderstood

errant jasper Jan 5, 2018, 5:38 PM

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I am attempting to use structures already on the map.

elfin palm Jan 5, 2018, 5:40 PM

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Okay, and you have not been able to setVariable on the individual objects?

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I just did a quick one again on utes, used nearestTerrainObjects to get the building and then assigned it using set/getvariable and that worked for me.

lone glade Jan 5, 2018, 5:41 PM

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buildings != land objects

elfin palm Jan 5, 2018, 5:43 PM

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I did it with a fence

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please excuse my terminology

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if it works with a fence should be fine with your wooden counter

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Nope, I'm wrong, looks like it was a false positive earlier, good luck anyway 😃

edgy dune Jan 5, 2018, 6:12 PM

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anyone know any jumppack scripts? not a jetpack where u can hover but more so well.....a jump pack

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i made one and im not sure if its all that well

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here I guess ill show it

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removeAllActions _this;
_this  addAction ["<t color='#A668C2'>jump</t>",
{

directionPerson=direction (_this select 0);
horizontalSpeed=6;
verticalSpeed=15;
(_this select 0) setVelocity [((velocity (_this select 0)) select 0)+(sin direction (_this select 0)*horizontalSpeed),
((velocity (_this select 0)) select 1)+(cos direction (_this select 0)*horizontalSpeed),
 verticalSpeed];
(_this select 0) allowDamage false;



(_this select 0)  setvariable ["jumping",true,true];
sleep ((verticalSpeed/9)+(verticalSpeed/9)*.2);

while {((_this select 0) getVariable "jumping")} do
{

[west, "HQ"] sideChat Format["t %1",time];
if((((speed (_this select 0)))==0)) then
{
(_this select 0)  setvariable ["jumping",false,true];
}


};

(_this select 0) allowDamage true;
},[1],0,false,true,"User15"," driver  _target == _this"];
hint format["done %1",time];

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but I was wondering if there was better I guess logic to making a jumppack

elfin palm Jan 5, 2018, 6:17 PM

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well that was fun to piss about with in the editor lol.

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would be good to not allow consecutive jumps while in the air

scarlet spoke Jan 5, 2018, 7:07 PM

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Simply add a condition for the action so that it will only reappear n seconds after being invoked the first time. That should do it for most cases

worn igloo Jan 5, 2018, 7:09 PM

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How can I execute a script over a timed interval?

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Say 5 minutes

queen cargo Jan 5, 2018, 7:23 PM

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[] spawn { while{true} do { <CODE>; sleep 300; }; };

candid jay Jan 5, 2018, 7:31 PM

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All, I am trying to integrate ALiVE and UCM (https://forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/210728-ucm-utilities-construction-mod/). I need to force the spawning of ALiVE virtual units when they are around the AI workers so that they attack them and, to do so, I have an idea.

ALiVE relies on allPlayers to decide whether to spawn / despawn units: if there are any players close to "virtualized" ALiVE units, they will be spawned. The interesting thing about that is that allPlayers returns not only players but also all connected Headless Clients. I am hoping to manage somewhat to create a HeadlessClient_F in the construction area that arma thinks is connected which, in turn, would make ALiVE spawn units.

So the question is: does anyone know the internals of HeadlessClient_F to make arma return a logical unit in the list of allPlayers?

little eagle Jan 5, 2018, 7:33 PM

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@night void No.

night void Jan 5, 2018, 7:34 PM

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no what?

edgy dune Jan 5, 2018, 7:36 PM

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is there a command that allows u to make the y axis inverted for say the gunner on a vtol?

little eagle Jan 5, 2018, 7:38 PM

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did u find how to kill target with assigned killer? we already tryed it with SetShotParrents
No, I didn't.

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@edgy dune No.

edgy dune Jan 5, 2018, 7:40 PM

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awww shit,cause theres this vtol where the gunners seat gun is inverted in the y axis

night void Jan 5, 2018, 7:56 PM

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@little eagle 😦

night void Jan 5, 2018, 8:38 PM

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guys, any way to stimulate player to throw own spawned grenade and assign player as thrower?

kindred bane Jan 5, 2018, 8:46 PM

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is there any wiki for making tables

austere granite Jan 5, 2018, 8:51 PM

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Woodworking books probably

kindred bane Jan 5, 2018, 9:16 PM

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well i guess, but i actually meant liike in lua you can do
table = {};
table.whatever= {
image = "imagepath/blabla.paa",
name = "whatever";
};
table.whatever2= {
image = "imagepath/whatever.paa",
name = "whatever 2";
};

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is there a way to do something kinda like that maybe with array

astral tendon Jan 5, 2018, 9:23 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/sendSimpleCommand

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none of ther comands are making the car move

vehicle player sendSimpleCommand "foward"

meager heart Jan 5, 2018, 9:30 PM

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is there a way to do something kinda like that maybe with array...
Tables in lua with arrays - https://www.tutorialspoint.com/lua/lua_arrays.htm

candid jay Jan 5, 2018, 9:47 PM

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OK I am looking into headless clients and that got me wandering. Let’s say there’s a mission with 100 AI, and 5 human players. Is there a significant fps improvement if each client spawns 20 AI that therefore have locality on different machines vs the server spawning all of 100?

still forum Jan 5, 2018, 9:57 PM

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@Ale x#3804 not really

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atleast not in vanilla arma

kindred bane Jan 5, 2018, 9:59 PM

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okay thanks 😃

candid jay Jan 5, 2018, 10:05 PM

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Did i reach that point where i am asking questions that are out of this dicord’s knowledge? I that even remotely possible? 🤣🤣

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well then

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will try experiments and report back!!

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😃

still forum Jan 5, 2018, 10:13 PM

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@candid jay probably not

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Also that's not #arma3_scripting so no wonder you don't get a answer about that here

candid jay Jan 5, 2018, 10:14 PM

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oh

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where would this question be best? i’ll move it there

lone glade Jan 5, 2018, 10:15 PM

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not only that but the answer vary depending on the hardware used

tough abyss Jan 5, 2018, 10:17 PM

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Its also pretty subjective i.e what is server fps / number of objects/vehicle etc
Also Is the AI near each other or spread out etc, due to HC beening basically a client

Easier to just test it out if you got spare hardware/resources for HC & test it yourself

candid jay Jan 5, 2018, 10:19 PM

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what i am saying is: if hc can seriously help fps (there are videos of 800 ai on 1 server and 3 hc), why not use the players’ clients

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will try some experiments

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Torndeco I get your point, I am just taking about all of them near each other for instance https://youtu.be/ZIWHLbzRpJ8

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and basically just curious 😃

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so indeed i will try it out

indigo snow Jan 5, 2018, 10:21 PM

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Thatll have issues if players disconnect

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HC is reliable, clients are not

lone glade Jan 5, 2018, 10:22 PM

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^ pretty much

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HC is using the unused cores / threads on your server to your advantage

candid jay Jan 5, 2018, 10:22 PM

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understood

tough abyss Jan 5, 2018, 10:24 PM

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You can add eventhandlers for locality changes to handle transfering ai /disconnects etc. It is doable, done it for clientside zombies etc.
Arma pretty stable, no big changes coming . So i would just use HC if you got resources for it, just remember to have HC near AI if possible
Instead of a client who might already have poor fps due to hardware etc

candid jay Jan 5, 2018, 10:24 PM

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thank you

indigo snow Jan 5, 2018, 10:31 PM

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iirc normal AI (zombies may differ!) have issues when they transfer locality after theyve started combat, due to the danger.FSM not properly migrating over.

meager heart Jan 5, 2018, 10:57 PM

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@candid jay Don't expect magic from HC, yes it works, but nothing really major will happens...
And about this video you posted "with 800 AI" Check this https://gyazo.com/a989a8867043394e3f151181c0e45334 no HC and 600 + AI and all of them with waypoints in cycle, server fps at bottom left

austere granite Jan 5, 2018, 11:02 PM

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That's obviously only because the server doesn't need to simulate their helmet straps coming loose

meager heart Jan 5, 2018, 11:03 PM

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😀

lone glade Jan 5, 2018, 11:04 PM

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or because they're not engaged

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place down an "enemy" unit or make them fight and watch the framerate crumble

meager heart Jan 5, 2018, 11:05 PM

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On server not really

still forum Jan 5, 2018, 11:05 PM

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I'm gonna eat all your kittens

austere granite Jan 5, 2018, 11:06 PM

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That's a nice name Dedmen, very readable.

meager heart Jan 5, 2018, 11:06 PM

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Snakes also not bad

candid jay Jan 5, 2018, 11:07 PM

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^^_

edgy dune Jan 6, 2018, 12:30 AM

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Can u hint only to a specific person?

still forum Jan 6, 2018, 12:30 AM

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You can only hint to.. yourself basically

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hint is local so where you execute it there you hint

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you can execute anything on a specific person.

edgy dune Jan 6, 2018, 12:31 AM

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oh lol ive been hinting globally

still forum Jan 6, 2018, 12:31 AM

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So yeah you can also do that with hint

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see remoteExec

subtle ore Jan 6, 2018, 12:31 AM

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🤔 "Hinting globally" ?

lone glade Jan 6, 2018, 12:31 AM

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remoteExec with -2 as target

subtle ore Jan 6, 2018, 12:31 AM

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it'd just be local to the server if you were to hint on the server

still forum Jan 6, 2018, 12:31 AM

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hints @subtle ore the exit globally

subtle ore Jan 6, 2018, 12:32 AM

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Hm

ripe imp Jan 6, 2018, 1:22 AM

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so i want to randomly select (and display on the map) one from a number of pre-selected map markers in various locations

i was going to do this by making a bunch of hidden map markers, and then iterating through them picking one at random. before i go down that rabbit hole, i wanted to check here and see if theres a simple solution or if i'm even spinning in the right direction

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for starters i don't even know how to make a map marker hidden

lone glade Jan 6, 2018, 1:23 AM

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yeah, get an array of possible positions, the types of markers and just create them on the fly