whats the best way to construct that array from inside the eden editor?
#arma3_scripting
lone glade
doing something else right now, so nothing better than this is coming to my mind
oh wait
mouse eh
ripe imp
and what if I wanted in the future to adjust a map marker
i wouldn't want to have to edit an array of x y z coordinates
lone glade
well, it's better than having n number of markers pre-placed and "hiding" them....
astral tendon
i have a new problem, even if i use disableAI "move" the car still moves if the gunner order to move
ripe imp
gunner too swole
astral tendon
any work around to that?
lone glade
is the gunner a player?
lone glade
is it intended for sp or mp?
astral tendon
the gunner is never supouse to give orders anyway
lone glade
he's the current commander of the vehicle, so yes he is
austere granite
Did you consider using a trigger?
astral tendon
I did.
ripe imp
i have a blah.sqf script that is attached to an addAction. is there some way to keep a variable between invocations of this script, e.g. "some_variable = time" such that it doesn't lose value between calls via the in game menu? I've tried currentNamespace but it always turns out to be = 0 at the start of the script, unless I'm missing something obvious...
austere granite
literally some_variable = time;
_timeSinceLast = missionNamespace getVariable ["quakephiltag_some_variable", 0] - diag_tickTime;
quakephiltag_some_variable = diack_tickTime;
whats the typical naming convention for variables in armaverse? blah_blah? blahBlah?
i guess blah_blah
lone glade
tag_myVarName
CBA / ACE has the GVAR macro and all it's variants for making that easier
ripe imp
is there anything like hashes in arma scripting? can i ever do something like var[somestring] = blah?
lone glade
no, but we do have cba hashes
jade abyss
What do you mean with "hashes"?
ripe imp
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Array i may have found what i needed here under "associative array approximation"
jade abyss
var[somestring] = blah
var = "abc"; ?
astral tendon
another question, is there a way to disable vehicle brakes?
jade abyss
no
jade abyss
@astral tendon You can disable breaks via config (0.00001 breakforce), but NOT the handbreak, when the Vehicle is not moving.
astral tendon
this hole week i am trying to figure ou how to make gunners not give orders to the driver, now i am trying to fix it with unit capture, but the AI brakes
lone glade
you mean nested arrays?
jade abyss
That's why i asked. No clue what he rly wants ¯_(ツ)_/¯
astral tendon
wile the car does move with unitplay but the AI keep braking because hes loveling gunner is not ordering to move
so the wheels drag on the road
my last atempt is to remove the driver entirely
ripe imp
so that blah.sqf that i'm calling from my addAction has a variable which, naturally, is undefined at the beginning. somewhere in my script i set it to a value, but is it possible to check earlier in the script to see if it has been set (previously) or not?
I tried "if (!isNull myvar) then { ..." but it is still telling me Error Undefined variable in expression: myvar
i guess I can just set it to a blank value... duhh
thanks again for your guys help over the past few days, i'm actually cracking this sqf crap 8)
jade abyss
isNil
If you want help, you have to be more precise
isNull = Checking for an Object
isNil = Check if Var exists
if ( isNil "_Var" ) then{systemchat "Var isNil"};
_Var = 1;
if ( !isNil "_Var" ) then{systemchat "Var !isNil"};
I was missing the double quotes TT
jade abyss
Not rly with isNull
_player = player;
if(!isNull _player)then{systemchat "player is not ObjNull"};
Save this page in your Favs:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Scripting_Commands_Arma_3
ripe imp
you might not believe me, but i already have, and i was staring at those two exact pages for several minutes before realizing i was missing the double quotes TT
ripe imp
i must not have even had an object at that point
jade abyss
Then why do you check for IsNull?
ripe imp
because i want to check if the variable has been set or not
jade abyss
ISNIL
jade abyss
wispy kestrel
I am tring to get code in a stacked event handler to fire on a dedicated server; I can't seem to get it to work.
["attendanceConnected", "onPlayerConnected", {
_name = _this select 2;
_uid = _this select 1;
_text = format ["Connected: - %1 - %2" + "<br /><br />", _name, _uid];
// {[_x, "Attendance", _text] call BIS_fnc_createLogRecord;} forEach allPlayers;
[player, "Attendance", _text] remoteExecCall ["BIS_fnc_createLogRecord", -2, true];
}] call BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler;
restive matrix
does addPublicVariableEventHandler not fire for JIP clients when they receive the JIP queued pubvar?
cloud thunder
maybe if you could add the addPublicVariableEventHandler before receiving the JIP queued pubvar but not likely as the JIP queued pubvar has priority and is received first i believe.
meager heart
or ```sqf
waitUntil {!(isNull player)};
...addPublicVariableEventHandler
wut? is to late by then and will never fire because the pvar has already been received.
pvars sync befor !isnull player
meager heart
Only that way it was working for me
cloud thunder
just check not isnil pvar and do what you need to with the data and let pveh handle from then on
meager heart
Btw i don't know is it still need it, we have now remoteExec
cloud thunder
they are different things, remotexec does not detect updated pvar
meager heart
Well yes, but i mean you can do things without pVars spam in global
cloud thunder
ofcourse you can update the data globally with pvar but you can't make another machine do code when it is updated unless you have a loop contantly cheching for update wich is what addPublicVariableEventHandler does in a very efficient way.
the benefit of pvar is that it has priority, remoteexec global is schecduled
meager heart
Yes i understand that it's like "right tool" for the job
peak plover
I would not use pvh
Does on connected not work at all
Isn't it supposed to be missionEH
Do u even need addstacked in 2018?
little eagle
Oh boy.
@wispy kestrel onPlayerConnected stacked eh doesn't pass it's args in _this, but other magic variables. _name, _uid, _owner etc. You overwrite them with undefined _this select N.
@restive matrix No, PVEH does not fire for JIP clients.
@meager heart @cloud thunder The only limitation is, that it does not work in frame 0. Which only matters if you mess around with preInit functions. All your other beloved init scripts and boxes are executed after frame 0.
@cloud thunder There is no magic priority of PV or PVEH. It's the same as RE, but more efficient and safe due to skipping the CfgRemoteExec stuff. All dumb rumors.
Also, PVEH is not a constantly checking loop. It only checks an array of (decompiled/stringified) functions if a variable was received. This may even be a hash, I don't know the internals, but the array of variable names listened to should be very small anyway. Like zero in vanilla and three with CBA. And maybe six with ACE. It's nothing.
@peak plover Stacked eh has two benefits: EHIDs are strings, so you can easily overwrite (remove old and replace with new) previous eventhandlers. And you can pass arguments. Neither is used here, so they could use addMissionEH, which would pass the args in _this.
meager heart
There is no magic priority of PV or PVEH. It's the same as RE, but more efficient and safe due to skipping the CfgRemoteExec stuff...
I thought exactly opposite about "the safe way" i know that hackers was using it with BIS_fnc_MP...
lone glade
BIS_fnc_MP is just a wrapper for remoteExec now
little eagle
"Safe" as in safe from mission makers breaking it.
meager heart
yea well... thanks for the info guys
restive matrix
thanks for the info @little eagle
sullen willow
Hey guys! Quick question: Is there any way to reduce the range of which an object is interactable? I made a simple takedown command but you can use it from like 30 feet away so it looks like you're killing a person with your mind.
lone glade
yes, which type of action? addaction?
little eagle
addAction?
sullen willow
Yes, addaction
little eagle
lone glade
anyways, check:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction
check the third arg from the bottom
little eagle
Haha, faster
sullen willow
This is what I've got on the guy that you're able to take down
this addAction ["<t color='#FF0000'>Takedown</t>", "takedown.sqf"]
lone glade
go fix the build error you introduced commy 😄
little eagle
What?
sullen willow
will take a look @lone glade
lone glade
check #dev on slack
#define PREP(var) FUNC(var) = compileFinal preprocessFileLineNumbers format ["fnc_%1.sqf", QUOTE(var)]
//#define PREP(var)
//is: FUNC(#0#) = compileFinal preprocessFileLineNumbers format ["fnc_%1.sqf", QUOTE(#0#)]
//was: [QPATHTOF(functions\DOUBLES(fnc,#0#).sqf), QFUNC(#0#)] call CBA_fnc_compileFunction
In File \z\ace\addons\arsenal\missions\Arsenal.VR\script_component.hpp: Line 3 #define altered without a #undef
That's a make error if anything.
lone glade
yeah :/
little eagle
And redefining macros is valid, only Mikero's Tools errors out on it, because apparently valid syntax is baaad.
#undef PREP before it.
restive matrix
I setup a simple mission Draw3D eh, and use drawIcon3D to draw an icon over a player, works great until they get into a vehicle then the updates seem staggered/glitchy (due to vehicle sync i guess?) , anyone have a workaround ?
little eagle
Well, once they sit inside a vehicle they become proxies attached to the vehicle. Which probably slows down their simulation frequency. Using the visual getPos etc. commands should solve that.
lone glade
afaik it does
restive matrix
ok thanks, ill try out getPosVisual
little eagle
getPos is bad for this anyway, because it reports the distance to the lowest pathway LOD below the object. Your icon would appear under the object if it stood inside a watchtower, on a roof, or on a stone or a harbor pier.
sullen willow
Ok, so I got this- radius (Optional): Number - 3D distance in meters the unit activating the action must be within to activate it. -1 disables this radius. Default (and max) value: 15.
So how would I translate that into the script? (I'm still really new at this.)
little eagle
Dunno if that's true for getPosVisual. Wiki says no implicitly.
meager heart
getPosATLVisual and then _pos set [2, <adjust>]; ?
lone glade
I prefer visiblePosition _x,
little eagle
You pad your addAction with all the default values for the args you don't want to change. There is an example on the wikis comments. @sullen willow
ASLToAGL getPosASLVisual _object;
visiblePosition is AGLS btw
little eagle
For getPos this is needed to report AGL, but it may not for getPosVisual.
little eagle
Yeah, and getPos is AGLS, which is different from AGL.
lone glade
oh, forgot the S on my second post
little eagle
AGL and ASL is what most commands need.
Dude.
Whatever. Try it out inside watchtowers and adjust it accordingly.
sullen willow
I'm gonna be trying to get this to work for 15 hours straight lmao
little eagle
lol @lone glade The wiki says both are the same, but one describes AGL and the other describes AGLS. FML.
restive matrix
still getting simulation issues
lone glade
mind posting the code / a gist ?
restive matrix
sure one sec
little eagle
@sullen willow Stare at the last comment on addAction's wiki page.
For 15 minutes and you will get it.
There is no other way to explain it.
restive matrix
addMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", {
if (!isNull player) then {
private _remoteUnits = missionNamespace getVariable ["Hades_RemoteUnits", []]; //array of players remotely controlling ai
{
private _remoteUnit = _x getVariable ["Hades_RemoteUnit", objNull]; //players current remotely controlled ai unit
if (!isNull _remoteUnit) then {
private _pos = ASLToAGL getPosASLVisual driver vehicle _remoteUnit;
private _text = name _x;
private _icon = "\a3\ui_f\data\map\Markers\military\box_CA.paa";
private _color = [1,0,0,0.7];
drawIcon3D [_icon, _color, _pos, 1, 1, 0, _text, 0, 0.05];
};
} forEach _remoteUnits;
};
}];
Might help if I knew what I was doing in the slightest. Thanks anyway.
little eagle
@restive matrix Well looks like ACE uses visiblePositionASL, so it probably can't get better than that.
meager heart
Something like this maybe ? ```sqf
private _position = getPosATLVisual _unit;
if (isNull objectParent _unit) then {
_position set [2, 1]; //--- on foot
} else {
_position set [2, 2]; //--- vehicle
};
that's not related to the issue
little eagle
^ Also, ATL != AGL
You need AGL, and if there's no command for AGL, you need to convert from ASL.
_target modelToWorldVisual (_target selectionPosition "head")
^ something else you can try.
lone glade
honestly i'm not sure if AGL was the right name for that, AFL? "above feet level" ?
restive matrix
dang, same issue with visiblePositionASL , for context its on a local dedi
little eagle
@lone glade The names are beyond hope. No point in trying to rationalize them. Just learn them.
lone glade
😦
little eagle
Like you'd a foreign language.
One alternative is to store the relative position of the vehicle type somewhere and to use visible/getPos/ASL/Visual/World/whatever on the vehicle and vectorAdd the offset.
That'd work, but may be not feasible.
restive matrix
that head position trick seems to be how ace3 does nametags so ill give that a shot https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/blob/dbe6a04e8a5606ca88271c06f757fdfcbb04ea04/addons/spectator/functions/fnc_ui_draw3D.sqf#L48
little eagle
Yeah, that is where I copied it from. Well, nametags component, but same diff.
restive matrix
works perfectly
little eagle
Nice.
cloud thunder
@little eagle
I never said PV was magic.
Rocket said they had priority but what does he know. Shame on former BIS dev spreading dumb rumors.
https://forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/129103-arma-2-oa-beta-build-94209-160-mp-compatible-build-post-160-release/?tab=comments#comment-2133294
I know eventhandlers are not loops per say. Wrong wording on my part.
On a related a note biki's description of addPublicVariableEventHandler says
- EH will not fire on the machine that executed broadcast command, only on the machines that receive the broadcast.
which is not true..
For example, this code ran from hosted local server will fire the PVeh.
"paddscore" addPublicVariableEventHandler {_data = _this select 1; (_data select 0) addScore (_data select 1);};
paddscore = [player, 5];
publicVariableServer "paddscore";```OA != arma 3
still forum
@ripe imp CBA has Namespaces and hashes which can both be used as "hashes" but Namespaces are the only real hash maps where you can only use strings as key
@cloud thunder publicVariable and publicVariableServer are two slightly different things
cloud thunder
both work the same in example context..
lone glade
you're sending the var to the server, which is where the code is executed
still forum
publicVariable means "Send to anyone else" so the local PVEH wouldn't receive it.
publicVariableServer means "Send to server" if you re the server then ofcause you will receive it
cloud thunder
yes and where the pveh is
lone glade
it's like remoteExec'ing something to yourself then wonder why it works.
cloud thunder
just tried it with publicVariable and score keeps going up... I don't wonder why it works. Been using it for a while. i know it works.. bibki say those two commands can't be used on same machine.
biki*
cloud thunder
I think that note is newer than OA
still forum
Where does it actually say that on biki? Can't find it
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addPublicVariableEventHandler
EH will not fire on the machine that executed broadcast command, only on the machines that receive the broadcast.
That? As you can see it kinda contradicts itself as if you send something to yourself you executed the broadcast command and also recveived the broadcast
And if you actually read what's on that page
While it is true that the event handler will only fire on the machine receiving the broadcast value. Please note that this machine can actually be the same machine broadcasting it in the cases of publicVariableClient and publicVariableServer.
cloud thunder
EH will not fire on the machine that executed broadcast command
works with publicVariable too
cloud thunder
So A3 then. was playing A3 in 2013 its been working this way at least since OA in A2.
still forum
A3 was released september 2013
cloud thunder
nothing has changed then? note is wrong?
still forum
And as I said. If you actually read the full page you'll see the note from 2015 that says that exactly what you are experiencing is also expected
cloud thunder
Like i said it even works with publicVariable so no, even SilentSpike's note is wrong
or misleading
still forum
Maybe just use remoteExec then. It was kinda made to replace PVEH anyway
cloud thunder
two different commands. its not a replacement. remoteexec was made to replace call RE from A2.
still forum
You mean replace BIS_fnc_MP? Which was using PVEH?
cloud thunder
addpublicVariableeventhandler works like a very efficient trigger for custom Vars
no, BIS_fnc_MP was early A3. RE was from A2, wich effectivly did the same as remoteexec. Remote script execution (RE) https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Multiplayer_framework
lone glade
Change in remExField triggers execution of eventhandlers on all clients in the network game (initialized in init.sqf), script remExServer.sqf interpretes remExField (remExFP resp.)
do you even read what you post
it was using PVEH
it's just an array that get changed and trigger PVEHs
hell, it's directly said right above:
library of scripts that are performing non-global script commands globally on network
using publicVariable + addPublicVariableEventHandler (EH that fires for each publicVariabled variable on all clients - excluding calling client) + direct call on calling client
cloud thunder
well, except you could use it without having to place an eh in init.sqf or any where to make it fire..
still forum
same as remoteExec now
cloud thunder
if (isServer) then { [nil, nil, rEXECVM, "Scripts\Tasks\clocks\CheckPoinETimer.sqf", time] call RE; };
still forum
And not really
lone glade
🤦
lone glade
it's written black on white on the page he linked
cloud thunder
remoteExec is scheduled
still forum
no it's not
remoteExec might run scheduled under certain circumstances
But if you complain... remoteExecCall is not scheduled use that
lone glade
or, you know, add a scheduled check and re-run the func with CBA_directCall if that's the case
cloud thunder
lol
little eagle
@cloud thunder Yes, it is a dumb rumor. The source of a dumb rumor doesn't matter.
All he said was, that using publicVariableClient/owner reduces network traffic compared to publicVariable sending it to everyone. That is nothing new or surprising.
still forum
Most people are just like "That's whats happening! I read the wiki! I might have stopped reading after the first two lines but you don't need to know that."
And that's how rumors happen. Or if the wiki is actually wrong...
little eagle
remoteExec is scheduled
This is contextually wrong though. RE is the same as REcall for commands and unscheduled for e.g.call.
So saying "remoteExec is scheduled" is wrong.
The wiki is pretty clear:
Scripted function - scheduled environment (suspension is allowed, i.e. spawn, execVM).
Script command - unscheduled environment (suspension is NOT allowed).
were talking about custom code and vars not remotexecing a command. stay on track
little eagle
Well you utter one falsehood after another. Hard to do so.
still forum
"custom code" that's what remoteExec can do.
lone glade
reading comprehension 0/10
still forum
and remoteExecing call myFunction is the same as a PVEH that call's myFunction
little eagle
RE is short for remoteExec btw. No one cares or should care about A2.
lone glade
not only that but RE for A2 is PVEHs
little eagle
Well duh, how else would it work.
lone glade
so not only his point is moot but it's a link he provided ....
little eagle
All A2 chat belongs to #end_of_life_arma
Including scripting questions.
So, and now we all agree that PVEH somehow having priority over RE is a dumb rumor.
cloud thunder
whast was your source?
little eagle
The game.
still forum
What @cloud thunder called "priority" was just scheduled vs unscheduled.
So calling it priority in the beginning was bullshit
little eagle
Well, that is not what priority means, and not even what the post of that Arma dev is about. The post is even older than RE.
still forum
Because that has nothing to do with that
little eagle
Yep.
cloud thunder
I think what he ment by priority was network stack or que.
but thats subjective like dumb and bullshit
little eagle
Well, for "priority" to make sense, you'd have to know over what. It's kind of a relative term.
still forum
You have no Idea how the netcode works though. It isn't documented anywhere
little eagle
Certainly it's not over RE, because that was made after the post in question.
cloud thunder
but commy does, he has that game
little eagle
All I see is, that a post talking about how PVclient and PVServer can be used to save network traffic over PV (others) is again and again used to justify that RE is somehow more efficient or some bull shit.
And that is a dumb rumor.
cloud thunder
I see it as a Dev who had access to internal engine and says all pvs are high priority netcode and to steam lint the message stack use pvsever and pvclient where you can to limit netcode.
little eagle
Well, and who's surprised by that?
still forum
Well yeah. They are high priority and reliable transfers
little eagle
Of course sending it to one client is less work than sending it to everyone and then discarding it.
still forum
Just like a shot being fired
Just like remoteExec. Though PVAR and RemoteExec are probably lower than fired shots
cloud thunder
probably? this is how rumors start
still forum
uhuh... yes
sure.. Although it doesn't actually matter at all whether fired shots are higher or lower
and something being "high priority" actually doesn't say anything
because "ultra priority" and maybe 10 or 20 other levels are still higher than "high priority"
little eagle
Almost as if:
Well, for "priority" to make sense, you'd have to know over what. It's kind of a relative term.
errant jasper
I think high priority here might just be a bad synonym for "reliable".
little eagle
And what is the unreliable alternative? It's all bs.
errant jasper
You don't have an unreliable alternative in SQF. But the game uses that internally. Like movement, turning
voip/von
still forum
position updates are unreliable transfers
little eagle
That makes sense, but it doesn't affect anything of what we can do, and it doesn't mean what countless people made it out to be and frequently annoy me with.
cloud thunder
well you can tune accuracy for that with network settings at expense of bandwith but you can't tune it for pvs necessarily
queen cargo
i know one thing for certain: if you think you know everything about a topic, you probably do not know anything at all
what i also do know is: it is easily testible which one has priority above the other using a dripping network and wireshark
if anyone here really wants to know, he can test it
still forum
traffic is encrypted and packed. So no. not really wireshark
scarlet spoke
Does SQF support scientific number notation? Something like _myNum = 3e123
queen cargo
yes
still forum
yes
queen cargo
just had to implement it in sqf-vm to parse the allinone config
little eagle
get outta here, lol
errant jasper
All game uses packing. Even if you have 60 FPS, the game might only send frames out 20 times per second. It packs stuff into as few messages as possible to get less overhead.
still forum
Well. I guess @queen cargo has the lowest ping here
scarlet spoke
Interesting.. Isn't even listed here: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Number
queen cargo
because it is syntax
still forum
It is listed
The largest real positive number that can be entered via script is: 3.4028235e38
queen cargo
scientific syntax also includes 1.123e-2 etc. btw.
errant jasper
Degrees are a poetic licence used to indicate a number returned from functions like acos and asin
What? Poetic license?
scarlet spoke
Even 0xFFe$A
still forum
@scarlet spoke http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/cstdlib/atof/ there
queen cargo
and might include the 1.23e+45 variant too
little eagle
Evene 0xFFe$A
This is a crime against humanity.
queen cargo
wat
hexa also works?
now that rly is broken if scientific wouldwork
though ... sqf-vm does not support hexa ...
do not think i ever will add
though ... it is kidna simple
little eagle
e, e+ and e- all work. Also big E works, which I prefer, because it's not confused with Eulers-Number as much.
scarlet spoke
@little eagle true but isn't that what SQF is all about?
austere granite
big E for president
little eagle
Fix it.
still forum
unfix it
queen cargo
it is fixed
and even pushed now
now go and play around with config stuff my minions @signal peak daddy needs to know if he did wrong somewhere else
little eagle
But does Arma understand 0xFFe$A I wonder.
scarlet spoke
I think not... What should that mean anyway?
little eagle
It probably doesn't work, because E is 14.
queen cargo
he means 0xFFe4A
queen cargo
should not
scarlet spoke
I just wondered the same
queen cargo
hexadecimal should behave as if you would directly input binary data
should work with floating points, but you would have to calculate the floating point yourself
little eagle
We need COMPLEX_NUMBER type in SQF. Would make some math on map positions easier 😛
queen cargo
also i yet have to see a language where hexa.hexa would work
austere granite
Arma needs COMPLEX_HUMAN aka female, but we dont have those either
still forum
(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
queen cargo
you already got a complex number ... a floating point value @little eagle
BIG_NUMBER would be interesting though
allowing for endless growth
little eagle
You think that can be abused for complex math?
still forum
How about double precision floating points?
queen cargo
what complex math?
little eagle
sqrt -1
queen cargo
nobody wants that @still forum
booohhhhh
still forum
Btw.. I think I can easilly replace all script floats by doubles
little eagle
You think that'd break anything?
still forum
dunno if operators like * and such would convert back down to float.. probably would
no..
I think others that want to access them have to convert back to float.. so.. Wouldn't change anything 😄
unless we make new * n such operators
But at that point we could just make a new bignumber type
little eagle
Intercept can add types right?
queen cargo
if they are casted to float, probably will downscale
still forum
yeah
little eagle
Might be best to just make it a type...
still forum
Just go ahead and make a Intercept_CBA PR
little eagle
haha.
still forum
Problem is that you need a custom fromStringToBigNumber function to generate these types
little eagle
Right after you release TFAR v1.0
queen cargo
such a method would not be that complicated
already wrote numeric parsers
just let me dig through old code quickly
still forum
I guess every big number library will have a parse function anyway
meager heart
@austere granite My friend accidentally created female model https://gyazo.com/070e2f11970abd7d809ae4d558b8c2de
little eagle
Here's a test to find out which of them has "priority":
"PV" addPublicVariableEventHandler {systemChat str _this};
"RE" remoteExec ["systemChat"];
missionNamespace setVariable ["PV", "PV", true];
missionNamespace setVariable ["PV", "PV", true];
"RE" remoteExec ["systemChat"];
🤔
still forum
The remoteExec transmits "RE" and "systemChat" and some flags
the PVAR transmits "PV" and "PV" and some flags
little eagle
"TystemChat" addPublicVariableEventHandler {systemChat str _this};
"RE" remoteExec ["systemChat"];
missionNamespace setVariable ["TystemChat", "PV", true];
missionNamespace setVariable ["TystemChat", "PV", true];
"RE" remoteExec ["systemChat"];
Like this?
queen cargo
was in C#
and kinda idiotic that i wrote it as i alter realized that i just could have used Convert...
but anyways
https://github.com/X39/asapJson/blob/master/ASAPJSON/asapJson/JsonNode.cs#L582
would parse it different nowdays
but still: big_number is pretty simple
a list containing bytes so that you just can append new ones if needed
after the comma, you also use a byte list that you append
no more floating point due to more complex math required for it and big-number works more simple with bytes
little eagle
I don't think you're using "complex math" right 🙈
queen cargo
talking about emulating floating point operations yourself instead of just a simple "+" with takign the overhead
errant jasper
To be honest, double floating points would be nice. They have a nice performance vs precison/size tradeoff. Yes, they suffer the same underlying problem as (single-precision) floats do, but in practice the numbers you work with, it is rarely a problem, unlike float which is too imprecise for even time tracking.
queen cargo
but rather then implementing a double_number type a big-number type should be coming
the double instead of float is something dedmen sometime could takle to check
still forum
I'm quite sure it won't work like I thought
queen cargo
100%tbh
still forum
converting a anonymous value to number calls getNumber func which returns float
tough abyss
There is a huge performance difference between using doubles and a Big number implementation. The precision difference compared to floats is enormous as well, every bit increase is a doubling in what it can accomodate so its actually 2^32 times more accurate. Double is more than enough to measure every point in the solar system with 3 coordinates at sub millimetre precision it has enormous range and precision compared to floats
queen cargo
uhm ... that is complete and utter bullshit
nobody would use double for actual precision
there is too much not covered in floating points
want a simple example? 0.3
hah
there is even a webpage covering this "issue"
that is inb4 also why == floating points can result in false falses
because _myheavychangedfloat might not be 0.5 but rather 0.5000000000001
simply due to some rounding error happening at some random point in time
errant jasper
Can't tell whether you are joking or not. But precision is not about equality.
queen cargo
mhhh?
errant jasper
You cannot get ms accuracy on seconds, if there are more than 1000 full seconds with (single-precision) float. So the 'time' command is not ms accurate. But if it was double (and didn't cap the decimals) it would trivially.
still forum
actually you can
diag_tickTime is good enough for millisecond and tens of microseconds
at the single digit microseconds it get's bad-ish
even if you ran the game for hours it's still good enough ish
queen cargo
you cannot use floating point for precision is what i said
simply because rounding errors will happen
they are good enough for most things though ...
but using them eg. in satelites already made some crash
errant jasper
Single-precision floats can only represents numbers with 6 significant digits, so 4243.341 cannot be represented (in general)
You can use floating point for precision. Yes you accumulate errors, but you can reason about that. Numerical analysis, is, amonst other things, about designing floating point algorithms that result in a good enough precision.
still forum
https://www.h-schmidt.net/FloatConverter/IEEE754.html -0.0001 error. Oh well..
If I need precision I just make my own timing functions :3
errant jasper
Yes, but do we know whether time command gets that directly, and the n reduce precision, or whether it accumulates it?
Because if it accumulates it, it can reach full second of error in 3 hours.
tough abyss
My point is that big numbers and doubles solve different issues. If you want greater precision then doubles get that dramatically compared to floats. Big numbers on the other hand are a lot slower but can offer arbitrary precision and other reprensetations that can deal with 0.1 better at the cost of performance. They aren't useful for the same things.
queen cargo
obviously not
time etc. in a big_number would be nice though
generally having an int
instead
would already solve a lot of "issues"
enscript will come
and it will be welcomed
((typing at compile time already is 💗 ))
errant jasper
Accumulating error: https://onlinegdb.com/rkdHBPAmG
still forum
so yes time is accumulating
still forum
I think time resets at mission start
errant jasper
So can you make a working serverTime, without network overhead, using diag_tickTime?
queen cargo
missionNamespace setVariable ["_privatevar", 123]
working or not?
queen cargo
IIRC we already tested once
but i am right now not sure
still forum
@errant jasper how? If you get clients and server to use the same time then yes.
But I don't know how you would do that with diag_tickTime
in setVariable you can use anything UTF-8. Just using bare variables in code is very limited
errant jasper
It would not be entirely exact, which is not really possible with distributed systems anyway. But might get close. Idea:
Server sends own tickTime to client A
client A responds immediately . Server records roundtrip (it knows the time it sent), and respond with that
client A responds immedaitely (and then server) again for a couple of times.
clientA now knows roundtrip (by averaging, and maybe dropping the largest one (because reliable transfer may resend), and may assume network delay is half, so it can correct for network delay for the initial time
queen cargo
servertime? the hell is that @errant jasper
errant jasper
queen cargo
why exactly is that needed?
peak plover
If you want to debug like FPS. and then later assemble them, you need a unified time
queen cargo
debug ... fps?
peak plover
See at which point how many fps did cleint/server have?
still forum
time is probably not synchronized
peak plover
in 2018 however
I belive date is decent to measure it
as it seems to be synchronized
queen cargo
what is that useful for?
server should have always the same depending on how many units it has to simulate and how much is running in awaited space
client depends on area he is in due to rendering etc.
debuging FPS is literally the most useless crap one ever could do
errant jasper
Date has minute accuracy
austere granite
serverTime is what most mods use to use a time that's synced across clients
aka, wanna show a cooldown, timer, whatever that isn't local, serverTime is the usual way to do it
peak plover
So u do like spawnwaves like that? for ex.
errant jasper
Yep. Cooldown is what prompted my original need.
peak plover
for cooldown just make ur own timer, remove 1 from the variable every second and then once it's negative it's good to go
errant jasper
CBA_missionTime, is almost that, except it AFAIK does not try to correct for latency, and it accumulates (thus also accumulating error).
queen cargo
i still do not know how it is important for anybody to have exact measurements on clients here ... important is that the server ends correctly
the clients "just" get a display
that needs to be roughly correct
still forum
CBA doesn't correct latency and accumulates yes.
errant jasper
@queen cargo Maybe things are better now. But I remembe in A2, that if a server was struggling it would have vastly different ideas of time than clients.
So for instance a waitUntil {time > X} would trigger on completely different times.
queen cargo
it still does not changes
as long as you got a number that grows upwards on all clients the same, you can relyably get a timer off correctly
peak plover
time slows down with fps
errant jasper
like minutes
queen cargo
and only the server needs actual accurate time to stop whatever event centralized
peak plover
just run your thing on the server
queen cargo
all other designs are designed to fail
queen cargo
doing stuff on clients event based is bs nonetheless
a client does not has to be bothered with anything until it happens
peak plover
^
queen cargo
that includes a bool that is awaited @peak plover
peak plover
You can get your second headless client handle the scripts and run all ai on the first hc
@queen cargo doa action >> is bool true? >> do action
not really waiting for it
queen cargo
you not even get off with an excuse for anything
nowadays, you can offload whole scripts to a separate entity
in future, you can spin up a different sqf environment to run your code on locally (thx to sqf-vm getting more and more features)
it is waiting because somewhere you got code running that waits for the bool
use remoteExec
and skip the waiting part completly
just useless crap that runs on a client for no reason
peak plover
No need to wait
For ex
Player wants to use a butrton
once button pressed, check condition
Don't have to loop that
queen cargo
that is even worse. .. that requires player input to proceed
peak plover
What
In my idea, you need the condition to use the button
Do you mena for something like
queen cargo
otherwise you just get promted with "not ready yet"
peak plover
Player will die if sth
Yeah, button that when pressed detonates a nuke
1 nuke per 3 minutes
Ofc you can't just do it as soon as the time is up
queen cargo
dialog is the only exception to the waiting thing
peak plover
you need the button to be pressed
queen cargo
but that is due to the nature of dialog
errant jasper
But the point with the server struggling was that for instance, you generated a side mission using scripting. It get's cancelled within 30 minutes (using waitUntil on the server only). But because the server is struggling, player's get 37 minutes to complete it.
If you then had a "countdown" on the clients ,it would be off
peak plover
I think you need 🇮 🇳 🇹 🇪 🇷 🇨 🇪 🇵 🇹
queen cargo
and clients get a performance boost because they do not update themselves in a loop
peak plover
If your server is struggling to remain >30fps and time slows down then you have some other problems that need fixing before you can generate side missions
Like maybe only allow side missions if server fps > 40
restive matrix
i hadnt looked at intercept in awhile, is that still being dev'd on?
oh nice it is, heres the link for anyone not familiar https://github.com/intercept/intercept
queen cargo
there is also this @restive matrix https://github.com/dedmen/SQF-Assembly/
that is there to optimize stuff
forest ore
When a player spawns in on a mission what is the best way by means of scripting to remove the magazine that is attached to the weapon the player spawns with?
restive matrix
probably player removeMagazine currentMagazine player after waiting for the player to not be null
meager heart
Next option to try will be: player removePrimaryWeaponItem currentMagazine player;
Which is working....
lone glade
"player to not be null" unless you're doing this from the server this can be safely ignored
little eagle
removeMagazine removes it from the inventory I think.
removePrimaryWeaponItem removes it from the rifle slot weapon.
elfin palm
Is there any Event Handler that triggers on the vehicle horn, similar to Fired?
elfin palm
hasn't been so far for me, it doesn't work on weapon with an empty mag either.
lone glade
horns are weapons
inner swallow
hmm, interesting
still forum
LeftClick hotkey handler 😉
elfin palm
Yeah, looks that way, cheers anyway 😃
meager heart
Fired eh will work only if it was added when unit was in a vehicle
FiredMan in this case will be better
No ?
little eagle
fired should still work if attached to the vehicle, not the driver.
lone glade
Fired: vehicle
FiredMan: Anything that person fires
little eagle
Well, maybe the horn does indeed not trigger fired. Can't remember if the counter measures and smoke launchers do either.
lone glade
they do
little eagle
I remember something weird about all these.
lone glade
can't say anything for the horn, but countermeasure launchers definitely do
subtle ore
well the horn essentially is a "weapon" right?
little eagle
It is.
lone glade
it doesn't fire anything tho, which is probably why fired doesn't fire
CM launchers do fire grenades / flares
little eagle
You mean no projectile?
lone glade
yeah.
still forum
@peak plover you still alive? you writin so littl
subtle ore
well maybe if you bulli less dedmen nigel would be lively
little eagle
No, I get it.
lone glade
throwing a grenade?
You're firing it through your arm 😄
little eagle
class CarHorn: Default {
cursor = "";
cursorAim = "";
scope = 1;
displayName = "Horn";
reloadTime = 0;
drySound[] = {"A3\Sounds_F\weapons\horns\MRAP_02_horn_2", 1, 1, 200};
canLock = 0;
optics = 0;
enableAttack = 0;
};
This is the config.
The sound is the drySound.
still forum
@subtle ore yeah. Nigel always bully me ._. so evil
lone glade
aaaaaah
lone glade
.... I want a combat horn now
subtle ore
@still forum Stronger than quik that's for sure. Watch your back, nigel may have you on your back 😉
still forum
piggy back you mean? That would be awesome. I'd show nigel my Arma scripting engine bullshit museum
subtle ore
😄
little eagle
my Arma scripting engine bullshit museum
👀
little eagle
BikeHorn
lone glade
there's also stones
little eagle
But the sound file attached to it is empty.
still forum
It's a weapon... Can you addWeapon that to players?
subtle ore
😄
little eagle
Persons can't have vehicle weapons I believe.
still forum
._.
subtle ore
Who says we can't use the wav\ogg from it?
little eagle
Sure, you can do that.
lone glade
loud speaker?
still forum
lautmachtüte
subtle ore
megaphone?
still forum
yes!
lone glade
M.E.G.A phone
little eagle
tfar_megaphone.pbo
subtle ore
That actually would be cool
still forum
I wanna do that... But..
pct rescued: 2.47%
current rate: 21493 kB/s
remaining time: 1d 2h 9m
subtle ore
get a loudpseaker to broadcast someone's voice
still forum
I think people already requested that
meager heart
lol
still forum
biggest problem is the directionality of the megaphone
little eagle
That'd be in scope for the mod imo.
still forum
It obviously not omnidirectional
little eagle
But with players you already have directional sound sources.
still forum
not really
little eagle
Do you mean multiple sources?
still forum
they are omnidirectional
I don't respect where their mouth is facing
yet
they emit the same volume to behind as in front of them
little eagle
Yeah, I guess that wouldn't be accurate for a megaphone, but for a loudspeaker?
still forum
The 3D sound library can do that though. but didn't feel need yet
Loudspeaker would be fine I guess
we already have that in 1.0. kinda
you can place Radios on the ground set their volume to 20000% and enable speaker
I think in Eden I made a limit of about 300m range
There is no eventhandler to detect if a certain object is spawned on the ground aka dropped? Besides put EH
little eagle
I think you could use init for the ground weapon holder, which should work since CBA v3.4
still forum
I nearestObjects every frame to find speaker radios on the ground.. which is shit
Thaaat would be awesome
lone glade
hahahahahahhahaha
little eagle
You never know if someone didn't put it inside a different gwh though.
still forum
I find all gwh in range via nearestObjects and check if they have a radio
Using the EH I could keep a list of existing gwh's so that's atleast a bit better
But... That might have all gwh on the map then :U So it won't really make it much better
For the Intercept variant that would be useable I guess.. But not a improvement for the script variant
subtle ore
So I've screwed with this horn a bit, and it becomes increasingly distored as you move + 4 horns playing at the same time doesn't sound bad...sounds like some keyboard music with 3 notes lol
meager heart
flute with distortion
ripe imp
how to move out after BIS_fnc_moveIn? I tried unit action ["getOut", vic]; which does kick out the unit but then it runs back and gets inside the vehicle again
cold pebble
Add ```sqf
unAssignVehicle unit;
As the unit will still be assigned to the vehicle
So will go and get back in
meager heart
edgy dune
does the sky falling animation use a EH to determine when to stop the animation?
if so
edgy dune
shit,well is there away to determine when someones hit the ground or when they hit a solid object, im tryna make a jump pack script
still forum
HandleDamage I guess
edgy dune
wouldnt that conflic with ace? cause ace handles dmg diffrently?
still forum
Not sure. maybe
inner swallow
is this allowed in SQF? can't remember
obj1 = obj2 = obj3 = obj4 = obj5 = obj6 = false;
still forum
XD
totally not
_var = value is like the worst SQF bug I know
Actually the only SQF bug I know.. I think.. The others are just buggy commands but this is a bug in the language itself
inner swallow
ah, thanks 😄
still forum
I'll fix that someday
inner swallow
™
thorn saffron
The BIS transport unload waypoint is a bit spotty and can result in death and injury of the cargo units (helo sometimes files up when units are disembarking so they fall down).
A land waypoint with this in activation field works really well.
{doGetOut _x} forEach units group player;
Now, how can I run the doGetOut for any and all units in cargo? Even if there are multiple ones, with players mixed in.
noble pond
crew command will help you out @thorn saffron
you just selet anyone in cargo from crew for that vehicle and run the foreach loop on it
lone glade
@thorn saffron if you haven't figured it out by now you should use fullCrew with cargo as param, select all non player entities and give them "doGetOut"
moveOut also works
plucky willow
I want to track all player UIDs and IDs with something like
arrayIDs = [];
arrrayUIDs = [];
onPlayerConnected{
arrayIDs = arrayIDs + [_id];
arrrayUIDs = arrrayUIDs + [_uid];
};
but I'm having trouble referencing those global variables in functions
still forum
use addMissionEventHandler instead of the single use eventhandler
use tags on your variables
don't misstype array in your variable name
lone glade
also one of those two vars has 3 r
tough abyss
arrrrr
lone glade
arrrAAAAAAAAAY
still forum
No @tough abyss That's 5
tough abyss
grr
still forum
5 is not 3
tough abyss
simple maths
still forum
5 == !3 -> true
tough abyss
i can make bool a string
still forum
I should replace == and != by returning random results :3
tough abyss
lol
plucky willow
when i use pushback do i need to encapsulate the added value with brackets?
tough abyss
ye
plucky willow
i was looking at it on it
arrayIDs = [];
arrayUIDs = [];
onPlayerConnected{
arrayIDs = arrayIDs pushBack _id;
arrayUIDs = arrayUIDs pushBack _uid;
};
arrayUIDs is not returning an array
still forum
Look at wiki for pushBack again
plucky willow
oh lol
vocal knot
is anyone familar with using the ace arsenal?
trying to figure out how to make it only allow you to select nato items
still forum
It allows everything by default
and only allowing specific items is very similar to BI Arsenal
vocal knot
how do you find the names of the variable arrays
like all the nato items are in one array right?
still forum
variable arrays?
vocal knot
so i can just reference them all at once
still forum
No idea what you are talking about.. So I guess no
still forum
yeah. You need an array of classnames for that
Items don't have the information to which side they belong
besides uniforms
vocal knot
well its more uniforms that i wan to restrict
still forum
So you have to make that list yourself
still forum
ace_arsenal_configItems contains all possible items
vocal knot
and how do i view that (total noob)
vocal knot
so its looking like i have to make a whole whitelist file
joy
thaaats a long string
so is there no easy way to sort out specific types of things?
really just trying to keep people from wearing opfor gear
lol
cinder gyro
If I would do ```sqf
private _fogAction = [
QGVAR(fogAction),
"0.2",
"",
{
1 setFog 0.2;
},
{true}
] call ace_interact_menu_fnc_createAction;
in a function, would it run this on the server or client?That is in a missionfile btw
little eagle
That depends on which mission file, not the function. The function has local effects.
peak plover
Hmm, how do I set defaults for cba settings for a server?
little eagle
Fifth value in cba_settings_fnc_init.
peak plover
store on profile
and if my 3rd (array) value is "server"
so with the ACE3 settings to cba settings converter
I have to maunally write every line?
little eagle
?
peak plover
To make these work on the cba server settings and save
I have to "server", true] call CBA_settings_fnc_set;
every line
little eagle
Ah, I remember. You can thank the guys that wanted copyFromClipboard disabled in MP for security reasons.
little eagle
https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/pull/832
There is this ui in 3.6 where you can Ctrl+V it in a dialog.
little eagle
Or setup the dev environment for CBA and make the master branch 🍌
Nah, you can still use the Arma 3\userconfig\cba_settings.sqf file and paste it in there.
peak plover
I guess I can get the settings pbo from master
ohh
okay
But does cba_settings.sqf use classes?
or is it the same format as the converter converts to?
little eagle
🤷
peak plover
Thanks, I'll try the cba_settings, if that does not work I'll just custom CBA for a bit with settings from master
little eagle
I think you could also SAVE your personal current settings in SP.
IMPORT these converted ones and SAVE them too,
And then LOAD them on the dedicated server SERVER tab.
peak plover
Will that save into server profile?
peak plover
Alright
that sounds ez
Ohh btw, before I foregt about this
When I used cba settings to change the mission settings from an sqf file
it says WARNING: Source is mission but not in 3DEN editor.
How does that make senes ? 😄
little eagle
Well, you can only store the settings in a mission in the editor.
Because it requires writing to the mission.sqm.
peak plover
ohh
Okay
So if I wanna change a setting with a script I should just change the server setting but false for saving
little eagle
Eh? We were talking about "mission", not "server".
peak plover
It's a setting that's different every mission
But set in a script in the mission
I cannot use mission setting
I should use server setting without save?
for ex.
// fatiuge
ace_advanced_fatigue_enabled = true;
ace_advanced_fatigue_performanceFactor = 2;
ace_advanced_fatigue_recoveryFactor = 5;
ace_advanced_fatigue_loadFactor = 0.75;
ace_advanced_fatigue_terrainGradientFactor = 1;
I should use
"server", false] call CBA_settings_fnc_set;
instead
thorn saffron
Ok, I'm trying to create an array for a vehicle for all of the units in cargo AND units in FFV positions. Problem is fullCrew [helo, "cargo", false];Returns only the cargo units, so I would need to go through each crew position and check if its an FFV position. Fortunately "fullCrew " does return that in the 4th param, true in case the unit is in FFV position, false in case of pilot, gunners etc.
I tried this:
private _crew = fullCrew helo1;
private _fullCargo = fullCrew [helo1, "cargo", false];
{
if ((_crew select 4) select _forEachIndex) then {
_fullCargo pushBack ((_crew select 0) select _forEachIndex);
};
} forEach (_crew select 0);```
But I get zero divisor error.I basically want to add the 1st param from the _crew to the _fullCargo array if the 4th one is true (ie. the seat is FFV).
little eagle
private _crewNoFFV = fullCrew [_vehicle, "", false] select {!(_x select 4)} apply {_x select 0};
This?!
thorn saffron
I actually want the FFV seats
little eagle
Well, invert the bool:
private _crewOnlyFFV = fullCrew [_vehicle, "", false] select {_x select 4} apply {_x select 0};
Will test it now
thorn saffron
@little eagle Damn, it returns an empty array and I do have units in FFV seats
little eagle
What vehicle?
thorn saffron
CUP UH-1H
little eagle
Eh, I have no CUP atm. Can you try it on the Chinook-eque heli from vanilla?
little eagle
Shouldn't that put an on screen error message then?
thorn saffron
nope it just didn't do anything
little eagle
Generic error (because undefined variable inside array used as arg)
thorn saffron
ok it worked perfectly now
private _crewCargo = fullCrew [helo1, "cargo", false];
private _crewOnlyFFV = fullCrew [helo1, "", false] select {_x select 4} apply {_x select 0};
_fullCargo = _crewCargo + _crewOnlyFFV;
{doGetOut _x} forEach _fullCargo;```this makes all of the cargo and FFV guys disembark the helicopter, while leaving gunners and such mounted
little eagle
I think that would have some of them doubled.
Like every Cargo slot with FFV would be twice in that array.
thorn saffron
FFV seats are treated as gunners, not cargo
little eagle
Really?
thorn saffron
yup
little eagle
[B Alpha 1-1:5,"Turret",1,[3],true]
Turret, not Gunner
But I know what you mean.
private _crewCargoAndFFV = fullCrew [_vehicle, "", false] select {_x select 1 == "cargo" || _x select 4} apply {_x select 0};
Makes more sense to me.
_crewCargo in your example would be an ARRAY full of subarrays, and therefore make doGetOut error.
thorn saffron
nope it works fine
little eagle
Tested with cargo slots that are not FFV? Because doGetOut shouldn't accept arrays.
thorn saffron
I tested on a fully loaded helo
little eagle
It looks 100% like error to me. Maybe the heli has no cargo slots. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
thorn saffron
it does
little eagle
Well then it would error. Let me try...
thorn saffron
I configed that thing myself including the FFV
shut flower
stumbled across a quite strange behviour of setPosASL
if an object has set vectordirandup and I execute obj setPosAsl (getPosAsl obj) the object rises toward z axis
does anybody has a clue why this is happening and how to prevent this?
little eagle
Nice. Apparently doGetOut accepts an ARRAY full of Object or sub ARRAY's with garbage data and objects:
{doGetOut _x} forEach [["garbage data", player]];
Ah, and if you use subarrays, everything that isn't an object is ignored, but the units disembark one after the other.
Instead of all at the same time.
thorn saffron
and player gets dismounted as well
little eagle
Yeah, it works for playable characters.
thorn saffron
I basically wanted to create an alternative to the transport unload WP, one that does not result in injuries or death due to erratic helo behaviour
private _crewCargoAndFFV = fullCrew [helo1, "", false] select {_x select 1 == "cargo" || _x select 4} apply {_x select 0};
{doGetOut _x} forEach _crewCargoAndFFV;```
Also works perfectlytransport WP ends up the way it does because they try to regroup and just fall off
little eagle
I think it's better to use this one ^, because it doesn't use a syntax with bad data that may break some time in the future.
{doGetOut _x} forEach crew cameraOn; // works
{doGetOut _x} forEach [crew cameraOn]; // works
{doGetOut _x} forEach [[crew cameraOn]]; // fails silently
The nesting cannot be too deep.
thorn saffron
than maybe just create a "clean" array
lone glade
third one would end up with
_x = [crew1, crew2, crew3]
little eagle
I think that ^ is why it accepts units in nested arrays. Making multiple crew _vehicleN disembark with one command. Still weird that it accepts non-objects.
lone glade
true
little eagle
The garbage data can only be inside the nested arrays:
{doGetOut _x} forEach ["garbage data", player];
This one errors "generic error".
I would add it to the wiki, but:
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lone glade
can't use your bohemia account?
lone glade
I do, I receive arma mobile ops ads from it 😄
little eagle
I can't use my old accounts anymore. They changed the website twice since, and the old logins don't work anymore.
thorn saffron
Damn, if I straight up put:
private _crewCargoAndFFV = fullCrew [vehicle this, "", false] select {_x select 1 == "cargo" || _x select 4} apply {_x select 0};
{doGetOut _x} forEach _crewCargoAndFFV;
into an activation filed of a land waypoint the helo does not wait and files up when units are disembarking resulting in deaths and injuries
still forum
If your account is still there then i can probably send a password reset email
little eagle
"You" can? xD
still forum
yeah
little eagle
@thorn saffron I think those waypoints have conditions. Just give either this one or the next one (can't remember which) the condition to be empty on those slots.
_crewCargoAndFFV isEqualTo []
Tho no I probably can't. I can send for wiki accounts but you need one for BI account
Or I can but it's not gonna do anything
little eagle
Oh, and if this is still about custom waypoints with config, then you could put a waitUntil there. The waypoint isn't finished until the script is done.
meager heart
crew and ffv's different groups there ?
little eagle
FFV is in Turret, but non-FFV may also be in Turret.
Cargo is in Cargo.
He wants FFV and Cargo. But I guess that includes the commanders of tanks.
thorn saffron
Its mostly about helicopters
little eagle
It would include a copilot if he had ffv enabled. But idk if that even works.
lone glade
doubt those exist
meager heart
why not something like this ?
private _group = group driver _heli;
{_x leaveVehicle _heli} forEach units _group;
they did for a single day, then got removed 😭
thorn saffron
copilot is a dead weight anyway 😛
little eagle
Because then the pilot and the gunner would disembark too.
Also, you can use units on a unit, so you could skip thegroup command.
meager heart
Then i don't get what he trying to do...
little eagle
Make everyone BUT the gunner and pilot disembark.
thorn saffron
basically I want the helo to dump the cargo people including guys that can FFV
little eagle
Is this for a waypoint in the editor?
thorn saffron
kinda, I'm looking at the scripted WP now to see if i can work out the waitunitl to prevent helo from moving when units are disembarking
little eagle
They have some fancy stuff for the config waypoints since Orange:
class Demine //sources - ["A3_Functions_F_Orange"]
{
displayName = "CLEAR MINES";
file = "A3\functions_f_orange\waypoints\fn_wpDemine.sqf";
icon = "\a3\Ui_f\data\Map\MapControl\waypointeditor_CA.paa";
class Attributes //sources - ["A3_Functions_F_Orange"]
{
class ClearUnknown //sources - ["A3_Functions_F_Orange"]
{
property = "ClearUnknown";
displayName = "Deactivat All Mines";
tooltip = "When checked, the group will clear all mines in the area, otherwise it will target only mines known to the group's side.";
control = "Checkbox";
defaultValue = "true";
expression = "_this setWaypointScript (waypointScript _this + format [' %1',_value]);";
};
};
};
the land WP points to "A3\functions_f\waypoints\fn_wpLand.sqf" if I have a mission with scripts folder, then could I use "scripts\fn_wpLandDisembark.sqf"? For testing
little eagle
The script path has to be absolute most likely.
thorn saffron
I guess I will have to re-run the loop for creating _crewCargoAndFFV array to finally satisfy the "_crewCargoAndFFV isEqualTo []" condition
meager heart
is it will be not easier with just scripts ? 😀
little eagle
But this way you do it once, and then it's the easiest for forever.
thorn saffron
I want something that I can use as a waypoint in editor
little eagle
/*
Author: Karel Moricky
Description:
Let group members fire artillery barrage on waypoint position
Parameters:
0: GROUP
1: ARRAY - waypoint position
2: OBJECT - target to which waypoint is attached to
3 (Optional): NUMBER - number of fired rounds
4 (Optional): STRING - magazine type
Returns:
BOOL
*/
private ["_group","_pos","_target","_count","_magazine","_wp"];
_group = _this param [0,grpnull,[grpnull]];
_pos = _this param [1,[],[[]],3];
_target = _this param [2,objnull,[objnull]];
_count = _this param [3,100,[0]];
_magazine = _this param [4,"",[""]];
_wp = [_group,currentwaypoint _group];
_wp setwaypointdescription localize "STR_A3_CfgWaypoints_Artillery";
private ["_vehsFire"];
_vehsFire = [];
waituntil {
private ["_countReady","_vehsGroup"];
_countReady = 0;
_vehsGroup = [];
[...]
sleep 1;
count _vehsGroup == _countReady
};
//--- Cleanup
{
_x setvariable ["bis_fnc_wpArtillery_magazine",nil];
_x move position _x;
} foreach _vehsFire;
true
Shortened, but this is how a scripted one from vanilla works.
thorn saffron
I'm actually looking at the land cunction
fn_wpland.sqf
/*
Author: Karel Moricky
Description:
Let group members land at the waypoint position
Parameters:
0: GROUP
1: ARRAY - waypoint position
2: OBJECT - target to which waypoint is attached to
Returns:
BOOL
*/
private ["_group","_pos","_target","_wp"];
_group = _this param [0,grpnull,[grpnull]];
_pos = _this param [1,[],[[]],3];
_target = _this param [2,objnull,[objnull]];
_wp = [_group,currentwaypoint _group];
_wp setwaypointdescription localize "STR_A3_CfgWaypoints_Land";
private ["_vehsMove","_vehsLand"];
_vehsMove = [];
_vehsLand = [];
waituntil {
private ["_countReady","_vehsGroup"];
_countReady = 0;
_vehsGroup = [];
//--- Check state of group members
{
private ["_veh"];
_veh = vehicle _x;
if (_x == effectivecommander _x) then {
if (!(_veh in _vehsMove)) then {
//--- Move to landing position
_veh domove _pos;
_vehsMove set [count _vehsMove,_veh];
} else {
if !(istouchingground _veh) then {
if (unitready _veh && !(_veh in _vehsLand)) then {
//--- van 't Land
_veh land "land";
_vehsLand set [count _vehsLand,_veh];
};
} else {
//--- Ready (keep the engine running)
_veh engineon true;
_countReady = _countReady + 1;
};
};
_vehsGroup set [count _vehsGroup,_veh];
};
} foreach units _group;
//--- Remove vehicles which are no longer in the group
_vehsMove = _vehsMove - (_vehsMove - _vehsGroup);
_vehsLand = _vehsLand - (_vehsLand - _vehsGroup);
sleep 1;
count _vehsGroup == _countReady
};
true```Yeah, that is the other scripted one next to clear mines and arty.
thorn saffron
ok "scripts\fn_wpLandUnload.sqf" fired up on a pure scripted WP and helo landed, now I need to plug my get out thing and it should be fine
meager heart
_heli land "get out";
waitUntil {isTouchingGround _heli};
_group leaveVehicle _heli;
@meager heart I only want cargo and FFV guys to get out that is why I use sqf private _crewCargoAndFFV = fullCrew [vehicle this, "", false] select {_x select 1 == "cargo" || _x select 4} apply {_x select 0}; {doGetOut _x} forEach _crewCargoAndFFV;
meager heart
little eagle
¯_(ツ)_/¯
meager heart
I'am stoped...🙅
thorn saffron
damn can't paste what I tried
Ok, kinda got it working, but one issue, if the commander of the squad is inside the helo he will order units back in
also my waitUntil does not seem to end and helo stays grounded.
nevermind
the UH-1H is pretty derpy and pilot just smashes it into the ground, testing UH-60 with FFV instead, it lands it drops the droops, but it does not proceed to the next waypoint. My guess is that the script does not finish and the scripted WP is not completed
little eagle
systemChat debug time.
lone glade
TRACE / LOG masterrace
little eagle
: /
still forum
Real debugger debug time
little eagle
I didn't see any TRACE_n in the ACE arsenal.
lone glade
I removed them
little eagle
What's the point then?
lone glade
I used a shitload when I was writing it tho
little eagle
Well, why remove them? They're noop without DEBUG_MODE_FULL
little eagle
I don't see how they're better than systemChat then. That's like their main benefit.
thorn saffron
allrighty got it working fine for the player group, now I need to stop the AI commander from ordering the units back in
little eagle
I think that is just unassignVehicle _x.
thorn saffron
@little eagle Nope, they still get ordered back in by the commander, tried this
{unassignVehicle _x} forEach _crewCargoAndFFV;```OK! sqf {_x leaveVehicle _veh} forEach _crewCargoAndFFV;
Worked!
Ok, multiple separate helicopters work perfectly fine, they drop the troops and move on only after all of them disembarked. Multiple helos in one group fly up when one of them dumped the cargo, even if there are people left inside of other helos (results in fall and death).
Still it worked supprisingly well for a simple insertion WP, when helos were separate groups nobody died or was injured.
worn hatch
is it possible to make it so that when a player holsters a certain weapon it always drops on the floor instead of going on their back? (basically If im doing it the way I want too then it means making the main object a weapon but if they can holster it on there back it wont work so I want it to either not be able to be holstered or drop on the floor when they do)
simple solstice
{
diag_log format ['%1 => %2',configName _x,getText (_x >> "displayName")];
} forEach ("true" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgVehicles"));
``` I have this script for exporting classnames to vehicle names. How would I add an `if` so it only prints vehicles (cars, planes, etc.)?got it
{
diag_log format ['%1 => %2',configName _x,getText (_x >> "displayName")];
} forEach ("getNumber (_x >> 'transportSoldier') > 0" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgVehicles"));
I'm on a CUP map and I'm trying to dynamically populate towns, but some are only listed under NameLocal rather than NameVillage or NameCity. I don't want to use NameLocal because it includes things I don't want to use. Has anyone had this problem before? Did you find a solution?
thorn saffron
@little eagle Showed an interesting example for a new waypoint config. I did manage to create my own working custom WP, but but his example had an extra option you can check. How can I actually make use of that? THe orange DLC is ebo file so I can't look into it how the function is actually using that waypoint option.
class Demine //sources - ["A3_Functions_F_Orange"]
{
displayName = "CLEAR MINES";
file = "A3\functions_f_orange\waypoints\fn_wpDemine.sqf";
icon = "\a3\Ui_f\data\Map\MapControl\waypointeditor_CA.paa";
class Attributes //sources - ["A3_Functions_F_Orange"]
{
class ClearUnknown //sources - ["A3_Functions_F_Orange"]
{
property = "ClearUnknown";
displayName = "Deactivat All Mines";
tooltip = "When checked, the group will clear all mines in the area, otherwise it will target only mines known to the group's side.";
control = "Checkbox";
defaultValue = "true";
expression = "_this setWaypointScript (waypointScript _this + format [' %1',_value]);";
};
};
};```I can gather that it somehow sends the "true" value into the script
indigo snow
thats standard 3DEN attributes
so use it like that
its code that executes once whenever the - in this case - waypoint is spawned
( @thorn saffron )
Whats interesting is that these can be used for every entity that can be places in 3DEN , so also markers and triggers for example
We use a marker attribute to hide them from certain sides
torn juniper
doesn't arma lazy evaluate && conditions?
indigo snow
Yes && {like this}
indigo snow
It doesnt indeed
edgy dune
so is it possible to use disableCollisionWith and enableCollisionWith to make a object so that anyone and vic can walk through
tough abyss
"enableCollisionWith is a script that when you apply it to an object, it will be solid and the player will not be able to go through it. However, if you want your unit to go through it, you may want to use the disableCollisionWith command. An example for this is: "
tough abyss
expects another object so no
jade abyss
{ _Object disableCollisionWith _x;} forEach [ListOfObjects];```ah cool ,I was tryna find out if there was a way to do it without a forloop but I guess it wokrs
thanks
edgy dune
alright so for some reason,it disableCollisionWith doesnt work for vics, this is wat im using
mergedList=allUnits;
mergedList append vehicles;
{ _this disableCollisionWith _x;} forEach mergedList;
hint "done";
any ideas why?
it works with infantry
still forum
@edgy dune
mergedList=allUnits;
mergedList append vehicles;
->
mergedList=allUnits + vehicles;
@Andrew#0693 It needs that because SQF requires to have the values passed to commands before it's calling the commands.
isPlayer _unit is a command so it has to evaluate it first and break it down to a single value. I think internally it even does lazy eval. As in if the left side is already false it doesn't even look what the right side value is. But it still needs to build the value to be able to pass it. {isPlayer _unit} is a CODE value. So nothing to do here.
Dirty fix but it works
@edgy dune On a Dedicated server?
@torn juniper Discord being shit again. See above
hallow spear
anyone know how to change the name of the AV in the UAV terminal? selector in top left of interface
still forum
That is the name of the vehicle you are controlling right?
edgy dune
@still forum i was actually testing in a quick misson i made in eden,will it work if i do it on my units server)
still forum
Not for players on your server https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/disableCollisionWith Read the big warning
But if you test in editor it should work. What are you doing to test if collision is disabled?
edgy dune
Well wat im doing to test is
I spawn a vr block,one of the big ones
put the gode I have
code*
then walk through it,which works. Then I spawn like a tank and see if it works,which doesnt
still forum
You run the code after you spawn the tank tho right?
edgy dune
yes
after the tank is spawned
I have a feeling it doesnt work for vics,unless someones done it then in that case im messing up
still forum
LUL
You know.. Reading helps
Even I didn't read that
This command doesn't disable collision between PhysX objects.
Vehicles are PhysX
edgy dune
thats wat I thought XD
I had a feeling they where,I didnt want it to be true
So theres no way around it?
What im tryna do is
u know how in star wars hangers have sheilds? well someone iin my unit has a "shield object" a transperent blue object basicly. Wat id like to do is have that object be so that ppl and vics can go through ,basicly like a static object
still forum
I don't know another way atleast with disabling collision via script
Did you make that shield yourself? Can you modify it?
still forum
If you did model it yourself you could make a animation that disables the collision quite easily
edgy dune
yea cant edit the mod cause its not our mod to edit u know,dont wana piss the devs off
also
still forum
If it's a easy model maybe you find someone to remake it for you and add that animation
I would. But I'm disabled for this whole week sooo...
edgy dune
RIP
welp I guess our misson maker will have to get creative and use wat static object they have,atleast it works with infantry
still forum
When is the mission?
still forum
Like if you ask in #arma3_model if someone can help you with that and make a simple shield model with a animation. For me it would probably be an hour of work. Maybe someone is nice enough to quickly slap something together
edgy dune
would having disableSimulation on a addAction for a vic where it sets the speed to a constant velo untill an other addAction say "re enable sim" work?