does it not work in BIS VR arsenal?
#arma3_scripting
obtuse cosmos
for the dummy players (not vehicles)
1 sec, I'll modify the function for you, stand by
ah
odd
//--- Reset all textures after some time
if (damage _target == 0) then {
I don't think this is even run?
willow haven
idk
willow haven
if you figure it out let me know, I gotta sleep
blazing quiver
@obtuse cosmos Hey, I looked into the animate command you linked me but I'm not able to access the config/CfgModels file for the asset since it's from a mod.
Am I SoL or is there any alternative?
obtuse cosmos
player switchMove "Acts_CivilIdle_1";
use switchMove
@willow haven I'll send fix tomorrow as it isn't perfect atm - I made progress though:
I can reset it fully to purple CIV VR entity but when I try to set it all white, it flickers through the textures before applying :S
{
_unit setHit [_x, 0];
} forEach (getAllHitPointsDamage _unit select 1);
unborn ether
@obtuse cosmos Why not just
_unit setDamage 0;
It does the same you do
unborn ether
@obtuse cosmos Hitpoints != Selections. You can apply and read damage only from HitPoints
obtuse cosmos
Bov addEventHandler ["HitPart",
{
_this spawn
{
_unit = (_this select 0) select 0;
_hitParts = (_this select 0) select 5;
_unit setDamage 0;
if ((count _hitParts isEqualTo [])) exitWith {};
sleep 5;
{
_unit setHit [_x, 0];
} forEach (getAllHitPointsDamage _unit select 1);
// _unit setObjectTexture [0, "#(rgb,8,8,3)color(1,1,1,1)"];
};
}];
Bov is my test dummy ๐
Well
I tried this too: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setHitPointDamage
And changed 1 to 2
} forEach (getAllHitPointsDamage _unit select 1); > 2
I mean 0
testing locally
unborn ether
@obtuse cosmos Wait, are you expecting for "HItPart" EVH to trigger that way?
unborn ether
@obtuse cosmos so your Bov should take damage and then reset it, right?
obtuse cosmos
it is too late/early -> need more coffee
this is for BIS_fnc_VRHitpart
that doesn't work for entities
only vehicles
when I compiled the function after putting into a new file, with like: Haz_fnc_VRHitpart
didn't work at all, hence why I made hacky work around
trying to*
it is for @willow haven
I originally wanted to repair the original
Another odd thing is, the params, they are in an array
hence: ```sqf
_hitParts = (_this select 0) select 5;
@obtuse cosmos @willow haven Well, if you are not really willing to make velocity or direction vectors, better use "HandleDamage" as it also has reading about where and what damage, and is applied to whatever unit/vehicle
obtuse cosmos
ahh, I just saw why...
_this
@unborn ether Still use BIS_fnc_VRHitpart
this is just on top of it
as BIS_fnc_VRHitpart doesn't reset
unborn ether
@obtuse cosmos Well create your own function from scratch based on what you need <- best way to go ๐
obtuse cosmos
yeah, I usually do
I don't need this
it was suppose to be a quick hacky work around fix
but I ended up spending a lot of time on it
lol
the shadow is FUBAR too ๐
@unborn ether what I need help with is: https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/213439-set-the-scrollbar-position-with-rsccontrolsgroup-not-rsclistbox/
if you are interested ๐
unborn ether
@obtuse cosmos You can get the ctrlPosition of the created RscControlsGroup and set the button offseted position with ctrlSetPosition after the group is created.
obtuse cosmos
the scrollbar?
Basically, I want to create a similar effect to web page with jQuery scrollTo
but from when I click the button
unborn ether
@obtuse cosmos You cant set scrollbar positions in any normal way, besides you can use this:
_group ctrlSetAutoScrollSpeed 0.001;
_group ctrlSetAutoScrollDelay 0;
_group ctrlSetAutoScrollRewind false;
This will immediatly scroll current group to the bottom of its content
obtuse cosmos
I think I can work with this...
maybe if I have multiple RscControlsGroup?
In the pic, you see On Foot | In Vehicle | In Boat
next should be: In Helicopter | In Jet | In UAV
after that: Ambient Life | Ambient Sounds | Backpack Access
unborn ether
@obtuse cosmos You can create main group, and create sub-groups, and just make the button ctrlShow the whole group, and scrolling the main group down.
obtuse cosmos
ah
I see.
thanks @unborn ether - Will try tonight (in evening) 06:56 am here atm and heading out soon
peak plover
Anyone having flickering issue with ctrlcommit and resizing a Ctrl in a resource ?
I resize Ctrl 1 and both Ctrl 1 and 2 flicker
meager heart
if controls grouped maybe you resizing child and not all group ?
i know only one issue with ctrlCommit and that's not flickering
^ that issue is about actual commit time
peak plover
It's weird to say the least, but I can ty separate resource per Ctrl, or just create a few
meager heart
ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
unborn ether
@tough abyss Any updates in cutRsc-like UI might cause the UI container to regenerate for some reason, and even crash. I have a display created with cutRsc, and sometimes it just crashes to displayNull.
@tough abyss Why? Ask BIS.
cerulean whale
Anyone know how to make a custom debug console ( want to integrate it into my admin / editor menu - designed to be a bit like ECC with some more useful stuff) in a dialog? I was planning to do SQF ctrlText of an RscEdit and then ```SQF
call compile ```` that but it has issues if the code entered has double quotations like " instead of '. Any ideas of a better way to compile?
unborn ether
@cerulean whale Strange, ctrlText always returns preprocessed string, so it will contain a proper set of delimiters. For example it will return Name 'Nickname' Lastname as "Name ""Nickname"" Lastname"
Does anybody have an idea how to make a scripted shutdown of an Arma binary which !isServer and !hasInterface. Headless client for example?
cerulean whale
I can test it again but last time I was working on this menu I had issues with that
chilly surge
Greetings. Iยดm currently working on a mission and wanted to randomize the headgear the players are going to wear, when they load their loadout. I tested some things, but couldnยดt get it to work. Maybe some one can help me ๐
https://pastebin.com/7Axcdr15
chilly surge
Thanks. I just feel stupid now for asking!
thorn saffron
Still chipping away at my shop script thingy. Today I want to tackle the price settings. I basically want 2 things going on: a list of set prices for particular weapons as well as general catch-all prices when the weapon has no specific price defined.
params = ["_class"]
// Prices set for specific classes
_specificWeaponPrices = [
"arifle_MX_F",100,
"arifle_MX_GL_F",200,
"arifle_MX_SW_F",300,
"launch_B_Titan_short_F",400,
"launch_NLAW_F",500
];
// Prices set for general groups of weapons, in case the weapon that we try to find does not have specific price set
_genericWeaponPrices = [
150, // type = 1, rifle
50, //type = 2, handgun
350 //type = 4, launcher
];
// We check the specific prices array to see if a price was set for our weapon
_index = _specificWeaponPrices find _class;
// The index will return the position weapon's class name if it was defined in the _specificWeaponPrices array, if not it will return -1
if (_index > -1) then {
// Specific price found, we now set the price to the value was set by pointing the script to the position next to the class name that returned the hit, thats where is the price for our weapon
_price = _specificWeaponPrices select (_index + 1);
} else {
// Things got complicated and the weapon has no specific price set. In this case we need to check what type the weapon is and then use a value from our generic prices array
_type = (getNumber(configFile >> "cfgWeapons" >> _class >> "type"));
switch (_type) do {
case 1: { _price = _genericWeaponPrices select 0 }; // Price set to generic rifle price
case 2: { _price = _genericWeaponPrices select 1 }; // Price set to generic handgun price
case 4: { _price = _genericWeaponPrices select 2 }; // Price set to generic launcher price
};
};
lone glade
comment hell
thorn saffron
@lone glade At least I don't have to explain what I wanted to do, I can post a version without comments if you want
The comments were mostly for my sake, just so I can learn and see what I'm doing.
scarlet temple
Hey guys... i have a little problem i can't solve. My clan is allowed to build their own fob in my missions and i wrote a save script for that by myself. But this scripts safes every object within 400m radius, also objects which are already placed by the map. So my question is: Does anyone know a way to recognize / ignore default by the map placed objects?
silence ^^
indigo snow
@scarlet temple check them against terrainobjects or something?
peak plover
How do you even get them all ?
indigo snow
iunno
peak plover
Nearobjects should do like no map
indigo snow
my thought, but apparently hes got them /shrug
peak plover
Anyway arratIntersects and nearestterrainobjects
indigo snow
shame we dont have the inverse of arrayIntersect
still forum
I do >:D
thorn saffron
@nigel#4210 The question is: is there not too much gross coding ineptitude? ๐
indigo snow
id only change the switch
if you add a dummy entry for the default prices at index 3, you can just _array select (_type-1)
i'd also slightly worry about _specificWeaponPrices getting too long for find to run fast
thorn saffron
@indigo snow Not sure, it could cause some confusion, also the code like this can be easily adapted for vehicles and items
indigo snow
fair point
thorn saffron
as for, the find: I do not know any better way of doing this. I also like how simple this whole set up is.
indigo snow
it is, just dont make shops with hundreds of items i guess
its no nearObjects so youd be fine 99% of the time
thorn saffron
The weapons, magazines and items will have a separate prices arrays
split coral
"shame we dont have the inverse of arrayIntersect"
wouldn't that be _array1 - _array2?
indigo snow
(_array1 - _array2) + (_array2 - _array1) but also handling duplicates correctly
thorn saffron
@indigo snow The issue I had was weapon and their count arrays could have duplicates in completely different positions, so I have to have script that checks for duplicates and adds up the duplicates' count to the unique class count. Fortunately I got some help and solved that issue.
thorn saffron
@inner swallow Yeah, I used that to get the index of the unique, the issue was that the count was in the second array. Did get it to work though
_classnames = [];
_ammount = [];
_output = [_classnames,_ammount];
{
_class = (_taroShopInventoryWeapons select 0) select _forEachIndex;
_num = (_taroShopInventoryWeapons select 1) select _forEachIndex;
_index = _classnames pushBackUnique _class;
if (_index > -1) then {
_ammount pushback _num;
}else {
_index = (_classnames find _class);
_ammount set [_index, (_ammount select _index) + _num];
};
} forEach(_taroShopInventoryWeapons select 0);
_taroShopInventoryWeapons = _output;```Probably still shit, but it does the job
edgy dune
you now how u can use addWeaponTurret and addMagazineTurret to add vehicle wepaons to other vehicles? can you add infantry weapons to vehicles?
exotic tinsel
what file should i put this functionality in ? HandleDisconnect
exotic tinsel
i know it needs to be server side but i dont know if the init is right of the serverinit
//========== Disconnected players become AI fix ==========
addMissionEventHandler ["HandleDisconnect",
{
_unit = _this select 0;
deleteVehicle _unit;
}];
Both fire on the server
exotic tinsel
just trying to prevent ai when player disconnects
i had it in the init but we still had an ai guy when a player got kicked for battleeye issue
exotic tinsel
any idea why it didnt get rid of the ai after player got kicked, or is there a on kicked event i need to use?
still forum
If you don't want disconnected players to become AI you can also just.. disable ai...
exotic tinsel
it is
still forum
On disconnect player just falls over dead if AI is disabled
So if it doesn't for you.... ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
unborn ether
@edgy dune Mass Confusion ๐
edgy dune
I tried it
and it worked ๐
wat i ment was like making the little bird shoot the mx rifle
unborn ether
@edgy dune Well, unit is also a vehicle, so basicly you can "attach" a tank cannon to a player
unborn ether
BIS_fnc_compatibleItems uses CBA_fnc_createNamespace
unborn ether
unborn ether
So BIS_fnc_compatibleItems is not a BIS function?
halcyon crypt
unborn ether
๐ wtf is it on BIS wiki then
still forum
Because BIS also has a function with that name in vanilla
That has the same functionality
unborn ether
Well anyways, who's not using CBA novadays.
lone glade
a lot of people
tough abyss
i dont ๐
still forum
Everyone who plays vanilla.
unborn ether
Arma 3 vanilla exists? ๐
inner swallow
Yes ๐
meager granite
And what's that arm you're talking about
unborn ether
One commy2 dies elsewhere each time you say that ๐
errant jasper
Anyway to increase the render distance of RTT?
austere granite
no
unborn ether
Isn't it based on viewDistance or getObjectViewDistance?
austere granite
its 400m max either weay it hink
errant jasper
Its a bit higher here. But I find a semi-workaround
At 500m I can still see stuff. But 1km is "fogged"
lone glade
@eager prawn the best way to keep frames up is using "low" quality assets, less polys and lower res textures -> a shitiload more frames
I had about 80 fps (client) on our last CUP event, and that was with TFAR 0.92 which is very performance... unfriendly
eager prawn
^ He's referencing my $100 offer in #creators_recruiting
lone glade
unless you have a shitload of frameworks in the background or are using advanced ballistics on everything ofc.
eager prawn
but yeah, im trying not to sacrifice gameplay for frames
lone glade
i'm helping for free ๐
eager prawn
not using anything too complex, but yeah using the classic TFAR. I've capped the slots at 90 players per mission (and there's still a queue of 15 over it)
lone glade
switching to ACRE or TFAR 1.0 will provide a significant performance uplift
obtuse cosmos
Like a donkey with 3 legs ๐
lone glade
so he can't release it ๐
eager prawn
@still forum Can you and me have a heart-to-heart on Teamspeak at some point? ๐ Just to talk about the use of TFAR 1.0
lone glade
hopefully he get it sorted soon, but don't worry I keep pestering him about it.
eager prawn
shit, I'll buy @still forum a new HDD if it gets him to release soon
meager heart
I hope discord at some point will support plugins
meager heart
it does support more https://betterdocs.net/collections/plugins
afaik nothing for arma usable
eager prawn
for me, I don't think Discord will ever replace Teamspeak, but it's definitely good for casual gaming/communication
unborn ether
It surely will not, simply because of permissions system, which is not really present in discord
lone glade
and the better audio on ts
unborn ether
Well, codecs are replaceable, its just a matter of resources
Discord is a public resource, while teamspeak is a private resource mostly.
lone glade
discord is a startup trying to get bought
unborn ether
lone glade
slack is the "profesionnal" variant
meager heart
Discord "the noobs friendly and easy to use" vs ts
lone glade
riiiiiiight
manic sigil
Is it possible to create a free-floating sprite image? Like a retextured invisible wall or something?
lone glade
you mean a 3D icon / image ?
manic sigil
Sure, though 2d is fine too (hurr hurr)
Trying to inject fresh memes into my groups games.
manic sigil
That may be it... for context, the plan is a breif image of Wile E. Coyote with a plunger appearing before a bomb goes ofd
eager prawn
is there some sort of script I can use in conjunction with Zeus to utilize the full asset library, rather than just whats default available to Zeus? similar to XCam, but with the simpler Zeus interface?
eager prawn
bushes and rocks, yes, among many other things
meager heart
ares something
eager prawn
nah
not ares
ares is a GREAT addition to zeus
but it doesn't utilize your asset library
lone glade
i'll make similar modules / functionalities after i'm done with ace arsenal (soonTM)
eager prawn
wait, are you from the ACE team? @lone glade
lone glade
contributor
eager prawn
ah
lone glade
I made ace arsenal, garrison, and a few other modules
eager prawn
just started using ACEX headless clients today
lone glade
and a big part of the wiki
meager heart
and "the greatest community quotes" gist ๐
lone glade
I need to add more stuff to it, especially the steam workshop comments
lone glade
we got a bot that uses machine learning, yelling at bots is fun
lone glade
oh, no it's the "documentation / help" one
eager prawn
aahhh okay
lone glade
the reuploads are fine as long as they're tagged properly
eager prawn
at risk of going offtopic really quick, what's tagged properly mean?
lone glade
that they don't call it their mod or official afaik
eager prawn
well they call it "all the mods needed for our server in one mod"
dunno what that categorizes it as ๐ - feel free to continue this in #ip_rights_violations or #offtopic_arma so FM doesn't kill us
lone glade
I don't have the knoweldge required to answer that as i'm not part of the team, plus i'm fairly sure nobody reads the steam workshop comments
it's a goddamn cesspool of toxicity
eager prawn
๐
obtuse cosmos
lol
cosmic kettle
Question regarding locality;
I added the HitPart EVH to local objects on a client and inside that hitpart EVH there is a remoteExecCall to the server.
For some reason it seems not to get executed. Anything specific I'm missing here?
obtuse cosmos
show code?
lone glade
must be a syntax error, and also using remoteExec in an EH that fires multiple times per hit is a very, very bad idea
that's the high way to network spam town
obtuse cosmos
yeah
lone glade
it's not handledamage bad but still
cosmic kettle
It's actually only sending on the first hit, but thx for the advise. The code is nothing big rly.
// gets executed on client for local objects
_this addEventHandler ["HitPart", ARM_Events_fnc_shootingRangeShot];
// line inside the hitpart
[_target] remoteExecCall ["ARM_Events_fnc_collapseTargetGlobal", 0];
// collapsetargetglobal
params [
["_target", objNull, [objNull]]
];
_target setVariable ["BIS_poppingEnabled", false];
_target animate ["Terc", 1];
outside of the false in setVar that doesn't need to be there it seems fine
but again i'm tired as shit so i may be missing something obvious. ๐
cosmic kettle
To be honest this is what I assumed to be a 1h script that has been going for +1 week.
Hence why I'm finally seeking help here after going over dozens of BIS forum posts etc...
lone glade
what's the issue?
cosmic kettle
I tested this with multiple people on MP dedi
if i run this
// line inside the hitpart
[_target] remoteExecCall ["ARM_Events_fnc_collapseTargetGlobal", 0];
locally, it works.
on the EVH, it doesnt.
cosmic kettle
I know, got desperate and am now just broadcasting
cosmic kettle
?
lone glade
nevermind, my eyes playing tricks
cosmic kettle
np, appreciate the help man.
cosmic kettle
thing is, I know locality is a hard one to wrap your head around, but this seems unintentional...
lone glade
it's not a locality issue
cosmic kettle
am past diag_logging already, I just do not accept targets not popping down if one shoots them...
cosmic kettle
The thing is, the globalcollapse gets executed on each client.
lone glade
? doesn't matter, the hit EH wouldn't fire.
it just doesn't track damage at that point
lone glade
does the function works if you call it outside of the remoteExec?
cosmic kettle
but the global call should make said target drop on all clients regardless of simulation
lone glade
it may not be compiled or you have a typo
cosmic kettle
have a diag log at the and reporting the correct info
lone glade
the target is just not falling?
cosmic kettle
honestly I have not, assuming it wouldn't change since works on lcoal
will try it as we speak.
cosmic kettle
Just to elaborate
the global script works, because if not they wouldn't even fall locally.
it's just that only the local player sees them fall.
lone glade
that's... weird
cosmic kettle
ikr
lone glade
going to check something brb
cosmic kettle
willing to send the source files if wanted.
lone glade
you shouldn't need to script them falling afaik
those animations should be network synced
cosmic kettle
that's what I thought
I even had to exclude the swivel ones because on MP dedi, they don't even move...
lone glade
they do
cosmic kettle
I am suspecting BIS for removing the ani on dedi since it used to overflow netmsgs
I initialize every target with:
_this enableSimulation true;
_this allowDamage true;
_this animate ["Terc",0];
_this removeAllEventHandlers "Hit";
_this removeAllEventHandlers "HitPart";
_this addEventHandler ["HitPart", ARM_Events_fnc_shootingRangeShot];
removing EHs may not be a good idea ๐
cosmic kettle
It's because the default hit evh makes them pop up. I guess I could include that part into the shootingRangeShot.
lone glade
you tried using setDamage instead of animate btw ?
cosmic kettle
I have not. Also a good suggestion to try out.
lone glade
1 to down them, 0 to pop them back up
cosmic kettle
I'll give both animateSource and setDamage a try.
Still, this is very intriguing.
I tried BIS's MP mission where they employ these targets, they don't even seem to be able to do it...
lone glade
if you still can't fix it, replace the hitPart EH at a config level
cosmic kettle
@lone glade from BIS scripts:
// --- drop target
_target animate ["Terc", 1];
Clueless me lol
meager heart
This way its not working ? [_target] remoteExec ["ARM_Events_fnc_collapseTargetGlobal", _target];
i mean if you set _target as "target" for remoteExec
cosmic kettle
Nah, _target is actually the target dummy and has to be broadcasted globally.
I did notice though that BI went for execVM:
hitPart = "[(_this select 0)] execVM '\A3\Structures_F\Training\data\scripts\TargetP_Inf_F_hitPart.sqf';";
is there a specific difference between execVM and remoteExec that I don't know about? I though the latter was advised now?
meager heart
remoteExec - Asks server to execute given scripted function or script command on given target PC
execVM - just read it https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/execVM
cosmic kettle
yeah from what I know:
[] remoteExec ["something", -2];
==
{
[] execVM "something.sqf";
} forEach playableUnits;
I'm not new to scripting, just this specific problem is just not making any sense.
meager heart
-2 means execute on every client but not on the server
meager heart
forEach playableUnits < local host is server and playable unit same time
cosmic kettle
I know, we're strictly talking MP dedi here as everything works flawlessly in SP
which is even more frustrating...
even in MP dedi all works fine for the target owner.
I'm just trying to make it so spectators also enjoy the game, which seems like such easy task, but yet so unreachable.
meager heart
did you tested this ? > [_target] remoteExec ["ARM_Events_fnc_collapseTargetGlobal", _target];
cosmic kettle
Scrapping the 'specators' aspect' would mean the project would have taken <1 day. It's been going for + a week lol
I haven't, wouldn't this just execute it on the owner?
cosmic kettle
I am taking the remoteExec approach as I want it to work on other, non-owner clients.
locally all works fine, collapseTargetGlobal is just me trying to hack in the ***** targets dropping on other clients.
can one animate remote objects?
because all ARM_Events_fnc_collapseTargetGlobal does is:
params [
["_target", objNull, [objNull]]
];
_target setVariable ["BIS_poppingEnabled", false];
_target animate ["Terc", 1];
No magic here
and this is legit not working
Well it only works on owner.
So to answer your question, I don't think so.
I might lack some understanding of remoteExec though, never claimed to be an expert...
meager heart
ok then...
[_target] remoteExec ["ARM_Events_fnc_collapseTargetGlobal", ([_target,-2] select (isMultiplayer && isDedicated))]; //--- works everywhere, local host,dedicated,single....
care to explain that wizardry? ^^ will try it right away.
meager heart
if dedicated, remoteExec target is _target, if mp host/local host -2...
cosmic kettle
hmm, will give it a try :)
The only thing that's bothering me is shouldn't animate work for all clients if executed on one?
because I am actually doing all of this remoteExec stuff because when animating the object on shooter (owner) it doesn't sync for none of the other players.
cosmic kettle
yeah, won't be able to report back immediately though, will have to start up me laptop as there is 0 people to test at 4am lol ๐
meager heart
np... you don't have to, hope i helped you somehow ๐
cosmic kettle
Oh don't get me wrong, I appreciate everyone taking the time to even respond. My thanks sir.
meager heart
have fan ๐ป
cosmic kettle
Oh maybe one last question, why remoteExec and not remoteExecCall?
I'm actually using the latter atm, the reasoning behind it being I want 'prioritized' remote execution.
meager heart
remoteExec
Content of MP message sent by remoteExec command is executed on target machine in scheduled environment and as such abides to the same rules and limitations as other scheduled code.
If you want to execute more complex code that needs to be processed as separate spawn use remoteExec command.
More specifically:
If your code includes any delays (commands like sleep or waitUntil) you MUST use remoteExec.
If your code contains more CPU demanding operations that will take some time for the game to process, you SHOULD use remoteExec, otherwise you might experience performance drops.
remoteExecCall
Unlike remoteExec, MP messages send by remoteExecCall command are executed sequentially outside of the scheduled environment. This makes the remoteExecCall command very useful, if you need to to execute multiple codes/commands in a set sequence.
The code sent by remoteExecCall MUST NOT contain any delays and SHOULD NOT be too complex and CPU demanding.
``` editedYeah, so it should in theory wait untill the call is finished?
oh no
why does it exist then?
just for scheduled/unscheduled difference?
meager heart
That's probably question to bis ๐
cosmic kettle
I guess it's good that that misconception is out of the way.
again, thanks. ๐
once this works, next up will be MP compatible sliding targets, vectortransform looks promising.
meager heart
gl with that ๐
cosmic kettle
Anyway, the provided works in SP, so now for MP compat, but I am not really hoping on it tbh haha
sullen willow
If I were to use
bomb="M_Mo_82mm_AT_LG" createVehicle (getPos player);
on my multiplayer game will it just detonate on the person calling the script or will it detonate every player on the server?
peak plover
How do you call it?
sullen willow
This addaction ["Detonate","bomb.sqf"];
on the playable character init
peak plover
Another player can look at the player who is (this) and detonate him
do
if (!local this) exitWith {};
this addAction ["Detonate","bomb.sqf"];
Lmaooooo
peak plover
Means anyone who does not own that unit / not playing as it, will exit with nothing
sullen willow
That actually sounds pretty hilarious, not going to lie.
I might just leave it in that case
peak plover
haha ๐
peak plover
You should then probably look into the extra parameters for the addAction and make the distance smaller
default distance might be too big
Yeah, that's hilarious ๐
warm hedge
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setLightUseFlare
2. Flare won't have visual presentation in daytime.
peak plover
You could create a light and try setLightDayLight
It's not really a flare
But a possible alternative
warm hedge
Nah, I don't need a true light
Cuz I want to create a reflection light by a scope effect
meager heart
scope glint effect ?
meager heart
check forum there is couple threads about it
long gazelle
Oh mighty community, I be needing of your wisdom..
So I'm trying to create an eventHandler on my PopUp Target that when hit it will display a message "HIT". But I don't seem to get the line right, either it gives me and error or it doesn't do anything.. And the wiki sites aren't explaining anything to me..
still forum
@eager prawn I prefer not to talk to humans.
HDD recovery is at 48% I got 18% done yesterday.
still forum
Since I noticed #offtopic_hardware yesterday. 2-3 days. But.. Drive seems compleltly dead today. So probably not gonna make progress
still forum
And it's back online. Thanks cosmic rays ๐
Also never had a broken HDD like that. I like that learning of new stuff.
I read the ATA protocol documentation to find out what's wrong and thus I learned I had to disable SMART because that kills the drive somehow.
quartz coyote
Hello.
With @warm gorge we scripted a way of synchronising every player to the Camera Intro and to the spawn. It works perfectly well on some missions but on some I have players not getting the Intro synch although the rest of the player are... Here it goes :
initPlayerLocal :
player setVariable ["loaded",true,true];
if (isNil "Intro_Start") then {
Intro_Start = false;
};
waitUntil {Intro_Start};
if (isNil "Intro_Passed") then {
Intro_Passed = false;
};
if (!Intro_Passed) then {
[] spawn dm_fnc_CameraIntro;
};```
initServer :
```SQF
while {true} do {
private _units = playableUnits;
private _unitsDone = {_x getVariable ["loaded", false]} count _units;
if (_unitsDone isEqualTo (count _units)) exitWith {};
sleep 1;
};
Intro_Start = true;
publicVariable "Intro_Start";
while {true} do {
private _units = playableUnits;
private _unitsDone = {_x getVariable ["introDone", false]} count _units;
if (_unitsDone isEqualTo (count _units)) exitWith {};
sleep 1;
};
Intro_Passed = true;
publicVariable "Intro_Passed";```
CameraIntro :
```SQF
player setVariable ["introDone",true,true];```DO NOT FUCKING SUSPEND INIT SCRIPTS
JESUS
how many goddamn times will I have to repeat that
quartz coyote
For some reason, some players don't get checked by the "Loaded" var script but they do on "IntroDone"
perhaps with a
if (isNil "loaded") then
{
player setVariable ["loaded",true,true];
};```
???But I don't think so ...
kindred lichen
Hey, does anyone know if an after action report mod?
Something that captures player and ai actions, then let's is replay it after. We've seen one by Arma Finland that was really good. It rendered the actions on a map, let you follow specific players or just scroll around the mall while the mission played out.
astral tendon
so, isNil variable needs to be in "", but how do i put a variable in there?
like "[units playersgroup select 1]"
unborn ether
@astral tendon Yes, like isNil "units playersgroup select 1" but anyways better check before select.
astral tendon
that will not work because "units playersgroup select 0" will return "units playersgroup select 0"
lone glade
you can use isNil with a code block
astral tendon
how?
lone glade
well, (isNil {code})
astral tendon
That will do it, thanks.
astral tendon
but that give me a error about zero divisor
though is return a bool in the debug console
subtle ore
Can you post the full code please?
I just tested both lines in which I just posted, all work just fine. Not sure what you're doing wrong.
astral tendon
if (!isnil {units playersslots select 3}) then {units playersslots select 3 setpos getpos Cut_player_Possition_4; units playersslots select 3 setDir getDir Cut_Food_guy};
the 4ยฐ unit does not exist
unborn ether
Goes for Error: Zero Divisor?
subtle ore
private _grp = units playersslots select 3;
if (!isnil {_grp}) then
{
_grp setpos getpos Cut_player_Possition_4;
_grp setDir getDir Cut_Food_guy;
};
So, I don't necessarily see anything incorrect, what does units playersslots select 3 return?
astral tendon
nothing because there is no 4ยฐ player
unborn ether
Better check it via string syntax.
astral tendon
only me in the group that i am the select 0
unborn ether
anyways, its even better to use count to know what size of array you do have.
astral tendon
also, AI is disabled
subtle ore
if(count units _grp > 3) exitWith
{
hintSilent "More than 3";
};
etc
astral tendon
i see
if (count [units playersslots] == 1) then {units playersslots select 0 setpos getpos Cut_player_Possition_1; units playersslots select 0 setDir 247.344};
if (count [units playersslots] == 2) then {units playersslots select 1 setpos getpos Cut_player_Possition_2; units playersslots select 1 setDir 247.344};
if (count [units playersslots] == 3) then {units playersslots select 2 setpos getpos Cut_player_Possition_3; units playersslots select 2 setDir 247.344};
if (count [units playersslots] == 4) then {units playersslots select 3 setpos getpos Cut_player_Possition_4; units playersslots select 3 setDir 247.344};
any huge diference to == and > ?
subtle ore
YES?
unborn ether
@astral tendon
private _array = [0,1,2,3,4,5];
private _lastIndex = count _array - 1;
private _lastElement = _array select _lastIndex;
This is what you probably look for
subtle ore
== isEqualTo , > is greater than right param
unborn ether
This returns you size, last index, and element together.
astral tendon
I see, i suppuse that the result is the same for that right?
subtle ore
astral tendon
Thanks for the help.
unborn ether
@astral tendon
private _array = [units playersslots];
if (count _array == 0) exitWith {};
private _pos = getpos Cut_player_Possition_1;
for "_x" from 0 to (count _array - 1) do {
private _unit = units playersslots select _x;
_unit setpos _pos;
_unit setDir 247.344;
};
Anyone know of a way to detect if something is within a certain radius of your cursor?
Would like to display name tags of friendlies within that zone, but not everyone on screen. Don't want a clutter on the screen.
indigo snow
youll need to wrestle with worldToScreen and the related commands
tough abyss
Ya. Likely not too performance friendly to be constantly calculating that on every frame
subtle ore
why on every frame?
tough abyss
Well, for name tags on players within that zone
I'm using cursor to see if they are aiming at them to display it but if you are in a vehicle or sniping you likely won't be looking directly at them every time.
So it isn't showing up and causing friendly fire cases
It's not using oneachframe, but rather a loop and drawIcon3D
river meteor
@tough abyss If you are worried about the performance, KK offers you an alternative method http://killzonekid.com/arma-scripting-tutorials-addaction-quirks-v2/
tough abyss
It has a 15m limit, unfortunately
I'll play with the world to screen method when I have some free time. Thanks cptnnick
noble pond
im sure its perfectly possible to calculate it every frame
stressing out over every little bit of performance isn't worth the effort
and it won't save you anything anyways once the bullets start flying
tough abyss
Ya, will have to do some testing, see what works well and what doesn't.
vivid locust
Is there a way to scale a display without remaking it completly. I know there is this option:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlSetScale
But that's pretty nasty because the left upper corner remains the same position. I have a display with like 30 elements, is there no way to scale it?
peak plover
put it in a ctrl group?
not sure if that's what you mean
But then you can resize the ctrl group
vivid locust
How would you do that?
peak plover
the ctrls are children to the ctrl group
vivid locust
That ArmA 3 only I guess, I am still developing for ArmA 2 ๐
shadow sapphire
What're you working on for Arma 2?
lone glade
scaling is done engine side, use safezone + pixelGrid values
vivid locust
It's already done with safezones but if users don't like the display's size, it would be cool to have an option to make it smaller
@shadow sapphire https://epochmod.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2018_01/20180114150644_1-iloveimg-compressed.jpg.b9550aa490263df7353cfa9bdbd938f9.jpg
People still play ArmA 2 Epoch, that's why
lone glade
then you'll need to use ctrlSetPosition and resize all your controls
shadow sapphire
Oh, gotcha!
vivid locust
Oh man, that sucks. But thanks for the fast replies.
drowsy axle
austere granite
What's besrt way to check if someone has apex now?
Someone that odesn't have it wanna check (isDLCAvailable 395180) if it's false in-game? ๐
subtle ore
@Adanteh#0761 Returns true from me (because I'm a cool kid and I pre ordered apex ๐ )
//add default spawn position for west
[west,[2071.34,3435.72,0],"BLUFOR Base"] call BIS_fnc_addRespawnPosition;
//add default spawn position for east
[east,[11751.7,3155.33,0],"OPFOR Base"] call BIS_fnc_addRespawnPosition;
[missionNamespace,"ownerChanged",
{
params["_sector","_owner","_oldOwner"];
diag_log format["[SECTOR MANAGER]: Sector: %1 changed to owner: %2 from : %3",_sector,_owner,_oldOwner];
switch _sector do
{
case sector_a:
{
if(_owner == west) then
{
if(_eastAlpha > -1) then
{
[east,_eastAlpha] call BIS_fnc_removeRespawnPosition;
};
private _westAlpha = [west,[5532.95,2152.66,0],"Alpha"] call BIS_fnc_addRespawnPosition;
};
if(_owner == east) then
{
if(_westAlpha > -1) then
{
[west,_westAlpha] call BIs_fnc_removeRespawnPosition;
};
private _eastAlpha = [east,[5532.95,2152.66,0],"Alpha"] call BIs_fnc_addRespawnPosition;
};
};
};
}] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler;
Any reason why the scripted event handler won't even fire?
Wait a nevermind 
Found the problem, need to feed the sector to the scriptedEventHandler, I thought it just applied to any changes anywhere
weak obsidian
It's getting late and I'm horribly out of ideas . to check if a trigger fired, we have triggeractivated, to check if a waypoint fired we have ... what? If waypoint fires it returns true - but how do I check it? Using the handle of the waypoint as Bool?
sth like waituntil {_wpDone};
knotty mantle
You can do stuff on activation of that waypoint. for example set a variable that switches to true when it is done.
weak obsidian
hm. ok - but only global vars?
Just putting it in the waypoint statement seems so ... cludgy somehow ๐
meager heart
What's besrt way to check if someone has apex now?
(isClass (configfile >> "CfgPatches" >> "A3_Map_Tanoabuka")?
subtle ore
@meager heart https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getDLCs ?
meager heart
yep should work
obtuse cosmos
Okay... Anyone used with command?
When I call a function in there, it returns undefined variable
peak plover
make sure you get the variable from the namespace you do it in
obtuse cosmos
with uiNamespace do
{
[] spawn
{
for "_i" from 1 to 1 do
{
[] call Haz_fnc_populateGroupList;
sleep 1.25;
};
};
};
do I need the for loop btw?
Does it automatically loop without it?
peak plover
what uhh
obtuse cosmos
Maybe I have misunderstood "with" command?
peak plover
Why do you even have to run this on uinamespace?
obtuse cosmos
Should I use regular while-loo? Basically what i want to do is update the dialog, it will refresh the listbox, etc... instead of having to re-open it or press refresh button
I think I misunderstood what "with" does
I guess I will just use while-loop and terminate it when dialog closes?
while {(uiNamespace getVariable "disp_groupManagement")} do
{
[] call Haz_fnc_populateGroupList;
sleep 1.25;
};
I really don't see why not
obtuse cosmos
ah wait, that doesn't return BOOL
so when does one use with command instead of other?
peak plover
I guess if you run script in a different namespace than mission
obtuse cosmos
rgr - I'll just use the above with dialog command
fleet parcel
Is there a standardized method for versioning? I'm not particularly bothered by manually versioning, but i'd prefer to use some automated versioning method if it exists :S
rotund cypress
Using with is not like how it is in other languages in SQF. with just lets you access the variables in that namespace.
And if you are populating a list (which I am assuming you are) you donโt need a loop. Just add an eventhandler calling a function on the onLoad event (a function that populates the list). Then if you want to update the list (assuming some group thing) add a eachFrame eventhandler, keep populating the list in there and then use onUnload event to remove the eventhandler again.
@obtuse cosmos ^
lone glade
@obtuse cosmos use events, related to what you're filling the list with, don't update it at regular intervals unless you have no other options
rotund cypress
@fleet parcel what do you mean? Versioning of your mission?
Use git and then use releases
lone glade
semantic versioning is what most of the arma community (which uses versioning, so not many) uses
obtuse cosmos
atm
I have this:
while {(dialog)} do
{
[] call Haz_fnc_populateGroupList;
sleep 0.5;
};
I assumed this would be better than calling it all on open dialogs across network after someone pressed create group button
rotund cypress
EachFrame handler
obtuse cosmos
To show newly created groups that were done while the dialog was open
rotund cypress
Yeah
obtuse cosmos
@rotund cypress Why would I use EachFrame?
rotund cypress
Create a onEachFrame on creation
While loops require a running thread
Which is ehm, hmm
obtuse cosmos
Yeah but it only runs while the dialog is open
rotund cypress
So can onEachFrame
rotund cypress
onEachFrame will be far more reliable
And accurate
Always use onEachFrame/draw when updating UI
obtuse cosmos
Alright, will check it out, I've never used EachFrame for dialogs but I'll try
only for HUD (player tags)
force player view, will try, thanks
obtuse cosmos
yes
but I use EachFrame with draw3D
is what I meant
You see player tags on the HUD ๐
Sorry, didn't realise I had to be so literal for you
rotund cypress
Use draw3D instead of onEachFrame if you are using drawIcon3D
Still runs on each frame
But its designed for that purpose
obtuse cosmos
I use drawIcon for map
I use drawIcon3D in EachFrame for player tags
anyway, I'm not on about this anyway, issue was with dialog
heading out now, back later
still forum
To the checking to see who is about in the aim direction for the Nametag thingy.
You can also use math instead of randomly trying to hit something with screenToWorld.
You have eyePos and cameraViewDirection.
Get all players in 50m or whatever distance using nearestObjects. Then math if they are in the camera view cone.
lone glade
dude
the func is just:
#include "..\paramsCheck.inc"
#define arr [[],0,0,[]]
paramsCheck(_this,isEqualTypeParams,arr)
params ["_center", "_dir", "_sector", "_pos"];
private _dirTo = _center getDir _pos;
acos ([sin _dir, cos _dir, 0] vectorCos [sin _dirTo, cos _dirTo, 0]) <= _sector/2
ohgod, what have I found, theshit
meager heart
๐
lone glade
#define paramsCheck(input,method,template) if !(input method template) exitWith {[input, #method, template] call (missionNamespace getVariable "BIS_fnc_errorParamsType")};
wat
thefuck
optimised by Killzone_Kid
did he leave that there or did he add it himself...
still forum
I'll give you 0 chances to guess
lone glade
tfw you get commands like isEqualTypeParams but not a case insensitive arrayIntersect ๐ญ
still forum
Don't actually know why they made that case sensitive...
Strings are by default case insensitive in engine
meager heart
find and in also
still forum
๐ฎ intercept cba doesn't have arrayIntersectCI ๐ฎ Only findCI and inCI WHAIII?
peak plover
Hey @still forum
How much data is sending an array containing 100 units over the network?
compared to
How much data is sending an array of 100 strings containing vehicleVarNames over the network?
?
still forum
a unit is one integer
lone glade
about the same
lone glade
shhhh
still forum
A unit is one compressed integer. Which compresses down to 1 byte < 255 and 2 bytes < 16k smth
So if your var names are all just one character long.. The names are still less efficient
still forum
naaaaaaaahhhh..... Kindaaaaaaa
1-2 bytes + overhead
instead of stringlength+1 + overhead
peak plover
Okay thanks
So in theory sending array of 3 units is cheaper than sending position to 1 unit
still forum
yes
peak plover
hmm
Silly question
Can I send a variable that's ```sqf
player setVariable ['myVar',true];
only to server?๐ค
tough abyss
To be fair that feature was added in the dev branch at one point, never made it to stable
lone glade
what did?
tough abyss
setVariable beening broadcasted to only certain clients/server
barren magnet
It's documented as working on the biki though if I remember it correctly
still forum
Uh.. Never noticed that. Yeah. It's right there
peak plover
Hmm
unborn ether
Never knew that setVariable 3rd arg acts like JIP-arg. ๐
long gazelle
Can someone help me with an EvenHandler problem?
peak plover
post problem
vivid locust
When having a display element which has a defined width and height, could you use these values for the position aswell?
Let's say
w = 0.5;
h = 0.5;
x = 1 / w;
y = 1 / h;
Would that work?
long gazelle
I'm trying to have a PopUp Target to have an EH that when "Hit" will change myTUC by -1.
I'm been trying this code so far:
this addEventHandler ["HIT", myTUC - 1]
no relentless, that's stupid
even if you use macros for those values, that' still stupid
vivid locust
These are example values, why would this be stupid
lone glade
because the X and Y pos are different values
vivid locust
That's why I just said it's an example ๐
peak plover
@long gazelle https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addEventHandler
put { and } around your myTUC - 1
lone glade
the example isn't the issue, it's the intent behind it
vivid locust
Do you remember my question whether you can scale a control group? That's why I want to use it, I just want to know if it's possible or not.
lone glade
ooooh, well, use macros
peak plover
Yeah macros
vivid locust
Dude, answer my question please
I know macros but are you able to use values that are defined in the class itself
peak plover
you x and y are undefined you can't use them
lone glade
you can't "use" them in configs (x and y config entries)
vivid locust
That's what I wanted to know, nothing else. Thank you
jade abyss
lone glade
use a set of macros that do what you want
also, just to be on the safe side, DO NOT use "absolute" screen values like you did in your example.
never
vivid locust
Wtf alganthe
lone glade
use safezone and pixelGrid
long gazelle
@peak plover I've read that article and puttin {} around myTUC - 1 didn't work.
vivid locust
EXAMPLE VALUES
jade abyss
@vivid locust With "scaling" do you mean smth like: "my UI will have always the same size, no matter if the Res is 800x600 or 1900x1080)?"?
vivid locust
I always use safezones but since there is no option to scale a display, I want to use a macro like
define scalevalue 1
You could use that on width and height but not on x and y
The issue is that players want my display smaller and I want to give them the oppertunity to scale it.
class whatever {
w = 1 * scalevalue;
h = 0.5 * scalevalue;
x = 0.5;
y = 0.5;
}
Here's the problem, you can't use that scalevalue with x and y positions. You would need a lot of math.
jade abyss
By config: Nope. Since: When it's packed -> all macros will be "exchanged" with absolute values (e.g. "define bla 2*2" -> "4")
vivid locust
It's more like giving the user the instructions "if you want the whole display smaller change the scalevalue to whatever you prefer, e.g. 0.5 would be half the size"
jade abyss
Alganthe, sshhhttt for a sec
jade abyss
What you mean is only doable by Scripting.
Relentless, 95% of the questions come from idiots who know nothing ๐
long gazelle
Lord oh MAKER will you two go somewhere else to argue?
peak plover
make a ctrlGroup and use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlSetPosition
Do it in sqf not in config
jade abyss
@long gazelle No, thats what this Channel is for.
vivid locust
You said that yesterday already nigel, but control groups are not avilable in arma 2
jade abyss
What nigel wrote
lone glade
give them IDCs and use ctrlSetPosition
jade abyss
ah, you are still stuck in A2? ๐
long gazelle
For helping, that looks like childish argueing..
vivid locust
A2 > A3
peak plover
Abel do you get error btw
jade abyss
Meh, no, Rel.
long gazelle
No... I did previously but not anymore, no nothing happens..
peak plover
cursorObject addEventHandler ["HIT", {systemChat '1'}]
The lack of ScriptCommands would kill me in A2 ๐
vivid locust
Personal preferences. Whatever, since i have so many elements in my display ctrlSetPosition is kinda hard to do because resizing will result in different positions and different distances between the elements
jade abyss
@vivid locust also: ctrlSetPosition should work in A2
Yeah, use the ... safezone stuff for that
and some math
peak plover
use ```sqf
_count = missionNamespace getVariable ['nig_counter',0];
missionNamespace setVariable ['nig_counter',(_count + 1)];
.... nice tag nigel huehuehue
long gazelle
Yes, it is set to 0 in another .sqf file that starts when I load the game.
peak plover
getvariable wih a default value to make sure the avriable exists
vivid locust
meeeh, math... I knew that would be the only solution.
peak plover
replace the blah + 1 with systemchat '1';
jade abyss
@lone glade Yeah, he don't want to change that tag^^
peak plover
see if it's EH fault
long gazelle
Hold one.
jade abyss
@vivid locust thats Armalife ๐ ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
peak plover
@jade abyss it's standard operation protocol to use first 3 letters ๐
jade abyss
But... NIG ?
Rly?
+Nobody forces you to use just the first 3
thats more or less just the "minimum"
long gazelle
Didn't get response.. No systemChat message displayed..
unborn ether
nig_hears ๐
long gazelle
This is the exact code in the popup target Init:
this addEventHandler ["HIT", {systemChat "1"}]
Can an object have more than one EH?
lone glade
those are stackable
jade abyss
Yes
lone glade
try hitPart
peak plover
^
long gazelle
So it's not that..
peak plover
I think hit only runs when you do enough damage
Like shooting a tank with pistol won't trigger it
long gazelle
So replace "HIT" with "hitPart"?
jade abyss
Why not HandleDamage? (haven't followed the whole convo)
peak plover
gib it a go
lone glade
yes
unborn ether
HandleDamage?
lone glade
no dscha, no
peak plover
handleDamage ๐
lone glade
handleDamage is:
- Not stackable
- Get spammed
- It's awful
long gazelle
YES!
jade abyss
Not Stackable?! oO
unborn ether
Its stackable
long gazelle
Got a response!
jade abyss
dafork?
unborn ether
The only thing
lone glade
only the last returned value is used
so it's stackable in theory, in practice it's useless to stack em'
unborn ether
HandleDamage will only return the last damage value to the engine, if it does so.
long gazelle
hitPart worked.... I'm gonna try it with the variable now.
unborn ether
But all the script is stackable
unborn ether
^
jade abyss
+Gets spammed = Yeah, just like any other EH ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
lone glade
no
jade abyss
Yes
lone glade
handleDamage also trigger on damage propagation
jade abyss
Yeah, to receive a precise Information
unborn ether
The thing is it triggers, while Hit and HitPart gives no fuck sometimes
long gazelle
I'm making a target range that pops up targets as you move through it, in addition it having a timer and counting how many targets stayed up after clearing course.
Though adding that same bit of code to every target individually is a pain so I'm embedding it withing another code now that I know it works...
unborn ether
@long gazelle Btw you should have some specific selections|hitpoints to hit.
If you are talking about shooting range targets, like HandleDamage|Hit|HitPart will trigger on any hit, then you should decide what to do with that.
long gazelle
Sounds fun. ๐ But for now I'm just glad if they go down from one hit.. Maybe later make a harder course with headshots only. ๐
Awesome possum! It works!
Thanks guys. Again.
unborn ether
Well, then HandleDamage|HitPart is definitely what you need, as Hit only indicates a hit whatever selection it hits.
subtle ore
player addEventHandler["HandleDamage"
{
if(name player == "Dscha") then
{
0
//no.dmg
};
}];
Double posting is against the #rules. @stable reef
lone glade
ask the person who made it?
abstract narwhal
where do i chat?
long gazelle
So if I wanted to find out the hitParts of and object, how would I make and eventhandler that displayed the part hit in sysChat?
tough abyss
It has it right in the description of the video you posted lol
lone glade
abel, check the params passed by the EH on the wiki
inner swallow
@abstract narwhal #general_chat_arma #offtopic_arma
long gazelle
lone glade
yep
long gazelle
Yeah I'm gonna need a translator on this..
lone glade
each one of those is passed in _this, use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/params to get them
subtle ore
Someone should make sqf 101. So that things like basic passed parameters and execution aren't of confusion
inner swallow
Hopefully it's inherently more sensible with enfusion/enscript ๐
long gazelle
alganthe, how do I get these to display in syschat?
long gazelle
I was talking about the hitPart
jade abyss
systemChat str [_this] <-
subtle ore
Cut me some slack Dscha
lone glade
no bulli
jade abyss
Yes!
Nah, wasn't wrong what you said.
tbh, Commy mentioned that a few weeks ago, haven't used it before either ๐
lone glade
@long gazelle the selection is index 5
jade abyss
Yep
lone glade
use select or params to get it
jade abyss
Something usefull from macrommy2 ๐
lone glade
RUN THE FURRY IS HERE
jade abyss
OH GAWD
still forum
I prefer to use strings for eventhandlers because that will people show how dumb that thing they are doing really is
When they notice how hard it is to have strings in their code
subtle ore
Such an evil furry at that
still forum
You want some pizza?!!!
jade abyss
subtle ore
Pizza? Pineapple pizza?
still forum
furrypizza
subtle ore
jade abyss
still forum
What did you expect?
jade abyss
Yeah... i should have known
subtle ore
Nothing short of
long gazelle
What I wrote:
this addEventHandler ["hitPart", {systemChat (_this select 5)}]
What I got:
Error: Zero divisor
systemchat needs a string
jade abyss
this addEventHandler ["hitPart", {systemChat str (_this select 5)}]
str = make the stuff a string
long gazelle
Ok..
long gazelle
Same error.
lone glade
yeah, having an array too short does
long gazelle
So...
jade abyss
Does hitPart even has a 6. entry?
long gazelle
11
subtle ore
Gross, init boxes
jade abyss
Then try systemchat str _this; first
lone glade
nah, found why
it's an array of arrays
this addEventHandler ["hitpart", {systemChat str ((_this select 0) select 5)}]
there.
subtle ore
Gross
long gazelle
So it be a "target" no matter where I shot it.. I'm gonna be needing the position coordinates..
And this time its an array in array in array...
lone glade
more select / params
long gazelle
Arraying intesifies..
lone glade
i'm fairly sure you can't beat me at that
subtle ore
What about those targets with the bullseye targets on the front?
long gazelle
Oh I know I can't..
subtle ore
BI used it as a marksman bonus
long gazelle
I'm not using them..
subtle ore
So it's possible it has some hit selection
long gazelle
Okay, so I have center xyz position of my target and 0.095 range (approximate radius of the head.) How would I go about determining with EH that the event will happen only if hit withing this radius?
long gazelle
No that won't work.. I need it to react when "HIT" not when someone fires a weapon 3km out.
lone glade
hitPart has a radius param
long gazelle
Yeah but that radius returns the radius of the entire object. My desired radius is a whole lot smaller.
lone glade
no, it's of the part being hit
long gazelle
Which is much larger than my desired radius.
fossil yew
Simple question - what are you trying to achieve?
Maybe there is another way to do it?
long gazelle
To be the OverLord of the universe?
fossil yew
sorry I see this thread is running for some time
long gazelle
Hold on, trying to make a picture explanation of what I'm trying to achieve.
fossil yew
oh don't waste your time
young current
hitpart returns imapct position right?
you calcutlate the area you want to be hit and compare to the impact point
long gazelle
Can it be set with an margin of error?
young current
for that youll need a point on the model (or coordinates)
long gazelle
I have a center point.
young current
of the model?
no you need coordinates around the head area
that you translate into world coordinates
and calcualte a sphere of desired radius around
and then compare the hit coordinates to that
modelToWorld will likely be needed
long gazelle
I give up...
young current
the modelspace coordinate you will need to figure out
young current
could like attach some stuff on 0,0,0 and then start moving it around
๐
actually anothe way is to calculate the are you dont want to be hit
cosmic kettle
@long gazelle
Use hitPart position, reference with target using ModelToWorld?
this addEventHandler ["HitPart", {_spr = "Sign_Sphere10cm_F" createVehicle [0,0,0]; _spr setPosASL (_this select 0 select 3);}];
^should get u started
There are multiple ways really, depending on how much control you want.
young current
cosmic kettle
I see you are a graphics guy @young current ๐ค
young current
๐ฅ
cosmic kettle
@long gazelle
cursorTarget addEventHandler ["HitPart", {
private _obj = ((_this select 0) select 0);
private _hitPos = ((_this select 0) select 3);
hint str ((AGLToASL(_obj modelToWorld [0,0,0])) vectorDistance _hitPos);
}];
Headshot will return value of 0.6.
I'm sure there are better ways and this one lacks some obvious stuff but saying it's impossible says more about the one trying imo.
Hell, even just by integrating the value @young current provided in his beautiful drawing you're like 90% there.
young current
Or make a popup target model of your own with hitpoints for all bodyparts
would have actually been super neat if the vanilla one had those
weak obsidian
Wasn't there also a way to show where you had hit? Or was that in A2?
You'd get a small window showing a circular target and your hit.
Ah it's a seperate scoreboard - BIS_fnc_target my bad
pliant stream
let u be a vector for the hit
let v be a vector for the center of the face
let a be the maximum distance from the center of the face
then if the target is upright the hit shall be registered iff |v - u| < a
was this supposed to be a hard problem?
cosmic kettle
Yeah, iirc there's an A2 script doing that. As is obvious, loads of ways; make a model, name selections, recover those from hitpart EH.
And no not really, we're just all throwing ideas at someone who left like hours ago lol
Untelo, I actually posted your words in code above. Well not literally.
peak plover
Is there an opposite for append or an alternative to - that removes array of elements from array and edits the original?
Without intercept
peak plover
that requires my own loop so it's slower
still forum
yeah
spark phoenix
_obj = "groundWeaponHolder" createVehicle (position player);
_obj setPosATL (getPosATL player);
_obj addBackpackCargoGlobal ["C_Offroad_01_F",1];
I love arma
peak plover
What does that do
drowsy hollow
It basically places an Offroad on the ground and you can pick it up and carry it like any other backpack. (But you can't really use it.)
see https://imgur.com/a/Rj4nk
You could even then take that "backpack" and put it inside another Offroad.
lone glade
I prefered when you could use "men" textures on the backpacks
it was hilarious;... and goddamn terrifying
willow haven
@obtuse cosmos you around man
willow haven
did you ever figure that thing out? it was way beyond me
or did you stick with
Bov is my test dummy ๐
Well
I tried this too: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setHitPointDamage
And changed 1 to 2
} forEach (getAllHitPointsDamage _unit select 1); > 2
I mean 0
testing locally
(sidebar: how do i make it look like code when I put it in cha like you guys do)
lone glade
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code
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edgy dune
is there away to get a list of all the actions on a menu ,like for a vic?
subtle ore
lone glade
you then use actionParams
yes it's convoluted, no there's no better way
the "best" part is that it will dump all of the actions, not the ones actually active huehuehue
edgy dune
ah okay
long gazelle
Hey guys, here with loads of questions again.. :D
So I'm trying to create a small duel for me and my friend using the Dueling Target object.
My problem is that I want to have the target to return a value 0 to execVM everytime red is hit and a value 1 everytime white is hit.. Any ideas on how to accomplish?
lone glade
why do you need that? there might be a better solution.
use setVariable or check for damage in your loop ?
0 the target is up
1 the target is down
long gazelle
Is there a way to track which animation phase it is?
lone glade
yes
long gazelle
How?
lone glade
i'll let you guess the name of the command ๐
long gazelle
animationPhase?
subtle ore
Heuhueheuh
lone glade
bingo
and the more "recent" variant:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/animationSourcePhase
lone glade
it returns a number, the same one you use on animationSource to "set" the animation
subtle ore
Look under config, animation sources
You'll need the name of the animSource to use it
lone glade
pretty much all targets use "Terc" afaik
subtle ore
Welp. There you go
long gazelle
Would this line help finding out in which state it is? this addEventHandler ["hitPart", {systemChat str (this animationSourcePhase "plate_1")}]
lone glade
_this in the code block and yes
it'll return a number
also, remember, use a single EH or try to stuff as much shit in one as you can instead of adding multiple ones.
I know this is an example but I wanted you to know this ๐
long gazelle
Error: animationsourcephase: Type array, expected an object