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#arma3_scripting
winter rose
unborn ether
Why do people never use tag entry in CfgFunctions, like every paste i've seen is missing that one.
little eagle
It serves no purpose.
Tag already is the classname of the superclass. So why overdefine your stuff?
unborn ether
class CfgFunctions
{
class Backend
{
tag = "DT";
class Init {
file = "\somepbo\functions";
class functionOne {};
};
};
class GUI
{
tag = "DTUI";
class Init {
file = "\somepbo\functions";
class functionTwo {};
};
};
};
Seems a bit better for me
maybe just my own purpose
winter rose
then it's more than a tag!
little eagle
Bad idea, The classname has no tag.
Backend could conflict with other mods.
Or mission.
thorn saffron
Ok progress, now I get generic error in expression
_weaponPrice = [_weaponClass] call taro_fnc_weaponPrices;```lnbClear _weaponList;
{
_weaponClass = (_taroShopInventoryWeapons select 0) select _forEachIndex;
_weaponCount = str ((_taroShopInventoryWeapons select 1) select _forEachIndex);
_weaponPrice = [_weaponClass] call taro_fnc_weaponPrices;
_weaponPriceDisplay = format ["$ %1",_weaponPrice];
_displayName = (getText(configFile >> "cfgWeapons" >> _weaponClass >> "displayName"));
_picture = (getText(configFile >> "cfgWeapons" >> _weaponClass >> "picture"));
_weaponList lnbData [[(lbSize _weaponList)-1, 1], _weaponClass];
_weaponList lnbData [[(lbSize _weaponList)-1, 2], _weaponCount];
_weaponList lnbAddRow [_displayName, _weaponPriceDisplay, _weaponCount];
_weaponList lnbSetPicture [[_foreachindex,0],_picture];
} forEach (_taroShopInventoryWeapons select 0);```Isn't (_taroShopInventoryWeapons select 0) select _forEachIndex just _x?
unborn ether
Well ok, you can just wrap Backend and GUI in parent class and continue with my variant
So still just propably my own way of managing
little eagle
Well if what you posted is what you're doing, then you're missing the tags for the classnames. Problems like this is why I would stay away from such experiments.
astral tendon
Is there a way to change or remove smoke granades effect?
thorn saffron
@little eagle The thing works as it is except for _weaponPrice = [_weaponClass] call taro_fnc_weaponPrices; with is a new addition
@astral tendon Its config stuff, particles to be exact
little eagle
Yeah, but still. Why not write:
_weaponClass = _x;
No way to change by script?
thorn saffron
nope
astral tendon
Rip
thorn saffron
@little eagle cause I dumb at scripting. Still it works, I just want to run my prices function and pass the parameter to that.
little eagle
Can you copy paste the error message from RPT?
thorn saffron
generic error in expression
give me a moment, I need to enable logs
17:30:29 Error in expression < 1) select _forEachIndex);
_weaponPrice = [_weaponClass] call taro_fnc_weaponPri>
17:30:29 Error position: <= [_weaponClass] call taro_fnc_weaponPri>
17:30:29 Error Generic error in expression
17:30:29 File taro_shop\functions\fn_showGunShopDialog.sqf [taro_fnc_showGunShopDialog], line 41```
still forum
your function probably returns an assignment
can you show the taro_fnc_weaponPrices function?
thorn saffron
the prices function:
params ["_priceClass"];
// Prices set for specific weapons
_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 _priceClass;
// 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 {
// 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" >> _priceClass >> "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
};
} else {
// 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);
};```yeah. _price = _specificWeaponPrices select (_index + 1); you are not returning anything
you aren't even returning nil you just return nothing which is invalid in SQF
you probably want a _price at the end
thorn saffron
Just like that?
_price;```ye
gleaming oyster
I always thought you could always do:
_coolNumber = 10 + 2;
//returm should be 12 without _coolNumber at end of file?
ok, that one is fixed, next error :D, it seems that the price is not set for some reason
17:47:05 Error position: <_price;>
17:47:05 Error Undefined variable in expression: _price
17:47:05 File taro_shop\functions\fn_weaponPrices.sqf [taro_fnc_weaponPrices], line 35
17:47:05 Error in expression <;
_weaponPriceDisplay = format ["$ %1",_weaponPrice];
_displayName = (getText(c>
17:47:05 Error position: <_weaponPrice];
_displayName = (getText(c>
17:47:05 Error Undefined variable in expression: _weaponprice
17:47:05 File taro_shop\functions\fn_showGunShopDialog.sqf [taro_fnc_showGunShopDialog], line 43```params ["_priceClass"];
// Prices set for specific weapons
_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 _priceClass;
// 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 {
// 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" >> _priceClass >> "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
};
} else {
// 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);
};
_price;```I understand that something goes wrong in the weapon prices and the _price value is not returned with causes error in the display later on
meager heart
params ["_priceClass"];
private _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
];
private _price = 0;
private _genericWeaponPrices = [150, 50, 350];
private _index = _specificWeaponPrices find _priceClass;
if (_index == -1) then {
private _type = (getNumber(configFile >> "cfgWeapons" >> _priceClass >> "type"));
switch (_type) do {
case 1: {_price = _genericWeaponPrices select 0};
case 2: {_price = _genericWeaponPrices select 1};
case 4: {_price = _genericWeaponPrices select 2};
};
} else {
_price = _specificWeaponPrices select (_index + 1);
};
_price
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thorn saffron
@meager heart Thanks, that did the tick
meager heart
nice
little eagle
@plucky willow I know it has been a week, but here is the perfected willCollide function. It's way easier than I first thought. It just needed a good thonking.
https://gist.github.com/commy2/5a6276c1ab1502af113500aa31c22829
edgy dune
@still forum about the missionNamespace setVariable ["someVariable","some String"];, if say that it is ran client side,will it broadcast it globally so that everyones "someVarialbe" gets updated to "some String"?
still forum
no
you can add a "true" at the end to do that
which would be same as using publicVariable
edgy dune
oh so if I do this, missionNamespace setVariable ["someVariable","some String",true]; client side,then it updates for everyone on the serve?
little eagle
Yes, it's called "setVariable public".
The true/third argument is the public flag and by default set to false = local only.
edgy dune
cool thx bby
still forum
Do you like randomness? Here! Read this beautiful (content wise.. Yeah the design is crap. People are working on that) blog post by commy about fun with randomness
http://sqf.ovh/sqf math/2018/05/05/generate-a-random-position.html
molten folio
hello guys , i got this script of weapon list sqf disableSerialization; tag_curSpawnList = "Weapon"; _display = findDisplay 385300; _list = _display displayCtrl 2222; lbClear _list; _weaponTypes = ["AssaultRifle","GrenadeLauncher","Handgun","Launcher","MachineGun","MissileLauncher","RocketLauncher","Shotgun","Rifle","SubmachineGun","SniperRifle"]; { _thisWeaponInfo = [(configName _x)] call BIS_fnc_itemType; _thisWeaponType = _thisWeaponInfo select 1; if (_thisWeaponType in _weaponTypes) then { _index = _list lbAdd (getText (_x >> "displayName")); _pic = getText (_x >> "Picture"); _list lbSetPicture [(lbsize _list)-1,_pic]; _list lbSetData [(_index)-1,(configname _x)]; }; }forEach ("true" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgWeapons")); and i was wondering if its possible to get the mags with the weapon when spawned in
little eagle
Yes, it is.
molten folio
but do i put the script in the button function or the one at the top
meager heart
nice examples with randomness ๐ keep that blog going guys
molten folio
How would i start with the script?
obsidian kiln
profilenamespace in dedicated server returns the server profile?
it needs filepatching?
little eagle
Yes. No.
molten folio
@little eagle could u help?
little eagle
Sure.
molten folio
i got told that its impossible to do it on the player it has to be on the flooor
little eagle
By whom?
molten folio
ud9d
little eagle
What a noob.
molten folio
lol
little eagle
haha
molten folio
so how is this made
("true" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgMagazines"));
will that be used?
little eagle
That reports all magazine classes, including stuff like mines and handgrenades.
little eagle
Rogue space. That won't work.
molten folio
ty for helping
astral tendon
I am getting negative values with smoke grandes speed, wth
little eagle
That seems impossible. How to repro?
still forum
let time run backwards
little eagle
But even negative numbers are positive when squared.
astral tendon
player addEventHandler ["Fired", {
if ((_this select 4) == "SmokeShell") then {
_GasShell = (_this select 6);
_GasShell spawn {
sleep 3;
_GasShell = _this;
waitUntil {speed _GasShell < 1}; /// how it was before
systemChat str (speed _GasShell);
_emitter = "#particlesource" createVehicleLocal (getPosATL _GasShell);
_emitter setParticleClass "MortarFired1";
_unitsArounGas = _emitter nearEntities ["Man", 10];
_GasShellEyes = eyePos _emitter;
_GasShellPos = getPosATL _emitter;
_timer = 20;
deleteVehicle _GasShell;
while {_timer >=0} do{
_GasShellEyes = eyePos _emitter;
_unitsArounGas = _emitter nearEntities ["Man", 10];
{ if ([objNull, "VIEW"] checkVisibility [eyePos _x, _GasShellEyes] > 0 AND isnil {_X getVariable "Gased"}) then {[_x] execVM "GasEffect.sqf"}} forEach _unitsArounGas;
_timer = (_timer - 1);
sleep 1;
};
deleteVehicle _this;
deleteVehicle _emitter;
};
};
}];
where is the "speed" in there?
astral tendon
my goal before was to debug the smoke granda speed
little eagle
systemChat str (speed _GasShell);
astral tendon
i want the script to start when the smoke shell have stoped or it would fire in mid air
little eagle
Does that report a negative number? That's hilarious.
astral tendon
i edit
before i was like "how can that be slower than 1 when the granade is in mid air?"
now i am like "What the fuf"
little eagle
So what did it report? The systemChat I mean.
astral tendon
little eagle
-49
Well, you could try the alternative:
vectorMagnitude velocity _GasShell / 3.6
That should never be negative.
astral tendon
yup, that is a positive value
little eagle
I guess Dedmen is right, and the grenade is flying backwards.
astral tendon
lel
little eagle
abs speed _GasShell < 1
That'd work too.
astral tendon
that code you sended before is in metres per second
little eagle
No, I divided by 3.6 to convert to km/h
astral tendon
My country did not put a flag in the moon soo, yeah...
little eagle
Mine neither, although it built the first space rockets I guess.
astral tendon
Germany?
little eagle
Yea
meager heart
also you can check when smoke shell is "landed" with velocity _shell select 2
if that is the task...
astral tendon
Not only that, i also need to check if the shell is not rolling
so < 1 is a really slow rolling so the script can fire anyway
little eagle
That's annoying to do, as there is no command to read rotating speed.
Best one can do is compare last frame with current frame.
meager heart
maybe with vectorModelToWorld ๐ค
little eagle
That's maybe rotation, but not rotating speed.
austere hawk
if the shell is rolling, it also has velocity... or not?
little eagle
It could roll in place, maybe...
meager heart
probably not Z
austere hawk
but thats silly...
little eagle
I'd just put the grenade on a timer and don't care about it moving or not.
austere hawk
exactly, the fuse doesnt care if its rolling or not...
astral tendon
eh, but my script delets the smoke once it stops and make it own smoke and starts a tear gas effect
austere hawk
and what does rolling have to do with this?
little eagle
Scripted grenades are fun. ACE has flashbangs, incendiaries, flares...
austere hawk
or put more exact - rotational velocity
astral tendon
well, there is a situation were the granade would roll slowly on a small ledge and take allot of time to go speed == 0 and fire
and others that the scripts fires in mid air
austere hawk
what grenade fuse exists that waits until the thing has completely stopped moving? propably none id imagine
they get triggered by initial impact and then have a timer (maybe)
astral tendon
that has nothing to do with fuse
austere hawk
what grenade that rolls slowly are you talking about then?
austere hawk
starting a <effect> -> thats what a realworld fuse does. And realworld fuses either work on a timer, or on impact (the simple ones)
gleaming oyster
i find that GL loaded smoke especially has a tendancy to bounce and roll off of objects real easy
austere hawk
so why worry about rotation speed when you can (and realistically propably) shoudl just use a time delay for the effect to start (like a fuse does)
little eagle
Yeah, gl grenades are pretty much bugged.
Some error about bouncing in their simulation.
gleaming oyster
Say you aim your fire against a wall it'll ping pong itself against something else, sending it rolling across the ground instead of dropping
astral tendon
my problem was that the tear gas effect would start in mid air if the player trows too far
little eagle
And?
austere hawk
if the grenade rolls, it is not midair ?
so if speed < 2m/s you are definitely not midair anymore
astral tendon
and no one is hit by the gas effect and is dull
little eagle
Well, if you throw it straight up, the grenade will have v=0m/s at the highest point.
meager heart
waitUntil {
sleep 3;
(velocity _shell select 2) == 0
};
```3 seconds after its landed ^midair fix*
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austere hawk
<= 1 for rolling fix... propably?
astral tendon
also, it does not fire in mid air on its highest point. because of the 3 second dellay (that is also the fuse delay)
austere hawk
Increase 3 sek timer to 5sek in config if you have problems with midair stuff
i fail to see the issue eitherway.. if its just smoke greneade with scripted teargas effect why is it one-off effect start and not a continuous check? And if its a continuous check why does it matter if it's in the air or rolls when it starts?
unborn ether
Gas shell is a projectile, but still a vehicle, so if it hits 90 degree wall and fall back it might have negative speed.
sick sorrel
http://killzonekid.com/arma-scripting-tutorials-uav-r2t-and-pip/
probably because it's 4 years old, but I can't seem to get this script working? the UAV camera locks on target perfectly, but the billboard only shows a very wide-FOV stabilized forward view. Anyone here able to locate / fix the issue? ๐
unborn ether
It inherits the parameters of camera created with camCreate, not the one you might be looking when you operate it.
edgy dune
So say I do the following```sqf
myvar=false;
publicVariable "myvar";
would I have to have `publicVariable` again if I where to update `myvar` somewhere else? like so
```sqf
myvar=true;
publicVariable "myvar";
Yes.
edgy dune
wonderful
meager heart
weekly uav camera questions lol
little eagle
They should rephrase it to some math problem to get me motivated to look into it.
meager heart
2 + 2 is 4
minus 1 dats free
quick mafs
name your RTT differently maybe, SuicideKing ๐
(if that was real question)
meager heart
raw sause
inner swallow
RTT?
meager heart
yes
inner swallow
er..
meager heart
success
meager heart
texture! <
little eagle
rapelling towards transport
meager heart
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kindred lichen
My_FormatTimeFunction = {
_m = floor (_this / 60);
_s = floor ( _this % 60 );
if( _s <10 ) then
{
_s = format ["0%1",_s];
};
_msg = format ["%1:%2",_m,_s];
};
_time = str (TOTAL_TIME call My_FormatTimeFunction);
TotalTimeMarker setMarkerText (format ["Total Time: %1",_time]);
help me, getting generic expression error on the function call.
little eagle
Just use the BIS function for this.
meager heart
BIS_fnc_secondsToString ๐ค
kindred lichen
That works! thanks
winter rose
Hi, I'm looking for a way to detect that a player is looking at a specific building door, do you know if there is a way?
meager heart
yeah to start you can just check it with
hint str getCursorObjectParams;
@winter rose
winter rose
oooooouh yeah, thanks a lot!
meager heart
np
wary vine
got a wierd issue ```sqf
private _controlGroup = _display displayCtrl 180000;
systemChat str _controlGroup;
private _controlGroupPos = [
(0.3185 * safezoneW + safezoneX),
((0.159 + 0.066) * safezoneH + safezoneY),
(0.360937 * safezoneW),
0.638 * safezoneH
];
private _idcStart = 180001;
_controlGroup ctrlSetPosition _controlGroupPos;
_controlGroup ctrlCommit 0;
private _ctrl0 = _display ctrlCreate ["xPhoneSetupPlain", _idcStart, _controlGroup];
systemChat str _ctrl0;
systemChat str _controlGroup; is returning control #180000
systemChat str _ctrl0; is returning No Control
my mistake, I wasn't including the edited controls in the right place xD
meager heart
createVehicle will create empty vehicle/object, you need createVehicleCrew or BIS_fnc_spawnCrew to make it work, also there is only one option for that plane crew, that is driver _aircraft... fullCrew maybe too much ๐ @exotic tinsel
BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle< will spawn vehicle with the crew
0.159 + 0.066 = 0,225 ๐ @wary vine
exotic tinsel
yup, i had syntax error in that my bad.
wary vine
@meager heart i know xD but for some reason every ctrl in my group needs + 0.066 so its quicker like this xD
plucky willow
I'm trying to spawn some stuff on the ground using GroundWeaponHolder_Scripted to hold the items, but the items are invisible while on the ground. Is there a way to make them visible?
plucky willow
Figured it out, wasnt the groundweaponholder but the syntax of createvehicle i was using that was incorrect.
winter rose
@meager heart getCursorObjectParams did the trick, thanks ๐
compact maple
Hello, is it possible to have an optional parameter in a function ?
i call a func with only 2 params, but the function get 3, with 1 optional
compact maple
perfect thanks you
unborn ether
@wary vine @meager heart
private _hO = 0;
private _wO = 0;
private _ctrlW = 0.361;
private _ctrlH = 0.638;
{
...
_ctrl ctrlSetPosition [
_wO * safezoneW + safezoneX,
_hO * safezoneH + safezoneY,
_ctrlW * safezoneW,
_ctrlH * safezoneH
];
...
_hO = _hO + _ctrlH;
} forEach _imaginaryCtrls;
Offsets => plastic GUI
unborn ether
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meager heart
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unborn ether
I do that for like everything but main display group, which is still positioned by safezone absolutes
earnest path
Hey guys i am trying to create a dynamic billboard that refreshes data. I would like to keep it server side and i have taken the approach to use UserTexture1m_F per character. So i have 11 rows of 41 characters and they render great in the map editor but the moment i put this under Dedicated server setup there is really bad lag that does not go away if you stay next to the billboard or 10km away. Could someone please give me a hint as to how can i utillize that UserTexture1m_F helper object so its attachable to other objects and will render texture in multiplayer but not lag.
unborn ether
So basically you can simply just change numbers to re-scale all the GUI
earnest path
I am glad you noticed that as no one else did in the other channel
still forum
Maybe the others that read your message didn't know the answer. Just like me.
unborn ether
@earnest path So to my view, you attach 41 helper objects to a billboard and update their textures by something like setObjectTextureGlobal?
earnest path
This is correct however my test is static so no updates. Just one load and i get constant lag .
unborn ether
Well attachTo is like really intensive on anything in-game
If you attach 1 attached object, to an object which was attached to unit, which moves (matryoshka right) - this will just kill your client netcode
You do apply that 41 times so I would probably change that approach to something else. For example creating a 41 selections in a billboard model, which is 100% accurate way.
earnest path
Oh wow i didn't even think of that.
Is it possible to add selections to an existing object trough config ?
@unborn ether Thank you for the pointer! Really appreciate it and i will try not to break more rules here.
unborn ether
No, selections are created in a model, config just defines their appearance.
still forum
You can also use the new setPlateTexture to set user configured text onto a "plate"
no need to have textures and stuff for all the characters. The engine generates the texture for the text for you.
Problem is you again need your own model with a number plate on it. And the text length is limited.
earnest path
Ok so the solution requires a mod which i will have to do i guess. Do you have any pointer as to where should i read about creating plates for objects ?
still forum
https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/212199-implementing-setplatenumber-in-addon/?tab=comments#comment-3254023
Apparently only 15 characters per plate. And I think you can only have one plate per model
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Cars_Config_Guidelines#Plate_Numbers
earnest path
I just read that yes so this will only work for small signs ๐ฆ
still forum
yeah. As I said 15 characters. You could just make multiple models. Like if you need 41 characters that would need 3 models standing next to eachother.
and if you need 11 rows that would be 33 models. Which is way better than what you have now which is 451 different models
earnest path
I will both approaches. I was hoping i can achieve that without modding
little eagle
If you attach 1 attached object, to an object which was attached to unit, which moves (matryoshka right) - this will just kill your client netcode
"netcode"
:thonking:
Just attach local objects if you're worried about traffic.
Rollo, just post your scriot you have atm., so people know what it should be in the end.
earnest path
I am at work at the moment but i will definitely upload it once at home.
unborn ether
@little eagle Well it doesn't seem he wanted that to be local
little eagle
Why?
still forum
you didn't understand what he meant @unborn ether
local objects. But on every player
in the end everyone has the same display. But without any network load
earnest path
If local objects work i can always create a mission namespace variable that contains the text and than have the clients create their objects and refresh.
little eagle
Every machine (with interface)
little eagle
0
There is no reason to use global objects, even if the script is controlled by the server.
But I have no idea what the script should do. 41x11 chars sounds like some wheel of fortune board to me.
unborn ether
Well, kinda a way to do, but I would rather still create one billboard model with all selections, even if local.
little eagle
Rollo probably doesn't have the option to make a mod. Otherwise he wouldn't fuck around with 1x1 textures.
still forum
you could even make it like the ingame watch, date display.
animations. Only a single texture. But each selection references a different place on the texture based on animation
little eagle
Maybe it's one of those billboards you see near the road in the US. "J e s u s i s L o r d" etc.
still forum
In the end that would just be a billboard animateSource ["row1_1", 41]; or
billboard animateSource ["row1_1", toArray "A" select 0]; to set the first character on the first row to A
That would actually be kinda neat. You could make a real board thingy like on airports with that. These clackery ones
little eagle
I honestly don't think it's a problem with the 1x1 model. It's probably some bug in the script.
Also not a problem with attachTo.
still forum
well 400 objects..
little eagle
Yeah, flat ones with no simulation.
still forum
But generally with performance problems. Stop speculating and guessing. Measure and check. #perf_prof_branch
little eagle
I say it's the script. Probably doing 11x41 times setObjectTextureGlobal or something.
still forum
in a PFH ๐
earnest path
I am exactly after the airport board. i will upload a photo but i dont have one here right now
I did use setObjectTextureGlobalbut i assumed it just references the texture from the mission file so each client will just load it localy
still forum
yeah that's true
little eagle
That's true, but if you use it 451 times at once, that's a lot of text.
earnest path
I will be at home in about 2 hours and i will package a mission and share it here so you can see the code and the desired result. I will include the textures that i have prepared as well. Than we can discuss it further if you guys are willing to. Thank you for your time i really appreciate it. I have been looking for a solution to this for since 3 years ago and i never managed to find a good approach. Recently i saw another developer posting a script about a shooting range with live score board and when i saw how he does it i revived that project.
The ideal solution will be using vanilla Arma with a server side script but if it is not feasible than i will have to go with a mod. Since my knowledge in making mods and 3D models is very limited i never investigated this option.
spark sun
Does #monitor admin command correspond to a BIS function returning the server FPS?
little eagle
No, but you can get the server fps a different way.
still forum
rhetorical question? If not then, yes.
little eagle
Like this I guess:
{
floor diag_fps remoteExec ["systemChat", remoteExecutedOwner];
} remoteExec ["call", 2];
yea thanks. I was asking if BIS have one to avoid write my own function ^^
little eagle
If you habe a scheduled script and need it in a variable:
commy_serverFPS = nil;
{
missionNamespace setVariable ["commy_serverFPS", floor diag_fps, remoteExecutedOwner];
} remoteExec ["call", 2];
waitUntil {!isNil "commy_serverFPS"};
CBA events
send a event away. The receiver processes it. And sends another event with the result back
spark sun
I see, I noted for futur work may be ๐
Does params ["_a"] create a copy of _this select 0 ? Or is it a pointer ?
little eagle
Neither.
still forum
it's a pointer in the backend. Just like any variable
It behaves the same as _this select 0 if that's what you mean
little eagle
No.
still forum
aka _this = [[]];
params ["_a"] the _a would point to the inner array.
and as you can edit arrays by reference.. You can edit it by reference.
still forum
Like I said and as you can edit arrays by reference.. You can edit it by reference.
no
because you are not modifying _this
the array inside _this select 0 would have the new element
but _this select 0 won't return something different
little eagle
private _a = [];
[_a] call {
params ["_a"];
_a pushBack 1;
};
systemChat str _a; // [1]
arg...
Does this answer it?
spark sun
Yep!
That what I expected but I wrote a more complex function and it didn't work. I will investigate more then ...
still forum
private _a = [];
[_a] call {
_temp = _this select 0:
params ["_a"];
_a pushBack 1;
(_this select 0) isEqualTo _temp //true
};
systemChat str _a; // [1]
That's what confused me. _this select 0 doesn't change if you change _a. It'll stay the same value
little eagle
Why would it?
still forum
if you change _a the change won't propagate to _this. Only if _a is an array and you change the content of that array by using a function that changes it by reference
because both _a and _This select 0 are pointers to the same array
little eagle
Yeah, why did that confuse you?
spark sun
So if you do a CBA_fnc_addPerFrameHandler you can change parameters during the execution of the PFH
The next execution, the modified parameters would used, isn't it ?
delicate lotus
Is it possible to chain dialogs? Like one is basically the Frame of the other one with all the fancy stuff while the other has all the buttons and functionalities?
Or other saying, can I create a parent and a child dialog?
still forum
@spark sun as long as you modify a array by reference, yes.
spark sun
Sound cool then, thanks!
edgy dune
Im having some trouble with publicVariable again, so say I do the following in a file called script1.sqf ```sqf
_myVar="Words";
publicVariable "_myVar";
Now will `_myVar` become public even tho it has the underscore? and if it does become public would I get `_myVar` by for example hinting in another file called `script2.sqf`
```sqf
hint format["%1",_myVar];
nope.
do the following:
MyPublicVar = _myVar;
publicVariable "MyPublicVar";
oh so the _ prevents it from becoming public then?
winter rose
I think so, and even if it does it's bad practice and leads to confusion
edgy dune
i see
winter rose
๐
edgy dune
thx
still forum
I never actually tried.. Theoretically _ variables can be public
but you cannot access them by just writing _myVar because that's a local variable
edgy dune
Yea it didnt work for me, so maybe thats why, is there a list of all reserved words in arma 3?
still forum
there are no "reserved words" concerning variables
you can literally use everything from unprintable control characters to emoji
but using the = operator to set them you cannot use any variable names that are named like commands
delicate lotus
text faces like ( อกยฐ อส อกยฐ) too?
still forum
yes
and about publicVariable as I said I didn't test what it can do. Theoretically it can do everything too.
edgy dune
alright lets make a emoji variable now
still forum
that'll be inconvenient though ๐
delicate lotus
It will make you special
errant jasper
Is there something like a killed event handler for projectiles (from a fired event handler) ?
winter rose
isNull , it's what is used in BIS_fnc_traceBullets
still forum
ACE also checks periodically via isNull.. So I'd guess the answer is no
winter rose
@errant jasper maybe, just maaaaaaybe https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#Deleted
still forum
Ohhh.. That could work. That was added after the ACE thing I talked about was done
errant jasper
Thanks @winter rose . Saw that after I asked, but it seems not to work.
still forum
@winter rose don't post in wrong channels. Deleted messages confuse me
errant jasper
I was making a training aid script where I need to get the bullet path and look backwards to get the most correct positions. My workaround at the moment is to look into the future a bit instead - approximately one frame where the bullet is going by extrapolating that position from the bullets current velocity.
winter rose
@still forum nope, never did such thing ๐
totally innocent :D
Eh, even I can be wrong from time to time ^^
little eagle
I never actually tried.. Theoretically _ variables can be public
Iis no reason why globals couldn't begin with underscore, becausesetVariable.
Lou, eventhandlers don't work for CfgAmmo period, Not a single one.
polar folio
does anyone know how to make sure a stacked "oneachframe" EH or an "eachFrame" mission EH can be successfully added? having some issue with varying initialisation speeds on people's machines. i'm talking as early as inside the main menu of the game
polar folio
well apparently it does from a function defined in CfgFunctions using postinit. but only on some people's machine. very weird
still forum
never heard of that
and I logically can't see how that could happen.. knowing the backend of CfgFunctions..
polar folio
well. agreed...but ๐
still forum
addMissionEH should return the index of the added EH
if it returns bogus you'll know it didn't work
meager heart
also it will return _id when added (second ๐)
still forum
but I don't know of a way to check. It should always work as long as you are in a mission
polar folio
does main menu always qualify as a mission?
still forum
no
polar folio
only if an intro is playing in the background?
still forum
yeah. If not -world=empty
polar folio
would that have an effect on BIS_fnc_addstackedEventhandler too?
little eagle
@tough abyss I suggest you add a script helper control to RscDisplayMain that executes a function via MouseMoving / MouseHolding.
polar folio
@still forum oh so it does not use "oneachframe" anymore?
@little eagle yea thx. i will need to make a workaround like that now. most likely found the issue now. thx guys
little eagle
Wouldn't call it a work around. What exactly is the script supposed to do?
still forum
correct. Every shit life/exile crap broke onEachFrame
Even BI figured out that it cannot be used anymore
little eagle
Even BI figured out that it cannot be used anymore
Huh?
polar folio
@still forum i think KK might've changed it. saw him in the header of the fnc
little eagle
Changed what?
polar folio
@little eagle all it does is add a main per frame handler. it worked fine. i'm jsut moving some stuff to the main UI so i'll need to alter init slightly
still forum
bis addStackedEH using addMissionEH instead of onEachFrame singleton (wrong use of singleton. But you get what i mean)
little eagle
class Extended_DisplayLoad_EventHandlers {
class RscDisplayMain {
commy_mainMenuEachFrame = "\
params ['_display'];\
private _fnc_script = {\
systemChat str 1;\
};\
_display displayAddEventHandler ['MouseMoving', _fnc_script];\
_display displayAddEventHandler ['MouseHolding', _fnc_script];\
";
};
};
that would stop running as soon as you get into a mission right?
๐ค Could probably be useful for Intercept
earnest path
@little eagle @still forum I have prepared the mission file for the ticker board it is a 148kb zip how can i share it with you
little eagle
You could've just posted the relevant script. I mean, how complicated can it be?
still forum
I don't even want that mission file ๐
Discord PM allows uploads up to 8MB I think
earnest path
I dont think i can upload here. How do i paste a script its 77 lines long
Do i just escape it with `
little eagle
Github gist or pastebin.
77 lines is probably too long for discord.
Well, not allowed.
earnest path
still forum
Uhhh. A use of try/catch :3 Nice.. Though it's completly useless as there is nothing in there that throws anything.
how often is that function executed?
And I'm assuming you are deleting the UserTextures again when updating the billboard?
earnest path
Its work in progress the catch will log errors
little eagle
Does this really lag when used on server? How is this executed?
earnest path
Well it actually lags now in editor as well so it could be something in this version of the code too
still forum
I don't see anything inherently wrong in that code. Except if you periodically refresh for some reason. Which is why I asked how often is that function executed?
the useless try/catch and private ARRAY bother me.. But otherwise..
little oxide
A new command to see what playaction is played, this can be fucking cool
little eagle
Well, Dedmen, it does use two loops inside each other with a global command. Nยฒ
earnest path
You can see the result here : https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1381267672
still forum
Well we already know that spawns 400+ models and setTextureGlobals each of them
that will kill your fps for a second
but fps should come back up when it's done
little eagle
Does it lag once? Or is this executed every X seconds?
still forum
And for the third time how often is that function executed?
earnest path
So at the moment it lags every second with the current state of the code
still forum
once per second?
earnest path
The function will be executed every minute once
still forum
Are you re-freshing the screen every second?
So.. wait.. You execute it once per minute (which is a bad idea. It should only run when really needed) but it lags 60 times per minute?
little eagle
It lags with one billboard like in the code snippet? Or all 41 required?
earnest path
Yes
Like in the code snippet thats why i wanted to give you the mission file so you can check it out.
One billboard with all characters initialized and one row of different textures currently
still forum
the attachTo shouldn't be needed I think. the object doesn't have gravity it doesn't fall down. So you can just setPos it once to the right position and it should work
little eagle
I somehow can't believe that 42 textures would lag the game.
still forum
I'd say first try to get rid of the attachTo.
Just setPosWorld the characters to the right place and see what happens
earnest path
Its not 42 if you open the screenshot you will see the whole board is initialized so its 17x42 = 714
Early on i gave you wrong row count or some reason i had 11 in my head
little eagle
I counted Welcome to my ticker board ARMA is awesome
and it's 42.
Does it write the same thing 17 times?
earnest path
No so you will see there is an init loop which creates the placeholders with default texture and there is a character population loop which changes the textures for each character
still forum
yeah just saw that. L14-L54 is only executed once
earnest path
The idea is that once created the placeholders stay there for the mission duration and i just update the relevant placeholders with the desired textures
little eagle
What's the resolution on the images?
earnest path
1024x1024 34kb paa file
still forum
(โฏยฐโกยฐ๏ผโฏ๏ธต โปโโป
earnest path
Each one of the characters
still forum
256 should be enough for these small things
maybe even 128
1024 is what i use for a small car, like kart size car
little eagle
I think you fried your graphics card with this.
earnest path
๐
little eagle
And that's why it lags.
still forum
1024x1024 RGB that is 3MB in raw memory per texture
little eagle
I think a billboard like this is possible, but this is not how I would've written it. And you definitely need 128pxยฒ chars max. Better 64px.
still forum
but duplicate textures should only be stored once.
little eagle
It's not the memory I think, but the rendering in 3d. But no expert on that.
still forum
with 128x128 that would be 50KB per texture instead of 3MB.
and 64x64 is only 12KB
I think Arma's rendering engine throws each object at the GPU seperately
earnest path
Ok i can maybe redo the size and recalculate the offsets and so on and let you know
still forum
with 740 objects.. That's like.. Not even the number of houses in kavalla
Wait.
You have the big size because your image object is 1mx1m right?
little eagle
Dedmen, those are nothing objects though. It's all graphics. And well, half the commands in the script aren't needed either.
still forum
so you actually have a huge transparent texture with a little character in the middle?
earnest path
Yes
little eagle
1x1 m, dedmen
still forum
the whole texture is streched over 1mยฒ. Not just the few centimeters of that character
little eagle
Yeah, thonking about how to solve that.
still forum
The engine has to render each object seperately and take into account the texture transparency and how that influences the objects behind it
the 700 objects behind it
meager heart
there is also for forspec loop
still forum
I really don't think that the script is the problem
austere hawk
do fps drop permanently? or just chugging/hitching occasionally?
little eagle
^
still forum
if it runs once per minute it should lag once. Not constantly
little eagle
Permantently, as in it's the graphics.
earnest path
So it runs quick than one second lag quick one second lag
still forum
But again.. We are speculating what is causing lag
austere hawk
arma doesnt like transparency in some cases... just permanently display the muzzleflash of the rifle you are holding and you can see your fps drop by an insane amount
still forum
#perf_prof_branch is there just for that
prof build will probably show you how the render function is taking up most of frametime
little eagle
Dedmen, do we have another way to render a texture in 3d?
little eagle
madman
meager heart
for [{_pointer=0}, {_pointer<(_max_columns*_max_rows)}, {_pointer=_pointer+1}] do {}; //--- slow
for "_i" from 1 to (_max_columns * _max_rows) do {}; //--- faster
๐ค
still forum
Yes. Definetly. But the script is not the real problem here. Atleast not yet
I think kingsley did tests with DrawIcon3D thousands of items per frame
little eagle
sldt1ck wanted to get this out of the system.
earnest path
I will adjust the loop but the loop only exec once right now
still forum
I also have a Intercept test that draws.. 100 icons per frame. 700 should be doable
meager heart
sldt1ck wanted to get this out of the system.
yes! ๐
little eagle
Does DI3D do obstruction?
still forum
occlusion you mean? BI recently added occluders for buildings. So that things behind them that you can't see won't render
Considering it's a special thing only for buildings that BI added only recently.. I'd say no
earnest path
If i delete the attachTo how do i place the the placeholders correctly or should i just detach once they are placed?
still forum
@earnest path you don't need to actually add the "empty" characters to then billboard
still forum
just make a big texture with all the empty character backgrounds. And set that texture onto the billboard.
little eagle
Now I want a billboard too. :/
earnest path
You have one but its laggy ๐
still forum
Instead of _billboard_character attachTo [_billboard,[_pointer_x, _pointer_z, _pointer_y]];
do
_pos = _billboard modelToWorldWorld [_pointer_x, _pointer_z, _pointer_y];
_billboard_character setPosWorld _pos;
WORLDWORLDWORLD
meager heart
passes Land_Billboard_F to commy
little eagle
No, one where I can set each char. Does this game have a complete set of characters all in one texture each?
still forum
I drank to much... I'll bed.
if setPosWorld and using the one big texture and deleting unused empty characters isn't enough.. Have fun trying to drawIcon3D
earnest path
Ok no lag after these two lines
still forum
I'm still not satisfied
little eagle
Get fraps and count before after FPS
still forum
fraps really? That's so 2009
little eagle
That's so 2009
So am I.
still forum
you can see fps in in-game video options
earnest path
Well there is but way better than before
meager heart
also steam overlay
still forum
I think if you use my idea of big background texture and getting rid of empty characters that'll probably good enough for your use case
earnest path
So looking at the board shows 50fps lokking at the sky 60 locked so i dont know what is the fps that it goes up to
still forum
disable VSYNC in the video options
earnest path
74 sky => 55 board
still forum
I guess I shall make a proper modded billboard with one model and a single texture with animations to change the characters
earnest path
I don't have the knowledge to do that unfortunately
little eagle
Do it, dedmen.
still forum
I do, or atleast I should. I still have a project to finish but I just need to import the model into arma and that'll be done. I'll add it to my todo
earnest path
Do you guys work for BI you have very extensive knowledge of how things tick?
little eagle
Do you guys work for BI
No.
you have very extensive knowledge of how things tick?
T-thanks?
earnest path
Either way i am very thankful for your help. I have learned a thing or two
still forum
We spent a lot of time with Arma. And I stuck my hands elbow deep into it.
commy massaged it till the bones started sticking out. And I pulled the skin off
earnest path
I have also spent a long time but i probably know a fraction of what you do ๐
little eagle
@earnest path
Why not
"#(rgb,2048,1024,1)color(0,0,0,1)"
->
"#(rgb,4,4,1)color(0,0,0,1)"
?
still forum
TIL that, that is the resolution of the texture
little eagle
lol
still forum
last time I used that i was blindly punching in numbers without knowing what they mean. besides the RGBA at the right
little eagle
I think this ends up in memory too, no idea if they actually optimize the size in memory.
There is some cool stuff you can do with procedural textures dedmen.
Sadly you can't use those as noise map for random, otherwise I'd have fun with that.
still forum
yeah.. Had lots of fun with r2t and blinkin lights on the VR cubes
I still have a disco cube script somewhere
still forum
Let's see.. disco particles, animation bongo, watery wetness, VRAM prefiller (that one was nice), ragdoller (ragdolls the player by throwing a mass 1e10 food can at him), explode everything at cursorTarget with 40 huge helicopter explosions... Where are my disco cubes
meager heart
disco cube should be disco sphere, aka disco ball... ๐
little eagle
fix TFAR
still forum
dedmenfnc_makeDiscoLight oh.. There it is. .. Nah that's only disco lightpoints..
Ah.. there is a dedmenfnc_discoObject. that uses #(rgb,8,8,3)color(%1,%2,%3,1) What does that 3 on the left side even mean?
meager heart
rgb,8,8,3 < format
storm crow
Clyde
still forum
dedmenfnc_spawnDiscoObject = {
params ["_varname", "_pos", "_doLight"]
_object = "Land_VR_Block_04_F" createVehicle _pos;
_object setObjectMaterialGlobal [0,"a3\data_f\light_flash.rvmat"];
_light = false;
if (_doLight) then {
_light = "#lightpoint" createVehicle _pos;
_light setLightBrightness 2;
_light setLightColor [0,0,0];
_light setLightAmbient [0,0,0];
};
if (isNil "dedmenfnc_spawnDiscoObjects") then {dedmenfnc_spawnDiscoObjects=[];};
dedmenfnc_spawnDiscoObjects pushBack [_object,_light];
if (isNil "dedmenfnc_spawnDiscoObjects_thread") then {
dedmenfnc_spawnDiscoObjects_thread = true;
[_varname] spawn {
while {missionNamespace getVariable (_this select 0)} do {
{
_x params ["_object", "_light"];
_randomColor = [random 1,random 1,random 1];
_color = format["#(rgb,8,8,3)color(%1,%2,%3,1)",_randomColor select 0,_randomColor select 1,_randomColor select 2];
_object setObjectTextureGlobal [0, _color];
if !(_light isEqualTo false) then {
_light setLightColor _randomColor;
_light setLightAmbient _randomColor;
};
} forEach dedmenfnc_spawnDiscoObjects;
sleep 0.4;
};
{
deleteVehicle (_x select 0);//
if !((_x select 1) isEqualTo false) then {
deleteVehicle (_x select 1);
};
} forEach dedmenfnc_spawnDiscoObjects;
dedmenfnc_spawnDiscoObjects = [];
dedmenfnc_spawnDiscoObjects_thread = nil;
};
};
};
Here. Take it.
It even combines blinking cube with blinking light
little eagle
Why do you write so fucking ugly code, Dedmen?
Masochist in addition to being a furry?
meager heart
he was in a rush for a disco party, maybe
austere hawk
thats just the free advice version. The Pro version of his scripts comes with extra code-junky formatting
little eagle
};
};
Dedmen, what's the point of indenting if you write this at the end of the script?
still forum
what do I know. Ask my younger self ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
winter rose
dedmenfnc_spawnDiscoObject = {
params ["_varname", "_pos", "_doLight"];
_object = "Land_VR_Block_04_F" createVehicle _pos;
_object setObjectMaterialGlobal [0,"a3\data_f\light_flash.rvmat"];
_light = false;
if (_doLight) then {
_light = "#lightpoint" createVehicle _pos;
_light setLightBrightness 2;
_light setLightColor [0,0,0];
_light setLightAmbient [0,0,0];
};
if (isNil "dedmenfnc_spawnDiscoObjects") then {dedmenfnc_spawnDiscoObjects=[];};
dedmenfnc_spawnDiscoObjects pushBack [_object,_light];
if (isNil "dedmenfnc_spawnDiscoObjects_thread") then {
dedmenfnc_spawnDiscoObjects_thread = true;
[_varname] spawn {
while {missionNamespace getVariable (_this select 0)} do {
{
_x params ["_object", "_light"];
_randomColor = [random 1,random 1,random 1];
_color = format["#(rgb,8,8,3)color(%1,%2,%3,1)",_randomColor select 0,_randomColor select 1,_randomColor select 2];
_object setObjectTextureGlobal [0, _color];
if !(_light isEqualTo false) then {
_light setLightColor _randomColor;
_light setLightAmbient _randomColor;
};
} forEach dedmenfnc_spawnDiscoObjects;
sleep 0.4;
};
{
deleteVehicle (_x select 0);//
if !((_x select 1) isEqualTo false) then {
deleteVehicle (_x select 1);
};
} forEach dedmenfnc_spawnDiscoObjects;
dedmenfnc_spawnDiscoObjects = [];
dedmenfnc_spawnDiscoObjects_thread = nil;
};
};
};
properly indented, TABbed and ;'ed
still forum
cool. Now please fix the bullshit code and clean it up. Though.. I don't actually see thaaat much crap code in there
winter rose
a semicolon was missing, that's about it
fossil yew
Is saveProfileNamespace mandatory to save profile namespace vars?
It seems it sometimes works without
Can't tell when
still forum
generally not
But if for example the server crashes before saving the vars on it's own.. That's like the only usecase of saveProfileNamespace
fossil yew
If mission is changed via #missions?
little eagle
Properly indented he says, but it uses 6 indents for a ~40 line script, urh
fossil yew
Can server profile permissions cause the problem of not saving vars?
still forum
missionEnd should save automatically
if the server cannot write to the file because it doesn't have permissions to do so.. How would it save the vars then?
fossil yew
Trouble is I'm not an administrator on the server, can't check :(
still forum
We can't either ^^
fossil yew
I just see mission state not loaded haha, yes I know
winter rose
about profileNamespace I would say that not saving will clear the info on game closing ๐
UPDATE: note on https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/saveProfileNamespace says otherwise. oh.
Variables are also saved when the game is quit.
gleaming oyster
Does the same apply for servers?
little eagle
Some people complained about a dedicated server not storing some profile namespace variables, so we put saveProfileNamespace everywhere -.-
Here's a baseless, but educated guess:
winter rose
I can confirm, it saves on game exit
little eagle
Some script X (ui?) of BI uses saveProfileNamespace, so we never have to, unless on a dedicated server where that script X doesn't run.
gleaming oyster
So, you need this on a ded but not a client?
little eagle
Maybe, idk
winter rose
quite possible
anyway, since you want data to be saved, save it? it doesn't matter if (dedi) server or not
gleaming oyster
Does the return from the namespace get updated anyways though? So it wouldn't matter as long as the setter sets the proper data?
profileNamespace setVariable["Blah","Blah];
hintSilent format["Blah return: %1,profileNamespace getVariahle "Blah"];
//"Blah return: Blah ?
I don't understand?
little eagle
Does the return from the namespace get updated anyways though?
Yes.
gleaming oyster
SPN is only for inter sessions.
What does this mean?
little eagle
So it wouldn't matter as long as the setter sets the proper data?
Yes, assuming by improper data you mean script errors.
saveProfileNamespace does only do things from one game session to another.
gleaming oyster
Right, okay.
little eagle
I'd say OBJECT type is improper data for profileNamespace, yet setVar and getVar in one session would work fine.
gleaming oyster
you'd never have the same reference to the object in two different sessions so what is the point?
little eagle
Exactly.
meager heart
afaik a lot of confusion started after people was using saveProfileNamespace on the server side to store mission progress etc... and they had troubles with saved data after server crash...
gleaming oyster
Oh, after server crash? Yeah no doubt. File isn't written properly after crash right?
meager heart
yeah...
gleaming oyster
Nothing you can do about that except use an external DB
gleaming oyster
is it possible to ever essentially "redefine" a macro defined with the pre processor?
gleaming oyster
Possibility sparks curiosity more than not
viral gust
Depending on what you were trying to do, you could probably just do new define after using for the first time as needed. Something like this:
#define IM_A_NUMBER 2
hint format["%1 bats. Ah ah ahhhh.", IM_A_NUMBER];
#define IM_A_NUMBER 5
hint format["%1 bats. Ah ah ahhhh.", IM_A_NUMBER];
//2 bats. Ah ah ahhhh.
//5 bats. Ah ah ahhhh.
I'd test it to be sure but I won't be home until way late... I don't think such a thing would cause a compile error in SQF nor other languages that can use preprocessor... ๐ค
I'm sure the community as a whole would beat you to death with a mechanical keyboard if you did that either way though ๐
winter rose
I am not sure you can override like this without #undef first (also, yes. but I like my keyboard).
viral gust
I think C compilers will only throw warnings but not actually error out. That way you can use several different header files that each define the same thing differently
Yeah, just tested with a c++14 compiler: warning: "TEST" redefined
http://cpp.sh/6rfds << C++ shell in a webpage for testing some basic C++ syntax and such ๐
Love that website
little eagle
redefining macros mid script ๐๐ผ
viral gust
Updated the code to put the defines inside main()
It didn't even complain that time
Oh wait, yes it did. Compiled and executed as expected though
blissful phoenix
A3 will make it work raw, but unless you undefine it first it will fail rapification
unborn ether
It does
Because syntax expects 2 elements if its an array, STRING and BOOL
Try putting bool there after
ow wait, its STRING and NUMBER ๐ค
meager heart
check it with vanilla music... maybe
also you are passing string (music name) as array
try this maybe
"MusicRapidDeploy" remoteExec ["playMusic"];
@astral tendon
astral tendon
nop
waitUntil {
if (MissionGO == 1) then {
if (MissionSelected == Airport) then {[] call MissionAirport};
if (MissionSelected == Construction) then {[] call MissionConstruction};
if (MissionSelected == Storage) then {[] call MissionStorage};
MissionGO = 0;
publicVariable "MissionGO";
sleep 20;
if (LevelDifficulty == 1) then {["MusicBarricatedSuspects"] remoteExec ["playmusic"]};
if (LevelDifficulty == 2) then {["MusicHostageRescue"] remoteExec ["playmusic"]};
if (LevelDifficulty == 3) then {"MusicRapidDeploy" remoteExec ["playmusic"]};
};
};
the other musics plays with no problem, only "MusicRapidDeploy" have that
meager heart
0 spawn {
waitUntil {
sleep 0.5;
MissionGO == 1
};
if (MissionSelected == Airport) then {[] call MissionAirport};
if (MissionSelected == Construction) then {[] call MissionConstruction};
if (MissionSelected == Storage) then {[] call MissionStorage};
MissionGO = 0; publicVariable "MissionGO";
sleep 20;
if (LevelDifficulty == 1) then {"MusicBarricatedSuspects" remoteExec ["playmusic"]};
if (LevelDifficulty == 2) then {"MusicHostageRescue" remoteExec ["playmusic"]};
if (LevelDifficulty == 3) then {"MusicRapidDeploy" remoteExec ["playmusic"]};
};
@astral tendon
try it in the console
astral tendon
on the debug console works, though i need to make changes on the script file
meager heart
gl
astral tendon
That was supouse to keep looping but i dont feel like its nesessary, maybe i dont even need that waituntil
meager heart
ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
meager heart
edited above ^
wintry eagle
Does anyone know how to script post-process effects for radiation/ nuclear wasteland?
I'm looking to create a Aurora Borealis effect I saw in a single player mission one time, along with wind/ geiger counter effects. I know its possible, and I know certain missions already have them, I just have no idea where to start. I'm building a zeus mission, for reference.
warm bronze
Have a look at aliascartoons on YouTube. Not sure he has released Aurora stuff yet, but he has done a lot of stuff towards what you are looking at.
Looks like he has published an Aurora one.
wintry eagle
Interesting, will do!
willow rover
How can you set the variable of a object, vehicle, and player that is your CursorTarget. for some reason the variable always remains the same in MP.
digital jacinth
myGlobalVar = cursorObject;
publicVariable "myGlobalVar";
not really sure what you mean it stays the same in mp tho
still forum
@little eagle Some script X (ui?) of BI uses saveProfileNamespace, so we never have to, unless on a dedicated server where that script X doesn't run. easy to test. Hook saveProfileNamespace with Intercept and log how often it's called.
On server the problem is that the server is not always properly shutdown. On my linux server for example I just kill it. Which doesn't give it the ability to save profileNamespace
@viral gust that cpp.sh page times out for me ๐ I prefer godbolt
@willow rover explain. You want a variable that does the same as cursorTarget but you don't want to use cursorTarget for some reason?
viral gust
I'm not familiar with godbolt, I'll have to check it out! Sucks that the other page times out for you though! It's a pretty sweet resource!
willow rover
If a car has a Variable of plate1, how could you get that car using cursorTarget but reference the variable of plate1.
digital jacinth
Okay, I am trying to interpret your question, I take it you have a variable set to a car with setVariable here or is the car placed down in the editor and you have given the variable name "plate1" to the car?
willow rover
I am trying to change a variable of a vehicle that is defined by a script when the vehicle is spawned.
Any sorry for the confusion I am up late trying to fix my cars plates.
digital jacinth
// assign car to new global varaible
myNewGlobalVariable = plate1;
// unassign variable
plate1 = nil;
This will assign the car that is set to plate1 to a new variable name and empty the variable "plate1"
not sure if you want this to happen tho. The car can have multiply variables assigned as well which all reference the car then.
and since it is for MP purposes you might want to call
publicVariable "myNewGlobalVariable ";
publicVariable "plate1";
after that, so everyone has the same value/object assigned to the variable
willow rover
Okay but wouldnโt that reference the vehicle itself not change the value of a already defined variable of the vehicle.
digital jacinth
in this case the vehicle would be referenced by "myNewGlobalVariable" and the reference used with "plate1" will be set to nothing.
willow rover
Okay thanks both. Helps in multiple situations I am having.
grave bridge
is there a way to display a text for a player locally? something like hint?
digital jacinth
Just a text? Would this be enough?
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/titleText
grave bridge
no, I want to display an object
and sadly hint works only global
also the ...Chat commands work only for specific groups of units
still forum
So what now? display a object or text?
also the ...Chat commands work only for specific groups of units what do you mean by that? Chat commands work on players.
grave bridge
I want to display a hint (or something similar) with an object for a specific player.
grave bridge
no, I want to display a value that an object returned
still forum
objects don't return values
A car or a house are objects.
They don't "return" stuff
winter rose
if you want to hint "an object", you can still do
hint str player; // use str to "stringify"
@grave bridge
still forum
We are going in a circle.
"I want to display a text"
"no I want to display an object"
"I want to display a hint with an object"
"I want to display a value that an object returns"
Could you maybe just say exactly what you need instead of walking around in a circle?
also and sadly hint works only global no it doesn't. hint is local
grave bridge
strange, when I was calling it in console, it was displaying for everyone
still forum
well if you click "global execute" it will globally execute.
grave bridge
wait... global execute?
probably faulty translation, becouse I have 3 "execute" buttons in polish version of the game lol
just different colors
grave bridge
oh shit, that would explain a lot, thanks
warm gorge
Any idea why getDirVisual returns innacurate values occasionally for vehicles? Im using it for markers right now in combination with drawIcon, and not sure why its doing this.
still forum
what does inaccurate mean? jittering around?
warm gorge
By innacurate, it's direction on the marker isn't facing the same way as the actual vehicle. Such as, for example, a van earlier was the complete opposite way it was actually facing. I'm just using the vehicle's icon as the marker[getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> typeOf _x >> "icon")] call BIS_fnc_textureVehicleIcon;
{
_x params ["_object", "_texture", "_color", "_size", "_text"];
_map drawIcon [_texture, _color, getPosASLVisual _object, 24, 24, getDirVisual _object, _text, 1, 0.04, "RobotoCondensed"];
} forEach SR_mapMarkers;
This is how I'm drawing the icons.
still forum
how far are you away from the van that was the opposite direction?
warm gorge
I was inside it
still forum
uhhhhhh... Well.. ๐ค hmm
But not like.. The icon is facing the wrong way. But the actual icon is drawn with the wrong rotation? So if you'd use something like a arrow graphic it would still be wrong?
warm gorge
Either or I think. It's hard to tell what is going wrong with it exactly, other than just that the icon rotation isn't always correct
Sometimes its fine though, which is the weird part.
still forum
if it's sometimes fine then it's not the icon being wrong by itself.. I am confusing myself with my wording....
getDir without the visual has the same problem?
warm gorge
I will give getDir a try, haven't tried it yet.
steady terrace
BIS_fnc_TaskCreate wants a position. so I do getPos "trigger1" whiiich is wrong. what's wrong with my logic?
[zeus,["test"],["Go here!", "testmission", "final"], |#|getPos "final",1,2,true] call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;
still forum
If "trigger1" is really a trigger then getPos trigger1
winter rose
dang, reading too fast and letting peripheral vision do the job :D
yes, if trigger is an object, remove the quotes
if a marker, getMarkerPos
going back to sleepโฆ ๐
torpid pike
Asked in the question channel but figured I'd be better helped directly asking here; I want to get flight gauge data out of ArmA into a table or database, which I can read in an applet on a 2nd screen for my flight sim. Any common/good methods for achieving this? So far I've built one very nifty looking heading gauge in Unity and I'm using a flight sim overlay panel here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Flight-Simulator-Front-Panel-Mask-for-monitor-22-23-size-/263478413501 on top of my screen. Just need to get it to read some values, somehow My goal is to get the 5 or so instruments commonly used on ArmA 3's flying vehicles to send that data to gauges that update based on their in-game values for immersion. Best methods? Already done?
still forum
getting the data from the gauges is kinda complicated.. It's easier to just get the data directly.
for example the getDir command returns the heading directly. And getPosASL contains the height above sealevel
torpid pike
Ahh, but should that be serialized towards Unity or something secure?
thanks btw, does help clarify somewhat
Hmm, I'll jump on A3 and take a peak at the types of data my instrument gauges require. Thanks!
gleaming oyster
Is there any way to reference the name of the current script?
say i want to reference the name of the sqf and it's path relative to mission
i want to be able to move around the function and be able to execute it regardless of it'a location
gleaming oyster
trying to exit with condition and execute it back with new params. Isn't _thisScript a spawn magic variable? Everything scheduled? >:(
winter rose
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Magic_Variables
it's the handle, not the script itself
gleaming oyster
Hm, alright. This'll work. Thanks
Wait a sec the handle is only a reference though? What do you mean not in the script itself?
_this call
{
_thisScript defined?
};
0 spawn
{
_thisScript defined?
};
Lol, the link you sent has no info?
winter rose
plenty of links in it though
gleaming oyster
There is currently no text in this page. You canย search for this page titleย in other pages, orย search the related logs, but you do not have permission to create this page.
My browser may be funking out. Either way.
Thanks for the help, i'll have to test this out later today
winter rose
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Script_(Handle)
gleaming oyster
Magic Wiki man returns
winter rose
\o/
meager heart
name of script... maybe scriptName "duhScript.sqf"; ๐ค
gleaming oyster
@meager heart
scriptName "its_v_it_s.sqf"
:)
meager heart
bulli
winter rose
๐ trololo
meager heart
oh also
_script = [] spawn {};
sleep 2;
terminate _script;
or from inside with _thisScript
steady terrace
how would I use thisTrigger in an sqf file?
gleaming oyster
//onActivation
[thisTrigger] call compile preProcessFile "yourScriptBleh.sqf"
//yourScriptBleh.sqf
params["_trig"];
//_trig is now your trigger reference
or if you will create your trigger in script, you can use thisList,thisTrigger in setTriggerStatements which will set activation/deactivation for that trigger
gleaming oyster
yes, but thisTrigger is an editor reference for placed triggers right? @meager heart
still forum
thisTrigger is a local variable
so call compile preProcessFile "yourScriptBleh.sqf" should work too (and then just use thisTrigger)
meager heart
yes, but setTriggerStatements < that is the same as trigger init fields in the editor
meager heart
condition yes ^
_trigger setTriggerStatements ["this", "(thisList select 0) call tag_fnc_someFuntion", "deleteVehicle thisTrigger"];
@gleaming oyster so I used execVM instead cause my brainfart cleared up.. how is that different from call compile preProcessFile?
still forum
execVM is equalTo spawn compile preProcessFileLineNumbers
spawn, spawns the script off to run later and continues your script immediately. call waits till the function you called is done before it continues your script
steady terrace
ahh alrighty
well there's nothing else in the script other than that one function so I won't have to worry about that
how do I create a task locally, so that other players don't see the task?
meager heart
the most reliable and all in one function for that > https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_setTask
@steady terrace
meager heart
yeah, there like every possible option for the tasks in one
astral tendon
How do i get a Aray of all tasks in one side with out have to put a player name in it?
unborn ether
Use simpleTasks forEach of the allPlayers.
meager heart
private _allTasksWest = (allUnits + allDeadMen) select {isPlayer _x && side group _x == west} apply {simpletasks _x};
maybe
astral tendon
returns nothing
meager heart
are you testing it for WEST and you have tasks ? ๐
astral tendon
sure
{_x setTaskState "Succeeded"} forEach ({simpleTasks _x} forEach allplayers)
This works but what if there is no players in the server?
meager heart
what are you trying to do ?
astral tendon
Set all tasks Succeeded
edgy dune
so if I use preprocessfilelinenumbers like so ```sqf
call compile preprocessfilelinenumbers "testFile.sqf";
and lets say that `testFile.sqf` has just this inside ```sqf
variable1="hello";
does that make variable1 public but also at the same time a final kind of like java ?
and thus not changable?
meager heart
{
if (toLower taskstate _x in ["created","assigned"]) then {_x settaskstate "succeeded"};
} foreach simpletasks player;
@astral tendon
still forum
@edgy dune call compile preprocessfilelinenumbers "testFile.sqf"; if testFile contains variable1="hello";
is exactly the same as just executing
variable1="hello";
so wats the advantage of preprocessfilelinenumbers then? like im just reading the code optimizaiton page from
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Code_Optimisation
and so I really dont get whats good about it
still forum
"advantage" ?
it preprocesses the file.
There is no "advantage". It just does what it does.
where does it say on that page that it has some advantage?
meager heart
i saw it... wait lol
edgy dune
it says
meager heart
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/preprocessFile < KK comment
edgy dune
The preprocessFileLineNumbers command remembers what it has done, so loading a file once will load it into memory, therefore if wanted to refrain from using global variables for example, but wanted a function precompiled, but not saved, you could simply use: and then shows an example
still forum
That's a lie
edgy dune
oh nice
still forum
will be removed in the rework of that page
edgy dune
oh theres a rework for that page? when?
so what does it mean to process then a file, just assume im a dum dum and if you could explain like ima a 2 year old ๐
queen cargo
Scripts and functions that use long variable names will run more slowly than those with short names. Using cryptically short variable names is not recommended without explanatory comments.
_pN = "John Smith"; //this line executes in half the time of the line below
_playerNameBecauseThePlayerIsImportantAndWeNeedToKnowWhoTheyAreAllTheTimeEspeciallyInsideThisImpressiveFunction = "John Smith";```
i feel more offended by this one
yes, it takes like a fraction more time to processI liked that one XD
queen cargo
['true || {false} || {false}'] call BIS_fnc_codePerformance; //fastest
['true || false || false'] call BIS_fnc_codePerformance; //normal
['false || false || false'] call BIS_fnc_codePerformance; //same as above
['false || {false} || {false}'] call BIS_fnc_codePerformance; //slowest``` this also looks like it is a measurement issue and nothing else@edgy dune Preprocessing runs the C/C++ like preprocessor on the file before compiling. Try compile loadFile the following content and you would get an error
#define MY_VAR "Without preprocessing I will be left in the file at compilation".
// Heck I would too```cause of the comment right?
errant jasper
Both.
still forum
@queen cargo second one is correct. First one is correct-ish but still dumb AF
errant jasper
Both '//' and #define are preprocessor features.
still forum
The preprocessor pre-processes the file. Strips comments and handles macros.
queen cargo
ohhh .... wait ... yes ... now i see why second one is correct ๐
guess bed time is soon to come
saving a < ms for no reason but to make code less readable
still forum
the shorter variable names info won't be as pronounced on the remake. Lou is currently working on that
errant jasper
It matters more when it is publicVariabled right? Doesn't Arma send the variable name when that happens?
queen cargo
shorter variable names can be boiled down to this: "do not use variable names that exceed 2000 characters as it starts to have actual performance impact at that point, maybe"
edgy dune
Dr.House is making it? k ๐
queen cargo
things one should not care: networking
saving a fraction of some ms is not worth it
even in networking terms, not worth it
especially because there you use global vars which have higher chances to collide with eg. mission variabels or other crap some scripts might add
waxen tendon
dumb question
triggerActivation trgMisionComplete;
complains because its a variable and not an object
but it is an object
waxen tendon
i have a trigger named that
queen cargo
your error message makes literally no sense ...
there is no type "variable"
so get the full error msg
waxen tendon
"Error unedfined variable in expression: trgmissioncomplete"
queen cargo
tells you that your variable is not defined
thus go and double check
also, is the trigger created via a script?
if yes, are you in a server-client situation?
queen cargo
thus go and double check```๐
scenic pollen
Code optimisation question - can anyone explain this?
Why is this:
// mrg_fnc_sum
params ["_a", "_b"];
_a + _b
// myLoop.sqf
private _x = 2;
for "_i" from 1 to 100 do {
_x = [_x, _i] call mrg_fnc_sum;
};
3.9x slower than this:
// myLoop.sqf
private _x = 2;
for "_i" from 1 to 100 do {
_x = _x + _i;
};
_x
Running 10,000 cycles of each, the first averages 0.2281ms whereas the second averages 0.0591 ms.
Note that in each test the myLoop.sqf file is compiled (compile preprocessFileLineNumbers) and then called from within the debug console via [] call fnc_myLoop;
austere hawk
dedmen just today mentioned in wiki topic that calling anything will be slower than directly coding it
scenic pollen
But why?
still forum
because calling a different function.. Is calling a different function
scenic pollen
Appreciate the help, just trying to understand
still forum
Single function is like you are walking down the road and walking into a store.
multiple functions is like entering and leaving every store along the road
Turning to the right, entering a building, leaving a building.
or in SQF.
executing call, entering a new scope and copying _this, leaving the new scope, copying the return value and deleting the _this again.
scenic pollen
Omg I just realised my test is wrong, I've been testing the wrong code ๐คฆ
austere hawk
gg
scenic pollen
The 2nd one is supposed to call _sum (not directly sum it). It's been a long day ๐
still forum
Oh in that case. The second one will still be faster. Because private variables are resolved faster than globals. Because the private namespace is usually smaller
scenic pollen
Ah that's good to know
Yep, both now take about the same time to run (with the private one being slightly faster, as you mentioned)
Still, I'm really quite surprised that calling just a single function is 3.9x slower than directly coding it. I mean, that's a pretty huge difference right (especially if we're running time critical tasks)?
still forum
shouldn't be 3.9x
and yeah. inlining code is a thing I do in my high performance scripts. Same as putting global variables that I access multiple times into a local variable so it can be accessed faster
scenic pollen
Result from debug console:
Result:
0.0245 ms
Cycles:
10000/10000
Code:
[] call mrg_fnc_myLoopV1;
Result:
0.0081 ms
Cycles:
10000/10000
Code:
[] call mrg_fnc_myLoopV2;
Btw I reduced the number of iterations (hence faster run times in this test)
still forum
Well.. That is alot more than I expected ๐ฎ
scenic pollen
Ikr ๐
scenic pollen
I mean if someone else wants to try and replicate this then feel free. It's entirely possible I'm doing something wrong (which is likely, considering I'm almost asleep at my desk)
scenic pollen
Yeah
astral tendon
One says that select 8 is _alwaysVisible and the other says is shared what is the one correct?
astral tendon
They actually sugest diferent things
meager heart
bis_fnc_taskCreate uses > bis_fnc_setTask
winter rose
@astral tendon you can open function viewer, check the code or the comments in it
astral tendon
though, the task still does not have a icon if i cant see it.
winter rose
if a tree falls down in a forest and no one is around, does it make sound? ๐
astral tendon
it think it does if there is like one wall in bethen the person and the tree.
still forum
Does AI see you if you hide behind a fallen tree?
winter rose
^ ๐
meager heart
will _tree setDamage [1, false] disable explosion effect for the trees ?
winter rose
trees explode? ๐ฎ
meager heart
๐
unborn ether
wtf is going here ^?
still forum
what tree fiction you mean?
winter rose
this is the ent of it ๐
gleaming oyster
Trees exploding = death to mankind
meager heart
what was that command to close If-Then blocks in lolcode ? ๐
winter rose
KTHXBAI
meager heart
O RLY?
YA RLY
<code block>
NO WAI
<code block>
<here> ???
โฆmy brain
meager heart
ahaha
gleaming oyster
๐ฑ
meager heart
OIC ! ๐
winter rose
KTHXBYE, my bad
HAI 1.0
CAN HAS STDIO?
I HAS A VAR
IM IN YR LOOP
UP VAR!!1
VISIBLE VAR
IZ VAR BIGGER THAN 10? KTHX
IM OUTTA YR LOOP
KTHXBYE
KTHX omfg lol
unborn ether
HAI 1.0
CAN HAS ARMA?
CAN HAS STATICTYPES
KTHXBYE
minor lance
hello!
Anyone knows why the https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#Take Eventhandler does fire sometimes with _containes = objnull?
winter rose
you may be taking from the ground at that time?
maybe (unsure) the invisible container is destroyed as soon as you take the last item
fringe yoke
Is there a way to check if an extension is present?
ivory nova
Sorry, newbie question, but is it possible to call a function from a define? Something like, #define DEFINITION(A, B, C, Aa, Bb, Cc) [A, B, C, Aa, Bb, Cc] call ARMA_fnc_function;?
Or is that bad form/retarded?
fringe yoke
That's fine iirc
ivory nova
Thank you (: Had some trouble getting that to work but will try again
Sorry I was born in Australia these easy things are hard for me
wary vine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVkGzmm1iWM&feature=youtu.be whats the thoughts ?
gleaming oyster
@wary vine This is pretty nice and very neat in a sea of copycats. The transitions and style is very smooth. Oh, and nice branding :p
The tooltip doesn't really make much sense though when entering your name
There wouldn't be any point in remembering the last input?
And choosing your number is kind of neat. How does your communication work? What would be cool if you combined KK's server transfer stuff and you could dial someone from a different server
only to return back after the call was made
isolate the player's new position to a telephone booth or a bus stop
The wallpaper feature I think is pretty cool though, have you gotten apps to install now?
And say, you needed a better subscription service to access or install the apps
so the phone bill to pay esssentially
especially since most life gamemodes give you like 150 bucks every 5 minutes like wtf?
Money management in those gamemodes I feel is never of any importance, risk and it's potential reward is never established
wintry eagle
@warm bronze I used some of Alias's scripts for my fallout effects; they work okay but not perfectly. I had to use his dust storm + Geiger-counter effects separately, seems like he pulled his wasteland effects script in v1.6 ๐ฆ
wary vine
@gleaming oyster thats a lot of messages xD
the tooltip isnt a tooltip
its a malfunctioning disabled autocomplete xD
and calling isnt going to be in at the start
im going to work on it over time
warm bronze
I was going to use them this weekend as well @wintry eagle an in house modder made some of his own stuff for it though. Used almost all of his stuff thus far and love it. Especially the snow storm and lightening.
wintry eagle
It is definitely good! One of my scripters helped me set it up, I've never touched scripting before, and unfortunately Alias videos were more aimed at people who know what they're doing ๐
But once I realized the only real work I had to do was on the init.sqf file, its now quite approachable at a low level.
verbal otter
breaking point mod //Hope this fucking works cutRsc ["RscDisplayInfoScreen","PLAIN"]; ๐
unborn ether
@still forum Interesting, if there is any chance to have a command named lbSetRowHeight that changes rowHeight of RscListBox?
still forum
@fringe yoke Is there a way to check if an extension is present? Yeah. callExtension it and see if it returns anything.
@unborn ether not easily I'd say. Unless something like that already exists somewhere
fringe yoke
yeah, I was just hoping for a more elegant solution
unborn ether
nah, not existant, but just got a multiple reasons to have one.
velvet merlin
is it expected behavior that acos below -1 and above 1 returns "-1.#IND" (undefined)?
like shouldnt the engine normalize/clamp? the input automatically to sensible values
still forum
http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/numeric/math/acos
If a domain error occurs, an implementation-defined value is returned (NaN where supported)
Domain error occurs if arg is outside the range [-1.0, 1.0]
nope. It's standard to return NaN
should get a note on wiki ๐
velvet merlin
tx
lavish ocean
noticed KK posted this http://killzonekid.com/arma-3-extension-tester-callextension-exe-callextension_x64-exe/
velvet merlin
trying to get the sunAngle - these two functions return somewhat different results
https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/174982-brighter-nights-via-scripting/
https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/188051-solar-and-climatological-functions/
anyone into this to give a judgement?
also the first has function to set time for a specific sunAngle. on angles close to 90 it seems to fit, yet closer to 0, there is some difference to the angle shown by the functions
overview of the results: https://pastebin.ubuntu.com/p/6JVGYP4r8M/
for the second issue the normalization to do the acos should be (part of?) the problem
private _temp = ((_desiredSunAngle + (24 * (sin _latitude) * (cos _day)))/((12 * (cos _day) - 78) * (cos _latitude)));
_temp = ((1 min _temp) max -1);
_temp = acos _temp;```apparently in this script its missing a ) but cant seem to see where its missing sqf { if (ITEM_VALUE ( configName _x) > 0) then { _inv lbAdd format ["%2 [x%1]",ITEM_VALUE(configName _x),localize (getText(_x >> "displayName"))]; _inv lbSetData [(lbSize _inv)-1,configName _x]; _icon = M_CONFIG(getText,"VirtualItems",configName _x,"icon"); if (!(_icon isEqualTo "")) then { _inv lbSetPicture [(lbSize _inv)-1,_icon]; }; }; } forEach ("true" configClasses (missionConfigFile >> "VirtualItems"));
unborn ether
ITEM_VALUE and M_CONFIG are macroses you might be missing
still forum
the error message should tell you where
molten folio
{
if (ITEM_VALUE(configName _x) > 0) then {
_inv lbAdd f>
Error position: <(configName _x) > 0) then {
_inv lbAdd f>
Error Missing )```dont see where to add everything is there
thorn saffron
Say I want to have an array to I want to edit in multiple functions without the need to pass that array into them as a param. In other worlds I want a public array that functions can read and edit. How do I do that? Define the array in init?
still forum
@molten folio ITEM_VALUE macro
@thorn saffron Put the array into a global variable and use that
thorn saffron
ah so its something , without the leading underscore to create global, like this?
taroSuperDuperGlobalArray = [[[],[]],[[],[]],[[],[]]];```yes
thorn saffron
i define that in init or just in script?
delicate lotus
How can I create those highlighted areas on a map where everything else gets like a grey shade above it?
thorn saffron
Limit area module or something like that IIRC
still forum
init would probably easiest
thorn saffron
@delicate lotus not sure if it doesn't kill the player
still forum
highlightes areas? Just a big marker?
thorn saffron
Either that module, or just placing markers
delicate lotus
let me get a screenshot of what I mean (Hoping that what im talking about actually exists...)
gleaming oyster
Oh god, please don't talk about the modules
meager heart
thorn saffron
its a module
delicate lotus
ew
Im actually trying to make this mission completly without any modules...
is there no way to do it without? XD
thorn saffron
area markers
gleaming oyster
Taro, each module works with functions that already exist. the modules are just there to streamline input to give the fnc
thorn saffron
yeah, I guess you can call the area limit via script
gleaming oyster
I am sure you can replicate it in script.
thorn saffron
or you know, just call the zone limit function the module uses, just without actually placing the module (Should be possible)
gleaming oyster
eeeeehhh. I wouldn't. They're not always the best.
gleaming oyster
gives headache
thorn saffron
why would it? its already used in official bis missions
delicate lotus
Oh you mean like the combined arms showcase mission where the helo tends to lift up before dropping everyone off?
still forum
You need to place more IED's. Then the game will for sure explode
gleaming oyster
Just because it's used in official bis missions doesn't mean it works well
delicate lotus
true XD
thorn saffron
If you want to reinvent the wheel, no one is stopping you ๐
thorn saffron
@delicate lotus Just in case, its called "Cover Map" module
gleaming oyster
Commy has talked about the insane design of the vehicle respawn module already in here