#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 462

fringe yoke May 28, 2018, 8:57 AM

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I'd like to be able to run code when they do

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There is this https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#CuratorMarkerPlaced but that is just for curator

still forum May 28, 2018, 9:12 AM

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I built my own handler for that so I guess Arma doesn't have one. But ACE has a event for it if ACE markers is enabled

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https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/blob/0eb809fb9181b7e696387260cb73492dcf108897/addons/markers/XEH_postInit.sqf#L5
https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/blob/0eb809fb9181b7e696387260cb73492dcf108897/addons/markers/functions/fnc_setMarkerNetwork.sqf#L7-L8

fringe yoke May 28, 2018, 9:12 AM

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I just found that CBA has one as you posted that

still forum May 28, 2018, 9:13 AM

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what's it called?

fringe yoke May 28, 2018, 9:13 AM

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https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/wiki/Marker-Events

still forum May 28, 2018, 9:13 AM

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https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/blob/54ef2da8de3ce0957de23a5998f22834763cae8f/addons/events/fnc_addMarkerEventHandler.sqf Yeah there.

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Should replace my crap self-made implementation by the proper CBA one then 😄

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Although no.. I need to know who deleted the marker :/

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the CBA one just retrieves all markers every frame and checks if anything changed

fringe yoke May 28, 2018, 10:40 AM

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Does anyone here know how I could find out what the pending module is for a curator?

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If they select a rifleman from the Create window on the right hand side, can I know they have that selected before they place the unit, or a module, prop, etc.

runic rose May 28, 2018, 11:52 AM

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@inner swallow setObjectTextureGlobal is (according to the wiki), persistent and JIP compatible, since the F3 loadout script is only ran local to the unit there's no need to use remoteExec - The global command does this all for you. If you were to use 'setObjectTexture' then yes, you would need to use remoteExec.

errant jasper May 28, 2018, 12:09 PM

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@runic rose , yes but something strange is definitely going on. I have used setObjectTexture, the local variant on CBA init event handlers without problems. But yesterday, on a dedicated server, I had both a setObjectTexture globally applied through init box, and a setObjectTextureGlobal on another unit applied from only server. Neither worked when joining on mission start, unless I spawned a delay, but it worked fine for JIPs.

runic rose May 28, 2018, 12:23 PM

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Yeah I don't claim to understand it fully. All I can say is that I haven't had any problems when using a delay so I've continued to use that method.

inner swallow May 28, 2018, 12:24 PM

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Yeah, but what I meant was, at the point you're putting a delay, does it matter if you do it like that or via remoteExec?

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Since they're both equally reliable

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(delay + global command Vs no delay but local command + RE with JIP set to true)

runic rose May 28, 2018, 12:31 PM

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I would expect them both to work, but who really knows without testing. 😄

fossil yew May 28, 2018, 12:44 PM

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Do you know if it's possible to remove the camera in jets completely?

inner swallow May 28, 2018, 12:44 PM

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Probably via config?

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@ LSD well, they both work, since I know the RE method works, and you know that the delay method works 😄

minor lance May 28, 2018, 2:07 PM

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any way to move the pistol and ammo to vest via script? witout removing and readding it?

still forum May 28, 2018, 2:08 PM

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no

unborn ether May 28, 2018, 2:17 PM

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Is there any way to deliberately check the call time of extension via callExtension?

still forum May 28, 2018, 2:17 PM

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diag_codePerformance?

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diag_tickTime

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what do you mean by deliberately

unborn ether May 28, 2018, 2:18 PM

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Well arma does that when time is taking more than 2000ms, so just was interested on how to make it by my own.

still forum May 28, 2018, 2:21 PM

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diag_tickTime before and after the extension call

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precision will be limited though

wary vine May 28, 2018, 2:24 PM

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ran into an issue with my phone, its works fine with small interface size, but looks buggy with normal https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1396939702 any ideas ?

winter rose May 28, 2018, 2:27 PM

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you may have to work with safezone and all related stuff

wary vine May 28, 2018, 2:27 PM

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safezone is used

halcyon crypt May 28, 2018, 2:41 PM

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if you want the ui to scale with the resolution then use safezone

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if you want the ui to be the same on all resolutions (as in, smaller on higher resolutions), don't use safezone

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in A2 anyway 😛

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a before and after screenshot would be useful though

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if you use safezone you'll have to use it pretty much everywhere

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x,y,w,h

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on all controls

wary vine May 28, 2018, 2:46 PM

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i have done that

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and its still borked

halcyon crypt May 28, 2018, 2:47 PM

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I guess the text controls don't scale properly or something

wary vine May 28, 2018, 2:47 PM

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seems like it

halcyon crypt May 28, 2018, 2:48 PM

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you should be able to scale font size with safezone as well

wary vine May 28, 2018, 2:48 PM

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have done that too

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xD

halcyon crypt May 28, 2018, 2:48 PM

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hmmmm

wary vine May 28, 2018, 2:48 PM

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this is why its weird.

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even my ctrlSetPositions

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inside scripts are safezones

halcyon crypt May 28, 2018, 2:48 PM

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can you make a screenshot of it where it's good?

wary vine May 28, 2018, 2:49 PM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVkGzmm1iWM

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even better xD

halcyon crypt May 28, 2018, 2:50 PM

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ok so I guess the edit box is too small for it to contain the text

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making it get this weird offset

wary vine May 28, 2018, 2:50 PM

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i created the dialog with small interface

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he is using normal

halcyon crypt May 28, 2018, 2:50 PM

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can you post the config?

wary vine May 28, 2018, 2:51 PM

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umm

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i can pm you

halcyon crypt May 28, 2018, 2:51 PM

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sure

late gull May 28, 2018, 5:10 PM

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yup, it's me again 😄

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someone tell me, the hell i'm doing wrong here

player addAction ["<t color='#00BFFF'> -- Use Earplugs</t>", {
  5 fadeSound 0.5;
  earPlugsOn = true;
}, nil, 0, true, true, "", {!earPlugsOn}, -1, false, "", ""];

cosmic lichen May 28, 2018, 5:11 PM

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What's not working?

late gull May 28, 2018, 5:11 PM

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19:09:33 Error in expression <Sound.sqf [SNDC_fnc_FadeSound]"
player addAction [" <t color='#00BFFF'> -- Use >
19:09:33   Error position: <addAction [" <t color='#00BFFF'> -- Use >
19:09:33   Error Type code, expected String
19:09:33 File functions\fn_FadeSound.sqf [SNDC_fnc_FadeSound], line 1

cosmic lichen May 28, 2018, 5:12 PM

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Well then use "code" instead of {code} maybe then works

late gull May 28, 2018, 5:12 PM

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ahh dam, it's that?

cosmic lichen May 28, 2018, 5:12 PM

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Also, make sure earPlugsOn is defined at the begin of the mission, otherwise the condition will fail because the variable doesn't contain a bool but is nil

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@late gull Dunno, test it

late gull May 28, 2018, 5:13 PM

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yes, it is defined to false at start

cosmic lichen May 28, 2018, 5:13 PM

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Good

late gull May 28, 2018, 5:13 PM

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yes, makes sense what u said, the error it's pointing a bad place

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yep, thx, the error gone

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just now showing, but no error xD

winter dune May 28, 2018, 5:37 PM

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are there any other ways of storing an array as a text datatype inside a db?

still forum May 28, 2018, 5:38 PM

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Many, way more complicated ways yeah

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wouldn't recommend

winter dune May 28, 2018, 5:39 PM

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so the easiest one is text, right?

still forum May 28, 2018, 5:39 PM

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yeah

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text can have many different variants though.

winter dune May 28, 2018, 5:40 PM

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I was searching on w3school and encountered also json

still forum May 28, 2018, 5:40 PM

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But depends on what you have available. I have a json serializer that I would use

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json is text

winter dune May 28, 2018, 5:41 PM

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I'll take the easy road then

slim bobcat May 28, 2018, 5:42 PM

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can someone point me in the right direction in adding virtual arsenal to wasteland server

still forum May 28, 2018, 5:42 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_arsenal there ya go

slim bobcat May 28, 2018, 5:42 PM

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tried that

still forum May 28, 2018, 5:42 PM

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That IS the way to add virtual arsenal.

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If it doesn't work then you can give up

slim bobcat May 28, 2018, 5:43 PM

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but where with in mission file

still forum May 28, 2018, 5:43 PM

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wherever you need it ¯_(ツ)_/¯

slim bobcat May 28, 2018, 5:43 PM

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yeah thats the bit im stuck on lol

still forum May 28, 2018, 5:43 PM

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if you want it on a box. Then use the init script of that box

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If you don't know where you want it then I don't know either

slim bobcat May 28, 2018, 5:44 PM

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na just as a gear load

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out

still forum May 28, 2018, 5:45 PM

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yeah. Arsenal is usually used to load gear..

slim bobcat May 28, 2018, 5:46 PM

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indeed but its so when you respawn you can enter the virtual arsenal not a box as such

still forum May 28, 2018, 5:46 PM

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yeah...

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So you want it on a box then?

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or any other vehicle?

slim bobcat May 28, 2018, 5:46 PM

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i tried in the init.sqf that broke stuff lol

still forum May 28, 2018, 5:47 PM

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If you can't or don't want to tell me where exactly you want it.. I can't help you

slim bobcat May 28, 2018, 5:47 PM

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so i want it as respawn load out

still forum May 28, 2018, 5:48 PM

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you want it to open when the player respawns? Once?

slim bobcat May 28, 2018, 5:48 PM

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i think ccg had it on there wasteland server

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yes

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rip ccg

still forum May 28, 2018, 5:49 PM

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player addEventHandler ["Respawn", {
    ["Open", [true] ] call BIS_fnc_arsenal;
}];

There. Add that to the end of your init script. If you also want it to open when the player joins for the first time then

player addEventHandler ["Respawn", {
    ["Open", [true] ] call BIS_fnc_arsenal;
}];
["Open", [true] ] call BIS_fnc_arsenal;

slim bobcat May 28, 2018, 5:50 PM

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cool man will try it

peak plover May 28, 2018, 5:51 PM

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I made a loot spawning system that creates loot around players. https://i.imgur.com/6MUexsI.jpg
It uses a loot table where I can define amount of certain item to spawn. It also caches the loot, so if
I drop an item in the pile and leave and come back it creates the same ones.

There's no way to get attachments off guns and items out of vests/bags, right?
Any other things I should add to this?

still forum May 28, 2018, 5:52 PM

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There's no way to get attachments off guns and items out of vests/bags, right? correct

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and items out of vests/bags incorrect.

peak plover May 28, 2018, 5:52 PM

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🤔

still forum May 28, 2018, 5:52 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/everyBackpack
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/everyContainer

peak plover May 28, 2018, 5:52 PM

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Ohhhhh

still forum May 28, 2018, 5:52 PM

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you can use these to get the container of the vest/bag and then use the normal cargo commands

peak plover May 28, 2018, 5:53 PM

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Danke

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That's hella nice

peak plover May 28, 2018, 6:15 PM

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I can probably

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Make attachments work

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But I need to remake inventory

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for that

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If I take the gun apart, that can work

slim bobcat May 28, 2018, 6:16 PM

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@still forum

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#11 "Logic" 3:14 [3744,7949,8]

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:16 PM

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@slim bobcat

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#123 "Tree" 12:142 [1337,1242,1]

slim bobcat May 28, 2018, 6:17 PM

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so i guess !="Logic" 3:16 [3745,7947," on line 11 but the wasteland filters are confusing lol

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:17 PM

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No idea what that's supposed to be

late gull May 28, 2018, 6:17 PM

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guys, how i do escape characters? i want to escape % inside format[] not working with %

slim bobcat May 28, 2018, 6:18 PM

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i got a createvehicle restriction #11

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28.05.2018 19:15:49: morg morgan morgason (127.0.0.1:2322) 554ec544eb97590b2e96e18bfe0934ce - #11 "Logic" 3:14 [3744,7949,8]

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:18 PM

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"scape"?

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you mean "escape"?

late gull May 28, 2018, 6:18 PM

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escape

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yeah

slim bobcat May 28, 2018, 6:18 PM

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normally 11 is like line 13 on most filters

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:18 PM

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@slim bobcat not #arma3_scripting no Idea what that is

late gull May 28, 2018, 6:19 PM

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@slim bobcat #arma_battleye :p

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:19 PM

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format should only replace %<number>

slim bobcat May 28, 2018, 6:19 PM

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the code you gave me for the init works but i get kicked

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:19 PM

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so as long as you don't have a number it should be fine

slim bobcat May 28, 2018, 6:19 PM

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kk

late gull May 28, 2018, 6:19 PM

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it's a number

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systemChat format["Sound Volume: %1\%", (soundVolume*100)];

slim bobcat May 28, 2018, 6:20 PM

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// Set everything to 1 if you are using Zeus
// Warning: 128-char limit between double-quotes

// Vehicles

5 "^[BOI]_(?!\d)(T_)?(APC|Heli|(Life)?Boat|LSV|MBT|MRAP|Plane|Quadbike|SDV|Truck|U[AG]V|VTOL)(_|$)" !"_UAV_(AI|01|06)(_|$)" // Allows quadcopter
5 "^[BOI]_(?!\d)(T_)?([HG]MG|Mortar|static_A[AT])_" !"_(weapon|support)_" // Allows disassembly

// Ammo boxes

5 "^Box_" !="Logic\" 3:16 [3745,7947,"
5 "^[CBOI]G?_(T_)?supplyCrate_"
5 "^([BOI]_)?CargoNet_"
5 "^B_Slingload_"

// Civilian & guerilla stuff

5 "^C_" !"_UAV_(AI|01|06)(_|$)" // Comment this line if you need to allow civilian units
// 5 "^C_(IDAP_)?(Hatchback|Heli|Offroad|Plane|Quadbike|(Rubber)?Boat|Scooter|SUV|UGV|Van)(_|$)" // Uncomment this line if line above is commented

5 "^[BOI]_[CG]_" // Comment this line if you need to allow guerilla units
// 5 "^[BOI]_[CG]_(Boat|Heli|Mortar|Offroad|Plane|Quadbike|Van)_" // Uncomment this line if line above is commented

5 "^B_(CTRG|GEN)_" // Comment this line if you need to allow CTRG or gendarmerie units
// 5 "^B_(CTRG|GEN)_(LSV|Heli|Offroad|Van)_" // Uncomment this line if line above is commented

// Buildings & objects

5 "^Land_" !"^Land_(BakedBeans|BarrelEmpty|BottlePlastic|Can(ister(Fuel|Oil))?|CashDesk|Ground_sheet|Money|Sleeping_bag|Suitcase|TentDome)_" !"^Land_(Rope|Tablet)_" !"_(dam|ruins)_F$"

// Game logic (comment these if it causes problems with some addons)

5 "^Lightning"
5 "^Logic"
5 "^Module"

// VR entities (blue/red/green/purple ghosts)

5 "^[CBOI]_Soldier_VR_"

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:20 PM

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no it's not a number

slim bobcat May 28, 2018, 6:20 PM

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lol that was alot lol

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:20 PM

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You posted %

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that doesn't have a number after it

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format should only replace the first %1

late gull May 28, 2018, 6:20 PM

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right, but it's not showing up

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:20 PM

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the % at the end is not showing up in the output?

late gull May 28, 2018, 6:21 PM

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yep

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:21 PM

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How about %%%%?

late gull May 28, 2018, 6:21 PM

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https://gyazo.com/6c27de27f057f06fbbef0e2c10fbd96f

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:21 PM

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or just move the end % outside of the format if it's at the end anyway

late gull May 28, 2018, 6:22 PM

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how i do that? just + "%" ?

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:22 PM

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yes

late gull May 28, 2018, 6:22 PM

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oki, thx, but there should be a way

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to do that in format direclty

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or just adding %2, "%" xD

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not pretty, but maybe work

tough abyss May 28, 2018, 6:24 PM

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I think I'm having issues passing vars from a trigger to an array; I'm trying to get this statement pass an array for use inside a while loop.

_trg setTriggerStatements ["{typeOf _x == ""CargoNet_01_box_f""} count thislist > 0", "_objinside = thisList", ""];

to be used by this line;

_cnt = "CargoNet_01_box_f" countType _objinside;

I've declared the array & count, what am I missing?

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:25 PM

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local variables are local.

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Your script is

_objinside = thisList

late gull May 28, 2018, 6:25 PM

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is that working with double double quitation?

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:25 PM

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at the end of the script _objinside goes out of scope and disappears

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yes that is working.

tough abyss May 28, 2018, 6:25 PM

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understood

late gull May 28, 2018, 6:25 PM

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ok

tough abyss May 28, 2018, 6:25 PM

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yes you have to double quote it like that

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:25 PM

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no you don't HAVE to

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you can just use single quotes

tough abyss May 28, 2018, 6:25 PM

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how else can you escape the code?

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it was giving me errors with single quotes

late gull May 28, 2018, 6:26 PM

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" 'asd' "

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:26 PM

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you can make your _objinside a global variable. Or use setVariable to set the variable directly onto the trigger and grab it out of there again

tough abyss May 28, 2018, 6:27 PM

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ohh setVariable might be useful, can I setVariable inside a if the trigger was made before the loop?

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:27 PM

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you have to actually

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if what you are implying is otherwise passing local variables into the trigger statements

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which you can't

tough abyss May 28, 2018, 6:28 PM

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no im drawing from the trigger

late gull May 28, 2018, 6:28 PM

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https://gyazo.com/4cfa8e2f95ab44724109acfb6f8822ae

systemChat format["Sound Volume: %1", (soundVolume*100)] + "%";

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not working

tough abyss May 28, 2018, 6:28 PM

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here, I'll make a quick pastebin of my script

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only 37 lines

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:29 PM

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use braces.

tough abyss May 28, 2018, 6:29 PM

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https://pastebin.com/AZ2vaAXD

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:29 PM

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(systemChat format["Sound Volume: %1", (soundVolume*100)]) + "%"; That is what you are doing.

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which yeah.. obviously doesn't work

tough abyss May 28, 2018, 6:30 PM

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I've been working on that for days and cant seem to get the variables i want in the right places. It either runs forever or gives errors lol. im so bad

late gull May 28, 2018, 6:30 PM

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nope, still not working like that

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:31 PM

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like what?

late gull May 28, 2018, 6:32 PM

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you solution

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but i get it

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systemChat format["Sound Volume: %1%2", (soundVolume*100), "%"];

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this work -.-

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:32 PM

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So.. You mean the thing that I said "which obviously doesn't work" doesn't work for you? wow.

late gull May 28, 2018, 6:32 PM

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-.-

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my english man xD

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don't judge me

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:32 PM

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Deja'vu :u

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wtf

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Just got a total Deja'vu 😄

tough abyss May 28, 2018, 6:33 PM

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LOL

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:33 PM

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I'm sure I dreamed about exactly this half a year or so ago ^^

late gull May 28, 2018, 6:33 PM

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🤷

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u did not xD

still forum May 28, 2018, 6:33 PM

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But my brain tells me I did ._.

late gull May 28, 2018, 6:34 PM

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u brain it's lying 🔫

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well, anyway worked with this second "param"

tough abyss May 28, 2018, 6:50 PM

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I would totally post a meme here, but this is scripting help :L

slim bobcat May 28, 2018, 7:07 PM

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grrrrr be filters

inner swallow May 28, 2018, 7:45 PM

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eh?

gleaming oyster May 28, 2018, 7:47 PM

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Battleye filters have been the save for a lot of public servers from what I've observed

fringe yoke May 28, 2018, 8:13 PM

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Does anyone here know how I could find out what the pending module is for a curator?
If they select a rifleman from the Create window on the right hand side, can I know they have that selected before they place the unit, or a module, prop, etc.

winter rose May 28, 2018, 8:16 PM

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Try looking at Curator event handlers maybe?

fringe yoke May 28, 2018, 8:17 PM

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I wasn't able to find one that would do this sadly

still forum May 28, 2018, 8:19 PM

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It could be a normal UI control that you can access via script

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just check every frame what's currently selected

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That's my only idea

fringe yoke May 28, 2018, 8:22 PM

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Yeah, that's what I was thinking earlier. I just have 0 experience finding the control IDs. That's why I asked yesterday how to go about doing that. Was really hoping I had just missed an event handler that did this.

still forum May 28, 2018, 8:23 PM

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you look in config viewer and experiment around till it works

fringe yoke May 28, 2018, 8:51 PM

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private _tree = (findDisplay 312) displayCtrl 270;
private _class = _tree tvData (tvCurSel _tree)

This was able to get me the class of the currently selected blufor unit, thanks @still forum

finite jackal May 28, 2018, 9:14 PM

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Lets say I have an array
[1000,1000,1000]
and I wanted to add another array to it of [500,500,500]
to make it return
[1500,1500,1500]

What would be the script command to do such operation?

cosmic lichen May 28, 2018, 9:14 PM

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vectorAdd

finite jackal May 28, 2018, 9:15 PM

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Thanks, that was my initial thought, just didnt know what it meant by 3D vectors

cosmic lichen May 28, 2018, 9:17 PM

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a vector is an array with numbers, 2D means 2 number 3D 3 numbers and so on

still forum May 28, 2018, 9:17 PM

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3 dimensional

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XYZ. is 3 dimensions

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meaning it won't add like.. arrays of 5 numbers together

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👀

cosmic lichen May 28, 2018, 9:18 PM

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yes, as long as they are of equal size

still forum May 28, 2018, 9:18 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/vectorAdd says 3D vectors though

finite jackal May 28, 2018, 9:18 PM

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so 2 arrays of any (same) size can be added with vectorAdd

cosmic lichen May 28, 2018, 9:18 PM

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Actually, can Vector add 5D vectors and 2D vectors? The description say 3D

still forum May 28, 2018, 9:18 PM

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So is that true or not?

cosmic lichen May 28, 2018, 9:18 PM

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gonna test

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It should add any size as long as they are equal

still forum May 28, 2018, 9:19 PM

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It could. But we are still talking about Arma here

cosmic lichen May 28, 2018, 9:19 PM

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Programmer was probably lazy

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But then again larger 3D is irrelevant for arma, but 2D should work at least

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Alright, only 3D

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What a pity

finite jackal May 28, 2018, 9:20 PM

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Not that I need it, but is there a solution to addition of arrays larger than 3

still forum May 28, 2018, 9:21 PM

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_vector1 = [100,100,100,100];
_vector2 = [50,50,50,50];
_vectorAdded = _vector1 apply {_x + (_vector2 select _forEachIndex)}

Not sure if apply has forEachIndex?

cosmic lichen May 28, 2018, 9:21 PM

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Isn't there an easier solution?

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Seems like such a basic thing

still forum May 28, 2018, 9:22 PM

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That solution isn't easy? ^^

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I would do essentially the same on c++ side

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Well. Combined with some SSE magic for specific array sizes ^^

meager heart May 28, 2018, 9:40 PM

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@late gull better option for your "Earplugs" thingy with setUserActionText

private _id = player addAction ["Earplugs", {
    params ["_target", "_caller", "_id"];
    if (soundVolume isEqualTo 1) then {
        2 fadeSound 0.15;
        _caller setUserActionText [_id, "Remove earplugs"];
    } else {
        2 fadeSound 1;
        _caller setUserActionText [_id, "Earplugs"];
    };
}, [], -1, false, true, "", "_target isEqualTo vehicle _this"];

late gull May 28, 2018, 9:42 PM

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hmm thx, already done one xD

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but btw, where _caller comes from?

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it's a kind of magic var?

meager heart May 28, 2018, 9:43 PM

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check this https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction 😀

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caller (_this select 1): Object - the unit that activated the action

late gull May 28, 2018, 9:44 PM

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oki, thx will read it at bed :p

meager heart May 28, 2018, 9:47 PM

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btw new addAction page looks 👌

gleaming oyster May 28, 2018, 9:53 PM

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@meager heart
how about

isNull objectParent _target

versus

_target isEqualTo vehicle _this

meager heart May 28, 2018, 10:00 PM

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try it 😀

gleaming cedar May 28, 2018, 10:34 PM

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Guys

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How to make AI switch to launcher

gleaming oyster May 28, 2018, 10:35 PM

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@gleaming cedar https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Actions#SwitchWeapon

winter rose May 28, 2018, 10:35 PM

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by having an enemy tank in front of it 😄

gleaming oyster May 28, 2018, 10:35 PM

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

gleaming cedar May 28, 2018, 10:36 PM

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doesnt work

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tried all of that

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every forum says something different

winter rose May 28, 2018, 10:36 PM

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what's your goal?

gleaming cedar May 28, 2018, 10:37 PM

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switch to launcher, then shoot on target

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player1r fireAtTarget [boat1l,"launch_NLAW_F"];

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I have this

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Now when I play it

winter rose May 28, 2018, 10:37 PM

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put a tank, AI will do the rest?

gleaming cedar May 28, 2018, 10:37 PM

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Player1r doesnt have launcher in hand

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No

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its on an island

gleaming oyster May 28, 2018, 10:37 PM

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Yes it does work, obviously your execution or syntax is incorrect

gleaming cedar May 28, 2018, 10:37 PM

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😦

winter rose May 28, 2018, 10:38 PM

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it's muzzlename, not weapon name. Are you sure launch_NLAW_F is muzzle?

gleaming oyster May 28, 2018, 10:38 PM

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No, it's not a muzzle

gleaming cedar May 28, 2018, 10:38 PM

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let me try different name

gleaming oyster May 28, 2018, 10:40 PM

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should be under cfgWeapons entry

winter rose May 28, 2018, 10:42 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_CfgWeapons_Weapons

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nvm, doesn't have muzzles here

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muzzles[] = {"this"}; ?

gleaming oyster May 28, 2018, 10:45 PM

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think so

winter rose May 28, 2018, 10:45 PM

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@gleaming cedar , tried https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_fire ?

gleaming cedar May 28, 2018, 10:50 PM

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nope not working

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I just want AI shoot on a boat when there is a trigger

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Anyone has an idea

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How to switch to launcer/

winter rose May 28, 2018, 10:55 PM

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weaponState returns on PCML:
["launch_NLAW_F","launch_NLAW_F","Single","NLAW_F",1]
(weapon, muzzle, firemode, magazine, ammoCount)

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joe1 doFire car; // works on an empty MRAP

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@gleaming cedar even works on an empty friendly boat

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also that ^^

joe1 fire "launch_NLAW_F"; // will shot straight without aiming or thinking

meager heart May 28, 2018, 11:26 PM

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0 spawn {
    private _shooter = createGroup playerSide createUnit ["B_soldier_LAT_F", player modelToWorld [0,20,0], [], 0, "NONE"];
    private _target = createGroup east createUnit ["O_pilot_F", player modelToWorld [0,100,0], [], 0, "NONE"];
    _shooter doWatch _target;
    waitUntil {[objNull, "VIEW"] checkVisibility [eyePos _shooter, aimPos _target] > 0.5};
    _shooter fire secondaryWeapon _shooter;
};
```into the console ^

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btw he always misses, just tried that few times lol

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even if that checkVisibility 1 😄

winter rose May 28, 2018, 11:37 PM

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use doFire, fire only shoots, no target required ^^

meager heart May 28, 2018, 11:40 PM

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with doFire he will fire with primary

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or task is to make him just fire ?

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also maybe laser target will fix his accuracy

little eagle May 28, 2018, 11:54 PM

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@meager heart

private _vDirView = eyePos _shooter vectorFromTo getPosWorld _target;
private _vDirWeapon = _shooter weaponDirection secondaryWeapon _shooter;

acos (_vDirView vectorDotProduct _vDirWeapon) < 5

Less than 5 degree between the view and the weapon direction.

meager heart May 28, 2018, 11:56 PM

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hax

little eagle May 28, 2018, 11:56 PM

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How so?

meager heart May 28, 2018, 11:57 PM

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_target have no chances 😄

little eagle May 28, 2018, 11:57 PM

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Never had any.

meager heart May 28, 2018, 11:57 PM

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you are to brutal man 😀

little eagle May 28, 2018, 11:59 PM

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https://gist.github.com/commy2/2e5b20710ea7ded8ebd7d6e502af9c63

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I have this script that makes pos1 fire a missile at pos2 and always misses by x degree, i.e. 10.

unborn ether May 29, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Is there any actual way to force a vehicle drive by its own, like when you put a brick on a gas pedal?

meager heart May 29, 2018, 12:00 AM

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yeah saw that, commy

little eagle May 29, 2018, 12:00 AM

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like when you put a brick on a gas pedal?
No.

unborn ether May 29, 2018, 12:01 AM

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Dammit, I know I can use something like addForce or setVelocity but I want it to respect vehicle properties.

meager heart May 29, 2018, 12:02 AM

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addForce will work like push

little eagle May 29, 2018, 12:02 AM

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You can't, Demellion sadly.

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addForce will just make it fling around, not spin the wheels.

unborn ether May 29, 2018, 12:02 AM

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I remember some day in Arma 2, where you could hold shift and drive forward to eject straight after, it acted like i just described

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😭

little eagle May 29, 2018, 12:03 AM

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Too advanced for PhysX.

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I'd just script the missile. Not make an ai actually fire one. It's not like anyone will notice the difference, and with script one can actually aim.

unborn ether May 29, 2018, 12:04 AM

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Ok, what about manually forcing "CarForward" inputs on driver keyboard, just no idea about that too.

little eagle May 29, 2018, 12:04 AM

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If I write "you can't", then you can't.

meager heart May 29, 2018, 12:06 AM

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check this, maybe you will see something usable, Demellion http://killzonekid.com/arma-scripting-tutorials-one-man-tank-operation/

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also maybe something possible with invisible agent 🤔

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(never tried)

little eagle May 29, 2018, 12:10 AM

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This is a waste of time, but I guess everyone has to make the experience themself.

unborn ether May 29, 2018, 12:13 AM

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Well i believe commy pretty much, since I lack of any ideas on that too because of the same reasons: you can't

meager heart May 29, 2018, 12:16 AM

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i'm checking for addons in mission from description.ext (enabled/not enabled) and depends on that #include different inventory configs, question is, how to make it selectable via mission params and have this check by default at the same time ? 🤔

#

#define RHS_LOADED      __EVAL(isClass(configFile >> "cfgPatches" >> "rhsusf_main"))
#ifndef RHS_LOADED
    #include "cfgInventoryDefault.hpp"
#else
    #include "cfgInventory.hpp"
#endif

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with #undef ? and define it again ?

little eagle May 29, 2018, 12:26 AM

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That's not how you use __EVAL. __EVAL is always placed after =.

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If what you wrote were possible, there would be no need for x_compat_ace addons etc.

unborn ether May 29, 2018, 12:27 AM

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I think its __EXEC you to have there?

meager heart May 29, 2018, 12:27 AM

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If what you wrote was possible
that possible, i mean it works 😀

little eagle May 29, 2018, 12:28 AM

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Pardon?

meager heart May 29, 2018, 12:28 AM

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hmmm... it works ?

little eagle May 29, 2018, 12:28 AM

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What you wrote? No, that's broken on three different levels.

meager heart May 29, 2018, 12:32 AM

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what difference in this

RHS_LOADED = __EVAL(isClass(configFile >> "cfgPatches" >> "rhsusf_main"))
vs
#define RHS_LOADED __EVAL(isClass(configFile >> "cfgPatches" >> "rhsusf_main"))

little eagle May 29, 2018, 12:33 AM

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The first one works, though is kind of pointless, while the second one is just broken.

#

The other issue with your original macros is, that include is evaluated first when preprocessing the file, regardless of any ifdefs.

#

And that ifdef check wheter or not a macro is defined. Not if it evaluates to a boolean - those don't exist at preprocessing time anyway.

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Doesn't seem like you understand the preprocessor.

meager heart May 29, 2018, 12:35 AM

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#define - define keyword and assign definition to it, correct ?

little eagle May 29, 2018, 12:36 AM

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Yeah, potentially with arguments.

meager heart May 29, 2018, 12:39 AM

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well... maybe i missed something... still don't get what the problem there

little eagle May 29, 2018, 12:40 AM

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What you're doing doesn't work, because none of what you assume how it works, actually works like that.

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__EVAL only works for assigning a config entry.

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And it's so limited that it currently only works for STRING and NUMBER, not even ARRAY.

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ifdef and infdef check if a macro is defined, not wheter or not it would be true or false.

#

And the conditional include doesn't work together with the #include command, though I'm not entirely sure for the technical reason atm.

meager heart May 29, 2018, 12:44 AM

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that why i'm asking about how to mix it with params, where you have to define it

little eagle May 29, 2018, 12:44 AM

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What you're attempting to do is not possible.

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commy2: If what you wrote were possible, there would be no need for x_compat_ace addons etc.

meager heart May 29, 2018, 12:46 AM

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well... roger that, ty

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cries

little eagle May 29, 2018, 12:47 AM

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Why tho? Just make all configs and adjust your scripts accordingly instead.

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Not like you're losing anything. The people that would've reason to be sad are the one writing the mods.

meager heart May 29, 2018, 12:50 AM

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yeah sure, that is np at all, was just looking for ez way... 😀

little eagle May 29, 2018, 12:56 AM

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"The westward road seems easiest. Therefore it must be shunned."

tough abyss May 29, 2018, 1:01 AM

#

what is "BIS_variable" described in https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_loop examples

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//Hints time every frame after BIS_variable is assigned ["itemAdd", ["uniqueId", { hint str time; }, nil, nil, { !isNil { BIS_variable } }]] call BIS_fnc_loop;

little eagle May 29, 2018, 1:08 AM

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Arbitrary global variable.

meager heart May 29, 2018, 3:16 AM

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just found out, that i have couple new reflexes after tonks release, i can really fast close popup messages with random errors and whenever vscode is opened, i do instant last rpt check... even if that wasn't needed or logs disabled...

peak plover May 29, 2018, 7:34 AM

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What do you mean

meager heart May 29, 2018, 8:33 AM

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do you know that popup message (afaik that is bis_fnc_guiMessage) with errors like No entry 'bin\config.bin/... ? when you have to press close button ? that is the first thing what i have to do in one mission... i just keep practicing, some addons outdated after tonks and i think i will have time to master that skill even more. 😄

somber cosmos May 29, 2018, 9:35 AM

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Anyone know how to get gravity to not exist or turn you into a solid rocket booster when you put a Gatling gun on a static mg using addWeaponTurret?

#

Btw I'm new to the scripting scene so dumb it down for me maybe? :/

winter rose May 29, 2018, 9:41 AM

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Kim Jong Un, rockets, hmm… 🤔

#

no gravity setting, reality for you.
setVelocity exists though. What do you want to accomplish?

somber cosmos May 29, 2018, 9:43 AM

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Like when you fire the Gatling gun it sends you to space

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Don't want that to happen xD

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I just want it to stay where it has been placed

winter rose May 29, 2018, 9:46 AM

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what gatling gun?

somber cosmos May 29, 2018, 9:47 AM

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When you add it onto a vehicle or emplacement using addWeaponTurret

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I put it on a static mg

winter rose May 29, 2018, 9:48 AM

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you could create an empty helipad, place it where you want the gatling to be then in its init field do

if (isServer) then { myMG attachTo [this, [0,0,0]];

meager heart May 29, 2018, 9:48 AM

#

also setMass maybe

winter rose May 29, 2018, 9:49 AM

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also please provide all useful information about what you do; which "gatling", which MG, what script command, how who why?

somber cosmos May 29, 2018, 9:50 AM

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Yeah new to this stuff but I can't remember of the top of my head but it was one of them raised static turrets that you assemble like it's from ikea

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I put the a 10 Gatling gun on it using addWeaponTurret

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What's the purpose of that empty helipad?

winter rose May 29, 2018, 9:53 AM

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addWeaponTurret + "Gatling_30mm_Plane_CAS_01_F" , right?

somber cosmos May 29, 2018, 9:53 AM

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Yeah

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That's it

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I'm not st home so I could get the command

winter rose May 29, 2018, 9:54 AM

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addWeapon alone may work though, as there is only one turret

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the empty helipad would be an invisible lock point, attachTo would make it immovable

somber cosmos May 29, 2018, 9:54 AM

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Oh right

#

Ok

#

So in the turret init would I write this attachTo helipad?

meager heart May 29, 2018, 9:58 AM

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10 kg https://gyazo.com/c977f54cf4e91242766138387e290ef5
10000 kg https://gyazo.com/8a0ab630b5d89136f63ee093524d05f1

winter rose May 29, 2018, 10:02 AM

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↑ faster with setMass
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setMass

"argument must be local" means you should execute it on server if the turret is empty

or simply put in the init field

if (local this) then { this setMass 10000; };

meager heart May 29, 2018, 10:04 AM

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or just 1 for lols 😄

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(for the mortar)

winter rose May 29, 2018, 10:05 AM

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does negative work? 👀

meager heart May 29, 2018, 10:05 AM

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hmm... never tried

#

lemme...

winter rose May 29, 2018, 10:06 AM

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please!

meager heart May 29, 2018, 10:07 AM

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nope 😀

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1 < the lowest

winter rose May 29, 2018, 10:08 AM

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not even 0, or 0.001? 😢

meager heart May 29, 2018, 10:12 AM

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0.025 https://gyazo.com/c86278b1f18c12a222a3ecf3b164a851 😔

winter rose May 29, 2018, 10:13 AM

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weeeeeeeee

meager heart May 29, 2018, 10:13 AM

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so anything* > 0

late gull May 29, 2018, 10:28 AM

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guys, how to say "wait until this var is defined"

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i'm using SQF waitUntil { !isNull myVar }:

strong shard May 29, 2018, 10:29 AM

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waitUntil {!isNil “myVar”}

late gull May 29, 2018, 10:29 AM

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but the var it's a boolean and then it says that it's wrong

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umm ok, will try like that

strong shard May 29, 2018, 10:29 AM

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Or waitUntil {!isNil {namespace getVariable “myVar”}}

late gull May 29, 2018, 10:30 AM

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btw, i'm defining this var in client side

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but i want hook this var to server, i'm using publicVariableServer "myVar"

#

it's that correct?

strong shard May 29, 2018, 10:32 AM

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If you wait for remote var, you can use addPublicVariableEventHandler

late gull May 29, 2018, 10:32 AM

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will check it out, thx

tough abyss May 29, 2018, 10:37 AM

#

G'day boys, just wondering if you can tell me how to add a texture to a button for a dialog, been searching the interwebs left right and center. Ta.

strong shard May 29, 2018, 10:43 AM

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@tough abyss you can use shortcutbutton: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/DialogControls-Buttons#CT_SHORTCUTBUTTON.3D16

tough abyss May 29, 2018, 10:44 AM

#

Hey mate, I have actually tried that already, however my configuration must be wrong. Mind if I send you the code?

strong shard May 29, 2018, 10:45 AM

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@tough abyss i can’t check it now

tough abyss May 29, 2018, 10:46 AM

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Ahh no worries, when you're free I'd much appreciate it. Here is a hastebin anyway, cheers. https://hastebin.com/ubitebevey.swift

still forum May 29, 2018, 11:23 AM

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@meager heart the addAction page is not new. It didn't get remade ^^ Only the warning messages have a new style if you mean that. And that's everywhere on biki.

meager heart May 29, 2018, 11:38 AM

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looks really nice

#

also params... finally

winter rose May 29, 2018, 11:40 AM

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he he

gleaming cedar May 29, 2018, 11:49 AM

#

`[]spawn {
while {true} do {

car1 fireAtTarget [boat1m,"LMG_Minigun_Transport"];

sleep 0.4;

car1 fireAtTarget [boat1m,"LMG_Minigun_Transport"];

sleep 0.4;

car1 fireAtTarget [boat1m,"LMG_Minigun_Transport"];

sleep 0.4;
car1 fireAtTarget [boat1m,"LMG_Minigun_Transport"];

sleep 0.4;

};
};`

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What am I doing wrong here

#

car1 is the car the person is hooting from

#

Boat1m is the boat that needs to be shot

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The person in car1 shoots but it doesnt aim on the target

inner swallow May 29, 2018, 11:50 AM

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Use two sets of ``` so we can read it properly

winter rose May 29, 2018, 11:51 AM

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doFire?

gleaming cedar May 29, 2018, 11:51 AM

#

It does fire

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But it doesnt aim

#

This exact same script worked in another mission to

winter rose May 29, 2018, 11:51 AM

#

so something else breaks it ¯_(ツ)_/¯

gleaming cedar May 29, 2018, 11:52 AM

#

I assume so I am going to check that other mission

still forum May 29, 2018, 11:52 AM

#

I'm 100% sure that someone told you yesterday why that happens and how to fix it

#

when you asked the exact same question yesterday

gleaming cedar May 29, 2018, 11:53 AM

#

No

winter rose May 29, 2018, 11:53 AM

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try in an empty editor ; if it works there, then something else breaks it (or maybe shooter doesn't knowsAbout the target

gleaming cedar May 29, 2018, 11:53 AM

#

I asked how to switch to launcer

still forum May 29, 2018, 11:54 AM

#

Okey sorry.

#

You asked exactly that on sunday.

#

Just looked it up

gleaming cedar May 29, 2018, 11:54 AM

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Yes I used the same script from sunday

still forum May 29, 2018, 11:54 AM

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But the stuff that the others told you will fix it. Is not in your script

gleaming cedar May 29, 2018, 12:00 PM

#

o

#

I got it now sorry yeah i see

#

i forgot

gleaming cedar May 29, 2018, 12:18 PM

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Still not working

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even with do watch

#

I am so sick of arma

still forum May 29, 2018, 12:24 PM

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doWatch?

#

Others told you to use doTarget

peak plover May 29, 2018, 12:25 PM

#

Mite I add, never use while {true} do {}
Always add an exit condition

gleaming cedar May 29, 2018, 12:26 PM

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I am tired of this arma coding stuff i am gonne use unit capture

#

but i am the most tired of stupid installers installing anti virus software which is crashing arma

winter rose May 29, 2018, 12:29 PM

#

………

#

………?

still forum May 29, 2018, 12:29 PM

#

👍

gleaming cedar May 29, 2018, 12:30 PM

#

@winter rose My life in one sentence

fringe yoke May 29, 2018, 1:28 PM

#

Kind of an niche question, I am replacing the text of a control that has a black and white image by default. I am trying to change it to a color image, but they are displayed in gray scale. Any one know how I could get it to display in color?

still forum May 29, 2018, 1:30 PM

#

is your paa in multiple of 2 format?

fringe yoke May 29, 2018, 1:30 PM

#

yes

#

It displays properly else where, just not on these controls

still forum May 29, 2018, 1:30 PM

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have you tried naming with with _co.paa ?

#

Oh.

#

Never heard of that ^^

fringe yoke May 29, 2018, 1:43 PM

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Using the exact same path for the mod.cpp logo, it's color in the menu, black and white on the controls 😒

#

🤦

_control ctrlSetTextColor [1, 1, 1, 1];

Have to do that for each control

little eagle May 29, 2018, 2:09 PM

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Maybe the control class has a different color set in config, @fringe yoke ?

fringe yoke May 29, 2018, 2:09 PM

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That's what I eventually found yeah

little eagle May 29, 2018, 2:09 PM

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Ah :~)

late gull May 29, 2018, 3:46 PM

#

anyone know here to find sound clases like "Alarm" ?

gleaming oyster May 29, 2018, 3:47 PM

#

CfgSounds

#

config viewer

late gull May 29, 2018, 3:47 PM

#

ok, let me see

cosmic lichen May 29, 2018, 3:50 PM

#

Anyone knows how I can retrieve a full list of arma 3 functions ingame, with categories etc?

#

Nevermind, it was too obvious...CfgFunctions

little eagle May 29, 2018, 3:57 PM

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Why did you even assume something like this existed while not knowing about CfgFunctions?

peak plover May 29, 2018, 4:38 PM

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Anyone ever made a zombie script here?

#

Or any ideas how to make zombies in a decent way?

#

Issues I've seen with the ones out there right now are like, they walk through walls and are stupid and fail at navigating buildings. Would there be a way of getting around that?

unborn ether May 29, 2018, 4:52 PM

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Trolling level: 0 bytes

still forum May 29, 2018, 4:54 PM

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ah crap XD

#

The guy that makes the Linter wanted this half a year or so ago.. I know it's a little late... But I just got back into the mood to dev on my debugger. If anyone has contact to him give him this pls.

📎 funcs.json

cosmic lichen May 29, 2018, 5:01 PM

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@little eagle I know about CfgFunctions, but didn't think of it.

little eagle May 29, 2018, 5:03 PM

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Brainfart.

peak plover May 29, 2018, 5:15 PM

#

Can agents be transferred ownership wise ok?

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From client to client

gleaming oyster May 29, 2018, 5:16 PM

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Eh. Just recreating it? I don't se why not? Or are you talking about setOwner ??

peak plover May 29, 2018, 5:17 PM

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setOwner

gleaming oyster May 29, 2018, 5:17 PM

#

according to the wiki it seems like it may just be from server to client. Not sure tho

#

this command should not be used to transfer ownership of units with AI (agentsare an exception to this rule). Using command in an unintended way will display an on-screen warning and log a message to .rpt

peak plover May 29, 2018, 5:18 PM

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Yeh it's a server only command

gleaming oyster May 29, 2018, 5:18 PM

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I guess agents are an exceptio

#

so you should be okay

sullen willow May 29, 2018, 5:24 PM

#

Say I wanted a sound to play when a player dies on my server, what would I do? I've been playing around with onPlayerKilled and I can't seem to get it to work.

little eagle May 29, 2018, 5:25 PM

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Any player or the local player?

sullen willow May 29, 2018, 5:25 PM

#

Local would mean it would only play to the character killed, correct?

little eagle May 29, 2018, 5:26 PM

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The local player is the avatar you're controlling yourself on your machine.

#

Remote players would be those playing on the same server as you.

#

// initPlayerLocal.sqf
params ["_unit"];

_unit addEventHandler ["Killed", {
    params ["_unit"];

    private _name = name _unit;

    [_name, {
        params ["_name"];

        playSound "Alarm";
        systemChat format ["%1 died!", _name];
    }] remoteExec ["call"];
}];

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This is what I'd do... probably.

sullen willow May 29, 2018, 5:29 PM

#

I will give that a try and report back

#

That didn't seem to do anything

little eagle May 29, 2018, 5:34 PM

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Don't see why. You probably made a mistake.

sullen willow May 29, 2018, 5:38 PM

#

I just copypasta'd that into initPlayerLocal.sqf

little eagle May 29, 2018, 5:38 PM

#

In the editor?

gleaming oyster May 29, 2018, 5:39 PM

#

event script. initPlayerLocal doesn't exist as a field in eden

sullen willow May 29, 2018, 5:39 PM

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In the mission file

gleaming oyster May 29, 2018, 5:39 PM

#

only init

little eagle May 29, 2018, 5:39 PM

#

Well, you need to save the mission and start it in MP as well.

#

Also, idk anything about that mission. Maybe it has things disabled or a script error in a previous script preventing this one from being executed. Hard to tell.

#

There's RPT files for this.

unreal rain May 29, 2018, 5:50 PM

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Someone wanted to see me I heard

#

Nvm seems he got removed

little eagle May 29, 2018, 5:50 PM

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Maybe typo.

wary vine May 29, 2018, 9:13 PM

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anyone else had issues with text not scaling correctly with interface size ?

little eagle May 29, 2018, 9:29 PM

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size and sizeEx config entry, depending on STRING vs. TEXT.

wary vine May 29, 2018, 9:36 PM

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I have tried safeZone but doesnt seem to work for me.

little eagle May 29, 2018, 9:37 PM

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What exactly is the problem?

thorn saffron May 30, 2018, 1:53 AM

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I'm fixing up Drongos Artillery script and one of the issues is script making the gunner fire before he aims the gun. The thing is there is a sleep that was supposed to let him enough time to aim the gun, but there are instances when the sleep time is not enough. So instead of a waiting for a specified amount of time I would rather check if the gunner is looking at a specified point in space.
Currently the script tells the gunner to aim at a specific point using this code:

(gunner _tube) doWatch [_x,_y,_z];```
Now I would need a waituntil or something similar that checks if the gunner is actually aiming/watching that specific point in space, if not then wait a second then check again.

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However I'm not exactly sure how to check if the gunner is looking at that point in space.

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I would like to note that the [_x,_y,_z]; position is actually working perfectly fine, and once the gunner does manage aim the gun properly at it the shells fall where they are supposed to.

frail ledge May 30, 2018, 2:12 AM

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You could do something like this.

_aimPos = [_x,_y,_z];
waitUntil {
    _wepDir = _tube weaponDirection (currentWeapon _tube);
    _azimuth = (_wepDir # 0) atan2 (_wepDir # 1);
    if (_azimuth < 0) then
    {
        _azimuth = _azimuth + 360;
    };
    _elevation    = acos (_wepDir # 2);

    (((round _azimuth) == (round (_tube getDir _aimPos))) && (_elevation < 45))
};

It waits until the gun is pointing in the right direction (horizontally) and has more than a 45° vertical aim. You could try to work out what the correct elevation needs to be and use that instead of the hard 45.

thorn saffron May 30, 2018, 2:43 AM

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Never mind, the script does not work with MLRS artillery for some reason. I think I will pass on fixing it.
Incidentally, does anyone know any good addon that lets you call in artillery and air support from using any assets placed in the mission?

peak plover May 30, 2018, 5:50 AM

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There waas that post killzonekid made

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Where he showed how he can script a join into a different server.

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Wouldn't it be cool if there was a scripted matchmaking system or a join with friends?

gleaming oyster May 30, 2018, 5:53 AM

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need steam api extension, but I guess it would be possible.

meager heart May 30, 2018, 6:01 AM

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ESL Versus 5v5 competitive Altis life ©

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Sponsored by KECAL (or how that skype version was called in laws of war 😄)

peak plover May 30, 2018, 6:10 AM

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@gleaming oyster Why steam?

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Nah not for 5v5. Just I think it would be nice to be able to join a server with multiple people at once (party leader chooses server or match making)

gleaming oyster May 30, 2018, 6:11 AM

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nvmnd. Misread

meager heart May 30, 2018, 6:20 AM

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maybe it would be nice option to have for the new guys, but afaik your "party with friends platform" is team speak atm (maybe discord in a future) 🤷

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just as "extra option", sure it sounds nice

peak plover May 30, 2018, 6:21 AM

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mhm

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Yeah, I wouldn't wanna go and try to join a public server with my friends if it's nearly full

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What if someone can't get in. Has to wait for like 10 minutes

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And people just wanna get in and play the game

covert inlet May 30, 2018, 6:50 AM

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anyone know a way to set the direction/elevation of an empty artillery vehicles turret on mission start?

peak plover May 30, 2018, 6:55 AM

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

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

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@covert inlet

tough abyss May 30, 2018, 7:23 AM

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G'day, anybody know why this is happening: Here is what I am trying to achieve https://gyazo.com/e6557438aaa27d0e0106a8b07416f2d7, versus what appears in game - https://gyazo.com/ead3b9d0d9e640aaf85e0baddf2e0b18. I have played around a lot, but can't seem to get it to show properly. Cheers.

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Dimensions are also valid.

still forum May 30, 2018, 7:25 AM

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Just link the images normally please.

peak plover May 30, 2018, 7:28 AM

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I sear

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swear

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I've seen like 3 people do the same thiong

tough abyss May 30, 2018, 7:31 AM

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I didn't think it would obscure the hyperlink aha. My bad.

still forum May 30, 2018, 7:37 AM

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the button on bottom right is wrong?
I'd say use pixelGrid.. I don't do UI stuff... ^^

tough abyss May 30, 2018, 7:42 AM

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Yes the texture is not appearing, all button functions work, and call the correct things, however the blue button does not appear in game.

winter rose May 30, 2018, 7:50 AM

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is the button clickable and no texture is on it, or just no button at all like it never existed?

tough abyss May 30, 2018, 7:51 AM

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Button is clickable, however there is no texture

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I have tried making it a background control, still no hope

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May I post the code for the button?

still forum May 30, 2018, 7:52 AM

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try leaving colorText and background color out of the button config

tough abyss May 30, 2018, 7:54 AM

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https://hastebin.com/ofapedafax.tex

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That is what my control class looks like

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@still forum Thanks I will try that now

still forum May 30, 2018, 7:55 AM

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Yep.. colorText[] = {0,0,0,0}; you are setting it to invisible

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that might be it

tough abyss May 30, 2018, 7:55 AM

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That is for the button though isn't it? if it isn't transparent then it will cover where the texture should be?

covert inlet May 30, 2018, 7:56 AM

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@peak plover thanks

still forum May 30, 2018, 7:56 AM

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I guess the texture is also made transparent. Thus the button is invisible

tough abyss May 30, 2018, 7:57 AM

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Thats the wierd thing, because the screen has the same characteristics, and is visible, so i just copied the same properties to the button picture, assuming it would work

still forum May 30, 2018, 7:57 AM

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or maybe the button is behind the screen

tough abyss May 30, 2018, 7:57 AM

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Hmm Ill remove the screen and see

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https://gyazo.com/6e3c6a6fdcee3c2435b24af382363244

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^^ without screen^^

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Woah ok... I think I have found a breakthrough...

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https://gyazo.com/7e7f920ccffd497073496682c9c9771c

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^^ replaced the directory to another texture to suss it out^^

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Ahh wow I am so confused rn

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FIXED, the bit-depth was invalid. yikes

outer fjord May 30, 2018, 8:15 AM

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Is it possible to add the engineer/medic skill to a unit why in mission via script?

still forum May 30, 2018, 8:19 AM

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yes

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

late gull May 30, 2018, 8:21 AM

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guys, any place wher i get info about those settings:

sceneComplexity=40000;
shadowZDistance=100;
viewDistance=1000;
preferredObjectViewDistance=800;
terrainGrid=25;
volumeCD=10;
volumeFX=10;
volumeSpeech=10;
volumeVoN=10;
vonRecThreshold=0.029999999;

still forum May 30, 2018, 8:22 AM

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If biki then biki else common sense else no

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Like.. All besides sceneComplexity are clear to me.

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Well and terrainGrid. I know what it is but not the possible values. But I have seen them on biki before

late gull May 30, 2018, 8:24 AM

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but, it i set those to the server, iex: viewDistance= 1k the player will have only 1k of vd? no matter his own config?

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or how it does work?

still forum May 30, 2018, 8:25 AM

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I think the server only defines the max

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And most of these settings don't apply to server at all

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See https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/210142-dedicated-server-forcing-view-distance-how-to-removechange/

late gull May 30, 2018, 8:26 AM

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that's why i'm looking for infos, there is nothing about those in the wiki

peak plover May 30, 2018, 8:27 AM

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Is there a way to edit player camera?

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Or perhaps can intercept edit player camera?

still forum May 30, 2018, 8:28 AM

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define "edit"

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you can spawn a second camera. And move it along

peak plover May 30, 2018, 8:28 AM

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change first person camera fov with a script

still forum May 30, 2018, 8:29 AM

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oof...

peak plover May 30, 2018, 8:31 AM

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Or move the third person camera extcampos

still forum May 30, 2018, 8:33 AM

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I don't know a way.... A easy battleye proof way to do that.

peak plover May 30, 2018, 8:33 AM

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But can in theory intercept do that? 🤔

still forum May 30, 2018, 8:33 AM

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in theory a extension can do that

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in theory a extension could turn Arma into Battlefield 5 running on a quantum computer

peak plover May 30, 2018, 8:35 AM

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It's quite stupid 'tho. I can set my FOV in the profile file to like 30 and literally every scope and even ironsights are equivalent to normal sniper scopes

tough abyss May 30, 2018, 8:53 AM

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I thought I had fixed it, but the texture still won't show :/ anyone have ideas?

meager heart May 30, 2018, 9:18 AM

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sceneComplexity < that is max number of the polygons in the scene mixed with object details ? (never saw any official info about it)

peak plover May 30, 2018, 2:21 PM

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🎐

meager heart May 30, 2018, 2:37 PM

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thank you 😄

verbal otter May 30, 2018, 3:02 PM

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is possible to set interface size with script?

winter rose May 30, 2018, 3:04 PM

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Nay

still forum May 30, 2018, 3:36 PM

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Yes.. Theoretically. But no you almost definetly don't want to do that

winter rose May 30, 2018, 3:43 PM

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whoever gets close to my UI settings gets the hose again!

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no touch 👀

verbal otter May 30, 2018, 3:59 PM

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thanks

frail ledge May 30, 2018, 4:14 PM

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allowFunctionsRecompile = 1;
This flag set to 1 should allow me to overwrite functions that have already been defined right?
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#allowFunctionsRecompile

It does not seem to allow me to do that. Tested on Dedicated and in SP Editor.

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Setting it to 0 seems to work....

gleaming oyster May 30, 2018, 4:17 PM

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call Bis_fnc_recompile 
``` @frail ledge

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Change a line and call

little eagle May 30, 2018, 4:17 PM

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1: compile, 0 (default): compileFinal (copy from ui namespace)

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The flag has a poor name. It actually just disables the functions cache.

gleaming oyster May 30, 2018, 4:19 PM

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Huh..

frail ledge May 30, 2018, 4:21 PM

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0 is acting like 1. And if I dont put this flag in my description then I can recompile whatever I want

little eagle May 30, 2018, 4:22 PM

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From initFunctions.sqf:

//--- Allow recompile in dev version, in the editor and when description.ext contains 'allowFunctionsRecompile = 1;'
_compileFinal =
    //--- Dev version
    !cheatsEnabled
    &&
    //--- Editor mission
    ((uinamespace getvariable ["gui_displays",[]]) find (finddisplay 26) != 1)
    &&
    //--- Manual toggle
    getnumber (missionconfigfile >> "allowFunctionsRecompile") == 0;

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0 is not acting like 1.

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Maybe 0 is acting like you imagined 1 would act, but they certainly are different.

frail ledge May 30, 2018, 4:24 PM

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surely by default I should not be allowed to recompile functions. Isn't that what the security feature is?

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shouldn't the 0 in the code you posted be 1?

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and when description.ext contains 'allowFunctionsRecompile = 1;'

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"allowFunctionsRecompile") == 0;

little eagle May 30, 2018, 4:25 PM

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It's not a security feature. The functions cache is always protected from recompiling. This just controls whether you copy the protected values from the cache generated at game boot, or recompile them every mission start, which takes a long ass time.

astral tendon May 30, 2018, 6:53 PM

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Does the Hit event handle returns a _source when its a other player and MPHit fire 2 times on the host pc and the people that did the causedBy?

finite jackal May 30, 2018, 11:56 PM

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Anyone know the marker name of the parachute? https://gyazo.com/a7e57ae871bc81eae2d467e8914f1c87
Isn't listed under https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/cfgMarkers

winter rose May 31, 2018, 12:46 AM

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Isn't it an icon, instead of a marker?

meager heart May 31, 2018, 1:44 AM

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↑ ui_f_data\Map\VehicleIcons\iconParachute_ca.paa ← there

unborn ether May 31, 2018, 2:16 AM

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Oh, so #particlesource cant recieve a setVariable

outer fjord May 31, 2018, 3:46 AM

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Anybody working on a dynamic repair script with the new tank parts? 😄

willow rover May 31, 2018, 5:49 AM

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Is there a simple way to get the clients SystemTime?

winter rose May 31, 2018, 5:51 AM

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time maybe?

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nay, sync'ed on JIP.

gleaming oyster May 31, 2018, 5:53 AM

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@winter rose Come on wiki man.
Returns time elapsed since mission started (in seconds). The value is different on each client. If you need unified time, use serverTime.

winter rose May 31, 2018, 5:54 AM

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I read it, but I also read from serverTime

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I had hoped it didn't JIP, and time would have been a good workaround

@willow rover you could store serverTime locally on start/connect, then substract it from serverTime when you want to know.

willow rover May 31, 2018, 5:56 AM

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okay

little eagle May 31, 2018, 6:01 AM

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What is "system time" supposed to be? The time of day? Then the answer is not without a all extension.

still forum May 31, 2018, 7:17 AM

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@winter rose read... clients SystemTime

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systemTime != time/serverTime

winter rose May 31, 2018, 7:25 AM

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Oh.

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So no ( :

still forum May 31, 2018, 7:49 AM

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Btw I heard lots of people complain about SQF scheduler race conditions that it could suspend in the middle of a statement. It actually can't. Scheduled scripts only suspend at end of statement.

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meaning missionNamespace setVariable ["var", player getVariable "var2"] is race condition free

errant jasper May 31, 2018, 8:42 AM

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I never really believed that (the scheduler stops mid statement). Though still plenty of possibilities for race conditions between statements.

vague hull May 31, 2018, 8:52 AM

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would wrapping everthingy in a "call { .. };" prevent suspension then? 🤔

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maybe this is what they referred to if the answer is no

errant jasper May 31, 2018, 8:54 AM

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No, not at all. isNil {...} will though.

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_unit call {
    private _damage = damage _unit  +  (...Cool computation);
    _unit setDamage _damage;
};```

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^ Race condition if not run in unscheduled

still forum May 31, 2018, 9:08 AM

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no. Because there are multiple statements inside the call

peak plover May 31, 2018, 9:20 AM

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If it does the first line and then another script edits damage, it will race

still forum May 31, 2018, 9:26 AM

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but for example

_unit setDamage  damage _unit  +  (...Cool computation);

won't. Unless cool computation is a function call or smth

peak plover May 31, 2018, 9:38 AM

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Ohh really?

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so it goes until ; or the next scope?

still forum May 31, 2018, 9:39 AM

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yeah

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What SQF Assembly calls "NewExpression" instruction

still forum May 31, 2018, 11:54 AM

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I wanted to try if I can make SQF faster by replacing the vtable based interpreter by a switch statement based one...
Literally.. All my scripts run 2x as fast now. I only changed 10 lines in the interpreter... BI.. pls.

still forum May 31, 2018, 1:04 PM

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Can someone please verify this? I cannot really believe that..
Profile some script in Arma's debug console and note the runtimes.
Then load my mod and do the same again. Does the script indeed run faster?

Only x64 and without battleye.

https://github.com/dedmen/Intercept_FastScript/releases/download/0.1/dedmen_fastscript.zip

little oxide May 31, 2018, 1:32 PM

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Need to test with heavy script @still forum

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?

still forum May 31, 2018, 1:32 PM

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no

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just whatever script

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it only optimizes the instructions not the commands. So stuff like nearestObjects will still be slow.
So the bigger your script is the bigger the impact I'd say

little eagle May 31, 2018, 1:34 PM

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@still forum

Btw I heard lots of people complain about SQF scheduler race conditions that it could suspend in the middle of a statement. It actually can't. Scheduled scripts only suspend at end of statement.
The solution is clear:

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Mass replace every semi colon with a comma.

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Does comma end a statement as far as the scheduler is concerned?

still forum May 31, 2018, 1:36 PM

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nope

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if you are building an array then no

little eagle May 31, 2018, 1:36 PM

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Well, mass replace it is then.

still forum May 31, 2018, 1:36 PM

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but it pushes the return values onto the stack so you have to be careful not to cause a stack overflow

little eagle May 31, 2018, 1:36 PM

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whoop whoop

still forum May 31, 2018, 1:38 PM

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Don't start a MP mission with that fastScript mod... Or I think editorPreview might be bad too.
I think I broke something and waitUntil is now executing in unscheduled...

little eagle May 31, 2018, 1:39 PM

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You didn't break anything, you fixed it.

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Always knew the scheduler is why sqf is so slow, thanks for confirming it, kappa

still forum May 31, 2018, 1:40 PM

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I didn't confirm that though ^^

little eagle May 31, 2018, 1:40 PM

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Last word.

digital hollow May 31, 2018, 1:40 PM

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; > .,

still forum May 31, 2018, 1:40 PM

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my scheduler specific optimization only got a about 10% speed increase

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Which is also a simple 2 line fix btw...

little eagle May 31, 2018, 1:41 PM

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You could've instead also invented another non standard script language for the game tho.

pine leaf May 31, 2018, 1:58 PM

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Hey guys so i have a question?

I'm working on a tanoa server and i noticed that the repair script isn't working when i try repair the vehicle when it is damaged, like for example the vehicle repair wont allow you to click it.

Does anyone know how to fix it?

peak plover May 31, 2018, 2:22 PM

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@still forum I can gib a go

pine leaf May 31, 2018, 2:24 PM

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and the unflip is also playing up as it only wants to work with some people

gleaming oyster May 31, 2018, 2:28 PM

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@pine leaf Give context. What repair script?? Clicking on the vehicle? None of what you have said makes sense to those who are not insiders

pine leaf May 31, 2018, 2:32 PM

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So when I click windows key a interaction menu pops up saying if I want to repair or unflip

lone glade May 31, 2018, 2:33 PM

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we can't help you without seeing the code

gleaming oyster May 31, 2018, 2:35 PM

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Oh god. So it's lifer code. 🙄

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But you now have had two questions asked, but nothing to show for. Post the code please.

peak plover May 31, 2018, 2:37 PM

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@pine leaf just hire someone #creators_recruiting

gleaming oyster May 31, 2018, 2:38 PM

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@peak plover Just hire someone to do MORE LIFE?

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It's like an endless line of crap that gets shoveled out every week

lone glade May 31, 2018, 2:49 PM

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there's no money to make in there and only endless amounts of pain

peak plover May 31, 2018, 2:54 PM

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@still forum My game froze with that.

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I tried loading a mission

still forum May 31, 2018, 2:54 PM

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yeah. That's what I said not to do before ^^

peak plover May 31, 2018, 2:55 PM

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ohh. Didn't see

still forum May 31, 2018, 2:55 PM

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I don't know why yet.. I think I moved a waitUntil into unscheduled

peak plover May 31, 2018, 2:56 PM

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uhh

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okay

orchid saffron May 31, 2018, 4:05 PM

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Have PiP stopped working on dialogs or something?

still forum May 31, 2018, 4:12 PM

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@peak plover any results? Editor debug console?

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I got the freeze once but can't reproduce it anymore

hollow lantern May 31, 2018, 4:18 PM

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Is there any resource for A3's CfgIdentities? In particular I would like to ge the Identity of Solomon Maru so I can use it in a Mission

errant jasper May 31, 2018, 4:27 PM

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Open ingame config viewer and look through CfgIdentities.

peak plover May 31, 2018, 4:29 PM

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I can try again. But I didn't see any improvements when doing the test scenario in singleplayer (infantry)

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all my slow scripts are in a mission

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So I gotta load that

hollow lantern May 31, 2018, 4:30 PM

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Thanks @errant jasper seems that I missed it while I was searching the viewer

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found it now

still forum May 31, 2018, 4:31 PM

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you probably won't feel the improvement. But you can measure it

peak plover May 31, 2018, 4:49 PM

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Yeah I was using the brofiler

still forum May 31, 2018, 4:56 PM

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brofiler makes the script slower again ^^

peak plover May 31, 2018, 4:57 PM

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ohh wait

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I guess I'll try then

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But U said u could reload a mission/

still forum May 31, 2018, 5:02 PM

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yeah. Works fine for me now 😄

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Maybe I fixed it by accident and my newer build is just working

peak plover May 31, 2018, 5:04 PM

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yeh, i crash on mission load

still forum May 31, 2018, 5:04 PM

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https://github.com/dedmen/Intercept_FastScript/releases/tag/0.2

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Only real change is compatability with the scriptProfiler. It would crash before.

peak plover May 31, 2018, 5:04 PM

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I've got a good script to test with a lot of iterations

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v1
Result:
7839 ms

none
Result:
7914 ms

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I'll try the updated one too

lone glade May 31, 2018, 5:20 PM

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O.O

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that's 8s mate

still forum May 31, 2018, 5:20 PM

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I only optimize instructons. Slow script commands are still slow

peak plover May 31, 2018, 5:20 PM

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This has tons of loops

still forum May 31, 2018, 5:21 PM

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with

sqrt (0.5334 * 1452.22 + sin(521*212) - cos(2351)) * sqrt (0.5334 * 1452.22 + sin(521*212) - cos(2351))

I got 2x speed

gleaming oyster May 31, 2018, 5:21 PM

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👏

peak plover May 31, 2018, 5:21 PM

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😮

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insane

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I'll test that too now

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Result:
0.0039 ms

Cycles:
10000/10000

Code:
sqrt (0.5334 * 1452.22 + sin(521*212) - cos(2351)) * sqrt (0.5334 * 1452.22 + sin(521*212) - cos(2351))

gleaming oyster May 31, 2018, 5:22 PM

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jesus christ...

still forum May 31, 2018, 5:22 PM

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Depends on memory speed and CPU cache size.. So could be that your's are so good that the impact is too low

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wow.. 0.0039.. With vanilla Arma that one is 0.015ms for me 😄

gleaming oyster May 31, 2018, 5:23 PM

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Vanilla, Modded. Why would that make a difference if you're comparing script speeds that don't need the mod as a resource?

still forum May 31, 2018, 5:24 PM

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Because the mod is a new VM interpreter

gleaming oyster May 31, 2018, 5:24 PM

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Ay

peak plover May 31, 2018, 5:28 PM

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I'll try another one

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https://i.imgur.com/1AH9rq5.jpg

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probably cpu bound 🤷

gleaming oyster May 31, 2018, 5:29 PM

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wut ur cpu nugel

peak plover May 31, 2018, 5:29 PM

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4770k

unborn ether May 31, 2018, 5:30 PM

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Is there anything opposite to BIS_fnc_timeToString?

errant jasper May 31, 2018, 5:40 PM

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(_timeText splitString ':') apply {parseNumber _x} params [["_hour", 0], ["_minute", 0], ["_seconds", 0], ["_millis", 0]];```

unborn ether May 31, 2018, 5:41 PM

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Thanks but just was asking for BIS_ similar 😄

peak plover May 31, 2018, 5:59 PM

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Result:
1032 ms

Cycles:
1/10000

Code:
 _buildings = missionNamespace getVariable ['ten_buildings',nil];
if (isNil '_buildings') exitWith {}; 
{private _b = _x;({_x distance _b < 100} count _buildings) > 0} count _buildings

mod

Result:
1161 ms

Cycles:
1/10000

Code:
 _buildings = missionNamespace getVariable ['ten_buildings',nil];
if (isNil '_buildings') exitWith {}; 
{private _b = _x;({_x distance _b < 100} count _buildings) > 0} count _buildings

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🤔

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Wha

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I don't get it

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I guess it helps if calculating somethingg ?:

still forum May 31, 2018, 6:05 PM

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as I said. commands aren't faster. Only instructions are. The cheaper and the more cheap commands the bigger the impact

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But if your CPU already has the vtables in it's cache the impact will be close to 0. I guess your CPU is just better than mine and already does the optimum

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https://s.sqf.ovh/arma3_x64_2018-05-31_20-12-34.png Since when does Arma actually display what scripts are what in diag_captureFrame?

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Wow.. That's a weird screenshot

peak plover May 31, 2018, 6:14 PM

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😮

lone glade May 31, 2018, 6:14 PM

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@still forum try ace arsenal loadout screen, the verifyLoadout func uses a shitload of expensive instructions

peak plover May 31, 2018, 6:14 PM

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I can try loading a mission with the newer version

lone glade May 31, 2018, 6:14 PM

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and by a shitload I mean a SHITLOAD

still forum May 31, 2018, 6:17 PM

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there are no "expensive instructions" atleast not at the point where I optimize

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calling the instructions function takes the same time for all instructions

lone glade May 31, 2018, 6:18 PM

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I wonder if profiling that func still crashes brofiler

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it would spit out a 600MB file then crash whenever I tried to open it 😄

still forum May 31, 2018, 6:19 PM

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If that was before the duplicate string fix then that shouldn't crash anymore

lone glade May 31, 2018, 6:20 PM

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I don't have that version ^

late gull May 31, 2018, 7:56 PM

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guys, how do you limit arsenal items?

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like, i want only Unsung items in arsenal

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but i wont write one by one all of them

unborn ether May 31, 2018, 8:01 PM

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@late gull You can use configs to determine them by DLC, types, parents... etc.

late gull May 31, 2018, 8:02 PM

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can u show me a example or something?

unborn ether May 31, 2018, 8:03 PM

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Yes, https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/configClasses

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It has a condition attached to it.

gleaming oyster May 31, 2018, 8:03 PM

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'yourCondition' configClasses(configFile >> "CfgWeapons");

unborn ether May 31, 2018, 8:04 PM

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so you can use get(Text|Array|Number) along with it.

late gull May 31, 2018, 8:05 PM

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hmm ok, will try it

gleaming oyster May 31, 2018, 8:06 PM

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'isClass _x && count getArray(_x >> "arraySometung") > 0)" configClasses(configFile >> "CfgWeapons");

meager heart May 31, 2018, 8:15 PM

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like, i want only Unsung items in arsenal
but i wont write one by one all of them
BIS_fnc_addVirtualBackpackCargo BIS_fnc_addVirtualItemCargo BIS_fnc_addVirtualMagazineCargo BIS_fnc_addVirtualWeaponCargo

late gull May 31, 2018, 8:15 PM

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yes, but those u need add one on one xD

meager heart May 31, 2018, 8:16 PM

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yes but >but i wont write one by one all of them 😀

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you changed your plans ?

late gull May 31, 2018, 8:18 PM

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yes, getting these array in some way

gleaming oyster May 31, 2018, 8:19 PM

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We just explained this

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_listOfWeapons = "yourConditionCheckUnsungModHere" configClasses(configFile >> "CfgWeapons") apply {configName _x};

late gull May 31, 2018, 8:27 PM

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souds great, but no idea how to filter that, the condition

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how i do check that it's from unsung mod

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i'm reading the whole weapon descriptin and i can't find something that show it's from unsung

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or i dont know

unborn ether May 31, 2018, 8:29 PM

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You have _x magic var in a codition which represents current config according to a parent config.

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In case mudnut stated it will lookup for every CfgWeapons sub-classes

late gull May 31, 2018, 8:30 PM

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configfile >> "CfgWeapons" >> "uns_20mm_Cannon_m24A1"

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idk if u sayin the same

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but should i look for every weapon that start's from uns_ ?

unborn ether May 31, 2018, 8:30 PM

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Yes.

late gull May 31, 2018, 8:31 PM

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ok, great, so there is a function like "startWith" ? xD

unborn ether May 31, 2018, 8:31 PM

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Or you can determine that by Author or whatever (cant remember if classes has an author entry in CfgWeapons)

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startWith?

late gull May 31, 2018, 8:32 PM

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not author there

gleaming oyster May 31, 2018, 8:33 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/inheritsFrom ?

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🤷

unborn ether May 31, 2018, 8:34 PM

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I think he wants to find class names starting with uns_

late gull May 31, 2018, 8:34 PM

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mm i think inherits not going to work

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his parent it's directly cfgWeapons

unborn ether May 31, 2018, 8:34 PM

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Which is simply:

"(_x find 'uns_') > -1 " configClasses(configFile >> "CfgWeapons") apply {configName _x};

late gull May 31, 2018, 8:35 PM

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or atleast that's what i see

gleaming oyster May 31, 2018, 8:35 PM

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_listOfWeapons = "(configName _x) find 'uns_'  != -1" configClasses(configFile >> "CfgWeapons") apply {configName _x};

?

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Hmmm

unborn ether May 31, 2018, 8:36 PM

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oh yeah configName _x since apply goes afterwards.

gleaming oyster May 31, 2018, 8:36 PM

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👍

late gull May 31, 2018, 8:37 PM

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u done that for me

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i want to learn xD

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apply {configName _x}

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

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🤷 not understanding what is that doing

unborn ether May 31, 2018, 8:46 PM

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Well its pretty much described in wiki

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[2,4,8] apply {_x * 2}; // [4,8,16]

late gull May 31, 2018, 8:47 PM

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yeah, i surely, but it's hard sometimes when u dont speak English xD

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but i think i get it

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i think it's like: "if that condition are meet so take the config name _x" and _x contains the examined class

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or something like that

unborn ether May 31, 2018, 8:50 PM

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If to explain it more explicitly:

private _UNSWeaponClasses = "(configName _x) find 'uns_'  != -1" configClasses(configFile >> "CfgWeapons");
private _UNSWeaponClassnames = _UNSWeaponClasses apply {configName _x};

late gull May 31, 2018, 8:54 PM

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thx

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it's that case sensitive?

hollow thistle May 31, 2018, 9:09 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/find
"Search is cASe-seNsItiVE"

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

late gull May 31, 2018, 9:11 PM

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hmm it is

little eagle May 31, 2018, 9:14 PM

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_haystack findIf {_x == _needle}

late gull May 31, 2018, 9:34 PM

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guys and where do i get

BIS_fnc_addVirtualBackpackCargo
BIS_fnc_addVirtualItemCargo

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BackPackCargo and ItemCargo

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ther is not cfg for those

still forum May 31, 2018, 9:38 PM

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no cfg?

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items are weapons. and backpacks are vehicles

late gull May 31, 2018, 9:39 PM

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oki, i mean CfgBackPackCargo or CfgItemCargo :p

lone glade May 31, 2018, 9:44 PM

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that doesn't exist

unborn ether May 31, 2018, 10:07 PM

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Did anybody tried using serverCommand called #restartserver? Is it reliable?

inner swallow May 31, 2018, 10:07 PM

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I can't remember, though how is this #arma3_scripting ?

unborn ether May 31, 2018, 10:08 PM

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Because serverCommand is a scripted command.

tame portal May 31, 2018, 10:12 PM

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@unborn ether Yeah should work

hollow lantern May 31, 2018, 10:14 PM

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what would be the best way to disable some UAV AI's? In particular the ones from the Jet DLC's carrier the CIWS. Should I use disableAI or is there any better way? I have named them all and want to disable them and enable them manually

inner swallow May 31, 2018, 10:21 PM

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ah

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aebian that's probably the best way i think

hollow lantern May 31, 2018, 10:23 PM

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ok thanks

hollow lantern Jun 1, 2018, 12:08 AM

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hmm tried with ```sqf
RIM7LB disableAI "AUTOTARGET"; RIM7LB disableAI "TARGET"; RIM7LB setCombatMode "BLUE";
RIM7RF disableAI "AUTOTARGET"; RIM7RF disableAI "TARGET"; RIM7RF setCombatMode "BLUE";

PhalanxRF disableAI "AUTOTARGET"; PhalanxRF disableAI "TARGET"; PhalanxRF setCombatMode "BLUE"; 
PhalanxLM disableAI "AUTOTARGET"; PhalanxLM disableAI "TARGET"; PhalanxLM setCombatMode "BLUE"; 
PhalanxCB disableAI "AUTOTARGET"; PhalanxCB disableAI "TARGET"; PhalanxCB setCombatMode "BLUE"; 

RIM116LF disableAI "AUTOTARGET"; RIM116LF disableAI "TARGET"; RIM116LF setCombatMode "BLUE"; 
RIM116RB disableAI "AUTOTARGET"; RIM116RB disableAI "TARGET"; RIM116RB setCombatMode "BLUE"; ``` but the CIWS are still shooting. Should I really use ``disableAI "ALL"`` ?

icy light Jun 1, 2018, 12:23 AM

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Hello all! I have a question thats probably an easy one. In arma you can set keybinds to Use Actions. How would I code something to where when a user clicks on their Use Action 4 it does something? Like for example systemChat "You clicked use action 4!". Also, is this possible to do with a server side mod and not have the client be required to install anything?

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*Better worded as: When a user presses their Use Action 4 button.

wheat geyser Jun 1, 2018, 1:01 AM

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Hey, has anyone any experience in regard to smooth camera movement using the UI Event Handler "MouseMoved"? The latter returns [<display>, <horizontal angular change (>0, if mouse moved rightwards)>, <vertical angular change (>0, if mouse moved downwards)>], which yields (those angles seem to be in degrees) [0,0,-1] and [-1,0,0] as rotational axes when using Euler's angles or Hamilton Number's (Quaternionic Transformation), which should transform the Camera's vectorDir and vectorUp according to User Mouse Input respectively. But this only works when looking at the horizontal/vertical Mouse Movement independently.
Because for whatever reason vectorDir and vectorUp seem to have redundant information to some degree. So vectorUp needs to be rotated horizontally, too, if Roll (Principal axes) isn't wished for (which makes it less easy, but makes somewhat sense). OK! No it get's a little ridiculous, because vectorDir alone doesn't seem to allow to set an objects Pitch (because setVectorDir ignores z-Values) it is, however, required to set the correct z-Value for vectorDir when wanting to alter an object's Pitch by setVectorUp, which is, obviously, neither reasonable nor makes it things any easier.
Has anybody here ever made any usefull things with setVectorDirAndUp and other commands of that ilk? Does the angle between vectorDir and vectorUp always have to be 90°? I'm kinda lost on this, because the maths aren't trivial when dealing with Quaternions (while they are avoiding any gimbal locks) and I don't know how A2 is handling those vectors.

meager heart Jun 1, 2018, 2:21 AM

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if you haven't seen it yet https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/camCommand

umbral fiber Jun 1, 2018, 2:44 AM

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Can I execute a script while in the editor to place objects?

icy light Jun 1, 2018, 3:00 AM

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Ok so how would you change the background color of something to red in gui editor? currently [-1,-1,-1,-1]

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and also what on earth is active color?

meager heart Jun 1, 2018, 3:13 AM

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Ok so how would you change the background color of something to red in gui editor? currently [-1,-1,-1,-1]
[R,G,B,A] - Red, Green, Blue, Alpha aka transparency 😀
[1,0,0,1] < 🔴

icy light Jun 1, 2018, 3:13 AM

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ahh ok ty

meager heart Jun 1, 2018, 3:15 AM

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and also what on earth is active color?
that is active color

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(you will get it, just keep digging 😄)

icy light Jun 1, 2018, 3:25 AM

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one more thing please

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when i save the gui, where does it put the exported file?

meager heart Jun 1, 2018, 3:51 AM

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into clipboard if you exporting, check this for more info https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/User_Interface_Editor_(Arma_3)

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@icy light

icy light Jun 1, 2018, 3:51 AM

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ty!

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 5:01 AM

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does this remoteExec look wrong to anyone? I'm trying to make the say3D do this so I can get away with a random sfx.

[[_obj_eff,_StoneSFX, 500] remoteExec ["say3D"]];  //trying to make this
_emit say3D ["_StoneSFX", 500]; //do this but with the _StoneSFX

meager heart Jun 1, 2018, 5:25 AM

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[<object>, [<soundName>, <maxDistance>, <soundPitch>]] remoteExec ["say3D"];
[<object>, [<soundName>, <maxDistance>]] remoteExec ["say3D"];
[<object>, <soundName>] remoteExec ["say3D"];

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@tough abyss

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 5:25 AM

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TY gonna try that

meager heart Jun 1, 2018, 5:25 AM

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glhf

little eagle Jun 1, 2018, 5:54 AM

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@wheat geyser There is no MouseMoved eventhandler. There is MouseMoving though. MouseMoving does not report any angles, it reports cartesian coordinates.
vectorDir and vectorUp are not redundant, but they are always perpendicular. I made lots of useful things with setVectorDirAndUp. Yes, these vectors always have to be perpendicular. There're no quaternions in the game.
You sound confused.

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Recently I've been using CBA's implementation of Rodriguez Rotation Formula to rotate vectors in 3d: https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/blob/master/addons/vectors/fnc_vectRotate3D.sqf

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Using it to draw a scripted mildot reticle to help creating weapon optic reticles.

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 6:17 AM

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G'day, so... sqf { _x ctrlSetFade 1;//true _x ctrlCommit 2; } forEach
Seems to fade out of defined dialogs, however if I would want to fade in a certain button, image etc. what would I change?

vague hull Jun 1, 2018, 6:18 AM

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1 to 0

little eagle Jun 1, 2018, 6:19 AM

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Replace _x with the CONTROL you want to fade.

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 6:24 AM

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wiki: _ctrl ctrlSetFade 1; // hides the control

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wow I am blind, sorry lol

little eagle Jun 1, 2018, 6:24 AM

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What you posted before is a loop, that does this "forEach" things. I guess things is an array of all controls of your display.

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 6:29 AM

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Yes, I have an array of controls that are defined with _display

little eagle Jun 1, 2018, 6:30 AM

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Use setFade/commit on every one of them you want to hide or unhide.

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It may get a bit wonky with controls groups controls, but otherwise it's pretty straight forward.

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 6:30 AM

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Hmm I think I am interpreting the function very wrong... I'd like to clarify something

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{
    _x ctrlSetFade 0;//true
    _x ctrlCommit 2;
} forEach [_BACKGROUND, _KEYCHAIN];```

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My interpretation is that it will fade in these controls

little eagle Jun 1, 2018, 6:31 AM

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This will unhide the background and keychain in 2 seconds.

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My interpretation is that it will fade in these controls
Yes.

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 6:32 AM

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Fading in control buttons doesn't seem to work, it only works with textures, yes?

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I would need to ctrlShow the buttons

little eagle Jun 1, 2018, 6:32 AM

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I never heard that it wouldn't work with every type of control.

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 6:33 AM

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Actually I just realised it kind of makes sense why, especially if you have transparent button, then there is no point

little eagle Jun 1, 2018, 6:36 AM

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You hid the wrong control?

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I'm not sure fading a (transparent) button would disable it. You can use ctrlEnable false to disable the button instead.

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Though I have recently learned that fading a map control disables it's draw eventhandler. So there's that.

still forum Jun 1, 2018, 6:39 AM

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@umbral fiber https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/create3DENEntity

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 6:41 AM

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fading in vs, fading out must be different functions when applied to controls, because it only hides the controls by fading them

little eagle Jun 1, 2018, 6:42 AM

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Transition delay is defined by ctrlCommit.

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 6:43 AM

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yep and that is fine, but All controls are shown regardless of being asked to being faded in, so it's as if they are fading in even though they begin 100% visible

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^^ Not in general, this is just a problem I am having

little eagle Jun 1, 2018, 6:44 AM

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Independent from Arma, I generally hate fading ui. It just slows me down using the ui as I'm waiting for pointless fading.

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Even if the fading is very fast, it's just pointless. UI has to be functional.

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 6:45 AM

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True that, but depending on what you're making I think this view of yours could change

little eagle Jun 1, 2018, 6:46 AM

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No, my views never change, because it's convenient to live that way. JK, but fading ui will always suck, because it objectively sucks.

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 6:47 AM

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can I PM you a video of what I made? Maybe you could better understand where I am coming from

little eagle Jun 1, 2018, 6:47 AM

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Sure, but you'll have to wait 10 hours for me to check it out, because I g2g now.

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 6:48 AM

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No worries, catch you soon then

still forum Jun 1, 2018, 6:49 AM

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@little eagle Just imagine! Fading settings menu! How splendid it would be

little eagle Jun 1, 2018, 6:50 AM

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💩

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 6:51 AM

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is A3DC still being updated? it lacks like 50 control attributes

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Let's say for example, my onLoad of a dialog executes this function. That is supposed to show a background, then after 1 second, a button fades in.

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Would this be accurate: ```sqf
_display = findDisplay blahblah dialog; //whole dialog file

_screenBackground = displayCtrl 1;
_screenButtonImage = display Ctrl 2;

}
ctrlShow [_x, true];
} forEach [_screenBackground];

uiSleep 1;

{
_x ctrlSetFade 0;
_x ctrlCommit 1;
} forEach [_screenButtonImage];```

unborn ether Jun 1, 2018, 7:03 AM

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Christ 👀

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 7:04 AM

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?

still forum Jun 1, 2018, 7:05 AM

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you have a syntax error. It won't work

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but other than that.. And the missing privates it looks... still bullshit as the forEach is useless.. But other than that.... I guess.. It could be okey

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 7:06 AM

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In my script, there are lots of displays, and the forEach is long. I purposely chose to only include one in there to save you the cancer.

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Yea my bad I typed that fast af

still forum Jun 1, 2018, 7:07 AM

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As a tip then. If there are more but you just deliberately make it shorter. Show that you made it shorter like [_screenBackground, ...]

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 7:08 AM

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Makes sense, will do. Cheers brother

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Can you please take a look at my function? Doesn't seem to be working accurately, would be much appreciated

verbal otter Jun 1, 2018, 7:14 AM

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i'm try'ing make waitUntil {} in cicle, but getting error - suspending not allowed in this context

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for "_i" from 0 to 10 step 1 do {
    _loading_pb ctrlSetPosition [0,0,0,0.01];    
    _loading_pb ctrlCommit 0;
    _loading_pb ctrlSetPosition [0.282,0.5544,0.428788,0.01];
    _loading_pb ctrlCommit _time;
            
    waitUntil {ctrlCommitted _loading_pb};
};

meager heart Jun 1, 2018, 7:20 AM

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🙄

still forum Jun 1, 2018, 7:28 AM

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Well. I guess.. Suspending is not allowed in that context....

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you'll have to use spawn.. Which is looots of fun with dialog/control type variables

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 7:33 AM

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fading in controls replaces the need to ctrlShow them right?

still forum Jun 1, 2018, 7:34 AM

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I'd say no

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fading controls their alpha. ctrlShow controls their "enabled"

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 7:35 AM

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I'm trying to open a dialog, showing the frame, waiting one second, then fading in the controls. But nothing works.

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can i send you the script

still forum Jun 1, 2018, 7:36 AM

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I don't do UI scripting. So if it's a problem with the used UI commands I probably can't help you

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 7:37 AM

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its more just getting the bloody things to appear hehe, https://hastebin.com/uzerefuqoj.makefile

still forum Jun 1, 2018, 7:38 AM

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I don't understand..
you are using control ctrlSetFade x but then again ctrlShow [idc, x]

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why are you mixing variants?

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 7:40 AM

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the ctrlShow [_x, true] just enables the buttons, not the images

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I realise I should probably use ctrlEnable instead

still forum Jun 1, 2018, 7:41 AM

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yeah.. But why are you using the IDC variant instead of the control one? While you already use the control variant elsewhere

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 7:41 AM

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oh shit

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i see what you mean

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wow thanks for that haha, ill reconfigure some things

verbal otter Jun 1, 2018, 7:42 AM

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@still forum ty

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 7:43 AM

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Wait a minute, the control variants arent defined for the buttons

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only for the images

still forum Jun 1, 2018, 7:43 AM

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what?

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no..

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control is control.. whatever is behind that

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 7:44 AM

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did you mean that it should be forEach [_settings instead of forEach [4234234 for example?

still forum Jun 1, 2018, 7:44 AM

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yes

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controls instead of IDC's

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 8:17 AM

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you wouldn't believe me if i told u....

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this whole time onLoad has been empty "";

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fuck

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my

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lif

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I'm actually speechless

verbal otter Jun 1, 2018, 8:45 AM

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@tough abyss you trying something like this?

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{_x ctrlShow false;} forEach [ctrl1,ctrl2,ctrl3...];

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 8:48 AM

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do I need to hide the controls prior to fading them in? Or can I just fade them in?

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So I can just _x ctrlShow false; everything on dialog open, and then just fade in the controls needed?

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For example, https://hastebin.com/ceyaxoqime.makefile this does not hide everything, yet I do get the hint

verbal otter Jun 1, 2018, 9:18 AM

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@tough abyss ```sqf
{
_x ctrlShow false;
} forEach [_backgroundIMAGE,_borderScreenIMAGE,_whiteBackgroundIMAGE,_batteryInfoIMAGE,_keyChainIMAGE,_messagesIMAGE,_gangIMAGE,_playerInventoryIMAGE,_licensesIMAGE,_adminIMAGE,_syncIMAGE...];

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@tough abyss if you need just hide all controls - you can use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/allControls

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something like this sqf _allCtrls = allControls findDisplay 16999; {_x ctrlShow false;} forEach _allCtrls;

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you need fadeOut?

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or fadeIn

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fadeIn: sqf _allCtrls = allControls findDisplay 16999; {_x ctrlSetFade 1; ctrlCommit 0;} forEach _allCtrls; {_x ctrlSetFade 0; ctrlCommit 3;} forEach _allCtrls;

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not needed to hide

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@tough abyss

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 9:26 AM

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oh I see, so if you fade them in, then it replaces the ctrlShow function

verbal otter Jun 1, 2018, 9:27 AM

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yes

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not needed to ctrlShow

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 9:28 AM

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wouldn't you need a sleep between fading out and in?

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oh wait it does the first function first

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nvm

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hmm I used your code but every control just shows up anyway with no fade

verbal otter Jun 1, 2018, 9:31 AM

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hmm

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i think sleep needed

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try sleep 1; between 2 and 3 lines

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 9:32 AM

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_allCtrls = allControls findDisplay 16999;


{
    _x ctrlSetFade 1;
    _x ctrlCommit 0;
} forEach _allCtrls;

sleep 1;
 
{
    _x ctrlSetFade 1;
    _x ctrlCommit 3;
} forEach _allCtrls;

verbal otter Jun 1, 2018, 9:33 AM

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yes

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 9:35 AM

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oh I think the second sqf _x ctrlSetFade 1; needs to be sqf _x ctrlSetFade 0;

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since it is fading in

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i now realise you said that in the first place

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lmao

dry egret Jun 1, 2018, 9:36 AM

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anybody know what command used in laws of war for opening the ann webpage?

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 9:38 AM

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hmm still opens every control without fade

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Even if I literally just have sqf _allCtrls = allControls findDisplay 16999; {_x ctrlShow false;} forEach _allCtrls; nothing hides

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and the function is being executed, because I am getting the hint

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display number 16999 is also correct

winter rose Jun 1, 2018, 9:41 AM

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systemChat str (findDisplay 1699);
systemChat str _allCtrls;

↑ debug pls ^_^

tough abyss Jun 1, 2018, 9:49 AM

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https://gyazo.com/cbfc2d148cadabee6791a18e87af821f

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https://gyazo.com/d0ccdec3d976eeb97f52b38acfdb054f