#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 473

meager heart Jul 13, 2018, 10:00 AM

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afaik it works only with 2 or 3 controls types and same for ctrlTextHeight... 🤷

cosmic lichen Jul 13, 2018, 10:07 AM

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I know

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 10:07 AM

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I have 30 apples and an unknown amount of players. I wanna split the apples as equally as possible,
but always give out 30 apples

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What do?

cosmic lichen Jul 13, 2018, 10:08 AM

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eat all apples and distribute none, that way they are equally distributed

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 10:08 AM

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🤔

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What if I replace the apples with umm...

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ACE_bananas

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I can not eat any bananas

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I am allergic to bananas

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how do I give the 30 bananas to unkown amount of players in a way that every single time 30 bananas are given out and they get as close to equal amounts of bananas as possible

meager heart Jul 13, 2018, 10:10 AM

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lol

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 10:10 AM

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wait I think I know

meager granite Jul 13, 2018, 10:11 AM

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_apples = 30;
_players = allPlayers;
for "_i" from 0 to _apples - 1 do {
    _player = _players select (_i % count _players);
    _player setVariable ["apples", (_player getVariable ["apples", 0]) + 1];
};

Something like this?

cosmic lichen Jul 13, 2018, 10:12 AM

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But wouldn't count _players mean that you actually know the number of players?

meager granite Jul 13, 2018, 10:12 AM

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Code can be optimized depending on what "apple" is

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 10:12 AM

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ohh, I guess that can work 🤔 thanks

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I didn't even think of it like that 😄

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haha

meager granite Jul 13, 2018, 10:13 AM

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He means that player number may change each time you run the script

cosmic lichen Jul 13, 2018, 10:13 AM

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I see

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Any idea why (_disp displayCtrl 1600) ctrlEnable false; (_disp displayCtrl 1601) ctrlEnable false; hides my control instead of disabling it?

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Seems like they are moved behind the background or so.

meager granite Jul 13, 2018, 10:14 AM

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Try disabling background too?

cosmic lichen Jul 13, 2018, 10:15 AM

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Gonna try that

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 10:15 AM

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A long shot, but maybe there is a color defined for disabled control?

cosmic lichen Jul 13, 2018, 10:15 AM

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@meager granite No luck.

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@peak plover That could be, let me check

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You were right

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Why didn't I think about that.

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Thanks!"

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 10:29 AM

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👍🏻

cosmic lichen Jul 13, 2018, 10:35 AM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjIJMsk15u0 Let me know what you think, feedback would be appreciated! (New Function Viewer)

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 10:40 AM

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"Copy" button should say "Copy Source". Because of the placement it looks like it means "Copy function name"

cosmic lichen Jul 13, 2018, 10:41 AM

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Yep, you are right

meager heart Jul 13, 2018, 10:47 AM

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looks nice, good job 👌 also no white backgrounds... finally... 😃

cosmic lichen Jul 13, 2018, 10:50 AM

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Thanks

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Thanks

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 11:20 AM

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@cosmic lichen looks very good.

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Wait these are all precompiled, right?

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*preprocess

cosmic lichen Jul 13, 2018, 11:33 AM

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They are added via loadFile

queen cargo Jul 13, 2018, 11:35 AM

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need some experienced scripters to help me shape some lil project of mine: https://discord.gg/wbM6u2T
right now, it is mostly creating the chapters properly (yes, it is a text thingy .. not sure what it will end up being 🤷)

cosmic lichen Jul 13, 2018, 11:36 AM

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What's that about?

queen cargo Jul 13, 2018, 11:40 AM

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i plan to write some comprehensive document about SQF

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that is pretty much the channel to discuss everything

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not much is yet done
but ... it is in the very early phase anyways 🤷

cosmic lichen Jul 13, 2018, 11:43 AM

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Sound like alot of work, but the title fits perfectly 😄

queen cargo Jul 13, 2018, 11:45 AM

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it is
but ... hey ... that crap floated in my mind for ages already
and @gleaming oyster just made me think about it again 🤷

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^this btw. is the reason i need help by experienced scripters
so i cover every topic that may or may not be needed for SQF

cosmic lichen Jul 13, 2018, 11:57 AM

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I am going on vacation tomorrow, we can talk about that when I am back. I am generally interested but not sure how much time I can invest.

queen cargo Jul 13, 2018, 11:58 AM

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no problem
not sure how fast the whole thing will progress either

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it may be done in a few month or in a year from now on 🤷

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 12:49 PM

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What's the difference between BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler and BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler?

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 12:50 PM

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ScriptedEventhandlers are scripted EH's

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addStackedEventHandler is a old almost obsolete thing for engine eventhandlers

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For back when you could only have one eventhandler in the engine that was used to be able to bind many functions to the same handler

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but we now got stacked eventhandlers on engine side. Only thing that StackedEH is useful is that you can directly bind arguments to your handler code

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 12:51 PM

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I wonder why are both commands used in this snippet of code

tag_vehiclePlayer = objNull;
["tag_customEvents", "onEachFrame", {
    _data = vehicle player;
    if !(_data isEqualTo tag_vehiclePlayer) then {
        [missionnamespace, "vehiclePlayerChanged", [_data, tag_vehiclePlayer]] call BIS_fnc_callScriptedEventHandler;
        tag_vehiclePlayer = _data;
    };
}] call BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler;

[missionNamespace, "vehiclePlayerChanged", {
    params ["_newVehicle", "_oldVehicle"];
    systemChat "Changed vehicles"
}] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler;

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@still forum

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Do you need to like format and prepare the stuff and attach it to "onEachFrame" EH with addStackedEventHandler and then actually add the event handler with addScriptedEventHandler?

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I'm confused 😛

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 1:46 PM

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So hypothetical here

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Let's say I wanna create a bunch of ambient civilians

high marsh Jul 13, 2018, 1:47 PM

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agents

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 1:47 PM

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I can offload some code to the clients to keep server/hc perf higher

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has anyone here done that?

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Should I even do that?

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 1:55 PM

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So you want to offload the civilian AI calculation to clients @peak plover?

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 1:55 PM

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yeah

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Im thinking of ways of doing it

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 1:56 PM

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Benny's Warfare (back in A2) used to offload the AI calculation to clients with best performance

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Let me check, I might even have the code on my PC

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 1:58 PM

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Okay

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I'm thinking I'll measure fps and ping to the server, then set a variable that allows civilian creation

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then I can use nearentities and such to make sure one area only has a certain max amount of civilians

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basically I'd create civilians only around the player that is allowed to run it

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 2:00 PM

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/*
    Get the available delegators.
     Parameters:
        - Count
*/

Private ["_amount", "_count", "_delegators", "_fps", "_get", "_limit", "_unit", "_units"];

_count = _this;
_units = if (isMultiplayer) then {playableUnits} else {switchableUnits};

_limit = missionNamespace getVariable "WFBE_C_AI_DELEGATION_GROUPS_MAX";
_fps = missionNamespace getVariable "WFBE_C_AI_DELEGATION_FPS_MIN";
_delegators = [];
_amount = 1;

while {count _units != 0 && count _delegators < _count && _amount <= _limit} do {
    for '_i' from 0 to count(_units)-1 do {
        _unit = _units select _i;
        if (isPlayer _unit) then { //--- Only get players.
            _get = missionNamespace getVariable format["WFBE_AI_DELEGATION_%1", getPlayerUID _unit];
            if !(isNil '_get') then { //--- Make sure the client already communicated with the server.
                if ((_get select 0) >= _fps && (_get select 1) <= _limit) then { //--- Check that the client FPS avg is above the FPS min and that it still has room for groups.
                    if ((_get select 1) < _amount) then { //--- Progressive checks to prevent client overloading.
                        _delegators = _delegators + [_unit];
                    };
                } else {
                    _units = _units set [_i, "**NIL**"];
                };
            } else {
                _units = _units set [_i, "**NIL**"];
            };
        } else {
            _units = _units set [_i, "**NIL**"];
        };
        
        if (count _delegators >= _count) exitWith {};
    };
    
    _units = _units - ["**NIL**"];
    _amount = _amount + 1;
};

_delegators

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Note that this is from Arma 2

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Then just set the locality of AIs (I think you need to set the locality for AI groups instead of individual AIs in Arma 3)

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:03 PM

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Hmm

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 2:03 PM

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From setOwner A3 Wiki page:

From server machine, change the ownership of an object to a given client. Returns true if locality was changed.
Since Arma 3 v1.40, this command should not be used to transfer ownership of units with AI (agents are an exception to this rule). Using command in an unintended way will display an on-screen warning and log a message to .rpt file.
To transfer ownership of all AI units in a group properly, use setGroupOwner instead.

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:04 PM

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right

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So basically how does benny do it?

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he loops through all the players

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Finds the ones that are suitable for handling the units

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 2:05 PM

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/*
    Make an object local to a client.
     Parameters:
        - Object
        - Locality target (client)
*/

Private ["_object","_local_to"];

_object = _this select 0;
_local_to = _this select 1;

_object setOwner (owner _local_to);

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:05 PM

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Right, but after that

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the unit gets changed to a different locality

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 2:05 PM

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But yeah, in Arma 3 you need to use setGroupOwner if you're handling AI groups, with agents setOwner works however

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:05 PM

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How does he get waypoints etc.

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 2:11 PM

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Hmm... Based on the code I'm going through, he seems to track the AI locality with this function:


/*
    Track the delegation of a group.
     Parameters:
        - Client UID.
        - Group.
*/
WFBE_SE_FNC_DelegationTracker = {
    Private ["_delegator", "_group", "_uid"];
    
    _uid = _this select 0;
    _group = _this select 1;
    _id = (_uid) Call WFBE_SE_FNC_GetDelegatorID;
    
    while {!isNull _group} do {sleep 5};
    
    if (_id == (_uid Call WFBE_SE_FNC_GetDelegatorID)) then { //--- Only decrement if the session ID is the same (make sure that the player didn't disconnect in the meanwhile).
        [_uid, "decrement"] Call WFBE_SE_FNC_DelegationOperate; //--- Increment the group count for that client.
    };
};

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I guess you just need to monitor the locality of AIs (like above) and send the AI commands with eg. remoteExec

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:12 PM

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That sounds like waay too much traffic 😄

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 2:13 PM

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I don't know... If you target specific clients instead of spamming it out loud to every client, it should work, no?

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 2:13 PM

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@tender fossil why are both commands used Because they do different things. One add's a onEachFrame handler which is a engine handler thus AddStackeEH. The other add's a scripted eventhandler

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The PFH is executing the scriptedEventhandler. It works like the CBA eventsystem pretty much

austere granite Jul 13, 2018, 2:14 PM

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but worse

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 2:14 PM

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PFH?

austere granite Jul 13, 2018, 2:14 PM

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😉

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per frame handle

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 2:14 PM

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What's PFH 😄

austere granite Jul 13, 2018, 2:14 PM

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run code every frame basically

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 2:14 PM

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PFH == Per Frame Handler == onEachFrame

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 2:14 PM

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Ah

austere granite Jul 13, 2018, 2:15 PM

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i guess i could've done a stacked mission EH for him, i never wrote vanilla code since those were added

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 2:15 PM

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tag_vehiclePlayer = objNull;
tag_vehicleChangedEHID = addMissionEvantHandler ["EachFrame" , {
    _data = vehicle player;
    if !(_data isEqualTo tag_vehiclePlayer) then {
        [missionnamespace, "vehiclePlayerChanged", [_data, tag_vehiclePlayer]] call BIS_fnc_callScriptedEventHandler;
        tag_vehiclePlayer = _data;
    };
}];

[missionNamespace, "vehiclePlayerChanged", {
    params ["_newVehicle", "_oldVehicle"];
    systemChat "Changed vehicles"
}] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler;

austere granite Jul 13, 2018, 2:15 PM

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but whatever, it'll work for him :3

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 2:15 PM

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that would be the more modern variant

austere granite Jul 13, 2018, 2:15 PM

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or dedmen can fix

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❤

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 2:16 PM

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stackedEH's are.. mostly useless.. With the direct engine EH you get the EH recompilation bug and you cannot bind arguments

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 2:16 PM

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Hmm... I think I might've understood it, which is my goal since I'm trying to learn to write such stuff on my own 😛

austere granite Jul 13, 2018, 2:16 PM

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yea i just couldn't remember the vanilla way of doing them in a couple lines

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you get the EH recompilation bug

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this is still a thing?

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fucking lel

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 2:17 PM

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What "scriptedEventhandler" is doing is keep a Array in missionNamespace with all the handlers

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 2:17 PM

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...and to avoid the vast minefield of bugs

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 2:17 PM

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so you essentially have

VehicleChangedHandlers = [{systemChat "handler1"},{systemChat "handler2"}];

and

{call _x} forEach VehicleChangedHandlers

austere granite Jul 13, 2018, 2:18 PM

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event systems like that are a nice way of keeping things modular in arma, that means you have one central place for basic events like that, and then in other areas you can add their actual behaviour

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 2:18 PM

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To your example.

tag_vehiclePlayer = objNull;
tag_VehicleChangedHandlers  = [];
tag_vehicleChangedEHID = addMissionEvantHandler ["EachFrame" , {
    _data = vehicle player;
    if !(_data isEqualTo tag_vehiclePlayer) then {
        {[_data, tag_vehiclePlayer] call _x} forEach tag_VehicleChangedHandlers
        tag_vehiclePlayer = _data;
    };
}];
tag_VehicleChangedHandlers pushBack  {
    params ["_newVehicle", "_oldVehicle"];
    systemChat "Changed vehicles"
};

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the scriptedEH functions are just a framework that take care of defining that tag_VehicleChangedHandlers array for you

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:24 PM

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// currently including HC
private _players = allUnits select {isPlayer _x};

missionNamespace setVariable ['mission_civ_sent',CBA_missionTime];
{
    //--- runs on the client
    // make sure player exists
    if (isNil 'player' || {isNull player}) exitWith {};
    [[player,(diag_fps)],{

        //--- runs on the server
        params ['_unit','_fps'];
        private _sent = missionNamespace getVariable ['mission_civ_sent',0];
        private _ping = CBA_missionTime - _sent;
        _unit setVariable ['unit_civ_fps',_fps];
        _unit setVariable ['unit_civ_ping',_ping];

    }] remoteExec ['call',2];
} remoteExec ['call',_players];

// give time for players to return their stuff
sleep 1;

// limits
private _pingLimit = 0.3; // in seconds
private _fpsLimit = 50;

// select only the players which surpass the requirements
_players = _players select {
    private _unit = _x;
    private _ping = _unit getVariable ['unit_civ_ping',10];
    private _fps = _unit getVariable ['unit_civ_fps',0];
    (_ping < _pingLimit && _fps > _fpsLimit)
};

if (_civPlayers isEqualTo []) exitWith {systemChat 'civ: error no _civPlayers'};

// init the players
[true] remoteExec ['civ_fnc_initLoop',_civPlayers];

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I got this so far

compact maple Jul 13, 2018, 2:24 PM

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Hello, whats the best way, to play a sound when a player is near an specific object ?

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:25 PM

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@compact maple

https://cbateam.github.io/CBA_A3/docs/files/network/fnc_globalSay3d-sqf.html

compact maple Jul 13, 2018, 2:25 PM

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Thanks you, but it say this is deprecated

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:26 PM

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yes, it also says what to use

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use that

compact maple Jul 13, 2018, 2:26 PM

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right tnx

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 2:26 PM

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@peak plover <link that's not supposed to embed here>

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:26 PM

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oooh, yes

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 2:26 PM

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also your's can't embed anyway

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:27 PM

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Dedmen, what do you think of the sqf posted above

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I wanna make players run scripts

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Basically

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Agents that run on players

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 2:28 PM

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My brain probably can't right now.. I just spent 3 hours with vectors and normals and degenerated edges

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:28 PM

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😮

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Aite, I'll keep crackin' at it.

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Trying to figure out clever ways to do this, without too much hassle.

meager heart Jul 13, 2018, 2:30 PM

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imo better option will be just keep all mission flow stuff on the server only and "something ambient" on hc, if hc is on the server... so those ambient things is optional/required hc, nigel

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:31 PM

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Well

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I use HC for normal Ai

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server always has shit to do

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Clients are complaining of high fps

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I'll just use the clients

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 2:31 PM

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Why not to offload everything on HC only?

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"Clients are complaining of high fps" What? 😄

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:31 PM

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Beats me too

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"Man my fps was so high in that mission"

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🤷🏻

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 2:32 PM

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But is it a complaint?

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:32 PM

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sure

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 2:32 PM

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Sounds like happy dude to me

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:32 PM

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A happy dude has no business playing arma

meager heart Jul 13, 2018, 2:33 PM

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also possible > ~~Man my fps was so high in that mission~~ Man i was so high in that mission 😃

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:33 PM

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That is quite possible

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 2:33 PM

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My brain is generating endogenous high when I have high FPS in Arma, does it count?

meager heart Jul 13, 2018, 2:35 PM

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i mean.... "to high fps issues... " do not exist afaik 😄

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:35 PM

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Ever play on a wonderful place called takistan ? 😄

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This badboy can fit so many FPS

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 2:36 PM

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60 FPS... Mmm drools 🤤

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:38 PM

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You can get more fps simply by following a couple of simple rules

meager heart Jul 13, 2018, 2:39 PM

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with Dedmen unlocked exe you can have 500+ fps on the server, but if fps will be higher, i don't mind at all 😃

shadow sapphire Jul 13, 2018, 2:39 PM

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How would I define _this in this?

_this addweaponglobal "arifle_Mk20C_plain_F";

Which is called from an ammo box in my mission with this in the init:

Null = execvm "script.sqf";

winter rose Jul 13, 2018, 2:40 PM

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this execVM "myscript.sqf" 🙂

shadow sapphire Jul 13, 2018, 2:41 PM

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Oh. That explains a lot, actually. This shit used to work.

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:41 PM

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Never give ai weapon attachments.
Never give ai backpacks(unless absolutely necessary)
Limit the amount of total units in players view distance at any time as much as possible.
Delete dead bodies.

^ free fps above this line

meager heart Jul 13, 2018, 2:42 PM

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cool mods ^ also... i mean play with just normal addons... 😄

shadow sapphire Jul 13, 2018, 2:43 PM

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@winter rose, there isn't an error being thrown anymore, but the box is still empty...

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I gotta go to work, so I guess I'll have to work on this later, haha.

winter rose Jul 13, 2018, 2:43 PM

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try _this setDamage 1 and see if there is an effect; if there is, the script has an issue 😄

shadow sapphire Jul 13, 2018, 2:44 PM

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Yes. That worked. Will explore later, thanks!

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:44 PM

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:^)

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execvm

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🤢

shadow sapphire Jul 13, 2018, 2:45 PM

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@winter rose, was using addweaponglobal, should have been using addweaponcargoglobal.

meager heart Jul 13, 2018, 2:46 PM

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_this addWeaponCargoGlobal ["arifle_Mk20C_plain_F", 1];

try this ^ DEL-J 😃

winter rose Jul 13, 2018, 2:46 PM

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👍

shadow sapphire Jul 13, 2018, 2:47 PM

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That was it, @meager heart. It's been a loooong time since I messed with equipment crates haha. Damn... Anyway, thanks a bunch, @winter rose and @meager heart. Gotta run!

tawny island Jul 13, 2018, 2:54 PM

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Hello, I am having an error output show up on testing a mission I've created. I am not sure what it wants for me. Are there any editors out here who can help me make sense of it so I could fix the issue?

winter rose Jul 13, 2018, 2:55 PM

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we are, yup

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 2:55 PM

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@tawny island Yes, it's best to just paste your issue/output here

winter rose Jul 13, 2018, 2:55 PM

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between these
```sqf

tawny island Jul 13, 2018, 2:55 PM

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I am not sure how i can copy the text from the little black square, or how I could expand it to copy it

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 2:56 PM

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Do you know how to access your .rpt file? The errors are logged as text there

winter rose Jul 13, 2018, 2:56 PM

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:
```sqf
hint format ["you are %1", name player];
```
↓

hint format ["you are %1", name player];

tawny island Jul 13, 2018, 2:56 PM

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No, how do I access this file?

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:56 PM

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%AppData%\..\Local\Arma 3
^ put that into start

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or run

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windows key + R

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Look at the logs

tawny island Jul 13, 2018, 2:58 PM

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Should I paste the entire file here? Thats kind of spammy.

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I can upload it to a pastebin

digital hollow Jul 13, 2018, 2:58 PM

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Try out %LocalAppData%

hollow thistle Jul 13, 2018, 2:58 PM

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@nigel "%LOCALAPPDATA%" :P

digital hollow Jul 13, 2018, 2:58 PM

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boom!

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:58 PM

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😮

tawny island Jul 13, 2018, 2:59 PM

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I found the file, I am talking about the text

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 2:59 PM

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I guess pastebin is cool?

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 2:59 PM

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Search the file for the portion of the error that you did see

tawny island Jul 13, 2018, 2:59 PM

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Ok, thanks, one moment please.

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https://pastebin.com/qp6XniX8

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I am attempting to set up a zeus enabled mission. I am running all the CUP mods as well as VCOM-AI while editing.

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I've unpacked a copy of the ZGM missions to copy the zeus setup, as well as copied the init and desc files to my mission folder.

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But I think this kind of raw copy paste is what caused this error to start, so maybe I am missing a certain parameter defined somewhere.

digital hollow Jul 13, 2018, 3:05 PM

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Probably the init is trying to reference something that doesn't exist in your mission. Go into the init and comment out everything except what you're familiar with.

tawny island Jul 13, 2018, 3:05 PM

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the only thing in my initServer.sqf is #include "\a3\Missions_F_Curator\MPScenarios\MP_ZGM_m11.Altis\initServer.sqf"

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Also this repeats itself ``if (_rule > 0) then {
_grpCount = _grpCountR>
23:04:08 Error position: <_rule > 0) then {
_grpCount = _grpCountR>
23:04:08 Error Undefined variable in expression: _rule
23:04:08 Error in expression <IconVisible && (_grpCount < _minsize || _rule <= 0) && _n < _allgroupstotal && !>
23:04:08 Error position: <_rule <= 0) && _n < _allgroupstotal && !>
23:04:08 Error Undefined variable in expression: _rule
23:04:08 Error in expression < "_icon"

&&

!isnil "_iconsize"

&&

_rule > 0

&&

_n < _allgroupstotal

&&>
23:04:08 Error position: <_rule > 0

&&

_n < _allgroupstotal

&&>
23:04:08 Error Undefined variable in expression: _rule
23:04:08 Error in expression <isnil "_icon" && _rule > 0 && _n < _allgroupstotal && !i>
23:04:08 Error position: <_rule > 0 && _n < _allgroupstotal && !i>
23:04:08 Error Undefined variable in expression: _rule
23:04:08 No glasses for bis_curatorUnit``

digital hollow Jul 13, 2018, 3:17 PM

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Looks like trying to make this work is going to be a lot messier than just learning to put down a Zeus Game Master module.

tawny island Jul 13, 2018, 3:17 PM

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I think so too, my problem is, even after I remove the modules I copied and the files except for the mission file the error keeps dishing out.

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I guess I'll start over. Do you have any good tutorials for understanding how to lay down Zeus?

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I couldn't find anything concrete that imitates the BIS zeus missions on the web.

digital hollow Jul 13, 2018, 3:23 PM

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Should probably take it to #arma3_scenario now.

tawny island Jul 13, 2018, 3:23 PM

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Alright thanks for the help!

meager heart Jul 13, 2018, 5:38 PM

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Try out %LocalAppData%
"%LOCALAPPDATA%" :P
boom!
ctrl+alt+r"Open Last RPT" vscode extension > https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=bux578.vscode-openlastrpt
pew pew

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 5:43 PM

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Which one of these is correct?

_drawMhqOnMap = addMissionEventHandler ["EachFrame", "updateMhqPosOnMap"];

or

_drawMhqOnMap = addMissionEventHandler ["EachFrame", updateMhqPosOnMap];

where updateMhqPosOnMap is a global function?

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 5:46 PM

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Both are "correct"

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depends on what you are trying to do

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the first one does nothing. You'd need to add a call for it to call your function

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the second executes the function but is hit harder by the recompilation bug

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 5:47 PM

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So the first should be something like

_drawMhqOnMap = addMissionEventHandler ["EachFrame", { call updateMhqPosOnMap }];

?

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 5:47 PM

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yeah

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or just "call ..."

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 5:48 PM

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Ah, so the string is interpreted even without the curly brackets?

tough abyss Jul 13, 2018, 5:48 PM

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how do i make a simple teleporting thingy

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 5:48 PM

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yes.

tough abyss Jul 13, 2018, 5:48 PM

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i want to be able to teleport from a flag pole to another

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 5:48 PM

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I see, thanks!

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 5:48 PM

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The function actually internally only uses string

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it converts your code to a string. and uses that

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 5:48 PM

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lol

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 5:48 PM

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@tough abyss player setPos <target here>

tough abyss Jul 13, 2018, 5:49 PM

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i get that

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but im confused

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am i supposed to put that in the object int?

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 5:49 PM

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not that directly. You'll probably wanna add a action

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

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And then put the addAction into the object init

tough abyss Jul 13, 2018, 5:50 PM

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stupid question but is there just a simple mod for it?

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because im terrible at this stuff

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 5:50 PM

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Making a mod is more complicated that just writing this script

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so I don't think so

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this addAction ["Teleport to target", { player setPos <target here> }];

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in init field.

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of course need to insert your target

tough abyss Jul 13, 2018, 5:51 PM

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okay so i just change the "target here"

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 5:51 PM

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the <target here>

tough abyss Jul 13, 2018, 5:51 PM

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oh

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thats it?

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 5:52 PM

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Yeah

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Needs to be a position

tough abyss Jul 13, 2018, 5:53 PM

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so what am i supposed to put as the target if i want multiple of them?

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 5:54 PM

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you put multiple addActions

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each with a different target

tough abyss Jul 13, 2018, 5:54 PM

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got it

digital hollow Jul 13, 2018, 5:55 PM

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You can do it! Fly like an eagle! setPos [0, 0, 1000]

tough abyss Jul 13, 2018, 5:56 PM

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so the target is supposed to be a variable

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so how do i make a target a variable lmao

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WAIT

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NVM

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 5:57 PM

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Is every function in the given file (given that there are multiple functions inside it) compiled if I call the file like this?

call compileFinal preProcessFileLineNumbers "Core\Server\Init\initServer.sqf";

tough abyss Jul 13, 2018, 5:58 PM

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ok i seem like an idiot rn that has to ask for everything but one more thing

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 5:59 PM

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@tough abyss Don't worry, I have the same feeling 😄

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That's how we start our journey into Arma programming

tough abyss Jul 13, 2018, 5:59 PM

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now it says error: Type object, expected array

ruby breach Jul 13, 2018, 5:59 PM

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

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setPos requires an array, not an object

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 6:00 PM

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You probably used the object itself as variable, while you should use its position (getPos objectName)

ruby breach Jul 13, 2018, 6:00 PM

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this addAction ["Teleport to target", { player setPos (getPos _target) }];

tough abyss Jul 13, 2018, 6:01 PM

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omg thank you so much

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 6:02 PM

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@tender fossil that whole file is compiled. Including everything inside it

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 6:02 PM

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Nice, thanks again 😛

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 6:02 PM

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I guess you mean with "multiple functions inside it" whether the variables for these functions are set

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compiling and setting a variable are different things

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you are calling that code. Meaning it will execute. Meaning your assignments are executed. Meaning your variables are assigned

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Also what the compileFinal there instead of compile?

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That makes absolutely no sense

fair drum Jul 13, 2018, 6:04 PM

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what command can i do after a skip waypoint trigger to force units to ignore all enemies and get in the chopper. they stay in auto danger too long searching for more enemies

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 6:14 PM

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@still forum I thought compileFinal would be better for functions 😛

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 6:15 PM

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Then you don't understand what it's doing at all

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 6:15 PM

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Probably not 😄

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 6:15 PM

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you shouldn't be doing things that you know nothing about. Keep it simple

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 6:15 PM

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KISS

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 6:15 PM

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super simple?

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 6:16 PM

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When is compileFinal useful?

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 6:16 PM

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if you store the function in a variable and want no one to be able to overwrite it

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 6:16 PM

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That's kinda what I did

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 6:16 PM

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I don't see store the function in a variable anywhere in there

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you call it directly and then discard the code

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 6:17 PM

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The content of the file is (currently):

updateMhqPosOnMap = {
    deleteMarkerLocal "mhqCurrentPos";
    _mhqPos = getPos currentMhq;
    _mhqCurrentPosMarker = createMarkerLocal ["mhqCurrentPos", getPos currentMhq];
    _mhqCurrentPosMarker setMarkerShapeLocal "ICON";
    _mhqCurrentPosMarker setMarkerTypeLocal "DOT";

    if (speed currentMhq > 2) then {
        _mhqCurrentPosMarker setMarkerColorLocal "ColorBlack";
        _mhqCurrentPosMarker setMarkerTextLocal "MHQ - Moving";
    };

    _mhqCurrentPosMarker setMarkerColorLocal "ColorYellow";
    _mhqCurrentPosMarker setMarkerTextLocal "MHQ";
};

peak plover Jul 13, 2018, 6:17 PM

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Keep
It
Simple
Stupid

😃

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 6:17 PM

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yeah. you are assigning code to a variable without any compile inbetween

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so the variable will not be final

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Read again store the function in a variable

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THE FUNCTION

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not some other function somewhere else in your game

tough abyss Jul 13, 2018, 6:20 PM

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is it possible to delete grass with some sort of script?

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 6:21 PM

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updateMhqPosOnMap = compile "
    deleteMarkerLocal "mhqCurrentPos";
    _mhqPos = getPos currentMhq;
    _mhqCurrentPosMarker = createMarkerLocal ["mhqCurrentPos", getPos currentMhq];
    _mhqCurrentPosMarker setMarkerShapeLocal "ICON";
    _mhqCurrentPosMarker setMarkerTypeLocal "DOT";

    if (speed currentMhq > 2) then {
        _mhqCurrentPosMarker setMarkerColorLocal "ColorBlack";
        _mhqCurrentPosMarker setMarkerTextLocal "MHQ - Moving";
    };

    _mhqCurrentPosMarker setMarkerColorLocal "ColorYellow";
    _mhqCurrentPosMarker setMarkerTextLocal "MHQ";
";

? 😄

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 6:21 PM

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@tender fossil compile takes string

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 6:21 PM

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Whoops

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 6:21 PM

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@tough abyss you could spawn a grasscutter. That's a object that hides the grass in it's area

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don't know it's classname though

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you should be able to spawn that in 3DEN too

tough abyss Jul 13, 2018, 6:21 PM

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okay but is it possible to change terrain from grass to rock for example

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 6:22 PM

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no

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 6:22 PM

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Is it better now? 😄

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 6:22 PM

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look at the syntax highlight and answer that yourself

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 6:23 PM

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Well, I guess it's correct since it's a string now 😛

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 6:23 PM

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look at that syntax highlight garbage and tell me again that it's correct

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A string has one color in syntax highlight.

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 6:24 PM

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Ok, so it's not correct 😛

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Ah, I just realized

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 6:24 PM

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That's why you should use CfgFunctions ^^

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That makes everything alot easier

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 6:25 PM

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So maybe

updateMhqPosOnMap = {
    deleteMarkerLocal "mhqCurrentPos";
    _mhqPos = getPos currentMhq;
    _mhqCurrentPosMarker = createMarkerLocal ["mhqCurrentPos", getPos currentMhq];
    _mhqCurrentPosMarker setMarkerShapeLocal "ICON";
    _mhqCurrentPosMarker setMarkerTypeLocal "DOT";

    if (speed currentMhq > 2) then {
        _mhqCurrentPosMarker setMarkerColorLocal "ColorBlack";
        _mhqCurrentPosMarker setMarkerTextLocal "MHQ - Moving";
    };

    _mhqCurrentPosMarker setMarkerColorLocal "ColorYellow";
    _mhqCurrentPosMarker setMarkerTextLocal "MHQ";
};

compile "updateMhqPosOnMap";

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 6:26 PM

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yeah.. compile "updateMhqPosOnMap" now returns {updateMhqPosOnMap}

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and then you throw that returned value away

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 6:27 PM

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updateMhqPosOnMap = compile "updateMhqPosOnMap";

Now? 😄

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 6:27 PM

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That is the same as updateMhqPosOnMap = {updateMhqPosOnMap};

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 6:27 PM

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I guess it's related to how the interpreter works? (By replacing that variable with the code I've stored in it)

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And because it's inside curly brackets, it's interpreted as code

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 6:28 PM

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curly braces mark the start/end of a string. Which is supposed to be compiled as CODE

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you have to get your function into a string

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easiest way is to just put it into a file and load it from there

meager heart Jul 13, 2018, 6:29 PM

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Keep It Simple Simple
I never say twice... never say twice...
✊ @peak plover

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 6:30 PM

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The problem is that I don't understand yet what is simple and what is not @meager heart 😛

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That's what I'm trying to learn here 😃

meager heart Jul 13, 2018, 6:31 PM

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That's why you should use CfgFunctions ^^
-Dedmen

that ^

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 6:31 PM

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So I guess it would be the best option to make new file for every function and compile the files individually?

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I'll check the wiki article for the CfgFunctions (given that there is one)

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 6:31 PM

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yes.

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And that is exactly what CfgFunctions does for you automatically

ruby breach Jul 13, 2018, 6:33 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Functions_Library_(Arma_3)#Adding_a_Function

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 6:36 PM

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Oh yes, this will make my life a lot easier 😄

fair drum Jul 13, 2018, 7:13 PM

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once again, im still having trouble learning certain scripts. like this

{_x setcaptive true;} foreach [units baseass]

how do i fix my syntax

digital hollow Jul 13, 2018, 7:16 PM

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replace [] with ()

fair drum Jul 13, 2018, 7:24 PM

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that would do it

tough abyss Jul 13, 2018, 7:27 PM

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so ive seen units with a shooting range with scores

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is there some sort of script for that or do is there a mod?

digital hollow Jul 13, 2018, 7:30 PM

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Likely custom. Search workshop for shooting range missions.

tough abyss Jul 13, 2018, 7:32 PM

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ok there is one mod

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altis advanced shooting

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do i need to add that to tadts or

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just subscribe to it myself and put it down on the mission file?

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 7:33 PM

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Can I group several functions together in one file to be compiled by CfgFunctions? Or do the functions need to be in individual files to be compatible with CfgFunctions

meager granite Jul 13, 2018, 7:39 PM

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No you can't.

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If you ask me, CfgFunctions is just a nuisance. compileFinal security usefulness is very slim.

fair drum Jul 13, 2018, 7:41 PM

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anyone got any good video resources for arma 3 scripting?

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 7:44 PM

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Aight, thanks for info @meager granite 😃

meager granite Jul 13, 2018, 7:44 PM

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In my opinion, unless you expect that your functions will be used by someone else (e.g. public mod that will be used in scenarios made by others), there is not much reason to use CfgFunctions, organize your codebase in a way convenient to you.

civic canyon Jul 13, 2018, 8:03 PM

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guys why this didnt working https://hastebin.com/celivuzeri.coffeescript

meager granite Jul 13, 2018, 8:12 PM

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@civic canyon Config looks fine, but I doubt anyone will help you with Altis Life issues here, ask in their discord.

fair drum Jul 13, 2018, 8:23 PM

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if i run setcaptive and action surrender on a unit while hes in combat, will the enemy still kill him or will it disengage

digital jacinth Jul 13, 2018, 8:25 PM

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captive will set the unit temporarily to civillian site, other ai will not engage that unit then

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that does not mean they will not shoot that unit by accident

astral tendon Jul 13, 2018, 9:07 PM

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    defuser = createVehicle ["Land_MultiMeter_F", _caller, ["",""], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
    defuser attachto [_caller, [-0.2, 0.01, 0.06], "LeftHand"]; 
    defuser setVectorDirAndUp [ [0,1,1], [0,0,1]];
    Rope = ropeCreate [defuser, [0, 0, 0], _this select 3, [0, 0, 0], 3];

_this select 3 is a Land_MobilePhone_smart_F, the rope is not created, even if i reverse it, tohugh if I change to a vehicle it does work.

winter rose Jul 13, 2018, 9:11 PM

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use params really 😉

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@astral tendon ropeAttach only works (afaik) on PhysX, simulated objects

civic canyon Jul 13, 2018, 9:26 PM

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@meager granite ı found

hollow thistle Jul 13, 2018, 9:57 PM

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If someone is interested FPS problems of the Liberation players that I was trying to debug were caused by C2 - Command & Control.

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Every time unit respawns it adds more "killed" event handlers to player unit.

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Full bug report on C2 discord: https://discordapp.com/channels/347326610657116160/348969069694812170/467448218645430314

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 9:58 PM

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what is "C2"?

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I know it as a explosive

meager heart Jul 13, 2018, 9:59 PM

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almost... like 50% 😃

hollow thistle Jul 13, 2018, 10:00 PM

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"C2 - Command & Control"

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The ai commanding mod that was even featured a few times in BI articles.

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I guess the author thought that "killed" EH dies with the unit.

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It does not ;>

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 10:02 PM

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but that shouldn't lower FPS

hollow thistle Jul 13, 2018, 10:02 PM

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after many rapid respawns i had 2k scripts in the scheduler.

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 10:02 PM

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it just causes big FPS drops at death

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Oh.. It also add's scripts and never removes them?

hollow thistle Jul 13, 2018, 10:02 PM

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It adds more EH and these EH execute something on every respawn.

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So after few respawns it spawned so many scripts that my scheduler looked "dead"

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count of active scripts was not going down for ~10min

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 10:03 PM

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Then there's two bugs. These scheduled scripts never stopping and always spawning new on respawn.
And the killed EH's stacking up which causes even more scripts spawned every respawn

civic canyon Jul 13, 2018, 10:03 PM

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hi What can I do against hackers?

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 10:03 PM

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Run Battleye. Ban them.

civic canyon Jul 13, 2018, 10:04 PM

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the server exploded

hollow thistle Jul 13, 2018, 10:04 PM

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You say it was BOMBED? 😄

winter rose Jul 13, 2018, 10:05 PM

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FBI has joined the server

civic canyon Jul 13, 2018, 10:05 PM

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yes i've tried so hard for it ruined

meager heart Jul 13, 2018, 10:10 PM

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hi What can I do against hackers?
you can be logged as admin on the server, so when hackers will start hacking, admin will start banning 👌

civic canyon Jul 13, 2018, 10:15 PM

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how can I detect it?

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he is spawning bomb

meager heart Jul 13, 2018, 10:24 PM

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👀 <with this tools

astral tendon Jul 13, 2018, 10:59 PM

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@winter rose is it possible to make a invisilbe dummy with PhysX?

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 11:08 PM

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with #arma3_model for sure... But without mods.. Dunno if hideObject disables physx

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 11:09 PM

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params [
["_namespace", objNull, [true, >
 1:57:42   Error position: <params [
["_namespace", objNull, [true, >
 1:57:42   Error Params: Type Object, expected Array
 1:57:42 File A3\functions_f\Misc\fn_callScriptedEventHandler.sqf [BIS_fnc_callScriptedEventHandler], line 20

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Ingame it complains about some error with preProcessor (empty file or sth)

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Where could the issue be?

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 11:12 PM

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preprocessor? where

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you are calling BIS_fnc_callScriptedEventHandler with invalid arguments

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 11:13 PM

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CNC_mhqEhId = addMissionEventHandler ["EachFrame", {
    _currentVehicle = vehicle player;

    if (!(vehicle player == player) && (vehicle player isKindOf "LandVehicle")) then {
        currentMhq = _currentVehicle;
    };

    [missionNamespace, "mhqMarkerUpdate", currentMhq] call BIS_fnc_callScriptedEventHandler;
}];

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[missionNamespace, "mhqMarkerUpdate", {
    params ["_currentMhq"];
    _currentMhq call CNC_fnc_updateMhqPosOnMap;
}] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler;

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 11:13 PM

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yeah. currentMhq

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arguments need to be ARRAY not object

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exactly like the error says

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

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 11:14 PM

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So,

    [missionNamespace, "mhqMarkerUpdate", [currentMhq]] call BIS_fnc_callScriptedEventHandler;

?

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 11:14 PM

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ye

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Are you using scripted eventhandlers although you only ever have a single handler?

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and why are you using EachFrame handler for all your stuff?

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 11:15 PM

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This is code written mostly by someone here 😄

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 11:15 PM

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EachFrame should only be used if you know what you are doing.

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And if the timing needs to be exact

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 11:15 PM

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Yeah, I know it takes it's toll

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 11:15 PM

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I don't think it would be a big problem if the marker is updated half a second late

rotund otter Jul 13, 2018, 11:16 PM

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so, advanced armor plate mod auto doesnt auto add plates to vests, in eden nor zeus.
is there any way i can auto add plates to units i spawn in with zeus?

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 11:16 PM

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!(vehicle player == player) Wow.. That's...
(vehicle player != player) also exists.. you know?..

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 11:16 PM

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lol true 😄

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 11:17 PM

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@rotund otter that sounds like something extremely specific to that mod that probably very few people here know. Asking somewhere mod specific like on their BI Forum thread or if they have a discord or something would probably get you a answer sooner

rotund otter Jul 13, 2018, 11:18 PM

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i just need to know how to add an item (like a magazine) to a unit with additem, i just need to know how to sense when they spawn

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 11:19 PM

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Do you have CBA?

rotund otter Jul 13, 2018, 11:20 PM

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yes

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 11:21 PM

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https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/wiki/Adding-Event-Handlers-to-Classes-of-Objects
["CAManBase", "InitPost", { <your code to add stuff here. unit is in _this> }, nil, nil, true] call CBA_fnc_addClassEventHandler;

waxen tide Jul 13, 2018, 11:22 PM

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finding empty positions is a pain in the rear.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_findSafePos
Return Value:
Array - in format [x,y] on success. When position cannot be found at all, default map center position is returned, which will be in format [x,y,0]

why the hell return the default map center? do i seriously now have to write around that to catch it? jesus.

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probably easier to look up the fnc, copy it and remove the bit of code that does that

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 11:22 PM

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Why?

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 11:22 PM

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"Preprocessor failed with error - Invalid file name (empty filename)"

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 11:23 PM

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Just check if array has 3 elements and done.

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Never seen that error message

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 11:23 PM

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I wonder if it has something to do with functions.hpp and using the default folder structure

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 11:23 PM

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just put it directly into description.ext

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 11:24 PM

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I've included functions.hpp to description.ext

rotund otter Jul 13, 2018, 11:24 PM

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thanks, ill take a look

still forum Jul 13, 2018, 11:24 PM

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#include "functions.hpp" like this?

tender fossil Jul 13, 2018, 11:24 PM

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Yes

waxen tide Jul 13, 2018, 11:56 PM

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is there a simple way to define custom AI loadouts and groups?

rotund otter Jul 13, 2018, 11:57 PM

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how do i add an item to a unit on zeus spawn?
["Man", "Init", {addItemToVest "SCT_plate_ceramic_sapiS_magtype" _this}] call CBA_fnc_addClassEventHandler;
or
init = "addItemToVest "SCT_plate_ceramic_sapiS_magtype" ['_Man'];";

fair drum Jul 14, 2018, 5:43 AM

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what am i doing wrong {_x setcaptive false;} foreach [crew truck2 + vehicle truck2]

peak plover Jul 14, 2018, 5:56 AM

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Basically

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crew truck2 // [unit1,unit2,unit3]
vehicle truck2 // truck2

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truck2 is already vehicle

#

vehicle truck2 is same as truck2

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you cannot add an object (vehicle truck2) to an array (crew truck2)

#

forEach goes over each element of the array

#

by writing ```sqf
[crew truck2 + vehicle truck2]

You create a new array containing no elements, because you can't add (crew truck2) to (vehicle truck2)

fair drum Jul 14, 2018, 5:59 AM

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ok so what would be an example of a way to do it?

peak plover Jul 14, 2018, 6:00 AM

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to return all the crew members of the vehicle: (crew truck2)

fair drum Jul 14, 2018, 6:00 AM

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i could do... {_x setcaptive false;} foreach crew truck2

peak plover Jul 14, 2018, 6:00 AM

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yes

fair drum Jul 14, 2018, 6:00 AM

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but does that include the truck to make it targetable again?

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or is it not needed

peak plover Jul 14, 2018, 6:01 AM

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You should not even setCaptuve for the truck

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Yeha not needed

fair drum Jul 14, 2018, 6:01 AM

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ok got it. just do it for units

meager granite Jul 14, 2018, 6:05 AM

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Vehicle has side of commanding unit in it. Empty vehicle is civilian.

inner swallow Jul 14, 2018, 6:41 AM

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Yeah, so do (crew truck2 + truck2) @fair drum

peak plover Jul 14, 2018, 6:45 AM

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you can't

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you can't add a object to an array

#

(crew truck2 + [truck2])

#

That would work however

inner swallow Jul 14, 2018, 6:45 AM

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Ah, yeah, good point

peak plover Jul 14, 2018, 6:46 AM

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😉

fair drum Jul 14, 2018, 6:50 AM

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you do a good organized job at explaining

peak plover Jul 14, 2018, 8:35 AM

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

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Anyone use this?

#

What difference do the planning modes provide?

digital jacinth Jul 14, 2018, 8:57 AM

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I personally used this only with agents and the "LEADER PLANNED" mode

peak plover Jul 14, 2018, 9:01 AM

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Can one give the agents guns and have them shoot at people?

digital jacinth Jul 14, 2018, 9:02 AM

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I take it you can actually give them guns if they inherit from CAMAN base, but you probably need to code all the target acquiring and pulling the trigger.

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personally I only rally made ambient civs and animals as agents. once they need to shoot i'd rely on AI

peak plover Jul 14, 2018, 9:07 AM

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ezier for me to just do normal units

still forum Jul 14, 2018, 9:26 AM

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

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@rotund otter for your information I just told you what do do but deleted it again. If you want any help here in the future I'd really suggest you read #rules

digital jacinth Jul 14, 2018, 12:34 PM

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is there a way to disallow nvgs without removing them from inventory completely?

alpine dew Jul 14, 2018, 12:58 PM

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Anyone ever F with Source mods? My son wants to make a HL2 mod

still forum Jul 14, 2018, 1:00 PM

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@alpine dew This is the Arma discord

alpine dew Jul 14, 2018, 1:07 PM

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I'm aware

inner swallow Jul 14, 2018, 1:31 PM

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Very good

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Then ask in #other_games_chat

tender fossil Jul 14, 2018, 2:51 PM

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Is it safe to learn to create GUIs with Arma Dialog Creator?`

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Or will I spoil myself 😄

winter rose Jul 14, 2018, 2:54 PM

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@digital jacinth place them in the vest, unequip them?

tough abyss Jul 14, 2018, 2:54 PM

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I mean in general SQF coding gives you brain damage.

tender fossil Jul 14, 2018, 2:55 PM

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@tough abyss It's too late already

digital jacinth Jul 14, 2018, 2:55 PM

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@winter rose scenario is total electrical wipe out. since they are using modern nvgs they shouldn't be able to use them. placing them into their vests is as good as deleting them

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actually, no it is better then deleting them

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but still. i wished i could just disable them or force them off as soon as they enter into the nvg mode

winter rose Jul 14, 2018, 3:00 PM

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@digital jacinth you can script wise, visionMode or something like that

hollow thistle Jul 14, 2018, 3:01 PM

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

winter rose Jul 14, 2018, 3:01 PM

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then remove/readd the nvg I guess

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^ yep!

hollow thistle Jul 14, 2018, 3:01 PM

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or dont remove the nvg but add full black display/overlay to simulate dead NVG.

winter rose Jul 14, 2018, 3:02 PM

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true! it would be better (but for a player only)

meager heart Jul 14, 2018, 3:02 PM

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maybe currentVisionMode + setAperture 😃

digital jacinth Jul 14, 2018, 3:02 PM

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it will be for players only. however this would require me to check each second if the vision mode is the one i dissalow

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i doubt there is an eh for that

winter rose Jul 14, 2018, 3:03 PM

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I don't think a disableNVGequipment would work 😄

digital jacinth Jul 14, 2018, 3:03 PM

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nah it works for vehicles only

hollow thistle Jul 14, 2018, 3:03 PM

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yeah you would need a PFH but i doubts it is perf intensive.

digital jacinth Jul 14, 2018, 3:03 PM

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checking each second should be enough, but knowing the players i usually play witht ehy will just spam the nvg key to see a little bit

meager heart Jul 14, 2018, 3:05 PM

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waitUntil {currentVisionMode player == 1};
playSound "RscDisplayCurator_visionMode"; //--- cool sound
setAperture <value>; //--- > -1 auto default

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🤔

digital jacinth Jul 14, 2018, 3:08 PM

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[{
    if(currentvisionmode player == 1) then {setAperture 100};
    if(currentvisionmode player == 0) then {setAperture -1};
},[],1] call CBA_fnc_addPerFrameHandler

something like that

tender fossil Jul 14, 2018, 3:09 PM

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Omg, I've just only opened ADC but I love it already ❤

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So handy tool

meager heart Jul 14, 2018, 3:12 PM

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setAperture ([-1, 100, -1] select (currentVisionMode player))
```👀

digital jacinth Jul 14, 2018, 3:13 PM

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okay, so with ace nightvision enabled i have an even better effect now. this is with aperture 1000
https://i.imgur.com/ycItO6G.jpg

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totally unsuable

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oh no, i guess i also need to add a check if the player is looking through binocs..

meager heart Jul 14, 2018, 3:15 PM

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probably you will have to check for the vehicles... too

digital jacinth Jul 14, 2018, 3:16 PM

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😩

austere hawk Jul 14, 2018, 4:02 PM

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and weapon scopes...

winter rose Jul 14, 2018, 4:03 PM

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ouch! true, totally forgot them

austere hawk Jul 14, 2018, 4:03 PM

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this is escalating quite nicely xD

tender fossil Jul 14, 2018, 4:11 PM

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LOL! I made my first dialog with ADC having pretty much no idea what I was doing, and got it working in the game within an hour

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Got me honestly excited 😄

winter rose Jul 14, 2018, 4:12 PM

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ADC?

tender fossil Jul 14, 2018, 4:13 PM

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Arma Dialog Creator

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Now that I look at the config I exported, I feel sad for everyone that has had to go through it manually

peak plover Jul 14, 2018, 4:41 PM

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What was trigger classname again?

primal mulch Jul 14, 2018, 4:42 PM

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just wondering, does anyone know exactly when onPlayerConnected / onPlayerDisconnected are fired? Like is it only when the player truly joins the server or can I use it safely for tracking which players are in a mission? (ie does it fire when a mission is started / ended)

meager granite Jul 14, 2018, 4:43 PM

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I enjoy writing dialog configs very much, I must be a masochist

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@primal mulch When you go from lobby to game and from game to lobby

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Not when you join or leave the server itself

peak plover Jul 14, 2018, 4:45 PM

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I enjoy writing dialog configs very much
👺

primal mulch Jul 14, 2018, 4:45 PM

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ah so if a player stays on the server between a mission finishing and starting it will fire for them both times?

meager granite Jul 14, 2018, 4:45 PM

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(Leaving the server by say stopping game's process will also trigger disconnected event of course)

unborn ether Jul 14, 2018, 4:45 PM

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Configs GUI are not flexible anymore. I see more profit in procedural ones with createDisplay and ctrlCreate

meager granite Jul 14, 2018, 4:45 PM

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It should

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I don't think you can do everything with just createDisplay and ctrlCreate

unborn ether Jul 14, 2018, 4:46 PM

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Well you can do even more

meager granite Jul 14, 2018, 4:46 PM

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I mean config\style-wise

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Or wait, can you ctrlCreate mission-defined classes?

unborn ether Jul 14, 2018, 4:47 PM

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Since you can't basically ctrlDelete a simple config controls group is already an argument for me

meager granite Jul 14, 2018, 4:47 PM

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"NOTE: Since Arma 3 v1.69.141213 ctrlCreate will also search for control class in mission config, if search in the main config failed."

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So yeah, you can do anything then

unborn ether Jul 14, 2018, 4:47 PM

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Yes since some 1.68 I believe

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The thing is you can build GUI based on offsets with procedural way

meager granite Jul 14, 2018, 4:48 PM

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I did that by copying all elements 100 times back in the day LOL

unborn ether Jul 14, 2018, 4:49 PM

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Like control Y based on previous control H f speaking roughly

meager granite Jul 14, 2018, 4:49 PM

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I wonder if I might be the first one doing this back in 2013? 🤔

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Probably not

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https://i.imgur.com/JL37TeF.png

Imgur

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😂

meager heart Jul 14, 2018, 4:52 PM

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lol

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imo also animated elements ^ (sliding/collapsing/transforming) with ctrlCreate is kinda easier vs configs...

meager granite Jul 14, 2018, 4:58 PM

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Dialog from the config above: https://i.imgur.com/A1Y9HPj.jpg

Imgur

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pats himself on back

unborn ether Jul 14, 2018, 5:06 PM

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The basic example of why I use procedural is when you have a list of controls (lists of something but better than RscListboxes) in controls group - if you want to delete and regenerate a new one you simply can ctrlDelete the whole controls group, while config will not allow that

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This creates some kind of pagination

meager heart Jul 14, 2018, 5:08 PM

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what i mean by "animated elements" (part of repair thingy) > https://gyazo.com/828e812db8c306b7064d1c605324370a

tough abyss Jul 14, 2018, 5:08 PM

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hi guys, nice GUI

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i have a problem, I have a Unit with a variable name "tp1" (without the quotes) and when I try to use it in my scripts it says undefined variable. Could you help me please?

tame portal Jul 14, 2018, 5:09 PM

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i can imagine 80% of the development time of koth was used for the UI

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@tough abyss well is the unit actually there?

tough abyss Jul 14, 2018, 5:10 PM

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omg im retarded

meager granite Jul 14, 2018, 5:10 PM

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There is also ctAddRow now that was added exactly for this kind of task, I didn't use it in real case yet though.

unborn ether Jul 14, 2018, 5:10 PM

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@tough abyss it means it's nil - unit wasn't created or variable wasn't defined at all

tough abyss Jul 14, 2018, 5:10 PM

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thanks @tame portal, probability of presence was 0%

unborn ether Jul 14, 2018, 5:11 PM

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@meager granite Those are still useful but lacking visuals

meager granite Jul 14, 2018, 5:11 PM

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@tame portal This is actually not far from truth. UI and progression config were most time-consuming tasks initially.

unborn ether Jul 14, 2018, 5:11 PM

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But faster

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Like RscListbox can regenerate 1000 of elements in a blink of your eye

meager granite Jul 14, 2018, 5:19 PM

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Though honestly ct* stuff is kind of pointless since you have absolute flexibility with ctrlCreate\Delete already. And its not like you need to create or delete 100s controls each frame, usually heavy stuff happens onLoad or when you press a button, performance gain from ct* commands is likely a drop in the ocean in real cases.

earnest path Jul 14, 2018, 10:37 PM

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Hey guys i downloaded a map called Chernarus 2035 the map has a lot of wrecked vehicles spread around it. When i use the console i see all of them are <NULL-object>. Now the core of my question is i have roaming AI which are struggling to pathfind trough these objects so i would like to remove them but none of the commands i know work on them (deleteVehicle, hideObject, hideObjectGlobal) any suggestions?

peak plover Jul 14, 2018, 10:52 PM

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u can't do anything with them

meager heart Jul 14, 2018, 11:02 PM

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before https://gyazo.com/8e4942131cbd432325d8ff20245678a6
after https://gyazo.com/43842e83d36884d59e387dcc2143608d
code in the console ^ 😃

elfin sierra Jul 14, 2018, 11:05 PM

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im new to arma 3 is it a dead game?

young current Jul 14, 2018, 11:06 PM

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https://steamcharts.com/app/107410

Arma 3 - Steam Charts

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@elfin sierra

earnest path Jul 14, 2018, 11:07 PM

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@meager heart I am trying the same as your code and i cant get it to go away did you test this in Multiplayer or map ?

meager heart Jul 14, 2018, 11:08 PM

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in Multiplayer or map
in Multiplayer on map < there 👌

earnest path Jul 14, 2018, 11:08 PM

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@meager heart Cool i manage to get it working by using hideObject rather than hideObjectGlobal hmm

digital jacinth Jul 14, 2018, 11:15 PM

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today I learned you can fill every bit of ram with arma by just shooting people up beyond the stratosphere https://i.imgur.com/XfkaziU.png
someone from my group is currently trying and arma is uses 30 gb ram now

earnest path Jul 14, 2018, 11:15 PM

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@meager heart Thank you for your help i will figure it out further

meager heart Jul 14, 2018, 11:16 PM

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np

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eden localizations is... so gud /s i just can't find anything there 😄

earnest path Jul 14, 2018, 11:40 PM

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@meager heart if you would allow me to pick your brain again.
Class => Land_Wreck_Skodovka_F


// Remove all wrecks
{
    _x hideObjectGlobal true;
}
forEach nearestTerrainObjects
[
    [worldSize/2, worldSize/2],
    ["Land_Wreck_Skodovka_F"],
    worldSize,
    false
];

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Any idea how to get this working

meager heart Jul 14, 2018, 11:51 PM

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afaik it should be type name not the class name ^

earnest path Jul 14, 2018, 11:52 PM

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yes but the that class has no type

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In the docs it says its of type wrecks but it does not work with nearestObjects or nearestTerrainObjects

meager heart Jul 14, 2018, 11:53 PM

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try HIDE

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also you will have the lowest fps record

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with worldSize 😃

earnest path Jul 15, 2018, 12:01 AM

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I know but all i want is to be able to select all these objects trough one command so i can get their coordinates than i will make a script to hide them

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And currently the nearestTerrainObjects does not have a way of giving me all the shkoda wrecks

meager heart Jul 15, 2018, 12:08 AM

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0 spawn {
    private _list = (nearestTerrainObjects [getPosWorld player, ["HIDE"], 1000, false]) apply {hideObjectGlobal _x};
    hint str (count _list);
};
```into the console ^

meager granite Jul 15, 2018, 12:09 AM

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nearestTerrainObjects doesn't use classes, use nearestObjects for that

meager heart Jul 15, 2018, 12:11 AM

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just tried that ^ 1726 objects was hidden 😃

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no wrecks there around

meager granite Jul 15, 2018, 12:12 AM

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nearestObjects [[worldSize / 2, worldSize / 2], ["Land_Wreck_Skodovka_F"], sqrt(2 * worldSize ^ 2) / 2]

meager heart Jul 15, 2018, 12:12 AM

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yep ^

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btw what is Land_Wreck_Skodovka_F ? 😃

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ohh nvm

earnest path Jul 15, 2018, 12:20 AM

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Its a wreck of a skoda

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Шкода 😃

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Thanks for the help gents i am going to bed will try solve this mystery tomorrow morning over a cup of coffee 😃

meager heart Jul 15, 2018, 12:28 AM

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so with HIDE was removed: all wrecks, r2_boulder2, lavicka_3, garbage_square5_f and something else.... 😃

earnest path Jul 15, 2018, 12:28 AM

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@meager heart the HIDE picked up the shkodas and the garbages i guess that would work for me

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Now i just have to extract a list of coordinates of all the skodas and use that filter with very small radius on these coordinates and it will delete just the skodas

meager heart Jul 15, 2018, 12:30 AM

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that thing >p_articum

unborn ether Jul 15, 2018, 8:53 AM

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@meager heart @earnest path tip: its better to hide objects in pre-init stage, and server only. Hiding that much of objects on client drastically decreases FPS and increases RAM usage. Server does it better and faster and doesn't really load JIP. Checked that multiple times for own purpose.

earnest path Jul 15, 2018, 9:13 AM

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@unborn ether Sure my intention was always to use server to do the job on initial load. I was just looking for a way to get an array of objects that needed to be cleared

unborn ether Jul 15, 2018, 10:13 AM

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@earnest path is allMissionObjects suitable ?

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Oh nvm it's not

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It doesn't touch map objects

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Well nearest*objects then

meager heart Jul 15, 2018, 10:38 AM

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@unborn ether nearestObjects < afaik will not return those ^... preInit < unscheduled and with worldsize your mission start will be slightly deeeeelayed ... 😃 pre-init stage < thats before objects initialized... 🤔

keen tusk Jul 15, 2018, 10:39 AM

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Hey there
Im locking for a way that force AI to use RPG-7 against a BlackHowk (you know what i wanna say :D)
I search many froums but cant find any thing usable
Can any one help me?

worldly locust Jul 15, 2018, 11:05 AM

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Why does calling BIS_fnc_findSafePos on the exact same location with the same parameters sometimes fail to find a position, yet 90% of the time finds one absolutely fine?

meager granite Jul 15, 2018, 11:17 AM

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_checkPos getPos [_maxDistance * sqrt (_off + random _rem), random 360] call

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random 360

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That's why

unborn ether Jul 15, 2018, 11:20 AM

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@meager heart In pre-init objects are created but not initialized right - but pointers are already existent. I did cleanup in a world size and by specific coordinates. Worldwide cleanup takes around 40 seconds and touches ~18k objects on Altis map

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@meager heart why is it faster - I can only guess that those objects which hidden in pre-init doesn't init any geometry and maybe simulations, so it's easier to go by created-hidden than created-inited-hidden

meager heart Jul 15, 2018, 11:25 AM

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i see 🤔

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probably just "do not go crazy about radius"...the right tip 🤷

astral tendon Jul 15, 2018, 11:41 AM

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I remember that there is a way to disable default actions like place mines

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what is the command for that? I need to disable the place exlosive.

little oxide Jul 15, 2018, 12:29 PM

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I know the way with addon, but i don't think it's possible without any addon

unborn ether Jul 15, 2018, 12:41 PM

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@astral tendon https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers/inGameUISetEventHandler

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This will allow to detect current action by name or string definition and disable acting with addAction to DefaultAction (see actions list) - this is basically allowing to disable any actions up to firing a weapon

meager heart Jul 15, 2018, 12:46 PM

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inGameUISetEventHandler ["Action", "_this select 3 == 'UseMagazine'"];
```something like that, maybe

astral tendon Jul 15, 2018, 12:47 PM

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were is the list of actions?

meager heart Jul 15, 2018, 12:50 PM

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there >

inGameUISetEventHandler ["Action", "hint str _this"];

astral tendon Jul 15, 2018, 12:52 PM

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nice, thanks

shadow sapphire Jul 15, 2018, 6:30 PM

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Hmmmm... How do I grab the init of an individual spawned in a group?

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_HQ = [_Base, INDEPENDENT, ["I_officer_F","I_medic_F","I_Soldier_SL_F","I_soldier_UAV_F"],[],[],[],[],[],180] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;```

I want to grab the medic's init to put something in there. So, I need select 1's init somehow. Is this possible? Is there a roundabout way?

mortal nacelle Jul 15, 2018, 6:44 PM

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https://gyazo.com/06c4dfeeefb0740021eefccb4509c6c4 Wondering how to fix this error, I have defined it everywhere

still forum Jul 15, 2018, 6:44 PM

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@mortal nacelle do not post URL links w/o short description of what it is , anywhere

mortal nacelle Jul 15, 2018, 6:45 PM

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@still forum fixed.

shadow sapphire Jul 15, 2018, 6:50 PM

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Does this work? Alternatively, how might I monitor if it's working myself?

    {
        {
            _x execvm "Gear\AAF.sqf";
        } foreach units _x;
        _x deletegroupwhenempty true;
    } foreach [_HQ, _G1, _G2, _G3, _G4, _G5, _G6];

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The deletegroupwhenempty part is what I'm trying to monitor... It's not throwing errors, but I want to know if it's actually deleting these groups when they are dead.

unborn ether Jul 15, 2018, 7:24 PM

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@shadow sapphire well it pretty sure does, that group will become grpNull, if you want to compare further

shadow sapphire Jul 15, 2018, 7:25 PM

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How might I monitor that?

unborn ether Jul 15, 2018, 7:25 PM

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I don't actually remember why that exist, since AFAIK all empty groups are still deleted within some time

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@shadow sapphire If you need to monitor that, you can temporary put them into global vars

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Or setvariable as array elsewhere

shadow sapphire Jul 15, 2018, 7:31 PM

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Sounds good. Will just make them global temporarily. The only reason I added that deletegroupwhenempty catch is because it was noted that it was still needed on the bis wiki.

meager granite Jul 15, 2018, 7:41 PM

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_x spawn {waitUntil{isNull _this}; systemChat "Group just got deleted";}

shadow sapphire Jul 15, 2018, 7:42 PM

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When I try to use:

[group this, getPos this, objnull, true] call BIS_fnc_wpDemine;

12:40:44 Error in expression <
};
} foreach (_units - _specialists);

sleep         1;

count _mines == 0 || count _>
12:40:44   Error position: <sleep         1;

count _mines == 0 || count _>
12:40:44   Error Generic error in expression
12:40:44 File A3\functions_f_orange\Waypoints\fn_wpDemine.sqf [BIS_fnc_wpDemine], line 140
12:40:44 Suspending not allowed in this context
12:40:44 Error in expression <alists);

sleep         1;

count _mines == 0 || count _units == 0
};


{
_x domove _p>
12:40:44   Error position: <|| count _units == 0
};


{
_x domove _p>
12:40:44   Error Generic error in expression
12:40:44 File A3\functions_f_orange\Waypoints\fn_wpDemine.sqf [BIS_fnc_wpDemine], line 142

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That happens.

meager granite Jul 15, 2018, 8:36 PM

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Well it says what the issue is: 12:40:44 Suspending not allowed in this context

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As for other error, probably wrong arguments

meager heart Jul 15, 2018, 8:37 PM

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yeah ^ call that function from scheduled or spawn it maybe...

shadow sapphire Jul 15, 2018, 8:37 PM

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It's a BIS function and I can't seem to find the documentation I need to understand it, since I'm ignorant about function.

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Oh, that's a good idea!

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Spawn. Will try that soon.

meager heart Jul 15, 2018, 8:37 PM

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location of that function File A3\functions_f_orange\Waypoints\fn_wpDemine.sqf 😃

shadow sapphire Jul 15, 2018, 8:38 PM

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What can I learn from the location of the function?

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I'm pretty ignorant about this stuff.

meager heart Jul 15, 2018, 8:39 PM

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It's a BIS function and I can't seem to find the documentation I need to understand i
so... just check it, maybe you will find the answers 😃

meager granite Jul 15, 2018, 8:53 PM

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copyToClipboard str BIS_fnc_wpDemine

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Is quickest way to see what's going on

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Otherwise look at original file

shadow sapphire Jul 15, 2018, 8:53 PM

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That sounds pretty good!

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@meager granite, that's friggin genius...

meager granite Jul 15, 2018, 8:57 PM

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Copying function into clipboard like this doesn't have comments and some formatting, but it should contain file path of original script and can give you a quick idea what function does.

shadow sapphire Jul 15, 2018, 8:57 PM

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Yeah, it's a very neat technique.

brave jungle Jul 15, 2018, 9:18 PM

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Hey lads, If I were make a mod that uses vanilla units and stuff to add custom units into factions, like CTRG, will it still be clientside etc. or not

shadow sapphire Jul 15, 2018, 9:20 PM

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Depends on how it's implemented and if you care about errors being thrown.

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If you do it as a replacement, you can do it pretty slick, but if you do it in addition, then it's down to your tolerance for errors being thrown.

brave jungle Jul 15, 2018, 9:21 PM

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Sorry I missed something on clientside hehe. I mewant clientside mods, like JSRS etc.

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In theory, it's not required for everyone correct? (if it's vanilla)

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This is for the Zeus Menu

shadow sapphire Jul 15, 2018, 9:22 PM

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That's what I'm saying. It's not required for everyone, as long as it isn't calling a class that the clients don't have. If it's calling something that they don't have, then it could throw errors in the back ground.

brave jungle Jul 15, 2018, 9:22 PM

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Rightt

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I see

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Awesome

shadow sapphire Jul 15, 2018, 9:22 PM

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To answer your question in short form, yes. You can have host/server/Zeus mods without requiring them for everyone else.

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I used to run a mod that relied on some trickery like that. Got the idea from America's Army II. Ask @past inlet about it, if you want. He's the one that constructed it. Was really slick stuff and I haven't seen it used anywhere but on AAII and on our Arma server.

brave jungle Jul 15, 2018, 9:24 PM

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Oh neat

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I presume custom weapon textures will require all clients with the mod

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but say, loadouts don't

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(example)

shadow sapphire Jul 15, 2018, 9:25 PM

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Not necessarily.

brave jungle Jul 15, 2018, 9:25 PM

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Oh?

shadow sapphire Jul 15, 2018, 9:26 PM

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In fact, our mod was a weapon mod. We replaced the MX rifles with AR15s, and set it up so that errors weren't thrown, because there were no mismatches. Clients running the mod saw AR15s, clients without the mod saw MX rifles. It was a clean replacement, just had to make sure that file names remained exactly the same. So, you could do custom weapon textures that directly replace vanilla textures, then the host and any clients running the mod would see the custom textures, people not running the mod see vanilla textures, but get no errors or anything.

brave jungle Jul 15, 2018, 9:27 PM

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Oh cool

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Nice to know it's possible

shadow sapphire Jul 15, 2018, 9:28 PM

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Just remember, REPLACE, don't ADD. Adding stuff in or misrepresenting a replacement gives you trouble or requires everyone to have the mods.

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America's Army II used it in a very clever way. A way that I've thought about using for PVP modes in Arma or my own game. They had it where either side looked like the "good guys" to themselves, but looked like "bad guys" to their opposition. Very cool concept, instead of having a good team and a bad team, both teams were playing as the US Army against insurgents. Neat stuff. Clever execution.

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Problems would arise with certain vehicles and hitboxes, but even then, you could get away with quite a bit with similarly classed vehicles.

civic canyon Jul 15, 2018, 10:39 PM

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Hello , Our new server has some problem about scripts.When more players join to the server , all scripts start to run slower as they play.As example : car lock unlocks with a delay , a bit late.When you log out and re login to the server it fixes for you but a bit after that , the same problem starts to happen again.Server's ping is normal and cpu , ram is pretty good too.There's no problem about them

tough abyss Jul 15, 2018, 10:45 PM

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write better scripts or get better internet?

unborn ether Jul 15, 2018, 11:06 PM

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@civic canyon Your client VM degrades, relog tells that this is not JIP - that means your scheduled environment gets pawned with some whiles or wait untils in spawns or something

dusk sage Jul 15, 2018, 11:51 PM

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To be a noticeable delay, you'd need a large amount of that

halcyon ivy Jul 15, 2018, 11:51 PM

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you guys know of a good linting tool for SQF and HPP?

dusk sage Jul 15, 2018, 11:51 PM

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One might assume he'd unlock the car on keydown though, and it wouldn't be scheduled

civic canyon Jul 15, 2018, 11:57 PM

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delay is getting too much

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all scripts start to run slower as they play

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When you log out and re login to the server it fixes for you but a bit after that slower

ruby breach Jul 15, 2018, 11:58 PM

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As someone said before, it sounds like you're clogging the client scheduler with too many infinite loops and/or spawned scripts

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

civic canyon Jul 16, 2018, 12:01 AM

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Can it be related to the command to destroy snakes and rabbits?

peak plover Jul 16, 2018, 12:44 AM

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Go over all of your scripts and optimize them

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Sounds like slow scripts

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If your concept works and this prototype you have is fun but laggy, rewrite the thing and make it optmizied

civic canyon Jul 16, 2018, 1:54 AM

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😦

meager heart Jul 16, 2018, 2:12 AM

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also you can check this > http://sqf.ovh/ite/2018/01/21/ITE-the-scheduler.html

meager granite Jul 16, 2018, 2:32 AM

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@civic canyon

onEachFrame {systemChat str activeScripts}

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

diag activeScripts

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Watch number grow as you do actions in your mission, this will give you a hint what causes threads to pile up

still forum Jul 16, 2018, 6:36 AM

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@halcyon ivy Visual Studio Code with the SQF Linter extension

dim token Jul 16, 2018, 7:04 AM

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How do you consume a new CfgFormations subclass? Can't seem to find anything that directly references the formation class names, just the corresponding string values accepted by setFormation and such.

meager granite Jul 16, 2018, 7:33 AM

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Formations list is hardcoded but uses values from CfgFormations

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You can't add a new one, only modify existing

fossil yew Jul 16, 2018, 8:03 AM

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What are benefits of using CBA events over remoteExec + call ?

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(passing code around)

still forum Jul 16, 2018, 8:06 AM

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with CBA events you don't pass code around

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only the arguments

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You have the eventhandler on the target side who already has the code and waits for a message with the arguments

quasi rover Jul 16, 2018, 9:16 AM

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In artillery support module, is there a way to restrict artillery support only when the cursor is targeting at armored vehicles?

meager heart Jul 16, 2018, 11:13 AM

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you can create your "custom support system" with whichever options you want > https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Communication_Menu

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btw not long time ago did that simple arty call menu for the mission (with ctrlCreate only) https://gyazo.com/6027468bc33a8db91034ac799bb6f91a 😃

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(picture from wip stage there ^)

civic canyon Jul 16, 2018, 12:16 PM

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@meager granite this problem is only in the civilian

velvet merlin Jul 16, 2018, 12:40 PM

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LIB_argt_vasilev_group = group argt_vasilev;
_wp1 = LIB_argt_vasilev_group addWaypoint [getMarkerPos "argt_marker_task4",0];
_wp1 setWaypointType "move";
_wp1 setWaypointSpeed "full";
_wp1 setWaypointBehaviour "aware";
_wp1 setWaypointVisible false;
_wp1 setWaypointStatements ["true","argt_crossroad = true;"];
LIB_argt_vasilev_group setCurrentWaypoint _wp1;```

does anyone know if only the AI GL can complete the (move) WP or also you as player if you are part of the group and in the radius?
also is there way to force complete a WP?

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also is radius really 0 b default (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setWaypointCompletionRadius) - doesnt fit with my perceived experience. can one visualize that?

meager heart Jul 16, 2018, 1:04 PM

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does anyone know if only the AI GL can complete the (move) WP
afaik it's just about the formation/spread or whoever will be in the completion radius first
also is there way to force complete a WP?
setCurrentWaypoint < last active wp becomes completed
also is radius really 0 b default
probably it's depends on unitReady or some engine based way of checking when unit completed "move order"... or he is at expectedDestination so it's slightly random like with doMove and move 🤔

tough abyss Jul 16, 2018, 1:12 PM

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params ["_waypoint","_group","_position"];

[_waypoint,_group,_position] spawn {
    params ["_waypoint","_group","_wpPos"];

    _distance = (leader _group) distance _wpPos;
    _distance = ((_distance)/1000.0) max 1.0;

    sleep (_distance * 200);
    _currentWPs = waypoints _group;

    _newPos = getWPPos (_currentWPs select 0);

    if (_wpPos isEqualTo _newPos) then {
        [_group] call GAIA_fnc_removeWaypoints;
    };
};

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So we have been finding that vehicles sometimes don't move, could be an AI mod or a game bug, regardless we have been cancelling waypoints if they hang around too long. This is a bit MCC specific as it assumes the first waypoint is the target (MCC generates two for just about everything and only the first one matters) and the way it removes all waypoints might not be appropriate but the approach of assuming some time period with a spawn script that sleeps and then checks if the waypoint has already been met or if it hasn't remove it works fairly soundly.

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The tricky bit is determining the actual waypoint is done and you will probably want _currentWPs select currentWaypoint and not 0 and then the GAIA_fnc_removeWaypoints you will probably want to just deleteWaypoint _currentWPs select currentWaypoint

dim token Jul 16, 2018, 1:24 PM

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Thanks Sa-Matra. I was worried that was the case.

meager heart Jul 16, 2018, 2:09 PM

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0 spawn {
    private _group = createGroup playerSide;
    private _marker = "VR_3DSelector_01_default_F" createVehicle (player modelToWorld [0, 30, 0]);

    for "_i" from 1 to 5 do {
        private _unit = _group createUnit [typeOf player, player, [], 10, "NONE"];
    };

    private _wp = _group addWaypoint [_marker, 0];
    _wp setWaypointType "MOVE";
    _wp setWaypointSpeed "FULL";
    _wp setWaypointCompletionRadius 0;

    private _wpRadius = waypointCompletionRadius _wp;
    private _position = waypointPosition _wp;

    waitUntil {unitReady (leader _group)};

    {
        if ((_position distance (expecteddestination _x select 0)) > _wpRadius) then {
            _x doMove _position;
            waitUntil {unitReady _x};
            doStop _x;
        };
    } forEach units _group;
};
```this ^ https://gyazo.com/3290d023f972dc187d99ce94f4f6fc6d 😃

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completion radius is 0

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but...

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i mean... actual units positions will be random every time

peak plover Jul 16, 2018, 3:53 PM

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how to I add inventory opened to all future dead bodies?

tough abyss Jul 16, 2018, 3:54 PM

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Doesn't this happen already with normal arma?

peak plover Jul 16, 2018, 3:55 PM

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I add inventory opned to all units and then?

winter rose Jul 16, 2018, 4:20 PM

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@peak plover, do you mean EH?

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that should be it

peak plover Jul 16, 2018, 4:28 PM

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hmm

meager heart Jul 16, 2018, 4:31 PM

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Killed > InventoryOpened 🤔

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Respawn < and after > add InventoryOpened 👀

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😐

civic canyon Jul 16, 2018, 4:40 PM

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@meager granite this problem is only in the civilian

unborn ether Jul 16, 2018, 6:41 PM

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@meager heart Just to be sure, add any EVH after Respawn 😄

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Or even right inside of it

meager heart Jul 16, 2018, 6:46 PM

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@unborn ether thanks! will try that one!11 😄

inner swallow Jul 16, 2018, 7:13 PM

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BraK3N - Today at 14:16
@Sa-Matra  this problem is only in the civilian

BraK3N - Today at 18:40
@Sa-Matra   this problem is only in the civilian```
🤔

long glacier Jul 16, 2018, 7:35 PM

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Hello all, I am trying to get sound to play when a trigger is activated. I need the sound to play from a radio and to be positional. I also do not want the sound to be played and then played again because then it seems to play multiple tracks of the same sound overlapping.

I am currently using this:

condition this && (trigger1 getVariable ["delay",true])

On Activation On Activation [radio, ["music",3,1]] remoteExec ["say3D"]; null=[] spawn {sleep (61); trigger1 setVariable ["delay", true]}; trigger1 setVariable ["delay", false];

still forum Jul 16, 2018, 7:36 PM

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serverside only trigger with activation once?

long glacier Jul 16, 2018, 7:36 PM

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Seems to work well in MP preview but I will be using on a dedicated server

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Repeatable

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And currently server only unticked

still forum Jul 16, 2018, 7:37 PM

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it'll play once for every player

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unless you tick server only

inner swallow Jul 16, 2018, 7:37 PM

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or remove the remoteExec

long glacier Jul 16, 2018, 7:38 PM

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Could I swap say3D out for playsound3D because it is global

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Then all players hear it at the same time

inner swallow Jul 16, 2018, 7:38 PM

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you could but it takes an absolute path

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which is a bit tricky to set up on a dedicated server http://killzonekid.com/arma-scripting-tutorials-mission-root/

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but yeah no reason to change this

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just make it server only

long glacier Jul 16, 2018, 7:40 PM

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OK rgr I will try it with the server only option ticked cheers for your help

meager heart Jul 16, 2018, 7:41 PM

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~~sleep (61);~~ > sleep 61; and if that trigger is trigger1 > you can use thisTrigger

long glacier Jul 16, 2018, 7:45 PM

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Rgr cheers

tough abyss Jul 16, 2018, 10:55 PM

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@dusk sphinx

dusk sphinx Jul 16, 2018, 11:26 PM

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why?

runic surge Jul 17, 2018, 12:03 AM

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so does anyone here know if it's possible to translate an object's rotation relative to another object with scripting commands within the eden editor?

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like for placing walls, you could simply change the widget coordinate space to be local to the object rather than the world so you could align the walls perfectly no matter what their rotation is by sliding it along the appropriate axis

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I am trying to align a bunch of walls that already exist but aren't oriented in perfect 90 degree angles relative to the world so I can simply copy the rotation but I can't find a way to move the other walls in local coordinate space

shadow sapphire Jul 17, 2018, 1:26 AM

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I wish there was a place like the animation viewer where you could listen to every line of dialogue in the vanilla game and get the path to it to call it for stuff...

dry egret Jul 17, 2018, 1:34 AM

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Need a bit of help. I'm using ASOR vehicle selector and I need to detect when the vehicles spawned by the selector dies.

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I was thinking, make a list and have the spawn pad add the vehicle to the list and then another trigger to check if vehicle in list is dead.

dry egret Jul 17, 2018, 2:26 AM

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thinking what i need to do is add an eventHandler to the vehicle as its spawned

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but not sure how to add it to the vehicle inside the trigger

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 2:31 AM

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I'm having a hard time understanding global variables.
I have a variable I want to keep on the server, which is sent to each client when they join, then execute code with that variable. I'm struggling to understand how to do this properly

ruby breach Jul 17, 2018, 2:35 AM

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

dry egret Jul 17, 2018, 2:47 AM

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is it possible to add an event handler to a vehicle via trigger?

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like when the vehicle passes through the trigger

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nvm i figured out another way lol

warm gorge Jul 17, 2018, 6:25 AM

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Is there any way to stop a group from becoming automatically deleted when there are no players in it anymore? I create groups prior to any players joining, and it doesnt delete until I add a player and then remove them with [player] joinSilent grpNull. I have set it to not automatically delete when empty as well.

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I already use deleteGroupWhenEmpty false so very weird.

robust hollow Jul 17, 2018, 6:28 AM

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you dont have any clean up scripts deleting empty groups manually?

warm gorge Jul 17, 2018, 6:28 AM

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I do however I check isGroupDeletedWhenEmpty before deleting them to make sure they shouldn't be deleted

peak plover Jul 17, 2018, 6:55 AM

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this is not a reserved var?

high marsh Jul 17, 2018, 6:58 AM

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neither is _this iirc

digital jacinth Jul 17, 2018, 7:13 AM

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you can also overwrite _x

still forum Jul 17, 2018, 7:19 AM

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only commands and "" are reserved. this _this _x are all not commands

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this is a local variable

peak plover Jul 17, 2018, 7:30 AM

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This is insane

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 7:45 AM

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this isn't insane

inner swallow Jul 17, 2018, 8:10 AM

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Lol

unborn ether Jul 17, 2018, 10:02 AM

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Same for anything similar like _forEachIndex

velvet merlin Jul 17, 2018, 12:57 PM

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calculatePlayerVisibilityByFriendly true
//friendly units will/will not calculate visility of player```

inner swallow Jul 17, 2018, 1:06 PM

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What is that actually for?

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Performance?

velvet merlin Jul 17, 2018, 1:07 PM

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probably. its in dev branch - no more info from BI yet

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anyone ever profiled the gain from disableRemoteSensors?

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BI said back then they had a significant gain, most community people in BIF and reddit couldnt see any "visible" difference, while a few people saw a (big) difference

inner swallow Jul 17, 2018, 1:12 PM

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Yeah I saw the dev entry, wasn't sure

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Would be nice if dwarden or someone else with detailed knowledge could write something up on the wiki about these two commands and the common situations to use them

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There are details on the talk page but they're old, from 2015

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Ah nvm, I see he has a thing on Reddit (probably should link to it on the wiki)

silk ravine Jul 17, 2018, 2:09 PM

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Hi,
If I place a trigger with the conditions BLUFOR present and repeatable and this in the on activation:
playSound3D ["A3\Sounds_F\environment\ambient\battlefield\battlefield_firefight2.wss", sound];
It should play a sound right? Any idea why it won't when I am testing in editor multiplayer?

digital hollow Jul 17, 2018, 2:13 PM

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Does the sound object exist?

silk ravine Jul 17, 2018, 2:15 PM

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its the variable name of the trigger itself

digital hollow Jul 17, 2018, 2:16 PM

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Try running it in Debug Console. Does it work there?

silk ravine Jul 17, 2018, 2:17 PM

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good point, one second

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global execute right? @digital hollow

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Or local because I am the server

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hm

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If I do this:

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playSound3D ["A3\Sounds_F\environment\ambient\battlefield\battlefield_firefight2.wss", player]; it works

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but it wont work with any object

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I do not get it, ACEs ambient sound module also won't work

digital hollow Jul 17, 2018, 2:32 PM

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Should execute on Server. Try placing a test object and play it on that.

surreal sedge Jul 17, 2018, 3:26 PM

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anyone know a good way of having people survive aircraft crashes? I've tried the survivable crashes mod previously but it cause errors when used with ACE

inner swallow Jul 17, 2018, 3:28 PM

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event handler?

forest ore Jul 17, 2018, 3:55 PM

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Can onButtonClick have multiple entries? If yes how to correctly add the entries?

wispy patio Jul 17, 2018, 4:14 PM

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Does anyone know if removeMagazineTurret needs to be executed where the turret or the vehicle is local?

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/removeMagazineTurret ref.

strong shard Jul 17, 2018, 4:23 PM

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@wispy patio where turret is local

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@forest ore in config - only one, in scripts - ctrlAddEventHandler

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@forest ore if need more from config then use onLoad and add other by ctrlAddEventHandler

runic surge Jul 17, 2018, 6:00 PM

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is it possible to convert local object coordinates to worldspace coordinates and vice versa?

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like the coordinates used with the attach command and what that position would be in the actual world

still forum Jul 17, 2018, 6:05 PM

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

runic surge Jul 17, 2018, 6:09 PM

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right

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that's what that does

#

should have been obvious lol

#

thanks

vernal mural Jul 17, 2018, 6:47 PM

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is anyone familiar with ACE interaction framework here ?

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I would like to add an ACE action to multiple vehicles, without knowing which ones exactly. It would like it to be the kind of interaction you have access when driving a vehicle, with your External Actions key, but without adding the action to each of the vehicles

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Like, creating the action via script on virtually "all" vehicles and then check in the condition if the current player's vehicle must display it or not

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I could add the action directly on the player, but if possible I want it in the actions of the vehicle, not in player's self actions

nocturne basalt Jul 17, 2018, 7:10 PM

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hi guys. Im having a strange problem that is really getting to me... hoping someone is able to help.

THE case that dont work atm:

when playing on a dedicated server(have only tested local) and on a Zeus map, my vehicle dont seam to trigger init scripts(or at least not all) in the eventhander. (problem seem to happen on pre-spawned tank). If I spawn in new ones as Zeus, they work better but are still missing certain elements.

cases that work fine:

playing on a dedicated(again local) server that is not a Zeus mission
playing as the host in local MP (works fine on both zeus and non zeus missions)
playing as the client in local MP (works fine on both zeus and non zeus missions)
playing in SP (ofc doh, everything works in SP)

Anybody got any clue whats going on? any known Zeus bugs I should know about?(edited)
I know this got a little long... sry 😶

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I am using this for runing the dedicated server:
http://killzonekid.com/arma-3-local-dedicated-server/

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@still forum you mean the eventhandler entries?

still forum Jul 17, 2018, 7:11 PM

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yes

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and maybe the script too

nocturne basalt Jul 17, 2018, 7:12 PM

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        class Eventhandlers
        {
            class CBA_Extended_EventHandlers: CBA_Extended_EventHandlers_base {};
            init = "_this execVM '\Macross_Destroids\scripts\init_destroid.sqf';_this execVM '\Macross_Destroids\scripts\init_walk.sqf';_this execVM '\Macross_Destroids\scripts\init_turret_rot.sqf';";
            fired = "_this execVM '\Macross_Destroids\scripts\fired_defender.sqf';";
            getin = "_this execVM '\Macross_Destroids\scripts\getin.sqf';";
            getout = "_this execVM '\Macross_Destroids\scripts\getout.sqf';";
            engine = "_this execVM '\Macross_Destroids\scripts\startup.sqf';";
            killed = "_this execVM '\Macross_Destroids\scripts\killed.sqf';";
        };

still forum Jul 17, 2018, 7:12 PM

#

so it doesn't work in anything remote?

#

is the mod running on the server?

nocturne basalt Jul 17, 2018, 7:12 PM

#

oh yeah it does

#

thats the weird thing

#

it works on a dedicated server that is not running a zeus mission

still forum Jul 17, 2018, 7:12 PM

#

I see you have CBA there

nocturne basalt Jul 17, 2018, 7:13 PM

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and it works if playing on non-dedicated server, both as host and client

still forum Jul 17, 2018, 7:13 PM

#

why don't you just use the CBA init eventhandler?

nocturne basalt Jul 17, 2018, 7:13 PM

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🤔 I thought this was the way to make my EH work with CBA

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I can always show you my scripts, but they are quite big...

still forum Jul 17, 2018, 7:32 PM

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https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/wiki/Extended-Event-Handlers-(new)

nocturne basalt Jul 17, 2018, 7:50 PM

#

you think this could be source of the problem?

tender fossil Jul 17, 2018, 7:55 PM

#

I edited my multiplayer mission and now it says just "Server error: Player without identity Ezcoo" when I try to join the server. Could this be caused by code?

still forum Jul 17, 2018, 7:55 PM

#

Perfect time for discord to die

nocturne basalt Jul 17, 2018, 7:55 PM

#

yeah....

tender fossil Jul 17, 2018, 7:55 PM

#

It's caused by Google Cloud, it has issues atm

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 8:33 PM

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Is there any way that I can make it so ai will pass through when a gate opens or something like that

#

like when the gate is closed

#

they stay still

#

but when it opens they pass through

meager heart Jul 17, 2018, 9:07 PM

#

like when the gate is closed they stay still
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/doStop
but when it opens they pass through
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/doMove

quasi sedge Jul 17, 2018, 9:40 PM

#

Is there any mod which can check other user addons?

#

without signatures?

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Serverside

#

poke my name pls

vernal mural Jul 17, 2018, 9:56 PM

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I don't think you are being clear enough, @quasi sedge . Any mod can have any other mod as a dependancy, but it's not a matter of scripting. It's all about config (and it's pretty straightforward). So, what do you want ? Checking by script if a given addon is loaded ?

quasi sedge Jul 17, 2018, 9:57 PM

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I have ACE RHS CUP

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without signatures people can load any other mod like cheating @proving_ground

#

How i can forbid other mods, which different from server?

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so people can load @plucky grove @RHS @CUP only

#

?

#

but with serverside signatures=0

#

@vernal mural

vernal mural Jul 17, 2018, 10:01 PM

#

So you want people to join your server with exactly the same mods as the server itself, but not using the specifically designed system, right ?
I don't know how to do it. I know ACE have a "check PBO" module, but I don't really know how it works or what it does. You might wanna have a look at it. Maybe you'll find some answers

high marsh Jul 17, 2018, 10:01 PM

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why not just use verifySigantures ? Makes no sense.

quasi sedge Jul 17, 2018, 10:02 PM

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@high marsh im forking one server ^_^

vernal mural Jul 17, 2018, 10:03 PM

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@high marsh is right though, this system is aimed at doing this task.
Here is the doc for ACE's check PBO module : https://ace3mod.com/wiki/framework/checkPBOs-framework.html

quasi sedge Jul 17, 2018, 10:03 PM

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ty, i will check

high marsh Jul 17, 2018, 10:04 PM

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forking one server??

vernal mural Jul 17, 2018, 10:04 PM

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whatever can lead you to use this, I suggest you re-think your project in order to use the dedicated solution. It will surely be safer and more stable

quasi sedge Jul 17, 2018, 10:05 PM

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signatures is best method, but people dont want to load signatures each time they connect my server i think

high marsh Jul 17, 2018, 10:05 PM

#

What....

#

Your place your mod keys in your server installation, that'll restrict the allowed mods to the ones you provided your server with keys.

#

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA:_Addon_Signatures

quasi sedge Jul 17, 2018, 10:07 PM

#

i have bad relationship with server which mods i using

high marsh Jul 17, 2018, 10:09 PM

#

What?

quasi sedge Jul 17, 2018, 10:09 PM

#

i mean server administration

#

they wont simply give me their keys

high marsh Jul 17, 2018, 10:10 PM

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Then it's not your server to administrate. Mods contain keys, you load the mod keys on the server.

quasi sedge Jul 17, 2018, 10:11 PM

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so i can generate keys which my clients will download?

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and people can play both servers without any issues?

high marsh Jul 17, 2018, 10:11 PM

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No, use the keys provided with the mods.

#

place the keys from the mod folder into your keys folder in your server installation

#

make sure your verifySignatures is set to 2

#

then mods with keys placed in your keys folder will be allowed whilst others will not

quasi sedge Jul 17, 2018, 10:13 PM

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they use multiple mods like half cup half hlc and other pbo's

#

but okay, im will check https://ace3mod.com/wiki/framework/checkPBOs-framework.html

high marsh Jul 17, 2018, 10:14 PM

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🤦

quasi sedge Jul 17, 2018, 10:14 PM

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best solution without signatures=2

high marsh Jul 17, 2018, 10:15 PM

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Not really.

quasi sedge Jul 17, 2018, 10:16 PM

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@SGTu_extra_mods

#

i dont have "Mods keys" for this one

#

i can write my own

high marsh Jul 17, 2018, 10:17 PM

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if this is something somebody slapped together then they have to create a key for it yes

quasi sedge Jul 17, 2018, 10:17 PM

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but people need to download them? right?

high marsh Jul 17, 2018, 10:17 PM

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If the client mod is signed with the same key then you're fine

quasi sedge Jul 17, 2018, 10:18 PM

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they wont bother with downloading, thats problem

high marsh Jul 17, 2018, 10:19 PM

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No, if they have your mod downloaded and you signed it with the key then the key you place on the keys folder for the server installation then your mod will be allowed to be loaded

#

otherwise, it will not.

#

#server_admins < - was the best spot to ask this.

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 11:04 PM

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@meager heart yeah but the thing is i dont know how to make it a variable

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like when the bar gate is open, how would a3 recognize that?

#

like im so confused

tame portal Jul 17, 2018, 11:09 PM

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@tough abyss the bargate being open or not is a status of an animation

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 11:09 PM

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then what would be?

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im completely new to scripting sorry

tame portal Jul 17, 2018, 11:09 PM

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it has a value from 0 to 1, you can get that via

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

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you just need the name of the animation, i dont know that one on top of my head though

meager heart Jul 17, 2018, 11:09 PM

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^ or > https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/animationSourcePhase

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 11:10 PM

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cant i just set it as a variable?

tame portal Jul 17, 2018, 11:10 PM

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what is the benefit of that?

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 11:11 PM

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nvm

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if{gate 1 [doMove]

else [doStop];

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would that work ^

#

ive tried it

tame portal Jul 17, 2018, 11:11 PM

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what is the goal youre trying to achieve again

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 11:11 PM

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i want to make a simple checkpoint with ai

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when the gate is open

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i want them to move towards a certain checkpoint

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if its not open, i want them to stay still

tame portal Jul 17, 2018, 11:12 PM

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i think you wont get around a loop of some kind in that case then

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that repeatedly checks if the gate is open or not

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or is the gate closed by default and only opens once per mission?

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 11:13 PM

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i think the loop would be the better choice

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because im going to do it with multiple civs

inner swallow Jul 17, 2018, 11:13 PM

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(that code doesn't make sense at all btw)

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 11:13 PM

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i know

tame portal Jul 17, 2018, 11:14 PM

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so you have ai sitting around somewhere and as soon as the gate opens you want them to move to a checkpoint

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correct?

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 11:14 PM

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yes

tame portal Jul 17, 2018, 11:15 PM

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can the bargate close midway through?

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 11:15 PM

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what do u mean?

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i can close the bargate myself

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if thats what u mean

tame portal Jul 17, 2018, 11:15 PM

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ai stands still, gate opens, they go towards the gate but it closes again before they get through

inner swallow Jul 17, 2018, 11:15 PM

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why not just use a tigger

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 11:15 PM

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how?

inner swallow Jul 17, 2018, 11:15 PM

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present condition for civilians

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repeatable

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on activation, open the gate

tame portal Jul 17, 2018, 11:16 PM

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i never used triggers 😄

inner swallow Jul 17, 2018, 11:16 PM

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on deactivation, close it

tame portal Jul 17, 2018, 11:16 PM

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i dont think thats what he wants

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 11:16 PM

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i have no idea how to make that

inner swallow Jul 17, 2018, 11:16 PM

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set trigger radius manually to the size of the gate

tame portal Jul 17, 2018, 11:16 PM

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so you have ai sitting around somewhere and as soon as the gate opens you want them to move to a checkpoint

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 11:16 PM

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^

tame portal Jul 17, 2018, 11:16 PM

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sounds more like the gate is supposed to give the go

inner swallow Jul 17, 2018, 11:16 PM

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ah

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i was sorta thinking the AI goes there and the gate opens

tame portal Jul 17, 2018, 11:17 PM

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anyway, if the gate can be closed midway through the AI should respect that it gets a bit more complicated as it must be saved when exactly the AI is through the gate

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otherwise closing the gate after they went through would make them stop aswell

inner swallow Jul 17, 2018, 11:17 PM

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could just keep it open as long as they're inArea?

tame portal Jul 17, 2018, 11:18 PM

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still need to know if they passed through 😄

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 11:18 PM

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cant i set a trigger to where it deactives the script as soon as they reach a certain place

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like 5 meters away from the gate

inner swallow Jul 17, 2018, 11:18 PM

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well, if they're out of the area after being inside it then they've passed 😄

tame portal Jul 17, 2018, 11:18 PM

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you could do that yes

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 11:19 PM

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ok but how lmao

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im just confused on how the original script is even going to be made

inner swallow Jul 17, 2018, 11:19 PM

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...have you made a mission before?

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 11:20 PM

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out of the 400 hours i have on arma its all on koth

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so no

tame portal Jul 17, 2018, 11:20 PM

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if you havent worked with scripting at all yet this might be a bit overkill for you

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 11:20 PM

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lol

tame portal Jul 17, 2018, 11:20 PM

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its not complicated but you would need to learn a bunch of things first to understand how to do it

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 11:20 PM

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im gonna be straight forward

inner swallow Jul 17, 2018, 11:20 PM

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yeah. go through the editor tutorial and start something simple, to begin with

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 11:20 PM

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is the script going to be complicated? if not, can you honestly just write it out for me

tame portal Jul 17, 2018, 11:21 PM

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the script itself no

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 11:21 PM

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with a please and a thank you

tame portal Jul 17, 2018, 11:21 PM

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its just that you wont understand a thing afterwards and run into the next issue and land here again lol

inner swallow Jul 17, 2018, 11:21 PM

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^

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better to actually learn the things tbh

tame portal Jul 17, 2018, 11:21 PM

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im sure this isnt everything you will need for your whole mission 😄

inner swallow Jul 17, 2018, 11:21 PM

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anyway, i'm off to sleep, good luck 😄

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 11:21 PM

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it actually is lol

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im just making a checkpoint thing

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like i wanna play with it for 30 minutes then go play something else lol

tame portal Jul 17, 2018, 11:23 PM

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i dont have the time right now to do it sorry

tough abyss Jul 17, 2018, 11:27 PM

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LOL

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vehicles wont even move if the bargate is closed

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omg

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im so stupid

meager heart Jul 17, 2018, 11:27 PM

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0 spawn {
    private _barGate = "Land_BarGate_F" createVehicle (player modelToWorld [0, 20, 0]);
    private _unitDude = createGroup playerSide createUnit [typeOf player, player, [], 5, "NONE"];

    _unitDude doMove (_barGate getPos [0, 0]);
    waitUntil {unitReady _unitDude};
    _barGate animate ["door_1_rot", 1, 1];  
    
    waitUntil {_barGate animationPhase "door_1_rot" > 0.5}; 
    hint "It looks like... gate is opened!";
    _unitDude call BIS_fnc_neutralizeUnit;
};
```into debug console ^ 😃

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@tough abyss

weary pivot Jul 18, 2018, 12:14 AM

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Does anyone know how to get ai to speak. Not through radio but actual speech for a briefing that I’m trying to make.

wintry eagle Jul 18, 2018, 12:52 AM

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Anyone have a script that can toggle all lamps (including ones built into the map) off? I.E. I'm trying to emulate an EMP. The achilles mod "toggle lamps" function does not work, it would appear. That's speaking for the map Lythium. Please @ me if you know of one!

shadow sapphire Jul 18, 2018, 2:24 AM

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@weary pivot, https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/say3D

peak plover Jul 18, 2018, 5:33 AM

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Hmm

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speed only does forward speeed

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how do I get speed, even sideways

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add the x and y of velocity?

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abs of x and abs of y

round scroll Jul 18, 2018, 6:00 AM

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@peak plover https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/velocity https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/velocityModelSpace

peak plover Jul 18, 2018, 8:35 AM

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IS there any event that will run when ammo is created?