#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 475

astral dawn Jul 24, 2018, 11:08 PM

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For path finding there are algorithms like A*, you can try to run it on a set of roads that lie in a circle between two cities

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It hsould give you what you want

waxen tide Jul 24, 2018, 11:08 PM

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Considering AI driving performance i'm not sure that would make things easier.

astral dawn Jul 24, 2018, 11:08 PM

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This guy made an A* implementation
https://github.com/AmauryD/A3GPS

waxen tide Jul 24, 2018, 11:09 PM

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But i noticed that all these silly checks on existing map objects do not impact performance in any meaningful way as far as i can tell.

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It takes a long time, but if you run this every 3-4hrs to spawn a mission, who cares.

astral dawn Jul 24, 2018, 11:09 PM

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Yeah I agree with you, it all depends on the situation and how often you need to perform this

waxen tide Jul 24, 2018, 11:10 PM

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https://github.com/AmauryD/A3GPS/blob/master/data/Altis/AllRoads.sqf

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well that's one way to make it perform i guess.

astral dawn Jul 24, 2018, 11:14 PM

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Yeah... in the Antistasi mission there is a road database as well (for civilians AFAIK)

waxen tide Jul 24, 2018, 11:16 PM

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I was looking at https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/216970-navigation-system-featuring-dijkstra-algorithm/

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I was looking at https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/216970-navigation-system-featuring-dijkstra-algorithm/

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A* is an improved dijkstra as it seems

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but yeah implementing an algorithm like that is probably better than my branching attempts

astral dawn Jul 24, 2018, 11:18 PM

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But that's exactly what you asked for... if the piece of road actually connected to the towns (and not a random piece of road instead)

waxen tide Jul 24, 2018, 11:18 PM

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Yes yes

astral dawn Jul 24, 2018, 11:18 PM

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Just try to run it not on the roads from the whole map but on the roads between the towns plus some radius (so that the towns are also included) and it should be fast enough

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I think I tried this GPS script and it was making the routs quick enough

waxen tide Jul 24, 2018, 11:27 PM

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The annoying bit is in 80-90% of all cases my script already picks nice spots

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but sometimes it just derps out and puts stuff in dumb places

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which i think hurts immersion too much

astral dawn Jul 24, 2018, 11:28 PM

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Are you doing some awesome dynamic scenario?

waxen tide Jul 24, 2018, 11:28 PM

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of course!

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In only a few years, it will be done.

astral dawn Jul 24, 2018, 11:28 PM

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Hmm sounds nice

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I did automated roadblock placement in the old antistasi, they would be placed along the frontline, taking into account road width and surrounding buildings 😄
But yeah they were placed in weird places 10% of the time or so

waxen tide Jul 24, 2018, 11:30 PM

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I'm only spawning one main AO at the time

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so only 1 to 5 roadblocks or so

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so if one is placed really badly, one road might be totally open, if players pick that then zero roadblocks encountered - bad

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well maybe not but they might laugh their butts off because the roadblock is on a tiny side street right next to the main road

astral dawn Jul 24, 2018, 11:37 PM

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hmm for that you could check the road width

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but these road things get very weird at intersections, I had just to filter out intersections

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Because it's very hard to measure the road width at an intersection

waxen tide Jul 24, 2018, 11:45 PM

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yes.

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https://www.redblobgames.com/pathfinding/a-star/introduction.html

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what a lovely site

quasi rover Jul 25, 2018, 3:00 AM

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In addAction condition expression, where special variables _target (object to which action is attached to) and _this (caller/executing person) from BIKI, e.g.:
_unit addAction ["Move Unit", {call blabla;}, [], 1, false, false, "","alive _target AND _this == _target AND blabla..."];What does this condition mean? _this == _target

waxen tide Jul 25, 2018, 3:09 AM

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== is a comparator. in this case you're comparing if the caller is equal to the target.

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result is bool, true or false.

quasi rover Jul 25, 2018, 3:10 AM

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I know the operator, so what does it mean? _this == _target?

waxen tide Jul 25, 2018, 3:11 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Magic_Variables#this_2

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Magic_Variables#this

quasi rover Jul 25, 2018, 3:12 AM

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Please translate the meaning _this == _target.

waxen tide Jul 25, 2018, 3:12 AM

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it's checking if the caller of the script code is equal to the target.

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idk how to explain it better.

quasi rover Jul 25, 2018, 3:14 AM

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Sorry, I don't understand how the caller is the target?

waxen tide Jul 25, 2018, 3:15 AM

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with addAction you attach an action to an object. that object is stored in the variable _target.

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this object is passed into the script as a magic variable

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so that you may use it inside the script code

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also the caller of the script code, so the object that called it, is passed as _this

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so you can do a comparison in your script like _this == _target

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i'm wondering a bit how that is useful

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maybe if you do addAction on every player, and want each player be able to trigger it on everyone else but himself or something.

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(might be talking rubbish here now)

quasi rover Jul 25, 2018, 3:20 AM

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I thought when I use the addAction like player addAction ["Move Unit",... blabla... ], I ,as a player, am the _this, and the unit to be moved is the _target, so how _this is _target?

waxen tide Jul 25, 2018, 3:21 AM

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you're the object to which the addAction is attached, so you're _target

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you're also the caller, so you're also _this

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the terms "target" and "this" etc only apply to the addAction, not to what you're actually doing inside the script you're putting behind the addAction.

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the unit you want to move has nothing to do with the addAction

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_target and _this have nothing to do with your script code that addAction executes unless you want to use them for some reason (which you absolutely do not need to do to move a unit)

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now if you attach the addAction to the unit, then the unit is the _target and you're still _this if you use it.

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if some other player does it, then he's _this

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but then you need to walk up to the unit to use the addAction

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if you use player addAction, then you can use it always

quasi rover Jul 25, 2018, 3:25 AM

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Oh I see. I'm trying to understand you are saying. Thanks a lot. 😅

waxen tide Jul 25, 2018, 5:29 AM

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https://i.imgur.com/LrFztxWr.jpg makes a lot more sense to go this way around for sure

still forum Jul 25, 2018, 6:59 AM

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@astral dawn I know a Life site that's selling that Arma GPS you linked 😄

waxen tide Jul 25, 2018, 7:08 AM

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I fail a bit to understand how the came_from is saved to each node

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or, how to best save it myself

astral dawn Jul 25, 2018, 9:05 AM

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@still forum I think we must tell it to the author of the GPS script then

still forum Jul 25, 2018, 9:25 AM

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Someone posted it on BIF and the scripts they sell for free. But can't find it anymore via google.

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But their whole store was a big crapshow of stolen together life stuff that they only distribute as EBO so that no one can look inside it and see that it's stolen.
Just average life stuff.

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the GPS scripts is licensed as GPL which allows selling so they aren't doing anything wrong

open vigil Jul 25, 2018, 9:35 AM

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https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/218045-ambientanim-problem-on-a-dedicated-server/?tab=comments#comment-3304574

Just leaving this here. If you feel you can help him, please reply.

Bohemia Interactive Forums

ambientAnim problem on a dedicated server

Long story short - BIS_fnc_ambientAnim works fine in a SP preview. The animation is played properly etc.
When I tried playing the mission on a dedicated ...

compact maple Jul 25, 2018, 9:47 AM

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@still forum which life site ?

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i know very well the creator

still forum Jul 25, 2018, 9:48 AM

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Don't have the link ^^ I knew a guy ripped their paid scripts and posted them for free on BIF. But google doesn't find me that thread.

compact maple Jul 25, 2018, 9:48 AM

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thats sad D:

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if you remember the name site, tell me please !

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wasnt it "The Programmer" ? @still forum

still forum Jul 25, 2018, 9:52 AM

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Don't remember that website design so probably not

compact maple Jul 25, 2018, 9:53 AM

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okay thanks you, the developper of TP is the creator of that GPS

tough abyss Jul 25, 2018, 11:58 AM

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The brofiler just locked up with the sqf assembly pbo still in the mod tried without it and looks like the main contributor unde the CBA every frame handelr is acre fnc_speaking but it is 0.5ms so not massive - https://imgur.com/wfDqztJ

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The bad contributor hasn't climbed yet so once it does should see it now, nice job Dedman 👍

still forum Jul 25, 2018, 12:07 PM

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My name has no a inside it

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Only 2ms of frametime is in unscheduled scripts. So that is atleast currently not causing a framedrop

dusk sage Jul 25, 2018, 12:39 PM

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@still forum If it's GPL, they are required to distribute the source (not as an EBO) along with it

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Or give them access, and directions on how to view it

still forum Jul 25, 2018, 12:43 PM

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Correct. But you can charge for source code or AFAIK even only give it out when requested
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#WhatDoesWrittenOfferValid yeah yo ucan

inner swallow Jul 25, 2018, 12:47 PM

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Ambient animations were pretty broken on DS when I tried it last

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Can't see that thread just now but will when I get home

tough abyss Jul 25, 2018, 12:56 PM

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Today something else has happened, not seeing the climb in unscheduled but fps is down to 30 again (from 60-80) and its all in visUA, any ideas what causes that? - https://imgur.com/UbOQJHg

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It is alternating as well, one frame is 22 and the other is 40+, so lots of stuttering with this only being large every other frame

hollow thistle Jul 25, 2018, 1:08 PM

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You're playing antisatsi? I was playing few days ago and I've noticed that when there is an enemy jet our and server fps were around 20. The moment we destroyed it Server fps stabilized to ~45.

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I wonder if this might be related to integrated VCOM ai or smth.

tough abyss Jul 25, 2018, 1:12 PM

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There are a few different aspects, none of them are directly scripts, visUA is the big climber, sounds for cars is another (so AI count) and then occasionally indirectly something on frame handle.

still forum Jul 25, 2018, 1:26 PM

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parWorldVis checks what things are visible against particles

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aka "Is that object visible or are there particles in the way?"
What's weird is that it should be multithreaded. As parWorldVisJob tells you. Things with Job at the end are usually "wait till multithreaded jobs are done"
but they don't show up on the profiler at all. But that could be just because there is no scope inside the job

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actually no.... parWorldVisJob is the actual job not the "waiting for jobs to be done" so there is only one job there.

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Would be interesting to know which positions it's checking

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Not sure. Might be the occlusion check. To not render things that are not visible?

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In your screenshot I'm seeing rain. Aka lots of particles to check. Maybe that's why it's so slow. And it only runs on intervals. Not every frame. Which explains why it's only there every few frames

dusk sage Jul 25, 2018, 1:37 PM

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@still forum Yeah, they're not giving a 'written offer to distribute the source code', and I doubt they have any intention to selling EBOs

tough abyss Jul 25, 2018, 2:19 PM

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It was raining but it was also raining before the major performance drop off occurred. Might explain the jobs beneath it but not why the cost of those checks was 40x what they usually are

compact maple Jul 25, 2018, 2:47 PM

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hey guys, how do i do that: if i want to create some AI, who stay at a certain position, and not attacking me until i approach them ?

strong shard Jul 25, 2018, 2:51 PM

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@compact maple create unit, assign any idle animation in infinity loop (using AnimDone) and disablAI 😃

compact maple Jul 25, 2018, 2:52 PM

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that could work but thats dirty isnt it

strong shard Jul 25, 2018, 2:54 PM

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@compact maple it is normal, when unit find enemy, we enableAI and disable animation

compact maple Jul 25, 2018, 2:55 PM

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

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will do the job, thanks

strong shard Jul 25, 2018, 3:00 PM

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@compact maple or you can use setCaptive

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@compact maple https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setCaptive

meager heart Jul 25, 2018, 3:06 PM

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setCaptive for that ai will not stop him from shooting at players... with setCaptive for the players... maybe 😃

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also this will stop him (but he will be not able look/turn around) > https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/stop

ornate quail Jul 25, 2018, 3:23 PM

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Hey, does anyone know why my while loop is not executed? I'm running CBA and ACE, do they block it for some reason?

    {
        _target playActionNow "kka3_arrested";                                                //Make Gesture arrested
        if (currentWeapon _target != "") then                                                //Check if Weapon is selected
        {
            _target action ["SWITCHWEAPON",player,player,-1];                                //Unselect Weapon
        };
    };```

if I put true instead of "kka3_isHostageWalk" in the condition, it still doesn't run. 
Well to clarify, the loop runs once, but doesn't "loop" as it should

still forum Jul 25, 2018, 3:54 PM

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error inside the loop would make it only run once

ornate quail Jul 25, 2018, 4:03 PM

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Could it be if (currentWeapon _target != "") { _target action ["SWITCHWEAPON",player,player,-1]; };

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I have no time to test it right now, but I made bad experience with != operators, could that be the issue? So changing it to if !(currentWeapon _target == "") could solve the issue?

digital jacinth Jul 25, 2018, 4:13 PM

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Is it possible to add a new parent element for ace interaction with some other object. Right now I am trying to add an interaction point to a selection name of a unit, it just does not show up and I am not sure why.

private _action = [
    "diw_action", // internal identifier
    "label", // shown to player
    "", // icon
    {systemChat str _target}, // code
    {true}, // condition
    {}, // insert children code
    [], // params
    "head", // pos
    5 // distance
    ] call ace_interact_menu_fnc_createAction;

["CAManBase", 0, [], _action] call ace_interact_menu_fnc_addActionToClass;

I left the parent array for addActionToClass empty as I am trying to make my own interaction point.

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so far it only works when you are using pre existing points which is not what i want

still forum Jul 25, 2018, 4:14 PM

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@ornate quail no

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can't see an error in there 🤔

ornate quail Jul 25, 2018, 4:15 PM

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If I haven't misread your post, you can make new parent classes in Configs, so I would assume it works in scripts as well.

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@still forum my next guess would be currentWeapon when having no weapon and returning the value of currentWeapon it returns "". But if you want to select Weapon "", nothing happens, the unit is not holstering its weapon

meager heart Jul 25, 2018, 4:53 PM

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player call {
    private _unitDude = createGroup playerSide createUnit [typeOf player, player, [], 5, "NONE"];
    _unitDude spawn {
        while {true} do { 
            _this playAction "gestureGo";                                         
            if (currentWeapon _this != "") then {
                _this action ["SwitchWeapon", _this, _this, -1];                                
            };  
        };
    };
};
```loops^*

ornate quail Jul 25, 2018, 4:56 PM

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So it doesn't work because I didn't change player to _target? The rest seems to be the same

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Or am I wrong?

meager heart Jul 25, 2018, 4:58 PM

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it works with player too 😃

ornate quail Jul 25, 2018, 4:59 PM

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Yea, but maybe not in my script as _target is not the player

still forum Jul 25, 2018, 4:59 PM

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a local AI?

strong shard Jul 25, 2018, 5:03 PM

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i think he not define _target and/or getVariable return false

still forum Jul 25, 2018, 5:06 PM

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@strong shard then you didn't read what he told us before

meager heart Jul 25, 2018, 5:07 PM

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it works once he said, so it does return true, Vlad

ornate quail Jul 25, 2018, 5:10 PM

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_target is defined, I was able to use it in the script before. The loop is just a code snippet of the actual script.

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_target is defined by Ace and given as parameter in my script

strong shard Jul 25, 2018, 5:14 PM

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@ornate quail it is ACE action?

ornate quail Jul 25, 2018, 5:15 PM

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Yep

strong shard Jul 25, 2018, 5:16 PM

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mb this code run in unscheduled environment?

still forum Jul 25, 2018, 5:18 PM

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yes it does

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Wait..

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duh

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Should've maybe mentioned that

strong shard Jul 25, 2018, 5:18 PM

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unscheduled environment has limit on while loop 😃

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if this code outside scheduler then it looks like one iteration because this limit reached in one frame

meager heart Jul 25, 2018, 5:26 PM

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^

ornate quail Jul 25, 2018, 5:29 PM

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Not exactly sure what you mean by that, I'm not really into scripting. I'll read some stuff about scheduled and unscheduled environments and reply tomorrow if I have any more questions. Thanks to all of you :)

strong shard Jul 25, 2018, 5:29 PM

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

ornate quail Jul 25, 2018, 5:30 PM

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Thanks

cold pebble Jul 25, 2018, 6:37 PM

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Anyone know if in a listbox, when you lbAdd something - can you use <br/> or something to have multiple lines for that specific selection?

noble pond Jul 25, 2018, 7:03 PM

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likely no @cold pebble

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but i'm not available to test the theory at the moment to confirm

waxen tide Jul 25, 2018, 8:42 PM

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@hollow thistle Look into RHS Afterburner bug if you're using it.

hollow thistle Jul 25, 2018, 8:47 PM

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I am. I will check this out, ty for info.

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Do you have any link? I can't find anything recent on Google :/

waxen tide Jul 25, 2018, 9:14 PM

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@hollow thistle No but i remember very recently either reading a bug report somewhere or someone complaining about RHS T-50 afterburner causing loads of issues and i remember that being the case a long time ago. So when you say killing a jet doubles fps and you're using RHS then that would be a reasonably confident first guess.

paper thistle Jul 25, 2018, 9:14 PM

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how do i disable all scops/muzzels accesorys and bipods for my weapon ? so i only can use the stuff i tell it can use ?

fossil yew Jul 25, 2018, 9:26 PM

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Is it possible to freeze all AI at once (keeping the position and animation they were at moment of freeze) while letting the environment active?

astral dawn Jul 25, 2018, 9:32 PM

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@fossil yew https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/enableSimulation

fossil yew Jul 25, 2018, 9:33 PM

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Thanks, I didn't even consider this!

ornate quail Jul 25, 2018, 9:47 PM

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@paper thistle afaik there's no such command to disable attachments and allow only specific ones. The only solution to this that comes to my mind right now is: you could make a loop and inside you check if the attachment is equal to your allowed one or if not the remove it.

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

You can find the other needed commands on there as well. Also this might help: https://www.exilemod.com/topic/14026-how-to-return-a-weapon-accessory-from-a-unit/

paper thistle Jul 25, 2018, 9:48 PM

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oh well if there are no such script i can fit into my config for the new gun then it is so but thanks anyway for letting me know 😃

ornate quail Jul 25, 2018, 9:48 PM

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Well, you're making a new gun?

paper thistle Jul 25, 2018, 9:48 PM

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yep

ornate quail Jul 25, 2018, 9:50 PM

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Then it's not really scripting I guess. I have no time right now to send you an example. For Configs there is of course a way to restrict only specific attachments. Lemme try to find an example real quick

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Weapon_Config_Guidelines

paper thistle Jul 25, 2018, 9:51 PM

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i am in no hurry to get it out so you can send me an example later on if you want 😃 i am just slowly trying to learn bohemia way of coding in stuff

ornate quail Jul 25, 2018, 9:52 PM

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There's a Config sample and explanation. Should be clear on how it's done. If not then I could send you a code snippet tomorrow. Anyway, Config stuff is related to #arma3_config not scripting.

paper thistle Jul 25, 2018, 9:53 PM

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oh ok sorry thought it was almost the same 😛

ornate quail Jul 25, 2018, 9:53 PM

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It kind of is but at the same time not at all 😋

paper thistle Jul 25, 2018, 9:54 PM

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see with arma you learn something new everyday and in my case i have learned alot of stuff of arma just by trying to make a new gun 😛

ornate quail Jul 25, 2018, 9:55 PM

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Modeling, Textures, Animations, Configs, sometimes scripting when it comes to bolting functions etc... Yea you really need a very universal knowledge when it comes to weapons, but you could do the same for vehicles etc 😄

paper thistle Jul 25, 2018, 9:56 PM

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indeed 😛

meager granite Jul 26, 2018, 1:49 AM

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Hm, how come there is trigger distance for "Fired" event handler?

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I have "Fired" event handler on remote jet, and it triggers only if jet is close to camera (few hundred meters close only)

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Me and remote jet are both clients, server is not involved

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(FiredMan is affected too)

meager granite Jul 26, 2018, 2:09 AM

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Seems like all weapons are affected and trigger distance is different

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Hm, I guess testing from server side mislead me to believe that Fired\FiredMan trigger regardless of distance, looks like they don't for clients.

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I wonder what are the conditions for event triggering then, distance seems to be different for different weapons.

tame portal Jul 26, 2018, 2:21 AM

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@meager granite maybe it's the server not broadcasting that event with the other client due the distance and him being outside of the zone where he receives client updates from the jet

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As in, too far away to bother updating since they can't see each other anyway to save processing

meager granite Jul 26, 2018, 2:22 AM

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Yeah, probably some kind of optimization

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Flares themselves actually do come out though, just no Fired event

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Distance being different for different weapons is what stumps me, I wonder how it is calculated

meager heart Jul 26, 2018, 2:23 AM

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i have that eh in cas (plane) support thingy

private _ehID = _plane addEventHandler ["Fired", {
    params ["_plane"];
    if (assignedTarget _plane isKindOf "LaserTargetW") then {
        [_plane, 3] remoteExec ["SL_fnc_supportProvider", JTAC_player];
    };
}];
```RE there that is just report message for jtac player and was no issues with distance 🤷

meager granite Jul 26, 2018, 2:24 AM

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Sure I can script broadcast everything but I expected to use engine functionality to my advantage

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With Fired working on remote entities

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Nothing is done easy in Arma

meager heart Jul 26, 2018, 2:25 AM

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

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also maybe dynamic simulation is the problem 🤔

meager granite Jul 26, 2018, 2:32 AM

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No, everything is always simulated.

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Pretty much having Fired event handler on remote entities as client is pointless now, might as well do if(!local ...) exitWith {}; or not add it in a first place.

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Actually, looks like I knew about this for a long time and just forgot, vanilla smoke screens don't even spawn on remote vehicles if camera is too far away, since they're created through Fired event handler script.

opaque lynx Jul 26, 2018, 4:33 AM

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Hello, I'm new to scripting and am attempting to remove specific items from ACE Arsenal. I've had success removing firearms via [this, ["hlc_smg_mp5k"]] call ace_arsenal_fnc_removeVirtualItems. However, when attempting to remove something such as [this, ["optic_nightstalker"]] call ace_arsenal_fnc_removeVirtualItems the item remains. Could anyone shed some light on why I'm able to remove primary items, but not secondary attachments?

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My ACE version is 3.12.2.

opaque lynx Jul 26, 2018, 4:55 AM

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So far I can remove primary weapons, pistols, launchers, rail attachments, magazines, bipods, etc. I just can't remove Optics for some reason

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Resolved: capitalization matters. -- Nightstalker vs nightstalker

peak plover Jul 26, 2018, 7:54 AM

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Display EH onSliderPosChanged can only have string?

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 8:05 AM

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explain?

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/displayAddEventHandler takes code or string. And
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/User_Interface_Event_Handlers#onSliderPosChanged says nothing about string at all

peak plover Jul 26, 2018, 8:26 AM

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Let me check agian, had an error, probably my own typo

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https://i.imgur.com/aWPg4NU.jpg

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Nope

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It's just ctrlSetEH

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 8:28 AM

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you said display although you mean control?

peak plover Jul 26, 2018, 8:29 AM

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yeah

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 8:29 AM

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and you didn't even say you are talking about Set instead of Add

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So yeah. Sure https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlSetEventHandler read.

peak plover Jul 26, 2018, 8:29 AM

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Exactly, my bad

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There is no ctrlAdd?

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 8:29 AM

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bad boio 🔨

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there is

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlAddEventHandler read.

peak plover Jul 26, 2018, 8:30 AM

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Ohh thanks

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That wasn't in see also

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So I thoguth it didn't exist

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I gottaa use dis

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 8:31 AM

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It is now! (∩｀-´)⊃━☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ

peak plover Jul 26, 2018, 8:33 AM

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👏🏻

cosmic lichen Jul 26, 2018, 8:36 AM

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MIght be a stupid question, but what is the difference between .h, .hpp and .inc?

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 8:36 AM

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none

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just human made naming

cosmic lichen Jul 26, 2018, 8:36 AM

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I see, thanks.

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 8:36 AM

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no functional difference at all

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SQF files can be called script.blabbelblubber if you wanted

peak plover Jul 26, 2018, 8:37 AM

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blubber ducky

compact maple Jul 26, 2018, 8:59 AM

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hey everyone, do you know if theses functions from A2 work on A3 ? https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_supplydrop

cosmic lichen Jul 26, 2018, 9:05 AM

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They usually do

compact maple Jul 26, 2018, 9:06 AM

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hm thanks i will try it later

ornate quail Jul 26, 2018, 11:33 AM

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I don't know what it is, but it still does the loop only once, any ideas?

[_unit,_target] spawn 
    {
        params["_unit","_target"];
        while {true} do                        //while Var true //_target getVariable ["kka3_isHostageWalk", false]
        {
            _target playActionNow "kka3_arrested";                                            //Make Gesture arrested
            if (({getNumber (configFile/"CfgWeapons"/_x/"type") in [1,2,4,5] } count [currentWeapon player] == 0) then                                                                        //Check if Weapon is selected
            {
                _target action ["SWITCHWEAPON",_target,_target,-1];                            //Unselect Weapon
            };
        };
    };```

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 11:36 AM

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Your count is completly useless. Why?

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and why use / instead of >> ? / is slower. It's only benefit is that you afaik don't need the parenthesis around it. But you have them anyway

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You should add a small sleep if running once per frame is enough

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did you try to add logging to check if it reaches till after the if statement? Before the closing } for the while code?

ornate quail Jul 26, 2018, 11:39 AM

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I haven't really thought through that line of code, it works but it isn't perfetct. Still the loop runs only once

fringe yoke Jul 26, 2018, 11:41 AM

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Is there a get version of ctrlSetTextColor? It would appear there is not

astral dawn Jul 26, 2018, 11:41 AM

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@meager granite Probably your EH doesn't fire because you added it on the client instead of server?

ornate quail Jul 26, 2018, 11:59 AM

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@still forum getNumber(configFile>>"CfgWeapons">> (currentWeapon player) >>"value") == 0 like this?

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 12:12 PM

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yeah.. similar to that

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but in your thingy you test type in 1,2,3,4,5 that's not value == 0

cold pebble Jul 26, 2018, 12:13 PM

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Anyone know if in a listbox, when you lbAdd something - can you use <br/> or something to have multiple lines for that specific selection? 🤔

compact maple Jul 26, 2018, 12:13 PM

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@fringe yoke ye, i dont think there is

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 12:14 PM

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@cold pebble you already asked that. Try it out. If it doesn't work then probably you can't

ornate quail Jul 26, 2018, 12:14 PM

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Alright, by adding a delay the loop was working, but as I expected it became laggy. I just found an EH who does the job as well

compact maple Jul 26, 2018, 12:15 PM

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@cold pebble give it a try by assign it the proper style and a ctrlSetStructuredText ?

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 12:16 PM

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https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/181604-dialog-multiple-lines-with-text/
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Dialog_Control#CONTROL_STYLES That's what google gave me.
Oh look.
ST_MULTI maybe?

compact maple Jul 26, 2018, 12:18 PM

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LB_MULTI 32 0x20 Makes CT_LISTBOX multi-selectable (see also lbSetCurSel, lbCurSel, lbSetSelected, lbSelection)

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I think that's just for selecting multiple lines, isnt it ?

cold pebble Jul 26, 2018, 12:19 PM

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🤔

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Thanks, I'll have a try

compact maple Jul 26, 2018, 12:21 PM

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For list boxes, the usage of 'ST_' style constants (ST_MULTI & ST_TITLE_BAR) behave differently than expected for other controls, so use the corresponding 'LB_' (LB_TEXTURES & LB_MULTI) list box style variants instead.

style = LB_TEXTURES; // solid scrollbar
style = LB_MULTI; // multiple item selection

fringe yoke Jul 26, 2018, 12:34 PM

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Not sure if there is a better place to ask in this discord, but I am having issues with file patching using the ACE development environment

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I had it working previously, but after a fresh install of Windows I seem to be unable to get it working again

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 12:34 PM

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You have a z folder in your Arma directory. And -filePatching parameter set

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that's about all you need

fringe yoke Jul 26, 2018, 12:34 PM

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Yeah, got those 🤔

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 12:34 PM

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maybe the CBA cache disable PBO too if you are doing script stuff

fringe yoke Jul 26, 2018, 12:35 PM

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Have that too

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when I used setup.py it didn't run saying I was missing the ACE Development Environment

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 12:35 PM

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debug console. loadFile with a \z\ace\addons\... path to a file updates if you update that file?
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/isFilePatchingEnabled returns true?

fringe yoke Jul 26, 2018, 12:35 PM

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isFilePatchinEnabled does return True

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I setup all the folders manually since I couldn't get setup.py to work

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 12:36 PM

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setup.py is for setting up your pdrive for building

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https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/blob/master/tools/setup.py#L29-L31

fringe yoke Jul 26, 2018, 12:36 PM

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I have a P drive too

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I can build a release just fine, so everything required should be setup correctly

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 12:37 PM

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setup.py is only for building stuff. Afaik not for ingame stuff.

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So you have the file Arma 3\z\ace\addons\common\config.cpp ?

fringe yoke Jul 26, 2018, 12:38 PM

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i know, I was just mentioning that I got the missing the ACE Development Environment so the folders were setup by me

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I am not working on ACE

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but I have the equivalent for my mod

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 12:39 PM

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sooooo... What doesn't work?

fringe yoke Jul 26, 2018, 12:39 PM

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file patching

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I load up Arma

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find a bug

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fix the bug

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doesn't get recompiled

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I have to build and relaunch before changes are seen

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 12:42 PM

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Answer my question then.

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debug console. `loadFile` with a `\z\ace\addons\...` path to a file, updates if you update that file?

compact maple Jul 26, 2018, 12:46 PM

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so theoretically it's possible to work with this filepatching for other addons?

without having to close and reopen the game ?

fringe yoke Jul 26, 2018, 12:47 PM

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You can build with build.py from ACE or with makePBO and then by using file patching you don't need to relaunch when working on a mod

compact maple Jul 26, 2018, 12:48 PM

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I can import my OWN mods into the addons ace folder ?

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 12:48 PM

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filePatching works with everything

fringe yoke Jul 26, 2018, 12:48 PM

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you can use it without ace being involved in any way

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 12:48 PM

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it literally checks if a file can be found in game directory and loads it from there instead of PBO. any file.

compact maple Jul 26, 2018, 12:50 PM

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im a bit lost. i should activate the pbo first on my launcher right ?
then when i'm making modifications, i just have to delete the PBO and to repack it, and the game will reload it ?

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 12:51 PM

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no

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you cannot edit pbo's while the game is running

compact maple Jul 26, 2018, 12:51 PM

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so it need to be basic folders ?

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 12:51 PM

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If a file on the same path exists in your game folder. It will load that

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having a PBOPREFIX will help

compact maple Jul 26, 2018, 12:52 PM

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it does have a pboprefix

fringe yoke Jul 26, 2018, 12:53 PM

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I fixed my file patching issue anyway.
I used mklink /J "[Arma 3]\z\mymod" "P:\Arma3Work\mymod"
Arma didn't like that for file patching for some unknown reason (P drive is also all junctions)
I had to use mklink /J "[Arma 3]\z\mymod" "[My Documents]\mymod"

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then it worked just fine

compact maple Jul 26, 2018, 12:55 PM

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i got it, its working, thanks you two

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 12:55 PM

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~~junctions afaik don't work across file systems..~~ Wrong. But they only work on NTFS.

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I use symlinks. Never had any problems

fringe yoke Jul 26, 2018, 12:56 PM

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Windows Explorer had the paths working just fine, same with my text editor. Oh well though, easy fix ¯_(ツ)_/¯

ornate quail Jul 26, 2018, 1:06 PM

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Is there a way to return the current Action / Gesture? For example I want to prevent the player from switching weapons, but AnimationState doesn't work as it's not an animation but a Gesture/Action.

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 2:07 PM

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@meager granite range for the WeaponFired event is max (ammo.visibleFire*ammoCoef.visibleFire, ammo.audibleFire*ammoCoef.audibleFire);
Coefs come from silencer for example.
I'll add that to the wiki notes for that event

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Don't know about FiredMan but I'd guess it's the same.
actually all "Fired" effects are controlled by that. Adding heat to the weapon (TI), the sound (obviously), the ejected cartridge being spawned (also obvious), FiredNear EH, and maaaaybe.... potentially also notifying nearby AI. If they are local to your computer, not the server.

astral dawn Jul 26, 2018, 2:25 PM

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I guess if he added them at the machine which spawned the units then it would work without the distance check, right?

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 2:27 PM

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locality is what matters. Not who spawned them

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If you add the EH where the unit is local then yes. It would fire locally and not depend on the range of that network event

astral dawn Jul 26, 2018, 2:28 PM

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Aren't they local to you when you createVehicle them?

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 2:30 PM

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For a vehicle. yes. Until someone get's in the driver seat.
For a unit.. You don't createVehicle a unit

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createUnit a AI it is local to you. Until you add it to a group. The it's local to the groups leader

earnest path Jul 26, 2018, 2:31 PM

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Noob question for the day : what does FMS stand for. I have been googling for it but cant get an answer

astral dawn Jul 26, 2018, 2:31 PM

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Finite State Machine

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 2:31 PM

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FSM?

earnest path Jul 26, 2018, 2:31 PM

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That one yes

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 2:32 PM

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FMS is also False-Memory-Syndrome

astral dawn Jul 26, 2018, 2:32 PM

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Oh lol 😄

earnest path Jul 26, 2018, 2:32 PM

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Obviously in Arma 3 terms

astral dawn Jul 26, 2018, 2:32 PM

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It's a way to implement a sertain set of actions or states... like a traffic light IRL or in arma (and other games) AIs are made with FSMs

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 2:34 PM

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Finite State Machines have states and transitions.
A FSM file defines SQF scripts for the conditions for each transition. And the code that's executed on a transition to a different state.

earnest path Jul 26, 2018, 2:34 PM

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Ok i found the wiki in bohemia i will read it up thank you my issue was typing FMS rather than FSM

astral dawn Jul 26, 2018, 2:44 PM

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So if I had to make the EH run all the time regardless of distance on the server, do I have to watch the vehicle's locality constantly and add the event handler to the machine who now owns the vehicle?

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 2:44 PM

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Yeah.. Think so.
Don't know a way to make the EH transfer automatically

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There is a locality changed EH tho

meager granite Jul 26, 2018, 2:46 PM

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@still forum Thanks for insight. Different trigger distance indeed gave me an idea it has to do with some config values related to visibility or sound audibility

astral dawn Jul 26, 2018, 2:47 PM

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That's weird, I recall I used the 'fired' EH well on the server, it was working all the time.

meager granite Jul 26, 2018, 2:47 PM

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It does for server

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On client it doesn't trigger if camera is far away

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 2:49 PM

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The client always sends the message to the server. But he also sends along a "Range of where this event is relevant" and the server decides based on that which clients to notify about it

meager granite Jul 26, 2018, 2:49 PM

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I wonder if shooting slow projectiles (missiles, bombs) still triggers regardless of distance, probably does

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Actually, might be not, considering that Fired doesn't even return the entity of the projectile (There was something about projectile entity being null in Fired event on remote vehicles, can't fully recall now)

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 2:51 PM

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Maybe...... reyhard recently mentioned that CfgAmmo has eventhandlers. It has a fired eventhandler. The projectile might be spawned regardless of FiredEH firing. And if the projectile spawn calls the CfgAmmo eventhandler that might work. But the eventhandler is config only

meager granite Jul 26, 2018, 3:05 PM

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Yeah, there is no projectile in Fired event handler if shot is slow. And no, Fired event handler still doesn't fire over certain distance regardless of shot kind.

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 3:07 PM

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That thing also influences the muzzle flash and cartridge drop and stuff. I wonder what happens when you have a silencer that reduces audible/visible distance to 0. Stand next to the guy but don't see/hear him shooting? 😄

meager granite Jul 26, 2018, 3:09 PM

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The perfect silencer, doesn't even show you shooting 👌

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 3:17 PM

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Addition to that. On serverside the range is multiplied by 2. and used as the "error" value. error specifies the priority of getting the message out. And if the message is above a max age. It will just get discarded.
So it should technically still arrive. Just after some time. In your case(Or in any case if it is too low) the message will timeout before it's priority get's high enough to be sent out

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That is then dependent on MinErrorToSend/MinErrorToSendNear setting

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Waaah.. Forget half of what I said. Everything about priority and time

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error = visible value (from before) * 2.0
agecoef = 1- (currentTimeInSeconds-timeWhenMessageArrived)*(1/5)
errorCoef = (20*20) / (firePosition distance cameraPosition)
if THEN
error*ageCoef*errorCoef < MinErrorToSend or < MinErrorToSendNear then the message is discarded

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I hope that's understandable?

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Having a hard time with this networking stuff.

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If you have time. Can you write that up into a wiki note that I can add on the eventhandler page? I don't feel like my brain is up to that task.

meager granite Jul 26, 2018, 3:23 PM

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Sure, I will add a note about trigger distance.

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 3:24 PM

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I already added a note before. But I missed all this error value coef stuff

meager granite Jul 26, 2018, 3:25 PM

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Ah you mean in-depth details. Maybe its better to just mention that it is dependent on visibleFire and audibleFire as well as connectivity

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 3:26 PM

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Yeah. Maybe look at my note. Maybe you're fine with it already

meager granite Jul 26, 2018, 3:42 PM

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Hm, Tigris\Cheetah cannon ammo has values of

        visibleFire = 38;
        audibleFire = 200;
```and event fires are max of approximately 12600 meters, not sure if these values are related

compact maple Jul 26, 2018, 4:58 PM

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quick question, what would be the good syntax ?

onMapSingleClick "[_pos select 0, _pos select 1, _pos select 2] call life_fnc_teleport;";
18:53:15   Error Type String, expecting Boolean

meager granite Jul 26, 2018, 5:00 PM

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onMapSingleClick should return boolean, life_fnc_teleport seems to be returning string instead of boolean

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

onMapSingleClick

compact maple Jul 26, 2018, 5:07 PM

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@meager granite i got it, thanks, its fixed

astral tendon Jul 26, 2018, 5:25 PM

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

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 5:25 PM

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?

astral tendon Jul 26, 2018, 5:25 PM

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[_object,false] remoteExec ["enableSimulationGlobal",2];

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can some one add this exemple for players to call the enableSimulationGlobal?

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 5:26 PM

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no.

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it's wrong

astral tendon Jul 26, 2018, 5:26 PM

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fixed

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 5:26 PM

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Now it's correct 😉

astral tendon Jul 26, 2018, 5:27 PM

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because

_object enableSimulationGlobal false;

Does nothing for clients

still forum Jul 26, 2018, 5:27 PM

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Done.

astral tendon Jul 26, 2018, 5:27 PM

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Thanks.

rough fiber Jul 26, 2018, 9:35 PM

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Hey, is the GPS displayCtrl still findDisplay 311 displayCtrl 101 because when I add a ctrleventhandler it does nothing?

tough abyss Jul 27, 2018, 1:19 AM

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is it possible to remove items/ blacklist items from an ace arsenal" ace_arsenal_fnc_openBox" rather than initbox? if so what is my route?

fringe yoke Jul 27, 2018, 4:45 AM

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Does anyone know a way to use hideObjectGlobal without removing collision?

meager granite Jul 27, 2018, 4:59 AM

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Use some invisible object instead?

fringe yoke Jul 27, 2018, 5:03 AM

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The object is a player's object though

still forum Jul 27, 2018, 5:42 AM

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@tough abyss No. But why not initBox first?

outer fjord Jul 27, 2018, 7:11 AM

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Is their a function to determine if a unit is in smoke?

fringe yoke Jul 27, 2018, 7:35 AM

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Is there a way to get the number of people connected to a server?

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not allPlayers, but the total connected, even people in the slotting screen

still forum Jul 27, 2018, 7:37 AM

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Don't know if PlayerConnected EH fires for them. It could but probably doesn't

fringe yoke Jul 27, 2018, 7:39 AM

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Basically what I am trying to do, is wait for everyone to be fully loaded into the mission at the start

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so I need to know how many people are still loading

meager heart Jul 27, 2018, 7:45 AM

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maybe playableSlotsNumber will helps

still forum Jul 27, 2018, 7:46 AM

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Don't know how that could help...

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number of playable slots doesn't give you any info about how many are filled

meager heart Jul 27, 2018, 7:48 AM

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"filled" slot taken by player ?

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playableSlotsNumber > Returns the number of available slots in mission per side (both empty and taken).

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🤔

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also playersNumber 🤔 x2

fringe yoke Jul 27, 2018, 8:00 AM

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Players who claimed a slot in the lobby but didn't start the mission are counted as well.

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Looks like that might do it

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kind of annoying side is required, but I should be able to make it work

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AI bots will be treated as valid players and will be counted too oof why

still forum Jul 27, 2018, 8:18 AM

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but you can also count the AI's by counting the !isPlayer in playableUnits and count them out then. playableUnits only contains spawned in units

fringe yoke Jul 27, 2018, 8:31 AM

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yeah, just gonna make it messier than would be ideal

edgy halo Jul 27, 2018, 10:29 AM

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@rough fiber the display must be visible

waxen tide Jul 27, 2018, 11:16 AM

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Is there a way to spawn units into a flying plane directly? As cargo, not crew? BIS_fnc_spawnCrew works fine to spawn pilots into flying planes, but there does not seem to be an equivalent for cargo. I know about moveInCargo but i don't like that i have to spawn units somewhere first and then move them in.

waxen tide Jul 27, 2018, 12:00 PM

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Meh. I just unpacked the functions_f pbo, and in line 87 of fn_spawnCrew.sqf you find:

        _unit = _grp createUnit [_crewType, position _vehicle, [], 0, "NONE"];

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So they just spawn the AI on the same spot as the vehicle, and then they're later moved in:

        _unit moveInDriver _vehicle;

That's one hacky solution. I mean it works but if you put a sleep 1; in there the vehicle looses all wheels and the soldier dies 😐

meager granite Jul 27, 2018, 12:06 PM

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No there is no way to spawn unit in vehicle, only spawn then move in

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moveIn* commands don't care about unit position, spawn then anywhere you want.

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Look at moveInAny, might be what you want

waxen tide Jul 27, 2018, 12:23 PM

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I was thinking of just spawning them outside the map in the air, but i am concerned if lags etc happen. The BIS function is only safe if the unit is moved before the unit/vehicle takes dmg by being glitched into each other.

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But thx for confirmation Sa-Matra i'm never quite sure i missed nothing.

sharp bronze Jul 27, 2018, 2:28 PM

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Hi does anyone know the script for arma 3 rp so only gangs or police can open gates

brave jungle Jul 27, 2018, 2:32 PM

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trying to use BIS_fnc_showRespawnMenu
Everything loads but the respawn button does nothing? I can't see where I need to call extras, as they seems to call eachother?

tough abyss Jul 27, 2018, 2:55 PM

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hey i have a question not around here so often but i am searching for a Sandstorm script that has really bad visibilty

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basically with very limited vision

brave jungle Jul 27, 2018, 2:57 PM

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Armaholic has one

tough abyss Jul 27, 2018, 2:57 PM

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is it the MKY one ?

brave jungle Jul 27, 2018, 2:57 PM

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no idea

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i've seen one there before

tough abyss Jul 27, 2018, 2:57 PM

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my unit used that one before but its not really what i am searching for

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its not really thick

brave jungle Jul 27, 2018, 2:58 PM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H07MSGkjR6k

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that looks good enough

tough abyss Jul 27, 2018, 3:01 PM

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uhh yes

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thank you very much

brave jungle Jul 27, 2018, 3:01 PM

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or this

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https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=800771522&searchtext=

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np

dry inlet Jul 27, 2018, 3:06 PM

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Hey Guys, could Need some help. I wanna sort vehicle classnames in two groups, armed and unarmed. Does anyone know how the check could be done? Already looked in the config viewer but there aren't any informations about the weaponry of a vehicle, or I'm to blind to find it.

austere granite Jul 27, 2018, 3:24 PM

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Check for weapons confug entry

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Exclude flares and horn

waxen tide Jul 27, 2018, 3:28 PM

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Is there a way to access the preconfigured unit lists for infantry groups that you can place in editors via skript? I looked at the config but i didn't find it.

digital hollow Jul 27, 2018, 3:50 PM

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Look at CfgGroups

waxen tide Jul 27, 2018, 4:01 PM

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Oh i'm an idiot. I looked in there and just totally overlooked it. Thx.

fierce ingot Jul 27, 2018, 5:00 PM

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Can you execute SQF's while in zeus using achilles?

buoyant steppe Jul 27, 2018, 5:00 PM

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Depends on the nature of the script

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Because some require to be run from the init of the mission

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And if you have to execute it on an object

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Thats not a vehicle

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Then you have to give it a variable name

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And use the execute code module

fierce ingot Jul 27, 2018, 5:02 PM

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So you can only execute it on objects?

buoyant steppe Jul 27, 2018, 5:02 PM

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No

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You can execute sqfs on anything

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Its just that objects dont bring up an init field

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When you try to edit them in zeus

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Unlike vehicles, ai and players

fierce ingot Jul 27, 2018, 5:03 PM

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Ah okay i get it now

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cheers lad

buoyant steppe Jul 27, 2018, 5:04 PM

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Np

fierce ingot Jul 27, 2018, 5:05 PM

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just one more question, if you assigned them a variable to an object via a module, then ran an execute code module, wouldn't you be able to bypass the init limitation?

buoyant steppe Jul 27, 2018, 5:07 PM

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Exactly

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Thats why you should give objects variable names if you want to run scripts on them

fierce ingot Jul 27, 2018, 5:07 PM

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ah okay, that makes it alot more clear

buoyant steppe Jul 27, 2018, 5:08 PM

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You can just "this" your way with zeus :p

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Unfortunately

fierce ingot Jul 27, 2018, 5:08 PM

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can you run execute code on objects?

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if you can use this

buoyant steppe Jul 27, 2018, 5:09 PM

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Unfortunately not

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Again, hard coded behaviour

still forum Jul 27, 2018, 5:10 PM

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if there was a module sure you could

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but I don't know if achilles has one

buoyant steppe Jul 27, 2018, 5:10 PM

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Achilles does have a execute code module

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But you can't drop it on an object and execute the code

still forum Jul 27, 2018, 5:11 PM

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you can use cursorTarget to get the object you are aiming at

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not sure if that works well with zeus camera

buoyant steppe Jul 27, 2018, 5:16 PM

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you can also save your zeus mission and then copy the sqf code into the execute code module and have a prepped zeus mission loaded without dealing with the 3den editor

fierce ingot Jul 27, 2018, 6:00 PM

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wooo that might also work

earnest path Jul 27, 2018, 6:38 PM

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Does anyone know why 0.03 min 0.2 results in 0.03

meager heart Jul 27, 2018, 6:40 PM

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lol

still forum Jul 27, 2018, 6:40 PM

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because 0.03 is smaller than 0.2?

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Basic math?

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Primary school?

earnest path Jul 27, 2018, 6:44 PM

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Ah i know that but i didnt read the min function properly

tame portal Jul 27, 2018, 6:45 PM

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did you think it's going to subtract? :P

still forum Jul 27, 2018, 7:39 PM

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probably thought the minimum function returns the maximum of the two numbers

lusty canyon Jul 27, 2018, 8:52 PM

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possible to create conical light sources (flashlight)? if not, can you hide a street lamp objects body but still keep the light it emits?

still forum Jul 27, 2018, 8:52 PM

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hideObject might work on street light

lusty canyon Jul 27, 2018, 8:52 PM

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hideobject removes all

still forum Jul 27, 2018, 8:52 PM

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diretional light with only scripting. no.

lusty canyon Jul 27, 2018, 8:53 PM

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is there a flashlight object mod i can just attach to stuff?

storm monolith Jul 28, 2018, 12:28 AM

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Basically, we've been trying to make a Music Mod. And it works great, before we decided to create another music mod because we wanted two seperate mods. Now only one of them loads. Great.... Any suggestions?

snow pecan Jul 28, 2018, 12:41 AM

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Conflicting CfgPatches entries most likely

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Make sure they're both named differently

storm monolith Jul 28, 2018, 12:54 AM

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They are both named differently

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We've checked.

snow pecan Jul 28, 2018, 1:35 AM

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maybe double check PBOPREFIX paths as well

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

gray geode Jul 28, 2018, 10:00 AM

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@tame portal ill go gay for you

tame portal Jul 28, 2018, 1:36 PM

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wot

winter rose Jul 28, 2018, 2:01 PM

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who wouldn't, I mean

waxen tide Jul 28, 2018, 4:25 PM

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There is a nice editor module to spawn mines - can i use that with a script, too? My google fu failed :/

storm monolith Jul 28, 2018, 4:47 PM

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You could probably call the mine function through a script. Not quite sure which fnc it is, but you could probably find it pretty easily in the function viewer.

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Don't take my word for it though

astral dawn Jul 28, 2018, 5:15 PM

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Hmm I remember Dedmen said that the profiler addon dumps all local variables' valued to the .rpt on script errors. How do I activate this? I've installed the intercept and the ArmaScriptProfiler addons and they seem to have loaded fine.

still forum Jul 28, 2018, 5:18 PM

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not the profiler

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the debugger

astral dawn Jul 28, 2018, 5:19 PM

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Thanks! This one?
https://github.com/dedmen/ArmaDebugEngine

still forum Jul 28, 2018, 5:19 PM

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yeah. Just made a release build on there

astral dawn Jul 28, 2018, 5:20 PM

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Cool, I'll check it soon. So tired of these errors

drowsy hollow Jul 28, 2018, 5:23 PM

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Since when does synchronizedObjects building no longer return anything (for buildings)? This broke some of my missions. :(
synchronizedObjects otherUnitThatIsSyncedToABuilding still works though.
Edit:
Seems this is true for all "non-intelligent" (except game logic)? objects. e.g. also empty vehicles.
Related: https://feedback.bistudio.com/T126516
Edit2: Interstingly get3DENConnections building select 1 still works (but only in 3DEN obviously)

waxen tide Jul 28, 2018, 5:26 PM

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@astral dawn what intercept? 😮

astral dawn Jul 28, 2018, 5:29 PM

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IF you google it up you will find it easily

drowsy hollow Jul 28, 2018, 5:35 PM

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Should I ping someone (specifc) about this synchronizedObjects bug?

still forum Jul 28, 2018, 5:54 PM

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Are you using that for a eden module script? That would also have a second way to access synchronized objects

drowsy hollow Jul 28, 2018, 5:56 PM

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No, it has nothing to do with 3DEN, but afaik get3DENConnections building select 1 would be the equivalent command in 3DEN ... which still works.

high marsh Jul 28, 2018, 6:44 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/synchronizeObjectsAdd ? Why not just force it instead of using editor wonks

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maybe it'll pop up then

edgy halo Jul 28, 2018, 6:45 PM

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//Script 1

_handle1 = [] spawn {sleep 10;_h="";};
_handle2 = [] spawn {sleep 10;_h="";};


handlearray = compileFinal (str [[_handle1],[_handle2]]);
systemChat str handlearray;

// Script 2
_test = handlearray;
systemChat str _test;
``` I'm using compileFinal on a array, how do i get the array back to normal since it returns a code with an array in it

still forum Jul 28, 2018, 6:46 PM

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call it

edgy halo Jul 28, 2018, 6:46 PM

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does not work

still forum Jul 28, 2018, 6:46 PM

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call it.

high marsh Jul 28, 2018, 6:46 PM

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call compileFinal

still forum Jul 28, 2018, 6:46 PM

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oh I see

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yeah you cannot str a script handle

edgy halo Jul 28, 2018, 6:47 PM

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tried alot of things

strong shard Jul 28, 2018, 6:47 PM

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@edgy halo code is wrong, you can’t convert string to script-handle

still forum Jul 28, 2018, 6:47 PM

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other way around. script-handle to string.

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both ways

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and reverse!

edgy halo Jul 28, 2018, 6:47 PM

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Well, how would i do it different, i want to store script handles on client . and let servert execute code on client and check if it is still running

still forum Jul 28, 2018, 6:47 PM

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🍌

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just store the script handle in a normal variable

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without compileFinal

edgy halo Jul 28, 2018, 6:48 PM

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i dont want any client to overwrite it

still forum Jul 28, 2018, 6:48 PM

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Can't

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simple

high marsh Jul 28, 2018, 6:48 PM

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shrug Both ways and reverse dedmen, I think I found your kink.

edgy halo Jul 28, 2018, 6:50 PM

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I dont get you Dedman, can you give a small example

still forum Jul 28, 2018, 6:54 PM

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i dont want any client to overwrite it can't.

drowsy hollow Jul 28, 2018, 6:54 PM

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@high marsh synchronizeObjectsAdd doesn't work either. The problem isn't that the objects aren't synced. It's that synchronizeObjects simply doesn't return anything sometimes.

still forum Jul 28, 2018, 6:54 PM

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just store the script handle in a normal variable


//Script 1

WIT_handle1 = [] spawn {sleep 10;_h="";};
WIT_handle2 = [] spawn {sleep 10;_h="";};

// Script 2
systemChat str WIT_handle1 ;

edgy halo Jul 28, 2018, 6:58 PM

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I should be able to do that but i will have to make some if statements instead

quasi rover Jul 29, 2018, 12:58 AM

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Is there simpler expression than this? :
(cursorTarget isKindOf 'CAR') OR (cursorTarget isKindOf 'TANK') OR (cursorTarget isKindOf 'Helicopter')

still forum Jul 29, 2018, 12:58 AM

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no

quasi rover Jul 29, 2018, 1:00 AM

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thx Dedmen

meager granite Jul 29, 2018, 1:12 AM

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I wonder if pre-scanning entire CfgVehicles config and then doing typeOf cursorTarget in classesList will execute faster, probably will

still forum Jul 29, 2018, 1:15 AM

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if you prescan for these isKindOf's then yeh

meager granite Jul 29, 2018, 1:15 AM

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Yeah that's what I meant

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Gonna test this now for heck of it

still forum Jul 29, 2018, 1:15 AM

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Recently found out that CfgVehicles config has fast lookup enabled

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Very few classes do. The others just iterate over all entries

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Although I thought they were all hashMaps.
But CfgVehicles has some special thingy to find entries faster

meager granite Jul 29, 2018, 1:16 AM

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PreloadConfig?

still forum Jul 29, 2018, 1:16 AM

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ye

meager granite Jul 29, 2018, 1:17 AM

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Yeah noticed that some time ago too

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Nope, in array is much much slower 0.00868ms vs 0.00180ms for triple isKindOf

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count classesList => 517

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Thought in array was quicker

still forum Jul 29, 2018, 1:29 AM

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I can immediately see that you have a Intel CPU 😄

meager granite Jul 29, 2018, 1:31 AM

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Yep, why? Does arma utilize multi-threading well for such searches?

still forum Jul 29, 2018, 1:33 AM

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no

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I don't yet know why. I guess better prediction and bigger cache

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I made a mod that replaced the interpreter. I think about 10x speedup on AMD. None on Intel because Intel was already at the edge

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I'm still on buldozer though. Dunno how newer AMD fares

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 2:37 AM

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Much better. Honestly i am tempted to start a kickstarter for a new pc for dedmen. It is sad to see someone competent wasting time on optimising for bulldozer µarch

queen cargo Jul 29, 2018, 3:05 AM

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Hah... Dedmen is fine with Bulldozer
The Latest AMD family May be better, but there should be no pressing issue with the Bulldozer Plattform yet
Hell... Even my phemom II still is doing fine! Just that I Start to feel that bottleneck in modern Applications more and more.. But that has to do with less optimized Apps

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 3:07 AM

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Well when i went from Phenom II to Skylake the jump in performance in ArmA was gigantic. Easily doubled or tripled fps in multiplayer. TOTALLY OFFTOPIC THO

meager granite Jul 29, 2018, 3:38 AM

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Being on worse hardware is a good stimulus to optimize your stuff well

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 3:41 AM

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Usually i would concur, i used to marvel at what people did with super cheap 8bit risc hardware and inline assembler. But the Bulldozer µarch is not just linerarly slower, it is simply a different (failed) approach that is now entirely irrelevant. I don't think it is worth optimising for it at all especially since even AMD moved much closer to intel's current approach. But then, i'm not an expert, i just pretend to be one on the internet occasionally.

meager granite Jul 29, 2018, 3:55 AM

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Well I meant not optimizing for it specifically, we're talking Arma here, meant trying to squeeze as much FPS out your scripts as possible.

queen cargo Jul 29, 2018, 4:10 AM

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Wich reminds me to do speed comparisons between arma and my sqf-vm implementation

meager heart Jul 29, 2018, 4:17 AM

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during a3 alpha friend of mine was playing on "toaster" with average 10-15 fps, so when he had somewhere close to 20 ish that was a sign that scripts are 👌 😃

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 4:40 AM

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You guys are about to make me read the code optimisation guide a 5th time.

snow pecan Jul 29, 2018, 5:12 AM

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You mean you cannot recite it from memory yet?

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 5:13 AM

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I think my brain has like 100kb of memory, tops.

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that's enough to remember 3 different script commands and the location of my coffee machine.

meager granite Jul 29, 2018, 5:27 AM

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100kb is a lot of text

fossil yew Jul 29, 2018, 6:18 AM

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A condition of unit presence defined in the editor - can it contain a variable expression and at what point in the initialization should those variables be set?

meager granite Jul 29, 2018, 6:47 AM

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"Condition of presence evaluated at the scenario start, must return boolean expression. When false, the object is not created at all."

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No idea myself. Just do a quick test, add diag_log in your init script and diag_log in condition field and see in RPT which gets called first?

meager heart Jul 29, 2018, 7:10 AM

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init field will be the first one

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probably most reliable way will be after time > 0🤔

fossil yew Jul 29, 2018, 7:13 AM

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Searched forums and it seems preInit functions need to be used to set those variables

meager heart Jul 29, 2018, 7:18 AM

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afaik objects are not initialized yet in preInit... so gl

digital jacinth Jul 29, 2018, 7:24 AM

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is there a way to retain player controll if you create a camera and switch to it? I want to make a custom third person cam for servers which have third person disabled.

meager granite Jul 29, 2018, 7:42 AM

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No

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You can issue commands like walking (playMove "WalkF", etc.) into direction to unit though

digital jacinth Jul 29, 2018, 7:44 AM

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hmm. The thing I needed it for is, I do have a playable dog and the camera position for it sucks pretty hard.

meager granite Jul 29, 2018, 7:49 AM

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Well I gues you might be able to simulate controls over dog like this, not sure how precise it will be though

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Best approach would be to have an addon that moves the camera properly

digital jacinth Jul 29, 2018, 7:50 AM

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hm i thought the camera is parented to either the head or the pelvis bone.

meager granite Jul 29, 2018, 7:53 AM

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Can't recall to where exactly, but there is camera offset array in vehicle config which you can change

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Oh actually, I've been looking into it just recently, it rotates around "zamerny" memory point

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Anyway, camera position offset from that point can be configured without touching the model

digital jacinth Jul 29, 2018, 7:55 AM

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hm. I guess i look into that at some point.

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right now i just add the base functions to the dog player

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you gotta be a good boy and sit down 😉

chilly wigeon Jul 29, 2018, 7:56 AM

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Which camera view are you trying to change? Third or first?

digital jacinth Jul 29, 2018, 7:56 AM

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first

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the server I am playing has third person disabled

meager granite Jul 29, 2018, 7:57 AM

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You can sort of emulate control by issuing movement commands after movement keys were pressed

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Not sure how usable or precise it will be though

digital jacinth Jul 29, 2018, 7:58 AM

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It will not be precise enough, the dog would be then an agent as well then, which i do not really want.

chilly wigeon Jul 29, 2018, 7:58 AM

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I assume you're using BI dogs models?

digital jacinth Jul 29, 2018, 7:58 AM

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I already have made dog agents and they are really finicky with the "run through solid objects" thing.

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yep

chilly wigeon Jul 29, 2018, 7:58 AM

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memoryPointPilot = "head"; in the vehicle config should fix first person iirc

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<- has spent far too much time working on playable dog stuff

digital jacinth Jul 29, 2018, 7:59 AM

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lol. yeah it is a thing many people want and I just make these for my oddball missions

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sane as basically any script beginning with the anomalies to the ragdolling one

chilly wigeon Jul 29, 2018, 8:00 AM

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It's super possible to build out as unit based off CAManBase but there's some issues with it

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Mostly no damage hitpoints

meager heart Jul 29, 2018, 8:01 AM

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diwako, check kk's comment there > https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/switchCamera 😃

chilly wigeon Jul 29, 2018, 8:01 AM

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You can give it throw and put weapons though, and if you're using ACE the dog can then pickup grenade objects like chemlights via ACE advanced throwing

digital jacinth Jul 29, 2018, 8:02 AM

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ooooooooh

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switchcamera, i forgot about that command!

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I used that one in one of my spooky mission where you suddenly are in someone else's body for like a split second.

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or something similar

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ayyy, that works

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tho it will most likely require PIP enabled

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or actually, no this whoudl work without

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That works better then expected, only that the attach to cannot keep up.
https://streamable.com/39x72

This scene had over 300 fps and video was recorded in 60 fps

gray geode Jul 29, 2018, 8:24 AM

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noice 1 m8

digital jacinth Jul 29, 2018, 8:25 AM

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attaching the camera to the head at 0,0,0 was a bad idea already
https://i.imgur.com/fidWxHE.png

meager granite Jul 29, 2018, 8:26 AM

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Hm, I forgot that you can still control yourself when switching camera to another entity 🤔

digital jacinth Jul 29, 2018, 8:26 AM

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don't worry about it. I also forgot about that command

digital jacinth Jul 29, 2018, 8:55 AM

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another interesting issue now is, I wanted to make the dog be able to leap forward. I noticed the velocity i set is only applied at one frame and the dog it self will just stand there doing nothing

player setVelocityModelSpace [0, 10, 10000000];

not even this makes the dog do anything.

meager heart Jul 29, 2018, 9:04 AM

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maybe addForce 🤔

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(will looks horrible 😄)

digital jacinth Jul 29, 2018, 9:07 AM

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nope

limpid pewter Jul 29, 2018, 10:07 AM

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Anyone know why this dialog and its controls (https://hastebin.com/vocimokoca.cpp) don't retain the correct size and position when the resolution/aspect ratio changes?
I am using safezone for sizing and position, which i thought meant that it would adjust the position correctly no matter what aspect ratio, but some of the controls are still a bit off. My theory is that there is small area on the screen in which this is true and if the dialog goes outside this area (when using safezone) it all goes to shit. Am i on the right track or way off?

strong shard Jul 29, 2018, 10:20 AM

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@limpid pewter inside group positions is relative to group-control

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@limpid pewter and safezone for entire screen, if you need 25% from group-control you need use group-control size instead

limpid pewter Jul 29, 2018, 10:22 AM

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Hmm.. But the control group is also using safezone. Shouldn't that mean that its child controls follow the same sizing? or do you mean because the children controls are relative to the control group and not the rest of the display, it doesn't notice the change in aspect ratio?

strong shard Jul 29, 2018, 10:22 AM

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@limpid pewter [0,0] inside group = top-left corner

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@limpid pewter and bot-right corner = [w, h] of this control

limpid pewter Jul 29, 2018, 10:24 AM

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ok, makes sense

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So it should look more like this: https://hastebin.com/xoboqicuqo.cpp
Where all child controls don't use the safezone constants, but rather use sizing and positioning values relative to the control group

strong shard Jul 29, 2018, 10:28 AM

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@limpid pewter x = “X * groupW”; y = “Y * groupH”; w = “W * groupW”...

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@limpid pewter replace groupW/H with w and h from group-control

limpid pewter Jul 29, 2018, 10:29 AM

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Yeah ok, i will give that a go. Thanks for the help

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GUis are not my forte` haha

quasi rover Jul 29, 2018, 10:32 AM

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Is it possible to pass cursorTarget as addAction argument?
player addAction ["test", {call ciy_fnc_drag;}, [cursorTarget],1,false,false,"","blabla... "];

strong shard Jul 29, 2018, 10:33 AM

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@quasi rover use it inside action-code

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@quasi rover not in arguments

quasi rover Jul 29, 2018, 10:34 AM

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You mean, fn_drag.sqf: _obj = cursorTarget; ?

strong shard Jul 29, 2018, 10:36 AM

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{[cursorObject] call ciy_fnc_drag}

quasi rover Jul 29, 2018, 10:36 AM

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thx.

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then the [cursorObject] is _this select 0 or _this select 3 ?

strong shard Jul 29, 2018, 10:46 AM

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0

limpid pewter Jul 29, 2018, 11:10 AM

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@strong shard Multiplying everything by the height and width of the control group didn't work unfortunately (sorta). But your other advice about the child controls being positioned and size relative to the group helped alot. In the GUI editor i moved the control group to position 0,0 (using safezone), then using absolute value i placed the rscStructuredText controls to the position i wanted them in, and it worked :D.
Essentially i just got the size and position in absolute values relative to the group and used that.

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Thanks Mate 😃

forest ore Jul 29, 2018, 11:28 AM

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I'd say that this should remove all items from AI's (though not only AI but any soldier that is of type "Man" so players too) inventory upon getting killed but it doesn't:

        params["_killed"];

        if (_killed isKindOf "Man") then {
                removeAllAssignedItems _killed;
                removeAllItems _killed;
                };
}];```What am I  missing here?

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 11:42 AM

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First you're missing a proper error description. What actually happens? Nothing? Script errors? Some items not being deleted?

forest ore Jul 29, 2018, 11:43 AM

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in that form the script doesn't give any errors and also no items get removed when I as a player kill an AI
(so nothing really happens)

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 11:44 AM

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you have script errors turned on? so you usually see your script errors?

forest ore Jul 29, 2018, 11:45 AM

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I'm testing the script on a dedicated server for which I have a console open at all times so that I get to read the mission output constantly

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 11:45 AM

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did you check if your if condition actually turns true?

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_removeItems = addMissionEventHandler ["EntityKilled", {
        params["_killed"];

        if (_killed isKindOf "Man") then {
                systemChat "true";
                removeAllAssignedItems _killed;
                removeAllItems _killed;
                };
}];

forest ore Jul 29, 2018, 11:51 AM

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tested just now and there was no true being output to systemChat so apparently it doesn't (turn true). Uhh, whyy

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 11:52 AM

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what's inside _killed?

forest ore Jul 29, 2018, 11:53 AM

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Apologies, I don't understand what you are asking

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 11:53 AM

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try that

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_removeItems = addMissionEventHandler ["EntityKilled", {
        params["_killed"];
        systemChat format ["_killed: %1", _killed];
        if (_killed isKindOf "Man") then {
                systemChat "true";
                removeAllAssignedItems _killed;
                removeAllItems _killed;
                };
}];

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either there is nothing inside your _killed var, or it is not of type Man

forest ore Jul 29, 2018, 12:08 PM

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no results by adding systemChat format ["_killed: %1", _killed]; in the mix. I mean, the game did not output anything in the systemChat when I killed an AI

tough abyss Jul 29, 2018, 12:09 PM

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Both commands take local argument, is _killed local?

forest ore Jul 29, 2018, 12:10 PM

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yes

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or, should be afaik

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 12:12 PM

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the whole bit of code you posted isn't being executed. otherwise you would see "_killed: any" in chat at least.

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either you're adding that code in the wrong spot (server/client locality) or your eventhandler is wrong. I'm not terribly experienced with EventHandlers.

forest ore Jul 29, 2018, 12:14 PM

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If I add a deliberate error in the script (removed the last }]) I get an error so it "should" be exectued

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but that I don't know if the script executes correctly when someone kills someone

meager heart Jul 29, 2018, 12:16 PM

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btw CAManBase < do not includes rabbits and 🐍 😃

forest ore Jul 29, 2018, 12:20 PM

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Thanks for the tip sldt1ck 😄

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how can an AI soldier be something else than typeOf "Man" and/or "CAManBase" unless one has deliberately changed the type to be something else (can such thing even be done)

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 12:24 PM

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that's not your problem

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your "typeOf" is never evaluated

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i think.

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try:

_removeItems = addMissionEventHandler ["EntityKilled", {
        params["_killed"];
        diag_log format ["_killed: %1", _killed];
        if (_killed isKindOf "Man") then {
                diag_log "true";
                removeAllAssignedItems _killed;
                removeAllItems _killed;
                };
}];

indigo snow Jul 29, 2018, 12:29 PM

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This might also be a good moment to check if the EH is applied at all

forest ore Jul 29, 2018, 12:30 PM

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this came now with diag_log immediately after killing an AI soldier

15:29:31 "true"
15:29:32 "_killed: cc7a3000# 1030699: dummyweapon.p3d REMOTE"

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 12:30 PM

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ah.

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everything i said previously was rubbish. i now say the opposite: your EH works and your commands to remove the items do not work.

forest ore Jul 29, 2018, 12:33 PM

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I at least can't come up with anything else than

removeAllItems _killed;```but I bet there a million other ways to script and make the item removal work

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 12:33 PM

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

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Removes all special items from the unit.

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special items? that sounds like toolbelt items or something

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probably ignores weapons and magazines or something 😄

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

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

forest ore Jul 29, 2018, 12:34 PM

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removeAllItems should at least remove compass, watch and map. Maybe even FirstAidKit. No?

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 12:35 PM

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http://arma3scriptingtutorials.blogspot.com/2013/06/remove-clothing-gear-and-weapons-from.html

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Remove Everything and make blank slate:
removeHeadgear this:
removeGoggles this;
removeVest this;
removeBackpack this;
removeUniform this;
removeAllWeapons this:
removeAllAssignedItems this;

forest ore Jul 29, 2018, 12:36 PM

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I have that removeAllAssignedItems covered but no, nothing gets removed

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 12:38 PM

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i just did

removeHeadgear player;
removeGoggles player;
removeVest player;
removeBackpack player;
removeUniform player;
removeAllWeapons player;
removeAllAssignedItems player;

and now i'm buttnaked.

forest ore Jul 29, 2018, 12:39 PM

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sure sure I bet you are :D
But using player does not remove stuff from _killed AI

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 12:41 PM

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Could it be that once the entity is killed, it stops being a unit you can remove gear from with those commands, but rather turns into a groundweaponholder or something?

forest ore Jul 29, 2018, 12:42 PM

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I'd hope it would not be so.. but probably is. Would have been more nice if this had been an easy thing to achieve

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 12:44 PM

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15:29:32 "_killed: cc7a3000# 1030699: dummyweapon.p3d REMOTE"

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that looks weird.

forest ore Jul 29, 2018, 12:52 PM

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can confirm further that the script works with removeAllContainers _killed;With that the killed soldier loses its uniform + all the containers it has (backpacks, vests)

tiny wadi Jul 29, 2018, 2:22 PM

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Does anyone know where I could find the original arma 3 inventory scripts?

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I want to modify the inventory display and add a few custom options

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Ive got the display done, just need to code it now. Wanted to see if I could hook it in with the default scripts before making my own

tame portal Jul 29, 2018, 2:33 PM

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@tiny wadi As far as I know logic wise it's pretty much hardcoded into the engine, but the displays are changeable

tiny wadi Jul 29, 2018, 2:37 PM

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ah

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welp time to make some event handlers

digital jacinth Jul 29, 2018, 2:55 PM

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What is an efficient way to get any unit in a 45° cone in front of you. Right now i am using lineIntersetsSurfaces, but that is just riiight infront of me

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private _res = lineIntersectsSurfaces [
                AGLToASL positionCameraToWorld [0,0,0], 
                AGLToASL positionCameraToWorld [0,0,10], 
                player,
                objNull,
                true,
                1
                // "GEOM",
                // "NONE"
                ] select 0;

still forum Jul 29, 2018, 3:12 PM

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get all units. Get their position. get your position and view direction. And Math.

tough abyss Jul 29, 2018, 3:20 PM

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Try forEach allUnits inPolygon

digital jacinth Jul 29, 2018, 3:21 PM

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i was thinking about attaching a trigger infront and see what is in the list of it.

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it is an action which could go each second

still forum Jul 29, 2018, 3:23 PM

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inAreaArray?
You can make a rectangle rotated 45° so you get All units in there
Like this: https://s.sqf.ovh/Discord_2018-07-29_17-23-29.png

digital jacinth Jul 29, 2018, 3:24 PM

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yeah, i was thinking about something like this.

tough abyss Jul 29, 2018, 3:25 PM

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That would be 90 degree cone

digital jacinth Jul 29, 2018, 3:26 PM

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that is fine with me, internally I do a distance check anyways, so the upper part is not counted in anyways

strong shard Jul 29, 2018, 3:33 PM

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allUnits select { _dir = (player getRelDir _x); (_dir <= 45) || (_dir >= 315); }

still forum Jul 29, 2018, 3:33 PM

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That's just a check if the unit is northwards of player

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Or was that getDir?

strong shard Jul 29, 2018, 3:34 PM

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@still forum getRelDir not getDir

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

still forum Jul 29, 2018, 3:35 PM

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Ah yeah. That would work. But not very performance effective

digital jacinth Jul 29, 2018, 3:39 PM

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private _pos = player modelToWorld [0,2,-1];
private _units = (allUnits - [player]) inAreaArray [_pos, 2, 2, (getdir player) + 45, true, 3];
private _target = objNull;
{
    if(alive _x && (_x isKindOf "CAManBase") && {((_x distance player) < 2.5)}) exitWith {
        _target = _x;
    };
    false
} count _units;

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that is what i got now, it works so far

tough abyss Jul 29, 2018, 3:43 PM

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allUnits are all alive and of CAManBase by default

digital jacinth Jul 29, 2018, 3:43 PM

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ah, tho nope not the second

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right now my player unit is a dog

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till shows up in allUnits

tough abyss Jul 29, 2018, 3:51 PM

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Are you remote controlling the dog?

digital jacinth Jul 29, 2018, 3:51 PM

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nope

tough abyss Jul 29, 2018, 3:54 PM

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selectPlayer dog?

digital jacinth Jul 29, 2018, 3:54 PM

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yep

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tho i called it selectPlayer doggo; because i am a degenerate

tough abyss Jul 29, 2018, 3:55 PM

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Yeah, then player will be in allUnits as a dog

lusty canyon Jul 29, 2018, 3:57 PM

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i have a player respawn EH that is running twice, how do i stop it from duplicating ?

tough abyss Jul 29, 2018, 4:03 PM

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Still it would probably be more efficient subtract player dog object before the loop like you did with player than check type each iteration

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 4:11 PM

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Is 40 lines of code + 20 lines of log above the "you'll get murdered for posting it directly into the channel" limit?

snow pecan Jul 29, 2018, 4:17 PM

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if in doubt use pastebin or equivalent

tame portal Jul 29, 2018, 4:25 PM

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Don't worry there have been so many 9999 character messages already without any code tags or anything, but anything above 30 lines I'd drop in paste or hastebin aswell

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Does your code take dead ends into consideration?

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Sometimes on a regular road two road segments don't report each other being connected

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 4:34 PM

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not yet, but i tried a lot of different spots and the code always behaves the same

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The roads are actually connected, that is not the issue.

warm shell Jul 29, 2018, 4:38 PM

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kind of a stupid question, but I'm trying to pull what type of man a player is currently playing as (such as B_Soldier_F), what's the command to do this?

tame portal Jul 29, 2018, 4:38 PM

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@warm shell with typeOf you can get the class name

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typeOf player

warm shell Jul 29, 2018, 4:39 PM

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alright, thanks

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I was looking under get* at BIS wiki

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hmmmm, so I'm trying to make a player's loadout reset to the base loadout of the unit they're playing as when they respawn

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so I made an onPlayerRespawn.sqf in the mission file

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and in that I put

_playerCurrentClass = typeOf player;
_standardLoadout = getUnitLoadout _playerCurrentClass;
setUnitLoadout player _standardLoadout;

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doesn't seem to work though

still forum Jul 29, 2018, 4:47 PM

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setUnitLoadout player _standardLoadout; what's that supposed to be? That's a syntax error

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

warm shell Jul 29, 2018, 4:49 PM

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wew

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thanks

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nice catch

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yeah, it works, thanks for the help all

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 4:52 PM

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hnnng i found my error.

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i didn't check if the currently processed road isn't the _dir_road as well

peak plover Jul 29, 2018, 4:57 PM

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getMissionlayers - cannot be found on biki

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https://i.imgur.com/b6tVDgm.jpg

tame portal Jul 29, 2018, 5:00 PM

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@waxen tide Did you delete your messages?

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 5:01 PM

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yeah i don't want someone to crawl thru my bullshit for an error i already found.

tame portal Jul 29, 2018, 5:02 PM

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Was just about to do it :P

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 5:02 PM

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Well thank you, that would have been very nice of you.

still forum Jul 29, 2018, 5:02 PM

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@peak plover The description for that seems wrong

peak plover Jul 29, 2018, 5:02 PM

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yes

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Seems like it's got the default description

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It returns an array containing all layer names

still forum Jul 29, 2018, 5:03 PM

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I'll check which commands are missing when 1.84 is out

peak plover Jul 29, 2018, 5:03 PM

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https://i.imgur.com/erNWhBk.jpg

brave jungle Jul 29, 2018, 5:13 PM

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Hey, in regards to https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_showRespawnMenu
How would one actually make this work? I've tried to use it, but the respawn button doesn't work :/

meager heart Jul 29, 2018, 7:29 PM

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probably you will need respawn templates class in description.ext... and position

brave jungle Jul 29, 2018, 7:29 PM

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Yep all present

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It works normally, but using the function to open the menu, for some reason, makes the button clickable, but it does nothing

meager heart Jul 29, 2018, 7:31 PM

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hmm

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what about > openMap [true, true]; ?

brave jungle Jul 29, 2018, 7:32 PM

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It opens, then I can't esc it

meager heart Jul 29, 2018, 7:32 PM

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yep

brave jungle Jul 29, 2018, 7:32 PM

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have to use flush

meager heart Jul 29, 2018, 7:33 PM

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lol

brave jungle Jul 29, 2018, 7:33 PM

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😃

meager heart Jul 29, 2018, 7:33 PM

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what is task there ?

brave jungle Jul 29, 2018, 7:33 PM

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where?

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oh to open it?

meager heart Jul 29, 2018, 7:33 PM

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you open that menu ? when ?

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what for ?

brave jungle Jul 29, 2018, 7:34 PM

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Loading startup for JIP players, but then I want the respawn screen to be present after it. I've got it currently killing them but I feel it's too messy killing them afterwards

meager heart Jul 29, 2018, 7:35 PM

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Loading startup for JIP players
that is some scripts/intro things ?

brave jungle Jul 29, 2018, 7:35 PM

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Yeah

meager heart Jul 29, 2018, 7:40 PM

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titleCut ["", "BLACK FADED", 10e10]; > waitUntil {visibleMap};> openMap [false, false]; > "Loading startup for JIP players"> openMap [true, true]; < i have something like that in one mission

brave jungle Jul 29, 2018, 7:41 PM

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but then how would the respawn menu load?

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well

meager heart Jul 29, 2018, 7:42 PM

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yep

brave jungle Jul 29, 2018, 7:42 PM

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I say load

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Work*

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https://imgur.com/a/K8e8L2Z
This is my problem

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I can spam the respawn button

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but nothing :c

fierce ingot Jul 29, 2018, 7:45 PM

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Noob question here, how do you execute scripts outside of a mission folder

brave jungle Jul 29, 2018, 7:46 PM

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debug console

fierce ingot Jul 29, 2018, 7:46 PM

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throught execVM right? how do i call it outside the mission folder though

tiny wadi Jul 29, 2018, 7:46 PM

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you can use a PBO

fierce ingot Jul 29, 2018, 7:46 PM

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some guy called an ogg. that spooked me

tiny wadi Jul 29, 2018, 7:47 PM

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and run \mypbo\functions\myfunction.sqf

brave jungle Jul 29, 2018, 7:47 PM

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oh I read that question wrong hahha

tiny wadi Jul 29, 2018, 7:47 PM

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or if its the server you can run scripts from the server directory

fierce ingot Jul 29, 2018, 7:48 PM

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say i am running master zeus, would i still be able to use mypbo

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can't find the mission file in documents

still forum Jul 29, 2018, 7:53 PM

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or if its the server you can run scripts from the server directory with filePatching enabled

brave jungle Jul 29, 2018, 7:54 PM

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@meager heart The function seems to be broken, or atleast others say that too, gonna create a bug thing for it

fierce ingot Jul 29, 2018, 7:55 PM

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no way to do it via listen server then i'd assume

fierce ingot Jul 29, 2018, 8:10 PM

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So if i run file patching

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is it possible to deposit scripts into the game's directory?

still forum Jul 29, 2018, 8:14 PM

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yes

meager heart Jul 29, 2018, 8:15 PM

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looks like you have problem with respawn position, not with the menu

[player, [worldSize /2, worldSize /2, 0], "Test position"] call BIS_fnc_addRespawnPosition;
```try this ^ (and don't use modules for respawns)

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@brave jungle

brave jungle Jul 29, 2018, 8:15 PM

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Well even so, there is a problem in there somewhere

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i'll go try now

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@meager heart Didn't work

meager heart Jul 29, 2018, 8:25 PM

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🤔

fierce ingot Jul 29, 2018, 8:29 PM

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odd, i made a subfolder named Scripts in arma 3's directory and ran an execvm Scripts\Subfolder\test.sqf and it said it was not found

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did it in listen server with filepatching on

tough abyss Jul 29, 2018, 8:42 PM

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What does isFilePatchingEnabled return?

still forum Jul 29, 2018, 8:47 PM

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Whether FilePatching is Enabled

winter rose Jul 29, 2018, 8:48 PM

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^^

gleaming cedar Jul 29, 2018, 8:48 PM

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Anyone know how to make a sleeping script

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Or animation

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Or if there is already a script for that?

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Just when you click sleep it goes into an sleeping animation

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only that

still forum Jul 29, 2018, 8:48 PM

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playMove. Done.

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Just need to find the animation

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you can use the animation viewer in the debug console for that

gleaming oyster Jul 29, 2018, 8:49 PM

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or, playMoveNowOrElse

gleaming cedar Jul 29, 2018, 8:51 PM

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this addAction ["sleep", {jan1 switchMove "Acts_SittingWounded_loop"}];

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When I do thid

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this

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It goes into animation

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But then after 1 second it goes to just prone

still forum Jul 29, 2018, 8:53 PM

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On a AI?

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did you try actually doing what we said?

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playMove/playMoveNow?

gleaming cedar Jul 29, 2018, 9:19 PM

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I tried playmove

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My person just stands still

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 9:39 PM

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I need an idea how to approach a problem. I've been tinkering with it for a week now and i've tried 20+ things and scrapped them. I'm trying to find spots inbetween cities for roadblocks that aren't on sideroads, deadends etc but rather on the important main roads. It seemed like an easy problem but i'm really struggling. Do not need code, just the right idea.

inner swallow Jul 29, 2018, 9:45 PM

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i don't have an idea for you, but would be nice to know the main stuff that you've already tried out, so that people don't end up suggesting those same things again. Also which map are you doing this on? I've heard the Altis road network is just way better defined than Malden or Tanoa, for example.

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 9:55 PM

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I'm trying to keep it map independent, but i've mainly focused on Deniland for now. Altis is much harder because a lot more irrelevant small side roads in cities, Deniland has a lot of cities that are just 2 rows of houses next to the road.

tough abyss Jul 29, 2018, 10:07 PM

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Maybe check bounding box for road segment, main roads seems to be wider

tame portal Jul 29, 2018, 10:09 PM

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I think bounding box doesn't work, but I believe going to the side of the road on one end and always measuring "isOnRoad" or whatever the command is called can reveal how wide the road actually is

waxen tide Jul 29, 2018, 10:19 PM

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That's something i didn't try yet.

tame portal Jul 29, 2018, 10:55 PM

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I just remember me having the same problem and ending up with such a solution 😛

sweet ridge Jul 29, 2018, 11:06 PM

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just a quick question but is it possiable to create a script that turns an object like a barrel into an explosive prop?

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so you shoot it and it explodes

gleaming oyster Jul 29, 2018, 11:06 PM

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Yes.

sweet ridge Jul 29, 2018, 11:10 PM

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how would one go about this

gleaming oyster Jul 29, 2018, 11:10 PM

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hit eh or something that detects hit events. Replace barrel with explosion. Bam.

tough abyss Jul 29, 2018, 11:11 PM

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Flexible Fuel Tank both Forest and Sand explode when you shoot at them

meager heart Jul 30, 2018, 12:35 AM

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script handle will become scriptNull after scriptDone right ? 🤔

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oh nvm... yes about ^ question... if something

noble pond Jul 30, 2018, 1:21 AM

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why wouldn't it?

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theres no reason for it to exist any longer after it has finished

meager heart Jul 30, 2018, 1:34 AM

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yeah, probably it's time for sleeps and not for scripts here

still forum Jul 30, 2018, 6:40 AM

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@noble pond theres no reason for it to exist any longer after it has finished
scriptDone command. How is it supposed to check if the script is done if the handle doesn't exist anymore?
Or might aswell be that scriptDone is a completly useless command because it is just a isNull that only accepts a specific type..
That would be dumb. But we know Arma I guess.
But that means scriptDone would return true for scripts that never even existed and never ran. Which is also dumb.

waxen tide Jul 30, 2018, 7:50 AM

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I just tested it. If the script handle was never defined, scriptDone returns bool If the script handle was defined, but isn't done, it returns false and once the script is done, it returns bool again.

tough abyss Jul 30, 2018, 7:57 AM

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Does anyone know how to use the unconscious param for addaction as listed on wiki?

still forum Jul 30, 2018, 8:10 AM

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You put either true or false there.

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Don't understand the question.

tough abyss Jul 30, 2018, 8:21 AM

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I mean do I have to put all those other params to use the unconscious param?

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I have no idea what those other params are even for, I just need to check if someones unconscious, figured use the one built into the thing

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object addAction [title, script, arguments, priority, showWindow, hideOnUse, shortcut, condition, radius, unconscious, selection, memoryPoint]```

still forum Jul 30, 2018, 8:22 AM

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yes you need to pass all parameters to be able to use that

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction see example 4

tough abyss Jul 30, 2018, 8:24 AM

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Hmm

quasi rover Jul 30, 2018, 8:27 AM

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findEmptyPosition search a suitable position between minDist. and max Dist? So, minDist. < a suitable Pos. < max Dist ?
center findEmptyPosition [minDistance, maxDistance, vehicleType]
By the way, why my return value is so close to center? _spawnPos = (getposatl _veh) findEmptyPosition[20,50,"O_SAM_SYSTEM_04_F"]; 🤔

tough abyss Jul 30, 2018, 8:27 AM

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think i got it fam ty @still forum

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Trying to hook a addaction that consumes a fak and preforms a healing animation to the vanilla revive system, hoping that works

compact maple Jul 30, 2018, 8:32 AM

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@quasi rover maybe because that the only empty position available ?

quasi rover Jul 30, 2018, 8:34 AM

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but, When I see the map at the location, there is lots of empty area.

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and even center Pos. < return Pos. < min Dist.

still forum Jul 30, 2018, 8:35 AM

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If only available position is smaller than minDistance it shouldn't return the position. As it's not "valid"

meager heart Jul 30, 2018, 8:40 AM

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about scriptDone and scriptNull i was doing some ui/camera things with animations scripts, to make sure that the same script not running multiple times while i'm waiting for scriptDone did used just isNull _handle... so my stupid question was more related to 🛏 rather than scripting issues 😃

waxen tide Jul 30, 2018, 8:55 AM

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You're telling me my 30 second test was WASTED because you made a JOKE?

meager heart Jul 30, 2018, 8:56 AM

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😄

compact maple Jul 30, 2018, 9:00 AM

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tactital plankton https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_effectPlankton

meager heart Jul 30, 2018, 9:10 AM

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was particle class for that ^

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"PlanktonEffect" < this one

compact maple Jul 30, 2018, 9:20 AM

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i clicked on that random page link and i found that func, but i didnt know how to spawn it 😃

meager heart Jul 30, 2018, 9:22 AM

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with createVehicleLocal

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private _tacticoolPlancton = "#particlesource" createVehicleLocal _position;
_tacticoolPlancton setParticleClass "PlanktonEffect";

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Plancton vs Plankton 🤔

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plancton < french version of the plankton 😃

compact maple Jul 30, 2018, 9:30 AM

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eheh thanks

tough abyss Jul 30, 2018, 9:32 AM

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You can use lifeState to check if someone is unconscious, addAction param only controls visibility of this user action for unconscious player

compact maple Jul 30, 2018, 9:33 AM

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you should tag him

still forum Jul 30, 2018, 10:15 AM

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Does Arma have a function to compare strings? To return whether one string is smaller, equal, bigger when sorted.
For example
"ab" compare "ba" would return -1. Because a is smaller than b
And "ba" compare "ab" would return 1 because it's bigger.
Something like that probably doesn't exist right?

austere granite Jul 30, 2018, 10:17 AM

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no

still forum Jul 30, 2018, 10:18 AM

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K. I'll make one then. Spaceship operator
"ba" <=> "ab" and _numberX <=> _numberY and more 😄

peak plover Jul 30, 2018, 10:32 AM

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what does <=> do ?

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-1 if smaller 0 if equal 1 if bigger?

still forum Jul 30, 2018, 10:33 AM

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yeah

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only really useable for string,number,bool though.
And I found out I only really need STRING < STRING which I already made previously

peak plover Jul 30, 2018, 10:35 AM

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== doesn't work with string, rite/

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?

still forum Jul 30, 2018, 10:35 AM

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it does

peak plover Jul 30, 2018, 10:36 AM

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!= as well?

still forum Jul 30, 2018, 10:36 AM

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Yeees...

peak plover Jul 30, 2018, 10:36 AM

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ohh

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it was arrays

still forum Jul 30, 2018, 10:46 AM

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_arrayOfStrings = _arrayOfStrings sort true;
private _index = _arrayOfStrings binaryFind _needle;

_arrayOfNumbers = _arrayOfNumbers sort true;
private _index = _arrayOfNumbers binaryFind _needle;

_arrayOfAnything = _arrayOfAnything sort true;
private _index = _arrayOfAnything binaryFind {_this < _needle};

I made dis today. Dis nice.

peak plover Jul 30, 2018, 10:47 AM

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What do you mean

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is this intercept

still forum Jul 30, 2018, 10:50 AM

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yes. Dis intercept. As always

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wanted a faster find that's not O(N)

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This is good for finding the index of a value in huge arrays. Like CBA hashes for example.

fierce ingot Jul 30, 2018, 12:15 PM

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Dedmen, what does execVM search for besides the mission folder?

noble pond Jul 30, 2018, 12:39 PM

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it doesn't search anything other than root mission folder unless you tell it to @fierce ingot

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but it is capable of looking in any folder inside the mission that you want, I believe it can also look inside mod folders too

fierce ingot Jul 30, 2018, 1:11 PM

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Some where referring about file patching

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that apparently allows you to load external scripts outside the mission folder

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Do you by any chance know how to?

still forum Jul 30, 2018, 1:17 PM

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@noble pond please don't lie

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it searches everything in Arma's internal filesystem.

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Addon PBO's same as mission files.

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atleast for the stuff i use. filePatching requires the file to exist in the same path inside a pbo. But it will load from your Arma directory instead of using the file from the pbo.
But if the file isn't there in some pbo somewhere it still errors.

waxen tide Jul 30, 2018, 1:18 PM

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It once executed a script i had on a 3,5" floppy disc that wasn't even in the drive, just lying on my table next to the pc.

vernal mural Jul 30, 2018, 4:42 PM

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@waxen tide as long as it works...

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https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/blob/master/addons/medical/functions/fnc_addUnconsciousCondition.sqf

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I wonder if the boolean returned is "true" for "stay unconscious miserable human carpet" or "true" for "I order you to stand up and fight" ?

digital jacinth Jul 30, 2018, 5:00 PM

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@vernal mural https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/blob/2bde515aaaf974b77c50d5b71ae54ff08958f5b5/addons/medical/XEH_postInit.sqf#L291

if it returns true you are put put into unconsciousness

vernal mural Jul 30, 2018, 5:03 PM

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Okay, so if I add an unconscious condition containing only {true} and then I call setUnconscious on a unit, now my unit will be forever unconscious and will have no way to wake up. Right ?

digital jacinth Jul 30, 2018, 5:04 PM

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it will add it to a global variable which is ther for ALL units on that machine including the player

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are you using basic medical or advanced?

unborn ether Jul 30, 2018, 5:06 PM

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Can anyone remind me which control can play video and how?

still forum Jul 30, 2018, 5:06 PM

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BIS_fnc_playVideo

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that should contain the name of the display

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combine that with AiO config and done

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I think it's a special video control

unborn ether Jul 30, 2018, 5:07 PM

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Aw damn thanks.

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Now just got curious, default Arma menu videos (middle ones) are visually tied to a findDisplay 0 but there is no specific display argument in function? Want to see that function 😄

vernal mural Jul 30, 2018, 5:12 PM

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@digital jacinth I use advanced medical of course 😉 but nevermind, I was working on (aka messing with) a proof-of-concept that I succeeded to do. Now, it is gonna sleep deep in my hard-drive for centuries until I find something useful to do with it.

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Like dozens of proof-of-concept I produce each month

digital jacinth Jul 30, 2018, 5:14 PM

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tbh you should not let your proof of concepts sleep on your harddrive, I push most of mine to github and let them rot there

unborn ether Jul 30, 2018, 5:17 PM

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Im usually paranoid, I do store my local git repo on SSD which is copied to my other drive and also copied to my external linux DS.

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Top kek

dusk sage Jul 30, 2018, 5:34 PM

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Why don't you write it on paper and store it in a lock box while you're there

gleaming cedar Jul 30, 2018, 6:09 PM

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Guys I have a portable light. I want it to not move but when I do enablesimulation is goes off. How can I stop a light from moving while still beeing turned on?

austere hawk Jul 30, 2018, 6:15 PM

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is it turning off because its daylight?

gleaming cedar Jul 30, 2018, 6:17 PM

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No

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Because enablesimulation

digital jacinth Jul 30, 2018, 6:22 PM

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you sure it does not break/has damage set to 1?

gleaming cedar Jul 30, 2018, 6:27 PM

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No i can try allowdamage

quasi rover Jul 30, 2018, 6:54 PM

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Are these the same meaning?
!(side cursorTarget == civilian) (side cursorTarget != civilian)

minor lance Jul 30, 2018, 7:29 PM

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Anyone knows the cause of this being spammed on my rpt? (Client) 21:25:00 Object id 94453489 (1161) not found in slot 166,162 21:25:00 In last 3000 miliseconds was lost another 1997 these messages. 21:25:00 Link cannot be resolved 21:25:00 In last 3000 miliseconds was lost another 1997 these messages. 21:25:03 Object id 94453489 (1161) not found in slot 166,162 21:25:03 In last 3000 miliseconds was lost another 1997 these messages. 21:25:03 Link cannot be resolved 21:25:03 In last 3000 miliseconds was lost another 1997 these messages. 21:25:06 Object id 94254cb7 (1207) not found in slot 169,161 21:25:06 In last 3000 miliseconds was lost another 2069 these messages. 21:25:06 Link cannot be resolved 21:25:06 In last 3000 miliseconds was lost another 2069 these messages. 21:25:09 Object id 8d250d18 (1304) not found in slot 161,105 21:25:09 In last 3000 miliseconds was lost another 2279 these messages. 21:25:09 Link cannot be resolved 21:25:09 In last 3000 miliseconds was lost another 2279 these messages. 21:25:09 Warning Message: Sound debug not found 21:25:10 Warning Message: Sound debug not found

vernal mural Jul 30, 2018, 7:45 PM

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

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type: String - usually "EmptyDetector"

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Do we have to understand "because BIS", or is there any other usable types ?

cold pebble Jul 30, 2018, 8:22 PM

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@quasi rover yes

quasi rover Jul 30, 2018, 8:22 PM

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thx

cold pebble Jul 30, 2018, 8:24 PM

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@vernal mural ```
The type must be a class name in CfgNonAIVehicles or CfgVehicles with simulation = detector.

vernal mural Jul 30, 2018, 8:26 PM

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Oh I see. Basically, there is only one vehicle configured with a detector simulation, and it is EmptyDetector. Alright, thanks

cold pebble Jul 30, 2018, 8:28 PM

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😃

snow pecan Jul 30, 2018, 9:56 PM

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@still forum do you have performance comparisons for binaryfind?

still forum Jul 30, 2018, 9:57 PM

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no. Wrote that at work where I don't have Arma. Maybe i find (heh.. find...) time tomorrow to test.

snow pecan Jul 30, 2018, 9:57 PM

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I'm interested

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was half tempted to write an SQF-expansion library using intercept

still forum Jul 30, 2018, 9:58 PM

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That's what intercept-cba is already supposed to be

snow pecan Jul 30, 2018, 9:58 PM

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I wasn't aware that was something in the works

still forum Jul 30, 2018, 9:59 PM

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https://github.com/dedmen/Intercept_CBA/tree/master/src/SQFExtension
Also has keybinding support with direct access to joystick buttons. Which was the first thing that got added. Wanted CBA to be able to bind joystick keys

snow pecan Jul 30, 2018, 10:02 PM

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👍

lucid junco Jul 30, 2018, 10:47 PM

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hi, do someone know how to stop showing of distance on task destination marker?

tame portal Jul 30, 2018, 10:59 PM

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@still forum sure you don't wanna join Bohemia?

noble pond Jul 31, 2018, 12:49 AM

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@minor lance Is it just when you connect to a specific server? or does it spam it everywhere (even sp?). Are you on linux or windows?

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Apparently doing integrity check can get rid of link can't be resolved rpt spam

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nobody except BIS really knows what any of the gibberish is, or what its connected to. I'd guess it has something to do with packets getting dropped because of either bad configuration on the server end or slow internet on your end

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-noLogs is best thing to do if it is literally filling up your hard drive every 5 minutes, that will stop it from writing anything at all into the rpt file, beyond some very simple startup information

exotic tinsel Jul 31, 2018, 1:48 AM

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how would i go about creating a function on a client from a server side addon? by that i mean how do i remoteExec it to the the client so the client can call it locally.

noble pond Jul 31, 2018, 2:16 AM

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you remote exec it to the client so they can call it by themselves @exotic tinsel

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its a great way to confuse people trying to rip your mission off

exotic tinsel Jul 31, 2018, 2:24 AM

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@noble pond Would you be willing to give me some example code?

noble pond Jul 31, 2018, 2:25 AM

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I would if i had some on hand

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but i'm out of town

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trial and error is the best way to learn 😃

unreal siren Jul 31, 2018, 2:26 AM

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So I noticed when people rejoin a server, my triggers seem to go up. 43 to 83 when somebody rejoined. What's this an indicator of?

noble pond Jul 31, 2018, 2:26 AM

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'triggers'?

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as in mission triggers?

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it fires individually for each client @unreal siren , 3 players = 3 sets of triggers, one for each client

violet gull Jul 31, 2018, 5:47 AM

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QUESTION: Is there a way to create an image on the screen which doesn't activate a cursor, nor disable the player's movement? (Aside from PIP workaround)

meager granite Jul 31, 2018, 5:49 AM

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cutRsc

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With a display with said image in it

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

cutRsc

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You can create empty display and then ctrlCreate RscPicture and set it to needed image, to avoid config work

violet gull Jul 31, 2018, 5:51 AM

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❤

gray geode Jul 31, 2018, 5:55 AM

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anyone know of a good way to count all players on each side, also making sure it doesnt count them if they leave the server?

violet gull Jul 31, 2018, 6:07 AM

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hintSilent format ["BLU = %1 --- OPF = %2 --- IND = %3 --- CIV = %4",count(playerSide west),count(playerSide east),count(playerSide independent),count(playerSide civilian)];
May count players in lobby, but shouldn't count players who leave (I think).

compact maple Jul 31, 2018, 6:09 AM

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_bluNums = west countSide allPlayers;

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works too (wiki)

gray geode Jul 31, 2018, 6:09 AM

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well that counts playable slots i think

compact maple Jul 31, 2018, 6:10 AM

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no allPlayers doesnt include playable slots

gray geode Jul 31, 2018, 6:10 AM

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oh yeah

violet gull Jul 31, 2018, 6:10 AM

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hintSilent format ["BLU = %1 --- OPF = %2 --- IND = %3 --- CIV = %4",playersNumber west,playersNumber east,playersNumber independent,playersNumber civilian];

gray geode Jul 31, 2018, 6:10 AM

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that could have saved me some time instead of writing code to do it myself

compact maple Jul 31, 2018, 6:11 AM

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But i think https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/playableUnits does

violet gull Jul 31, 2018, 6:11 AM

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^

compact maple Jul 31, 2018, 7:17 AM

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Is there an existing functions used to simulate a password in a static text ? like none space allowed, characters hide with " * "... ?

still forum Jul 31, 2018, 7:36 AM

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@tame portal I never said no ^^ I could move to czech.. But I can't do anything till apprenticeship is over. BIS (Not BI) already tried to recruit me but I couldn't.

@violet gull count(playerSide west) did you test that? count doesn't take side.

leaden venture Jul 31, 2018, 7:44 AM

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Does anyone know a way to have a missions description.ext read a file from an addon

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And add parameters? Assuming this is a packed PBO inside of a server

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I'd like to include a file, packed either into an addon or a userconfig, or something else and read them dynamically?

still forum Jul 31, 2018, 7:47 AM

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It was previously possible. But 3DEN packs pbo's improperly which break that. It might work if you pack the mission pbo manually with a real packer. No one told me yet if that really works though.
If done correctly you can just #include inside the description.ext
The file has to exist everywhere. Server only is not enough. Every player needs to have it in the same place

leaden venture Jul 31, 2018, 7:48 AM

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My community has a custom addon which we distribute to all members, so it will be present for all players.

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Currently, I tried using one of the Bohemia parameters templates, but it broke as soon as i packed the mission using a 3rd party PBO packer

still forum Jul 31, 2018, 7:51 AM

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broke aka it crashes because "include file not found"?

leaden venture Jul 31, 2018, 7:52 AM

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Yeah

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I tried a few different files and they all crashed

still forum Jul 31, 2018, 7:53 AM

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Then includes from description.ext are generally broken. Even if 3rd party packer. Good to know

leaden venture Jul 31, 2018, 7:53 AM

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I'll see if I can pack a file into my own addon and then include it.

still forum Jul 31, 2018, 7:53 AM

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you could put the mission into a addon pbo. Instead of a normal mission pbo in MPMissions.

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Then you could also #include stuff from there

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https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/202077-multiple-missions-mod/ Here is some info about that

leaden venture Jul 31, 2018, 7:57 AM

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Yeah that'd be a bit of a pain for my group's mission developers, but its a consideration

meager heart Jul 31, 2018, 7:58 AM

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My community has a custom addon which we distribute to all members, so it will be present for all players
if so ^ maybe just check if addon is loaded and use content in your mission(s)

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(ez way)

leaden venture Jul 31, 2018, 7:59 AM

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Right that's what we're doing. We already have a large library of functions, textures and the like added into the addon. What we're trying to do here is tie some of those functions into script parameters, and then import those paramters from an addon, into the mission.