@mint kraken so I just tested the code with player as _source in the debug console watch field... and even though Im holding a pistol, which should be a handgun? it is returning false
#arma3_scripting
delicate lotus
mint kraken
Any handgun/pistol, shouldnt matter what handgun..
delicate lotus
well it apparently does not work with Rifles nor pistols either
mint kraken
hmm
delicate lotus
Im not sure if "Handgun" is what you need
mint kraken
try HandGun
delicate lotus
With HandGun you mean Pistols, right?
mint kraken
yes
delicate lotus
well there is no Handgun Class
Pistols inherit from Pistol_Base_F, Pistol, PistolCore and Default
so I guess we gotta use Pistol or Pistol_Base_F instead
and it works with "Pistol"
mint kraken
oh
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/CfgWeapons_Config_Reference I am pretty sure I saw handgun? but if Pistol works thats good enough
delicate lotus
well I just looked in the ingame config browers at the hguns
and its only Parents are the ones I listed
though there is a HandGunBase
but that one is not inherited so...
¯_(ツ)_/¯
mint kraken
so What should I use? lol
mint kraken
Thanks!
delicate lotus
^^
mint kraken
And also is there a way to disable votekick and voteadmin?
I tried allowedVoteCmds[] = {}; in description.ext but one of my admins reported that it didn't work and they could still votekick
delicate lotus
hmmm
tough abyss
@mint kraken currentWeapon _source == handgunWeapon _source no?
mint kraken
I thought about that afterwards, Which one is efficient/fastest though?
grizzled spindle
Quick question... If I create a function like anexamplefunc = {}; Can that only be accessed in the file that declares the func or is it global?
tough abyss
Erm, test it with code performance button in debug console?
peak plover
global
grizzled spindle
Thanks
peak plover
if you want it to be local to the scope or script or whatever then you can just name it
private _myFnc = {};```variable name starts with _
tough abyss
there are thousands of global functions in Arma 3 framework already adding a few more wont make any difference
grizzled spindle
Okay thank you
vernal mural
Is there a way to check if the player has the rebreather mask set on his face ? It is automatically set, and I initially thought it was triggered when surfaceIsWater switch to true. But I was wrong : if you stand on an object above water, surfaceIsWater return true whereas the rebreather mask is not visible. And the underwater command is not right either : the mask is visible way before the underwater command says true
delicate lotus
Im not sure. But you could do a workaround with checking the z-value of getPosASL (ASL = Above Sea Level).
Check at which value it is visible and then you can just check if the player is at that height or below and then do whatever you wanna do
vernal mural
oh you think it is linked to the altitude of the player above water. Good idea, it might be true. Indeed, when you are just above water, let's say standing on a very low bridge, when the wave is low the mask does not appear, whereas when the wave rises, the mask sets itself briefly. So it might be ASLW more than ASL, but definitely related
It seems that mask is appearing when Z value of ASLW position is below 0.5. This does not looks like a random value to me !
cold pebble
Anyone know if the playableUnits command returns units in a specific way e.g who joined first?
vernal mural
If I remember well, the array is in the order of placement in the editor. But do not take this sentence as an eternal truth. I had a similar question a while ago, and I think I ended up with this answer. Worth a check.
tough abyss
Hello, I am currently starting the sqf but I have no idea of small script easy to do, you have any idea?
tough abyss
I'm sorry 😃
tough abyss
@tough abyss hint "Hello World"; this should get you started
bronze pewter
It's fairly easy to pick up, but if you're coming from another language, get ready to be absolutely destroyed by syntaxial differences that look right to you.
I may or may not have fought missing a "then" after an if statement for 30 minutes when i first wrote some sqf. Looked right to my C#,CG,java,and js brain
tough abyss
It isn't an elegant language, nor a particular expressive one.
tough abyss
Can someone teach me how to add scripts to missions/scenarios
I'm having alot of trouble trying to get it to work
tough abyss
Sorry my bad
I've been trying to install an auto-medic mod on a mission but it doesn't seem to be working
still forum
does the mod have any explanation on how to isntall it?
you probably want to call something in your init.sqf
tough abyss
"Installation / Usage:
This line should go to the init field of the medic unit.
_null = [<unit>,<side>,<hq marker(optional)>] execVM "Medic.sqf";
Medic will heal all nearby units:
_null = [This,"All"] execVM "Medic.sqf";
Medic will heal only west side and create a medical outpost marker:
_null = [This,"West","HQ_Marker"] execVM "Medic.sqf";
Remark:
Be gentle with the '_maxSearchUnitDistance' and '_maxSearchVehDistance' variables,
greater then ~1000 is costly for your game performance."
That's all it says
still forum
Okey. You don't know what init field is?
tough abyss
Yes
still forum
Double click a unit in 3DEN or go to it's attributes
there is a big script text box that should say init script
tough abyss
I ended up getting an error
still forum
what might that mysterious error be
still forum
there is more to that error than that
tough abyss
"Invalid number in expression"
still forum
what did you copy paste
tough abyss
_null = [<unit>,<side>,<hq marker(optional)>] execVM "Medic.sqf";
still forum
yeah that's invalid
that's telling you "put a unit here" "put a side here"
You need to fill it out
tough abyss
Oh wow
still forum
Or use one of the other examples that are already filled out
tough abyss
I can't find an example, so could you give me one? I'm trying to place this on a NATO medic.
tough abyss
Oh okay
@still forum thank you dude my dumbass was struggling with this all afternoon
vapid drift
Is there a way to lengthen the amount of time BIS_fnc_typeText is displayed? There's no reference to duration on the wiki page
winter rose
Then there is none, unfortunately
vapid drift
@winter rose kind of janky but adding blocks of empty text seem to prolong the display. Guess that'll do
winter rose
that's the way!
alternative functions exist, if you prefer
like https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_EXP_camp_SITREP
vapid drift
lol thanks, I'll take a look
tough abyss
Hey so can someone explain to me what's invalid about this line of script
dummy = [this, units (group player)] execVM "scripts\automedic.sqf";
still forum
the parenthesis are not needed
don't see anything wrong
the dummy is nonsense but doesn't break it ¯_(ツ)_/¯
stable quest
For new years, I want to allow the TOCC to have drone and helmet cam and satellite feeds, how can I do this without using another mod?
@vapid drift thats because it reads the text like HTML
lean aurora
astral dawn
It depends on whether you have done programming before or not
devout stag
@lean aurora could you be more specific?
peak plover
ahh yes, the car script
ruby breach
You know, the car script, man
shy wharf
couldn't you just port it over from the tank script?
mint kraken
quick question, should I replace all BIS_fnc_param to param or params? Or it doesn't matter?
winter rose
@mint kraken yes, yes and yes, ditch this func! 😉
mint kraken
Will do now, thanks! 😃
twin steppe
Hey guys. I'm trying to remove terrain objects from the map with HideObjectGlobal. I'm using helipads to mark where I want them to remove objects. _newObject = createVehicle ['Land_HelipadEmpty_F', [20599.4,20119.5,0.835995], [], 0, 'CAN_COLLIDE']; _newObject setPosWorld [20599.4,20119.5,52.7491]; [_newObject, [[8.89026e-006,1,0], [0,0,1]]] remoteExecCall ["setVectorDirAndUp", 0, _newObject]; _newObject enableSimulationGlobal true; [_newObject, { waitUntil {!isNull _this}; { _x hideObjectGlobal true } foreach (nearestTerrainObjects [_this,["HOUSE","BUILDING","FENCE","WALL","VIEW-TOWER"],50]); }] remoteExec ["spawn", -2];
Doesn't seem to work though, what am I doing wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
empty wren
Why dont you just use the module in the eden editor? its way easier
twin steppe
Yeah thing is this cant be made it in the editor, trying to remove it with the console.
making it into hideObject instead of HideObjectGlobal seemed to work
though that might cause issues later on...
empty wren
Anyone knows why the server skips waitUntil? publicLoadout = "empty"; ["DB_loadLoadout",[(getPlayerUID player),(clientOwner),(str playerSide)]] call CBA_fnc_serverEvent; waitUntil { !(publicLoadout isEqualTo "empty") }; the cba function makes the server fetch information from a database, the variable gets sent to the client later, the variable arrives the client my debug console says
the code after "waitUntil" gets executed instantly, the system is not waiting until the variable changed
the variable contains an array later, thats why i am using "isEqualTo" instead of "=="
winter rose
@empty wren why not [] and isEqualTo for example?
Also, you maybe don't need it to be a public variable?
empty wren
i already tried publicLoadout=[] and then isEqualTo, but it should work with both string and array
the serverside script that gets executed does _clientOwner publicVariableClient "publicLoadout"; so the variable should be public
if i type the code into the debug console everything is fine
@winter rose https://pastebin.com/HbddSbVq
winter rose
any error message?
empty wren
something with vehicle empty, wait a minute
i think because the variable is still "empty" and not an array, so player setUnitLoadout publicLoadout; doesnt work
winter rose
waitUntil isEqualType [] then?
empty wren
i can try this, but isEqualTo normally can compare strings and arrays
winter rose
yes, so I think the error is from somewhere else. did you activate -showScriptErrors flag?
empty wren
of course not
still forum
isEqualTo can compare everything
empty wren
hmm
i got other database scripts that fetch things like e.g. the rank and everythings works fine
the scripts work the same way
@winter rose 'Bad vehicle type empty' was the message
if i type publicLoadout into the debug console, the current value is [["SMG_05_F","","","",["30Rnd_9x21_Mag_SMG_02",30],[],""],[],["hgun_Pistol_01_F","","","",["10Rnd_9x21_Mag",10],[],""],["U_B_GEN_Commander_F",[["30Rnd_9x21_Mag_SMG_02",3,30]]],["V_TacVest_gen_F",[["ACE_fieldDressing",3],["ACE_packingBandage",3],["ACE_morphine",3],["ACE_tourniquet",3],["30Rnd_9x21_Mag_SMG_02",7,30],["10Rnd_9x21_Mag",1,10]]],[],"H_Beret_gen_F","G_Aviator",["Binocular","","","",[],[],""],["ItemMap","ItemGPS","tf_anprc152_2","ItemCompass","ItemWatch",""]]
so the client tries to apply the loadout which is still the "empty"-string , and after that the server gets the information from the database
i even added globalChat / remoteExec globalChat after every command too see what gets executed, first the whole client script gets executed, then the severside script gets executed, or the remoteExec has a delay
winter rose
try to systemChat before the set loadout , and if it works then the issue is somewhere else
still forum
'Bad vehicle type empty' was the message
Did you try to createVehicle that?
your variable is missing it's tag
all global variables should have tags. Otherwise you randomly overwrite the variables from other retards who also don't have a tag
marcel_publicLoadout or something like that
empty wren
the server has publicVariable and overrides the variable on my client but not on every client (_clientOwner publicVariableClient "publicLoadout")
its not necessary
still forum
And you are 100% sure your client will never run badly written scripts?
empty wren
the other scripts work perfectly
still forum
I don't see the difference tbh. Still broken. One client vs all clients isn't that much of a difference
empty wren
i dont understand what you mean, the variable on the server has the value of the last query, the the variable gets send to my client, and if another player uses the DB, the server gets the equipment from the database and send it to the other player
and the variable DB_arbeitet (database is currently working) makes that i dont get you gear if the both trigger the query at the same time
still forum
another mod or script might use the same variable name
"publicLoadout"
and you are breaking it
And 'Bad vehicle type empty' tells me that might be happening
empty wren
the variable is only used for that one DB equipment script
you mean that i just should rename that variable
?
still forum
yes
And yes I know that YOU only use it for that
but you cannot know about ALL other scripts or mods that anyone might use
That's why every global variable needs to have a tag
empty wren
DB_publicLoadout = "asdf"; then that happened bad vehicle type asdf
still forum
what are you doing with that variable?
empty wren
giving it a random value, that is not important, could also say DB_publicLoadout = 0;
waitUntil { DB_publicLoadout isEqualType [] }; still doesnt work
it just skips waitUntil thats the only problem
the script get executed via scroll menu (addAction)
tough abyss
Are you fetching loadout array from database and then sending it to client? Don’t do this, equip player from the server
empty wren
@tough abyss why? i want that you can save your customized gear normally there is no problem with that
tough abyss
Because sending arrays over network is not good
empty wren
the loadout array is saved in the variable that works perfectly but the system doesnt wait with player setUnitLoadout publicLoadout; until the string is an array
tough abyss
Then ppl complain why there is desync
still forum
it just skips waitUntil thats the only problem unscheduled?
empty wren
yes
still forum
you can't suspend in unscheduled
your RPT should be telling you that
or showScriptErrors too
tough abyss
RPT? What is that 😂
still forum
You can use CBA. Or a public variable eventhandler instead
empty wren
so i just use []execVM instead of []exec so it should work?
languid tundra
lol
still forum
exec is for SQS scripts
empty wren
wut? i always execute scripts like []execVM "someFile.sqf";
still forum
yeah. execVM is correct
unless you use that to execute the same script multiple times
then you should use CfgFunctions. To not load,preprocess,compile the script file before every execution
empty wren
yeah i currently see that in the wiki
tough abyss
Some part of that process is cached @still forum
still forum
the compiling yes
doesn't really matter tho
you are constantly redoing stuff. Even though you could just do it once and store it
Caching in the engine doesn't make that less dumb
@empty wren so did you use execVM here or exec?
execVM is scheduled
tough abyss
I wonder if it caches based on the file name
empty wren
i tried execVM again, I changed to exec after it didnt worked
still forum
And for all CBA based mods. preproc takes way longer than compile. But with a CBA based mod you are using proper PREP or CfgFunctions anyway.
empty wren
but now everything is working, thank you all
tough abyss
Exec is for sqs code
empty wren
yeah it works perfectly like it should, thank you
winter rose
👍
winter rose
it has @ , hehe, "old times"
tough abyss
@still forum does it use the whole file content to make a hash or only part of it?
still forum
whole
only using a part is impossible
as you wouldn't detect changes in the other part, causing wrong results
tough abyss
True but this means big files will take longer too look up?
still forum
yeah
depends on CPU cache and ram speed. Shouldn't make that much of a difference if it fits into cache, and windows doesn't suspend the thread (which it probably does unless you have priority set to realtime and a exclusive cpu core for main thread)
tough abyss
So basically if you need to load file it better contains only a few lines calling compiled function
still forum
optimally you'd only load any file once and use CfgFunctions
tough abyss
Yeah but some shit like particle scripts you have no choice
still forum
Or something very fancy like "load and compile on first call, and then store in variable after that"
fleet hazel
Hi guys. How can I make my camera look at the player a little to the right?
fleet hazel
In view mode from 3rd shift the camera to the right
young current
there is an addon that does it I think but what I remember it did not work in all situations
on thread was on BIforums
no "easyway" to do it though
fleet hazel
And you do not remember the name of the addon?
fleet hazel
@young current Thanks
prime horizon
Hello guys i making an admin menu and i need help i do not know how to make the lbAdd can any one helps me please this my RscListbox
{
idc = 1500;
x = -0.2;
y = 0.22;
w = 0.3375;
h = 0.64;
};```
drifting island
how do u do it
drifting island
i did that but is there a way to make it eaiser
still forum
can execute the script from the action directly
though.. not sure if that even works
what are you trying to do?
drifting island
iam trying to have an option to customize npc loadouts
still forum
you can just open Arsenal for yourself and change the center I think
Not trivial though
prime horizon
Hello guys i making an admin menu and i need help i do not know how to make the lbAdd can any one helps me please this my RscListbox
class Rsc_list: RscListbox { idc = 1500; x = -0.2; y = 0.22; w = 0.3375; h = 0.64; };
still forum
@prime horizon what is that spam supposed to help?
Just made me want to help you less now.
tough abyss
@prime horizon add onLoad EH and populate from there
prime horizon
{
idc = 1500;
x = -0.2;
y = 0.22;
w = 0.3375;
h = 0.64;
onLoad =
};```you mean like this ?
@tough abyss
prime horizon
can you talk to me in private message
tough abyss
PM disabled sorry
tough abyss
whatever you want
tough abyss
then add. Sorry gotta go
young current
Dont be needy. If someone knows how to help you they see your questions already and will answer when they are online.
young current
Just an advice how to behave on this server.
still forum
For example. I could help now. But I simply won't because of the spam and pushing.
You're not making friends with that behaviour.
prime horizon
this when i write that i need help but you was writing with your friend so my request been up then you say spam
still forum
because spamming a screenshot of a copy-pasted text is better than copy-pasting the text again 🤦
prime horizon
do you want to cry because i write my request again ?
fleet hazel
I can't find a way to make the camera shift to the right when the 3rd is active.
young current
it is not possible by default @fleet hazel . only way is to script a second custom camera like the mod I told you about earlier
winter rose
it's fine, it weighs 3 kilo, you are now the happy father of a healthy sqf file!
tough abyss
it's because I do not know how to send sqf files here
tough abyss
ok
young current
pastebin for example
still forum
look at how while is to be used
also = set's a variable
also you cannot define a variable with the same name as a command. Like you are trying to do with sleep there
winter rose
wait, you can !wiki -command-?
still forum
Yes. I can. You can't
winter rose
muh :' (
still forum
Secret sauce 😄
winter rose
something baaaaaad
@tough abyss
while { map > 20 } do
{
(…)
};
and use Allman's indentation, medammit
tough abyss
ok
winter rose
also, then { (…) } , not parenthesis
tough abyss
ok, now that the command line work
peak plover
🤢
tough abyss
how do I execute this loop, if I have nothing to be > 20
winter rose
…do you have any idea about what you want to achieve?
tough abyss
give map to ai units
peak plover
use cba
lost copper
@tough abyss Do you want to add only 20 maps for units?
peak plover
You only want this to happen once?
tough abyss
no
lost copper
so you have 120 ai units. What you want to do with them?
winter rose
wait , stop. Konoha, say precisely and in one sentence what you want to do.
sturdy sage
I send him over here, he has a little trouble explaining in english. What he wants to do is edit units that are dynamically spawned in (via module of the arma commander mod) so that they always have maps after they spawned.
tough abyss
^^^^
lost copper
Do you use a script, that spawns units for you? Or you mean units, that spawned by Zeus?
sturdy sage
It's a module of a mod that is kind of a mission framework. You pretty much just place down a few modules to make it work. If what you want do is edit the script that spawns them in, i don't think that is possible without changing files of the arma commander mod itself. So he probably has to do it after spawning the units.
peak plover
@sturdy sage using CBA?
tough abyss
ok. how do I use CBA for this. And what does it do?
still forum
["CAManBase", "Init", {
_this addItem "ItemMap";
_this assignItem "ItemMap"
}, true, [], true] call CBA_fnc_addClassEventHandler;
easy as that ☝🏻
still forum
Don't know what your "while" and "map=" were supposed to be doing
tough abyss
so where do I write it?
still forum
init.sqf I guess?
still forum
Ah.
the famous "error"
aka (tell me the actual error or I cannot help you at all because just guessing one of the dozens of possible errors isn't useful)
tough abyss
I'll upload a screenshot on imgur
waxen tendon
how to set target for destroy wp?
tough abyss
still forum
I was looking at that command a week ago. Gimme a minute to find it
@waxen tendon https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/waypointAttachVehicle
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/waypointAttachObject one of these I think
waxen tendon
Thanks!
peak plover
isn't _this an array? 🤔
still forum
oops sorry
Apparently it is
["CAManBase", "Init", {
params ["_unit"];
_unit addItem "ItemMap";
_unit assignItem "ItemMap"
}, true, [], true] call CBA_fnc_addClassEventHandler;
The cba wiki page could use a little more clearness on what is actually _this
peak plover
yea
tough abyss
IT WORKS
THANK YOU SO MUCH,
omg I've been looking to a way to fix it
and there it is
I'll put your names on my mission
sturdy sage
I should really start learning arma 3 scripting, i always just edit scripts a bit to make them fit my needs or trial and error. It would probably be easier to just learn things myself and stop wasting time like that. And i could help people with this kind of stuff.
young current
it does open up new possibilites to do stuff in Arma
tough abyss
A bit too late to start now when the game is on its last leg, no?
sturdy sage
How is it on its last leg?
tough abyss
Look at the change logs, used to be every day, now almost once a month, what does it tell you?
still forum
dev branch builds only every second week. Development has been turned down alot. Most devs moved to other projects.
Declared end of life phase.
young current
pff
languid tundra
Don't expect Arma 4 too soon 😄
delicate lotus
The game is basically done, thats why many people of the dev team have been moved
done = all DLC's made by BI done
still forum
But if you don't know programming at all. Then do it. It will help you learn other languages. Or learn other languages first, and then SQF
delicate lotus
Now is one of the best times to start scripting since most stuff wont change I guess
tough abyss
That’s a good point
sturdy sage
I know the basics. I can read and understand most scripts (which is why i can edit them to fit my needs).
I played arma 2 back in the day, before dayZ and back then the game was still alive and active even though it wasn't a "blockbuster" title.
And as long as i see the community active, making stuff and playing the game the game is very much alive for me.
waxen tendon
hey its me again
19:26, 7 November 2018 killzone_kid (talk | contribs) . . (2,642 bytes) (+10) . . (attaches vehicle to waypoint not other way round)
waypointAttachVehicle attaches the vehicle to the waypoint
not the waypoint to the vehicle
i need to set the target for the waypoint
still forum
yes...
exactly.
Attach vehicle to waypoint.
sets waypoints target to vehicle
you want to attach the vehicle to the waypoint
waxen tendon
i.e wp1 waypointAttachVehicle target; should work
waxen tendon
thanks so much
prime horizon
@tough abyss can you help me please ?
guys i have a RscListbox i want to add the text's in the list Onload = http://prntscr.com/m1ylhl RscListbox http://prntscr.com/m1ylkj
i made the sqf for the lbAdd can any one give me the step's to make the list ?
tough abyss
@prime horizon Put this in debug console and execute ```sqf
_ctrl = finddisplay 46 ctrlCreate ["RscListBox", -2]; _ctrl lbAdd "Line 1"; _ctrl lbAdd "Line 2"; _ctrl lbAdd "Line 3";
or if you want to put this in David_David:
```sqf
David_David = {disableSerialization; params ["_ctrl"]; _ctrl lbAdd "Line 1"; _ctrl lbAdd "Line 2"; _ctrl lbAdd "Line 3";};
Or just add this onLoad to your control
onLoad = "_this select 0 lbAdd ""Line 1""; _this select 0 lbAdd ""Line 2""; _this select 0 lbAdd ""Line 3""";
Also try to find yourself a GUI tutorial as you seem to be lacking quite a lot of basics
grizzled spindle
Bit of a weird question here but here goes... (probably stupid question) If I spawn a function and then inside that function i make a call will the call be in a scheduled or unscheduled environment?
tough abyss
Scheduled
grizzled spindle
Okay very instesting, Meaning I can sleep etc inside of this call?
tough abyss
You can always check if you can use sleep with canSuspend command
But yes you will be able to sleep in that call
grizzled spindle
Awesome, thank you very much. Its basically so i can make a kinda callback from mission to server
sly gorge
does anyone have a script for resetting the ai when it gets stuck? I know dynamic recon ops has one, it resets the ai and teleports them 10 metres away
mortal nacelle
how would i display how many vehicles that got counted within 'nearestObjects'
because i think im doing it wrong
_count = nearestObjects [player, ["Car"], 10];
if (_count >= 1) then {
hint ["Vehicle found!"];
} else {
hint ["No vehicles found"];
};
};
am i ment to use count nearestObjects there?
Okay, I fixed it. Nevermind..
private["_count"];
_count = count nearestObjects [player, ["Car"], 10];
if (_count >= 1) then {
hint format["Vehicle found! %1",_count];
} else {
hint format["No vehicles found! %1",_count];
};
};
call LJ_Garage;```
leaden summit
Ok what stupid mistake am I making? I have the following in my baseGuard init
this setCombatMode "BLUE";
this addeventhandler ["FiredNear", {(_this select 0) execVM "scripts\baseGuards.sqf"}];```
and the the script is simply
```sqf
private["_unit", "_enemy"];
_unit = _this select 0;
_enemy = _this select 1;
if (_unit = _enemy) exitwith {};
_unit setCombatMode "RED";
_unit suppressFor 5;
sleep 2;
_unit setCombatMode "BLUE";```
But my guard never firesI'm basically trying to make it so my base guards only ever return fire, never instigate combat
spice axle
@leaden summit you could basically just set the unit on CombatMode "GREEN"
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Combat_Modes
spice axle
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Suppressive_Fire
"soldiers provide suppressive fire only when ordered or when current unit position is suitable (unit in cover)"
leaden summit
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/suppressFor
Force suppressive fire from the unit.
That should work shouldn't it?
spice axle
no, 'cause suppressive fire only works if the unit is at the moment in cover. A guard (maybe sitting outside) is probably not in cover
leaden summit
The wiki link you posted says they should fire when ordered
spice axle
read the sentence i wrote
Can you try this one pls
params ["_unit", "_enemy"];
_unit fireAtTarget [_enemy, currentWeapon _unit];
leaden summit
Yeah it says when ordered OR when current unit poosition is suitable
leaden summit
Even if I comment out that suppression line and just setCombatMode "RED" the guard just tracks the enemy but never fires
spice axle
did you try my code?
leaden summit
Yeah, no different. I'm just going to test with the guard out in the open rather than this bunker
spice axle
i tried this and it worked for me
leaden summit
I think I know what I hadn't even stopped to think about
The guard is in a turret so technically in a vehicle
the eventhandler wasn't even triggering
spice axle
...
then do the thing that i wrote before
params ["_unit", "_enemy"];
private _vehicle = vehicle _unit;
_vehicle fireAtTarget [_enemy, currentWeapon _vehicle];
Thanks, I think I've got it sorted now, stupid mistakes 🤦
spice axle
It worked for me
leaden summit
Yeah thanks, like I say, just the dumb mistake of not remembering turrets = vehicles
spice axle
just a question. Why do you go for a execVM. You can set the script as a function or even write the script in the eventhandler.
leaden summit
Honestly just bad habit, I will probably just add it to the EH
spice axle
this addEventHandler ["FiredNear", {
params ["_unit", "", "", "", "", "", "", "_gunner"];
if (_unit isEqualTo _gunner) exitwith {};
private _vehicle = vehicle _unit;
_vehicle fireAtTarget [_gunner, currentWeapon _vehicle];
}];
Using the gunner would be more useful^^
leaden summit
Yeah I do want them to go back to combatmode blue after as well so they don't engage on their own. Thanks you've put me on the right path now 😃
tough abyss
if (_unit = _enemy)... dude, assignment = is not comparison ==
still forum
How can I fire a "submit" event on a RscEdit text box?
Will a onKeyUp eventhandler fire on Enter key? Is there a easier way?
tough abyss
Why key up and not key down?
still forum
because I want the action to happen when the human completed his undertaking
still forum
nope just want to apply when pressing enter. no care bout human
tough abyss
Not familiar with TFAR but still wondering why key up is a human thing to do and key down isn’t
still forum
both are things humans do
but when they press down. they are starting a action. When the key goes back up, they finished that action
I want things to happen when they completed an action (pressing a button) not when they are about to do it
tough abyss
Well there is a reason why click activates on mouse up but console enter normally activates on key down, not sure where you go with that, can you activate it on key up instead? Honestly never tried
still forum
I wanna be special okey?!
I wanted to try out if keyUp works.. But turns out Arma is too dumb to load the config. And I apparently broke armake.. soo.. I'm fixing that now first. See ya in an hour
still forum
I mixed up two variables. I hate dis. I want cookies. Someone gimme cookies.
radiant needle
Why am I still getting results like 37.2 when using toFixed 2?
Shouldn't it make it 37.20
tough abyss
Do you have example?
still forum
_number toFixed 2
or
toFixed 2
str _number
?
tough abyss
Oh dear
still forum
parse number parses a number and returns a number
it will be a number
numbers don't have useless 0's.. cuz.. that's how numbers work
don't know how to really explain that
tough abyss
You want string representation to have 0 yet you convert it back to number? Numbers don’t care about trailing 0s in fractional part it makes no difference to the math
radiant needle
Yeah I just had an if condition that required _number but then I have a hint which displays the number
I just moved the parseNumber to the if condition itself, and kept it as a string for the hint
still forum
if you want to display the number with a specific number of conditionals.. use toFixed
that's what it's for
decimals* not conditionals
tough abyss
So really the question was why do I get 37.2 when I use parseNumber on "37.20"
radiant needle
Yeah it makes sense that it drops the 0, I just had to move the toFixed to the hint itself
tough abyss
A well formed question contains 99% of the answer
still forum
And here I am packing addons in debug mode and it takes ages. I just want to test that onKeyUp stuff
tough abyss
Why do you need to pack addon if you can just do it in debug console in 30 seconds?
tough abyss
So what’s the verdict?
still forum
still waiting on it
radiant needle
When you benchmark the speed of a script, is the result the total time for all 10,000 iterations combined, or time per each
still forum
each
radiant needle
What's the best way to have a script only run every half second performance wise?
still forum
sleep
radiant needle
Just a while(true) with a sleep?
still forum
ye
just use scheduled with sleep
there are many other methods. Some might be better.. But you really should not jump into advanced stuff when you don't know what you are really doing
astral dawn
Depends on what you need to calculate, what's the nature of it. You might put it into an on each frame handler (not directly, but through one of CBA functions). Or you can do as Dedmen said but then your calculation can be torn apart by scheduler. Only you can tell how much it is important for you 🤷
exotic tinsel
i could use some help with my addaction condition. I have this in the condition attribute but its not working.
lifeState _target == ""INCAPACITATED""
Depends on how you define performance. Does higher performance mean less latency, or more throughput, or less impact on the game itself by your heavy load?
exotic tinsel
@chrome fiber "lifeState _target == 'INCAPACITATED'"??
still forum
You might put it into an on each frame handler That's the stuff I meant when I said "But you really should not jump into advanced stuff when you don't know what you are really doing"
tough abyss
For 0.5 sec execution I would use a trigger
radiant needle
Basically this is my script
[Beacon01,44.6] spawn {
params ["_Target", "_TargetFrequency"];
while {(currentWeapon player) == "ACE_VMM3"} do {
If ((alive player) && (call TFAR_fnc_haveLRRadio)) then
{
private _headingDifference = 180 - abs(180 - (player getRelDir _Target));
private _distance = player distance _target;
private _activeLRRadio = (call TFAR_fnc_activeLrRadio);
private _sourceChannel = _activeLRRadio call TFAR_fnc_getLrChannel;
private _sourceAltChannel = _activeLRRadio call TFAR_fnc_getAdditionalLrChannel;
private _sourceSettings = _activeLRRadio call TFAR_fnc_getLrSettings;
private _sourceChannelSettings = (_sourceSettings select 2);
private _sourceFreq = parseNumber (_sourceChannelSettings select _sourceChannel);
private _sourceAltFreq = if (_sourceAltChannel == -1) then {_sourceFreq} else {parseNumber (_sourceChannelSettings select _sourceAltChannel)};
private _SourceAltFreq = If (_SourceAltChannel == -1) then {_SourceFreq} else {parseNumber ((_SourceSettings select 2) select _SourceAltChannel);};
If (_targetFrequency in [_sourceFreq, _sourceAltFreq]) then
{
_HeadingCoef = (0.75^(_HeadingDifference));
_DistanceCoef = ((((log 20) * _Distance) + ((log 20) * 31.8)) / 200);
_CombinedCoef = _DistanceCoef / _HeadingCoef;
_Jitter = 1 - ((Random 200) - 100) / 16000;
_SignalLevel = (37 - _CombinedCoef) * _Jitter;
_SignalLevelPercent = ((_SignalLevel + 96.6) / 133.6) * 100;
If ((_SignalLevelPercent >= 1)) then
{
hint format["Signal Strength: %1%2",(_SignalLevelPercent toFixed 2),"%"]
}
else {hint "Signal Strength: 0.00%"};
}
else {};
};
Sleep 0.5;
};
};
*Edited to include your suggestions
I think the while do should suffice
still forum
I remember seeing that exact script before
and I also remember making a alot more optimized version of that and posting it here
that's not it
radiant needle
I think the one I posted before was just a small chunk of it, I've been tweaking it a bit interface wise
I think it was you who said something about the _HeadingDifference = 180 - abs(180 - abs(_SourceDir - _SourceDirTo)); though
still forum
https://discordapp.com/channels/105462288051380224/105462984087728128/523845596671508484 here is the old conversation
open vigil
Hacked source code, EULA violations , Goodbye @chrome fiber
radiant needle
My direction thing actually gets the difference in direction, getRelDir gets the direction relative to the model. So if the target is 10 degrees anti-clockwise, my thing will return 10, getrelDir will return 350
tough abyss
You can just negate the result of reldir and be done with it. 350 will become -350 which is the same as 10
radiant needle
so just (player getRelDir _Target) * -1?
I don't think that'd work though
Because I raise a number to the power of the _headingdifference
If I was using it to later set a direction then I believe -350 would work fine
tough abyss
No just -(player getRelDir _target)
And I don’t understand raising number to the power bit, what you do _number ^ reldir?
For what purpose?
still forum
Fixed it! I can finally try out the onKeyUp
astral dawn
@radiant needle Didn't really check your maths but I guess this might be useful for you:
https://www.everythingrf.com/rf-calculators/friis-transmission-calculator
Also you might consider calculating everything in decibels
still forum
Just 3 hours or so.. Because a config entry that starts with a number cannot be a string right?
x = 0.5 * safezoneW; that's a number right? Totally not a string :U
radiant needle
@astral dawn I originally had it in dBm but apparently players found it too confusing
Although maybe if I tell them that 37dBm = Full strength and -96 dBm = barely any signal it'd help.
tough abyss
@still forum what happened?
still forum
So that thing is a unquoted string. in config. As you can see.
Armake has a check to prevent numbers being detected as unquoted string.
Such that x = 0.5; don't get stringified and throw a warning.
So the check sees 0.5 * safezoneW and says! Yeah! that's totally a number! it has some crap characters at the end, but I don't care. I can see the number, that's all I care about.
And armake like "yeah, dis a number. Okey, let's continue parsing this"
* safezoneW wat? WTF is dis? There should be a semicolon here..
Well Arma crashed when trying to grab the radio. Sooo.. That's a thing
delicate lotus
is it possible to use the BIS Revive system somehow with AI?
west venture
There's an option in a unit's attributes to enable this, yes.
The AI themselves will not revive anyone, however. They will just be revivable.
astral dawn
@radiant needle I'd convert your power to signal-to-noise ratio (in decibels) and display that... 🤔
What are you doing actually? Some jammer?
radiant needle
With that FRIIS formula, how does that work if the receiving antenna gain is 0?
astral dawn
How can gain be 0? Or do you mean zero decibels?
radiant needle
0 dbi
In that calculator you linked I put in 23w, 2, 0, 6.8, 1 and got the result of 40 dBm
but in my script where I tried to implement that, I'm just getting 0
this is my formula
_SignalLevel = (23 * 2 * 0 * (6.8^2)) / ((4 * 3.14159 * 1)^2);
Antenna gain has no dimension, IIRC it's a ratio of how much it's better than a omnidirectional antenna. So 0 dB means it's an omnidirectional antenna(no gain).
radiant needle
Yes, but why am I getting different result between my calculation, and the webiste
astral dawn
If you are doing your calculations in decibels entirely, you just sum them up
Let me have a look...
radiant needle
The formula they show, I assumed it was multiplication
astral dawn
Yes but you can convert everything to decibels and replace multiplications with sums
radiant needle
What units is their calculator using though
astral dawn
so... they use decibels for antenna gain
but you can't directly put db into the formula, you have to convert it into non-decibels first
and in the end you will get... not decibels as well, but just power (Watts)
radiant needle
Okay well here's the question then. Pt = 44dBm, Gt = 3 dBi, Gr = 8 dBi, λ = 6.8m, R = 1m
According to their calculator that should equal 49.67 dBm
astral dawn
Yes that's what it gives. You can't replicate it?
radiant needle
No
astral dawn
Wait a moment... let me unpack my matlab
>> Pt_dbm=44;
// Convert transmitted power from decibell-milliwatts to Watts
>> Pt_W=10^(Pt_dbm/10)/1000
Pt_W =
25.1189
>> Gt_dB=3;
>> Gr_dB=8;
// Convert antenna gains from dB to plain ratios
>> Gt=10^(Gt_dB/10); // Returned 1.99
>> Gr=10^(Gr_dB/10); // Returned 6.3
>> Lambda_m=6.8;
>> R_m=1;
// Calculate received power in Watts
>> Pr=Pt_W*Gt*Gr*(Lambda_m^2)/((4*pi*R_m)^2)
Pr =
92.5973
// Convert watts to dBm:
>> Pr_dbm = 10*log10(Pr)+30
Pr_dbm =
49.6660
So what's that as a formula
astral dawn
... gives the power received by an antenna from another antenna that is transmitting a known amount of power at a distance under ideal conditions.
That's what it gives. And what do you need to simulate?
radiant needle
k, so
SignalLevel = 10 * (log (25*10^(3/10)*10^(8/10)*(6.8^2)/((4*3.14159*1)^2))) + 30;
seems to work
I'm basically trying to kind of simulate direction finding of a radio beacon
astral dawn
That's pretty cool. I guess you could omit the signal loss due to distance then? Or is it also important?
Having your radio 'beep' when you point it at the beacon would be enough I mean?
radiant needle
I think it's important, gives players a rough estimate of how far away a target is
Basically in this mission the foxhunters are dedicated roles, so figure add some "skill" of interpreting raw dBm values
astral dawn
Oh yeah then it is important 👍
radiant needle
Well this seems to be working
[44.6] spawn {
params ["_targetFrequency"];
while {true} do {
If ((currentWeapon player) == "ACE_VMM3") then {
If ((alive player) && (call TFAR_fnc_haveLRRadio)) then
{
private _Target = Beacon01;
private _headingDifference = 180 - abs(180 - (player getRelDir _Target));
private _distance = player distance _target;
private _activeLRRadio = (call TFAR_fnc_activeLrRadio);
private _sourceChannel = _activeLRRadio call TFAR_fnc_getLrChannel;
private _sourceAltChannel = _activeLRRadio call TFAR_fnc_getAdditionalLrChannel;
private _sourceSettings = _activeLRRadio call TFAR_fnc_getLrSettings;
private _sourceChannelSettings = (_sourceSettings select 2);
private _sourceFreq = parseNumber (_sourceChannelSettings select _sourceChannel);
private _sourceAltFreq = if (_sourceAltChannel == -1) then {_sourceFreq} else {parseNumber (_sourceChannelSettings select _sourceAltChannel)};
If (_targetFrequency in [_sourceFreq, _sourceAltFreq]) then
{
_HeadingDifference = 180 - abs(180 - abs(player getRelDir _Target));
_Gain = 7 - _HeadingDifference;
_Jitter = 1 - ((Random 200) - 100) / 24000;
_SignalLevel = (10 * (log (25*10^(0/10)*10^(_Gain/10)*(6.8^2)/((4*3.14159*_Distance)^2))) + 30) * _Jitter;
If ((_SignalLevel >= -44)) then
{
hint format["Signal Strength: %1 dBm",(_SignalLevel toFixed 2)];
}
else {hint "Signal Strength: No Signal"};
}
else {};
};
};
Sleep 0.5;
};
};
Added some of Dedmens tweaks
still forum
you got _SourceAltFreq duplicated
radiant needle
Fixed
tame axle
Hi This is my first post noon dischord, so please be patient. i have the following code which runs fine, '''....................{
_vehicles = ["Vehicle1","Vehicle2","Vehicle3","Vehicle4"];
{vehicle1 setpos [_a+((_foreachindex+1)*5+5),_b+((_foreachindex+1)*5+5),_c];}foreach _vehicles;
}....................'''
still forum
that runs fine?
it only moves a single vehicle.. 4 times
Doesn't seem logical to me.
tame axle
but this one does not
....................{
_vehicles = ["Vehicle1","Vehicle2","Vehicle3","Vehicle4"];
{_x setpos [_a+((_foreachindex+1)*5+5),_b+((_foreachindex+1)*5+5),_c];}foreach _vehicles;
}....................
I noticed that when i diag_log(_x) i get the elements with "" around them. Is this the issue?
yep, just used the first one to debug.
still forum
Yeah
you can't setpos a string
you probably want the object
aka take away the quotes
also you can use
```sqf
```
for proper syntax highlight replacing the dots thing you did there
tame axle
cheers for the quick response. This is great. (can't even do a CR here yet!).... So should i parse the qoutes out to get the object, or is there an easier way?
astral dawn
Are Vehicle1, Vehicle2, etc the names you have assigned in the editor?
still forum
or is there an easier way just.. not write down the quotes?
tame axle
they are the variable names I assigned to the objects in the mission editor..
astral dawn
Then you should do as Dedmen said
velvet merlin
is there some reliable way to check if an unit is on bridge?
or just some combination of surfaceIsWater, getPos-getPosATL-getPosASL relations or check for nearby model
tame axle
yeah the wood for the trees...... .
too used to coding with other languages. and strings.
astral dawn
You could do missionNamespace getVariable "Vehicle1" as well but there is no use for it because Vehicle1, Vehicle2, ... are already assigned when you create the array.
tame axle
cheers all, just going to try remove the qoutes from the array.
done and working. thanks
....................{
_vehicles = [vehicle1,vehicle2,vehicle3,vehicle4];
{_x setpos [_a+((_foreachindex+1)*5+5),_b+((_foreachindex+1)*5+5),_c];}foreach _vehicles;
}....................
```@velvet merlin Is this question actual for you? (Maybe you try use lineIntersectsSurfaces)
lost iris
I have a server side function running every 5 mins to relocate an objective, this function changes a publicvariable that is then used by the client. Can I use addPublicVariableEventHandler client side to detect when the variable value changes and execute some code on the client side? not sure if i understand addPublicVariableEventHandler correctly
velvet merlin
@lost copper would still need some model whitelist, right?
lost copper
Yep. Bad variant for you, @velvet merlin ?
astral dawn
Could try something like this:
Get the road segment's position, _roadPos
Make a line going straight down from _roadPos
Check which objects it intersects with something like https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/lineIntersectsObjs
If there is anything besides the original road segment, it must be a bridge
Could do some more filtering by checking the types of found objects to exclude snakes, rabbits, long range radios lying on the road, humans, etc
cold pebble
@lost iris thats correct
velvet merlin
@lost copper something to avoid for compatibility reasons and such
mortal nacelle
How would I find what vehicle the player is choosing from the list to spawn it?
LJ_fnc_Adminvics = {
private["_control","_display","_selected"];
disableSerialization;
createDialog "Dialog_AdminVeh";
_display = findDisplay 69;
_control = lbAdd [1500,"C_Offroad_01_repair_F"];
_selected = lbCurSel _control;
(_display displayCtrl 1600) buttonSetAction "_veh = _selected createVehicle position player;[_veh, true, true, true] call bis_fnc_initVehicle;";
};
[] call LJ_fnc_Adminvics```
copper raven
use format with lbText
mortal nacelle
I re-wrote it as it didn't make much sense, but its winging about how the _class is undefined
_class = configName _entry;
(_display displayCtrl 1600) buttonSetAction "_class createVehicle _pos";
tough abyss
ButtonSetAction creates a new scope which does not inherit anything from current scope, so yeah it will be undefined
mortal nacelle
_vehicle = lbText format[_class];
I'm doing this wrong
i dont quite understand how it works
tough abyss
_pos will be undefined too
mortal nacelle
So I have to define everything i want to use after button set action?
tough abyss
You can embed those values in the string you pass to buttonSetAction
...buttonSetAction format ["%1 createVehicle %2", str _class, _pos]...
Also the code it expects is SQS
mortal nacelle
Oh wow, that works perfectly. Thank you! It's somewhat working now, it only spawns one class though
is there another way for buttonsetaction?
I saw that on the wiki
tough abyss
So why not use onclick event handler instead
mortal nacelle
can you direct me in the way of the wiki for that? never seen it
Nevermind I found it
forest ore
Case:
a trigger is "monitoring" sector owner changes and when the owner of the sector changes a marker gets 'placed' on the map only for the players on the side that captured the sector.
Currently I'm creating the needed markers for every player via initPlayerLocal.sqf and setting every marker's alpha to 0 to make them invisible at the mission start.
The trigger that does the sector monitoring turns eligible marker(s) visible only to the side that captured the sector via the trigger's On Activation field.
This works well enough but (who guessed it) not for JIP players.
Any suggestions how to make markers show up for JIP players with what I have now? Or some other way to achieve JIP compatible markers with this trigger that monitors sector owner changes?
tough abyss
@still forum Just checked, x = 0.5 * safezoneW; is definitely treated as a string by Arma parser
if the property has special meaning to the engine like if the x is part of control position, the expression will be converted to float otherwise it will be left as a string
astral tendon
Is there a way to get the current terraim map Cfg texture?
tough abyss
what do you mean?
astral tendon
Get the CFG of the map on current terrain im playing,.
tough abyss
Still not sure, you want ```sqf
configFile >> "CfgWorlds" >> worldName
the MAP like the one we press M to see
tough abyss
it is drawn as you open it, there is no texture. You can export it into the image though separately
winter rose
Type Shift + minus then TOPOGRAPHY to have a tiff created in the game's directory iirc
@astral tendon ?
astral tendon
Well, not atually what I need, nevermind.
winter rose
Well it's a control, not a texture
mortal nacelle
@tough abyss Could you help me out with this? I don't understand AddEventHandlers at all..
_vehClass = this addEventHandler ["ButtonClick",["%1 createVehicle %2", str _class,_pos]];
winter rose
@mortal nacelle second part should be code ({ }), not array ([ ])
mortal nacelle
Like this? _vehClass = this addEventHandler ["ButtonClick",{"%1 createVehicle %2", str _class,_pos}];
winter rose
Yes, but the inside code wouldn't work.
mortal nacelle
Yeah I figured that 😦
winter rose
Try { call compile format [(…)] }
No wait
(on mobile, so hard to type and to think properly)
tough abyss
@mortal nacelle you forgot format
_vehClass = this ctrlAddEventHandler ["ButtonClick", format ["%1 createVehicle %2", str _class,_pos]];
but this wont work
it has to be assigned to control
unless this is control it will error
I am guessing you are putting it in init field
mortal nacelle
no its a function im just running in debug
its opening up a list box with all the vehicle class names
and im trying to spawn it by selecting one and then pressing the button
languid tundra
@forest ore
One way would be to only make the markers invisible that belong to deactivated triggers in the initPlayerLocal.sqf. Considering it's scheduled, you should probably put the code inside isNil {} to make it unscheduled to prevent a race condition between your check for a trigger's state and a change of a trigger's state.
worthy lintel
what coding language does arma use for scripting? (sorry for scrub question)
cosmic lichen
sqf
worthy lintel
is that related to c/c++?
cosmic lichen
It related to everything. It's a big mixture
worthy lintel
ah okay, thank you R3vo 😃
languid tundra
It does not have c/c++ static typed nature, so it's gonna be different.
cosmic lichen
I believe it uses syntax from java and c+ and also other languages. Probably depends on what the programmer preferred
young current
there are resources in Bi Wiki that explain how SQF works
cosmic lichen
@worthy lintel https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/SQF_syntax
Doesn anyone know a better tool than Tabler for working with stringtable.xml files?
languid tundra
RHS also provides a tool, but dunno how it compares.
cosmic lichen
It's nice, but it doesn't support chinese language
delicate lotus
Hey, how can I find out how big one of those grid squares on the map is?
I once saw that Insurgents has like red grid markers for every grid an insurgent is in
winter rose
@cosmic lichen I tried to make many, but I have yet to find a good UI actually 😕
cosmic lichen
You failed at the Ui?
languid tundra
@delicate lotus
Not sure what you want to get. The grids are clearly defined like 100m, 1km, ...
sly gorge
Anyone have a reset ai script?
delicate lotus
@languid tundra oh... well thats good
winter rose
@cosmic lichen I don't really know yet how to have a proper UI, should I have language side by side to remember what the original text is, or just a plain text box with two listboxes for entry / language, etc
I planned to go back to it but forgot and let it sleep in a corner of my drive
cosmic lichen
Do you have a working prototype?
It would be fine if it looks like an excel sheet.
But it should be sortable, and searchable. Grouping keys into containers would be nice too.
winter rose
I can still restart from scratch hahaha
Excel sheet, I wouldn't go this way as it would make many languages side by side
languid tundra
I recently had a look at Intercept. Its implementation is an incredible piece of art and shows yet again how powerful extensions can be.
However, I'm now wondering where does BI EULA draw the line when it comes to playing around with engine stuff with extensions?
cosmic lichen
@languid tundra https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Extensions
If nothing is written there, there is probably no line to draw. Except for malicious stuff of course.
languid tundra
Yeah, malicious stuff and possible instability are about the only things that are warned about there.
Still the page discusses about the original intended way to use extensions only. Taking an approach like Intercept is a totally different entry point.
cosmic lichen
Maybe you should talk to @still forum he contributed to Intercept. He can probably tell you alot more about extensions and what you can and cannot do.
languid tundra
True
forest ore
@languid tundra
Thanks for the suggestion. A bit before your reply I was able to get the markers to show up and turn invisible when needed, also for JIP players. No idea how my "implementation" will work with more players than three but I guess that remains to be seen
queen cargo
fuck sake @cosmic lichen @winter rose
that Tabler tool looks and feels horrible Oo
just downloaded it quickly to give it a try
you have to create a bloody stringtable.xml first to make it work annoyed me already
winter rose
what? which one x)
languid tundra
At least someone put an effort to write such a tool^^
queen cargo
Tabler
cosmic lichen
It's probabably fine for a stringtable.xml with 3 entries, but for 4000 it's slow as fuck
queen cargo
pff @languid tundra
created like a shitton of tools already
winter rose
gimme UI , I have the whole backoffice ready
winter rose
ok, actually ^^
cosmic lichen
Please do it. I want a proper stringtable tool
And please make it remember and reopen the last edited one 😂
queen cargo
should be done in roughly 2 hours
if somebody provides me with the languages, i even can add a full selection of languages to it
winter rose
still forum
@tough abyss https://discordapp.com/channels/105462288051380224/105462984087728128/530047667699449856 yeah I know 😄 That's why armake is broken.
@winter rose https://discordapp.com/channels/105462288051380224/105462984087728128/530074836261928984 How can you dare! 🔨
@languid tundra Well BI didn't say anything bad about it yet.
young current
you havent done anything naughty with it yet 😜
languid tundra
How does it look on BE side? I somehow doubt you could ever get them to whitelist DLLs for a client side add-on that is using intercept.
winter rose
@still forum I dare, watching you in the eyes 👀
still forum
Didn't ask them yet
but the BE auto whitelisting should just let it through automatically if enough people try launching Arma with it
languid tundra
Didn't know there is such a thing.
still forum
They once auto whitelisted my debugger.. That was fun
delicate lotus
Did I just read: stringtable.xml generator?
queen cargo
#arma3_tools @delicate lotus
already kinda finished it
lacks a lil bit of polish
and features though
but only 2 hours of work
queen cargo
@delicate lotus https://github.com/X39/StringtableEditor
also, #arma3_tools or https://discord.gg/cgAQqhy 😉
exotic tinsel
hey all im having an issue with a drag animation .
_player playActionNow "grabdrag";
works fine. but when i want to stop the animation this doenst work and the player stays stuck in drag animation.
_player playActionNow "stopdrag";
Is there an action called stopdrag?
Not on here https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/playAction/actions but maybe list is incomplete
languid tundra
try _player playMove "amovpknlmstpsraswrfldnon"
Btw. this reminds me that you should use forceWalk true when you use "grabdrag" for players. Otherwise they can't walk in certain cases.
exotic tinsel
thx @languid tundra
bronze pewter
@tough abyss there are no bipod animations listed so yea it's incomplete
tough abyss
Those are actions not animations though. What is missing?
bronze pewter
I know very little of what arma has so just disregard me i guess
still forum
Btw that keyUp stuff turned out working exactly like I imagined.
Just took me like 4 hours of work yesterday and 8 hours today to get armake fixed so I could pack it and test it ¯_(ツ)_/¯
shadow sapphire
Would anyone know of a relatively simple way that I could have units dropped in by Zeus be re-geared with a gear function once they are dropped in?
digital hollow
Get the loadout export and modify it to work on curatorSelected # 0 # 0 @shadow sapphire
slim oyster
Can you return a module from inside a UI eventhandler from within its attributes >> controls?
I am trying to query a config value of another attribute inside the UI handler onLBSelChanged
can you query config values from a ctrlParentControlsGroup ctrlParentControlsGroup (_returnedCtrlCombo) group or do you need to use configfile >> 'cfgVehicles' >> _moduleName >> 'Attributes'?
vapid drift
Is there something I'm missing here? The conditional statement doesn't seem to be running properly. I wasn't sure if you could use format in that way or not.
[_terminal,
[
"Enter Code",
{
["toggleDevice", [(_this select 3)]] execVM "activateNuke.sqf";
hint "You don't know the code to activate this device";
[(_this select 0),0] call BIS_fnc_dataTerminalAnimate;
sleep 8;
hint "";
},
_device,
1.5,
false,
false,
"",
format["%1 && TFR_receivedCodes", _self]
]
] remoteExec ["addAction", 0, true];```_self is defined previously
pale sundial
Hello, chaps. I wonder if any of you can help me with this? I'm trying to script an AI squad to get inside a helo when the player decides. It's more for my own practice than anything.
The AI squad is called "Splashdown" and the helo is called "chariot_Helo".
Now a normal get in waypoint placed in the editor makes the squad get into the helicopter, but I really want to try scripting this.
My current script is being run from a trigger, activated from Radio Alpha.
Inside the script is the following:
_waypoint0 = splashdown addWaypoint [getPos chariot_helo, 0];
_waypoint0 setWaypointType "GETIN NEAREST";
shadow sapphire
@digital hollow, thanks! Will try.
pale sundial
Now playing from the AI squad leader's position shows a GET IN NEAREST waypoint created for a split second and then nothing. Playing it from the helicopter pilot's position shows that the squad runs to a point some 10 meters away from the helicopter without getting in.
Any thoughts, gents?
high marsh
moveTo + waitUntil + moveInCargo
pale sundial
I'll give that a try now then. Cheers.
high marsh
🤔
pale sundial
"Generic error is expression." It's flagging it before "group splashdown;};"
There's got to be something obvious that I'm missing.
high marsh
splashdown is group leader
group returns group reference
units returns an array of units belonging to that group
pale sundial
So if I was to change it to "forEach group splashdown"...?
Nope...
Is there any reason that the "setWaypointType "GETIN"" method didn't work?
Or at least, any reason we can fathom?
Perhaps I should give some more background to the scenario I've created for myself:
I'm trying to do this via waypoints so I can apply them as required in the future.
The idea is that the player gets into the helo and then radios for a squad to get in as well. This allows me to have a foundation to script extactions with.
Once the player gets to a suitable location over water, they can release a sling loaded boat, Splashdown will then jump out of the helo, swim to the boat, and proceed on their own little mission.
So in an ideal situation, my solution would involve learning more about scripting waypoints.
tough abyss
Wouldn’t the waypoint with index 0 be default waypoint for a group? Don’t think overwriting it does any good
pale sundial
So you're suggesting I change it to _waypoint1 and refernce it as "[splashdown,WP1] setWaypointType "GETIN""?
tough abyss
pale sundial
Understood. I never realised that. I'll give that a shot now.
tough abyss
If editor placed wp works for you why not to look up its properties with script?
pale sundial
How would I go about that? I've not done that before.
pale sundial
Ok, so I've found "_wPosArray = waypoints splashdown" but how would I actually get that information?
tough abyss
Hint str waypoints splashdown;
pale sundial
I've only ever put information INTO the game via scripting, never got anything OUT of it.
roger. Give me 2 moments.
tough abyss
You never used debug console?
pale sundial
Honestly, no. That's why I'm trying to do a bit of scripting now to get my eye in.
tough abyss
Even just executing waypoints splashdown should show resulting array where you can see all waypoints for the group
pale sundial
So the return I get is "[[B splashdown,0],[B splashdown,1]]"
I apologise that I'm very novice at this. It's really very kind of you to give me a hand with all this.
tough abyss
Yeah so the waypoint you are after has index 1
pale sundial
Got it. So that's the one to edit.
Give me some time to try and figure some things out and see if I can fix this myself with what little knowledge I have and I'll let you know what I try and how it goes.
tough abyss
So try waypointType (waypoints splashdown select 1) https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/waypointType
Then make scripted waypoint of the same type and index
pale sundial
Ok, frustratingly, index 1 is indeed a GETIN waypoint. I just can't fathom why the squad doesn't...
So creating another waypoint in the chain improves things, but doesn't fix them.
splashdown addWaypoint [getPos chariot_helo,1];
[splashdown,1] setWaypointType "MOVE";
splashdown addWaypoint [getPos chariot_helo,2];
[splashdown,2] setWaypointType "GETIN";
This gets the squad to run 10 meters away, and then back towards the helo. Still, however, they don't get in...
young current
is the helo assigned as their vehicle?
pale sundial
Assigned as their vehicle? I'm not sure what you mean. The player and his squad of pilots are in the helo - variable "chariot_Helo", group variable "chariot". The AI squad is variable "splashdown" and they're separate to the helo.
young current
pale sundial
How would I use that in conjunction with scripted waypoints? Would you mind spelling it out for me? I'm still rather rusty with this stuff.
young current
im not even sure if its needed. But since the vehicle is "owned" by other group already it might be
not exactly sure how you would use it with waypoints though
pale sundial
Ok, well I'll give it a try. Nothing ventured, and all that. The odd thing in that if I manually place a waypoint in the EDEN editor for splashdown to get in then they do.
It's just if I try scripting it that it all goes to pot...
tough abyss
Try this:
splashdown addWaypoint [getPos chariot_helo,1];
[splashdown,1] setWaypointType "MOVE";
_wp = splashdown addWaypoint [getPos chariot_helo,2];
[splashdown,2] setWaypointType "GETIN";
_wp waypointAttachVehicle chariot_helo;
though you dont need extra move waypoint in between unless you want to have some sort of deviation in the approach
pale sundial
They got in! Fantastic! Cheers mate! My guess is that the script I was using was only creating a waypoint at the vehicle's position, rather than it being attached to the vehicle like in the editor. That little line of code has been bugging me for far too long.
In the unlikely event that we meet,I owe you a beer.
pseudo swift
I'm trying to make a trigger which requires the presence of all players in a scenario before it activates, can anyone help me out with that?
I've only just started learning to use the editor at all and have never done any scripting
drifting copper
You are looking for sychronised & groups of synchronised objects I think. Not 100% sure. But will have to sync the units to the trigger that you want it to activate
pseudo swift
hmmm
so if I set the trigger to activate on player presence
and then sync it to each player?
that will make it activate only when they're all there?
tough abyss
What do you mean by all players present, present in area?
pseudo swift
yes
like the area designated by the trigger
This probably isn't super necessary for what I'm trying to do. I'm really just trying to put together a good work-around for the issues with AI helicopters unloading human, or partly-human groups.
As long as the team leader gets off when it lands, any AI team members should dismount automatically.
But if somebody decides they want to play as one of the team members with an AI team instead of as the team leader (which would be stupid, but I'm positive somebody will try), then they'll get off and then the helicopter will take off with the rest of their team still on it.
tough abyss
So by all players you mean all human players or all units including AIs?
pseudo swift
Or if just one human player isn't paying attention they'll still be on the helicopter and it will just take off with them, and then they'll have no way to get off.
I mean all playable characters, whether they're controlled by humans at the time or not.
So four specific characters, in this case.
What I was going to do is set the helicopter to land with a waypoint, then tell the players via a task to regroup nearby, and doing that would complete the land waypoint, sending the helicopter on its way. This way the helicopter would be prevented from leaving with anyone still aboard.
tough abyss
You can just check that no playable unit is inside the helicopter
pseudo swift
how do I do that?
I mean that's basically what I'm trying to do, it sounds like you just have a more direct way of doing it
which I would appreciate
tough abyss
if (playableUnits findIf {_x in _heli} < 0) then {...can takeoff...}
pseudo swift
shouldn't that be = 0? or < 1? not < 0?
tough abyss
So if no playable unit is inside helicopter the expression will return -1
slim oyster
!(playableUnits findIf {_x in _heli} isEqualto -1) in a waypoint condition should work
You could also do it the other way, searching whether any of the crew units of the vehicle are in playableunits.
pseudo swift
okay great
thanks
I'm confused at why it would be -1 and not 0 but I'll trust you that's right
pseudo swift
oh okay
so would that go in the land waypoint to make it complete, or the move waypoint after it?
tough abyss
Try which works the best
pseudo swift
okay
rancid ruin
is commy still around?
https://www.reddit.com/r/armadev/comments/abc6j6/tips_for_learning_sqf_coming_from_c_etc/
3. I've never seen a good tutorial for SQF. The only way to learn is to practice.
why are there no good tutorials?
still forum
yeah he is
because no one made good tutorials yet
"why are there no good tutorials?" is like asking "why did noone rebuild the great pyramids out of clay"
because noone did it yet. Is the answer
rancid ruin
do you think that's because people are lazy, or because SQF is so bad that nobody wants to stick their neck out and say "this is how to do it"
still forum
The professionals either don't care because they already know, or know that they would be bad at explaining/teaching
rancid ruin
apparently BI don't even teach SQF internally to their employees
according to someone on glassdoor
still forum
SQF isn't really that hard..
frozen knoll
its true tho... trial and error is a great way to learn
still forum
If you know programming and have a good brain, it's quick to get into
rancid ruin
is it? i bet none of you would agree on the correct way to do X
that's why this channel is/was so funny
slim oyster
SQF is not difficult, just some weird proprietary things. And that is true for many languages
still forum
yeah.. That's because there are probably multiple correct ways to do things
some are easier to read, some are faster, some are just utterly retarded.
slim oyster
Can you imagine if SQF had whitespace interpretation
still forum
🤢
rancid ruin
yeah no doubt there's a correct way
i would love to see 5 of you agree on what it is though :D
slim oyster
ask a simple question on stackoverflow and you have the same problem
typically many ways to accomplish something
frozen knoll
theres only 1 way to sqf 😉
rancid ruin
RECKLESSLY
languid tundra
Yeah, with good old goto 😂
slim oyster
with arma it is even more open ended because you are rarely looking for compatibility with other functions/components... script accomplishes thing in game? success! Doesn't? failure!
rancid ruin
i just find it interesting how much disagreement there is over SQF
even BI's built in functions and modules - people say they're shit but they say that about everyone's SQF generally, bar the ACE team
slim oyster
Unless you are talking about people with little experience, most of the disagreement is over ignorance of newly added commands or useful functions
still forum
simple example. Get the position of the player
abc = getPos player
Make it readable you idiot
playerPosition = getPos player
Use tags on global variables you idiot
tag_playerPosition = getPos player
Why do you even need a global variable you idiot
rancid ruin
true, i guess there's only so much you can do
still forum
ACE code is also not perfect. Mostly the 3+ years old stuff.
rancid ruin
but then general things like "your game runs badly because you have too many bad scripts" get said
slim oyster
Many scripts are way too intensive. It doesn't help that the engine is old and inefficient with a cpu cycle
badly made scripts can be the difference between 40fps and 12fps
rancid ruin
surely it also doesn't help that there's no good tutorials :D
still forum
Well why don't you make some then? 😄
rancid ruin
i would love to but real life fucked me and i'm rusty with SQF and was never great when i wasn't rusty
slim oyster
again arma scripting is always written with an objective in mind, say making AI do this, or giving an action to do this. So most of the "tutorials" follow this structure
do enough of these small tasks and you start to understand the language as a whole
still forum
I started the SQF blog thing so we can have open-source'd collaboratively made tutorials. That way we can get the same crowd-sourced quality as ACE has
but noone really cared soo ¯_(ツ)_/¯
rancid ruin
yeah that's sad, i want to get involved, and hopefully will one day, just real life
arma's dev community is simultaneously really good and helpful, but also elitist and kind of impenetrable
imagine being a total SQF noob and someone saying "there are no good tutorials"
it probably took everyone in this channel 2 years to get to grips with it
still forum
not really
There are people in here that need things explained dozens of times and still don't understand anything. They are pulling down the average
slim oyster
maybe if you never learned a language before
still forum
Also people come here to ask for help because they don't know what to do
rancid ruin
true, enjoying games is very different from being good at scripting
still forum
So of course there are mostly beginners/noobs here 😄
rancid ruin
you'd think BI would've written a guide 10 years ago
they seem to just rely on the community to brute-force it and then apply for a job
still forum
Which.. business wise is a good idea
already filters out the idiots
You only get the diligent self learners who have already prooved that they are worth it
rancid ruin
yeah it would make sense, like if you want to learn C++ you can buy a bjarne stroustrup book and get going right away
if you want to learn SQF you are on your own lol
still forum
everyone can read a book. In a programming job you don't want someone who once read a book and can reproduce the stuff that was explained in said book
you want someone who can quickly come up with his own solutions, and can figure out things on his own
rancid ruin
true, but you need reference material
still forum
Because in the end.. That's how programming works
rancid ruin
a community wiki with contradictions in the comments section isn't a great reference
slim oyster
I totally agree with the references and wiki
surreal peak
Personally my experiance before sqf was about a year of python... ive spent weeks searching through forums to find nothing..
slim oyster
the wiki is a mess for many commands and BI functions
surreal peak
Then asked 1 question here for it to be explained
I like it when noobs ask qurstoons
Because they can learn
rancid ruin
the explanation depends on who's online when you ask the question though
surreal peak
Like i did
still forum
It's a community wiki. If it's bad, feel free to make it better
surreal peak
Fair enough, luckily we have people like dedmen who is on consistently
Its like a live version of stackoverflow
still forum
There is stackoverflow SQF btw. But not many SQF professionals frequent that
rancid ruin
yeah it would be practically useless if the community hadn't done what they have so far
surreal peak
Wait, really?
slim oyster
haha what I never heard of sqf stackoverflow
surreal peak
Do u have a link?
slim oyster
it must be a real swell place
still forum
rancid ruin
SQF professionals basically == BISIM contractors and VBS users though right?
surreal peak
Aaaand bookmarked
rancid ruin
and they never seem to be as forthcoming with help or reliable as arma community members
still forum
SQF professionals such as ACE/CBA devs
rancid ruin
imagine if BI wrote an SQF book mmmm
rancid ruin
actually the book would probably be buggy wouldn't it
slim oyster
Can we force a https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_guiMessage in 3den? display 46 is null
still forum
shouldn't matter. it creates it's own display
slim oyster
all i get is an 3den unable to display message box error, no rpt on it
slim oyster
perfect finddisplay (313) worked.
chilly wigeon
Anyone know of a way to script changing firemode for players? Making a silly arcade game mode where I want to start players on full auto
Tried glancing around the "actions" wiki page, SwitchWeapon seems like it could work, but it doesn't
No matter what I change the muzzle index value to, it seems to select primary weapon, semi-auto
frozen knoll
😉
chilly wigeon
ooo, that'll work great, thanks @frozen knoll
velvet merlin
anyone one for the challenge to find an algorithm how to place clutter around the player and fade in and out while he is moving
or has some ideas how to approach that
tough abyss
@rancid ruin #community_wiki if you see any contradictions or things that shouldn’t be on wiki, no point whining about lack of maintenance of community run resource if you don’t contribute
tough abyss
@velvet merlin how you figure this should work, createSimpleObject? It will make one big mess in MP as everyone will be creating own global grass around them. You will need createVehicleLocal and proper class config, but then everyone will have own local grass around them, dunno how useful that is.
velvet merlin
@tough abyss its for a clutter tweaking tool - not for playing
tough abyss
Then I misunderstood what you meant by fading it in out
Assumed you wanted dynamic creation and deletion around player
Ignore me then
frigid raven
@tough abyss can I ignore you as well?
lost iris
any chance i can speak to a BI dev, urgently regarding a big exploit within the game
still forum
@lost iris #arma3_feedback_tracker go to the feedback tracker site and create a security ticket. They are hidden to the public and only readable by devs
tough abyss
@frigid raven as well? I am not ignoring you...Oh I see, yeh go ahead
lost iris
When was the last patch @tough abyss i tested last night and it worked so
still forum
A month ago or so
lost iris
which link is it?
still forum
channel description
lost iris
added, hope they patch it quick
thanks @still forum
@still forum There is no option to create an arma 3 security ticket?
still forum
It's called "Arma 3 private bug report"
lost iris
ok, thats the one i did. Wasnt sure if only the devs could see it
frigid raven
@tough abyss done ignoring
marble pasture
o7 duders. I've got a question involving Ace3 (maybe?) that someone might be able to answer. Not super new to arma, but pretty new to arma scripting and its a good chance that I just missed something super obvious.
digital hollow
Ask and someone will have an answer.
marble pasture
thanks! So, context. I've got a toxic barrel that I've used ace to make both able to be picked up and cargo, and a vehicle to hold it. So you pick up a toxic barrel and load it onto a truck. easy enough. Now, Im trying to make a trigger that activates when its loaded into the truck. Im coming into a pretty basick issue of trigger not activating when cargo is loaded. I've used an !alive check on the trigger but thats not working and Im trying to figure out if thats due to the barrel not being deleted/functioning differently becuase its an Ace command. I've considerend trying an Event Handler but I though I'd ask people much smarter than I about it first.
digital hollow
EH is probably your best bet https://ace3mod.com/wiki/framework/events-framework.html#24-cargo-ace_cargo
marble pasture
aighty, that'll be the next attempt. I was banging my head against a wall for a while trying to get something that seemed simple to work, lol. Still learning the syntax and interatcions between things has been...something. thanks for giving me a direction to go in.
digital hollow
Good luck!
vapid drift
Alright... what am I missing here?
[_terminal,
[
"Enter Code",
{
["toggleDevice", [(_this select 3)]] execVM "activateNuke.sqf";
hint "You don't know the code to activate this device";
[(_this select 0),0] call BIS_fnc_dataTerminalAnimate;
sleep 8;
hint "";
},
_device,
1.5,
false,
false,
"",
format["%1 && !TFR_receivedCodes", _self]
]
] remoteExec ["addAction", 0, true];```
The exact error I'm getting:
' |#|&& !TFR_receivedCodes'
Error Invalid number in expression```
I get the same thing if I swap out !TFR_receivedCodes with TFR_receivedCodes == false
I assume it's something with the ampersands? I'm at a standstill until I can figure this one out. It's breaking everything
frigid raven
format["%1 && !TFR_receivedCodes", _self] I do not understand why you create a boolean expression as a string here by format? Never saw this before
I would assume you want to have something like _self && !TFR_receivedCodes ?
Or is it because it expects code as STRING for this parameter position?
vapid drift
@frigid raven Yeah, it requires code as String
Under condition: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction
tough abyss
What is _self and where it is defined?
vapid drift
@tough abyss disregard, I figured it out. It was _self that was the issue. An object reference instead of a string was being passed at one part in the code
cosmic lichen
{
if (_forEachindex < count _attributeValues - 1) then
{
_export = _export + str _x + "," + endl;
}
else
{
_export = _export + str _x;
};
} forEach _attributeValues;
copyToClipboard _export;///str _attributeValues;```Guys, is there a more efficient way to remove the comma and linebreak at the end when export an array to the clipboard?
digital jacinth
could someone explain me file patching? I alreadyhave set it up so it loads unpacked files, but only when i restart arma. Is there a way to reload the files during run time?