#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 511

tough abyss Jan 21, 2019, 11:20 PM

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@minor lance you can get display of the top dialog and create display on it with your dialog

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@novel trellis you can have mod with sounds and reference them in mission config, not sure why you have a problem

novel trellis Jan 22, 2019, 1:28 AM

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okay thankyou for confirming, i will double check everything

peak plover Jan 22, 2019, 3:15 AM

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you can avoid all of that by playing alone @tough abyss

west venture Jan 22, 2019, 4:59 AM

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No cross-posting, @lament grotto
#rules

rancid pecan Jan 22, 2019, 9:34 AM

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hi everone

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i have a problem

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Error in expression <dAction['Rob Shop',life_fnc_robShops];
>
  Error position: <
>
  Error Invalid number in expression
File core\harita\fn_robShops.sqf [life_fnc_robShops], line 35

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this robshop.sqf: https://hastebin.com/piwakulawa.cs

peak plover Jan 22, 2019, 9:36 AM

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Looks like an error

keen tusk Jan 22, 2019, 10:10 AM

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Chech the 35th line of fn_robshops.sqf

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Your solution is there

cursive whale Jan 22, 2019, 10:25 AM

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can anybody tell me if spawn-ed code shares local variable scope in the same way that call-ed code does? i.e. is there any need/point to declaring vars as private within a spawned routine?

robust hollow Jan 22, 2019, 10:41 AM

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no it does not share from unscheduled into scheduled scopes, but does share from scheduled to child unscheduled scopes (obviously).

[] call {
    private _a = 0;
    [] spawn {
        systemchat format["%1",_a]; // "any"
    };
};

[] spawn {
    private _a = 0;
    [] call {
        systemchat format["%1",_a]; // "0"
    };
};```

Not really sure if its worth doing in a fresh spawn scope but I still do as good practice.

cursive whale Jan 22, 2019, 10:42 AM

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Thanks, appreciate it.

still forum Jan 22, 2019, 10:43 AM

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spawn creates a new script instances

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Which is completely seperate. Local variable lookup looks in parent scopes. The new script instance doesn't have any parent scopes because it's seperated. Thus local vars don't carry over

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systemchat format["%1",_a]; // "any" That is script error. Scheduled errors on undefined variable

robust hollow Jan 22, 2019, 10:44 AM

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still prints any though. was just showing that it was nil.

rancid pecan Jan 22, 2019, 10:51 AM

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@peak plover @keen tusk i don't know solution i don't understand problem

robust hollow Jan 22, 2019, 10:52 AM

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the line in that error doesnt even exist in the file you linked after it, are you sure its the right file?

rancid pecan Jan 22, 2019, 10:53 AM

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@robust hollow yes i am sure

robust hollow Jan 22, 2019, 10:54 AM

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well good luck then 👍

peak plover Jan 22, 2019, 10:57 AM

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@rancid pecan Right now it's impossible to find the solution

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The code is in an obscure language. SQF is written in English

robust hollow Jan 22, 2019, 10:59 AM

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once you find the file, you have bad line endings
https://i.imgur.com/kBdE8du.png

fleet hazel Jan 22, 2019, 11:46 AM

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Guys, I have a problem. I call the code and when the character moves I have the output of the code, but it should not be.

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for "_i" from 0 to _time step 1 do {
hint format ["Passed %1 of %2",_i,_time];
_pos = getPosATL player;
if (speed player > 24 OR {player distance _pos > 20} OR {!alive player} OR {vehicle player != player}) exitWith {hint "Capture aborted"; _exit = true;};
sleep 1;
};

robust hollow Jan 22, 2019, 11:54 AM

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not sure what ur saying there but just going to point a couple of things out:

... from 0 to _time step 1 ...
no need to write step 1, it is the default.

    _pos = getPosATL player; 
    if (speed player > 24 OR {player distance _pos > 20} ...

player distance _pos will most likely never be greater than 20 because you're setting _pos then checking it immediately.

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i assume you mean to have something like this so it exits when the player gets too far away from where he started the action

private _pos = getPosATL player; 
for "_i" from 0 to _time do {
    hint format ["Passed %1 of %2",_i,_time];
    if (speed player > 24 OR {player distance _pos > 20} OR {!alive player} OR {vehicle player != player}) exitWith {hint "Capture aborted"; _exit =    true;};
    sleep 1;
};

fleet hazel Jan 22, 2019, 11:57 AM

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@robust hollow hmm, now check

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 12:00 PM

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I doubt player on foot can move faster than 24 km/h, what is this check supposed to achieve?

fleet hazel Jan 22, 2019, 12:04 PM

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@tough abyss the sprint reaches 25

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@robust hollow this work. thn

copper raven Jan 22, 2019, 12:27 PM

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description.sqf > description.ext

peak plover Jan 22, 2019, 12:42 PM

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@fleet hazel check your speed when running sideways, I remember it being only forward and backward

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ex. Hold W and D

fleet hazel Jan 22, 2019, 12:43 PM

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@peak plover Ok

still forum Jan 22, 2019, 12:47 PM

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No you aren't

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description is not a sqf file

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext

wild flint Jan 22, 2019, 3:06 PM

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I'm attempting to script a dynamic point for a mission, using bis_fnc_findSafePos, however when I use this

    
    _gate = "sga_gate_orbital" createVehicle getPos _posGate;```

I get the following error:

``` 8:59:43   Error position: <getPos _posGate;>
 8:59:43   Error getpos: Type Array, expected Object,Location
 8:59:43 File C:\Users\Lynn\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\Kinch\mpmissions\co_x_tauri_adventures.Altis\test.sqf, line 25```

I'm unsure  of why `getPos` isn't accepting the array input, any suggestions?

still forum Jan 22, 2019, 3:07 PM

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I'm unsure of why getPos isn't accepting the array input
Because it says so on the wiki
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getPos

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also findSafePos already returns a position. Trying to get the position of a position doesn't make much sense

wild flint Jan 22, 2019, 3:12 PM

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Oh... okay that makes sense, thank you

brave jungle Jan 22, 2019, 3:25 PM

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in CBA_Settings_fnc_init how would one add extra information, much like how ACE does it? https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/497428101702352897/537285503649579018/unknown.png

calm pond Jan 22, 2019, 3:26 PM

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https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/wiki/CBA-Settings-System

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have a look at their wiki

brave jungle Jan 22, 2019, 3:27 PM

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Yeah i just thought to do that also, saw there is an array 😛

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<STRING, ARRAY>

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Cheers 😃

calm pond Jan 22, 2019, 3:27 PM

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np bud

brave jungle Jan 22, 2019, 3:29 PM

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so it would be something like: ["Main Title", "Tool TIP Text"]?

calm pond Jan 22, 2019, 3:30 PM

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yes

brave jungle Jan 22, 2019, 3:33 PM

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Awesome

calm pond Jan 22, 2019, 3:35 PM

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[
    setting var name,
    "CHECKBOX",
    [setting name, settingdescription],
    [setting menu name, sub category name],
    true, // Default value
    true, // _isGlobal    
    {
        params ["_value"];
        _script;
    }
] call CBA_Settings_fnc_init;

example for a checkbox

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i usually like to use ace for examples when using cba function as sometimes i find cba wiki doesn;t do the best job at explaining things

modest temple Jan 22, 2019, 5:07 PM

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_this globalChat "I haven't seen anything, dont bother me"

_this globalChat "sorry, i don't think i can help you"

_this globalChat "sorry, i don't think i can help you"

i want the script to pick one of these (or other lines i will add) randomly every time it's run

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how do i do that?

copper raven Jan 22, 2019, 5:11 PM

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

calm pond Jan 22, 2019, 5:11 PM

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systemChat (selectRandom ["1","2","3"]);

modest temple Jan 22, 2019, 5:11 PM

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how do i set which is 1,2 ect..

copper raven Jan 22, 2019, 5:12 PM

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?

modest temple Jan 22, 2019, 5:12 PM

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like do i need to set a number for the line

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?

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nvm

calm pond Jan 22, 2019, 5:12 PM

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systemChat (selectRandom ["I haven't seen anything, dont bother me","sorry, i don't think i can help you","sorry, i don't think i can help you"]);

copper raven Jan 22, 2019, 5:12 PM

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if you want to reference it after somewhere, then yes. But don't see any need for that.

modest temple Jan 22, 2019, 5:12 PM

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i missunderstood it at first

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thanks

calm pond Jan 22, 2019, 5:13 PM

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just convert it to globalChat with the unit you want

modest temple Jan 22, 2019, 5:23 PM

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this addAction ["<t color='#FFFFFF'>(selectRandom ["Have you seen anything?","Have you spotted any russians?","Any trouble around?"])</t>",{player execVM "talk_unknown.sqf";}];

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could i use it like this aswell?

still forum Jan 22, 2019, 5:24 PM

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no

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selectRandom is a script command. Script commands work in scripts

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what you have there is a string. Not a script.

modest temple Jan 22, 2019, 5:24 PM

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ah

quasi rover Jan 22, 2019, 5:25 PM

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Is there a subtype name that called house(building) only, not powerline, wire, fence, gate, lamp street...etc ?

calm pond Jan 22, 2019, 5:31 PM

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doesnt "House" already do that?

quasi rover Jan 22, 2019, 5:31 PM

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House include wire, lampstreet, powerline etc...

calm pond Jan 22, 2019, 5:32 PM

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"BUILDING"?

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/nearestTerrainObjects there is a list of them

copper raven Jan 22, 2019, 5:33 PM

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this addAction [format["<t color='#FFFFFF'>%1</t>",selectRandom ["Have you seen anything?","Have you spotted any russians?","Any trouble around?"]],{player execVM "talk_unknown.sqf";}];

@modest temple

quasi rover Jan 22, 2019, 5:34 PM

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Building also includes powerline, lamp street, gate etc..

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 5:34 PM

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House_Small?

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What HouseBase includes?

quasi rover Jan 22, 2019, 5:40 PM

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House_Small does not include garage, slum house, house big and house small class.

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 5:46 PM

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What about Structure

quasi rover Jan 22, 2019, 5:50 PM

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Sorry, Structure does not include any house.

brave jungle Jan 22, 2019, 6:29 PM

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Does create3DENComposition not create an array for anyone else? Tested in debug console with:

_myComposition = create3DENComposition [ 
 configFile >> "CfgGroups" >> "West" >> "BLU_F" >> "Infantry" >> "BUS_InfSquad", 
 screenToWorld [0.5,0.5] 
];
_myComposition

Return:
[]

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 6:34 PM

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Is config valid?

brave jungle Jan 22, 2019, 6:42 PM

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Well it's an example from the wiki

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It creates the units fine, just doesn't return an array of the entity IDs

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So I can't edit them at all afterwards

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 6:45 PM

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Strange

brave jungle Jan 22, 2019, 6:45 PM

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Yeah, I wanted to ask here first before I submitted a bug report, unless this isn't a bug?

high marsh Jan 22, 2019, 6:46 PM

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Are you sure it's BIS, not BUS?

brave jungle Jan 22, 2019, 6:46 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/create3DENComposition

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The example there

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It's the same for my units too

high marsh Jan 22, 2019, 6:46 PM

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Example could be incorrect.

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Check the conifg anyways.

brave jungle Jan 22, 2019, 6:46 PM

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returns an empty array for them too

high marsh Jan 22, 2019, 6:47 PM

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Just open the config viewer, find it, observe the path.

brave jungle Jan 22, 2019, 6:47 PM

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But even that was the case midnight, it wouldn't create the units. However it does create units, just doesn't return a array

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https://imgur.com/a/qSpWdxL

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see

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 6:49 PM

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What if you create them on land?

brave jungle Jan 22, 2019, 6:49 PM

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Will quickly test, two secs

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But surely that wont effect it?

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two secs

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 6:50 PM

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Who knows

brave jungle Jan 22, 2019, 6:50 PM

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Same thing

night void Jan 22, 2019, 6:50 PM

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Who can point me, how to make fire\napalm for populate only on walkable areas and ignore walls\objects?

brave jungle Jan 22, 2019, 6:51 PM

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I'll submit a bug report

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cheers for the suggestions

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 6:51 PM

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Yeah seems like a bug

jagged mica Jan 22, 2019, 7:27 PM

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Hey guys, thought I'd come here to ask for directions, since I've browsed forums, tutorials and scripts and didn't help much, which was proven by my non-funcitonal scripts xD

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I'm a programmer and I do it for living, but never done anything with this scripting language, started playing with it recently

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and I find it suprisingly hard to comprehend 😄

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Any idea where can I learn proper distinction and best practices of server/client side scripting? How to write scripts that run properly on both? I've seen people taking different approaches in the same direction, but I can't find a constructive guide on that

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most of guides I've seen consist of basic mission scripting, but I'm building a Arma 2 Epoch server which requires more than that

calm pond Jan 22, 2019, 7:31 PM

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personally i learnt for looking at ace and cba code and reading their guildlines

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https://ace3mod.com/wiki/development/coding-guidelines.html
https://ace3mod.com/wiki/development/arma-3-scheduler-and-our-practices.html

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i can send their githubs as well if you want

still forum Jan 22, 2019, 7:32 PM

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most of the new important things won't work in arma 2 tho

calm pond Jan 22, 2019, 7:33 PM

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plus killzonekid is really good

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look at his post on his website

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yes true but arma 3 has a lot of backwards compatibility, its mainly new commands, functions and some syntax changes between them

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 7:38 PM

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Arma 2 is for masochists

jagged mica Jan 22, 2019, 7:38 PM

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( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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Thanks for the links @calm pond

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yeah I assume major differences will be documented in arma docs

eager prawn Jan 22, 2019, 7:39 PM

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Arma 2 is for Massachusetts? Cool, cause I live here

high marsh Jan 22, 2019, 7:39 PM

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think1

calm pond Jan 22, 2019, 7:41 PM

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http://killzonekid.com/category/games/arma-3/
https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/wiki - just because use these function it will save you a lot of time
https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/tree/a18f4180ac0309c1ad48889abe8676bc2b6e700c - ace code base, imo the best format for a mod despite being a bit finicky to set up

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both have A* documentation, which is better than i can say for a lot and things, including my own

jagged mica Jan 22, 2019, 7:42 PM

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sweet, thanks a lot mate

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I hope it will be useful for A2 scripting as well 😄

calm pond Jan 22, 2019, 7:45 PM

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i hope it does, still would recommend doing it a3 tho. but thats just me.
Enjoy

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 7:46 PM

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Ask @queen cargo for the book

jagged mica Jan 22, 2019, 7:46 PM

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yeah I was thinking about it, but I'll save it for the next project, DayZ community in A2 is still massive

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ooh, "the book"?

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 7:47 PM

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Yeah 😩

jagged mica Jan 22, 2019, 7:48 PM

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you don't seem too enthusiastic about it 😄 Thanks, I'll ask him 😄

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 7:49 PM

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He just needs a bit of motivation to finish it

jagged mica Jan 22, 2019, 7:50 PM

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oh I just sent him a message xD

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 7:50 PM

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XD

jagged mica Jan 22, 2019, 7:50 PM

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thanks, made me look like an asshole, I definitely made a great first impression xD

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 7:51 PM

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Did you insult him or something?

calm pond Jan 22, 2019, 7:51 PM

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i have a shit ton of bookmarks if you want them

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split into there categories

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its from a old post i cant find

jagged mica Jan 22, 2019, 7:53 PM

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oh dude would be perfect

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@tough abyss noo, it's just about pestering someone I didn't know about some piece of work he didn't finish 😄 only joking man

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 7:55 PM

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He is a good guy hopefully will not get mad and kill you

jagged mica Jan 22, 2019, 7:59 PM

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yeah he's a top bloke, thanks for recommending him mate

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 7:59 PM

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Anyway you probably find more help just asking here rather than going through ancient posts elsewhere. Wha lingo are you programmer of?

queen cargo Jan 22, 2019, 8:00 PM

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@tough abyss Problem is... I have limited time and nobody is really helping 😅

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 8:00 PM

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Time is of the essence!

jagged mica Jan 22, 2019, 8:12 PM

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@tough abyss well I'm a webdev and I specialise in JS, but I've worked with some other, lower-level languages in the past as well 😄 Gamedev-wise PAWN took a massive amount of time of my life, for scripting server-side mods for good old Counter Strike

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to be fair though, SQF syntax makes a lot of sense to me and it's not the biggest problem, although I know that I have to get to know it better

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I mostly struggle with functions, how and why they are called, and generally how to write code that works in perfect harmony with all clients and the server 😄

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 8:16 PM

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Functions are just variables containing type CODE. You can execute code directly with call or spawn command

still forum Jan 22, 2019, 8:17 PM

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There are many other ways to call functions but you probably don't wanna know them.
Though if you understood how SQF works underneath. You'll already know that

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 8:19 PM

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CODE is just compiled string containing the statements

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So you write your script as text, compile it and boom now you can execute it

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So you can pass code literal like call {hint str 123}; or store it in a variable first func = {hint str 123}; call func;

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When you look up wiki pay attention what type of argument a command takes

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There are not many types

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But there are many many commands

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That is what makes sqf difficult to learn

calm pond Jan 22, 2019, 8:27 PM

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thats why google exists

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 8:27 PM

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But most commands are just APIs for engine functionality

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Engine methods exposed for scripts

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Some more recent commands were added to improve and speed up common operations in sqf

jagged mica Jan 22, 2019, 8:43 PM

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sorry guys I was on the phone for a sec

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oh wow, that's cool

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thanks for clarifying

cursive whale Jan 22, 2019, 8:43 PM

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@jagged mica Based on your desire to achieve 'perfect harmony with all clients and the server' the biggest thing to get your head around is locality; https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Locality_in_Multiplayer

jagged mica Jan 22, 2019, 8:44 PM

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Oh

cursive whale Jan 22, 2019, 8:44 PM

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this is quite a good blog; http://killzonekid.com/arma-scripting-tutorials-locality/

jagged mica Jan 22, 2019, 8:44 PM

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guys, I can't thank you enough

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perfect, that might answer a lot of questions, thanks a lot, all of you

still forum Jan 22, 2019, 8:50 PM

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just beware when using kk's blog as reference. Most of the stuff on there is years old. And some this can be done way easier today. And his scripts don't use things that are standard today, like private keyword and params.
But if you only care about Arma 2 then that doesn't matter to you

jagged mica Jan 22, 2019, 8:51 PM

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yeah good point

jagged field Jan 22, 2019, 9:47 PM

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Hey is it possible to set a specific weapon to infinite ammo?

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I've done it for AI, but I want a specific weapon (a handheld minigun) to have unlimited ammo only

young current Jan 22, 2019, 9:50 PM

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you would probably need to create some sort of repeating event/script that refills the ammo periodically.

winter rose Jan 22, 2019, 9:52 PM

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@jagged field
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setAmmo
with fired eventHandler for example

setAmmo

jagged field Jan 22, 2019, 9:53 PM

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ty

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ah crap, its only for local

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so I can't do it on a server

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oh wait the unit is local to the server

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so if the server runs the mission it should be alright

digital hollow Jan 22, 2019, 10:04 PM

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RemoteExec

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 10:08 PM

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@jagged field no, every pc runs the mission

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A handheld mini gun is not vanilla item ergo you can configure your mod so that it contains tonnes of ammo, more than you can fire

jagged field Jan 22, 2019, 10:15 PM

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I mean I'd like to make it in code

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so I could apply it to other things

calm pond Jan 22, 2019, 10:16 PM

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are you running cba?

jagged field Jan 22, 2019, 10:16 PM

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Nah I've moved to vanilla rn

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testing it on the navid

austere granite Jan 22, 2019, 10:17 PM

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just remotexec it with the vehicle as target, not that hard

jagged field Jan 22, 2019, 10:17 PM

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    params ["_unit", "_weapon", "_muzzle", "_mode", "_ammo", "_magazine", "_projectile", "_gunner"];
}];``` I'm confused how this event handler works, are these `"_ammo"` things just String names?

ruby breach Jan 22, 2019, 10:18 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#Fired

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They're variables that correspond to the things listed in the wiki

calm pond Jan 22, 2019, 10:18 PM

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this addEventHandler ["Fired", {
    params ["_unit", "_weapon", "_muzzle", "_mode", "_ammo", "_magazine", "_projectile", "_gunner"];
_unit setAmmo [_weapon, some random int for the amount of ammo happy? IE 1];
}];

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this is just a guess, dont @ me

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 10:18 PM

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Google params arma 3

jagged field Jan 22, 2019, 10:19 PM

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oh I'm blind yeah it states they're the string names

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my bad

calm pond Jan 22, 2019, 10:19 PM

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it wont work, give me a sec

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ammo is a string

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you could just set it to 30 or what ever you want

jagged field Jan 22, 2019, 10:20 PM

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I'm confused, I thought it was just a variable type String

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what would setting it to 30 do

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as in the name of the variable is 30, or can I send it the number 30 and it sets the current mag to 30

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 10:20 PM

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@calm pond I doubt you can add number to string and get away with it

calm pond Jan 22, 2019, 10:21 PM

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no that why i said it wouldnt work

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its an int you just set to what number he wants

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plus i said dont@ me bro

jagged field Jan 22, 2019, 10:22 PM

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oh its: setAmmo [weapon, count] count just being an int and weapon the String name of the weapon

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is what he meant I think

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 10:23 PM

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You seem to know how to edit yet you decided to leave that intact

calm pond Jan 22, 2019, 10:25 PM

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better?

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 10:25 PM

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It could be 1

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And arma ints are floats lol

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Sorry couldn’t resist 😁

calm pond Jan 22, 2019, 10:29 PM

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best thing is i have no idea if that works, was just a guess, not even sure how EH work with ai. I assume the same but you never know

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 10:29 PM

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Sure it works

jagged field Jan 22, 2019, 10:30 PM

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    params ["InfGun"]; 
_unit setAmmo [InfGun, 50]; 
}];``` Set Navid Variable name to `InfGun` is that correct or am I misunderstanding everything

tough abyss Jan 22, 2019, 10:31 PM

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Yes you’re misunderstanding things, until you read about params

foggy moon Jan 22, 2019, 10:32 PM

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It's not params per se, but the general idea of function parameters. This might be a better starting point: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Function#Parameters

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and order is critical

jagged field Jan 22, 2019, 10:32 PM

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I'll just read through the stuff

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thanks guys

wanton swallow Jan 23, 2019, 3:47 AM

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Hi guys. Anybody know how to allow to edit sqf script on server side while it running?

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First think was to use compile preprocess File. But ARMA lock this file immediately after first call of preprocess and dont release it...

lilac escarp Jan 23, 2019, 4:27 AM

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this addEventHandler ["Fired", { 
(_this # 0) setAmmo [currentWeapon (_this # 0), 10]; 
}];

slim oyster Jan 23, 2019, 4:27 AM

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@wanton swallow file patching, should work for prepped functions on reload and on next virtual exec run of the file
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Startup_Parameters#Developer_Options

wanton swallow Jan 23, 2019, 4:39 AM

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@slim oyster file patching works for client side but dont work on dedicated server in the same game.
After first exec ru of the file on the server it's stand to lock.

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Forgot to said: this script called from servermod.

foggy moon Jan 23, 2019, 4:53 AM

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From what I'm reading, if you are running server file patching, execVM should be able to load scripts from the arma install folder

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which should release the file between executions

still forum Jan 23, 2019, 7:49 AM

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it might not release the lock if you reload the file every frame or VERY frequently.

tough abyss Jan 23, 2019, 8:18 AM

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LOL @lilac escarp # was added specifically so that you don’t need to surround it with parentheses. Also current weapon used is passed as param already

frigid raven Jan 23, 2019, 8:21 AM

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private _foo = 5;
private _bar = 10;

_foo += _bar

something like this possible? instead of _foo = _foo + _bar

tough abyss Jan 23, 2019, 8:21 AM

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No

high marsh Jan 23, 2019, 8:22 AM

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I mean, you could make a macro

lilac escarp Jan 23, 2019, 8:22 AM

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@tough abyss no matter. the main thing is that it works))
p.s. Sorry for my English)

still forum Jan 23, 2019, 8:23 AM

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If you knew how SQF works. You'd see that it can't work.

_foo += _bar
Variables are resolved before command call ->
5 += 10
Uh.. What now.. Can increment the 5, but no idea where to store the result into.. Can't do anything with this.

frigid raven Jan 23, 2019, 8:54 AM

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Jeez I really have to know better how SQF works to avoid such questions 🤔

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Thx for clarification

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just saw a commit of sb.

private _return =+ _prepend;

therefore was curious what is happening here.
But sb. already commented on that to have it this way

= +_prepend;

still forum Jan 23, 2019, 9:15 AM

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=+ works. Or SQF-VM atleast

tough abyss Jan 23, 2019, 9:26 AM

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+= is a little different from =+

vague hull Jan 23, 2019, 11:28 AM

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Simply because it's actually = +
Isn't it?

still forum Jan 23, 2019, 11:32 AM

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yeah

lusty canyon Jan 23, 2019, 2:45 PM

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can i overwrite an existing custom info panel with my bullet cam script then revert the panel back to default afterwards?
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Custom_Info
here is my basic bullet cam:

FORGET ABOUT THE SCRIPT, FOCUS ON THE CUSTOM INFO PANELS TY

will it be possible to take for example the mine detector panel, switch it out with the camera then switch?

still forum Jan 23, 2019, 2:46 PM

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_null = nonsense

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_missile = _this select 6; if you only want one parameter. Then only pass that parameter to the spawn. Don't pass the whole array first, and then get a single element out later

lusty canyon Jan 23, 2019, 2:51 PM

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so how about the custom info panel stuff? (thats what i wanted feedback about)

tough abyss Jan 23, 2019, 2:53 PM

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Can you hide the panel and draw your own in place and then show old one when done?

winter rose Jan 23, 2019, 2:54 PM

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@lusty canyon ifs in waitUntil? You could simplify it

still forum Jan 23, 2019, 2:57 PM

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Usually when people ask things in #arma3_scripting people look at the script instead of at the wiki page that explains config stuff with 0 scripting inside. ^^

lusty canyon Jan 23, 2019, 2:59 PM

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thats the thing tho, i could of taken my question to config but i wanted something that i can just run on the fly in debug console. i hoped for a sqf only solution to accessing info panels

still forum Jan 23, 2019, 2:59 PM

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I don't know if there are sqf commands for switching info panels

lusty canyon Jan 23, 2019, 3:00 PM

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so much for bohemia saying the info panels were mod friendly

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i guess this is why the rhs raven still uses that ugly old looking pip window

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thanks anyway, sorry if i got a bit pissy

digital hollow Jan 23, 2019, 3:11 PM

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It looks like you'll need to define a custom resource based on RscTransportCameraComponentMissile

tough abyss Jan 23, 2019, 3:21 PM

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@still forum there are

neon snow Jan 23, 2019, 4:18 PM

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Is there a way to print those values using hint?
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Particle_Effects:_Config_Parameters

astral dawn Jan 23, 2019, 4:20 PM

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I guess you need to retrieve the needed values from config with functions like getNumber, etc, and then do whatever you like with them

neon snow Jan 23, 2019, 4:20 PM

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I am not sure how could I get for example value accelY, arent those sources?

astral dawn Jan 23, 2019, 4:23 PM

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I am not totally sure about the specific attributes you need to get, but if you can see it in the arma's config viewer than there should be no problem with getting them

neon snow Jan 23, 2019, 4:24 PM

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Oh I know what you mean. No it isnt that, there is a line in config for example like this:

enabled="accelY interpolate [39.9999999,40,-1,1]";

and I would like to read in realtime what accelY parameter is equal to

astral dawn Jan 23, 2019, 4:32 PM

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Oh I see... so this variable is only relevant inside whatever string processor arma uses for configs 😫 what a mess

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If you really need this, you could monitor vehicle's velocity every frame, take their difference, divide by time passed, and thus calculate velocity first derivative or acceleration, then convert this acceleration vector into vehicle's model space, and I guess it would be equivalent 🤷

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Wait 🤔 I think ACE has G-force effects? They should be based on vertical acceleration, check how they do it

neon snow Jan 23, 2019, 4:44 PM

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Ok will check those, big thanks 😃

keen nimbus Jan 23, 2019, 8:09 PM

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I think I've found a bug. Can anybody confirm it for me before I make a ticket?

It's in BIS_fnc_initVehicle, where it checks whether to skip reset of animation sources (line 244). Expected behaviour is that if you pass false as the first element in the animations array (see example 10 in the function header), it'll not reset the animations. Actual behaviour is that it ignores the false and continues anyway. Example 10 itself doesn't actually work as expected.

I suspect it's because "false isEqualType true" will return true. Perhaps it was meant to be isEqualTo?

foggy moon Jan 23, 2019, 9:24 PM

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It appears that it should work since [false, ...] call bis_fnc_arrayShift would return false and assign it to _resetAnimationSources, but I'm gonna do some more testing to make sure

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unit test appears to work, an _animations value of [1,2,3] returns true while [false,1,2,3] returns false

jagged mica Jan 23, 2019, 10:15 PM

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Hey everyone, it's me again

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after yesterday I felt inspired to get back to one of the projects I've abandoned for arma 2

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any clue if there's any chance I can play an animation of user sitting (on a chair/in a vehicle) with his weapon drawn? I played around with some switchMove and some animations but can't find anything constructive

digital plover Jan 24, 2019, 12:18 AM

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How to make Custom in Game Left Top Logo ?

robust hollow Jan 24, 2019, 12:35 AM

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create a picture control, position it in the top left and set text to the image filepath

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like this @digital plover

#include "\a3\3den\ui\macros.inc"

private _ctrl = (findDisplay 46) ctrlCreate ["RscPicture",-1];
_ctrl ctrlSetPosition [safezoneX + (3*GRID_W),safezoneY + (3*GRID_H),16*GRID_W,16*GRID_H];
_ctrl ctrlSetText "\a3\ui_f\data\logos\a_64_ca.paa";
_ctrl ctrlCommit 0;

solemn steppe Jan 24, 2019, 12:46 AM

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Hello guys. Could someone can confirm this ?

When giving order to a unit, using doTarget and fireAtTarget at another unit, the "lock" is only possible if the bullet/missile/bomb has the capability to lock the target ?

exemple : a VLS firing a missile at a car, the missile will reach his target because the missile is configured to lock on ground vehicles ?
Can the same VLS could lock and destroyed a helo flying if his missiles can't lock AA targets ?

I'm trying to figure what doTarget and fireAtTarget can really do.

digital plover Jan 24, 2019, 1:27 AM

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@robust hollow where should I write this code exactly?

robust hollow Jan 24, 2019, 1:35 AM

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into an sqf file so you can execute it when you need to.

digital plover Jan 24, 2019, 1:37 AM

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i want to make @MyOwnMod

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Can I run it in my own mode? @robust hollow

robust hollow Jan 24, 2019, 1:38 AM

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yes

digital plover Jan 24, 2019, 1:39 AM

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Can you help me with this?

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@robust hollow

robust hollow Jan 24, 2019, 1:42 AM

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not from my phone no

digital plover Jan 24, 2019, 1:43 AM

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mylogo.sqf: ```#include "\a3\3den\ui\macros.inc"

private _ctrl = (findDisplay 46) ctrlCreate ["RscPicture",-1];
_ctrl ctrlSetPosition [safezoneX + (3GRID_W),safezoneY + (3GRID_H),16GRID_W,16GRID_H];
_ctrl ctrlSetText "\a3\ui_f\data\logos\a_64_ca.paa";
_ctrl ctrlCommit 0;```
Correct ?

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anda MyMod config.cpp: ```class CfgPatches
{
class MyMod
{
units[] = {};
weapons[] = {};
requiredVersion = 0.1;
requiredAddons[] = {"A3_Data_F","A3_Map_Altis","A3_Map_Stratis"};
};
class exile_client{};
};

class CfgMods
{
class MyMod
{
name = "MyMod";
author = "Spook";
version = "0.1";
};
author = "Spook";
timepacked = "";
};
class CfgFunctions
{
class SPK
{
tag = "SPK";
class SPK
{
file = "MyMod\functions";
class init
{
postinit = 1;
};
};
};
};```

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mylogo.sqf in the MyMod\functions path

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@robust hollow

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Does this work?

robust hollow Jan 24, 2019, 2:08 AM

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you tell me, does it? im going to guess no cause you havent defined it in cfg functions.

digital plover Jan 24, 2019, 2:10 AM

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I have no idea about this. trying to do something by trying

outer fjord Jan 24, 2019, 8:22 AM

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So I been digging around for a anti-looting script. Basically something that just removes enemy weapons on killed. I found this in a old forum that looks like what I need, but I feel this is directed to the player rather then the AI?
player addMPEventHandler ["MPKilled",{_unit = _this select 0; removeAllWeapons _unit; removeAllAssignedItems _unit; clearMagazineCargo _unit}];

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If it does effect AI, how could I make it universal to a dedicated server with HC?

tough abyss Jan 24, 2019, 8:23 AM

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add it to "EntityKilled" EH

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with condition checking if it is a soldier that has been killed and not a vehicle

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with locality in mind of course

outer fjord Jan 24, 2019, 8:25 AM

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I'm lacking scripting knowledge. But isn't the even handler the condition itself?

tough abyss Jan 24, 2019, 8:26 AM

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event handler fires upon event

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EntityKilled fires upon entity killed

outer fjord Jan 24, 2019, 8:26 AM

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So like addMissionEventHandler ["EntityKilled", { params["_killed"]; if (_killed isKindOf "Man") then {?

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or something like that.

tough abyss Jan 24, 2019, 8:26 AM

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the entity could be not a soldier

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Maybe, but animal is also a "Man"

outer fjord Jan 24, 2019, 8:27 AM

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Would that be a major issue?

robust hollow Jan 24, 2019, 8:28 AM

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isnt there a class that men inherit but animals dont? CAManBase or something like that.

tough abyss Jan 24, 2019, 8:28 AM

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I would also start the code with

if (!local _killed) exitWith {};

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Do what Connor says

still forum Jan 24, 2019, 8:29 AM

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Would that be a major issue? no

jagged mica Jan 24, 2019, 8:32 AM

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Hey is it possible to prevent damage conditionally, i.e. Allow damage from only a specific user? allowDamage isn't an option because it disables all damage. Any chance to achieve this with handlers or something?

robust hollow Jan 24, 2019, 8:32 AM

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HandleDamage EVH with ur condition inside would do the trick

tough abyss Jan 24, 2019, 8:34 AM

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HandleDamage is not an easy EH to comprehend though

robust hollow Jan 24, 2019, 8:34 AM

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how so?

digital jacinth Jan 24, 2019, 8:37 AM

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Fires multiple times for each body selection including the "whole body" """section""""

tough abyss Jan 24, 2019, 8:38 AM

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because it fires for every selection and the damage is applied after depending on return values from each selection damage @robust hollow

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if you just return 0 it will restore full health

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Doubt this is what Vestarr wants

robust hollow Jan 24, 2019, 8:40 AM

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oh, yea i knew that much, thought there must have been something else going on i was unaware of. fair enough though 👍

glad timber Jan 24, 2019, 9:06 AM

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So i have been working on a map for my server and i types up this script to lock it to our server name only so other people cant use our map while our community is still running a server. This is the first 2 line of the script:

if (!isMultiplayer) exitWith {};
if (_servername != "Oure Server Name Here") exitWith {

The problem im getting is when I launch the server it gives me and error and says File mapProtect.sqf, line 0: '.if': "(" encountered instead of "=".

robust hollow Jan 24, 2019, 9:07 AM

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are you loading it as a config or something?

glad timber Jan 24, 2019, 9:08 AM

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im using the config.cpp to call it like this #include "mapProtect.sqf";

peak plover Jan 24, 2019, 9:10 AM

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🤔
I don't think your map is going to be worth protecting...

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Also you can't write a script like that

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At all

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Without a custom .dll

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** lock it to our server name only** so other people cant use our map while our community is still running a server
This is harder to do than you think

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:11 AM

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What's preventing someone from repacking without that line? Nothing. Obfuscation will

robust hollow Jan 24, 2019, 9:11 AM

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im using the config.cpp to call it like this #include "mapProtect.sqf"; thats not how it works, and yea, even if you do get this working, nothing is stopping anyone from removing it.

glad timber Jan 24, 2019, 9:12 AM

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We have already use the Obfuscation

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:12 AM

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so why are you doing this?

peak plover Jan 24, 2019, 9:12 AM

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What you are asking for:
A script which checks if your community is running a server, if it's still running a server, then player can not load that map on other servers

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This is difficult to do

robust hollow Jan 24, 2019, 9:13 AM

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i think he just means he will remove the check when they stop using the map

glad timber Jan 24, 2019, 9:13 AM

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All it is ment to do is to check what the server name is and if it is not our server name then stop the server form loading

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:13 AM

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You guys are giving me the chills, we're talking about a terrain right?

robust hollow Jan 24, 2019, 9:13 AM

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

peak plover Jan 24, 2019, 9:14 AM

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@robust hollow he can't guarantee that he is still alive or remembers at the time his community dies

glad timber Jan 24, 2019, 9:14 AM

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This is not the first server that has or have tried to do this

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:14 AM

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Map = "Terrain" ? "Scenario" ??

peak plover Jan 24, 2019, 9:14 AM

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You can't script that

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:14 AM

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What about leaving the key absent from a mod?

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does the client still need the key with the signed files?

robust hollow Jan 24, 2019, 9:15 AM

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@peak plover i know what your saying, i just dont think he means for it to be so complicated. simply checking the server name and ending if it doesnt match is all he is trying to do.

glad timber Jan 24, 2019, 9:15 AM

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Yes that ^^^^^^^

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I have seen it done before thats the only reason why im trying to do it

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:16 AM

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if(serverName != "BLAH") then
{
    "EveryoneLost" call BIS_fnc_endMissionServer
};

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or, if you want without gui style.

if(serverName != "BLAH") then
{
    "CONTINUE"  remoteExec["endMission",0];
};

peak plover Jan 24, 2019, 9:17 AM

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🤔

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😂

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:17 AM

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Yikes

peak plover Jan 24, 2019, 9:18 AM

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Smart lad

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life servers usually have remoteExec configs and stuff 'tho

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so I doubt that'll work

robust hollow Jan 24, 2019, 9:19 AM

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remoteexec from server doesnt pay attention to the config.

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:19 AM

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add it to whitelist. Bam.

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Are you sure connor? Doesn't CfgRemoteExec have specific "You can't target clients" option?

peak plover Jan 24, 2019, 9:19 AM

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please don't use remoteExecute there

robust hollow Jan 24, 2019, 9:20 AM

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yea but i understand it to be sending from one client to another. i dont define whitelist for functions if its just the server sending to clients and it works fine

peak plover Jan 24, 2019, 9:20 AM

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Someone will join his friends server with the wrong mod and cause everyone's mission to end

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:20 AM

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Hmm

robust hollow Jan 24, 2019, 9:20 AM

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only let the server execute the check then?

peak plover Jan 24, 2019, 9:21 AM

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Yeah ,that could work

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Or just endmission for the client

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So he'll go back in the lobbyu

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also include an error message somewhere

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Otherwise they will not know why

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This kind of stuff should be obvious 'tho

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:21 AM

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No, just leave them in complete confusion please. It'll be funny.

glad timber Jan 24, 2019, 9:21 AM

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It would be lol

robust hollow Jan 24, 2019, 9:22 AM

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crash the server when it loads. then u dont need to worry about players joining 👌

peak plover Jan 24, 2019, 9:22 AM

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It will be funny, but if someone did that to me I'd deobsfucate and upload the files somewhere

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in spite

glad timber Jan 24, 2019, 9:22 AM

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true

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:33 AM

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Is it possible to have a variable created in the definition of a variable?
Ex:

_table =
[
    blue = "Blah!",
    red = "Blaaahhhh!"
];

I wanted to use the color names as index references. But it would seem this is not possible.

robust hollow Jan 24, 2019, 9:34 AM

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no, no it isnt.

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:34 AM

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Darn. I thought this was going to be really simple:

_blockColor = _table select (_table find _color);

peak plover Jan 24, 2019, 9:34 AM

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You can create a new namespace and use setvar/getvar

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:35 AM

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Hmm, how do you mean new namespace?

peak plover Jan 24, 2019, 9:35 AM

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any object or anything which has a namespace, usually location

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:36 AM

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Aha. That's what I thought you meant, will see about it.

peak plover Jan 24, 2019, 9:38 AM

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_blockColor = _namespace getVariable _color;

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imagine if . worked as getvariable

_namespace._color

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:39 AM

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loc setVariable["colorLibrary",
[
    ["Blue",[255,255,0]],
    ["Red", [255,255[0]]
],true];

Like so?

peak plover Jan 24, 2019, 9:39 AM

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nah

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:40 AM

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I'm retarded. Hold on.
Red def = color, namespace holds color are reference

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loc setVariable["Red",[255,255,0],true];
//so on for each color

foggy moon Jan 24, 2019, 9:41 AM

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#define . getVariable 😂 if only...

peak plover Jan 24, 2019, 9:41 AM

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{
    _namespace setVariable [_x#0,_x#1];
} forEach [
    ["Blue",[255,255,0]],
    ["Red", [255,255[0]]
];
// locations are local ONLY, so you can't use public variables

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:41 AM

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I see, excellent wizardry.

peak plover Jan 24, 2019, 9:42 AM

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private _color = _namespace getVariable 'Blue'

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:42 AM

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Neat. That's cool.

peak plover Jan 24, 2019, 9:43 AM

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If this is a ui, you can even use a display or a control as your namespace

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Won't even have to create a location

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:43 AM

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Correct, this is actually for those VR blocks. Was looking for a good way for a quick lookup / quick setter function for each of them. But good to know for the future, pain in the ass ui color.

still forum Jan 24, 2019, 9:46 AM

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https://discordapp.com/channels/105462288051380224/105462984087728128/537927892445822977
Is it possible to have a variable created in the definition of a variable? Sure. But the = will return nothing, and will error out when the array tries to retrieve the value while it only get's nothing. The variables will be defined, your array won't work tho

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:47 AM

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Gotcha. That makes sense.

still forum Jan 24, 2019, 9:47 AM

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Also no SQF command ever can see the name of the variable you pass to it. The variable is always resolved before the command is called. The command has no clue where that value comes from

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["Red", [255,255[0]] syntax error 😉

tough abyss Jan 24, 2019, 9:49 AM

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if (_servername != there is a command for that serverName https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/serverName

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:49 AM

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LOL

still forum Jan 24, 2019, 9:49 AM

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Diwako does the same with his unitHud. Storing colors in a namespace by the name they will be looked up on. Mainly for performance
Though I think that indirectly comes from commy

tough abyss Jan 24, 2019, 9:49 AM

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syntax error not quite red either 😩

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:50 AM

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Hey, it was for ex.
Anyways, this is technically the most performant way of doing so?

still forum Jan 24, 2019, 9:51 AM

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Well if you already know what color you want, hardcoding the array might be faster than getVariable call

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 9:51 AM

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Nope, it's supposed to be random. I didn't want to have to pass the exact color values to fnc everytime, so I wanted to build a lookup of sorts.

foggy moon Jan 24, 2019, 10:01 AM

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Has anyone had experience with multiplayer performance impact of running setObjectMaterial possibly every frame to reflect an animation scalar value (i.e. throttle)?

digital jacinth Jan 24, 2019, 10:03 AM

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@still forum correct commy suggested it. I completely forgot about namespaces as I normally do not use them

tough abyss Jan 24, 2019, 10:05 AM

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setObjectMaterial is local why would it have any multiplayer impact?

foggy moon Jan 24, 2019, 10:05 AM

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true, I guess just for lower end machines

digital jacinth Jan 24, 2019, 10:11 AM

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as an example for using (cba) namespaces for caching:
https://github.com/diwako/diwako_dui/blob/master/mod/functions/fn_getColorStyles.sqf#L24-L40

daring pawn Jan 24, 2019, 10:39 AM

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Hi guys, with

_position = _this select 0; //starting search pos
_threshold = _this select 1;

{
     if(_x distance _position < _threshold) exitWith
     {
          hint format ["%1 is closest",_x];
     };
} forEach allMapMarkers;

if I was using a Square marker, would it count the markers edge or from the markers centre for the distance?
https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/188016-search-for-the-nearest-marker/

robust hollow Jan 24, 2019, 10:40 AM

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center, though allMapMarkers returns strings so you need to change _x to markerPos _x

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i think you do anyway

foggy moon Jan 24, 2019, 10:41 AM

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yep that's right Return Value: Array of Strings

daring pawn Jan 24, 2019, 10:43 AM

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Yea sweet. I've got a setup as below
https://i.imgur.com/UiqLiGs.png

and essentially i've got dudes that spawn in based on the quantity of building positions in a grid to occupy + random dudes patrolling. I want to further bolster those numbers based on nearby markers.

So like

If theres 2 nearby, its likely an area thats larger and would justify more dudes in that area

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Just trying to discover an effective and not performance rapey

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cause I got to run it for every marker

tough abyss Jan 24, 2019, 12:08 PM

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@daring pawn you can check if position is inside the maker with inArea if this is what you are trying to do https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/inArea

burnt cobalt Jan 24, 2019, 12:57 PM

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Hi there - if I remember correctly, it was possible before to give a doStop/moveTo combination to an AI that had another AI as a group Leader, they would wait at their position as intended. These days it seems that after a little while, they will go back into formation after a certain interval, no matter what - does anyone know anything about this? Even if I use a doMove/sleep/doStop combination it will take about 5 seconds before the unit returns to formation

jagged mica Jan 24, 2019, 5:24 PM

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Have I told you that I love you all

high marsh Jan 24, 2019, 5:24 PM

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not enough. give it up

jagged mica Jan 24, 2019, 5:25 PM

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My question is a long way up but HandleDamage is exactly what I needed

fleet hazel Jan 24, 2019, 6:22 PM

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guys. How to create such a radius of 15 meters?

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http://skrinshoter.ru/i/240119/SEwucKKt.png

drowsy axle Jan 24, 2019, 6:59 PM

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Could you give a better explanation please @fleet hazel

fleet hazel Jan 24, 2019, 7:00 PM

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@drowsy axle How do I set the radius of a given circle?

drowsy axle Jan 24, 2019, 7:01 PM

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I'm trying to return a Cfg... entry from an Object. ```sqf
params ["_object"];

private _class = (configFile) call BIS_fnc_GetCfgData;

switch (_class) do {
case CfgWeapons : { _classname = (configFile >> _class >> _object >> "displayName") call BIS_fnc_GetCfgData; };
case CfgMagazines : { _classname = (configFile >> _class >> _object >> "displayName") call BIS_fnc_GetCfgData; };
default { hint "Something Went Wrong!" };
};``` Here's what I've got so far. I hope someone can help me.

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@fleet hazel How are you creating the circle?

fleet hazel Jan 24, 2019, 7:02 PM

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@drowsy axle I need to make a transparent barrier around the player with a radius of 15 meters. If he goes beyond the radius then his script is interrupted. How to make a transparent barrier?

still forum Jan 24, 2019, 7:02 PM

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you are trying to get a classname from the display name after you throw it through getCfgData?

drowsy axle Jan 24, 2019, 7:02 PM

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No. the Cfg

still forum Jan 24, 2019, 7:02 PM

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tell me exactly what you want

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what is _object

drowsy axle Jan 24, 2019, 7:02 PM

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@fleet hazel you can use a trigger.

still forum Jan 24, 2019, 7:02 PM

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private params makes no sense

fleet hazel Jan 24, 2019, 7:03 PM

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@drowsy axle The player does not visually see the trigger...

drowsy axle Jan 24, 2019, 7:04 PM

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Refined version above @still forum

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@fleet hazel Why don't you locally create objects, around the player at a radius of 15 metres

still forum Jan 24, 2019, 7:05 PM

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answer my questions.

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That code is so nonsense that I don't understand what you are trying to do

fleet hazel Jan 24, 2019, 7:06 PM

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@drowsy axle What are the objects?

drowsy axle Jan 24, 2019, 7:06 PM

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_ object is either a Weapon or Magazine. @still forum

still forum Jan 24, 2019, 7:06 PM

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no it's not

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what is it

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what type

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what's inside it

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There is no "weapon" type

drowsy axle Jan 24, 2019, 7:10 PM

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All I want to do, is have an AddAction on an object, which runs above script, that SHOULD, switch depending on it's Cfg class. Now, that I know which Cfg class is it, get the classname of the object.

tough abyss Jan 24, 2019, 7:10 PM

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The FiredNear event handler has a note in it that the distance has a maximum of 69m, so does that mean a pair of units more than that, say 100m apart would not have the event triggered at all?

still forum Jan 24, 2019, 7:11 PM

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where do you get that weapon or magazine thing from?

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If you have the class then you already have the classname

tough abyss Jan 24, 2019, 7:11 PM

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I assume that is what it means rather than it would just report it as a maximum of ~69m

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(https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#FiredNear)

drowsy axle Jan 24, 2019, 7:11 PM

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I don't want to do it manually for every object.

still forum Jan 24, 2019, 7:11 PM

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that's what that should mean yeah @tough abyss

tough abyss Jan 24, 2019, 7:11 PM

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@fleet hazel you can't, it is what it is

drowsy axle Jan 24, 2019, 7:12 PM

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I want to place a ``[this] call CAP_fnc_getClassname` script. inside each objects, init field, in the editor

still forum Jan 24, 2019, 7:12 PM

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@drowsy axle WHAT IS INSIDE _object. Why is that so hard to answer?

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A object is in there?

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So Not a weapon or magazine at all

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/typeOf here. That returns the classname of a object

drowsy axle Jan 24, 2019, 7:13 PM

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I was sooo close. I looked at TypeName..... ffs man. Why is it so hard for me to find the command that I need.

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Thanks for that long winded bullshit. I apologise.

tough abyss Jan 24, 2019, 7:18 PM

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Why is it so hard for me to find the command that I nee typeOf is in see also on typeName page and second result on google under typeName

slim oyster Jan 24, 2019, 7:18 PM

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@drowsy axle https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Scripting_Commands_by_Functionality

tough abyss Jan 24, 2019, 7:19 PM

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pointless

slim oyster Jan 24, 2019, 7:19 PM

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how?

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"I dont know commands, I want information about an object"

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Object Information -> smaller list of commands useful for the user

still forum Jan 24, 2019, 7:41 PM

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ok.

waxen tendon Jan 24, 2019, 7:46 PM

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how can i manually access the stored arsenal presets?

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i.e where does arsenal write the presets

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also exporting does not help me in this case

grim coyote Jan 24, 2019, 7:52 PM

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Profilenamespce

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Im not sure what the variable names are but you can find them from function viewer, and then see the arsenal script

waxen tendon Jan 24, 2019, 8:00 PM

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thnaks!

slim oyster Jan 24, 2019, 8:11 PM

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profilenamespace getvariable ["bis_fnc_saveInventory_data",[]]

sturdy cape Jan 24, 2019, 9:20 PM

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hey there (again ^^ ) ive got a script where i collect nearEntities to apply damage to them but its not working for the case the entity is inside a vehicle its ```sqf
_near_units = (position _object) nearEntities [["Man"],8];

if (count _near_units >0) then 
  {{     
   
if !(vehicle _x == _x) then {      
    _bomb = "Bo_GBU12_LGB" createVehicle (getpos _x);
    _bomb setdamage 1;
    diag_log "player in vehicle has been killed by an anomaly (burp)";
    
   } else {/*do something else because on foot*/};

}foreach _near_units;
};

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this is inside a foreach near_units btw,i think that does matter

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added this

foggy moon Jan 24, 2019, 10:05 PM

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huh, nearEntities isn't returning units in vehicles for me

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don't see that anywhere in the docs

ruby breach Jan 24, 2019, 10:07 PM

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Because it doesn't return units in vehicles

lilac escarp Jan 24, 2019, 10:07 PM

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_near_units = entities [["man"],[],true,false];
?

ruby breach Jan 24, 2019, 10:07 PM

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The entity it would return would be the vehicle itself

tough abyss Jan 24, 2019, 10:09 PM

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Not if you have it return only kind of Man

foggy moon Jan 24, 2019, 10:13 PM

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Is that not something that should be mentioned on the wiki? The only qualification mentioned is the unit must be alive, which units in vehicles are.

tough abyss Jan 24, 2019, 10:17 PM

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Good point calling @winter rose over

foggy moon Jan 24, 2019, 10:17 PM

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(entities [["man"],[],true,true]) select {player distance _x < 8}; would be the equivalent, however it takes 4x longer than nearEntities, and that's just on a test map with 4 units

lilac escarp Jan 24, 2019, 10:19 PM

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Is there an alternative?

winter rose Jan 24, 2019, 10:22 PM

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@tough abyss good evening?

tough abyss Jan 24, 2019, 10:22 PM

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If you want to count units in vehicles with nearentities the workaround would probably be slower @foggy moon

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How’s going?

winter rose Jan 24, 2019, 10:24 PM

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@tough abyss Fine thanks, how may I help (:

tough abyss Jan 24, 2019, 10:25 PM

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@foggy moon brought up interesting point, wiki for nearEntities doesn’t mention that it doesn’t detect units in vehicles, do you think you could amend that?

winter rose Jan 24, 2019, 10:26 PM

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true, will do!

tough abyss Jan 24, 2019, 10:26 PM

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Sweet

winter rose Jan 24, 2019, 10:32 PM

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is this sentence correct?
If any types are given, only entities of given types or subtypes are listed

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regarding the plural form for any types and further plurals

foggy moon Jan 24, 2019, 10:34 PM

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If the alternate syntax is used, would be more accurate as it only applies to that

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but technically yes

winter rose Jan 24, 2019, 10:35 PM

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thanks

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done

mortal nacelle Jan 24, 2019, 10:38 PM

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How would I call for an NPC's classname from EDEN and use it in a script?

winter rose Jan 24, 2019, 10:38 PM

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don't hesitate guys, #community_wiki is open

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@mortal nacelle typeOf ?

foggy moon Jan 24, 2019, 10:39 PM

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@mortal nacelle Do you mean Right click unit(s) > Log > Log Classes to Clipboard?

mortal nacelle Jan 24, 2019, 10:41 PM

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No no @foggy moon I believe Lou has given me what I wanted.

foggy moon Jan 24, 2019, 10:43 PM

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@lilac escarp Going back to your issue, adding vehicles to the nearEntities check and iterating their crew might still be the fastest way

lilac escarp Jan 24, 2019, 10:47 PM

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@foggy moon this is not my problem)) but I also find it interesting

foggy moon Jan 24, 2019, 10:47 PM

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Oops, sorry

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@sturdy cape ^

sturdy cape Jan 24, 2019, 10:57 PM

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sorry went afk for a few minutes.so this is not me but difficult at all,no?

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so counting the crew ?

winter rose Jan 24, 2019, 10:59 PM

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@foggy moon @tough abyss I was on a roll and added (one) performance comparison @ https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Code_Optimisation#nearEntities_and_nearestObjects

Code Optimisation

foggy moon Jan 24, 2019, 11:00 PM

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beautiful

sturdy cape Jan 24, 2019, 11:03 PM

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nice! can anyone give me an example how to approach this ( in terms of a dummy code snippet so i can understand)?like if i should do a pushback or append or whatever?

winter rose Jan 24, 2019, 11:06 PM

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@sturdy cape I would say use nearEntities, then do a second pass where you add crew _x to the array, and remove the vehicle from the array?

sturdy cape Jan 24, 2019, 11:07 PM

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thats something i can start with

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sorry if i need coffee but could i just do something simple like sqf if ((_x isKindOf "Car") && (player in crew _x)) then {?

rancid zephyr Jan 24, 2019, 11:17 PM

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That would only work if the code is called on the clients. If you want to run the code on server then I wouldn't use 'player'

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If you are just trying to see if the vehicle is occupied you could use (count fullCrew _x) > 0

tough abyss Jan 24, 2019, 11:22 PM

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player in crew _x could just player in _x @sturdy cape

sturdy cape Jan 24, 2019, 11:25 PM

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Yeah this code is running client side via broadcasted function

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You never stop learning. Fullcrew is interesting.

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if ((_x isKindOf "Car") && (count fullCrew _x)>0) then {``` need to test this in the morning.thank you

tough abyss Jan 25, 2019, 12:34 AM

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Is there any way to get the classname of a road? IE:

_roadList = [worldSize / 2, worldsize / 2, 0] nearRoads worldSize;
_road = selectRandom _roadList;

systemChat format ["%1", str _road];

to return

systemChat: "CUP_A2_Road_OA_dirt1_02000"

for instance.

EDIT:
It returns the ID number (I think?) but I can't get the classname from that.

ruby breach Jan 25, 2019, 12:44 AM

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Does typeOf not work? (I've never tried to return the classname of a road object, so I have no clue)

foggy moon Jan 25, 2019, 12:45 AM

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no, it returns ""

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I think the most info you can get about a road is surfaceType

tough abyss Jan 25, 2019, 1:02 AM

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TypeOf doesn't work, no.

EDIT:
Figuring out the width of the road might help determine which classname it is on certain maps. IE: Wide roads == paved, slim roads == dirt.

tough abyss Jan 25, 2019, 4:30 AM

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I feel like I've missed something. I'm having troubles adding eventHandler "killed" to vehicles such as cars and explosives (ieds). Has anyone had similar issues and know what I'm doing wrong?

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 7:42 AM

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I eat my 🍪 warm, but not hot.

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@tough abyss roads don't necessarily have classnames

sturdy cape Jan 25, 2019, 9:47 AM

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@tough abyss how are you getting the vehicles? Also,killed or MPkilled?

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I know this is a long shot but try redefining the object via select again inside of the EH.had this once and this worked

cursive whale Jan 25, 2019, 12:59 PM

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anybody got a clever pattern that allows an array as a macro param?

robust hollow Jan 25, 2019, 1:02 PM

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This what you mean?

#define myMacro(a) systemchat str a
private _myArray =  [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9];
myMacro(_myArray);

cursive whale Jan 25, 2019, 1:05 PM

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yes, that's what i want to do

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does that work for you?

robust hollow Jan 25, 2019, 1:06 PM

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yea, cause it "translates" it to systemchat str _myArray so cant get confused by the commas

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 1:06 PM

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CBA has ARR_X macros

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#define ARR_2(a,b) a,b

MYMACRO(ARR_2(abc,def));

cursive whale Jan 25, 2019, 1:07 PM

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thanks but as i don't yet require CBA it's probably overkill for this purpose (just tidier code)

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 1:07 PM

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it's just macros

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just copy them

cursive whale Jan 25, 2019, 1:08 PM

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roger, thanks both

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d'oh, wasn't the fact that i was passing an array, rather that I'd used '#' (for select) within the macro

modest temple Jan 25, 2019, 1:20 PM

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im wondering if this will work in multiplayer
civilian AI's init

this addAction ["Have you seen anything?", "talk_unknown.sqf"]

contents of the talk_unknown.sqf

player globalChat (selectRandom ["I haven't seen anything, dont bother me","sorry, i don't think i can help you","sorry, i don't think i can help you","go away","i wish i could help","i don't think i have notice anything...","everything seems normal around here"]);

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 1:21 PM

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no it won't

modest temple Jan 25, 2019, 1:21 PM

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what should i do then?

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 1:21 PM

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Well actually.. Do you want people around you to hear what the AI said to you?

modest temple Jan 25, 2019, 1:22 PM

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i just want the text to show up in chat

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i dont care how it looks like that much

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 1:22 PM

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Then it doesn't make a difference if multiplayer or not

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Btw.. The player is saying the answer, shouldn't the AI be saying it? ^^

modest temple Jan 25, 2019, 1:22 PM

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yes it should

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how can i get the AI's name and then make him say it

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or what ever

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 1:23 PM

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you get the ai as parameter in _this

modest temple Jan 25, 2019, 1:23 PM

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so _this globalChat?

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 1:23 PM

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check out the addAction wiki page. Just grab the AI and pass that to globalChat, instead of player

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no. IN _this. It is not _this, _this is an array. check the wiki page

modest temple Jan 25, 2019, 1:24 PM

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aight

tough abyss Jan 25, 2019, 1:34 PM

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@sturdy cape
It's all spawned using createVehicle in mp (not dedi yet). Still not working.

_ied = createVehicle [classname, pos, whatever, bla bla];  //works
_ied addEventHandler ["killed", "systemChat "IED destroyed"];

doesn't work. Spawns in IED but if I blow it up it just goes away.

digital hollow Jan 25, 2019, 1:34 PM

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Try deleted eh then

sturdy cape Jan 25, 2019, 1:35 PM

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_ied addEventHandler ["MPkilled", 
_ied = _this select 0;
"systemChat "IED destroyed";
];```

tough abyss Jan 25, 2019, 1:35 PM

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I know there's an error in the eh btw heh wrote it hastily. Don't have the exact code rn

sturdy cape Jan 25, 2019, 1:35 PM

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just try this,i solved an object killed EH doing this

tough abyss Jan 25, 2019, 1:36 PM

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alright, I'll try it out. Thanks! 😃

dim terrace Jan 25, 2019, 1:37 PM

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does anyone know a way to recompile fsm during mission?

tough abyss Jan 25, 2019, 1:46 PM

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Are you sure your issue wasn't just the fact that you tried using an undefined local variable inside the EH @sturdy cape?
IE:

_object addEventHandler ["MPkilled", {systemChat format ["%1", str _object]}];

because it doesn't really make any sense otherwise, then again this is arma.

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 1:49 PM

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_ied addEventHandler ["killed", "systemChat "IED destroyed"]; pretty obvious why that doesn't work

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even discord shows you that it doesn't work

sturdy cape Jan 25, 2019, 1:50 PM

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{}; ermahgerd didnt even see this.making coffee now. @tough abyss the guys here are awesome and we suck 😉

tough abyss Jan 25, 2019, 2:00 PM

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Yeah, that's not the issue @still forum

    _ied addEventHandler ["Deleted", {
        systemChat "IED DESTROYED!";
    }];

Could it be because it's the ace pressure plate ieds? They have some weird behaviour at times but could be it's like that for all mines.

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 2:01 PM

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Deleted EH might be unrealiable

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I already know it fires even if the vehicle doesn't get deleted.. When you create a vehicle in zeus then Deleted EH fires on it, it's nuts

tough abyss Jan 25, 2019, 2:02 PM

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What do you mean?

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I've tried deleted and killed so far. Neither has worked. Not even hit works it seems :/

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You need vehicle reference to add eh to

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_ied = createVehicle [_iedType, _iedPos, [], 0, ""];
_ied addEventHandler ["Killed", {
    systemChat "IED DESTROYED!";
}];

Vehicle reference?

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or are you talking about zeus?

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Yes asking Dedmen

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 2:04 PM

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CBA XEH. Config Deleted eventhandler

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You don't need a reference to add a config handler in the class

tough abyss Jan 25, 2019, 2:04 PM

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Could be the cba

digital hollow Jan 25, 2019, 2:06 PM

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Oh, is this ace explosives? you might as well give up xD ace explosives swaps in like 3 different objects depending on what stage of placing it is in. When I did my breaching charge I had to spawn another object and put an "explosion" eh on that.

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 2:07 PM

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Does ace explosives not have a EH that you can just hook into?

digital hollow Jan 25, 2019, 2:07 PM

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I didn't look very hard in that direction. That does sound optimal.

tough abyss Jan 25, 2019, 2:08 PM

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Yeah that's what I just kinda realised 5 min ago @digital hollow
I remember running into issues with ACE explosives before.

@still forum
I hope so!! 😄 Otherwise some ghetto triggers or smth might work.

digital hollow Jan 25, 2019, 2:08 PM

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explosion eh on wire_loop_F , that's the way to go =p

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 2:08 PM

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https://ace3mod.com/wiki/framework/events-framework.html#28-explosives-ace_explosives there is one for tripflare 😄

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ace just does setDamage one to explode

tough abyss Jan 25, 2019, 2:10 PM

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yeah I was hoping ace_firedNonPlayerVehicle would work but seems like it doesn't 😦

tough abyss Jan 25, 2019, 2:31 PM

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Running vanilla ArmA3 using the debug console in editor

_ied = "IEDUrbanBig_Remote_Ammo" createVehicle position player;
systemChat format ["%1", _ied];
_ied addEventHandler ["Killed", { 
systemChat "IED DESTROYED!"; 
}];

doesn't work neither :/

tough abyss Jan 25, 2019, 2:47 PM

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If anyone knows any good ways to detect mine explosions hit me up! I need something to execute the ied position and object name when the ied is either defused or destroyed.

sturdy cape Jan 25, 2019, 3:50 PM

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got another one here: i need to check for a condition and count an array to check if a vehicle is already claimed (for my locking system plugin).code is as follows sqf _claim_count = {_vehicle = _x select 0; !isnull _vehicle && {alive _vehicle && {_vehicle getVariable["type", -1] == 3 && {_vehicle getVariable["oOWNER", ""] == _player_uuid}}}} count DB_var_Objects; if _claim_count is <5 the result is true and the player can claim another vehicle,.somehow this line always returns false.ds_var_objects is an array of all db objects.so it should check for all vehicles if alive,type 3 (saved to db which the former claims would have done),owner id etc. but it doesnt.did i go wrong in this code line ?

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diag log db_var_objects results in an array containing what it should obviosusly,checked what i am capable of already

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sorry i am always asking kind of naive questions,i just see no error in syntax and sometimes its just that second pair of eyes looking at it what makes the difference^^

sleek token Jan 25, 2019, 4:08 PM

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how would you get the player object by netid or uid without having to loop around allUnits? Any ideas?

tough abyss Jan 25, 2019, 4:12 PM

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Have you tried objectFromNetId? https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/objectFromNetId

frigid raven Jan 25, 2019, 4:13 PM

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was there ever a plan to make ACRE2 and TFAR compatible to each other? Like people using ACRE2 could talk to peeps using TFAR

tough abyss Jan 25, 2019, 4:14 PM

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You mean like people on XBox playing with people on PlayStation?

frigid raven Jan 25, 2019, 4:17 PM

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is it that far from possible?

austere granite Jan 25, 2019, 4:19 PM

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yep

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 4:21 PM

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@frigid raven yes it is far

frigid raven Jan 25, 2019, 4:33 PM

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🌹 too much negativity for me 🌹

peak plover Jan 25, 2019, 6:09 PM

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

spice axle Jan 25, 2019, 7:04 PM

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Is there a base class for a rifle projectile? If i want to filter projectiles into projectiles who come from a rifle/gun/marksman, etc. but no tank or something like this

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Nvm i think i found one. "BulletBase"

mortal nacelle Jan 25, 2019, 7:28 PM

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Hey, so i'm struggerling to understand the param. If I have another variable, let's say _test in one function, and I want to pass that variable over to this function, how do I do it? Would I just do _test = param[0]

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?

digital hollow Jan 25, 2019, 7:34 PM

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You can pass _test by including it in the input array.

private _test = "test value";
[_test] call _func;

Then in _func you can get it using param

private _var = param [0];
_var    //"test value"

mortal nacelle Jan 25, 2019, 7:41 PM

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Thanks. Can you use an array of classnames with typeOf

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?

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_distance = player distance2D (typeOf person player == _npcArray);

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_npcArray = ["npc_supermarket","npc_supermarket_1"];

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 7:42 PM

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person what's that?

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distance2D to a boolean? that doesn't make sense

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what are you trying to do

mortal nacelle Jan 25, 2019, 7:42 PM

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Okay let me explain, this will be a long one.

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I am trying to get all the classnames of the NPC's from EDEN. I am then executing a function that robs that specific npc. But I am trying to get the distance from the NPC to the player, and if the player moves away from the npc e.g. 3m then it will exit the script

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if that makes sense

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 7:47 PM

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"the npc's" (many)
"robs that specific npc" (one)
which one?
What does robs mean

mortal nacelle Jan 25, 2019, 7:49 PM

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yeah sorry my english is whack 😂 I am trying to find the distance from the player to the NPC.

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But I want to use NPC classnames, that I set in the mission.sqm

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 7:54 PM

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why not just give the npc a variable name in it's attributes in the editor?

mortal nacelle Jan 25, 2019, 7:54 PM

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I have done that.

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That is what I mean

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But i'm just too stupid to describe that

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😂

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 7:54 PM

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That is the variable name.

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Just use that name

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player distance npc_supermarket

solar coyote Jan 25, 2019, 7:54 PM

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hey guys, I'm toying with MenuInventory respawn template, and ive run into problem, i cannot make any locations to respawn with [missionNamespace, 'respawn'] call BIS_fnc_addRespawnPosition; I do have an empty marker named respawn, tho even after i enter it into debug console, Resapwn button is avalible but no locations

mortal nacelle Jan 25, 2019, 7:55 PM

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Huh, okay.. Well. I guess I over complicated that 😛

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Thanks @still forum

winter rose Jan 25, 2019, 9:23 PM

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huh, I can't sleep in a CfgFunctions defined function… weird? canSuspend returns false

languid tundra Jan 25, 2019, 9:25 PM

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What are you trying to do?

winter rose Jan 25, 2019, 9:27 PM

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hmm wait, maybe it's the wrong problem… I had sleeps in it before. I have to dig

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yep, seems I should spawn it

languid tundra Jan 25, 2019, 9:32 PM

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lol

winter rose Jan 25, 2019, 9:36 PM

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I am not really familiar with CfgFunctions-declared functions indeed

drifting copper Jan 25, 2019, 9:39 PM

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OK. So on runway lights I was told by a forum to do the following

        {
            dataType="Object";
            class PositionInfo
            {
                position[]={23125.061,3.2350702,18981.07};
                angles[]={0,3.1400568,0};
            };
            side="Empty";
            flags=4;
            class Attributes
            {
                init="call{_light setLightIntensity 9000;}";
            };
            id=3857;
            type="Land_MBG_EdgeLight_Green";```

The effect is supposed to be to make the object shine brighter though after the "init" the light is more dim. Can anyone with a bit more insight please advise? **Note I am a idiot to coding**

robust hollow Jan 25, 2019, 9:41 PM

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init="call{_light setLightIntensity 9000;}"; i dont think _light is predefined, have you tried changing to init="this setLightIntensity 9000;";?

drifting copper Jan 25, 2019, 9:42 PM

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Yoh that kinda went over my head. will try init="this setLightIntensity 9000;";

robust hollow Jan 25, 2019, 9:44 PM

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thinking on it more, i dont think setLight... commands work on objects, only lightpoints?

languid tundra Jan 25, 2019, 9:44 PM

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Yeah, I doubt this will work. You're referencing the lamp instead of the light object.

drifting copper Jan 25, 2019, 9:48 PM

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Yeah still the oposite effect

languid tundra Jan 25, 2019, 9:49 PM

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I have no idea how you would get the light object.
However, you could spawn an additional light effect and adjust that one to your needs.

drifting copper Jan 25, 2019, 9:51 PM

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I tried light effect but the wash is weird and clips through some of the terrain so it looks jagged. Trying to find a fix without running a .sqf

languid tundra Jan 25, 2019, 9:51 PM

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Well, the init statement is SQF...

drifting copper Jan 25, 2019, 9:52 PM

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Only lights I could find was land_MBG_MiddleLight_"color" and land_MBG_EdgeLight_"color". Can not seem to find any other runway markers

languid tundra Jan 25, 2019, 9:55 PM

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There are several script commands to manipulate light sources. With the right settings and positioning, I'm sure you could get rid of the clipping and jagging.

drifting copper Jan 25, 2019, 9:56 PM

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Is there a way to change the radius? So light spreading from 1 meter to say 5cm but still visible from range or "approach"

languid tundra Jan 25, 2019, 9:58 PM

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Check out setLightAttenuation

drifting copper Jan 25, 2019, 10:01 PM

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will do

languid tundra Jan 25, 2019, 10:03 PM

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If you have Achilles by chance, you could play around with the light source module to get an idea.

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 10:14 PM

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@winter rose CfgFunctions are no different than anything else. Just goes through compileFinal command

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CfgFunctions are also just compiled via script

winter rose Jan 25, 2019, 10:17 PM

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I never really got this distinction in my mind I think.

call compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "script.sqf";``` works, even in the script has `waitUntil` ; functions don't?

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 10:17 PM

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call doesn't change environment

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depends on where you call it from

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there is 0 information stored inside the script about how and where it was compiled

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if you call from unscheduled then you can't sleep

winter rose Jan 25, 2019, 10:18 PM

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oh wait, yes the debug console is unscheduled ofc

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indeed

high marsh Jan 25, 2019, 10:50 PM

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@winter rose Maybe your script has lupus

winter rose Jan 25, 2019, 10:54 PM

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@high marsh it's never lupus (except in that one episode)

high marsh Jan 25, 2019, 10:55 PM

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😃

tough abyss Jan 25, 2019, 10:56 PM

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https://feedback.bistudio.com/T129113
Is there a cleaner way to do what Wulf did here?

[_mine] spawn {
    params ["_mine"]; 
    waituntil {
        sleep 1; 
        not alive _mine
    };
    systemchat "DEAD";
};

high marsh Jan 25, 2019, 10:59 PM

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Wat.

_mine spawn
{
    waitUntil
    {
        !alive _this;
        sleep 1;
    };
    systemChat "HE'S DEAD JIM!";
};

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if you only pass one parameter, then that'll work. Otherwise, it's obviously an array.

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 11:01 PM

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no wait

robust hollow Jan 25, 2019, 11:01 PM

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!alive _this would need to be under the sleep wouldnt it?

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 11:01 PM

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@high marsh waituntul broke

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aww. don't spoil it

high marsh Jan 25, 2019, 11:01 PM

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Damn...what did I screw up this time :/

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 11:02 PM

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everything! like you always do!

high marsh Jan 25, 2019, 11:02 PM

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Wow, that really hurts.

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 11:02 PM

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Here take a 🍪 you done good

high marsh Jan 25, 2019, 11:02 PM

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Thanks, is it at least oatmeal raisin?

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 11:02 PM

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yes. special for you

high marsh Jan 25, 2019, 11:02 PM

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Yummy

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 11:02 PM

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but if you don't edit out your error then it turns into jelly

tough abyss Jan 25, 2019, 11:03 PM

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I added two more parms to it for my usage. That's just copypasted from his alternative eventHandler on the tracker 😄

high marsh Jan 25, 2019, 11:03 PM

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_mine spawn
{
    waitUntil
    {
       sleep 1;
       !alive _this;
    };
    systemChat "HE'S DEAD JIM!";
};

tough abyss Jan 25, 2019, 11:06 PM

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Now lets see what type of performance hit this will give me in my EOD campaign of hundreds of stat saved mines!! (Y)

still forum Jan 25, 2019, 11:08 PM

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that's scheduled.. so none

tough abyss Jan 25, 2019, 11:09 PM

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that's actually amazing if ~100 waitUntil doesn't do anything at all

winter rose Jan 25, 2019, 11:18 PM

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are mines considered ammo or "vehicle"? an EH would fit here

tough abyss Jan 25, 2019, 11:20 PM

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I think they're considered ammo. 99% sure.

foggy moon Jan 25, 2019, 11:27 PM

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From what I've done with them, they seem to essentially be a vehicle holding the given ammo

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They can be manipulated with createVehicle and deleteVehicle after all

winter rose Jan 25, 2019, 11:33 PM

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@foggy moon bullets too, but EH cannot be attached to them

foggy moon Jan 25, 2019, 11:38 PM

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sure, definitely not normal vehicles

winter rose Jan 25, 2019, 11:47 PM

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yep, no event handler

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@tough abyss you could also manage a list of mines and waitUntil one is dead, then remove it from the array – same checks, less threads

tough abyss Jan 26, 2019, 12:02 AM

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Pretty much what I'm doing. Got it working without any performance hit for now so I'm going to leave it until it's a priority heh

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Thanks for the help!

prime horizon Jan 26, 2019, 12:12 AM

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hey guys so guys im making an admin menu and i have this script player list```_index = (findDisplay 45856) displayCtrl 2500 lbAdd "---- Player List ----";

{
_index = (findDisplay 45856) displayCtrl 2500 lbAdd name _x;
(findDisplay 45856) displayCtrl 2500 lbSetData [_index, getPlayerUID _x];
}forEach allPlayers;```
i want to change it to weapone list please guys i need help

tough abyss Jan 26, 2019, 12:16 AM

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You don’t need to find display every time, you can do it once and store control in a variable

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You can also use RscFrame to nicely wrap your lbBox with frame with title label instead of making title the first item on the list

mortal nacelle Jan 26, 2019, 12:30 AM

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Can somebody help me with my foreach loop. I set it up so that if you are 3 meters away from the list of variable names i set for my NPC's, it will exit the script. However, even when i'm like 1m away from the NPC it hates me and says you are too far away..

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        _nearestNPC = [npc_supermarket,npc_supermarket_1];
        _foundNPC = true;
       {
            if ((_x distance player) > 3) exitWith {
                _foundNPC = false;
                ["You are too far away!"]
            }
        } forEach _nearestNPC;
        if (!_foundNPC) exitWith {};

foggy moon Jan 26, 2019, 12:33 AM

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As you have it now, you have to be within 3 meters of all of the npcs for it to return true

mortal nacelle Jan 26, 2019, 12:33 AM

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Correct

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wait

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All of them?

foggy moon Jan 26, 2019, 12:34 AM

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yes, I assume you just intend any of them right?

mortal nacelle Jan 26, 2019, 12:34 AM

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Yes, I intend to select the closest one out of that array

foggy moon Jan 26, 2019, 12:36 AM

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So invert your selection:

_foundNPC = false;
{
    if ((_x distance player) < 3) exitWith {
        _foundNPC = true;
    }
} forEach _nearestNPC;
if(!_foundNPC) exitWith {systemChat "you are too far away"};

queen cargo Jan 26, 2019, 12:39 AM

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please use the proper command ..

private _index = _nearestNPCs findIf { (_x distance player) < 3 }
if (_index == -1) then
{
    systemChat "You are too far away";
}
else
{
    systemChat "All nice and smooth thanks to findIf dude :wink:";
};```

foggy moon Jan 26, 2019, 12:40 AM

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Was just working up a findIf version 😆

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just wanted to show him why the first one didn't work

prime horizon Jan 26, 2019, 12:43 AM

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@tough abyss can you change it to weapon list please?

tough abyss Jan 26, 2019, 12:48 AM

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Your request is vague, but I will try to answer it. Change name _x to currentWeapon _x

prime horizon Jan 26, 2019, 12:49 AM

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done

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then

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?

tough abyss Jan 26, 2019, 12:51 AM

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Now instead of player names you should see weapon class players have in their hands

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This is best I can do answering your question mark

prime horizon Jan 26, 2019, 12:53 AM

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not this what i mend i mean weapon list

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that i spawn

tough abyss Jan 26, 2019, 12:54 AM

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Yeah no idea what it means sorry

prime horizon Jan 26, 2019, 12:55 AM

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i mean like this http://prntscr.com/mcb13s

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but only weapons

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and weapons items

iron sand Jan 26, 2019, 12:58 AM

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How do I access it in public zeus?

tough abyss Jan 26, 2019, 12:58 AM

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Oh you want the list of all weapons in the game? Needs config look up

iron sand Jan 26, 2019, 12:58 AM

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Like how can I edit the script thing

prime horizon Jan 26, 2019, 12:59 AM

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@tough abyss can i add you ?

iron sand Jan 26, 2019, 12:59 AM

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Or do I need to be admin

prime horizon Jan 26, 2019, 1:02 AM

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@tough abyss so i make a config.cpp in my menu right?

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then i put the weapon config

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_weaponConfig = configFile >> "cfgWeapons";
for "_i" from 0 to (count _weaponConfig)-1 do {
_weapon = _weaponConfig select _i;
if (isClass _weapon) then {
_weaponName = configName _weapon;
_ulx = toArray _weaponName;
_ulx resize 7;
_ulx = toString _ulx;
if ((_ulx != "ItemKey") and (getNumber (_weapon >> "scope") == 2) and ((getText (configFile >> "cfgWeapons" >> _weaponName >> "picture")) != "")) then {
weaponList = weaponList + [_weaponName];
};
};
};

for "_i" from 0 to (count weaponList)-1 do
{
_weapon = weaponList select _i;
LBname lbAdd _weapon;
LBname lbSetPicture [_i, (getText (configFile >> "cfgWeapons" >> _weapon >> "picture"))];
lbSort LBname;
};```

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this is it?

tough abyss Jan 26, 2019, 1:03 AM

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You need to get an array from config containing CfgWeapons classes

prime horizon Jan 26, 2019, 1:05 AM

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@tough abyss you mean this https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/537055780554407954/537064616182939649/New_Text_Document_2.txt

tough abyss Jan 26, 2019, 1:06 AM

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That list contains classes that are not weapons as well, don’t know why you are showing it to me

mortal nacelle Jan 26, 2019, 2:02 AM

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Would it be possible to take the position from _x inside a forEach and use the position as a private ['marker'] variable?

robust hollow Jan 26, 2019, 2:06 AM

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yea..

mortal nacelle Jan 26, 2019, 2:06 AM

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Okay. How?

robust hollow Jan 26, 2019, 2:09 AM

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depends what exactly ur trying to do

mortal nacelle Jan 26, 2019, 2:10 AM

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well in this case, _x stores the closest npc variable name to the player. I want to get that position of the npc and use it in a marker outside of the forloop

tough abyss Jan 26, 2019, 2:10 AM

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There's no mention of it in the wiki but am I correct in assuming that if you attachto a player to an object, setDir now uses that objects relative position instead of azimut?
IE: Chair facing 090 > player attachTo chair > player setDir 180, player facing 270.

robust hollow Jan 26, 2019, 2:11 AM

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@mortal nacelle

private _index = _nearestNPCs findIf { (_x distance player) < 3 };
private _position = if (_index == -1) then {[0,0,0]} else {position _nearestNPCs#_index};

then u can use the position whereever u need

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@tough abyss yes i do believe thats correct.

mortal nacelle Jan 26, 2019, 2:12 AM

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Oh my bad I thought you were talking to me

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@tough abyss

tough abyss Jan 26, 2019, 2:13 AM

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Ok. I missed IceShades entry on the wiki somehow smh
np @mortal nacelle

slim oyster Jan 26, 2019, 2:31 AM

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while creating a loop with iterations based off of an array element count (count _arrayOfStuff) is there benefits to using for # from # to # step # do { instead of foreach, or is this only when you need to access the index or element itself?

robust hollow Jan 26, 2019, 2:33 AM

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imo for is better for if your step is more or less than 1, if you arent searching every index or if you start at the highest element and go backwards.

foggy moon Jan 26, 2019, 2:57 AM

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@lewis ```
_foundNPC = nil;
{
if ((_x distance player) < 3) exitWith {
_foundNPC = _x;
}
} forEach _nearestNPC;
if(isNil "_foundNPC") exitWith {systemChat "you are too far away"};

robust hollow Jan 26, 2019, 2:58 AM

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he kind of had it before, just didnt understand forEach wasnt the only command to use _x.

foggy moon Jan 26, 2019, 3:46 AM

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Right, but it's the cleanest way to exit and return the element reference in one shot iirc

rain mulch Jan 26, 2019, 4:52 AM

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Does anyone know how to make the CUP SUV tougher? Trying to make it more resilient for PMC type missions but its armor level is quite low. I know there's the armored SUV but I don't want to be rolling around with a minigun all the time. Also the armor level on the armored one is still pretty weak in my opinion

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Preferably without editing the config as (I imagine, I could be wrong) I'd have to have everyone in the group download the edited version

foggy moon Jan 26, 2019, 4:59 AM

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You could use the handleDamage event handler to reduce incoming damage by a certain ratio

rain mulch Jan 26, 2019, 5:28 AM

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Okay, I'll look into that, thank you

lost copper Jan 26, 2019, 9:22 AM

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Hi everyone! How i can detect, that unit is unconscious (ACE 3 mod)?

tame stream Jan 26, 2019, 9:28 AM

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Hi, can i specify direction for spawning vehicles...below does not seem to work.

_vehicleObject = "Some_vehicle" createVehicle (getMarkerPos "spawn_location");_vehicleObject setDir 0;```

robust hollow Jan 26, 2019, 9:29 AM

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well... the default direction is 0 so you wouldnt notice it changing direction.

rain mulch Jan 26, 2019, 9:29 AM

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So I found this and it works (sort of): unit_or_vehicle addEventHandler ["HandleDamage", {((_this select 2)/2.9)}]; but every so often, the vehicle fixes itself in random spots

lost copper Jan 26, 2019, 9:29 AM

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@tame stream may be that:
Though effects of this command remain local, you can do a setPos afterwards to synchronize the direction on all machines in MP.

myObj setDir 90;
myObj setPos getPos myObj;

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this is from https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setDir

tame stream Jan 26, 2019, 9:32 AM

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like this then

_vehicleObject = "Some_vehicle" createVehicle (getMarkerPos "spawn_location");
_vehicleObject setDir 90;
_vehicleObject setPos getPos _vehicleObject;```

lost copper Jan 26, 2019, 9:33 AM

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yes, try this

tame stream Jan 26, 2019, 9:33 AM

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doing it now thx

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@lost copper thats it sir...thx 🍻

lost copper Jan 26, 2019, 9:34 AM

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@tame stream Not at all 😀

tame stream Jan 26, 2019, 9:37 AM

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@lost copper one last thing.....

if i want to randomize spawn point between say 6 points how would i go about it

lost copper Jan 26, 2019, 9:38 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createVehicle
use Alternative Syntax

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in then you can add array of markers

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markers: Array - If the markers array contains any markers, the position is randomly picked from array of given markers plus desired placement position. If any of the markers were given z coordinate with setMarkerPos, the vehicle will also be created at given z coordinate.

tame stream Jan 26, 2019, 9:39 AM

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oo shit yeah sorry im on that page just missed it

_veh = createVehicle ["2S6M_Tunguska", getMarkerPos "marker1", ["marker2","marker3"], 0, "NONE"];```

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_vehicleObject = createVehicle ["Some_vehicle", getMarkerPos "marker1", ["marker2","marker3"], 0, "NONE"];```

What is marker1 for, i get that marker 2-3 are for random placement

lost copper Jan 26, 2019, 9:45 AM

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Read again: the position is randomly picked from array of given markers plus desired placement position

tame stream Jan 26, 2019, 9:45 AM

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_vehicleObject = "Some_vehicle" createVehicle (getMarkerPos ["marker1","marker2","marker3","marker4"]);```
would this not work

lost copper Jan 26, 2019, 9:45 AM

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so pos being picked from array ["marker1", "marker2", "marker3"]

tame stream Jan 26, 2019, 9:46 AM

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so spawn to this marker that can be anywhere here... marker 2-10

tough abyss Jan 26, 2019, 9:46 AM

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Add selectRandom after getMarkerPos and it will work

lost copper Jan 26, 2019, 9:47 AM

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also you can use old syntax like that:

_markers =["marker1", "marker2", "marker3"];
_vehicleObject = "Some_vehicle" createVehicle (getMarkerPos (selectRandom _markers));
_vehicleObject setDir 90;
_vehicleObject setPos getPos _vehicleObject;

tame stream Jan 26, 2019, 9:47 AM

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sweet... thats more recognisable

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imma try both to see how they work, thx guys 😃

tough abyss Jan 26, 2019, 9:50 AM

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@rain mulch HandleDamage is more complicated than that and yes the behaviour you described is expected with code like that

rain mulch Jan 26, 2019, 9:51 AM

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@tough abyss lol of course it is. Alright thanks, I'll keep digging

radiant egret Jan 26, 2019, 11:01 AM

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https://pastebin.com/GpdgFu6e
^ Problem, i need to pass a dynamicly created string with objects into setTriggerStatements condition [Line 21] , tried few hours last night but could find any way to get it to work.

robust hollow Jan 26, 2019, 11:05 AM

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L8 you use _objects but it isnt defined

for L11 & 13, creating the condition, you format the object directly into the string which wont work. need to do something like this
format["!alive (objectFromNetID '%1')",netid _t];

tough abyss Jan 26, 2019, 11:05 AM

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You cannot just convert object into a string

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Use bis_fnc_netId and the rest

radiant egret Jan 26, 2019, 11:08 AM

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@robust hollow its only the last part of the script, i didnt posted the whole script only the condition problem

robust hollow Jan 26, 2019, 11:09 AM

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ahh, that makes sense

radiant egret Jan 26, 2019, 11:16 AM

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@tough abyss ty it worked
https://pastebin.com/DrD8ZtPH

still forum Jan 26, 2019, 11:21 AM

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@lost copper ace unconcscious -> https://discordapp.com/channels/105462288051380224/105462984087728128/503958760381743104

lost copper Jan 26, 2019, 11:22 AM

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@still forum ooo, thx!

drifting copper Jan 26, 2019, 11:30 AM

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Can I attach myLight lightAttachObject [myVehicle, [-0.5,-0.25,1]]; to any object or does it have to be vehicles?

tough abyss Jan 26, 2019, 12:09 PM

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Why don’t you try and share the result?

young current Jan 26, 2019, 12:22 PM

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all arma objects are "vehicles"

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everything is under cfgvehicles

drifting copper Jan 26, 2019, 12:38 PM

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OK.

So far I have come semi right with this

if (isServer) then {this setPos [getPos this select 0,getPos this select 1,12]; this setVectorUp [0,0,1]};light1="#lightpoint" createVehicle [0,0,0];light1 setLightBrightness 1;light1 setLightColor [3,.5,0];light1 lightAttachObject [this,[0,0,0]]

But it creates "wash" effect. Looking for a more contained light. SO more a reflector feel than a light-bulb feel.

still forum Jan 26, 2019, 12:39 PM

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light points are omnidirectional. there are no directional light points you can spawn. Besides just spawning a object that has a light. Like a worklamp or streetlight

drifting copper Jan 26, 2019, 12:43 PM

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Yeah I noticed. Especially after I lit up the ENTIRE altis. I am still fighting with runway lights and still trying to find a solution without having to run a .sqf as it adds weight ( or so I have been told). ^ That works in the init line without the need of a sqf though it is more for ambient / house lighting. Works nice though. Just not for what I want XD

tough abyss Jan 26, 2019, 12:46 PM

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Light effects are local, limiting it to isServer will only work for the host

normal monolith Jan 26, 2019, 12:47 PM

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Hi guys !
After 2 hours of searching and testing things, i'd like to know if you guys know if there's a possibility to change the size of a text in a RscEdit control and in real time ? 😃

tough abyss Jan 26, 2019, 12:48 PM

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ctrlSetFontHeight or something maybe

normal monolith Jan 26, 2019, 12:49 PM

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oh

drifting copper Jan 26, 2019, 12:51 PM

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@tough abyss Yea good point and did not know. (noob life). In terms of running a .sqf and something like this http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=23570 how heavy does it impact on performance? I have been told that sqf files run a loop after ini and takes away processing from the server with a major impact? Is this true?

tough abyss Jan 26, 2019, 12:54 PM

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No idea not about to download that to find out. But runway lights should be objects you can place that would emit light by default

drifting copper Jan 26, 2019, 12:56 PM

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Only lights I could find does not emit great at all and after running the forums for a bit it seems I am not the only one. Hence starting to look at scripts. Looking for more of "Altis Terminal" but can not seem to have find anything that match. In terms of my question I am more asking in running sqf initializations in general than to that specific one.

young current Jan 26, 2019, 12:57 PM

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Arma has big limits in nightime lighting

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so you cant expect to do very special things with them

tough abyss Jan 26, 2019, 12:58 PM

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Not to mention there is a limit on how many light sources you can have defined in video settings

drifting copper Jan 26, 2019, 1:01 PM

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http://prntscr.com/mcg5g4 \ http://prntscr.com/mcg5lg - this is without any tweaks

young current Jan 26, 2019, 1:10 PM

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can you explain again what were you doing?

drifting copper Jan 26, 2019, 1:12 PM

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Making a basic strip. Right now just random placement but placed down the lights I wanted IE edge lights and flush lights. But they hardly emit no light at all and only noticeable with NVG. I started scouring the forums for faults+solutions and general response was to run a script as other people have the same issue. That is how I ended here

young current Jan 26, 2019, 1:13 PM

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for dynamic placement?

drifting copper Jan 26, 2019, 1:13 PM

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Explain dynamic placement?

young current Jan 26, 2019, 1:14 PM

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are you placing a runway somewhere where there is no runway

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or are you just decorating a runway that is already on the map?

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and why not use runway light objects?

drifting copper Jan 26, 2019, 1:16 PM

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Placing down runway where there isn't. Also only found lights under MBG buildings but nothing else in the editor

young current Jan 26, 2019, 1:19 PM

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https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/188653-runway-lighting/

Bohemia Interactive Forums

Runway Lighting

Is there a way to make the Runway Lighting not Blink? I am using the Mobile Helicopter Lights because the other lights do not look right but they blink and ...

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there is a one way to get them to load in mission here

drifting copper Jan 26, 2019, 1:26 PM

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Looked at that. ctrl+f search return 0 results on
Land_Flush_Light_green_F
Land_Flush_Light_red_F
Land_Flush_Light_yellow_F

young current Jan 26, 2019, 1:28 PM

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