#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 513

digital hollow Jan 31, 2019, 3:13 PM

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Look at Example 2

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 3:14 PM

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Returns base entry of config entry.

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inheritsFrom (config).

still forum Jan 31, 2019, 3:15 PM

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isKindOf checks if a config class inherits a specific other class

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typeOf returns the classname of your class

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you can use ANY class in isKindOf, tank or car are not special

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 3:16 PM

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anything you target outside of CfgVehicles with isKindOf needs to use alt syntax correct?

astral tendon Jan 31, 2019, 3:16 PM

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Is there a easy way to check if is "car" or "tank"?

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 3:16 PM

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if(car isKindOF "car") then
{

};
if(tank isKindOf "tank") then
{

};

astral tendon Jan 31, 2019, 3:17 PM

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or better say what "kind" he is?

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 3:17 PM

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??

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He's a freaking tank, what more do you want?

still forum Jan 31, 2019, 3:17 PM

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That's not how isKindOf works no.

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You don't understand how it works

astral tendon Jan 31, 2019, 3:17 PM

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Yup, I dont.

still forum Jan 31, 2019, 3:18 PM

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It checks if the class inherits a specific other class

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There is no "one" isKindOf

digital hollow Jan 31, 2019, 3:18 PM

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Look at the picture in inheritsFrom. Every class "isKindOf" everything above it

still forum Jan 31, 2019, 3:18 PM

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Let's take the prowler.
The prowler's inheritance is like this
All -> AllVehicles -> Land -> LandVehicle -> Car -> Car_F -> LSV_01_base_F

For every one of these isKindOf will return true

astral tendon Jan 31, 2019, 3:19 PM

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@high marsh maybe anything else the thing im looking at might be?

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 3:19 PM

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Look at dedmen's example

still forum Jan 31, 2019, 3:19 PM

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Just make a list of types that you want to check, and check them.

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 3:19 PM

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prowler will return true with isKindOf in the targetS: Land, LandVehicle, Car, Car_F, AllVehicles, All, etc

still forum Jan 31, 2019, 3:19 PM

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Like if you want all tanks use isKindOf Tank.
And so forth

astral tendon Jan 31, 2019, 3:20 PM

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So, is just impossible to know what kind is my object im looking at with out have to compare to a already know one?

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 3:20 PM

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What..?

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You can compare whatever you're looking at to whatever exists in the entire scope of arma.

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That being, every possible type of vehicle.

astral tendon Jan 31, 2019, 3:21 PM

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Yes but I want to known what kind he is

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 3:21 PM

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What exactly are you trying to do?

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What do you mean what kind? We suppose you were trying to find what TYPE the vehicle was

astral tendon Jan 31, 2019, 3:23 PM

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Im looking at a object and I need to know what kind he is, I need to know if he is a "tank","car","atackHellicopter" or watterver with out have to compare.

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 3:24 PM

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params
[
    ["_yourThingyMabBob",objNull,[objNull]]
];
{
    if(_yourThingyMabBob isKindOf _x) then
    {

    };
} forEach ["tank","car","air"];

astral tendon Jan 31, 2019, 3:25 PM

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🙄

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 3:25 PM

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and if you want to do something different for each type, then you simply remove the forEach and add your own checks

still forum Jan 31, 2019, 3:25 PM

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That's just not how it works

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you have to compare

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 3:26 PM

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Explain.

ruby breach Jan 31, 2019, 3:26 PM

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He's not talking to you

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He's responding to Roque_THE_GAMERToday at 9:23 AM I need to know if he is a "tank","car","atackHellicopter" or watterver with out have to compare.

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 3:28 PM

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"Without having to compare", what's the point then? You need to compare.

digital hollow Jan 31, 2019, 3:28 PM

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"tank", "car", "air" are all arbitrary steps along the inheritance path that are deemed useful, they aren't special properties of a class. I think this is what he's not getting

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 3:29 PM

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why is the words tank car and air not enough?

astral tendon Jan 31, 2019, 3:29 PM

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because there might be not only car, tank and air objects

still forum Jan 31, 2019, 3:30 PM

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what else might there be?

tough abyss Jan 31, 2019, 3:30 PM

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Is there any better way to broadcast a variable on server when run locally other than publicvariable? IE:

//replace 
Variable = false; 
publicVariable "Variable";
//with 
false remoteExec ["Variable", 2];

astral tendon Jan 31, 2019, 3:31 PM

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weapon holders, other editor placed objects, dead bodies, blood spill, many things.

still forum Jan 31, 2019, 3:31 PM

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Look them up in config viewer. It shows you the inheritance, and then just choose one of the parents and check for that

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what you are thinking of doing is simply not possible because that's just not how it works

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@tough abyss publicVariableServer

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or missionNamespace setVariable ["Variable", false, 2]

tough abyss Jan 31, 2019, 3:41 PM

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An object can be many things a car for example is also a Landvehicle. Unless you have something to compare it to there is no single kind to return because it could be many kinds. @astral tendon

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You can always return what it is with typeof but it will be specific

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@tough abyss remote exec takes command name or function name, it makes no sense what you wrote

sturdy cape Jan 31, 2019, 3:48 PM

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@robust hollow just wanted to thank you guys again,worked instantly and is THE mega awesomness ingame.now events like a brain toasting wave make finally sense^^

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 3:53 PM

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Brain toasting wave.....?

still forum Jan 31, 2019, 3:55 PM

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Also called microwave

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You usually toast food in that though, not your own brain

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 3:56 PM

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I mean. If you're willing to push the buttons I can try Ded.

wet cobalt Jan 31, 2019, 4:38 PM

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Have anyone here found a solution to how Arma 3 objects kill players with such a high frequency?
Is there a way to configure a servers collision damage to be more forgiving or whatever could solve it?
Trying to have hardcore servers online. And im starting to see why so few others attempts it since persitence of characters gets F'd by Arma 3 glitches..

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I have Enhanced movement activated and would like to see if I can lower the amount of deaths due to climbing.. (and please refrain from answering "yes uninstall the mod")

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Iirc Arma 2 used to have same issue in dayzmod and they made getting stuck in doors and on top of objects nonlethal

tough abyss Jan 31, 2019, 4:49 PM

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@tough abyss yeah I was trying to show an example. A human would understand it, but PC wouldn't 😉

spark turret Jan 31, 2019, 5:24 PM

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@wet cobalt have you tried solving it by yourself yet and now you re looking for help or are you just asking generally if someone has a script for it?

wet cobalt Jan 31, 2019, 5:25 PM

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Im asking for a general direction in where to look for a possible solution. Not a copy paste answer.

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less general then the wiki landingpage hopefully ^^

spark turret Jan 31, 2019, 5:26 PM

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well an idea might be to look at what objects kill players and figure out why that is. maybe the physx size is crappy

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and then dont use these objects

wet cobalt Jan 31, 2019, 5:26 PM

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any object pretty much. The problem is that Arma 3 kills players that gets stuck

young current Jan 31, 2019, 5:26 PM

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glitching into things cant really be helped

wet cobalt Jan 31, 2019, 5:26 PM

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like even if the foot gets inside a object

young current Jan 31, 2019, 5:27 PM

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Arma characters geometry is just a blob

wet cobalt Jan 31, 2019, 5:27 PM

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Ye in arma 2 they never stopped the glitching it self. They somehow stoped it from setting damage to 1 though.

young current Jan 31, 2019, 5:27 PM

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well there are commands for that

spark turret Jan 31, 2019, 5:27 PM

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maybe a script that disables damage for anything else than weapon fire and teleports the players when hes stuck for like 5 seconds?

young current Jan 31, 2019, 5:27 PM

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and damage and collision events

spark turret Jan 31, 2019, 5:28 PM

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anyone know it the collision events dont fire up during a glitch or fire up to late?

young current Jan 31, 2019, 5:28 PM

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no idea

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sometimes glitching occurs due lag

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when your movemnt is nor processed correctly

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in those cases the collision doesnt probably fire correctly

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but when your position then gets updated inside an object

spark turret Jan 31, 2019, 5:30 PM

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something like if (lag) then {disalbe movement and firing} might help?

young current Jan 31, 2019, 5:30 PM

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that causes collision and you dies

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Im not sure if you can detect lag

wet cobalt Jan 31, 2019, 5:31 PM

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ye would be awesome if I could somehow nerf that event to bits when you get stuck. In arma 2 the only downside was that cars had a harder time running over people :p

spark turret Jan 31, 2019, 5:32 PM

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try to reduce lag in the first place to avoid glitches probably also helps

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http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=26093

wet cobalt Jan 31, 2019, 5:32 PM

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But I am willing to do big tradeoffs to solve this one.
Problem is that it does not only happen due to lag. I would need a more abstract solution.

spark turret Jan 31, 2019, 5:33 PM

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make a list of when and with what object it happens and then write a script for each object to either avoid the glitch or prevent the player dying if the glitch occurs

wet cobalt Jan 31, 2019, 5:35 PM

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I liked the idea of having like a array of what can kill you. Should not that be possible?

still forum Jan 31, 2019, 5:35 PM

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Don't remember ever dying from glitching into objects, And through enhanced movement i glitch into objects ALOT.
only thing that hurts me is when I fall down after glitching, like when I climb into a roof or smth

spark turret Jan 31, 2019, 5:35 PM

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though i dont know if a collision glitch can be detected with a vanilla command

still forum Jan 31, 2019, 5:35 PM

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Could use handleDamage to just ignore damage unless it comes from a projectile.. But what about nearby explosion damage

wet cobalt Jan 31, 2019, 5:35 PM

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it happens to everyone on my server pretty much. Cant get them to stay more then 3h

spark turret Jan 31, 2019, 5:36 PM

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yeah thats what i would do @still forum

still forum Jan 31, 2019, 5:36 PM

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You could teach people to not climb onto objects that moost likely cannot be climbed upon

spark turret Jan 31, 2019, 5:36 PM

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and maybe form physx contacts iE cars

wet cobalt Jan 31, 2019, 5:36 PM

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ye people dont want to get teached sadly. They want to play instantly.

spark turret Jan 31, 2019, 5:36 PM

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vehicles use a diffrent kind of collision check so they should be able to be excluded

wet cobalt Jan 31, 2019, 5:37 PM

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Would it be possible to set the damagehandling when server is initialised?

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I'll read up more on handleDamage.
Any more places I should look?

spark turret Jan 31, 2019, 5:39 PM

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not sure how well it works to overwrite vanilla damage handlers

still forum Jan 31, 2019, 5:39 PM

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Easy. Just add HandleDamage eventhandler. done

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Problems arise when mods try to do the same, like ace

spark turret Jan 31, 2019, 5:40 PM

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https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/196911-how-do-i-go-about-disabling-fall-damage/

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something along those lines

still forum Jan 31, 2019, 5:41 PM

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oof.... yeah.. kinda

spark turret Jan 31, 2019, 5:41 PM

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maybe do a check if a surface is directly above the player to detect when he falls through a floor

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and only then disable the fall damage

wet cobalt Jan 31, 2019, 5:42 PM

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Sounds very promising. Thank you guys. Now I can stay busy for a while.
Apreciate the help.

young current Jan 31, 2019, 5:43 PM

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@wet cobalt do you run lots of mods?

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with custom objects?

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because custom objects can also be made badly which causes engine issues

spark turret Jan 31, 2019, 5:44 PM

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we run like 50 mods on our server and i never had any bad glitches except with a frigate and the gunboat

young current Jan 31, 2019, 5:44 PM

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there are a lot of poor quality assets out there

wet cobalt Jan 31, 2019, 5:47 PM

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I run quite a few mods and script-modules. But its mainly the enhanced movement that seams to be the problem. But I would still love to get it going.
But not impossible that in all those lines that I have included something not quite robust enough :p.

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If I change map and remove enhanced movement and make my server a lot easier to survive on (mainly the pve) then this would not be a big problem

spark turret Jan 31, 2019, 5:48 PM

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what map are you on?

wet cobalt Jan 31, 2019, 5:48 PM

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Chernarus Redux

still forum Jan 31, 2019, 5:48 PM

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ah yeah there's lots of "bad" clutter on there that you cannot walk on but people would try to climb onto

young current Jan 31, 2019, 5:48 PM

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it migth not be enchanced movement but something else you run that messes it up

spark turret Jan 31, 2019, 5:49 PM

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same houses as chernarus 2035?

young current Jan 31, 2019, 5:49 PM

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also objects that you can get on with it are not usually designed to be walked on

wet cobalt Jan 31, 2019, 5:49 PM

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ye and climbing through windows. Had a player that died when climbing over a small fence.. only grass on the other side. Was the last I saw of him for a while probably :p

young current Jan 31, 2019, 5:50 PM

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dangers of using the engine in ways that its not intended to be used.

wet cobalt Jan 31, 2019, 5:50 PM

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Indeed. Its my headache now :p

young current Jan 31, 2019, 5:51 PM

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you should also test different mod combinations and different terrains if the issue is as noticeable

spark turret Jan 31, 2019, 5:51 PM

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yeah find out what the cause is

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map or enhanvced movement or else

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otherwise try to make an eventhandler that notices when a player dies from a glitch and then respawn them with all inventory nearby

wet cobalt Jan 31, 2019, 5:53 PM

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It is possible that im trying to fix the symptoms instead of the sicknes, ye

spark turret Jan 31, 2019, 5:53 PM

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probably easier

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since arma has a lot of hardcoded dumb stuff

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lokking at you AI

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Ah, anyone got a recmmendation for a nice immersion EOD/IED script or even a mod

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i saw something online but cant find it again that had randomized different kinds of IEDs and each had a GUI to disable it with cutting diffrent wires etc. But im open for all suggestions

silent bough Jan 31, 2019, 6:35 PM

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Huuum do you have ACE3 ?

wet cobalt Jan 31, 2019, 6:56 PM

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20 minutes of trying to kill my self looks really promising so far with setting the damage eventhandler. I get marked as in combat but no damage delt and then pushed out of the objects. Falldamage seams to be reduced as well which is a nice bonus

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Thanks again guys

sturdy cape Jan 31, 2019, 7:21 PM

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@high marsh its like the brain scorcher in S.T.A.L.K.E.R

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someone still got that fired eh where you have chicken projectiles? want to show that to a buddy

silent bough Jan 31, 2019, 7:43 PM

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Hi, does someone know how to add a locking ability to a vehicle ?

young current Jan 31, 2019, 8:01 PM

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target locking?

silent bough Jan 31, 2019, 8:01 PM

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Yes, I made some researches and it appear that I want to to do exactly is add a sensor to a vehicle.

young current Jan 31, 2019, 8:04 PM

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that would likely do it yes

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also you might need a weapon that can use it

silent bough Jan 31, 2019, 8:06 PM

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I want to use a laser tracker, and the missile that will lock on will be an ATGM LG

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I see that I can add a sensor editing it class but I need to do this with a script.

young current Jan 31, 2019, 8:13 PM

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nope

silent bough Jan 31, 2019, 8:13 PM

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Nope ?

young current Jan 31, 2019, 8:14 PM

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cant do it with script

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sensor are tied to the configs

silent bough Jan 31, 2019, 8:16 PM

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Not very convenient... My goal was to use a script to edit the vehicles I will have to spawn. If I make my config with the class system, will I be able to copy/paste the vehicle to keep my configs ?

digital hollow Jan 31, 2019, 8:19 PM

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If you want to add sensors to a vehicle that doesn't have it, you'll have to mod it. After that you can use it like any vehicle.

silent bough Jan 31, 2019, 8:19 PM

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And can I hade a missile camera to follow the ATGM ? Like the driver/gunner one.

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@digital hollow So if I copy/paste it with Zeus, my new vehicle will keep my configs if I understand well ?

digital hollow Jan 31, 2019, 8:20 PM

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If it's modded, yes.

silent bough Jan 31, 2019, 8:20 PM

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What do you mean by "modded" ?

digital hollow Jan 31, 2019, 8:21 PM

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Like how CUP or RHS has vehicles in their mods

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Or how ACE alters vanilla vehicles with its mod

silent bough Jan 31, 2019, 8:22 PM

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Ok, modded like this, I hopped something easier x)

digital hollow Jan 31, 2019, 8:23 PM

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Easy, just use a vehicle that does what you need =p

silent bough Jan 31, 2019, 8:23 PM

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I'm already working with CUP.

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That I try to do is adding the new ATGM to a CUP vehicle ^^^

digital hollow Jan 31, 2019, 8:24 PM

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You can try just adding the weapon. I think it has LOAL mode

silent bough Jan 31, 2019, 8:25 PM

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Yes and.. no

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It's very uneffective.

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If I just add the weapon, it'll lock on only if I aim at the laser.

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And that I need is more a form of mobile artillery.

spark turret Jan 31, 2019, 8:58 PM

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@silent bough sure got ace. any recommendations for the EOD script?

silent bough Jan 31, 2019, 9:06 PM

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I don't know any script that can do the job, but now you know that you already have EODs.
If you script a little and you've got the time, I think you could do that yourself.

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What do you want want the script to do exactly ?

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 9:23 PM

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Hello is there anyway to make it so set a argument on an addaction so the script will check for what the argument the addaction had

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_actionID = this addAction ["Picture", "BriefingPictures.sqf"]; This the current action and i would like to so the script to check what argument the action had to select which pic

winter rose Jan 31, 2019, 9:25 PM

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yes, passing arguments is detailed on the wiki page

tough abyss Jan 31, 2019, 9:25 PM

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3rd param

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 9:25 PM

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_actionID = this addAction ["Picture", "BriefingPictures.sqf", "Pic1"];

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so like that

tough abyss Jan 31, 2019, 9:26 PM

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yeah and in script if (_this select 3 == "Pic1") then {......}

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 9:26 PM

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Great ty!

spark turret Jan 31, 2019, 10:04 PM

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@silent bough ideally having a GUI with randomized wires to be cut so its difficult every time again. I havent done anything with GUIs yet so i doubt i can just create something like that myself

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:03 PM

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Hello im having issues attaching texture global on objects through a script on my dedi, but when i did it on my pc it worked perfectly

mellow obsidian Jan 31, 2019, 11:04 PM

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Im trying to spawn a weapon on the ground but I would like attachments to be on the gun aswell. The approach Im currently taking is spawning a unit then putting the weapon with attachments on the unit and after that deleting the unit. Does anyone have another/better idea of an approach?

tough abyss Jan 31, 2019, 11:06 PM

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Nope

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:10 PM

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@tough abyss Do you have any idea of the issue

robust hollow Jan 31, 2019, 11:11 PM

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does _argument equal "Default"?

mellow obsidian Jan 31, 2019, 11:12 PM

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And also if so does _target equal the thing your trying to set texture to?

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:12 PM

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Ye

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Ye it works fine in MP hosted on PC

robust hollow Jan 31, 2019, 11:12 PM

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what is the target

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:12 PM

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Whiteboard (Altis)
Variable name:Screen

robust hollow Jan 31, 2019, 11:13 PM

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cant really help much with that snippet cause it doesnt show where the variables are set.

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:13 PM

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Ill edit it now

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There

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_target = Screen;
_caller = _this select 1;
_argument = _this select 3;
_Briefer = "76561198131470785";
_Gate = Gate;
_Texture1 = "Images\cityBW.jpg";
_Texture2 = "Images\MRAPPic.jpg";
_Texture3 = "Images\presslocationBW.jpg";
_Texture4 = "Images\SahraniNorth.jpg";
_Texture5 = "Images\SahraniSouth.jpg";
_Default = "a3\structures_f\civ\infoboards\data\mapboard_altis_co.paa";

if (getPlayerUID _caller isEqualTo _Briefer) Then {

if (_argument isEqualTo "Picture1") then {
_target setObjectTextureGlobal [0, _Texture1];
Hint Format ["Picture 1 Enabled:%1", _Texture1];
};

if (_argument isEqualTo "Picture2") then {
_target setObjectTextureGlobal [0, _Texture2];
Hint Format ["Picture 1 Enabled:%1", _Texture2];
};

if (_argument isEqualTo "Picture3") then {
_target setObjectTextureGlobal [0, _Texture3];
Hint Format ["Picture 1 Enabled:%1", _Texture3];
};

if (_argument isEqualTo "Picture4") then {
_target setObjectTextureGlobal [0, _Texture4];
Hint Format ["Picture 1 Enabled:%1", _Texture4];
};
if (_argument isEqualTo "Picture5") then {
_target setObjectTextureGlobal [0, _Texture5];
Hint Format ["Picture 1 Enabled:%1", _Texture5];
};

if (_argument isEqualTo "Default") then {
_target setObjectTextureGlobal [0, _Default];
Hint Format ["Picture 1 Enabled:%1", _Default];
};

if (_argument isEqualTo "Gate") then {
_Gate setVariable["bis_disabled_Door_1",0,true]; 
 
_Gate setVariable["bis_disabled_Door_2",0,true]; 
 
_Gate setVariable["bis_disabled_Door_3",0,true]; 
 
_Gate setVariable["bis_disabled_Door_4",0,true];
Hint "Gate Enabled";
};

}
else {
Hint format ["You are not the mission host %1", name _caller]
};

robust hollow Jan 31, 2019, 11:19 PM

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how is Screen defined?

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:19 PM

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Variable Name of the whiteboard

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Yeah so basically none of the commands work when the mission is on the dedi. The addactions is on a laptop on a table having all actions on them.

robust hollow Jan 31, 2019, 11:23 PM

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the gate doesnt work either?

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:23 PM

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Nope

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With watch the cursortarget command return the gate as Gate

robust hollow Jan 31, 2019, 11:33 PM

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u wanna add this in the script to see what it says?

hint ([
    format["_caller: %1",_caller],
    format["_argument: %1",_argument],
    format["_target: %1",_target],
    format["_Gate: %1",_Gate]
] joinString "\n");```

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:33 PM

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Yes

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give me a sec

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Took a while had to do a win update

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launching server now

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 11:42 PM

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@robust hollow why don't you just use parseText ?

hint parseText format["Caller %1 <br/>
Argument: %2 <br/>
Target: %3 <br/>
Gate: %4 <br/>
",_caller,_argument,_target,_gate];

robust hollow Jan 31, 2019, 11:42 PM

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🤷 just a debug log so didnt really care about doing it properly

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:43 PM

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https://imgur.com/a/owbcMSe

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 11:43 PM

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Easier on the 👀

tough abyss Jan 31, 2019, 11:43 PM

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\n should work in text hint too

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 11:43 PM

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Yeah it does, parseText is nice and clean 😃

robust hollow Jan 31, 2019, 11:43 PM

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@crystal schooner Screen isnt defined

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:43 PM

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Gate is though and it isnt working :&

robust hollow Jan 31, 2019, 11:43 PM

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what does the hint say the argument is for gate?

tough abyss Jan 31, 2019, 11:44 PM

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Screen is undefined

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:44 PM

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_Gate: Gate

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Ye ik

robust hollow Jan 31, 2019, 11:44 PM

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whats the argument tho

tough abyss Jan 31, 2019, 11:44 PM

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Why though if it is object variable?

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:44 PM

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Idk tbh

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argument is Gate

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..

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and variable name is Gate

robust hollow Jan 31, 2019, 11:45 PM

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define Screen and then try again

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:46 PM

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Fuck simple object makes it so it cant be a variable right...

tough abyss Jan 31, 2019, 11:46 PM

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What?

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You checked simple object?

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:46 PM

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If its a simple object you cant have a variable name or am i wrong

tough abyss Jan 31, 2019, 11:46 PM

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Oh dear

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:46 PM

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It isnt my mission ok

robust hollow Jan 31, 2019, 11:46 PM

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🤦

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:46 PM

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Chill

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im just fixing someones mission

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🤦

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 11:47 PM

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why don't they try and learn themselves?

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:48 PM

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Because the mission we are doing starts tomorrow

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 11:48 PM

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Maybe you should have also made sure it was ready before planning it? 😛

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:49 PM

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Well the mission is ready but now its just fixing the details (:

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 11:49 PM

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dmg control? 😃

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:49 PM

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But Connor the gate should work

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Sort of 😃

robust hollow Jan 31, 2019, 11:50 PM

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is gate a simple object? 🤔

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:50 PM

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NOOO 😦

tough abyss Jan 31, 2019, 11:50 PM

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But you disable 4 doors how gate is related to them?

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:51 PM

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What

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Gate is the variable name of the gate

tough abyss Jan 31, 2019, 11:52 PM

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Wait is disabled door true false or 1 or 0?

robust hollow Jan 31, 2019, 11:52 PM

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1 to disable

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0 to enable

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:52 PM

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Ye i've done that

tough abyss Jan 31, 2019, 11:53 PM

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So what is Gate?

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:53 PM

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This setVariable["bis_disabled_Door_1",1,true]; 
 
This setVariable["bis_disabled_Door_2",1,true]; 
 
This setVariable["bis_disabled_Door_3",1,true]; 
 
This setVariable["bis_disabled_Door_4",1,true];

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That is the init of the gate

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Thank god map works now

high marsh Jan 31, 2019, 11:54 PM

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Map? Are you having an issue with the terrain now?

tough abyss Jan 31, 2019, 11:54 PM

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Yeah but what is it?

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:54 PM

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I believe its a CUP Gate

tough abyss Jan 31, 2019, 11:55 PM

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What kind of gate has 4 doors?

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:55 PM

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It probably doesn't i just added multiple doors to get it working

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And it did on my PC

tough abyss Jan 31, 2019, 11:56 PM

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Never put global command in init

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Init the gate from server

crystal schooner Jan 31, 2019, 11:57 PM

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Its in the init of gate is that a big nono

tough abyss Jan 31, 2019, 11:57 PM

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Or from local instance

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If you use init add if (isServer) then {...your set vars..};

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But it will be broken for JIP

crystal schooner Feb 1, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Well you dont need it for JIP

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its just for mission start

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Actually no should be fine for JIP

crystal schooner Feb 1, 2019, 12:00 AM

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to lock the gates so players cant drive away before briefing is done

spark turret Feb 1, 2019, 12:01 AM

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what kind of orc horde are your players that they will try to run away from the briefing lol

crystal schooner Feb 1, 2019, 12:02 AM

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Well..

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Lets just say last mission we had 40 casualties before mission start

spark turret Feb 1, 2019, 12:03 AM

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nice. just disable simulation for them during briefing lol

crystal schooner Feb 1, 2019, 12:03 AM

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OMG i'm a retard.... Fixed it all. They had disabled simulation on the gate.

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 12:04 AM

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Great, check all other attributes for every object then, this looks like tendency

crystal schooner Feb 1, 2019, 12:04 AM

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Well everything else is just standard objects in the base. They can just stay like that i guess.

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Gotta teach them what to enable/disable simulation on.. Thanks for the help though really appriciate it. 😃

high marsh Feb 1, 2019, 1:53 AM

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I've discovered something very strange when using set/get variable on a location. The Size y and x must be greater than zero.

spark turret Feb 1, 2019, 1:55 AM

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not a surprise since the map coords start at 0/0

high marsh Feb 1, 2019, 1:56 AM

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Thought it'd still keep a reference. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

robust hollow Feb 1, 2019, 3:25 AM

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i do recall the say3D distance parameter not working for me in the past, had to set the distance in CfgSounds. I assume say2D suffers from the same problem (what ever it may be).

high marsh Feb 1, 2019, 3:33 AM

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yeah jus set it in cfgSounds

velvet merlin Feb 1, 2019, 6:15 AM

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is there a way to capture ingame chat via sqf?

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(or any status message in that "element")

robust hollow Feb 1, 2019, 6:18 AM

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dont think so, the best you can do for chat is get the message from the text box as they hit send.

velvet merlin Feb 1, 2019, 6:21 AM

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https://github.com/ussrlongbow/chatcom/blob/master/longbow/chatcom/

GitHub

ussrlongbow/chatcom

Extended chat commands for Arma 3. Contribute to ussrlongbow/chatcom development by creating an account on GitHub.

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class RscDisplayChat
    idd = 24;
    class controls
        class CA_Background: RscText
        class CA_Line: RscEdit
            idc = 101;```

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one can parse the input at least

robust hollow Feb 1, 2019, 6:24 AM

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yea thats the kind of thing im meaning

velvet merlin Feb 1, 2019, 6:25 AM

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class RscDisplayChannel
    idd = 63;```

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this should be the output

robust hollow Feb 1, 2019, 6:27 AM

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isnt that just the display that says which channel ur in and if you are VOIP activated or not?

velvet merlin Feb 1, 2019, 6:30 AM

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seems not

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https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/157930-release-chat-events-library/

robust hollow Feb 1, 2019, 6:31 AM

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oh sorry, i was thinking output as in the actual chat log

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 8:05 AM

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@velvet merlin is there a way to capture ingame chat via sqf? yes CBA has it.

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https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/wiki/Registering-Custom-Chat-Commands
There is a cba_events_chatMessageSent eventhandler that just get's params ["_message"]

velvet merlin Feb 1, 2019, 8:22 AM

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thanks but i meant the display on clients

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to manipulate/filter/hide/redirect it

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 8:35 AM

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Intercept it and modify if necessary?

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Might as well make own chat system

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Less of a headache, full control

remote basin Feb 1, 2019, 8:36 AM

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https://www.reddit.com/r/armadev/comments/am00zp/applying_a_local_variable_to_people_with_certain/
Any thoughts peeps? I'm truly stumped with this one... Probably a simple fix glaring me in the face but I'm too sleep deprived to figure it out 😛

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 8:42 AM

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squadleader?.. I assume that slot is also the group leader, you can just check by
leader player == player and done.
If the player is the leader of his group, then he is a squadlead

velvet merlin Feb 1, 2019, 8:42 AM

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@tough abyss custom chat and kill message system would be a fallback indeed, but less desirable if can be done by other means

west venture Feb 1, 2019, 8:43 AM

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@still forum The Leader could turn out to be the JIP'ng rifleman in a dead group

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 8:43 AM

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well if he's the only guy in his group, he leads the group. Maybe that's enough?

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I guess the problem with his check is that if any of the leads is not present in the mission, the variable will be nil and it will error out @remote basin

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isNil { //make sure undefined variables don't trigger errors
    squadleader = player in [platco, alphalead, bravolead, charlielead, deltalead, echolead];
};

how about that?

remote basin Feb 1, 2019, 8:45 AM

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I have tried it with 5 players in the dedi server, all of which were different roles. When they were in the squad lead roles they still did not return a true or false for squadleader

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That looks great @still forum , will try it now and get back to you ASAP. Cheers for the help!

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 8:46 AM

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@velvet merlin if by other means you mean hacking displays and controls I will go with custom chat any day

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@still forum that will trigger undefined var error in scheduled as soon as you try to use undefined var

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And initplayerlocal is scheduled right?

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@remote basin use roleDescription instead of variables

velvet merlin Feb 1, 2019, 8:54 AM

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@tough abyss whats so bad about reading out chat, hiding/filtering out some stuff, and display it by other means?

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 8:54 AM

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@tough abyss yes. That's why I made it not trigger that error by moving it to unscheduled...
I also already said that the undefined var is probably his error. Just read what I'm writing...
if any of the leads is not present in the mission, the variable will be nil and it will error out It's literally right there.

remote basin Feb 1, 2019, 8:57 AM

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@tough abyss roleDescription is a good shout, I will give that a go if the other fix doesn't return any results. However bear in mind that I have some squad leader specific addActions down that have the conditions set to "squadleader" So unless I can get a "true" out of a (player = {certain_role}) then it doesn't really do much for me unfortunately

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 8:58 AM

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@still forum chill out man, I am still making my coffee 😂

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 8:59 AM

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Better make a espresso :triggered:

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 8:59 AM

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That’s what I am making

remote basin Feb 1, 2019, 9:05 AM

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@still forum You are a champion, cheers mate. That worked perfectly

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 9:06 AM

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throws 🐩 at @remote basin

remote basin Feb 1, 2019, 9:06 AM

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catches

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 10:13 AM

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Funny how commy came up with the exact same solution, in parallel to me on reddit.

next scaffold Feb 1, 2019, 10:19 AM

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Hi! I want to use the "playerConnected" missionEventHandler but I don't see any param for the unit the player is playing as. Does arma consider players connected as soon as they get into the lobby or after they chose slot and got into the world?

addMissionEventHandler ["PlayerConnected", {
    params ["_id", "_uid", "_name", "_jip", "_owner"];
}];

robust hollow Feb 1, 2019, 10:20 AM

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it fires after receiving data but before they have a unit

next scaffold Feb 1, 2019, 10:21 AM

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I see... Is there anything I can use that fires after the player chose slot and is already playing?

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 10:21 AM

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I guess you can use the EntityRespawned handler

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That might fire if the unit spawns by "respawning"

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 10:22 AM

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forceRespawn + EntityRespawned maybe?

next scaffold Feb 1, 2019, 10:22 AM

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alright, I will try that. Thank you all!

cursive whale Feb 1, 2019, 11:51 AM

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has anyone here tried to use weaponDirection to determine point of aim (small arms) and found it utterly unreliable? i always imagined it pretty solid (pretty sure i've seen ppl use it for all sorts of things that would require reasonable accuracy i.e. ace_laserpointer_fnc_drawLaserpoint). My experience with it; https://imgur.com/a/OxsbKYq

low birch Feb 1, 2019, 12:17 PM

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Hi. Is there a way (script command) to save a MP mission progress, user's collections and so on before a planned server restart and to restore al saved items after server's start if it was not implemented in mission iteselves?

winter rose Feb 1, 2019, 12:19 PM

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Not that I know of. The mission should be in charge of saving indeed

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 12:54 PM

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@cursive whale maybe try to calculate all positions in world coordinates and convert to AGL only when passing to drawLine3D

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@low birch save variables in server profile namespace or use database extension

cursive whale Feb 1, 2019, 1:12 PM

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@tough abyss dunno , the origin coordinate (getpos player) isn't really the issue it's that the weapondir vector doesn't match the weapon's pitch. suspect weaponDirection might pre-date IK and always assumes the unit is on a perfectly level surface. probably it needs a weaponDirectionVisual command.

spark turret Feb 1, 2019, 1:28 PM

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@next scaffold we use a: foreach allunits command that checks if (typeof _x == "Classname" && iskindof Player) to give all players a new loadout according to the class they play

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might be what you are looking for. fires up whenever you want and you can set the sleep command long enough to not cause lag

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 1:33 PM

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@cursive whale I didn't know that was unreliable, damn it I rely on that for some stuff. Going to have to look into it deeper when I get the chance. Thanks a lot for sharing.

spark turret Feb 1, 2019, 1:36 PM

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@cursive whale maybe modded weapons dont work? but honestly ive seen a lot of stuff using it, works well

low birch Feb 1, 2019, 1:37 PM

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@cursive whale sorry, but how exactly to do that using the prifile nameSpace?
Can i just run in a Debug Console saveProfileNamespace; before and loadProfileNamespace; after server restart?

digital hollow Feb 1, 2019, 1:37 PM

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Ironsight, how come you don't useallPlayers

spark turret Feb 1, 2019, 1:38 PM

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@digital hollow is refits all units with new loadouts, allows us to place zeus units and create custom factions without mods

digital hollow Feb 1, 2019, 1:38 PM

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Ah, not just players then, ok.

spark turret Feb 1, 2019, 1:39 PM

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yeah but theoretically you COULD add that condition very easily

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 1:39 PM

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@low birch call saveProfileNamespace after you save a variable to it (profileNamespace setVariable [...]). You don't need to load, Arma does that by itself

low birch Feb 1, 2019, 1:43 PM

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@still forum thanks, will look on it

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 1:57 PM

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@cursive whale have you tried what I suggested?

cursive whale Feb 1, 2019, 1:59 PM

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@tough abyss No, not sure what you mean. Could you revise this along the lines you suggest?

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AddMissionEventHandler ["EachFrame", {
_v = player WeaponDirection (PrimaryWeapon player);
_a = (GetPos player) VectorAdd [0,0,1.5];
_b = _a VectorAdd (_v VectorMultiply 100);
DrawLine3D [_a, _b, [1,0,1,1]];
}];

digital hollow Feb 1, 2019, 2:01 PM

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try using eyePos

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 2:03 PM

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@cursive whale

addMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", 
{ 
    _v = player weaponDirection primaryWeapon player; 
    _posWorld1 = getPosWorld player vectorAdd [0, 0, 1.5]; 
    _posWorld2 = _posWorld1 vectorAdd (_v vectorMultiply 100); 
    drawLine3D [ASLtoAGL _posWorld1, ASLtoAGL _posWorld2, [1,0,1,1]]; 
}];

cursive whale Feb 1, 2019, 2:04 PM

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@tough abyss Cheers, will give it a whirl.

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 2:04 PM

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It works

cursive whale Feb 1, 2019, 2:10 PM

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dang, it does, but i confess i don't understand the difference

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 2:13 PM

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It is simple, drawLine3D wants position AGL. when you extend vector and add it to position AGL with vectorAdd you get Position3D not PositionAGL

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PositionAGL depends on terrain, Position3D does not

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Hence discrepancies. In VR the terrain is flat so you will get it working either way

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this is also the reason vectorDistance was added because distance was calculating wrong distance for Position3D

cursive whale Feb 1, 2019, 2:18 PM

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right so i was doing DrawLine3D [PosAGL, Pos3D... (or vice-versa?

spark turret Feb 1, 2019, 2:18 PM

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great stuff m242 will try and use it for my "point a gun at a civilian to make it surrend" script

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 2:18 PM

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render position is terrain height + the z component in your position.
If terrain stays the same, then the only difference will be your z component. But if terrain changes, the difference will be terrain AND your z position. That's the issue
What M242 did was do all the calculations at 0,0,0 base first and then move them up to terrain level later

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 2:18 PM

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yeah something like that @cursive whale

cursive whale Feb 1, 2019, 2:18 PM

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Thanks man 👍

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As you were everyone, weaponDirection not broken 😊 @tough abyss

cursive whale Feb 1, 2019, 2:49 PM

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bit bonkers though that DrawLine3D is relative to terrain height

spark turret Feb 1, 2019, 2:57 PM

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wdym the code m242 posted does not depend on it

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well i should say it works around the draw 3d dependency on posAGL

slim oyster Feb 1, 2019, 3:08 PM

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Anyone have experience with editing the 3den dialog display scripts? I am trying to hide specific attributes from a generated list, data fetched from config. The base game behaviour already has the ability to conditionally show categories depending on the condition state of the selected object, but I cannot find this script anywhere.

quartz oracle Feb 1, 2019, 3:27 PM

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if(isServer) then
{
    for [ {_i = 0}, { _i < count _allPlayers }, {_i = _i + 1} ] do 
    {
        _PlayerName = name _allPlayers select _i;
        player addAction [format["kill %1", _PlayerName], "mySkrip.sqf"]
    }
};```
i dont know what im doing wrong it says ```Error name: type array, expected object location```
in line 6

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 3:29 PM

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name _allPlayers select _i;
commands that take one parameter have higher priority than commands that take two parameters.
You are executing
(name _allPlayers) select _i; and you can't plug array into name

ruby breach Feb 1, 2019, 3:30 PM

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That's also a superly overcomplicated way to do {} forEach allPlayers

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 3:30 PM

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And superly bad performing. That's the worst kind of loop you can choose if you want performance

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Also why do you get _allPlayers variable even on non servers, when you are only gonna use it on server?

quartz oracle Feb 1, 2019, 3:32 PM

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so how can i fix it ? by type name (_allPlayers select _i)

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it should only be execute for the host

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 3:32 PM

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You shouldn't use the for loop at all

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if (isServer) then {
    {
        player addAction [format["kill %1", name _x], "mySkrip.sqf"];
    } forEach (call BIS_fnc_listPlayers);
};

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I assume that action is supposed to kill a certain player.. How do you want to know which player was chosen if you don't store that info anywhere?

quartz oracle Feb 1, 2019, 3:34 PM

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i havent thought that far 😄

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 3:34 PM

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Hint: Use the arguments of the addAction.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction

quartz oracle Feb 1, 2019, 3:35 PM

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k thx

daring vault Feb 1, 2019, 3:46 PM

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is there any way so set ammo in a mag that is not in a weapon?

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to set#

ruby breach Feb 1, 2019, 3:50 PM

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Don't believe there's a setMagazineAmmo style of command. You can do ```sqf
_unit removeMagazine "30Rnd_556x45_STANAG"; // _unit must be local
_unit addMagazine ["30Rnd_556x45_STANAG", 15];

daring vault Feb 1, 2019, 3:50 PM

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missed that thank you!

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 4:51 PM

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Can any of you guys see why this isn't working?

_fNames = [
    "Mohammed",
    "Omar",
    "Ahmed",
    "Ali",
    "Youssef",
    "Abdul",
    "Yasin",
    "Hamza",
    "Haziq"
];
_sNames = [
    "Abdullah",
    "Khan",
    "Al-Ghamdi",
    "Alaoui",
    "Khan",
    "Ahmad",
    "Ali",
    "Khoury"
];
_fName = selectRandom _fNames;
_sName = selectRandom _sNames;
_sName2 = [" ", _sName] joinString "";
_wName = [_fName, _sName2] joinString "";
unit setName [_wName, _fName, _sName];

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describe "isn't working"

ruby breach Feb 1, 2019, 4:59 PM

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My immediate guess is that unit isn't what you think it is

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Or that you're not seeing the change because the effect is local

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 5:06 PM

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Oh, no it's some ACE3 issue. It works if I do name cursorTarget but not if I check responsiveness of the unit (using ace medical).

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I'm testing in non dedi MP so I see all the effects!! 😄

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 5:14 PM

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ace has a special name variable

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so that they can still retrieve it after unit died

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https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/blob/master/addons/common/functions/fnc_getName.sqf#L25

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 5:20 PM

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Do you know if I can refresh that after changing the name of a unit?

ruby breach Feb 1, 2019, 5:21 PM

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https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/blob/master/addons/common/functions/fnc_setName.sqf

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 5:22 PM

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Yeah, I found it too. Probably should learn to search before asking lol. Thanks! 😃

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 5:28 PM

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It's just a variable

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just set it

daring vault Feb 1, 2019, 6:04 PM

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will this work?

#

//init
restart_time = (36060) //(3 hours)
restart_time_warning = restart_time - (15*60) // 15 minute restart warning

//restart script
if(isDedicated)then{

waituntil {serverTime > restart_time_warning};
systemchat "server restarting in 15 minutes!!!"; // will be set to public var
waituntil {serverTime > restart_time};
serverCommand "#restartserver";
};

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restart_time = (36060) //(3 hours)

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restart_time = 3 x60x60

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idk why thats not shoing up right

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 6:06 PM

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really? x for multiply

daring vault Feb 1, 2019, 6:06 PM

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just for discord

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 6:06 PM

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oh

daring vault Feb 1, 2019, 6:06 PM

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its right on the script

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the warning worked

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 6:07 PM

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restart not working?

daring vault Feb 1, 2019, 6:07 PM

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i dont have a dedi to test atm

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 6:07 PM

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you need password for serverCommand

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/serverCommand alt syntax

daring vault Feb 1, 2019, 6:09 PM

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but it is posible to restar a server that way?

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 6:09 PM

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why not

daring vault Feb 1, 2019, 6:10 PM

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ok thank you

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 6:10 PM

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but it is not the best way to go about it

daring vault Feb 1, 2019, 6:11 PM

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for what im doing it will work

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im making a database script that warns player of a save befor restart

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 6:11 PM

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you basically checking serverTime > restart_time_warning every frame for 3 hours

#

this is stupid

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and wasteful

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but it will work

daring vault Feb 1, 2019, 6:12 PM

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i will change it i just wanted to know if it would work

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 6:18 PM

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@daring vault
```sqf
<code>
```
For proper code highlight, then you also don't need to replace any characters

daring vault Feb 1, 2019, 6:19 PM

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ok thx

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still new to discord

rancid pecan Feb 1, 2019, 6:34 PM

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_uid = getPlayerUID player;
"hello" remoteExecCall ["hint", _uid];

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why don't working ?

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 6:34 PM

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because wrong parameter

#

read wiki

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

#

_uid wrong

#

Actually.. Your code doesn't make sense at all

#

hint "hello";

Here use this.

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 6:37 PM

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Why people attempt to use remoteExec for everything like it is some sort of magic answer to everything

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 6:38 PM

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There are atleast 3 things wrong with your code... okey 4.
Who can find more? the game is... Okey 5..
Who can find more than 5! The game is on!

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 6:38 PM

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"Why don't working" not is right

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Yeah it is not JIP compatible should set 3rd param to true!

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there is 1 thing wrong, _uid should be player, then it works

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 6:40 PM

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"works" is not "right" tho ^^

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 6:40 PM

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works is not wrong though either

winter rose Feb 1, 2019, 6:40 PM

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no need to remote exec if it is for the actual player, so hint only

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 6:40 PM

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Not wrong.. But still ~~stupid~~ retarded

copper raven Feb 1, 2019, 6:41 PM

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For some reason fired event handler returns null projectile when you launch flares from a jet, right now using nearestObjects as a workaround, has anyone else encountered this issue? maybe there is a better workaround than nearestObjects.

winter rose Feb 1, 2019, 6:41 PM

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@rancid pecan if you just want to hint locally, drop remoteExec

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 6:41 PM

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@copper raven yep. Happens with grenades too

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 6:41 PM

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You could make one of those memes with the progressive brain images and the different ways of coding a way to hint hello to yourself lol

copper raven Feb 1, 2019, 6:41 PM

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thronking

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 6:41 PM

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flares are scripted I think

rancid pecan Feb 1, 2019, 6:42 PM

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@winter rose i don't want hint locally just example

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https://native-network.net/forum/thread/65-tutorial-paintball-script/ this script

#

private["_uid"];
_uid = [_this,0,"",[""]] call BIS_fnc_param;
if (count pb_spieler==0&&pb_spielstatus==0) then {
 [[],"TON_fnc_game",false,false] spawn life_fnc_MP;
 pb_spielstatus = 1;
};
if (pb_spielstatus==1) then {
 _uidarr = [_uid];
 _geld = [_this,1,0,[0]] call BIS_fnc_param;
 if (_geld>=5000) then {
 pb_spieler = pb_spieler + _uidarr;
 [[5,"Du wurdest erfolgreich für das kommende Spiel angemeldet!"],"life_fnc_pb_response",_uid,false] spawn life_fnc_MP;
 } else {
 [[1,"Du hast keine 5000 Dollar bei dir!"],"life_fnc_pb_response",_uid,false] spawn life_fnc_MP;
 };
};
if ((pb_spielstatus==2&&count pb_spieler>=2)||(count pb_spieler==pb_maxspieler)) then {
 [[1,"Leider hat das Spiel bereits begonnen oder die Lobby ist bereits voll, versuche es später noch einmal!"],"life_fnc_pb_response",_uid,false] spawn life_fnc_MP;
};

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[[5,"Du wurdest erfolgreich für das kommende Spiel angemeldet!"],"life_fnc_pb_response",_uid,false]

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 6:42 PM

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Ew what the frick is this garbage... OH.. It's life code..

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That explains it..

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 6:43 PM

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BIS_fnc_param 🤦

copper raven Feb 1, 2019, 6:43 PM

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🤢

rancid pecan Feb 1, 2019, 6:43 PM

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[5,"Du wurdest erfolgreich für das kommende Spiel angemeldet"] remoteExecCall ["life_fnc_pb_response",_uid];

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yeah

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 6:43 PM

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you cannot remoteExec with a uid

rancid pecan Feb 1, 2019, 6:43 PM

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this wrong how working ?

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yes i know

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 6:43 PM

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why don't you use the script like it was given to you?

rancid pecan Feb 1, 2019, 6:44 PM

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because new version life scripts remove life_fnc_MP

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 6:45 PM

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On point 3 on the forum

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Just remove the getPlayerUID

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And then have fun with your shit script garbage ^^

high marsh Feb 1, 2019, 6:46 PM

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lol, not only is it life, it's german life.

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 6:46 PM

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Yeah german lifers are the worst

high marsh Feb 1, 2019, 6:46 PM

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is life_fnc_mp a rehash BIS_fnc_MP?

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 6:46 PM

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yes

high marsh Feb 1, 2019, 6:46 PM

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LOL

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 6:50 PM

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_uid is string, life fnc supports _uid?

high marsh Feb 1, 2019, 6:52 PM

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lifers actually doing work? Doubts.

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 6:54 PM

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Doesn't seem so, something RealQuae invented

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I feel dirty after reading this thread

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RV devs should get a monument for making an engine that can take so much crap and still function

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 7:42 PM

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I saw someone else attempt to use serverCommand and it reminded me of my failed attempts at doing so.

I'm trying to make the server shutdown by script. So far I've got this

//adminPass.txt located in the arma 3 directory along with .exe, addons folder etc etc
test123

//My sick code
_pass = loadFile "adminPass.txt";
_pass serverCommand "#shutdown";

I'm able to do "#login test123" and successfully log in as admin on dedicated.
I'm able to watch "loadFile 'adminPass.txt'" using CBA debug console and it says "test123".
I'm able to do "#shutdown" in the chat box as logged in admin to shutdown the server.
I'm NOT successfull at shutting down the server when running my sick code on server, or local in dedicated.

I run client and server with -filePatching.
In server.cfg allowedFilePatching is set to 2.

All I get is the false output indicating wrong password and Failed attempt to execute serverCommand '#shutdown' by server.

Has anyone had success using the alternative syntax of serverCommand?
Does anyone know why it's not working for me?

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 7:54 PM

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In server.cfg allowedFilePatching is set to 2.
Don't do that, that essentially allows ever player to cheat

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did you put a diag_log into your server code to make 101% sure that the _pass is correct?

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 7:56 PM

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It's just a test server 😉 Thanks for the heads up though.
I'll log and see what it says.

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RPT says "test123" for _pass :/

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even if I write "test123" serverCommand "#shutdown"; and execute globally it just returns false on debug console. I think something's fucky with serverCommand itself.

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 8:03 PM

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The password for #login is not the same as for server command. You know that right? Just making sure

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 8:04 PM

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I should have servercommandpassword set to the same as adminpassword

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otherwise.. This will be a massive misstake by me lmfao

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 8:46 PM

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and execute globally why would you do that?

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it has to be executed on server it says so on the wiki

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Thanks @still forum
serverCommandPassword wasn't defined.

@tough abyss to remove any doubt that it's not executed correctly?

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you want to see the result from server, exec global returns result from client, you are shooting yourself in the foot

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at that point I was attempting to suicide bomb the whole thing

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serverCommandPassword wasn't defined. From biki: password : String - password defined in server.cfg with serverCommandPassword param

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Yep. That is correct.

finite cloud Feb 1, 2019, 10:59 PM

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Is there an easy way to batch unpack PBOs and unbinarize configs from a downloaded addon? Or do I need to do it all manually?

robust hollow Feb 1, 2019, 11:05 PM

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mikero tools probably deraps automatically

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:07 PM

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yeah they do

finite cloud Feb 1, 2019, 11:07 PM

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Awesome, thanks!

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:09 PM

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If you really need a lot of files unpacked you could use DokanPbo, that way you don't need to unpack anything shill

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 11:14 PM

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I'm getting a "type number, expected Bool" error on this, is my comparison messed up or something?
waitUntil {(endingTriggers == 2)};

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:14 PM

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are you sure you are getting the error on that?

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 11:14 PM

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wait no lol

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:14 PM

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maybe you are off by one or two lines

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 11:16 PM

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waitUntil {(endingTriggers == 2)};
if ((leloup_captured == true) && (militiacmdr_captured == true)) then 
["End1",true,5] call BIS_fnc_endMission;

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:16 PM

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== true that is absolute nonsense

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comparing a boolean to true does literally nothing

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 11:16 PM

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it giving me shit about it not being a bool

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I had it set to 0 at start, then go to 1

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:17 PM

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true==true -> true
false==true -> false

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you cannot compare boolean to boolean

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because that's just retarded bullshit that makes no sense, so the game doesn't even let you

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 11:17 PM

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so what am I missing here?

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:17 PM

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I just told you

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 11:17 PM

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not really

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you told me I'm retarded lol

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:17 PM

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comparing a boolean to true does literally nothing

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 11:17 PM

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lemme try something

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:18 PM

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it returns the same as the input

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 11:18 PM

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oh gotcha

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:18 PM

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x==true is exactly the same as just x

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x==false is the same as !x

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If you'd read the wiki you'd know that https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/a_%3D%3D_b

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Also your then is missing it's right parameter

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

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read the wiki and look at how a if/then statement should look like

compact galleon Feb 1, 2019, 11:19 PM

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@still forum x == true wasn't valid last I checked

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:20 PM

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Yep.. That's what I just said

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 11:22 PM

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"error && type number expected bool"

if (leloup_captured && militiacmdr_captured) then {
["End1",true,5] call BIS_fnc_endMission};```

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Oh, it Arma doesn't read 0 as false and 1 as true does it?

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:24 PM

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No.

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0 is a number. false is a boolean

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

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 11:26 PM

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do the need quotes around them, like
militiacmdr_dead = "true";
or without quotes?

robust hollow Feb 1, 2019, 11:26 PM

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without... with quotes its a string

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 11:26 PM

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that's what I thought

compact galleon Feb 1, 2019, 11:26 PM

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Also, the Earth isn't flat

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Just in case you're gonna ask that next

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:26 PM

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I just sent you the wiki page

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just read it

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text with quotes around it is a string already, how would it ALSO be a boolean? that doesn't make sense

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 11:27 PM

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Arma doesn't make sense

robust hollow Feb 1, 2019, 11:27 PM

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it does for the most part if u read the wiki 😦

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:28 PM

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"I don't understand this" == "This doesn't make any sense"

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 11:28 PM

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Ok, got it working. Thanks for the help, even though it's like pulling teeth with some of you people

gleaming cedar Feb 1, 2019, 11:32 PM

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Anyone knows if it's possible to download animations for blender somewhere and use them in arma 3

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:32 PM

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yes

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Though I have like... -5 idea as to what that has to do with #arma3_scripting

gleaming cedar Feb 1, 2019, 11:34 PM

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https://tenor.com/view/sponge-bob-thumbs-up-ok-smile-gif-12038157

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:34 PM

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#rules no links without description

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 11:44 PM

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== true that is absolute nonsense You lie! Look at the channel description example

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:45 PM

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Error: undefined variable here

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 11:48 PM

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you cannot compare boolean to boolean because that's just retarded bullshit that makes no sense, erm C++ lets you do that

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:48 PM

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Arma

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 11:48 PM

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why retarded

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:48 PM

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And it's still bullshit and makes no sense in c++

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the result doesn't change

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 11:49 PM

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it makes perfect sense and it has its uses

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:50 PM

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I meant comparing boolean to a constant like true and false

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You can do that in Arma too

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still makes no sense

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 11:50 PM

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yeah comparing literals makes no sense but bool to bool is ok

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:50 PM

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ofc comparing a variable to a variable makes sense

compact galleon Feb 1, 2019, 11:51 PM

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Could be worse

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bool == true == true

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:52 PM

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I have seen people try to do that...

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 11:52 PM

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me too

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:52 PM

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Even worse.. I've seen people helping them because it caused an error for them. The solution was to use bool isEqualTo true

languid tundra Feb 1, 2019, 11:52 PM

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bool to bool is ok ... why not stick to logical operators as anyone would do?

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:52 PM

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Because you are an idiot maybe? Or too lazy to read the wiki or to learn how the basics of the basics work?

compact galleon Feb 1, 2019, 11:53 PM

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bool == false != true

tough abyss Feb 1, 2019, 11:53 PM

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I cant remember at this moment but I have seen some elegant uses in C++ where you compare bool to bool, if I remember I will post @languid tundra

languid tundra Feb 1, 2019, 11:54 PM

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If you find it, let me know 😄

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:54 PM

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if (shouldEngineBeRunning != isEngineRunning) then ...

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There you have a elegant use that makes sense

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if (valueThatShouldBeTrue == (true==true)) then.. //Just wanna REALLY make sure it's true

languid tundra Feb 1, 2019, 11:56 PM

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Ok, right, we don't have an XOR operator, so != comes in handy^^

compact galleon Feb 1, 2019, 11:56 PM

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someBool == someOtherBool is common, and needed. bool == true is stupid, and shows that someone either has some pretty shitty conventions, or don't understand evaluations.

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The only time it makes sense, is in a language like C# where a var may be of type Object, thus not necessarily either true or false

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Eg. object lol = 5; if (lol == true)

still forum Feb 1, 2019, 11:58 PM

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but at that point you aren't comparing bool to a boolean literal.
You are comparing a "thing"

languid tundra Feb 1, 2019, 11:59 PM

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Well, isn't something like bool == true used in hardware for amplifying the signal? 😄

queen cargo Feb 2, 2019, 12:10 AM

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technically, yes @languid tundra

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practically, that makes no sense in programming

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 12:11 AM

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I know, was more of a fun fact

queen cargo Feb 2, 2019, 12:14 AM

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||new features are cool /spoiler TEST||

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 12:18 AM

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The irony that you spoiled it with a spoiler

astral dawn Feb 2, 2019, 12:20 AM

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In C if statement accepts non-bools... so there are non-intuitive things everywhere

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 12:21 AM

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Well, bool is not even a real type in C

astral tendon Feb 2, 2019, 12:23 AM

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How to find this object in the editor? copy and paste it does not find it

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Land_A_Pub_01

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 12:24 AM

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im assuming so you can place it?
class Land_A_Pub_01 in the search bar on the right panel

astral tendon Feb 2, 2019, 12:25 AM

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Found it! thanks.

compact galleon Feb 2, 2019, 12:31 AM

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@languid tundra It is in C++, though

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 12:32 AM

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Yeah, that's true for C++ and 0 for C 😄

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 12:34 AM

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#include <stdbool.h> check mate!

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 12:34 AM

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That doesn't make it a real type though. Just a hacky solution.

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 12:38 AM

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is there a variable for ACE's Take Prisoner? Captive doesn't seem to register for me

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 12:54 AM

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found it, but I can't get a waitUntil to trigger on it:
(militiacmdr getVariable ["ace_captives_isHandcuffed",false])

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Nevermind

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hello i have a problem i wanted to make a money pickup system for my server my i have a script error like that _amount is not a defined variable

_moneyObject = "Land_Money_F" createVehicle position player;
_moneyObject setVariable ["cashAmount", life_cash];

[_moneyObject, ["pickup money", 
{
player playMove "AmovPercMstpSnonWnonDnon_AinvPercMstpSnonWnonDnon_Putdown";
_amount = (_this select 0) 
getVariable "cashAmount";
hint format ["Money Taken: %1", _amount];
life_cash = life_cash + _amount;deleteVehicle  (_this select 0);}, [], 6, false, true, "", "_target distance _this <2"]] remoteExec ["addAction"];

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 1:20 AM

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Your second line only sets the variable for the local machine...

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 1:20 AM

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@languid tundra second line ?

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 1:20 AM

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_moneyObject setVariable ["cashAmount", life_cash];

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 1:21 AM

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yea ?

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I do not understand what does not work ...

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_moneyObject setVariable ["cashAmount", life_cash, true];

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That's what you need for it to be publicly available

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 1:23 AM

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You spoiled it 😄

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 1:24 AM

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Ya, my bad lol

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lol

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Been like 8 months since I've touched any sqf

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@tough abyss thanks

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@languid tundra sorry the next question I would seek

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 1:40 AM

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good i ask a question when i pick up the money from the players i kill it is still on it how to remove it?

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 1:52 AM

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The easy solution would be just to add an additional condition that checks whether _target is alive.
The more cleaner way would require some restructuring.

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 1:54 AM

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how could I start?

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 1:54 AM

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What about this part "_target distance _this <2"?

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 1:56 AM

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this part is used to see the target of the cash on the ground

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 1:57 AM

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not really...

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it's the condition for the action to show up. Currently it shows up when the distance between _target and _this is less than 2 meters.

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so just add an and plus your check that _target is alive.

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:02 AM

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@languid tundra

life_cash = life_cash + _amount;deleteVehicle  (_this select 0);}, [], 6, false, true, "", "_target distance  _target alive life_cash = life_cash + _amount _this <2"]] remoteExec ["addAction"];

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 2:03 AM

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wtf is that condition

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 2:03 AM

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Are you sure you know what you are doing? 😄

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:04 AM

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lul

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i start scripting on arma ^^

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 2:04 AM

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Well, at least you found the right command already: alive

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:04 AM

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okey 😃

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 2:05 AM

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_target distance _this <2

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this is your first condition

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your second one is the one with alive

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you can look up the syntax in the Wiki.

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:06 AM

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alive cursorTarget; ??

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 2:07 AM

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I have the feeling you don't know what _target and _this are referring to

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

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Checkout Parameters>Condition

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:08 AM

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okey

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@languid tundra _this alive

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is good ?

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 2:17 AM

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no

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the wiki shows the syntax and examples

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Syntax:
alive object

SQF:
if (alive player) exitWith {};

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:18 AM

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i'm french not english i just translate...

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sorry

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 2:20 AM

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Syntax is alive <object> not <object> alive

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and _this refers to the unit that executes the action, while _target is the one to which the action is attached to.

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So you got it wrong twice.

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:21 AM

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hoo okey

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 2:22 AM

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does an alive check even matter? life servers usually have a death screen so you cant use scroll actions anyway

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:22 AM

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so _this alive life_cash is good ?

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i dont have life serveur

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i create my custom KOTH

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_this is refers to the unit

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_target is my unit

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so _this alive _target ?

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 2:24 AM

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no

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alive _this

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_target refers to _moneyObject cause thats what the action is attached to

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:27 AM

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ho okey

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hi see

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why alive goes before _this?

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 2:28 AM

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because the syntax says so

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:28 AM

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okey

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 2:29 AM

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generally if a command only has one argument its on the right side. unary commands or whatever u call them.

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:29 AM

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and to take money out of the kill man i can do life_cash = life_cash - _amount ?

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 2:30 AM

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yes

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 2:31 AM

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Weird though that it's a global variable and not part of the unit's namespace...

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 2:32 AM

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what, set on the unit? if it dies u have to transfer it over to a new unit then... as a missionNameSpace variable it just works.

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:32 AM

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when the unit dies it must lose the money that it has on it

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 2:34 AM

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Agreed, it's actually a smart way to circumvent the need to handle respawns, but the disadvantage is that another client can't retrieve your value without implementing some kind of getter function.

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 2:34 AM

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when would someone else need to know how much cash u have?

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 2:36 AM

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Dunno, maybe an admin.

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 2:36 AM

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if it isnt meant to be public information he wont need to plan for it. anyway based off the variable being called life_cash i assume he is working off a life mission as a framework anyway so thats how its built

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 2:36 AM

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Damn life missions

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 2:36 AM

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what ever works for him 🤷

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:37 AM

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no for my script

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lul

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I can have you test my server if you wan*

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no life mission

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my private mission KOTH

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 2:38 AM

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Would be probably quite a lot of work to reconstruct the server side part of a KOTH mission 😄

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:39 AM

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@languid tundra ok

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you have arma launched ?

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 2:39 AM

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Nope

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:39 AM

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ok

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if you want to test my mission say the month i show you i really work on a koth mission

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 2:42 AM

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I know code from life servers can get you quite some hate here, but as long as you are willing to learn coding, it shouldn't matter.

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:43 AM

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yes I took the arms shop and atm of life but it's really a mission koth

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 2:43 AM

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And you definitely need some basic background about scripting in general before we can really help you how to proceed.

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but the server side is still closed source, isn't it?

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:47 AM

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is code good?

life_cash = life_cash + _amount;deleteVehicle  (_this select 0);}, [], 6, false, true, "", "_target distance alive life_cash = life_cash - _amount _this _this <2"]] remoteExec ["addAction"];

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 2:47 AM

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no, no it is not

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:47 AM

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hoo

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okey

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 2:48 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/SQF_syntax
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Control_Structures
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Code_Optimisation
read these for a start

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he is adding the action to all players though so doesnt technically need a target.

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:52 AM

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i just understood something explained to me @robust hollow that alive _this was to find out if my player was screwed then to take away the money i can do life_cash = life_cash - _amount

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 2:53 AM

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yes, thats correct but ur doing it in the condition of the action

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the condition is the wrong place to be doing it

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:54 AM

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@tough abyss okey

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 2:55 AM

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And probably don't start with addAction and remoteExec right from the beginning. These are rather the trickier ones.

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:56 AM

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I start with what?

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remoteExec is love remoteExec is life

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 2:57 AM

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What did @still forum call it again? Magic Wand of life servers? 😄

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 2:59 AM

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@languid tundra ?

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 3:03 AM

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Nvm, I got something mixed up.

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Well, that version would give you access to the return value, but a cfgFunctions version would be cleaner ofc.

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 3:11 AM

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Well, that version would give you access to the return value what?

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 3:12 AM

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I meant the issue with [A,B] remoteExec ["addAction",<target>]; is that you can't get the return value, while with @tough abyss solution you could.

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That last sentence sounds like chemistry class. I'm way to wasted for this.

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 3:13 AM

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im still not following. remoteExec only ever returns a string or nil?

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 3:14 AM

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return value of addAction is what I mean, not remoteExec.

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 3:14 AM

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ahh

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 3:27 AM

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Lol good thread

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 5:41 AM

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thanks you @robust hollow @languid tundra @tough abyss i have solved my problem you are very good 😉

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 9:02 AM

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@tough abyss you got it figured out by now?

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 9:35 AM

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which part, the scroll bars as a whole or using a control group with ctrlCreate?

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 9:36 AM

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Make controls group, make structured text passing group as param, why the problem?

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 9:38 AM

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yea thats how it works.

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using rsccontrols as the example you would do this:

private _ctrlGroup = (findDisplay 46) ctrlCreate ["RscControlsGroup",-1];
private _ctrlText = (findDisplay 46) ctrlCreate ["RscStructuredText",-1,_ctrlGroup];```

still forum Feb 2, 2019, 10:19 AM

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@languid tundra I probably called it retard club of bullshit garbage nonsense life server scripts written by idiots who don't understand a thing about scripting.

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 10:20 AM

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Life is pain

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 12:05 PM

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No ctrlCommit?

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controls inside ctrlgroup have relative coords

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 12:06 PM

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controls inside a ctrl group use coordinates inside the ctrl group. so x=0 and y=0 will line up with the top left corner of the ctrl group. if that makes sense

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 12:09 PM

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also those floats you add subtract will bite you in the butt later when you have displays with different UI size

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 12:11 PM

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it should be fine no matter the size unless ur doing some weird af positioning

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 12:11 PM

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well if you aim for inside viewport controls then it is ok it is just if someone has UI set to small it will be tiny in comparison with someone with large UI size where it will be huge

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 12:13 PM

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QS_ctrl_13 ctrlSetPosition [
    0,0,
    ((ctrlPosition QS_ctrl_1) select 2) * 0.305,
    ((ctrlPosition QS_ctrl_1) select 3) * 0.7
];

should do it

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make the height of the text control more than the height of the control group

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i recommend just using ctrlTextHeight QS_ctrl_13 once you have set the text to it

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👍

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 12:24 PM

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disableSerialization;
_disp = findDisplay 46 createDisplay "RscDisplayEmpty";
_ctrlGroup = _disp ctrlCreate ['RscControlsGroup', -1];
_ctrlGroup ctrlSetPosition [0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.1];
_ctrlGroup ctrlCommit 0;
_ctrlText = _disp ctrlCreate ['RscStructuredText', -1, _ctrlGroup];
_ctrlText ctrlSetStructuredText parseText format ["1<br/>2<br/>3<br/>4<br/>5<br/>6<br/>"];
_ctrlText ctrlSetPosition [0, 0, ctrlPosition _ctrlGroup select 2, ctrlTextHeight _ctrlText];
_ctrlText ctrlCommit 0;

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 12:25 PM

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might want to reduce the width on the text ctrl by the width of the scroll bar so it doesnt cover the last letter. other than that, looking good imo 👌🏻

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the x and y might visually shift on different ui scales. personally i use pixelgrid coords.

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you could just do the safezone scaling like you have for the base ctrl. so whatever the result of 0.01 / safezonew is, for x you would do ((ctrlPosition QS_ctrl_1) select 0) + (n * safezoneW) and then it should move properly with different sizes 🤔

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 12:42 PM

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Have you tried changing UI size? Try and see if it misaligns

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it takes 3 seconds to go into options and change then change back

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take a picture

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what everything or just newly added ctrlgroup?

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yeah so you need to start from scratch and rethink the whole approach

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 12:52 PM

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i say think pixelgrid, never had a problem with it (excluding 4:3 being a bitch to me a few days back)

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 12:53 PM

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?

astral tendon Feb 2, 2019, 2:57 PM

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_WoundedPlaces = (synchronizedObjects Bodybags); 
//  _WoundedPlaces returns 
[Bodybag_1,Bodybag_10,Bodybag_11,Bodybag_12,Bodybag_13,Bodybag_14,Bodybag_15,Bodybag_16,Bodybag_17,Bodybag_18,Bodybag_19,Bodybag_2,Bodybag_20,Bodybag_3,Bodybag_4,Bodybag_5,Bodybag_6,Bodybag_7,Bodybag_8,Bodybag_9]
 _WoundedPlaces sort true;
_WoundedPlaces;
//_WoundedPlaces returns
[Bodybag_19,Bodybag_10,Bodybag_11,Bodybag_12,Bodybag_13,Bodybag_14,Bodybag_15,Bodybag_16,Bodybag_17,Bodybag_18,Bodybag_1,Bodybag_2,Bodybag_20,Bodybag_3,Bodybag_4,Bodybag_5,Bodybag_6,Bodybag_7,Bodybag_8,Bodybag_9]

I forgot something? the array still not sorted

still forum Feb 2, 2019, 2:58 PM

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how do you expect it to sort objects?

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how do you determine if one object is smaller than another?

astral tendon Feb 2, 2019, 2:59 PM

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by the number

still forum Feb 2, 2019, 2:59 PM

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~~Right~~. You don't.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/sort If you had read the wiki you'd see that objects are not supported

astral tendon Feb 2, 2019, 3:01 PM

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So what does support?

still forum Feb 2, 2019, 3:02 PM

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Read the wiki

astral tendon Feb 2, 2019, 3:03 PM

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🙄

spark turret Feb 2, 2019, 3:06 PM

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go with boundingboxreal if you want to sort by siz

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 4:24 PM

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They are identical objects will be the same size

rigid plover Feb 2, 2019, 5:29 PM

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Is it possible to force view the lowest LOD

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even from close up?

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 5:34 PM

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Probably not. What are you trying to do?

knotty sun Feb 2, 2019, 9:24 PM

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How can I in a script create an array of object variable names? I think it might be a bad practise in itself but manually writing the array with names all the way to _num1000 seems a bit of work

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Or... What's the most efficient to check an object's variable name in a mission, e.g. Catch all objects named "specialname_x" in an array

winter rose Feb 2, 2019, 9:27 PM

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@knotty sun why would you need so many variables to begin with?

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 9:28 PM

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How about vehicleVarName?

knotty sun Feb 2, 2019, 9:28 PM

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Can you elaborate?

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 9:28 PM

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If you assign a global variable to an object in Eden, you can return it with that command.

knotty sun Feb 2, 2019, 9:29 PM

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And @winter rose it's a bit of an exaggeration, but might need at some point array with quite a number of mission objects

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I'll research that one, thanks!

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 9:31 PM

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Catch all objects named "specialname_x" in an array
for that one you will gonna end up with call compile I fear

knotty sun Feb 2, 2019, 9:32 PM

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Hm. Could've sworn I saw something before that allowed partial match of the varname

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That was years ago though

winter rose Feb 2, 2019, 9:35 PM

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@knotty sun use an array?

still forum Feb 2, 2019, 9:36 PM

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just getVariable for all possibilities? 😄

knotty sun Feb 2, 2019, 9:37 PM

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I want to use an array Lou but I need to fill it, rather not manually

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MATLAB made me a bit lazy in that regard

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 9:37 PM

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How are the variables set in the first place?

knotty sun Feb 2, 2019, 9:37 PM

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Object varnames

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In Eden

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 9:38 PM

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Well, then allmissionobjects + vehicleVarName and check if string is in string.

agile anchor Feb 2, 2019, 9:38 PM

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hi guys I'm trying to get a unit to fire at more than 1 target on a range and have the following that works but only fires at 1 target (t1 = target, s1 = unit & gl = game logic) null = s1 spawn {_this dotarget t1; sleep 0.5; while {alive t1 and alive _this} do {sleep 4; gl action ["useweapon",vehicle _this,_this,0]; }};

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any ideas please

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i've tried t1, t2 etc and ["t1", "t2"] but no joy

knotty sun Feb 2, 2019, 9:40 PM

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What 'in' command would I be looking at? The wiki for in doesn't say anything about strings or partial match

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Only full match

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 9:41 PM

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find?

knotty sun Feb 2, 2019, 9:43 PM

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Ehhh... That finds something in an array does it not?

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Which needs to be 100% match for what I can see

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 9:43 PM

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There is an alt syntax for strings

knotty sun Feb 2, 2019, 9:44 PM

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Ah never mind found that! Let's see if that works

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 9:44 PM

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||it does||

knotty sun Feb 2, 2019, 9:45 PM

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Which IDEs support SQF by the way? Been using notepad++ so far. Would like to use something that gives some more info on the code :P

still forum Feb 2, 2019, 9:45 PM

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vs code is the best so far imo

knotty sun Feb 2, 2019, 9:45 PM

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Ermagerd spoiler alert

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I'll try that then

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Any specific plugins?

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Saw a few for sqf

astral dawn Feb 2, 2019, 9:49 PM

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I use Raven't SQDev plugin for Eclipse

languid tundra Feb 2, 2019, 9:50 PM

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Where is love for vim? 😄

astral dawn Feb 2, 2019, 9:51 PM

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... or nano

knotty sun Feb 2, 2019, 9:51 PM

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Atom!

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If it doesn't crash I mean

tiny wadi Feb 2, 2019, 9:52 PM

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if the object variables are sequential then you could use a for loop

knotty sun Feb 2, 2019, 9:52 PM

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Well they're supposed to but the find way is the safer option. Never know if a mission maker fucks up

ember verge Feb 2, 2019, 9:52 PM

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allright i want to change my escape menu like when i press escape i want an other dialog to pop up and when i press settings i want to view the settings
any ideas how ?
something like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du76sXPA764

still forum Feb 2, 2019, 9:53 PM

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the sqf thing by skacekamen

ember verge Feb 2, 2019, 9:53 PM

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ive been breaking my head about it 😦

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 9:54 PM

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@ember verge you asked that before and I told you already

ember verge Feb 2, 2019, 9:54 PM

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yes modifying the keypress

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but how can i get to the settings

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 9:54 PM

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overriding

ember verge Feb 2, 2019, 9:54 PM

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pressing a button

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 9:55 PM

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Game settings?

ember verge Feb 2, 2019, 9:55 PM

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yes

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like in the video there are buttons where you are able to get in to the settings and stuff

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 9:56 PM

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You need to hack game menu, what you asked is not what you actually want

ember verge Feb 2, 2019, 9:56 PM

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nah not that i have a life server

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and when the players press escape they will be able to choose a button

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like a settings button

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and when they press on it they would get directed to the settings

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 9:57 PM

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Not a simple task though

ember verge Feb 2, 2019, 9:57 PM

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yep 😦

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i didnt even get it to make it so far to open that menu when you press escape instead of the normal one 😛

astral dawn Feb 2, 2019, 10:00 PM

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What's the current state of the BIS tasks framework? I know that sometimes it gets desynchronized for JIP players. I guess it was never fixed.? Should I implement my own tasks framework?

tough abyss Feb 2, 2019, 10:04 PM

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does anyone know why a drone that is spawned via a script has no gps access? or is it normal for drones to not have a map?

ember verge Feb 2, 2019, 10:12 PM

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nvm figured it out

tiny wadi Feb 2, 2019, 10:15 PM

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Nighstalker, If its a one time thing you could loop through all mission objects at the start of the mission and check if their vehicleVarName contains a substring you define

ember verge Feb 2, 2019, 10:29 PM

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any idea of adding pictures to rscbutton ?

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how can i add a animation to a dialog like using ctrlCommit ?

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 10:40 PM

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any idea of adding pictures to rscbutton
you can use RscActivePicture and RscActivePictureKeepAspect

how can i add a animation to a dialog like using ctrlCommit
Apply the changes you want to do (position, fade, angle, whatever) and then ctrlCommit with a transition time greater than 0.

ember verge Feb 2, 2019, 10:41 PM

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thanks do u know if i can test my dialog in the editor too like testing a ctrlMenu ?

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 10:42 PM

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yes you can

ember verge Feb 2, 2019, 10:42 PM

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well, how ? 😛

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 10:42 PM

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set up a test mission with your dialog and any resources it uses. then load into the test mission and open the dialog...

ember verge Feb 2, 2019, 10:43 PM

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okay last question should i have it in a .hpp or a .sqf ?

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 10:44 PM

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depends... if it is a dialog created with ctrlCreate then sqf, if it is creates as a config then .hpp

ember verge Feb 2, 2019, 10:44 PM

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thanks

ember verge Feb 2, 2019, 11:08 PM

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it says Resource player_inventory not found when i try to launch my dialog in typing []execVM "script.sqf" the script.sqf contains disableSerialization and createDialog "player_inventory";

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Dialogs.hpp goes with this class player_inventory
{
idd = 1;
movingenable = false;

class controls
{
    class escapeback: IGUIBack

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.......

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 11:18 PM

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did you include Dialogs.hpp in the description.ext

ember verge Feb 2, 2019, 11:20 PM

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yes

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 11:21 PM

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is the dialog written properly? the only reason that error would show up is if the dialog class isnt in the config

maiden warren Feb 2, 2019, 11:26 PM

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how would one press a button and add text to rscedit? ctrlsettext only adds wanted text once and can't be repeated

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how would I repeat it

robust hollow Feb 2, 2019, 11:39 PM

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_ctrlText ctrlSetText (ctrlText _ctrlText + _newText);?

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@maiden warren ☝

maiden warren Feb 3, 2019, 1:18 AM

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That just sets the text once

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I need to be able to keep adding new text without deleting the previous one

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basically dial a number

winter rose Feb 3, 2019, 1:19 AM

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