burnt torrent May 9, 2019, 7:30 PM

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i see, any advice on scripting?

cosmic lichen May 9, 2019, 7:30 PM

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There are not many editor mods I know of.

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Advice? Don't get frustrated )

burnt torrent May 9, 2019, 7:31 PM

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ill try not mate haha

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so am i correct in saying i can litreally copy and paste a script off the internet and put in and it will work?

cosmic lichen May 9, 2019, 7:31 PM

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https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/216796-arma-3-scripting-tutorials-from-gokitty1199im-sorry-buffaloboth-me/

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That might be of interest to you.

burnt torrent May 9, 2019, 7:32 PM

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ahh sweet any thing with a video is of great intrest my fried

cosmic lichen May 9, 2019, 7:32 PM

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so am i correct in saying i can litreally copy and paste a script off the internet and put in and it will work? Depends where you copy it from 😄

burnt torrent May 9, 2019, 7:32 PM

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haha nooby question where do i put it 😅

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oh as well r3vo when i save a mission it saves as a pbo so i can't open it to insert script how do i change that?

marsh lotus May 9, 2019, 7:40 PM

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When you save a mission it will save in Documents/Arma 3/missions or Documents/Arma 3/mpmissions (assuming you're on your main profile)

cosmic lichen May 9, 2019, 7:44 PM

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pbo means it's a packed file, ready to be played. You cannot changed pbos without unpacking them first.

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That's why it says "Export" instead of "Save".

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btw you just helped me fix that issue with exporting to sqf not working with 3den Enhanced. Thanks!

burnt torrent May 9, 2019, 7:47 PM

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i don't have a clue how i helped with that but your more than welcome haha and thanks horner the only ones i can seem to find are the pbo ones, so do i save the scenario then export as single player i plan on doing a singple player one then look in the area for it ?

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ever so sorry for the nooby questions guys its my first pc only bin on one 8 month so its like learning how to walk to for me tbh

cosmic lichen May 9, 2019, 7:51 PM

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You can open your scenario folder from within the editor directly

burnt torrent May 9, 2019, 7:51 PM

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when i save it the mission don't go to that folder for some reason it shows on the video the same location as you said horner but not there for some reason

cosmic lichen May 9, 2019, 7:51 PM

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no need to search for the folder

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Scenario -> Open Scenario Folder

burnt torrent May 9, 2019, 7:52 PM

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just loads said scenario

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i want the location but to add script if you with me

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found it

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guys i seem to have a bigger problem when i right click and try to press new it crashes and dosn't work....

cosmic lichen May 9, 2019, 7:58 PM

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Press "new" where exactly?

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and what crashes?

burnt torrent May 9, 2019, 8:01 PM

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so i go to documents arma 3 mp missions right click go to click new to make new text and it crashes and dosn't create one

cosmic lichen May 9, 2019, 8:05 PM

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That's a windows related issue.

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Weird

burnt torrent May 9, 2019, 8:09 PM

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yeah more common than you think if you google it,conflicting program some where

cosmic lichen May 9, 2019, 8:15 PM

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hmm

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I've got no solution for that unfortunately.

bitter bough May 9, 2019, 9:04 PM

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Random thought, would it be possible to add an internet radio to a vehicle?
(Currently working on vehicle reskins for my group and want to expand my horizons a little bit on various functions)

astral dawn May 9, 2019, 9:53 PM

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I doubt you can make arma play an audio stream even through Intercept

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....but you could write a .dll that just plays sounds on its own I guess?

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of course all players must have this addon

tough abyss May 9, 2019, 10:07 PM

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anyone know of a way to see what object is currently under a vehicle

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isTouchingGround returns true while atop of an object

spice axle May 9, 2019, 10:41 PM

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@astral dawn it is possible https://github.com/maca134/arma-nradio . But this version isn't functional at the moment

astral dawn May 9, 2019, 10:42 PM

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does arma play audio for you or does your addon play it itself?

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 1:02 AM

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@cosmic lichen I've at to make a new user and lose many things 😩 😫 😭 😭 😭 😭

obsidian violet May 10, 2019, 1:40 AM

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Hello guys.
wanted to check if anyone could help me out.

Basicly I would like to use a object as a autoheal function. When a player stands closer than 5m from the variable/object (In this case KLT_healLocation) he gets automaticly fully healed.

What I´m having problems with is the definition of my local variable _nearby_units. This one needs to define the specific player that is close towards the KLT_healLocation.

This is what I got so far....

while {true} do 
{

    if (player distance KLT_healLocation < 5) then {

        _unit = player;
        _nearby_units = {if (_unit distance KLT_healLocation < 5)};

        hint "works";

        //Ace
            {
                if (local _x) then {[_x, _x] call ace_medical_fnc_treatmentAdvanced_fullHealLocal}
                 else    {[_x, _x] remoteExec ["ace_medical_fnc_treatmentAdvanced_fullHealLocal", _x]
            };
            } forEach _nearby_units;

        //Vanilla
            {
            _x setDamage 0;
            } forEach _nearby_units;
    }

    else {
    hint "Too far away";
    };
};

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 2:02 AM

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@obsidian violet Is this piece of code executed locally, on the server, both, or within a trigger/gamelogic entity? And when you say specific player, do you mean whoever is closest to the KLT_healLocation?

obsidian violet May 10, 2019, 2:05 AM

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The code is being run on both server and locally so it would work on a dedicated server.
Afirm, to anyplayer/ players standing closer than 5m from the object KLT_healLocation

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 2:20 AM

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@obsidian violet this is my take on a solution, hopefully it does what you're looking for

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while {true} do //Run indefinitely with a delay of 100ms between iterations. Excluding the sleep function can cause performance issues
{
_nearby_units = (getPos KLT_healLocation) nearEntities 5; //_nearby_units will be an unsorted array of objects that exist within 5 meters of KLT_healLocation
{
if (_x isKindOf "Man") then //Filter the object entity array for infantry units, ignore everything else
{
hint "works";
//Ace
if (local _x) then
{
[_x, _x] call ace_medical_fnc_treatmentAdvanced_fullHealLocal
}
else
{
[_x, _x] remoteExec ["ace_medical_fnc_treatmentAdvanced_fullHealLocal", _x]
};

        //Vanilla
        _x setDamage 0;
    };
} forEach _nearby_units;
if (player distance KLT_healLocation > 5) //If the player is more than 5 meters, give them a hint that they are too far away
then
{
    hint "Too far away";
};
sleep 0.1;

};

obsidian violet May 10, 2019, 2:27 AM

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Damn, this works great!
Thank you sooo much! 😄

versed elbow May 10, 2019, 3:02 AM

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Hey need a bit of help if someone can spare the time. I'm rather inexperienced with sqf so be gentle :|

Basically I have a turret attached to a vehicle, and I'm trying to figure out how I delete said turret should the vehicle it's attached to be destroyed or deleted. When I run my script the turret is spawned and attached, I don't get any script errors, but when I delete or destroy the vehicle, the turret remains.

if (isServer) then {
params["_Jackle"];
    _Main_Gun = "HE_Turret_TypeX" createVehicle (getPosASL _Jackle);
    _Main_Gun attachTo [_Jackle,[-1,0,-0.5]];
    createVehicleCrew _Main_Gun;
    [_Main_Gun, true] remoteExec ["hideObjectglobal", 0];
    _Jackle addEventHandler ["killed", {deleteVehicle _Main_Gun;}];
    _Jackle addEventHandler ["deleted", {deleteVehicle _Main_Gun;}];
};

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 3:43 AM

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@versed elbow SQF scripts are executed in a scheduled enviroment. Event handlers execute in a different enviroment (unscheduled) where they cannot access private variables in your SQF. You pass _Main_Gun into the event handler, but when the event handler executes, _Main_Gun is undefined, and due to the nature of event handlers that won't return an error. To resolve this, create and attach a variable of datatype object for _Main_Gun to the object of _Jackle itself, which can then be accessed by the event handler via the parameters that the event handler "killed" provides, which is "params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];. For the event handler "deleted, it will be params ["_entity"]; What you'll want to use here is "_unit" for the killed EH, and "_entity" for the deleted EH, which in both instances is the object the event handler is assigned to; which in your case with be the same as _Jackle.

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This is my take on a solution to the problem, hopefully it does what you're looking for

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if (isServer) then
{
params["_Jackle"];
_Main_Gun = "HE_Turret_TypeX" createVehicle (getPosASL _Jackle);
_Main_Gun attachTo [_Jackle,[-1,0,-0.5]];
createVehicleCrew _Main_Gun;
[_Main_Gun, true] remoteExec ["hideObjectglobal", 0];
_Jackle setVariable ["mainGun",_Main_Gun]; //Attach a variable of datatype object referencing _Main_Gun to the object _Jackle itself.
_Jackle addEventHandler ["killed",{params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"]; deleteVehicle (_unit getVariable "mainGun");}]; //Use the _unit parameter provided by the EH to access _Jackle, then access _Main_Gun, deleting it
_Jackle addEventHandler ["deleted",{params ["_entity"]; deleteVehicle (_entity getVariable "mainGun");}]; //Use the _entity parameter provided by the EH to access _Jackle, then access _Main_Gun, deleting it
};

versed elbow May 10, 2019, 3:47 AM

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Thank you so much for the explanation and solution, as I said I'm fairly new to SQF so detailed stuff like this really helps.

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Just tested it, works like a charm 😉 Thank you again!

edgy dune May 10, 2019, 4:31 AM

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does anyone know why

(-1) mod 7;
``` is -1 in arma,when it should be 6?

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 5:33 AM

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That is some strange behaviour, it may be a bug. I would use this instead for now, it's an equation with the same/correct behaviour as the modulo function (A mod B)

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(A - floor(A/B)*B)

still forum May 10, 2019, 6:11 AM

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@astral dawn the extension plays the audio. You are correct that you can't get arma to play it.. Atleast not without alot of work

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@edgy dune @tough abyss
Because C++ does it that way.
https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/numeric/math/fmod
The returned value has the same sign as x and is less than y in magnitude.

edgy dune May 10, 2019, 7:14 AM

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oh ic, daz weird ive never seen that

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 9:29 AM

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_MyArument = (_this select 0);
_string = (_this select 1);

hint str _MylocalVariable;

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getting error code on this why guys?

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i know its basic but im learning

random crescent May 10, 2019, 9:33 AM

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Because it's not defined. You never assigned anything to that.

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Also use params instead of _this select X.

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Also no need to put that in parenthesis

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 9:37 AM

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im new to this baer so im unsure what you mean ive litreally coppied it off this

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https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/216796-arma-3-scripting-tutorials-from-gokitty1199im-sorry-buffaloboth-me/

still forum May 10, 2019, 9:43 AM

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_this select 0 and similar is old code and is not recommended to be used if params can be used instead

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in your code above you set the variables _MyArument and _string
And then try to read the variable _MylocalVariable
But you never set the variable _MylocalVariable so it doesn't exist, thus it's an error

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 9:47 AM

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myVairable = 0;

hint str myVariable;

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i can't even figure this one out to just get a 0 to come up at the top right

still forum May 10, 2019, 9:49 AM

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Again undefined variable.
you set myVairable But try to read myVariable but you have never set myVariable thus it will be undefined and error

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 9:49 AM

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so what should it look like dedmen

still forum May 10, 2019, 9:50 AM

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myVariable = 0;
hint str myVariable;

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 9:50 AM

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gives me error code on line 2

still forum May 10, 2019, 9:51 AM

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No it doesn't.

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That code is perfectly fine.

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 9:54 AM

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sent you screenshot

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ahh got it

still forum May 10, 2019, 9:54 AM

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You wrote there
hint str _MylocalVariable
Look again what i wrote

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 9:54 AM

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so if i wanted to swap the 0 for text how would i go about that

still forum May 10, 2019, 9:55 AM

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myVariable = "text";

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 9:56 AM

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it works!!!!! thanks so much man!!!

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it shows the " " as well though is that some thing you cant change?

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and it stays there how do i make it stay for 5 second thengo

still forum May 10, 2019, 9:59 AM

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the additional quotes are added by your str call

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turning a string into a string makes a string inside a string. So you'll see the quotes.

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hint automatically disappears after some time

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 10:00 AM

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okay i see thanks im going to practice

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so if i wanted a helicopter to fire a certian rocket at a target would i use

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_handle = this fireAtTarget [groundtarget1,"HellfireLauncher"];

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 1:18 PM

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needs setVariable.
Error Reserved variable in expression @hollow thistle

still forum May 10, 2019, 1:19 PM

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commands can't be set as variables

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nil is a command

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 1:21 PM

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Obviously, it is just when people say I have seen nil, and nul, and null used... I'm like 🤦

astral dawn May 10, 2019, 1:53 PM

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What did I just find?

doStuff = {
diag_log str _a;
};

_a = 666;
remoteExecCall ["doStuff"];

And it outputs 666 into RPT? Seriously?!
And dedmen's ade_dumpcallstack can't see _a but SQF can see it?! @ebon ridge

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(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

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if I do remoteExec then stack variables are not being passed

sour drift May 10, 2019, 1:55 PM

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If anyone has experience with powershell, I'm just trying to make a script that will move coords for map objects: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56078952/how-to-change-values-in-text-files

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 2:09 PM

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In case you know: When a player is on a heli and the heli crash on the ground, and the player dies, what is the _source and _instigator returned by the player HandleDamage event handler calls? I can't test now, sorry!

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 2:39 PM

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guys ive downlaoded ad script from armaholic where it will randomly generate ai drop offs and reinforcements how do i put that into my game now ?

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documents arm 3 missions the mission folder?

cosmic lichen May 10, 2019, 2:40 PM

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Is there a way to set the tooltip a slider has via script?

winter rose May 10, 2019, 3:18 PM

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@burnt torrent yes

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and call it as said in the readme

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 3:21 PM

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done it mate getting error codes now when i reach the trigger

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trying to figure that bit ot now

still forum May 10, 2019, 3:25 PM

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"And it outputs 666 into RPT? Seriously?!"
So... what? What's special on that? remoteExec just calls in current scope

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ade not seeing it is probably a bug then

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Maybe it's a seperate callstack but the root node has the script where remoteExec was called as parent

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ADE doesn't check namespace parents

astral dawn May 10, 2019, 3:35 PM

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I expected it to call in a clear scope, maybe even in another frame

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So code executed on local machine and a remote machine gets different environments and variables, wtf :/

still forum May 10, 2019, 3:37 PM

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it won't execute at all on remote as variable undefined

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func

astral dawn May 10, 2019, 3:37 PM

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I have code that relies on isNil of some local variables

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and i noticed that it was working wrong on my local computer

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anyway don't you agree that it should not work like this?

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🐧
well it's some logging macros and it relied on special private variables added, let's say, per each function call

still forum May 10, 2019, 3:39 PM

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I would execute things that execute locally right there and then.. Just like a normal call

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Though I think it's definitely possible to make things thing

astral dawn May 10, 2019, 3:40 PM

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I add stuff to JIP queue and use side as JIP flag

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 3:49 PM

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@cosmic lichen already tried https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlSetTooltip?

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anyway don't you agree that it should not work like this?
did someone delete tonnes of messages?

astral dawn May 10, 2019, 3:54 PM

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? I'm refering to my message above with a piece of code

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doStuff = {
diag_log str _a;
};

_a = 666;
remoteExecCall ["doStuff"];

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 3:56 PM

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oh I see.

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only local will print 666

astral dawn May 10, 2019, 3:56 PM

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yes

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 3:57 PM

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or not

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I think it is not guaranteed

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you cannot rely on this

still forum May 10, 2019, 3:57 PM

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are you testing in SP or MP?

astral dawn May 10, 2019, 3:57 PM

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sp

still forum May 10, 2019, 3:57 PM

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might be different in MP then

astral dawn May 10, 2019, 3:57 PM

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let me see in mp actually

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you are right, in mp it works as expected

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in SP it's just replaced with plain call I think

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 4:11 PM

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keep getting a error undefined variablein expression: _helitype

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if(typeName _heliType == "ARRAY")then{_heliType = selectRandom _heliType;};

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thats the script

still forum May 10, 2019, 4:12 PM

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well. did you define _heliType?

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 4:15 PM

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no i thought it randomly generated one

random crescent May 10, 2019, 4:16 PM

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🤦

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 4:17 PM

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hese why it says select random heli type

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im new bear im trying to learn please please bear with me hahaha

random crescent May 10, 2019, 4:17 PM

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Your computer does nothing you don't tell it to do.

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selectRandom selects a random element from a list

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It does not generate a list.

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 4:18 PM

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makes sense

random crescent May 10, 2019, 4:18 PM

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How would it even know what kind of list you want?

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 4:18 PM

#

_helitype

random crescent May 10, 2019, 4:18 PM

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That's just a name.

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I can name my dog "cat" and it will still be a dog.

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 4:19 PM

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so how would i just tell it to pick a PO-30 Orca

random crescent May 10, 2019, 4:19 PM

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By assigning the class name of the Orca to the variable.

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 4:20 PM

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i downladed the script of armaholic i thought it was just a simple case of putting the sqf in mission file placing a trigger and calling the script

still forum May 10, 2019, 4:20 PM

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did you read the text on the scripts armaholic page?

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 4:21 PM

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which text you refering to ded?

still forum May 10, 2019, 4:22 PM

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"on the armaholic page"

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where you downloaded the script from

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there is usually text above the download button

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 4:24 PM

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yeah it says to see included documentation ive opened that and it simply says to copy and paste this

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nul = [this] execVM "LV\heliParadrop.sqf";

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so i place that in my trigger activation and i have the script for the helidrop in my mission file

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it gives me error line for 122 as above

still forum May 10, 2019, 4:24 PM

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"in my trigger activation" no

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 4:25 PM

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how come?

still forum May 10, 2019, 4:25 PM

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this is undefined in trigger activation

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I assume it's meant for a init script on something

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 4:26 PM

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sorry i don't follow

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 4:31 PM

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Hey, I'm having problems with vehicle customizations being visible online. Apparently just customizing the vehicle with things being visible isn't visible to people joining and I somehow can't get BIS_fnc_initVehicle to work to do it, so this:

[
    car,
    ["Guerilla_11",1], 
    ["HideDoor1",1,"HideDoor2",1,"HideDoor3",1,"HideBackpacks",1,"HideBumper1",1,"HideBumper2",1,"HideConstruction",1,"hidePolice",1,"HideServices",0,"BeaconsStart",0,"BeaconsServicesStart",0]
] call BIS_fnc_initVehicle;```
doesn't work even when called on all clients.

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 4:55 PM

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Anyone can help me with my question some messages above?

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 4:57 PM

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sorted it guys

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 5:04 PM

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@turbid thunder how do you do it, works fine for me

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 5:04 PM

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@tough abyss Init.sqf. Does it work for those that join your game too?

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 5:05 PM

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JIP works yes

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what if you delay it

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because maybe it is too soon

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try

[] spawn {
sleep 1;
[
    car,
    ["Guerilla_11",1], 
    ["HideDoor1",1,"HideDoor2",1,"HideDoor3",1,"HideBackpacks",1,"HideBumper1",1,"HideBumper2",1,"HideConstruction",1,"hidePolice",1,"HideServices",0,"BeaconsStart",0,"BeaconsServicesStart",0]
] call BIS_fnc_initVehicle;}

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in init.sqf

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 5:11 PM

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Will try. I'm having some big trouble getting this to work because apparently just setting it to be like that in the editor doesn't work. And my next problem is that if I want to spawn in vehicles with that customization, I have to use the vehicle spawn code coming from the export. At least I couldn't figure out how else I would apply the customization without needing a giant list pre-made functions ready to use for every customized vehicle variant I use

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 5:16 PM

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My bet is on this executed too soon

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 5:17 PM

#

Okay so

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No, it doesn't work

#

But somehow the customization works for the T-140 without any issues

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 5:17 PM

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does it change texture at all?

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 5:17 PM

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But the Offroader and the AAF tank dont work

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Not for him no

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 5:17 PM

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for you

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 5:18 PM

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Well, yes, it works for me because it works for me without any scripts

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 5:18 PM

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what do you mean

#

it works for me without any scripts

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 5:18 PM

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That any customization done is visible to me as the host

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But when my friend joins he can't see it

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 5:18 PM

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wait you test it on hosted?

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I tested on dedicated

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 5:19 PM

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tested on a self hosted server

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 5:19 PM

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ok let me try that

#

yeah hosted is fine as well

#

you must be doing something else

#

make a simple mission 2 players 1 car

idle obsidian May 10, 2019, 5:31 PM

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Hi! I'd like to make an object that would be a copy of my drone (x,y,z) but with (x,y,-1) how do I do it?

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 5:32 PM

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Also apparently when we respawn our guns make no sounds. Nice

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 5:33 PM

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what sound the guns should make?

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 5:33 PM

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The default sound of the MX rifle?

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When firing?

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 5:33 PM

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oh then you definitely have something broken

#

probably overloading network with messages or have lost packets

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 5:42 PM

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@tough abyss So apparently, enableSimulation causes that issue

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If I disable it, it doesn't work

digital hollow May 10, 2019, 5:43 PM

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Yeah, all that stuff in the game is simulated, not real 😅

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 5:43 PM

#

you disabled simulation on the vehicle?

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 5:44 PM

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Yes. They're not supposed to be used

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 5:44 PM

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did you put it in vehicle init?

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 5:44 PM

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No

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I mean, define "init field". I put a script execution in the init field

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Btw a simple two player mission with nothing also creates the sound issue

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 5:45 PM

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you said you added it in init.sqf?

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 5:45 PM

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Not the enableSimulation

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 5:45 PM

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this enablesimulaion false?

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 5:45 PM

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yeah

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 5:45 PM

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oh dear

#

that would break the hell out of it

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 5:46 PM

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Hu?

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 5:49 PM

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You tell the engine "I don't want this object simulated"
Engine: Ok
You: Now update the texture
Engine: U wot m8?

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 5:57 PM

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So basically, I can't ever make a vehicle static if I want customization in multiplayer?

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btw I figured out that switching weapons or reapplying the loadout fixes the sound issue. GG bohemia

random crescent May 10, 2019, 5:58 PM

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customize it, then disable simulation.

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 6:02 PM

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You can create it as simple object and customise it no need to disable simulation

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 6:09 PM

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Adding in a one second sleep fixed that issue

craggy adder May 10, 2019, 6:20 PM

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I never figured out why but to get my custom HUD working I had to have a 1 second sleep before initialization

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I should revisit that

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 6:27 PM

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@random crescent

deleteVehicle _veh;
_export = compile ([_car,typeOf _car] call BIS_fnc_exportVehicle);
call _export;```
Believe it or not, but for some reason, THIS works and I can use _veh to reference the vehicle spawned in from the BIS_fnc_exportVehicle

random crescent May 10, 2019, 6:29 PM

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why are you creating a vehicle and then immediately delete it?

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 6:30 PM

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If I don't delete it, I have two vehicles. If I remove the first spawn code, then _veh can't be used as a reference for the vehicle which just spawned in. It throws an error. But for some odd reason, THIS, works.

random crescent May 10, 2019, 6:31 PM

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it will be null though

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 6:32 PM

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 _veh = createVehicle [typeOf _car, [0,0,100000], [], 0, "NONE"];
deleteVehicle _veh;
_export = compile ([_car,typeOf _car] call BIS_fnc_exportVehicle);
call _export;
_veh attachTo [_car, _offset];

Vehicle actually gets attached to the object I wanted it to be attached to

random crescent May 10, 2019, 6:33 PM

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yeah that's because the code that export function refers to its vehicle

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its entirely unrelated to spawning a car first

still forum May 10, 2019, 6:34 PM

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then _veh can't be used as a reference for the vehicle which just spawned in.
🤦
_veh = objNull

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is the same as creating and deleting

random crescent May 10, 2019, 6:35 PM

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this is what that export function creates

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_veh = createVehicle [""gm_ge_army_Leopard1a1a2"",position player,[],0,""NONE""];
[
    _veh,
    [""gm_ge_wdl"",1], 
    [""CamoNet_01_unhide"",0,""CamoNet_02_unhide"",0,""CamoNet_03_unhide"",0,""AmmoBox_01_unhide"",0,""AmmoBox_02_unhide"",1,""FuelCanister_01_unhide"",0,""FuelCanister_02_unhide"",0,""FuelCanister_03_unhide"",0,""beacon_1_1_org_unhide"",0,""sideskirt_unhide"",1]
] call BIS_fnc_initVehicle;

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so what you want is

private "_veh";
call compile ([_car,typeOf _car] call BIS_fnc_exportVehicle);
_veh attachTo [_car, _offset];

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no need to spawn stuff.

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also dont spawn 10k mid air. just spawn at 0 0 0, it has some optimizations.

still forum May 10, 2019, 6:37 PM

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private _veh = objNull
:U

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 6:37 PM

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        //_veh = createVehicle [typeOf _car, [0,0,100000], [], 0, "NONE"];
        //deleteVehicle _veh;
        _export = compile ([_car,typeOf _car] call BIS_fnc_exportVehicle);
        call _export;
        _veh attachTo [_car, _offset];```
Throws an error and the vehicle doesn't get attached

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

random crescent May 10, 2019, 6:37 PM

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you forgot my first line

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it's essential.

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deenmd, thats one command more 😛

still forum May 10, 2019, 6:38 PM

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no

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private x = is not a command

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 6:38 PM

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But how would I do that when I'm using the export function?

still forum May 10, 2019, 6:38 PM

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private "string" is a command

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So.. I have same number of commands

random crescent May 10, 2019, 6:38 PM

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mason just copy my three lines and replace your three lines with what i wrote

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it works.

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 6:39 PM

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Well no because it needs to work with any vehicle I attach that script to and not just that one that I have prepared to look that certain way

random crescent May 10, 2019, 6:39 PM

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and?

still forum May 10, 2019, 6:39 PM

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🤔

random crescent May 10, 2019, 6:40 PM

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my code contains no classnames or anything like that

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whats the problem

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 6:40 PM

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any way i can make notepad++ dark theme?

fossil mason May 10, 2019, 6:40 PM

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C++ Best

still forum May 10, 2019, 6:40 PM

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yes

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 6:41 PM

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@random crescent so "private" in a nutshell does what? I never understood it

queen cargo May 10, 2019, 6:41 PM

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@burnt torrent options of notepad++

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There are dark skins

random crescent May 10, 2019, 6:41 PM

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it defines the variable

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sort of

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hold on

still forum May 10, 2019, 6:42 PM

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my variant would work without private too

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 6:42 PM

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thanks @queen cargo

random crescent May 10, 2019, 6:42 PM

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private _x = 1;
call {
   _x = 2
};
hint str _x; // 2

call {
   _x = 2
};
hint str _x; // error

private _x = 1;
call {
   private _x = 2
};
hint str _x; // 1

makes sense?

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if the variable exists in an outer scope, and you dont use private, the variable in the outer scope will be changed.
if the variable does not exist in an outer scope, and you dont use private, the variable is undefined, even if it is used in an inner scope.
if the variable exists in an outer scope, and you use private, you prevent accidentally overwriting stuff from an outer scope.

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if you just use private "_x", the variable won't be undefined, but it will be nil. nil basically means "it exists but has no value".

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params ~~and param~~ automatically will do privatization, too. it's best practice to always use privatization because of the accidental overwriting.

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 6:47 PM

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I see

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Thx for explaining

random crescent May 10, 2019, 6:47 PM

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you're welcome

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 6:47 PM

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Now I just have the weapon sound issue to deal with

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I dunno for some odd reason, even on a simple 2 player mission with nothing on it, weapon sounds cant be heard after respawn unless we switch to our pistol and then back to our primary

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@random crescent Do you know a way to exclude the game automatically spawning in the vehicle while still being able to apply the customization

random crescent May 10, 2019, 6:57 PM

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use unscheduled

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so no spawn or execVM

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then everything happens within a single frame

cold pebble May 10, 2019, 7:14 PM

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param doesn't make variable private D:

astral dawn May 10, 2019, 7:24 PM

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use unscheduled so no spawn or execVM then everything happens within a single frame
or wrap the code that must not be interrupted into isNil {}

still forum May 10, 2019, 7:30 PM

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"param doesn't make variable private D:" it does

peak plover May 10, 2019, 7:42 PM

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params does

cold pebble May 10, 2019, 7:42 PM

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^^

peak plover May 10, 2019, 7:42 PM

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param is like select or #

cold pebble May 10, 2019, 7:43 PM

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Indeed ^^

random crescent May 10, 2019, 7:43 PM

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yeah my bad

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fixed 😄

austere silo May 10, 2019, 7:53 PM

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JIP is not working anymore. when you want to join you are in the lobby and when you choose the slot and click ready its also loading but then it stays on the loading screen. is there a standard JIP script what i can try?

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20:26:18 "JIP: Саша (00000) ready."
20:26:18 Performance warning: SimpleSerialization::Write 'JIP0000_aiSetting' is using type of ',NaN' which is not optimized by simple serialization, falling back to generic serialization, use generic type or ask for optimizations for these types
20:26:18 Performance warning: SimpleSerialization::Read 'JIP00000_aiSetting' is using type of ,'NaN' which is not optimized by simple serialization, falling back to generic serialization, use generic type or ask for optimizations for these types
20:26:18 .: Value type not matching: Number != Not a Number
20:26:20 Error in expression <ime;

astral dawn May 10, 2019, 8:15 PM

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looks like you tried to transmit a NaN and arma didn't like it?

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I was messing with remoteExec(Call) today and it works as expected for JIP 🤷

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Yes I was able to reproduce it with a bad number, it looks like it doesn't execute the function remotely if it can't serialize arguments:

doStuff = {
params ["_value"];
diag_log format ["Value: %1", _value];
};

_a = sqrt(-1);
[_a] remoteExecCall ["doStuff", 2];

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23:23:51 Performance warning: SimpleSerialization::Write 'params' is using type of ',NaN' which is not optimized by simple serialization, falling back to generic serialization, use generic type or ask for optimizations for these types
23:23:51 Performance warning: SimpleSerialization::Read 'params' is using type of ,'NaN' which is not optimized by simple serialization, falling back to generic serialization, use generic type or ask for optimizations for these types
23:23:51 .: Value type not matching: Number != Not a Number

so, check what parameters you are transmitting

surreal peak May 10, 2019, 8:33 PM

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NVM, missed something obvious

tough abyss May 10, 2019, 8:38 PM

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it does
not

austere silo May 10, 2019, 9:00 PM

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thx for the quick response

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helped a lot

spring stone May 10, 2019, 9:32 PM

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When I have this: random [240,600,1200] can I make it so it only gives me numbers in steps of 60? (so basically minutes)

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 9:33 PM

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Use smaller numbers and then multiply the result with 60

still forum May 10, 2019, 9:33 PM

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Just do smaller random, then round and multiply my 60

winter rose May 10, 2019, 9:34 PM

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// from 1 to 10 minutes
private _duration = (ceil random 10) * 60;```

spring stone May 10, 2019, 9:35 PM

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Ah, duh I totally forgot that I could just multiply. Thanks :3

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 9:48 PM

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_firstshot = [cam1, cam2, target1, 9, 0.3, 0.1, false, 0, 0, 0,false] execVM"AL_intro\camera_work.sqf";

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any one see any thing wrong with that ive follwed the video down to t and cant figure it

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now no error lines just script_AL_intro/camera_work.sqf not found

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 9:57 PM

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\ not / maybe used the wrong slash?

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 9:58 PM

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on the code?

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 9:58 PM

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On the code that runs the script, yeah

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 9:58 PM

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no just tried that got same thing

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http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=30731

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ive litreally followed that to the t

keen bough May 10, 2019, 10:19 PM

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Okay. So far i have a script with which i can shoot grenade from a "thought shoulder weapon" something like a shoulder mounted grenade launcher.

I can dumb fire, dumb mass fire, target on map within range and so on. Near limitless options to make 'cool shoulder mounted weapon'

But immersion is a thing, you know... a script can only do so much. Is there a mod-less solution i can kind of get an object attached to the shoulder with which i can fire then those grenades? Or is a mod unavoidable? Future Setting is awesome but kinda everyone still sticks to ww2, cold war n' stuff... So nobody thinks of the future kind of.

What would a solution look like? Full blown script with all yadda yadda or a straight up mod?

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 10:21 PM

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what does |#| in a error line

turbid thunder May 10, 2019, 10:22 PM

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# highlights where a problem has been found

keen bough May 10, 2019, 10:22 PM

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i guess generic error if i remember correct.

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 10:22 PM

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[150, 90, 400, 1000, restriction] spawn Dan_fnc_CruiseMissile / or ExecVM "fn_cruiseMissile.sqf";

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got a # at the spawn part

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and correct @keen bough saying error generic error in exspression

keen bough May 10, 2019, 10:24 PM

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oof, dont know - the spawn looks correct if its configured exactly like that. The error could be then in the function. Dont know the code before spawn or the function itself

burnt torrent May 10, 2019, 10:31 PM

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no worries thanks any way

cedar hinge May 10, 2019, 11:50 PM

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hey. Somebody needs to make SPIE (Special Patrol Insert/Extraction ) in arma 3. https://youtu.be/oPBQ5vnPBmU

random crescent May 10, 2019, 11:55 PM

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Yeah go ahead, let us know when you're done

keen bough May 11, 2019, 12:23 AM

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  _rng0 = random [-2, 0, 2];
  _rng1 = random [-2, 0, 2];
  _pllX = _plLok select 0 + _rng0;
  _pllY = _plLok select 1 + _rng1;

throws me a zero divisor every now and then, yet i could not tell why that happens. Any clues?

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It seems it did not worked well with select 0 select 1, so i used () around them and now there is no zero divisor.

still forum May 11, 2019, 1:13 AM

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Wow! The car script guy is back

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See #general_chat_arma

tough abyss May 11, 2019, 4:31 AM

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If a player take one hit and die, the **HandleDamage ** EH is processed to all parts before the **Killed ** EH runs even if the player died on part 2 or 3 of 9?

peak plover May 11, 2019, 4:42 AM

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good question @tough abyss

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diag_log or systemChat in the EHs to find out

tough abyss May 11, 2019, 5:28 AM

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@peak plover thanks!

tough abyss May 11, 2019, 6:40 AM

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Player doesn’t die during HandleDamage

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This is why you can override the damage

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Because it is not applied until after

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@keen bough look up sqf operator precedence

fossil yew May 11, 2019, 7:46 AM

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addEventHandler is local command?

burnt torrent May 11, 2019, 8:32 AM

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what does it mean when i got to launch a script in debug and it says cannot find script ?

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script AL_intro\time_sev.sqf not found im getting

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but that sqf is in the mission folder

unique atlas May 11, 2019, 8:42 AM

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the script is in the folder "AL_intro" within your mission directory?

burnt torrent May 11, 2019, 8:43 AM

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yes sir

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tried it with it in folder and with it out @unique atlas

surreal peak May 11, 2019, 11:20 AM

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I'm trying to use setName to change the name of a dog unit

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but it is not displaying on the DUI Squad Radar mod

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is this a problem with the mod or should I use another way of doing this

surreal peak May 11, 2019, 11:43 AM

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    _grp = createGroup civilian;
    _dog = _grp createUnit ["Fin_blackwhite_F", _pos, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
    _names = ["Bella","Lucy","Daisy","Luna","Lola","Sadie","Molly","Bailey","Max","Charlie","Cooper","Buddy","Jack","Rocky","Oliver","Bear","Duke","Tucker","Sophie","Lexi","Pepper","Poppy","Maya","Izzy","Annie","Harley","Belle","Willow","Cali","Marley","Angel","Sugar","Shelby","Nova"];
    _selectedName = selectRandom _names;
    _dog setName _selectedName;
    [_grp] joinSilent _dog;
    player groupChat (format ["name: %1",(name _dog)]);

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the name of the dog is being outputted, however DUI is not showing it

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https://gyazo.com/09d0ba9be71f2871678243082351b5ed

astral dawn May 11, 2019, 11:46 AM

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🤷 then we must know how the addon is getting the name

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I think @digital jacinth made it?

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Until he's here I would start looking at https://github.com/diwako/diwako_dui to search for your answer

surreal peak May 11, 2019, 11:51 AM

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Thanks, gonna do some crawling then 😄

astral dawn May 11, 2019, 11:52 AM

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Just to be sure, does name _dog return the name you have set with setName?

surreal peak May 11, 2019, 11:54 AM

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yh

digital jacinth May 11, 2019, 11:56 AM

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@surreal peak you sure the dog is even in your player characters group?

surreal peak May 11, 2019, 12:00 PM

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it takes orders and the empty group symbol only appears after I get ihim to join

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Here is the full script for reference:

#

["Dog Modules", "Spawn Friendly Dog",
{
    params ["_pos","_unit"];
    _grp = createGroup civilian;
    _dog = _grp createUnit ["Fin_blackwhite_F", _pos, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
    _names = ["Bella","Lucy","Daisy","Luna","Lola","Sadie","Molly","Bailey","Max","Charlie","Cooper","Buddy","Jack","Rocky","Oliver","Bear","Duke","Tucker","Sophie","Lexi","Pepper","Poppy","Maya","Izzy","Annie","Harley","Belle","Willow","Cali","Marley","Angel","Sugar","Shelby","Nova"];
    _selectedName = selectRandom _names;
    _dog setName _selectedName;
    [_grp] joinSilent _dog;
    player groupChat (format ["name: %1",(name _dog)]);
    
    {_x addCuratorEditableObjects [[_dog],true];} forEach allCurators;
    [_dog, 0, ["ACE_MainActions"], petAction] call ace_interact_menu_fnc_addActionToObject;
    _dog setVariable ["BIS_fnc_animalBehaviour_disable", true];    
}] call Ares_fnc_RegisterCustomModule;

petAction = [
"Pet Dog",
"Pet Dog",
"",
{
[_target] joinSilent _player;
_player setDamage 0;
_handle = [{
            params ["_args", "_handle"];
            _args params ["_target"];
            scopeName "handle";
            if (!alive _target) then {
                [_handle] call CBA_fnc_removePerFrameHandler;
                player groupChat (format ["Dog Dead"]);
                breakOut "handle"
            };
            
            _gLeader = leader group _target;
            if (speed _gLeader > 6) then {_target playMove "Dog_Sprint"};
            if ((speed _gLeader > 3) && (speed _gLeader < 6)) then {_target switchMove "Dog_Run"};
            if ((speed _gLeader > 1) && (speed _gLeader < 3)) then {_target switchMove "Dog_Walk"};
            if (stance _gLeader == "PRONE") then {_target switchMove "Dog_Sit"};
            if ((stance _gLeader == "CROUCH") && (speed _gLeader == 0)) then {_target switchMove "Dog_Sit"};
        }, 2, [_target]] call CBA_fnc_addPerFrameHandler
},
{true}
] call ace_interact_menu_fnc_createAction;

digital jacinth May 11, 2019, 12:21 PM

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hmm i see. i take it no icon and name is shown @surreal peak ?

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Just tried it out on the current dev version of DUI, this is how it looks like
https://i.imgur.com/n5BPSDl.png

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seems to work on my end? Is it a multiplayer issue?

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my current recommendation for the name to show up is to do this and the setName command

_dog setName _selectedName;
_dog setVariable ["ACE_NAME", _selectedName, true];

surreal peak May 11, 2019, 12:36 PM

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Will try that out when I get home. Thanks!

velvet merlin May 11, 2019, 4:02 PM

#

how to detect editor testing vs SP mission play?

cold pebble May 11, 2019, 4:18 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/is3DEN

silver linden May 11, 2019, 4:18 PM

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I’m a complete idiot when it comes to scripting.
I’m trying to figure out / see if there are any prewritten scripts for a flag.

Idea is to walk up to a flag, scroll wheel with the AddAction and to raise the flag of your own side.

#

Does anyone know anything similar / relatable to this?

velvet merlin May 11, 2019, 4:28 PM

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@cold pebble ty. but not useful:

true when inside editor environment, false during preview

cold pebble May 11, 2019, 4:29 PM

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will be true for editor testing but false for mission play? 🤔

velvet merlin May 11, 2019, 4:34 PM

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so the BIKI info is wrong?

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uiNamespace getVariable "gui_classes"

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this seems to have been a way pre Eden editor

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https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/175324-editor-preview-mode-question/?tab=comments#comment-2746311

cosmic lichen May 11, 2019, 6:10 PM

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@velvet merlin You need that for a mod or just a script?

velvet merlin May 11, 2019, 6:11 PM

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mission/game mode

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with a mod, i could do some onload/onUnload handling

cosmic lichen May 11, 2019, 6:12 PM

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or just Eden EH

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Well guess you have to use larrows suggestion

velvet merlin May 11, 2019, 6:14 PM

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uiNamespace getVariable "gui_classes" is no longer set it seems

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currently trying to find some other variables

burnt torrent May 11, 2019, 6:18 PM

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how do i set camera target on vic

cosmic lichen May 11, 2019, 6:20 PM

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@velvet merlin If the player used the context menu and pressed "Play as this characer" the variable "bis_fnc_3DENMissionPreview_code" is set in uiNamespace

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Becomes temp mission

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But whats a mission in SP called which has no author set

velvet merlin May 11, 2019, 6:28 PM

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@cosmic lichen still working with the 2d editor here

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i think i need to find a var that is set in SP and not via editor preview

velvet merlin May 11, 2019, 7:09 PM

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http://killzonekid.com/arma-scripting-tutorials-mission-root/

#

str missionConfigFile

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seems reliable

blissful phoenix May 11, 2019, 7:46 PM

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@burnt torrent https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/camSetTarget

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don't forget to camCommit

burnt torrent May 11, 2019, 7:47 PM

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whats that im a noob to all this

blissful phoenix May 11, 2019, 7:48 PM

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oh... what are you trying to make right now?

burnt torrent May 11, 2019, 7:50 PM

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cinematics

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so trying to learn scripting to get the best out come

blissful phoenix May 11, 2019, 7:50 PM

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are you using the built-in camera or doing it with scripting?

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oh okok

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so if you want to make a camera in script

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one second

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Command_Group:_Camera_Control check this list of functions you can use to affect the camera

burnt torrent May 11, 2019, 7:52 PM

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do i just exc them in debug?

blissful phoenix May 11, 2019, 7:52 PM

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you can do that

burnt torrent May 11, 2019, 7:52 PM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNALUFsTk3c&lc=z23ix5lbglqwvv5euacdp435k0yvtua530sxwcil4d5w03c010c.1557599942353488

blissful phoenix May 11, 2019, 7:52 PM

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or you can make a .sqf in your mission and run it from there; but for learning, the debug console works great

burnt torrent May 11, 2019, 7:52 PM

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ive bin trying to do that one but it says cant find al folder with script even though its in my mission directory

blissful phoenix May 11, 2019, 7:53 PM

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you have the camera_work.sqf?

burnt torrent May 11, 2019, 7:53 PM

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yes sir

blissful phoenix May 11, 2019, 7:54 PM

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is it in the same folder as mission.sqm

burnt torrent May 11, 2019, 7:54 PM

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yeah mate

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in mp missions

forest ore May 11, 2019, 7:55 PM

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random [0,0.5,1]; gravitates towards 0.5. What to use/how to get random to gravitate towards 0? And maybe even actually get 0 now and then. Heh, would this work random [0.2,0,1]; ?

burnt torrent May 11, 2019, 8:00 PM

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@blissful phoenix how ever it is saying script_camera not found

blissful phoenix May 11, 2019, 8:00 PM

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@forest ore https://gyazo.com/b53da10a582d097c3f23ab6cb59f930d?token=b8c2bca679c1b3c19290e3add91107fa this will help you with the random distributions

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have you restarted the mission since adding the file to the mission folder

burnt torrent May 11, 2019, 8:00 PM

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yeah several times

blissful phoenix May 11, 2019, 8:01 PM

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hmmm

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im not sure

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i'd have to see what you're doing

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what are you putting into your debug console

tough abyss May 11, 2019, 8:01 PM

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@forest ore yeah that should work

burnt torrent May 11, 2019, 8:02 PM

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_camera_shot= [cam1, cam2, target1, 13, 0.4, 0.5, false, 0, 0, 0 ,false] execVM "camera_work.sqf";

blissful phoenix May 11, 2019, 8:08 PM

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Technically, it is a rescaled Bates distribution with n = 4. The distribution is split in two at its midpoint and scaled linearly such that its maximum lies at the specified midpoint. @forest ore

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so if you want a maximum probability at 0, put 0 as the midpoint and then whatever ranges you want

forest ore May 11, 2019, 8:09 PM

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Thanks M242, gotta test extensively and see if there's some comprehensible results to be drawn.
Sneakyevil, I've seen the table for sure but haven't quite yet figured it out. In those examples there's no results for 0 but that's probably because there's no example for floor random [5, 0, 10]

blissful phoenix May 11, 2019, 8:10 PM

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yeah absolutely

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you can just make an array in a while loop for like 10,000 runs and make your own probability distributions for testing

cosmic lichen May 11, 2019, 11:30 PM

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Anyone knows a way to add a fine adjustment to slider controls? For example, holding the ALT key modifies the step to 0.01 when the slider is dragged?

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    onKeyDown = "params ['_slider', '_key', '_shift', '_ctrl', '_alt']; if (_alt) then {_slider sliderSetSpeed [0.01,0.01]}";
    onKeyUp = "params ['_slider', '_key', '_shift', '_ctrl', '_alt']; if (_alt) then {_slider sliderSetSpeed [1,1]}";

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I tried that, but this does only influence the step size when clicking on the arrows.

tough abyss May 11, 2019, 11:41 PM

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sliderSetRange?

cosmic lichen May 11, 2019, 11:43 PM

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Maybe as a workaround. If I get the current position and limit the overall range to +-20 then the user has more space to and the increments become smaller. But that's quite some hack.

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Another thing I noticed. Pressing the ALT key when a slider is focused seems to trigger the onSliderPosChanged event ?!?

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I am lost...

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_slider sliderSetPosition ((sliderPosition _slider) + 0.01 * _scroll);//Scroll very smoothly. Direction is given by _scroll (can be positiv or negativ)
_slider sliderSetSpeed [1,1];
``` I also tried to execute this code onMouseZChanged, but that does not trigger the onSliderPosChanged event.

versed elbow May 12, 2019, 1:40 AM

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Anyone got a basic towing script they wouldn't mind sharing? Would really help a guy out, looking for something simple using attachto and setdir

final storm May 12, 2019, 4:05 AM

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Im making a custom main menu and I want to spawn a function onload but it doesn't seem to work. has anyone tried this?

young current May 12, 2019, 5:29 AM

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why do you need to even run a function in the main menu?

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is there even anything to run it on there?

peak plover May 12, 2019, 6:35 AM

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@cosmic lichen You have to use a on mouse move event and key down event
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/User_Interface_Event_Handlers#onMouseMoving

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And just modify the thing

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I would just completely get rid of the normal slider

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and script the entire thing out of EHs

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Instead of changing the slider speed or stuff like that, just change the value by using the onmousemove event and keydown

burnt torrent May 12, 2019, 9:24 AM

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_handle = this fireAtTarget [groundtarget1,"HellfireLauncher"];

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will this make my apache force fire?

winter rose May 12, 2019, 9:27 AM

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Well,

fireAtTarget returns a boolean
if this is the Apache, then maybe

burnt torrent May 12, 2019, 9:28 AM

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another thing when i try my mission then go back to editor i cant move the camera around it just moves the x,z,y axis at bottom left....

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if (!loopdone) then <<<< im getting undefined vairable on that line any one help?

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most unhelpfull discord ever 😆

young current May 12, 2019, 9:52 AM

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its not 24/7 helpdesk 😛

burnt torrent May 12, 2019, 9:52 AM

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3 days ive been trying to get this camera script to work 😩

young current May 12, 2019, 9:57 AM

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you may need to explain that again.

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what are you trying to do, what does not work etc.

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because if youre questions are spread over 3 days of chat, no one will scroll through them to understand what your issue is.

burnt torrent May 12, 2019, 9:58 AM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNALUFsTk3c&t=1s

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this is the script im trying to use

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i follow him step by step

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but when i try to exc in debug as he does it get a error line which refers to

if (!loopdone)

undefined vairable

young current May 12, 2019, 10:00 AM

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well you dont seem to have the loopdone defined anywhere

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also short description of what the script is supposed to do is better than a long video

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and by looking at your script you dont have the loopdone variable defined anywhere

cosmic lichen May 12, 2019, 10:05 AM

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@peak plover Thanks, gonna try that!

burnt torrent May 12, 2019, 10:08 AM

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https://pastebin.com/LFLmMySt

copper raven May 12, 2019, 10:10 AM

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params 😃

burnt torrent May 12, 2019, 10:12 AM

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can any one help with the script ive just posted im getting erorr on line 17 for undefined variable

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_firstshot = [cam1, cam2, target1, 9, 0.3, 0.1, false, 0, 0, 0,FALSE] execVM "AL_intro\camera_work.sqf";

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that is what ive got in my debug exc

copper raven May 12, 2019, 10:12 AM

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well, the error is self explaining

burnt torrent May 12, 2019, 10:13 AM

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not when this is your first time scripting lol

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this is my 3rd day trying to do this 😩

cosmic lichen May 12, 2019, 10:15 AM

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!loopDone is not defined anywhere

burnt torrent May 12, 2019, 10:16 AM

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https://pastebin.com/hhztsexD

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i though it was in that one

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line 39

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thats the intro.sqf. the other one is camera_work.sqf

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there both in my mission folder

cosmic lichen May 12, 2019, 10:18 AM

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Open the debug console and put loopdone in one of the watch fields

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That way you can see the value.

burnt torrent May 12, 2019, 10:19 AM

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just type in loopdone?

cosmic lichen May 12, 2019, 10:19 AM

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jupp

burnt torrent May 12, 2019, 10:19 AM

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nothing happens just same error code

cosmic lichen May 12, 2019, 10:20 AM

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set loopdone = true; in the debug console and try again.

burnt torrent May 12, 2019, 10:21 AM

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ahhh ive get some where now im getting script camera_work.sqf not found

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i removed al_intro out the line in the debug because id removed the scrips from the folder

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_firstshot = [cam1, cam2, target1, 9, 0.3, 0.1, false, 0, 0, 0,FALSE] execVM ">>>>AL_intro<<<<camera_work.sqf"; i removed that and now no error line just script camera_work.sqf not found

young current May 12, 2019, 10:24 AM

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well where is the camera_work.sqf?

burnt torrent May 12, 2019, 10:24 AM

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in the mission directory

young current May 12, 2019, 10:25 AM

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seems like its not if it cant find it

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is it directly in the mission directory?

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did you restart the mission?

burnt torrent May 12, 2019, 10:26 AM

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yeah several times

young current May 12, 2019, 10:27 AM

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why dont you have the AL_intro folder and all the scripts in it?

burnt torrent May 12, 2019, 10:27 AM

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removed them from there to see if it would make a difference as it didnt work with them in the folder

young current May 12, 2019, 10:27 AM

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you sure thats the right mission folder?

burnt torrent May 12, 2019, 10:28 AM

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yes sir i saved it then checked the date modified to be sure

young current May 12, 2019, 10:30 AM

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idk. if its supposed to work with the files provided then you have probably missed a step in the tutorial

burnt torrent May 12, 2019, 10:31 AM

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god knows thanks any way guys

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just throws that error line up on 17

fossil yew May 12, 2019, 10:35 AM

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Is there a function that displays an image full screen?

burnt torrent May 12, 2019, 10:35 AM

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for the undefined variable

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how would i install the script of steam workshop as that script got updated recently ?

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could be script on armaholic is outdated maybe?

young current May 12, 2019, 10:40 AM

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possibly

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📎 unknown.png

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where did you have this?

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@burnt torrent

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because if this does not run

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then the loopdone never gets defined

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📎 unknown.png

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this part is what you are trying to run from the console right?

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because to me it looks like your are not using the scirpts as they should be used

burnt torrent May 12, 2019, 10:50 AM

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yes that is the part im trying to run mate

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the bit youve pointed at with the arrow is the bit im putting in the debug

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horrible goat i could kiss you mate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

burnt torrent May 12, 2019, 11:20 AM

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_ammo = getArtilleryAmmo [gun1] select 0;
_tgt = getMarkerPos "target1";
gun1 doArtilleryFire[_tgt,_ammo,10];

sleep 2;

_ammo = getArtilleryAmmo [gun1] select 0;
_tgt = getMarkerPos "target1";
gun1 doArtilleryFire[_tgt,_ammo,10];

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nearly there guys now im trying to get 2 scorchers to fire but 2 seconds apart so it don't look fake but that sleep code is chuckig up a error im putting this into the trigger information the artillery works if i remove the sleep 2;

marsh storm May 12, 2019, 11:32 AM

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So here's an interesting one - I'm looking to run an Ace Combat inspired mission, based around Stonehenge Defensive from AC7

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What I really need is a script to have a visible "beam" fire when the countdown is complete

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Any thoughts?

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(for those that have played the game, I'm going to have the players be one of the "menhir" defensive positions defending against the incoming Eruseans)

keen bough May 12, 2019, 11:57 AM

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[_priceCheck] remoteExecCall ["narMoney_fnc_moneySavePMC", 2];

Yet it throws me a "generic error in expression" but i wrote it, no matter if remoteExec or remoteExecCall, exactly as it is stated in here: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/remoteExec

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_priceCheck contains a number.

astral dawn May 12, 2019, 11:57 AM

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Do DayZ scripting commands have 10 position formats used among all functions too, or is it finally unified?

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i mean ASL/AGL/ALGS/ALSW/ALTWTF and so on xD

young current May 12, 2019, 11:58 AM

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They all serve different purposes

astral dawn May 12, 2019, 12:00 PM

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sure, still makes no sense to have drawLine3D use AGL, and lineIntersects to use ASL :/

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I would expect commands not involved with creating objects just use some unified world coordinates TBH

young current May 12, 2019, 12:02 PM

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That could make things easier for sure.

astral dawn May 12, 2019, 12:02 PM

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maybe while we are on it, if I am writing functions like 'find safe position on road', 'check if position is safe', and so on - which format do I use?

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I hate to think about converting this sh*t before calling any of my algorithms, I would like to have a unified coordinate system

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for my scripts I mean

keen bough May 12, 2019, 12:16 PM

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My Problem is solved. I was looking into the wrong script. Could solve the issue.

broken forge May 12, 2019, 12:35 PM

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is there any way to lock the game to first person, apart from when in vehicles?

keen bough May 12, 2019, 12:42 PM

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@broken forge I dont know vanilla settings beside the difficulty settings which i would suggest to look into. But when you use ace you have such a setting within the ace-addon settings for missions/server and client.

broken forge May 12, 2019, 12:43 PM

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okay, thankyou

lost copper May 12, 2019, 1:05 PM

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@broken forge did you want to allow using 3rd person view in vehicle, but not on foot? Without additional mods)

broken forge May 12, 2019, 1:09 PM

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yes @lost copper

lost copper May 12, 2019, 1:14 PM

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@broken forge try this:

Enable 3-rd person view in server config.
Code in init.sqf:

if hasInterface then {
    execVM "disable3rd.sqf"
};

Create file disable3rd.sqf:

waituntil {!(IsNull (findDisplay 46))};

player addEventHandler ["GetOutMan", {
    params ["_unit", "_role", "_vehicle", "_turret"];
  if (cameraOn == _unit && cameraView == "EXTERNAL") then {
    _unit switchCamera "INTERNAL";
    [] spawn {
      hint "3rd view enabled in vehicles only!";
      sleep 3;
      hint "";
    };
  };
}];
(findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", {
  params ["_displayorcontrol", "_key", "_shift", "_ctrl", "_alt"];
  if (isNull objectParent player) then {
    if (_key in actionKeys "curatorPersonView") then {
      [] spawn {
        hint "3rd view enabled in vehicles only!";
        sleep 3;
        hint "";
      };
      true 
    }; 
  };
}];

The work in done, check it on server.

broken forge May 12, 2019, 1:14 PM

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okay, tyvm

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hmm, that didn't seem to work

lost copper May 12, 2019, 1:29 PM

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@broken forge works for me now 😁

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Did you have something else in init?

broken forge May 12, 2019, 1:34 PM

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nope. just that. the server is running on warlords in multiplayer with zeus and the following mods:
CBA_A3
Achilles
Radio Anim for TFR
TFR
RHSAFRF
@lost copper

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maybe some of those would mess with it

lost copper May 12, 2019, 1:35 PM

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Test this script on vanilla, that works on them.

broken forge May 12, 2019, 1:35 PM

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okay

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nope, still dont work. it does spawn a BLUFOR init in my group however

lost copper May 12, 2019, 1:43 PM

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@broken forge any errors?

broken forge May 12, 2019, 1:44 PM

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nope

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oh, i'm stupid. the bit about the blufor unit was just me being a rtard

lost copper May 12, 2019, 1:44 PM

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So it works?

broken forge May 12, 2019, 1:45 PM

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nope, the script doesn't do anything to my game as far as i can tell

lost copper May 12, 2019, 1:46 PM

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that is strange, cause it works in my test mission.

broken forge May 12, 2019, 1:47 PM

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problem solved

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this script works, anyone can use them if needed

sturdy cape May 12, 2019, 2:19 PM

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may be me not understanding something and o know it seems simple sqf "nuke" remoteExec ["playsound",-2,true];will play a sound foe every unit on the server,i just need it to play local per player (but the script is server side).wheres my fault?

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as in "every player can hear the sound as much times as there are players on the server" iand i dont like that^^

winter rose May 12, 2019, 2:23 PM

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@sturdy cape-2 means "everywhere but the server (and actually, a server can be a player)

Also, maybe not set the JIP param to true

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According to what you say, it seems that this script may run on every client too

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And if that is the case, just use "playSound" here

sturdy cape May 12, 2019, 2:25 PM

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well its executed on the server for sure.i just ended up placing the playsound in a client side file and will check.it was just there to have the absolute timing of the event the script is

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thanks

keen bough May 12, 2019, 3:23 PM

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dunnow if i already asked this. If i use the init-field of a unit to give that unit a specific eventhandler, and the player, choosing this unit, respawns, will the event handler be active on that unit again?

My understanding says "Nope, because the object after respawn is a new object" am i right?

lost copper May 12, 2019, 4:41 PM

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@echo yew did you mean that:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_CfgMarkerColors

fleet hazel May 12, 2019, 5:10 PM

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Guys'. How can I find out the color of the pixel under the mouse cursor?

random crescent May 12, 2019, 5:21 PM

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you can't

tough abyss May 12, 2019, 6:01 PM

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Pretty sure -2 stops it executed on the server, if it does then you have some other execution in addition somewhere @sturdy cape

keen bough May 12, 2019, 6:45 PM

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eh, i disabled "disable negative rating" but i dont get a negative rating. I am independend, switch via zeus to blufor and started to kill blufor enemies - rating stays at 0. Did i forget to turn something off script-wise?

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So far i figured out that, if you switch side, you cant get a negative rating since you're considered still "original side" which, in my case, is greenFor...

tough abyss May 12, 2019, 8:39 PM

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Somebody can show me how to increase size of a map marker gradually?

astral dawn May 12, 2019, 8:51 PM

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most likely you can't

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maybe drawIcon can do scaling

winter rose May 12, 2019, 8:57 PM

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You… can

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

setMarkerSize

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@tough abyss

tough abyss May 12, 2019, 9:01 PM

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@winter rose thanks can u tell me how to increase a-axis, b-axis value gradually?

winter rose May 12, 2019, 9:11 PM

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depends, what do you want to do?

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You may want to look at while-do for example, or for

tough abyss May 12, 2019, 9:20 PM

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i want to increase gradually size of the marker just for like 3/4 secondes

winter rose May 12, 2019, 9:21 PM

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an area marker?

tough abyss May 12, 2019, 9:22 PM

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yes

winter rose May 12, 2019, 9:29 PM

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"analogically" or by steps, etc

private _marker = "myMarkerName";
private _size = markerSize _marker;
private _wantedSize = [_size # 0 * 2, _size # 1 * 2];
private _duration = 4; // seconds
private _step = 0.1;
for "_i" from 0 to _duration step _step do
{
  // something
};```

tough abyss May 12, 2019, 9:31 PM

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wow thanks

winter rose May 12, 2019, 9:34 PM

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and in the something, well something like this:

private _w = _size#0 + (_i/_duration) * (_wantedSize # 0 - _size # 0);
private _h = _size#1 + (_i/_duration) * (_wantedSize # 1 - _size # 1);
_marker setMarkerSize [_w, _h];
sleep _step;```

Sorry, coding from my phone ^^

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Not my best code, but I am going to sleep so others may optimise this :-] @tough abyss

tough abyss May 12, 2019, 9:36 PM

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thanks, i did not know how to write it, but now i think it's fine.

winter rose May 12, 2019, 9:36 PM

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private _loumontana = 8 * 60 * 60;
sleep _loumontana;```

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Perfect - good luck then!

unique atlas May 12, 2019, 9:57 PM

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stupid question I'm sure, but is it necessary to declare that as private @winter rose ? Isn't the variable already private when prefixed with the underscore?

random crescent May 12, 2019, 10:03 PM

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no

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it's local, not private. completely different things.

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local variables only exist for the current script and any scopes within (so functions you call or anything with curly braces).

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that is unlike global variables, which exist for all scripts.

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private variables don't influence outer scopes. going to copy what i wrote a couple days ago

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private _x = 1;
call {
   _x = 2
};
hint str _x; // 2

call {
   _x = 2
};
hint str _x; // error

private _x = 1;
call {
   private _x = 2
};
hint str _x; // 1

slim oyster May 13, 2019, 12:02 AM

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Hey bois trying to find that animation trace script, probably going to be an AnimDone EH, anyone know what I am talking about? Cheers

verbal knoll May 13, 2019, 1:12 PM

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hey guys im having a problem when trying to get my current weapon magazine ammo, im using this code ((currentMagazineDetail player) splitString "(/)") select 1 when i put it in the debug console i do get the amount, but when i use it in a function it doesn't work, i get this error : Error Zero divisor. which i know happens when you try to select element that is not available in the array. but in my case the element is available.

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also i get this Error in expression <litString "(/)";

still forum May 13, 2019, 1:17 PM

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select 1 if splitString doesn't return array with 2 elements or more, that will error

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"but in my case the element is available" made double sure?

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Maybe it's something before/after your code

verbal knoll May 13, 2019, 1:18 PM

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this is the return for that ((currentMagazineDetail player) splitString "(/)") - ["5.7 mm 50Rnd ADR-97 Mag","50","50","[id","cr:10000032","0]"]

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so if i select 1 i get "50"

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nvm i figured it up

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thank you anyways..

tender fossil May 13, 2019, 3:13 PM

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Are there commands to retrieve the acceleration of vehicle? I guess not

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Or more importantly, commands to set acceleration of vehicle

still forum May 13, 2019, 3:15 PM

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velocity yes, acceleration no

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_v1 = velocity _veh
sleep 1;
_acc = _velocity _veh vectorDiff _v1

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^ Doesn't actually work. Its stupid code that will return wrong results.
But something like that

tender fossil May 13, 2019, 3:21 PM

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Unfortunately retrieving acceleration from velocity is not enough for me, I would have needed the real acceleration

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As I'd have used the acceleration in giving speed boost to tanks, which doesn't work on velocity based acceleration (it ends up tanks flying in air lol)

tough abyss May 13, 2019, 3:25 PM

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If you dress it up in the scheduled environment and run it on each vehicle in a loop and cache the result as a local parameter you could retrieve it and it wouldn't be that bad.

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Faster sample times will give you closer to the real acceleration and by the time you are running every frame it is going to be as accurate as the game is calculating it too

still forum May 13, 2019, 3:28 PM

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"As I'd have used the acceleration in giving speed boost to tanks, which doesn't work on velocity based acceleration (it ends up tanks flying in air lol)" I do that too.
I have a multiply by 2 button.
Works fine, if you don't press too often thinking it has no effect..... oops

tender fossil May 13, 2019, 3:36 PM

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Faster sample times will give you closer to the real acceleration and by the time you are running every frame it is going to be as accurate as the game is calculating it too
``` I ran it every frame and got flying tanks 😄 I guess the problem is when you want to change direction, the "last known velocity" doesn't take it into account

still forum May 13, 2019, 3:41 PM

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well yeah constantly accelerating every frame is probably bad idea 😄

slim oyster May 13, 2019, 3:41 PM

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^ combine that with ace g forces

tender fossil May 13, 2019, 3:58 PM

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@still forum The script had speed limit though, the problem was that eg. when you climbed over an hill, the tank kept rolling "uphill" if you kept your forward key pressed down lol

still forum May 13, 2019, 3:58 PM

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yeaaaahh....

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Flying hmmwv's

#

at mach 57

tender fossil May 13, 2019, 4:00 PM

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A community in Arma 2 gave tanks a speed boost at low speeds, it's really useful feature in Benny's Warfare - the fights are much more dynamic and interesting

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But you can't use the same script in Arma 3 since the FOV is dependent on vehicle speed, so the camera jerks all the time when the speed limit of the script kicks in

peak plover May 13, 2019, 4:05 PM

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just interpolate the changes over a couple of frames and don't add velocity immediately

tender fossil May 13, 2019, 4:05 PM

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@peak plover Could try that out, thanks for tip

fleet hazel May 13, 2019, 4:12 PM

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Guys. How to remove 1 clip from the container?

still forum May 13, 2019, 4:13 PM

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"the container" ?
"clip" ?

fleet hazel May 13, 2019, 4:13 PM

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yes, container

digital jacinth May 13, 2019, 4:16 PM

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Which BI function is called by the Zeus module named Skip time? I want to use the "x hours later" display players get.

still forum May 13, 2019, 4:20 PM

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BIS_fnc_setDate

digital jacinth May 13, 2019, 4:21 PM

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hmm, i was looking at any function starting with "moduleX"

still forum May 13, 2019, 4:21 PM

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well it's in fn_moduleSkiptime.sqf

digital jacinth May 13, 2019, 4:21 PM

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it is?

still forum May 13, 2019, 4:21 PM

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yes

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that's the code the module calls

peak plover May 13, 2019, 4:22 PM

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

digital jacinth May 13, 2019, 4:22 PM

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Yeah it is in there, must have missed it

peak plover May 13, 2019, 4:23 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/skipTime
and
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setTimeMultiplier
are better

still forum May 13, 2019, 4:23 PM

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not helping dude :u

digital jacinth May 13, 2019, 4:23 PM

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does not have the functionality i was after

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i am well aware of both commands, but I wanted the transition effect

still forum May 13, 2019, 4:24 PM

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Yes setDate has the UI stuff

digital jacinth May 13, 2019, 4:25 PM

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neat, makes things easier

ruby breach May 13, 2019, 4:29 PM

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@fleet hazel Take a peek at the biki for clearItemCargoGlobal, addItemCargoGlobal, and getItemCargo. Unless Dedmen has sprinkled some magic around there's no way to remove a single magazine from cargo; you have to cache the inventory, delete it all, and re-add everything less whatever you want to remove.

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Might be magazineCargo; been a while since I played with those and don't remember if magazineCargo returns removable mags or the turret's mags

fleet hazel May 13, 2019, 4:30 PM

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@ruby breach I have a container

ruby breach May 13, 2019, 4:30 PM

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Yes, you made that abundantly clear

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What I said still holds true

fleet hazel May 13, 2019, 4:31 PM

#

getItemCargo

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dont work for container

still forum May 13, 2019, 4:31 PM

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it does

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unless you don't actually have a container

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But it seems like you don't actually want to give any details

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so can't help you any further I guess

craggy adder May 13, 2019, 7:35 PM

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You need to learn to read minds and be more helpful

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shame on you

harsh sphinx May 13, 2019, 8:27 PM

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Using attachTo on a vehicle seems to artificially change the boundary box and cause erratic behaviour for vehicles above it. I'm attaching the vehicle to a HeliHEmpty, so I wouldn't expect this to happen. Anyone got any experience of how I might go about fixing this, without using disableCollisionWith 👀

tough abyss May 13, 2019, 8:48 PM

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whats helihempty?

harsh sphinx May 13, 2019, 8:58 PM

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It's an invisible landing pad object, but I think I may have solved it by disabling simulation on the parent, or moving it away from the attached object. Not even sure, but not tested in an MP environment so who knows 🤷

halcyon crypt May 13, 2019, 8:59 PM

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why are you attaching a vehicle to the landing pad? 🤔

harsh sphinx May 13, 2019, 9:01 PM

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It's because the wreck is acting like michael j fox otherwise.

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Attaching it seems to be the only way for it to behave.

fleet hazel May 14, 2019, 12:39 PM

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Hey. Problem. When the player gets into the car, his animation in the car breaks down.

winter rose May 14, 2019, 2:25 PM

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Happens in Vanilla?

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(the car script)

delicate lotus May 14, 2019, 3:33 PM

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Is it somehow possible to change the selected briefing tab when the mission is loaded?
Like with processDiaryLink but that doesn't really seem to work in the briefing screen.

lofty spade May 14, 2019, 6:03 PM

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Can anyone help me script for a server? I am willing to pay

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@everyone If you can script please help I am in need of support willing to pay

still forum May 14, 2019, 6:04 PM

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🤔

delicate lotus May 14, 2019, 6:05 PM

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Willing to pay with what exactly?

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:18 PM

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Hey all - Is there a way to get the curator cost a unit, given its class?

#

I'm trying to make an AI wrapper around the zeus interface

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Doesn't seem possible to make calls to the zeus interface directly, so I'm trying to at least emulate it

#

Failing that, can someone help me with function scopes?

#

private _homeSector = _this select 0;

private _testFunction = {
    hint str _homeSector; //undefined variable
};

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Why does that not work

still forum May 14, 2019, 6:23 PM

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because... That's just how it is

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variables are passed when code is executed, not when it's defined

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:23 PM

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So I can't access variables outside of that function?

still forum May 14, 2019, 6:23 PM

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Only if they exist where the function is called

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Like

private _homeSector = _this select 0;

private _testFunction = {
    hint str _homeSector;
};

call _testFunction; //Works

astral dawn May 14, 2019, 6:24 PM

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You must pass variables to functions when you call them, if you are familiar with that concept 🤔

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:24 PM

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That doesn't work

still forum May 14, 2019, 6:24 PM

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That does work

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:24 PM

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That's my code

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basically

still forum May 14, 2019, 6:24 PM

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Then you are doing something else wrong

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:24 PM

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_homeSector = _this select 1;

_taskCaptureInitial = {
    _sector = [_homeSector] call _nearestUnclaimedSector;
    _vehicle = ["B_MRAP_01_F", position _homeSector] call _spawnUnit;
    _vehicle addWaypoint position _sector;
};

[] spawn _taskCaptureInitial;

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Is my exact code

still forum May 14, 2019, 6:25 PM

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spawn is not executing the code right there

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:25 PM

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It's doing it in a scheduler

still forum May 14, 2019, 6:25 PM

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It creates a new script that runs later

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:25 PM

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Can I omit the [] when doing a call?

still forum May 14, 2019, 6:25 PM

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later. When your _homeSector variable will have gone out of scope long ago

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yes

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:25 PM

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How about with execVM and spawn?

still forum May 14, 2019, 6:25 PM

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they both launch the code sometime later

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not right now and right here like call does

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they create a new script instance.

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Variables carry over from higher to lower scopes.
but spawn creates a new script, with no parent scopes that could have any variables

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If you want parameters in spawn/execVM then you need to pass them manually

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:27 PM

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Got it

still forum May 14, 2019, 6:28 PM

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Same for anything else which doesn't execute "right now, right here"
like addAction or eventhandlers of any kind

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:30 PM

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Okay. Are recursive functions allowed?

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Doesn't seem to be behaving as expected

still forum May 14, 2019, 6:31 PM

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yes

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there is a limit to recursion depth though.. like after a couple hundred levels deep you'll get problems

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:31 PM

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I'm only going 1 layer deep

astral dawn May 14, 2019, 6:32 PM

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are you sure that you are passing your parameters through params?

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when you make a call

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should be stuff call code, not _stuff call {_sfuff = _stuff - 1; call code};

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:33 PM

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_driver = [_driverUnit, _pos] call _spawnUnit;

Type object expected code

still forum May 14, 2019, 6:33 PM

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So what now

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one of your variables that should be code is an object

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There is nothing anyone can read out of that generic line of code

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:34 PM

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I haven't set any expected types on that function

still forum May 14, 2019, 6:34 PM

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commands do that, not you

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check where the error is actually thrown

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:34 PM

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I assume the "expected code" spans from the call command right?

still forum May 14, 2019, 6:35 PM

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Might be, might be inside the function, might be in the lines above or below the line you sent

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:35 PM

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The error was that line

still forum May 14, 2019, 6:35 PM

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maybe _spawnUnit is a object then

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:35 PM

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Yea, that's what I thought. But I know it's a function, which made me think the fact its called recursively might not be working as intended

still forum May 14, 2019, 6:36 PM

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if you show your actual code people might be able to tell you what you are doing wrong

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:36 PM

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Sure

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_spawnUnit = {
    _unit = _this select 0;
    _pos = _this select 1;

    _points = curatorPoints _curator;

    if([_unit] call _getUnitCost > _points) exitWith {
        false
    };

    _group = createGroup (_curatorSide);
    _spawnUnit = _group createUnit [_unit, _pos findEmptyPosition [0, 20, _unit], [], 0, "NONE"];
    _curator addCuratorEditableObjects [[_spawnUnit], false];

    if(_spawnUnit emptyPositions "driver" == 0) then {
        _driver = [_driverUnit, _pos] call _spawnUnit;
        _driver moveInDriver _spawnUnit;
    };

    if(_spawnUnit emptyPositions "gunner" == 0) then {
        _gunner = [_driverUnit, _pos] call _spawnUnit;
        _gunner moveInGunner _spawnUnit;
    };

    _spawnUnit;
};

still forum May 14, 2019, 6:37 PM

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_spawnUnit = _group createUnit
🤔

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:37 PM

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shit

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ahahahaha

still forum May 14, 2019, 6:37 PM

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You used private before, why do you stop now

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:37 PM

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Rubber duck

still forum May 14, 2019, 6:37 PM

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That is a prime example of using private

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and btw replace your _this select's with params

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

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:38 PM

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so params["_unit", "_points"]

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is equivalent

still forum May 14, 2019, 6:38 PM

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although private won't help much either here

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is equivalent to what you have PLUS private

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actually _pos not _points

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If cost is too high, you exit with false.
but your other code in _driver and _gunner expects to always get back a unit, that will error

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:40 PM

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Yea good spot, I'll just add a check

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How do I declare a variable to use it later?

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Something like

_unitGroup;

    if(isNil "_group") then {
        _unitGroup = createGroup (_curatorSide);
    } else {
        _unitGroup = _group;
    };

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_unitGroup throws an error saying its not defined

young current May 14, 2019, 6:52 PM

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_unitGroup = X;

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 6:53 PM

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It has to be defined to something

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_unitGroup = objNull; ?

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Got it, thanks

young current May 14, 2019, 7:00 PM

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👍

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 7:01 PM

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Okay, I think one final question, The script I'm calling creates the unit I want it to, but it dissapears instantly

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i want a trigger to execute once a player picks up an item (uniform in specific). how do i go about this?

karmic otter May 14, 2019, 7:04 PM

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I'm having an issue where my script works as intended locally, but when I test on a dedicated server, portions of it will execute on mission start. ```if (!isServer) exitWith {};

//definitions
mapmarker = [
"m_2",
"m_5"
];
publicVariable "p2";
justplayers = allplayers - entities "HeadlessClient_F";
playerCount = count justplayers;
accounted = {_x inArea "MS"} count justplayers;

//run check to see if players are in area "MS"
while {playerCount != accounted} do {
justplayers = allplayers - entities "HeadlessClient_F";
sleep 5;
accounted = {_x inArea "MS"} count justplayers;
};

//incoming message from HQ
[[west, "HQ"],"Glad you all made it. Rest up, we'll get you some additional support."] remoteExec ["sideChat",2];
sleep 1;

//blackscreen fadeout transition
[0, "BLACK", 2, 1]call BIS_fnc_fadeEffect;
sleep 2;
6 fadesound 0;
titleText ["10 Hours Later", "BLACK FADED", 1, false];
sleep 2;

//skip time 10 hours
skipTime 10;

//trigger condition = true
p2=true;

//blackscreen fadein transition
[1, "BLACK", 3, 1]call BIS_fnc_fadeEffect;
sleep 1;
6 fadesound 1;

//Mapmarkers revealed
{_x setmarkersize [1,1];} foreach mapmarker;
"m_2" setmarkertext "Laboratory";
"m_5" setmarkertext "Eagle's Aerie";

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sidechat, and transitions were not executing (as intended), everything else was executing at mission start, with players outside the specified area. Any insight would be appreciated! Thanks.

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 7:40 PM

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What should I waitUntil in a script to be certain the entire mission is initialized

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and ready to play

winter rose May 14, 2019, 7:49 PM

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time > 0 ?

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 8:07 PM

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Can a switch return a value?

winter rose May 14, 2019, 8:10 PM

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it can, it is not exactly recommended but yes

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 8:10 PM

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Ah ok

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I guess a better solution would be use the config

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How can I filter config for all units belonging to a certain side

astral dawn May 14, 2019, 8:43 PM

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I have an idea that I want to click on a map marker and receive an event about it getting the map marker I clicked on
How viable is it to achieve this by making controls and moving them when mouse moves in the map view? Will it lag by one frame?

random crescent May 14, 2019, 8:45 PM

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

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I'm curious how a control under your cursor was supposed to help you though

astral dawn May 14, 2019, 8:50 PM

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damn that's cool, why did I discuver this thing so late and have to write all the mouse events myself 🤦 🤦 🤦

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help me with what? I thought I can attach the more advanced event handlers to these 'control-markers'

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I want mouse over events too and such things

random crescent May 14, 2019, 8:54 PM

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uuuh

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/User_Interface_Event_Handlers#onMouseEnter

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the in game map is just a map control

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you can add event handlers to it just fine

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 8:55 PM

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Is there a way I can still simulate objects that are hidden?

astral dawn May 14, 2019, 8:55 PM

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so how do I implement and event that my mouse has entered an area of a marker?

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I guess I need to poll the command you gave above

random crescent May 14, 2019, 8:56 PM

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yeah

astral dawn May 14, 2019, 8:56 PM

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on the mouse move event of the map control

random crescent May 14, 2019, 8:56 PM

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that's what i would do, too.

tough abyss May 14, 2019, 11:10 PM

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Is there an arma equivalent of Javascript || ?

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To set default values

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eg

_t = (call _test) || "default";

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"defualt" will be set if its nil or null

unique atlas May 14, 2019, 11:16 PM

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for arma i believe || is "or" in a condition.

random crescent May 14, 2019, 11:17 PM

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private _var = [_maybe] param [0, "default"];

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regarding your earlier question:

What should I waitUntil in a script to be certain the entire mission is initialized
nothing at all. initPlayerLocal & initServer will run in postInit, all objects exist at that point, functions are compile etc. if you need for some other scripts to finish, you've got to be more specific.

unkempt plover May 15, 2019, 1:46 AM

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hey does anyone know if there is a way to start terrain builder or object builder with a command line?

karmic otter May 15, 2019, 2:10 AM

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thanks!

short vine May 15, 2019, 2:13 AM

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Is there a way to animate a mesh (specifically stretch it) through SQF?

short vine May 15, 2019, 2:41 AM

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Specifically trying to achieve an effect like this (afterburner) https://gyazo.com/3f95685336392f696659e33796d0eea1

tough abyss May 15, 2019, 6:10 AM

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What is the best way to play a random death sound effect upon a unit's death?

zinc rapids May 15, 2019, 6:27 AM

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<<THE UNIT YOU WANT TO SCREAM>> say3D [<<SOUND FILE>>, <<RANGE IN METERS>>];

//Example

_miller say3D ["superMillerLand", 10];

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/say3D

tough abyss May 15, 2019, 6:42 AM

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@zinc rapids It also says on the page you linked that your suggestion will not work as units has to be alive

zinc rapids May 15, 2019, 6:43 AM

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New plan

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Spawn an empty object near them (helipad invisible) and have that play the sound

still forum May 15, 2019, 6:43 AM

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@short vine yes. Scripted animation sources

high marsh May 15, 2019, 6:45 AM

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the animations have to be a part of model config though

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so it's not cut and dry SQF

still forum May 15, 2019, 6:52 AM

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ZephyrSouza is model maker tho, so I assume that's not gonna be a problem

young current May 15, 2019, 8:45 AM

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That would be best achieved with just model.cfg animation and a tube which one end is animated to move.

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Could be tied to speed animation source for example. @short vine

brave jungle May 15, 2019, 9:04 AM

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How to return players default colour choice for menus etc.?

queen cargo May 15, 2019, 9:05 AM

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cannot quite remember which one it was
but you can find the corresponding variable using allVariables profileNamespace

still forum May 15, 2019, 9:06 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/User_Interface_Colors#Adding_new

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

brave jungle May 15, 2019, 9:06 AM

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Ah cheers 😄

astral dawn May 15, 2019, 9:17 AM

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Can map markers receive color not in string form but in the array form, somehow?

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[r,g,b,a]

still forum May 15, 2019, 9:23 AM

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You can just convert the array to string?

queen cargo May 15, 2019, 9:24 AM

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uhm ... setMarkerColor is not supporting non-defined (CfgMarkerColors) colors

brave jungle May 15, 2019, 9:25 AM

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I'm almost sure they don't, but do objects keep variable names while in player inventory?

queen cargo May 15, 2019, 9:25 AM

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there are no objects in your inventory

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only strings

brave jungle May 15, 2019, 9:26 AM

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Thats what I thought

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That would make my life too easy 😃

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i'll just need to grab the client that picks up said object, check if classname is in their inventory when they use an action, reset when they drop it.

still forum May 15, 2019, 9:32 AM

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CfgVehicles are objects, everything in your inventory is CfgWeapons
Weapons have no variables

winter rose May 15, 2019, 9:38 AM

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backpacks are vehicles though

still forum May 15, 2019, 9:38 AM

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yes

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but they are not in your inventory

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They are a container that you put your inventory inside

winter rose May 15, 2019, 9:39 AM

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wait, are vests and uniforms vehicles as well?

still forum May 15, 2019, 9:40 AM

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yes

steel sandal May 15, 2019, 9:53 AM

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I'm trying to make sense of how scoping and variable binding works in SQF just so I can relate the concepts to my existing programming experience, but:

setVariable and getVariable operate against named namespaces - is the 'default' global namespace as applied to functions executed the "missionNamespace"? (ie: in mission scripts, could I access a global assigned directly foo = 20; via missionNamespace getVariable "foo")? If it's not the missionNamespace, is it an accessible namespace?

still forum May 15, 2019, 9:54 AM

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defaultNamespace (there is a command for it) is usually missionNamespace

steel sandal May 15, 2019, 9:54 AM

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ah, awesome.

still forum May 15, 2019, 9:54 AM

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yes you can access directly

steel sandal May 15, 2019, 9:55 AM

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the second question is to do with private scope and blocks and closures/bindings - namely - are private variables in blocks closures, or are they rebound in the caller's context?

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I guess that's a bit more complicated to explain directly...

private "_foo"; _foo = 20;
[] spawn { player globalChat _foo };

Is _foo valid inside that block, and if so, does it resolve to the _foo outside, or would it be reevaluated to a new _foo in the context where it's spawed? (That's not the precise context I'm working in, but close enough)

still forum May 15, 2019, 10:00 AM

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private variables are bound to the callstack

steel sandal May 15, 2019, 10:00 AM

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I can see how to not get bitten by spawn for that since spawn permits argument passing, but in the context I'm trying to work out if a compile is necessary or not

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right - so the context in which it's called.

still forum May 15, 2019, 10:00 AM

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You can access them from lower in the callstack, but not higher, and also not from different scripts

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spawn launches a completely new script with new callstack, thus variables don't carry over

steel sandal May 15, 2019, 10:00 AM

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yup - I presume event handlers are similar

still forum May 15, 2019, 10:00 AM

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_foo in your above example is undefined

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btw private "_foo"; _foo = 20; -> private _foo = 20;

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scripts that get compiled hold absolutely 0 information about where they were compiled

steel sandal May 15, 2019, 10:02 AM

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yup - it's more that the immediate values are being resolved at the time of compile (they're compile + format combos), and the fact that variables are bound and resolved at call tells me why that's necessary. 😃 thanks!

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[well, actually, block scoped even! it's all making sense anyway - just hard to get that direct answer from the wiki]

young current May 15, 2019, 10:26 AM

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actually vest is not a vehicle. its an item that is drawn on the character vehicle via proxy

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as in vest doesnt have cfgvehicles class

still forum May 15, 2019, 10:29 AM

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the container is a vehicle though

young current May 15, 2019, 10:36 AM

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that it is

cosmic lichen May 15, 2019, 10:37 AM

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https://pastebin.com/WwC5iGK3 Any suggestions for performance improvments?

still forum May 15, 2019, 10:49 AM

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nearestLocations over the whole map? is there no command to just get all locations?

cosmic lichen May 15, 2019, 10:52 AM

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Not that I know of.

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The script runs only once when eden loads a new map/scenario so that's not gonna be a big of a deal.

tranquil shoal May 15, 2019, 11:37 AM

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is it possible to make the pawnee 7.62 minigun use the same bullet on the cheetah anti aircraft tank?

young current May 15, 2019, 11:39 AM

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you can remove the original weapon with scripts and add new weapon and new ammo

delicate lotus May 15, 2019, 11:48 AM

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Will AI actually use those new weapons?

young current May 15, 2019, 11:52 AM

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should yes

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depends how some animations and fire effects are set up you might lose some of those

delicate lotus May 15, 2019, 11:53 AM

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okay. Sounds nice. I always wanted to have an AI pawnee shoot HMG bullets at me

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One small question about JIP and respawning.
If I disable AI in the slots that the players use, will JIPs use the respawn system so their unit is created?
If I disable respawning, would that cause the JIP player to not spawn at all and only play as a spectator?

winter rose May 15, 2019, 12:20 PM

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@delicate lotus the Pawnee might shoot rockets from its hull then; if so, you can fix this with a fired EH to place the rockets properly

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 12:34 PM

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Scripting noob here, I was wondering if you guys could help me write a script that prints the weaponDirection of the Katyusha (lib_us6_bm13) from ifa3 to the bottom of the screen of the player, both azimuth and elevation

burnt torrent May 15, 2019, 12:37 PM

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how would i script my helictoper to have its engines running but not take off?

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 12:43 PM

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@zealous jungle animationPhase Example 3, usually "MainTurret" is traverse, "MainGun" is elevation.
@burnt torrent engineOn
look them up here
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/All_Arma_Commands_Pages

burnt torrent May 15, 2019, 12:43 PM

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thank you ampersand most appreciated

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 12:48 PM

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And how would it be displayed on the hud every frame?

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 12:49 PM

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onEachFrame and hintSilent for prototyping. If you want it to look fancy, that's way more involved.

burnt torrent May 15, 2019, 12:51 PM

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how to i get units to fast rope ive got a helicopter put the units in it set it a way point and made the waypoint fast rope (achiles mod one) it reaches the waypoint but they don't fast rope

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 12:56 PM

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I'm a bit confused now because I'm not so sure on how to use them, keep in mind that I haven't written a single code before so you'll have to go easy mode with me

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 12:59 PM

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Try to get onEachFrame Example 1 to work first.

winter rose May 15, 2019, 12:59 PM

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@zealous jungle https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/weaponDirection
and the note in it too

weaponDirection

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 1:01 PM

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ah, yeah. that's much easier for the primary turret.

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 1:06 PM

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Something like this? onEachFrame { hintSilent weaponDirection currentWeapon};

tough abyss May 15, 2019, 1:06 PM

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No

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 1:07 PM

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look at weaponDirection Example 1

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 1:08 PM

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I've looked at it but I don't understand it

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 1:09 PM

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It may be more clear to do _yourVehicle weaponDirection (currentWeapon _yourVehicle). currentWeapon _yourVehicle gets the weapon name as a string, and then weaponDirection gets the direction

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In the debug console there are 5 Watch boxes. put your weaponDirection code in there to make it quicker to check

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 1:14 PM

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Where do I check it?

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 1:15 PM

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below each watch box is the evaluation result

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Try putting 1+1 into one of them

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 1:16 PM

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Returned 2

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Did you say I should put _yourVehicle weaponDirection (currentWeapon _yourVehicle) into one of the watch boxes?

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Or is there anything in that I need to alter?

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 1:18 PM

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I was mostly showing the execution order with the parentheses. _yourVehicle probably doesn't exist in your test mission, so change that to your mlrs vehicle

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 1:20 PM

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lib_us6_bm13 weaponDirection (currentWeapon lib_us6_bm13)?

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 1:20 PM

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try it. does it work?

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 1:21 PM

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Nope

young current May 15, 2019, 1:21 PM

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is your mrls vehicle named lib_us6_bm13

cosmic lichen May 15, 2019, 1:21 PM

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Is it possible that https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlTextHeight does not properly work with <br> tags?

#

It seems like the height is uncorrectly returned when a linebreak is added.

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 1:21 PM

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Yeah that's the classname @young current

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 1:22 PM

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You need to give that particular vehicle a variable name and use the variable name.

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 1:27 PM

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You mean I should do something like _katyusha = obj lib_us6_bm13; in debug and _katyusha weaponDirection (currentWeapon _katyusha); in watch?

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 1:29 PM

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Set the variable name in the attributes of the vehicle in editor

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 1:29 PM

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Oh

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I set it to "katyusha", still not working for me

#

Nvm changed a minor mistake in there

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Shouldn't it return degrees?

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 1:32 PM

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Look at the return value of weaponDirection

winter rose May 15, 2019, 1:33 PM

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a normalised vector iirc

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 1:35 PM

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Says [0.672274,0.713409,0.197725]

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Should I use animationSourcePhase or animationPhase for degrees?

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 1:38 PM

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If you want degrees traverse and elevation you'll have to do vector math against the whole vehicle's vector direction (or a horizontal/vertical vector)
Alternatively you can go back to animationPhase and then convert the phase decimal number which is probably in radians to degrees.
You picked a real doozie for your first project =p

young current May 15, 2019, 1:45 PM

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question

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why isnt https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/weaponDirection used?

weaponDirection

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oh there it is

#

xD

#

it also has the math in the example

#

for degrees

verbal knoll May 15, 2019, 1:48 PM

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hey guys, i've made a function to check how many available magazines the current player has in him inventory that he can use with his current weapon, it work for all of the weapons but not i tried it on MX SW with 100Round magazines and it returns me 0 : sqf if ((weaponState player select 0) isEqualto "") exitWith {""}; _weaponClass = weaponState player select 0; _availableMagsWeapon = getArray (configFile >> "CfgMagazineWells" >> (getArray (configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> _weaponClass >> "MagazineWell") select 0) >> "BI_Magazines"); if (isNil "_availableMagsWeapon") exitWith {""}; _availableMags = 0; for "_i" from 0 to ((count _availableMagsWeapon) - 1) step 1 do { _toAdd = {_x == _availableMagsWeapon select _i } count (magazines player); _availableMags = _availableMags + _toAdd; if (_i == ((count _availableMagsWeapon) - 1)) exitWith {_availableMags}; };

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when i run this code : sqf _weaponClass = weaponState player select 0; _availableMagsWeapon = getArray (configFile >> "CfgMagazineWells" >> (getArray (configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> _weaponClass >> "MagazineWell") select 0) >> "BI_Magazines");
i only get this array["30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag","30Rnd_65x39_caseless_khaki_mag","30Rnd_65x39_caseless_black_mag","30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag_Tracer","30Rnd_65x39_caseless_khaki_mag_Tracer","30Rnd_65x39_caseless_black_mag_Tracer"] without the 100rnd magazines class names..

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why is that?

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 1:49 PM

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What does bob mean?

spice axle May 15, 2019, 1:49 PM

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bob is a player

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Or a KI but a man

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 1:55 PM

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Does vectorMultiply 100 make it degrees?

#

It's weird because straight north is 0, east is 90 and south is also 0

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The other side is just the same but negative

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 2:02 PM

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Right, but weaponDirection is relative to world. To get traverse and elevation you'd have to do find the vector projection of _wepDir onto the vehicle normal plane, then do ϕ=arccos(a⋅b/ (|a||b|) ) for both a=_vicDir; b=_wepDirProj and then a=_wepDir; b=_wepDirProj
... I think

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 2:03 PM

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I want it to be relative to world

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 2:03 PM

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Oh ok, then much easier xD

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 2:03 PM

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For sure

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 2:03 PM

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Look at the note by HWM mainframe

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 2:07 PM

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I don't know what any of that means

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So atan2 is arctangent

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 2:09 PM

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(_array select 0) atan2 (_array select 1) substitute_array with the output from the weaponDirection code

keen bough May 15, 2019, 2:15 PM

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_var1 = 0;
_var1++
now _var1 = 1;? Would that be correct?

random crescent May 15, 2019, 2:17 PM

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no

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there is no ++ in sqf.

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 2:20 PM

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How do I check _dir_degrees?

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I so far have
onEachFrame { _array = katyusha weaponDirection (currentWeapon katyusha) vectorMultiply 100; _dir_degrees = (_array select 0) atan2 (_array select 1); }

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 2:23 PM

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you shouldn't need to vectorMultiply, and you should private _var = both those things, but otherwise looking good. Now add hintSilent str _dir_degrees;

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 2:24 PM

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Yeah I forgot to remove that part

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onEachFrame { private _var _array = katyusha weaponDirection (currentWeapon katyusha); private _var _dir_degrees = (_array select 0) atan2 (_array select 1); }?

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Wait I forgot the =

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onEachFrame { private _var = _array = katyusha weaponDirection (currentWeapon katyusha); private _var = _dir_degrees = (_array select 0) atan2 (_array select 1); }

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Idk what I'm doing anymore

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 2:26 PM

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just private _array = ...

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 2:27 PM

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Like this?
onEachFrame { private _array = katyusha weaponDirection (currentWeapon katyusha); private _var = (_array select 0) atan2 (_array select 1); }

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 2:27 PM

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Sure, the _variableName can be whatever

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 2:27 PM

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Btw what does the _ imply?

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Type?

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 2:28 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Variables#Private_Variables

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 2:30 PM

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Is the code fine?

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I put _var in watch and it doesn't return anything

still forum May 15, 2019, 2:33 PM

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_var is a local variable

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watch field cannot read random local variable that might be anywhere or nowhere

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 2:37 PM

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So it will still work?

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Also, should they be onEachFrame?

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 2:40 PM

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Right now your code is calculating it on each frame. It's not showing it yet, so add hintSilent str _var;

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 2:41 PM

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Holy shit

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It works

winter rose May 15, 2019, 2:42 PM

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yeah, it sometimes happens 😄

digital hollow May 15, 2019, 2:43 PM

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That's only the azimuth though. Elevation is gonna be a little more complicated.

wraith solstice May 15, 2019, 2:44 PM

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trying to make an addaction only useable within 2 meters, //Land Nav Course toLandNav addAction ["Move to Course", "scripts\teleports\returntostart.sqf", [],1,false,true,"","_this distance _target < 2"];

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am I doing it vastly wrong? Its not working in editor

summer flax May 15, 2019, 2:47 PM

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private _elevation = (_array select 2) atan2 ((_array select 0)^2+(_array select 1)^2);

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 2:51 PM

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Why all three coordinates for the elevation?

queen cargo May 15, 2019, 2:53 PM

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private _elevation = (_array select 2) atan2 ((_array select 0) ^ 2 + (_array select 1) ^ 2);

Please make it pretty and readable .. urgh

random crescent May 15, 2019, 2:53 PM

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would make that even more readable

queen cargo May 15, 2019, 2:53 PM

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no

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just no

random crescent May 15, 2019, 2:54 PM

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private _elevation = _array#2 atan2 (_array#0 ^ 2 + _array#1 ^ 2);

perfect

queen cargo May 15, 2019, 2:55 PM

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private _elevation = _array # 2 atan2 (_array # 0 ^ 2 + _array # 1 ^ 2);```*

random crescent May 15, 2019, 2:55 PM

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looks like an accumulation of random characters

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 2:56 PM

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How do I hintSilent two variables like A, B?

queen cargo May 15, 2019, 2:56 PM

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thats why you use select

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the # looks like you just puked all over the place and randomly hit the # button

random crescent May 15, 2019, 3:00 PM

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i agree, !! would have been a much better choice.

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i mean haskell uses it, so it's already perfect

queen cargo May 15, 2019, 3:01 PM

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urgh ... all ugly

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[ and ]

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where [ is an unary operator and ] is a nular one, just for the lulz

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though ... no wait

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i once actually had a working concept idea of that 🤔

astral dawn May 15, 2019, 3:02 PM

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Be grateful that it doesn't start array indices with 1

queen cargo May 15, 2019, 3:02 PM

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nah ... forget it ... mixing up stuff here right now

keen bough May 15, 2019, 3:03 PM

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i would not have a problem starting with 1 ^^ yet it would confuse me since i am working with 0 as start already for some time

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XD

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Heresy is fun!!

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 3:07 PM

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Nvm I figured it out now

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Is coding this hard or am I just retarded?

still forum May 15, 2019, 3:08 PM

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Noone could answer the second part as it would violate #rules

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 3:11 PM

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Where do I save scripts to run later?

random crescent May 15, 2019, 3:11 PM

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C:\

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 3:12 PM

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Yeah but what folder

winter rose May 15, 2019, 3:13 PM

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…Windows

zealous jungle May 15, 2019, 3:14 PM

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So I cant save it on the game files and then execute it?

winter rose May 15, 2019, 3:14 PM

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or [missionRoot]\Scripts\myScript.sqf

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the script you create can only go in a mission or a mod, not a "execute where I want"

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else you could ruin MP for others, by cheating 😄

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@random crescent crash by attaching a static object?

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or having a too long rope?

#arma3_scripting

would make that even more readable