because that was the next error to fix, the loading screen
#arma3_scripting
still forum
"and preusmably if it's in a UI thread sleeping pauses it as well" there are no "threads"
"so the animation to load in the configure options can't happen" I don't think that's related to that.
"you need to call or something" need a spawn
brave jungle
Yeah, got that sleep in there
Right
I'll just make the template tool add it to mission init via a spawn
brave jungle
Yeah I know, but it wouldn't be in a scheduled environment so it wouldn't work right
dull drum
Hi guys! Where can I get some info on the locality of the addAction command?
winter rose
@dull drum https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction is here for you!
dull drum
@winter rose , thanks but the only locality explanation I had there was Commands with local effects at the page footer %)
@astral dawn thanks.
plush oriole
Yep so although it can be run on any object, the action only shows for the player whose machine runs it
spark turret
Hello there.
Is there a way to increase weapon sway with ACE? i fooled around with the ace fatigue stuff, but seem to dumb to get that to work and the vanilla function "setCustomAimCoef" doesnt seem to have an effect when i change it manually, also it returns values up to 2.8, while the website says is supposed to go from 0 to 1.
ATM im using setUnitRecoilCoefficient which kind of does the job, but quite badly
any way to get setCustomAimCoef to work or an ACE pendant?
fyi i want to increase the weapon sway for players on a dedicated server
winter rose
@dull drum these icons are the information you are looking for:
Argument Global (a.k.a any object can be used),
Effect Local (only the machine where the action has been called will see the result)
dull drum
@plush oriole in my mission I have an event of getting an item for the player. If he has it - he can go, press a button and win. But when everything is local how to prevent cheating and injections?
@winter rose HOLY MOTHER OF ALL
Thank you for that dear sir!
winter rose
π with pleasure!
additional gift, free of charge: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Multiplayer_Scripting#Locality
dull drum
I dug there but it didn't really help me to realize how to deal with MP scripting, Yet, I hope. But thanks again!
winter rose
anytime! this channel is here for that
astral dawn
Really depends on task
Typically you do important things on the server (mission flow,etc).
Study remoteExec(Call) JIP functionality to synchronize stuff for joining clients.
Prefer remoteExecCall for broadcasting data instead of publicVariable if that data is not read-only or it needs to be synchronized somehow
plush oriole
i'm curious to know how many people actually implement CfgRemoteExec security
i.e. allowing only certain commands
winter rose
π
spark turret
["VulcanPinch","Vulcan Pinch","",{_target setDamage 1;},{true},{},[parameters], [0,0,0], 100] call ace_interact_menu_fnc_createAction;
how ar the parameters supposed to be written? i need to pass them to a script i execute with this ace action, but cant seem to pass the params.
is is supposed to look like this
[_var1,_var2]
?
["Execute script","Execute script","",{_var1 execVM "script.sqf";},{true},{},[_var1], [0,0,0], 100] call ace_interact_menu_fnc_createAction;
along these lines is the goal.
the problem is the variables dont get passed into the script. it just says _this = any
verbal saddle
@spark turret
https://ace3mod.com/wiki/framework/interactionMenu-framework.html#36-advanced-example
The advanced example uses
params ["_target", "_player", "_params"];
diag_log format ["_statement [%1, %2, %3]", _target, _player, _params];
to get the parameters passed to it.
Have you tried adding that and seeing what it returns?
spark turret
thank you i will try that. i fugred out by now how to pass target and caller, will now try to get custom params
ahhh awesome it works now. Blessed be the gods of scripting and @verbal saddle
plush oriole
someone said something about a blessing?
verbal saddle
Documentation :tapshead:
dull drum
Aint no grave can hold our bodies down, @plush oriole !
Still messing up with goddamn (hi again, Jesus) add Action. Still no good on dedicated.
What is going so wrong here, any thoughts?
endBox is a global, object's variable name from Eden
Arguments are global, effects are local, sky is blue, rokunin is a retard
dull drum
initServer
plush oriole
also although targets is optional, if you specify JIP (with true) you need to specify targets
well the players won't be in when the server inits
dull drum
Oh
verbal saddle
Why is there a system chat in the middle of the add action command?
plush oriole
debugging i assume
verbal saddle
it breaks it.
verbal saddle
Move it down a line.
dull drum
Oh, damn. That's an artifact, she was not a function when she was young!
verbal saddle
Also have you confirmed that true is the correct target?
Wiki says to use a number, object, string, side, group or array for the target.
true/false is for the JIP optional parameter
dull drum
I fixed that
well the players won't be in when the server inits
this scares me
I have a persistent mission where server should set up a button for winning a game (if conditions are met)
What is the correct scheduling for this situation?
In a perfect world server should set up a button and then just send it to the local machines (existing and the newcomers) for everyone to get this button
plush oriole
yeah so
dull drum
And I like smashed my face to the MP Scripting article
plush oriole
so endBox remoteExec ["bfEndAction", true]; I think should be endBox remoteExec ["bfEndAction", 0, true];
dull drum
that is already done
plush oriole
although the targets parameter is optional, if you specify JIP as true then you need to specify targets
ok
verbal saddle
Here is a remoteexeccall using addaction.
[_unit,
["Create the Antidote",
{
params ["_target", "_caller"];
if ("RyanZombiesAntiVirusCure_Item" in (vestItems _caller + uniformItems _caller + backpackItems _caller + assignedItems _caller)) then
{
"End2" call BIS_fnc_endMissionServer;
}
else
{
hint format ["You don't have the Antidote!", _caller];
};
},
[], 2, true, true, "", "", 3, false, "", ""]
] remoteExecCall ["addAction", _unit];
oh god the formating
dull drum
looks fancy! I'll try that, thanks
hollow thistle
you could change end line to remoteExecCall ["addAction", _unit, _unit];
oh nvmnd you I guess in your case the action is added to some "player" unit?
verbal saddle
That would cover the player leaving and joining correct?
hollow thistle
But in general when adding global action to some object via RE it's better to use:
_args remoteExecCall ["addAction", _unit, _unit];
instead of
_args remoteExecCall ["addAction", _unit, true];
if you use <object> instead of true in RE 3rd right param this will be in jip queue as long as object exists. If it gets deleted then it's removed from JIP queue.
dull drum
it is actually an empty blood bag object π
object exists forever it's indestructible
Is it bad if I use _arg remoteExecCall ["myFuncWithAddAction", _unit, true] instead of _arg remoteExecCall ["addAction", _unit, true];?
astral dawn
Problem with _args remoteExecCall ["addAction", _unit, _unit]; is that you can use _unit only once in the JIP queue as a JIP ID π¦ so there can't be more than one JIP function calls attached to _unit
I think it's preferable to call your custom scripted function instead of addAction directly, better for security and you can run extra code on that obect as well
hollow thistle
It's prefered if you have translations etc. as you can translate client side then.
dull drum
So I got completely confused at last.
In my understanding it was possible to use remoteExec(Call) in a same way as simple call does. Like in myGlobalVar call myFunc with myGlobalVar becoming a _this of the myFunc. I thought that it's the same for myGlobalVar remoteExec ["myFunc", -2, true] so myGlobalVar will be _this for myFunc. Is there a difference?
ok, probably not _this but _this select 0 as I've tried both
hollow thistle
myGlobalVar remoteExec ["myFunc", -2, true] this is valid, it will execute code stored in global myFunc everywhere but on server.
The value of _this for executed code will be same as myGlobalVar at the time you've done remoteExec
have in mind remoteExec = spawn, remoteExecCall = call
dull drum
I've got the difference I think, thanks
That matters. And that brings me to the scheduling of all.
Persistent mission, server needs to apply addActionto the Mission Win Button. And then send it to everybody newcomers included. What is the best place to call it schedule-wise? Init? initServer?
peak plover
Is there a way to convert the selections from hitPart EH to something I can use in setHitPointDamage?
astral dawn
@dull drum somewhere around server initialization
astral dawn
well I think you can also put it into init field of the object itself, I am not sure if it's run on each client when he joins or only at the server
dull drum
That's a good question
astral tendon
Is there a way to cancel reload animation?
dull drum
And to interrupt or to exclude completely?
dull drum
@peak plover _selection param should contain something that looks like a HitPoint
ivory lake
you can but they'll lose a magazine
astral tendon
Sure, its intended
dull drum
You want to steal from them as they press "R"? π
ivory lake
that'll interupt it, I cant remember if it takes away their current magazine or the one they're reloading to
dull drum
Mmm! I smell some Slavic language here!
peak plover
getAllHitPointsDamage doesn't have a match as well
plush oriole
mala vrtule flashbacks
peak plover
I could just manually translate it and then try to do that for EVERY part
but god damn
plush oriole
'little propeller'
peak plover
I need a easier way
plush oriole
are you translating from the old to the new hitpoint system
peak plover
no clue
didn't even know there is a new one
I just know that one is for the turret
dull drum
Probably a HandleDamage EH will be more of a help?
peak plover
I can't use handledamage
Because the selection there is ""
So I wouldn't even know what part was hit at all
this one at least tells me that a turret was hit, but in czech
astral tendon
@ivory lake Thanks, just tested and it loses the magazine it was about to reload and the original magazine still on the gun but not in the model.
ivory lake
magazine proxies might bug it out
dull drum
I feel that I saw a table of Czech terminology of the hit points on the Biki
ivory lake
you can probably remove the magazine and readd it to fix that
dull drum
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA:_Selection_Translations all hail the OtocVez!
dull drum
Good ol'times of thinking HitPoints as of a usual health bar
and then BANG otocvez!
It feels bad to be russian and suck in understanding Czech completely
astral tendon
@ivory lake how do you add the magazine into the gun and not the player?
ivory lake
support magazines now
'now', was added awhile back
so yeah you'd just get the magazine type, and their current ammo, remove thecurrent mag, readd it with those, setAmmo etc
plush oriole
So the Tracers module appears t obe a zeus-style one
as in when created it makes a few tracers, then disappears
is there a scripting solution to make a nice looking battle with tracers flying back and forth
astral tendon
I see that I will have to use setAmmo later to add preveous amout of ammo on the magazine
plush oriole
Can disableAI be run on a vehicle or do I have to loop through the vehicle's crew?
winter rose
I would say crew
plush oriole
yeah that seems to be it
high marsh
isn't the vehicle sim inherited though?
plush oriole
did you mean fsm
hmm
well it's only called on init anyway so no performance hit either way for me
astral tendon
Is there a way to expecificly select and remove/add ammo to a magazine? I would like to select the magazine that has the lower amout of ammo and remove/add ammo from it or either delete it, since removeMagazine randonly removes an magazine with no other option.
still forum
no there is no command to remove specific mag
collect all mags and ammocounts of type, remove all of them. And re-add according to your list
astral tendon
How do I get the amout that the magazine can carry?
still forum
config
configFile >> CfgMagazines >> magazine classname >> something
I think the entry is "count" or similar
ivory lake
yeah that
private _allMagazinesUnit = magazinesAmmoFull _unit;
_allMagazinesUnit sort true;
will make it so the first mags are the most empty iirc
in that array
astral tendon
What about this? is it reliable to know the magazine limit?
_cmd = currentMagazineDetail player;
_cmd = _cmd splitString "([ ]/:)";
_MagazineLimit = _cmd select 4;
_MagazineLimit; //return 5
that's much slower than just doing
private _fullMagNum = getNumber (configFile >> "CfgMagazines" >> _rifleMag >> "count");
still forum
"is it reliable to know the magazine limit" no not at all
ivory lake
and can potentially fuck up
still forum
magazine name might contain any of the split characters
ivory lake
yeah
astral tendon
Good call.
ivory lake
I wish that command got turned into something a bit more useful
because it's got access to stuff no other command gets (magazine ids)
and I had to do something similar and yeah... if the name is something weird it'll break everything
still forum
Would be useful if they completed implementing the magazine/weapon id stuff
which they didn't
ivory lake
aye
atleast you can use the magazine ids with that though to force a particular magazine to be loaded
astral tendon
Also, why the heavly use of "private" in your scripts? I only remember using when I dont want other scopes to have that local variables.
I guess im missing something important
plush oriole
yeah i've never used it
still forum
You should always use private
If it's possible that anyone else ever sees your script and might copy parts of it, use private
If you still wouldn't. Private also makes your script faster
ivory lake
yeah it's a good practice
astral tendon
You mean, if some one wants to copy my script private can help?
still forum
private always helps
If someone copies your script, you might screw him over with undebuggable and extremely hard to find and unexplainable errors.
If you don't use it your script will be slower than if you'd use it
It also improves readability as it shows you where a variable is first set
plush oriole
so what's the difference between _ and private
does it prevent inheritance of the scope
still forum
yes it prevents inheritance
slim oyster
I hate to ask twice, but I want to double check before reinventing the wheel. Has anyone come across a function to check a group and determine it in general terms as "Infantry," "Mechanized," etc? Simple mechanics for a function
It would just be tiered checks for assigned vehicles, group count, type of vehicles etc...
plush oriole
none built in
oblique vale
I am currently trying to hide the GPS coords on the HuntIR (from ACE3)
For this I tried to overwrite the function ACE_huntir_fnc_cam and modifying line 152 (https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/blob/e2ac18a05d5f646bc7cbc043bcc148fde4c0f5dd/addons/huntir/functions/fnc_cam.sqf#L152)
For some reason I can't override the function, anybody has an idea why not? (Is it compiled with compileFinal or what could cause this behaviour?)
ivory lake
yes compilefinal/defined in cfgFunctions would be why
still forum
"Is it compiled with compileFinal" yes
overriding ace stuff is actually quite complicated.
easiest way is to replace their preStart/preInit in config and redirect the compiliation for your one function
oblique vale
that would require an addon and can't be done in the mission file or am I wrong?
ivory lake
if all you want to do is hide the GPS coordinates
i'd just make a 'hook' function that hides the control
oblique vale
backup plan is findDisplay in an endless loop and hide the control, although i am worried that it might kill performance?
ivory lake
it'd affect it but probably not as much as you'd think...
still forum
"that would require an addon and can't be done in the mission file" yes
ivory lake
there may be a way to have it only launch the loop when it's needed though
oblique vale
@ivory lake Any tips how to hook without writing an addon, that is the current limitation I have
still forum
"backup plan is findDisplay in an endless loop" display creation eventhandler from CBA
still forum
Then just hide once when the display is opened
ivory lake
I forgot cba had that
oblique vale
ah nice didn't know that CBA had that
ivory lake
ace only sets the text so you can just hide it once the display opens
so no need for loops etc
oblique vale
Thank you, will try it out
still forum
https://github.com/michail-nikolaev/task-force-arma-3-radio/blob/master/addons/core/CfgEventHandlers.hpp#L21
I guess you can do that in description.ext. But there should also be a scripted way to add these
https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/blob/master/addons/xeh/fnc_initDisplay.sqf#L18 okey mission config aka descirption.ext only
still forum
^ no
oblique vale
That is the only displayHandler Stuff I can find in CBA?
still forum
what mean
ivory lake
description.ext it is then
peak plover
@still forum , have you seen anyone script armor damage here?
still forum
dunno
peak plover
π¦
jade abyss
Why?
still forum
Cuz i say so
tough abyss
What you have against KK?
jade abyss
Where did he mentioned that?
tough abyss
4 posts up?
still forum
no I didn't
jade abyss
He meant #
still forum
It's useless as it's basically a copy of select with another name, and also only some of the syntax'es of select, and it can cause preprocessor problems
tough abyss
I agree
jade abyss
[[1]]#0#0
vs
[[1]] select 0 select 0
or other fuckeroo
So no, i fully disagree with you on that.
tough abyss
Is not faster
jade abyss
Who said it was faster?
ivory lake
it's probably more about 'readability'
jade abyss
Yep
ivory lake
but the preprocessor problems is a valid issue
jade abyss
shorter readings
tough abyss
Readability is worse
jade abyss
If you think so
ivory lake
i never use it personally but I only realized it exists a few months ago
tough abyss
No one knows what the fuck this # means, people are confused
tough abyss
Even more confused when they found out
jade abyss
Not rly, but okay.
jade abyss
Yep, never use pushback for example
or params
beacuse nobody knows what it means or get confused by it
still forum
if you want more readability, you use params and give it readable names
jade abyss
That not a real argument, tho
tough abyss
is not replace for select only for 1 particular select syntax which makes it inconsistent
jade abyss
why use params, when you don't need it for a var?
e.g. if you want something from getPos?
tough abyss
Params is faster. End of.
jade abyss
M242 ... π€¦
still forum
"e.g. if you want something from getPos?" params is faster if you want more than a single value
tough abyss
Most new commands either bring unavailable before functionality or improve speed
still forum
especially for splitting a position it's very nice
tough abyss
is neither
jade abyss
How much faster? 1-2ms?
ivory lake
what about for nested arrays like the whole select 0 select 0 example earlier
tough abyss
No # is the same as select no difference speed wise
jade abyss
It has, but okay.
since you edited yours:
*speedwise, probably.
And? That wasn't the point.
tough abyss
It has what?
still forum
It's subjective whether you like it, but objectively it's bad
jade abyss
much better, sooo furry, lets continue
tough abyss
potentially can interfere with preprocessor select canβt
jade abyss
I like that it's doesn't have those goddamn long lines of text anymore, when selecting SubArrs
still forum
Just like some people prefer to launch their arma with -cpuCount and -maxVRAM
It's retarded and makes no sense. But some people are just... subjectively not that brain gifted
tough abyss
I saw people using it inside () which defeats the purpose it was added
Because they just like the look
astral tendon
It does not fire in the frist time when the key is pressed, it only happens the second time when the animation starts
player addAction
[
"",
{
params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"];
systemChat "reloading!!!1";
},
[],
1.5,
true,
true,
"reloadMagazine",
"true",
50,
false,
"",
""
];
Any fix for that?
still forum
what the what are you doing?
astral tendon
check when the player press the reload button
still forum
π€
ruby breach
Yeah... about that
astral tendon
since the reloaded event handle only fires when it finished, I need to check at the moment when the player press the reload button.
still forum
We have a reload eventhandler, but that's config only -.-
slim oyster
related to this, was there ever a workaround for inputAction problem?
still forum
no
slim oyster
damn
tough abyss
What problem?
still forum
I have one in the pipeline, that returns better keycodes
slim oyster
heh
jade abyss
stop writing!
still forum
Cuz you aren't giving money to me on patreon
jade abyss
Gimme moneyz first!
Wait! Dude!
Let's open up a life Server!!!!111
Many π΅ π΅ π΅ π΅
jade abyss
Nah, i have a Gewissen *conscience
slim oyster
I said smart, not good
astral tendon
So, other perfomacy friendly option for checking if the player is reloading?
ivory lake
use inputaction for the reload check instead @astral tendon
if (inputAction "reloadMagazine" > 0) then {
astral tendon
Darn, I will have to loop it.
ivory lake
yeah - it's that or reload config EH
still forum
But keep in mind that it might break for anyone who rebinds their reload key
ivory lake
i think inputAction is a bit more reliable when it comes to weird keybinds isn't it?
still forum
the opposite
ivory lake
really? hmm
tough abyss
You keep saying there is a problem but not saying what problem
still forum
float
slim oyster
input + input + input + modifiers = dies
tough abyss
InputAction works outside of it
still forum
Maybe we are mixing it up with actionKeys?
tough abyss
Yep most likely
slim oyster
oh yeah we are lol
actionKeys is the important one for overriding bindings though, cant do that with an inputaction
tough abyss
If binding is mouse you canβt override it
jade abyss
Yeah, actionKeys beeing fixed would be nice to have.
tough abyss
Canβt fix needs new variants returning string
tough abyss
What do you use for string replace?
astral tendon
inputAction also does not check when player reloads from the inventory by draging an magazine to the weapon, is there other way to check if the player is reloading?
still forum
What u mean? @tough abyss
tough abyss
How you do it c++ side
still forum
Dunno yet, haven't looked into it
probably copy string, find match, replace match with target, return copy (not actually, more optimized)
ivory lake
I think you'll need to use reload EH then roque
checking if they use the action menu is possible (but shitty and wouldnt advise it) and maybe the UI too but uhhhh
like iirc for action menu you'd need to use:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/inGameUISetEventHandler
which cant be stacked, and i think you'd have to compare a string to determine if its a magazine one
there could be better ways though but im not aware of them...
astral tendon
I already tried with it, it only checks if the action from the action menu was used.
ivory lake
Yeah, you'd need to basically have 3 checks, one for the key press, one for action menu, one for UI (not sure how you'd do the UI)
tough abyss
Add EH to UI elements
astral tendon
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction
Can I use combination with two shortcuts? like reloadMagazine+moveForward
harsh sphinx
Is there any way to equip a backpack in the world (similar to literally just picking it up) that can be done through code?
harsh sphinx
Perfect, thank you!
plush oriole
In eden scenario attributes, what description.ext property is the 'init' field
i.e. is it run on server start, on client join etc?
slim oyster
do you mean the expression for each of the scenario values?
plush oriole
possibly
eden editor > attributes (at the top) > general > Init
yeah it would make sense for it to be init.sqf
slim oyster
yeah, scenario start serverside
plush oriole
ok thanks
plush oriole
has anyone built a syntax highlighitng package for VS Code or anything like that
oh never mind i found one
slim oyster
enable snippets
plush oriole
is that how i get it to work after installing
ah nevermind
a restart worked
oh my god proper syntax highlighting
my eyes are blessed
still forum
there are also linters and stuff
slim oyster
notepad++ syntax for arma wew
plush oriole
i have a very annoying bug with np++
sometimes when i save it tries to save every open file
and save all is ctrl shift s
which i don't think i'm accidentally pressing
tough abyss
Can i share here the code i did to avoid dead players and dead players weapons to goes underground? You need to put the code in init.sqf
it have 47 lines
tough abyss
I would love to post here
still forum
Why would you share it here?
So that others can see and use it?
It will be pushed out of view in a few hours and noone will see it anymore
tough abyss
Here is the code i did to avoid player corpse and weapons from going underground: https://pastebin.com/u5ztKuTk
thanks for all the hands claps!
idle obsidian
Hi ppl! Long story short, I need to get coordinates of all existing objects on the map. Does anyone know how to do it?
exotic tinsel
is there a way to get a player object using the players UID?
still forum
iterate through all players and find the one that has same uid
exotic tinsel
alright just checking
tough abyss
There is one problem, getPlayerUID can fail when the player is not local.
What i do is store the UID in player namespace withplayer setVariable ["x_uid",getPlayerUID player,true]
And when i need a player UID i use that:_player getVariable "x_uid"
calm bloom
Hey, guys, did someone try to add RHS universal afterburner script to another plane?
for some reason addforce does nothing for cup su-34 plane
astral tendon
How to get the weapon reload time?
calm bloom
thats the tough question
the best is to use the brand new reload weapon eventhandler from config
you can estimate the reloading time by checking animation speed and multiplying it by animation coeficent, but it is really tricky thing
astral tendon
how to find that?
calm bloom
get reload animation speed value and get customanimcoeficent of player
astral tendon
how?
calm bloom
well unfourtunately i have removed that code from script
so i dont have copypaste right now
restive leaf
Does the info in this forum post still work? https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/216436-getting-weapons-reload-time-and-magazine-size/?do=findComment&comment=3287546
calm bloom
i think it doesent
restive leaf
Worth a try though
astral dawn
I think it's a bug that "Deleted" event handler is being called when a unit enters a vehicle? I can perfectly reproduce it in an empty mission with just player's unit and a car
Please @ me because I think I'm going to create a feedback tracker issue if you guys also think it's a bug
restive leaf
What object is it being called for and what is the effect in game cause I get in and out of vehicles all the time...
plush oriole
@astral dawn
the Deleted event handler is called when a unit enters or leaves a vheicle graahme
that's the supposed bug, and it seems to be an actual issue
restive leaf
On what entity?
plush oriole
the unit i assume
possibly something to do with the fact it gets teleported inside the vehicle so its model moves
cause there's some weird renderlayer stuff going on in vehicles
like th evehicle always renders in front of terrain even if you're sunk into the ground
restive leaf
Not seen an in game effect... cause I get in and out of vics in ARMA several dozen times a day... Oh, that makes sense... deletes your player object and recreates it in the vic? Trying to work out what the "bug" is that is being reported
plush oriole
no
the scripting event
i.e. if you add an event handler to listen for the 'delete' event happening
it triggers
doesn't mean your unit is necessarily deleted
just that some bit of Arma thinks it has enough to tell your script it has
astral dawn
bug is that I have never heard of unit's object being deleted when he enters/leaves a vehicle, so "Deleted" event handler should not get triggered in my opinion
restive leaf
Oh... okay... don't use the delete EH thankfully
plush oriole
hmm
put it on the feedback tracker if it's not already there
it may be intended in which case it should really be documented
astral dawn
it may be intended in which case it should really be documented that's a quote I'd like to see at the top of biki π
restive leaf
Biki is community maintained
astral dawn
'may' and 'should' words highlight that it is community maintained π
restive leaf
Ask Dedmen Jesus
plush oriole
i mean intended is actually quite subjective
one person may have intended it and no one else knows
in arma there is no such thing as a bug, only an undocumented feature
astral dawn
oh yeah me too, in fact Dwarden has responded to me like half a year later asking if I still wanted the account, I said 'yes why not', then he never answered again π I already forgot what I wanted to write there anyway
restive leaf
Ask Dedmen Jesus
restive leaf
He seems to have some say over the Biki... worth a try
As long as you get him in a good mood π
astral dawn
BI obviously has documented their own SQF functions and their functionality for themselves
restive leaf
Don't bet on it π
astral dawn
so... upload that to biki and problem solved, right?
tough abyss
They use BIKI
restive leaf
π€£
plush oriole
mental documentation
calm bloom
so, guys, did anyone experience problems with addforce?
i dont understand the math behind it, i just use couple of plane afterburner scripts and it does nothing on the CUP su-34 plane
tried the RHS and John's Spartan Su-35 afterburner
plush oriole
i think i've used addforce before
to simulate wind conditions when flying helicopters
since i think they don't automatically push the helicopter
have you tested addForce directly?
astral dawn
addForce gives impulse, not constantly added force
plush oriole
ye
astral dawn
Newton's law
F=dp/dt
what I want to say, addForce is not the right name for that function π€£ although it's called the same in physx :/
calm bloom
well, that scripts i have used they do "onEachFrame" BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler
and built in limiters
i have copied them almost directly, i see that addforce function parameters are altered by scripts, but plane does not accelerate
i was trying to multiply force and coordinates of model
everything looks ok and working, but plane does not fly faster, thats all
plush oriole
better than being called
hang on
pΕidatSΓlu
just test addForce on its own if possible
calm bloom
i was trying to do
velocity _vehicle addForce [( _velocityNew) vectorMultiply 100000,[0,0,0]];
calm bloom
sqf is somewhat not working bbcode tag
ok i messed up a bit
private _velocity = velocity _vehicle;
_vehicle addForce [(_velocity) vectorMultiply 100000,[0,0,0]];
i did this
in the loop
jade abyss
try [0,-1,0]
jade abyss
Since a couple years, yeah
calm bloom
i think i tried different offsets, ill make sure to check again tomorrow
thanks for the tips
astral dawn
pushme = vehicle player; onEachFrame {pushme addForce [pushme vectorModelToWorld [0,500000,0],getCenterOfMass pushme];}
I didn't look through your code though
but what I have posted pushes my plane very well π
astral dawn
25000 km/h feels very nice
jade abyss
Found some pretty old stuff:
CruiseControl =
{
_Veh = vehicle player;
_Speed = (speed _Veh);
_Mass = (getMass _Veh);
_MaxSpeed = 60;
if(_Speed <= _MaxSpeed)then
{
_Newt = (((_MaxSpeed+3) / 3.6) * _Mass) / 100;
_LinConv = linearConversion [0,_MaxSpeed,_Speed,_Newt,0,true];
_Force = _Veh vectorModelToWorld [0,_LinConv,0];
_Veh addForce [_Force, [0,-5,0]];
};
if(_Speed > _MaxSpeed)then
{
_Newt = (((_MaxSpeed-3) / 3.6) * _Mass) / 100;
_LinConv = linearConversion [0,_MaxSpeed,_Speed,0,_Newt,false];
_Force = _Veh vectorModelToWorld [0,- _LinConv,0];
_Veh addForce [_Force, [0,-5,0]];
};
};```oh boy, from june 2017
calm bloom
hmm
calm bloom
You know, exact your code does not help
i have cup su-34 with lightly changed pylons
may be addforce requires like planex simulation and cup is on old plane?
astral dawn
to avoid pitch/yaw torque from addforce, you should add force to the center of mass ideally
calm bloom
pushme does nothing(
astral dawn
π’
calm bloom
simulation = "Airplane";
simulation = "airplaneX";
yes i think that could be reason
astral dawn
x could stand for physX
addForce is a physX related command
seems to be the case π¦
plush oriole
so the older command is removed
calm bloom
yes x is physx
ok there are older scripts with velocity command or so
anyways thanks for your help!
jade abyss
Ah right
calm bloom
good night)
tough abyss
Iβm not good with scripting, and hell I donβt even know if this is the right channel but what script would you use to get the showers to move that came with the new contact pack?
plush oriole
they should be placeable from the editor
aren't they
without scripting
or do you need to bc it's from the compatability addon
restive leaf
You mean animate them?
tough abyss
So you should be able to place them down, walk up to them ingame and turn them on?
Yeah
Like how it was in the trailer
plush oriole
well i imagine it's just a water particle spawner at each spray nozzle
although the spray nozzles moe
omve
move
hmm
tough abyss
Maybe they do turn on
plush oriole
you'll still have to write it i imagine, although I haven't experimented with this at all
tough abyss
Maybe they pulled a sneaky on us, and yeah
restive leaf
Look at the valve... should be an action menu option then per Reyhard after they were added to dev branch
tough abyss
Iβll try that, cheers
plush oriole
ah nice
full furnace
so i'm wondering if anyone knows of a script where you can switch your pistol with something one that's in your vest, clothing or packpack to your pistol slot. so an example would be Glock (in vest) PO7 (in hands) to PO7 (in vest) Glock (in hands) without going into your inventory and dragging it?
desert lava
Anyone know who made xsspawns?
Having problem with custom map not panning correctly see lots of black
restive leaf
Black Sky?
desert lava
Keep getting this error. Didnt have it earlier idk. Using lythium custom map
And just trying to get the map menu to pan zoomed in so it doesent start off black
restive leaf
You need to add widthRailWayο»Ώ = 1;to the RscMapControl ο»Ώο»Ώarray ο»Ώο»Ώin the dialog definition giving that error... Was a change in 1.90
desert lava
Doesent seem to work
Keeps hanging on loading screen I added it to where the error was but nooby to scripting so... Il try more
I tried to read the error but it says description.ext though
desert lava
fixed it. Now just trying to get it so map doesent pan all the way to the left with just black you have to move your cursor and pan the map so its in your view
thanks @restive leaf thanks alot π
text = "";
x = 0.066875 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.332 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.49875 * safezoneW;
h = 0.602 * safezoneH;
moveOnEdges = 0;
maxSatelliteAlpha = 0.75;
alphaFadeStartScale = 1.15;
alphaFadeEndScale = 1.29;
colorOutside[] = {0.0,0.0,0.0,1.0};
widthRailWay = 1;
};```Someone mentioned that issue today in discord... may be worth a search for it... the black thing
desert lava
Is this something to do with what I am trying to do
Just needs panning abit
If thats the correct word
restive leaf
I can't help with that... Long time UNIX Engineer but I hated X Windows work... hate damned windows on a computer
Scripting, OSes, networks, storage, networked storage... then I am your man
desert lava
Sat Mask: 10240x10240
Satelital Image resolution: 20480x20480
I am confused as to which ones the actual size. This maps a lot smaller well slightly smaller than other maps
I am blind but thanks for the help. Was going nuts with that error
restive leaf
From my very limited experience the satellite image is generally 1px = 1m, sat mask is not. So I would guess that the map is 20km x 20km but I might be completely wrong
desert lava
ye its because this is smaller than other maps so where its zoomed out would be where locations would be on say altis
stable juniper
I'm not sure if this is the place to ask but i cant seem to get the script to add images on computers correct on this mission, it tells me the image cannot be found when im looking at the image its self
exotic tinsel
im having an issue with my chat commands feature on my server. there is a player who no mater what i do cant use the chat commands. Below is the code i send to the client to run and detect chat commands. I send this to the client on creation of the player object. I have confirmed that it is successfully being sent to their client but i have no idea what happens after that because i don't have access to their system. CAN anyone spot reasons why this would not be working for a client. out of 70 other players i have had no complaints except this one player. and yes it is for sure not working on their end.
https://pastebin.com/X3tn2ttt
still forum
@astral dawn if your deleted EH bug is real, it will break ACE. So if you can reproduce it then please report and maybe tell Dwarden too :U
@restive leaf since the new account system I don't create Biki accounts anymore. I guess i could but I don't know what other stuff is connected with that in the backend that I might accidentally break.
@exotic tinsel
if (_uid == _temp_uid) then
{
_player = _x;
_goodtogo = true;
};
just use findIf.
//if player found then do stuff but.. why? the whileloop waits endlessly until it finds a player.
(true) && does nothing π€
(_this select 1) != 28 maybe that player isn't using that exact key to send chat messages?
_chatArr = toArray utility_8_chatString;
//_chatArr resize 1;
if ((_chatArr select 0) isEqualTo ((toArray "!") select 0))
Why so complicated?
if ((utility_8_chatString select [0,1]) == "!")
Is the player never executing the utility_8_fnc_state_2_apply on the server?
in your waitUntil at L60 you could just store whether it should exit in a variable, instead of messing with exitWith
Also in the waitUntil you are executing findDisplay 24 3 times. And displayCtrl 101 twice, just store it in a variable.
exotic tinsel
@still forum thanks for the code improvments. i have made them. So, if the player does not have the key bound to 28 then it wont work. what could i do to get around that issue?
still forum
Maybe there is a inputAction name for the chat send key
idle obsidian
Hi ppl! Long story short, I need to get coordinates of all existing objects on the map. Does anyone know how to do it?
exotic tinsel
use, nearestobjects, a foreach, and postion. google each of those terms and put it together.
ivory lake
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/allMissionObjects if all you want is mission ones and not island/map ones
or better yet https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/entities
verbal saddle
Looks like there is input actions for channel switching, chat, ptt, von and then specific channels.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/inputAction/actions#Multiplayer
exotic tinsel
@still forum You were right. i can not believe it but the dude types a message and every time, hits the num pad enter key instead of the enter key. some odd habit he formed. lol.
astral dawn
How can the "deleted" event handler bug break ace if it didn't break it yet?
still forum
because we use deleted eh in next version
astral dawn
Ah ok
Well since I add the deleted handler to killed units, I just check if the unit is not alive in the eh code
A temp fix for now
spark turret
Can infantry send Datalink targets or only vehicles? kinda confused bc the BI example is this vehicleReportRemoteTargets (vehicle player);
all OPFOR infantry is set to send datalink and an SU-24 Frogfoot CAS plane is set to receive but doesnt seem to get the targets when i check with targetsQuery
slow moon
yos has
spark turret
or does the data link even ahve any effect on AI units? i feel like its just made for players.
plush oriole
data link does work
hang on do you have it enabled in the unit's settings
in eden
afaik infantry have it disabled by default
desert lava
Does anyone know where I can edit the pan of the map to fix this
Cant post screenies damn
tough abyss
hey, trying to binarize my addon but I'm getting this
2019-06-26 10:12:58,740 [ INFO] 9: Binarizing ...
2019-06-26 10:13:07,005 [ERROR] 9: Process ended with non-zero code. Exit code: -1073741819
2019-06-26 10:13:07,009 [ERROR] 9: !>
2019-06-26 10:13:07,011 [ INFO] 9: Done.
2019-06-26 10:13:07,013 [ERROR] 9: Build failed
it successfully converted the configs
but right after, gives me that
plush oriole
@desert lava Do you mean that it goes to coordinate (0,0), which looks ugly
you could add some rectangular markers to disguise it
desert lava
I have been doing DayZ but isnt there easier ways to edit minimap and stuff using editor. Or does it have to be scripted?
plush oriole
no I think you'll have to script
I don't think any of this is built into the editor
still forum
@tough abyss what tool are you using for packing?
tough abyss
@still forum fixed it, had an binarized model
spark turret
so im still tinkering with information the AI collects about their enemies. With targetsquery i get an array for enemy inf, tanks etc that looks liek this:
´´´[1,B Alpha 2-3:9,WEST,""CUP_B_Challenger2_Desert_BAF"",[3132.97,4950.85],60.495]´´´
now, the problem is that the class name is double stringed (notice the 2 " before and after, and that fucks up when i want to do further stuff with the name. how do i take the name and take away one "?
tough abyss
Same for vanilla vehicles?
spark turret
good question, et me test
plush oriole
slice the string, although they may not always have the double string
spark turret
please explain
plush oriole
hmm arma has no slicing
basically chop the first and last characters off
to remove the quotes
spark turret
heres the rusult with vanilla vehicles
[1,B Alpha 2-4:8,WEST,""B_Truck_01_mover_F"",[2889.33,4987.01],2.85]]
altough te double string might be bc i log it with diag_log format
spark turret
_targets = _unit targetsQuery [objNull, WEST, "", [], 600];
{ _TargetX = _x;
_Target_Class = _TargetX select 3; //get Classname of target
{
if (_Target_Class isKindOf _x) then {
_Target_Type = _x;
}else {
_Target_Type = "unknown";
}; //gets type of Target (infantry, heli, car, tank etc)
} forEach ["Car","Tank","Man","Plane","Helicopter"];
_tpyeInfo = [_target_Type,_Target_Class];
}forEach _targets;
_targets is array of arrays so _x is array
What are you trying to achieve passing it to isKindOf
I mean there is syntax of isKindOf that takes array but not this kind of array
spark turret
its probably not the most effective, i wanna check what kind the target is: is it a tank, car, heli etc
any better way to do that?
tough abyss
Effective? At the moment your code makes 0 sense
spark turret
yeah i think i fixed the double string thing
tough abyss
Ah wait there is another foreach
spark turret
okay fixed the double string. now how do i get info from a class name about what kind of vehicle it is?
spark turret
ahhhhhhhhhh
yeah that might be the problem. i use it later on in my averall info output but its retricted to inside the foreach.
tough abyss
_Target_Type is first defined inside the scope of if? Then it will be undefined in that tpyeInfo array
spark turret
yeah that was the problem
damn its always the obvious little things lol
anyways, now i get a correct classname but it outputs type "unknow" for the vanilla HEMTT truck, which is a "car" in the config parents
ah bc it wants an object, not a classname
tough abyss
Because you do not exit and it carries on comparing it to other classes, until it compares it to helicopter then exits. But it is not a helicopter so the last assigned value is "unknown"
Nothing to do with object or not
Put the car last and it will comeback with car
spark turret
so delete the else {_Target_Type = "unknown";}?
tough abyss
Why?
spark turret
well, then it will only change the target type once, when it matches
spark turret
i gotta be honest, i dont know how to do that lol
tough abyss
I gotta be honest as well, Iβm on mobile and it is quite awkward viewing or typing code. Maybe someone can correct it for you
tough abyss
You can try delete that else ... and instead of then use exitWith
spark turret
yesssssssss it works
tough abyss
Literally replace word then with exitWith after you deleted else expression
spark turret
thanks @tough abyss
dry owl
I am attempting to use an old C-RAM script (Shoot down Misses & Mortars using the Praetorian) , the script works but the issue is that weapon is too accurate and shoots one round to take out a mortar... any idea where I may change the accuracy?
plush oriole
at line 23
that's where it fires
so maybe insert a line which adds some random rotation to the turret
Does anyone know if attachTo causes inheritance of the Simulated property?
tough abyss
It doesnβt shoot anything, it deletes target and creates explosion in place, it is a lousy cheat shit @dry owl
tough abyss
For effect
plush oriole
huh
in my experience fireAtTarget doesn't even move the barrel
oh i see it makes the bullets for effect
spark turret
dont use Forecweaponfire, it overwrties ammo in the mag.
use this instead:
_currentWeapon = currentWeapon _unit;
_weaponModes = getArray (configFile/"CfgWeapons"/_currentWeapon/"modes");
_desiredWeapon = _weaponModes select 0;
[_unit, _currentWeapon ] call BIS_fnc_fire;
swift yacht
Why does this dont work? https://pastebin.com/TdaY3V8R
spark turret
bc spelling mistake "Deutschtes Kennzeichen"
swift yacht
this is not the error
spark turret
then i dont know Β―_(γ)_/Β―
swift yacht
rip π¦
winter rose
that's not #arma3_scripting , that's #arma3_config π
swift yacht
the customization dont show up in the init menu
swift yacht
Okay Thx
desert lava
Does anyone know a possible way I could fix this https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/590703804668706816/593247326097768458/unknown.png
Ccheers
peak plover
@desert lava looks like an issue with a mod, ask the creator
desert lava
I dont think it is. I think its because the map is a lot smaller than other arma maps so wheres theres black would be part of the map
Il mess around. see what I can do.
desert lava
If anyone could help or give me an idea of what to edit or if I need to make a new script what to override
Would it be in that specific mission?
dull drum
Hi guys.
Could you advise me on why string 49 does not shoot even in hosted MP?
https://pastebin.com/eAtctFVV
everything is run from initPlayerLocal
The .rpt file shows no errors or other info messages it just does not work.
still forum
"string 49"?
"doesn't shoot"?
dull drum
Well, the calling function under it π
dull drum
Yup
still forum
have you tried adding diag_log's around it to see where it strops executing things?
(findDisplay 46) maybe the display doesn't exist yet
dull drum
I'm trying to systemChat it
Yup, it shoots actually. Just missed the message from SysChat it was on the map screen.
It's very possible then, that display is indeed absent. How should I wait for it to be set up?
still forum
waitUntil
dull drum
waitUntil { !isNull findDisplay 46 }; should be of a help here I thin...
Yes
π
Thank you
still forum
Btw "shoot" has a very different meaning from "execute" which is what you actually mean
dull drum
The order of things is still very hard to me to understand. Especially when it comes to MP scripting.
Yup, I meant executed
plush oriole
where is it being run
actually yes if this is being run first then the displays won't exist
dull drum
I have a riddle-like question. Everything I wanted to work is working, but I don't really got why π
plush oriole
so did you add the part which waits until display 46 exists?
dull drum
Yeah, sure. And it worked neatly.
So here is the complete riddle to me
Question is in the string 16, problem is in string 5
Why doing a remote exec for the function, some script commands should be applied directly and others - through the additional remoteExec?
Because, for example, setUnitLoadout is both Global in args and Effect?
tough abyss
Would somebody point out to me what's wrong with my breaching script, whenever I press ok it comes up with Activation on: as an error message. Yes im new to this https://pastebin.com/8GxsQWPM
Im using a trigger to activate it
plush oriole
what's the error message
plush oriole
is that it?
tough abyss
Yeah
plush oriole
do you actually have units named 'flashbang', 'guard', 'doorman' etc
tough abyss
Yeah
tough abyss
I just put it into a trigger
still forum
can you grab screenshot of trigger UI?
tough abyss
Yeah lemme get one
Is that it?
https://imgur.com/Xktbdox This is the error message
tough abyss
Just as it is? like that?
still forum
nope condition "this" is correct :/
Thanks for useful error messages Arma
did you write code yourself or copy from BI Forum?
plush oriole
hang on where's the flashbang
still forum
does it work if you only use one line? the firt setPos maybe
plush oriole
ye but where's the flashbang
tough abyss
Where?
plush oriole
there's no object called 'flashbang' at the moment
tough abyss
Nonono thats the name of the unit
still forum
I think your quotes are not real quotes
tough abyss
"?
still forum
Yep they are
tough abyss
those ones?
still forum
Guard switchmove βActs_Breaching_Threeβ;
Doorman switchmove βActs_Breaching_Four";
Deadman switchmove "Acts_Breaching_One";
β vs "
tough abyss
Didnt even know there was such thing as a fake quote
still forum
I don't know real name. Maybe "stylized quote". Office programs really like to just replace your quotes with that
tough abyss
THank
omG
π
Now to position them properly
Actually also quick question, is there a script that opens the doors at a certain time in?
Of a building
plush oriole
yep you can open building doors by script
tough abyss
Ah righto
Would you happen to know the classname for one of the apex doors, its from the brick villa
Or is there like a list of door classnames, or am i just looking in the wrong area
tough abyss
So like when they open the door in the breaching, the door opens
dull drum
Does addCuratorPoints have any connection to Manage Resources Module for Zeus?
plush oriole
i assume it's the same thing
"Points can be adjusted by addCuratorPoints and returned using curatorPoints, or you can use Manage Resources module."
dull drum
I've used BIS_fnc_curatorObjectRegisteredTable instead of the handler there
plush oriole
what
dull drum
Yeah, they have it π And it actually works.
But [z1, 1] remoteExecCall ["addCuratorPoints", 0, true]; does not π¦
plush oriole
needs to be run on the server
dull drum
Oh my god
The UI for that is the green progress bar, holey guacamoley!
I never wanted to kick my own croach this bad for months
plush oriole
oh so was it working
dull drum
It was indeed
plush oriole
luckily most people aren't that flexible
winter rose
@plush oriole @tough abyss
could
you
please
make an effort in writing in less messages please!
plush oriole
We're having a conversation though
winter rose
you are having a conversation this time yes;
yet 6 consecutive messages from one single person is not a conversation and could be shortened.
I don't want to be the party-pooper, but please
daring pawn
Imagine having a discord this large unmuted
How does them having thoughts come to them and pressing enter a few times apart change anything
plush oriole
I think he does have it muted
tough abyss
@winter rose sorry i have a habit of that, I tend to forget and remember a lot
fierce oyster
Can someone help me add a Target Lead Indicator to a Hunter HMG?
earnest path
I need some input if you guys will. I would like to setup Exile mod on the latest map that is coming out with Contact but that is only available on the dev branch at this moment. I do not want to re-download everything i have downloaded up until now. What is the correct way to approach this?
My current thinking is :
1 - Backup
2 - Change to dev branch
3 - Change to master branch
4 - Restore backup
Do mods get affected by switching branches ?
spice axle
What about use the Arma tools to have both?
earnest path
Hmm Can you launch the game from Arma tools ? I always taught of arma tools as my server files never tried running the game from there
spark turret
probably the wrong channel as that is not connected to scripting at all
@fierce oyster what exactly do you wanna do? have a target indicator where you need to shoot to hit a moving vehicle or what?
plush oriole
it's in the weapon config i believe
fierce oyster
I found it in the CfgWeapons
"ballisticsComputer"
Tigris has the value "2+4"
i made my own Cfg replacing the original value with 2+4 and packed it into a .pbo and ran it as a mod
no change
spark turret
yeah thats also the wrong channel lol. might wann check config editing
fierce oyster
well,i dunno if there is a script for it
spark turret
i got an actual related question. My Ai recon script runs fine now, i have AI spotters paste into a global array what the spot of the enemy and then mark that automatically on the map. I get targetsquery from each spotter and then start sorting the info etc. One info passed is the position of the target and when it was spotted. Now, especially with spotted infantry, the time sometimes gets fucked up, returning values like "-2.4 e6". any idea why that is?
its a minor inconvinience bc then my map markers display something like "spotted 35 000 minutes ago"
peak plover
debug it when it's added
spark turret
me?
plush oriole
i assume so
peak plover
yes
Just systemChat/diag_log the value as soon as you find it
Or wait
I assume the command returns the wrong value?
plush oriole
yeah i just reread and i think that's the issue
might be better to handle the timings in your script
i.e. record when the script first detects the detection
spark turret
ah so replace the wrong value with the actual time
yeah you re right, the command returns a non sense value, usually when first contact is made
plush oriole
hmm
split depot
Hello you fine people, is it possible to increase the backpack size? Basically what I want to do it fit. Sniper rifle and assault rifle in so I can easily switch between the 2 or can we equip both at the same time like you would with a launcher etc
plush oriole
there's an addon for multiple primaries
but i think larger backpacks could hold two full sized weapons
wispy patio
Does BIS_fnc_randomPos allow for locations as input or not? https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_randomPos Wiki says yes, but when I execute this code in game, it errors out:
[_location, [], {isOnRoad _this}] call BIS_fnc_randomPos;```[BIS_fnc_randomPos] Error: type LOCATION, expected ARRAY, on index 0, in [Location Mount 2864, 6084,[],{isOnRoad _this}]
wispy patio
It seems to work now, but executing it in Agia Marina on Stratis occasionally puts it at [0,0]
hollow thistle
[0,0] if position cannot be found
wispy patio
Dang, I'd hoped it would check until it found one.
peak plover
You can just get a random pos and get the nearest road to that post
and redo if no road found
There is no guarantee there is a road at all 'tho
harsh sphinx
Is there any way to force a localization when running scripts involving the configFile as a client? I assume people having their language set to something else is resulting in non-English strings.
still forum
you mean things like displayName?
harsh sphinx
Yeah
still forum
They are localized when the config is loaded, you can't find out what stringtable name they use and also can't translate to other language
quartz coyote
Hi all !
The following is working fine in Local host, but is extremly slow or not working on dedicated π¦ some help
waitUntil {{alive _x} count (allUnits select {isPlayer _x}) isEqualTo count (allUnits + allDeadMen)};```{alive _x} count (allUnits select {isPlayer _x}) why not combine both in a single count
also why not use allPlayers if you want only players?
quartz coyote
because allPlayers has proven to have huge issues...
and sometimes, in some situations, it doesn't hold the correct number of players
(allUnits + allDeadMen) on the other hand will always
dull drum
Hi guys. Is there any other way to check if Sector is being conquered by Side except just placing a trigger area with onPresent nearby?
quartz coyote
@still forum would this be faster ? maybe the waitUntil is the issue ?
while {!(({alive _x && isPlayer _x} count allUnits) isEqualTo (count (allUnits + allDeadMen)))} do
{
uisleep 0.1;
};```dunno
still forum
this just looked more complicated, while doing basically the same thing
what do you mean by "extremely slow" and "not working" exactly?
quartz coyote
on dedicated:
if i'm alone on server, it will work but will take 10s to turn true
if there are player with me, it will never turn true
still forum
"but will take 10s to turn true" that might just be caused by how scheduled works
"it will never turn true" have you tried executing parts of the stuff manually in debug console and seeing what the returned values are and if they are what you expect?
peak plover
Allplayers broken
word
peak plover
I had issue with allPlayers as well
A long time ago
Don't really use it that much anymore
quartz coyote
yes. If it was only my experience, I would doubt myself but BI devs confirmed it to me π¦
peak plover
What does your code do?
quartz coyote
the one i'm trying to debug ?
peak plover
Yes, the slow one
quartz coyote
well {alive _x && isPlayer _x} count allUnits
if allPlayers was working i'd do a {alive _x} forEach allPlayers
still forum
why +allDeadMen
Actually...
That can never be true
As soon as you have a single non player unit that won't work anymore
i'd do a {alive _x} forEach allPlayers that would only return the alive state of the last player in the list
quartz coyote
oh indeed. maybe that's why it's not working π
peak plover
private _allPlayers = (allUnits + allDeadMen) select {isPlayer _x};
private _allPlayersAlive = _allPlayers select {isAlive _x};
private _isAllPlayersAlive = (count _allPlayers) isEqualTo (count _allPlayersAlive);
you are comparing the number of alive players against all units and wait for them to be equal
what if you have 5 AI's and one player
peak plover
is this what you mean?
quartz coyote
i'd do a {alive _x} forEach allPlayers that would only return the alive state of the last player in the list YES TRUE SORRY
still forum
even if all players are alive, you are waiting till 1 == 6, which will never happen
@peak plover findIf
first non alive player -> boom
quartz coyote
@still forum sorry should have mentionned, I have ZERO AI, and never will have
quartz coyote
modules ?
peak plover
checkin
still forum
editor modules, logics
still forum
Are HC's alive and isPlayer π
still forum
Well @peak plover's code works. just need to optimize with findIf
peak plover
Zeus must be a module?
still forum
ye
Are Triggers also units?
They are Detector's which might also count into logics
quartz coyote
private _allPlayers = (allUnits + allDeadMen) findIf {isPlayer _x};
private _allPlayersAlive = _allPlayers findIf {isAlive _x};
private _isAllPlayersAlive = (count _allPlayers) isEqualTo (count _allPlayersAlive);``` ?@still forum ```sqf
private _isAPlayerDead = ((allDeadMen) findIf {
isPlayer _x
}) != -1;
What do you think?
quartz coyote
Yes I do have spectators
quartz coyote
ah yes that would work. I had missed example 2
peak plover
okay
quartz coyote
but I have spectator slots in lobby (game logics)
dull drum
When a while { true } do {stuff;} won't overload the RAM? Should I use some sleep timeout to last it forever (well, until the game loop exits) but without too much spam with stuff?
quartz coyote
@peak plover don't go complicated, @dull drum ANSWER IS YES.
still forum
"Should I use some sleep timeout to last it forever" what?
peak plover
arr = [];
while {true} do {
_arr pushback (random 100);
};
No it won't overload RAM.
And using a sleep won't make it "last forever"
dull drum
Because of the infinite loop? I did it couple of times