#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 561

mortal nacelle Dec 26, 2019, 1:37 AM

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so displayctrl 1600, displayctrl 1601 etc

unreal scroll Dec 26, 2019, 7:06 AM

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@unique sundial "Tried BIS_fnc_fire?" - works in local game, doesn't work for dedicated at all.

unique sundial Dec 26, 2019, 7:26 AM

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It is global, it should work in any game. Must be doing something wrong

unreal scroll Dec 26, 2019, 8:35 AM

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No, I've tried many things, and only two works for it: fire and action ("useWeapon") - and in the last case it fires the pistol muzzle with the flaregun. But I've got it 🙂 I've tracked the soldiers' behaviour with Zeus, adn the problem was that the enableAI/disableAI, doTarget and dowatch commands are local, so I've changed it to remotexec and it works. Thanks.

lucid junco Dec 26, 2019, 9:19 AM

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do someone know if theres offline versions of Bi wiki?

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i just need to download entire wiki to have it without connection to net

winter rose Dec 26, 2019, 9:40 AM

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once upon a time existed the comref, but it goes up to OFP v1. ... 81? 96?

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@lucid junco maybe you could use an "offline website" like HTTrack to get everything from it, or at least the Main namespace

exotic tinsel Dec 26, 2019, 11:37 AM

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how do i deafen or prevent players from hearing voice chat on command channel. only infantry squad leaders can use it, but some how others who cant use it can still hear it. all i can find in the wiki so far is how to disable text and voice usage in the description.ext and on the local player. i have done both. but it doesn't prevent them from hearing it.

winter rose Dec 26, 2019, 11:41 AM

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@exotic tinsel isn't it the leader himself speaking (like direct sound)?

exotic tinsel Dec 26, 2019, 11:42 AM

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so alpha and bravo squadleaders are speaking in command channel. a non infantry squad like CAS Jets can hear them.

winter rose Dec 26, 2019, 11:44 AM

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That's because they are group leaders (being alone in the group)

exotic tinsel Dec 26, 2019, 11:46 AM

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right but CAS Jets doesnt need command channel in this instance. how can i make it so the SL of CAS Jets cant hear the infantry squad leaders?

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they dont want it because too much chatter.

winter rose Dec 26, 2019, 11:48 AM

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Either give them a leader, or I think there might be an enableRadioChannel something somewhere

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@exotic tinsel enableChannel

exotic tinsel Dec 26, 2019, 11:50 AM

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yes, that just prevents the user from sending text and voice. not receiving it. i have that implemented so CAS Jets cant use command.

winter rose Dec 26, 2019, 11:51 AM

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Then there is no way afaik

exotic tinsel Dec 26, 2019, 11:51 AM

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crap. ok thx mate.

winter rose Dec 26, 2019, 11:51 AM

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(besides adding an AI leader)

exotic tinsel Dec 26, 2019, 11:52 AM

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na wont help. make things worse else where. im just gonna create a custome channel like command and hide command from all and be done with it. yay

winter rose Dec 26, 2019, 11:56 AM

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Sounds like the cleanest way!

unreal scroll Dec 26, 2019, 1:43 PM

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Stuck at other thing on dedicated... The logic: 1. FiredMan EH on player launches a script that finds one of the enemy soldiers (REMOTE), which fires the flare and 2. Adds to this soldier FiredMan EH, which inside has a code that waits for 5 second (CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute, needs for flare projectile to gain maximum height) and do something, The problem is that the coords of projectile that passes to CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute code part is [0,0,0]. As I understand, the projectile and the code, which gets it coords, have a different locality? But I don't understand what I should do...

warm iris Dec 26, 2019, 1:50 PM

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Probably not the room, but its scripting related

Has anyone got any experience with inidbi2 and making the scripts work for it? I've got some issues and support if people know of ways to fix them would be appreciated

tough abyss Dec 26, 2019, 3:36 PM

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is there a way to disable load and save arsenal feature in the innit of a virtaul arsenal box?

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tried this script couldnt get it to work https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/201814-parameter-in-descriptionext/

winter rose Dec 26, 2019, 3:55 PM

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your code?

forest ore Dec 26, 2019, 4:03 PM

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Only testing in the editor ATM: if a vehicle is created and then publicVariable'd from initServer.sqf like so _veh = "C_Hatchback_01_F" createVehicle [1244,1306,0]; publicVariable "_veh";
shouldn't I be able to for example delete the vehicle with deleteVehicle _veh just from the debug console?

winter rose Dec 26, 2019, 4:04 PM

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_veh would be a private variable

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try naming it TAG_MyVeh @forest ore

forest ore Dec 26, 2019, 4:05 PM

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Hello Lou. What's with the TAG?

winter rose Dec 26, 2019, 4:05 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Variables#Scopes see this for further explanation

TAG is just your own tag in order not to "collide" with another script's variable name

Variables

forest ore Dec 26, 2019, 4:05 PM

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Could I just use veh instead of _veh
(could have tested that first for sure 👏🏼 )

winter rose Dec 26, 2019, 4:06 PM

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yes sure

oblique arrow Dec 26, 2019, 4:16 PM

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Hm any chance that you peeps can point me into the direction of info on having Intel placed in the editor use the icon with the circle that fills up when taking it?

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I've looked at https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_initIntelObject and that works but that only shows a standard action for me and not the circle

winter rose Dec 26, 2019, 4:18 PM

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oh, long time no see 👋
BIS_fnc_holdActionAdd may be what you want @oblique arrow

oblique arrow Dec 26, 2019, 4:18 PM

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Oky thank you I'll take a look at that

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And yeah I've been more active on the TFAR discord than here recently bongocat

winter rose Dec 26, 2019, 4:19 PM

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you are forgiven… this time.

oblique arrow Dec 26, 2019, 4:20 PM

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heh

oblique arrow Dec 26, 2019, 6:23 PM

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Btw @winter rose BIS_fnc_holdActionAdd does work for what I want

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Now I just need to figure out how to have the diary entry pop up the same way that it does with BIS_fnc_initIntelObject

oblique arrow Dec 26, 2019, 7:56 PM

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Oky I have another question, if I want a trigger to activate when the total number of players is inside the trigger is this the correct code?

(count thisList) = (count allPlayers);

spice axle Dec 26, 2019, 8:12 PM

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use == instead of =

winter rose Dec 26, 2019, 8:12 PM

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I would say yes (and what Katalam said), if the trigger triggers only on players of course

spice axle Dec 26, 2019, 8:13 PM

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with = it will fail

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@oblique arrow be sure to remove headless clients from this allPlayers list

_allHCs = entities "HeadlessClient_F";
_allHumanPlayerss = allPlayers - _allHCs;

steady terrace Dec 26, 2019, 8:25 PM

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found something weird. when attaching 2 objects(concrete blocks in my case), and moving the one the other is attached to (using setpos) doesn't move the other block. does anyone know why?

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 8:34 PM

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Run attachTo again

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¯_(ツ)_/¯
(had the same thing couple weeks ago)

oblique arrow Dec 26, 2019, 8:34 PM

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Thanks, and the server doesnt use HC's so I dont need to do that in this case but thank you for mentioning it BlobComfortable @spice axle and I'll make sure to check that Lou

steady terrace Dec 26, 2019, 8:36 PM

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@jade abyss doesn't work sadly

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got

test2 attachTo [test1];

getPos test1;
test1 setPos [2387.52,13430.1,0.550002];


test2 attachTo [test1];

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 8:38 PM

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🤔

winter rose Dec 26, 2019, 8:41 PM

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attachTo (also) takes a (relative) position as 2nd param

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 8:41 PM

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optional

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I mean, he can test with [test1,[0,0,0]];

winter rose Dec 26, 2019, 8:41 PM

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(I know)
but just using attachTo won't place it back to where it (relatively) was before setPos

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 8:42 PM

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attachTo (also) takes a (relative) position as 2nd param
*modelToWorld position

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Hu? No Lou

unique sundial Dec 26, 2019, 8:42 PM

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does anyone know why?
Not everything can be attached and moved

winter rose Dec 26, 2019, 8:43 PM

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it's only simulated objects?

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 8:43 PM

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Island/Map Objects afaik

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wait no, i think i hid mapobjects with it, couple years ago

steady terrace Dec 26, 2019, 8:44 PM

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so.. It's just not a thing for blocks then? 😦

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 8:44 PM

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Wich "blocks"?

unique sundial Dec 26, 2019, 8:44 PM

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Without context this is waste of time. Show the script.

steady terrace Dec 26, 2019, 8:45 PM

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@unique sundial this is all I'm doing


getPos test1;
test1 setPos [2387.52,13430.1,0.550002];


test2 attachTo [test1];

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@jade abyss ConcreteBlock_F

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 8:45 PM

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getPos test1; <- ?

steady terrace Dec 26, 2019, 8:45 PM

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so I could get the current position and put it into setPos (to move it to the side a bit for testing)

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 8:46 PM

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use the 2nd parameter

winter rose Dec 26, 2019, 8:46 PM

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basically: he wants to have a setup of objects that he can move around by moving only one piece.

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 8:46 PM

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It's the position, relative to the test1* object

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e.g.

test2 attachTo [test1, [0,5,0]];```

steady terrace Dec 26, 2019, 8:48 PM

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so I need to figure out what it's relative to now and put that in the second parameter of attachTo?

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I thought not putting that in would preserve the relative location, which is what I want

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and yes, that's correct @winter rose

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 8:52 PM

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Hu? I am confused:
Just created both blocks, executed

test2 attachTo [test1,[0,5,0]];
player setPos [2382.52,13430.1,0.550002];
test1 setPos [2387.52,13430.1,0.550002];
test2 attachTo [test1,[0,5,0]];```
blocks are not visible oO (Geo/FireGeo still intact)

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That's something new 🤔

steady terrace Dec 26, 2019, 9:01 PM

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they don't dissapear for me..

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 9:01 PM

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@unique sundial ever had that one before?
https://gyazo.com/a32d56d6a59704397bff500bbed3e916
Object is there
https://gyazo.com/b37149cbb50d45ac165dc1522cf684f7

Gyazo

▶ Play video

Gyazo

▶ Play video

steady terrace Dec 26, 2019, 9:02 PM

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I'm doing this on tanoa if that matters

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 9:02 PM

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just tested with VR-Block too. Same

unique sundial Dec 26, 2019, 9:04 PM

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You are inside the block?

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 9:06 PM

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Nah, even ran outside

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Position is from standing ON the thing

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VR-Blocks the same

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Testing now with something, that worked 2 weeks ago. (setPos, then attachTo)

unique sundial Dec 26, 2019, 9:08 PM

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Make a complete repro with created objects

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 9:08 PM

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Seems to work with attachTo + all params (MemPoint)

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same result

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Okay

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[ 2387, 13430,1.5] <- doesn't work

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Obj shows up when removing the 1

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[2387,3430,1.5] <- works

unique sundial Dec 26, 2019, 9:15 PM

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It’s a slow update object maybe just not updated yet

steady terrace Dec 26, 2019, 9:15 PM

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ehm. I have no idea why.. but now

test2 attachTo [test1];

test1 setPos [2387.52,13435.1,0.550002];

suddenly does move test2 with test1

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 9:16 PM

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test1 setPos [2387,8447,0.5]; yep
test1 setPos [2387,8448,0.5]; nope

@unique sundial 🤔 Even on local?

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It's getting worse oO, one sec

unique sundial Dec 26, 2019, 9:17 PM

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You are moving it too far

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 9:17 PM

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https://gyazo.com/2a851d2ab59e1915cf2c989a0685bcd0

Gyazo

▶ Play video

steady terrace Dec 26, 2019, 9:18 PM

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I have no idea what changed.. but this the expected behaviour, so.. discontented yay?

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https://gfycat.com/anotherpinkarrowana

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 9:19 PM

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Pos in VR: [2390.75,8447.13,0]
https://gyazo.com/fe75e2db6a0a9cdcc9c545b4b80f90cc

_test1 = "Land_VR_Shape_01_cube_1m_F" createVehicle [0,0,0];
_test2 = "Land_VR_Shape_01_cube_1m_F" createVehicle [0,0,0];
_test1 setPos [2387,8448,0.5];
_test2 setPos [2387,8447,0.5];
player setPos [2384,8446,1.5];```

Gyazo

▶ Play video

unique sundial Dec 26, 2019, 10:15 PM

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VR worldsize is 8192

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maybe this has something to do with being outside the map

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 10:40 PM

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seems to be happing to non-physX objects only

exotic tinsel Dec 26, 2019, 10:55 PM

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is there a vehicle equivalent to getunitloadout? im trying to find an easy way to export whats in the vehicle inventory in to a crate. im aware of all the getMagazineCargo, getWeaponCargo, etc.. trying to find a simpler way before i put the time in.

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 10:58 PM

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magazines _veh,
weapons _veh;
etc

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Best way to go, afaik

exotic tinsel Dec 26, 2019, 11:00 PM

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so if i have a backpack in the vehicle inventory and the backpack has stuff. how do i move the back pack to crate. do i latterly have to re add the items to the back pack in the crate??

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 11:00 PM

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that's a different topic

exotic tinsel Dec 26, 2019, 11:01 PM

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so....???

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diff topic or not, can you help with the topic?

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 11:01 PM

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dude

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wait at least more than a minute

exotic tinsel Dec 26, 2019, 11:02 PM

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nvm thx for the help

jade abyss Dec 26, 2019, 11:02 PM

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okay, deleting the list then ¯_(ツ)_/¯

tough abyss Dec 27, 2019, 1:30 AM

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Any chance BIS_fnc_UnitCapture could get some optimization love?

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Or rather does anyone know of a light-weight way of forcing AI to do things with doMove and disableAI?

restive leaf Dec 27, 2019, 1:31 AM

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Do you have #350?

tough abyss Dec 27, 2019, 1:32 AM

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What?

restive leaf Dec 27, 2019, 1:33 AM

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jk

cold mica Dec 27, 2019, 5:41 AM

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Is there an easy way to check the truth of an array full of booleans?

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ex: private _myArray = [True, False]
Is there a function or something to check if the list is completely true or false?

dusk sage Dec 27, 2019, 5:51 AM

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!(false in _myArray)```

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@cold mica

cold mica Dec 27, 2019, 5:52 AM

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I see. Thank you.

dusk sage Dec 27, 2019, 5:52 AM

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👍

minor lance Dec 27, 2019, 9:34 AM

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Heello!

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Is there any way to set the music volume to a specific level in player options vía script?

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 9:35 AM

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yes

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@minor lance 😁

minor lance Dec 27, 2019, 9:35 AM

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I'm not talking about fademusic

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I mean the Options->Sound->Music

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 9:35 AM

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negative, that's player settings

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you wouldn't want to have your key binds changed by script, would you 👀

minor lance Dec 27, 2019, 9:36 AM

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I have some cinematics in my server and players without music volume dont hear anything

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 9:36 AM

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that's their problem

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you could, however, use playSound instead of playMusic

minor lance Dec 27, 2019, 9:37 AM

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But I couldnt fade it 😦

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 9:37 AM

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fade the music file itself

minor lance Dec 27, 2019, 9:37 AM

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I can't

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 9:38 AM

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you could also use an invisible object that "say" the music, then get it away slowly to mimic fading

minor lance Dec 27, 2019, 9:38 AM

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The cinematic has music and when the player ends it, y fadeout the music

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It depends on the player how long does it take to fade

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The invisible object could do it but having the "Big Opening" today, its not good hahaha

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 9:41 AM

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you have fadeSound, fadeRadio and fadeSpeech

besides that, I don't see any other options!

just tell your players to have music on - it's better than any script 😛

minor lance Dec 27, 2019, 9:42 AM

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I did that

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but as I know them, they will enter without sound and will not hear the dialog XD

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 9:42 AM

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dialog? it should be playSound then

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anyway, it's their issue, not yours =)

minor lance Dec 27, 2019, 9:53 AM

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Its music with some speech

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but as I play with fades, I used playmusic

forest ore Dec 27, 2019, 2:03 PM

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Getting Error missing ] with invKeyDown = (findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", "if (inputAction 'gear' == 1) then { hint parseText format ['<br/><t color='#f00000ff' size='1.5'>Test text</t>']; };"];
I'm here thinking that I got the quotation marks covered but either I don't and also I can't see what's the issue then

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 2:05 PM

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clearer with ```sqf
invKeyDown = (findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", "if (inputAction 'gear' == 1) then {
hint parseText format ['<br/><t color='#f00000ff' size='1.5'>Test text</t>'];
};"];

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if (inputAction 'gear' == 1) then {
        hint parseText format ['<br/><t color='#f00000ff' size='1.5'>Test text</t>'];
        };

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single quotes everywhere

either use ```sqf
format ["<t color='#f00000ff'>test</t>", %1];
// or
format ['<t color='#f00000ff'>test</t>', %1];

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@forest ore

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(well, escaped quotes since you are in a string already)

forest ore Dec 27, 2019, 2:09 PM

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What sort of bothers me is the %1 in the end. Is that mandatory when using formatted text (with format)? Does the %1 not need to point anywhere?
Also I was already using single quotes in my example so I can't see where the issue lies

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 2:23 PM

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escaped single quotes

you absolutely don't need format, here

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@forest ore

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well, forget about my previous examples with %1 (it would throw an error anyway I think)

SO! From

invKeyDown = (findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", "if (inputAction 'gear' == 1) then {
        hint parseText format ['<br/><t color='#f00000ff' size='1.5'>Test text</t>'];
        };"];
``` to ```sqf
invKeyDown = (findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", "if (inputAction 'gear' == 1) then {
        hint parseText '<br/><t color=\'#f00000ff\' size='1.5'>Test text</t>';
        };"];
``` @forest ore

ivory lake Dec 27, 2019, 2:25 PM

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or stop it with the dang quotes and use {}

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moduleName_keyDownEHId = findDisplay 46 displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", {hint str _this}];

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 2:26 PM

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ah yes, displayAddEventHandler can take code too 😅

ivory lake Dec 27, 2019, 2:27 PM

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yeah and it was a great day wehn that was implemented

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 2:28 PM

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oooh yeah.

jade abyss Dec 27, 2019, 3:02 PM

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even easier/fixable:

myFunc = {hint str _this;};
moduleName_keyDownEHId = findDisplay 46 displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", {_this call myFunc;}];```

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You can adjust the current code, while not needing to delete and readd the EH.

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 3:08 PM

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needs a global var, and global var code is bad practice

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(potential security issue, unless compileFinal'd)

still forum Dec 27, 2019, 3:24 PM

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Actually it's good practice in Eventhandlers Like that

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 3:26 PM

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for testing, yes, not release

jade abyss Dec 27, 2019, 3:28 PM

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For final of course not...

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put that function in CfgFunctions and done

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 3:28 PM

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Sorry @jade abyss , I realised only (way) after I wrote the message

jade abyss Dec 27, 2019, 3:29 PM

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👍

forest ore Dec 27, 2019, 3:29 PM

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Looking at Kerc's version I'm unable to get past {hint str _this}
Where did the rest of the stuff go OR more like I'm at a loss where should I put the stuff I had prepared? With "stuff" I mean

        hint parseText '<br/><t color=\'#f00000ff\' size='1.5'>Test text</t>';
        };"```

jade abyss Dec 27, 2019, 3:29 PM

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try the example i posted above.

forest ore Dec 27, 2019, 3:31 PM

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Dscha, I could build a function out of it..but would also need to make it final someday

jade abyss Dec 27, 2019, 3:31 PM

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Yes?

forest ore Dec 27, 2019, 3:32 PM

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Was referencing to the discussion about global variables and potential security issues 🙂

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 3:32 PM

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put that function in CfgFunctions and done

jade abyss Dec 27, 2019, 3:32 PM

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uhm, functions are basicaly just globalVariables

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 3:32 PM

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non-overridable*

still forum Dec 27, 2019, 3:32 PM

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for testing, yes, not release
Yes for release

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 3:33 PM

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wut? what about publicVariable exploit?

jade abyss Dec 27, 2019, 3:33 PM

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global, not public

still forum Dec 27, 2019, 3:33 PM

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Eventhandlers recompilation bug

jade abyss Dec 27, 2019, 3:34 PM

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?

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I think you two are talking about something different

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 3:34 PM

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no no, it's quite linked
see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/compileFinal

compileFinal

still forum Dec 27, 2019, 3:34 PM

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Eventhandlers get recompiled before execution. Thus you want them to be as short as possible.
Which
call globalFunc
Is

jade abyss Dec 27, 2019, 3:34 PM

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I believe Dedy is talking about zusing {call}, instead "code"

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Yeah, we are way past that Ded 😄

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 3:35 PM

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so we are kinda agreeing then? 😄

still forum Dec 27, 2019, 3:35 PM

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Lou said that's bad practice, it's not.

jade abyss Dec 27, 2019, 3:35 PM

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and wrote below that he was ~~wrong~~ forgot compileFinal*

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 3:35 PM

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I said about just a myFunc = { }

still forum Dec 27, 2019, 3:35 PM

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Cookies

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 3:36 PM

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CfgFunctions / compileFinal protects it from publicVariable, right?

jade abyss Dec 27, 2019, 3:36 PM

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Yes

oblique arrow Dec 27, 2019, 3:36 PM

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I have another question bongocat , whats the correct condition to be set in a trigger for it to activate after 5 seconds (from mission start) ? I've looked at https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_countdown and that looks like the right thing but I'm not quite sure how to adapt that to a trigger condition

jade abyss Dec 27, 2019, 3:36 PM

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CfgFunctions is the same as call compileFinal

still forum Dec 27, 2019, 3:37 PM

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CfgFunctions / compileFinal protects it from publicVariable, right?
Not necessarily.. but you don't wanna know that.

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 3:37 PM

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@jade abyss 🍪
@still forum 🍪
@forest ore 🍪
@ me 🍪
@oblique arrow 🍪 (you happened to be here)

oblique arrow Dec 27, 2019, 3:37 PM

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I'll take a cookie, cookies are always good

still forum Dec 27, 2019, 3:37 PM

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Oh lol. I said cookies. I already forgot

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You confused me

jade abyss Dec 27, 2019, 3:38 PM

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You confused US

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 3:38 PM

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hmm low eyesight, bad memory… 🤔 careful, Dedmen! 😄

still forum Dec 27, 2019, 3:39 PM

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leaves again

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 3:39 PM

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slowly

unique sundial Dec 27, 2019, 3:39 PM

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publishVariable

forest ore Dec 27, 2019, 3:39 PM

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@oblique arrow Since I'm (too) here: will there be someone to activate the trigger right after mission start? Can you just use timeout with the trigger (instead of countdown which is the default)

oblique arrow Dec 27, 2019, 3:44 PM

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Do you mean a player/AI in the trigger area to activate it? @forest ore

forest ore Dec 27, 2019, 3:45 PM

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player or AI or whatever you would like to have really. But what have you then?

crude needle Dec 27, 2019, 3:47 PM

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@oblique arrow time >= 5 in the trigger condition would work fine.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/time

oblique arrow Dec 27, 2019, 3:48 PM

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Ooh neat that looks like what I want, thanks blobheart

harsh vine Dec 27, 2019, 4:03 PM

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//I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE A KILL REWARD FOR ALL PLAYER "MP" SO WHENEVER, A PLAYER GETS A KILLSTREAK OF 2 KILLS HIS LOCATION WILL BE MARKED ON THE MAP...I GOT EVERYTHING WORKING EXPECT FOR THE KILL STREAK WHICH IN IT DOES WORK ON MY "HOSTED PC"  BUT NOT FOR OTHER PLAYERS.

//initserver.sqf
Kills = 0;
addMissionEventHandler ["EntityKilled", {
       
     if (_killed != _instigator && _instigator ==Player  && side group _killed != side group _instigator) then 
     { 
     Kills = Kills + 1;
     
       //player setVariable ["kills", 0];              /////////////////////////////////
       //_new = _newkill + 1;                             IM NOT SURE WHERE TO PUT THESE
       // player setVariable ["kills", _new, true];    ///////////////////////////////// 
       
    if (Kills >= 1) then {[] execVM "killstreak.sqf";};
};


//killstreak.sqf
DELAY = 15;
REFRESH = 5;
_HvT = 1;
_lastHintTime = -DELAY;
_lastMarkerTime = -REFRESH;
_markerTarget = objNull;
_hasMarker = false;
_markerName = "";

private ["_exitloop"];

_exitloop=false;

while {!_exitloop} do
{    
     
     //_isHvT = player getVariable ["kills",0] >= HVT  ///////////////// THIS DOESN'T WORK///////////////////////////
     
    _isHvT = Kills >= _HvT  && alive player;          ///////////////////THIS WORKS FINE///////////// 
    
    if (_isHvT && diag_tickTime - _lastHintTime >= DELAY) then
    {
        hint parseText ([
            "<t color='#FF0000' size='1.5' align='center'>High Value Target</t>",
            
            "<t color='#FFFFFF' shadow='1' shadowColor='#000000' align='center'>You have been <t size='1' color='#FF0000'>spotted</t> for killing too many ai's, now your location has been marked on the map!</t>"
        ] joinString "<br/>");
        
        _lastHintTime = diag_tickTime;
    };
    
};

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sorry if i interrupted you guys 🙁

still forum Dec 27, 2019, 4:06 PM

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sees private array 😆 walks away

oblique arrow Dec 27, 2019, 4:14 PM

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peepoDance after some tinkering stuff works the way I want it to now, thanks peeps

oblique arrow Dec 27, 2019, 4:51 PM

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And back with another problem, so I want a Task to complete once all the players have left the trigger area but only if another trigger has fired, but I've tried using

(triggerActivated Trigger1) and ((count thisList) == 0)

and that doesnt work and just fires the trigger att he same time as the first one

unique sundial Dec 27, 2019, 7:03 PM

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18:54:48 Mission id: dead5101f5e1c425a3a75468060611def9982f8a
coincidence or a joke from BI programmer?

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 7:04 PM

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The truth is out there 👀

warm iris Dec 27, 2019, 7:15 PM

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Hi, looking to add an action that execs a sqf file, currently I have this

_player addAction ["SaveData", "Save_Profile.sqf"]

Unsure of where to go, not too knowlegeable on addactions and the wiki didnt aide much

plain current Dec 27, 2019, 7:22 PM

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You can look it up here: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction
Yours looks about right

warm iris Dec 27, 2019, 7:22 PM

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Thats what I'm thinking, having a look through my script to make sure its not breaking in other places

plain current Dec 27, 2019, 7:23 PM

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You getting some error or is it just not appearing?

warm iris Dec 27, 2019, 7:24 PM

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Just not appearing

plain current Dec 27, 2019, 7:24 PM

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and _player is defined and the correct object?

warm iris Dec 27, 2019, 7:25 PM

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_player = a player, no?

plain current Dec 27, 2019, 7:25 PM

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player = player

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player addAction ["SaveData", "Save_Profile.sqf"]

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_player would be a private variable, eg private _player = player; _player addAction ["SaveData", "Save_Profile.sqf"]

warm iris Dec 27, 2019, 7:26 PM

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Ohh, one question I do have, does an addaction not work in initplayerlocal?

plain current Dec 27, 2019, 7:26 PM

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It should? lemme test

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it does work

warm iris Dec 27, 2019, 7:28 PM

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cool, I'll give it a slot into my init and I'll see what happens!

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Woo it works! That's good. How to research if I can make an sqf trigger upon opening inventory

plain current Dec 27, 2019, 7:30 PM

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

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

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player addEventHandler ["InventoryOpened", {
    params ["_unit", "_container"];
}];

warm iris Dec 27, 2019, 7:31 PM

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Oh, coolio, thanks ^^

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having a look I cant figure out how to get it to exec a sqf like the addaction does 🤔

plain current Dec 27, 2019, 7:45 PM

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if you have defined cfgfunctions then call the function, if not: [] execVM "filename";

warm iris Dec 27, 2019, 7:47 PM

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how do

plain current Dec 27, 2019, 7:49 PM

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I can link wiki pages and stuff, but i'm not writing your mission for you. Put the exevm code inside the code brackets for the eventhandler

warm iris Dec 27, 2019, 8:05 PM

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After a re-read:

player addEventHandler ["InventoryOpened", {
    params [] execVM "Save_Profile.sqf";
}];
``` works, thanks for helping!

tough abyss Dec 27, 2019, 8:09 PM

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Hey fellas! I'm trying to get a zone shrinker script paired with a death zone if leaving the trigger working. I found a few things online, tested them out rigorously with some people who know how to code, but are not familiar with SQF. We haven't been able to get the script to work properly, while one of my other friends has had better results with the same exact code. Even with everything being the exact same we aren't getting the same results. It seems as if the marker is set to the zones position and size properly, and begins to shrink on the map, but the trigger stays the same size and does not scale correctly.

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_triggerArea = triggerArea zoneTrg;
_triggerPos = getPos zoneTrg;
_trgX = (_triggerArea select 0);
_trgY = (_triggerArea select 1);
_rate = 0.1;
_randomNum = selectRandom [800, 700, 650];

"zoneMarker" setMarkerSize [_trgX, _trgY];
"zoneMarker" setMarkerPos _triggerPos;

for [{_i = _randomNum}, {_i >= 0}, {_i = _i - 1}] do
{
    if (_trgX <= 4 || _trgY <= 4) exitWith{};
    _trgX = _trgX - _rate;
    _trgY = _trgY - _rate;
    zoneTrg setTriggerArea [_trgX, _trgY, 0, false]; // this line is not working
    "zoneMarker" setMarkerSize [_trgX, _trgY];
    sleep 0.1;
};

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is the shrinkZone script, there's a seperate one to deal damage for players out of the zone, which seems to work fine for me, except that it does not affect the host of the server but my friend debugging with me is affected properly, this is an entirely different problem.

still forum Dec 27, 2019, 8:11 PM

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@warm iris without the params...

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You are doing very weird stuff there without knowing :D

warm iris Dec 27, 2019, 8:12 PM

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Why know when you can experiment? :D

still forum Dec 27, 2019, 8:22 PM

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(params []) returns a number. Then you pass the number to execVM

tough abyss Dec 27, 2019, 8:48 PM

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nobody? if anyone's willing to help/debug feel free to send me a pm

young current Dec 27, 2019, 8:53 PM

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have you tested each individual command you use through debug console

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perhaps you are missing something you define

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you could also add debug hint messages that type out different parameters you work with to see if any of them is empty or targets wrong thing

tough abyss Dec 27, 2019, 9:03 PM

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I'll try that

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But the odd thing is, the same exact script works for my friend on his computer/server. But the same mission file he used, on my computer has the same problem.

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when I try to send this through the debug consoloe

    zoneTrg setTriggerArea [_trgX, _trgY, 0, false];

it refuses to work

mortal nacelle Dec 27, 2019, 9:09 PM

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Cannot quite wrap my head around param, if you are setting _var = param[0,""]; the default value has to be declared in another function or?

cold pebble Dec 27, 2019, 9:18 PM

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No, the default value there is the 2nd element in the param array

mortal nacelle Dec 27, 2019, 9:21 PM

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So take for example if I am looking for vehicle classes, how does _class = param[0,""]; find the vehicle class I am requesting for

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I don't understand

cold pebble Dec 27, 2019, 9:39 PM

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Well you need to run the function by call/spawn/execVM or the like, and you’d pass the vehicle class through that

rough dagger Dec 27, 2019, 10:35 PM

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Hi all.. I would like to avoid the standard garbage collection for dead units, and instead apply disableSimulation to each unit (on MPKilled). Is this do-able, or is this just a bad idea overall? To clarify, I would have a big cleanup operation after each conflict, but would like to retain dead bodies as the defend mission progresses, and just delete everything after each wave. Cheers..

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 10:54 PM

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doable, yes, bad idea, idk - need performance test
also, disableSim'ed bodies cannot be used as crates, iirc

rough dagger Dec 27, 2019, 11:10 PM

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thank you @winter rose .. would I place this instruction in initServer.sqf?

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also, disableSim'ed bodies cannot be used as crates, iirc I think I heard this also..

winter rose Dec 27, 2019, 11:13 PM

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you could do this in initServer, but keep in mind that you would have to wait for the body not to move anymore ; don't disable its simulation on death

rough dagger Dec 27, 2019, 11:14 PM

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lol, good tip,. thank you 🙂 that would have been a bit of an immersion breaker haha

slim oyster Dec 28, 2019, 5:15 AM

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I am trying to use a cell system to determine terrain types, features, etc. I want to be able to evaluate paths to waypoint, so a virtual line, and see if they intersect these cells. The cells are simply a coordinate system based on a common scale and naming scheme, X_Y, in a cba hash db. Any ideas?

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_nearestPoint and then an inArea command with the triggerArea/rectangular Area syntax?

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image for reference: https://image.prntscr.com/image/UrWpthKOTSGjOmepqGljAw.png

exotic flax Dec 28, 2019, 12:48 PM

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I understand what you want, but I don't understand the exact question...
Which part of your code is not working, or not known (yet)?

astral dawn Dec 28, 2019, 1:40 PM

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Why CBA hash instead of 2D array @slim oyster

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?

wary vine Dec 28, 2019, 1:56 PM

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@still forum doesn't params return bool ?

unique sundial Dec 28, 2019, 2:06 PM

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Yes

still forum Dec 28, 2019, 2:25 PM

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@wary vine maybe. Probably. Don't have bikini on phone

slim oyster Dec 28, 2019, 4:41 PM

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@astral dawn I throw a bunch more info into that hash than just the coords so I wanted to keep it organized. the BI db or CBA hash seem the best option

astral dawn Dec 28, 2019, 4:42 PM

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So what info have you got? x,y, what else?

tough abyss Dec 28, 2019, 4:46 PM

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I've added a p3d in my mission and some players get kicked for wrong signature, any ideas how i can fix this?

astral dawn Dec 28, 2019, 4:48 PM

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I don't think that you can add models into missions

tough abyss Dec 28, 2019, 4:49 PM

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Yes with createSimpleObject

astral dawn Dec 28, 2019, 4:49 PM

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Does it work though?

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Didn't know that, sorry

tough abyss Dec 28, 2019, 4:50 PM

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yes its work but some players get kicked

slim oyster Dec 28, 2019, 4:51 PM

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@astral dawn pos, terrain type, elevation, building count, roads present/count, etc

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mix of numbers, strings, arrays

astral dawn Dec 28, 2019, 4:53 PM

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I don't get it... so does the string for building count at cell [1235, 5678] look like "1235_5678_buildingCount" ?

slim oyster Dec 28, 2019, 4:53 PM

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no, the cba hash key is the cell x_y in string form

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all data is within that

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private _nodeData = [Map_GridData, _nodeString] call CBA_fnc_hashGet;
private _terrain = [_nodeData, "terrain"] call CBA_fnc_hashGet;``` etc

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not all nodes have the same indexes required so hashGets are nice

astral dawn Dec 28, 2019, 4:55 PM

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ah wait, you are using CBA hash! I thought you use namespace getVariable. Isn't CBA hash too slow for you?

slim oyster Dec 28, 2019, 4:55 PM

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slow part is the string handling right? wouldnt formatting lots to getvariable be worse?

astral dawn Dec 28, 2019, 4:56 PM

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For huge map find would have to go through... how many, ~40000 strings in worst case, if your world size is 20km and your grid is 100 meters?

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Aren't you converting float xpos, floay ypos to string version anyway?

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Yeah I have just tested...
Init code:

_a = [];
_a resize 40000;
_a = _a apply {str random 1000000};
testArray = _a;

Code performance test code:
testArray find "123123"
600 microseconds, with my 8600k CPU... for your AI planning code you will need to do hash gets lots of time I assume

slim oyster Dec 28, 2019, 5:00 PM

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ah sorry, CBA hash doesnt need string for key

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variable needs to be string obviously

astral dawn Dec 28, 2019, 5:00 PM

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so what's your key then? just array [_x, _y]?

slim oyster Dec 28, 2019, 5:00 PM

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yes

astral dawn Dec 28, 2019, 5:01 PM

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Ok let me see how slow it is...

slim oyster Dec 28, 2019, 5:01 PM

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formatting to the X_Y string would only be needed if I was using getvar

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but yes I see the point at some level of map size the formatting is probably faster since it doesnt require a find/in

astral dawn Dec 28, 2019, 5:01 PM

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1.5 milliseconds for [number, number] array

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getVariable in arma is fast AF (less than a microsecond !!) and would improve your planning speed very much

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Even at the cost of converting to strings (around a few microseconds I assume)

exotic flax Dec 28, 2019, 5:02 PM

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depending on the use case you could also store the data in a sqf file, and only do it dynamically when the terrain is unknown

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similar to how ACRE has mapped their terrains

slim oyster Dec 28, 2019, 5:03 PM

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I am doing this yes, parsing it and storing it in the addon

exotic flax Dec 28, 2019, 5:04 PM

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although in that case a plain array would be the fastest

astral dawn Dec 28, 2019, 5:04 PM

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That too ☝️ , I don't understand why you don't want to use plain 2D array...

forest ore Dec 28, 2019, 5:13 PM

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What am I missing/not understanding with this one:
"EntityKilled" MissionEventHandler works as expected when run directly from initServer.sqf but not when calling that exactly same MissionEH from a function I have declared in cfgFunctions?
So
if (isServer) then {addMissionEventHandler ["EntityKilled", blabla works
but
if (isServer) then {[] call Asm_fnc_entityKilledMissionEH;}; does not work.

exotic flax Dec 28, 2019, 5:13 PM

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For example am I working on an improved GPS Navigation system with full support of off-road movement (and can be used by AI as well with some modifications). And I have a very simple array stored in a sqf file for "supported" terrains, but can get data on the fly when needed (or call the function to generate data for new terrains).
This array is as simple as:

// [ x, y ], [ drive, walk, cover, object ]
_data = [
   [123, 456], [0.6, 0.8, 0.1, 0.1],
   [124, 456], [0.5, 0.8, 0.2, 0.3],
   // etc
];

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@forest ore does the function require parameters?

forest ore Dec 28, 2019, 5:16 PM

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Ah, oh, you mean I should do the call with something else than just [] call ?

exotic flax Dec 28, 2019, 5:16 PM

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... was reading wrong...

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so the function, which includes the eventhandler is not working, but it does work directly?

forest ore Dec 28, 2019, 5:17 PM

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Correct

slim oyster Dec 28, 2019, 5:19 PM

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@exotic flax Are you keeping to #s in your array for speed, then having your functions interpret it as scales for movement preference, determining viabilities of paths, etc?

exotic flax Dec 28, 2019, 5:22 PM

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It's to calculate a score where higher means better, depending on the given transportation, action and state.

eg. infantry on foot who need to move from A to B, while in combat mode, will prefer a walkable area with cover.
While a truck who just needs to drive without contact will prefer drivable without objects.

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@forest ore is the function called at all (and visible in the Functions Viewer)? Because it sounds like the problem is there, since EH's will be set no matter how

forest ore Dec 28, 2019, 5:34 PM

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@exotic flax After the I start the mission from the editor I see the function in the Functions Viewer.. soo does that mean that it should be called as well if it's shown in the viewer?

exotic flax Dec 28, 2019, 5:35 PM

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it means it exists and can be called

forest ore Dec 28, 2019, 5:46 PM

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Ahh, problem solved. I had lost an all important } while doing testing and moving the missionEH (along with accompanying scripts) from initServer.sqf and into the function I created. With the } missing the game did not output any visible error

steady terrace Dec 28, 2019, 6:44 PM

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what am I doing wrong here?

block = testblock_3;  // a concrete block
block attachTo [testtruck, [0, -3.5, 0.4]];
vehdir = getDir testtruck; 

block setDir vehdir; 
blockdir = getDir block; 
 
dirdict = [vehdir, blockdir]; 
hint str dirdict;

gives a hint with differing values, even though they should be the same(and of course the directions in game aren't the same either).

this only happens when block is attached to a vehicle, why is that?

winter rose Dec 28, 2019, 6:48 PM

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what is testblock_3?

steady terrace Dec 28, 2019, 6:48 PM

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woops, typo. fixed

winter rose Dec 28, 2019, 6:48 PM

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many different items

steady terrace Dec 28, 2019, 6:49 PM

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there

winter rose Dec 28, 2019, 6:50 PM

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if you attach an object, a setDir on it is relative to the object it is attached to

steady terrace Dec 28, 2019, 6:50 PM

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oh wow

winter rose Dec 28, 2019, 6:50 PM

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so setDir 90 would turn the object to the right of the "attached to" object

steady terrace Dec 28, 2019, 6:51 PM

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thanks!

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should I just have figured that out by not being an idiot or can I read it somewhere

winter rose Dec 28, 2019, 6:51 PM

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you could also setDir then attachTo

It is written on the attachTo wiki page iirc

steady terrace Dec 28, 2019, 6:51 PM

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I went to the wiki pages for all kinds of direction and spend some time on attachTo as well..

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yes it does.. stupid me

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ugh I wasted so much time! well, thanks!

winter rose Dec 28, 2019, 6:52 PM

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np!

steady terrace Dec 28, 2019, 6:55 PM

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🤔 I think it'd make more sense to put that note on the setDir page.. or use one of those warning boxes. ah well

(edit: attachTo to setDir)

winter rose Dec 28, 2019, 6:56 PM

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yep maybe, I was reviewing that as well

steady terrace Dec 28, 2019, 7:09 PM

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(oops, typo. meant the setDir page of course)

winter rose Dec 28, 2019, 7:19 PM

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I am editing attachTo , setDir shouldn't really be concerned about this

winter rose Dec 28, 2019, 7:45 PM

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attachTo updated @steady terrace

steady terrace Dec 28, 2019, 7:46 PM

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awesome! @winter rose

still forum Dec 28, 2019, 8:47 PM

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@tough abyss can't fix. We talked about that a couple weeks ago in another channel.

tough abyss Dec 28, 2019, 9:05 PM

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@Dedmen what can't be fix?

still forum Dec 28, 2019, 9:07 PM

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The signature problem with p3d in mission

tough abyss Dec 28, 2019, 9:14 PM

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@still forum Are you sure because i remember a script using a .p3d in mission without kick? (speed camera maverick)

still forum Dec 28, 2019, 9:14 PM

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Well you can disable sig verif

tough abyss Dec 28, 2019, 9:16 PM

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Yes i've disabled sig check but already got guys with some modified .pbo😂

still forum Dec 28, 2019, 9:17 PM

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I think BI might look into mission p3ds but can't guarantee anything

tough abyss Dec 28, 2019, 9:19 PM

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@still forum it's a new issue since update of sig verif i'm right?

still forum Dec 28, 2019, 9:20 PM

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Think so. Either last or second last updoot

tough abyss Dec 28, 2019, 9:23 PM

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Ok thanks for your information @still forum.

still forum Dec 28, 2019, 10:18 PM

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Actually. I wonder if same happens with music/sounds in mission. That would be worse and would be a bigger incentive to fix it

bold kiln Dec 28, 2019, 10:19 PM

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I'm trying to set a variable inside a init file.

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'''macro_fnc_name(init) = {

//Variable to prevent muiltiple actions added to the menu
bool menuCountRn=false;

...'''

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any idea why this won't?

still forum Dec 28, 2019, 10:20 PM

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What is that "bool"? SQF is not a strongly typed language

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

bold kiln Dec 28, 2019, 10:21 PM

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ahh I see. thanks

cunning crown Dec 28, 2019, 10:29 PM

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also macro_fnc_name(init) = { that's not how you define functions
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Function

bold kiln Dec 28, 2019, 10:46 PM

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right but I will need it for the unit that I've created.

I'm just trying to make the custom action I've made only appear once in the action menu, rather than once for every instance of the unit spawn/existing.

I'm trying to make it so the addAction process only runs once. by using a variable controlled if statement

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== isn't a thing here either.
what would I use in its place?

still forum Dec 28, 2019, 10:48 PM

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It is a thing

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

bold kiln Dec 28, 2019, 10:50 PM

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hmm... must be something else

still forum Dec 28, 2019, 10:50 PM

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Show your code

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Can't help with your errors if can't see the errors

bold kiln Dec 28, 2019, 10:53 PM

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thanks for wanting to help Dedmen. just one sec...I'll pull it up

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looks like the error occurs here:

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...
};
if(_menuCountRn==false)then{
macro_fnc_name(add_enter_action) = {
params [
["_unit",objNull,[player]]
];
...

still forum Dec 28, 2019, 10:57 PM

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Uh

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I assume you are already a programmer?

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Then you know that bool == false is the same as !bool

bold kiln Dec 28, 2019, 10:58 PM

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I'm very new to arma scripting

still forum Dec 28, 2019, 10:58 PM

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And you were already told, that's not how you define functions. Functions have no arguments

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If you are very new, why are you trying to apply things from other languages onto SQF and just hope it works?

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Look at wiki you were linked above

bold kiln Dec 28, 2019, 11:05 PM

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"...why are you trying..." I'm hoping to learn, even if it means I fail.

I didn't define the variable there. It was already defined above at the start of the function. Sorry about the brevity of the code being shown but not all of it is my work.

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but i'll keep looking at the wiki as if it were holy script

cunning crown Dec 28, 2019, 11:07 PM

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If you learning another programming language (like SQF), forget everything about the previous one and start from scratch, it will be easier 😉

bold kiln Dec 28, 2019, 11:08 PM

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@cunning crown Thanks for the advice. Will do

jade abyss Dec 28, 2019, 11:10 PM

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@bold kiln check the last 2 pinned messages in this channel.

restive leaf Dec 29, 2019, 1:19 AM

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Actually. I wonder if same happens with music/sounds in mission. That would be worse and would be a bigger incentive to fix it I still use music/sounds from my mission PBO on one of my public servers with no issue @still forum

plain current Dec 29, 2019, 3:51 AM

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In dayz there is a network bubble which means only objects x distance from you will be calculated but in arma i believe all objects on the map (or within view/render distance) will be sent to the client, have a look on here: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Mission_Optimisation

high marsh Dec 29, 2019, 6:04 AM

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_counr = count entities ""

?

versed belfry Dec 29, 2019, 9:29 AM

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Hey guys (hope this is the right place):
Does anyone knows how to disable Voice chat and Text chat in the in-game channels but still keep them for marking?

leaden summit Dec 29, 2019, 9:34 AM

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If I have an array called _guns and have 3 or 4 classnames in there and then do

{
    _gun = selectRandom _guns;
    [_x, _gun, 6] call BIS_fnc_addWeapon;
    [_x] joinSilent _ambush;
    _x setVariable ['dangerAIEnabled', true]; 

} foreach _badguys;```
Why do all 4 _badGuys get the same weapon? foreach works as a loop doesn't it?

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Ok well either it was just incredible luck or it needed a sleep in there because I put a 0.2 sleep in and now they have different weapons.

unique sundial Dec 29, 2019, 10:02 AM

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that makes no sense, selectRandom doesnt care about your sleep

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how many guns do you have in _guns?

leaden summit Dec 29, 2019, 10:02 AM

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Ok so it was just dumb luck that all 4 guys ended up with the same weapon from a 5 weapon array 😂 I can live with that

unique sundial Dec 29, 2019, 10:03 AM

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yes that can happen thats why you should run it several times to be sure

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random means random

leaden summit Dec 29, 2019, 10:04 AM

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Yeah I know, just seemed like the odds of them all getting the same weapon was ridiculous. I should have tested more

unique sundial Dec 29, 2019, 10:05 AM

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you can make sure that weapon pulled out of array is not given to anyone else

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shuffle the array then take weapon by index

leaden summit Dec 29, 2019, 10:06 AM

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Yeah sweet, thanks for confirming my lack of testing :)
It's not super important, it just didn't make sense to me (due to my own lack of testing)

cosmic lichen Dec 29, 2019, 12:01 PM

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What's the best way to detect nearby enemy units? I tried 'findNearestEnemy', but that only returns the enemy unit once it fired.

winter rose Dec 29, 2019, 12:15 PM

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^ the enemy the unit knows, yes

cosmic lichen Dec 29, 2019, 12:31 PM

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Oh I found the issue.

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unit disableAI "all" doesn't help with detecting enemy units 😄

neon snow Dec 29, 2019, 2:38 PM

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Hi there, how can I add refract particle effect using script? Code below doesnt work:

_pos = q1 modelToWorld (q1 selectionPosition "exh_leng_pos");  
ps2 = "#particlesource" createVehicleLocal _pos;
ps2 setParticleClass "ExhaustSmokeRefractHeli"; 
ps2 attachTo [q1,[0,0,0], "muzzle_1"];

still forum Dec 29, 2019, 2:42 PM

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No particle effects at all?

astral dawn Dec 29, 2019, 2:51 PM

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Is it not documented anywhere?
I don't understand how private keyword and general _privateVariable without private keyword behave inside FSM

unique sundial Dec 29, 2019, 2:52 PM

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Test?

astral dawn Dec 29, 2019, 2:52 PM

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Yes but I am trying to find biki references to be sure

tender fossil Dec 29, 2019, 3:02 PM

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Is this correct syntax eg. for retrieving the second parameter of the calling function only?

params ["",["_packet",[],[]]];

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Or should it just be

params [["_packet",[],[]]];

cunning crown Dec 29, 2019, 3:09 PM

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The first one is the correct syntax, you should either remove the 3rd element of the 2nd array or put direct data type in it otherwise it's useless

neon snow Dec 29, 2019, 3:09 PM

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@still forum nope, other effects like smoke , explosion work fine, but refract doesnt show at all

still forum Dec 29, 2019, 3:11 PM

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Maybe that specific effect is too mild

neon snow Dec 29, 2019, 3:13 PM

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Tried all refract effects :/

tender fossil Dec 29, 2019, 3:13 PM

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@cunning crown Thanks! 🙂

winter rose Dec 29, 2019, 3:20 PM

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@astral dawn FSM _vars can be accessed from all "blocks" as long as they have been defined (e.g in the "start" block) of course

astral dawn Dec 29, 2019, 3:21 PM

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Thanks man!

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private makes it accessible only in current block, right?

winter rose Dec 29, 2019, 3:21 PM

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in the whole FSM I think

astral dawn Dec 29, 2019, 3:40 PM

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Hmm

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Well I will test it then

modest temple Dec 29, 2019, 4:00 PM

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is there a cleaner way to remove a certain amount of a certain item from a player than just spamming removeitem

still forum Dec 29, 2019, 4:04 PM

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GetUnitLoadout, change count setsunitloadout. But thats stoop :D

modest temple Dec 29, 2019, 4:07 PM

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oof

slim oyster Dec 29, 2019, 6:11 PM

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@astral dawn whole fsm can access private & local vars

astral dawn Dec 29, 2019, 6:13 PM

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Even if I define them in some call scope?

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like...

0 call {
_myvar = 123;
};

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Can whole fsm access it afterwards?

winter rose Dec 29, 2019, 6:20 PM

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no no, scopes are fine

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don't forget that FSM is unscheduled, don't sleep in a call

astral dawn Dec 29, 2019, 6:21 PM

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I have just tested... in scope I can overwrite _myVar which is global for whole FSM if it has been defined before
But can't initialize it there

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Yeah thx!

unique sundial Dec 29, 2019, 6:25 PM

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FSM is scheduled, it was explained on execFSM page until you edited it

winter rose Dec 29, 2019, 6:30 PM

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then it should be explained on the FSM page, not execFSM

ah yes, I always mix up between being able to waitUntil and scheduled stuff

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FSM conditions are unscheduled @astral dawn

astral dawn Dec 29, 2019, 6:32 PM

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Well I know that it just executes one state per frame

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I can't sleep in it

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I understand

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Thanks guys

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But FSM itself is running in the scheduler as I recall

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Doesn't mean that code itself is scheduled environment

winter rose Dec 29, 2019, 6:33 PM

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ask KK, he is way more aware of this than I am

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@astral dawn from what I read, FSM is scheduled, but suspension is not allowed (canSuspend returns false)
Only FSM conditions are unscheduled.

astral dawn Dec 29, 2019, 6:40 PM

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It's scheduled in a sense that it occupies scheduler's time, yeah

winter rose Dec 29, 2019, 6:42 PM

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and yes, it is explained on the FSM page @unique sundial

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I will do another pass on both pages to split things cleaner

tender fossil Dec 29, 2019, 7:04 PM

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How do I encapsulate a string created with format with quotation marks? Do I need an escape character?

winter rose Dec 29, 2019, 7:05 PM

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private _myString = "I said ""yes!""";

tender fossil Dec 29, 2019, 7:05 PM

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So it's just double quotation marks?

winter rose Dec 29, 2019, 7:05 PM

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or ```sqf
private _myString = 'I said "yes!"';

tender fossil Dec 29, 2019, 7:06 PM

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So

format['"%1 [%2,%3]"',_classname,_procedureName,_uid];

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?

winter rose Dec 29, 2019, 7:06 PM

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that would return "stuff, [stuff, stuff]" yes

tender fossil Dec 29, 2019, 7:06 PM

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Nice! Thanks mate 🙂

still forum Dec 29, 2019, 7:07 PM

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Or Pass result through str

mortal nacelle Dec 29, 2019, 9:43 PM

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What is the command to check if a "classname" is in a predefined array

winter rose Dec 29, 2019, 9:44 PM

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in ?

mortal nacelle Dec 29, 2019, 9:44 PM

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thanks

mortal nacelle Dec 29, 2019, 10:27 PM

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Does it matter in which order you use param or params, aslong as the variable name is the same it is okay, right?

jade abyss Dec 29, 2019, 10:37 PM

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?

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_a = [0,1,2];
_a params["_two","_zero","_one"];
hint str _two; //0
hint str _zero; //1
hint str _one; //2

You mean that?

winter rose Dec 29, 2019, 10:46 PM

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@mortal nacelle the order matters in the way @jade abyss mentioned it; but the order itself is not important to their values at all - they are just passed

mortal nacelle Dec 29, 2019, 10:49 PM

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Yeah, that is what I ment. Thanks

fleet comet Dec 29, 2019, 11:19 PM

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If im hosting a server doing Escape, how do i change the time of day?

winter rose Dec 29, 2019, 11:48 PM

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scripting wise, setDate or skipTime @fleet comet

fleet comet Dec 29, 2019, 11:57 PM

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@winter rose okay, what if i wanner turn of stamina?

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is there something i can put in chat?

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 12:06 AM

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enableFatigue?

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ is the place to be @fleet comet

jade abyss Dec 30, 2019, 12:08 AM

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👇
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Scripting_Commands_Arma_3
☝️
also
👉 ctrl+F for the (Browser-)searchfunction 👈

Category:Scripting Commands Arma 3

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 12:09 AM

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☝️… 😋 😉

slim oyster Dec 30, 2019, 5:18 AM

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Have people replicated the map parsing to terrain type for the map in script form? I can't see an exposed function that uses the map config values for trees and rocks and such

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just a combination of https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/selectBestPlaces?

unique sundial Dec 30, 2019, 6:34 AM

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And don’t forget utils 5 gives you searchable interface to every command in game

still forum Dec 30, 2019, 9:02 AM

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Searching biki easier tho? :U

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Does utils show you dedmen on addWeaponWithAttachments?

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 10:34 AM

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output:

📎 unknown.png

still forum Dec 30, 2019, 11:13 AM

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So no more info than that?

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 11:16 AM

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no more info than that.

unique sundial Dec 30, 2019, 11:24 AM

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Searching biki easier tho? :U

Not really, it has missing commands and it is often down plus you need internet. Good for checking commands after you found what you’ve been looking for

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 11:25 AM

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it is often down
wrong. but yes, you need internet

unique sundial Dec 30, 2019, 11:26 AM

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I guess you don’t use it often

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 11:26 AM

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almost never!

unique sundial Dec 30, 2019, 11:28 AM

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If I had a dollar for each time I wrote to Dwarden about it...

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 11:30 AM

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I don't know, I really only had issues when the wiki was down for long; I think it occured twice this year

it may go down frequently and I don't notice, but it's never down for too long, at least from what I could see

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(also maybe different timezones too)

unique sundial Dec 30, 2019, 11:31 AM

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but it's never down for too long
Maybe I should stop nagging Dwarden then

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 11:32 AM

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hahaha - then maybe you're the reason for it to be up quickly, and in that case thank you

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I just wanted to jump on the

it is often down
because whenever I go to the wiki, I am not "oooh, it is down again"
maybe thanks to your reactivity, but it is not down "most of the time" for common peeps

cosmic lichen Dec 30, 2019, 11:44 AM

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It is down quite often. And it's always down when you really need its information 😄

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 11:45 AM

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yeah, same as red lights when you are in a hurry 😋
well, guess I'm lucky then! 😄

cosmic lichen Dec 30, 2019, 11:46 AM

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True 😄

lucid junco Dec 30, 2019, 1:22 PM

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is there the way how to manage (have control) head movement for AI?

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 1:32 PM

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@lucid junco not exactly head control, but direction watching
what are you trying to achieve?

lucid junco Dec 30, 2019, 1:32 PM

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I need to force AI to look specific direction (during the dialog)

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 1:36 PM

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lookAt, glanceAt, doWatch can help then

lucid junco Dec 30, 2019, 1:40 PM

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these are not enough 😄

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i never saw what actually glanceat do. For me it does literally nothing at all 😄

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 1:42 PM

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I think it is less "strict" than "look at", as in "from the corner of the eye"

but I can totally be wrong on this one

lucid junco Dec 30, 2019, 1:44 PM

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i need something definately more "strict" then lookat 😄

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god bless "randomization" of everything 😕

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 1:45 PM

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doTarget ? 😄

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you can also disableAI to prevent the AI to look around too much

lucid junco Dec 30, 2019, 1:48 PM

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i think i need custom animation for the cutscene haha

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😄

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thats what im looking for

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 1:49 PM

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ah well, then scripting cannot help :p

lucid junco Dec 30, 2019, 1:49 PM

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yea 😄 i always end up with this statement lol

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but thx 😄

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 1:50 PM

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check the anim viewer in Eden, it may help!

lucid junco Dec 30, 2019, 1:51 PM

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yea i already had few long nights with anim viewer hah

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 1:51 PM

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rawr

lucid junco Dec 30, 2019, 1:51 PM

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i need mocap

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or better someone skilled with mocap and skilled porting animations to the arma

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 1:53 PM

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the game has plenty of anims, which are the ones you want specifically?

plain current Dec 30, 2019, 2:07 PM

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I just googled if there are any cheap-ish mocaps anywhere near me, cuz i need some custom anims

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There seems to be a community driven free one in the same building as me

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 2:13 PM

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hah!

tender fossil Dec 30, 2019, 3:40 PM

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How does the game store your score on a server internally? (eg. if you disconnect and reconnect)

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Let's say you have 500 points, and then you disconnect and reconnect. Then I kill an enemy unit and get 1 point. Should I tell the server to update the score to 501 or 1 to have the correct number of points (=501) shown in stats?

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(Note: Arma 2)

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 4:13 PM

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@tender fossil it depends on the server itself
by default the game doesn't store anything

technically:
the client should not say anything to the server,
the server should know the score and do a "+1". then, the db with your playerUID and the operation should deduce the new score

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I mean:

on player connection: getPlayerDbScore
on player score: +1 → saveDb

tough abyss Dec 30, 2019, 5:19 PM

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        "B_Mortar_01_support_F",
        "B_Mortar_01_weapon_F",
        "B_Mortar_01_support_grn_F",
        "B_Mortar_01_Weapon_grn_F",
        "I_Mortar_01_support_F",
        "I_Mortar_01_weapon_F",
        "I_E_Mortar_01_support_F",
        "I_E_Mortar_01_weapon_F",
        "O_Mortar_01_support_F",
        "O_Mortar_01_weapon_F",
        "B_Respawn_Sleeping_bag_blue_F",
        "B_Respawn_Sleeping_bag_brown_F",
        "B_Respawn_TentDome_F",
        "B_Patrol_Respawn_bag_F",
        "B_Respawn_Sleeping_bag_F",
        "B_Respawn_TentA_F",
        "C_IDAP_UGV_02_Demining_backpack_F",
        "I_UGV_02_Demining_backpack_F",
        "O_UGV_02_Demining_backpack_F",
        "I_E_UGV_02_Demining_backpack_F",
        "B_UGV_02_Demining_backpack_F",
        "I_UGV_02_Science_backpack_F",
        "O_UGV_02_Science_backpack_F",
        "I_E_UGV_02_Science_backpack_F",
        "B_UGV_02_Science_backpack_F",
        "I_E_Mortar_01_Weapon_F"
        "RHS_Podnos_Bipod_Bag"
        "RHS_Podnos_Gun_Bag"
        "rhs_M252_Bipod_Bag"
        "rhs_M252_Gun_Bag"
    ];
if (BIS_WL_arsenalEnabled == 1) then {
    BIS_fnc_arsenal_data set [3, BIS_WL_factionAppropriateUniforms];
    BIS_fnc_arsenal_data set [5, (BIS_fnc_arsenal_data select 5) - BIS_WL_mortarBackpacks];
    BIS_fnc_arsenal_data set [23, (BIS_fnc_arsenal_data select 23) - ["APERSMineDispenser_Mag"]];
    BIS_WL_arsenalSetupDone = TRUE;
};``` this dosnt work im guessing i need to pull more scripts from the warlord pbo file?

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 5:24 PM

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. . . maybe?

oblique arrow Dec 30, 2019, 5:27 PM

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Hey peeps any chance you guys know of a way/could give me a pointer to a way to open the strategic map using an add action / hold action blep ? I took a look at https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_StrategicMapOpen but it seems like that'd always create a new strategic map instead of opening the already existing one

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 5:31 PM

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is there a way to reopen a map though

jade abyss Dec 30, 2019, 5:36 PM

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@tough abyss ,,,,,, <-- missing in the list

tough abyss Dec 30, 2019, 5:41 PM

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@jade abyss thanks for the catch but its still showing up the RHS mortars in arsenal

jade abyss Dec 30, 2019, 5:43 PM

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did you start your game with the parameter showScriptErrors?

tough abyss Dec 30, 2019, 5:43 PM

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no, how do i do this?

jade abyss Dec 30, 2019, 5:45 PM

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check the A3-Launcher

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There is the Button "Parameters"

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https://i.gyazo.com/d01623b6937b62339ca4c3cf2ff1334f.png

tough abyss Dec 30, 2019, 5:54 PM

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@jade abyss turned it on but getting an error for something unrelated im aware of already

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I think i structured the script wrong as i feel its just not being detected at all

jade abyss Dec 30, 2019, 5:54 PM

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Fix that, it could be a followup error

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Check your .rpt's, fix the first error in that list. Restart the it, repeat

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one by one, not all at once. Some stuff could just be an error, because something broke before.

tough abyss Dec 30, 2019, 6:01 PM

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I dont know how to fix that specific error its been there since i Added rhs to the mission and hasnt affected anything. It gived me an error in my a3 wlparseassetlist.sqf file

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                _bPacksCnt = (count _transportBPacks);
                for [{_i = 0}, {_i < _bPacksCnt}, {_i = _i + 1}] do {
                    _item = getText ((_transportBPacks select _i) >> "backpack");
                    _text = _text + format ["%3%2x %1", getText (BIS_WL_cfgVehs >> _item >> "displayName"), getNumber ((_transportMags select _i) >> "count"), if (_text == "") then {""} else {", "}];
                };```

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 6:03 PM

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```sqf
/* your code */
```

tough abyss Dec 30, 2019, 6:03 PM

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"Generic error in expression"

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@winter rose not catching what your telling me

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 6:09 PM

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you can use ```sqf to colour your code

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e.g ```sqf
_transportBPacks = (BIS_WL_cfgVehs >> _entryClass >> "TransportBackpacks");
_bPacksCnt = (count _transportBPacks);
for [{_i = 0}, {_i < _bPacksCnt}, {_i = _i + 1}] do {
_item = getText ((_transportBPacks select _i) >> "backpack");
_text = _text + format ["%3%2x %1", getText (BIS_WL_cfgVehs >> _item >> "displayName"), getNumber ((_transportMags select _i) >> "count"), if (_text == "") then {""} else {", "}];
};

tough abyss Dec 30, 2019, 6:10 PM

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        "rhs_M252_Bipod_Bag",

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ah cool! thanks

forest ore Dec 30, 2019, 6:33 PM

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sqf Does not work

still forum Dec 30, 2019, 6:34 PM

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Does not work

forest ore Dec 30, 2019, 6:35 PM

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sqf _this = nope

still forum Dec 30, 2019, 6:36 PM

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Tick tick tick sqf line break text line break tick tick tick

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Not like you are doing
Tick tick tick line break sqf text line break tick tick tick

forest ore Dec 30, 2019, 6:37 PM

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Does not work

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I've never understood how to color the code and at this point I'm too afraid to ask

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 6:46 PM

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https://discordapp.com/channels/105462288051380224/105462984087728128/661268049479073842 😉

forest ore Dec 30, 2019, 6:47 PM

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I thought it would just magically work with ```sqfSPACEcode 🙂

dreamy kestrel Dec 30, 2019, 7:06 PM

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hello, is it possible to determine any NIC information from the hosting machine? i.e. MAC address, etc? from the context of scripts, that is.

austere granite Dec 30, 2019, 7:07 PM

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big no

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 7:08 PM

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whyyy would you want to do that 👀

still forum Dec 30, 2019, 7:09 PM

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Cray cray

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In case u lost your crikey

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 7:09 PM

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hence the big eyes

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Also, a MAC address is easily falsifiable

dreamy kestrel Dec 30, 2019, 7:22 PM

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sure, no worries. I want to cook up a UUID API for some internal tracking of mission array entries.

winter rose Dec 30, 2019, 7:24 PM

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playerUID?

exotic flax Dec 30, 2019, 7:24 PM

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AKA Steam ID

quasi gyro Dec 30, 2019, 7:25 PM

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hey yall im still trying to fix this its been a while since i have looked at it the concept and goal of this code is to take the chords of a location and clear all of the objects within a radius before the objects placed in eden are loaded i have ran it multiple times and have hit a rock should this work for the intended goal it doesnt even clear the objects when ran on a dedicated server

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private  _locations=[[5789.38,10383.6],[5724.87,10404.2],[5793.5,10421.4],[5759.32,10444.9],[5798.47,10468.9],[6895.849,7453.282],[6895.849,7453.282],[5822.715,10783.907],[5830.870,10187.938],[5845.938,10223.338],[5840.145,10143.083],[5876.150,10186.08],[5878.213,10210.816],[4985.84,11373.3],[4961.61,11323.8],[5755.97,10696.4],[5755.66,10717],[5755.51,10731.1],[5479.933,9977.303],[5469.477,9947.218],[5761.33,10628.7],[5730.21,10625.1],[4676.46,9315.29],[3875.18,9667.09],[5836.25,10830.8],[5938.71,10645.7],[5835.59,10545.3],[5805.89,10579.7],[4634.15,9265.12],[4712.04,9263.93],[4054.704,9105.791],[9877.941,13536.048],[4048.31,8318.89],[4073.25,8294.63],[6921.5,7584.5],[8262.4,11990.3],[8356.62,11957.9],[5935.47,11051.4],[5948.38,10987.6],[5922.09,10983.3],[5922.09,10983.3],[5918.39,10993.2],[5918.39,10993.2],[5763.97,10586],[5756,10567.3]];

private _radi=[50,20,30,50,20,20,20,30,30,30,10,20,8,50,20,20,20,20,5,10,20,20,50,99,15,40,50,20,35,25,100,20,50,50,100,100,50,50,25,10,5,5,45];

if (count _locations != count _radi) exitWith { hint "invalid grid" };

{
    private _location = _x;
    private _radius = (_radi select _forEachIndex);

    {hideObjectGlobal _x} forEach (nearestTerrainObjects [_location,[],_radius]);
} forEach _locations;

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this is clearmap.sqf

#

[] execVM "Modules\HG\Setup\fn_serverInitialization.sqf";
call compile preprocessFile "Modules\MapEdits\clearmap.sqf";

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this is initServer.sqf

still forum Dec 30, 2019, 7:30 PM

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The language is sqf not c++. And I literally just told someone else how to do Syntax Highlight correctly

quasi gyro Dec 30, 2019, 7:31 PM

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my bad i haven't even been here

#

i can fix it

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i didnt know discord supported sqf

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fixed my bad

still forum Dec 30, 2019, 7:34 PM

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Nö Error messages in rpt? It doesn't exit on the exitwith?

dreamy kestrel Dec 30, 2019, 7:36 PM

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not for players, per se. just general mission critical array elements.

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no worries, we can just aim for random UUID for the time being.

quasi gyro Dec 30, 2019, 8:46 PM

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ill have to run again and check for you when i sit back at my pc i apologize i got called into work

warm spade Dec 30, 2019, 9:47 PM

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Why am i getting a zero divisor error even tho the if statement shouldn't be execute when the number is lower than 1. Or am i missing something? 🤔 ```sqf
if (PoliceFrisk_VestChance + PoliceFrisk_PrimaryWeaponChance + PoliceFrisk_SecondaryWeaponChance >=1) then {
_frisk = (PoliceFrisk_VestChance + PoliceFrisk_PrimaryWeaponChance + PoliceFrisk_SecondaryWeaponChance);
systemChat format ["Total: %1%, chance: %2%, (%3/%4)", (_frisk * 100) / _chance, (_chance/_frisk) * 100, _chance, _frisk];
};

spice axle Dec 30, 2019, 9:49 PM

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how do you get this chance values?

warm spade Dec 30, 2019, 9:50 PM

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_chance = 0;
        if (vest _x != "") then {
          _chance = _chance +PoliceFrisk_VestChance;
        };
        if (primaryWeapon _x != "") then {
          _chance = _chance +PoliceFrisk_PrimaryWeaponChance;
        };
        if (secondaryWeapon  _x != "") then {
          _chance = _chance + PoliceFrisk_SecondaryWeaponChance;
        };

spice axle Dec 30, 2019, 9:50 PM

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try systemChat str PoliceFrisk_VestChance

warm spade Dec 30, 2019, 9:50 PM

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nvm i found the error, _chance is 0 -.-

spice axle Dec 30, 2019, 9:50 PM

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and yes

warm spade Dec 30, 2019, 9:50 PM

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thanks

quasi gyro Dec 30, 2019, 11:37 PM

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in response to earlier there is nothing referencing the script in the rpt file

#

it seams like its not executing

#

do the two blocks make sense as if they should execute when desired

mystic cedar Dec 31, 2019, 1:51 AM

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This is gonna sound stupid but

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I named variable convoy then said convoy setConvoySeperation 10;

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When I run i get the error error generic error in expression

exotic flax Dec 31, 2019, 1:54 AM

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what is the full script, and what is the exact error message?

mystic cedar Dec 31, 2019, 1:54 AM

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Full script is: Convoy setConvoySeperatipn 10;

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The exact error is when I run the scenario: ‘call Convoy SetConvoySeperation 10; error generic error in expression

exotic flax Dec 31, 2019, 1:56 AM

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so your script is call Convoy SetConvoySeperation 10;, with the extra call in front...

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and where/how do you run the script? In the init field of the leading vehicle?

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because in that case you can use this setConvoySeparation 10;

lucid junco Dec 31, 2019, 2:38 AM

#

possible somehow to switch freelook via command?

#

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/freeLook like this just need to not check but switch

spark zenith Dec 31, 2019, 5:59 AM

#

Anyone experience issues with addMagazineCargo? Seems to cause a CTD whenever you try to swap your weapon in the inventory with another weapon. I removed addMagazineCargo from my script and it worked fine.

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Can provide a video and crash logs

unique sundial Dec 31, 2019, 7:35 AM

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Make a repro @spark zenith

spark zenith Dec 31, 2019, 7:37 AM

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will do

spark zenith Dec 31, 2019, 7:53 AM

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https://youtu.be/zlKdQ1z--jI video

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private ["_unitPrimaryWeap","_unitVestContainer"];
_unit = param [0, objNull, [objNull]];

_unitPrimaryWeap = primaryWeapon _unit;
_unitVestContainer = vestContainer _unit;
if(_unitPrimaryWeap == "arifle_MX_f") then {
    _unitVestContainer addMagazineCargo ["30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag",6];
    systemChat "Added 6x 30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag";
};```

#

actual script

#

class cfgPatches
{
    class addMagazineCragoCrash
    {
        name = "addMagazineCragoCrash";
        requiredVersion = 0.1;
    };

};

class cfgVehicles
{
    class EventHandlers;
    class B_Soldier_F;
    class crashTestMX: B_Soldier_F
    {
        displayName = "soldier mx";
        weapons[] = {"arifle_MX_f"};
        magazines[] = {};
        class EventHandlers: EventHandlers
        {
          init = "if (local (_this select 0)) then {[(_this select 0), [], []] call tst_fnc_testCrash;};";
        };
    };
};

class cfgFunctions {
    class tst
    {
        class functions
        {
            class testCrash
            {
                file = "addMagazineCargoCrash\testCrash.sqf";
            };
        };
    };
};```

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no mods loaded other than the single pbo

still forum Dec 31, 2019, 8:29 AM

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@spark zenith is there already a ticket on feedback tracker?

spark zenith Dec 31, 2019, 8:49 AM

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no

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guess I should make one

still forum Dec 31, 2019, 8:52 AM

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Yes please, and link here

spark zenith Dec 31, 2019, 9:13 AM

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https://feedback.bistudio.com/T147866

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there

tough abyss Dec 31, 2019, 10:58 AM

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Hey guys, I'm trying to make a simple script that would place loads of 40mm into a rifle's magazine

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Would this work?
player select [weapon] select [magazine]

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player select [primaryWeapon] select [200Rnd_40mm_G_belt]

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^ I intend to place 200 rounds of 40mm in the primary weapon of a player

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so this select [primaryWeapon] select [200Rnd_40mm_G_belt]

finite jackal Dec 31, 2019, 11:15 AM

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@tough abyss Select is intended for use in arrays, strings and configs, not the player object. primaryWeapon returns the classname of a units primary weapon as a string, you cannot see the magazine of the string without looking in the config. You are using incorrect syntax and you will not be adding 40mm to a vanilla rifle with a simple script

tough abyss Dec 31, 2019, 11:17 AM

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How can I do that? I once saw a guy who placed 2x 3rnd 40mm GL into the magazine slot of a revolver, and another guy place lots of flashbangs into the magazine slot of an MG42

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i asked them once, they just said "simple SQF scripting!"

plain current Dec 31, 2019, 11:23 AM

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i don't think they "placed them into the magazine"

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They probably added a fired eventhandler and then used createVehicle or what ever to create a bullet/shell/missile/etc and then give it the same velocity and direction as the actual bullet

tough abyss Dec 31, 2019, 11:25 AM

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You sure? He gave me the revolver and when I picked it up it had the 2x 40mm GL placed in the magazine slot through SQF magic

winter rose Dec 31, 2019, 11:26 AM

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cheats*

plain current Dec 31, 2019, 11:26 AM

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it still shouldn't transfer over if he picked it up

tough abyss Dec 31, 2019, 11:29 AM

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Nah not cheats, he's the admin on his own server with the debug console

worthy willow Dec 31, 2019, 11:30 AM

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Was the server modded?

tough abyss Dec 31, 2019, 11:30 AM

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Yeah we had a dozen mods

worthy willow Dec 31, 2019, 11:30 AM

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Well there you go

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It was a modded mag

tough abyss Dec 31, 2019, 11:31 AM

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No it wasn't

plain current Dec 31, 2019, 11:31 AM

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He prolly added like a 40 mm AA mag or something into the gun

tough abyss Dec 31, 2019, 11:31 AM

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Vanilla revolver, vanilla 40mm

worthy willow Dec 31, 2019, 11:31 AM

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You know can make a copy of the mag

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And just add more weapon tpyes

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Or do the same with the gun

tough abyss Dec 31, 2019, 11:32 AM

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He just told me it's a few lines of SQF. Apparently he spawned the revolver into his secondary weapon slot with the 40mm inside it already

worthy willow Dec 31, 2019, 11:35 AM

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Wow you were right

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cursorObject addWeaponWithAttachmentsCargo [["hgun_Pistol_Signal_F", "", "acc_flashlight", "", ["3Rnd_HE_Grenade_shell", 3], [], ""], 5]

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Spawns a gun with HE 40mm

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https://i.iamashit.dev/9z269.png

winter rose Dec 31, 2019, 11:39 AM

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@still forum what did you bring upon this cursed land

still forum Dec 31, 2019, 1:36 PM

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🙃 I already found that "bug" but I'd prefer to label it a feature

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Looking at chat above, it indeed is used as a feature so I'll leave it at that :3 thank me lat... No, thank me right now!

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Please don't exploit it to do bad, otherwise I'll really have to fix it and take that feature away

dusky pier Dec 31, 2019, 2:44 PM

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hello, i'm trying to add a fireworks script to mission, but when start script - nothing is working. drop don't work's for me, i think 😦

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http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=30846

exotic flax Dec 31, 2019, 2:51 PM

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create a new mission in 3den
save the mission (make sure it's NOT binarized)
code the script in the mission folder
reload the mission in 3den
place an object somewhere on the terrain (in 3den)
add the following line in the init of the object:

// make sure path to file is the same as the file location relative to mission.sqm
nul = [this,120] execvm "ALfireworks\alias_fireworks.sqf";

start the mission

dusky pier Dec 31, 2019, 3:06 PM

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ah, still no visual effects 😦

exotic flax Dec 31, 2019, 3:15 PM

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try the tutorial video on the workshop page, I'm sure that will help

dusky pier Dec 31, 2019, 3:28 PM

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try'ed that code:

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[] spawn {
_time_life_projectile = 2;
_obj = objectParent player;
  drop [["\A3\data_f\cl_exp",1,0,1],"","Billboard",0.02,_time_life_projectile,[0,0,2],[0,0,200],0,11,8,0,[5],[[1,1,1,1]],  [1],1,0,"ALfireworks\trail_fireworks.sqf","ALfireworks\blow_fireworks.sqf",_obj];
};

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for test's, but nothing is changed

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still don't works

exotic flax Dec 31, 2019, 3:31 PM

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but that is NOT the code which is given in the description or tutorial...

dusky pier Dec 31, 2019, 3:35 PM

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i used tutorial, and is not working for my mission

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changed all like in tutorial

exotic flax Dec 31, 2019, 3:40 PM

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to be fair, that array looks wrong (when comparing it to ParticleArray)

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I do not have experience with drop or particles, but I would guess your RPT file has some errors explaining what is wrong

winter rose Dec 31, 2019, 3:43 PM

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-showScriptsErrors might help as well…

tough abyss Dec 31, 2019, 6:14 PM

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Hey guys, I'm trying to set an event handler where, if a person fires the RHSUSAF M32 MGL, the ammo count would be set to 6 (cuz that's the max the MGL could take, in other words I want to have infinite ammo for the MGL). Will this work?

this addEventHandler ["Fired", {
  params ["player", "rhs_weap_m32", "", "", "rhs_mag_M433_HEDP", "rhs_mag_M433_HEDP", "rhs_mag_M433_HEDP"];
    player setAmmo [currentWeapon player, 6];
}];

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Sorry for asking if this would work or not, I don't have access to arma until a few more weeks

winter rose Dec 31, 2019, 6:54 PM

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params takes _underscoredVariables, so no

high marsh Dec 31, 2019, 6:55 PM

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I think setVehicleAmmo works on players. Might just want to use the player as a target and the command will just use whatever magazine size it takes.

tough abyss Dec 31, 2019, 6:58 PM

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Soooo, this?

this addEventHandler ["Fired", {
  params ["_unit", "_weapon", "_muzzle", "_mode", "_ammo", "_magazine", "_projectile", "_gunner"];
  if (_weapon isEqualTo "rhs_weap_m32" && _magazine isEqualTo "rhs_mag_M433_HEDP") then { _unit setAmmo [currentWeapon _unit, 6] };
}];

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https://sqfbin.com/hedohevarequrolipofu

winter rose Dec 31, 2019, 8:51 PM

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more likely

dusky pier Dec 31, 2019, 11:52 PM

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_year = 2019;
systemChat format["Happy new %1 year",(_year + 1)];

craggy bluff Jan 1, 2020, 12:38 AM

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I would like to limit the number of UAVs ...
I want about two.

What is the way?

winter rose Jan 1, 2020, 12:46 AM

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Don't place 3 UAVs

craggy bluff Jan 1, 2020, 12:47 AM

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@winter rose I'm not talking about that simple thing.

We spawn a UAV using the VVS system on the server.

I want to limit this to a maximum of two.

restive leaf Jan 1, 2020, 12:56 AM

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So modify the VVS system... or fix its config... It is a script not a mod.

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It's also not core ARMA... so not really a scripting question

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 2:32 AM

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is there a way to pass arguments onto an dialog control created with createDialog ? I have some buttons defined that do actions based on the params given. The action of such button looks this : hpp action = "[_argument1, _argument2] execVM 'itsAebian\CodeLock\actions\setCode.sqf'";

astral dawn Jan 1, 2020, 3:04 AM

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@hollow lantern use setVariable on the control

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Ah wait

#

Well I guess I don't fully understand your question, sorry. But setVariable might be your solution. Not sure. 🍷

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 3:36 AM

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The problem is the object where the variable is attached to is not static, it is dynamic (aka multiple objects can exist). So I somehow need a way then to tell the action to fetch that specific one

astral dawn Jan 1, 2020, 3:56 AM

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So when you create the object, you can do setVariable on it

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When the action runs, it will getVariable the data

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 4:42 AM

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yes, but that doesn't work in the createDialog

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I'm not able to get the object

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createDialog does not support to pass params to him

#

it's a simple sqf createDialog "KI_KeyDialog" command

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so that dialog has no knowledge of the object

#

unless I could modify the Button via idc and change the action this way but I doubt

worthy willow Jan 1, 2020, 5:13 AM

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If you know the Display IDD you can use that

vital surge Jan 1, 2020, 5:41 AM

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Does anyone here know how I can add a simple eject anywhere script? For helicopters on a server, not a zeus server or anything, it's just a pvp server

astral dawn Jan 1, 2020, 5:45 AM

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@hollow lantern use onLoad event specified in dialog's config to store the dialog's handle into uiNamespace. Get that handle right after you have called createDialog. Then you can find your control by idc.

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After that you can add any event handler to the buttons

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CtrlAddEventHandler

worthy willow Jan 1, 2020, 5:47 AM

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@vital surge ```sqf
player addAction ["Eject", "player action ['GetOut',objectParent player]",nil,1.5,true,true,"","!isNull(objectParent _this) && _this isEqualTo (currentPilot (objectParent _this))"];

This will only work for the current pilot, so some changes will be needed but will work in most cases.

astral dawn Jan 1, 2020, 5:47 AM

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Btw there is also #arma3_gui where you might have much higher chance to get answer

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 5:51 AM

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@worthy willow got an example for that? The button idc = 1610

vital surge Jan 1, 2020, 5:51 AM

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I'll check it out Jimbo

worthy willow Jan 1, 2020, 5:52 AM

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What is the IDD ?

vital surge Jan 1, 2020, 5:52 AM

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Wym

worthy willow Jan 1, 2020, 5:53 AM

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I was talking to @hollow lantern

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 5:53 AM

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how do I find this out? I have defined the button this way:

#

        class buttonEnter: RscButton
        {
            idc = 1610;
            action = "[cursorObject] execVM 'itsAebian\CodeLock\actions\enterPressed.sqf'";

            text = "Enter"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
            x = 0.417535 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
            y = 0.632032 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
            w = 0.0412325 * safezoneW;
            h = 0.0550133 * safezoneH;
            colorText[] = {-1,1,-1,1};
        };```

worthy willow Jan 1, 2020, 5:54 AM

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The IDD is right at the top

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 5:54 AM

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ah lol

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idd = 1234;

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that's before my controls class

worthy willow Jan 1, 2020, 5:56 AM

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dialog name?

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 5:56 AM

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KI_KeyDialog

worthy willow Jan 1, 2020, 5:59 AM

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createDialog "KI_KeyDialog";

private _display = (findDisplay 1234);
private _btn = _display displayCtrl 1610;

_btn setVariable ["object",cursorObject];

_btn ctrlAddEventHandler ["ButtonClick",{
    params ["_control"];
    
    _obj = _control getVariable ["object",objNull];
    if (isNull _obj) exitWith {};



    
}];

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Could do something like that

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 6:02 AM

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so instead of the action in the button I do it like this then?

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I will check it out, thanks

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 6:43 AM

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this actually works lol, genius! Thanks @worthy willow

worthy willow Jan 1, 2020, 6:43 AM

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NP

ivory lake Jan 1, 2020, 7:44 AM

#

I just discovered something very annoying, https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/animateSource setting speed to 'true' isn't instant it's just Very Fast

#

with the particular animation I was using it on, it's very noticeble that it's going quickly from 0 - 1 rather than just immediately jumping to 1

#

even mroe so if you use setAccTime and set the game speed into slowmo

tough abyss Jan 1, 2020, 8:03 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_AI_Skill As a sanity check I want to make sure I'm understanding the sub-skill "general" correctly. The General sub-skill distributes the value it contains to other subskills automagically and does not have any other effect on the AI outside of what it has distributed to other sub-skills?

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If that is true, what is the weighting of how it distributes the value given?

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 10:24 AM

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@worthy willow do you have an idea why the excuted script does not know anything about the passed variable?


_display = (findDisplay 1234);
_btn1610 = _display displayCtrl 1610;

_btn1610 setVariable [str _keyPad, _keyPad];

    _btn1610 ctrlAddEventHandler ["ButtonClick",{
       params ["_control"];
        
        _extracted = _control getVariable ["keyPad", nil];
        if (isNull _extracted) exitWith { systemChat "Error 500 - Internal Server Error"};

    [_extracted] execVM "itsAebian\CodeLock\actions\enterPressed.sqf";
        
    }];

In the enterPressed.sqf I have at the top a simple params ["_keyPad"]; which should hold the name of the object but it seems that the script doesn't like it.

Even after the params a

params["_keyPad"];

if (isNil _keyPad) then { hint "It is nil ;("};``` will return in a ```rpt
_>
11:21:40   Error position: <_keyPad) then { hint "It is nil ;("};

_>
11:21:40   Error Undefined variable in expression: _keypad
11:21:40 File C:\Users\Aebian\Documents\Arma 3\missions\Madley.Enoch\itsAebian\CodeLock\actions\enterPressed.sqf..., line 3

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the 1st script snippet above is from my openDialog.sqf and the _keyPad variable works there as I do as well a getVariable and have recieved no issues so far

worthy willow Jan 1, 2020, 10:31 AM

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_btn1610 setVariable [str _keyPad, _keyPad];

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needs to be

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_btn1610 setVariable ["keyPad", _keyPad];

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 10:34 AM

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but then the variable will always be accessible as keyPad

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I want the actual object name as "name"

#

as different objects can run the script and would rewrite the variable. Button ID is static, object-name however is not, so my idea was to make the variable name unique by using the variable name of the object or doing something like (warning, pseudo-code) Key_+_keypad

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e.g. I used some tablets, I named them CellTab_01 CellTab_02 etc. I could now say (pseudo-code) _btn1610 setVariable [VAR_CellTab_01, _keyPad];

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if you understand what I mean

worthy willow Jan 1, 2020, 10:40 AM

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Why not just make a list?

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 10:40 AM

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if I can fill that list dynamically

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maybe

#

do you may have an example for this approach? I really only need a variable that is unique to the Object like CellTab_01 , CellTab_02 usw. but attached to the button so that I can pass stuff to it

tough abyss Jan 1, 2020, 12:51 PM

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I'm trying to figure out why the debug area of my script is borked on Dedicated server but works perfectly on LAN multiplayer.

#


nosAIdebug = [0, 1] select (paramsArray select 1);
nosAIaccNUM = [0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 1] select (paramsArray select 2);

[] spawn {

  while {true} do {
    sleep 5;

    {

    _x setSkill ["aimingAccuracy",nosAIaccNUM];
    _x setSkill ["aimingShake",0.1];
    _x setSkill ["aimingSpeed",1];
    _x setSkill ["commanding",1];
    _x setSkill ["courage",1];
    _x setSkill ["endurance",1];
    _x setSkill ["general",0];
    _x setSkill ["reloadSpeed",1];
    _x setSkill ["spotDistance",1];
    _x setSkill ["spotTime",1];
    _x allowfleeing 0;

              if (nosAIdebug == 1) then {

                allNosUnitsCheck = allUnits;
                randoUnit = allNosUnitsCheck call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;
                aA1 = randoUnit skill "aimingAccuracy";
                aS1 = randoUnit skill "aimingShake";
                aSp1 = randoUnit skill "aimingSpeed";
                sD1 = randoUnit skill "spotDistance";
                sT1 = randoUnit skill "spotTime";

                                              [-2,

                                                       {

                                                        systemChat format [
                                                              "unit: %1\aimingAccuracy: %2\aimingShake: %3
                                                              \aimingSpeed: %4\spotDistance: %5
                                                              \spotTime: %6"

                                                              ,randoUnit,aA1,aS1,aSp1,sD1,sT1];    /*These variables return "any" when run on dedicated server. In the Lan environment they work perfectly*/

                                                      }

                                              ] call CBA_fnc_globalExecute;

                                      };

    } forEach allUnits;

  };
};

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I am also working within the confines of ArmA II OA latest version.

winter rose Jan 1, 2020, 12:55 PM

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paramsArray?

tough abyss Jan 1, 2020, 12:56 PM

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I think that's my only option in A2. P:

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Otherwise I would use the BIS fnc

winter rose Jan 1, 2020, 12:56 PM

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ah, yes, indeed

else param1 / param2 :p

tough abyss Jan 1, 2020, 12:59 PM

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I think maybe I'm just not understanding either one of two things: CBA_fnc_globalExecute or dedicated server isn't broadcasting the variables even though it knows them.

winter rose Jan 1, 2020, 12:59 PM

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I cannot help on CBA though.

#

(for info, what is paramsArray select 0? another setting?)

tough abyss Jan 1, 2020, 1:00 PM

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Yes it's just another debug param for another set of scripts defined in description.ext .

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I resorted to using the CBA function because of familiarity. I think to execute code remotely in Arma 2 I have to use the multiplayer framework with call RE; ?https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Multiplayer_framework

winter rose Jan 1, 2020, 1:03 PM

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but then you have to wait for the init to be done

tough abyss Jan 1, 2020, 1:03 PM

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Oof

#

Okay

winter rose Jan 1, 2020, 1:06 PM

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waitUntil { !(isNil "BIS_MPF_InitDone") };

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oooh, a page to rework

tough abyss Jan 1, 2020, 1:08 PM

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That page probably gets accessed once every two or three years. "Insert self deprecating joke"

winter rose Jan 1, 2020, 1:10 PM

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well… Arma 2…

:p

tough abyss Jan 1, 2020, 1:23 PM

#

I think I know what's happening here. Even if I used RE I would have the same problem because the code is executing on me and not actually passing me the information which is why on dedicated I get empty variables. So I guess the best bet would be to run the code on the server only. Then store the return values into a message and then pass the info?

winter rose Jan 1, 2020, 1:35 PM

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the systemChat happens on the server yes

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

better @tough abyss ?

Multiplayer framework

tough abyss Jan 1, 2020, 1:51 PM

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Outstanding

tough abyss Jan 1, 2020, 3:36 PM

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Okay I've taken care of the original issue. The code now runs properly on dedicated. Now my problem is getting correct values.

#

                     allNosUnitsCheck = allUnits;
                     randoUnit = allNosUnitsCheck call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;
                     aA1 = randoUnit skill "aimingAccuracy"; /*aA1 returns 1 no matter what. The variable randoUnit is local to the server. The true aimingAccuracy value is 0.15*/

#

The above gets ran on the player.

#

And bottom line is that I'm not getting the correct value for aimingAccuracy.

#

I do get the correct value if the unit is local to me in a LAN environment.

spice axle Jan 1, 2020, 4:04 PM

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use selectRandom instead of call BIS_fnc_selectRandom the function deprecated

tough abyss Jan 1, 2020, 4:46 PM

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This is A2

tropic thunder Jan 1, 2020, 6:53 PM

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I have a handful of files that I'd like to run as part of player respawn. Should I be #includeing those files, or execVMing those files from onPlayerRespawn?

forest ore Jan 1, 2020, 7:02 PM

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forEach could provide somekind of answer to that 🤸🏼‍♂️

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 7:52 PM

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@worthy willow do you know if the control event handler knows anything about the var defined outside of the handler? My current approach is this:

_btn1610 setVariable [format ["VAR_%1", _keyPad], _keyPad];

    _btn1610 ctrlAddEventHandler ["ButtonClick",{
       params ["_control"];
        
        _extracted = _control getVariable [format ["VAR_%1", _keyPad], nil];
        if (isNull _extracted) exitWith { systemChat "Error 500 - Internal Server Error"};

    [_extracted] execVM "itsAebian\CodeLock\actions\enterPressed.sqf";
        
    }];``` The var used in setVariable will now be VAR_<keyPad-Name>  so e.g. ``VAR_CellTab_01`` and I now want to fetch that dynamic var in the control handler so that I get the value out of it which is ``CellTab_01``

still forum Jan 1, 2020, 8:02 PM

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It doesn't know _keypad

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 8:18 PM

#

how can I make him aware of it?

#

wiki doesn't tell me anything about that _control param

still forum Jan 1, 2020, 8:30 PM

#

What you are doing doesn't really make sense at all

#

You are setting Var_keypad to keypad.
When you try to retrieve that variable, you already need to know the value of keypad because that's part of the variable name, retrieving that variable doesn't make any sense as you already know it's value before you retrieve it

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 8:49 PM

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@still forum hu? What I'm trying to do is to set the name of KeyPad onto a variable called VAR_<keypad-name> so that I can then fetch it later on in the ctrlAddEventHandler to get that passed value out of it

still forum Jan 1, 2020, 8:50 PM

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Your code sets _keypad value onto VAR_<_keypad value>

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 8:50 PM

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thats correct

still forum Jan 1, 2020, 8:50 PM

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Makes no sense, also you already need to know keypad value to retrieve the variable

#

And if you already have that anyway, then there is no need to get a variable whose value you already have

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 8:51 PM

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that's the whole script

tawdry harness Jan 1, 2020, 8:51 PM

#

Hey, I'm currently trying to get a unit to move into a vehicle that's nearby without affecting their normal course / already set waypoints and without teleporting them. This is what I got

{
  _x moveInAny _vehicle;
}forEach units squad1;
``` However this teleports them into the vehicle and addWaypoint wont work unless someones knows a way. Btw this is run in a while true loop

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 8:51 PM

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the buttons however will be called from several objects that differ

still forum Jan 1, 2020, 8:51 PM

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Why VAR_%1?
Why not just set the variable "keypad"?

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 8:52 PM

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because keypad will then be overridden when another object with the same dialog executes a button

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with the name of the other keyPad

still forum Jan 1, 2020, 8:52 PM

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It's a local variable

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No it wont

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 8:53 PM

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it will as the variable is attached to the button and not to the _keyPad

still forum Jan 1, 2020, 8:53 PM

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Stop using format. Just make the variable name "keypad" instead of format with VAR_%1
Just do it

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I won't be able to explain to you in a way that you understand

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 8:57 PM

#

so let me get this straight then:

_btn1610 setVariable ["keyPad", _keyPad];```
Will attach a variable to the button 1610 with the name of ``keyPad`` and the value of ``_keyPad``.

When the ``_keyPad`` value is e.g. ``CellTab_01`` then the keyPad variable will have the value of ``CellTab_01 ``
If another object now runs the same dialog and the setVariable will run then the value of ``_keyPad`` is CellTab_02 and hence the variable attached to the button 1610 will be changed from CellTab_01 to CellTab_02 

That's what my assumption is. However I will remove the format and see

still forum Jan 1, 2020, 8:59 PM

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You cannot store variables on anything. You store values.
The value you setVariable onto the control doesn't know anything about your local bariable

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 9:01 PM

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yes yes I got that. Still the value will be changed any time another object will execute the dialog. as the VALUE of _keyPad is different (it is based on the object name that runs the dialog)

still forum Jan 1, 2020, 9:05 PM

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If it closes the old dialog and opens a new one, why would that matter? The old is gone anyway.
If it opens a additional dialog, the dialogs will have different controls, and you set the variable onto the control anyway so...

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Btw why do you have findDisplay twice with the same I'd?
And why do you name the first _ctrlIndicator. findDisplay doesn't return a ctrl

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 9:08 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/displayCtrl it returns the control and needs the display as value

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but I could also store that in a variable I have below, yes

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just changed it

still forum Jan 1, 2020, 9:13 PM

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Ah yes. Inconvenient linebreak there

hollow lantern Jan 1, 2020, 9:23 PM

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thanks @still forum works

mystic cedar Jan 2, 2020, 12:39 AM

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Where do you find the name of bombs?

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For IED scripts it says “M_MO_82mm_AT_LG” where would I find names for other weapons?

winter rose Jan 2, 2020, 12:56 AM

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on the wiki, check CfgMagazines in the search field @mystic cedar

mystic cedar Jan 2, 2020, 1:18 AM

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Alright thanks

velvet merlin Jan 2, 2020, 6:12 AM

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is there any EH or similar mechanism to detect if an unit joins another group?

unique sundial Jan 2, 2020, 8:59 AM

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I know it's SQS, but it was easier to write 😂 https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/227164-wind-bug-weird/

Bohemia Interactive Forums

Wind bug (weird)

Hello. I have a problem. I made a script, which changes smoothly the wind. Its works, there are no problems. Here is that script: (I know its SQS, but it was easier to write :D) ;SCRIPT BY JTS params [_value,_coef,_delay] private _changeX; ?(!isServer): exit ?(!isNil wndChang...

hollow lantern Jan 2, 2020, 9:00 AM

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can't you just work with sqf unit1 in units group unit2

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I don't think there is an EH for detecting if a unit joins another

spice axle Jan 2, 2020, 1:06 PM

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@unique sundial can you use sqs in arms 3? Because his last answer is way funnier if you can’t use it

winter rose Jan 2, 2020, 1:09 PM

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SQS is still supported in Arma 3 yes.

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~~the answer might be "you can't use # for select in SQS" (but I am not sure of this)~~ it seems to work fine for him

unique sundial Jan 2, 2020, 2:06 PM

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You still can but there are questions

astral dawn Jan 2, 2020, 3:14 PM

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@velvet merlin I think, no, must poll it periodically

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Check if current group and previous group are different

finite sail Jan 2, 2020, 6:11 PM

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Guys, I'm trying to open the doors of the gendarmerie offroad.. but there doesn't appear to be an animation for it

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I can hide them, but not open them, i've looked through the parent classes too

slate sapphire Jan 2, 2020, 6:31 PM

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Hello did anyone of you, manage to use/create a gear menu that works with the RHS grip accessories, ? I have problem with those, they seems not working properly, instead of bipods works fine...

sonic linden Jan 2, 2020, 8:00 PM

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hi,when im running [] spawn BIS_fnc_exportEditorPreviews; ( https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Eden_Editor:_Configuring_Asset_Previews) it only generates 80 pictures and then rpt loggs :
Cannot save file. Directory ...\Screenshots\ exceeded size limit (250MB).
Does anyone know a solution for this ?

winter rose Jan 2, 2020, 8:02 PM

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Yes, it is said somewhere in the wiki that you should expand the screenshot directory max size

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Point 1 @sonic linden

sonic linden Jan 2, 2020, 8:03 PM

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maxScreenShotFolderSizeMB = 2000;

found it thanks

winter rose Jan 2, 2020, 8:04 PM

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Personal advice, if you want to make a 455px pic, don't run the game in 4K

exotic tinsel Jan 3, 2020, 1:15 AM

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is it possible to get the behavior of a group instead of a member of the group?

exotic flax Jan 3, 2020, 1:18 AM

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if you set the behaviour of the group leader, then the whole group will follow

exotic tinsel Jan 3, 2020, 1:19 AM

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yes but i dont want to have to loop through every guy to get the groups behavior. i am trying to get the groups behavior from their group object. is that possible?

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the irony is to set the groups behavior you have to do it on the group object. but you cant use "behavior" function on the group object.

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 8:32 AM

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@exotic tinsel that would be the leader's one

hollow lantern Jan 3, 2020, 11:32 AM

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I have a trigger with sqf ([west, side _x] call BIS_fnc_sideIsFriendly); however the trigger doesn't get activated. When running the same command in the debug console with _x being player it returns true. Any ideas what's wrong here?

still forum Jan 3, 2020, 11:33 AM

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where does your _x come from?

hollow lantern Jan 3, 2020, 11:33 AM

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as it is a trigger I suppose it fetches _x from the trigger area

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or is that a false assumption?

still forum Jan 3, 2020, 11:35 AM

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your _x is undefined

hollow lantern Jan 3, 2020, 11:35 AM

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thisList - list of all objects in trigger area, based on 'Activation' nothing with _x on the wiki, I guess false assumption then

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hmmm ok

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 11:42 AM

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{ _x } forEach thislist

hollow lantern Jan 3, 2020, 11:47 AM

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thx

worthy willow Jan 3, 2020, 12:53 PM

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Would anyone be interested in a Discord Webhook callExtension?

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 12:56 PM

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sounds like a good idea

worthy willow Jan 3, 2020, 12:56 PM

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It is basically done

jagged hazel Jan 3, 2020, 2:39 PM

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Does anyone know a good banking script for Arma. Like those used in Altis Life mod, where the player can buy and sell stuff. I would like to use it in a survival mission

hollow lantern Jan 3, 2020, 2:54 PM

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Can someone give me a hint why the following condition works when I test it with my player unit but does not work when AI passes the trigger?

{[west, side _x] call BIS_fnc_sideIsEnemy} forEach thislist && {_x isKindOf "AIR"} count thisList > 0```  The trigger should activate if the object type that passes it is type air (helo or plane) and the side of it is hostile towards WEST

still forum Jan 3, 2020, 2:55 PM

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sideIsEnemy only checks the last unit in thisList

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or rather. it checks all, but ignores the result for every but the last

hollow lantern Jan 3, 2020, 2:56 PM

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well the complete helo is manned with opfor units. They are hostile towards WEST and they were sitting in a helo, is the condition still valid then? Would it help if I do a sqf side (driver _x) ? Then only the driver will be checked

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 2:59 PM

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would findIf be better though

hollow lantern Jan 3, 2020, 3:00 PM

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ah

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huh, thisList is an array, according to the wiki findIf needs as 1st param an array and second is what to search for. How would I re-write that? I tried sqf thisList findIf {[west, side _x] call BIS_fnc_sideIsEnemy} && {_x isKindOf "AIR"} count thisList > 0 but got an expression error. The thing I want is that the condition should determine if the "air vehicle" is hostile and return true

still forum Jan 3, 2020, 3:16 PM

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findIf returns number

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you need to check that number, you cannot && a number

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 3:17 PM

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!= -1

tough abyss Jan 3, 2020, 3:36 PM

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Anyone can tell me if headless client is unlimited?

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 3:38 PM

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an unlimited amount? technically it's limited to some millions I suppose, IRL you maybe don't want way too many

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how many do you plan to have?

tough abyss Jan 3, 2020, 3:38 PM

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4

hollow lantern Jan 3, 2020, 3:39 PM

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@winter rose thanks, works. The final result is sqf thisList findIf {_x isKindOf "AIR" && [west, side _x] call BIS_fnc_sideIsEnemy} !=-1

still frost Jan 3, 2020, 4:16 PM

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Would anyone be able to help me with a script?

cunning crown Jan 3, 2020, 4:26 PM

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You'd need to ask a question first otherwise we will not be able to do so ¯_(ツ)_/¯

loud python Jan 3, 2020, 4:26 PM

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Does anyone here know how I can get playSound3D to work with a custom sound file in the scenario folder?

still frost Jan 3, 2020, 4:27 PM

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Basically I'm creating a Scenario and I have a vehicleChat script in a Trigger but no matter which unit says the line, it's always "Driver"?
I'd have 2 Units called sur1 and sur2 but they both come up as Driver, even tho they'd both be sitting in Passenger seats?

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My Trigger has, ' vehicle sur1 vehicleChat "I can't imagine how chaotic the cities are."; '

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And no matter which seat "sur1" is in, it always comes up as Driver?

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 4:33 PM

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@loud python try getMissionPath

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@still frost driver vehicle sur1

loud python Jan 3, 2020, 4:35 PM

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@winter rose Thanks a lot man

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I had just found a workaround, but it was very ugly 🙂

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this one is much nicer

still frost Jan 3, 2020, 4:39 PM

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@winter rose If i put driver at the front, nothing shows up.

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 5:03 PM

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@still frost what exactly do you want to achieve?

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Ah, the text displayed on "vehicleChat"

That I don't know.

still frost Jan 3, 2020, 5:15 PM

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@winter rose for an example I'll have two triggers one with ' vehicle sur1 vehicleChat "So are we gonna pick him up?" ' and the other ' vehicle sur2 vehicleChat "If he's still alive, yes." ' Now sur1 and sur2 are both in passenger seats but they both come up as "Driver" or "Pilot" in helicopters for some reason?

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 5:17 PM

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don't "vehicle" them, just unit use unit names?

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sur2 vehicleChat "blah"
```  @still frost

still frost Jan 3, 2020, 5:24 PM

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@winter rose I've tried that and it comes up with an error.

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 5:24 PM

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…what would be the error?

still frost Jan 3, 2020, 5:24 PM

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Missing ;

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 5:25 PM

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…then add a ;

still frost Jan 3, 2020, 5:25 PM

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Even with that, it doesn't work unless I put "vehicle" in it

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 5:25 PM

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that's your full code?

still frost Jan 3, 2020, 5:26 PM

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And I'd use this script last year and it would show the appropriate seat, the code must've changed since the last time I used it?

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 5:26 PM

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try 0 = sur1 vehicleChat "blablabla" then

No, there is a mistake most likely on your side here

still frost Jan 3, 2020, 5:27 PM

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Probs, my full code is - vehicle unitname vehicleChat "texthere";

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@winter rose I'll try your 2 codes again the next time I get on ARMA 3.

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Thanks for your time tho, hopefully it works out.

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 5:29 PM

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ah, I thought you were trying in parallel

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I just tried in Eden, it doesn't bring up any errors but it doesn't do anything @still frost

vehicle player vehicleChat "blah" works, player vehicleChat "blah" doesn't

still frost Jan 3, 2020, 5:39 PM

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@winter rose basically I want it to Display the right seat the Unit is saying the line from instead of it displaying Driver.

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 5:40 PM

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I get that, but I can't get it to work

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sideChat works

still frost Jan 3, 2020, 5:40 PM

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@winter rose I reckon these new updates must've changed something?

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 5:41 PM

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I have absolutely no idea - I didn't use this command since OFP

still frost Jan 3, 2020, 5:41 PM

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Yeah, I have no problems with Group, Side or Global chat....Vehicle chat is where my issue is at

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 5:41 PM

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time to kbTell…

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

Conversations

exotic flax Jan 3, 2020, 5:42 PM

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Note: Object parameter must be a vehicle, not a player.

Note: If you are in a crew seat (i.e. driver, gunner or commander), then it will include that role in the chat name output (Eg: Driver (you_name): "Message").

Uhm... the wiki explains exactly how it works...

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Lou... Y U NO READ WIKI?

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 5:43 PM

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I am WriteOnly

exotic flax Jan 3, 2020, 5:43 PM

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lol

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 5:43 PM

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also, I am on mobile 😄

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was*, until I remote controlled my PC

still frost Jan 3, 2020, 5:44 PM

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@exotic flax I've been following the wiki all this time and it still displays Driver for everyone

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Unless I'm doing something wrong? @exotic flax

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 5:44 PM

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you can't have it working how you would want

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Time to use vehicleRadio @still frost

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You can use it if you define entries in CfgRadio, even without sound

still frost Jan 3, 2020, 5:49 PM

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@winter rose alright, I'll give that a geez. Would you also know how to make the text white? To make it look like it's proximity chat instead of using "globalChat" and it displaying the faction.

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If not I'll just stick with globalChat

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 5:51 PM

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white = globalChat, else you should create a custom channel

still frost Jan 3, 2020, 5:55 PM

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@winter rose wouldn't know how to create a custom channel....I'm just a very basic Scenario creator.

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 5:57 PM

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neither do I, but we can check together on the wiki 🙂

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you can read https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/radioChannelCreate for starters @still frost
if any issue, msg us here

PS: Singleplayer or MP?

radioChannelCreate

still frost Jan 3, 2020, 6:01 PM

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@winter rose Singleplayer

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 6:03 PM

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perfect, so all you need is create→send→done

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(and also add units that should send/receive to the channel, of course)

still frost Jan 3, 2020, 6:07 PM

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@winter rose cheers, I'll see if I'm capable of creating a channel 😅

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 6:08 PM

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it seems to be no big stress really - we're behind ya :p

hollow gate Jan 3, 2020, 6:09 PM

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thanks @opal mulch your a life saver

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Hi everyone I am having a scripting issue

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I need help lol

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anyone here a scripting guru?

young current Jan 3, 2020, 6:10 PM

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just write what your problem is and someone might answer if they know how to help

hollow gate Jan 3, 2020, 6:10 PM

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target1 animate ["terc", 0];
target2 animate ["terc", 0];
target6 animate ["terc", 0];
target5 animate ["terc", 0];
sleep 180;

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thats my current code

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the issue is I want it so when the player goes through the trigger the targets pop up which they do ,great

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BUT

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I need it so that the trigger cannot be activated again for a time so that more than one player can pass through the trigger without setting it off after it has already been activated

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otherwise the targets keep coming back up

young current Jan 3, 2020, 6:12 PM

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I recall triggers can be set to have custom cooldown

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the sleep at the end of your code is unnecessary

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 6:12 PM

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that or a global variable

hollow gate Jan 3, 2020, 6:14 PM

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no cool down

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count down and time out

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time out from what i understand is a time required for the trigger toactivate

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as in a player must stand in it for said seconds

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before it activates

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 6:17 PM

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in init.sqf: JMCD_targetUp = false

condition: !JMCD_targetUp

onAct: ```sqf
JMCD_targetUp = true; 0 = [] spawn { sleep 180; JMCD_targetUp = false };

hollow gate Jan 3, 2020, 6:17 PM

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this might be stupid BUT

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target1 animate ["terc", 0];
target2 animate ["terc", 0];
target6 animate ["terc", 0];
target5 animate ["terc", 0];
target1_targetUp = true; 0 = [] spawn { sleep 180; JMCD_targetUp = false };

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like that?

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shit wait

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target1 animate ["terc", 0];
target2 animate ["terc", 0];
target6 animate ["terc", 0];
target5 animate ["terc", 0];
target1_targetUp = true; 0 = [] spawn { sleep 180; target1_targetUp = false };
target2_targetUp = true; 0 = [] spawn { sleep 180; target2_targetUp = false };
target6_targetUp = true; 0 = [] spawn { sleep 180; target6_targetUp = false };
target5_targetUp = true; 0 = [] spawn { sleep 180; target5_targetUp = false };

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like this?

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 6:20 PM

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why not use the same var?

hollow gate Jan 3, 2020, 6:20 PM

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?

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sorry

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I do not understand scripting very well sit

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sir**

opal mulch Jan 3, 2020, 6:21 PM

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he's making a range of popup targets and he wants them to pop back up after a delay

hollow gate Jan 3, 2020, 6:21 PM

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and target1 animate ["terc", 0];
target2 animate ["terc", 0];
target6 animate ["terc", 0];
target5 animate ["terc", 0];
target1_targetUp = true; 0 = [] spawn { sleep 180; target1_targetUp = false };
target2_targetUp = true; 0 = [] spawn { sleep 180; target2_targetUp = false };
target6_targetUp = true; 0 = [] spawn { sleep 180; target6_targetUp = false };
target5_targetUp = true; 0 = [] spawn { sleep 180; target5_targetUp = false };
didnt work

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well kind out

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of

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currently

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they pop up just fine on the trigger

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BUT

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I need it so that the targets do not pop up again for a few minutes giving the rest of the group of people time to move in past the trigger

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without setting off the trigger

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 6:23 PM

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use the global var, and use it as a condition for trigger

hollow gate Jan 3, 2020, 6:23 PM

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this is for a MP mission so i cant just use variable names and have certain characters set it off

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can you give me an example?

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 6:23 PM

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this && JMCD_targetUp

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(can't right now ; maybe someone else)

hollow gate Jan 3, 2020, 6:27 PM

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Condition:
this &&target1_targetup
I believe the issue with that is the targets all start in the down position to begin with

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otherwise that might work

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they pop up as you get close

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 6:28 PM

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by themselves?

hollow gate Jan 3, 2020, 6:29 PM

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I have a script in the init.sqf that does that for me

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 6:29 PM

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you can script the "cooldown" in it yes

hollow gate Jan 3, 2020, 6:29 PM

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thats all i need but im not sure how

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there is only count down and time out in the triggers options by defauklt

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 6:31 PM

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if you are using scripts, you don't really need triggers

hollow gate Jan 3, 2020, 6:31 PM

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the triggers make the targets pop up

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the script simply makes it so they spwan in the downed position

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spawn**

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 6:32 PM

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right-click → edit message :p

hollow gate Jan 3, 2020, 6:33 PM

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ty

still forum Jan 3, 2020, 6:35 PM

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or just arrow up

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 6:36 PM

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server-only trigger
init.sqf (or initServer.sqf):```sqf
TAG_trainingStarted = false;

- trigger:
    **condition:**```sqf
this && !TAG_trainingStarted```
    **activation:**```sqf
/* raise all targets */ TAG_trainingStarted = true; 0 = [] spawn { sleep 180; TAG_trainingStarted = false; /* lower all targets */ };```

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@hollow gate ^

opal mulch Jan 3, 2020, 6:37 PM

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he wants all popup targets to have different triggers because it's a range in which you walk through and the targets are popped up when you're close

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I like how cleanly you write your messages btw

hollow gate Jan 3, 2020, 6:38 PM

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it does make it easy to follow 😄

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 6:38 PM

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thanks, I learnt at school d-:

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j/k

hollow gate Jan 3, 2020, 6:39 PM

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yes I have multiple triggers though

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so would I need a script in the init for each group of targets then

winter rose Jan 3, 2020, 6:39 PM

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something like that

still forum Jan 3, 2020, 6:46 PM

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incoming new thing for CBA Statemachines
https://s.sqf.ovh/2020-01-03_19-44-50.mp4
Assume not many people use it tho

▶ Play video

digital jacinth Jan 3, 2020, 6:47 PM

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i would like pt use the statemachine for a few things, however i am lazy and would prefer a graphical editor