SQF is a terrible language to learn, its backwards and stupid
its the simplest language I know.
Once you understood how the low level stuff works, the rest comes quite easy.
But basically noone understands...
#arma3_scripting
still forum
spice axle
python is easier
winter rose
easier*
spice axle
ah yes
winter rose
does the CYCLE waypoint needs a certain distance to the first wp in order to form a "loop" ?
it will take the closest (including "WP 0", which is group's starting point) @hollow lantern
tough abyss
alright so im using the vanilla respawn system, and i want to respawn with only 1 available loadout, how can i do that?
but for everybody, all the roles, just doesnt change the roles or traits, just what you spawn with
sonic linden
Hi,
My problem is i want to remove all items from a backpack in a cargo.
my approche get all backpacks names, delete all BPs from cargo, and add all BPs form name list.
But the new added BP still contains the items that the deleted one had bevor.
Can some one explain me this ?
my test code:
_test = {
params [["_container", objNull, [objNull]]];
if (isNull _container) exitWith { systemChat "Cargo isNull"; false };
systemChat "start";
_containerBackpacks = (backpackCargo _container);
sleep 5;
systemChat "Delete";
clearBackpackCargoGlobal _container;
sleep 5;
systemChat "Add 2 times className Backpack";
{
systemChat str(_x); // <- className ( not object )
_container addBackpackCargoGlobal [_x,2];
} forEach _containerBackpacks;
systemChat "Done";
};
[cursorTarget] spawn _test;
forest ore
@tough abyss
After the skipTime exercise there just earlier, are you now ready to go in the deep end? Here could be something to get you going for respawn loadouts ππΌ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmwt2lO2Iv0 ("[How To] Arma 3 - Custom Respawn Loadouts")
jade abyss
At least it works now π
mortal nacelle
it works to a degree. all my info and what i want is on there, just not the marker (on the cutrsc)
jade abyss
As mentioned before: Test with Vanilla Markers (check if they are on the normal Map ("M")), then exchange with yours.
Then you know: It's a marker config thingy.
jade abyss
Do you resize the map or move it around, with a script?
mortal nacelle
it is centered to the players location
jade abyss
The RscMapControl is... erm... kinda strange. Let's say it this way π
mortal nacelle
_control = _display displayCtrl 23539;
_control ctrlMapAnimAdd [0,0.15,getPos player];
ctrlMapAnimCommit _control;
Nothing else? No ctrlSetPosition stuff?
mortal nacelle
no
mortal nacelle
You mean the marker? I'd see it with my current ZL
if you reference this image https://gyazo.com/ebc4c343dcbb83e4c7b9eeda3eee4138
tough abyss
@forest ore there has to be an easier way..
i have like 11 classes in my mission i have to do that for all of them?
forest ore
There usually is at least couple of ways to achieve something but without diving head-on it's really difficult to tell what is the best or easiest or shortest way.
tough abyss
i think i know a way
winter rose
*magic*
tough abyss
so the respawn just uses the default loadout of the unit
what if i create a custom unit on the orbat creator and equip it with what i want the respawn clothes to be
winter rose
orbat creator?
tough abyss
from alive
forest ore
That's something ALiVE, that ORBAT
tough abyss
yeah, but i can change the units equipment straight from the orbat thing
thing is i dont even know how to spawn the custom units i created
forest ore
I'd take a guess this here is for general Arma scripting so not many might be too familiar with how ALiVE ORBAT creator works or how it is possible to spawn custom units made with ORBAT.
If you'd insist on using ORBAT creator then it might be better to look help from ALiVE's forum (http://alivemod.com/forum/) or their Discord (which by the way iiiis??)
tough abyss
it just seems like something that should be complicated to do
why should it be so hard to edit the respawn loadouts, should be in the respawn module itself
winter rose
there is usually a world between what should be and what we have
welcome to coding/Arma/coding Arma/Arma coding
also maybe this should not be your primary concern during your mission development; you can put it on the todo list and come back to it later
forest ore
@tough abyss
You could also check the "Loadouts and Roles" section in the wiki, see: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Respawn#Loadouts_and_Roles
With a quick glance it would seem that it is possible to declare a custom loadout in description.ext
tough abyss
nah i barely understood it
drowsy axle
@tough abyss Once you export the units/factions/whatever from ORBAT, you want to make a mod for your new units.
Then reference the class name(s), from within the configs that you have created.
tough abyss
Make a mod? Wym?
cold mica
With ALIVE, there are things that can be scripted and things that have to be a mod.
Making new factions is a script
Making new groups is a script
Making new units is a mod
The easiest way to create "new units" is to take existing ones but completely change their loadouts. The players would be none the wiser.
tough abyss
Alright, so i edit the units loadout, how do the changes go into effect?
cold mica
If you were to edit the unit's loadout using arsenal, they will retain the changes and start the mission with the equipment you gave them.
hollow lantern
@winter rose fine, I bet this distance however is to long? The marker at the top is the "last" waypoint. The marker at the bottom is the location of the "first" one. https://i.imgur.com/Y7GFs9M.png
tough abyss
Damn, alright then thanks man
Hey i dont wanna change my factions units tho just incase alive spawns them in with nothing ( i want the loadout to be a jumpsuit with nothing) so i can just take a unit from a dif faction, change the loadout, spawn it in and make him playable and then go into attributes to assign that unit to my faction correct?
winter rose
@hollow lantern given A β B β C waypoints - C being the "CYCLE" waypoint
if the B β C distance is the shortest, it will go back to B
if the C β A distance is the shortest, it will loop to A
cold mica
Using Alive or no?
hollow lantern
@winter rose 4 to 1 seems the shortest distance then https://i.imgur.com/dDt0ewl.jpg
winter rose
I don't get it?
hollow lantern
my question is if waypoint 4 who is set to CYCLE will connect to 1 or if the distance is to far away
winter rose
to 1 yes
no matter the distance, only >the closest<
winter rose
if you are not sure, you can still add a normal waypoint on 4, and add a 5th that would be "CYCLE" right on location 1
hollow lantern
true, I'm about to test this out with only 4, but other Arma scripting test distracted me LOL
winter rose
in Eden, you will see a small line as to which waypoint the Cycle will pick
exotic flax
That's why I have a testing VR environment where I can place scripts/stuff I want to test before putting it in a live mission.
This way I know it works on it's own without issues of other stuff being in the way. If it doesn't work in the live mission, it has to be something else that the script/feature I added π
opal mulch
when you scroll wheel on a targetbootcamphuman_f you can see a scoretable of whos shot it. is there a way to reset that? I can't find anything in the biki and at this point my only course of action is to delete and respawn the object.
winter rose
@opal mulch try allVariables theObject on it to see BIS vars
opal mulch
thanks
mortal nacelle
yo lou, do you know how i could get allMarkers to show on my cutRSC? Everything works great except the markers dont show on it
winter rose
Lou*
nope, IDK
(not because you didn't capitalise π)
I really don't know much about GUI
mortal nacelle
Oh, oky
cunning crown
Use ctrlCreate or something along those lines
exotic flax
@opal mulch you can most likely do something like
// _target is target object
['resetShootersData', _target] call BIS_fnc_target;
I'll try that, thanks a lot!
exotic flax
Can @winter rose please come to isle 3, can @winter rose please come to isle 3, thank you
winter rose
*grumble* always in the middle of my showβ¦
ah, no can do - will have to wait for when I am home π
hollow lantern
I'd wish Arma would have an SQF debugger. You start a script, set a debug point and can then check values in variables and such
restive leaf
Google arma dedmen debugger
still forum
I have an sqf debugger Β―_(γ)_/Β―
restive leaf
He's a bot that purges bots...
hollow lantern
But thanks for the tip
queen cargo
And there also is sqf-vm with a theoretical Debugger
pulsar anchor
I am not entirely sure if this has an actual use case, but today Ive set myself a challange. It turned out uglier than I hoped π€
https://gist.github.com/Bloodwyn/ff8fd940f064fd321757468b47c5a5ba
sudden yacht
Anyway to spawn Radio Transmissions(contact DLC) mid mission say through a trigger? So they dont always appear?
Also is it possible to attach that transmission to an object.
still forum
And there also is sqf-vm with a theoretical Debugger
sqf-vm's debugger is even less theoretical than the arma one
tawdry harness
Anyone know why the waitUntil doesn't work since it seems to instantly activate whatever code is after it
_wp = (group _plane) addWaypoint [_vehicleDropPos, 0];
_wp setWaypointStatements ["true", "_waypointCompleted = true; hint 'Completed';"];
waitUntil {_waypointCompleted isEqualTo true};
_waypointCompleted is a private variable that only exists in the wapoint's statement @tawdry harness
MyGlobalVariable = false;
_wp = (group _plane) addWaypoint [_vehicleDropPos, 0];
_wp setWaypointStatements ["true", "MyGlobalVariable = true; hint 'Completed';"];
waitUntil { MyGlobalVariable };
@still forum but way less complete π π
unique sundial
debug_console extension is the best debugger
tawdry harness
Ahh awesome thanks but now I get Error Generic Error in expression and the error looks to be at the ```sqf
waitUntil {waypointCompleted};
@winter rose
winter rose
you didn't set it to false before @tawdry harness
exotic flax
the name of the person is the players name
so can't be changed, unless someone changes his/her name
mortal nacelle
hmm ok. More of a question directed towards Dedmen (TFR), I have seen some servers changing their teamspeak name when they join a server with tfr automatically.. any idea how to do that?
But there tfr name doesn't change to their ingame name (like it usually does), it is predefined by the server
exotic flax
That's part of the TS plugin, which takes the in-game name and sets this as the TS name.
or better said; the mod takes the name of the player (with profileName), sends this to the mods dll, which in it's turn sends it to the (local) TS plugin, which then modifies the name.
mortal nacelle
ok and can i adjust that to for example, just generate a random string of numbers and letters ?#
exotic flax
as far as I know that option does not exist
which wouldn't make sense either to have different names in-game and in TS
mortal nacelle
@still forum can you confirm this? because i have seen it
Grez I know it doesn't make sense, but it has a purpose for what I am looking for
runic edge
Wouldn't setting the playable unit variable name in the editor works ?
runic edge
Damn... So there's no point setting a variable name for playable units ?
exotic flax
there is; you need it to reference specific units in scripts
it shows that the name send to TS is the profile name
exotic flax
name player will return profileName in MP for real players
mortal nacelle
Couldn't I just change the else statement and add a selectrandom statement above or is that stupid
For what I am trying to do
exotic flax
in that case you'll need a modified version of TFAR
mortal nacelle
Ok I understand now. Thanks for the guidance Grez
tough abyss
@cold mica I changed the unit loadout and i spawned the unit in and nothing changed, am i supposed to take the edited config somewhere or something??
ebon citrus
Does somebody know if it's possible to detect if the player is in ragdol?
exotic flax
if !(alive player) then {}; ?
or check this article by KK: http://killzonekid.com/arma-scripting-tutorials-forced-ragdoll/
cold mica
@tough abyss What config? Are you spawning in a unit via Alive or editing an already existing unit?
ebon citrus
alive doesnt work here, as player will ragdoll for example from cars without dying
such a pain this whole ragdoll
winter rose
@ebon citrus it's not possible (unless you get selection positions and compare them to "normal" positions but that would be a heck of a hassle)
ebon citrus
yeah, i figured as much from my own research. Welp, i guess i cant get ridd of cars driving over players
winter rose
what do you mean?
ebon citrus
the ragdolling of players after they are driven over by cars is causing issues with my mission
winter rose
deleteVehicle
ebon citrus
ragdolled AI atleast has "unconscious" anim state
ivory lake
yeah last i checked that was the ragdoll 'animation' but im not sure how reliable it is
ebon citrus
so i can pick upo the animationstate and then switchmove
do you think switchmove will override "unconscious" ?
well, one way to find out
shame, doesnt look like it does
winter rose
don't get run over
seems to be the most appropriate answer? if it's an AI vehicle, make a check for player's distance, and setVelocity 0?
I don't know how much unit stop true/false works on vehicles, but it's a lead
@ebon citrus
exotic flax
driving over people as well π€£
winter rose
Β―_(γ)_/Β―
ebon citrus
it's not that the players will suffer much from getting driven over, they are in godmode, but they can get stuck in weird places
better environment design should be in place, i guess
winter rose
you could also add a check for player/any unit's distance in front of the vehicle, so it would be more "realistic" with the driver's field of view
tough abyss
@cold mica an already existing unit, i dont really care just tell me what to do to spawn any unit with a custom default loadout lol
exotic flax
create a new unit with custom loadout, and then spawn it...
cold mica
All I know is that you can spawn a unit in the editor and edit the loadout using the arsenal.
winter rose
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#MPRespawn
on respawn, setCustomLoadout
exotic flax
or make loadout in Arsenal, export with getUnitLoadout and use setUnitLoadout on unit you spawn
tough abyss
@exotic flax ive tried like multiple times lmao
exotic flax
obviously wrong because it didn't work π
tough abyss
im sorry
i ment i tried the orbat thing not the code
also where do i put that code
exotic flax
how do you spawn the unit?
winter rose
re spawn
tough abyss
sigh i have no idea what you said earlier
exotic flax
editor? script? respawn templates? zeus?
tough abyss
or make loadout in Arsenal, export with getUnitLoadout and use setUnitLoadout on unit you spawn
export with get unit loadout?
???
winter rose
! ! !
exotic flax
go to the wiki and read the documentation of those functions
and no offense... we really try to help you, but we can't explain complex solutions if you don't understand the basics
tough abyss
dude i dont code and i can tell this is some backwards shit
why isnt it do this when this
exotic flax
because Arma
and since we have no idea what you want, we also can't give a clear solution
tough abyss
i want it to work like antistasi
a basic loadout so when you respawn you go to a crate and get your custom loadout
exotic flax
... which took a full team with experienced developers to build... and you try to make something similar, alone and without experience
tough abyss
nahh man basically
this is my problem
i spawn the units in which will be the players
they spawn in and they make their custom loadout and save it etc
and then they respawn and their loadout when they spawn is the default loadout of the unit im using
which is immersion breaking
winter rose
language, btw
tough abyss
so i thought of two ways to fix this, either change the default loadout of the unit itself through orbat or something like what you said
exotic flax
I can already think of 4-5 solutions, which all require scripts
cold mica
Changing default loadout of the unit through orbat is not the easiest solution.
tough abyss
ik its just a workaround so i dont have to script
cold mica
I would suggest to take a look at this:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Respawn#Loadouts_and_Roles
tough abyss
i have but that would require to script in every single item
cold mica
Oh, that's impossible. You will need to script for something that specific.
tough abyss
there has to be a simple script that calls on a pre selected loadout
cold mica
Get the mod 3den enhanced and you can copy and paste loadouts.
tough abyss
when i export the mission will my friends need to download that mod to play it too?
cold mica
No, it is clientside
tough abyss
alright ill test this solution
exotic flax
but bugged, so could become a dependency...
cold mica
I whole-heartedly disagree. I have been using it for nearly two years and have had no issue with it.
exotic flax
I already had it a few times that I manually had to remove it from mission.sqm due to some unknown reason
cold mica
What were you trying to do with it when it became a dependancy?
winter rose
there has to be a simple script that calls on a pre selected loadout
Yes, but you still have to either use a default loadout, or define one π
exotic flax
no idea where it came from... probably due to settings or a module which got embedded. Although removing the dependency didn't break a thing
or an object which is normally not available
cold mica
You are able to copy a loadout you made into text then paste it for https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Respawn#Loadouts_and_Roles
winter rose
One more time! π₯³
tough abyss
so on player respawn, call this loadout
cold mica
I do not understand you.
All I know is that 3den enhanced can be used to copy a loadout and paste it into your description.ext for https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Respawn#Loadouts_and_Roles
winter rose
and addEventHandler "Respawn"
exotic flax
onPlayerRespawn.sqf
winter rose
@exotic flax not especially, from what I understood there are multiple loadouts for multiple units
tough abyss
dude i think im starting to get it
its like the laptop thing, basically you go into the mission folder and you name a text folder the thing that will be called when a certain thing gets executed in the game
for example i put the skip time thing in my init for the laptop and named the folder skiptime in the mission file
and then in the text folder i put in the script that i wanted to happen
am i right?
exotic flax
if the script is build for that, yes
winter rose
Too many things, use stuff sometimes
tough abyss
okay i put onPlayerRespawn.sqf in the mission folder what do i do now lmao
exotic flax
and start with something simple without the fancy stuff that even hardcore developers have issues with
exotic flax
if it wasn't hard you would be able to do it...
winter rose
@tough abyss this is why we tell you to read to learn
please tell me you don't expect us to do all of it
cold mica
All these links are a godsend.
Of course, I must suggest again that this is the exact thing I have used and still use to create the antistasi-like respawn system:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Respawn#Loadouts_and_Roles
exotic flax
like... I have 15 years of programming experience, and even I've spend 2 weeks on figuring out how to handle the respawn stuff (with some special sauce)...
tough abyss
i looked at that like 12 times i still dont know what to do with that link lol
cold mica
You look at the code in it and play with it until you understand
Or ask what part specifically confuses you.
exotic flax
its really not that hard
i looked at that like 12 times i still dont know what to do with that link lol
...
tough abyss
dude in the first moment i thought of an easier way
cold mica
The orbat way?
cold mica
That is not easier, you'd need to package an entire mod for it.
winter rose
has to sure! Which one? Tell us
tough abyss
i know but still i thought of one xD
a workaround
im sure i can think of something
winter rose
Go ahead, then let us know when you find so I can update the wiki
exotic flax
Alive Orbat creator works fine for creating faction mods, but it doesn't magically create everything you want
tough abyss
can i add the medic trait to a unit?
exotic flax
_unit setUnitTrait ["medic", true];
cold mica
Yes, open the attributes of a unit and there will be a checkbox for it.
tough abyss
ah there we go
cold mica
Both are viable solutions.
winter rose
Wait, they added a checkbox?
exotic flax
imwe going to fix it
cold mica
might be 3den enhanced thing
restive leaf
ACE thing isn't it?
cold mica
but hawky has it anyways so they will see it any way.
tough abyss
@exotic flax idk about we all you did was tell me how hard it was for "an experienced team of coders" to do xD
exotic flax
I explained every part of doing yourself, and giving you links to where to find more information... and all you give back is "it's not hard, but I have no idea what you're talking about"
tough abyss
you know bill gates once said
winter rose
shhhhh you're not Bill Gates
tough abyss
if you want something done efficiently, have someone lazy do it, hell find an easy way to do it
im the lazy guy here
winter rose
Self awareness here
tough abyss
im not just smart enough to learnt the code see.. im smart enough that i dont have to..
cold mica
just cause a rich guy said it doesn't mean it's true. A lazy person just doesn't get stuff done.
restive leaf
Ofc, in the 19 years of OFP and ARMA modding there has never been any other lazy coder...
winter rose
geniuses can be lazy
lazy doesn't mean genius π
exotic flax
Be nice to nerds. Chances are youβll end up working for one.
In the end; read the wiki and learn from there. If something is unclear or gives problems, this Discord will be your best friend.
tough abyss
fixed it.
cold mica
enlighten us
tough abyss
right, so i wanted the guys to spawn with nothing but the crye uniform right
and it was based on the default loadout of the unit
can i send screenshots here?
winter rose
no, but you can link to a hoster ninja'd
cold mica
i'm willing to learn
tough abyss
on the right you see the slots for me and my friends playable characters
the way its supposed to work is they start, they choose their loadouts with the crates and everytime they die they go to a crate and they load their loadout
thing is.. whenever they respawned the respawn system would spawn them in with the UNITS original loadout
immersion breaking, so i didnt wanna code
what i did.. i spawned in a survivor, close enough to the original jumpsuit, and as for the medics and engineers? ill apply those traits to every one of the survivors and name them that
praise my awesomeness. i just out bill gatested all of you
exotic tinsel
when i set a player to "player setUnconscious true" they lose their group icon, is there a way to turn it back on?
tough abyss
@winter rose @cold mica @exotic flax
exotic flax
so in the end you didn't get what you want, didn't learn anything, and are still not a multi-billionaire... Well done Bill Gates π€£
tough abyss
i did get what i want
when you respawn in you do it with nothing but a jumpsuit, the exact loadout i wanted
now i dont even have to code to remove the other original loadout, actually not even a single line of code
exotic flax
@exotic tinsel setUnconscious shouldn't change anything other than the animation of the unit. So it shouldn't affect anything else, unless there's another script which is tied to the players state.
austere granite
there's a ton of buggy stuff with setUnconscious
exotic tinsel
so is there a way to turn the icon back on. i cant find a function call
cold mica
lmao, whatever works for you
austere granite
groupIcon is the thing for HC iirc
winter rose
^
exotic flax
biki doesn't mention that π€
winter rose
shhhhhh the wiki is fiiine
tough abyss
im kinda sad nobody noticed how i managed to do what everybody said i couldnt lol
winter rose
The smartest way would have been to use "prisoner" unit and add them weapons at the beginning of the mission
exotic flax
.... simply placing the unit you want in 3den would have solved that, but you wanted something completely different...
so no... not impressed
winter rose
Respawn would have respawned them without weapons
forest ore
Hawky Today at 5:09 PM:
"and then they respawn and their loadout when they spawn is the default loadout of the unit im using
which is immersion breaking"
Reading between the few lines here@tough abyss how about this:
in the mission folder create a file called onPlayerKilled.sqf and in that file add the following line: player setVariable ["Saved_Loadout",getUnitLoadout player];
also in the mission folder create a file called onPlayerRespawn.sqf and in that file add the following line: player setUnitLoadout (player getVariable ["Saved_Loadout",[]]);
Now the players will spawn with the gear they had when they died
tough abyss
nah i dont want them to respawn with the gear they died with too that would kill immersion
exotic flax
... it's what you said what you wanted... and now not anymore?
forest ore
Reading from all what you have written so far I took it that was JUST what you were looking for
winter rose
removeAllWeapons unit π
tough abyss
but then they would spawn with helmets body armor etc
winter rose
removeVest, etc
Anyway you got what you wanted, good
tough abyss
damn your not wrong
winter rose
you're*
forest ore
nahh man basically
this is my problem
i spawn the units in which will be the players
they spawn in and they make their custom loadout and save it etc
and then they respawn and their loadout when they spawn is the default loadout of the unit im using
which is immersion breaking
see guys that was the easy way to script it
exotic flax
// config A
class Extended_PreInit_EventHandlers {
class ADDON {
init = QUOTE(call COMPILE_FILE(framework\XEH_preInit));
disableModuload = true;
};
};
// script B
if (isMultiplayer) then {
[] spawn {
call EFUNC(code,setRespawnLoadout);
};
};
// script C
_loadoutNames = ["respawn"] call FUNC(getActiveLoadouts);
if (count _loadoutNames > 0) then {
_loadoutNames apply {
[missionNamespace, _x] call BIS_fnc_addRespawnInventory;
};
};
yeah the custom loadout is the jumpsuit with nothing haha
exotic flax
THAT is how you use custom loadouts π€£
winter rose
dafak
exotic flax
it works with RespawnTemplate, sets insignia based on rank (which is in name of player), sets traits (medic/engi/sniper/etc) based on selected loadout and handles custom loadouts in ACE... oh, and a script to fix the position of items in gear π
but that's all written out in about 15 different scripts
cold mica
ngl, all this argument actually gave me new scripts on handling respawn and I am thankful for that.
tough abyss
hayyy cmon this wasnt an argument lmao
something took you two weeks to figure i out i did it in 3 days without coding a thing haha
granted i wanted a default unit that had nothing on him but yeah
exotic flax
so much time spend on something that could have been solved in 5 minutes...
cold mica
im just glad that it's solved
exotic flax
up to the next problem!
cold mica
Next problem:
Asmodeus said this as a solution:
in the mission folder create a file called onPlayerKilled.sqf and in that file add the following line: player setVariable ["Saved_Loadout",getUnitLoadout player];
also in the mission folder create a file called onPlayerRespawn.sqf and in that file add the following line: player setUnitLoadout (player getVariable ["Saved_Loadout",[]]);
I want to use this. However, I want to getUnitLoadout when they first spawn rather than when they die. How would one do this?
winter rose
I would setVariable the unit "originalLoadout"
and on respawn, setUnitLoadout (unit getVariable "originalLoadout")
forest ore
If it has never been saved before how does one get it? Seems though that Lou is onto something there π
autumn nexus
Is there a way to attach a trigger to an object via scripting? I.e. I am trying to attach a trigger to all medical containers that would execute the ACE heal function in a liberation mission
winter rose
setVariables are transferred from dead unit to respawned unit afaik
@autumn nexus create a trigger and attachTo
forest ore
Is when they first spawn here the actual first ever (initial) spawn?
autumn nexus
So I would put a trigger down in editor, and then could script said trigger to be attached to any medical container?
winter rose
no
create a trigger for each box
even though⦠it seems heavy. what are you trying to achieve?
autumn nexus
Are you asking me @winter rose ?
cold mica
No, when the player spawns, Asmodeus
autumn nexus
What Iβm trying to do is every time I build a medical container in liberation, there is a trigger in the area around it that invokes the ace heal function
winter rose
no, what you are trying to achieve is a heal function everytime you get close to a medical container
triggers are not especially involved π
autumn nexus
Ok, well then yes, thatβs what Iβm trying to figure out lol
winter rose
see createTrigger and forEach @autumn nexus
autumn nexus
Ok
forest ore
Now, I apparently did not understand what @cold mica was trying to convey but I hope Lou's suggestion was already enough π
I mean, what do you want to achieve with "getUnitLoadout when they first spawn rather than when they die"
cold mica
It's a common problem so I don't blame you.
My desire is simple:
Players begin a mission with an already spawned unit which has a custom loadout. Different units have different loadouts i.e. medic has medic loadout, rifleman has rifleman loadout.
I wish for players to respawn with their exact loadout that they had when they first began the mission in their respective unit.
I also wish to do the above using event scripts.
winter rose
unit setVariable ["SAG_loadout", getUnitLoadout unit];
and apply it on respawn (EH)
forest ore
And thanks Uncle for taking the time to explain your desire in detail
cold mica
Thank you for helping it make a habit.
And thank you Lou for the instructions. Forgive me for not understanding it fully earlier.
I will attempt to play with Lou's suggestion when I get home. I will return here if something goes wrong.
winter rose
noooooβ *ahem* you're welcome anytime! π
brittle dock
So I could use some help with something, I have this:
currentEnemy = [enemySpawnPos, 0, enemyType, groupAlpha] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle;
And I need to select the vehicle in the created array, so I tried this:
waitUntil {((_this select 0) !alive currentEnemy) || ((_this select 0) isNull currentEnemy)};
But I get an error when running it, missing ")".
First time I'm trying my hands on "_this select 0", never tried getting info from an array before.
winter rose
private _myVehicle = currentEnemy select 0
currentEnemy is an array, so you "select" its first element
brittle dock
Yeah, never knew how to do that though, thank you for the help! π
Why use "private" btw? isn't "_" enough?
winter rose
not "always"
imagine your code being { _myVar = 1; hint str _myVar; }
good, working
but if you do
_myVar = 0;
call { _myVar = 1; };
hint str _myVar; // hints 1
Yeah, the same as hint "1"
winter rose
it's not about this, it's about variable scope π
winter rose
see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/private for more info π
welcome!
winter rose
π
forest ore
Is it not possible to ```sqf
waitUntil {visibleMap};
grave lotus
I'm working on a script snippet to have one AI type ignore others. I'm new and suspect that getting the targets and applying forgetTarget is what I'm looking for. The syntax is still greek π This is where I am:
_protected = ["I_E_Scientist_Unarmed_F","I_E_Scientist_F"];
_aggregation = [_this,"","","",""] targetsAggregate _selected;
{
if (_selected isKindOf _protected) then {
onEachFrame {_zombie forgetTarget _protected};
} forEach allUnits;
my target selection doesnt seem to be proper
still forum
@mortal nacelle no idea what that "TFR" that you're asking me about is, nor what I have to do with it?
winter rose
You could setBehaviour "CARELESS"? @grave lotus
grave lotus
Would that work in regard to only the two unit types declared in _protected?
ie careless to them, but not others
winter rose
not exactly. but if it is a zombie, it doesn't have a gun so you should move it with move commands?
grave lotus
the goal would be to have them aggro everyone other than those classes called out in the _protected array.
basically making those in the array invisible to the zeds
rustic plover
Please tell me a way to find out the list of all killed players by a certain player. Like that list on the debriefing window?
I wish there was some kind of vanilla solution. Without handlers
I think it's something at engine level, but if anyone knows a command or a variable, it would be cool.
young current
you may need to look up how the debrief dialog works in the configs
and where it pulls its info from
autumn nexus
im still having a hard time figuring out how to attach a trigger area to all objects of one type. I am trying to attach a trigger to all huron medical containers that would execute the ace heal function when a player is within 5 meters
winter rose
trigger would heal peeps even if helicopter is flying @autumn nexus
autumn nexus
i have it setup in all my missions in a 3x3x3 trigger that only heals folks within that trigger
the problem is in liberation, the containers are dynamic where you place them, not necessarily preplaced like in a normal mission @winter rose
mortal nacelle
@winter rose Do you know how I can get a variable to store only once? E.g. I am trying to generate a random string everytime someone joins the server, but the function generates an infinite number of strings per person. How would I get it to only generate one and then stop?
winter rose
call the function once? @mortal nacelle
See allMissionObjects, createTrigger and forEach @autumn nexus
brittle dock
Is it possible to make a script with "BIS_fnc_taskCreate" repeat itself to create more tasks but with different objectives depending on the code?
I'm wondering since I have no idea if you can duplicate the TaskID
I'm trying to make a script that spawns enemies dynamically, assign a task to destroy them, then have the script re-run when enemies are dead, creating a new task etc.
exotic flax
_var = player getVariable ["key", ""];
if (_var isEqualTo "") then {
_var = "random_string";
player setVariable ["key", _var];
};
Run this when a player joins and it will only run once.
PS. written on mobile so not tested π
brittle dock
How do one make an "elseif" statement in SQF?
Just "else if"?
still forum
you don't, without special mods that you won't want to use
there is no else if in normal sqf
brittle dock
π
exotic flax
if (1 > 0) then { "It's true" } else { "It's false" }; ???
but no elseif
best solution is using switch
still forum
I have elseif :D
if (1 > 0) then {}
elif (1 == 0) then {}
elif {1 < 0} then {} //lazy eval
else {"bonk"}
But I doubt I can pitch that to BI
I also have things like
_bool then {code}
getting rid of the if, not sure what use that really has tho π
exotic flax
adding more confusion to new scripters? π€£
acoustic abyss
Heya everyone,
Pardon if I am in the wrong subchannel.
I would like to change the light intensity/brightness of editor objects (eg Land_Camping_Light_F ).
The setLightBrightness and setLightIntensity commands change only light sources, I think.
What scripting command changes the lighting on an object such as this?
exotic flax
for normal objects you need to modify the config to change the lights
fallow radish
I am looking for a script which will keep my ai group together, example if I decide to do halo jump out of a plane they will jump with me, or if i teleport to another area they will also teleport
would also be good if I could enable or disable this function in a menu scroll option
unique sundial
best solution is using switch no
@still forum whatβs it like for performance? Can it beat call + multiple if exitWith
winter rose
not according to Code Optimisation
runic edge
hello, i got an idea but i dont know if it would work ! Can I put _myLocal = myEdenVar or myEdenVar2 in a sqf
to use _mylocal to call either myEdenVar or myEdenVar2
runic edge
Am i pushing it if i ask you to explain it ?
like select (alive player); ??
why isnt there a number after select ?
winter rose
[value1, value2] select false β will select first value
[value1, value2] select true β will select second value
cunning crown
because false and true are counted as 0 and 1 (for the select only)
winter rose
βββ for the select βββ only ^^
runic edge
so your code will select the globalVar1 if the player is dead and globalVar2 if he s alive ?
winter rose
yep
runic edge
and the private allows you to add two variables in one new ?
runic edge
I'm reading it rn
I'm just not sure that i understand what "private your variable to this scope" means
like even in english
winter rose
see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Variables#Scopes then π
runic edge
local variables in a script always has to started with an underscore
In functions you should additionally mark variables as private using the command private
that is weird ^^ but i got it now
still forum
@unique sundial
whatβs it like for performance? Can it beat call + multiple if exitWith
didn't test.
only real special thing is that it creates a struct that stores if a condition already returned true.
all further elif/else/then are just ignored in that case, but still iterated over.
it should be close to call+exitwith.
I'll test quick
runic edge
the reason why private _myLocalVar = [globalVar1, globalVar2] select (alive player); is a fonction is because of the select ?
cunning crown
_myLocalVar will be whatever globalVar1 or globalVar2 are, if it's code, it will be code, same for number, string, ...
still forum
its not a function
runic edge
Not a function ?
So why do I need private ? It s written that i should add private if it s a function
Where am I missing something ?
cunning crown
It s written that i should add private if it s a function
Where do you see that?
still forum
you should generally add private to all new local variables you declare
to not overwrite any variables with the same name which were declared before yours
runic edge
In the variable wiki page bellow the first example
Ok so it also works for variables and not only functions ?
runic edge
Yeah but functions can uses variables right ?
winter rose
it is that if NOT used in a function, and you call this function, this call may override variables you set in your script
runic edge
Oh ok
So what dedmen is saying is that basically you don't know so just add private so you won't get screwed when _ is not enough ?
runic edge
Now this calls to another question
Why not define all variables as public
Be sure that they all have different names ?
still forum
if they really all have unique names, and you are sure your function will never be called more than once.
Then you can do that, though you'll pay a small performance penalty
runic edge
Pay performance penalty
Yeah sounds like arma
Unique names, I understand
But never be called more than one ?
still forum
well if your function is called twice, and they use the same variable names. they'll overwrite eachothers variables
still forum
local variables yes
still forum
@unique sundial
if (false) then {1}
elif {false} then {2}
elif {false} then {3}
elif {true} then {4}
else {5}
0.0839ms
call {
if (false) exitWith {1};
if (false) exitWith {2};
if (false) exitWith {3};
if (true) exitWith {4};
5
}
0.0553ms
soo.. not faster currently. Not sure if the perf hit is my fault and if I can fix it π€
Don't think I can make it much better.
Main problem is that i went the lazy-eval-by-default route, and thus all elseif conditions are code, which need to be called. I think thats the main impact.
lol, forget it. non-lazy eval works too π Haven't touched this in too long.
but that just gets it todwn to 0.0735
unique sundial
If then else alone is a bit of a drag
still forum
https://github.com/dedmen/Intercept_CBA/blob/master/src/SQFExtension/Utility.cpp#L607 code is up here.
the elif's have higher precedence to execute before the first then.
So basically
elif/then/else blocks at the end execute first to build the struct, then the first then executes and iterates through the other conditions from below, if the first one didn't match
just building the struct is already 0.0627ms
so thats where the perf problem is, I'll doctor around a little
still forum
maybe... testing performance with debugger and script profiler loaded doesn't make that much sense π€
call exitWith from above: 0.0069ms
elif from above 0.0078ms
I wonder if profiler or debugger is the one wrecking my perf..
hollow thistle
~10 times slower? that's a lot π
still forum
Well I have profiler on full blast, including engine profiling from testing stuff a few days ago :D
only debugger loaded gets them closer together to 0.0081ms and 0.0093ms π
profiler loaded on minimal mode
0.0287 for elif
0.0095 for call
why does it impact my stuff more than the call :U
profiler says median 7.88us for elif
median 7.87us for call.
The rest is profiler overhead :D
So.. according to profiler they are on-par :U
no idea who to trust now, but I guess TLDR, the perf difference is so small its negligible
So maybe its viable afterall π€
rustic plover
Smith ΠΡΠ΅ΡΠ°, Π² 22:28
Please tell me a way to find out the list of all killed players by a certain player. Like that list on the debriefing window?
I wish there was some kind of vanilla solution. Without handlers
I think it's something at engine level, but if anyone knows a command or a variable, it would be cool.HorribleGoat ΠΡΠ΅ΡΠ°, Π² 22:36
you may need to look up how the debrief dialog works in the configs
and where it pulls its info from
I founda3\ui_f\scripts\GUI\RscDisplayDebriefing.sqf, but i can't see any code about kill list... Does someone know where is it?
still forum
I'd assume thats in engine
winter rose
^
still forum
yep, in engine
rustic plover
Is no way to get this list?
still forum
aside from recording it yourself, or reading the text out of the debriefing dialog, probably not
rustic plover
Itβs sad. Thanks guys
compact maple
Hi. Is there a way to know if the mouse (cursor) is currently on a dialog ?
compact maple
thanks!
still forum
whether on a dialog.. uh..
compact maple
I guess there is a way to retrieve x and y position of a dialog ?
And his height, width ?
found it
tough abyss
Hiya, I'm trying to load a cargobox into a vehicle using ace cargo and using this line in the boxes' init:
[box1, veh1] call ace_cargo_fnc_loadItem;
https://ace3mod.com/wiki/framework/cargo-framework.html#44-load-cargo-into-vehicle
just like in this example, but nothing happens. Anyone got a clue for me?
young current
what vehicle is is?
tough abyss
cup datsun, there is enough space in the target vehicle
already tried with vanilla vehicles, same thing there, so the fault is likely mine and not ace's
hollow thistle
Why box1 as a string?
tough abyss
oh wait, that was me trying different stuff when it didnt work the first time, but same result with no " "
young current
is your box named box1 and vehicle named veh1
tough abyss
apparently the box was standing ever so slightly too far away from the vehicle to be loaded, strangely enough adding a 'true' bool as third param doesn't change anyhting about that opposed to what's described in the wiki entry :I
thanks for taking your time guys
young current
was it just true or "true" you used?
tough abyss
true
maybe some other spelling error, now it works
nahh, Ive had the vehicle locked still when I tried adding the third param, vehicle has to be unlocked
eternal yoke
Does anyone have any idea why keybindings break when I add 219 into the keybinding (Left windows key). Using a switch then case xx: { //code}; but everytime I add 219 it all breaks and no errors at all. Read the code many times over again and there are no issues with the code. Is there something special I need to do with left windows key?
coarse schooner
idk but you could go through the ace framework on github and look at how they did it
they probably use CBA things actually
still forum
they fo
rustic plover
aside from recording it yourself, or reading the text out of the debriefing dialog, probably not
Can developers add into game some command which can show all killed objects by player?
LikekilledUnitsBy OBJECT
still forum
could probably, but... No don't think so
that killed recording system thingy is probably not usable enough for such a general command
and if you want that, you can just record that data by yourself already
rustic plover
Do you think anyone can to make system kill recording better than game developers? :)
rustic plover
Ok :)
vernal mural
quick question there, I have a custom Eden attribute defined that way :
class GSRI_frigate_attribute_addWeapons {
displayName="$STR_GSRI_frigate_addWeaponsTitle";
tooltip="$STR_GSRI_frigate_addWeaponsTooltip";
property="GSRI_frigate_addWeaponsProperty";
control="Checkbox";
expression="_this setVariable ['toto',_value,true]";
defaultValue="true";
};
It works just fine in Eden, as the checkbox is properly displayed with the correct name, tooltip and default value. Similarly, displaying the IG config viewer shows that the attribute is correctly added. However, when I run the mission, there is no variable "toto" in the object's namespace. I'm probably missing something very obvious but I can't put my finger on it. Any idea ?
Also as my config is properly interpreted I think it's more a scripting issue, but I can move this question to #arma3_config if needed
coarse schooner
@rustic plover Try this http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=34541 or http://www.armaholic.com/forums.php?m=posts&p=197562#197562. Edit it a bit if you want to access and record kill data
grave lotus
Is it possible to attachto objects so that they stay locked together in relative posistion if the source object is moved? The stuff on my table needs to move along with table π
young current
depends how the things are moved
attachTo is not very good for that kind of stuff
its pretty basic
grave lotus
is there a better function to use?
grave lotus
I have a moveable table and need the laptop on it to remain connected when the table is moved. right now it stays if table gets translated
somehow I need to lock them together as a single entity
exotic flax
attachTo will simply attach an object to another, making them unusable, but will stick when the base object is moved.
However there are objects which don't properly work (could be due to missing memory points)
rustic plover
@coarse schooner thanks, but I wanna integrate it with ACE spectator. I don't need a kill feed. I have written own script already
grave lotus
ill test some more. the 'table' i used was one of the rugged generators... makes sense that it might not have a memory point. ill try a table and see if that helps.
exotic flax
it's usually the case with smaller objects, so it could also be the laptop π
grave lotus
when googling for a solution I came across feature requests for grouping objects π That would be nice π
young current
@grave lotus how are you moving the object?
grave lotus
I'll need to check how antistasi is handling the HQ object addaction for move. That may be the key.
Thanks for that π
exotic tinsel
what command is used when a player hits abort on a multiplayer server? im trying to duplicate that effect and i dont want to use endmission or failmission or forceEnd. they dont have the same effect.
i just want to send them back to the lobby.
exotic flax
As far as I know (and can find) there's no function which you can simply call to send someone back to the lobby.
restive leaf
player setdamage 1?
winter rose
maybe with some UI button click
exotic flax
I know that KK has a script on his blog which automatically lets the player exit the server completely (and then login on a new server).
exotic tinsel
when the player aborts they just see screen with task status. but when you end the mission for them they get a success or fail message and they can navigate to the tasks status screen. how do i get them to task status screen with out the success or fail message and music?
or drop a link to point me in the right direction
exotic flax
this is the script by KK to switch servers, and does some closeDisplay and ctrlActivate magic to move around the UI: http://killzonekid.com/farewell-my-arma-friends/
exotic tinsel
rgr, thx mate @exotic flax ill dig in to it
eager prawn
Does anyone know of a way to remove grass within a certain area, without using multiple of the pre-included grass cutters to cover it?
I have over 10,000 grass cutters in my mission to remove grass in a specific area, and the grass cutter objects seem to be causing a large frame drop (having tested the mission a couple times both with and without grass cutters)
It would be easier to set a script to remove all grass within a certain radius, or perhaps within the region of a trigger
exotic flax
disable grass completely or make a bigger grass cutter object
eager prawn
How could I make a bigger grass cutter object?
That's essentially what I'm wondering
exotic tinsel
think you can use hide terrain objects in an area of type
eager prawn
can you? I could have sworn I tested that
exotic flax
grass are not regular objects, but clutter embedded in the terrain
winter rose
@eager prawn create simple objects for grass cutter, will save you tons of perf
eager prawn
I have all my grass cutters set as simple objects
exotic flax
in short; the ClutterCutter object is a flat plane without textures
eager prawn
Still causes a frame drop apparently
still forum
@eager prawn can you remind me in about 10 hours? I can probably figure out a bigger grass cutter for you. But might be limited to 50x50m
eager prawn
@still forum that'd be great, thanks. Will try to remember π
winter rose
obj side limit is 50m?
still forum
No. Not really. I don't know how they work, so I don't know what limits there are
But 50x50 is minimum that I know should be possible
exotic tinsel
is there a way to change surface type? once you know what kind of grass you want to hide?
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/surfaceType
@eager prawn or whom ever is trying to help him
exotic flax
The returned surface type is a config name used in the terrain (so the list on that page might might be different on non-vanilla terrains)
you can't change the terrain with a simple function
eager prawn
large area
exotic tinsel
what about a loop that says if in area then set player setTerrainGrid x.
on all players
nvm im dumb
young current
10000 objects means youre doing it wrong
youll need to make a new terrain if you want that big changes
exotic flax
actually... setTerrainGrid might work, although it will look terrible
young current
true on both accounts
young current
that massive edits are as far as I know not meant for scenarios
eager prawn
I've got 40,000-ish objects total
young current
as you have noticed the amount of objects starts to bog it down
eager prawn
Yup
young current
yea that is a lot
eager prawn
Indeed it is
That said, it's the easier path to go down compared to making a whole new terrain just to get rid of grass
young current
Β―_(γ)_/Β―
unless it makes you lose 20fps
how big are the grass cutter objects you have now?
eager prawn
the largest ones provided by CUP
eager prawn
Off the top of my head, seems like maybe a couple meters across
young current
ah
exotic flax
10x10 if I'm correct
eager prawn
10x10 meters?
young current
well definitely would be good idea to get yourself bigger ones
50x50 at least
larger ones might work too
eager prawn
If it's 10x10, I definitely don't judge size right in Eden π
But yeah, mainly doing it for the airfields
young current
would cut few thousand right off the bat
eager prawn
Oh easily
50x50 would cut off probably 90% of them
I got this far by doing packs of 100 grass cutters in a square
and then copy pasting them across the area
young current
π
eager prawn
yea
winter rose
tb?
patent estuary
they were replied to in #arma3_terrain , tis but a crosspost
winter rose
@sonic linden delete dis π«
grave lotus
I'm implementing a killfeed and attempting currently, from addMPEventHandler I'm pulling 'name' and 'distance' from 'killed' - I don't see in the wiki what else I can pull from the eventhandler for meta data. I'd rather use a unit type than the specific unit name. Is there a list of the retuns that I've missed?
cunning crown
MpKilled passes the Killer Object as the 2nd argument, you should be able to get all info with that
grave lotus
if I say the actual 'typeOf' - that should return the next tier up from name, correct?
winter rose
didn't get that?
exotic flax
typeOf will return the class name of the object.
If you want to know what kind it is, or if it's inherited from something, you should use isKindOf
winter rose
I feigned ignorance so you would type for me!
opal mulch
funny! I'm looking into reducing the amount of grass cutters, like Hawkins. I'm planning on using Land_ClutterCutter_large_F and my research is not over. I look forward to seeing Dedmen's response!
opal mulch
oops
still forum
thanks for the classnames, makes my work faster
opal mulch
you're welcome!
still forum
Take a second to appreciate the name "ClutterCutter"
opal mulch
this is what I gathered from a google search, this is from 2013:
//null=[objectname,86,45] execvm "cutter.sqf"
_trig = this select 0;
_xpos = this select 1;
_ypos = this select 2;
_start = getpos _trig;
waitUntil {not(isNil "BIS_fnc_init")};
for "_x" from -_xpos to _xpos step 4 do {
for "_i" from -_ypos to _ypos step 4 do {
_newpos = [ (_start select 0) + _x, (_start select 1) + _i, 0];
if ( [_trig, _newpos] call BIS_fnc_inTrigger) then {
null = createVehicle ["Land_ClutterCutter_large_F",
_newpos, [], 0, "can_collide"];
};
};
};
omfg, that's actually terribly simple
and yes that 50x50 limit that I mentioned is a thing
I can make square 50x50m p3d
but first need to finish my food
grave lotus
Copy that. thanks!
still forum
the large one seems to be 10m circle
5m radius
@opal mulch @eager prawn cluttercutter p3d, should be spawnable via createSimpleObject.
Size is 36m from center so 72x72m
young current
π
still forum
thats atleast the recommended roadway lod limit, maybe bigger works too not sure
opal mulch
cool!
vale panther
Ok so there is a common thing that I want to be able to do and that is lock down the AI with a bipoded weapon to say like hold down a street. Now I have tried different commands and look at this extensively and csnt find anything on it. So can anyone help?
winter rose
doStop myUnit ? @vale panther
vale panther
@winter rose the thing I'm really looking for is would tjat deploy their bipod and say shoot 'more actuality' (sorry if miss spelling) I do not know if that is even possible.
winter rose
(accurate?)
you can't deploy AI's bipod afaik
arctic quest
disallow the player from opening/closing the ramp on the blackfish. how would i do that?
eager prawn
@still forum thanks! So just copy the vanilla cluttercutter config, replace the p3d file, and PBO it? Or are you saying actually include this in the mission directory and spawn it?
I haven't used createSimpleObject before (outside of the "simple object" tickbox in Eden)
still forum
uh.. yeah you could... do a config replace
if you wanted to
Or are you saying actually include this in the mission directory and spawn it?
that was my idea, but yours would work too
restive leaf
Isn't there a problem with p3ds in mission files atm. Or am I misremembering a conversation here
For CreateSimpleObject
still forum
with sig verrif yes
restive leaf
Ah yes, that was it
cold mica
I have returned with a new problem. I have several units with the following in their init:
First Unit Init
unit setVariable ["B11_loadout_00", getUnitLoadout unit];
Second Unit Init
unit setVariable ["B11_loadout_01", getUnitLoadout unit];
Third Unit Init
unit setVariable ["B11_loadout_02", getUnitLoadout unit];
The issue: I want every unit to respawn with their appropriate loadout. However, I am not sure how to do this. All I know is I have to use below in onPlayerRespawn.sqf
player setUnitLoadout (player getVariable ["Saved_Loadout",[]]);
still forum
Well your onrespawn looks correct
But in your code above you set a variable with a different name
Seems like it should be same name?
cold mica
It should be different. I saved different loadouts on different variables.
still forum
No.. according to what I'm seeing. It should be the same
Try using the same. And then be amazed that it's working somewhat. (Should use local check.. but whatevs)
cold mica
π€ I shall attempt your suggestion
restive leaf
Whatevs?
runic edge
Evening guys what's up ?
I m looking at the format page on the wiki and I can't understand the %1 (or any number) !
Is it how you're supposed to call a variable ?
winter rose
%1 (and %2, %3 etc) means "take the first argument of the following arguments"
format ["%1, %2, %3, %1!", 'A', 3, player];
// returns "A, 3, Hhaine, A!"
Mhhh ok but then why not use select 0
winter rose
β¦?
runic edge
Like I m basically selecting values in an array right ?
winter rose
it's faster to format than do ```sqf
hint ('A' + ', ' + str 3 + ', ' + str player + ', ' + 'A' + '!');
so yeah, it's element 1, element 2, etc
it helps a lot for translations, for example
// Stringtable.csv
STR_Hello,Hello %1!,Bonjour %1 !,
``````sqf
hint format [localize "STR_Hello", name player];
English only please Lou!
runic edge
Okkkk then you store it in an other file and can easily call whatever language you want
winter rose
language + parameter yes
restive leaf
stringtable.xml normally for languages
winter rose
yep (both are still supported in A3)
restive leaf
Sorry, missed your csv reference... but going forward the xml format is probably better and more easily read
winter rose
cold mica
I have gotten something wrong, Dedmen. The unit respawns with his original unit's loadout rather than the one in "Saved_Loadout"
still forum
U sure on respawn is running? Tried adding a diag log?
Made sure that saved loadout is not actually the same as "original loadout"?
cold mica
I suspect that it is. I'm testing it out rn
still forum
Your code sets the loadout in init, which is what I understand as "original loadout" the one that it spawned with
cold mica
onRespawn indeed does get executed. Now I just have to test out if "Saved_Loadout" has the correct items. Is there a way to "print" the contents of a variable?
lost copper
print format ["My var: %1", your_var];
For diag_log use:
diag_log your_var;
//or
diag_log format ["My var: %1", your_var];
Thank you very much, time to delve deeper into these shenanigans of mine.
tame lion
Is there any way to determin if a vehicle is safe to spawn at a position before actually using createVehicle?
I'm making a feature to choose to spawn planes in random hangars around base, but some of the plane options are bigger than the hangars, and I'd like to not have to write specific exceptions
astral dawn
Well I use bounding box and lineIntersects-kind-of-commands for that
I guess that would be your choice too
tame lion
I figured as much, never used them before so they are a little intimidating to me
astral dawn
Although biggest drawback is that bounding boxes are all weird in this game
Some are extremely big for some units
See https://github.com/Sparker95/Vindicta/blob/development/Vindicta.Altis/Location/isPosSafe.sqf for inspiration... but mine ignores houses specifically, you will have to change that
restive leaf
You could just specify an array of aircraft that do fit and do a selectRandom of those alone
cold mica
Alright, after some messing around, I have found out that
unit setVariable ["Saved_Loadout", getUnitLoadout unit];
is not working out well for me.
When I run
diag_log (unit getVariable "Saved_Loadout");
and check RPT, it returns Nothing. This means that I am not setting the variable properly. Where am I doing this wrong?
exotic flax
what is unit?
is it a local variable? is it a global variable? is it the name of an unit?
cold mica
I placed it withit the init of a unit, thus I would assume it is the unit itself.
exotic flax
you need to use this
astral dawn
It is wrong to assume this. With SQF and Arma it's better never to assume.
cold mica
now i realize I should have used this, huh?
yeah
Thank you, I'll try it out with this
cold mica
I have used this in place of unit. It works nearly flawlessly. Now the only issue l have is the following error:
Error in expression <>
Error position: <>
Error Local variable in global space
Does anyone know what this error means?
astral dawn
What are you doing then?
cold mica
This occurs right after respawn.
astral dawn
I understand that you run this in the init field: this setVariable ["Saved_Loadout", getUnitLoadout this];, right? But you are also running the logging part?
cold mica
The diag_log part?
astral dawn
yeah
cold mica
I removed it after my first Error in expression After a few restarts of the mission, the error still appears
astral dawn
So your diag_log is in the init field as well or where?
Can you just show full code please?
cold mica
I will show you the full code momentarily.
_test <-- This is the name of the unit
init
this setVariable ["Saved_Loadout", getUnitLoadout this];
onPlayerRespawn.sqf
systemChat "Loading Loadout...";
removeAllWeapons player;
removeGoggles player;
removeVest player;
removeUniform player;
removeAllAssignedItems player;
clearAllItemsFromBackpack player;
removeBackpack player;
player setUnitLoadout (player getVariable ["Saved_Loadout",[]]);
systemChat "Loadout Set!";
_test <-- This is the name of the unit
Okay you have your answer then
In SQF there is a convention that local variable names start with _
When arma reads unit's name field, it sets _test to unit's object handle in missionNamespace. missionNamespace is where arma has non-local variables.
And non-local variables don't start with _
just rename _test to testUnit or anything
cold mica
Understood, I removed the variable name of the unit.
restive leaf
Is sqf _thisreally sqf thisin your script, cause it should be the former
cold mica
It's inside the init of a unit so I believe it should be this instead of _this, no?
cold mica
Well, however it is meant to be, it works with this just fine.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Magic_Variables
According to this page, this calls the object of the unit.
restive leaf
Oops... you are correct too and I had my second brain fart today π
cold mica
(Removing _test fixed the error, btw, thank you Sparker)
brave jungle
using selectRandom in a config to get a new image each time, excpet it's the same 3 images out of 7 every time
any suggestions on getting more random results
__EVAL(selectRandom BACKGROUND_IMAGE);
still forum
which config? mod config or description.ext?
brave jungle
Mod
adds image onto the start up screen
https://github.com/56curious/VKN_Official_Mod/blob/master/VKN_Misc/config.cpp#L293
still forum
you get 3 random images though?
but just always one of the 3
so the selectrandom is working somewhat?
still forum
maybe you're just unlucky with randomness
brave jungle
the same with my loading screens (same system) 
nevermind it's 2 images only
2 and 6
out of 8
every time
one or the other
brave jungle
can you use functions in a mod config using __EVAL or __EXEC?
cunning crown
Probably not, functions are loaded way after the config
brave jungle
Thought as much
still forum
in a description.ext you can use mod functions defined at preStart in ui/profile Namespace
brave jungle
hmm, not sure what else to do about this randomization problem then
still forum
depends when the config entry is read, i can imagine loading screen being read after prestart
cunning crown
From what I remember of my previous tests it's shown after prestart yeah
tame stream
Is there a link anywhere here for the latest AllInOne config
still forum
on the BIF forum thread that has all of them
tame stream
thx
fleet hazel
Guys. How to find out the fps server?
winter rose
the server's FPS? @fleet hazel
winter rose
fleet hazel
thn
twin steppe
Don't know if this should be on scripting or editor_arma3 but I'll try here.
I recently tried to export an SQF from a mission I made in the editor but unfortunately it doesn't seem to work. A friend of mine helped me find the issue, a layer that wasn't completed, but the modules in the SQF still don't seem to work. Any idea why that is? Can modules simply not be saved with this process?
if (_layer16458) then {
_item19042 = (group (missionNamespace getvariable ["BIS_functions_mainscope",objnull])) createUnit ["ModuleEffectsPlankton_F",[15231.5,14137.4,68.792],[],0,"CAN_COLLIDE"];
_this = _item19042;
_logics pushback _this;
_logicIDs pushback 19042;
_this setPosWorld [15231.5,14137.4,0.000335693];
_this setVectorDirAndUp [[0,1,0],[0,0,1]];
_this setvariable ["BIS_fnc_initModules_disableAutoActivation",true];
};```This is one of the modules.
cunning crown
What do you mean by "still doesn't work"?
still forum
modules should be saveable
twin steppe
Can anyone guide me to a tutorial of sorts? Honestly I have no idea what I'm doing and these modules won't show up...
@cunning crown The modules don't actually appear after I executed the SQF in the debug console. Everything else does though.
cunning crown
From to wiki:
Of you want to place a module withΒ createUnit, you have to ensure that the module gets activated automatically by settingΒ BIS_fnc_initModules_disableAutoActivationΒ toΒ false,Β e.g:
cunning crown
Yeah
twin steppe
Awesome. Appreciate the help I'll try it out now.
Ah shit. Still doesn't seem to want to show up haha.
cunning crown
Also, I don't know if BIS_functions_mainscope is the right thing
twin steppe
So that should be changed as well?
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Module activations (only once everything is spawned and connected)
if !(isNull _item18813) then {_item18813 setvariable ["BIS_fnc_initModules_activate",true];};
if !(isNull _item19042) then {_item19042 setvariable ["BIS_fnc_initModules_activate",true];};
if !(isNull _item19066) then {_item19066 setvariable ["BIS_fnc_initModules_activate",true];};
if !(isNull _item19067) then {_item19067 setvariable ["BIS_fnc_initModules_activate",true];};
Found this further down.
I'll see if I change these it will work.
Nothing.
still forum
I don't know if BIS_functions_mainscope is the right thing
it is
twin steppe
I wish I could post the entire thing here with pastebin but it's so big I'd need pro lol
Here is the "Logic" section of the SQF where all the modules are though.
vocal spade
Sorry to derail but is there a way to determine I am inside the briefing map at the beginning of a mission through code?
still forum
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getClientState @vocal spade
vocal spade
Oh! Thanks a lot
twin steppe
Bump
winter rose
*Boop* your nose
twin steppe
π
worn forge
Hi folks, is anyone aware the mechanics for how Arma calculates score? That is to say - it seems to keep track of how many infantry and air/ground vehicles a player has destroyed, and I would like to access that information...
winter rose
no can do, but you can build that array yourself with event handlers
worn forge
I have done, but it is not accurate. I have a "killed" eventhandler on vehicles, and a player will kill the vehicle, but not receive the appropriate credit for it.
winter rose
Β―_(γ)_/Β―
worn forge
ikr
winter rose
but nope, no direct access.
worn forge
stupid arma is stupid
winter rose
no u π
worn forge
π
queen cargo
What do you mean with not getting credit for it?
Attach "MPKilled" to all vehicles and units, add to some array serverside and publicVariable it on changes (most simple setup)
a spawned endless loop then can keep some ui updated all the time (with sleep 5 or something among those regions, only needs spawn, sleep, while do and ctrlSetText)
ivory lake
mods can/will affect it too
especially if they make no attempt to have the game think the person responsible is the one who killed it and just for example, setdamage 1 them
winter rose
affect* (verb) vs effect (noun) plz
worn forge
Well that's my next avenue, if "Killed" eh is unreliable, I'll have to rely on MPKilled or MPHit, although it's trickier because in MP eventhandlers the code is run on every machine... so I think you have to limit it with if (owner _unit == clientOwner)
ivory lake
if killed is unreliable MPkilled is too
worn forge
That's my fear. But yet arma score tracking keeps a perfectly accurate record
ivory lake
Wait, i thought you said the issue was it wasn't keeping score?
worn forge
Oh no, game keeps score fine, if you bring up the score table it's accurate. In a perfect world I would like to find those results in whatever variable arma is using and use that information instead of creating my own variable
ivory lake
so whats the issue then? are you saying that even though the person who killed the vehcile receives score for it, in the killed eventhandler it doesn't return them?
worn forge
Yep. Player will kill a vehicle (not just mobility kill - it will be destroyed) and the code in the "Killed" EH won't fire, and yet the score table will show them having killed a vehicle
fervent kettle
looking for a script to create a green, toxic looking mist effect for a small area and if possible green puddles too, internet wasnt very helpful yet
worn forge
handleScore doesn't tell me what was killed, just the score amount, so I can't work backwards to know what happened
But thanks
ivory lake
are you running anything like ace?
worn forge
nope, vanilla
worn forge
The server adds it when the unit gets spawned
ivory lake
well the eventhandler is local so if you're expecting the client to see it that's probably your issue, if you're doing it from the server using MPKilled instead is a better option probably
worn forge
I'll try it that way, see if it works
Thanks for thoughts and advice, peeps.
@fervent kettle your starting point will be https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ParticleArray and it will be a deep dive for you π
fervent kettle
just found out that alias had a script but it only comes with white fog, hopefully i can change the color somehwhere
ivory lake
yeah changing the colour should be 'easy' as far as particle editing goes
'''''''easy''''''''
green puddles might be a lot harder - there's pond objects in stuff like cup terrains but i dont know how well it goes with spawning them and I don't think it'd be easy to change their colour
fervent kettle
its not necesary tho, i`d be happy if i had the green mist xD
austere granite
Does attachTo not work for simple objects?
Additionally is there a reliable way to attachTo the center of an object? boundingCenter seems to be incorrect
winter rose
what about⦠trying (crazy, I know)
π
austere granite
The reason i'm asking.... is because i'm trying and although it attaches properly, it doesn't follow position when moving the target object
winter rose
then I suppose the attachTo "places" it, but then simulation doesn't follow (given it is disabled)
vernal mural
@austere granite if you are moving your object with setPos* then the attached object will always stay still, with or without simple objects
jade abyss
AdantehToday at 6:16 PM
The reason i'm asking.... is because i'm trying and although it attaches properly, it doesn't follow position when moving the target object
No PhysX, no updating of attached Objects :sad:
I just found that out, a couple days ago
Constantly spam attachTo, while moving the Object @austere granite
rain spear
So I would like to make AI do the custom walk animations but when they do it, using Polpox's artwork supporter, they don't move anywhere, just walk in place. How do I fix this?
austere granite
eh, guess I'll just have to do a attachTo on my object i want to "attach" instead. Any idea on the other question Dscha?
austere granite
Additionally is there a reliable way to attachTo the center of an object? boundingCenter seems to be incorrect Basically for my mod right now im using drawLine3D, but switching over to a animated model instead
austere granite
x and y are fine, but the height seems wrong. Also tried offseting with boundingCenter and stuff like that, but can't seem to figure it out
jade abyss
And using the bottom, instead of Center?
boundingBox, lowest Z coords should be the same with normal model
austere granite
you mean bb select 1 select 2 right? yeh thats not it either
(boundingBoxReal _object) params ["_p1", "_p2"];
_height = (_p2 select 2)-(_p1 select 2);
_p1 = _p1 vectorAdd _bb_center;
_p2 = _p2 vectorAdd _bb_center;
_box attachTo [_object, [0, 0, ((_p2 select 2) - (_p1 select 2)) - _height]];
this seems correct
jade abyss
Yeah
wait
_height = (_p2 select 2)-(_p1 select 2);
((_p2 select 2) - (_p1 select 2)) - _height```
????var is replaced in between, just only dropped the lines that matter here
jade abyss
Yeah, confuz0rd me.
austere granite
ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... its different for terrain objects, 10/10
jade abyss
π
austere granite
_box setPosASL (AGLtoASL (_object modelToWorld [0, 0, _attach_height])); with the same works, and I guess i need to do it in a loop anyway, woohoooooooo
real mango
Hi guys π
I was wondering if you have any idea how to exclude the "XXX was killed by YYY" message from the chat.
I know I could achieve this via difficulty settings but I want to be able to override those, anyone knows if it's even possible?
|| I looked into hiding the chat altogether before realizing that I'm actually going to need it π BIG BRAAAAIIINNN ||
austere granite
only possible through difficulty setting
you can't edit any of those system messages
runic edge
Hello there,
Is there a command to create an intel as createDiaryRecord does for the diary
winter rose
create an intel?
runic edge
As explained in the link provided by tankbuster, a entry that players can get with an addaction !
It's just a question out of curiosity !
The one I think of may come frome Achilles though
@finite sail can the function you provided in a standart script ?
finite sail
I'm struggling a little with your english, mate. I've never used the function, but it seems that it places an addaction on an object with when used by the player can create a diaryentry
runic edge
Can I use it in anyname.sqf ?
finite sail
yes
runic edge
Ok will try this then ;)
finite sail
if youre in a multiplayer environment, you need to run it on the server
but i would check to see how that locality os going to work if you're using an adaction
as addaction is a local. don't know how this function handles the creation of the addaction in MP
runic edge
Mhh I 'll experience localities for the first time then ! Thanks for helping :)
finite sail
hehe good luck
my motto is, if the script doesnt work and it isnt a typo, it's always locality that's breaking it
BTW, please let me know how you get on, I'm planning to use this system myself soon too
ooooo wow, blue screen of death.. it's like i'm 20 again
good job i haven't just spent best part of a grand on a new pc
oh.... wait
winter rose
For locality, see the wiki π
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Multiplayer_Scripting
still forum
@astral dawn
At dedicated server I also cheat a bit, and use startLoadingScreen (which increases scheduler limit from 3ms to 50ms) for a while if the queue of threads gets too big.
have you tested that? afaik startLoadingScreen just does nothing on dedicated
runic edge
If I have a variable var that is a number str(myvar) returns my variable as a string.
Is there a similar command to input a string and that returns a number ?
still forum
parseSimpleArray
exotic flax
still forum
or that π
runic edge
Ok will try ! Thanks to both of you !
astral dawn
@still forum
have you tested that? afaik startLoadingScreen just does nothing on dedicated
Yeah it boosts it to 50ms per frame on dedicated server too, I tested it with a custom script
rustic plover
I run game w/ -filePatching, but cannot rebuild my PBOs by MakePBO, it say 'Permission denied'. Did I something wrong?
exotic flax
Did you close the game? Otherwise the files are locked since Arma is using them
rustic plover
I enabled -filePatching for not doing it
File Patching allows you to change the files in an addon while the game is running, requiring only a restart of the mission. This makes it great for debugging, as it cuts down the time required between tests. Note that this only works with PBOs created using MakePBO, which build.py uses.
It's from ACE wiki
exotic flax
It allows you to work on mods without making a pbo first.
Allow the game to load unpacked data.
At least that's how I use it
rustic plover
I cannot to run the game without PBO from the official launcher... How are you do it?
exotic flax
I have both the pbo and files from the pbo together
still forum
you cannot replace pbo's
filepatching loads files from game directory in an unpacked state, if they are there
so youd want a Arma 3/z/ace/addons/common/XEH_preInit.sqf for example
exotic flax
For me it looks like this:
/mods/@my_mod/addons/something.pbo
/mods/@my_mod/addons/something/files
okay, thanks
mortal nacelle
What is faster, putting code directly into the mission box or having it in a script elsewhere and calling it from the missionbox?
exotic flax
mission box?
crude needle
Did nameSpace setVariable ["myVar",true,2] ever work in single and multiplayer (server) or am I misremembering?
hollow gate
Hello I feel quite stupid as I must be doing something wrong.
I am trying to get the AI to fire at a position on a script while he is in a machine gun turret.
null = {gunner1 dotarget wreck2; sleep 0.5; while {!alive wreck2 and alive gunner1} do {sleep 4; gl action ["doFire",vehicle gunner1,gunner1,0]; }};
No errors or anything but he just stands there doing nothing in the turret.
slim oyster
is the wreck vehicle alive?
slim oyster
gunner1 dotarget wreck2;
sleep 0.5;
while {!(isNull wreck2) && {alive gunner1}} do {
sleep 4;
gl fireAtTarget [wreck2, currentWeapon gl];
};
};```where are you executing this?
hollow gate
for now in the debug console to test
the end goal was to have it on an addaction and call it as a script
so that I could have multiple men shooting weapons at targets and turn them off again
slim oyster
as a script from an addaction you won't need to have a spawn in there, it will run unscheduled already
hollow gate
so as an sqf it should look like this?
gunner1 dotarget wreck2;
sleep 0.5;
while {!(isNull wreck2) && {alive gunner1}} do {
sleep 4;
gl fireAtTarget [wreck2, currentWeapon gl];
};
};
sleep 0.5;
while {!(isNull wreck2) && {alive gunner1}} do {
sleep 4;
gl fireAtTarget [wreck2, currentWeapon gl];
};```could try using the doSuppressiveFire command as well
revealing wreck to gunner, etc
since you are using a vehicle you could also utilize the https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/aimedAtTarget command with a waituntil
hollow gate
no error so far using your last one wait out
arma takes a while to load π
huh no errors but he still just sits there
wonder if its a line of sight issue? is that a possibility
sadly thats not the issue and the doSuppressiveFire did not seem to work
I just need him to shoot straight ahead lol
hey I got it to work! @slim oyster
i placed an invisible unit and he fired at it! π π THANK YOU now I just need to make it so it can turn off and and give my unit unlimited ammo and im good, thank you again
oh there is a minor issue
they stop firing, and both have unlimited ammo or so they should as I putsqf this addeventhandler ["fired", {(_this select 0) setvehicleammo 1}] in the init of each unit and the vehicle (the machinegun turret) to be safe
so they stop supressing
is there a way to make it so the script loops?
hollow gate
wtf I had it and then is suddenly stopped working
jade abyss
make it 2
The Eventhandler should also fire all the time that unit shoots, as long as it doesn't change locality.
drifting copper
I am using MacRaes sitting script. Have some chairs down on the carrier though when you use the action it drops you into a sitting pose 5 meters below deck into the water instead of the chair position.
Has anyone found a fix for this? I tried setting a solid object underneath the chairs and also tried setting the axis
young current
The script probably uses wrong height