#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 570

coral owl Feb 16, 2020, 12:03 AM

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I will tomorrow, I wasn't expecting a fast reply and wanted to leave this question for the night eheh, after trying everything so far 🙂

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can't believe I did not think of checking logging=1

still forum Feb 16, 2020, 12:04 AM

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no

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

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no

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operator precedence

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what you wrote will run like this:
(diag_log _drawUp) vectorMultiply -1;

coral owl Feb 16, 2020, 12:06 AM

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will do, thanks!

still forum Feb 16, 2020, 12:06 AM

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I meant more like
diag_log ["_drawDown", _drawDown];
so you still know in log which is which

coral owl Feb 16, 2020, 12:07 AM

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yes, and so on and so forth for the others

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those are the problematic ones, the ones where I would set the offset for the above line and below line.. the middle one works

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ok will test tomorrow, hopefully I get out of this alive eheh, the rest kinda works so far

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thanks again!

serene robin Feb 16, 2020, 12:59 AM

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Hey folks. Im currently working on trying to get a rifle to take on a launcher slot. I have it on my back in the launcher slot, but I am not able to switch to it or shoot it. Any thoughts?

oblique arrow Feb 16, 2020, 2:25 AM

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Hm any chance that anyone knows if theres a way to check if a player is currently being flashbanged by an rhs flashbang?

gloomy aspen Feb 16, 2020, 2:51 AM

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Hey guys, im hoping to make an effect inside CUP's static C-130 where a trigger activates cam shake to make the feel more realistic

At the moment ive got a trigger set inside the plane (any player, present) with the following

condition : this

OnActivation :
enableCamShake true;
addCamShake [1, 99999, 25];

OnDeactivation :
resetCamShake;

At the moment the camera continues to shake even once you have left the trigger area? Any suggestions?

oblique arrow Feb 16, 2020, 2:56 AM

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Only post the question in one chat please blep @gloomy aspen

gloomy aspen Feb 16, 2020, 2:57 AM

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Sorry, wasnt sure which one was the right place ... My apologies 😟

oblique arrow Feb 16, 2020, 2:58 AM

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No worries, just delete it in the other chat

velvet kernel Feb 16, 2020, 11:27 AM

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so im calculating the distance from the center of a square to the border for a random angle

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#define mapSize 15360

local _angle = random 360;
local _halfMapSize = mapSize / 2;
local _center = [_halfMapSize, _halfMapSize, 0];
local _n = Vector_FromDir(_angle);
private "_centerToBorder";
if (_angle in [0, 90, 180, 270]) then {
  _centerToBorder = _halfMapSize;
} else {
  _centerToBorder = abs (_halfMapSize / cos _angle) min abs (_halfMapSize / sin _angle);
};

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im catching the special cases where either sin or cos can get zero (to avoid division by zero) seperately

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however this still throws me division by zero errors every now and then

bright flume Feb 16, 2020, 12:14 PM

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throw in a try to catch the occasional div0 and let it pass your vars so you know whats going on at that point?

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other possiblity is 0 == 360 in terms of rotation. 'maybe' your random 360 is actually picking up a 0 in there?

queen cargo Feb 16, 2020, 12:20 PM

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Sqf try catch will not catch Script errors

bright flume Feb 16, 2020, 12:23 PM

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yeah sorry too much cross language bleed thru. hmmm well likely Im guessing its the random or _angle in [...] what is the max decimal length that is tracked for this stuff?

errant jasper Feb 16, 2020, 1:25 PM

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@velvet kernel Not sure why that happens. But you don't need to resort to trigonometry to solve this:

private _outside = _center getPos [mapSize * 2, random 360];
private _borderX = 0 max (mapSize min (_outside select 0));
private _borderY = 0 max (mapSize min (_outside select 1));
private _centerToBorder = _center distance [_borderX, _borderY, 0];```

velvet kernel Feb 16, 2020, 1:27 PM

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what you are doing is for arma 3, im on arma 2

errant jasper Feb 16, 2020, 1:29 PM

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Ahh okay... But I think the only issue with that is you do not have the getPos variant.. AFAIK everything else is permissible (of course the private would have to use the command before instead).

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So something like this (unless I missed another command)

private ["_halfMapSize", "_center", "_angle", "_outsideX", "_outsideY", "_borderX", "_borderY", "_centerToBorder"];
_halfMapSize = mapSize / 2;
_center = [_halfMapSize, _halfMapSize, 0];
_angle = random 360;
_outsideX = (_center select 0) + (sin _angle * mapSize * 2);
_outsideY = (_center select 1) + (cos _angle * mapSize * 2);
_borderX = 0 max (mapSize min _outsideX);
_borderY = 0 max (mapSize min _outsideY);
_centerToBorder = _center distance [_borderX, _borderY, 0];```

velvet kernel Feb 16, 2020, 1:34 PM

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i can just round _angle to int to avoid numbers close to 0, 90, 180, 270

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 1:48 PM

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hey @still forum , you remember yesterday I was banging on about buildings and objects that werent taking damage?

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it turns out, a lot of things that aren't tanks don't take damage from APFSDS.. the round just flies straight through

coral owl Feb 16, 2020, 1:50 PM

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oh o/ @finite sail hallow

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 1:50 PM

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hi reezo!

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once i switched to any HE round, jon done. the geodesic domes at teros fell

bright flume Feb 16, 2020, 1:52 PM

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ah AP round...

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 1:52 PM

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its always fun when something you think is a bug actually turns out to be the engine doing its job way better than expected lol

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yes, discard sabot round, to be exact

tough abyss Feb 16, 2020, 1:56 PM

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How do you execute scripts on the fly on a dedicated server? In headless I had a panel when I pressed escape

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 1:58 PM

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if youre logged in, you can get the debug menu with escape

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other than that, you need a debug/tools addon

tough abyss Feb 16, 2020, 1:59 PM

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So, I need a debug addon to get the debug menu?

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 1:59 PM

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such as NSS or 7erra's editing extension

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yes mate

tough abyss Feb 16, 2020, 1:59 PM

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is there no other way?

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 1:59 PM

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is the server yours?

tough abyss Feb 16, 2020, 1:59 PM

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Yes but we cannot restart the server now

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 2:00 PM

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why not?

tough abyss Feb 16, 2020, 2:00 PM

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Operation ongoing

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I need to execute a script on the fly

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I did it in headless without mods

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I thought I could do it in there too

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 2:00 PM

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can you log in as admin when you're playing?

tough abyss Feb 16, 2020, 2:00 PM

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yes

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ofc

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 2:01 PM

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and when you're logged in, does the escape menu have the debug tools?

tough abyss Feb 16, 2020, 2:01 PM

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It doesn't unfortunately

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 2:01 PM

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ok, is the server running sig checking?

jovial whale Feb 16, 2020, 2:05 PM

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Hello. Could you tell me where to start, to create invisible anomalies on the stalker server. Where should I start?

oblique arrow Feb 16, 2020, 2:06 PM

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@tough abyss Do you have the achilles mod activated?

tough abyss Feb 16, 2020, 2:06 PM

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yes

oblique arrow Feb 16, 2020, 2:06 PM

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iirc achilles lets you execute code through a module

tough abyss Feb 16, 2020, 2:06 PM

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really? I'll check

oblique arrow Feb 16, 2020, 2:07 PM

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I think so

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something with execute in the name I think

tough abyss Feb 16, 2020, 2:08 PM

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@finite sail No, there's no sig checking

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 2:09 PM

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then you can install this on your client and execute scripts on the server

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https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/217263-7erras-editing-extensions/

oblique arrow Feb 16, 2020, 2:16 PM

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Just checked and the module is called 'Execute Code Module' under 'Development Tools' @tough abyss

tough abyss Feb 16, 2020, 2:16 PM

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I checked it, it works great! Thank you!

oblique arrow Feb 16, 2020, 2:16 PM

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bongocat

jovial whale Feb 16, 2020, 2:16 PM

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Can anyone please help me with scripting advice in arma 3?

oblique arrow Feb 16, 2020, 2:17 PM

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Btw remember to delete the question in #server_admins since crossposting is against the rules @tough abyss

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Mmh I recommend asking the people on the stalker server, they propably know how their server works the best @jovial whale

jovial whale Feb 16, 2020, 2:20 PM

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The problem is that such servers are a closed community that does not share information about their scripts. I myself am a member of such a community and they do not give me any information about this.

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For earlier, I apologize for bad English, not my native language.

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And so I decided to learn scripting. As the saying goes, "Do you want to learn something, learn from the best." And everyone knows that the English-speaking community is still the leader in scripting for Arma.

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And it became somehow very quiet

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 2:34 PM

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i think it's more that these server owners don't share

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and most chaps in here are not very surprised by that

jovial whale Feb 16, 2020, 2:36 PM

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I understand all this very well, and I do not ask you to provide me with ready-made scripts. I ask only to show where I should start and who can help me with advice. That's basically all that I would like to know.

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 2:37 PM

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do you know that what you want to do is not trivial or simple

young current Feb 16, 2020, 2:38 PM

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The start could be the BI wiki
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Main_Page

Main Page

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 2:38 PM

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yep, it may not be a helpful answer, but it's the way to go

young current Feb 16, 2020, 2:39 PM

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For me killzonekid's tutorials were helpulf in getting started with scripting. From there I've just experimented a lot

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 2:39 PM

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i didnt mean to suggest you are unhelpful, @young current , just that he needs to understand what he wants to do is probably reall hard

young current Feb 16, 2020, 2:39 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Scripting_Commands_Arma_3

Category:Scripting Commands Arma 3

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This is your bible.

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 2:40 PM

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heres the pages i open in my browser..

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https://tinyurl.com/yalm36ho
https://tinyurl.com/l2tvznu
https://tinyurl.com/godyx3c
https://tinyurl.com/y6374p22
https://tinyurl.com/ybbwdae6

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oh... tinys.. but thats a good starting place

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fixed

jovial whale Feb 16, 2020, 2:47 PM

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This channel? https://www.youtube.com/user/killzonekidtv/videos

young current Feb 16, 2020, 3:02 PM

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Not the channel but his site that had written tutorials. Not 100% sure if it's online anymore though.

jovial whale Feb 16, 2020, 3:06 PM

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I see.

young current Feb 16, 2020, 3:10 PM

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http://killzonekid.com/category/tutorials/

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Seems like it is.

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Now you will need to experiment with this stuff a lot to start u derstanding how different commands work alone and together.

jovial whale Feb 16, 2020, 3:11 PM

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ths

coral owl Feb 16, 2020, 3:32 PM

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@jovial whale It's quite a topic that can easily explode especially in my own hands, my way of writing and the misunderstanding of text-messaging. I'll just say I get what you mean and part of it is endemically natural to the environment and the resources involved in all this

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Always try and be the least dependent on time-based resources, meaning answers from people, help from people, anything real time.. Use the internet and what is already written to go well beyond what anyone - even chained at a chair - would be able to give you because. in theory the best ones can help you a lot but in practice ain't anybody got time to carry weight, right

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and by that I mean, a lot of things take priority for those "helpers". Even kids alone can be such higher priority. It's only natural we learn through what's materially available and inanimate, as it's 100% always there. End of my contribution.

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 3:46 PM

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typed, then deleted a minor rant about lack of community spirit in newer server operators

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generalisation, I know, but there ya go 🙂

acoustic abyss Feb 16, 2020, 3:48 PM

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Cannot disagree with any of the above..

Artists steal, but you'll stay dependent if you don't grow up and make things from scratch.

On that note: I am trying to program an EventHandler that has probably been done many times before.

I want to execute code (some sort of punishment) whenever a player kills a friendly unit. This is what I came up with:

addMissionEventHandler ["EntityKilled", {
params ["_victim","_killer","_instigator"];
if (side _instigator != sideEnemy) then {
hint "you killed a friendly";
};
}];

However, this code will ALWAYS fire whenever an entity is killed, enemy or not. What am I missing?

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 3:50 PM

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I think

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because deads are always civilian

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hang on, ive doen this before

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Instead of the side command

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try https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_objectSide

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oh wait

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you wrote sideenemy, thats wrong

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units are made sideenemy only after a teamkilling spree

acoustic abyss Feb 16, 2020, 3:52 PM

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Ohhh

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 3:53 PM

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but tbh, i'd use the func i noted above

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because of the 'deads being civ' issue too

acoustic abyss Feb 16, 2020, 3:56 PM

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Thanks. So I am reading your link:
" (i.e. not affected by dynamic changing like rating)"
Is that what you mean with dead units being civilian (and this function ignoring that) ?

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 3:56 PM

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yes

acoustic abyss Feb 16, 2020, 3:56 PM

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Will try this. Brb

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 3:56 PM

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gl

acoustic abyss Feb 16, 2020, 4:00 PM

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It works! I even managed to narrow it down to civilians! Thanks!

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 4:00 PM

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🙂

acoustic abyss Feb 16, 2020, 4:01 PM

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Here's the code for anybody who is enjoying a lazy Sunday:

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addMissionEventHandler ["EntityKilled", {
params ["_victim","_killer","_instigator"];
if ([_victim, true] call BIS_fnc_objectSide == civilian) then {
hint "you killed a civilian!";
};
}];

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 4:01 PM

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hehe

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isequalto

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rather than ==

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slightly faster

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if ([_victim, true] call BIS_fnc_objectSide in [civilian, playerSide]) then {
hint "you killed a freindly!";

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NB, the above might not work properly on a DS.. playerSide probably doesn't work on a server

acoustic abyss Feb 16, 2020, 4:08 PM

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Senpai 👩‍🎓 , I eh, not getting the example:

if ([_victim, true] call BIS_fnc_objectSide in [civilian, playerSide]) then { *
The in [civilian, playerSide]) is part of the BIS_fnc_objectSide syntax?

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 4:09 PM

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its the in array syntax.. more or less the same as result == a or b

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result in [a,b]

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

acoustic abyss Feb 16, 2020, 4:10 PM

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Wait, what is producing this array ( Or, why are we writing out this array) ?

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 4:10 PM

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you don't have to, i was just expanding your example

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the code you posted ref lazy sunday is more than good enough

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just replace the == with isequalto

acoustic abyss Feb 16, 2020, 4:11 PM

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Also for DS (dedicated server) ? It happens I am running my coop mission from there(!), so good you mention it.

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 4:12 PM

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the golder rule is, players don't exist on DS

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golden

acoustic abyss Feb 16, 2020, 4:12 PM

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Thank you 👩‍🎓

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 4:13 PM

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bear in mind that if your players do kill civs, more than 3 or 4, they will become sideenemy

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and that's tricky, other players wont be able toget in their vehicles for example

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civs will run away from sideenemy players too

acoustic abyss Feb 16, 2020, 4:14 PM

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lol. Well there aren't any friendly AI in the mission. So that's not so bad.
I am coding this to keep the mortar players on their toes.

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 4:14 PM

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ah right, yes

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wow, ive helped someone and dedmen hasn't come in saying "Tankuster, you're talking bollocks" and had to clear up my mess

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im sure he's as chuffed as i am

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never underestimate the ability of players to break your lovely mission

acoustic abyss Feb 16, 2020, 4:21 PM

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Also cannot argue with this. But that is why we agree that the mission author plays as a Zeus.

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 4:21 PM

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good call

acoustic abyss Feb 16, 2020, 4:24 PM

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Back to my script: where's a good place to put the EventHandler? initPlayerLocal.sqf?

finite sail Feb 16, 2020, 4:24 PM

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no, that has to go on the server

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its a missioneventhandler

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so, init.sqf or initserver.sqf

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ah yes, initserver.sqf is best

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if you put it in init.sqf, it will run on clients unless you put it in a isServer block

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Ive seen a Zeus go rogue, spawning predator sound fx behind players in dark jungles, and nearmissing them with lightning bolts

winter rose Feb 16, 2020, 4:48 PM

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you are using format, I don't understand why you would do this

if you do format ["%1", player] it will stringify it to bob if you named the player "bob" in the editor, or "Alpha 1:1" if you didn't

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if you don't use call compile format, yes

coral owl Feb 16, 2020, 4:49 PM

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I am this close, thanks for confirming this the format idea yes

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ha!

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It's the call compile format that is a problem

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how could I not see that lol I guess...

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I would not like to give a name to vehicles that have no name as it could screw up missions where names are assigned later..

winter rose Feb 16, 2020, 4:51 PM

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good, because you don't have to

coral owl Feb 16, 2020, 4:51 PM

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I guess I don't really need call compile format indeed

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it almost just created a lot of issues and this is a UI mod so no need - usually - to broadcast what the player sees on screen

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and even then there will be ways to let some variables out in the public to have the headsets dialogue, but not a priority

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nice, I will get rid of call compile as it's - also noticed - not something I do need

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I am compileFinal the fnc_ you saw in the init, I don't think it matters whether it's call compile or not

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yay ok be back later, @winter rose thanks a lot!

coral owl Feb 16, 2020, 6:21 PM

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Back from 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️

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@winter rose it seems not using a compile call format is even worse

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I'll try with just format without call compile, but so far I am having the same issue.. units with no variable name cannot get the eventhandler

winter rose Feb 16, 2020, 6:37 PM

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use Code

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

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<

coral owl Feb 16, 2020, 6:40 PM

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_unit comes from an array of NearEntities that is in another script.. basically it works perfectly AS LONG AS _unit has a variable name

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(Disregard the various colors and things which I am experimenting on)

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whether I use %1 or %2 (in case of %2 I gotta get the object name from the NetID) it all works - AS LONG AS - the _unit has a variable name.

Whenever they are something like "C Alpha 1-1" it all goes to sh.

winter rose Feb 16, 2020, 6:49 PM

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stop. with. your. call. compile. string.

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everywhere

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this is because Draw3D EH code is a new scope; you would have to reference a global array with your units inside it

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and use a forEach

coral owl Feb 16, 2020, 6:52 PM

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but.. as you ~~said~~..wrote..

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Makes sense (and works) and is actually more efficient

winter rose Feb 16, 2020, 6:55 PM

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myGlobalArray = [player, otherUnit1, otherUnit2];

private _index = addMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", {
  {
    // drawIcon3D _x stuff
  } forEach myGlobalArray;
}];

coral owl Feb 16, 2020, 6:55 PM

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nice, that was my second question which you already answered... "where to do the forEach". Inside the EH makes sense

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I don't want ForEach many EHs.

winter rose Feb 16, 2020, 6:55 PM

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yes, one EH, multiple units (not the other way around)

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the less "processes" the better

coral owl Feb 16, 2020, 6:56 PM

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fantastic. true true

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I am gonna shoot it in notepad and report back in 1 sec. It is gonna work I can feel it lol

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thanks and 🌮 to celebrate if it works

winter rose Feb 16, 2020, 6:57 PM

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if 👀

young current Feb 16, 2020, 6:57 PM

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do everyone get a 🌮 ?

coral owl Feb 16, 2020, 6:57 PM

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yes, it's a fish taco, got a truck nearby, hope it's ok

young current Feb 16, 2020, 6:57 PM

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Thats ok. theres just about 20k ppl on this channel.

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the truck owners gonna love you

coral owl Feb 16, 2020, 6:58 PM

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sodas are on the other side, there's a small fridge with plenty of stuff

winter rose Feb 16, 2020, 6:58 PM

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that's gonna cost

📎 unknown.png

coral owl Feb 16, 2020, 6:58 PM

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ouch I might have underestimated the capabilities of the taco truck

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as usual prices on the internet are always log10(real price) just so we all feel more frustrated lol

young current Feb 16, 2020, 6:59 PM

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🌮 == 🍰 == LIE 😿

coral owl Feb 16, 2020, 7:07 PM

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Tacos for everyone! It works.

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BUT... suspenceful music plays

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no maybe no buts, hold on lol

coral owl Feb 16, 2020, 7:24 PM

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no buts, it workz

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yay, thanks, I can ~~not ~~now focus on other ways to break everything lol

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🐐🏃

winter rose Feb 16, 2020, 7:25 PM

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w00t w00t!

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you can again do another global array and pushBack the display, if needed

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it creates a _display for everyone in the forEach
wait, no

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oh
well you can always add "if !(worldToScreen _x isEqualTo []) then"

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you can still do all that, just have to change your code organisation

uncut sphinx Feb 16, 2020, 7:48 PM

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if I addPublicVariableEventHandler for JIP players sometime after they've initialized, will it still fire for publicVariables they received at init?

still forum Feb 16, 2020, 7:49 PM

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the eventhandler only fires if the variable was received after the handler was added

uncut sphinx Feb 16, 2020, 7:49 PM

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so in order to make it work for JIP, I need to make sure it is created at preInit?

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for public vars received at JIP that is

still forum Feb 16, 2020, 7:51 PM

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ye

rustic plover Feb 16, 2020, 8:57 PM

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What is difference between $PBOPREFIX$ and $PREFIX$ files?

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ACE use just $PREFIX$ , but wiki has no information about it, only about $PBOPREFIX$

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RHS uses it too

young current Feb 16, 2020, 9:03 PM

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

PBOPREFIX

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its a thing big projects often use

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it is not something that is absolutely required

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its also not scripting related but belongs to #arma3_config

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for RHS and ACE they are particular for their automated build systems I believe

rustic plover Feb 16, 2020, 9:06 PM

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Oh, my mistake. Sry

exotic flax Feb 16, 2020, 11:29 PM

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compare with side, or check sideEnemy which checks if someone has a negative rating (too much TK's)

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technically any .paa or .jpg should work

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don't think there's a list of all images in Arma somewhere

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getMissionPath could help to get the correct path to the mission 😉

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most images are in "/a3/ui_f" but it's all over the place, depending on what you need/want

young current Feb 16, 2020, 11:51 PM

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Root of the mission should pick up though?

plain vale Feb 17, 2020, 12:38 AM

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I am trying to set up something simple here;https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/673122774755180544/678760009730883613/107410_20200216192932_1.png?width=1202&height=677

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basically what i am looking for is an input in a player activated trigger, to join units into the players high command ability

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basically player has control of unit A and B, walks to new area, get control of C

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a friend recommended synchronizeObjectsAdd, and i have been playing with it but i dont know enough of what exactly i should be trying to sync up

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like i assume its something like "sync (new units)--->highcom subordinate module" but i dont know how to phrase that really

alpine ledge Feb 17, 2020, 1:40 AM

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could you not just use hcSetGroup ?

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

plain vale Feb 17, 2020, 2:11 AM

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UH oh, i did not even know this was a thing

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i will try this

violet gull Feb 17, 2020, 2:14 AM

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Anyone with Notepad++ happen to get an issue that resets the file's language, forcing you to Select All, click Language, and select SQF to set the file's language to SQF again?

young current Feb 17, 2020, 2:20 AM

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I dont think you have to select anything to set the language

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but I dont think it remembers what language you set a file in

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you have to set it to use certain language highlighting per file type

violet gull Feb 17, 2020, 2:39 AM

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I noticed that SQF isn't a language that can be selected as a default language either, wonder if that's part of the issue

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File Association doesn't list SQF anywhere either

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AND its not available in Style Configurator

exotic flax Feb 17, 2020, 2:42 AM

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since SQF isn't a language used by anything else than Arma and not well known in the programming world you'll need to install a custom API which can be downloaded here: http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=8680

violet gull Feb 17, 2020, 2:43 AM

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Yeah I've used that for years, but ever since a few months ago, I let Notepad++ apply an update which caused issues

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#neverAgain

exotic flax Feb 17, 2020, 2:44 AM

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well, I've been using Atom for years now with working SQF support (which also requires a plugin to be installed)

violet gull Feb 17, 2020, 2:44 AM

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D:

young current Feb 17, 2020, 3:02 AM

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or you can set c++ syntax to be used for sqf etc arma files

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📎 unknown.png

violet gull Feb 17, 2020, 5:10 AM

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I think I found the problem

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In settings, auto-completion, and then I set "Function completion" instead of "Function and word completion"

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So far it feels like that fixed it

violet gull Feb 17, 2020, 6:01 AM

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Nope, didn't fix it

unique berry Feb 17, 2020, 7:10 AM

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Hello. I am a bit of a script kiddie (i.e. an idiot with some scripting experience, but it doesn't go far at all), and I've a question. I am trying to re-tex a Strider, and I want to add the Strider's texture into one of my scenarios and make it JIP friendly.

If I was to add the command setObjectTextureGlobal, there may be issues with JIP as far as I have read. What should be done in it's place? Should I name all Striders on the map with variables and write some .sqf or script in the init.sqf file that sets the Strider's texture?

bright flume Feb 17, 2020, 7:38 AM

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is there any kind of method to dump an objects settings that has been changed from default, like pos, rot, etc given so many objects have different settings hoping there something that allows us to check anything that isnt equal to anything inherited and defined by the objects class.

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basically a compare of a parent with inheritences vs a child object?

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 8:06 AM

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not really, what is the use case?

bright flume Feb 17, 2020, 8:07 AM

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anything... basically need to dump a complete setting for a object so I can spawn a whole layout of something via script with all flags, pos/rot all that set even init scripts etc.

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ie. without a compare or dumpAllnonDefault fnc... not sure its possible given how many different types of objects there are

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unless there a way I can spawn a composition with position and all that jazz aligned, but dealing with the root object makes me wanna use a spawner that will just by called by the editterrainobject init and use that as a root point to place it as I can get the buildings placement from that

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unless Im just not able to find it, this would be simple if I could just output to an array a dump of an object of anything that is defined differently from the parent an object is created from.

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https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2000034600 << would be a example of a usage case and trying to put that all down in a building somewhere else/different terrain map.

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good example that is 'almost but very lacking' would be Ares's save2sqf function if you familiar with it. problem is flags and code and such

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 8:52 AM

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@bright flume if it is in 3den,you have compositions. If it is in mission you have scripted compositions.

bright flume Feb 17, 2020, 8:53 AM

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yeah my concern is a eden maybe if possible zeus? comp placing that photo into that specific building type 'easily'.

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so I was leaning on script spawned. this way I can use the edit terrain object as a way to create a root point for spawning it

open vigil Feb 17, 2020, 9:21 AM

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@violet gull your profanity has been removed, please see #rules

visual quarry Feb 17, 2020, 9:42 AM

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@violet gull Is your IED script (http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=32348#comments) still supported by ArmA? I'm asking as I can get the IED's to spawn but cannot disarm them as i have no option to in the scroll wheel. Thanks

violet gull Feb 17, 2020, 9:57 AM

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@Striker It should still work and I'm planning on updating it soon. People using ACE report it isn't compatible; I made it for my vanilla mission/server. The IEDs are actual mines, so if you are an explosive specialist with a toolkit, you should be able to disarm it like a mine. Just approach is via slow crawl to avoid triggering it.

cunning crown Feb 17, 2020, 10:02 AM

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Hey, is there any way to get a "performacne index" (hardware) of the player? Like https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/benchmark does but it doesn't work anymore 😕

visual quarry Feb 17, 2020, 10:04 AM

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I am doing that with a mine detector and toolkit but no action comes up at all, i have tried Explosive spec, Demolitions, EOD Tech from RHS, Mine Specialist. none of these have the option

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 10:05 AM

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@visual quarry try in vanilla?

visual quarry Feb 17, 2020, 10:05 AM

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I shall try again

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@winter rose @violet gull It does not work in Vanilla either, I also tried the example mission and it does not work in that either

bright flume Feb 17, 2020, 10:44 AM

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Anyone see why Im not seeing numbered text appear when iterating thru a list? drawIcon3D ["", [1,1,1,1], [(_x select 0),(_x select 1), ((_x select 2) + 1.0)] , 0, 0, 0, str _forEachIndex, 2, 1, "PuristaMedium"];

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list being [[x,y,z],[..]] just a list of AGL coords

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 10:51 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/drawIcon3D

Command has to be executed each frame

drawIcon3D

bright flume Feb 17, 2020, 10:55 AM

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bah okay that explains why seeing EH's examples was hoping just to make a static # over each object spawned without having to go that far as its purely for testing

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thanks Lou is there any other option given what I need?

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 10:56 AM

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addMissionEventHandler "Draw3D" yes

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see Examples for details

bright flume Feb 17, 2020, 10:58 AM

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ah okay so just ecapsulate it in the EH like the example place it just as in the iteration, thanks trying now

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 11:00 AM

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do or do not - there is no try

bright flume Feb 17, 2020, 11:17 AM

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heh its only try when you do something and expect it to likely not work. ie. never count on it. and nope it dont like addMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", { drawIcon3D ["", [1,1,1,1], [(_x select 0),(_x select 1), ((_x select 2) + 1.0)] , 0, 0, 0, (str _forEachIndex) , 2, 0.75, "PuristaMedium"]; }];

cunning crown Feb 17, 2020, 11:18 AM

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You don't have a forEach in there so you cannot use _forEachIndex

bright flume Feb 17, 2020, 11:18 AM

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yes I do its not listed.. again its an coord array as stated and stated Im iterating thru it

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lemme just drop the whole block...

cunning crown Feb 17, 2020, 11:19 AM

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Yeah but no, the code in the EH is not aware of whats exists outside of it's brackets

bright flume Feb 17, 2020, 11:19 AM

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AH. okay that explains more.

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but thats okay I can adjust cuz Im storing the array in a global

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Thanks Heyoxe thought local's worked a bit different in a code 'block'

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cuz the EH add is in the forEach..

cunning crown Feb 17, 2020, 11:23 AM

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You should put the forEach in the EH ^^

bright flume Feb 17, 2020, 11:23 AM

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I dont think a create vehicle in that would be pretty.

cunning crown Feb 17, 2020, 11:23 AM

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I meant for the icons

bright flume Feb 17, 2020, 11:24 AM

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createVehicle is in the forEach, so guess make a second one.

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    systemChat str _x;
    createVehicle ["Sign_Arrow_F", _x, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
    

    addMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", {
        drawIcon3D ["", [1,1,1,1], [(_x select 0),(_x select 1), ((_x select 2) + 1.0)] , 0, 0, 0, (str _forEachIndex) , 2, 0.75, "PuristaMedium"];
    }];
    
} forEach (_this buildingPos -1); ```

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thats what Im trying to do

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okies it works for what I need still get a error but icons there so now I know what the positions are. thanks all for the help

visual quarry Feb 17, 2020, 12:01 PM

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@violet gull I fixed it it was another script the mission was running that was modifying the toolkit, my bad dude. Though in the new version have you thought about having a chance to fail the defusal? Maybe with a 10 second timer to run away?

bright flume Feb 17, 2020, 12:04 PM

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Okay here's the millon dollar quesiton is there a Eden version of drawIcon3D? as thats where I would prefer to be able to view it, maybe make this into a module expanding on the edit terrain object module

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 12:28 PM

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you can run the code in Eden, now gib million $

bright flume Feb 17, 2020, 12:40 PM

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okies. I know the spawning part I can, doing that for the crater in livonia, wasnt sure about hover text. as there no building its referencing but okies thanks

tough abyss Feb 17, 2020, 1:01 PM

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any way to disable ai going prone only im playing on a partialy flooded map and the ai looks stupid going prone but i dont want to lock them only to crouch or standing stance

bright flume Feb 17, 2020, 1:21 PM

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try #arma3_ai sounds more like a FSM edit if there isnt a check to see if an AI has UW gear on, shouldnt go prone in water above (x) ?

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https://www.reddit.com/r/arma/comments/6sk43q/out_of_all_the_ai_mods_vcom_asr_ai_bcombat_which/ << seems to be a way.

warm iris Feb 17, 2020, 4:51 PM

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On arsenal exporting is it possible to use setunittrait medic to assign a medic to such loadout when loaded?

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 4:53 PM

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not that I know, nope

warm iris Feb 17, 2020, 4:54 PM

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damn, is there any way that the trait can be set outside of the unit init?

still forum Feb 17, 2020, 4:56 PM

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you can set it with any script anywhere

warm iris Feb 17, 2020, 4:58 PM

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So I could attach it to a box for example?

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 4:59 PM

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you could use an action that setUnitTrait to the player using that action yes

warm iris Feb 17, 2020, 5:00 PM

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Mega

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 5:00 PM

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…Deth?

bright flume Feb 17, 2020, 5:01 PM

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...Destruction?

oblique arrow Feb 17, 2020, 5:06 PM

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Okay stupid question since I've never done anything with variables, if I wanted to know if a player is currently ace unconscious would this
_player getVariable ["ACE_isUnconscious", true]
return true when they player is unconscious or conscious?

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I'm not sure if it should be true or false at the end

still forum Feb 17, 2020, 5:09 PM

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return true when they player is unconscious
variable is isUnconscious
true means "yes"
so if he is uncon, it returns yes/true

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second value is just default if variable is undefined, it will rarely be undefined, if ever. But "false" as default might be more sensible

oblique arrow Feb 17, 2020, 5:15 PM

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Ahh okay thanks for the explanation, and

second value is just default if variable is undefined, it will rarely be undefined, if ever. But "false" as default might be more sensible
So if ace wasnt installed at all it would in that case I posted return true anyways?

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 5:15 PM

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yes

oblique arrow Feb 17, 2020, 5:16 PM

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Oky thanks bongocat

shadow sapphire Feb 17, 2020, 6:04 PM

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Does anyone know of a relatively simple way to get high command to be given to whichever player is a group leader?

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Alternatively, it could just be any radio command menu option that a player could use to take command of any allied AI groups. Whatever is the easiest way to have drop in, drop out, JIP high command.

oblique arrow Feb 17, 2020, 6:16 PM

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Okay I have another question, I have

if (WHA_NAMETAGS_MOD_ACE && _player getVariable ["ACE_isUnconscious", false]) 
then {exitWith{};};

and its giving me a 'Missing ;' error at the second line of that but I cant see where its missing ~~and its propably something really stupid~~

distant oyster Feb 17, 2020, 6:19 PM

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if (WHA_NAMETAGS_MOD_ACE && _player getVariable ["ACE_isUnconscious", false]) 
exitWith {};

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 6:22 PM

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@oblique arrow ^

oblique arrow Feb 17, 2020, 6:22 PM

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Yep seen it, testing it at the moment

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roohappy It works the way I want it to, thanks @distant oyster

distant oyster Feb 17, 2020, 6:29 PM

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np

warm iris Feb 17, 2020, 6:37 PM

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Weird thing, player addaction gets removed when the player dies, how do I avoid this?

worn forge Feb 17, 2020, 6:38 PM

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@warm iris actually - it doesn't - what's happening is the game is spawning a new unit and putting the player in it, so the action is attached to the previous "body". If there's a corpse lying around, depending on the condition you've set up, you'll still have access to the action

warm iris Feb 17, 2020, 6:39 PM

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So whats happening, is the unit dies, body despawns on death, but the action is no longer in the scroll menu for the player

worn forge Feb 17, 2020, 6:39 PM

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Well body doesn't necessarily despawn on death, but that's beside the point for your problem 🙂

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Set up your actions in onPlayerRespawn.sqf

warm iris Feb 17, 2020, 6:40 PM

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So the addaction should exist in onPlayerRespawn?

worn forge Feb 17, 2020, 6:40 PM

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That depends on whether your mission uses it

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In description.ext the flag respawnOnStart determines whether the onPlayerRespawn.sqf script gets called as well as whether the player is considered to have respawned)

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#respawnOnStart

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Sounds like you'll want to use case 0 where the player isn't considered to have respawned, but you'll run the onPlayerRespawn script anyway

oblique arrow Feb 17, 2020, 6:43 PM

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Hey any chance anyone can point me in the direction of the right way to check if a unit is an actual player or a headless client/virtual unit (game master as an example)

cunning crown Feb 17, 2020, 6:43 PM

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hasInterface iirc

worn forge Feb 17, 2020, 6:44 PM

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(!hasInterface && !isDedicated)

cunning crown Feb 17, 2020, 6:45 PM

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And the full list: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Multiplayer_Scripting#Different_machines_and_how_to_target_them

oblique arrow Feb 17, 2020, 6:47 PM

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hm oki thanks

velvet kernel Feb 17, 2020, 7:32 PM

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how often can you use setParticleParams on a smoke for updating it? because for me it despawns after calling it twice

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arma 2 btw

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 8:02 PM

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it should be "as much as you want" @velvet kernel

velvet kernel Feb 17, 2020, 8:02 PM

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thats what i thought

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is there a parameter that sets the duration the smoking is "smoking" for

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because i might have gotten that one wrong, but i checked for at least 30 mins with the wiki and i think i got it right

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 8:07 PM

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I suppose you only delete the particleSource

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you can set for how long the smoke drop will "live", but not for how long the source will emit iirc

velvet kernel Feb 17, 2020, 8:17 PM

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hmm because im not deleting it

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but it stops smoking

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 8:26 PM

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we might need to see your code…

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also, be sure to code with the -showScriptErrors flag

velvet kernel Feb 17, 2020, 8:33 PM

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  local _heli = _this select 0;
  local _heliPos = getPos _heli;

  _smoke = "#particlesource" createVehicleLocal _heliPos;
  _smoke setDropInterval (0.015);

  local _smokeLevel = _heli getVariable "smokeLevel";

  private ["_lifetime", "_color", "_scale", "_moveVelocity"];
  switch (_smokeLevel) do {
    case 1: {
      _lifetime = 1;
      _moveVelocity = 0.25;
      _scale = [1, 3, 5];
      _color = [
        [0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.6],
        [0.4, 0.4, 0.4, 0.5],
        [0.7, 0.7, 0.7, 0]
      ]
    };
    case 2: {
      _lifetime = 4;
      _moveVelocity = 0.5;
      _scale = [2, 6, 10];
      _color = [
        [0.15, 0.15, 0.15, 0.7],
        [0.3, 0.3, 0.3, 0.4],
        [0.6, 0.6, 0.6, 0]
      ]
    };
    case 3: {
      _lifetime = 7;
      _moveVelocity = 1;
      _scale = [4, 12, 20];
      _color = [
        [0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.8],
        [0.25, 0.25, 0.25, 0.5],
        [0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0]
      ]
    };
  };

  local _attachToOffset = [0, 0, 0];
  _smoke setParticleParams [
    ["\Ca\Data\ParticleEffects\Universal\Universal", 16, 7, 48],  // File, Ntieth, Index, Count, Loop
    "",  // Animation
    "Billboard",  // Type
    1,  // TimerPer
    _lifetime,  // Lifetime
    _attachToOffset,  // Position
    [0, 0, _moveVelocity],
    0, 0.05, 0.04, 0.05,  // rotationVel, weight, volume, rubbing
    _scale,
    _color,
    [0.125],  // AnimSpeed
    1,  // RandDirPeriod
    0, // RandDirIntensity
    "", "",  // Scrips
    _heli  // Follow
  ];

  _smoke setParticleRandom [2, [0.5, 0.5, 0], [0.2, 0.2, 0], 0, 0.3, [0, 0, 0, 0.1], 0, 0];

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the script is much longer, tried to only copy out the important parts

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basically there is a variable "smokeLevel" attached to a heli, and the server calls this script on every client once that changes

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 8:45 PM

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so everytime, you create another smoke emitter…?

velvet kernel Feb 17, 2020, 8:45 PM

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no i can try this in singleplayer too

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just create a smoke attached to a vehicle

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with the params i posted

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and it stops smoking after about 1-2 minutes

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not even calling setParticleParams again

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 8:49 PM

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so if I go to Arma 2 editor, run this code, it will stop after 60-120s ?

velvet kernel Feb 17, 2020, 8:49 PM

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correct

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 8:49 PM

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A2, A2OA?

velvet kernel Feb 17, 2020, 8:49 PM

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OA

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 8:49 PM

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both?

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ok

velvet kernel Feb 17, 2020, 8:50 PM

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the way i understood this is that the smoke never stops, unless you delete the object

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 8:51 PM

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from what I know, yep

velvet kernel Feb 17, 2020, 8:51 PM

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hmmm

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 8:56 PM

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OA makes my PC buggy, interesting…

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ok, it is smoking…

velvet kernel Feb 17, 2020, 9:08 PM

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ok another find i just made, it appears that it only stops smoking if the vehicle it is attached to is moving

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 9:09 PM

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so e.g a driving car?

velvet kernel Feb 17, 2020, 9:09 PM

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im trying with helicopters

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i can give you a minimal working script if you want to test

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 9:09 PM

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please

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no issue on my side.

velvet kernel Feb 17, 2020, 9:10 PM

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it only happens if the vehicle is moving

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otherwise it stays forever

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 9:11 PM

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negative, it follows my vehicle

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the code bit you posted earlier at least.

velvet kernel Feb 17, 2020, 9:11 PM

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for 1-2 minutes yes

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one sec ill give you a gist

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https://gist.github.com/razaqq/362876234fb4c25f91e4d2c5dff99d57

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 9:19 PM

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I got the "no smoke" thing

velvet kernel Feb 17, 2020, 9:19 PM

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hmmm

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 9:20 PM

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but I do think it's because the helicopter is leaving the map area.

velvet kernel Feb 17, 2020, 9:20 PM

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no in the full version of the script it picks waypoints that are only inside the map area

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and it happens there too

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you can try by adding more waypoints inside

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yep just tried again, it happens without ever leaving the map area too

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could this be something to do with garbage collection

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 9:24 PM

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it should not be active by default in A2OA

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indeed still in the map; going deeper…

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the object is still here, not deleted…

velvet kernel Feb 17, 2020, 9:29 PM

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i think it has to do with the distance from the position of which it was created

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 9:30 PM

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that's an interesting one indeed

velvet kernel Feb 17, 2020, 9:30 PM

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because if i dont add any waypoints and the heli just hovers it does not disappear

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 9:30 PM

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where it was "attached" I think

velvet kernel Feb 17, 2020, 9:30 PM

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yes

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you can test this very easy

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set yourself in heli

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and teleport away

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and its instantly gone

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 9:32 PM

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I just noticed, helicopter distance smokeSource is increasing

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you didn't attach the smoke source to the helicopter?

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set the origin to [0,0,0] and attach the smoke source to the helicopter, shouldn't be any more of an issue 😉

velvet kernel Feb 17, 2020, 9:33 PM

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oh

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oh my god you are right

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 9:34 PM

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of course!

velvet kernel Feb 17, 2020, 9:34 PM

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thank you so much

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 9:34 PM

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;-p
you're welcome, that was a fun one 😉

velvet kernel Feb 17, 2020, 9:34 PM

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wow i didnt even think of that

rustic plover Feb 17, 2020, 10:10 PM

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Guys, who know how convert vectors dir and up to [x,y,z] rotation format?

queen cargo Feb 17, 2020, 10:11 PM

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the easy answer? math

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the hard one?
https://www.google.com/search?q=radians+from+vector+up+forward&oq=radians+from+vector+up+forward
something here

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there might also be some operator for that already

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but ... not sure about that one

rustic plover Feb 17, 2020, 10:12 PM

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Oh... love math. I searching for function which can transform :D

burnt cobalt Feb 17, 2020, 10:18 PM

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hi guys - I am trying to return if the primaryweapon's pointer-slot of a unit has a flashlight, IR-Pointer or even a switchable attachment with both equipped. Does anybody know how these are distinguished? I can't find any clear differences in CfgWeapons except the _generalMacro entry. And for the RHS-attachments that have pointer and flashlight, that will always be 'acc_pointer_ir`

rustic plover Feb 17, 2020, 10:20 PM

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Oh, no. I asked for wrong thing... Sry, I found solution:

set vectors to object
get directions from object
:D

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 10:45 PM

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@burnt cobalt https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/primaryWeaponItems

if ("acc_pointer_IR" in primaryWeaponItems player) then {
  hint "yay, I haz the lazorzzz!!1! :3";
};

primaryWeaponItems

uncut sphinx Feb 17, 2020, 10:52 PM

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Are there any best practices for what functions should be defined on server vs what should be global? I'm putting everything in CfgFunctions right now, is that the "correct way"? Does it even matter for an 8-man coop?

cunning crown Feb 17, 2020, 10:53 PM

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It probably doesn't matter for an 8-man coop.

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For what goes on the server only vs everyone, if the client use it --> everyone, if not --> server only. And that's rarely needed

uncut sphinx Feb 17, 2020, 10:55 PM

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Yeah, that I do know. I register everything in CfgFunctions though, so it's available everywhere even though clients don't use much of it. I was wondering if this is a bad habit and what implications there are besides using slightly more memory than necessary

cunning crown Feb 17, 2020, 10:58 PM

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Not really, it only matters (and even at that point I'm not sure how effective it is) for big missions/framework/servers, like KoTH, L*ife and so on. But it goes far beyond does the client uses it or not

burnt cobalt Feb 17, 2020, 11:04 PM

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thank you @winter rose ! I also found this for addon attachments (hate how i seek for ages and then when i finally ask it falls in my lap) ```sqf
getNumber (configfile >> "CfgWeapons" >> _itemName >> "ItemInfo" >> "FlashLight" >> "intensity") != 0 //-- Item is flashlight
getNumber (configfile >> "CfgWeapons" >> _itemName >> "ItemInfo" >> "Pointer" >> "irDistance") != 0 //-- Item is Laser Pointer

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 11:05 PM

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@cunning crown L*fe

cunning crown Feb 17, 2020, 11:05 PM

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Oops, I did it again 🎵

sacred slate Feb 17, 2020, 11:39 PM

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hello, on mp, how do i make all friendly units playable via unit switch? i have set respawn = 5; . i was able to enable the switch window via enableTeamSwitch true; .

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 11:42 PM

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that's it

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press U and you're good

sacred slate Feb 17, 2020, 11:47 PM

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ye but there are no units in the list, @winter rose

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i need some how to addSwitchableUnit "all friendly"

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 11:54 PM

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oh, you need to set the units as "playable" in Eden @sacred slate

sacred slate Feb 17, 2020, 11:56 PM

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well yeah. i got some sp missions i can only start in mp, cause they are designed that way. in a older sp equivalent you could easy switch, noch i play it in lan, and its all gone 😄

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 11:57 PM

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so double-click -> playable (under the "player" checkbox)

vernal venture Feb 17, 2020, 11:58 PM

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So, using setpos to spawn players in the sky makes them fall in the standing animation, unable to move. Any idea how to fix it?

sacred slate Feb 17, 2020, 11:59 PM

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double click where?

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i cant touch it in eden

winter rose Feb 17, 2020, 11:59 PM

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Why not?

sacred slate Feb 17, 2020, 11:59 PM

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good question

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i play this thing. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1510350822

winter rose Feb 18, 2020, 12:01 AM

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oh, so not your mission. how could you edit Description.ext then?

sacred slate Feb 18, 2020, 12:05 AM

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i did all via console

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maybe i cant set the respawn mit game 😐

winter rose Feb 18, 2020, 12:09 AM

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Can't indeed.

uncut sphinx Feb 18, 2020, 12:20 AM

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Does that also mean respawn can't be set from CfgParams?

high marsh Feb 18, 2020, 12:43 AM

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Yes it can.

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setPlayerRespawn as a command exists as well.

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I believe the confusion was between setPlayableUnit and addSwitchableUnit which I believe the unit switching menu only exists in SP to move between AI after you have died.

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using selectPlayer might be a effective solution tho.

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Still would need existing playable units to match the player count.

vernal venture Feb 18, 2020, 12:54 AM

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So, I put setpos in onPlayerRespawn.sqf, but it doesn't trigger in multiplayer when players are allowed to choose their spawn location. Any alternatives?

high marsh Feb 18, 2020, 12:59 AM

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Can u post the code.

vernal venture Feb 18, 2020, 1:02 AM

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_pos = getPos player;
player setPos [_pos select 0, _pos select 1, 2000];```

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That's the whole code

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If I put it in initPlayerLocal it works, but then the player is stuck in the standing animation until popping the parachute

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Should be a simple thing, but it's driving ne nuts

uncut sphinx Feb 18, 2020, 1:35 AM

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setPlayerRespawn as a command exists as well.
@high marsh
I don't see such a command in the biki

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there's one for player respawn time

high marsh Feb 18, 2020, 1:35 AM

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*time

uncut sphinx Feb 18, 2020, 1:36 AM

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ah, I was hoping there was some straightforward way to select respawn templates

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from outside description.ext

high marsh Feb 18, 2020, 1:36 AM

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Switching them during runtime?

uncut sphinx Feb 18, 2020, 1:36 AM

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well just setting them at init

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i.e. reading CfgParams

high marsh Feb 18, 2020, 1:37 AM

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@vernal venture Thats because the script is waiting for respawn. initPlayerLocal will initialize with player.

uncut sphinx Feb 18, 2020, 1:37 AM

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this is just me musing though, I haven't dug too deeply into this

high marsh Feb 18, 2020, 1:38 AM

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Could always just initialize the UI manually.

uncut sphinx Feb 18, 2020, 1:38 AM

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yeah, I was hoping to avoid that 😒

high marsh Feb 18, 2020, 1:38 AM

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The dialog config has code to populate the loadouts and respawn points.

vernal venture Feb 18, 2020, 1:41 AM

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@high marsh Yeah. The script isn't working even after (re)spawning.
Initplayerlocal trips even before spawning, I had to add a sleep

somber garden Feb 18, 2020, 2:13 AM

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can anyone play

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im new and need help

surreal peak Feb 18, 2020, 3:26 AM

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@havok716 whats wrong?

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Ah

sacred slate Feb 18, 2020, 3:47 AM

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why is this not working in devel console? Kelly setUnitPos "DOWN";

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i dont get this.

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_aiDude = Joseph;
_aiDude playAction "Salute"

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dosn't work.

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but

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_aiDude = player;
_aiDude playAction "Salute"

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do work.

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i think its not my syntax fault

verbal saddle Feb 18, 2020, 4:01 AM

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It might be the ai's animation fsm causing issues

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read this

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

bold kiln Feb 18, 2020, 4:06 AM

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In a userAction I'm trying to only allow the driver of a vehicle to see the option to use the userAction.
What would one use in this case?

sacred slate Feb 18, 2020, 4:07 AM

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thx

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can i set disableAI stuff to the real player, and it will stay, when i switch units?

verbal saddle Feb 18, 2020, 4:08 AM

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DisableAI is object specific

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So you would need to use it on both the player and the unit you are switching too

sacred slate Feb 18, 2020, 4:45 AM

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hm. i have a problem where lambs force move all units 1 meter ahead. it happens when i am switched to a other unit, without leader control switch. when i switch back to leader, it still happens. all units get moved ahead, with voice command. looks like disableAI "RADIOPROTOCOL"; wont help 😄 is there anything i can do?

still forum Feb 18, 2020, 9:07 AM

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you cannot sleep in a eventhandler

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you need to wrap it in

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

still forum Feb 18, 2020, 9:38 AM

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doesn't moduleRespawnVehicle already take care of despawning the wreck?

winter rose Feb 18, 2020, 5:26 PM

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@soft niche no crossposting #rules (please delete here)

soft niche Feb 18, 2020, 5:26 PM

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SOrry, Deleted

winter rose Feb 18, 2020, 5:26 PM

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Thanks!

young current Feb 18, 2020, 7:34 PM

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yes if too many are used

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not really. different things probably affect different amount

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but if you are building like a city with editor objects that will poop on your shoes quite likely

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also object density is a big thing

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dont think so

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missions are not meant for terrain building

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not that high density terrains work much better either

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it is quite delicate balance

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if they are all in same area then possibly

steady galleon Feb 18, 2020, 9:48 PM

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is there a faster alternative to createVehicleCrew or bis_fnc_spawnvehicle

winter rose Feb 18, 2020, 10:15 PM

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faster?

steady galleon Feb 18, 2020, 10:17 PM

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Probably should just explain the premise... I'm spawning in a UAV with crew currently and noticed that when the script runs there's a hitch. When I remove the createVehicleCrew portion of the script, there's no hitch when it's called.

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I tried the same with bis_fnc_spawnVehicle and there's still a small hitch when the script is called..

winter rose Feb 18, 2020, 10:19 PM

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hitch, as in stutter? well, one has to create AIs so the stutter will remain unless you create AIs first, then the vehicle, then AI in vehicle

but just the time to load the model itself would take a bit of time anyway

worn forge Feb 18, 2020, 10:20 PM

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I found when spawning in a bunch of units for a mission that hitching is usually a dead giveaway for the players, so much so I essentially re-created the BIS_fnc_spawnGroup function just to add some sleep statements to it, evens out the stutter

steady galleon Feb 18, 2020, 10:21 PM

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Gotcha. So it's just going to be one of those things then. If there'll be small stutter when the AI is created regardless, I'll have to live with it.

winter rose Feb 18, 2020, 10:22 PM

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irreducible cost I am afraid

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though you could create a "pool" of AIs/drones and pick from it from time to time

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disabling their simulation so they cost nothing in the meantime

steady galleon Feb 18, 2020, 10:25 PM

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Good idea, can try dealing with it on the missions init so it's done once and just use from that pool.

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Alternatively, what I'm doing is spawning these drones to create a target for a Phalanx. If there's a way to force a Phalanx to target an empty vehicle, that would make this easier - but I haven't found a way to do that yet.

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doFire, commandFire, and forceWeaponFire don't seem to work unless the vehicle is controlled by enemy AI.

winter rose Feb 18, 2020, 10:35 PM

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yeah no, forcing fire is not as easy as before now

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maybe creating a laser target on it…

steady galleon Feb 18, 2020, 10:36 PM

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i'll try that. I was about to look and see if I can reuse the AI that is spawned in the drown in some way rather than creating and deleting it over and over. Thanks for the info!

sacred slate Feb 18, 2020, 10:50 PM

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i am not into scripting yet, but can some one translate this to remove all non friendly units from the unit switch window?

{
addSwitchableUnit _x;
} forEach (allUnits select {playerSide isEqualTo side _x});

worn forge Feb 18, 2020, 10:51 PM

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what side are your friendlies?

sacred slate Feb 18, 2020, 10:53 PM

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right now rhs usa. could it be possible to identify the own faction first?

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while in the script is "playerside" some scenarios have it just pre made.

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ha maybe i have to tweak some ace unit switch settings, with the script i wont need it anymore.

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nope didn't fixed it. i disabled ace unitswitch, but in the scenario the list still explodes.

worn forge Feb 18, 2020, 10:57 PM

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{    addSwitchableUnit _x;
} forEach (allUnits select {side _x == west});```

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assuming your rhs usa is side west

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Oh wait ick

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Better

sacred slate Feb 18, 2020, 10:59 PM

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thx! 😄

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the thing is, in some missions i want this to make units playable, but how can i remove all non west units with that?

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will take me a week to google this syntax :>

worn forge Feb 18, 2020, 11:01 PM

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Well right now what the code I've written does is it only adds units to be switchable if they are side west, so by its nature it is excluding all non-west units

cunning crown Feb 18, 2020, 11:01 PM

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Maybe this could work:

{
  addSwitchableUnit _x;
} forEach (allUnits select {side _x isEqualTo playerSide});

worn forge Feb 18, 2020, 11:02 PM

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That's exactly the same thing as he posted but you reversed it 🙂

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Though from what I see, I don't know why that wouldn't remove non-friendlies

sacred slate Feb 18, 2020, 11:03 PM

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cause the list is huge and i cant switch fast enough 😄

worn forge Feb 18, 2020, 11:04 PM

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I don't understand. What units are you seeing in your unit switch window? From this code, should only be units that are the same side as the player.

sacred slate Feb 18, 2020, 11:05 PM

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the hostiiles

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*hostiles

cunning crown Feb 18, 2020, 11:05 PM

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And the friendly too or not?

sacred slate Feb 18, 2020, 11:05 PM

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they are there ye, but not in all scenarios

worn forge Feb 18, 2020, 11:05 PM

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how are the hostiles generated?

sacred slate Feb 18, 2020, 11:06 PM

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its a BECTI sp scenario

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so quite hard to tell for me

worn forge Feb 18, 2020, 11:06 PM

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Ie., if someone is just spamming B_soldier_F and then re-costuming them and re-arming them, then they're gonna be considered western units

cunning crown Feb 18, 2020, 11:06 PM

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Removes all the units then adds the firendlies

{
  removeSwitchableUnit _x;
} forEach allUnits;
{
  addSwitchableUnit _x;
} forEach (allUnits select { (side _x) isEqualTo playerSide });

sacred slate Feb 18, 2020, 11:08 PM

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epic

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lets try

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ha that worked

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so nice

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thx!

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will this break if there are no units to remove in the first place?

cunning crown Feb 18, 2020, 11:09 PM

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No, it shouldn't

sacred slate Feb 18, 2020, 11:12 PM

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is it possible to add hotkey binds to menu actions like "1 - 6 stop"?

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some times i want to set stances quickly for single units. all i found has a menu where you first have to navigate. for all units at once i got stuff

worn forge Feb 18, 2020, 11:13 PM

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Check out C2 on steam workshop, command & control mod for AI

sacred slate Feb 18, 2020, 11:15 PM

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yeah i did. it will get a update soonish i hope. but its too clunky for my taste

full tartan Feb 19, 2020, 12:09 AM

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okay super noob question id imagine but i have to scripts 1st will attach a vic ammo box to a flatbed(taken care of) the 2nd will

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give the ammo box infinite ammo or resupply every say 10mins but i cant seam to get them to work together in the in field

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this addEventHandler ["Fired",{(_this select 0) setVehicleAmmo 1}] vicammo1 attachto [flatbed1,[0,-3.5,0]]

winter rose Feb 19, 2020, 12:14 AM

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; between both statements @full tartan

full tartan Feb 19, 2020, 12:14 AM

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thank you

sacred slate Feb 19, 2020, 12:54 AM

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how can i add a hotkey to a small code snippet? do i have to write a txt file for that?

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Removes all the units then adds the firendlies

{
  removeSwitchableUnit _x;
} forEach allUnits;
{
  addSwitchableUnit _x;
} forEach (allUnits select { (side _x) isEqualTo playerSide });

@cunning crown

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i just want to bind this to a hotkey 😄

exotic flax Feb 19, 2020, 7:00 AM

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Does someone know a way to (or has a script for it) to identify if a unit is for example walking, running or sprinting based on their current animation?
I know about animationState, but trying to figure out all states manually would be a pain in the ... (see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Moves#States).

So if someone has a way to read out those states (format A...P...M...S...W...D[_A...P...M...S...W...D][_Comment]) and make them into something useful, than I would be very grateful 😉

winter rose Feb 19, 2020, 8:18 AM

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Mrun = Movement run (wlk = walk, stp = stop, etc) @exotic flax

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add another filter with Dnon (direction = none = not moving) and you should be good

exotic flax Feb 19, 2020, 8:19 AM

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I know, but I want to be able to have functions like isRunning, isWalking, isCarrying

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so I need a way to figure out if an unit is doing <any>, independent of the current animation

winter rose Feb 19, 2020, 8:21 AM

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"mrun" in toLowerANSI anim && !("dnon" in toLowerANSI anim) or something?

exotic flax Feb 19, 2020, 8:23 AM

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At the moment I'm writing a script which dissects the string into readable array.
eg. AmovPercMstpSlowWrflDnon becomes ["move","standing","stop","lowered","rifle","non"]

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and from there I'll make simply if...else statements to check if someone is walking/running/reloading/swimming/dying/etc

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Because in some cases the action (A part) defines what something else means.
And the only documentation available is https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/AnimationTitles, which doesn't seem to be complete

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I guess it is for Arma 2, but not Arma 3 (eg. Aadj exists, which I believe means "Action -> adjust")

winter rose Feb 19, 2020, 8:36 AM

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missing some yes

winter rose Feb 19, 2020, 9:38 AM

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if you could list them… we could add them

exotic flax Feb 19, 2020, 9:55 AM

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that will be a pain to do, but will try and post in #community_wiki 😉

winter rose Feb 19, 2020, 10:00 AM

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maybe I could do a CfgAnims parser that would split and pushBackUnique subentries

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would be faster!

exotic flax Feb 19, 2020, 10:09 AM

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you actually would need to parse CfgMovesBasic (and child classes)

winter rose Feb 19, 2020, 10:10 AM

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I will find it, don't worry

queen cargo Feb 19, 2020, 10:35 AM

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what is the problem with the script you want to develop for animationState?
if debugging is the main issue, then you could use SQF-VM with Arma.Studio integration to develop & test it 😜
Only thing is: animationState is not supported so you need to pass your state yourself to the method

exotic flax Feb 19, 2020, 10:39 AM

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already using SQF-VM for testing by manually setting a state, so I've got that going for me... which is nice

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Arma.Studio crashed on me, so need will test that later on 😉

still forum Feb 19, 2020, 10:40 AM

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Arma.Studio crashed on me
better add automatic crash logging, it does wonders. For my .NET projects I use Sentry.io @queen cargo

queen cargo Feb 19, 2020, 10:41 AM

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yeah ... it is on the todo list 😄

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the crash problem can be fixed with a version already online, that just catches all unhandled exceptions (still indev version though ... but with fancy features)

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https://discord.gg/z9dd4P available in here

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so it "should" no longer crash, but throw errors around like a madman if something moves wrong

bright flume Feb 19, 2020, 10:44 AM

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there some script/setting Im not seeing that lets you set the grid size in eden. really getting annoyed the grid isnt a Div10 grid

distant oyster Feb 19, 2020, 12:20 PM

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well there is the command set3DENGrid: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/set3DENGrid

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@bright flume

bright flume Feb 19, 2020, 12:22 PM

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thats for snapping I thought? talking the grid on the ground like you see in VR, guess maybe its the terrain map itself.

distant oyster Feb 19, 2020, 12:25 PM

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oh okay. no that is the map texture

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has been bugging me too

bright flume Feb 19, 2020, 12:26 PM

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😦 was hoping it was virtually drawn in there. always throws off my sense of scale

distant oyster Feb 19, 2020, 12:28 PM

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each square is 32m if i remember correctly

bright flume Feb 19, 2020, 12:29 PM

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You were right 32m, 16 2m blocks.

austere hawk Feb 19, 2020, 2:17 PM

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question regarding remoteExecCall
in Biki it states that
remoteExecCall ["func1"]; call func2; // func2 can be executed sooner than func1
i need to to find group owner client in a small function that otherwise needs to run where unit/group is local
the biki note makes me think the following would not work? Is that correct?

private ["_grpOwner"];
if NOT(isServer) then {
    _grpOwner = _grp remoteExecCall ["groupOwner _this", 2, false];
} else {
    _grpOwner = 2;
};

... rest of function...

still forum Feb 19, 2020, 2:18 PM

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you don't need the note for that

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📎 firefox_2020-02-19_15-18-58.png

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"groupOwner _this"
syntax error. And if it were not a syntax error and it worked like you think it does, it would be undefined variable error and still not work like you think

austere hawk Feb 19, 2020, 2:21 PM

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what would be the correct syntax? / is this method the correct one?

still forum Feb 19, 2020, 2:21 PM

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remoteExecCall array first argument is the name of the script command or script function to be executed

austere hawk Feb 19, 2020, 2:21 PM

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oh, so just "groupOwner"

still forum Feb 19, 2020, 2:21 PM

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is this method the correct one?
remoteExecCall never returns any results, so _grpOwner will never be what groupOwner returned on the other machine

austere hawk Feb 19, 2020, 2:22 PM

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i see, so its not actually like a normal call

winter rose Feb 19, 2020, 2:34 PM

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correct

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

groupOwner would only work on the server, so you can use it there with no problem

groupOwner

austere hawk Feb 19, 2020, 2:39 PM

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so the only way to get the owner "right there" on a client is with clientOwner on one of the units of that group (that is not a player) - i guess?

winter rose Feb 19, 2020, 2:40 PM

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the question would be "why do you need the group owner"?

austere hawk Feb 19, 2020, 2:43 PM

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i want to reorganize the positions (index) of the units inside the group
So my plan was to remove all units from the group ( except the leader) to another group and back with a specific ID via joinAs. I dont want to transfer ownership of all units first to another server/client and then back again.

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so i want that new group to have same owner as the original group owner

winter rose Feb 19, 2020, 3:02 PM

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setGroupOwner being server-side only, you are kind of forced to do all that server-side?

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try brute joinAsSilent and join them to 100+ ids, then sort them back? it might not need to leave group beforehand @austere hawk

austere hawk Feb 19, 2020, 3:09 PM

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hm hadnt thought of that, thanks, i'll try that

austere hawk Feb 19, 2020, 3:27 PM

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it works, that will make things easier...

winter rose Feb 19, 2020, 3:38 PM

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w00t!

velvet merlin Feb 19, 2020, 4:49 PM

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is it a relevant optimization to use "remoteExec -2" (send to all but server) when you know there is a dedicated server? (instead of 0/to all and have isDedicated check)

winter rose Feb 19, 2020, 4:52 PM

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that I am curious to know! (emphasis on the relevant optimisation)

still forum Feb 19, 2020, 4:53 PM

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It's always sent to dedicated anyway. So you're not saving traffic. If you don't want to execute there, then ofc its a optimization, you spare a useless execution

worn forge Feb 19, 2020, 5:02 PM

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So -2 excludes player-operated server, but -2 doesn't exclude dedicated server? Might be worth updating the wiki to reflect that.

ebon ridge Feb 19, 2020, 5:36 PM

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How can I most reliably set the full rotation of an object? Ideally I would like to set the rotation matrix directly, but whatever is the closest to this would be acceptable. I assumed it was setVectorDirAndUp yet the comments indicate this doesn't do close to what it claims, completely ignoring actual direction and only effecting pitch and roll...

winter rose Feb 19, 2020, 5:40 PM

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setDir before that?

worn forge Feb 19, 2020, 5:47 PM

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You could also look at https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_setPitchBank

worn forge Feb 19, 2020, 6:16 PM

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On Arma weather: some commands are global and run by the server, others are local. https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setLightnings doesn't indicate either way. Anyone know for sure?

alpine ledge Feb 19, 2020, 6:46 PM

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is it possible to interrupt and exit a while loop even if there is still stuff to be executed? surely there's a smarter way other than exitWith after everything

winter rose Feb 19, 2020, 6:48 PM

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exitWith, or breakTo

alpine ledge Feb 19, 2020, 6:48 PM

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but wouldn't that only exit once it hits it?

distant oyster Feb 19, 2020, 6:50 PM

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maybe spawn the while code and use "terminate"?

winter rose Feb 19, 2020, 6:50 PM

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make it sqs and use exit

alpine ledge Feb 19, 2020, 7:06 PM

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spawn and terminate does the job it seems peepoCheer

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thank

dreamy kestrel Feb 19, 2020, 7:54 PM

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Are there built in A3 thunder sounds we can use? If so, what are they? And/or how might we discover them? Thanks!

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Q: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setLightBrightness / on a scale of what? what is considered "bright"? or "dim" for that matter. thanks...

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Q: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setLightColor / on what scale? i.e. [0.5, 0, 0] is red, right? what would [1, 1, 2] produce? thanks...

worn forge Feb 19, 2020, 8:25 PM

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For thunder, check here... "A3\Sounds_F\ambient\thunder\thunder_06.wss" (there are 6 sounds in total, 01-06)

dreamy kestrel Feb 19, 2020, 8:26 PM

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roger that @worn forge thank you.

ornate scroll Feb 19, 2020, 9:21 PM

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Can someone tell me, how are the profileNameSpace variables actually stored? The BI Wiki says it creates a Vars file inside your A3 profile. However I have searched around on two different machines and can not find these var files anywhere.

Are they hidden?

cunning crown Feb 19, 2020, 9:22 PM

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They are in Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\[PROFILE_NAME]\[PROFILE_NAME].vars.Arma3Profile

ornate scroll Feb 19, 2020, 9:25 PM

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So its not

myUsername.vars.GAMENAME

As the wiki states?

cunning crown Feb 19, 2020, 9:27 PM

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visibly not 🙂

ornate scroll Feb 19, 2020, 9:28 PM

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Okay, that would be why I couldn't find it!

Follow up question, the file appears to be obfuscated. Is there anyway I can view what's been saved without having to individually check the return on stored vars?

worn forge Feb 19, 2020, 9:29 PM

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allVariables profileNamespace is probably the only easy way to get at it unless you know how to decrypt that file

hollow thistle Feb 19, 2020, 9:57 PM

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it's not obfuscated, it's just binarized

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you can debinarize it with derap (? I think), armake, armake2 etc.

ornate scroll Feb 19, 2020, 9:58 PM

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Yeah I was able to use derap on it before you sent that. Thanks though. Cheers.

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Just trying to make acex fortify persistent. Was just needing to double check on if that data was being stored.

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Should be fairly close to having it work.

dreamy kestrel Feb 19, 2020, 10:12 PM

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Q: when dealing with particle effects, what's the difference between \A3\data_f\cl_basic and \A3\data_f\cl_basic.p3d? is there any?

winter rose Feb 19, 2020, 10:15 PM

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none I think

dense tendon Feb 19, 2020, 10:19 PM

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If i remember correctly it's almost none, just saves the server some micro seconds to search for the p3d if you provide the full file

sacred slate Feb 19, 2020, 10:28 PM

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hi. i asked that yesterday allready, but i try again, cause no help so far. is there a way for binding a hotkey to set the stance of a individual unit?

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the menu navigation, even if there are only two buttons is to long for my play style.

cunning crown Feb 19, 2020, 10:31 PM

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Either with https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/displayAddEventHandler and the keyDown Event Handler, or with https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/inputAction and use the Custom User Action XX

sacred slate Feb 19, 2020, 10:51 PM

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thx!

ornate sky Feb 20, 2020, 12:59 PM

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addEventHandlers do not persist after respawn, correct?

winter rose Feb 20, 2020, 1:00 PM

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

Some event handlers are persistent (i.e. they stay attached to a unit, even after it dies and respawns).

ornate sky Feb 20, 2020, 1:15 PM

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Thanks!

lapis ivy Feb 20, 2020, 6:11 PM

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Hi. I would like to change the flag icons, how do I do this?
https://wogames.info/uploads/monthly_2020_02/1330145817_.thumb.jpg.6d72b2ac31d17441af53f74553f8be8d.jpg

young current Feb 20, 2020, 6:12 PM

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That would require editting the gamemode files. I would wager it might be quite complicated

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are you sure you need to change them?

lapis ivy Feb 20, 2020, 6:14 PM

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Yes, I need to change them. The fact is that these icons from the flags are taken from the unit, if you change the unit, the flag icon also changes.

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I would like to display my flag.

young current Feb 20, 2020, 6:30 PM

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that would require a new version of the whole gamemode. or change the flag of your unit.

lapis ivy Feb 20, 2020, 6:43 PM

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How to change the flag of your unit? Have a script?

exotic flax Feb 20, 2020, 6:44 PM

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

lapis ivy Feb 20, 2020, 6:48 PM

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I have already tried to change the insignia through the init unit, but he does not take the icon of the flag from there.

dreamy kestrel Feb 20, 2020, 8:25 PM

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hello, trying to model a tornado using the particle effects. I think ["\Ca\Data\ParticleEffects\Universal\Universal", 16, 12, 14, 0] might be an interesting place to start with, but I wonder how to gain control over 3D size? For instance, modeling from an F1 through an F5+, making it wider, taller, etc, etc.

young current Feb 20, 2020, 9:16 PM

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where are you using cursorTarget?

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are you running some heavy scripts in the background?

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

lapis ivy Feb 20, 2020, 9:31 PM

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How can I make sure that information from the respawn tickets module is displayed in this script?

{
    colorText[] = {1,1,1,1};
    font = "EtelkaNarrowMediumPro";
    y = safeZoneY + .01;
    h = 0.06; 
    w = 0.06;
};

class NoText : ScoreBox
{
    colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,1};
    sizeEx = 0.0; 
};

class ScoreFlag : NoText
{
    idc = -1;
    type = 0; 
    style = 48;
};

class ScoreTxt : ScoreBox
{
    type = 0; 
    style = 2;
    sizeEx = 0.03; 
    colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,.3};
    text = "999";
    shadow = 2;    
};

class RscTitles 
{ 
    class scoreboard 
    { 
        idd = 29290;  
        enableDisplay = 1;
        duration = 9999;
        fadein = 0;
        fadeout = 0;
        onLoad = "uiNamespace setVariable [""ui_scoreboard"", _this select 0]";
        
        class controls 
        { 
            class score_backdrop : NoText
            { 
                idc = -1; 
                type = 0; 
                style = 96;
                x = .355;
                y = safeZoneY;
                h = 0.08; 
                w = 0.29; 
                text = ""; 
            };
            
            class flg_blufor : ScoreFlag
            {  
                x = .365;
                text = "\A3\Data_F\Flags\Flag_nato_CO.paa"; 
            }; 
            
            class flg_opfor : ScoreFlag 
            { 
                x = .435;
                text = "\A3\Data_F\Flags\Flag_CSAT_CO.paa";  
            }; 
            
            class flg_independent : ScoreFlag 
            { 
                x = .505; 
                text = "\A3\Data_F\Flags\Flag_AAF_CO.paa"; 
            };

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            { 
                x = .575;
                text = "\A3\Data_F\Flags\Flag_FIA_CO.paa";  
            };

            class score_blufor : ScoreTxt
            { 
                idc = 29295; 
                x = .365;                
            }; 
            
            class score_opfor : ScoreTxt 
            { 
                idc = 29296; 
                x = .435;                
            }; 
            
            class score_independent : ScoreTxt 
            { 
                idc = 29297; 
                x = .505;
            }; 
            
            class score_civilian : ScoreTxt 
            { 
                idc = 29298; 
                x = .575;
            };              
        }; 
    }; 
    
};```

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This script displays tickets on top

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I would like to give information from the respawn ticket module

coral owl Feb 20, 2020, 10:14 PM

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How can I filter out animals during a NearEntities search? "Man" brings in animals as well

bright flume Feb 20, 2020, 10:22 PM

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hastebin.com ftw

finite sail Feb 20, 2020, 10:44 PM

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@coral owl , nearentities can accept an array

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so player nearEntities [["SoldierWB", "SoldierEB"], 100]

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would not get animals

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cant remember the parent classname for civs

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"Civilian"

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but I think "CAManBase" won't return animals

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yes, confirmed, CAManBase will only get men

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"animal" is a child class of "Man", which is why you're seeing your results

coral owl Feb 20, 2020, 10:54 PM

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ah sorry Tank, solved it!

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thanks, exactly here's how I did it in case anyone's interested

finite sail Feb 20, 2020, 10:55 PM

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🙂

coral owl Feb 20, 2020, 10:55 PM

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if !((_x call BIS_fnc_objectType) select 1 in ["Animal","UnknownObject","Thing","Seagull","Effect","Logic","Module","Mine","VASI","Camera"])) then { hint "remove dat thing" };

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I even expanded on it to make sure I am filtering out all the things I don't need PLUS animals

finite sail Feb 20, 2020, 10:56 PM

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iskindof is way quicker

coral owl Feb 20, 2020, 10:56 PM

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definitely yes

finite sail Feb 20, 2020, 10:56 PM

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than fnc_objecttype

coral owl Feb 20, 2020, 10:56 PM

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will this work?

_x isKindof ["Animal","UnknownObject","Thing","Seagull","Effect","Logic","Module","Mine","VASI","Camera"]

finite sail Feb 20, 2020, 10:56 PM

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there ya go 🙂

coral owl Feb 20, 2020, 10:56 PM

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meaning, can I copy straight up those names? I think so but 🙂

finite sail Feb 20, 2020, 10:57 PM

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no, iskindof willonly accept a single entry

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so yes, objecttype is the way for you

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or some trick with select

coral owl Feb 20, 2020, 10:58 PM

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I mainly want to get rid of animals but I wouldn't mind making sure stuff like the above is cleared out

finite sail Feb 20, 2020, 10:58 PM

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CAManbase will get only men, guaranteed

coral owl Feb 20, 2020, 10:58 PM

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ah, that's even faster as I start up with a cleaner array

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thanks!

finite sail Feb 20, 2020, 10:58 PM

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yes

coral owl Feb 20, 2020, 10:58 PM

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trying out

finite sail Feb 20, 2020, 10:58 PM

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np mste

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mate

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what with the demise of the much loved six config browser, surfing the hierarchy isn't nearly as easy as it uses to be

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https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/202400-list-of-vehicle-base-classes/

coral owl Feb 20, 2020, 11:01 PM

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ah got it yup

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it werkkkkkkkkz

finite sail Feb 20, 2020, 11:01 PM

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cool

coral owl Feb 20, 2020, 11:01 PM

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CAManbase seems to return a cleaner array from da start

finite sail Feb 20, 2020, 11:01 PM

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yes

coral owl Feb 20, 2020, 11:02 PM

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it was nice to scan the animals but oh well not what I needed

finite sail Feb 20, 2020, 11:02 PM

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"Animal" will give just the animals, if it's relevant

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although, i don't think animal returns insects

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also, animals are locally rendered, so in MP, player a will see a snake/rabbit which other players wont see

coral owl Feb 20, 2020, 11:05 PM

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no prob it was still a local matter, not MP so that's ok

finite sail Feb 20, 2020, 11:05 PM

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xlent

worn forge Feb 21, 2020, 12:11 AM

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This thread https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/181226-disable-ambient-animals/ discusses removing ambient animals.

limpid edge Feb 21, 2020, 5:46 AM

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i can't get my mod to work

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i have @Mod/script.sqf

austere sentinel Feb 21, 2020, 7:37 AM

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Kind of a noob question; but who has access to a side's command chat? Just players with the colonel rank?

bright flume Feb 21, 2020, 7:58 AM

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@austere sentinel command is, if Im not mistaken, given when you are the group leader.

austere sentinel Feb 21, 2020, 7:59 AM

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Makes sense. Thanks 👍

bright flume Feb 21, 2020, 8:01 AM

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how and where that is handled, honestly would be nice to know I been looking but havent seen nothing specific for auto assignment/joining channels based on role. likely somewhere hiding in cfg's for IG vanilla roles

still forum Feb 21, 2020, 8:04 AM

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@echo yew

cursortarget return objnull for like 4/5 secondes
Correct, did you not read the wiki page for cursorTarget? It needs a while for the player to detect the object.
you could use cursorObject too probably.

bright flume Feb 21, 2020, 8:09 AM

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changing a formation leader would let the TL send a group in formation out on a route etc without the TL following them correct?

austere hawk Feb 21, 2020, 1:15 PM

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am i stupid?
i put this in unit init field in Eden
[this] execVM "ObservationQuerryTest.sqf";
and get error
"Init: Type Script, expected Nothing" ???

copper raven Feb 21, 2020, 1:18 PM

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init boxes don't allow statements with return value

winter rose Feb 21, 2020, 1:18 PM

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put 0 = before

copper raven Feb 21, 2020, 1:18 PM

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so you should assign the return value to something^

winter rose Feb 21, 2020, 1:18 PM

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we never knew why, but here we are ¯_(ツ)_/¯

bright flume Feb 21, 2020, 1:22 PM

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okay before I take a stab. is that line run and keep going or does it wait for execute completion?

winter rose Feb 21, 2020, 1:24 PM

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sorry, what?

bright flume Feb 21, 2020, 1:24 PM

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execVM is it run and done keep moving, or do you wait for its completion before the executing script keeps moving.

still forum Feb 21, 2020, 1:25 PM

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execVM is spawn

bright flume Feb 21, 2020, 1:29 PM

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nvm, was !?...

acoustic abyss Feb 21, 2020, 2:49 PM

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Quick question: is there an equivalent command to enablesimulation that works for an entire group? Would save a lot of naming and typing ...

cunning crown Feb 21, 2020, 2:50 PM

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You could just do a forEach ^^

acoustic abyss Feb 21, 2020, 2:50 PM

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D'oh! Cheers.

quartz pebble Feb 21, 2020, 4:07 PM

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Can anyone elaborate on targetsQuery command? wiki says the result is sorted.
Does that mean, that if I query known enemies, the 1st item - is the enemy unit will attack with the highest chance?

winter rose Feb 21, 2020, 4:26 PM

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it seems that targetsQuery gets sorted by accuracy @quartz pebble

quartz pebble Feb 21, 2020, 4:28 PM

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@winter rose what means accuracy in that context?

winter rose Feb 21, 2020, 4:29 PM

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see the wiki:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/targetsQuery
Return Value: (...) accuracy: Number - a coefficient, which reflects how close the returned result to the query filter. Range: 0 - 1 (1 - best match)

targetsQuery

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given the description it might be which target is the "best" to attack

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I don't know if it takes into account target priority as well

cunning crown Feb 21, 2020, 4:40 PM

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where the accuracy coefficient reflects how close the result matches the query

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So my guess is that if you pass "Man" as a target type, it will be higher than a "Tank" despiste the tank being a more *dangerous" target?

quartz pebble Feb 21, 2020, 4:43 PM

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where the accuracy coefficient reflects how close the result matches the query
That's the question: What means "matches the query"? If there is a bunch of different enemies in front of AI, which one will have the highest accuracy?

cunning crown Feb 21, 2020, 4:45 PM

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I think it's in the same order as the parameters so
1st Every unit of the same side, then it will take into account the type of each unit (for each side individually?), then the position, the closest, the higher it's placed, and finally the age if multiple units are at the same distance?

finite jackal Feb 21, 2020, 4:57 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Title_Effect_Type
"PLAIN DOWN" Displays the text, object, or resource given. Plain text is vertically aligned to 25% from the bottom of the screen.
Is this meant to display text 25% up from the bottom of a player's screen? It's barely any different than PLAIN being in the center of the screen still. Used titleText and cutText

cutText ["This is a test text position", "PLAIN DOWN"];
titleText ["This is a test text position", "PLAIN"];```
https://i.imgur.com/2D9FbIc.jpg

winter rose Feb 21, 2020, 5:03 PM

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it must depend on your display size and some HUD position too

lapis ivy Feb 21, 2020, 8:04 PM

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How do I change the unit's faction via the script?
I try: a1 = ["faction", "IND_F"]; - it doesn't work.
In the unit's init: _faction = "mas_usl_ewint"; - does not work.

What am I doing wrong?

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Sorry, there are two different factions.
But still, how to change the faction through the script?

cunning crown Feb 21, 2020, 8:07 PM

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With setSide command https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setSide
a1 = ["faction", "IND_F"]; I don't know how you would except this to work but that does asign ["faction", "IND_F"] to the global variable a1 and this is not an "object" (like you see in Javascript, so you wouldn't be able to do a1.faction)
And _faction = "mas_usl_ewint"; well it assigns "mas_usl_ewint" to the _faction local variable but this doesn't mean anything to the engine

lapis ivy Feb 21, 2020, 8:11 PM

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I understand, but I need to change not the side of the unit, but the faction, since it contains the flag icon that is displayed on the right in Respawn Tickets

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Here is a topic on the forum, but I don't know how to make it work.

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https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/227928-ticket-system-flags-right/?tab=comments#comment-3396879

cunning crown Feb 21, 2020, 8:14 PM

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Well you can put that in the init.sqf and change the values by what you want

addMissionEventHandler[ "EachFrame", {
    uiNamespace getVariable "RscMissionStatus" displayCtrl 15283 controlsGroupCtrl 14183 ctrlSetText "#(rgb,8,8,3)color(1,1,0,1)"
}];

/*
  uiNamespace getVariable "RscMissionStatus" displayCtrl 15283 controlsGroupCtrl 14183 ctrlSetText "#(rgb,8,8,3)color(1,1,0,1)"
                                                                                 ^^^^^              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                                                                 Slot                  Path to icon
*/

lapis ivy Feb 21, 2020, 8:16 PM

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Unfortunately, the icon blinks.

cunning crown Feb 21, 2020, 8:16 PM

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And if you only put uiNamespace getVariable "RscMissionStatus" displayCtrl 15283 controlsGroupCtrl 14183 ctrlSetText "#(rgb,8,8,3)color(1,1,0,1)" }]; ?

lapis ivy Feb 21, 2020, 8:20 PM

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I put only this.

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What a pity.
I'm tired of looking for a solution. We are making a project in Arma 3 on the type of game Squad, only with increased hardcore. I would like to implement this, but I don't work very well with scripts myself. I have an example of a mission where there are tickets and I would like to add them to my mission, but I do not know how to do it correctly, the script always gives an error.

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It looks something like this: https://wogames.info/uploads/monthly_2020_02/97906741_2.jpg.af35b97a94052ebe1d07525e30513fd2.jpg

austere granite Feb 21, 2020, 8:27 PM

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@lapis ivy if you want something that's close... youll need to know what you're doing

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There's a ton of mechanics you'd need to handle

lapis ivy Feb 21, 2020, 8:34 PM

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@austere granite
I agree with you. I'm working on a project alone.
All the most basic things are already in the game, we don't use rally points and hub, respawn only on main, it's all ready.

austere granite Feb 21, 2020, 8:35 PM

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Maybe check out AAW

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That's basically PR

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Or Frontline, but the code isn't open and project is basically shut down 😄

lapis ivy Feb 21, 2020, 8:37 PM

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AAW?

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What is?

still forum Feb 21, 2020, 8:39 PM

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Arma at war https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/202436-wip-arma-at-war-aaw/

lapis ivy Feb 21, 2020, 8:56 PM

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class CfgFactionClasses { class rhs_faction_usmc_d { displayname = "США (КМП - Пустынный)"; icon = "\mas_usa_lite\cfgfaction_mas_usa_blu_ca.paa"; priority = -3; side = 1; }; };

Can I change the icon in the unit class this way?

cyan pendant Feb 21, 2020, 11:53 PM

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am i able to make independent objects into opfor with a script?

distant oyster Feb 22, 2020, 12:32 AM

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@cyan pendant ```sqf
_units joinSilent (createGroup [east,true]);

cyan pendant Feb 22, 2020, 12:54 AM

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thank you

zinc sorrel Feb 22, 2020, 1:48 AM

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i've got a SQF file where i'm having a smoke and chemlight spawn on a air dropped supply crate but it keeps spawning the smoke evcerytime the other one ends. also spawns in the air instead of when it hits the ground. Anyone have any idea what i can add to this to help?

for "_x" from 1 to 10 do

{

_supplyLight = "Chemlight_green" createVehicle (position _supplybox);

_supplyLight attachTo [_supplybox, [0,0,0]];

_supplySmoke = "SmokeShellGreen" createVehicle (position _supplybox);

_supplySmoke attachTo [_supplybox, [0,0,0]];

sleep 30;

};```

winter rose Feb 22, 2020, 2:06 AM

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@zinc sorrel remove the for loop and you are fine

zinc sorrel Feb 22, 2020, 2:07 AM

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ok thanks 🙂 will that have it spawn the grenade once the crate hits the ground?

ruby breach Feb 22, 2020, 2:21 AM

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Nope. You're going to need a waitUntil check before the above

zinc sorrel Feb 22, 2020, 2:28 AM

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waitUntil {speed _supplybox != 0} do

{

_supplyLight = "Chemlight_green" createVehicle (position _supplybox);

_supplyLight attachTo [_supplybox, [0,0,0]];

_supplySmoke = "SmokeShellGreen" createVehicle (position _supplybox);

_supplySmoke attachTo [_supplybox, [0,0,0]];

sleep 30;

};```

something like that? Sorry, still trying to learn all this sqf stuff

tame lion Feb 22, 2020, 4:39 AM

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Is there a command/function which will return the relative position of one object to another? Something that would help with getting the cords off an object for a command like attachTo or modelToWorld? Ex: object A is at [1,1,0] and object B is at [0,0,0] and a command would return something like [-1,-1,0]

runic spoke Feb 22, 2020, 4:46 AM

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

jade abyss Feb 22, 2020, 4:50 AM

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@tame lion You need/want the Vector?
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/vectorFromTo

vectorFromTo

tame lion Feb 22, 2020, 4:53 AM

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I will need it too actually

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I'm making a FOB system that will allow players to save/load templates of the items they have built

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Thanks guys

jade abyss Feb 22, 2020, 4:54 AM

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Then worldToModel is prolly better suited, for that task.

runic spoke Feb 22, 2020, 4:54 AM

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Agreed

jade abyss Feb 22, 2020, 4:55 AM

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alternatively:
getDir / getRelPos

tame lion Feb 22, 2020, 4:55 AM

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Yeah that will get me the pos of objects. Now to make sure i get the proper vector in relation to the central vehicle that will be the reference point

jade abyss Feb 22, 2020, 4:56 AM

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modelToWorld/worldToModel

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+don't forget to adjust the Z Axis

austere sentinel Feb 22, 2020, 5:20 AM

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Is there a way to give a player NVG only when they're a pilot in a helo and remove them on exiting the helo?

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Trying to enforce flashlights & night fighting but flying is not fun without nvg

jade abyss Feb 22, 2020, 5:25 AM

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Some hints:
addItem, vehicle player, removeItem, unlinkItem

austere sentinel Feb 22, 2020, 5:26 AM

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unlinkItem Thats probably the one I was missing

jade abyss Feb 22, 2020, 5:26 AM

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prolly

robust hollow Feb 22, 2020, 5:26 AM

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@hasty violet For my addons that work as both script and mod I created them as a script and used a .bat script to pack them as both a script and mod addon.

worn forge Feb 22, 2020, 5:38 AM

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Use the getinman eventhandler to linkitem and then getoutman to unlinkitem

austere sentinel Feb 22, 2020, 5:49 AM

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👍 so much of this stuff is buried for noobs

cyan pendant Feb 22, 2020, 7:13 AM

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how to i run a line of code when a variable is True?

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the only place i know of to put the script is under init

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is there an option for a while loop?

lost copper Feb 22, 2020, 7:19 AM

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Hello everyone! I try to make some magic with TFAR and now i have a question. How does this code affect on
performance in MP if it called once per second?

_radioArray = ["163.1", "34.2", "0.0"]; //this array creates by another function, not necessary for now
_unit setVarialble ["SVT_currentFrequencies", _radioArray, true];

austere sentinel Feb 22, 2020, 7:24 AM

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@cyan pendant You'd want to put the code for the loop in it's own file (say scriptname.sqf), and spawn it in init.sqf or initServer.sqf . If you just use a while loop in init it will block other code from being run if I'm not mistaken.

Granted, I'm a noob so someone with more experience is most welcome to correct me.

cyan pendant Feb 22, 2020, 7:31 AM

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{
while {1 == 1} do
{
private _combatphase = car getVariable "combatphase";
if (_combatphase == true) then
{
this fireAtTarget [car, "RPG-7"];
};
};
};

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this is the code im using in init to try and get a dude to blow up a car

austere sentinel Feb 22, 2020, 7:46 AM

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wrap that in a spawn call. (see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/spawn)

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At least I think lol

robust hollow Feb 22, 2020, 8:30 AM

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@hasty violet i dont think ive shared it anywhere. it isn't special anyway, basically just copy files from the git repo to a temporary directory and then packs the directory into a pbo.

lucid junco Feb 22, 2020, 8:46 AM

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Someone knows if theres way to stop auto assigning task when current is done??? I have task which i dont want to have current. And one which is current and after current is done the first one is assigned by system. Is there way to stop it???

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_taskCreate check priority description......... Description sucks...

lucid junco Feb 22, 2020, 9:29 AM

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Ok. -1 do the job!

winter rose Feb 22, 2020, 9:35 AM

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BI sucks yet you used the wiki (mostly edited by the community) and you managed to do what you wanted within the game… 🤔

lucid junco Feb 22, 2020, 9:42 AM

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Bad description, thats the point. whatever.....

cosmic lichen Feb 22, 2020, 9:52 AM

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@lucid junco I updated the description of priority https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_taskCreate I hope it's clearer now.

BIS fnc taskCreate

lucid junco Feb 22, 2020, 9:52 AM

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great! 🙂

winter rose Feb 22, 2020, 9:56 AM

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"with the largest priority >= 0" , I (honestly, not trolling) don't get what was unclear to you? Phrasing?

lucid junco Feb 22, 2020, 10:00 AM

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of course its clear. I got it with second run. Its just more clear when mentioned. 😄 Im counting my free time for minutes not hours so i go really fast. Technically my fault, yes 🙂

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" the system selects the one with the largest priority >= 0" think i got missed by this. From my point when you read it, its 50/50 chance if you can go to negative numbers and what this could do. Just depends if it come up to your mind to try or not. I just catched it for second read..

austere sentinel Feb 22, 2020, 10:25 AM

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Wondering if there is a way to modify armor values for a vest during runtime? Everyone on a team will be using the same vest (colored deck crew vests for easy team identification), but I'd like to implement an upgrade system. Do I just have to duplicate & tweak the deck vest for each upgrade on initialization? If so, any info on copying&tweaking would be helpful

exotic flax Feb 22, 2020, 10:34 AM

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You can't change config values on runtime, so you either need to create a config for each upgrade (and switch out the vest), or modify the damage event handler which decreases the amount of damage received based on the current upgrade.

austere sentinel Feb 22, 2020, 10:39 AM

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Yeah I figured cfg was immutable, didn't see anything confirming though. I'll have to dig for how to copy an item and just use it's model. Thanks!

exotic flax Feb 22, 2020, 10:39 AM

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good place to start with gear configs is this wiki page: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Characters_And_Gear_Encoding_Guide#Vest_configuration

austere sentinel Feb 22, 2020, 10:40 AM

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Exactly what I needed, tyvm 🙂

winter rose Feb 22, 2020, 10:50 AM

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@lucid junco thank you for the explanation! :+1:

potent depot Feb 22, 2020, 4:31 PM

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Anyone happen to know what causing this? https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/781875421825775317/0D099C2A9DABDA6FE1463235F2F39509EEBE1BDD/
Here is the initSettings.sqf file causing it: https://pastebin.com/6Zxh4TXe
Its for CBA Settings if you havent already gathered from images. Im not sure whats causing it as im pretty sure im folowing the correct syntax

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Error appears every time addon options is opened

winter rose Feb 22, 2020, 4:34 PM

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well, it seems a boolean is provided instead of a number

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can't say much more

potent depot Feb 22, 2020, 4:34 PM

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yeah got that much XD

winter rose Feb 22, 2020, 4:34 PM

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(unfortunately)

potent depot Feb 22, 2020, 4:34 PM

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im just not sure where

exotic flax Feb 22, 2020, 4:35 PM

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I guess _debugValues can't contain booleans, but need to be integers or strings

potent depot Feb 22, 2020, 4:35 PM

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hmm that may be it

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though it does have booleans in the example in their documentation: https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/wiki/CBA-Settings-System#setting-type-specific-arguments-_valueinfo

winter rose Feb 22, 2020, 4:37 PM

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best is to comment what you suppose is "OK" then little by little, find the guilty one(s)

exotic flax Feb 22, 2020, 4:38 PM

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CBA wiki is far from useable in my experience 😉

potent depot Feb 22, 2020, 4:39 PM

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yeah it tends to be out of date quite a bit.

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and yeah it seems it is that list

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welp time to rewrite my checks

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Thanks for the help

exotic flax Feb 22, 2020, 4:40 PM

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that's what this Discord is for 🙂

winter rose Feb 22, 2020, 4:40 PM

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wait, it is?

exotic flax Feb 22, 2020, 4:40 PM

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and to make Lou work

potent depot Feb 22, 2020, 4:40 PM

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yup though the headless client section is bad as there arent many people with experience

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and people dont really check it

dusk shadow Feb 22, 2020, 4:44 PM

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Anyone has some ideas on the formula that calculates the "mass" bar in the inventory?
Specifically the contribution of items stored inside backpacks, since they contribute more to used mass than their counterparts not in a backpack.

potent depot Feb 22, 2020, 4:45 PM

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all items should have a mass value if thats what your looking for

dusk shadow Feb 22, 2020, 4:49 PM

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Im aware of those. I can get the mass of items in a container to match up with the maximumLoad fine when the items are sat straight in the container
The issue im running into is to account for items that are inside something like a backpack or vest. They contribute more than if they were "unpacked" inside the container

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I'm trying to get a calculation that works on the same prinicpals as vanilla arma's inventory

potent depot Feb 22, 2020, 4:50 PM

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you mean how much space it takes in a vest?

dusk shadow Feb 22, 2020, 4:50 PM

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not quite

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here an example...

potent depot Feb 22, 2020, 4:50 PM

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got an image of that bar your specifically asking about?

dusk shadow Feb 22, 2020, 4:50 PM

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1s

potent depot Feb 22, 2020, 4:56 PM

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you cant post images directly in here btw you will need to provide a link

dusk shadow Feb 22, 2020, 4:57 PM

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Example:
If you put an empty backpack and 5 mags inside a container (the mags are not in the backpack) it will use up say 5%
If you pack the same mags inside the backpack the total amount used will increase by a certain factor.
Its that factor im trying to figure out.

It doesn't seem to be linear from my experiments and it's hard to tell what parameter it's based on.
I just thought I'd ask here before I spend a ton of time on function fitting.

I didnt even know arma did this until today... 5k hours in...

Pictures: https://www.dropbox.com/s/m04d4d0xo31dkuk/ex1.PNG?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vdc18f9i02y81t0/ex2.PNG?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z7k0noo4yb2b5ia/ex3.PNG?dl=0

potent depot Feb 22, 2020, 5:03 PM

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Hmm, yeah didnt know it increased it by that much. Maybe if it has anything in it it uses the maximumLoad value? does it stay the same size with only one mag in it?

winter rose Feb 22, 2020, 5:05 PM

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oh wait, the bar is not -just- weight, isn't it also -volume-?

dusk shadow Feb 22, 2020, 5:05 PM

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ye

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its "mass" as defined in config

exotic flax Feb 22, 2020, 5:05 PM

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uniform/vest/backpack/vehicle have a maximumLoad, and items have a mass.
So it's maximumLoad / 100 * (mass * n)

winter rose Feb 22, 2020, 5:05 PM

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I am talking "volume" as in 3D "size"

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maybe an empty backpack = "folded backpack",
and a backpack with one single napkin in it = "full-sized backpack"

exotic flax Feb 22, 2020, 5:06 PM

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Arma doesn't really have a volume for regular items, only with the Vehicle-in-Vehicle stuff it takes the bounding box (and mass)

dusk shadow Feb 22, 2020, 5:08 PM

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Grez what exactly is that formular, the factor?

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for any specific item

potent depot Feb 22, 2020, 5:08 PM

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the question is if it changes "size" depended on the amount of items inside. If it doesnt then there is no dynamic formula

exotic flax Feb 22, 2020, 5:10 PM

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it's the percentage of the bar shown; since maximumLoad is 100%, and mass * n (or mass + mass + mass + mass ...) is the number within the 100% (Math 101)

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and afaik does the weight of an object itself not change when items are put in, however scripts which need to know the weight simply calculate that

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btw... Arma 3 has some nice functions for all of this:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/loadAbs
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/loadUniform
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/loadVest
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/loadBackpack

and https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/load

dusk shadow Feb 22, 2020, 5:19 PM

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ye it really is too bad none of them work on non-unit containers

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sorry, i wasn't clear in my question about the formula... what i mean is that the % of the entire container or just the backpack? And what does n actually represent? the number of magazines in the example? or all items? cause i cant get those numbers to add upp

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just so we're clear, the setup is Box > Backpack > Mags

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I need the how much the Backpack (including the mags in it) take up of the box's maximumLoad

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when they are packed

exotic flax Feb 22, 2020, 5:24 PM

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on the right (large bar) is total "weight" carried by unit, where maxSoldierLoad is 100%

under the containers is the "weight" of all the items inside the container, where maximumLoad is 100%

on the right is will show the maximumLoad of the container you are accessing (eg. crate)

forest ore Feb 22, 2020, 5:25 PM

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Testing in dedicated server with debug console. Why does this created _unit not change its side from BLUFOR to OPFOR?

_tempGrp = createGroup east; 
_unit = _tempGrp createUnit ["B_Soldier_F", position player, [], 0, "NONE"];

finite sail Feb 22, 2020, 5:27 PM

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IIRC, @forest ore , _unit will take the side of the leader of the group

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its possible _unit IS the leader of that group

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you might need to create another unit, an opfor one and make him the group leader first

forest ore Feb 22, 2020, 5:31 PM

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Tankbuster, at least _tempGrp should be empty since I create it just before creating _unit. But ok, apparently a created unit doesn't take the side of a created group 🤔

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Just to continue on that: shouldn't a created unit join a group with join or joinSilent?
Any idea why that does not happen with this:

_tempGrp = createGroup east; 
_unit = _tempGrp createUnit ["B_Soldier_F", position player, [], 0, "NONE"];
_unit join (group player);

finite sail Feb 22, 2020, 5:35 PM

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No the unit takes the side of the group leader

winter rose Feb 22, 2020, 5:35 PM

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[_unit]*

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@forest ore use -showScriptErrors please 😅

finite sail Feb 22, 2020, 5:36 PM

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yes, join takes an array of units

dusk shadow Feb 22, 2020, 5:36 PM

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@exotic flax i've done the numbers for what you've explained and man it still doesn't add up. Maybe I'm just thick but
Backpack is mass = 60,
mags are mass=10 each,
there's 20 mags in the backpack,
the box in this case is the inventory of a ATV with a maximumLoad = 600

600 / 100 * (20 * 10 + 60) = 0.0299..=> 3%, that doesn't make sense, the increase in weight is not 3%, the total is sure as hell not 3% (more like 80%) as seen in the first picture i linked

finite sail Feb 22, 2020, 5:36 PM

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[_unit] join (group player);

forest ore Feb 22, 2020, 5:37 PM

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oho, wololooo. Lou to the rescue! 👏🏼
I was reading https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/join and thought that it does not need an array if there's only one unit 😅
And just to confirm the created unit now joins player when using [_unit]

finite sail Feb 22, 2020, 5:37 PM

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it doesn't say thatr

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thepage only mentions arrays

winter rose Feb 22, 2020, 5:38 PM

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😅

📎 9k.png

finite sail Feb 22, 2020, 5:38 PM

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hehe

forest ore Feb 22, 2020, 5:38 PM

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well gahd damn! 😄

winter rose Feb 22, 2020, 5:39 PM

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couldn't resist :p

finite sail Feb 22, 2020, 5:40 PM

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what about where I said the group needs a leader before you join the unit to it? was I right?

forest ore Feb 22, 2020, 5:41 PM

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It would seem so yes 🙂

finite sail Feb 22, 2020, 5:43 PM

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cool

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if in the editor, I think the usual practice is to give the group leader a zero probability of presence. Not sure how you'd do that in script

winter rose Feb 22, 2020, 5:44 PM

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createUnit, deleteVehicle

finite sail Feb 22, 2020, 5:45 PM

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*checks own scripts

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yep, thank you @winter rose

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lol

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in a similar vein, I have a mission where I create opfor units, but forceadduniform civvy clothes on them

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might be an option, depending on @forest ore use case

austere sentinel Feb 22, 2020, 6:51 PM

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For some reason I can't get the player to force eject. I get the hint so I know I'm reaching this bit of code at least (this is in a "GetInMan" EH if that matters)

hint "You may not pilot this vehicle. Choose another seat.";
_nul = [] spawn {
    sleep 1;
    if ( vehicle player != player ) then { player action [ "Eject", (vehicle player) ]; };
};

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Nevermind, figured it out.
player action [ "Eject", (vehicle player) ];
needed to be
player action [ "getOut", (vehicle player) ];

lapis ivy Feb 22, 2020, 7:46 PM

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blufor_box_backpack addBackpackCargoGlobal ["B_mas_usl_Kitbag_w", 56];
Hey. I'm trying to add a backpack to a drawer, but this backpack comes right away with the item in the backpack. How can I remove all items from an added backpack in a drawer?

forest ore Feb 22, 2020, 7:59 PM

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Strange remote exec. Would need to remote exec join but that wasn't it --> ```sqf
[(group _eastGroup), [_unit]] remoteExecCall ["join"];

but how?

ruby breach Feb 22, 2020, 8:05 PM

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Looks like your params are backward

forest ore Feb 22, 2020, 8:08 PM

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This seemed to be the case Gnashes. So like so:

[[_unit], (group _eastGroup)] remoteExecCall ["join"];
```The thing that mostly bothers me with this remote exec stuff that I never seem to get a hold of how stuff is supposed to go with it. There's always something the "wrong way" 😄

ruby breach Feb 22, 2020, 8:08 PM

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It's just the exact same way as if you'd used the command without remoteExec

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[_unit] join (group _eastGroup) > [_unit] (group _eastGroup) remoteExec ["join"] > > [[_unit], (group _eastGroup)] remoteExec ["join"]

forest ore Feb 22, 2020, 8:11 PM

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Hmm, true true indeed. Well maybe some day even I'll understand. And that shouldn't even be a difficult combo to remote exec 🤷🏼‍♂️ 😄

dusk shadow Feb 22, 2020, 8:26 PM

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@forest ore I usually find abstracting it a bit helps:
Regular call:
arg1 command arg2;

RemoteExec:
[arg1, arg2] remoteExec ["command"];

In your case:
arg1 = [_unit]
arg2 = (group _eastGroup)
command = join

forest ore Feb 22, 2020, 8:28 PM

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Will keep that in mind @dusk shadow thanks 🙏🏼

tough abyss Feb 22, 2020, 8:32 PM

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Hello everyone! I need some help here. So, I'm trying to use UnitCapture and UnitPlay to get two Ghosthawks to move to an LZ and move back to their ships. I've got all the recording from UnitCapture and set it up to be triggered with a radio call, and everything is working fine. HOWEVER, when I trigger the radio call on the helicopters, they instantly move an inch forward and then stop. How can I fix this?

unborn ether Feb 22, 2020, 9:27 PM

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2020: Still dreaming about managing non-unit cargos without fully clearing them.
😦

finite sail Feb 22, 2020, 9:52 PM

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hmmm, am nearly ready to release update of mission... checks to see if I'll be buried by an ACE, RHS or CUP release like has happened the last few times

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or I could break the habit of a lifetime and release midweek

lapis ivy Feb 22, 2020, 10:18 PM

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How can I prevent third-party mods from being used on my server?

oblique arrow Feb 22, 2020, 10:20 PM

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Use the mod signature/key system @lapis ivy

lapis ivy Feb 22, 2020, 10:20 PM

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The keys are added to the server in the /myserver/keys folder, but players can still log in by connecting a third-party mod.

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Maybe there is some config that I need to configure?

oblique arrow Feb 22, 2020, 10:21 PM

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make sure that signatures are turned on in the server.cfg

lapis ivy Feb 22, 2020, 10:22 PM

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How do I do this?

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I use the TADST server launcher

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And one more question...

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I'm trying to add a backpack to a drawer, but this backpack comes right away with the item in the backpack. How can I remove all items from an added backpack in a drawer?

blufor_box_backpack addBackpackCargoGlobal ["B_mas_usl_Kitbag_w", 56];

finite sail Feb 22, 2020, 10:28 PM

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is there a particular reason you're using TADST?

lapis ivy Feb 22, 2020, 10:28 PM

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@finite sail
Yes, I had a problem with plug-in mods. The launcher made it easier for me.

finite sail Feb 22, 2020, 10:29 PM

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What's a plug-in mod?

lapis ivy Feb 22, 2020, 10:29 PM

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I connected the RHS, ACE mod, CBA...

finite sail Feb 22, 2020, 10:30 PM

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erm... connected?

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is English your first language m5?

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because you're using terminology I'm not familiar with

lapis ivy Feb 22, 2020, 10:31 PM

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No, I'm from Russia, I use a translator. He doesn't always translate correctly, sorry.

finite sail Feb 22, 2020, 10:31 PM

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its ok, i need to have a think about what you're saying 🙂

lapis ivy Feb 22, 2020, 10:32 PM

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😄

finite sail Feb 22, 2020, 10:32 PM

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ok, so you are using RHS, ACE, CBA mods

lapis ivy Feb 22, 2020, 10:32 PM

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Yes

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But players can connect to the server with other mods.

finite sail Feb 22, 2020, 10:33 PM

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yes, this means signature checking isn't working

lapis ivy Feb 22, 2020, 10:33 PM

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I want to be able to connect only using server mods.

finite sail Feb 22, 2020, 10:33 PM

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yes, I understand

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Is your server up now?

lapis ivy Feb 22, 2020, 10:34 PM

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The server is currently disabled. I can turn it on.

finite sail Feb 22, 2020, 10:34 PM

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please do

lapis ivy Feb 22, 2020, 10:36 PM

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Okay, wait 1 minute.

exotic flax Feb 22, 2020, 10:38 PM

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Do know that this is for scripting and not #server_admins

lapis ivy Feb 22, 2020, 10:40 PM

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Sorry.

finite sail Feb 22, 2020, 10:52 PM

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sorted via messaging.. hopefully got him to move to FAST2 too

alpine ledge Feb 22, 2020, 11:47 PM

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wondering if anyone has a workaround or something for the following:

i have 4 units in a vehicle that say a line via kbTell all at the same time (simultaneous cheering)
other kbTells in this scene use the VEHICLE radio channel so as to speak over the sound of the vehicle
this does mean however that only one unit can use the channel at a time
in order to get multiple units speaking at the same time, i need to set kbTell to use the DIRECT radio channel
script wise, everything works however i'm unable to actually hear them over the sound of the vehicle K_vPensiveBread

tl;dr - how i make vehicle quiet while preserving speech volume; fadeSpeech does not affect speech from kbTell, already tried that

winter rose Feb 22, 2020, 11:49 PM

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→ A3 bug ←

tame lion Feb 23, 2020, 2:25 AM

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What would be a good way to take an object and make its vector match the ground below it? I'm sure it involves surfaceNormal but not sure of how to use the math there

young current Feb 23, 2020, 2:41 AM

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setVectorDirAndUp perhaps

tame lion Feb 23, 2020, 2:55 AM

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would the up array be the surfaceNormal

young current Feb 23, 2020, 3:03 AM

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pooossibly

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Id test that

tame lion Feb 23, 2020, 3:36 AM

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Does the UIEventhandler "ButtonDblClick" not work anymore? I've been trying to make a button have 2 different functions based on single vs double click

austere copper Feb 23, 2020, 3:56 AM

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hi all, is there any way to have a custom engine sound from a spaceship to play on a static object .the idea is to have a spaceship that flys with the custom engine sound and have it play on the interior of that ship which is a separate model. it needs to have the same frequency and volume as the flying ship.Any help would be great thanks

young current Feb 23, 2020, 4:05 AM

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would playsound3D command work?

austere copper Feb 23, 2020, 4:10 AM

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Just like when you're in a helicopter and you start to fly the engine sound changes . Thats what im trying to accomplish. Playsound would just play the sound not change the volume or frequency . When you're in the interior you want to be able to hear that the ship has started to take off as the engine sound will be changing . Hope you get what I mean, thanks