finite sail Jun 4, 2020, 8:26 PM

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right. beer me. its the only thing that makes sense now 🙂

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oh, i said that out loud, didnt i?

spice arch Jun 4, 2020, 8:26 PM

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cheers m8

finite sail Jun 4, 2020, 8:26 PM

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no problem

neon crane Jun 4, 2020, 8:43 PM

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@neon crane so you made a folder called scripts and added the unlock.sqf into it. You made an init.sqf file and added the whitelisted steam IDs in the array, keeping the " " etc. You've made sure the path exists? You made sure the init.sqf file is a .sqf file and not a renamed .txt file? Make sure file extensions is on via View >> View Filke extensions in windows explorer
@brave jungle i did all that.

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and of course the file extensions are enabled

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So uhm. yeah. Most likely the script is dead or so.

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Is there any good alternative someone has?

brave jungle Jun 4, 2020, 8:50 PM

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does it have ot be whitelisted?

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Or

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you can try using remoteExec

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Because the effect of it is local

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orrrrr

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again

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try instead of a init.sqf, an initplayerlocal.sqf

neon crane Jun 4, 2020, 9:09 PM

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does it have ot be whitelisted?
@brave jungle yeah this unit is special. lmao

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try instead of a init.sqf, an initplayerlocal.sqf
@brave jungle okay, i can try.

jagged halo Jun 4, 2020, 11:14 PM

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Hello, I'm having an isssue merging two scripts in a mission i'm working on. I'm trying to add sushi's breaching script to Liberation. The problem arises when i have to add this:

#define SAF_DEF
#include "sushi_scripts\core\init.cpp"
#include "sushi_scripts\breach\init.cpp"
#undef SAF_DEF

class CfgFunctions
{
class SAF {
#define SAF_FNCS
#include "sushi_scripts\core\init.cpp"
#include "sushi_scripts\breach\init.cpp"
#undef SAF_FNCS
};
};

To the description. Mainly due to the fact that it liberation already has a cfgfunctions defined in its description going to a cfgfunctions.hpp:

class CfgFunctions {
#include "CfgFunctions.hpp"
#include "KP\KPPLM\KPPLM_functions.hpp"
};

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How would i resolve this?

exotic flax Jun 4, 2020, 11:16 PM

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either modify CfgFunctions of Liberation and add your functions to theirs, or disable their CfgFunctions and put all their functions in yours

jagged halo Jun 4, 2020, 11:18 PM

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how would i add it to cfgfunctions.hpp

exotic flax Jun 4, 2020, 11:20 PM

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add

class SAF {
        #define SAF_FNCS
            #include "\sushi_scripts\core\init.cpp"
            #include "\sushi_scripts\breach\init.cpp"
        #undef SAF_FNCS
    };

to KP\KPPLM\KPPLM_functions.hpp

jagged halo Jun 4, 2020, 11:20 PM

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ok thank you very much

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hmm now the game crashes and i get the error

include file sushi_scripts\core\init.cpp not found

But the file is there

exotic flax Jun 4, 2020, 11:29 PM

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make sure the path is correct, either relative to file or relative to mission root

jagged halo Jun 4, 2020, 11:30 PM

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Perhaps i have to change that part i added to check from mission root

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because wont it be looking relative to kp\kpplm\etc

rustic plover Jun 5, 2020, 1:05 AM

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What wrong with it? I have box. This box have type "AmmoBox", I placed it from 3DEN and it must(?) be in allMissionObjects "AmmoBox" list, but it's not... It is in allMissionObjects "" list

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Screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/ArvxEWV.png

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Ok. It's not "AmmoBox"

fair drum Jun 5, 2020, 4:24 AM

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is there a "fired upon" command?

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or what would you do to check to see if a unit is fired upon?

plucky wave Jun 5, 2020, 5:12 AM

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Having issues executing a SQF script from config.cpp once its binarised into config.bin.. anyone have any pointers or troubleshooting tips to look out for?

sonic slate Jun 5, 2020, 7:33 AM

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Having issues with a .lip file generated with the BI tool

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If I play the sound in mission without the lipfile, everything works as intended minus the lip movements

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If I include the .lip file, the sound file is sped up significantly, and there is still no lip movement

exotic tinsel Jun 5, 2020, 8:12 AM

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@sonic slate think this topic for the #arma3_audio channel

winter rose Jun 5, 2020, 8:49 AM

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either check the behaviour (switches to "COMBAT" when engaged), or (less precise and limited range) the FiredNear EH + checking shooter's side @fair drum

vague geode Jun 5, 2020, 11:59 AM

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Where do I need to put this in? The init.sqf? Or initServer.sqf?

    params ["_mapIsOpened", "_mapIsForced"];

    /* code to execute */

}];```

still forum Jun 5, 2020, 12:03 PM

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there is no map on server

vague geode Jun 5, 2020, 12:06 PM

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So it's the init.sqf then, right?

winter rose Jun 5, 2020, 12:08 PM

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@vague geode initPlayerLocal.sqf, or init.sqf yes

vague geode Jun 5, 2020, 12:08 PM

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Ok, thanks.

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@winter rose Does it irrelevant which one I put it in or is there something I need to be aware of?

winter rose Jun 5, 2020, 12:10 PM

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init.sqf is run on the server, so there will be one "useless" call

if you insist you can circumvent it by wrapping it with ~~if (not isDedicated) then {};~~ if (hasInterface) then {};

vague geode Jun 5, 2020, 12:14 PM

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@winter rose Are you sure about that? I am asking because I put a findDisplay 12 displayCtrl 51 ctrlAddEventHandler ["Draw", { /*code*/ }]; into the init.sqf and it works perfectly (marking a carrier on the map) which it didn't when I only put it into a server run script...

winter rose Jun 5, 2020, 12:15 PM

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of course, because

there is no map on server

vague geode Jun 5, 2020, 12:15 PM

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@winter rose Wait, you meant it's ALSO run on the server, not exclusivly run there, right?

winter rose Jun 5, 2020, 12:15 PM

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init.sqf run things locally
and
is run by clients and server yes

vague geode Jun 5, 2020, 12:16 PM

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@winter rose Ah, ok. Thanks alot.

winter rose Jun 5, 2020, 12:16 PM

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see the following for moarrr info @vague geode
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Initialization_Order

hollow thistle Jun 5, 2020, 12:31 PM

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if (not isDedicated) {}; does not make much sense, it will run on headless clients.

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which also does not have a map.

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isDedicated should be rarely needed.

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usually you need isServer or hasInterface checks.

vague geode Jun 5, 2020, 12:32 PM

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@hollow thistle That's great since isServer (or rather !isServer) is exactly what I used...

hollow thistle Jun 5, 2020, 12:33 PM

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for adding Map eh you should actually check if there's interface. no point in adding it somewhere where there's no interface.

winter rose Jun 5, 2020, 12:34 PM

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@hollow thistle true, hasInterface

long glacier Jun 5, 2020, 1:40 PM

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Afternoon all, anyone know how I can combine these easily? I thought it could be done with an else statement but then I would have to wrap it all and don't know what with? ```ActionScript
if (typeOf player == "I_Officer_F") then {

{
_x params ["_classname", "_text"];
this addAction [
_text,
compile format ['player addWeapon "%1"', _classname],
nil, 0.1, true, true, "", "(_target distance _this) < 3"
];
} forEach [

["arifle_Mk20_GL_plain_F","<t color='#ff0000'>Mk20 Carbine GL</t>"],
["arifle_TRG21_GL_F","<t color='#009933'>TRG 21 GL</t>"],
["arifle_SPAR_01_GL_khk_F","<t color='#009933'>SPAR Woodland GL</t>"],
["arifle_SPAR_01_GL_snd_F","<t color='#e6e600'>SPAR Sand GL</t>"],
["rhs_weap_m4a1_blockII_M203_d","<t color='#e6e600'>M4A1 Sand GL</t>"],
["rhs_weap_m4a1_blockII_M203_wd","<t color='#009933'>M4A1 Woodland GL"],
["hlc_rifle_ACR_GL_SBR_green","<t color='#009933'>ACR Woodland GL</t>"],
["hlc_rifle_ACR_GL_SBR_tan","<t color='#e6e600'>ACR Sand GL</t>"]

]
};

if (typeOf player == "I_Soldier_SL_F") then {

{
_x params ["_classname", "_text"];
this addAction [
_text,
compile format ['player addWeapon "%1"', _classname],
nil, 0.1, true, true, "", "(_target distance _this) < 3"
];
} forEach [

["arifle_Mk20_GL_plain_F","<t color='#ff0000'>Mk20 Carbine GL</t>"],
["arifle_TRG21_GL_F","<t color='#009933'>TRG 21 GL</t>"],
["arifle_SPAR_01_GL_khk_F","<t color='#009933'>SPAR Woodland GL</t>"],
["arifle_SPAR_01_GL_snd_F","<t color='#e6e600'>SPAR Sand GL</t>"],
["rhs_weap_m4a1_blockII_M203_d","<t color='#e6e600'>M4A1 Sand GL</t>"],
["rhs_weap_m4a1_blockII_M203_wd","<t color='#009933'>M4A1 Woodland GL"],
["hlc_rifle_ACR_GL_SBR_green","<t color='#009933'>ACR Woodland GL</t>"],
["hlc_rifle_ACR_GL_SBR_tan","<t color='#e6e600'>ACR Sand GL</t>"]

]
};```

cosmic lichen Jun 5, 2020, 1:48 PM

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use switch inside the forEach loop

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and please use the radius parameter of addAction instead of the condition.

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oh wait

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Both classes get the same weapons right?

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then you can just do sqf typeOf player in ["class1","class2"];

long glacier Jun 5, 2020, 1:54 PM

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Yeah

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I only want specific roles to be able to interact with the boxes for designed for their roles.

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Like this? ```ActionScript
{
typeOf Player in ["I_Officer_F", "I_Soldier_SL_F"]
_x params ["_classname", "_text"];
this addAction [
_text,
compile format ['player addWeapon "%1"', _classname],
nil, 0.1, true, true, "", "(_target distance _this) < 3"
];
} forEach [

["arifle_Mk20_GL_plain_F","<t color='#ff0000'>Mk20 Carbine GL</t>"],
["arifle_TRG21_GL_F","<t color='#009933'>TRG 21 GL</t>"],
["arifle_SPAR_01_GL_khk_F","<t color='#009933'>SPAR Woodland GL</t>"],
["arifle_SPAR_01_GL_snd_F","<t color='#e6e600'>SPAR Sand GL</t>"],
["rhs_weap_m4a1_blockII_M203_d","<t color='#e6e600'>M4A1 Sand GL</t>"],
["rhs_weap_m4a1_blockII_M203_wd","<t color='#009933'>M4A1 Woodland GL"],
["hlc_rifle_ACR_GL_SBR_green","<t color='#009933'>ACR Woodland GL</t>"],
["hlc_rifle_ACR_GL_SBR_tan","<t color='#e6e600'>ACR Sand GL</t>"]

]```

still forum Jun 5, 2020, 1:59 PM

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compile format ['player addWeapon "%1"', _classname],

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you can pass parameters to the action function, please just use that

long glacier Jun 5, 2020, 1:59 PM

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ohh no I did this ```ActionScript
if (typeOf player in ["I_Officer_F", "I_Soldier_SL_F"]) then {

{
_x params ["_classname", "_text"];
this addAction [
_text,
compile format ['player addWeapon "%1"', _classname],
nil, 0.1, true, true, "", "(_target distance _this) < 3"
];
} forEach [

["arifle_Mk20_GL_plain_F","<t color='#ff0000'>Mk20 Carbine GL</t>"],
["arifle_TRG21_GL_F","<t color='#009933'>TRG 21 GL</t>"],
["arifle_SPAR_01_GL_khk_F","<t color='#009933'>SPAR Woodland GL</t>"],
["arifle_SPAR_01_GL_snd_F","<t color='#e6e600'>SPAR Sand GL</t>"],
["rhs_weap_m4a1_blockII_M203_d","<t color='#e6e600'>M4A1 Sand GL</t>"],
["rhs_weap_m4a1_blockII_M203_wd","<t color='#009933'>M4A1 Woodland GL"],
["hlc_rifle_ACR_GL_SBR_green","<t color='#009933'>ACR Woodland GL</t>"],
["hlc_rifle_ACR_GL_SBR_tan","<t color='#e6e600'>ACR Sand GL</t>"]

]
};```

still forum Jun 5, 2020, 2:00 PM

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_text, 
{player addWeapon (_this select 3)}, 
_classname, 0.1, true, true, "", "(_target distance _this) < 3"

long glacier Jun 5, 2020, 2:01 PM

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Ohh ok is this for better performance

still forum Jun 5, 2020, 2:01 PM

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MUCH better yes.

long glacier Jun 5, 2020, 2:01 PM

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So this then ```ActionScript
if (typeOf player in ["I_Officer_F", "I_Soldier_SL_F"]) then {

{
_x params ["_classname", "_text"];
this addAction [
_text,
{player addWeapon (_this select 3)},
_classname, 0.1, true, true, "", "(_target distance _this) < 3"
];
} forEach [

["arifle_Mk20_GL_plain_F","<t color='#ff0000'>Mk20 Carbine GL</t>"],
["arifle_TRG21_GL_F","<t color='#009933'>TRG 21 GL</t>"],
["arifle_SPAR_01_GL_khk_F","<t color='#009933'>SPAR Woodland GL</t>"],
["arifle_SPAR_01_GL_snd_F","<t color='#e6e600'>SPAR Sand GL</t>"],
["rhs_weap_m4a1_blockII_M203_d","<t color='#e6e600'>M4A1 Sand GL</t>"],
["rhs_weap_m4a1_blockII_M203_wd","<t color='#009933'>M4A1 Woodland GL"],
["hlc_rifle_ACR_GL_SBR_green","<t color='#009933'>ACR Woodland GL</t>"],
["hlc_rifle_ACR_GL_SBR_tan","<t color='#e6e600'>ACR Sand GL</t>"]

]
};```

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Thank you @cosmic lichen and @still forum 👍

finite sail Jun 5, 2020, 6:05 PM

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mmmm

winter rose Jun 5, 2020, 6:29 PM

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@finite sail still no links without description 👀 #rules

finite sail Jun 5, 2020, 6:29 PM

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is mmmm not suffiicient? 🙂

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rules noted, wont happen again

topaz fiber Jun 5, 2020, 7:02 PM

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Hi, looking for help with a script to run on dedicated server to set a variable name to a respawned vic. currently it is set to 'strykerRespawn' for the purpose of strykerRespawnWest = [West,strykerRespawn,"STRYKER"] call BIS_fnc_addRespawnPosition;

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but i need it to be the same when it respawns

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looking along the lines of
strykerRespawn setVehicleVarName "strykerRespawn";
in the vehicle respawn module expression, but no joy

finite sail Jun 5, 2020, 8:34 PM

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@topaz fiber razorclam, you mean you want the vehicle name to be publkic?

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ie, known and named to server and all clients?

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if so, I use this fnc

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fnc_setVehicleName =
{
params ["_veh", "_name"];
missionNamespace setVariable [_name, _veh, true];
[_veh, _name] remoteExec ["setVehicleVarName", 0, true];
};

topaz fiber Jun 5, 2020, 8:53 PM

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@finite sail that’s perfect thanks. I found it after some googling. I’m trying really hard to not google stuff and figure it out but maybe I’m just a bit old 😩

finite sail Jun 5, 2020, 8:54 PM

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🙂

topaz fiber Jun 5, 2020, 8:54 PM

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I just try to understand it.

brave jungle Jun 5, 2020, 8:54 PM

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Learn from existing ;)

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Just no Frankensteining 🤣

topaz fiber Jun 5, 2020, 8:55 PM

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It should be in a .sqf and callled from the serverinit by execVM? That’s how I did it anyway.

finite sail Jun 5, 2020, 8:57 PM

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i use that as a function, complie it in description.exe

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then call it

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[_vehicletobenamed, "vecname"] call fnc_setvehiclename

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that vehicle will then be know as vecname on server and all players

topaz fiber Jun 5, 2020, 8:59 PM

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I put it in a functions.sqf and then execVM from the init. Then called from vic respwan expression

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It works anyway. So I’m pleased. Just have to debug why the timer isn’t working but think it’s a conflict with ALiVE

tough abyss Jun 5, 2020, 9:03 PM

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best practice is to put things in a function so they don't have to compile in real-time, but if you're not doing anything major it should be fine

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also be careful about using init.sqf, it can cause a lot of weird locality issues in mp. don't use it if you don't know why you're using it

topaz fiber Jun 5, 2020, 9:05 PM

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I went from making missions locally to a dedicated server. Nothing worked so had to basically learn scripting. Now my init.sqf is empty. It’s all in serverinit

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Some things still not working right though.

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Ha, I don’t know why I’m using most of it 🤔

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It’s really interesting though. It’s great to get advice and help too so thanks. 👍

tough abyss Jun 5, 2020, 9:07 PM

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

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keep in mind init.sqf will execute for every JIP

finite sail Jun 5, 2020, 9:08 PM

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yes, init.sqf has its place

topaz fiber Jun 5, 2020, 9:10 PM

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I’m still figuring it all out. JIP is join in progress? This refers to players in the briefing screen before they spawn into the mission?

finite sail Jun 5, 2020, 9:12 PM

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JIP is players who join after the mission has started

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for flashpoint, its witchcraft

topaz fiber Jun 5, 2020, 9:15 PM

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I’ve not seen that wiki page. Really useful thanks.

tough abyss Jun 5, 2020, 10:53 PM

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Hey, I need to make players invincible while in a specific vehicle named "vic"

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Does anyone know how to accomplish this?

winter rose Jun 5, 2020, 11:04 PM

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vic allowDamage false```@tough abyss, but be sure to check for locality (see the wiki)

tough abyss Jun 5, 2020, 11:24 PM

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No I meant the players inside must be invincible, not the vehicle itself

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The passengers can not be damaged while inside

inland bay Jun 5, 2020, 11:29 PM

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what

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stop please

#

Someone was @tting me

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and I get warned for telling them to F off

tacit glen Jun 5, 2020, 11:34 PM

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@inland bay can u help me with a admin script not loading?

half hawk Jun 5, 2020, 11:34 PM

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yeah mikey

inland bay Jun 5, 2020, 11:34 PM

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Yeah sure thing

#

Im rather Excelled in that area

half hawk Jun 5, 2020, 11:34 PM

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yeah join TS

tacit glen Jun 5, 2020, 11:35 PM

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ugh stop stealing my men moe

crude needle Jun 5, 2020, 11:35 PM

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@tough abyss I'd recommend GetIn(man) and GetOut(man) event handlers.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#GetInMan
e.g. something like:

player addEventHandler ["GetInMan", {
    params ["_unit", "_role", "_vehicle", "_turret"];
        if (_vehicle isEqualTo vic) then {
            _unit allowDamage false;
        };
}];

tacit glen Jun 5, 2020, 11:35 PM

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💯

tough abyss Jun 6, 2020, 1:41 AM

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Where do I put that @crude needle

fair drum Jun 6, 2020, 2:40 AM

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okay so I have a lot of sideChat commands I need to do. I remember someone posting about putting it in a file then calling the specific class. could I get some reading material on how to do this correctly?

tough abyss Jun 6, 2020, 2:58 AM

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I remember someone posting about putting it in a file then calling the specific class

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not sure what you mean, was he referring to using format?

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or was he talking about just creating a function that contained all the sideChat commands

fair drum Jun 6, 2020, 3:07 AM

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like creating a separate file with all the chat text in it, then having different classes defined for each one, then calling it in mission easily

tough abyss Jun 6, 2020, 3:22 AM

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yes that'd be done via function

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many different ways to create a function, most reliable way imo is to make a dedicated directory for functions then reference them in description.ext. from that point you can call them from anything in the mission and they'll work,

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else you may run into some strange issues

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

solar chasm Jun 6, 2020, 4:06 AM

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Frivolous idea... Would it be possible to script a trigger to boost a vehicle past its maximum speed (temporarily)? I can find functions that limit max speed, but not change it...
Or would this have to be worked into the configs of the vehicles in question and then accessed from the scenario?

copper raven Jun 6, 2020, 4:17 AM

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

solar chasm Jun 6, 2020, 4:41 AM

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Doh. Thanks, was trying to find something under speed. =/

topaz fiber Jun 6, 2020, 7:14 AM

#

morning,
I have a body cleanup function that works great local but not on dedi server
player addMPEventHandler ["MPRespawn", {_this spawn FNC_Del_Corpse;}];
in initserver

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FNC_Del_Corpse = {_unit = _this select 1;
_pos = getPos _unit;_xpos = _pos select 0;_ypos = _pos select 1;
_zpos = _pos select 2;sleep 0.3;for "_i" from 0 to 3 do {_xvel = 0;_yvel = 0;_zvel = 0;_tnt = 0;
drop[["A3\Data_F\ParticleEffects\Universal\universal.p3d",16,7,48],"","Billboard",0,1 + random 0.5,[_xpos,_ypos,_zpos],
[_xvel,_yvel,_zvel],1,1.2,1.3,0,[2],[[0.55,0.5,0.45,0],[_tnt + 0.55,_tnt + 0.5,_tnt + 0.45,0.16],
[_tnt + 0.55,_tnt + 0.5,_tnt + 0.45, 0.12],[_tnt + 0.5,_tnt + 0.45,_tnt + 0.4,0.08],
[_tnt + 0.45,_tnt + 0.4,_tnt + 0.35,0.04],[_tnt + 0.4,_tnt + 0.35,_tnt + 0.3,0.01]],[0],0.1,0.1,"","",""];};
deleteVehicle _unit;};

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is the function...... can someone tell me why is doesnt work on dedicated server? my head hurts

#

i tried - player addMPEvenHandler in the onPlayerRespawn.sqf but that stopped it working even locally

copper raven Jun 6, 2020, 7:55 AM

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onPlayerRespawn.sqf wouldn't work as it fires locally on the player who respawned, while you're defining a function serverside on a dedicated server. player addMPEventHandler ["MPRespawn", {_this spawn FNC_Del_Corpse;}]; if you're calling this on a dedicated server, player obviously will not work.

topaz fiber Jun 6, 2020, 7:59 AM

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Thanks, i appreciate you taking the time to respond. I wish it was obvious, then i wouldnt be here. 🙂
wht is the alternative to player in the context of this call? i feel like i just delete player and leave the rest?

copper raven Jun 6, 2020, 8:01 AM

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I don't really understand what you are trying to do, https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/drop has local effects, so creating the particle on a dedicated server makes 0 sense.

topaz fiber Jun 6, 2020, 8:03 AM

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ok, the effects are a herring to be fair. they just make it look prettier when the body disappears. The function is to simply remove the body when the player respawns.

#

(the script is not my work)

#

but it works locally, not on server. that is what im trying to learn, why it acts differently

copper raven Jun 6, 2020, 8:05 AM

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Move everything client side, if you want other players to see the particles, remoteExec it, server doesn't need to be involved here at all.

topaz fiber Jun 6, 2020, 8:07 AM

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so the script should just be placed in the init.sqf instead of server.sqf?

copper raven Jun 6, 2020, 8:08 AM

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initPlayerLocal

topaz fiber Jun 6, 2020, 8:09 AM

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ok that makes sense. I'll give it a go. thanks 👍

copper raven Jun 6, 2020, 8:09 AM

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MP EH is also not needed, change it to regular respawn

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player addEventHandler ["Respawn", ...]

topaz fiber Jun 6, 2020, 8:12 AM

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so... its monitoring the player, when the player respawns the handler spawns the delete body function
thats how i read it

copper raven Jun 6, 2020, 8:13 AM

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Ye, and creates the particles, if you want particles to appear for other players, you need to remoteExec.

topaz fiber Jun 6, 2020, 8:16 AM

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yeah, fk the particles for today 🤣

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i will just delete that part

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hmmm, that's not working, again, worked ok local but not on the server

topaz fiber Jun 6, 2020, 8:47 AM

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@copper raven when you said move everything local, you meant everything 🙂

#

moved the function itself to to the initPlayerLocal.sqf and now it works perfectly....

brave jungle Jun 6, 2020, 8:59 AM

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You can work out if its gonna need to be local etc. by looking at the commands wiki page(s) and the top left it will say effect 😉

topaz fiber Jun 6, 2020, 9:02 AM

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Thanks Curious, that helps a lot.... although eventHandler is both??

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

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ahhhh, one is executed

#

i see

frigid lodge Jun 6, 2020, 11:36 AM

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Hello, Is anyone able to help me understand what is wrong with this and why its not adding the things to the arsenal? I'm trying to avoid it being added to scroll wheel if that's possible. And just have it create the arsenal and add the vest backpacks and all that
https://sqfbin.com/equcumewizuzihiwopag

winter rose Jun 6, 2020, 11:48 AM

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have you checked https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_arsenal , ya sneaky deleter 😛

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@frigid lodge ^

frigid lodge Jun 6, 2020, 11:50 AM

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🤣 I thought AmmoBoxInit would work but does it not add a scrollwheel option for other players?

winter rose Jun 6, 2020, 11:51 AM

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I believe you should add items before doing the preload/create dialog

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(not experienced with Arsenal, just a guess)

frigid lodge Jun 6, 2020, 11:54 AM

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Ill give it a go, ill also try the AmmoBoxInit on multiplayer and see what happens, Ill report back with my findings, thanks for the assistance though @winter rose 🙂

frigid lodge Jun 6, 2020, 12:48 PM

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Ok so I managed to add all the items to the arsenal but now when it gets opened it resets and only adds what I'm wearing to the arsenal

valid bison Jun 6, 2020, 4:46 PM

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Hello, I wanted to know if an event handler exists to detect when the player switches from primary to secondary weapon, etc.. ?

Thanks you in advance for your answer 🙂

warm hedge Jun 6, 2020, 4:48 PM

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I don't think there's any, unfortunately

valid bison Jun 6, 2020, 4:51 PM

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All right, well, let's go with some "actionKeys" aha ^^ Thanks anyway 🙂

exotic flax Jun 6, 2020, 4:52 PM

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you probably would have to combine inventory EH's (open/close, take/put) with catching some key presses (direct weapon select and switch weapon)

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although simply running a while which checks the current active weapon should do the job as well 😉

valid bison Jun 6, 2020, 4:55 PM

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Yes I've already used these actions (open/close, take/put), but now I'm adding key actions to fill all that. Then I'd like to avoid a while, I do a HUD, and a while H24, it's not great ^^

tough abyss Jun 6, 2020, 5:13 PM

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there's no eventhandler dedicated to doing precisely what you want, but i think you can get away with using AnimChanged eh and then evaluating the current held weapon against whatever you want

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since switching weapons always initiates an animation

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please do not run a constant check to look at the primary weapon of a unit

exotic flax Jun 6, 2020, 5:26 PM

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AnimChanged is also running almost every second 🤔 unless someone is afk...

tough abyss Jun 6, 2020, 5:29 PM

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no it isn't

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it only triggers whenever a new animation is started

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which, yes, is quite frequent, but it's far better than doing a while loop that runs every frame

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anyways, just double-checked it, doesn't seem to work

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which is strange

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but i want to see if i can get it to work now so, gib sec

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hm, don't think you can do this with an eh but

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yeah, not actually sure. gomen, i thought for sure changing weapons would be classified as an animation, not sure why it isn't

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though i still maintain that you should avoid using a while loop as much as possible

jaunty zephyr Jun 6, 2020, 7:26 PM

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hi folks! i'm getting an error in RPT that I interpret as a unit not being able to find a way to get from one point to another:

21:15:40 Out of path-planning region for C Alpha 1-2:1 at 3105.0,3658.0, node type Road
21:15:40 Error C Alpha 1-2:1: Invalid path from [3103.50, 13.18, 3658.50] to [3094.86, 13.63, 3661.11].

anyone know if I can catch that in a script (so I can handle it)

astral dawn Jun 6, 2020, 7:37 PM

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@jaunty zephyr you can try to use this event handler on your bot
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#PathCalculated

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But I don't really know if it returns an empty path or an incomplete path in that situation

jaunty zephyr Jun 6, 2020, 7:43 PM

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hmm that only works for agents, right? I dont actually use agents 😬

astral dawn Jun 6, 2020, 7:43 PM

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You should try anyway

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I think we tried it on vehicles too

jaunty zephyr Jun 6, 2020, 7:45 PM

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oh wow I can actually attach that to normal units o.O

finite sail Jun 6, 2020, 7:46 PM

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nah, it works for everything

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not limited to agents

jaunty zephyr Jun 6, 2020, 7:50 PM

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nice! the failing unit never ever triggers the "PathCalculated" event (expected, as it fails creating the path)

winter rose Jun 6, 2020, 7:50 PM

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someone should edit that page 👀

jaunty zephyr Jun 6, 2020, 7:51 PM

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and I can use that to find it

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thx @astral dawn

finite sail Jun 6, 2020, 7:52 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/calculatePath this page has more info

astral tendon Jun 6, 2020, 7:55 PM

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Is there any way to force the server to play in certain difficulty sething?

restive leaf Jun 6, 2020, 7:56 PM

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server.cfg combined with a custom Arma3Profile

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See https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/server.armaprofile for documentation including an extensive example of an ARMA 3 profile file

astral tendon Jun 6, 2020, 8:00 PM

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How do I insert that into the mission file?

restive leaf Jun 6, 2020, 8:00 PM

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You don't

winter rose Jun 6, 2020, 8:00 PM

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"is there a way to force the server to play a certain mission in a certain difficulty setting"

astral tendon Jun 6, 2020, 8:01 PM

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Yes?

restive leaf Jun 6, 2020, 8:02 PM

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You don't do it in the mission file... custom difficulty is defined in the profile and called from server.cfg, eg: class Missions { class Epoch { template = epoch.Altis; difficulty = "Custom"; }; };

astral tendon Jun 6, 2020, 8:03 PM

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Then its impossible.

restive leaf Jun 6, 2020, 8:04 PM

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"is there a way to force the server to play a certain mission in a certain difficulty setting" Yes, absolutely as detailed above... Not impossible, most of us do just that

finite sail Jun 6, 2020, 8:07 PM

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I think @astral tendon s question is "Can the mission maker force someone elses server to play in a given difficulty setting"

winter rose Jun 6, 2020, 8:08 PM

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"is there a way to force the server to play a certain mission in a certain difficulty setting"
yep, I believe this ^ is the real question

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Bohemia has some missions (e.g the bootcamp campaign) forced to play in standard difficulty; I looked for a way to do this (even in SP) but could not find anything.

topaz fiber Jun 6, 2020, 9:00 PM

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im strugling to figure out where things go;
i have a rally point able to be spawned which creates a marker. Im trying to figure out how to have the marker removed if the tent is destroyed. im sure my code is sound but maybe its in the wrong place

if ((damage medicTent) == 1) then {
deleteMarker "respawn_west1";

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but i keep getting an error saying medictent is an unknown variable

candid cape Jun 6, 2020, 9:13 PM

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Hi, I want a specific person to only be able to execute a script, how could I do that?

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I know that is something like this

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player getPlayerUID isEqualTo "765"

long glacier Jun 6, 2020, 9:22 PM

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Hello all, I have this script working but the problem is it creates the markers on mission start but I would really like it to work in the editor so subsequent markers can be seen on top of the building markers it creates instead on them being underneath them. Any ideas? ActionScript if (isServer) then { [] spawn { _EdenObjectNum = 0; { _name = (["3DenObjectMarker",_EdenObjectNum] joinstring "_"); _bbr = boundingBoxReal _x; _p1 = _bbr select 0; _p2 = _bbr select 1; _maxWidth = abs ((_p2 select 0) - (_p1 select 0)); _maxLength = abs ((_p2 select 1) - (_p1 select 1)); _Direction = getDir _x; _centre = boundingCenter _x; createMarker [_name, _x]; _name setMarkerShape "RECTANGLE"; _name setMarkerBrush "SolidFull"; _name setMarkerSize [(_maxWidth / 2),(_maxLength / 2)]; _name setMarkerDir _Direction; _name setMarkerAlpha 1; _name setmarkerColor "ColorGrey"; _EdenObjectNum = _EdenObjectNum+1; } forEach ((getMissionLayerEntities "EdenMapObjects") select 0); }; };

long glacier Jun 6, 2020, 9:38 PM

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If it helps I have been playing around with get3DENLayerEntities but with no luck.

hallow mortar Jun 6, 2020, 10:07 PM

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I'm running this as an execVM'd server only script:

_group = [getMarkerPos "mkr_spawn1", west, "IRG_InfSquad"] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
_wp = (_group addWaypoint [(getMarkerPos "mkr_obj"), 20]);
_wp setWaypointType "MOVE";
_group = [getMarkerPos "mkr_spawn2", west, "IRG_InfSquad"] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
_wp = (_group addWaypoint [(getMarkerPos "mkr_obj"), 20]);
_wp setWaypointType "MOVE";
_group = [getMarkerPos "mkr_spawn3", west, "IRG_InfSquad"] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
_wp = (_group addWaypoint [(getMarkerPos "mkr_obj"), 20]);
_wp setWaypointType "MOVE";

sleep 5;
// then repeat the same thing

Problem: absolutely nothing happens.
RPT reveals this:

23:01:26 A null object passed as a target to RemoteExec(Call) 'bis_fnc_objectvar'
but I don't know what's causing that, how to fix it, or if it's even caused by this script.

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I know the script is running to begin with, since there's a notification at the start that appears correctly.

halcyon crypt Jun 6, 2020, 10:33 PM

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your 3rd parameter for BIS_fnc_spawnGroup isn't correct

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Can be three different types: a list of character types (Array), an amount of characters to spawn (Number) or a CfgGroups entry (Config)

hallow mortar Jun 6, 2020, 10:35 PM

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Oh, you have to write out the entire path to the cfgGroups entry even though it knows it's got to look in cfgGroups if it's not an array or number

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awesome.

halcyon crypt Jun 6, 2020, 10:36 PM

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yep

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~~there are better functions for spawning groups though~~

hallow mortar Jun 6, 2020, 10:37 PM

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If this will spawn the group I want at the position I want, I don't need anything better

halcyon crypt Jun 6, 2020, 10:38 PM

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there isn't a better one anyway 😛

acoustic abyss Jun 6, 2020, 10:59 PM

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Hey everyone,
I have recently discovered the joys and frustrations of the ORBAT viewer. Had a question:

Is it possible to assign the player (name) as the commander of an ORBAT group/class?

The default one in the BIKI has "Armstrong", and allows generic names. But can other names be referenced?

Or can I somehow create an array of the playernames after role selection, and then refer to that in the description.ext?

exotic flax Jun 6, 2020, 11:02 PM

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You can assign any name to the orbat, or connect any player to any position in the orbat.

acoustic abyss Jun 6, 2020, 11:09 PM

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@exotic flax Well, great! Mmm, but what is the syntax to refer to a player's name? It doesn't look like name or getplayerUID give me a player's name for a character object. Also; can you simply run regular SQF inside the braces of a description.ext class ?

exotic flax Jun 6, 2020, 11:16 PM

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Just noticed https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_ORBATSetGroupParams, which should allow you to "override" the config on the fly, and therefore set a player name

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It's not possible to use code in CfgOrbat.

acoustic abyss Jun 6, 2020, 11:18 PM

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Thank you. Will play around with this.

glass zinc Jun 6, 2020, 11:19 PM

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sometimes my event handler is not working

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like i will join the mission and sometimes it wont detect the keypress

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_name = name player;
    //Set the needed global variable
  TIME_TO_IDLE = (time + 120);
  // Add keypress eventhandler
  // Add keypress eventhandler and check for a player display
  waituntil {sleep 0.3;!isnull (finddisplay 46)}; 
  (findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["keyDown", "_this call fnc_key"];
  // Detect keypress
     fnc_key = if (isGameFocused) then {
      {TIME_TO_IDLE = time + 120};
     };

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i check TIME_TO_IDLE in dev console and its not changing with the keypress

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but i can join other times and it is detecting it

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anyone know why this might be happening

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mission does take a long time to load into

tough abyss Jun 7, 2020, 12:23 AM

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Does anyone know where @life_server is downloaded when entering a server?

restive leaf Jun 7, 2020, 12:24 AM

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Oh, God no...

tough abyss Jun 7, 2020, 12:24 AM

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@restive leaf You tell me?

cunning crown Jun 7, 2020, 12:29 AM

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Ask them directly, there is a link to the official Arma 3 RPG Discord in #channel_invites_list

tough abyss Jun 7, 2020, 12:30 AM

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what server is it

cunning crown Jun 7, 2020, 12:31 AM

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[...] Arma 3 RPG [...]

tough abyss Jun 7, 2020, 1:09 AM

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@topaz fiber

if ((damage medicTent) == 1) then {
deleteMarker "respawn_west1";```

why not use

if (!alive medicTent) then { deleteMarker "respawn_west1"};

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also to answer your question of unknown variables it depends on many things, what is the context of this script? where is it located?

topaz fiber Jun 7, 2020, 5:37 AM

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@tough abyss thanks for your response. The script is called from an addAction on a player. This builds the tent and creates a spawn marker on it

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The script is in a Script folder in the mission folder.

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The was I understand it is that to check for the destroyed tent there would have to be a kind of monitoring script on a loop?

topaz fiber Jun 7, 2020, 6:21 AM

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I put it in a while run do script and it works perfectly. Is this best practice or is there a better way? Thanks.

austere pendant Jun 7, 2020, 7:07 AM

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hey guys i got a slight problem i have a dialoge set up
and remoteExec ["Dialog1",0,true]; in activation only server on
but that damned think wont trigger

Dialog1 = {
[
["yankee-1","all suspects KIA code 4", 0],
["Dispatch","Copy that Yankee-1 return to base", 6]
] spawn BIS_fnc_EXP_camp_playSubtitles;
};

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when i activate the trigger nothing

copper raven Jun 7, 2020, 7:47 AM

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Clients won't know what Dialog1 is, i assume you have it defined serverside only

austere pendant Jun 7, 2020, 7:49 AM

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so i should change the name?

copper raven Jun 7, 2020, 8:00 AM

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define the function client side

austere pendant Jun 7, 2020, 8:00 AM

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?????

copper raven Jun 7, 2020, 8:01 AM

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I put it in a while run do script and it works perfectly. Is this best practice or is there a better way?
@topaz fiber https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#Killed

austere pendant Jun 7, 2020, 8:01 AM

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i literally just learned how to do dialogue

copper raven Jun 7, 2020, 8:01 AM

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Put this in initPlayerLocal.sqf

Dialog1 = {
    [ 
        ["yankee-1","all suspects KIA code 4", 0], 
        ["Dispatch","Copy that Yankee-1 return to base", 6]
    ] spawn BIS_fnc_EXP_camp_playSubtitles;
};

austere pendant Jun 7, 2020, 8:02 AM

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wait i just have a init.sqf

copper raven Jun 7, 2020, 8:02 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Event_Scripts#initPlayerLocal.sqf

austere pendant Jun 7, 2020, 8:02 AM

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is that what i did wrong?

copper raven Jun 7, 2020, 8:02 AM

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If you put it in init.sqf, your trigger is setup wrong then, i don't know much about them

austere pendant Jun 7, 2020, 8:03 AM

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so i change the init to a initplayer?

copper raven Jun 7, 2020, 8:05 AM

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Doesn't matter

austere pendant Jun 7, 2020, 8:06 AM

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wait what

copper raven Jun 7, 2020, 8:10 AM

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You can put it in either file, it makes more sense to define it on client only as it plays subtitles or whatever it does

austere pendant Jun 7, 2020, 8:10 AM

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aight

exotic tinsel Jun 7, 2020, 8:13 AM

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@still forum is it possible to simulate the push to talk functionality? I have a dialog that i need players to be able to have open and use push to talk. i have my eventhandlers and action detection scripts in place. i just need to know how to activate/call function to turn on and off push to talk. is there something you can point me to that will enable me to find the answer.

austere pendant Jun 7, 2020, 8:14 AM

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halayooya i got dialoge to work

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techincally sharp did but still

copper raven Jun 7, 2020, 8:16 AM

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I thought you already had it in one of the init scripts, missread what you wrote, but glad you got it working.

austere pendant Jun 7, 2020, 8:16 AM

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😄

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this scripting thing is damn hard

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and im doing the basic of basic things

fervent kettle Jun 7, 2020, 10:02 AM

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quick question, is server.sqf a reserved file name like onPlayerRespawn.sqf?

topaz fiber Jun 7, 2020, 10:03 AM

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morning scripters
for the life of me i cant get this to work, always error saying missing this and that

player addAction ["<t color='#FF707E'>Deploy Rallypoint</t>", "Scripts\rallyPoint.sqf", [], 0, false, true, "", "{(vehicle player == player) and (player distance medicTent =< 10)}"];

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anything obvious im missing? :thanks:

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its the distance condition which is causing the error, without it it works just fine

winter rose Jun 7, 2020, 10:06 AM

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@fervent kettle nope

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you can check which files are here: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Event_Scripts

fervent kettle Jun 7, 2020, 10:08 AM

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thanks, was looking for that site^^

winter rose Jun 7, 2020, 10:09 AM

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player addAction [
"<t color='#FF707E'>Deploy Rallypoint</t>", // title
"Scripts\rallyPoint.sqf", //script
[], // arguments
0, // priority
false, // showWindow
true, // hideOnUse
"", // shortcut
"{(vehicle player == player) and (player distance medicTent =< 10)}" // condition
];
```your condition does **not** need { } around it - remove that and it should be fine @topaz fiber

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and =< → <=
you could also simply use the "radius" parameter

topaz fiber Jun 7, 2020, 10:31 AM

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@winter rose ha, the only thing I had wrong was the => expression. I even put in correct the first time. Thanks for your help.

winter rose Jun 7, 2020, 10:34 AM

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yeah - <=/>= inforEqual, suporEqual

topaz fiber Jun 7, 2020, 10:37 AM

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erghh, ilove hate this scripting. it works but as soon as the tent is destroyed the distance condition stops it working at all 😦

winter rose Jun 7, 2020, 10:43 AM

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it… should not?

you can make the tent invincible, too (allowDamage) @topaz fiber

viral basin Jun 7, 2020, 10:50 AM

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Hey i wrote a script which changes the texture of the player. i tried using setObjectTextureGlobal but it didn't work quite well - so i switched to the local version of this command and broadcasted it over the network using remoteExecCall.

[_unit,[_foreachIndex,_x]] remoteExecCall ["setObjectTexture",[-2,-HClient],_unit]

thats what i replaced, but it only affected my player locally - any other player online didn't see the texture changes. Is it buggy or did i do something wrong?
PS: HClient is a global variable containing the owner ID and _x contains the relative image path.

topaz fiber Jun 7, 2020, 10:58 AM

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@winter rose yeah, something was funky in the playerlocal and playerrespawn. now all sorted and working perfectly. thanks

winter rose Jun 7, 2020, 11:01 AM

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@viral basin ```sqf
[_unit, [_forEachIndex, _x]] remoteExecCall ["setObjectTexture"];

viral basin Jun 7, 2020, 11:02 AM

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okay so server and hc also need this information and jip is not required?

winter rose Jun 7, 2020, 11:03 AM

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for JIP, ```sqf
// ["setObjectTexture", true];
["setObjectTexture", 0, true];

viral basin Jun 7, 2020, 11:05 AM

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are you sure? according to the wiki the second param is targets and the third one is jip

winter rose Jun 7, 2020, 11:05 AM

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woops
0, true

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or 0, _unit
etc

viral basin Jun 7, 2020, 11:07 AM

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😄 i give it a try then - so its just the case that the server also need this information?

winter rose Jun 7, 2020, 11:07 AM

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a server is not always a dedicated one

viral basin Jun 7, 2020, 11:08 AM

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in our case it is 😅 sorry for the confusion

winter rose Jun 7, 2020, 11:09 AM

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you should ideally code your mission for everyone, someone can decide to host it or it to be hosted

topaz fiber Jun 7, 2020, 12:04 PM

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@winter rose the addAction doesn’t work on a fresh spawn. It calls the script containing the medic tent (forgive my lack of understanding) but could it be because the addAction command contains reference to a variable (medicTent) that hasn’t been created yet. If I delete that line from the addAction in the playerlocal.init and respawnrespawn.init it works ok.

winter rose Jun 7, 2020, 12:05 PM

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ah yes
wouldn't it be better to add the action to the tent itself?

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that or check that said tent exists before adding the action

topaz fiber Jun 7, 2020, 12:08 PM

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If !alive medicTent //add the action with the distance

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Else //add the one without

plucky wave Jun 7, 2020, 12:40 PM

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Will Arma freak out if you have multiple statements on the same line? E.g.:

player playAction "putdown"; sleep 1; _civ playAction "putdown";

winter rose Jun 7, 2020, 12:40 PM

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nope

plucky wave Jun 7, 2020, 12:40 PM

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Cool, ta

stone totem Jun 7, 2020, 1:33 PM

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Hey Folks,
I am relative new in editing and scripting and could need some help.
I created a teleport that moves the players to a diving submarine that they could mount. But tbh I would prefere to "teleport/mount" them directly into the submarine (SDV).

This is what I used for the teleport so far:
this addaction["Submarine-Delta",{player setPos[-1800.194,7848.792,-6];}];

I would love to try things a little and googled a lot to find something. So I realy dont expact finished codelines or something. But if someone could give me a hint which command I should look at in the scripting-wiki that would realy help me (if such a command exists).

winter rose Jun 7, 2020, 1:33 PM

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@stone totem you want them to be already aboard the vehicle?

stone totem Jun 7, 2020, 1:34 PM

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yes

winter rose Jun 7, 2020, 1:34 PM

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you can look into moveInAny
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/moveInAny

stone totem Jun 7, 2020, 1:34 PM

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ah great

winter rose Jun 7, 2020, 1:34 PM

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(or specific moveInDriver, moveInCargo, etc)

stone totem Jun 7, 2020, 1:35 PM

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wow great! that helps. Thanks 🙂

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problem instant fixed 🙂

winter rose Jun 7, 2020, 1:38 PM

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the wiki and this channel are here to help 😉

stone totem Jun 7, 2020, 1:40 PM

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😄

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❤️

finite bone Jun 7, 2020, 3:08 PM

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Is there a way to reduce damage taken by a specific playable character or increase the health above the standard 100% ?

warm hedge Jun 7, 2020, 3:10 PM

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https://discordapp.com/channels/105462288051380224/105784487148802048/706397240125554730
Maybe

finite bone Jun 7, 2020, 3:24 PM

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thanks PES_ThumbsUp

fair drum Jun 7, 2020, 3:27 PM

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lou is on fire today

winter rose Jun 7, 2020, 3:32 PM

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as in every day 😎

📎 9k.png

uncut trout Jun 7, 2020, 3:48 PM

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Would anyone be able to help me with the UnitPlay function? At the end of the recorded sequence, I have my aircraft landed on a position. I would like it to remain on that position after playback but instead it just immediately takes off. Disabling simulation keeps it in place, but it's not ideal as I want units to be able load up in it and then take off.

winter rose Jun 7, 2020, 3:51 PM

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disableAI "move", driver myPlane setDamage 1, while { true } do { myPlane setVelocity [0,0,0] }…plenty of ways! 😄

jaunty ermine Jun 7, 2020, 3:53 PM

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Might be a bit niche but is there a way to disable certain tabs of the ACE arsenal, eg the GPS or the misc items tabs? I don't want players to be able to access anything in the tabs, but either accessing it will delete whatever they had in that slot in the case of the gps slot, or they will be able to access items and change how many they have when not wanted

tough abyss Jun 7, 2020, 4:22 PM

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I put it in a while run do script and it works perfectly. Is this best practice or is there a better way? Thanks.
@topaz fiber generally speaking you should avoid while loops as much as humanly possible, since they evaluate every frame (when conditions are met, obviously) and are generally pretty bad for performance. depends on what you're doing of course, if you're just running a small check you probably won't notice any performance difference though it's best to explore other options to do what you're trying to do

in any case, you should probably assign the medic tent an eventhandler for when it dies like so;

medicTent addEventHandler ["Killed", {
    params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];
  if (!alive _unit) then {deleteMarker "respawn_west1"};

}];```

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so your addaction would look something like

this addAction
[
    "title",    // title
    {
        params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"];
                   (_arguments select 0) addEventHandler ["Killed", {
                      params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];
                      if (!alive _unit) then {deleteMarker "respawn_west1"};
                  ]; // script
    },
    medicTent,        // arguments
    1.5,        // priority
    true,        // showWindow
    true,        // hideOnUse
    "",            // shortcut
    "true",     // condition
    15,            // radius
    false,        // unconscious
    "",            // selection
    ""            // memoryPoint
];```

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no need to have an entirely different script file for a small snippet of code like this

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you may need to pass the medicTent variable (wherever that is) into the eh btw

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if you do it'd look like uhhh

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that (edited the code above)

topaz fiber Jun 7, 2020, 5:17 PM

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@tough abyss dude, I really appreciate you taking the time to compile that. But I’m sorry to say it’s over my head. I’m just starting out and I’m trying to dissect it. I’m sure I’ll learn something from it.

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The template for the addAction I’ve grabbed though. ☺️

uncut trout Jun 7, 2020, 8:24 PM

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@winter rose Thank you! I wasn’t sure what avenues to explore further! I’ll give these a try!

finite sail Jun 7, 2020, 8:46 PM

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@spice arch, ref convoys, you'v done well, that took me ages to bolt down

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You might want to consider https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setUnloadInCombat whiel you're there

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if you don't allow unloadincombat, the AI tend to turn out which looks cool

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but if you have them at careless, they don't do anything. what i do is when the driver becomes aware of blufor, set the gunner to weapons free

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all this depends on if you are planning to have players engage the convoy. I do.

fair drum Jun 8, 2020, 5:27 AM

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think the next game in the series will use the same script language? or will I have to learn something new again lol

tough abyss Jun 8, 2020, 5:33 AM

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if dayz is anything to go by it will be a C-derivative

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C# probably

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which would be wonderful, SQF sucks

fair drum Jun 8, 2020, 6:20 AM

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but will that be harder to learn for non-coders?

errant epoch Jun 8, 2020, 6:23 AM

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C# is about as hard to learn as Python is. They're both object based coding languages and, if it were to be used, you would be able to look at code already written and start learning from there.

fair drum Jun 8, 2020, 6:23 AM

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and python is one of the easier ones right?

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cause I started learning that the other day

errant epoch Jun 8, 2020, 6:24 AM

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Python is very easy. I used to teach it to a Year 8 Class. (7th Grade for US)

C# is probably a little bit more difficult to start learning but it's a bit more intuitive.

copper raven Jun 8, 2020, 6:28 AM

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shouldn't compare static and dynamic languages, statically typed one will obviously be harder

brittle egret Jun 8, 2020, 8:01 AM

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Hey what is the script for a teleporter[fast travel pole]

warm hedge Jun 8, 2020, 8:01 AM

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No crossposting, do it only ONE topic

brittle egret Jun 8, 2020, 8:02 AM

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i m deleting from other channels this is the write channel, right?

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or should ask it in #arma3_editor

fair drum Jun 8, 2020, 8:03 AM

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this is fine here

brittle egret Jun 8, 2020, 8:03 AM

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okkie so what is it?

fair drum Jun 8, 2020, 8:04 AM

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no one has it right at the tip of their fingers bro, especially at 4 AM

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a quick search gives this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9qh0QMcGjA

warm hedge Jun 8, 2020, 8:05 AM

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setPos

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especially at 4 AM
Hmm how dare you it's 5 PM here. This is pretty world-wide server so someone's up at anytime

fair drum Jun 8, 2020, 8:07 AM

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actually I kinda forgot that most of the arma player base is european

warm hedge Jun 8, 2020, 8:09 AM

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I'm not an European tho

fair drum Jun 8, 2020, 8:10 AM

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disableAI "move", driver myPlane setDamage 1, while { true } do { myPlane setVelocity [0,0,0] }…plenty of ways! 😄
@winter rose

I just tested disableAI "MOVE" with a pilot in a plane and it did not work. hinting the str of checkAIFeature also came back false so I know it was disabled. Plane still took off and could fly fine. Ejected the pilot, and he couldn't move once he was on the ground.

brittle egret Jun 8, 2020, 8:10 AM

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ASia right

winter rose Jun 8, 2020, 8:10 AM

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@fair drum I am pretty sure killing the pilot would work

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or setting the fuel to 0 🙂

fair drum Jun 8, 2020, 8:11 AM

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lol I'm aware, but I was trying to apply it to other things since it wasn't my thread

brittle egret Jun 8, 2020, 8:11 AM

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@winter rose

I just tested disableAI "MOVE" with a pilot in a plane and it did not work. hinting the str of checkAIFeature also came back false so I know it was disabled. Plane still took off and could fly fine. Ejected the pilot, and he couldn't move once he was on the ground.
@fair drum i tried it once if you do this to AI first then put him into the plane , it will stop the plane from taking off

fair drum Jun 8, 2020, 8:12 AM

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you're talking as if you were zeus right?

brittle egret Jun 8, 2020, 8:17 AM

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in editor

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addaction["Teleport",{player setPos(getPos object)}]; i tried this but init error missing is showing

warm hedge Jun 8, 2020, 8:19 AM

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addAction to nothing will return error. You maybe want to put this before addAction

brittle egret Jun 8, 2020, 8:47 AM

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it works with this!

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will it work in dedicated server? @warm hedge

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and What should i do if i want it to say Teleport to Range when i go near it

warm hedge Jun 8, 2020, 8:50 AM

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As long as addAction is added to every player

brittle egret Jun 8, 2020, 8:51 AM

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like?

warm hedge Jun 8, 2020, 8:51 AM

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What should i do if i want it to say Teleport to Range when i go near it
I don't get it?

brittle egret Jun 8, 2020, 8:51 AM

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when i go near it and scroll it shows teleport

warm hedge Jun 8, 2020, 8:52 AM

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addAction is effect local, the actions added by the command is local for everyone, so you need to do it for every players I guess. However you're doing in an object's initialization so don't need to think about it?

brittle egret Jun 8, 2020, 8:52 AM

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What if i want it to show Teleport To Range

warm hedge Jun 8, 2020, 8:52 AM

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Then "Teleport To Range" instead "Teleport"

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

brittle egret Jun 8, 2020, 8:53 AM

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addAction is effect local, the actions added by the command is local for everyone, so you need to do it for every players I guess. However you're doing in an object's initialization so don't need to think about it?
@warm hedge okie

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Then "Teleport To Range" instead "Teleport"
@warm hedge You are the best!!

warm hedge Jun 8, 2020, 8:53 AM

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You don't need to ping me...

brittle egret Jun 8, 2020, 8:54 AM

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okk sorry

queen cargo Jun 8, 2020, 10:38 AM

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SQF sucks
Nah, SQF is a great language. Only problem is that people expect stuff that simply cannot exist in SQF, because they did not understood how SQF actually works
if dayz is anything to go by it will be a C-derivative
DayZ uses Enscript
which is probably what will fuel arma 4 if it ever gets created

in my personal opinion, Enscript itself is harder then it needs to be ... but well ... bad luck or something among those lines i guess

winter rose Jun 8, 2020, 10:42 AM

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L*fe server memory leaks incoming

ebon citrus Jun 8, 2020, 10:43 AM

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People: Arma is badly optimized
Also same people: have gazillion while-loops in their scheduler setting time, weather and doing other stupid checks you couldve used a trigger or eventhandler for

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Sqf is good enough

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I agree with Enforce being too overkill for it's purpise

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But it could be that it' just this iteration of the script

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Sqf itself has seen changes along the years

queen cargo Jun 8, 2020, 10:45 AM

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L*fe server memory leaks incoming
and we talk about actual memory leaks introduced by scripts 🤫
Sqf itself has seen changes along the years
Not really, just new operators
SQF itself stood the same way as ever (the runtime of it) with just a very few assembly instructions

runic edge Jun 8, 2020, 11:00 AM

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Hello guys,
I'm trying to write a small script that will give a player given equipment by the variable name the character he's slotted in his.
For now, I have :

waitUntil {alive player};

{
if (isPlayer _x)
    then {
        if (!isNil "ce")
        then {
            _x execVM "loads\ce\zeus.sqf";
            }
        else {
            _x execVM "loads\da\zeus.sqf";
            };
        };
} forEach [
god,
god1
];

{
if (isPlayer _x)
    then {
        if (!isNil "ce")
        then {
            _x execVM "loads\ce\cdg.sqf";
            }
        else {
            _x execVM "loads\da\cdg.sqf";
            };
        };
} forEach [
sgCdg,
grCdg
];

It seems to be working fine for the first player but it's quite buggy for the others, what am I doing wrong ?

surreal peak Jun 8, 2020, 11:00 AM

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showing us zeus.sqf and cdg.sqf would probably help

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also what do you mean by buggy?

still forum Jun 8, 2020, 11:02 AM

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You know isPlayer just says if its any player, not that its the local player? or not?

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because isPlayer is not == player

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so you might be setting the loadouts for others

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!isNil "ce"
ALL global variables should have a prefix, your name is way too generic, it could conflict with the variables of some other script

runic edge Jun 8, 2020, 11:03 AM

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Those are just loads that are other wise working send you this right away
It s buggy because you dont have one loadout but a mix of both

still forum Jun 8, 2020, 11:04 AM

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It s buggy because you dont have one loadout but a mix of both
Sounds like what I said

runic edge Jun 8, 2020, 11:04 AM

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No i thought it was equivalent dedmen I will try it

still forum Jun 8, 2020, 11:05 AM

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

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always read the wiki 😄

runic edge Jun 8, 2020, 11:05 AM

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What do you meant by a prefix

still forum Jun 8, 2020, 11:05 AM

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HH_ce
instead of just ce

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some tag/prefix you put infront of every variable to make it unique to you

runic edge Jun 8, 2020, 11:07 AM

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Ok will change it ! The point is that i sont try to call another thing ce by mistake and crash everything ?

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@surreal peak here is cdg.sqf, zeus.sqf is quite similar

private _unit = player;

removeAllWeapons _unit;
removeAllItems _unit;
removeAllAssignedItems _unit;
removeUniform _unit;
removeVest _unit;
removeBackpack _unit;
removeHeadgear _unit;
removeGoggles _unit;

_unit addWeapon "R3F_Famas_felin";
_unit addPrimaryWeaponItem "R3F_EOTECH";
_unit addPrimaryWeaponItem "R3F_30Rnd_556x45_FAMAS";
_unit addWeapon "rhs_weap_M136";
_unit addWeapon "R3F_G17";
_unit addHandgunItem "R3F_17Rnd_9x19_G17";
_unit addWeapon "R3F_JIM_LR";

_unit forceAddUniform "R3F_uniform_urr";
for "_i" from 1 to 4 do {_unit addItemToUniform "ACE_tourniquet";};
for "_i" from 1 to 10 do {_unit addItemToUniform "ACE_elasticBandage";};
for "_i" from 1 to 4 do {_unit addItemToUniform "ACE_CableTie";};
_unit addItemToUniform "ACE_MapTools";
_unit addItemToUniform "ACE_Flashlight_MX991";
_unit addVest "R3F_veste_ce300";
for "_i" from 1 to 20 do {_unit addItemToVest "ACE_packingBandage";};
for "_i" from 1 to 5 do {_unit addItemToVest "ACE_morphine";};
for "_i" from 1 to 5 do {_unit addItemToVest "ACE_epinephrine";};
for "_i" from 1 to 2 do {_unit addItemToVest "R3F_17Rnd_9x19_G17";};
_unit addItemToVest "SmokeShellGreen";
for "_i" from 1 to 2 do {_unit addItemToVest "R3F_Grenade_df_mag";};
for "_i" from 1 to 2 do {_unit addItemToVest "R3F_FlashBang_mag";};
_unit addBackpack "FGN_AAF_FAST_M81";
for "_i" from 1 to 4 do {_unit addItemToBackpack "ACE_plasmaIV_500";};
for "_i" from 1 to 10 do {_unit addItemToBackpack "ACE_splint";};
_unit addItemToBackpack "ACE_EarPlugs";
for "_i" from 1 to 10 do {_unit addItemToBackpack "R3F_30Rnd_556x45_FAMAS";};
for "_i" from 1 to 4 do {_unit addItemToBackpack "SmokeShell";};
_unit addHeadgear "R3F_casque_felin";

_unit linkItem "ItemMap";
_unit linkItem "ItemCompass";
_unit linkItem "ItemWatch";
_unit linkItem "TFAR_anprc152";
_unit linkItem "R3F_ITEM_DAGR";

if(true) exitWith{};

still forum Jun 8, 2020, 11:11 AM

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that looks like you should just be using setUnitLoadout

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if(true) exitWith{};
wtf is this? 😄

runic edge Jun 8, 2020, 11:15 AM

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that looks like you should just be using setUnitLoadout
I'm looking at the wiki page now, i tried to do it with cdg and zeus.sqf because the files are ready

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wtf is this? 😄
I was trying to make a script to addAction called XX on a pannel that gives you the load XX and i found a template for this on armaholic that had this line

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isn't it usefull

warm hedge Jun 8, 2020, 11:18 AM

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Completely does nothing

surreal peak Jun 8, 2020, 11:23 AM

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exitWith exits the current scope. exitWith{} exits with no extra code, if(true) means that exitWith will always execute

still forum Jun 8, 2020, 11:24 AM

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you always exit the function, exactly one line before it would exit anyway

winter rose Jun 8, 2020, 11:24 AM

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so it saves perfoarrrmance?? 😄

runic edge Jun 8, 2020, 11:25 AM

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are you trolling lou ? or are you seriously contradicting polpox

winter rose Jun 8, 2020, 11:27 AM

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trolling; exiting the script by command just before the end of the script is more perf consuming

runic edge Jun 8, 2020, 11:27 AM

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i understand what dedmen said and i thing it does nothing

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but me understanding code make me uncertain ^^

winter rose Jun 8, 2020, 11:28 AM

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it does create the if/exitWith structures, processes conditions, all this to just leave before the file ending
it is exactly pointless, yes 🙂

runic edge Jun 8, 2020, 11:28 AM

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tyty

astral dawn Jun 8, 2020, 1:02 PM

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Sqf is good enough
It's never good enough and SQF has a lot to be improved in terms of its performance which is horrible
Performance limits the degree of kind of project you can implement with it

winter rose Jun 8, 2020, 1:03 PM

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multithreading plz 😄