#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 597

ebon citrus Jun 22, 2020, 7:38 PM

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@warm venture rcon command on a schedule

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there is a shutdown-command for rcon, if i recall correctly

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if nothing essential needs to occur at shutdown, you could just aswell just terminate the task

warm venture Jun 22, 2020, 7:39 PM

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Yeah but what can you do for countdown announcements and such?

ebon citrus Jun 22, 2020, 7:39 PM

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rcon

warm venture Jun 22, 2020, 7:39 PM

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and automatically terminating the task

ebon citrus Jun 22, 2020, 7:40 PM

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that's down to the linux distro

warm venture Jun 22, 2020, 7:40 PM

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well right now I just run service arma3 restart

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to restart the server

ebon citrus Jun 22, 2020, 7:40 PM

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sure

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do that every 4 hours

warm venture Jun 22, 2020, 7:40 PM

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I want it automatic tho

ebon citrus Jun 22, 2020, 7:40 PM

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yes

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make a script that does it automatically every 4 hours

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take a pick

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there are like more ways than grains of sand in sahara

warm venture Jun 22, 2020, 7:41 PM

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right well

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would probably need a linux script to auto restart every 4 hours

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then a separate script on the arma server to do the announcement

ebon citrus Jun 22, 2020, 7:41 PM

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or use rcon

warm venture Jun 22, 2020, 7:42 PM

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like..battlewarden?

ebon citrus Jun 22, 2020, 7:42 PM

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https://www.battleye.com/downloads/BERConProtocol.txt

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no

warm venture Jun 22, 2020, 7:42 PM

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cause I also want an icon on the hud

ebon citrus Jun 22, 2020, 7:42 PM

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rcon

warm venture Jun 22, 2020, 7:42 PM

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that says how long until restart

ebon citrus Jun 22, 2020, 7:42 PM

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icon on the hud?

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ok...

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#arma3_gui

warm venture Jun 22, 2020, 7:43 PM

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I can do that part

ebon citrus Jun 22, 2020, 7:43 PM

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ask there questions related to gui

warm venture Jun 22, 2020, 7:43 PM

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my point is I need some kind of global var that updates every minute

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that I can reference

ebon citrus Jun 22, 2020, 7:43 PM

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you do?

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

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in pseudo-code:
when time > notify of restart time
update hud

warm venture Jun 22, 2020, 7:44 PM

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Returns time elapsed since mission started (in seconds). The value is different on each client. If you need unified time, use serverTime.

ebon citrus Jun 22, 2020, 7:44 PM

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yes?

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

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i dont see what's the issue here

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you have a public value right there

warm venture Jun 22, 2020, 7:45 PM

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alright so this must be in seconds

ebon citrus Jun 22, 2020, 7:45 PM

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yes?

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you divide seconds by 60 to get minutes

warm venture Jun 22, 2020, 7:45 PM

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yes

ebon citrus Jun 22, 2020, 7:45 PM

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and minutes by 60 to get hours

warm venture Jun 22, 2020, 7:45 PM

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that part makes sense

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alright

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so

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now just have to do the restart script..

ebon citrus Jun 22, 2020, 7:46 PM

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which distro of linux do you have?

warm venture Jun 22, 2020, 7:47 PM

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Ubuntu

ebon citrus Jun 22, 2020, 7:47 PM

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🤮

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JK, sec

warm venture Jun 22, 2020, 7:47 PM

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so

ebon citrus Jun 22, 2020, 7:47 PM

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you have cron/crontab

warm venture Jun 22, 2020, 7:48 PM

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just make a loop with a sleep..?

ebon citrus Jun 22, 2020, 7:48 PM

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no

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what is with you people and loops 😅

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just schedule a task

warm venture Jun 22, 2020, 7:48 PM

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just what google comes up with

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yes i have cron

ebon citrus Jun 22, 2020, 7:49 PM

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ok, pseudo-script:

-terminate process if exists
-start process
-schedule THIS task to rerun in 4 hours

warm venture Jun 22, 2020, 7:54 PM

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so it probably needs to point to a .sh file

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would be cool if I could just run a command

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woo god it

ebon citrus Jun 22, 2020, 8:08 PM

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do note, this is an arma 3 scripting channel. Not an ubuntu support-forum 😅

tough abyss Jun 22, 2020, 8:12 PM

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I want to save the player's team color so that they will have the same team color when respawning. I don't know much about scripting, how would I do this?

brave jungle Jun 22, 2020, 8:20 PM

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The colours via assignTeam correct?

tough abyss Jun 22, 2020, 8:21 PM

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Yes

brave jungle Jun 22, 2020, 8:21 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/assignedTeam will get you the current team assigned

tough abyss Jun 22, 2020, 8:21 PM

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It says it works globally but doesn't in testing

brave jungle Jun 22, 2020, 8:22 PM

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so you can do use onPlayerkilled.sqf and onPlayerRespawn.sqf to get it, apply it to a variable via setVariable and getVariable and assign via https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/assignTeam

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it will, the wiki doesn't usually lie 🙂

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Sometimes it does 😄

still forum Jun 22, 2020, 8:22 PM

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notlikemeowcry

brave jungle Jun 22, 2020, 8:23 PM

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If thats at me, it'll work don't hate me 😄

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Very messy tho

tough abyss Jun 22, 2020, 8:24 PM

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Wait hold up I might have gone full smoothbrain

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At least on local it automatically saves color if you click save load out

brave jungle Jun 22, 2020, 8:25 PM

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Now i'm confused 😅 Where do loadouts come into this 😄

tough abyss Jun 22, 2020, 8:29 PM

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I have no idea, but it seems to save the team color with that box checked

brave jungle Jun 22, 2020, 8:33 PM

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The following might work...

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//note: specific to each player - written off the top of my head
player addEventHandler ["Killed", {
  params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];
  _unit setVariable ["JIM_Team_colour", assignedTeam _unit];       
}];

player addEventHandler ["Respawn", {
  params ["_unit", "_corpse"];
  _unit assignTeam (player getVariable "JIM_Team_colour");
}];


//I dunno if this would work either, depends if this info is kept after the player respawns...
player addEventHandler ["Respawn", {
  params ["_unit", "_corpse"];
  _unit assignTeam (assignedTeam _corpse);
}];

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I think my condition is wrong there, but i'm sure someone will point it out 😉

tough abyss Jun 22, 2020, 8:35 PM

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No I'm saying it is literally built into the game already

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I don't need to script anything

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It does it for you automatically

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I'm a dumbass lmao

brave jungle Jun 22, 2020, 8:35 PM

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Oh

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Right

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😄

silk carbon Jun 22, 2020, 9:08 PM

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Right now all my files in my script (like my .sqf + .hpp files) are in the main mission directory, as a way to stream things better how can I move this to like a /functions folder or something?

This is my initPlayerLocal.sqf atm:

params ["_unit"];
if (getPlayerUID _unit in ["76561198101943969"]) then {
    _unit addAction ["Admin Menu", "openDialog.sqf"];
};```

winter rose Jun 22, 2020, 9:27 PM

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_unit addAction ["Admin Menu", "myDirectory\openDialog.sqf"];

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if you feel at ease, you can also take a look at CfgFunctions @silk carbon

silk carbon Jun 22, 2020, 9:28 PM

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Hi thanks for that, the issue I have is when I do that it refuses to open the actual GUI itself

winter rose Jun 22, 2020, 9:29 PM

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then the issue is elsewhere

silk carbon Jun 22, 2020, 9:30 PM

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Do I need something in my description.ext to also point to the folder?

winter rose Jun 22, 2020, 9:37 PM

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your script or description.ext may refer to some other files, their references should be updated accordingly

smoky verge Jun 22, 2020, 10:05 PM

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{
    control = "combo";
    property = "UniqueProperty";
    displayName = "Custom Combo Attribute";
    description = "This combo has three values.";
    expression = "_this setVariable ['%s', _value];";
    defaultValue = 0;
    typeName = "NUMBER";
    class Values 
    {
        class None
        {
            name = "Value 0";
            value = 0;
        };
        class Info {
            name = "Value 1";
            value = 1;
        };
        class Debug {
            name = "Value 2";
            value = 2;
        };
    };
};```

anyone knows what should I use in `expression =` if I want it to change textures?
not sure how it works exactly

warm venture Jun 22, 2020, 11:24 PM

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in a bit of a predicament

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so I have it setup in a cronjob on linux to restart the server every 4 hours, then a script on the server itself to do the announcements. If I wait until its auto restarted, the messages will be synced up with the restart, but if I put in a new mission file it wont be

winter rose Jun 22, 2020, 11:26 PM

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not #arma3_scripting, more likely #server_admins @warm venture

snow badge Jun 22, 2020, 11:41 PM

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Hi, how can I use the "Export Function" shown from this guide? https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Respawn#Loadouts_and_Roles (BI Link for Loadouts and Roles, I'm trying to figure out how to get Revo's loadout retriever script to work)

exotic flax Jun 22, 2020, 11:59 PM

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create unit with preferred loadout
open console (ESC once)
copy&paste script in console
execute script
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Open any editor (Notepad will work)
CTRL+V to paste whatever in on your clipboard (automatically added by script)
profit 🙂

snow badge Jun 23, 2020, 12:09 AM

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Oh you're a saint thank you my friend!

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Can I execute the script on Zeus as well? @exotic flax

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As in: Execute the Script on a Unit while in the Zeus Interface with help of Achilles instead of using Eden?

exotic flax Jun 23, 2020, 12:17 AM

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Well, the script (by default) takes the loadout of the player (so you), but you should be able to change that to call it on any unit.
And you should be able to execute the code with Achilles/ZEN, although that wouldn't make a lot of sense since you'll need to make configs out of them anyway; so doing that in the editor is a lot easier, faster and safer

smoky verge Jun 23, 2020, 2:25 AM

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hey @nova zinc sorry for the ping
but I noticed that some rhs vehicles have exactly what I was looking for ( referencing this message https://discordapp.com/channels/105462288051380224/105462984087728128/724747007050121277)
noticed that in the expression you (or whoever configged the humvees) used rhs_fnc_hmmwv_setDecal do you happen to know where this function is located?

warm venture Jun 23, 2020, 2:37 AM

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#arma3_gui

smoky verge Jun 23, 2020, 2:42 AM

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?

fair drum Jun 23, 2020, 5:34 AM

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Trying to do one of these findIf. Not sure what I am doing wrong though. Trying to activate a trigger if any of the cargos are present.

[cargo1,cargo2,cargo3] findIf {_x in thisList} == 0;

fixed it... I'm a dumb dumb. make sure your activation is set to anybody

ornate prairie Jun 23, 2020, 5:47 AM

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how would one lock a player in a vehicle? Removing the get out and eject options entirely for a scripted ride?

fair drum Jun 23, 2020, 5:53 AM

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if (player in car) then {
    
    car lock lockstate; // lockstate can be [0,1,2,3] where 0 - unlocked, 1 - default, 2 - locked, 3 - locked player

};

hallow mortar Jun 23, 2020, 6:07 AM

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For future reference you can totally stack OR operators

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(cargo1 in thisList) or (cargo2 in thisList) or (cargo3 in thisList)``` would be totally fine

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Referencing an array is definitely smarter for longer lists though

fair drum Jun 23, 2020, 6:10 AM

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its still not working how I'd like. it seems to only detect one of the cargo crates, the other two don't trigger it... I bet it is something simple I'm missing

hallow mortar Jun 23, 2020, 6:11 AM

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Are you testing them one after the other in the same instance? If so, could it be that the trigger is not set to be repeatable?

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If not, can you narrow down which crate is being detected?

fair drum Jun 23, 2020, 6:12 AM

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yeah i was. but even before I triggered it, the first crate I moved it returned false, it wasn't till the second one was added that it threw true. let me test with repeatable

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mk so even with repeatable on or off, cargo1 is the only one that is throwing true

hallow mortar Jun 23, 2020, 6:16 AM

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And this is using the findIf code?

fair drum Jun 23, 2020, 6:17 AM

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yes [cargo1,cargo2,cargo3] findIf {_x in thisList} == 0; and I'm evaluating it on debug as I move different crates in

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cargo1 is the only one that throws true

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[cargo1,cargo2,cargo3] findIf {_x in (list supplyEnd)} == 0; for debug

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supplyEnd is the trigger

hallow mortar Jun 23, 2020, 6:18 AM

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you're absolutely 100% sure that the other crates are named correctly as in the code? Not crate2 or cargo1_2 or anything?

fair drum Jun 23, 2020, 6:19 AM

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https://www.dropbox.com/s/wl33p56m49flj59/yessir.PNG?dl=0

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yes sir

hallow mortar Jun 23, 2020, 6:20 AM

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For ease of testing I recommend setting the trigger to hint "DETECTED" or systemChat "DETECTED" on activation, so you can be sure there's no difference between trigger and debug detection

fair drum Jun 23, 2020, 6:20 AM

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mk I'll try that

hallow mortar Jun 23, 2020, 6:20 AM

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It's probably not the issue, the debug code looks fine, but it's a good testing principle and should save a little time

fair drum Jun 23, 2020, 6:21 AM

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mk

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yup still only cargo1 pops the trigger

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let me try it with or operators and see if it works. if it does, there has to be a theory problem with FindIf I'm missing

hallow mortar Jun 23, 2020, 6:24 AM

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found the theory problem. Took me a minute of staring at the documentation to spot it

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findIf returns the index of the element it evaluated true for - that is, the position in the array. Only cargo1 is position 0 in the array, which is what you're actually checking for

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Change == 0 to != -1

fair drum Jun 23, 2020, 6:26 AM

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okay I see it now

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tricky

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yuppers that fixed it ty for the spot

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 10:36 AM

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is there a known issue with setUnitLoadout resetting ammo-count in magazines?

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oh yeah, i see it now

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NOTE: Empty or used magazines in loadouts will be refilled under specific circumstance, even if the refill argument is false. This seems to happen if amount of used magazines is 2 or more.

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for cockerel's sake

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ok..., i get it

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i'll make my own setUnitLoadout with cardgames and professional street artists

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done

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what is the actual problem with this game 😅

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i've had the time of my life trying to do this

vague geode Jun 23, 2020, 12:35 PM

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How can I add the action "hideBody" to a player in a way that it is only shown/available if that player looks at a corpse? (e.g. like rearm is only awailable when you look at a vehicle/corpse/ammo crate etc.)

tough abyss Jun 23, 2020, 12:43 PM

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maybe try player addaction ["Hide Body", {hideBody body1}];

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where player is you, and body1 is the corpse name

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@vague geode

warm hedge Jun 23, 2020, 12:48 PM

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He's asking for more generic way. I suppose:

_player addAction ["Hide body",{
    hideBody cursorObject
},nil,1.5,true,true,"","cursorObject isKindOf 'Man' and !alive cursorObject"];```

vague geode Jun 23, 2020, 12:48 PM

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@warm hedge Indeed, I am. Thanks, I'll test that.

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@warm hedge Perfect. Thanks alot.

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I suppose there isn't already a localized string for "bury" or something to that effect, is there?

winter rose Jun 23, 2020, 1:03 PM

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there is a "hide body" in-game action already, no?

vague geode Jun 23, 2020, 1:06 PM

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@winter rose Normally? No, at least not as far as I know.

winter rose Jun 23, 2020, 1:06 PM

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not "by default", but some classes could do
it has to do with unit trait iirc

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ah no, I was mistaken - it was doable in older titles, IDK how/if one can access it again

vague geode Jun 23, 2020, 1:07 PM

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@winter rose As I said I have never encountered it and appart form UAVHacker I have played with all unit traits already, if I am not mistaken.

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BTW how can I enable vehicle in vehicle transportation because for some reason I can not load anything into the Blackfish vehicle transport, not even a quad? Do I have to add the LoadVehicle, UnloadVehicle and UnloadAllVehicles actions manually?

winter rose Jun 23, 2020, 1:10 PM

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the vehicle transport blackfish can without doing anything

vague geode Jun 23, 2020, 1:13 PM

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That's what I thought but stragely I can not load any vehicles in there... I even tried multiple times on different days.

winter rose Jun 23, 2020, 1:14 PM

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and without mods and only in Eden?

vague geode Jun 23, 2020, 1:15 PM

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@winter rose Yes, I just tried it with the Xi'an and it worked just fine...

unkempt sorrel Jun 23, 2020, 1:16 PM

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this is a little bit of code i wrote up, thing is, the addEventHandler is broken though... any thoughts?

winter rose Jun 23, 2020, 1:17 PM

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@unkempt sorrel plz use ```sqf (see pinned message)

vague geode Jun 23, 2020, 1:18 PM

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@winter rose Never mind. I just missed the sweet spot. 😅

winter rose Jun 23, 2020, 1:22 PM

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heh ^_^

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params["_unit"];

_unit addAction [format["<t color='%1'>Climb Ladder!</t>","#32CD32"], {
    if (isNull cursorObject) exitWith {hint "No object found to climb.";};
    
    _obj = cursorObject;
    _ai = _this select 0;
    _climb = _ai action ["ladderUp", _obj, 0, 0];
    _group = group _ai;
    _event = _ai addEventHandler ["AnimDone", {params ["_ai"]}];
    _move = _group commandMove position _obj;

params["_obj", "_ai", "_climb", "_walk"];

    if ((["ladder", toLower str _obj] call BIS_fnc_inString) || (["pier", toLower str _obj] call BIS_fnc_inString)) then {
        _climb;
    }}];

params["_ai", "_group", "_obj", "_unit", "_move"];

    if (_ai addEventHandler ["AnimDone", {params ["_ai"]}] = true) then {_move};

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@unkempt sorrel ↑

unkempt sorrel Jun 23, 2020, 1:24 PM

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thank you! i literally tried for 5 min and accidently did it once and couldn't figure it out lol

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 1:25 PM

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getting an error in one of A3 base-scripts: Image attached below:
https://imgur.com/g31C5qf

still forum Jun 23, 2020, 1:26 PM

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someone is calling that function with wrong parameters

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 1:27 PM

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usually it would give an error of wrong parameters

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so the error is not handled in this script

still forum Jun 23, 2020, 1:27 PM

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it does give an error of wrong parameters

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 1:28 PM

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but inside the script

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so the script is handling wrong parameters within itself

still forum Jun 23, 2020, 1:28 PM

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the "param" wants a string, but a array was passed as arguments to that function

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 1:28 PM

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i see

still forum Jun 23, 2020, 1:28 PM

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its reporting wrong parameter passed in _this to that function

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 1:28 PM

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but it's not reporting where that wrong parameter was passed

still forum Jun 23, 2020, 1:28 PM

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jup

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 1:29 PM

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it usually reports where the wrong parameter was passed

still forum Jun 23, 2020, 1:29 PM

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no

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param/params don't

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 1:29 PM

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yes?

still forum Jun 23, 2020, 1:29 PM

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they don't know

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 1:29 PM

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ok

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so the point now is to go through all of my code and see where the wrong argument is being passed?

winter rose Jun 23, 2020, 1:31 PM

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follow ~~the white rabbit~~ the rpt

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 1:31 PM

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this is the rpt

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the error is thrown inside an arma 3 script

winter rose Jun 23, 2020, 1:31 PM

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no, this is patrick

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 1:31 PM

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and the path ends there

winter rose Jun 23, 2020, 1:32 PM

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what I mean is, you may have another, previous bad call that calls this function with these (wrong) parameters

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 1:33 PM

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but there is no way to backtrace it

still forum Jun 23, 2020, 1:33 PM

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ArmaDebugEngine would print you a full calltrace to RPT

winter rose Jun 23, 2020, 1:33 PM

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how is that not vanilla already?

unkempt sorrel Jun 23, 2020, 1:38 PM

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adding an event handler to an if and then hasn't been working for me, am i just dumb? lol

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 1:39 PM

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i dont think you can add event-handlers to operators 😅

unkempt sorrel Jun 23, 2020, 1:39 PM

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makes sense man, im new to coding so, learning curve xd

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scripting

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whatever to call it

smoky verge Jun 23, 2020, 2:18 PM

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I'm trying to change an object texture (even in eden) according to a dropdown combo menu in its attributes
I know its not complete but am I doing this right?


private ["_logo"];

_box = _this select 0; 
_logo = switch (_box setObjectTextureGlobal [0, " "]) do {
    case 0: { logoA };
    case 1: { logoB };
    case 2: { logoC };
    case 3: { logoD };
    default { logoA };
}; ```

winter rose Jun 23, 2020, 2:19 PM

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no

smoky verge Jun 23, 2020, 2:20 PM

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I tried ok? notlikemeow

winter rose Jun 23, 2020, 2:21 PM

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I take that logoA..D are for selections 0..3?

smoky verge Jun 23, 2020, 2:22 PM

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yeah
they're not the exact names but thats just so I know which logo goes where

winter rose Jun 23, 2020, 2:22 PM

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private _textures = [logoA, logoB, logoC, logoD];
for "_i" from 0 to 3 do {
  _box setObjectTextureGlobal [_i, _textures select _i];
};

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 2:25 PM

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i cant take this 😅

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for instance, there is now over 300 lines of code to determine WHAT TO PICK UP

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notlikemeow

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and we haven't even gotten to actually picking up anything yet

smoky verge Jun 23, 2020, 2:26 PM

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oh @winter rose I didn't mention that this is a function called from a dropdown combo control

        class SZ_custom_logo
        {
            control = "combo";
            property = "SZ_custom_logo";
            displayName = "logo";
            description = "This combo has three values.";
            tooltip = "N/A";
            expression = "_this setVariable ['%s', _value, true]; 0 = [_this] spawn SZ_fnc_changelogo;";
            defaultValue = 0;
            typeName = "NUMBER";
            unique = 0;
            condition = "1";```

in the rare chance its actually correct
will the lines you wrote work with it?

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 2:26 PM

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this is like a department store that sells only ducttape

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@smoky verge why is it spawned?

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wouldn't "call" suffice here?

smoky verge Jun 23, 2020, 2:29 PM

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I guess so?
for some awful reason I though spawn worked in eden too?
it seems to work for the mod I'm referencing from

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 2:30 PM

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spawn = Adds given set of compiled instructions to the scheduler. Exactly when the code will be executed is unknown, it depends on how busy is the engine and how filled up is the scheduler.
call = Adds given set of compiled instructions to the current stack and waits for it to finish and return, provides an option to pass arguments to the executed Code.

smoky verge Jun 23, 2020, 2:31 PM

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I guess both work
don't think engine would be too busy in eden

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 2:31 PM

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there is no other valid excuse to use spawn unless you need to run it in scheduled environment, as far as i know

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it would work, but it's extra

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"unnecessary"

smoky verge Jun 23, 2020, 2:32 PM

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yeah it looks less performant than call

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 2:32 PM

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and it's a-sync

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anything you do inside the spawned script cannot be used in the script calling it

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so if you change a picture and depend on that picture having been changed, then think twice

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it's a bad habit to use the scheduler when not needed

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get rid of it

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❤️

smoky verge Jun 23, 2020, 2:38 PM

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yeah I did thanks
so how does Lou's script recognize that LogoB happens when the dropdown selection 2 is selected?

exotic flax Jun 23, 2020, 2:40 PM

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it doesn't?

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 2:40 PM

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use index?

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instead of _value?

winter rose Jun 23, 2020, 2:42 PM

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I take that logoA..D are for selections 0..3?
I meant by that
logoA → selection0
logoB → selection1
logoC → selection2
logoD → selection3

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 2:42 PM

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he meant how will the script know which one is selected

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easiest way is to use the index of the selection

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this way Lou's script works easy peasy

exotic flax Jun 23, 2020, 2:43 PM

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_box = _this select 0; 
_logo = switch (_box) do {
    case 0: { logoA };
    case 1: { logoB };
    case 2: { logoC };
    case 3: { logoD };
    default { logoA };
};
_box setObjectTextureGlobal [0, _logo];

^^

winter rose Jun 23, 2020, 2:43 PM

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params

exotic flax Jun 23, 2020, 2:43 PM

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assuming logoA/etc. are strings with paths to actual files

smoky verge Jun 23, 2020, 2:44 PM

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yeah

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 2:59 PM

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ok...

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binoculars are an "ITEM"

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but they dont show up in itemCargo

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bug or intentional?

unkempt sorrel Jun 23, 2020, 3:01 PM

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does someone have a script or an idea on how to make like a 3 meter teleport for ai towards the direction their facing?

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 3:03 PM

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getRealDir, getRelPos and setposATL should suffice

winter rose Jun 23, 2020, 3:04 PM

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aren't they a weapon

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 3:04 PM

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nope

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@unkempt sorrel following script teleports the player 3 meters to the direction they are looking at (2d):

_target = player;
_pos = (_target getRelPos [3, (_target getRelDir player)]);
_target setposATL [_pos select 0,_pos select 1,_pos select 2];```

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just change _target to your AI

unkempt sorrel Jun 23, 2020, 3:09 PM

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Haha! thanks man, i appreciate it, maybe my ladder script will work after all `:D

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 3:09 PM

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ah, manouer

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hold on

unkempt sorrel Jun 23, 2020, 3:09 PM

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oh okay lol

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 3:10 PM

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i repurposed the script

unkempt sorrel Jun 23, 2020, 3:10 PM

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thx ❤️

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 3:10 PM

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there

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you dont need to use getreldir

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i just find it to be the most reliable

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@winter rose BIS_fnc_itemType returns binoculars as "item"

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image attached below:
https://imgur.com/rKhPcAo

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HMD is an item too

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and HMD is listed in itemCargo

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but binoculars are NOT listed in itemCargo

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BINOCULARS ARE LISTED UNDER ``weaponCargo`

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AAAAA

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im making a bug-report

winter rose Jun 23, 2020, 3:30 PM

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player addWeapon "Binocular"
```looks like a discrepancy

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 3:30 PM

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this is just inconsistent

winter rose Jun 23, 2020, 3:31 PM

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yep, but I doubt it will be fixed - it might break plenty of backward compat' 😦

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 3:33 PM

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https://feedback.bistudio.com/T152055

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done

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probably just a config-change

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and if anything relies on broken code, then the code is broken and needs to be fixed aswell, no?

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ok, anyways, is there any way to pull from the config if an item is binoculars?

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a config-entry that dictates the slot, perhaps?

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because i need to make a case JUST for binoculars 😅

exotic flax Jun 23, 2020, 3:39 PM

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check "simulation type" 😉

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 3:39 PM

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i wish they would change HMD and binoculars config to "weapon"

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wait

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HMD and binoculars are under CfgWeapons

exotic flax Jun 23, 2020, 3:45 PM

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checking the ACE arsenal script... binocs have either simulation = "Binocular" or simulation = "Weapon" && type = 4096 in their configs

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 3:59 PM

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HMD is also type 4096

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simulation it is

unkempt sorrel Jun 23, 2020, 4:03 PM

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is there a way to set a timer or something before it runs a script?

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:03 PM

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triggers and just spawn-sleep combo

unique sundial Jun 23, 2020, 4:04 PM

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binocs and range finder or laser designator are returned by https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/binocular HMDs by https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/hmd

binocular

hmd

unkempt sorrel Jun 23, 2020, 4:04 PM

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so could i set a trigger for an action command to do something else after it runs?

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:05 PM

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[] spawn {
  sleep 10;
  [] call yourScript; 
};```

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this runs "yourScript" after 10 seconds, give or take

unique sundial Jun 23, 2020, 4:06 PM

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trigger can be set to delay triggering after activation condition is true

unkempt sorrel Jun 23, 2020, 4:06 PM

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yeah all i need is something simple like that, basically trying to get the ai to teleport at the top of a ladder onto the building so they dont break their legs `D:

unique sundial Jun 23, 2020, 4:07 PM

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use setVehiclePosition

unkempt sorrel Jun 23, 2020, 4:08 PM

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why? is it more reliable for what im doing? 😄

unique sundial Jun 23, 2020, 4:08 PM

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it places object on surface

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:08 PM

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Killzone, HMD and binocular dont work on containers/vehicles

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also, i need to get the item type in general

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not just when it's in player slot

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these items can also exist in inventory, such as backpacks

smoky verge Jun 23, 2020, 4:09 PM

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sorry for the intrusion but I've used @exotic flax's script
_box = _this select 0; _logo = switch (_box) do { case 0: { logoA }; case 1: { logoB }; case 2: { logoC }; case 3: { logoD }; default { logoA }; }; _box setObjectTextureGlobal [0, _logo];
of course with file paths to the paas instead of LOGOA,B, etc..
I can see the drop down menu in attributes
but the texture doesn't change neither in eden or ingame

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:10 PM

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@smoky verge use codeblocks

unique sundial Jun 23, 2020, 4:10 PM

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i was trying to point out they are classified as different inventory items @ebon citrus

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:10 PM

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yes?

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that doesnt help anything

nova zinc Jun 23, 2020, 4:10 PM

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@smoky verge what?

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:11 PM

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it doesnt change the fact that the binocular is classed as an "item", yet acts EXACTLY like a "Weapon"

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@smoky verge #arma3_gui

unique sundial Jun 23, 2020, 4:12 PM

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it is special case afaik perhaps by design or by mistake however it is too late for that

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:14 PM

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it's a config change...

smoky verge Jun 23, 2020, 4:14 PM

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sorry @nova zinc I was trying to create an attribute to change an object texture in eden with a dropdown list
similar to the rhs vehicles

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:14 PM

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too late for config change?

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to make everyone's lives simpler?

still forum Jun 23, 2020, 4:14 PM

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it's a config change...
its not

unique sundial Jun 23, 2020, 4:14 PM

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config changes could be very dangerous

still forum Jun 23, 2020, 4:15 PM

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ALOT of things depend on the binocs working the way they are

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and you cannot possible even know all of them

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:15 PM

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it's not changing how they work

still forum Jun 23, 2020, 4:15 PM

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to make everyone's lives simpler?
you mean your life, doing this VERY specific thing that you're doing

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yes it is

nova zinc Jun 23, 2020, 4:15 PM

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you mean the random/custom decal system ?

smoky verge Jun 23, 2020, 4:15 PM

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yeah

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:16 PM

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ok, anyways

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@unique sundial is there a reasonable way to get the specific behaviour necessary to use with a specific item?

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since BIS_fnc_itemType doesnt work

smoky verge Jun 23, 2020, 4:17 PM

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@nova zinc if I understood correctly they use a control combo tied to a custom function
is that right?

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:19 PM

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currently, what i must do is first determine if an item is in the CfgWeapons, then check whether it is a binocular simulation type to determine whether it goes to the toolbelt, binocular slot or nvg slot

nova zinc Jun 23, 2020, 4:20 PM

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you can define a specific decal if you need to

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or just let one be assigned randomply

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the entire decal system is in place for stuff like random text on abrams barrels, etc

smoky verge Jun 23, 2020, 4:21 PM

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I've also seen the option to completely change a vehicle texture
like from desert humvee to woodland humvee

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:22 PM

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@smoky verge https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setObjectTexture

smoky verge Jun 23, 2020, 4:23 PM

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?

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:23 PM

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that's to change the vehicle texture

smoky verge Jun 23, 2020, 4:23 PM

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I know setObjectTexture
my problem is implementing it in the combo control

nova zinc Jun 23, 2020, 4:24 PM

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can you be more precise about what you want to achieve?

unique sundial Jun 23, 2020, 4:24 PM

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you can check inventory slot the item belongs from config

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:24 PM

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#arma3_gui

nova zinc Jun 23, 2020, 4:24 PM

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coz i can't figure it out

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:24 PM

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that's not reasonable

nova zinc Jun 23, 2020, 4:24 PM

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most functions and scripts used mod wide are in rhs_main

unique sundial Jun 23, 2020, 4:25 PM

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what do you want itemType to say

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:25 PM

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if an item acts like a weapon through and through, then why does itemType say "Item"

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and why is it inconsistent with HMD?

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HMD is listed in itemCargo

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Binoculars are not

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yet both of them are items

unique sundial Jun 23, 2020, 4:26 PM

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i’m asking you if there was a itemType command what should it return for various inventory items

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:27 PM

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be consistent

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whatever it says, it needs to be consistent with the commands used to manipulate it

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atm, there are 3 different behaviour for "Item"

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one which acts like an item, One which is listed in ItemCargo, but acts like a weapon and one which acts like a weapon and is only named an item

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classifications have no purpose if they are not consistent

exotic flax Jun 23, 2020, 4:30 PM

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It's not that complicated 🤷‍♂️

_item = "some_binoc_class";
_config = configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> _item;
if (
   toLower getText(_config >> "simulation") == "binocular"
   || getNumber(_config >> "type") == 4096
) then {
   hint "these are binocs";
};

unique sundial Jun 23, 2020, 4:30 PM

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i’m sure all this info can be accessed from config but you are calling it inconvenient so what should such command return to make it convenient

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:31 PM

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consistency

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im calling for consistency

exotic flax Jun 23, 2020, 4:31 PM

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we're talking about Arma... Consistency does not apply here 🤣

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:31 PM

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if BIS_fnc_itemType returns just whatever then the whole command is without purpose

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and tbh, it has been consistent up till this point

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and i wonder why

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why go through all this work to then mess it up with 2 items

unique sundial Jun 23, 2020, 4:32 PM

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bis_fnc_itemType is not a command but script function you can open it up and see what it does and why it returns inconsistent result

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my guess it returns type for the use with arsenal

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arsenal is not THE inventory

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:35 PM

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that is not true

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the arsenal is a type of inventory

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and the arsenal makes a distinction between HMD, Binocs and other tools. How?

unique sundial Jun 23, 2020, 4:35 PM

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no inventory is what you get when you press I

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it is engine driven

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:35 PM

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it is not THE inventory

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but it is AN inventory

unique sundial Jun 23, 2020, 4:36 PM

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arsenal is scripted armoury

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:36 PM

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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inventory

unique sundial Jun 23, 2020, 4:36 PM

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edited happy?

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:36 PM

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petty

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anyways

unique sundial Jun 23, 2020, 4:37 PM

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I guess you don’t want to have a civil conversation, suit yourself

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:37 PM

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How does the arsenal make the distinction between HMD, Binocs etc.

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and is this functionality exposed to sqf?

still forum Jun 23, 2020, 4:37 PM

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Same kinda discussions every day basically. Not worth pouring much time into

exotic flax Jun 23, 2020, 4:37 PM

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all functions are exposed in SQF... just the commands aren't :/

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:38 PM

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that is your personal opinion

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but the question is legitimate

still forum Jun 23, 2020, 4:38 PM

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and is this functionality exposed to sqf?

arsenal is scripted armoury

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it is scripted.. So.. do you think its exposed to script?

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:39 PM

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how to make the distinction between different tools. Binocs, HMD, GPS, etc.

still forum Jun 23, 2020, 4:39 PM

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bis_fnc_itemType is not a command but script function you can open it up and see what it does and why it returns inconsistent result

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look it up.

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its there.

exotic flax Jun 23, 2020, 4:39 PM

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I just don't understand the problem... it is the way it is, and there are solutions available either in the code (since it's SQF), or in mods (like ACE which does the same thing)

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:40 PM

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the problem is that i need to reliably and reproducibly produce the item-type based on its behaviour

exotic flax Jun 23, 2020, 4:40 PM

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did you see the script I posted? that is working 100%

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:41 PM

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that wouldn't work

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looks like it

exotic flax Jun 23, 2020, 4:41 PM

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in that case does ACE Arsenal not work 🤷‍♂️

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 4:41 PM

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time for Nca_fnc_itemType

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it wont work in my use case, which is

to reliably and reproducibly produce the item-type based on its behaviour```

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the answer seems to be "No"

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so i'll just do it myself

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something about sending a child to a task

spark turret Jun 23, 2020, 6:31 PM

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how does arma AI know to differentiate an enemy from a friednly? especially if both look the same. anyone know a bit more about that?

smoky verge Jun 23, 2020, 6:32 PM

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side

spark turret Jun 23, 2020, 6:38 PM

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no, i mean do they just magically know which side it belongs to after some time? or do they instantly know? etc

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what affects that knowledge etc

smoky verge Jun 23, 2020, 6:40 PM

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I think at a certain range they have some doubts
but up close you could be their genetic clone with their same gear and they would still shoot at you

mental wren Jun 23, 2020, 6:49 PM

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Hello all, I was looking around to see if it's possible to make patches which have dynamic text on them. For example I found this:
https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/160703-attachto-object-to-backpack/
If there's anything similar out there that works (specifically on chest-rigs or uniforms), it'd be highly appreciated to get some examples that I can look at in terms of their code and texture setup

smoky verge Jun 23, 2020, 6:58 PM

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@winter rose I've tried the script you made and it didn't seem to help
the drop down menu works pretty fine but it doesn't actually change logos

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without giving me any error in eden or packing

unique sundial Jun 23, 2020, 8:14 PM

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@mental wren you could use setObjectTexture on quite a few things including backpacks. The post you linked to is not a good solution

mental wren Jun 23, 2020, 8:14 PM

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Hmhm, but then how would I be able to generate the text texture?

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I basically want to use it for name tag patches which go on a velcro spot on most of our vests

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so get player name -> generate the texture -> put onto vest

unique sundial Jun 23, 2020, 8:17 PM

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you can’t generate text, the only feature available is number plates for vehicles that can do that. you can have images that you can use as textures with writing on them

snow badge Jun 23, 2020, 9:15 PM

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@exotic flax Hey sorry for pinging you again but I tried what you did (went in-game and executed the script as player via Debug Console) but when I tried CTRL+C, I got no result and nothing copied to clipboard.

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Could you maybe help me again please?

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[
    ["_object",player,[objNull]],
    ["_class","REPLACE",[""]],
    ["_displayName","REPLACE",[""]],
    ["_icon","\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\sergeant_gs.paa",[""]],
    ["_role","Default",[""]],
    ["_conditionShow","true",[""]]
];

private _indent = "    ";
private _class = format ["class %1",_class];
private _displayName = format ["displayName = ""%1"";",_displayName];
private _icon = format ["icon = ""%1"";",_icon];
private _role = format ["role = ""%1"";",_role];
private _conditionShow = format ["show = ""%1"";",_conditionShow];
private _uniformClass = format ["uniformClass = ""%1"";",uniform _object];
private _backpack = format ["backpack = ""%1"";",backpack _object];
private _export = _class + endl + "{" + endl + _indent + _displayName + endl + _indent + _icon + endl + _indent + _role + endl + _indent + _conditionShow + endl + _indent + _uniformClass + endl + _indent + _backpack + endl;
private _weapons = weapons _object;
private _primWeaponItems = primaryWeaponItems _object;
private _secWeaponItems = secondaryWeaponItems _object;
private _assignedItems = assigneditems _object;
// From BIS_fnc_exportLoadout START
private _fnc_addArray =
{
    params ["_name","_array"];
    _export = _export + format [_indent + "%1[] = {",_name];
    {
        if (_foreachindex > 0) then {_export = _export + ",";};
        _export = _export + format ["""%1""",_x];
    } foreach _array;
    _export = _export + "};" + endl;
};

["weapons",_weapons + ["Throw","Put"]] call _fnc_addArray;
["magazines",magazines _object] call _fnc_addArray;
["items",items _object] call _fnc_addArray;
["linkedItems",[vest _object,headgear _object,goggles _object] + _assignedItems - _weapons + _primWeaponItems + _secWeaponItems] call _fnc_addArray;
// From BIS_fnc_exportLoadout END
_export = _export + "};" + endl + "// Visit https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Respawn for detailed information";

copyToClipboard _export;
_export```

exotic flax Jun 23, 2020, 9:42 PM

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See the 2nd last line, it will automatically put the export to the clipboard (and the last line as output).

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So either paste it directly to a file (without CTRL+C), or select the console output and CTRL+C that before pasting it in a file.

snow badge Jun 23, 2020, 9:47 PM

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Well, I did that. I put the script above into Debug Console and did a Local Exec while playing as the unit with the loadout - it returned nothing.

exotic flax Jun 23, 2020, 9:49 PM

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Got any errors (direct or RPT)?

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Because for me the script works without problems

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 9:49 PM

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am i reading this wrong or does this have a purpose:

[
    ["_object",player,[objNull]],
    ["_class","REPLACE",[""]],
    ["_displayName","REPLACE",[""]],
    ["_icon","\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\sergeant_gs.paa",[""]],
    ["_role","Default",[""]],
    ["_conditionShow","true",[""]]
];```

snow badge Jun 23, 2020, 9:49 PM

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The script is from https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Respawn @ebon citrus

exotic flax Jun 23, 2020, 9:50 PM

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Ahhh... Make sure you remove the comments (parts with //) because the console doesn't like them

snow badge Jun 23, 2020, 9:50 PM

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What do you mean Direct or RPT?

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I'll try that now

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 9:50 PM

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params

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youre missing code

exotic flax Jun 23, 2020, 9:50 PM

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@ebon citrus that's on purpose

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 9:50 PM

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nope

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it's missing code

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also, make sure to call it properly

exotic flax Jun 23, 2020, 9:51 PM

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I'm sure he C&P-ed the correct code

snow badge Jun 23, 2020, 9:51 PM

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@exotic flax I could kiss you right now, it finally put something out!

{
 displayName = ""REPLACE"";
 icon = ""\A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\sergeant_gs.paa"";
 role = ""Default"";
 show = ""true"";
 uniformClass = ""U_O_R_Gorka_01_camo_F"";
 backpack = ""B_ViperLightHarness_oli_F"";
 weapons[] = {""arifle_AK12_lush_F"",""hgun_Rook40_F"",""Binocular"",""Throw"",""Put""};
 magazines[] = {""16Rnd_9x21_Mag"",""16Rnd_9x21_Mag"",""SmokeShell"",""SmokeShell"",""SmokeShellGreen"",""SmokeShellBlue"",""HandGrenade"",""HandGrenade"",""Chemlight_green"",""Chemlight_green"",""Chemlight_blue"",""Chemlight_blue"",""30rnd_762x39_AK12_Lush_Mag_F"",""30rnd_762x39_AK12_Lush_Mag_F"",""30rnd_762x39_AK12_Lush_Mag_F"",""30rnd_762x39_AK12_Lush_Mag_F"",""30rnd_762x39_AK12_Lush_Mag_F"",""30rnd_762x39_AK12_Lush_Mag_F"",""30rnd_762x39_AK12_Lush_Mag_F"",""30rnd_762x39_AK12_Lush_Mag_Tracer_F""};
 items[] = {""FirstAidKit"",""FirstAidKit"",""H_Booniehat_taiga""};
 linkedItems[] = {""V_CarrierRigKBT_01_light_Olive_F"",""H_HelmetAggressor_cover_taiga_F"",""G_Tactical_Black"",""ItemMap"",""ItemCompass"",""ItemWatch"",""ItemRadio"",""ItemGPS"",""O_NVGoggles_grn_F"",""muzzle_snds_B_lush_F"",""acc_pointer_IR"",""optic_Arco_AK_lush_F"","""","""","""","""",""""};
};
// Visit https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Respawn for detailed information"```

exotic flax Jun 23, 2020, 9:51 PM

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:D

snow badge Jun 23, 2020, 9:52 PM

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OK now let's see if this loadout works with my description.ext...

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Huh, still doesn't work... let me try this again.

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 10:07 PM

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double quotes

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you need single quotes

hazy trail Jun 23, 2020, 10:08 PM

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Does anyone know how to change locality of an occupied vehicle from a client to a server? I know to use setGroupOwner (and setOwner), but no combination seems to work correctly. The most direct solution, setGroupOwner the crew, both crew and vehicle end up on the server - but the driver dismounts and has no gear. Doing a direct setOwner on the vehicle before or after the setGroupOwner doesn't change that.

exotic flax Jun 23, 2020, 10:09 PM

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if you C&P manually you'll need to replace the "" (double quotes) to " (single quote), otherwise it should work automatically

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 10:09 PM

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@hazy trail vehicle needs to be empty

snow badge Jun 23, 2020, 10:09 PM

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Also sorry if that looks ugly, I don't know how to copy-paste code into Discord

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 10:10 PM

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pastebin and sqfbin are a thing you can use

chilly wigeon Jun 23, 2020, 10:10 PM

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Thats not the whole code is it? there isn't more than 20 lines there

exotic flax Jun 23, 2020, 10:10 PM

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or use:
```sqf
// your code
```

snow badge Jun 23, 2020, 10:11 PM

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Let me try again, and paste the full description.ext

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 10:11 PM

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for long code, pastebin is prefered

snow badge Jun 23, 2020, 10:11 PM

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Understood.

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 10:11 PM

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makes it easier to read and doesnt spam the chat

snow badge Jun 23, 2020, 10:11 PM

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Yeah, completely understandable.

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https://pastebin.com/zDTQeBtB - Link to my description.ext, Error in Line 23

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 10:12 PM

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error?

snow badge Jun 23, 2020, 10:12 PM

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The Loadout still works perfectly fine and I can use it, but I'm confused what causes it

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Yes, is there any way to copy the full error Arma 3 pastes on my screen?

ebon citrus Jun 23, 2020, 10:13 PM

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RPT

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im just asking which error

snow badge Jun 23, 2020, 10:14 PM

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"Error Type String, expected number"

tropic willow Jun 24, 2020, 1:25 AM

#

so, im trying to figure out the createVehicle commmand, can someone explain it to me? i am trying to create a red chemlight so i can attach it to an AI

#

im struggling to figure out how to code it, yet i have seen examples.

exotic flax Jun 24, 2020, 1:26 AM

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did you also read the wiki: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createVehicle ?

tropic willow Jun 24, 2020, 1:26 AM

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yea.
its my first time dabbling with code really, what really ended up happening was me getting confused, (whats ah1w????)

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i just need to know how to make a chemlight spawn, where to type the command, and how to attach the dang thing to an AI

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...might be a bit much..

exotic flax Jun 24, 2020, 1:28 AM

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well... "just need to know" is not really how it works when learning how to program a (new) language 😉

#

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Introduction_to_Arma_Scripting is a decent read to learn the basics about the language (must-reads and useful links at the bottom are a part of it as well)

tropic willow Jun 24, 2020, 1:30 AM

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okay

astral dawn Jun 24, 2020, 2:17 AM

#

I certainly remember that I could detect car horn with some Fired event handler... is it not the case any more? Or I might be wrong. 🤔

shrewd bough Jun 24, 2020, 2:58 AM

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What about this makes it only run once?

[] spawn { 
 waitUntil {inputAction "User20" > 0};   
 ThisCar say3D ["horn1", 300, 1]; 
};

I removed the horn from the car, and bound Custom 20 to Left Click so it's like using the horn. However, while it works, it only works once. Is it something I did?

robust hollow Jun 24, 2020, 2:58 AM

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it isnt a loop

shrewd bough Jun 24, 2020, 2:59 AM

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What can I change to make it loop then? I'm not exactly a coding person, as much as I should be.

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Honestly, I'm stitching together stuff I find on the wiki, so I don't even really know what some of this means.

robust hollow Jun 24, 2020, 3:01 AM

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here is one option. you may want to add an exit condition in place of true.

[] spawn { 
    while {true} do {
        waitUntil {inputAction "User20" > 0};   
        ThisCar say3D ["horn1", 300, 1]; 
        waitUntil {inputAction "User20" == 0};   
    };
};

shrewd bough Jun 24, 2020, 3:02 AM

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Thank you kindly. I'll be just a second to try that.

robust hollow Jun 24, 2020, 3:03 AM

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another option that doesnt involve a loop is a key press event handler. This example uses key up, but im not sure if the input action is returned to 0 by the time keyup executes so keydown may be a better option as long as you prevent it spamming the sound.

(findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["KeyUp",{
    if (inputAction "User20" > 0) then {
        ThisCar say3D ["horn1", 300, 1]; 
    };
    false
}];

shrewd bough Jun 24, 2020, 3:06 AM

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The second one doesn't seem to work, but the first one does. Sadly, it's
spamable, but it's not that bad I guess.

robust hollow Jun 24, 2020, 3:07 AM

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could add a sleep after the say3D line for the duration of the horn

shrewd bough Jun 24, 2020, 3:11 AM

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Would that just look like:

[] spawn { 
    while {true} do {
        waitUntil {inputAction "User20" > 0};   
        ThisCar say3D ["horn1", 300, 1];
        sleep;
        waitUntil {inputAction "User20" == 0};   
    };
};

?

robust hollow Jun 24, 2020, 3:11 AM

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sleep <seconds>;

shrewd bough Jun 24, 2020, 3:11 AM

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Right.

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Doesn't seem to work, or I did it wrong.

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Alright, what I screwed up was putting it above the waitUntil. I moved it under it and it works fine. You're a broski, BTW.

shrewd bough Jun 24, 2020, 4:06 AM

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@robust hollow Would it be possible to make it so only the driver can do this? I found something that I think does that, but I'm not certain.

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(driver (vehicle player)) isEqualTo player

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Would using this help me with that?

robust hollow Jun 24, 2020, 4:06 AM

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yes it would

shrewd bough Jun 24, 2020, 4:07 AM

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Would the waitUntil be changed to:

waitUntil (driver (vehicle player)) isEqualTo player AND {inputAction "User20" > 0};

?

robust hollow Jun 24, 2020, 4:08 AM

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waitUntil {(driver (vehicle player)) isEqualTo player AND inputAction "User20" > 0};

shrewd bough Jun 24, 2020, 4:08 AM

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I should include it in the curly braces? That must be where I went wrong.

robust hollow Jun 24, 2020, 4:08 AM

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you may also want to be checking if the unit is in a vehicle though. because they can be the driver of themself when they are on foot

shrewd bough Jun 24, 2020, 4:09 AM

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All this is in the init of the vehicle, so that shouldn't be a problem, right?

robust hollow Jun 24, 2020, 4:10 AM

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no, the code doesnt execute "on the vehicle", it executes when the vehicle is created

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so it would be almost the same as executing from the init.sqf for example

shrewd bough Jun 24, 2020, 4:11 AM

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How would I check if they're in it too?

robust hollow Jun 24, 2020, 4:12 AM

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you could do waitUntil {driver ThisCar isequalto player && inputAction "User20" > 0};

shrewd bough Jun 24, 2020, 4:14 AM

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I have it as

waitUntil {(driver ThisCar) isEqualTo player AND inputAction "User20" > 0};

and it seems to work fine. Thank you kindly, again.

bold kiln Jun 24, 2020, 4:45 AM

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I know this is something super simple and I'm just not seeing it. (even if it is "you can't")
I have a UserAction that needs to execute an animateSource and turretLock statements.
I thought I could do them both in like an array or something without having to make a new file and spawn it in
know how to do it?

winter rose Jun 24, 2020, 7:12 AM

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@bold kiln you can separate two statements with ;

light badge Jun 24, 2020, 9:50 AM

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Hi all, maybe what I'm asking for is a bit complicated, but, is there any way to block to pick up clothes from a dead body when looting?

Only to take access to the backpack, vest and main inventory.

Something like the Tarkov looting system.

winter rose Jun 24, 2020, 9:58 AM

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I hoped it was only about Warlords…

astral dawn Jun 24, 2020, 11:21 AM

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Ace cargo attaches cargo box to vehicle with negative vertical offset, so it is in fact under the terrain

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Although it can be attached with positive offset too. But what if it flips over...

astral dawn Jun 24, 2020, 1:27 PM

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What's the best way to detect when player uses car horn? Fired and FiredMan event handlers don't work. Currently investigating solutions with detecting mouse button presses on display... 😦

winter rose Jun 24, 2020, 1:28 PM

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"Fired" EH on the vehicle itself doesn't work?

astral dawn Jun 24, 2020, 2:06 PM

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"Fired" EH on the vehicle itself doesn't work?
No

compact maple Jun 24, 2020, 3:12 PM

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Hello. How can I pass a param in addMissionEventHandler ?

warm hedge Jun 24, 2020, 3:13 PM

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Make it global is a common way

compact maple Jun 24, 2020, 3:14 PM

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a = "blabla";
//Add a Draw3D EH on the player, start from the victim, to the shooter's position
    private _id = addMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", {
            hint a;
    }];

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so this can work ?

warm hedge Jun 24, 2020, 3:15 PM

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Yes

compact maple Jun 24, 2020, 3:15 PM

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Thank you

fair drum Jun 24, 2020, 4:54 PM

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I thought you couldn't pick up enemy uniforms anyways

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@light badge

ebon citrus Jun 24, 2020, 5:10 PM

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you can force one to a unit

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in vanilla

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@light badge yes there is

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if you dont wish to re-write the whole inventory, then just add an EH on the uniform slot to detect when it's being dragged

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or similar magic

hazy trail Jun 24, 2020, 5:16 PM

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I use the curator events to spot a Zeus placing a vehicle. I then want to initialize that vehicle, but I want to do with server code. I tried telling ARMA to setOwner the vehicle, which is quick, but the turrets only move over later, preventing me from changing them - unless I modify my code to remoteExec wherever the turret might be. I don't want to do that. As a workaround, I deleted the unit that the Zeus placed and had the server create a new one in its place.

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The twist here is that ARMA will delete the old one and the new one if I create the new one too quickly.

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I put in a sleep 0.1 to at least cause a round trip through the script scheduler, but if the server is loaded down, that short sleep isn't enough and the vehicle will again be deleted. Does anyone know what's happening here? Is there something that I can wait for to know when the coast is clear?

hazy trail Jun 24, 2020, 5:39 PM

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On a hunch, I put in a waitUntil { isNull _vehicle } before moving on to position the replacement at the exact same posASL, vectorDir and vectorUp. That seems to do the trick. No losses of replacement vehicles, even when the server is heavily loaded.

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A different hunch, which I thought more reasonable, was that I was reusing a variable in the deletion process. So I deleteVehicle _vehicle, where _vehicle is not local, then immediately _vehicle = _replacement, then carry on using _vehicle. But avoiding an overwrite of _vehicle didn't affect the outcome at all; I always lost the replacement vehicle.

unkempt sorrel Jun 24, 2020, 5:44 PM

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is there a way to force a unit to walk a certain direction for a few feet? my move commands dont work since the ai is on top of a building so it just paths off every time unless i doStop him

fair drum Jun 24, 2020, 6:26 PM

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So I have the following:
https://pastebin.com/sk642aT2

It works for listen and SP. wondering if it would work on dedicated too when called into the init.sqf

ebon citrus Jun 24, 2020, 6:27 PM

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is suicideBomber a variable name for a unit in the mission?

fair drum Jun 24, 2020, 6:27 PM

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yuppers

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a playable character

ebon citrus Jun 24, 2020, 6:30 PM

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nope

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/knowsAbout
Multiplayer: who must be local, while target can be remote.

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allUnits returns all units, not just those which are local

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allUnits is also wuite a hefty list to be iterating over in a while-loop-kinda

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well, you have a sleep 1; there

fair drum Jun 24, 2020, 6:33 PM

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i could change it to look at a unit's side.

ebon citrus Jun 24, 2020, 6:34 PM

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what's the purpose of this?

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i feel like there oculd be an easier way

fair drum Jun 24, 2020, 6:34 PM

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just want to make it so my suicide bomber players can actually get in range to do something without getting gunned down

ebon citrus Jun 24, 2020, 6:34 PM

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make them civilian

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?

fair drum Jun 24, 2020, 6:35 PM

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but get gunned down if they get too close so they would be suspicious

ebon citrus Jun 24, 2020, 6:35 PM

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ok, make it captive

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and if it gets too close, set captive to false

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just check the distance between target and the player

fair drum Jun 24, 2020, 6:36 PM

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i want it for any enemy unit. main idea is to commit war crimes but I don't want them running rampant through enemy bases. so thats why I felt I needed to do a full unit check for distance

ebon citrus Jun 24, 2020, 6:37 PM

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knowsAbout is not a check for distance

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it's a check if the unit is aware

fair drum Jun 24, 2020, 6:37 PM

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oh is knowsAbout the only issue?

ebon citrus Jun 24, 2020, 6:37 PM

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yeah, and the logic

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the logic works

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although not really delicate and efficient

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but it does the joob

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knowsAbout does not work in mp in this way

fair drum Jun 24, 2020, 6:38 PM

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yeah I'm still learning to getting my coding more efficient

ebon citrus Jun 24, 2020, 6:38 PM

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if you run this code on the server, then yeah, but then you cant use "player"

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since all AI is local on the server

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"maybe"

eternal ferry Jun 24, 2020, 7:26 PM

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How can I set CfgWeapons "dispersion" variable to 0 for all weapons (even if changing weapons after mission initialization) in the Eden editor?

ebon citrus Jun 24, 2020, 7:41 PM

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you cant change configs in-game

eternal ferry Jun 24, 2020, 7:41 PM

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How can I disable bullet spread then?

ebon citrus Jun 24, 2020, 7:42 PM

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if you want to change the config, then you need to write a config-replacement mod

eternal ferry Jun 24, 2020, 7:49 PM

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will this work? https://i.imgur.com/NP0NZnD.png

hazy trail Jun 24, 2020, 7:49 PM

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@eternal ferry You can change the weapon sway and recoil effect on a player by player basis. If you turn them both off, you get very predictable rounds.

eternal ferry Jun 24, 2020, 7:50 PM

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already in my init

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this setCustomAimCoef 0;
this setUnitRecoilCoefficient 0;
this addeventhandler ["fired", {(_this select 0) setvehicleammo 1}];

hazy trail Jun 24, 2020, 7:50 PM

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So you want lasers? 🙂

eternal ferry Jun 24, 2020, 7:50 PM

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for what im trying to do yes

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I need minimum error

hazy trail Jun 24, 2020, 7:51 PM

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In your Fired handler, set the bullet velocity to something very high.

eternal ferry Jun 24, 2020, 7:51 PM

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I need drop

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Im making charts of mil dot corrections for weapons in 25m increments

hazy trail Jun 24, 2020, 7:52 PM

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You can alter the velocity any way you want. The projectile is yours to do with as you like.

eternal ferry Jun 24, 2020, 7:52 PM

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It needs to be unmodified or the charts are meaningless

hazy trail Jun 24, 2020, 7:53 PM

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The starting premise was dropping the dispersion. Do that with your FiredMan event.

eternal ferry Jun 24, 2020, 7:53 PM

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How may I ask?

hazy trail Jun 24, 2020, 7:54 PM

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You want to avoid rounds fanning out, right? So set their velocity (very carefully) such that they always follow the direction that th ebarrel is pointing.

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The technique may be too crude for what you're after.

eternal ferry Jun 24, 2020, 7:54 PM

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that's what im worried about

hazy trail Jun 24, 2020, 7:54 PM

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If you're trying to come up with tables, can't you statistically remove the dispersion?

eternal ferry Jun 24, 2020, 7:55 PM

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its a random value

hazy trail Jun 24, 2020, 7:55 PM

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So if you average over a large sample, you remove the randomness

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Median. Whatever.

eternal ferry Jun 24, 2020, 7:55 PM

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yeah

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thats what i've been doing

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but its still inaccurate and much more time consuming

hazy trail Jun 24, 2020, 7:56 PM

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This is not a player-accessible feature, right? This is just for your table building process?

eternal ferry Jun 24, 2020, 7:57 PM

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it is a feature that uses a variable to randomize the spread, im trying to set it to 0 so I only need to shoot and record once

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I'm referring to https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Weapons_settings#CfgWeapons

hazy trail Jun 24, 2020, 7:58 PM

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Understood, but if you're the only one using it to record values, then you can put together a quick mod that sets the dispersion of all weapon types that you're using. Or wherever it can be injected into the config.

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Then you do your recordings and you're done. Toss the mod.

eternal ferry Jun 24, 2020, 7:59 PM

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that's what nica recommended but I've got no experience making mods.

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I was asking if it can be modified with scripts

hazy trail Jun 24, 2020, 7:59 PM

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Take a look at "LAMBS Supression" mod. It's about as tiny as they come, and it only fiddles with a couple config entries. Right up your alley.

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Yeah, I understand, but the most interesting config stuff just isn't accessible.

eternal ferry Jun 24, 2020, 8:00 PM

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"This is a small mod which alters Arma AI Brain config settings to create an AI more susceptible to suppression and stress."

hazy trail Jun 24, 2020, 8:00 PM

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This is where I pointlessly observe that a mission should simply be a mod so that we get full access to everything. Unfortunately, description.ext gives us very limited access.

eternal ferry Jun 24, 2020, 8:00 PM

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how does that mod have anything to do with what im talking about?

hazy trail Jun 24, 2020, 8:01 PM

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You can crack open that mod (it's a PBO, so you just unpack it and look it over) and use it as a template to set dispersions the way you want them.

eternal ferry Jun 24, 2020, 8:01 PM

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But its for AI, wont it need significant changes to use it on a player unit?

hazy trail Jun 24, 2020, 8:02 PM

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It modifies a config entry. You don't care which entries he's modifying. You modify the entries that you want.

eternal ferry Jun 24, 2020, 8:02 PM

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ah, i see

hazy trail Jun 24, 2020, 8:03 PM

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Remember that the config is just a big table of data. It's the dumping ground for all the static data that the programs, missions and mods draw on.

eternal ferry Jun 24, 2020, 8:08 PM

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I wonder if I could just use the equations the internal mechanics use, omitting the dispersion of course. I could then autofill and calculate the values for any weapon.

hazy trail Jun 24, 2020, 8:09 PM

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You mean, duplicate the ballistics calculations?

eternal ferry Jun 24, 2020, 8:09 PM

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Are the ballistics mechanics publicly known or protected IP?

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yeah

hazy trail Jun 24, 2020, 8:09 PM

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They're undoubtedly highly protected

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I doubt you could duplicate them.

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Your best bet is to do that mod to get the dispersion to zero, then record what actually happens. When they change the engine (unlikely at this point, but possible), you'll be all set to record everything all over again.

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I would think that a statistical solution would work best. Write scripts that will spawn up the units and weapons that you need, freeze them into a firing position, have them fire a crap ton of rounds, record them all and then save and process the data.

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You shouldn't have to do much manually.

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You could also ask on the forums if anyone has already set all this up. There are some folks who look very hard at ARMA's ballistics. Bohemia recently modified the sights on some weapons because they were off a fraction. Somebody picked up on that. Either experimentally or just by being very observant.

tiny wadi Jun 24, 2020, 9:30 PM

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If I have an array of players and I am checking a variable on each of their objects for true/false would this be the best way?

waitUntil { { if !(_x getVariable ["readyStatus", false]) exitWith { false }; } forEach _list; true };```

ebon citrus Jun 24, 2020, 9:39 PM

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no

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because it would jsut always exit with the first run

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youre always returning true

tiny wadi Jun 24, 2020, 9:41 PM

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Shouldn't the exitWith cause the true to never be run?

ebon citrus Jun 24, 2020, 9:41 PM

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no

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because it exits into the waitUntil loop

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from the forEach loop

tiny wadi Jun 24, 2020, 9:41 PM

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ah

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waitUntil { { private _return = true; if !(_x getVariable ["readyStatus", false]) exitWith { _return = false; }; } forEach _list; _return };```

ebon citrus Jun 24, 2020, 9:46 PM

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nope

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_return is out of scope

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if you really want to do it this way:

waitUntil {
  private _return = false; 
  {
    if !(_x getVariable ["readyStatus", false]) exitWith { _return = true; }; 
  } forEach _list;
   _return 
};```

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so as soon as readyStatus of one unit is "false" the waituntil will exit

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or if you want it the other way around

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waitUntil {
  private _return = false; 
  {
    if (_x getVariable ["readyStatus", false]) exitWith { _return = true; }; 
  } forEach _list;
   _return 
};```

tiny wadi Jun 24, 2020, 9:50 PM

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oh i misplaced my return

fair drum Jun 24, 2020, 9:50 PM

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https://pastebin.com/8F0uDz85

this a little better? still striving for that dedicated server usage

ebon citrus Jun 24, 2020, 9:52 PM

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yeah

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that would make the unit not be shot at until they are closer than 20 to a blufor unit

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you might also want to consider distance2d

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that way units in towers would act the same way

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"perimeter guards"

fair drum Jun 24, 2020, 9:54 PM

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hmmm fair point

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i guess the next question is will the unit be reset to captive if they respawn or do I need to write a new code in there to reset it?

ebon citrus Jun 24, 2020, 10:04 PM

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better safe than sorry

short sparrow Jun 24, 2020, 11:32 PM

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Hi, I want to execute a function when a player disconnect from server. I tried to use addMissionEventHandler ["HandleDisconnect" ... ] but it seems that doesn't work properly (its never called), any idea? Thanks

ebon citrus Jun 24, 2020, 11:56 PM

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server side or client side @short sparrow

short sparrow Jun 25, 2020, 12:17 AM

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Sever side, I realize that the problem was that I cannot use the command "execVM" inside the eventHanddler. I need to call a script from the event and this script may take a few seconds to finish (it writes to a database )

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 12:29 AM

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typeOf returns "" on some terrain objects although they clearly have class name, benches for instance. What should I do about it?

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I need to get the class name of the object.

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 12:30 AM

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example?

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what object for example?

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 12:30 AM

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"Land_Bench_02_F"

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But if I create it with createVehicle, typeOf returns proper class name

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 12:31 AM

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works for me

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 12:31 AM

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Where did you find this bench on the map?

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 12:31 AM

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how are you getting the object?

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 12:32 AM

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cursorObject

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 12:32 AM

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hmmm, give me an example oin the map

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i want to make sure

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 12:32 AM

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you said that it works for you, I thought you have found one on the map already

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let me find it

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 12:32 AM

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i used one that i spawned in through the editor

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 12:33 AM

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ah ok, but that's the point, spawning it works well

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 12:33 AM

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fopund one

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 12:33 AM

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give me a second

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 12:33 AM

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found one, so no need

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yeah, youre right

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@astral dawn make a bug report?

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 12:38 AM

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Maybe what I am doing makes no sense, because the game couldn't have obviously been released for 7 years with this error?

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 12:39 AM

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what do you want?

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 12:39 AM

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I want to get class name of the object... because i have a list of objects I greatly care about, because I want my bots to sit on them 😄

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So there is a match between class name and offset to place the bot

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I can do it with model of course, I can still get model with getModelInfo

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 12:40 AM

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mmmh

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 12:42 AM

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🤔 but if it's indeed broken, I might have lots of problems in other places of my code. I initially thought that I get "" only for objects like trees. Didn't care much to check it.

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 12:43 AM

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mmmh

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always test code

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here's a picture of what i tried. The issue is with typeOf instead of the method of retrieving the object:
https://i.imgur.com/JsVZdUZ.jpg

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 12:44 AM

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Well no it's not such a big issue, I cared mostly about houses before, and they all have typeof 🤔

exotic flax Jun 25, 2020, 12:45 AM

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I believe terrain objects are handled different from editor/script placed objects, since the model exists, but not the class reference.

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 12:45 AM

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mmmh

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they might be baked into the terrain

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houses are not since they need simulation

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optimization measure?

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 12:46 AM

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houses are not since they need simulation
also electric poles because they need it too

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yes seems to be the case

exotic flax Jun 25, 2020, 12:46 AM

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well, not all objects are available in 3den (scope stuff), so therefor can't be accessed from scripts, but can still exist when placed directly in the terrain

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or just have the models "baked" in the terrain

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 12:47 AM

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garbage bin can be destroyed, but typeof is ""

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I think it has same sim type as fence

jade abyss Jun 25, 2020, 12:52 AM

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no type == no config.cpp entry
You can still place it with createSimpleObject

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 12:52 AM

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how does it get to cfgVehicles without config.cpp entry?

jade abyss Jun 25, 2020, 12:53 AM

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?

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 12:53 AM

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🤔

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Well, the bench is clearly in cfgVehicles config class. You say that it doesn't have a config.cpp entry. How does it get there then?

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Also I created the bench with createVehicle, not createSimpleObject.

jade abyss Jun 25, 2020, 12:54 AM

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Maybe you just didn't aim properly?

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while{true}do
{
  hintsilent str [getModelInfo cursorObject, typeOf cursorObject];
};

*edited

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 12:55 AM

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I checked with near objects command. The bench from map returned "" type, the bench I placed manually returned proper type.

jade abyss Jun 25, 2020, 12:55 AM

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exec this and check the hintbox

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updated and shamelessly stolen the example from https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/cursorObject

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 12:57 AM

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Well it's not the case obviously... since I got the object list with near objects command.

jade abyss Jun 25, 2020, 12:58 AM

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

typeOf

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Description:
Returns the config class name of given object or "" if object does not have a config class.

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 12:59 AM

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I can clearly see this class name in cfgVehicles in config viewer in game.

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We are talking about "Land_Bench_02_F" .

jade abyss Jun 25, 2020, 1:00 AM

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Yes, you mentioned that before.

frail ledge Jun 25, 2020, 1:00 AM

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Some objects on the map don't have classes. I thought it was mainly things that land conform like walls but I guess benches as well? How I got around that was I got the modelInfo of the object, trimmed the .p3d off the end of the model name using BIS_fnc_trimString and added a "land_" prefix to it. Then I check if that isClass in cfgVehicles. I think most of the model names are the same as the classname minus the land_ prefix.

jade abyss Jun 25, 2020, 1:00 AM

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What returns getModelInfo cursorObject ?

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 1:01 AM

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It gives good model info, that's what I'm currently going to use as workaround

jade abyss Jun 25, 2020, 1:01 AM

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So the issue is?

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 1:02 AM

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The remaining issue is that it's not convenient at all and the wiki information doesn't make sense

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Yes thanks @frail ledge , my case is easier, I am going to post-process the existing class name list I have and replace class names with model paths 🙂

restive leaf Jun 25, 2020, 1:12 AM

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The wiki information makes perfect sense... It says Find objects (Units, Vehicles, Dead, Map Objects) in a sphere with given radius so things without a class in CfgVehicles are returned...

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 1:12 AM

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I meant that the wiki page for typeOf doesn't make sense. If it returns "" doesn't mean that there is no config entry.

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It means anything and we don't know what exactly.

exotic flax Jun 25, 2020, 1:14 AM

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it means that the object isn't placed with a config entry

restive leaf Jun 25, 2020, 1:14 AM

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If the bench was placed as a map object it wouldn't have the land class...

exotic flax Jun 25, 2020, 1:14 AM

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but I agree that it's not very clear what the difference is

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 1:15 AM

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Ok, so bench I can place myself has only one thing in common with the object already on the map, and this common thing is model path. Then it makes sense.

restive leaf Jun 25, 2020, 1:16 AM

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Basically... normally, tbh, that only applies to trees, bushes and some small props... I guess benches - especially with a Land_ class I would have expected it to show in typeOf myself

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If it aint Land_ you're generally on your own 😉

exotic flax Jun 25, 2020, 1:20 AM

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if placed outside game, you won't be able to work with it 😉

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 1:21 AM

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if placed outside game, you won't be able to work with it 😉
Either I really must go sleep now or you said something very strange 😄

restive leaf Jun 25, 2020, 1:22 AM

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Just don't expect typeOf to work with your cactus plant 😉

exotic flax Jun 25, 2020, 1:24 AM

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hint typeOf "Cactus";
// return: OUCH!

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 4:30 AM

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alright back to this boy now that I've done further debugging...https://pastebin.com/p2tBvz8M

when a player does not select the suicide bomber kit, it throws an error stating suicideBomber is undefined obviously. How could I go about doing a check at start efficiently to bypass all of the code if someone does not select that kit?

hallow mortar Jun 25, 2020, 4:41 AM

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if !(isNull suicideBomber) then { ... };``` is what immediately springs to mind

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 4:42 AM

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hmmmmmm interesting. I'll have to add isNull to the thinktank up stairs. i'll try it out.

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 4:44 AM

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dont

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incorrect usage of isNull

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 4:44 AM

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yeah doesn't work

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still undefined

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 4:44 AM

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you have a foundational issue with your code

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is it precedent that the user may switch to the "suicideBomber" mid mission?

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 4:45 AM

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or they may choose to not select it at all so object never spawns

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 4:46 AM

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is the object a player slot?

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 4:46 AM

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yup, just a unit that has playable check marked and the var suicideBomber. if AI is turned off, it will never be created

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 4:47 AM

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will you have to account for JIP?

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 4:47 AM

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unfortunately yes, because this playerbase loves to click continue and rush into the mission before everyone is ready.

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or connected

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 4:47 AM

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ughhh, ok

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make a public array

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and add "suicide-bombers" to that array

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through whatever means you prefer

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then check if player is in said array

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not exactly elegant

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but it works

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assuming you dont have to account for security all that much

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 4:49 AM

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nah its a pw protected server that is only used for ops

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 4:49 AM

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yeah, just do that

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you can just have an action on an object that lets the players pick the suicide-bomber option

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this action would add the players to the suicide bombers array

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 4:51 AM

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good to know but its only going to be a potential of one person selecting that suicide bomber slot

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 4:52 AM

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then switch the array for a variable

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or keep it an array

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i dont care

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make a condition on the addaction which checks that the suicidebombers list is empty

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that way, give or take(some lag) only one player can be a suicide-bomber

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or idk

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add it to the init of the object that it sets itself as the suicideBomber

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and in init set some empty helipad as suicideBomber

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so as soon as the player connects, the helipad is no longer the suicideBomber, but the player-objec

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and then your condition fills

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 4:56 AM

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oh thats an interesting perspective... that just might work

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 4:56 AM

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also

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make sure the script is only running on the server

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

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stop adding pebbles on this house of cards, btw

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 4:59 AM

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lol i guess that happens when you are learning. its like I have an idea with a very small amount of knowledge on how to execute then I keep reading, add some, read some more change some etc etc etc. at least its a good learning experience

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 5:00 AM

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it's good

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but dont expect it to work out well like that

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at some point youre better off starting all over again

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 5:04 AM

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yeah I might have to... the idea I had is that I have a unit that has a bomber load out that is playable and I want him to be captive unless he enters the near range of an enemy unit. it seemed like a simple idea, but now that I'm running into things like JIP and servers and stuff its messing the original idea up

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 5:04 AM

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everything gets more complicated when you add in JIP and multiplayer

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but it's very simple if you know what to do

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your script is a good start

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but you need to make a decission

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do you want it to run server-side or client-side?

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 5:06 AM

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server-side would be better since as I get further into this stuff I bet its going to be more important since I'm making multiplayer scenarios

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 5:07 AM

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uhhh...

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ok, well youre in luck

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you know that init field?

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in the editor

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for units and objects

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 5:07 AM

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yuppers

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 5:08 AM

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ok

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supposedly, it runs every time someone connects

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for all objects

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which have it, that is

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ok, now name a dummy-object as "suicideBomber"

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and then add to your unit's init field suicideBomber=this

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supposedly, that should make it so that the init-field overrides the object-variable

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maybe

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and that's it

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now just make sure that your script runs ONLY on the server

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a simple isServer is good enough

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 5:10 AM

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i understand all of that and will try it, but its kind of like putting a Band-Aid on it don't ya think? it will get me through this one time, but I need to learn how to do this right in the future.

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 5:11 AM

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yes

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but i cant help with that

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if you cant ask the right questions, i cant help you

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 5:11 AM

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nor do I expect you too lol, you've been as helpful as you can

ebon citrus Jun 25, 2020, 5:11 AM

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honestly, i haven't

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i'm just tired

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i've been trying my best to teach myself all night

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 5:17 AM

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your bandaid works perfectly btw

unique sundial Jun 25, 2020, 6:42 AM

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if (!isNil "suicideBomber" && {!isNull suicideBomber}) then {...} @fair drum

vague geode Jun 25, 2020, 6:47 AM

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Is there any way to save data beyond mission/server restart? (E.g. player scores for a rank system. I don't have access to the server's startup parameters so just adding -ranking=<filename> is not possible)

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 7:10 AM

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if you know when restart is supposed to happen, you can save data to profileNamespace (and use saveProfileNamespace to save it to file) @vague geode

vague geode Jun 25, 2020, 7:12 AM

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@winter rose The question is can I save it to a server file to avoid manipulation?

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 7:15 AM

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it would save it to server's profile

vague geode Jun 25, 2020, 7:17 AM

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@winter rose So I just need to let the server execute the saveProfileNamespace command and it will autometically save the servers profileNamespace but how do I load it again?

robust hollow Jun 25, 2020, 7:18 AM

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profileNameSpace getvariable ...

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as long as the setVariable/getVariable/saveProfileNamespace are executed on the server

vague geode Jun 25, 2020, 7:21 AM

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What I mean to ask was whether the server autometically loads the saved data into its profileNamespace again on restart...

robust hollow Jun 25, 2020, 7:22 AM

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yes it automatically loads the selected profile's variables/values into profileNamespace when it starts up

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same as how a client does

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 7:23 AM

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you just have to get them and re apply them manually obviously
e.g```sqf
private _health = damage player_1;
profileNamespace setVariable ["player1_health", _health];
saveProfileNamespace; // not to be used too frequently (file operation)

/// Server restart

private _player1Damage = profileNamespace getVariable ["player1_health", 0];
player_1 setDamage _player1Damage;

vague geode Jun 25, 2020, 7:29 AM

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@winter rose So what you are saying it that it does autometically load the saved data into the server's profileNamespace again, right? So I can just profileNamespace setVariable ["var", value]; //server restarted// profileNamespace getVariable "var";?

topaz fiber Jun 25, 2020, 7:30 AM

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Just want to pop in to say thanks to everyone that’s helped me over the last few week with my (countless?) questions.

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I put together a mission last night front to back with everything I’ve learned and it went really well

robust hollow Jun 25, 2020, 7:31 AM

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@vague geode yes, that is correct

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as long as you do a saveProfileNamespace before the server restarts so it writes the variables to a file so it can load them when it starts back up

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 7:34 AM

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@vague geode yes. what @robust hollow said ↑

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gg @topaz fiber, never hesitate! 👍

topaz fiber Jun 25, 2020, 7:36 AM

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I mean, it’s classic cheese, start at downed heli, destroy the AA to call in CAS

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But the guys I play with are kinda new and easily pleased 🤣

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 7:41 AM

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is there an alternative to knowsAbout? can't use it for my MP game cause of its locality

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 7:43 AM

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what do you want to do, what is the use case?

stable juniper Jun 25, 2020, 7:43 AM

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is there a way to put videos inside arma 3?

robust hollow Jun 25, 2020, 7:44 AM

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yes, .ogv files i think

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 7:45 AM

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({(_x knowsAbout unit > 1.4)} count allUnits == 0)

unit is a player controlled unit with a var. but as far as I know, I can't use it like this in a MP setting

vague geode Jun 25, 2020, 7:45 AM

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I have another question: There is this "surrender" action where the unit puts its hands behind its back and is unable to do anything. 1. is it possible to allow it to move? 2. is there a way to check whether or not a player is currently surrendering to e.g. take him/her captive?

stable juniper Jun 25, 2020, 7:45 AM

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how would one go about doing that if you dont mind explaning it to me?@robust hollow

warm hedge Jun 25, 2020, 7:46 AM

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There's no walking surrendering animation in vanilla Arma

robust hollow Jun 25, 2020, 7:48 AM

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@stable juniper you convert your video to the ogv file type, put it in a pbo, then play it on a rscvideo ui control

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 7:48 AM

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@fair drum not like this no.
is it AI checking or only players knowsAbout?
you could do a server-side

[west, east, resistance] findIf { _x knowsAbout unit > 1.4 } == -1

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 7:48 AM

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AI is checking a player unit yes

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 7:49 AM

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then server-side for AI check

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 7:51 AM

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what is making this server side vs the original. I know yours does a lot less calculations that way and I need to start doing that

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 7:54 AM

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yours could work server-side too
AI groups are usually on the server (or headless client)
so doing a side-wide check does this

also [west, east, resistance] findIf { _x knowsAbout unit > 1.4 } may not be completely correct, his own side may of course know him

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 8:53 AM

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how do I go about throwing all units of a side into an array for a findIf command?

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 9:09 AM

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i'm just doing a [arrayofallsideunits] findIf {_x distance2d unit < value} == -1

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 9:10 AM

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private _westUnits = allUnits select { side _x == west };

fair drum Jun 25, 2020, 9:11 AM

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ahhhh gotcha

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 9:21 AM

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private _result = allUnits findIf {
  side group _x in [east, west]
  && { _x distance2D unit < value }
};
if (_result == -1) then {
    // no enemies close to unit
};
```simplified

_geek waaar!_

unkempt sorrel Jun 25, 2020, 9:44 AM

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Is it okay if i post a kinda long script?

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idk the limit or whatever

warm hedge Jun 25, 2020, 9:44 AM

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2000 characters is the limit I think?

unkempt sorrel Jun 25, 2020, 9:45 AM

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params["_unit"]; 

_unit addAction [format["<t color='%1'>Climb Ladder!</t>","#32CD32"],
{
    // ensure cursor object is valid
    if (isNull cursorObject) exitWith {hint "No object found to climb.";};

    // initialize variables
    _object = cursorObject;
    _ai = _this select 0;

    // check if cursor is on ladder or pier
    if ((["ladder", toLower str _object] call BIS_fnc_inString) || (["pier", toLower str _object] call BIS_fnc_inString) || (["building", toLower str _object] call BIS_fnc_inString)) then 
    {
        // make ai climb ladder
        _ai action ["ladderUp", _object, 0, 0];

        // add event trigger for ladder loop
        _ai addEventHandler ["AnimStateChanged", 
        {
            params["_unit", "_anim"];
            if (["ladder", toLower str _anim] call BIS_fnc_inString) then 
            {
                // add additional event trigger for finished ladder climb
                _unit addEventHandler["AnimStateChanged", 
                {
                    params["_unit", "_anim"];
                    if (["dnon", toLower str _anim] call BIS_fnc_inString) then 
                    {
                        hint "walking foward";
                        // walk forward
                        _pos = (_unit getRelPos [-2, (getDir _unit)]);
                        _unit setVehiclePosition [[_pos select 0,_pos select 1,(_pos select 2)+200], [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
                        doStop _unit; 
                        _unit removeAllEventHandlers "AnimStateChanged";
                    }
                }];
            }
        }];
    };
}];```

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i finally got that ladder script to work

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just gotta work on descent now lol

robust hollow Jun 25, 2020, 10:13 AM

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BIS_fnc_inString is case insensitive by default so you could remove all those tolowers if you wanted.

final marlin Jun 25, 2020, 10:20 AM

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For ACE3, any idea how to apply ace_medical_statemachine_fatalInjuriesPlayer - cardiac arrest only to specific units rather than blanket change it for everyone in the addon setting?

Tried _this setVariable ["ace_medical_statemachine_fatalInjuriesPlayer",1,true]; but to no avail.

unkempt sorrel Jun 25, 2020, 10:26 AM

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@robust hollow i think my friend said that the toLower part doesn't make it case sensitive and compiles all that data from the string

robust hollow Jun 25, 2020, 10:30 AM

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the toLower part doesn't make it case sensitive
technically correct, though by default BIS_fnc_inString does toLower for you, which is why you shouldnt need to do it yourself here.

also in some cases you shouldnt need str either. things like str _object is correct, turning the readable object return into a string for comparison, but others like str _anim is unnecessary as _anim is most likely already a string.

Not major issues, and hardly even minor issues. Just very very small things that can give you the slightest bit better performance 👌

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 10:30 AM

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@final marlin tried true instead of 1?

unkempt sorrel Jun 25, 2020, 10:36 AM

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@robust hollow thanks man! ill take that into account, it's my very first script, and i only did it cause my ai could never climb a ladder lol

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plus a lot of it was my friend so i never got the chance to really create a script from the ground up yet :D

short fossil Jun 25, 2020, 2:50 PM

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Does any body know a script for Connecting or synchronizing the Camera Module to a Monitor so It live feeds I am quite new to the Scripting and want to look into it but I just couldn't find a script for it?

exotic flax Jun 25, 2020, 2:59 PM

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Not sure if the Camera Module is suited for that, although you can use camCreate to create a (virtual) camera and have the output rendered on an object (like a laptop or TV screen) with setObjectTexture

short fossil Jun 25, 2020, 3:03 PM

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Could you give me the full script if its possible?

exotic flax Jun 25, 2020, 3:04 PM

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I have one available but is useless when not used in the same context as I do...
You'll be able to find several examples on the wiki, the forums and elsewhere on the internet.

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do note that this Discord is for helping others, not writing/building stuff for free...

short fossil Jun 25, 2020, 3:05 PM

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Okay, thanks anyways.

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 3:09 PM

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params["_v","_t","_tex"];

_n = (getArray (configfile >> "cfgVehicles" >> typeOf _v >> "hiddenSelections")) find _t;

_v setObjectTextureGlobal [_n, format['\mod\data\%1.paa',_tex] ];

can anyone help me understand what this exactly does?
I'm trying to repurpose it but whatever I do it doesn't seem to work

exotic flax Jun 25, 2020, 3:11 PM

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_v = object (like a vehicle)
_t = original texture path/name
_tex = custom texture name

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 3:13 PM

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yeah I imagined that part
this sqf is called from a function which is called from a config attribute
still not sure if it does what I expect
pretty sure it changes a texture but not sure according to what

exotic flax Jun 25, 2020, 3:13 PM

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and it will replace the original texture with the custom texture, based on the index of the found hiddenSelections

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 3:14 PM

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and where would this index be?
and how does it decide which texture to pick out of it?

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if you remember this is about that dropdown menu I've been talking about lately

exotic flax Jun 25, 2020, 3:15 PM

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so if the object has:

hiddenSelections[] = {'textureA.paa', 'textureB.paa', 'textureC.paa'};

and you call:

[VehicleClass, 'textureB', 'myCustomTexture'] call MY_fnc_someFunction;

Than textureB will be replaced with myCustomTexture

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 3:17 PM

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oh this is interesting
from the caller it uses something similar to that 2nd line you used

expression = "if(_value != 'logoA')then{ [_this,'camo1',_value] call SZ_fnc_changeFlag}";

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maybe I don't need to modify anything else and instead I need to fill the hiddenselection index wherever that is

exotic flax Jun 25, 2020, 3:19 PM

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ahhh... crap... hiddenSelections (used in the script) will take the name of the selection, instead of the texture itself, so 'camo1' is correct

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as long as 'camo1' exists of course

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 3:21 PM

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camo1 exists but hiddenselectionsTextures[] = {""}; is empty
should I just dump all the paths of all the textures I'd want to use?
but by doing so how will I know which one I need to use

exotic flax Jun 25, 2020, 3:22 PM

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[_this,'camo1',_value] call SZ_fnc_changeFlag

This should work, since it will simply set the texture of 'camo1' to _value

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or better said '\mod\data\value.paa'

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 3:25 PM

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so I have to somehow tie each of the values to a texture?

            expression = "if(_value != 'logoA')then{ [_this,'camo1',_value] call SZ_fnc_changeFlag}";
            defaultValue=0;
            typeName="STRING";
            
        class Values 
                {
                class logoA {
                    name = "logoA";
                    value = "logoA";
                    };
                class logoB {
                    name = "logoB";
                    value = "logoB";
                    };
                class logoC {
                    name = "logoC";
                    value = "logoC";
                    };

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could I just put the path in each value =

exotic flax Jun 25, 2020, 3:27 PM

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the value of those items is the name of the file, which must be in \mod\data\ (so change that in the function file to the correct location of your assets)

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 3:28 PM

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I somehow understand the sense
I'll make some tests

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@exotic flax so the script seems to work fine but the textures don't show up

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 3:41 PM

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@short fossil
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Camera_Tutorial is a good place to start with cameras

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 3:42 PM

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it doesn't give me a texture not found error
nor pboproject gives me any error

exotic flax Jun 25, 2020, 3:42 PM

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in that case the paths to the textures are most likely incorrect

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 3:43 PM

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if they were incorrect pboproject wouldn't be able to pack
I know because they were before I tried again

exotic flax Jun 25, 2020, 3:44 PM

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but pboproject doesn't check if scripts are working correctly 😉

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 3:44 PM

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only hint I'm getting is a rvmat not found when I place the object for the first time

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error that doesn't show up if I use the texture normally without this script

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maybe the path in the function
not sure if I've done that part right

exotic flax Jun 25, 2020, 3:46 PM

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add the following line at the bottom of your function file:

systemChat format["_t: %1 - _n: %2, _tex: %3, _result: %4", _t, _n, _tex, format['\mod\data\%1.paa',_tex]]; // and set correct path in format as well

and check the results

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_result should point to the correct file

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 3:48 PM

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where would it show up?

exotic flax Jun 25, 2020, 3:49 PM

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in chat

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 3:49 PM

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I guess I have to start the mission for that

exotic flax Jun 25, 2020, 3:49 PM

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you can replace systemChat with diag_log to dump it in the RPT instead

barren spire Jun 25, 2020, 3:52 PM

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can I make the AI shut up while still allowing sideRadio to work?
(enableRadio shuts the AI up, but also the sideRadio command)

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 3:53 PM

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so the systemChat doesn't pop up so I must guess the function is not being played at all

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 3:53 PM

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@barren spire maybe https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/disableConversation ?

warm hedge Jun 25, 2020, 3:53 PM

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Don't know where you put that but chat doesn't exist in the first frame. You'll need to suspend or use hint

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 3:55 PM

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like a sleep 5; ?

warm hedge Jun 25, 2020, 3:55 PM

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That will do. Only 0.1 or so will do though

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 3:55 PM

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oh got it

topaz fiber Jun 25, 2020, 3:55 PM

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Guys, is there a reason a script would work once then not? I have a kinda standard save loadout of death on player killed and then empty gear and load from saved loadout in playerrespawn. Works first time then second time I respawn I get the basic loadout of the unit. Not what I set in the editor

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Or what I had when I died. 🤷🏼‍♂️

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 3:57 PM

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maybe because you reference the unit object itself
when you respawn, you become another "object"

warm hedge Jun 25, 2020, 3:58 PM

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How did you do actually?

topaz fiber Jun 25, 2020, 3:58 PM

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Hmm. It’s from a script I see used in a lot of tutorials etc

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player setVariable ["Saved_Loadout",getUnitLoadout player];

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 3:58 PM

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if it doesn't use event handlers, it is probably the issue yes

topaz fiber Jun 25, 2020, 3:59 PM

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https://pastebin.com/pra3vSzq

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THEN THIS

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oops

warm hedge Jun 25, 2020, 4:00 PM

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Where did you put it? An event script?

topaz fiber Jun 25, 2020, 4:01 PM

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first onPlayerKilled.sqf
second onPlayerRespawn.sqf

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 4:02 PM

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@exotic flax the chat doesn't show up even with the sleep
I'm almost completely sure the function is not being called
and I'm not sure why
~~maybe I'll just have to use

expression = "[_this,'camo1',_value] call SZ_fnc_changeFlag"

instead of

expression = "if(_value != 'logoA')then{ [_this,'camo1',_value] call SZ_fnc_changeFlag}";
```~~
nevermind still doesnt

warm hedge Jun 25, 2020, 4:03 PM

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Hmm. Probably because I'm not really familiar with how those event scripts work, I don't see the issue (in my brain) right now...

topaz fiber Jun 25, 2020, 4:04 PM

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ha, neither do i. Whats worse is i sware i copied them from another mission where it works

warm hedge Jun 25, 2020, 4:04 PM

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This is not something to solve the issue though those “remove” scripts in onPlayerRespawn.sqf are not necessary, since setUnitLoadout will replace everything in this context

topaz fiber Jun 25, 2020, 4:04 PM

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i did think that, i was just trying to fix it, i started with just the setUnitLoadout

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whats really meting my brain is that it works the first time i respawn and then not again

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is respawning through the menu different to actualy being killed?

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 4:06 PM

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sometimes I see the game acts differently when you hit respawn in the menu and when you get killed by an enemy
could it be that?

topaz fiber Jun 25, 2020, 4:08 PM

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need to test i think

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And by test I mean repeatedly throwing myself on grenades 🤣

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 4:22 PM

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lmao

exotic flax Jun 25, 2020, 4:25 PM

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Check the mission settings regarding respawns, since it might be possible that no scripts are called at all

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 4:35 PM

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expression = "if(_value != 'logoA')then{ [_this,'camo1',_value] call SZ_fnc_changeFlag}";

why wouldn't this work
if I read it correctly when the starting value is not logoA then the _value will be the one in the function, which takes the value from the bottom list
checks out

still forum Jun 25, 2020, 4:36 PM

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where is that "expression"? config where?

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where does _value come from?

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 4:40 PM

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sorry @still forum
didn't want to clog the chat by reposting the whole thing
here is the control combo

        class SZ_custom_flag    
        {
            control = "combo";
            property = "SZ_custom_flag";
            displayName = "logo";
            description = "This combo has 3 values.";
            tooltip = "Choose the logo to use on the box";           
            expression = "if(_value != 'logoA')then{ [_this,'camo1',_value] call SZ_fnc_changeFlag}";
            defaultValue=0;
            typeName="STRING";
            
        class Values 
                {
                class logoA {
                    name = "logoA";
                    value = "logoA";
                    };
                class logoB {
                    name = "logoB";
                    value = "logoB";
                    };
                class logoC {
                    name = "logoC";
                    value = "logoC";
                    };

and this is the function that I'm 90% sure it doesn't call for some reason

params["_v","_t","_tex"];

_n = (getArray (configfile >> "cfgVehicles" >> typeOf _v >> "hiddenSelections")) find _t;

_v setObjectTextureGlobal [_n, format['\box\data\logo\%1.paa ',_tex] ];

sleep 2;

systemChat format["_t: %1 - _n: %2, _tex: %3, _result: %4", _t, _n, _tex, format['\box\data\logo\%1.paa',_tex]];

still forum Jun 25, 2020, 4:41 PM

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I'm 90% sure it doesn't call
add logging

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 4:41 PM

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thats what the bottom systemChat does thanks to Grezvany
but it doesn't show up

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and there are no errors
so I'll just guess its not being called

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oh forgot to specify
the second part is actually an sqf called by a function
can I not just call the sqf instead of the function?

still forum Jun 25, 2020, 5:26 PM

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how is "a sqf" different from a function?

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functions are usually also in sqf files

topaz fiber Jun 25, 2020, 5:30 PM

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maybe because you reference the unit object itself
when you respawn, you become another "object"
@winter rose could you explain this a little? Thanks

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 5:31 PM

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when you spawn, you are a unit (unitA)
you die, you transfer from unitA (corpse) to unitB (new unit)
values set with setVariable may not transfer

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 5:31 PM

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@still forum was trying to understand why it wasn't being called
I'm trying to simply call the sqf ingame from the console

topaz fiber Jun 25, 2020, 5:32 PM

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@winter rose that’s really interesting. Thanks.

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I would prefer it to be ‘will not’ instead of ‘may not’

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May not adds too much confusion ☺️

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 5:33 PM

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I am not sure how it behaves actually :p

See https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Event_Scripts#onPlayerRespawn.sqf

params [
    "_newUnit",
    "_oldUnit",
    "_respawn",
    "_respawnDelay"
];

so you could getVariable from old unit to save to new unit

topaz fiber Jun 25, 2020, 5:38 PM

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So that explains why it works once? 🤔

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 5:40 PM

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again, not really sure

what I would do is:

_newUnit setUnitLoadout getUnitLoadout _oldUnit;
```This would make the unit respawn with the loadout at the time of death (if that's what you want?)

topaz fiber Jun 25, 2020, 5:42 PM

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Yeah. Just for the player to respawn with exactly the same as what they had when they died

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 5:42 PM

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that should do the trick
I was not sure if you wanted them to always respawn with the same loadout, defined at the beginning

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 5:44 PM

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@exotic flax ran the systemChat manually and the paths match

still forum Jun 25, 2020, 5:45 PM

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I don't understand what you mean by "call the sqf" think_turtle

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 5:46 PM

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I just executed the sqf from the console to see if the path used matches with the one that shows up

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this stuff

systemChat format["_t: %1 - _n: %2, _tex: %3, _result: %4", _t, _n, _tex, format['\box\data\logo\%1.paa',_tex]];

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so the clear problem is that the espression doesn't call the function for some reason
and I'm clueless on why

topaz fiber Jun 25, 2020, 5:49 PM

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again, not really sure

what I would do is:

_newUnit setUnitLoadout getUnitLoadout _oldUnit;
```This would make the unit respawn with the loadout at the time of death (if that's what you want?)

@winter rose as simple as putting that in the onPlayerRespawn.sqf?

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 5:50 PM

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I think so yes

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don't blame me if your computer crashes or your ex comes back

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 5:51 PM

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I can blame you for my ex leaving me😭

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 5:51 PM

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perhaps, I travelled a lot

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 5:54 PM

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expression = "if(_value != 'logoA')then{ [_this,'camo1',_value] call SZ_fnc_changeFlag}";

if I understand correctly this line would need to be costantly active during eden wouldn't it?
because it will need to constantly check if _value is not logoA
maybe thats what I'm doing wrong?
but again
its a config so it shouldn't need anything to be activated

fleet stirrup Jun 25, 2020, 6:41 PM

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https://community.bohemia.net/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers:_Eden_Editor#AttributesChanged3DEN have a look at this, is this what you wanted?

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Could put it on an event handler?

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 6:42 PM

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not sure it could help

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how would it know I'm choosing which selection

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this single line has been driving me insane for 3 days

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I've seen this happen so I know its possible
just don't understand why it works for rhs and not for me

winter rose Jun 25, 2020, 6:47 PM

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you didn't pay the SQF tax

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 6:47 PM

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notlikemeow

fleet stirrup Jun 25, 2020, 6:53 PM

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I'm new to this conversation, is there a reason for checking if the value is not LogoA?

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 6:54 PM

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well if the value is not logoA(the default one) it means the user has selected another one

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and will use the texture assigned to the new value

fleet stirrup Jun 25, 2020, 7:16 PM

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It will also be called if you had changed it to logo b and want to go back to logo a no?

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 7:18 PM

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I havent made it but judging by the fact the rhs one works I'd say yes
still can't get it to work tho

digital jacinth Jun 25, 2020, 7:31 PM

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Short question, do I have the Mandela effect for thinking there is an sqf eventhandler for reload start and reload end for units? I was looking at the wiki and I swear that existed, or rather the reload start eh was introduced at some point.

still forum Jun 25, 2020, 7:33 PM

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one was requested

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doesn't exist

digital jacinth Jun 25, 2020, 7:35 PM

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Damn...

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 8:57 PM

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shortened to the possible causes and I think the problem is this part
if(_value != 'logoA')then

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don't see anything wrong though

still forum Jun 25, 2020, 8:59 PM

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Arma can't play mp3's

hushed tendon Jun 25, 2020, 8:59 PM

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any others?

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 8:59 PM

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I think it uses ogv

hushed tendon Jun 25, 2020, 8:59 PM

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Might be a bit of a question but can someone possibly provide me with a script that can play a random ogv when player dies?

still forum Jun 25, 2020, 9:00 PM

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ogg/wss

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ogv is video

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 9:00 PM

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oh right

hushed tendon Jun 25, 2020, 9:00 PM

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dang it

still forum Jun 25, 2020, 9:01 PM

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killed eventhandler
selectRandom
playSound

can't write full script now but these are the pieces

smoky verge Jun 25, 2020, 9:01 PM

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look them up in the biki to understand how to mix them

hushed tendon Jun 25, 2020, 9:01 PM

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sure but i might be back in an hour

astral dawn Jun 25, 2020, 9:14 PM

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Any ideas how to set trigger's refresh interval to a different value if it's attached to an object?

half hornet Jun 25, 2020, 9:22 PM

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is there a way to modify the positions of bones on an object via scripting?

still forum Jun 25, 2020, 9:22 PM

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no

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unless you make a animation and start it via script

half hornet Jun 25, 2020, 9:22 PM

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damn, was hoping to make something more dynamic

hushed tendon Jun 25, 2020, 9:24 PM

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if (alive player AND !(player getVariable ["ACE_isUnconscious", false])) then
{
_sounds = ["sound1","sound2","sound3"];
playSound (_sounds select ([0,(count _sounds)-1] call BIS_fnc_randomInt))
};

That Script good?

still forum Jun 25, 2020, 9:24 PM

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(_sounds select ([0,(count _sounds)-1] call BIS_fnc_randomInt))