#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 616

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 12:24 AM

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Alright thank you so much for the help mate, have a good night 😄

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 12:25 AM

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U2! 🎵
and as I said, the channel is here for that so no worries if you get stuck, we got your back oldman

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 12:26 AM

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salute

cerulean cloak Sep 4, 2020, 12:27 AM

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Is it ok if I ask a question about scripting with ACE 3 here?

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 12:28 AM

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it's OK, but you are not guaranteed to have an (accurate) answer. ACE has its own slack (see #channel_invites_list)

astral tendon Sep 4, 2020, 12:29 AM

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Also, any recommendation for a script to change pylons in a aircraft? especially some that can be added restrictions on what can be added to aircrafts.

cerulean cloak Sep 4, 2020, 12:30 AM

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Sure, it's pretty simple so I'm probably just being an idiot. I have a box with this in its init field [this, LRST_8] call ace_cargo_fnc_loadItem; and a car with the variable name LRST_8 that has more than enough cargo space but for some reason the box isn't getting loaded into the car.

stable wedge Sep 4, 2020, 12:30 AM

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How can I run this on an object in real time using Zeus and Achilies?

private _testingCrateObject = this;
if isServer then {
private _itemsArray = [
["ACE_1Rnd_82mm_Mo_HE_LaserGuided", 100],
["ACE_1Rnd_82mm_Mo_HE", 100],
["ACE_1Rnd_82mm_Mo_Smoke", 100],
["ACE_1Rnd_82mm_Mo_Illum", 100]
];
{
  _x params ["_stringItem", "_itemCount"];
  _testingCrateObject addItemCargoGlobal [_stringItem, _itemCount];
} forEach _itemsArray;
};

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 12:31 AM

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@astral tendon Grumpy Old Man did something like that

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https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/204747-release-gom-aircraft-loadout-v135/ here

astral tendon Sep 4, 2020, 12:31 AM

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I remember using it, ~~need to find that again~~

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 12:31 AM

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provided before you ask, of course 😎

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 12:35 AM

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Not qualified to answer, but I think you can use the execute code module

stable wedge Sep 4, 2020, 12:35 AM

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I received help yesterday regarding this but I am really unable to wrap my head around trying to make this work

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Yea, I am trying that on the object, no luck

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 12:35 AM

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you might need to use variable names instead of this

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thats what I did aswell to make it work

stable wedge Sep 4, 2020, 12:36 AM

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I thought I tried that, let me re do

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ok yea

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that worked~

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I must have mistyped it the first time

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 12:52 AM

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@winter rose got one question, since the hacklaptop1 variable stops existing after I place it down, what could I replace it with?

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I think _container doesn't work since its in the middle of the holdaction code itself

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 12:52 AM

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correct
you can do a hacklaptop1 = _container to reassign it

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and if you want this variable to be valid to all players, publicVariable "hacklaptop1";

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 12:54 AM

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That works ty, should I put publicvariable after I reassign it?

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hacklaptop1 = _container;
publicVariable "hacklaptop1";

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like this?

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 12:56 AM

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purrfect

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 12:56 AM

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right, thank you 😄

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https://prnt.sc/ub7jq2 I'm having this issue with this particular anim, its the one from contact DLC afaik in the first mission

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its the computer typing one, and I can't get the gun to go out of his hand at all

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@winter rose Is it just related to this animation, or is it possible to fix it?

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because BI did it with contact, so it shouldn't be that broken

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 1:02 AM

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remove weapon?

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 1:02 AM

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since a player does it, I can't really remove their weapon

little raptor Sep 4, 2020, 1:03 AM

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Give it back to them when the animation finishes!

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 1:03 AM

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would it keep attachments? and how would I go about that anyways/

little raptor Sep 4, 2020, 1:03 AM

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No

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You can readd

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Even if you put the weapon on the back, does it still happen?

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 1:04 AM

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yup

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for some reason

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it might be just that animation

little raptor Sep 4, 2020, 1:04 AM

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What you need is an animDone event handler

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When you play the animation, save the weapon and its attachments to a variable (_unit setVariable....), then, once the animation is done, give them back!

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 1:07 AM

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How would I save the weapon & attachments if you don't mind?

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@winter rose btw, afaik the event handler remove thing you suggested earlier only removes the handler from the player actually doing the action

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is there a way to execute it for every player?

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 1:10 AM

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unit setVariable ["MILK_weapon", primaryWeapon unit];```

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 1:11 AM

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Alright ty i'll take a look at that tomorrow

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its 3 AM

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too much arma 😄

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 1:11 AM

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same :p but I want to finish something

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 1:11 AM

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I'll stop bothering (atleast until tomorrow :P) have a good night 🙂

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 1:12 AM

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see ya! 👋

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 1:12 AM

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salute

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 1:13 AM

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you younglings have it easy! back in my days (…)

fair drum Sep 4, 2020, 2:23 AM

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you had to walk 15 miles in the snow to school?

fair drum Sep 4, 2020, 2:42 AM

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so AI in attack helicopters from CUP or RHS just don't shoot at anything?

sharp grotto Sep 4, 2020, 3:53 AM

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_ownedDLCs = getDLCs 1;
_configPath = configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> _vehicleClassDLC;
_source = configSourceMod _configPath;
_source = getNumber(configFile >> "CfgMods" >> _source >> "appID");

if (!(_source in _ownedDLCs) && !(_source == 0)) exitWith {
    ["ErrorTitleAndText", ["MISSING DLC", "You don't own the required DLC for this Vehicle!"]] call ExileClient_gui_toaster_addTemplateToast;
};```
I have a another case of a script causing mass lag / mass kick "bug". It only runs client side on buying vehicles and restricts buying vehicles from a DLC you don't own.
After lots of testing i tracked this down as the cause for the problem. After arround 2 hours mission runtime and about 45+ player this causes mass kicks and mass lag.

Can somebody with much more scripting experience tell me how that is even possible ? Or show me the dumb error i made in this few lines 😅

fair drum Sep 4, 2020, 4:05 AM

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what if you stored those local variables as public global variables, that way they don't have to be created every time a player buys something?

little raptor Sep 4, 2020, 4:38 AM

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After arround 2 hours mission runtime and about 45+ player this causes mass kicks and mass lag.
@sharp grotto
I don't see anything in this snippet that could cause a lag.
What about that last function? Paste its contents here. (copyToClipboard str ExileClient_gui_toaster_addTemplateToast)

sharp grotto Sep 4, 2020, 4:39 AM

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_template = _this select 0;
if !(isClass (configFile >> "CfgExileToasts" >> _template)) exitWith 
{
    systemChat format ["UNKNOWN TOAST TEMPLATE: %1", _template];
};
_placeholders = param [1, [""]];
_placeholder1 = _placeholders param [0, ""];
_placeholder2 = _placeholders param [1, ""];
_placeholder3 = _placeholders param [2, ""];
_placeholder4 = _placeholders param [3, ""];
_templateConfig = configFile >> "CfgExileToasts" >> _template;
_color = getArray (_templateConfig >> "color");
_templateText = getText (_templateConfig >> "template");
_rawText = format [_templateText, _placeholder1, _placeholder2, _placeholder3, _placeholder4];
[_rawText, _color] call ExileClient_gui_toaster_addToast;```

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I don't get it either. But iam 99 % sure. I put it into missionfile yesterday and mass lag appeared again. I removed it again and no mass lag since then 😑

little raptor Sep 4, 2020, 4:41 AM

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Another function in this too: ExileClient_gui_toaster_addToast

sharp grotto Sep 4, 2020, 4:42 AM

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https://pastebin.com/4NCMTLx6

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All these functions are called frequently by the mod (Exile) and never caused such issues

little raptor Sep 4, 2020, 4:45 AM

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Actually, I've seen GUI elements causing issues before

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But I'm not sure what is the real culprit here

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Do you get any errors in the rpt?

sharp grotto Sep 4, 2020, 4:48 AM

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Well if no one is playing me like a fiddle. Just this lines i posted cause this error. All clients get high ping / high desync server fps freezes and they all get kicked. Only happens with +45 players after arround 1.5 - 2 hour mission runtime

wraith cloud Sep 4, 2020, 4:48 AM

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Doubt any of that is causing server lag

sharp grotto Sep 4, 2020, 4:48 AM

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I remove it, the rest is unchanged and no mass lag / mass kicks.

wraith cloud Sep 4, 2020, 4:48 AM

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For how long?

sharp grotto Sep 4, 2020, 4:49 AM

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multiple days
i spent like 100 hours to debug script by script, addon by addon.

wraith cloud Sep 4, 2020, 4:50 AM

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Idk. I'd wait more to see. We had some days with no server lag

sharp grotto Sep 4, 2020, 4:51 AM

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Its like a clock, yesterday i put it into the mission file (no mass lag for a week) and bäm it started 😓
removed it again and no problem since 24 hours 😂

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I only started scripting two years ago as a hobby and i see myself as noob. So my only other plausible explanation is sabotage (memory injector) and someone is having his fun with me.

wraith cloud Sep 4, 2020, 4:54 AM

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Was that the only stuff you removed?

sharp grotto Sep 4, 2020, 4:54 AM

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yes

fair drum Sep 4, 2020, 4:56 AM

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theory question, can I shorten long chains of or? can I shorten this?

(!(alive intel) or !(alive intel_1) or !(alive intel_2) or !(alive intel_3) or !(alive intel_4))

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kk cool beans

strange seal Sep 4, 2020, 6:03 AM

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it’s a longshot but Is there anything for iOS that I could use to write down code for SQF? I use notepad++ with the language addon from ARMAholic at home but would like to be able to try stuff on the go as well

little raptor Sep 4, 2020, 6:57 AM

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I don't think so. And even if there was, how would you debug your code?!

strange seal Sep 4, 2020, 7:06 AM

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I’m thinking more for just writing down ideas, I’m new to scripting and would like to have something that can tell me my syntax is messed up like how notepad++ can, right now I’m either handjamming it or writing a note on my phone

little raptor Sep 4, 2020, 7:40 AM

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Sadly, there's no such app. Not even for Android.

harsh vine Sep 4, 2020, 8:12 AM

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disableSerialization;
1 cutRsc ["Contacts","PLAIN"];
_display = uiNameSpace getVariable "Contacts";
_setText = _display displayCtrl 1001;
_setText ctrlSetStructuredText (parseText format  ["
<t size='1.3' color='#FFE933' align='left'> <img image='icon\b.paa'/>%1</t> 
",_newxp]);
_setText ctrlSetBackgroundColor [0,0,0,.2];
Sleep 1;
1 cutRsc ["Contacts","PLAIN"];

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does anyone know how to remoteExec this?? 🙈

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 8:13 AM

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make it a CfgFunctions, and remoteExec it 🙃

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that's the only way - you cannot manipulate local variables from an external pov

harsh vine Sep 4, 2020, 8:15 AM

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is it possible to allowDamage false; to slingload rope??

fair drum Sep 4, 2020, 8:22 AM

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anyone use ACE's Check PBO framework? I have well over... idk... 500 CfgPatches values and it crashes the game when I try to copy past them to the ACE options lol. just wanted to try it out

queen cargo Sep 4, 2020, 10:04 AM

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Coding on Android actually is possible using vscode and one of the plenty Linux apps

gilded rover Sep 4, 2020, 10:10 AM

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hey guys , so I am trying to code a destroy coms room , but the remote server , router , generator and rugged pc thing just don't want to die unless I use this setDamage 1
So i was thinking about adding a event handler to all these objects so that when they are damaged by explosives there damage is set to 1. any idea how to put this in code , my knowlage of eventhandlers suck , for now the mission is singleplayer , but i remember that when its MP its just a MPeventhandler

cosmic lichen Sep 4, 2020, 10:34 AM

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For explosions you can also use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#Explosion

Arma 3: Event Handlers

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 10:38 AM

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which is precisely why you would want to check if isServer then {}.

gilded rover Sep 4, 2020, 11:02 AM

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thanks guys
@winter rose yeah i learned the importance of that when i spawned units in a MP scenario, without it it spawns the unit x amount of times depending on how many players are in the server

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 11:13 AM

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Correct! Init fields are ebol

strange seal Sep 4, 2020, 12:21 PM

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does format work in ARMA 3? I'm trying to use it to give the lifeState of subordinate units but I can't seem to get the format right

warm hedge Sep 4, 2020, 12:21 PM

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Post your format

strange seal Sep 4, 2020, 12:23 PM

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{format ['%1-%2', name _x, lifeState _x]} forEach FL;

warm hedge Sep 4, 2020, 12:23 PM

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And this supposed to do what? I don't see this does something

strange seal Sep 4, 2020, 12:24 PM

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I tried nesting it into a hint but I was working on that part when I sent it

warm hedge Sep 4, 2020, 12:25 PM

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Post the entire. The code itself supposed to do nothing with it

strange seal Sep 4, 2020, 12:25 PM

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SG = hcSelected A16;
SU = [];
FL = [];
{
SU = units _x;
{
FL pushback _x;
}forEach SU;

}forEach SG;

hint {format['%1-%2', name _x,lifeState _x]} forEach FL;};

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selects high command groups, then gets the individual units and puts them into FL[]

warm hedge Sep 4, 2020, 12:26 PM

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This is simply illegal. hint does take no code

strange seal Sep 4, 2020, 12:26 PM

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ah

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so if I made a variable = the code and post str(_var);? should that work?

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or is hint just out of the question for passing this info along

warm hedge Sep 4, 2020, 12:27 PM

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Once again, this does what? Describe all of variables?

strange seal Sep 4, 2020, 12:29 PM

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SG is the selected high command groups, SU is storage in order to pull the units out of the returned array and put them into FL, so what I'm trying to do with it is be able to find out which members of which groups are dead/injured etc. in high command

cosmic lichen Sep 4, 2020, 12:30 PM

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if you post code, please use meaningful variable names.

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{
  hint format ['%1-%2', name _x, alive _x];
} forEach FL;

warm hedge Sep 4, 2020, 12:32 PM

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And the hint shows all units' status?

cosmic lichen Sep 4, 2020, 12:32 PM

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Also you can do something like

allOfYourUnits select {alive _x};

strange seal Sep 4, 2020, 12:33 PM

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@cosmic lichen will do, I'm a bit new to this, kind of assumed more experienced people would be able to make sense of it

cosmic lichen Sep 4, 2020, 12:33 PM

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No problem. That's why ppl are here

strange seal Sep 4, 2020, 12:33 PM

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@warm hedge that's the goal, eventually I'd like to have it stored in a diary entry or custom gui, but right now I just want to get the info

warm hedge Sep 4, 2020, 12:34 PM

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Also never use global variable for temporary variable. Use _ as the prefix (= local variable), so won't longer than your script's lifetime thus happy for your RAM

strange seal Sep 4, 2020, 12:35 PM

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@cosmic lichen I was thinking about that, but I was hoping to make it seem more like getting a sitrep from the subordinate, I'm hoping to turn this into an Ammo,Casualties,Equipment report

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@warm hedge Very true, that's usually something I do in the "I got everything working, lets make it not a mess" phase

warm hedge Sep 4, 2020, 12:39 PM

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That's actually the step I took years before! 🙂

cosmic lichen Sep 4, 2020, 12:43 PM

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@cosmic lichen I was thinking about that, but I was hoping to make it seem more like getting a sitrep from the subordinate, I'm hoping to turn this into an Ammo,Casualties,Equipment report
@strange seal Should not be too hard. Just grap all units and then get the information you need.

strange seal Sep 4, 2020, 12:53 PM

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@R3po The only thing I've been able to get from Subordinate HC units is a percentage of their strength, which hasn't even been accurate most of the time, I'm doing a Platoon level scenario and want to be able to figure out where to guide the medics

spark turret Sep 4, 2020, 1:42 PM

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just out of interest, does sqf have a way to multithread?

cosmic lichen Sep 4, 2020, 1:44 PM

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@strange seal You could try to get the avergage health with damage _unit;

pliant stream Sep 4, 2020, 1:46 PM

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@spark turret of course not. that would be an absolute security disaster

spark turret Sep 4, 2020, 1:46 PM

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why is that?

pliant stream Sep 4, 2020, 1:47 PM

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how many SQF scripters do you think could write threadsafe code, even if it were possible to do so?

exotic flax Sep 4, 2020, 1:48 PM

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if any script kiddie can access different threads, it simply would overflow them and crash the game of any client and/or server within seconds

spark turret Sep 4, 2020, 1:49 PM

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ah i though security in terms of trojans etc

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yeah man its not like i need access to multiple threads to kill the game

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 1:51 PM

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next thing you know: Arma C++

pliant stream Sep 4, 2020, 1:51 PM

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yeah letting SQF scripters have access to threads would open you up to all sorts of attacks. like connecting to any server could allow the server owner to take over your computer

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 1:51 PM

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^^ any kind of low level access a scripter has is terrible

spark turret Sep 4, 2020, 1:51 PM

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i remeber a blood and gore script that was "multiplayer compatible" from armaholic. it spawned bloodstains based on injury for AI. it did not have a max counter and ran locally on each client. it spawned around 8 000 blood stain objects after we killed a single BMP with infantry on it and froze the server.

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 1:51 PM

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Yes, but thats within script limitations

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you have to purpousely enable a malicious script

pliant stream Sep 4, 2020, 1:52 PM

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denial of service isn't as bad as a RE vulnerability

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 1:52 PM

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having low level access just allows anyone to bsod your PC

pliant stream Sep 4, 2020, 1:52 PM

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bsod is still a good outcome

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 1:52 PM

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not to mention its through the vessel of arma 3

pliant stream Sep 4, 2020, 1:52 PM

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they could also quietly attach your PC into a botnet

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 1:52 PM

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so it just makes BI untrusted if that shit becomes the norm

spark turret Sep 4, 2020, 1:52 PM

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interesting

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multithreading is a new concept to me and i already wondered why so few games do it

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 1:53 PM

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its why games with modding make their own/use scripting languages

exotic flax Sep 4, 2020, 1:53 PM

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looking at engines like Unity or UE, which support multi-threading, it only supports it at (game) engine level, and not useably within mods (unless devs messed something up)

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 1:53 PM

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^

pliant stream Sep 4, 2020, 1:53 PM

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lots of games use multiple threads, they just don't let untrusted scripts do it

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and SQF is always untrusted

exotic flax Sep 4, 2020, 1:54 PM

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and SQF is always untrusted
even when made by BI 🤣

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 1:54 PM

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arma 3 is the only game I know with that much possibility

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take a look at any paradox game, they have their own pseudolanguage with only access to the stuff they allow

pliant stream Sep 4, 2020, 1:54 PM

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well it's no different in SQF

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SQF is also limited to the commands BI has given you

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 1:55 PM

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good point, but you cant really use scripts with hoi4

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only mods, and the checksum changes

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so you can only voluntarily fuck yourself over

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by enabling a bad mod

cosmic lichen Sep 4, 2020, 1:55 PM

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@tough abyss Language

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 1:55 PM

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right

cosmic lichen Sep 4, 2020, 1:55 PM

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Also getting off topic here

exotic flax Sep 4, 2020, 1:55 PM

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although since BI uses SQF as well for all their own programming, it has everything they use

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 1:56 PM

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funnily enough, there used to be an exploit in HOI4

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there's one LUA file in the game, defines file, for some variables they have

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and they never limited it, so you can technically execute any LUA on game launch

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was patched though

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anyways, getting offtopic, this script is wrong for some reason:

hackerman1 = _unit;
hackerman1 setVariable ["HackermanWeapon", primaryWeapon hackerman1];
hackerman1 removePrimaryWeaponItem "HackermanWeapon";

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Can I not input variable names in that function?

cosmic lichen Sep 4, 2020, 1:58 PM

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you need to get the variable first

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hackerman1 removePrimaryWeaponItem (hackerman1 getVariable ["HackermanWeapon", ""]);

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 1:59 PM

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missing bracket, but ty

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will try that

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hackerman1 = _unit;
hackerman1 setVariable ["HackermanWeapon", primaryWeapon hackerman1];
hackerman1 removePrimaryWeaponItem (hackerman1 getVariable ["HackermanWeapon", ""]);

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going with this, it still doesn't work for some reason

cosmic lichen Sep 4, 2020, 2:03 PM

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Are you sure you want to remove the primaryWeaponITEM or just the primaryWEAPON?

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 2:04 PM

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ok wew wiki lied to me

cosmic lichen Sep 4, 2020, 2:04 PM

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Because you are trying to remove the primary weapon with a command which is used to remove the item 🙂

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 2:04 PM

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thats my bad then lol

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works, ty 😄

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@cosmic lichen What's the variable for launcher if i may ask?

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primaryWeapon, secondaryWeapon are the ones im using

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oh nevermind, I think secondary is the launcher

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handgunWeapon is the pistol

cosmic lichen Sep 4, 2020, 2:14 PM

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it's primary, secondary (launcher) and handgun (Don't ask me who though of the naming 😄 )

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 2:16 PM

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@cosmic lichen one problem though, it doesn't return the weapon with attachments

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any way to save those aswell?

cosmic lichen Sep 4, 2020, 2:17 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Command_Group:_Weapons

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These are all the commands you need

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 2:18 PM

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Right, I'm gonna have a look at this, thank you 😄

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so there's this function, and it seems to be only available to cargo?
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addWeaponWithAttachmentsCargo
does a primary slot count as cargo?

cosmic lichen Sep 4, 2020, 2:26 PM

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Adds a weapon into cargo space of a vehicle / box with given attachments / magazines.

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 2:36 PM

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@cosmic lichen okay so, how would i go around creating an array like this?

hackerman1 setVariable ["allweaponstest", weaponsItems hackerman1];
{ cursorObject addWeaponWithAttachmentsCargo [_x, 1] } forEach "allweaponstest";

timid cedar Sep 4, 2020, 3:16 PM

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Hi guys, hopefully a fairly simple question about forcing a certain texture on a vehicle when it spawns, when that texture doesn't have an associated classname.

The vehicle in question, the L-39 Albatross, has classnames and associated skins for the AAF, Takistani Forces, and generic desert army. If you access vehicle appearance, however, there is also a 2-tone grey camo scheme, for which there is no associated classname.

Would it be possible to run a script that means whenever one spawns in, the game automatically changes the (global) texture to the grey scheme?

For info, exporting that grey colour scheme provides the following:

[
    _veh,
    ["GREY",1], 
    true
] call BIS_fnc_initVehicle;```

Many thanks!

cosmic lichen Sep 4, 2020, 3:19 PM

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@tough abyss please read the examples of setVariable and getVariable. You are not using it correctly

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 3:22 PM

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right, thank you

tough abyss Sep 4, 2020, 3:54 PM

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{ hackerman1 addWeaponWithAttachmentsCargo [_x, 1] } forEach (hackerman1 getVariable ["allweaponstest", ""]);

is this correct?

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because it doesn't work for some reason

astral tendon Sep 4, 2020, 4:06 PM

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_Pos = getPos PlayerPlaneSelection; 
_camera = "camcurator" camcreate _Pos;  
_camera cameraeffect ["external","TOP"];  
_camera camPrepareFOV 0.75; 
_camera camPrepareTarget PlayerPlaneSelection; 
_camera camPreparePos _Pos; 
_camera camCommand "manual on";  
_camera camCommand "surfaceSpeed off";
_camera camCommitPrepared 0;

This camera is moving as I want but I did not find a way to make it not go too far from the target that it is suppose to look at, any way to fix that?

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 4:14 PM

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if (_camera distance _target > _maxDistance) then
{
  private _vectorFromTo = getPosASL _target vectorFromTo getPosASL _camera;
  private _normalised = vectorNormalized _vectorFromTo;
  private _finalPosition = _normalised vectorMultiply _maxDistance;
  _camera setPosASL (getPosASL _target vectorAdd _finalPosition);
};
```🐮 *perhaps*

astral tendon Sep 4, 2020, 4:14 PM

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Looks like I gonna need to put that on a loop.

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 4:15 PM

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wait, it's a curator camera
can't you restrict these to areas?

astral tendon Sep 4, 2020, 4:16 PM

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maxPitch and minPitch have no effect

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 4:16 PM

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See https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Command_Group:_Curator:
addCuratorCameraArea
setCuratorCameraAreaCeiling

astral tendon Sep 4, 2020, 4:18 PM

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myCurator if for zeus right?

thorn cape Sep 4, 2020, 4:26 PM

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@thorn cape

this isn't working for you? synchronizeObjectsAdd is a global command so you shouldn't have to remoteExec it. are you sure you are calling it right? and are your units named player1,player2,etc?
@fair drum

I have no idea.
I put in init.sqf/initServer.sqf
[Offi1, [task1]] remoteExec ["synchronizeObjectsAdd", 0, true];
In singelplayer works excellent. When I run multiplayer mission - this wouldn't work.

Also I tryed simple
Offi1 synchronizeObjectsAdd [task1];
Not work in MP.

But Offi1 setDamage 1 works.

task1 is Create task module with assigned status

vernal venture Sep 4, 2020, 5:46 PM

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Anyone have experience with ACE event handlers that can point out my error here?

//Respawn Loadouts
if (hasInterface) then {
    [] spawn {
        waitUntil {alive player};
        player setVariable ["loadout",getUnitLoadout player,false];
        player addEventHandler ["ace_arsenal_displayClosed", {
            player setVariable["loadout", getUnitLoadout player];
        }];
        player addEventHandler ["Respawn", {
            player setUnitLoadout (player getVariable "loadout");
        }];
    };
};

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 5:49 PM

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aren't ACE EH scripted EHs @vernal venture?

vernal venture Sep 4, 2020, 5:51 PM

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I'm not positive, which is why I was hoping there'd be someone around more familiar with it, because that looks like it should work, at least to me.

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 5:51 PM

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BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler perhaps…

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addEventHandler are engine handlers, I don't think ACE has access to that

copper raven Sep 4, 2020, 5:52 PM

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https://cbateam.github.io/CBA_A3/docs/files/events/fnc_addEventHandler-sqf.html @vernal venture

vernal venture Sep 4, 2020, 5:53 PM

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Aha

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So this should work.

//Respawn Loadouts
if (hasInterface) then {
    [] spawn {
        waitUntil {alive player};
        player setVariable ["loadout",getUnitLoadout player,false];
        player addEventHandler ["[ace_arsenal_displayClosed] call CBA_fnc_addEventHandler", {
            player setVariable["loadout", getUnitLoadout player];
        }];
        player addEventHandler ["Respawn", {
            player setUnitLoadout (player getVariable "loadout");
        }];
    };
};```

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 5:57 PM

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…no

vernal venture Sep 4, 2020, 5:58 PM

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Like I said, amateur.

copper raven Sep 4, 2020, 5:59 PM

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did you look at the link i sent at all?

vernal venture Sep 4, 2020, 6:06 PM

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That's where I got [ace_arsenal_displayClosed] call CBA_fnc_addEventHandler

copper raven Sep 4, 2020, 6:07 PM

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if you fully read the page, you'd have understood that what you're doing is wrong and won't work

waxen tide Sep 4, 2020, 6:18 PM

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how can i address terrain objects like "1d590150100# 12261: qalat.p3d" ?

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i want to detect its destruction.

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 6:18 PM

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nearestTerrainObjects iirc

waxen tide Sep 4, 2020, 6:19 PM

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i know how to find them with nearestobject, but i can't even pick it out of the list by comparing it

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because iskindof etc seem to fail

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nearestObject 444472; // get the object by ID

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ah. i'll try that.

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 6:21 PM

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very bad idea.

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object ids can evolve with time (e.g the map gets updated)

young current Sep 4, 2020, 6:32 PM

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where is the object from?

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you should be able to compare its name to whatever object you want to pick

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the p3d name that is

waxen tide Sep 4, 2020, 6:59 PM

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the object is on the "kunduz" map

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it's a fortifcation tower of sorts

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how do i compare it?

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jesus the wiki is slow today

astral tendon Sep 4, 2020, 7:03 PM

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@winter rose That script did not worked and the camera just got stuck, for context, I am trying to recreate a camera just like the one we have in the garage.]

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 7:05 PM

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I don't know much about that I'm afraid.

pale ridge Sep 4, 2020, 7:26 PM

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is there a way to check if a script is working / loaded?

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 7:26 PM

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depends on what you want to check / how you call it

pale ridge Sep 4, 2020, 7:28 PM

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well i am trying to load a sqf from a mod, can i see it in the function tab in editor/zeus?

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 7:29 PM

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you can see it, but you could use diag_* commands to count threads

pale ridge Sep 4, 2020, 7:29 PM

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i can see the headline, but no code in it, probs forgot something 🤔

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 7:30 PM

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diag activeScripts
diag activeSQFScripts
diag activeSQSScripts

thorn cape Sep 4, 2020, 7:59 PM

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How delete "Respawn vehicle module" by trigger?

ionic orchid Sep 4, 2020, 8:01 PM

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I can hideObject existing terrain objects, like a Church or Gas Station building, but does anyone know how to also hide the map symbol for it?

winter rose Sep 4, 2020, 8:04 PM

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Unsure if you can
Try playing with Locations @ionic orchid

ionic orchid Sep 4, 2020, 8:05 PM

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I think I used those for named places, but I don't think it works for objects

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iirc there's some cfg entry on the buildings that provides an icon, but I didn't see any way to override it last time I looked (or to just delete it from the map)

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oh cool, I can at least manually add them in 3den (Markers->Icons), looks like i'm out of luck with removing them, though

astral tendon Sep 4, 2020, 8:14 PM

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what is the command that makes a number a negative number?

copper raven Sep 4, 2020, 8:21 PM

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unary minus ...?

still forum Sep 4, 2020, 8:47 PM

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yeah letting SQF scripters have access to threads would open you up to all sorts of attacks. like connecting to any server could allow the server owner to take over your computer
No idea how you get the idea that multithreading == everyone can take over your computer??

queen cargo Sep 4, 2020, 9:27 PM

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Could easily realize Real threading using sqf-vm 🤔🤔 though... Interactions with the game would be troublesome

exotic flax Sep 4, 2020, 9:55 PM

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Q: is there a (hidden) command/function like ctrlTextHeight, but working for CT_HTML (or RscHTML)?

gentle plaza Sep 5, 2020, 12:14 AM

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Anyone familiar with the A3 Wounding System - AIS Revive? I use it for the players BUT I have an AI unit that Ive set to "Unconscious" and I would like the player to not be able to revive them, and instead drag/carry them to an MEDEVAC point. Basically remove the revive addaction but keep the drag/carry addactions for only that ai unit...

exotic flax Sep 5, 2020, 12:23 AM

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why not simply use _unit setUnconscious true and ignore AIS (unless they check for that value)

gentle plaza Sep 5, 2020, 12:26 AM

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Thats probably prefect, I didnt know the base game had a drag/carry mechanic. Testing now.

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problem is that AIS is necessary for the drag/carry mechanic. With ```_unit setUnconscious true;

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should have explained not using Ace or other mods

astral tendon Sep 5, 2020, 2:31 AM

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any tip on how to get all vehicles Array that are usable? I tried this with the CFG but it also returns vehicles that don't even have a model

_AllPlanes = []; 
{ 
    _Configname = configName _x; 
    if (
    _Configname isKindOf "air" and
    (count getArray (_x >> "weapons") > 1) and
    (getText (_x >> "editorPreview") != "")
    ) then { 
        _AllPlanes append [_Configname]; 
    }; 
} forEach ("true" configClasses (configfile >> "CfgVehicles")); 
_AllPlanes;

digital hollow Sep 5, 2020, 2:35 AM

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~~string comparison requires isEqualTo. != doesn't work.~~

still forum Sep 5, 2020, 2:40 AM

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string comparison requires isEqualTo. != doesn't work.
what?

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That's.. not right

digital hollow Sep 5, 2020, 2:44 AM

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Did that used to be the case?

warm hedge Sep 5, 2020, 2:48 AM

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Supposed to

still forum Sep 5, 2020, 2:53 AM

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!= not working was never the case.
Quite sure != was there before isEqualTo was

hallow mortar Sep 5, 2020, 3:31 AM

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So I'm using one of the BI preset custom leaflet classes for the drone leaflet bomb. I've defined the text and image in description.ext as required. However, when I order the drone to fire (using the script command), I get the following function error:
[BIS_fnc_initLeaflet] Script not defined for leaflet Custom 01
What do I need to do to...define this script? The Arma 3 Leaflets page doesn't mention it, and the BIS_fnc_initLeaflet page only really talks about it in the context of manually using it to configure individual leaflet objects (which I'm not doing).

astral tendon Sep 5, 2020, 4:07 AM

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the alternative Syntax for this command does not work, what's wrong? even the example 4 does not work.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/selectionNames

warm hedge Sep 5, 2020, 4:08 AM

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Since Arma 3 v1.99.146486

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AKA Dev-Branch only for now

astral tendon Sep 5, 2020, 4:09 AM

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oof

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what a waste of time, I was about a hour trying to figure why the command was not working, would be better if we had the DEV tag instead of just the numbers.

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 4:41 AM

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Builds with odd minor versions are dev builds (1.99, 2.01, etc)

pliant stream Sep 5, 2020, 7:28 AM

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@still forum

No idea how you get the idea that multithreading == everyone can take over your computer??
Multiple threads with equal access would inevitably lead to some exploitable race and open an RE vector
In fairness yeah you could safely run sqf on a background thread if it had no access to any game state and everything passed between it and the main was serialized. That would diminish the usefulness though. You don't often have heavy pure workloads like that in sqf

thick chasm Sep 5, 2020, 8:40 AM

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Hello!! I have a problem

I have this script to put music on radio...
class CfgSounds
{
sounds[] = {};
class music1
{
name = "music1";
sound[] = {\Sounds\ride.wav, 300, 1};
titles[] = {0,""};
};

and in the init radio this script
h1 addAction ["Music ON", {h1 say3D ["music1", 100, 1];}];

the main problem is how can i turn off the music, help me!!

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 8:49 AM

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Use a dummy object, then delete it

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See the second example : https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/say3D

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Why don't you define it in cfgMusic and use playMusic instead? It can be stopped too.

thick chasm Sep 5, 2020, 9:00 AM

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Because I'm a noob

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In the example what is this? ASLToAGL

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 9:15 AM

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You can click on the command to see what it is.
Arma has several types of positions:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Position

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createVehicleLocal requires an AGL position (above ground). getPosWorld gives an ASL (above see level) position. So ASLToAGL is used to covert the heights.

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If you don't get that, you can simply use attachTo (attach the dummy to the actual object) and save yourself the headache.

ripe sapphire Sep 5, 2020, 12:31 PM

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@little raptor can this dummy object method be used for moving things like vehicles?

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also can someone tell me how to spawn RPG rocket aimed at a certain direction?

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im trying to make a scene where as a helicopter pass thru an RPG is fired from the ground towards it (doesnt necessarily have to be fired from a unit, the idea is to fire a near-miss)

winter rose Sep 5, 2020, 12:34 PM

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createVehicle, setVectorDirAndUp or setDir/setVectorUp, setVelocityModelSpace 🙂

ripe sapphire Sep 5, 2020, 12:35 PM

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thanks, do i use Weapon_launch_RPG7_F for the createvhicle?

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 12:35 PM

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_pos = getPosASL player;
_rpg = createVehicle ["r_pg7_f", _pos];
_rpg setPosASL _pos;
_dir = _pos vectorFromTo aimPos _heli; 
 _xx = _dir#0; 
 _yy = _dir#1; 
 _up = _dir vectorCrossProduct [-_yy, _xx, 0]; 
 _rpg setVectorDirAndUp [_dir, _up];
_rpg setVelocity (_dir vectorMultiply 200);

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@little raptor can this dummy object method be used for moving things like vehicles?
@ripe sapphire yes, but it won't be pretty

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You can test this in editor. Just replace _heli with your actual heli

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You can also use

_rpg setVelocityModelSpace [0,200,0]

In the last line as @winter rose said

ripe sapphire Sep 5, 2020, 12:39 PM

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thanks! i will try now

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btw where can you find the classname for r_pg7_f?

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i dont know where to find it in wiki

winter rose Sep 5, 2020, 12:41 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_CfgMagazines for a complete list 🙂

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 12:41 PM

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It's an ammo

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Not mag

warm hedge Sep 5, 2020, 12:41 PM

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Or in-game config viewer

winter rose Sep 5, 2020, 12:41 PM

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and this list has ammo in it

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@little raptor

ripe sapphire Sep 5, 2020, 12:42 PM

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ahhh ok i foind it, thanks!

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 12:42 PM

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Oh. Sorry

winter rose Sep 5, 2020, 12:42 PM

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np ^^
Class Name Inventory description Ammo Used by

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 12:42 PM

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Or in-game config viewer
@warm hedge
@ripe sapphire That's where I found it.

ripe sapphire Sep 5, 2020, 12:44 PM

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ah ok

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how do you search in the config viewer?

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 12:44 PM

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I didn't search

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When you open the config viewer as a player, it shows:
Your current vehicle
Your current weapon
Your current mag
Your current ammo

ripe sapphire Sep 5, 2020, 12:49 PM

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got it thanks!

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 12:49 PM

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@ripe sapphire like this: https://discordapp.com/channels/105462288051380224/329978448938532868/751785916841984040

ripe sapphire Sep 5, 2020, 12:49 PM

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i tried the script too it works!

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is there a way to offset it to make it a near miss tho?

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 12:50 PM

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Add an offset to the heli position

#

replace:

aimPos heli

with:

aimPos heli vectorAdd [_x,_y,_z]

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If you want it to be accurate, you must account for the heli velocity (and bullet drop) as well

#

aimPos heli vectorAdd (velocity heli vectorMultiply (_pos distance _heli)/200) vectorAdd [_x, _y, _z]

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It is better to replace:

getPosASL player

With

eyePos player

Because getPosASL means at the feet. It could touch the ground.

onyx gust Sep 5, 2020, 12:58 PM

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Does anyone know any good scripts for random loot spawns? Please @ me.

ripe sapphire Sep 5, 2020, 1:27 PM

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thanks leopard, the offset works!

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If you want it to be accurate, you must account for the heli velocity (and bullet drop) as well
@little raptor this one however make it go nowhere near the heli

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sometimes it shoots into the ground

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 1:28 PM

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You've probably forgot to update a variable

ripe sapphire Sep 5, 2020, 1:28 PM

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the first one i think achieved the effect im looking for though

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 1:29 PM

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Make sure all variables are correct

ripe sapphire Sep 5, 2020, 1:29 PM

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the xyz variables are they in meters?

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 1:29 PM

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yes

ripe sapphire Sep 5, 2020, 1:29 PM

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there were no errors

#

just that the missile trajectory is weird

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 1:29 PM

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I did test it myself and it works

ripe sapphire Sep 5, 2020, 1:30 PM

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is possible to do 0.1 as a x variable?

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how low can we go

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hmm perhaps i set the helicopter too near?

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 1:30 PM

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_pos = getPosASL player; 
_rpg = createVehicle ["r_pg7_f", _pos]; 
_rpg setPosASL _pos; 
_dir = _pos vectorFromTo (aimPos aheli vectorAdd (velocity aheli vectorMultiply (_pos distance aheli)/200) vectorAdd [random 1, random 1, random 1]);  
 _xx = _dir#0;  
 _yy = _dir#1;  
 _up = _dir vectorCrossProduct [-_yy, _xx, 0];  
 _rpg setVectorDirAndUp [_dir, _up]; 
_rpg setVelocity (_dir vectorMultiply 200);

still forum Sep 5, 2020, 1:31 PM

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Multiple threads with equal access would inevitably lead to some exploitable race and open an RE vector
@pliant stream yeah but race condition != RCE, race conditions are rarely predictable and lead to crashes, would be very hard to exploit

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 1:31 PM

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is possible to do 0.1 as a x variable?
how low can we go
As far as the floating point accuracy allows

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up to 6 decimal places I believe
1e-6

ripe sapphire Sep 5, 2020, 1:33 PM

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If you want it to be accurate, you must account for the heli velocity (and bullet drop) as well
@little raptor leopad, the first code had 2 vectoradds

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i think thats why

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 1:33 PM

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Put all of them in one bracket ( )

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That was why

pliant stream Sep 5, 2020, 1:34 PM

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@still forum Does difficulty of exploitation really matter? I would only care about the worst case personally. Broken is broken.

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 1:34 PM

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@ripe sapphire see the new code

ripe sapphire Sep 5, 2020, 1:35 PM

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ahh right the closing bracket

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he'll yeah new code works!

#

one more thing tho how can i play the launch sound when it fires?

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with createvhicle it doesnt add sound i think

still forum Sep 5, 2020, 1:36 PM

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Does difficulty of exploitation really matter?
yeah it does, there are maybe a dozen or so hackers playing with Arma that are on that level

pliant stream Sep 5, 2020, 1:37 PM

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That's a dozen too many then. I would not be willing to ship that personally.

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 1:38 PM

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@ripe sapphire

playSound3D [ "A3\Sounds_F\weapons\Launcher\rocket_launcher_5.wss", player, true, getPosASL player, 5, 1, 0 ];

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something like that

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Just replace the sound with the rpg sound

ripe sapphire Sep 5, 2020, 1:46 PM

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ok, is the sound path found using config viewer too?

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 1:46 PM

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Do you want the firing sound?

ripe sapphire Sep 5, 2020, 1:47 PM

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yes

#

sound[] = {"A3\Sounds_F\weapons\Launcher\rocket_launcher_5",1,1,800};

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 1:47 PM

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sound[] = {"A3\Sounds_F\weapons\Launcher\rocket_launcher_5",1,1,800};

ripe sapphire Sep 5, 2020, 1:47 PM

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i think i fouund ti

#

xD

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playSound3D [ "A3\Sounds_F\weapons\Launcher\rocket_launcher_5.wss", player, true, getPosASL player, 5, 1, 0 ];

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like this?

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 1:48 PM

#

yes

ripe sapphire Sep 5, 2020, 1:51 PM

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wooo epic it works, perfect!

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one last thing, does random 1 returns any number between 0 and 1?

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 1:52 PM

#

yes

ripe sapphire Sep 5, 2020, 1:53 PM

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thanks a lot @little raptor ! cant wait for your super AI mod! 🙂

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 1:53 PM

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@ripe sapphire You're welcome! 🙂

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@ripe sapphire BTW, if you want a better random, use:

random [-1, 0, 1]

Because error should be negative too

ripe sapphire Sep 5, 2020, 2:08 PM

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Got it, thanks

wet shadow Sep 5, 2020, 4:03 PM

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Hey people, Im having problems using drawIcon3D to place an icon in the world for the player. What format does the icon texture need to be to work? Normal .paa icons with 2^n resolutions result in 'unable to load texture' error.

warm hedge Sep 5, 2020, 4:04 PM

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Post your code?

wet shadow Sep 5, 2020, 4:05 PM

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addMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", { 
 drawIcon3D ["mwd\sfx\icon_dog.pac", [1,1,1,1], ASLToAGL getPosASL cursorTarget, 1, 1, 45, "Target", 1, 0.05, "TahomaB"]; 
}];

copper raven Sep 5, 2020, 4:15 PM

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.pac?

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anyways, is the texture inside mission?

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if so you need to provide full mission path, mission root + texture path, look at https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getMissionPath

wet shadow Sep 5, 2020, 4:18 PM

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Ah, yeah I was using relative path 👍

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Also .pac works just fine if you were wondering

copper raven Sep 5, 2020, 4:22 PM

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yea, not as usual for me 😄

vague geode Sep 5, 2020, 4:24 PM

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Is there any way to forcefully increase the precision of AI controlled VLS cruise missile strikes?

I have VLS platforms at the outer parts of the map but whenever I tell them to fire at a lasertarget I spawned their aim is always of by something between 75 and 125 meters. I already tried to increase the crews' skill to 100% (AI setSkill 1;) but the results didn't get any better...

PS: I am both revealing the lasertarget to the crews' side and confirming it as hostile before I order them to fire.

willow hound Sep 5, 2020, 4:34 PM

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Are you sure it is alive and known to the datalink for the entire flight duration?

exotic flax Sep 5, 2020, 4:43 PM

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you might want to take a look at how ZEN is handling VLS fire missions: https://github.com/zen-mod/ZEN/blob/master/addons/common/functions/fnc_fireVLS.sqf

vague geode Sep 5, 2020, 4:53 PM

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Thanks alot. It was known and it was still "alive" (as alive as a lifeless lasertarget can be) because otherwise the missile would just overshoot the target entirely but it wasn't reported during the entire flight and that actually fixed it.

I looked it up in the script as well and ZEN is handling it exactly the same way so again thanks alot.

tired sigil Sep 5, 2020, 5:08 PM

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Hi guys, I have never attempting scripting before, just installing mods and such, but I am trying to set this up on a KP Liberation and have 0 idea what I am doing. I was wondering if anyone could give me some direction;
https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/173952-soldier-tracker-map-and-gps-icons/

vestal compass Sep 5, 2020, 5:12 PM

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hello, I could really use a feature in a sci-fi mission I am working on, but I found no ready solution for it.
Unfortunately my knowledge of scripting is very limited, and the best feedback I got so far was "engine most likely won't allow it, or performance will be hit massively"
https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/145581-invisibility-effect-help/
this is something I found that is very close to what I am looking for, specifically getting this blurry-semitransparent effect, preferrably togglable by player too
is this even doable? if so, more or less how?

harsh vine Sep 5, 2020, 5:35 PM

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does anyone knw how to get a heli to move to a waypoint and hover (the exact marker position ) not 200m away 😧 . The only one that truly work is "hook" waypoint , but hes taking forever to line up ...i would be dead by then 😕

little raptor Sep 5, 2020, 5:52 PM

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@vestal compass I don't get it. Isn't that what you wanted?
If you want to hide the vest,etc., AFAIK it's not doable (they don't support texturing).

@harsh vine AFAIK it is not possible with waypoints. You can do it with the moveTo command though (doMove is also possible, but it won't work if the destination is too close to the helicopter < 100 m).

_destination = markerPos "Marker";
_vec = getPosASL heli vectorFromTo _destination ;
_vec set [2, 0];
_vec = vectorNormalized _vec vectorMultiply -_offset;
doStop heli;
sleep 0.001; //this needs at least a 1 frame delay
heli moveTo (_destination vectorAdd _vec)

_offset is a number that you can find by trial and error (you can also try without that part, i.e. offset = 0, see what happens)

vestal compass Sep 5, 2020, 5:58 PM

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so this will work only as long as there is only uniform on?

high marsh Sep 5, 2020, 6:01 PM

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Backpacks have hiddenSelections.

#

pretty sure you can also applu a 'material' to it, and just set the alpha to a really low number. That way you have a sort of outline of the players stuff still.

#

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

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

wet shadow Sep 5, 2020, 6:49 PM

#

@tired sigil Check the provided GitHub link, it has clear instructions how to start the script

tired sigil Sep 5, 2020, 6:50 PM

#

Yeah I saw that, I have never messed with this aspect before, it might as well be Chinese to me. I don't know what to do with that...

wet shadow Sep 5, 2020, 6:52 PM

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Put the script in you mission folder and then:

In initPlayerLocal.sqf

[] execVM "QS_icons.sqf";

tired sigil Sep 5, 2020, 6:52 PM

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Anywhere in the mission folder?

wet shadow Sep 5, 2020, 6:53 PM

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If you change the file path then modify the run command. I.e. if you have your script in a folder called 'scripts' then

[] execVM "scripts\QS_icons.sqf";

And so on.

#

The ```sqf
[] execVM "QS_icons.sqf";

tired sigil Sep 5, 2020, 6:57 PM

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I'm not seeing initPlayerLocal.sqf anywhere hmmm

wet shadow Sep 5, 2020, 6:59 PM

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You could always create one if your mission doesn't have it 😉

tired sigil Sep 5, 2020, 7:00 PM

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idk where to even look

wet shadow Sep 5, 2020, 7:02 PM

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If you don't have one create one in your mission root folder

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Mission_Editor:_External

tired sigil Sep 5, 2020, 7:08 PM

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So just make a new file in the root directory with the name initPlayerLocal.sqf then drop the file I downloaded into the root folder, open the initPlayerLocal.sqf file and paste [] execVM "QS_icons.sqf"; then repack the PBO and that's it?

wet shadow Sep 5, 2020, 7:09 PM

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Yep

tired sigil Sep 5, 2020, 7:09 PM

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Ok cool thank you so much

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I will give that a shot

wet shadow Sep 5, 2020, 7:09 PM

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Assuming the script works ofc, won't guarantee that. Its pretty old

tired sigil Sep 5, 2020, 7:11 PM

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Yeah last updated feb 2018, fingers crossed.

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Unless you are familiar with something similar that's updated

tired sigil Sep 5, 2020, 7:29 PM

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Well seems to be working actually, thanks again for your help!

stuck rivet Sep 5, 2020, 8:10 PM

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how do i remove weapon UI elements of weapons added with setPylonLoadout?

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like if I add something, then expend the munitions, and then replace the weapon on the pylon with something else, the UI element on the top right is still there saying I don't have ammo for the weapon(s) I added beforehand

astral tendon Sep 5, 2020, 9:29 PM

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how to get what ammo is on a pylon? getPylonMagazines gives what ammo there is in the plane but no index or wath pylon is loaded with what.

exotic flax Sep 5, 2020, 9:48 PM

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The indexes of the returned array's elements are relative to the pylon indexes, such that element 0 is pylon 1, element 1 is pylon 2, etc.
So getPylonMagazines already gives an "index" back.

If you check example 4 on https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getCompatiblePylonMagazines you get see which pylon is what (and should match the index)

astral tendon Sep 5, 2020, 10:07 PM

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I will try to work with that, I was afraid that at some point the array could get mixed depending on the mod.

astral tendon Sep 5, 2020, 11:44 PM

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Anyone knows how to avoid a dialog to close with the ECS key and only if you press one of the buttons?

exotic flax Sep 5, 2020, 11:56 PM

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did you check the forums?
https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/211570-disable-esc-button-in-dialog/

astral tendon Sep 6, 2020, 12:23 AM

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Yes, and the problem with that solution is that it bricks the Esc button, I want to let the player to access the main menu but not close the dialog.

smoky verge Sep 6, 2020, 12:32 AM

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is it on purpose that music stops playing once I exit a vehicle if I started the music while I was in the vic?

astral tendon Sep 6, 2020, 12:49 AM

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had to change the action to open the menu

onLoad = "escKeyEH = (_this select 0) displayAddEventHandler [""KeyDown"", ""if (((_this select 1) == 1)) then {findDisplay 46 createDisplay 'RscDisplayInterrupt'; true;};""];";

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but seems kind wrong

harsh vine Sep 6, 2020, 5:34 AM

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@little raptor hey thanks alot, it kinda works but i will be messing around with it.👍

tired sigil Sep 6, 2020, 5:50 AM

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@tough abyss I will let you know for sure, thanks! I just put it up on a TADST server and seemed to be working fine, I just need to configure some settings before I throw it up on the dedicated server.

vague geode Sep 6, 2020, 11:18 AM

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Is it possible to change the progress icon of a hold action while it is being performed? Like for example if you are transmitting data the progress icon would be displaying an outgoing signal (first no bars, then one, then two and last three and then the same thing again) until all data has been transmitted.

quaint ivy Sep 6, 2020, 11:38 AM

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If I use drop to create an infinite source of smoke, is it possible to somehow delete this source or stop the effect trough some other command?

winter rose Sep 6, 2020, 12:44 PM

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drop only creates one droplet @quaint ivy.
if you want to stop this, stop your looping script

I would recommend using particle sources though

quaint ivy Sep 6, 2020, 1:00 PM

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@winter rose Thanks, can you give me a reference to particle sources? I have no idea how to do it, just experimenting atm

winter rose Sep 6, 2020, 1:01 PM

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Sure, see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Particles_Tutorial 🙂

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(the wiki is a bit slow today, it's its day off)

quaint ivy Sep 6, 2020, 1:03 PM

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Oh I should be able to just spawn the vanilla smoke effect, set its parameters like the BIS module in editor and work with that

tired sigil Sep 6, 2020, 1:29 PM

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@tough abyss So far so good, no issues yet. Awesome work as usual, wish I found this sooner!

viral basin Sep 6, 2020, 1:32 PM

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hey there, is there a way to use createSoundSource locally? I'd like to avoid using a custom script with a looping say3D :/

winter rose Sep 6, 2020, 1:33 PM

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createVehicleLocal + "#dynamicsound" ?

viral basin Sep 6, 2020, 1:34 PM

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could you explain a little more? I'm not familiar with that 😄

winter rose Sep 6, 2020, 1:34 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createVehicleLocal 🙃 😄

viral basin Sep 6, 2020, 1:35 PM

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yeah i know, but how do i get that dynamicsound object to play a sound? 😂

winter rose Sep 6, 2020, 1:36 PM

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…looping say3D 😬 I think

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yeah nope, no workaround this one

viral basin Sep 6, 2020, 1:38 PM

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so looping say3D is currently the only way to get a local environment sound on a server?

winter rose Sep 6, 2020, 1:38 PM

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…on a client, no? 🤔

viral basin Sep 6, 2020, 1:39 PM

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sry with server i meant a multiplayer environment, my bad

finite sail Sep 6, 2020, 4:38 PM

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guys, does KIllzonekid's advice from 2013 that says

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Make sure you setDir BEFORE you set position. Setting direction after set position could lead to unpredictable behaviour

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still hold true?

winter rose Sep 6, 2020, 4:41 PM

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afaik, yes

finite sail Sep 6, 2020, 4:41 PM

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thanks

hallow mortar Sep 6, 2020, 9:41 PM

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I'm still stuck on custom leaflets as described here https://discordapp.com/channels/105462288051380224/105462984087728128/751645551434530919

knotty flame Sep 6, 2020, 9:43 PM

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How can I make Radio Message ONLY play when trigger is activated? Screenshot: https://prnt.sc/ucnlnk

fair drum Sep 6, 2020, 11:57 PM

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did you sync it?

knotty flame Sep 7, 2020, 12:02 AM

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@fair drum I have tried that but did not work.

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Now I'm trying to do it via Description.ext but I can't locate it.

fair drum Sep 7, 2020, 12:03 AM

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i haven't messed around with that module much. lets see if there is a function for it...

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or are you just going to do some sort of playSound over radio

knotty flame Sep 7, 2020, 12:05 AM

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I'm trying to learn globalRadio so that I can have headquarters entity talk as like air traffic control.

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But I'm seriously struggling to do that.

fair drum Sep 7, 2020, 12:07 AM

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class CfgRadio
{
    sounds[] = {};
    class RadioMsg1
    {
        // display name
        name    = "";

        // filename, volume, pitch
        sound[]    = { "\sound\filename1.ogg", db - 100, 1.0 };

        // radio caption
        title    = "I am ready for your orders.";
    };
    class RadioMsg2
    {
        name    = "";
        sound[]    = { "\sound\filename2", db - 100, 1.0 }; // .wss implied
        title    = $STR_RADIO_2;
    };
};

were you looking for this?

knotty flame Sep 7, 2020, 12:11 AM

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I was trying to put something like this in a trigger

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HQ globalRadio configName selectRandom ("true" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgRadio"));

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But I don't know how to actually select what they say.

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@fair drum ^

fair drum Sep 7, 2020, 12:17 AM

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Define your description.ext with the different radio stuff you want, remember the name = "";

Setup your trigger how you want, in the On Activation put:

private _radioChats = ["radio1","radio2","radio3","radio4","radioN"];

[west,"HQ"] sideRadio selectRandom _radioChats;

if you want them randomized

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or globalRadio if you want

knotty flame Sep 7, 2020, 12:20 AM

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Basically I was a specific sound to play on radio by "HQ" when the player activates trigger.

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All I'm asking for.

fair drum Sep 7, 2020, 12:22 AM

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//In description.ext

class CfgRadio
{
    sounds[] = {};
    class thisIsTheNameOfTheRadioYouWantToPlay
    {
        // display name
        name    = "SimilarButShorterName";

        // filename, volume, pitch
        sound[]    = { "soundFileLocation", volumeHere, 1.0 };

        // radio caption
        title    = "Sir, Land Before I Poop My Pants";
    };
};

//In the On Activation part of a trigger 

[pickASideHere,"HQ"] globalRadio "classname of the sound here from above"

knotty flame Sep 7, 2020, 12:23 AM

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@fair drum How can I locate radio sounds that are already in game?

fair drum Sep 7, 2020, 12:24 AM

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ah so you want the ingame ones, not custom ones, my bad

knotty flame Sep 7, 2020, 12:24 AM

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Because I do not know the sound file location.

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There are many many good in-game radio sounds that I want to use.

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In the Fighter Jets showcase there are very good air-traffic control sounds that I want to use in my scenario.

fair drum Sep 7, 2020, 12:29 AM

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standby

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@knotty flame
https://sqfbin.com/bojoduwijipubekixafi

have fun. be sure to make it a string when you select one of them

knotty flame Sep 7, 2020, 12:35 AM

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so if i want to use it,

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how would i use it lol?

fair drum Sep 7, 2020, 12:35 AM

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[west,"HQ"] globalRadio "mp_groundsupport_60_uav_IHQ_0"

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if CfgRadio isn't user defined, I believe it defaults back to this file destination so just list the classname

knotty flame Sep 7, 2020, 12:36 AM

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fantastic

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also one little thing

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any way to preview some of them

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?

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if not its fine

fair drum Sep 7, 2020, 12:37 AM

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look in this location
bin\config.bin/CfgRadio

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im not too familiar with browsing game files though

knotty flame Sep 7, 2020, 12:38 AM

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alright, thank you

fair drum Sep 7, 2020, 12:38 AM

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actually just start up a editor and go to preview single player after placing a unit

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open up debug and type

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player globalRadio "mp_groundsupport_65_chopperdown_BHQ_0"

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and just replace the string with different ones and hit exec

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@knotty flame

knotty flame Sep 7, 2020, 12:39 AM

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okay, one more thing

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standby

fair drum Sep 7, 2020, 12:40 AM

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or just get cheeky and make your own radio message, thats always fun

knotty flame Sep 7, 2020, 12:41 AM

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@fair drum screenshot: https://prnt.sc/ucpd6p

fair drum Sep 7, 2020, 12:43 AM

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"USS" isn't in the list of CfgHQIdentities. just make a unit and do the normal syntax, just make sure that unit doesn't die

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unit globalRadio "className"

knotty flame Sep 7, 2020, 12:44 AM

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understood

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let me try

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@fair drum i still have the same error

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is there a way to let headquarters entity run this [west,"HQ"] globalRadio "mp_groundsupport_60_uav_IHQ_0" because i have headquarters entity as USS @fair drum

fair drum Sep 7, 2020, 12:49 AM

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https://streamable.com/6lg993
@knotty flame

knotty flame Sep 7, 2020, 12:49 AM

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i have fixed it

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i just did USS globalRadio "mp_groundsupport_60_uav_IHQ_0";

fair drum Sep 7, 2020, 12:50 AM

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yup that works too

knotty flame Sep 7, 2020, 12:50 AM

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thank you so much for your time god bless you

harsh vine Sep 7, 2020, 12:54 AM

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{
    if (side _x == playerSide ) then {
    _X setVariable ["bluforCash",0,true];};
    } foreach playableUnits;

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is that even a thing ??

fair drum Sep 7, 2020, 12:55 AM

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where are you pulling it from

harsh vine Sep 7, 2020, 1:10 AM

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initplayerserver.sqf

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 1:12 AM

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instead of playerSide which probably means nothing in a server-executed script, try (side _playerUnit) using the playerUnit param available in initPlayerServer.sqf. See: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Event_Scripts#initPlayerServer.sqf

high marsh Sep 7, 2020, 2:35 AM

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yeah, almost positive side takes a global args. Whilst playerSide is local.

quasi rover Sep 7, 2020, 3:24 AM

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When client call a script which contain diag_log in it. then it goes to the client's report file, not server's report?
If so, I have to use remoteExec for server's report?

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 3:29 AM

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almost certainly

ripe sapphire Sep 7, 2020, 3:40 AM

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look in this location
bin\config.bin/CfgRadio
@fair drum hi, where can we find this location?

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im interested to grab some of the voicelines from the campaign

fair drum Sep 7, 2020, 4:38 AM

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@ripe sapphire https://sqfbin.com/bojoduwijipubekixafi

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pulled them all out

ripe sapphire Sep 7, 2020, 4:39 AM

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those are from the support missions only tho?

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found the actual files in the dubbing_f_epa/b/c pbos

fair drum Sep 7, 2020, 4:40 AM

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thats all I get for "true" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgRadio")

ripe sapphire Sep 7, 2020, 4:42 AM

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hmm ok thanks

fair drum Sep 7, 2020, 4:43 AM

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feel free to grab the CfgSounds as well but thats gonna be a pain to sort

ripe sapphire Sep 7, 2020, 4:54 AM

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yeah i already found all of the eastwind campaign voice files in the pbos

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but i'd be convenient to have a list like the one you grabbed for support scenario

ripe sapphire Sep 7, 2020, 5:37 AM

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Nvm that, i found the stringtables which has all the filenames and its subtitles so even better lol

fair drum Sep 7, 2020, 5:41 AM

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got a linky?

fair drum Sep 7, 2020, 6:13 AM

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why does this seem to pass for every unit? no matter what side I kill it runs

antiWarCrime = addMissionEventHandler [
    "EntityKilled",
    {
        params ["_unit","_killer","_instigator","_useEffects"];
        if ((_unit isKindOf "Man") and (side _unit == civilian)) then {
            if (_instigator in allPlayers) then {
                [side _instigator,-1] call BIS_fnc_respawnTickets;
                [format ["%1 has killed a civilian or a surrendered unit! Tickets for %2 have been decreased!",name _instigator,side _instigator]] remoteExec ["systemChat",0];
            };
        };
    }
];

unique sundial Sep 7, 2020, 6:16 AM

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because dead units are civilian

fair drum Sep 7, 2020, 6:16 AM

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oooh nooo... ugh

unique sundial Sep 7, 2020, 6:17 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/side explained here

fair drum Sep 7, 2020, 6:19 AM

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okay side group _unit fixed it, thanks

cosmic lichen Sep 7, 2020, 8:13 AM

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Is there a way to check if an object has a cargo inventory? (ammo box, vehicle ...)

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 8:15 AM

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canAdd perhaps?
otherwise, maybe a config check

warm hedge Sep 7, 2020, 8:16 AM

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If it has an item, and if not, check via canAdd indeed?

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 8:16 AM

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@cosmic lichen ↑

cosmic lichen Sep 7, 2020, 8:17 AM

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canAdd, never heard of that 😄

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I thought about config too, but no clue what property defines that

unique sundial Sep 7, 2020, 9:15 AM

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Is there a way to check if an object has a cargo inventory? (ammo box, vehicle ...)
everyContainer?

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 9:16 AM

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I believe he wants to check if the object itself can hold anything (soldier vs ammobox)

unique sundial Sep 7, 2020, 9:17 AM

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or maybe https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/nearSupplies

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 9:21 AM

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@cosmic lichen ```sqf
private _hasStorage = getNumber (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> typeOf _vehicle >> "maximumLoad") > 0; // should be that

unique sundial Sep 7, 2020, 9:38 AM

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@cosmic lichen

private _hasInventory = _obj call {_this in (_this nearSupplies [typeOf _this, 0])};

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 9:39 AM

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but a fuel truck without storage would still appear as having inventory :p

unique sundial Sep 7, 2020, 9:41 AM

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It has 10 firstaid kits

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you can access inventory

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 9:42 AM

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a fuel truck without storage
vanilla fuel assets have storage hopefully
but e.g a Taru container, I am not sure

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time for a nearContainers maybe 😉

unique sundial Sep 7, 2020, 9:44 AM

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taru fuel pod has inventory

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 9:45 AM

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my point is, a fuel/ammo/repair station without inventory would still be listed with your code

unique sundial Sep 7, 2020, 9:45 AM

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dunno gimmie example of one and i will check

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 9:46 AM

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(a fuel station perhaps?)

cosmic lichen Sep 7, 2020, 9:59 AM

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Thanks for the help. Gonna test it.

ripe sapphire Sep 7, 2020, 10:02 AM

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hello, im trying to use BIS_fnc_fireSupport to make a group of arty do a fire mission, but the syntax for that function is for an object only and not a group, should i call a function for each arty piece? or is there a better way? thx

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would foreach work

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 10:05 AM

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yes

cosmic lichen Sep 7, 2020, 10:06 AM

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Yes, he should execute for every unit, or yes, there is a better way ? 😄

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or, yes, forEach would work 😛

unique sundial Sep 7, 2020, 10:07 AM

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(a fuel station perhaps?)
@winter rose indeed

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 10:07 AM

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@cosmic lichen yes

cosmic lichen Sep 7, 2020, 10:08 AM

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troll 😛

ripe sapphire Sep 7, 2020, 10:16 AM

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using foreach resulted in error generic expression :/

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 10:16 AM

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then use forEach properly? ^^
what's your code

ripe sapphire Sep 7, 2020, 10:25 AM

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sorry sir i'm noob

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[_x,[2713.54,957.866,0],"",100,12,1] spawn BIS_fnc_fireSupport forEach units group arts;

unique sundial Sep 7, 2020, 10:26 AM

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{...} forEach ...

ripe sapphire Sep 7, 2020, 10:27 AM

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roger fixing now

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{[_x,[2713.54,957.866,0],"",100,12,1] spawn BIS_fnc_fireSupport} forEach units group arts;

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is there still a mistake

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 10:38 AM

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nope (have you tried it?)

ripe sapphire Sep 7, 2020, 10:43 AM

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yes it returned generic error in expression

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 10:43 AM

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what is arts?

ripe sapphire Sep 7, 2020, 10:44 AM

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group name

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 10:44 AM

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if it is already a group, group arts won't work

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so units arts

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(why you should name it e.g artilleryGroup)

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@ripe sapphire ↑

ripe sapphire Sep 7, 2020, 10:52 AM

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ohhh thank you

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now its no longer returning an error, but the units are not firing :/

{[_x,[2713.54,957.866,0],"12Rnd_230mm_rockets",100,12,1] spawn BIS_fnc_fireSupport} forEach units arts;

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used on 2 sandstorm MLRS

pale ridge Sep 7, 2020, 11:12 AM

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does anyone know if i can put scripts on equipment pieces? or can i only put it on units?

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 11:19 AM

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you can refer to an object yes, such as containers (backpacks, vests, uniforms) @pale ridge

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 12:50 PM

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Has anyone had any issues with spawning custom groups of ai in the spawnai module?I can get it to work in sp and mp if i host but not if i host the mission on a dedi server/headless client.

versed belfry Sep 7, 2020, 12:53 PM

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Does anyone know of any script or way to make a vehicle/aircraft float on water?

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 12:54 PM

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Try googling it.See what comes up

versed belfry Sep 7, 2020, 12:56 PM

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nothing >_>

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 12:56 PM

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😦

versed belfry Sep 7, 2020, 12:57 PM

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have been searching all day, I just need some kind of a script to keep the vehicle from starting to sink, all I found is how to do it as a mod and all

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and that doesn't really help much

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 12:58 PM

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does it have to move?

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the vehicle?

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 12:58 PM

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@versed belfry ```sqf
_vehicle enableSimulation false;

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if it's a boat you want unsinkable, try ```sqf
_boat allowDamage false;

versed belfry Sep 7, 2020, 12:59 PM

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yea thought of doing that, tho that makes it risky since the aircraft is landing on water

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simulation will have to be disabled at a logical point, and it will also cause the vehicle to have no sound

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not to mention players inside the vehicle will get glitched and won't be able to do anything

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 1:01 PM

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tell us the whole thing you want to do, we can maybe provide a more accurate solution

versed belfry Sep 7, 2020, 1:03 PM

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I want to have a plane at the starts in the sky [flying]. [all players are inside that plane] that starts to slowly land on water for them to dismount from it, with the plane floating when the engine is stopped and it not sinking during the landing.

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 1:03 PM

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fixed wing?

versed belfry Sep 7, 2020, 1:03 PM

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yep

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With damage disabled it should not explode in impact but it will still sink after a second

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 1:05 PM

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attach it to an invisible object maybe

versed belfry Sep 7, 2020, 1:08 PM

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was thinking of doing that, the only objects I can think of is some helicopter that can float, will try to test that real quick, cause I am not sure how well it will work.

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 1:09 PM

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you can't think of any other objects that can float?

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 1:09 PM

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is it possible to remove mass via script? a weightless effect.

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 1:09 PM

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

versed belfry Sep 7, 2020, 1:11 PM

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you can't think of any other objects that can float?
nope 😕
maybe an APC or something but that's about it

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 1:11 PM

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rhib

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 1:11 PM

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A zodiac?

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 1:11 PM

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yeah

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 1:12 PM

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When the aircraft reaches ~5m ASL, spawn an invisible boat directly below it (inside it, if it doesn't cause an explosion) and attach the plane to it.

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 1:12 PM

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the weight of the plane may sink the boat though

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 1:12 PM

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attachTo'd objects do not have weight

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 1:12 PM

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When using attachTo weight doesn't matter

versed belfry Sep 7, 2020, 1:12 PM

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When the aircraft reaches ~5m ASL, spawn an invisible boat directly below it (inside it, if it doesn't cause an explosion) and attach the plane to it.
@hallow mortar that could actually work will start testing rn thanks

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 1:13 PM

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@cloud delta Don't use ASL, use ASLW

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See https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/225310-finding-the-water-depth/?do=findComment&comment=3376391

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 1:22 PM

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@ripe sapphire, have you named the groupt correctly? artygroup1 = group this;

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?

versed belfry Sep 7, 2020, 1:25 PM

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@hallow mortar could you by any chance help me with how to spawn the invisible boat inside the aircraft and attach it? 😅
cause the aircraft will be on the move and I am not sure if when attaching it to the boat it might just lose all its speed and become static, which is not that much of a problem really but a bit weird for the players.

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 1:26 PM

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Spawn it anywhere you want

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Just make sure you attach it right below the aircraft

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And use setVelocity so it doesn't lose velocity

versed belfry Sep 7, 2020, 1:26 PM

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a'ighty, thanks a lot

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 1:31 PM

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@versed belfry createVehicle the boat at 0,0,0 or wherever. Use hideObjectGlobal to make it invisible and intangible. Use getPosASLW and setPosASLW to move it inside of the plane. Use BIS_fnc_attachToRelative to smoothly attach the plane. Yes, down velocity will be lost, but at 5m or less from impact, it should ideally be not very noticeable. You can try using setVelocity to reintroduce velocity but it's a dangerous game to play.

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 1:32 PM

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@versed belfry
Something like this:

[] spawn {
_plane = vehicle player;
waitUntil {getPosASLW _plane select 2 < 5};
isNil { //doing this all in one frame for safety
_boat = createVehicle ["B_Boat_Transport_01_F", [0,0,0]];
//_boat hideObjectGlobal true;
_boat setPosASLW getposASLW _plane;
_boat setVectorDirAndUp [vectorDir _plane, vectorUp _plane];
_boat setVelocity velocity _plane;
_plane attachTo [_boat, [0,0,2] vectorAdd (_boat worldToModel ASLtoAGL getPosASL _plane)];
}
}

versed belfry Sep 7, 2020, 1:33 PM

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a'ighty will test it right now actually

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 1:33 PM

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I would not recommend using setVectorDirAndUp because the plane may be at an unsafe attitude. Leave the boat upright and use BIS_fnc_attachToRelative instead.

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And before testing that, change _pps to _pos in line 5.

versed belfry Sep 7, 2020, 1:34 PM

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what does this line do exactly? check for the height?

waitUntil {getPosASLW _plane select 2 < 1};```

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 1:34 PM

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Yes, checks if the plane is less than 1 metre above the sea

versed belfry Sep 7, 2020, 1:34 PM

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oki doki

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 1:34 PM

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personally I would give it a little more leeway in case the server is slow, but that's preference I guess

versed belfry Sep 7, 2020, 1:35 PM

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if I want it to be 5 meters do I just change 1 to 5 or do I have to change 2 to something else as well?

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also to make sure where do I place the script?
in the vehicle init? or somewhere else?

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 1:36 PM

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Change the 1. The 2 is part of select 2, which is selecting a component of the array returned by getPosASLW

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 1:36 PM

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fixed typo

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 1:36 PM

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This is best done in a script you call from somewhere before this happens. The vehicle init is not locality safe.

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 1:40 PM

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I would love if they were unavailable in the editor as soon as the mission is marked as MP…

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 1:40 PM

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@versed belfry apparently hiding the boat makes it unable to move

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Just tested

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 1:41 PM

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Inits are still convenient for some basic things where it doesn't really matter / needs to always be done on every client anyway

versed belfry Sep 7, 2020, 1:41 PM

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duck

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if damage is disabled I guess I can just say the boat is "floaters" or whatever as long as the plane floats

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 1:43 PM

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That is a fantastically interesting property of hideObjectGlobal

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 1:43 PM

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@hallow mortar rarely convenient, and would prevent plenty of user issues
even I sometimes use them, but I know what I do

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like good old OFP, a "Basic" and an "Advanced" Editor mode could be the answer hehe

versed belfry Sep 7, 2020, 1:45 PM

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/547250110359142402/752524956709158962/unknown.png

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got an error when I tried to execute with an action

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gave an error when I was above 5 meters and when I was below 5 meters

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 1:46 PM

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You have to define _plane

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if you know the variable name of the plane object just use that instead of _plane everywhere it appears in the script

versed belfry Sep 7, 2020, 1:47 PM

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done, lets see how it goes now

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It works 😄

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just need to set the correct position of the boat according to the plane

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 1:49 PM

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test it again

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I have updated the code

versed belfry Sep 7, 2020, 1:49 PM

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a'ighty

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 1:49 PM

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And define

_plane = vehicle player;

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Also, you should spawn the code

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Updated

versed belfry Sep 7, 2020, 1:50 PM

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can't I just replace _plane with P1 if the varbal name for the plane is V1?
thanks a lot guys, this works like magic

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 1:52 PM

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_plane is a variable. You can replace it with any other variable

versed belfry Sep 7, 2020, 1:52 PM

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it is PERFECT

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@little raptor @hallow mortar @winter rose thanks a lot for the help guys.

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 2:15 PM

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iam using these commands for my spawnai modules but it evidently needs to be pbulic variabled.

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'''this setVariable[ "side", "Indep", true ];
this setVariable[ "faction", "IS1", true ];'''

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ive used them before in another mp mission but iam stuck as to how to write this up

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 2:16 PM

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it is public? (the true argument)
a couple of notes though:

you could use independent instead of "indep" string
if this is in an init field… it will be set everytime a user connects

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 2:20 PM

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ive been advised to use this-

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Make sure the variables are set globally for multiplayer.

this setVariable[ "side", "Indep", true ];
this setVariable[ "faction", "IS1", true ];

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they fire locally but on a server nothing happens when i use the init field

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 2:21 PM

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it should though.
then don't use the init field

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 2:22 PM

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https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/221101-how-to-set-factions-for-the-bis-spawn-ai-module/

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this is what iam going off atm

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Larrow posted i

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*it

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 2:23 PM

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oooh, disregard my independent earlier remark.
it is for a BI Module, ok

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 2:24 PM

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I'm curious about the use of side and faction as the names of variables, since you're not supposed to be able to have variables with the same names as commands

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 2:24 PM

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i tried this in a initServer.sqf -

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spawnai_west setVariable[ "side", "West"];
spawnai_west setVariable[ "faction", "myCustomWestFaction"];
spawnai_east setVariable[ "side", "East"];
spawnai_east setVariable[ "faction", "myCustomEastFaction"];

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but no good

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named the modules acordingly

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 2:27 PM

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@hallow mortar in missionNamespace* (afaik?)

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 2:29 PM

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I'll give it a try now.Thanks.:)

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 2:38 PM

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@winter rose Yes. I think it is also true about the localNameSpace that was added recently

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 2:39 PM

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?

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 2:39 PM

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Also uiNameSpace

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 2:39 PM

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missionNamespace, uiNamespace, parsingNamespace, and each object is its own namespace, as well 😉

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(& profileNamespace)

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 2:40 PM

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object namespaces are not affected though. You can use player setVar ["side", 1]

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 2:41 PM

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i thried this in the init of the module -

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missionNamespace setVariable [ "side", "West" ];
missionNamespace setVariable [ "faction", "myCustomWestFaction" ];

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but gave an error

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 2:41 PM

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You cant do that

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That's what we were talking about!

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Add a tag to it

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Like

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missionNamespace setVariable [ "MY_side", "West" ];

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 2:43 PM

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@thick merlin don't touch missionNamespace, only the module itself

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 2:44 PM

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i missing alot here i think.the bi wike gives this as an example -

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missionNamespace setVariable ["YourString",3];

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 2:45 PM

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So?

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What are you trying to do again?! 😅

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 2:46 PM

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the variable that is read by the module is on the module itself
the module will not read missionNamespace (as you could have multiple modules with different settings)

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 2:46 PM

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missionNameSpace is like defining a global (and with true flag, public) variable

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 2:47 PM

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yeah.i get that

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but i cant see how its supposed to be written

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ive been advised to set these variables globally to get the module to read it on the server

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this setVariable[ "side", "Indep", true ];
this setVariable[ "faction", "IS1", true ];

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 2:48 PM

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myObject setVariable ["varName", "varValue", publicOrLocal];

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 2:50 PM

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What you wrote is correct.
this setVariable[ "side", "Indep", true ];
It should work (I mean be read) on each client

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 2:50 PM

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it doesnt get read evidently

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in the forums Larrow researched this and found its not getting done correctly

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so i write this - spawnai_west setVariable ["side", "West", public];

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?

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 2:52 PM

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should be that yes

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 2:52 PM

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in my initServer.sqf?

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or module?

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 2:52 PM

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instead of public you should write true or false

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It should be set on the module's init (I think)

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this setVariable ....

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 2:53 PM

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from bi forums

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how did you know that?

TBH I have no idea why it works.

The module is flagged as server execution only in the config, and as far down as I have read into the modules functions, maybe 75% of it, I see no reason as to why it would be needed. Also if your setting the variables in the modules init surely every client already has the variables anyway?

Yet when I checked how the variables where being saved by the editor in the mission sqm they are PVed. So I tried it out and it worked 🤷

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https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/221101-how-to-set-factions-for-the-bis-spawn-ai-module/

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 2:54 PM

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im reading the topic

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 2:54 PM

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Larrow was the member

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ta.thanks

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 2:56 PM

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Ok so what is the problem right now?

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 2:57 PM

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Iam unsure as how to write it uup so it sends globally

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ive tried a few ways but no go.:(

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 2:57 PM

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Does it work locally?

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 2:57 PM

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yep.

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like a charm

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but nothing on server

harsh vine Sep 7, 2020, 2:58 PM

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    with uiNamespace do {
    my_awesome_progressBar = findDisplay 46 ctrlCreate ["RscProgress", -1];
    my_awesome_progressBar ctrlSetPosition [ 
     0.005 * safezoneW + safezoneX,
     0.962 * safezoneH + safezoneY,
     0.170156 * safezoneW,
     0.033 * safezoneH];
    my_awesome_progressBar ctrlSetBackgroundColor [0, 0, 0, 0.25];
    my_awesome_progressBar ctrlSetTextColor [1,0.804,0,1];
    my_awesome_progressBar progressSetPosition 0;
    my_awesome_progressBar ctrlCommit 0;
    
    _counter = 100;
    for "_i" from 1 to _counter do {
(uiNamespace getVariable "my_awesome_progressBar") progressSetPosition (_i/_counter);

  sleep 0.1; // interval
};
_opforcash = {_X getVariable ["bluforCash",0];} foreach PlayableUnits; //this is what im working with.

//how can i get it to only show the value : for  example if opfor has $1000 and the bar length is $2000 to (full)
//how can i get it, so the bar will stop in the middle so basically  i want the bar length to change depending on the value. 
//10% will show just a little bit 50% in the middle 100% full 😂

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lol sorry guys

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 3:00 PM

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what?!

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 3:00 PM

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private _progressbar = currentMoney / maxMoney;```@harsh vine

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 3:00 PM

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There's no need for *100 though!

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progress should be between 0 and 1

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 3:01 PM

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fair enough :p

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 3:08 PM

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@thick merlin You can try modifying the module values manually in mission.sqm
Worth a try

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 3:11 PM

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I have it running now on my server.It was the true value to send it globally.The answer was right in front of me but i couldnt see it.Thanks for your time and patience.:)

vague geode Sep 7, 2020, 3:11 PM

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How can I use the phonetic alphabet with kbtalk because in the Community wiki it says that you can use the phonetic alphabet but whenever I try to use it the person just says "Move to point <insert phonetic alphabet letter>".
Is there any way I can just use Alpha, Bravo, Charlie etc. e.g. to make them say a call sign?

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Radio_Protocol#Words

thick merlin Sep 7, 2020, 3:11 PM

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evryone

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 3:12 PM

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kb talk requires a topic

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a .bikb file

vague geode Sep 7, 2020, 3:13 PM

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I know that but that isn't the problem.

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 3:13 PM

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so what is the problem?

exotic flax Sep 7, 2020, 3:15 PM

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problem seems to be; he wants "Alpha", but instead it says "Move to point Alpha"

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 3:16 PM

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There is alpha

vague geode Sep 7, 2020, 3:16 PM

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I have a .bikb-file and am trying to submit a callsign as an argument as seen in the link below (and above). The problem is that I need the plain phonetic alphabet letter. There surely is a way to do that...

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

exotic flax Sep 7, 2020, 3:16 PM

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which sounds like you're using the wrong audio files

vague geode Sep 7, 2020, 3:17 PM

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I am using the words defined in configfile >> "RadioProtocolENG" >> "Words".

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 3:18 PM

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What is the full kbtell command you're using?

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 3:19 PM

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I think the real problem is how you've set up the topic.

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 3:19 PM

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(and did you kbAddTopic, obviously)

vague geode Sep 7, 2020, 3:21 PM

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Everything is working as intended (and yes I did kbAddTopic, obviously). All I need is the plain phonetic alphabet.

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 3:21 PM

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"alpha", "bravo" don't work?

harsh vine Sep 7, 2020, 3:21 PM

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@winter rose @little raptor omg you guys are the best😚 ...too bad its not so ez for me 🚶

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 3:21 PM

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What is the full kbtell command you're using?

vague geode Sep 7, 2020, 3:26 PM

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_senderEntity kbTell [_receiverEntity,"protocol","CSWeaponsFree",["Callsign", {}, "D 8-3", ["delta","eight","three"]],"SIDE"];

/* inside protocol.bikb */
class Sentences
{
    class CSWeaponsFree
    {
        text = "%callsign WeaponsFree";
        speech[] = {%Callsign, WeaponsFree};
        class Arguments
        {
            class Callsign { type = "simple"; };
        };
    };
};

class Arguments{};
class Special{};
startWithVocal[] = {hour};
startWithConsonant[] = {europe, university};

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 3:27 PM

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ah, yes
Delta or Alpha etc are "Move to point X"

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 3:27 PM

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A sample:

class Sentences
{

    class Radio
    {
        text = "%1";
        speech[] = {"XMIT","%1"};
        class Arguments {};
    };
};

class Arguments{};
class Special{};
startWithVocal[] = {hour};
startWithConsonant[] = {europe, university};

player kbAddTopic ["Radio", "myradio.bikb"];
player kbTell [player, "Radio", "radio", ["1", {}, "", ["alpha"], true]

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He's right

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 3:28 PM

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you can make an AI give time 😄

vague geode Sep 7, 2020, 3:28 PM

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I know that (because that's exactly my problem) but there surely must be a plain phonetic alphabet somewhere, right?

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 3:28 PM

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"Five O'clock, Fifteen",
"Ten, to, Five O'clock"

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there surely must be a plain phonetic alphabet somewhere, right?
I am nooot suuure…

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maybe the wiki is incomplete and you can dig CfgWords (ping in #community_wiki so we can update it), but I don't believe so

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also, Arma 3 coordinates are xxxyyy format

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 3:30 PM

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I just checked. There aren't any alphabets in the game

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 3:30 PM

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and some words don't play 🤔
like "and", "one2", etc

vague geode Sep 7, 2020, 3:30 PM

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@winter rose Ok, then maybe you should remove or change it here because it's really misleading...

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Radio_Protocol#Words

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 3:31 PM

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I can amend, for sure

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 3:32 PM

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If you're in the mood, you can cut out the alphabet parts and create new words! 😎

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 3:32 PM

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not sure if it is legal, though 👀

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 3:33 PM

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It is for this game though

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 3:34 PM

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still, has to be checked

vague geode Sep 7, 2020, 3:38 PM

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But I mean seriously how is there
"Move to point Alpha", "Move to point Bravo", "Move to point Charlie", "Move to point Delta", "Move to point Echo", "Move to point Foxtrot", "Move to point Golf", "Move to point Hotel", "Move to point India", "Move to point Juliet", "Move to point Kilo", "Move to point Iima", "Move to point Mike", "Move to point November", "Move to point Oscar", "Move to point Papa", "Move to point Quebec", "Move to point Romeo", "Move to point Sierra", "Move to point Tango", "Move to point Uniform", "Move to point Victor", "Move to point Whiskey", "Move to point Xray", "Move to point Yankee" and "Move to point Zulu"
but no phonetic alphabet
instead of "Move to point" and the phonetic alphabet?!

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 3:39 PM

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True!

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Maybe to make it simpler for different languages

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Some languages may need the noun and modifier to be in reversed order compared to english
E.g instead of point alpha they have alpha point
Just guessing though. This doesn't apply to any of the languages I know!

vague geode Sep 7, 2020, 3:40 PM

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The phonetic alphabet is universal. That's the whole point of that thing. 🤣

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 3:41 PM

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These are callsigns though. And they only apply to American English

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AFAIK

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 3:41 PM

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anyway, that's the state of things

vague geode Sep 7, 2020, 3:45 PM

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Is there any way to get the sound files to cut the whole "Move to point" out and is there any way to use those sut files as plain phonetic alphabet?

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 3:46 PM

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You can use playSound

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add an offset and you're done

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Although I'm not sure if it works with words

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 3:49 PM

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extracted with```sqf
private _array = configProperties [configFile >> "RadioProtocolENG" >> "Words" >> "Normal"] apply { configName _x };
_array sort true;
_array;

📎 CfgWords.txt

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 3:50 PM

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playSound should work with words since the word sound files do exist somewhere in the game files. You've just got to find them.

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 3:50 PM

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playSound will have an offset option in the next patch

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also, playSound needs a CfgSounds entry, not a RadioProtocolX one

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 3:51 PM

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I didn't know it accepts files too

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If it does, you're good

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 3:51 PM

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it doesn't
playSound3D does

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 3:52 PM

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It does in the sense that you can define whatever sound file you like in description.ext and use that

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If you're not willing to wait for next patch for the offset parameter, you can extract the word sounds from the game files (or record them), cut them appropriately, and include the resulting clip in the mission. It shouldn't be a dramatic filesize hit since it's, like, 3 seconds long

little raptor Sep 7, 2020, 4:00 PM

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@hallow mortar according to @winter rose , it might not be legal

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 4:01 PM

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I'm quite confident BI doesn't care

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 4:01 PM

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I am not an expert of copyright or Arma permissions; but always at least check before doing

vague geode Sep 7, 2020, 4:01 PM

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@hallow mortar Honestly I wanted to call a ship anyways so I am just going with "Ship 831" now...

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 4:02 PM

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BI not caring is not a reason @hallow mortar.
Only "BI allowing" is.

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 4:03 PM

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You aren't distributing anything people don't already have in their own Arma install, and it's not from the encrypted "do not reuse" files

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 4:05 PM

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is it in the "free to use" data pack? if not, DON'T. End of discussion.

vague geode Sep 7, 2020, 4:06 PM

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Let's just pray to god that BI will not do that s||tuff|| again in Arma 4...

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 4:06 PM

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That's how copyright works - can't edit it without license or author permission, period

vague geode Sep 7, 2020, 4:07 PM

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That's how copyright works - can't edit it without license or author permission, period

Granted I didn't have copyright yet but that sounds pretty much how it works...

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 4:42 PM

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anyway I still haven't figured out the problem with the custom leaflets https://discordapp.com/channels/105462288051380224/105462984087728128/751645551434530919

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 4:56 PM

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did you init the leaflets?

hallow mortar Sep 7, 2020, 5:01 PM

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The properties of the custom class are defined as required in description.ext. I'm not specifically calling bis_fnc_initLeaflet - the wiki page appears to only describe it in terms of manually applying it to placed leaflets, which isn't what I'm doing, I'm just firing the leaflet bomb from the drone.

ripe sapphire Sep 7, 2020, 5:53 PM

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@ripe sapphire, have you named the groupt correctly? artygroup1 = group this;
@thick merlin yes mate, but i think its something the function, i have been getting nothing but weird results with it, i tried using it on a single arty piece named art1, and it fires 1 shot, turns gun down, turns it back up, fires another shot, repeat, and if set the delay to 1 it wont work at all

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idk whats wrong, switched my method to use doartilleryfire and it worked like a charm so im just using that

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do you think you can test out that function and see if it works normally?

reef walrus Sep 7, 2020, 5:56 PM

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Hola everybody, is anyone aware if there is some sort of eventHandler that fires when manually placing map markers?

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 6:02 PM

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Not yet

reef walrus Sep 7, 2020, 6:20 PM

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squints eyes
Please elaborate, @winter rose 😄

winter rose Sep 7, 2020, 6:21 PM

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iirc, in v2.00 the mission EH will arise 🙂

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https://discordapp.com/channels/105462288051380224/105465701543723008/747715557264064512 @reef walrus

reef walrus Sep 7, 2020, 6:23 PM

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@winter rose Oh damn, thanks for showing!
Also thanks to @still forum , you're doing god's work once more 😄

tough abyss Sep 8, 2020, 12:43 AM

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anyone knows if scripts have priorities at all? or is it always round robin?

exotic flax Sep 8, 2020, 12:46 AM

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how do you mean? the first script you call will be executed first

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when using spawn it will run when possible

tough abyss Sep 8, 2020, 12:48 AM

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like does scheduler prioritize scripts that don't use up their 3ms window

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and deprioritize those that tend to take too long

exotic flax Sep 8, 2020, 12:53 AM

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I believe the queue is FIFO, although never had any issues with the order since I try to use call at all times, and the moment I need spawn I don't really care about when it runs

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and as far as the wiki describes it; it will run all scripts in the queue till it reaches the 3ms mark. After that it will wait till the next frame and runs continues the queue (starting with oldest) till the 3ms mark.

tough abyss Sep 8, 2020, 12:59 AM

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would be nice if the game automatically demote the scripts that take too long so they don't run too often.. or at least provide a way to manually set priority so i can avoid dumb things like if <fps too low> then sleep 1

exotic flax Sep 8, 2020, 1:01 AM

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I guess that is more an issue with how the code is written than an issue with the engine 🤷‍♂️

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because if you use sleep, it means you use spawn, which means it's scheduled

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 4:07 AM

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since I try to use call at all times
To correct what you said, using call doesn't necessarily mean that the code will run in the unscheduled environment. (call preserves the current environment and handle, i.e. call {...} means: put {...} here)
if <fps too low> then sleep 1 @tough abyss
Why do you need that though?

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 6:39 AM

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@little raptor Grez' most likely means that by calling scripts he doesn't create any new thread.

@tough abyss the less spawn and threads you have, the better - e.g instead of having one spawn per object, have one spawn that processes every objects

quasi rover Sep 8, 2020, 8:43 AM

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If I put profileNamespace setVariable and profileNameSpace getVariable in initPlayerLocal.sqf, the variable and value are stored and get from client's profile?

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 8:45 AM

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yes

quasi rover Sep 8, 2020, 8:46 AM

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thx

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 8:49 AM

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That makes me wonder though. Isn't this namespace local to each client? So shouldn't one remote exec this to get the variable?

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 8:50 AM

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it is local to each client, yes

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I don't think you can public it, but now I wonder 🤔

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 8:50 AM

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Was just gonna ask!

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 8:50 AM

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(by setVariable [x, y, true] I mean)

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 8:52 AM

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I think if you public it, it'll be saved to each client's namespace. (although it doesn't make much sense)

still forum Sep 8, 2020, 10:17 AM

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would be nice if the game automatically demote the scripts that take too long so they don't run too often..
game gives each script a fair share of runtime, 3ms per frame, once a script ran all other scripts will run first before a script is revisited

unique sundial Sep 8, 2020, 10:35 AM

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would be nice if the game automatically demote the scripts that take too long so they don't run too often..
no it wouldn't it would be unpredictable inconsistent mess

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 10:43 AM

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But still, I do understand what he means. A lot of people think that the scheduler has a magical power that enables you to run as many scripts as you want without slowing down the game, without realizing that this will cause other scripts to take longer to finish.
I once tried this mission that had over 100 running loops! And my scripts took several seconds to finish. It was really annoying.

thick merlin Sep 8, 2020, 11:52 AM

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@thick merlin yes mate, but i think its something the function, i have been getting nothing but weird results with it, i tried using it on a single arty piece named art1, and it fires 1 shot, turns gun down, turns it back up, fires another shot, repeat, and if set the delay to 1 it wont work at all
@ripe sapphire ,You can send it over and i can take a look.Iam really not good at scripts either bud.I use this for arty.

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gun9 doArtilleryFire [getmarkerpos "lz1target_1", "32Rnd_155mm_Mo_shells", 5];

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it makes the guns stay up ,aimed untill its finished the salvo.

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is that what you use? this code?

ripe sapphire Sep 8, 2020, 11:54 AM

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Yeas mate i switched to doartilleryfire

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Worked like a charm

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So im guessing its something with the firesupport function

thick merlin Sep 8, 2020, 11:56 AM

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yeah prolly.Can you work with that code or it doesnt "work" for what you want?

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These guys here are talented scripters .I usually come here first for help.:)

ripe sapphire Sep 8, 2020, 11:59 AM

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Well i have found the solution by ditching that function and switching to doartilleryfire so all is good

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Btw guys how do i make a trigger fire only if there is <10 opfor units in the area?

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 12:08 PM

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count thislist < 10 if the trigger is set to OPFOR

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(counting a vehicle as 1, though)

ripe sapphire Sep 8, 2020, 12:11 PM

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Wow, thats easy, thanks lou

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Should i set it to opfor not present too in the menu?

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 12:13 PM

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OPFOR present

ripe sapphire Sep 8, 2020, 12:14 PM

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Roger

vague geode Sep 8, 2020, 12:22 PM

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Quick question: If I remoteExec the command _unit sideChat _message; will it only display the message for everyone that has the same side as _unit or will it be displayed to everyone regardless of their side?

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 12:23 PM

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@vague geode remoteExec how?

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You can choose where to send it

vague geode Sep 8, 2020, 12:24 PM

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[_unit, _message] remoteExec ["sideChat",0];

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 12:24 PM

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0 = everyone

vague geode Sep 8, 2020, 12:25 PM

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Oh, wait. Never mind. Just saw it...

meowtrash

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 12:25 PM

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So the message will be sent to everyone, but opfor won't see it (but still receive the message)

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side _unit is doable, iirc

ripe sapphire Sep 8, 2020, 12:26 PM

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Isnt the syntax for that
[side, identity] sideChat chatText ?

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 12:27 PM

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only for HQ, otherwise it's the unit itself (see the wiki)

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(https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/sideChat)

ripe sapphire Sep 8, 2020, 12:34 PM

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Ah ok just realized how remoteexec works

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If we use true for the isPersistent param in a remoteExec, does this mean the script will run for every player who joined after the initial execution of the script ?

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 12:38 PM

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well, yes

tough abyss Sep 8, 2020, 1:24 PM

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Hi, guys.
Im getting error: |#| Sleep 4' Error generic error in expression.
Dunno what to do.

Task2_Done=true;
sleep 4;
sokol sideRadio "01r05";
Task3_Assign=true;
PlayerSkipBase=true;

It`s my first time im getting such thing, in my other scripts almost the same type of things works well.

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It happens with any values of sleep command, i tried it many times.

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 1:30 PM

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you cannot sleep (or waitUntil) in an unscheduled environment

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see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Scheduler#Unscheduled_Environment 😉

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you can [] spawn { ... }; if needed

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@tough abyss ↑

tough abyss Sep 8, 2020, 1:32 PM

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Well i just want to do some radio samples and mission assigns, why then my previous script works fine with the same thing?

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 1:33 PM

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you didn't run it in an unscheduled environment

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just wrap it with a [] spawn { }, it's working

tough abyss Sep 8, 2020, 1:34 PM

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So i have to do [] spawn "script.sqf"

warm hedge Sep 8, 2020, 1:34 PM

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*execVM

tough abyss Sep 8, 2020, 1:34 PM

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What is the difference between those ones

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 1:35 PM

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execVM takes a file path, spawn takes Code

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

warm hedge Sep 8, 2020, 1:35 PM

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Basically, you can't call it if you want to use sleep or waitUntil (suspend commands), you need to do spawn or execVM

tough abyss Sep 8, 2020, 1:38 PM

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Well. On activation: Type Script expected nothing

warm hedge Sep 8, 2020, 1:39 PM

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Put _nil = as prefix. This is magic, there's no thinking needed. Just put

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 1:39 PM

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yep (or 0 = , and I never knew why this would work either)

warm hedge Sep 8, 2020, 1:40 PM

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Or null = or whatever. I just prefer _nil because Jay did 🙂

tough abyss Sep 8, 2020, 1:40 PM

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Thanks, guys. These scripts moments sometimes blows my mind...

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 1:41 PM

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(in Triggers, OnAct code is unscheduled indeed)

tough abyss Sep 8, 2020, 1:44 PM

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Well, at least once it worked well. It was trigger with addAction that runs script

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 1:44 PM

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as long as you don't sleep, uiSleep or waitUntil there is no issue with code you put in there 😉

tough abyss Sep 8, 2020, 1:45 PM

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Thats the problem, because there was a sleep command and not even once but i had no problem 😄

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 1:46 PM

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I very much doubt it :p
if the sleep was in the action code itself, no issue at all

tough abyss Sep 8, 2020, 1:46 PM

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p1 removeAction 0;
p1 sideRadio "01r00";
Task1_Done=true;
c1 flyinheight 25;
sleep 3.5;```

A small part of it

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 1:46 PM

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(although, now I'm not so sure 🤔 it's not listed)

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if directly put in the trigger field, it will throw an error.
if you have a case where it works, please forward 😄

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note,

if the sleep was in the action code itself, no issue at all

tough abyss Sep 8, 2020, 1:48 PM

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Ah, i guess if i will use [] exec "script.sqf"; then it'll say error

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 1:48 PM

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0 = [] execVM* "script.sqf"
no issue at all

ripe sapphire Sep 8, 2020, 1:59 PM

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Lou, is it possible to make hints appear on the left side of screen instead of right?

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My hints collide with uav feed

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 2:00 PM

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not easily ^^

ripe sapphire Sep 8, 2020, 2:00 PM

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Oof, i’ll just delay the uav feed then lol

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 2:00 PM

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or make shorter hints 🙃

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 2:11 PM

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You'd have to make an RscTitle that shows custom hints

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It's not really difficult if you know how to make displays

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 2:15 PM

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you can actually move the UAV feed's miniscreen, but that's something to do locally of course ^^

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 2:15 PM

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Yeah that's also possible

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class MyStctText {
    idc = -1; 
    type = 13;  
    style = 2;         
    colorBackground[] = {0.1,0.1,0.1,0.7};
    x = 0; 
    y = 0; 
    w = 0; 
    h = 0; 
    size = 0.032;
    text = "";
    class Attributes {
        font = "PuristaMedium";
        align = "center";
        valign = "middle";
    };
};
class RscTitles
{
    class myHint
    {
        idd = -1; 
        duration = 5; 
        fadeIn = 0;
        fadeOut = 0;
        onLoad = "uiNamespace setVariable ['MyHint', _this select 0]"; 
        onUnLoad = ""; 
        class Controls
        {
            class hintText: MyStctText
            {
                idc = 1200; 
                x = 0.0 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
                y = 0.170 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
                w = 0.1 * safezoneW;
                h = 0.030 * safezoneH;
            };
        };
    };
};

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("myHint" call BIS_fnc_rscLayer) cutRsc ["myHint", "PLAIN", -1 , false];

_display = uiNamespace getVariable ["myHint", displayNull];
_ctrl = _display displayCtrl 1200;
_ctrl ctrlSetStructuredText _hint; //ctrlSetText might also be possible (not sure)

You'd have to change its height if your hint is too long

ripe sapphire Sep 8, 2020, 2:32 PM

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Do those go in description.ext?

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 2:34 PM

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The first one yes

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The second one is sqf code

ripe sapphire Sep 8, 2020, 2:36 PM

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I forgot to say im using advhint

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Would that work

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 2:38 PM

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What's that?!

ripe sapphire Sep 8, 2020, 2:38 PM

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Its like hints in the campaign which can be expanded

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Like how to use the UaV

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Press H to expand

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 2:38 PM

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No

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It's simply some "overlay" that displays some text

ripe sapphire Sep 8, 2020, 2:39 PM

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Ah ok

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How about moving the UaV feed ?

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 2:41 PM

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What type of feed do you use?

ripe sapphire Sep 8, 2020, 2:42 PM

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The one from modules

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Thermal

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Live feed

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Think i’ll just delay the feed after the hint is done, save the trouble lol

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 2:44 PM

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I'm not sure. I can check if you want

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 2:48 PM

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idd 160 according to findDisplay page

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 2:51 PM

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It has so many idcs

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@winter rose Actually, it is:

uiNamespace getVariable "BIS_fnc_PIP_RscPIP"

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But it has so many IDCs

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All I figured out was that IDC 2300 was the main feed

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Let's offset them all together!

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@ripe sapphire

_d = uiNamespace getVariable "BIS_fnc_PIP_RscPIP";
_c = _d displayCtrl 2300;

ctrlPosition _c params ["_x0", "_y0"];

_x1 = safeZoneX + 0.01 * safeZoneW;
_y1 = safeZoneY + 0.5 * safeZoneH;

_c ctrlSetPosition [_x1,  _y1];
_c ctrlCommit 0; 
{
    _pos = ctrlPosition _x;
    _x ctrlSetPosition [(_pos#0 - _x0) + _x1, (_pos#1 - _y0) + _y1];
    _x ctrlCommit 0;
} forEach (allControls _d - [_c]);

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Puts it on the left

ripe sapphire Sep 8, 2020, 2:59 PM

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👍

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Epic let me boot up my pc

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Can you increase the size too? Felt like its too small

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 3:00 PM

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I can introduce a resize factor

ripe sapphire Sep 8, 2020, 3:01 PM

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That would be amazing

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 3:10 PM

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@ripe sapphire

_d = uiNamespace getVariable "BIS_fnc_PIP_RscPIP";
_c = _d displayCtrl 2300;

ctrlPosition _c params ["_x0", "_y0", "_w", "_h"];

_resizeFactor = 1.5;

_x1 = safeZoneX + 0.01 * safeZoneW;
_y1 = safeZoneY + 0.5 * safeZoneH;

_c ctrlSetPosition [_x1,  _y1, _w * _resizeFactor, _h * _resizeFactor];
_c ctrlCommit 0; 
{
    _pos = ctrlPosition _x;
    _x ctrlSetPosition [(_pos#0 - _x0)* _resizeFactor + _x1, (_pos#1 - _y0)* _resizeFactor + _y1, _pos#2 * _resizeFactor, _pos#3 * _resizeFactor];
    _x ctrlCommit 0;
} forEach (allControls _d - [_c]);

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Puts it on the left and makes it 50% larger

quaint ivy Sep 8, 2020, 3:46 PM

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Does anyone know why vectorDotProduct returns a number instead of a vector

warm hedge Sep 8, 2020, 3:48 PM

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Because it does?

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 3:48 PM

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because this is apparently what is supposed to be a dot product @quaint ivy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot_product

(I am no vector expert, far from that)

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if you want to multiply a vector, use vectorMultiply

quaint ivy Sep 8, 2020, 3:57 PM

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Okay I guess I lived my life in a lie and [2,2,2] * [3,3,3] = [6,6,6] is not a vector dot product

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 3:58 PM

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seems not ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ sorry :(

quaint ivy Sep 8, 2020, 3:59 PM

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 3:59 PM

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there's no such thing! xD

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 3:59 PM

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Matrix multiply, more or less

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 4:00 PM

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[2,2,2] * [3,3,3] = [6,6,6]
I mean this 😄
If you transposed the matrix it would make sense tho (altho it still gives scaler)

quaint ivy Sep 8, 2020, 4:00 PM

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yeah thats not a defined operation

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 4:00 PM

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You can use vectorMultiply thou

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[2,2,2] vectorMultiply 3 gives you [6,6,6]

quaint ivy Sep 8, 2020, 4:01 PM

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no, I dont need vectorMultiply. I did it with select but i was confused

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thats just the scalar product

warm hedge Sep 8, 2020, 4:02 PM

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Maybe you're looking for matrixMultiply? I'm not a math guy and never touched with it so I might saying smth wrong

quaint ivy Sep 8, 2020, 4:03 PM

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no, the operation that i did is not defined in maths

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but thanks anyway, at least you guys made me figure out that i was wrong

warm hedge Sep 8, 2020, 4:05 PM

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Stupid workaround came to my brain if I read your goal correctly:sqf _ary1 = [2,2,2]; _ary2 = [3,3,3]; { _ary1 set [_forEachIndex,_x*(_ary2#_forEachIndex)]; } forEach _ary1;

quaint ivy Sep 8, 2020, 4:06 PM

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yeah that is it, i did something similar

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 4:09 PM

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no, the operation that i did is not defined in maths
Every operation is defined in math
You're scaling a matrix so this is what you wanted to do:

[[3,0,0],[0,3,0],[0,0,3]] matrixMultiply [[2],[2],[2]]

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It looks a bit awkward in arma but still this is what it was essentially

quaint ivy Sep 8, 2020, 4:17 PM

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you cant multiply an AxB dimension matrix with a CxD matrix unless B=C. That's just a complicated solution for a simple problem that I had.

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 4:18 PM

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Look again

quaint ivy Sep 8, 2020, 4:18 PM

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no i know

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 4:18 PM

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That's a 3x3 * 3x1

quaint ivy Sep 8, 2020, 4:18 PM

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you did what i needed but there is a much simpler solution

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 4:19 PM

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I was just saying what you say is wrong. You can do everything in math. You just need to know what you're looking for.

quaint ivy Sep 8, 2020, 4:19 PM

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i didnt say you cant do it, only that the operation is undefined. 😛

thorn cape Sep 8, 2020, 6:46 PM

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How create players spawn inside vehicle in MP? For spawns I use markers.

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 6:46 PM

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I believe you have to script this

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on respawn:

_unit moveInCargo _vehicle```

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@thorn cape ^

obtuse quiver Sep 8, 2020, 6:48 PM

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hey guys, ["\A3\ui_f\data\map\markers\nato\n_inf.paa",[0,0.3,0.6,1],group_2,1,1,0,""]
i need to change the color to ind green but i don't know the value

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[0,0.3,0.6,1] this is the color part

thorn cape Sep 8, 2020, 6:50 PM

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on respawn:

_unit moveInCargo _vehicle```

@winter rose yes, I know this command, but I use several spawn markers(not modules): respawn_guer_1, respawn_guer_2.

If it possible to make check If player use respawn_guer_1, and after this exec _unit moveInCargo _vehicle

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 6:51 PM

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Why not: not using markers, and directly selectRandom vehicles?

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 6:52 PM

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@obtuse quiver Use an RGB color picker or something

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 6:52 PM

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@little raptor…he doesn't know the value ^^"

little raptor Sep 8, 2020, 6:53 PM

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google this:
rgb color picker

obtuse quiver Sep 8, 2020, 6:53 PM

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i think it's white white red green blue white?

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 6:54 PM

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R, G, B, Alpha

hallow mortar Sep 8, 2020, 6:54 PM

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what weird marker command is this that doesn't accept the ordinary CfgMarkers and CfgMarkerColors references?

winter rose Sep 8, 2020, 6:55 PM

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@little raptor he does not know the independent green colour values

hallow mortar Sep 8, 2020, 6:55 PM

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here are the marker colours you need: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/CfgMarkerColors_Arma_3