#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 634

idle jungle Nov 27, 2020, 9:52 PM

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oh so if i have vehicles in this area it will blow them up?

willow hound Nov 27, 2020, 9:52 PM

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thisList depends on what was set in the "Triggered by" parameter.

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If you set it to "Activated by players" or something like that, there are only players in thisList.

idle jungle Nov 27, 2020, 9:53 PM

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ohhhh okay makes sense

exotic flax Nov 27, 2020, 9:53 PM

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if activation is set to "ANYPLAYER", it will only trigger on players

idle jungle Nov 27, 2020, 9:54 PM

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blufor being any blufor unit and players?

willow hound Nov 27, 2020, 9:55 PM

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BLUFOR includes all members of BLUFOR groups, players and AI alike. Not sure about vehicles with that one.

idle jungle Nov 27, 2020, 9:56 PM

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no thats great to know thank you

willow hound Nov 27, 2020, 9:57 PM

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You can modify Grezvany13's code with if (isPlayer _x) then {..., then you can have it kill players only regardless of activation.

spark turret Nov 27, 2020, 11:16 PM

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it will trigger for everyone it is set to trigger for. so it its activated by any opfor, itll kill any opfor etc

exotic flax Nov 27, 2020, 11:33 PM

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spark turret it will trigger for everyone it is set to trigger for. so it its activated by an...

nope:

thisList - list of all objects in trigger area, based on 'Activation'

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the trigger will activate for everyone, true, but when using thisList it will only go through the objects in the trigger area

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:12 AM

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Howdy there....
I have problems with waitUntil and isTouchingGround...
situation: I have a group, which has been given scuba gear to infil AO...with a SDV. inventory was saved with
{[_x, [missionNamespace, "inventory_var1"]] call BIS_fnc_saveInventory;}forEach Units player;
what I'm looking for is that the team get the inventory back with
{[_x, [missionNamespace, "inventory_var1"]] call BIS_fnc_loadInventory;}forEach Units player; but I want it to happen once they reach the shore.
I tried with:
waitUntil {isTouchingGround player}; if (isTouchingGround player) then { {[_x, [missionNamespace, "inventory_var1"]] call BIS_fnc_loadInventory;}forEach Units player; };
and with
player addEventHandler ["GetOutMan", { waitUntil {isTouchingGround player}; if (isPlayer player) then { {[_x, [missionNamespace, "inventory_var1"]] call BIS_fnc_loadInventory;}forEach Units player; }; player removeEventHandler ["GetOutMan", _thisEventHandler]; }];
No joy..and I'm getting lost here...any ideas?

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 12:14 AM

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what do you mean no joy?

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what happens?

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:15 AM

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Unless water is considered ground by isTouchingGround😂

queen cargo Nov 28, 2020, 12:15 AM

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```sqf
code
```

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:15 AM

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queen cargo \`\`\`sqf code \`\`\`

Sorry..???

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 12:15 AM

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see the pinned messages

queen cargo Nov 28, 2020, 12:16 AM

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To Format your code proper
Single ` is pretty much for "snippets"
Triple for blocks

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:16 AM

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queen cargo To Format your code proper Single \` is pretty much for "snippets" Triple for bl...

gotcha..sorry

queen cargo Nov 28, 2020, 12:17 AM

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No hard feeling, just noting it as your code gets much more readable then 😉😉

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:20 AM

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little raptor what do you mean no joy?

Not working... the best result I had was with ``` waitUntil {isTouchingGround player};

if (isTouchingGround player) then {

[player, [missionNamespace, "inventory_var1"]] call BIS_fnc_LoadInventory;
}; ``` but as soon as I get out of the SDV inventory is given back..

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 12:21 AM

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you can try it it a more advanced way:

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waitUntil {isTouchingGround player && {
  terrainIntersectASL [getPosASL player, getPosASL player vectorDiff [0,0,0.1]]
}};

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also this is what X39 meant

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as you can see my code has "colors"

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:23 AM

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little raptor as you can see my code has "colors"

I see..

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 12:24 AM

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also your second condition is redundant

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:24 AM

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I try with ``` my script

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 12:24 AM

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you should put sqf

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in front of the three `

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:25 AM

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no wonder..lol

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 12:25 AM

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try editing your old code

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:26 AM

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little raptor try editing your old code

sqf ```waitUntil {isTouchingGround player};

if (isTouchingGround player) then {

[player, [missionNamespace, "inventory_var1"]] call BIS_fnc_LoadInventory;
};```

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 12:26 AM

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no put it IMMEDIATELY after the three `

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no space, no nothing

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not even a next line

robust hollow Nov 28, 2020, 12:27 AM

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```sqf
code
```

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:27 AM

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waitUntil {isTouchingGround player}; 
 
if (isTouchingGround player) then { 
 
  [player, [missionNamespace, "inventory_var1"]] call BIS_fnc_LoadInventory; 
};```

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:28 AM

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little raptor also your second condition is redundant

???

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 12:28 AM

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waitUntil {isTouchingGround player && {
  terrainIntersectASL [getPosASL player, getPosASL player vectorDiff [0,0,0.1]]
}}; 
[player, [missionNamespace, "inventory_var1"]] call BIS_fnc_LoadInventory;

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that's it

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no need for if ... then {}

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:29 AM

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I see...

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told ya..noob in the house!

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 12:29 AM

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and if you want to check it for a group of units:

waitUntil {
  units player findIf {
    !(isTouchingGround _x && {
      terrainIntersectASL [getPosASL _x, getPosASL _x vectorDiff [0,0,0.1]]
    })
  } == -1
};

checks it for the player's group

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:30 AM

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I do...thanks

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 12:32 AM

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fixed

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:35 AM

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OK..so it should go like this:

waitUntil { 
  units player findIf { 
    !(isTouchingGround _x && { 
      terrainIntersectASL [getPosASL _x, getPosASL _x vectorDiff [0,0,0.1]] 
    }) 
  } == -1 
}; {[_x, [missionNamespace, "inventory_var1"]] call BIS_fnc_loadInventory;}forEach Units player;```

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 12:35 AM

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yep

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I'm not sure about BIS_fnc_loadInventory because I've never used it

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:35 AM

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let me test it..sitrep asap..

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 12:37 AM

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altho I should mention that a problem with that code is that no one gets their inventory back unless they all make it to the shore!

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so you can try running the code separately for each unit

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:40 AM

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little raptor so you can try running the code separately for each unit

I'll try that..because with the above part of the code

{[_x, [missionNamespace, "inventory_var1"]] call BIS_fnc_loadInventory;}forEach Units player;``` is not working. trow an error.

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 12:41 AM

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example:

{
  _x spawn {
      waitUntil {isTouchingGround _this && {
        terrainIntersectASL [getPosASL _this , getPosASL _this vectorDiff [0,0,0.1]]
      }
    };
    //give inventory back
  }
} forEach units player;

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@serene quiver you don't need to use a function for something so trivial

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//save inventory
{
  _x setVariable ["SavedInventory", getUnitLoadout _x];
} forEach _units;
//get inv
{
  _x setUnitLoadout (_x getVariable ["SavedInventory", []]);
} forEach _units;

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:44 AM

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so "forEach _units" is intended the units in player group,right?

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 12:44 AM

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yeah

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or units player

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it's just an array of units

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:49 AM

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let see if I got this right......

//save inventory
{
  _x setVariable ["SavedInventory", getUnitLoadout _x];
} forEach unit player;
{
  _x spawn {
      waitUntil {isTouchingGround _this && {
        terrainIntersectASL [getPosASL _this , getPosASL _this vectorDiff [0,0,0.1]]
      }
    };
//get inv
{
  _x setUnitLoadout (_x getVariable ["SavedInventory", []]);
} forEach unit player;```

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 12:50 AM

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No

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:50 AM

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💩

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 12:50 AM

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You should've put the get inventory part inside the spawn

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Also you should remember that it runs for 1 unit

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So you should use:

  _this setUnitLoadout (_this getVariable ["SavedInventory", []]);

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:53 AM

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little raptor You should've put the get inventory part inside the spawn

confused..how is their "land" inventory saved inside the spawn, is they're given scuba gear before they board the SDV?

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 12:53 AM

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That's because each spawn runs for one unit now

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Not the save part

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The get part

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Look at the code I posted

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It's the get part

tough abyss Nov 28, 2020, 12:54 AM

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scripting is hard lmfao

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 12:54 AM

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And if you don't understand any part of it, feel free to ask

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:55 AM

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tough abyss scripting is hard lmfao

I just wanna jump out of the window right now..hahaha

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 12:58 AM

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little raptor And if you don't understand any part of it, feel free to ask

Hold on....
Here is the whole script I'm using to get those units in the SDV...
https://sqfbin.com/ozihiviruwokapizelun

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 12:59 AM

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{
  _x spawn {
      waitUntil {isTouchingGround _this && {
        terrainIntersectASL [getPosASL _this , getPosASL _this vectorDiff [0,0,0.1]]
      }
    };

  _this setUnitLoadout (_this getVariable ["SavedInventory", []]);

};
} forEach units player

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I hope I got it right

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Cuz I'm typing on my phone now

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 1:00 AM

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so that part goes where in the above script?

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 1:00 AM

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Look at the above code

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Obviously after waitUntil

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spawn is asynchronous

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 1:01 AM

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I meant in MY script..hahah

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 1:01 AM

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It is your script

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Minus the save part

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 1:02 AM

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like this? (look at the bottom..
https://sqfbin.com/qazetuxepomisayoneku)

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 1:02 AM

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You're still using the bis fnc

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For save inventory

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Ditch that

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Use what I said

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 1:03 AM

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I think I got it..
https://sqfbin.com/xucoyiwitujijegoveba

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 1:04 AM

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not unit player

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Units player

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The rest seems good

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Also too many forEach

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Put all those codes in one forEach

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 1:06 AM

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https://sqfbin.com/dujuxikumegupipacosu

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 1:06 AM

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little raptor Put all those codes in one forEach

LOL how?

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 1:07 AM

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{
//Add item 1
//Add item 2
// Etc
} forEach units player

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And not just items

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 1:07 AM

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little raptor { //Add item 1 //Add item 2 // Etc } forEach units player

awesome..didn't know that..

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 1:08 AM

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Your whole code is just one forEach essentially

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There are some parts that may need adjusting

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 1:08 AM

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little raptor Your whole code is just one forEach essentially

Told ya...it's working..but it make scripters drop deads..hahah

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 1:09 AM

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It's more of a performance issue

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You run the loop like 20 30 times

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sqf loops are SLOW

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Try to get the job done in as few loops as possible

exotic flax Nov 28, 2020, 1:11 AM

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or make small loops, and call external scripts only when needed

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 1:13 AM

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little raptor It's more of a performance issue

ok..so for example..something like this?

{removeAllWeapons _x;
removeAllItems _x;
removeAllAssignedItems _x;
removeUniform _x;
removeVest _x;
removeBackpack _x;
removeHeadgear _x;
removeGoggles _x} forEach Units player; ```

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 1:14 AM

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It's faster if you empty the player's inventory by hand

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Then use getUnitLoadout in debug console

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Then copy the result and use it with setUnitLoadout

exotic flax Nov 28, 2020, 1:15 AM

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// remove everything
player setUnitLoadout (configFile >> "EmptyLoadout");

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 1:15 AM

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That's a thing?

exotic flax Nov 28, 2020, 1:15 AM

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yup

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it will just give you a "naked" guy

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I use it in my framework which needs to set a loadout from a database, so to be 100% sure that the player does not have anything he shouldn't (in case DB data is corrupt or something) I first run that line to remove everything, before using setUnitLoadout with his personal loadout

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 1:18 AM

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exotic flax it will just give you a "naked" guy

So for a group, this?

// remove everything
{_x setUnitLoadout (configFile >> "EmptyLoadout")} forEach Units player;```

exotic flax Nov 28, 2020, 1:19 AM

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yup

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 1:21 AM

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🥳 lol..finally getting something right at the first try...thank you..
so I guess reversing to give units a new loadout, right?

exotic flax Nov 28, 2020, 1:22 AM

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but you can improve your script a lot by only using set/getUnitLoadout, especially if you have a fixed loadout you want to set

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 1:24 AM

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Actually, the group has the inventory saved, then will get a fix inventory set, and then they'll get theyr stuff back..

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 1:28 AM

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exotic flax but you can improve your script a lot by only using `set/getUnitLoadout`, especi...

So I use

{_x setUnitLoadout (configFile >> "EmptyLoadout")} forEach Units player;``` 
for taking away everything and then
```sqf
{_x getUnitLoadout (missionConfigFile >> "MyLoadout");} forEach Units player;``` right?

exotic flax Nov 28, 2020, 1:32 AM

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looking at the script in sqfbin there is so much going wrong...

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The cinema border is something that has to run locally for each player, and than the script is running the same scripts for all players.
Meaning that it will execute amount players x amount players...

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like; when is this called? in a trigger, in an init script?

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 1:36 AM

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It's SP mission..called by an addAction
Player walk to an object, get the action and is teleported in the SDV with scubagear..

exotic flax Nov 28, 2020, 1:39 AM

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_divingKit = []; // UnitLoadout Array

[0, 0] spawn BIS_fnc_cinemaBorder;
sleep 1;
titleText ["", "BLACK FADED"];

{
    // store loadout locally to unit
    _x setVariable ["SavedInventory", getUnitLoadout _x, true];
    // remove everything
    _x setUnitLoadout (configFile >> "EmptyLoadout");
    // add diving kit
    _x setUnitLoadout _divingKit;
    // if group leader
    if (leader group _x == leader _x) then {
        _x addWeapon "Laserdesignator_03";
        _x moveInCommander SDVinfil; 
    } else {
        _x moveInAny SDVinfil;
    };
    cutText ["", "BLACK IN", 3, true];
    [1, 1] spawn BIS_fnc_cinemaBorder;

    [_x] spawn {
        params ["_unit"];
        waitUntil {
            isTouchingGround _unit
            && {
            terrainIntersectASL [getPosASL _unit, getPosASL _unit vectorDiff [0,0,0.1]]
            }
        };
        _unit setUnitLoadout (_unit getVariable ["SavedInventory", []]);
    };
} forEach units player;

All you need is to create the diving kit in the Arsenal, export it, and put it in the first line 😉

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 1:41 AM

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👀 WOW...awesome man..I'm gonna test it right now....thank you.

exotic flax Nov 28, 2020, 1:41 AM

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not tested of course 😉 but should do the trick

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 1:42 AM

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exotic flax not tested of course 😉 but should do the trick

I'll sit-rep ASAP...hol on...

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 2:00 AM

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I feel so dumb right now..I try to export the inventory like usual and paste it where you told me to...but I get an error and is not working....???
https://sqfbin.com/ahuhapezocorogejiqen

exotic flax Nov 28, 2020, 2:01 AM

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true... I'm used to the ACE arsenal

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if you're in the editor, make a unit with the prefered loadout, load that mission (as that unit) and put in the debug console copyToClipboard getUnitLoadout player
You will now have the correct data which you can simply paste with CTRL+V in the script

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 2:11 AM

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"copyToClipboard getUnitLoadout player" trow an error in the debug console:generic erron in expression...

crude needle Nov 28, 2020, 2:15 AM

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getUnitLoadout does not return a string.
Should be:
copyToClipboard str (getUnitLoadout Player);

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 2:20 AM

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Should be this, right?
["CUP_smg_MP5SD6","","","optic_Holosight_smg_blk_F",["CUP_30Rnd_9x19_MP5",30],[],""],[],["CUP_hgun_Mk23","CUP_muzzle_snds_mk23","CUP_acc_mk23_lam_f","",["CUP_12Rnd_45ACP_mk23",12],[],""],["U_B_Wetsuit",[["FirstAidKit",1],["SmokeShellBlue",2,1],["CUP_30Rnd_9x19_MP5",4,30],["CUP_12Rnd_45ACP_mk23",1,12]]],["V_RebreatherB",[]],["B_Assault_Diver",[["CUP_30Rnd_9x19_MP5",5,30],["SatchelCharge_Remote_Mag",1,1],[["Rangefinder","","","",[],[],""],1]]],"","G_B_Diving",[],["ItemMap","","ItemRadio","ItemCompass","ItemWatch",""]

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 2:20 AM

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crude needle `getUnitLoadout` does not return a string. Should be: `copyToClipboard str (getU...

👍

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 2:24 AM

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exotic flax ```sqf _divingKit = []; // UnitLoadout Array [0, 0] spawn BIS_fnc_cinemaBorder;...

Ok man...the loadout part is done now...still doesn't work. It start the cinemaborder but then it stops, and nothing happen...

exotic flax Nov 28, 2020, 2:26 AM

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an no script errors, or anything in your log files?

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 2:30 AM

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no error report...

exotic flax Nov 28, 2020, 2:32 AM

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and define "nothing"
you select the addAction, you get the cinema border and then nothing happens... what are you expecting at that point?

btw... you could move these 2 lines to the end of the file (so below the forEach)

cutText ["", "BLACK IN", 3, true];
[1, 1] spawn BIS_fnc_cinemaBorder;

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 2:36 AM

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exotic flax and define "nothing" you select the addAction, you get the cinema border and the...

OK...after you select the addaction, the screen goes black as it should..stay black for few seconds and then it comes back to normal, but the teleporting action is not happening..

exotic flax Nov 28, 2020, 2:37 AM

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and the vehicle has the correct variable name? SDVinfil

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 2:37 AM

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yap

exotic flax Nov 28, 2020, 2:38 AM

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it's a bit hard to build complex scripts without testing them

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and the script I provided should give you enough to keep changing stuff till it works

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dumping some stuff in chat or the log files (diag_log str <some_data>;) could help

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 3:29 AM

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exotic flax and the script I provided should give you enough to keep changing stuff till it ...

Yes thank you a lot...got it finally working with:

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_divingKit = [ MyLoadOutHere];   
  
[0, 0] spawn BIS_fnc_cinemaBorder;  
sleep 1; 
titleText ["", "BLACK FADED"];  
  
{  _x setVariable ["SavedInventory", getUnitLoadout _x, true];  
   _x setUnitLoadout (configFile >> "EmptyLoadout");  
   _x setUnitLoadout _divingKit;  
   _x moveInAny SDVinfil;   

   [_x] spawn {  
        params ["_unit"];  
        waitUntil {  
            isTouchingGround _unit  
            && {  
            terrainIntersectASL [getPosASL _unit, getPosASL _unit vectorDiff [0,0,0.1]]  
            }  
        };  
        _unit setUnitLoadout (_unit getVariable ["SavedInventory", []]);  
    };  
} forEach units player;  
cutText ["", "BLACK IN", 3, true];  
[1, 1] spawn BIS_fnc_cinemaBorder;```

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🥳

rain idol Nov 28, 2020, 3:42 AM

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Hello, I am pretty new to the game, what is scripting and what does it do?

exotic flax Nov 28, 2020, 3:43 AM

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Here's a good introduction to scripting in Arma: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Introduction_to_Arma_Scripting

rain idol Nov 28, 2020, 4:34 AM

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Thanks

cosmic lichen Nov 28, 2020, 9:13 AM

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10:03:32 Bad conversion: bool
10:03:32  ➥ Context:     [] L1 ()

What could be causing this? I checked the script but I am not converting any variable of type bool in a (at least to me, forbidden manner)

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Only thing I do is something like systemChat format ["%1",true]; which doesn't seem to cause the rpt message

vestal radish Nov 28, 2020, 9:48 AM

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Is there anyway to change how someone sits in a seat of a vehicle? I have a back seat in a jeep you can look out of the sides of the vehicle to shoot but I was wondering if there was a way to make it to where instead of sitting they stand up in the back is that possible to do?

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 9:49 AM

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@cosmic lichen can you post your code?
also are you sure it is from your code?
I'd seen this error before but I don't recall what it was about

cosmic lichen Nov 28, 2020, 9:51 AM

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https://sqfbin.com/alozaqeyevexoseripof

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10:35:01 Bad conversion: bool
10:35:01  ➥ Context:     [] L1 ()
    [] L1680 (3denEnhanced\functions\GUI\variableViewer\fn_variableViewer_onLoad.sqf [ENH_fnc_variableViewer_onLoad])
 <-     [] L1 ()

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 9:51 AM

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vestal radish Is there anyway to change how someone sits in a seat of a vehicle? I have a back...

It might be possible to do with some modeling work:

Create a new "vehicle" with FFV that uses the animation you want
Attach the new fake vehicle to your target vehicle
The other way might be to use the animation directly, but it will probably get glitched

vestal radish Nov 28, 2020, 9:53 AM

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Im not smart enough to make a new vehicle im just barely learning how to do scripting

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how does the animation part work

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 9:54 AM

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just use switchMove

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but it will probably not work

vestal radish Nov 28, 2020, 9:54 AM

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so add switch move to the seat I want and it should out them in that animation?

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 9:55 AM

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@cosmic lichen the only two places I suspect it might be happening:

"ENH_VariableViewer_AllLocationTypes pushBack configName _x" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgLocationTypes");

and

_display displayAddEventHandler ["keyDown",//Focus Search
{
  params ["_display", "_key", "_shift", "_ctrl"];
  if (_key isEqualTo 33 && _ctrl) then
  {
    ctrlSetFocus (_display displayCtrl 2000);
  }
}];

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most probably configClasses

cosmic lichen Nov 28, 2020, 9:56 AM

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The second code I used in other scripts as well and they are fine.

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ohhh

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The first one it is

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configClasses expects bool as condition

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 9:56 AM

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change it to:

"-1 == ENH_VariableViewer_AllLocationTypes pushBack configName _x" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgLocationTypes");

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exactly

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you're providing a number

cosmic lichen Nov 28, 2020, 9:57 AM

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Yeah, I've never done this before and I can't seem to find a reason why I did it there. It was probably very late at night 😄

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Thanks for the help 🙂

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 9:58 AM

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no problem!

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 9:58 AM

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vestal radish so add switch move to the seat I want and it should out them in that animation?

switchMove works on units

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not "seats"

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for example:

unit switchMove "AmovPercMstpSrasWrflDnon"

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this will put them in standing up animation

vestal radish Nov 28, 2020, 9:59 AM

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Do I have to execute that everytime someone gets in then?

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 9:59 AM

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yes, use an eventHandler

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 10:00 AM

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vestal radish Do I have to execute that everytime someone gets in then?

either use:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#GetIn
or
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#GetInMan

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but first test it on a unit in your vehicle to make sure it works

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Like I said the chance is pretty slim

tough abyss Nov 28, 2020, 10:06 AM

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little raptor either use: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#GetIn or ...

hot damn it actually works
i used switchAction but still.. the result is actually somewhat decent

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 10:07 AM

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Good to know!
Because playMove kicks the unit out (or maybe they just exist themselves). I wasn't sure about switchMove

tough abyss Nov 28, 2020, 10:08 AM

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i can even go prone with this https://imgur.com/c9nMrSY

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 10:09 AM

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@vestal radish so good news for you! it works

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What's the difference between camPrepare... and camSet... commands?

vestal radish Nov 28, 2020, 10:23 AM

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Sorry got busy experementing so what line of code did you use because im having issues figuing this out

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 10:24 AM

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I didn't use anything I'm just saying that based on Wipeout's image

vestal radish Nov 28, 2020, 10:25 AM

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ooooooo misread

winter rose Nov 28, 2020, 10:25 AM

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See Camera's tutorial @little raptor (I believe I wrote an explanation there, but maybe not)

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Prepare* version preloads assets near the camera's future POV

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 10:26 AM

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@vestal radish
and it's really simple to do:
put this in your vehicle's init box:

this addEventHandler ["GetIn", {
  params ["_vehicle", "_role", "_unit", "_turret"];
  if (_role != "driver") then {
    _unit switchMove "AmovPercMstpSrasWrflDnon"
  }
}];

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you may have to do more work here, but it should give you some hint as to how this works

vestal radish Nov 28, 2020, 10:28 AM

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thank you

carmine tartan Nov 28, 2020, 11:28 AM

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Hey, I’m trying to creat a trigger that counts the amount of players in side it (dosen’t matter if you this team or that team). Then I would like to put the number into a gui. Can’t get my mind how to do it though? Any idés?

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 11:31 AM

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@carmine tartan You'd need a loop that counts list _trigger

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if trigger is set to activate by players

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otherwise you'd need to filter it as well:

{isPlayer _x} count list _trigger

carmine tartan Nov 28, 2020, 11:34 AM

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Okey, will play around with it for a bit cheers

proper sail Nov 28, 2020, 12:13 PM

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One more thing; would something simple like

"[123,321]"```
Suffice as bypassing the array networking stuff?

still forum Nov 28, 2020, 12:14 PM

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cosmic lichen ```cpp 10:03:32 Bad conversion: bool 10:03:32 ➥ Context: [] L1 () ``` What ...

"Bad conversion" is reading a config entry.
I think its conversion TO bool

still forum Nov 28, 2020, 12:14 PM

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cosmic lichen ```cpp 10:35:01 Bad conversion: bool 10:35:01 ➥ Context: [] L1 () [] L1...

What is in L1680?

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Sorry I read the backlog first

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 12:15 PM

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line?!

still forum Nov 28, 2020, 12:15 PM

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Nice to see that the context stuff helped :3

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"line?!"
Context says L1680

still forum Nov 28, 2020, 12:15 PM

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proper sail One more thing; would something simple like ```SQF "[123,321]"``` Suffice as by...

not really worth it

proper sail Nov 28, 2020, 12:16 PM

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Understood

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 12:16 PM

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still forum Nice to see that the context stuff helped :3

it did?! I don't see what it means: [] L1 ()
what's that?!

still forum Nov 28, 2020, 12:22 PM

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That's
[dunno what was here] L Line number (script file path)

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so the empty one just.. doesn't have path nor whatever is at the start there that i forgot what it is

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like compile "hint bla" doesn't have a file path, and thus cannot show it

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in this case, that's the code that configClasses compiled, the condition has no path

cosmic lichen Nov 28, 2020, 1:29 PM

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still forum What is in L1680?

What do you mean?

still forum Nov 28, 2020, 1:29 PM

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The context told you the problem is in L1680

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so I meant to look at that line and see what it does

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which will be that configClasses that you posted

cosmic lichen Nov 28, 2020, 1:30 PM

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Well, this line isn't really useful in this case since I have a macro file included which counts to the lines unfortunately

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But the problem was solved anyway 🙂

still forum Nov 28, 2020, 1:31 PM

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You can fix that macro bug

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do includes before block comments

cosmic lichen Nov 28, 2020, 1:31 PM

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oh really ? 😄

still forum Nov 28, 2020, 1:31 PM

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somehow block comment after include breaks it

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We fixed it in ACE/CBA by just moving the #include everywhere

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I can now fix the preprocessor I guess, but didn't get to it yet

cosmic lichen Nov 28, 2020, 1:32 PM

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Let me test that.

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including before comment block didn't work for me

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#include "\3denEnhanced\defineCommon.hpp"

/*
  Author: R3vo

  Date: 2019-08-30

  Description:
  Draws the mod icon next to the Eden entity.
  Parameter(s):
  -

  Returns:
  BOOLEAN: true / false
*/

Like this you ment right?

still forum Nov 28, 2020, 1:34 PM

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ye

cosmic lichen Nov 28, 2020, 1:34 PM

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Still says line 16XX

still forum Nov 28, 2020, 1:35 PM

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any left includes after the block comment?

cosmic lichen Nov 28, 2020, 1:35 PM

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nope

still forum Nov 28, 2020, 1:35 PM

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that fix works in ACE/CBA definitely

cosmic lichen Nov 28, 2020, 1:35 PM

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wait let me check something

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nope, doesn't work for me 🤷‍♀️

still forum Nov 28, 2020, 1:37 PM

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derpWolf

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Well it will give you the correct line number, when it works 😄

severe vapor Nov 28, 2020, 5:06 PM

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I am working on creating a weapons free zone for my players to gather in. I set up a trigger that can loop through the players in the trigger and remove their weapons. I also created another trigger that stores and returns their loadout when leaving.

The problem I am having though is that triggers don't activate each time a player enters the area. I thought the simple solution was to just loop while the trigger was active to remove all weapons from all players ever second or so. removeAllWeapons seems to play a small noise when it executes. I don't want that noise playing once a second during briefing. Does anyone have a suggestions on a good way to have something execute just once when entering an area?

for reference this is what I was using in the onActivation on the trigger.

_safezone = {
  params ["_thisTrigger", "_thisList"];
  while {triggerActivated _thisTrigger} do {
    {
       _x setVariable ["Oasis_activated", true];
       removeAllWeapons _x;
    } foreach _thisList;
    sleep 1;
  }
}


[thisTrigger, thisList] spawn _safezone;

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 5:11 PM

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@severe vapor

_safezone = {
  params ["_thisTrigger", "_thisList"];
  _oldList = [];
  while {triggerActivated _thisTrigger} do {
    _newList = _thisList - _oldList;
    {
       _x setVariable ["Oasis_activated", true];
       removeAllWeapons _x;
    } foreach _newList;
    _oldList append _newList;
    sleep 1;
  }
}

severe vapor Nov 28, 2020, 5:17 PM

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Clever! thank you! 🙂

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That worked perfectly!

spark turret Nov 28, 2020, 5:42 PM

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that will only work once tho. so if a player leaves oasis, rearms and comes back, he wont be disarmed afai can tell

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i assume that the removeAllWeapons _x plays the sound (why ever that might be, kinda senseless) so you could just check if the player has a weapon, only then remove it.
will allow constant check for weapons, with only noise at detected weapon

exotic flax Nov 28, 2020, 5:48 PM

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That should work every time someone enters the trigger area, since the script will be called again.
Problem might be that the weapons will also be removed from all players who were in the trigger and moved out, because the trigger is still active 🤔

spark turret Nov 28, 2020, 5:51 PM

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is thisList passed as a reference or value?

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if its a reference, a leaving player isnt in thisList anymore, therefor safe.
if its passed as a value, then he ll always be in _thisList

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 6:21 PM

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Hello...question: is "lasertarget player" from a handheld designator "viewed" differently by the game than the ones from any vehicle? What I meant is a script "recognize" the had-held one, but not the other (from a vehicle)...

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 7:10 PM

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I don't think so
They both create the same laser target object

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both are of "LaserTargetW" type (the "W" part depends on side)

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 7:14 PM

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spark turret is thisList passed as a reference or value?

It's passed as a reference

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if you try:

thisList pushBack player;

you'll get an error

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it's a reserved variable

spark turret Nov 28, 2020, 7:18 PM

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good to know 👍 one day ill learn how to do one or the other without guessing

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 7:25 PM

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little raptor I don't think so They both create the same laser target object

So should I use lasertargetW player instead?

spark turret Nov 28, 2020, 7:38 PM

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LaserTargetW is likely the class name and not a global variable you can call

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 7:38 PM

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It's the classname of the laser target object

spark turret Nov 28, 2020, 7:39 PM

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have you tried using

hint str laserTarget player;

in singleplayer to see if it works at all?

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ah you want to create one, alright

spark turret Nov 28, 2020, 7:40 PM

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serene quiver Hello...question: is `"lasertarget player"` from a handheld designator "viewed" ...

see documentation:

private _target = laserTarget gunner heli;

so for vehicle targets, its not the laserTarget of the player but the gunner

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 7:42 PM

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Your question is very vague. I have no idea what you want to do with it even if you knew where the laser comes from

past tiger Nov 28, 2020, 7:42 PM

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There is a way to make one player rate -2000 to a second player and 10000 to a third player?

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 7:43 PM

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what do you mean?

past tiger Nov 28, 2020, 7:43 PM

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May be a local effect setRate command.

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 7:43 PM

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that makes no sense

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rating is global

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plus why would you even want a "local" rating?

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 7:59 PM

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little raptor Your question is very vague. I have no idea what you want to do with it even if ...

Basically, on a SP mission, a little script https://sqfbin.com/uqenofovigakotiwoyed connect an AI manned VLS, thus allowing the player to call an airstrike on a lasertarget object. It works very well with a handheld laser, but in a vehicle it's not reading the laser and throw an error:
`18:54:40 Error in expression <;

if (isNull _laser) then
{
_nearObj = nearestObjects ["Car","Tank","Man","Buil>
18:54:40 Error position: <nearestObjects ["Car","Tank","Man","Buil>
18:54:40 Error Type String, expected Bool`

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 8:15 PM

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@serene quiver
your code is wrong

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it has nothing to do with vehicle vs handheld laser target

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the error is clearly telling you that

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look at nearestObjects syntax again. you'll see it yourself

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 8:30 PM

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You meant this part,right?

_target = objNull;

if (isNull _laser) then
    {
    _nearObj = nearestObjects ["Car","Tank","Man","Building"];

    if(count _nearObj == 0) then
    {
        strikeAllowed = false;
        hint "Strike not allowed...USE LASER DESIGNATOR";
    }
    else
    {
        strikeAllowed = true;
        //Selecting random target
        _target = selectRandom _nearObj;
        
        playSound3D ["A3\dubbing_f\modules\supports\artillery_acknowledged.ogg", player];
    };
}

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 8:30 PM

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yes

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 8:32 PM

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I'm sorry, I'm so bad at this that I don't know what's wrong. What I know is that with a handheld laser it work, with a vehicle it does not.Seriuously...I'm clueless..hehehehe

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 8:33 PM

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#arma3_scripting message

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 8:35 PM

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Still no clue....

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 8:36 PM

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

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 8:39 PM

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the only thing missing that I see,compared with the wiki example is the radius..and maybe the 2D/3D optional boolean..

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 8:40 PM

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are you sure that's all that's missing?!

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 8:40 PM

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Obviously there's something else..but I cannot see it

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 8:40 PM

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yours

_nearObj = nearestObjects ["Car","Tank","Man","Building"];

wiki

nearestObjects [player, ["Car", "Tank"], 200];

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nearestObjects [position, types, radius]

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 8:41 PM

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notlikemeow

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 8:41 PM

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nearest objects needs an array of params:

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1st elemnt: pos

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2nd element: array of types

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3rd element: radius

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 8:42 PM

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_nearObj = nearestObjects [player["Car","Tank","Man","Building"];200];```

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hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 8:43 PM

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this is an array, for reference:

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[element1, element2, element3]

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separated by ,

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 8:44 PM

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little raptor ```sqf [element1, element2, element3] ```

ok.....

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did that part of code like that?["Car","Tank","Man","Building"];

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 8:45 PM

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that's an array

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we're talking about nested arrays here

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look at this again:

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 8:46 PM

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"nested"?....

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 8:46 PM

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nearestObjects [player, ["Car", "Tank"], 200];

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 8:46 PM

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serene quiver "nested"?....

array within an array

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 8:47 PM

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damn it...forgot the comma!!

○6○6`sqf

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 8:47 PM

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serene quiver damn it...forgot the comma!! ○6○6`sqf

you didn't just forget a comma

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 8:47 PM

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_nearObj = nearestObjects [player,["Car","Tank","Man","Building"];200];```

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 8:47 PM

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you also put ;

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 8:48 PM

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_nearObj = nearestObjects [player,["Car","Tank","Man","Building"],200];```

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 8:48 PM

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yeah

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the position is up to you

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it doesn't have to be player

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 8:50 PM

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little raptor it doesn't have to be player

LOL..I'm draining you lately...in that case , what it would be more correct?

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 8:50 PM

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I don't know

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whatever pos you want to search in

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 8:51 PM

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lasertarget player (or vehicle 😆 )

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 8:51 PM

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so put that

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 8:52 PM

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_nearObj = nearestObjects [lasertarget player,["Car","Tank","Man","Building"],200];```

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 8:53 PM

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laserTarget can be objNull

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 8:54 PM

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???
so..tell me already...hahahaha

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 8:54 PM

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objNull is non existing object

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do you see a problem with that?

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 8:55 PM

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obviously

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what would you use then?

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 8:57 PM

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🤷
it's up to you. I don't know what you're trying to do

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 8:58 PM

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get the VSL to lock on the laser of the player and launch the missile.

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 8:59 PM

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so why do you use nearestObjects at all?!

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 9:02 PM

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Don't know...Is an old script I "frankenstein-ed" ...

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don't even remeber where it come from...

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I tried to make it work with laser to hook the VLS ..

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 9:05 PM

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what's VSL again?!

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 9:09 PM

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VERTICAL LAUNCH SYSTEM; it needs a connection with a laser sensor to fire.It cannot be fire by AI on its own. It needs this part to fire:

TARGET = laserTarget player;
west reportRemoteTarget [TARGET, 3600];  
TARGET confirmSensorTarget [west, true];  
0 = VLS fireAtTarget [TARGET, "weapon_vls_01"];```

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 9:11 PM

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so?

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why nearestObjects?

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are you trying to make it see sth?

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 9:14 PM

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I'm trying to have him locking on my laser when I call the stryke with a radio trigger...

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 9:16 PM

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So use laserTarget

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You don't need nearestObjects

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When laserTarget is null, the user is not using the laser designator

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So you have nothing to fire at

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 9:19 PM

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Ok.....let's see if got this right....

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https://sqfbin.com/xosewarazulibezugesi

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 9:47 PM

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There was no need for a global variable "strikeAllowed"

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Just exit there

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If (isNull _laser) exitWith {hint "use laser designator"}

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 9:52 PM

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https://sqfbin.com/jajayonacatixepowuwi ok ?

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 9:53 PM

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😭

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Just exit. No else

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And no need for strikeAllowed

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At all

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 9:54 PM

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https://sqfbin.com/wodeyitabujezuqapeva wait...I saw that mistake..think I've corrected..hahha..look

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 9:54 PM

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exitWith has no else

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 9:54 PM

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didn't know that..

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 9:55 PM

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Put that code in else after exitWith

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Not in it

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After it

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Plus there's one more strikeAllowed left

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 9:56 PM

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https://sqfbin.com/ozizuzugujijigelevad

little raptor Nov 28, 2020, 9:56 PM

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You removed your playsound

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And you must end your line with ;

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And there's an unmatched } at the end

serene quiver Nov 28, 2020, 9:59 PM

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https://sqfbin.com/ejewewurefijidikoviy

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I tested the last version..it fire but if the laser is from a vehicle (try with a drone) it say "need laser designator"..

obtuse quiver Nov 28, 2020, 11:04 PM

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How do i place activated demolition blocks and satchel charges in the editor?

finite sail Nov 28, 2020, 11:04 PM

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you dont

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but you can setdamage 1 to them to make them go off

obtuse quiver Nov 28, 2020, 11:06 PM

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i know a script to make vbieds and stuff like that, but in this mission i need a disarmable bomb that won't go off

finite sail Nov 28, 2020, 11:06 PM

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you want to place it and not have it go off?

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make it inert?

obtuse quiver Nov 28, 2020, 11:07 PM

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oh wait i can just make a hold action

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ok sorry i solved this

topaz field Nov 29, 2020, 12:30 AM

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Does anyone have an Idea of how to make ["Vladimir", "Dimitri answer the fucking phone"] spawn BIS_fnc_showSubtitle; sleep 2; Global?

drifting sky Nov 29, 2020, 1:00 AM

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ARMA2OA... is there a problem using "set" with global arrays inside of an sqf function?

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Nevermind, problem was elsewhere

finite jackal Nov 29, 2020, 1:53 AM

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topaz field Does anyone have an Idea of how to make ```["Vladimir", "Dimitri answer the fuck...

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

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 5:20 AM

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serene quiver I tested the last version..it fire but if the laser is from a vehicle (try with ...

laserTarget vehicle player;

it also works for on foot soldier

peak thunder Nov 29, 2020, 8:43 AM

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Hello guys!
I found the getAllPylonsInfo command

Are you planning to add it in the next Arma 3 update? Because It's awesome command and I really need it in my project. x))
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getAllPylonsInfo

winter rose Nov 29, 2020, 8:45 AM

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if marked as 2.01, it will be in 2.02 @peak thunder

peak thunder Nov 29, 2020, 8:45 AM

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Awesome! Thank you!

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 8:59 AM

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peak thunder Hello guys! I found the getAllPylonsInfo command Are you planning to add it in ...

if you want to try it now, switch to the dev build

peak thunder Nov 29, 2020, 8:59 AM

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Already did it. And i like it. And i want it

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x)

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 9:15 AM

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The only command that can play sound from its file path is playSound3D right?

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no alternatives?

winter rose Nov 29, 2020, 9:57 AM

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I believe so, at least off the top of my head

real tartan Nov 29, 2020, 10:35 AM

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how can I convert ?

code = { hint "test"; false };

to

code = 'hint "test"; false';

needed for inGameUISetEventHandler ["Action", code];

rancid mulch Nov 29, 2020, 10:38 AM

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Did you try str code?

real tartan Nov 29, 2020, 10:38 AM

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yes

rancid mulch Nov 29, 2020, 10:40 AM

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doing it manually or calling a function is not an option?

real tartan Nov 29, 2020, 10:42 AM

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code = { hint "test"; false };
inGameUISetEventHandler ["Action", str code];

11:40:47 Error in expression <{ hint "test"; false }>
11:40:47   Error position: <{ hint "test"; false }>
11:40:47   Error Type code, expected Bool

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expected behaviour:

code = ' hint "test"; false ';
inGameUISetEventHandler ["Action", code];

rancid mulch Nov 29, 2020, 10:45 AM

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inGameUISetEventHandler ["Action", format["_this call %1", code]];

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 11:12 AM

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serene quiver I tested the last version..it fire but if the laser is from a vehicle (try with ...

You can get rid of the declaration of _wPos. Its never used

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You should clean up that code, half of it is obsolete and the other half uses double variables :D

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 11:19 AM

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yeah, lines 5 to 15 are not used, so delete all of them

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and TARGET is the same as _laser, so replace it with _laser

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 11:23 AM

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little raptor ```sqf laserTarget vehicle player; ``` it also works for on foot soldier

Thank you, a lot!

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 11:24 AM

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Vehicle player is either the car/heli etc he is in, or himself if he is on foot

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 11:27 AM

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playSound3D ["A3\dubbing_f\modules\supports\artillery_request.ogg", player];
sleep 5;
//Detecting if player has laser
_laser = laserTarget vehicle player;

If (isNull _laser) exitWith {hint "use laser designator"};
playSound3D ["A3\dubbing_f\modules\supports\artillery_acknowledged.ogg", player];

sleep 5;
playSound3D ["A3\dubbing_f\modules\supports\artillery_accomplished.ogg", player];
hint "CRUISE MISSILE INBOUND...KEEP LASER ON TARGET!!!";
_laser = laserTarget vehicle player;
west reportRemoteTarget [_laser, 3600];  
_laser confirmSensorTarget [west, true];  
0 = VLS fireAtTarget [_laser, "weapon_vls_01"]; ```

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 11:54 AM

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_laser = laserTarget vehicle player;
duplicate
but anyway it should work fine

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 12:03 PM

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little raptor > _laser = laserTarget vehicle player; duplicate but anyway it should work fine

Just for the sake of it...what would be the correct one,please?

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 12:13 PM

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Give me a minute, ill refine your code

#

//Info: this code only works in singleplayer as it uses local variables as "player".
playSound3D ["A3\dubbing_f\modules\supports\artillery_request.ogg", player];
sleep 5;
//Detecting if player has laser
_laser = laserTarget vehicle player;

If (isNull _laser) exitWith {systemChat "use laser designator"};
playSound3D ["A3\dubbing_f\modules\supports\artillery_acknowledged.ogg", player];

sleep 5;
playSound3D ["A3\dubbing_f\modules\supports\artillery_accomplished.ogg", player];
systemChat "CRUISE MISSILE INBOUND...KEEP LASER ON TARGET!!!";
west reportRemoteTarget [_laser, 3600];  
_laser confirmSensorTarget [west, true];  
if (isNil "VLS") exitWith {systemChat "no vertical launch system found."};
if (isNull VLS) exitWith {systemChat "no vertical launch system found."};

0 = VLS fireAtTarget [_laser, "weapon_vls_01"];

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btw, iirc you can have a condition in your scrollwheel action, so that it only shows up when the condition is met. condition is checked continuously. you could put

(!isNull (laserTarget vehicle player))

in there. action will only show up when a laser is detected

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 12:26 PM

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spark turret btw, iirc you can have a condition in your scrollwheel action, so that it only s...

In the trigger condition, right?

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 12:27 PM

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wait trigger? where is the laserfire code called from?

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 12:27 PM

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from a radio trigger

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condition: radio alpha on act: []execVM "missile_support.sqf";

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 12:29 PM

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so you placed a blue trigger object with the above code?

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never worked with radio triggers tbh

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ah i see its a variation of the normal trigger

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 12:30 PM

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Yap..blue trigger with the above code, and the "missile_support.sqf" is the block of code you nicely provided me

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 12:31 PM

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how do you call it? is there a scroll wheel action the player clicks?

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 12:32 PM

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0>->0 to access the radio trigger list (you can have multiple radio triggers) and then the number of the action you want

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 12:35 PM

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@spark turret

if (isNil "VLS") exitWith {systemChat "no vertical launch system found."};
if (isNull VLS) exitWith {systemChat "no vertical launch system found."};

if (isNil "VLS" || {isNull VLS}) exitWith {systemChat "no vertical launch system found."};

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 12:35 PM

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Would be nice to have the action under the 0 >9 custom tab of the action menu..or even better in the 0> 8>support tab..

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 12:38 PM

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serene quiver Would be nice to have the action under the 0 >9 custom tab of the action menu.....

It is possible

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 12:38 PM

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little raptor It is possible

How?

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 12:39 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Communication_Menu

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 12:41 PM

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little raptor <@!356134349436878858> > if (isNil "VLS") exitWith {systemChat "no vertical lau...

will throw an error if isNil bc isNull cant handle undefined i believe

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 12:41 PM

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no

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it's lazy

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 12:41 PM

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thats why i separated it. not sure if theres a better solution

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 12:41 PM

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like I said, it's lazy eval

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so no errors

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 12:41 PM

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ah right bc its positive eval, true

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 12:43 PM

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the condition in {} will not be evaluated if isNil is true

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in other words, this is what the game sees: (altho in a faster way)

if (if (isNil "VLS") then {true} else {isNull VLS})

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 12:46 PM

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yeah i know. i just didnt see that its a positive eval and it will exit on the first true condition.
i was stuck on the usual, negative eval where it will check each condition connected with ||

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 12:53 PM

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I tested this...but is not working..no action of any kind at all...even with the correction Leopard20 suggested..

//Info: this code only works in singleplayer as it uses local variables as "player".
playSound3D ["A3\dubbing_f\modules\supports\artillery_request.ogg", player];
sleep 5;
//Detecting if player has laser
_laser = laserTarget vehicle player;

If (isNull _laser) exitWith {systemChat "use laser designator"};
playSound3D ["A3\dubbing_f\modules\supports\artillery_acknowledged.ogg", player];

sleep 5;
playSound3D ["A3\dubbing_f\modules\supports\artillery_accomplished.ogg", player];
systemChat "CRUISE MISSILE INBOUND...KEEP LASER ON TARGET!!!";
west reportRemoteTarget [_laser, 3600];  
_laser confirmSensorTarget [west, true];  
if (isNil "VLS" || {isNull VLS}) exitWith {systemChat "no vertical launch system found."};

0 = VLS fireAtTarget [_laser, "weapon_vls_01"]; ```

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 12:54 PM

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you mean the code doesn't run at all?

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 12:55 PM

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yap

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 12:56 PM

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the code is correct

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the issue is something else

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 12:58 PM

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previous code was "working" ..in the sense that it fires the VLS, but only if player lase on foot...

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playSound3D ["A3\dubbing_f\modules\supports\artillery_request.ogg", player];
sleep 5;
//Detecting if player has laser
_laser = laserTarget vehicle player;

If (isNull laserTarget vehicle player) exitWith {hint "use laser designator"};
playSound3D ["A3\dubbing_f\modules\supports\artillery_acknowledged.ogg", player];

sleep 5;
playSound3D ["A3\dubbing_f\modules\supports\artillery_accomplished.ogg", player];
hint "CRUISE MISSILE INBOUND...KEEP LASER ON TARGET!!!";
_laser = laserTarget vehicle player;
west reportRemoteTarget [laserTarget vehicle player, 3600];  
laserTarget vehicle player confirmSensorTarget [west, true];  
0 = VLS fireAtTarget [laserTarget vehicle player, "weapon_vls_01"];```

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 12:59 PM

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you say it's not running,
so not even the playSound3D plays

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 12:59 PM

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nope

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 12:59 PM

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well then it's not executing

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in other words, whatever that executes this code is broken

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 1:00 PM

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let me test it from the console..

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:00 PM

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plus the change you just made is incorrect

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use the _laser variable again

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you're using sleep, so laser target can change

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it must be constant

carmine tartan Nov 29, 2020, 1:02 PM

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Hey, I would like to know how I could count players in a area (using triggers or whatever), and then be able to put it in to the gui. https://gyazo.com/5575265ad5f01b643cb5c4b7e899c425

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 1:03 PM

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you mean the sleep 5; in line 6? the one between the soundPlay?

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:04 PM

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yes, your code is scheduled, so the laser target can change. use the old code. it was correct

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#arma3_scripting message

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if that's all of your code, it has no problem at all

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also, no need for 0 = ...

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never

copper raven Nov 29, 2020, 1:06 PM

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@carmine tartan count (allPlayers inAreaArray _trigger) https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/inAreaArray

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 1:08 PM

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little raptor if that's all of your code, it has no problem at all

It's all ther..and is not running at all..not even with the debug console...

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:09 PM

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how do you execute it?

carmine tartan Nov 29, 2020, 1:11 PM

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copper raven <@!298033637545345024> `count (allPlayers inAreaArray _trigger)` https://communi...

How do I then put it into a gui?

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 1:11 PM

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console>localexec

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 1:11 PM

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check your rpt file then

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:11 PM

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serene quiver console>localexec

you cant

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your code is scheduled

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it doesn't run in debug console

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 1:12 PM

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true, also its got comments

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:12 PM

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comments are fine (in debug console)

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only /* */ comments are bad

copper raven Nov 29, 2020, 1:12 PM

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carmine tartan How do I then put it into a gui?

make a text control or something like that, and set it. https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlSetText https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlSetStructuredText https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/DialogControls-Text

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 1:13 PM

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even with the radiotrigger doesn't run..

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:13 PM

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serene quiver console>localexec

you have to spawn the code

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[] spawn {
//Info: this code only works in singleplayer as it uses local variables as "player".
playSound3D ["A3\dubbing_f\modules\supports\artillery_request.ogg", player];
sleep 5;
//Detecting if player has laser
_laser = laserTarget vehicle player;

If (isNull _laser) exitWith {systemChat "use laser designator"};
playSound3D ["A3\dubbing_f\modules\supports\artillery_acknowledged.ogg", player];

sleep 5;
playSound3D ["A3\dubbing_f\modules\supports\artillery_accomplished.ogg", player];
systemChat "CRUISE MISSILE INBOUND...KEEP LASER ON TARGET!!!";
west reportRemoteTarget [_laser, 3600];  
_laser confirmSensorTarget [west, true];  
if (isNil "VLS" || {isNull VLS}) exitWith {systemChat "no vertical launch system found."};

VLS fireAtTarget [_laser, "weapon_vls_01"]; 
}

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try this in the debug console

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 1:14 PM

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poop i was to slow

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 1:15 PM

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nope..sorry..dead..no vital signs

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:15 PM

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even when I test it I get results

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restart your mission

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you're probably killing the scheduler

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are you using a while without sleep?!

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 1:15 PM

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ok restarting the mission..hold on

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 1:17 PM

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or its in MP and hes executing on another client 😂

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:17 PM

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he said local exec

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 1:17 PM

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yeah i know, just a fun thought

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killing some rando on a public server with artielly sounds

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:18 PM

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we have a troll on this server...

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 1:20 PM

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little raptor *we have a troll on this server...*

No man..ok..after restarting the mission now it fire

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:20 PM

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I suggest you check your mission

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it means you were killing the scheduler

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as I mentioned

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 1:21 PM

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"your spamming your machine with code"

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:21 PM

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yeah that

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 1:21 PM

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still no joy from the vehicle tho..it say "use laser designator"

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:21 PM

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do you lase it from a drone?

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 1:21 PM

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spark turret "your spamming your machine with code"

absolutely right..lol

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yes from a drone

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:22 PM

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well then that's obvious it won't work

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 1:22 PM

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why?

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:22 PM

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you have the get the laser target from the drone

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not the player

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maybe try cameraOn

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I'm not sure if the game has a native command for UAVs

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 1:23 PM

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hold on..isn't lasertarget vehicle player supposed to take care of that?

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 1:24 PM

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the player commadns the drone?

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 1:24 PM

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yes

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:24 PM

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serene quiver hold on..isn't lasertarget vehicle player supposed to take care of that?

no

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player is not in the drone

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 1:24 PM

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hm the thing is, drones are commanded by invisible AI which the player takes control offf iirc

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:24 PM

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It's a drone (unmanned)

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 1:24 PM

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It still has an ai driver which is invisible

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Quite sure

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:25 PM

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I was talking to zagor

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I know it has AI

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I mean the player is not in it

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so vehicle player is not drone

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 1:25 PM

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Ah. You could call the lasertarget of the drone instead

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True

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 1:26 PM

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little raptor I mean the player is not in it

no wonder is not working then

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 1:27 PM

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To conclude:
The player only "remote controls" the drone, he is not in it. Therefore its not his vehicle, so lasertarget verhicle player doesnt work

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 1:27 PM

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Just to be clear..I want the player to be free to call it while on foot or in a vehicle.Is possible?

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 1:27 PM

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Yeah but a bit more difficult

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 1:28 PM

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spark turret To conclude: The player only "remote controls" the drone, he is not in it. There...

gotcha! finally I can see a bit of light...

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:28 PM

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maybe try cameraOn

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I already gave you the answer

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 1:29 PM

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Maybe
'''
If (isNull(laserTarget vehicle player)) then {
//use lasertarget of drone
}

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:29 PM

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use cameraOn instead of player

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 1:29 PM

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Good idea

fair pilot Nov 29, 2020, 1:29 PM

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Is there a way to get default dynamic loadout of vehicle from its config?

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:30 PM

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@serene quiver

//Info: this code only works in singleplayer as it uses local variables as "player".
playSound3D ["A3\dubbing_f\modules\supports\artillery_request.ogg", cameraOn];
sleep 5;
//Detecting if player has laser
_laser = laserTarget vehicle cameraOn;

If (isNull _laser) exitWith {systemChat "use laser designator"};
playSound3D ["A3\dubbing_f\modules\supports\artillery_acknowledged.ogg", cameraOn];

sleep 5;
playSound3D ["A3\dubbing_f\modules\supports\artillery_accomplished.ogg", cameraOn];
systemChat "CRUISE MISSILE INBOUND...KEEP LASER ON TARGET!!!";
west reportRemoteTarget [_laser, 3600];  
_laser confirmSensorTarget [west, true];  
if (isNil "VLS" || {isNull VLS}) exitWith {systemChat "no vertical launch system found."};

VLS fireAtTarget [_laser, "weapon_vls_01"];

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 1:30 PM

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fair pilot Is there a way to get default dynamic loadout of vehicle from its config?

default probably, but dynamic?

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if its a dynamic loadout, its probably modified by a mod-owned script like british armed forces

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 1:31 PM

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little raptor use cameraOn instead of player

@little raptor I swear man, I'm not trolling at all..I'm just so shitty on this scripting thing that my brain melts..

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 1:31 PM

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its fine, i didnt know about cameraOn as well

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:31 PM

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I know

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we were talking about something else!

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or its in MP and hes executing on another client 😂

fair pilot Nov 29, 2020, 1:32 PM

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spark turret default probably, but dynamic?

I'm trying to get the loadout which vehicle has like by default when placed in the editor

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 1:32 PM

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ah pretty sure thats in the config. try finding the vehicle in the config viewer

fair pilot Nov 29, 2020, 1:33 PM

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In config it only has those weapons which cannot be changed

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I already checked it in config viewer

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 1:34 PM

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oh wait you are talking about stuff like camo nets?

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and not vehicle inventroy

fair pilot Nov 29, 2020, 1:34 PM

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No i'm talking about rockets and stuff like that

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For some vehicles it can be changed

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 1:35 PM

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

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that looks helpful

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:36 PM

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fair pilot In config it only has those weapons which cannot be changed

I think you mean the components

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the pylons info are there afaik

fair pilot Nov 29, 2020, 1:36 PM

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Yep

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:36 PM

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configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> typeOf _veh >> "Components" >> "TransportPylonsComponent"

fair pilot Nov 29, 2020, 1:36 PM

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But how do i find default loadout?

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:37 PM

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dunno

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 1:37 PM

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@little raptor and @spark turret ..... THERE WE GO!!!!🥳 🥳 🥳 Thank a lot guys...work like a charm..

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:37 PM

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who's iron?!

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 1:37 PM

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LOL

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 1:38 PM

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little raptor who's iron?!

I wouldnt know

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 1:38 PM

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he was pinging "iron" in case you missed that!

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 1:39 PM

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little raptor who's iron?!

lol..who's the troller now?..hahahaha..again...thank you.

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 2:07 PM

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Might just steal the code. Never fiddled with uavs and cruisemissiles but would like to

finite sail Nov 29, 2020, 2:47 PM

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cruise missiles are hilariously OP

past tiger Nov 29, 2020, 3:09 PM

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@little raptor it's related to make "r" lock work on players in the same side and allowing then to enter in the same vehicle.

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If anyone needs: Loop each x seconds (default 1, _cycle = 1) with error correction!```sqf
_cycle = 1;
_init = time-_cycle;
_tError = 0;
waitUntil {
_t = time;
_delta = _t-_init;
if (_delta >= _cycle-_tError) then {
_init = _t;
_tError = _tError+(_delta-_cycle);

    //YOUR CODE HERE
};
false

};

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 3:14 PM

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that's a horrible loop

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if you need delay, just use sleep

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waitUntil is scheduled, so you're not doing anything except wasting performance by doing that

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 3:17 PM

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thats the most complicated module loop ive seen so far lol

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private _i = 0;
while {true} do {
  sleep 1;
  _i = _i + 1;
  if (_i mod 10 == 0) then {
    //every ten seconds do:
  }
}

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not sure if thats what you want as i dont quite understand whats going on

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wait is that just a super complicated sleep?

past tiger Nov 29, 2020, 3:20 PM

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I do a error correction because sleep x will take more than x time to complete

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 3:20 PM

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again not doing anything helpful. but this is even faster:

private _i = time + 10;
while {true} do {
  sleep 1;
  if (_i > time) then {
     _i = time + 10;
    //every ten seconds do:
  }
}

anyway, all of these are horrible ideas. just use plain sleep

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 3:22 PM

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past tiger I do a error correction because sleep x will take more than x time to complete

yes, because it's scheduled. and the second factor is delay due to framerate.
and if you make it happen faster, you're not doing it "every N seconds" anymore. plus there's no guarantee that it will happen when you want it to

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 3:23 PM

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that selfcorrecting sleep looks like it will clog up your scheduler

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maybe not if used once, but if you have a couple scripts running with that, it will

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 3:23 PM

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it does. it runs in every scheduler cycle (if it can)

past tiger Nov 29, 2020, 3:28 PM

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i was thinking in a loop in a server running with low fps, where there is a need of a loop but the error in time could be big.

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 3:31 PM

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when the FPS is low, the error can be both positive (running late) or negative (running early, because of your self correction). So you're not really helping the situation. When the server FPS is low, all scripts run slower. And you're making it worse by running that in the scheduler in every cycle.
and like I said, it's scheduled, so it also depends on the number of scripts that are currently running (and how long they have before they can finish).

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 3:34 PM

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@little raptor @spark turret here it is in action...with a little twist I added for immersion...hehehehe...again..thank you, guys.
https://youtu.be/KGSg3QcO7qI

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 3:39 PM

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if i want to just change the radius of add action how do i do that

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can i just do radius=5

serene quiver Nov 29, 2020, 3:40 PM

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could be "_target distance player < 3" ???

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 3:41 PM

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ember path if i want to just change the radius of add action how do i do that

it already comes with a radius parameter

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this sample should help you figure it out

object addAction [
    "title",    // title
    {
        params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"]; // script
    },
    nil,        // arguments
    1.5,        // priority
    true,        // showWindow
    true,        // hideOnUse
    "",            // shortcut
    "true",     // condition
    50,            // radius
    false,        // unconscious
    "",            // selection
    ""            // memoryPoint
];

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 3:46 PM

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yeah but for example

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if i just put 10 after the scripot

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script*

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how will it know.. that i want that to be the radius

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ok let me just

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boy addAction ["Rescue undercover agent", {[boy] joinSilent group player, boy setUnitPos "AUTO", boy sideChat "We have to get out of here before they blow this whole place up!"}];

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so if i do

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 3:47 PM

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You have to place all the parameters up to radius

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 3:47 PM

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damn

#

how do i tell it to keep default stuff

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 3:47 PM

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read the defaults from the wiki

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

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 3:48 PM

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past tiger i was thinking in a loop in a server running with low fps, where there is a need...

if you want to avoid timeoffset cumulating there surely is a better way. like use sleep 1, and every 60 seconds you check for time offset and correct

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 3:48 PM

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@ember path
also, what I showed you already uses the defaults

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 3:48 PM

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also uiSleep shouldnt have time offset through low FPS i think

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 3:48 PM

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so do i just copy paste that then... ig

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 3:48 PM

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yes

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 3:48 PM

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oh and how do you prevent from the action staying on the screen

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 3:49 PM

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then replace the parts you need

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 3:49 PM

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i see

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 3:49 PM

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ember path oh and how do you prevent from the action staying on the screen

what do you mean?

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 3:49 PM

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when you scroll wheel, the action is still there after you use it once

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ig remove all actions?

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 3:49 PM

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do you want to hide it or delete it?

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 3:50 PM

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i want it to not be there, like a one time thing

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like you rescue the agent and thats it

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 3:50 PM

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delete it is then

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params ["_target", "", "_actionId"]; // script
_target removeAction _actionId;

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 3:51 PM

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oki ill try that

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whats the target in params

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 3:51 PM

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put it in the action script

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 3:51 PM

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player i assume, ok

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 3:51 PM

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whoever you added the action to

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 3:52 PM

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ok

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 3:52 PM

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read the wiki if you want to know about the parameters

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 3:56 PM

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scripting this in editor is a mess

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 3:57 PM

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Don't write scripts in editor.

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 3:57 PM

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yeah im starting to realize that xd

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i thought if they were a couple of lines it would be fine

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 3:57 PM

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either use Notepad++ with SQF syntax highlighting or VSCode with SQF plugin

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Notepad++ is more beginner friendly

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 4:05 PM

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im somewhat familiar with visual studio code, i use community usually for unity

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but that doesnt have sqf stuff

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 4:07 PM

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download the sqf plugins

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I don't recall their names, but a quick search will give you some results

finite sail Nov 29, 2020, 4:08 PM

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sqfLint

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sqf_VM Language Server

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sqf_VM

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SQF wiki

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theres a forked version of lint by a chap called senfo

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thats the one to get

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 4:10 PM

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i got all of those, theyre great

finite sail Nov 29, 2020, 4:10 PM

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🙂

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 4:10 PM

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but i was like.. i dont need to do this in vs code

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cuz at this point i have so many scripts

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 4:11 PM

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huh?

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 4:11 PM

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is _target removeAction _actionId;
in script of add action

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like in the script field

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 4:11 PM

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use the exact code I posted

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yes it goes in script obviously

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 4:12 PM

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finite sail sqfLint

which sqfLint is official btw?

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there's two of them

finite sail Nov 29, 2020, 4:12 PM

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senfo is the later version, iirc

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 4:13 PM

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yeah but it doesn't have much rating so it looks "suspicious"

finite sail Nov 29, 2020, 4:13 PM

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im using it without known issues, a coupe of other guys too

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 4:14 PM

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that's only 3 people! 😛

finite sail Nov 29, 2020, 4:14 PM

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(not tagging them ) 7erra and Haz and ezzcoo

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you can check his repo if you want

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i havent tbh

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 4:16 PM

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I am rn

finite sail Nov 29, 2020, 4:17 PM

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other than the pr0n pop ups and huge debits from Mrs Tanks credit card and the emails about bitcoins, I've noticed nothing unusual

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 4:18 PM

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also the scripts thing i mentioned: if i turned things i use rn into scripts, id have a script for the ai to hide, a script for when they get rescued, a script for interacting with a radio box etc etc

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idk how many scripts is too many scripts

finite sail Nov 29, 2020, 4:18 PM

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lol

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 4:18 PM

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the bad thing about VSCode plugins is that they're from like centuries ago

finite sail Nov 29, 2020, 4:19 PM

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my mission folder is 17 MB, the majority is scripts

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 4:19 PM

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so...i shouldnt feel bad for making scripts xd

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 4:19 PM

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no

finite sail Nov 29, 2020, 4:19 PM

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nope, all the advanced stuff is done in script

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just checked... ive got 568KB of images in my mission folder, probably some of them are deprecated, the sqm is 48 KB, the rest is scripts

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if i could be bothered to maintain a stringtable, it'd be even bigger

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 4:34 PM

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rn im having an issue where im shooting at other units, but then my hide script doesnt execute cuz that one unit isnt in combat mode red

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even tho they are hiding

idle jungle Nov 29, 2020, 4:34 PM

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Warning Message: '/' is not a value
16:32:24 Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgFactionClasses.'.
16:32:24 Warning Message: No entry '.displayName'.```

how do i find the line the error is on. this message is really not helpful

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 4:34 PM

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oh wait i could try using Behaviour

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instead of combat mode

still forum Nov 29, 2020, 4:36 PM

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idle jungle ```sqf Warning Message: '/' is not a value 16:32:24 Warning Message: No entry '...

run performance branch, and start game with -debug
That might tell you the script, I hope it does.. dunno

idle jungle Nov 29, 2020, 4:36 PM

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thank you

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 4:37 PM

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how do i use the rtp visual studio extension

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or whatever its called forgot xd, the debugy one

finite sail Nov 29, 2020, 4:38 PM

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i dont use it

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rpt?

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 4:38 PM

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i think so yeah, the log one

finite sail Nov 29, 2020, 4:38 PM

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i use a seperate app for wacthing the rpt

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baretail

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have it on a different screen

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 4:39 PM

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in this example
_b = behaviour _soldier; //returns "CARELESS"
what is the _b

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because im trying to write a trigger that triggers when theyre aware

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and im getting

finite sail Nov 29, 2020, 4:40 PM

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the behaviour command, in taht example, creates a variable called _b

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 4:40 PM

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error behaviour: type group, expected object

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(behaviour boys == "AWARE")

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like that looks right

finite sail Nov 29, 2020, 4:41 PM

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as the error says, behaviour command expects a group, not a unit

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 4:41 PM

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but ig it isnt

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it is a group

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oh

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i have to

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switch them around

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fuck

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mh..no wait

idle jungle Nov 29, 2020, 4:44 PM

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still forum run performance branch, and start game with -debug That might tell you the scrip...

where do i put the -debug into the start options in steam or is there a specific box in the launcher parameters?

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ahhh crap sorry for the tag

winter rose Nov 29, 2020, 4:48 PM

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ember path how do i use the rtp visual studio extension

Ctrl+Alt+R

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 4:49 PM

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thanks!

idle jungle Nov 29, 2020, 5:07 PM

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wheres the command line startup parameters gone from the launcher

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oh is it now parameter file

still forum Nov 29, 2020, 5:27 PM

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I think you cannot enable it in Arma launcher yet

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there is no field for custom parameters, and the -debug option is only added on dev branch

fading tiger Nov 29, 2020, 5:27 PM

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Just a quick question. Is there a built in function to get a basic strength of units or Vehicles (like solider = 1, APC = 5)? Or do I have to write it?

winter rose Nov 29, 2020, 5:30 PM

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you could get the cost from config I suppose (if it is still a thing)

finite sail Nov 29, 2020, 5:31 PM

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cost still exists in config

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never used it though

fading tiger Nov 29, 2020, 5:33 PM

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Hm, ok, thank you. I hoped more for something, that returns a combat strength. Probably seperatet against Infrantry and vehicles

winter rose Nov 29, 2020, 5:33 PM

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there are functions that tell you if infantry or vehicle, also isMan config entry

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but how else do you want the game to guess what you want?

fading tiger Nov 29, 2020, 5:35 PM

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I hoped, that there is a function, that get's a strength of any unit based on there equipment.

finite sail Nov 29, 2020, 5:35 PM

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cost is probably as close as you want

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unless you're prepared to go really deep

winter rose Nov 29, 2020, 5:36 PM

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yeah but "what is strength" ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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cost is indeed the closest the game has

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FYI cost is not "money cost" or "Zeus cost", it is indeed "weight" the AI gives to the target

fading tiger Nov 29, 2020, 5:39 PM

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oh, ok, that's nice, I thought that is Zeus cost. Thank you

finite sail Nov 29, 2020, 5:42 PM

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zeus does use it

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but its more the threat AI feel from a unit

wild prairie Nov 29, 2020, 7:37 PM

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The "curatorUnitAssigned" EH, from https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers/ScriptedEventHandlers, I assume I'll replace _curator with the variable name of the module I want to attach it to, correct?

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{[_x, "curatorUnitAssigned", {
    params ["_curator", "_player"];
    //code goes here
}] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler;} forEach allCurators;
``` so this *should* be enough to attach it to all the modules in my mission file

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 7:41 PM

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no

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your "module" is already being passed to the code

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learn what params is:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/params

wild prairie Nov 29, 2020, 7:45 PM

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I'm referring to _curator as in

[_curator, "curatorUnitAssigned", { //< This line
    params ["_curator", "_player"];
    //code goes here
}] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler;
```, which is how wiki says to call it.

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 7:45 PM

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and this is what I meant

wild prairie Nov 29, 2020, 7:45 PM

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wild prairie I'm referring to _curator as in ```sqf [_curator, "curatorUnitAssigned", { //< T...

So, calling it like this would be enough to add the EH to all curator modules?

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 7:46 PM

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yes

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@wild prairie and I'm referring to: #arma3_scripting message

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not #arma3_scripting message

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unless you have defined _curator
but again this will only add the EH to that curator module

wild prairie Nov 29, 2020, 7:49 PM

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Kay, you just confused me even more. I want to add the EH to all curator modules in my mission. Do I use option 1 or 2?

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 7:49 PM

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1

wild prairie Nov 29, 2020, 7:49 PM

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Gotcha.

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Thank you.

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 8:13 PM

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how would i set off a trigger after the action has been removed
(in my case i have an add action script, that lets me hack the terminal, and then plays the terminals animation, afterwards i want a helicopter to land, i assume the best way to do this is to have a hold waypoint and then activate the trigger, i just dont know how)

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i tried settings the triggers condition with like script done

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but that doesnt work, cuz the add action script gets executed as soon as the player gets near the terminal

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i need something that checks when remove action script happened

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I think i might be doing this in a very silly way..

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 8:22 PM

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ember path how would i set off a trigger after the action has been removed (in my case i ha...

what do you think a trigger is?
you don't need a trigger

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 8:38 PM

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yeah i gave up from using a trigger

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helo now lands at the spot, now to just figure out how to make it take off once everyone is in

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 8:47 PM

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something I wrote a while back for someone else:

_landPad = createVehicle ["Land_HelipadEmpty_F",  ASLtoAGL getPosASL task4d];

MY_HELI land "GET OUT";

waitUntil {
sleep 1;
units group player findIf {alive _x && !(_x in MY_HELI )} == -1
};
deleteVehicle _landPad;
MY_HELI land "NONE"; //take off

_WP = (group MY_HELI) addWaypoint [getPosASL helperObject1, -1];

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It makes a helicopter land, wait for everyone from the player's group to get it, then move to a new waypoint

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their case needed some objs, but you probably don't

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 9:05 PM

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i butchered together a thing out of some scripts i found online

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this trys to mimic the escape extract, where you get extracted once you hack the terminal

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(by the way how do you format the code so it looks pretty like that with colors in dsicord)

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 9:06 PM

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see the pinned messages

ember path Nov 29, 2020, 9:06 PM

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i see

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_target = radio;
_actionId = 2;
_extractpos = [extract1];
radio addAction
[
    "Hack",    // title
    {
        params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"]; // script
        [radio, 3] call BIS_fnc_DataTerminalAnimate;
        _target removeAction _actionId;
        helo move (getMarkerPos "extract1");

sleep 3;

while { ( (alive helo) && !(unitReady helo) ) } do
{
       sleep 1;
};

if (alive helo) then
{
       helo land "LAND";
};
waitUntil {sleep 1; allPlayers findIf {alive _x && !(_x in helo)} == -1};
helo move (getMarkerPos "extractfinal");

    },
    nil,        // arguments
    1.5,        // priority
    true,        // showWindow
    true,        // hideOnUse
    "",            // shortcut
    "true",     // condition
    10,            // radius
    false,        // unconscious
    "",            // selection
    ""            // memoryPoint
];

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its messy af but it works xd

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ill add stuff like them telling theyre coming for extract and that they landed, but i just wanted to push through and get the ending to work

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now all its left to do is the start, briefing stuff, and some polish/balancing

drifting sky Nov 29, 2020, 9:21 PM

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arma2OA, is it possible to initialize an empty array with n length, to avoid it needing to expand later?

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Actually, can I make custom structures with named variables?

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 9:24 PM

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

winter rose Nov 29, 2020, 9:24 PM

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you can't "freeze" an array size though - if you add, it will expand

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 9:24 PM

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or even https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/set

drifting sky Nov 29, 2020, 9:26 PM

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Thanks. What bout the custom data structures?

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 9:26 PM

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not sure what you mean

drifting sky Nov 29, 2020, 9:26 PM

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I'm using arrays, but it would be ideal to have named variables

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like, i could create an instance of my custom structure, and refer to its variables like new_thingamajig.some_variable_name = some_value

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 9:28 PM

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no

winter rose Nov 29, 2020, 9:28 PM

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you cannot create custom objects no

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 9:28 PM

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we don't have structs in sqf

winter rose Nov 29, 2020, 9:28 PM

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but you can use setVariable on an object

drifting sky Nov 29, 2020, 9:28 PM

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ok thanks

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too bad though

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 9:28 PM

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there is one thing you can do

drifting sky Nov 29, 2020, 9:29 PM

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I'm using #define to name array indexes

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 9:29 PM

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yeah that's one way

drifting sky Nov 29, 2020, 9:29 PM

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but the problem with define is Very long names

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since they have to be unique for all "structures"

winter rose Nov 29, 2020, 9:32 PM

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the problem is your OOP approach of SQF 😄

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 9:32 PM

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anyway, I'm not sure what you want to do, but another awkward way is:

_names = ["var1", "var2"];
_values = [1,2];
_array = [_names, _values];
_values select (_names find "var2");

it's terrible. but I can't think of anything else besides these two

drifting sky Nov 29, 2020, 9:33 PM

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eh, that looks like it would have a pretty big impact on performance

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having to look up the name of each variable every time it is accessed

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 9:33 PM

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not much

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find is fast

winter rose Nov 29, 2020, 9:33 PM

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make one script that runs the info with all its inner variables, and send an array that will be the DTO (Data Transfer Object)

round blade Nov 29, 2020, 9:35 PM

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How would I go about preventing the ai from firing a weapon unless prone in a relatively performant manner? This would be for a light mortar launcher

winter rose Nov 29, 2020, 9:36 PM

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take their guns away! \o/

drifting sky Nov 29, 2020, 9:36 PM

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for return values from scripts, do I have to do something like this:

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array = [a,b]

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array;

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or

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can i do something like this

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[a,b]

winter rose Nov 29, 2020, 9:37 PM

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last two are ok

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[1,2,3] // will return [1,2,3]
// or
_myArray // will return _myArray's content

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semicolons presence doesn't matter, maybe in Arma 1 and I am not even sure of that

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(it was thought that having a ; would make the script return nil, which is (f)actually false)

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 9:40 PM

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Yeah. As long as your command/expression returns something, and you don't store it, it returns a value

drifting sky Nov 29, 2020, 9:41 PM

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k thanks

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 9:42 PM

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I mean this doesn't
_a = 1;
But these do
_a
_a;
1
Nil
etc

winter rose Nov 29, 2020, 9:42 PM

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WRONG
etc returns unknown variable!

drifting sky Nov 29, 2020, 9:46 PM

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and for waituntil, is it similarly, that the last returned value or expression is the condition?

little raptor Nov 29, 2020, 9:47 PM

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Yeah

drifting sky Nov 29, 2020, 9:48 PM

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Okay, one more question. can you use exitwith in conjuction with other commands? example:

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if(condition) then { do_thing; exitWith{} };

willow hound Nov 29, 2020, 9:55 PM

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Not like that.
Either use it as intended:

if (condition) exitWith {
  //Do the stuff here
};
```Or, if for some reason you don't want that, you could do it like your example shows (but using correct syntax!):
```sqf
if (condition) then {
  //Do the stuff here
  if (true) exitWith {};
};
```But I don't see any reason to use option two. It's bad code and it does the same as option one.

drifting sky Nov 29, 2020, 10:00 PM

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ah... I misunderstood it's purpose. Thanks for clearing that up.

willow hound Nov 29, 2020, 10:12 PM

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Actually option two only exits the if-scope it's in, so it doesn't do the same as option one after all.
In fact it does nothing. Definitely don't use that.

drifting sky Nov 29, 2020, 10:16 PM

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k

finite sail Nov 29, 2020, 10:37 PM

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if (condition) exitWith {do_thing};

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^^^ @drifting sky

idle jungle Nov 29, 2020, 11:08 PM

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Hey guys

Is there a way to disable the chat channels for everyone except specific user ids?

I.e. 0 enablechannel false

tough abyss Nov 29, 2020, 11:09 PM

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@idle jungle If that's the one thing you want to do, and you know the user ids in advance, you could make Switch cases

exotic flax Nov 29, 2020, 11:09 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/enableChannel is local, and can override settings in description.ext or server.cfg (sounds like a security issue)

idle jungle Nov 29, 2020, 11:10 PM

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Oh okay

tough abyss Nov 29, 2020, 11:12 PM

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Q: How do you make dead (ahem) bodies in missions in a performance friendly way? Is there another way besides setDamage 1; and having the characters ragdoll for several seconds?

idle jungle Nov 29, 2020, 11:13 PM

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What if you hide model for couple of seconds and then show model

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2bh don't listen to me haha

tough abyss Nov 29, 2020, 11:14 PM

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@idle jungle Don't give me IRL ideas 🤔

spark turret Nov 29, 2020, 11:14 PM

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I guess you could kill some dudes at start and disable their simulation after they come to a halt?

tough abyss Nov 29, 2020, 11:16 PM

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Yeah, but my guess is that the CPU expensive part is at the start (and also the greatest moment of lag in my mission). Any way of skipping/shortening the ragdolling?

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Guess I could execVM a script on each character setting simulation to false after 1 second. Will try that.

drifting sky Nov 29, 2020, 11:20 PM

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if i have an array, a. And I do b=a. Is there a way I can replace a with a new array through b?

winter rose Nov 29, 2020, 11:21 PM

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private _arrayA = [1,2,3];
private _arrayB = +_arrayA; // copy, not ref

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(see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/+#Alternative_Syntax_4 @drifting sky)

drifting sky Nov 29, 2020, 11:22 PM

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I don't believe that answers the question. Maybe I should elaborate.

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B is a reference to A

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But, I want to replace A with a new array through B

winter rose Nov 29, 2020, 11:23 PM

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a new array through B
I don't get that part

drifting sky Nov 29, 2020, 11:23 PM

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something like this:

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A = [1,2,3]

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B = A

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B = [4,5,6] //A = [4,5,6]

winter rose Nov 29, 2020, 11:23 PM

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no can do

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but you can update that reference

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_arrayB resize 0;
{ _arrayB pushBack _x } forEach _arrayX;

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this way, both A and B keep reference to the same array, its content being changed

drifting sky Nov 29, 2020, 11:25 PM

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thanks for the suggestion

winter rose Nov 29, 2020, 11:26 PM

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somehow it is not what you are after… but you unfortunately cannot do what you meant above

copper raven Nov 29, 2020, 11:59 PM

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private _arrayA = [[1, 2, 3]];
private _arrayB = _arrayA;
_arrayB set [0, [4, 5, 6]]; // _arrayA = [[4, 5, 6]]

i guess that's the closest you can get, but it's useless

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you have to select everytime then...

sleek sail Nov 30, 2020, 1:10 AM

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Anyone had luck setting up original respawn module to work with playable slot controlled by AI? In my case if I play for the playable slot I can select respawn place as intended. But when playable is controlled by AI, it keeps respawning at the initial mission position.

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 4:36 AM

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winter rose ```sqf _arrayB resize 0; { _arrayB pushBack _x } forEach _arrayX; ```

there's no pushBack in A2

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 4:37 AM

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drifting sky But, I want to replace A with a new array through B

B = A + [];

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if you want deep copy (if your array contains nested arrays):

B = +A;

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that way both arrays are independent
further reading:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/%2B

past tiger Nov 30, 2020, 4:40 AM

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Set the same value to a variable twice, or even many times, can cause any harm related to this var storage in memory? I mean, this can increase memory fragmentation, or anything else? I know it's a strange question, sorry for any inconvenience.

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 4:40 AM

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tough abyss Yeah, but my guess is that the CPU expensive part is at the start (and also the ...

there are death animations in the game

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_unit switchMove "DeadState"

I don't recall its name, but I think it was that
You can find it in anim viewer

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also, if you create very simple soldiers (those without any loadout), you can save some performance

tough abyss Nov 30, 2020, 4:42 AM

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Thanks.

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I thought most of the CPU was spent on the AI and calculating the ragdoll physics of the dead unit. But loadout also plays a role, you have a point.

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So, in order to save server CPU, I could disable AI on the character, then use switchMove on the character, for example?

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 4:44 AM

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CPU was spent on the AI
A unit that is just created doesn't have AI yet
it's the looking up the model and initialization parts that take time

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 4:44 AM

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tough abyss So, in order to save server CPU, I could disable AI on the character, then use s...

you'd be wasting more performance by doing that (disableAI)

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the best thing you can do is create the soldiers as vehicles (use createVehicle(local), not createUnit)

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then switchMove and kill

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then disable simulation

tough abyss Nov 30, 2020, 4:48 AM

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little raptor the best thing you can do is create the soldiers as vehicles (use `createVehicle...

Oh, you can spawn Men with createVehicle?

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 4:48 AM

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yes

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they're vehicles

tough abyss Nov 30, 2020, 4:48 AM

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What's the functional difference? No FSM?

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 4:49 AM

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no AI

tough abyss Nov 30, 2020, 4:50 AM

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Takes damage, collisions, inventory, physics simulation... but no AI?

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interesting

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 4:50 AM

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units have no physx sim

tough abyss Nov 30, 2020, 4:51 AM

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well not PhysX but they obviously have some sort of collisions and physics. Didn't mean to mix up

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 4:51 AM

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yeah they do

tough abyss Nov 30, 2020, 4:52 AM

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OK cool. Will look up the other commands you mentioned as well (eg Kill is also new to me). Thank you.

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 4:52 AM

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lol

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I meant setDamage 1

tough abyss Nov 30, 2020, 4:53 AM

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😵

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 4:54 AM

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tough abyss What's the functional difference? No FSM?

another important thing: no need for groups

tough abyss Nov 30, 2020, 4:57 AM

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True, since there's no AI.

topaz field Nov 30, 2020, 6:40 AM

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Could one of you please take a look. I had a look at the remoteExec page and fiddled around with this line. It produces no syntax errors to my knowledge but does not execute the dialogue. ["Vladimir", "Dimitri answer the phone"] remoteExecCall ["spawn BIS_fnc_showSubtitle",[0, -2]select isDedicated];

exotic flax Nov 30, 2020, 6:42 AM

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"spawn BIS_fnc_showSubtitle" does not make sense 🤔

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it's not a function/command, and it's already being called by remoteExecCall

topaz field Nov 30, 2020, 6:45 AM

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it comes from this line ["Dimitri", "Hello?"] spawn BIS_fnc_showSubtitle;

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It works

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Look it up

exotic flax Nov 30, 2020, 6:46 AM

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🤦‍♂️

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remoteExecCall only accepts a function/command name

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try this

["Vladimir", "Dimitri answer the phone"] remoteExecCall ["BIS_fnc_showSubtitle", [0, -2] select isDedicated];

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or probably better, since that will be scheduled (just like spawn):

["Vladimir", "Dimitri answer the phone"] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_showSubtitle", [0, -2] select isDedicated];

ember path Nov 30, 2020, 10:56 AM

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im not seeing it in pinned, but is there a good guide or way to do tasks, and spawning ai when needed stuff like that. For example i dont need the helo that extracts people until the end of the mission, i looked up createUnit but that would mean id have to redo the whole unit, and i changed some of their loadouts

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is there a way to spawn the group as is, as in, you make them in eden how you want them, define them, and then just like..make them spawn like that, not having to define evereything

winter rose Nov 30, 2020, 10:59 AM

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you can use setUnitLoadout and a description.ext class

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createVehicle + createVehicleCrew or BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle too

ember path Nov 30, 2020, 10:59 AM

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could i maybe even just keep them spawned but disable ai so they just hover, or another question: if they have dynamic simulation applied, and a script asks them to move or do something but theyre out of that range.. do they do it or

exotic flax Nov 30, 2020, 10:59 AM

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or use BIS_fnc_spawnGroup if you have defined the groups/units already

cosmic lichen Nov 30, 2020, 11:00 AM

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Just create them in Eden Editor, put them into their own layer and use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getMissionLayerEntities to enable the layer when you need them, no need for spawnGroup and such

ember path Nov 30, 2020, 11:01 AM

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oh whaaaat

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theres layerss?

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https://tenor.com/view/mind-blown-amazed-explosion-space-omg-gif-10279314

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right no gifs

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xd

cosmic lichen Nov 30, 2020, 11:01 AM

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https://tenor.com/view/mind-blown-amazed-explosion-space-omg-gif-10279314

Tenor

ember path Nov 30, 2020, 11:01 AM

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thats....amazing thanks, just what i needed

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thats amazinggg

winter rose Nov 30, 2020, 11:04 AM

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never have I used them TBH, besides Eden organising 😄

ember path Nov 30, 2020, 11:07 AM

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this is gonna help me a lot i assume, cuz i was planning on writing another script for dynamic patrols or what not, that search for players, but i assume i could just put them in another layer with waypoints, and activate the layer when needed

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i still love that windowed arma for some reason uses the win7 border

languid oyster Nov 30, 2020, 11:15 AM

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Anyone knows, if arma has somewhere cartridge models for large rounds such as 30mm, 40mm etc?

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I mean the model type, that can be found e.g. here
configfile >> "CfgAmmo" >> "ACE_556x45_Ball_Mk262" >> "cartridge"

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For configfile >> "CfgAmmo" >> "B_30mm_AP_Tracer_Green" >> "cartridge" the entry is
cartridge = "FxCartridge_556";
Leading to a tiny .556 cartridge, in comparison to the real world 30 mm cartridge.

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Or can the model be somehow scaled in the game?

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Advice me plz, if I should ask in another forum

winter rose Nov 30, 2020, 11:24 AM

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try checking the grenade launcher ammo? e.g on hunters or ifrits

ember path Nov 30, 2020, 11:27 AM

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ok.. dummy question but i saw a script that goes:

    {
        _x enableSimulation true;
        _x hideObject false;
    } forEach (getMissionLayerEntities "MyCustomLayer" select 0);

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does that mean that the object is still like... active.. being simulated even if the layer is hidden?

winter rose Nov 30, 2020, 11:29 AM

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this ^ code enables the vehicle, not disables it

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1/ use enableSimulationGlobal/hideObjectGlobal, server-side
2/ use false/true to disable the layer, true/false to enable it

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hiding the layer in Eden is not doing anything in-mission, it is in-editor only

ember path Nov 30, 2020, 11:31 AM

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ohhhhhhh

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oh this works great, im using that script in objects init field to disable it on mission start, and then enable it when i need to

winter rose Nov 30, 2020, 11:40 AM

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pleeease no

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use initServer.sqf

ember path Nov 30, 2020, 11:41 AM

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why nottt

winter rose Nov 30, 2020, 11:41 AM

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because init fields are ebol

ember path Nov 30, 2020, 11:41 AM

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ebol??

winter rose Nov 30, 2020, 11:41 AM

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evil

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bad

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horrible

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terrible

ember path Nov 30, 2020, 11:41 AM

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snake voice hrng.. ebol

winter rose Nov 30, 2020, 11:41 AM

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poopy

ember path Nov 30, 2020, 11:41 AM

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okay...okay

winter rose Nov 30, 2020, 11:41 AM

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ember path *snake voice* hrng.. ebol

exactly 😁

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code in init fields is run client-side on every clients connection as well
so even if *Global commands only work server-side, it's still a good thing to steer away from these forsaken fields

ember path Nov 30, 2020, 11:43 AM

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oh so there could be a bad: where like the init gets executed for every player

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 11:44 AM

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that's a good (?!)

ember path Nov 30, 2020, 11:45 AM

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oh but could you also use it for good things, for example, in init lets say you spawn another guy next to the first guy, so for each player the init field gets executed and changes the difficulty of the mission

winter rose Nov 30, 2020, 11:45 AM

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yes
my favourite example, if you want to start injured:

this setDamage 0.5;
```then you play, and heal yourself, cool. then another player connects: boom! you're injured again

ember path Nov 30, 2020, 11:45 AM

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xd

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its fine, in lore you got a flashback where your friend got hurt and now youre hurt again

winter rose Nov 30, 2020, 11:45 AM

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in some cases, an init field is OK (e.g local commands)
most of the time though, it's bad

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 11:47 AM

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I've personally never used the init fields in my entire Arma scripting experience. They should be removed!

winter rose Nov 30, 2020, 11:47 AM

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agreed, but hey.

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it's cool for single player missions though

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 11:48 AM

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yeah fair enough

winter rose Nov 30, 2020, 11:48 AM

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let's not forget that this 20yo engine was not meant for multiplayer, and that it was added at a late development stage!

spark turret Nov 30, 2020, 12:02 PM

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Yeah, dedmen pls fix :D

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Tbh armas engine is the best 20-yo one i know about. It does its job, its moddable and its not even bad at its job

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I mod a 10-yo game one-man-passion-creation from time to time and its far far far worse than arma

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on the other hand: i dont have access to armas source code so idk how much spaghetti it is 😛

winter rose Nov 30, 2020, 12:12 PM

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I believe they hid things well 😁 tbh, it might be a mess in some areas, but it's still somewhat solid on the "front" side. the lack of resource usage is something showing, of course, but take an Apex screenshot and say "it's a 20yo engine running @ 60FPS" (in single player ^^), it's still something

spark turret Nov 30, 2020, 12:13 PM

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yeah very true.

spark turret Nov 30, 2020, 12:31 PM

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theres a discussion going on in my clan about grass. players see it, AI dont. can someone confirm that AI completly ignores grass?

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i tested myself for foliage and they didnt ignore it. they were just very good at guessing where you are behind it

cosmic lichen Nov 30, 2020, 12:31 PM

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I think Greenforst did some tests on that

winter rose Nov 30, 2020, 12:31 PM

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already debunked in an AI forum thread I believe?

cosmic lichen Nov 30, 2020, 12:31 PM

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Yes

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AI Myth..something

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https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/223493-ai-facts-myths-compilation-list/?page=1

spark turret Nov 30, 2020, 12:33 PM

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ah yes thats what google gave me. ill look into it very thanks much help

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LOL didnt know that

Note: AI can only see your "central nervous system" so to speak. They can't spot your limbs or sides of torso, only the head and spine. This is why you can hide behind traffic sign posts for example.

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 12:38 PM

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spark turret LOL didnt know that ``` Note: AI can only see your "central nervous system" so t...

not true

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they can see your eyePos too

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up to ~200m

spark turret Nov 30, 2020, 12:41 PM

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well eyes are part of he CNS

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 12:41 PM

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oh right it mentions that:

only the head and spine

sage dawn Nov 30, 2020, 12:41 PM

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has anyone noticed any issues with using createVehicleCrew? I've been having a lot of issues with the crew that gets created getting out of the vehicle, running around in a circle before getting back in once they are created

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I'm not sure if it's an issue with the command or something on my end

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 12:42 PM

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spark turret well eyes are part of he CNS

but still, it wasn't accurate.
head is only up to 200 m

winter rose Nov 30, 2020, 12:42 PM

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sage dawn has anyone noticed any issues with using createVehicleCrew? I've been having a l...

see the wiki page 😉

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 12:42 PM

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beyond that it's only aimPos

sage dawn Nov 30, 2020, 12:42 PM

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there's nothing on the wiki about that

winter rose Nov 30, 2020, 12:42 PM

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This command does not addVehicle to the created crew in the same way this normally happens when crewed vehicle created in the editor. See BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle for a full vehicle and crew creation and group addition.
really?

sage dawn Nov 30, 2020, 12:43 PM

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I don't think it's that, I've tried manually doing addVehicle

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 12:44 PM

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it's an animation issue

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what animation are you using for get in?

spark turret Nov 30, 2020, 12:46 PM

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A general question regarding performance:
I have been building an ambient battle script that creates local soundsources for each player and plays shot sounds. the soundsources all point in the direction of a "center master" object so it always seems that the sound is coming from there. reason is to have the battle be hearable from kilometers away.

now the problem is, it works fine in my local MP with 2 clients from same machine, and obliterated the mission it was intended for on the dedicated server :D

i suspect the reason is that i spawn a TON of coroutines. every shot has a spawn {sleep _delay; remoteExec playSound} foreach sound and foreach player.
other than that theres only one main loop which is ~2 seconds timeout.

Any other ideas what might clog up the scheduler?

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 12:46 PM

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@sage dawn
make sure your interpolateTo and connectTo for the anims are empty. the animation must not connect to anything elese

spark turret Nov 30, 2020, 12:46 PM

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or any input is welcome

sage dawn Nov 30, 2020, 12:47 PM

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what? animation?

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 12:47 PM

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the unit animations when they're seated

sage dawn Nov 30, 2020, 12:47 PM

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I'm not doing anything with animations, createVehicleCrew has nothing to do with animation

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 12:48 PM

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did you create that vehicle yourself?

sage dawn Nov 30, 2020, 12:48 PM

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no

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 12:48 PM

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I mean in object builder

sage dawn Nov 30, 2020, 12:48 PM

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it happens on pretty much every vehicle I've used it on

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at least from what I've seen

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not all the time but often

spark turret Nov 30, 2020, 12:48 PM

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your problem is that ai leaves the car and runs around?

sage dawn Nov 30, 2020, 12:49 PM

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yeah they get out, run around a bit and then get back in

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it's most annoying when it's a static weapon on a roof or something

spark turret Nov 30, 2020, 12:49 PM

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i have had a kinda similar issues with helicopters. i noticed that i have to leave 2 passengers seats free, otherwise they will try to escape

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so it i only fill in 8/10 passengers, they dont leave

sage dawn Nov 30, 2020, 12:49 PM

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they spawn in the static weapon, get out, fall of the roof and get injured

spark turret Nov 30, 2020, 12:50 PM

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you can disable their ability to leave the weapon iirc

sage dawn Nov 30, 2020, 12:50 PM

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though the moving back in almost seems to happen automatically

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like they get put back in almost like using a moveIn command

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though I dunno, it might be some mod issue

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 12:51 PM

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how do you do this whole process?

sage dawn Nov 30, 2020, 12:52 PM

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I just createVehicleCrew and then addVehicle ```sqf
_crew = createVehicleCrew _x;
uisleep 0.01;
_crew addVehicle _x;

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 12:52 PM

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don't add sleep

sage dawn Nov 30, 2020, 12:53 PM

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I think I've tried it without a sleep

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 12:54 PM

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_crew = createVehicleCrew _x;
_crew addVehicle _x;
units _crew orderGetIn true;

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maybe that?

still forum Nov 30, 2020, 12:54 PM

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Can you set the rotation of a object you attachTo'ed ?

little raptor Nov 30, 2020, 12:54 PM

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yes

still forum Nov 30, 2020, 12:55 PM

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how? i tried setVectorDir on the object that i attached, but it resets