#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 647

bold mica Jan 20, 2021, 3:48 AM

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addMissionEventHandler [
    if ((backpack _unit) isEqualTo "tfw_ilbe_a_gr", "tfw_ilbe_dd_gr" && 
    {_itemRemoved isEqualTo "ACRE_PRC117F"}) then 
    { _unit addBackpackCargoGlobal ["ACRE_PRC117F", 1]; }
];```

tiny wadi Jan 20, 2021, 4:03 AM

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you could do an OR, or you could make an array of acceptable backpacks

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so you could do

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private _acceptableBackpacks = ["backpack1","backpack2"];
if ((backpack _unit) in _acceptableBackpacks)```

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@bold mica

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Also it seems that addMissionEventHandler is missing the eventhandler type

bold mica Jan 20, 2021, 4:05 AM

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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

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im new to scripting

tiny wadi Jan 20, 2021, 4:05 AM

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No worries

bold mica Jan 20, 2021, 4:05 AM

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where can i set that array

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(easier for future stuff)

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addMissionEventHandler ["",{
    if (toLower backpack _unit in ["tfw_ilbe_a_gr","tfw_ilbe_dd_gr"] && _itemRemoved isEqualTo "ACRE_PRC117F") then {
        _unit addBackpackCargoGlobal ["ACRE_PRC117F",1];
    };
}];``` my friend just gave me this

tiny wadi Jan 20, 2021, 4:11 AM

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You could make a global variable

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Global variables dont begin with an underscore (_). And are accessible from anywhere within the mission. If you want to learn more search for Scopes on the wiki

bold mica Jan 20, 2021, 4:12 AM

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

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this?

tiny wadi Jan 20, 2021, 4:12 AM

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but quickly you could just write above the addMissionEventHandler:

MyAllowedBackpacks = [];
addMissionEventhandler blahblahblah```

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Yes thats the right link

bold mica Jan 20, 2021, 4:13 AM

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wouyldnt a global variable send it to everyone to process?

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:14 AM

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no, thats a public variable

bold mica Jan 20, 2021, 4:14 AM

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your pfp is a mood

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:14 AM

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global means accessible in different scopes

bold mica Jan 20, 2021, 4:14 AM

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uh huh,,,

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wait @tiny wadi wouldnt it be a normal event handler for inventory close

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:20 AM

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surely take would be better than invenntoryclosed

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player addEventHandler ["Take", {
    params ["_unit", "_container", "_item"];

    if (
        _container isEqualTo backpackContainer _unit && 
        toLower backpack _unit in ["tfw_ilbe_a_gr","tfw_ilbe_dd_gr"] && 
        _item == "ACRE_PRC117F"
    ) then {
        _unit addBackpackCargoGlobal ["ACRE_PRC117F",1];
    };
}];

then you just need to delete the item you removed, perhaps with a Put event.

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 4:21 AM

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for "_i" from 1 to 78 do  
    {  
                
                private _pos_1 = missionNamespace getVariable [format ["arr_%1", (_i-1)], objNull];
                private _pos_2 = missionNamespace getVariable [format ["arr_%1", _i], objNull];
                map drawline [getpos _pos_1, getpos _pos_2, [128, 1, 1]];
                deletevehicle _pos_1;
    };

I'm trying to get a line drawn between a serious of arrow objects with variable names arr_0 through arr_78. The script above isn't throwing any errors but isn't working either.

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:22 AM

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is that in a Draw event?

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if not, needs to be. check the example
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/drawLine

drawLine

bold mica Jan 20, 2021, 4:23 AM

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robust hollow surely take would be better than invenntoryclosed

why take?

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:23 AM

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because you are taking it from your backpack

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 4:23 AM

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Ok, thanks. I saw the example just didn't know it had to be wrapped in that.

bold mica Jan 20, 2021, 4:23 AM

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but also im hoping that if they drop it from their backpack or move it anywhere that isnt their backpack, itll just put another radio in it

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so it constantly checks with close inventory

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like "if player has no brick but has backpack, add brick, but if brick is removed, add brick"

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thats basically what im trying to do

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    private _item = "ACRE_PRC117F";

    if (_unitItems findIf {_item == _x} == -1) then {
        _unit addBackpackCargoGlobal [_item,1];```

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 4:27 AM

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/788909053035413525/801306703958114324/unknown.png

for "_i" from 1 to 78 do  
    {  
                
                private _pos_1 = missionNamespace getVariable [format ["arr_%1", (_i-1)], objNull];
                private _pos_2 = missionNamespace getVariable [format ["arr_%1", _i], objNull];
                (findDisplay 12 displayCtrl 51) ctrlAddEventHandler 
                    [
                        "Draw",
                        "(_this select 0) drawline [getpos _pos_1, getpos _pos_2, [128, 1, 1]];"
                    ];
                deletevehicle _pos_1;
    };```
So now I'm getting that error after I but in the eventhandler bit.

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:28 AM

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map ctrlAddEventHandler ["Draw",{
    params ["_map"];

    for "_i" from 1 to 78 do  
        {  
                    
                    private _pos_1 = missionNamespace getVariable [format ["arr_%1", (_i-1)], objNull];
                    private _pos_2 = missionNamespace getVariable [format ["arr_%1", _i], objNull];
                    _map drawline [getpos _pos_1, getpos _pos_2, [128, 1, 1]];
                    //deletevehicle _pos_1;
        };
}];

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lines are only shown for the frame they are drawn in, so you cant delete the position objects

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 4:29 AM

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Ah

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Is there not a way to draw them and have them stick around?

bold mica Jan 20, 2021, 4:29 AM

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player addEventHandler ["Put",{
    if (toLower backpack _unit in ["tfw_ilbe_a_gr","tfw_ilbe_dd_gr"] && _item == "ACRE_PRC117F") then {
        _unit addBackpackCargoGlobal ["ACRE_PRC117F",1];
    };
}];

Alternatively my friend gives me this but it'll just add another brick and not remove it

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:31 AM

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cerulean cloak Is there not a way to draw them and have them stick around?

you could probably make a bunch of thin rectangle markers and position and angle them to the shape you need, but drawLine like this is the usual (and easier) way.

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:32 AM

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bold mica ```sqf player addEventHandler ["Put",{ if (toLower backpack _unit in ["tfw_i...

there is a few issues with that. if you're happy with inventoryclosed then stick with it 👍

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 4:32 AM

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It's still not working, would the 12 and 51 values matter at all?

bold mica Jan 20, 2021, 4:32 AM

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Alright I'll test this tomorrow hopefully, if not friday

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:35 AM

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cerulean cloak It's still not working, would the 12 and 51 values matter at all?

yes. display 12 ctrl 51 is the main map control. if that is not the map control you want this to be on, change it to reference your control.

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 4:36 AM

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I don't really know what you mean by that but I guess it should be fine as it is. Any idea why I can see the lines still?

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:37 AM

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possibly because you provide an rgb color, but it expects rgba

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 4:38 AM

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Nope didn't fix it. Still no lines.

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:38 AM

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do the position objects exist?

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 4:38 AM

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I can't see why they wouldn't

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I'll try something else just in case

bold mica Jan 20, 2021, 4:39 AM

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I have gotten 4 ways to do the same function and idk if any of them work

tiny wadi Jan 20, 2021, 4:39 AM

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Yeah, the put eventhandler is going to be the best. Also, I wasn't thinking and had you use the mission eventhandler, that was incorrect. Needs to be added to the unit

bold mica Jan 20, 2021, 4:40 AM

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How would the put event handler work

tiny wadi Jan 20, 2021, 4:40 AM

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It is triggered everytime an item is moved into a container

bold mica Jan 20, 2021, 4:41 AM

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Into or out of

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:41 AM

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take is out of, put is into

tiny wadi Jan 20, 2021, 4:41 AM

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Yeah

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 4:42 AM

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Objects 100% exist and yet no line?

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:42 AM

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show your code snippet as it is now

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 4:42 AM

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for "_i" from 1 to 78 do   
 {   
     
    private _pos_1 = missionNamespace getVariable [format ["arr_%1", (_i-1)], objNull]; 
    private _pos_2 = missionNamespace getVariable [format ["arr_%1", _i], objNull]; 
    map drawline [getpos _pos_1, getpos _pos_2, [128, 1, 1, 1]]; 
 };

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:42 AM

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.... is it in an event?

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 4:43 AM

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No, I thought the event thing went with the drawline thing?

bold mica Jan 20, 2021, 4:43 AM

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Wait so wouldn't take be better for if someone moved it out of the bag? Or....

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 4:43 AM

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Does it all need to go in the event thing?

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:43 AM

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cerulean cloak No, I thought the event thing went with the drawline thing?

copy this snippet in its entirety
#arma3_scripting message

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:44 AM

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bold mica Wait so wouldn't take be better for if someone moved it out of the bag? Or....

that is why i suggested it

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 4:44 AM

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I didn't notice the event had been moved only the commented out line. Sorry.

agile pumice Jan 20, 2021, 4:45 AM

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Why does playAction work for my player but not a civilian unit? Is it only certain gestures it works with?
tested with GestureNo

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 4:45 AM

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map ctrlAddEventHandler ["Draw",{
    params ["_map"];

    for "_i" from 1 to 78 do  
        {  
                    
                    private _pos_1 = missionNamespace getVariable [format ["arr_%1", (_i-1)], objNull];
                    private _pos_2 = missionNamespace getVariable [format ["arr_%1", _i], objNull];
                    _map drawline [getpos _pos_1, getpos _pos_2, [128, 1, 1, 1]];
        };
}];

I've removed the commented out line and also changed the colour from RGB to RGBA

bold mica Jan 20, 2021, 4:46 AM

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So this

player addEventHandler ["Put",{
    if (toLower backpack _unit in ["tfw_ilbe_a_gr","tfw_ilbe_dd_gr"] && _item == "ACRE_PRC117F") then {
        _unit addBackpackCargoGlobal ["ACRE_PRC117F",1];
    };
}];```

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:46 AM

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you arent defining any variables so that will error

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 4:46 AM

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And sadly, no lines.

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:47 AM

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bold mica So this ```sqf player addEventHandler ["Put",{ if (toLower backpack _unit ...

look at how i did it here #arma3_scripting message

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:47 AM

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cerulean cloak And sadly, no lines.

ill get in game and test some things. give me a few minutes

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 4:47 AM

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Ok, thank you.

bold mica Jan 20, 2021, 4:47 AM

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robust hollow look at how i did it here https://discord.com/channels/105462288051380224/105462...

Can I just copy and paste this into my unit.sqf

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init

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:48 AM

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probably. give it a go and see if it works

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@cerulean cloak this works for me

test_polygon = [];
for "_i" from 1 to 11 do 
{
    test_polygon pushBack position (missionnamespace getvariable [format["a_%1",_i],objnull]);
};

findDisplay 12 displayCtrl 51 ctrlAddEventHandler ["Draw", 
{
    params ["_control"];
    _control drawPolygon [test_polygon, [0,0,1,1]];
}];

mostly copied from https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/drawPolygon

drawPolygon

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 4:52 AM

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What am I expecting to see on the map?

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/788909053035413525/801313461652815942/unknown.png
Because I can't see anything.

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:55 AM

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well you'll need to modify it to work for you...

test_polygon = [];
for "_i" from 0 to 78 do 
{
    test_polygon pushBack position (missionnamespace getvariable [format["arr_%1",_i],objnull]);
};

findDisplay 12 displayCtrl 51 ctrlAddEventHandler ["Draw", 
{
    params ["_control"];
    _control drawPolygon [test_polygon, [0,0,1,1]];
}];

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 4:56 AM

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Works quite well expect for a line linking the first and last points

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 4:59 AM

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ughh, yea 😦 go back to the draw line code you had. idk why it isnt working as that also works for me.

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 5:04 AM

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Would CBA or ACE have any impact on this?

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 5:05 AM

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its possible i guess. i wouldnt know what part though.

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 5:13 AM

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Since it seems the polygon function draws a line from each marker to the next looping at the end what if we added all the points again but in reverse order?

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 5:13 AM

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it connects the first and last position, no matter what order you add them in

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 5:14 AM

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test_polygon = [];
for "_i" from 0 to 78 do 
{
    test_polygon pushBack position (missionnamespace getvariable [format["arr_%1",_i],objnull]);
};

for "_i" from 0 to 78 do 
{
    test_polygon pushBack position (missionnamespace getvariable [format["arr_%1",(78-_i)],objnull]);
};

findDisplay 12 displayCtrl 51 ctrlAddEventHandler ["Draw", 
{
    params ["_control"];
    _control drawPolygon [test_polygon, [0,0,1,1]];
}];

It worked

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/788909053035413525/801318934518562857/unknown.png

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 5:16 AM

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oh, i see.

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you could have from 78 to 0 step -1 do for the second loop, and get rid of the (78-_i)

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 5:18 AM

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Yeah, I should do that.

robust hollow Jan 20, 2021, 5:18 AM

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or this and avoid the second loop entirely

private _copyArray = +test_polygon;
reverse _copyArray;
test_polygon append _copyArray;

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 5:21 AM

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Yup, that works great. Thank you very much for working that through with me.

outer fjord Jan 20, 2021, 5:36 AM

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Is there a way to check if a unit has canDeactivateMines = true; in there config as a condition for a addaction?

cerulean cloak Jan 20, 2021, 5:37 AM

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I don't know about that but getunittrait seems like it could fill a similar function?
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getUnitTrait

outer fjord Jan 20, 2021, 5:38 AM

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Ah perfect thank you!

brazen lagoon Jan 20, 2021, 5:52 AM

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hey @high marsh just wanted to ping you to say I gave your idea a try in my mission and it seems to work! thanks a bunch

high marsh Jan 20, 2021, 6:25 AM

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brazen lagoon hey <@!467016426570514442> just wanted to ping you to say I gave your idea a try...

No worries.

brazen lagoon Jan 20, 2021, 6:27 AM

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one thing I'm having trouble with is the AI seems to detect people way too well at night and I'm not sure how to change this

high marsh Jan 20, 2021, 7:48 AM

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do you have any examples? And if you're running a dedicated server what difficulty are you running. If you're running the host off your client which difficulty are you running.

frigid apex Jan 20, 2021, 9:00 AM

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I've tried 2 approaches to animation looping a moving target traveling along a wire. I want the target to travel from one end of the wire to the other, then return back. And doing this continuously until told to stop with a useraction.

1st approach was using a while loop with 1 sqf. But I couldnt make that work.

2nd approach is using 2 different sqf. TargetStart.sqf and TargetStop.sqf called by using 2 user actions. One for start, one for stop. But couldnt make this work either, and I've found very little info on animation looping on the internet except doing so with unit static animations, which isnt the same.

umbral nimbus Jan 20, 2021, 9:17 AM

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I need a little help in thinking something out...
I want a simple way for players to enable/disable an set ('layer') of mapmarkers.

I know how to hide/show them. Thats easy through setMarkerAlpha.
But anyone has a good simple idea for player to do this.
All I can think of is changing a radio trigger. Any other thoughts?

oblique arrow Jan 20, 2021, 9:21 AM

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umbral nimbus I need a little help in thinking something out... I want a simple way for player...

addAction/holdAction?

umbral nimbus Jan 20, 2021, 9:22 AM

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thats actually not bad. Can that be accessed through the map? Im not sure

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ooh ACE interaction!

oblique arrow Jan 20, 2021, 9:35 AM

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Hm yeah that could be good

umbral nimbus Jan 20, 2021, 12:28 PM

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/667105656376918088/801414623265423370/2021-01-20_12-37-35.mp4

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well that worked

tidal swallow Jan 20, 2021, 2:33 PM

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I create a script where players can spawn a camp to sleep, chill etc... But i want to add when a camp is spawned it also creates respawn point and when camp is packed up it deletes respawn point. I was thinking with BIS_fnc_addRespawnPosition to create respawn point and Position to get position of the camp and to place a respawn point there

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I was thinking of getting position for respawn point from current player position with getPos player

next eagle Jan 20, 2021, 2:35 PM

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tidal swallow I create a script where players can spawn a camp to sleep, chill etc... But i wa...

I would be curious to give this a shot if you get it working. I've been wanting something similar for a mission I'm working on

tidal swallow Jan 20, 2021, 2:36 PM

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But will that keep the respawn persistent on location or will it be always on player?

next eagle Jan 20, 2021, 2:36 PM

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I actually don't know

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Might be something you have to try out and see

warm coral Jan 20, 2021, 2:40 PM

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i have an issue with creating a module for achilles

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/638050696851357697/801461304745394206/unknown.png

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[] spawn { 
 
      if(isClass (configFile >> "CfgPatches" >> "ace_main"))then{ 
        ["[SRBMOD]", "Unit suicide", { 
 
          params [["_position", [0,0,0], [[]], 3], ["_object", objNull, [objNull]]]; 
 
          _curator = getAssignedCuratorLogic player; 
 
          if( !(_object isKindOf "Man"))exitWith{ 
              [_curator,"No valid unit"] call BIS_fnc_showCuratorFeedbackMessage; 
          }; 
 
          [_object, true] call murshun_suicide_fnc; 
 
        }] call Ares_fnc_RegisterCustomModule; 
    }; 
 
  };```

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this is the script

next eagle Jan 20, 2021, 2:42 PM

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I'm wondering if maybe someone can give me some insight: I had created a couple small scripts to remote control units with during a mission. I wanted to have like a medic and engi I can switch to when needed, and what I came up with kinda works, but there are issues. I input an addAction command into my player init in 3den, which gives me the action, but only until I die, which is no good. I want it to persist with the player even after death and respawn. It also shows the action on the screen all the time until I open scroll wheel menu and close it again; this isn't a huge issue but the disappearing on respawn makes it kinda useless overall. Any ideas?

This is the addAction: this addAction ["Control Medic", {[med1] call zen_remote_control_fnc_start;}];

And this is to switch back to the player: this addAction ["Back to Player", {objNull remoteControl player; player switchCamera "INTERNAL"; sleep 0.1; findDisplay 312; closeDisplay 2;}];

past mist Jan 20, 2021, 2:43 PM

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I'm creating a task from scripting, using BIS_fnc_taskCreate, description takes an array with description, title and marker. what is this marker? the position where the task is shown on map? and in that case what is the optiona destination parameter next to the description array?

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@next eagle you might add an handler for when you respawn to re-execute the add-action command

next eagle Jan 20, 2021, 2:47 PM

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past mist <@!411340655051145217> you might add an handler for when you respawn to re-execu...

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll see if I can figure out how to do that and see if it works

past mist Jan 20, 2021, 2:47 PM

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otherwise

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add that code on onPlayerRespawn.sqf

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that script get's executed when someone respawns

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maybe check for the guy respawning being effectively you and you would be set

next eagle Jan 20, 2021, 2:53 PM

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Ok, I'll see what works. cheers

past mist Jan 20, 2021, 2:55 PM

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good luck

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 3:07 PM

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past mist I'm creating a task from scripting, using `BIS_fnc_taskCreate`, description take...

I'm not sure what the marker does
I don't think it does anything
destination is the actual place where the task icon will point at
if you want to use a marker for the task, you can put <marker name='markerName>Text</marker> in the description (it will highlight in yellow, and you can click on it when the map is open)

past mist Jan 20, 2021, 3:07 PM

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okay, I'll experiment with it

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one last thing, best way to check from scripts if a bool variable has been changed without hogging the VM using an endless while loop?

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 3:16 PM

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@past mist
best way is to do what you want wherever you change the bool
in other words:
Setting var in one script:

VarIsTrue = true;
```and checking when it becomes true in another spawned/execVMed code using a loop:
```sqf
waitUntil {
  VarIsTrue
};
//do something
```Is bad.

But this is good:
```sqf
VarIsTrue = true;
//do something

to cover both cases of true and false, you can make a function

My_fnc_setBool = //use a better tag, not just "My"
{
  params ["_isTrue"];
  someVar = _isTrue;
  if (_isTrue) then {
    //do this when enabled
  } else {
     //do this when disabeld
  };
};


//
[true] call My_fnc_setBool; //change the var to true

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 3:16 PM

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any one free to give a hand?

past mist Jan 20, 2021, 3:18 PM

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little raptor <@!88217776254119936> best way is to do what you want wherever you change the b...

I have a task that has to complete when players finish an holdaction on an NPC (taslking to an informer), when that completes i should make the next task available, my tasks are all inside an SQF file to manage the tasking itself.

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 3:18 PM

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how do i set up sectors to have team base spawn pos? that can change based of what side controlls it

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 3:19 PM

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exactly

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don't use loop for that

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do what I said

past mist Jan 20, 2021, 3:19 PM

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then, I should not use an external SQf at all

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 3:19 PM

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what do you mean external SQF?

past mist Jan 20, 2021, 3:19 PM

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i have a tasking.sqf file where I wrote all the code for the tasks

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that file gets execVMed at the start of the mission

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and adds the first task

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 3:20 PM

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I think you didn't understand what I said

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let me explain for your case

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let's say task1 completes, and you want to add task2:

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this is the completion code for task1:

//complete task 1
["task1", "SUCCEEDED"] call BIS_fnc_setTaskState;
//add task 2:
["task2", .....] call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;

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as you can see, all of it is taking place in one script

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and it can be an "external" sqf

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if you want

past mist Jan 20, 2021, 3:22 PM

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got it

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in my case I should add it when the holdaction callback for being completed get's called

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 3:22 PM

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yep exactly

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no loops

past mist Jan 20, 2021, 3:23 PM

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k, thanks

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 3:23 PM

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np

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 3:26 PM

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scarlet flume how do i set up sectors to have team base spawn pos? that can change based of wh...

are you sure your question isn't related to #arma3_editor?

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it seems to me it is

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ok wait

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 3:27 PM

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i was referred to here

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 3:27 PM

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yeah I noticed

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let me see what your issue was

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 3:29 PM

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so im setting up a team deathmatch, with sector control, how can i set up spawn points to become active/inactive off who controls the said sectors

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 3:30 PM

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how did you set up the spawn points?

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 3:32 PM

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sector module with linked blufor independent AREA logic entities

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 3:40 PM

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scarlet flume sector module with linked blufor independent AREA logic entities

well that's the sector modules
are you talking about AI spawn points? or player respawns?

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 3:47 PM

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sector
sectormoduleF
and player respawns

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 3:49 PM

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ok but you can't just respawn on the sector

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are you using markers for the respawn?

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 3:50 PM

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modulerespawnpositionF

median abyss Jan 20, 2021, 3:51 PM

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Is there any compilation of the functions that you can apply to a unit? (setPos, getPos, getDir, getUnitLoadout, etc..)

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 3:52 PM

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is there a way to script is so it enables blufor spawn if blufor owns it, but if opfor caps the sector it disables the blufor spawn and enables a opfor spawn

median abyss Jan 20, 2021, 3:52 PM

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I might have answered my own question: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Command_Group:_Object_Manipulation

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 3:52 PM

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scarlet flume is there a way to script is so it enables blufor spawn if blufor owns it, but if...

are they both the same?

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the spawn positions?

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 3:53 PM

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no

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well yes but one is ,respawn_west and one is respawn_east

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 3:55 PM

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well then it's really simple

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all you need is enableSimulationGlobal

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 3:56 PM

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and what where do i put that

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 3:56 PM

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if you disable a respawn module's simulation you can't spawn there anymore

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 3:56 PM

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so put that into the spawn module?

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 3:57 PM

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no

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you have to use it when it changes side

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but I'm not sure if there's an scripted EH for that

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let me check

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ok good news

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there is

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 3:58 PM

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?

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 4:02 PM

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@scarlet flume
put this in the sector's init field:

if (!isServer) exitWith {};
[this, "ownerChanged", {
    params ["_sector", "_owner", "_ownerOld"];
    respawn_west enableSimulationGlobal (_owner isEqualTo west);
    respawn_east enableSimulationGlobal (_owner isEqualTo east);
}] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler;

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 4:03 PM

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so how do i set up the REspawns that are to be attached to the sector

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 4:03 PM

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change the names

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in the script

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 4:04 PM

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so thats respawn-east/west

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 4:04 PM

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yes

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 4:05 PM

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so i only need to add/change a number on the end of both the respawn_east/west and in the init?

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to add this to more sectors

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 4:06 PM

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the names correspond to whichever respawns you want to be affected by the sector

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 4:06 PM

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ok thank you my good sir and i shall go have a play with this

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 4:06 PM

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the above code toggles the respawn for respawn_west and respawn_east

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np

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 4:07 PM

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real quick

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so i dont need to change ANY think in the respawn module, like set sides?

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 4:09 PM

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scarlet flume so i dont need to change ANY think in the respawn module, like set sides?

well they have to belong to some side

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but that's all you have to do

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 4:10 PM

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ok well i jsut had a test run and it enabled from the start? give me a few to play about with it

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 4:11 PM

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scarlet flume ok well i jsut had a test run and it enabled from the start? give me a few to pl...

you can disable the simulation for the respawn points if none of the sectors are captured at the start

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 4:11 PM

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how and where?

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 4:11 PM

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or disable the simluation for the respawn points that belong to a sector not captured yet

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 4:12 PM

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very sorry how would i do that?

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 4:12 PM

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I already told you how

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

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so you just put this in the init of respawn modules:

if (!isServer) exitWith {};
this enableSimulationGlobal false;

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 4:15 PM

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thenks

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 4:35 PM

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very sorry leopard every time i run a test it still dont work

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 4:36 PM

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it works for me

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 4:36 PM

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so i have this in the sector init
if (!isServer) exitWith {};
[this, "ownerChanged", {
params ["_sector", "_owner", "_ownerOld"];
respawn_west1 enableSimulationGlobal (_owner isEqualTo west);
respawn_guerrila1 enableSimulationGlobal (_owner isEqualTo independent);
}] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler;

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and i have your after mentioned code in the respawn modules

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 4:37 PM

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so what doesn't work?

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 4:39 PM

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its not enabling the spawns when a side caps the sector

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 4:40 PM

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these names are correct right?
respawn_west1 respawn_guerrila1

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 4:41 PM

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yea, for bluefour and inderpendent

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?

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i did say that it was for west/east, but i was thinking that is was easier just to sayt east to west and change it to blufour AFF after all was said and done, but im apparently not that good

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 4:45 PM

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do you get any errors?

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 4:45 PM

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scarlet flume i did say that it was for west/east, but i was thinking that is was easier just ...

that doesn't matter

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it should've worked

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 4:46 PM

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i was getting one for "error undifined expression guerrila1"

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or somethink

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 4:47 PM

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well give me the full error

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look in rpt

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 4:49 PM

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never mind i have found what was problem

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thank you for your help and time

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10/10 rating

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 5:00 PM

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scarlet flume never mind i have found what was problem

I think the problem was
#arma3_scripting message
if you disable the module at the beginning it won't work anymore

scarlet flume Jan 20, 2021, 5:10 PM

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all good

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thanks

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its late (3:10am) and im off to bed

fiery orbit Jan 20, 2021, 5:48 PM

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Is there a way to set capture rules for a sector based of which sides are friendly with each other?

onyx sonnet Jan 20, 2021, 5:53 PM

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how would i assign RopeAttach to every helicopter in the game, for example is there an event for when an entity is created

spark turret Jan 20, 2021, 6:04 PM

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does anyone know if the cba class eventhandler is fired on the server if a zeus-player owned unit is placed?

spark turret Jan 20, 2021, 6:04 PM

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onyx sonnet how would i assign `RopeAttach` to every helicopter in the game, for example is ...

cba class eventhandler "init"

exotic flax Jan 20, 2021, 6:06 PM

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the easiest is to set an init EH with configs

class DefaultEventHandlers;
class CfgVehicles {
   class Air;
   class Helicopter: Air {
      class EventHandlers: DefaultEventHandlers {
         init = "_this#0 enableRopeAttach true"
      };
   };
};

or use CBA XEH, which is a lot better (both scripted and configured)

onyx sonnet Jan 20, 2021, 7:30 PM

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it says that doesn't count for spawned vehicles in editor tho?

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actually i think that was another thing nvm

spark turret Jan 20, 2021, 7:30 PM

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CBA XEH has an option to run for already initialized objects too (editor placed i assume)

onyx sonnet Jan 20, 2021, 7:30 PM

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yeah nvm cheers

spark turret Jan 20, 2021, 7:33 PM

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i just dont know if it has the EH has to be local to the machine taht spawns the unit

tidal swallow Jan 20, 2021, 7:36 PM

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I'm using this function in unit unit field but it only works in SP, not MP. Any idea why? this addAction ["<t color=""#F8FF24"">" +format["Set Up Camp"], {_this execVM "addons\Camp_Script\spawn.sqf";}];

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https://pastebin.com/K5tFizS4

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here is the script where this takes you

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the original command was player addAction ["<t color=""#F8FF24"">" +format["Set Up Camp"],"addons\Camp_Script\spawn.sqf"]; but this does not work in MP at all for some reason.

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The problem is that there is no action created, therefor you cannot spawn camp

willow hound Jan 20, 2021, 8:04 PM

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@tidal swallow Just place the original line (player addAction [...];) in onPlayerRespawn.sqf or initPlayerLocal.sqf.

median abyss Jan 20, 2021, 9:21 PM

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Does getUnitLoadout not return the current inventory of a unit?

winter rose Jan 20, 2021, 9:24 PM

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mayhaps 🐮
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getUnitLoadout

median abyss Jan 20, 2021, 9:24 PM

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Yes, but specifically "Returns a Unit Loadout Array with all assigned items, " is a bit unclear

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Or do I have to execute it on the machine that the unit is local on?

winter rose Jan 20, 2021, 9:25 PM

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containers and their stored items

median abyss Jan 20, 2021, 9:26 PM

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Yes, but currently Im trying to save a players inventory on disconnect. But the output includes items that I've removed from the inventory of the character

winter rose Jan 20, 2021, 9:27 PM

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that's another issue then
how do you remove such items?

median abyss Jan 20, 2021, 9:27 PM

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Manually, using the ingame inventory

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Drop them on the ground -> disconnect. getUnitLoadout in disconnect handler includes dropped item.

winter rose Jan 20, 2021, 9:28 PM

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there may be a sync delay yeah

median abyss Jan 20, 2021, 9:29 PM

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Any idea if it's possible to force a sync somehow?

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Would be "simple" if the player was still connected

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But since I'm running it in the disconnect handler I'm a bit restricted

winter rose Jan 20, 2021, 9:30 PM

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disconnections are always hard to track, it can be a network error, a slow connection etc

you can e.g give the player an action to disconnect, which would send his current gear to the server

median abyss Jan 20, 2021, 9:34 PM

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Might go that route, thanks 🙂

wind hedge Jan 20, 2021, 10:52 PM

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Guys and Gurus, quick question...

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Is there any way to add a timer to a task created via https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_taskCreate

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And that: The player can see the remaining time in seconds to complete said task and that the task is automatically failed when the timer has expired...

exotic flax Jan 20, 2021, 10:58 PM

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taskCreate (remember taskID)
set and show countdown timer
if complete:
- taskSetState: "SUCCEEDED"
- remove timer
if timer at 0:
- taskSetState: "FAILED"

median abyss Jan 20, 2021, 10:59 PM

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[] spawn { while (_taskNotFailed) { timer = timer -1; if (timer <= 0) then { _taskFailed }; sleep 1}; }

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Or use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_countdown

exotic flax Jan 20, 2021, 11:00 PM

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BIS_fnc_countdown will end the mission when the timer runs out... not a good idea for single tasks...

little raptor Jan 20, 2021, 11:00 PM

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median abyss [] spawn { while (_taskNotFailed) { timer = timer -1; if (timer <= 0) then { _ta...

that's not sqf

median abyss Jan 20, 2021, 11:01 PM

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No, it's pseudo sqf

wind hedge Jan 20, 2021, 11:18 PM

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exotic flax `BIS_fnc_countdown` will end the mission when the timer runs out... not a good i...

Perhaps you can end the countdown when it is at 1 with "[-1] call BIS_fnc_countdown; // Sets bis_fnc_countdown_time to nil"

exotic flax Jan 20, 2021, 11:19 PM

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but than you need to have a second loop (one in countdown and one of your own) to check the current time...

wind hedge Jan 20, 2021, 11:19 PM

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waitUntil {sleep 0.1; _timeLeft = [0] call BIS_fnc_countdown; _timeleft < 2};

exotic flax Jan 20, 2021, 11:19 PM

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so easier to just make your own, and have a single loop 🤷‍♂️

wind hedge Jan 20, 2021, 11:20 PM

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Yeah, it would be optimal if the time left shows on the Task Description on the Map and not as a hint or something

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Too bad a Time Left param isn't featured on BIS_fnc_taskCreate by default

exotic flax Jan 20, 2021, 11:28 PM

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Although simply storing the TaskID, (end) time and callback in missionNamespace, and checking every second if the current time is past the one stored, if done; run callback

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prolly takes 20-30 lines of code 🤔

tight jungle Jan 21, 2021, 2:16 AM

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i know how to program, but just started with Arma 3's code today, so sorry if this seems obvious. I have a group set up with soldiers in it, but when using variableName disableAI "MOVE"; it says error generic error in expression or something like that. what am i doing wrong?

exotic flax Jan 21, 2021, 2:27 AM

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Where do you use that line of code?
In the init of a unit, in the init of a group, or in a separate script (like init.sqf)?

tight jungle Jan 21, 2021, 2:33 AM

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I put it in the completion of a waypoint i believe

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and i've successfully printed hints from it so i know it triggers

worthy rivet Jan 21, 2021, 2:35 AM

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disableAI "ANIM";?

tight jungle Jan 21, 2021, 2:43 AM

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let me see

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nope that says the same error

cerulean cloak Jan 21, 2021, 3:05 AM

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How would I disable the NV sights on a backpack drone after it's assembled?

digital hollow Jan 21, 2021, 3:10 AM

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WeaponAssembled eventHandler on the unit will let you access the newly created drone.

cerulean cloak Jan 21, 2021, 3:13 AM

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this addEventHandler ["WeaponAssembled", {
    params ["_unit", "_staticWeapon"];
    weapon disableNVGEquipment true;
}];

Just like that?

digital hollow Jan 21, 2021, 3:19 AM

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You need to make sure this is the unit, so if this is in its init then it's ok.
Then you need to make sure _staticWeapon and weapon are the same thing, since you need them to be the same thing.

cerulean cloak Jan 21, 2021, 3:21 AM

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So would I need to change _staticweapon to the classname of what's being assembled?

digital hollow Jan 21, 2021, 3:22 AM

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params ["_unit", "_staticWeapon"]; is telling you that inside the braces, _unit is the unit and _staticWeapon is the new weapon. So use those private variables.

tight jungle Jan 21, 2021, 3:25 AM

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i have a group whos variable name is o1squad. Running o1squad disableAI "MOVE"; returns generic error in expression. what should i do?

cerulean cloak Jan 21, 2021, 3:26 AM

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digital hollow `params ["_unit", "_staticWeapon"];` is telling you that inside the braces, `_un...

Yeah, that worked now with the vanilla AR-2 shame it's not working with the RHS RQ-11 Raven.

polar saffron Jan 21, 2021, 3:27 AM

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Hello, I have a small question, how can I make an npc pass to be alloyed to an enemy when touching a trigger?

cerulean cloak Jan 21, 2021, 3:28 AM

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o1squad references a group not a unit you need.

{
    _x disableAI "MOVE";
} foreach units o1squad;

tight jungle Jan 21, 2021, 3:30 AM

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cerulean cloak `o1squad` references a group not a unit you need. ```sqf { _x disableAI "MOV...

so same thing if im running this in a waypoint init?

cerulean cloak Jan 21, 2021, 3:30 AM

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Yeah, should be.

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Just make sure you've coppied the version above. Made a slight change

tight jungle Jan 21, 2021, 3:31 AM

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got it, let me check

tight jungle Jan 21, 2021, 3:44 AM

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cerulean cloak Just make sure you've coppied the version above. Made a slight change

it has the same error for trying to change task status, so i'm guessing there's a similar fix. would you be fine with showing me that too? task is called o1task.

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also should i declare variables as _name or name?

warm hedge Jan 21, 2021, 3:48 AM

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_name = <something>;, name is occupied

ebon citrus Jan 21, 2021, 4:43 AM

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@tight jungle https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Variables

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Anything you might need to know about variables in sqf is there

warm hedge Jan 21, 2021, 4:59 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Identifier
This also

Identifier

tight jungle Jan 21, 2021, 5:26 AM

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appreciate it

ionic tinsel Jan 21, 2021, 6:45 AM

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I'm trying to test the player's ATL position for a Trigger condition. What's wrong with this formatting? getPosATL player > 0

warm hedge Jan 21, 2021, 6:46 AM

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getPosATL returns an array, so you can't compare it directly (imagine [0,0,0] > 0) the ATL position of it is stored in select 2 or #2

ionic tinsel Jan 21, 2021, 6:53 AM

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So how would I need to type it, then, to find the player's Z coordinates ATL?

warm hedge Jan 21, 2021, 7:01 AM

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getPos player#2```

fiery orbit Jan 21, 2021, 9:19 AM

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would this be a proper way to check a private variable for a nil value?

private _check = isNil{_returnPos isEqualTo nil}
if(_check) ...

winter rose Jan 21, 2021, 9:24 AM

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@fiery orbit```sqf
isNil "_returnPos"

fiery orbit Jan 21, 2021, 9:25 AM

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thank you

quasi rover Jan 21, 2021, 9:43 AM

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Is there a way to check or avoid AI unit spawned under rock?

willow hound Jan 21, 2021, 9:46 AM

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@winter rose We need a wiki page for that query

median abyss Jan 21, 2021, 9:54 AM

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Im trying to find resources related to packing my scripts into a mod (instead of having them all shipped with the mission), is there any good guides related to this?

fiery orbit Jan 21, 2021, 9:54 AM

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

winter rose Jan 21, 2021, 9:55 AM

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willow hound <@!137855151120711680> We need a wiki page for that query

which one? isNil?

willow hound Jan 21, 2021, 9:55 AM

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AI in rocks

fiery orbit Jan 21, 2021, 9:57 AM

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willow hound AI in rocks

utilizing BIS_fnc_findSafePos I bet you could avoid spawning them there in the first place

quasi rover Jan 21, 2021, 10:07 AM

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@fiery orbit because of the lineIntersectsSurfaces in BIS_fnc_findSafePos ?

fiery orbit Jan 21, 2021, 10:09 AM

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actually based off what I found in the documentation, I would do a maximum gradient to eliminate large rocks (most are utilized for cliffs and mountains) and then use a nearest object to deal with small rocks

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so set an objDist and maxGrad

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and experiment until you find something you like

quasi rover Jan 21, 2021, 10:12 AM

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I just thought BIS_fnc_findSafePos is not enough to avoid under rock, but I'll give it a try. thanks.

spark turret Jan 21, 2021, 1:03 PM

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tried setting an AIs name by remotely executing setName. no effect on server. any advice?

exotic flax Jan 21, 2021, 1:05 PM

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Sets the name of a location or a person. In Arma 3 this can be used to set name of a person but only in single player.

spark turret Jan 21, 2021, 1:18 PM

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yeah but there is a way to do it in MP

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ive done it before, i just cant remeber how

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maybe its ace_common_fnc_setName; ? can t find the docu for that function

exotic flax Jan 21, 2021, 1:23 PM

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https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/blob/master/addons/common/functions/fnc_setName.sqf is the best I can do

spark turret Jan 21, 2021, 1:23 PM

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ah i think thats it!
how did you find it?

exotic flax Jan 21, 2021, 1:24 PM

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ace_common_fnc_setName
ace = mod
common = addon
fnc = function 😉
setName = name of file

spark turret Jan 21, 2021, 1:24 PM

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alright cool

exotic flax Jan 21, 2021, 1:24 PM

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standard CBA/ACE mod structure

past mist Jan 21, 2021, 2:44 PM

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Can someone explain me how the tasking system works on dedicated server? My mission has tasks working in both single player and self-hosted multiplayer, however when run in a dedicated server no tasks are assigned. I'm assigning all tasks by calling BIS_fnc_taskCreate. Is it because I'm using execVM? should I call a remote exec? Or what else?

spark turret Jan 21, 2021, 2:49 PM

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taskCreate is a global function. no need for remoteexec

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show the rest of your code?

past mist Jan 21, 2021, 2:52 PM

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so, on init.sqf along with the respawn points being set, I get the first call to my "tasking.sqf" script, that takes a number as parameter to know what task complete/add.
[0] execVM "tasking.sqf";

on tasking.sqf (i'm going to skip all the task variable setup for simplicity sake) this code get's executed:

private _taskN = param[0, 0];

switch (_taskN) do{
    case 0: {
         _task1 call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;
    };
    case 1: {
        ["task1", "SUCCEEDED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
         _task2 call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;
        prisonerMrk call BIS_fnc_showMarker;
    };
    case 2: {
        ["task2", "SUCCEEDED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
        _task3 call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;
        _task4 call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;
        "EnemyBase" call BIS_fnc_showMarker;
    };
    case 3: {
        ["task3", "SUCCEEDED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
    };
    case 4: {
        ["task4", "SUCCEEDED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
    };
    case 100: {
        ["task2", "FAILED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
        ["task4", "FAILED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
        _task100 call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;
    };
    case 200: {
        _task200 call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;
    };
    case 201: {
        ["task200", "SUCCEEDED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
    };
    case 202: {
        ["task200", "FAILED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
    };
    case 300: {
        ["task300", "SUCCEEDED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
        ["SUCCESS"] execVM "ending.sqf";
    };
};

little raptor Jan 21, 2021, 2:53 PM

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past mist so, on init.sqf along with the respawn points being set, I get the first call to...

_task1 call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;
is that even a valid syntax? afaik it doesn't accept numbers

spark turret Jan 21, 2021, 2:53 PM

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and _task1 is an array of format: [owner, taskID, description, destination, state, priority, showNotification, type, visibleIn3D] ?

past mist Jan 21, 2021, 2:53 PM

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this does work in single player, also I tried it in the editor by hosting it as multiplayer and it was still working.
Yesterday on the dedicated server with my group all the tasking was not present.

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of course

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task1:

private _task1Title = "Parla con l'informatore";
private _task1Description = "Thamos Roumpesi ha delle informazioni riguardo alla milizia che sta agendo sul territorio di Malden. È disposto a collaborare con noi, potete trovarlo nel villaggio di Lolisse. Il villaggio è neutrale, tenete le armi basse e non causate panico tra la popolazione. I civili non ci vedono molto amichevoli, cercate di non complicare la convivenza.";
private _task1 = [west, "task1", [_task1Description, _task1Title, "Informatore"], Informer, true, 1000, true, "talk"];

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I avoided pasting all the lines just to not bring a giant wall of text

little raptor Jan 21, 2021, 2:54 PM

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```sqf

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see the pinned messages

past mist Jan 21, 2021, 2:54 PM

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oh, does discord support sqf syntax?

little raptor Jan 21, 2021, 2:54 PM

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yes

past mist Jan 21, 2021, 2:54 PM

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nice to know

spark turret Jan 21, 2021, 2:55 PM

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have you tried debugging if task1 is successfully created?

past mist Jan 21, 2021, 2:55 PM

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on the dedicated server?

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I have no clue on how to do it.

spark turret Jan 21, 2021, 2:56 PM

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yeah. also the init.sqf gets run on every machine, so you will create the task again for every joined player

past mist Jan 21, 2021, 2:56 PM

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should I move it on initServer.sqf?

spark turret Jan 21, 2021, 2:56 PM

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at least thats what the framework recommends

past mist Jan 21, 2021, 2:57 PM

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however, even if it would create the task for every player, I still don't understand why no task appeared yesterday

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how I can check for a task existence from the debug console?

winter rose Jan 21, 2021, 2:57 PM

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past mist how I can check for a task existence from the debug console?

see (and bookmark) https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Task_Framework_Tutorial 😉

past mist Jan 21, 2021, 2:58 PM

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I actually followed that page

winter rose Jan 21, 2021, 2:58 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Task_Framework_Tutorial#Find_if_a_task_exists then

past mist Jan 21, 2021, 2:58 PM

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uh, noice

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time to spin up server and client and test

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okay, task does not exist

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Then, I can confirm that for some reasons, even calling the script file myself from inside the server tasks aren't created

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I can't even create a task by calling #exec from the chat (I'm logged in as admin)

exotic flax Jan 21, 2021, 3:24 PM

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got any CfgRemoteExec which blocks executing BIS_fnc_setTaskLocal in any way?

past mist Jan 21, 2021, 3:25 PM

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I don't think so

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any way to check?

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I think if they are present, they would be on description.ext, but there I only have my 2 possible endings in CfgDebriefing

exotic flax Jan 21, 2021, 3:26 PM

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could be in mission (Description.ext) or a mod (although I doubt any mod would do that)

past mist Jan 21, 2021, 3:27 PM

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with the same modlist we played a lot of times DRO missions, that generate tasks at runtime, so I doubt.

exotic flax Jan 21, 2021, 3:29 PM

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in that case it could be in description.ext, but that should be "obvious" (although can cause a lot of headaches)

past mist Jan 21, 2021, 3:29 PM

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my description.ext only containes the CfgDebriefing classes

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literally only that

past mist Jan 21, 2021, 4:06 PM

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okay. I might have discovered the culprit of this is issue

winter rose Jan 21, 2021, 4:06 PM

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YOU

past mist Jan 21, 2021, 4:09 PM

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High command

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literally, removing high command subordinates from the company commander made all the tasks started working again.

winter rose Jan 21, 2021, 4:11 PM

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!purgeban @runic obsidian 60d spam

lyric schoonerBOT Jan 21, 2021, 4:11 PM

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winter rose !purgeban <@!706811618092122184> 60d spam

*fires them railguns at @runic obsidian* Ò_Ó

spark turret Jan 21, 2021, 4:25 PM

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pew pew
never forget the donnager!

past mist Jan 21, 2021, 4:53 PM

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So, anyway, is there a reason for tasks not working when groups are under high command? Wiki doesn't say anything about that. Is it intended behaviour or is it a bug?

median abyss Jan 21, 2021, 5:04 PM

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How can I check what a class name (e.g. "launch_NLAW_F") is referring to? In this case a weapon

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Solved it with isNull (configFile >> "cfgWeapons">> _className) for now

pale ridge Jan 21, 2021, 5:11 PM

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quick question: what does the "0 max" and "min 1" mean here?:

_pain = 0 max (_pain + _addedPain) min 1;

winter rose Jan 21, 2021, 5:11 PM

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it clamps the value between 0 and 1 🙂

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0 max 50 = 50
0 max -10 = 0

1 min 50 = 1
1 min -10 = -10

@pale ridge

pale ridge Jan 21, 2021, 5:12 PM

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seems kinda strange format for me, but thx now i know

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👍

winter rose Jan 21, 2021, 5:24 PM

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pale ridge seems kinda strange format for me, but thx now i know

it's "weird" to read but technically not wrong, as min means "pick the smallest value of the two" and max the biggest

while we would naturally translate 0 < value < 1 to 0 min value max 1, it is the opposite for semantic reasons ^^

spark turret Jan 21, 2021, 5:25 PM

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the minimum of { } = "min"

median abyss Jan 21, 2021, 6:11 PM

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median abyss Solved it with ```isNull (configFile >> "cfgWeapons">> _className)``` for now

So this didn't at all do what I wanted it to... Any suggestions?

little raptor Jan 21, 2021, 6:11 PM

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median abyss So this didn't at all do what I wanted it to... Any suggestions?

you're on the right track

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just add more

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this is actually the fastest way to check

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example:

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[
  configFile >> "CfgVehicles",
  configFile >> "CfgWeapons",
  configFile >> "CfgMagazines",
  configFile >> "CfgAmmo"
] findIf {isClass (_x >> _className)} != -1

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this will cover objs, weapons, mags, items, uniforms, etc.

median abyss Jan 21, 2021, 6:15 PM

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isClass (configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> "U_OG_Guerilla1_1") shouldn't return true though, right?

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(U_OG_Guerilla1_1 being a uniform, rather than a weapon)

little raptor Jan 21, 2021, 6:16 PM

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it should

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because uniforms are also defined in cfgWeapons

median abyss Jan 21, 2021, 6:17 PM

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Aha!

little raptor Jan 21, 2021, 6:18 PM

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(almost anything that you can "equip" in inventory is defined in cfgWeapons)

median abyss Jan 21, 2021, 6:19 PM

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Ah, kinda weird choice... But then I have to check the subclasses of cfgWeapons for my entry, right?

little raptor Jan 21, 2021, 6:19 PM

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what do you mean?

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didn't you just want to get the config?

median abyss Jan 21, 2021, 6:19 PM

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I wanted to get the type of the object that I had a class name of

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aka, is it a weapon, items, etc

little raptor Jan 21, 2021, 6:20 PM

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if it's defined in weapon you also have to check its type

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for example, for uniforms: type = 131072;

median abyss Jan 21, 2021, 6:23 PM

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Aight, how do you get the type ?

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configProperties?

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I AM GOD

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getNumber ((configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> "U_OG_Guerilla1_1" >> "type"))

polar saffron Jan 21, 2021, 6:30 PM

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hello I have a question is there any way in which an npc is eliminated by touching a yrigg?

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Trigger *

velvet kernel Jan 21, 2021, 6:33 PM

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

little raptor Jan 21, 2021, 7:11 PM

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polar saffron hello I have a question is there any way in which an npc is eliminated by touchi...

npc -> !isPlayer _unit
kill -> _unit setDamage 1

tepid osprey Jan 21, 2021, 7:58 PM

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Any chance I can get some guidance?

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Im trying to make custom vests but for some reason they are constantly spawning in the ground instead of on the character... can someone take a look over my congif and tell me where i messed up?

winter rose Jan 21, 2021, 8:02 PM

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@tepid osprey see #arma3_config 😉

tepid osprey Jan 21, 2021, 8:02 PM

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thank you

gloomy aspen Jan 21, 2021, 11:48 PM

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this addAction ["Deploy To HALO Airframe", {player setPosASL (getPosASL SLTele)}];

Could somebody advise me where in that code to add a CutText or PLAIN DOWN etc.? Just a flag teleporter but would like to add a 10 second black fade

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 12:06 AM

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I would do something like this:

this addAction ["Deploy To HALO Airframe", {
    params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"];
    private _loadingLayer = "TeleportLoading" cutText ["Teleporting now!", "BLACK", -1, false, true];
    _caller enableSimulationGlobal false;
    [_caller] spawn {
       params ["_caller"];
       _caller setPosASL (getPosASL SLTele);
       sleep 5; // <-- time in seconds between TP and removing black screen
       _caller enableSimulationGlobal true;
       "TeleportLoading" cutFadeOut 1;
   };
}];

not tested

fiery orbit Jan 22, 2021, 12:10 AM

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[_hostage,true] call ACE_captive_fnc_setHandcuffed;

is this the proper prefix for ACE captive?

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 12:14 AM

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according to the in-line documentation; yes

gloomy aspen Jan 22, 2021, 12:15 AM

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@exotic flax thank you! Ill give that a go 🙂

gloomy aspen Jan 22, 2021, 3:05 AM

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Is there a way to teleport a player in multiplayer into a position & an animation? (Subsquently they would be set free with another trigger)

So far ive got (I know this is probably awful to look at but at least I tried 😆 )

this addAction ["Teleport", {player setPosASL (getPosASL object)}; {(player, "Acts_SittingJumpingSaluting_loop") remoteExec {"switchMove", 0)}];

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In this instance, teleported to a position and also into a sitting animation

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 8:39 AM

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gloomy aspen Is there a way to teleport a player in multiplayer into a position & an animatio...

well, that how it's done? ^^

tidal swallow Jan 22, 2021, 10:42 AM

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{_this call MY_fnc_unitSpawn;} // _this == _spawnedObject where should this be placed. I'm using AI caching and I'm intending to use GF script for zombies

cosmic lichen Jan 22, 2021, 10:45 AM

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@tidal swallow Check the documentation of the framework you ripped that from 🤷‍♀️

finite sail Jan 22, 2021, 11:16 AM

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ooo, Leo.. advanced developer tools?

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lets see what this is then

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🙂

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I was planning on some mission dev today, but this looks like it can usefully kill some time

young sonnet Jan 22, 2021, 11:46 AM

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Hello everybody
i'm new to arma 3 and i'm looking for one who helps me with the animations so that they belong in the mp i have already watched several tutorials and it explains to me how I have to proceed exactly, any can helph ?. or what was a good tutorial for me where I have to see myself go by for the removal
=? sory this is all google translate my englisch is bad im from swiss and im only speaking german or somthing like german xD
greetings Lüc #

real tartan Jan 22, 2021, 11:53 AM

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I am trying to use EH AnimChanged or AnimStateChanged. Looking to way to execute script only when unit is unconscious. Which of these should I use ? And it is better (performance wise) than doing while loop to check for condition ?

little raptor Jan 22, 2021, 12:25 PM

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real tartan I am trying to use EH `AnimChanged` or `AnimStateChanged`. Looking to way to exe...

AnimStateChanged
animChanged triggers when the unit "wants" to perform an animation (for example, if you're prone and want to start running, animChanged returns the "running" animation)

And it is better (performance wise) than doing while loop to check for condition ?
if what you do in the EH is fast and you only do it for a few units, yes. You can measure your code performance and see the performance impact.

If the while loop only runs for a short time (with appropriate sleep), it may also be used. but if it's an infinite loop, it's better not to use it

real tartan Jan 22, 2021, 12:32 PM

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@little raptor
to add to the context (used only local for player)
pseudo code
player addEH ["xxx", { if _anim = "unconscious" then _unit spawn { sleep 5; code } }]
vs
while { alive player } do { if user unconscious then do code; sleep 5; }

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 12:47 PM

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Both good performance-wise, but they don't do the same:
The while-loop version will execute your code at most every 5 seconds.
The Event Handler version can execute your code more frequently because it spawns the code again every time the EH fires and the condition is met.

real tartan Jan 22, 2021, 12:53 PM

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every time the EH fires
@willow hound how often will it fire when you are in unconcious (animation locked) state?

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 1:10 PM

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That depends on the context. (In MP) someone could pick the player's body up and carry it around for example.

young sonnet Jan 22, 2021, 1:43 PM

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what for i script i need to make a animation on f2 in mp

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 1:47 PM

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young sonnet what for i script i need to make a animation on f2 in mp

if you want to create an animation, go to #arma3_animation
if you want to use an existing animation:```sqf
myUnit playMove "animationName";

young sonnet Jan 22, 2021, 1:48 PM

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winter rose if you want to **create** an animation, go to <#105781854598094848> if you want ...

yea but then any script exist how does that i can use pieing animation on f5 in mp

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?

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 1:50 PM

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young sonnet yea but then any script exist how does that i can use pieing animation on f5 in...

playMove is the scripting command
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Moves is the list of animations

young sonnet Jan 22, 2021, 1:53 PM

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i want to have more animations in multiplayer and i have to do that via the editor i know that

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and I have to make the animation on a button so that I can use it in multiplayer, I have to have a script that I insert somewhere but I don't know where or what the script is

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 1:54 PM

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see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/playMove
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/switchMove
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Moves

go to #arma3_animation to learn how to create animations.

young sonnet Jan 22, 2021, 1:58 PM

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how exactly can I write the animation on a button that is somewhere

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 2:02 PM

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young sonnet how exactly can I write the animation on a button that is somewhere

you need to know GUI (buttons) and scripting:

learn GUI:
- https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma:_GUI_Configuration
- https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Command_Group:_GUI_Control

learn scripting:
- https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Introduction_to_Arma_Scripting

young sonnet Jan 22, 2021, 2:02 PM

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thx a lot

past mist Jan 22, 2021, 2:18 PM

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is BIS_fnc_showMarker synced along clients in multiplayer? Or should it be remoteExec'd?

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 2:23 PM

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Have a look at the source code, if it uses (a) global marker command(s), it's global.

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 2:24 PM

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past mist is BIS_fnc_showMarker synced along clients in multiplayer? Or should it be remot...

it is global, but also not ideal (too much
network sync)

past mist Jan 22, 2021, 2:24 PM

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whats the optimal way to make markers show up at runtime then?

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 2:30 PM

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past mist whats the optimal way to make markers show up at runtime then?

BIS_fnc_showMarker makes the marker show up fading; otherwise you can simply use setMarkerAlpha for an on/off option

past mist Jan 22, 2021, 2:30 PM

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I'll go with setMarkerAlpha then. Thanks!

copper cipher Jan 22, 2021, 3:22 PM

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anyone able to give me a hand with some waypoint issues? i want to have a designated driver that picks me up from the side of the road, takes me to a point and drops me off and drives off. then i kill the specific target and he comes back and picks me up and drives me away.

i had it working initially, he would take me to the drop-off point then leave. but as soon as i started adding triggers for the target everything broke and now he wont even drive when i get in when he picks me up the 1st time

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 3:26 PM

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Uh that's just arma ai I think

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Do you have hold waypoints?

copper cipher Jan 22, 2021, 3:27 PM

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i can show on a vc/livestream if you want copeharder

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bc its driving me up the wall rn

lusty canyon Jan 22, 2021, 3:28 PM

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@copper cipher in ur case id just spawn a new vehicle for the exfil instead of using the same one

copper cipher Jan 22, 2021, 3:29 PM

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ill give it a go

past mist Jan 22, 2021, 3:29 PM

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can you use addAction on an ai unit and then use that action when you take control of him as zeus?

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 3:30 PM

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good question 🤔

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 3:30 PM

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If he's willing to have a mod there's an easier solution

past mist Jan 22, 2021, 3:30 PM

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guess it's testing time

copper cipher Jan 22, 2021, 3:31 PM

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bold mica If he's willing to have a mod there's an easier solution

which mod?

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 3:31 PM

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Simplex support services

copper cipher Jan 22, 2021, 3:31 PM

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already got that iye

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 3:31 PM

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Use it

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 3:32 PM

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past mist can you use `addAction` on an ai unit and then use that action when you take con...

The answer should be yes; since addAction is attached to an object (or ai or player) and can be activated by any player (when within parameters).
But I've never tested it, or thought about it 🤔

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 3:32 PM

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But ai don't count as players I believe, especially zeus controlled

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 3:33 PM

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I guess the biggest question would be; who is returned as _caller? The AI, the player or the Zeus instance?

past mist Jan 22, 2021, 3:33 PM

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now that's interesting, lucky for me my attached script doesn't need to know who the caller is

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As a zeus tonight I'll have to role out a couple of NPCs to give players optional side tasks and rewards. If they will attack me I prepared an action to turn all of the bodyguards as enemies. Tested with play as character and it works. Time to test this out in Zeus

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 3:36 PM

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lol

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Tell me your findings, this may be useful information

copper cipher Jan 22, 2021, 3:37 PM

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i wiped every waypoint and started from scratch and now it wont even do the pickup and drive copeharder

past mist Jan 22, 2021, 3:38 PM

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if(!isMultiplayer){
    [east, "zaboye", "Zaboye"] call BIS_fnc_addRespawnPosition;
    ["start"] execVM "tasking.sqf";
};

Log says line 1 is missing a semicolon. WTF?

copper cipher Jan 22, 2021, 3:38 PM

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arma ai/scripting is so much more painful then it needs to be whyme

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 3:38 PM

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past mist ```sqf if(!isMultiplayer){ [east, "zaboye", "Zaboye"] call BIS_fnc_addRespaw...

if (!isMultiplayer) then {

past mist Jan 22, 2021, 3:39 PM

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oh, right...

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I'm too used to C#

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 3:39 PM

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I know the problem 🤣

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I also tend to forget once in a while to put a ; behind everything

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 3:41 PM

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while () too

past mist Jan 22, 2021, 3:42 PM

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exotic flax The answer should be yes; since `addAction` is attached to an object (or ai or p...

answer: it does work. Haven't tested what _caller returns.

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 3:48 PM

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I did: _caller is the remote controlled AI itself (since that is the one who called the action)

copper cipher Jan 22, 2021, 4:21 PM

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is there any way to make map markers appear only once a certain task has been done?

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i want the "extract" marker to appear only when the target is dead

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 4:23 PM

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you can either create the marker with scripts on success (createMarker),

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or set the marker opacity to 0 (invisible) and only show when the task is successful

copper cipher Jan 22, 2021, 4:27 PM

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how do i do the 2nd option

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 4:28 PM

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setMarkerAlpha

copper cipher Jan 22, 2021, 4:29 PM

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the markers var name is marker_4

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where do i put the script?

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targets name is target1

past mist Jan 22, 2021, 4:38 PM

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Let's say I have a couple of inline functions in a sqf file. From my understanding I can't call them until I preprocess and compile the file?

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 4:44 PM

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When using in-line functions you don't have to do any weird stuff

private _fnc_someFunction = {
   // code
};

[] call _fnc_someFunction;

past mist Jan 22, 2021, 4:45 PM

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what if I need to call a function from the Init field of an unit placed in the editor?

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 4:45 PM

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in that case you shouldn't use in-line functions, but https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Functions_Library

past mist Jan 22, 2021, 4:47 PM

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calling an inline function that is on another file is possible or I also need to use a function library for that too?

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 4:47 PM

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global function = CfgFunctions

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waaay easier.

past mist Jan 22, 2021, 4:48 PM

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k, thanks

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 4:48 PM

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and safer

past mist Jan 22, 2021, 4:51 PM

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So, if I have multiple functions in one file how should I configure classes inside CfgFunctions?

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matching name of the class with name of the function and givin it a path to the file?

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 4:52 PM

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you can't; check that wiki page on how to do it

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each function will need its own file

lost barn Jan 22, 2021, 4:53 PM

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Can anyone confirm this will only fire the "fob\time.sqf" just once and get past JIP players i am getting issues with (called from the init.sqf") :

if (isNil "move_players") then {
move_players = false;
publicVariable "move_players";
waitUntil {time > 1};
execvm "fob\time.sqf";
};

enableSaving [FALSE,FALSE];

if (isServer) then {
move_players = true;
publicVariable "move_players";
};

past mist Jan 22, 2021, 4:53 PM

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from the wiki tho:

File Path
The easiest and the most transparent way is to set path for each function.

class CfgFunctions
{
    class myTag
    {
        class myCategory
        {
            class myFunction {file = "myFile.sqf";};
        };
    };
};```
This will try to compile function `myTag_fnc_myFunction` from the following file: `%ROOT%\myFile.sqf`

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 4:56 PM

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yes, so each file will be its own function

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 6:02 PM

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must love Arma errors:

Error Type Number,Not a Number, expected Number

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 6:04 PM

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It's not a number but it's a number I want

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 6:14 PM

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it's more: "You give me a Number, which is not a Number, I want a Number"

past mist Jan 22, 2021, 6:15 PM

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the error type number is the confusing part

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it really should be a "error type mismatch"

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and the last 2 should be flipped

west portal Jan 22, 2021, 6:40 PM

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does anyone know how to make script-created markers Zeus-editable ?

hollow lantern Jan 22, 2021, 6:45 PM

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is it possible to reload the description.ext on runtime? Or do I really need to reload the mission every time?

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 6:46 PM

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hollow lantern is it possible to reload the description.ext on runtime? Or do I really need to...

reload the mission yep

hollow lantern Jan 22, 2021, 6:50 PM

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hmmm does this apply to CfgFunctions I have defined there as well, or can I "recompile/reload" them on runtime?

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 6:50 PM

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I think it does yes

still forum Jan 22, 2021, 6:53 PM

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you can recompile them on runtime

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if you enable recompiling

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and find the correct function that does it, probably BIS_fnc_recompile

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 6:53 PM

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you can recompile functions ↑ but not refresh CfgFunctions (afaik)

calm badger Jan 22, 2021, 8:07 PM

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I'm very new to scripting, how would I write an expression for a trigger, so that when an entity i've named brit is dead, the trigger activates?

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i've managed to get to using the alive command and now I have no idea what to do lmfao

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 8:09 PM

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calm badger I'm very new to scripting, how would I write an expression for a trigger, so tha...

condition = not alive brit

calm badger Jan 22, 2021, 8:11 PM

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thanks! being an idiot, i tried alive brit = false and gave up after realizing i didn't know how to do shit

wild prairie Jan 22, 2021, 8:11 PM

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Is there a way to check if an object is a terrain object?

tender fossil Jan 22, 2021, 8:14 PM

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I'm done with this piece of s....cript 😄

private ["_winnerTeam","_loserTeam"];

_winnerTeam = _this select 0;
_loserTeam = "";

["INFORMATION", Format ["LogGameEnd.sqf: Team [%1] has won the match!", _winnerTeam]] Call WFBE_CO_FNC_LogContent;

if (_winnerTeam == west) then {
    _loserTeam = east;
} else {
    _loserTeam = west;
};

if (isNil (profileNamespace getVariable format ["%1_WIN_CHERNARUS",_winnerTeam])) then {
    profileNamespace setVariable [format ["%1_WIN_CHERNARUS",_winnerTeam], 1];

    if (isNil (profileNamespace getVariable format ["%1_WIN_CHERNARUS", _loserTeam])) then {
        profileNamespace setVariable [format ["%1_WIN_CHERNARUS",_loserTeam], 0];
    };

    saveProfileNamespace;
} else {
    profileNamespace setVariable [(profileNamespace getVariable format ["%1_WIN_CHERNARUS",_winnerTeam]), (profileNamespace getVariable format ["%1_WIN_CHERNARUS",_winnerTeam] + 1)];

    if (isNil (profileNamespace getVariable format ["%1_WIN_CHERNARUS", _loserTeam])) then {
        profileNamespace setVariable [format ["%1_WIN_CHERNARUS",_loserTeam], 0];
    };

    saveProfileNamespace;
};

_westWins = profileNamespace getVariable WEST_WIN_CHERNARUS;
_eastWins = profileNamespace getVariable EAST_WIN_CHERNARUS;

["INFORMATION", Format ["LogGameEnd.sqf: Team BLUFOR has %1 wins and team OPFOR has %2 wins on Chernarus since start of logging.", _westWins, _eastWins]] Call WFBE_CO_FNC_LogContent;

Can anyone spot any mistakes here?

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 8:14 PM

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yes, you are not using private _var = value 😄

austere granite Jan 22, 2021, 8:15 PM

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its not very pretty 😄

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 8:17 PM

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I, huh… what?

tender fossil Jan 22, 2021, 8:17 PM

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austere granite its not very pretty 😄

I know, it's Arma 2 stuff and hacked together quickly 😄

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 8:17 PM

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@tender fossil would you happen to be coding while tired?? 👀 🔨

proper sail Jan 22, 2021, 8:18 PM

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if you must use private in arma 2 use local _var instead

tender fossil Jan 22, 2021, 8:18 PM

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@winter rose I confess nothing!

little raptor Jan 22, 2021, 8:19 PM

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what is this?

WEST_WIN_CHERNARUS

proper sail Jan 22, 2021, 8:19 PM

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a variable

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Zpng

tender fossil Jan 22, 2021, 8:20 PM

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The script's not working and I have no idea why lol

little raptor Jan 22, 2021, 8:20 PM

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I just told you why

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are you sure it's not "WEST_WIN_CHERNARUS"?

tender fossil Jan 22, 2021, 8:20 PM

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Ahhhhhh

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...

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.......

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Spank me!

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And thanks 😄

proper sail Jan 22, 2021, 8:23 PM

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im not really sure its worth spamming isnil if the vars dont exists instead of doing it once anyway at the beginning

tender fossil Jan 22, 2021, 8:26 PM

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@proper sail The variables must persist between matches and server restarts

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So can't just place a default value

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Well, now I get this output: LogGameEnd.sqf: Team BLUFOR has <null> wins and team OPFOR has <null> wins on Chernarus since start of logging.

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 8:34 PM

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go to sleep

tender fossil Jan 22, 2021, 8:36 PM

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Oh boy

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isNil works only for missionNamespace variables

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How do I check whether profileNamespace variable exists or not?

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== null?

dusty badger Jan 22, 2021, 8:37 PM

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Is it possible to change the Role Description of a player while a mission is live?

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 8:37 PM

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dusty badger Is it possible to change the Role Description of a player while a mission is liv...

nope

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 8:37 PM

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tender fossil How do I check whether profileNamespace variable exists or not?

get it
check if nil

tender fossil Jan 22, 2021, 8:38 PM

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Ok, maybe I should really go to sleep... rofl

dusty badger Jan 22, 2021, 8:38 PM

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Trying to figure out ways to communicate live information to players at the role selection menu

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Like what roles are available or not

still forum Jan 22, 2021, 8:39 PM

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or use isNil {namespace getvar}

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samne thing really

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 8:41 PM

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I usually have no roles in the lobby (using CBA to set custom naming).
And only use respawn templates (or our custom ORBAT system) to have people select a role

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 8:41 PM

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dusty badger Trying to figure out ways to communicate live information to players at the role...

systemChat?

tender fossil Jan 22, 2021, 8:43 PM

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@winter rose But how do you trigger the execution of the script before the mission has been loaded?

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 8:43 PM

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init.sqf triggers for everyone on mission load, before the mission is started

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(I think)

tender fossil Jan 22, 2021, 8:44 PM

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But isn't it too late for selecting a role then?

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 8:45 PM

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try it for yourself, place systemChat "Hello!"; in an MP init.sqf - I think it should work (I am not sure for non-JIP players, but maybe)

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 8:49 PM

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idk where to put this script ```sqf
player addEventHandler ["Take", {
params ["_unit", "_container", "_item"];

if (
    _container isEqualTo backpackContainer _unit && 
    toLower backpack _unit in ["tfw_ilbe_a_gr","tfw_ilbe_dd_gr"] && 
    _item == "ACRE_PRC117F"
) then {
    _unit addBackpackCargoGlobal ["ACRE_PRC117F",1];
};

}];```

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 8:50 PM

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bold mica idk where to put this script ```sqf player addEventHandler ["Take", { params...

initPlayerLocal.sqf? 🤷‍♂️

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 8:50 PM

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o h

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i put it in serverinit

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oops

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i..

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rip the script doesnt workk

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i get no erroes

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but it doesnt want to give me the radio

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 8:57 PM

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does it at least trigger?

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:04 PM

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nope, it doesnt activate nothing happens @winter rose i just get a return value of 1

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:06 PM

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you did not wait until not isNull player…?

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:10 PM

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what

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:11 PM

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in initPlayerLocal.sqf

waitUntil { sleep 0.25; not isNull player };
// do stuff with player

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 9:11 PM

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Btw... Why try to break my mod? 🤣🤣🤣

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:11 PM

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..did i need that

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:12 PM

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if you are JIP, yes

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:12 PM

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whats JIP

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:12 PM

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…join in progress

jade abyss Jan 22, 2021, 9:12 PM

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JoinInProgress

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:12 PM

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im a clown ok

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 9:13 PM

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winter rose if you are JIP, yes

That's news to me

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:13 PM

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@bold mica see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Multiplayer_Scripting#Join_In_Progress 😉

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 9:17 PM

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When using proper EH's you usually don't have to worry about it, bit it's good practice to also make sure the player object is loaded before doing something

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:24 PM

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PS: management, pushing to production

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 9:24 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Initialization_Order
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Event_Scripts#initPlayerLocal.sqf
player should work by the time initPlayerLocal.sqf comes up (and I have not experienced the opposite yet), but even if player does not work, _this # 0 is also available.

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 9:24 PM

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winter rose PS: management, pushing to production

Time for a launch party 🥳

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:26 PM

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weeeeee 🍾

proper sail Jan 22, 2021, 9:26 PM

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winter rose you did not wait until not isNull player…?

ah yes the actual trick is to use jipwaitfor from bis iqlinuk

scriptName "MP\data\scripts\JIPwaitFor.sqf";

if (!isServer) then
{
  //textLogFormat ["INIT_INITJIP JIPwaitFor 0 %1", time,player];
  waitUntil {!isNil {player}};
  //textLogFormat ["INIT_INITJIP JIPwaitFor 1 %1", time,player];
  waitUntil {!isNull player};
  ///textLogFormat ["INIT_INITJIP JIPwaitFor 2 %1", time,player];
  if (player != player) then
  {          
      waitUntil {!(player != player)};
  };
  //textLogFormat ["INIT_INITJIP JIPwaitFor.sqf (CLIENT)  %1", [time,player]];
};

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simply genius

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:27 PM

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UGH

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:29 PM

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it didnt work

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:30 PM

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bold mica it didnt work

try it from the debug console, it will save you time

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:30 PM

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got a return of 1

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:30 PM

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we don't care about the return, that's EH index

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:30 PM

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WEH

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no erroes

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errors

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it didnt work?

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:31 PM

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tried picking something up?

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check your vars, the values, etc

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systemChat str _this```

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 9:32 PM

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See, player is not the baddie 😛

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:32 PM

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willow hound See, `player` is not the baddie 😛

THIS TIME!

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 9:33 PM

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initPlayerLocal.sqf would not make much sense if there was no local player meowtrash

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:33 PM

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sense?

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in Arma?

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:34 PM

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didnt work either

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player addEventHandler ["InventoryClosed", { 
    params ["_unit", "_container", "_item"]; 
 
    if ( 
        _container isEqualTo backpackContainer _unit &&  
        toLower backpack _unit in ["tfw_ilbe_a_gr","tfw_ilbe_dd_gr"] &&  
        _item == "ACRE_PRC117F" 
    ) then { 
        _unit addBackpackCargoGlobal ["ACRE_PRC117F",1]; 
    }; 
}];```

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:35 PM

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using mooods? 🙃

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:35 PM

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they are modded items

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:35 PM

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ACE?

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:35 PM

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yes

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:35 PM

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🔨

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 9:35 PM

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"InventoryClosed" passes different params

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:36 PM

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yee ik, i just wanted to test

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i also tested "take"

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theres a CBA version my frined gave me

["loadout",{ 
    params ["_unit"]; 
 
    if !(toLower backpack _unit in ["tfw_ilbe_a_gr","tfw_ilbe_dd_gr"]) exitWith {}; 
 
    private _unitItems = [primaryWeapon _unit,secondaryWeapon _unit,handgunWeapon _unit,uniform _unit,vest _unit,backpack _unit,headgear _unit,goggles _unit]; 
    _unitItems append assignedItems _unit; 
    _unitItems append itemsWithMagazines _unit; 
 
    private _item = "ACRE_PRC117F"; 
 
    if (_unitItems findIf {_item == _x} == -1) then { 
        _unit addBackpackCargoGlobal [_item,1]; 
    }; 
},true] call CBA_fnc_addPlayerEventHandler;```

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 9:36 PM

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How can your testing work if there is no _item param?

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:36 PM

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wait what

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 9:37 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#InventoryClosed

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:38 PM

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o h

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imma just revert back to "Take"

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 9:41 PM

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What exactly is the goal of the Event Handler? Unlimited 117s?

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:42 PM

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akljdghasg no, its "if you have a specific backpack you MUST have the 117, if you remove it, you get another one

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so essentially yes

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 9:43 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addBackpackCargoGlobal redchain

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:44 PM

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player addEventHandler ["Take", { 
    params ["_unit", "_container", "_item"]; 
 
    if ( 
        _container isEqualTo backpackContainer _unit &&  
        toLower backpack _unit in ["tfw_ilbe_a_gr","tfw_ilbe_dd_gr"] &&  
        _item == "ACRE_PRC117F" 
    ) then { 
        _unit addBackpackCargoGlobal ["ACRE_PRC117F",1]; 
    }; 
}];```

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:44 PM

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willow hound https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addBackpackCargoGlobal <:redchain:7177507298...

you scared me for a second, I thought my template broke something 😄

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 9:44 PM

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RV Template rules

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:44 PM

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let's hope so!

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:45 PM

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wait are you saying backpackcargoglobal is not supposed to work

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 9:45 PM

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Well the documentation says it's for adding backpacks to vehicle inventories... krtecek

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:46 PM

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i am going to murder the dude that helped me make this script brb

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what should i replace backpackcargo global with

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wait

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would it be

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:47 PM

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addItemToBackpack?

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:48 PM

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is it really this

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im going to cry

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:48 PM

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read and thou shalt see (and cry perhaps)
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addItemToBackpack

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:48 PM

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YEP IT WAS

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NyxCry

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player addEventHandler ["Take", { 
    params ["_unit", "_container", "_item"]; 
 
    if ( 
        _container isEqualTo backpackContainer _unit &&  
        toLower backpack _unit in ["tfw_ilbe_a_gr","tfw_ilbe_dd_gr"] &&  
        _item == "ACRE_PRC117F" 
    ) then { 
        player addItemToBackpack _item; 
    }; 
}];```

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so like this?

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:49 PM

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no; read the last link I provided

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yup

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:50 PM

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yay

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:50 PM

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(or "_item")

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:50 PM

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i alt tab back into arma and my base just got scud launcher'd

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 9:52 PM

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It surprises me that _item == "ACRE_PRC117F" works as ACRE should replace that base class with a unique class.

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:53 PM

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hhhhhhh didnt work

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is it because i have _container

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:54 PM

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bold mica is it because i have _container

no, it's because you used "_item" instead of _item

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:54 PM

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i am a monkey

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:54 PM

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go to bed too, if you are too tired to read code 😄 nothing good can come out of it

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:55 PM

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its 5pm

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:55 PM

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lies!

finite sail Jan 22, 2021, 9:55 PM

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wine oclock

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:56 PM

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wah it still no work

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:56 PM

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…take a nap? 😄

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 9:56 PM

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player addEventHandler ["Take", { 
    params ["_unit", "_container", "_item"]; 
 
    if ( 
        _container isEqualTo backpackContainer _unit &&  
        toLower backpack _unit in ["tfw_ilbe_a_gr","tfw_ilbe_dd_gr"] &&  
        _item == "ACRE_PRC117F" 
    ) then { 
        systemChat "Success!";
    }; 
}];
```Can you run this and tell us if you see the "Success!" message?

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 9:57 PM

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nope

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 9:58 PM

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Would have been weird. We need to use https://acre2.idi-systems.com/wiki/frameworks/functions-list#acre_api_fnc_iskindof.

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 9:59 PM

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player addEventHandler ["Take", { 
    params ["_unit", "_container", "_item"]; 
 systemChat str _this; // RUN THIS
    if ( 
        _container isEqualTo backpackContainer _unit &&  
        toLower backpack _unit in ["tfw_ilbe_a_gr","tfw_ilbe_dd_gr"] &&  
        _item == "ACRE_PRC117F" 
    ) then { 
        systemChat "Success!";
    }; 
}];

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 9:59 PM

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_item should be something like "ACRE_PRC117F_ID_123"

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But different for each unit and each radio you add / pick up

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:00 PM

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i..

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thats a pain..

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so each ACRE radio has its own ID and everytime you pick up a new radio it assigns a new ID?

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 10:01 PM

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Yes. It needs to be that way because inventory stuff is not actually objects, so the only way to distinguish stuff in the inventory is by its class name.

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 10:01 PM

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you can check if a string starts with such class (and maybe use isKindOf)

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 10:02 PM

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Replace _item == "ACRE_PRC117F" with [_item, "ACRE_PRC117F"] call acre_api_fnc_isKindOf.

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 10:03 PM

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willow hound It surprises me that `_item == "ACRE_PRC117F"` works as ACRE should replace that...

That's why I was wondering there

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:03 PM

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player addEventHandler ["Take", {  
    params ["_unit", "_container", "_item"];  
  
    if (  
        _container isEqualTo backpackContainer _unit &&   
        toLower backpack _unit in ["tfw_ilbe_a_gr","tfw_ilbe_dd_gr"] &&   
        [_item, "ACRE_PRC117F"] call acre_api_fnc_isKindOf  
    ) then {  
        systemChat "Success!"; 
    };  
}];```

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 10:03 PM

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Almost

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 10:03 PM

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.

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 10:04 PM

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Try if you get "Success!" now

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:04 PM

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nope i got something completely different

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bis_o2

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something with dummyweapon.p3d

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 10:08 PM

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Post the code you ran please magic

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:09 PM

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player addEventHandler ["Take", {   
    params ["_unit", "_container", "_item"];   
   
    if (   
        _container isEqualTo backpackContainer _unit &&    
        toLower backpack _unit in ["tfw_ilbe_a_gr","tfw_ilbe_dd_gr"] &&    
        [_item, "ACRE_PRC117F"] call acre_api_fnc_isKindOf   
    ) then {   
        systemChat "Success!";  
    };   
}];```

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 10:13 PM

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Did you check all three of the checks in that if statement separately, to see if they work?

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 10:13 PM

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player addEventHandler ["Take", {   
    params ["_unit", "_container", "_item"];   
   
    if (   
        _container isEqualTo backpackContainer _unit &&    
        toLower backpack _unit in ["tfw_ilbe_a_gr","tfw_ilbe_dd_gr"] &&    
        ([_item, "ACRE_PRC117F"] call acre_api_fnc_isKindOf)   
    ) then {   
        systemChat "Success!";  
    };   
}];
```Worth a try I guess, I'm running out of ideas ![meowsweats](https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/707626030613135390.webp?size=128 "meowsweats")

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:15 PM

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aaaaa....

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nope,

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 10:16 PM

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SYSTEMCHAT STR _THIS

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:16 PM

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sys chat responeded with []

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 10:16 PM

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if you did put it under params, no

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:17 PM

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i just threw it into the debug console

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the "iskindof" is coming back as false?

winter rose Jan 22, 2021, 10:21 PM

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// debug
player addEventHandler ["Take", {
  params ["_unit", "_container", "_item"];
  private _initialThis = +_this;
  private _isUnitBackpack = _container isEqualTo backpackContainer _unit;
  private _isWantedBackpack = toLowerANSI backpack _unit in ["tfw_ilbe_a_gr", "tfw_ilbe_dd_gr"];
  private _isWantedItemType = [_item, "ACRE_PRC117F"] call acre_api_fnc_isKindOf;

  systemChat str [_initialThis, _isUnitBackpack, _isWantedItemType];
}];

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:22 PM

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no response ins syschat

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dummyweapon.p3d for everytime i reload

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pickup the backpack i get false false

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acre_117f_id3, false, true

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 10:32 PM

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player addEventHandler ["Take", {
  params ["_unit", "_container", "_item"];
  systemChat str _this;
  systemChat str (_container isEqualTo backpackContainer _unit);
  systemChat str (backpack _unit);
  systemChat str ([_item, "ACRE_PRC117F"] call acre_api_fnc_isKindOf);
}];
```Restart the mission / preview and test with this, we're missing something here ![think_turtle](https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/700311400094105672.webp?size=128 "think_turtle")

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:35 PM

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the backpack came back as false?

#

picked up 117
false
(backpack classname)
true

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 10:37 PM

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Okay that sounds good

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player addEventHandler ["Take", {
  params ["_unit", "_container", "_item"];
  systemChat str (_container isEqualTo backpackContainer _unit);
  systemChat str (toLowerANSI (backpack _unit) in ["tfw_ilbe_a_gr", "tfw_ilbe_dd_gr"]);
  systemChat str ([_item, "ACRE_PRC117F"] call acre_api_fnc_isKindOf);
}];
```Should be three times "true" when you use one of the target backpacks and drop the 117 on the ground

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:41 PM

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when i drop it on the ground i get nothing

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when i pick it up

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i get something

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false
(backpack classname)
true
false
true
true

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 10:43 PM

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Hmmmm then "Take" doesn't fire when taking items from backpack / inventory.

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:43 PM

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what if its Put

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its put

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i got false true true when i used "put"

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 10:44 PM

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Progress

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:44 PM

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could the backpack config be broken?

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i kinda... edited ILBE's backpack a little bit, ltierally just changed weight and mass, imma post it to the workshop as unlisted tho

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 10:45 PM

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Do you have permission for that?

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 10:45 PM

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No, with "Put", _container is the target container, and that's not your backpack

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:45 PM

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ya

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:45 PM

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willow hound No, with "Put", `_container` is the target container, and that's not your backpa...

weird

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 10:46 PM

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btw... you could look at https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1875281645 (TFAR version), which works (compared to the other versions)

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:46 PM

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did you just plug me your mod

#

also im running acre

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 10:47 PM

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Only need to change mass and rework the ACRE antenna's (is a pain to do, trying to do that for a year now)

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:47 PM

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yeah im just making this jerry rig for now

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 10:49 PM

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because ACRE has separate radios which are not tied to backpacks, so you need to handle ALL event handlers in case you want to add it.
And then simply use:
if (_item == backpack player && _item isKindOf "tfw_ilbe_Base") then {

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:50 PM

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?

#

confused nyx noises

#

i got the seperate radios thing

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 10:50 PM

#

Since the 117 doesn't fit into anything but backpacks, we can probably also do something like this:

player addEventHandler ["Put", {
  params ["_unit", "_container", "_item"];
  if (toLowerANSI (backpack player) in ["tfw_ilbe_a_gr", "tfw_ilbe_dd_gr"] && !([player, "ACRE_PRC117F"] call acre_api_fnc_hasKindOfRadio)) then {
    systemChat "Player has no 117!";
  };
}];

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 10:51 PM

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bold mica i got the seperate radios thing

like I said; better work off a good base instead of something that is already not working 🤷‍♂️

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:51 PM

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false true true + message

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its held to gether by duck tape and hope

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waht if i just use the backpack base like grez suggested

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 10:53 PM

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Using the "Put" EH you can only detect the player dropping it from the inventory himself though, if somebody else takes it from his backpack I don't know, and if he has access to an Arsenal he can get rid of it there without firing the EH.

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:54 PM

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hm'

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well reloading would trigger it

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since it removes and adds a magazine

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 10:55 PM

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Take, ContainerClosed and arsenalClosed are the EH's you're looking for

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:55 PM

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does the backpack count as container closed

#

brb lemme reload my map

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 10:56 PM

#

willow hound Since the 117 doesn't fit into anything but backpacks, we can probably also do s...

And dropping anything else from the inventory triggers it too because that code doesn't care what the current _item is.

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 10:56 PM

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no, but if you take the backpack from a container it will trigger

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:56 PM

#

Huh

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 10:57 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#Take

Triggers when a unit takes an item from a container.

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 10:58 PM

#

the ground counts

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and reloading also triggers it

#

i mean i could make a group rule for people who run this backpack... and ill just enforce it via zues..

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 11:04 PM

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That might be simpler

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 11:04 PM

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that means i can be a d*** and delete their medical supplies to fit it!

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 11:05 PM

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Could also run a loop every minute or so to check it for you

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 11:05 PM

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i mean...

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 11:05 PM

#

So unless the classnames of the radios are borked, this will work

player addEventHandler ["Take", {
   params ["_unit", "_container", "_item"];
   if (toLowerANSI _item in ["tfw_ilbe_a_gr", "tfw_ilbe_dd_gr"] && !([_unit, "ACRE_PRC117F"] call acre_api_fnc_hasKindOfRadio)) then {
      _unit addItemToBackpack "ACRE_PRC117F";
   };
}];
player addEventHandler ["InventoryClosed", {
   params ["_unit", "_container"];
   if (toLowerANSI (backpack _unit) in ["tfw_ilbe_a_gr", "tfw_ilbe_dd_gr"] && !([_unit, "ACRE_PRC117F"] call acre_api_fnc_hasKindOfRadio)) then {
      _unit addItemToBackpack "ACRE_PRC117F";
   };
}];
[missionNamespace, "arsenalClosed", {
   if (toLowerANSI (backpack player) in ["tfw_ilbe_a_gr", "tfw_ilbe_dd_gr"] && !([player, "ACRE_PRC117F"] call acre_api_fnc_hasKindOfRadio)) then {
      player addItemToBackpack "ACRE_PRC117F";
   };
}] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler;

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 11:05 PM

#

ok, lemme test 🙂

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 11:05 PM

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Just keep in mind that if the backpack is full, it won't add the radio!!!

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 11:05 PM

#

yee

#

oh my god

#

it worked

#

reloading the gun will force people to have it

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 11:07 PM

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bold mica reloading the gun will force people to have it

wut? that doesn't make sense...

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 11:07 PM

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its for the take

#

event handler

#

reloading a mag makes you "drop" and then "pick it up"

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 11:08 PM

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which is why you should check if the taken item is the backpack, and not anything...

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 11:08 PM

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yep

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it only repleaces the 117

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 11:08 PM

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and it will break when someone carries another LR radio 🤣

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 11:08 PM

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ill cry

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ill test it

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 11:09 PM

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you just get 2 radios (if it fits), but I have no idea how ACRE handles that

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 11:09 PM

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nope it doesnt dupe

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acre would handle it as having a 2nd or 3rd radio

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 11:10 PM

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hence why I'm working on a solution to have different antennas (as the whole mod is designed for), and don't care about the radio being used

willow hound Jan 22, 2021, 11:10 PM

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If you already have a 117 !([_unit, "ACRE_PRC117F"] call acre_api_fnc_hasKindOfRadio) becomes false.

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 11:10 PM

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wdym different antennas, as different ranges for the 117? or a different radio altogether

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 11:11 PM

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different antenna; ACRE supports different antennas for each radio

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 11:11 PM

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oh

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 11:11 PM

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so possible to have different ranges based on the antenna being used

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 11:11 PM

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yee like the placeable, so ur turning the backpack into a range extender basically?

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 11:12 PM

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no; just change the actual antenna config which is connected to the radio

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backpack is just a visual

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 11:12 PM

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h

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 11:12 PM

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welcome to the pain of modding ACRE...

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 11:12 PM

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yeap its really hard to understand... also how do you change the antenna on the SEM 52SL

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 11:14 PM

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["ACRE_PRC152_ID_1",0,"ACRE_120CM_VHF_TNC",HASH_CREATE,false] call acre_sys_components_fnc_attachSimpleComponent

bold mica Jan 22, 2021, 11:15 PM

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uh

exotic flax Jan 22, 2021, 11:15 PM

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yup; better start reading the source code of ACRE to still not understand how it works... I'm exactly at that part

dusty badger Jan 23, 2021, 1:08 AM

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Hmm so im trying to think of methods to evaluate the spatial cohesiveness of players

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Basically a coefficient that goes up the closer a player is to everyone else

exotic flax Jan 23, 2021, 1:26 AM

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if you have the math for it, it's easy to implement

dusty badger Jan 23, 2021, 1:29 AM

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my initial gut reaction is to just get the average distance from every player to every other player but that feels expensive to me

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I dont know if it actually is

exotic flax Jan 23, 2021, 1:32 AM

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That wouldn't make much sense; having 4 people close and 1 far away will then have a worse result than all 5 at an equal mid-range. Although it's easy to do.
For a "perfect" number you would need to have a very complex formula based on amount, range, and how close other people are to others (eg. if you are close to a group it's better than close to multiple single players)

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That will be complex, but still doable

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and as long as it doesn't have to run on each frame (and can be off-loaded to only calculate own numbers per client), than the performance should be too big

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Each player stores the amount of other players with 10m, 25m and 50m, which is calulculated in a number (eg. (_amount10m * 1) + (_amount25m * 0.7) + (_amount50m * 0.5))
In addition it will take the _amount10m value from all players within 10m distance, and add the total + (_other10mtotal * 0.2).
And this is the total number you can use further in your calculations/scripts.

atomic arrow Jan 23, 2021, 2:13 AM

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greetings ... this might be a stupid quiestion ... is there a easy way to assign multi variables the same value... like a1, a2, a3, a4, enableAI "MOVE";

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with out having to copy pasta each enableAI section to each var

exotic flax Jan 23, 2021, 2:14 AM

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you can loop over all the variables

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like this ```sqf
{
_x enableAI "MOVE";
} forEach [a1, a2, a3, a4, a5];

atomic arrow Jan 23, 2021, 2:18 AM

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thank you good sir .... i cant tell you how many hours ive been banging my head against the keyboard trying to work this crap out... now things are finally starting to fall into place ...

exotic flax Jan 23, 2021, 2:18 AM

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it's a well know problem 🤣

atomic arrow Jan 23, 2021, 3:12 AM

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when creating squads, can i apply the disableAI move to the group or do i need to apply it to each individual unit

exotic flax Jan 23, 2021, 3:14 AM

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for each unit

atomic arrow Jan 23, 2021, 3:14 AM

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balls

exotic flax Jan 23, 2021, 3:16 AM

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but you can use some magic:

_groupVars = [g1, g2, g3];
{
   {
      _x enableAI "MOVE";
   } forEach units _x;
} forEach _groupVars;

This will loop over the groups, and then over each unit in that group

atomic arrow Jan 23, 2021, 3:18 AM

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so each unit needs its own var name? or is it just the group name

exotic flax Jan 23, 2021, 3:18 AM

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no, just the group

atomic arrow Jan 23, 2021, 3:21 AM

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ah so "g1" is the group var name ... right.. i will get this programming stuffs... eventually

exotic flax Jan 23, 2021, 3:22 AM

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SQF has a lot of commands and functions which can make your life easier; simply check the wiki for what is possible and how stuff works

atomic arrow Jan 23, 2021, 3:22 AM

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sqf?

queen cargo Jan 23, 2021, 3:30 AM

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The scripting language youre using for Modding arma is called sqf

atomic arrow Jan 23, 2021, 3:37 AM

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ah

spring vigil Jan 23, 2021, 4:05 AM

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anyone ever use "bis_fnc_arsenal_data" ?

agile pumice Jan 23, 2021, 4:19 AM

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How do I convert this model space position to world space?

cursorTarget selectionPosition [(_doorArr select 1) select 0, "Memory"];```

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I've been looking at modeltoworld and worldtomodel but I can't make it make sense

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modeltoworld requires an object for the first param

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is this the correct usage?

_memPointPos = cursorTarget selectionPosition [(_doorArr select 1) select 0, "Memory"];
            _memPointPosWorld = cursorTarget modeltoWorld _memPointPos;```

tepid osprey Jan 23, 2021, 7:26 AM

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Im trying to make foldable peltors compatable with ACE does anyone have a sample or is there any chance I can get some help with making my configs/getting it to work

tepid osprey Jan 23, 2021, 7:49 AM

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I have the model and function SQF but what should I put in the config?

sudden yacht Jan 23, 2021, 8:08 AM

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So question is it possible to set the max fly in height of a unit in a config?

winter rose Jan 23, 2021, 8:56 AM

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sudden yacht So question is it possible to set the max fly in height of a unit in a config?

config not really, except using fliyInHeight commands in init EH - but this can then be overriden later

winter rose Jan 23, 2021, 9:21 AM

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tepid osprey Im trying to make foldable peltors compatable with ACE does anyone have a sample...

#arma3_config and/or #arma3_model may help

thorn saffron Jan 23, 2021, 2:32 PM

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How can I pass stuff into functions called via setWaypointStatements?
This works ["true", "[this] spawn taro_ta_fnc_deleteVehAndCrew"]; and this refers to the vehicles driver. However this:
["true", "_stuff spawn taro_ta_fnc_deleteVehAndCrew"];
does not work and I have no idea how to pass more complicated params down the line.
And yes I do have to use the setWaypointStatements, because I'm creating new waypoints on the fly and running variety of scripts and functions on them.

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and yes I do realize that setWaypointStatements expects a string, but I have no idea how to turn an array with params into a string and then put it into the setWaypointStatements

tidal swallow Jan 23, 2021, 2:53 PM

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Can someone explain me whats causing this error.
15:18:19 Error in expression <ce}count playableUnits isEqualTo 16)
) then {
_Unit_list = _Unit_list - [_x];
d>
Error position: <then {
_Unit_list = _Unit_list - [_x];
d>
Error Undefined behavior: waitUntil returned nil. True or false expected

exotic flax Jan 23, 2021, 2:54 PM

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waitUntil returned nil. True or false expected

finite sail Jan 23, 2021, 2:54 PM

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brackets

tidal swallow Jan 23, 2021, 2:55 PM

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Where 😅

finite sail Jan 23, 2021, 2:55 PM

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(count playableUnits) isEqualTo 16

exotic flax Jan 23, 2021, 2:55 PM

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perhaps post the whole code, instead of just the error message (which tells you what is wrong...)

tidal swallow Jan 23, 2021, 2:56 PM

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I can't at the moment because I'm not at my computer. I can tag you when I post it

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what youuu @finite sail

exotic flax Jan 23, 2021, 2:57 PM

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... posts error for help, gets help but can't receive it...

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it's like a deaf person calling a support phone...

finite sail Jan 23, 2021, 2:58 PM

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any reason you're using playableUnits instead of allPlayers?

exotic flax Jan 23, 2021, 2:58 PM

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because they are different?

finite sail Jan 23, 2021, 2:59 PM

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just wondering if hes using the best one for his use case,

exotic flax Jan 23, 2021, 3:00 PM

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based on previous comments on this Discord do I doubt that he knows how the script even works... let alone why it's using one command or another...
end of rant

finite sail Jan 23, 2021, 3:01 PM

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probably, yes

oblique arrow Jan 23, 2021, 3:02 PM

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Hey peeps, any chance you know if there is a way to move a vehicles turret, without the need of ai?

finite sail Jan 23, 2021, 3:02 PM

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afaik, you need AI

exotic flax Jan 23, 2021, 3:03 PM

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And even with AI in the turret it's a pain...

oblique arrow Jan 23, 2021, 3:03 PM

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Welp rip blobdoggoshruggoogly

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Then I'll jut leave them in the standard position

finite sail Jan 23, 2021, 3:04 PM

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just give the AI a lookat

exotic flax Jan 23, 2021, 3:04 PM

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Best I've managed was making a turret turn around (move horizontal), but it was not possible to make it move vertical reliable

finite sail Jan 23, 2021, 3:05 PM

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yes, me too

tidal swallow Jan 23, 2021, 3:07 PM

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finite sail any reason you're using playableUnits instead of allPlayers?

I could use allPlayers. This is not my script.
It's GFs' zombie script

tidal swallow Jan 23, 2021, 3:08 PM

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exotic flax based on previous comments on this Discord do I doubt that he knows how the scri...

well thanks for that ig...

tidal swallow Jan 23, 2021, 3:09 PM

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exotic flax based on previous comments on this Discord do I doubt that he knows how the scri...

I am here asking for help when I'm fixing others scripts. I know how my scripts work and I can fix that, but If i cannot find solution for other peoples scripts on the forums or myself I come here for help. Thats all

warm coral Jan 23, 2021, 4:05 PM

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does anyone know how to get a random sound from a list each time a script fires?

warm hedge Jan 23, 2021, 4:05 PM

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selectRandom

warm coral Jan 23, 2021, 4:09 PM

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so it will be like

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list = {"Classname1","Classname2"};

selectRandom list

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right

warm hedge Jan 23, 2021, 4:11 PM

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selectRandom ["className1","className2"];```Will just do

warm coral Jan 23, 2021, 4:41 PM

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oh okay thanks

warm coral Jan 23, 2021, 4:43 PM

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warm hedge ```sqf selectRandom ["className1","className2"];```Will just do

but how would i put that in this

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[_object,"pali1"] remoteExec ["say"];```

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and is this function even correct

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because it doesnt work

tidal swallow Jan 23, 2021, 6:05 PM

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I think you could create an array of classes and in remoteExec use selectRandom, or create an array from selectRandom. I think both should work. But this is like really basic logic function. Try if it works

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Use remoteExec to call a class from array

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like... remoteExec [selectRandom[_say], 0]

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array should be _say = [class1, class2,...]

tidal swallow Jan 23, 2021, 6:09 PM

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warm coral ```c++ [_object,"pali1"] remoteExec ["say"];```

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

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

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But if u want it to be executed on client side (for server use) I think its better to use exevVM in initPlayerLocal.sqf

tidal swallow Jan 23, 2021, 6:20 PM

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warm coral ```c++ [_object,"pali1"] remoteExec ["say"];```

_sounds = ["sound1","sound2","sound3"];

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here is also another function you could use

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that you add playSound (_sounds select ([0,(count _sounds)-1] call BIS_fnc_randomInt)) into remoteExec

hollow thistle Jan 23, 2021, 6:37 PM

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thorn saffron and yes I do realize that `setWaypointStatements` expects a string, but I have n...

If it's some static param like string or position you can just format it.

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If it's an object reference or something, setVariable it on group and fetch it from group when statement is executed.

thorn saffron Jan 23, 2021, 6:50 PM

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I see, I was using setVariable, but I thought there might be more elegant solution

low birch Jan 23, 2021, 8:42 PM

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Is there a way to get a bullet owner? For example - to get a person who set the damage?

little raptor Jan 23, 2021, 9:10 PM

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low birch Is there a way to get a bullet owner? For example - to get a person who set the ...

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#HandleDamage
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#MPKilled

low birch Jan 23, 2021, 9:16 PM

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Found this
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setShotParents
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getShotParents

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It works for me

short vine Jan 23, 2021, 9:17 PM

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Looking into changing time locally for a user.
I noticed the skipTime command syncs up with the server every ~5 seconds.
Is there a way to disable that sync?

obtuse quiver Jan 23, 2021, 9:19 PM

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so, im trying to create a cod style uav thingy and i cannot figure it out, tried pre-made scripts i tried making some none worked, the obj is, i want to create a script that generates a marker on a player for about 10 seconds every minute

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and i need a hint that announce that opfor is being marker on map

willow hound Jan 23, 2021, 9:40 PM

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short vine Looking into changing time locally for a user. I noticed the skipTime command sy...

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setDate
Might work, might not work, possibly somewhere in between.

willow hound Jan 23, 2021, 9:45 PM

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obtuse quiver so, im trying to create a cod style uav thingy and i cannot figure it out, tried...

You can use createMarker, setMarkerPos and setMarkerAlpha combined with sleep and a while-loop to get there.

obtuse quiver Jan 23, 2021, 9:45 PM

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im using those but i cannot figure it out still

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'cause im stoopid

willow hound Jan 23, 2021, 9:46 PM

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Mind sharing what you have so far?

obtuse quiver Jan 23, 2021, 9:51 PM

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i was using this

_center = param [1,player];
_deleteTime = param [2,10];
_posTolerance = param [3,0];

_nearestUnits = nearestObjects [_center, ["man"], _radius];

systemChat "Scanning in progress...";

for "_i" from 0 to (count _nearestUnits) - 1 do
{
   _unit = _nearestUnits select _i;
   if (side _unit != playerSide) then
   {
       _marker = createMarker [format ["tempMarker_%1",_i], [_unit, _posTolerance, random(360)] call BIS_fnc_relPos];
       format ["tempMarker_%1",_i] setMarkerType "o_unknown";
       format ["tempMarker_%1",_i] setMarkerColor "ColorUNKNOWN";
       format ["tempMarker_%1",_i] setMarkerSize [0.5, 0.5]; 
       
   };
   sleep 1;
};

systemChat format ["%1 hostile Entities found.",count _nearestUnits];
systemChat format ["Position tolerance: %1 m",_posTolerance];
sleep _deleteTime;

for "_i" from 0 to (count _nearestUnits) - 1 do
{
   deleteMarker format ["tempMarker_%1",_i];
   sleep 1;
};```

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inside reveal.sqf

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activated via radio alpha

willow hound Jan 23, 2021, 9:56 PM

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I'm guessing your main problem is that the marker positions don't update?

obtuse quiver Jan 23, 2021, 9:59 PM

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It actually never show up

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and i would like to make a better code

willow hound Jan 23, 2021, 10:02 PM

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Does the "Scanning in progress..." message show?

obtuse quiver Jan 23, 2021, 10:08 PM

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negative

quartz coyote Jan 23, 2021, 10:08 PM

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Hello,
Which do you think is the smartest/fastest ?

waitUntil { ((allDeadMen) findIf {isPlayer _x}) isEqualTo -1 };```
```SQF
waitUntil { {alive _x} count allPlayers isEqualTo count allPlayers };```

obtuse quiver Jan 23, 2021, 10:12 PM

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i think the second one is the fastest not sure tho

robust hollow Jan 23, 2021, 10:14 PM

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the first should be faster, though they are checking slightly different things.

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itl stop at the first time the condition passes, whereas the second will continue counting even if it fails one.

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iirc allDeadMen is quite slow though, so I’d check if a unit in all players is not alive with findIf.

willow hound Jan 23, 2021, 10:22 PM

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obtuse quiver and i would like to make a better code

params [["_radius", 50], ["_center", player], ["_deleteTime", 10], ["_posTolerance", 0]];
private _ttl = time + _deleteTime;

while {time < _ttl} do {
  private _markersArray = [];
  {
    if (side _x != playerSide) then {
      private _marker = createMarker ...;
      //Do the other marker creation stuff here
      _marker pushBack _markersArray;
    };
  } forEach (_center nearEntities ["Man", _radius]);
  sleep 2;
  {
    deleteMarker _x;
  } forEach _markersArray;
};
```This is still not ideal as the markers get deleted and recreated every cycle, so there is still room for improvement (for example if you know that `_center nearEntities ["Man", _radius]` will always return the same units).

willow hound Jan 23, 2021, 10:23 PM

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obtuse quiver negative

Then I would assume that your script is not starting properly... You have a trigger with Radio Alpha activation and execVM "reveal.sqf";?

obtuse quiver Jan 23, 2021, 10:23 PM

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i'll try it now and thanks

obtuse quiver Jan 23, 2021, 10:23 PM

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willow hound Then I would assume that your script is not starting properly... You have a trig...

yep

willow hound Jan 23, 2021, 10:25 PM

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By the way, you don't need to use format ["tempMarker_%1",_i] every time, you can use _marker.

obtuse quiver Jan 23, 2021, 10:25 PM

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didn't know that thanks alot m8

quartz coyote Jan 23, 2021, 10:27 PM

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robust hollow iirc allDeadMen is quite slow though, so I’d check if a unit in all players is n...

waitUntil { allPlayers findIf {!alive _x} isEqualTo -1 };``` ?

willow hound Jan 23, 2021, 10:28 PM

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Big logic error in my code fixed meowsweats

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Another one meowsweats

obtuse quiver Jan 23, 2021, 10:29 PM

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Lol

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Little question, should i change the activation mode?

willow hound Jan 23, 2021, 10:32 PM

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Do you get the option to use the trigger with uhhhhhh 0-8-1 (I believe)?

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Or does Radio Alpha not show up?

robust hollow Jan 23, 2021, 10:34 PM

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quartz coyote ```SQF waitUntil { allPlayers findIf {!alive _x} isEqualTo -1 };``` ?

yea, i think that should work.

obtuse quiver Jan 23, 2021, 10:34 PM

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nono, radio shows up but i get an error script once i activate it

willow hound Jan 23, 2021, 10:34 PM

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Well well well what does it complain about?

obtuse quiver Jan 23, 2021, 10:35 PM

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sending screenshot

tribal onyx Jan 23, 2021, 10:35 PM

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This seems like such a basic question, I even personally feel I'm missing something obvious, especially relating how Arma handles scopes/variables:

Is there a way to earmark a unit?
Example, some groups got placed in the editor, then during game I create group A, B and C using BIS_fnc_spawnGroup, and after some trigger, I give some waypoint to all units of a SIDE, except group A and B

As is, all I can think of is putting A,B in a custom array at creation and then subtract that array from allGroups. But that does require to keep track of that created custom array somehow, and I can see it getting real messy if I want to run that initial spawn script multiple times (so have multiple "group A"). ||Again, super hypothetical example, just trying to wrap my head around Arma 3 scripting||

obtuse quiver Jan 23, 2021, 10:36 PM

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https://imgur.com/W5i03gR

willow hound Jan 23, 2021, 10:42 PM

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private _marker = createMarker ...;
//Do the other marker creation stuff here

Well, I didn't complete that because it's not relevant to the logic, you can easily fix / complete it yourself blobcloseenjoy

obtuse quiver Jan 23, 2021, 10:42 PM

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Oh, okey dokey thank you for your time

willow hound Jan 23, 2021, 10:45 PM

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Does it work?

willow hound Jan 23, 2021, 10:51 PM

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tribal onyx This seems like such a basic question, I even personally feel I'm missing someth...

You are right, I think I would do that with an array too. It's pretty simple though:

SpecialGroupsArray = []; //Only run this once (in initPlayerLocal.sqf for example)!

//Every time you create a special group you do it like so:
SpecialGroupsArray pushBack ([...] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup);
```That way all your special groups are always in `SpecialGroupArray` and you can access and exclude them easily.

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#arma3_config Will know

lucid mason Jan 23, 2021, 10:52 PM

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ah ok wrong section, thanks will clear this and post there.

obtuse quiver Jan 23, 2021, 10:54 PM

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willow hound Does it work?

private _marker = createMarker ["o_unknown",player]; this should work right?

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i don't know what im doing lol

willow hound Jan 23, 2021, 11:00 PM

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Oh, maybe I should have written it after all since you seem to have not used forEach before. This is how I had it planned:

private _marker = createMarker [format ["tempMarker_%1", _forEachIndex], [_x, _posTolerance, random(360)] call BIS_fnc_relPos];
_marker setMarkerType "o_unknown";
_marker setMarkerColor "ColorUNKNOWN";
_marker setMarkerSize [0.5, 0.5];
```Inside a forEach-loop, `_x` is the current element and `_forEachIndex` is the current loop iteration.

obtuse quiver Jan 23, 2021, 11:03 PM

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now i understand and it works : )

agile pumice Jan 23, 2021, 11:19 PM

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looking for best effiiciency

willow hound Jan 23, 2021, 11:20 PM

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Uhm

little raptor Jan 23, 2021, 11:21 PM

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wat is that?! meowsweats

willow hound Jan 23, 2021, 11:21 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Identifier
You can't use numbers as variable names.

agile pumice Jan 23, 2021, 11:21 PM

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or maybe this?

_line1 = ["Commaner Zlatko", "Well this is a fine fucking mess we're in, welcome to the party, Americans. I'm down over half my men, and these barbarians show no sign of stopping."];
_line2 = ["Commaner Zlatko", "Help my men re-inforce the compound, we MUST hold this position."];
_line3 = ["Commaner Zlatko", "I also have critically wounded that need CASEVAC on the lower level. Our supplies are low and our own helicopters are at least an hour away."]; 
_comeback = ["Commaner Zlatko", "Come back, I have more to say!"]; 
{
    if ((player distance o1) > 3) exitwith {[[_comeback],"COMMAND",0.1,true] execVM "scripts\fn_simpleConv.sqf";};
    [[_x],"COMMAND",0.1,true] execVM "scripts\fn_simpleConv.sqf";
} forEach [_line1,_line2,_line3];

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@little raptor its a proof of concept

willow hound Jan 23, 2021, 11:22 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Function
Then, since your file is already named fn_simpleConv.sqf and since you use it multiple times, I suggest you make it an actual function.

agile pumice Jan 23, 2021, 11:23 PM

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its not my code and I don't have permission to modify it

willow hound Jan 23, 2021, 11:23 PM

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You don't need to modify fn_simpleConv.sqf to make it a function.

agile pumice Jan 23, 2021, 11:24 PM

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You're right, my mistake

little raptor Jan 23, 2021, 11:24 PM

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you do realize that what you wrote is wrong in every way right?!

agile pumice Jan 23, 2021, 11:25 PM

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the first time?

little raptor Jan 23, 2021, 11:25 PM

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both times

agile pumice Jan 23, 2021, 11:25 PM

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what's wrong the second time?

little raptor Jan 23, 2021, 11:25 PM

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for one it won't even "compile"

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[_x],"COMMAND",0.1,true]

agile pumice Jan 23, 2021, 11:26 PM

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oh true, missing [

little raptor Jan 23, 2021, 11:26 PM

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and it's logically flawed

willow hound Jan 23, 2021, 11:30 PM

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Problem is, unless TAG_fnc_simpleConv offers a way to detect when the conversation is done, you can't really use a forEach-loop for your _comeback-message. In fact, unless TAG_fnc_simpleConv has a queue of conversations, you can't really use the forEach-loop at all (unless you want all conversations to happen at the same time).

agile pumice Jan 23, 2021, 11:34 PM

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I'm gonna have to double check with that

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okay so here's the loop inside simpleConv

//Loop through all given lines
for "_i" from 0 to (count _lines) - 1 do
{
    private _nameSpeaker = (_lines select _i) select 0;
    private _currentLine = (_lines select _i) select 1;
    private _speaker = (_lines select _i) param [2,objNull,[objNull]];
    private _break = count _currentLine * _breakMultiplier;

    if !(isNull _speaker) then {_speaker setRandomLip true};
    private _handle = [_nameSpeaker,_currentLine,_colourHTML,_break,_showBackground] spawn _fnc_showSubtitles;
    waitUntil {scriptDone _handle}; //<-- line 132

    if !(isNull _speaker) then {_speaker setRandomLip false};

    sleep FADE_DURATION + 0.5;
};

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perhaps if I add a new variable and add it like such, I can use it for iteration outside the script:

waitUntil {scriptDone _handle}; //<-- line 132
    Revo_fnc_simpleConversation_lineDone = true;

spark turret Jan 23, 2021, 11:53 PM

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Yeah you could suspend the loop waiting till the line is said

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Convos in arma suck behind and are awful.

agile pumice Jan 23, 2021, 11:55 PM

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something like this should work right?

{
    if ((player distance o1) > 3) exitwith {[[_comeback],"COMMAND",0.1,true] execVM "scripts\fn_simpleConv.sqf";};
    [[_x],"COMMAND",0.1,true] execVM "scripts\fn_simpleConv.sqf";
    waitUntil {Revo_fnc_simpleConversation_lineDone};
} forEach [_line1,_line2,_line3];

little raptor Jan 24, 2021, 2:05 AM

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tribal onyx This seems like such a basic question, I even personally feel I'm missing someth...

No it won't get messy (at least if you do it right)
From my understanding you want to exclude some groups from being assigned something. So you create a global array and add those to the array (pushback) and subtract the array from allGroups (as you said it yourself)

Groups also have their own namespace (setVariable). You can look into that too.

vast moss Jan 24, 2021, 4:43 AM

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Im a relative noob to arma modding.

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I want to change some of the properties of a vehicle and I dont know which classes I need to reference to get it to work.

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I want to edit the sensors of the vehicle, so im calling the class like this:

class Components: Components
        {
            class SensorsManagerComponent
            {
                class IRSensorComponent: SensorTemplateIR
                {
                    class AirTarget
                    {
                        minRange=0; 
                        maxRange=2000;
                        objectDistanceLimitCoef=-1;    
                        viewDistanceLimitCoef=-1;    
                    };

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at the start of the file I added this, but it doesnt seem to work

    class VES_AV14_AGM
    {
        class components;
    };

vast moss Jan 24, 2021, 5:48 AM

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Nvm figured it out, I just needed to call the correct base class.

vast moss Jan 24, 2021, 9:11 AM

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Can someone help me with setting up the inheriting correctly?

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I have no idea how to navigate this maze.

willow hound Jan 24, 2021, 9:13 AM

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agile pumice something like this should work right? ```sqf { if ((player distance o1) > 3...

Obtaining the script handle and waiting is much easier:

_handle = [["Sample text"], "Sample text", 0.1, true] spawn Revo_fnc_simpleConv;
waitUntil {scriptDone _handle};
```But, again, you can't really use a forEach-loop because it will break with `_comeback`:
```sqf
{
  if (_x == "2") exitWith {
    systemChat "!";
  };
  systemChat _x;
} forEach ["1", "2", "3"];
```This will output "1" and "!" and then terminate the loop because of `exitWith`; "2" and "3" are skipped.
In your code it's the same, if the player is too far away when the condition is checked, `_comeback` is executed, but nothing after that.

willow hound Jan 24, 2021, 9:16 AM

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vast moss I have no idea how to navigate this maze.

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Class_Inheritance
This page might help, and if it doesn't, the #arma3_config have got you covered.

vast moss Jan 24, 2021, 9:16 AM

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Thanks, ill go look in the other channel.

cosmic lichen Jan 24, 2021, 9:24 AM

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_handle = [["Sample text"], "Sample text", 0.1, true] spawn Revo_fnc_simpleConv;'
Holy cow, that's old 😄

cosmic lichen Jan 24, 2021, 11:37 AM

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is uiNamespace available on preStart?