arma3_scripting

[little raptor]

so you mean hold action?

press space and hold until that "circle" completes

[steep nova]

yes

[little raptor]

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

I don't know why you called it "revive task" I was confused! 😄

[steep nova]

only thing i could think of that had it

Thank you

[dusky pier]

Have a one more question, is possible to make AI's static? (not allow them to move from their spawn positions)

[cosmic lichen]

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

or disableSimulation

depends on what you need exactly

[dusky pier]

@cosmic lichen thank you!

@cosmic lichen tryed this, but my ai's still changing their positions, idk - maybe i doing something wrong

_unit = _model createUnit [_upos,_ai_grup,""];
        
        _unit disableAI "MOVE";

        {    _unit enableAI _x;    } forEach ["TARGET","AUTOTARGET","ANIM","FSM"];

        _unit allowDamage true;
        _unit setunitpos "middle";
        _unit forcespeed -1;
        _unit setCombatMode "GREEN";
        _unit setBehaviour "STEALTH";

        {    _unit setSkill [_x,_skills];    } forEach ["aimingAccuracy","aimingShake","aimingSpeed","courage","reloadSpeed","spotDistance","spotTime","general"];
        
        _unit addWeapon _weapon;

        _magType = selectRandom (getArray (configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> _weapon >> "magazines"));

        for "_i" from 1 to _magCount step 1 do {
            _unit addMagazine _magType;
        };

        _unit disableConversation true;
        _unit setDamage 0.01;
        _unit setDir(random 360);

[eager prawn]

I'd like to limit the AR-2 darter so that people cannot control it or view the feed when they are X meters away from it (can't fly drone infinite range basically).

I've figured out how to do the X distance, etc - could anyone provide some ideas on how to forcibly disconnect the user from the UAV control/video?

[little raptor]

this syntax does not return a unit

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

use the first syntax

[little raptor]

you could run a loop:

while {alive _uav} do {//loop only if UAV is still alive
if (isUAVConnected _uav) then {  //is UAV connected?
  _controllers = UAVControl _uav; //get UAV controllers
  for "_i" from 0 to count _controllers - 1 step 2 do { //controllers are in this format: [unit1, vehicleRole, unit2, vehicleRole]; unit is every other element (even indices)
    _unit = _controllers select _i;
    if (_unit distance _uav > _maxDist) then {
      _unit connectTerminalToUAV objNull; //disconnect the unit
    };
  };
};

sleep 1;
};

[dusky pier]

@little raptor all works fine now, thank you a lot!

[little raptor]

np

[eager prawn]

I'll give that a go! I'll need to do a ton of tweaking, because I'm trying to setup a whole pairing process so that each person has their own individual drone. But that's a real good baseline to start off of

thanks

Pairing process is using this

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

[little raptor]

that loop runs for a single drone
you can better utilize it using an array of drones and forEach

my_uavs = [uav1, uav2];

//

while {count my_uavs != 0} do {
  my_uavs = my_uavs select {alive _x};
  {
    _uav = _x;
    //do the rest
  } forEach my_uavs;
  sleep 1;
}

[eager prawn]

I mean this

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

[heady berry]

Is there a way to adjust a unit's blood level within ace 3? I can't seem to find anything about it

[little raptor]

what do you mean by blood "level"? you mean volume?
if so:

_unit getVariable ["ACE_MEDICAL_bloodVolume", 6]

other blood related properties and their default values:

["ACE_MEDICAL_bloodPressure", [80, 120]]
["ACE_MEDICAL_woundBleeding", 0]
["ACE_MEDICAL_heartRate", 80]

[heady berry]

Blood volume, exactly. My bad

Thanks

[dreamy kestrel]

Is it possible to obtain the Cfg elements from a dialog when it loads, given the ctrl in its load event handler, let's say. I want to review Cartesian elements, for instance. thanks...

[grim wing]

how can I get the name of a weapon (not the calssname) through debug console?

nvm got it

getText (configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> (currentWeapon player) >> "displayName");

[dreamy kestrel]

huh is it similar for dialogs? controls? if I have _ctrl, then getText (configFile >> (typeName _ctrl) >> "x"), something like that?

[winter rose]

not typeName
depends on what you want

[little raptor]

the onLoad EH already passes the config to the code

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/User_Interface_Event_Handlers#onLoad

you can save it using setVariable

[digital vine]

Is there a way to do this within the zeus menu, whilst in server?

[dreamy kestrel]

@winter rose I want to query some of its attributes, ^^, x, y, etc

so far I havegetNumber (configFile >> ctrlClassName _ctrl >> "x") but it is yielding 0. or could I just say getNumber (_ctrl >> "x")?

ah ok thanks @little raptor, sorted it out I think, getNumber (_config >> "x")

[distant oyster]

if you don't have the config as param at hand you can also do

getNumber (missionConfigFile >> "YourDisplayName" >> "controls" >> "ControlName" >> "x")
``` substitute `missionConfigFile` with `configFile` if you are working with a mod/the main game and `controls` with `controlsBackground` (or even `objects`) when wanting to access controls in those subclasses and if the control is part of a controlsgroup you also have to access that config first: `... "controls" >> "ControlsGroupName" >> "controls" >> "YourControl"`

[slate cypress]

Yes! You will need Zeus Enhanced.

I can’t remember if vanilla Zeus has the functionality but I’d expect not.

[little raptor]

depends where and how the display was defined.
it can be in missionConfig, configFile and it can even be under RscTitles

[distant oyster]

and for scripted displays you can completly scrap the idea of getting a config :)

[digital vine]

Many Thanks

[drifting girder]

I remember trying to look around for a script involving disguising as enemy soldiers, but apparently bohemia does not allow you to pick up enemy uniforms. Is a "disguise script" not possible?

[warm hedge]

forceAddUniform?

This won't prevent you from get shot from enemies, so use other scripts such as setCaptive will do?

[drifting girder]

forceAddUniform sounds it should work combined with setCaptive. thank you!

[kind pilot]

Has someone found the possibility to integrate the phone from the old man in the multiplayer?

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Function_Group:_Phone

[fresh wyvern]

Hi again and thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
I still don't understand where I go wrong with this script.
What is it that needs til be fixed for the script to spawn in a "I_LT_01_AA_F" with desert camo net?

_veh="I_LT_01_AA_F"createVehicle(player modelToWorld [-8,0,0]);
_animSources = (configProperties [configOf _veh >> "configfile >> "CfgVehicles" >> "I_LT_01_AA_F" >> "AnimationSources" >> "showCamonetHull", "isclass _x && {getText(_x >> "showCamonetHull") != ''}", true]) apply {configName _x};
_veh= animateSource ["showCamonetHull", 1, true];
_textures = (configProperties [configOf _veh >> configfile >> "CfgVehicles" >> "I_LT_01_AA_F" >> "TextureSources" >> "Indep_03", "isclass _x && {getText(_x >> "Indep_03") != ''}", true]) apply {configName _x};
_veh= _textures ["Indep_03", 1, true];

Path to _animSources:

configfile >> "CfgVehicles" >> "I_LT_01_AA_F" >> "AnimationSources" >> "showCamonetHull"

Path to _textures

configfile >> "CfgVehicles" >> "I_LT_01_AA_F" >> "TextureSources" >> "Indep_03"

[warm hedge]

Quite confusing

1. What the last line supposed to do?
2. Why you use configProperties to get the name when you already knew the name, and you didn't even used the returned value?

[fresh wyvern]

I am a bit new to this. It's like learning a new language.

[warm hedge]

3. That is not how to use animateSource or such

Gimm bit gotta post the good read

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

[fair drum]

is it okay to make switch do files for mission flow? its got to read through everything until it finds a suitable case right?

[slate cypress]

it will iterate through each comparison from top to bottom until a match is found; that is when you can break

[fresh wyvern]

I really want to make the script work.

I've now tried these script (and variations of them) but I am not getting the script to spawn in a "I_LT_01_AA_F" with desert camo net. What is it that needs til be fixed for the script to work?

_veh = "I_LT_01_AA_F" createVehicle(player modelToWorld [-8,0,0]);
_animSources = (configfile >> "CfgVehicles" >> "I_LT_01_AA_F" >> "AnimationSources" >> "showCamonetHull") != ''}", true]) apply {configName _x};
_vehicle animateSource ["showcamonethull", 1, true];
_textures = (configfile >> "CfgVehicles" >> "I_LT_01_AA_F" >> "TextureSources" >> "Indep_03") != ''}", true]) apply {configName _x};
_vehicle textures ["showcamonethull", 1, true];

_veh="I_LT_01_AA_F"createVehicle(player modelToWorld [-8,0,0]);
_veh=[vehicle player, false, ["showcamonethull", 1]] call BIS_fnc_initVehicle;
_veh=[vehicle player, false, ["Indep_03", 1]] call BIS_fnc_initVehicle;

[little raptor]

depends how many cases you have, and how many times it gets called.

@fresh wyvern ```sqf
not cpp/c/etc.

[fresh wyvern]

Thanx a lot! I really made it easier to get an overview 🙂

[little raptor]

then you should already see that you're doing something wrong

since the highlighting is messed up

_animSources = (configfile >> "CfgVehicles" >> "I_LT_01_AA_F" >> "AnimationSources" >> "showCamonetHull") != ''}", true]) apply {configName _x};
what on earth is this?

what I said in here
#arma3_scripting message
was to show you how to get the anim sources.
When you know what it is, all you have to do is use:

_vehicle animateSource [_anim, 1, true];

[fresh wyvern]

Tied to fill in this :(configProperties [configOf _vehicle >> "animationSources", "isclass _x && {getText(_x >> 'displayName')
I must have been mistaken.

[little raptor]

in your case:

_vehicle animateSource ["showCamonetHull", 1, true];

[fresh wyvern]

Wow I got it! Thanx for the patience. Seems like textureSource was needed before animateSource 🙂

_veh="I_LT_01_AA_F"createVehicle(player modelToWorld [-8,0,0]); 
[ 
 _veh, 
 ["Indep_03",1],  
 ["showCamonetHull",1] 
] call BIS_fnc_initVehicle;

[final storm]

is hash faster then select?

[royal spruce]

any way to trigger a .sqf file on all units with a certain prefix in their name?

[fair drum]

Are you going to be spawning new units during the mission?

And are you going to be using the classes for the prefix or the unit role?

[royal spruce]

im probably going to be spawning new units, and ill be using the internal unit name's prefix, in my case DSA_ since im using spooks & anomalies

however it is acceptable if i cant spawn new units

[fair drum]

So if you want to spawn new units and are using cba, look at the

https://cbateam.github.io/CBA_A3/docs/files/xeh/fnc_addClassEventHandler-sqf.html#CBA_fnc_addClassEventHandler

With the handler being "init"

Also taking note of the inheritance line

@royal spruce

[royal spruce]

ill take a looksie at it soon, thanks

[ripe sapphire]

hi guys, i opened BIS' animals module and the first 2 lines are these:

_logic = _this param [0,objnull,[objnull]];
_activated = _this param [2,true,[true]];

how do i find out what is contained in the _this variable?

[exotic flax]

It contains a logic (since a module is attached to one), and a boolean to know if it should be active.
All additional info is attached to the logic

[ripe sapphire]

yes how do i find out what they are?

from config viewer?

that _this variable is an array that contains at least 3 items right?

[verbal saddle]

the _this variable contains all the data that is passed to the function when it's called.

So technically _this could be anything, which is why it uses the param command to make sure the correct items are being passed to the function.

[ripe sapphire]

how to know what data was passed to the function by the animals module?

[exotic flax]

that script IS the module

[verbal saddle]

In that function specifically or from an outside context?

[ripe sapphire]

for example i put down animals module, what happens is that module runs the following

[value,value,value] call BIS_fnc_moduleAnimals;

right?
i want to know those values

[exotic flax]

_logic is a Game Logic (a simple object)
_activated is a boolean

That's it

[verbal saddle]

If your writing in the function that it calls then you can use the _this variable.
If your writing in the function that calls the BIS_fnc_moduleAnimals function then you can access them directly.
If your not doing either then you can only access them if they are defined globally within the function.

[ripe sapphire]

what about the 2nd value?

like those are the 1st and 3rd value right

[exotic flax]

it's obviously not used, so doesn't matter

[verbal saddle]

For modules usually the 2nd item is an array of units.

[ripe sapphire]

well i gues... but what i mean is i want to find the code that explains what the module passes to the function

[exotic flax]

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

Applies to Zeus Modules only:

// Argument 0 is module logic.
_logic = param [0,objNull,[objNull]];
// Argument 1 is list of affected units (affected by value selected in the 'class Units' argument))
_units = param [1,[],[[]]];
// True when the module was activated, false when it is deactivated (i.e., synced triggers are no longer active)
_activated = param [2,true,[true]];

[ripe sapphire]

yes this is what im looking for, thank you!

[exotic flax]

already gave that answer 3 times 🤷‍♂️

all modules work the same (except for 3den modules, those are complicated), and it's nothing more than an object, an array and a boolean

what is done with it is inside the module script, no other magic happens there

[little raptor]

No. But it can be faster than find/findIf

[final storm]

Thanks

[quick peak]

Hey, I have a script that replaces wrecks with working vehicles of the same type but works mostly on the cursorObject command, in conditions and in addAction too. Will the action work only on the wreckage of the person using the action, or also on the wrecks that other people are looking at?

[noble pond]

if the action is assigned in a script ranby all players like init.sqf yes it will do stuff for each client

however you need to be careful that its not running the same script across all clients every single time somebody uses the action, otherwise you will duplicate the vehicle once for every player on the server regardless of where they are

you only want it to do stuff for whoever actually used it

if the action is placed directly on an object all players will be able to trigger it until the action is removed or the object deleted

[still forum]

no its the same thing. If you mean _stuff#1.
I'll not assume you mean HashMaps because thats a COMPLETELY different thing than select.

[still forum]

You can read the wiki page of the script function

[exotic flax]

if it was filled 😉
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_moduleAnimals

[cosmic lichen]

Filling module pages is kinda pointless, they are all more or less the same.

[timid niche]

When using createDisplay the display underneath hides until the newly created display is destroyed.
Anyone know why this would happen?

[exotic flax]

because you can only have 1 display at a time, so it will close the previous one

createDialog will allow you to stack UI's

[timid niche]

Fairly sure createDialog closes the display underneath?

[exotic flax]

but will open the previous one again when closed, where displays will just close

cutRsc is also possible, but will only show stuff and won't allow you to use your mouse on it

[unique sundial]

hides it maybe, dont think it closes it as dialog could be created as child of display underneath and that would cause crash

[timid niche]

Well I am attempting to create a dialog/display on top of a dialog without hiding/closing the one underneath.
Normally createDisplay works, but for some reason it seems to hide the dialog underneath.

[unique sundial]

create those as controls on top of controls for the same dialog

[exotic flax]

Personally I use createDialog to open a base and switch the Control Groups based on the content I want to present.
But it really depends on what you're trying to build

[unique sundial]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g86a80pPzPY

you can make dynamic windows only they will be conrols you can hide show

[ornate horizon]

Hey guys, I need some help modding.

[warm hedge]

Just ask the question

[ornate horizon]

Well, do I recompile like this? PBO manager won't work rn...

damn I can't post an image

[warm hedge]

PBO Manager is a super notorious software. At least you should use Addon Builder, preferably PBOProject

[ornate horizon]

I think it's handled

thanks for your efforts

[warm hedge]

[ornate horizon]

Mind if I DM the picture?

aaa

[warm hedge]

No. Use imgur

[ornate horizon]

here

[warm hedge]

...Where?

[winter rose]

(I don't see any imgur or other image hoster link)

[austere granite]

(Im just aving a giggle tbh)

[ornate horizon]

https://imgur.com/a/wIaGPvL

there

@winter rose ^

[warm hedge]

And yes, what's the issue?

[ornate horizon]

Well, it's solved.

[warm hedge]

...??

[ornate horizon]

It was an issue of which address to use/what to check Ig but

that was just my anxiety

I get anxiety flushes, not necessarily attacks, from this type of stuff.

Idk what to call them

[winter rose]

anxiety rush is a good description I guess

[ornate horizon]

yea

like my name?

I think I just needed tp.bikey for my bunghole.pbo

yep

IT HAPPENED NEVERMIND

https://imgur.com/9yUIXVI

[exotic flax]

Looks like a broken or corrupt mod

And it looks like a #arma3_config issue instead of scripting

[tough abyss]

Hmmm would sniper {_x reveal} forEach unit thisList; work

if placed in a trigger that has opfor present as the trigger condition

[exotic flax]

That line of code most certainly not, but the idea would

[tough abyss]

how would it be written then

[exotic flax]

Something like

{
   sniper reveal _x;
   // or
   sniper reveal [_x, 4];
} forEach this list;

[tough abyss]

whats the 4 for?

[exotic flax]

See wiki page of reveal

[tough abyss]

oh facepalm right knowledge level

@exotic flax thanks wasnt too far off the mark with my code jsut in the wrong order

hmmm would while {'triggerName' Activated} do { sniper reveal [_x, 4];} forEach List 'triggerName';} cause the snipers knowledge of the target to remain at 4?

if i placed in a second trigger that was server only and non repeating

[winter rose]

thislist, btw?

[tough abyss]

better (updated)

[random loom]

How would I go about getting all soldier/vehicle classnames?

Excluding uniforms, backpacks, and such.

[tough abyss]

huzzah i now have a script for sniper support

[random loom]

Please ping me if anyone replies

[drifting sky]

arma2, is there any way to make field hospital tents invulnerable to being crushed by vehicles?

[winter rose]

allowDamage

[drifting sky]

already used allowDamage. It appears to protect against everything except being ran over by vehicles.

[winter rose]

ouch. well then I don't know, sorry

[drifting sky]

at least this is the case for the field hosptial. don't know about other kinds of objects

[winter rose]

in the editor?

[exotic flax]

enableSimulation?

[drifting sky]

field hospital is placed in the editor, and it's init line is this allowdamage false

i'll try enableSimulation

just tried enablesimulation. Didn't work. However, I did discover that allowdomage does prevent ME from running over the tent in SP. However, I've definitely seen the ai run over and destroy the tent in MP. Weird.

[little raptor]

maybe this?
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/allowDamage

This command has to be executed where object is local and as long as object does not change locality the effect of this command will be global. If object changes locality, the command needs to be executed again on the new owner's machine to maintain the effect

[drifting sky]

everything is local to my machine, in fact I'm playing by myself at the moment.

and I'm the server

[little raptor]

well you can try the handleDamage event handler too

[dreamy kestrel]

Hello, Q: concerning LISTNBOX, what does control lnbSetValue [[row, column], value] do?
Is it setting a value "behind" the row/column in question? or is it actually affecting the shown content?

the docs suggest "additional value", but I don't know what that means exactly...
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/lnbSetValue

[little raptor]

values and data are additional elements that you can add to your listBox and listnBoxes. They won't affect the text

or as you put it they're "behind" the text

[ocean folio]

the tooltip on the init fields has me scared. Just to be clear it is called ON every machine for every player that joins while the script is running, not it is called on every machine every time a player joins in progress.

right?

[exotic flax]

indeed

[ocean folio]

ok I can stop sweating now, thanks

[exotic flax]

so if you put player setDamage 1; in the init field of an object, it will kill ALL player every time someone joins 🤣

[ocean folio]

lmao that is nasty

and also, am I able to edit properties of entire groups by referencing the group's variable name?

like using this in a trigger pmcs enableAI "Move";

pmcs being the name of the group

it appears not

would also help if I set the trigger activation -_-

[little raptor]

read the command description

[ocean folio]

the wiki says nothing about whether it does or doesn't work for entire groups

[little raptor]

Syntax

Syntax:
unit enableAI skilltype
Parameters:
unit: Object
skilltype: String - See disableAI for possible values.
Return Value:
Nothing

the wiki lists the supported data type for each parameter

[ocean folio]

Object being any specific instance of a class?

[little raptor]

you can click on it and read its description too
object means stuff like: units, vehicles, buildings, etc.
in this case it only applies to units of course

[noble pond]

enableAI only works on single units

if you want to apply it to the entire squad you could do a foreach

its easy to get an array of units in a group using units command

[ocean folio]

ill look into foreach

and groupname

[little raptor]

not the group name

the group itself

as a variable

[noble pond]

yes

[little raptor]

no such thing

[ocean folio]

I see the edit

[ocean folio]

ok I dont think I fully grasp this still

{this enableAI "Move"} forEach units pmcs;

[noble pond]

thegroup itself is a datatype

[ocean folio]

it might be the this

oh

[noble pond]

and inside forEach you use _x

[ocean folio]

well theres one part of it

[noble pond]

_x gets swapped for whatever element in the array that is being ran

theres a group command to get the group data from an object

[ocean folio]

and do I need to use group to specify

[noble pond]

you will replace pmcs with the group variable

[little raptor]

pmcs was a group

[noble pond]

oh it was/

ok

[ocean folio]

yeah, the group variable is pmcs

as it was in the group's attribute menu

[noble pond]

yes ok, so just use _x inside the foreach

[little raptor]

and you don't need a group for the units command

it also works with objects

e.g. units player

[noble pond]

wasn't even aware of that

although these days its a bit hard for me to stay up to speed with every little command in the game

[ocean folio]

lol yeah I'm not even gonna try

making missions is fun

but I dont have that level of dedication

stuff like Java sure I will learn all that but Arma... language? meh

sweet, it works

thanks for the help guys

[gloomy musk]

Hi! I was hoping I could get some help understanding the addMagazineTurret command. Basically, I'm trying to set ammo on the CUP Tunguskas so that they only have 1 AA missile. The problem is, their default magazine comes with 8. So from what I understand, I should be able to run:
_this addMagazineTurret ["CUP_8RND_9M311_Tunguska_M",[0,1]];
and it would only set them to one missile. However this seems to not do anything at all and I'm not sure if I'm fully understanding the syntax.

[little raptor]

that command simply adds the magazine. It doesn't necessarily load it.
Are you sure the syntax is the only thing you don't understand? For example what is _this?
Are you sure the turret path you provided ([0,1]) is correct?
And you didn't provide any ammo count. It's the third element in the array (i.e [magClass, TurretPath, AmmoCnt])
To actually load the magazine, first you have to remove the current magazine, then load the new one.
There's also this command but it's semi-broken:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setMagazineTurretAmmo

[scarlet flume]

any one help me really quick, i just want some practice,
i want to make a mission where the players will have to kill a target then move to the mission end zone, how to i set it so that the mission end is not availble untill the target is dead and how to see the mission end to require all players in the zone to finish the mission
what script do i use to keep the mission finished disable untill the target is killed?

[winter rose]

I suppose you use a trigger? Otherwise "make end mission unavailable" is quite simple, just do not call it

[scarlet flume]

what code do i use to keep it disable untill the target is killed

[winter rose]

conditions : this && not alive theTargetToKill

[scarlet flume]

thenks

[daring trout]

G´day gentlemen! I have a little waitUntil issue i cant get around... Its pretty simple: An unit has to move to a position specified like this: ```sqf
nearestArray = nearestLocations [position vip, ["nameCity","nameVillage", "Hill"], 10000];
nearestPos = nearestArray select 2;

nextpos = getpos nearestPos;

vip doMove nextpos;(yes, i know that the last step isnt necessary... 🙂 ) Then i´d like to put a simple waitUntil thingy:sqf
waitUntil {vip distance nextpos < 100}; Aaaaand its ***generic error in expression***. I dont understand why... All the data right up until the waituntil line are fine ( *[x,y,z] coords and sutff....*), even if i trysqf
vip distance nextpos``` in console, a simple number appears... But that waitUntil just aint doing its job. Any suggestion? Thanks!!

[still forum]

did you read the whole error

[daring trout]

yup....

[still forum]

it probably says "cannot suspend" because you are in a unscheduled script which, cannot suspend

how is your script executed?

[daring trout]

i tried both, excVM-ing, remoteExec-ing and right in the debug console in Eden.... Its not running from init or initServer or anything...

error: ´waitUntil {vip distance nextpos l#l < 100}; ´ Error Generic error in expression. Both from Exec and debug console...

[still forum]

Ah

l#l
shows where the problem is

its probably trying to compare array (nextpos) to number. which it can't

It should tell you that in the error message though

waitUntil {(vip distance nextpos) < 100};

[daring trout]

Trouble being... the nextpos var is a neat [x,y,z] ...

So there is no reason why the distance shouldn't fire...

[cosmic lichen]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Operators#Rules_of_Precedence

< has higher precedence than binary command

[warm hedge]

Define put together?

Define why you removed your post?

[daring trout]

oh thanks! It runs now! But... still a little issue... The vip unit stays still.... He simply wont move. Why? I mean.... the code is so simple... ```sqf
nearestArray = nearestLocations [position vip, ["nameCity","nameVillage"], 10000];

nearestPos = nearestArray select 2;

nextpos = getpos nearestPos;

vip doMove nextpos;``` I get no errors. the destinations are set correctly (checked through console....) But why does the guy stay still??

Even after some time has elapsed.... not one single step

[still forum]

how far is the position away?

if its too close it might already think it arrived at target

[storm arch]

 if (airdrop distance [3184.07,12914.4,0] <= 3) then {deleteVehicle parachute};
 if (airdrop distance [3197.91,12899,0] <= 3) then {deleteVehicle parachute};```

[daring trout]

2.9km @still forum

[storm arch]

@warm hedge I thought I figured it out, but I didnt

I set all location to one global variable, but it isn't looking for an array?

Is there a simple way of compiling the three locations?

[warm hedge]

What is airdrop?

[storm arch]

"C_supplyCrate_F"

[warm hedge]

You meaning it is a string or an object?

[storm arch]

object

[warm hedge]

Okay, so... your question, is kinda confusing for me. Can you elaborate?

[storm arch]

I have three if statements doing the same thing can I compile them to check all three in one statement?

[warm hedge]

I assume the airdrop drops from the sky, and if airdrop nearly lands, you wanted to remove the parachute right?

[storm arch]

yes

[warm hedge]

Then you can simplify the script with justsqf if (getPosATL airdrop#2 <= 3) then {deleteVehicle parachute};

[spark turret]

i forgot again how to test if a variable is a certain type.
it was something along the lines of

 _bool = (_myVar isKindOf []) //true if myvar is an array```

[warm hedge]

typeName

[spark turret]

aha, thank you

not the method i had in mind, but it does the trick

[winter rose]

isEqualType

[spark turret]

ah thats it

trying to write my first FSM now

[warm hedge]

disableAI?

Simply sqf this disableAI "NVG"

[spark turret]

any easy way to shuffle an array?

[warm hedge]

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

[spark turret]

cool. wonder why i didnt find that one lol

[finite sail]

BIS_fnc_midweekBeer, perhaps? 🙂

[queen junco]

quick question: I'd like to remove a BIS_fnc_holdActionAdd with a BIS_fnc_holdActionRemove. Where do I find the action ID assigned by the BIS_fnc_holdActionAdd?

[still forum]

its returned by holdActionAdd

_myId = ... call BIS_fnc_holdActionAdd

[drifting sky]

A2OA: What do the "endurance" and "general" ai skills actually do?

[queen junco]

I get that, but as the wiki for the holdActionRemove says I need to enter a number(the ID) which means I need to see it somehow. Do I just run the script and use a hint to show it?

[still forum]

You store the ID in a variable

and use the variable that you stored it in

[queen junco]

[
    _myLaptop,                                // Object the action is attached to
    "Hack Laptop",                                // Title of the action
    "\a3\ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\holdactions\holdAction_connect_ca.paa",      // Idle icon shown on screen
    "\a3\ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\holdactions\holdAction_connect_ca.paa",            // Progress icon shown on screen
    "_this distance _target < 3",                        // Condition for the action to be shown
    "_caller distance _target < 3",                        // Condition for the action to progress
    {},                                    // Code executed when action starts
    {},                                    // Code executed on every progress tick
    { _this call MY_fnc_hackingCompleted },                        // Code executed on completion
    {},                                    // Code executed on interrupted
    [],                                    // Arguments passed to the scripts as _this select 3
    12,                                    // Action duration [s]
    0,                                    // Priority
    true,                                    // Remove on completion
    false                                               // Show in unconscious state
] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_holdActionAdd", 0, _myLaptop];                            // MP compatible implementation

Using this as an example. I dont know where the 10 comes from in the holdActionRemove. I might be stupid but as the command wants me to enter a value I dont have I feel pretty retarded.

[ player,10 ] call BIS_fnc_holdActionRemove;

[still forum]

you can't get the return value of that remoteExec

where do you remvoe the action?

in hackingCOmpleted function?

[queen junco]

yea, but I run it in a separate .sqf - as from my experience - it only works for the _caller if I do it via the holdAction

[still forum]

seperate .sqf means what?

[queen junco]

I add the holdAction via a execVM in a .sqf I than execute a seperate execVM for the code complete.

[still forum]

but why execVM?
if you're already calling _this call MY_fnc_hackingCompleted?

[queen junco]

It does look weird. But if I put the removeAction in the code domplete it only works for the _caller

[still forum]

ah every player gets the action?

[queen junco]

yea, and once it completes it should be removed for everyone

[still forum]

Move your hold action adding into a function via CfgFunctions.
inside that function, store the actionId from holdActionAdd in a variable

the remoteExec your function, not the holdActionAdd

then to remove, you make a second function that uses your variable

and then again you remoteExec your second function to everyone

[queen junco]

Okay, will try it out

thanks a lot ^^

[void gust]

Tying my hand at scripting for the first time. Following a tutorial, but I can not even make a simple hit message work. I have made a init.sqf file in my mission file but nothing is happening. Any help?

[little raptor]

An example of what Dedmen said:

[_myLaptop] remoteExec ["MY_fnc_addAction", [0, -2] select isDedicated, true];

fn_addAction.sqf:

params ["_myLaptop"];
_actionID = [
    _myLaptop,                                // Object the action is attached to
    "Hack Laptop",                                // Title of the action
    "\a3\ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\holdactions\holdAction_connect_ca.paa",      // Idle icon shown on screen
    "\a3\ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\holdactions\holdAction_connect_ca.paa",            // Progress icon shown on screen
    "_this distance _target < 3",                        // Condition for the action to be shown
    "_caller distance _target < 3",                        // Condition for the action to progress
    {},                                    // Code executed when action starts
    {},                                    // Code executed on every progress tick
    { [_this#0] remoteExec ["MY_fnc_removeAction", [0, -2] select isDedicated, true]; _this call MY_fnc_hackingCompleted },                        // Code executed on completion
    {},                                    // Code executed on interrupted
    [],                                    // Arguments passed to the scripts as _this select 3
    12,                                    // Action duration [s]
    0,                                    // Priority
    true,                                    // Remove on completion
    false                                               // Show in unconscious state
] call BIS_fnc_holdActionAdd;

_myLaptop setVariable ["MY_action_ID", _actionID]; //store the ID locally

fn_removeAction.sqf:

params ["_myLaptop"];
[_myLaptop, _myLaptop getVariable ["MY_action_ID", -1]] call BIS_fnc_holdActionRemove;

[little raptor]

code?

[void gust]

Dummy of the day award goes to.... Fatboy! I never actually saved the file on notepad++, so it never worked.

Got a little ahead of my self than got lost. Thanks for the time, I am sure ill be back with more questions later lol.

[fresh wyvern]

Hi again and thanks for helping out last time.
Is there an equivalent to disableAI to human characters?
like:

this disablePlayer "NVG"

[little raptor]

how about you just remove the nvg?!

[finite sail]

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

[fresh wyvern]

Thanks a lot!

[little raptor]

Enables or disables transport NV (Night Vision)
probably won't work on infantry

[finite sail]

checking that now

confirmed, doesnt work on dismounted infantry

[little raptor]

@fresh wyvern ☝️

[finite sail]

[fresh wyvern]

So you can't have this look Item_NVGogglesB_gry_F, but without the night vision function? (standard and therminal, but no NV)

[little raptor]

not unless you make a new one and remove the NVG using config

In v2.02 you can attach a fake nvg model to your head

and have it follow the head bone

but that won't even have the TI

[finite sail]

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

might be able to make the nvg look so horrible its essentially unusable

[fresh wyvern]

Nice one x)

[finite sail]

disclamer.. user has no experience in pp efects

[hallow mortar]

feel like you could also figure out some way to construct an event handler that detects the "NVG on" action and uses action to immediately turn them off again

[little raptor]

construct an event handler
users can't make them

at least not reliably

you could use the keybinding (KeyDown)

but again not reliable

[finite sail]

but tbh, if it came to ruining something like that, I'd be looking to rework the story, not the equipment

[hallow mortar]

unit action ["NVGogglesOff"], not that other command

[finite sail]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/currentVisionMode returns what unit is using

[little raptor]

I quoted the wrong part

I mean you cant make an event handler

[hallow mortar]

..........I don't mean a new type of event handler

I mean figure out which of the existing types you can use to make an EH that does it

[little raptor]

you could use the keybinding (KeyDown)
but again not reliable

[fresh wyvern]

Is it possible to scrip an item to look like an other?

[hallow mortar]

AnimStateChanged might be able to do it if there's a universal NVG animation name

[little raptor]

nvgs don't use animations

and even if they did, they'd use gestures (actions), which again do not have EHs

[hallow mortar]

remind me again why the KeyDown option is not reliable

[finite sail]

users might change te key

[hallow mortar]

you can get the key they've bound it to

[little raptor]

One reason is key combos

E.g. you can't return something like ctrl+Middle mouse button

which is what I use for NVG

[finite sail]

default is N, but thatsnot a toggle it's a multi daytime> nvg> TI

[little raptor]

there is action keys for that:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/actionKeys

but my point still stands

you can't return something like ctrl+Middle mouse button

All numbers in SQF are floats and those are only precise up to 6...7 digits.
486539264 + 19 == 486539264 + 20
-> true
The DIK codes for 'LCtrl + R' and 'LCtrl + T' are indistinguishable.

one of the notes on that page

[willow hound]

Could str them and compare that

[hallow mortar]

this sounds horrific. Why....why is it like this?

[fresh wyvern]

So this if probably why get so many error setting up my HOTS x)
"F#" keys keeps getting added in unless I disable things underways.

[queen cargo]

Because a single number type is easier to handle then multiple

[hallow mortar]

I didn't mean the part about using floats, I meant why make a key registration system that ends up having two different key combinations register as the same thing

On the original topic, I reckon you could use a keyUp EH, ignore which key it returns and just use currentVisionMode to check whether the vision mode was set to NV. But crippling the NVGs through PP effects is probably the better route.

[little raptor]

not a bad idea

[finite sail]

wouldnt the end effect be dependent on users selecyed graphics options?

[hallow mortar]

I don't think the ColorCorrections PP type is affected by graphics options, so you could just wipe out the contrast and brightness and basically make a black screen

[fresh wyvern]

Is there a way to set a value to indefinite?
Setting the number 10 underneath to value -1 does not work.

this addItemCargo ["Integrated_NVG_F", 10]; 

[exotic flax]

add Virtual Arsenal to the object

it's not possible to set something to unlimited

[fresh wyvern]

Ok, thank you.
(Item isn't available in arsenal..)

[exotic flax]

you could use an event handler on the object, and refill it after someone took an item out

[fresh wyvern]

Cool how?

[exotic flax]

use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#ContainerClosed on the object

[fresh wyvern]

Do you know how I combine it into a working script?

this addItemCargo ["Integrated_NVG_F", 10]; 
this addEventHandler ["ContainerClosed", { 
 params ["_container", "_unit"]; 
}];

[heady quiver]

Does anyone know how to use (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createTask) the createTask code?

or maybe have an example?

[exotic flax]

you can check the contents of _container and if it has less than 10 NVG's, add one

[fresh wyvern]

How do you do that?

[exotic flax]

read up on https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Task_Framework_Tutorial (which is for Arma 3)

[heady quiver]

Niceeeeee

Thanks dude was looking for that

[fresh wyvern]

Anyone who know how to combine these two scripts so that they work with the warlords add on?

class CfgWLRequisitionPresets
{
    class A3DefaultAll
    {
        class EAST
        {
            class Vehicles
            {
                class I_LT_01_AA_F
                {
                    cost = 3000;
                    requirements[] = {};
                };
            };
        };
    };
};

[
    _veh,
    ["Indep_03",1], 
    ["showTools",0,"showCamonetHull",1,"showBags",0,"showSLATHull",0]
] call BIS_fnc_initVehicle;

[fair drum]

so which parachute class do i use on big vehicles (apc's and such)?

[crude vigil]

@fair drum Check it directly yourself for each vehicle? :)
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Vehicle_in_Vehicle_Transport
Defined in VehicleTransport >> Cargo

[fair drum]

lol i guess i need to use many more parachutes, 1 doesn't cut it and it just slams into the ground lol

[crude vigil]

Doubt that is possible but u could maybe temporarily reduce mass of your vehicle... I dont really know what a paradrop considers during.... paradropping

[fair drum]

hmm... what if i attached the vehicle to the parachute instead of the parachute to the vehicle? let me try that

[crude vigil]

ah, if it uses attachto, then yeah u probably got confused with that I believe

[fair drum]

yup thats what it was. you have to attach the vehicle to the parachute instead of vis versa

[heady quiver]

Anyone good with scripting triggers or alive checks?

[cosmic lichen]

@heady quiver What's the question?

[warm swallow]

I concur

[heady quiver]

So im creating a task right, and with that tasks comes a radio tower and i wanna check the 'alive' status on that object and update the task if needed.

[warm swallow]

couldn't you just check it's destruction state?

[heady quiver]

uhm

how do i do that xD

[cosmic lichen]

Do you spawn this tower yourself or do you use an existing one on the map?

[heady quiver]

I want if the tower is destroyed update the task.

I spawn it randomly

objective = "Land_TTowerBig_2_F" createVehicle _player_circle;

[cosmic lichen]

MyTower = createVehicle....

!alive MyTower

Does that help?

[heady quiver]

that works?

[cosmic lichen]

sure why not

[heady quiver]

Doesn't the code run once and stops?

[cosmic lichen]

yes

[heady quiver]

Then it wont work right

[cosmic lichen]

Did you check the wiki?

[heady quiver]

Its runs creates tower also checks state right after the creation and thats it

Dont i need a while loop?

[warm swallow]

what if you used BuildingChanged

[heady quiver]

Got an example?

[warm swallow]

addMissionEventHandler ["BuildingChanged", {
params ["_previousObject", "_newObject", "_isRuin"];
}];
wiki

[cosmic lichen]

Wait

Where is the "anyone good at triggers" part?

[heady quiver]

Well..

[warm swallow]

lol

[heady quiver]

I was wondering if needed to create a trigger with that tower to check state.

[warm swallow]

you shouldn't need to

if you add a handler

right?

[heady quiver]

Mmmm

[cosmic lichen]

You can use the handler, waitUntil, while or a trigger

your decision (handler is most efficient)

[warm swallow]

i concur

[crude vigil]

If like most of new starters, u re not afraid of eventhandlers and the risk of them biting you...

[heady quiver]

How would:

addMissionEventHandler ["BuildingChanged", {
params ["_previousObject", "_newObject", "_isRuin"];
}];

This look like if i used:

objective = "Land_TTowerBig_2_F" createVehicle _player_circle;

[warm swallow]

wait are you just using this as an objective to destroy a tower? I'm sure there are plenty of premade scripts via googl

[heady quiver]

Well not really that

[warm swallow]

ohk

[heady quiver]

More dynamic but thats another convo

[warm swallow]

lolk

[heady quiver]

But not sure what to do with

addMissionEventHandler ["BuildingChanged", {
params ["_previousObject", "_newObject", "_isRuin"];
}];

`
// Create object (like tower etc)
objective = "Land_TTowerBig_2_F" createVehicle _player_circle;

// TODO: CHECK IF OBJECTIVE (TOWER IS ALIVE)

// Update task
["task1", "SUCCEEDED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
`

This is what i got lol

[acoustic pulsar]

Hey guys a friend of mine started to mod an exile server, but now were stucked on one specific thing.. maybe one of you guys got an answer for that. some time players got stuck in combat mode and all the other features like repairing/lock a vehicle, food/drink/hp bar freezes or stop working for him until he reconnects to the server. We didnt find any answer for that..

[warm swallow]

I would check the debug console and see if you come across any errors while playing...

@heady quiver sorry im not too sure how to help you im fairly new with scripting myslef so

[heady quiver]

no worry

was worth asking 😄

xD

[warm swallow]

yea

i also have a question lol

we teach each other

[heady quiver]

sup

[cosmic lichen]

MyTower = "Land_TTowerBig_2_F" createVehicle _player_circle;
addMissionEventHandler ["BuildingChanged", {
    params ["_previousObject", "_newObject", "_isRuin"];
    if (_previousObject isEqualTo MyTower && _isRuin) then
    {
      ["task1", "SUCCEEDED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
    };
    removeMissionEventHandler ["BuildingChanged", _thisEventHandler];
}];```

[heady quiver]

oh damn

[cosmic lichen]

is it a single player mission or MP?

[heady quiver]

MP

[warm swallow]

In my multiplayer mission, I want generators to randomly spawn across the map, but in predefined locations. Like a place markers down and get generators to spawn on the model right, but I only want like 3 or 4 to spawn every mission, just in different spots, which keeps the mission new and poppin.

A) Is this possible within SQF?

B) How would I go abouts it. I was contemplating using SelectRandom with the array of generators, but would that keep them from spawning in the mission?

Thanks

also @cosmic lichen that looks right bro nice

[cosmic lichen]

I updated the code to remove the EH

Also, I am not 100% sure about locality since EH is local, and create vehicle global.

[heady quiver]

damn

it works lol

[warm swallow]

@heady quiver epic bro

[heady quiver]

@cosmic lichen My hero

@warm swallow I think you can make a map area for example get like 4 random radius positions in that area marker and spawn vehicle (generator) right?

[cosmic lichen]

for "_i" from 0 to (floor random 4) /*[1,3] call BIS_fnc_randomInt; works too*/ do
{
  createVehicle selectRandom [generators]
};```
@warm swallow Something like this. This is not valid code though

[warm swallow]

i would be afriad that they spawn somewhere i dont want lol, like in a wall or outside a playable area

@cosmic lichen could you explain the first line?

[cosmic lichen]

I thought you have predefined positions

[warm hedge]

for is to execute same code for multiple times

[cosmic lichen]

@warm swallow Have you checked the biki?

[warm swallow]

yea, maybe like 20 or so positions where they could spawn, but then they only spawn at like 3

[cosmic lichen]

(floor random 4) put that into the debug console. It should be clear what it does then

[warm swallow]

yea

ok

thanks, ill try that out!

[heady quiver]

@cosmic lichen You know how to generate a random string?

[cosmic lichen]

Define random.

[heady quiver]

like length of 10 al random

[warm swallow]

ay im a noob does this go in the init file?

[heady quiver]

letters

[cosmic lichen]

What init field`?

[warm swallow]

where do i put the code, sory

[cosmic lichen]

initServer.sqf preferably

[warm swallow]

alright

[heady quiver]

Happy

[warm swallow]

yes

[cosmic lichen]

myletters = ["a", "b", ....];

[heady quiver]

You can also add execVM"filename.sqf"; to that init file and make your code in that filename.sqf too keep it clean.

if im not wrong.

@cosmic lichen yea but thats array i mean more like

_rNumber = random 1;

but then for letters.

[cosmic lichen]

selectRandom is your friend

[warm swallow]

im a serious poo at scripting, do you guys have any suggestions or guides? I've looked through the biki a lot, and im not like getting it

[cosmic lichen]

This is inefficient for 2 lines of code.

[heady quiver]

@cosmic lichen assuming he was expanding ^^

[exotic flax]

Q: I would like to execute code on a client from a server-side mod, is that possible?
Do I have use publicVariable to make the code available on the clients, or can I just remoteExec the code on each client?
PS. I want to add event handlers on all clients, while the code is on the server only.

[warm hedge]

Just remoteExec?

[cosmic lichen]

If the mod is server side, then the client does not know the code

Just use remoteExec from the server to the client

[warm swallow]

also @cosmic lichen would I spawn the generators in the editor, and control which ones spawn in the mission, or put down markers where they could spawn and do it that way?

[cosmic lichen]

Whatever is easier for you.

[warm swallow]

ok

[cosmic lichen]

I usually try to separate Editor / Scripts whenever possible

[warm swallow]

i really appreciate all the help

[cosmic lichen]

If you have 3den Enhanced installed you can pre-place the generators, select them all and select "Copy Positions to Clipboard" then paste those into an sqf file

Quickest way I believe

[warm swallow]

i do

[dusk badger]

Need help to clarify something:
createVehicle is to spawn an object and createUnit is for a AI Unit right?

[cosmic lichen]

yes

[heady quiver]

private _rNumber = random 1000; this generates a random number between 1 and 1000 right?

[cosmic lichen]

1 (inclusive) but never 1000

[dusk badger]

Thanks @cosmic lichen

[cosmic lichen]

but you wanna floor the number when using it with for

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

[heady quiver]

its just so i can randomize the task

[wind hedge]

Guys, is there an EH that fires when trying to open/close doors? I want to check if player has the inventory item "keys" and if so the door unlocks

[warm hedge]

No

[warm swallow]

ooooof

[heady quiver]

@cosmic lichen last question of the night, my creating task BIS_fnc_taskCreate expects a string but i want that random generated number in that string area bit how would i do it?

cuz it wont accept a int

private _rNumber = random 1000; into private _myTask = [groupOfPlayers, "HERERANDOM", [_description, _title, _waypoint], objDocuments, true] call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;

[cosmic lichen]

Check the wiki format

[cosmic lichen]

Not that I know. Perhaps you can detect the closest door somehow?

Or, detect all doors in the AO and lock/unlock them depending on whether the player has the key

[heady quiver]

private _myTask = [groupOfPlayers, format(formatString,_rNumber), [_description, _title, _waypoint], objDocuments, true] call BIS_fnc_taskCreate; like this? @cosmic lichen

[cosmic lichen]

No, read the format page carefully

[heady quiver]

Mmmm

https://giphy.com/gifs/heyarnold-hey-arnold-nicksplat-l4EoU3eoCGJER0Oru

private _myTask = [groupOfPlayers, toString _rNumber, [_description, _title, _waypoint], objDocuments, true] call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;

Maybe i just need to sleep xD

[cosmic lichen]

toString is not doing what you think, at all..

[heady quiver]

Cant think anymore.

[cosmic lichen]

Just read the examples on formatpage. Your first code was close

but the syntax is simply wrong

[heady quiver]

• staring hard at screen *

hold up

private _myTask = [groupOfPlayers, format("%1",_rNumber), [_description, _title, _waypoint], objDocuments, true] call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;

[cosmic lichen]

almost..

[heady quiver]

FUCK..

I really thought i had it

[cosmic lichen]

I am starting to think that the examples are wrong on the biki

[heady quiver]

What did i do wrong?

[cosmic lichen]

haha

Nice try 😉

[heady quiver]

he he he

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

example 1 is what i have

even example 2

i dont get it

ohhh

private _myTask = [groupOfPlayers, format["%1",_rNumber], [_description, _title, _waypoint], objDocuments, true] call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;

[cosmic lichen]

thank god

[heady quiver]

THANK GOODNESS

[cosmic lichen]

now

format ["task_%1", _rNumber];

[heady quiver]

private _myTask = [groupOfPlayers, format["task_%1",_rNumber], [_description, _title, _waypoint], objDocuments, true] call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;

jeez this took way too long

But then again its 02:06 in Amsterdam

i need sleep.

[cosmic lichen]

Same here 🙂

[heady quiver]

I appreciate the time and help @cosmic lichen

[cosmic lichen]

yw

[heady quiver]

Goodnight all!

[cosmic lichen]

I started clearning up the biki page just because of you T_T

[heady quiver]

why xD

What did you do

or change

[cosmic lichen]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki?title=format&type=revision&diff=245335&oldid=244129

[heady quiver]

^^

Anyway goodnight

[cosmic lichen]

gn8

[tender fossil]

I guess this is wrong? I'm trying to add an element into an array inside a dynamically formed global variable

_skillWest = format ["WFBE_CL_VAR_SKILL_WEST_REQUESTID_%1", _skillWestRequestID];

    missionNamespace setVariable [format ["WFBE_CL_VAR_SKILL_WEST_REQUESTID_%1", _skillWestRequestID], _skillWest set [count _skillWest, _skillWestRequestIDplayerSkill]];

[little raptor]

WFBE_CL_VAR_SKILL_WEST_REQUESTID_%1?!
You should consider choosing shorter names for variables.
Also, _skillWest is a STRING
I don't know what you mean by array. There's no array there

[tender fossil]

I don't mind long variable names as long as they're readable. Quoting one of the most famous programmers in the world, "any fool can write code that computer can understand, but it takes a true programmer to write code that humans understand" 😛

Fixing those issues you mentioned now

_skillWest = missionNamespace getVariable format ["WFBE_CL_VAR_SKILL_WEST_REQUESTID_%1", _skillWestRequestID];

Better now? @little raptor 🙂

[little raptor]

no

[tender fossil]

Haha

I'm too used to strongly typed languages, I want a nagging mommy IDE to take care of wrong types of variables 😆

[warm swallow]

so im using markers as spawn locations right. Is there a way to change what orientation the spawned object is?

[exotic flax]

change the orientation of the marker

although not sure if the respawn framework follows that 🤔

[warm swallow]

yeaaaaaa

that does seem like the obvious answer, ill try it thanks

also @cosmic lichen solution to my prob.. not perfect but solution nonetheless. Place markers where you want spawn locations to be. right click object > Select Spawn Location. then click the corresponding object

[fluid void]

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I'm having a bit of trouble using cameras to render to texture. Whenever I use

_camera cameraEffect ["Internal", "BACK", "myrendersurface"];

or

_camera cameraEffect ["Terminate", "BACK", "myrendersurface"];

it also closes the Zeus/Spectator camera as well, any way to get around this?

[drifting sky]

A2OA: I'm making a custom cover system. How do I force an ai unit to stop shooting and to move to a position?

[little raptor]

combat mode "BLUE"?

[agile pumice]

I'm trying to calculate a difference between a projectile's hit location on an object and a specific memory point (on a building's door handle), but the value changes depending on which door I'm shooting at.

last_pos = [0,0,0];
            [_projectile] spawn {
                _projectile = _this select 0;
                while {alive _projectile} do
                {
                    last_pos = getPosATL _projectile;
                    sleep 0.01;
                };
            };
            
            _bulletLandPos = _projectile worldToModel (getpos _building);
            _memPoint = (_doorArr select 1) select 4;
            _memPointPos = _building selectionPosition [_memPoint, "Memory"];
            hint format ["%1\n%2\n%3", _bulletLandPos, _memPointPos, _bulletLandPos distance _memPointPos];

on one door, the impact hints between 4 and 5, and on another its between 11 and 12

[little raptor]

don't use getPos

[agile pumice]

getposvisual?

[little raptor]

no

no getPos variant

at all

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

[agile pumice]

I was already on the page, deciding which to use

[little raptor]

Syntax:
getPos object
Parameters:
object: Object
Return Value:
**Array - format PositionAGLS **

now compare that to worldToModel and you'll understand

[agile pumice]

last_pos = ASLToAGL getPosASL _projectile;
_bulletLandPos = _projectile worldToModel (ASLToAGL getPosASL _building);```
``worldtomodel: position: Array - world position, format PositionAGL or Position2D``

assuming I'm right in converting the position to AGL this way, its not fixing the problem

[little raptor]

what is _doorArr?

[agile pumice]

it just passes the memorypoint for the handle

[little raptor]

well you're using _projectile worldToModel

you should use building

@agile pumice ```sqf
_bulletLandPos = _building worldToModel (ASLToAGL getPosASL _projectile);

[agile pumice]

what about last_pos then?

[little raptor]

I don't know what that even is

you don't use it

[agile pumice]

I think I accidentally removed it from one of the calculations by mistake

_bulletLandPos = _building worldToModel last_pos; maybe

[little raptor]

yeah that

I was gonna type it now

[agile pumice]

okay, so now the values are similar but they're like 4000+

the x for _bulletLandPos is 4000 for some reason

[drifting sky]

I tried forcing unit to move by setting combatmode to blue. tried a bunch of other things as well. Can't seem to get them to do it at all. Can they not navigate amongst bushes?

[agile pumice]

but it should be worldToModel so that doesn't make sense

[little raptor]

Their path generation is a bit flaky.
It depends how dense it is.
See this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A*_search_algorithm#/media/File:Astar_progress_animation.gif

[drifting sky]

They're not going to any position I've selected. In fact they don't seem to even be trying.

[little raptor]

perhaps last_pos never updates

check its value

I bet it's still [0,0,0]

[little raptor]

what command do you use to move them?

[agile pumice]

yeah it is 0,0,0

[drifting sky]

domove

also tried moveto

[little raptor]

that's obvious
because:

1. you're using a scheduled code
2. you set the initial value to [0,0,0] (while it should at least be the projectile's initial position)

[little raptor]

moveTo requires doStop

at least in A3

[drifting sky]

i did dostop and then domove

[little raptor]

doStop, sleep 0.01, moveTo

try that

@agile pumice also, store the variable in the projectile's namespace

you don't have to make a global variable

[agile pumice]

it didn't hint 0,0,0 that tme

[little raptor]

what time??

[agile pumice]

when the hint was in the while block

I didnt think a local variable could be updated when used inside a spawn block

[little raptor]

@agile pumice ```sqf
_projectile = _this select 0;
_lastPos = ASLToAGL getPosASL _projectile
while {alive _projectile} do
{
_lastPos = ASLToAGL getPosASL _projectile;
sleep 0.001;
};
_bulletLandPos = _building worldToModel _lastPos;
_memPoint = (_doorArr select 1) select 4;
_memPointPos = _building selectionPosition [_memPoint, "Memory"];
hint format ["%1\n%2\n%3", _bulletLandPos, _memPointPos, _bulletLandPos distance _memPointPos];

because you're doing it all wrong

I didn't notice it

[agile pumice]

all inside that spawn block?

[little raptor]

yes

[drifting sky]

well, dostop sleep and then domove, kind of sort of looks like they're moving toward the position. But it's hard to tell. They never get very close to the position. I also notice that movetocompleted and movetofailed never appear to trigger.

[little raptor]

moveToFailed typically triggers after 13 seconds

[drifting sky]

what about movetocompleted

[little raptor]

if you had A3 you'd have better ways to check

[little raptor]

dunno, never tried that

[agile pumice]

okay, it seems to work

thanks for the help

_building = _doorArr select 0;
            [_projectile,_doorArr] spawn {
                _projectile = _this select 0;
                _doorArr = _this select 1;
                _building = _doorArr select 0;
                _lastPos = ASLToAGL getPosASL _projectile;
                while {alive _projectile} do
                {
                    _lastPos = ASLToAGL getPosASL _projectile;
                    sleep 0.001;
                };
                _bulletLandPos = _building worldToModel _lastPos;
                _memPoint = (_doorArr select 1) select 4;
                _memPointPos = _building selectionPosition [_memPoint, "Memory"];
                _distance = _bulletLandPos distance _memPointPos;
                //hint format ["%1\n%2\n%3", _bulletLandPos, _memPointPos, _distance];
                if (_distance < 0.5) then {
                    _doorArr call saf_fnc_breachOpenDoor;
                };
            };

[little raptor]

np

[drifting sky]

is it possible to get the ai to move in a direction instead of toward a point?

[little raptor]

wdym?

[drifting sky]

well, trying to get them to move to an exact point seems to be pretty much not working at all.

[little raptor]

@agile pumice btw I still recommend unscheduled code. like eachFrame EH

[drifting sky]

So i wondered if you could just get them to move in a direction instead

[little raptor]

you can disable their AI "MOVE" fsm

and play the move animation on them

and adjust their direction in a loop

using setVectorDir

not setDir

[fair drum]

the animation is probably going to be choppy as heck though on the loop. might need a loop accurate to the 0.001 mark and timings don't work that exact. i tried messing with the walk animation before and if you call it a single time, it last i think 4.88x seconds

[drifting sky]

is there a built in way to get the average recent velocity of a unit?

[drifting sky]

nearestobjects over 10 meters, vs. lineIntersects 10 meters. Which do you think is less expensive?

[winter rose]

velocity or speed over time?

[little raptor]

nearestobjects over 10 meters, vs. lineIntersects 10 meters. Which do you think is less expensive?
what do either have to do with the "average recent velocity of a unit"?

[finite sail]

and... we're back.... electricity is back on in the Tank house

[heady quiver]

Does anyone know how i can access a private var from within a addMissionEventHandler ?

[finite sail]

if its private somewhere else... there is no way

[heady quiver]

[_taskName, "SUCCEEDED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;

private _rndNmb = floor (random [600,800,1000]); private _taskName = format["task_%1", _rndNmb];

mmm

[finite sail]

is the variable in the same scope as the call?

that's the oly way this can work

[heady quiver]

So i got this right:

addMissionEventHandler ["BuildingChanged", { params ["_previousObject", "_newObject", "_isRuin"]; if (_previousObject isEqualTo objective && _isRuin) then { [_taskName, "SUCCEEDED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState; }; }];

But he can't access the _taskName

[finite sail]

_taskname needs to be in the same scope, or privated in a lower scope

[heady quiver]

Mmmm

[finite sail]

is there a reason _taskname has to be local?

[heady quiver]

Not really

[finite sail]

make it a global then... taskname woud seem to be the sort of thing that should be global, or maybe even public

[heady quiver]

How would i do that exactly?

[finite sail]

take away the underscore

[heady quiver]

Ah, _ means local ?

Kinda new to this

[finite sail]

yep

[heady quiver]

Ah make sense now

[finite sail]

🙂

[heady quiver]

Lets check if it works

[finite sail]

we were all new once

even Leopard

[heady quiver]

Hehe

Does private also need to go?

[finite sail]

yes, if you privated the variable somewhere, remove that

[heady quiver]

Damnnnnnnnnnn boi

It works

[finite sail]

wow... my speeling is shcoking today

more tea, i think

[heady quiver]

Haha

Coffee mate

[finite sail]

nah, coffee is for heathens and americans... im neither lol

[heady quiver]

😢

[finite sail]

civilised people drink tea

🙂

[heady quiver]

I dont know civiised i do know civilised

😉

[finite sail]

or, indeed, civilized lol

[heady quiver]

Well that too

xD

[finite sail]

hehe

[odd bison]

Hello I am working on WarMachine game mode. I would like to ask you for help.
How to make object semitransparent and in one color (green, red…). Thank you

[heady quiver]

You mean like a area?

or like a object as in a building?

[odd bison]

I would like to have the object (fortification) visible before placing, to know where it will be placed.

[heady quiver]

aaah

Thats a hard one

[odd bison]

Here is the code where i want to use it

f1=[ player, //target "+ Sandbags barricade high", //title "\a3\ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\holdactions\holdAction_connect_ca.paa", //idleIcon "\a3\ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\holdactions\holdAction_connect_ca.paa", //progressIcon "player==leader player && coolDown==false", //conditionShow "true", //conditionProgress {hint"Sandbags barricade will be build 2m in front of you";}, //codeStart { //VISIBLE OBJECT - SEMITRANSPARENT, ONE COLOR - how to do it? //USE COMMANDS createVehicle, attachTo... }, //codeProgress { _posZ = getPosAtl player; _bag = createVehicle ["Land_SandbagBarricade_01_hole_F", (player getRelPos [1.8, 0]), [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"]; //1.6 _bag setDir (getDir player); _bag setPos [(getPos _bag select 0),(getPos _bag select 1),(_posZ select 2)]; fort1 = 1; hint""; [1] spawn wrm_fnc_V2coolDown; systemChat "fortification built"; }, //codeCompleted { //delete semitransparent object //USE COMMANDS detach, deleteVehicle }, //codeInterrupted [], //arguments 6, //duration 0.3, //priority false, //removeCompleted false //showUnconscious ] call BIS_fnc_holdActionAdd;

[fair drum]

I don't know off hand but I would look at the old becti game mode cause that has something that you want in it.

[heady quiver]

Guys simple question i wanna wrap my code into a function and call it manually how would i do this?

functionName = { // Code here };

Just wrap it in here?

[finite sail]

https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/152888-creating-and-calling-a-function-walk-through-barney-style/

old post, but it covers most of it

but yes, your method will work

[heady quiver]

Mmmm

I did wrap it in that and added into the init.sqf so i can add multiple functions in there but not sure how i would call

[finite sail]

what you are doing is known as an inline function

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

call functionName

[heady quiver]

Im stupid i tried that but i realised i didnt restart the game

-.--

Works now xD

[finite sail]

yes, need to restart so the init is reread

[heady quiver]

Btw

Do other people have access to these files when i make a mp game for my friends?

[finite sail]

you can recompile the function without restarting from inside the debug menu > functions

[heady quiver]

Ah good to know

For example i got this code where i have a trigger on a laptop that executes a piece of code.

[finite sail]

you might want to make yourself familiar with locality

if you're doing MP stuff

your function, for example, if its made in init.sqf, then all players and server will have it

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

is useful

for me, if it aint a missing semicolon or just bad logic, it's locality thats breaking stuff in MP

[heady quiver]

Mmmm yea.

I had some problems with local vs mp already

with arsenal spawning

[finite sail]

hehe welcome to my world

[heady quiver]

addAction ["Start a new mission", { call createDestroyMission; }];

i want something like this but this doesn't seem to be the right syntax

[odd bison]

virtual arsenal and addAction are local. You have to run it on all clients. use remote exec

to work in MP I use mostly remoteExec and publicvariable
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/remoteExec
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/publicVariable

[verbal saddle]

You need to add an object to add the action to.
e.g
player addAction ["Hello", {systemchat "Hi"}]
The player object has an action added to them which prints "Hi" in chat when the action is pressed

[heady quiver]

Yea i fixed it

[verbal saddle]

Although it is recommended to add the action to an object other then the players object, or else the condition will be checked every frame.

[heady quiver]

I created a white board in the map and added this to its init:

this addAction ["Search & Destroy", {call createDestroyMission}];

Seems right?

[verbal saddle]

Yes, although because you've not included any of the optional items in the array the action will be usable for up to 50 meters away.

[heady quiver]

oh shit

Dont want that

[verbal saddle]

So you can have a read of this https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction

And it lists all the optional parameters for the addAction command

[heady quiver]

this addAction ["Search & Destroy", { call createDestroyMission; systemchat "Target has been found." },nil,1.5,true,true,"","true",3,false,"",""];

Got it 🙂

3 meters interaction

[finite sail]

might want to add a cursorobject clause, so the action only appears when player is looking at the object

[verbal saddle]

The action is added to the object, so that's already done by the engine.

[finite sail]

ah right.. most of my addactions are on the player

[heady quiver]

Btw i got this random number gen but its not exactly what i want

rndNmb = floor (random [1,9999,9999]); what is this doing xD?

i just want a number between 1 - 9999

[finite sail]

rndNmb = ceil (random 9999)

floor might return zero

unlikely, but might

[heady quiver]

thats what i was looking for

[finite sail]

your script is choosing 1 of those 3 numbers at random

[heady quiver]

ceil (random 9999) this works

Ah.

[willow hound]

When should floor return 0 when the lowest input is 1?

[finite sail]

its going to return 9999 2 times out of 3 and 1 the rest

[willow hound]

No.

random[min, mid, max]

[finite sail]

oh yes... well spotted

[willow hound]

random != selectRandom

[finite sail]

*nods

[heady quiver]

• stares *

Btw

Does one know how to get the actual name from an object?

objective = format["%1",object] createVehicle _player_circle;

i didnt name it but for example Land_TTowerBig_2_F this is the code name but i want like the title of that item

hint format ["Name is: %1", objective]; <-- this returns the name of the p3d file...

[winter rose]

why do you need it?
you would have to set vehicleVarName

[heady quiver]

Well i want the task name to be something like: Destroy the namehere

so i need the actual name of the tower i created not the file name

[finite sail]

getText (configFile >> "cfgVehicles" >> _type >> "displayName"

[heady quiver]

wowow

[finite sail]

where _type is the classname

[winter rose]

format ["Destroy the %1.", getText (configFile >> "cfgVehicles" >> typeOf objective >> "displayName")];

[heady quiver]

Mmm this works but something is off with my code

it always says 'radio tower' even tho sometimes a generator spawns

forget that

it works ty ty

Btw what editor you guys use for sqf files?

[winter rose]

VSCode

(with SQF plugins)

[finite sail]

^^^ _this ^^^

[heady quiver]

i seee..

You guys know anything about task icons?

[odd bison]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Task_Framework

scroll down

[heady quiver]

hot damn

[heady quiver]

Is there a way to obtain all tasks?

Edit: currenttask player isequalto tasknull check if player has task if so he can't ask for another one (this works) but i want to check if bluefor has tasks at all

[odd bison]

Check if any player on side west has any task. If yes, then _haveTasks=true;

_haveTasks = false; _blueBoys=[]; {if(side _x==west) then (_blueBoys pushBackUnique _x;)} forEach allPlayers; {if (count (_x call BIS_fnc_tasksUnit) != 0) then {_haveTasks=true;};} forEach _blueBoys;

[heady quiver]

Nice

Im gonna check it now

Think we missing a )

Actually what im really looking for is if BlueFor has any uncompleted tasks

[cosmic lichen]

then (_blueB there is a brace missing

But why loop through them twice?

Just put this into one loop

[heady quiver]

Mmmm

Can't i just do something like count(player call BIS_fnc_tasksUnit) ?

but with a filter or something

i just wanna know if bluefor has has an active task (only 1 allowed at the time)

[cosmic lichen]

Well

Why check this afterward

Just prevent them from taking more than 1 task at a time

[heady quiver]

it will be at the beginning of the function

yea

thats the idea

at the beginning of my function createDestroyMission i wanna check if they already have one active

any mission

[cosmic lichen]

When you assign the first task, you know the task ID right?

[heady quiver]

yes *

[cosmic lichen]

So when they try to assign another task, just check the status of the previously added task

[heady quiver]

Actually

i wont know the ID

[cosmic lichen]

Why not?

[heady quiver]

Because its locally created who ever interacts with the board

private _myTask = [west, taskName, [_description, _title, _waypoint], objNull, true, 0, true, "destroy"] call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;

[cosmic lichen]

missionNamespace setVariable ["CurrentTask", "taskID", true];

[heady quiver]

Mmm

Isn't there a like a global function for getLastCreatedTask or something xD

[cosmic lichen]

no

You need 3 lines of code to find that out

//Create task id
//Create task with task ID
//Store task ID globally

//Get task ID
//Check if task with task ID is done
// If yes, create new task, else do nothing

[heady quiver]

`
// Create task ID globally
lastCreatedMission setVariable ["CurrentTask", taskName, true];

// Set random task location
[taskName, _player_circle] call BIS_fnc_taskSetDestination;

// Check if task last task is done
if(format['%1', taskName] call BIS_fnc_taskCompleted){
// Return task is done
};
`

Would this work?

oh no

wait how would i get the taskID globally?

`
// Create task ID globally
lastCreatedMission setVariable ["CurrentTask", taskName, true];

    // Set random task location
    [taskName, _player_circle] call BIS_fnc_taskSetDestination;

    // Check if task last task is done
    if(format['%1', getVariable "lastCreatedMission"] call BIS_fnc_taskCompleted){
        // Task is done
    };

`

https://giphy.com/gifs/80s-pee-wee-herman-favorite-show-IoXVrbzUIuvTy

If i named it CurrentTask i can get it back like this right?

if(format['%1', getVariable "CurrentTask"] call BIS_fnc_taskCompleted){ // Task is done };

@cosmic lichen

Please help xD

[cosmic lichen]

Read setVariable documentation first

[heady quiver]

i did and i set my the global var but it saying im missing stuff

;

[cosmic lichen]

you did read it, but you did not understand it.

[heady quiver]

Well you didnt say that

[cosmic lichen]

check the examples and the syntax

[heady quiver]

xD

missionNamespace setVariable ["CurrentTask", format['%1', taskName]];

hint CurrentTask;

Now its stored yea?

[cosmic lichen]

why format?

[heady quiver]

it can take var right away?

missionNamespace setVariable ["CurrentTask", taskName];

[cosmic lichen]

What data type is taskName?

[heady quiver]

taskName = format["task_%1", rndNmb];

[cosmic lichen]

yeah, and what data type is that?

[heady quiver]

str

[cosmic lichen]

right, string

format['%1', taskName]];
So why format here?

[heady quiver]

me stupid?

[cosmic lichen]

I just want you to reflect. Don't write things you don't understand

[heady quiver]

xD

I see.

So this is step one then?

// Set task globally missionNamespace setVariable ["CurrentTask", taskName]; hint CurrentTask;

[cosmic lichen]

If it works

[heady quiver]

Reserved var

_myCurrentTask setVariable ["CurrentTask", taskName, true]; <-- error undefinded var, do i need to declare it first somewhere above?

[cosmic lichen]

what does setVariable expect on the left side?

[heady quiver]

wait i got it

missionNamespace setVariable ["currentTaskOn", taskName]; hint currentTaskOn;

This works

now

I dont know.

// Set task globally missionNamespace setVariable ["currentTaskOn", taskName];

Im assuming this is set now but can't seem to retrieve the value

[cosmic lichen]

getVariable

[heady quiver]

Yea

getVariable "currentTaskOn";

Doesn't seem to like that

[winter rose]

missionNamespace

[heady quiver]

hint missionNamespace getVariable "currentTaskOn"; ?

[winter rose]

()

[heady quiver]

o

m

g

finally xD

Any reason why it needs () ?

So i can remember for next time

[winter rose]

yes, operators precedence

it does (hint missionNamespace) getVariable "currentTaskOn"

[heady quiver]

🤔

[cosmic lichen]

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

[heady quiver]

hint (missionNamespace getVariable "currentTaskOn"); _completed = "CURRENTTASKIDHERE" call BIS_fnc_taskCompleted;

Final moment

How would i merge these two

[cosmic lichen]

hint (missionNames_completed = "CURRENTTASKIDHERE" call BIS_fnc_taskCompleted;pace getVariable "currentTaskOn"); Merged 😛

[heady quiver]

😢

[cosmic lichen]

private _currentTask = missionNamespace getVariable "currentTaskOn";
private _isTaskDone = _currentTask call BIS_fnc_tasKCompleted;```

private _isTaskDone = (missionNamespace getVariable "currentTaskOn") call BIS_fnc_tasKCompleted; Which is less ledigable

There is one more thing though, the alternative syntax of getVariable which involves a default value

private _currentTask = missionNamespace getVariable ["currentTaskOn",""];
if (_currentTask isEqualTo "") exitWith {hint "Task ID does not exist!"};
private _isTaskDone = _currentTask call BIS_fnc_tasKCompleted;

[heady quiver]

uhm

But if _currentTask does not exist you can't call it in next line ye?

[cosmic lichen]

Technically you can, but good catch

fixed

[heady quiver]

aah oke but one problem

oh no wait

`
private _currentTask = missionNamespace getVariable ["currentTaskOn",""];
if (_currentTask isEqualTo "") exitWith {
// Create mission
};

  // Task exists (Check for complete)
 private _isTaskDone = _currentTask call BIS_fnc_taskCompleted;

`

Im gonna take a short 15m break need some food and fresh air xD

brb.

[heady quiver]

@cosmic lichen

if (_currentTask isEqualTo "") exitWith { // Cant find any mission };

Is there also something isNotEqualTo ?

[winter rose]

in the next patch

otherwise, if !(_currentTask isEqualTo "") exitWith {

or != ""

[heady quiver]

Ty bud

Im getting slowly to what i want xD

What is the in-game message again instead of hint?

chatmessage or something?

[winter rose]

systemChat

[heady quiver]

Ah yea

if !(_currentTask isEqualTo "") then { private _isTaskDone = _currentTask call BIS_fnc_tasKCompleted; if(_isTaskDone == false) then{ systemChat "Please complete your current task before starting a new one."; // It needs to stop here completely }; };

How do i completely stop the code at a certain point?

[winter rose]

```sqf plz 🙃

(see pinned message)

[heady quiver]

aaah

Edited

[winter rose]

three ` followed by one sqf then line return

[heady quiver]

i dont know why but im so confused sometimes im thinking of PHP a lot

mmm

Not sure what you mean by that 🤔

// Check for mission and if mission is completed if !(_currentTask isEqualTo "") then { private _isTaskDone = _currentTask call BIS_fnc_taskCompleted; if(_isTaskDone == false) then { systemChat "Please complete your current task before starting a new one."; // Exit here completely dont run next code }; };

Can you show?

[winter rose]

```sqf
// Check for mission and if mission is completed
if !(_currentTask isEqualTo "") then {
```

=

// Check for mission and if mission is completed
         if !(_currentTask isEqualTo "") then {

[heady quiver]

Doesnt seem to work

[tough abyss]

Hi
One question about objects
If we put a variable name on an object in Eden Editor
We surely can get it through missionNamespace getVariable["variable_name", objNull] ?

[winter rose]

yes

[tough abyss]

I'm doing that and in server-side: the script doesnt success to get the object

Is that because of special states of the object (as simulation, simple object) ?

[winter rose]

nope
where did you name it?

[tough abyss]

in variable name attribute, eden editor

[winter rose]

and trying to access it in game, not in editor?

[tough abyss]

oh nevermind, was using wrong local variable when fetching object with getVariable

😦

[winter rose]

🔨 agrrrrrr è.é

[heady quiver]

xD Lou im still not sure what you meant

[tough abyss]

but at least you answered my question about simple objects and getVariable

🙂

[winter rose]

no worries 😉

[winter rose]

about?

[heady quiver]

`

     // Check for mission and if mission is completed
     if !(_currentTask isEqualTo "") then {
         private _isTaskDone = _currentTask call BIS_fnc_taskCompleted;
         if(_isTaskDone == false) then {
            systemChat "Please complete your current task before starting a new one.";
            // Exit here completely dont run next code
         };
     };

`

[winter rose]

 // Check for mission and if mission is completed
if !(_currentTask isEqualTo "") then {
  private _isTaskDone = _currentTask call BIS_fnc_taskCompleted;
  if (!_isTaskDone) then {
    systemChat "Please complete your current task before starting a new one.";
    // Exit here completely dont run next code
  };
};

[heady quiver]

Uh what changed xD?

[winter rose]

nothing, just color display

I am asking you to use that since the beginning :p

[willow hound]

It's human readable now

[heady quiver]

ha ha 😢

Still need to know how to force exit it

The thing is the code above is checking for some task status and everything below that is a createMissionFunction so i dont want it to go further if the task is not completed

[willow hound]

exitWith is commonly used; for loops, an assortment of break commands is coming; and there's also terminate.

[heady quiver]

would be true if i wasnt already in another if statement

i can't exitWith inside that

[winter rose]

if (!_isTaskDone) then { hint "buhbye" } ELSE { hint "oooh, task completed" };

[heady quiver]

Alright problem is _currentTask can be empty then it should keep going, if _currentTask is not empty check if that task is complete if so then just keep going if not then stop right away and give message