#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 663

copper narwhal Mar 13, 2021, 2:52 PM

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Do you have a space I between the “ and the ;

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Inbetween*

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 2:52 PM

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its armas way of telling you where the error is

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 2:52 PM

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disableAI #"MOVE";

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This is wrong

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}; forEach units _gGroup;

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 2:53 PM

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i know the hash isnt really there i was indicating like arma does

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 2:53 PM

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}; is wrong

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 2:54 PM

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if (isServer) then
{
    _allpositions = nearestBuilding _gGroup buildingPos -1;
    _gGroup = [getPos aPosition, independent, 5] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
 
    {
         _randomPos = _allpositions deleteAt (floor (random (count _allpositions)));
        _x setPos _randomPos; disableAI "MOVE";
    } forEach units _gGroup;
};```
actual script,
 arma is throwing missing ; between disableAI and "MOVE"

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 2:55 PM

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no

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it's just a rough indication of where something is wrong

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I showed you the error

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 2:55 PM

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thats what arma is telling me

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you mean }; it threw the error before i placed that

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 2:56 PM

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...

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if (isServer) then
{
    _allpositions = nearestBuilding _gGroup buildingPos -1;
    _gGroup = [getPos aPosition, independent, 5] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
 
    {
         _randomPos = _allpositions deleteAt (floor (random (count _allpositions)));
        _x setPos _randomPos; 
        _x disableAI "MOVE"; // FIXED HERE
    } forEach units _gGroup;
};

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 2:58 PM

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yeah yeah i just noticed that now im getting a different error yay

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 2:59 PM

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_allpositions = nearestBuilding _gGroup buildingPos -1;
this is wrong as well

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read https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/nearestBuilding

nearestBuilding

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:01 PM

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Revo,

[player, ["cp_mission_accomplished_1", 1000, 1] ] remoteExec ["say3D"];

Would this play a sound that everyone can hear?

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 3:01 PM

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probably not

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since player is not defined on the server

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Are you sure you want the player to play the sound?

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:02 PM

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well the goal is to play a sound when objective is done (its in the EH)

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but i want all players to hear it.

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// Objective Event Handler (check if alive)
[_objective,["Killed", { 
    params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];
    [taskName, "SUCCEEDED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
    [player, ["cp_mission_accomplished_1", 1000, 1] ] remoteExec ["say3D"]; // SOUND HERE
}]] remoteExec ["addEventHandler",0,_objective];

copper narwhal Mar 13, 2021, 3:04 PM

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Sorry to butt in but might i ask is this even the right code to change the vanilla splashscreen? c++ class RscStandardDisplay; class RscDisplayStart: RscStandardDisplay { class controls { class LoadingStart: RscControlsGroup { class controls { class Logo: RscPictureKeepAspect { text="\mv_data\ui\logo.paa"; onLoad=""; }; }; }; }; };

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 3:06 PM

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@copper narwhal #arma3_config And I don't know. Test it

copper narwhal Mar 13, 2021, 3:06 PM

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I dont think its working for me

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about the channel also sorry ill move it to there

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 3:07 PM

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@cosmic lichen got a problem nearestBuilding neads an object is there any way to get the name of the leader of the group i spawn in

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 3:08 PM

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google

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arma 3 get group leader

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first link

willow hound Mar 13, 2021, 3:09 PM

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heady quiver ```sqf // Objective Event Handler (check if alive) [_objective,["Killed", { ...

Why not remote execute playSound since you're already using CfgSounds?

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:09 PM

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[player, ["cp_mission_accomplished_1", 1000, 1] ] remoteExec ["say3D"];

Isn't this remoteExecing

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?

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notlikemeow

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 3:10 PM

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It is

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But player is evaluated and is null or nil on the server

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and null or nil is send to the other clients. EDIT: It's objNull

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 3:10 PM

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thanks

willow hound Mar 13, 2021, 3:10 PM

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Also I'm not entirely sure if adding the Killed EH on every client and then also remote executing the sound to every client is a good idea. Not sure about Killed EH MP behaviour though.

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 3:10 PM

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R3vo

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 3:11 PM

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Yeah, double check the locality of MPKilled

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:15 PM

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Mmmm

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 3:15 PM

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again thanks for the assist R3vo

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 3:15 PM

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yw

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:15 PM

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// Objective Event Handler (check if alive)
[_objective,["Killed", { 
    params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];
    [taskName, "SUCCEEDED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
    [player, ["cp_mission_accomplished_1", 1000, 1] ] remoteExec ["say3D"]; // SOUND HERE
}]] remoteExec ["addEventHandler",0,_objective];

Well this code only executes for the guy who starts the mission.

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its in a function for starting the mission so..

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not sure?

willow hound Mar 13, 2021, 3:16 PM

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redchain

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:17 PM

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notlikemeowcry

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 3:17 PM

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What about ?

addMissionEventHandler ["EntityKilled", {
    params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];
}];```

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I am not sure if you need to kill multiple units or just one specific one

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:18 PM

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_objective = createVehicle [selectRandom _vehicleList, _markerPosition, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];

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Just one

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a truck for example.

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 3:19 PM

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Then just add the killed eh to it locally

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and when it fires, remoteExec the sound

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 3:20 PM

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_randomTruck= random 1 ??? @heady quiver

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:21 PM

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?

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 3:21 PM

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nah nevermind

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:21 PM

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its select a random from an array

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truck, car, etc

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Not sure where you got that idea x)?

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But i was asking about EH's

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@cosmic lichen How would i change to locally?

willow hound Mar 13, 2021, 3:23 PM

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Have you ever read https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/remoteExec ?

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:23 PM

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will do now

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ty

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x)

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 3:23 PM

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createVehicle
attach EH

willow hound Mar 13, 2021, 3:24 PM

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Always read the documentation when using any command for the first time.

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 3:24 PM

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Always read the documentation when using any command ~~for the first time.~~ 😀

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:24 PM

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😆

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But in the execRemote it asks for a objective for example

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but in

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addMissionEventHandler ["EntityKilled", {
  params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];
}];

it doesnt

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 3:25 PM

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tough abyss _randomTruck= random 1 ??? <@!117974053452644359>

What are you now doing? Have you fixed the error I pointed out earlier?

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 3:26 PM

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heady quiver But in the execRemote it asks for a objective for example

Objectiv?

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 3:26 PM

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cosmic lichen What are you now doing? Have you fixed the error I pointed out earlier?

yeah got it wroking and the bunch of other errors

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:26 PM

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variable

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remoteExec ["addEventHandler",0,_objective];

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how would i point out to the EH that he needs to check the _objective var.

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 3:26 PM

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params remoteExec [functionName, targets, JIP]

willow hound Mar 13, 2021, 3:26 PM

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What is he doing?

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:26 PM

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Yes, but now i need to do it locally you said.

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 3:26 PM

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blobdoggoshruggoogly

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:27 PM

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cuz there is no need to add EH to all clients yes?

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 3:27 PM

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yes

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_vehicle addEventHandler....

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:27 PM

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oh

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Thats it ?!

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🆒

willow hound Mar 13, 2021, 3:27 PM

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How long have you been in #arma3_scripting now?

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:28 PM

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notlikemeowcry

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 3:28 PM

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🤣

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:31 PM

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_objective addMissionEventHandler ["EntityKilled", {
  params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];
  [taskName, "SUCCEEDED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
}];

crimson walrus Mar 13, 2021, 3:32 PM

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_objective addEventHandler ["Killed", {
[taskName, "SUCCEEDED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
}];

Added where _objective is local

winged wing Mar 13, 2021, 3:32 PM

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_objective addMPEventHandler ["MPKilled", {
    params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];

    if (local _unit) then {
        [taskName, "SUCCEEDED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
        { player say2D "cp_mission_accomplished_1"; } remoteExec ["call"];
    };
}];

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:34 PM

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wow wow

willow hound Mar 13, 2021, 3:37 PM

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heady quiver ```sqf _objective addMissionEventHandler ["EntityKilled", { params ["_unit", "...

I see you have read the addMissionEventHandler page.

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:37 PM

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i scanned it briefly

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x)

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So you guys all give me different answers tho

still forum Mar 13, 2021, 3:38 PM

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productVersion should

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:38 PM

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addMPEventHandler vs addMissionEventHandler

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addMPEventHandler executes on all players

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BUt thats not needed.

quasi rover Mar 13, 2021, 3:40 PM

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I tried productVersion, but it shows the client platform, not server platform. @still forum

still forum Mar 13, 2021, 3:40 PM

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if you execute on server it shows the server platform

quasi rover Mar 13, 2021, 3:42 PM

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oh... really? I just tested it on debug console, and clicked local. thanks.👍

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 3:42 PM

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heady quiver So you guys all give me different answers tho

Because there is not ONE way

winged wing Mar 13, 2021, 3:42 PM

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heady quiver addMPEventHandler vs addMissionEventHandler

addMissionEventHandler variant, though the objective variable needs to be global.

addMissionEventHandler ["EntityKilled", {
    params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];

    if (_unit == objective && local _unit) then {
        [taskName, "SUCCEEDED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
        { player say2D "cp_mission_accomplished_1"; } remoteExec ["call"];
    };
}];

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:44 PM

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Oke 🤔 , doesn't it need to be objective addMissionEventHandler then ?

winged wing Mar 13, 2021, 3:44 PM

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willow hound I see you have read the `addMissionEventHandler` page.

☝️

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 3:45 PM

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heady quiver Oke 🤔 , doesn't it need to be `objective addMissionEventHandler` then ?

https://tenor.com/view/blank-stare-really-i-dont-believe-you-side-eye-looking-gif-6151149

Tenor

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:45 PM

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x)

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 3:45 PM

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you have no power here 😉

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 3:45 PM

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😦

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oke oke it works

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thanks guys..

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I can't imagine how you guys must feel after so many questions x)

hallow mortar Mar 13, 2021, 3:58 PM

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cosmic lichen Then just add the killed eh to it locally

I wrote the original remoteExec he was using. I added it for all clients rather than only where it's local because it's an enterable vehicle and so could change locality.

cosmic lichen Mar 13, 2021, 4:00 PM

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Good to know.

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 4:26 PM

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Quick question if i put on the initServer this: testVar = 1; does that mean that everyone has that available to them?

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or do i need to set it global

willow hound Mar 13, 2021, 4:26 PM

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Only the server has that then.

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 4:26 PM

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Yea

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oke perfect all i needed to know.

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 4:27 PM

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can i stack two color corrections on top of each other? say i want a brownish color then screen that with greenish color

spark turret Mar 13, 2021, 4:36 PM

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colors are rbg format so yeah you can add them together

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not sure in what context tho

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 4:40 PM

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solution is to create two colorcorrection effects with different handles and overlap them making sure your priorities are correct with the colors.

spark turret Mar 13, 2021, 4:40 PM

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aaaaaaaaaah color corrections whoops

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only read colors

split coral Mar 13, 2021, 4:43 PM

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Yeah you can stack them like that

oblique mason Mar 13, 2021, 4:48 PM

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hey I tried that scriped apparently theres a missing } within it

spark turret Mar 13, 2021, 4:49 PM

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if ( isServer ) then{
     [this, "AmovPercMstpSnonWnonDnon_exercisePushup"] remoteExecCall ["playMove", this, true];
     this setVariable ["TAG_originalPosition", getPos this];
     this addEventHandler ["AnimDone",{
        params ["_unit", "_anim"];
        if ( toLower _anim == toLower "amovpercmstpsnonwnondnon_exercisepushup" ) then{
            [_unit, "AmovPercMstpSnonWnonDnon_exercisePushup"] remoteExecCall ["playMove", _unit, true];
            _unit setPos (_unit getVariable ["TAG_originalPosition", getPos _unit]);
        };
    }];
};

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sqf lint and VSC is your friend, friend

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 4:50 PM

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split coral Yeah you can stack them like that

if I wanted to make say half the screen one color and the other part another (sort of like a horizon) would i use the radial access parts?

little raptor Mar 13, 2021, 4:50 PM

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oblique mason hey I tried that scriped apparently theres a missing } within it

there isn't. it's a misplaced ]

split coral Mar 13, 2021, 4:51 PM

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fair drum if I wanted to make say half the screen one color and the other part another (so...

Yes that should work

oblique mason Mar 13, 2021, 4:51 PM

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little raptor there isn't. it's a misplaced `]`

ah, looked like a } from distance

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thanks

distant oyster Mar 13, 2021, 5:38 PM

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oblique mason hey I tried that scriped apparently theres a missing } within it

yep wrong closing bracket. fixed the original message

oblique mason Mar 13, 2021, 5:45 PM

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thanks

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question is there anyway to make an AI fire down a shooting range?

spark turret Mar 13, 2021, 5:49 PM

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im not sure, but there are (afaik) invisible target object (aka dummy humans) which you could maybe use. i think cba has that?

oblique mason Mar 13, 2021, 5:49 PM

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Ill look

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there is, though not sure how to make them function, they dont work out of the box

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though I wonder if theres a script to make a enemy unit invisible but AI will still engage it.

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 6:10 PM

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are triggers a big hit to performance if just using them to detect the player

spark turret Mar 13, 2021, 6:12 PM

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the size of the trigger and the amount of triggers matter

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as always, try to keep things small.

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10m trigger np but 3km trigger...

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 6:12 PM

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hm mabey in area would be better then

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and using markers

spark turret Mar 13, 2021, 6:13 PM

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on a timed loop. sleep 5 or sth like that

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 6:13 PM

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want to make a crap ton of radiation hot spots i think using markers and inArea will work well

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 6:18 PM

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so I'd like to learn how to do a parameter check for things I create. Could someone post an example for one of the parameters in the following so I can kinda get an idea and make the rest? Use of param to do it.

/*

Filename: ionStorm.sqf
Author: Hypoxic

Parameters:
[0] = Object or Array [x, y, z]
[1] = Radius (Number)
[2] = Intensity (Number from 1 to 5)
[3] = Time (Number in seconds)

*/

params ["_pos", "_arearadius", "_intensity", "_time"];

private _timer = [_time, false] call BIS_fnc_countdown;

private _interval = linearConversion [1, 5, _intensity, 10, 2, true];

while {[true] call BIS_fnc_countdown} do {
    private _target = createvehicle ["land_HelipadEmpty_F", (_pos getPos [random _arearadius, random 360])];
    [_target, nil, true] call BIS_fnc_moduleLightning;
    uiSleep random _interval;
    deletevehicle _target;
};

little raptor Mar 13, 2021, 6:21 PM

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fair drum so I'd like to learn how to do a parameter check for things I create. Could some...

params [["_pos", objNull, [objNull, []], 3],..]

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[variableName, defaultValue, expectedDataTypes, expectedArrayCount]

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 6:24 PM

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little raptor ```sqf params [["_pos", objNull, [objNull, []], 3],..] ```

should I be using param for this now that I think about it? or something like a if then check for the datatype given and if it doesn't match, have it do an exitWith or error message?

little raptor Mar 13, 2021, 6:24 PM

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fair drum should I be using param for this now that I think about it? or something like a ...

that's what this is already doing

spark turret Mar 13, 2021, 6:31 PM

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fair drum should I be using param for this now that I think about it? or something like a ...

Robust functions that Just dont accept false inputs are the best way

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Otherwise you get wierd unwanted stuff happening

little raptor Mar 13, 2021, 6:38 PM

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spark turret Robust functions that Just dont accept false inputs are the best way

it's only necessary for functions with a public interface
if it's something "private" it's not really justified (especially if performance matters)

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 6:39 PM

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not sure but i think this will work key word 'think'

if (isServer) then
{
    _radiation = ["m1", "m2","m3"];
    _gasmask =["g_airpurifyingrespirator_02_black_f", "g_airpurifyingrespirator_02_black_f", "g_airpurifyingrespirator_02_sand_f", 
    "g_airpurifyingrespirator_02_olive_f", "g_regulatormask_f"];
  
  while {true} do
    {
          {
            if (_x !(inArea in _radiation) && (!(toLowerANSI goggles _x in _gasmask)))then
            {
                _x setdamage (damage _x + 0.1);
            }
          } forEach allUnits;
                sleep 10;
    };
};```

crimson walrus Mar 13, 2021, 6:44 PM

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For each unit, you also need to check each radiation area

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    private _unit = _x;
    if (not ((toLower (goggles _unit)) in _gasmask)) then {
        {
            if ((getPos _unit) inArea _x) exitWith {
                _unit setdamage (damage _unit + 0.1);
            };
        } forEach _radiation;
    };
} forEach allUnits;
sleep 10;```

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some edits added ^

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 6:51 PM

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(_x !(inArea in _radiation) does this not do the same thing with _radiation being an array of markers ? and and _x being allUnits

little raptor Mar 13, 2021, 6:51 PM

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tough abyss `(_x !(inArea in _radiation)` does this not do the same thing with _radiation b...

what on earth is that?

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meowsweats

crimson walrus Mar 13, 2021, 6:52 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/inArea
check out the syntax for inArea

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 6:53 PM

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position array or object inArea Marker

little raptor Mar 13, 2021, 6:55 PM

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crimson walrus ```{ private _unit = _x; if (not ((toLower (goggles _unit)) in _gasmask)...

forEach _radiation

toLower

first of all inArea is faster than in
second of all those "edits" were either unnecessary or nonsense

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 6:57 PM

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_x representing all units ! in any of the markers listed in the array

little raptor Mar 13, 2021, 6:57 PM

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that's not the problem

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 6:58 PM

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then what is instead of getting on here and shiting on my attemt you help me

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 6:59 PM

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little raptor what on earth is that?

that would be my attempt

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tell me what the hell im doing wrong

little raptor Mar 13, 2021, 6:59 PM

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tough abyss then what is instead of getting on here and shiting on my attemt you help me

@winter rose can I borrow your railguns plz?

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@still forum or yours?

crimson walrus Mar 13, 2021, 7:00 PM

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@tough abyss ,
_radiation = ["m1", "m2","m3"];
Are these markers?

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 7:01 PM

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literaly every time i have posted a bit of script instead of helping the first thing you do is give me hell for my attempts

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@crimson walrus yes

crimson walrus Mar 13, 2021, 7:02 PM

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https://pastebin.com/jhDevesh
edit: there are errors, hold on ^

tough abyss Mar 13, 2021, 7:02 PM

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im sorry itsd not my fault every time i post a bit of script the formula seems to freeking change for what works

crimson walrus Mar 13, 2021, 7:05 PM

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https://pastebin.com/sge8Q3QH

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alright, that's better.

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for each unit, we check if they're not wearing a gas mask
if not, we check if they're in any one of the radiation markers
if so, damage the unit

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 7:19 PM

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Hi guys, how would i check if fobCargoBox = createVehicle ['B_CargoNet_01_ammo_F', getPos player, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"]; is undefined ?

crimson walrus Mar 13, 2021, 7:20 PM

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isNil "fobCargoBox", I think.

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 7:23 PM

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Yea thought so myself but that didnt work

idle sierra Mar 13, 2021, 7:30 PM

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how do you add crew to specific positions in a vehicle?

winter rose Mar 13, 2021, 7:31 PM

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idle sierra how do you add crew to specific positions in a vehicle?

moveInDriver/Gunner/Commander/Turret

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 7:31 PM

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sooo... how much will I slow a mission if I add 3000 objects loool. might need to tone it down...

idle sierra Mar 13, 2021, 7:32 PM

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may wanna ask the mission_maker boys on that

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 7:33 PM

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its a joke. its going to cause problems.

idle sierra Mar 13, 2021, 7:34 PM

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winter rose moveInDriver/Gunner/Commander/Turret

is there any primary difference between executing code during gameplay and having code execute in a config file on init? or is it the same thing?

winter rose Mar 13, 2021, 7:34 PM

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idle sierra is there any primary difference between executing code during gameplay and havin...

Same code, but some initialisation happen before/after others, see the wiki to see the order

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 7:35 PM

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

winter rose Mar 13, 2021, 7:36 PM

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(thanks! I'm on mobile)

idle sierra Mar 13, 2021, 7:37 PM

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wow thats a great page. I feel like that should be pinned somewhere.

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 7:37 PM

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too many great pages to pin

idle sierra Mar 13, 2021, 7:37 PM

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true lol

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 7:38 PM

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i suggest bookmarking these ones since they are the most frequented...

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Arma_3:_Scripting_Commands
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Arma_3:_Functions
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers/addMissionEventHandler
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers

make a nice arma 3 bookmark folder

idle sierra Mar 13, 2021, 7:39 PM

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nice! is there also like a set of tutorials i can watch to get a solid foundation on arma 3 scripting? i think im hitting the ceiling with config files that scripts on init might by able to fix...

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 7:40 PM

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i've looked through a lot of youtube videos when I was learning and theres not really much that is great. I've been thinking about making a comprehensive beginners guide but haven't really gotten around too it. best to ask things here and we can point you to things

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Killzone Kid has a nice site, but I don't think its really for beginners. http://killzonekid.com/

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 7:42 PM

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fobCargoBox = createVehicle ['B_CargoNet_01_ammo_F', getPos player, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];

Does anyone know how i can check if the var fobCargoBox is set at all ?

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(undefined)

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 7:44 PM

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do you want a boolean as a result?

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 7:46 PM

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yes.

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Because i wanna see if there is a cargo there already, if so remove that and create a new one.

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 7:46 PM

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isNull fobCargoBox; //returns boolean for an object (needs to be entity)
isNil "fobCargoBox"; //returns boolean for a variable

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 7:46 PM

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but that variable is not set at all when checking for the first time.

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heyyy

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that worked

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or not.

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undefined Variable fobCargoBox

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 7:49 PM

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send the whole code with https://sqfbin.com/ if its long

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 7:49 PM

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    if!(isNull fobCargoBox) then {
        // Delete Previous FOB
        createdFob call BIS_fnc_removeRespawnPosition;
        deleteVehicle fobCargoBox;
    };

idle sierra Mar 13, 2021, 7:50 PM

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fair drum i've looked through a lot of youtube videos when I was learning and theres not r...

Okay well, I basically want to add 5 different types of units to 5 separate positions in an empty tank on init.

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 7:50 PM

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heady quiver ```sqf if!(isNull fobCargoBox) then { // Delete Previous FOB ...

try

if !(isNil "fobCargoBox") then {};

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 7:51 PM

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yess

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That seemed to do the trick

hollow lantern Mar 13, 2021, 7:54 PM

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how's that Jet's DLC action named?

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 7:54 PM

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idle sierra Okay well, I basically want to add 5 different types of units to 5 separate posi...

so for this you will need a few things...

1.) class names of the units you want to add
2.) name your vehicle variable

and when you make your script you will need:

createVehicle
join
moveInAny
moveInCargo
moveInCommander
moveInDriver
moveInGunner

hollow lantern Mar 13, 2021, 7:55 PM

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found it, seems to be https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_holdActionAdd

idle sierra Mar 13, 2021, 7:55 PM

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fair drum so for this you will need a few things... 1.) class names of the units you want...

cool ill start with that

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 7:56 PM

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idle sierra cool ill start with that

at the start of your script, create the units, then join their groups with join, then use the moveIns to move them into the tank

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you can use the position of [0,0,0] or a "debug island" position to create them because it won't matter when you move them.

idle sierra Mar 13, 2021, 8:00 PM

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so how do i make it so this executes from a config? i use the eventhandler class right?

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then whatever script i want to use goes under:

{
init = VEHICLE CODE
};```

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 8:07 PM

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are you using CBA?

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if so, there is an easier non config way to do it

idle sierra Mar 13, 2021, 8:07 PM

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yes im using cba

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 8:08 PM

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check out this bad boy https://cbateam.github.io/CBA_A3/docs/files/xeh/fnc_addClassEventHandler-sqf.html#CBA_fnc_addClassEventHandler
you can use init with it

idle sierra Mar 13, 2021, 8:12 PM

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wow that looks way more streamlined.

still forum Mar 13, 2021, 8:21 PM

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@little raptor only rule violations I saw is from you

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Though I ignored plenty of violations from Darklight in the past and just deleted them

wind hedge Mar 13, 2021, 8:43 PM

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Does anyone know if the new Suppressed Event Handler works on Agent Units?

little raptor Mar 13, 2021, 8:48 PM

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still forum <@!360154905148653568> only rule violations I saw is from you

I had my reasons

still forum Mar 13, 2021, 8:48 PM

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no

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 8:51 PM

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can someone explain the math behind wanting a square root vs just a random radius if you want true random position?


// random radius
private _angle = random 360;                        // angle definition (0..360)
private _distance = random _radius;                    // distance from the center definition (0..radius)
private _position = _center getPos [_distance, _angle];

// random position
private _angle = random 360;                        // angle definition (0..360)
private _randomSquareRoot = sqrt random 1;            // random square-root to obtain a non-linear 0..1 value
private _distance = _radius * _randomSquareRoot;    // distance from the center definition (0..radius)
private _position = _center getPos [_distance, _angle];

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is it essentially creating a random percent to multiply the radius by?

crimson walrus Mar 13, 2021, 8:54 PM

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I think second example returns positions closer to the center more often than not:
https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=plot+sqrt(x)+from+0+to+1

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 8:57 PM

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thats not a true random position then within a circle if it favors the center?

crimson walrus Mar 13, 2021, 8:57 PM

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Agreed.

little raptor Mar 13, 2021, 8:58 PM

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still forum no

How would you react then?

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 8:59 PM

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crimson walrus Agreed.

interesting, it appears we actually have it the opposite way

https://sqf.ovh/sqf math/2018/05/05/generate-a-random-position.html

crimson walrus Mar 13, 2021, 9:02 PM

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Interesting, I like your source.
"the area of a circle grows with its radius squared"

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makes sense

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 9:17 PM

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I didnt take anything past calc 1 so I'm pretty garbage at math

still forum Mar 13, 2021, 9:23 PM

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little raptor How would you react then?

I ignore such people and stop replying.
And tell them "okey if you don't want help then bye"

wind hedge Mar 13, 2021, 9:47 PM

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@little raptor you are one of the most helpful and knowledgeable guys around these parts so don't let a few rude people mess with your peace of mind...

heady quiver Mar 13, 2021, 9:54 PM

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Whats going on?

round blade Mar 13, 2021, 9:56 PM

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Hi folks, I've got a particle effect that I want to trigger for 0.2s after a player fires - I can't figure out how to set a timer and remove the particle effect, currently it just runs endlessly (and my understanding is I can't use sleep because it's in an eventhandler). Anyone able to spare me a few brain cells? Thanks!

Code:
player addEventHandler ["Fired", { params ["_unit", "_weapon", "_muzzle", "_mode", "_ammo", "_magazine", "_projectile", "_gunner"]; _ProjectileVelocity = velocity _projectile; _ProjectileVectorDir = vectorDirVisual _projectile; _ProjectilePos = getPosVisual _projectile; private _ps1 = "#particlesource" createVehicleLocal _ProjectilePos; _ps1 setParticleParams [ ["\A3\Data_F\ParticleEffects\Universal\Universal", 16, 9, 16, 0], "", "Billboard", 1, 0.2, [0, 0, 0], [(_ProjectileVelocity select 0) *-.01, (_ProjectileVelocity select 1) *-.01, (_ProjectileVelocity select 2) *-.01], //velocity 0, //rotation 10, //weight 7.9, //volume 0.066, //rubbing [0, 3], //size [[0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5], [1, 1, 1, 0]], //color [0.25], 1, 0, "", "", _ps1]; _ps1 setDropInterval 0.01; }];

deft dock Mar 13, 2021, 10:09 PM

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what else do i have to add to this line to have all vanilla content in the blacklist?
it's an arsenal blacklist and vanilla + apex stuff is still showing up. i want mod content exclusively
_blacklist = ["gm","kart","mark","tank","enoch","orange"];

hollow lantern Mar 13, 2021, 10:10 PM

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apex is expansion and vanilla could be a3 (not sure about that though)

deft dock Mar 13, 2021, 10:11 PM

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i tried a3, no joy. i'll check out the other. thx

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neither did work

hollow lantern Mar 13, 2021, 10:17 PM

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hmmm try exp then

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for the Tanoa stuff

deft dock Mar 13, 2021, 10:26 PM

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no joy either

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like it's cursed or something 😄

past wagon Mar 13, 2021, 10:39 PM

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_x addMagazineCargoGlobal [_mag, 4];

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how can I randomize the amount of magazines I am adding to this crate?

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currently, it adds 4 mags, but I would like it to be 2 - 4

hollow lantern Mar 13, 2021, 10:42 PM

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_amount = [2, 3, 4] call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;
_x addMagazineCargoGlobal [_mag, _amount];```

distant oyster Mar 13, 2021, 10:42 PM

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past wagon currently, it adds 4 mags, but I would like it to be 2 - 4

_x addMagazineCargoGlobal [_mag, 2 + (round random 2)];

hollow lantern Mar 13, 2021, 10:43 PM

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wouldn't that give him always more then 2 Terra?

distant oyster Mar 13, 2021, 10:46 PM

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well not if random 2 gives <0.5

hollow lantern Mar 13, 2021, 10:46 PM

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ah

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true

distant oyster Mar 13, 2021, 10:47 PM

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btw @hollow lantern instead of BIS_fnc_selectRandom you can use selectRandom as a command

distant oyster Mar 13, 2021, 10:50 PM

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distant oyster well not if random 2 gives <0.5

on that thought maybe 2 + (floor random 3) might be better for equal chances

past wagon Mar 13, 2021, 10:51 PM

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distant oyster ```sqf _x addMagazineCargoGlobal [_mag, 2 + (round random 2)]; ```

and can I use this whenever I need a random value? for example:

player setDamage 0.25 + (round random 0.5);

distant oyster Mar 13, 2021, 10:52 PM

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past wagon and can I use this whenever I need a random value? for example: ```sqf player se...

player setDamage (0.25 + (round random 0.5));
``` otherwise setDamage will be evaulated first without adding the random value

past wagon Mar 13, 2021, 10:52 PM

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oh yeah

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thanks

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the reason it doesn't have the parenthesis around the 2 in my code, is because it is already adding 2 magazines, plus the random extra value

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what exactly does round random do?

distant oyster Mar 13, 2021, 10:53 PM

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also, round random 0.5 will always give 0

past wagon Mar 13, 2021, 10:53 PM

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oh

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ok

distant oyster Mar 13, 2021, 10:54 PM

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random <value> picks a number between 0 and value, round rounds it, so round 0.4 -> 0 and round 1.5 -> 2

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since you cant add half a magazine

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order of precedence is:

(round (random 0.5))

past wagon Mar 13, 2021, 10:56 PM

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ok nice

hollow lantern Mar 13, 2021, 11:00 PM

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what's a good way to gradualy slow down a chopper (for landing)? I thought about a while-loop, However my code is broken in a way that it is not slowing down the chopper, however the while-bool-expression is true when the helo is 1599m near the target: ```sqf
waitUntil {(_aircraft distance _destination) < 1600};
_previousSpeed = speed _aircraft;

            while {_previousSpeed > 10 && (_aircraft distance _destination) > 500} do 
            {
                scopeName "landingCycle";
                sleep 1;
            
                _speedCache = _previousSpeed - 1;

                if (( speed _aircraft) > _speedCache) then
                {
                    _aircraft limitSpeed _speedCache;
                    _previousSpeed = _speedCache;
                };

            };```

I guess the if-bool is the issue here. It checks if the speed is 1km/h slower then the speed it had when coming into the 1600m range. However it will never go lower probably.
My main-issue is that I need to gradualy slow it down so it doesn't run out of speed too quickly, however I can't use a fixed speed as the script should be modular.
Maybe I can get the max speed of a helo via the Config and based on that calculate a decend path to the target

gentle sundial Mar 13, 2021, 11:06 PM

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Hello i have a question i suck at coding but i was wondering how can i add height adjustment code to a sandbag mod

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Ty in advance

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 11:09 PM

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gentle sundial Hello i have a question i suck at coding but i was wondering how can i add heigh...

need a little more than that. you want the sandbag to be placed higher?

gentle sundial Mar 13, 2021, 11:09 PM

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Yeah i just want to be able to adjust its height as i place it

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 11:10 PM

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so its already placed in game and you want to look at it and increase its height?

gentle sundial Mar 13, 2021, 11:10 PM

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Yes. It only sticks to the ground with no height modification and i was wondering if all i need to do is attach some code to it for the usual scroll wheel option

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Basically im just trying to modify the bags of sand mod if you know it

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 11:11 PM

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do you have the class name for the sandbag that is placed?

gentle sundial Mar 13, 2021, 11:11 PM

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I have absolutely no ideea about anything

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 11:11 PM

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no i dont know it, nor will i learn the ins and out of its scripting

gentle sundial Mar 13, 2021, 11:12 PM

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Was just wondering if all it needed was some extra code

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 11:12 PM

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you need to look into addAction, setPosATL, CBA_fnc_addClassEventHandler

gentle sundial Mar 13, 2021, 11:12 PM

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Ty ill check that out tomorrow since rn its 1 am

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 11:13 PM

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you will use the CBA add class event handler to attach some code to any object that has the same class. the code you will attach is an addAction which you will write to increase the height using setPosATL

gentle sundial Mar 13, 2021, 11:13 PM

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I think i can kinda make it work from there it doesnt have to be perfect just decent

fair drum Mar 13, 2021, 11:13 PM

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this will avoid you having to look through the mod and figure out how they did it

spark turret Mar 13, 2021, 11:13 PM

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distant oyster ```sqf player setDamage (0.25 + (round random 0.5)); ``` otherwise setDamage wil...

random 0.5 will give 0 to <0.5. if you round both it always goes to zero.

gentle sundial Mar 13, 2021, 11:14 PM

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Thank you mate you are a good man man :))

distant oyster Mar 13, 2021, 11:16 PM

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spark turret random 0.5 will give 0 to <0.5. if you round both it always goes to zero.

ik not my example :P

spark turret Mar 13, 2021, 11:17 PM

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the random command has more advanced stuff to

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like from a seed or a curve

distant oyster Mar 13, 2021, 11:20 PM

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the random [min, mid, max] syntax changes the distribution from equal to gaussian though

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btw what is the alt syntax 3 seed random [x, y] about? why does it need an extra implementation?

hollow lantern Mar 13, 2021, 11:26 PM

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neat, maxSpeed can be returned via

(getNumber(configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> (getDescription _aircraft select 0) >> "maxSpeed"));```

dark pecan Mar 13, 2021, 11:45 PM

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Hello guys, once again im having trouble, the code makes the object do 2 actions, when the hold action is complete. but idk why only the sound work but the text doesnt. But when i remove the codeline from the sound the text do appear.

titleText ["<t align = 'center' shadow ='2' color='#FF0000' size='1.7' font='RobotoCondensedBold' >speaker: </t><t color='#ffffff' size='1.7' font='RobotoCondensed' >chat here</t>", "PLAIN DOWN", -1, true, true]

idle sierra Mar 13, 2021, 11:55 PM

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how would i delete a vehicles crew on init?

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{ _this deleteVehicleCrew _x } forEach crew _this; on the vehicle right?

dreamy kestrel Mar 13, 2021, 11:57 PM

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I've got a strange error. trying to implement a queue of sorts using an array. literally boils down to:

private _changeOrder = if (_changeOrders isEqualTo []) then {
    locationNull;
} else {
    _changeOrders deleteAt 0;
};

The queue is known to have two elements in it. First one pops just fine.
The second one tries to, but I get an ACCESS_VIOLATION and Arma crashes.
How might I avoid this scenario? Would _changeOrders select [1, count _changeOrders - 1] be any better?

hollow lantern Mar 13, 2021, 11:58 PM

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idle sierra ```{ _this deleteVehicleCrew _x } forEach crew _this; ``` on the vehicle right?


{ this deleteVehicleCrew _x } forEach crew this;``` without the underscores.

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if you put it in the init field

dreamy kestrel Mar 13, 2021, 11:58 PM

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The whole sequence logs as follows:

18:49:31 [KP LIBERATION] [315.862] [CHANGEORDERS] [fn_changeOrders_process] Entering: [isNull _target, isNull _changeOrder]: [false,true]
18:49:31 [KP LIBERATION] [315.862] [LOGISTICSSM] [fn_changeOrders_tryDequeue] Entering: [isNull _target]: [false]
18:49:31 [KP LIBERATION] [315.862] [LOGISTICSSM] [fn_changeOrders_tryDequeue] Popping front element: [_countBefore]: [2]
18:49:31 [KP LIBERATION] [315.862] [LOGISTICSSM] [fn_changeOrders_tryDequeue] Front element popped: [isNull _changeOrder, _countBefore, _countAfter]: [false,2,1]
18:49:31 [KP LIBERATION] [315.862] [LOGISTICSSM] [fn_changeOrders_tryDequeue] Fini: [isNull _changeOrder, _countBefore, _countAfter]: [false,2,1]
18:49:31 [KP LIBERATION] [315.862] [CHANGEORDERS] [fn_changeOrders_process] Processing: [isNull _target, isNull _changeOrder]: [false,false]
18:49:31 [KP LIBERATION] [315.867] [CHANGEORDERS] [fn_changeOrders_process::onProcess] Processed: [isNull _target, isNull _changeOrder, _entering, _result, _processCount]: [false,false,false,false,1]
18:49:31 [KP LIBERATION] [315.867] [LOGISTICSSM] [fn_changeOrders_tryDequeue] Entering: [isNull _target]: [false]
18:49:31 [KP LIBERATION] [315.867] [LOGISTICSSM] [fn_changeOrders_tryDequeue] Popping front element: [_countBefore]: [1]

Before ACCESS_VIOLATION.

idle sierra Mar 13, 2021, 11:59 PM

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hollow lantern ```sqf { this deleteVehicleCrew _x } forEach crew this;``` without the undersco...

ah okay... what are the underscore used for then?

dreamy kestrel Mar 13, 2021, 11:59 PM

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This is all "running" in a CBA state machine "pending" state. Neither here nor there really, apart from context.

crimson walrus Mar 14, 2021, 12:03 AM

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dreamy kestrel This is all "running" in a _CBA state machine_ "pending" state. Neither here nor...

any chance that _changeOrders isn't an array?

hollow lantern Mar 14, 2021, 12:04 AM

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idle sierra ah okay... what are the underscore used for then?

underscores define a lokal variable

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 12:04 AM

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_supplyDropSpawn = [[SupplyDropArea], ["water",]] call BIS_fnc_randomPos;

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it says I am missing a [ but I dont see where

hollow lantern Mar 14, 2021, 12:04 AM

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remove the ,

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 12:05 AM

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ohhhh

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thanks

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🤦‍♂️

dreamy kestrel Mar 14, 2021, 12:05 AM

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@crimson walrus no, it is an array for sure. during enqueue or insert operations, I get a default starting value, effectively this:

private _changeOrders = _target getVariable ["KPLIB_changeOrders_orders", []];

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it's working just fine until now, but now I am piling up more than one element... which I wonder if one of those operators has a stronger than normal lock on the array instance.

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the offending operator seems to be deleteAt. so I wonder if I get creative to workaround that operator.

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it's a pretty heavy operator IMO, it does a lot, affects the array itself, and returns the first element. this appears to be the line where things go wonky:

private _changeOrder = if (_changeOrders isEqualTo []) then { locationNull; } else { _changeOrders deleteAt 0; };

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open to suggestions, maybe a creative use of select around the desired element, something like that.

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 12:20 AM

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how can I temporarily hide a marker from the start of a mission?

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there are a couple of markers that I dont want shown on the map until specific points in the mission

hollow lantern Mar 14, 2021, 12:20 AM

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past wagon how can I temporarily hide a marker from the start of a mission?

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

dreamy kestrel Mar 14, 2021, 12:30 AM

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does not seem to matter which way I handle it, deleteAt working around with a _changeOrders select [1, count _changeOrders - 1], still with a ACCESS_VIOLATION
maybe I just "get" the array as-is, and forEach over them...

cosmic lichen Mar 14, 2021, 12:32 AM

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@past wagon https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_hideMarkerArray

BIS fnc hideMarkerArray

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 12:32 AM

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thanks guys

cosmic lichen Mar 14, 2021, 12:35 AM

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dreamy kestrel does not seem to matter which way I handle it, `deleteAt` working around with a ...

What is your goal with deleteAt 0. Returning the first element always?

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Nevermind, I just wrote your inital post

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I don't see how deleteAt can cause an Access Violation and crash. It should just fail.

dreamy kestrel Mar 14, 2021, 12:38 AM

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Yes, basically that. but really, just want to process the queue. probably being too finicky with my usage around that.

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re: deleteAt, or select for that matter, re: AVs, me neither, 🤷‍♂️ , but it is.

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trying to isolate just when that might be occurring.

cosmic lichen Mar 14, 2021, 12:40 AM

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deleteAt is not the issue.

idle sierra Mar 14, 2021, 12:41 AM

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whats wrong with this code? i'm trying to clear a vehicle crew, create a new group, then add that group to the vehicle:

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            "FBHPT_or8_ofw_p08" createUnit [[0,0,0], []];
            "FBHPT_or6_ufw_p38" createUnit [[0,0,0], []];
            "FBHPT_or4_uffz_p38" createUnit [[0,0,0], []];
            "FBHPT_or3c_gfr_p38" createUnit [[0,0,0], []];
            "FBHPT_or1_pzsch_p38" createUnit [[0,0,0], []];
                
            [FBHPT_or8_ofw_p08, FBHPT_or6_ufw_p38, FBHPT_or4_uffz_p38, FBHPT_or3c_gfr_p38, FBHPT_or1_pzsch_p38] join (group panzeriv);
                
            FBHPT_or8_ofw_p08 moveInCommander this;
            FBHPT_or6_ufw_p38 moveInDriver this;
            FBHPT_or4_uffz_p38 moveInGunner this;```

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all it does is delete the old crew

cosmic lichen Mar 14, 2021, 12:43 AM

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You should read the docs of createUnit

dreamy kestrel Mar 14, 2021, 12:46 AM

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@cosmic lichen maybe not, but that's what I am attempting to isolate. perhaps one other area that things might be falling over on, but given which, difficult to imagine that is the cause, either, it's been working just fine to this point as well.

fair drum Mar 14, 2021, 1:57 AM

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idle sierra ```{ this deleteVehicleCrew _x } forEach crew this; "FB...

pm'd solution

hollow lantern Mar 14, 2021, 2:03 AM

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is there a equivalent for addPrimaryWeaponItem that works with any weapon placed in the 3DEN editor?

fair drum Mar 14, 2021, 2:10 AM

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you trying to add an action to a placed weapon on the ground in the editor?

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@hollow lantern

hollow lantern Mar 14, 2021, 2:15 AM

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no, I'm trying to add a weaponItem e.g. scope or laser to a weapon on the ground. These are normally just created weapons via weaponGroundholders.

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addPrimaryWeaponItem needs a unit to function

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so it doesn't work with the plain weapon

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so I'm searching for an alternative

fair drum Mar 14, 2021, 2:16 AM

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ah yes, i think i ran into that earlier this year and didn't find a solution as of yet

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might just need to have them in pieces until a solution is found...
i do know that base arma, and some mods like RHS and CUP have premade weapon class names that have things attached to them by default.

hollow lantern Mar 14, 2021, 2:29 AM

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for now manual placement is needed https://i.imgur.com/CoLvZpJ.jpeg

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I mean I could create a groundWeapon holder and then do addWeaponWithAttachmentsCargoGlobal

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would be a hacky workaround

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but should work

hollow lantern Mar 14, 2021, 3:26 AM

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@fair drum that works:

KI_wGround01 = "GroundWeaponHolder" createVehicle [5849.19,5005.69,0.880923];
KI_wGround01 addWeaponWithAttachmentsCargoGlobal [["rhs_weap_M107_d","rhsusf_acc_nxs_3515x50f1_md_sun", "", "", ["rhsusf_mag_10Rnd_STD_50BMG_mk211",1], [], ""], 1];
KI_wGround01 setPos [5849.19,5005.69,0.880923];

fair drum Mar 14, 2021, 3:28 AM

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hollow lantern <@!177167602768936960> that works: ```sqf KI_wGround01 = "GroundWeaponHolder" cr...

noted, good find

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@cosmic lichen lovin the additions to 3den Enhanced

hollow lantern Mar 14, 2021, 3:51 AM

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fair drum noted, good find

KI_wGround01 = "GroundWeaponHolder" createVehicle [5849.19,5005.69,0.8]; 
KI_wGround01 addWeaponWithAttachmentsCargoGlobal [["rhs_weap_M107_d","rhsusf_acc_nxs_3515x50f1_md_sun", "", "", ["rhsusf_mag_10Rnd_STD_50BMG_mk211",1], [], ""], 1]; 
 
[KI_wGround01,270,0] call BIS_fnc_setPitchBank;
KI_wGround01 setPos [5849.19,5005.69,0.8];
[KI_wGround01,0,-10] call BIS_fnc_setPitchBank;```  final: https://i.imgur.com/zncoj7Y.jpeg

lean anchor Mar 14, 2021, 4:14 AM

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_veh1 = format (_veh1 select 0);

I currently have this where _veh is currently referencing a helicopter. Im wondering how i can turn this object reference into text?

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sorry if this is really stupid

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 4:17 AM

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BIS_fnc_randomPos only gives X and Y coordinates, correct?

hollow lantern Mar 14, 2021, 4:32 AM

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lean anchor ```sqf _veh1 = format (_veh1 select 0); ``` I currently have this where `_veh` i...

what do you mean by turning the reference into text? You want the vehicle name? Or do you want the variable name of the helo?

copper raven Mar 14, 2021, 4:40 AM

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past wagon `BIS_fnc_randomPos` only gives X and Y coordinates, correct?

3d, atleast according to wiki

hearty hound Mar 14, 2021, 4:40 AM

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beginner question, how can I assign the gunner of a tank a rank. I have:
_tank1 = [ [getMarkerPos "tankMarker", 0, markerDir "tankMarker" ] call BIS_fnc_relPos, markerDir "tankMarker", "cwr3_o_t72b1", _tankgroup] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle;
_tank1Com = commander _tank1;
_tank1Com setRank "LIEUTENANT";
I keep getting a type Array expected Object error on the second line and I'm not following that. I get the same error trying to use this which is an example from the biki page: (driver _tank1) action ["getout", _tank1];

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 4:42 AM

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_randomSupplyDropSpawn = [[SupplyDropArea], ["water"]] call BIS_fnc_randomPos;
// SupplyDropArea is a trigger

_supplyDropSpawnX = _randomSupplyDropSpawn select 0;
_supplyDropSpawnY = _randomSupplyDropSpawn select 1;
"SupplyDropMarker" setMarkerPos [_supplyDropSpawnX, _supplyDropSpawnY];

isNil {
private _parachute = "B_Parachute_02_F" createVehicle [_supplyDropX, _supplyDropY, 750];
_parachute setPosATL _randomSupplyDropSpawn;
supplyDrop attachTo [_parachute, [0,0,0.5]];
};

why isnt this working? the parachute and crate just spawn on the ground

copper raven Mar 14, 2021, 4:42 AM

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hearty hound beginner question, how can I assign the gunner of a tank a rank. I have: `_tank1...

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle returns an array, not an object, you're providing commander an array, but it expects an object instead

hearty hound Mar 14, 2021, 4:44 AM

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oh okay. That makes sense now. Thank you. I normally use createVehicle and was viewing _tank1 as the tank itself and not as a return from spawnVehicle.

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 4:45 AM

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can anyone figure out whats going wrong with my code ^^

copper raven Mar 14, 2021, 4:46 AM

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iirc createVehicle ignores Z coordinate, set pos the parachute with the proper height after you create it

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 4:46 AM

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ohhhh

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yeah

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thanks

copper raven Mar 14, 2021, 4:50 AM

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also since you set pos, initial position doesn't matter, so use [0,0,0] when creating, it's abit faster that way 😉

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 4:50 AM

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ok

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also does BIS_fnc_infoText not work in multiplayer?

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if not, how can I get it to work?

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because it is working fine for singleplayer but it wont work for me in multiplayer

copper raven Mar 14, 2021, 4:55 AM

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where are you executing it?

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 4:55 AM

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initServer.sqf, between sleep commands

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@copper raven

copper raven Mar 14, 2021, 4:59 AM

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UI stuff has to be executed locally on clients/playerhost, obviously running it on server won't make clients see anything

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 4:59 AM

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oh

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im new to this lol

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well how can I fix that? do i need to use something else or can I fix it

copper raven Mar 14, 2021, 5:00 AM

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you most likely want to put it in initPlayerLocal.sqf or something similar that runs on clients, and not only server

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 5:00 AM

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ok that sounds good

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yeah I can make that work

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@copper raven does initPlayerLocal.sqf run right as players finish loading in to the mission or as they select a role?

copper raven Mar 14, 2021, 5:14 AM

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for exact time it's ran look up initialization order, it can't run when they select a role obviously(the player object is even passed to the script itself)

brazen lagoon Mar 14, 2021, 5:45 AM

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any advice on using BIS_fnc_initVehicle?

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I'm currently running it in a script run with extended init event handlers only on the server

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it seems like it should work, but it doesn't appear to

warm hedge Mar 14, 2021, 5:47 AM

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Without sharing your code and issue, nobody will debug

brazen lagoon Mar 14, 2021, 5:47 AM

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oh this is odd. If I create new vehicles with Zeus it works but the units already there at the start don't have the correct appearance. I wonder if bis_fnc_initvehicle doesn't work well with JIP

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my description.ext has this: sqf class Extended_Init_EventHandlers { class Man { init = "_this call (compile preprocessFileLineNumbers 'set_uniform.sqf')"; }; class LandVehicle { init = "_this call (compile preprocessFileLineNumbers 'set_texture.sqf')"; }; class Air { init = "_this call (compile preprocessFileLineNumbers 'set_texture.sqf')"; }; };

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set_texture.sqf:```sqf
private "_this";
_this = _this select 0;

if (!isServer) exitWith {};

_ru_texture_primary = 'textures\ru_digital_snow.paa';
_ru_texture_secondary = '#(argb,8,8,3)color(0.5,0.5,0.5,1)';

_us_texture_primary = 'textures\us_bdu_snow.paa';
_us_texture_secondary = '#(argb,8,8,3)color(0.7,0.7,0.7,1)';

if (typeOf _this == "CUP_O_SU34_RU") then {
[
_this,
["White",1],
true
] call BIS_fnc_initVehicle;
};```

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 5:54 AM

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sleep 180;
["The safe zone has been", "marked on the map in blue!"] spawn BIS_fnc_infoText;
sleep 5;
["Get inside within", "15 minutes or die!"] spawn BIS_fnc_infoText;

why the hell wont it show the second message?

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the first one works fine, but the second one does not appear on screen

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when I set the first sleep value to something smaller like 20, it works perfectly

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but when I want it to wait 180 seconds before doing it, it wont work

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also would I want to put this in my init.sqf or serverInit.sqf file:

civilian setFriend [civilian, 0];

final storm Mar 14, 2021, 6:03 AM

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past wagon but when I want it to wait 180 seconds before doing it, it wont work

works for me just fine, are you in the escape menu while you wait to test it?

dreamy kestrel Mar 14, 2021, 6:03 AM

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this is SO bizarre. I've tried to work around this ACCESS_VIOLATION error, to no avail.

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as long as the change order array (really, queue) is empty or has one element, it's all good. as soon as I add a second element, it goes to shit.

final storm Mar 14, 2021, 6:06 AM

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what are you trying to do?

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 6:08 AM

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final storm works for me just fine, are you in the escape menu while you wait to test it?

no im not

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i think it might be because I have other code running at the same time in initServer.sqf

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this code is in initPlayerLocal.sqf

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 6:08 AM

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brazen lagoon set_texture.sqf:```sqf private "_this"; _this = _this select 0; if (!isServer) ...

private "_this";
_this is always private

final storm Mar 14, 2021, 6:09 AM

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past wagon no im not

are you spawning it?

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 6:09 AM

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yes

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sleep 180;
["The safe zone has been", "marked on the map in blue!"] spawn BIS_fnc_infoText;
sleep 5;
["Get inside within", "15 minutes or die!"] spawn BIS_fnc_infoText;

final storm Mar 14, 2021, 6:09 AM

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works for me

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 6:09 AM

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ok

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@final storm when I change the first sleep value from 180 to something much higher or much lower, it works just fine

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 6:11 AM

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past wagon also would I want to put this in my `init.sqf` or `serverInit.sqf` file: ```sqf ...

initServer

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 6:11 AM

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ok thanks

dreamy kestrel Mar 14, 2021, 6:13 AM

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// // tried both ways of getting the var, var is got either way...
// ([_target, [
//     [KPLIB_changeOrders_orders, []]
// ], _callerName] call KPLIB_fnc_namespace_getVars) params [
//     "_changeOrders"
// ];
private _changeOrders = _target getVariable [KPLIB_changeOrders_orders, []];

if (_debug) then {
    [format ["[fn_changeOrders_process] Got vars: [count _changeOrders]: %1"
        , str [count _changeOrders]], "CHANGEORDERS", true] call KPLIB_fnc_common_log;
};

if (_changeOrders isEqualTo []) exitWith {
    if (_debug) then {
        ["[fn_changeOrders_process] Nothing to process", "CHANGEORDERS", true] call KPLIB_fnc_common_log;
    };
    true;
};

// ACCESS_VIOLATION
_changeOrders = +_changeOrders;
private _changeOrderCount = count _changeOrders;

if (_debug) then {
    [format ["[fn_changeOrders_process] Processing: [_callerName, _changeOrderCount]: %1"
        , str [_callerName, _changeOrderCount]], "CHANGEORDERS", true] call KPLIB_fnc_common_log;
};

final storm Mar 14, 2021, 6:15 AM

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dreamy kestrel ```sqf // // tried both ways of getting the var, var is got either way... // ([_...

what should _changeOrders look like?

dreamy kestrel Mar 14, 2021, 6:15 AM

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if the _changesOrders array is empty or count 1, it is fine. adding a second CO, it pukes

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_changeOrders is a a simply array, nothing magical about it

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treating it as a FIFO queue

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preferably pushBack, deleteAt 0, or forEach, whatever works

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would CBA per frame handlers that potentially touch the variable cause something like that?

brazen lagoon Mar 14, 2021, 6:18 AM

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@little raptor ok thanks, but is that likely to be my issue? it seems to be some sort of locality problem or that bis_fnc_initvehicle doesn't work for players that join after the command is run

final storm Mar 14, 2021, 6:20 AM

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dreamy kestrel if the `_changesOrders` array is empty or count 1, it is fine. adding a second C...

i dont understand the purpose of ur code _changeOrders = +_changeOrders;

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 6:21 AM

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when I do

civilian setFriend [civilian, 0];

it makes it so that civilians cannot access storage crates because they are enemies with the side the crate is on. how can I fix this?

i need civilians to be enemies because I dont want civilian vs civilian to show up as friendly fire

dreamy kestrel Mar 14, 2021, 6:21 AM

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@final storm I am trying to get a snapshot of the array.

cosmic imp Mar 14, 2021, 6:23 AM

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Hey there, i'm trying to script something to create an object in front of the player that they can place, rotate etc etc. Now this is probably one of the newbiest questions out there but google hasn't helped. I've managed to get the sandbag i'm creating to pop up in front of me with attachObject using addAction but i can't get it to detach, let alone rotate or anything else. Any ideas where to start?

dreamy kestrel Mar 14, 2021, 6:24 AM

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I suppose by Occam's razor, if that's the obvious potential issue, that may be the simplest answer. don't copy the array. I could try that.

final storm Mar 14, 2021, 6:24 AM

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in the code you sent _changeOrders = +_changeOrders; doesnt do anything

final storm Mar 14, 2021, 6:29 AM

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cosmic imp Hey there, i'm trying to script something to create an object in front of the pl...

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

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prob not the most simple beginner project

cosmic imp Mar 14, 2021, 6:30 AM

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i'm not totally a beginner. I've gotten both of those to work, i just can't get it to allow me to move the sandbags location around and detach. I can have it attach but when i use my action to drop it won

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't detach

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 6:31 AM

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why dont you show us your script so far?

final storm Mar 14, 2021, 6:31 AM

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detach _sandbag;

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send ur script if you need more help then that

cosmic imp Mar 14, 2021, 6:34 AM

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i'll be honest i found it on the internet and kind of hotwired it to get it to work. ``` objectDirection = 180;
objectHeight = 0;

init ={
removeAllActions player;
player addAction ["Open Menu", {
call main;

}];

};

main =
{
removeAllActions player;
player addAction ["Barricades", {
call barricades;
}];
player addAction ["Towers", {
call towers;
}];
};

barricades =
{
removeAllActions player;
player addAction ["Sand Bags Long", {
_sbag1 = "Land_BagFence_Long_F" createVehicle position player;
_sbag1 attachTo [player, [0, 5, 0]];
[_sbag1]call objectAdjustment;
}];
player addAction ["Sand Bags Round", {
_sbag2 = "Land_BagFence_Round_F" createVehicle position player;
_sbag2 attachTo [player, [0, 5, 0]];
[_sbag2]call objectAdjustment;
}];
};

towers =
{
removeAllActions player;
player addAction ["Tower Tall", {

}];
player addAction ["Tower Short", {
    
}];

};

objectAdjustment =
{
removeAllActions player;
_object = (_this select 0);
player addAction ["rotate", [_object]call rotateOr];
player addAction ["raise", [_object]call raiseObject];
player addAction ["lower", [_object]call lowerObject];
player addAction ["drop", [_object]call dropthing];
}];

rotateOr =
{
_object = (_this select 0);
objectDirection = objectDirection + 20;
_object setDir objectDirection;

};

raiseObject =
{
_object = (_this select 0);
objectHeight = objectHeight + 1;
_object attachTo [player, [0, 10, objectHeight]];
};

lowerObject =
{
_object = (_this select 0);
objectHeight = objectHeight - 1;
_object attachTo [player, [0, 10, objectHeight]];
};

dropthing =
{
_object = (_this select 0);
detach _object;
call init;
};

call init; ```

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syntax will probably make you want to puke

final storm Mar 14, 2021, 6:36 AM

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cosmic imp i'll be honest i found it on the internet and kind of hotwired it to get it to w...

#arma3_scripting message

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 6:37 AM

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i need some quick help with something

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how can I automatically make all crates/vehicles unlocked for all players?

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when I do

civilian setFriend [civilian, 0];

it makes it so that civilians cannot access civilian containers/crates because they are enemy containers/crates

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i need to make civilians enemies with other civilians so that it doesnt say "friendly fire" when a civilian kills another civilian

dreamy kestrel Mar 14, 2021, 6:44 AM

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final storm in the code you sent `_changeOrders = +_changeOrders;` doesnt do anything

It doesn't? doesn't it make a copy of the array? that's the + operator, right?

final storm Mar 14, 2021, 6:45 AM

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if ur makeing a new variable

copper raven Mar 14, 2021, 6:45 AM

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is there any more to that code? and are you 100% sure that's the line it crashes on?

dreamy kestrel Mar 14, 2021, 6:45 AM

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99.75% certain of that, yes @copper raven

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at least according to the debug statements

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the log literally gets that far then dumps

 1:10:32 [KP LIBERATION] [241.22] [CHANGEORDERS] [fn_changeOrders_process] Entering: [isNull _target, _target, _callerName]: [false,Location CBA_NamespaceDummy at -1000, -1000,"fn_changeOrders_process"]
 1:10:32 [KP LIBERATION] [241.22] [CHANGEORDERS] [fn_changeOrders_process] Got vars: [count _changeOrders]: [2]

copper raven Mar 14, 2021, 6:49 AM

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did you try not running PFHs(ones that do any modifications to the array reference)? even though i highly doubt that's the issue, still worth trying

dreamy kestrel Mar 14, 2021, 6:49 AM

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what is pfhs?

copper raven Mar 14, 2021, 6:49 AM

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per frame handlers*

dreamy kestrel Mar 14, 2021, 6:50 AM

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oh right, I see. hmm well... no, BUT... it's key to many parts of other subsystems.

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though I wonder per my Occam's thought, Arma 3 sees it as trying to overwrite itself with a snapshot, and so that's the simple answer.
anyway kind burnt on it tonight, that'll be first tomorrow, maybe into a separate var, i.e. private _snap = +_changeOrders

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although I do that in other places and have not seen the same issue, so it's still a bit odd to me

copper raven Mar 14, 2021, 6:52 AM

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doesn't change anything

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really weird, the unary plus just does a deep copy

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 6:53 AM

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can anyone help me figure out the solution to the problem I posted above? ^^^^^^^^^

dreamy kestrel Mar 14, 2021, 6:55 AM

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@copper raven wait you said deep copy? I thought that was a snapshot? i.e. 'new array', leave the other bits alone

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which wouldn't be right, I don't want a deep copy of course. those are CBA namespaces in there. I just want a new array.

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 6:58 AM

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brazen lagoon <@!360154905148653568> ok thanks, but is that likely to be my issue? it seems to...

No

copper raven Mar 14, 2021, 6:59 AM

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i'm not sure if i get what you mean, cba "namespaces" are just some objects, copying it won't make a different one, if that's what you were thinking @dreamy kestrel

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 7:01 AM

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can someone link me to a wiki page really quick

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i just need players to be able to access vehicles and containers from sides that they are enemies with

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@ me

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can I set the side of an object?

final storm Mar 14, 2021, 7:15 AM

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past wagon can someone link me to a wiki page really quick

has to do with rating i think

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 7:17 AM

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oh

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where can I find the biki page on that?

final storm Mar 14, 2021, 7:18 AM

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what do you wanna do have everyone on bluefor and have a free for all?

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 8:07 AM

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past wagon can I set the side of an object?

No

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 8:42 AM

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@little raptor well then how can I make it so that even though civilians are enemies with civilians, they can still access vehicles and crates?

limber stump Mar 14, 2021, 9:04 AM

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Does anyone have a script to end the game automatically when the "Commander" slot is not filled? I want to make the Liberation gamemode only playable when the Commander slot is filled by admin.

dusk shadow Mar 14, 2021, 9:05 AM

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@Any one with experience with attachTo and multiplayer. Given: serverObj attachTo [clientObj] does this change the locality of serverObj to the client in question?

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@limber stump if the commander unit is named in editor (say: comUnit) then you could check for !isNull comUnit

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comUnit would be null until a player loads into that role AFAIK

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as for ending the game see: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/endMission

limber stump Mar 14, 2021, 9:09 AM

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How about the event?

dusk shadow Mar 14, 2021, 9:12 AM

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Sorry, which event are you refering to?

limber stump Mar 14, 2021, 9:13 AM

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Is there any event I can use to trigger when role assignment are done by player?

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if (!isNull comUnit) then {
sleep 1;
endMission "END6";
};

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like this?

dusk shadow Mar 14, 2021, 9:15 AM

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in it simplest form, yes that would do it

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but since endMission has local effect you'd want to make sure it executes an all clients

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 9:16 AM

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dusk shadow in it simplest form, yes that would do it

no it won't

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it's reversed

dusk shadow Mar 14, 2021, 9:16 AM

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ah yes good spot

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the remove the !

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 9:16 AM

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also see the pinned messages

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post your scripts with syntax highlighting

limber stump Mar 14, 2021, 9:19 AM

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so like this? btw how I can make it executes an all clients?

if (isNull comUnit) then {
        sleep 1;
        endMission "END6";
};

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 9:19 AM

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dusk shadow @Any one with experience with attachTo and multiplayer. Given: serverObj attachT...

I don't think it does. But the best thing to do is try it yourself

dusk shadow Mar 14, 2021, 9:20 AM

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@little raptor Cheers was hoping to have avoid fire up the mp test bench

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 9:20 AM

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limber stump so like this? btw how I can make it executes an all clients? ```sqf if (isNull c...

It's typically better to use BIS_fnc_endMission
~~also there is endMission for MP~~nvm, seems like it's deprecated

dusk shadow Mar 14, 2021, 9:20 AM

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but looks like ill have to

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 9:23 AM

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@limber stump to execute for everyone, use remoteExec.
Also that script is not suitable. It probably always fails the mission (especially in dedicated server)

limber stump Mar 14, 2021, 9:26 AM

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like this? "End2" remoteExec BIS_fnc_endMission;

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I mean

"End2" remoteExec BIS_fnc_endMission;```

dusk shadow Mar 14, 2021, 9:26 AM

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Syntax of remoteExec is a bit off but that's the gist of it

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/* in initServer */
[] spawn {
    if(isNull comUnit) then {
        "End2" remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_endMission"];
    };
};

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 9:30 AM

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@dusk shadow @limber stump as I mentioned that'll probably always fail the mission.
The simplest way to fix it is to wait a few seconds before checking that condition.

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it's not robust, but at least it's better

dusk shadow Mar 14, 2021, 9:31 AM

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Why thou? unless i misunderstand this: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Initialization_Order the init of object variables on the server happens before initServer.sqf

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ofc, we're talking a player object... which is initalized by the client right?

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 9:33 AM

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The slots are not necessarily filled at the start. (JIP)

dusk shadow Mar 14, 2021, 9:34 AM

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but that was @limber stump's goal, to end the mission if they weren't

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unless i missed somethin

limber stump Mar 14, 2021, 9:39 AM

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It's worked! Thanks ❤️ @dusk shadow @little raptor

dusk shadow Mar 14, 2021, 9:51 AM

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@little raptor About the attachTo locality thing: From my limited testing I'd say you were right. Locality does not seem to change when attachTo is used.

pine solstice Mar 14, 2021, 10:21 AM

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what is the floor for in this line code?

_possibility = floor (random 10) < 3;

warm hedge Mar 14, 2021, 10:23 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/floor
BIKI is always your friend

pine solstice Mar 14, 2021, 10:32 AM

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i looked at that but i am still unsure to what it does 🤣

warm hedge Mar 14, 2021, 10:39 AM

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You're asking what floor does generally or in the code? If later, I don't think it's making sense at all for me

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 10:39 AM

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pine solstice i looked at that but i am still unsure to what it does 🤣

https://mathworld.wolfram.com/FloorFunction.html

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 10:42 AM

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warm hedge You're asking what `floor` does generally or in the code? If later, I don't thin...

indeed. if a number is less than 3, so is its floor

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 10:43 AM

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pine solstice what is the floor for in this line code? ```sqf _possibility = floor (random 10...

floor will "floor" the value, a.k.a round to the lowest integer, which looks like truncating for positive numbers:
floor 5.1 = 5
floor 5.999 = 5
but
floor **-**4.1 = **-**5

pine solstice Mar 14, 2021, 10:49 AM

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thank you i understand it now

tough abyss Mar 14, 2021, 11:21 AM

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how would i go about getting the difference of a count if it changes

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 11:21 AM

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You would store it beforehand

tough abyss Mar 14, 2021, 11:22 AM

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and i do that by running count as a variable right?

past wagon Mar 14, 2021, 11:22 AM

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#arma3_scripting message

tough abyss Mar 14, 2021, 11:23 AM

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sosqf _countGroup = count units group group1

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 11:27 AM

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if you want to check if someone died from within the group, add them a "killed" EH, no?

tough abyss Mar 14, 2021, 11:28 AM

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i want to get how many have been killed so that i can spawn that number of replacment troops to reinforce the squad

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so squad started with 8 now its got 6 so spawn 2 more riflemen

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 11:33 AM

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how would you do with logic?```sqf
private _startCount = count units _group;

while { true } do
{
waitUntil { sleep 1; count units _group < _startCount };
private _difference = count units _group - _startCount;
/* spawn _difference units */
};

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that's not ideal and Killed/EntityKilled EH is better, but you get the idea

tough abyss Mar 14, 2021, 11:34 AM

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ah perfect thanks @winter rose lou i had the right idea then was going about it wrong, was juggling how to write it in my head

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its not going to be counting large numbers so it dosnt have to be very efficient, and event handlers scare me i havnt go a clue where to start on them XD

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 11:37 AM

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tough abyss its not going to be counting large numbers so it dosnt have to be very efficient...

the "perf impact" is not really number-related, it is about the check cycle
an EH takes no resource

tough abyss Mar 14, 2021, 11:37 AM

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ahh

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 11:37 AM

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see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Code_Optimisation#Rules for your code 😉

Make it work
Make it readable
Optimise then

tough abyss Mar 14, 2021, 11:39 AM

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cool thanks Lou for the help

smoky rune Mar 14, 2021, 11:51 AM

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is there any way to convert getPos (PositionAGLS?) position to positionWorld?

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use case - i have a position and need to create simple object, but BIS_fnc_createSimpleObject accepts only world position

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 11:59 AM

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smoky rune is there any way to convert `getPos` (PositionAGLS?) position to positionWorld?

No

i have a position and need to create simple object, but BIS_fnc_createSimpleObject accepts only world position
don't use getPos in the first place.

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@smoky rune also converting AGLS makes no sense. Imagine a multi story building. No matter which floor you stand on, your AGLS position is always: [x, y, 0]

spark turret Mar 14, 2021, 1:07 PM

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do missiles not fire their "killed" eventhandler?

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they dont seem to ever fire for me.

diag_log ["missile",_missile,"target",_target];
_missile addEventHandler [
    "Killed",
    {diag_log ["missile killed:", _this, " target: "];}
    ];

_missile addEventHandler ["Killed", "hint format ['Killed by %1', _this # 1];"];

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 1:07 PM

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spark turret do missiles not fire their "killed" eventhandler?

they don't

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iirc EH don't work on "bullets"

spark turret Mar 14, 2021, 1:08 PM

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is there any other way than a loop to do stuff with bullets?

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 1:08 PM

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nope 😬

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(afaik)

spark turret Mar 14, 2021, 1:08 PM

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rip. well then
thanks anyways

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i have a params command that expects certain data types as input, if i input a wrong one, it throws and error BUT continues my function?? wth

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is there a way to make it auto exit?

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 1:19 PM

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if (!params []) exitWith {};

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BUT I believe it would exit on using default values as well

spark turret Mar 14, 2021, 1:20 PM

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ah i misread in the biki:
"checks if passed value is one of listed Data Types. If not, default value is used instead. "

spark turret Mar 14, 2021, 1:20 PM

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winter rose if (!params []) exitWith {};

sorry could you explain what !params[] does? dont get it

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 1:21 PM

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params returns bool which indicates if it was successful

spark turret Mar 14, 2021, 1:21 PM

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aaaaaaaah okay i should really read the biki more carefully

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sorry lol i promise to read the whole section next time

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 1:21 PM

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

Return Value:
Boolean - false if error occurred or default value has been used, otherwise true

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 1:21 PM

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spark turret sorry lol i promise to read the whole section next time

you better!!1!

spark turret Mar 14, 2021, 1:22 PM

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!!1!1!!!elf

smoky verge Mar 14, 2021, 1:50 PM

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can I spawn enemies only locally for a player?

clever radish Mar 14, 2021, 1:51 PM

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I currently got about 20 objects that I want to delete, how do i do this best? I tried _Vessel = [obj1, obj2...] deletevehicle _vessel but is shows an error "type array, excpeted object"

distant oyster Mar 14, 2021, 1:56 PM

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smoky verge can I spawn enemies only locally for a player?

https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/188346-creating-local-ai-unit/

No.
~ das attorney, February 22, 2016

smoky verge Mar 14, 2021, 1:56 PM

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I see thanks

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 1:58 PM

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@smoky verge you can although create enemies and hideObject them where wanted

distant oyster Mar 14, 2021, 1:58 PM

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clever radish > I currently got about 20 objects that I want to delete, how do i do this best?...

because deleteVehicle is expecting an object not an array:

_Vessel = [obj1, obj2...];
_Vessel apply {deleteVehicle _x};

smoky verge Mar 14, 2021, 2:09 PM

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winter rose <@294539797601583104> you can although create enemies and hideObject them where ...

it was more of a way to improve performance, since in my missions there are enemies a certain group will never see, and I don't think hideObject helps with that

normal abyss Mar 14, 2021, 2:13 PM

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Doesn't dynamic simulation technically achieve that?

smoky verge Mar 14, 2021, 2:16 PM

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to explain myself better
team A goes to point A
team B goes to point B
Team B will never see the enemies in point A
and vice versa
is there a way for team A to not simulate the enemies in point B?
or does the game automatically do that?

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I though dynamic sim enables sim for everyone in the server not just who's close by
but I don't really understand perfectly how MP stuff works so I might just be saying stupid stuff

still forum Mar 14, 2021, 2:31 PM

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dreamy kestrel The whole sequence logs as follows: ``` 18:49:31 [KP LIBERATION] [315.862] [CHAN...

ACCESS_VIOLATION == game crash, report on feedback tracker.

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 2:32 PM

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smoky verge it was more of a way to improve performance, since in my missions there are enem...

You can indeed disableSimulation locally as well

spark turret Mar 14, 2021, 2:32 PM

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what benefit has that?

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the units are remote-server entites anyways, so whats the point in disabling them on some clients?

still forum Mar 14, 2021, 2:34 PM

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final storm in the code you sent `_changeOrders = +_changeOrders;` doesnt do anything

It does. It copies the array. Before that its a reference to the global variable.

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 2:35 PM

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spark turret the units are remote-server entites anyways, so whats the point in disabling the...

I think it might very slightly help reduce the network sync (position etc) but the gain might be null as well

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 2:38 PM

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winter rose I think it might very slightly help reduce the network sync (position etc) but t...

but isn't it the server that updates the object information (i.e. tells the clients that something has been updated)?
how can it reduce network traffic then?

smoky verge Mar 14, 2021, 2:38 PM

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mhm I see
nevermind then
was hoping to get some method to increase performance due to this particular mission I'm making

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 2:39 PM

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little raptor but isn't it the server that updates the object information (i.e. tells the clie...

I don't really know, more like "data processing time"

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 2:40 PM

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altho if the object is disabled locally then I guess the client won't tell the server that it has been updated. in this case it might actually reduce network traffic

spark turret Mar 14, 2021, 2:40 PM

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maybe arma is smart enough to tell the server to not update disable units positions.

anyways other topic:
are there invisible target objects i can use to make AI shoot at something?
I have in the past tried literally everything else, down to tick-loops forcing fire if muzzle pointed at right direction.

smoky verge Mar 14, 2021, 2:41 PM

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spark turret maybe arma is smart enough to tell the server to not update disable units positi...

cba has some

spark turret Mar 14, 2021, 2:41 PM

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yeah thats what i heard

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 2:41 PM

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you can create your own

smoky verge Mar 14, 2021, 2:41 PM

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they are like vehicles

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 2:41 PM

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just inherit from B_invisibleTarget_F

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(iirc)

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and set scope = 1

spark turret Mar 14, 2021, 2:42 PM

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is B_invisibleTarget_F an object i can already use? i dont want to mod my own

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 2:42 PM

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you can't

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it's "private" (scope = 0)

smoky verge Mar 14, 2021, 2:42 PM

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I gues cba only makes it more easy to create

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 2:42 PM

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yes

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it simply uses scope = 1 (or 2) for them

spark turret Mar 14, 2021, 2:43 PM

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sanchez you got a classname for the cba one?

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 2:43 PM

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CBA_B_invisibleTarget I guess

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you can check in 3den

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under NATO

smoky verge Mar 14, 2021, 2:44 PM

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I don't but they should be like vehicles you can place

spark turret Mar 14, 2021, 2:44 PM

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aaah cool, listed under nato -> targets

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CBA_B_InvisibleTargetAir
CBA_B_InvisibleTarget
CBA_B_InvisibleTargetVehicle

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 2:45 PM

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that was a good guess blobcloseenjoy

spark turret Mar 14, 2021, 2:45 PM

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does AI recognize it automatically like an enemy or do you have to reveal it via script?

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 2:45 PM

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they're just empty (but invisible and massless) vehicles

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if you add crew to them they might

spark turret Mar 14, 2021, 2:46 PM

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nope, CBA_B_InvisibleTarget is directly attacked by opfor

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 2:46 PM

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they're not supposed to attack it tho meowsweats
just target it

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it's an empty vehicle

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I guess if you place them in 3den it also adds the crew

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maybe that's why

spark turret Mar 14, 2021, 2:47 PM

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that makes sense

still forum Mar 14, 2021, 2:52 PM

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little raptor but isn't it the server that updates the object information (i.e. tells the clie...

clients also tell the server what local objects updated

spark turret Mar 14, 2021, 2:53 PM

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yeah, my invisible target vehicle is called "shawn faulkner", placed in 3den

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 3:05 PM

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still forum clients also tell the server what local objects updated

Not unless the object is local to that client, or the client modifies the object (such as using setPos), right?

pale ridge Mar 14, 2021, 3:05 PM

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i think i am doing something wrong:
where do i put a eventhandler?
I am trying to call it via CfgFunctions in the config.cpp
as fn_Needler.sqf.
is that ok or do eventhandlers require a special envirioment/calling?

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 3:06 PM

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pale ridge i think i am doing something wrong: where do i put a eventhandler? I am trying t...

Depends on the event handler

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and of course what you do in the function

pale ridge Mar 14, 2021, 3:07 PM

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ok so this is the evenhandler:

player addEventHandler ["Fired", {
    params ["_unit", "_weapon", "_muzzle", "_mode", "_ammo", "_magazine", "_projectile", "_gunner"];
    if (_ammo isEqualto "AmmoNeedler")
        then
        {
            _dt = cursorTarget;
            player globalChat (format ["%1",_dt]);
            if (_dt isKindOf "Man")
            then
            {
                [_dt] spawn 
                {
                    sleep (5 + random 6);
                    _dt setDamage 1;
                };
            };
        };
}];```

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igonre the globalchat i tried to test it, but it doesn't work

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for what ever reason

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i can use cba eventhandlers normally, but i have no experince wit hbis eh yet

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 3:09 PM

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this function has many flaws

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first of all, player depends on the client

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second of all, you're using player inside the event handler (the player may have changed)

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use _unit

pale ridge Mar 14, 2021, 3:10 PM

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hmm

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 3:10 PM

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third of all, _dt is not defined inside the spawn

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fourth of all, lots of unused variables

pale ridge Mar 14, 2021, 3:11 PM

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so do i have to do: params["dt"];?

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i wasn't sure because i thought u can only use predifined in params

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 3:12 PM

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pale ridge so do i have to do: params["dt"];?

params ["_dt"]

pale ridge Mar 14, 2021, 3:12 PM

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ahh ye sry

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 3:12 PM

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that still doesn't mean that the function will work

still forum Mar 14, 2021, 3:45 PM

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little raptor Not unless the object is local to that client, or the client modifies the object...

only when the object is local to the client. Atleast supposed to. Arma is still Arma somtimes

wary lichen Mar 14, 2021, 3:53 PM

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Hello, everyone. How to use SelectPlayer for current player, for example: cursorTarget -> player. I want to change the model of the player I'm looking at.

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you can use selectPlayer for other players in any order?

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in other words, I want to replace the model with the player I'm looking at, and get him instance from cursorTarget

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 3:56 PM

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selectPlayer cursorObject

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you could add more checks, but technically this can work (beware of MP locality issues)

wary lichen Mar 14, 2021, 3:57 PM

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selectPlayer -> transformation shooter to target

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I need selectPlayer -> turn the victim into an animal for example

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I have script for transformation

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but script works, only for shooter

normal monolith Mar 14, 2021, 4:01 PM

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Hi guys !
i wanted to know, is there a way to know if a controller (xbox or others) is detected ?

wary lichen Mar 14, 2021, 4:01 PM

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selectPlayer locally works for script executor, and transform player to victim, but I need turn the victim into an arbitrary object

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how to execute selectPlayer on victim side

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 4:05 PM

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remoteExec

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 4:05 PM

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normal monolith Hi guys ! i wanted to know, is there a way to know if a controller (xbox or oth...

none I know of I'm afraid

wary lichen Mar 14, 2021, 4:05 PM

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winter rose `remoteExec`

sorry i forgot to mention that i work in arma 2

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 4:06 PM

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wary lichen sorry i forgot to mention that i work in arma 2

then local script on the killed person

wary lichen Mar 14, 2021, 4:06 PM

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removeExec don't work in arma 2 as far as I know

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 4:07 PM

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yep, A3 only

wary lichen Mar 14, 2021, 4:07 PM

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winter rose then local script on the killed person

how to?

normal monolith Mar 14, 2021, 4:07 PM

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winter rose none I know of I'm afraid

ok thx !

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 4:08 PM

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wary lichen how to?

e.g an event handler

player addEventHandler ["Killed", {
  _rabbit = createRabbit;
  selectPlayer _rabbit;
}];
```(pseudo code, of course)

wary lichen Mar 14, 2021, 4:09 PM

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humm, cursorTarget can't help?

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 4:09 PM

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why would you care about cursorTarget?

wary lichen Mar 14, 2021, 4:10 PM

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adding an event for the player every time is not very rational as it seems to me

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 4:11 PM

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the EH is kept upon respawn iirc; and if not, it's still not a negative performance impact

wary lichen Mar 14, 2021, 4:11 PM

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the more I need to turn the player without damaging him or killing him

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 4:11 PM

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and you could kill someone with a grenade, therefore nulling cursorTarget

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or shoot through wooden planks, etc

wary lichen Mar 14, 2021, 4:12 PM

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uhh

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I try it, thanks

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 6:36 PM

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Hi guys, how can i add smoke to something 🤔 ?

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 6:37 PM

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heady quiver Hi guys, how can i add smoke to something 🤔 ?

see the addCigarette command

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 6:37 PM

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-.-

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 6:37 PM

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or https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Particles_Tutorial 🙃 🙂

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 6:37 PM

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Create the page "addCigarette" on this wiki!

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lemme create one

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 6:37 PM

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nooo

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 6:37 PM

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kidding

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private _ps1 = "#particlesource" createVehicleLocal _posATL;
_ps1 setParticleParams [
            ["\A3\Data_F\ParticleEffects\Universal\Universal", 16, 7, 1], "", "Billboard",
            1, 10, [0, 0, 0.5], [0, 0, 2.9], 1, 1.275, 1, 0.066, [4, 5, 10, 10],
            [[0.3, 0.3, 0.3, 0.33], [0.4, 0.4, 0.4, 0.33], [0.2, 0.2, 0, 0]],
            [0, 1], 1, 0, "", "", _ps1];
_ps1 setParticleRandom [0, [0, 0, 0], [0.33, 0.33, 0], 0, 0.25, [0.05, 0.05, 0.05, 0.05], 0, 0];
_ps1 setDropInterval 0.5;

Wouldnt this just create it local and only for one person ?

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 6:40 PM

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yes

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particles are local, so are the sources

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 6:40 PM

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yikes

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 6:40 PM

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not really, since you can create sources on each machines

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 6:41 PM

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lets say i create a vehicle:

objective = createVehicle [selectRandom _vehicleList, _markerPosition, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];

I wanna make sure everyone sees the smoke.

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 6:41 PM

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remoteExec theSmokeFunction?

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that or create it from the beginning

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 6:43 PM

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That code above runs on the server (1x)

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on function call

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do i still need to exec it then?

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 6:44 PM

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remoteExec with JIP = true

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 6:44 PM

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notlikemeow

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        // Create Objective
        objective = createVehicle [selectRandom _vehicleList, _markerPosition, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];

        // Add smoke effect to objective
        private _ps1 = "#particlesource" createVehicleLocal getPos objective;
        _ps1 setParticleParams [
            ["\A3\Data_F\ParticleEffects\Universal\Universal", 16, 7, 16, 1], "", "Billboard",
            1, 8, [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 1.5], 0, 10, 7.9, 0.066, [1, 3, 6],
            [[0, 0, 0, 0], [0.05, 0.05, 0.05, 1], [0.05, 0.05, 0.05, 1], [0.05, 0.05, 0.05, 1], [0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.5], [0.125, 0.125, 0.125, 0]],
            [0.25], 1, 0, "", "", _ps1];
        _ps1 setParticleRandom [0, [0.25, 0.25, 0], [0.2, 0.2, 0], 0, 0.25, [0, 0, 0, 0.1], 0, 0];
        _ps1 setDropInterval 0.05;

This works (for me) but like you said it wont work MP cuz i need to remote exec how would i make that entire function remote?

copper narwhal Mar 14, 2021, 6:55 PM

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hello again, is it possible in any way to prevent someone changing weapon attachments through the inventory instead only allowing them to do so through the Ace interaction menu?

willow hound Mar 14, 2021, 7:12 PM

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heady quiver ```sqf // Create Objective objective = createVehicle [selectRand...

You take your Add smoke effect to objective code block, put it in a separate function, substitute objective with _this in that function and then modify your original code to be ...

// Create Objective
Objective = createVehicle [selectRandom _vehicleList, _markerPosition, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
// Add smoke effect to objective
Objective remoteExec ["BS_fnc_addSmokeEffect", 0];
```... and set the JIP parameter as needed.

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 7:17 PM

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really need to make a seperate function for that?

willow hound Mar 14, 2021, 7:18 PM

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copper narwhal hello again, is it possible in any way to prevent someone changing weapon attach...

I don't know the inner workings of the inventory, but disabling the attachment controls might work. Just an idea though.

willow hound Mar 14, 2021, 7:19 PM

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heady quiver really need to make a seperate function for that?

Not if you know how to avoid that. But if you know how to avoid that you probably know enough about scripting to know that this is the proper way.

copper narwhal Mar 14, 2021, 7:20 PM

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willow hound I don't know the inner workings of the inventory, but disabling the attachment c...

would it be something along the lines of this : https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlEnable and then disabling the use of the actual attachment boxes on the GUI?

willow hound Mar 14, 2021, 7:20 PM

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Yep, that's what I meant.

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 7:21 PM

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Not sure if im following gotta dig a bit deeper i guess.

copper narwhal Mar 14, 2021, 7:22 PM

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willow hound Yep, that's what I meant.

oooooo okay i guess ill give it a go, thanks for the reply 🙂

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 7:24 PM

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@willow hound Can't i loop over all the players in the server and add the smoke like that?

willow hound Mar 14, 2021, 7:26 PM

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The only way to execute code on another machine is using Remote Execution.
Read https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Multiplayer_Scripting and pay special attention to the Locality section, I think you're missing some understanding there.

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 7:36 PM

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        ["#particlesource", getPos objective] remoteExec ["createVehicleLocal"];

Something like this? notlikemeow

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 7:37 PM

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no 😱

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 7:38 PM

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notlikemeowcry

willow hound Mar 14, 2021, 7:38 PM

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You still need more reading I'm afraid.

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 7:38 PM

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well the 'hint' one is simple

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but mine is a bit more complex i guess

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lol

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 7:38 PM

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if you create the particle source locally, you still have to use settings on it

willow hound Mar 14, 2021, 7:39 PM

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heady quiver but mine is a bit more complex i guess

That's why you need a separate function krtecek

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 7:39 PM

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my best advice would be to execute a script (better, a function) on client's machines

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 7:39 PM

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but

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How would i make a function that can have a parameter 🤔

willow hound Mar 14, 2021, 7:40 PM

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You always have the magic variable _this available in scripts and functions.

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How do you find out about this? You search the wiki for an article on functions.

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 7:41 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Functions_Library 😉

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 7:46 PM

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Mmm

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fncSmokeEffect = {

    params ["_objective"];

    // Add smoke effect to objective
    private _ps1 = "#particlesource" createVehicleLocal getPos _objective;

    _ps1 setParticleParams [
        ["\A3\Data_F\ParticleEffects\Universal\Universal", 16, 7, 16, 1], "", "Billboard",
        1, 8, [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 1.5], 0, 10, 7.9, 0.066, [1, 3, 6],
        [[0, 0, 0, 0], [0.05, 0.05, 0.05, 1], [0.05, 0.05, 0.05, 1], [0.05, 0.05, 0.05, 1], [0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.5], [0.125, 0.125, 0.125, 0]],
        [0.25], 1, 0, "", "", _ps1];
    _ps1 setParticleRandom [0, [0.25, 0.25, 0], [0.2, 0.2, 0], 0, 0.25, [0, 0, 0, 0.1], 0, 0];
    _ps1 setDropInterval 0.05;

};

// Call function remote
[objective] remoteExec ["fncSmokeEffect"];

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I have a feeling im close 🤔

wind hedge Mar 14, 2021, 7:49 PM

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_nearTargets = _zombie nearEntities [["CAManBase", "Dog_Base_F", "Goat_Base_F", "Sheep_random_F", "LandVehicle", "Helicopter", "Boat_F"], _zCheckRange] select {
    ((getPosWorld vehicle _x) select 2 < 50) &&
    (abs speed _x < 30) &&
    (lifeState _x isNotEqualTo "INCAPACITATED") &&
    (isNil {_x getVariable "vIsZombie"}) &&
    (_x != _zombie)};
``` Why is this resulting in _nearTargets still having incapacitated units? Am I doing the select wrong?

willow hound Mar 14, 2021, 7:50 PM

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heady quiver ```sqf fncSmokeEffect = { params ["_objective"]; // Add smoke effect t...

You are pretty close actually, the problem is that the variable fncSmokeEffect might not exist on the clients (unless you put the upper code block into init.sqf or something). Using the functions library (which is also described in the A3 Functions Library page) eliminates that and other problems.

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 7:50 PM

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fncSmokeEffect = initServer.sqf

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this entire code is actually

willow hound Mar 14, 2021, 7:51 PM

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And where does initServer.sqf run? 🙂

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 7:51 PM

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meowsweats

wind hedge Mar 14, 2021, 7:51 PM

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initServer is not client!

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just run the same code in initPlayerLocal.sqf

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problem solved

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 7:52 PM

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done that now

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so the function is in the initPlayerLocal.sqf but i have a feeling that something is off: [objective] remoteExec ["fncSmokeEffect"]; right here.

willow hound Mar 14, 2021, 7:53 PM

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Is there a script error manifestation of that feeling?

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 7:53 PM

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no

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i didnt run anything yet

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objective remoteExec ["fncSmokeEffect", -2];
``` <--- shouldn't it be this ?

willow hound Mar 14, 2021, 7:55 PM

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The secret ingredients are reading the documentation and testing one's code a lot.

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 7:55 PM

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"Example 1" remoteExec ["hint", -2]; // Executed everywhere except on the server.

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 7:55 PM

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-2 excludes a potential player-hosted server

willow hound Mar 14, 2021, 7:55 PM

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Ah, but hint does not take an array argument.

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 7:55 PM

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oh ye..

wind hedge Mar 14, 2021, 7:55 PM

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how does that smoke effect look like?

willow hound Mar 14, 2021, 7:56 PM

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Since your function uses params, it takes an array argument, in this case, an array with only one element.

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 7:56 PM

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[objective] remoteExec ["fncSmokeEffect"];

So this is fine?

willow hound Mar 14, 2021, 7:56 PM

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It should be.

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 7:56 PM

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💦

wind hedge Mar 14, 2021, 7:57 PM

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_smokeEffect = createVehicle ["test_EmptyObjectForSmoke", getPos objective, [], 0, "NONE"]; ``` (This is global since createVehicle is global. Fixes all your problems unless you want a very specific type of smoke)

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👆 @heady quiver

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 7:58 PM

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bruuh

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i thought light / smoke etc didnt work wtih createVehicle

willow hound Mar 14, 2021, 7:58 PM

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wind hedge ```SQF _nearTargets = _zombie nearEntities [["CAManBase", "Dog_Base_F", "Goat_Ba...

I can't tell why it doesn't work, try debugging it with some systemChat (lifeState _x); to see what's going on.

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 7:58 PM

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only local

wind hedge Mar 14, 2021, 8:00 PM

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heady quiver i thought light / smoke etc didnt work wtih createVehicle

"test_EmptyObjectForSmoke"``` That is a very specific item created by BI to create a smoke effect and also being spawned via createVehicle. You cannot do that with user created smokes unless it is a mod... not for scripts.

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 8:01 PM

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Well it seems to work right now.

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so im gonna keep it like this

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x)

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ty for the help @willow hound

wind hedge Mar 14, 2021, 8:01 PM

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😅

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 8:02 PM

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@heady quiver → @wind hedge :p

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 8:08 PM

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Sup?

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But

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notlikemeow

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Whats wrong with what i have now then?

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 8:13 PM

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no no, nothing ^^ if it works it's good!

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 8:13 PM

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Well i cant really check if it works with other ppl but i seem to get the smoke

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I just need to find a better way to do this:
taskName = format['task_%1', round(random 9999)];

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Cuz this is bound to ask for problems x)

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 8:15 PM

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round time + "_" + round random 9999 ?

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 8:16 PM

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// Create random task name
taskName = format['task_%1_%2', round(random 9999), round(time)];

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 8:17 PM

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it's not a javascript function ^^ you can use round random 9999 and round time

wind hedge Mar 14, 2021, 8:17 PM

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as a funny note, I added this handleDamage event handler to a NPC: SQF private _hits = _zombie getVariable "vHits"; _maxHits = _zombie getVariable "vHitPoints"; _hits = _hits + 1; _zombie setVariable ["vHits", _hits, true]; systemChat format ["hits %1, MAXhits %2", _hits, _maxHits]; And then shoot at the zombie ONCE and I get the systemchat "hits 56,57,58,59" !!! So a single pistol shot causes the EH to fire 59 times!!!!

final storm Mar 14, 2021, 8:21 PM

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still forum It does. It copies the array. Before that its a reference to the global variable...

I see that now, i thought getVariable would copy it not be a reference, just had to re read the wiki

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 8:23 PM

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winter rose it's not a javascript function ^^ you can use `round random 9999` and `round tim...

Yea im so used to stuff like that and PHP x)

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thats why functions and parameters where a bit weird for me

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function(parameter){ } is what im used to lol

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 8:26 PM

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yes, with SQF you have to re-learn some basics

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all in all it's "not that bad", but some quirks

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 8:26 PM

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Well atleast i learned how to do it now so thanks for that.

fair drum Mar 14, 2021, 8:34 PM

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then there's me who learned .sqf first now I'm trying to learn an actual language...

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 8:34 PM

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behold, as I learnt SQS before anything else 😂

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what do you mean, "forget goto"?

fair drum Mar 14, 2021, 8:35 PM

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there a wiki page with all of the hidden variables like setVariable ['bis_disabled_Door_1',1,true]?

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 8:35 PM

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not really no

surreal peak Mar 14, 2021, 8:41 PM

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Where could you go about finding all the variables so I see them

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 8:41 PM

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allVariables <object>

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mayhaps

surreal peak Mar 14, 2021, 8:41 PM

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ahh

hushed tendon Mar 14, 2021, 8:42 PM

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Would adding a remoteExec to an addAction for this object work in MP?

surreal peak Mar 14, 2021, 8:42 PM

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anyway to see a list of all of these for all objects? In a PBO somewhere or would it be an engine thing

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 8:42 PM

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hushed tendon Would adding a remoteExec to an addAction for ``this`` object work in MP?

yes
if in an init field, it would multilply by the number of players 😄

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 8:42 PM

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surreal peak anyway to see a list of all of these for all objects? In a PBO somewhere or woul...

it's a script thing

hushed tendon Mar 14, 2021, 8:43 PM

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And would the {} of the addAction be global?

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 8:44 PM

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no
action would be added locally everywhere

…just what do you want to do?

hushed tendon Mar 14, 2021, 8:44 PM

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winter rose yes if in an init field, it would multilply by the number of players 😄

So it would add the same addAction for each player? Like if there were five players would you have the option 5 times?

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Or would it just allow every client to perform the addAction?

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 8:46 PM

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if you use this addAction *** without any remoteExec, everyone will see that action - and it will not be common to everyone as in "one activate it then the other cannot see it"

hushed tendon Mar 14, 2021, 8:46 PM

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okay

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Thanks

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 9:08 PM

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Another question i have a supportRequester module that has a limit of 0 (support runs need to be earned) how would i add +1 to CAS for example?

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i think i already found it:
[player, "Transport", -1] call BIS_fnc_limitSupport;

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Doesn't seem to work tho

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 9:25 PM

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

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 9:25 PM

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Yea im trying but its not updating the support menu i think

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 9:25 PM

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quantity: Number - support run limit. -1 for unlimited support

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 9:25 PM

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it returns: true tho

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yep

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 9:26 PM

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heady quiver it returns: true tho

correct; fixing

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 9:27 PM

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So i linked up the virtual modules to the requester and the requester to the JTAC unit, i spawn in as him and i call this in console:
[player, "Artillery", 1] call BIS_fnc_limitSupport;

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Do i need to refresh the menu or something?

dreamy kestrel Mar 14, 2021, 9:32 PM

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did a bit of testing from yesterday and got past the issue. I am satisfied that _array = +_array is a SQF anti-pattern, in the sense that, _array has a lock on it as + tries to operate, and cannot replace itself when it has a lock, so ACCESS_VIOLATION. makes perfect sense.

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 9:34 PM

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notlikemeow

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@winter rose it does return true but the support radio menu (0-8) has no options available after i run it

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 9:42 PM

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you may have to add support, dunno

crude vigil Mar 14, 2021, 9:46 PM

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@heady quiver Because the player is wrong parameter in [player, "Artillery", 1] call BIS_fnc_limitSupport;

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You need to pass the supportRequester module instead of player

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 9:46 PM

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i tried that too but the docu says caller.

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the unit able to request support

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maybe the docu is just wrong

crude vigil Mar 14, 2021, 9:49 PM

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I dont wanna say wrong without testing

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or it might be supporting both..

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 9:51 PM

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Alright i linked up everything again virtual module -> requester -> unit , i now have 1 CAS_Heli available and when i use it its gone then i try this: [player, "CAS_Heli", -1] call BIS_fnc_limitSupport; nothing happends or [supRequester, "CAS_Heli", 0] call BIS_fnc_limitSupport;

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wait.

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it works now

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x)

crude vigil Mar 14, 2021, 9:52 PM

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It must be requester module, documentaiton is wrong

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 9:52 PM

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Yea

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i just changed to the supRequester

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and works.

crude vigil Mar 14, 2021, 9:53 PM

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@winter rose Can I get your attention on https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_limitSupport

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1st parameter is misleading

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 9:53 PM

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caller: Object - the unit able to request support <-- should be support requester module

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 9:53 PM

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crude vigil <@!137855151120711680> Can I get your attention on https://community.bistudio.co...

it's correct? meowhuh

crude vigil Mar 14, 2021, 9:53 PM

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I checked the file

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 9:53 PM

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are you two drunk or what

crude vigil Mar 14, 2021, 9:53 PM

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it also says Support Requester Module

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 9:54 PM

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heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 9:54 PM

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HAH

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He changed it

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MillerTarget

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meowsweats I thought i went insane for sec.

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 9:55 PM

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that's my routine joke I love doing, forgive me 🤣

crude vigil Mar 14, 2021, 9:55 PM

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Thanks :)

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 9:55 PM

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Btw

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I got something that might be a complete bug

copper raven Mar 14, 2021, 9:56 PM

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@dreamy kestrel it's not an anti pattern, make a support ticket as Dedmen said, the cause is probably elsewhere

heady quiver Mar 14, 2021, 9:57 PM

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Scrap that

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 10:23 PM

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dreamy kestrel did a bit of testing from yesterday and got past the issue. I am satisfied that ...

it makes zero sense

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_array has a lock on it as + tries to operate, and cannot replace itself when it has a lock

in sqf no data can be accessed at the same time by two commands

quasi sedge Mar 14, 2021, 11:06 PM

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full client.sqf https://pastebin.com/XuFz4DGR

This error spamming .rpt
over 9000 times of this:
Only on clientside .rpt tho, nothing on server.rpt

22:24:42 Error position: <select 12 == 1) then {
_text = (amm_CMar>
22:24:42 Error Zero divisor
22:24:42 File xx\addons\d_map_adv_markers\client.sqf..., line 135
22:24:42 Error in expression <(d_restr_enable_freeze) then {
if (_mar select 12 == 1) then {
_text = (amm_CMar>

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i even dont't understand where divisor is

winter rose Mar 14, 2021, 11:08 PM

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_mar select 12
_mar might have less elements than that

quasi sedge Mar 14, 2021, 11:09 PM

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if (_mar select 12 == 1) then {
_text = (GVAR(CMarkerChannelToChar) select MAR_CHAN(_mar)) + " " + _text;
} else
{
_text = ((_mar select 11) select 0) + " " + _text;
};

little raptor Mar 14, 2021, 11:10 PM

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for select with bound checking use param

deft dock Mar 15, 2021, 12:46 AM

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i need to plug your big brainz for a bit........
i'm trying to add a "custom arsenal" to warlords. more like, having all vanilla content blocked. warlords has two functions where to hook that in, but i had no joy yet.
first option was, using the warlords blacklist filter:

_blacklist = ["gm","a3","kart","mark","tank","enoch","orange","exp","exp_a","exp_b","epa","epc","Expansion"];

_cfgWpns = configFile >> "CfgWeapons";
_cfgVehs = configFile >> "CfgVehicles";
_cfgGlasses = configFile >> "CfgGlasses";
_cfgMags = configFile >> "CfgMagazines";

{
    _cfg = switch (_x) do {
        case 5: {_cfgVehs};
        case 7: {_cfgGlasses};
        case 22;
        case 23;
        case 26: {_cfgMags};
        case 24: {_cfgMags};
        default {_cfgWpns}
    };
    _arr = +(BIS_fnc_arsenal_data select _x);
    _arr = _arr select {!(toLower getText (_cfg >> _x >> "DLC") in _blacklist)};
    BIS_fnc_arsenal_data set [_x, _arr];
} forEach [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 22, 23, 24, 26];```
i added everything after "gm", still apex and base game stuff shows up in the arsenal...

my second approach was, do directly influence the call for the arsenal:
```sqf
_funds = player getVariable "BIS_WL_funds";

"close" call BIS_fnc_WLPurchaseMenu;

_null = ["Open", TRUE] spawn BIS_fnc_arsenal;

player setVariable ["BIS_WL_funds", (player getVariable "BIS_WL_funds") - BIS_WL_arsenalCost, TRUE];

closeDialog 602;```
but i have no idea how to either restrict the vanilla content, or load a custom arsenal that is not a box.

any ideas?

please ping me if someone responds. i'm not monitoring this channel usually

thanks guys

cosmic lichen Mar 15, 2021, 12:55 AM

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@deft dock The first method might work, but you cannot use the dlc property since it's not define for expansion weapons and vanilla weapons

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configSourceMod (configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> "arifle_ARX_Viper_hex_F");
``` Would return "expansion"

deft dock Mar 15, 2021, 12:57 AM

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since my knowledge of scripting is basically non existing, what would the first function look like?

cosmic lichen Mar 15, 2021, 12:57 AM

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You only want CUP items right?

deft dock Mar 15, 2021, 12:58 AM

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for now, yes.

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a solution others can use / modify would be top notch ofc

cosmic lichen Mar 15, 2021, 12:58 AM

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So I guess it's easier to use a whitelist instead of a blacklist

deft dock Mar 15, 2021, 12:59 AM

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indeed

cosmic lichen Mar 15, 2021, 1:00 AM

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_whitelist = ["CUP"]; //I dunno what configSourceMod returns for cup items so double check that

_arr = _arr select {(toLower configSourceMod (_cfg >> _x) in _whiteList)};

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Later on, whitelist could be a missionConfig property or so which others can edit.

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But first check if that brings the result your are looking for.

deft dock Mar 15, 2021, 1:02 AM

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i doubt we have a tag like "CUP" that returns with configsourcemod

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i'll check that

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nope... no return on configSourceMod

cosmic lichen Mar 15, 2021, 1:06 AM

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notlikemeow

deft dock Mar 15, 2021, 1:06 AM

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ikr

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this is DLC = "foo"; right?

cosmic lichen Mar 15, 2021, 1:09 AM

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https://github.com/R3voA3/3den-Enhanced/blob/7ef2125d55600a309dc31148c9a8e4834223e4f1/3denEnhanced/functions/misc/fn_getAllItems.sqf#L41

GitHub

R3voA3/3den-Enhanced

Official 3den Enhanced repository. Contribute to R3voA3/3den-Enhanced development by creating an account on GitHub.

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This might help you

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I use it for me inventory manager and it works reliably

deft dock Mar 15, 2021, 1:10 AM

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i already have it (since today)
helping for what?

cosmic lichen Mar 15, 2021, 1:10 AM

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check the link 😄

deft dock Mar 15, 2021, 1:10 AM

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ahh

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i thought you want me to DL the mod 😄

cosmic lichen Mar 15, 2021, 1:10 AM

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nah

deft dock Mar 15, 2021, 1:11 AM

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ok, what am i looking at? 😄

cosmic lichen Mar 15, 2021, 1:12 AM

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private _addonClass = "";
    if (count configSourceAddonList _x > 0) then
    {
      private _mods = configsourcemodlist (configfile >> "CfgPatches" >> configSourceAddonList _x # 0);
      if (count _mods > 0) then
      {
        _addonClass = _mods # 0;
      };
    };

You are looking at a reliable way to figure out what mod/dlc/addon a item belongs to

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_x is the config of the item

deft dock Mar 15, 2021, 1:17 AM

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excuse my ignorance, but how do i use that?

cosmic lichen Mar 15, 2021, 1:17 AM

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One sec

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I need to download cup weapons 😄

deft dock Mar 15, 2021, 1:17 AM

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😄

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oh...
i guess i 🦆ed something when pasting your code
weapons are now returning "@CUP Weapons"

cosmic lichen Mar 15, 2021, 1:20 AM

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_configToItem = (configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> "CUP_arifle_FNFAL5061_railed"); 
 
private _addonClass = ""; 
if (count configSourceAddonList _configToItem > 0) then 
{ 
  private _mods = configsourcemodlist (configfile >> "CfgPatches" >> configSourceAddonList _configToItem # 0); 
  if (count _mods > 0) then 
  { 
    _addonClass = _mods # 0; 
  }; 
}; 
 
_addonClass

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@CUP Weapons is correct

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modParams [_addonClass, ["name"]] # 0; // "CUP Weapons 1.16.3"

deft dock Mar 15, 2021, 1:21 AM

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but mags, uniforms, ect are returning nothing

cosmic lichen Mar 15, 2021, 1:23 AM

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They do

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_configToItem = configFile >> "CfgMagazines" >> "CUP_10x_303_M";

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Also returns @CUP Weapons

deft dock Mar 15, 2021, 1:25 AM

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so, the whitelist could look like this:

_whitelist = ["@CUP Weapons","@CUP Units"]; //I dunno what configSourceMod returns for cup items so double check that

_arr = _arr select {(toLower configSourceMod (_cfg >> _x) in _whiteList)};

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?

cosmic lichen Mar 15, 2021, 1:25 AM

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Yes, that should in theory be reliable

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However, if you only want cup stuff you could also just filter the class names since they all start with CUP_

deft dock Mar 15, 2021, 1:27 AM

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keep in mind, i have zero scrip skills
"just" is like climbing mt everest without oxigen, gloves and boots for me 🤣

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i can't even find the function where the blacklist is called to change it to a white list.......

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so much for that

cosmic lichen Mar 15, 2021, 1:34 AM

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A3\Functions_F_Warlords\Warlords\fn_WLArsenalFilter.sqf

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BIS_fnc_WLArsenalFilter

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This one?

deft dock Mar 15, 2021, 1:35 AM

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yes. i cant find where this function is called

cosmic lichen Mar 15, 2021, 1:36 AM

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you got arma 3 data extracted?

deft dock Mar 15, 2021, 1:36 AM

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yes

cosmic lichen Mar 15, 2021, 1:36 AM

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Then just use "Search in files"

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"configName _x select [0,4] == 'CUP_' && (getNumber (_x >> 'scope') > 1)" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgMagazines");

This is how you filter cup items by the class name

deft dock Mar 15, 2021, 1:36 AM

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searching 92k files now 😄

cosmic lichen Mar 15, 2021, 1:37 AM

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safe to say that scanning only .sqf files would be enough 😄

deft dock Mar 15, 2021, 1:37 AM

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it's not in warlords functions

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a3\missions_f_warlords\commonInitScript.sqf:

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[] spawn {
    waitUntil {!isNil "BIS_WL_arsenalSetupDone"};
    call BIS_fnc_WLArsenalFilter;
};```

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and "BIS_WL_arsenalSetupDone" leads to a3\functions_f_warlords\Warlords\fn_WLClientInit.sqf which also contains some sort of blacklist

if (BIS_WL_arsenalEnabled == 1) then {
    BIS_fnc_arsenal_data set [3, BIS_WL_factionAppropriateUniforms];
    BIS_fnc_arsenal_data set [5, (BIS_fnc_arsenal_data select 5) - BIS_WL_mortarBackpacks];
    BIS_fnc_arsenal_data set [23, (BIS_fnc_arsenal_data select 23) - ["APERSMineDispenser_Mag"]];
    BIS_WL_arsenalSetupDone = TRUE;

damn... this is getting worse and worse

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i think the "whitelist" approach is a nope

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any idea how to rewrite the blacklist to have the rest of vanilla stuff removed?

deft dock Mar 15, 2021, 3:32 AM

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Thanks to Taro i have a solution to my problem (which sadly requires rebranding of functions_f_warlords for now):

combined custom warlords arsenal:

place an arsenal box (or a box where the custom arsenal is attached to) in the mission and hide it
name the box (in my case CUP_Arsenal_Box)
open fn_WLOpenArsenal.sqf and use this

_funds = player getVariable "BIS_WL_funds";

"close" call BIS_fnc_WLPurchaseMenu;

_null = ["Open",[nil,CUP_Arsenal_Box,player]] spawn bis_fnc_arsenal;

player setVariable ["BIS_WL_funds", (player getVariable "BIS_WL_funds") - BIS_WL_arsenalCost, TRUE];

closeDialog 602;

faction specific warlords arsenals:

place two arsenal boxes (each with a custom arsenal for the specific faction)
name the boxes (in my case CUP_USMC_Arsenal and CUP_Russia_Arsenal)
open fn_WLOpenArsenal.sqf and use this

_funds = player getVariable "BIS_WL_funds";

"close" call BIS_fnc_WLPurchaseMenu;

if (!(CUP_USMC_Arsenal isEqualTo objNull) && !(CUP_Russia_Arsenal isEqualTo objNull)) then {

    private _arsenalBox = CUP_USMC_Arsenal;
    switch (true) do {
        case (side player == west): { _arsenalBox = CUP_USMC_Arsenal};
        case (side player == east): { _arsenalBox = CUP_Russia_Arsenal};
    };

    _null = ["Open",[nil,_arsenalBox,player]] spawn bis_fnc_arsenal;

} else {

    _null = ["Open", TRUE] spawn BIS_fnc_arsenal;

};

player setVariable ["BIS_WL_funds", (player getVariable "BIS_WL_funds") - BIS_WL_arsenalCost, TRUE];

closeDialog 602;

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thx to everyone here who tried to help me out nevertheless

wind hedge Mar 15, 2021, 4:44 AM

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Has anyone experience addActions on containers with "Inventory" loosing they addActions a little while into the mission? Don't know what is causing that.

copper raven Mar 15, 2021, 5:10 AM

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🤔

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Perhaps some mod messing with them?

leaden haven Mar 15, 2021, 5:34 AM

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Any way to improve this code? Is there a way to check if the game has the pause menu open in MP?

h = [] spawn {
    while {true} do {
        waitUntil {! isNull (findDisplay 49)};
        _btn = ((findDisplay 49) displayCtrl 2) ctrlSetText "";
        _btn2 = ((findDisplay 49) displayCtrl 103) ctrlSetText "";
        _btn2 = ((findDisplay 49) displayCtrl 2) ctrlSetBackgroundColor [0.7, 0.3, 0.9, 1];
        _btn1 = ((findDisplay 49) displayCtrl 1005) ctrlSetText format ["ZGM83 Afghan war. %1 : Arma 3 v%2.%3!", "1.79", (productVersion select 2), (productVersion select 3)];
        _btn3 = ((findDisplay 49) displayCtrl 120) ctrlSetText "Enemy insurgents have invaded Aghanistan. Destroy their assets and remove all enemies to free this suffering nation. This must be carried out in a humanitarian way, minimising damage to civilian assets.";
        _btn4 = ((findDisplay 49) displayCtrl 523) ctrlSetText playername;
        _btnclr = ((findDisplay 49) displayCtrl 2) ctrlSetBackgroundColor [0, 0, 0, 0];
        _btnclr1 = ((findDisplay 49) displayCtrl 103) ctrlSetBackgroundColor [0, 0, 0, 0];
        //_CEH = ((findDisplay 49) displayCtrl 2) ctrlAddEventHandler ["MouseButtonDown",{(findDisplay 49) closeDisplay 0; _ok = createDialog "MyDialog";}];
        //_CEH = ((findDisplay 49) displayCtrl 2) ctrlRemoveEventHandler ["MouseButtonDown", 0];
        waitUntil {isNull (findDisplay 49)};
    };
};

This is meant to use the Arma 3 multiplayer pause menu to display various text. I should not use while {true}, but I need a better way.

little raptor Mar 15, 2021, 5:46 AM

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leaden haven Any way to improve this code? Is there a way to check if the game has the pause ...

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers/ScriptedEventHandlers

copper raven Mar 15, 2021, 5:46 AM

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bunch of unnecessary assignments in your code

little raptor Mar 15, 2021, 5:46 AM

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use onGameInterrupt event handler

leaden haven Mar 15, 2021, 5:46 AM

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Thank you.

ember path Mar 15, 2021, 8:14 AM

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hello old friends,
i have a question, in a stream the vcom ai dev did, they use some sort of debug tool to see what the ai is "thinking" or well trying to do, their paths, commands etc. What is that and how do i access it (trying to figure something out in my mission and i want to avoid using unitCapture)
quick timestamp: https://youtu.be/mfY2ff9WZeg?t=697

verbal saddle Mar 15, 2021, 8:24 AM

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ember path hello old friends, i have a question, in a stream the vcom ai dev did, they use ...

When you use the dev beta branch there will be an arma3diag_x64.exe which will allow you to enable /disable diagnostics for specific things about the game.
Have a read about them on the wiki https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Diagnostics_Exe

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The ones your looking for are under AI

ember path Mar 15, 2021, 8:25 AM

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ahhh i need a different branch i see, okay, ill check it out, thanks!

cosmic imp Mar 15, 2021, 8:49 AM

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Hey there, trying to get an attached object to rotate through my addAction "Rotate". I can get it to go by setDir but i want to be able to select rotate again and keep rotating the object to optimal position. I was wondering if there was something i could do along the lines of setDir++ where it just keeps adding direction incrementally. Code below for reference ``` player addAction [
"Round Sandbag",
{
params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"];

    JD_Barrier = ["Land_BagFence_Round_F"] call createObject;
},
nil,1.5,true,true,"","JD_Barrier isEqualTo objNull"

];

player addAction [
"Rotate Sandbag",
{
params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"];

    JD_Barrier setDir 180;
    
},
nil,1.5,true,true,"","JD_Barrier isNotEqualTo objNull"

];```

quasi sedge Mar 15, 2021, 8:54 AM

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        if (  GVAR(CMarkerTagChannelVisibility) == MTAG_ALWAYS_ON ||
            ( !GVAR(CMarkerTagNameVisibilityTemporaryOn) && GVAR(CMarkerTagChannelVisibility) == MTAG_ON ) ||
            ( GVAR(CMarkerTagNameVisibilityTemporaryOn) && GVAR(CMarkerTagChannelVisibility) == MTAG_OFF )
             ) then
        {
 
            if (d_restr_enable_freeze) then {
                if (_mar select 12 == 1) then {
                    _text = (GVAR(CMarkerChannelToChar) select MAR_CHAN(_mar)) + " " + _text;
                } else
                {
                    _text = ((_mar select 11) select 0) + " " + _text;
                };
            } else {
                _text = (GVAR(CMarkerChannelToChar) select MAR_CHAN(_mar)) + " " + _text;
            };
        };

How to rewrite to use "param" instead of "select" for 2nd "if". Simply instead "select 12" use "param [12]"? That's all?

        if (  GVAR(CMarkerTagChannelVisibility) == MTAG_ALWAYS_ON ||
            ( !GVAR(CMarkerTagNameVisibilityTemporaryOn) && GVAR(CMarkerTagChannelVisibility) == MTAG_ON ) ||
            ( GVAR(CMarkerTagNameVisibilityTemporaryOn) && GVAR(CMarkerTagChannelVisibility) == MTAG_OFF )
             ) then
        {
 
            if (d_restr_enable_freeze) then {
                if (_mar param [12] == 1) then {
                    _text = (GVAR(CMarkerChannelToChar) select MAR_CHAN(_mar)) + " " + _text;
                } else
                {
                    _text = ((_mar select 11) select 0) + " " + _text;
                };
            } else {
                _text = (GVAR(CMarkerChannelToChar) select MAR_CHAN(_mar)) + " " + _text;
            };
        };

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Error with "select" which was spamming

22:24:42 Error position: <select 12 == 1) then {
_text = (amm_CMar>
22:24:42 Error Zero divisor
22:24:42 File xx\addons\d_map_adv_markers\client.sqf..., line 135
22:24:42 Error in expression <(d_restr_enable_freeze) then {
if (_mar select 12 == 1) then {
_text = (amm_CMar>

ember path Mar 15, 2021, 9:25 AM

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verbal saddle When you use the dev beta branch there will be an `arma3diag_x64.exe` which will...

sorry, when i try to local exec diag_toggle "AIBrain"; it throws up an error 'diag_toggle "AIBrain";' Error missing ;

winter rose Mar 15, 2021, 9:26 AM

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ember path sorry, when i try to local exec `diag_toggle "AIBrain";` it throws up an error `...

you may not be using the proper exe

ember path Mar 15, 2021, 9:27 AM

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it said Dev with the lil blue thingy on the launcher, is that not it?

verbal saddle Mar 15, 2021, 9:27 AM

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The launcher only uses the default exe

ember path Mar 15, 2021, 9:28 AM

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ah heck

still forum Mar 15, 2021, 9:29 AM

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leaden haven Any way to improve this code? Is there a way to check if the game has the pause ...

all the ctrlSet* commands you use return Nothing. All your local variables in there are useless. Mayb ejust get rid of them.
Also the h= [] spawn looks wrong too. If you intend to save it in a variable, you should use a TAG_ and a readable variable name that tells you waht it is, not h. And if you don't intend to save and use the result, you shouldn't save it in a variable

still forum Mar 15, 2021, 9:32 AM

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quasi sedge ```sqf if ( GVAR(CMarkerTagChannelVisibility) == MTAG_ALWAYS_ON || ...

MAR_CHAN(_mar) we have a script command for marker channnel https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/markerChannel
Simply instead "select 12" use "param [12]"? That's all?
yes. But that would make param return nil, and comparing nil==1 will make your else statement not run.
Use param [12, 0] where 0 is the default value in case a 12th value isn't available.

verbal saddle Mar 15, 2021, 9:34 AM

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ember path sorry, when i try to local exec `diag_toggle "AIBrain";` it throws up an error `...

An easy way around this is to rename the old exe arma3_x64.exe to something else, then rename the arma3diag_x64.exe to arma3_x64.exe.
Then when you start the game through the launcher it will launch arma3_x64.exe which is now the diagnostics exe.
Just remember to rename them back if you want to play multiplayer as diag exe has multiplayer disabled.

tough abyss Mar 15, 2021, 9:42 AM

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So, I am new to SQF, or to say better i've never did any SQF scripting, so I am not sure if this script of mine would work as intended

#

uisleep 5;
systemChat format ["Starting Heroes of Serbia Content Protection System..."];
sleep 10;
if (!isMultiplayer) exitWith {};
if (isMultiplayer) then 
{
    systemChat format ["Starting Heroes of Serbia Content Protection System..."];
    //Gets Players Steam64ID
    _igrac = getPlayerUID player;
    //Banned Players Steam64UID
    _listaID = [];
    //Length of the Array
    _velicinaBanListe = count _listaID;
    for [{_i = 0}, {_i < _velinicaBanListe}, {_i = _i + 1}] do // A loop repeating 10 times
    {
        if (_igrac == _listaID # _i) then{

            systemChat format ["Starting Heroes of Serbia Content Protection System - Check Failed"];
            sleep 5;
            titleText ["Using Heroes of Serbia Mod without permission? How about no? Keep playing and Markan will be big sad :(","PLAIN",5];
            
            sleep 5;
            disableUserInput true;
            titleText ["Still not going to stop using the mods? Alrighty then","PLAIN",5];
            sleep 10;
            titleText ["Can't move? How about we kick it into overdrive?","PLAIN",5];
            sleep 5;
            player allowDamage false;
            player enableFatigue false;
            player setUnitRecoilCoefficient 15.0;
            enableCamShake true;    
            addCamShake [10, 45, 10];
            [getPos player, east, 10] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
            for "_j" from 1 To 10 do 
            {
            [getPos player, east, 100] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
            if(vehicle player != player) then { vehicle player setDamage 1; }; 
            _veh = "Bo_GBU12_LGB" createVehicle position player;
            sleep 5;
            };
            titleText ["Still here hun? Well, you ain't anymore","PLAIN",5];
            "end1" call BIS_fnc_endMission;
    } else 
    {
        systemChat format ["Heroes of Serbia Content Protection System - Checks Passed!"];
        systemChat format ["Have fun using our mods"];
    };
    };
};```

ember path Mar 15, 2021, 9:45 AM

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verbal saddle An easy way around this is to rename the old exe `arma3_x64.exe` to something el...

gotcha, i thought since it said Dev on the side that it auto loaded the dev thingy, because i didnt want to load mods with launch parameters xd

verbal saddle Mar 15, 2021, 9:46 AM

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It loads the dev exe, but the diagnostics exe is separate to the dev exe

ember path Mar 15, 2021, 9:47 AM

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i see

winter rose Mar 15, 2021, 9:47 AM

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tough abyss So, I am new to SQF, or to say better i've never did any SQF scripting, so I am ...

didn't you tell me you made a module? 🤔

cosmic lichen Mar 15, 2021, 9:47 AM

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yeah

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weird

tough abyss Mar 15, 2021, 9:47 AM

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winter rose didn't you tell me you made a module? 🤔

I call mods modules

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Habbit I inherited from a buddy

winter rose Mar 15, 2021, 9:48 AM

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ok

tough abyss Mar 15, 2021, 9:48 AM

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Sorry if a misunderstanding happened 😄

still forum Mar 15, 2021, 9:55 AM

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tough abyss ```sqf uisleep 5; systemChat format ["Starting Heroes of Serbia Content Protecti...

// A loop repeating 10 timeshuh? why?
(_igrac == _listaID # _i) you just want to check if id is in list no? Then just use in ?

cosmic imp Mar 15, 2021, 9:59 AM

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I'm having some trouble with BIS_fnc_setObjectRotation. I have [JD_Barrier, [0,0,50]] call BIS_fnc_setObjectRotation; in an addAction to rotate. When i make the x, y, z 100,100,100 i can keep hitting space on the action and it will rotate, just not the way i want it to. I need it to rotate on its x axis. But when i change any of those values it doesn't change the rotation. Any ideas?

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would this require the use of vectorDir?

tough abyss Mar 15, 2021, 10:00 AM

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still forum `// A loop repeating 10 times`huh? why? `(_igrac == _listaID # _i)` you just wan...

THat comment wasn't a well phrased one lol 😂 Yeah, I wanted to check is UID is in the list

ember path Mar 15, 2021, 10:55 AM

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hm now im getting some weird error.... assert usr.. bad case in texture name?

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..dev\futura\lib\txtbank.cpp[290]\func: Texture::SetName

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anyone know what thats aout

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(dont worry just hit ignore a buncha times, its fine, dont worryyy about it)

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c:\bis \ source\ dev\futura \physx\physxintefface.cpp(5569)(fu nc: Physx3Transport::Init) [AssertRLS] MainThread= 5152 Config: Warning! suspForceAppPointOffset is set above the center of mass. This will result in odd vehicle behaviour Its highly recommended to set tireForceAppPointOffset to position below the COM and above the wheelCenter.

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hmmmmmmmmmmm

little raptor Mar 15, 2021, 11:04 AM

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not scripting

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ask in #arma3_model

ember path Mar 15, 2021, 11:05 AM

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gotcha, nah its just throwing a bunch of errors, persumably 1 one of the mods is broken

mighty vector Mar 15, 2021, 11:57 AM

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hi.

is there any way to have some sqf files in server paths (outside mission/pbo), and run their functions/invoke them inside mission (ie: external reference?) without being a mod?

winter rose Mar 15, 2021, 12:03 PM

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mighty vector hi. is there any way to have some sqf files in server paths (outside mission/pb...

not recommended but if you run the server with filePatching enabled, sure

mighty vector Mar 15, 2021, 12:07 PM

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@winter rose yet to investigate that, but to be sure I understood correctly:
if I have myserverfunctions.sqf and running mission altis.pbo...will I be able to edit/change sqf file "on the fly/hot" while playing?

winter rose Mar 15, 2021, 12:08 PM

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maybe, but I don't think so

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the server might lock it

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if you do that for test purpose… you are doing it wrong ^^

mighty vector Mar 15, 2021, 12:10 PM

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winter rose if you do that for test purpose… you are doing it wrong ^^

please, light my darkness

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so far for me, scripting is a pita :S

winter rose Mar 15, 2021, 12:12 PM

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mighty vector so far for me, scripting is a pita :S

then see

mighty vector Mar 15, 2021, 12:18 PM

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much appreciated, but my main concern is having to exit to eden to just change a colon, and then back to play and wait the loading screen...to change another colon f**k again, and wait...and so on.

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that's why i was looking some easier to read and handle than console...

winter rose Mar 15, 2021, 12:19 PM

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why not write it properly in the first place 😬
you can test with a local server/client as well

Visual Studio Code shows you some code errors with some SQF plugins, too

mighty vector Mar 15, 2021, 12:21 PM

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winter rose why not write it properly in the first place 😬 you can test with a local serve...

1- same apply to winning the lottery
2- im testing local. the loading screens is what kills me.
3-I didnt knew vscode could handle that...ill take a look right now!
thanks Lou!

winter rose Mar 15, 2021, 12:22 PM

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depending on your usual errors, if they are MP locality, or just script-writing issues

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if you have script issues, then you don't even need to run a server @mighty vector; the script error window should tell you when starting preview in Eden anyway (if you enabled -showScriptErrors ofc)

tough abyss Mar 15, 2021, 1:14 PM

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hmmm im getting a generic error here on the # mark do sleep commands not work with event handlers

    _soldierName groupChat "Popping green smoke"; #sleep 5; "Land_HelipadCircle_F" createVehicle _lzSite; ```

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it works without the sleep command

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but i need the delay

winter rose Mar 15, 2021, 1:15 PM

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then spawn your code

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see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Scheduler#Unscheduled_Environment @tough abyss