#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 673

little raptor Apr 10, 2021, 4:41 PM

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yeah that's better
just use a timer

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 4:55 PM

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something more like this?

//Run whole file on every machine's init

tag_engineCycle_heli = {

    params ["_vehicle"];

    if (!canSuspend) exitWith {_this spawn tag_engineCycle_heli};

    _vehicle setVariable ["turbineSoundPlaying", true];
    _vehicle engineOn false;
    playSound3D [getMissionPath "turbineSound.ogg", _vehicle, false, [0,0,0], 5, 1, 300, 0];
    sleep 5; //However long the turbine sound is when you want rotors to spin (probably best to overlap them with vanilla)
    _vehicle engineOn true;
    _vehicle setVariable ["turbineSoundPlaying", false];
};

vehicleNameHere addEventHandler [

    "Engine",
    {
        params ["_vehicle", "_engineState"];

        private _evaluate = {
            !(_vehicle getVariable ["turbineSoundPlaying", false]) && !(_engineState) && (speed _vehicle < 5)
        };

        if (_evaluate) then {
            [_vehicle] remoteExec ["tag_engineCycle_heli", _vehicle];
        };
    }
];

craggy lagoon Apr 10, 2021, 5:12 PM

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Would someone be able to help me with using the "disableUAVConnectability" command? I've been able to get this working if I assign a variable name to an Eden placed object. But I would like this to apply to all "B_UGV_02_Demining_F" objects that are spawned after the mission starts. While still allowing other defined players access to them.

copper narwhal Apr 10, 2021, 5:15 PM

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fair drum something more like this? ```sqf //Run whole file on every machine's init tag_...

would i have to declare each vehicle that the script works on or does it affect every vehicle globally?

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 5:36 PM

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copper narwhal would i have to declare each vehicle that the script works on or does it affect ...

yeah. you could do a forEach for them if you wanted

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 5:37 PM

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craggy lagoon Would someone be able to help me with using the "disableUAVConnectability" comma...

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

copper narwhal Apr 10, 2021, 5:37 PM

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fair drum yeah. you could do a forEach for them if you wanted

Okay okay, so the code above doesn’t “work globally” so to speak? 😂

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 5:38 PM

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copper narwhal Okay okay, so the code above doesn’t “work globally” so to speak? 😂

global and local is where things are fired, not on what they are fired on. client/server/owner etc

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if you want it to apply to every vehicle of a class, look at the function i posted above for fearmonger

copper narwhal Apr 10, 2021, 5:40 PM

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fair drum if you want it to apply to every vehicle of a class, look at the function i post...

I getchu now, I’ll have a go when I’m back inside 😉

copper narwhal Apr 10, 2021, 6:23 PM

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@fair drum if i wanted certain vehicles to have a different sound and startup time then i guess i'd have to add a single classname to multiple iterations of your code?

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 6:24 PM

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copper narwhal <@!177167602768936960> if i wanted certain vehicles to have a different sound an...

You just change what you want to change, or copy pasta and change and have multiple. This was just the basic idea you'll have to modify it to suit your needs.

copper narwhal Apr 10, 2021, 6:25 PM

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fair drum You just change what you want to change, or copy pasta and change and have multi...

okay excellent, thanks for your time and help! 😄

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 6:46 PM

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if (isServer) then {
   _playerList = if (isMultiplayer) then { playableUnits; } else { switchableUnits; }; // For testing in editor mostly
   _randomPlayer = _playerList call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;

   [[_randomPlayer], "btk_fnc_MPexecVMLocal"] call BIS_fnc_mp;
};

i found this script online, can i use _randomPlayer as my target and then execVM "script.sqf";?

winter rose Apr 10, 2021, 6:48 PM

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yes…?

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 6:49 PM

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winter rose yes…?

thanks

finite sail Apr 10, 2021, 6:49 PM

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_randomplayer = selectRandom _playerlist;

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newer, faster command

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 6:50 PM

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oh epic

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 6:51 PM

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finite sail _randomplayer = selectRandom _playerlist;

do I have to include if (isServer) then {
in the script or can I just use _randomplayer = selectRandom _playerlist;
and call that in a sqf?

finite sail Apr 10, 2021, 6:52 PM

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its best to leave the isserver stuff in there

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 7:29 PM

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if (isServer) then {
   _playerList = if (isMultiplayer) then { playableUnits; } else { switchableUnits; }; // For testing in editor mostly
   _randomPlayer = _playerList call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;

 [[ _randomplayer = selectRandom _playerlist;

So like this?

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wait

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if (isServer) then {
   _playerList = if (isMultiplayer) then { playableUnits; } else { switchableUnits; };
  _randomplayer = selectRandom _playerlist;

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@finite sail

finite sail Apr 10, 2021, 7:31 PM

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yep

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 7:32 PM

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finite sail yep

tysm

little raptor Apr 10, 2021, 7:38 PM

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fair drum something more like this? ```sqf //Run whole file on every machine's init tag_...

No
where's the timer?!
Also _evaluate = {} is a code. it's not a condition (bool)

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also it never "_evaluates" (it does but wrongly)

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 7:46 PM

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@finite sail ok so now I have playable units and also _randomPlayer.. How do I exclude the randomPlayer. Is there something thats like allPlayableUnits - _randomPlayer?

finite sail Apr 10, 2021, 7:46 PM

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yes.. allplayableunits - [_randomplayer]

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 7:47 PM

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gotcha

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also @finite sail if I want all the characters to have a random spawn should I use empty markers on each position and then use an array and also the getrandom command?

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nevermind on the last one, apparently you can set a random start in the 3den editor. My next question in this case would be, is there a way to have all my units use all the available spawns, or would I have to have separate random spawns for each player in order to prevent them from spawning potentially on top of each other...

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well hmmmm that wouldnt work either. It needs to be called with roundStart.sqf so I would need to use setPos

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 8:04 PM

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little raptor No where's the timer?! Also `_evaluate = {}` is a code. it's not a condition (bo...

was trying to keep my if statements clean. I saw in other languages some people take large and/or/etc statements and store them, then just have a single variable for the result for the if line to keep things clean. probably did it wrong then. I should have used ().

craggy lagoon Apr 10, 2021, 8:05 PM

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fair drum https://cbateam.github.io/CBA_A3/docs/files/xeh/fnc_addClassEventHandler-sqf.htm...

Thank you for the suggestion, but I'm not seeing how to do this. I'm not good a scripting at all, if you could give me a little more direction that would be great.

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 8:06 PM

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craggy lagoon Thank you for the suggestion, but I'm not seeing how to do this. I'm not good a ...

look specifically at the "init" handler. it allows you to place code for the init of any vehicle of that class. like calling an editors init box if you will.

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 8:06 PM

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_pos = [allplayableunits - [_randomplayer] , 1, 150, 3, 0, 20, 0] call BIS_fnc_findSafePos;

setPos [allplayableunits - [_randomplayer] = _pos;

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what i have atm

craggy lagoon Apr 10, 2021, 8:43 PM

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fair drum look specifically at the "init" handler. it allows you to place code for the ini...

Ok, I've come up with this, but it doesn't work. Am I going down the wrong path?

["B_UGV_02_Demining_F", "init", unit setVehicleVarName "drone"] call CBA_fnc_addClassEventHandler;

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:03 PM

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You want your disable uav code in that slot so it can run on every vehicle that spawns. Plus, if you named everything drone, you'd overwrite your previous drones name.

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So take out the unit setvehiclevarname line and replace it with the disable uav code you wrote earlier (which you never posted. I'm assuming you had something)

craggy lagoon Apr 10, 2021, 9:18 PM

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fair drum You want your disable uav code in that slot so it can run on every vehicle that ...

By setting the variable name of the "B_UGV_02_Demining_F" to Drone. Then running

player disableUAVConnectability [drone, true];

that would keep the player from having access to that UAV. But if another "B_UGV_02_Demining_F" is spawned, the player has access to it.

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:19 PM

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is this single player or multiplayer

craggy lagoon Apr 10, 2021, 9:19 PM

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Right now it's in single player, but will be moved to a dedi.

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:19 PM

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k standby

craggy lagoon Apr 10, 2021, 9:20 PM

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Thank you very much for all your help!!

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:21 PM

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craggy lagoon Thank you very much for all your help!!

[
    "B_UGV_02_Demining_F",
    "init",
    {
        params ["_entity"];

        {
            if (local _entity) then {
                _x disableUAVConnectability [_entity, true];
            };
        } forEach allPlayers;
    },
    true,
    [],
    true
] call CBA_fnc_addClassEventHandler;

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should mention that all machines need CBA loaded

craggy lagoon Apr 10, 2021, 9:24 PM

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Understood, thank you. I'll let you know how it works out.

calm badger Apr 10, 2021, 9:29 PM

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rookie scripter here: how would i get a while-do loop to run in a scheduled environment? i know of no other solution besides just
[] spawn { while {true} do {

south gale Apr 10, 2021, 9:29 PM

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Need help with a small script

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Why doesnt this work?

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this addAction ["Teleport", {player setPos (10067,2680,0)}]

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To add a teleport option to an object?

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:30 PM

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south gale this addAction ["Teleport", {player setPos (10067,2680,0)}]

player setPos [10067, 2680, 0]

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needs to be an array

south gale Apr 10, 2021, 9:30 PM

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So how would I put that into the command?

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:31 PM

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your error is that you used (), you want []

south gale Apr 10, 2021, 9:31 PM

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THANK YOU

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You are a life saver

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:32 PM

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calm badger rookie scripter here: how would i get a while-do loop to run in a scheduled envi...

that's typically what you do if you started in unscheduled

calm badger Apr 10, 2021, 9:32 PM

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trying to get this to run in the init of a squad

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spits out an error though

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:32 PM

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post it

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 9:33 PM

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@fair drum do you know anything about multiplayer scripting?

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:33 PM

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warm swallow <@!177167602768936960> do you know anything about multiplayer scripting?

yes whats up

calm badger Apr 10, 2021, 9:34 PM

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|#|sleep 1;```

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full expression is

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:34 PM

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yeah post the full thing

calm badger Apr 10, 2021, 9:34 PM

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sleep 1;  
[manteam, 1] setWaypointPosition [position alphasergeant, 0];
};```

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ope should be 1 instead of 0 but that's not where the error is being spit out at

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wait no its fine, the numbers are what they should be

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:36 PM

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is alpha sergeant manteams leader?

calm badger Apr 10, 2021, 9:36 PM

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yes it is

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:36 PM

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k

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[manteam] spawn {

    params ["_group"];

    while {true} do {
        sleep 1;
        [_group, 1] setWaypointPosition [position leader _group, 1];
    };
};

calm badger Apr 10, 2021, 9:36 PM

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oh, thank you

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what does params ["_group"]; do?

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:37 PM

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let me type up explaination

calm badger Apr 10, 2021, 9:37 PM

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thanks

south gale Apr 10, 2021, 9:37 PM

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How do I add hideobject to the object that has the command I asked about?

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:38 PM

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calm badger what does ```params ["_group"];``` do?

[1, 2, 3] spawn {

    params ["_apple", "_pear", "_cherry"];

    _apple; //returns 1
    _pear; //returns 2
    _cherry; //returns 3
};

//same thing as

[1, 2, 3] spawn {

    _apple = this select 0;
    _pear = this select 1;
    _cherry = this select 2;
};

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:39 PM

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south gale How do I add hideobject to the object that has the command I asked about?

multiplayer or singleplayer

south gale Apr 10, 2021, 9:39 PM

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Multiplayer

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I need to make it invisible but you can still tp

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:40 PM

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what do you want to make invisible?

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the object you are adding the action to?

south gale Apr 10, 2021, 9:40 PM

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So in this case we have a box we want to put into an unopenable door to make it "openable"

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in this case you tp and go to a bunker

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The rest we got - just the teleport

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:41 PM

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I see, so you want the door to "disappear" when activated simulating that its open?

south gale Apr 10, 2021, 9:41 PM

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No, we want the door to be interactable when it isnt - so we add an invisible box to add the teleport

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:42 PM

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ohhh okay

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 9:44 PM

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@fair drum hey sorry was gone for a minute. So I've gotten into a rut with scripting atm. I want to have a round system, and several things I want the game to do at the start of the round.

I want the game to select a random player and assign them a variable name.
I want the varName guy to have several different predertimened random spawns, and everyone else gets spawned randomly across the map.
Play an animation and intro screen into the round.

And then when the round ends it has to reset. I would be able to do if it was only 1 round, but since its multiple, my brain doesn't know where to start. However, I already have a script for the get random player and assign them a variable name, and the random spawns. I just don't know how to do it, could you look at/ give me advice on it

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:44 PM

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south gale No, we want the door to be interactable when it isnt - so we add an invisible bo...

//Everything in the init box of that "invisible box"

if (isServer) then {
    this hideObjectGlobal true;
};

this addAction [
    "Teleport",
    {
        player setPos [10067, 2680, 0];
    },
    nil,
    1.5,
    true,
    true,
    "",
    "true",
    5,      //DISTANCE FROM THE OBJECT YOU WANT
    false,
    "",
    ""
];

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:46 PM

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warm swallow <@!177167602768936960> hey sorry was gone for a minute. So I've gotten into a ru...

so which step are you stuck at then? the resetting of everything back to original start?

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 9:47 PM

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if (isServer) then {
   _playerList = if (isMultiplayer) then { playableUnits; } else { switchableUnits; };
  _randomplayer = selectRandom _playerlist;

allplayableunits - [_randomplayer] 

_pos = [allplayableunits - [_randomplayer] , 1, 200, 1, 0, 20, 0] call BIS_fnc_findSafePos;

setPos [allplayableunits - [_randomplayer] = _pos;

right now im pretty sure this will move all the units outside random into the same spot :/ can I do forEach?

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 9:47 PM

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fair drum so which step are you stuck at then? the resetting of everything back to origina...

im not exactly sure right now give me a movment

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:49 PM

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your last two lines on that don't make sense

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 9:49 PM

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fair drum so which step are you stuck at then? the resetting of everything back to origina...

Yea that is true. I don't know how to get a different random spawn for everyone, and also the level and objects in the level need to somehow reset. Like I have objects that have addactions that need to be restored at the beginning of each round as well

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:49 PM

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warm swallow Yea that is true. I don't know how to get a different random spawn for everyone,...

alright let me think

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:51 PM

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warm swallow Yea that is true. I don't know how to get a different random spawn for everyone,...

so you want to create a function that does the randomRespawn and randomPlayer selection in one. for the reset you are going to need a function that moves all alive units back to start, deletes dead bodies, and resets your mp objectives then

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so this is what i would do...

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 9:54 PM

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oof ill try to do that, is it possible to restore the addactions on objects. In the init I have the addAction and to call a script

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 9:54 PM

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that init is run every time the vehicle spawns, so force kill it, and force respawn it

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 9:55 PM

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how would i do that?

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 10:01 PM

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what kinds of actions are you adding

south gale Apr 10, 2021, 10:02 PM

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fair drum ```sqf //Everything in the init box of that "invisible box" if (isServer) then ...

It says "invalid number" when pasted

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 10:03 PM

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/* Me tring to think 
Round start Function.
1. Delete dead bodies 
2 Spawn players and generators in. give generators addAction to sqf and teleport them randomly accross map
3. assign a random player _randomplayer
4. teleport the player randomplay accross the area (Different if they are _randomplayer or not)
5. play intro text and whether they are _randomplayer or not and an intro animation */ ```

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`Round start Function.

Delete dead bodies
2 Spawn players and generators in. give generators addAction to sqf and teleport them randomly accross map
assign a random player _randomplayer
teleport the player randomplay accross the area (Different if they are _randomplayer or not)
play intro text and whether they are _randomplayer or not and an intro animation `

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 10:04 PM

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south gale It says "invalid number" when pasted

works fine for me. what line is the error?... also take out the comment starting with //

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 10:05 PM

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ok Im pretty sure thats all I want done in the roundStart function

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 10:05 PM

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warm swallow ok Im pretty sure thats all I want done in the roundStart function

gotcha. i already have most of that done here... one sec

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 10:05 PM

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oh and delete generators as well

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@fair drum does it need to be a fnc or can it be a script? im not sure what the differene is

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difference

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 10:20 PM

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warm swallow <@!177167602768936960> does it need to be a fnc or can it be a script? im not su...

https://sqfbin.com/uraxuwesecotubumanuw

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rough draft

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 10:22 PM

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HOLY CRAPPP

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 10:22 PM

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and you'd just call the round end function on the server

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 10:22 PM

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I thought you were doing the set Random pos

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Holy crap thank yo use much

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what does VIP and ETC mean

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can I dm you

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 10:24 PM

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made an edit. vip is just what i gave the "random person" thing. ETC means etcetera

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sure

calm badger Apr 10, 2021, 11:23 PM

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ah
pretty simple thing
what do i write in the condition of a trigger if i want it to complete only when it and another trigger's conditions are met?

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i've tried giving the other trigger a variable name and just writing this, one

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doesn't seem to be working though

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is the proper format a + or something?

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 11:31 PM

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this && triggerActivated triggerName

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@calm badger

calm badger Apr 10, 2021, 11:32 PM

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thank you!

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@fair drum been fiddling around with it and i keep on getting an error message

Error Missing;```

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there is what ive gone and named my trigger

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 11:42 PM

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this is just in the condition box of a trigger right?

calm badger Apr 10, 2021, 11:42 PM

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yes

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 11:42 PM

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this && triggerActivated there

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thats it

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no calling

calm badger Apr 10, 2021, 11:43 PM

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no, i didn't add the call

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that's what the error message says though

fair drum Apr 10, 2021, 11:43 PM

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oh okay

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look how you spelled activated

calm badger Apr 10, 2021, 11:43 PM

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facepalm

warm swallow Apr 10, 2021, 11:58 PM

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calm badger <:facepalm:738087905612005437>

felt that no joke

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 2:20 AM

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anyone got an example of using both param and params together? like to validate a variable brought in with params?

tough abyss Apr 11, 2021, 3:16 AM

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what's the most feature complete text editor plugin right now? i've checked out a few for vscode but they all seem outdated

warm swallow Apr 11, 2021, 3:33 AM

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@tough abyss what plugins are you looking for? I just started with vs code with plugins and it has everything I’ve needed.

digital torrent Apr 11, 2021, 4:38 AM

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anyone know what is the problem with this script?
//
[_civ1, ["Killed",
{"A Civilian has been killed!" remoteExec ['hint']; playSound "Alarm"; _numkilled=_numkilled+1; systemchat format["%1",_numkilled];}]
] remoteExec ["addEventHandler ", 0];
//
I basically want to make eventhandler but for a dedicated server.

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 4:58 AM

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digital torrent anyone know what is the problem with this script? // [_civ1, ["Killed", {"A...

what errors are you getting

digital torrent Apr 11, 2021, 5:00 AM

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i am simply getting nothing

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i dont see the hint nor the sound

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 5:08 AM

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digital torrent i am simply getting nothing

//run this on every machine, init.sqf is fine

addMissionEventHandler [
    "EntityKilled",
    {
        if !(isServer) exitWith {};

        params ["_unit", "_killer", "_instigator", "_useEffects"];

        if (side group _unit == civilian && (_unit isKindOf "CAManBase")) then {
            ["A civilian has been killed"] remoteExec ["hint", allPlayers];
            ["Alarm"] remoteExec ["playSound", allPlayers];
            civiliansKilled = civiliansKilled + 1;   //This better be defined as number somewhere before this add handler
            [format ["%1", civiliansKilled]] remoteExec ["systemChat", allPlayers];
        };
    }
];

digital torrent Apr 11, 2021, 5:29 AM

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@fair drum Hey thank for the reply.
So long story short, i want player to enter a hostile area but on temperal friendly term. Therefore those "civilian" are actually opsfor but from another "imaginary" faction/clan. However, when player shot, both the opsfor and the "imaginary faction/clan will return fire. The thing is that i want a warning only on those "imaginary" faction/clan which is technically returning fire bc they see some shooting going on.

As such, i cant use your suggested script given it is based on "side group _unit == civilian"

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 5:32 AM

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not even gonna read that. delete it and use sqfbin.com

digital torrent Apr 11, 2021, 5:33 AM

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https://sqfbin.com/wijihavuqijowesebako

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sorry about that. i am new to coding. so i dont know the tricks yet haha

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 5:34 AM

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you need to make things private variables

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stuff is getting overwritten

digital torrent Apr 11, 2021, 5:37 AM

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oh ok, with that param i assume

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 5:38 AM

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digital torrent oh ok, with that param i assume

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

digital torrent Apr 11, 2021, 5:53 AM

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so if i understand correction, i will need to:

Params ["_civilianCloth","_civilianHat", etc...] ;
_civilianCloth = []//etc. being defined;

publicVariable "_civilianCloth";
publicVariable "_civilianHat";
etc...

Not sure why u you would want it private unless it is to count on server and relay result to clients? but given i want sound to be play by all player i though it should be global?

Kinda lost sorry

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 5:58 AM

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pretty far off. i'm gonna be headed to bed soon so I can't explain it atm. be sure to look at the picture with the orange, green, blue, and purple bars...maybe tomorrow i can explain

but first, you are missing a }; at the end of your pasted code

@digital torrent

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your if isServer then { has no closing squiggly

digital torrent Apr 11, 2021, 5:59 AM

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@fair drum oh thanks for tips

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i will reread it

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thanks a lot

outer fjord Apr 11, 2021, 6:54 AM

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Question regarding dairy records and use of variables.

So when defining a variable for examples

_myName = name PL;```
Then defining it in a diary record like.
```c
_myText = format [ 
 "Hello %1"
 _myName 
 ]; ```

What exactly is %1 in terms of knowing it's the _myname text? Like is it just by order so if I have multiple variables it would be %1, %2, %3 ect?

warm hedge Apr 11, 2021, 6:55 AM

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

format

outer fjord Apr 11, 2021, 6:56 AM

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Ah thank you.

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 9:40 AM

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Is there an API for mouse-actions in arma3?

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as in, i want to intercept player left-mouse clicks

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 9:40 AM

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API? meowsweats

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 9:40 AM

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ah, sorry

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 9:40 AM

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event handlers is what you're looking for

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 9:40 AM

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a script/configuration interface

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i tried displayeventhandlers

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 9:41 AM

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

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 9:41 AM

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but those dont pick up on left clicks

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 9:41 AM

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little raptor https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/User_Interface_Event_Handlers

onKeyDown doesnt fire on mouse clicks

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oh

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onMouseButtonDown

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 9:41 AM

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dusty whale `onKeyDown` doesnt fire on mouse clicks

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

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 9:41 AM

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😅

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onMouseButtonClick requires a control, no?

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mouseButtonDown can be bound to display 46

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right?

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 9:42 AM

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afaik yes

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 9:42 AM

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so onMouseButtonDown would be the way to go for me

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i want to stop the player from firing and execute my own script instead

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CBA was a no go

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It correctly intercepted the mouse click

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but advanced features, such as continuous press and overriding vanilla function didnt work

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and because there's no CBA-portal

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blobdoggoshruggoogly

exotic flax Apr 11, 2021, 9:44 AM

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wut?

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 9:44 AM

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i jsut mean that im the rodent kind of developer

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 9:45 AM

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exotic flax wut?

let me know if im wrong

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 9:46 AM

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little raptor https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/User_Interface_Event_Handlers#onMouseButtonC...

ok, so MouseButtonDown detects the mouse-press

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but it doesnt intercept the action when returning true

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damn

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how would i prevent the player from performing the action

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of firing a weapon, for example

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without adding eventhandlers that fire the weapon

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is there a config method i can use to entirely wipe out the keybind for firing weapons?

winter rose Apr 11, 2021, 9:48 AM

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dusty whale i jsut mean that im the rodent kind of developer

for a mouse-seeker, now that's ironic

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 9:48 AM

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essentially, i want to handle the firing of weapons myself

winter rose Apr 11, 2021, 9:48 AM

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(but for real though, what does it mean? ^^)

exotic flax Apr 11, 2021, 9:49 AM

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http://killzonekid.com/arma-scripting-tutorials-how-to-override-lmb/ 🤷‍♂️

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 9:49 AM

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it means i nibble around and take what bits i find but never contribute to anything meaningful

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wow

winter rose Apr 11, 2021, 9:49 AM

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dusty whale it means i nibble around and take what bits i find but never contribute to anyth...

oh ok, thanks for the definition 🙂 don't worry, we support people that simply want to learn - sharing is another (welcome) process 😉

exotic flax Apr 11, 2021, 9:50 AM

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Google is your best friend, if you know how to keep him/her/it happy with proper search queries 😉

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Same applies to Lou, just let him make a dad joke once in a while and he'll be your best friend

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 9:52 AM

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winter rose oh ok, thanks for the definition 🙂 don't worry, we support people that simply w...

i have done some minor projects for private milsim units but im still too inexperienced to dare and upload any of my work online

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😓

winter rose Apr 11, 2021, 9:53 AM

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exotic flax Same applies to Lou, just let him make a dad joke once in a while and he'll be y...

you are oh so correct, you have no idea 😁

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 9:54 AM

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😆

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Hi dad, im back

winter rose Apr 11, 2021, 9:56 AM

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dusty whale Hi dad, im back

hi back, I'm dad!!!

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MAKE THIS GUY A MODERATOR, QUICK! 😂

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 9:56 AM

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oldman

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no, please dont

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XD

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i said im a rodent

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anyway, so it is kind of offtopic, since it isnt vanilla

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but i still have the issue of CBA continuous press not working with left mouse button

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 9:58 AM

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dusty whale but i still have the issue of CBA continuous press not working with left mouse b...

there is no continuous mouse eh

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you can use down = hold, up = release

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 9:58 AM

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little raptor there is no continuous mouse eh

i figure CBA tracks this by setting up a missionEH that waits until the mouse is raised

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or firesthe script until the mouse is raised

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correction

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it's an optional toggle here

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https://cbateam.github.io/CBA_A3/docs/files/keybinding/fnc_addKeybind-sqf.html

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_holdKey

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 10:00 AM

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dusty whale it's an optional toggle here

for buttons

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 10:00 AM

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little raptor for buttons

ahhh...

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i wonder why they didnt do it for the mouse

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🤔 k

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because that same function works for the mouse

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but the continuous fire only works for the buttons

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oh...

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it's catching the BIOS level key-spam

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damn

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 10:01 AM

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dusty whale i wonder why they didnt do it for the mouse

they use vanilla stuff. they don't create anything new

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 10:01 AM

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i was expecting something more legant

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well, looks like i'll have to make my own keybinding system for the mouse buttons

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the continuous button isnt even true continuous

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it is just catching the BIOS key-spam

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so you press it first time

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there is a short pause

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and then it starts to spam

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 10:19 AM

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is there a method for making the player aim down sights?

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i know switchCamera, but that switches too fast

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is the smooth method somehow available?

tough abyss Apr 11, 2021, 11:13 AM

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warm swallow <@456226577798135808> what plugins are you looking for? I just started with vs c...

syntax plugins mostly, inline docs would also be nice

thorn saffron Apr 11, 2021, 12:54 PM

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Is it possible to make an empty vehicle fire it's gun? I'm messing around with mortars and I want to have it fire "from outside" ie. with nobody in it after it was ranged and set up

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 12:57 PM

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thorn saffron Is it possible to make an empty vehicle fire it's gun? I'm messing around with m...

nope
but for mortars you can just create the projectile

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they have no drag

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so you can just use the good ol projectile equation of motion

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y = -x^2/(2v0gcos t^2) + x*tan t

thorn saffron Apr 11, 2021, 12:59 PM

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I actually made a pretty simple script that generated a range card for the Mk 6 mortar, just for giggles. I can get the exact angle the tube is set at. Thing is it won't be the same without the firing effect

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 12:59 PM

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thorn saffron I actually made a pretty simple script that generated a range card for the Mk 6 ...

just put an invisible AI in it then

thorn saffron Apr 11, 2021, 1:01 PM

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I was thinking about it, but there is a VERY good chance he will move the mortar around. I need to check if disabling the AI targeting or something will prevent him from doing so

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Ok, so disabling AI does prevent him from moving the mortar around

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 1:19 PM

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thorn saffron Is it possible to make an empty vehicle fire it's gun? I'm messing around with m...

yes and no

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can you make it look and act as if there was no one in the gun? YES. But is the gun empty? No

thorn saffron Apr 11, 2021, 1:57 PM

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How do I add a mission event handler that runs stuff on init on anything that might spawn in the mission? I know how to do that for an addon, but no idea how to do this for a single mission

winter rose Apr 11, 2021, 2:08 PM

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See https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Mission_Event_Handlers - there is no EntityCreated

Arma 3: Mission Event Handlers

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What do you want to do @thorn saffron?

thorn saffron Apr 11, 2021, 2:12 PM

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Just wanted to see if you can add an init eventhandler similar to how you can do it via addon config. I think I saw that you can do some config tweaks/overrides in missions, but I'm most likely wrong.

winter rose Apr 11, 2021, 2:28 PM

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thorn saffron Just wanted to see if you can add an init eventhandler similar to how you can do...

ask for the next patch :3

thorn saffron Apr 11, 2021, 2:30 PM

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heh,
Anyway: is it possible to check if weapon is being loaded, or has been reloaded? canFire does not work for this.
We have setWeaponReloadingTime, but no way of checking what is the current reloading time on a weapon?

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I realize the really dumb solution would be to just get the reload time and set variable of time + reload, but that is inelegant

winter rose Apr 11, 2021, 2:44 PM

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thorn saffron heh, Anyway: is it possible to check if weapon is being loaded, or has been relo...

needReload?

thorn saffron Apr 11, 2021, 2:44 PM

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nope

winter rose Apr 11, 2021, 2:45 PM

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removeAllWeapons @thorn saffron

needReload now? 👀

thorn saffron Apr 11, 2021, 2:45 PM

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I don't want to break anything. I want to keep stuff as compatible as possible, so I will just go with variable

winter rose Apr 11, 2021, 2:46 PM

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you could check for magazine capacity vs magazine max capacity from config
and get the reloading time from weapon config yup
IDK if there is a reload EH, check the wiki perhaps

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@thorn saffron
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#Reloaded

thorn saffron Apr 11, 2021, 2:55 PM

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I would still have to add some variables to track it, so I will do it the easy way: time + reload time and see if the current time is more than that

winter rose Apr 11, 2021, 2:58 PM

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I am still unsure of what you want to do 😄

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being reloaded?

final storm Apr 11, 2021, 3:01 PM

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Reloading = false;

findDisplay 46 displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", {
    if (_this select 1 in actionKeys "ReloadMagazine") then {
        Reloading = true;
    };
}];

player addEventHandler ["Reloaded", {
    params ["_unit", "_weapon", "_muzzle", "_newMagazine", "_oldMagazine"];
    Reloading = false;
}];

Something like that maybe?

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@thorn saffron

thorn saffron Apr 11, 2021, 3:05 PM

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@final storm Thanks, but the idea is that an invisible AI is firing the weapon

final storm Apr 11, 2021, 3:06 PM

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ohh its for a vehicle?

thorn saffron Apr 11, 2021, 3:06 PM

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yeah

final storm Apr 11, 2021, 3:06 PM

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oh ok

thorn saffron Apr 11, 2021, 3:06 PM

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the EH would work, but I don't think its really needed

final storm Apr 11, 2021, 3:06 PM

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so you dont need to find if its being reloaded?

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k

thorn saffron Apr 11, 2021, 3:07 PM

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Yeah, I do want to see if it got reloaded. I need to do it as you can span force weapon fire since it does not check the reload time.

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 3:46 PM

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thorn saffron Yeah, I do want to see if it got reloaded. I need to do it as you can span force...

configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> _wpn >> "magazineReloadTime"

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not sure if that's what you want

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but you can check when the reloading will be complete

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also didn't you want an invisible AI thing? why not just reload it manually? (adding the magazine to the weapon yourself, and faking the reload time)

thorn saffron Apr 11, 2021, 3:49 PM

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force weapon fire only works if AI is present

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 3:49 PM

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did I say otherwise?!

thorn saffron Apr 11, 2021, 3:49 PM

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oh, by reload I meant reload between the bullets, not just magazine reload

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 3:50 PM

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reload between bullets can only be caught with a timer

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there's no event handler for that

thorn saffron Apr 11, 2021, 3:50 PM

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fun fact: weaponState only works after firing something once, otherwise it returns empty stuff

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at least when I try to use it in addAction

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ah, I see now. If the vehicle/mortar is empty then no weapos were selected and thus you can't get info unless you specify a muzzle

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 4:21 PM

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what is a side's equivalent of objNull/[]/""/grpNull etc?

exotic flax Apr 11, 2021, 4:22 PM

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a side should always have a value: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Side

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 4:23 PM

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just trying to figure out what to put in param to expect a side

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side grpNull returns unknown so that might work?

exotic flax Apr 11, 2021, 4:25 PM

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I would probably say sideUnknown 🤔

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 4:25 PM

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hmmm yeah that might work, let me try

exotic flax Apr 11, 2021, 4:25 PM

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but I doubt it works as an expected type

worn obsidian Apr 11, 2021, 4:26 PM

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How do I rescript a unit from ind>opf?

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 4:27 PM

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exotic flax but I doubt it works as an expected type

with a quick test

[independent] spawn {
  sideplayertest = _this param [0, sideUnknown, [sideUnknown]];
};
sideplayertest

this returns GUER

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so it works

exotic flax Apr 11, 2021, 4:27 PM

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if I understand the wiki correct you should be able to use Side as a datatype

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but if the above works it's also good 🙂

worn obsidian Apr 11, 2021, 4:28 PM

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worn obsidian How do I rescript a unit from ind>opf?

(AI)

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 4:28 PM

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exotic flax if I understand the wiki correct you should be able to use `Side` as a datatype

does the interpreter recognize the case sensitive of Side vs side?

exotic flax Apr 11, 2021, 4:30 PM

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no idea, never worked with sides in that manner

exotic flax Apr 11, 2021, 4:30 PM

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worn obsidian How do I rescript a unit from ind>opf?

private _eastGroup = createGroup east;
[_civilian] joinSilent _eastGroup;

This is probably the best method

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 4:30 PM

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exotic flax no idea, never worked with sides in that manner

answer, nope doesn't look like it. always reverts to the command

worn obsidian Apr 11, 2021, 4:32 PM

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exotic flax ```sqf private _eastGroup = createGroup east; [_civilian] joinSilent _eastGroup;...

so this changes the units with this in the init to opfor?

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 4:32 PM

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possibly add a server check in there so you don't create a bunch of groups for every player that joins though

exotic flax Apr 11, 2021, 4:32 PM

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yes, although you will need to change the code to make it work (it's just an example code)

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 4:33 PM

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fair drum does the interpreter recognize the case sensitive of `Side` vs `side`?

wdym?

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and why would you want that anyway?

worn obsidian Apr 11, 2021, 4:33 PM

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exotic flax yes, although you will need to change the code to make it work (it's just an exa...

Thanks!

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 4:33 PM

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just use isEqualType

worn obsidian Apr 11, 2021, 4:33 PM

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what would I need to edit @exotic flax

exotic flax Apr 11, 2021, 4:33 PM

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Side (datatype) vs side (command)

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 4:34 PM

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Side is not a data type

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it's "SIDE"

winter rose Apr 11, 2021, 4:34 PM

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exotic flax `Side` (datatype) vs `side` (command)

writable data type is not a thing in SQF, so Side, side and SIDE are the side command

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 4:34 PM

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little raptor wdym?

param [0, sideUnknown, [sideUnknown], 1];  //works
param [0, sideUnknown, [Side], 1]; //doesn't work

we were testing to see if SIDE could be used

winter rose Apr 11, 2021, 4:34 PM

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won't work

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for a number, you don't put "number", you put 0

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 4:35 PM

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fair drum ```sqf param [0, sideUnknown, [sideUnknown], 1]; //works param [0, sideUnknown,...

side is a command

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plus the syntax for params requires data

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not type

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(type is "deduced" based on the data you provide)

exotic flax Apr 11, 2021, 4:36 PM

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expectedDataTypes (Optional): Array of direct Data Types - checks if passed value is one of listed Data Types. If not, default value is used instead. Empty array [] means every data type is accepted.

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 4:36 PM

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it's wrong

exotic flax Apr 11, 2021, 4:36 PM

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so fix it 😛

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 4:37 PM

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I don't have wiki access meowsweats

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 4:37 PM

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all I know is that

param [0, sideUnknown, [sideUnknown], 1];

works as I fed it independent and it output GUER

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so there's our answer

exotic flax Apr 11, 2021, 4:37 PM

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git -blame "Dwarden"

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 4:38 PM

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fair drum all I know is that ```sqf param [0, sideUnknown, [sideUnknown], 1]; ``` works as...

yes because typeName sideUnknown == "SIDE" == typeName independent

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you could also just use [west]

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or any other side

winter rose Apr 11, 2021, 4:41 PM

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little raptor I don't have wiki access <:meowsweats:707626030613135390>

still? heh, I thought you did

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 4:44 PM

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winter rose still? heh, I thought you did

here's a summary of my conversations with Dwarden:
Dwarden:

hi, q your BIKI account isn't working yet?
Me:
Hi. No
Dwarden: disappears

meowsweats

winter rose Apr 11, 2021, 4:45 PM

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Dwarden: blobdoggoninja 💥☁️ …

thorn saffron Apr 11, 2021, 4:59 PM

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How do you get heading from weaponDirection? I worked out how to get the elevation, but I just cannot get the heading

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 4:59 PM

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thorn saffron How do you get heading from `weaponDirection`? I worked out how to get the eleva...

what heading?

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angle?

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or vector?

thorn saffron Apr 11, 2021, 5:00 PM

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angle

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 5:01 PM

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thorn saffron angle

[0,0,0] getDir (unit weaponDirection "");

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 5:02 PM

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winter rose still? heh, I thought you did

that's weird
when I try to login it directs me to my BI Account page (instead of that "Registration Stop" page).
but I still have no wiki access it seems meowsweats

thorn saffron Apr 11, 2021, 5:03 PM

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@little raptor Oh man, thank you so much. I could not get it working otherwise

bold saffron Apr 11, 2021, 5:14 PM

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Hey guys, quick question, is uiSleep more effective in multiplayer than sleep or is there no difference?

copper raven Apr 11, 2021, 5:14 PM

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no difference

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 5:15 PM

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if you are doing some sort of on screen text or something that relies on sleep and its being fired on the client, that its better to use uiSleep as sleep will continue if they are in the escape menu? or am I misssing something

still forum Apr 11, 2021, 5:15 PM

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no difference

winter rose Apr 11, 2021, 5:15 PM

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isn't there one think_turtle

still forum Apr 11, 2021, 5:15 PM

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The difference between Sleep and uiSleep are that sleep doesn't continue while the game is paused, while uiSleep also runs while the game is paused

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Pause == Esc menu in singleplayer (unless you run with -noPause)
There is no pausing in multiplayer

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 5:16 PM

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i see

still forum Apr 11, 2021, 5:16 PM

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neither of them was ever "more efficient" the only difference is that Sleep pauses when game simulation pauses

winter rose Apr 11, 2021, 5:17 PM

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wait -noPause does not cancel SP pausing; it cancel simulation pausing if the window is not focused

still forum Apr 11, 2021, 5:17 PM

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Sure?

winter rose Apr 11, 2021, 5:17 PM

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well as far as I know yes!

still forum Apr 11, 2021, 5:17 PM

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Pretty sure I could Esc in SP and it kept running in background while I used debug console

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I always run noPause

copper raven Apr 11, 2021, 5:19 PM

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-noPause Allow the game running even when its window does not have focus (i.e. running in the background) from wiki

winter rose Apr 11, 2021, 5:21 PM

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NB: this also prevents singleplayer pausing if you are a BI employee oh that's why

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 5:24 PM

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yeah I just tested and it does what wiki says

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you probably play in MP ded! 😄

warm swallow Apr 11, 2021, 5:31 PM

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execVm "roundInit.sqf";

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does anyone know why this code isn't working?? I don't understand, the semi colon is not expected in the code, but I don't know why... any help?

winter rose Apr 11, 2021, 5:34 PM

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warm swallow does anyone know why this code isn't working?? I don't understand, the semi colo...

something else is wrong in your script, most likely before that line

still forum Apr 11, 2021, 5:35 PM

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little raptor you probably play in MP ded! 😄

SP editor preview usually 😢

clever radish Apr 11, 2021, 6:07 PM

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How do i get check if Unit health is below .25 and then trigger a cmd?

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 6:08 PM

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clever radish How do i get check if Unit health is below .25 and then trigger a cmd?

you could do it 2 ways

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have a loop that checks the unit damage on specific intervals

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or have a dammaged EH on that unit that checks if the health is below .25

clever radish Apr 11, 2021, 6:08 PM

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dusty whale 1. have a loop that checks the unit damage on specific intervals

It wil be connected via HandleDamage EH

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 6:09 PM

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or as we say in arma, damage is above .75

clever radish Apr 11, 2021, 6:09 PM

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dusty whale or have a dammaged EH on that unit that checks if the health is below .25

Its the command that checks Unit health / damage I can't find. Eg. _Unit Dmg < .25

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 6:10 PM

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getDammage

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and getDammage _unit > 0.75

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damage goes from 0 to 1

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1 being dead

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and yes, it IS 2 m's

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 6:12 PM

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clever radish It wil be connected via HandleDamage EH

also, i recommend Dammaged EH instead of HandleDamage

clever radish Apr 11, 2021, 6:12 PM

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dusty whale also, i recommend Dammaged EH instead of HandleDamage

How come?

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 6:14 PM

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on another look, for your purpose handledamage might be better

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especially if you want to override damage

clever radish Apr 11, 2021, 6:15 PM

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dusty whale on another look, for your purpose handledamage might be better

I'm gonna play the unit an animation if Getdamge is > .75 and play sound from unit.

Thank you for the help!

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 6:16 PM

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clever radish I'm gonna play the unit an animation if Getdamge is > .75 and play sound from un...

be careful with the syntax

clever radish Apr 11, 2021, 6:16 PM

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dusty whale be careful with the syntax

What do ya mean?

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 6:18 PM

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if ((getDammage _unit) > 0.75) then {
  //your code here
};```

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2 m's

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you can setDamage

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and setDammage

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but apparently you have to getDammage

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not getDamage

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blobdoggoshruggoogly

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im only reading the biki, thought

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feel free to correct me if im wrong

spiral temple Apr 11, 2021, 6:19 PM

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is it possible that

_crate addItemCargoGlobal ["FirstAidKit", 1000];

is not working?

copper raven Apr 11, 2021, 6:20 PM

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use setDamage/damage

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not the misspelt commands

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 6:20 PM

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copper raven use `setDamage`/`damage`

where is getDamage?

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it's not listed on the biki

copper raven Apr 11, 2021, 6:20 PM

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damage is the getter

spiral temple Apr 11, 2021, 6:23 PM

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anytime I want to add FirstAidKit via addItemCargoGlobal it wont show up in the crate, but any item before and after it in the same script - even when I set the count lower (e. g. to 10)

copper raven Apr 11, 2021, 6:25 PM

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can you send some code?

spiral temple Apr 11, 2021, 6:26 PM

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_crate addItemCargoGlobal ["Medikit", 5];
_crate addItemCargoGlobal ["FirstAidKit", 10];
_crate addItemCargoGlobal ["Toolkit", 5];

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 6:29 PM

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spiral temple anytime I want to add FirstAidKit via addItemCargoGlobal it wont show up in the ...

firstaidkit is not an item

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im pretty sure

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i think it's a magazine

spiral temple Apr 11, 2021, 6:30 PM

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I'll try it

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 6:30 PM

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configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> "FirstAidKit"

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it's a weapon

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blobdoggoshruggoogly

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or not

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there was some real overlap with these

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some items said theyre weapons but were tools and so on

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it's a helter skelter

copper raven Apr 11, 2021, 6:32 PM

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its supposed to be in cfgweapons

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don't see why that code wouldn't work though

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 6:32 PM

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yeah

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it could be a tool

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ora magazine

copper raven Apr 11, 2021, 6:33 PM

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any mods? @spiral temple

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 6:33 PM

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the whole addWeapon/addMagazine/addItem/addTool is weird

spiral temple Apr 11, 2021, 6:33 PM

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RHS/3CB

copper raven Apr 11, 2021, 6:33 PM

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dusty whale the whole addWeapon/addMagazine/addItem/addTool is weird

there's no addTool

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 6:37 PM

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spiral temple ```sqf _crate addItemCargoGlobal ["Medikit", 5]; _crate addItemCargoGlobal ["Fir...

works for me

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 6:37 PM

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copper raven there's no `addTool`

assignItem or what was it

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and linkItem

copper raven Apr 11, 2021, 6:37 PM

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maybe no space in the crate for the 10 FAKs

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 6:37 PM

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should still add

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 6:40 PM

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copper raven maybe no space in the crate for the 10 FAKs

i managed to add 1 million faks after a bit of lag

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 6:55 PM

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setting a setVariable to public is essentially doing the same thing as publicVariable with all of its drawbacks right?

winter rose Apr 11, 2021, 6:56 PM

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fair drum setting a setVariable to public is essentially doing the same thing as publicVar...

yes, but which drawbacks?

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 6:56 PM

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like sending lots of publicVariables clogs the network

dusty whale Apr 11, 2021, 7:03 PM

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH, this CBA keybinding system is so half-thought

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what if i want to catch a key no matter if shift, alt or ctrl is down

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but if one of these is down, i dont get a keydown detection

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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

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looks like i'll have to make my own keybinding system

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such a shame that CBA is so useless on this regard

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blobdoggoshruggoogly

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but sometimes we have to do things on our own

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 7:24 PM

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can you use colors for systemchat?

[format ["<t color='#FF004C99'>%1 FIRING SEQUENCE INITIATED</t>", _launcher getVariable "launcherName"]] remoteExec ["systemChat", allPlayers];

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didn't seem to work for me

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oh i think i might have to use formatText

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 7:31 PM

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fair drum can you use colors for systemchat? ```sqf [format ["<t color='#FF004C99'>%1 FIR...

systemChat doesn't take structured text

sacred slate Apr 11, 2021, 7:35 PM

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how can i exec somthing if any task succeed anytime?

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 7:37 PM

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sacred slate how can i exec somthing if any task succeed anytime?

are you in control of the task?

sacred slate Apr 11, 2021, 7:37 PM

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no, its generated#

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 7:38 PM

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then who completes it? blobdoggoshruggoogly

sacred slate Apr 11, 2021, 7:39 PM

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player, west 😄

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its assigned to all playable units

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 7:39 PM

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sacred slate player, west 😄

no I mean how does it complete?

sacred slate Apr 11, 2021, 7:40 PM

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there can be demo map object, kill vehicle or man

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 7:42 PM

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sacred slate there can be demo map object, kill vehicle or man

ok let me ask it this way
do you (or a script you use) create the task?

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anyway, if you do, just put the code where you (or the script) completes the task

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if you have no means of editing the task code, use a loop

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

sacred slate Apr 11, 2021, 7:46 PM

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oh yes, sorry. maybe i thought its a easy answer to reach all tasks globally. i use drongo map population. it has scripting wise for example: dmpAllTasks pushBack _taskInfo; but thats a bit far ahead for my knowledge. i am quite a beginner.

rose vector Apr 11, 2021, 8:29 PM

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I tried using setObjectscale in the init in Zeus. It works for a moment but the Size gets reverted after maybe 0.5 sec. Any Ideas how I can make the size permenant?

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 8:29 PM

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rose vector I tried using setObjectscale in the init in Zeus. It works for a moment but the ...

only works for editor stuff. its mainly used for pictures

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 8:30 PM

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you can get it to work with soldiers too

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 8:30 PM

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Setting the scale of actively simulated objects (Vehicles with players/AI in them) is possible, but not officially supported, you may encounter issues.

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This command works on all objects in Eden Editor or scenario preview, but it will not save and will reset when objects get moved

rose vector Apr 11, 2021, 8:31 PM

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fair drum `Setting the scale of actively simulated objects (Vehicles with players/AI in th...

I have tried using the editor but since I need to attach it to something The unit goes all wonky

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Is there Anyway I can skip the Attachscript part?

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 8:32 PM

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but if its just in the editor for images, then you don't need to attach to anything since you can just force the object in the position you want?

rose vector Apr 11, 2021, 8:33 PM

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Its not for images. Its for a unit

fair drum Apr 11, 2021, 8:33 PM

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if you are actively using it in game, it literally tells you you are going to get problems

rose vector Apr 11, 2021, 8:33 PM

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I know. I thought it still might be worth a shot

little raptor Apr 11, 2021, 8:39 PM

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austere granite Apr 11, 2021, 8:53 PM

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https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/3v2urdtsr2pacjf/2021-04-10_19-56-38.mp4 its used for this

▶ Play video

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its how towns are made

fair drum Apr 12, 2021, 1:53 AM

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@little raptor how do I correctly use your advanced developer tools code performance button? It only seems to ever run through a single run of it instead of 10,000. Never used the normal ingame one either.

little raptor Apr 12, 2021, 7:56 AM

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fair drum <@!360154905148653568> how do I correctly use your advanced developer tools code...

If the code execution takes too long it only runs it a few times (it only adds cycles up to 1000 ms)

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Also what kind of code do you run?

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Note that it should not be scheduled.

dusty whale Apr 12, 2021, 12:04 PM

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selectionNames _object returns some selections that are not attainable in any of the LODs: "Memory" "Geometry" "FireGeometry" "LandContact" "HitPoints"

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oh, those are hiddenSelections

tidal ferry Apr 12, 2021, 2:09 PM

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Is there any way to disable gravity for a player without using attachto or disabling simulation?

little raptor Apr 12, 2021, 2:18 PM

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no

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you can also place the player on an invisible platform meowsweats

tidal ferry Apr 12, 2021, 2:23 PM

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Ohhh thats not a bad idea

little raptor Apr 12, 2021, 2:25 PM

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what a lovely weather for mission making meowsweats

tidal ferry Apr 12, 2021, 2:26 PM

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Ngl, that would actually have some pretty cool utility for like, making planes seem like they're going a lot faster than they actually are

dusty whale Apr 12, 2021, 2:54 PM

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is there a way to force the player to keep the weapon in the raised state when walking?

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as in, not the way where the weapon is slightly canted to the side

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but the one where it is fully raised and aimed, but not aimed down sights

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if you double tap C you get this mode

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the "tactical" moves

little raptor Apr 12, 2021, 2:59 PM

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dusty whale is there a way to force the player to keep the weapon in the raised state when w...

not really.
you can use the tactical move anims
but the player switches back after the move finishes.
the alternative is a animChanged event handler

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you can force it with that

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but it's not "pretty"

dusty whale Apr 12, 2021, 3:00 PM

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😅

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why

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i'll just mod my own movement behaviour

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i already modded my own keybinds

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meowsweats

little raptor Apr 12, 2021, 3:06 PM

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@dusty whale ```sqf
player addEventHandler ["AnimChanged", {
params ["_unit", "_anim"];
if (_anim select [0,8] in ["amovperc", "amovpknl"]) then {
if (_anim select [9,3] != "tac") then {
_unit playActionNow format ["playertact%1", reverse(_anim select [21,2])];
}
}
}];

![meowsweats](https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/707626030613135390.webp?size=128 "meowsweats")

tight pawn Apr 12, 2021, 3:08 PM

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Hey all. I'm brand new to arma coding and have gotten hungup on some code I'm trying to write. I need to find the config name of objects around me and add that name to a combo box. I can get the name using "typeof" but adding it is for some reason not working. I feel it's staring me in the face but I can't see it. So how would I do that with my current code?

little raptor Apr 12, 2021, 3:09 PM

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meowsweats
```sqf plz
see the pinned messages

tight pawn Apr 12, 2021, 3:09 PM

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My B, thank you

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https://www.sqfbin.com/tebezuhopajekixoguda

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current code for adding things to my combo box

little raptor Apr 12, 2021, 3:11 PM

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actually I meant just add the ```sqf

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but nvm

tight pawn Apr 12, 2021, 3:12 PM

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sorry mate still trying to get everything down

little raptor Apr 12, 2021, 3:13 PM

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tight pawn sorry mate still trying to get everything down

it's ok.
anyway, what do you want to find again?

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and what is v_feature_153_inventory_types?

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@winter rose
could you change this to:
#arma3_scripting message
"...if your code is too long to show in discord (more than 2000 characters)..."

tight pawn Apr 12, 2021, 3:15 PM

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so im trying to get the config names of the objects around me to display in my combobox, that variable there is where I've defined all of whitelisted objects, it's held within my init file. SO in the if satement I'm making sure that the config name of the objects around me matches one of the whitelisted config names.

little raptor Apr 12, 2021, 3:16 PM

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tight pawn so im trying to get the config names of the objects around me to display in my c...

that variable there is where I've defined all of whitelisted objects
I know.
but if it's a list of classnames why don't you just use it directly with the nearestObjects?

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private _found_objets = nearestObjects [player, v_feature_153_inventory_types, 5];
    {

        //assigning the variable _x_found_objects to each item individually in _found_objets
        // temp v_feature_153_inventory_types
        private _x_found_object = _x;
        private _x_found_object_type = typeOf _x_found_object; 

        //if the object found is inside the varibale v_feature_153_inventory_types then execute code
        hint "It worked you dipshit";
        private _x_object_netid = _x_found_object call BIS_fnc_netId; 
        _ctrl_object_id = _ctrl lbAdd name _x_found_object;
        _ctrl lbSetData [_ctrl_object_id, _x_object_netid]; 
        
    } foreach _found_objets;

winter rose Apr 12, 2021, 3:19 PM

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little raptor <@!137855151120711680> could you change this to: https://discord.com/channels/1...

no, because even if it fits in Discord I don't want people to post walls of code text

little raptor Apr 12, 2021, 3:19 PM

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winter rose no, because even if it fits in Discord I don't want people to post walls of code...

2000 characters isn't that long meowsweats

winter rose Apr 12, 2021, 3:19 PM

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I can make 2000 lines with it

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switch (_value) do

{

  case 0:
    {
      hint "zero";
    };

  case 1:
    {
      hint "one";
    };

  case 2:
    {
      hint "two";
    };

  case 3:
    {
      hint "three";
    };

};
```etc @little raptor

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and I don't want that, we don't want that

tight pawn Apr 12, 2021, 3:24 PM

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@little raptor Thank you, I don't know why I was doing that, think it had to do with testing early on, appreciate the tip.

little raptor Apr 12, 2021, 3:25 PM

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tight pawn <@!360154905148653568> Thank you, I don't know why I was doing that, think it ha...

note that it also includes the objects that are derived from that class

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I'm not sure whether it matters

little raptor Apr 12, 2021, 3:28 PM

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winter rose and I don't want that, *we* don't want that

I do! 😛

winter rose Apr 12, 2021, 3:36 PM

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little raptor I do! 😛

you're fired!

plucky nimbus Apr 12, 2021, 6:21 PM

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hello anyone here

little raptor Apr 12, 2021, 6:24 PM

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meowsweats

plucky nimbus Apr 12, 2021, 6:24 PM

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alright i have a huge problem

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are you ready?

exotic flax Apr 12, 2021, 6:25 PM

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ready...
set...
GO!!!

cosmic lichen Apr 12, 2021, 6:26 PM

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https://tenor.com/view/mr-bean-waiting-still-waiting-gif-13052487

Tenor

plucky nimbus Apr 12, 2021, 6:27 PM

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im playing arma 2 co and im making a parachute mission with a c130 so i set a load waypoint for the plane and a get in one for the squand and sync the two then a unload way point for the plane with a eject script so far so good and the plane parachute the squad correctly but as soon as they touch the ground the squad commander starts giving orders to go back to the plain

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plane

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i tried getout command wont work and i tried delete waypoint script nd still wont work

willow hound Apr 12, 2021, 6:29 PM

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

plucky nimbus Apr 12, 2021, 6:32 PM

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willow hound https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/unassignVehicle

and how can i apply this i just want them to simply paradrop and move to the next waypoint

willow hound Apr 12, 2021, 6:34 PM

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I'd say add it to the eject script.

plucky nimbus Apr 12, 2021, 6:40 PM

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this script says crew and im looking to stop the squad only from getting in

winter rose Apr 12, 2021, 6:45 PM

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plucky nimbus this script says crew and im looking to stop the squad only from getting in

this script says crew
no.

willow hound Apr 12, 2021, 6:47 PM

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What does your current ejection script look like?

plucky nimbus Apr 12, 2021, 7:06 PM

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man20 action ["EJECT",plane1]; man21 action ["EJECT",plane1]; man22 action ["EJECT",plane1]; man23 action ["EJECT",plane1]; man24 action ["EJECT",plane1]; man25 action ["EJECT",plane1]; man26 action ["EJECT",plane1];

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this one works but the squad leaders keep ordering to get back in the plane right after they get to the ground

willow hound Apr 12, 2021, 7:11 PM

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{
  unassignVehicle _x;
  _x action ["EJECT", plane1];
} forEach (units MyGroup);
```Try something like this (assuming all the `man##` units are in the same group `MyGroup`).

plucky nimbus Apr 12, 2021, 7:12 PM

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can i change my group to grp1?

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and should i add it to eject script?

willow hound Apr 12, 2021, 7:14 PM

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You can change the group to grp1, MyGroup is just a placeholder variable name I made up.

fair drum Apr 12, 2021, 7:15 PM

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little raptor Also what kind of code do you run?

I've been testing various lengths. Something simple like an array modification.

_array = ["apple", "orange", "pear"];

_array append [1, 2, 3];

_array

still only executes 1/10000 times

plucky nimbus Apr 12, 2021, 7:15 PM

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willow hound You can change the group to `grp1`, `MyGroup` is just a placeholder variable nam...

ok im gona test it

willow hound Apr 12, 2021, 7:16 PM

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plucky nimbus and should i add it to eject script?

Better replace the old script with that code.

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As the name suggests, the forEach-loop executes the code within the {} for each element of a given array (in this case the array returned by units MyGroup). That saves us from having to write

unassignVehicle man20;
man20 action ["EJECT", plane1];
unassignVehicle man21;
man21 action ["EJECT", plane1];
...
```because that's always the same code, just for different units.

plucky nimbus Apr 12, 2021, 7:31 PM

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it worked😆

little raptor Apr 12, 2021, 8:21 PM

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fair drum I've been testing various lengths. Something simple like an array modification. ...

and what is the exec time?

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fair drum Apr 12, 2021, 8:35 PM

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little raptor and what is the exec time?

I'm not sure what I did but I restarted the game and did it and it did the full 10000. Sometimes I leave the game on standby while I close my laptop for the night. So sometimes I don't get a restart of the game for a few days

little raptor Apr 12, 2021, 8:36 PM

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I can only think of 3 reasons:

your code probably contained errors the last time you did it
the code took longer than 1 s to complete so it couldn't go past 1 cycle

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your antivirus blocked the execution of the preprocessor (the preprocessor is a separate dll)

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btw how can I check if my extension is whitelisted by battleEye?

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I sent a request but I don't know if they did anything about it

copper raven Apr 12, 2021, 8:45 PM

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fair drum I've been testing various lengths. Something simple like an array modification. ...

were you in singleplayer?

fair drum Apr 12, 2021, 8:46 PM

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copper raven were you in singleplayer?

does debug in editor not function right if you currently have a mp listen editor up?

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cause I'm not sure, but I can test it real quick

winter rose Apr 12, 2021, 8:46 PM

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only one cycle in MP

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

For security purposes, this command will only run for 1 cycle in MP, unless in-game debug console is available via description.ext option or Eden attribute setting.

fair drum Apr 12, 2021, 8:47 PM

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that could have been why come to think of it

winter rose Apr 12, 2021, 8:48 PM

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I don't know if it is linked, but it sure looks like it might be

little raptor Apr 12, 2021, 8:59 PM

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winter rose https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/diag_codePerformance > For security purposes...

unless in-game debug console is available via description.ext option or Eden attribute setting.
doesn't seem to be true

winter rose Apr 12, 2021, 9:00 PM

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attribute, not "just MP editor"

little raptor Apr 12, 2021, 9:02 PM

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winter rose _attribute_, not "just MP editor"

I set it to everyone meowsweats

winter rose Apr 12, 2021, 9:02 PM

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ah, woops then.

willow hound Apr 12, 2021, 9:36 PM

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Did you try enableDebugConsole in description.ext as well?
Maybe diag_codePerformance doesn't use getMissionConfigValue, who knows.

scarlet tangle Apr 13, 2021, 1:50 AM

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How can you setup a invade and annex server? (public vanilla) Is it allowed to use other’s pbo file and modify it? We will just give them the credit on the loading screen or in the map.

quasi sedge Apr 13, 2021, 1:50 AM

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[missionNamespace, "arsenalClosed", {
    profileNamespace setVariable ["Saved_Loadout",getUnitLoadout player];
    hint "Selected gear saved!"
    }] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler;
player addEventHandler ["Respawn",{

        0 = [_this select 0] spawn {
        
            params [["_player",objNull,[objNull]]];
                waitUntil {sleep .2; alive _player};
                _player setUnitLoadout (profileNamespace getVariable ["Saved_Loadout",[]]);
                
        };
}];```

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I want user "Saved_Loadout" in profile folder, not in mission, so each time when player connected to server mission, he already receives his loadout automatically

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You'll probably find that scripted event handlers are not serialized when the mission is saved.
Which means when the mission is loaded those event handlers no longer exist.
You'll want to test which event handlers don't exist after loading the mission, then setup a way to re-add them once the mission is loaded."```
ELI5 pls ![meowsweats](https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/707626030613135390.webp?size=128 "meowsweats")

pulsar bluff Apr 13, 2021, 2:49 AM

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anyone done stuff with UGV functionality similar to this?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKT8SCUuz8U

YouTube

QuiksiIver

ArmA 3 QS Logistics 5

Tying it all together.

▶ Play video

copper raven Apr 13, 2021, 2:56 AM

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quasi sedge ```@Asaayu — 04/05/2021 You'll probably find that scripted event handlers are no...

either enable respawn on start, or apply the loadout when player joins(preferably some init script)

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also all that spawn/waitUntil stuff is useless

fair drum Apr 13, 2021, 5:07 AM

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LaserTargetE (CfgVehicles: WEST) and LaserTargetW (CfgVehicles: EAST)

I'm guessing that LaserTargetE creates a bluefor target that opfor can then target and vis versa?

copper raven Apr 13, 2021, 5:12 AM

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i'd assume so,yes

fair drum Apr 13, 2021, 5:43 AM

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hmm just running into an issue I guess. The laser target exits. The rhino can pick it up, laser guided artillery can pick it up, but the VLS can't pick it up on its own at all. It can pick it up if the rhino exists next to it though.

copper raven Apr 13, 2021, 5:47 AM

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🤔

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maybe has something to do with the datalink stuff?

fair drum Apr 13, 2021, 5:48 AM

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not sure. if i manually lase the target, it shows up for the VLS to lock on, it just doesn't pick up any of the script created targets

copper raven Apr 13, 2021, 5:49 AM

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maybe https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/reveal

fair drum Apr 13, 2021, 5:50 AM

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im currently looking through zeus enhance's github trying to find out how they did it with their create target and artillery fire mission commands but its all messy as I don't understand any of their script macros to find my answer

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@copper raven
found it if interested. still looking through it. had to look through a bunch of old commits to find it.

https://github.com/zen-mod/ZEN/blob/eaea4c9b27664da7ab473e9c2a78b0f48cf800d5/addons/common/functions/fnc_fireVLS.sqf

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reportRemoteTarget being the key I think

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yup just messed around with it, thats the key command

thorn saffron Apr 13, 2021, 7:18 AM

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Ok, so I have a script that allows you to fire a mortar from outside. It works in SP, but in MP it does not fire. I was able to kinda hotwire it using console and global exec to get it to fire.
How do you properly set up the remoteExec for a global exec, at least for the BIS_fnc_fire?
What I currently have is this:
[[_arty, _muzzle], BIS_fnc_fire] remoteExec ['call',0];
And that does not cause the mortar to fire in the end. And yes the _arty and _muzzle are properly defined.

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https://pastebin.com/ELyRaLXY

cosmic lichen Apr 13, 2021, 8:09 AM

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Don't remote exec

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Same with

_triggerDude remoteExec ["deleteVehicle", 0];

winter rose Apr 13, 2021, 8:11 AM

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@thorn saffron 🔨 😄

thorn saffron Apr 13, 2021, 8:14 AM

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hey, without it the AI didn't get deleted

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[_arty, _muzzle] call BIS_fnc_fire;
Didn't work either

thorn saffron Apr 13, 2021, 8:47 AM

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other fire commands are not as good as the AI is unable to fire the weapon using the player fire modes and having it to fire in AI fire modes resets the mode for the players, with is a bit annoying.

willow hound Apr 13, 2021, 9:12 AM

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scarlet tangle How can you setup a invade and annex server? (public vanilla) Is it allowed to ...

Best ask these questions in the community that develops / hosts the specific I & A version you want to use.

copper raven Apr 13, 2021, 9:18 AM

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[[_arty, _muzzle], BIS_fnc_fire] remoteExec ['call',0]; pls never execute like that, you're sending contents of BIS_fnc_fire to every client

cold glacier Apr 13, 2021, 9:19 AM

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pulsar bluff anyone done stuff with UGV functionality similar to this?

Don't know if anyone else has done it, but they're probably just setting the player as the unit inside the UGV. Every UAV has a special unit controlling it. You can insert a normal AI (which is weird, don't do) or a player inside there and directly control it, I think (it's been a while since I tried this). Just have to do it with scripting commands. Can also use remoteControl

thorn saffron Apr 13, 2021, 9:20 AM

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copper raven `[[_arty, _muzzle], BIS_fnc_fire] remoteExec ['call',0];` pls never execute like...

I would be more than happy to execute it properly, thing is I don't know how to do it so it also works

copper raven Apr 13, 2021, 9:20 AM

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wel first off you don't need to remote execute that function, as shown in screenshot here: #arma3_scripting message

thorn saffron Apr 13, 2021, 9:20 AM

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it didn't work when I used [_arty, _muzzle] call BIS_fnc_fire;

copper raven Apr 13, 2021, 9:21 AM

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maybe try providing turret?

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[_arty, _muzzle, [0]] call BIS_fnc_fire; (implying its gunner turret)

thorn saffron Apr 13, 2021, 9:22 AM

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[_arty, _muzzle] call BIS_fnc_fire;works fine in SP, also there is no place for defining a turret

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my bad, there is a turret path stuff

copper raven Apr 13, 2021, 9:24 AM

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well if it works in SP, providing a turret won't change anything

thorn saffron Apr 13, 2021, 9:24 AM

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🤔 Maybe I could try changing the ownership of the _triggerDude dummy AI that fires the gun

copper raven Apr 13, 2021, 9:24 AM

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it says that the vehicle doesn't have to be local to the machine that runs the function(so not a locality issue), sooo, don't know why it wouldn't work in mp 🤔

thorn saffron Apr 13, 2021, 9:25 AM

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Ok, the thing is its not a function that is run serverside: the idea was for it to be a local mod. So I'm executing the whole firing function locally

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And now the AI does not use proper fire mode even in SP, it just kinda broke 🥲

copper raven Apr 13, 2021, 9:40 AM

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id suggest just using https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/forceWeaponFire and manage everything yourself

thorn saffron Apr 13, 2021, 9:42 AM

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tried all kinds of the fire commands

copper raven Apr 13, 2021, 9:43 AM

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what vehicle specifically?

thorn saffron Apr 13, 2021, 9:43 AM

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mk6 mortar

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_triggerDude forceWeaponFire [_muzzle, _aiFireMode]; does not work
[_arty, _muzzle] call BIS_fnc_fire; works, but the AI always fires in close/burst1 fire mode, even though yesterday it worked fine for the fire mode

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 9:57 AM

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thorn saffron `_triggerDude forceWeaponFire [_muzzle, _aiFireMode];` does not work `[_arty, _m...

[_entity, ["UseMagazine", _entity, _firerer, _owner, _id]] remoteExec ["action", _entity turretOwner _thisTurret];

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that's what the function uses for vehicles

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useMagazine action

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_firerer

thorn saffron Apr 13, 2021, 10:02 AM

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well now the I just cannot get the AI to fire in correct fire mode at all

thorn saffron Apr 13, 2021, 10:21 AM

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Ok, _arty fire [_muzzle, _fireMode,_magazine]; seems to be working

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 10:23 AM

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sort is broken

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

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it doesnt do anything

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i tried with [2 ,1 ,2] sort true

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BIS_fnc_sortNum works

winter rose Apr 13, 2021, 10:37 AM

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dusty whale i tried with `[2 ,1 ,2] sort true`

How?

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Because if you simply wrote that, you may want to read the doc again

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 10:42 AM

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dusty whale i tried with `[2 ,1 ,2] sort true`

you can't sort that

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it's a "literal" (temp value)

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it gets destroyed as soon as it's sorted

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try:

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_arr = [2 ,1 ,2];
_arr sort true;
_arr

winter rose Apr 13, 2021, 10:43 AM

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Heyyy, leave him some mystery!

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Anyway, plz check before saying it's broken @dusty whale 😉

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 10:44 AM

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I see you're doing it my way! 😄

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my old way at least! 😄

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some people found it annoying so...

winter rose Apr 13, 2021, 10:44 AM

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I do it only when people complain :p

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Otherwise I explain the steps ^^

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 10:45 AM

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little raptor ```sqf _arr = [2 ,1 ,2]; _arr sort true; _arr ```

i had this

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i had an actual value

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but it wasnt working

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but as soon as i switched to the bis function it worked

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 10:45 AM

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it works just fine meowsweats

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I literally used it 10 mins ago

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 10:46 AM

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i was using it like this:

switch (_moveKeys sort true) do {
...```
in a switch case

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and i was getting nothing

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 10:46 AM

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meowsweats

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I guess you have to do it as Lou said

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read the wiki

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 10:47 AM

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WHY IS IT MADE THAT WAY

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This will modify the original array!

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NOTHING IN THIS GAME WORKS THAT WAY

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WHY IS IT THIS ONE SCRIPT COMMAND THAT WORKS THIS WAY

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 10:47 AM

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dusty whale NOTHING IN THIS GAME WORKS THAT WAY

yes it does

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set, pushBack

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append

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insert

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etc

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 10:48 AM

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pushback and the rest are assignment commands

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but why does the sort assign to the original array?

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 10:48 AM

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because it's cheaper

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if you actually need a new array just make a copy

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 10:49 AM

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dusty whale but why does the sort assign to the original array?

also that's how many other languages work

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 10:49 AM

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im not doing that

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 10:49 AM

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like C++

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 10:49 AM

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im sticking to the BIS function

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because that atleast works according to standard

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if you have to make a notification saying "this modifies the original array" then MAYBE people weren't expecting it to

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and MAYBE you have established a standard people assume you to abide to

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why is this so hard with Bohemia?

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always

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😅

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 10:50 AM

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dusty whale why is this so hard with Bohemia?

#arma3_scripting message

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even C++ does that

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

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as I said it's cheaper

wraith cloud Apr 13, 2021, 10:51 AM

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? it's not exclusive to SQF lol

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 10:51 AM

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but then there are many things SQF does but C++ doesnt

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i have a valid point

fair drum Apr 13, 2021, 10:51 AM

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Ngl, sort got me the first time like this as well.

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 10:51 AM

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if you need to remind people that it modifies the original array

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then maybe people werent expecting it to

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im going to stick to BIS_fnc_sortNum

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because i need the original array unmodified

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and im not going to start playing with extra arrays

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BIS_fnc_sortNum is just more convenient

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 10:53 AM

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dusty whale BIS_fnc_sortNum is just more convenient


/************************************************************
    Sort Numbers
    Author: Andrew Barron, optimised by Killzone_Kid

Sorts an array of numbers from lowest (left) to highest (right).
The passed array is modified by reference.

Example: [9,8,7] call BIS_fnc_sortNum; //[7,8,9]

This function uses the quick sort algorithm.
************************************************************/

/// --- validate general input
#include "..\paramsCheck.inc"
paramsCheck(_this,isEqualType,[])

_this sort true;

_this

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it just sorts the original array

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and returns it to you

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meowsweats

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 11:02 AM

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little raptor ```sqf /************************************************************ Sort N...

and it's more convenient

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i get away with writing less stupid code

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i want sort but i want it to return the array

hardy vector Apr 13, 2021, 11:16 AM

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Hello everyone,
I posted this in #arma3_questions but I was told it belonged here. I'm trying to make a script that adds jamming to the game via a script. I've found this link to someone who made a script like this (http://killzonekid.com/arma-scripting-tutorials-how-to-override-lmb/) but when i try the script even with the edit (this is the script I'm using https://pastebin.com/kJpzKPhp) I can't get it to work like I want to. The problems I'm having is that every time you reload it says Unjammed, the fact that you need to reload to unjam the gun instead of an action, and if you switch to a secondary without reloading/unjamming the pistol is also jammed. I have a little experience with scripting but nothing like this. I've also been trying to change the player tags in it to this tags so that only the player with the script is affected but I can't get that to work either. Is there anyone who can help me and knows if it is even possible like I want it to.Thanks in advance.

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 11:24 AM

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hardy vector Hello everyone, I posted this in <#105784487148802048> but I was told it belonge...

every time you reload it says Unjammed... instead of an action
add an action then. don't use the Take event handler
if you switch to a secondary without reloading/unjamming the pistol is also jammed.
use a better alternative like currentWeapon _unit in (_unit getVariable ["jammed_weapons", []]), where jammed_weapons is an array of jammed weapons of course.

hardy vector Apr 13, 2021, 11:32 AM

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Thank you for the advice. I will try it.

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I got it to work as an action

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Turns out I made a mistake when I tried it earlier

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what do you mean with an array of jammed weapons

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 11:39 AM

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hardy vector I got it to work as an action

how?

hardy vector Apr 13, 2021, 11:40 AM

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player addAction["Unjam", {
hint "Un-Jammed";
allowFire = True}]

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 11:40 AM

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meowsweats

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that's not what I meant

hardy vector Apr 13, 2021, 11:40 AM

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what did you mean then??

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 11:40 AM

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currentWeapon _unit in (_unit getVariable ["jammed_weapons", []])

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instead of allowFire, use that "jammed_weapons" array

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when a weapon gets jammed, add it to the array

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when it's unjammed remove it

hardy vector Apr 13, 2021, 11:41 AM

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Oooooh like that

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 11:42 AM

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and that code is what you should use instead of isNil "allowFire"
(you'll have to define _unit first; check the wiki page for addAction)

hardy vector Apr 13, 2021, 11:42 AM

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okay

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I thought you meant that to resolve the weapon switching problem and still use allow fire for the rest

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I will try to alter the script

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 11:43 AM

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hardy vector I thought you meant that to resolve the weapon switching problem and still use a...

it's for both

hardy vector Apr 13, 2021, 11:43 AM

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I understand that now

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I saw it as two seperate things

hardy vector Apr 13, 2021, 11:59 AM

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I've been trying that and how do I remove the variable Jammed weapons

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for the action

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player addAction["Unjam", {
currentWeapon _unit in (_unit removeVariable ["Jammed_Weapons", []])
hint "Unjammed"}]

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This is what I have now but I suspect removeVariable is not a real command

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 12:06 PM

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meowsweats
for jamming:

player addEventHandler ["FiredMan", {
    params ["_unit", "_weapon", "_muzzle", "_mode", "_ammo", "_magazine", "_projectile", "_vehicle"];
        if (random 1 < 0.05 && {_ammo = _unit ammo _weapon; _ammo > 0}) then {
          _unit setAmmo [_weapon, 0];
          [_unit, [_weapon, _ammo]] spawn {sleep 0.001; _this#0 setAmmo _this#1};
          _unit setVariable ["jammed_weapons", (_unit getVariable ["jammed_weapons", []]) + [_weapon]];
        };
}];

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for unjamming:

_unit setVariable ["jammed_weapons", (_unit getVariable ["jammed_weapons", []]) - [currentWeapon _unit]];

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 12:08 PM

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is there a function to set camera pitch and roll?

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 12:08 PM

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hardy vector player addAction["Unjam", { currentWeapon _unit in (_unit removeVariable ["Jam...

and this is a condition. it does nothing

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I told you to use it instead of isNil "AllowFire"

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 12:08 PM

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dusty whale is there a function to set camera pitch and roll?

yes

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unless you mean player camera

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in which case no

hardy vector Apr 13, 2021, 12:09 PM

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I thought it was the command that adds it to the array

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 12:09 PM

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(it can be modded tho)

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 12:09 PM

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little raptor yes

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/camSetDir doesnt seem to work

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and yes, i committed

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 12:09 PM

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dusty whale https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/camSetDir doesnt seem to work

do you mean player camera?

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 12:09 PM

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nope, a created camera

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 12:09 PM

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or a camera you created?

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then use setVectorDirAndUp

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 12:10 PM

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i see

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 12:18 PM

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@hardy vector ```sqf
player addEventHandler ["FiredMan", {
params ["_unit", "_weapon", "", "", "_ammo"];
if (random 1 < 0.05 && {_ammo = _unit ammo _weapon; _ammo > 0}) then {
_unit setAmmo [_weapon, 0];
[_unit, [_weapon, _ammo]] spawn {sleep 0.001; _this#0 setAmmo _this#1};
_unit setVariable ["jammed_weapons", (_unit getVariable ["jammed_weapons", []]) + [_weapon]];

    _unit addAction ["Unjam", {
        params ["_unit", "", "_actionID"];
        _unit setVariable ["jammed_weapons", (_unit getVariable ["jammed_weapons", []]) - [currentWeapon _unit]];
        _unit removeAction _actionID;
    }, [], 7, true, true, "", format ["currentWeapon _target == '%1'", _weapon]];
    
};

}];

player addAction ["", {
playSound3D ['a3\sounds_f\weapons\Other\dry9.wss', _this select 0];
}, "", 0, false, true, "DefaultAction", "currentWeapon _target in (_target getVariable ['jammed_weapons', []])"];

hardy vector Apr 13, 2021, 12:19 PM

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is that the complete script??

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 12:19 PM

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yes

hardy vector Apr 13, 2021, 12:19 PM

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thank you very much

royal basin Apr 13, 2021, 12:19 PM

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I'm trying my hand at some light scenario making and I want to make a trigger that sets it so when every opfor character within a 500m radius of a trigger is dead, that triggers a 'win'. How do I do that?

hardy vector Apr 13, 2021, 12:21 PM

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royal basin I'm trying my hand at some light scenario making and I want to make a trigger th...

What I do is set the trigger to opfor, not present and then set it to the end

royal basin Apr 13, 2021, 12:21 PM

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hardy vector What I do is set the trigger to opfor, not present and then set it to the end

So, under 'on activation', just 'end'?

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Oh, there's an "end scenario" module. That's neat.

hardy vector Apr 13, 2021, 12:24 PM

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by type: end 1 should be a mission accomplished screen

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 12:26 PM

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royal basin I'm trying my hand at some light scenario making and I want to make a trigger th...

your question is more related to #arma3_editor

hardy vector Apr 13, 2021, 12:26 PM

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little raptor <@!472109326149091339> ```sqf player addEventHandler ["FiredMan", { params [...

It worked like a charm.
Thank you very much.

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I owe you one

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 12:33 PM

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is there a way to get the player weapon's muzzle position?

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 12:35 PM

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dusty whale is there a way to get the player weapon's muzzle position?

not really

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 12:35 PM

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damn

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 12:35 PM

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there are ways to approximate it

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 12:37 PM

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i was thinking about a matrix transform

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because i can get the weapon direction

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and the weapon position

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dont even have to be amtrix, tbh

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vectormultiply is enough

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but matrix is easier

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 12:59 PM

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i just want to draw a line from the player's weapon

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like lasertag but drawline3d

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 1:02 PM

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dusty whale i just want to draw a line from the player's weapon

then grab the mem point of the gun

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:03 PM

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little raptor then grab the mem point of the gun

the gun is a proxy, is it not?

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how do i get a memory point of a proxy

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 1:03 PM

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not the gun itself

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:03 PM

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the memory point of the proxy

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good, BUT, it's offset

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 1:03 PM

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no the player's mempoint for the gun

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there are separate mempoints for every different weapon

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:04 PM

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what im currently doing:

onEachFrame 
{ 
 _beg = player modelToWorld (player selectionPosition ["proxy:\a3\characters_f\proxies\weapon.001","memory"]); 
 _endE = (_beg vectorAdd (eyeDirection player vectorMultiply 100)); 
 drawLine3D [ _beg, _endE, [0,1,0,1]];
};```

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 1:04 PM

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dusty whale good, BUT, it's offset

all you have to do is add the length of the weapon to it

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:04 PM

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but this is OFF by a wild margin

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:04 PM

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little raptor there are separate mempoints for every different weapon

where?

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 1:04 PM

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what you just said

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"proxy:\a3\characters_f\proxies\weapon.001", blabla

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:05 PM

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that's off

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it's not at the muzzle

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 1:05 PM

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#arma3_scripting message

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:05 PM

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or even near it

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but i cant add the length of the wepaon to it because it's not the first memory point

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these proxies have 3 vertices

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which one i get is up to chance

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selectionPosition doesnt return the vertice i want it to

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what it returns is dependent on which order the vertices were in when the model was binarized, it seems

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and it's not the weapon position

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but just happens to be one OFF the barrel to the front and a bit down

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this is the whole issue with the selectionPosition

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when there are more than just 1 vertex in the selection, it depends on luck which one you get

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and by luck i mean on BIS models

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since we dont have any input on how those are done

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 1:08 PM

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like I said it's an approximate

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:09 PM

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but i need exact figures

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im trying to make a dynamic camera mod

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and i need to get the position the player is aiming at, so that i can target it with the camera

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and draw a crosshair there

warm hedge Apr 13, 2021, 1:10 PM

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Use attachTo

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:10 PM

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not good

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if i want it to change pitch as the player aims their weapon up and down, i need to attach it to a bone and take that bones transform

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which means im also getting weird pitches and angles and banks

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since most bones in arma 3 are not level

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and i want this to be a more dynamic camera

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so that i can move it around objects and such in real time

warm hedge Apr 13, 2021, 1:11 PM

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That's why I said use attachTo

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:11 PM

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at the same time having it center at whatever the player is aiming at

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:12 PM

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warm hedge That's why I said use `attachTo`

did you not read what i said?

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:12 PM

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dusty whale if i want it to change pitch as the player aims their weapon up and down, i need...

^^

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this whole story

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if i attach the camera to the player bones, lets say head, the camera angle and pitch get warped

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i cant change it, because it gets overwritten every frame

warm hedge Apr 13, 2021, 1:12 PM

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followBoneRotation: Boolean - (Optional) follows the memory point's rotation (if attached to one) Since Arma 3 v2.01.147011

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:12 PM

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THIS EXACT THING

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it causes the issue

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because i am not only following the bones pitch and direction, but also its bank

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and the bank keeps putting the camera in weird angles

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if i dont followBoneRotation to the bone, then i dont get the pitch, only the direction

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the path of least resistance is to get where the player weapon is aimed at and use that information to draw my crosshair and target the camera at it

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but i cant get where the player wepaon is aimed at

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because i cant get the muzzle position

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the best accuracy i can get is OFF by 1.2m at 15m straight wall

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that's like an extremely curved barrel

warm hedge Apr 13, 2021, 1:19 PM

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tldr. Not even sure what exactly was the result, but hey I just tried this and worked perfectly fine, if I get the question properly: sqf player enableMimics false ; private _cam = "logic" createVehicleLocal [0,0,0] ; _cam attachTo [player,[0.3,-0.3,0],"head",true] ; _cam switchCamera "INTERNAL" ;

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(Except when look up/down somehow)

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:26 PM

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warm hedge tldr. Not even sure what exactly was the result, but hey I just tried this and w...

you dont see what's wrong with this angle?
https://i2.paste.pics/a11161c81491cc152c95c53f839b3a71.png

warm hedge Apr 13, 2021, 1:27 PM

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I don't

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:27 PM

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see the bank?

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how the camera is banked to the right?

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and how aiming is extremely wonky

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try it

warm hedge Apr 13, 2021, 1:27 PM

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Try what?

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:27 PM

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try that script

warm hedge Apr 13, 2021, 1:27 PM

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Which?

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:27 PM

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and try to aim with it

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:28 PM

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warm hedge tldr. Not even sure what exactly was the result, but hey I just tried this and w...

THIS ONE

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do i need to draw you a horizon on that image?

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and then draw an angle between the horizon and the image frame

warm hedge Apr 13, 2021, 1:28 PM

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I thought you're just making a cinematic, but you're trying to use this in an actual gameplay?

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:28 PM

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the player camera should be level with the horizon

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yes

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why would i draw a crosshair for a cinematic?

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 1:29 PM

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dusty whale the player camera should be level with the horizon

then bank it a bit meowsweats

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:29 PM

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little raptor then bank it a bit <:meowsweats:707626030613135390>

omg

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i cant bank it

warm hedge Apr 13, 2021, 1:29 PM

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Why?

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:29 PM

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because it's attached to the bone

warm hedge Apr 13, 2021, 1:29 PM

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You can

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:29 PM

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so the bank gets overwritten by the engine

hardy vector Apr 13, 2021, 1:35 PM

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little raptor <@!472109326149091339> ```sqf player addEventHandler ["FiredMan", { params [...

btw will this code work on units that are set to playable and played by players online or just on units set to player??

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:38 PM

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im half ready to ditch controlling a player and controlling an AI instead

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 1:42 PM

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hardy vector btw will this code work on units that are set to playable and played by players ...

just the player(s)

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won't work on AI

hardy vector Apr 13, 2021, 1:43 PM

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so if i set a unit to playable in the editor and a player plays as tat unit it will work

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 1:45 PM

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depends where you add the script

hardy vector Apr 13, 2021, 1:45 PM

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in the object init

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 1:45 PM

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meowsweats

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just use initPlayerLocal

hardy vector Apr 13, 2021, 1:46 PM

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okay

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will do

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thank you

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 1:47 PM

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hardy vector will do

you also have to add them on respawn

hardy vector Apr 13, 2021, 1:47 PM

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how do you mean

pure socket Apr 13, 2021, 1:47 PM

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Does anyone know where jumping out of a car while driving is set to avoid damage?

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:48 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createDisplay example 2 crashes the game without fail

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cant someone confirm?

warm hedge Apr 13, 2021, 1:48 PM

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How did you do that? In Eden Editor?

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:48 PM

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as killzonekid said in the comments

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running it in spawn scope is fine

hardy vector Apr 13, 2021, 1:49 PM

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little raptor you also have to add them on respawn

do you mean in onPlayerRespawn.sqf??

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 1:56 PM

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hardy vector do you mean in onPlayerRespawn.sqf??

maybe

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

hardy vector Apr 13, 2021, 1:57 PM

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will try it

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thanks for the help

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 1:57 PM

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dusty whale https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createDisplay example 2 crashes the game wit...

my mod does that

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you'll have to spawn it

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(use the scheduled exec button)

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 1:58 PM

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dusty whale running it in spawn scope is fine

^^

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as KZkid said

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in the comments

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weaponDirection is inaccurate

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it does NOT point where the unit weapon is pointed

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only roughly there

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and "roughly" is 7m off at 100m distance

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in terms of weapons, this is pretty bad

#

cant get camSetTarget to work

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even with committing

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it wont follow the vehicle i tell it to

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and by follow i mean the camera wont turn to face the target

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 2:11 PM

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dusty whale it does NOT point where the unit weapon is pointed

there's also something called zeroing meowsweats
which this command does not take into account

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 2:11 PM

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little raptor there's also something called zeroing <:meowsweats:707626030613135390> which th...

non-factor

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im firing 7.62x51 at zeroing of 300m

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and im looking at the angle of the weapon

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comparing that to the angle of weaponDirection

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and these 2 lines should NEVER cross

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but they do cross

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and quite soon

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it's not a mild inaccuracy

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 2:13 PM

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angle of the weapon

angle of weaponDirection
weaponDirection IS the angle of the weapon

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 2:14 PM

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angle of the weapon to the visual examination

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 2:14 PM

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no it's not

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 2:14 PM

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screenshot time?

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anyways

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i cant get my camera to target

#

i am using camsettarget

#

but this seems to have no effect whatsoever to the camera

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and yes, i am committing

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 2:18 PM

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dusty whale screenshot time?

have you ever heard of weapon sway?!

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 2:19 PM

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little raptor have you ever heard of weapon sway?!

doesnt exist when i have turned it off

#

now the camera issue

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the camera is not locking to a target i give it and commit

#

what gives?

#

can someone try out if targeting a created camera still works?

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because i cant get it to work

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oh ok, so camera target isnt even meant to make it look at that thing

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blobdoggoshruggoogly

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how DO i make a camera look at a target?

#

or do i just have to work out the trigonometry myself?

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this doesnt work

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_camera camPrepareTarget player; // a camera will automatically target the human target's face

winter rose Apr 13, 2021, 2:38 PM

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dusty whale oh ok, so camera target isnt even meant to make it look at that thing

it does, just not on an attached camera

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can you please stop saying "it doesn't work" on first look? 🙃
there is more than meet the eye 🙂

heady quiver Apr 13, 2021, 2:41 PM

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init field of a vehicle:

[this, 1500] call carIsBuyable;

carIsBuyable = {
    params['_car', '_price'];
    _description = format['Unlock for €%1', _price];
    _car addAction[_description, {
        params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"];
        if([player] call HALs_money_fnc_getFunds >= _price) then {
            [player, -_price] call HALs_money_fnc_addFunds;
            _target setVehicleLock "UNLOCKED";
            _target removeAction 0;
             { [west, 'HQ'] sideChat format['%1 just purchased a car for €%2', name player, _price]; } remoteExec['call'];
        }
    }];
}

Can anyone explain to me why this is not working 🤔

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 2:41 PM

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winter rose it does, just not on an attached camera

it doesnt work even on a non-attached camera

robust tiger Apr 13, 2021, 2:41 PM

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camSetTarget does work with cameraEffect but you don't want that I don't think

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 2:42 PM

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i want a camera to follow a target

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 2:42 PM

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winter rose _can you **please** stop saying "it doesn't work" on first look?_ 🙃 there is ...

it doesnt work. I wouldnt say it if it did

winter rose Apr 13, 2021, 2:42 PM

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dusty whale it doesnt work even on a non-attached camera

it does, you are just using it wrong - otherwise, people would have complained a long time ago I think

winter rose Apr 13, 2021, 2:43 PM

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dusty whale it doesnt work. I wouldnt say it if it did

you can't make it to work, that's different

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 2:43 PM

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i was about to make a political comment about there on systems that dont work yet people dont complain, but wrong chat

winter rose Apr 13, 2021, 2:43 PM

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yeah, wrong chat.

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 2:43 PM

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dusty whale can someone try out if targeting a created camera still works?

which is why i asked ^^

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my hypothesis is that it doesnt work

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happy now?

winter rose Apr 13, 2021, 2:43 PM

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show your code

heady quiver Apr 13, 2021, 2:44 PM

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heady quiver init field of a vehicle: ```SQF [this, 1500] call carIsBuyable; ``` ```SQF carI...

@winter rose once you got some time, can you help me with this?

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 2:44 PM

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winter rose show your code

A3RPG_CAMERA = "camera" camCreate (ASLToAGL eyePos player);
switchCamera A3RPG_CAMERA;
A3RPG_CAMERA camSetTarget player;
A3RPG_CAMERA camCommit 0;```

fair drum Apr 13, 2021, 2:44 PM

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Setting cam target on player works. I did it yesterday

robust tiger Apr 13, 2021, 2:45 PM

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it does not work with switchCamera

fair drum Apr 13, 2021, 2:45 PM

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Don't use switch camera

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Use cam effect

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External and back

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 2:45 PM

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how does that make sense?

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why can i switch to a camera

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using switchCamera

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but the camera works

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but it doesnt

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🤔

robust tiger Apr 13, 2021, 2:46 PM

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it was made back in OFP days

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or so the wiki says

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 2:46 PM

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what functionality do i give up by using cameraEffect as opposed to switchcamera?

winter rose Apr 13, 2021, 2:48 PM

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switchCamera is for object's view camera
cameraEffect is for cameras

winter rose Apr 13, 2021, 2:49 PM

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dusty whale how does that make sense?

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Camera_Tutorial
because of this

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 2:51 PM

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winter rose `switchCamera` is for object's view camera `cameraEffect` is for cameras

why does cameraEffect surrender all controls of my mouse and unit?

winter rose Apr 13, 2021, 2:52 PM

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because that's what cameras are, cinematic cameras

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 2:52 PM

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what if i dont want a cinematic camera

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i want a viewport

winter rose Apr 13, 2021, 2:52 PM

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then you play with remoteControl and switchCamera

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 2:53 PM

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heady quiver init field of a vehicle: ```SQF [this, 1500] call carIsBuyable; ``` ```SQF carI...

what doesn't work?

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and where did you define that function

heady quiver Apr 13, 2021, 2:53 PM

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Not getting the action to the vehicle.

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init.sqf

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 2:53 PM

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winter rose then you play with `remoteControl` and `switchCamera`

and now i should use switchCamera?

winter rose Apr 13, 2021, 2:53 PM

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dusty whale and now i should use switchCamera?

no, don't do it. don't do anything.

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just stop

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 2:54 PM

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heady quiver init.sqf

init.sqf executes AFTER the object inits

heady quiver Apr 13, 2021, 2:54 PM

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aaah fuck

dusty whale Apr 13, 2021, 2:54 PM

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winter rose no, don't do it. don't do anything.

really?

heady quiver Apr 13, 2021, 2:54 PM

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how would i solve that 🤔

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 2:56 PM

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heady quiver how would i solve that 🤔

define it as an actual function

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Functions_Library#Adding_a_Function

heady quiver Apr 13, 2021, 3:01 PM

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class CfgFunctions
{
class bsTag {
        class buyShop {
            file = "functions\filename.sqf";
            class vehicleIsBuyable {};
      };
};
};

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[this, 1500] call bsTag_fnc_vehicleIsBuyable;

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Like this? 🤔

winter rose Apr 13, 2021, 3:02 PM

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heady quiver ```SQF class CfgFunctions { class bsTag { class buyShop { fi...

no - read the page please 🙂

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(don't put SQF in config)

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 3:03 PM

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forward slash meowsweats

heady quiver Apr 13, 2021, 3:04 PM

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lmfao

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 3:04 PM

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(or maybe it doesn't matter ?!)

heady quiver Apr 13, 2021, 3:04 PM

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this part class buyShop { <-- category its required?

winter rose Apr 13, 2021, 3:04 PM

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little raptor (or maybe it doesn't matter ?!)

doesn't

little raptor Apr 13, 2021, 3:05 PM

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heady quiver ```SQF class CfgFunctions { class bsTag { class buyShop { fi...

that's wrong