#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 685

dim pine May 22, 2021, 2:18 PM

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the praetorians

frank mango May 22, 2021, 2:19 PM

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So, to put the code in english.

You are asking the prae's to attach the plane to itself.

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As you want the Prae's to attach to the plane, the plane needs to be the parent object with the init

dim pine May 22, 2021, 2:20 PM

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[this, nuke] call BIS_fnc_attachToRelative;this addEventHandler ["Fired",{(_this select 0) setVehicleAmmo 1}]

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"nuke" is the nuclear warhead ive seated in the plane so im gonna try attaching the praetorians to that

frank mango May 22, 2021, 2:21 PM

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dim pine "nuke" is the nuclear warhead ive seated in the plane so im gonna try attaching ...

As just do what I said, "the plane needs to be the parent object with the init"

dim pine May 22, 2021, 2:22 PM

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thats what it was before but now im gonan try attaching it to the land vehicle ive attached to the middle of the plane

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which is "nuke" in the init

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"nuke" has an init attaching it to the plane

frank mango May 22, 2021, 2:28 PM

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See here (Should start a 5.00)

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https://youtu.be/ADbifwnUFCw?t=300

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Liru, sets BCM as the parent object, as this is the one which will move etc

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And then BCM has all the attachTo 's as its the parent object

dim pine May 22, 2021, 2:37 PM

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ahhhh i see! thank you for the help! ill see if i can get this thing raining hell

spark turret May 22, 2021, 2:46 PM

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@fair drum

unique sundial May 22, 2021, 4:07 PM

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so you made global var and assigned to it _respawnlaptop which could be nil, what do you think global var will be?

oblique arrow May 22, 2021, 4:07 PM

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Sorry I dont think I quit eunderstand?

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Oh, _respawnlaptop itself is the variable name of an object

unique sundial May 22, 2021, 4:08 PM

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no it is not

oblique arrow May 22, 2021, 4:08 PM

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ConfusedDog

unique sundial May 22, 2021, 4:08 PM

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you can’t have object named with underscore

oblique arrow May 22, 2021, 4:08 PM

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TIL

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Does that name then just not work/isnt recognized, or?

unique sundial May 22, 2021, 4:09 PM

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it will be nil

oblique arrow May 22, 2021, 4:09 PM

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huh ok

unique sundial May 22, 2021, 4:10 PM

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you should get error too

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where do you define _respawnlaptop

oblique arrow May 22, 2021, 4:12 PM

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_respawnLaptop was just defined as the variable name in an objects 3den attributes

unique sundial May 22, 2021, 4:14 PM

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can you test if it’s nil?

if (isNil{_respawnLaptop}) then {diag_log "_respawnLaptop is Nil"};

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add this to that code then check .rpt

oblique arrow May 22, 2021, 4:19 PM

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Yup

18:17:00 "_respawnLaptop is Nil"

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although let me test something real quick

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ye without the _ its fine

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Although note that the error for the remoteExec still remains

spark turret May 22, 2021, 5:12 PM

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{_respawnLaptop} is not an expression tho

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Loose the brackets

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Also _prefixed variables are private by default

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Ah its killzone kid, he probably kniws what hes doing

unique sundial May 22, 2021, 7:08 PM

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spark turret Ah its killzone kid, he probably kniws what hes doing

you should know too

foggy hedge May 22, 2021, 8:41 PM

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Is it possible to place a vanilla composition (predefined within the game files) via script or is the only possible way to place compositions with BIS_fnc_objectsMapper and BIS_fnc_objectsGrabber (which seem to be typically used for custom compositions only?)?

smoky verge May 22, 2021, 10:18 PM

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can't remember how to find an object bone list from the console

winter rose May 22, 2021, 10:31 PM

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selectionNames?

smoky verge May 22, 2021, 10:34 PM

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yeah that was the one
thanks

mortal latch May 22, 2021, 11:08 PM

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are there any other options for grass cutting except for the grass cutters in the editor?
like are there any commands that can be used to do it over a volume?

winter rose May 22, 2021, 11:09 PM

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mortal latch are there any other options for grass cutting except for the grass cutters in th...

no

mortal latch May 22, 2021, 11:09 PM

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aww

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thx

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if i want to use grass cutters for an entire airstrip how bad of a performance hit does that cause?

winter rose May 22, 2021, 11:10 PM

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be sure to make them Simple Objects and it should be ok

mortal latch May 22, 2021, 11:11 PM

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cool thanks

drifting vault May 23, 2021, 1:59 AM

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I'm looking for a script to add a scroll menu option to open the ACE Arsenal. I have this one for the BI Arsenal. What do I need to modify?

player addaction [("<t color=""#FF4444"">" + "Open Virtual Arsenal" + "</t>"), {["Open", true] call BIS_fnc_arsenal}, "", 0, false, false];

drifting vault May 23, 2021, 2:17 AM

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And to clarify, I mean just to open the full ACE arsenal from any location.

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player addaction [("<t color=""#FF4444"">" + "Open Ace Arsenal" + "</t>"), {[_this select 0, player, true] call ace_arsenal_fnc_openBox},[this]];
This is how you open Full Ace Arsenal from scroll wheel for anyone coming in from the future to find this. 🙂

fading dust May 23, 2021, 4:50 AM

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hello i created a mission with Intel ( init calls sqf file with a script on it ) so what i m trying to do is 2 hints

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hint_2 "message bluh bluh ";
exit; ```

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and i want the 2nd hint shows up like after 10 seconds

warm hedge May 23, 2021, 4:56 AM

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The command hint_2 doesn't exist.
The command exit exists, but nonsense in a SQF script
To make a suspension to a script, use sleep command

fading dust May 23, 2021, 4:56 AM

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ok

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so how to make 2 hints show up but like with delay

warm hedge May 23, 2021, 4:58 AM

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To make a suspension to a script, use sleep command

fading dust May 23, 2021, 4:59 AM

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sleep between the 2 hints

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do i need make like this

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hint "you have collect vital evidence";
sleep"10";
hint "message bluh bluh bluh  "; ```

warm hedge May 23, 2021, 5:01 AM

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sleep 10;```

fading dust May 23, 2021, 5:01 AM

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thx

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it worked

broken forge May 23, 2021, 5:17 AM

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I'm trying to get an addAction that calls a function to work, the addAction appears, but nothing happens when I select it.

this addAction ["Spawn Practice Patient - Stab", SOG_fnc_Medical, [pracGurney, "stabWound"] call SOGMedical];

warm hedge May 23, 2021, 5:21 AM

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~~Supposesqf this addAction ["Spawn Practice Patient - Stab", SOG_fnc_Medical, {[pracGurney, "stabWound"] call SOGMedical}];the {} brackets for the codes~~

Disregard

little raptor May 23, 2021, 5:22 AM

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warm hedge ~~Suppose```sqf this addAction ["Spawn Practice Patient - Stab", SOG_fnc_Medical...

the code is SOG_fnc_Medical tho meowsweats

warm hedge May 23, 2021, 5:22 AM

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IDK what it is 🙂

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Uh ah

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Sorry I misread it 🙃

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Suppose you're using the SOG_fnc_Medical in a wrong way

copper raven May 23, 2021, 5:24 AM

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you got SOG_fnc_medical, and SOGMedical, which one is the correct one? or are they both doing something? 😄

warm hedge May 23, 2021, 5:25 AM

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Make sure it atleast launched, just put like only debug command like systemChat

broken forge May 23, 2021, 5:26 AM

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@warm hedge I'll implement that now

warm hedge May 23, 2021, 5:27 AM

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Pro tip: @'ing in a edit post, won't throw the ping @broken forge like this

little raptor May 23, 2021, 5:28 AM

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really?
I know how to ping Dedmen now! 😂

warm hedge May 23, 2021, 5:28 AM

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☝️ mods please ban /s

jade vine May 23, 2021, 6:22 AM

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Hi, I'm trying to find out my steam playtime from Arma. I tried to query it by using

_playtime= getStatValue "TotalPlayTime";
_playtime= _playtime/60;
_playtime= _playtime/60;
hint format ["%1",_playtime];

but I get a time of 2600 hours even though I have about 3700 hours

little raptor May 23, 2021, 6:48 AM

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jade vine Hi, I'm trying to find out my steam playtime from Arma. I tried to query it by u...

maybe sum all of them?

(getStatValue "EditorPlayTime" / 60/60) + (getStatValue "SPPlayTime" / 60/60) + (getStatValue "DevPlayTime" / 60/60) + (getStatValue "StablePlayTime" / 60/60) + (getStatValue "MPPlayTime" / 60/60)

This gives a number close to my actual playtime. Not sure if it's correct

jade vine May 23, 2021, 6:54 AM

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little raptor maybe sum all of them? ```sqf (getStatValue "EditorPlayTime" / 60/60) + (getStat...

Nope. 5390..

late jacinth May 23, 2021, 7:32 AM

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can someone please help me with the scripting to add radio to come up in command menu ie team, supports, ect.. next should be radio but it's not. thanks

copper raven May 23, 2021, 8:13 AM

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jade vine Hi, I'm trying to find out my steam playtime from Arma. I tried to query it by u...

having launcher open counts towards steam hours and i don't think you can retrieve that number iirc

sonic linden May 23, 2021, 12:32 PM

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hi i got a problem with my ctrlGroup

0 spawn {
    disableSerialization;
    _display = findDisplay 46 createDisplay "RscDisplayEmpty";
    _ctrlGroup = _display ctrlCreate ["RscControlsGroup", -1];
    _ctrlBackground = _display ctrlCreate ["RscTextMulti", -1, _ctrlGroup];

    _ctrlMap = _display ctrlCreate ["RscMapControl", -1, _ctrlGroup];
    _ctrlButton = _display ctrlCreate ["RscShortcutButton", -1, _ctrlGroup];

    _ctrlGroup ctrlSetPosition [    safeZoneX + safeZoneW * 3/4 - safeZoneH * 1/20,
                    safeZoneY + safeZoneH * 3/4 - safeZoneH * 1/20,
                    safeZoneW * 1/4 ,
                    safeZoneH * 0.3 ];
    _ctrlGroup ctrlCommit 0;

    _ctrlMap ctrlSetPosition [    0,0,                    // the 0,0 pos is Not relatively to the control group ???
                    safeZoneW * 1/4 ,
                    safeZoneH * 1/4 ];
    _ctrlMap ctrlCommit 0;

    _ctrlMap ctrlAddEventHandler ["mouseButtonDown", {
        if (_this select 1 != 0) exitWith {};
        hint "map is actually here";
    }];

    _ctrlButton ctrlSetPosition [0, safeZoneH * 1/4 ,safeZoneW * 1/4, 0.05];
    _ctrlButton ctrlCommit 0;

    _ctrlButton ctrlSetText "Test";
};

My _ctrlMap is set to pos [0,0,X,X] but the positions is not calculated relatively to the control group.
_ctrlButton is done in the same way but its relatively to the control group,
what am i doing wrong here ?

warm hedge May 23, 2021, 12:33 PM

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Map is not even intended to be used within a Controls Group

sonic linden May 23, 2021, 12:33 PM

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and why ?

warm hedge May 23, 2021, 12:34 PM

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Somehow. It says “because of its complexity”

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I'm no RV Engine engineer

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Could be caused by the fact that maps cannot be in controls groups. Engine treats them a bit differently because of how complex they are.
Karel says so
https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/191876-map-control-not-positioned-correctly-using-ctrlcreate/?tab=comments#comment-3049009

Bohemia Interactive Forums

Map control not positioned correctly using ctrlCreate

Im creating a map control using ctrlCreate but its not positioning correctly, at least not visually. The orange box is a static background control with the same position the map control is given. So the position is correct, but the map doesnt work with it :S Source code: https://github.com/marsed...

brazen lagoon May 23, 2021, 2:09 PM

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not strictly a scripting thing, but anyone here have experience with alive? What sort of profile counts do you start having problems at?

dusk badger May 23, 2021, 3:08 PM

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Does anyone knows of an EH that measures the bullet speed?

copper raven May 23, 2021, 3:24 PM

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use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#Fired

dusk badger May 23, 2021, 4:42 PM

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Yeah I use that one when it comes out of the gun, but I want to measure the bullet speed at certain distances i.e 100m 500m...
Here is the code

/*

player addEventHandler 
[ 
  “Fired”, 
  { 
    _myStr = format [“EH Fired. ID: %1 Bullet traveling at %2 Km/h.”,
    _thisEventHandler, speed (_this select 6)]; 
    systemChat _myStr;
   }
]; */
hint "good!";

winter rose May 23, 2021, 4:42 PM

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spawn code that will waituntil the bullet is far away

dusk badger May 23, 2021, 4:43 PM

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So make it wait until is at the desire distances to activate that EH

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?

winter rose May 23, 2021, 4:44 PM

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this EH will trigger when you fire, not after

cosmic lichen May 23, 2021, 4:44 PM

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Spawn the eh code

winter rose May 23, 2021, 4:44 PM

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so bang → EH → wait → get the values

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but to wait you need to use spawn

dusk badger May 23, 2021, 4:45 PM

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Ok I think I got it, thanks

warm blaze May 23, 2021, 5:05 PM

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greetings guys, how could I make map centralized on current player pos after he has pressed "m" button in multiplayer?

cosmic lichen May 23, 2021, 5:06 PM

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mapAnimAdd command

warm blaze May 23, 2021, 5:07 PM

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guess, this command must be attached to some EH for map or not ?

cosmic lichen May 23, 2021, 5:07 PM

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Not sure if there is an eh

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Perhaps a loop

warm blaze May 23, 2021, 5:08 PM

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perhaps it must be triggered somehow when some player presses M button

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anyway thanks for the tip 🙂

winter rose May 23, 2021, 5:09 PM

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cosmic lichen Not sure if there is an eh

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Mission_Event_Handlers#Map noice, there is!

cosmic lichen May 23, 2021, 5:09 PM

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Ah nice

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You can also use Bis_fnc_mapAnimAdd

warm blaze May 23, 2021, 5:10 PM

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yeah, found it on wiki

cosmic lichen May 23, 2021, 5:10 PM

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Iz has more options and some additional checks

warm blaze May 23, 2021, 5:11 PM

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I think it's enough for small upgrade 😉

broken forge May 23, 2021, 6:26 PM

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What does this error mean? ```
ace_medical_damage_damageTypeCache setVariable [_typeOfProjectile, _damageT>
13:20:22 Error position: <setVariable [_typeOfProjectile, _damageT>
13:20:22 Error Reserved variable in expression
13:20:22 File z\ace\addons\medical_damage\functions\fnc_getTypeOfDamage.sqf..., line 37
13:20:22 Error in expression <lectRandom;
[_victim, _size, _bodypart, _wound] call ace_medical_fnc_addDamageTo>
13:20:22 Error position: <_wound] call ace_medical_fnc_addDamageTo>
13:20:22 Error Undefined variable in expression: _wound
13:20:22 File SOG\SOG_Functions_F\Medical\scripts\medical.sqf..., line 47

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Here is a link to the medical.sqf https://sqfbin.com/bikamegimosoyohabuyo

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This is what I have in the unit's init field: ```sqf
[] spawn { waitUntil { sleep 1; !isNil "SOG_fnc_Medical" }; [a1, "randomWound", pracGurney] call SOGSpawnVictim; };

copper raven May 23, 2021, 6:49 PM

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_wound is undefined that's what it is

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and then i guess ace defaults something to "", which throws reserved error in setVariable

broken forge May 23, 2021, 6:55 PM

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@copper raven are you able to look at the medical.sqf file I have on sqfbin.com

tidal ferry May 23, 2021, 7:29 PM

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Hey, does Keyframe Animation work in MP?

round scroll May 23, 2021, 8:33 PM

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for an attached plane to a carrier, I want to set it's direction to a mem point. I try sqf _plane setVectorDir ((_spots selectionPosition "C2End") vectorFromTo (_spots selectionPosition "C2Start")); but this leaves the plane facing 180 degrees, e.g. backwards. Any vector math magic that makes this work?

round scroll May 23, 2021, 9:04 PM

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seems the attachTo messes up everything 😦

unique sundial May 23, 2021, 9:43 PM

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use setvectordirandup

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after attach to

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also make sure that selectionposition returns position and not 0,0,0

strong schooner May 23, 2021, 9:46 PM

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

cobalt sorrel May 23, 2021, 10:51 PM

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I'm looking for a mission, upon mission start, move one whole side (east) to one of 5 pre-defined spawns via markers.

I have this so far ```sqf
_spawns = selectRandom [spawn1,spawn2,spawn3,spawn4,spawn5];
if (side player == east) then { setPos (getPost _spawns)};


Does this look good so far? 
Also, with the selectRandom, when it picks one of the spawns, does that then save and be applied to the each player and they are moved to the same spot.
Or does it call the selectRandom on each person on east and thus moves each client to one of the 5, as compared to the earlier.

cosmic lichen May 23, 2021, 10:54 PM

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Where do you execute that script?

cobalt sorrel May 23, 2021, 10:54 PM

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if (isServer) then {

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setting.sqf file of our framework

cosmic lichen May 23, 2021, 10:54 PM

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player is unknown to the server

cobalt sorrel May 23, 2021, 10:56 PM

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isPlayer?

cosmic lichen May 23, 2021, 10:56 PM

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the player variable

cobalt sorrel May 23, 2021, 10:56 PM

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Yes, I just read about it on wiki

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The player var

cosmic lichen May 23, 2021, 10:57 PM

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initServer.sqf
missionNamespace setVariable ["RndSpawn", selectRandom [spawn1,spawn2,spawn3,spawn4,spawn5], true};

initPlayerLocal.sqf
if (side player == east) then {player setPos RndSpawn};

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initServer.sqf is executed before initPlayerLocal.sqf so the RndSpawn variables should be set before any player gets teleported

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(not tested!)

cobalt sorrel May 23, 2021, 10:58 PM

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Right

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Thanks 🙂

sacred slate May 23, 2021, 11:21 PM

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before i search for hours, can i have a txt database in SP without lan multiplayer server?

graceful kelp May 24, 2021, 12:41 AM

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any way to command a player to lock a laser but not fire

brazen lagoon May 24, 2021, 2:02 AM

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Is there an arma equivalent to string.endswith

violet gull May 24, 2021, 4:53 AM

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Is there a way to add display EventHandlers to a display created by cutRsc?

unique sundial May 24, 2021, 5:13 AM

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sacred slate before i search for hours, can i have a txt database in SP without lan multiplay...

Don’t understand the question but probably yes

unique sundial May 24, 2021, 5:20 AM

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brazen lagoon Is there an arma equivalent to string.endswith

Try ```sqf
_string = "lala.";
_endswith = ".";
_string select [count _string - count _endswith] isEqualTo _endswith;

violet gull May 24, 2021, 5:26 AM

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Apparently cutRsc can be used to create a fake display which is not null or displayNull, but also cannot be detected with allDisplays or findDisplay. So far can't get any display EHs to work with it. D:

copper raven May 24, 2021, 7:45 AM

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findDisplay doesn't work with cutRsc

astral dawn May 24, 2021, 7:50 AM

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violet gull Is there a way to add display EventHandlers to a display created by cutRsc?

you can set its onload event handler through config, where it stores its own handle into some variable in ui namespace

warm blaze May 24, 2021, 9:13 AM

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is it possible to control range of artillery by scripts if a player uses arty computer in-game?

warm blaze May 24, 2021, 10:19 AM

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I found just getArtilleryComputerSettings instruction but it fetches settings of current arty comp. Is there any 'setArtilleryComputerSettings' or similar to it script command ?

wispy cave May 24, 2021, 10:28 AM

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How does one remove the grenades from the pilot of PF helicopters? This vehicle player weaponsTurret (assignedVehicleRole player select 1) isn't returning any weapons

pulsar bluff May 24, 2021, 10:44 AM

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whats wrong with the grenades?

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probably falls under magazinesTurret

pallid coral May 24, 2021, 10:51 AM

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anyone know where/how to access the Contact DLC directory, trying to figure out how they put tracks on a ugv

winter rose May 24, 2021, 10:52 AM

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pallid coral anyone know where/how to access the Contact DLC directory, trying to figure out ...

it's ebo'ed and therefore encrypted, you may not open it

pallid coral May 24, 2021, 10:53 AM

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okay, how do i figure out how to combined tanks and ugvs?

winter rose May 24, 2021, 10:54 AM

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maybe the wiki has something on it, otherwise Google I'm afraid

pallid coral May 24, 2021, 10:54 AM

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afaik contact is the first and only mod/people to make a tracked ugv

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tried doing it myself with very very broken resaults

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is there anyway to gain permission to view what they did?

winter rose May 24, 2021, 10:56 AM

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did you try checking the wiki?

pallid coral May 24, 2021, 10:57 AM

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ive looked previously the past few days, an also im looking now but to no avail

split notch May 24, 2021, 11:01 AM

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ok so i have

    [
        ["USAF_A10"],
        {[_this] execVM "scripts\pylons\a10pylons.sqf";}
    ],

in the object init pointing to

params ["_vehicle"];
_vehicle setPylonLoadout ["1","USAF_PylonRack_2Rnd_AIM9X_LAU105", true];
_vehicle setPylonLoadout ["2","USAF_PylonRack_7Rnd_HYDRA70", true];
_vehicle setPylonLoadout ["3","USAF_PylonRack_1Rnd_AGM65E", true];
_vehicle setPylonLoadout ["4","USAF_PylonRack_1Rnd_GBU24", true];
_vehicle setPylonLoadout ["5","USAF_PylonRack_1Rnd_GBU12", true];
_vehicle setPylonLoadout ["6","USAF_PylonRack_1Rnd_GBU54", true];
_vehicle setPylonLoadout ["7","USAF_PylonRack_1Rnd_GBU12", true];
_vehicle setPylonLoadout ["8","USAF_PylonRack_1Rnd_GBU24", true];
_vehicle setPylonLoadout ["9","USAF_PylonRack_1Rnd_AGM65E", true];
_vehicle setPylonLoadout ["10","USAF_PylonRack_7Rnd_HYDRA70", true];
_vehicle setPylonLoadout ["11","USAF_PylonRack_4Rnd_GBU39", true];
hint "hello";

i get the hello, but the pylons aren't switched, any ideas?

winter rose May 24, 2021, 11:02 AM

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pallid coral ive looked previously the past few days, an also im looking now but to no avail

try asking in #arma3_model

pallid coral May 24, 2021, 11:02 AM

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will do o7

winter rose May 24, 2021, 11:03 AM

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split notch ok so i have ```sqf [ ["USAF_A10"], {[_this] execVM "script...

    [
        ["USAF_A10"],
        {[_this] execVM "scripts\pylons\a10pylons.sqf";}
    ],
```I hope that's not the whole init field, otherwise you would get an error

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and since it's an init field, you may want to use this, not _this
(and also not use init field at all if it is an MP mission)

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@split notch?

split notch May 24, 2021, 11:06 AM

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@winter rose its a slice of the init as i'm running kp lib

winter rose May 24, 2021, 11:06 AM

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and I don't know that

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I can't help you without context 🙃

split notch May 24, 2021, 11:06 AM

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yeah sorry

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liberation kp object init file

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want me to post the whole file?

winter rose May 24, 2021, 11:08 AM

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not here 😄 try sqfbin

split notch May 24, 2021, 11:08 AM

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https://sqfbin.com/quqoxeniluviwozatuca

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line 142

winter rose May 24, 2021, 11:09 AM

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

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pylon: Number or String - pylon index (index starts from 1) or pylon name (see getCompatiblePylonMagazines Example 4)

split notch May 24, 2021, 11:12 AM

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right i've tried it like

_vehicle setPylonLoadout ["1","USAF_PylonRack_2Rnd_AIM9X_LAU105", true];

and like this

_vehicle setPylonLoadout ["pylon1","USAF_PylonRack_2Rnd_AIM9X_LAU105", true];

warm hedge May 24, 2021, 11:21 AM

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Not "1" but 1

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(Not entirely sure the context tho)

winter rose May 24, 2021, 11:24 AM

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@split notch ↑

split notch May 24, 2021, 11:27 AM

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Interesting

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Thanks

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Will try

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that worked 💋

buoyant abyss May 24, 2021, 1:14 PM

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split notch that worked 💋

Oh my, it's Karmakut

ember pier May 24, 2021, 3:12 PM

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How would I disable Post Process effects in a trigger?
I used the example from the wiki;

_hndl ppEffectEnable true;
_hndl ppEffectAdjust [1.0, 1.0, 0.0, [1.0, 0.1, 1.0, 0.75], [0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0], [0.199, 0.587, 0.114, 0.0]];
_hndl ppEffectCommit 0;
sleep 10;
ppEffectDestroy _hndl;```
But I think the sleep timer is off, so I would like to end the effect on another trigger;
Start trigger
```_hndl = ppEffectCreate ["colorCorrections", 1501];
_hndl ppEffectEnable true;
_hndl ppEffectAdjust [1.0, 1.0, 0.0, [1.0, 0.1, 1.0, 0.75], [0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0], [0.199, 0.587, 0.114, 0.0]];
_hndl ppEffectCommit 0;```
End trigger
```ppEffectDestroy _hndl;```
This enables the effect, but when I activate the 'End' trigger it returns something like 'error undefined variable in hndl'

winter rose May 24, 2021, 3:14 PM

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ember pier How would I disable Post Process effects in a trigger? I used the example from t...

yep, underscore-prefixed variables are local

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so you can make it STRDL_ppEffect =

ember pier May 24, 2021, 3:15 PM

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Hmm replace _hndl with STRDL_ppEffect in both fields?

winter rose May 24, 2021, 3:16 PM

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yes, making it a global variable

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But I think the sleep timer is of
you cannot sleep in a trigger, you should then spawn the code

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_hndl = ppEffectCreate ["colorCorrections", 1501];
_hndl ppEffectEnable true;
_hndl ppEffectAdjust [1.0, 1.0, 0.0, [1.0, 0.1, 1.0, 0.75], [0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0], [0.199, 0.587, 0.114, 0.0]];
_hndl ppEffectCommit 0;
[_hndl] spawn {
  params ["_handle"];
  sleep 10;
  ppEffectDestroy _handle;
};

ember pier May 24, 2021, 3:19 PM

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Well I thought the boxes of the SOG Cinema Base module were trigger boxes 😅 but as you probably already noticed I'm pretty new to this scripting business

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The module features a run on start, run on end, and loop box, I put 'Start trigger' content in the start box and 'End trigger' content in the end box

winter rose May 24, 2021, 3:20 PM

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winter rose ```sqf _hndl = ppEffectCreate ["colorCorrections", 1501]; _hndl ppEffectEnable t...

if you want a timer, use this

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if you want an "end trigger", use a global var 🙂

ember pier May 24, 2021, 3:22 PM

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So '_hndl' is a local var while 'STRDL_ppEffect' would be a custom global var?

winter rose May 24, 2021, 3:26 PM

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yes

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global as in "accessible from all scripts on the machine", not as "visible by everyone on the network"

cosmic lichen May 24, 2021, 3:45 PM

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global != public 🙂

patent lava May 24, 2021, 4:48 PM

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hi guys, im getting undefined variable error but it's not, can someone tell me what i'm missing or how to improve it?

params ["_radius"];

_types = ["Airport", "NameLocal", "NameVillage", "NameCity", "NameCityCapital", "StrongpointArea", "NameMarine"];

_locations = nearestLocations [position player, _types, _radius];
_location = nil;

{
    if !(_x in (missionNamespace getVariable "completedLocations")) exitWith { _location = _x; }
} forEach _locations;

_location

_location should return nil when it can't be overwritten, but when it's nil it says it's not defined

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code still works as expected, it's just the undefined error im trying to get rid of

little raptor May 24, 2021, 4:58 PM

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patent lava code still works as expected, it's just the undefined error im trying to get rid...

missionNamespace getVariable "completedLocations"
exactly the same as completedLocations

patent lava May 24, 2021, 4:58 PM

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ignore, nil is used to undefine a variable, fixed it by just changing it to a boolean..

little raptor May 24, 2021, 4:58 PM

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are you sure it's defined at all? completedLocations

little raptor May 24, 2021, 4:58 PM

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patent lava ignore, nil is used to undefine a variable, fixed it by just changing it to a bo...

you can just private it

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private "_location";

patent lava May 24, 2021, 4:59 PM

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i was checking if locations was still nil by doing isNil somewhere else:

        _location = [_radius] call HAVOC_fnc_findNearbyLocation;

    while {
        typeName _location == "BOOL"
    } do {
        _radius = _radius + 1000;
        _location = [_radius] call HAVOC_fnc_findNearbyLocation;
        sleep 1;
    };

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but as you can see im now just checking if it;s a boolean, because i changed it from nil to false

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_location = false;

little raptor May 24, 2021, 4:59 PM

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patent lava i was checking if locations was still nil by doing isNil somewhere else: ```sqf ...

check isNil

patent lava May 24, 2021, 5:00 PM

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i did that, but i guess when a function returns a variable that is of value nil, it starts crying that it's undefined, because nil is used for undefining variabled

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it used to look like

_location = [_radius] call HAVOC_fnc_findNearbyLocation;

        while {
        isNil "_location"
    } do {
        _radius = _radius + 1000;
        _location = [_radius] call HAVOC_fnc_findNearbyLocation;
        sleep 1;
    };

robust tiger May 24, 2021, 5:01 PM

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perhaps use locationNull (?) in your case, instead of checking against a nil

patent lava May 24, 2021, 5:01 PM

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that is alot cleaner than using false, ill try it out

patent lava May 24, 2021, 5:02 PM

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robust tiger perhaps use `locationNull` (?) in your case, instead of checking against a nil

yeah that works, thanks!

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full code for anyone that want to have it

HAVOC_fnc_findNearbyLocation = {
    params ["_radius"];

    _types = ["Airport", "NameLocal", "NameVillage", "NameCity", "NameCityCapital", "StrongpointArea", "NameMarine"];

    _locations = nearestLocations [position player, _types, _radius];
    _location = locationNull;

    {
        if !(_x in (missionNamespace getVariable "completedLocations")) exitWith { _location = _x; }
    } forEach _locations;

    _location
};

HAVOC_fnc_getNearbyLocation = {
    _radius = 1000;

    _location = [_radius] call HAVOC_fnc_findNearbyLocation;

    while {
        _location isEqualTo locationNull
    } do {
        _radius = _radius + 1000;
        _location = [_radius] call HAVOC_fnc_findNearbyLocation;
        sleep 1;
    };

    _location
};

if (isNil {missionNamespace getVariable "completedLocations"}) then {
    missionNamespace setVariable ["completedLocations", [], true];
};

_location = call HAVOC_fnc_getNearbyLocation;

_completedLocations = missionNamespace getVariable "completedLocations";
missionNamespace setVariable ["completedLocations", (_completedLocations + [_location]), true];

little raptor May 24, 2021, 5:05 PM

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patent lava full code for anyone that want to have it ```sqf HAVOC_fnc_findNearbyLocation = ...

missionNamespace getVariable "completedLocations"
replace it with completedLocations

patent lava May 24, 2021, 5:06 PM

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is that because it automatically makes it public?

little raptor May 24, 2021, 5:06 PM

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because it's literally the same thing

patent lava May 24, 2021, 5:06 PM

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got it, thanks

little raptor May 24, 2021, 5:06 PM

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patent lava is that because it automatically makes it public?

you're using getVariable

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not setVariable

patent lava May 24, 2021, 5:08 PM

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thanks, changed it now

past wagon May 24, 2021, 5:50 PM

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am I doing the file path properly?

player addAction ["Action", "Folder/action.sqf"];

proven charm May 24, 2021, 5:50 PM

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should probably be \

winter rose May 24, 2021, 6:08 PM

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past wagon am I doing the file path properly? ```sqf player addAction ["Action", "Folder/ac...

why do you ask?

past wagon May 24, 2021, 6:09 PM

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it wasnt working with / but I changed it to \ and its working

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how can I check to see if there are people in a vehicle?

proven charm May 24, 2021, 6:13 PM

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past wagon how can I check to see if there are people in a vehicle?

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

stone patrol May 24, 2021, 6:17 PM

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I am trying to write an artillery script and I've run into a snag.

_shell = createvehicle [_type, [(getMarkerPos "artyhelper" select 0) + (random 50-25), (getMarkerPos "artyhelper" select 1) + (random 50-25), 50],[],0,"none"];```
This won't create a mortar shell eg: "vn_shell_81mm_m57_fs_ammo", but it will create a bomb eg: "vn_bomb_500_blu1b_fb_ammo".
Any idea why this might be the case?

spark turret May 24, 2021, 6:23 PM

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for starters, theres is a helper function that gives you a random pos near a point

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

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also, i think your random math is false, you probably want a range of -25..25 but instead you get 25..75

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does it give you any errors for the mortar shell?

stone patrol May 24, 2021, 6:32 PM

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you are right about the maths!

willow hound May 24, 2021, 6:33 PM

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stone patrol I am trying to write an artillery script and I've run into a snag. ``` _shell = ...

This is the case because _type is "vn_bomb_500_blu1b_fb_ammo".

stone patrol May 24, 2021, 6:33 PM

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no errors on the shell that I can see

willow hound May 24, 2021, 6:34 PM

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What I'm trying to tell you is: You have to find out why _type is "vn_bomb_500_blu1b_fb_ammo" instead of "vn_shell_81mm_m57_fs_ammo".

stone patrol May 24, 2021, 6:37 PM

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sorry what I mean is if the _type is "vn_shell_81mm_m57_fs_ammo" it wont work, but if _type is "vn_bomb_500_blu1b_fb_ammo" it will

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Do spawned shells have inertia? I set _type to a tow missile and it launched when created. Are my shells just being launched off into the middle of nowhere?

willow hound May 24, 2021, 6:42 PM

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https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/154972-how-to-set-artillery-shell-directly-on-the-ground-in-arma3/
Hmm perhaps you have the same problem as discussed here?

stone patrol May 24, 2021, 6:43 PM

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this makes sense to me

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That was exactly it! Thanks a lot @willow hound and @spark turret

vagrant parrot May 24, 2021, 7:42 PM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDrgn8L9d-k
How would one go about scripting this if I may ask?

mystic current May 24, 2021, 7:42 PM

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Hey guys. Im building a new Persistant survial project in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Universe and im actively looking for scripters that can help me build the systems. It will be based on Exile.
My vision is a Server that people can also play on when they are alone and dont get bored since it will basicaly a singleplayer experience on an arma server. There will be different Faction locations known from the original games with questgivers, roaming AI that you can interact with, mutants that make the world feel alive, A huge world to explore based on the Tschernobyl Redux map, all the systems that exile has, ACE medical system.

brazen lagoon May 24, 2021, 7:54 PM

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can anyone here think of a good way to determine if a vehicle classname is a military or civilian vehicle?

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does the config tell you what side a vehicle is for? or what faction?

spark turret May 24, 2021, 7:55 PM

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vagrant parrot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDrgn8L9d-k How would one go about scripting thi...

SetObhectScale and attachTo i imagine

unique sundial May 24, 2021, 7:58 PM

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brazen lagoon does the config tell you what side a vehicle is for? or what faction?

try faction command

brazen lagoon May 24, 2021, 7:59 PM

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does this work on empty vehicles

dusky pier May 24, 2021, 9:07 PM

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Hello, what can be a reason of that error?

Observer R Браво 3-5:3 (Pepsi) REMOTE (reb_4) in cargo of R Браво 3-5:3 (Pepsi) REMOTE (reb_4); message was repeated in last 60 sec: 1402

winter rose May 24, 2021, 9:09 PM

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it looks more a log than an error tbh

viral marsh May 24, 2021, 9:11 PM

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Hmm

dusky pier May 24, 2021, 9:13 PM

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Last time i have problems with freezes when player got shot from somebody, though - there something like a lot of damageHandlers, or something else, but... no - damageHandler works good.

But still can't understand - what can be a reason for that lag (players got something like 0 fps when getting damage). And no errors in logs. Checked a lot of scripts, but no idea...

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Maybe you had problem like this in your missions?

sweet jackal May 24, 2021, 9:34 PM

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Does anyone know how I can make myself zeus?

I am hosting a server for MIKE FORCE (S.O.G. DLC gamemode) and for some reason, I was able to zeus until I died and respawned, now zeus isn't assigned to me. How can I re-enable Zeus

brazen lagoon May 24, 2021, 9:42 PM

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does mpkilled trigger for JIP?

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rather

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does addMPEventHandler work for JIP

broken forge May 24, 2021, 9:53 PM

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For cfgSentences, do I need to specify an actor within the topic class? If so is there a way that I could pass a variable from a custom array for the actor param?

sweet jackal May 24, 2021, 10:21 PM

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Does anyone know?

frank mango May 24, 2021, 10:25 PM

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sweet jackal Does anyone know?

Common Game/Server Bug; occurs with 'Synced' Player slots -- Game Master
Fix, try re-spawning again. Or DC, and reconnect.

sweet jackal May 24, 2021, 10:26 PM

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frank mango Common Game/Server Bug; occurs with 'Synced' Player slots -- Game Master Fix, t...

ah theres no actual unassign and reassign it like you can with ACE? I got achillies on it.

winter rose May 24, 2021, 10:26 PM

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broken forge For cfgSentences, do I need to specify an actor within the topic class? If so is...

See https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Conversations :-)

Conversations

frank mango May 24, 2021, 10:28 PM

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sweet jackal ah theres no actual unassign and reassign it like you can with ACE? I got achill...

Well, as you arent player id assigned to a zeus slot; the only way to convince it, is to try and force the module to recognise you. By either respawning, or DC'ign

sweet jackal May 24, 2021, 10:28 PM

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Ah okay. Thank you, by DC I have to disconnect the server

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:/

frank mango May 24, 2021, 10:28 PM

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ACE only works when you are Admin logged (In regards to what are you talking about)

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Though, you cannot assign or reassign Zeus. using ace; ofc you can promote someone to Zeus.
Admin Logging in ace, allows you to create a Zeus slot when there isnt one.

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But when modules are synced to player either by variable name or physically; ace/ admin logging will have issues with it

sweet jackal May 24, 2021, 10:31 PM

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Ah okay

broken forge May 24, 2021, 10:34 PM

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@winter rose I was looking at that, just trying to wrap my head around it, about half way down the page is how my config.cpp is setup, it works, but I'm not following on if the actor param is mandatory.

frank mango May 24, 2021, 10:34 PM

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sweet jackal Ah okay

The only reliable way, is steam id synced module

winter rose May 24, 2021, 10:36 PM

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broken forge <@!137855151120711680> I was looking at that, just trying to wrap my head around...

it depends on if you are using kbTell or BIS_fnc_kbTell :)

broken forge May 24, 2021, 10:36 PM

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I'm using BIS_fnc_kbTell

winter rose May 24, 2021, 10:37 PM

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if you provide the actor, it will be used
Otherwise it will try to figure it out iirc (I wrote that page)

broken forge May 24, 2021, 10:41 PM

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So I created a custom function, will it figure out that the unit that I'm passing into the array is the name of the actor? ```sqf
SOGSpawnBriefing = {
params ["_unit", "_topic", "_sentence"];
_unit = param [0];
_topic = param [1];
_sentence = param [2];

_unit disableAI "ALL";
_unit switchMove " ";

[_topic, _sentence] call BIS_fnc_kbTell;

};

```sqf
[sgt, "topic", "sentence"] call SOGSpawnBriefing;

copper nova May 24, 2021, 11:17 PM

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I am looking for an event handler that triggers when a player becomes unconscious. And an event handler to check by whom someone was revived (vanilla revive system). But such event handlers don't seem to exist. Are there other possibilities?

broken forge May 24, 2021, 11:48 PM

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@winter rose The conversation keeps telling me that actor is undefined

fair drum May 25, 2021, 2:48 AM

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copper nova I am looking for an event handler that triggers when a player becomes unconsciou...

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

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you'll have to make your own

plain linden May 25, 2021, 3:01 AM

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How can I have a hint display to everyone when a task is completed

fair drum May 25, 2021, 4:12 AM

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plain linden How can I have a hint display to everyone when a task is completed

An actual hint or the whole task completed popup?

plain linden May 25, 2021, 4:16 AM

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So a hint. Like the task is completed, cool, now here is a hint for the next task

plain linden May 25, 2021, 4:17 AM

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fair drum An actual hint or the whole task completed popup?

'If ( “task_1" call BIS_fnc_taskState == “SUCCEEDED”) then {hint “password”}'

fair drum May 25, 2021, 4:21 AM

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plain linden `'If ( “task_1" call BIS_fnc_taskState == “SUCCEEDED”) then {hint “password”}`'

If someone doesn't answer you until tomorrow I'll show you how. Currently lying in bed headed to sleep.

plain linden May 25, 2021, 4:21 AM

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Same. No worries. Thank you

cosmic lichen May 25, 2021, 7:22 AM

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waitUntil {sleep 0.5; "task_1" call BIS_fnc_taskCompleted};
["Password"] remoteExec ["hint"];

little raptor May 25, 2021, 7:28 AM

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if you're in charge of task completion just do the hint when you complete it (no need for waitUntil)

copper nova May 25, 2021, 8:46 AM

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fair drum https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/lifeState

But that doesn't really help me to check who revived which player.

wet shadow May 25, 2021, 9:17 AM

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Hello people, I was doing some scripting involving profileNameSpace and had some problems with it. Apparently whenever I join or host any multiplayer server my profileNameSpace is completely empty. In Sp no problems.

I assume this is not intended behaviour. Could this be something with the Arma 3 player profile not transmitting and if so any any known ways to fix this?

winter rose May 25, 2021, 9:24 AM

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my profileNameSpace is completely empty
how are you accessing it?

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@wet shadow ↑

wet shadow May 25, 2021, 9:30 AM

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I'm using allVariables profileNamespace to get the variable names, filter what I need to find and then use getvariable. My current problem is that allVariables profileNamespace returns nothing in MP.

crude vigil May 25, 2021, 9:32 AM

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I think it shouldnt return anything otherwise it would be concerning

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getVariable specific values work, but iirc, allVariables profileNamespace working on multiplayer would be concerning regarding the safety of the profile..

wet shadow May 25, 2021, 9:34 AM

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Okay, good to know. 😅 The problem is that i cannot know the exact name of the variable, only one part of it, hence the need to filter trough them all.

crude vigil May 25, 2021, 9:35 AM

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is it something like myVar_1 myVar_2 etc?

wet shadow May 25, 2021, 9:35 AM

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Yeah.

crude vigil May 25, 2021, 9:36 AM

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then run a for loop , inside it do a getVariable with format ["myVar_%1", _forEachIndex]?

winter rose May 25, 2021, 9:38 AM

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wet shadow I'm using `allVariables profileNamespace` to get the variable names, filter what...

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

Multiplayer: Using profileNamespace and uiNamespace with this command has been disabled in multiplayer

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indeed

wet shadow May 25, 2021, 9:39 AM

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Makes sense, I'll rewrite the thing so I can go for loop like Talya_taya suggested.

severe hawk May 25, 2021, 10:25 AM

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hey guys, trying to edit a script that has a random zone landing script to have the option to specify a specific lz on a placed and named marker. its for AI that spawns automaticaly. Ive tried hunting through the script to see what id need to remove/edit/keep but im getting lost. can i post it here for your thoughts?

winter rose May 25, 2021, 10:26 AM

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severe hawk hey guys, trying to edit a script that has a random zone landing script to have ...

on sqfbin if it's more than a few lines

severe hawk May 25, 2021, 10:26 AM

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9 lines

winter rose May 25, 2021, 10:26 AM

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a few ^^ go ahead

#

!code

wicked roostBOT May 25, 2021, 10:27 AM

#

How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

```sqf
// your code here
hint "good!";
```
↓

// your code here
hint "good!";

severe hawk May 25, 2021, 10:28 AM

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private _spaceMult = 1;
private _pos = [getMarkerPos "ZONE_RADIUS", (br_zone_radius * 2) * sqrt br_max_radius_distance, 600 * _spaceMult, 24, 0, br_heli_land_max_angle, 0] call BIS_fnc_findSafePos;
// We also find another position if it's too far from the zone
while {count _pos > 2 || _pos distance br_current_zone > (br_max_ai_distance_before_delete - 50)} do {
    _pos = [getMarkerPos "ZONE_RADIUS", (br_zone_radius * 2) * sqrt br_max_radius_distance, 600 * _spaceMult, 24, 0, br_heli_land_max_angle, 0] call BIS_fnc_findSafePos;
    _spaceMult = _spaceMult + 0.1;
    sleep 0.1;
};
_pos;

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its from bradens evvanex, so im not sure what will break if i just try and use marker lz`s to direct the AI thats spawned. I think i might have to spend a few weeks properly learning the sqf functions, but i thought id ask incase there is an easy edit.

winter rose May 25, 2021, 10:31 AM

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private _pos = getMarkerPos "myNamedMarker";
```and you are good ^^

severe hawk May 25, 2021, 10:32 AM

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and just change the max radius distance to match?

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ahh, i get it. thanks muchly!

waxen sand May 25, 2021, 11:00 AM

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Hello

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Is there a way to make AI Zeus actually do things?

little raptor May 25, 2021, 11:12 AM

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waxen sand Is there a way to make AI Zeus actually do things?

AI Zeus?!

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There is no AI Zeus

mystic current May 25, 2021, 11:20 AM

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Hey guys, did anyone play around with the old man functions in multiplayer?

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they are complete undocumented :{

little raptor May 25, 2021, 11:25 AM

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mystic current Hey guys, did anyone play around with the old man functions in multiplayer?

such as?

vague geode May 25, 2021, 11:34 AM

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If I add a unit/vehicle to the garbage collector via addToRemainsCollector while they are still alive will they only be removed once dead/destroyed or do I need to wait until they are dead to add them?

pulsar bluff May 25, 2021, 11:59 AM

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never even considered that

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just run it in an "EntityKilled" event handler and dont worry about it

vague geode May 25, 2021, 12:00 PM

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pulsar bluff just run it in an "EntityKilled" event handler and dont worry about it

Actually I am just going to roll with allDead...

deft ivy May 25, 2021, 1:05 PM

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If anyone here would be so awesome - trying to turn this into a code that applies for ALL blufor (my team) so we can sponge more bullets. This is for singleplayer! "player addeventhandler ["handledamage",{ (_this select 2) /2}];"

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Right now it only affects the player.

winter rose May 25, 2021, 1:16 PM

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vague geode If I add a unit/vehicle to the garbage collector via `addToRemainsCollector` whi...

removed once dead

fleet stirrup May 25, 2021, 1:33 PM

#

Is there any way to use setUserMFDText with text with newlines in?

winter rose May 25, 2021, 1:39 PM

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fleet stirrup Is there any way to use `setUserMFDText` with text with newlines in?

try with \n, but I don't think so

fleet stirrup May 25, 2021, 1:44 PM

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Yeah, i tried that and it didn't seem to work, I even tried with a static text source setting text = in the config (thought of that after posting this) and that didn't seem to work either

#

Hmm, I may have to re-evaluate feasibility of moving over.

broken forge May 25, 2021, 1:53 PM

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How would I go about referring a custom function to an array of textures with timers that is provided in a mission's description file or sqf file?

cosmic lichen May 25, 2021, 1:56 PM

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

getMissionConfigValue

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Not sure exactly what you mean.

broken forge May 25, 2021, 2:06 PM

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IE. ```sqf
myArray = [["filePath\texName1.paa",30],["filePath\textName2.paa",15]];

Then an addAction to start the presentation, which calls my custom function. The custom function then takes myArray[]; and uses it

Working on a slide show presentation function with an AI presenting it using BIS_fnc_kbTell

cosmic lichen May 25, 2021, 2:10 PM

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And what is the problem now?

broken forge May 25, 2021, 2:12 PM

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I dont know how to go about scripting said example, I tried and couldn't get it to work. Unfortunately I'm at work atm, so I can't even paste the custom function I created.

turbid tide May 25, 2021, 3:02 PM

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Hi,
With this code I can put the truck (_panne) exactly behind another one (_dep). but how to align the blue arrow with the yellow arrow in the direction of travel? I know the coordinates of each arrow.

_panne setvelocitytransformation [getposasl _panne,((getposasl _dep) vectoradd ((vectordir _dep) vectorMultiply -20)),[0,0,0],[0,0,0],vectordir _panne,vectordir _dep,vectorup _panne,[0,0,1],1];

https://puu.sh/HJyye/59dc403056.png

#

Always with setvelocitytransformation to make a smooth movement

winter rose May 25, 2021, 3:04 PM

#

!code

wicked roostBOT May 25, 2021, 3:04 PM

#

How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

```sqf
// your code here
hint "good!";
```
↓

// your code here
hint "good!";

robust tiger May 25, 2021, 4:16 PM

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deft ivy If anyone here would be so awesome - trying to turn this into a code that applie...

Something like:

{
  _x addEventHandler ["handledamage",{ (_this select 2) /2}];
}foreach units west;

potent dirge May 25, 2021, 5:39 PM

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Good evening fellas I'm having a small issue with a "Fired" EH on aircraft.
Here is the code:

vehicle player addEventHandler ["FiredMan", {  

    params ["_unit", "_weapon", "_muzzle", "_mode", "_ammo", "_magazine", "_projectile", "_gunner"];

    systemchat format ["%1 was fired", _weapon]; 

    if (_weapon == "FIR_AIM7") then {systemChat "aim7 fired"};

    if (_weapon == "FIR_AIM9L") then {systemChat "aim9 fired"};

The script correctly displays X was fired but doesn't display the other commands, almost as if it's cutoff there.
I've tried with different weapons, using the "FiredMan" EH, using player instead of vehicle player all with no improvements.
I'm stuck, please can anyone help me?

mystic current May 25, 2021, 5:47 PM

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@little raptoras in, getting the systems to work in multiplayer, with synchronized states accross all clients. I am especialy looking at the quest and relationship systems

dawn radish May 25, 2021, 7:00 PM

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I'm having this SAME exact issue. Did you ever figure out what was wrong?

slow urchin May 25, 2021, 7:04 PM

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Nope. Ended up dropping the script entirely

dawn radish May 25, 2021, 7:06 PM

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i'm entirely confused on why it works half the time. I followed the same exact thread you followed. It kicks the player if they enter the slot. but when i go and add my steamid, it still kicks me. if i mess with the txt file in any way it says it cant find it.

frank mango May 25, 2021, 7:06 PM

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Whats the context here?

dawn radish May 25, 2021, 7:06 PM

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adding reserved slots

frank mango May 25, 2021, 7:06 PM

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oh.

dawn radish May 25, 2021, 7:08 PM

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yeah its been a pain the butt.

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i went and added this but i still either get an error, cant find allowedid.txt. or it kicks me

frank mango May 25, 2021, 7:11 PM

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This the script you using, or another?

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https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/225397-how-make-reserved-slots/?do=findComment&comment=3377108

dawn radish May 25, 2021, 7:12 PM

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frank mango This the script you using, or another?

using that exact one

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are you familiar with it?

frank mango May 25, 2021, 7:15 PM

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Nope, but I will have a look at alternatives

dawn radish May 25, 2021, 7:17 PM

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i feel like the one provided is missing a step. and I think it has to do with the allowed portion. it doesnt recognize what that is supposed to mean

frank mango May 25, 2021, 7:22 PM

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dawn radish i feel like the one provided is missing a step. and I think it has to do with th...

Have you done everything, the description and the inits?

dawn radish May 25, 2021, 7:22 PM

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yep.

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Ima try one more thing. if it works ill post it

frank mango May 25, 2021, 7:24 PM

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and you followed the info.txt?

dawn radish May 25, 2021, 7:25 PM

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yes

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The issue isnt getting the reserved slot to work. it kicks unwanted people out

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the issue is, it also KICKS ME lol.

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even when my allowedIDs.txt is in where the server.exe is

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@frank mango
so it kicks me when I leave allowedIDs.txt with server.exe
BUT doesnt kick me when its left in the mission folder

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no visible errors either.

frank mango May 25, 2021, 7:35 PM

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dawn radish <@!741353089684209735> so it kicks me when I leave allowedIDs.txt with server....

I presume you are including all those files inside your mission folder right?

dawn radish May 25, 2021, 7:35 PM

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yes

frank mango May 25, 2021, 7:36 PM

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So how was it with the server .exe.????

dawn radish May 25, 2021, 7:36 PM

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kicks me

frank mango May 25, 2021, 7:36 PM

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No; how the file get to be in the same folder as your server exe

dawn radish May 25, 2021, 7:36 PM

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i put it there.

frank mango May 25, 2021, 7:36 PM

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if its in your mission pbo it should be in your mission folder

dawn radish May 25, 2021, 7:37 PM

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The thread tells us to create an allowedIDs.txt and put it where the server.exe is located.
While all the other files will be in the mission folder

frank mango May 25, 2021, 7:37 PM

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Ah sorry, wasnt looking at that bit

dawn radish May 25, 2021, 7:38 PM

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lol

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I gotta still try on my test server. It seems to work on eden but never know if it works correctly live.
then ill put on my actual server.

frank mango May 25, 2021, 7:39 PM

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@pulsar bluff Are you able to shed some like on how your Apex Framework manages Reserved Slots / Whitelisting?

past wagon May 25, 2021, 7:39 PM

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waitUntil { crew _ifrit == [] };

Im trying to wait until a vehicle is empty. This is giving me an error: Type = array

still forum May 25, 2021, 7:41 PM

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Yes

copper raven May 25, 2021, 7:41 PM

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use isEqualTo

still forum May 25, 2021, 7:41 PM

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== doesn't do array (wiki says)

past wagon May 25, 2021, 7:44 PM

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copper raven use isEqualTo

thanks

past wagon May 25, 2021, 7:45 PM

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still forum == doesn't do array (wiki says)

thanks

dawn radish May 25, 2021, 7:47 PM

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@frank mango it works now! test server mission success. Kicks when supposed too and doesnt when the correct steamid is loaded!

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This was exactly what it needed! THANK YOU! why wasnt this included in the thread that was posted?

past wagon May 25, 2021, 7:53 PM

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I've decided to change my script to this. did I put the ! in the right spot?

waitUntil !{ _caller in ( crew _ifrit ) };

copper raven May 25, 2021, 7:54 PM

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no

past wagon May 25, 2021, 7:56 PM

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what about this:

waitUntil { _caller not in ( crew _ifrit ) };

still forum May 25, 2021, 7:57 PM

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no

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/not

past wagon May 25, 2021, 7:58 PM

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I already checked that wiki page

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all it says is that not is the same as !

frank mango May 25, 2021, 7:58 PM

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not
not

Love that

still forum May 25, 2021, 7:58 PM

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and ! and not both say you cannot do what you did

past wagon May 25, 2021, 7:58 PM

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and all the wiki page for ! says is that it reverses a boolen

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there arent really any good examples for what I need

still forum May 25, 2021, 7:58 PM

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SQF works like this, for EVERYTHING
nularCommand
unaryCommand rightArgument
leftArgument binaryCommand rightArgument

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but you wrote
leftArgument unaryCommand binaryCommand rightArgument

plain linden May 25, 2021, 7:59 PM

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cosmic lichen ```sqf waitUntil {sleep 0.5; "task_1" call BIS_fnc_taskCompleted}; ["Password"] ...

So I’m still new to this but just to make sure I’m reading this right

When task_1 is completed, wait half a second, and push the hint command with the argument “Password”?

past wagon May 25, 2021, 7:59 PM

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ok

past wagon May 25, 2021, 8:00 PM

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still forum but you wrote leftArgument unaryCommand binaryCommand rightArgument

im a bit confused. how can I reverse the boolen of ```sqf
{ _caller in ( crew _ifrit ) };

or is that where I made the mistake in the first place?

still forum May 25, 2021, 8:00 PM

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! or not take one argument on the right

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so if you want to revert you have to do
! argument

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You want to use _caller in ( crew _ifrit ) as argument.
So
! (_caller in ( crew _ifrit ))

past wagon May 25, 2021, 8:01 PM

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this is the example the wiki page for crew gave:

player in (crew _tank);

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ok

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ohhh

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yeah makes sense

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because the () make it an argument

still forum May 25, 2021, 8:02 PM

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no it doesn't

past wagon May 25, 2021, 8:02 PM

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well

still forum May 25, 2021, 8:02 PM

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you have to add parenthesis because
!_caller in ( crew _ifrit )
would result in
(!_caller) in ( crew _ifrit )

past wagon May 25, 2021, 8:02 PM

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it groups it as one piece of code that can be used as an argument

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?

still forum May 25, 2021, 8:02 PM

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but you don't want to flip _caller, you want to first do the in check, and then flip the result

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yes

past wagon May 25, 2021, 8:02 PM

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ok

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yeah

willow hound May 25, 2021, 8:03 PM

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plain linden So I’m still new to this but just to make sure I’m reading this right When task...

No, it's check every 0.5 seconds if the task is complete, then hint.

plain linden May 25, 2021, 8:03 PM

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Ah ok. That works

tidal ferry May 25, 2021, 8:33 PM

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Hey, so did Art of War add the ability to change the map texture that shows up when you press the M key? If so/if not how would one go about doing that?

little raptor May 25, 2021, 9:09 PM

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still forum SQF works like this, for EVERYTHING nularCommand unaryCommand rightArgument left...

Now where did I read this before?! 🤔 blobcloseenjoy

lavish sparrow May 25, 2021, 9:43 PM

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How can I make a building uneditable/deletable/moveable by Zeus but still have its doors work? Simple object would normally work. But not for this specifically.
I understand that this is what I am supposed to use:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/removeCuratorEditableObjects

Is this literally all I know, or do I need to do something to it?

tough abyss May 25, 2021, 9:44 PM

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hey guys does anyone know how i can set up a AI helo to use the spot light?

copper raven May 25, 2021, 9:57 PM

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setPilotLight?

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setPilotLight https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setCollisionLight

copper raven May 25, 2021, 9:59 PM

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lavish sparrow How can I make a building uneditable/deletable/moveable by Zeus but still have i...

that's probably it, it removes the object(s) from curator interface

spark turret May 25, 2021, 10:08 PM

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plain linden Ah ok. That works

Waituntil isnt actually a wait command, its a loop that is often used for waiting. Kinda misleading name

crude vigil May 25, 2021, 10:09 PM

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lavish sparrow How can I make a building uneditable/deletable/moveable by Zeus but still have i...

yes thats literally the only thing you need to use to make an object inaccessible to zeus.
make sure you use it on zeus module and not on zeus(player entity) itself. Maybe that part confused you if you made any attempts..

tough abyss May 25, 2021, 10:09 PM

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@copper raven thanks man i got it

broken forge May 25, 2021, 10:16 PM

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Could someone take a look at this slideshow presentation function I'm working on and help me with getting it to work?

SOGBriefingChangeSlideTest = {
    params ["_objName", "_SOGSlideArray", "_SOGBriefingSlides", ["_SOGSlideNames",[]], ["_SOGSlideTimers",[]], "_SOGSlideName", "_SOGSlideTimer"];
    _objName = param [0];

    _SOGBriefingSlides = [];

    if ((count _SOGSlideArray) > 0) then {
        _SOGBriefingSlides = _SOGBriefingSlides + _SOGSlideArray;
    };

    {
        _SOGSlideNames pushBack (_x select 0);
        _SOGSlideTimers pushBack (_x select 1);
    } forEach _SOGBriefingSlides;

    {
        _SOGSlideName = (_SOGSlideNames select _forEachIndex);
        _SOGSlideTimer = (_SOGSlideTimers select _forEachIndex);
    } forEach _SOGSlideNames;

    _objName setObjectTexture [0, _SOGSlideName];
    sleep _SOGSlideTimer;
};

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init.sqf:

_SOGSlideArray = [
    ["filePath\image01.paa", 15],
    ["filePath\image02.paa", 25]
];

lavish sparrow May 25, 2021, 10:24 PM

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crude vigil yes thats literally the only thing you need to use to make an object inaccessibl...

No I tried it on objects. But I thought I missed something.

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How can I set an item to be an full arsenal by default? And also make the arsenal restricted in terms available types of weapons/equipments?

crude vigil May 25, 2021, 10:26 PM

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lavish sparrow No I tried it on objects. But I thought I missed something.

I meant for left hand parameter , not for right hand parameter, of course right hand parameter gotta be an object, it cant read ur mind, maybe in future it may.

copper raven May 25, 2021, 10:26 PM

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broken forge Could someone take a look at this slideshow presentation function I'm working on...

lots of unnecessary/nonsense stuff in there, for making it work, you don't iterate over the slides, nor you recursively call the function again, so how do you expect it to work?

copper raven May 25, 2021, 10:27 PM

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lavish sparrow How can I set an item to be an full arsenal by default? And also make the arsena...

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Arsenal you can find everything there

broken forge May 25, 2021, 10:28 PM

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@copper raven I have an addAction that calls the function

cosmic lichen May 25, 2021, 10:28 PM

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And what are you trying to do?

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show the next slide when the action is used?

broken forge May 25, 2021, 10:31 PM

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@cosmic lichen to start the slideshow presentation

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When the presentation starts, I would like it to pull the textures and their filePaths in order from the array then set a specific amount of time each slide is shown before it automatically switches to the next slide

cosmic lichen May 25, 2021, 10:32 PM

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

BIS fnc eventTimeline

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use this then

dreamy kestrel May 25, 2021, 10:38 PM

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Q: re: triggers, when we connect a trigger to an OBJECT, how to we "set" the trigger position? or does it follow that object from that point forward? or do we need to re-create a new trigger when the object moves; trying to avoid that scenario, or perhaps triggers aren't the right approach tracking with an object after all...

broken forge May 25, 2021, 10:39 PM

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I have a different funnction that's working, but I would like to refactor it with using an array instead of the same line being copied over and over again and the function being called for each line

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[screen01, "filePath\slide01.paa", 0] call SOGBriefingChangeSlide;
[screen01, "filePath\slide02.paa", 60] call SOGBriefingChangeSlide;

SOGBriefingChangeSlide = {
    params ["_objName", "_texture", "_time"];
    _objName = param [0];
    _texture = param [1];
    _time = param [2];

    _objName setObjectTexture [0, _texture];
    sleep _time;
};

copper raven May 25, 2021, 10:40 PM

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why do you use params, and then call param?

broken forge May 25, 2021, 10:41 PM

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@copper raven I thought it was a shorter way then using this select 0, this select 1, and so on

cosmic lichen May 25, 2021, 10:41 PM

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;

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if you have that change slide function already

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then you just need to loop over you slides array

cosmic lichen May 25, 2021, 10:42 PM

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broken forge <@!207463802999013377> I thought it was a shorter way then using this select 0, ...

Params already defines your variables

broken forge May 25, 2021, 10:42 PM

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@cosmic lichen that's what I'm trying to figure out, is how to create a slide array that loops my slides

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Thanks for that info, that's a lot of code I can clean up then

copper raven May 25, 2021, 10:45 PM

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tag_fnc_showSlides = {
    params ["_object", "_slides"];
    {
        _x params ["_texture", "_delay"];
        _object setObjectTexture [0, _texture];
        sleep _delay;
    } forEach _slides;
}
//usage
[screen01, [...]] spawn tag_fnc_showSlides;

super ass doing this on phone meowsweats

broken forge May 25, 2021, 10:49 PM

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@copper raven Thank you, lol, I'll give it a test.

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What does the [...] mean in ```sqf
[screen01, [...]] spawn tag_fnc_showSlides;

dreamy kestrel May 25, 2021, 10:55 PM

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broken forge What does the [...] mean in ```sqf [screen01, [...]] spawn tag_fnc_showSlides; `...

it's pseudo code, that's your array, [...fill in the blanks...]

broken forge May 25, 2021, 10:57 PM

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@dreamy kestrel so I put _myArrayName in that or is that where I put all the slides with their arrays?

dreamy kestrel May 25, 2021, 10:58 PM

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dreamy kestrel Q: re: _triggers_, when we connect a trigger to an `OBJECT`, how to we "set" the...

any ideas? like I said, maybe triggers are barking up the wrong tree with this one... 99.7% of the time the object is not likely to move at all, but there's that .3% of the time the player may fidget with the object under a build/move mode, and those are the scenarios I am trying to avoid doing a lot of event channel triggers bookkeeping if possible.

dreamy kestrel May 25, 2021, 10:59 PM

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broken forge <@!420674296646729728> so I put _myArrayName in that or is that where I put all ...

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/spawn#Syntax

broken forge May 25, 2021, 11:11 PM

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Nevermind I figured it out, lol

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I'm really off today, lol, it doesn't help that I'm a noob as well

dreamy kestrel May 25, 2021, 11:14 PM

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@broken forge it gets easier and the docs are mostly there, assuming you ask them the right kinds of questions

broken forge May 25, 2021, 11:16 PM

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It is getting a little easier by the day, but I still have a lot to learn, lol, thanks again for the clarification, and thank you everyone for helping me out

lavish sparrow May 25, 2021, 11:16 PM

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copper raven https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Arsenal you can find everything ther...

Thanks, will look into it tomorrow. It's 1:16am here. bcaHugCuddles

broken forge May 26, 2021, 12:01 AM

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My next question is to do with the BIS_fnc_kbTalk.
Is there a way to pass the actor config variable through my function that ties into the spawns the audio for the slideshow?

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[unit, "topicClass", "sentenceClass"] call SOGSpawnLecture;

SOGSpawnLecture = {
    params ["_unit", "_topic", "_sentence"];
    _unit disableAI "ALL";
    _unit switchMove " ";
    [_topic, _sentence] call BIS_fnc_kbTell;
};

winter rose May 26, 2021, 12:06 AM

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broken forge ```sqf [unit, "topicClass", "sentenceClass"] call SOGSpawnLecture; ``` ```sqf SO...

Grab the config entry as a string and use missionNamespace getVariable?

broken forge May 26, 2021, 12:06 AM

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@winter rose I'm not sure how to do that

winter rose May 26, 2021, 12:07 AM

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Check getText, >>, getVariable on the wiki (sorry, I'm off to sleep!)

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 3:50 AM

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i like to have in my onplayerkilled.sqf somthing like: selectplayer leader group player; but thats the dead player on the ground. i have no clue how to select next alive squad member of _oldUnit

little raptor May 26, 2021, 4:01 AM

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sacred slate i like to have in my onplayerkilled.sqf somthing like: selectplayer leader group...

{
  if (alive _x) exitWith {
    selectPlayer _x;
    _group selectLeader _x;
  }
} forEach units _group;

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:05 AM

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@little raptor thx. again i fail to apply that into the rest of my script



if (({alive _x} count units group _oldUnit) > 0) then {

selectPlayer _notseenhere;

BIS_DeathBlur ppEffectAdjust [0.0];
BIS_DeathBlur ppEffectCommit 0.0;

}else{
    
//your code    
{
  if (alive _x) exitWith {
    selectPlayer _x;
    _group selectLeader _x;
  }
} forEach units _group;

};

little raptor May 26, 2021, 4:05 AM

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sacred slate <@!360154905148653568> thx. again i fail to apply that into the rest of my scrip...

!code

wicked roostBOT May 26, 2021, 4:05 AM

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```sqf
// your code here
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```
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// your code here
hint "good!";

little raptor May 26, 2021, 4:08 AM

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sacred slate <@!360154905148653568> thx. again i fail to apply that into the rest of my scrip...

BIS_DeathBlur ppEffectAdjust [0.0];
BIS_DeathBlur ppEffectCommit 0.0;

_group = group _oldUnit;
_selectedUnit = objNull;
{
  if (alive _x) exitWith {
    _selectedUnit = _x;
  }
} forEach units _group;

if (!alive _selectedUnit) then {
  if (isNull _group) then {
    _group = createGroup ((configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> typeOf _oldUnit >> "side") call BIS_fnc_sideType);
  };
  _selectedUnit = _group createUnit ["B_G_Survivor_F", [0,0,0], [], 0, "NONE"];
};
_respos = getPos dmpcore;
_newPosdo = [_respos, 2000, 3000, 12, 0, 12, 0] call BIS_fnc_findSafePos;
_newUnit setPos _newPosdo;
 
    _x = _selectedUnit;
    clearWeaponCargoGlobal _x;
    clearMagazineCargoGlobal _x;
    clearItemCargoGlobal _x;
 
    _x addWeapon "hgun_Rook40_F";
    _x addHandgunItem "16Rnd_9x21_Mag";
    _x setAmmo [currentWeapon _x, 4];
 
    dmpHunger=9;
    dmpThirst=12;
    dmpFatigue=0;

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:08 AM

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if no squad member is left, it should switch to a specific created unit.

little raptor May 26, 2021, 4:08 AM

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oh ok

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it's certainly not what your code says tho meowsweats

if (({alive _x} count units group _oldUnit)** > 0**) then {

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:10 AM

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its looks like this

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https://pastebin.com/eJZhSaFQ

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onplayerdeath spawns a unit, also if i wont switch too it, but that is fine for me, cause i cannot reach that scripting level yet.

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if a squad member is alive i should switch to him

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if no squad member is left, i should switch into myspecialunit

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the code of the pastebin works some how for me, i know the variables are global but they wont work other wise. i even have no clue why that matters cause i have for all my variables names lol

little raptor May 26, 2021, 4:11 AM

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sacred slate https://pastebin.com/eJZhSaFQ

"B_G_Survivor_F" createUnit [[0,0,0], _deserter, "newUnit = this"];

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use the other syntax meowsweats

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:12 AM

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honestly, i just script to get it working. it takes up all time. but i really like to learn it too

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cool leme mix that new spagetti into the other now thx.

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by the way, your all in one command thingy made me stay in arma, beside other things. its like unplayable without you guys. thx

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oh man i dont understand _newunit for _group, cause the old _group is dead?

little raptor May 26, 2021, 4:18 AM

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sacred slate oh man i dont understand _newunit for _group, cause the old _group is dead?

groups don't delete immediately

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but you can check that too

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:20 AM

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this is how it looks now

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https://pastebin.com/Rc56HtvJ

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it confused me 😄

little raptor May 26, 2021, 4:21 AM

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sacred slate https://pastebin.com/Rc56HtvJ

as I said, don't do this:

"B_G_Survivor_F" createUnit [[0,0,0], _deserter, "newUnit = this"];

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see this message again:
#arma3_scripting message

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:21 AM

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yes, but i cannot wrap my head around why i should create him into the old group cause its gone.

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AH

little raptor May 26, 2021, 4:22 AM

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sacred slate yes, but i cannot wrap my head around why i should create him into the old group...

then create a new group

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I'm saying don't use that syntax

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:22 AM

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yes

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leme try

little raptor May 26, 2021, 4:23 AM

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sacred slate leme try

if the side is always west, just change that line to createGroup west

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:25 AM

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ohhhhhhh

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that would have exploded in my face in some month haha

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ok here it is again https://pastebin.com/qw7WZw7H

little raptor May 26, 2021, 4:26 AM

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sacred slate ok here it is again https://pastebin.com/qw7WZw7H

{
addSwitchableUnit _x;
_x enableStamina false;
_x enableFatigue false;
_x setUnitTrait ["Medic",true];
_x setUnitTrait ["engineer",true];
_x setUnitTrait ["explosiveSpecialist",true];
_x setUnitTrait ["UAVHacker",true];
_x addWeapon "ItemWatch";
//_x addWeapon "itemGPS"; ItemWatch
//_x addItemToVest "DemoCharge_Remote_Mag";
} forEach (allUnits select {playerSide isEqualTo side _x});

why?

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:26 AM

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yeah thats stupid, cause some times there could be a spawned unit from zeus or somthing

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but yeah i know thats wrong, it applies just to all west units, and there are not many.

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i could fix that my self. thx

little raptor May 26, 2021, 4:27 AM

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it's still not done tho

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:27 AM

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ok. thats bad then.

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i have somthing else

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where it cames from

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its like a reinit of this:

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{
    addSwitchableUnit _x;
    _x enableStamina false;
    _x enableFatigue false;
    _x setUnitTrait ["Medic",true];
    _x setUnitTrait ["engineer",true];
    _x setUnitTrait ["explosiveSpecialist",true];
    _x setUnitTrait ["UAVHacker",true];
    //_x addWeapon "ItemGPS";
    //_x addWeapon "B_UavTerminal";
    //_x addItemToVest "DemoCharge_Remote_Mag";    

} forEach (allUnits select { (side _x) isEqualTo playerSide });

[player, false] call GENIX_fnc_pylonManagerAdd;

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i exec this at mission start

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yeah looks like i fucked that up and never noticed it yet

little raptor May 26, 2021, 4:29 AM

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sacred slate ok. thats bad then.

I mean your code still had issues

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I updated the code again

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:29 AM

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its risky to call it my code.

little raptor May 26, 2021, 4:30 AM

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I'm assuming you always want to set the respawn position and stuff

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which it didn't

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I updated the code to show you how

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:30 AM

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but it works as intended i guess

little raptor May 26, 2021, 4:31 AM

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sacred slate but it works as intended i guess

so this should only apply to the new unit?

clearWeaponCargoGlobal _x;
clearMagazineCargoGlobal _x;
clearItemCargoGlobal _x;
_x addWeapon "hgun_Rook40_F";
_x addHandgunItem "16Rnd_9x21_Mag";
_x setAmmo [currentWeapon _x, 4];

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if so ignore the new code then

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:31 AM

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yes, the new spawned unit has this

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the ammo thing dont work, i forgot that.

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oh boy. yes that code doesn't work, but i forgot its there

little raptor May 26, 2021, 4:32 AM

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sacred slate the ammo thing dont work, i forgot that.

because you're using cargo (container) commands meowsweats

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:36 AM

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the code isn't working. i hope its not the respawn settings in description.ext, its sp

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i used the last pastebin 😐

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i restarted the game

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i mean the scenario in the editor

little raptor May 26, 2021, 4:38 AM

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sacred slate the code isn't working. i hope its not the respawn settings in description.ext, ...

you didn't define _oldUnit

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:38 AM

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i thought that cames from onplayerdeath.sqf magical some how

little raptor May 26, 2021, 4:38 AM

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sacred slate i thought that cames from onplayerdeath.sqf magical some how

no

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params ["_oldUnit"];

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:39 AM

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yes but now it is. 😄

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have no clue if desciption.ext applies. i dont use lan single player.

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so group player wont work?

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i have no idea where to put params ["_oldUnit"];

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also not why

mystic current May 26, 2021, 4:45 AM

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is there anyone here that is bored enough to help me on my project?

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it will be fun .. i promise :)

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:47 AM

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@little raptor i tried it with _group = group player; but it switched me into the new spawned unit, with blur

little raptor May 26, 2021, 4:48 AM

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sacred slate i have no idea where to put params ["_oldUnit"];

at the beginning of the script meowsweats

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:49 AM

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but what does it do?

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it doesnt tell it what it is?

little raptor May 26, 2021, 4:50 AM

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sacred slate it doesnt tell it what it is?

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Event_Scripts#onPlayerKilled.sqf

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

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:52 AM

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it works now. legendary! it took me like two years to have that finally.

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many thanks for your time

mystic current May 26, 2021, 4:52 AM

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this is always a great feeling

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i finaly have the bones of my project standing with all essential systems working .. took me two weeks in overdrive mode

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:53 AM

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yo parsec. whats your project? i cannot script but i have some minor audio and gfx knowledge

mystic current May 26, 2021, 4:53 AM

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im working on a persistent rpg survival world based in the stalker universe

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:54 AM

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cool. i do somthing similar. funny

mystic current May 26, 2021, 4:54 AM

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i basicaly want a server that people can also play on completely alone without getting bored

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aah nice

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what is it youre building ?

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 4:55 AM

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i can post you a text, its offtopic for here i guess

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 5:17 AM

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@little raptor the death blur has to be in each blocks seperate, only on top doesnt work

little raptor May 26, 2021, 5:35 AM

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sacred slate <@!360154905148653568> the death blur has to be in each blocks seperate, only on...

wat?

cosmic lichen May 26, 2021, 7:23 AM

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@sacred slate (allUnits select { (side _x) isEqualTo playerSide }); → units playerSide

still forum May 26, 2021, 8:30 AM

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tidal ferry Hey, so did Art of War add the ability to change the map texture that shows up w...

you can change the loading screen background. Thats what AoW added

still forum May 26, 2021, 8:31 AM

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spark turret Waituntil isnt actually a wait command, its a loop that is often used for waitin...

Well it does "wait" and suspend like Sleep does. What is the definition of "a wait command" ?

cosmic lichen May 26, 2021, 8:32 AM

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sleep <condition> notlikemeow

spark turret May 26, 2021, 8:32 AM

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Dont know about definitions, but i feel like the first expectation is something else than a loop 🤷

cosmic lichen May 26, 2021, 8:33 AM

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How is it supposed to know when the condition is true if it doesn't loop

spark turret May 26, 2021, 8:33 AM

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Or rather: that its a pure command for waiting and cant be used as a loop?

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Through codemagic obviously

cosmic lichen May 26, 2021, 8:37 AM

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wait(lambda: is_something_ready(something), timeout=120, waiting_for="something to be ready")
Python works similar. You assign a function to it which returns boolean.

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That timeout might be interesting 🤔

spark turret May 26, 2021, 8:38 AM

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Im aware of how it works, but its essentially just a bottom check loop. Which a lot of beginners dont directly realize

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Anyways, lets move on, i didnt intend to start a discussion :P

winter rose May 26, 2021, 9:04 AM

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it's too late now!!

cosmic lichen May 26, 2021, 9:06 AM

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you're too late!

winter rose May 26, 2021, 9:07 AM

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notlikemeowcry

warm blaze May 26, 2021, 9:57 AM

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if west players are friendly to guer players and guer players are friendly to west ones, can they use same side chat or any other chat channel to communicate with each other ?

cosmic lichen May 26, 2021, 9:58 AM

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global chat only

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but that obviously is visible for all players

warm blaze May 26, 2021, 9:59 AM

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hmm

cosmic lichen May 26, 2021, 9:59 AM

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You could create a custom channel though

warm blaze May 26, 2021, 10:00 AM

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ok thanks, will check it. One additional question: can I somehow influence arty computer settings via scripts ?

cosmic lichen May 26, 2021, 10:00 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Arma_3:_Scripting_Commands Check Artillery Group

Category:Arma 3: Scripting Commands

warm blaze May 26, 2021, 10:01 AM

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did it before and found "getArtilleryComputerSettings". Was wondering if I can use something like SetArtilleryComputerSettings ..

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just want to reduce arty range a bit

cosmic lichen May 26, 2021, 10:02 AM

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Don't think that's possible

warm blaze May 26, 2021, 10:02 AM

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maybe via arty configs, so modding approach

cosmic lichen May 26, 2021, 10:02 AM

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computer settings are defined by the vehicle config and what the player selects

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Yeah sure. You can mod the arty

warm blaze May 26, 2021, 10:04 AM

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on the other hand, gear UI is also moddable by scripts. So maaaybe we could somehow mod arty UI as well and override it's data about currently selected settings...

cosmic lichen May 26, 2021, 10:05 AM

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Now it's getting complicated notlikemeow

warm blaze May 26, 2021, 10:06 AM

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just sharing my founds 🙂

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I started overriding gear UI recently for mission I am making and could achieve some boost of its time loading. I found that custom gear UI scripts I was using originally simply override data that gear UI uses while running. I am curious if this trick can work with arty UI as well 🙂

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in such a case I do need to mod arty configs that simplifies my work theoretically...

sacred slate May 26, 2021, 10:44 AM

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i like to store the number of squad units and their gear into a sqf, less db as possible. i like to load it after a game restart. this seems to be not easy to google.

warm blaze May 26, 2021, 10:59 AM

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cosmic lichen Don't think that's possible

Found interesting code snippet to influence arty comp settings:

0 = [] spawn {
    disableSerialization;
    private "_ctrl";
    waitUntil {_ctrl = ({ if !(isNull (_x displayCtrl 510)) exitWith {_x}; displayNull } forEach allDisplays) displayCtrl 510; !isNull _ctrl};
    while {!isnull _ctrl} do {
        if(lbSize _ctrl > 1) then {
            _ctrl lbDelete 2;
            _ctrl lbDelete 1
        }
    }
}

Potentially we can get data by lbdata and modify distances for currently selected arty installation 🙂

winter rose May 26, 2021, 11:15 AM

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!code

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smoky verge May 26, 2021, 11:40 AM

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still forum you can change the loading screen background. Thats what AoW added

did it not have a custom brochure instead of the classic map when you pressed M?

still forum May 26, 2021, 11:41 AM

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not aware

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but you could config that I guess

smoky verge May 26, 2021, 1:35 PM

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trying to have an AI play an animation after a "death" eventhandler
not sure how to do that since I don't think dead units can animate once dead

winter rose May 26, 2021, 1:36 PM

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yep

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so HandleDamage just before dying, play anim, then kill

smoky verge May 26, 2021, 1:38 PM

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and I guess I can use a waituntil to kill the unit only when the animation ends?

winter rose May 26, 2021, 1:38 PM

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or an animation changed EH

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even moar betterer

smoky verge May 26, 2021, 1:39 PM

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how would that work?

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you mean in addition to the handleDamage?

winter rose May 26, 2021, 1:40 PM

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handleDamage → guy should die → make invincible and play anim → add anim eh → on completed, kill dood

smoky verge May 26, 2021, 1:47 PM

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mhm ok I'll make some tests

tidal ferry May 26, 2021, 2:08 PM

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Hey, question

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Working on the same project as Sanchez here and I wanted to ask

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If you disable simulation on a unit, will it prevent it from playing animations?

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Also, are eventhandler scripts happening in the scheduled or unscheduled environment?

warm hedge May 26, 2021, 2:10 PM

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Always unscheduled

tidal ferry May 26, 2021, 2:11 PM

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Gotcha

winter rose May 26, 2021, 2:11 PM

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tidal ferry If you disable simulation on a unit, will it prevent it from playing animations?

yes

tidal ferry May 26, 2021, 2:12 PM

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Hmm, okay

winter rose May 26, 2021, 2:12 PM

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tidal ferry Hmm, okay

well, what do you expect 😄
and what are you trying to do 😬

tidal ferry May 26, 2021, 2:13 PM

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Well yeah I figured but just wanted to make sure 😂

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I know some switchMove animations work but only for static poses

tidal ferry May 26, 2021, 2:13 PM

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winter rose well, what do you expect 😄 and what are you trying to do 😬

Basically we're trying to have a custom animation execute on AI death

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Rather than them ragdoll like usual

winter rose May 26, 2021, 2:13 PM

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yes, I got that part?

tidal ferry May 26, 2021, 2:13 PM

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Think Sanchez already explained

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Yeah

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I'm helping him with the scripting for it

winter rose May 26, 2021, 2:13 PM

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winter rose handleDamage → guy should die → make invincible and play anim → add anim eh → on...

see this

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setCaptive the unit too

tidal ferry May 26, 2021, 2:15 PM

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winter rose see this

Aye, but would handleDamage be best or should I use the hit/dammaged eventhandlers? handleDamage fires for every damaged part, I only want to detect overrall damage level

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Also, will ACE Medical complicate damage detection?

winter rose May 26, 2021, 2:16 PM

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yes

tidal ferry May 26, 2021, 2:16 PM

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To both?

winter rose May 26, 2021, 2:20 PM

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handleDamage be best

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check damages on the "" selection - I believe death is when it is > .9

tidal ferry May 26, 2021, 2:21 PM

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Gotcha

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I'll try it

olive cairn May 26, 2021, 3:00 PM

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Hi guys i'm struggling to get this done. I want to make a simple smooth weather change, something like 5 minutes.
I'm setting a trigger that fires on bluefor presence and on activation does this:

[5, 0.5]remoteExec["setOvercast"];
[5, 1] remoteExec ["setRain"];  
};```
Unfortunately nothing happens at all.

I understand that setOvercast will not change inmediately the clouds and that they will take time some seconds to rerender.
I looked the docs and i'm confused on how to make this. This solution works inmediately but is too strong and noticeable. ¿How do you guys do this?

skipTime -24;
86400 setOvercast 0.5;
86400 setRain 1;
skipTime 24;
0 = [] spawn {
sleep 0.1;
simulWeatherSync;
};

 Thanks

winter rose May 26, 2021, 3:01 PM

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olive cairn Hi guys i'm struggling to get this done. I want to make a simple smooth weather...

hi,
no need to remoteExec, the server syncs weather frequently
also, 5 minutes might be too short for the changes to happen

winter rose May 26, 2021, 3:02 PM

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olive cairn Hi guys i'm struggling to get this done. I want to make a simple smooth weather...

also, time is in seconds 😬

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

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(and the last code portion you posted can be done with forceWeatherChange I think)

olive cairn May 26, 2021, 3:06 PM

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ok but it wont mean that the cahnge will occur on 5 secs? if i put 7200 / 2 = 3600 (1 hour) it means it will take 1 hour to change? im confused because is not supposed to be in seconds?

winter rose May 26, 2021, 3:07 PM

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…I did not understand what you mean here, but setOvercast takes <number> setOvercast <number>, left number is transition time in seconds, right number is overcast value in range 0..1

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[5, 0.5] remoteExec ["setOvercast"]; // ask to change over 5 seconds
[5 * 60, 0.5] remoteExec ["setOvercast"]; // ask to change over 5 minutes

olive cairn May 26, 2021, 3:10 PM

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a ok, in the docs it says something like this:

Actual transition time is inversely proportional to the timeMultiplier. For example, a time of 7200 (2 hours) and a timeMultiplier of 2 will result in a real-life transition time of 7200 / 2 = 3600 (1 hour).
In case of overcast, a timeMultiplier > 1 will cause gradual desyncing of the cloud cover with the overcast value, so it is advised that you multiply the transition time by the multiplier, i.e. :

(7200 * timeMultiplier) setOvercast 1

this is the bit it confuses me.

so no need to remote exec, only include the regular (time) set overcast (intensity) on

if (isServer) then {}

winter rose May 26, 2021, 3:11 PM

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should do yes

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if your timeMultiplier is unchanged, don't bother 😉

olive cairn May 26, 2021, 3:11 PM

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a ok

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thank you i will try

winter rose May 26, 2021, 3:12 PM

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olive cairn a ok

see also Adanteh's note:

Delay in Arma 3 doesn't work for quick changes. Using 120 setOvercast 1 only reaches full overcast after about 50 minutes

This is because the new clouds system is different than in Arma 2 and earlier titles

olive cairn May 26, 2021, 3:13 PM

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what's should be the minimum time to setOvercast to make the changes visible without skipping time.
that means smooth inmediately (5 -10 minutes) change wont be possible

winter rose May 26, 2021, 3:14 PM

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most likely not, yeah
a bit too short for big changes

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I would say consider a change of 0.1 overcast to take ~0.1h or something

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(I am not reading the values from the game here; it is only a guesstimate)

olive cairn May 26, 2021, 3:16 PM

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ok i understood now. i'm going to try chaining small changes with skip time to be less noticeable, someting like 0.2 / skipTime / 0.2 /skipTime

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until reaches its full potential

winter rose May 26, 2021, 3:18 PM

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skipTime or forceWeatherChange, but you will always get a little freeze here and there I guess

olive cairn May 26, 2021, 3:18 PM

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true

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thank you so much.

winter rose May 26, 2021, 3:19 PM

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sorry for not providing the ideal solution, I wish it existed too

lavish sparrow May 26, 2021, 4:23 PM

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With this guide:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createSimpleObject

Can I really make any object an simple object? Or only objects that would have the same option as a tickbox under properties?

winter rose May 26, 2021, 4:25 PM

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every object

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some might look broken though, but you can basically spawn any p3d you want

wet shadow May 26, 2021, 5:11 PM

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Hello people, is there a isNull equivalent command for arrays? I'm in need of way of checking if a control text field is a proper array like "[1,2,3]" and not a typo like "[1,2,3]]". I am using the parseSimpleArray to convert the string into an array.

spark turret May 26, 2021, 5:11 PM

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Count array ==0?

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IsEqualTo [] (not sure)

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Or isEqualType [] to test if its an array

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Or you loop over every item inside and test its type

wet shadow May 26, 2021, 5:15 PM

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Count and IsEqualTo will both error out wihtout return if the variable compared is not a recognizable type like [1,2,3]].

winter rose May 26, 2021, 5:16 PM

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well, what does parseSimpleArray return in such case?

spark turret May 26, 2021, 5:16 PM

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"Help me stepbro im stuck"

wet shadow May 26, 2021, 5:16 PM

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Nothing, that is my problem. I would like it to return false.

winter rose May 26, 2021, 5:16 PM

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then it might return nil

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private _result = parseSimpleArray "a[}";
if (isNil "_result") then { systemChat "oh noes" };

wet shadow May 26, 2021, 5:20 PM

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Exists with a generic error due to _result being illegible, not with a isNil unfortunately.

copper raven May 26, 2021, 5:20 PM

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im afraid you can't avoid it throwing

spark turret May 26, 2021, 5:22 PM

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Of only there was a try catch in sqf

copper raven May 26, 2021, 5:24 PM

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you can save the result into a global variable, and check on it next frame

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will still throw, but will accomplish what you want

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https://cbateam.github.io/CBA_A3/docs/files/common/fnc_execNextFrame-sqf.html

wet shadow May 26, 2021, 5:28 PM

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Intriguing idea, however I am trying to avoid global variable whenever possible and the code throwing would still annoy me to no end. 😄

copper raven May 26, 2021, 5:29 PM

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if you only need constant support, i.e [1,2,"test"], might not be too bad to write an array parser in sqf

wet shadow May 26, 2021, 5:32 PM

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copper raven if you only need constant support, i.e `[1,2,"test"]`, might not be too bad to w...

I do not follow.

slow oxide May 26, 2021, 5:47 PM

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Please help - I have a trigger that should only activate when a) any player is present and b) no opfor units are alive within the trigger area, but I can't find the right condition. I have the trigger set to "anyplayer present" and I tried multiple things in condition. I thought "this && (east countSide thisList) < 1;" should work, but it still fires when opfor is in range

spark turret May 26, 2021, 5:49 PM

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Shouldnt do that.

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Your condition looks correct, unless its throwing errors

slow oxide May 26, 2021, 5:51 PM

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no errors. the trigger executes a script that spawns a group. when i exit the trigger and enter again I would expect it to NOT spawn a second group, but it does.

spark turret May 26, 2021, 5:51 PM

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Ah, set to "not repeatable" then

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Thats not related to the opfor units tho

slow oxide May 26, 2021, 5:51 PM

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yea ... that would be easy. but it must be repeatable. just not when enemies are currently in the area.

spark turret May 26, 2021, 5:52 PM

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So it gives a false positive on the absent enemies?

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Log the enemies upon execution with diag_log thisList

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See if its actually a false positive or something else

slow oxide May 26, 2021, 5:54 PM

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k, let me test that

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where would i find the log?

winter rose May 26, 2021, 6:07 PM

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!rpt

wicked roostBOT May 26, 2021, 6:07 PM

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Arma RPT

Arma generates a .rpt log file each time it's run, which contains a lot of information like the loaded mods, or any errors that appear, this log file can be very useful for troubleshooting problems.

To get to your RPT files press Windows+R and enter %localappdata%/Arma 3

Additionally see the wiki page for more info: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Crash_Files

To share an rpt log here, please use a website like https://sqfbin.com/ to upload the full log, that way the people helping you can take a look at it and try to figure out the problem you're having together with you.
Note: RPT logs can hold personal information relevant to your system, the game or others.

little raptor May 26, 2021, 6:09 PM

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spark turret Of only there was a try catch in sqf

there is, but it doesn't catch engine errors

little raptor May 26, 2021, 6:10 PM

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wet shadow Hello people, is there a `isNull` equivalent command for arrays? I'm in need of ...

parse the text manually

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you have regex now meowsweats

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although bracket matching doesn't need regex meowsweats

spark turret May 26, 2021, 6:13 PM

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Where do you guys publish your scripts?

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(after armaholic died)

slow oxide May 26, 2021, 6:15 PM

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Weird... when I enter the trigger, it seems to count only my player in thislist, but at the same timestamp it throws some warning about an enemy unit in the same area:
20:12:32 [B Alpha 1-4:1 (Lenny79)]
20:12:32 soldier[vn_o_men_vc_14]:Some of magazines weren't stored in soldier Vest or Uniform?
20:12:32 soldier[vn_o_men_vc_14]:Some of magazines weren't stored in soldier Vest or Uniform?

spark turret May 26, 2021, 6:23 PM

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are you spawning units with the trigger?

slow oxide May 26, 2021, 6:27 PM

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yes

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but even if i set one manually within the trigger area it is not in thislist

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maybe ace or cba is messing with the command?

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oh, the problem is that thislist only lists groups of the defined type, in this case players because i set the trigger to "any player"

spark turret May 26, 2021, 6:40 PM

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Well if you spawn the group with the trigger; it wont catch it bc it checks and then spawns

slow oxide May 26, 2021, 6:41 PM

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how would i check in the script if an enemy unit is within a certain area?

slow oxide May 26, 2021, 7:11 PM

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nevermind, i got it, thanks for the backup

copper raven May 26, 2021, 7:53 PM

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wet shadow I do not follow.

i meant parsing the user input, and checking if its a valid array(using sqf), character by character

astral carbon May 26, 2021, 7:56 PM

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Hi is it possible to delete all objects/vehicles in a radius?

winter rose May 26, 2021, 7:56 PM

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yes

astral carbon May 26, 2021, 7:56 PM

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There's a ton of action going on in a scene and I want to do some optimization once the player leaves the scene

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gotcha, do you know you would use? looking on the site but not too sure

copper raven May 26, 2021, 7:57 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/nearestObjects or some other similar command

astral carbon May 26, 2021, 7:57 PM

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thanks!

copper raven May 26, 2021, 7:58 PM

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"See Also", some got better perf, nearObjects i believe

astral carbon May 26, 2021, 7:58 PM

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oh okay

copper raven May 26, 2021, 7:58 PM

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that one doesn't sort by distance

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you don't care about the order if you just want to delete

astral carbon May 26, 2021, 7:58 PM

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gotcha

ember pier May 26, 2021, 8:36 PM

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Is there a way to open certain hud elements by a trigger, like the compass for example?

spark turret May 26, 2021, 8:37 PM

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what the hell is going on??


22:36:27 ["helo order action was called with: ",[B Alpha 1-2:1 (IR0NSIGHT),B Alpha 1-2:1 (IR0NSIGHT),[B Alpha 1-2:1 (IR0NSIGHT),"Unterstützung",["Anastasia","Annika","Galina","Irina","Katina","Katerine","Khristina","Lada","Lelyah"],supply_helo_01,crate_01]]]
22:36:27 Transfer of uninitialized variables is not supported
22:36:27 Error in expression <ler = _this select 3;
_lzPrefix = _this select 4;
_lzNames = _this select 5;
_he>
22:36:27   Error position: <select 4;
_lzNames = _this select 5;
_he>
22:36:27   Error Zero divisor

winter rose May 26, 2021, 8:39 PM

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a code error apparently…?

spark turret May 26, 2021, 8:50 PM

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well its obviously not a zero divisor. and the parameters are all there

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im trying to parse the above logged params into my variables in an ace addaction

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fixed the zero divisor.

what does that one mean:
22:58:22 Transfer of uninitialized variables is not supported
EDIT: i passed the wrong variables, basically i gave <null> into params.

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aha, now that looks suspicious
23:02:25 ["markername ",scalar NaN]
23:02:25 Transfer of uninitialized variables is not supported

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if you add <null> + <null> it gives you scalar NaN. 🤭

wary hill May 26, 2021, 9:12 PM

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Hello, is there any tutorial/info how I can spawn custom groups with custom loadouts (i.e. Syndicat troops with CUP weapons) with use of CustomGroups.inc or smth similar?

winter rose May 26, 2021, 9:24 PM

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spark turret if you add <null> + <null> it gives you scalar NaN. 🤭

yes but what kind of null :p

spark turret May 26, 2021, 9:26 PM

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i fed an array out of bounds into params, it parsed that into a string and a string array and i tried concatenating string1 + selectRandom stringArray

winter rose May 26, 2021, 9:28 PM

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ah, string + nil 😄

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selectRandom [] is nil iirc

spark turret May 26, 2021, 9:34 PM

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what about selectRandom <null> 😄

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a lot of commands werent failsafe here lol surprised i even got that far

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probably bc they were intitialized through params but had no value

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how do i access the maps center (to catch findSafePos returning its default)?
default map center position is returned, which will be in format [x,y,0]

cosmic lichen May 26, 2021, 9:48 PM

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worldSize / 2

spark turret May 26, 2021, 9:48 PM

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aha! thank you

errant cedar May 26, 2021, 10:11 PM

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Hello, hopefully this is the right place to ask... I am trying to have a sound play when I open an ammo container, or close said ammo container. (not just the one, the entire "class" of object) that i'm importing into the game. The problem is, I have no idea how to do this. I've tried utilizing eventHandlers but i'm very new to this and it's quite confusing. Here are my pastebins.

https://pastebin.com/vxQbpqJM config.cpp
https://pastebin.com/cSU8RWmp bagsounds.sqf

spark turret May 26, 2021, 10:20 PM

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help, findSafePos keeps giving me the same position as the map center, but its not the maps center:
0:19:09 ["world center: ",[7680,7680,0]," for worldsize: ",15360," distance pos to center: ",827.377]
0:19:09 ["found safe spot at search radius",50," : ",[7228,6987,0]] <- same value again and again, close to map center, but not quite.

haha how dumb, its a hardcoded config value:
_worldcenter = getArray (configfile >> "CfgWorlds" >> worldName >> "centerPosition");

wanton inlet May 26, 2021, 10:22 PM

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Hi all, looking for a script to addAction on a vehicle that when selected it will respawn back at fob/set location.

spark turret May 26, 2021, 10:24 PM

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theres a module for that

tidal ferry May 26, 2021, 10:48 PM

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Hey, is there any way to get the functionality of initPlayerServer by executing code inside of init.sqf?

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Currently looking to condense the standard files we use in missions (e.g. initPlayer, initPlayerServer, initServer, onPlayerRespawn etc.) into one CfgFunctions function that can be called from init.sqf

winter rose May 26, 2021, 11:02 PM

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tidal ferry Hey, is there any way to get the functionality of initPlayerServer by executing ...

Kind of, remoteExec'ing a function on the server I would say

tidal ferry May 26, 2021, 11:13 PM

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winter rose Kind of, remoteExec'ing a function on the server I would say

Do you think setting up a PlayerConnected eventhandler would have the same effect?

winter rose May 26, 2021, 11:14 PM

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you might miss some arguments mayhaps? idk

tidal ferry May 26, 2021, 11:15 PM

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The code I need to execute is ```{
if (!isnull (getassignedcuratorunit _x)) then {
_unit = getassignedcuratorunit _x;
if (isnull (getassignedcuratorlogic _unit)) then {
unassignCurator _x;
sleep 1;
_unit assignCurator _x;
};
};
} foreach allcurators;

lavish sparrow May 26, 2021, 11:48 PM

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Can I use a script to make any object join a faction so that AI would shoot at it? Like for an firing range.

plain patio May 27, 2021, 12:28 AM

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anyone know of a basic script that could spawn a vehicle when you interact with whatever object the scripts on, as i wanna setup something of the sorts that just spawns a vehicle on a invisible helipad, etc?

olive cairn May 27, 2021, 12:51 AM

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Hi. I need your help again. I have a trigger activivated on bluefor prescence that will fire a say3D in a loop:

nul = [thisTrigger] spawn {while {true} do { 
[tv1, ["Audio1", 22, 1]] remoteExec ["say3d", 0, true]; 
; sleep 150;};};

my problem is that the trigger is firing continuosly each time a bluefor unit enters the area or if the same unit stills there, overlapping the audio. my idea is just to play once in loop no matter how many bluefor units are on the trigger. once they leave the area the sound will stop and if they re enter the tv will say3D again. Any idea?

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thanks in advance

olive cairn May 27, 2021, 1:39 AM

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nevermind, i found the solution here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/armadev/comments/f7ntvn/play_a_looping_ambient_sound_from_multiple/

lean anchor May 27, 2021, 2:51 AM

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is there a way to see/know how many EHs have been made? im trying to check how many "killed" ehs are running with the mods i use before thinking about using it for my own purpose

little raptor May 27, 2021, 4:56 AM

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lavish sparrow Can I use a script to make any object join a faction so that AI would shoot at i...

doFire
Empty objects do not have a side and AI don't attack them

little raptor May 27, 2021, 4:57 AM

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lean anchor is there a way to see/know how many EHs have been made? im trying to check how m...

No

little raptor May 27, 2021, 4:58 AM

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plain patio anyone know of a basic script that could spawn a vehicle when you interact with ...

addAction
setPosASL
getPosASL

plain patio May 27, 2021, 5:05 AM

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cheers

main shale May 27, 2021, 5:40 AM

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can someone tell me where can I find a list of examples for proper syntax that are used to activate triggers? for example how do I write if I want "X unit" to move forward after been fired upon but only continue moving strategically to, not mindlessly continue to move forward?

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idk if im being clear enough, im trying to make a scenario where the enemy attacks first, blue forces hold off the attack and after holding off the attack mount a counter attack on the enemy camp. I already gave them the waypoints from point A to point B, but I only want them to begin moving after the 1st attackers have been eliminated

little raptor May 27, 2021, 6:11 AM

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main shale can someone tell me where can I find a list of examples for proper syntax that a...

if you don't know sqf:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Introduction_to_Arma_Scripting
these are AI commands:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Command_Group:_Unit_Control

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although you probably just need waypoints:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Command_Group:_Waypoints

main shale May 27, 2021, 6:13 AM

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Ty

wanton inlet May 27, 2021, 6:45 AM

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spark turret theres a module for that

The module works but I want to have a action on the vehicle that the player can select with the mouse wheel to manually respawn the vehicle. Say tire were blown out the player can respawn it back at the starting point respawn location manually.

warm hedge May 27, 2021, 8:55 AM

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_unit does not exist in onEachFrame

proven charm May 27, 2021, 9:00 AM

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how can you set all flags true with BIS_fnc_bitflagsSet?

winter rose May 27, 2021, 9:00 AM

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16777216

proven charm May 27, 2021, 9:01 AM

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winter rose > 16777216

hmm ok I will try that, thx

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b = [0, 16777216] call BIS_fnc_bitflagsSet;

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b becomes zero

acoustic abyss May 27, 2021, 9:08 AM

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wanton inlet The module works but I want to have a action on the vehicle that the player can ...

You will need to addAction on every (re)spawned vehicle .. I think there's a field in the respawn module that lets you execute code when a vehicle is spawned. Try that

proven charm May 27, 2021, 9:09 AM

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65535 works

wanton inlet May 27, 2021, 9:22 AM

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acoustic abyss You will need to addAction on every (re)spawned vehicle .. I think there's a fie...

Thanks for the reply. Any idea what the respawn code itself would look like😎

round scroll May 27, 2021, 9:23 AM

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I'm working with NightIntruder on a carrier and wonder if there's a way to detect if any object/plane is on top of the landing strip of the flight deck. Is there any way to detect this straight forward? I consider checking the nearEntities of 150 meter around the carrier and for any vehicle check if it's on top of an landingstrip invisible object with lineintersectswith function. Basic function is to allow pilots to 'call final' and get confirmation by the CV is the deck is clear or not for landing.

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if there's a more clean path to the above problem, I'd be happy to read about it!

winter rose May 27, 2021, 9:25 AM

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using isTouchingGround maybe?

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@round scroll ↑

little raptor May 27, 2021, 9:25 AM

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isTouchingGround + inArea

round scroll May 27, 2021, 9:25 AM

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inArea?

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ok, thanks!

little raptor May 27, 2021, 9:26 AM

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landing strips are rectangular aren't they?! tanking

winter rose May 27, 2021, 9:26 AM

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a carrier should be, at least 😄

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although there was this round carrier prototype at one point 🤔

little raptor May 27, 2021, 9:27 AM

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there's also inPolygon

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but it's 2D

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inArea can be 3D

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although I assume inPolygon + a simple altitude check is enough

round scroll May 27, 2021, 9:28 AM

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the landing part of the deck is pretty rectangular indeed

little raptor May 27, 2021, 9:29 AM

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if you want 100% accuracy inPolygon is a good choice tho 😄

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that plus vectorUp and vectorDotProduct (since the carrier is flat, I assume?)

round scroll May 27, 2021, 9:30 AM

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yes, the flightdeck is flat

winter rose May 27, 2021, 9:30 AM

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unless it's sinking - you are not thinking of everything Leo!! 👀 😄

little raptor May 27, 2021, 9:30 AM

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winter rose _unless it's sinking - you are not thinking of everything Leo!!_ 👀 😄

I mean the surface meowsweats

round scroll May 27, 2021, 9:30 AM

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ha ha, I tried that once with the Nimitz. Ye good ole man on moving object problem

little raptor May 27, 2021, 9:31 AM

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winter rose _unless it's sinking - you are not thinking of everything Leo!!_ 👀 😄

which is why I suggested vectorUp

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altho doing that in model space seems a way better option

winter rose May 27, 2021, 9:32 AM

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but if it is upside down and one lands on the keel…? ah-HAH !!

round scroll May 27, 2021, 9:32 AM

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lol

winter rose May 27, 2021, 9:32 AM

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…but ok joke aside, inArea (3D) + isTouchingGround should do 😄

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not inArea 2D version, otherwise wrecks at the bottom of the sea would trigger it too 😄

little raptor May 27, 2021, 9:33 AM

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if (isTouchingGround _plane && {
  _planePos = ASLtoAGL getPosASL _plane;
  (_carrier worldToModel _planePos) inPolygon _deckPoly //deckPoly must also be in model space
  && {
    _diff = _planePos vectorDiff _deckPos; //deckPos is also in model space
    abs(_diff vectorDotProduct [0,0,1]) <= 5 //on deck (3D) 
  }
}) then {
    //on deck
}

round scroll May 27, 2021, 9:33 AM

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so I'll place four mem points on the edge of the flight deck landing strip, use inArea or inPolygon with modelToWorld/selectionPosition and nearEntities

winter rose May 27, 2021, 9:33 AM

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you could even use bounding box, it's not that bigger I guess

round scroll May 27, 2021, 9:34 AM

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so in case a wing is over the landing strip it's recognized?

winter rose May 27, 2021, 9:34 AM

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yes, the getPos takes the object's centre 🙂

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(more or less)

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it is not checking if the whole item is in the box, only the centre point

round scroll May 27, 2021, 9:35 AM

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yes, so i'd need to check the four rectangle corners of the bounding box around the plane?

winter rose May 27, 2021, 9:36 AM

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with the altitude check as well

proven charm May 27, 2021, 9:37 AM

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you can also use BIS_fnc_nearestPoint to check if plane is on the runway

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using that in my script 🙂

winter rose May 27, 2021, 9:37 AM

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that might be… how?

little raptor May 27, 2021, 9:38 AM

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winter rose yes, the getPos takes the object's centre 🙂

never use getPos in 3D meowsweats

winter rose May 27, 2021, 9:38 AM

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little raptor never use getPos in 3D <:meowsweats:707626030613135390>

I meant the getPos* stuff of course

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agrrrrrr è_é

proven charm May 27, 2021, 9:40 AM

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_p = [_runwayStart,_runwayEnd,getposATL _veh,false] call BIS_fnc_nearestPoint;
if(_p distance _veh < 20) then
{
_runwayClear = false;
};

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something like that

little raptor May 27, 2021, 9:41 AM

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proven charm ```sqf _p = [_runwayStart,_runwayEnd,getposATL _veh,false] call BIS_fnc_nearestP...

using inPolygon and inArea is more accurate

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that's just a line

proven charm May 27, 2021, 9:41 AM

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little raptor that's just a line

yea but you check the distance to the line...

winter rose May 27, 2021, 9:41 AM

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so you have an ovale around the line ^^

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I mean, it works 🙂

round scroll May 27, 2021, 9:42 AM

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I wonder if I should use nearestPoint for the wire grappling detection... there are three arresting wires and I check now if the tailhook is close to the line between two wire anchors

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or might it make more sense to define an area with inArea and check tailhook pos inside any of them... hmm

little raptor May 27, 2021, 9:45 AM

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round scroll or might it make more sense to define an area with inArea and check tailhook pos...

both work

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but engine commands (inArea and inPolygon) are faster than scripts (BIS functions, etc.)

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(if performance matters for what you're working on)

round scroll May 27, 2021, 9:45 AM

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yes, that's my thinking. Right now I use custom code for that, it has to run in a per frame eh so perf is relevant

hollow thistle May 27, 2021, 9:46 AM

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round scroll I wonder if I should use nearestPoint for the wire grappling detection... there ...

isn't the tailhook thingy handled by engine?

round scroll May 27, 2021, 9:46 AM

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no, it's checking distance to a 'wire center' point and then auto applies the brakes (on the Freedom and Nimitz)

hollow thistle May 27, 2021, 9:47 AM

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oof meowtrash

round scroll May 27, 2021, 9:47 AM

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for the new carrier I've experimented with attaching ropes between tailhook and wire anchors, but I need to detect the point when the hook catches one of the wires

hollow thistle May 27, 2021, 9:47 AM

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round scroll so I'll place four mem points on the edge of the flight deck landing strip, use ...

That sounds good.

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But I think near entities might be useless.

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inArea alone should be faster.

round scroll May 27, 2021, 9:48 AM

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inArea does not detect objects

hollow thistle May 27, 2021, 9:49 AM

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What is the functionality exactly?

round scroll May 27, 2021, 9:49 AM

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Right now I consider creating a global array of planes and one for carriers and walk through this rather than use nearEntities/Objects whatever

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I mixed two questions now: 1) how to detect if a plane is on the landing strip of the fligh deck for a 'final approach' call by the approaching plane. 2) how to detect if a tailhook grapples a wire during the landing/touchdown part

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I think inArea sounds like a good approach to either problem

hollow thistle May 27, 2021, 9:51 AM

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Basic function is to allow pilots to 'call final' and get confirmation by the CV is the deck is clear or not for landing.
for that nearEntities is needed, right. As it's called on demand I assume performance is not that important.

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how to detect if a tail-hook grapples a wire during the landing/touchdown
is BI functionality not enough?

round scroll May 27, 2021, 9:53 AM

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no, I want to extend in the mod what BI/Bravo provided in the Freedom

hollow thistle May 27, 2021, 9:55 AM

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gotcha. For that I guess you could use only the inArea.

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eachFrame where plane is local check if tailhook is inArea defined by carrier memory points. thomp

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I would do it like this if it would be performant enough.

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Is the tailhook handling really in scripts? I can't find any BI code related to this.

round scroll May 27, 2021, 10:00 AM

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first check in the eachFrame is currently if it's already grappled (getVariable on plane), then distance plane and carrier smaller than 150, then the actual check for wire grappling. That is hopefully reasonably cheap to start with the getVariable and distance

round scroll May 27, 2021, 10:00 AM

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hollow thistle Is the tailhook handling really in scripts? I can't find any BI code related to ...

yes, it's in the Aircraft functions for the tailhook

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so you need to check the F-181 jets dlc functions

hollow thistle May 27, 2021, 10:01 AM

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round scroll first check in the eachFrame is currently if it's already grappled (getVariable ...

No need for distance check imo.

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Cou can benchmark this

round scroll May 27, 2021, 10:01 AM

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it's a bit improved over the old Nimitz functions, but basically same approach

hollow thistle May 27, 2021, 10:01 AM

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but distance check is most likely not that much less expensive than inArea

round scroll May 27, 2021, 10:02 AM

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ok, run it in debugger and measure the time?

hollow thistle May 27, 2021, 10:02 AM

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It will be more expensive due to all the modelPositonToWorld that you will need to do to get the area itself thomp

acoustic abyss May 27, 2021, 10:02 AM

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wanton inlet Thanks for the reply. Any idea what the respawn code itself would look like😎

Sure. Like I said, use addAction https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction . And refer to the spawned vehicle. Fill in the blanks yourself 🙂

hollow thistle May 27, 2021, 10:03 AM

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but... you could create a trigger and attach it to carrier when it inits.

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then I guess it would look something like
_plane inArea (_carrier getVariable "carrier_tailHookArea") thomp

round scroll May 27, 2021, 10:04 AM

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hollow thistle It will be more expensive due to all the modelPositonToWorld that you will need ...

only one needed for plane pos with Leopards approach: sqf (_carrier worldToModel ASLtoAGL _planePos) inPolygon _deckPoly

hollow thistle May 27, 2021, 10:04 AM

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but how you create the poly.

round scroll May 27, 2021, 10:04 AM

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selectionPosition

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mem points on the carrier

hollow thistle May 27, 2021, 10:04 AM

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so that's 4 additional command calls.

round scroll May 27, 2021, 10:05 AM

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as you mentioned the carrier is not moving, so I can init a variable with it, good idea

hollow thistle May 27, 2021, 10:05 AM

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If we assume it cannot be moved by scripts then it's fine. You can store the area on the object.

round scroll May 27, 2021, 10:06 AM

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ha ha, if you start moving it with a script all kind of funny things might happen ...

hollow thistle May 27, 2021, 10:06 AM

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jesus, the tailhook wire arrest is really scripted...

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In a damn spawned script.

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meowtrash

round scroll May 27, 2021, 10:07 AM

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lol, same for the Nimitz... old code!

cosmic lichen May 27, 2021, 10:07 AM

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Yeah, all these things are scripted 😄

hollow thistle May 27, 2021, 10:07 AM

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have fun landing with low fps with a lot of scripts running.

round scroll May 27, 2021, 10:09 AM

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thanks for all the useful information!

spark turret May 27, 2021, 10:52 AM

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wanton inlet Thanks for the reply. Any idea what the respawn code itself would look like😎

somewhere along the lines of getting the target area, possibly through a named helper object and then a createVehicle

wanton inlet May 27, 2021, 10:53 AM

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Thanks, will have a look and see what I can come up with👍

winter sierra May 27, 2021, 11:31 AM

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does anyone know how to restrict a radio channel to people with curtain backpacks, and also in vheicles ??

winter rose May 27, 2021, 11:33 AM

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winter sierra does anyone know how to restrict a radio channel to people with curtain backpack...

you would need to play with custom channels I believe 🙂

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@winter sierraalso don't crosspost thanks (#rules)

winter sierra May 27, 2021, 11:33 AM

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ahh sorry i am about to delete the one in mission makers

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never mind 😉

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thanks

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yeah i have the channel (literally just a module) but i want it to only be avalable for people in Pilot/CoPilot/Driver/Gunner seats

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and people with curtain backpacks

tough abyss May 27, 2021, 11:50 AM

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Is it possible to make a permanent script that runs though the whole game that makes lightning strike a player if they teamkill?

winter rose May 27, 2021, 11:51 AM

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yes

tough abyss May 27, 2021, 11:52 AM

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Oh my

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Aw the gif didn’t work

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Okay so... how do I make that happen?

little raptor May 27, 2021, 12:09 PM

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round scroll as you mentioned the carrier is not moving, so I can init a variable with it, go...

If you use model space it won't matter if it moves

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selectionPosition returns coords in model space

round scroll May 27, 2021, 12:10 PM

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yes, ok, and worldtomodel translates the plane coordinates

little raptor May 27, 2021, 12:10 PM

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Yup

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You only need 1 translation

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It's very cheap

round scroll May 27, 2021, 12:11 PM

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ok, I'll remove the distance check and just go with the inArea

little raptor May 27, 2021, 12:11 PM

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Just cache the selectionPosition (they're always fixed in a fixed bone structure)

round scroll May 27, 2021, 12:12 PM

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yeah, the flightdeck is pretty much fixed 😄

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I think I will change the Nimitz elevator code for inArea as well

vague geode May 27, 2021, 1:36 PM

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Is it possible to create a custom radio channel with the same properties as the direct communication?

sullen robin May 27, 2021, 2:29 PM

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Not sure if I’m just too tired, dumb or just played arma for too long, but I’m having issues with this:

{_x allowDamage false;} forEach units group groupname;
waituntil {triggerActivated task2trg};
{_x allowDamage true;} forEach units group groupname;

Basically having this specific group invincible up until player reaches a certain trigger. Any ideas?

willow hound May 27, 2021, 2:38 PM

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It should probably be forEach units groupname 🙂

spark turret May 27, 2021, 2:49 PM

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!sqf

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/sqf

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D:

cosmic lichen May 27, 2021, 2:49 PM

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https://tenor.com/view/homer-simpsons-simpson-fail-failure-gif-8569786

Tenor

spark turret May 27, 2021, 2:50 PM

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stop mocking my misery D:

spark turret May 27, 2021, 2:50 PM

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sullen robin Not sure if I’m just too tired, dumb or just played arma for too long, but I’m h...

what does your error say

sullen robin May 27, 2021, 2:54 PM

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Error says type group, expected object

Leaving “group” out creates a generic error in expression

spark turret May 27, 2021, 2:54 PM

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WHY

```
it worked perfectly 16 hours ago

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Ducking arma keeps ducking crashing i hate my life

cosmic lichen May 27, 2021, 2:58 PM

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{_x allowDamage true;} forEach units GROUP_NAME;

sullen robin May 27, 2021, 2:59 PM

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From RTP:

10:55:54 Error in expression <{_x allowDamage false;} forEach units group groupname; waituntil {triggeract>
10:55:54 Error position: <group observation; waituntil {triggeract>
10:55:54 Error group: Type Group, expected Object

spark turret May 27, 2021, 3:00 PM

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i bet you named your group oberservation

sullen robin May 27, 2021, 3:00 PM

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@cosmic lichen using it like that causes a generic error in expression

spark turret May 27, 2021, 3:00 PM

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you dont need the "group" command then, its already a group

sullen robin May 27, 2021, 3:00 PM

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Yeah I used groupname here to make it easier

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That’s why I’m breaking my brain, both cause an error

spark turret May 27, 2021, 3:00 PM

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show code that causes generic error

sullen robin May 27, 2021, 3:01 PM

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{_x allowDamage false;} forEach units groupname;
waituntil {triggerActivated task2trg};
{_x allowDamage true;} forEach units groupname;

cosmic lichen May 27, 2021, 3:02 PM

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This is correct. You probably have a wrong var name somewhere

sullen robin May 27, 2021, 3:04 PM

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Would it matter where I executed it? This one is in TL’s init

cosmic lichen May 27, 2021, 3:04 PM

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with spawn?

sullen robin May 27, 2021, 3:05 PM

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Yes

spark turret May 27, 2021, 3:10 PM

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Nah shouldnt matter

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Gib error code of generic one

sharp peak May 27, 2021, 3:11 PM

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I'm trying to made a trigger activate when all intel has been picked up (it deletes itself)
This is my triggers Condition
!alive intel_1 && !alive intel_2 && !alive intel_3
That worked like it should

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But then I want only some intel to spawn, completely random how much and which ones, so I set them all to probability of presence - 50%
When I do this, trigger doesn't activate anymore

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Did I do smth wrong, or is there a better/working way to achieve what I'm trying?

sullen robin May 27, 2021, 3:14 PM

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if not all of them are spawning try using or instead of &&

sharp peak May 27, 2021, 3:14 PM

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Wouldn't or only complete when one of them is picked up?

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I want all of the spawned ones to be picked up for the trigger to activate, so if two spawn - or would activate after I pick up only one

copper raven May 27, 2021, 3:15 PM

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command will fail silently if an argument is nil

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so, if one of those variables is nil, everything will fail

sharp peak May 27, 2021, 3:15 PM

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Makes sense, what can I do about it/can I go around it?

copper raven May 27, 2021, 3:17 PM

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you can check if they're defined with isNil, personally id make an array of intel, and use findIf or something like that

sharp peak May 27, 2021, 3:18 PM

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So basically smth along these lines?
if (isNil intel_1) then {!alive intel_2 && !alive intel_3}

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And then just repeated with elseIf for every other possible situation? That would be way to messy, since I'd have more than 3 intel pieces

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How would I use findIf instead?

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Would this be it?
waitUntil { {!alive _x} count [intel_1, intel_2, intel_3] == 0 };

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or
waitUntil { [intel_1, intel_2, intel_3] findIf {!alive _x} == -1}

cosmic lichen May 27, 2021, 3:22 PM

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neither count nor findIf return what waitUntil needs

sharp peak May 27, 2021, 3:22 PM

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edited, forgot the 0 and -1

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Those are exampled from the biki

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So if they aren't it, should I do it?

cosmic lichen May 27, 2021, 3:23 PM

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Now they will work

sharp peak May 27, 2021, 3:23 PM

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Ah, perfect

cosmic lichen May 27, 2021, 3:23 PM

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Not sure what happens if !alive nil

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Will need some testing

sharp peak May 27, 2021, 3:23 PM

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About to try it out)

copper raven May 27, 2021, 3:25 PM

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i told you that it fails silently

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meowsweats

sharp peak May 27, 2021, 3:27 PM

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waitUntil { {!alive _x} count [intel_1, intel_2, intel_3] == 0 }; returned true instantly, which I didn't work
waitUntil { {alive _x} count [intel_1, intel_2, intel_3] == 0 }; worked, but had an error on mission start

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'...e _x} count [intel_1, intel_2, intel_3] |#|== 0 };}'
Error Generic error in expression

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same error and results with the other one

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I guess I'll stick with the error one, since it seems to work fine still. Ty for help)

spark turret May 27, 2021, 3:37 PM

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!sqf cries silently

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I hate arma. It kept crashing for 2 hours, probably bc my virtual machine is bugged, then it claimed my addAction is broken, which worked yezserday so i debugged it and changed nothing and it works again

still forum May 27, 2021, 3:51 PM

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spark turret Ducking arma keeps ducking crashing i hate my life

Make a feedback tracker ticket

spark turret May 27, 2021, 3:59 PM

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Nah, its a problem on my end

still forum May 27, 2021, 3:59 PM

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Arma crash == arma problem :u

spark turret May 27, 2021, 4:00 PM

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I have an ubuntu running in a vm and that is causing problems with my RAM (i think)

My exploresers and VCS crash and reopen and arma doesnt survive but freeze. Ill send in the mdmp

sharp peak May 27, 2021, 4:06 PM

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Now I'm trying condition of presence. Intel_1 should only spawn when elder_1 exists.
I've tried alive elder_1, which resulted in nothing spawning
Then tried if (alive elder_1) then {true}, which did the same

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Again, am I doing it wrong, or am I using the wrong tools?

spark turret May 27, 2021, 4:08 PM

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youre wanted tool is "diag_log [myStuff]" to see if your code works and checking the .rpt 🙂

sharp peak May 27, 2021, 4:10 PM

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I don't know what that means

wary hill May 27, 2021, 4:14 PM

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Any help w/ praire fire?

_newGrp = grpNull;
_newGrp = [_basePos, east, configfile >> "CfgGroups" >> "East" >> "OPF_F" >> "Infantry" >> "OIA_InfTeam", [], [], [0.2, 0.3]] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;// Spawns Vanilla east team

_newGrp = grpNull;
_newGrp = [_basePos, east, configfile >> "CfgGroups" >> "East" >> "VN_VC" >> "vn_o_group_men_vc" >> "vn_o_group_men_vc_01", [], [], [0.2, 0.3]] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;// Error: Generic error in expression fn_spawnGroup.sqf line 160

spark turret May 27, 2021, 4:14 PM

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diag_log is a command that writes to your error log file (the .rpt)

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

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

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use that to write your stuff step by step into the log file, making sure the values are correct

spark turret May 27, 2021, 4:15 PM

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sharp peak I don't know what that means

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also it tells you errors in there so you know what went wrong

sharp peak May 27, 2021, 4:16 PM

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I c, well - I am not writing any code - it's literally the box in the editor called "condition of presence"
https://i.imgur.com/URqGKKF.png

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In hindsight maybe better to ask that in #arma3_scenario