#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 692

dusky pier Jun 21, 2021, 11:58 AM

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Hello, i trying to use SeatSwitched and GetIn event handlers on vehicle,
but as i understand - it works only locally

so to make this event handlers working for all players i need to remoteExec it, right?

unreal scroll Jun 21, 2021, 12:00 PM

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@dusky pier If you want some script to be executed for players individually, why not to use SeatSwitchedMan and GetInMan?

spark turret Jun 21, 2021, 12:00 PM

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does arma support any kind of shaders?

dusky pier Jun 21, 2021, 12:01 PM

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unreal scroll <@!466469047182295040> If you want some script to be executed for players indivi...

i just didn't think about that 🙂

Thank you!

unreal scroll Jun 21, 2021, 12:05 PM

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@dusky pier
BTW, SeatSwitched can be ran only on server, that is recommended for any time-consuming scripts.
About GetIn:

It can be assigned to a remote vehicle but will only fire on the PC where the actual addEventHandler command was executed
So it is ok for server script. Depends on what you want to do with players.

You can also use combinations, like GetInMan for player --> adding GetOut EH for vehicle the player enters --> ...

gaunt mortar Jun 21, 2021, 12:51 PM

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_azimuth = player getDir _posPlayer;
_roundedAzimuth = [_azimuth, 0] call BIS_fnc_cutDecimals;```

Is there any way to make this cleaner ? ^^'

unreal scroll Jun 21, 2021, 1:01 PM

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@gaunt mortar But getDir returns already rounded value, isn't it? And you can use round instead of call BIS_fnc_cutDecimals

gaunt mortar Jun 21, 2021, 1:04 PM

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Well,

_azimuth = player getDir _posPlayer;
        _roundedAzimuth = [_azimuth, 0] call BIS_fnc_cutDecimals;
        openMap false;
        hint format ["Vos alliés son azimut %1", (_roundedAzimuth), "%1"];``` 
gave me something looking like 170.850 ^^'
But that round thing ? just a plain "round (_azimuth)" ?

unreal scroll Jun 21, 2021, 1:05 PM

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Yup,

round _azimuth

gaunt mortar Jun 21, 2021, 1:06 PM

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Mk. So might as well round it in the hint format part

hallow mortar Jun 21, 2021, 1:21 PM

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I have forgotten, does a Killed EH fire if the EH is added somewhere the target is not local to at the time of its death? i.e. if the Killed EH is added on the server only, and the target is local to a client when it dies, will the server's Killed EH fire?

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I once knew this but apparently not any more

cosmic lichen Jun 21, 2021, 1:25 PM

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gaunt mortar Well, ```sqf _azimuth = player getDir _posPlayer; _roundedAzim...

you can also use toFixed

gaunt mortar Jun 21, 2021, 1:27 PM

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Mh.. when it comes to a bearing, doesn’t make a huge difference right?

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toFixed will simply remove the decimals where as round will .. well round it, the precision level here is minimal

unique sundial Jun 21, 2021, 3:14 PM

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tofixed will round too

gaunt mortar Jun 21, 2021, 3:14 PM

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Then is there a better optimization on one of them, or It's tomato tomato

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 3:15 PM

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ez, give us decimal 😄

unique sundial Jun 21, 2021, 3:16 PM

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what is decimal?

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 3:16 PM

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a C# type for high precision calculation, I don't know much more 😄

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twice the size of a double though

cosmic lichen Jun 21, 2021, 3:21 PM

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winter rose _twice the size of a `double` though_

When you need arty strike that 1 by 1 meter large target in China but you are on Altis.

real tartan Jun 21, 2021, 3:49 PM

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is there limitation how many parallel code can run ? trying to do 10-20 spawns

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and game is stuck on loading mission

restive leaf Jun 21, 2021, 3:51 PM

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Is indeed in Newtons. See the linked Nvidia physX documentation on that page

spark turret Jun 21, 2021, 3:58 PM

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winter rose a C# type for high precision calculation, I don't know much more 😄

128 bits of pure freedom. physics engine with that would allow simulating a whole stellar system without chunk loading

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 3:59 PM

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real tartan is there limitation how many parallel code can run ? trying to do 10-20 spawns

you might be waiting for something that is not coming, blocking loading

spark turret Jun 21, 2021, 3:59 PM

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instead i get f*cking floats that loose precision at 6km

tranquil cradle Jun 21, 2021, 4:02 PM

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restive leaf Is indeed in Newtons. See the linked Nvidia physX documentation on that page

Not that I doubt, makes sense (N or J), but I fail to spot any mention on Newtons there. Could you point the exact place in this document?

restive leaf Jun 21, 2021, 4:02 PM

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tranquil cradle Not that I doubt, makes sense (N or J), but I fail to spot any mention on Newton...

https://docs.nvidia.com/gameworks/content/gameworkslibrary/physx/apireference/files/structPxForceMode.html#adaaafefe0478d829b816154c676e5456e707aa50e1612a2603643ee2df85f1a

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Given the units of measure used in physX, that equates to Newtons for the force

tranquil cradle Jun 21, 2021, 4:05 PM

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Thanks!

real tartan Jun 21, 2021, 4:27 PM

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trying to optimize this line

{ [_x] execVM format ["script\run_%1.sqf", faction _x]; } forEach allUnits;

to

TAG_fnc_run_BLU_F = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "script\run_BLU_F.sqf";
TAG_fnc_run_OPF_F = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "script\run_OPF_F.sqf";
TAG_fnc_run_IND_F = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "script\run_IND_F.sqf";
TAG_fnc_run_CIV_F = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "script\run_CIV_F.sqf";

{ [_x] spawn format ["TAG_fnc_run_%1", faction _x]; } forEach allUnits;

but spawn is expecting code, not string

still forum Jun 21, 2021, 4:31 PM

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[_x] spawn (missionNamespace getVariable [format ["TAG_fnc_run_%1", faction _x], {}]);

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you have a string, but you want the value of the variable of the same name as your string.
getVariable retrieves variable value by name

real tartan Jun 21, 2021, 5:09 PM

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TAG_fnc_run_BLU_F = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "script\run_BLU_F.sqf";
TAG_fnc_run_OPF_F = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "script\run_OPF_F.sqf";
TAG_fnc_run_IND_F = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "script\run_IND_F.sqf";
TAG_fnc_run_CIV_F = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "script\run_CIV_F.sqf";
{ [_x] spawn (missionNamespace getVariable [format ["TAG_fnc_run_%1", faction _x], {}]); } forEach allUnits;

dim terrace Jun 21, 2021, 5:52 PM

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does anyone know if there is some getter for https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setWeaponReloadingTime ?

setWeaponReloadingTime

hasty trout Jun 21, 2021, 6:00 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Actions#Eject

this command shouldnt care about something like altitude or speed of the vehicle the unit is in, right?

restive leaf Jun 21, 2021, 6:05 PM

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Are you trying to do a plane's ejection seat like thing?

hasty trout Jun 21, 2021, 6:05 PM

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nope just trying to eject guys out of a helicopter

restive leaf Jun 21, 2021, 6:05 PM

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Ah, okay

hasty trout Jun 21, 2021, 6:06 PM

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having issues with having them eject anywhere further up than about 0.5 meters. but i think its because i used the wrong getPos

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 6:09 PM

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dim terrace does anyone know if there is some getter for https://community.bistudio.com/wiki...

I believe there is none

hasty trout Jun 21, 2021, 6:09 PM

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hm nope. changed to getPosATL but same thing. the trigger seems to trigger properly at the correct altitude but the eject wont happen until im at a maximum of 1m indicated altitude

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//diag_log format["ejectSquad called, _this: %1", _this];
private _lz = _this select 0;
private _vehicle = _this select 1;
private _squad = _this select 2;
private _fromTaskId = _this select 3;
private _pilot = driver _vehicle;
private _side = side _squad;
private _squadCmdr = (units _squad) select 0;

deleteWaypoint [_squad,1];

{_x action["eject", vehicle _x]} forEach units _squad;
{unAssignVehicle _x} forEach units _squad;
{_x enableAI "TARGET"; _x enableAI "AUTOTARGET";} foreach units _squad;

private _wp = _squad addwaypoint [_lz,5,1];
_wp setwaypointType "MOVE";

[_squadCmdr, format["%1, please standby as we're getting off.", name _pilot]] remoteExec ['sideChat', _side];

scopeName "main";
while {true} do
{
    scopeName "ejectloop";
//    diag_log format["ejectSquad: ticking %1", _this];
    if (({(_x in _vehicle) && (alive _x)} count units _squad) == 0) then
    {
        // No squad units left alive inside
        [_fromTaskId, "SUCCEEDED" ,true] spawn BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
        breakOut "ejectloop";
    };
    sleep 2;
};

[_squadCmdr, format["%1, everyone is out, you're clear to lift off", name _pilot]] remoteExec ['sideChat', _side];

//diag_log format["ejectSquad done, _this: %1", _this];

Is there anything here that somehow limits the altitude of when to eject?
the sidechat part runs so the script must be running but I do not get why it wont eject unless im at a maximum of 1meter altitude

dim terrace Jun 21, 2021, 6:21 PM

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winter rose I believe there is none

uh, so I guess I will have to use resolve to some hacks unless KK or Dedmen wants to solve that 🙈

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 6:22 PM

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dim terrace uh, so I guess I will have to use resolve to some hacks unless KK or Dedmen want...

both @unique sundial and @still forum are happy to help, you know! 😄

restive leaf Jun 21, 2021, 6:24 PM

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Never understood a use for that function either... I mean it only affects the reload after firing the weapon (from Demellion's note) unless you script around that, in which case I guess you can store what it has been changed to???

dim terrace Jun 21, 2021, 6:25 PM

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well, I need some easy method to check if tank canon is ready to fire. I'm using animationSourcePhase for it right now and it works there

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but there is no method to check state of infantry held weapon so I cannot do similar trick there

restive leaf Jun 21, 2021, 6:28 PM

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dim terrace but there is no method to check state of infantry held weapon so I cannot do sim...

So you are not worried about the default value for a weapon being changed, just want the reload time in general

tough abyss Jun 21, 2021, 6:28 PM

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Hey! I have a question. I want to do a little killhouse training where there's actual Ai being spawned after an addaction (with if possible it being repeatable/random pos) so it can be used multiple times.

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Is there something like this? I obviously can't look at armaholic anymore..

still forum Jun 21, 2021, 6:41 PM

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dim terrace uh, so I guess I will have to use resolve to some hacks unless KK or Dedmen want...

Who is that Dedman person?

dim terrace Jun 21, 2021, 6:42 PM

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mystical person they say!

restive leaf Jun 21, 2021, 6:48 PM

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Bohemia Interactive created AI system... subsystem of Dwarden 2.0

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 6:51 PM

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together, we are… the Dadmen 😎

restive leaf Jun 21, 2021, 6:55 PM

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winter rose together, we are… *the Dadmen* 😎

Are you issued DADPAT?

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 6:57 PM

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omg

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it's a mod

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IT EXISTS!!

copper raven Jun 21, 2021, 7:24 PM

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dim terrace does anyone know if there is some getter for https://community.bistudio.com/wiki...

i guess you can try fired EH and calculating delta, but it's tricky, should be reliable though

pulsar bluff Jun 21, 2021, 7:25 PM

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without a getter you could use proxies like reading the weapon HUD ui (it changes color when ready to fire)

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maybe figure out what the HUD is using to get “ready to fire” state

hasty trout Jun 21, 2021, 7:26 PM

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hasty trout hm nope. changed to getPosATL but same thing. the trigger seems to trigger prope...

using moveOut instead of eject solved it

copper raven Jun 21, 2021, 7:31 PM

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pulsar bluff without a getter you could use proxies like reading the weapon HUD ui (it change...

i mean in that case you would just look at the progress bar, iirc its in RscInGameUI, but if the player doesn't have the wanted weapon selected, it won't work

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i guess you can run selectweapon, read the value of the progress bar, and switch back

slate cypress Jun 21, 2021, 7:35 PM

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if ((_this select 0) == 1) then
{    // Run on the HC only
    if !(isServer or hasInterface) then
    {
        execVM "init_HC.sqf";
    };
} else {
    // Run on the server only
    if (isServer) then
    {
        execVM "init_HC.sqf";
    };
};

Why doesn't this work?
I took it from: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Headless_Client
The error: "(" encountered instead of "="

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it's running in description.ext after following the instructions for "Execute the script via a mission parameter"

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sqflint seems to have a red underline at the ) == 1) but i don't see any issue

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 7:37 PM

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slate cypress ```sqf if ((_this select 0) == 1) then { // Run on the HC only if !(isSer...

…where did you put that?

slate cypress Jun 21, 2021, 7:39 PM

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winter rose _…where_ did you put that?

I put it inside a function within cfgFunctions

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 7:39 PM

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did you put that in description.ext?

slate cypress Jun 21, 2021, 7:39 PM

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yes

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 7:39 PM

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that's why

slate cypress Jun 21, 2021, 7:40 PM

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?? it says to add the code to the function in description.ext

little raptor Jun 21, 2021, 7:41 PM

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copper raven i guess you can run selectweapon, read the value of the progress bar, and switch...

To read a time from that you need to monitor the progress vs time

little raptor Jun 21, 2021, 7:42 PM

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slate cypress ?? it says to add the code to the function in `description.ext`

You're not supposed to put that in config meowsweats

slate cypress Jun 21, 2021, 7:43 PM

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where do you put it?

little raptor Jun 21, 2021, 7:43 PM

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It's a script

little raptor Jun 21, 2021, 7:44 PM

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slate cypress ?? it says to add the code to the function in `description.ext`

If you read that properly it has a step before it meowsweats

slate cypress Jun 21, 2021, 7:45 PM

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First define a function to be used to run the headless client script file. Here's what it should look like in description.ext:

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 7:46 PM

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slate cypress > First define a function to be used to run the headless client script file. Her...

yeeeah?

little raptor Jun 21, 2021, 7:46 PM

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Click on function to understand what it means meowsweats

hasty trout Jun 21, 2021, 7:46 PM

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is it possible to have an and (&&) within another and?

little raptor Jun 21, 2021, 7:46 PM

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hasty trout is it possible to have an and (&&) within another and?

Within?

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 7:46 PM

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&&&&, duh

little raptor Jun 21, 2021, 7:46 PM

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wdym?

hasty trout Jun 21, 2021, 7:47 PM

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basically just 3 conditions

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like

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a && b && c

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 7:47 PM

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yup

little raptor Jun 21, 2021, 7:47 PM

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Yes

hasty trout Jun 21, 2021, 7:47 PM

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thanks

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 7:48 PM

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slate cypress > First define a function to be used to run the headless client script file. Her...

so yep, rather check the CfgFunctions page; this HC tutorial is not super crystal clear

slate cypress Jun 21, 2021, 7:49 PM

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winter rose so yep, rather check the CfgFunctions page; this HC tutorial is not super crysta...

Isn't the tutorial saying to add the following code to the function defined in cfgFunctions in description.ext?

copper raven Jun 21, 2021, 7:49 PM

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little raptor To read a time from that you need to monitor the progress vs time

what do you mean? by reload time, i meant value 0-1, just like you set it with setWeaponReloadingTime

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it should be 1:1 progress bar no?

little raptor Jun 21, 2021, 7:50 PM

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I thought you meant actual time meowsweats

slate cypress Jun 21, 2021, 7:52 PM

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winter rose so yep, rather check the CfgFunctions page; this HC tutorial is not super crysta...

I see now meowfacepalm

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 7:58 PM

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slate cypress I see now <:meowfacepalm:787385997108314152>

yes; the cfg defines the file to look up, and SQF goes into said file
sorry, was afk 🙂

dark tulip Jun 21, 2021, 8:22 PM

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Is there a BI wiki link I'm not seeing or maybe someone can explain this too me.

custom composition A is a truck with items mounted to it. I want to have the ability to "unpack" the truck and it turns into a small camp which would be composition B

I may want to complicate it by having it be a mobile spawn, or medical camp

ideas?

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 8:23 PM

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scripting, yeah

dark tulip Jun 21, 2021, 8:24 PM

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Ok, so basically building a script that allows A to turn to B to turn back to A. Time to dig

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 8:28 PM

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createVehicle, getPos (alt syntax), etc 🙂

dark tulip Jun 21, 2021, 8:30 PM

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making more sense to me now. I was looking through a mission pbo someone had this in, and need to focus on his scripts and not his compositions. I was to lazer focused on mimicking what he built when i can just build my own.

coral nest Jun 21, 2021, 8:53 PM

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i have a really good idea for a mod thats script based, with attaching and detaching a player to an object through self interactions but i have no idea where to even start. if someone is experienced in making mods please dm me

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 8:54 PM

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coral nest i have a really good idea for a mod thats script based, with attaching and detac...

you can recruit scripters (for free or not) in #creators_recruiting

coral nest Jun 21, 2021, 8:54 PM

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im just looking for guidance on where to start

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 8:55 PM

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then no DMs, it can happen here 🙂
see attachTo and addAction to begin with

red rune Jun 21, 2021, 9:42 PM

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Hello

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I'm very new to scripting, but I'm trying to use the BIS_fnc_moduleLightning module in a "Killed" event handler.
Current issue is that the object the lightning hits just gets deleted afterwards

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I saw that someone else was having the same issue so I guess that's just the way it works, but is there any way around that?

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 9:47 PM

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that might be because you are using it wrongly

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create an empty object, don't pass the target as first argument

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@red rune ↑

red rune Jun 21, 2021, 9:48 PM

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so attach the object to the target and make the lightning hit that object?

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 9:49 PM

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just create something on the target's position yes

red rune Jun 21, 2021, 9:53 PM

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that works, thanks

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 9:54 PM

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I'm updating the wiki at the same time

coral nest Jun 21, 2021, 10:38 PM

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is there a way to search for vehicle/helicopter objects within say 2 metres and then attach the player to it

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idea would be
scrollwheel>search 2m for nearest vehicle> attach to vehicle

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 10:49 PM

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yes, see e.g nearestObjects

halcyon hornet Jun 21, 2021, 11:20 PM

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How can you disable user movement/rotation when in an animation without disabling all simulation/input?

winter rose Jun 21, 2021, 11:35 PM

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override WASD and setDir, or set a locking anim, or…

tough abyss Jun 22, 2021, 12:07 AM

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With Armaholic being down, can someone send me GF Holster Script version 2.0 and GF Earplugs Script version 2.2?

boreal spindle Jun 22, 2021, 1:01 AM

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When a mpmission is loading whats the first file name to load the scripts?
init.sqf?

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(the main script file)

modest nova Jun 22, 2021, 1:19 AM

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coral nest idea would be scrollwheel>search 2m for nearest vehicle> attach to vehicle

If you are trying to attach the player to a specific vehicle then maybe add the action to the vehicle so that it's easier to reference it, or use cursortarget and check if it is a vehicle

leaden haven Jun 22, 2021, 1:39 AM

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tough abyss With Armaholic being down, can someone send me GF Holster Script version 2.0 and...

Earplugs code. Put this in initPlayerLocal.sqf

waitUntil {!isNull(findDisplay 46)};
(findDisplay 46) displaySetEventHandler ["KeyDown","_this call keyspressed"];
keyspressed = {
    _keyDik = _this select 1;
    _shift =_this select 2;
    _ctrl = _this select 3;
    _alt = _this select 4;
    _handled = false;
    switch (_this select 1) do {
        case 207: {
            if (soundVolume == 1) then {
                2 fadeSound 0.1;
                titletext ["Earplugs in.", "PLAIN DOWN"];
            } else {
                2 fadeSound 1;
                titletext ["Earplugs out.", "PLAIN DOWN"];
            }
        };
    };
    _handled;
};

Press End for Earplugs.

leaden haven Jun 22, 2021, 4:55 AM

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GF Holster script: https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/215826-gf-holster-script-mod/?do=findComment&comment=3347323

unique sundial Jun 22, 2021, 6:32 AM

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dim terrace uh, so I guess I will have to use resolve to some hacks unless KK or Dedmen want...

weaponReloadingTime Revision: 147785 + weaponState extended

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 8:29 AM

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is there a way to make ai gunners a bit more aggressive and willing to fire? having issues with door gunners in a helicopter not opening fire unless im loitering for quite some time within moderately close range of enemy infantry, even if those infantry have opened fire at the helicopter way before the doorgunners fire back

slate cypress Jun 22, 2021, 8:58 AM

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hasty trout is there a way to make ai gunners a bit more aggressive and willing to fire? hav...

What is their skill level set to?
If they're not firing whilst moving, it's probably because one of the variables (forgot which one) of skill level is too low?

Do you have any mods running?

If I spawn in a heli, my gunners will shoot just fine.

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 8:58 AM

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sog pf is running

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spawning them with createVehicleCrew

slate cypress Jun 22, 2021, 9:01 AM

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I don't know if sog pf changes AI behaviour but I wouldn't think so.

Have you tried use createVehicleCrew to spawn a vanilla asset in order to see if its something to do with setting AI awareness?

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 9:02 AM

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i can try it on a vanilla asset but i reckon its just that the default behavior isnt quite as aggressive as id like. i just think itd make sense if they at least would open fire against infantry actively firing against the helicopter

slate cypress Jun 22, 2021, 9:03 AM

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hasty trout i can try it on a vanilla asset but i reckon its just that the default behavior ...

I don't have sog pf but with vanilla only, that's what happens for me. If infantry on the ground shoot at the helicopter, the gunners always seem to know where they are and open fire.

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Have you changed game difficulty to recruit by any chance?

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I have mine on regular

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 9:04 AM

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ill see if i might have changed it

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 9:25 AM

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while im at it, having minor issues with this:

//diag_log format["spawnCrewAction called, _this: %1", _this];
private _vehicle = _this select 0;
private _caller = _this select 1;
private _returnValue = [];
private _group = group _caller;
private _tmpGroup = createGroup civilian;
_returnValue = [ _vehicle, _tmpGroup, false, typeof _vehicle]; createVehicleCrew _vehicle; _vehicle deleteVehicleCrew driver _vehicle;
// a bit of twiddling to get the units to the correct side
_returnValue joinSilent grpNull;
_returnValue joinSilent _group;
deleteGroup _tmpGroup;

//diag_log format["spawnCrewAction returning: %1", _returnValue];
_returnValue

units spawn in properly but for some reason the only spawned in unit that appears to be added to the players group is the copilot. if done in a heli with 2 door gunners for example they will spawn in but they do not appear to be added to the players group, at least they do not show up in the group bar at the bottom of the screen. any ideas?

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 9:26 AM

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_returnValue joinSilent grpNull;
wat?

winter rose Jun 22, 2021, 9:26 AM

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private _vehicle = _this select 0;
private _caller = _this select 1;
// replace by
params ["_vehicle", "_caller"];

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 9:27 AM

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_returnValue = [ _vehicle, _tmpGroup, false, typeof _vehicle];
again, wat?

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 9:28 AM

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its an addaction tied to a vehicle

winter rose Jun 22, 2021, 9:28 AM

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hasty trout its an addaction tied to a vehicle

where is there an addAction? can't see any

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 9:29 AM

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in another sqf :p

_vehicle = _this select 0;
_vehicle setDamage 0;

_vehicle remoteExec ["removeAllActions", 0, "rmall" + (_vehicle call BIS_fnc_netId)];
[_vehicle, ["Spawn crew", { _this remoteExec ["spawnCrewAction", _this select 0]; },nil,1.5,true,true,"","true",5,false,"",""]] remoteExec ["addAction", 0, "addcrew" + (_vehicle call BIS_fnc_netId)];
[_vehicle, ["Remove crew", { _this remoteExec ["deleteCrewAction", _this select 0]; },nil,1.5,true,true,"","true",5,false,"",""]] remoteExec ["addAction", 0, "removecrew" + (_vehicle call BIS_fnc_netId)];

winter rose Jun 22, 2021, 9:29 AM

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… I am going to be sick

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 9:29 AM

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: D

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any idea though why only copilot end up in players group?

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 9:33 AM

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hasty trout while im at it, having minor issues with this: ```sqf //diag_log format["spawnC...

first of all:

params ["_vehicle", "_caller"];
_group = group _caller;
_newGroup = createVehicleCrew _vehicle; 
_vehicle deleteVehicleCrew driver _vehicle;
units _newGroup joinSilent _group;
deleteGroup _newGroup;

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I have no idea what on earth the rest of it is meowsweats

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 9:34 AM

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shouldnt i at least do deleteGroup _newGroup; there? or is it deleted by moving them to the group of the caller?

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 9:34 AM

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hasty trout in another sqf :p ```sqf _vehicle = _this select 0; _vehicle setDamage 0; _veh...

second of all, what on earth is that JIP id? meowsweats

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just use vehicle

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 9:35 AM

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hasty trout shouldnt i at least do deleteGroup _newGroup; there? or is it deleted by moving...

it should delete automatically

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but it won't hurt

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added

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 9:35 AM

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okay. just used to doing stuff in wc3 editor and if you dont delete basically everything you ever create it ends up with massive memoryleaks

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 9:37 AM

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little raptor first of all: ```sqf params ["_vehicle", "_caller"]; _group = group _caller; _ne...

that worked fine btw thanks

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does a players/servers difficulty settings override a scenarios or does a scenarios setting override the servers/players?

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 9:38 AM

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latter

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 9:38 AM

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if you spawn in an AI with max skill but the players difficulty option has skill on lowest which one ends up being used?

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ah thanks

slate cypress Jun 22, 2021, 9:42 AM

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hasty trout ill see if i might have changed it

Was it recruit?

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 9:42 AM

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nope. im gonna just set the skill on the units in editor and see if that helps

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@little raptor is this correct when it comes to setSkill on the ai units created in the previous thing you helped me with?

{_x setSkill 1} forEach units _group;

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sorry for the vemvaresompinga

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 9:49 AM

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hasty trout <@!360154905148653568> is this correct when it comes to setSkill on the ai units...

yes

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 9:50 AM

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thanks

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 9:50 AM

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@hasty trout https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Difficulty_Settings

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/server.cfg#Arma_3_-_Forced_difficulty

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 9:52 AM

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ah that helps, thanks again

safe crane Jun 22, 2021, 11:14 AM

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so i have set up a target range and i want to reset targets at a greater range what input would i change to increase target range reset?

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sorry i am noob at scripting

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 11:16 AM

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!code

wicked roostBOT Jun 22, 2021, 11:16 AM

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How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";

safe crane Jun 22, 2021, 11:20 AM

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confusion

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no clue f

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 11:22 AM

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safe crane confusion

without syntax highlighting no one will bother to look at the code.
if that's confusing, use sqfbin.com

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#arma3_scripting message

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 11:35 AM

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Having some issues with onPlayerRespawn.sqf
It runs correctly first time player spawns (on mission start).
On first player respawn after being killed it does not run correctly.
If player is killed again it does run correctly.

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so for some reason on the first player death it doesnt seem to run onPlayerRespawn.sqf after respawning

spark turret Jun 22, 2021, 11:40 AM

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thats almost impossible

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 11:40 AM

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yeah i have no idea why its happening

spark turret Jun 22, 2021, 11:40 AM

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are you sure you dont have an error aborting your script?

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checked rpt?

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 11:40 AM

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yeah

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 11:55 AM

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i really dont understand this. i changed respawnOnStart to 1 just to see what would happen and then you spawn without the stuff in onPlayerRespawn.sqf working (addAction for example) but if you kill yourself and respawn again it works

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its just the first respawn that doesnt work correctly for whatever reason

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is there something wrong with my onPlayerRespawn.sqf? Seems unlikely since it works fine on any respawn except the first one.

player addAction ["<t color='#FFFF00'>Request mission</t>", { {[player] call spawnPlayerTask;} remoteExecCall ["bis_fnc_call", 2] },nil,10 ];

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 12:02 PM

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hasty trout is there something wrong with my onPlayerRespawn.sqf? Seems unlikely since it wo...

don't use player. try using the onPlayerRespawn parameters

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 12:04 PM

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so _newUnit instead?

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 12:05 PM

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hasty trout so _newUnit instead?

yes

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 12:15 PM

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should i just swap "player" to _newUnit? that gives me a undefined variable in expression _newunit

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 12:16 PM

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hasty trout should i just swap "player" to _newUnit? that gives me a undefined variable in e...

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

torpid pewter Jun 22, 2021, 12:57 PM

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I'm trying to play a certain animation when a player has certain weapons equipped and i got it working for primary, secondary, and launcher, however I'm having trouble figuring out a way to do it with no weapon.

Here's my current code:

//Crouched
        if ((currentweapon player == (primaryweapon player)) and (stance player != "PRONE")) then {
            player playMove "AinvPknlMstpSlayWrflDnon_medicOther";
            };
        if ((currentweapon player == (secondaryweapon player)) and (stance player != "PRONE")) then {
            player playMove "AinvPknlMstpSlayWlnrDnon_medicOther";
            };
        if ((currentweapon player == (handgunweapon player)) and (stance player != "PRONE")) then {
            player playMove "AinvPknlMstpSlayWpstDnon_medicOther";
            };
            
        //Prone
        if ((currentweapon player == (primaryweapon player)) and (stance player == "PRONE")) then {
            player playMove "AinvPpneMstpSlayWrflDnon_medicOther";
            };
        if ((currentweapon player == (handgunweapon player)) and (stance player == "PRONE")) then {
            player playMove "AinvPpneMstpSlayWpstDnon_medicOther";
            };

There doesn't seem to be a command for no weapon equipped and if I try to do something like

if ((currentweapon player == "") and (stance player != "PRONE")) then {
            player playMove "AinvPknlMstpSlayWnonDnon_medicOther";
            };

It loops the animation multiple times when I try to run it with no weapon. It works fine in all other cases.

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 1:05 PM

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little raptor https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Event_Scripts#onPlayerRespawn.sqf

i tried a few things but I cant make it work, could you maybe help out a bit?

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 1:06 PM

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trying to add an ace interaction to a deployed rappeling rope so you could technically rappel from outside the vehicle, any idea on how to do this?

willow hound Jun 22, 2021, 1:12 PM

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@hasty trout This ...

{[player] call spawnPlayerTask;} remoteExecCall ["bis_fnc_call", 2]
```... should be ...```sqf
[player] remoteExecCall ["spawnPlayerTask", 2]
```... not just for readability but also because the argument `player` is resolved on the server in the first version of the expression (see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/remoteExecCall#Example_5).

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 1:18 PM

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thank you

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👍

dusky wedge Jun 22, 2021, 1:20 PM

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Hello everyone, is there any way to stop ctrlCommit?

tough abyss Jun 22, 2021, 1:29 PM

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does the nearestObject function retrieve objects that have been hidden via a hideTerrainObjects marker?

real tartan Jun 22, 2021, 2:58 PM

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getting tasks from mission, wtf BIS

private _maybeTasks = (allVariables missionNamespace) select {(_x find "@") == 0 && {_x find ".0" == (count _x) - 2}};

tidal ferry Jun 22, 2021, 3:21 PM

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Question

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Is it possible for me to define a global variable from config?

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Like, a truly accessible global variable, not just something I'd need to retrieve from getVariable

still forum Jun 22, 2021, 3:27 PM

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You can register a preInit Eventhandler that sets the variable. But without CBA you can only run script files there

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What's your usecase? Maybe there's a better way?

tidal ferry Jun 22, 2021, 3:32 PM

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still forum You can register a preInit Eventhandler that sets the variable. But without CBA ...

Oh, you mean like a CfgFunctions function with preinit enabled?

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Yeah that actually would work just fine tbh

tidal ferry Jun 22, 2021, 3:33 PM

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still forum What's your usecase? Maybe there's a better way?

And nah, just looking to define some variables in mod config for mission-specific arsenal setup

still forum Jun 22, 2021, 3:50 PM

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Yes CfgFunctions.
But that's not config only as it needs a script file too. Don't know what your constraints are

gleaming oriole Jun 22, 2021, 4:49 PM

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Can somebody recommend a task and briefing framework that works on dedicated server and JIP?

cyan dust Jun 22, 2021, 5:06 PM

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little raptor first of all: ```sqf params ["_vehicle", "_caller"]; _group = group _caller; _ne...

So 'joinSilent' is working 🤔 Is there any limit there of something? I'm trying to merge two groups 8 units each and no luck so far

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 6:07 PM

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i have a unit called "posMan" and i am creating a unit at the position of posMan:

private _newPos = getPos posMan;
"vn_b_men_sog_13" createUnit [_newPos, _groupTaxi,"",0.6, "CORPORAL"];

However posMan is standing on the roof of a building but the created unit ends up at the bottom floor of said building. Any help would be appreciated

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using position posMan instead of _newPos had same result

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 6:13 PM

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create unit at [0,0,0], then setpos after

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 6:16 PM

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would I need to turn each created unit into some sort of named variable in that case in order to setPos on it?

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 6:17 PM

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no, use primary syntax

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

tidal ferry Jun 22, 2021, 6:18 PM

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still forum Yes CfgFunctions. But that's not config only as it needs a script file too. Don'...

Yeah that's fine, should work

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 6:20 PM

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copper raven no, use primary syntax

I dont see under the first Syntax part in that wiki how that would work. been scratching my head over this for a bit.
I mean I understand that under Example 1 i could then setpos on _unit but wouldnt that mean I am creating a variable for each unit i create before I can move it?

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 6:21 PM

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_groupTaxi createUnit ["vn_b_men_sog_13", [0, 0, 0], [], 0, "NONE"] setPosASL getPosASL posMan;

edited, mb on the grp

willow hound Jun 22, 2021, 6:22 PM

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hasty trout I dont see under the first Syntax part in that wiki how that would work. been sc...

Not if you use a local variable (just like _newPos).

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 6:27 PM

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copper raven ```sqf _groupTaxi createUnit ["vn_b_men_sog_13", [0, 0, 0], [], 0, "NONE"] setPo...

that works!

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thanks sharp! you're the best

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if i wanted to also make this unit a colonel would it look like this:

_groupTaxi createUnit ["vn_b_men_sog_13", [0, 0, 0], [], 0, "NONE"] setPosASL getPosASL posMan; setUnitRank Colonel;

or does the ; after posMan screw that up?

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maybe it also needs to define the unit? _this setUnitRank Colonel;?

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 6:36 PM

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private _unit = _groupTaxi createUnit ["vn_b_men_sog_13", [0, 0, 0], [], 0, "NONE"];
_unit setPosASL getPosASL posMan;
_unit setUnitRank "COLONEL";

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

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 6:37 PM

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ah yeah makes sense

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 6:38 PM

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the reason i told you to use the main syntax of the createUnit is because that particular syntax returns the actual unit handle, while the one you were using, doesn't. you can use it and pass the init "code" string, but it'll be slower, + you gotta use format for that

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 6:45 PM

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how would i calculate the distance from the player to a specific object class

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i want to do this player distance "UK3CB_BAF_Merlin_HC3_18" but i cant**

willow hound Jun 22, 2021, 6:54 PM

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Are you interested in the distance to a single specific object of that class or are you interested in the distance to the nearest object of that class?

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 6:55 PM

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copper raven ```sqf private _unit = _groupTaxi createUnit ["vn_b_men_sog_13", [0, 0, 0], [], ...

if i were to spawn another unit and wanted it close to that one without being literally on top of it, more like a spread out squad, would this work?

private _sog16 = _groupTaxi createUnit ["vn_b_men_sog_16", [0, 0, 0], [], 0, "NONE"]; 
_sog16 setPosASL [(getPosASL sog13 select 0)+random [1,2,3], (getPosASL sog13 select 1)+random [1,2,3], (getPosASL sog13 select 2)];
_sog16 setUnitRank "PRIVATE";

with the previous one being private _sog13

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that should put it within 1-3 meters on x and y from sog13?

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 6:58 PM

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use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/vectorAdd instead

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 6:59 PM

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oh wow thats a lot cleaner

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 7:02 PM

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copper raven use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/vectorAdd instead

would it look like this?

_sog16 setPosASL (getPosASL sog13 vectorAdd [random[1,2,3],random[1,2,3],0]);

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 7:13 PM

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willow hound Are you interested in the distance to a single specific object of that class or ...

nearest

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 7:14 PM

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coral nest nearest

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

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then again i dont think that returns the distance just which is closest. maybe you can check the distance to the first thing in the array? not sure

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 7:15 PM

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ive looked at that, but i have no idea how to put a class on that

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 7:29 PM

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copper raven ```sqf _groupTaxi createUnit ["vn_b_men_sog_13", [0, 0, 0], [], 0, "NONE"] setPo...

here comes the tricky part though. i spawn a bunch of riflemen based on the amount of free seats in the vehicle.

    for "_i" from 1 to (_cargoSeats - 2) do
    {
        "vn_b_men_sog_05" createUnit [_newPos, _groupTaxi,"",0.5, "PRIVATE"];
    };

i cant just change this to something like

    for "_i" from 1 to (_cargoSeats - 2) do
    {
      private _sog05 = _groupTaxi createUnit ["vn_b_men_sog_05", [0, 0, 0], [], 0, "NONE"];
              _sog05 setPosASL (getPosASL sog13 vectorAdd [random[1,2,3],random[1,2,3],0])
              _sog05 setUnitRank "PRIVATE";
    };

because i reckon each spawned units need its own "private _name" ?
ideally the getPosASL would use sog13 on the first one and for each run of the loop the next one has its position based on the previous.

willow hound Jun 22, 2021, 7:30 PM

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coral nest ive looked at that, but i have no idea how to put a class on that

You can get something going like so:

private _nearMerlins = nearestObjects [player, ["UK3CB_BAF_Merlin_HC3_18"], 1000];
private _nearestMerlin = _nearMerlins # 0;
private _distance = player distance _nearestMerlin;
```Warning: Because I am lazy, this code can't handle it when there is no object of the class within 1000 meters.

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 7:30 PM

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because i reckon each spawned units need its own "private _name" ?
no

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 7:30 PM

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ah so i can just run the loop with no problem then?

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 7:31 PM

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yes

placid sequoia Jun 22, 2021, 7:34 PM

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I'm trying to have different ACE Arsenals for different roles. I found an example online of how to do this, but I can't seem to get it to work. It shows no errors in the rpt, but it's also not adding the ace arsenal to the object. I have an object in the mission named arsenal_1 and then in initplayerlocal I have [arsenal_1] execVM "scripts\Arsenal.sqf"; . Arsenal.sqf is as follows: https://www.sqfbin.com/porawiyomuqulazaxaqi

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 7:41 PM

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is arsenal_1 defined?

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check it just to make sure, i don't see any errors in the code, also might be worth checking if initBox usage is correct

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also you should omit the switch or that if chain, because you're basically checking against same values

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 7:49 PM

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_sog05 setPosASL (getPosASL |#|sog16 vectorAdd [random[1,2,3],random[1,...
Error Undefined variable in expression: sog16

    if (_cargoSeats > 1) then
    {
    private _sog16 = _groupTaxi createUnit ["vn_b_men_sog_16", [0, 0, 0], [], 0, "NONE"]; 
        _sog16 setPosASL (getPosASL sog13 vectorAdd [random[1,2,3],random[1,2,3],0]);
        _sog16 setUnitRank "PRIVATE";
        _sog16 setSkill 0.5;
    };

    for "_i" from 1 to (_cargoSeats - 2) do
    {
        private _sog05 = _groupTaxi createUnit ["vn_b_men_sog_05", [0, 0, 0], [], 0, "NONE"];
        _sog05 setPosASL (getPosASL sog16 vectorAdd [random[1,2,3],random[1,2,3],0]);
        _sog05 setUnitRank "PRIVATE";
        _sog05 setSkill 0.6;
    };

placid sequoia Jun 22, 2021, 7:49 PM

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copper raven is arsenal_1 defined?

it is.

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 7:52 PM

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hasty trout _sog05 setPosASL (getPosASL |#|sog16 vectorAdd [random[1,2,3],random[1,... Error...

well it's pretty clear, the variable sog16 is undefined

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 7:52 PM

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i dont see how it looks any different than how sog13 looks and theres no error regarding that

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 7:53 PM

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where do you define sog16?

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and also, sog13 is probably undefined too, the popup error message is probably hidden by the later-error

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 7:57 PM

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this is at the top of the sqf file

private _spawnPos = _this select 0;
private _sog13 = "";
private _sog16 = "";
private _sog05 = "";

isnt this defining them?

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 7:58 PM

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_sog16 is different from sog16

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one is a local variable, the other is a global variable

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 8:02 PM

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placid sequoia it is.

try print _playerRole, to make sure it matches one of the values

round scroll Jun 22, 2021, 8:03 PM

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I'm trying to get some screenshots for editor preview, but I get no classes with this call: ```sqf
[nil, "all", [],[],[], ["uns_nva_m56"]] spawn BIS_fnc_exportEditorPreviews;

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config viewer shows configfile >> "CfgVehicles" >> "uns_nva_m56"

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 8:05 PM

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copper raven `_sog16` is different from `sog16`

oh there we go, thanks!

now i bumped into this.

_sog05 setPosASL (|#|getPosASL _sog16 vectorAdd [random[1,2,3...
Error getposasl: Type String, expected Object.

is this:

_sog05 setPosASL (getPosASL _sog16 vectorAdd [random[1,2,3],random[1,2,3],0]);

supposed to be

_sog05 setPosASL [getPosASL _sog16 vectorAdd [random[1,2,3],random[1,2,3],0]];

?

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 8:05 PM

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you're trying to get position of a string, that's not how it works

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 8:10 PM

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i dont see how im doing it differently from the example

player setPos (getPos player vectorAdd [0,0,10]);

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 8:10 PM

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round scroll I'm trying to get some screenshots for editor preview, but I get no classes with...

//--- Get the list of affected objects
_cfgVehicles = "
    getnumber (_x >> 'scope') == 2
    &&
    {
        getnumber (_x >> 'side') in _sides
        &&
        {
            _class = configname _x;
            _isAllVehicles = _class iskindof 'allvehicles';
            (_allVehicles == 0 || (_allVehicles == 1 && _isAllVehicles) || (_allVehicles == -1 && !_isAllVehicles))
            &&
            {
                (_allMods || {(tolower _x) in _mods} count (configsourcemodlist _x) > 0)
                &&
                {
                    (_allPatches || {(tolower _x) in _patches} count (configsourceaddonlist _x) > 0)
                    &&
                    {
                        (_allClasses || {(tolower _class) in _classes})
                        &&
                        {
                            !(gettext (_x >> 'model') in _restrictedModels)
                            &&
                            {
                                inheritsfrom _x != _cfgAll
                                &&
                                {
                                    {_class iskindof _x} count _blacklist == 0
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                };
            }
        }
    }
" configclasses (configfile >> "cfgVehicles");
_cfgVehiclesCount = count _cfgVehicles;

that's basically the selector for the cfgVehicles

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should look more into that function yourself, i'm sure you can find the cause for it not working

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 8:11 PM

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hasty trout i dont see how im doing it differently from the example ```sqf player setPos (g...

you're running getPosASL "", aka getPosASL <STRING> which clearly doesn't exist here: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getPosASL

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 8:26 PM

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copper raven you're running `getPosASL ""`, aka `getPosASL <STRING>` which clearly doesn't ex...

i dont get it. ive been trying to find similar code to see what i should do and find this in ace3 github:

_helper setPosASL (getPosASL _x vectorAdd [0, 0, 1.25]);

and i still dont see how thats different than mine

_sog16 setPosASL (getPosASL _sog13 vectorAdd [random[1,2,3],random[1,2,3],0]);

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 8:27 PM

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a variable is a reference to some value

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#arma3_scripting message

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you assign a string there

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then you run getPosASL on it

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 8:28 PM

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ah so if i update private _sog16 for example within an if/for etc it wont be visible outside of that statement?

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i thought that was just for if its defined or not

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 8:28 PM

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it will be, unless you do a private assignment again

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private _a = 5;
call {
  private _a = _a + 1;
  systemChat str _a; // 6
};
systemChat str _a; // 5

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if you omit private inside call, the second systemChat would print 6 aswell

hasty trout Jun 22, 2021, 8:30 PM

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ah

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o yeah i think its working now

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maybe i can be done feeling stupid for the day

placid sequoia Jun 22, 2021, 8:47 PM

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copper raven try print `_playerRole`, to make sure it matches one of the values

print _playerRole; just gives me an error saying missing ;.

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 8:48 PM

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ye i didn't mean command print

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use diag_log or something similar

brazen lagoon Jun 22, 2021, 8:53 PM

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I'm trying to use sunday revive, but when a player is revived they get stuck in 3rd person + die seemingly randomly after some time. I thought this was because the bleedout function was still running but I had it hint when it calls setDamage 1 and it doesn't seem to get to that part of the script, so I don't really know what the issue is. Anyone got any ideas for debugging?

brave jungle Jun 22, 2021, 8:54 PM

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I see there is a curatorGroupPlaced EH, is there a curatorGroupDeleted EH? Wiki says no but want to ensure its non-existent. Is it delt under another EH instead?

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 9:00 PM

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use curatorObjectDeleted

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and check the count of the units

#

but then it only makes sense if group is marked https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/deleteGroupWhenEmpty you can check that with https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/isGroupDeletedWhenEmpty

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and if that's not the case, there is no other way for the curator to delete groups(unless there is some other script, i.e module being used, but then it doesn't make sense in this context)

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 9:18 PM

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what script can i use to disable player collision with a helicopter

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 9:18 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/disableCollisionWith ?

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 9:18 PM

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i have player disableCollisionWith

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but then what other param do i use?

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can i put a object class at the end?

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 9:19 PM

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you put the helicopter object 😄

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 9:20 PM

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sorry can i have like a example

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if i wanted to use the ghost hawk

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 9:20 PM

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player disableCollisionWith _ghosthawk ?

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 9:20 PM

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i can just call its class name?

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 9:20 PM

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no

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 9:21 PM

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so whats that _ghosthawk?

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 9:21 PM

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the helicopter object

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 9:21 PM

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so i would have to make the var for the heli "ghosthawk"?

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 9:22 PM

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alx_ghosthawk would be more correct

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global variables should have tags

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 9:23 PM

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im so confused

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 9:24 PM

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

pulsar solar Jun 22, 2021, 9:26 PM

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i have a question, how would you make the AI respawn after they die. it could work when a "Killed" event handler goes off the game would recreate the same unit and delete the old one. you see I am try to make a firing range and I want for there to be some ai's as some targets so the players can see how there gun would act like in the field. making them not move and not doing friendly fire would be helpful too. also I not very good at coding.

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 9:27 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#Killed https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createUnit

tepid vigil Jun 22, 2021, 9:28 PM

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coral nest im so confused

In the editor (i am presuming you have the ghost hawk placed down in the editor) you can double click the ghost hawk to open the attributes. From here you can type player disableCollisionWith this; into the init field to disable collision

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 9:29 PM

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you will also have to handle locality changes

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(if there will be any)

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 9:29 PM

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ill try that, but i will probably need it to change at a specific time

tepid vigil Jun 22, 2021, 9:32 PM

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([OT_allTowns,[],{random 100},"DESCEND"] call BIS_fnc_sortBy); can somebody tell me what {random 100}does to the sort? I cant figure it out

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 9:34 PM

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its actually just an array being shuffled here

pulsar solar Jun 22, 2021, 9:35 PM

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copper raven https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#Killed https://commun...

ok that is very helpful, but I have very little idea of how to code.

tepid vigil Jun 22, 2021, 9:36 PM

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copper raven its actually just an array being shuffled here

So the random number turns the sort into a shuffle?

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 9:37 PM

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it just generates a random number from 0 to 100 for every value in the array, and sorts using that value

pulsar solar Jun 22, 2021, 9:43 PM

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could you explain what these lines of code do and how they work, then I have something to start with

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_unit = group player createUnit ["B_RangeMaster_F", position player, [], 0, "FORM"];

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"B_RangeMaster_F" createUnit [position player, group player];

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 9:50 PM

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pulsar solar _unit = group player createUnit ["B_RangeMaster_F", position player, [], 0, "FOR...

it creates a unit in player's group, of class "B_RangeMaster_F", at player's position, and puts it in formation
then stores the unit into variable _unit

pulsar solar Jun 22, 2021, 9:50 PM

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thanks

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 9:50 PM

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pulsar solar "B_RangeMaster_F" createUnit [position player, group player];

don't use this one

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 9:53 PM

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im trying to define a variable as what the player it looking at

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so when this is executed

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cursorTarget = var its not working?

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forgive me if im being stupid

tepid vigil Jun 22, 2021, 9:53 PM

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_var = cursorTarget

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 9:55 PM

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its still spitting out errors

tepid vigil Jun 22, 2021, 9:55 PM

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do you have a semicolon at the end like so _var = cursorTarget;

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 9:55 PM

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ahem

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whoever decided semi colons were ever a good idea

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 9:57 PM

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coral nest whoever decided semi colons were ever a good idea

how else would you separate statements?

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 9:57 PM

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by making a new line

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or commas

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or anything but

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smelly colons

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 9:57 PM

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coral nest by making a new line

what about statements that are long?

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 9:58 PM

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they should be shorter!

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fat basta-

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im just very annoyed ive sat here for 27 minutes trying to fix the fact i didnt have semi colons

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 9:59 PM

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coral nest im just very annoyed ive sat here for 27 minutes trying to fix the fact i didnt ...

your expression was backwards too

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 9:59 PM

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:(

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just keep beating that dead horse

winter rose Jun 22, 2021, 10:01 PM

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coral nest by making a new line

You would have loved SQS… and the mess it was

proper sail Jun 22, 2021, 10:01 PM

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you can use commas

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as end of line instead of semicolon

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 10:02 PM

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🤫

winter rose Jun 22, 2021, 10:02 PM

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proper sail you can use commas

DON'T REVEAL THE CURSED WAY

proper sail Jun 22, 2021, 10:02 PM

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trolfees

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 10:02 PM

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why cant coding just be like,,, code does what i think it should do

proper sail Jun 22, 2021, 10:02 PM

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createvehicle,

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catvibing

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 10:02 PM

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and you guys made a whole game with semi colons?

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i feel bad for you

proper sail Jun 22, 2021, 10:04 PM

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yeah the whole game is 1 semicolon

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 10:04 PM

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coral nest and you guys made a whole game *with* semi colons?

if you think a programmer's biggest worry is semicolons, it's a good thing you didn't become one meowsweats

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 10:04 PM

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i can do like

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print "hello world"

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 10:05 PM

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and semicolons are used in almost all programming languages

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 10:05 PM

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well i dont like them!

proper sail Jun 22, 2021, 10:06 PM

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maybe we dont like u

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blobCaramelldansen

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 10:08 PM

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:(

restive leaf Jun 22, 2021, 10:08 PM

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proper sail as end of line instead of semicolon

Semicolon is not an end of line separator, it is an end of statement separator 😜

proper sail Jun 22, 2021, 10:09 PM

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🤝

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 10:09 PM

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its gotten to the point where im just swapping around vars in my code hoping that it will work

tepid vigil Jun 22, 2021, 10:09 PM

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just give us the code

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 10:10 PM

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its really weird

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this is mine right

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focus on the attach/detach stuff

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and this is from a mod called ZEN

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 10:11 PM

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coral nest its really weird

!code

wicked roostBOT Jun 22, 2021, 10:11 PM

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How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 10:11 PM

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yeah wait

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so this is mine

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is the important bit

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the problem is the detach and attach

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 10:12 PM

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coral nest yeah wait

still missing sqf

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 10:12 PM

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it works fine

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ohh

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 10:13 PM

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it should be colored

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no need to delete it meowsweats
just edit your message

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 10:13 PM

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myaction = ['Attach','Stand Ready','',{player attachTo [cursorTarget];standing = True ;},{private _intersects = lineIntersectsSurfaces [getPosASL ACE_player, getPosASL ACE_player vectorAdd [0, 0, 2], ACE_player];
(_intersects select {_x#2 isKindOf "UK3CB_BAF_Merlin_Base"}) isNotEqualTo []}] call ace_interact_menu_fnc_createAction;
[player, 1, ["ACE_SelfActions"], myaction] call ace_interact_menu_fnc_addActionToObject;

myaction = ['Detach','Get Up','',{detach player; standing = False;},{standing}] call ace_interact_menu_fnc_createAction;
[player, 1, ["ACE_SelfActions"], myaction] call ace_interact_menu_fnc_addActionToObject;```

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sorry just wanted to get it right

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so its pretty simple, it just attaches and detaches a player to a heli

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when i tested this i used a zen module to test the idea of it and it worked flawlessly everytime

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but with my one, when i detach my head bumps up into the celing of the heli and it goes boom

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this is the one from ZEN

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#include "script_component.hpp"
/*
 * Author: mharis001
 * Zeus module function to attach an object to another.
 *
 * Arguments:
 * 0: Logic <OBJECT>
 *
 * Return Value:
 * None
 *
 * Example:
 * [LOGIC] call zen_modules_fnc_moduleAttachTo
 *
 * Public: No
 */

params ["_logic"];

private _object = attachedTo _logic;
deleteVehicle _logic;

if (isNull _object) exitWith {
    [LSTRING(NoObjectSelected)] call EFUNC(common,showMessage);
};

// Detach object if currently attached
if (!isNull attachedTo _object) exitWith {
    detach _object;

    [LSTRING(ObjectDetached)] call EFUNC(common,showMessage);
};

// Get object to attach to
[_object, {
    params ["_successful", "_object"];

    if (!_successful) exitWith {};

    curatorMouseOver params ["_type", "_entity"];
    if (_type != "OBJECT") exitWith {};

    if (_object == _entity) exitWith {
        [LSTRING(CannotAttachToSelf)] call EFUNC(common,showMessage);
    };

    private _direction = getDir _object - getDir _entity;

    _object attachTo [_entity];
    [QEGVAR(common,setDir), [_object, _direction], _object] call CBA_fnc_targetEvent;

    [LSTRING(ObjectAttached)] call EFUNC(common,showMessage);
}, [], LSTRING(ModuleAttachTo)] call EFUNC(common,selectPosition);

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im just trying to work out what zen did differently

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its something to do with the detach

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 10:23 PM

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coral nest im just trying to work out what zen did differently

the only thing it does differently is set the object direction after attaching

unborn drum Jun 22, 2021, 10:23 PM

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Hello friends! I've got a super basic script that fully ACE heals somebody when they enter a trigger. Its set to TYPE: none, ACTIVATION: BLUFOR, ACTIVATION TYPE: Present. Its also set to repeatable. It doesn't seem to always work though. Is there a way to make it simply check for players inside the trigger, and if they are, run the script every 5 seconds until there's nobody left in the trigger? Alternatively, would it be easier to just give a scroll option to "activate" the heal script?
If you respond, please @ me. Thanks!

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 10:23 PM

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which has nothing to do with your issue

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 10:23 PM

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well actually

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it might

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 10:23 PM

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unborn drum Hello friends! I've got a super basic script that fully ACE heals somebody when...

use a loop instead

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 10:24 PM

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because when i was testing that was the one difference, i would be put in the direction the heli is facing with mine, but with ZENs it didnt

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is that the only difference?

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 10:24 PM

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yes

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 10:25 PM

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how would i implement a object direction thingy into mine?

fleet stirrup Jun 22, 2021, 10:33 PM

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Is it known that the turretOwner command doesn't seem to work on the driver's turret ([-1])? In my hasty debugging that seems to be it but I am not sure

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 10:33 PM

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coral nest how would i implement a object direction thingy into mine?

private _direction = getDir _object - getDir _entity;
_object attachTo [_entity];
[QEGVAR(common,setDir), [_object, _direction], _object] call CBA_fnc_targetEvent;

_object would be player
_entity would be what you want to attach to (cursorObject)
use setDir

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 10:34 PM

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can i check it with you in a sec

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myaction = ['Attach','Stand Ready','',{private _direction = getDir player - getDir cursorTarget;[QEGVAR(common,setDir), [player, _direction], cursorTarget] call CBA_fnc_targetEvent; ace_hearing_disableVolumeUpdate = true; 0 fadeSound 0.05; player attachTo [cursorTarget];standing = True ;},{private _intersects = lineIntersectsSurfaces [getPosASL ACE_player, getPosASL ACE_player vectorAdd [0, 0, 2], ACE_player];
(_intersects select {_x#2 isKindOf "UK3CB_BAF_Merlin_Base"}) isNotEqualTo []}] call ace_interact_menu_fnc_createAction;
[player, 1, ["ACE_SelfActions"], myaction] call ace_interact_menu_fnc_addActionToObject;```

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so this?

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 10:36 PM

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no

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use setDir

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 10:36 PM

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oh

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how?

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myaction = ['Attach','Stand Ready','',{private _direction = getDir player - getDir cursorTarget;[setDir [player, _direction], cursorTarget] call CBA_fnc_targetEvent; ace_hearing_disableVolumeUpdate = true; 0 fadeSound 0.05; player attachTo [cursorTarget];standing = True ;},{private _intersects = lineIntersectsSurfaces [getPosASL ACE_player, getPosASL ACE_player vectorAdd [0, 0, 2], ACE_player];
(_intersects select {_x#2 isKindOf "UK3CB_BAF_Merlin_Base"}) isNotEqualTo []}] call ace_interact_menu_fnc_createAction;
[player, 1, ["ACE_SelfActions"], myaction] call ace_interact_menu_fnc_addActionToObject;```

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that?

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 10:37 PM

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meowsweats

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 10:37 PM

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sorry

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 10:37 PM

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no need for CBA_fnc_targetEvent at all

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 10:38 PM

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myaction = ['Attach','Stand Ready','',{private _direction = getDir player - getDir cursorTarget;[setDir [player, _direction], cursorTarget]; ace_hearing_disableVolumeUpdate = true; 0 fadeSound 0.05; player attachTo [cursorTarget];standing = True ;},{private _intersects = lineIntersectsSurfaces [getPosASL ACE_player, getPosASL ACE_player vectorAdd [0, 0, 2], ACE_player];
(_intersects select {_x#2 isKindOf "UK3CB_BAF_Merlin_Base"}) isNotEqualTo []}] call ace_interact_menu_fnc_createAction;
[player, 1, ["ACE_SelfActions"], myaction] call ace_interact_menu_fnc_addActionToObject;```

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 10:38 PM

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and don't spam the code in every message
just edit it

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 10:39 PM

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im jus tryna make sure its like 100%

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bc im now getting errors :(

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generic error?

tough abyss Jun 22, 2021, 11:02 PM

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Hey guys, quick question. How would I stop a player on MP from sprinting and force Walking in a certain area?

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 11:05 PM

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tough abyss Hey guys, quick question. How would I stop a player on MP from sprinting and for...

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

coral nest Jun 22, 2021, 11:08 PM

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...

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it was ai

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the ai were flying the helicopter up and killing me

tough abyss Jun 22, 2021, 11:11 PM

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

this is not working in a trigger..

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 11:11 PM

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tough abyss this is not working in a trigger..

wat? it can work anywhere

tough abyss Jun 22, 2021, 11:11 PM

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i can still run etc in the trigger when i have this in it

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 11:12 PM

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tough abyss i can still run etc in the trigger when i have this in it

what do you use?

tough abyss Jun 22, 2021, 11:12 PM

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little raptor what do you use?

nvm fixed it. Being a tard. dw 😄 sorry n thanks 🙂

tough abyss Jun 22, 2021, 11:30 PM

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I have two objects in game called armoryGuy, armoryGuy2

Im trying to addAction both without making two lists of addactions in my Init.sqf file, However its not working. What am i doing wrong?

private arsenal = [armoryGuy, armoryGuy2];

arsenal addAction ["this is a test",""];

copper raven Jun 22, 2021, 11:42 PM

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private global assignment is invalid

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 11:44 PM

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tough abyss I have two objects in game called armoryGuy, armoryGuy2 Im trying to addAction ...

also it doesn't take an array for left argument

tough abyss Jun 22, 2021, 11:52 PM

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little raptor also it doesn't take an array for left argument

so how would I do it? like im confused xD

little raptor Jun 22, 2021, 11:52 PM

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tough abyss so how would I do it? like im confused xD

{
  _x addAction ["this is a test",""];
} forEach [armoryGuy, armoryGuy2];

tough abyss Jun 23, 2021, 12:00 AM

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ahhhh

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thankyou

dreamy kestrel Jun 23, 2021, 12:16 AM

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Q: I am trying to load a prisoner into a transport cargo position. He is animated in an atease (cuffed) position. _unit moveInCargo _vehicle loads him, then he hops back out... 🤕

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do I need to perhaps switch their animation first?

dreamy kestrel Jun 23, 2021, 1:00 AM

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working out the bits of the commanding menu. I don't know what this is...

20:59:23 Item description - list of shortcuts expected as an item #2: ["Stop Unloading",9,"",-3,[["expression","[player, false] call KPLIB_fnc_captives_showUnloadTransportMenu"]],"1","1"].
20:59:23  - in user menu description 'KPLIB_captives_unloadTransportMenu', item #9: [["Unload...",false],["Unload Karim Zakhilwal",[2],"",-5,[["expression","[player, '35e96748ecf6b61858e726cadb283bc5'] call KPLIB_fnc_captives_onUnitUnloadOne"]],"1","1"],["Unload Akbar Ghafurzai",[3],"",-5,[["expression","[player, 'e988c18a1f1bfb297e282f3847c4a7a8'] call KPLIB_fnc_captives_onUnitUnloadOne"]],"1","1"],["Unload Hasan Khalili",[4],"",-5,[["expression","[player, 'ba27b4d877675b66c6c8b6983f0cc3e3'] call KPLIB_fnc_captives_onUnitUnloadOne"]],"1","1"],["Unload Haikal Noori",[5],"",-5,[["expression","[player, 'dee8f8f798ba114715a89ed39fb6ba69'] call KPLIB_fnc_captives_onUnitUnloadOne"]],"1","1"],["Unload Basharat Amin",[6],"",-5,[["expression","[player, 'dea8f74b11b58728a5a85ba99e09d357'] call KPLIB_fnc_captives_onUnitUnloadOne"]],"1","1"],["Unload Abdul-Qadir Siddiqi",[7],"",-5,[["expression","[player, '428443778f668aba8e72ee84b2d927d6'] call KPLIB_fnc_captives_onUnitUnloadOne"]],"1","1"],["Unload Akbar Anwari",[8],"",-5,[["

dreamy kestrel Jun 23, 2021, 1:17 AM

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also, it kinda works... but it is there a way to refresh the commanding menu without it going away on an "executed cmd" (?)

leaden haven Jun 23, 2021, 1:19 AM

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setobjectscale works sort of on dedicated server, but it spawned full size objects as well as the proper tiny ones. I was running the code locally? How do I fix this? Thanks.

dreamy kestrel Jun 23, 2021, 1:22 AM

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dreamy kestrel working out the bits of the commanding menu. I don't know what this is... ``` 20...

Item description - list of shortcuts expected as an item #2: fixed this one, it should have been ..., [9], ...

placid sequoia Jun 23, 2021, 1:43 AM

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copper raven use diag_log or something similar

How exactly would I do that? I'm still pretty new at scripting, and the wiki entry for diag_log seems to be broken.

placid sequoia Jun 23, 2021, 1:48 AM

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coral nest why cant coding just be like,,, code does what i think it should do

because then anybody could do it.

placid sequoia Jun 23, 2021, 1:57 AM

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unborn drum Hello friends! I've got a super basic script that fully ACE heals somebody when...

MRH Milsim Tools has an ACE Heal zone module that can be sync'd with objects (or AI).

fair drum Jun 23, 2021, 2:41 AM

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Wiki 502 Bad Gateway (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

upper gazelle Jun 23, 2021, 2:42 AM

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same 😔

fair drum Jun 23, 2021, 2:44 AM

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i should download the whole wiki for offline

red rune Jun 23, 2021, 2:49 AM

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thor addEventHandler ["Killed",
{

    _batt = "Land_Battery_F" createVehicle position thor;
    [thor,nil,true] spawn BIS_fnc_moduleLightning;


}];

Is my usage of position thor here correct? It doesn't create the object at the exact position

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*sometimes it does

sharp grotto Jun 23, 2021, 2:56 AM

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_batt = createVehicle ["Land_Battery_F", position thor, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];

red rune Jun 23, 2021, 3:00 AM

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that spawns it about 20m in the air before it falls to the ground

fair drum Jun 23, 2021, 3:01 AM

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red rune that spawns it about 20m in the air before it falls to the ground

create the vehicle at something like [0,0,0], then set its position to where you want it the line after

fair drum Jun 23, 2021, 3:02 AM

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red rune ``` thor addEventHandler ["Killed", { _batt = "Land_Battery_F" createVehicl...

and you should also be using getPosASL or getPosATL if its height sensitive

red rune Jun 23, 2021, 3:03 AM

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alright, I'll have to wait until the wiki is back up, I'm new to this :P

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thank you

fair drum Jun 23, 2021, 3:03 AM

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what is thor?

red rune Jun 23, 2021, 3:04 AM

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just a codename for an overcharged zombie that is now basically evil thor

fair drum Jun 23, 2021, 3:04 AM

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thats not what I asked. is thor an object? is its position off the terrain? etc etc

red rune Jun 23, 2021, 3:05 AM

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oh it's a unit

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like

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infantry unit

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it is on the ground

fair drum Jun 23, 2021, 3:05 AM

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and you want to spawn this "battery" at its feet in front of him?

red rune Jun 23, 2021, 3:05 AM

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yes

fair drum Jun 23, 2021, 3:06 AM

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ill write something after this warthunder match

red rune Jun 23, 2021, 3:06 AM

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okay thank you

fair drum Jun 23, 2021, 3:17 AM

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red rune okay thank you

is this MP or SP

red rune Jun 23, 2021, 3:18 AM

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going to use it on MP

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but I am testing on SP

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is that an issue?

fair drum Jun 23, 2021, 3:18 AM

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no, just changing the way i write it

red rune Jun 23, 2021, 3:18 AM

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ah ok

copper raven Jun 23, 2021, 8:10 AM

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placid sequoia How exactly would I do that? I'm still pretty new at scripting, and the wiki ent...

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/diag_log is it now

spark turret Jun 23, 2021, 10:19 AM

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how is it broken?

cosmic lichen Jun 23, 2021, 10:25 AM

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I think the biki was down tonight

hasty trout Jun 23, 2021, 10:58 AM

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how comes even with hotLZChance being 0 sometimes the createEnemySquads is called?

private _enemies = [];
private _lzhot = false;

if ((random 1) < hotLZChance) then
{
    _lzhot = true
};
private _lzAA = false;
if ((random 1) < AAChance) then
{
    _lzhot = true;
    _lzAA = true;
};
private _taskType = "meet";
if (_lzhot) then
{
    _taskType = "defend";
    _enemies = _enemies + ([_lzLocation, _lzAA] call createEnemySquads);
};

still forum Jun 23, 2021, 10:59 AM

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well if AAChance is not zero....
it sets lzhot to true

hasty trout Jun 23, 2021, 10:59 AM

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oh

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yeah i see that now

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thanks ded

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would this solve it?

if (_lzhot = true) then
{
    if ((random 1) < AAChance) then
    {
        _lzhot = true;
        _lzAA = true;
    };
};

winter rose Jun 23, 2021, 11:03 AM

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hasty trout would this solve it? ```sqf if (_lzhot = true) then { if ((random 1) < AACh...

no

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if (_lzhot = true) then

// becomes
if (_lzhot == true) then

// or
if (_lzhot) then

hasty trout Jun 23, 2021, 11:04 AM

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ah

cosmic lichen Jun 23, 2021, 11:04 AM

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Don't even list the intermediate step 😄

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just _lzhot, forget anything else

hasty trout Jun 23, 2021, 11:04 AM

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so would this solve it?

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if (_lzhot) then
{
    if ((random 1) < AAChance) then
    {
        _lzAA = true;
    };
};

cosmic lichen Jun 23, 2021, 11:04 AM

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no need to set _lzhot to true again

hasty trout Jun 23, 2021, 11:05 AM

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true

coral nest Jun 23, 2021, 11:18 AM

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so ive finished my script, but i now want to put it into modformat. rn i just have a script designed to run on init.sqf, how do i go about putting this into a mod

glossy pine Jun 23, 2021, 2:19 PM

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Its there a easy way to copy the lists of a listbox to another listbox?

little raptor Jun 23, 2021, 2:19 PM

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glossy pine Its there a easy way to copy the lists of a listbox to another listbox?

loop

dreamy kestrel Jun 23, 2021, 3:45 PM

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dreamy kestrel working out the bits of the commanding menu. I don't know what this is... ``` 20...

Is there a way to update or refresh a commanding menu without having to reinitialize it from ground zero every time?
IOW, I'd like the menu to stick around as long as there are captives to unload, shaving off options when they are unloaded.

little raptor Jun 23, 2021, 3:47 PM

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dreamy kestrel Is there a way to update or refresh a commanding menu without having to reinitia...

no. you can only reopen it

dreamy kestrel Jun 23, 2021, 4:24 PM

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little raptor no. you can only reopen it

very good then, it is easy enough to contain that in its own function and spawn a subsequent invocation.

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works famously

fair drum Jun 23, 2021, 4:41 PM

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why would I ever want to use the GVAR macro?

GVAR(frog) = 12;
// In SPON_FrogDancing component, equivalent to SPON_FrogDancing_frog = 12

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like why not just use the normal variable system?

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just trying to understand more about CBA macros and why they exist

austere granite Jun 23, 2021, 4:47 PM

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you having a whole bunch of modules made by different authors and making sure you're not using overlapping variable names

dreamy kestrel Jun 23, 2021, 4:50 PM

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fair drum why would I ever want to use the GVAR macro? ``` GVAR(frog) = 12; // In SPON_Fro...

that works fantastically when you are talking about intra-module variables. not so much when you have inter-module dependencies.

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or 'text as script' scenarios for that matter, conditions, callbacks and such

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another rub is that, you are talking about source level #include "..." access. unless you have access to those modules' source code, probably a non-starter as well.

copper raven Jun 23, 2021, 4:56 PM

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fair drum why would I ever want to use the GVAR macro? ``` GVAR(frog) = 12; // In SPON_Fro...

there is a lot more than just the GVAR macro in cba, in the end its super worth it, gives you a lot of flexibility

dreamy kestrel Jun 23, 2021, 4:59 PM

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it's about trade offs. I think it can be a useful technique. however, you trade off readability traceability for flexibility, especially translating between logs and the source. are the gains better than the losses? I'd say 'it depends'.

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if you spend a lot of time intra-module, then yes, it is probably worth it. if you spend time inter-module, meh, debatable. exercise discretion.

copper raven Jun 23, 2021, 5:02 PM

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i'd say that the code is more readable with the GVAR macros IMO, ofc if you understand the concept of CBA components/the structure of them

dreamy kestrel Jun 23, 2021, 5:03 PM

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yep, bit of a learning curve, that too. macros do not behave sometimes quite as 'expected', in languages with similar concepts.

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I do happen to use that approach more frequently today, but like I said, the intra-versus-inter-module caveats all depend.

dreamy kestrel Jun 23, 2021, 5:21 PM

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Q: trying to understand, when I _unit moveInCargo _vehicle, that unit loads, then gets punted back out again. seems consistent for each unit in question, happens one time, it seems, one time only. I seem to be able to load them again without difficulty. also, it is curious that the vehicle 'remembers' the position in which a unit was loaded.

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the hypothesis I currently have is whether it is a playMove or switchMove thing. they are loading from an 'atease' position, i.e. captured or zip tied. they punt back out in a weapon ready stance, no weapon of course, captives module having stripped them of backpacks, weapons, etc.

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I tried I think setting the animation prior to loading, but does not seem to help at all.

coral nest Jun 23, 2021, 5:24 PM

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i have this in my config.cpp but its spitting out errors

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class CfgFunctions {
    class HelicopterRappel {
        class AlexxCategory {
            class init {
                file = "\WHR\init.sqf";
                postInit = 1;
            };
        };
    };
};

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path is addons>WHR>init.sqf

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can anyone help?

dreamy kestrel Jun 23, 2021, 5:28 PM

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dreamy kestrel the hypothesis I currently have is whether it is a `playMove` or `switchMove` th...

Currently trying this, but obviously not working, first time the unit loads. Curious, though, why does this work on subsequent attempts.

_unit switchMove "AmovPlieMstpSnonWnonDnon";
_unit moveInCargo _vehicle;

What I really want to know is what 'works' every time.

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would it be better perhaps if I identified an open index at which to load the _unit in 'cargo'? i.e. using the syntax:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/moveInCargo#Alternative_Syntax

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that does not help either. unit still gets punted out.

dreamy kestrel Jun 23, 2021, 6:17 PM

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dreamy kestrel would it be better perhaps if I identified an open index at which to load the `_...

Any ideas please? anyone...

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another data point if it helps...
moveInCargo rejection does not seem to route events through any 'GetIn', 'GetInMan' or 'GetOut', 'GetOutMan' event channels either.
how do I know that, because I have a 'GetOutMan' event wired to the vehicle which re-animates player into the captured or zip tied position when that is correct.

little raptor Jun 23, 2021, 6:32 PM

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dreamy kestrel would it be better perhaps if I identified an open index at which to load the `_...

no

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the best way to avoid this bug is to move the unit a second time (moveOut first, then move in)

dreamy kestrel Jun 23, 2021, 7:07 PM

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little raptor the best way to avoid this bug is to move the unit a second time (moveOut first,...

hrm, so, 1. confirmed bug, then? no worries... 2. workaround? so, moveIn, moveOut, moveIn?

real tartan Jun 23, 2021, 7:07 PM

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any recommendation for editor with updated autocomplete/syntax for SQF ? I am using vscode + sqf language 2.0.3, but it seems not updated so considering to switch to something up to date

dreamy kestrel Jun 23, 2021, 7:08 PM

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real tartan any recommendation for editor with updated autocomplete/syntax for SQF ? I am us...

I think your choices are the SQL Language 2.0.3; however, not sure what the road map looks like, and it is lagging behind current A3 features.

real tartan Jun 23, 2021, 7:09 PM

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dreamy kestrel I think your choices are the `SQL Language 2.0.3`; however, not sure what the ro...

I am currently using this one (as I stated) and looking for alternatives, even switch editor

dreamy kestrel Jun 23, 2021, 7:10 PM

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I don't know of any. for most things it works pretty well, for core stuff it is okay, but there are a few oddities, and some recent niceties are not well supported if at all. it is OS, so fork it, perhaps?

dreamy kestrel Jun 23, 2021, 7:14 PM

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little raptor the best way to avoid this bug is to move the unit a second time (moveOut first,...

do I need to spawn/sleep at all to give the request 'time' to complete then?
from the log, Getting out while IsMoveOutInProgress ...

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or perhaps a waitUntil { isNull objectParent _unit; } prior to the next one?

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phew, seems awkward, but 'better'...

// _this: [_unit, _vehicle], provided by action menu event handler
_this spawn {
  params [
    ["_unit", objNull, [objNull]]
    , ["_vehicle", objNull, [objNull]]
  ];
  private _cargo = [_vehicle, "cargo", true] call KPLIB_fnc_core_getVehiclePositions;
  //                    include empty: ^^^^
  private _cargoIndex = _cargo findIf { isNull (_x#0); };
  if (_cargoIndex >= 0) then {
    _unit moveInCargo _vehicle;
    waitUntil { sleep 0.1; !isNull objectParent _unit; };
    moveOut _unit;
    waitUntil { sleep 0.1; isNull objectParent _unit; };
    _unit moveInCargo [_vehicle, _cargoIndex];
  };
};

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are there better ways to handle that without the blinking or stuttering? disable sim on the unit perhaps?

austere hawk Jun 23, 2021, 8:00 PM

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have you tried to work with assignAsCargo stuff, before doing the moveIn?

dreamy kestrel Jun 23, 2021, 8:52 PM

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austere hawk have you tried to work with assignAsCargo stuff, before doing the moveIn?

hmm I have not. I'll look into that, thank you...

dreamy kestrel Jun 23, 2021, 8:54 PM

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dreamy kestrel hmm I have not. I'll look into that, thank you...

I see... so it assumes unit control, correct? which is also a question on the table, probably one reason why the legacy stuff had captive units join player group, for this very reason.

austere hawk Jun 23, 2021, 8:57 PM

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No role assignment -> group commander defaults to ordering unit to getout immediately.

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assignVehicle (or something i forgot) may also help - registering the vehicle in the group for usage

dreamy kestrel Jun 23, 2021, 8:59 PM

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austere hawk No role assignment -> group commander defaults to ordering unit to getout immedi...

this might be the reason why the moveIn is being rejected. the units are effectively 'free standing', one unit per each 'group', i.e. is a group commander?

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the goal here being a reasonable facsimile loading and unloading captive units. they should not be operating autonomously by any stretch.

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hmm, also, at least the reference code I have does not invoke assignVehicle, so the issue cannot be 'that', per se. or there is another workaround in store.

sonic linden Jun 23, 2021, 9:30 PM

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quick question about a door opening condition:

condition = "((this animationSourcePhase 'Door_1_sound_source') == 0) && ((this getVariable ['bis_disabled_Door_1', 0]) != 1) && (cameraOn isKindOf 'CAManBase')";```
i am not sure about the last part `(cameraOn isKindOf 'CAManBase')`
can AI open the door with this condition on it ?

winter rose Jun 23, 2021, 9:31 PM

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nope

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but AI may not be using those actions, IDK

sonic linden Jun 23, 2021, 9:34 PM

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okay, so i am better off without it

civic locust Jun 23, 2021, 10:58 PM

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Okay so I have a bunch of backpacks from S&S modpack that are being treated by TFAR as long range radios, which shouldn't be. how does one go about fixing that?

finite imp Jun 23, 2021, 11:28 PM

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Hey guys 🙂 Simple question. I want to trigger the "hide/show" module if players walk into several zones. Mainly as a safety net so no players can see certain vehicles spawning.

I've placed down a hide module to hide the objects at mission start, which is working fine and as intended.

I've placed a few triggers around the general area with the intention, if someone enters the trigger zone, the objects get "shown" and activate their simulation.
What I've placed into the triggers is this:

Condition: 
this

On Activation:
this setVariable ["convoy",true,false];

I've then placed another trigger (non-area) and synced it to the "show" module which un-hides the objects. Into the "show" trigger I've put this

Condition:
convoy;

But, alas, its not working. Probably a pretty simple mistake. Anyone know what it is? Thank you lots 🙂

copper raven Jun 23, 2021, 11:31 PM

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you're assigning a variable into trigger's namespace, then trying to get it off of missionNameSpace

finite imp Jun 23, 2021, 11:34 PM

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copper raven you're assigning a variable into trigger's namespace, then trying to get it off ...

Okay, sorry, I don't understand what you are getting at. I'm not used to scripting (as you can probably tell). Can you explain this for Dummies? Thank you 🙂

silent prairie Jun 23, 2021, 11:52 PM

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Anyone know a simple script that attaches (sling loads) cargo to a AI helicopter from the gecko? The Sling Loading module is broken.

fair drum Jun 23, 2021, 11:55 PM

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gecko? boneappletea! Its "get go" lol.

copper raven Jun 24, 2021, 12:03 AM

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finite imp Okay, sorry, I don't understand what you are getting at. I'm not used to scripti...

if you got multiple "convoys" setup like that, you need to name your trigger, and use trigger getVariable "convoy", if its only a single convoy, you can just do convoy = true instead of this setVariable ["convoy",true,false];

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you can also give indices, i.e neis_convoy1...n and use them accordingly

finite imp Jun 24, 2021, 12:06 AM

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copper raven if you got multiple "convoys" setup like that, you need to name your trigger, an...

ahhhhhhh. okay, now I got it.

Its just a single convoy, and should spawn once a certain amount of players are inside a certain zone. So I can just place down, lets say, 4 triggers and just define each of them with convoy=true; and put into the activation trigger getVaraible "convoy"? I.e. the trigger that actually activates the show module

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Or should the condition then just be "convoy;"

copper raven Jun 24, 2021, 12:07 AM

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no in that case, you just use convoy

finite imp Jun 24, 2021, 12:07 AM

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Alrighty! Thank you very much

copper raven Jun 24, 2021, 12:08 AM

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the trigger scope is missionNameSpace, what convoy=true; does is just missionNameSpace setVariable ["convoy", true], and statement convoy; gets the value, just like missionNameSpace getVariable "convoy", what you're doing right now with this setVariable ["convoy",true,false]; is setting convoy to true in trigger's namespace, then you run convoy;, but that variable is undefined in that namespace(because its missionNameSpace, not said trigger's)

finite imp Jun 24, 2021, 12:14 AM

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Alright. Got it. Thank you! 🙂

potent depot Jun 24, 2021, 12:19 AM

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Anyone know of a way to get the classname of a group via script? Usual methods for units and vehicles dont appear to support groups.

copper raven Jun 24, 2021, 12:28 AM

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potent depot Anyone know of a way to get the classname of a group via script? Usual methods f...

classname? you mean from cfgGroups?

digital rover Jun 24, 2021, 12:28 AM

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A group once created has no relation to the class of the group config that it belonged to, it's now just a collection of units.

You could perhaps get an array of the units in the group then iterate over the entire groups config trying to match the arrays but that'd be sloooow

copper raven Jun 24, 2021, 12:29 AM

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you can create your own spawngroup function, and save a variable into group's namespace

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the other method is what Sebster said

potent depot Jun 24, 2021, 12:33 AM

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Ok, yeah that pretty much aligns with what I assumed. Thank you both.

proper niche Jun 24, 2021, 2:39 AM

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Did you ever find an answer for this?

opal turret Jun 24, 2021, 2:40 AM

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Negative.

proper niche Jun 24, 2021, 2:42 AM

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damn, thanks for responding

opal turret Jun 24, 2021, 2:44 AM

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All good mate. If you ever find a solution let us know!

proper niche Jun 24, 2021, 2:44 AM

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will do

pulsar bluff Jun 24, 2021, 6:46 AM

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is calculatePath event handler still having the known double-execution bug?

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For some unknown reason, the "PathCalculated" Event Handler is fired twice, first with calculated path and second with array consisting of 2 elements, which are identical and are equal to the end point. See Example 3 & 4 for a workaround.

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

calculatePath

little raptor Jun 24, 2021, 6:56 AM

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pulsar bluff is ```calculatePath``` event handler still having the known double-execution bug...

yes

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spawn an agent manually

pulsar bluff Jun 24, 2021, 7:09 AM

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with agent spawned manually we cannot adjust the behaviour profile

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safe/aware/combat/stealth etc

little raptor Jun 24, 2021, 7:10 AM

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pulsar bluff with agent spawned manually we cannot adjust the behaviour profile

an AI can work too notlikemeow

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except give it a move order

pulsar bluff Jun 24, 2021, 7:29 AM

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:\

pulsar bluff Jun 24, 2021, 7:57 AM

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it could have been a useful command

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the way its implemented is trash

lilac heath Jun 24, 2021, 8:06 AM

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Hi!!, I have a doubt.

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If I am going to use an onEachFrame EH forcing it to execute only every X time. I shouldn't be using an on each frame but a while loop with a sleep, right?

winter rose Jun 24, 2021, 8:07 AM

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onEachFrame means what it says indeed

lilac heath Jun 24, 2021, 8:08 AM

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yep, but my question is more about what I should be using. I understand that the OnEachFrame does not make sense if then I am going to force it not to execute always, right?

winter rose Jun 24, 2021, 8:08 AM

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Correct

if the exact precise timer does not matter, loop + sleep

lilac heath Jun 24, 2021, 8:09 AM

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ok, thx

astral dawn Jun 24, 2021, 8:30 AM

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on the other hand, if you run a scheduled script ~~with a loop which sleeps,~~ just any scheduled script then scheduler can rip the execution of your spawned script

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I'd prefer to do it with onEachFrame

spark turret Jun 24, 2021, 9:41 AM

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Also i would assume it causes less isssues when the game lags, if you use a framecall event dependent code instead of a constant loop

winter rose Jun 24, 2021, 9:42 AM

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every frame check
vs
loop + sleep?

hmm

pulsar bluff Jun 24, 2021, 10:52 AM

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per frame evaluation has higher cpu burden than less frequent eval (scheduled loop + sleep)

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general principle is to evaluate/execute code as infrequently as possible while still getting the job done

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per frame eval should just be another tool in the toolbox , right beside scheduled loops.

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i think we got rid of the PFH religion here a few years ago

flint topaz Jun 24, 2021, 11:11 AM

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Okay so I am trying to make a song loop until all hostiles in the trigger area have been killed however im trying to ensure it won't reenable the loop when they are all dead as currently im testing with just a while {true } loop

little raptor Jun 24, 2021, 11:13 AM

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flint topaz Okay so I am trying to make a song loop until all hostiles in the trigger area h...

you can do it like so

while {_units findIf {alive _x} > -1} do {
  //play song
  sleep _songDuration;
}

flint topaz Jun 24, 2021, 11:14 AM

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there will be units in other areas of the map

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so i'd prefer to check the triggerLoop section (As well i presume it's more efficent)

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but yeah that was the idea

little raptor Jun 24, 2021, 11:15 AM

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flint topaz there will be units in other areas of the map

I didn't say all units
_units is an array of units of your choosing

little raptor Jun 24, 2021, 11:15 AM

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flint topaz so i'd prefer to check the triggerLoop section (As well i presume it's more effi...

it's not

flint topaz Jun 24, 2021, 11:15 AM

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ohh sorry

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Still learning this syntax used

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can a findIf statement have 2 checks

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alive & opfor for example

cosmic lichen Jun 24, 2021, 11:19 AM

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yes

cold pebble Jun 24, 2021, 11:19 AM

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Yea, using &&

flint topaz Jun 24, 2021, 11:20 AM

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just like java good to see

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Is there any good documentation on this or is it mostly just learnt through others?

cosmic lichen Jun 24, 2021, 11:23 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Arma_3:_Scripting_Commands

Category:Arma 3: Scripting Commands

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Scripting_Topics

Category:Scripting Topics

flint topaz Jun 24, 2021, 11:27 AM

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ahh thank you that top one if very useful

graceful pewter Jun 24, 2021, 12:29 PM

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Hi, can someone please tell me how to add a simple text overlay to an item that appears when the player approaches it? Just to be clear, I want the player to stand near something and the text to show.

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thanks

little raptor Jun 24, 2021, 12:30 PM

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graceful pewter Hi, can someone please tell me how to add a simple text overlay to an item that ...

you can use drawIcon3D

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use a loop to detect when the player is close

graceful pewter Jun 24, 2021, 12:31 PM

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little raptor you can use `drawIcon3D`

is there no way to attach the text to the object?

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or maybe add a scrollwheel action that doesn't do anything?

little raptor Jun 24, 2021, 12:37 PM

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graceful pewter is there no way to attach the text to the object?

using that you can do it

little raptor Jun 24, 2021, 12:37 PM

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graceful pewter or maybe add a scrollwheel action that doesn't do anything?

didn't you say you want a "text overlay"?

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if you want an action, just use an action

graceful pewter Jun 24, 2021, 12:37 PM

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I want an action that doesn't do anything (if that makes sense)

little raptor Jun 24, 2021, 12:38 PM

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it doesn't

graceful pewter Jun 24, 2021, 12:38 PM

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I just want the player to be able to read the info about the object: look at object, scroll down, read the text

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what's the simplest way to do that?

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(thanks for your help, btw)

little raptor Jun 24, 2021, 12:46 PM

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@graceful pewter Here's an example of what you can do with drawIcon3D

I guess this is not what you meant?

patent lava Jun 24, 2021, 1:00 PM

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graceful pewter I just want the player to be able to read the info about the object: look at obj...

add an action to the object that does nothing?

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change the text styling so it looks different from the other scroll wheel items

graceful pewter Jun 24, 2021, 1:26 PM

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little raptor <@!285738255566110720> Here's an example of what you can do with drawIcon3D I g...

Thanks, that would work

graceful pewter Jun 24, 2021, 1:27 PM

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patent lava change the text styling so it looks different from the other scroll wheel items

Can I add a scroll wheel item to any object?

little raptor Jun 24, 2021, 1:27 PM

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graceful pewter Can I add a scroll wheel item to any object?

as long as it's not invisible

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but some objects are still not possible

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(iirc)

graceful pewter Jun 24, 2021, 1:28 PM

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no, it's a physical object (ie. a box)

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do you know the script for adding the scroll option?

little raptor Jun 24, 2021, 1:30 PM

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graceful pewter do you know the script for adding the scroll option?

addAction is the scripting command

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction
you may want to give it some style:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Structured_Text

tough abyss Jun 24, 2021, 1:42 PM

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.. a very dumb question perhaps, but I'm trying to spawn an Ai in a mp enviroment, and I'm using this which is in a script

"B_RangeMaster_F" createUnit [setPos [26878.9,24296.8,0.780428], _groupAlpha];

But it keeps telling me missing ] although I would think its closed correctly..?

little raptor Jun 24, 2021, 1:43 PM

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tough abyss .. a very dumb question perhaps, but I'm trying to spawn an Ai in a mp enviromen...

it's because of setPos

tough abyss Jun 24, 2021, 1:43 PM

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I'm taking my way with setpos ain't working?

little raptor Jun 24, 2021, 1:43 PM

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also you're using createUnit wrong

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also don't use that syntax

little raptor Jun 24, 2021, 1:44 PM

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tough abyss I'm taking my way with setpos ain't working?

_unit = _groupAlpha createUnit ["B_RangeMaster_F", [26878.9,24296.8,0.780428], [], 0, "FORM"];

tough abyss Jun 24, 2021, 1:45 PM

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Thanks. And sorry for bothering

little raptor Jun 24, 2021, 1:45 PM

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tough abyss Thanks. And sorry for bothering

np
it's ok. that's what this channels is for

warm iris Jun 24, 2021, 2:19 PM

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Heyo, wondering if anyone has a simple script going for pop-up targets, where they staydown (nonpop=false, already in init.sqf) where I can attach an action to an object to re-pop up the targets

cosmic lichen Jun 24, 2021, 2:20 PM

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

Arma 3: Shooting Targets

wicked fulcrum Jun 24, 2021, 7:07 PM

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Is there a way to more easily see the hierarchy of item classes? Especially when other mods are included? Lets say I want to remove the radio from a unit. I can do

_unit unassignItem "ItemRadio";
_unit removeItems "ItemRadio";

However TFAR specific radios like "TFAR_anprc152_6" has to use their own name as they seemingly don't fall into the overall "ItemRadio" category. This seems to be the same with other items like laser designator and nightvision.

I am trying to see if there is a way to get the majority of the different variations without having to add the string of each single variation. I thought they would have some base-game class they were inheriting from I could target, but I can't seem to find if that is the case?

still forum Jun 24, 2021, 7:09 PM

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I am trying to see if there is a way to get the majority of the different variations without having to add the string of each single variation.
not really

little raptor Jun 24, 2021, 7:09 PM

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wicked fulcrum Is there a way to more easily see the hierarchy of item classes? Especially whe...

if you just want to unassign items you can use the getUnitLoadout command

still forum Jun 24, 2021, 7:09 PM

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its probably easier to just check what items the player has, and then check if they inherit from the class you want

little raptor Jun 24, 2021, 7:09 PM

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otherwise, look at the item's slot info in config
if it's radio, remove/unassign

still forum Jun 24, 2021, 7:09 PM

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Pretty sure TFAR radios inherit from ItemRadio

wicked fulcrum Jun 24, 2021, 7:13 PM

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Yeah, what I feared Dedmen.

Yeah, might be the better way around to get unit loadout and check the items that way.

Dedmen, hmm, just tested it by doing _this unassignItem "ItemRadio"; on a unit with the TFAR 152 SR radio. Its still in the slot.

still forum Jun 24, 2021, 7:13 PM

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TFAR also iterates through all your items in your inventory

little raptor Jun 24, 2021, 7:13 PM

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wicked fulcrum Yeah, what I feared Dedmen. Yeah, might be the better way around to get unit l...

that's not what dedmen meant

wicked fulcrum Jun 24, 2021, 7:13 PM

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Cheers for the quick answer though! Helped me get ideas how to deal with it.

still forum Jun 24, 2021, 7:13 PM

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Dedmen, hmm, just tested it by doing _this unassignItem "ItemRadio";
unassignItem takes a classname

wicked fulcrum Jun 24, 2021, 7:13 PM

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oh

still forum Jun 24, 2021, 7:13 PM

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not a parent class of some item.

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only one specific classnames that has to be an exact match

wicked fulcrum Jun 24, 2021, 7:14 PM

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faceplam

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gotcha

wicked fulcrum Jun 24, 2021, 7:43 PM

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Thanks for the quick help btw! 🙂

unreal scroll Jun 24, 2021, 7:43 PM

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Is findEmptyPosition broken?
I've preloaded the area with findEmptyPositionReady [0, 200] and trying to find an empty position:

_pos findEmptyPosition [50,200,_vehtype];

And it returns nothing for any area. If I decrease the radius to 25 and below, it works.

wicked fulcrum Jun 24, 2021, 9:07 PM

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Dedmen, question about TFAR. Do you remember of the top of your head if its possible to set a LR backpack to not work anymore? I know I can set variable on a unit to make it unable to use the radios, but I was interested in simulating disabling the current LR backpack worn by the unit. While still making it possible to find a new LR backpack and equipping which would then work.

Been looking through the TFAR functions, and I don't really see a way of "disabling" a LR on a per-radio basis. I thought about changing the LR radio-code to random value, so there would be no comms or simply replacing the LR backpack with a non-LR backpack as alternatives.

red rune Jun 24, 2021, 10:09 PM

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How can I delete a projectile a few seconds after it's been shot? (grenade out of a GL in this case)
I've been trying for a while, this doesn't seem to work (I'm pretty new to scripting)

{
_x addEventHandler ["Fired",
{
    private _projectile = (_this select 6);
    
    if (_projectile isEqualTo "F_HuntIR") then
    {
        _this spawn {
            sleep 2;
            deleteVehicle _projectile;
        };
    };
    
}];
} forEach allPlayers;

I don't think it even goes into the if statement

wicked fulcrum Jun 24, 2021, 10:25 PM

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Not sure if you can pass the _projectile as _this and have it inside the spawned execution like so. I would probably make sure to pass it.

        [_projectile] spawn {
            params ["_projectile"];
            sleep 2;
            deleteVehicle _projectile;
        };

If you are unsure if it gets into the if sentence, add a systemChat "inside if" or diag_log and check your .rpt file. Can be handy to see how far it comes. 🙂

red rune Jun 24, 2021, 10:28 PM

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I checked using hint inside the if statement, it did not print out anything

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so the current issue is that the if statement isnt working :c

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double checked for spelling, tested another projectile

wicked fulcrum Jun 24, 2021, 10:36 PM

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checked it fires the eventhandler correctly? So it prints out your hint if you put it before the "if"? You could try to print out the _projectile before the if, to see if the event handler fires correctly and if the projectile is correctly given.

red rune Jun 24, 2021, 10:41 PM

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huh projectile name is different

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"ace_m1070_armed.p3d"

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I don't really get it. I used if (_projectile == ... in a HandleDamage EH and it worked fine.

wicked fulcrum Jun 24, 2021, 10:59 PM

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The _projectile parameter is the object that gets shot it seems. So the 3D object I guess. Have you checked if you get what you want if you use _ammo parameter? thats number 4. https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#Fired

red rune Jun 24, 2021, 11:05 PM

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testing in a bit

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_ammo does return F_HuntIR

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{
_x addEventHandler ["Fired",
{
    private _ammo = (_this select 4);
    private _projectile = (_this select 6);
    
    if (_ammo == "F_HuntIR") then
    {
        [_projectile] spawn {
            params ["_projectile"];
            sleep 2;
            deleteVehicle _projectile;
        };
    };
    
}];
} forEach allPlayers;

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this works

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so in HandleDamage, _projectile is a string, in Fired, it's an object

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and here I was trying to compare an object to a string, which obviously doesn't work :P

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thanks for the help

brazen lagoon Jun 25, 2021, 12:36 AM

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anyone know of a standalone script like the antistasi vehicle spawner?

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like, that will spawn a vehicle in and then let you move it around by having it attachto'd the player, and then spawn it for real once the player has selected a good location?

novel delta Jun 25, 2021, 6:14 AM

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bit of an odd question,

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is there any way to turn a UAV turret into a enterable vehicle?

little raptor Jun 25, 2021, 6:58 AM

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novel delta is there any way to turn a UAV turret into a enterable vehicle?

wdym?

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as in making a player actually get in the turret seat?

pulsar bluff Jun 25, 2021, 7:02 AM

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huh?

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Added: setServerEventHandler and getServerEventHandler script commands, as well as a serverNamespace script command

still forum Jun 25, 2021, 8:36 AM

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wicked fulcrum Dedmen, question about TFAR. Do you remember of the top of your head if its poss...

set a LR backpack to not work anymore
In beta you can turn radios "off"
TFAR_fnc_radioOn I think

little raptor Jun 25, 2021, 8:38 AM

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still forum > set a LR backpack to not work anymore In beta you can turn radios "off" TFAR_...

what r these?
#arma3_scripting message

still forum Jun 25, 2021, 8:38 AM

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KK's, haven't looked into what they do

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I think they are for the server.cfg eventhandlers like onHackedData

little raptor Jun 25, 2021, 8:38 AM

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oh. ok thanks

wicked fulcrum Jun 25, 2021, 9:05 AM

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still forum > set a LR backpack to not work anymore In beta you can turn radios "off" TFAR_...

ohh. Cheers, will try it out.

bitter stone Jun 25, 2021, 11:33 AM

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I'm currently looking at implementing a system for aircraft crew (pilot/co-pilot only at this stage) whereby I'd like the pilot to be running a drawIcon3D command in a Draw3D Event Handler, drawing an icon based on where the co-pilot is looking, and continually updating until the co-pilot performs an action. I'm good for most of the script, but being the good little SysAdmin I am, I'm seeking advice on the best method to communicate that pos between co-pilot & pilot. Should the co-pilot just set a variable and the pilot client retrieves that variable? I don't particularly want to flood client bandwidth so looking for suggestions from those more learned than I. TIA.

astral dawn Jun 25, 2021, 11:39 AM

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I would check if arma already natively synchronizes where everyone is looking at first of all 🤔

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although I guess you need not direction but the position on the ground, right?

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I think in that case it's fine to set variable on copilot periodically with a global flag, and use remoteExec to send 'events' from copilot to pilot when the copilot pushes the button or does something

bitter stone Jun 25, 2021, 11:41 AM

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Yeah, will need pos on ground (probably using worldToScreen on the co-pilot side).

astral dawn Jun 25, 2021, 11:41 AM

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although it would be quite a waste to setVariable publically on the copilot if only the pilot needs that data, in that case you can remoteExec something on pilot's machine directly I think

bitter stone Jun 25, 2021, 11:42 AM

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That's what I was thinking, and doing it say every 0.1 or 0.2sec or something like that. I don't particularly want to flood anyone's (or everyone's) connection. Am wondering what would be an acceptable rate.

astral dawn Jun 25, 2021, 11:43 AM

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bitter stone That's what I was thinking, and doing it say every 0.1 or 0.2sec or something li...

just start with sending it every frame

bitter stone Jun 25, 2021, 11:43 AM

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Though it's just a pos array I'd transmit. Not like huge amounts of data. The pilot client would process the pos from there.

astral dawn Jun 25, 2021, 11:44 AM

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I don't remember how remoteExec works exactly, I think it sends data to server first, and then to the target machine?

little raptor Jun 25, 2021, 11:44 AM

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bitter stone I'm currently looking at implementing a system for aircraft crew (pilot/co-pilot...

you can also calculate the position on the pilot's machine

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that way there's no need for remoteExec

bitter stone Jun 25, 2021, 11:49 AM

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little raptor you can also calculate the position on the pilot's machine

You can get the pos where another player is looking?

little raptor Jun 25, 2021, 11:50 AM

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bitter stone You can get the pos where another player is looking?

no but you can calculate it:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getCameraViewDirection
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/terrainIntersectAtASL

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

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you can also use lineIntersectsSurfaces, but that one's slower and you probably don't care about the little diff anyway (since you're in the air)

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ofc, if you don't scale the icon, you don't even need the intersect (drawIcon3D shows the icon the same size no matter how far it is from you, unless you manually scale the size)

bitter stone Jun 25, 2021, 11:54 AM

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Brilliant info, thanks so much @little raptor. Yeah not needing to draw the icon at scale, so reduces the calc slightly.

little raptor Jun 25, 2021, 11:56 AM

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yep

_p1 = eyePos _copilot;
_p2 = _p1 vectorAdd (getCameraViewDirection _copilot vectorMultiply 1000);
//drawIcon3D @ ASLtoAGL _p2

winter rose Jun 25, 2021, 11:57 AM

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camera to world 0.5, 0.5?

little raptor Jun 25, 2021, 11:57 AM

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winter rose camera to world 0.5, 0.5?

the copilot is not local. we're doing this on the pilot's machine

winter rose Jun 25, 2021, 11:58 AM

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tru

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but I wonder about getCameraViewDirection

little raptor Jun 25, 2021, 11:58 AM

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aG

winter rose Jun 25, 2021, 11:58 AM

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yes, for AI most likely

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I don't know what kind of info is sync'ed for player units

little raptor Jun 25, 2021, 11:59 AM

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winter rose I don't know what kind of info is sync'ed for player units

it is synced because you see where their heads are looking

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(at least it should be)

winter rose Jun 25, 2021, 12:01 PM

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eyeDirection maybe?

little raptor Jun 25, 2021, 12:02 PM

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I think it had some problem (I don't remember what it was)

winter rose Jun 25, 2021, 12:02 PM

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but yeah, I would kinda be wary about this player-controlled camera thing, test to be sure

(and btw if you get more knowledge, please share for the #community_wiki ofc 😉)

astral dawn Jun 25, 2021, 12:04 PM

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@bitter stone Not many people know but you can launch two armas through launcher with different profiles, then use one as server and another one as client. Also make sure you use -nopause option which is also available through launcher. Then you can easily test how good everything works.

little raptor Jun 25, 2021, 12:09 PM

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@winter rose oh right I think it was the head's actual direction
As you know your head doesn't rotate after some point but you can still see behind you

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That's why eyeDirection is not a suitable option

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(that's just what I remember tho. I'll test when I launch the game)

bitter stone Jun 25, 2021, 12:10 PM

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@astral dawn thanks for the hint! I usually just use my laptop but was putting that off as I'd need to do a full Workshop download before I could start. Ugh!

astral dawn Jun 25, 2021, 12:10 PM

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If you decide to go with remote execution of code, a good optimization is to send update only when data has changed. Previous remoteExecs are guaranteed to arrive by the game.

bitter stone Jun 25, 2021, 12:11 PM

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astral dawn If you decide to go with remote execution of code, a good optimization is to sen...

I'm hoping it won't come to that, but we'll see what works best. @little raptor has given me a good way forward, will get that sorted first.

hollow thistle Jun 25, 2021, 12:43 PM

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bitter stone <@!292735600837263360> thanks for the hint! I usually just use my laptop but wa...

Since recent steam update you can go into game properties in steam and disable certain workshop entries without unsubscribing from them.

little raptor Jun 25, 2021, 12:44 PM

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hollow thistle Since recent steam update you can go into game properties in steam and disable c...

cool! I didn't know that!

hollow thistle Jun 25, 2021, 12:44 PM

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It's quite new.

little raptor Jun 25, 2021, 12:44 PM

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but it uninstalls them doesn't it?

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like the DLCs?

hollow thistle Jun 25, 2021, 12:44 PM

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Yeah, that's the point.

little raptor Jun 25, 2021, 12:45 PM

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I thought you could disable updating!

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oh nice. it shows the size!

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but it's wrong! 😄
it looks to be the download size; or maybe the one reported on the workshop

bitter stone Jun 25, 2021, 12:56 PM

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hollow thistle Since recent steam update you can go into game properties in steam and disable c...

You legend. That's brilliant news. I've got the 2nd client running on my main PC (gotta use up 32GB RAM somehow), but knowing I can do a reduced workshop list on the laptop is really helpful.

hollow thistle Jun 25, 2021, 12:59 PM

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Before that feature was introduced when I wanted to run arma on my ultrabook I've been manually downloading arma via steamkit/steamcmd :D

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And mods too. That was annoying.

crude vigil Jun 25, 2021, 1:02 PM

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hollow thistle Since recent steam update you can go into game properties in steam and disable c...

You do this through properties -> workshop entries which has a list of which items are subscribed with a checkbox, name and size or am I looking in wrong place?

hollow thistle Jun 25, 2021, 1:03 PM

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yeah, here

crude vigil Jun 25, 2021, 1:03 PM

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It synchronizes across pcs when you unsubscribe ?

hollow thistle Jun 25, 2021, 1:03 PM

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no, it should not.

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You do not unsubscribe here, you disable that certain item on that PC.

crude vigil Jun 25, 2021, 1:04 PM

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oh okay, so where do u exactly disable the item?

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that part I missed 😅

hollow thistle Jun 25, 2021, 1:04 PM

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?

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in the place you mentioned.

cosmic lichen Jun 25, 2021, 1:04 PM

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crude vigil Jun 25, 2021, 1:05 PM

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Define disabling here, you mean unticking right?

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When I untick here, it syncs on my 2nd pc as well?

hollow thistle Jun 25, 2021, 1:07 PM

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hollow thistle no, it should not.

go test. 🙂

crude vigil Jun 25, 2021, 1:09 PM

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hollow thistle go test. 🙂

The moment I disable an entry, my 2nd pc is updating the workshop items. notlikemeow

hollow thistle Jun 25, 2021, 1:10 PM

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hmm, that sucks then. It was not doing that when I've been testing it for the first time on my notebook. Maybe it was too slow to send it ;d

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I've not opened steam on it ever since.

crude vigil Jun 25, 2021, 1:11 PM

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I knew it was too good to be true. But still it is good to temporarily disable entries without forgetting which ones are there.

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One day, hopefully we will have it too

pure blade Jun 25, 2021, 2:35 PM

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is there a way to increase the radioChannelCreate limit?

winter rose Jun 25, 2021, 2:43 PM

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no

cosmic lichen Jun 25, 2021, 2:45 PM

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You answered the question yourself. It's a limit

pure blade Jun 25, 2021, 2:47 PM

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there are also limits that you can change ^^

little raptor Jun 25, 2021, 2:49 PM

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but I'm wondering. why is it so small? 🤔

winter rose Jun 25, 2021, 2:57 PM

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I'd assume reasons

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but all joke aside, maybe a #arma3_feedback_tracker ticket could happen, IDK

ripe sapphire Jun 25, 2021, 4:15 PM

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yo bros what commands do you use to succesfully create AI convoy that moves in formation like the mission "Moral FIber" of the east wind campaign?

unreal scroll Jun 25, 2021, 4:46 PM

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https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2527175933

real tartan Jun 25, 2021, 4:59 PM

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how to check if class has no properties (empty class) in description.ext ?
note: I can't check for specific property, they can be different for each class

winter rose Jun 25, 2021, 5:01 PM

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real tartan how to check if class has no properties (empty class) in description.ext ? note...

I would answer "but why?"

real tartan Jun 25, 2021, 5:02 PM

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winter rose I would answer "but why?"

so I can ignore it my search procedure

austere granite Jun 25, 2021, 5:02 PM

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what are you trying to search for? 😄

winter rose Jun 25, 2021, 5:02 PM

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my answer remains yes 😄

real tartan Jun 25, 2021, 5:02 PM

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austere granite what are you trying to search for? 😄

empty class

winter rose Jun 25, 2021, 5:03 PM

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no; that's not what you want.

What do you want to do with the other classes?

austere granite Jun 25, 2021, 5:04 PM

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count (configProperties [_root, "true", true]) == 0 probably, but still its unlikely this is what you actually should be doing 😄

real tartan Jun 25, 2021, 5:05 PM

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austere granite `count (configProperties [_root, "true", true]) == 0` probably, but still its un...

will try this. yes, I am already at that point where there is no strait way to do it, so I am going "the other way around" to tackle my problem

winter rose Jun 25, 2021, 5:06 PM

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

fleet lotus Jun 25, 2021, 5:24 PM

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Hey guys, super newb here!

I would like to know if there's a log where I can see the events and triggers that happens during gameplay or after playing... is that possible? thanks for reading!

winter rose Jun 25, 2021, 5:25 PM

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not really!

fleet lotus Jun 25, 2021, 5:37 PM

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OK, thanks!

turbid zenith Jun 25, 2021, 6:59 PM

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Hey all, I have a mobile respawn point, but I would like for it to have a different respawn timer, is there any documentation/examples you can point me towards?
PS. I am noob at scripting, so a direct example would be nice, looked at this https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setPlayerRespawnTime, but I have no clue how to actually implement it for a single respawn point.

wicked fulcrum Jun 25, 2021, 8:11 PM

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Does anyone know if removeItems is EG or EL? Wiki doesn't tell, and I am currently having issues trying to get remote units in my dev setup to test it. https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/removeItems

cosmic lichen Jun 25, 2021, 8:17 PM

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probably ag/eg

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But not sure without testing

distant oyster Jun 25, 2021, 8:18 PM

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fleet lotus Hey guys, **super** newb here! I would like to know if there's a log where I ca...

the best you can do is keep an eye on the rpt which contains events that are either logged by the engine or logged via diag_log command: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Crash_Files
Also for missions, add the following to your description.ext:

allowFunctionsLog = 1; // 0: disabled - 1: enabled. Default: ?
``` this will add some more logging info for certain functions.

Crash Files

cosmic lichen Jun 25, 2021, 8:19 PM

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Also good idea to use the -debug parameter

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Adds even more logging

wicked fulcrum Jun 25, 2021, 8:19 PM

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cosmic lichen probably ag/eg

Fair R3vo. I'll work with that assumption and when I do later tests on dedicated server I'll see if it holds up. Thanks for the reply 🙂

cosmic lichen Jun 25, 2021, 8:19 PM

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If you test it, make sure to post the results in #community_wiki

wicked fulcrum Jun 25, 2021, 8:19 PM

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ah, will do.

wind hedge Jun 25, 2021, 8:20 PM

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Any idea on why this creates the light but not the fire:

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0 = this spawn { 
 private _pos = _this modelToWorld [0,0,0]; 
    private _light = "#lightpoint" createVehicleLocal _pos;  
    _light setLightDayLight true;  
    _light setLightColor [5, 2.5, 0];  
    _light setLightBrightness 0.05;  
    _light setLightAmbient [5, 2.5, 0];
    _light setLightAttenuation [3, 0, 0, 0.6]; private _fire = "#particlesource" createVehicleLocal _pos; _fire setParticleParams [ 
 ["\A3\Data_F\ParticleEffects\Universal\Universal", 16, 10, 32], "", "Billboard", 
 0, 1, [0, 0, 0.25], [0, 0, 0.5], 1, 1, 0.9, 0.3, [1.5], 
 [[1,1,1, 0.0], [1,1,1, 0.3], [1,1,1, 0.0]], 
 [0.75], 0, 0, "", "", _fire, rad -45];
  }; _fire setParticleRandom [0.2, [1, 1, 0], [0.5, 0.5, 0], 0, 0.5, [0, 0, 0, 0], 0, 0]; 
_fire setDropInterval 0.03; ```

little raptor Jun 25, 2021, 8:24 PM

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wind hedge ```SQF 0 = this spawn { private _pos = _this modelToWorld [0,0,0]; privat...

why are the last two commands outside the spawn? meowsweats

wind hedge Jun 25, 2021, 8:26 PM

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little raptor why are the last two commands outside the spawn? <:meowsweats:707626030613135390...

Ohh shit, copy paste bollocks 😅

fleet lotus Jun 25, 2021, 8:28 PM

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distant oyster the best you can do is keep an eye on the rpt which contains events that are eit...

Thank you very much! I will check this out as soon as I can!

little raptor Jun 25, 2021, 8:29 PM

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wind hedge Ohh shit, copy paste bollocks 😅

so did it work?

distant oyster Jun 25, 2021, 8:30 PM

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fleet lotus Thank you very much! I will check this out as soon as I can!

started learning c#, now I know again what it was like to be a newbie to sqf 😝

wind hedge Jun 25, 2021, 8:30 PM

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little raptor so did it work?

Yes! #screenshots_arma message Thank you very much! Now I just need to find a way to have the wind not affect the fire as much!

astral dawn Jun 25, 2021, 8:31 PM

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distant oyster started learning c#, now I know again what it was like to be a newbie to sqf 😝

Next you will know what it is like to program in God's Finest Programming Language

cosmic lichen Jun 25, 2021, 8:37 PM

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distant oyster started learning c#, now I know again what it was like to be a newbie to sqf 😝

Problem I had with c# was not the language itself but the thousands of frameworks and packages and stuff meowsweats

wind hedge Jun 25, 2021, 8:37 PM

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The "Smoke" module on EDEN has a "wind effect" param, how do I access that for any other particle?

cosmic lichen Jun 25, 2021, 8:38 PM

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isn't it a particle parameter?

fleet lotus Jun 25, 2021, 8:38 PM

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distant oyster started learning c#, now I know again what it was like to be a newbie to sqf 😝

lol, I'm learning JS and I feel my head is exploding! Can't imagine about C# or C++

wind hedge Jun 25, 2021, 8:38 PM

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cosmic lichen isn't it a particle parameter?

Perhaps but I can't find it anywhere

cosmic lichen Jun 25, 2021, 8:38 PM

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

ParticleArray

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Rubbing

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Because that's what it does, it rubs against the wind 🤣

wind hedge Jun 25, 2021, 8:40 PM

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cosmic lichen Because that's what it does, it rubs against the wind 🤣

Thanks! I wouldn't have figured it out in a thousand years

cosmic lichen Jun 25, 2021, 8:40 PM

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The biki knows...

leaden haven Jun 25, 2021, 9:20 PM

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I wish Arma 3 had a menu for customizing airplane loadout in-game. GOM script is outdated and does not work. We really need an updated one.

kindred hamlet Jun 25, 2021, 10:12 PM

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Hi all,
Situation:
trying to get some vehicles to withstand more dmg e.g. taking less dmg from a missile.

Issue:
However when using the HandleDamage, if the vehicle gets hit by an ammo doing >1 (>100 %) dmg the vehicle is already destroyed before the event handler can be executed.

Is there any other way to set this up or increment the hit point on those certain vehicles?

little raptor Jun 25, 2021, 10:13 PM

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kindred hamlet Hi all, Situation: trying to get some vehicles to withstand more dmg e.g. takin...

if the vehicle gets hit by an ammo doing >1 (>100 %) dmg the vehicle is already destroyed
no. that's just the damage before being applied

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you're probably running some other mod that's interfering with your EH

kindred hamlet Jun 25, 2021, 10:15 PM

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little raptor you're probably running some other mod that's interfering with your EH

that was my understanding too... will investigate if i find something interfering

copper raven Jun 26, 2021, 12:00 AM

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you can only have number, string or boolean in the array

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rest doesn't work

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

ripe sapphire Jun 26, 2021, 2:19 AM

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yo bros what program do you need to open fsm?

warm hedge Jun 26, 2021, 2:48 AM

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Arma 3 Tools, FSM Editor

ripe sapphire Jun 26, 2021, 3:04 AM

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thank you pol

sacred slate Jun 26, 2021, 3:54 AM

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is there a download of all scripting commands for offline times?

warm hedge Jun 26, 2021, 4:03 AM

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For when BIKI's down?

copper raven Jun 26, 2021, 4:03 AM

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web archive maybe

warm hedge Jun 26, 2021, 4:04 AM

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supportInfo might helps you

copper raven Jun 26, 2021, 4:04 AM

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or that yeah

leaden haven Jun 26, 2021, 4:11 AM

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Use Visual Studio Code, it has contextual info about scripting commands when you hover over it when editing code. That will also help.

copper raven Jun 26, 2021, 4:16 AM

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most plugins are outdated though

crude needle Jun 26, 2021, 4:50 AM

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sacred slate is there a download of all scripting commands for offline times?

There's the COMREF Lou created (which is a bit outdated) or you can use the Wayback Machine or Google Cache.
COMREF: https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/229631-beta-arma-comref-offline-wiki/

fair drum Jun 26, 2021, 7:32 AM

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@little raptor in your debug console's config viewer, is there a way to if I say, filter by "fire", to scroll through all config names containing "fire"? Instead of it just homing on the first one it finds?

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 7:33 AM

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fair drum <@!360154905148653568> in your debug console's config viewer, is there a way to ...

you mean the class names?

fair drum Jun 26, 2021, 7:33 AM

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yeah

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 7:34 AM

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did you type it into the top left search bar?

fair drum Jun 26, 2021, 7:35 AM

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yes, but it only goes to the first one it finds and I can't move to the next class name that contains fire such as "Land_Fire_%"

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 7:36 AM

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oh right. I've fixed it. It's just not released yet
you can try the Config Search option instead. It's slower, but if you search in a specific class it'll be faster

what do you want to search? and where?

fair drum Jun 26, 2021, 7:37 AM

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thats just an example. just looking for a fast way to cycle through all the class names of what I would "think" a specific building would have in it without looking through all of the CUP documentation.

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 7:39 AM

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fair drum thats just an example. just looking for a fast way to cycle through all the clas...

well for example, if you want to search in CfgVehicles:
first select CfgVehicles class in the tree
then open Config Search (Ctrl+F)
then type what you want to search, and check "Start from current config" (so that it searches in CfgVehicles)
if you want to search in class names, don't check the other two options

fair drum Jun 26, 2021, 7:40 AM

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didn't realize there was the config search option, thats my bad for not looking through all the menus

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 7:41 AM

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it's ok.
I think I explained in more detail in the PDF manual

sonic linden Jun 26, 2021, 9:15 AM

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hi, how can i open the Debug console in the main menu ?

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 9:16 AM

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sonic linden hi, how can i open the Debug console in the main menu ?

you can't meowsweats
you can open it in editor tho

warm hedge Jun 26, 2021, 9:16 AM

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Why would you need to?

sonic linden Jun 26, 2021, 9:19 AM

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i wanted to find out how i can change the intro mission of the background in the main menu
there are some profNamespaceVars like tanoa_intro1_reloads_false 0

warm hedge Jun 26, 2021, 9:19 AM

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Just look at CfgMissions

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And/or CfgWorlds

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There's no point to open in the main menu whatever

sonic linden Jun 26, 2021, 9:25 AM

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i want to change the preview of the editor button background image

cosmic lichen Jun 26, 2021, 9:25 AM

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@sonic linden This is what you wanna read then https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Main_Menu

Arma 3: Main Menu

sonic linden Jun 26, 2021, 9:27 AM

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i already set this up and when ever i was first playing the map and go back to main menu it shows up but my goal would be that it shows up at the first game start

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is change -world= launch param the only way ?

warm hedge Jun 26, 2021, 9:29 AM

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Or maybe modify the script whatever doing main menu controlling things

graceful pewter Jun 26, 2021, 10:55 AM

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little raptor addAction is the scripting command

Thank you very much!!!

past gazelle Jun 26, 2021, 11:42 AM

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I'm working on a single player(no squad) ALiVE mission which takes place at the same time as Game Over does in the story plot. I was thinking it'd be cool to have a mission where you can go anywhere on the map, pulling maps off dead solders for intel, and collecting chemlights as a proof-of-kill token. Thus I'd need a script to remove chemlights from bodies that aren't killed by the player and one that 'takes maps placed in box and counts them...'

Are there any scripts like this already made?

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Also, looting objects from NATO dead NATO forces gets you shot, as does wearing CSAT uniforms, etc...keeping the player from abusing equipment...

winter rose Jun 26, 2021, 11:44 AM

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addAction, removeMagazine, etc 🙂

past gazelle Jun 26, 2021, 11:51 AM

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I'd have to enter that per every soldier though?

winter rose Jun 26, 2021, 11:53 AM

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you could, but you can script that for existing/created units

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 12:00 PM

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past gazelle I'd have to enter that per every soldier though?

you can use loops to apply the same code to each soldier

past gazelle Jun 26, 2021, 12:01 PM

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Can you URL an example? I've done C coding, I'm just not sure how to do a check on...bodies I guess...

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Also I kinda wanna do it right and not run something that's gonna kill Arma's state engine...

cosmic lichen Jun 26, 2021, 12:02 PM

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units east apply 
{
  _x addAction
  [
      "title",
      {
          params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"];
      },
      nil,
      1.5,
      true,
      true,
      "",
      "true", // _target, _this, _originalTarget
      50,
      false,
      "",
      ""
  ];
};

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 12:02 PM

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past gazelle I'm working on a single player(no squad) ALiVE mission which takes place at the ...

in here you said:

remove chemlights from bodies that aren't killed by the player
how else can they be killed?

cosmic lichen Jun 26, 2021, 12:03 PM

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This one gets me every time

cosmic lichen Jun 26, 2021, 12:03 PM

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little raptor in here you said: > remove chemlights from bodies that aren't killed by the play...

Have you ever seen AI drive 🤣

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 12:04 PM

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I mean there isn't any "pre-dead" bodies right?

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if there isn't, you can just use a killed event handler

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one that 'takes maps placed in box and counts them...'
so you "collect" maps and put them into a box?

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Are there any scripts like this already made?
I don't crawl the internet for scripts so idk, but what you asked is pretty easy to make if you know any sqf

cosmic lichen Jun 26, 2021, 12:07 PM

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Yeah, good thing to get started with sqf.

past gazelle Jun 26, 2021, 12:22 PM

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little raptor in here you said: > remove chemlights from bodies that aren't killed by the play...

Well, with ALiVE I'd imagine the AI is killing each other so...

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Maybe it'd be easier to remove all chemlights/maps and add them back on player-kill?

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Actually..yeah ok, I'll just look for a friendly-fire end mission script and start with that...

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Maybe rather than chemlights I could change it to dogtags/military IDs...I'm not military but I'm guessing that would have value to intelligence ops...

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 12:26 PM

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past gazelle Well, with ALiVE I'd imagine the AI is killing each other so...

that's not what I meant

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#arma3_scripting message

past gazelle Jun 26, 2021, 12:27 PM

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oh, "don't bury the survivors?" 🙂

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Ahh I see, yeah it would be a killed event handler...

red rune Jun 26, 2021, 1:33 PM

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I wanna play a sound and attach it to an infantry unit. Which sound command do I use?

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I tried playSound3D but the sound stays at the initial position, can't seem to make it follow the unit

cosmic lichen Jun 26, 2021, 1:39 PM

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Did you try say3D?

red rune Jun 26, 2021, 1:40 PM

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Trying it right now, sound isn't playing

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Do file directories not work?

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_this say3D "RAS\environment\RAS_ancients.ogg";

austere hawk Jun 26, 2021, 1:42 PM

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how do you script a waypoint of "join" / "getin" type properly - sure you can setWaypointType, but how do you set the join/getin target to a group/vehicle?

distant oyster Jun 26, 2021, 1:47 PM

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red rune ```sqf _this say3D "RAS\environment\RAS_ancients.ogg"; ```

no you need to define a class in CfgSounds first and use that, see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/say3D and https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#CfgSounds

red rune Jun 26, 2021, 1:51 PM

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Can I not do it during the mission by executing a code with Zeus Enhanced?

distant oyster Jun 26, 2021, 1:53 PM

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red rune Can I not do it during the mission by executing a code with Zeus Enhanced?

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/playSound3D takes a file so maybe that could work

playSound3D

red rune Jun 26, 2021, 1:53 PM

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ye I tried that, but I can't attach it to an object

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won't change its position

distant oyster Jun 26, 2021, 1:53 PM

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ah I should read all messages

red rune Jun 26, 2021, 1:53 PM

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:P

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I could use the zeus play sound module and attach that to the object, but unfortunately the sound file itself is low volume.

distant oyster Jun 26, 2021, 1:55 PM

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and description.ext is out of question completely? because that seems like the only less complicated option

red rune Jun 26, 2021, 1:56 PM

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Not the owner of the server :P

distant oyster Jun 26, 2021, 1:56 PM

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then how do you have access to the sound file?

red rune Jun 26, 2021, 1:57 PM

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I unpacked the mod folder and found the directory

distant oyster Jun 26, 2021, 1:57 PM

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there could be a sound class defined in the global sounds config. try the config viewer and look in CfgSounds for the filename

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configFile >> "CfgSounds"

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anyway gotta go for a few hours. good luck and maybe someone else can help you further :)

red rune Jun 26, 2021, 1:59 PM

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Thanks 👋

somber radish Jun 26, 2021, 4:36 PM

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Can someone tell me why this works?

Tally_Fnc_CheckDir = {
/* this function checks the relation of direction between an object (_Attached_OBJ) that is attached to another (_Anker_OBJ)*/

Params ["_Attached_OBJ", "_Anker_OBJ", "_TargetDir"];
_Attached_OBJ setDir _TargetDir;
Private _ReturnValue = false;
Private _CurrentDir = ((floor GetDir _Attached_OBJ) - (floor GetDir _Anker_OBJ));
private _DirLow   = (_TargetDir -5);
private _DirHigh  = (_TargetDir +5);

if (_CurrentDir < -1) then {_CurrentDir = ((_CurrentDir - _CurrentDir) - _CurrentDir)}; // why on earth this works I have no idea, but it inverts the number in sqf?????

if     ((_CurrentDir == _TargetDir) or
    ((_CurrentDir > _DirLow) && (_CurrentDir < _DirHigh)))
    
then {_ReturnValue = true};


_ReturnValue};

I am particularly refering to the algorythm that inverts the number

_CurrentDir = ((_CurrentDir - _CurrentDir) - _CurrentDir)

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((-180) - 180) - 180 = -540

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but in SQF I get 180

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WHYYYY?

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 4:38 PM

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somber radish Can someone tell me why this works? ```sqf Tally_Fnc_CheckDir = { /* this functi...

because ((_CurrentDir - _CurrentDir) - _CurrentDir)

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-180 - -180 - -180

somber radish Jun 26, 2021, 4:39 PM

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oooh

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lol

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🤣 🤦‍♂️

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 4:42 PM

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somber radish Can someone tell me why this works? ```sqf Tally_Fnc_CheckDir = { /* this functi...

also in case you didn't notice:
(_CurrentDir - _CurrentDir) = 0
so all you're doing is -_CurrentDir

somber radish Jun 26, 2021, 4:44 PM

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((-90) - (-90)) - 90 = 90?

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 4:46 PM

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somber radish Can someone tell me why this works? ```sqf Tally_Fnc_CheckDir = { /* this functi...

also I have no idea what you're trying to do.
but I think you're doing it wrong meowsweats

somber radish Jun 26, 2021, 4:46 PM

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So when u attach an object in mp

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it doesnt always fire

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so to check that it actually has done what it was told to

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and set the dir

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I wanted

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I use this to check if the dir is the wanted dir

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however

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 4:47 PM

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somber radish so to check that it actually has done what it was told to

why?
just check attachedTo

somber radish Jun 26, 2021, 4:47 PM

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sometimes the dir returns negative

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which is why I neded an invert fnc

somber radish Jun 26, 2021, 4:48 PM

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little raptor why? just check `attachedTo`

No, I mean it will attach but not set the dir

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 4:48 PM

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somber radish which is why I neded an invert fnc

no what you need is:

(_dir + 360) % 360

somber radish Jun 26, 2021, 4:48 PM

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% operator?

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ah

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precentage of

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 4:48 PM

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modulus

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meowsweats

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 4:49 PM

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somber radish precentage of

remainder of division

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 4:50 PM

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somber radish No, I mean it will attach but not set the dir

why not use setDir manually

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also the wiki does say that

somber radish Jun 26, 2021, 4:50 PM

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I do

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But MP its buggy / laggy when dealing with an attached object

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 4:51 PM

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somber radish But MP its buggy / laggy when dealing with an attached object

the wiki already says what to do:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/attachTo

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Multiplayer:
use _attachedObj setPosASL getPosASL _attachedObj after setDir to synchronise set direction over the network

somber radish Jun 26, 2021, 4:53 PM

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{
params ["_Object", "_Elevation"];
_Object setpos [(getpos _Object select 0),
                (getpos _Object select 1),
                _Elevation]}

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 4:54 PM

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somber radish ```sqf { params ["_Object", "_Elevation"]; _Object setpos [(getpos _Object selec...

that's wrong

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I mean not "wrong wrong".
it'll work.
but it's slow

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you can do it faster:

_pos = getPosASL _object;
_pos set [2, _elevation];
_object setPos _pos;

(I don't recommend using setPos/getPos tho; unless you actually know why you're using them)

somber radish Jun 26, 2021, 5:06 PM

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oh ok

tribal onyx Jun 26, 2021, 5:25 PM

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I'm trying to wrap my head around remoteExec.
So, let's say this is the normal command

[side _buyer, "Base"] sideChat _msgString;

what would that command look like with remoteExec?

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 5:26 PM

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tribal onyx I'm trying to wrap my head around `remoteExec`. So, let's say this is the normal...

see the pinned messages, see if you get it.

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(2nd message from the top)

hot kernel Jun 26, 2021, 5:27 PM

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how to determine who used a radio trigger?

somber radish Jun 26, 2021, 5:28 PM

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little raptor no what you need is: ```sqf (_dir + 360) % 360 ```

Thnx btw!

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 5:30 PM

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hot kernel how to determine who used a radio trigger?

does thisList return anything?

hot kernel Jun 26, 2021, 5:31 PM

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it does not, empty array

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technically only a player can use the radio trigger, so just use player?

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 5:32 PM

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hot kernel technically only a player can use the radio trigger, so just use player?

dunno. if the code executes locally, yes

hot kernel Jun 26, 2021, 5:33 PM

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otherwise if thislist is empty, the answer is "NO"? 😄

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 5:34 PM

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hot kernel otherwise if thislist is empty, the answer is "NO"? 😄

the answer is blobdoggoshruggoogly
can you test it in MP?

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 5:36 PM

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tribal onyx I'm trying to wrap my head around `remoteExec`. So, let's say this is the normal...

[[side _buyer, "Base"], _msgString] remoteExec ["sideChat", [0, -2] select isDedicated]; //remote exec for everyone; if server is dedicated, don't execute on server (-2)

tribal onyx Jun 26, 2021, 5:39 PM

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little raptor ```sqf [[side _buyer, "Base"], _msgString] remoteExec ["sideChat", [0, -2] selec...

Yeah thanks, I got it to work based on that sticky 👍
So you added at the end additional condition to have it not execute on server, if dedicated.
Is this to reduce network load? Like, cause if dedicated it would be called once on ever player, and on the server which again would call it a second time on every player?

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 5:42 PM

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tribal onyx Yeah thanks, I got it to work based on that sticky 👍 So you added at the end a...

Is this to reduce network load?
well in this case the code doesn't have much of an impact.
the server is dedicated so it can't display the message to anyone. so there's no point in executing the code on the server too.
if dedicated it would be called once on ever player, and on the server which again would call it a second time on every player?
no, it would execute for everyone once. (including the server)

tribal onyx Jun 26, 2021, 5:44 PM

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little raptor > Is this to reduce network load? well in this case the code doesn't have much o...

Ah okay. Yeah no need to display the message to the server, since a dedicated server ain't a player.

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I haven't delved into headless clients since I thus far didn't have need for them. But I wonder using this example, would this still technically display the message to headless clients?

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 5:47 PM

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tribal onyx I haven't delved into headless clients since I thus far didn't have need for the...

yeah, it would

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I don't know of a good way to avoid running on the headless clients.
but you can just make a function and remote exec that. the function should start like:

if (!hasInterface) exitWith {}; //dedicated; or headless

manic radish Jun 26, 2021, 5:52 PM

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how do you start a keyframe animation when a condition is met?

little raptor Jun 26, 2021, 6:25 PM

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manic radish how do you start a keyframe animation when a condition is met?

I don't think it's possible

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you could probably recreate the keyframe modules using a script when the "condition is met"

manic radish Jun 26, 2021, 6:33 PM

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little raptor I don't think it's possible

Id be inclined to agree with you, if not for the fact that the module itself has a "play from start" option, which seems a bit redundant if you cant start it mid mission

thorn saffron Jun 26, 2021, 6:45 PM

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Is it possible to get the AI to seek cover using scripts? Like easily, rather than scripting it from ground up. The danger combat mode is not all that good for that

unreal scroll Jun 26, 2021, 7:11 PM

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"Is it possible to get the AI to seek cover using scripts?"
If it is all about cover where an AI can fire back - depends on your find cover algorithm. If you have a good one, then use it to move AI units to needed positions. Otherwise it is better not to touch AI, and only to help it - like using smoke.
If it is about just finding a cover, like when artillery incoming, then it is easy enough to move units to building position. Or, if you have a good algorithm from the very first case - use it 🙂
I don't know such algorithms, and even it is, it should be very resource hungry and buggy.

From my own large experience in making sp/coop modes, with very limited AI options: you don't really need a very complex AI to create good interesting missions. The player experience is very subjective, he almost never examine an AI behaviour for a long time.
For example, if you need enemy units to react adequately on shelling their base, let them to get to cover, to smoke their position, and fire back at you. Even the AI can't actually spot you, you can always be reveal by script - this is what I use. Then make them to attack you position under cover of artillery. Yes, it is not so easy to implement such behaviour tree, but for complex missions it is the only way for you to be sure it works as intended.

thorn saffron Jun 26, 2021, 7:34 PM

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I wish we could trigger orders via scripts. The "Take Cover" order is pretty much exactly what I'm looking for, but for some odd reason we cannot call whatever function that order triggers.

winter rose Jun 26, 2021, 7:35 PM

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thorn saffron I wish we could trigger orders via scripts. The "Take Cover" order is pretty muc...

maybe worth a FT ticket 😉

unreal scroll Jun 26, 2021, 8:51 PM

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@thorn saffron
Actually modders can do it.
For example, I took ACE script and reworked it for my garrison units:
https://youtu.be/RztmiJ7dPbU

thorn saffron Jun 26, 2021, 8:52 PM

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Like easily, rather than scripting it from ground up.

unreal scroll Jun 26, 2021, 9:04 PM

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It is always better to script it "from ground up" 🙂
Like, authors don't even know, how it should work for you.
As for me, key questions was:

For which units it should be used? How about units that are far away from you? I'm using radio control for AI, so they need to be in range.
In what conditions they need to move to cover? It is not the best idea to move them during the intensive firefight.
Where to look for cover exactly? If those are buildings - of which type it should be? It is not good to "take cover" in tents or on watch towers 🙂
When they should leave it, with what conditions?
And so.

manic radish Jun 26, 2021, 9:06 PM

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little raptor I don't think it's possible

I've found out how to do it, you need to use: [timeline_module] call BIS_fnc_timeline_play;

finite imp Jun 26, 2021, 9:12 PM

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Heyho 🙂
I'm trying to implement a trigger in my mission that fires only if a certain amount of players are inside the trigger field. Because I can only test it myself, I dont know if the trigger works.

My Condition inside the trigger is

count allPlayers > 15;

Does this work? Just a heads up, cannot test it myself

manic radish Jun 26, 2021, 9:12 PM

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count allplayers will give the total number of players on the server

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I think this might work

count (allplayers in this) > 15;

finite imp Jun 26, 2021, 9:15 PM

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manic radish I think this might work ```sqf count (allplayers in this) > 15; ```

does this just return all players on the server and if > 15 (on server), the trigger will fire? after the first person enters it?

manic radish Jun 26, 2021, 9:16 PM

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finite imp does this just return all players on the server and if > 15 (on server), the tri...

it will activate the trigger once 15 players are inside the triggers area

finite imp Jun 26, 2021, 9:16 PM

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manic radish it will activate the trigger once 15 players are inside the triggers area

My version or your version?

manic radish Jun 26, 2021, 9:16 PM

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my version

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your version will activate the moment there are more than 15 players on the server

finite imp Jun 26, 2021, 9:16 PM

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ah, nice.