#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 711

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 12:48 AM

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I found a better solution. It consists of emptying the box so that the player won't be able to see stuff, let alone take it! aviator

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 1:02 AM

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ok i am home. did you get your answer yet

tough abyss Sep 3, 2021, 1:02 AM

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nope

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 1:03 AM

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no sir

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 1:03 AM

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ok so you want to know how to do a random equipment script with stuff of your choosing?

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 1:04 AM

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aye

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ideally for both uniforms/gear as well as weapons

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 1:04 AM

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so start gathering your class names for the helmets, uniforms, weapons etc

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and when you are done let me know

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and categorize them as well

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 1:05 AM

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i'll just grab some example class names

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 1:06 AM

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you know how to define functions in a config right?

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 1:06 AM

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i do not, @tough abyss might

tough abyss Sep 3, 2021, 1:07 AM

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no, not really

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we're both new to this sort of stuff

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 1:08 AM

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okay well we are going to make a function. the reason why we make a function instead of a script is that when a script is run, the compiler has to read through it every time. a function is stored in memory and so its faster and since we are going to be using this function on potentially a ton of units, we want something that is fast and repeatable

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so lets start off by creating our parameters:

params ["_unit"];

this essentially assigns _unit to this select 0. its just a nicer way of representing it.

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we then want to make some checks so that our function can exit if there are any errors so that it doesn't mess up later in the line

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//Checks
if !(isServer) exitWith {};
if (isNull _unit) exitWith {};

we are going to be using global commands in this so we want them run only on one machine, usually the server. the first line exits if the machine running it isn't a server. the next line exits if you accidentally give it a null unit which can happen if you are dealing with large arrays as things die.

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now lets define our variables:

private _helmets = [
    "helmet1",
    "helmet2",
    "helmet3"
    //etc
];

private _uniforms = [
    "uniform1",
    "uniform2",
    "uniform3"
    //etc
];
//continue as needed

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let me know when finished

crude vigil Sep 3, 2021, 1:15 AM

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meager epoch I found a better solution. It consists of emptying the box so that the player wo...

I literally gave u the command for it notlikemeow
https://community.bohemia.net/wiki/lockInventory

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 1:16 AM

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crude vigil I literally gave u the command for it <:notlikemeow:700311897937018890> https:/...

Witzy said that the command makes the contents inside thr box unviewable blobdoggoshruggoogly

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Even tho nothing stops me from trying blobdoggoshruggoogly

crude vigil Sep 3, 2021, 1:18 AM

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Oh so you want to be able to show an empty inventory.

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 1:19 AM

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No

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I want to be able to see what's inside the box, but to not be able to take stuff out of it.

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 1:19 AM

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mfw 3cb factions only has faction classnames and not weapon classnames on the 3cb website

crude vigil Sep 3, 2021, 1:19 AM

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It consists of **emptying **the box so that the player won't be able to **see **stuff
Am I missing something?

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 1:19 AM

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gimme a sec sry

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 1:20 AM

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crude vigil > It consists of **emptying **the box so that the player won't be able to **see ...

No, i just gave up on what i wanted and went with another easier, but dumber solution

crude vigil Sep 3, 2021, 1:20 AM

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aaand that result is .... the same as lockInventory which comes to my point? :o

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 1:21 AM

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Pretty much yeah, but this comes as the last solution

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What i want is

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 1:22 AM

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meager epoch I want to be able to see what's inside the box, but to not be able to take stuff...

this

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If nothing works, then ill go with lockInv

crude vigil Sep 3, 2021, 1:22 AM

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yeah I understood but what Im saying u didnt really need to empty the container

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 1:22 AM

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rose pike gimme a sec sry

time to learn how to go through configs... or just use ace arsenal, select something, and hit ctl c

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 1:22 AM

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Ye ik lol

crude vigil Sep 3, 2021, 1:22 AM

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ok , we talking for no reason then, enjoy my 3 solutions if you ll go for em!

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or another which u find :o

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 1:23 AM

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Will play with it tomorrow

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Cba thinking rn blobdoggoshruggoogly

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 1:35 AM

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Primary weapons:
"rhs_weap_akm", "rhs_30Rnd_762x39mm"
"rhs_weap_ak74n", "rhs_30Rnd_545x39_7N6M_AK"
"UK3CB_M16A2", "rhs_mag_30Rnd_556x45_M855A1_Stanag"

Secondary weapons:
"rhs_weap_tt33", "rhs_mag_762x25_8"
"rhs_weap_makarov_pm", "rhs_mag_9x18_8_57N181S"

Helmets
"rhs_6b26_green", "rhs_ssh68_green", "UK3CB_H_Shemeg_red", "UK3CB_H_Shemeg_oli"

Uniforms
"UK3CB_TKM_B_U_03", "UK3CB_TKM_B_U_03_B", "UK3CB_TKM_B_U_03_C", "UK3CB_TKM_B_U_04"

Vests:
"rhsgref_chicom_m88", "rhsgref_chestrig"

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@fair drum

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 1:35 AM

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rose pike Primary weapons: "rhs_weap_akm", "rhs_30Rnd_762x39mm" "rhs_weap_ak74n", "rhs_30R...

ok so put them into variables like my post making sure that each class is a string "classname"

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 1:36 AM

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shit my bad

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will do

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i just copied class names i forgot to make them strings

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i guess work today made my brain die

tough abyss Sep 3, 2021, 1:40 AM

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fair drum ok so put them into variables like my post making sure that each class is a stri...

would that go kinda like this?

class UK3CB_M16A2```

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 1:41 AM

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tough abyss would that go kinda like this? ``` class UK3CB_M16A2```

no "UK3CB_M16A2"

tough abyss Sep 3, 2021, 1:41 AM

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oh im dumb

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 1:41 AM

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private _weapons = [
  "UK3CB_M16A2",
  "weaponclass2"
];

tough abyss Sep 3, 2021, 1:41 AM

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alright that makes sense now

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 1:42 AM

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do i need to format as such [["rhs_weap_akm", "rhs_30Rnd_762x39mm"],["rhs_weap_ak74n", "rhs_30Rnd_545x39_7N6M_AK"]];

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 1:42 AM

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you can actually!

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and when we use it later, we can do something cool too

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 1:43 AM

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["UK3CB_M16A2", "rhs_mag_30Rnd_556x45_M855A1_Stanag"]
["rhs_weap_akm", "rhs_30Rnd_762x39mm"],
["rhs_weap_ak74n", "rhs_30Rnd_545x39_7N6M_AK"]
];

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 1:43 AM

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so either you can do just a array of weapons, or an array of arrays containing weapons and mags

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 1:43 AM

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rose pike ```private _weapons = [ ["UK3CB_M16A2", "rhs_mag_30Rnd_556x45_M855A1_Stanag"] ["...

correct

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 1:43 AM

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👍

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just want to make sure the appropriate magazine matches the weapon

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i would ask about how to factor in attachments - but for the units that need them they won't have randomized weaponry, so we don't need that

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(will most likely solely randomize uniforms for those specific units and leave their weapons as normal)

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 1:45 AM

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let me know when you have the rest of the variables created with your uniforms and stuff

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 1:50 AM

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done

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just unsure how to do secondary weapons or potentially launchers

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//Checks
if !(isServer) exitWith {};
if (isNull _unit) exitWith {};

private _helmets = [
    "rhs_6b26_green",
    "rhs_ssh68_green",
    "UK3CB_H_Shemeg_red",
    "UK3CB_H_Shemeg_oli"
];

private _vests = [
    "rhsgref_chicom_m88",
    "rhsgref_chestrig"
];
private _uniforms = [
    "UK3CB_TKM_B_U_03",
    "UK3CB_TKM_B_U_03_B", 
    "UK3CB_TKM_B_U_03_C", 
    "UK3CB_TKM_B_U_04"
];

private _weapons = [
["UK3CB_M16A2", "rhs_mag_30Rnd_556x45_M855A1_Stanag"],
["rhs_weap_akm", "rhs_30Rnd_762x39mm"],
["rhs_weap_ak74n", "rhs_30Rnd_545x39_7N6M_AK"]
];```

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whoops wait i missed uniforms

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maybe all the sledgehammer work i did today knocked a few of my brain cells loose

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 1:53 AM

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besides readability, it looks good syntax wise. now what we want to do is start the execution process. we want to remove everything from a unit to start with baseline. give me what you come up with on how to do that

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 1:54 AM

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rose pike ```params ["_unit"]; //Checks if !(isServer) exitWith {}; if (isNull _unit) exit...

oh, and be careful of ending commas!

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some of your variables have an extra comma

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 1:54 AM

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oops thanks for catching that

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 1:56 AM

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fair drum besides readability, it looks good syntax wise. now what we want to do is start ...

would removeAll work?

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removeAllItems _unit;
removeAllAssignedItems _unit;
removeUniform _unit;
removeVest _unit;
removeBackpack _unit;
removeHeadgear _unit;
removeGoggles _unit;```

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 1:57 AM

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use _unit you already defined it in params that's the point

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we are going to be calling this whole function externally over all the units you want. there is no need to use init boxes

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 2:01 AM

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im not sure then, sorry for being mega noob

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 2:02 AM

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just instead of this do _unit

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 2:04 AM

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oooh

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whoops i should have realized that lol

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 2:06 AM

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ok so now you got your params, your checks, your variables, and now we removed everything. so lets start by adding the containers. this one is easy, how we gonna do it?

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 2:10 AM

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_unit forceAddUniform "";
_unit addVest "";
_unit addHeadgear"";

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 2:10 AM

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what did we just say...

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 2:11 AM

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im sorry i have no idea what im doing

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i just looked at the add containers line from a loadout script

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 2:11 AM

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we just had a conversation about this

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so how we gonna get a random class from the variable? selectRandom

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 2:13 AM

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alright, i am slightly familiar with selectRandom

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private _gunInfo = selectRandom _gunArray;```
this was something a friend of mine tried but it did not work

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 2:15 AM

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sure it would work. it would just return an array with 3 indexes since thats what you gave

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 2:16 AM

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i should mention we tested it in VA and eden editor but didn't get it to work out

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 2:16 AM

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think about it. selectRandom chooses a random index of an array. you have an array with 2 indexes in that, and each index of those have 3 indexes

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so its only working on the surface level

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 2:16 AM

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i see

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 2:17 AM

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so lets look at your weapons

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you can start with how you did here:

private _weapon = selectRandom _weapons;

and we end up with an array in that

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so we end up with [weapon, mag] stored in that variable which we can use

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 2:21 AM

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ok

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 2:22 AM

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do you see how this works? if not, start looking at the params command

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or instead you can do:

_unit addWeapon (_weapon # 0);
_unit addItemCargoGlobal [(_weapon # 1), 5];

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mainly the apply is when you start adding in magazine counts to the array or making the array more complex

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like this:

private _weapons = [
    ["primaryWeaponClass", "magClass", "magCount"],
    ["secondaryWeaponClass", "magClass", "magCount"],
    ["handgunWeaponClass", "magClass", "magCount"]
];

_weapons apply {
    _x params ["_weapon", "_mag", "_count"];

    _unit addWeapon _weapon;
    _unit addItemCargoGlobal [_mag, _count];
};

so now this will add a primary, secondary, and handgun, their mags, and count you want. all in one block

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am I overloading you? lol

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 2:28 AM

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fair drum am I overloading you? lol

just a little yeah

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mainly not sure how to set up launchers and handguns as i only have primary weapons defined

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["UK3CB_M16A2", "rhs_mag_30Rnd_556x45_M855A1_Stanag"],
["rhs_weap_akm", "rhs_30Rnd_762x39mm"],
["rhs_weap_ak74n", "rhs_30Rnd_545x39_7N6M_AK"]
];
private _weapon = selectRandom _weapons;

_weapon apply {
    _x params ["_weapon", "_mag"];

    _unit addWeapon _weapon;
    _unit addItemCargoGlobal [_mag, 5];
};```
so just putting everything together so far - is this ok???

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 2:28 AM

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yes that is okay for now.

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so for secondary weapons, say launchers, you don't want all the units to have launchers right?

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so you can do a percent check:

if (random 1 <= 0.3) then {
    // 30% chance
};

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 2:31 AM

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good to know about the percent check but i'll simply have a dedicated light and heavy at classes so that i have more control over when launchers appear

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so under private _weapons do i also list handguns and secondaries? would
["primaryWeaponClass", "magClass", "magCount"],
["secondaryWeaponClass", "magClass", "magCount"],
["handgunWeaponClass", "magClass", "magCount"]

pick up on the weapon class

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 2:34 AM

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secondaries are launchers

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btw

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 2:34 AM

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yeah ik no worries

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 2:34 AM

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and in your application, you want randomness, so no, you would make your own dedicated _handgun variable

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 2:35 AM

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ok i just wanted to clarify

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ty

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 2:35 AM

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so follow suit with what ive shown so far and lets see what you get in the end.

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 2:41 AM

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["UK3CB_M16A2", "rhs_mag_30Rnd_556x45_M855A1_Stanag"],
["rhs_weap_akm", "rhs_30Rnd_762x39mm"],
["rhs_weap_ak74n", "rhs_30Rnd_545x39_7N6M_AK"]
];
private _handgun = [
["rhs_weap_tt33", "rhs_mag_762x25_8"],
["rhs_weap_makarov_pm", "rhs_mag_9x18_8_57N181S"],
];```

```private _weapon = selectRandom _weapons;
_weapon apply {
    _x params ["_weapon", "_mag"];

    _unit addWeapon _weapon;
    _unit addItemCargoGlobal [_mag, 5];
};

private _handgun = selectRandom _handgun;
_handgun apply {
    _x params ["_handgun", "_mag"];

    _unit addWeapon _handgun;
    _unit addItemCargoGlobal [_mag, 3];
};```

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 2:47 AM

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ok so what else do we want to add? you do your helmets? face gear? inventory items?

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 2:50 AM

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just to clarify do i apply the same code to other categories

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(uniform helmet etc)

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 2:52 AM

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you don't need to use apply for a single command such as addHeadgear

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also its starting to get long, start using sqfbin.com

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 3:01 AM

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so i had

_unit addVest "";
_unit addHeadgear""``` earlier - what do i put in between the ""

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 3:03 AM

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how did you select a random class last time?

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you've already done this before

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 3:05 AM

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i'm confused now sorry

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so was that code all set then?

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 3:05 AM

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selectRandom and store it in a variable? like how you did with _weapon = selectRandom _weapons? remember?

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private _headgear = [
    "helmet1",
    "helmet2",
    "helmet3"
];
private _helmet = selectRandom _headgear;
_unit addHeadgear _helmet;

look familiar?

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 3:15 AM

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    "rhs_6b26_green",
    "rhs_ssh68_green",
    "UK3CB_H_Shemeg_red",
    "UK3CB_H_Shemeg_oli"
];
private _helmets = selectRandom _headgear;
_unit addHeadgear _helmets;

private _vests = [
    "rhsgref_chicom_m88",
    "rhsgref_chestrig"
];
private _vests = selectRandom _vests;
_unit addVest _vests;

private _uniforms = [
    "UK3CB_TKM_B_U_03",
    "UK3CB_TKM_B_U_03_B", 
    "UK3CB_TKM_B_U_03_C", 
    "UK3CB_TKM_B_U_04"
];
private _uniforms = selectRandom _uniforms;
_unit addUniform _uniforms```

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@fair drum should be good? what's next after this?

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 3:38 AM

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rose pike <@!177167602768936960> should be good? what's next after this?

Give me a sec, family came home

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 3:39 AM

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no worries

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 4:00 AM

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params ["_unit"];
//Checks
if !(isServer) exitWith {};
if (isNull _unit) exitWith {};

removeAllWeapons _unit;
removeAllItems _unit;
removeAllAssignedItems _unit;
removeUniform _unit;
removeVest _unit;
removeBackpack _unit;
removeHeadgear _unit;
removeGoggles _unit;

private _helmets = [
    "rhs_6b26_green",
    "rhs_ssh68_green",
    "UK3CB_H_Shemeg_red",
    "UK3CB_H_Shemeg_oli"
];
private _helmet = selectRandom _headgear;
_unit addHeadgear _helmet;

private _vests = [
    "rhsgref_chicom_m88",
    "rhsgref_chestrig"
];
private _vests = selectRandom _vests;
_unit addVest _vests;

private _uniforms = [
    "UK3CB_TKM_B_U_03",
    "UK3CB_TKM_B_U_03_B", 
    "UK3CB_TKM_B_U_03_C", 
    "UK3CB_TKM_B_U_04"
];
private _uniforms = selectRandom _uniforms;
_unit addUniform _uniforms

private _weapons = [
["UK3CB_M16A2", "rhs_mag_30Rnd_556x45_M855A1_Stanag"],
["rhs_weap_akm", "rhs_30Rnd_762x39mm"],
["rhs_weap_ak74n", "rhs_30Rnd_545x39_7N6M_AK"]
];
private _handgun = [
["rhs_weap_tt33", "rhs_mag_762x25_8"],
["rhs_weap_makarov_pm", "rhs_mag_9x18_8_57N181S"],
];

_unit forceAddUniform "";
_unit addVest "";
_unit addHeadgear""

private _weapon = selectRandom _weapons;
_weapon apply {
    _x params ["_weapon", "_mag"];

    _unit addWeapon _weapon;
    _unit addItemCargoGlobal [_mag, 5];
};

private _handgun = selectRandom _handgun;
_handgun apply {
    _x params ["_handgun", "_mag"];

    _unit addWeapon _handgun;
    _unit addItemCargoGlobal [_mag, 3];
};```

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getting ready to sleep soon for work in the morning - this is all i have so far

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 4:05 AM

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rose pike ```excel params ["_unit"]; //Checks if !(isServer) exitWith {}; if (isNull _unit...

incorrect order. notice you add helmets then remove them later currently

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 4:08 AM

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fixed

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 4:09 AM

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rose pike ```excel params ["_unit"]; //Checks if !(isServer) exitWith {}; if (isNull _unit...

_unit forceAddUniform "";
_unit addVest "";
_unit addHeadgear""

this does nothing

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 4:10 AM

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that's why i asked about it before

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i wasn't sure what to add in there, was it just the _unit forceAddUniform "_uniform";?

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or do i need to add containers differently

copper raven Sep 3, 2021, 4:13 AM

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unless server owns all the _units, you have plenty of locality issues in that code

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the apply stuff is nonsense

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 4:22 AM

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i showed him when it would be applicable #arma3_scripting message. he just chose to latch onto that instead of the simple select above it.

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 4:26 AM

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hey this is my first time doing any of this so sorry for not fully understanding

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can i have an example of the select being used then?

fair drum Sep 3, 2021, 4:30 AM

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rose pike can i have an example of the select being used then?

#arma3_scripting message

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hashtag is like select

rose pike Sep 3, 2021, 4:35 AM

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_unit addWeapon (_weapon # 0);
_unit addItemCargoGlobal [(_weapon # 1), 5];

so i understand 5 is the item count, what's the 0 and 1?

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(i guess it doesn't super matter i'll just stick with what i have)

past gazelle Sep 3, 2021, 8:48 AM

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How do I check if a param is null or set the default? Uh...asking for a friend.

warm hedge Sep 3, 2021, 8:49 AM

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Asking that if it is null, assign something?

warm hedge Sep 3, 2021, 8:51 AM

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rose pike _unit addWeapon (_weapon # 0); _unit addItemCargoGlobal [(_weapon # 1), 5]; so ...

It selects the element (index 0 (which is the first element) and 1 (second one)) of the array _weapon

past gazelle Sep 3, 2021, 8:53 AM

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warm hedge Asking that if it is null, assign something?

Yeah...

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I tried sqf params ["_delayInSeconds","_west","_east","_guer", "_interferenceBonus"]; systemChat format ["_delayInSeconds = %1, _west = %2, _interferenceBonus %3",_delayInSeconds, _west, _interferenceBonus]; if (isNull _delayInSeconds) then {_delay = 85;} else { _delay = _delayInSeconds};

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but on syschat without setting the variable, it's set to "any" ?

still forum Sep 3, 2021, 8:55 AM

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Anyone know how to check if a drone has its laser on?
isLaserOn darterDrone always returns false 😢

warm hedge Sep 3, 2021, 8:55 AM

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laserTarget?

still forum Sep 3, 2021, 8:55 AM

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past gazelle I tried ```sqf params ["_delayInSeconds","_west","_east","_guer", "_interference...

a number cannot be null.
Maybe you meant isNil?

past gazelle Sep 3, 2021, 8:55 AM

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OH!

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Thanks!

still forum Sep 3, 2021, 8:56 AM

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Nah laserTarget always returns objNull

warm hedge Sep 3, 2021, 8:56 AM

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Rly?

still forum Sep 3, 2021, 8:56 AM

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even when I aim the laser at an object

winter rose Sep 3, 2021, 8:56 AM

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Fix it 😄

warm hedge Sep 3, 2021, 8:57 AM

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Does work for me

winter rose Sep 3, 2021, 8:58 AM

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may depend on the drone model

warm hedge Sep 3, 2021, 8:58 AM

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#DedmenWhatDidYouJustBroke

still forum Sep 3, 2021, 8:58 AM

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Using a darter drone

warm hedge Sep 3, 2021, 8:58 AM

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Yes

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still forum Sep 3, 2021, 8:59 AM

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wait

warm hedge Sep 3, 2021, 8:59 AM

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meowfacepalm

still forum Sep 3, 2021, 8:59 AM

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notlikemeow

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😁

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ok, now onto lazors

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but isLaserOn is arg local so I'll probably need to use laserTarget :wob:

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🤔

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yes. gud

winter rose Sep 3, 2021, 9:19 AM

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https://tenor.com/view/independence-day-1996-explosion-demolish-building-gif-17674954

Tenor

still forum Sep 3, 2021, 9:19 AM

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Target Acquired

still forum Sep 3, 2021, 9:39 AM

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https://imgur.com/JVaddoR It work meowtrash

Imgur

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Ahh too bright

warm hedge Sep 3, 2021, 9:42 AM

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Boom boom

still forum Sep 3, 2021, 9:43 AM

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52 lasers. My fps goes from 36 down to 34

warm hedge Sep 3, 2021, 9:43 AM

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So... working on a visible laser?

still forum Sep 3, 2021, 9:44 AM

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https://gist.github.com/dedmen/61643bd7b7205c13b68bff4b214f5840#file-weaponlaser-sqf-L136 this

Gist

WeaponLaser.sqf

GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

warm hedge Sep 3, 2021, 9:44 AM

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drawLaser👀

still forum Sep 3, 2021, 9:51 AM

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notlikemeow

warm hedge Sep 3, 2021, 9:52 AM

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Can I... ask?

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What DLC you don't have in the shot?

still forum Sep 3, 2021, 9:52 AM

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All

warm hedge Sep 3, 2021, 9:52 AM

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Makes sense

tight cloak Sep 3, 2021, 3:29 PM

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when even a bi dev cant get rid of the dlc watermark, this is truly arma 3

dreamy kestrel Sep 3, 2021, 3:33 PM

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I need help sorting out how to arrange waypoints... i.e. Cycle as first waypoint has no sense

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what I have is a group, may patrol some raided transport vehicles.
or may patrol a set of resource crates.
but in any event, I want a cycle (?) among those objects, _transports|_crates.
thanks...

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 3:36 PM

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dreamy kestrel I need help sorting out how to arrange waypoints... i.e. `Cycle as first waypoin...

What part do you need help with?

dreamy kestrel Sep 3, 2021, 3:36 PM

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goal being, group should patrol waypoints A-B-C-A...

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the waypoints are not working, I get that error. what does it even mean?

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 3:37 PM

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dreamy kestrel the waypoints are not working, I get that error. what does it even mean?

It means you have to place some move waypoints first

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the last waypoint has to be cycle

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e.g for ABCD cycle, ABC are move, D is cycle

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cycle waypoint cannot be the first waypoint

still forum Sep 3, 2021, 3:44 PM

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https://twitter.com/dedmenmiller/status/1433816749812617217

Dedmen Miller (@dedmenmiller)

Arma 2.06 isn't even released yet and work on 2.08 has already begun.
Featuring Scripted Lasers pew pew.

Documentation:
https://t.co/bOTbaGgv0c
Images:
https://t.co/8nIlMkMZe0
Example:
https://t.co/elCkpbBqZW

Coming to Dev-Branch soon (maybe next week).
Don't forget your😎

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https://tenor.com/view/cat-light-computer-gif-21223179

Tenor

dreamy kestrel Sep 3, 2021, 4:01 PM

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little raptor cycle waypoint cannot be the first waypoint

hmm okay; where is the documentation on this?

winter rose Sep 3, 2021, 4:01 PM

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dreamy kestrel hmm okay; where is the documentation on this?

on the wiki

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

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 4:01 PM

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¯\_(ツ)_/¯

dreamy kestrel Sep 3, 2021, 4:04 PM

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winter rose on the wiki

not helpful; for waypoints? never mind each of the types.

winter rose Sep 3, 2021, 4:04 PM

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dreamy kestrel not helpful; for waypoints? never mind each of the types.

very helpful: there is a search bar, use it.

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 4:04 PM

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how can i get the object name/whatever/idk how its called for the primary weapon the player uses
ive tried this, but it doesnt seem to work:
prWep = missionNamespace getVariable (primaryWeapon player);

finite sundial Sep 3, 2021, 4:05 PM

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yeah err

winter rose Sep 3, 2021, 4:05 PM

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meager epoch how can i get the object name/whatever/idk how its called for the primary weapon...

do you mean have a reference to the object itself? you cannot

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 4:05 PM

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what i want to do is have the weapon the player drops on the ground be attached to the back instead

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 4:05 PM

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meager epoch how can i get the object name/whatever/idk how its called for the primary weapon...

You can't get the weapon object

finite sundial Sep 3, 2021, 4:06 PM

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you would have to create a weapon holder

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if i'm correct

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 4:06 PM

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with all the attachments and stuff

winter rose Sep 3, 2021, 4:06 PM

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meager epoch what i want to do is have the weapon the player drops on the ground be attached ...

ah then it's the ground weapon holder you want

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 4:06 PM

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so uh, whats that

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 4:06 PM

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a virtual crate

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 4:06 PM

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where can i get information about that

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 4:07 PM

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google meowsweats

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 4:07 PM

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right lol

winter rose Sep 3, 2021, 4:07 PM

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"GroundWeaponHolder" is the class I think, try nearestObjects

dreamy kestrel Sep 3, 2021, 4:07 PM

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I think I found it, but this statement does not make a lot of sense, "This waypoint type will change the group's active waypoint to the nearest waypoint other than the group's previous waypoint"

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especially in scenarios, when A is not necessarily the nearest other WP

winter rose Sep 3, 2021, 4:08 PM

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as in:

waypoint A → B → C → D (CYCLE, near C)
D will ignore C and will look for the closest to cycle

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it could be better phrased but I think that's the meaning

dreamy kestrel Sep 3, 2021, 4:09 PM

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if I have ABCD, D is cycle. yes, I think so. could land on A|B depending on which was closest (?). the intention is for the WP to land on A.

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or even AB for that matter, Amove Bcycle back to A?

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maybe a tri-WP is the best scenario to consider, IDK. I'll tinker; open to suggestions otherwise how to manage it.

winter rose Sep 3, 2021, 4:11 PM

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starts from A again

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A → B → C → D → A again → B → C → etc

dreamy kestrel Sep 3, 2021, 4:11 PM

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okay dokay, thanks

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 4:12 PM

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why does adding attachments (via the attributes) on a weapon put on the ground makes it invisible

winter rose Sep 3, 2021, 4:12 PM

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meager epoch why does adding attachments (via the attributes) on a weapon put on the ground m...

cuz ~~magic~~ Arma 😄

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 4:12 PM

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any way around this

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 4:13 PM

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meager epoch why does adding attachments (via the attributes) on a weapon put on the ground m...

I've done it before. It doesn't disappear

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you're probably doing it wrong

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 4:13 PM

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it always disappears for me blobdoggoshruggoogly

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i put a weapon on the ground from the props, right click > attributes > equipment >> add stuff from there

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 4:14 PM

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meager epoch why does adding attachments (via the attributes) on a weapon put on the ground m...

Oh by via the attributes you mean Eden?

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 4:14 PM

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yep

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 4:14 PM

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yeah never done that one notlikemeow

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 4:14 PM

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welp

winter rose Sep 3, 2021, 4:15 PM

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time for addWeaponWithAttachmentsCargo I guess

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 4:15 PM

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Yeah that one works

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Global

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 4:15 PM

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will check it out, thanks

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i dont want this on me tho

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i need it on the ground

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so i can attachto it on the back whenever i drop the main weapon

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and it has all the attachments

winter rose Sep 3, 2021, 4:17 PM

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yes

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then you don't need to change anything in Eden

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 4:20 PM

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how can i put it on the ground lol? it literally says that its for putting the weapon inside a container and such

finite sundial Sep 3, 2021, 4:21 PM

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create a ground weapon holder by any means, assign a variable to it, then use addWeaponWithAttachmentsCargo like Lou said

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 4:22 PM

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oh, so i need the ground weapon holder

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right

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thanks

finite sundial Sep 3, 2021, 4:22 PM

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there's probably a better way to do it, this is off the top of my head

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I vaguely remember how I did it with one of my mods

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... bots

dreamy kestrel Sep 3, 2021, 4:25 PM

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yeah, pretty sure the WP circuit is not working... one sec.

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at its most basic form,

// _obj is _crate|_transport object
// _radius is object 'safe' radius
// _grp is the group
private _wp = _grp addWaypoint [_obj, _radius];
// The last one in sequence is the CYCLE, array of objects to circuit, _objIndex current index
private _wpType = ["CYCLE", "MOVE"] select (_objIndex < _wpObjectsLastIndex);
_wp setWaypointType _wpType;

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given group, iterating over the objects to design the WP circuit.

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do I have to then tell the group to start the WP circuit?

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when the units are created I also doStop _units, not sure if that is having a side WP effect.

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 4:37 PM

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dreamy kestrel when the units are created I also `doStop _units`, not sure if that is having a ...

It does

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AI can't snap out of doStop by themselves

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 4:38 PM

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I get an error:
No entry in config.bin > weapons > Weapon_srifle_EBR_F

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This is what I have:

wepHolder = "GroundWeaponHolder" createVehicle getPos this;
wepHolder addWeaponWithAttachmentsCargo [["Weapon_srifle_EBR_F", "Item_muzzle_snds_B", "", "Item_optic_LRPS", ["20Rnd_762x51_Mag", 20], ["", ""], "Item_bipod_01_F_snd"], 1];

dreamy kestrel Sep 3, 2021, 4:40 PM

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little raptor AI can't snap out of doStop by themselves

even with WP? waypoints are being set after doStop I think.

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ah okay I think I see; so would need something like units _group doFollow leader _group

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great that works, thanks!

copper raven Sep 3, 2021, 4:49 PM

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meager epoch This is what I have: ```sqf wepHolder = "GroundWeaponHolder" createVehicle getPo...

yes, because the class you have is a CfgVehicles class

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 4:50 PM

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so how do i change the class

copper raven Sep 3, 2021, 4:52 PM

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see CfgWeapons for most of them all you need to do is just remove the Weapon, Item, Vest prefixes etc.

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 4:54 PM

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that worked, thanks

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ok, question no. 2
how can i make an add a wep with attachment to the player's backpack?
tried this, didnt work:
player addWeaponWithAttachmentsCargo [...];

finite sundial Sep 3, 2021, 4:59 PM

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hmm?

copper raven Sep 3, 2021, 4:59 PM

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meager epoch ok, question no. 2 how can i make an add a wep with attachment to the player's b...

try backpackContainer player addWeapon...

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 4:59 PM

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i want to add a weapon with an attachment to the player's backpack, how can i?

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alright

meager epoch Sep 3, 2021, 5:00 PM

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copper raven try `backpackContainer player addWeapon...`

thanks

runic edge Sep 3, 2021, 5:23 PM

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hello boys, I'm using the latest github version of Tonnilson Taw_vd and my rpt is getting spammed with this error in the rpt: 21:28:13 Error Undefined variable in expression: _dist 21:28:13 File mpmissions__cur_mp.Altis\taw_vd\fn_updateViewDistance.sqf..., line 33.
The fn_updateViewDistance.sqf is as follow :

#include "defines.h"
/*
    Author: Bryan "Tonic" Boardwine

    Description:
    Updates the view distance dependant on whether the player
    is on foot, a car or an aircraft.
*/
private "_dist";
switch (true) do {
    case (!(EQUAL(SEL(UAVControl getConnectedUAV player,1),""))): {
        setViewDistance tawvd_drone;
        _dist = tawvd_drone;
    };

    case ((vehicle player) isKindOf "Man"): {
        setViewDistance tawvd_foot;
        _dist = tawvd_foot;
    };

    case (((vehicle player) isKindOf "LandVehicle") || ((vehicle player) isKindOf "Ship")): {
        setViewDistance tawvd_car;
        _dist = tawvd_car;
    };

    case ((vehicle player) isKindOf "Air"): {
        setViewDistance tawvd_air;
        _dist = tawvd_air;
    };
};

if(tawvd_syncObject) then {
    setObjectViewDistance [_dist,100];
    tawvd_object = _dist;
}; ``` 

What's the problem and how can i fix it ? 
Thanks

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 5:24 PM

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runic edge hello boys, I'm using the latest github version of Tonnilson Taw_vd and my rpt i...

use syntax highlighting plz

wicked roostBOT Sep 3, 2021, 5:24 PM

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// your code here
hint "good!";

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 5:26 PM

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runic edge hello boys, I'm using the latest github version of Tonnilson Taw_vd and my rpt i...

anyway, the problem is that there is no default value for dist

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the author is only checking a limited range of config classes

bitter jewel Sep 3, 2021, 5:27 PM

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is it possible to make the player deaf by script

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 5:28 PM

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you can mute the game sounds

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see:

fadeEnvironment
fadeMusic
fadeRadio
fadeSound
fadeSpeech

runic edge Sep 3, 2021, 5:29 PM

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little raptor anyway, the problem is that there is no default value for dist

so i could fix it by

#include "defines.h"
/*
    Author: Bryan "Tonic" Boardwine

    Description:
    Updates the view distance dependant on whether the player
    is on foot, a car or an aircraft.
*/
private "_dist" = 1600;
switch (true) do {
    case (!(EQUAL(SEL(UAVControl getConnectedUAV player,1),""))): {
        setViewDistance tawvd_drone;``` etc ... ?

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 5:29 PM

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without the ""

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private _dist = 1600;

runic edge Sep 3, 2021, 5:31 PM

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ok thanks I'll try it now

bitter jewel Sep 3, 2021, 5:31 PM

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little raptor you can mute the game sounds

thanks

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is it possible to deny the player from editing their inventory, or even prevent them from opening it?

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 5:36 PM

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there's an inventory opened event handler iirc

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#InventoryOpened

Arma 3: Event Handlers

bitter jewel Sep 3, 2021, 5:37 PM

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i suppose i would then immediately close the inventory?

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oh i am to prevent the inventory from even opening with returning true

runic edge Sep 3, 2021, 5:39 PM

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seams fixed @little raptor thanks for the quick help 🙂

bitter jewel Sep 3, 2021, 5:42 PM

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little raptor there's an inventory opened event handler iirc

this works thanks

dreamy kestrel Sep 3, 2021, 5:59 PM

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shifting gears a bit; when setting damage, which name(s) do we use for setHit? i.e. [hitpointsNamesArray, selectionsNamesArray, damageValuesArray]?

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guessing hitpointsNamesArray, however, what is the relevance of selectionsNamesArray?

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 6:02 PM

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dreamy kestrel guessing `hitpointsNamesArray`, however, what is the relevance of `selectionsNam...

however, what is the relevance of selectionsNamesArray?
which selection the hitpoint belongs to

dreamy kestrel Sep 3, 2021, 6:04 PM

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so for purposes of damaging, we can probably ignore that element?

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or can entire selections be damaged?

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 6:07 PM

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dreamy kestrel or can entire selections be damaged?

afaik entire selection will be damaged

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 6:07 PM

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dreamy kestrel so for purposes of damaging, we can probably ignore that element?

if you mean setHit, yes

dreamy kestrel Sep 3, 2021, 6:14 PM

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hmm okay, re: both questions, so we can specify selections? as well as specific hit points?

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 6:15 PM

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dreamy kestrel hmm okay, re: both questions, so we _can_ specify _selections_? as well as speci...

actually looks like I was wrong

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the command takes selection names

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see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setHit

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so the hitPointNames thing is not needed

dreamy kestrel Sep 3, 2021, 6:22 PM

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oh okay I see. difference between set/getHit and set/getHitPointDamage. okay, thanks...

warm vapor Sep 3, 2021, 6:30 PM

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Question:

I want to fake collision with an object by making a player die when they enter a semi-transparent sphere. Essentially, if they fly into it, they should wonderfully explode (and if possible, their direction of travel should reverse like they bounced off of it)

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What would the best way to do that?

modern kiln Sep 3, 2021, 6:32 PM

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To simply make someone explode if it is flying in a certain area, I think you could use a trigger. Should the wreck also bounce off or you're suggesting that the plane should reverse without exploding?

warm vapor Sep 3, 2021, 6:34 PM

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Ideally the wreck would bounce off, but I can live without it

modern kiln Sep 3, 2021, 6:38 PM

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Should it work for every plane, even empty ones, or should only planes of a given side explode?

warm vapor Sep 3, 2021, 6:44 PM

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Only vehicles of a given side.

The idea: It's a starsim unit, and I want to have the finale piece of the last mission of the campaign involve using 'anti-orbital missile platforms' (cruise missiles) to strike a capital ship. The problem is, the prop has no collision detection - so if they decide to take a starfighter against it, they pass right through it

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So what I want to do is stop them from ever reaching ti to fly into it. I tried to make a trigger with

Activation: BLUFor Present

{if (_x == player) then {_x setDammage 1}} foreach thisList

But it doesn't work (and apparently setDammage is how it's spelled)

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I also tried {if (_x == vehicle player) then {_x setDammage 1}} foreach thisList

modern kiln Sep 3, 2021, 6:51 PM

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Try with a trigger with Activation: BLUFOR and Activation type: Present
Condition:
this && {({_x isKindOf "Plane"} count thisList) > 0}
On Activation:
{_x setDamage 1} forEach thisList

dreamy kestrel Sep 3, 2021, 6:53 PM

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Q: re: waypoints, if I arranged a WP targeting a specific OBJECT, if the object is deleted, does that corrupt the WP?

warm vapor Sep 3, 2021, 6:54 PM

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No luck

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My aircraft flies into the space and just keeps going

modern kiln Sep 3, 2021, 6:59 PM

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How fast are you?

modern kiln Sep 3, 2021, 7:01 PM

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dreamy kestrel Q: re: waypoints, if I arranged a WP targeting a specific `OBJECT`, if the objec...

It dynamically tracks the position of an object which is like moving and sets the destination to that?

peak pond Sep 3, 2021, 7:12 PM

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Hi, is there any way to programmatically enable/disable some MP mission slots based on the number of players connected?

jaunty ravine Sep 3, 2021, 7:18 PM

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Is there any event handler for changing firing mode (e.g. semi to auto)?

modern kiln Sep 3, 2021, 7:22 PM

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I think you can build one using waitUntil and fetching data with e.g. getArray (configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> currentWeapon player >> "modes")

jaunty ravine Sep 3, 2021, 7:22 PM

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modern kiln I think you can build one using waitUntil and fetching data with e.g. getArray (...

Alright, thank you!

lavish coral Sep 3, 2021, 7:32 PM

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peak pond Hi, is there any way to programmatically enable/disable some MP mission slots ba...

You want to prevent jip or..?

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 7:39 PM

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jaunty ravine Is there any event handler for changing firing mode (e.g. semi to auto)?

no

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 7:41 PM

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warm vapor Question: I want to fake collision with an object by making a player die when t...

you can use a loop. the problem with triggers is that once it's activated by one object, it won't be activated by the next object. you can use the loop inside the trigger too, but that's nonsense since the trigger is a loop itself

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 7:43 PM

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modern kiln How fast are you?

your condition was wrong

modern kiln Sep 3, 2021, 7:44 PM

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little raptor your condition was wrong

By testing it with a trigger at the center of a runway and taxing straight into the area, my plane did explode though

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 7:44 PM

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and your activation statement

warm vapor Sep 3, 2021, 8:08 PM

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little raptor you can use a loop. the problem with triggers is that once it's activated by one...

It never fires even once though

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Unless any object triggers it, but the effect only gets applied to specific groups

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 8:12 PM

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warm vapor It never fires even once though

like I said just use a loop

peak pond Sep 3, 2021, 8:17 PM

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lavish coral You want to prevent jip or..?

Ideally no. If more people JIP, I'd like more slots to open up. I've seen scripts that kick players after they JIP if they chose a bad slot. But I'm wondering if there is a better solution like disabling/hiding the slots.

plush oriole Sep 3, 2021, 8:19 PM

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Anyone know how to detonate the explosion new global mobilization nuke without launching the missile? I've found the gm_rocket_luna_nuc_3r10_warhead cfgammo entry but spawning it then doing setdamage 1 doesnt seem to do anything

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 8:20 PM

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plush oriole Anyone know how to detonate the explosion new global mobilization nuke without l...

how do you spawn it?

bitter jewel Sep 3, 2021, 8:21 PM

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does anyone know how arma decides the value of

netId foo

is it based on ip or steam id for example?

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nevermind it doesn't even solve my problem

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 8:27 PM

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bitter jewel nevermind it doesn't even solve my problem

what is your problem?

bitter jewel Sep 3, 2021, 8:33 PM

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i am just trying to figure out how to test mp script, and got confused because the string that netId returned had different owner than i anticipated. but it seems netId will just contain the original owner.

plush oriole Sep 3, 2021, 8:33 PM

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rocket = "gm_rocket_luna_nuc_3r10" createVehicle ((getPos bruh) vectorAdd [0,0,10]);
rocket setDamage 1```

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oh cool discord has sqf highlighting

keen ore Sep 3, 2021, 8:35 PM

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question, when building a pbo, I have a #define var in a .hpp, will the pre-processor honor those in sqm files? If not, how would I do that?

willow hound Sep 3, 2021, 8:35 PM

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plush oriole ```sqf rocket = "gm_rocket_luna_nuc_3r10" createVehicle ((getPos bruh) vectorAdd...

Try with https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/triggerAmmo.

plush oriole Sep 3, 2021, 8:39 PM

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damn how did i not realise that command exists thanks

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hmm doesnt seem to work

willow hound Sep 3, 2021, 8:41 PM

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Does it even create the rocket as expected?

little raptor Sep 3, 2021, 8:44 PM

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plush oriole ```sqf rocket = "gm_rocket_luna_nuc_3r10" createVehicle ((getPos bruh) vectorAdd...

I believe you have to create the warhead for explosion:
gm_rocket_luna_nuc_3r10_warhead

plush oriole Sep 3, 2021, 8:46 PM

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tried with warhead as well and doesnt seem to work either with setdamage or triggerammo

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hmm

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and yeah it makes a smoke trail and a missile model for 1 frame

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*smoke trail persists

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at the right position

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has anyone got this working or just ammo detonating in general

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my worry is that it might be that the launcher has some scripting attached which spawns the nuclear explosion effects

urban tiger Sep 3, 2021, 10:21 PM

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Bit of a random wall, with createvehiclelocal being bit of a security issue, is there anyway to spawn say "B_Soldier_F" only locally but still be able to use the animation commands without using createvehiclelocal.

winter rose Sep 3, 2021, 10:22 PM

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what's your question with createVehicleLocal again?

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if you have to create a local vehicle, use it
the only other way is to create a local simple object, which is not really animatable as you wish it to be

urban tiger Sep 3, 2021, 10:24 PM

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so the only way to possibly do it would be with the normal createvehicle but setting the pos to a random seed?

winter rose Sep 3, 2021, 10:26 PM

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no, it would be to use createVehicleLocal

crude vigil Sep 3, 2021, 10:26 PM

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why do you want createVehicleLocal?

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why not create for all, hide for rest?

winter rose Sep 3, 2021, 10:29 PM

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(or agent if the AI is not needed)
the only issue being that this unit may be temporarily visible by everyone for a glimpse

crude vigil Sep 3, 2021, 10:29 PM

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with createVehicleLocal, do animations even work btw?

winter rose Sep 3, 2021, 10:29 PM

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I think so yes

crude vigil Sep 3, 2021, 10:30 PM

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winter rose (or agent if the AI is not needed) the only issue being that this unit may be te...

this is not an issue, if it is an issue, spawn it somewhere else, waitUntil hidden, then teleport

winter rose Sep 3, 2021, 10:31 PM

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tru tru

crude vigil Sep 3, 2021, 10:31 PM

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then it is not an issue anymore

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There are bigger issues out there!

winter rose Sep 3, 2021, 10:31 PM

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no

urban tiger Sep 3, 2021, 10:31 PM

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crude vigil why do you want createVehicleLocal?

createVehicleLocal wont work with MP (unless you turn off the security)

crude vigil Sep 3, 2021, 10:32 PM

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that does not really answer that question? :o

urban tiger Sep 3, 2021, 10:32 PM

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crude vigil that does not really answer that question? :o

not turning off security for something there is a work around for pikachusurprised

crude vigil Sep 3, 2021, 10:33 PM

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anyways there is the work around.

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create for all, hide for rest.

urban tiger Sep 3, 2021, 10:35 PM

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crude vigil create for all, hide for rest.

good idea, cheers 🙂

fair lava Sep 4, 2021, 12:19 AM

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im pretty novice when it comes to sqf, but would it be possible to make something that; when i fire a gl round, it puts a hint for how far away it landed?

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i assume theres some kind of event i can listen to?

somber radish Sep 4, 2021, 12:26 AM

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fair lava im pretty novice when it comes to sqf, but would it be possible to make somethin...

Yes

fair lava Sep 4, 2021, 12:26 AM

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im looking at just the fired event atm

somber radish Sep 4, 2021, 12:26 AM

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

fair lava Sep 4, 2021, 12:26 AM

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yeah so i'd get the projectile, and then somehow detect when it dies?

somber radish Sep 4, 2021, 12:26 AM

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oh ok

fair lava Sep 4, 2021, 12:27 AM

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can i put a EH on the projectile i get from that EH?

somber radish Sep 4, 2021, 12:27 AM

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I got one script I use to make a mini nuke launcher

fair lava Sep 4, 2021, 12:27 AM

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or is there a function for this or something

somber radish Sep 4, 2021, 12:27 AM

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If u want Ill put it on here and u can extract what u need

fair lava Sep 4, 2021, 12:27 AM

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yes pls

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 12:28 AM

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fair lava can i put a EH on the projectile i get from that EH?

no

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sadly projectiles don't support EHs

fair lava Sep 4, 2021, 12:28 AM

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so i'd just have to check constantly?

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while its in the air?

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 12:28 AM

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yes

somber radish Sep 4, 2021, 12:30 AM

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fair lava yes pls

Its 2500 characters long cant send it here

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If u want Ill dm it

fair lava Sep 4, 2021, 12:31 AM

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thats okay i think i can figure this out

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i'll just loop until the projectile is no longer valid and hint the distance

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so that the last hint is the last distance

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that'll work for what im tryna do

somber radish Sep 4, 2021, 12:31 AM

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                        While {Alive _Projectile} do {
                                                        if !((GetPos _Projectile) IsEqualTo [0,0,0]) then {
                                                                                                            _PosARR PushbackUnique (GetPos _Projectile);
                                                                                                          }
                                                     };
                            
Waituntil {!(alive _Projectile)};

_PosARR deleteAt (_PosARR findIf {_x IsEqualTo [0,0,0]});

Private _Impactpos = (_PosARR select ((Count _PosARR)-1));

fair lava Sep 4, 2021, 12:31 AM

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ooh

somber radish Sep 4, 2021, 12:33 AM

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then u could use ```sqf
(player) Distance2d (_Impactpos)

To measure the distance

somber radish Sep 4, 2021, 12:35 AM

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somber radish ```sqf While {Alive _Projectile} do { ...

You would have to spawn this script as the Waituntil command does not work in a unscheduled enviroment

fair lava Sep 4, 2021, 12:35 AM

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im just in editor using debug console, for context, im trying to fix the ranging on a GL scope

somber radish Sep 4, 2021, 12:35 AM

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AH

fair lava Sep 4, 2021, 12:36 AM

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yea

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_handle = [] spawn {
    _PosARR = [];
    player addEventHandler ["Fired", {
        params ["_unit", "_weapon", "_muzzle", "_mode", "_ammo", "_magazine", "_projectile", "_gunner"];
        While {Alive _projectile} do {
            if !((GetPos _projectile) IsEqualTo [0,0,0]) then {
                _PosARR PushbackUnique (GetPos _projectile);
                };
            };
        };
    };
    Waituntil {!(alive _projectile)};
    _PosARR deleteAt (_PosARR findIf {_x IsEqualTo [0,0,0]});
    _Impactpos = (_PosARR select ((Count _PosARR)-1));
    hint ((player) Distance2D (_Impactpos));
};

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so this?

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rooThink

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 12:43 AM

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fair lava ```sqf _handle = [] spawn { _PosARR = []; player addEventHandler ["Fired...

no meowsweats

fair lava Sep 4, 2021, 12:43 AM

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dude sqf is so confusing

willow hound Sep 4, 2021, 12:43 AM

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No need for that array o.O

fair lava Sep 4, 2021, 12:43 AM

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yeah you're right

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i also dont think i should be adding the event handler in the spawn

willow hound Sep 4, 2021, 12:45 AM

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private _firstPos = getPosASL _projectile;
private _lastPos = getPosASL _projectile;
while {alive _projectile} do { _lastPos = getPosASL _projectile; };
systemChat format ["Distance: %1", _firstPos distance _lastPos];

fair lava Sep 4, 2021, 12:45 AM

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rooThink

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player addEventHandler ["Fired", {
    params ["_unit", "_weapon", "_muzzle", "_mode", "_ammo", "_magazine", "_projectile", "_gunner"];
    private _firstPos = getPosASL _projectile;
    private _lastPos = getPosASL _projectile;
    while {alive _projectile} do { _lastPos = getPosASL _projectile };
    systemChat format ["Distance: %1", _firstPos distance _lastPos];
}];

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okay this looks way better

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please excuse the fact that im dumb

willow hound Sep 4, 2021, 12:49 AM

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Still needs to be spawned though because of while 🙂

fair lava Sep 4, 2021, 12:50 AM

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ah yea

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can i put the addEH in the spawn (i.e the whole script) or do i need to call spawn inside the eh?

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scope in sqf scares me

willow hound Sep 4, 2021, 12:51 AM

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spawn inside the EH

fair lava Sep 4, 2021, 12:51 AM

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does spawn block?

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or is that the whole reason for needing spawn

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because you're not allowed to block

willow hound Sep 4, 2021, 12:52 AM

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call waits for the called code to finish, spawn does not wait for the spawned code to finish.

fair lava Sep 4, 2021, 12:52 AM

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so i could use call around the while loop and then have systemchat outside the call

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for example

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i put just the while loop in and it printed distance: 0

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which i assume is because spawn doesnt block so it didnt wait

willow hound Sep 4, 2021, 12:53 AM

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fair lava so i could use call around the while loop and then have systemchat outside the c...

You could, but not in an EH.

fair lava Sep 4, 2021, 12:53 AM

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ah hah

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probably better to not block anyway lol

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oh i have to pass the vars in right

willow hound Sep 4, 2021, 12:54 AM

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player addEventHandler ["Fired", {
  [_this # 6] spawn {
    params ["_projectile"];
    private _firstPos = getPosASL _projectile;
    private _lastPos = getPosASL _projectile;
    while {alive _projectile} do { _lastPos = getPosASL _projectile; };
    systemChat format ["Distance: %1", _firstPos distance _lastPos];
  };
}];

fair lava Sep 4, 2021, 12:55 AM

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is param the same as array accessing _this?

dreamy kestrel Sep 4, 2021, 12:55 AM

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yea, so I am watching these units, they sort of visited waypoint A, then are stuck bouncing between waypoints B and C. not sure there was ever a D.

fair lava Sep 4, 2021, 12:55 AM

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i see rooISee1

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that saves having to write out all of them

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"distance 188" yay!

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many thanks ansin

willow hound Sep 4, 2021, 12:58 AM

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

When used without argument, as shown in main syntax, internal variable _this, which is usually available inside functions and event handlers, is used as argument.

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Sure, you could pass all the parameters from the EH into the spawn, but what for if you don't use them 🙂

dreamy kestrel Sep 4, 2021, 1:16 AM

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dreamy kestrel yea, so I am watching these units, they sort of visited waypoint A, then are stu...

although waypoints _grp indicates there are 5 WP

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help me out here someone, when setting up that 'CYCLE' waypoint, that should not use an object target to move to? seems like anyway 'that' WP is being ignored. and the 'first' transport WP is never revisited in the loop.

crude vigil Sep 4, 2021, 1:40 AM

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dreamy kestrel help me out here someone, when setting up that `'CYCLE'` waypoint, that should n...

I ve never seen cycle waypoint being used with other than move waypoints. Cycle waypoint is not a waypoint to move on, it is a waypoint that connects ending waypoint to initial waypoint.

dreamy kestrel Sep 4, 2021, 1:58 AM

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okay, well, the behavior seems to be this, Am-Bm-Cm-Dm-(Ec)-Cm-Dm-Cm-Dm ... in perpetuity. A|B are never seen ever again.

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how do I ensure that ABCD are visited?

copper raven Sep 4, 2021, 2:02 AM

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dreamy kestrel okay, well, the behavior seems to be this, Am-Bm-Cm-Dm-(Ec)-Cm-Dm-Cm-Dm ... in p...

debug waypoint positions, types, and ensure that they're setup the way you want

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i don't know your exact implementation, never had issues with cycle waypoint blobdoggoshruggoogly

dreamy kestrel Sep 4, 2021, 2:03 AM

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not sure what you mean by 'debug'. there are only two types here AFAIK, 'move' and the last one 'cycle'.
the target objects are well defined, and I can verify ABCD are visited in that order once. thereafter I get CDCDCD...

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so if there's a way to tell at D go to A, rinse and repeat, that's what I need.

somber radish Sep 4, 2021, 2:05 AM

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Anyone know of a method of getting the armor level of vests / helmets?

copper raven Sep 4, 2021, 2:05 AM

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config

copper raven Sep 4, 2021, 2:06 AM

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dreamy kestrel so if there's a way to tell at D go to A, rinse and repeat, that's what I need.

i don't think order matters, but how do you create them?

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first 4, then a 5th one being the cycle one?

somber radish Sep 4, 2021, 2:07 AM

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copper raven config

So how would I query that ingame?

([configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> (HeadGear _Man)] call BIS_fnc_displayName);
```Something like this???

dreamy kestrel Sep 4, 2021, 2:08 AM

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// in a loop of the target objects for the group
_wp = _grp addWaypoint [_obj, _radius];
_wp setWaypointType "MOVE";

// Afterwards, actual position being the center position of the scenario
private _cycleWP = _grp addWaypoint [_actualPos, _maxRadius];
_cycleWP setWaypointType "CYCLE";

there's nothing especially mystical about that AFAIK.

copper raven Sep 4, 2021, 2:08 AM

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why use the function?

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@somber radish use getText, and navigate one more time, to displayName

somber radish Sep 4, 2021, 2:10 AM

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getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> (HeadGear _Man))

?

copper raven Sep 4, 2021, 2:10 AM

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dreamy kestrel ```sqf // in a loop of the target objects for the group _wp = _grp addWaypoint [...

honestly no idea, maybe you should try printing currentWaypoint on each frame, and see what you get there

copper raven Sep 4, 2021, 2:11 AM

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somber radish ```sqf getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> (HeadGear _Man)) ``` ?

you did the first part, but not the second

dreamy kestrel Sep 4, 2021, 2:11 AM

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copper raven honestly no idea, maybe you should try printing currentWaypoint on each frame, a...

I can try it, but that's going to tell me what my eyes already see. CDCDCDC... in perpetuity. never cycling back to A or B.

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do you have an example perhaps?

somber radish Sep 4, 2021, 2:12 AM

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copper raven you did the first part, but not the second

Could u show me?

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pls

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😘

copper raven Sep 4, 2021, 2:13 AM

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dreamy kestrel I can try it, but that's going to tell me what my eyes already see. CDCDCDC... i...

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/currentWaypoint and store the group into global variable, then https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/onEachFrame

copper raven Sep 4, 2021, 2:14 AM

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somber radish Could u show me?

"displayName"

dreamy kestrel Sep 4, 2021, 2:14 AM

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copper raven https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/currentWaypoint and store the group into glo...

again, that's going to tell me what I already know. tell me about how you setup a cycle.

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ABCDCDCDCDCD...

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unless like I said there is a way to set the next WP, i.e. when triggering on the current one.

copper raven Sep 4, 2021, 2:15 AM

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there is something wrong with your implementation, i sent you a way to make sure it is indeed CDCD, maybe your completion radius just makes skip the first two, i don't know

dreamy kestrel Sep 4, 2021, 2:16 AM

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copper raven there is something wrong with your implementation, i sent you a way to make sure...

I am watching the units march back and forth in Zeus, and I have a record of the target objects.
they are.

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kindly how do you setup a circuit that visits ALL of the WPs?

copper raven Sep 4, 2021, 2:18 AM

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the way i do it is adding my moves, then cycle as the last one

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i don't know why it doesn't work in your case

dreamy kestrel Sep 4, 2021, 2:20 AM

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it sounds as I've done it, yes, as above illustrated.
the docs seem to indicate the closest one is chosen after the last one in cycle.
however, I think it is not quite that, and in fact, is worse than that.
not sure what dynamics are meant by the completion radius. that is used to select eligible next WPs?

copper raven Sep 4, 2021, 2:21 AM

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try creating the cycle waypoint at the position of the first one

dreamy kestrel Sep 4, 2021, 2:23 AM

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position of the first one? I can try that, okay. or object if it is an object? or all 'positions' if I can derive a position?

copper raven Sep 4, 2021, 2:25 AM

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just the position/object of what the initial waypoint had

somber radish Sep 4, 2021, 2:33 AM

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copper raven >> "displayName"

 ([configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> (HeadGear player) >> "descriptionShort"])

This is the dir of what I am looking for
However GetText produces an error.
Any way to extract the info I need?

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Oooh

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sorry

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my bad

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remove []

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and we good

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getText (configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> (HeadGear player) >> "descriptionShort")

copper raven Sep 4, 2021, 2:34 AM

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somber radish ```sqf getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> (HeadGear _Man)) ``` ?

why did you readd the brackets? meowsweats

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anyway, glad you got it working

crude vigil Sep 4, 2021, 2:34 AM

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it looks cooler

somber radish Sep 4, 2021, 2:34 AM

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Yup, it looks cooler

dreamy kestrel Sep 4, 2021, 2:35 AM

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I think that was it @copper raven , closed the circuit 'properly' and it looks like they are completing full circuits.

somber radish Sep 4, 2021, 2:41 AM

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copper raven anyway, glad you got it working

thnx btw

bronze panther Sep 4, 2021, 4:08 AM

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anyone know how to make a custom sound module

warm hedge Sep 4, 2021, 4:23 AM

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bronze panther anyone know how to make a custom sound module

No crossposting #rules , pick one, stick one

bronze panther Sep 4, 2021, 4:27 AM

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my b just didn't know which one it fell under

fair drum Sep 4, 2021, 7:30 AM

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bronze panther anyone know how to make a custom sound module

as in, a module that just plays a sound when activated?

bronze panther Sep 4, 2021, 7:41 AM

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yeah

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i think i got it tho

fair drum Sep 4, 2021, 7:45 AM

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why would you want to though? its much easier to play a sound on command with a single line command

bronze panther Sep 4, 2021, 7:47 AM

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I figured out how to do it through zeus via the play sound module

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 10:42 AM

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warm hedge No crossposting <#368447657309634572> , pick one, stick one

pick one, stick one

idle jungle Sep 4, 2021, 11:29 AM

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can i use a bis_fnc_showSubtitles in a remoteExec to target 0?
i.e.

["Broadway", "All callsigns this is Broadway, it might be wise shortly to start using your IR STROBES, You are starting to near eachothers locations and we want to avoid any potential blue on blue! Out."] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_showSubtitle", 0];```

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 11:31 AM

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idle jungle can i use a bis_fnc_showSubtitles in a remoteExec to target 0? i.e. ```sqf ["Br...

yes why not?

idle jungle Sep 4, 2021, 11:31 AM

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im getting the hang of it lol

idle jungle Sep 4, 2021, 12:34 PM

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Does anyone know if its possible to assign respawn tickets per person rather than a pool of them? If yes any pointers

copper raven Sep 4, 2021, 1:27 PM

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@still forum for the bytecode, u64 code content string, does the game actually look for the leftmost bit to determine whether its an offset or an index to the string?

fair drum Sep 4, 2021, 1:51 PM

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idle jungle Does anyone know if its possible to assign respawn tickets per person rather tha...

Yes you just change the target of the function

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You can do sides, groups, units, etc.

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Take a look at the syntax of

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

idle jungle Sep 4, 2021, 2:06 PM

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Thanks bud

fair drum Sep 4, 2021, 2:10 PM

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idle jungle Thanks bud

keep in mind locality or you may accidentally add way more tickets than you want when people join

spiral sundial Sep 4, 2021, 2:12 PM

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Does anyone know what commands were used to remove the base of the weapons in this composition?
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2503445603&searchtext=
Like in image 6 or image 13. Those cannons usually have supports to hold them into the ground, and I dont know how the author managed to remove them for vehicle mounts. It's something I myself have been trying to figure out for a while.

fair drum Sep 4, 2021, 2:45 PM

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spiral sundial Does anyone know what commands were used to remove the base of the weapons in th...

look in the config of the vehicle, there may be a config entry named "animationSource" that the vanilla armors have. For example, hideTurret on vanilla vehicles make them into cool looking apcs. then you just animate that source

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its iffy if modded people put them in though

knotty slate Sep 4, 2021, 3:37 PM

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Please don't answer if you don't know. No guesses.

I play Zeus on the official BIS servers.

I'll often join an empty one, go as Zeus and start setting up my world; spawning civilians, outposts, waypoints, etc..

Problem is every day I have to re-do that setup and it takes a few hours. Very tedious. Is there a way for me to select .. everything .. I spawned on Altis and then just save it somewhere and be able to paste it any time I'm Zeus on a public server?

If so, how? I remember a long long time ago I used a script or something, I forgot how.

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 3:47 PM

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knotty slate Please don't answer if you don't know. No guesses. I play Zeus on the official ...

make a composition

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and use the perf branch to be able to use it in Zeus

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 3:59 PM

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What's the difference between the animChanged and animStateChanged EHs?

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 3:59 PM

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animChanged only triggers when the target animation state changes

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animStateChanged triggers every time the animation state changes

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 4:04 PM

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Is one of those a good option for something that I want to happen every time the player changes his stance or should I go with an if (or switch) in a loop or something?

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Or is there a third way

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 4:07 PM

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meager epoch Is one of those a good option for something that I want to happen every time the...

animStateChanged is

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 4:07 PM

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Cool, thanks

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 4:07 PM

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animChanged should also suffice afaik

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it triggers less often

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 4:08 PM

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Will play with them

distant oyster Sep 4, 2021, 4:18 PM

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has anyone ever noticed the description of the chanel?

IF (script == true) THEN {chat here};

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tanking

cosmic lichen Sep 4, 2021, 5:10 PM

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Yes 😄

heady quiver Sep 4, 2021, 5:13 PM

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Hi guys, i got a lil script where it forces players to eject out of a plane, but sometimes one of them gets hit by the plane and dies right in the air, does anyone know a fix for this?

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:13 PM

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Disable his damage and enable it back a couple of seconds after? idk

heady quiver Sep 4, 2021, 5:14 PM

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Yea was thinking that too, but bit weird tho

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:15 PM

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heady quiver Hi guys, i got a lil script where it forces players to eject out of a plane, but...

afaik the vanilla eject function disables the damage while the pilot is still in the seat

heady quiver Sep 4, 2021, 5:15 PM

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{ _x action ['Eject', _startingPlane]; } forEach allPlayers;

This is what i use at

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m

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:16 PM

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heady quiver ```sqf { _x action ['Eject', _startingPlane]; } forEach allPlayers; ``` This is...

just use the eject function

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I think it's this:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_planeEjection

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the wiki description seems incomplete so just read the function yourself in function viewer

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:20 PM

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Is this the correct way of getting the items from an old backpack and putting them in the new one?

bArray = backpackItems player;
player addBackpack "B_AssaultPack_khk"; 

while {count bArray != 0} do {
    player addItemToBackpack bArray select 0;
};

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:22 PM

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and how can count bArray become 0 exactly?!

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what you wrote is an infinite loop

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also it's wrong

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player addItemToBackpack bArray select 0;

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select has the same precedence as addItemToBackpack, and it executes second because it's on the right

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:28 PM

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little raptor select has the same precedence as addItemToBackpack, and it executes second beca...

what exactly do u mean by this, i dont quite understand (the select and addItemToBackpack part)

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:28 PM

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meager epoch what exactly do u mean by this, i dont quite understand (the *select* and *addIt...

player addItemToBackpack (bArray select 0);

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:28 PM

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o ait

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:29 PM

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so what do you plan to do now?!

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:29 PM

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1sec

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bArray = backpackItems player;
player addBackpack "B_AssaultPack_khk"; 
counter = count bArray;

while {counter != 0} do {
    player addItemToBackpack (bArray select 0);
    bArray deleteAt 0;
    counter = count bArray;
};

still forum Sep 4, 2021, 5:30 PM

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copper raven <@!90532520101183488> for the bytecode, u64 code content string, does the game a...

afaik its all references to constant index?

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:30 PM

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how about now?

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:30 PM

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nootlikethis

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:30 PM

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oh no

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:31 PM

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I'm afraid your brain has been overwhelmed by learning too much! 🤣

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:31 PM

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I'm afraid so notlikemeow

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i feel like im close tho

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am i at least close

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:32 PM

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I only say one word: forEach

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or did you not know forEach?! meowsweats

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:33 PM

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i knew about it, i just didnt think of it blobdoggoshruggoogly

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:34 PM

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little raptor I'm afraid your brain has been overwhelmed by learning too much! 🤣

then I was right! 😄

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:34 PM

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yep :d

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ive never used it tho, so get ur sweatymeow emoji ready

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:34 PM

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this one's better: nootlikethis

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:41 PM

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@little raptor do i still need the while?

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understandable

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:42 PM

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

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:42 PM

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yea im there as we speak, just a little lost

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:42 PM

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forEach already iterates thru the array

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:43 PM

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bArray = backpackItems player;
player addBackpack "B_AssaultPack_khk"; 
{ player addItemToBackpack (select _x); } forEach bArray;

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D:

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this is worse than my first attempt isnt it

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:43 PM

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first of all select is binary: _bla select _blabla. this (select _x) is unary

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second of all, _x is the current element in the loop

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so you don't need select at all

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:45 PM

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so, just additemtobackpack _x?

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:45 PM

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yes

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:45 PM

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right

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:45 PM

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also why do you use a global variable?

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:46 PM

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add an "_" in front of bArray?

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:46 PM

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yes meowsweats

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:46 PM

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or is _ what makes it global

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right

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lol

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and uh

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is the rest of the code ok?

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:47 PM

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rest?! it's only 3 lines! 😄

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:47 PM

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doesnt that get the job done!? notlikemeow

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:47 PM

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it does

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:47 PM

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oh great

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so

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final

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_bArray = backpackItems player;
player addBackpack "B_AssaultPack_khk"; 
{ player addItemToBackpack _x; } forEach _bArray;

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:48 PM

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ye

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:48 PM

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nice

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thanks

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:48 PM

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little raptor also why do you use a global variable?

also why is this bad

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:49 PM

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because it's a global variable. it won't be destroyed until the end of the mission

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you just needed a temp local variable

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why waste memory and stuff?

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:50 PM

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ait, gotchu

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:50 PM

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also your global variable was named badly

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:50 PM

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why

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b(ackpack)Array blobdoggoshruggoogly

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:50 PM

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global variables must always have tags. global variables without tags are typically those defined by the mission itself

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:50 PM

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oh

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what kind of a tag

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:51 PM

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TAG_myVar

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:51 PM

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does the number of letters in the tag matter?

crude vigil Sep 4, 2021, 5:51 PM

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usually the tag u define in cfgFunctions (or classname if not)

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:51 PM

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tag is typically a short name for the mod itself

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:51 PM

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but im not making a mod

crude vigil Sep 4, 2021, 5:52 PM

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I knew it, leo strikes again.

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Who would want a code like that in a mod, leo!? Oddly specific!

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:52 PM

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its a scenario im making and i needed that script within it

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so...

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no tag?

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 5:54 PM

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well in that case it shouldn't have been global at all

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but for your other variables I guess no

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it's your call

meager epoch Sep 4, 2021, 5:54 PM

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alright

spiral sundial Sep 4, 2021, 6:04 PM

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Is there a way to remove the wheels / chassis of this IFA3 turreted 25mm so that I can put it on the back of the truck? I have seen others do it but I'm not sure how. I basically know little to nothing about scripting, aside from a few ones I use from time to time.
https://i.ibb.co/qjQFv4B/image.png

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 6:17 PM

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spiral sundial Is there a way to remove the wheels / chassis of this IFA3 turreted 25mm so that...

gimme its class name

spiral sundial Sep 4, 2021, 6:17 PM

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uhhhh where do i find that

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Is it the text underneath it?

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Like LIB_61k

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 6:18 PM

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spiral sundial uhhhh where do i find that

right click on it, then select find in asset browser

spiral sundial Sep 4, 2021, 6:19 PM

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61-K, and underneath it it says LIB_61k

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oh yea the class is the second one

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 6:19 PM

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it's not part of IFA3?

spiral sundial Sep 4, 2021, 6:19 PM

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maybe it's GEIST-A3 then

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extension to IFA3

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 6:20 PM

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ok. well I don't have that one

spiral sundial Sep 4, 2021, 6:20 PM

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https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=773314286

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 6:21 PM

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spiral sundial https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=773314286

I'm not gonna subscribe to it now. just rick click on it and select Edit Appearance. then tell me if it has components or camoflages

spiral sundial Sep 4, 2021, 6:21 PM

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It has one camouflage (Standard) and no components

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 6:23 PM

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give it a name in editor like veh, then run this:

copyToClipboard str getObjectTextures veh

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then paste here

spiral sundial Sep 4, 2021, 6:24 PM

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["ww2\assets_t\vehicles\staticweapons_t\if_61k\shassi_co.paa","ww2\assets_t\vehicles\staticweapons_t\if_61k\orudie_co.paa"]

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 6:27 PM

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what happens if you do this?

{
    veh setObjectMaterial [_forEachIndex, "\a3\data_f\default.rvmat"];
} forEach getObjectMaterials veh;

{
    veh setObjectTexture [_forEachIndex, "#(rgb,8,8,3)color(0,0,0,0)"];
} forEach getObjectTextures veh;

kindred ocean Sep 4, 2021, 6:28 PM

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anyone know if it's possible to make a script that limits objects such as unlocking or locking in this case a gate. to UID/Unit as in restriction type of script..

spiral sundial Sep 4, 2021, 6:47 PM

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little raptor what happens if you do this? ```sqf { veh setObjectMaterial [_forEachIndex, ...

it turns it black

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 6:49 PM

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spiral sundial it turns it black

you wanted to remove the wheel right?

spiral sundial Sep 4, 2021, 6:50 PM

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the chassis

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To only leave the turret on

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 6:51 PM

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the chassis is the first texture

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I'm not sure which material to use it with to make it invisible tho... thonk

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maybe try:

veh setObjectMaterial [0, "\a3\data_f\default.rvmat"];
veh setObjectTexture [0, "\a3\data_f\default_co.paa"];

spiral sundial Sep 4, 2021, 6:55 PM

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Lol

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It has a missing texture now

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black and white squares

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 6:57 PM

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oh right

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to make it invisible you just remove it meowsweats

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veh setObjectTexture [0, ""];

spiral sundial Sep 4, 2021, 6:58 PM

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This just brings back the original texture

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that it usually has

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 6:59 PM

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then use it together with the material:

veh setObjectMaterial [0, ""];
veh setObjectTexture [0, ""];

spiral sundial Sep 4, 2021, 6:59 PM

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It works

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now I have a floating 25mm

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There is just one slight issue

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It's only the cannon

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without the actual turret

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I'm guessing that can't be changed unless I edit the mod itself?

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https://i.ibb.co/1n4cHjp/image.png

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As you can see in the original composition I reffered too, they kept strictly the turreted 25mm somehow
https://i.ibb.co/yNVC7GS/image.png

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 7:14 PM

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spiral sundial As you can see in the original composition I reffered too, they kept strictly th...

it's attached

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as far as I can see

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just use attachTo

spiral sundial Sep 4, 2021, 7:23 PM

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No no

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I meant that its missing only the wheels / chasiss

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but it still has the seats and turret ring

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which mine is only a floating cannon

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Or for the Pak40

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he removed only the "legs" of the gun so that it still has some type of support and a shield
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1768205841127053001/7A09D63A1C2E56DB40AE4D9661A81720DB9A6BD5/?imw=5000&imh=5000&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 7:31 PM

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spiral sundial he removed only the "legs" of the gun so that it still has some type of support ...

are you sure that the wheels are even "removed"?

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if you just attach the turret like that you probably won't see the wheels

spiral sundial Sep 4, 2021, 7:32 PM

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I am very sure, because you can still see the wheels

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they are very far apart and would go through the vehicle and show up outside

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I tried mounting it before on a variety of trucks larger than the ones in the mod

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and they still show

little raptor Sep 4, 2021, 7:35 PM

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well it's hard for me to tell what's going on without actually testing it in the game.

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don't you have the composition?

spiral sundial Sep 4, 2021, 7:37 PM

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I don't yet

dawn walrus Sep 4, 2021, 8:15 PM

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I've got a little head scratcher that I hope that someone else a bit wiser with the editor/ sqf may shed some light on.

In my mission I ran last night for my group, I had several tasks set up using the task modules. These were tied with very simple triggers and task change state modules.

For example, one of the sub-tasks for the first objective was to rescue a hostage. This task had two outcomes, either the hostage is killed, and the task is set to fail, or he is rescued and once inside a trigger area at base, the task will succeed. The task itself was set to all playable units as the owner.

The failed state change trigger was:
Type none, activation none
condition: !alive hostage1

The success state change trigger was:
type none, activation Anybody present
condition: hostage1 in thisList

By all accounts, this should work fine, and did, sorta. When tested on our dedicated server, with only me on server, it worked fine. Killing the hostage would trigger the fail, and moving him into the area at base would trigger success. However, once in the live mission, with about 11 people total in server, neither worked. I had further triggers set up, that would look for trigger activation of the different tasks, and then assign further objectives after the first ones had been completed. Those also had the same issue, they worked with just me, but not with others.

I had several other tasks set up in this exact manner, all were working fine with just me on the server, but failed to fire when others were on. I have had mostly good track record with the task system on our server, so I am trying to figure out what went wrong with these so I can mitigate it happening again in the future. To me it sounds like ye old "locality" issue, but I am not really a coder and have had limited success with that in the past. After reading the BI wiki page on the tasks system, it makes it sound like the modules, when used are supposed to work fine mostly out of the box in either SP or MP.

willow hound Sep 4, 2021, 9:17 PM

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Are the triggers set to server only?

dawn walrus Sep 4, 2021, 9:19 PM

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No, so they should be firing for all players (right?)

winter rose Sep 4, 2021, 9:35 PM

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maybe only the server should set tasks, no?
IDk how modules work on that aspect.

foggy hedge Sep 5, 2021, 1:17 AM

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Can someone confirm that BIS_fnc_unitCaptureFiring works? getting no "starting recording" or "exported" hints when running it

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Note, running just unitCapture and just using the firing data in unitPlayFiring works (i think i need to record at a higher fps, either that or its bugged with miniguns and stuff)

willow glade Sep 5, 2021, 6:28 AM

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@crude vigil We think my problem (the AI taking over when player DCs) is due to some dumb mod that returns true on that "handledisconnect" event handler

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and I think our solution is to just clear all event handlers on our init. hasn't broken stuff so far

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PES_SadShrug

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On another note, does anybody have advice on why we can't delete bodies via zeus? It seems our cleanup stuff isn't working at all.

My current thought is to do a CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute every X minutes and loop through all bodies and delete them via deleteVehicle (which seems to work)

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and does that deleteVehicle only need to run on the server itself?

magic prairie Sep 5, 2021, 8:28 AM

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Hi, are there any sample resources for adding lights to the script?

young current Sep 5, 2021, 10:02 AM

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you mean the car script?

tough abyss Sep 5, 2021, 11:04 AM

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How would I got about having many objects on a map, and with an addaction it would only spawn a certain amount of random items

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so if i have an EOD trianing area, i want to have an addaction that sets the range, which will grab like a few of the mines i placed down in editor and actually make them appear and the rest wouldnt show up

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as in i've 30 mines, with trigger i want it to select 5/10 of them. and have it random every time.

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i just dont know where to start with that

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DISREGARD - FOUND SOLUTION

https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/212567-randomized-mine-spawner/

low sierra Sep 5, 2021, 11:24 AM

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I have an array with AI units objects pmiss2ActualAiUnits. I want to wait until less than 5 AI is left alive. What is the better code?

    waitUntil {
        {alive _x} count pmiss2ActualAiUnits < 5;
    };```or```sqf
    waitUntil {
        uiSleep 1;
        {alive _x} count pmiss2ActualAiUnits < 5;
    };```

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In terms of not hurt performance. The array have 100 AI units objects.

willow hound Sep 5, 2021, 12:59 PM

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@low sierra Without sleep, waitUntil executes and evaluates the condition as often as it can, i.e. (usually) multiple times per second. That is not good in terms of performance. As such, it is a good idea to use sleep (if the use case allows it), and the longer the sleep duration, the better.

magic prairie Sep 5, 2021, 1:27 PM

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young current you mean the **car script**?

yes, a light system that the player can turn on and off at will

humble bough Sep 5, 2021, 1:38 PM

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Hi, i'm trying to create a camera on a specific player and stream it to the screen, if I do the following, the player can see their own camera feed on the screen but for other players it's blank

//spawn screen
pos = getPosATL player;
objectClassName = "Land_TripodScreen_01_large_black_F";
spawnPos = pos findEmptyPosition [2, 10, objectClassName];
bb = createVehicle [objectClassName, spawnPos, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
bb setObjectTextureGlobal [0, "#(argb,512,512,1)r2t(piprendertg,1)"];

//spawn cam on player
cam = "camera" camCreate [0,0,0];
cam cameraEffect ["external", "Back", "piprendertg"];
cam attachTo [player, [0,0,2]];
cam camSetFov 1;
private _nighttime = (sunOrMoon != 1);
if (_nighttime) then {"piprendertg" setPiPEffect [1];}else{"piprendertg" setPiPEffect [0];};```
I've tried the following and nothing happens at all, screen is blank
```sqf
//spawn screen
pos = getPosATL player;
objectClassName = "Land_TripodScreen_01_large_black_F";
spawnPos = pos findEmptyPosition [2, 10, objectClassName];
bb = createVehicle [objectClassName, spawnPos, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
[bb,[0,"#(argb,512,512,1)r2t(piprendertg,1)"]] remoteExec ["setObjectTextureGlobal",0,true];

//spawn cam on player
cam = "camera" camCreate [0,0,0];
[cam,[0,"external", "Back", "piprendertg"]] remoteExec ["cameraEffect",0,true];
cam attachTo [player, [0,0,2]];
cam camSetFov 1;
private _nighttime = (sunOrMoon != 1);
if (_nighttime) then {"piprendertg" setPiPEffect [1];}else{"piprendertg" setPiPEffect [0];};```

willow hound Sep 5, 2021, 1:54 PM

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camCreate has local effect, so cam only exists on the machine that executes this code.

humble bough Sep 5, 2021, 1:55 PM

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That's correct, I only want the camera on 1 specific player but I want the feed from that camera to be streamed to the screen for all players to see

willow hound Sep 5, 2021, 2:00 PM

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For that you need to create and set up the camera on every client separately.
GS_fnc_createCamLocal:

params ["_targetPlayer"];
private _cam = "camera" camCreate [0, 0, 0];
_cam cameraEffect ["external", "Back", "piprendertg"];
_cam attachTo [_targetPlayer, [0, 0, 2]];
_cam camSetFov 1;
private _nighttime = sunOrMoon != 1;
if (_nighttime) then { "piprendertg" setPiPEffect [1]; } else { "piprendertg" setPiPEffect [0]; };
```Then you can do the rest:
```sqf
private _renderTarget = createVehicle [...];
_renderTarget setObjectTextureGlobal [0, "#(argb,512,512,1)r2t(piprendertg,1)"];
[player] remoteExec ["GS_fnc_createCamLocal", 0];

crude vigil Sep 5, 2021, 2:00 PM

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willow glade <@!425037946379304990> We think my problem (the AI taking over when player DCs) ...

That is why one should always know what sort of mods they are using to the full extent.

humble bough Sep 5, 2021, 2:02 PM

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For that you need to create and set up the camera on every client separately.
Surely running it on all players would show each player their own feed only?

willow hound Sep 5, 2021, 2:03 PM

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That's what the _targetPlayer variable is there for.

humble bough Sep 5, 2021, 2:03 PM

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Thanks, so define the _targetPlayer in the original file where I spawned the camera on the player I want the feed from?

willow hound Sep 5, 2021, 2:05 PM

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Yes, like I showed in the bottom code block: [player] remoteExec ["GS_fnc_createCamLocal", 0];.

willow glade Sep 5, 2021, 2:09 PM

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crude vigil That is why one should always know what sort of mods they are using to the full ...

It was weird. When I put it in our init.sqf, it still had the problem. Im not sure if it fired too soon or not. Might need to put it in a wait and exec, and have the one chunk of code that used the EH run after that

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(Which will only return true when last player disconnects)

heady quiver Sep 5, 2021, 2:21 PM

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Is it possible to force quiet communication voice lines?

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'move 100 meters front' but silent call out

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 2:21 PM

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heady quiver 'move 100 meters front' but silent call out

maybe try NoVoice speaker

heady quiver Sep 5, 2021, 2:26 PM

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I want him to talk but the quiet call outs

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If you go to Stealth and then say move it will say it quietly but the next call out is loud again.

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 2:41 PM

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heady quiver If you go to Stealth and then say move it will say it quietly but the next call ...

next call out is loud again
I have no idea what you mean

humble bough Sep 5, 2021, 3:06 PM

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@willow hound
so, have compiled the fnc GS_fnc_createCamLocal in initPlayerLocal, then running this code ingame in console

pos = getPosATL player; 
objectClassName = "Land_TripodScreen_01_large_black_F"; 
spawnPos = pos findEmptyPosition [2, 10, objectClassName]; 
bb = createVehicle [objectClassName, spawnPos, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"]; 
bb setObjectTextureGlobal [0, "#(argb,512,512,1)r2t(piprendertg,1)"]; 
 
[player] remoteExec ["GS_fnc_createCamLocal", 0];

Screen spawns blank

cyan dust Sep 5, 2021, 3:53 PM

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Hello. We are using the command

_loaded = [player, [missionNamespace, "SavedInventory"]] call BIS_fnc_loadInventory;

And Biki says that it returns bool
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_loadInventory
I guess it was supposed to be something like 'true if successful, false if not' when in reality it returns true on success and Nothing on failure (if said loadout was not saved beforehand, for example). My question is - will it ever return false? What's the condition for that?

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 3:55 PM

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cyan dust Hello. We are using the command ```sqf _loaded = [player, [missionNamespace, "S...

¯_(ツ)_/¯

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open the function in function viewer and read its contents

cyan dust Sep 5, 2021, 4:04 PM

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little raptor open the function in function viewer and read its contents

Thanks

willow hound Sep 5, 2021, 4:07 PM

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humble bough <@!309708547921281024> so, have compiled the fnc GS_fnc_createCamLocal in initPl...

I just tested it (in singleplayer and hosted server multiplayer) and it worked.

humble bough Sep 5, 2021, 4:07 PM

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My code above?

narrow oxide Sep 5, 2021, 4:08 PM

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A general question if someone can help I m trying to get HC (headless client ) to work on my server with ravage but it just make the server lag a lot

humble bough Sep 5, 2021, 4:08 PM

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#headless_client @narrow oxide

willow hound Sep 5, 2021, 4:08 PM

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humble bough My code above?

Yes 🙂

narrow oxide Sep 5, 2021, 4:08 PM

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Sry

humble bough Sep 5, 2021, 4:09 PM

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Strange, it spawns the screen with the argb blank texture, then running the remoteExec command does nothing. I'm call compiling final the fnc in initPlayerLocal

willow hound Sep 5, 2021, 4:10 PM

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What does that code look like in initPlayerLocal.sqf?

humble bough Sep 5, 2021, 4:11 PM

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private["_code","_function","_file"];
{
    _code = "";
    _function = _x select 0;
    _file = _x select 1;
    _code = compileFinal (preprocessFileLineNumbers _file);
    missionNamespace setVariable [_function, _code];
}
forEach
[
    ["GS_fnc_createCamLocal","Custom\GS_fnc_createCamLocal.sqf"]
];```

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Should the cmd when calling it be:-

[player] remoteExecCall ["GS_fnc_createCamLocal", 0];```

willow hound Sep 5, 2021, 4:16 PM

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humble bough ```sqf private["_code","_function","_file"]; { _code = ""; _function = _...

That's a bit of a strange way to do it, but anyways: What does isNil "GS_fnc_createCamLocal" return in the Debug Console?

humble bough Sep 5, 2021, 4:17 PM

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18:17:02 false

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That's a bit of a strange way to do it
What way did you init the fnc on clients?

willow hound Sep 5, 2021, 4:18 PM

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humble bough Should the cmd when calling it be:- ```sqf [player] remoteExecCall ["GS_fnc_crea...

The only difference between remoteExec and remoteExecCall is that remoteExecCall executes the code in the unscheduled environment (suspension not allowed), while remoteExec is like spawn.

humble bough Sep 5, 2021, 4:18 PM

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Then the issue is probably how i'm init'ing it on the clients?

willow hound Sep 5, 2021, 4:20 PM

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Well the function exists, so that's probably not the problem.

willow hound Sep 5, 2021, 4:22 PM

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humble bough > That's a bit of a strange way to do it What way did you init the fnc on client...

The I-just-placed-down-a-single-unit-in-the-Editor-to-test-this-real-quick way: I executed GS_fnc_createCamLocal = {...}; in the Debug Console.

humble bough Sep 5, 2021, 4:22 PM

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How are you init'ing the function on clients as that might be my issue?

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 4:24 PM

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how can i get the nearest backpack in front of the player and delete it afterwards?
tried this but it doesnt work:

bpack = nearestObject [player, "A3_Weapons_F_Ammoboxes"];
deleteVehicle bpack;

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also tried without the a3_weps thingy, but it returns the player instead of whatever's near him

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also tried putting the exact class name of the backpack instead of the a3_weps thingy, still nothing

humble bough Sep 5, 2021, 4:26 PM

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Nm, seen, you just defined it with GS_fnc_createCamLocal = {codehere};

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 4:27 PM

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meager epoch how can i get the nearest backpack in front of the player and delete it afterwar...

the backpack is inside a container. you have to find the container first

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 4:28 PM

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how can i find a container

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 4:29 PM

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meager epoch how can i find a container

_nearWeaponHolders = nearestObjects [_pos, ["WeaponHolder", "WeaponHolderSimulated"], 10];
{
  _backpacks = everyBackpack _x;
} forEach _nearWeaponHolders;

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 4:31 PM

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little raptor ```sqf _nearWeaponHolders = nearestObjects [_pos, ["WeaponHolder", "WeaponHolder...

Error: 0 elements provided, 3 expected

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 4:31 PM

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meager epoch Error: 0 elements provided, 3 expected

_pos

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 4:31 PM

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right

humble bough Sep 5, 2021, 4:36 PM

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_pos = getPos player;

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 4:44 PM

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@little raptor how do i delete the backpack now meowsweats

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tried some stuff, neither one of em worked

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im stuck

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need a hint

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 4:45 PM

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meager epoch <@!360154905148653568> how do i delete the backpack now <:meowsweats:70762603061...

deleteVehicle doesn't work?

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 4:45 PM

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deleteVehicle backpacks?

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yikes

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 4:45 PM

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backpacks is an array

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 4:46 PM

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deleteVehicle backpacks select 0 :d

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nearWeaponHolders? blobdoggoshruggoogly

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 4:47 PM

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meager epoch deleteVehicle backpacks select 0 :d

I already told you about select

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 4:47 PM

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you're having fun, arent u

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deleteVehicle backpacks (select 0);

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 4:49 PM

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just look at the old messages

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 4:49 PM

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meager epoch what exactly do u mean by this, i dont quite understand (the *select* and *addIt...

this

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 4:50 PM

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right, so uh

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deleteVehicle (backpacks select 0);

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 4:50 PM

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how do you even know it's your backpack?!

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a weapon holder can hold multiple backpacks

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 4:51 PM

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its gonna be the only one on the ground blobdoggoshruggoogly

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 4:51 PM

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how do you know it's the right weapon holder?

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 4:52 PM

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its the nearest one and the only one with a backpack blobdoggoshruggoogly

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i hereby request a hint from ye ol mighty leopard20

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 4:55 PM

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meager epoch i hereby request a hint from ye ol mighty leopard20

just loop thru the backpacks and find the first one that matches the backpack type you want

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:04 PM

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little raptor just loop thru the backpacks and find the first one that matches the backpack ty...

what exactly does the array store? the class names of the backpacks?

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:04 PM

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meager epoch what exactly does the array store? the class names of the backpacks?

objects

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:04 PM

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oh

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:04 PM

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that's why I said use deleteVehicle

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deleteVehicle can only delete objects

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:05 PM

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ye ik

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:05 PM

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and deleting classnames makes no sense

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:05 PM

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right

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and what exactly am i supposed to search for in the array

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like, how do i search for an object

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:06 PM

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meager epoch and what exactly am i supposed to search for in the array

like I said:

find the first one that matches the backpack type you want

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in other words, typeOf

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:07 PM

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and uh, can i backpacks find "B_AssaultPack_cbr";

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but wait, that doesnt actually do shit

noble tiger Sep 5, 2021, 5:07 PM

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so this error showed up today and i cant figure out what it is or where i came from. ..." { _defaultvalue = _valueInfo |#|param [0, false, [false]]; }; c...' file /x/cba/addons/settings/fnc_init.sqf..., line 94 error type string, expected Bool Any ideas, i cant find that .sqf in any of my addons

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:07 PM

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still tho, whenever i use that it returns -1. meaning that there is no such backpack in the array

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and that's the backpack!

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:08 PM

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meager epoch and uh, can i `backpacks find "B_AssaultPack_cbr";`

again, backpacks is an array of objects

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you're searching for a string

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:09 PM

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how do i search for an object notlikemeowcry

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typeOf returns B_AssaultPack_cbr

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:09 PM

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noble tiger so this error showed up today and i cant figure out what it is or where i came f...

i cant find that .sqf in any of my addons
it's clearly part of CBA

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settings/fnc_init.sqf

noble tiger Sep 5, 2021, 5:10 PM

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but what is throwing the error

copper raven Sep 5, 2021, 5:11 PM

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some setting that you are adding i assume

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if not, then some addon that is

copper raven Sep 5, 2021, 5:13 PM

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noble tiger but what is throwing the error

do you call addSetting anywhere?

noble tiger Sep 5, 2021, 5:14 PM

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i did not change any scripts or anything, just started today, only thing i can think of is maybe its something with my cba settings ive changed?

copper raven Sep 5, 2021, 5:15 PM

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maybe yes meowsweats

copper raven Sep 5, 2021, 5:17 PM

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noble tiger i did not change any scripts or anything, just started today, only thing i can t...

it would be some sort of checkbox setting you have

steady matrix Sep 5, 2021, 5:17 PM

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Hey all - really trying to break into scripting, and I've been starting by observing some of Gemini's scripts from one of my favorite missions - OPEX - I'm currently looking at a script of his (fnc_sitOnChair.sqf) and ... I feel like I'm half-way there on understanding the context of it all - I think if I had someone walk me through it - it looks like the script passes variables to certain objects, but what I'm not sure about - where my disconnect is, is how the script determines what object is actually a chair, and what unit is actually trying to sit in said chair - I'm assuming this is a function called in a trigger some how - but I was wondering if someone would be interested in taking a look to help me understand what the code is doing, and how to call it on objects.

cosmic lichen Sep 5, 2021, 5:19 PM

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You also might wanna read https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Introduction_to_Arma_Scripting

Introduction to Arma Scripting

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:20 PM

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how can i get the index of an element in an array

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:21 PM

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meager epoch how can i get the index of an element in an array

do you mean in forEach?

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:21 PM

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uh, maybe 👀

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:21 PM

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the index of an element in array is already obvious meowsweats

copper raven Sep 5, 2021, 5:21 PM

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meager epoch how can i get the index of an element in an array

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

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:22 PM

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anyway, in a forEach loop it's _forEachIndex

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:33 PM

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@little raptor thonk

cb = count backpacks;
for "i" from 0 to cb do {
    if ((typeOf (backpacks select i)) == "B_AssautPack_cbr") then {
        deleteVehicle (backpacks select i);
    };
};

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:34 PM

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meager epoch <@!360154905148653568> <:thonk:700311400152825906> ```sqf cb = count backpacks;...

use forEach nootlikethis

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:35 PM

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why is everything but forEach bad notlikemeow

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:36 PM

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meager epoch why is everything but forEach bad <:notlikemeow:700311897937018890>

first of all, the loop you wrote moves past the end index by one

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second of all, forEach is faster

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third of all, forEach is shorter

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:36 PM

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right

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does that at least get the job done? so i can try to rewrite it in forEach?

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with, of course, the cb changed

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:38 PM

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meager epoch does that at least get the job done? so i can try to rewrite it in forEach?

I guess

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:38 PM

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ait, here goes nothing

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:38 PM

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also I told you to stop using global variables

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:38 PM

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but im not working on a mod and u told me that i should use global in that case

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at least thats how i understood it

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blobdoggoshruggoogly

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:39 PM

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meager epoch but im not working on a mod and u told me that i should use global in that case

I said using TAGs is optional when it's not a mod

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:39 PM

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oh

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ait

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:39 PM

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you must always use local variables, unless you NEED global

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:39 PM

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alrighty

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quick question tho:
why does this not delete the backpack?

nearWeaponHolders = nearestObjects [player, ["WeaponHolder", "WeaponHolderSimulated"], 10]; 
{ 
    backpacks = everyBackpack _x;
} forEach nearWeaponHolders;
deleteVehicle (backpacks select 0);

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knowing that the backpack is at the first position in the array

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:43 PM

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meager epoch knowing that the backpack is at the first position in the array

apart from that code being wrong, how do you know? did you test?

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:43 PM

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yes

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:43 PM

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what did you test?

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backpacks?

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:44 PM

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i slapped what i pasted above in the console thingy u get when u pres esc

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so, i guess that's not how u delete objects from an array, yes?

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:45 PM

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meager epoch so, i guess that's not how u delete objects from an array, yes?

u delete objects from an array
what does it have to do with arrays?
if it doesn't work then maybe that's not how u delete objects from containers

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:45 PM

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oh, i thought backpacks is an array

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:45 PM

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try the correct code:

{
  {
    deleteVehicle _x;
  } forEach everyBackpack _x;
} forEach nearestObjects [player, ["WeaponHolder", "WeaponHolderSimulated"], 10];

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:46 PM

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meager epoch oh, i thought backpacks is an array

backpacks is an array

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:46 PM

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you just said its a container notlikemeowcry

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:46 PM

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wat? the backpack is in a containter

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backpacks is an array of backpack objects in the container

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array is not a "game object"

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:47 PM

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oh ok

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:48 PM

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little raptor try the correct code: ```sqf { { deleteVehicle _x; } forEach everyBackpa...

this doesnt delete the backpack as well D:

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:49 PM

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oh wait nvm

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:49 PM

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the backpack's not on me

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:50 PM

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looks like there's no command to remove a single backpack from a container

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Command_Group:_Containers

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you can only delete all of them

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then readd

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:51 PM

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we'll delete all blobdoggoshruggoogly

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the chances of there being more than one backpack are very low anyway

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more like non-exsistent

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:52 PM

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meager epoch we'll delete all <:blobdoggoshruggoogly:748124048025714758>

then just delete all

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 5:55 PM

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how do u delete all :p

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 5:57 PM

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meager epoch how do u delete all :p

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

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 6:01 PM

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

Just replace deleteVehicle _x with clearBackpackCargoGlobal _x?
Cause if yes, then it doesn't work.

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 6:03 PM

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no

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 6:04 PM

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how

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 6:09 PM

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little raptor no

found a solution online and modified it a little. works!

{deleteVehicle _x} forEach nearestObjects [player, ["WeaponHolder", "WeaponHolderSimulated"], 5];

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 6:09 PM

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meager epoch found a solution online and modified it a little. works! ```sqf {deleteVehicle _...

you're deleting the weapon holders

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 6:10 PM

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meager epoch Just replace `deleteVehicle _x` with `clearBackpackCargoGlobal _x`? Cause if yes...

just use this like I said

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 6:10 PM

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but i dont need them, do i?

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 6:10 PM

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 6:10 PM

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it drops a backpack which i dont need, deletes the wep holder holding the backpack which i also dont need i guess

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 6:10 PM

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meager epoch it drops a backpack which i dont need, deletes the wep holder holding the backpa...

{clearBackpackCargoGlobal _x} forEach nearestObjects [player, ["WeaponHolder", "WeaponHolderSimulated"], 5];

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 6:11 PM

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that does it as well, thanks blobcloseenjoy

hushed tendon Sep 5, 2021, 6:12 PM

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There a way to teleport someone onto a ladder?

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 6:13 PM

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little raptor ```sqf {clearBackpackCargoGlobal _x} forEach nearestObjects [player, ["WeaponHol...

now, i need the same done for a vest but i dont see a clearVestCargoGlobal. help notlikemeow

winter rose Sep 5, 2021, 6:13 PM

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hushed tendon There a way to teleport someone onto a ladder?

yes, with action

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 6:18 PM

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meager epoch now, i need the same done for a vest but i dont see a `clearVestCargoGlobal`. he...

nvm, this apparently removes vests as well. once again, thanks

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 6:21 PM

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meager epoch nvm, this apparently removes vests as well. once again, thanks

nvm, it doesnt... i still need help notlikemeowcry

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 6:21 PM

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meager epoch nvm, this apparently removes vests as well. once again, thanks

it should remove vests, uniforms and backpacks

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 6:21 PM

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Yea, saw that as well but it doesnt work on vest

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Just tried rn

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 6:22 PM

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then just use your own deleteVehicle one

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and delete the whole weapon holder

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 6:22 PM

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Ye i guess ill do that

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 6:39 PM

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@little raptor Just wanna let you know that clearItemCargo(Global) works with both uniforms and vests.

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Might wanna edit the wiki if you have access or whatever

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 6:46 PM

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meager epoch <@!360154905148653568> Just wanna let you know that `clearItemCargo(Global)` wor...

does it also remove the magazines?

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and weapons?

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 6:46 PM

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will try now

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 6:49 PM

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little raptor and weapons?

no

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clearmagazinecargo and clearweaponcargo removes them

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 6:49 PM

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meager epoch no

what about backpacks?

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 6:50 PM

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nope

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uniforms, vests, glasses and stuff like gps', maps

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binoculars dont get removed

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 6:51 PM

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meager epoch binoculars dont get removed

binoculars are weapons

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 6:51 PM

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oh

meager epoch Sep 5, 2021, 6:53 PM

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meager epoch uniforms, vests, glasses and stuff like gps', maps

headgear as well

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 6:54 PM

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ok I think I got it. thanks

tough abyss Sep 5, 2021, 7:29 PM

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I'm designing a cqb area, and i want to have an addaction on an AI, which before entering the cqb town you can select the following, Spawn Targets, Clear Targets, Live Fire, Clear Hostiles. So I wanna have a lot of targets down, and when the spawn targets selection is chosen it will randomly choose half of the pre placed targets and only show them, i want it to be random on every click, then clearing it obviously would clear it. Then I want the same for live fire but with hostile AI

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is that a thing that is possible, i did something similar with mines but is it possible with targets and AI?

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 7:31 PM

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tough abyss is that a thing that is possible, i did something similar with mines but is it p...

yes it is possible

tough abyss Sep 5, 2021, 7:31 PM

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How would I go about showing only half of what's down already

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lets say i have 100 targets down, with variable names t1 through to t100, and on each selection of the addaction it will chose 50 from the t1-t100 and only show those, rest would be hidden. I'd want to do same with hostile AI.

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im just not sure where to start

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I have a set-up for mines, but it spawns them on markers, so would i do something similar with targets:

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`fnc_spawnMines = {

private _markers = ["marker_0", "marker_1", "marker_2", "marker_3", "marker_4", "marker_5", "marker_6", "marker_7", "marker_8"];
private _mines = ["APERSMine_Range_Ammo", "APERSBoundingMine_Range_Ammo","ATMine_Range_Ammo","SLAMDirectionalMine_Wire_Ammo","APERSTripMine_Wire_Ammo"];
private _randomdistance = floor (random [2,4,6]);

{
minesarray pushback (createVehicle [

  selectRandom _mines,
  getMarkerPos _x,
  [],
  _randomdistance,
  "NONE"
]);

} foreach _markers;
};

fnc_removeMines = {

{if (!isNull _x) then {deleteVehicle _x}} forEach minesarray;

};`

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that's what i have for mines.

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so would i do something similar?

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 7:35 PM

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tough abyss so would i do something similar?

you've over complicated things

tough abyss Sep 5, 2021, 7:36 PM

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ah the mines thing works that's all that i'd need anyway

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but like idk where to start with objects that are pre-placed in the editor

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 7:36 PM

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if you want to throw in 100 variables be my guest

tough abyss Sep 5, 2021, 7:36 PM

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well that was an example

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probably would be around 30

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 7:37 PM

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you can do what you want without any

tough abyss Sep 5, 2021, 7:38 PM

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How though?

cosmic lichen Sep 5, 2021, 7:40 PM

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!code @tough abyss

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!code

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little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 7:43 PM

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tough abyss How though?

with a for loop

tough abyss Sep 5, 2021, 7:44 PM

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see im like shit with scripting, so how would that work

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cus the mine thing i found in a thread

somber radish Sep 5, 2021, 7:57 PM

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Sooo, I am trying to categorize the content of Config-file using script. It was quite easy with helmets and vests (Armor level).
But with weapons its a whole different story.
Anyone got a clue as to what would be a easy way to check wether or not a weapon has a GL attatchment?

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(Automatic)

spark turret Sep 5, 2021, 8:08 PM

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tough abyss see im like shit with scripting, so how would that work

You can make your life easier by getting the list of targets from an area, like a marker or trigger.
Select all objects in it that are targets.

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And then shuffle the array, delete half of it, make the remaining stand up with animateSource ["terc",1]

tough abyss Sep 5, 2021, 8:09 PM

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so i'd have the targets elsewhere or would i pre-set them in buildigns?

spark turret Sep 5, 2021, 8:10 PM

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Preset in buildings is best

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(Easiest)

tough abyss Sep 5, 2021, 8:10 PM

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so i'd have them in the buildings, then i'd give them all variable names?

spark turret Sep 5, 2021, 8:10 PM

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No. You place them and then add a marker area which overlaps the compelte playing field

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Name the marker "playarea01".
Then in a script you can get all targets inside the marker

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allObjects "target_base" select {_x inArea playarea01;};

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Sth like that

tough abyss Sep 5, 2021, 8:13 PM

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so the marker would be named playarea01

spark turret Sep 5, 2021, 8:13 PM

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Baiscally:
-Get all targets on map
-sort out all that arent in the marker

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Yes the marker is the area from where the targets are selected.

tough abyss Sep 5, 2021, 8:13 PM

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so my marker names are GK_ipsc_std.

So i'd be doing

allObjects "GK_ipsc_std" select {-

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oop

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but copy what u said at the end

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allObjects "GK_ipsc_std" select {_x inArea playarea01;};

spark turret Sep 5, 2021, 8:14 PM

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Like "get me all goats in the town".
But instead its "get me all targets in this marker"

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No, look up the allObjects command. It takes a class name/inheritance name

spark sun Sep 5, 2021, 8:15 PM

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somber radish Sooo, I am trying to categorize the content of Config-file using script. It was ...

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

BIS fnc itemType

spark turret Sep 5, 2021, 8:15 PM

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Also look up inArea command

tough abyss Sep 5, 2021, 8:15 PM

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yeah the GK_ipsc_std is the class name

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so in a config that just calls for those targets then

somber radish Sep 5, 2021, 8:28 PM

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spark sun https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_itemType

Thank u! good clue. However it does not differentiate between rifles with and without Grenade_Launchers

spark sun Sep 5, 2021, 8:30 PM

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Strange in return item category I see GrenadeLauncher

little raptor Sep 5, 2021, 8:32 PM

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somber radish Thank u! good clue. However it does not differentiate between rifles with and wi...

you must check the muzzles

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not the weapon itself

somber radish Sep 5, 2021, 8:32 PM

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theere we gooo!!!

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Nice

somber radish Sep 5, 2021, 8:34 PM

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spark sun Strange in return item category I see `GrenadeLauncher`

I checked this: 
"arifle_AK12_GL_F"
It returned this
["Weapon","AssaultRifle"]

warm coral Sep 5, 2021, 9:18 PM

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alright real quick, do any of you smart cookies know how i can remove nvg's for all my players once a trigger is activated?

crude vigil Sep 5, 2021, 10:17 PM

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warm coral alright real quick, do any of you smart cookies know how i can remove nvg's for ...

finddisplay 46 displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", {
  if (_this select 1 in actionKeys "nightVision") then {
    systemChat str "You cant use NVG, it is disabled!";
    true;
  };
}];

You asked for disabling first instead of removing in #arma3_scenario , this disables it, has to run by each player. NVG will still work if there is any other way such as ACE interaction etc (Not sure if there is at all tho). This just disables keyboard input.

warm coral Sep 5, 2021, 10:19 PM

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you got one for removing nvg? the thing im trying to do is a blackout/emp so they dont have a choice if they loose it or not

bitter jewel Sep 5, 2021, 10:19 PM

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{ if ( isPlayer _x ) then { _x unassignItem (hmd _x) } } forEach allUnits;

warm coral Sep 5, 2021, 10:19 PM

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thank you very much

past wagon Sep 5, 2021, 10:19 PM

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bitter jewel ```sqf { if ( isPlayer _x ) then { _x unassignItem (hmd _x) } } forEach allUnits...

forget the isPlayer _x and just use allPlayers

bitter jewel Sep 5, 2021, 10:20 PM

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i didnt know that

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ty

past wagon Sep 5, 2021, 10:20 PM

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np

crude vigil Sep 5, 2021, 10:21 PM

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bitter jewel ```sqf { if ( isPlayer _x ) then { _x unassignItem (hmd _x) } } forEach allUnits...

Errr, unassignItem moves item to inventory though.

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I think you meant unlinkItem

bitter jewel Sep 5, 2021, 10:22 PM

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yes