#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 722

meager epoch Oct 27, 2021, 5:44 PM

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& looks cooler :d

copper raven Oct 27, 2021, 5:47 PM

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interesting, preprocessing any file called "description.ext" doesn't crash the game on bad include, but it does for other files 😄 meowsweats

sage wind Oct 27, 2021, 5:59 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/connectToServer
Command does not support DNS addresses and need IP (arma v2.06)

connectToServer ["my.server.domain", 2302, "test"];
connectToServer ["http://my.server.domain", 2302, "test"];

class joinExampleServer : Campaigns {
    idc = -1;
    text = "Join example server";
    tooltip = "Join the best example server!";
    y = "(3 *     1.5) *     (pixelH * pixelGrid * 2) +     (pixelH)";
    action = "";
    onbuttonclick = "connectToServer ['my.server.domain', 2402, ''];";
    Onload = "";
};

Just throwing it out there in to the wild if it is a fitting note for the wiki @unique sundial @still forum

copper raven Oct 27, 2021, 6:02 PM

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yes it doesn't support domains

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you can use an extension to resolve them i guess

sage wind Oct 27, 2021, 6:05 PM

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Can live with it it was just missing that from the wiki so figured ill add it but i could not 🙂

winter rose Oct 27, 2021, 6:14 PM

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sage wind Can live with it it was just missing that from the wiki so figured ill add it bu...

#community_wiki welcomes you

graceful kelp Oct 27, 2021, 7:52 PM

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Quick ?, is there anyway via script function to determine who in the aircraft, pilot or copilot has control of the helicopter

willow hound Oct 27, 2021, 8:02 PM

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

copper raven Oct 27, 2021, 8:08 PM

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graceful kelp Quick ?, is there anyway via script function to determine who in the aircraft, p...

private _copilotHasControl = _vehicle turretUnit [0] isEqualTo currentPilot _vehicle

graceful kelp Oct 27, 2021, 8:09 PM

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thank

quick lagoon Oct 27, 2021, 8:11 PM

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"currentPilot" is weird to me. Throws NullObj at my face when I'm copilot that took control.

copper raven Oct 27, 2021, 8:15 PM

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wat vehicle?

quick lagoon Oct 27, 2021, 8:21 PM

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Helicopter. RHS MH-6M to be precise.

still forum Oct 27, 2021, 8:22 PM

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sage wind https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/connectToServer Command does not support DNS...

Correct, and http would never work :U
I might add domain support in 2.08 if I don't forget

copper raven Oct 27, 2021, 9:00 PM

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uh i just started reading it and it's gone @fair drum meowsweats

fair drum Oct 27, 2021, 9:01 PM

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i kinda have an idea... let me test it before I ask

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if I have:

for "_i" from 1 to 10 do {
  if (_condition) exitWith {_i = _i - 1};
  //More Code
};

will this attempt a retry continuously until all 10 have succeeded?

copper raven Oct 27, 2021, 9:10 PM

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no

quick lagoon Oct 27, 2021, 9:10 PM

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Iirc "exitWith" leaves current scope so it will leave that loop once the condition happens.

fair drum Oct 27, 2021, 9:10 PM

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it exits the whole block doesn't it, not just that iteration

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lets say I use a then/else

quick lagoon Oct 27, 2021, 9:13 PM

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Maybe. Depends on the condition and what you run in the "more code".

upper siren Oct 27, 2021, 9:20 PM

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should just exit that for loop, mine is

code
if (!isServer) then {
  if (isNil "HC1") exitWith {code};
  if (isNil "HC2") exitWith {code};
};
code that also runs

fair drum Oct 27, 2021, 9:25 PM

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not what was asked tho

upper siren Oct 27, 2021, 9:25 PM

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fair drum it exits the whole block doesn't it, not just that iteration

was meant for this, and yes, seems like I didn't read to closely 😅

willow hound Oct 27, 2021, 9:53 PM

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fair drum if I have: ```sqf for "_i" from 1 to 10 do { if (_condition) exitWith {_i = _i...

Just use a while-loop magic

meager epoch Oct 28, 2021, 12:22 AM

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How can I disable the red target square thingies to appear in a SP scenario?

copper raven Oct 28, 2021, 12:23 AM

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difficulty settings

meager epoch Oct 28, 2021, 12:26 AM

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not for myself, but for the scenario

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so that anyone playing it, wont have them appear every now and then

copper raven Oct 28, 2021, 12:26 AM

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server difficulty settings then

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well same thing, in sp you're the server

meager epoch Oct 28, 2021, 12:29 AM

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copper raven well same thing, in sp you're the server

so, i should make a server.cfg and all that fancy stuff?

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and that'll work even tho the scenario is not MP?

copper raven Oct 28, 2021, 12:29 AM

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you aren't supposed to make it

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the guy hosting the server is

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difficulty settings are not mission related

meager epoch Oct 28, 2021, 12:31 AM

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well where and how do i disable it notlikemeow

copper raven Oct 28, 2021, 12:32 AM

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well if you're playing in singleplayer, you'd just go into the game settings and edit it there

meager epoch Oct 28, 2021, 12:33 AM

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like i said, not for myself but for the people playing it

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im making a scenario

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and i want that disabled

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by default

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like

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override their difficulty settings

copper raven Oct 28, 2021, 12:33 AM

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you can't

meager epoch Oct 28, 2021, 12:33 AM

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Welp

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Any way to force the ai and the player not to target people then

copper raven Oct 28, 2021, 12:34 AM

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make the target captive?

meager epoch Oct 28, 2021, 12:35 AM

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But they wont be attacked nootnoot

copper raven Oct 28, 2021, 12:36 AM

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meowsweats

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how does that work then

meager epoch Oct 28, 2021, 12:37 AM

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actually theres no ai present for that one guy that keeps getting targeted so that could work

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tryna implement stealth in my mission

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Will setting him captive prevent the player from targeting him?

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targeting as in the red square thingy

copper raven Oct 28, 2021, 12:42 AM

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it's not the player that targets him, it's the squad leader

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but it should yeah

meager epoch Oct 28, 2021, 12:43 AM

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great

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thanks

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blobcloseenjoy

shadow river Oct 28, 2021, 1:27 AM

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this is my problem:

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i've got a map with some addon scripts, and it all works perfectly

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if the game is saved, and then opened again

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the scripts aren't running, any way to reset them somehow?

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for example, the left shoulder holster mod

fair drum Oct 28, 2021, 5:17 AM

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shadow river for example, the left shoulder holster mod

contact the mod creator

shadow river Oct 28, 2021, 8:33 AM

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fair drum contact the mod creator

its not an specific mod bug, happens with all mods

sage wind Oct 28, 2021, 9:20 AM

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winter rose _<#105465701543723008> welcomes you_

I was trying to find that channel!!! was even dubble checking!

still forum Oct 28, 2021, 9:27 AM

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fair drum if I have: ```sqf for "_i" from 1 to 10 do { if (_condition) exitWith {_i = _i...

We have continue/break script commands now that better do what you expect

flint topaz Oct 28, 2021, 10:03 AM

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Reference this and it’s conversation. I got the Ace Interaction to show up but when I put the call to openBox nothing happens to the player if anyone has any idea why it would be greatly appreciated.
Current code within action execute area:

[limited_arsenal, _caller] call ace_arsenal_fnc_openBox

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^ limited_arsenal is a box being created in Server Init

little raptor Oct 28, 2021, 10:05 AM

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flint topaz Reference this and it’s conversation. I got the Ace Interaction to show up but w...

did you even define _caller?

flint topaz Oct 28, 2021, 10:06 AM

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I’ve used most calls for the player by now

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Would that be via the params [] call?

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Also a bit of a theory question here why do half the variables use _ at the start I presume due to private variable just want to confirm that

little raptor Oct 28, 2021, 10:11 AM

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flint topaz Also a bit of a theory question here why do half the variables use _ at the star...

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

flint topaz Oct 28, 2021, 10:11 AM

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Ahh yes I’m correct

little raptor Oct 28, 2021, 10:11 AM

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no you're not

flint topaz Oct 28, 2021, 10:11 AM

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“Local” aka “private” variables have underscored

little raptor Oct 28, 2021, 10:11 AM

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local != private

tough trout Oct 28, 2021, 10:49 AM

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Is it possible to have an action not appear on an object (i.e tablet) unless a player has a specific item in their inventory? If so, how do I do it? Trying to do a prison/armoury door setup.

little raptor Oct 28, 2021, 10:50 AM

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tough trout Is it possible to have an action not appear on an object (i.e tablet) unless a p...

actions have a condition

tough trout Oct 28, 2021, 10:50 AM

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I'm very unskilled in the world of scripting

little raptor Oct 28, 2021, 10:51 AM

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tough trout I'm *very* unskilled in the world of scripting

crude vigil Oct 28, 2021, 10:52 AM

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I believe he is talking about door actions of buildings, not related to addAction.

little raptor Oct 28, 2021, 10:52 AM

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well are you @tough trout ?

tough trout Oct 28, 2021, 10:53 AM

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No, I was referring to an addaction on some external console

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It'll open a door as part of a custom composition

little raptor Oct 28, 2021, 10:54 AM

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tough trout Is it possible to have an action not appear on an object (i.e tablet) unless a p...

an actual item? or "virtual" item?

tough trout Oct 28, 2021, 10:55 AM

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It'll be an RFID keycard from one of several mods installed.

little raptor Oct 28, 2021, 10:58 AM

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ok. well for the condition you can try this:

"'itemName' in uniqueUnitItems _this"
```where itemName is the class name of the key item.
note that it's case sensitive

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 11:08 AM

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So i tested the script yesturday with a friend and for some reason it seemed to have some reliability issues when I wasnt in the group

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that could be an issue with something else like MarkerPos breaking but just thought it was worth a mention incase something like that can be easily explained

tough trout Oct 28, 2021, 11:09 AM

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little raptor ok. well for the condition you can try this: ```sqf "'itemName' in uniqueUnitIte...

so the console's init field would look like this?

this addAction
[
    "Open Armoury Doors",    // title
    {
    armouryDoor animate ["Door_1_rot", 0]; // script
    },
    nil,        // arguments
    1.5,        // priority
    true,        // showWindow
    true,        // hideOnUse
    "",            // shortcut
    "'className' in uniqueUnitItems _this",     // condition
    3,            // radius
    false,        // unconscious
    "",            // selection
    ""            // memoryPoint
];

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 11:15 AM

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Also, a general question

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how can I turn off side and global chat?

willow hound Oct 28, 2021, 11:22 AM

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stray flame that could be an issue with something else like MarkerPos breaking but just thou...

Do you use a command of the setMarker*-kind with the markers in question?

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 11:24 AM

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"J_Mark" setMarkerPos [4928.26,10808.8]

willow hound Oct 28, 2021, 11:29 AM

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Switch to setMarkerPosLocal.
The non-local marker commands always synchronise the entire marker state across the network. In your case that means that if a machine where the marker is visible runs setMarkerPos, the marker will be synchronised to the same status on all other machines, i.e. it will also be made visible on all machines.

little raptor Oct 28, 2021, 11:30 AM

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tough trout so the console's init field would look like this? ``` this addAction [ "Open...

better use arguments than armouryDoor
in case someone wants to make more than 1 instance of your composition

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 11:31 AM

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I assume the only issue with that solution would be late JIP

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Or players that join after marker is moved

willow hound Oct 28, 2021, 11:32 AM

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May I interest you in some https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Remote_Execution

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 11:34 AM

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So remote execute would fix that?

willow hound Oct 28, 2021, 11:35 AM

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The JIP queue can be used to fix that, yes.

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 11:36 AM

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Sorry for my utter baby level knowledge of scripts but

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Would that be added to the trigger activation or to a script run by trigger activation?

tough trout Oct 28, 2021, 11:38 AM

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little raptor better use arguments than `armouryDoor` in case someone wants to make more than ...

That was just a placeholder variable name

willow hound Oct 28, 2021, 11:39 AM

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stray flame Would that be added to the trigger activation or to a script run by trigger acti...

What does the trigger do right now? How is it set up?

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 11:39 AM

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Become I am an utter nut at scripts

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It's set to trigger from another trigger

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That trigger triggers from object owner not present

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Object owner gets moved by hold action on an npc

willow hound Oct 28, 2021, 11:42 AM

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And what does it do?

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 11:43 AM

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stray flame Become I am an utter nut at scripts

The first trigger sets a map marker placement

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 11:44 AM

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stray flame "J_Mark" setMarkerPos [4928.26,10808.8]

Like this

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It moves a marker from a corner outside of the map to a place

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So the action of
hold action -> setpos -> talkTrig = true -> setmarkerpos

willow hound Oct 28, 2021, 11:51 AM

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Triggers are a delicate matter, but the suspected locality issues aside, why not do setPos and setMarkerPos directly in the hold action?

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 11:53 AM

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i have

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but for some reason hold cation seems almost local

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in how it fails consistently do things when the server host inst the one triggering the action

willow hound Oct 28, 2021, 11:54 AM

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stray flame but for some reason hold cation seems almost local

Well it is ...

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 11:54 AM

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so the only thing i can get it to do without fail when triggerd by a JIP seems to be setpos of another object

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which thankfully is an effect that then can be setup to trickle down to non-local triggers

willow hound Oct 28, 2021, 12:01 PM

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How do you create your hold action?

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 12:02 PM

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Eden Enhanced

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has a pre-made template for it

willow hound Oct 28, 2021, 12:09 PM

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And what specifically did not work when the server host was not the one completing the action?

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 12:11 PM

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well

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 1:03 PM

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its that it failed to activate another trigger

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sorry for the delay, complications

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anyway

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What should I write to set this script working?

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remoteExec ["J_Mark" setMarkerPosLocal [4928.26,10808.8], JIP]
would this work or is this just foolish?

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if this is worng id like someone to correct me

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"J_Mark" setMarkerPosLocal [4928.26,10808.8] with remoteExec

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is this an improvement?

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"J_Mark" setMarkerPoslocal [remoteExec [4928.26,10808.8], 0, true];

distant oyster Oct 28, 2021, 1:30 PM

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["J_Mark", [4928.26,10808.8]] remoteExec ["setMarkerPosLocal", 0, true];
``` but why not use setMarkerPos instead?

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 1:30 PM

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stray flame So i tested the script yesturday with a friend and for some reason it seemed to ...

this

distant oyster Oct 28, 2021, 1:31 PM

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oh okay

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 1:32 PM

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Now I just need to figure out how to disable side and global chat

distant oyster Oct 28, 2021, 1:33 PM

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stray flame Now I just need to figure out how to disable side and global chat

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

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 1:34 PM

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I have tried this to no use

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//--- Control Chat - Format: {channelID<number>, disableChat<bool>, disableVoice<bool>}
disableChannels[] = {
{0, true, true}, //--- Global Chat
{1, true, true}, //--- Side Chat
{2, true, true}, //--- Command Chat
{3, false, false}, //--- Group Chat
{4, false, false}, //--- Vehicle Chat
{5, false, false}, //--- Direct Chat
{6, true, true} //--- System Chat
};

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and I think I tried a version of what was listed there

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but I can try

willow hound Oct 28, 2021, 1:38 PM

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When testing keep in mind that global chat is always available to admins (and you are usually an admin when testing).

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 1:39 PM

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Im aware

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How can I setup a apex style respawn?

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not with the menue and stuff

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just one where they respawn on teammates

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becouse all I can find is the standard ones and take over AI apon respawn

hollow thistle Oct 28, 2021, 1:54 PM

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Apex respawn is using the one with menu (MenuPosition)

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 1:54 PM

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Im mainly intrested in just

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spawn on teammate

hollow thistle Oct 28, 2021, 1:54 PM

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simple respawn on group members is respawn = 4
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Respawn#Respawn_Types

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 1:54 PM

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Dose that work even if there is no AI?

hollow thistle Oct 28, 2021, 1:55 PM

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It should, guessing from the description.

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 1:55 PM

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well

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I checked my mission description

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and ive already put it there

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but whenever someone dies

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they go to spectator

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my description is just

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`respawnOnStart = 0;

respawn = 4;

0 enableChannel false;
1 enableChannel false;
2 enableChannel false;`

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Could it have anything to do with what settings ive imput in eden?

willow hound Oct 28, 2021, 1:59 PM

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enableChannel is a command, and those do not belong in description.ext.

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 2:00 PM

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ah

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where then?

willow hound Oct 28, 2021, 2:01 PM

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In the case of enableChannel it would make sense to place it in an init script.

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 2:01 PM

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sure

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 3:46 PM

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hollow thistle simple respawn on group members is `respawn = 4` <https://community.bistudio.com...

After testing it seems to not work

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It seems tailored for AI squad mates

gleaming oriole Oct 28, 2021, 4:40 PM

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Hey,

I have this code to spawn units on custom positions:

for "_i" from 1 to 16 do { _units createUnit ["UK3CB_NAP_O_RIF_1", _positions deleteAt floor random count _positions, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];};

How do I customize their loadout? I have 12 loadouts I want them to choose from

copper raven Oct 28, 2021, 4:47 PM

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gleaming oriole Hey, I have this code to spawn units on custom positions: ```sqf for "_i" from...

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

gleaming oriole Oct 28, 2021, 5:01 PM

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I don't understand how to combine that

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I put the loadouts in the description.ext and named the classes ei_1 to ei_12

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 5:20 PM

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How can I make players invincible after respawning for a short period of time?

copper raven Oct 28, 2021, 5:21 PM

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gleaming oriole I put the loadouts in the description.ext and named the classes ei_1 to ei_12

syntax 4 should do what you want, also see examples

copper raven Oct 28, 2021, 5:22 PM

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stray flame How can I make players invincible after respawning for a short period of time?

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/allowDamage https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#Respawn

gleaming oriole Oct 28, 2021, 5:37 PM

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copper raven syntax 4 should do what you want, also see examples

syntax 4 would be ```sqf
_units setUnitLoadout (missionConfigFile >> "ei_1");


And it doesn't work in the script 
```sqf
for "_i" from 1 to 16 do { _units createUnit ["UK3CB_NAP_O_RIF_1", _positions deleteAt floor random count _positions, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"]; _units setUnitLoadout (missionConfigFile >> "ei_1");};

copper raven Oct 28, 2021, 5:39 PM

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_units is a group, and you're passing that to setUnitLoadout when on wiki its clearly stated that it takes an object

gleaming oriole Oct 28, 2021, 5:40 PM

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But what is the object name?

copper raven Oct 28, 2021, 5:41 PM

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

tidal ferry Oct 28, 2021, 5:47 PM

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Hey, question

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So, I need to add an event handler to a human unit that will execute code on init

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However, there's an existing init eventhandler in the config that I don't want to overwrite

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Anyone know XEH event handlers well enough to advise me on what to do?

gleaming oriole Oct 28, 2021, 5:54 PM

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copper raven returned by https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createUnit

So the object name is object? I honestly don't understand any of this. I would be really grateful if you could just tell me the solution instead of linking wiki articles I don't understand

copper raven Oct 28, 2021, 6:03 PM

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gleaming oriole So the object name is object? I honestly don't understand any of this. I would b...

no, createUnit returns the created object, just like 5+5 returns the sum and you can store the return value to a variable, e.g _sum = 5 + 5;

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So the object name is object?
no, an object is a value type in sqf, a unit is an object, a building is an object, a vehicle is an object, etc.

copper raven Oct 28, 2021, 6:09 PM

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tidal ferry Anyone know XEH event handlers well enough to advise me on what to do?

since you posted this in scripting https://cbateam.github.io/CBA_A3/docs/files/xeh/fnc_addClassEventHandler-sqf.html#CBA_fnc_addClassEventHandler that?

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if that's not what you're looking for, i suppose you can find an answer here: https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/wiki/Extended-Event-Handlers-(new) specifically Extended_Init_EventHandlers

limber panther Oct 28, 2021, 6:11 PM

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hello,
zeus>modules>audio>play sound
Is there a way to add a custom sound there so that i can as a zeus put it anywhere at any time in the game and have a certain sound be played in a loop in that area until i delete the module?

tidal ferry Oct 28, 2021, 6:11 PM

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copper raven since you posted this in scripting https://cbateam.github.io/CBA_A3/docs/files/x...

I'm looking to ideally do this from config

copper raven Oct 28, 2021, 6:11 PM

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then see that link

crude vigil Oct 28, 2021, 6:17 PM

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limber panther hello, zeus>modules>audio>play sound Is there a way to add a custom sound there ...

#arma3_audio message
This is the way.

limber panther Oct 28, 2021, 6:19 PM

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crude vigil https://discord.com/channels/105462288051380224/105463219954442240/6970954408263...

i'll have a look, thx

red rune Oct 28, 2021, 8:08 PM

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I'm trying to add a "Hit" event handler that creates some particles when the unit is hit. I can see particles as Zeus but players can't. Any ideas?

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this addEventHandler [ 
    "Hit", 
    { 
  params ["_unit", "_source", "_damage", "_instigator"]; 
 
  if (!hasInterface) exitWith {}; 
 
  private _pos_hit = getPos _unit; 
  private _particle = "#particlesource" createVehicle (_pos_hit); 
  _particle setParticleCircle [0,[5,5,5]]; 
  _particle setParticleRandom [0.5,[0,0,2],[-5,-5,-5],0,0.25,[0,0,0,0.1],0,0]; 
  _particle setParticleParams [["\A3\data_f\blesk1",1,0,1],"","SpaceObject",1,0.3,[0,0,0],[0,0,0],5,10,7.9,0,[0.005, 0.0006], [[1, 1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1, 0.5], [1, 1, 1, 0]], [0.08], 1, 0, "", "", _pos_hit]; 
  _particle setDropInterval 0.01; 
 
  _particle spawn { 
   sleep 0.2; 
   deleteVehicle _this; 
  }; 
 } 
];

distant oyster Oct 28, 2021, 8:23 PM

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red rune I'm trying to add a "Hit" event handler that creates some particles when the uni...

locality. the setParticleXXX commands have local effect. try to use remoteExec

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

meager epoch Oct 28, 2021, 9:01 PM

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how can i make a custom command/radio message/whatever its called

cunning oriole Oct 28, 2021, 9:01 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/radioChannelCreate
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/radioChannelAdd
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/radioChannelRemove

meager epoch Oct 28, 2021, 9:01 PM

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you know, the one that goes 0 -> 9 (Custom)

cunning oriole Oct 28, 2021, 9:02 PM

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cunning oriole https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/radioChannelCreate https://community.bistudi...

is that what you mean @meager epoch

meager epoch Oct 28, 2021, 9:03 PM

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maybe blobdoggoshruggoogly

cunning oriole Oct 28, 2021, 9:04 PM

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you can create a custom radio channel that will appear like normal, you might create when the mission starts then in initPlayer when a player joins the mission add them to it

meager epoch Oct 28, 2021, 9:04 PM

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it can be done from the editor with a trigger by setting the activation to radio alpha/beta/etc, however, from my time in this discord ive learned that triggers are bad so im tryna find the command for it

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so, those are it?

cunning oriole Oct 28, 2021, 9:05 PM

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ohhh i think i misread you, I thought u wanted to create a custom channel

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na my bad, that command wont do what you want

meager epoch Oct 28, 2021, 9:05 PM

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right

cunning oriole Oct 28, 2021, 9:06 PM

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so you want to send out a thing in system chat or you want a player to say something?

meager epoch Oct 28, 2021, 9:06 PM

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i need a script to be executed when the player selects it (0 -> 9 -> 1)

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that's not the problem, i just need the command to create it nootnoot

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cant find it on the biki D:

bitter jewel Oct 28, 2021, 9:07 PM

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i think ypu want the commandingMenu thing

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but it is done with

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eww

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config

meager epoch Oct 28, 2021, 9:09 PM

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are you sure? cause, like i said, it can be done from the editor by simply slapping a trigger and changing its activation to radio alpha or whatever

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so why would smth so simple require messing with configs or whatever

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idk, u could be right tho blobdoggoshruggoogly

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btw, i need it to be under Custom, not Support

bitter jewel Oct 28, 2021, 9:12 PM

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sorry i meant communicationMenu

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

bitter jewel Oct 28, 2021, 9:13 PM

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meager epoch so why would smth so simple require messing with configs or whatever

i agree

meager epoch Oct 28, 2021, 9:13 PM

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yeah im looking at it rn

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like i said, i need it to be under Custom, not Support

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this adds it under support i think

bitter jewel Oct 28, 2021, 9:14 PM

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i think so too

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ive used it but dont remember

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am on phone so cant check

little raptor Oct 28, 2021, 10:31 PM

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bitter jewel config

No, it's doable via scripting as well

meager epoch Oct 28, 2021, 11:05 PM

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little raptor No, it's doable via scripting as well

so uh

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how

stray flame Oct 28, 2021, 11:05 PM

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Eyo

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I would like some help with multiplayer chat text

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using the default "Radio Chat" module seems to bring some issues when assigned to a group in multiplayer

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since I have to bind it to everyone so that if the player it was originally bound to isnt there, it wont break

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but

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THis makes it duplicate

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so I would like an alternative solution for short dialogue activated by trigger

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that local to players in an area

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Any advice?

little raptor Oct 28, 2021, 11:19 PM

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meager epoch how

There was a doc. I think it was on bissimulations wiki

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Basically each commanding menu goes like this:

My_menu = 
[
 ["Menu name", true],
 ["ItemName",..],
 ...
]

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you can take a look at my AIO command menu mod if you don't find the doc

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(again it's not on BI's wiki, it's on BisSimulations' wiki)

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 12:43 AM

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stray flame I would like some help with multiplayer chat text

Okay so I did some looking around and found this:
(Trigger)
Condition:
allUnits inAreaArray thisTrigger findIf {isPlayer _x} != -1

On Activation:
private _unit = allUnits inAreaArray thisTrigger select {isPlayer _x} select 0; "That should do it.... Location discovered!" remoteExec ["systemChat", group _unit];

but it gives a generic error

copper raven Oct 29, 2021, 1:16 AM

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stray flame Okay so I did some looking around and found this: (Trigger) __Condition:__ `allU...

isn't there an "any player" activation type for triggers?

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since i see "ANYPLAYER" (Since Arma 3 v1.67) in https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setTriggerActivation i assume there is, your trigger should literally be "any player", this as condition, and "Location discovered!" remoteExec ["systemChat", group (thisList select 0)] as activation, i remoteExec because i assume you have this trigger set as server-only

amber sapphire Oct 29, 2021, 1:39 AM

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I recently got back into mission making and am trying to get back into the hang of things. Can anyone refresh me on how to assign global variables to groups spawned in through a script? I thought I had a note of it, but apparently not.

copper raven Oct 29, 2021, 2:06 AM

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amber sapphire I recently got back into mission making and am trying to get back into the hang ...

tag_myGroup = <group>? not sure i understand

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you assign like any other variable

amber sapphire Oct 29, 2021, 4:11 AM

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@copper raven Did the trick. It's always the basics that I'll forget. Appreciate it, man.

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 10:08 AM

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copper raven since i see `"ANYPLAYER" (Since Arma 3 v1.67)` in https://community.bistudio.com...

Still dosent seem to work, generic error

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Anyone else got any suggestions for how I can add a local chat message to everyone inside of a trigger zone? (There will be people elsewhere that I dont want seeing it)

compact maple Oct 29, 2021, 10:30 AM

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Hello, at the time I used this https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/All_Arma_Commands_Pages to look for commands, but it seems that the page has been moved somewhere else, do you have a link please ?

copper raven Oct 29, 2021, 10:33 AM

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compact maple Hello, at the time I used this https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/All_Arma_Comm...

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

compact maple Oct 29, 2021, 10:33 AM

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

thanks 🙂

winter rose Oct 29, 2021, 10:33 AM

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

how dare you ninja me blobdoggoninja

winter rose Oct 29, 2021, 10:34 AM

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compact maple Hello, at the time I used this https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/All_Arma_Comm...

I added a redirection 😉

compact maple Oct 29, 2021, 10:35 AM

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awesome 😄

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 10:36 AM

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quick question

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any way to quickly find a bothersome trigger?

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keep getting generic error from a trigger I thought I cleaned

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and it is

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But it keeps showing up a generic error

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 11:13 AM

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Error in expression <_x}; private _inArea = _alivePlayers count {vehicle _x inArea _this}; _inA>

still forum Oct 29, 2021, 11:13 AM

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inAreaArray exists

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is there any more info about your error?

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your error message seems incomplete, it almost always shows the actual reason for the error, below the "Error in Expression" you posted

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 11:14 AM

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well this is straight out of the RPT

still forum Oct 29, 2021, 11:14 AM

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did you check your RPT?

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 11:14 AM

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11:55:54 Error Generic error in expression
11:55:55 Error in expression <_x};
private _inArea = _alivePlayers count {vehicle _x inArea _this};
_inA>

still forum Oct 29, 2021, 11:14 AM

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thats everything? no more info below that?

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what is in _alivePlayers? maybe it has a nil inside it?

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 11:15 AM

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hmm

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well

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how much of the following information would you like me to post?

still forum Oct 29, 2021, 11:16 AM

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everything relating to that arrow

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maybe 2 or 3 more lines below

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 11:17 AM

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11:56:07 Error in expression <_x};
private _inArea = _alivePlayers count {vehicle _x inArea _this};
_inA>
11:56:07 Error position: <count {vehicle _x inArea _this};
_inA>
11:56:07 Error Generic error in expression
11:56:08 Error in expression <_x};
private _inArea = _alivePlayers count {vehicle _x inArea _this};
_inA>
11:56:08 Error position: <count {vehicle _x inArea _this};
_inA>
11:56:08 Error count: Type Array, expected code
11:56:08 Error in expression <_x};
private _inArea = _alivePlayers count {vehicle _x inArea _this};
_inA>
11:56:08 Error position: <count {vehicle _x inArea _this};
_inA>

still forum Oct 29, 2021, 11:17 AM

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11:56:08 Error count: Type Array, expected code

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

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count doesn't take code on the right side

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the condition goes on the left

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 11:18 AM

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hmm

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I mainly wish to find if the source is a trigger or script

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and what script or trigger that is

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May have found it!

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thisTrigger call { private _alivePlayers = allPlayers select {alive _x}; private _inArea = _alivePlayers count {vehicle _x inArea _this}; _inArea > 0 && _inArea == (count _alivePlayers) }

still forum Oct 29, 2021, 11:21 AM

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If you run profiling branch and run the game with -debug paramter.
It will tell you the coordinates of the trigger in RPT

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 11:21 AM

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I mean I have Eden enhanced on if that helps

still forum Oct 29, 2021, 11:21 AM

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no 😄

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 11:23 AM

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Looks like my guess was correct

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I found the source and it was the listed above code used in the condition of a trigger

winter rose Oct 29, 2021, 11:23 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/count
code count array

copper raven Oct 29, 2021, 11:26 AM

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stray flame `thisTrigger call { private _alivePlayers = allPlayers select {alive _x}; ...

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

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 11:27 AM

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So just use something like allPlayers inAreaArray myLocation;

copper raven Oct 29, 2021, 11:28 AM

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yes but you need to still filter alive ones, atleast you were in your previous code

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 11:28 AM

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my intention was for the trigger to activate when all players on a server are currently ínside of it

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ho I borrowed it

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I am too green to read the function and faults of something like that

copper raven Oct 29, 2021, 11:29 AM

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select {alive _x}

dusky wedge Oct 29, 2021, 11:57 AM

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How to get current weapon loaded magazine?

compact maple Oct 29, 2021, 12:02 PM

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private _a, _b;
if (bla) then {
  _a = 3;
  _b = 4;
else {
  _a = 2;
  _b = 1;
}

is this okay ?

dusky wedge Oct 29, 2021, 12:04 PM

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Thank you, I'm sorry, I put it wrong.

I need to get the currently loaded magazine from primaryWeapon and secondaryWeapon

compact maple Oct 29, 2021, 12:05 PM

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Probably that then ? https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/primaryWeaponMagazine https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/secondaryWeaponMagazine

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becarefull it returns an array of magazine

dusky wedge Oct 29, 2021, 12:06 PM

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compact maple Probably that then ? https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/primaryWeaponMagazine h...

That's what i need! Thanks!

flint topaz Oct 29, 2021, 12:07 PM

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Can someone please help me explain why this is not doing anything

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https://pastebin.com/Fh10Cbxc

compact maple Oct 29, 2021, 12:08 PM

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flint topaz Can someone please help me explain why this is not doing anything

what is _player ?

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the player object ?

flint topaz Oct 29, 2021, 12:08 PM

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I guess

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these params are always weird to me

compact maple Oct 29, 2021, 12:10 PM

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I think

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last param of the ace_interact_menu_fnc_createAction call should be true ?

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it's the condition for the action to be shown

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 12:11 PM

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compact maple ```sqf private _a, _b; if (bla) then { _a = 3; _b = 4; else { _a = 2; _b...

No

compact maple Oct 29, 2021, 12:12 PM

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little raptor No

do I need to do private [_a, _b, _c]... ?

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for multiple var declaration with no values

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I remember someone told be that private [] is very lazy

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 12:12 PM

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compact maple do I need to do private [_a, _b, _c]... ?

I guess wiki already explains it
It should be an array of strings

compact maple Oct 29, 2021, 12:13 PM

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alright ty

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 12:14 PM

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compact maple I remember someone told be that private [] is very lazy

lazy?

compact maple Oct 29, 2021, 12:14 PM

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uh, I meant slow

still forum Oct 29, 2021, 12:19 PM

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compact maple ```sqf private _a, _b; if (bla) then { _a = 3; _b = 4; else { _a = 2; _b...

private _a = 2
private _b = 1;
if (bla) then {
  _a = 3;
  _b = 4;
}

?

compact maple Oct 29, 2021, 12:19 PM

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still forum ```sqf private _a = 2 private _b = 1; if (bla) then { _a = 3; _b = 4; } ``` ...

yup I did that tho

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thanks

candid condor Oct 29, 2021, 2:09 PM

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Hey all Im working on a horror op for a unit and I wanna add some jumpscares into it any idea on how to add those because I cant find anything online.

red rune Oct 29, 2021, 2:17 PM

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distant oyster locality. the setParticleXXX commands have local effect. try to use remoteExec

this addEventHandler [ 
    "Hit", 
    { 
    params ["_unit", "_source", "_damage", "_instigator"]; 
 
    if (!hasInterface) exitWith {}; 
 
    [_unit] remoteExec ["elec_fnc",0];
    }
    
]; 

elec_fnc = {
    
    private _pos_hit = getPos (_this select 0); 
    private _particle = "#particlesource" createVehicleLocal (_pos_hit); 
    //etc...
};

Am I doing it wrong? I'm trying to add it all into the init code of a unit since I don't have access and can't save the particles in a file

winter rose Oct 29, 2021, 2:18 PM

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red rune ```sqf this addEventHandler [ "Hit", { params ["_unit", "_source"...

if (hasInterface) addEventHandler perhaps 😉

red rune Oct 29, 2021, 2:18 PM

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It works for me but players can't see the particles

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I'm adding them to AI units

winter rose Oct 29, 2021, 2:18 PM

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not what I meant

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also, I see that you are using this
so I guess these are init fields we are talking about, riiight?

red rune Oct 29, 2021, 2:18 PM

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yes

winter rose Oct 29, 2021, 2:19 PM

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so everytime you hit a unit, it spawns some smoke

red rune Oct 29, 2021, 2:19 PM

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sparks

winter rose Oct 29, 2021, 2:20 PM

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make a CfgFunctions function (instead of elect_fnc = )
then you can remoteExec your HECKS_fnc_electricSpark flawlessly

red rune Oct 29, 2021, 2:21 PM

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wouldn't that require access to the files?

winter rose Oct 29, 2021, 2:22 PM

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…if your script is server-side, how do you expect the client to know it

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 2:48 PM

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Hey, how can I place ammo on the floor in eden editor?

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What script could help me do that

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 3:32 PM

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candid condor Hey all Im working on a horror op for a unit and I wanna add some jumpscares int...

Well because that's up to you. There's no "BIS_fnc_addJumpScare" function meowsweats

candid condor Oct 29, 2021, 3:35 PM

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I know would be nice if that was added xD

distant oyster Oct 29, 2021, 3:52 PM

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red rune ```sqf this addEventHandler [ "Hit", { params ["_unit", "_source"...

remoteExecing the addEventhandler might be smarter

winter rose Oct 29, 2021, 4:01 PM

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distant oyster remoteExecing the addEventhandler might be smarter

why? here it is called locally, without bothering the JIP queue

distant oyster Oct 29, 2021, 4:01 PM

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who knows when the message from the server reaches the client

copper raven Oct 29, 2021, 4:02 PM

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i was gonna say that fixes locality only, but then it's ran in the init field, so no

winter rose Oct 29, 2021, 4:03 PM

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I would say just run the Hit EH locally on every machine, and don't remoteExec the effect

copper raven Oct 29, 2021, 4:04 PM

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but it will execute only where the unit is local, no?

winter rose Oct 29, 2021, 4:05 PM

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copper raven but it will execute only where the unit is local, no?

not afaik

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oh wait, https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#Hit
local argument indeed.

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use HitPart or addMPEventHandler or Dammaged or whatever :D

copper raven Oct 29, 2021, 4:10 PM

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hitpart won't work either, mphit will probably be the best

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:07 PM

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stray flame Hey, how can I place ammo on the floor in eden editor?

Anyone got any ideas? Been lookin around for a while but nothing found

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:09 PM

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stray flame Anyone got any ideas? Been lookin around for a while but nothing found

I don't think there's any natural way to do it in eden. (maybe Eden Enhanced has one?)

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:09 PM

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Im using eden enhanced

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I just want some script to spawn ammo on the ground

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I know wasteland has managed that

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:10 PM

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I didn't say it's not possible

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you said in Eden

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:10 PM

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Well I dont mean manually

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I just mean like

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how you place mines and stuff like that

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just place over an area

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or around an object

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just some ammo on the gorund, nothing big

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:11 PM

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to do that you have to create a weapon holder first, then fill it with ammo

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:12 PM

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well placing a pre-existing one makes it invisible apon being edited

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:14 PM

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wat?
what I mean is:

_wh = createVehicle ["WeaponHolderSimulated", _pos];
_wh addMagazineCargoGlobal ["mag_class", _cnt];

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:14 PM

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hm

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Could try

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:15 PM

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actually I think you need a scripted suffix there

#

if you want to do it in eden:

if (!isServer) exitWith {};
_wh = createVehicle ["WeaponHolderSimulated_scripted", ASLtoAGL getPosASL this, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
_wh addMagazineCargoGlobal ["mag_class", _cnt];
deleteVehicle this;

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put it in the init field of a temp object

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:17 PM

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Temp object?

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:17 PM

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yeah. it gets deleted and you get a mag instead

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:17 PM

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ho ok

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:18 PM

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it can be anything you want

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like a wrench or something

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:18 PM

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(!isServer)

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it is locally hosted server

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player hosted

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if that matters

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:18 PM

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no

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:18 PM

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Good good

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is the thing I should replace
"mag_class"

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:20 PM

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_cnt

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:21 PM

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What should _cnt be replaced with?

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:21 PM

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count meowsweats

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a number

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:21 PM

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ho

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my bad

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Now I just need to find the mag names

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Hmmm

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seems like it works but

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the models for the mags them selves arent visible

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I tried placing a mag from my inventory on the ground next to it and well

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both can be picked up but one is invis (when not in inventory)

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Im guessing thats a quirck of using weapon holders

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:35 PM

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stray flame Im guessing thats a quirck of using weapon holders

works for me:

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:35 PM

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hu

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I am doing it with a mod

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Operation Trebuchet

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For me it places invis mags

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I found the mags by exporting a loadout with em, then looking at the copied text and clipping out the mag

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:39 PM

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stray flame For me it places invis mags

when you place the mags using the inventory on the ground are they visible?

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:39 PM

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yep

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:39 PM

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then you're doing something wrong

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:39 PM

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I can pick up the same mag I placed and palce it myself and works fine

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:40 PM

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what is the current code you're running?

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:43 PM

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if (!isServer) exitWith {};
_wh = createVehicle ["WeaponHolderSimulated_scripted", ASLtoAGL getPosASL this, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
_wh addMagazineCargoGlobal ["OPTRE_32Rnd_762x51_Mag", 5];
deleteVehicle this;

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Sadly I dont seem to have the ability to send a picture to demonstrate

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:45 PM

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that's weird thonk

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:45 PM

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yeah got the same result

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Did you copy my script?

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:46 PM

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only the mag part

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:46 PM

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HM

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:48 PM

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stray flame Sadly I dont seem to have the ability to send a picture to demonstrate

that's weird. I see them now:

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:48 PM

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yeah

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:50 PM

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it seems like there's a problem with the model

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for some reason I only see its shadow...

#

but after I add a second mag next to it I see the model

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:50 PM

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Could be as simple as just a tribuchet mod

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problem

still forum Oct 29, 2021, 5:51 PM

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theyre probably upside down

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:53 PM

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maybe the way I interoperated that was just silly but

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:53 PM

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still forum theyre probably upside down

no they're just below the ground meowsweats

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:53 PM

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flipping it dosent seem to do much

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:53 PM

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when I move the wh higher I see them

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:53 PM

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How may I do this?

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:54 PM

#

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:54 PM

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Idk how to change altitude on them

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when I try it just dosent change

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:55 PM

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stray flame when I try it just dosent change

you have to use a different wh type

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the original one I posted

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without _scritpted

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:55 PM

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so change _wh to a number?

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 5:56 PM

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wat

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:56 PM

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nvm lol

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 5:57 PM

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little raptor without `_scritpted`

this just confused me

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ok im lost

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 6:02 PM

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@stray flame try a non-simulated weapon holder:

_wp = createVehicle ["GroundWeaponHolder", ASLtoAGL getPosASL player, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 6:02 PM

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Will do

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 6:02 PM

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the rest of the script is as before

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 6:04 PM

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soo

#

if (!isServer) exitWith {};
_wp = createVehicle ["GroundWeaponHolder", ASLtoAGL getPosASL player, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
_wh addMagazineCargoGlobal ["OPTRE_32Rnd_762x51_Mag", 5];
deleteVehicle this;

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 6:04 PM

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ye

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but the shadows are still broken:

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 6:05 PM

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Shouldnt it be _wh twice instead of

_wp
and
_wh?

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 6:05 PM

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ye

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it was a typo obviously meowsweats

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 6:06 PM

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aaand

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it works

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Thank

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ok weird

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this time

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they automatically spawn under my feet

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When I spawn 5m away

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 6:08 PM

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yeah

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I put player there

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for testing

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 6:08 PM

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ho

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 6:08 PM

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replace it back with this

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 6:09 PM

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Current: if (!isServer) exitWith {}; _wh = createVehicle ["GroundWeaponHolder", ASLtoAGL getPosASL player, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"]; _wh addMagazineCargoGlobal ["OPTRE_32Rnd_762x51_Mag", 5]; deleteVehicle this;

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 6:09 PM

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!code

wicked roostBOT Oct 29, 2021, 6:09 PM

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stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 6:10 PM

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_wh = createVehicle ["GroundWeaponHolder", ASLtoAGL getPosASL player, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"]; 
_wh addMagazineCargoGlobal ["OPTRE_32Rnd_762x51_Mag", 5]; 
deleteVehicle this;```

#

Seems like I now have a fully functional ammo drop

#

danke

#

_wh = createVehicle ["GroundWeaponHolder", ASLtoAGL getPosASL this, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"]; 
_wh addMagazineCargoGlobal ["OPTRE_32Rnd_762x51_Mag", 5]; 
deleteVehicle this;```

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On another note

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if I want to change the date of a mission

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to something beyond what eden lets me

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wiht setdate

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do I need to do it in Init.sqf for it to apply to a server?

night sundial Oct 29, 2021, 6:57 PM

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meager epoch it can be done from the editor with a trigger by setting the activation to radio...

why are triggers bad? Do they take a lot of processing?

night sundial Oct 29, 2021, 7:06 PM

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red rune I'm trying to add a "Hit" event handler that creates some particles when the uni...

i dont think its possible in battleye server, because createVehicle is a blackListed remoteExec command, and particles are local to the client they are spawned on

tidal ferry Oct 29, 2021, 8:01 PM

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Question

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What is the cleanest way to exit an iteration for a forEach loop?

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I've learned it's not exitWith

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 8:05 PM

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tidal ferry What is the cleanest way to exit an iteration for a forEach loop?

break

tidal ferry Oct 29, 2021, 8:05 PM

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little raptor `break`

Awesome, thanks

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 8:05 PM

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tidal ferry I've learned it's not exitWith

if you're in the loop scope exitWith works too

tidal ferry Oct 29, 2021, 8:06 PM

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Yeah, I'm using a foreach scope

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But won't break, break the loop?

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Basically I'm running an evaluation in each cycle, and if the evaluation is true, I want it to skip the rest of the loop

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 8:06 PM

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so what's wrong?

tidal ferry Oct 29, 2021, 8:06 PM

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Only executes it for the first one

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Or not at all

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I can send you the script if you'd like

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 8:08 PM

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ok

crude needle Oct 29, 2021, 8:19 PM

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tidal ferry Basically I'm running an evaluation in each cycle, and if the evaluation is true...

continue sounds like what you are looking for. Or continueWith depending on your setup.

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 8:30 PM

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stray flame do I need to do it in Init.sqf for it to apply to a server?

stray flame Oct 29, 2021, 8:31 PM

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Hu

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 8:33 PM

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stray flame Hu

I think just putting it in initServer.sqf will suffice, because according to the wiki it's still synced

tidal ferry Oct 29, 2021, 8:49 PM

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crude needle `continue` sounds like what you are looking for. Or `continueWith` depending on ...

Thanks a ton, worked perfect!

tidal idol Oct 29, 2021, 9:46 PM

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Does anyone know how to get a UAV camera to target a specific unit and display it's camera on a screen (Rugged Large Screen, Black)? I found an old tutorial, but apparently it doesn't work anymore since PiP was changed.

The UAV is the KH-3A Fenghuang from APEX, and I gave it a loiter waypoint attached to a unit in the player group. In this case, I want the drone's camera to also track that unit.

little raptor Oct 29, 2021, 9:49 PM

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tidal idol Does anyone know how to get a UAV camera to target a specific unit and display i...

it doesn't work anymore since PiP was changed.
if you mean KK's, it works just fine. You're just doing it wrong.

tidal ferry Oct 29, 2021, 9:58 PM

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Hey, is there any way to manually change a player's FOV using scripts?

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And/or zoom out the camera?

night sundial Oct 29, 2021, 10:07 PM

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tidal idol Does anyone know how to get a UAV camera to target a specific unit and display i...

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/lockCameraTo hope this helps. As for displaying camera on a screen, look for uavturret in the config of the vehicle you are using. Should be along the lines of "PIP0_turret". Search Procedural textures for help on displaying.

night sundial Oct 29, 2021, 10:10 PM

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tidal ferry And/or zoom out the camera?

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setCameraEffect this maybe? I don't believe there is a way to get an instance of a player's camera

still forum Oct 29, 2021, 10:29 PM

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zes

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no

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almost

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either that, or switch/case

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yes

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or

private _myResult = call { 
  if ( /*statment*/ ) exitWith {
    _var1; 
  };
  if ( /*statment*/ ) exitWith {
    _var2; 
  };
  if ( /*statment*/ ) exitWith {
    _var3; 
  };
};

digital torrent Oct 30, 2021, 12:28 AM

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if i wish to create an addaction for the player only. eg other player cannot see, i assume i put radius at 0?

winter rose Oct 30, 2021, 12:29 AM

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digital torrent if i wish to create an addaction for the player only. eg other player cannot see...

that, or you execute addAction only where it is needed

digital torrent Oct 30, 2021, 12:31 AM

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what do you mean on the second part?
if i put an addaction with default setting on a player, the player around him would also be able to action it

night sundial Oct 30, 2021, 12:35 AM

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digital torrent what do you mean on the second part? if i put an addaction with default setting ...

Addaction only gives the action to the client it is executed on. If you addAction to a player on THAT players client, no one else will see that action. For example: if I run addAction on an ammobox for Arsenal, I’m the only one that will see that action

digital torrent Oct 30, 2021, 12:36 AM

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ohh i see

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thanks @winter rose and @night sundial

digital torrent Oct 30, 2021, 2:00 AM

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what can i use as a equivalent of "iskindof" but for the assignedvehiclerole

winter rose Oct 30, 2021, 2:12 AM

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digital torrent what can i use as a equivalent of "iskindof" but for the assignedvehiclerole

what

digital torrent Oct 30, 2021, 2:13 AM

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if i use assignedvehiclerole player, it return the seat i am using

winter rose Oct 30, 2021, 2:14 AM

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so far, so good

digital torrent Oct 30, 2021, 2:14 AM

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what can i use if i want to match it with a if function.
eg: if (assignedvehiclerole player iskindof "turret") then etc..

ofc the iskindof is wrongly used here. i wanted to know what was the correct command i should be using

winter rose Oct 30, 2021, 2:16 AM

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private _vehicleRoleArray = assignedVehicleRole player;
private _vehicleRole = _vehicleRoleArray select 0;
if (_vehicleRole == "cargo") then { /* ... */ };

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@digital torrent

digital torrent Oct 30, 2021, 2:16 AM

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ohh i see

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thanks a lot @winter rose

spare vector Oct 30, 2021, 3:13 AM

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I am making a mission for some friends... I am trying to set some aircraft workers to a repair animation using the 3den advanced animations until a trigger and then have them walk off with a trigger activation ...
tried this but it just errors and i dont know what i am doin wrong... any help would be appreciated

if (isServer) then waitUntil {triggerActivated moveWorkers}; {"switchMove",0]; worker1 enableAI "ANIM";

fair drum Oct 30, 2021, 4:11 AM

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spare vector I am making a mission for some friends... I am trying to set some aircraft worke...

what's the error? I bet its cause you might not be executing this in scheduled space

spare vector Oct 30, 2021, 4:12 AM

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it just gives a init error

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with no error text

fair drum Oct 30, 2021, 4:13 AM

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you have a miss matched { and ]

winter rose Oct 30, 2021, 4:14 AM

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of course it does… then takes code - also, can't wait in an init field

spare vector Oct 30, 2021, 4:14 AM

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ya fixed that and still won work

winter rose Oct 30, 2021, 4:14 AM

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if (isServer) then
// { missing
  waitUntil {triggerActivated moveWorkers};
  {"switchMove",0]; // yeah…?
  worker1 enableAI "ANIM";
// } missing

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that's your code, without changes

spare vector Oct 30, 2021, 4:17 AM

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@winter rose so copy that into the init section and should work ?

winter rose Oct 30, 2021, 4:17 AM

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that's your code, without changes

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so no, I did not apply any "fix" for… you should see your code is weird

spare vector Oct 30, 2021, 4:18 AM

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i am a noob so i really have no idea what i am doing lol

fair drum Oct 30, 2021, 4:20 AM

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start by reading
#arma3_scripting message

we won't get far tonight before you have a basic understanding

spare vector Oct 30, 2021, 4:21 AM

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well isnt that just the arma community in a nut shell .... Good day sir

fair drum Oct 30, 2021, 4:22 AM

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spare vector well isnt that just the arma community in a nut shell .... Good day sir

Lou showed you what was wrong. You are missing some { } and the switch move command you have is incorrect as well

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you also need to read about the scheduled environment
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Scheduler

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because you can't use waitUntil in the current form you have in an init box

hollow lantern Oct 30, 2021, 8:33 AM

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I got a vehicle with two weapons (rockets & explosive machine gun). I now want to have unlimited ammo on the gun but not the rockets, what's the best way to do this?

hollow lantern Oct 30, 2021, 10:13 AM

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thanks to pylons I wrote this small EH to suit my needs. ```sqf
this addEventHandler ["Fired",{
params ["_helo"];
_ammo = _helo ammoOnPylon "pylon1";
if (_ammo == 50) then {sleep 0.75};_helo setAmmoOnPylon ["pylon1", 250] && _helo setAmmoOnPylon ["pylon2", 250]
}];

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so the question is solved. I'm sure there are better ways to do this, but I'm no expert :D

woeful mirage Oct 30, 2021, 11:26 AM

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its possible to switch on binocular with scriptcommand? Keybind is "b". but i need a script without keybinds

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playaction and so on is not permanently. the player switched back in old animation

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 11:33 AM

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hollow lantern thanks to pylons I wrote this small EH to suit my needs. ```sqf this addEventHan...

What you wrote should throw you an error

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You can't sleep in unsch env

_helo setAmmoOnPylon ["pylon1", 250] && _helo setAmmoOnPylon ["pylon2", 250]
wat?

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 11:34 AM

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woeful mirage its possible to switch on binocular with scriptcommand? Keybind is "b". but i ne...

selectWeapon or switchWeapon action

woeful mirage Oct 30, 2021, 11:36 AM

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@little raptor ah okay^^ thx. switchweapon worked 🙂

hollow lantern Oct 30, 2021, 11:46 AM

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little raptor What you wrote should throw you an error

it does not (init of vehicle). But I guess the init is scheduled anyway?

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 11:49 AM

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hollow lantern it does not (init of vehicle). But I guess the init is scheduled anyway?

init is scheduled anyway
it's not. and your code is not running in init. it's running inside the EH

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the reason you haven't seen the error is because _ammo was never 50 for you

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 11:50 AM

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little raptor You can't sleep in unsch env > `_helo setAmmoOnPylon ["pylon1", 250] && _helo se...

_helo setAmmoOnPylon ["pylon1", 250] && _helo setAmmoOnPylon ["pylon2", 250]
and this is pure nonsense.

hollow lantern Oct 30, 2021, 11:51 AM

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it isn't

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 11:51 AM

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do you even know what && is?

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 11:51 AM

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hollow lantern it isn't

it is

hollow lantern Oct 30, 2021, 11:51 AM

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&& is AND

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 11:51 AM

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so why do you put it there?

hollow lantern Oct 30, 2021, 11:52 AM

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because I want the command to run on pylon1 AND pylon2 ?!

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 11:52 AM

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&& is a conditional operator, which returns a boolean. e.g:

alive player && alive _someotherguy

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_helo setAmmoOnPylon ["pylon1", 250];
_helo setAmmoOnPylon ["pylon2", 250]

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that's what you should've written

hollow lantern Oct 30, 2021, 11:54 AM

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well tbf, the Ammo gets applied and it never gave an error. So I never noticed the issue

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 11:54 AM

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that's because EH code is unschd, and unschd never throws error for undefined variables (usually)

hollow lantern Oct 30, 2021, 11:56 AM

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wdym undefined variables? The variable _helo is defined, if anything the error that should return is the issue that I used a conditional operator in the wrong place. Aka type boolean expecting code or how this is called

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 11:56 AM

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hollow lantern wdym undefined variables? The variable ``_helo`` is defined, if anything the err...

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Aka type boolean expecting code or how this is called
no error for that either

hollow lantern Oct 30, 2021, 11:58 AM

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yes, it returns nothing, does that mean the code after the && just gets threated as null? Then it would kinda explain why there is no error per se, as null && null = null (if that makes sense)

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 11:58 AM

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no

hollow lantern Oct 30, 2021, 11:58 AM

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but I changed the code now, thanks

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 12:00 PM

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hollow lantern yes, it returns nothing, does that mean the code after the && just gets threated...

no error per se
the reason the code seemed to work was because && has a lower precedence that other binary commands, so the other two commands (setAmmoOnPylon) ran first

hollow lantern Oct 30, 2021, 12:00 PM

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ah

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 12:00 PM

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torn basin Oct 30, 2021, 2:09 PM

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if i start a script with execVM in a trigger where "server only" is checked, does the script only get started on the host or on each client?

copper raven Oct 30, 2021, 2:10 PM

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host

torn basin Oct 30, 2021, 2:11 PM

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@copper raven Awesome! Thank you 🙂

brazen lagoon Oct 30, 2021, 4:39 PM

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This makes no sense to me.

    private _counter = 0;
    while {!(_lead inArea _end_marker)} do {
        hint format ["waiting (%1) for lead (%2) to spawn in marker (%3)", _counter, _lead, _end_marker];
        _counter = _counter + 1;
        sleep 1;
    };

_lead is the player unit (set as z1 in the editor and passed into this function from initServer), _end_marker is "SG_SPAWN_MARKER"

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https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/663176433975164929/904046865966850068/unknown.png

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I get this in the game

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it just endlessly waits

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but if I do z1 inarea "SG_SPAWN_MARKER" it returns true

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so what gives?

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 4:43 PM

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brazen lagoon so what gives?

is the marker local to where the code runs?

brazen lagoon Oct 30, 2021, 4:44 PM

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it's placed in the editor

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doesn't that make it global

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 4:44 PM

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are you testing it in MP?

brazen lagoon Oct 30, 2021, 4:45 PM

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editor MP

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I have changed it to sqf private _counter = 0; while {!(_lead inArea _end_marker)} do { hint format ["waiting (%1) for lead (%2) to spawn in marker (%3) [%4]", _counter, _lead, _end_marker, _lead inarea _end_marker]; _counter = _counter + 1; sleep 1; };

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to see what the script thinks and I am going insane

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 4:46 PM

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so?

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what does it give?

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false?

brazen lagoon Oct 30, 2021, 4:46 PM

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https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/663176433975164929/904048532296720424/unknown.png

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yeah

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but if I do z1 inarea "SG_SPAWN_MARKER" in debug console on server/local (either) it returns true

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 4:47 PM

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well yeah probably either the marker doesn't exist, or z1 is not that z1 meowsweats

brazen lagoon Oct 30, 2021, 4:47 PM

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isn't a var without a _ at the start always global?

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 4:47 PM

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so?

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what does it have to do with that?

brazen lagoon Oct 30, 2021, 4:48 PM

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so if the script thinks _lead == z1, wouldn't that necessarily mean z1 executing on the server in the debug console would be the same?

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 4:48 PM

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in your log message add:

z1 == _lead, getMarkerPos _end_marker inArea _endMarker

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I guess either the first one or the second one is false

brazen lagoon Oct 30, 2021, 4:49 PM

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hmm

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wait wouldn't you want to do getmarkerpos _end_marker inarea "SG_SPAWN_MARKER" for the second?

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 4:49 PM

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no

brazen lagoon Oct 30, 2021, 4:50 PM

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cuz how is getmarkerpos _marker inarea _marker ever not going to evaluate to true?

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 4:50 PM

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just try

brazen lagoon Oct 30, 2021, 4:50 PM

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sure

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@little raptor also did you mean for it to be inarea _end_marker because _endMarker isn't defined

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 4:53 PM

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ye meowsweats

brazen lagoon Oct 30, 2021, 4:53 PM

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kk

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ok that's it

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OK this makes perfect sense

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 4:54 PM

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?

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but you don't 😛

brazen lagoon Oct 30, 2021, 4:55 PM

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@little raptor when the player respawns, _lead no longer points to z1

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because _lead is attached to the unit object

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so I can just cheat and not use local vars and just use z1

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i'd prefer to not use globals but at this point I don't care

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i'll test with just using the z1 global

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 4:57 PM

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brazen lagoon i'd prefer to not use globals but at this point I don't care

in that case you should (unless you want to restart your script)

brazen lagoon Oct 30, 2021, 4:57 PM

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yeah

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is there a way to get a variable that's always bound to the 'alive' unit associated with a player?

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or I guess is there a 'player' object I can attach to?

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 4:57 PM

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player meowsweats

brazen lagoon Oct 30, 2021, 4:57 PM

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yeah, that's the only option?

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I guess I could do something silly like using remoteexec to pass the object back to the server

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but at that point the global var is probably less awkward/more readable

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 4:58 PM

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brazen lagoon I guess I could do something silly like using remoteexec to pass the object back...

how does this solve your problem?! meowsweats

brazen lagoon Oct 30, 2021, 4:59 PM

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like each loop iteration, check if the unit is dead. if it is, use remoteexec to get the new alive player unit

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 4:59 PM

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also you shouldn't execute everything on the server meowsweats

brazen lagoon Oct 30, 2021, 4:59 PM

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right but this is mission flow

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so it should be on the server imo

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 5:00 PM

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not really. depends

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it is best to save the server performance for syncing stuff and performing more crucial tasks

brazen lagoon Oct 30, 2021, 5:01 PM

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fair

fleet plaza Oct 30, 2021, 5:25 PM

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while {true} do {

   { 
       if (_x == "B_Clouds_Heli_Light_02_unarmed_cloudrider_01_AM") then  
       { 
            _pos = getPos _x;
            deleteVehicle _x;
            _veh = "B_Clouds_Heli_Light_02_unarmed_clouds_01_F" createVehicle position _pos;
            _veh animateSource ["proxy",0]; 
            _veh animatesource ["hideweapons_DL",0];
            _veh addMagazineTurret ["5000Rnd_762x51_Yellow_Belt", [-1]]; 
            _veh addMagazineTurret ["5000Rnd_762x51_Yellow_Belt", [-1]];        
            _veh addWeaponTurret ["M134_minigun",[-1]];
            _veh addMagazineTurret ["PylonRack_12Rnd_PG_missiles", [-1]]; 
            _veh addMagazineTurret ["PylonRack_12Rnd_PG_missiles", [-1]]; 
            _veh addWeaponTurret ["missiles_DAGR",[-1]];
       }; 
    } forEach Vehicles;

sleep 5;

};

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how to fix this? in game it makes an error

copper raven Oct 30, 2021, 5:28 PM

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position _pos you're passing an array here

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

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 5:31 PM

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fleet plaza how to fix this? in game it makes an error

if (_x == "B_Clouds_Heli_Light_02_unarmed_cloudrider_01_AM") then
also wrong

fleet plaza Oct 30, 2021, 5:31 PM

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i tried pos = position _x; and _pos = position _x;, doesnt work

fleet plaza Oct 30, 2021, 5:32 PM

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little raptor > if (_x == "B_Clouds_Heli_Light_02_unarmed_cloudrider_01_AM") then also wrong

yup, theres where is calling an error

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sorry but im not good at sqf :/

fleet plaza Oct 30, 2021, 5:33 PM

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little raptor > if (_x == "B_Clouds_Heli_Light_02_unarmed_cloudrider_01_AM") then also wrong

how to fix it?

copper raven Oct 30, 2021, 5:33 PM

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

fleet plaza Oct 30, 2021, 5:36 PM

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copper raven use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/typeOf

as simple as that, thanks, got it working, have a nice rest of the day

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 5:36 PM

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fleet plaza as simple as that, thanks, got it working, have a nice rest of the day

_pos = getPos _x;
deleteVehicle _x;
_veh = "B_Clouds_Heli_Light_02_unarmed_clouds_01_F" createVehicle position _pos;
did you fix this too?

fleet plaza Oct 30, 2021, 5:38 PM

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while {true} do {

   { 
       if (typeOf vehicle _x == "B_Clouds_Heli_Light_02_unarmed_cloudrider_01_AM") then  
       { 
            deleteVehicle _x;
            _veh = "B_Clouds_Heli_Light_02_unarmed_clouds_01_F" createVehicle position _x;
            _veh animateSource ["proxy",0]; 
            _veh animatesource ["hideweapons_DL",0];
            _veh addMagazineTurret ["5000Rnd_762x51_Yellow_Belt", [-1]]; 
            _veh addMagazineTurret ["5000Rnd_762x51_Yellow_Belt", [-1]];        
            _veh addWeaponTurret ["M134_minigun",[-1]];
            _veh addMagazineTurret ["PylonRack_12Rnd_PG_missiles", [-1]]; 
            _veh addMagazineTurret ["PylonRack_12Rnd_PG_missiles", [-1]]; 
            _veh addWeaponTurret ["missiles_DAGR",[-1]];
       }; 
    } forEach (vehicles);

sleep 5;

};

fleet plaza Oct 30, 2021, 5:38 PM

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little raptor > _pos = getPos _x; > deleteVehicle _x; > _veh = "B_Clou...

i think so

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 5:38 PM

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yeah

copper raven Oct 30, 2021, 5:39 PM

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typeOf vehicle _x do just typeOf _x

fleet plaza Oct 30, 2021, 5:40 PM

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i mean, it works for now, wont touch it so i dont break it lol

little raptor Oct 30, 2021, 5:41 PM

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you won't break it by that... meowsweats

fleet plaza Oct 30, 2021, 5:42 PM

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ikik, but u never know what im capable of🙃

low sierra Oct 30, 2021, 9:12 PM

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When a vehicle is on a slope, on the terrain or in a object, getPos and position functions return a high Z value. I got Z values from 0.25 to 1.68 on different slopes.

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This is some weird behavior of those functions?

fair drum Oct 30, 2021, 9:14 PM

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stop using getPos outside of its [radius, heading] use

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use any of the other ones

low sierra Oct 30, 2021, 9:15 PM

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And what one i can use to get position AGLS?

fair drum Oct 30, 2021, 9:17 PM

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there are a bunch of conversion commands. you won't be able to go to AGLS (you can go to AGL), but its better to work with the others anyways. ATL and ASL will work better

low sierra Oct 30, 2021, 9:22 PM

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" there are a bunch of conversion commands." None convert to AGLS. But thanks for trying to help 👍

fair drum Oct 30, 2021, 9:27 PM

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what is your end goal?

mental wren Oct 30, 2021, 9:45 PM

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question, is there a way to send a message in chat to the logged in admin like for example #monitor does?

still forum Oct 30, 2021, 10:06 PM

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remoteExec systemChat

mental wren Oct 30, 2021, 10:20 PM

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still forum remoteExec systemChat

so like this?

format ["hello %1", name player] remoteExec ["systemChat"];

copper raven Oct 30, 2021, 10:20 PM

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yes

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well not really

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that will show it to every client

mental wren Oct 30, 2021, 10:21 PM

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yeah I only want to show it to the logged in admin though

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ok so basically, I just want to send a message only to a certain person. I was thinking logged in admin makes the most sense, but it could also just be a unit with a certain var name

copper raven Oct 30, 2021, 10:22 PM

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format ["hello %1", name player] remoteExec ["systemChat", allPlayers select {admin owner _x > 0}];

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but server only

mental wren Oct 30, 2021, 10:22 PM

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oo

copper raven Oct 30, 2021, 10:22 PM

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there might be a better way i think though

mental wren Oct 30, 2021, 10:23 PM

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hm, it doesn't necessarily need to be systemChat, could use a hint too

copper raven Oct 30, 2021, 10:24 PM

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you can make a function on server that hints all admins, and then you can remoteexec that function to the server with the wanted message

mental wren Oct 30, 2021, 10:25 PM

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bruh

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how hard can it be to just send a message to a single unit XD

mental wren Oct 30, 2021, 10:58 PM

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if you want to know what we did:

_receiver = missionNamespace getVariable "z6";
_channel = radioChannelCreate [[1, 0, 0, 1], "Curator Chat", "%UNIT_NAME", [_receiver]];

// ...

_channel radioChannelAdd [_x];
_x customChat [_channel, format ["%1 is remote controlling me!", name _owner]];
_channel radioChannelRemove [_x];

devout gazelle Oct 30, 2021, 11:25 PM

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What is breaking this script?
I get error at _targetsel

[] spawn {
_ammo = getArtilleryAmmo [gun1] select 0;  
_rounds = 15;   

while {_rounds>0} do {
private _targetsel = SelectRandom [target1,target2,target1]; 
 _tgtdir = round random 360;
_rnda = round random 50;
_rndb = round random 50; 
_rnddist = _rnda + _rndb;
_basedist = 150;
_basedist = _basedist - 25;
_tgtdist = _rnddist + _basedist;
 _tgtpos = _targetsel getRelPos [_tgtdist, _tgtdir];  
 gun1 doArtilleryFire[_tgtpos,_ammo,1];  
 _rounds = _rounds - 1;  
  hint format ["Artillery has %1 rounds left", round _rounds];
Sleep 2;
  hint format ["Round will land %1 meters away from player", round _tgtdist];   
  
 if (_rounds == 0) exitWith 
{ 
Hint "Artillery has no more rounds"; 
};   
 sleep 15; 
}; 
};

still forum Oct 30, 2021, 11:26 PM

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target 1 or target2 could be undefined

devout gazelle Oct 30, 2021, 11:27 PM

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In what sense?

still forum Oct 30, 2021, 11:27 PM

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I don't understand that question

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undefined is undefined

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there are no different senses

devout gazelle Oct 30, 2021, 11:29 PM

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Right I think i see it now. I need a get position of the markers?

still forum Oct 30, 2021, 11:30 PM

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what markers?

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There is no mention of markers

devout gazelle Oct 30, 2021, 11:37 PM

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So I have marker1 and 2 on map. I need to define them as target 1 and 2.
How do I do it?

still forum Oct 30, 2021, 11:37 PM

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

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I guess?

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but getRelPos needs an object

devout gazelle Oct 30, 2021, 11:38 PM

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Ah yeah .. of course 😛 .. Thanks

night sundial Oct 31, 2021, 12:40 AM

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copper raven ```sqf format ["hello %1", name player] remoteExec ["systemChat", allPlayers sel...

i dont think that works. Instead of apply you'd want select, and then parenthesis instead of {}. The code you have would return an array of true or false to remoteExec

copper raven Oct 31, 2021, 12:40 AM

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oh yeah select

night sundial Oct 31, 2021, 12:40 AM

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i totally formatted that wrong, how do i do the inline code thing

copper raven Oct 31, 2021, 12:40 AM

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and no, not parenthesis

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everything else is ok but apply

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i was thinking one thing but typing another meowsweats 😄

gentle dune Oct 31, 2021, 1:41 AM

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Hey i am new to all this and i am down to learn allot how do i start this?

fair drum Oct 31, 2021, 3:47 AM

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~~is ace_medical_fnc_adddamagetoUnit local or global?~~ the answer is local argument, global effect

fair drum Oct 31, 2021, 3:47 AM

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gentle dune Hey i am new to all this and i am down to learn allot how do i start this?

#arma3_scripting message

night sundial Oct 31, 2021, 4:05 AM

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is there a way to attach music to an object, like say3D? playSound3D doesnt follow the object

fair drum Oct 31, 2021, 4:21 AM

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night sundial is there a way to attach music to an object, like say3D? playSound3D doesnt foll...

define it in cfgSounds instead then

night sundial Oct 31, 2021, 4:22 AM

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fair drum define it in cfgSounds instead then

not possible, want to do it in pub zeus

fair drum Oct 31, 2021, 4:47 AM

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night sundial not possible, want to do it in pub zeus

eeeek, then no. you are limited to playMusic if its a Arma 3 music defined in CfgMusic

night sundial Oct 31, 2021, 4:50 AM

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This code is inside an init:

this addEventHandler ["HandleDamage",{_this#2 / 5}];

However it just makes the target invulnerable, unless they take a large amount of damage. They should take 20% damage in this case. Is there a minimum damage value that a unit has to take for it to actually register? If so, does anyone know what that damage value is?

fair drum Oct 31, 2021, 5:00 AM

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i'll test it for some numbers in a second, let me finish what I'm doing

fair drum Oct 31, 2021, 5:14 AM

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night sundial This code is inside an init: ``` this addEventHandler ["HandleDamage",{_this#2 /...

what values are you getting for the return? do a quick systemChat str _damage after you modify the _damage. I'm getting some decent values

night sundial Oct 31, 2021, 5:18 AM

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fair drum what values are you getting for the return? do a quick `systemChat str _damage` ...

i think i figured it out. The return value of the eventhandler OVERWRITES the damage on the hit part. So i'm overwriting damage instead of adding 20% of the damage

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yea, i thought the return value changed the damage, not the damage of the hit part

fair drum Oct 31, 2021, 5:19 AM

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so do _damage = _damage * 0.2; _damage

night sundial Oct 31, 2021, 5:20 AM

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how do you do that inline

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code

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that's exactly what i had before

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i have to do (_unit getHit _selection) + _damage / 5

fair drum Oct 31, 2021, 5:24 AM

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that... doesn't seem right... the return value should be the damage that is going to be added to whatever the part it wants to

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so for instance, when I was testing, I was shooting a guy in the leg for 0.1 damage which stacked. 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, etc until killed

night sundial Oct 31, 2021, 5:29 AM

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idk how. _damge = _damage * 0.2 is the same as _damage/5

night sundial Oct 31, 2021, 6:02 AM

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This seems to work how i intended

this addEventHandler ["HandleDamage",{
  params ["_unit", "_selection", "_damage"];
  (_damage - (_unit getHit _selection))/5 + (_unit getHit _selection);
}];

little raptor Oct 31, 2021, 8:46 AM

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night sundial i think i figured it out. The return value of the eventhandler OVERWRITES the da...

_damage is the resulting (final) damage, not damage to be added

night sundial Oct 31, 2021, 8:47 AM

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yes my code block incorporates that, it works now

little raptor Oct 31, 2021, 8:47 AM

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I know. just saying

high vigil Oct 31, 2021, 10:19 AM

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Are there issue with attachTo when you attach static weapon to ground marker and then spawn AI on the static ? (im getting the AI glitching like crazy, like they are moving at 1 frame per second)

little raptor Oct 31, 2021, 10:21 AM

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high vigil Are there issue with attachTo when you attach static weapon to ground marker and...

static objects have a lower update frequency, so yes

fair drum Oct 31, 2021, 3:10 PM

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//Unit is in a vehicle when this fires
units HYP_survivors apply {
    private _pos = teleport_0 call BIS_fnc_randomPosTrigger;
    _pos set [2, 0];
    _x setPosATL _pos;
    _pos
};

interesting issue... so when fired only on the dedicated server, I get correct returns for _pos but the unit is not moved, it stays in vehicle. however, if I fire it locally, I get its intended effect. I get two different values for HYP_survivors:

[bis_o2_9798] - local
[B Alpha 1-1:1 (Hypoxic) REMOTE] - dedicated

not sure what I messed up.

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I think it has to do with the units being in a vehicle. If I take them out, then the dedicated execution starts working as intended

copper raven Oct 31, 2021, 3:40 PM

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fair drum ```sqf //Unit is in a vehicle when this fires units HYP_survivors apply { pr...

just for testing purposes, what if you remoteExec the setPosATL? (i know it doesn't make sense, just curious)

fair drum Oct 31, 2021, 3:43 PM

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copper raven just for testing purposes, what if you `remoteExec` the `setPosATL`? (i know it ...

remoteExec the command functions as intended.

its a problem between a remote unit being in a vehicle and any of setPos/ATL/ASL commands

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I swear this used to work fine before... maybe a bug?

copper raven Oct 31, 2021, 3:44 PM

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worth to add a note i guess on the wiki thonk

copper raven Oct 31, 2021, 3:44 PM

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fair drum I swear this used to work fine before... maybe a bug?

dunno, never tried it, so can't tell

fair drum Oct 31, 2021, 3:44 PM

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I'd probably verify with Lou or Dedmen first that its intended

copper raven Oct 31, 2021, 3:45 PM

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what about other commands?

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or have you tried it already?

fair drum Oct 31, 2021, 3:45 PM

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tried already

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same issue

copper raven Oct 31, 2021, 3:50 PM

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there are many other things that have global arg but don't necessarily produce the same result when executed locally, so i'm not suprised by this one

fair drum Oct 31, 2021, 3:51 PM

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I'll wait till Dedmen or Lou responds. If they don't respond today, I'll ping them during the work week. Until then, I guess I'm remoteExec the position function lol.

winter rose Oct 31, 2021, 3:54 PM

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noping

proven charm Oct 31, 2021, 4:11 PM

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Does anyone know where missionNamespace getVariable ["paramsArray", []] is created?

fair drum Oct 31, 2021, 4:26 PM

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proven charm Does anyone know where missionNamespace getVariable ["paramsArray", []] is creat...

you just created it if it was undefined before

copper raven Oct 31, 2021, 4:27 PM

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proven charm Does anyone know where missionNamespace getVariable ["paramsArray", []] is creat...

im guessing https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_initParams not at pc to confirm though

proven charm Oct 31, 2021, 4:47 PM

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copper raven im guessing https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_initParams not at pc to ...

tried that but it didn't create the array

proven charm Oct 31, 2021, 4:47 PM

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fair drum you just created it if it was undefined before

create how?

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the params code is creating it.... somewhere

winter rose Oct 31, 2021, 4:49 PM

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engine-side iirc

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why do you ask?

proven charm Oct 31, 2021, 4:49 PM

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winter rose why do you ask?

would like to get those parameter values while still in lobby

winter rose Oct 31, 2021, 4:50 PM

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and the value doesn't exist then?

proven charm Oct 31, 2021, 4:50 PM

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nope

winter rose Oct 31, 2021, 4:50 PM

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have you tried perhaps BIS_fnc_getParamValue?
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_getParamValue

proven charm Oct 31, 2021, 4:51 PM

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yes its undefined

winter rose Oct 31, 2021, 4:51 PM

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then no luck

fair drum Oct 31, 2021, 4:52 PM

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proven charm would like to get those parameter values while still in lobby

if you have your .hpp file that has your params in it, you can use missionConfigFile and go directly to your user defined array of values

winter rose Oct 31, 2021, 4:52 PM

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fair drum if you have your .hpp file that has your params in it, you can use missionConfig...

I believe he wants to know which option has been selected

copper raven Oct 31, 2021, 4:53 PM

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winter rose engine-side iirc

seems like it yeah

proven charm Oct 31, 2021, 4:53 PM

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exactly

fair drum Oct 31, 2021, 4:53 PM

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yeah that's a no go then i think.

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what are you thinking of doing?

proven charm Oct 31, 2021, 4:53 PM

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wanted some load-game stuff in lobby...

winter rose Oct 31, 2021, 4:54 PM

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lobbying is bad, mmkay?

proven charm Oct 31, 2021, 4:55 PM

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check if the game was saved with the same mod as selected in params

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(custom save mechanism)

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well the values exist in the params GUI, maybe fetch them from there if possible

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no Idea how to do that though

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😄

winter rose Oct 31, 2021, 5:02 PM

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https://tenor.com/view/good-luck-taken-liam-neeson-gif-4543192

Tenor

good luck

▶ Play video

dreamy kestrel Oct 31, 2021, 6:48 PM

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Q: I have some east groups set on patrolling waypoints. they start off well enough.
they start off patrolling the perimeter, I have some 'rings' and coordinates calculated.
they are patrolling a downed heli, I have civilian pilots disarmed and surrendered.
then I in Zeus I heard the patrols engage something, and immediately all of them converged on the wreck site.
any ideas what that might be and how I can keep them patrolling?

dreamy kestrel Oct 31, 2021, 6:49 PM

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dreamy kestrel Q: I have some `east` groups set on patrolling waypoints. they start off well en...

apparently the majority of the units guns trained on the surrendered pilots.

winter rose Oct 31, 2021, 6:52 PM

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setCaptive should be used locally…

dreamy kestrel Oct 31, 2021, 6:58 PM

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'locally'? like on server?

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which btw yes part of the surrendered procedure does include that. pending clarification.

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are they perhaps breaking their waypoints for side relation reasons? I'm not sure...

bitter jewel Oct 31, 2021, 7:02 PM

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dreamy kestrel 'locally'? like on server?

you need to find out which machine the unit is local to and run that_unit setCaptive status on that machine

spark sun Oct 31, 2021, 7:04 PM

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bitter jewel you need to find out which machine the unit is local to and run `that_unit setCa...

remoteExecCall support object as target so it should not be really hard

dreamy kestrel Oct 31, 2021, 7:04 PM

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right, as in the server.

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these are all AI units, patrolling, as are the pilots.

fleet stirrup Oct 31, 2021, 7:10 PM

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dreamy kestrel 'locally'? like on server?

I would recommend looking at these links, they helped me when I was learning how to safely script for a MP environment
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Multiplayer_Scripting#Locality
http://killzonekid.com/arma-scripting-tutorials-locality/

dreamy kestrel Oct 31, 2021, 7:11 PM

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it's not a locality issue. I am running a self hosted in dev cycle anyway.

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i.e. client and server are both machine 2. Verified:

_crew = kplib_seares_singleton getvariable ['kplib_seares_crew', []];
_crew apply { captive _x; };
// [true, true]

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why are the AI training their weapons on the civilian captives?

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they break their waypoint cycle. that is the issue.

bitter jewel Oct 31, 2021, 7:14 PM

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by training do you mean firing?

dreamy kestrel Oct 31, 2021, 7:14 PM

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no, trained is trained

winter rose Oct 31, 2021, 7:14 PM

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mods?

fleet stirrup Oct 31, 2021, 7:14 PM

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What do you believe _crew apply { captive _x; }; does?

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Though it is showing that the two of them are captive

dreamy kestrel Oct 31, 2021, 7:15 PM

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the question on the table is whether the crew are truly captives, so yes, verified, they are

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however I do not see how that is relevant to them breaking their waypoints

winter rose Oct 31, 2021, 7:17 PM

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try vanilla repro

bitter jewel Oct 31, 2021, 7:18 PM

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i have had infantry ai groups break waypoints by going into fleeing state

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but it doesnt sound like they are getting overwhelmed in your case

dreamy kestrel Oct 31, 2021, 7:19 PM

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winter rose mods?

it's a good question. mostly vanilla, nothing I think that would effect waypoints, instructions, etc, AFAIK.
i.e. CBA, Intercept, CBAStatemachineView, KPRanks, Arma Script Profiler, Personal Arsenal, Enhanced Movement, Advanced Urban Rappelling, Advanced Towing, Advanced Sling Load, DUI Squad Radar, 3den Enhanced

winter rose Oct 31, 2021, 7:20 PM

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mostly vanilla
it's a boolean, not a float 😄

dreamy kestrel Oct 31, 2021, 7:21 PM

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winter rose > mostly vanilla it's a boolean, not a float 😄

the curve is approaching zero, AFAIK; if there is anything suspicious there, please educate me. lol

dreamy kestrel Oct 31, 2021, 7:21 PM

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bitter jewel but it doesnt sound like they are getting overwhelmed in your case

right, correct. no the dynamic in this case is I have east units patrolling, of effectively civilian created units in surrendered captives.

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which to me seems like possibly side relations.

little raptor Oct 31, 2021, 7:22 PM

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dreamy kestrel right, correct. no the dynamic in this case is I have `east` units patrolling, o...

how did you create those "civilians"?

winter rose Oct 31, 2021, 7:22 PM

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dreamy kestrel the curve is approaching zero, AFAIK; if there is anything suspicious there, ple...

I don't know nor do I keep track of mods and their effect;

1/ you didn't try vanilla
2/ you didn't show us how they are made captive

so it could be anything really

dreamy kestrel Oct 31, 2021, 7:24 PM

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setting captive:

if (!captive _unit) then {
    _unit setCaptive true;
};

dreamy kestrel Oct 31, 2021, 7:26 PM

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little raptor how did you create those "civilians"?

as far as creating the civilians:

_grpTemp createUnit [_className, _spawnPos, [], 10, _special];

The temp group is civilian, but we join the unit to a given _grp which is also civilian.

little raptor Oct 31, 2021, 7:26 PM

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what is classname?

dreamy kestrel Oct 31, 2021, 7:29 PM

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classes are ["B_helicrew_F","B_Helipilot_F"], however, it is not about the class of the unit, but the SIDE of the group, which is civilian AFAIK.

little raptor Oct 31, 2021, 7:30 PM

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dreamy kestrel classes are `["B_helicrew_F","B_Helipilot_F"]`, however, it is not about the cla...

try a civilian class name

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such as C_Man_1

dreamy kestrel Oct 31, 2021, 7:31 PM

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both side _unit and side group _unit report [CIV, CIV]

little raptor Oct 31, 2021, 7:31 PM

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it doesn't matter

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do what I said

dreamy kestrel Oct 31, 2021, 7:31 PM

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why? what is your hypothesis?

little raptor Oct 31, 2021, 7:32 PM

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it's not a hypothesis. I've noticed that when you create units that are not on the same side as their group they get buggy

dreamy kestrel Oct 31, 2021, 7:33 PM

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that does not explain why the east units and groups are breaking waypoints and training on the civ pilots, though.

little raptor Oct 31, 2021, 7:33 PM

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just try meowsweats

bitter jewel Oct 31, 2021, 7:34 PM

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they might be two separate problems

little raptor Oct 31, 2021, 7:34 PM

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that does not explain
it does explain

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what did I just say?

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they get a buggy side

dreamy kestrel Oct 31, 2021, 7:38 PM

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bitter jewel they might be two separate problems

it could be, but the pilots IMO are not in question. they surrender and they are captive.
it is the east units that are misbehaving, breaking waypoints.
which to me feels like possibly side relations (?).

winter rose Oct 31, 2021, 7:52 PM

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okay, go your way

low sierra Oct 31, 2021, 11:37 PM

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About setFeatureType: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setFeatureType
First i do thatsqf {_x setFeatureType 0;} forEach nearestObjects [_centerMap,["All"],_mapSize,true];them i do that sqf _obj_001 setFeatureType 2; _obj_002 setFeatureType 2; _obj_003 setFeatureType 2; _obj_004 setFeatureType 2; (...) _obj_176 setFeatureType 2;after doing that in 167 buildings i start to get false returned by the function. I'ts not supposed to be 500 buildings?

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Can anyone help please?

little raptor Oct 31, 2021, 11:47 PM

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low sierra **About setFeatureType:** https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setFeatureType Fir...

Buildings are dynamic thonk
So should be 200

low sierra Oct 31, 2021, 11:50 PM

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@little raptor Thanks for your answer. I also use Feature Type 2 on AI and vehicles, this can explain the 167 limit. Buildings are dynamic? What are the "500 map/static objects"?

little raptor Oct 31, 2021, 11:51 PM

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I think by static objects it means objects that have no animations at all. Like a rock

low sierra Oct 31, 2021, 11:52 PM

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Strange, because most of the buildings i'm setting feature 2 are simple objects.

little raptor Oct 31, 2021, 11:52 PM

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Simple objects can have animations

low sierra Oct 31, 2021, 11:52 PM

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Ah, ok.

little raptor Oct 31, 2021, 11:52 PM

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Do your buildings have anims?

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i.e doors?

low sierra Oct 31, 2021, 11:53 PM

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There are a LOT of piers, and they have ladders, but those ladders don't work since the piers are simple objects.

little raptor Oct 31, 2021, 11:53 PM

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thonk

low sierra Oct 31, 2021, 11:54 PM

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When those piers are created as normal objects the ladders works.

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But as simple objects the ladders don't work.

little raptor Oct 31, 2021, 11:54 PM

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yeah I know I'm still not sure what wiki means by static objects

low sierra Oct 31, 2021, 11:55 PM

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May be the engine thinks those piers are dynamic because they have a ladders, even if not working.

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They are simple objects, not super simple objects.

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They have classname.

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I will try to make them super simple.

little raptor Oct 31, 2021, 11:58 PM

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low sierra **About setFeatureType:** https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setFeatureType Fir...

btw I hope you're not actually writing 500 lines of code like this meowsweats

low sierra Oct 31, 2021, 11:59 PM

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No

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It's just to exemplify

little raptor Nov 1, 2021, 12:00 AM

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ok good then 😅

low sierra Nov 1, 2021, 12:16 AM

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I made all 293 piers super simple objects (no config/classname), and tried to set feature to 2 on all of them. It returned true on just 175 of then. Those "true" piers became visible on screen above viewObject distance.

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On this last test I tried to set feature to 2 a second time, it returned true for all 293 piers... but no additional piers became visible above viewObject distance.
¯_(ツ)_/¯

wide jacinth Nov 1, 2021, 12:47 AM

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I’ve been curious, for that I haven’t ſeen anything like it : Is a ſcript that deletes player-placed mines upon that player’s death poſſible and feaſible ?

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 1:42 AM

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little raptor yeah I know I'm still not sure what wiki means by static objects

I believe "map objects" = pre-baked buildings, and "dynamic" = anything else

dreamy kestrel Nov 1, 2021, 4:00 AM

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little raptor it's not a hypothesis. I've noticed that when you create units that are not on t...

buggy does not tell me much. that's like the floating point curve, approaching zero but not quite.
maybe there is a better waypoint instruction I can tell the east units than 'move' and in a cycle.

fair drum Nov 1, 2021, 4:09 AM

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wide jacinth I’ve been curious, for that I haven’t ſeen anything like it : Is a ſcript that d...

yes absolutely

wide jacinth Nov 1, 2021, 4:09 AM

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Oh, huh. I wonder why it appears that no one has done that before, then.

dreamy kestrel Nov 1, 2021, 4:11 AM

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dreamy kestrel buggy does not tell me much. that's like the floating point curve, approaching z...

actually, the clue then is maybe the pilots go in east side as well, even though technically they are 'surrendered'. that would not be the worst thing if it side steps the behavior.

night sundial Nov 1, 2021, 5:07 AM

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where can i find the important variables stored in the missionnamespace such as BIS_fnc_getRespawnInventories_list ?

odd ridge Nov 1, 2021, 5:26 AM

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Anyway to make helicopters crash without losing everyone

leaden haven Nov 1, 2021, 6:49 AM

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low sierra I will try to make them super simple.

Use this.

[this,true] call BIS_fnc_replaceWithSimpleObject;

tidal marten Nov 1, 2021, 7:13 AM

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I'm attempting to add weapons to a tank. But it just adds it to the main gun.

    _this addMagazineTurret ["Laserbatteries",[0]];```
Is there a way I can add weapons to the driver and commander individually?

tidal marten Nov 1, 2021, 7:34 AM

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assignedVehicleRole player;
Ah this lets me find out. Never mind.

little raptor Nov 1, 2021, 8:34 AM

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tidal marten I'm attempting to add weapons to a tank. But it just adds it to the main gun. ``...

use the correct turret index instead of [0]

little raptor Nov 1, 2021, 8:34 AM

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odd ridge Anyway to make helicopters crash without losing everyone

you can try handleDamage event handler

little raptor Nov 1, 2021, 8:35 AM

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night sundial where can i find the important variables stored in the missionnamespace such as ...

allVariables missionNamespace?

little raptor Nov 1, 2021, 8:36 AM

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wide jacinth Oh, huh. I wonder why it appears that no one has done that before, then.

maybe they didn't feel the need to? or maybe they just didn't want to share thonk

wide jacinth Nov 1, 2021, 8:37 AM

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I gueſs ſo. If I figure out how to do that, I’ll poſt it here for everyone.

little raptor Nov 1, 2021, 8:39 AM

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wide jacinth I gueſs ſo. If I figure out how to do that, I’ll poſt it here for everyone.

it's not that difficult. I think you can use a FiredMan event handler to know when a player places a mine and save it as a variable in player's var space (using setVariable), and then use a Killed or MPKilled event handler to delete them.

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altho what I said probably won't work with mines placed using ACE interaction menu or something

worldly dirge Nov 1, 2021, 8:41 AM

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Hello

wide jacinth Nov 1, 2021, 8:41 AM

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I uſe ACE and haven’t done anything with the vanilla, but thank you for the direction ! That’s helpful to know.

little raptor Nov 1, 2021, 8:41 AM

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it was just a guess tho. I don't know how ACE places them

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and if it doesn't, I think ACE does have event handlers of its own for its interaction menu

wide jacinth Nov 1, 2021, 8:42 AM

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I’ll look into it~

crude vigil Nov 1, 2021, 8:58 AM

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little raptor it's not that difficult. I think you can use a `FiredMan` event handler to know ...

@wide jacinth You might as well remove fired EH need from that.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getAllOwnedMines (Assuming this returns explosives as well ofc)

wide jacinth Nov 1, 2021, 9:00 AM

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Oh, well that’s neat. Yeah. I find in deathmatch/team-deathmatch ſtyle games, you probably don’t want mines juſt ſitting there after you die, otherwiſe you’ll juſt end up with mines forever, which is clearly not a good thing.

night sundial Nov 1, 2021, 9:04 AM

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little raptor `allVariables missionNamespace`?

i meant maybe a wiki page where it shows the use of all those variables

little raptor Nov 1, 2021, 9:06 AM

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night sundial i meant maybe a wiki page where it shows the use of all those variables

they're mostly used by modules and stuff

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and no there's no such wiki page

quaint oyster Nov 1, 2021, 9:48 AM

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Anyone able to help me with something? I've got a script that's main function is to execute an eventhandler on a vehicle when a player enters it (it has things to stop spam as well), and stop impact damage from getting absorbed, but every other kind of damage can cuck it as normal. That stuff works, but the problem i'm facing is, helicopters don't care whatsoever about any of this, but otherwise it works great on land vehicles. It seems as if the getinman is not the problem, but perhaps the handledamage is my guess.

Anyone got any ideas what I could do to make it work on all vehicle types since helicopters are being stubborn?

player addEventHandler ["GetInMan",{ 
params ["_unit", "_role", "_vehicle", "_turret"]; 
 
//if (driver _vehicle != _unit) exitwith {}; 
if (_vehicle getVariable ["alreadyprotectedunderscripts",0] isEqualTo 0) then {//variable check to stop spam maybe 
_vehicle setVariable ["alreadyprotectedunderscripts",1,true]; 
_vehicle addEventHandler ["HandleDamage", { 
params ["_unit", "_selection", "_damage", "_source", "_projectile", "_hitIndex", "_instigator", "_hitPoint"]; 
if ( _projectile == "") then { 
    if (_selection isEqualTo "") then {damage _unit} else {_unit getHit _selection}; 
}; 
}]; 
}; 
}]; 
 
 
player addEventHandler ["GetOutMan",{ 
params ["_unit", "_role", "_vehicle", "_turret"]; 
if (count crew _vehicle isequalto 0) then { 
_vehicle removeAllEventHandlers "HandleDamage"; 
_vehicle setVariable ["alreadyprotectedunderscripts",0,true]; 
}; 
}];

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 9:57 AM

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quaint oyster Anyone able to help me with something? I've got a script that's main function is...

ever heard of… indentation?

little raptor Nov 1, 2021, 9:57 AM

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quaint oyster Anyone able to help me with something? I've got a script that's main function is...

removeAllEventHandlers
don't do that

quaint oyster Nov 1, 2021, 9:58 AM

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winter rose ever heard of… _indentation?_

tried to give as much info as possible to avoid questions

little raptor Nov 1, 2021, 9:58 AM

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helicopters don't care
helicopter damage system is a bit different

little raptor Nov 1, 2021, 9:59 AM

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quaint oyster tried to give as much info as possible to avoid questions

do you even know what indentation means? meowsweats

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 9:59 AM

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quaint oyster tried to give as much info as possible to avoid questions

indentation is the fact of tabbing your code to the right - not splitting your code

quaint oyster Nov 1, 2021, 9:59 AM

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thought you meant my grammar facepalm

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 9:59 AM

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e.gsqf player addEventHandler ["GetOutMan", { params ["_unit", "_role", "_vehicle", "_turret"]; if (count crew _vehicle isequalto 0) then { _vehicle removeAllEventHandlers "HandleDamage"; _vehicle setVariable ["alreadyprotectedunderscripts",0,true]; }; }];

crude vigil Nov 1, 2021, 9:59 AM

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quaint oyster thought you meant my grammar facepalm

well yeah, the grammar in ur code it is, you can say.

quaint oyster Nov 1, 2021, 10:00 AM

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i always end up removing the tabs somehow i read it better on a new line 😦

crude vigil Nov 1, 2021, 10:00 AM

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only villains do that.

little raptor Nov 1, 2021, 10:01 AM

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quaint oyster i always end up removing the tabs somehow i read it better on a new line 😦

really? line 7. is that in a bracket or not? thonk

quaint oyster Nov 1, 2021, 10:02 AM

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My buddy suggested systemchat _projectile to spot the damage types, i see one called "HelicopterExploSmall" and "FuelExplosion", "HelicopterExploBig", could that be the culprits?

little raptor Nov 1, 2021, 10:02 AM

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quaint oyster My buddy suggested systemchat _projectile to spot the damage types, i see one ca...

well yeah

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if ( _projectile == "") then {
you only "stop the damage" if _projectile is ""

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but iirc helicopter damage system doesn't go through the normal handleDamage event all the time

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so you can't fully stop helis from taking damage

quaint oyster Nov 1, 2021, 10:05 AM

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Gonna give this a swing in the if statement

(_projectile == "") || (_projectile == "HelicopterExploSmall") ||  (_projectile == "FuelExplosion") ||  (_projectile == "HelicopterExploBig")

little raptor Nov 1, 2021, 10:08 AM

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quaint oyster Gonna give this a swing in the if statement ```sqf (_projectile == "") || (_pro...

_projectile in ["", "HelicopterExploSmall", ...]
```😋

quaint oyster Nov 1, 2021, 10:13 AM

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giving it all a whirl when the game wants to comply with me lol

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its still registering "FuelExplosion" as a source of damage sadly

quaint oyster Nov 1, 2021, 10:18 AM

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little raptor but iirc helicopter damage system doesn't go through the normal handleDamage eve...

hope this ain't the case 😦

proven charm Nov 1, 2021, 10:23 AM

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I'm working on a lobby mod and wanted to ask if it's possible to send variable to server from the admin/client somehow at mission start?

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 10:24 AM

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proven charm I'm working on a lobby mod and wanted to ask if it's possible to send variable t...

remoteExec? setVariable?

proven charm Nov 1, 2021, 10:25 AM

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winter rose `remoteExec`? `setVariable`?

does remoteExec work while still in lobby?

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 10:25 AM

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most likely, perhaps

try the usual ways; if they do not work, there are no unusual ways

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unless maybe using UI through the mod

proven charm Nov 1, 2021, 10:26 AM

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ok thx will try

quaint oyster Nov 1, 2021, 10:26 AM

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proven charm I'm working on a lobby mod and wanted to ask if it's possible to send variable t...

do you mean like set a variable on a player when you start the game and make the server recognize it?

If so I had issues and my issue was setvariables third element..

this setvariable ["variablename",value,true];

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 10:30 AM

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see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setVariable indeed

proven charm Nov 1, 2021, 10:33 AM

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I want admin to be able to send variable to server in lobby

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 10:35 AM

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setVariable it is then

proven charm Nov 1, 2021, 10:36 AM

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winter rose `setVariable` it is then

to which object?

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 10:39 AM

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wherever you want to read it

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it can be a namespace too

proven charm Nov 1, 2021, 10:40 AM

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hmm

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 10:41 AM

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missionNamespace setVariable ["GC8_MyAdminValue", 42, 2]; // sends to the server only - other machines don't know about it

proven charm Nov 1, 2021, 10:45 AM

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cool will see if I get that to work 🙂

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Didn't get that to work, I think the server is not ready in lobby to receive the variable

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tried: ```
missionNamespace setVariable ["adminVarTest", true, true];

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in lobby

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in initServer.sqf ```
diag_log format [">>> adminVarTest >>> %1 ", missionNamespace getVariable ["adminVarTest", false] ];

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which prints false

quaint oyster Nov 1, 2021, 10:53 AM

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missionNamespace getVariable ["adminVarTest", 0]```
maybe

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 10:54 AM

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proven charm in initServer.sqf ``` diag_log format [">>> adminVarTest >>> %1 ", missionNames...

the server inits before anything else; if you check the variable before any client set it, it won't exist

proven charm Nov 1, 2021, 10:54 AM

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quaint oyster ```sqf missionNamespace getVariable ["adminVarTest", 0]``` maybe

shouldn't matter

little raptor Nov 1, 2021, 10:55 AM

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proven charm in initServer.sqf ``` diag_log format [">>> adminVarTest >>> %1 ", missionNames...

better check that in a loop

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 10:55 AM

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initServer.sqf

missionNamespace setVariable ["GC8_testVar", 0];
sleep 1; // wait until mission starts
[str GC8_testVar] remoteExec ["systemChat"];

initPlayerLocal.sqf

missionNamespace setVariable ["GC8_testVar", 42, 2];

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this way:

server inits the var to 0
client connects, sets the var to 42 server-side
game starts
server sends the value to everyone

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@proven charm

proven charm Nov 1, 2021, 10:57 AM

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yea I was trying to send the var to server from lobby (before game start) which probably doesn't work

proven charm Nov 1, 2021, 10:58 AM

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little raptor better check that in a loop

keeps looping false...

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 10:58 AM

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you tried to diag_log it before the game started and before a client joined I believe

proven charm Nov 1, 2021, 10:58 AM

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yea

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think I got it working but server needs to wait for the admin/client to send the var before proceeding

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 11:06 AM

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now that's another story; what if you never have an admin, the game should never start?

proven charm Nov 1, 2021, 11:06 AM

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winter rose now that's another story; what if you never have an admin, the game should never...

exactly my next question 🙂

quaint oyster Nov 1, 2021, 11:07 AM

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are you trying to see if a player is an admin?

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 11:07 AM

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proven charm exactly my next question 🙂

that is a design question… which lies on your side 😉

proven charm Nov 1, 2021, 11:07 AM

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quaint oyster are you trying to see if a player is an admin?

not yet.. but at some point need to do that too

proven charm Nov 1, 2021, 11:07 AM

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winter rose that is a *design* question… which lies on *your* side 😉

ok 🙂

quaint oyster Nov 1, 2021, 11:08 AM

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is the goal to see if the player is one though? or am i not following right?

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i can show you how i make players admin on mine if you want

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then that player gets specific rights over others that others do not

proven charm Nov 1, 2021, 11:08 AM

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quaint oyster is the goal to see if the player is one though? or am i not following right?

goal is to allow admin set some startup settings

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from lobby...

quaint oyster Nov 1, 2021, 11:08 AM

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ahh yeah i got nothing for that then

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pre-game stuff ain't my forte

proven charm Nov 1, 2021, 11:10 AM

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np

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btw how do you check if the mission is already running?

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_didJIP?

little raptor Nov 1, 2021, 11:13 AM

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proven charm btw how do you check if the mission is already running?

findDisplay 46

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I think thonk

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 11:13 AM

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proven charm goal is to allow admin set some startup settings

why not Mission Settings?

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see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Mission_Parameters @proven charm

Mission Parameters

proven charm Nov 1, 2021, 11:15 AM

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winter rose why not Mission Settings?

that's what I use. But I wanted to modify the lobby so that you can set some settings by a button click

proven charm Nov 1, 2021, 11:16 AM

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little raptor findDisplay 46

ok.. hope that works

stray flame Nov 1, 2021, 12:17 PM

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Heya, I wanted to know what way one would make triggers dormant until another trigger is activated?

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I want a trigger that activates when a unit isnt inside of an area but i want it to be dormant until a sustain point

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So that it dosent activate at the start of the mission

willow hound Nov 1, 2021, 12:27 PM

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Use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/triggerActivated in the condition.

stray flame Nov 1, 2021, 12:30 PM

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Also

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how do I set a trigger's owner to be a group but only the members who are actually on a server

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so that "all members" dosent include members who arent there/ player slots that arent ocupied

low sierra Nov 1, 2021, 1:12 PM

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@little raptor @winter rose @leaden haven thanks for the help. Indeed, if i don't use setFeatureType 2 on AI and vehicles i can use it exactily in 200 of the buildings i created. So buildings are Dynamic. Buildings AI and Vehicles all share the same 200. Some objects you place on map already comes with setFeatureType 2, and they will count as part of the 200 ones. I'm not sure if fixed buildings of the map with setFeatureType 2 also count as the 200 ones. **I wish we can have more than 200 😅 **. Sorry for the long text.

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 1:14 PM

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low sierra <@!360154905148653568> <@!137855151120711680> <@!403847946057154560> thanks for ...

So buildings are Dynamic.
are these buildings created with scripting commands?

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after re-reading your text, I believe you say so yes

low sierra Nov 1, 2021, 1:14 PM

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Yes.

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They are created by script.

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 1:15 PM

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yes I believe terrain objects can go up to 500, as the wiki page says

low sierra Nov 1, 2021, 1:15 PM

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Yes.

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I'm trying to make player bases visible above viewObjectDistance. All objects was placed by players.

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 1:16 PM

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what you could do is regularly change which item is setFeatured or not; it would imply some framework but you could do this

low sierra Nov 1, 2021, 1:16 PM

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Yes, i did.

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But some bases have more than 1000 objects.

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I'm using feature 2 only on the big ones.

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sizeOf > 45 meters

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Only piers count as 293 in one base.

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They have 56 meters of sizeOf.

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 1:18 PM

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yeah so that's a no-go 😉

low sierra Nov 1, 2021, 1:19 PM

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If the limit was 500... but 200 meowsweats

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 1:20 PM

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I wonder why it was set to these (low) limits… fear of MP abuse, engine stress, other?

low sierra Nov 1, 2021, 1:21 PM

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engine stress

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because you get a performance message on RPT if you try to go over 200

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 1:21 PM

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~~Dedmen, fix this!~~

low sierra Nov 1, 2021, 1:21 PM

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blobcloseenjoy

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I believe i was not supposed to "Feature" a entire base 😬

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 1:23 PM

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yeah, I think it is "in the idea" more about having landmarks or "always visible target vehicle" for example than to display an entire city/base 2km away ^^

low sierra Nov 1, 2021, 1:24 PM

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👍

low sierra Nov 1, 2021, 1:24 PM

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low sierra I believe i was not supposed to "Feature" a entire base 😬

Only if this base was... a single object.

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 1:24 PM

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now you know what to do

low sierra Nov 1, 2021, 1:25 PM

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lol

winter rose Nov 1, 2021, 1:25 PM

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one mod of one big base object 😄