#arma3_scripting | ARMA | Page 737

wind cairn Dec 25, 2021, 12:59 PM

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ok

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 12:59 PM

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an event handler is executed somewhere else

south viper Dec 25, 2021, 1:00 PM

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hi i have a problem with "playsound" without the gas mask the sound start again. so the problem (i think) it's the execution of the sound (with cba_fnc_waitandexecute)

player addEventHandler ["InventoryClosed", 
{
    if ("G_AirPurifyingRespirator_01_F" isEqualTo (goggles player)) then 
    {
        
        if (!(gas_mask_effect_sound_playing)) then 
        {
            no_gas_mask = false;
            call BIS_fnc_VRFadeIn;
            gas_mask_sound_put_on = playSound "gas_mask_put_on";
            "RscCompass" cutrsc ["RscCompass","plain"]; // Show digital compass
            "gas_mask" cutRsc ["RscCBRN_APR", "PLAIN", -1, false]; //Overlay on
            _function = 
            { 

                gas_mask_effect_sound = playSound "gas_mask_effect";
                [_this, _this, 19] call CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute;
            };

            [_function, _function, 20] call CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute;

            //gas_mask_effect_sound_playing = true;

            if ((backpack player) == "B_CombinationUnitRespirator_01_F") then 
            {
                (backpackContainer player) setObjectTexture [2, "a3\supplies_f_enoch\bags\data\b_cur_01_co.paa"]; // Show hose segment
            };
        };
    } else 
    {
        no_gas_mask = true;
        deleteVehicle gas_mask_effect_sound;
        //gas_mask_effect_sound_playing = false;
        "RscCompass" cuttext ["","plain"]; // Hide digital compass
        "gas_mask" cutText ["", "PLAIN"]; //Overlay off
        if ((backpack player) == "B_CombinationUnitRespirator_01_F") then 
        {
            (backpackContainer player) setObjectTexture [1, ""]; // Hide hose segment
        };
    };
}];

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 1:00 PM

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south viper hi i have a problem with "playsound" without the gas mask the sound start again....

!code

wicked roostBOT Dec 25, 2021, 1:00 PM

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

// your code here
hint "good!";

south viper Dec 25, 2021, 1:00 PM

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woah

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player addEventHandler ["InventoryClosed", 
{
    if ("G_AirPurifyingRespirator_01_F" isEqualTo (goggles player)) then 
    {
        
        if (!(gas_mask_effect_sound_playing)) then 
        {
            no_gas_mask = false;
            call BIS_fnc_VRFadeIn;
            gas_mask_sound_put_on = playSound "gas_mask_put_on";
            "RscCompass" cutrsc ["RscCompass","plain"]; // Show digital compass
            "gas_mask" cutRsc ["RscCBRN_APR", "PLAIN", -1, false]; //Overlay on
            _function = 
            { 

                gas_mask_effect_sound = playSound "gas_mask_effect";
                [_this, _this, 19] call CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute;
            };

            [_function, _function, 20] call CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute;

            //gas_mask_effect_sound_playing = true;

            if ((backpack player) == "B_CombinationUnitRespirator_01_F") then 
            {
                (backpackContainer player) setObjectTexture [2, "a3\supplies_f_enoch\bags\data\b_cur_01_co.paa"]; // Show hose segment
            };
        };
    } else 
    {
        no_gas_mask = true;
        deleteVehicle gas_mask_effect_sound;
        //gas_mask_effect_sound_playing = false;
        "RscCompass" cuttext ["","plain"]; // Hide digital compass
        "gas_mask" cutText ["", "PLAIN"]; //Overlay off
        if ((backpack player) == "B_CombinationUnitRespirator_01_F") then 
        {
            (backpackContainer player) setObjectTexture [1, ""]; // Hide hose segment
        };
    };
}];

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beautiful ! thanks

quasi condor Dec 25, 2021, 1:02 PM

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so.. you can't solve this?

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 1:03 PM

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south viper ```sqf player addEventHandler ["InventoryClosed", { if ("G_AirPurifyingRes...

_function =
{

            gas_mask_effect_sound = playSound "gas_mask_effect";
            [_this, _this, 19] call CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute;
        };

        [_function, _function, 20] call CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute;

this keeps looping and never stops

south viper Dec 25, 2021, 1:03 PM

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how can i fix it

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 1:04 PM

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quasi condor so.. you can't solve this?

no

quasi condor Dec 25, 2021, 1:04 PM

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bruh

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I have nitro

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nitro_ad

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goodbye spam

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whatever

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what should i do...

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 1:06 PM

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south viper how can i fix it

check your variable "no_gas_mask" or something

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

south viper Dec 25, 2021, 1:06 PM

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with CBA_fnc_waitUntilAndExecute ?

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 1:07 PM

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in CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute before looping again.

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but didn't it have a condition already? thonk

south viper Dec 25, 2021, 1:07 PM

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oh in the _function

quasi condor Dec 25, 2021, 1:07 PM

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i think init.sqf is calling TAAG_fnc_startMission before description defines that function

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 1:07 PM

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quasi condor i think init.sqf is calling `TAAG_fnc_startMission` before description defines t...

no. functions are initialized before everything else

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if you use CfgFunctions that is

quasi condor Dec 25, 2021, 1:09 PM

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then

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it must be bug

south viper Dec 25, 2021, 1:10 PM

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working 😉

player addEventHandler ["InventoryClosed", 
{
    if ("G_AirPurifyingRespirator_01_F" isEqualTo (goggles player)) then 
    {
        
        if (!(gas_mask_effect_sound_playing)) then 
        {
            no_gas_mask = false;
            call BIS_fnc_VRFadeIn;
            gas_mask_sound_put_on = playSound "gas_mask_put_on";
            "RscCompass" cutrsc ["RscCompass","plain"]; // Show digital compass
            "gas_mask" cutRsc ["RscCBRN_APR", "PLAIN", -1, false]; //Overlay on
            gas_mask_effect_sound_playing = true;
            _function = 
            { 
                if (gas_mask_effect_sound_playing) then 
                {
                    gas_mask_effect_sound = playSound "gas_mask_effect";
                    [_this, _this, 19] call CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute;
                };
            };

            [_function, _function, 20] call CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute;

            
            if ((backpack player) == "B_CombinationUnitRespirator_01_F") then 
            {
                (backpackContainer player) setObjectTexture [2, "a3\supplies_f_enoch\bags\data\b_cur_01_co.paa"]; // Show hose segment
            };
        };
    } else 
    {
        no_gas_mask = true;
        deleteVehicle gas_mask_effect_sound;
        gas_mask_effect_sound_playing = false;
        "RscCompass" cuttext ["","plain"]; // Hide digital compass
        "gas_mask" cutText ["", "PLAIN"]; //Overlay off
        if ((backpack player) == "B_CombinationUnitRespirator_01_F") then 
        {
            (backpackContainer player) setObjectTexture [1, ""]; // Hide hose segment
        };
    };
}];

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 1:11 PM

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quasi condor it must be bug

not a game bug, that's for sure

quasi condor Dec 25, 2021, 1:15 PM

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"Functions\startMission.sqf" call BIS_fnc_execVM; will this work

cyan dust Dec 25, 2021, 1:15 PM

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=_= Good day, I'm trying to pack and run server side mod, but my init scripts never fire and I don't get it why. I do have config.cpp with

class CfgFunctions {
    class SOMETAG{
        class initServerMod{
            file = "initServerScripts.sqf";
            preInit = 1;
        };
    };
};

And as I understand, it must be called automatically on mission start, but that just never happens and I do not see any error messages in log files, it just.. not working. Any helb please?

quasi condor Dec 25, 2021, 1:18 PM

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wait

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omg

quasi condor Dec 25, 2021, 1:18 PM

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quasi condor `"Functions\startMission.sqf" call BIS_fnc_execVM;` will this work

it worked

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 1:19 PM

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quasi condor `"Functions\startMission.sqf" call BIS_fnc_execVM;` will this work

wtf? just use execVM

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also if that worked then you can try spawning it

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[] spawn TAA_Fnc_blabla

quasi condor Dec 25, 2021, 1:20 PM

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ok

wary python Dec 25, 2021, 1:20 PM

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If i add an EH to a playable unit in an MP mission, does it still work if that player respawns or would that be a new unit with no EH on it?

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 1:21 PM

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cyan dust =_= Good day, I'm trying to pack and run server side mod, but my init scripts ne...

how do you know it never fires?

cyan dust Dec 25, 2021, 1:21 PM

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little raptor how do you know it never fires?

Added debug 'diag_log' at the very beginning

quasi condor Dec 25, 2021, 1:22 PM

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Is there an event that detects the end of task?

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 1:22 PM

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cyan dust Added debug 'diag_log' at the very beginning

does it even work if you call it manually?

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 1:23 PM

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quasi condor Is there an event that detects the end of task?

why would you need an EH for a task?

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aren't you the one who controls the task?

cyan dust Dec 25, 2021, 1:23 PM

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little raptor does it even work if you call it manually?

Mmmm you mean does the sqf content working as it should? Yeah, when inside the main project - it does. (called from initServer.sqf)

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 1:24 PM

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cyan dust =_= Good day, I'm trying to pack and run server side mod, but my init scripts ne...

this is missing the category

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it's not a function

cyan dust Dec 25, 2021, 1:24 PM

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Pardon? I don't quite get it

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 1:25 PM

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read the wiki

cyan dust Dec 25, 2021, 1:25 PM

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I did =_= ok, guess I'm missing something, thanks

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 1:25 PM

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and here's an example

quasi condor Dec 25, 2021, 1:25 PM

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little raptor aren't you the one who controls the task?

i want to delete task when its state become "FAILED" or "SUCCEEDED"

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 1:27 PM

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quasi condor i want to delete task when its state become "FAILED" or "SUCCEEDED"

you're the one who controls it. you don't need event handler for it

quasi condor Dec 25, 2021, 1:27 PM

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but i don't know how to control it

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 1:27 PM

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but anyway I don't think it has one

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 1:27 PM

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quasi condor but i don't know how to control it

wut?

[_HVTobj getVariable "asdfTask", "FAILED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;

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you're doing it

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it's not magically "failed"

quasi condor Dec 25, 2021, 1:28 PM

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uh

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so

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i wanna make

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if every task are "SUCCEEDED" and "FAILED",

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I want to delete every task

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 1:29 PM

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keep a list of all tasks

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when one succeeds or fails, check if all are succeeded or failed

quasi condor Dec 25, 2021, 1:31 PM

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while (true) do {
  if ("task" call BIS_fnc_taskState isEqualTo "SUCCEEDED" || "task" call BIS_fnc_taskState isEqualTo "FAILED") then {
  blablablabla
  break
}
}```

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like this?

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 1:31 PM

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no. when did I say use a loop?

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using a loop when you're in control of something is stupid

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it's like you're the one who presses a button, but you're always asking has the button been pressed yet? meowsweats

quasi condor Dec 25, 2021, 1:33 PM

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no

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is there another way?

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 1:34 PM

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little raptor when one succeeds or fails, check if all are succeeded or failed

I told you already

quasi condor Dec 25, 2021, 1:34 PM

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oh wait

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i'm the dumbest guy in the world

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I got it

wary python Dec 25, 2021, 1:38 PM

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wary python If i add an EH to a playable unit in an MP mission, does it still work if that p...

Anyone know?

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 1:41 PM

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wary python Anyone know?

you can test

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iirc they do

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but not sure

cyan dust Dec 25, 2021, 2:00 PM

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cyan dust =_= Good day, I'm trying to pack and run server side mod, but my init scripts ne...

Okay, now I also added a category but it keeps telling me that the script is not found... while it is literally there. wtf =_=

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 2:01 PM

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your path is incorrect

cyan dust Dec 25, 2021, 2:03 PM

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class CfgFunctions 
{
    class Main {
        class init {
            class main {
                file = "\init\fn_initServerScripts.sqf";
                preInit = 1;
            };
        };
    };
};

the file's address is itself is in
ROOT\init\fn_initServerScripts.sqf

And the error message is

Warning Message: Script \init\fn_initServerScripts.sqf not found

Like... what path is incorrect T_T

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 2:04 PM

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cyan dust ``` class CfgFunctions { class Main { class init { clas...

is that in a mod?

cyan dust Dec 25, 2021, 2:04 PM

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little raptor is that in a mod?

Yes

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 2:04 PM

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you must start with the addon prefix

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 2:04 PM

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cyan dust ``` class CfgFunctions { class Main { class init { clas...

also even if this was in a mission file it would still be incorrect

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when you start a path with \ it means addon path, not relative path

cyan dust Dec 25, 2021, 3:30 PM

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Thanks, I guess I understand now.

tough abyss Dec 25, 2021, 3:35 PM

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systemChat "Happy holidays!"

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actually, better yet

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["Happy holidays!"] remoteExec ["systemChat"];

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 3:37 PM

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_snowMan = "snowman" createVehicle [0,0,0];
_fireworks = [];
for "_i" from 1 to 10 do {
  _fire = "fireworks" createVehicle [0,0,0];
  _fire setVelocity [random 5, random 5, 100];
  _fireworks pushBack _fire;
};
sleep 3;
{
  _x setDamage 1;
} forEach _fireworks

😛

tough abyss Dec 25, 2021, 3:37 PM

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perfect

versed widget Dec 25, 2021, 3:39 PM

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is there a parent class for submersibles ?

lavish stream Dec 25, 2021, 6:18 PM

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SDV_01_base_F?

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 6:20 PM

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it's a bad practice to check the "parent class" for objects

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mods can create their own parent class

versed widget Dec 25, 2021, 6:30 PM

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than i will use PositionASLW to check i guess

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 6:32 PM

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wat? thonk

versed widget Dec 25, 2021, 6:33 PM

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if its a vehicle and its beneath the seabed then its a submarine but i have to add a check to see if its damaged or not

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 6:34 PM

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versed widget if its a vehicle and its beneath the seabed then its a submarine but i have to a...

so a rock under the sea level is a submarine. so are sharks and turtles and fish thonk

versed widget Dec 25, 2021, 6:35 PM

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rocks are classified as terrain objects or do they ? well then i have to add a 3rd check to see if a unit is in side lol

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 6:36 PM

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versed widget rocks are classified as terrain objects or do they ? well then i have to add a 3...

ever heard of config reading? meowsweats

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that's what you should do

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for example, check the simulation of the object

austere granite Dec 25, 2021, 6:37 PM

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A lot of terrain objects don't have configs :)

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 6:38 PM

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austere granite A lot of terrain objects don't have configs :)

exactly. you get nothing for those. so it's definitely not a submarine! 😉

austere granite Dec 25, 2021, 6:44 PM

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Ah yeah I was misreading, that's the intention then

pallid ravine Dec 25, 2021, 7:10 PM

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Do event handlers of the same event type fire in the order they are attached? Or is it unpredictable?

little raptor Dec 25, 2021, 7:11 PM

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pallid ravine Do event handlers of the same event type fire in the order they are attached? Or...

yes

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but UI EHs fire in reverse order

pallid ravine Dec 25, 2021, 7:11 PM

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Awesome, thanks for the info!

still forum Dec 25, 2021, 7:39 PM

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owoyay

leaden haven Dec 25, 2021, 9:53 PM

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Is there any way in MP to check if a player has finished Prologue Bootcamp when they join mp server?

chilly bronze Dec 26, 2021, 1:45 AM

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is there a quick way using scripting to force AI to seek cover?

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i dont want to make my own script, if necessary

chilly bronze Dec 26, 2021, 3:17 AM

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is there a way to get the class type of a terrain object? ex, using nearestTerrainObjects, you can filter by a ton of object types such as "TREE","BUILDING","BUSH","HOUSE", etc. I've find you can use object isKindOf type to check if an object is a specific type but oddly I can't find an SQF function to find the type of a terrain object? I tried using BIS_fnc_objectType but it only returns houses and not rocks or trees

chilly bronze Dec 26, 2021, 3:43 AM

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my only solution is to create a list of all the class names i want to search for, then use nearestTerrainObjects on each individual classname in the list and save the found objects across the entire map in a hashmap where each key is the object type (ex "brickwall_01_l_5m_d_f.p3d") and its value is the class name (in this case, "WALL".) It takes 10+ minutes to run, but I only need to run it once per game map. Then, I copyToClipboard, save it in an sqf, executing the sqf file returns a hashmap with every map terrain object type and their specific classname so i can easily find any objects class type

tough abyss Dec 26, 2021, 5:37 AM

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"TREE", "BUILDING", "BUSH", and etc. are not class names, they're just filter strings for use in commands

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many terrain objects do not have an associated config class, but if they do you can find them via typeOf like any other object

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if you really want to just categorize them according to those strings you could just do something like this

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private _categoryHashmap = createHashMap;
private _categories = ["TREE", "SMALL TREE", "BUSH", "BUILDING", "HOUSE", "FOREST BORDER", "FOREST TRIANGLE", "FOREST SQUARE", "CHURCH", "CHAPEL", "CROSS", "BUNKER", "FORTRESS", "FOUNTAIN", "VIEW-TOWER", "LIGHTHOUSE", "QUAY", "FUELSTATION", "HOSPITAL", "FENCE", "WALL", "HIDE", "BUSSTOP", "ROAD", "FOREST", "TRANSMITTER", "STACK", "RUIN", "TOURISM", "WATERTOWER", "TRACK", "MAIN ROAD", "ROCK", "ROCKS", "POWER LINES", "RAILWAY", "POWERSOLAR", "POWERWAVE", "POWERWIND", "SHIPWRECK", "TRAIL"];

{
  _categoryHashmap set [_x, nearestTerrainObjects
    [
      [worldSize / 2, worldSize / 2],
      [_x],
      worldSize * sqrt 2 / 2, 
      false
    ];
  ];
} forEach _categories;

chilly bronze Dec 26, 2021, 5:54 AM

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thats pretty close to what i did at first, but then i realized that if i had a specific object and wanted to find what category it would be in, you would have to search the list in each hashmap key (the tree category itself is 1.48866e+006 elements long) and that could take a long time for multiple objects and ruins the entire point of using a hashmap for speed

tough abyss Dec 26, 2021, 5:54 AM

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That's true but the overall approach is a death sentence for speed anyways

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why do you need to store every single terrain object?

chilly bronze Dec 26, 2021, 5:56 AM

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well, i wanted to be able to characterize the surroundings of an AI so it can better chose where to take cover based on the type of terrain object

tough abyss Dec 26, 2021, 5:58 AM

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Should probably use the existing AI functions rather than rolling your own cover-seeking algorithm

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the engine already has support for this type of thing

chilly bronze Dec 26, 2021, 6:00 AM

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Well, i was looking online and couldnt find anything. All the commands such as 'findCover' and 'setHideBehind' are broken commands that aren't implemented. I know the AI commanding menu has a seek cover action, but it doesn't seem to be available through SQF

tough abyss Dec 26, 2021, 6:01 AM

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What you want is AI behavior

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

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Depending on the behavior type they will dynamically find appropriate cover

chilly bronze Dec 26, 2021, 6:03 AM

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I tried experimenting with different behaviors but I didn't notice a difference, I think because I am making the script for civilians. I'm not necessarily trying to create a complex cover system, just tell civilians to run and hide behind the first solid piece of cover nearby or run away based on the environment

tough abyss Dec 26, 2021, 6:04 AM

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It should work fine on civilians

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iirc

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might be worth looking into this

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

winter rose Dec 26, 2021, 11:24 AM

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leaden haven Is there any way in MP to check if a player has finished Prologue Bootcamp when ...

maybe with mission keys yes

pale glacier Dec 26, 2021, 11:58 AM

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Hey lads
Please help with dedicated server playable unit..

What's the idea: A player gets close to a locked house and a trigger checks if he has a key object in his inventory and if yes, door is opened.

This is half the code, I just need the end of it 😁
What is the proper command so the server checks the specific unit that activates the trigger if it has a key?

{'Keys' in (uniformItems _x + vestItems _x + backpackItems _x)}...

distant oyster Dec 26, 2021, 12:16 PM

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true in (thisList apply {'Keys' in (uniformItems _x + vestItems _x + backpackItems _x)})
``` Assuming this is the Condition of the trigger

little raptor Dec 26, 2021, 12:19 PM

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thisList findIf {'Keys' in (uniformItems _x + vestItems _x + backpackItems _x)} != -1

still forum Dec 26, 2021, 12:19 PM

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

little raptor Dec 26, 2021, 12:19 PM

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but better use uniqueUnitItems

distant oyster Dec 26, 2021, 12:20 PM

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just post some bad code and you'll get an answer immediately 😆

pale glacier Dec 26, 2021, 12:22 PM

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distant oyster just post some bad code and you'll get an answer immediately 😆

Mine was worse

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Thanks a lot!!

versed widget Dec 26, 2021, 1:18 PM

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if (true) 
   then {
     while {true}    
  do  {
     if (cameraOn == objectparent player && cameraView =="EXTERNAL") 
         then {sleep 2;};
        };
//bunch of code 
};

i wanted to execute a bunch of codes once the cam view isnt External however it seems that it does not work

brave jungle Dec 26, 2021, 1:38 PM

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versed widget ``` if (true) then { while {true} do { if (cameraOn == obj...

if (true) - why? just start with the while

versed widget Dec 26, 2021, 1:40 PM

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in the place of that (true) im going to replace it with a variable so when it is enabled the while will start checking, even though i tried with while directly and didnt work either 😦

brave jungle Dec 26, 2021, 1:41 PM

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cameraOn looks for an object
objectParent player will return <NULL-object>

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try ```sqf
//check if in 3rd Person
if (_someVariableReturningTRUE) then {
while {true} do {
if (cameraOn == player && cameraView == "EXTERNAL") then {
sleep 2;
};
};
//bunch of code
};

//check if not in 3rd
if (_someVariableReturningTRUE) then {
while {true} do {
if (cameraOn == player && cameraView != "EXTERNAL") then {
sleep 2;
};
};
//bunch of code
};

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that will fire when in 3rd person

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to run everytime when not in 3rd person change cameraView =="EXTERNAL" to cameraView != "EXTERNAL", for example 1st person

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I'd suggest you make some variable in the while so you can "destroy" it also PES_ThumbsUp

versed widget Dec 26, 2021, 1:51 PM

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cameraOn == player, means that when you are in a vehicle it wont activate as player != vehicle player, also != "EXTERNAL" is the same as == "INTERNAL", the "bunch of code is a little long thats why im trying to disable when External, sadly your code didnt work either ,i will try to add the variable inside the while and see what will happen 🙂

brave jungle Dec 26, 2021, 1:52 PM

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add vehicle player

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and it will do the same in vics

versed widget Dec 26, 2021, 1:53 PM

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did with no luck though objectparent player = vehicle player :))

brave jungle Dec 26, 2021, 1:53 PM

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What you after exactly?

versed widget Dec 26, 2021, 1:55 PM

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once that CBA variable that i will replace the true with is enabled via checkbox, the while code runs, and when it does everytime the player is in EXTERNAL view it disables the rest of the code via sleep command.

brave jungle Dec 26, 2021, 1:56 PM

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https://www.sqfbin.com/

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I wanna see it all cuz im sure theres a better way of doing it

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Just at a glance i think you just be setting a variable and then running code depending on if its True or False

versed widget Dec 26, 2021, 1:58 PM

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https://www.sqfbin.com/robedadaquwavopapefi

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ignore that (") after STF_FPVO_Enabled

https://www.sqfbin.com/ebuyotawesidinumofoz

brave jungle Dec 26, 2021, 2:01 PM

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kk ty

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Go to ur dms a sec

valid abyss Dec 26, 2021, 3:47 PM

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Hello, I have a problem running a mission on a dedicated server. After selecting your roles you will start loading in but the mission wont begin unless the admin disconnects. here is the RPT file https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1854918723262569721/3DE923C846A5A579FC4DCEC5828C39B027514800/

pale glacier Dec 26, 2021, 4:25 PM

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Hey Good men
DEDICATED SERVER issue 🙂

I have this script, when I'm pointing my gun on a specific civilian, he's doing some stuff I need (surrender and start to talk)..

((cameraView == "GUNNER" && (cursorObject == naknik) && player distance naknik < 5 ))

As you know, player is not something that dedicated servers like (or know..). What exactly should be there instead of player, so all playable units that "threaten" this civilian can do the same thing?

valid abyss Dec 26, 2021, 4:26 PM

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Maybe you could execute it locally on each client?

pale glacier Dec 26, 2021, 4:27 PM

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initPlayerLocal.sqf?
Would it work on dedicated? I have my concerns because of the player stuff

valid abyss Dec 26, 2021, 4:28 PM

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as long as its executed locally you should be able to use player without issues

copper raven Dec 26, 2021, 4:30 PM

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pale glacier `initPlayerLocal.sqf`? Would it work on dedicated? I have my concerns because of...

do the checking locally on each player's machine and handle talking on server

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initplayerlocal is fine, see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Event_Scripts

hazy pasture Dec 26, 2021, 4:37 PM

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So in the line of coding, do you guys think it'd be possible to create a working lightsaber?

pale glacier Dec 26, 2021, 4:39 PM

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Thanks man, I'll try

jovial cipher Dec 26, 2021, 5:38 PM

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hazy pasture So in the line of coding, do you guys think it'd be possible to create a working...

No, you will also need a model and animations in addition to code that handles the melee damage mechanics.
You could see how some other mods do it. Here is an example: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2323185592
Personally, I would use plasma-sword in my mod so that Disney doesn't take me to Tatooine, but they probably won't notice anyway.

pallid ravine Dec 26, 2021, 6:36 PM

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What can you do in a remoteExec addAction that would result in a kick from a server with battleeye?

tidal ferry Dec 26, 2021, 7:13 PM

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Hey, is there any way to make clickable diary records?

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E.g. where you can click on certain specified text inside of a diary entry

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And it'll execute code

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Working on an idea for a reinsertion system to help my guys have a better time in ops

copper raven Dec 26, 2021, 7:19 PM

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tidal ferry E.g. where you can click on certain specified text inside of a diary entry

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createDiaryRecord see examples

tidal ferry Dec 26, 2021, 7:22 PM

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Oh! Huh

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Had no clue you could just add an execute tag

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Thanks

tidal ferry Dec 26, 2021, 8:15 PM

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Hey, so another question

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I'm looking to have a serverside script, that will remote execute another script on the machine of the logged-in admin

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Any idea of the quickest way to grab a list of all machine IDs in a session?

bitter jewel Dec 26, 2021, 8:19 PM

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does https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/allPlayers and https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/owner sound right?

tidal ferry Dec 26, 2021, 8:21 PM

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Could probably check allPlayers using owner, yeah

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Is that the most efficient way to do that?

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Maybe something like this?

allPlayers findIf {
admin owner _x == 2;
};

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Oh wait

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Fixed to use allPlayers

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 8:33 PM

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this is a bit of a weird question, but lets say you have an FSM running. and then lets say that FSM uses 'call' on a function, which then calls a subsequent function that has an error because it tries using something that's nil

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will this function continue?

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basically, in an FSM for ALiVE, it makes this call: [_this select 0,"cleanupduplicatesections"] call ALiVE_fnc_OPCOM;

#

this function, near its end, iterates over a list and makes this call: [_logic,"resetObjective", ([_objective,"objectiveID"] call ALiVE_fnc_HashGet)] call ALiVE_fnc_OPCOM;

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resetObjective does this, which can return nil, but then tries to use that nil value later: private _previousTacomState = [_objective,"tacom_state"] call ALiVE_fnc_hashGet;

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How does using a nil value actually work in arma 3 sqf? Will this cause the whole call chain to fail, will just the one statement that uses the nil value fail?

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will the fsm exit?

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not entirely certain who to ask or where to look for this

tidal ferry Dec 26, 2021, 8:40 PM

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Got it figured out!

tough abyss Dec 26, 2021, 10:38 PM

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@brazen lagoon Setting something to nil in and of itself is not an error, it's actually a perfectly valid statement you can use to "delete" variables

#

_thisVar = nil;
// _thisVar no longer exists

#

the problem is the repercussions of said deletion

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if you're using that deleted variable later on, you will get an undefined variable error which will terminate the script

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 10:40 PM

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@tough abyss yes that is the question I'm asking

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it won't return to the calling script

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it'll just kill it?

tough abyss Dec 26, 2021, 10:40 PM

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That is generally how exceptions work, yes

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if you don't want that to happen you need to do exception handling

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 10:40 PM

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yes, that was how I thought they worked in sqf, I'm just double checking my assumption

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because assuming things about sqf is a bad idea I've found

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it does a lot of things subtly differently than other languages..

#

so anyway. let's say you have something like

#

actually lemme go to my computer so I can do some proper typing

#

test1 = {
  params ["_print", "_setNil"];
  _setNil = Nil;
  hint _setNil;
  hint _print;
};

["test", "test1"] call test1;

with my understanding of sqf, this will log a script error and hint nothing, correct?

#

but then lets also consider this situation:

test1 = {
  params ["_print", "_setNil"];
  _setNil = Nil;
  hint _setNil;
  hint _print;
};

test2 = {
  ["test", "test1"] call test1;
  hint "fn called";
};

call test2;```

Will this hint 'fn called'?

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yes it does

#

even more confusingly: ```sqf
test1 = {
params ["_print", "_setNil"];
_setNil = Nil;
hint _setNil;
hint _print;
};

test2 = {
["test", "test1"] call test1;
};

call test2;

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this doesn't do anything (I think because sqf is lazy evaluated): ```sqf
test1 = {
params ["_print", "_setNil"];
_setNil = nil;
_print = (_print + _setNil);
};

test2 = {
[1, 2] call test1;
};

call test2;

But if we try to add `hint str _print` to test1, it will throw "generic error in expression"

buoyant elm Dec 26, 2021, 10:54 PM

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why are you overwriting your function arguments? _setNil = nil;

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anything after that line means _setNil is empty now

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so your method is now trying to add 1 to nil

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 10:56 PM

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@buoyant elm yes, I wanted to see what this would do in the calling function

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 10:56 PM

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brazen lagoon but then lets also consider this situation: ```sqf test1 = { params ["_print",...

this hints 'fn called' even though you would expect the script failure to percolate up

buoyant elm Dec 26, 2021, 10:57 PM

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my understanding is that depending on where you ru nthe script you can end up in a threaded or non-htreaded environment

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 10:58 PM

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well this is using call not spawn

buoyant elm Dec 26, 2021, 10:58 PM

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i think running them from the box in zeus is threaded, and non-blocking

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also for sure scripts are not compiled unless you binarize them, in which case i don't know if it would tell you you have runtime errors

still forum Dec 26, 2021, 11:03 PM

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brazen lagoon this hints 'fn called' even though you would expect the script failure to percol...

Not all script errors kill/exit the script immediately

buoyant elm Dec 26, 2021, 11:04 PM

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that too, there's plenty of non-fatal errors you can have

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 11:04 PM

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i see

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what would be fatal?

still forum Dec 26, 2021, 11:04 PM

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A game crash :D
I can't think of any

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 11:04 PM

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lmao

buoyant elm Dec 26, 2021, 11:05 PM

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the scripts seem pretty safe, it's just that each error you generate can slow down script processing in general

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 11:06 PM

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so this code block here:

private _previousTacomState = [_objective,"tacom_state"] call ALiVE_fnc_hashGet;
[assume _opcomID, _objective, _side, _factions are all successfully gotten (not nil)]
private _event = ['TACOM_ORDER_COMPLETE', [_opcomID,_objective,_previousTacomState,_side,_factions, false, []], "TACOM"] call ALIVE_fnc_event;```

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if _previousTacomState is nil, it will whine about an unknown variable

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but will this also crash the script that is calling the function this code is in?

buoyant elm Dec 26, 2021, 11:07 PM

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set it to {} ?

still forum Dec 26, 2021, 11:07 PM

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Yeah, but won't exit. It will just also nil

still forum Dec 26, 2021, 11:07 PM

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brazen lagoon but will this also crash the script that is calling the function this code is in...

Not necessarily, depends on how it's used

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 11:07 PM

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how so?

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_event isn't whats returned upward

still forum Dec 26, 2021, 11:08 PM

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If it ends up returning a nil because of that, that can cause issues in the parent script

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The way Arma handles errors and exits or not exits Scripts is mysterious and complex

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Best to just not have errors

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 11:09 PM

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lol

buoyant elm Dec 26, 2021, 11:10 PM

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honestly, you should always be nil-checking and not jsut assumnig you have a useful value

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 11:10 PM

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ye, i've learned this the hard way

buoyant elm Dec 26, 2021, 11:10 PM

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no need to even call functions sometimes if all yoru data isn't there, saves a stack call

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 11:10 PM

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im looking into a bug someone found, not my code

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I think when it was written they should have put a default value in the first call to hashGet but they neglected to

buoyant elm Dec 26, 2021, 11:11 PM

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a single nil-check would solve it

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 11:11 PM

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yep

buoyant elm Dec 26, 2021, 11:12 PM

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lazy scripting, or newbi programmers who weren't taught to distrust all data

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never trust user input, and never assume your values are valid if they're important

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 11:13 PM

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tbh sometimes people just forget

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its a shame too because this would be a function that would be relatively easy to test if there was an sqf test harness that existed

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actually that seems like a @still forum question: can you run sqf scripts in any way outside arma? Like lets say I wanted to run tests against an sqf codebase

still forum Dec 26, 2021, 11:15 PM

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CBA has one

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 11:15 PM

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no kidding? I'll have to look into that

still forum Dec 26, 2021, 11:15 PM

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There is SQF-VM, a external SQF thing that can run code and aims to be as close as possible to Arma itself

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CBA runs theirs ingame though

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 11:16 PM

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https://github.com/SQFvm/runtime this I assume?

still forum Dec 26, 2021, 11:16 PM

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Ye

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 11:16 PM

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yeah, the cba thing is all in game. I was hoping for something you could have run against pull requests on github

still forum Dec 26, 2021, 11:17 PM

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SQF-VM can run most of CBAs unit tests.
Just not the ones that actually need to be ingame, with Units and Objects ans stuff

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 11:17 PM

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right right

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so stuff where you mock out objects and such could easily run in sqf vm

still forum Dec 26, 2021, 11:18 PM

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Yeah

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It has some support for objects, like setPos/getPos maybe.
But its aim is to implement SQF, not a whole game running behind it

tough abyss Dec 26, 2021, 11:33 PM

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the real pro tip is to make sure all of your code runs in factorial time 😎

buoyant elm Dec 26, 2021, 11:33 PM

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all my code is O(1)

tough abyss Dec 26, 2021, 11:34 PM

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O(N!^(N!)) is supreme

buoyant elm Dec 26, 2021, 11:34 PM

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oof

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 11:35 PM

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honestly

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the hottest take is

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for small N it doesn't matter

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even horrendously inefficient/expensive algorithms can be good enough if your N is small

tough abyss Dec 26, 2021, 11:36 PM

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who cares about scalability right

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 11:37 PM

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ofc the flip side of this is also true, even very small improvements can make a huge difference on something that runs every frame

tough abyss Dec 26, 2021, 11:37 PM

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just assert(n < 5) and be done

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 11:37 PM

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no, but I just mean like... don't waste your time optimizing something that runs once at mission start and takes a few seconds, yknow?

tough abyss Dec 26, 2021, 11:37 PM

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indeed I'm just being a smartass

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 11:38 PM

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:^)

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also arma is a great situation to prove uh... I'll need to double check the name of the law, but it's the one that says "as things become more parallelizable, the stuff that can't be will become the limiting factor more and more"

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amdahl's law

tough abyss Dec 26, 2021, 11:39 PM

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Well and sqf also has the natural bottleneck of being an interpreted language rather than a compiled one

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with a lot of functions taking runtime-compiled code params

brazen lagoon Dec 26, 2021, 11:39 PM

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in theory Arma supports an infinite number of AI, just keep throwing more HCs at it. In reality, you'll run into the server's single core + network being the limiting factor at like.. probably 200-250

pallid ravine Dec 27, 2021, 12:02 AM

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What is remoteExec restriction #23, and is there a reference to what battleeye restricts and what it does not?

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 12:08 AM

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pallid ravine What is remoteExec restriction #23, and is there a reference to what battleeye r...

could be related to CfgRemoteExecs thingy

pallid ravine Dec 27, 2021, 12:13 AM

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I just read through the CfgRemoteExec page on the wiki and in the config viewer, but sadly I couldn't find any concrete examples of what battleeye is looking for when it is filtering through the script code.

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I genuinely have no idea what's causing the issue. I'm going to paste the problematic code here, and hopefully someone knows what battleeye is fussing about.
https://pastebin.com/W6Dm8YNS

copper raven Dec 27, 2021, 12:22 AM

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check your battleye filters

pallid ravine Dec 27, 2021, 12:26 AM

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I've tried finding them but have had no luck. Where are they supposed to be saved?

pallid ravine Dec 27, 2021, 12:41 AM

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Disregard.

queen cargo Dec 27, 2021, 12:50 AM

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still forum SQF-VM can run most of CBAs unit tests. Just not the ones that actually need to ...

Well... It could also run those, given the proper problems are known (eg. Eventing is indeed a problem, but could be solved too using specialized operators)

chilly bronze Dec 27, 2021, 2:29 AM

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do you guys think the enforce scripting language is better than sqf? i always find myself wanting to use objects and inheritance when im using sqf

leaden haven Dec 27, 2021, 3:12 AM

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I seem to have cracked it.

_bootme = getStatValue "BCFirstDeployment";

This will return 1 if the player has done Bootcamp campaign. So you can use an if statement and then alert the player that they need some exp before playing your mission. Would be very useful for Warlords...

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Seems to work in MP from EDEN.

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Nice code.

if (_bootme != 1) then {
        _message = _message + "Please finish the Bootcamp campaign before playing.<br /><br />";
} else {
        _message = _message + "Welcome to Afghanistan Zeus ops.<br /><br />";
};

fair drum Dec 27, 2021, 5:02 AM

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chilly bronze do you guys think the enforce scripting language is better than sqf? i always fi...

they say it will be, but as someone who only knows SQF, learning something new is gonna annoy me lol

copper raven Dec 27, 2021, 5:59 AM

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chilly bronze do you guys think the enforce scripting language is better than sqf? i always fi...

It's better for sure, but i hope it gets improved in arma 4, there are definetly some half baked features imo.

brazen lagoon Dec 27, 2021, 6:05 AM

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@fair drum @chilly bronze simply by having hashmaps on release and functions with parameters that aren't hacked in its gonna be better honestly

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the OOP features I'm worried about because I don't generally like OOP overuse. but it could still be useful in a lot of ways to have objects considering its common to hack in objects and polymorphism into sqf like some kind of horrifying amalgamation of tcl and C. like don't get me wrong it rocks that it works and I'm constantly impressed by the community, but it'd be so much more readable if it was native

winter rose Dec 27, 2021, 8:42 AM

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chilly bronze do you guys think the enforce scripting language is better than sqf? i always fi...

#enfusion_engine

brave jungle Dec 27, 2021, 9:46 AM

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I'm using __Eval( selectRandom[..7 indexes..]) but its only selecting index 1 and index 5. Any ideas why? It's done inside a non bin config

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 10:18 AM

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brave jungle I'm using `__Eval( selectRandom[..7 indexes..])` but its only selecting index 1 ...

it depends on the seed

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maybe try __RAND_UINT8__ instead? thonk

brave jungle Dec 27, 2021, 10:23 AM

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Ahhh disnt know it existed :) will try when I get the chance, thanks for the info tho I can work woth it now PES_ThumbsUp

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 10:23 AM

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actually better use a sqf command instead

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e.g systemTimeUTC

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and compute a new seed

brave jungle Dec 27, 2021, 10:24 AM

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Then just use random and then select with that

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Cool cheers!

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 10:24 AM

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yes

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e.g. _time = systemTimeUTC; _seed = _time#6 + _time#5 * 1000 + _time#4 * 60000

brave jungle Dec 27, 2021, 11:10 AM

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#define BACKGROUND_IMAGE __EVAL([..arrayOfImages..] select ((systemTimeUTC#6 + systemTimeUTC#5 * 1000 + systemTimeUTC#4 * 60000) random 7))
When checking the config, its returning text = "any";. Now, I know these images work because my old method works, just only gives me 2 of the possible 7 (see above).
Is it possible random might not work in __EVAL?

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 11:24 AM

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brave jungle `#define BACKGROUND_IMAGE __EVAL([..arrayOfImages..] select ((systemTimeUTC#6 + ...

you must floor it

brave jungle Dec 27, 2021, 11:25 AM

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Oh right course 😄

still forum Dec 27, 2021, 11:25 AM

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tough abyss Well and sqf also has the natural bottleneck of being an interpreted language ra...

SQF is compiled, but into a intermediary bytecode

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 11:26 AM

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brave jungle `#define BACKGROUND_IMAGE __EVAL([..arrayOfImages..] select ((systemTimeUTC#6 + ...

also I don't think # works in any preprocessor macro

brave jungle Dec 27, 2021, 11:28 AM

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just for my future reference, is there a list of stuff that doesn't work in preprocess on wiki?

still forum Dec 27, 2021, 11:29 AM

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leaden haven I seem to have cracked it. ```sqf _bootme = getStatValue "BCFirstDeployment"; `...

Problem with that is, I never finished bootcamp after almost 10 years of playing A3
And I know 4 other people that played since then, who also haven't
But if you additionally check the 200 hours achievement, that should fix that

brave jungle Dec 27, 2021, 11:41 AM

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little raptor also I don't think `#` works in any preprocessor macro

Yeah, seems like that was related. select (floor (((systemTimeUTC select 6) + (systemTimeUTC select 5) * 1000 + (systemTimeUTC select 4) * 60000) random 7)) was the final working fix 😄

#

ty for helping!

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 11:43 AM

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brave jungle Yeah, seems like that was related. `select (floor (((systemTimeUTC select 6) + (...

does it also randomize correctly now?

brave jungle Dec 27, 2021, 11:44 AM

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Yeah, in the middle of just checking it shows all of them, eventually, but so far its done 3

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Its a background randomizer on rscDisplayStart so can imagine its a bit tedious haha

#

So its done all but 1 so i'm gonna say yes it is randomizing correctly

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 11:55 AM

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brave jungle So its done all but 1 so i'm gonna say yes it is randomizing correctly

remove (systemTimeUTC select 4) * 60000 from the seed, see if it randomizes more

brave jungle Dec 27, 2021, 11:55 AM

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It seems to favour index 2-5

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Will test also

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Yeah seems to "duplicate" less often now

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But still seems to favour certain integers

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Anyhow that doesn't bother me really, glad its randomising properly now 😄

tough abyss Dec 27, 2021, 2:04 PM

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still forum SQF is compiled, but into a intermediary bytecode

Ah, right, I guess I should've specified that it's more of a JIT system

wary python Dec 27, 2021, 2:32 PM

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Hello, can anyone explain the highlighted line in this code? From testing it won't do anything but make it slower. And if i understand correctly it will just go through every element and add it to the new ResuppMags?

//GetMags script for resupply crate
ResuppMags = []; 
{
        ResuppMags = ResuppMags + 
        (magazines _x) +
        [(currentMagazine _x)] +
        (primaryWeaponMagazine _x) + 
        (handgunMagazine _x) + 
        (secondaryWeaponMagazine _x)
} forEach (playableUnits + switchableUnits + allPlayers); 
ResuppMags = ResuppMags select {count _x > 0};  <------------------
ResuppMags = ResuppMags arrayIntersect ResuppMags; 
copyToClipboard str ResuppMags;
hint str ResuppMags;

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 2:36 PM

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wary python Hello, can anyone explain the highlighted line in this code? From testing it won...

it's returning the mags whose count of characters in their name > 0,

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so it's always returning the whole array

#

(magazine names are never empty)

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also that's horribly inefficient

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(I mean the script itself, not just that part)

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the part that's slowing it down for you is ResuppMags = ResuppMags arrayIntersect ResuppMags;

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not the select

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arrayIntersect is a single command and runs unschd

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if the array is long it'll freeze the game

wary python Dec 27, 2021, 2:41 PM

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little raptor so it's always returning the whole array

So it's useless?

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 2:41 PM

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yes

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if you wanted to get the ammo count in the mag that's not the correct command

wary python Dec 27, 2021, 2:43 PM

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Okay, thanks a lot for the explanation :)

tight cloak Dec 27, 2021, 2:43 PM

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how would one fetch the side of an object from cursor target?

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im using

_flagging = "cursorObject == (side == west)";

in an if ()

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 2:45 PM

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side cursorObject meowsweats

tight cloak Dec 27, 2021, 2:45 PM

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bruh

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sorry give me a moment to hold my head in shame

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 2:45 PM

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tight cloak im using ```sqf _flagging = "cursorObject == (side == west)"; ``` in an if ()

side is a unary command

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it needs args

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you can't write it like that

tight cloak Dec 27, 2021, 2:45 PM

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"side west" right?

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 2:46 PM

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it takes an object/group

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not side meowsweats

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you're doing side SIDE

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it should be side OBJECT or side GROUP

tight cloak Dec 27, 2021, 2:46 PM

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(side cursorObject == west);

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 2:46 PM

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yes

tight cloak Dec 27, 2021, 2:46 PM

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thankyou

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it was staring me in the face

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im angry at myself rn

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thankyou so much leopard

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next question. how would one move a players weapon into the WeaponInHand action

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as currently

player action ["WeaponInHand", player];
``` does nothing

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 2:53 PM

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use the switchWeapon action

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and iirc index 100

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or 10 thonk

tight cloak Dec 27, 2021, 2:57 PM

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alas

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i tried 1-15

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and 97-102

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all it does is either switch to secondary or put on back

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not the gun to chest aiming at the floor

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 2:57 PM

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I thought you meant on back meowsweats

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what on earth is weaponinHand? thonk

tight cloak Dec 27, 2021, 2:58 PM

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WeaponInHand / WeaponOnBack
Description:    Soldier 'unitName' does nothing, 'target unit' moves his weapon from/to the safety position (gun held across chest pointing at the ground).
Change is persistent with player, but AI units will change back to suit their current behaviour mode. AI generally keep their rifles safe unless moving or targeting.

Syntax:    unitName action ["WeaponInHand", target unit]
unitName action ["WeaponOnBack", target unit]
Example:    
SoldierOne action ["WeaponOnBack", SoldierTwo]

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@little raptor

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what i was following

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 3:00 PM

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

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there are also playActions for that you can try

tight cloak Dec 27, 2021, 3:11 PM

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having a browse of them rn

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is it possible to force an input action?

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inputAction "toggleRaiseWeapon"; this would work if i could "force" the player to do it

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 3:26 PM

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no

tight cloak Dec 27, 2021, 3:27 PM

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how about safety? is it possible to flick that off and on?

tough abyss Dec 27, 2021, 3:29 PM

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God I wish

tight cloak Dec 27, 2021, 3:31 PM

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unbinding certain things then like primary fire maybe?

tight cloak Dec 27, 2021, 3:49 PM

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also getting an error here

waitUntil { side cursorObject =! west };

saying missing ;

spark sun Dec 27, 2021, 3:50 PM

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=! ---> !=

tight cloak Dec 27, 2021, 3:52 PM

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i feel like im having a stroke now. looking through my code there is a bunch of these tiny mistakes. half of my conditions have != and the other half have =!

tight cloak Dec 27, 2021, 3:52 PM

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spark sun `=!` ---> `!=`

ty ❤️

jade acorn Dec 27, 2021, 4:35 PM

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tight cloak unbinding certain things then like primary fire maybe?

No, but you can delete projectiles

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Or force lower stance on a player

fervent kettle Dec 27, 2021, 4:37 PM

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how would one go about creating a trigger on certain coordinates? I've been googling it for an hour now

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 4:37 PM

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fervent kettle how would one go about creating a trigger on certain coordinates? I've been goog...

a loop + createTrigger

fervent kettle Dec 27, 2021, 4:39 PM

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yea, but in createTrigger where you set the position, what should go in there?
createTrigger ["None", getPos [0,0,0]]; for example doesn't work

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I know I know, but not even google could help me out

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 4:39 PM

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first of all the default trigger is EmptyDetector

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and second of all:

{
  _trigger = createTrigger ["EmptyDetector", _x];
} forEach [_pos1, _pos2,...]

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_pos1, _pos2, etc. are your coordinates (each in format [x, y, z])

jade acorn Dec 27, 2021, 4:41 PM

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I have nightmares about _x incident

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No need for a loop if this is onetime

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Unless i missed some part of the convo

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 4:42 PM

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certain coordinates

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

jade acorn Dec 27, 2021, 4:42 PM

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Oh, i thought coordinates means one XY position

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Mb then

fervent kettle Dec 27, 2021, 4:43 PM

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I assume I have to declare the positions manually with another line?

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 4:43 PM

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you can just inline them

fervent kettle Dec 27, 2021, 4:44 PM

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like that? forEach [(0,0,0)]

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 4:44 PM

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fervent kettle I assume I have to declare the positions manually with another line?

also I still don't know if you want just one or multiple triggers

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no

fervent kettle Dec 27, 2021, 4:44 PM

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Just one

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 4:44 PM

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then no need for loop

jade acorn Dec 27, 2021, 4:44 PM

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Ha, I was right :3

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 4:44 PM

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_trigger = createTrigger ["EmptyDetector", [x, y, z]];

fervent kettle Dec 27, 2021, 4:44 PM

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jade acorn Ha, I was right :3

Have a cookie 😄

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I see, no need for getPos

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 4:46 PM

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fervent kettle I see, no need for getPos

you should never use getPos anyway

pale glacier Dec 27, 2021, 5:10 PM

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Help please!
Any way to create a laser target so an AI can fire laser guided missile?
Didn't manage to pull this off, at all

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I don't need the player to do that, just via script (cinematic purposes)

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 5:17 PM

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pale glacier Help please! Any way to create a laser target so an AI can fire laser guided mis...

create a laser target object

pale glacier Dec 27, 2021, 5:18 PM

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little raptor create a laser target object

What do you mean? Did I miss some editor object that simulate laser target?

olive ledge Dec 27, 2021, 5:26 PM

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is there altis discord

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 5:26 PM

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pale glacier What do you mean? Did I miss some editor object that simulate laser target?

no. the laser target is an object. I don't remember its type, but if you create a player, lase, and use this command, you'll find out:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/laserTarget

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I think it was B_laserTarget or something

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 5:27 PM

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olive ledge is there altis discord

what does it have to do with this channel?

pale glacier Dec 27, 2021, 5:28 PM

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little raptor no. the laser target is an object. I don't remember its type, but if you create ...

Thanks, will do

olive ledge Dec 27, 2021, 5:31 PM

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little raptor what does it have to do with this channel?

It's a arma server

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trying to find it's discord

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That's what it has to do with this channel

spark sun Dec 27, 2021, 5:32 PM

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No.

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Read description plz.

olive ledge Dec 27, 2021, 5:32 PM

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No

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You're in the WRONG channel

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This is for Arma

spark sun Dec 27, 2021, 5:33 PM

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meowhuh

jade acorn Dec 27, 2021, 5:35 PM

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olive ledge This is for Arma

this is an Arma 3 server, but channel is dedicated for scripting. If you check the left column you can see many "#" symbols and text next to them, the text has meaning.

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make sure you know the full name of the server you're looking for, because Altis is a map, and you have thousands of Altis Lifes etc.

sharp peak Dec 27, 2021, 6:08 PM

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I've got two trigger which is meant to only activate when there is a civilian present.
Set up as such:
Type; None
Activ; Civ
Activ type; Present
Not repeatable
Server only
Condition; this
Different activations are either
"GRFWin1" call BIS_fnc_endMissionServer;
"BLFWin1" call BIS_fnc_endMissionServer;
& 25 on timer countdown, all timer values

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Both of these triggers are also the spawnpoint of the Blue & green teams

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After mission start & 25 second passes - one of the two triggers gets activated, which one is on random, even through neither of them have any civilians present

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Why, how, and what do I do to fix it?

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 6:12 PM

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sharp peak After mission start & 25 second passes - one of the two triggers gets activated,...

maybe animals are activating it for you 🤣

sharp peak Dec 27, 2021, 6:12 PM

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I thought about it, since it's above water, so it could be fish))

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But it's 1x2x1, hovering above the sea, so don't think it's the fish either

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Unless Arma has added flying fish in a stealth update 👀

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 6:14 PM

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change the condition to:

this && {thisList findIf {_x isKindOf "CAManBase"} != -1}

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see if it makes any difference

sharp peak Dec 27, 2021, 6:14 PM

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Alright, will try

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The mission didn't end after 25 seconds, so I assume it worked, thanks!)

tough abyss Dec 27, 2021, 6:45 PM

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alien activating the trigger 👽

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maybe a civilian dust mote wandered into it

past wagon Dec 27, 2021, 7:12 PM

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I have a marker (an ellipse) and I need it to slowly move on the map from its current position to a set position. Is there a command that can help me with this? If not, I might need a little help with the math. I just need to be pointed in the right direction.

still forum Dec 27, 2021, 7:31 PM

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Old position, new position, interpolate by time

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There is a interpolate command afaik?

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You just need to come up with a 0-1 value that indicates the process of the move, you could just base that on current time

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(time-_startTime)/10
10 seconds for it to move from pos1 to pos2 for example

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And then you need to repeatedly update the position with the interpolated one

past wagon Dec 27, 2021, 7:36 PM

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okay

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thank you

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should I use BIS_fnc_interpolate?

tough abyss Dec 27, 2021, 7:43 PM

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I would go with https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_interpolateConstant
or
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_lerp

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but seeing as you (should be able to?) treat it as an object you could also just go with setVelocityTransformation

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though if you're working with positional coordinates
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_interpolateVectorConstant
might be the way to go if you can't use the above

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 7:54 PM

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tough abyss but seeing as you (should be able to?) treat it as an object you could also just...

it's a marker, not an object

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 7:55 PM

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tough abyss though if you're working with positional coordinates https://community.bistudio...

we already have vectorLinearInterpolate or something like that

tough abyss Dec 27, 2021, 7:58 PM

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¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Works all the same

past wagon Dec 27, 2021, 7:59 PM

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okay, I will try these

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yeah a marker doesn't work as an object because it's a string

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 7:59 PM

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tough abyss Works all the same

well if BIS_fnc_interpolateVectorConstant doesn't use vectorLinearConversion under the hood it could be slower I guess thonk

past wagon Dec 27, 2021, 8:01 PM

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well, what confuses me is that I need to interpolate a position, not a number. so which should I use?

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 8:01 PM

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past wagon well, what confuses me is that I need to interpolate a position, not a number. s...

both can interpolate positions

past wagon Dec 27, 2021, 8:02 PM

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so do I give it an array instead of a number?

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 8:03 PM

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wut? you need array anyway

past wagon Dec 27, 2021, 8:03 PM

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oh

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yeah the parameters are confusing me

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 8:03 PM

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numbers are for interpolation value

tough abyss Dec 27, 2021, 8:04 PM

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Some BIS functions are drastically better than their command counterpart and vice versa

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 8:04 PM

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the arrays (vectors) are the start and end vectors

past wagon Dec 27, 2021, 8:04 PM

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Syntax:
  vectorLinearConversion [rangeFrom, rangeTo, rangeValue, vectorFrom, vectorTo, clip]
Parameters:
  rangeFrom: Number - start "from" range
  rangeTo: Number - end "to" range
  rangeValue: Number - variable range value
  vectorFrom: Array - start "from" vector
  vectorTo: Array - end "to" vector
  clip: Boolean - (Optional, default false if true, range value will be clipped to stay within "from" -   "to" range
Return Value:
  Array - interpolated vector

This says it returns a vector.

tough abyss Dec 27, 2021, 8:04 PM

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No clue for this one, though lerp is fairly cheap regardless

past wagon Dec 27, 2021, 8:04 PM

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little raptor the arrays (vectors) are the start and end vectors

but could that be a position?

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ohhh

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 8:04 PM

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a position is a vector 😓

past wagon Dec 27, 2021, 8:04 PM

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hmm

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okay so it basically interpolates any set of 3 numbers so what it is being used for is irrelevant?

tough abyss Dec 27, 2021, 8:05 PM

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Sure

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 8:05 PM

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when you define an origin for a vector it becomes a position (so to speak)

past wagon Dec 27, 2021, 8:05 PM

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okay

tough abyss Dec 27, 2021, 8:06 PM

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Just think of it as a vector from [0,0,0]

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Or whatever arbitrary origin

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Same as a position

past wagon Dec 27, 2021, 8:06 PM

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ok

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What are these parameters for? and are they not used if clip is set to false?

rangeFrom: Number - start "from" range
rangeTo: Number - end "to" range
rangeValue: Number - variable range value

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 8:08 PM

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they're used for linear interpolation

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interp = val / (To - From)

drifting sky Dec 27, 2021, 8:09 PM

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A2OA: Is it possible to get the AI to target and fire upon a position (or game logic??)?

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 8:09 PM

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and then:

_interp = (_val - _from) / (_To - _From);
_newVec = _start vectorAdd ((_end - _start) vectorMultiply _interp)

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that's what it does

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if you use clip it clamps _interp to the range 0 and 1

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so _newVec will always be between _start and _end

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 8:11 PM

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drifting sky A2OA: Is it possible to get the AI to target and fire upon a position (or game ...

doTarget works in A2, no?

drifting sky Dec 27, 2021, 8:12 PM

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can they target invisible things? Some kind of game logic or something?

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 8:13 PM

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not those hidden via hideObject. but you can create an invisible target yourself.

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A3 CBA has an invisible target

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you should be able to port it to A2 with no problem

drifting sky Dec 27, 2021, 8:14 PM

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can it have a side so that anybody whose side is its enemy will open fire upon it?

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 8:14 PM

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yes

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in fact it should

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 8:14 PM

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little raptor A3 CBA has an invisible target

this is a tank actually

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(uses the tank simulation, so AI will target it with their launcher too)

drifting sky Dec 27, 2021, 8:15 PM

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is it a tank in order to get guys to use AT weapons against it?

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 8:15 PM

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yeah

past wagon Dec 27, 2021, 8:15 PM

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little raptor and then: ```sqf _interp = (_val - _from) / (_To - _From); _newVec = _start vect...

and _interp is the interpolation value? the slice?

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 8:16 PM

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I don't know what you mean by "slice", but yeah

past wagon Dec 27, 2021, 8:16 PM

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yeah

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okay

drifting sky Dec 27, 2021, 8:17 PM

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I'm wondering if those invisible tank targets were already in CBA for arma 2.

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 8:18 PM

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they might be

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I don't know about A2

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 8:19 PM

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drifting sky I'm wondering if those invisible tank targets were already in CBA for arma 2.

but anyway even if they don't it's extremely easy to create one

drifting sky Dec 27, 2021, 8:19 PM

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I presume it is. But I don't know how, so I'll have to find that information.

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 8:20 PM

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all you need is a model with only view LOD

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it can be created in object builder in like 10 seconds

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this is the one CBA uses

📎 InvisibleTarget.p3d

drifting sky Dec 27, 2021, 8:25 PM

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but you also need some kind of config for it, right?

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 8:33 PM

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yes

drifting sky Dec 27, 2021, 8:39 PM

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I don't know where to look to find a working example of a config

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 8:43 PM

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drifting sky I don't know where to look to find a working example of a config

arma 3 has a vanilla one

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check if A2 has one too

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B_TargetSoldier

drifting sky Dec 27, 2021, 8:46 PM

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I think I found cba's invisible target config for A3. But I have a number of questions about it.

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    class B_TargetSoldier;
    class CBA_B_InvisibleTarget: B_TargetSoldier {
        author = "$STR_CBA_Author";
        displayName = CSTRING(InvisibleTargetSoldier);
        scope = 2;
        scopeCurator = 2;
        scopeArsenal = 0;
        model = QPATHTOF(InvisibleTarget.p3d);
        icon = "CBA_iconInvisibleTarget";

        class HitPoints {};
    };
    
    class CBA_B_InvisibleTargetVehicle: CBA_B_InvisibleTarget {
        author = "$STR_CBA_Author";
        displayName = CSTRING(InvisibleTargetVehicle);
        model = QPATHTOF(InvisibleTargetVehicle.p3d);
        crewVulnerable = 0;
        type = 1;
        cost = 1000000;
    };    ```

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There's no reference to 'simulation' first of all.

tough abyss Dec 27, 2021, 8:47 PM

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Anything not referenced is inherited

drifting sky Dec 27, 2021, 8:47 PM

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Inherited from what?

tough abyss Dec 27, 2021, 8:48 PM

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The target itself inherits B_TargetSoldier

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the target vehicle inherits CBA_B_InvisibleTarget

drifting sky Dec 27, 2021, 8:48 PM

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so the vehicle targets are using whatever simulation B_TargetSoldier is using?

tough abyss Dec 27, 2021, 8:48 PM

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Anything not overridden is inherited, yes

drifting sky Dec 27, 2021, 8:49 PM

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I'm going to need to find an example written for A2.

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I've found one from "zeu". However, they don't have a vehicle invisible target. Also, their config is really long, and uncommented, and it's not clear to me what parts are actually necessary to include, or if they have a purpose in conjunction with use as an invisible target.

little raptor Dec 27, 2021, 8:59 PM

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drifting sky I'm going to need to find an example written for A2.

this is the full CBA config:
https://sqfbin.com/oyawiraxepopokilumom

brazen lagoon Dec 28, 2021, 1:51 AM

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anyone got any suggestions for a racing script? Like something that lets you (programatically) place a start, checkpoints, and an end?

past wagon Dec 28, 2021, 1:52 AM

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you could use waypoints

brazen lagoon Dec 28, 2021, 1:52 AM

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not really the same thing I dont think since there's no penalty for skipping checkpoints is there?

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also, an idea I had was for destroyed vehicles to spawn at their last checkpoint, so waypoint wouldn't work for that I don't think

past wagon Dec 28, 2021, 1:54 AM

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brazen lagoon not really the same thing I dont think since there's no penalty for skipping che...

how many checkpoints do you want to have?

brazen lagoon Dec 28, 2021, 1:54 AM

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not sure, lets say a few dozen

past wagon Dec 28, 2021, 1:54 AM

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brazen lagoon not sure, lets say a few dozen

okay. I will just write you a script for 5 and you can edit it

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just showing you one way you could do it

brazen lagoon Dec 28, 2021, 1:54 AM

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well you don't have to do that

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just lemme know what your thought process would be

past wagon Dec 28, 2021, 1:55 AM

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okay

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so you could have a variable for each player that keeps track of their progress

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and put a trigger at each checkpoint

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make the trigger activation for any player, and make it set that player's variable to true for that checkpoint or something

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idk

brazen lagoon Dec 28, 2021, 1:57 AM

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right

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yeah that's an idea I was considering

past wagon Dec 28, 2021, 1:58 AM

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and in the trigger code, they only get to complete a checkpoint if the LAST checkpoint is also complete. Else it just gives them a hint and says they need to complete the last checkpoint

leaden haven Dec 28, 2021, 3:50 AM

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Nice script, this prints your total Arma 3 playtime in-game.

_daysplayed = getStatValue "GamePlayedDays";

if (_daysplayed > 365) then { 
 player sidechat format ["You have played Arma 3 for %1 years total.", round(_daysplayed / 365)]; 
} else { 
 player sidechat format ["You have played Arma 3 for %1 days total.", _daysplayed / 365]; 
};

tough abyss Dec 28, 2021, 3:52 AM

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You have an error in your display of days.

hallow mortar Dec 28, 2021, 8:16 AM

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Does findEmptyPosition return ATL or ASL?

little raptor Dec 28, 2021, 8:52 AM

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hallow mortar Does `findEmptyPosition` return ATL or ASL?

Neither. AGL

hallow mortar Dec 28, 2021, 8:52 AM

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ugh

spark sun Dec 28, 2021, 11:12 AM

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hallow mortar Does `findEmptyPosition` return ATL or ASL?

Just a warning, this command could take up to 15ms if player never go around the position you are looking at or used https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/findEmptyPositionReady until it return true

findEmptyPositionReady

vague geode Dec 28, 2021, 12:51 PM

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Does anyone happen to know the code that is executed by the default heal/repair action and the conditions under which they are shown?

Basically can someone tell me how the addAction-code of the heal/repair actions would look like?

copper raven Dec 28, 2021, 2:13 PM

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well the heal action im pretty sure is when your health is under 75%, and it heals you to 75%, for repair, no clue

versed gulch Dec 28, 2021, 3:11 PM

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Where can I find a sqf syntax highlighting plugin for notepad++

winter rose Dec 28, 2021, 3:25 PM

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versed gulch Where can I find a sqf syntax highlighting plugin for notepad++

see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Community_Tools#Code_Edition 🙂

Category:Community Tools

versed gulch Dec 28, 2021, 3:50 PM

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Thanks, the VS Code one is really nice, I will use that instead of notepad++

hallow mortar Dec 28, 2021, 4:37 PM

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spark sun Just a warning, this command could take up to 15ms if player never go around the...

well I'm using it centered on a player position so I don't expect that to be a problem

grizzled lagoon Dec 28, 2021, 5:32 PM

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vague geode Does anyone happen to know the code that is executed by the default heal/repair ...

Hi, all the defaults are listed here.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction
to give you an idea of a code to repair or heal here :

player addAction ["Repair", "{cursorObject setDamage 0}"];```

vague geode Dec 28, 2021, 5:36 PM

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grizzled lagoon Hi, all the defaults are listed here. https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAc...

What I mean is the actual in game actions because if you move while someone is trying to heal you you don't get healed to it's not as simple as cursorObject setDamage 0;...

grizzled lagoon Dec 28, 2021, 5:44 PM

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vague geode What I mean is the actual in game actions because if you move while someone is t...

When the player is treated and he is moving I think it is normal that the action does not work. As for the code that I sent, it doesn't matter if it moves because with this addaction it is instantly heal

little raptor Dec 28, 2021, 5:50 PM

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vague geode What I mean is the actual in game actions because if you move while someone is t...

the heal addAction uses the "heal" action (or some other variant)
and the repair one uses the "repair" action (or some other variant)

the actions themselves are engine codes, so hard to say what they do

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see:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Actions

brazen lagoon Dec 28, 2021, 6:07 PM

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what causes 'error zero divisor'?

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is that an empty array? iirc if the index is out of range it'll say as such

little raptor Dec 28, 2021, 6:08 PM

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brazen lagoon is that an empty array? iirc if the index is out of range it'll say as such

yes, out of bound

brazen lagoon Dec 28, 2021, 6:09 PM

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suppose _path is an array of waypoints: _path set [count _path - 1, _waypoint];

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if this is returning 'error zero divisor' is it likely that _path is an empty list?

sacred dove Dec 28, 2021, 6:11 PM

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I am just messing around with a localhost exile server. Is there a way I can spawn in an indy squad ai in my group? I am using NSS Admin console to execute scripts.

little raptor Dec 28, 2021, 6:12 PM

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brazen lagoon if this is returning 'error zero divisor' is it likely that _path is an empty li...

yes

brazen lagoon Dec 28, 2021, 6:12 PM

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ok, i think i have a hunch on how to fix this

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thanks leo

little raptor Dec 28, 2021, 6:13 PM

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sacred dove I am just messing around with a localhost exile server. Is there a way I can spa...

I have no idea what you mean by "indy squad"

sacred dove Dec 28, 2021, 6:13 PM

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sorry, the faction for players in exile is indifor. so I can spawn in indy ai but they are not grouped to me so I cannot control them etc

little raptor Dec 28, 2021, 6:14 PM

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how do you spawn them?

sacred dove Dec 28, 2021, 6:14 PM

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_trg setTriggerStatements ["this", "_unit = group player createUnit ['I_G_Soldier_AR_F', getPos player, [], 0, 'FORM']", ""];

little raptor Dec 28, 2021, 6:15 PM

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this should already spawn them in your group

sacred dove Dec 28, 2021, 6:21 PM

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Hmm... maybe the mission doesn't support it

vague geode Dec 28, 2021, 7:04 PM

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grizzled lagoon When the player is treated and he is moving I think it is normal that the action...

I think you don't get it. I DO want the standard code. If I just needed something as simple as the thing you send I wouldn't have asked.

vague geode Dec 28, 2021, 7:06 PM

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little raptor the heal `addAction` uses the `"heal"` `action` (or some other variant) and the ...

Ah, ok. That's unfortunate since I would have loved to add heal/repair-actions for different (body)parts.

brazen lagoon Dec 28, 2021, 7:09 PM

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sacred dove `_trg setTriggerStatements ["this", "_unit = group player createUnit ['I_G_Soldi...

idea: what rank are they?

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maybe they outrank you and you're not the group leader

faint oasis Dec 28, 2021, 8:22 PM

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hi, can we get a "callback" with remote exec ? example : "I want to get a result of a function only on the server"

little raptor Dec 28, 2021, 8:27 PM

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faint oasis hi, can we get a "callback" with remote exec ? example : "I want to get a result...

literally call it back by the server

faint oasis Dec 28, 2021, 8:28 PM

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little raptor literally call it back by the server

oh ok but the "back" is an other "remote exec" in the first remote exec ?

little raptor Dec 28, 2021, 8:32 PM

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?!
you can write something like this:

//fn_remoteExec
params ["_args", "_fncName", "_callback"];
_result = _args call (missionNamespace getVariable [_fncName, {}]);
[_result] remoteExecCall [_callback, remoteExecutedOwner];

[_args, "my_fnc_bla", "my_fnc_callback"] remoteExec ["MY_fnc_remoteExec", 2]; //execute my_fnc_bla on the server, and return the result to my_fnc_callback on the client

faint oasis Dec 28, 2021, 8:35 PM

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little raptor ?! you can write something like this: ```sqf //fn_remoteExec params ["_args", "_...

oh yeah i see so thanks you for your help i will modify my function

sand summit Dec 29, 2021, 12:33 AM

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i'm in a bit of a pickle. i'm looking for a way to make use of the virtual arsenal's garage that works with multiplayer. so far, all i've been able to manage is clientside vehicles that are indestructible. any ideas?

hidden prism Dec 29, 2021, 3:17 AM

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There are a few mods that use thay sort of thing

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I could find them tomorrow and show you but I don’t know

misty loom Dec 29, 2021, 11:00 AM

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Is there a way to attach a parachute to a memory point on a container rather than use in game script?

harsh sphinx Dec 29, 2021, 11:25 AM

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Is there a function to detect whether MROT are spinning/engine has fully powered down?

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 11:36 AM

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harsh sphinx Is there a function to detect whether MROT are spinning/engine has fully powered...

no. you can use engine on and off event handlers and guesstimate the engine state using timers

harsh sphinx Dec 29, 2021, 11:37 AM

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little raptor no. you can use engine on and off event handlers and guesstimate the engine stat...

Not even like an animState?

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 11:38 AM

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harsh sphinx Not even like an animState?

I don't think so. you can try blobdoggoshruggoogly

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 11:41 AM

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harsh sphinx Not even like an animState?

if the rotor has a mem point you can use selectionVectorDirAndUp and check if it's still changing. if not the rotor has stopped spinning

final sun Dec 29, 2021, 12:20 PM

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Hello, I have a simple question about breaking out of loops. I have this function that I want to completely break out of its foreach loop when the if statement is triggered. I've looked up "Break", "BreakOut" and "exitWith" but all of these break out of the if loop instead and the foreach loop continues. Am I using them wrong?

unitTargetFunc=
{
  params ["_unit","_arrayIndex"];
  {
   //select unit from array
    targetedThreat= (_x select 1);
    targetStatus = targetedThreat getVariable ["Targeted", false];
    //if unit is not already being targeted then do stuff
    if(!targetStatus)then
    {
      //unit is targeted and being shot
      targetedThreat setVariable ["Targeted", true];
      _unit disableAI "autotarget";
      _unit disableAI "target";
      _unit doTarget targetedThreat;
      systemChat format ["%1 targets %2",_unit,targetedThreat];
    }
    //else statement triggers for some reason
    else{
      //systemChat format ["unit is already targeted"];
    };
  }
  foreach Threats;
};

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 12:23 PM

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final sun Hello, I have a simple question about breaking out of loops. I have this functio...

if loop
what on earth is an if loop?

all of these break out of the if loop instead and the foreach loop continue
no. break will end the loop, and breakOut will break all scopes up to the scopeName it corresponds to
exitWith will only end its own scope.

final sun Dec 29, 2021, 12:25 PM

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little raptor > if loop what on earth is an if loop? <:thonk:700311400152825906> > all of th...

Did I say if loop? damn I'm worse than I thought. Sorry I'm a bit sick and can't think straight. Rookie mistakes today are expected

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 12:25 PM

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final sun Did I say if loop? damn I'm worse than I thought. Sorry I'm a bit sick and can't...

in any case break is what you should use

final sun Dec 29, 2021, 12:26 PM

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little raptor in any case `break` is what you should use

Thanks you, Much Appreciated

proven charm Dec 29, 2021, 1:58 PM

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what is the easiest way to get ammo left in a tank? should I just loop through the turrets or is there a better way?

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 2:10 PM

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proven charm what is the easiest way to get ammo left in a tank? should I just loop through t...

magazinesAmmo and magazinesAllTurrets

proven charm Dec 29, 2021, 2:13 PM

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little raptor magazinesAmmo and magazinesAllTurrets

thx will try those

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I dont have high enough version for the alternate syntax :/

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any tips on how to detect machine gun / cannon mags? and exclude smoke etc

quasi condor Dec 29, 2021, 2:58 PM

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23:54:25 Error in expression < selectRandom _buildings;
selectRandom (_building buildingPos -1);>
23:54:25   Error position: <_building buildingPos -1);>
23:54:25   Error Undefined variable in expression: _building
23:54:25 File path, line 15```
```sqf
params ["_taskLoca", "_vehicleName"];

_finalPos = [];

_radius = random [300, 500, 700];
_angle = random 360;
_rdPos = _taskLoca getPos [_radius, _angle];

_nearObjects = nearestObjects [_rdPos, ["HOUSE", "BUILDING"], 100];
_buildings = [];
{
    if (_x buildingPos -1 isNotEqualTo [] && {_buildings pushBack _x >= 4}) then {break;};
} forEach _nearObjects;
_building = selectRandom _buildings;
selectRandom (_building buildingPos -1);```
what..?

still forum Dec 29, 2021, 3:03 PM

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_buildings was empty, if its empty, then _building will be undefined

digital hollow Dec 29, 2021, 3:07 PM

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proven charm any tips on how to detect machine gun / cannon mags? and exclude smoke etc

Here's how ZEN does it
https://github.com/zen-mod/ZEN/blob/master/addons/common/functions/fnc_deployCountermeasures.sqf#L33

proven charm Dec 29, 2021, 3:19 PM

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digital hollow Here's how ZEN does it https://github.com/zen-mod/ZEN/blob/master/addons/common/...

interesting maybe I can use the ammo "simulation"

tepid vigil Dec 29, 2021, 3:20 PM

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Hi, is there a situation where ASLtoAGL getPosASL _unit would function differently than getPos _unit? I want to replace getPos due to its inconsistent performance and I am wondering if that would break anything

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 3:21 PM

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tepid vigil Hi, is there a situation where ``ASLtoAGL getPosASL _unit`` would function diffe...

getPos is AGLS, so it's almost completely different

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but you must stop using getPos anyway

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also unless you specifically need AGL, I suggest you use ASL instead

tepid vigil Dec 29, 2021, 3:24 PM

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most commands need AGL / ATL afaik

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 3:24 PM

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tepid vigil most commands need AGL / ATL afaik

but no setter command uses AGL

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and almost no command uses ATL

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it's mostly ASL and AGL

tepid vigil Dec 29, 2021, 3:29 PM

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alright, thanks

mental prairie Dec 29, 2021, 5:52 PM

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is it possible to create an eventHandler that checks if a unit is in an area?

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 5:53 PM

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mental prairie is it possible to create an eventHandler that checks if a unit is in an area?

no

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you have to loop

mental prairie Dec 29, 2021, 5:53 PM

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how do I execute code that is active when a player is in a trigger?

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I basically want to change a variable when a player gets into the trigger area

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and for it to be repeatable

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 5:54 PM

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add the code to the trigger onActivation statement

mental prairie Dec 29, 2021, 5:54 PM

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little raptor add the code to the trigger onActivation statement

not that simple. the code is being executed on all clients separately.

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basically I'm making a covert script, where if player enters an area, it causes a variable to drop.

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do I make an function

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 5:56 PM

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mental prairie not that simple. the code is being executed on all clients separately.

set the trigger to server-only, and broadcast the variable to the clients

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I told you already. there's no such event handler

mental prairie Dec 29, 2021, 5:56 PM

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i meant a function, sorry

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 5:57 PM

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up to you

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if all you need is changing the variable on the clients there's no need for a function

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you can just use something like publicVariable

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although it should work just fine if you use a client-side trigger as well

mental prairie Dec 29, 2021, 5:59 PM

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so, If i want it to be diffrent for every player, i just put a client side trigger, and it won't affect the other players

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 6:00 PM

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yes

mental prairie Dec 29, 2021, 6:00 PM

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ok thanks

versed widget Dec 29, 2021, 6:08 PM

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why while command does not work inside Getin and GetinMan eventhandlers ?

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 6:14 PM

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versed widget why while command does not work inside Getin and GetinMan eventhandlers ?

it can. but not in a "time-varying" way
the real question is why sleep doesn't work
and it's because event handler codes run unscheduled

versed widget Dec 29, 2021, 6:25 PM

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does all event handlers runs in unscheduled environments ?
and is there any alternatives as a solution ?

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 6:26 PM

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versed widget does all event handlers runs in unscheduled environments ? and is there any alt...

yes
spawn the code

versed widget Dec 29, 2021, 6:30 PM

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that worked, thanks ! ^ ^

versed widget Dec 29, 2021, 7:23 PM

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once i put the code in a spawn inside the event handler i cant use the params of the eventhandler

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 7:24 PM

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versed widget once i put the code in a spawn inside the event handler i cant use the params of...

you have to pass them obviously

versed widget Dec 29, 2021, 7:24 PM

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how do i do that ? :))

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 7:24 PM

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_this spawn

versed widget Dec 29, 2021, 7:49 PM

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player addEventHandler ["GetInMan", { [_this select 0] spawn {
params ["_vehicle", "_role", "_unit", "_turret"];

//code

}];

still doesnt work notlikemeow

spark sun Dec 29, 2021, 7:50 PM

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You forget a }

winged gull Dec 29, 2021, 7:55 PM

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Guys anyone know how to use the restriction module?

versed widget Dec 29, 2021, 8:02 PM

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      if (isnull objectparent player) then {
          player addEventHandler ["GetInMan", { [_this select 0] spawn {
                params ['_vehicle', '_role', '_unit', '_turret'];

                       
         if (_vehicle iskindof "tank") then {hint "daTank"};
             while {_vehicle  iskindof "car"} do {hint"you are 
                 in Car"; sleep 0.3}
                       
                       };
                      }];
                    };

still not working :3

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 8:02 PM

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versed widget ``` if (isnull objectparent player) then { player addEve...

why on earth did you change it?

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I said _this spawn

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not [_this select 0] spaw

versed widget Dec 29, 2021, 8:05 PM

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tried with _this spawn didnt work, as soon as i changed _vehicle with objectparent player it worked, it seems that the variables are not registered

radiant siren Dec 29, 2021, 8:14 PM

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Need help with disabling a trigger and having it re-enable for activation when an object is within the trigger area after a script has ran, if that makes sense?

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So, a trigger that activates only when a certain object is within the trigger area, and then it'll fire a script to run through addAction which in the script will enable another trigger but not activate it until said object is within the trigger area

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(hope this is understandable haha)

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 8:26 PM

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will enable another trigger but not activate it until said object is within the trigger are
wut?

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that's the very definition of a trigger

tight cloak Dec 29, 2021, 8:41 PM

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I see wht he means (I believe anyway)

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U want another trigger ready to be fired but not until the thing is in the area, just bind the addaction script to a variable and add it to activate condition with an && thislist

radiant siren Dec 29, 2021, 8:46 PM

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tight cloak U want another trigger ready to be fired but not until the thing is in the area,...

yes exactly haha

tight cloak Dec 29, 2021, 8:47 PM

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Yeah just make a variable and broadcast it to the server via publicvariable

radiant siren Dec 29, 2021, 8:47 PM

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little raptor > will enable another trigger but not activate it until said object is within t...

object activates trigger>trigger activation runs a script>script will enable a trigger but not activate it until certain object is within the new trigger area

radiant siren Dec 29, 2021, 8:49 PM

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tight cloak Yeah just make a variable and broadcast it to the server via publicvariable

I have tried:

trigger condition: triggerName

script:
triggerName = true;
publicVariable "triggerName";

(this activates it regardless if the trigger is in the area or not)

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object* not trigger

tight cloak Dec 29, 2021, 8:49 PM

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Yes as your basically telling the server "fire away" rather than give it a checklist before firing

radiant siren Dec 29, 2021, 8:50 PM

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yes, exactly. trying to have it wait until object is in the area 🙂

tight cloak Dec 29, 2021, 8:50 PM

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Something along the lines of
Condition == true && object in thislist

radiant siren Dec 29, 2021, 8:51 PM

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this would go in the script?

tight cloak Dec 29, 2021, 8:52 PM

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No, activation condition of the one u want to be ready to fire

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I hate train wifi

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Give me a second and I'll write out how you should do it

First trigger
Activation = whatever
On activation
_Condition = true;
Publicvariable "_Condition";

2nd trigger
Activation =
Condition = true && object in thislist
On activation
Whatever else

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Dont quote me exactly on the syntax (don't copy paste it directly and expect it to work), as I mention on mobile so scuffed writing = true

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But that's what your looking for

radiant siren Dec 29, 2021, 8:55 PM

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yeah. the triggers will be disabled right?

tight cloak Dec 29, 2021, 8:56 PM

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What you have basically done is make it need both requirements met

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So the object could be in the zone. But if _condition isnt true then no dice. Wont fire. And Vise versa

radiant siren Dec 29, 2021, 8:57 PM

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I just need the triggers disabled until a script is ran to enable them and then the object placed in the 2nd trigger area will be allowed to activate it

tight cloak Dec 29, 2021, 8:57 PM

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If the _condition is true but object isnt in zone. Wont fire. It waits until both are true then boom. Triggers

radiant siren Dec 29, 2021, 8:57 PM

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tight cloak So the object could be in the zone. But if _condition isnt true then no dice. Wo...

ohhh, okay. ill give it a go and subsitute what you wrote and let you know 🙂

radiant siren Dec 29, 2021, 8:57 PM

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tight cloak If the _condition is true but object isnt in zone. Wont fire. It waits until bot...

alrighty, thank you bud. ill let you know 🙂

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hope you have a fun train ride as well

tight cloak Dec 29, 2021, 8:58 PM

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Cheers, Londoners dont understand covid regulations so fingers crossed

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If u need any help I can offer it in my limited capacity. I'm free for the next 2 hours

radiant siren Dec 29, 2021, 9:00 PM

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tight cloak Cheers, Londoners dont understand covid regulations so fingers crossed

yeah. and oh okay. ill test this and let you the outcome

tough abyss Dec 29, 2021, 9:02 PM

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Probably worth mentioning that doing things in the form of boolean == true or boolean == false is bad practice

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boolean values are usable directly in conditional expressions

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so writing it as just boolean or !boolean is better practice

winter rose Dec 29, 2021, 9:03 PM

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depends on readability ofc, in some (rare) cases it's better to ==

tough abyss Dec 29, 2021, 9:03 PM

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true, always exceptions to things

winter rose Dec 29, 2021, 9:04 PM

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if (alive player == true)```

tough abyss Dec 29, 2021, 9:04 PM

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I feel like ```sqf
if (alive player)

is more readable

winter rose Dec 29, 2021, 9:05 PM

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of course, I was kidding with this one :D

tough abyss Dec 29, 2021, 9:05 PM

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Ah, haha

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if (
  condition1
  &&
  condition2 || condition3
  && condition4
)

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 9:10 PM

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winter rose depends on readability ofc, in _some_ (rare) cases it's better to ==

not just better, but also necessary

winged gull Dec 29, 2021, 9:16 PM

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does anyone know how to deactivate a trigger?

radiant siren Dec 29, 2021, 9:20 PM

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winged gull does anyone know how to deactivate a trigger?

only thing i know is deleteVehicle triggerName but it deletes it

winter rose Dec 29, 2021, 9:25 PM

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little raptor not just better, but also necessary

oh, how?

tight cloak Dec 29, 2021, 9:32 PM

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winged gull does anyone know how to deactivate a trigger?

A trigger should deactivate immediately after its code is run unless u done some loop stuff

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On deactivation exists also if you want to do cleanup after the script runs

versed widget Dec 29, 2021, 9:35 PM

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winged gull does anyone know how to deactivate a trigger?

maybe you should try exitwith {};

winged gull Dec 29, 2021, 9:38 PM

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wheres that go

versed widget Dec 29, 2021, 9:54 PM

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in the triggers activation
if ("the condition to deactivate") exitwith {};

willow hound Dec 29, 2021, 10:01 PM

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tight cloak A trigger should deactivate immediately after its code is run unless u done some...

No, triggers remain activated until the condition is no longer fulfilled.

versed widget Dec 29, 2021, 10:03 PM

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             if (isnull objectparent player) then {
                  player addEventHandler ["GetInMan", {_this spawn {
                        params ["_vehicle", "_role", "_unit", "_turret"];

                       
                  if (_vehicle iskindof "tank") then {hint "daTank"};
                         while {_vehicle iskindof "car"} 
                               do {hint "You are in"; sleep 0.3}
                       
                        };
                      }];
                    };

still cant get the variables inside the params to work notlikemeowcry

tight cloak Dec 29, 2021, 10:03 PM

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willow hound No, triggers remain activated until the condition is no longer fulfilled.

I thought repeatable had to be ticked for that to happen

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Well. The more you know ig

jade acorn Dec 29, 2021, 10:07 PM

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willow hound No, triggers remain activated until the condition is no longer fulfilled.

so if I have a trigger starting on !alive mySuperUnit, I'd have to end it with deletevehicle _triggername some time later?

willow hound Dec 29, 2021, 10:09 PM

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tight cloak I thought repeatable had to be ticked for that to happen

Oh, looks like you are right: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/2D_Editor:_Triggers#On_Dea.28ctivation.29

Only repeatable triggers deactivate.

willow hound Dec 29, 2021, 10:10 PM

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jade acorn so if I have a trigger starting on `!alive mySuperUnit`, I'd have to end it with...

What do you want to end with that? The On Activation expression?

jade acorn Dec 29, 2021, 10:11 PM

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I think so, some code first, then a bit of sleep and deleteVehicle

willow hound Dec 29, 2021, 10:17 PM

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You can't suspend (e.g. sleep) in a trigger.
A trigger being activated means that triggerActivated returns true and that the trigger will not activate again (until it is deactivated). This is only related to the On Activation expression in the sense that that expression is executed once every time the trigger is activated, but the code in the On Activation expression is not tied to the trigger otherwise.

jade acorn Dec 29, 2021, 10:20 PM

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i can do the sleep through spawn, technically. but away from this, how can I deal with a one-time trigger if it doesn't delete itself then?

willow hound Dec 29, 2021, 10:20 PM

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versed widget ``` if (isnull objectparent player) then { ...

The only issue I can spot is that the parameters for GetInMan are ["_unit", "_role", "_vehicle", "_turret"] according to the wiki: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#GetInMan

versed widget Dec 29, 2021, 10:25 PM

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good eye !, i switched from getin to getinman i thought they have the same parameters in order :p

willow hound Dec 29, 2021, 10:25 PM

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jade acorn i can do the sleep through spawn, technically. but away from this, how can I dea...

Oh you can of course delete it with deleteVehicle if you want to delete it. I thought you wanted to delete it to stop its On Activation expression from running or something 🙃

jade acorn Dec 29, 2021, 10:27 PM

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yeah my bad, I expressed myself wrong

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 10:36 PM

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winter rose oh, how?

when you want to compare the state of a condition to another one:

_condition1 == _condition2

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 10:39 PM

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winged gull does anyone know how to deactivate a trigger?

enableSimulation

tough abyss Dec 29, 2021, 11:48 PM

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The only case I can think of where doing a direct comparison w/ true/false with a boolean value is truly necessary would be in a language w/ operator overloading

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but it'd be extremely gross to overload == for a boolean value

little raptor Dec 29, 2021, 11:52 PM

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wat? what does it have to do with operator overloading? you're comparing the state of some boolean to another

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e.g.

_state1 = alive player;

while {true} do {
  _state2 = alive player;
  if (_state1 != _state2) then {
    hint "state changed";
    _state1 = _state2;
  };
  sleep 1;
};

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that's not the best example ofc, but you get the idea

copper raven Dec 29, 2021, 11:55 PM

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there is also a case where you have some unknown type, you can do _val isEqualTo true for example, probably a bit different from the topic, but still

tough abyss Dec 30, 2021, 12:03 AM

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little raptor wat? what does it have to do with operator overloading? you're comparing the sta...

I wasn't talking about your example

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I was talking about a case of boolean == true and boolean == false

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which is what this was initially about

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the topic was never about comparing two boolean variables, that obviously would require ==

winter rose Dec 30, 2021, 12:38 AM

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little raptor when you want to compare the state of a condition to another one: ```sqf _condit...

ah true (ofc)
(beside some ugly && and ||) that's the cleanest 😄

harsh sphinx Dec 30, 2021, 1:29 AM

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little raptor if the rotor has a mem point you can use `selectionVectorDirAndUp` and check if ...

A simple speed ended up doing the trick 😄

fair drum Dec 30, 2021, 1:55 AM

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if a script is local to a server, and you remote execute a command to the server, does it take up any network traffic to tell itself?

tough abyss Dec 30, 2021, 3:08 AM

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I'd imagine not, but why even remoteExec to begin with then?

flat eagle Dec 30, 2021, 3:25 AM

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hey guys. so im having trouble with getting a trigger to return a groupID. (truth be told i dont know how to ask the trigger for a groupID) any ideas?

tough abyss Dec 30, 2021, 3:34 AM

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Just get the group of whatever activated the trigger via group and feed that into groupId

maiden garnet Dec 30, 2021, 3:35 AM

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is there a way to insert the players name (or rather, the one thats reading it) in a structured text?

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example: blah blah blah thanks [name of whoever is reading it]

tough abyss Dec 30, 2021, 3:40 AM

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Depends which name you want

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if you want the one set as their identity use name

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profile name is profileName

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steam name is profileNameSteam

maiden garnet Dec 30, 2021, 3:41 AM

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profileName is what I want

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my only question is.. how do i incorporate that into a structured text with it.. working?

tough abyss Dec 30, 2021, 3:42 AM

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format["Thanks %1!", profileName player];

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or could vary depending on your exact usage

quaint star Dec 30, 2021, 6:24 AM

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I apologize for my silliness, can someone help me with this script - https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/188449-ai-auto-rearm/?tab=comments#comment-2987434
If I understand right, it should add ammo to all AI units. How can I put it in an endless loop on a timer, every 10-15 minutes

cosmic lichen Dec 30, 2021, 9:57 AM

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[] spawn  
{ 
 while {true} do 
 { 
  sleep 900; 
  { 
   _x setUnitLoadout typeOf _x; //Reset unit's loadout back to what is defined in its class 
  } forEach allUnits - allPlayers; 
 }; 
};

Given that all units have the default loadout of their class you could do this. @quaint star

sharp grotto Dec 30, 2021, 10:40 AM

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When i run this on the server, the netID of uniformContainer & vestContainer is still starting with the clientOwner ID.
Shouldn't it be "owned" by the server instead of client 🤔

_player = objectfromNetID "2:43206";
_player setUnitLoadout (getUnitLoadout _player);

When i do this the netID of uniformContainer is starting with 2:xxx ("owned" by the server).

_player = objectfromNetID "2:43206";
_player addUniform "U_B_CombatUniform_mcam";

https://gyazo.com/7ed9ee426ccc8d76359e1f2eb255d1d8

quaint star Dec 30, 2021, 10:48 AM

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cosmic lichen ```sqf [] spawn { while {true} do { sleep 900; { _x setUnitLoado...

Much appreciated, it works well !
Is there a way to make it work with custom loadouts? Maybe a script that will always keep 1 magazine for the main weapon.

cosmic lichen Dec 30, 2021, 10:51 AM

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You can use the original script for that and also wrap it in while (true) do

little raptor Dec 30, 2021, 11:10 AM

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sharp grotto When i run this on the server, the netID of uniformContainer & vestContainer is ...

no. it's correct

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netID doesn't change. it shows the original owner

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

sharp grotto Dec 30, 2021, 11:24 AM

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little raptor see: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/netId

Thanks 👌

quaint star Dec 30, 2021, 11:25 AM

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cosmic lichen You can use the original script for that and also wrap it in `while (true) do`

I am very sorry for silliness again. I understand very little about scripts, almost nothing, Can you please show me what an original script with a 10-minute cycle should look like.

cosmic lichen Dec 30, 2021, 11:45 AM

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[] spawn 
{
  private _cfgWeapons = configFile >> "CfgWeapons";
  private _mag = "";
  while {true} do
  {
    sleep 900; // Sleep time in seconds. 900 / 60 = 15 min
    {
      if (handgunWeapon _x != "") then 
      {
        _mag = (getArray (_cfgWeapons >> handgunWeapon _x >> "magazines")) select 0;
        _x addMagazines [_mag, 3];
      };
      if (primaryWeapon _x != "") then 
      {
        _mag = (getArray (_cfgWeapons >> primaryWeapon _x >> "magazines")) select 0;
        _x addMagazines [_mag, 8];
      };
      if (secondaryWeapon _x != "") then 
      {
        _mag = (getArray (_cfgWeapons >> secondaryWeapon _x >> "magazines")) select 0;
        _x addMagazines [_mag, 2];
      };
      sleep 0.1;
    } forEach (allUnits - allPlayers);
  };
};

Like this (not tested)

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@quaint star

little raptor Dec 30, 2021, 11:54 AM

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cosmic lichen ```sqf [] spawn { private _cfgWeapons = configFile >> "CfgWeapons"; private...

using weapons can make this shorter (tho you get same number of mags for all):

_unit = _x;
{
  _mag = (getArray (_cfgWeapons >> _x >> "magazines")) select 0;
  _unit addMagazines [_mag, 2];
} forEach weapons _unit

little raptor Dec 30, 2021, 12:25 PM

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this channel is for SQF scripting questions, not Python

pliant stream Dec 30, 2021, 12:25 PM

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oh dear, doing this weapon and magazine thing in scheduled will absolutely cause duping or unwanted magazines and probably sqf errors due to null units

tribal ether Dec 30, 2021, 12:25 PM

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little raptor this channel is for SQF scripting questions, not Python

Oh that wasn't mentioned anywhere I've looked. My bad

little raptor Dec 30, 2021, 12:26 PM

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tribal ether Oh that wasn't mentioned anywhere I've looked. My bad

see the channel description

pliant stream Dec 30, 2021, 12:26 PM

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tribal ether Oh that wasn't mentioned anywhere I've looked. My bad

#arma3_tools i guess

tribal ether Dec 30, 2021, 12:26 PM

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pliant stream <#105464579600977920> i guess

Thanks bro

quaint star Dec 30, 2021, 12:51 PM

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cosmic lichen ```sqf [] spawn { private _cfgWeapons = configFile >> "CfgWeapons"; private...

Thank you very much, it works.

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But now I encountered another problem, maybe Arma bug - AI refuses to switch pistol to main weapon and reload it. Same bug was when I tried mods that allow AI to rearm from crates.

quaint star Dec 30, 2021, 1:15 PM

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Your first script works well without issues. Thank you again

worn elm Dec 30, 2021, 1:35 PM

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Using the Ace Cargo framework, I've applied make an object carriable, any thoughts how I could increase the interaction distance .

spark sun Dec 30, 2021, 2:10 PM

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You can't (https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/blob/master/addons/cargo/functions/fnc_canLoadItemIn.sqf#L38)

GitHub

ACE3/fnc_canLoadItemIn.sqf at master · acemod/ACE3

Open-source realism mod for Arma 3. Contribute to acemod/ACE3 development by creating an account on GitHub.

opal zephyr Dec 30, 2021, 9:15 PM

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Is anyone here familiar with arrayIntersect? I need to find a way to get the same result without excluding duplicate objects.
Example:
_arr1 = [1,2,3,4,5,2,3,4];
_arr2 = [4,5,6,1,2,3,5,6];
hint str (_arr1 arrayIntersect _arr2); // [4,5,1,2,3]

I need it to keep the multiple 2's and any other multiple numbers that are in both arrays

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Side question: Can I subtract the contents of one array from another simply by doing (_arr1 - _arr2)?

willow hound Dec 30, 2021, 9:37 PM

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

opal zephyr Dec 30, 2021, 9:39 PM

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Reading syntax 3 is seems like it should work, but no examples refer to it after that, so I guess ill assume it is working.

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For the first question I had, Ive done this as an alternative and I think its working correctly, any input is appreciated.

for "_j" from 0 to (count _visibleObjects - 1) do {
                
           _loc = (_visibleObjects find (_visibleCache select (_j)));
                
           _stillVisible pushback (_visibleObjects select (_loc));
};```

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This should be making _stillVisible into an array of all elements that are in both _visibleObjects and _visibleCache

digital rover Dec 30, 2021, 9:50 PM

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is there a way to reload compositions manually without restarting the editor session?

pliant stream Dec 30, 2021, 9:51 PM

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opal zephyr Is anyone here familiar with arrayIntersect? I need to find a way to get the sam...

_arr1 - (_arr2 - _arr1) ?

brave jungle Dec 30, 2021, 9:51 PM

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digital rover is there a way to reload compositions manually without restarting the editor ses...

#arma3_editor might be better, afaik no just reload the same mission

digital rover Dec 30, 2021, 9:51 PM

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yeah, I just think it'd be a scripting command if there was

brave jungle Dec 30, 2021, 9:52 PM

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think compos is handled by fncs

opal zephyr Dec 30, 2021, 9:53 PM

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pliant stream `_arr1 - (_arr2 - _arr1)` ?

hmm I could give that a try, not sure if it will give the same result or not. Also did you mean to type _arr1 = (_arr2 - _arr1)?

pliant stream Dec 30, 2021, 9:53 PM

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no

opal zephyr Dec 30, 2021, 9:54 PM

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And you think that would give me an array containing things that were the same between the two arrays

pliant stream Dec 30, 2021, 9:55 PM

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it gives you the elements of _arr1 which are also present in _arr2

digital rover Dec 30, 2021, 9:57 PM

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opal zephyr Is anyone here familiar with arrayIntersect? I need to find a way to get the sam...

private _arr3 = _arr1 select {_x in _arr2}; won't exlude duplicate objects

opal zephyr Dec 30, 2021, 9:57 PM

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ill give both of these a try, thankyou

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hmm yours didnt seem to work Untelo, it just shot back the same list as _arr1. Ill give SebsterBL's a try now

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I believe your method is working SebsterBL, thankyou both for your help!

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damn I was hoping this would solve my problem, it did not, ill keep looking

little raptor Dec 30, 2021, 10:41 PM

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opal zephyr damn I was hoping this would solve my problem, it did not, ill keep looking

what SebsterBL said does what you asked

opal zephyr Dec 30, 2021, 10:43 PM

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I know, I commented on it working just before I thanked them. That comment there refers to it solving the overall issue which is something else. I was hoping fixing this problem would fix the big picture, but it did not

little raptor Dec 30, 2021, 10:44 PM

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okidoo

opal zephyr Dec 30, 2021, 10:45 PM

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its not worthwhile asking in here for help with the big thing I dont think, too much stuff, would require a one on one or something

little raptor Dec 30, 2021, 10:45 PM

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you can try

opal zephyr Dec 30, 2021, 10:48 PM

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im trying to dynamically hide certain objects based on players line of sight, ive come across an issue where objects flick in and out of existence

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im gonna try some stuff here, just thought of another approach to it, will let you know if it doesnt work out

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I think it has to do with not saving the list of hidden objects correctly

carmine sand Dec 30, 2021, 11:04 PM

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Is there a script command for "Scan the Horizon" to execute instead using the GUI?

Like as example _unit doWatch bla bla

I dont want to use the doWatch stuff, just simple the Horizon stuff.. cant find any infos about this in the web /BI sites and here.

Maybe someone knows it, would be cool

Edit://

Its for automated defense turrets to give them some life but needs to be simple (addon integrated via Eventhandler Init)

warm swallow Dec 30, 2021, 11:13 PM

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Does waitUntil work inside an array? This is my code

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{
    waitUntil {((_x distance killer) <= 10)};
_x say3d "heartbeat";
} forEach [p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6];```

willow hound Dec 30, 2021, 11:33 PM

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carmine sand Is there a script command for "Scan the Horizon" to execute instead using the GU...

Nope (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T152946) 😦

willow hound Dec 30, 2021, 11:35 PM

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warm swallow ```sqf { waitUntil {((_x distance killer) <= 10)}; _x say3d "heartbeat"; } f...

Yes, waitUntil works in forEach-loops.

carmine sand Dec 30, 2021, 11:38 PM

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willow hound Nope (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T152946) 😦

thank you 🙂

found this at this page by Leopard

_unit doWatch objNull

maybe this will do it, just need to get the turret looking around without any big looped scripts

warm swallow Dec 30, 2021, 11:52 PM

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willow hound Yes, `waitUntil` works in forEach-loops.

does that mean I can have multiple that are one after each other?

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or should I have each in its own file?

limber panther Dec 31, 2021, 12:28 AM

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hello, i've got a question - in a multiplayer game i have a noticeboard, and that noticeboard has a script like this one: ```sqf
this addAction ["Means CVPI LB", {
private _vehicle = createVehicle ["M_CVPI", [14909,13771]];
_vehicle addAction ["Last 112 call", {
[caller_position] spawn gps_fnc_main;
}];
_vehicle addAction ["Last 911 call", {
[caller_position2] spawn gps_fnc_main;
}];
}];

past wagon Dec 31, 2021, 12:29 AM

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limber panther hello, i've got a question - in a multiplayer game i have a noticeboard, and tha...

depends on what kind of items you are adding

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I'm pretty sure addItemCargoGlobal works for most

limber panther Dec 31, 2021, 12:30 AM

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past wagon depends on what kind of items you are adding

medical supplies, some explosives, a backpack, portable ladder, etc

past wagon Dec 31, 2021, 12:31 AM

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well, for items like the meds and explosives, use _vehicle addItemCargoGlobal [item, count]. For backpacks you need to use addBackpackCargoGlobal.

limber panther Dec 31, 2021, 12:33 AM

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allright so with this script a player can walk to the noticeboard, spawn a car and the car will have those items in its inventory

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is that correct?

past wagon Dec 31, 2021, 12:33 AM

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limber panther is that correct?

yep

limber panther Dec 31, 2021, 12:34 AM

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past wagon yep

ok, thank you 🙂

past wagon Dec 31, 2021, 12:34 AM

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np

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how can I check if a position is unobstructed? I am placing several objects at random positions in a building via buildingPos. I do not want any two objects to be put in the same location, so I need to check if the chosen position already has an object.

willow hound Dec 31, 2021, 12:41 AM

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warm swallow does that mean I can have multiple that are one after each other?

I don't understand what you mean. Can you provide an example?

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 12:59 AM

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like

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{
    waitUntil {((_x distance killer) <= 35)};
    _x say3d "heartbeat";
} forEach [p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6];

{
    waitUntil {((_x distance killer) <= 25)};
    _x say3d "heartbeatfast";
} forEach [p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6];

{
    waitUntil {((_x distance killer) <= 15)};
    _x playsound "chase1";
} forEach [p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6];```

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@willow hound

astral lynx Dec 31, 2021, 1:02 AM

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

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_position = _center findEmptyPosition [0,0,"B_Boat_Armed_01_minigun_F"];

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@past wagon

past wagon Dec 31, 2021, 1:05 AM

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astral lynx https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/findEmptyPosition

thanks

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 1:08 AM

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I think I'll use onEachFrame instead

astral lynx Dec 31, 2021, 1:08 AM

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warm swallow ```sqf { waitUntil {((_x distance killer) <= 35)}; _x say3d "heartbeat";...

u should put sleeps in waitUntils

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otherwise it is executing the check as fast as it can wasting resources

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 1:08 AM

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so like a delay?

astral lynx Dec 31, 2021, 1:09 AM

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yeh uiSleep or sleep

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 1:09 AM

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oh whats the difference?

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i've never heard of uiSleep

astral lynx Dec 31, 2021, 1:10 AM

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uiSleep uses uiTime not simulation time im not gonna pretend to know what it means but uiSleep is usually more reliable

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Suspend execution of script for given uitime. uiSleep is a sleep method to delay script execution where script time/simulation time is stopped. uiSleep is basically using the system time (uiTime more specifically) and not simulation time. So in the cases where sleep command would get stuck indefinitely, uiSleep can still be used to effectively delay script execution. For example in a mission briefing or an editor or when simulation is paused in general.

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 1:11 AM

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ok

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looking more into it, waitUntil is something that only happens once, so I think I'm going to use onEachFrame to check the distance instead. Thank you though!

astral lynx Dec 31, 2021, 1:13 AM

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@warm swallow actually i was dumb before that wont work

fresh crater Dec 31, 2021, 1:14 AM

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is possible to make a script that gives loadout when you aproach an object

astral lynx Dec 31, 2021, 1:14 AM

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all itll do is on the first loop wait for the first player in the array to get with 35meters then itll play the sound and then wait until the 2nd player in the array gets within 35meters

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 1:14 AM

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fresh crater is possible to make a script that gives loadout when you aproach an object

yes

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 1:15 AM

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fresh crater is possible to make a script that gives loadout when you aproach an object

you would have to get classnames of everything in loadout, (export loadout from arsenal), and use code like

addVest _vest;``` for each part you want

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 1:16 AM

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astral lynx all itll do is on the first loop wait for the first player in the array to get w...

i saw that fault as well

astral lynx Dec 31, 2021, 1:17 AM

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fresh crater is possible to make a script that gives loadout when you aproach an object

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

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 1:20 AM

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i wish there was an event handler for distance

fresh crater Dec 31, 2021, 1:21 AM

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warm swallow you would have to get classnames of everything in loadout, (export loadout from ...

like this
[["GOLD_M4_Mk8_10_5_2","rhsusf_acc_nt4_black","CUP_acc_ANPEQ_15_Black_Top","rhsusf_acc_eotech_xps3",["rhs_mag_30Rnd_556x45_M855A1_Stanag_Pull",30],[],"GOLD_acc_MAGPUL_MVG_blk"],[],["CUP_hgun_Duty_M3X","","CUP_acc_CZ_M3X","",["16Rnd_9x21_Mag",17],[],""],["tfl_new_blk_fs_uniform_g",[["FirstAidKit",1]]],["M_MAR_CIRAS_Ranger_v3_1",[["16Rnd_9x21_Mag",4,17]]],["BDU_RangerBelt_v6_1",[["CUP_PG7VL_M",2,1],["CUP_PG7V_M",2,1]]],"Maritime_Cover_ComtacIII_Arc165","USP_BALACLAVA2",[],["ItemMap","","ItemRadio","ItemCompass","ItemWatch","Louetta_GPNVG_1_blk_alt"]]

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 1:23 AM

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fresh crater like this [["GOLD_M4_Mk8_10_5_2","rhsusf_acc_nt4_black","CUP_acc_ANPEQ_15_Black...

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

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you could just create a dummy ai with all the gear that you want your player to have when he enters the area, and use

player setUnitLoadout [getUnitLoadout loadoutplayer, true];

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@astral lynx

onEachFrame
{
    _d1 = p1 distance killer;
    _d2 = p2 distance killer;
    _d3 = p3 distance killer;
    _d4 = p4 distance killer;
    _d5 = p5 distance killer;
    _d6 = p6 distance killer;
}
``` I have this, and I know I need to use if statements to play the sounds, but how will they fire if I only run the file its in at mission init

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never mind I can use a while loop

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meowfacepalm

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{
    While {(_x distance killer) <= 35)]} Do {playsound "heartbeat"};
} forEach [p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6];``` i have this now

astral lynx Dec 31, 2021, 2:15 AM

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will still only play for the first person if they meet the conditions

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for each only goes to the next element after the code has completed

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so until the while {} condition isnt met itll continue to stay on that element until they no longer meet the condition

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 2:23 AM

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hmm

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{
     [
    _x,                                        
    "Repair Generator",                                        
    "",    
    "",    
    "_this distance _target < 2",                    
    "_caller distance _target < 2",                        
    {
        _caller playMoveNow "Acts_carFixingWheel";
        remoteExec [titleText ["A Generator is Being Repaired", "PLAIN", 2]];
    },        
    {},                                                    
    {
        params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"];
        
        remoteExec [titleText ["Generator has been repaired", "PLAIN", 2]];
        _target say3D "s2";
        remoteExec [titleFadeOut 5];
        _target setVariable ["repaired", true];
        execVM "repaired.sqf";
    },                                                
    {
        _caller switchMove "AmovPercMstpSrasWpstDnon";
    },                                                    
    [],                                                
    25,                                                    
    0,                                                
    true,                                            
    false                                        
] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_holdActionAdd", 0, _x];
} forEach [g1, g2, g3, g4];```
im using forEach here in a difference instance, but it can go in whatever order,

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:24 AM

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just got home. lets see what yall been chatting about today.

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 2:25 AM

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fair drum just got home. lets see what yall been chatting about today.

Howdy!

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:25 AM

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don't use uiSleep in most cases. sleep is fine.

limber panther Dec 31, 2021, 2:26 AM

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limber panther hello, i've got a question - in a multiplayer game i have a noticeboard, and tha...

hi, to my previous question i would like to ask, if there is any script that i can use to set a dynamic simulation for the spawned vehicle? for example when a player spawns the vehicle and dies so the vehicle is abandoned i don't want to drain performance on spawned vehicles that nobody uses

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:27 AM

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warm swallow ```sqf { While {(_x distance killer) <= 35)]} Do {playsound "heartbeat"}; } ...

i would make this all local instead. this wouldn't work anyways because you would have to remote execute stuff.

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 2:28 AM

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should I put it in InitPlayerLocal?

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:30 AM

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warm swallow should I put it in InitPlayerLocal?

nah, rewrite it. let the local machine run the loop. no need to be sending potentially a lot of remote executes for a sound that will take up network traffic

tough abyss Dec 31, 2021, 2:30 AM

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There's various issues with this. Aside from locality, forEach in sqf is not parallelized so you won't actually be creating multiple while loops at the same time as it seems you're assuming. Not only that, but your while loops will immediately end as soon as the player is outside of the 35m range and then never activate again unless this code runs again.

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:30 AM

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sounds and ui, keep it local

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 2:31 AM

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got it.. how would you suggest I do that

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:32 AM

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i would use onPlayerRespawn.sqf to create the loop and use while {alive player} do {} for your condition. it will exit when the player dies, and a new loop will be spawned when they respawn.

limber panther Dec 31, 2021, 2:32 AM

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limber panther hi, to my previous question i would like to ask, if there is any script that i c...

can i use this for that?
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/enableDynamicSimulation
will it work?

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:33 AM

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limber panther can i use this for that? https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/enableDynamicSimula...

yes, you will use this command

limber panther Dec 31, 2021, 2:33 AM

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or do i have to generally disable simulation first?

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:33 AM

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limber panther or do i have to generally disable simulation first?

no

limber panther Dec 31, 2021, 2:33 AM

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fair drum yes, you will use this command

ok thanks

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 2:33 AM

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fair drum i would use `onPlayerRespawn.sqf` to create the loop and use `while {alive playe...

dang, on this particular mission, the players don't respawn, its sort of like a 1 life kind of thing

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:34 AM

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then modify it accordingly and put it in initPlayerLocal.sqf

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 2:34 AM

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ok

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could I put an if statement inside of do?

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:34 AM

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you can yes

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 2:34 AM

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nice!

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:35 AM

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while {alive player} do {
  if (random 1 < 0.3) then {};
  //etc
};

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 2:36 AM

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one more question, how do I get sound to play on one client only. Like if I don't want everyone to hear it, only one player

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:36 AM

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limber panther ok thanks

do you need more guidance?

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:36 AM

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warm swallow one more question, how do I get sound to play on one client only. Like if I don'...

playSound is local

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 2:37 AM

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oh

limber panther Dec 31, 2021, 2:38 AM

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fair drum do you need more guidance?

i appreciate your offer but this time i think i can handle this on my own 🙂 i feel like it's a pretty straight forward script ```sqf
this addAction ["Means Sheriff Charger NEW", {
private _vehicle = createVehicle ["M_Charger12_NEW", [14909,13771]];
_vehicle addAction ["Last 112 call", {
[caller_position] spawn gps_fnc_main;
}];
_vehicle addAction ["Last 911 call", {
[caller_position2] spawn gps_fnc_main;
}];
_vehicle addBackpackCargoGlobal ["B_Bergen_hex_F", 1];
_vehicle addBackpackCargoGlobal ["TFAR_rt1523g", 1];
_vehicle addBackpackCargoGlobal ["CUP_B_SearchLight_Gun_Bag", 1];
_vehicle addBackpackCargoGlobal ["CUP_B_SearchLight_Tripod_Bag", 1];
_vehicle addBackpackCargoGlobal ["ACE_TacticalLadder_Pack", 1];
_vehicle addItemCargoGlobal ["TDD_Talon_Mag", 6];
_vehicle enableDynamicSimulation true;
}];

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 2:39 AM

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so something like this @fair drum

While {alive player} Do {
        if (player distance killer <= 35) then {playSound "heartbeat"}};

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:40 AM

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remember to put a pause in there

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 2:40 AM

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where would I put it exactly?

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and in this script, will the audio file called loop ***after ***it has ended, I don't want it to keep restarting you know?

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:41 AM

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no, as it is, every time that if statement is true, its going to start the hearbeat file from beginning

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so your pause needs to be at least the length of the sound file

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 2:42 AM

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i want the sounds to loop

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gotcha!

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:43 AM

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limber panther i appreciate your offer but this time i think i can handle this on my own 🙂 i f...

check your locality of enableDynamicSimulation

limber panther Dec 31, 2021, 2:43 AM

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fair drum check your locality of `enableDynamicSimulation`

local effect, what does it mean for me?

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:43 AM

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limber panther local effect, what does it mean for me?

if its local, will other players experience its effect?

limber panther Dec 31, 2021, 2:44 AM

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fair drum if its local, will other players experience its effect?

🤔 you're right they won't, you got me 😅 so how do i solve this?

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 2:44 AM

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can I also ask while I have your time, sometimes sound files that I put into the mission will at first will not be found, and then randomly sometime later stop working, its super annoying. And I check multiple times for typos, what else could it be?

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:44 AM

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limber panther 🤔 you're right they won't, you got me 😅 so how do i solve this?

how do we tell other clients to do a command?

limber panther Dec 31, 2021, 2:45 AM

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fair drum how do we tell other clients to do a command?

remote exec?

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thank you @fair drum 🙂 will do it

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...but tomorrow, it's already 3:45 am

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:46 AM

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warm swallow can I also ask while I have your time, sometimes sound files that I put into the...

check to see if they exist in CfgSounds when you load up the game (if its just a mission, preview and use a in-preview config viewer)

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 2:47 AM

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got it

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While {alive player} Do {
        if (player distance killer <= 35) then {playSound "35"};
        sleep 23.55};

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is this the correct utilisation of sleep?

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:48 AM

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it can work that way. obviously it depends on how critical the accuracy of the time is. you can always do it unscheduled if you need more accuracy.

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 2:50 AM

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hmm

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how would I switch it? and do you think it would be fine do have mutliple different While loops in initPlayerLocal for varying distances. Like 35, play one sound, 25 another, and so on?

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:53 AM

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use a switch

opal zephyr Dec 31, 2021, 2:54 AM

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Sorry to cut into the existing convo here, but im trying to spawn an object on another objects position with createVehicle, but the object is off by a significant margin, is there a accurate position variable I can use? I tried visiblePosition, position, and positionASL

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 2:54 AM

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i thought about that but I would have to also include the sleep, thus if the player gets closer than that it wouldn't work

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:55 AM

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opal zephyr Sorry to cut into the existing convo here, but im trying to spawn an object on a...

look at the parameters. by default the last parameter is "NONE". Use "CAN_COLLIDE"

opal zephyr Dec 31, 2021, 2:56 AM

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I was about to edit my message with collision being the issue, thankyou for the fast help!

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:56 AM

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in mind, this may cause things to be arma'd

opal zephyr Dec 31, 2021, 2:56 AM

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all good in this case, its just for reference

warm swallow Dec 31, 2021, 2:57 AM

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ok,.

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 2:58 AM

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alright tarkov's back up. fades away

opal zephyr Dec 31, 2021, 3:38 AM

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Major problem, when hiding objects in a while loop it causes the object to rapidly appear and disappear, causing a flickering affect. Is there a method that doesnt cause this?

fair drum Dec 31, 2021, 3:48 AM

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opal zephyr Major problem, when hiding objects in a while loop it causes the object to rapid...

lets see the code

opal zephyr Dec 31, 2021, 3:52 AM

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while {_render} do{

    for "_i" from 0 to (count allObjects - 1) do {

        if !(worldToScreen getPosASL (allObjects select (_i)) 
isEqualTo []) then{
            //if (([player, "VIEW"] checkVisibility [getPosASL player, getPosASL (allObjects select (_i))] > 0)) then {
        
            
                _visibleObjects pushback (allObjects select (_i));

            //};
        }
        else {
                _notVisibleObjects pushback (allObjects select (_i));
            
        };    
        
    };
    
    //systemChat (format ["All:%1", count allObjects]);
    //systemChat (format ["Vis:%1", count _visibleObjects]);
    //systemChat (format ["notVis:%1", count _notVisibleObjects]);
    
    
    {_x hideobject false} forEach _visibleObjects;
    {_x hideobject true} forEach _notVisibleObjects;
    
};```

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@fair drum

little raptor Dec 31, 2021, 3:57 AM

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opal zephyr ```sqf while {_render} do{ for "_i" from 0 to (count allObjects - 1) do { ...

for "_i" from 0 to (count allObjects - 1)
forEach
_visibleObjects pushback (allObjects select (_i));
why do you make an array only to loop over it all over again? do it all in that loop
causes the object to rapidly appear and disappear,
that's how schd environment works
you have to use unschd env

and last of all, why are you doing any of this in the first place?

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also your calculations are wrong

opal zephyr Dec 31, 2021, 3:59 AM

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Im new to advanced scripting, and using a for loop with "_i" let me specify only certain ones to go to _visibleobjects. I imagine there is a better way to do it with foreach, I just dont know it. Ill look into running it in an unschd env, didnt know that was something to take into account. And what do you mean the calculations are wrong

little raptor Dec 31, 2021, 4:00 AM

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worldToScreen getPosASL (allObjects select (_i)) isEqualTo []
iirc correctly this happened when object was offscreen
an object has bounds. just because its position is offscreen doesn't mean it should stop rendering
(or was it when it was behind the camera? )

little raptor Dec 31, 2021, 4:01 AM

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opal zephyr Im new to advanced scripting, and using a for loop with "_i" let me specify only...

using a for loop with "_i" let me specify only certain ones to go to _visibleobjects
allObjects select (_i)
that's literally _x in a forEach loop...

opal zephyr Dec 31, 2021, 4:01 AM

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little raptor > `worldToScreen getPosASL (allObjects select (_i)) > isEqualTo []` iirc correc...

I was trying to fix the flickering issue before moving onto getting the bounds to work. I originally tried all of this with checkVisibility but for some reason that function detects almost nothing

little raptor Dec 31, 2021, 4:01 AM

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that still doesn't answer what you're trying to achieve with this

opal zephyr Dec 31, 2021, 4:01 AM

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little raptor > using a for loop with "_i" let me specify only certain ones to go to _visibleo...

again, im new. While that might seem like an obvious solution to you, it is still something im trying to figure out

opal zephyr Dec 31, 2021, 4:02 AM

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little raptor that still doesn't answer what you're trying to achieve with this

Im trying to save performance in cluttered areas of my mission

little raptor Dec 31, 2021, 4:02 AM

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opal zephyr again, im new. While that might seem like an obvious solution to you, it is stil...

{_x hideobject false} forEach _visibleObjects;
you wrote it here

opal zephyr Dec 31, 2021, 4:02 AM

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It seemed simple there

little raptor Dec 31, 2021, 4:03 AM

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opal zephyr Im trying to save performance in cluttered areas of my mission

you do realize that every engine in the world already does what you're doing here, right?

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I doubt you'll save any performance

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not rendering performance at least

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that's for sure

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tho when you hide an object it also disables part of its simulation

opal zephyr Dec 31, 2021, 4:04 AM

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regardless of my reasoning behind it, ive been at it for a couple days now and would like to reach the end of it. Your help so far has been exceptional

opal zephyr Dec 31, 2021, 4:05 AM

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little raptor tho when you hide an object it also disables part of its simulation

This is something I came across early on and is unfortunate for what im trying to do. I looked but couldnt find a way to retain collision while also hiding it, or a method of forcing a specific lod to be loaded. You wouldnt happen to know a way?

little raptor Dec 31, 2021, 4:05 AM

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there is no way

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that's how hiding works

opal zephyr Dec 31, 2021, 4:06 AM

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hmm, ok. I thought that might be the case, ill work around it then

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@little raptor im looking into the scheduling, it says code in triggers runs unscheduled. This code is spawned through a trigger, would it not be unscheduled then?

little raptor Dec 31, 2021, 4:07 AM

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opal zephyr Im trying to save performance in cluttered areas of my mission

I suggest you look at simple objects
and dynamic object loading and unloading based on a grid system

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similar to Old Man

little raptor Dec 31, 2021, 4:08 AM

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opal zephyr <@!360154905148653568> im looking into the scheduling, it says code in triggers ...

this could never work in a trigger, because of the while loop

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unless you've spawned it or something

opal zephyr Dec 31, 2021, 4:09 AM

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[] spawn J3FF_fnc_checkObject;

little raptor Dec 31, 2021, 4:09 AM

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and if you read spawn it says it's schd

opal zephyr Dec 31, 2021, 4:09 AM

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Oh I see, so the fact its in a trigger doesnt trump it then

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is there a quick and dirty way to call it in game then

little raptor Dec 31, 2021, 4:12 AM

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opal zephyr is there a quick and dirty way to call it in game then

as a "quick and dirty way", ditch the spawn, and write the trigger code like this:onEachFrame {call J3FF_fnc_checkObject}

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it runs the code every frame

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and unschd

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also never ever use a while loop without sleep ever again (unless it's meant as a constant-time loop)

opal zephyr Dec 31, 2021, 4:13 AM

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for performance sake?

little raptor Dec 31, 2021, 4:13 AM

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yes

little raptor Dec 31, 2021, 4:13 AM

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little raptor as a "quick and dirty way", ditch the spawn, and write the trigger code like thi...

and remove the while in this ofc

opal zephyr Dec 31, 2021, 4:14 AM

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Thankyou for all your help tonight!

past wagon Dec 31, 2021, 6:58 AM

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what if I have findIf inside a forEach and I want to use the _x from the forEach?

cosmic lichen Dec 31, 2021, 7:54 AM

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assign the _x from forEach to a variable

tight cloak Dec 31, 2021, 1:03 PM

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am i doing something wrong here?

if ((side group cursorObject) != (west))

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0 errors but doesnt do anything when not aiming at a blufor unit

warm hedge Dec 31, 2021, 1:04 PM

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Context?