arma3_scripting

[neon swift]

Worked!

sir I owe u a drink

been having this problem for a long time and you just helped me ton. i tred using remoteExec but I was using it wrong from what I see. TY so much!

[little raptor]

np

[little raptor]

there are remoteExec examples pinned in this channel

maybe you can understand them better than the wiki

[neon swift]

will keep that in mind for the future

[quasi condor]

https://sqfbin.com/pegomalitohiyiwahazo
this is my code, and the result is in this pictures:
https://imgur.com/a/oKc51cT
I've succeeded in creating vehicles, but they keep blowing up as soon as they're created. How can I fix this problem?

[little raptor]

#arma3_scripting message
this also applies to you

[quasi condor]

So.. I should use remoteExecCall?

[little raptor]

as for how to call a code unscheduled, use isNil

isNil { //this block of code will always run unschd
  _veh1 = createVehicle ["Blabla", [0,0,0], 0, [], "CAN_COLLID"]; 
  _veh2 = createVehicle ["Blabla", [0,0,0], 0, [], "CAN_COLLID"]; //spawning two vehicles into each other?! wtf?!!!!
  //but it's unschd, so don't worry
  _veh1 setPosASL _newPos1; //no explosion
  _veh2 setPosASL _newPos2; //no explosion
};

[little raptor]

no

@past wagon that code is relevant to you too. 👆

[quasi condor]

oh

isNil gets other scope?

[little raptor]

wdym?

[quasi condor]

error occured

_vehicle undefined

[little raptor]

well you must declare your variables outside the isNil scope ofc (if you want to use them after the isNil)

[quasi condor]

ok

params ["_taskN", "_missionArea"];

_aaList = [
    "min_rf_sa_22",
    "min_rf_sa_22_desert",
    "O_APC_Tracked_02_AA_F",
    "O_T_APC_Tracked_02_AA_ghex_F"
];

_aaVehicle = _aaList call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;
_rdPosition = [_missionArea, _aaVehicle] call AS_fnc_getRandomPos;
_vehicleRaw = nil;
_vehicle = nil;
isNil {
    _vehicleRaw = [[0,0,0], 0, _aaVehicle, EAST] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle;
    _vehicle = _vehicleRaw select 0;
    _vehicle setPos _rdPosition;
};
(allPlayers select 0) setPos (getPos _vehicle);
_taskName = format ["task%1", _taskN];
_vehicle setVariable ["task", _taskName];
_vehicleName = getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> _aaVehicle >> "displayName");
[
    BLUFOR,
    _taskName,
    ["asdf", format ["asdf %1", _vehicleName], "asdf"],
    getPos _vehicle,
    "CREATED",
    _taskN,
    true,
    "destroy",
    true
] call BIS_fnc_taskCreate;
// _MNtasks = missionNamespace getVariable "tasks";

// missionNamespace setVariable ["tasks", _MNtasks append [_taskName]];

_vehicle addEventHandler ["Killed", {
    _vehicle = _this # 0;
    _taskName = _vehicle getVariable "task";
    [_taskName, "SUCCEEDED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;
}]

it's my code now

and the same problem happens

[little raptor]

_vehicleRaw = nil;
_vehicle = nil;
that's not how you declare variables.

private ["_vehicle", "_vehicleRaw"]; //you don't use _vehicleRaw after the isNil tho, so just remove it here

setPos
just forget about this broken command

[quasi condor]

private ["_vehicleRaw", "_vehicle"];
isNil {
    _vehicleRaw = [[0,0,0], 0, _aaVehicle, EAST] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle;
    _vehicle = _vehicleRaw select 0;
    _vehicle setPos _rdPosition;
};```
the same thing happens..

[little raptor]

are you sure your code even creates the vehicle?

i.e are you sure _vehicleRaw is not empty?

[amber lantern]

Best way to move an item from a container/inventory to ground?

[little raptor]

there's no best way

[quasi condor]

sure. that's why I put (player) setPos blabla

[amber lantern]

So spawning then

[little raptor]

there's only 1 way

remove the item, create a weapon holder, and add a new item to the weapon holder

[little raptor]

you've written

(allPlayers select 0)
which is also...

[little raptor]

either _vehicleRaw is empty, or the error is something else entirely

there's no other way that code could generate an error

[quasi condor]

there's no error

[little raptor]

wat? then what's the problem?

[quasi condor]

it just blows up as soon as it's created

[little raptor]

I told you not to use setPos

[quasi condor]

setPosASL is not working either

[little raptor]

are you just using it randomly?

or are you actually providing an ASL pos?

[quasi condor]

params ["_missionArea", "_vehicleName"];

_missionPos = getPosATL _missionArea;
_emptyPositions = _missionPos findEmptyPosition [0,150,_vehicleName];
_emptyPositions```

this is _rdPosition

[little raptor]

that's an AGL pos

[quasi condor]

oh

[quasi condor]

did you mean ATL?

[little raptor]

no

[quasi condor]

ASLW?

[little raptor]

I meant AGL

[quasi condor]

there's no setPosAGL

should I use AGLToASL?

[little raptor]

just use createVehicle

I'm not sure what that function uses

[quasi condor]

that makes empty vehicle

[little raptor]

you can just try with:

 _vehicleRaw = [_rdPosition, 0, _aaVehicle, EAST] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle;

and no setPosXXX

[little raptor]

you can create the crew yourself

[quasi condor]

_vehicleRaw = [_rdPosition, 0, _aaVehicle, EAST] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle;
that's what I did

[little raptor]

but you didn't wrap it in isNil

[quasi condor]

private ["_vehicleRaw", "_vehicle"];
isNil {
    _vehicleRaw = [_rdPosition, 0, _radarVehicle, EAST] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle;
    _vehicle = _vehicleRaw select 0;
};```

not working

[little raptor]

just use createVehicle then

like I said I don't know what that function uses

_vehicle = createVehicle [_radarVehicle, _rdPosition];
createVehicleCrew _vehicle;

[quasi condor]

use isNil?

[little raptor]

won't make a difference

you're not moving the vehicle anymore

[quasi condor]

It didn't make error, but the same problem is being repeated

13:52:53 [ACE] (repair) INFO: O_T_APC_Tracked_02_AA_ghex_F: hitcomturret no selection: using armorComponent hit_com_turret
13:52:53 [ACE] (repair) WARNING: [O_T_APC_Tracked_02_AA_ghex_F: hitcomturret: hit_com_turret] armorComponent does not exist?
13:52:53 [ACE] (repair) INFO: O_T_APC_Tracked_02_AA_ghex_F: hitcomgun no selection: using armorComponent hit_com_gun
13:52:53 [ACE] (repair) WARNING: [O_T_APC_Tracked_02_AA_ghex_F: hitcomgun: hit_com_gun] armorComponent does not exist?
13:52:53 soldier[rhs_msv_driver]:Some of magazines weren't stored in soldier Vest or Uniform?
13:52:54 [ACE] (repair) INFO: O_APC_Tracked_02_AA_F: hitcomturret no selection: using armorComponent hit_com_turret
13:52:54 [ACE] (repair) WARNING: [O_APC_Tracked_02_AA_F: hitcomturret: hit_com_turret] armorComponent does not exist?
13:52:54 [ACE] (repair) INFO: O_APC_Tracked_02_AA_F: hitcomgun no selection: using armorComponent hit_com_gun
13:52:54 [ACE] (repair) WARNING: [O_APC_Tracked_02_AA_F: hitcomgun: hit_com_gun] armorComponent does not exist?```

[little raptor]

are you even sure your position is safe?

[little raptor]

that's just ACE warning

[quasi condor]

hmmm

[quasi condor]

I don't know because I can't see it

[little raptor]

draw an icon or something

[little raptor]

or just use my mod:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2369477168

it allows you to draw icons very easily

[quasi condor]

https://imgur.com/a/1lzvSK1

well

it's in house

[little raptor]

then it's not surprising that it explodes

[quasi condor]

but I used findEmptyPosition

why is it spawning in house?

[little raptor]

I think it's just giving you a generic position that can fit an object of that size.
but it's not accurate

because the object orientation and stuff are not accounted for

[quasi condor]

hmm

then what can I use for this?

[little raptor]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

you can try this:

isNil {
  _vehicleRaw = [[0,0,0], 0, _aaVehicle, EAST] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle;
  _vehicle = _vehicleRaw select 0;
  _rdPosition = [_missionArea, _vehicle] call AS_fnc_getRandomPos;
  _vehicle setVehiclePosition [_rdPosition, [], 0, "NONE"];
};

@quasi condor fixed the error in the code

actually nvm

[quasi condor]

uh

[little raptor]

I just looked at wiki and findEmptyPos doesn't accept objects

try this instead

[quasi condor]

two vehicles are alive

but the rest is not

[little raptor]

change that function to:

params ["_missionArea", "_vehicle"];

_missionPos = getPosATL _missionArea;
_emptyPositions = _missionPos findEmptyPosition [sizeof _vehicle * 0.6, 150, typeOf _vehicle];
_emptyPositions

and this is the spawn code:

isNil {
  _vehicleRaw = [[0,0,0], 0, _aaVehicle, EAST] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle;
  _vehicle = _vehicleRaw select 0;
  _rdPosition = [_missionArea, _vehicle] call AS_fnc_getRandomPos;
  _vehicle setVehiclePosition [_rdPosition, [], 0, "NONE"];
};

[little raptor]

I edited this btw

nvm that's not what radius was anyway... 😓

radius: Number - Start searching no closer than radius from the center
I thought that's the safe distance

just use the old one

oh this was interesting:

switch (tolower _sim) do {
    case "soldier": {
        _veh = _grp createunit [_type,_pos,[],0,"none"];
    };
    case "airplanex";
    case "helicopterrtd";
    case "helicopterx": {
        //Make sure aircraft start at a reasonable height.
        if (count _pos == 2) then {_pos set [2,0];};
        _pos set [2,(_pos select 2) max 50];
        _veh = createVehicle [_type,_pos,[],0,"FLY"];
    };
    default {
        _veh = createvehicle [_type,_pos,[],0,"none"];
    };
};

didn't know you can have fallthrough in SQF

[quasi condor]

_rdPosition = [_missionArea, _aaVehicle] call AS_fnc_getRandomPos;
private ["_vehicleRaw", "_vehicle"];
isNil {
    _vehicleRaw = [[0,0,0], 0, _aaVehicle, EAST] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle;
    _vehicle = _vehicleRaw select 0;
    _rdPosition = [_missionArea, _aaVehicle] call AS_fnc_getRandomPos;
    _vehicle setVehiclePosition [_rdPosition, [], 0, "NONE"];
};```
it's my code now

[little raptor]

why do you calculate _rdPosition twice?

[quasi condor]

oh

my bad

hmmm

nothing diffrent

[little raptor]

it's the same code

[little raptor]

the only part that was different was this

which as I said was wrong

[quasi condor]

so I didn't change anything in getRandomPos

[little raptor]

you can try this function:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_findSafePos

there's also:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_randomPos

[quasi condor]

It's FINALLY working now. ty so much

[cyan dust]

Good day. Can someone share, how do you check if object is indeed a building? I get lots of false-positive checks with

_obj isKindOf 'Building'

And I though it would work to additionally check

(count (_obj buildingPos -1)) > 0

But quickly found out that bag bunkers have zero buildingPos'es =_=

[little raptor]

checking their simulation could work I guess

[cyan dust]

Like simulationEnabled ? It can be disabled

[little raptor]

tho it only works if the object has a config

[little raptor]

no

from the config

[little raptor]

getText(configOf _obj >> "simulation") == "house"

[cyan dust]

Nope, sandbags and razor-wire barrier giving false positive

[little raptor]

they're not buildings anyway

afaik they're either thing or thingX

[cyan dust]

I can not send a screenshot here, but they are both 'Buildings' according to Arma (=

All -> Static -> Building -> NonStrategic -> Land_Razorwire_F

[little raptor]

what are you trying to do with it anyway?

[cyan dust]

Sort objects by groups. Need that for my other scripts. And buildings are the only pain in the arse (=

[little raptor]

well what kind of groups?

[cyan dust]

[_buildings,_decorations,_units,_vehicles,_turrets,_mines]

[little raptor]

I don't see how you managed to get "decorations" working but have trouble with buildings

but in any case, the only thing that separates different object types is their simulation

[cyan dust]

I didn't 🙃 'decorations' are just 'everything else'

[little raptor]

another thing you can use is their editor category

it's still unreliable but at least it's mostly "correct" if it exists (since it involves UX, unlike classes and simulations)

[cyan dust]

🤔 Sounds promising, also I could combine both checks. So.. how do I get that?

[little raptor]

config

it's called editorSubCat iirc

[cyan dust]

Aha, found it. Thanks 👍

getText(configOf _obj >> "editorCategory")

[warm coral]

is there a way i can add diffrent magazines to infantry? i was hoping to make a bolt action into a grenade launcher etc

[little raptor]

add diffrent magazines to infantry
i was hoping to make a bolt action into a grenade launcher etc
what do these two have to do with each other?
anyway, you can do that using FiredMan EH

just remove the projectile and create your own instead

[warm coral]

was thinking glg ammo from like a mx glg or something idk

[warm coral]

do you by any chance know how? or point me the right direction, im really bad with this lmao (NVM im blind i see it now)

[sonic sleet]

Hello, I'm very new at Mission making and trying to setup a shop for a Mission with some mates.
I found a very cool way of Showing the Price of the shop by using "Draw3D"

addMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", {
drawIcon3D ["", [1,0,0,1], ASLToAGL getPosASLVisual cursorObject, 0, 0, 0, "Pistol Mag:5$", 1, 0.05, "PuristaMedium"];
}];

Is there anyway I can bind this to only show if Object found = Type of container? And or only run in Trigger Location.
So Once in "Shop" It checks to see if you're looking at a Shop Container then Pops the Text up?

[still knoll]

you can run a process to check if the player is within the defined area and add or remove the draw3d missioneventhandler accordingly

If the shop area is a circle:

G_ShopCenter = [100,100];
G_ShopRadius = 50;

[] spawn{
private _ID = -1;

waitUntil{

waitUntil{((player distance2d G_ShopCenter) <= G_ShopRadius)};
_ID = addMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", { 
  if(cursorObject isKindOf "WeaponHolder") then{
    drawIcon3D ["", [1,0,0,1], ASLToAGL getPosASLVisual cursorObject, 0, 0, 0, "Pistol Mag:5$", 1, 0.05, "PuristaMedium"]; 
  };
}];

waitUntil{((player distance2d G_ShopCenter) > G_ShopRadius)};
removeMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", _ID];

FALSE
};

};

if it's a polygon:

G_ShopVertices = [
[100, 100, 0],
[100, 150, 0],
[150, 100, 0],
[150, 150, 0]
];

[] spawn{
private _ID = -1;
private _Pos = [];

waitUntil{

_Pos = getPosWorld player;
_Pos set [2, 0];

waitUntil{(_Pos inPolygon G_ShopVertices)};
_ID = addMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", { 
  if(cursorObject isKindOf "WeaponHolder") then{
    drawIcon3D ["", [1,0,0,1], ASLToAGL getPosASLVisual cursorObject, 0, 0, 0, "Pistol Mag:5$", 1, 0.05, "PuristaMedium"]; 
  };
}];

waitUntil{not (_Pos inPolygon G_ShopVertices)};
removeMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", _ID];

FALSE
};

};

to have the text only show up when pointing at a weapon holder, make use of the cursorobject and iskindof commands

[sonic sleet]

Wow this amazing, how exactly do I plug this in? Do I need it in a file or?

[still knoll]

well that code is client side, so just paste it in the initPlayerLocal.sqf

[sonic sleet]

Sweet man thanks

[sacred slate]

this script should keep the ai on place, stance and watch dir, and makes the next unit after teamswitch the squad leader. while it does what it should, i am not able to get around the watch direction thing. those lines are commented https://pastebin.com/xJ8AfY3y

[barren sonnet]

this disableAI "Move";

got an error

type group expected object?

Error disableai: Type group, expected object

[still knoll]

what happens with the watch direction?

[still knoll]

where are you running that?

[barren sonnet]

I figured it out

In a group

[sacred slate]

@still knoll cause i like to keep the ai that i switch from to recive the stop command

so the only thing left i need is: keep the unit i switch from away in its watch direction.

they stand as they should but mostly they just watch random directions

ha. i need the direction from the last controlled unit and give it back to the last controlled unit, after team switch

i guess thats precise.

[opal sand]

private _player = cameraOn;

waitUntil {
    uiSleep 0.5;
    cameraOn != _player;
};

[missionNamespace, "mn_PlayerChanged", [cameraOn]] call BIS_fnc_callScriptedEventHandler;

[] spawn mn_fnc_generic_handlePlayerChange;

is there any errors here?

[still knoll]

so the _previousUnit just stays in that position?
can't look around?

you might want to use some disableAI then

[still knoll]

since you only got a single simple condition in the waituntil, you can afford to run a check eachframe

waitUntil{ (cameraOn != _player) };

[distant oyster]

only if

• you run it in unscheduled
• != comparing with objNull is iffy
• no mn_PlayerChangec eh was added beforehand
• mn_fnc_generic_handlePlayerChange is undefined

[barren sonnet]

How do I make the AI not have eagle vision?

[barren sonnet]

hey @distant oyster how did you find that "ACE_isUnconscious" thing?

is there a list of ace stuffs somewhere?

I want to add blood to my player

[distant oyster]

i went through the ace functions

[barren sonnet]

where

[distant oyster]

https://github.com/acemod/ACE3

[barren sonnet]

thanks

[oblique bolt]

This is my first time meddling with anything like this

I'm trying to make custom pylons for a plane and I've managed to currently change one of the pylons I want but I do not know how to add multiple of them to be changed

_this setPylonLoadout ["pylons7" , "FIR_GBU12_P_2rnd_M" , true] <---- this works so far but I want to add
["pylons4" , "FIR_GBU12_P_2rnd_M" , true] ; as well and I am too stupid to understand how to do it

[cosmic lichen]

Just use setPylonLoadout again?

[sonic sleet]

Is there a way to have a Trigger Constantly Running the Command whilst someone is inside.
I have it as Repeatable. But for someone to Repeat they must Leave the Trigger, and Re-enter.
Is there a Way to keep repeating it every second?

[quasi condor]

hi, this is my code: https://sqfbin.com/garejozijinoduyebeme
when I run this code, it makes error. the error content is "_tasks, _taskNames are undefined".
I spent 3 hours. but I couldn't fix this. how to fix this problem?

[tough abyss]

can someone help me i keep getting this error resource MyDialog.hpp not found

[quasi condor]

check description.ext

[tough abyss]

my description.ext is fine i think this is what i got in there

#include "MyDialog.hpp"

[fair drum]

i want to see the whole file structure you have atm

where its located, etc

[willow hound]

missionNamespace setVariable ["taskNames", _taskNames append [_missionName]];
```You don't have a proper value for `setVariable` here because the `append` command does not return anything, it just silently modifies the array.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/append

[sonic sleet]

Trying to get Specific Text to show IF I target a Certain Item. I.e One Gun will show "100$" Another might show "25$"

addMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", 
{
    if("Weapon_AM_VarmintRifleOld" == typeOf cursorObject } > -1) then{
        drawIcon3D ["", [1,0,0,1], ASLToAGL getPosASLVisual cursorObject, 0, 0, 0, "Varmint 100$", 1, 0.05, "PuristaMedium"];
    }
    {
    if("AM_M1911" == typeOf cursorObject } > -1) then{
        drawIcon3D ["", [1,0,0,1], ASLToAGL getPosASLVisual cursorObject, 0, 0, 0, "M1911 25$", 1, 0.05, "PuristaMedium"];
    }

Thats as close as I can get after hours

[drifting sky]

what do '_vehicle emptyPositions "driver"' and 'driver _vehicle' return if the driver is dead?

[willow hound]

The if-statements are a little off. This is what they should look like:

if ("Weapon_AM_VarmintRifleOld" == typeOf cursorObject) then {
  drawIcon3D ["", [1,0,0,1], ASLToAGL getPosASLVisual cursorObject, 0, 0, 0, "Varmint 100$", 1, 0.05, "PuristaMedium"];
};
```The code could also be simplified, just ask here if you want to try that.

[sonic sleet]

Doesnt seem to work, no Error but not showing

[quasi condor]

ty

[sonic sleet]

Also I'd love to Simplify it, I have Zero experience with coding.

Oh I see, theres no Loop, once I ran it while looking at the rifle it Showed. But only for a Split Second

while {true} do {
if ("Weapon_AM_VarmintRifleOld" == typeOf cursorObject) then {
  drawIcon3D ["", [1,0,0,1], ASLToAGL getPosASLVisual cursorObject, 0, 0, 0, "Varmint 100$", 1, 0.05, "PuristaMedium"];
  };
}; 

That works perfectly, How do I clean it up?

[willow hound]

Do you know how to use the Debug Console?

[sonic sleet]

Huh if what you mean is Type in the "Extended Debug Console" and then hit "Local Exec" and hope it works yes

[willow hound]

Can you look at one of your weapons and run typeOf cursorObject in the Debug Console? I have a suspicion that the result will be "GroundWeaponHolder" instead of "Weapon_AM_VarmintRifleOld".

[sonic sleet]

Says - "Weapon_AM_VarmintRifleOld"

I got it to work with the While statement. But I when I tried to add another IF for another weapon, it bugged out

while {true} do {
if ("Weapon_AM_VarmintRifleOld" == typeOf cursorObject) then {
  drawIcon3D ["", [1,0,0,1], ASLToAGL getPosASLVisual cursorObject, 0, 0, 0, "Varmint 100$", 1, 0.05, "PuristaMedium"];
  }

  if ("FOW_WG_US_M1911" == typeOf cursorObject) then {
  drawIcon3D ["", [1,0,0,1], ASLToAGL getPosASLVisual cursorObject, 0, 0, 0, "M1911 25$", 1, 0.05, "PuristaMedium"];
  };
};

I assume theres a better method than running 10+ If statements but Im not sure what other there is

[willow hound]

I am surprised (and now I don't have an explanation why it doesn't work without the while)

[sonic sleet]

It does and doesnt, It just doesnt Repeat.

If I run it Looking at it, it'll Flicker infront of me for a split second.

But never Re-checks if Im looking at it

[willow hound]

The Draw3D EH executes its code (i.e. your if-statements) every time the game renders a frame. Thus, a loop is not necessary (in fact, it is bad).

[sonic sleet]

huh, well it doesnt keep looping without it, so im confused

It loops fine without the If statement

But with it, it just stops

[willow hound]

Which loop do you mean?

[sonic sleet]

drawIcon3D ["", [1,0,0,1], ASLToAGL getPosASLVisual cursorObject, 0, 0, 0, "M1911 25$", 1, 0.05, "PuristaMedium"];

That alone keeps going in its own loop

But if I put an IF statement on it, It just goes once, And then stops

[willow hound]

Can you post the whole code?

[sonic sleet]

while {true} do {
if ("Weapon_AM_VarmintRifleOld" == typeOf cursorObject) then {
  drawIcon3D ["", [1,0,0,1], ASLToAGL getPosASLVisual cursorObject, 0, 0, 0, "Varmint 100$", 1, 0.05, "PuristaMedium"];
  }
};

[willow hound]

Ahhhh

[tough parrot]

looks like a switch case

[sonic sleet]

oooo Thats cool, So basically a bunch of IFs but instead a Switch nice

[tough parrot]

draw instructions should be in onEachFrame if not EH

[willow hound]

What I meant was adjust the if-statements as shown in my example, not replace the whole code 🙃 So it should be like this:

addMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", {
  if ("Weapon_AM_VarmintRifleOld" == typeOf cursorObject) then {
    drawIcon3D ["", [1,0,0,1], ASLToAGL getPosASLVisual cursorObject, 0, 0, 0, "Varmint 100$", 1, 0.05, "PuristaMedium"];
  };
  if ("AM_M1911" == typeOf cursorObject) then {
    ...
  };
}];

[sonic sleet]

Oh yes it works

Had to clean it up, but awesome. SO my concern is. How do I limit it to an Area. Like a Shop.
Also would running 10-20 Ifs be laggy?

[tough parrot]

probably should would be cleaner to use table of #define instead of all that repeated code.

or pull from config

[willow hound]

Do you want to look into the area limit or the simplification first?

[sonic sleet]

is there a way to list like [("Weapon_AM_VarmintRifleOld","100$"),("AM_M1911","25$")]
and if 1st matches then show the second?

Whatever is the correct workflow XD

[tough parrot]

if you are pulling from a particular config entry only one draw is needed, using variables with the data

e.g. _aspect1 = getText (configFile > ...); drawIcon3D[...,_aspect1,...]

[sonic sleet]

Huh, that looks very confusing

So we are comparing the Active cursorObject with a Config and if it matches it pulls a String??

[tough parrot]

what is "Varmint 100$"

[sonic sleet]

That is a Description of how much the "Weapon_AM_VarmintRifleOld" Rifle should cost

So when you look at it "Varmint 100$" Comes up as thats how much that Item is

[tough parrot]

where is it stored?

[sonic sleet]

The Gun?

On a table infront of you

[tough parrot]

that value

[sonic sleet]

init file

[willow hound]

Indeed there is.

WeaponPrices = createHashMapFromArray [
  ["Weapon_AM_VarmintRifleOld", "100$"],
  ["AM_M1911", "25$"]
];

addMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", {
  private _targetClass = typeOf cursorObject;
  private _price = WeaponPrices getOrDefault [_targetClass, ""];
  drawIcon3D ["", [1,0,0,1], ASLToAGL getPosASLVisual cursorObject, 0, 0, 0, _price, 1, 0.05, "PuristaMedium"];
}];

[tough parrot]

yeah hashmap is good

[sonic sleet]

oh yessssssss thats awesome

ahah1!! It works!! Yesss

Okay so how do we Limit its range near a "shop". Cause I ASSUME having this running all the time. Bad

[willow hound]

Once the player enters the shop area, you add the Draw3D EH, and once the player leaves the shop area, you remove the EH again.

[sonic sleet]

EH?

Is that Event Handler?

[willow hound]

Yes.

[sonic sleet]

So I make a Trigger zone and attach that to it? How exactly do I turn on EH and OFF?

[tough parrot]

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

[willow hound]

Yes, that is one option: A repeatable trigger (not server-only) using player in thisList as its condition, with ShopPricesEH = addMissionEventHandler [...]; in its On Activation and removeMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", ShopPricesEH]; in its On Deactivation (the createHashMapFromArray part can stay in the init file).

[willow hound]

Or you can follow that suggestion and write an endless loop that does the same as the trigger I described. There's not much difference, triggers are also loops 🙂

[tough parrot]

tbh i think it is easiest to use onEachFrame { if (_isPlayerInArea) then { call drawStuff } } instead of EH

[sonic sleet]

So regarding to the InArea

the Example shows this

_playerIsInside = player inArea _myTrigger

what part is actually linked to the Init file? cause im confused how it gets back to the Config

From what I read '_example' is a Local variable

[willow hound]

Easy yes, but not good. Using onEachFrame is not good practice and checking every frame is a huge waste, once a second is probably enough.

[tough parrot]

The trigger is checking each second anyway

well 0.5

[sonic sleet]

Im gonna up the trigger, I dont need 0.5 at all

so
Condition
player in thisList
On Activation
ShopPricesEH = addMissionEventHandler [...];
On Deactivation
removeMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", ShopPricesEH];?

[tough parrot]

however you can also use a divisor in onEachFrame to do it manually

[drifting sky]

A2OA. Is there a way to get a driver to quickly switch to the gunner seat?

[willow hound]

Looks familiar to me 🙂
You'll find that coding in triggers (thinking of the On Activation expression where the bulk of your code is) is not comfortable at all, so if you want, you can make a separate addShopPricesEH.sqf file with the ShopPricesEH = addMissionEventHandler [...]; code and then run that file from the trigger's On Activation with execVM "addShopPricesEH.sqf";.

[tough parrot]

btw the trigger timer itself is still checked each frame

[sonic sleet]

Okay I messed up somewhere

I made a new sheet called "AddShopPricesEH.SQF" Like you suggested it contains

addMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", {
  private _targetClass = typeOf cursorObject;
  private _price = WeaponPrices getOrDefault [_targetClass, ""];
  drawIcon3D ["", [1,0,1,5], ASLToAGL getPosASLVisual cursorObject, 0, 0, 0, _price, 1, 0.05, "PuristaMedium"];
}];```
the init.SQF Contains
```sqf
if _playerIsInside == true then {
WeaponPrices = createHashMapFromArray [
  ["Weapon_AM_VarmintRifleOld", "100$"],
  ["FOW_WG_US_M1911", "25$"]
];
}

Condition
player in thisList
On Activation
execVM "addShopPricesEH.sqf";
On Deactivation
removeMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", ShopPricesEH];

[willow hound]

The code in addShopPrices.sqf is missing the ShopPricesEH =.
The code in init.sqf is broken by the if-statement, all you need there is WeaponPrices = createHashMapFromArray [...];.

[sonic sleet]

Fixed the Init file, What do you mean by its Missing ShopPricesEH=

[willow hound]

It needs to be ShopPricesEH = addMissionEventHandler [...];.

[sonic sleet]

ooooh

OOOH

Omg

It works

❤️

Ive been at this for over 8 hours

its 11 am and I havent slept

Thank you so much

[tough parrot]

Let me try to stump everyone. What lod does ai use for visibility in network play?

Objects have graphic replacements at greater distance, so either visibility always uses specific one for each object or there is a mystery.

[open fractal]

isn't lod just a rendering thing?

why would that affect the ai?

[tough parrot]

In my test AI visibility is very close to the rendered model.

But the model changes at distance, so what happens then...

[open fractal]

looks like im wrong about arma 3 lod looking at the wiki

it is in fact used for calculations

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/LOD#ViewGeometry

looks like which LOD is visible to the ai is configured by the model's author

im sure there are modders here who can share how ai spotting works

[drifting sky]

A2OA. Can anybody explain why the following only sometimes works? About half the time the unit gets in as gunner, but then immediately gets out again, and goes back to the driver's seat. dostop _vehicle; _vehicle forcespeed 0; player sideChat "wiating for vehicle to stop"; waituntil{ sleep 1; (!alive _vehicle) || { ((abs(velocity _vehicle select 0)) < 0.01) && {(abs(velocity _vehicle select 1)) < 0.01} } }; player sideChat "driver getting out"; _vehicle setVehicleLock "UNLOCKED"; doGetOut _unit; unassignVehicle _unit; _unit setVariable ["AM_BUSY", true]; _unit disableAI "AUTOTARGET"; sleep 3; player sideChat "getting back in as gunner"; _unit action ["getInTurret", _vehicle, _turret_path]; _unit assignasgunner _vehicle; sleep 5; _unit enableAI "AUTOTARGET"; _unit setVariable ["AM_BUSY", false]; _vehicle forcespeed -1; _vehicle stop false; };

[little raptor]

VIEW LOD. everywhere and not just "network play"

[little raptor]

no

[tough parrot]

So there is one model selected for that in config. Makes the most sense.

[little raptor]

there are also 2 other things that affect AI visibility. particles, and grass (which is just factor of distance from the ground, depending on grass type)

[tough parrot]

I guess smoke is a particle.

[little raptor]

yes

[open fractal]

can ai still see through vanilla colored smoke

kind of tangential

[tough parrot]

no

i tested that a few days ago

the visibility is non zero, but extremely low

0.0005 approx

the smoke works very accurately to the graphic

[little raptor]

better do the unassigning part unscheduled

[drifting sky]

IS there a way to make the ai instantly switch seats?

[little raptor]

moveOut/moveInXXX

[drifting sky]

if I do that pair inside of an unscheduled environment, will they function correctly?

also, is it necessary to assign as gunner?

[little raptor]

in A3 it does at least

[little raptor]

in A3 I don't think so

[drifting sky]

does the vehicle need to be stopped ?

[little raptor]

no

[drifting sky]

I've switched to this code, but the same problem remains. About a second after entering the gunner seat, he is booted out, and tries to get back in as the driver. isNil { _vehicle setVehicleLock "UNLOCKED"; moveOut _unit; unassignVehicle _unit; _unit moveInTurret [_vehicle,_turret_path]; _vehicle setVehicleLock "LOCKED"; };

[tough parrot]

SL must be assigning him to that seat.

[drifting sky]

Is there a way to prevent that?

[tough parrot]

You tried assigning each crew to specific seat?

[drifting sky]

The scenario is the gunner is killed in combat, and the driver is to take his place.

so that a truck with a .50 call isn't uselessly driving around without a gunner

[little raptor]

isNil {
            _unit leaveVehicle _vehicle;
            moveOut _unit;
            _unit moveInTurret [_vehicle,_turret_path];
};

what about this?

[drifting sky]

I'll test, just a minute

[tough parrot]

maybe unassign the dead guy first

I should have said SL i ordering himto get in to the seat he is assigned, not assigning him

[drifting sky]

That does seem to do the trick. Thanks.

One other question though, about "leavevehicle", is the vehicle reassigned to the group when group members get back in it? And if not, will it still follow the leader if ordered to do so?

I mean if there were a driver in it.

[little raptor]

is the vehicle reassigned to the group when group members get back in it
it should afaik

will it still follow the leader if ordered to do so?
not 100% sure. you should test it

[tough parrot]

It seems groups store orders for each unit, so e.g. leader barks at you to get in if you leave.

[patent lava]

any way to get the players camera?

[stuck rivet]

is it possible to run multiple countdowns at the same time?

i notice that the BIS_fnc_countdown function doesn't refer to the variable when calling for the leftover time

[little raptor]

not the object, but you can use positionCameraToWorld and getCameraViewDirection

[little raptor]

I don't know much about that function, but you can create your own

[patent lava]

unfortunate, was hoping i could change the fov that way like the zoom in and out, but i guess thats why no one has made a mod for it yet 😦

[warm swallow]

I am trying to spawn a vehicle on an Editor placed object. When I spawn it in, it is inside the object and so it explodes. How would I make it so that the vehicle spawns above any objects

[stuck rivet]

ah ok thanks anyway

[little raptor]

depends

what kind of object is the bottom object?

[warm swallow]

a pier

and im spawning a drivable vehicle thats supposed to set on top of the pier

[little raptor]

use this:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Position#setPosAGLS

[graceful kelp]

im back again

how would i vector this from true bearing to realative bearing of the vehicle

fza_ah64_lwr_array = nearestObjects [vehicle player, ["lasertarget"], 20, false, true] apply {
  _laserdir = vectorDir _x;
  (((_laserDir#0 * -1) atan2 (_laserDir#1 * -1)) + 360) % 360;
};

i figured it would be laser true bearing - heli bearing

but im not sure

[little raptor]

that + a similar modding like I did for the laser bearing

[warm swallow]

ill try it out @little raptor thanks

[graceful kelp]

_laserTrueBearing = nearestObjects [vehicle player, ["lasertarget"], 20, false, true] apply {
  _laserdir = vectorDir _x;
  (((_laserDir#0 * -1) atan2 (_laserDir#1 * -1)) + 360) % 360;
};
fza_ah64_lwr_array = _laserTrueBearing apply {
    _heliv = vectordir vehicle player;
    _helib = (((_heliv#0 * -1) atan2 (_heliv#1 * -1)) + 360) % 360;
    ((_x - _helib) + 360) % 360;
};
hintSilent str fza_ah64_lwr_array;

im stuggling with the math a bit

wait

the -

isint meant to be there becuase i dont need it inverted

_laserTrueBearing = nearestObjects [vehicle player, ["lasertarget"], 20, false, true] apply {
  _laserdir = vectorDir _x;
  (((_laserDir#0 * -1) atan2 (_laserDir#1 * -1)) + 360) % 360;
};
fza_ah64_lwr_array = _laserTrueBearing apply {
    _heliv = vectordir vehicle player;
    _helib = (((_heliv#0 * 1) atan2 (_heliv#1 * 1)) + 360) % 360;
    ((_x - _helib) + 360) % 360;
};
hintSilent str fza_ah64_lwr_array;

so it works

but is there a simplified way of writing this

[little raptor]

first of all, why do you loop twice? that's slow. do everything in one loop

[graceful kelp]

fza_ah64_lwr_array = nearestObjects [vehicle player, ["lasertarget"], 15, false, true] apply {
    _laserdir = vectorDir _x;
    _laserB = (((_laserDir#0 * -1) atan2 (_laserDir#1 * -1)) + 360) % 360;
    _heliv = vectordir vehicle player;
    _helib = (((_heliv#0 * 1) atan2 (_heliv#1 * 1)) + 360) % 360;
    ((_laserB - _helib) + 360) % 360;
};
hintSilent str fza_ah64_lwr_array;

better?

[noble zealot]

When I use the "switchCamera _anotherPlayer" command and the _anotherPlayer player activates its night vision, do I see it too?

[little raptor]

second of all, you said it yourself:

laser true bearing - heli bearing
I don't know what on earth is all that needless math for

_laserBearing = (((_laserDir#0 * -1) atan2 (_laserDir#1 * -1)) + 360) % 360;
_heliBearing = getDir _heli;

(_laserBearing - _heliBearing + 360) % 360

nvm it was correct

[graceful kelp]

_heli = vehicle player;
_heliBearing = getDir _heli;
fza_ah64_lwr_array = nearestObjects [_heli, ["lasertarget"], 15, false, true] apply {
    _laserdir = vectorDir _x;
    _laserBearing = (((_laserDir#0 * -1) atan2 (_laserDir#1 * -1)) + 360) % 360;
    (_laserBearing - _heliBearing + 360) % 360;
};
hintSilent str fza_ah64_lwr_array;

sorted

[little raptor]

_heliBearing = getDir _heli;
you can put this outside the loop

[graceful kelp]

hmm yes

[vapid drift]

So I'm working on map centered around ravage... the hordes I manually spawn in via script are being deleted once all players are roughly 500m away... is there anyway to stop this behavior? Units placed in 3den are not effected... only those spawned in via script

Is there a default distance that agents will be despawned?

[vapid drift]

Well I just confirmed it's an issue with agents... not sure how to prevent the default despawn behavior though

[sacred slate]

i like to add a action to a cargo hq created by BIS_fnc_ObjectsMapper and a composition.sqf. i miss the google syntax lol

[distant oyster]

the return of that function is an array of objects in the same order as it is in the input string. you have to find out the index of the cargo hq and then extract it like this:

private _objects = [...] call BIS_fnc_objectsMapper;
private _hq = _objects select *index*;
_hq addAction ...

or find the index via classname:

private _hq = _objects select (_mapperInput findIf {_x select 0 == "hq_classname"});

[sacred slate]

thx. the last i can understand, but what comes into [...]? the sqf file name?

[distant oyster]

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

[barren sonnet]

How can I make a sort of kill count?
You kill a guy, it ticks a variable

I can figure out how to display it, but I'm not sure how to make the count part

[distant oyster]

with a missione EH EntityKilled

[barren sonnet]

Won't that count for any entity killed though?

by anybody

[distant oyster]

if you want to track a specific unit then a Killed EH should work

[barren sonnet]

No I want to make it so when you kill a person or knock him unconscious through ace it will tick a number

is there a global count of units?

like total amount of AI

[distant oyster]

there is a list of allUnits which you can count with a condition:

{!isPlayer _x} count allUnits;

[barren sonnet]

okay I'll just do an original count of how many units there are

then kills = original - (current alive and not unconscious)

yes?

[distant oyster]

technically yes but units may get deleted or otherwise removed from allUnits

there are events that you can subscribe to for Killed and Unconcious:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#Killed
https://ace3mod.com/wiki/framework/events-framework.html#22-medical-ace_medical
https://cbateam.github.io/CBA_A3/docs/files/events/fnc_addEventHandler-sqf.html

[barren sonnet]

In C#, you use .Where(filter) to filter down a list, what's the equivalent in bohemian?

{alive _x && !(_x getVariable ["ACE_isUnconscious", false])} is the filter

[distant oyster]

array select {alive _x && !(_x getVariable ["ACE_isUnconscious", false])}

[barren sonnet]

oooh so like this

the filter goes before

weird language.

[distant oyster]

well two different commands but yeah

[barren sonnet]

{!isPlayer _x && alive _x && !(_x getVariable ["ACE_isUnconscious", false])} count allUnits

this works for counting it

[barren sonnet]

How do I constantly display a hint?

Also I'm not sure how to make one variable that evaluates once and another that evaluates ever second or something

for the original count, and the other for the updated one

[distant oyster]

while {true} do {
  hint "hint";
  sleep 30;
};
``` kind of meh. consider using cutRsc

[distant oyster]

you could create a global variable during init

[barren sonnet]

okay

and for the other?

originalUnits = {!isPlayer _x && alive _x && !(_x getVariable ["ACE_isUnconscious", false])} count allUnits;
while {true} do { 
  hint str originalUnits; 
  sleep 30; 
};``` this is causing a generic error in expression

[distant oyster]

that depends on what you want to do with it. but you could do another while true loop

[distant oyster]

this has to be executed in scheduled environment. where are you executing it?

[barren sonnet]

the init of my player

[distant oyster]

in that case wrap it in a spawn block

[sacred slate]

@distant oyster can u maybe give me another hint? https://pastebin.com/u92KFLdF

[distant oyster]

private _mapperInput = call (compile (preprocessFileLineNumbers "compositions\base.sqf"));
private _objects = [_foundSafePos, 360, _mapperInput] call BIS_fnc_objectsMapper;
private _hq = _objects select (_mapperInput findIf {_x select 0 == "Land_Cargo_HQ_V4_F"});
_hq addAction ["skip time", {skipTime 8;}];

[sacred slate]

thx! i have managed it with that too https://pastebin.com/BD6HLyNk

[sacred slate]

how can i send another group into this arrary? _units = units _group; like _units = units group1, group2;

[drifting sky]

A2OA. Is there any way to make AI groups plot a more direct path? I have fighting between adjacent bases. And the AI tend to go way around each other in a big circle. And worse, they seem to always travel on opposite sides, so that they hardly engage each other.

[hollow thistle]

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

[sacred slate]

i miss basic syntax, like: _units = units [Base + Heli];

ok i managed that now, but i guess thats wrong: _units1 = units Base; _units2 = units Heli; _units = _units1 + _units2;

[drifting sky]

I'm looking for a way to make ai take more direct paths between points, hopefully that doesn't involve creating a bunch of extra waypoints. Preferably a scripting solution. But I also wonder if there's a sub-skill that influences how much they try to go around.

[little raptor]

it mostly depends on the group behavior

@drifting sky see:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/AI_Behaviour

[drifting sky]

I'm using "aware" to get them between objectives. However, they go as much as a km to the left or right of the center line between the objectives. They move in a clockwise fashion so that blue and opfor don't engage each other very much.

[little raptor]

AI pathing depends on a lot of factors. behavior, terrain elevation, roads, buildings, etc. can affect it

[drifting sky]

does the "general" sub-skill influence the directness of their pathfinding?

[little raptor]

afaik it affects how frequently the leader commands the units, and how it assigns targets

not sure about path finding

but it shouldn't affect it

[drifting sky]

While I'm talking about skills, has anybody explored what happens setting skills greater than one? I notice that doing that with aimingaccuracy seems to make AI reluctant to use certain weapons at all.

[little raptor]

make AI reluctant to use certain weapons at all
it causes them to want to be "over-accurate"

AI only open fire when they "think" their shot will be accurate enough

[drifting sky]

Ah. That's unfortunate. I wonder if pairing that with a really high aimingshake skill would counteract that problem.

[sonic sleet]

WeaponPrices = createHashMapFromArray [
  ["Weapon_AM_VarmintRifleOld", composeText ["Varmint Rifle 100$",lineBreak,"Mag 10$"]],
  ["5Rnd_556x45_Mag","10$"], 
];

The sqf ["5Rnd_556x45_Mag","10$"],
Having problems with

composeText ["Varmint Rifle 100$",lineBreak,"Mag 10$"]

Any Ideas?

[little raptor]

composeText needs structured text

not string

why do you even create a structured text anyway?

from what I can see you just need a normal string

[sonic sleet]

Huh Extremely new to Coding saw on the Wiki that Linebreak is Linked to it

Just need something that allows me to Linebreak within DrawIcon3D

[little raptor]

can't afaik

drawIcon3D limitation

[sonic sleet]

ah, so cant linebreak inside it?

[little raptor]

no

[sonic sleet]

Rip Cheers

[little raptor]

you can try this:

createHashMapFromArray [
  ["Weapon_AM_VarmintRifleOld", format ["Varmint Rifle 100$%1Mag 10$", toString[10]]],
  ["5Rnd_556x45_Mag","10$"], 
];

but like I said I don't think it'll work in drawIcon3D

you could also put endl instead of toString [10]

[sonic sleet]

So Interesting no Error but shows all in one Line

[little raptor]

yeah told you

if you just do copyToClipboard format ["Varmint Rifle 100$%1Mag 10$", toString[10]] in debug console

and paste it into a text editor you'll see it's correct

[sonic sleet]

Ah I see

Interesting Figured it would show a Error but I guess not

[little raptor]

no it just doesn't work in drawIcon3D

[sonic sleet]

Good to know

Cheers man

[drifting sky]

Hmm. No matter what aimingaccuracy I choose, they universally aim too low by a meter or two past 600m, hitting pretty much only by ricochet. Is there any way to influence how ai compensate for bullet drop?

[astral carbon]

Hey, I am trying to make an AI look at a player with doWatch, & so it will get the position of the player (getPos), but it seems to be looking toward the player but at the ground. I remember there was something useful that allowed the ability for an ai look at the player's head, but I completely forget what it was. I was searching through the wiki and couldn't find anything so it left me in some confusion. Thought maybe it was "eyePos" but it rotates the ai head way too high (toward the sky a lil bit)

[still knoll]

player selectionPosition "head";
this?

also eyePos returns position ASL, maybe that explains your offset?

[astral carbon]

hmm, I don't think it was that. I went ahead and tried it but it seems to rotate about 180 degrees away from the player

[still knoll]

note that selectionPosition returns relative position

[astral carbon]

ahh gotcha

[still knoll]

use modelToWorld to get it in AGL format

[astral carbon]

_pos = player selectionPosition "head";
_pos1 = altian_soldier1 modelToWorld _pos;

altian_soldier1 doWatch _pos1``` Like that?

[still knoll]

_pos = player selectionPosition "head";
_pos = player modelToWorld _pos;

altian_soldier1 doWatch _pos;

like this

[astral carbon]

thanks! believe it works

[opal sand]

How does one/can anyone send one the link for how to override a default keybind with a custom keybind, and transfer that overriden keybind to a new keybind please

[quasi condor]

Hello. I'm making a helicopter that can sling players with a rope. I tried to use ropeAttachTo, but it did not work properly. The rope was connected successfully, but when the helicopter raised the altitude, the player did not move and the rope was cut off. How can we make this feature?

https://sqfbin.com/omamidiboyupegeyafob
This is my code

[flint topaz]

Hello anyone here know how to disable ace medical damage for a certain unit while still allowing myself to detect it being hit (this is so I can make my own damage system for a certain unit)

[graceful kelp]

does it work with objects

in its ability to move stuff

[graceful kelp]

you can have something linked to a keybind like throw, but you cant stop the original command as far as im aware

[sacred slate]

i like to command a unit to watch a direction, like you could do it in the command menu. but if i use doWatch or commandWatch, the unit starts swinging around alot. looks stupid

[tepid vigil]

Hey, can someone explain the difference between
(condition1 && { condition2 && { condition3 } }) and
(condition1 && { condition2 } && { condition3 } ), if there even is any?

[graceful kelp]

i think there the same but the bottom one is the less confusing one

[brave jungle]

In the first one, there's a comparison with a nested scope, so in the end its comparing a condition with a code block thats checking if the condition compared with a nested code block returns true. The second one is comparing three conditions, 2 code blocks one command condition. Nothing nested.

iirc 😄

If I read correctly

[brave jungle]

check the ace wiki they have info on disabling it

[willow hound]

They will always produce the same (correct) result.
The syntax is for lazy evaluation (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Code_Optimisation#Lazy_evaluation), but I don't know if there is a difference in terms of laziness and performance between the two expressions.

[tepid vigil]

The performance is what I was wondering about though, and if one would be objectively better than the other. I guess it's got to be tested case by case :/

[winter rose]

I'd say the first is better, otherwise the && is evaluated still

buuut it's not the big uber performance issue either

[quasi condor]

I tested it with Chinook and F/A-18. It works well.

[versed widget]

switch (!IsNull objectparent player) do {
    case (vehicle player iskindof 'wheeled') :{ hint "Is car"}; 
    case (vehicle player iskindof 'Tank')    :{ hint "Is Tank"};
    case (vehicle player iskindof 'Air')     :{ hint "Is Air"};       
};

does anyone knows why switch command isnt working ? im not receiving any output

[tepid vigil]

Aight, thanks.

[distant oyster]

nope. iskindof has no right hand argument

[graceful kelp]

right well

no idea then

[distant oyster]

i would debug each variable. so:

systemchat str [!isNull objectParent player, vehicle player isKindOf "wheeled", ...]

[willow hound]

So we can use lazy evaluation to change precedence in conditions?

a && {b || {c}} //a is false -> c is not looked at
a && {b} || {c} //a is false -> c can still make the expression true
```I have no Arma so I can't test it, but it seems like an interesting topic.

[versed widget]

thanks it seems that i used wheeled instead of Car

[winter rose]

well yeah I think so
1/ if a, then b or c
2/ if not a and b then c

[tepid vigil]

SQF-VM confirms (if I got the input right...)
1 false && {false || {true}} // False
2 false && {false} || {true} // True

[winter rose]

from left to right yep

[willow hound]

If you can confirm this using A3 then I'll put it on the wiki (I don't want to base the documentation on the wiki on SQF-VM results).

[quasi condor]

I keep trying to sling people with helicopters using ropeAttachTo. However, when the helicopter takes off, the rope cuts off. Is there really no way to sling a person?

[graceful kelp]

attach the rope to somehting small & invisible then use attachto to attach the person the the object

[tepid vigil]

I'll send a pic of it to you in DM's

[copper raven]

1. a is evaluated everytime, b is only evaluated if a is true, c is only evaluated if a is true and b is false.
2. a is evaluated everytime, b is only evaluated if a is true, c is evaluated if either a or b is false(or both)
   which makes the first one more efficient and second one being kinda used in a wrong way(imo)

[vestal radish]

anybody maybe have a script handy that will make an opfor blow up when they get into a certain range of a blufor?

[dusk shadow]

Interesting question lads, are HashMaps serialized and meant to be saved/restored during the SP save/load process?

[willow hound]

Yes.

[dusk shadow]

Thx

[tough abyss]

can someone help me i keep getting this error resource MyDialog.hpp not found

[dusk shadow]

A follow up to that.
If you have
someArray = [someInitalizedGroupVar];
and you save and load
someArray should still contain a non-null group after the load, correct?

And the same ought to be true for HashMaps as well?

Cause it isn't true for HashMaps... Please correct me if I'm wrong but this seems like a bug, yeah?

//init.sqf
TEST_D = [group player];
TEST_E = createHashMapFromArray [["test", TEST_D]];

//After running the mission in SP, saving and loading
str TEST_D ==  "[B Alpha 1-1]"
str TEST_E == "[[""test"",[<NULL-group>]]]"

[dusk knot]

Im quite new to SQF Scripting and the entire scripting language is quite confusing to me.. I've been looking around for if its possible to toggle an action, The Action is in "Infantry Movement" called "TactToggle"

[graceful kelp]

you want to trigger a player action normaly done through keybind X right

[dusk knot]

You toggle it by pressing 2x C

[graceful kelp]

right well unfortunately

not

[dusk knot]

:(

[graceful kelp]

you cant script player input

i wish you could there is stuff i would do if i could

[dusk knot]

Rip, thanks anyways though!

[tough abyss]

how to i add a keybind to a dialog for example if i press F1 it opens a menu which i made

[willow hound]

@Dedmen?

[dusk shadow]

I've put a ticket on the tracker for it, if it isn't just close T162726 plz 🙂

[cunning oriole]

https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/202464-release-keyhandler-with-modificators/

then in put your code in there

case numbers can be found here https://www.altisliferpg.com/topic/968-arma-3-keybaord-case-number/

the idea is we are using an eh to check when a key is pressed and run a script, that script then checks what key was pressed and then runs an action if a certain key was pressed

[distant oyster]

https://github.com/7erra/Terra-s-Editing-Extensions/blob/master/TER_editing/gui/scripts/TER_3den_RscDisplayConfigViewer73.sqf#L49 this is how i do it

in this case _myVar will be "Crazy". for other numbers it will be nil

[dusk shadow]

I recommend reading this page: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Function#Return_Values_.28output.29

[amber lantern]

I'd like to disable thermals and of course there's the simple

addMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D",
{
    if (currentVisionMode player isEqualTo 2) then
    {
        if (isNil "A3W_thermalOffline") then
        {
            "A3W_thermalOffline" cutText ["THERMAL IMAGING OFFLINE", "BLACK", 0.001, false];
            A3W_thermalOffline = true;
        };
    }
    else
    {
        if (!isNil "A3W_thermalOffline") then
        {
            "A3W_thermalOffline" cutText ["", "PLAIN", 0.001, false];
            A3W_thermalOffline = nil;
        };
    };
}];

Does this need to be executed globally, or is it enough to execute on server only?

Ie how do addMissionEventHandlers scope and propagate (if they propagate)

[brazen lagoon]

you're using player so it should be executed on all players

[distant oyster]

addMissionEventHandler has local effect

[amber lantern]

Thanks

Is it possible to create a (server)mod purely on linux, or do I always need windows?

I suppose it comes down to being able to pack a .pbo?

[echo smelt]

Hey y'all, recently got a server up and running, I load into the server just fine, I get passed the database and spawn in. I shut down the server, go look in the database and my name or UID is not there. Anyone know a possible cause or issue for that?

Most likely something to do with my @life_server correct?

[tough abyss]

anyone knows a script that toggles on and off invisibillaty neeed it it for my admin menu

[amber lantern]

Does arma shortcircuit boolean tests?

It does

[amber lantern]

Is the test for nil of "A3W_thermalOffline" required here?

hmm, though I suppose it's more efficient

[tough abyss]

can someone help me i keep getting this message Resource MyDialog.hpp not found

[distant oyster]

this means that there is no class MyDialog in the description.ext

[tough abyss]

i did i put in description.ext #include "MyDialog.hpp"

[distant oyster]

player hideObjectGlobal !(isObjectHidden player)

[distant oyster]

and you reloaded the config correctly?

[tough abyss]

what do you mean reload the config my bad i am a bit new to this stuff

[distant oyster]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/GUI_Tutorial#Faster_Debugging

[amber lantern]

When is the magic variable "hasInterface" set?

Ie when I check the value, can I count on it not changing in the future?

[distant oyster]

it should be always there and should also be constant

[amber lantern]

Just to make sure, there's no else if?

[distant oyster]

nope

but there is switch do case

[amber lantern]

Thanks

[copper raven]

call {
  if (blabla) exitWith {};
  if (blabla) exitWith {};
  if (blabla) exitWith {};
}

[amber lantern]

If in a script I define some function like NAMESPACE_fnc_KillPlayer = { player setDamage 1; }; on the server, and I intend to transmit this function to players via remoteExec, there's no reason to compileFinal the variable as it's precompiled by the script engine?

Also, how are variables handled when remotexec'd?

I assume that any function referenced by client must also have been broadcasted to the client

[winter rose]

it is bad practice; use CfgFunctions and save the network

[amber lantern]

Nah, I specifically don't want to create clientmods

[little raptor]

That's wrong. If player is not in a vehicle it always says "is car"

[little raptor]

That's not a magic variable. That's a command

[amber lantern]

That's true

[little raptor]

I don't think the "final" property is broadcast with it

[amber lantern]

Compile expression and makes it final, preventing it from:
repeated compile or compileFinal
removal by nil
remote rewrite using publicVariable, publicVariableClient and publicVariableServer

[little raptor]

I know

I'm saying if you broadcast it it won't be final for others (afaik)

[amber lantern]

Hmm, so you mean it needs to be compilefinal'd on client machines?

I see

[copper raven]

it should be

[little raptor]

Have you tried it?

[copper raven]

i think i saw something somewhere on the wiki mentioning it

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

When broadcasting a compileFinal'ed variable using publicVariable or its variants, the variable also becomes final on the other client(s) and/or the server. Also, compileFinal does not prevent event handlers from being removed or overwritten.

[amber lantern]

Ah well there it is

if player exists once, will it exist always?

If I'm executing code on a client that hasInterface, can I check once for the existence of player ?

Or do I need to keep continuously checking for it before executing code that requires player?

Hmm, I suppose I could wrap the code in a try catch

If I define a function like NAMESPACE_fnc_Stuff = { ... }; and then I
addMissionEventHandler [event, expression, arguments];

is NAMESPACE_fnc_Stuff here a variable that I can directly put into expression, like addMissionEventHandler [event, NAMESPACE_fnc_Stuff, arguments]; or do I need to wrap the name in quotation marks?

Like addMissionEventHandler [event, "NAMESPACE_fnc_Stuff", arguments];

[vapid drift]

What am I missing here? This doesn't generate an ellipse marker:

_hordeArea = createMarker [format["horde_%1_area", _hordeCount], _zone];
_hordeArea setMarkerShape "ELLIPSE";
_hordeArea setMarkerAlpha 1;
_hordeArea setMarkerColor "colorOPFOR";
_hordeArea setMarkerSize [500,500];
_hordeArea setMarkerBrush "FDiagonal";

But this generates the opfor infantry marker:

_hordeMarker = createMarker [format["horde_%1", _hordeCount], _zone];
_hordeMarker setMarkerType "o_inf";
_hordeMarker setMarkerAlpha 1;
_hordeMarker setMarkerColor "colorOPFOR";
_hordeMarker setMarkerSize [1,1];

[vapid drift]

welp, this one is driving me nuts... I have no doubt I'm missing something simple again

[shut carbon]

The marker will be visible only once at least markerType has been defined:
_marker = createMarker ["markername", player]; // Not visible yet.
_marker setMarkerType "hd_dot"; // Visible.

hmm, maybe not.

[vapid drift]

Yeah, pretty sure that doesn't apply when making an ellipse or rectangle

[shut carbon]

add a private? private _hordearea = createMarker [format["horde_%1_area", _hordeCount], _zone];

[vapid drift]

already defined as private

[shut carbon]

😕

[vapid drift]

private ["_hordeLogic", "_hordeMarker", "_hordeCount", "_zedTypes", "_zeds", "_hordeSize", "_hordeSpawns", "_hordeArea"];

[shut carbon]

that's old style though.

[vapid drift]

No change

It's just weird because the code for _hordeMarker is immeidately following and it works fine

[little raptor]

wat? what does it have to do with that?

[shut carbon]

idk thought it could help...

[vapid drift]

I assumed I was missing some necessary line to make the marker work but even using the basic example is not working

must be something somewhere else in my code

[shut carbon]

yup, do systemChat str _zone and systemChat str _hordecount and see if they're defined properly.

[vapid drift]

well I mean like I said, I use them for _hordeMarker and it shows up just fine

[shut carbon]

hmm yes.

[little raptor]

@vapid drift I don't see anything wrong with that code. but try changing the color and maybe brush

use colorRed for color

and if that still doesn't work use DiagGrid for brush

see if it makes any difference

[vapid drift]

Ok, I'll give it a shot... was taking this screenshot:
https://i.imgur.com/KdDBHHZ.png

The ellipse should be at the exact same spot

There's no conflict putting markers at exactly the same spot is there?

Also, no dice on the recommended changes

[little raptor]

are you sure that marker name is unique?

[shut carbon]

That's exactly what's happening! lol. Not the spot but the name is the same

[vapid drift]

No, the name is not the same

[shut carbon]

you're just overwritting the 1st one.

[little raptor]

you can't overwrite markers

[shut carbon]

yes it is, the variable is different, but the marker name is the same: [format["horde_%1_area", _hordeCount], _zone];

[little raptor]

duplicate marker names will just fail

[little raptor]

wat?

it's not the same

horde_%1_area and horde_%1 are the same?

[shut carbon]

createMarker [name, position, channel, creator]. Name is the same

[vapid drift]

As far as I can tell, the name is unique... if the naming scheme is working for the "o_inf" marker, it SHOULD be working for this? I mean _hordeCount increases everytime a horde is placed

[shut carbon]

second is overwriting 1st

[little raptor]

just do systemChat str _hordeArea

[shut carbon]

ah horde_area shit, im blind.

[little raptor]

if it's "" your marker was not created

[vapid drift]

ah yeah, good call

[shut carbon]

where did you see ""?

[little raptor]

duplicate marker names will just fail

there's no marker type. markers are strings

and failed markers are ""

[shut carbon]

oh ok

[vapid drift]

Forgive my ignorance but do I have to load all the way in to see the systemChat?

It should show at the briefing screen right?

[little raptor]

yes, but you must put a short sleep there

also why are you testing like that?

just use the debug console 🙄

[vapid drift]

... yes I knew that I was just seeing if you did

All joking aside, how would I test that in the console if it's a private and, for all intents and purposes, temporary variable?

[little raptor]

_hordeArea = createMarker [format["horde_%1_area", 1000], getPosASL player];
_hordeArea setMarkerShape "ELLIPSE";
_hordeArea setMarkerAlpha 1;
_hordeArea setMarkerColor "colorOPFOR";
_hordeArea setMarkerSize [500,500];
_hordeArea setMarkerBrush "FDiagonal";

you just have to confirm if it works

[vapid drift]

I don't have access to _hordeArea outside of that code... but that's ok, I can confirm it another way

the marker name is stored on the _zone

[shut carbon]

ye, he's saying Debug Console doesn't accept _underscore variables.

[little raptor]

wat?
just copy paste this into the debug console and hit enter

[shut carbon]

i think...

[little raptor]

it does

but only in its own scope

[shut carbon]

with spawn?

[little raptor]

every code you execute has its own scope

[vapid drift]

Ah... I did discover an issue though, the variable the name is stored on returns null

[little raptor]

doesn't matter if it's call or spawn or ...

[little raptor]

what variable?

[vapid drift]

The code DOES work though

after I create the _hordeArea and _hordeMarker they're stored on the _zone itself:

_zone setVariable ["STY_RVG_zedNest_hordeArea", _hordeArea, true];

checking that after I spawn in returns null though

[shut carbon]

https://pastebin.com/ all code?

[little raptor]

what's _zone?

[vapid drift]

a placed logic

runs this in it's init:

["initZone", [this, 500]] call STY_RVG_fnc_zedNest;

[little raptor]

where are you executing this anyway?

[vapid drift]

Every placed zone runs this in it's init

[little raptor]

do logics even have a var space?

create a temp logic

name it temp

check this in debug console:

temp setVariable ["blabla", 1];
temp getVariable ["blabla", -1];

if it returns -1 it doesn't have a var space

[vapid drift]

I can run that if you'd like but I can assure you they do... virtually my entire system depends on this

[shut carbon]

lol

i think they do though, you can set variables on logics

[vapid drift]

https://sqfbin.com/kebebuviqilupeyezago

[shut carbon]

but check it anyway

[vapid drift]

ah crap... wrong part

[little raptor]

post this whole code somewhere

[amber lantern]

wait

[vapid drift]

There we go
https://sqfbin.com/vegesobuhehovunujuxu

[amber lantern]

If I remoteExec with jip enabled

[little raptor]

where's the rest of it?

[vapid drift]

You sure you want the whole thing?

[little raptor]

yes

[amber lantern]

I don't need the server mission event handler for player connected if I were to do the same thing anyways?

[vapid drift]

like you've said before... rip the bandaid off

[amber lantern]

Ie I can just remoteExec with jip enabled, nice

[shut carbon]

there's no defined _zone there yet 😄

[vapid drift]

https://sqfbin.com/zomijowevazacewiziso

[little raptor]

_arguments params

there

problem solved

[shut carbon]

lol

[vapid drift]

?

[little raptor]

you're using _arguments

that's not a valid variable

[vapid drift]

what do you mean?

[shut carbon]

nice

[little raptor]

there's no variable _arguments defined anywhere

where did you even get it from?

[vapid drift]

argh yes standby

[little raptor]

just remove it

params [
        ["_zone", objNull, []],
        ["_radius", 0, [0]],
        ["_zero", false, [true]]
    ];

[vapid drift]

lol dude, no

[little raptor]

also why on earth do you pass nil as default value in params?

either pass an actual default value, or just don't give it a default value

[vapid drift]

https://sqfbin.com/esewuxulaqejuhimokig

[little raptor]

[ "_arguments", nil

this is nonsense

like I said, either give it the correct default value

or nothing at all

i.e either:

params [["_args", [], ...]]

or

params ["_args"];

[vapid drift]

Relax, I've got to learn someway... rest assured I won't make that mistake again

I'm pretty sure I thought in order to define default values for the others, I had to define them for all

but that's a simple fix

[little raptor]

in order to define default values for the others, I had to define them for all
no

[amber lantern]

Do I understand correctly: by default arma servers allow clients to remoteExec anything on the server?

Wait, if the wiki article says https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_CfgRemoteExec that it only applies to clients

how do I disable clients being able to remotexec on server?

What's the preferred way to execute on all players?

looping through them?

[shut carbon]

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

[amber lantern]

Yes I have that open

[shut carbon]

i think they're blocked by default

[little raptor]

remoteExec target can be an array

[shut carbon]

wouldn't it be -2?

-2 means every client but not the server,

[amber lantern]

Host player can be server

[shut carbon]

0 then?

[vapid drift]

oh... my gosh

[amber lantern]

That would execute on server even if it was not a player

[shut carbon]

hmm... so both host and dedicated use?

[little raptor]

[0, -2] select isDedicated

[vapid drift]

🤦‍♂️

I changed the location of the function files on the description.ext... but was still editing a file in an old location

disregard the last 30 minutes but thank you for the criticism (seriously)

[amber lantern]

So how would that work, remoteExec ["fnc", [0, -2] select isDedicated]; ? isDedicated does not take arguments unless that's some undocumented feature?

[little raptor]

I'm not giving it any arguments

sqf arguments always go on the right first (if unary/binary)

then on the left (if binary)

[amber lantern]

Is this relying on the default [] being interpreted as 0?

[little raptor]

wat?

no

[0, -2] is array

select selects index

isDedicated is bool

false = 0

[amber lantern]

array select expression returns an array. isDedicated always returns either true or false

[little raptor]

true = 1

[little raptor]

returns the element

[amber lantern]

No, it doesn't.

[little raptor]

not an array

[amber lantern]

Syntax 6
Syntax:
array select expression
Parameters:
array: Array
expression: Code - expression that is expected to return Boolean or Nothing. If true is returned, the original array value of currently tested element _x will be added to the output array
Return Value:
Array - a new array of all elements from the original array that satisfied expression condition

[little raptor]

what expression?

it's a bool

expression: Code

[amber lantern]

gah

[little raptor]

I'm a veteran. I know what I'm talking about

that code is correct

[copper raven]

that's not the correct overload

look at syntax 2

[amber lantern]

Yeah I saw it

My distaste for sqf is always increasingly monotonic

[boreal parcel]

heyo, im trying to use a script I found but it doesnt seem to be working out. Im getting an error Undefined variable in expression: _this
Could anyone explain why its doing that?

Im calling it like so: 0 = [] execVM "lights.sqf";

_onoff = [_this, 0, 0.95, [0]] call BIS_fnc_param;
_distance = [_this, 1, 1000, [0]] call BIS_fnc_param;
_marker = [_this, 2, getMarkerPos "lightsmarker", ["",[],objNull]] call BIS_fnc_param;

_types = ["Lamps_Base_F", "PowerLines_base_F","Land_LampDecor_F","Land_LampHalogen_F","Land_LampHarbour_F","Land_LampShabby_F","Land_NavigLight","Land_runway_edgelight","Land_PowerPoleWooden_L_F"];

for [{_i=0},{_i < (count _types)},{_i=_i+1}] do
{
   _lamps = _marker nearObjects [_types select _i, _distance];
   sleep 0.1;
   {_x setDamage _onoff} forEach _lamps;
};

[little raptor]

what century is that script from?!
anyway, it expects you to pass arguments to the script

but as far as I can see you are ([] execVM "lights.sqf")

so that error makes no sense

[boreal parcel]

I want to say 2014 lol, is there possibly an existing/working script for turning off all lights in a certain radius?

[little raptor]

wasn't there an eden module for that already?

[boreal parcel]

really? I know of a flashlight module but lemme look

[little raptor]

I'm not sure. I'm not a mission maker so I don't mess with Eden a lot

but I seem to recall there was one

anyway, if there's none, here's a slightly modified version of that script:

params [
  ["_onoff", false, [false, 1]],
  ["_distance", 1000, [0]],
  ["_marker", getMarkerPos "lightsmarker", ["",[],objNull]]
];

_types = ["Lamps_base_F", "PowerLines_base_F", "PowerLines_Small_base_F"];

_dmg = [0.97, 0] select _onoff;
_lamps = nearestObjects [_marker, _types, _distance, true];
{
  for "_i" from 0 to count getAllHitPointsDamage _x -1 do
  {
    _x setHitIndex [_i, _dmg];
  };
} forEach _lamps;

[untold copper]

No 3DEN Module.
Might be in ZEN...

[boreal parcel]

yeah im not seeing a module with that specific purpose in mind however ill try out this script real quick

[little raptor]

just execute it like so:

[1, 1000, getMarkerPos "lightsmarker"] execVM "lights.sqf"

also you need a marker named lightsmarker

(you can also pass a position or object)

[dusk gust]

Could also use switchLight instead of setDamage if you dont want them falling over.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/switchLight

[little raptor]

true. I was just looking at the wiki to find that command and replace it 😅

[shut carbon]

damage 1 destroys the entire pole, needs 0.95

[tough abyss]

Hello, how can I add a logo for my mod instead of the puzzle piece? 🧩

[little raptor]

btw, KK has posted another script right under it that does this

[little raptor]

using mod.cpp

[tough abyss]

Is that just a text file?

I'm new to this

[boreal parcel]

Ill check that out

[dusk gust]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Mod.cpp/bin_File_Format
Might help you out.

[little raptor]

@boreal parcel fixed this to use KK's code in that wiki page. execute it like this:

[false, 1000, getMarkerPos "lightsmarker"] execVM "lights.sqf"

[dusk gust]

If you didnt already have it

[boreal parcel]

rog this works great, thanks. Now I have another question if you dont mind, some lights seem to survive, probably due to it not being in the array of lights, how would I go about getting the class name of buildings with built in lights?

[boreal parcel]

Ah thank you very much

[little raptor]

dunno. you probably have to do it visually

I don't think there's a config property that says "this object has a lightpoint"

[boreal parcel]

yeah I understand that lol, I mean where would I even go to find the needed class name? or would it just be fine to throw in the building class name the light is on?

[little raptor]

btw changed this one more time

just in case

try it again with the changes

see if it fixes your problem

[boreal parcel]

gotcha

[untold copper]

PowerLines_base_F
Straight to the source, eh?

[little raptor]

just put yourself in front of it, and execute typeOf cursorObject in debug console

that'll give you its classname

[amber lantern]

So

[dusk gust]

Could technically check for a config property like spotableNightLightsOn = 4;, though I'm not sure if it's ALWAYS going to be in the config of lights

[little raptor]

didn't know that

[amber lantern]

https://sqfbin.com/asarojemoriwecuxosex

Opinions on this?

[dusk gust]

https://i.imgur.com/uRXDfSi.png
Still looking for anything else, but these are in the config of "Lamp_LampStreet_small_F"

[amber lantern]

It's a thermal imaging disable enable thingy

[untold copper]

spotableNightLightsOn is configured to All though, right?

[boreal parcel]

thanks for all the help so far but sadly it didnt, ill see if the debug command you mentioned gives the needed class

[shut carbon]

spotableNightLightsOn is if AI can see it or not, IMO

[amber lantern]

I'd like feedback on: what should I do better or differently

[dusk gust]

You could be right

[amber lantern]

and of course if there are issues about it not working

[shut carbon]

EMIL_fnc_ServerMissionEventHandlerForPlayerConnectedToManagePlayerThermals that seems big

[amber lantern]

It is 😆

[dusk gust]

Might be able to check for the Reflectors class inside of the object is empty or not then, seems like it handles the actual light sources

[little raptor]

does it also exist for buildings with lights?

[amber lantern]

I've been created it from almost scratch/ that code for the past 6 hours lol

[dusk gust]

Not entirely sure, I don't know many buildings with lights

Can check if you have a class

[little raptor]

just try a few you know

[dusk gust]

Lmao alright I'll poke around

[little raptor]

like those Altis two story ones

[amber lantern]

Oh, interesting, s/stuff/etc/ works straight from the messageline

@little raptor could you give a quick feedback on the code? Anything that you think is bad or should be done differently I would really appreciate

ah I seem to have cut a line

[boreal parcel]

ah works fine if I just shove in the class name of the building with lights not turning off

[little raptor]

yes, just add it to the _types array in that code

[untold copper]

Oh? Let me know what you find.
Sadly I've hit the "I can't run Arma without feeling depressed" stage... Again.

[little raptor]

too messy. not in the mood to read

[amber lantern]

Messy?

How should I structure it then, imho that's pretty clean

[shut carbon]

long variables are not good for net code (and memory?)

[little raptor]

can you even read this variable?!

EMIL_fnc_ServerMissionEventHandlerForPlayerConnectedToManagePlayerThermals

[amber lantern]

Easily

[untold copper]

I thought that was a joke variable? 🤷

[amber lantern]

They are sent only once, cost of memory is not an issue, sqf is compiled by the engine

[shut carbon]

nah 😄

[little raptor]

a good variable name is one where you can read it easily, fast, and descriptive

[amber lantern]

It's all that

[dusk gust]

Just a quick mockup, turns the lights off and returns a list of what it tried to turn off/on in a 2D radius

_position = getPos player;
_radius = 250;
(nearestObjects[_position,[],_radius,true]) select {
  if (isClass (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> typeOf _x >> "Reflectors" >> "Light_1"))then{
    _x switchLight "OFF";
    true
  } else {
    false
  }
};

[little raptor]

what properties does Light_1 have?

[dusk gust]

Could be faster/more detailed if its needed, but the concept is there

[little raptor]

maybe you should use those?

because it's not necessarily named "light_1"

[dusk gust]

Basically it's listed in "Reflectors". If it has spawned lights, "Light_1" will always exist

[little raptor]

an alternative is count (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> typeOf _x >> "Reflectors") != 0

[dusk gust]

That works too

Probably more foolproof

[little raptor]

but again that has false positives

[dusk gust]

Oh does it?

[little raptor]

"Reflectors" are used on vehicles too, no?

[shut carbon]

yes!

and flashlights just vehicles, sorry.

[dusk gust]

I thought he said all lights, my bad then lmao

[little raptor]

also could be used for other stuff too maybe? or is it just light emitters?

[amber lantern]

It selects headlessclients, so it's not correct

[shut carbon]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/CfgVehicles_Config_Reference#Reflectors_Class

[little raptor]

wtf are you talking about? that was never the question

[dusk gust]

Thank you for that, proved me wrong in thinking that arma is consistent with the "Light_1" lmao.

[amber lantern]

It was, you just didn't read the question

[shut carbon]

Emil, add an hasInterface somewhere

[amber lantern]

Here, you also quoted that with "remoteexec can be an array"

[amber lantern]

But yeah now thinking about it, the state is probably not advertised from the getgo so it would have to be queried anyways

So in the end Leopard's answer is pretty good ; )

[dusk gust]

He means that the target array can be an array

[amber lantern]

Wot?

Yes? That's exactly the context?

Anycase, unless this info is exposed directly, perhaps via the BIS function to list all players (after mapping to netids), it has to be queried

Anycase anycase, thanks for helping out, I know we noobs are annoying 😩

Good night

[shut carbon]

gn

[open fractal]

if you moveInCargo a bunch of units to a vehicle with simulation disabled, do the units also have their simulation disabled until vehicle simulation is enabled?

[fair drum]

try it 😉

[narrow haven]

Anyone know how to change the voice/language of a faction or side in a mission?

[little raptor]

you have to do it for every created unit.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setSpeaker

[sand summit]

hello. i am new to scripting, could someone help me with something?

[violet gull]

Is there an easy way to collect all items in a weapon holder? (Including container items in the weaponholder & the items in them, such as vests and weapons)

[untold copper]

Whaaaa? It's the phronk!
Anyway... Is nearSupplies any use?
If I remember right, the command also returns units, so some filtering will be required.

[violet gull]

@untold copper nearSupplies returns the weaponholders but does not collect all items in it. Before I go through the asspain of writing a function to do all that, it'd be nice to know if there's a BIS_fnc or something that does it lol

[sand summit]

i have this running after an IF statement:

(currentWeapon _unit) setObjectTextureGlobal [0, _rifleTexturePath];

i have verified that this is the only place that the issue occurs, and by all metrics it appears that the currentWeapon is simply not what i should be using here. what should i be doing instead? i have also tried primaryWeapon but that did not work either.

[untold copper]

Ah.
I've been through the functions a lot but I don't recall seeing anything like that.
You may need to get typing I'm afraid. 😢

[little raptor]

you can't retexture weapons

[untold copper]

You can't use setObjectTexture on weapons.

[sand summit]

oh, at all?

oof

time for plan b then lmao

[untold copper]

Use getObjectTextures to test.
If [] or "" is returned then you're out of luck.

[sand summit]

thank you very much

[untold copper]

What is plan B?

[sand summit]

item swap, copying magazine and capacity, scope, muzzle, and flashlight

it's for a modular camo system within the optre unit i run

[untold copper]

Ah. Complete weapon swap... With smart magazine and attachment check?

[sand summit]

yeah

thankfully i won't be the one writing that, as i have no idea how i would do it

this was just my attempt at lobotomising something we used for backpacks

am i allowed to post videos in here?

[untold copper]

I've no idea. I've never seen videos here.

[sand summit]

well i can't post them here so i would assume not lol

we've gotten the rest of the scripting sorted for helmet, backpack, vest, and uniform

rifles were a stretch goal, and we've already rolled the script out to the unit

[untold copper]

Is this PVP? Or PVE?

[sand summit]

pve

the camo is for immersion

and the cool factor of it

[untold copper]

The AI still sees all right? 😆

[sand summit]

until i get the active camoflage script working on our stealth armour

thankfully that's only accessible to special forces

or else it would be quite the overpowered tool

[stuck rivet]

I can't seem to use setCombatBehavior, even with copy and pasted snippets from the wiki, it always complains about missing ;

[winter rose]

try behaviour?

[stuck rivet]

nope :/

[winter rose]

code plz

[brave jungle]

well direct copy paste obviously wouldn't work as variables are generic on wiki

need the edit on the unit(s) too

[stuck rivet]

yeah i did that

[brave jungle]

this setCombatBehaviour "SAFE"; will work on a units init for sure.

[brave jungle]

but like Lou said...

😄

[stuck rivet]

{
   enemyU1 = enemyG1 createunit ["rhsgref_ins_specialist_aa",[2682.64,7306.46,0], [], 0, "NONE"];
}]```

trying to get respawning enemies but I notice they only respawn once

[winter rose]

yes, because that created unit does not have the event handler

also, I see no setCombatBehaviour

[stuck rivet]

obviously because the eventhandler isn't added to the respawned unit

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

[winter rose]

…thank you
I meant in your code

[stuck rivet]

oh yeah right

{
   enemyU1 = enemyG1 createunit ["rhsgref_ins_specialist_aa",[2682.64,7306.46,0], [], 0, "NONE"];
enemyU1 setCombatBehavior "CARELESS";
}]```

[winter rose]

setCombatBehavior ← add a u

no u

[stuck rivet]

still doesn't work

"Error missing ;"

[winter rose]

if you delete/comment the line, does it still pop up?

[brave jungle]

does the enemyG1 group exist?

[stuck rivet]

it should as that's the variable name of the group the guy is in

[winter rose]

the unit wouldn't spawn otherwise

[stuck rivet]

well i guess then the group exists then

ok it appears setBehaviourStrong works

[little raptor]

are you even on the right version of the game?

what's your game version?

[graceful kelp]

_list = position player nearObjects ["missileBase", 2000];
hintsilent str _list;
returns this
[300: vorona_missile_he_fly.p3d,299: vorona_missile_he_fly.p3d]

im getting this as an output but im not sure how i would turn these into objects i can check stuff for

so im wanting to get an object or class name from this to check the cfg for manual control

[copper raven]

you need to look in cfg ammo

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/configOf might work, i'm not sure though

[graceful kelp]

_list = position player nearObjects ["missileBase", 2000] apply {
    _config = typeOf _x;
    _config;
};
hintsilent str _list;
copyToClipboard str _list;

["ace_metis_HEAT","ace_metis_HEAT","ace_metis_HEAT"]```

evan better

[copper raven]

well you said "check the cfg for manual control"

configOf gives you the config, you can then use stuff like getText getNumber etc, to differentiate

or you can use typeOf and check classnames instead

[graceful kelp]

iv managed to get that far now but iv now run into the issuie of ace overriding the guidance

and i cant find it

[copper raven]

do setMissileTarget objNull or something? https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setMissileTarget

[graceful kelp]

it dosent change the fact ace override the cfg

and manual control dont exist anymore

[digital hollow]

isClass (_cfgAmmo >> "ace_missileguidance")

[graceful kelp]

sorted

how do i find a direction to something from a position

[winter rose]

getDir

[vapid drift]

I asked on the Slack chat for ACE Medical but not sure if that's going to be the price place... anyone know if you can identify when a player is carrying a wounded unit or when a unit is being carried?

[graceful kelp]

get relative bearing of incoming bearm/laser riding weapons

still need to work the conditions and try optimise

[copper raven]

    _config = typeOf _x;
    _manualControl = getText (configFile >> "CfgAmmo" >> _config

but just use configOf like i told you previously?

[acoustic abyss]

Heya, can anyone point me to a resource on how to script for the communication menu (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Communication_Menu ) ?

Or even an existing script/mod that uses it extensively, so that I can learn by example.

[somber radish]

Anyone got a method for accessing the Voice Over Net used in A3? What I would like to do is to get access to the audio somehow and send that to Discord

[little raptor]

My AIO command menu mod uses them exclusively (and in a bit advanced way)

[little raptor]

Checking their animations is one way

[vapid drift]

I was headed that route... turns out there are some variables buried in the functions that give exactly that information ace_dragging_isCarrying and ace_dragging_carriedObject

[little raptor]

Why do you use near(est)Objects so much? It's slow and best avoided

[little raptor]

vectorFromTo

[graceful kelp]

what would you recomend

[little raptor]

Event handlers

[acoustic abyss]

Thank you :). I'm trying to (re)create the CAS fire support system. Here's to nothing..

[brazen lagoon]

Any suggestions on how to remoteexec a function on a player after they've loaded in?

like, it creates displays and such, so it has to wait until after they've loaded

[little raptor]

mission: initPlayerLocal.sqf
mod: playerConnected server EH and a simple waitUntil

[brazen lagoon]

@little raptor initPlayerLocal.sqf also fires too soon

[little raptor]

• waitUntil

[brazen lagoon]

it fires before the mission starts, in the briefing screen

you can't make controls there, as far as I can tell

[little raptor]

you can

[brazen lagoon]

nvm, figured out I can just create the controls in the map screen, that works. Is there a way to disable closing it by hitting escape?

[little raptor]

keyDown EH?

[brazen lagoon]

oh, probably use an eh for when its closed

could I do it with the onDestroy EH? just recreate the control again?

looks like onUnload is what I want

awesome. done!

[sacred slate]

i create a uav via BIS_fnc_spawnGroup. how can i reach the vehice of this group? the group name is the only variable i have.

[brazen lagoon]

units _group?

[sacred slate]

this returns also objects like vehicles?

[brazen lagoon]

well it will return the UAV crew

then you can get the vehicle with vehicle _crew