arma3_scripting

[open fractal]

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

I believe it can also be found in the virtual arsenal from the main menu

just click the garage icon once you're in it

[grim cliff]

nto quite what i meant. im looking for the pylon editor thing

[open fractal]

oh

[grim cliff]

i used it before but i cant remember how to get there

[open fractal]

is it not in the right-click context menu?

[grim cliff]

of the #den editor?

[open fractal]

yeah

[still knoll]

double click the placed aircraft

it's under object pylon setting

[grim cliff]

im dumb

its been in the attreibutes

i cant read with a headache, sorry

is there any way i can copy the heli to a clipboard to use in a script

[still knoll]

assign it to a variable, use the object's init field
HELICOPTER = this;

or assign it a variable name

[grim cliff]

ok so heres my dilema now. how can i attach missile_at_03_fly_f.p3d to a heli to act as a dummy rocket so i can detect if it is hit by a bullet to make it blow up to take the helicopter down in the mission that i am making

correction. if i create M_Scalpel_AT with create vehicle it creates A LIVE MISSILE and i dont want that. how can i make it an inert object?

[open fractal]

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

it might not allow you to attach it to and move it with the helicopter

[grim cliff]

i cant even get model info out of getmodelinfo

to use with that command

[open fractal]

where did you get the model info?

sorry, model name

[grim cliff]

from the config veiwer

[open fractal]

what vehicle fires it?

[noble zealot]

To ensure that the path generated by calculatePath is on the street, can I combine forceFollowRoad command with it?

[open fractal]

["missile_at_03_fly_f.p3d","a3\weapons_f\ammo\missile_at_03_fly_f.p3d",true] @grim cliff

I just slapped ```sqf
this addEventHandler ["Fired", {
params ["_unit", "_weapon", "_muzzle", "_mode", "_ammo", "_magazine", "_projectile", "_gunner"];
copyToClipboard str (getModelInfo _projectile)
}];

it also attaches and moves

unfortunately because it is a simple object it will not take damage

[little raptor]

How would you even combine it? It's not possible

You have to create an agent yourself and issue the path to this agent instead, and use PathCalculated EH

[grim cliff]

@little raptor can i pushback the results of weaponitemscargo into the first slot of this array:

[[],[],["hgun_Pistol_heavy_01_green_F","muzzle_snds_acp","acc_flashlight_pistol","optic_MRD_black",["11Rnd_45ACP_Mag",11],[],""],["U_B_FullGhillie_lsh",[["FirstAidKit",3],["11Rnd_45ACP_Mag",3,11]]],["V_PlateCarrierGL_wdl",[["HandGrenade",2,1],["130Rnd_338_Mag",2,130]]],["B_Bergen_tna_F",[["Medikit",1],["optic_NVS",1],["HandGrenade",4,1]]],"H_HelmetO_ViperSP_ghex_F","",["Laserdesignator_03","","","",["Laserbatteries",1],[],""],["ItemMap","B_UavTerminal","ItemRadio","ItemCompass","ItemWatch",""]]

so that i can use results in setunitloadout

[grim cliff]

nevermind. i used the set command to pushback the items i need after filtering them through a switch.
in the interest of simplifying the cod, is there a way that i can flat out check if a weapon goes in your primary or tirtiary weapons slot

this code runs on Killed event so i want it to be seamless. currently just collecting the players weapons off the ground takes 33 lines and 901 characters
i want to know if i can cut about 20 of those lines

[grim cliff]

please somebody tell me that i can delete a body from a vehicle

[willow hound]

Read what the documentation of the default command for deleting stuff says about that: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/deleteVehicle

[tough abyss]

Anyone know how to disable Ace fall damage?

[limber panther]

Thanks

[noble zealot]

Thanks

[distant oyster]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_taskDescription states that the return value's format is ["description", "title", "marker"] but i am getting [["description"], ["title"], ["marker"]]. can someone confirm and/or explain why it is a 2D array?

[proven charm]

was thinking the same thing

[torpid pewter]

Got a quick question, within an array say i have 3 classnames so [classname1, classname2, classname3] . Is there a way that for any given classname I can select between an arbitrary amount of classnames?

For example something like this [classname1 OR classname 2, classname3, classname4] so that way for the first element it'll pick between classname1 and 2, but the rest are un affected. For my purposes, simply adding another element is not desired.

[fair drum]

You can use commands in arrays too.

[selectRandom ["class1", "class2"], "class3", "class4"]

[earnest finch]

hi guys, maybe a bit off topic question but i have no experience with game dev. Is it possible to read some info like vehicle speed or something like that from the game without need to somehow modify the game with mods?

what i mean is to process data with external software

[fair drum]

all of this information is in vehicle configs which you can access internally as well

[earnest finch]

Do you mean current speed in game? Or just max speed of vehicle. To be clear i am thinking about making software to read values such as speed rotation and position of vehicles and translate that to visual representation on second monitor. For example when flying heli to show its current speed value with fancy graphics on second monitor.

[fair drum]

you can do either

for vehicle max speed use:

(configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> "vehicleClassNameHere" >> "maxSpeed") call BIS_fnc_getCfgData

for current speed use:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/speed

[earnest finch]

so you think this is possible to make? I have no experience with this so can this be done without affecting game so you can play on any online server without some type of mod?

[rare ether]

hello, does anyone know if i can toggle the jump lights in an rhs c130 via script?

[fair drum]

no its going to require an extension which will probably void battle eye. idk, haven't worked much with extensions

its possible yes, to send the information out of the game, but to get through battle eye is another issue

[earnest finch]

ok thank you for help

[grim cliff]

Excellent!

thank you

[winter rose]

so what will you use?

[grim cliff]

well currently what i have in the debug console that IS NOT working:

player addEventHandler ["Killed", {  
  body = _this select 0;  
  [body] spawn   
  {  
   waitUntil { alive player };  
   body = _this select 0; 
   if (vehicle body != body) then [{ 
 VBDY = vehicle body; 
 VCHK = VBDY getCargoIndex body; 
if (VCHK != -1) then { 
VBDY deleteVehicleCrew body; 
}; 
},{};  
 }  
];

[fair drum]

why do you have a random {}; in there?

also, don't use global variables like body in this. use private _body = blah

[grim cliff]

i know, im useing global variables so i can watch what the return is from the debug console while i get this working

[grim cliff]

its the other end of the if statement where i will be filling in code to reposition the player

[fair drum]

the , {}; is what is throwing the error

are you using a linter to look at your code?

cause that's what its throwing for me

[grim cliff]

Linter>?

i think i already found the issue though

hear me out

[winter rose]

this addEventHandler ["Respawn", {
    params ["_unit", "_corpse"];
    if (vehicle _corpse != _corpse) then
    {
        vehicle _corpse deleteVehicleCrew _corpse;
    }
    else
    {
        deleteVehicle _corpse;
    };
}];

[grim cliff]

yeah i had that part but i stripped it so i could focus. im high functioning autis, so extra stuff in what im tying to work out is extra noise that make it difficult for me

so vehicle _corpse returns the same as corpse.

so i loed up a command i read a while ago called objectparent.

and now the vehicle is returned

so i can use delete vehicle crew.

if the player is not in a vehicle the return is <Null-object>

[winter rose]

not if in a vehicle
but correct, you can use isNull objectParent _corpse

[grim cliff]

thanks i was going to ask that.

[little raptor]

Why do you even use that error prone syntax?
Just use else

[cold cloak]

Could anyone help me with a equipment randomizing script?

[copper raven]

dontasktoask.com

[cold cloak]

gotta love when the official arma discord doesn't have answers

[fair drum]

what you got so far?

or have you not started yet?

[cold cloak]

Thing is, I don't know much about (next to none) scripting, but I got an idea about what kinda thing I'd like to do

[fair drum]

do you want someone to do it for you? or do you want to learn it. Either is okay.

[cold cloak]

Kinda prefer the first to be honest

[fair drum]

ill give you a framework but you'll have to edit what you want in it tho. about to head to dinner though.

[cold cloak]

Aight, sounds good :)

[fair drum]

are you just wanting this for weapons? or what else

[cold cloak]

Just uniforms, vests, headgear

Anyways, it's 1am for me so i'll talk to you later

[fair drum]

kk ill get on it when i get back

should only take a couple of min

[rare oasis]

Can someone please help me with a flight record path script thing i'd really like some help, and is there a way to show the script without filling up the entire chat cause its a bit long? The error that pops up is as follows

'...= _this select 1;
_totalFrames = (count |#|_capturedFireData);

and theres more code but i dont think its relevant

[willow hound]

That's the error position, but what's the error message?

[rare oasis]

you mean the text that appears after it? sorry i dont usually mess around with this stuff.

_startedTime = time...'
Error Undefined variable in expression: _capturedfiredata
File A3\function_f\scenes\fn_UnitPlayFiring.sqf..., line 36

that it?

[willow hound]

Yes.

Can you post the whole script to https://sqfbin.com/ ?

[rare oasis]

sure

so

do you got a diagnosis

[willow hound]

I'll need the link to your script on sqfbin first so I can look at it 🙂

[rare oasis]

like a link to the sqfbin with my code

sorry that wasnt right

give sec let me figure out how this works

[willow hound]

https://sqfbin.com/about.us:

---

How To Use
Enter or paste your code, click "Save", and then copy the URL. Send that
URL to someone and they'll see what you see.
To make a new entry, click "New" (or press 'CTRL + N' on your keyboard).

[rare oasis]

https://sqfbin.com/exatoqubudemayunonac

there we go

[willow hound]

You forgot an underscore here (it should be _firingdata):

[heli1, firingdata] spawn BIS_fnc_UnitPlayFiring;

[rare oasis]

thank you so much

ill go fix it

[opal zephyr]

Having problems with editable objects, trying to remove a list of objects for each curator. It does nothing.

removeObjects = {
  {        
    _x removeCuratorEditableObjects [[objects],false];
  } foreach curators;    
};

[fair drum]

this is just defining a function. did you call the function?

[opal zephyr]

I do call removeObjects under a onEachFrame. I know that portion works because my other functions call just fine

I can send it all, just figured it would fill up the chat

[fair drum]

what did you store in curators

!code

[wicked roost]

How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";

[fair drum]

please use

[opal zephyr]

    FrameTick = 150;
    frameCounter = 0;
    
    
    
    
    grab_allCurators = {
    
        curators = allCurators
    
    };
    
    grab_editableObjects = {
    
        _list = entities [["Man"], [], false, true];
        men = _list select {side _x == east};
    
    
        {
        
            objects = curatorEditableObjects _x;
                
            systemChat (format ["%1",men]);
            
            objects = objects - men;
            
            systemChat (format ["%1",objects]);
            
        } foreach curators;
        
    };
    
    removeObjects = {
    
        {
            
            _x removeCuratorEditableObjects [["tMap"],false];
        
        } foreach curators;
    
    };
    
    debug = {
    
        {
            
            _x removeCuratorEditableObjects [[objects],false];
        
        } foreach curators;
        
    };
    
    
    onEachFrame {
        frameCounter = frameCounter + 1;
        if (frameCounter >= FrameTick) then{
            call grab_allCurators;
            call grab_editableObjects;
            //call removeObjects;
            
            call debug;
            frameCounter = 0;    
        };
    };

thanks

[fair drum]

what is "tMap"

[opal zephyr]

that was a quick test, I named an object tMap to see if I could remove just it. It didnt work. In that code example there im not actually calling removeObjects, but I am calling debug which has identical code apart from the tMap bit

is it possible that zeus ehanced or achilles or something is interfering with it?

[opal zephyr]

I know one of those mods let you right click and add/remove editable objects, but I cant imagine its adding them every frame or something. So I dont see how that would interfere with it

[versed leaf]

good night, how are you?
I'm having a hard time putting some weapon codes in my script, can you tell me if the weapon names are correct and up to date?
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_CfgWeapons_Weapons

Anyone out there who can help me with my script please call me! thanks

[grim cliff]

well i got it working. i like it. it does everything i need it to do

player addEventHandler ["Killed", { 
  _body = _this select 0; 
  [_body] spawn  
  { 
   waitUntil { alive player }; 
   _body = _this select 0;
    removeAllWeapons player;  
    removeAllItems player;  
    removeAllAssignedItems player;  
    removeUniform player;  
    removeVest player;  
    removeBackpack player;  
    removeHeadgear player;  
    removeGoggles player; 
   _testarray = getunitloadout _body; 
   { 
   Content1 = weaponsItemsCargo _x select 0; 
   Content2 = Content1 select 0; 
   Content3 = Content2 call bis_fnc_itemtype; 
    switch (Content3 select 1) do { 
     case "AssaultRifle"; 
     case "Rifle"; 
     case "SniperRifle"; 
     case "MachineGun"; 
     case "SubmachineGun"; 
     case "Shotgun": { 
     _testarray set [0, content1];  
     }; 
     case "Launcher";  
     case "MissileLauncher";  
     case "RocketLauncher";  
     case "GrenadeLauncher": { 
    _testarray set [1, content1];  
 }; 
 default {""}; 
 }; 
  } foreach nearestObjects [_body, ["WeaponHolderSimulated"],5]; 
  player setUnitLoadout _testarray;
   if (!(isnil {objectparent _body})) then [{
  _vbody = objectparent _body;  
    VCHK = objectparent _body getCargoIndex _body;
   if (driver _vbody == _body) then {
   objectparent _body deleteVehicleCrew _body;
    player moveInDriver _vbody;};
    if (Commander _vbody == _body) then {
   objectparent _body deleteVehicleCrew _body;
    player moveInCommander _vbody;};
   if (gunner _vbody == _body) then {
   objectparent _body deleteVehicleCrew _body;
    player moveInGunner _vbody;}; 
   if (VCHK != -1) then { 
   objectparent _body deleteVehicleCrew _body;
   player moveInCargo [ _vbody, VCHK]; 
   }; 
   },{
   player setposatl [getPosATL _body select 0, getPosATL _body select 1, getPosATL _body select 2]; 
   player setdir getDir _body;
     deleteVehicle _body;1
    }];
    player setUnconscious true;
 player setCaptive true;
 player setDamage 0.9;
 player allowdamage false;
  } 
 } 
]; 

[slim stag]

Hi!

Sorry to bother everyone but does anyone know any ideas on how to have an enemy group spawn with a waypoint once a blufor unit has entered a trigger area?

I wanna have it so after you talk to an informant he sets you up and you're ambushed.

[open fractal]

you could just set a group to be invisible with simulation disabled in the editor

and in the trigger field set to server only and write

{
_x enableSimulationGlobal true;
_x hideObjectGlobal false;
} forEach units _grp;

this will make every unit in the group _grp appear and carry out whatever waypoints they have

[slim stag]

Hmm.

Thank you.

How do I specify which unit doe?

[fair drum]

what do you mean? its going to take every unit in the group and iterate through the two commands

[grim cliff]

any ideas why waituntil is barfing out a genirc error for anything i put in it?

waitUntil { stance player == 'prone' };

21:19:56 Error in expression <"lefthand"];

waitUntil { stance player == 'prone' };
detach shield;

shield set>
21:19:56   Error position: <== 'prone' };
detach shield;

shield set>

[fair drum]

are you in a scheduled environment?

[grim cliff]

is the debug console a scheduled environment?

[fair drum]

no, not unless you use leo's mod

[grim cliff]

.....

[fair drum]

so you'll have to spawn it

[grim cliff]

let me guess.... while loops are scheduled too

[fair drum]

well, not necessarily, but they are typically in scheduled

they have an iteration cap when they are in non scheduled

just wrap your code in a spawn

if you want to use debug

or use Leo's Advanced Developer Tools mod

and hit the start in scheduled button

[grim cliff]

if i use, say.....

[player, _object] spawn {
params {"_player","_object"};
some code here
waituntil { stance player == 'prone' };
some more code
};

would this get my rocks in any environment?

[fair drum]

you want waitUntil {stance _player == 'prone'};

since you already are feeding it in there elsewhere

but yes, that's a correct way to spawn it for your debug menu

params needs []

not {}

@grim cliff

[grim cliff]

thanks

player addEventHandler ["Respawn", {  
 params ["_unit", "_body"];  
  
 
  removeAllWeapons _unit;    
  removeAllItems _unit;    
  removeAllAssignedItems _unit;    
  removeUniform _unit;    
  removeVest _unit;    
  removeBackpack _unit;    
  removeHeadgear _unit;    
  removeGoggles _unit;   
     
  _testarray = getunitloadout _body;   
  {   
   Content1 = weaponsItemsCargo _x select 0;   
   Content2 = Content1 select 0;   
   Content3 = Content2 call bis_fnc_itemtype;   
   switch (Content3 select 1) do {   
    case "AssaultRifle";   
    case "Rifle";   
    case "SniperRifle";   
    case "MachineGun";   
    case "SubmachineGun";   
    case "Shotgun": {   
     _testarray set [0, content1];    
     };   
    case "Launcher";    
    case "MissileLauncher";    
    case "RocketLauncher";    
    case "GrenadeLauncher": {   
     _testarray set [1, content1];    
     };   
    default {""};   
   };   
  } foreach nearestObjects [_body, ["WeaponHolderSimulated"],5];   
  _unit setUnitLoadout _testarray; 
  
   if (!(isnull objectparent _body)) then {   
    _vbody = objectparent _body;    
   VCHK = objectparent _body getCargoIndex _body;  
  if (driver _vbody == _body) then {
 //issue is here
_unit moveInDriver objectparent _body;  
  objectparent _body deleteVehicleCrew _body;  
   };
  if (Commander _vbody == _body) then {  
  objectparent _body deleteVehicleCrew _body;  
   _unit moveInCommander _vbody;};  
  if (gunner _vbody == _body) then {  
  objectparent _body deleteVehicleCrew _body;  
   _unit moveInGunner _vbody;};   
  if (VCHK != -1) then {   
  objectparent _body deleteVehicleCrew _body;  
  _unit moveInCargo [ _vbody, VCHK];   
  };   
  };   
   _unit setposatl [getPosATL _body select 0, getPosATL _body select 1, getPosATL _body select 2];   
      _unit setdir getDir _body;  
  
 
 deletevehicle _body;
  }   
   
];

having an issue with this..... _unit wont get in as driver and there is no error in the .rpt

same for commander and gunner

[tough abyss]

is it just me or is attachtorelative super buggy

i don't remember it being this buggy, and it causes a lot of lag too

[little raptor]

Depends what you attach to what

Also the farther the attached object, the more visible the movement gap (if that's what you mean by "lag")

[open flume]

anyone know a script so I can make a Vehicle more resistant? especially to AT. im trying to make a titanfall mission but the titans die in one hit from AT. As well im using Ace3 if it matters.
Preferably i would like maybe 6-8 shots to take it down as they are supposed to be menacing.
pls ping me if so XD

[little raptor]

you can use the handleDamage EH and reduce the resulting damage

[open flume]

Ive been tryin but i cant rly figure it out, only guide i found was for player dmg

[little raptor]

same goes for everything else

[little raptor]

_unit setposatl [getPosATL _body select 0, getPosATL _body select 1, getPosATL _body select 2];
why?? just do
_unit setPosATL getPosATL _body

Content1
Content2
Content3
VCHK
all these global vars can be local

Commander
gunner
these are specific seats. general seats in arma are driver, cargo, and turrets (turrets include gunner, commander, and FFV).

_unit wont get in as driver and there is no error in the .rpt
you have to remove the bodies first

removeAllWeapons _unit; removeAllItems _unit; removeAllAssignedItems _unit; removeUniform _unit; removeVest _unit; removeBackpack _unit; removeHeadgear _unit; removeGoggles _unit;
why do you waste so much performance when you're doing setUnitLoadout after?

[austere granite]

@little raptor is there some way you can use your Dev tools in the map view and set a global keybind for it to appear? Not sure if I'm missing something potentially obvious there

Nvm, grabbed my glasses and miraculously the "Console Shortcut key" option started showing up under the advanced tab 😄

[little raptor]

the shortcut only works in the main game (it's added to Display 46)

I suppose it doesn't hurt to add it to display 12 as well

[hollow thistle]

Would be nice to have debug console in briefing.

It might not be 12 despite being a map too.

[austere granite]

it also works in map 🙂

"It just works" when unexpected is always nice

To be fair... its not perfect (Cant drag the map around and all that) but its good enough for what i need so no worries. Map doesn't block IDD 46 keybinds

[still forum]

Just use modded keybinding ree

[little raptor]

oh right

haven't tried that feature yet 😅

[austere granite]

Is that already in?

And will CBA switch over?

[little raptor]

I don't thing they will

unlike CBA keybinding, modded keybinding needs config modification

[limber aurora]

Is there a forum or somewhere I can request help building a script?

Spent too many hours trying different things, so I need some help with it.

[winter rose]

#creators_recruiting 🙂

[turbid crag]

CBA's keybinding offers combos with ctrl, shift and alt, whereas the modded keybindings don't, do they? I checked during on the 2.06 dev branch and couldn't get it to work with a combo of ctrl+alt+anyKey, but I might have done it wrong.

[still forum]

modded keybinding supports all combos plus joystick and analog input, it supports all that vanilla supports

[limber aurora]

Appreciate that!

[little raptor]

btw where are modded keybindings saved? profileNamespace? or arma3.cfg or something?

[still forum]

your arma profile

same as normal keybinds

[brazen lagoon]

@limber aurora if you post some stuff here about what you're having issues with I can help out

just ping me w/ it

[limber aurora]

@brazen lagoon will do!

[brazen lagoon]

are there any easy ways to determine if a classname is a backpack?

[still forum]

I think there is isBackpack=1 config entry?

isKindOf "Bag_Base"

or isBackpack=1 entry in CfgVehicles

[brazen lagoon]

@still forum does iskindof only work on objects

or can you do it by classname str

[still forum]

dunno, look on wiki

[brazen lagoon]

yes you can

[distant oyster]

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

[quasi sedge]

initplayerlocal.sqf
i want to transfer from virtual arsenal loadout system to ace arsenal on my mission

[missionNamespace, "arsenalClosed", {
profileNamespace setVariable ["Saved_Loadout123",getUnitLoadout player];
saveProfileNamespace;
    hint "Selected gear saved!"
    }] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler;

onPlayerRespawn.sqf

_plr setDir (player getDir centerZONE);

        0 = [_this select 0] spawn {
        
            params [["_player",objNull,[objNull]]];
                waitUntil {sleep .2; alive _player};
                _player setUnitLoadout (profileNamespace getVariable ["Saved_Loadout123",[]]);
                player setUnitLoadout (player getVariable "Saved_Loadout123");
                
        };

so i change "arsenalClosed" to "ace_arsenal_displayClosed" and some error present, scipt don't working

[ruby bronze]

Question. Instead of using thisList (returns everyone inside the trigger) how can I return just the players in the player's group?

[open fractal]

_playersInThisList = []
{
if (isPlayer _x) then {_playersInThisList pushBackUnique _x}
} forEach thisList;

something like this?

[little raptor]

select

[ruby bronze]

Here, some context will probably help us. What I have now is

call{_loadoutWeightsInfo = thisList apply { format ["<t align='left' color='#BADA55'>%1: </t> <t font='PuristaMedium' size='.8' align='left' color='#32CD32'>%2</t> <t font='PuristaMedium' align='left' size='.7' color='#696969'> %3lbs</t>", name _x, roleDescription _x, (round ((loadAbs _x) * 10)) / 10 ^ 2] };
          _loadoutWeightsInfo joinString "<br/>"};

But this lists all players inside the trigger area. I want each player to only see the other players that are in their group. I hope that makes sense.

Then I take that and turn it into a hint, but that part is irrelevant lol

[little raptor]

you can simply add a select {group _x == group player} after thisList

[ruby bronze]

For real?? I'm going to give it a try and get back to you in about 15 mins
Thank you

[open fractal]

good to know thanks

[distant oyster]

what error

[quasi sedge]

no error in rpt, just previous loadout doesn't load

[little raptor]

ace doesn't use BIS scripted EHs

[ruby bronze]

That worked perfectly!

[prime aspen]

Hi! Can I create ropes with different 3ds for each? I had seen the possibility in a changelogue, or I misunderstood

[distant oyster]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ropeCreate you can change the ropeStart, End and parts

[slate bone]

Hi, i need a helmet with heli extraction

I want to make a heli whitch could take me whenever I am to point on map, like arma 2 red harvest campaign

Enyone know how can I do?

[stone roost]

What do you mean by a helmet in this context?

[slate bone]

Heli

Sorry for my polish autocorect

:)

[stone roost]

You could add an AI pilot to the heli, and when you get in, have some kind of option to select which point you want to go to, then add a waypoint/task for the pilot's group to go to that location and drop you off

[slate bone]

I want to make much more clean, I don't want to have a pilot in my team

[nocturne canopy]

Anyone aware of a way to attach items to a tanks turret?
Similar to the attachToRelative function but turning with the turret. I'm not too fussed about it elevating with the gun though.

[open fractal]

how do you want to mark the extraction? You could write a function to create a invisible helipad and mark a waypoint like mcoffin said

[slate bone]

I want to use a map to create extracion

[open fractal]

that can be complicated

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

someone else can probably give you a better method, I would add a custom radio "extract" line, then create a function so that when the unit that used the radio call clicks on the map a marker is placed and the helicopter comes and lands

this would take some effort regardless of how you go about it

[graceful kelp]

anyone able to give me some insite into the incoming missile event handler, we used to thing it was always called twice so we cancelled one of them, but recently are having issuies were its anyware from 1-3

[grim cliff]

i have this code in a condition statement for an addaction

vehicle _this == _this && alive _this && lifeState cursorObject == 'INCAPACITATED' && group _this == group cursorObject && _this distance2D cursorObject <= 2.5 && ((typeof _this) == 'B_medic_f' && !('Medikit' in itemcargo _this))

and it works just fine, until i add the last part that is in the ()
is there any way that i can check to make sure that the medic doesnt have a medikit while still having the players that are not medics be able to use the action too?

[still knoll]

(
((vehicle _this) == _this) &&
(alive _this) &&
((lifeState cursorObject) == 'INCAPACITATED') &&
((group _this) == (group cursorObject)) &&
((_this distance2D cursorObject) <= 2.5) &&
((typeof _this) == 'B_medic_f') &&
!('Medikit' in (itemcargo _this))
)

does this work?

[ruby bronze]

So this works just fine. It's in the init of a crate. But rather than have to name multiple crates and change the variable name in this code (supply1, supply2, etc), is there instead a generic way to write this so I could make an unlimited number of crates with the same code? I tried replacing supply1 with this but it didn't want to work. =)

addMissionEventHandler ["Draw3D", 
{  
if (supply1 distance player > 2) exitWith {}; 
if ([supply1, "VIEW", player] checkVisibility [eyePos supply1, eyePos player] < 0.3) exitWith {}; 
drawIcon3D ["", [1,1,1,1], visiblePosition supply1 vectorAdd [0,0,.3], 0.2, 0.2, 45, "Supply", 2, 0.03, "PuristaMedium"]; 
}];

[fair drum]

create an array of crates and feed it to the handler via a variable

and then iterate through it

[warm hedge]

Unfortunately there's no straightforward way to, say like “supplyX” (there actually is tho). What Hypoxic says, also this won't work in a EH

[ruby bronze]

Thank you!

[noble zealot]

I have a set of points and I would like to calculate a smoothed line passing through them. How can I do this?

[warm hedge]

Smoothed, like bezier?

[noble zealot]

Yes

[warm hedge]

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

[noble zealot]

thanks

[willow hound]

From the top of my head:
Player-launched projectiles: It only fires for guided missiles that have locked onto the target.
AI-launched projectiles: It fires when the AI launches a guided or unguided projectile aimed for the target vehicle. After the launch of a guided missile by AI it usually fires twice: Once for the AI launching the missile and once for the missile locking on.

[gusty lantern]

Hey guys, so i've created a rope from vehicle to my character code:

myRope = ropeCreate [veh, [0,0,0], me, "lefthandmiddle1"];
ropeUnwind [myRope, 3, 50, true];
me enableRopeAttach true;

and somehow my character is with the rope much faster than without. Any fix?

[little raptor]

Use the follow bone parameter of attachTo command

[nocturne canopy]

riiight, and use a memory point like one of the below?

"MainTurret",
"mainTurret",

[little raptor]

maybe

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[brazen lagoon]

find the right bone probably

oh yes memory point

[prime aspen]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/940657918775275611/940659252211621998/unknown.png

Thx dude 😄

[tough abyss]

I’m learning scripting I got a helicopter crash but the one thing I want is smoke and fire effects anyway to add this?

[open fractal]

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

[mortal latch]

Hey I am curious if it would be possible to change the description.ext during game to change respawn=3; to respawn=1;

[distant oyster]

you can handle your own respawn with onPlayerKilled and onPlayerRespawn scripts

[low remnant]

trying to spawn a drone a bit above a position, but

_veh= 
    createVehicle ["B_UAV_01_F", [(getPosATL _this) select 0, (getPosATL _this) select 1, ((getPosATL _this) select 2) + 10], [], 0, "FLY"];
};
``` throws  
```Error in expression _veh= 
    createVehicle ["B_UAV_01_F", [(getPosATL>
Error position: _veh= |#|createVehicle ["B_UAV_01_F", [(getPosATL>
Error Type Any, expected Number```.
Far as i can tell this is correct syntax, can anyone see/tell me what i'm missing?

[little raptor]

_this is not defined

[low remnant]

its being called from another object, shouldn't it be?
weird. guess _this isnt availeable here then. huh. thanks!

[little raptor]

depends how it's called and from where

[misty osprey]

any commands to determine what the current target for an AI unit is?

[frail vault]

could someone check on this code real quick?

{[objNull, _x] call ace_medical_treatment_fnc_fullHeal} forEach thisList

i am trying to get it to heal anyone who enters the trigger zone, but it's not doing so

[misty osprey]

I don’t use ace much but couldn’t you use
setDamage 0;

[fair drum]

^ no

[fair drum]

you need to use [object] call ace_medical_treatment_fnc_fullHealLocal on the local client

[acoustic abyss]

Has anyone ever used: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/onBriefingPlan ?
Couldn't get it to work. There's no documentation on the BIKI, nor any mention of it (in Arma 2) on the BI forums.

[warm hedge]

Not even sure if it works at all

Most likely this is just for Operation Flashpoint

What exactly is your goal?

[acoustic abyss]

My aim is to have players listen to the briefing, instead of having to read a block of text.

I've made a soundfile that narrates part of the briefing. And I'd like to play it, preferably, when the player clicks the appropriate briefing (eg Mission, Situation, Notes).

[late parrot]

Any help with trying to merge these two together? The objective is to have the obj complete with the text to show as well in system chat.

this addAction ["Inspect", { 
    params ["_object","_caller","_ID"];
      ["task1","SUCCEEDED"] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState; 
     _object say3D "01";
 }];
 
 this addAction ["Interact", {systemChat (selectRandom  
[ "Text1", "Text2", "Text3", "Text4" ])},  
nil, 1.5, true, true, "", "alive _originalTarget", 4, false, "", ""];

[acoustic abyss]

This of course in a MP Dedicated setting (although I suspect whatever the script is, can easily run initplayerlocal)

[warped marten]

Is there any way to draw custom overlay in Zeus view, like is done for Squads/Teams (line and e.g. BLUFOR icon on top)? I could not find any information on whether this is possible using a mod/script and what to hook into, I'd appreciate any pointers

[modest temple]

hello people I have an addaction on a laptop that switches off the lights in the ship for the briefing

but that apparently doesn't work in multiplayer

I found no examples on how to execute a .sqf file with addaction in a way that it works globally on a server

´´´
this addAction ["<t color='#FF0000'>On</t>",{player execVM "ln.sqf";}];

this addAction ["<t color='#FF0000'>Off</t>",{player execVM "lf.sqf";}];
´´´

this is what is what in the init now, how do I make that work in multiplayer?

[copper raven]

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

[modest temple]

I don't get how it works

with addaction

[warm hedge]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addAction
addAction article has more straightforward example, see Example 3

tldr: remoteExec and remoteExecCall do some scripts in every connected computers (you can adjust the range if you need to)

[midnight niche]

sorry to butt in,

having a blank here,

How to efficiently determine the number of specific items a player has?

tried,

_intelCount = {_x isEqualTo _intelItems} count _playerInv;```
```sqf
_intelCount = {_x in _intelItems} count _playerInv;```

_intelItems is an array of classnames

[copper raven]

in is the correct way

keep in mind it's case sensitive

[copper raven]

what's the issue exactly?

you're adding the action to this which makes me think init fields(which are run on every machine already), do you want to run the execVM on every machine or what?

[modest temple]

[this, ["Lights on", { execVM "lo.sqf"; }]] remoteExec ["addAction"];

would putting this on the init of the object work?

the lo.sqf turns on the specific lights

[copper raven]

i just told you it's useless

you'd add 5 actions for every player if server had 5 players

[modest temple]

ah

so will that work on a server

what I did in the start

[copper raven]

what do you do in the sqf file exactly?

[modest temple]

l1 switchLight "ON";
l2 switchLight "ON";
l3 switchLight "ON";
l4 switchLight "ON";
l5 switchLight "ON";
l6 switchLight "ON";
l7 switchLight "ON";
l8 switchLight "ON";
l9 switchLight "ON";

then lf is the same but with off

[copper raven]

so remote exec the execVM

[midnight niche]

I get generic error in expression

[copper raven]

not the addAction

[modest temple]

but I wanna exec the file with a scrollwheel action

[copper raven]

what is _playerInv?

[copper raven]

so? it's fine

[midnight niche]

items player

[copper raven]

i don't see anything wrong then 🤔

[modest temple]

I don't get how to do it

sorry im a pleb

[copper raven]

the same way you did with addAction, but instead execVM

see pinned messages, #arma3_scripting message

[modest temple]

[this, ["Lights on", { addAction; }]] remoteExec ["execVM ln.sqf"];

[copper raven]

no, don't make stuff up

you just have to edit the execVM part in your initial code

look at the message link i sent, example with unary command

[midnight niche]

neither

Thanks for trying 🤣

[copper raven]

error is elsewhere probably

[midnight niche]

script runs fine if I just do {_x == "Item_Radio"} count _playerInv;

🤷‍♂️ , so quite confused

[copper raven]

_intelItems is an array of classnames
are you sure then?

[midnight niche]

 
 
_playerInv = items player; 
_intelItems = ["ACE_Banana", "ACE_morphine"]; 
 
if ( _intelItems findIf { _x in _Inv} > -1) then { 
hint str _inv;
 _intelNum = (_x in _intelItems) count _playerInv; 
 systemChat (format ["You have %1 intel items to handover", _intelNum]); 
} else { 
 systemChat "You have no intel items to handover"; 
}; 

[copper raven]

(_x in _intelItems) count _playerInv
BOOL count ARRAY does not exist https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/count

[modest temple]

this addAction ["<t color='#FF0000'>On</t>",{[player, "on"] remoteExec ["execVM ln.sqf ", player]; }];

like this?

[copper raven]

[player, "on"] execVM "file.sqf" >
[[player, "on"], "file.sqf"] remoteExec ["execVM"]

or, for example, unary execVM
execVM "file.sqf" >
"file.sqf" remoteExec ["execVM"]

[modest temple]

this addAction ["<t color='#FF0000'>On</t>",{[[player, "on"], "file.sqf"] remoteExec ["execVM"], player]; }];
?

[copper raven]

file.sqf was literally an example, it's supposed to be whatever file you want to execute

[modest temple]

yeah

when I put that in the init it says missing ;

[copper raven]

["execVM"], player]; , player]; part doesn't make sense

so delete that part

[copper raven]

also you said that your script just switches lights, so passing arguments is completely useless as they don't get used

so you can get rid off them

[modest temple]

I just assumed I needed to fill the arguments with something

[copper raven]

no

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/execVM as you can see it has two syntaxes

the alternative takes no arguments, arguments passed to the script (on the left)

[modest temple]

this addAction ["<t color='#FF0000'>On</t>",{"file.sqf" remoteExec ["execVM"];}];

so it is as simple as this then?

[copper raven]

no

#arma3_scripting message

originally you had: player execVM "ln.sqf";

we've found out that you don't need to pass arguments

which means, execVM "ln.sqf";

then we need to remoteExec this

execVM "file.sqf" >
"file.sqf" remoteExec ["execVM"]

so
"ln.sqf" remoteExec ["execVM"]

i really hate just giving straight solutions to people, as this usually doesn't make them learn anything 😄

but hope you understand all of that

[modest temple]

I understand why, I coach people a lot

just need to put both of my braincells together and process this for a second

[midnight niche]

Result:
0.0646 ms

Cycles:
10000/10000

Code: 

_Inv = Magazines player;
_intelItems = [
    "FlashDisk", 
    "SecretDocuments", 
    "SecretFiles", 
    "Files", 
    "Laptop_closed", 
    "Money", 
    "ItemRadio", 
    "Wallet_traitor", 
    "SatPhone", 
    "SmartPhone", 
    "MobilePhone"];

if ( _intelItems findIf { _x in _Inv} > -1) then {
    _a = {_x == "FlashDisk"} count _Inv;
    _b = {_x == "SecretDocuments"} count _Inv;
    _c = {_x == "SecretFiles"} count _Inv;
    _d = {_x == "Files"} count _Inv;
    _e = {_x == "Laptop_closed"} count _Inv;
    _f = {_x == "Money"} count _Inv;
    _g = {_x == "SatPhone"} count _Inv;
    _h = {_x == "SmartPhone"} count _Inv;
    _i = {_x == "MobilePhone"} count _Inv;
    _total = _a + _b + _c + _d + _e + _f + _g + _h + _i;
    systemChat (format ["You hand over %1 Intel items.", _total]);
} else {
    systemChat "You have no intel items to handover!";
};```

It ain't pretty but it works, I'm sure there's a more line efficient method, but I'll leave that for a later date

[copper raven]

?

use in

(_x in _intelItems) count _playerInv you used wrong brackets here, your left argument evaluates into a boolean, not code

[mystic shell]

Hi, having trouble with the following:

null = Stone addAction
["<t color='#FF0000'>START MUSIC!</t>",
{playSound3D [getMissionPath "sfx\Music.ogg", [S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9, S10]]; Stone removeAction (_this select 2);}]
spawn BIS_fnc_MP;

I'm not getting any errors, the description.ext is sound:

//Custom Sounds
class CfgSounds
{
sounds[] = {};

class Music
{
    name = "Music";
    sound[] = { "sfx\Music.ogg", 10, 1, 100};
    titles[] = {};
};

};

and the folder in the mission file and the file are named correctly and in the correct .ogg format.

For some reason when the addAction is activated, nothing happens...

[acoustic abyss]

Not even RPT? Many people (including me) make errors with the play3D command. But you don't always get ingame feedback. The startup parameter -showScriptErrors (check the box in the launcher) also helps.

[mystic shell]

I didn't have that on, let me restart real quick

[little raptor]

What you wrote is wrong

[mystic shell]

what is wrong?

[little raptor]

1st of all what on earth is that BIS_fnc_MP?

2nd of all, as far as I remember the playSound3D syntax, yours is wrong

[mystic shell]

the same as remoteExec and remoteExecCall

[little raptor]

I know what it is

What you wrote is wrong

[mystic shell]

care on being more specific?

As for the Syntax, I'm using what's available on the biki as a template

[acoustic abyss]

...

Does the playSound3D syntax work locally?

[mystic shell]

nope

[acoustic abyss]

And again, didya open the RPT file when you fired it in Eden Editor Debug console?

[mystic shell]

where do I find the rpt?

[acoustic abyss]

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

%localappdata%\Arma 3

[little raptor]

what? where on the wiki do you see something even remotely like that?

the syntax is wrong

as for BIS_fnc_MP, you're doing: Stone addAction [...] spawn BIS_fnc_MP

which is wrong

[mystic shell]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/playSound3D

[little raptor]

geez...

playSound3D [getMissionPath "sfx\Music.ogg", [S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9, S10]];
the syntax is: playSound3D [string, object, ...]

not playSound3D [string, array], which is what you have

[mystic shell]

it's not supposed to be an array, it's supposed to be multiple objects

[little raptor]

it is an array

what do you think [] means?

[mystic shell]

I'd rather help from someone else, you're not even trying to be constructive.

[little raptor]

ok

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[mystic shell]

still looking for it, give me a minute. Sorry

[warped abyss]

i guess insulting people that use their time giving you tips about solving your problems is never the right way.
if he wouldnt try to help you he wouldnt even talk to you

[mystic shell]

being insulting isn't helpful either.

[warped abyss]

my friend you are the one insulting others and no one else here

doesnt make a good impression of you

[mystic shell]

k

removed it.

[acoustic abyss]

I don't think it's that black and white. But if people wanna talk anything else than scripting, we'll go to another channel.

You find the RPT yet?

[mystic shell]

no, sorry. I've never done that before so I haven't even found the debug console yet

I did enable the log thing in the launcer, like you said

[acoustic abyss]

Ha! Bub, you are jumping into the deep end with playing sounds and multiplayer scripting.

[mystic shell]

quickest way to learn, right?

[warped abyss]

nothing is quick in arma :]

sadly

[acoustic abyss]

Didya do algebra before arithmetic in school? 😄

Pardon.

[mystic shell]

lol, true

I've never had to use the debug before because usually I'd have a friend help me

but he's on deployment so I can't really ask him anymore

is the debug the console when I run the mission and press esc?

[acoustic abyss]

Before bumping into other people on this channel and getting another headup from the wizards, I'd recommend two sources for popular things (like ingame sounds)

• Youtube
• The BI forums (for example code you can copy+paste)

[acoustic abyss]

Uhuh
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Debug_Console

Sorry about the timing but I gotta run. Goo dluck

[mystic shell]

yeah... I'll keep searching

[mystic shell]

thanks

[mystic shell]

thanks for the time

[warped abyss]

yeah debug console and unit init are the ways to go iirc

otherwise @mystic shell there are a few interesting links and so on in the pinned messages if you havent seen them yet

[mystic shell]

I'll have a look, thanks

Assuming you mean the intro to SQF and others?

[warped abyss]

exactly. using the debug console will most likely end in some more scripting and sqf is the way to go for that

[warped marten]

I want to attach a "Killed" event handler to any OPFOR unit, no matter how it was spawned in (MP; Zeus can spawn, scripts may spawn). What is the best way to go? One solution I tried was using a loop every couple of seconds, getting all units via units opfor, but that would repeat the event handler addition on all non-new units. I could not find unique IDs or similar for non-player units.

[acoustic abyss]

Why not check the side of the killer in the event handler?

[warped marten]

Sure, also possible, but I still first need to attach the event handler exactly once to every unit (or am I wrong and they would overwrite and not execute multiple times?)

[little raptor]

if you use CBA you can use its extended event handlers
if not, you can keep doing what you do. to prevent duplicates, store a variable on the unit. see getVariable and setVaribale
you might want to use MPKilled. Killed doesn't fire when unit changes locality

[warped marten]

Ah thanks, I had not thought about get/setVariable in this context. And of course you are right, I need to use MPKilled. Very helpful! 🙂

[opal sand]

how long does it take to learn scripting? or just to learn and create 1, or 5 working scripts?

[still forum]

Depends on how good you are at learning and what prior experience you have

between an hour or two, and weeks (including hospital visit because you banged your head against your table too hard)

Also "1 or 5 working scripts" is so unprecise. What scripts?
A script can be a one-liner teleport player to other position script. Or a 2000 liner MP gamemode.

[young current]

lifetime.

[winter rose]

player setDamage 1
```do it 5× and you're good to go

[warped marten]

I can not find any functionality related to this, I guess it is an engine feature? I would have liked to draw group health information on top of the group icons

[little raptor]

it is possible via RscTitles

[warped marten]

Do you know of any mod using that of the top of your head? I will dive deep, thank you!

[little raptor]

no

if you've ever created GUIs before the basics are the same

[warped marten]

I did, but I have no mental model of how to have an element "connected" to an on-screen element (do I have to move/set position or is there a mechanism), instead of having it static on screen

[little raptor]

you have to create the controls dynamically, probably as RscProgress, and move them with ctrlSetPosition

you can convert world coords to screen coords via worldToScreen

[warped marten]

Okay, that makes a lot of sense actually. Will try!

[hollow lantern]

what's the way of programmatically get units in an existing trigger?

[little raptor]

list _trigger/thisList

[hollow lantern]

thanks list seems usable. I wonder how you would use the magic variable in a script since the wiki does not really state if thisList can be directed towards a specific trigger

[little raptor]

thisList is only available inside trigger activation statements (set in eden or via script)

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

[half moon]

Hmm.. I've been trying to have a trigger condition with OR value, so the trigger can activate when any of the three variables (units) are present. I put:
(sl1 in thisList OR sl2 in thisList OR sl3 in thisList) and also tried it without the () and with two | instead of "OR". Isn't working

Any clues? Probs something very basic

[slender beacon]

Can I use BIS_fnc_stringToMarker in Eden?

[little raptor]

have you set the trigger activation?

also using inAreaArray might be faster here

this && {count ([sl1, sl2, sl3] inAreaArray thisTrigger) != 0}

[little raptor]

what's the point?

[slender beacon]

getting players to mark things in-game and seeing/editing them in 3den

part of a persistence script I made, trying to make it into Eden to change the procedures a bit

As I'm bound to a dedicated server and cannot save operations, and it's cool to be able to change the progress or adapt the mission to it in Eden

[little raptor]

well I still don't get the use case, but you can test it. I doubt it'll work tho

you might see the marker in Eden, but not in mission

[slender beacon]

That makes sense

[little raptor]

you can write your own script based on that function that works in 3den

[slender beacon]

yeah

Thanks

[digital rover]

allUnits inAreaArray thisTrigger

[paper jay]

Does anyone know of a way to ignore weight carry limit with ACE?

[paper jay]

Found a function that does excatly what I'm looking for

[_resupplyCrate, true, [0,2,1], 0, true] call ace_dragging_fnc_setCarryable;

[opal zephyr]

Revisiting this, I cant seem to figure out whats wrong with it. Its grabbing all the editable objects for each curator, then subtracting anything with the class "Man" and then it should be removing the objects from the list of editable objects, but the objects remain editable via zeus.... Any help is greatly appreciated. So far all I can think of is a conflict with Achilles or eden enhanced or something

    FrameTick = 150;
    frameCounter = 0;
    
    
    
    
    grab_allCurators = {
    
        curators = allCurators
    
    };
    
    grab_editableObjects = {
    
        men = entities [["Man"], [], false, true];
    
    
        {
        
            objects = curatorEditableObjects _x;
                
            systemChat (format ["%1",men]);
            
            objects = objects - men;
            
            systemChat (format ["%1",objects]);
            
        } foreach curators;
        
    };
    
    removeObjects = {
    
        {
            
            _x removeCuratorEditableObjects [[objects],true];
        
        } foreach curators;
    
    };
    
    debug = {
    
        
        
    };
    
    
    onEachFrame {
        frameCounter = frameCounter + 1;
        if (frameCounter >= FrameTick) then{
            call grab_allCurators;
            call grab_editableObjects;
            call removeObjects;
            
            //call debug;
            frameCounter = 0;    
        };
    };

[graceful kelp]

your misssing a ; on curators = allCurators

that might be issuie

[opal zephyr]

Unfortunately that doesnt seem to be it, it looks like that line was working correctly even without the ; which is weird...

The systemChats I use in this code both output the correct data, so I know the items are added to objects correctly

[graceful kelp]

also the _objects will only contain the objects of the last curator in the array

[opal zephyr]

hmm thats true, I only have one curator right now so that shouldnt affect it for the time being. If a curator adds an item to editable objects, doesnt it get added for all curators? Making the list the same?

[graceful kelp]

as far as im aware its local otherwise you could just do
objects = curatorEditableObjects _x#0;

[opal zephyr]

^what does the #0 do?

[graceful kelp]

selects the 1st index in the array

here

FrameTick = 150;
frameCounter = 0;

grab_allCurators = {
    curators = allCurators;
    men = entities [["Man"], [], true, true];
    {
        objects = curatorEditableObjects _x;
        objects = objects - men;
        _x removeCuratorEditableObjects [objects,true];
    } foreach curators;
};

onEachFrame {
    frameCounter = frameCounter + 1;
    if (frameCounter >= FrameTick) then{
        call grab_allCurators;
        frameCounter = 0;    
    };
};

that will work with multiple curators

that being said that would need to be initialized local on all clients with curator

[opal zephyr]

Im not familiar with scripting for servers, I know some things can be different. Why does it have to be initialized local?

[graceful kelp]

because the grab_allCurators will only be local to were it was init

1 sec

changed it

you can stick that anyware and that should work

[opal zephyr]

making the function public makes it work for calling on the server?

[graceful kelp]

if you stick that script in the mission init that should work for all curators

or anyware really

it makes the script available to all players

[opal zephyr]

And it would work on a dedicated server for example?

[graceful kelp]

actualy you dont evan need that bit

stick it in the mission inti should work

this script itself isint that intensive either you could have that run every frame

[opal zephyr]

Thanks for your help, im making these in singleplayer and then will be converting it to work in a multiplayer environment. Now I just gotta figure out why the actual script isnt working haha

[graceful kelp]

it worked for me

it removed all object except players

[opal zephyr]

let me try what you posted

jeez it worked

so where do you think mine went wrong?

[graceful kelp]

grab_allCurators = {
    curators = allCurators;
    men = entities [["Man"], [], true, true];
    {
        objects = curatorEditableObjects _x;
        objects = objects - men;
        _x removeCuratorEditableObjects [objects,true];
    } foreach curators;
};

onEachFrame {
    call grab_allCurators;
};

no idea

i just reformated

[opal zephyr]

well thankyou again, you've been incredibly helpful!

[graceful kelp]

also the script took 0.0014ms to run

you dont need the wait counter

[opal zephyr]

ooo thats a useful piece of info, where do I check its time

Im clearly new to scripting lol

[graceful kelp]

in debug menu on the left is a perf button to evaluate script

so you have the local button, 3 buttons to the left

[opal zephyr]

would the time it takes to perform it be a accurate way to measure the performance cost of running the script?

[graceful kelp]

not always

because it uses values at that moment which for eg
1 curator
and only a handfull of objects

[opal zephyr]

mine took 0.003ms haha

[graceful kelp]

in a mission 3-4 curators & thosands of objects maybe

[opal zephyr]

understandable

[graceful kelp]

that being said since your removing them 99999/100000 times the object count is only the players

[opal zephyr]

Im just calling the script like I do in a trigger for example in that debug console right?

[graceful kelp]

mission init would work fine

[opal zephyr]

I mean to check its run time

[graceful kelp]

dont know how to check time on a server

[opal zephyr]

this is what ive written in the debug console "call J3FF_fnc_editableObjects"

[graceful kelp]

but you shouldnt need to

in any init field place the script, it only needs to be called once
but for a mp mission, should be placed in mission.init

[little raptor]

no, it didn't

[little raptor]

no

you're not really running anything. that's why

[opal zephyr]

Can you elaborate on that?

[little raptor]

you're only measuring the performance of:

1. creating a global var grab_allCurators
2. creating the each frame loop

ofc it practically takes no time

[opal zephyr]

oh ok, is there a way to see how long it actually takes?

[little raptor]

measure the performance of the function itself

call grab_allCurators;

[opal zephyr]

ah ok, and id have to do that for each and then add them up to get the total time?

[little raptor]

just write them one after the other

[opal zephyr]

writing just "call grab_allCurators;" came back with 0.0007ms

[little raptor]

you hadn't defined it then

[opal zephyr]

im not sure what you mean

[little raptor]

the var wasn't defined

[opal zephyr]

oh, hold on, I made a mistake

ok it came back with 0.0328 this time
For this:

remove_Objects = {
    
        //Gets curators and gets seperate lists of all vehicles and men
        curators = allCurators;
        men = entities [["Man"], [], true, false];
        veh = entities [["allVehicles"], [], false, false];
        veh = veh - men;
        
        occupiedVeh = [];
        
        
        //Determines if vehicles have crew in them to decide if they should be hidden or not
        {
        
            manPresent = fullCrew [_x, "", false];
            
            if !(manPresent isEqualTo []) then{
                occupiedVeh pushback _x;
            };
            
        } foreach veh;
        
        
        //Adds all men and all occupied vehicles to new array to make them exempt from list of objects to hide
        voidObjects = men + occupiedVeh;
        
        
        //Checks which objects the curator can currently edit and then makes them uneditable (keeping occupied vehicles and player editable)
        {
        
            objects = curatorEditableObjects _x;
            objects = objects - voidObjects;
            _x removeCuratorEditableObjects [objects,true];
            
        } foreach curators;
        
    };

[little raptor]

Why do you use so many global vars...oof

[opal zephyr]

do they have any affect on performance or something?

[warm hedge]

Could be easily overwritten, unexpectedly and accidentally.

[opal zephyr]

I normally have multiple functions being called with variables between them, so using globals has been useful for that

[little raptor]

Also if you want units, just use allUnits

Why do you use entities?

[opal zephyr]

hmm I guess I didnt think of it, It looks like it doesnt include dead units though, which I need

[bronze temple]

Trying to make a custom sound click for a gui but the sound simply does not play

        class settingsButton: CBX_RscButtonInvisable
        {
            idc = 2404;
            onButtonClick = "[] call life_fnc_settingsMenu;";
            soundEnter[] = {"",1,1};
            soundPush[] = {"",1,1};
            soundClick[] = {"\sounds\pbclick",1,1};
            soundEscape[] = {"",1,1};    
            x = 25.15 * GUI_GRID_W + GUI_GRID_X;
            y = 19 * GUI_GRID_H + GUI_GRID_Y;
            w = 2.54433 * GUI_GRID_W;
            h = 2 * GUI_GRID_H;
        };

Here's one of the classes and pblclick is a .wss in the sounds folder

[warm hedge]

With/without the first \ and .wss extension?

[bronze temple]

this is the default

    soundEnter[] = 
    {
        "\A3\ui_f\data\sound\RscButton\soundEnter",
        0.09,
        1
    };
    soundPush[] = 
    {
        "\A3\ui_f\data\sound\RscButton\soundPush",
        0.09,
        1
    };
    soundClick[] = 
    {
        "\A3\ui_f\data\sound\RscButton\soundClick",
        0.09,
        1
    };
    soundEscape[] = 
    {
        "\A3\ui_f\data\sound\RscButton\soundEscape",
        0.09,
        1
    };

These are .wss's in the files

[warm hedge]

Make sure the name is correct. pbclick or pblclick?

[bronze temple]

pbclick

[warm hedge]

Double check time

[bronze temple]

ree cant post image

[warm hedge]

You don't need to. I didn't asked you to post it

[bronze temple]

but yeah is correct for the mission file

[warm hedge]

It is possible that the sound is playing with just a low volume perhaps

[bronze temple]

I've cranked my volume to max and not even a fairy's fart of audio

[warm hedge]

How did you make the wss?

[bronze temple]

Maybe it would help to define CT_SHORTCUTBUTTON

Through arma tools

Did not help

[bronze temple]

I wonder

Is it cause the UI changes so fast

Is there anyway to make it sleep before it executes the function

put sleep 1; in the function will see how it works

grrr didnt work

[bronze temple]

why wont it just be simple AND DO THAT THING

Even resetting it to defaults, the sound doesnt work

[warped abyss]

It’s ArmA

[gloomy aspen]

Hey guys, could anybody who is fluent in RPT tell me what this might be alluding to?

 9:37:18 (CAV) [RANGES] LOG: UpdateUI: ["rr","shooter"] - [] - C:\Users\44746\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\Stirling\missions\AsDesigned.VR\cav_ranges\fnc\fn_updateUI.sqf:195
 9:37:18 Error in expression < 1]]} else {
_shooter = _shooterPlayers select _forEachIndex;
if(!isNil "_shoote>
 9:37:18   Error position: <select _forEachIndex;
if(!isNil "_shoote>
 9:37:18   Error Zero divisor**

[winter rose]

_shooterPlayers select _forEachIndex ← _shooterPlayers may not be big enough

[gloomy aspen]

That would make sense, the visual error caused by the script error means the GUI that displays _shooterPlayers is not as big on screen as it needs to be

[warm hedge]

Error Zero divisor can happen when the select operation tried to look a bigger number than the array's count

...But the Zero divisor part doesn't make sense to me, actually. It's a badly named error

[acoustic abyss]

Is it supported to define multiple sounds in description.ext CfgSounds from a single (.ogg) soundfile? I'm trying to vary the volume of a sound played client-side.

[winter rose]

if you mean multiple entries using the same oggfile yes, otherwise no

[acoustic abyss]

Yes I meant the first one 😅

Trying to achieve my question in the #arma3_audio channel. Figured that varying playback volume of an original and static sound played simultaneously would be simplest. I wonder how other mods/scripts make signal attenuation audio effects. 🤔

[brazen lagoon]

anyone got suggestions for a loadout shop type thing? Basically I want to have a shop where you can unlock vehicles and respawn loadouts. does something similar to this exist (you have a bunch of classnames shown with prices, and then you can execute code on them when purchased) or am I going to have to do it myself?

[swift gale]

Hi, i'll have a little question:
I want to spawn the USS Liberty via Script, but for some reason, it keeps getting spawnd at the ground of the See, is there some special trick to spawn it?
I'll spawn it like this:

_data = [
    ["Land_Destroyer_01_base_F", [18169.2,28919,0], [[-0.334915,0.942248,0],[0,0,1]]]
];
private _objects = [];
{
    _object = createSimpleObject [(_x select 0), (ASLToAGL(_x select 1)), true];
    _object setVectorDirAndUp (_x select 2);
    _object setPosASL (_x select 1);
    _objects pushBack _object;
} forEach _data;

[brazen lagoon]

is setposasl the right one for this?

sec.

[swift gale]

tryd that already, it still sits on the ground of the see

[brazen lagoon]

I don't get it. if you do _obj setposasl [18000, 28000, 0] that should work?

[swift gale]

i thought so to, but for some reason i doesn't...

[brazen lagoon]

you tried in the editor using commands in game?

[swift gale]

startet a Mission without anything in editor

and try'd executing via debug

[brazen lagoon]

yes that's what you did? ok

@swift gale remove the asltoagl call

[swift gale]

ok, gimme a sec, gonna try it rl quick

[brazen lagoon]

createsimpleobject already takes positionasl

so it shouldn't be necessary

[swift gale]

yes, that is also already changed, because it needs to be simulated for the ladders XD

[brazen lagoon]

lol oops

[swift gale]

nope, still a u-boot

Thats the code right now

_data = [ 
 ["Land_Destroyer_01_base_F", [18169.2,28919,0], [[-0.334915,0.942248,0],[0,0,1]]] 
]; 
private _objects = []; 
{ 
 _object = (_x select 0) createVehicle (_x select 1); 
    _object setVectorDirAndUp (_x select 2); 
 _object setPosASL (_x select 1); 
 _objects pushBack _object; 
} forEach _data;

[fading magnet]

heli = [getMarkerPos "marker", 0, "CH_47F_EP1", west] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle; wp = (heli select 2) addwaypoint [getMarkerPos "Hpad", 10]; wp setWaypointType "UNLOAD"; wp setWaypointStatements ["true"," heli land 'LAND';"];

Can somebody please tell me what am I doing wrong? I just want to spawn a heli on trigger and make it move to "Hpad" marker and land there. It will spawn and move to Hpad but just hovers there not landing :(( I do this scripting as practice, this is my very first arma 2 script >.<

[little raptor]

it depends where you spawn it. an ASL height of 0 doesn't necessarily mean surface of water

[winter rose]

private _data = [ 
 ["Land_Destroyer_01_base_F", [18169.2,28919,0], [[-0.334915,0.942248,0], [0,0,1]]] 
];

private _objects = [];
{
 _x params ["_class", "_posASL", "_vDirUp"];
 private _object = _class createVehicle _posASL;
 _object setVectorDirAndUp _vDirUp;
 _object setPosASL _posASL;
 _objects pushBack _object;
} forEach _data;

[little raptor]

you need an invisible helipad for landing to work

[fading magnet]

oh I thought just marker do the job, thanks ^^

[little raptor]

also not sure if setWaypointStatements takes a script. iirc it needs a script file

[fading magnet]

urm... I need to make another script file and use execVM?

[little raptor]

no

nvm it does support scripts

[swift gale]

Still underwater... and you missed a ; 🙂

[little raptor]

like I said it depends where you spawn it

[swift gale]

placed it now in Editor, gonna take the position via getPosASL and see what it gives me...

still this: [18169.2,28919,0]

18:00:40 "### [18169.2,28919,0] ###"

thats the code i used to get the pos:
diag_log Format["### %1 ###",getPosASL ship];

and what you mean by "where you spawn it"? i mean you got the position...

[little raptor]

like I said, an ASL height of 0 doesn't necessarily mean surface of water

[little raptor]

try getPosWorld and setPosWorld

[swift gale]

uuh, gimme a moment

[swift gale]

Code used
diag_log Format["### %1 ###",getPosWorld ship];
What it gave me:
18:04:58 "### [18169.2,28919,0] ###"
Ship still undersee... so how do i get the see level if ASL (Arma See Level) does not go from See level???

Code used to spawn:

 ["Land_Destroyer_01_base_F", [18169.2,28919,0], [[-0.334915,0.942248,0],[0,0,1]]] 
]; 
private _objects = []; 
{ 
 _object = (_x select 0) createVehicle (_x select 1); 
    _object setVectorDirAndUp (_x select 2); 
 _object setPosWorld (_x select 1); 
 _objects pushBack _object; 
} forEach _data;```

[little raptor]

it makes no sense

are you spawning the ship in eden?

[swift gale]

i placed it in the editor where it is supposed to spawn, gave it the variablename "ship", startet the mission, executed the code
diag_log Format["### %1 ###",getPosWorld ship];

[little raptor]

I see no reason why it would spawn under the sea then

[little raptor]

where are you running this code?

[swift gale]

i'll start up an empty mission, go into the Debug-Console and run it there

[little raptor]

well some of stuff you say just makes no sense to me:

1. you say the getPosASL and getPosWorld result is the same. which is not true for objects that have a land contact (and afaik the USS Destroyer does have one)
2. you say it spawns under the water, yet that's impossible if it's the same pos you got from editor

[swift gale]

i can stream it to you if u want, i'll just tell u what i gives me

but you're mor than welcome to try it out yourself 🙂

[little raptor]

yeah it seems you're right

but the reason it spawns like that is something else

[swift gale]

what i found out, getPosATL and getPos give you diffrent Values thou
i used this code now:

diag_log Format["### %1 ###",getPosWorld ship];
diag_log Format["### %1 ###",getPosASL ship];
diag_log Format["### %1 ###",getPosATL ship];
diag_log Format["### %1 ###",getPos ship];

and got this:

18:22:45 "### [18169.2,28919,0] ###"
18:22:45 "### [18169.2,28919,0] ###"
18:22:45 "### [18169.2,28919,185.97] ###"
18:22:45 "### [18169.2,28919,0.106325] ###"

[little raptor]

ofc they do

[little raptor]

the reason is the object's init

the base doesn't influence the parts

so even if you do setPosXXX on the base, it won't affect the parts

what you should do is grab the parts first, and then move them relative to the base:

_data = [ 
 ["Land_Destroyer_01_base_F", [18169.2,28919,0], [[-0.334915,0.942248,0],[0,0,1]]] 
]; 
{ 
     _object = (_x select 0) createVehicle (_x select 1);
     _base = _object; 
     _parts = _base getVariable ["bis_carrierParts", []] apply {_x#0};
     
    _relpos = [];
    {
        _relpos pushBack [
            _base worldToModel ASLtoAGL getPosWorld _x,
            [_base vectorWorldToModel vectorDir _x,
            _base vectorWorldToModel vectorUp _x]
        ] 
    } forEach _parts;
    _object setVectorDirAndUp (_x select 2); 
    _object setPosWorld (_x select 1);
    
    {
        _relpos#_forEachIndex params ["_pos", "_dirAndUp"];
        _x setPosWorld (_base modelToWorldWorld _pos);
        _x setVectorDirAndUp (_dirAndUp apply {_base vectorModelToWorld _x})
    } forEach _parts;
    _objects pushBack _object; 
} forEach _data;

@swift gale

[swift gale]

holy moly, it worked

thank you very much

[fading magnet]

wp = (heli select 2) addwaypoint [getPos Hpad, 0]; 
hint "waypoint added";
while ((alive heli) && !(unitReady heli)) do {
    hint "while scope is crossed";
    sleep 1;
};
if(alive heli) then{
    heli land "LAND";
    hint "Landing command executed";
 };```

I'm still trying to get that heli on ground 🥲  it flies over heli pad but only hovers there. I put that hint commands to see if it goes through "If" and "while" scopes but it seems like these scopes are being skipped because I don't see messages from hints.

[willow hound]

SQF while-loop conditions are enclosed in curly brackets, not round brackets.

[fading magnet]

{} this? opsy so sorry, this is my first day of scripting >.<

wp = (heli select 2) addwaypoint [getPos Hpad, 0]; 
hint "waypoint added";
while {alive heli && !unitReady heli} do {
    hint "while scope is crossed";
    sleep 1;
};
if(alive heli) then{
    heli land "LAND";
    hint "Landing command executed";
 };```
still doesn't execute while-loop :((

[willow hound]

Try using systemChat instead of hint (then the hints don't overwrite each other) and let us know what output you see.

[fading magnet]

oh okay, gimme a second

okay, it displays "waypoint added" with grey color font in chat but that's it.

[little raptor]

Then unitReady is true

Or heli's dead

Are even running that scheduled?

[fading magnet]

hmmm... it's not dead I can see him flying.

[fading magnet]

um... assume you're talking to a very newbie. what does that mean? :))

[willow hound]

Ah, yes. heli is an array 😅
Try this:

private _res = [getMarkerPos "marker", 0, "CH_47F_EP1", west] call BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle;
_res params ["_heli", "", "_group"];
private _wp = _group addWaypoint [ASLtoAGL getPosASL Hpad, 0];
systemChat "waypoint added";
while {alive _heli && !unitReady _heli} do {
  hint "while scope is crossed";
  sleep 1;
};
if (alive _heli) then {
  _heli land "LAND";
  hint "Landing command executed";
};

[fading magnet]

shouldn't unitReady be true when the unit is moving toward a waypoint? I've read that in wiki

ooooohhhh I see!!!

thank you I'm gonna copy-paste it

just one side-question... why did you define _res and _wp private?

[willow hound]

For all I know right now, those variables are not used outside of this code, and then it's good practice to make local variables private. Of course, if you do need them to be global, you can make them global again 🙂

[fading magnet]

thx ^^

[obtuse crypt]

Guys is there a way to spawn half empty magazines for rifle somehow? Basicly i want box of magazines wich will have 10 rounds instead of 30.

[little raptor]

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

[obtuse crypt]

ty a lot

[smoky verge]

how can I attach an object relatively and to a bone?
I know how to do those individually but combined?

[digital vine]

So I am currently spawning an explosion through the line:

"R_60mm_HE" createVehicle getPosATL _this;

Which works and is fine, Yay!

.... However, when I include it in the following:

    _ExploBar addEventHandler ["HandleDamage",{0}];

    _ExploBar addMPEventHandler ["MPHit", {    params ["_unit", "_causedBy", "_damage", "_instigator"];
    if !(_instigator in allplayers) exitWith {false};
    private _hitCount = (_unit getVariable ["you_hitCount", 0])+1;
    _unit setVariable ["you_hitCount", _hitCount];

    if (_hitCount >1) then {
        _unit removeMPEventHandler ["MPHit", _thisEventHandler];        
        _unit spawn {
            private _emitter = "#particlesource" createVehicle position _this;
            _emitter setParticleClass "MediumDestructionFire";
            sleep ((round random 3) +3);

            sleep 0.1;

            "R_60mm_HE" createVehicle getPosATL _this;

            sleep 0.1;
        
            {
            deleteVehicle _x;
            } forEach [_emitter, _this];
 
        }
    }

It creates the desired explosion, but without any damaging properties. I.e. if set off next to a player/AI no damage occurs.

Why?

Am I doing something idiotic?

Too add extra flavour, this was fine before the Major base game update a few months back

[little raptor]

what do you mean combined?

just run them one after the other

[smoky verge]

on the same object?
will it work?

I need to attach an object to a specific position onto a bone

[little raptor]

yes. you can attach multiple objects

[smoky verge]

mhm doesn't seem to work

to be clear
its just one object that I need to attach to a bone in a relative way

[limber panther]

hello! Can someone suggest me a suitable script please? Let's say a player comes to an object and uses addaction that is on that object. The addaction gives him 1 specific item into his inventory. Later, somewhere else the player drops that item from his inventory on the ground. Is there any script, that can execute an action when this item gets dropped on the ground?

basically when player drops that, something will happen

[little raptor]

what doesn't work?

[smoky verge]

runnin one after the other

[little raptor]

it does work

[smoky verge]

how should I run it exactly?

[little raptor]

_obj1 attachTo [_obj, _pos, _bone];
_obj2 attachTo [_obj, _pos, _bone];
...

[smoky verge]

as I asid
its only one object

[little raptor]

then what do you mean by combined?

I know how to do those individually but combined?

[smoky verge]

the object needs to be attached to the bone (so attachto) but in a relative way (attachtorelative)

[little raptor]

you have to do some vector math then

use selectionPosition and selectionVectorDirAndUp

[smoky verge]

yeah thats what I ended up doing
was hoping there was a less stressing way for next time

[kindred zephyr]

is inventoryClosed event handler a reliable way to check for inventory updates?
I see it working when using wiki example, but when trying to do anything else it just doesn't do anything at all.

Does it has a limitation or condition to trigger?
Im trying to test it via console and script and neither work

[noble zealot]

I'm using "setVelocityTransformation" locally in the player and the result was perfect, but on other machines what happens is totally crazy. Why?

[little raptor]

a reliable way to check for inventory updates?
only when player opens inventory. scripted inventory changes won't be detected ofc

[little raptor]

do you use a velocity or do you just set the velocity to [0,0,0]?

[kindred zephyr]

So how is the event handler supposed to work?, lets use this as an example:

player addEventHandler ["InventoryClosed",
{
hint "Should this actually do something?";
}];

Do closing my inventory should show this hint?
Im sorry if this seems obvious, but i got no clue sometimes how to interpret the wiki

[little raptor]

yes

[naive needle]

Does someone know if you are able to disable the time sync on a mp server ?

[kindred zephyr]

you cant

[naive needle]

not even with mods ?

[little raptor]

no. time is always synced

[kindred zephyr]

idk about mods. But wiki suggest you can cause a temporary desync until it syncs again

[little raptor]

there is some delay between syncs but that's the only thing you have

[crude vigil]

you can desync time if you keep spamming the command. Server sync happens approx every 5 seconds.

[naive needle]

Is there a other way around to make it dark for a player to achieve the underground bunker feeling

[naive needle]

yea I will try that, but I assume it will get day for a second

[little raptor]

setAperture maybe

[crude vigil]

There are PP effects but not as good as both solutions applied

[naive needle]

yea tried that, but it looked horrible

[crude vigil]

Really depends on your setup though

[kindred zephyr]

PP no good, i've tried that too :p

[crude vigil]

PP + time change is the only solution for a good effect.

That is how I achieved at least.

[naive needle]

it would be actually really nice if they would add a command to stop the time sync until you turned it back on

I have so many ideas

[kindred zephyr]

a long time ago desync was possible

[opal zephyr]

does getPosASL get the position of an ai's feet, or their center?

[little raptor]

feet

[opal zephyr]

Thankyou!

[sudden yacht]

Any way to make a building hostile to a side? Like i would love to see vehicles engage and destroy buildings if they came near it. Any idea's?

[little raptor]

put some invisible targets on it

[sudden yacht]

That sort of works i suppose.

Lets say i wanted to do exactly that. But on zues spawned objects. Where the zues places it down and then it is auto assigned to the house placed. private _vehicle = "CBA_O_InvisibleTargetVehicle" createVehicle position zuesplacedobject;
How can i do that?

[warm hedge]

auto assigned to the house placed
What do you mean?

[unreal scroll]

I was digging into a save problem for my server, and noticed that the date is [1945,9,31,18,27] 😵‍💫
Seems like a bug?

[sudden yacht]

Like if zues creates said house, can i have it so it auto calls a script and assigns it to that house?

@unreal scroll Man thats wierd

[fair drum]

using CBA yes

class event handlers

with "init"

[sudden yacht]

@fair drum can you help me out with that? I have no idea where to even begin.

[fair drum]

give me a house class name you want

[sudden yacht]

Idk just any house the zues places.

So it would be many buildings.

[fair drum]

[
    "Land_i_Shop_01_V1_F",
    "init",
    {
        //insert code here 
    },
    true,
    [],
    false
] call CBA_fnc_addClassEventHandler;

read
https://cbateam.github.io/CBA_A3/docs/files/xeh/fnc_addClassEventHandler-sqf.html

now any time "Land_i_Shop_01_V1_F" is created, it will run that code

[sudden yacht]

@fair drum Thank you for your help. I found this instead. https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#CuratorObjectPlaced

I will also use yours in the future for another project.

[round scroll]

currently doing a teleport of an object unconditionally, but would like to add a check if the area is sufficiently empty. Not sure if this is a dead end - maybe it would be better to have some 'transparent' teleport menu in which the player places the object (most likely plane) himself and takes responsibility for the explosions 🙂 current code (for completeness) sqf _vehicle setPosASL (_vehicle getVariable "ttt_cva64_hangarOut");

[proven charm]

you can check for vehicles near the teleport pos (vehicles command) or use BIS_fnc_findSafePos

[round scroll]

something like sqf count (vehicles select {_x distance _pos < 15} ) == 0 maybe? Is this better or faster than nearEntities or nearObjects?

[unreal scroll]

@round scroll Can you provide more info on your algorithm? What kind of vehicles, what kind of surface you want to put it on? I wrote a large function which is very stable (can spawn hundreds of vehicles in many conditions), but I don't think you need it as is 🙂

[proven charm]

yes but the syntax is :
condition count array

actually nvm I see now what your doing

[round scroll]

it's the elevator of a static aircraft carrier, so basically a roof top, kind of vehicles should be primarily planes. It's a rather small area, maybe 15x15 meters

thanks, totally forgot that count can have a condition as well

[unreal scroll]

Don't you want to set up pre-adjusted places for planes?

[round scroll]

no, my current approach is to define a ViV capable vehicle, attach it to the hangar, and teleport objects from elevator to the ViV vehicle. The path back is what bothers me, as I need to check that the elevator is free of obstacles

[unreal scroll]

And if it is not free?

[round scroll]

then a message to clear the elevator before retrieving vehicles from hangar shall be displayed

[unreal scroll]

Ah, it is simple 🙂
Just count appropriate objects in some area.
If is is clear, use BIS_fnc_findSafePos in cycle, increasing the radius step by step, until position is found.
But need to make a test function - place different type of objects in area, and check the functions will works well with it. Simple objects, statics, vehicles.

[round scroll]

does bis_fnc_findSafePos work on a building, not sure about this

[unreal scroll]

In a building? No, placing in buildings is another story. It is better to use relative coordinates, I believe. Like attachTo + detach

[round scroll]

on top of a building, the carrier is composed of building parts

[unreal scroll]

About your algorithm: you better to set it as a whole sequence == the queue. So you can program all moves one by one. In this case you could use pre-adjusted positions for planes (if it is a script, why players need to have an option to ruin it? :)).
You start the queue, and it goes on until the end, placing your plane in appropriate positions. Is it an option? Or you need to interact with something in process?
Using dynamic placing is the source of instability, it is better to avoid such things if possible.

As for me (I did some core mechanics for a modern mod), I just set the needed carrier positions for planes as variables for plane objects, and once it landed, moved it to it - with effects or without. Very simple, very reliable.

[round scroll]

not much of an algorithm here, this is the current retrieval code: https://sqfbin.com/itilometapohasonibin

player should be able to roam the flightdeck freely with and without planes

I just want to replace the old manual use of the hangar with something automated

[unreal scroll]

"player should be able to roam the flightdeck freely with and without planes"
Ah, those players... I love AI 🙂
BTW, is there only one hangar?

[round scroll]

yes, but doe to geo and roadway lod size limit it's compartmentalized into several ViV areas

[unreal scroll]

If so, then, as your code is very simple, you just need to add more precise positioning (with attachTo maybe) - to calculate _hangarOutPos. In this case your plane will be always positioned right.
Load the editor, and experiment with spawning a plane relative to hangar:

[] spawn {
Plane = class createvehicle [0,0,1000];
Plane attachTo [Building, some relative position];
detach Plane;
sleep 5;
deletevehicle Plane;
};

If it is hard for you to find out correct relative coordinates, try to place the plane in editor, name it as well as the hangar, and use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/worldToModel
Hangar worldToModel position Plane (I could be wrong in order)

[round scroll]

hangarOutPos is the place taken by getPosASL when the vehicle was stored in the hangar: ```sqf
private _vehicle = ttt_cva64_elevator3_vehicles # _row;
_vehicle setVariable ["ttt_cva64_hangarOut", getPosASL _vehicle];
private _success = g setVehicleCargo _vehicle;

the idea is that the player drives the vehicle/plane onto the elevator, uses the store function and later retrieves it at the same pos

not sure where attachTo would help there?

[unreal scroll]

In positioning the plane in hangar correctly, without using absolute coordinates.

[round scroll]

but the hangar is using vehicle in vehicle

so it's automatically put in an open space available, if any

[unreal scroll]

Does it position the cargo automatically? If yes, then it is ok - I didn't have an opportunity to use it 🙂

[round scroll]

yes, see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Vehicle_in_Vehicle_Transport

[unreal scroll]

Then, you need only to place a plane on a elevator correctly, right?

[round scroll]

the player drives it there

[unreal scroll]

Ok, it becomes complicated for serial transmitting 🙂
Probably I'll have some time this weekend, and you can share your mission template with the needed algorithm. Maybe I could provide more simple solution.

[round scroll]

thanks for your interest, but the carrier is not released yet

[unreal scroll]

Oh. Then can you provide a "datasheet"? 🙂 For me it is much better to see the process before my eyes, even on paper. There also could be some problems that you can encounter later, but I could be aware of.
It would be much easier to right a pseudo-code, and start from it.

[round scroll]

you can check the current code at https://tetet.de/arma/arma3/Download/viv-init.sqf - do not be bothered by the use of globals

[unreal scroll]

Unfortunately, usually I can't completely see the main idea from the code (even if the author can), and it is normal.
But the overall script is very basic, and you can test it out without problems.
From what I see, you can encounter some problems with obstacles detection, vehicle collision on spawn and script fails in MP due to local variables, but all of it is not algorithmic issues, and can be easily fixed. I just need to know what problems do you have during testing.

Your goal is just to detect obstacles, and restrict a plane moving, so focus on it. Add appropriate messages to players ("Oh man, there is a big kaboom and local armageddon on the deck, do you really want to lift the plane?").
If it would be a task to find an empty space for the plane on a deck by any cost, then it is much more complex 🙂

[noble zealot]

I tried using speed before and after first, then I tried using [0,0,0]. In both cases what happens outside the local machine is quite different from what happens locally.

[noble zealot]

@little raptor this is the code:sqf waitUntil { private _deltaTime = diag_deltaTime; //last frame time private _newASL = ... private _newDir = ... private _newVU = ... private _stop = ... player setVelocityTransformation [ //POSITION ASL getPosASL player, _newASL, //VELOCITY [0,0,0], [0,0,0], //VECTOR DIR vectorDir player, [sin _newDir,cos _newDir,0], //VECTOR UP vectorUp player, _newVU, 1 ]; _stop };

[little raptor]

You must provide a correct velocity. In MP the position of objects is interpolated based on their speeds

[bronze temple]

Anyone who edits altis life could you tell me why its barking this

"You are not allowed to access this storeage container without the owner opening it." but I placed it down.

It is registered in the database and everything

I see it there

Preferable pont me to where I can get rid of this

[brazen lagoon]

iirc isnt vehicles going to select all vehicles in the mission?

and then a select statement evaluates on every item in the array

so I would think nearEntities or similar would have to be faster

[little raptor]

It's not

[little raptor]

Yeah

A sqf loop is never faster than an engine loop

I don't know if nearEntites is a loop over all entities or if it uses grid search tho. But either way it's faster

[round scroll]

so this is preferred over the vehicles loop: sqf _hangarGaragePos nearEntities [["Air", "Car", "Tank", "Motorcycle"], 15] plus the select on not being a ttt_constellation_wire_anchor

[little raptor]

Well you can always check the performance using the debug console

[round scroll]

what would be a typical number of vehicles and units in a mission then? Clearly with the three test vehicles and units it would not be a good result, or?

[brazen lagoon]

@round scroll that looks like it would be pretty fast at selecting only the nearby vehicles yeah

and then an sqf loop over them seems inevitable

[opal sand]

bruh, have stretched my learning capabilities on this project in regards to timeframes, cant learn anymore without it being unproductive to project, but its something i want to work towards, can you learn to script and code at the same time easily?

[still forum]

script and code is the same thing?

[round scroll]

made a small mission and compared the nearEntities vs vehicles approach out of interest. nearEntities wins, details in: https://tetet.de/arma/arma3/Download/perfTest.Altis/readme.txt - mission zipped avail on https://tetet.de/arma/arma3/Download/perfTest.Altis.7z , needs Jets DLC or change the plane type spawned

f.e. 50 planes flying, nearEntities took 0.0028 ms and vehicles took 0.0716

[tough abyss]

does anybody knows a good syntax highlight package sqf for Sublime text?

[round scroll]

I use https://packagecontrol.io/packages/SQF Language

[copper nova]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/enableDynamicSimulation
Enables or disables Arma 3: Dynamic Simulation for given non AI object.

But is there any way to do this for an AI object?

[little raptor]

For AI I think you have to do it per group

[coarse dragon]

Can someone explain the script that Gives a Unit more health 😬

[little raptor]

there is no "more health". all you can do is reduce damage

[coarse dragon]

BossAi

I'm not sure how to write it out 😬

[little raptor]

use this:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#HandleDamage

[vernal mural]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ropeCreate/transport
Do we have any idea of what property(ies) leads to ropeCreation happily working ? What's the common point with all these vehicles ? Obviously not having seats, because of RoadCone_L_F.

Is that PhysX support ?

[little raptor]

one of them is PhysX support. I guess the other is slingload mem point

[vernal mural]

soooo.... One could do a custom object with PhysX support and this mem point, and use is as helper, instead of spawning/hiding a full blown AA turret ?

[little raptor]

I think so yes

[vernal mural]

mh

[little raptor]

ask in #arma3_config

[vernal mural]

Yeah I was hesitant to do so, due to ropeCreatebeing a script command

[little raptor]

I think PhysX is the only requirement

since iirc you can attach a rope to Land_Wrench_F

[hollow lantern]

can I setDamage 1 a helo without the explosion? I only want the wreck that is available afterwards

[little raptor]

there's a syntax that skips the explosion effects

but I think the smoke and stuff are still there

[hollow lantern]

that's would be fine. Thanks the wiki showed me how

[coarse dragon]

So I'm trying to figure out the evenhandler damage Number.
What a good number to be able to take a few extra hits?

[open fractal]

are you referring to HandleDamage?

[coarse dragon]

Yea

[little raptor]

just reduce the taken damage, using a multiplier

no need to use an arbitrary number

[coarse dragon]

Give me a example?

[little raptor]

0.1 * _takenDamage

[coarse dragon]

this addEventHandler ["HandleDamage",{-5}];

thats what im using 😒

[open fractal]

An event handler tells the game to execute code whenever a specific thing happens

[little raptor]

there's no negative damage

[open fractal]

so whatever goes in {} is what you're telling the game engine to do

so right now you're just telling it -5 which is just a number, not a command

now the way it works is if you look at https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#HandleDamage it'll give you a list of parameters you can work with

unit: Object - Object the event handler is assigned to.
selection: String - Name of the selection where the unit was damaged.
"" for over-all structural damage
"?" for unknown selections
damage: Number - Resulting level of damage for the selection.
source: Object - The source unit that caused the damage.
projectile: String - Classname of the projectile that caused inflicted the damage. ("" for unknown, such as falling damage.)

[little raptor]

why does it have to be a command?

[open fractal]

it does not

[coarse dragon]

this addEventHandler ["HandleDamage",{0.1 * _takenDamage}];

like that?

[open fractal]

_takenDamage is not defined

[little raptor]

well it was a rhetorical question...

[open fractal]

i was just saying a command would be a way to get an eventhandler to change something

[coarse dragon]

What you mean?

[open fractal]

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

[little raptor]

no. you can just return 0, which means no damage
or 1, which means full damage

[open fractal]

If code provided returns a numeric value, this value will overwrite the default damage of given selection after processing.

right on

I was wrong about HandleDamage you can just input a number

[coarse dragon]

I'm not getting the hang of this at all

[open fractal]

i gave you fake news

HandleDamage can just take a number

so if you write 0.1 damage taken would be 10% every time

but if you write 0.1*_damage it would multiply the damage taken by 0.1

so it's proportional

[coarse dragon]

I'm dying with one hit tho

[little raptor]

ofc you do. you're returning damage for something that may have been 0

like I said, it has to be proportional, using a multiplier

[open fractal]

this addEventHandler ["HandleDamage", {
    params ["_unit", "_selection", "_damage", "_source", "_projectile", "_hitIndex", "_instigator", "_hitPoint"];
    0.1*_damage;
}];

[little raptor]

this is wrong tho

[open fractal]

so correct me if im wrong leopard because i was wrong just now

[little raptor]

iirc _damage is the total damage

not added damage

[winter rose]

yep

[little raptor]

you have to first calculate the taken damage, then multiply that by a multiplier to reduce the taken damage

[open fractal]

i have a nasty habit of writing this stuff before reading the docs

[little raptor]

then add it to the current damage and return it

[coarse dragon]

😓

[little raptor]

something like this:

this addEventHandler ["HandleDamage", {
params ["_unit", "", "_damage", "", "", "_hitIndex"];
_currentDmg = if (_hitIndex < 0) then {damage _unit} else {_unit getHitIndex _hitIndex};
_takenDmg = _damage - _currentDmg;
_currentDmg + 0.1 * _takenDmg;
}];

[open fractal]

is _currentDamage a typo

[little raptor]

yeah

[coarse dragon]

So I have to do math 😵‍💫

[open fractal]

it's just one multiplier

0.1 for 10% damage

[coarse dragon]

Oh

[little raptor]

this is like 5th grader math (maybe even less)...

[coarse dragon]

All this for abut of plot armour 😖

[open fractal]

dont be deceived by my fucking it up it's not all that complicated

once you take some time to mess around with it and compare with the wiki it'll make sense

[coarse dragon]

So is that script working. Or do I need to fill in parts of it?

[open fractal]

it should just work as-is

[little raptor]

this should work

[open fractal]

oh yeah params helps

[coarse dragon]

this addEventHandler ["HandleDamage", {
params ["I_NORTH_NOR_R_Rifleman_3", "_selection", "_damage", "_source", "_projectile", "_hitIndex", "_instigator", "_hitPoint"];
_currentDmg = if (_hitIndex < 0) then {damage _unit} else {_unit getHitIndex _hitIndex};
_takenDmg = _damage - _currentDmg;
_currentDmg + 0.1 * _takenDmg;
}];

[little raptor]

why did you change stuff

it worked as I wrote it

[coarse dragon]

it didnt do anything tho

[little raptor]

params ["I_NORTH_NOR_R_Rifleman_3",

[little raptor]

just copy paste this

[open fractal]

"_unit" is taken from this

[little raptor]

no

[open fractal]

no?

unit: Object - Object the event handler is assigned to.

[little raptor]

it's taken from _this

[coarse dragon]

i tried your script i still died very quick

[little raptor]

where are you even trying it?

[open fractal]

which is derived from this, or whatever you assign the eventhandler to

[coarse dragon]

in the units inti

[little raptor]

single player?

[coarse dragon]

yea

[little raptor]

I'm pretty sure it should work tho

are you using ACE or something?

[coarse dragon]

found the problem

im applying it to a modded unit

[open fractal]

what does that mean

[coarse dragon]

a unit from a mod

[open fractal]

so?

[little raptor]

it does work

[little raptor]

as long as you don't use a mod that adds its own handleDamage it should work

[coarse dragon]

yea it decided to start working lol

[kindred zephyr]

does this even work??

we are substracting the current unit damage to the reported damage of the event handler then summing .1 to the current damage and multipliying it byt the previous operation xD??

Shouldn't it be ```sqf
this addEventHandler ["HandleDamage", {
params ["_unit", "", "_damage", "", "", "_hitIndex"];
_mitigatedDamage = _damage * .1;
_currentDamage = (getDammage _unit)+ _mitigatedDamage;
}];

??

[coarse dragon]

thanks for the help at least im not a god aswell but can survive a few more hits

[little raptor]

no

[little raptor]

if you want to take more damage use a lower number than 0.1 (not negative tho)

[coarse dragon]

like 0.50?

[little raptor]

0.5 > 0.1

[kindred zephyr]

anything > 0 and <1

[little raptor]

0.05 < 0.1

[coarse dragon]

oh

0.05>0.1

https://tenor.com/view/tom-hanks-forrest-gump-not-a-smart-man-not-smart-gif-4495828

[kindred zephyr]

helicopterThing addEventHandler ["HandleDamage",{getDammage (_this select 0) +((_this select 2)*.07);}]; 

just do this

[little raptor]

this addEventHandler ["HandleDamage", {
params ["_unit", "", "_damage", "", "", "_hitIndex"];
_currentDmg = if (_hitIndex < 0) then {damage _unit} else {_unit getHitIndex _hitIndex};
_takenDmg = _damage - _currentDmg;
_currentDmg + _takenDmg / 10;
}];

use something bigger to reduce the damage

e.g. 20 instead of 10 means 2x better damage reduction

[open fractal]

that will just kill

or not damage at all

ok what im saying is you got _damage wrong

[little raptor]

will increase it

[open fractal]

i just made this mistake

_damage is the resulting damage, not the damage received

[coarse dragon]

thanks Leo

[little raptor]

np

[kindred zephyr]

try it. I use it and it does work. create nice bosses

[little raptor]

well the algorithm is wrong tho

[little raptor]

this is the correct way to do it

[open fractal]

it doesn't account for hitpoints either

[little raptor]

yeah it's probably just applying a lower damage (from hit points) to whole body, thus reducing the damage

or maybe the other way around

[open fractal]

the greater the overall damage the more damage is done to hitpoints

[kindred zephyr]

ding

[open fractal]

that's on purpose?

[kindred zephyr]

yes

[little raptor]

yes. but the whole body damage is lower than max hit point damage

[kindred zephyr]

he asked for a resistant helicopter, not a helicopeter that resist consistently

[coarse dragon]

Just curious. How does one actually make thier own script?

Are they like hidden in the base game or something or entirely new?

[open fractal]

you can write functions or just execute .sqf files with execVM

[little raptor]

you use scripting commands, and combine them to form an algorithm that does what you want

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Scripting_Commands_Arma_3

e.g. getHitIndex , addEventHandler and damage in what I wrote were scripting commands

[coarse dragon]

so you could make yourself turn into a nuclear bomb upon death?

[open fractal]

sometimes i just click through random wiki pages and go "oh that's a thing?"

[open fractal]

yes

[little raptor]

yes

[kindred zephyr]

^

[little raptor]

well not "nuclear bomb" per se, but a powerful bomb

[open fractal]

something i do to kill time sometimes is just load into the editor and fuck around with the console like that

you can script a nuke but it would just need to be piece by piece (light, sound, particles, damage, etc)

[coarse dragon]

i lack the brain power to do any complex stuff lol

[open fractal]

i added a "geiger counter" to one of my missions by just having a "pop" sound play at varying intervals

i lack brain power as well but i just give something a shot, post here, and have someone tell me specifically where my lack of brain power came into play

[coarse dragon]

it took me 8 hours to workout how to delete my airplanes via a trigger. and someone helped me on here in the end lol

[open fractal]

i did some weird gremlin mission making starting out

instead of writing a couple sqf files I had everything go off of trigger conditions and timers

and it was a mess

[coarse dragon]

altho that arty trick you showed me as helped me out a huge amount in other areas

[little raptor]

well you have to start simple:

this addEventHandler ["Killed", {
 params ["_unit"];
 _bomb = createVehicle ["Bo_GBU12_LGB", [0,0,0]];
 _bomb setPosWorld aimPos _unit;
 triggerAmmo _bomb;
 _bomb setDamage 1;
}]

put that in the init of some unit

and kill them if you dare 🤣

[coarse dragon]

[open fractal]

im still a lvl 1 crook and i still get oohs and aahs just by writing something goofy like what leopard pasted and showing it off

[coarse dragon]

@open fractal ive been able to do firing squads and all sorts of things with your help

[open fractal]

actually @little raptor do you write stuff in another program and paste it here or do you just make a code block and write

out of curiousity

[coarse dragon]

in my D-Day mission your suggestion was a huge help with arty stuff. also i can do kind of fake bombing runs with it aswell

[open fractal]

tip of the iceberg, skullblits

[little raptor]

I typically type it here
this time I wrote it in the game, since it was already running

[open fractal]

oh I stay in my visual studio comfort zone

[coarse dragon]

brifs seem alot more tricky to do tho

ive watched aload of vids on them, and it just wnt sink in