arma3_scripting

[fair drum]

I'd slap a man who names a marker that lol

[pine saddle]

Hey ! If you have like a box in the backpack that you can put in on the ground with ace, is it possible to put things in and pick it up back in your backpack and it save the items in ?
Like a backpack in the back pack ?

[fair drum]

technically yes, but sometimes the items get too large to fit in things like that. it really depends on the item class

[pine saddle]

okay it's mostly for medical equipment. Do you have a link where i can look

[clever radish]

Anyone know what might be wrong here? Says expected object, type nothing under MoveinDriver

AirDropper = "B_T_VTOL_01_vehicle_F" createVehicle [0,0,0];
AirDropper setPos (getpos Drop_Plane_Spawner);

_grp2 = CreateGroup west;
_grp2 addvehicle AirDropper;
_unit2 = _grp createUnit ["B_CREW_F", [0,0,0], [], 0, "CARGO"];
_unit2 moveInDriver AirDropper;
_unit2 domove Drop_plane_Waypoint;

[crude vigil]

there is no _grp in ur code but _grp2, that is probably why it is not creating the unit, thus type nothing.

[clever radish]

damn, didnt even notice. Thanks

[fair drum]

tell me exactly what you are trying to do

[pine saddle]

So i have a ''bag'' that i can carry in my backpack. with ace i can put it on the ground and it has an inventory. I would like to be able to use this inventory and add things in it and then bring it back in my backpack and i want the inventory to be saved if it's even possible

[fair drum]

let me test with ace to see what you are talking about vs vanilla. give me a sec.

[pine saddle]

saw you writing a lot of things lmao is everything okay ?

[fair drum]

this is ACTUALLY apparently a very complicated idea scriptwise using eventhandlers. I had something for you, and its getting deeper, and deeper, and deeper as I keep testing lol

issues with when the take eventhandler is firing

[pine saddle]

lmao i see well i'm really bad at creating config so it will be even more hardcore for me to understand X)

But yeah i taught it would be a great feature as we play a rp pmc unit we use a shit ton of things and i would like to organise medical stuff and like roles stuff into ''bags'' ready to be taken in the backpack

[fair drum]

good puzzle. i will figure it out

[pine saddle]

so if it's too complicated to be done well i guess we'll just keep putting things randomly in the inventory lmao

[pine saddle]

well don't burn your brain ^^
But yeah keep me in touch if you find something i would love to hear about that

well we don't use vanilla interaction so it wouldn't be much of an issue technically

[fair drum]

yeah but if I'm going to work on it, I'm gonna make it compatible with both. just how it is

[pine saddle]

Damn i created a work monster lmao.
I would love that you keep me in touch about that ^^

[fair drum]

so I got this for you so far...

player addAction [
    "Stack Nearest Backpack",
    {
        params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionID", "_arguments"];

        // Find nearest groundholder
        private _nearGround = nearestObject [_caller, "GroundWeaponHolder"];
        if (isNull _nearGround) exitWith {systemChat "No Nearby Ground Holder"};

        // Find nearest backpack
        private _nearbp = everyBackpack _nearGround;
        if (_nearbp isEqualTo []) exitWith {systemChat "No Nearby Backpacks"};
        if (count _nearbp > 1) then {
            // Sort by item amount
            _nearbp = ([
                _nearbp,
                [],
                {count itemsWithMagazines _x},
                "ASCEND"
            ] call BIS_fnc_sortBy) select 0;
        } else {_nearbp = _nearbp select 0};

        // Grab player backpack
        private _playerbp = backpackContainer _caller;
        if (isNull _playerbp) exitWith {systemChat "You Have No Backpack Equipped"};

        // Grab items in nearest backpack
        private _items = itemsWithMagazines _nearbp;

        // Add bp to current bp
        _playerbp addBackpackCargo [typeOf _nearbp, 1];

        // Add items to stacked bp
        _items apply {
            backpackContainer _nearbp addItemCargoGlobal [_x, 1];
        };

        // Delete near bp
        clearBackpackCargo _nearGround;
    },
    nil, 1e-2, false, true, "",
    "private _obj = nearestObject [_target, 'GroundWeaponHolder'];
    (!isNull _obj) && {(_target distance _obj < 10)}",
    -1, false
];

only issue is that it deletes every backpack in that specific ground weapon holder. will mess with it more later, but this is functional for what you need

currently it grabs the most filled backpack in the nearest ground holder (not counting weapons, can add that later)

[pine saddle]

Bro you worked 3 hours on this 🤌

Ill have a look tomorrow ( 1am here )

But already thank you so much for the time you took cant wait to try it

[fair drum]

yeah the girl I've been seeing cancelled on me tonight so I had some time lol

[pine saddle]

Bruh..
Happy that it kept you occupied lmao

[jovial steeple]

I'm making a holdAction that has the condition of the player having a Tool Kit, Item_ToolKit isnt working.
From a previous issues I found that to check for an Explosive Charge I need to look for 'DemoCharge_Remote_Mag', what is the best way to find an item's inventory name?

[fair drum]

its just "ToolKit"

"'ToolKit' in items _this" for your hold action condition

[open fractal]

Item_ToolKit
i've been there

[fair drum]

there an up to date list on all the reserved variables?

[warm hedge]

Every script commands are reserved

[fair drum]

oh i see what happened. i missed something and tried to overwrite a script command lol

[winter rose]

worked until some version in A2… not anymore 😛

[warm hedge]

true = false 😛

[fair drum]

you know what would be cool? an event handler for when a group changes combat behaviour, passing the group and mode.

[warm hedge]

You're lucky

It's happening in 2.10 😄

[fair drum]

awwwwwwwwwww yes, no more triggers or loops for detection!!!!

where do you find the upcoming changelog?

[winter rose]

precisely what I did 🤣 I can tell you that even the start menu did not work well after that 😂

[proven silo]

can someone help me I got a question and i know it should be easy i just dont know how to do it

[winter rose]

not if you don't ask

don't ask to ask, just ask 😉

[proven silo]

Okay so i have an arsenal in my mission and it works fine its a whitelisted one, the problem is the scroll menu option pop up even when people arent looking at the arsenal.

[warm hedge]

#community_wiki . Not documented well (yet) but coming soon

[proven silo]

i found this online this addAction ["<t color='#0099FF'>Access Arsenal</t>",{["Open", true] spawn bis_fnc_arsenal},[false],1,false,true,"","(_target distance _this) < 4"]; but that only opens up the regular arsenal i need to find out how i can run an execvm with the target distance

this is what i use currently this addAction["Open Virtual Arsenal", {null = [_this] execVM "whitelisted_arsenal\virtual_arsenal_init.sqf";}];

[fair drum]

don, stop for a sec. use the formatting on discord

!code

[wicked roost]

How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";

[proven silo]

thank you

this addAction ["<t color='#0099FF'>Access Arsenal</t>",{["Open", true] spawn bis_fnc_arsenal},[false],1,false,true,"","(_target distance _this) < 4"];

this addAction["Open Virtual Arsenal", {null = [_this] execVM "whitelisted_arsenal\virtual_arsenal_init.sqf";}];   ```

[fair drum]

its because you haven't given addAction a radius argument yet (it defaults at 50m)

[winter rose]

(and you should add the action to the box, not the soldier)

[proven silo]

I was reading that but Im new to scripting and I don't know how i would type it in the second code

Yes I currently have it on an ammo box.

I just dont know how to type the code to add the target distance to execute the arsenal.

[fair drum]

this addAction [
    "Open Virtual Arsenal",
    {
        [_this] execVM "whitelisted_arsenal\virtual_arsenal_init.sqf"
    },
    nil, 10, true, true, "", "true", 4
];

that "4" is the radius

[proven silo]

Im going to test it right now thank you so much

[fair drum]

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

#arma3_scripting message

Start reading and welcome

[warm hedge]

Every programming starts from reading something! 😄

[proven silo]

Thanks! ya i read that and thats where i found out the first code example #2 i just couldn't find anything examples on it with distance

works perfect your the man hypoxic

[fair drum]

I really suggest you read
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Code_Best_Practices#Code_format
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Code_Optimisation#Make_it_readable

so you can make things more readable for you and others

@proven silo

[proven silo]

@fair drum i just tested my arsenal and i got this message

What you sent me works to launch a regular .sqf command, but for my whitelisted arsenal Im getting an error l

https://i.imgur.com/brxBjB2.png

[fair drum]

oh just add [_this] before your execVM.

[_this] execVM "blah"

[proven silo]

That fixed it, thank you again 🙂

[clever radish]

Have anyone tried spawning units using Createunit, where the unit did not target enemy faction?

[winter rose]

instructions unclear, soldiers stuck @ [0,0,0]

what are you trying to do, a "dumb" unit who will not fight?

you could either createAgent (to have a really dumb AI / no AI) and/or use disableAI "all" on it in order to not consider its brain

[clever radish]

No, I am trying to create a unit who will attack enemy forces, but for some odd reason, they will not

[winter rose]

code plz!

(and: any mods?)

[clever radish]

No mods beside 3den enchanted

[winter rose]

@cosmic lichen you might want to frame this one ^.^

[clever radish]

 _Hgrp1 = CreateGroup EAST;    
 _Hgrp1 addvehicle Helicopter_1;    
 _HUnit1 = _Hgrp1 createUnit ["O_CREW_F", [0,0,0], [], 0, "NONE"];  

[winter rose]

well, the code seems right
I suppose you then moveInDriver _hUnit into Helicopter_1

[clever radish]

Correct

[winter rose]

nothing should be "wrong" here
can you try such script in an empty Eden mission?

also maybe check that OPFOR are set as enemies to INDFOR (if these are your targets)

[pulsar bluff]

so what exactly is this "awake" command doing ... compared to "enableSimulation" ?

[winter rose]

it pings PhysX itself I believe
as sometimes objects remain "in the air" even if their simulation is enabled

[pulsar bluff]

what do you mean, like when dead bodies remain in mid-air even after a building is destroyed/deleted, or something else

or detaching a crate (like with carry scripts) and having it not fall to ground until using setdamage

[winter rose]

I did not follow too much nor did I try it, but it might be something like that (the crate, I am not sure about ragdoll)

[clever radish]

Works in VR, also have OPFOR and INDFOR as enemies.. Copied the code directly

Ground units will not attack either

[winter rose]

so everything works fine in an empty mission, but not in your mission?

[clever radish]

Correct. OPFOR and INDFOR attack each other if not created using CreateUnit

[pulsar bluff]

maybe @unique sundial can let us know exactly what "awake" command does and is useful for 🙂

[winter rose]

wait ^^

in your mission:

• OPFOR and INDFOR are fighting each others: good
• OPFOR and INDFOR are not fighting each others when spawned with createUnit

in an empty VR mission:

• OPFOR and INDFOR are fighting each others: good
• do OPFOR and INDFOR fight each others when spawned?

[tender fossil]

Lol, gently reminding the engine like "excuse me but you forgot gravity" 😄

[clever radish]

Yeah, that's whats bugging me

[winter rose]

kinda, I believe 😄
(though I would have chosen another name than awake as it may be multimeaning but hey)

[winter rose]

then somewhere in your script you may have a disableAI or something like this
no idea what though 😬 try copying to a test mission and removing bits until it works

[granite sky]

Do the created units actually have enemy visible in front of them?

[ebon citrus]

ok, so can someone replicate this issue:

Dedicated multiplayer environment
Command: removeItemFromUniform
Expected behaviour: Removes item/magazine from the unit's uniform. Global effect, global argument
When an item is added to a unit's uniform in the mission.sqm, removeItemFromUniform won't update the result to the client where the unit is local if run on the server-side. This means that requesting a list of items in the player's inventory doesnt include the item on the server-side, but does include it on the client-side.

If the item is NOT added in the mission.sqm, but after the mission has initialized, removeItemFromUniform works as expected

The issue isnt critical, as i can avoid thid by setting the unit loadout after the unit has initialized, but it is slightly inconvenient and took me some time to figure out what was wrong

[granite sky]

What if the item is part of a unit's default gear from the config?

[hallow mortar]

This feels like it could be connected to https://feedback.bistudio.com/T126030

[ebon citrus]

haven't tested this yet

[jovial steeple]

Thanks. Also realised that I was using "'Item_ToolKit' in magazines player".

[open fractal]

can someone help me understand what I'm doing wrong?

_camera = "camera" camCreate [0,0,0];
_camera camSetFOV _fov;
_camera attachTo [_heli, [2,0,0]];
_camera setDir (getdir _heli) + _dir;
switchCamera _camera;

everything works but FOV

it's always the default fov no matter what I input

oh my bad, didn't read the description for camSetFOV

[fair drum]

i see no commit either

is there a way to start a game outside of APEX where isMultiplayerSolo will return true? Playing a hosted mp game by yourself causes a false flag.

[open fractal]

yeah I was using switchCamera instead which works for camera postion/direction but not the camera settings themselves

[open fractal]

when I call this function

params ["_heli"];
private _cameras = [];
_camera1 = "camera" camCreate [0,0,0]; 
_camera1 attachTo [_heli, [1.5,-1,-1.5 ]];  
_camera1 setDir (getdir _heli) - 150; 
_camera1 camsetFOV 0.6;
_camera1 setvectorUp [0,0.4,1];
_camera1 camCommit 0;
_cameras pushBack _camera1;

_camera2 = "camera" camCreate [0,0,0];  
_camera2 attachTo [_heli, [-1,2.2,-0.8 ]];   
_camera2 setDir (getdir _heli) + 100;  
_camera2 camsetFOV 0.85; 
_camera2 setvectorUp [-0.2,0,1]; 
_camera2 camCommit 0;
_cameras pushBack _camera2;

_cameras

there is no return value. Am I going about this wrong?

oh nevermind something is going wrong with the script

[slender beacon]

is setVehicleLock global?

would be very annoying if it wasn't

[open fractal]

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

[slender beacon]

sadly I do not see any comments or details regarding networking in that page

[open fractal]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Multiplayer_Scripting#Locality

see the icons at the top

that’s what tells you the locality

[slender beacon]

I see

That opens a whole new window

thanks a ton!

[open fractal]

bear in mind that vehicles are local to the driver

so you would need to remote exec if the script isn’t being run on the driver’s end

[slender beacon]

got it

[tough abyss]

Tex_fnc_respawn_HQ =
{
    private ["_HQ"];
    _tele =_this select 0;
    _caller = _this select 1;
    
    if (isnil {
        alreadyTeleporting
    }) then {
        alreadyTeleporting = 0;
    };
    alreadyTeleporting = 1;

    switch (true) do
    {
        case !((HQ isEqualTo objNull) && (!alive HQ)):
        {
            _HQ = HQ;
        };
        case !((HQ2 isEqualTo objNull) && (!alive HQ2)):
        {
            _HQ = HQ2;
        };
        case !((HQ3 isEqualTo objNull) && (!alive HQ3)):
        {
            _HQ = HQ3;    
        };
        case !((HQ4 isEqualTo objNull) && (!alive HQ4)):
        {
            _HQ = HQ3;    
        };
        case !((HQ5 isEqualTo objNull) && (!alive HQ5)):
        {
            _HQ = HQ3;    
        };
        default:
        {
            hint "You cannot Reinsert at this time."
        };
    };

    [0, "BLACK", 10, 1] spawn BIS_fnc_fadeEffect;
    sleep 10;
    private _spawnPosHQ = _HQ getRelPos [1, random 360];
    _caller setPos _spawnPosHQ;
    [1, "BLACK", 0, 1] spawn BIS_fnc_fadeEffect;
    sleep 100;
    alreadyTeleporting = 0;
};```

Hi guys I have made this tp function to tp a player to another players location. 

Im pretty sure the code is self explanatory but what I want to do is have 5 player slots named (HQ - HQ5). However, for some reason it only works when the player slots are filled. 
When they are not, i get an error message saying theres undefined variables.

Ive been trying to fix for ages, but cant figure it out?

[distant oyster]

does the error give more info as to what variable is undefined?

[tough abyss]

sorry yeah, any of the HQ's if they dont have a player in them

I got it working with the error. but ofc, I would like my code to be error free, not just working 😄

[open fractal]

    private _HQs = [HQ,HQ1,HQ2,HQ3,HQ4,HQ5];
    private _HQ = _HQs select (_HQs findIf {alive _x});
    if _HQ == -1 then {
        hint "You cannot reinsert at this time."
    };

@tough abyss have you considered findIf

oh shit

i did it wrong hold on

[tough abyss]

ngl, didnt even know that existed 😄

[open fractal]

    private _HQs = [HQ,HQ1,HQ2,HQ3,HQ4,HQ5];
    private _HQindex = _HQs findIf {alive _x};
    private _HQ = objNull;
    if (_HQindex < 0) then {
        hint "You cannot reinsert at this time."
    };
    else {
        _HQ = _HQs select _HQindex
    };

here we go

there's even better ways than that i bet but i dont have the brain power beyond this

[tough abyss]

amazing, will test. But make sure your ; are in the right place 😛

[open fractal]

_HQindex not _HQ on the first one

[open fractal]

am i missing a ;?

except at the end

[distant oyster]

the missing ; are okay syntax wise but are triggering me, just like the missing () around the if condition

[open fractal]

the missing () is just a brain fart ngl

im not that crazy dude

been jumping between a python bot and arma 3

[tough abyss]

This doesnt work at all 😦

[distant oyster]

leaving out the ; is usually used for indicating return values, like

_fnAdd = {
  params ["_a", "_b"];
  private _sum = _a+_b;
  _sum
};

[open fractal]

you see, i'm an absolute madman

[open fractal]

how's the most recent edit

[tough abyss]

just getting undefined variable in expression : hq

[distant oyster]

alrighty lets take a step back. how are you defining the HQ variables?

[tough abyss]

Eden.

[open fractal]

is it HQ or HQ1

[tough abyss]

HQ

and with all of them listed, i get a different error, saying type object, expected number, not a number

[distant oyster]

check the rpt and post the whole error

[tough abyss]

0:08:52 Starting mission:
 0:08:52  Mission file: testing%20TP%20STUFF
 0:08:52  Mission world: VR
 0:08:52  Mission directory: C:\Users\test\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\Pte%2e%20M%2e%20Texas\missions\testing%20TP%20STUFF.VR\
 0:08:52 EPE manager release (0|1|0)
 0:08:54  Mission id: 3d2d15b54f9c9868f10649635811c8121ba0e703
 0:08:55 Error in expression < {alive _x};
private _HQ = objNull;
if (count _HQ < 0) then {
hint "You cannot r>
 0:08:55   Error position: <count _HQ < 0) then {
hint "You cannot r>
 0:08:55   Error count: Type Object, expected Array,String,Config entry,HashMap
 0:08:55 File C:\Users\test\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\Pte%2e%20M%2e%20Texas\missions\testing%20TP%20STUFF.VR\init.sqf..., line 18

 0:07:18  Mission world: VR
 0:07:18  Mission directory: C:\Users\test\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\Pte%2e%20M%2e%20Texas\missions\testing%20TP%20STUFF.VR\
 0:07:18 EPE manager release (0|1|0)
 0:07:21  Mission id: 567b5b4a6f00f2eeb7d08467846d69aea4977819
 0:07:22 Error in expression <ive _x};
private _HQ = objNull;
if (_HQ < 0) then {
hint "You cannot reinsert at>
 0:07:22   Error position: << 0) then {
hint "You cannot reinsert at>
 0:07:22   Error <: Type Object, expected Number,Not a Number
 0:07:22 File C:\Users\test\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\Pte%2e%20M%2e%20Texas\missions\testing%20TP%20STUFF.VR\init.sqf..., line 18```

[open fractal]

that's not my most recent edit then

[tough abyss]

    private _HQs = [HQ,HQ2,HQ3,HQ4,HQ5];
    private _HQ = _HQs findIf {alive _x};
    private _HQ = objNull;
    if (_HQ < 0) then {
        hint "You cannot reinsert at this time.";
    } else {
        _HQ = _HQs select _HQ
    };

[open fractal]

this

you're getting that error because that's the version where I forgot to swap out _HQ for _HQindex in the if check

[tough abyss]

ohh

0:14:18 Mission file: testing%20TP%20STUFF
0:14:18 Mission world: VR
0:14:18 Mission directory: C:\Users\test\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\Pte%2e%20M%2e%20Texas\missions\testing%20TP%20STUFF.VR
0:14:18 EPE manager release (0|1|0)
0:14:20 Mission id: 0756d4059452075aa6536dd7d0e91e0f451f6c23
0:14:21 Error in expression <ert at this time.";
} else {
_HQ = _HQs select _HQ
};
0:14:21 Error position: <select _HQ
};
0:14:21 Error select: Type Object, expected Number,Bool,Array,code
0:14:21 File C:\Users\test\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\Pte%2e%20M%2e%20Texas\missions\testing%20TP%20STUFF.VR\init.sqf..., line 20

[open fractal]

um

same thing

the other _HQ

_HQ = _HQs select _HQindex

not
_HQ = _HQs select _HQ

[tough abyss]

🤦‍♂️

yeah, no your right

[open fractal]

thats on me for makign HQ one thing and then changing my mind

but yeah i think my most recent code block is the ticket

[tough abyss]

private _HQs = [HQ,HQ2,HQ3,HQ4,HQ5];
private _HQindex = >
0:16:54 Error position: <HQ,HQ2,HQ3,HQ4,HQ5];
private _HQindex = >
0:16:54 Error Undefined variable in expression: hq
0:16:54 File C:\Users\test\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\Pte%2e%20M%2e%20Texas\missions\testing%20TP%20STUFF.VR\init.sqf..., line 14

^ Happens when the player / AI is not there.

[open fractal]

alright we can do this

[distant oyster]

private _HQs = ["HQ","HQ2","HQ3","HQ4","HQ5"] select {!isNil _x} apply {missionNamespace getVariable _x};

[open fractal]

yeah what he said

[crude vigil]

u killed his entire motivation, u monster.

[tough abyss]

Mission name space, that was it

[distant oyster]

we tortured that poor soul @tough abyss enough (for today)

[tough abyss]

0:20:44 Error in expression <Effect;
sleep 10;
private _spawnPosHQ = _HQ getRelPos [1, random 360];
_caller s>
0:20:44 Error position: <_HQ getRelPos [1, random 360];
_caller s>
0:20:44 Error Undefined variable in expression: _hq

😢

0:21:36 Error in expression <t;
sleep 10;
private _spawnPosHQ = _HQs getRelPos [1, random 360];
_caller setPo>
0:21:36 Error position: <getRelPos [1, random 360];
_caller setPo>
0:21:36 Error getrelpos: Type Array, expected Object
0:21:36 File C:\Users\test\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\Pte%2e%20M%2e%20Texas\missions\testing%20TP%20STUFF.VR\init.sqf..., line 56

[distant oyster]

private _spawnPosHQ = _HQs getRelPos [1, random 360];
getRelPos expects an object. _HQs is an array

[crude vigil]

I guess... That was the fastest "yeah what he said" I ve ever seen honestly. 😁

[distant oyster]

how are you defining _HQ here?

[open fractal]

private _HQs = ["HQ","HQ2","HQ3","HQ4","HQ5"] select {!isNil _x} apply {missionNamespace getVariable _x};
private _HQindex = _HQs findIf {alive _x};
private _HQ = objNull;
if (_HQindex < 0) then {
    hint "You cannot reinsert at this time."
};
else {
    _HQ = _HQs select _HQindex;
};

is this what you have

because _HQ should be defined regardless in this case

[distant oyster]

except when he is calling the function without returning the value

[tough abyss]

What i have is:

Rifle_fnc_respawn_HQ =
{
    _tele =_this select 0;
    _caller = _this select 1;
    
    if (isnil {
        alreadyTeleporting
    }) then {
        alreadyTeleporting = 0;
    };
    alreadyTeleporting = 1;

    private _HQs = ["HQ","HQ2","HQ3","HQ4","HQ5"] select {!isNil _x} apply {missionNamespace getVariable _x};

    private _HQindex = _HQs findIf {alive _x};
    private _HQ = objNull;
    if (_HQindex < 0) then {
        hint "You cannot reinsert at this time.";
    } else {
        _HQ = _HQs select _HQindex
    };

    hint "You are being Reinserted to the HQ Section... Please Wait...";
    [0, "BLACK", 10, 1] spawn BIS_fnc_fadeEffect;
    sleep 10;
    private _spawnPosHQ = _HQs getRelPos [1, random 360];
    _caller setPos _spawnPosHQ;
    hint "You Have reinserted to HQ Section";
    [1, "BLACK", 0, 1] spawn BIS_fnc_fadeEffect;

    alreadyTeleporting = 0;
};

and this is the error 😄

sleep 10;
private _spawnPosHQ = _HQs getRelPos [1, random 360];
_caller setPo>
 0:27:34   Error position: <getRelPos [1, random 360];
_caller setPo>
 0:27:34   Error getrelpos: Type Array, expected Object
 0:27:34 File C:\Users\test\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\Pte%2e%20M%2e%20Texas\missions\testing%20TP%20STUFF.VR\init.sqf..., line 58```

[open fractal]

    if (isnil {
        alreadyTeleporting
    }) then {
        alreadyTeleporting = 0;
    };
    alreadyTeleporting = 1;

what does this do anyway

[distant oyster]

private _spawnPosHQ = _HQs getRelPos [1, random 360]; should be private _spawnPosHQ = _HQ getRelPos [1, random 360];

[open fractal]

cant it just be

alreadyTeleporting = 1;

[tough abyss]

its so if the script is called twice, it doesnt run twice.

until its finished.

[open fractal]

i don't understand how this does what you describe

[tough abyss]

if (alreadyTeleporting == 1) exitwith {
hint "You are already Teleporting... Please Wait...";
alreadyTeleporting = 0;
};

I have this in there also.

just removed it to keep the text short

[open fractal]

i see

[tough abyss]

Rifle_fnc_respawn_HQ =
{
    _tele =_this select 0;
    _caller = _this select 1;
    
    if (isnil {
        alreadyTeleporting
    }) then {
        alreadyTeleporting = 0;
    };

    if (alreadyTeleporting == 1) exitwith {
    hint "You are already Teleporting... Please Wait...";
    alreadyTeleporting = 0;
    };

    alreadyTeleporting = 1;

    private _HQs = ["HQ","HQ2","HQ3","HQ4","HQ5"] select {!isNil _x} apply {missionNamespace getVariable _x};

    private _HQindex = _HQs findIf {alive _x};
    private _HQ = objNull;
    if (_HQindex < 0) then {
        hint "You cannot reinsert at this time.";
    } else {
        _HQ = _HQs select _HQindex
    };

    hint "You are being Reinserted to the HQ Section... Please Wait...";
    [0, "BLACK", 10, 1] spawn BIS_fnc_fadeEffect;
    sleep 10;
    private _spawnPosHQ = _HQ getRelPos [1, random 360];
    _caller setPos _spawnPosHQ;
    hint "You Have reinserted to HQ Section";
    [1, "BLACK", 0, 1] spawn BIS_fnc_fadeEffect;

    alreadyTeleporting = 0;
};

thats it in full

[tough abyss]

ah, works like a dream now. thanks for both fixing my error and making it neater 😄

[open fractal]

wouldn't that make it run twice if it is called 3 times?

[tough abyss]

both of ya

[open fractal]

yw

[distant oyster]

you could shorten that check to

if (!isNil "areadyTeleporting") exitWith {
  hint "You are already teleporting";
};
alredyTeleporting = true;
...
alreadyTeleporing = nil;

[tough abyss]

yeah,

i just realised

[open fractal]

Terra with the 📠

[tough abyss]

this no work lul

nvm. me retardo

thanks all 🙂

[distant oyster]

yw

[waxen tendon]

is there a formal specification of the language written up somewhere?

[fair drum]

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

and every page listed under "scripting topics" at the top of that page

[waxen tendon]

that is hardly a formal spec

[round crystal]

Is there a fast way to check if an array of strings are in another string?

[open fractal]

do you need pictures or something?

[open fractal]

elaborate?

[round crystal]

["airport","airstrip","airfield","terminal","airbase","aerodrome"] in (toLower (text _x))

etc.

[open fractal]

like

what's your goal

what are you trying to output

if any of them are in the string? which one is in the string?

[round crystal]

I'm trying to grab locations from a given map and dump them into arrays, so that the mission is portable

Yeah if any string is in there

I could do it forEach of those strings, but this is already in a forEach of the nearestLocations and nesting like that seems wrong

[open fractal]

(["airport","airstrip","airfield","terminal","airbase","aerodrome"] findIf {_x in (toLower (text _testedString))}) > -1

[round crystal]

that's much better, it doesn't continue the check if it finds something

[open fractal]

why text?

[round crystal]

_x is a location from nearestLocations

[open fractal]

oh i see syntax 2

[warm hedge]

IIRC toLowerANSI is faster. I'm not sure how different between two tho

[winter rose]

Code Perf page has a comparison

also… may only work in English!

[open fractal]

finally

lowercase mandarin

[ebon citrus]

[copper raven]

    private _HQs = ["HQ","HQ2","HQ3","HQ4","HQ5"] select {!isNil _x} apply {missionNamespace getVariable _x};

    private _HQindex = _HQs findIf {alive _x};

3 loops when it could be just one

[pliant stream]

Hah a formal spec of sqf? No. What kind of tooling are you planning on creating?

[ebon citrus]

can i stop the player from recovering from ragdoll (i.e. when driven over by a vehicle)?

[winter rose]

maybe set unconscious true/false, otherwise switchMove only I'm afraid

[ebon citrus]

switchMove to what?

i cant find a state for ragdoll

[winter rose]

use unit setUnconscious true

they will remain in "hurt on the ground" state

[coarse dragon]

Anyway to make a AI gunner fire helicopter miniguns for 4 minutes?

[copper raven]

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

[coarse dragon]

Interesting

[ebon citrus]

yeah, that isnt exactly what i was looking for. I was intending them to not switch away from the ragdoll

[hushed tendon]

From what I know you can’t permanently stay in ragdoll. It seems to only last at Max of 6-8 seconds before you switch to an animation and fall straight to the ground even if you are flying horizontally at Mach 10

[winter rose]

no can do "properly" but setUnconscious true, false, true etc every 5s or less

[ebon citrus]

yeah

is there a version of setHit or similar that takes a global argument?

i dont really want to enabled setHit on the client through my BE filters

This script run on client side causes the player to take 60%damage but still be able to run:

allPlayers#0 setDammage 0.6;
allPlayers#0 setHit["legs", 0.4];```

where as if run on the server-side it doesnt allow the player to run

the hit is not set if run on the server

presumably because the player is not local to the server

[winter rose]

remoteExec

local argument, global effect

[ebon citrus]

yep, but wouldnt i have to allow the command through my BE filters in that case?

not sure if i like the idea of allowing the client to set their hit-status

[winter rose]

no, it's the server that remote execs it on them I believe
I think they cannot execute the script command itself

[ebon citrus]

so remoteExec allows for bypassing the BE filters if executed by the server?

[winter rose]

I do think so yes
don't quote me on that and make some tests, but I believe the server can always run what it wants/needs

[ebon citrus]

i see

[winter rose]

Dedmen/KK might know better 👀

[granite sky]

I was staring at this and I'm not 100% sure what it means:

CfgRemoteExec defines rules for the remote execution of functions and commands. These rules only apply to clients. The server is not subject to any limitations, everything is enabled and allowed for it.

But letting the server remoteExec anywhere would make sense assuming that you can't spoof.

[ebon citrus]

i'm talking about BE filters, not cfgRemoteExec

[solid ocean]

question for you all so was running an op yesterday and made a custom object using attachTO however when i ran the op the objects did not attach to the object and were stationary?

heres an example of the sort of script i ran:

if (isServer) then {
LTr1 attachTO [Chimbody,[0,0,0]];
};

for context in single player eden testing it worked fine

[winter rose]

we need context of this code
if you put this in e.g an addAction, the code is run on the client's machine, not the server

[solid ocean]

im not sure that i follow

[winter rose]

I don't know where your code is run

[solid ocean]

OH

its input from the init line of the object but judging from what you said it sounds like its doing the clientside thing not the server

[winter rose]

it may work from the init, unsure why it does not
try delaying it a bit

[solid ocean]

how would i add a delay whats the code structure for that never used one before

i did read from the Bohemia wiki that sometimes codes using attachTo can be a bit iffy so it might not properly initialise upon server startup or something or when the objects in question are placed into the world

would putting the code twice as like a backup help the issue so if it doesnt read it the first line of code itll read the second line?

[winter rose]

never a good idea no.

[winter rose]

what are Ltr1 & chimbody?

[noble zealot]

I need to set prefix on all my PBO files?

Not the mission. But server only stuff.

[winter rose]

no idea, this is #arma3_scripting channel 😉 try #server_admins perhaps

[solid ocean]

Variable names, i was making a tank so the body was labeled Chimbod for body and Ltr1 is Left track 1

non functioning of course just purely for looks

[winter rose]

so Eden-placed objects, hmm
but no need to attach them if they are to be static? place them, make them simple objects and save perf?

[solid ocean]

i will link you a YT link of what im trying to achieve
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYdFMSeM9J4

the body is a vehicle (unarmed) the weapons are all turret emplacements

the rest is props to kind of flesh out the body and look

so yes unfortunately they do need to move which is why im so stumped

[ebon citrus]

is there a method for removing default actions from containers? I would like to remove the intentory-action from a dead body container

[warm hedge]

lockInventory

[ebon citrus]

cant do that on dead bodies

i tried both locking the individual clothing containers and the unit as a whole

[ivory lake]

might have to use an inventoryOpened eventhandler

[ebon citrus]

yeah, trying to stay away from that

too many loopholes

are the actions defined engine-side

[ebon citrus]

Done it

i managed to do it through config

[granite sky]

@ebon citrus How, out of interest?

[ebon citrus]

it's not perfect, but it fits my small area. set the actions in CfgActions for rearm and gear to be shown = 0; and use the init EH of some common vehicle parents to readd them where needed

probably more proofed than eventhandlers

[granite sky]

thx

[ebon citrus]

glad to have been of help

@granite skynote, it is going to remove the action, albeit doesnt block just pressing "i" to open the inventory

ok, so removing Rearm and adding this to override with my own inventory works:

player addEventHandler ["InventoryOpened", { 
 params ["_unit", "_container"];
 (_container isKindOf "Man");
}];```

[west grove]

oi fellas. situation: i have weapon X in my hands .... can i somehow via script predict where that weapon will hit if i fire it? :x

maybe some funny math with bullet speed and power of the weapon?

a bit like those grenade-throwing markers that i have seen ages ago, but for generic rifles

[ebon citrus]

yes, you can. I dont personally have the calculations arma 3 uses to simulate bullet flight path

Ace probably has them

[granite sky]

Depends how accurate you want it, and also whether you're running ACE ballistics. Because targets can change direction during the flight time you can't be sure either.

[ebon citrus]

ask around or rummage in their source: https://github.com/acemod/ACE3

[ebon citrus]

the bullet wont change direction

[granite sky]

targets do.

[ebon citrus]

he was asking about CCIS

not lead indicator

[granite sky]

Oh, air vs ground stuff?

[ebon citrus]

no, just continuously calculated impact

oi fellas. situation: i have weapon X in my hands .... can i somehow via script predict where that weapon will hit if i fire it? :x

where the bullet will hit has nothing to do with your target

[granite sky]

I'm not following. It certainly affects it if it hits your target.

I figured he was talking about some sort of target lead / range / wind adjustment trainer.

[hallow mortar]

No, he wants to predict the impact point. It's not "where do I aim to hit point x", it's "where do I hit if I fire now". I think it was pretty clear.
You certainly could use this to assist with drop and wind training, but not target leading.

[west grove]

exactly

the idea is to script a hit / impact indicator on the players hud

currently we can add ballisticsComputer = BallisticsTargetLead + BallisticsCCIP; to a weapon config to enable it. but i need it more ... general, and outside of config

[ebon citrus]

@west grove since you dont ha e real terrain-data, you'd need to calculate the arc, then sample the terrain height along said arc at reasonable intervals until the height of the terrain matches/exceeds the arc point Z value

[fair drum]

infinite samples only acceptable

[granite sky]

I can't find a reference for how often Arma samples or what integrator they use. I guess you could check the projectile position per-frame and reverse-engineer it :P

ACE advanced ballistics & wind are per-frame but Arma's still simulating behind that.

[limber panther]

Hello! Can i ask for a help? I would like to create a warning for pilots to warn them about possible collision with terrain. For testing purpose i made it with just a hint. But it's giving me some error about boolean. Here's the script: ```sqf
private _ahead1 = createVehicle ["Sign_Sphere200cm_F", [0,0]];
_ahead1 attachTo [_vehicle, [0, 500, 0]];
private _ahead2 = createVehicle ["Sign_Sphere200cm_F", [0,0]];
_ahead2 attachTo [_vehicle, [0, 600, 0]];
while {alive _vehicle} do {
if terrainIntersectASL [getPosASL _ahead1, getPosASL _ahead2] == true then hint "Terrain ahead, pull up!";
sleep 5;
};

[winter rose]

if ( ) then { };

[limber panther]

will try it, but wiki said that ( ) is optional

[winter rose]

not for if, also no code brackets {} for then

[limber panther]

tried this ```sqf
if (terrainIntersectASL [getPosASL _ahead1, getPosASL _ahead2] == true) then {hint "Terrain ahead, pull up!"};

thank you @winter rose

[copper raven]

== true, useless, the expression will behave the same way without that part

[limber panther]

that's a good point, i thought about like like i was math - if something = something else is correct then it's true for the if, but i didn't realise that the terrainintersect becomes true on it's own

[granite sky]

The () in an if are technically optional if the contents don't run into precedence issues, so you can do if isServer then { code here } for example, but not if _var == 2 then { code here }. Really not worth saving the two characters though.

[limber panther]

allright, so i did what you all suggested and that works but now i have a new problem, the script is following: ```sqf
private _ahead1 = createVehicle ["Sign_Sphere10cm_F", [0,0]];
_ahead1 attachTo [_vehicle, [0, 500, 0]];
_ahead1 hideObjectGlobal true;
private _ahead2 = createVehicle ["Sign_Sphere10cm_F", [0,0]];
_ahead2 attachTo [_vehicle, [0, 700, 0]];
_ahead2 hideObjectGlobal true;
private _ahead3 = createVehicle ["Sign_Sphere10cm_F", [0,0]];
_ahead3 attachTo [_vehicle, [0, 900, 0]];
_ahead3 hideObjectGlobal true;
while {alive _vehicle} do {
if (terrainIntersectASL [getPosASL _vehicle, getPosASL _ahead1]) then {hint "whoop whoop - pull up!"};
if (terrainIntersectASL [getPosASL _ahead1, getPosASL _ahead2]) then {hint "Terrain pull up"};
if (terrainIntersectASL [getPosASL _ahead2, getPosASL _ahead3]) then {hint "Caution terrain"};
sleep 1;
};

[winter rose]

https://tenor.com/view/the-one-only-one-can-only-be-one-couple-relationship-gif-13237773

[limber panther]

yes but new hint should replace an old hint

but it doesn't

[hallow mortar]

For testing purposes, try it with systemChat instead of hint and see what happens

[limber panther]

how to do that? (currently i use the hint for testing, later i'll replace hints with sounds)

[hallow mortar]

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

[limber panther]

ok

hold on

[hallow mortar]

There's also a structural problem which is that multiple of your conditions can be true at the same time

Terrain is big. There can be an intersection between _ahead1/_ahead2 and an intersection between _ahead2/_ahead3. And since _ahead3 is the last in the sequence, that hint gets created last so that's the one it always shows

[limber panther]

well this can be easily fixed by changing the order, putting the closest with most urgent warning as the last one but i found another problem - the system chat showed that as i get closer, second warning gets activated but first remains active and then third gets activated but first and second are still active

[hallow mortar]

That's the same problem

[limber panther]

how do i set it, so that only 1 of them is active at a time? (let's count a case with just 1 terrain intersection)

is there a way to deliver false into if condition when another if has true condition?

never mind i got an idea

[hallow mortar]

Someone can probably make a more compressed version but here's how to adapt what you already have:

// Initialise our variables
private _warning = "";

// First make the lowest-priority check and set the warning state for that
if (terrainIntersectASL [getPosASL _ahead2, getPosASL _ahead3]) then {
    _warning = "far";
};

// If a higher-priority warning is also true, replace the warning state with the higher one
if (terrainIntersectASL [getPosASL _ahead1, getPosASL _ahead2]) then {
    _warning = "close";
};

// etc
if (terrainIntersectASL [getPosASL _vehicle, getPosASL _ahead1]) then {
    _warning = "TOO CLOSE";
};

// If any warning state has been set, display the warning
if (_warning != "") then {
    hint _warning;
};```

[limber panther]

interesting idea, what do you think about putting && into the condition?

[hallow mortar]

For what purpose?

[limber panther]

nothing, i just realised my own mistake

[limber panther]

but this setup will display only 1 universal warning for all three situations

am i right?

[hallow mortar]

No

[limber panther]

so where do i put them? i'm sort of lost in it

oh i think i got it now

[hallow mortar]

The variable _warning contains the content of the hint (or the string of the sound file in your final version). Each condition changes the content to the appropriate text for the level it's checking, with the closest condition last so that the closest true condition is the final text passed to hint/playSound.

If I thought one universal warning was fine I'd have left you with what you originally had, since that's all it did :U

[limber panther]

sorry, it takes me a while to see connections between used parameters

[limber panther]

so with the play sound, it's done this way? ```sqf
// Initialise our variables
private _warning = "";

// First make the lowest-priority check and set the warning state for that
if (terrainIntersectASL [getPosASL _ahead2, getPosASL _ahead3]) then {
_warning = [getMissionPath "sound\far.ogg", _vehicle];
};

// If a higher-priority warning is also true, replace the warning state with the higher one
if (terrainIntersectASL [getPosASL _ahead1, getPosASL _ahead2]) then {
_warning = [getMissionPath "sound\close.ogg", _vehicle];
};

// etc
if (terrainIntersectASL [getPosASL _vehicle, getPosASL _ahead1]) then {
_warning = [getMissionPath "sound\too_close.ogg", _vehicle];
};

// If any warning state has been set, display the warning
if (_warning != "") then {
playSound3D _warning;
};

[hallow mortar]

Yes, or if you really wanted to save on characters like some kind of nerd, _warning would be only the string and the final output would be playSound3D [getMissionPath _warning, _vehicle]; (same effect, just slightly shorter overall)

That being said, playSound3D is not necessarily the best way to have a "cockpit alert" sound. playSound3D sounds don't follow moving objects, they remain at the position the object was at when the sound started. They will also be audible from outside the vehicle, for other players.

You should probably use playSound, just make sure it's only executed where the pilot is local.

[limber panther]

good point, what do you suggest instead?

[limber panther]

thanks for the tip, i'll definitely give it a try, by the way how do i change locality of the play sound depending on who's the pilot? alternatively what about say3D ? does that have the same issue as playsound3D ?

[hallow mortar]

say3D doesn't have the same issue, but it has certain other peculiarities that make it less good for this case than playSound

as for locality...where is this script being executed? Server, all clients, etc.?

[limber panther]

on a noticeboard

oh you mean...

sorry

[open fractal]

frank do you mind if i clean up some of your code as practice

or try to rather

[limber panther]

here you go (it has the old warning script, didn't replace it yet)
https://www.sqfbin.com/afihejuquyihixanipef

[limber panther]

what do you mean by clean up? delete them?

[open fractal]

nah shorten it

[limber panther]

understood, it would be a waste of your time right now, tomorrow i'll finish the final script so i can ping you if you like and you can clean the final version

[hallow mortar]

Okay, so this is already being executed locally to whoever uses the action. If you're certain this person will always be the pilot, locality is fine. If the plane could change pilots, then you would just remoteExec the playSound, using driver _vehicle as the locality parameter

Also, because hideObjectGlobal is server exec, you need to remoteExec it using 2 as the locality parameter or it won't work in multiplayer

[open fractal]

private _aheads = []; 
for "_i" from 0 to 3 do { 
  private _sphere = createVehicle ["Sign_Sphere10cm_F", [0,0]]; 
  _sphere attachTo [_vehicle, [0, 500 + (_i * 200), 0]]; 
  _sphere hideObjectGlobal true; 
  _aheads pushBack _sphere; 
}; 
_aheads params ["_ahead1","_ahead2","_ahead3"];

numbers are wrong hold on

there

[limber panther]

you mean those ```sqf
_ahead1 hideObjectGlobal true;

[hallow mortar]

I can't see what else I could mean

[limber panther]

my bad, you're right, i'm having more scripting projects in my mind at the same time, that's a good idea, i can handle this issue

allright, tomorrow i'll try my best to get that working, thank you for your help @hallow mortar have a good night

[digital jacinth]

is it possible to interfere with the vanilla data link? basically looking for a way to add EW to a mission.
in short, jam the datalink, do not allow sharing of information or targeting even using the rooikat

[west grove]

should be possible to disable datalink via script, no? in which case you would just need to cycle through all vehicles in the area and run it

[digital jacinth]

yeah that is basically the only one i found and if i want to enable them receiving or sending.

was really hophing that you can fiddle around with accuracy and such of the data being sent

[coarse dragon]

_movementdata = <mdata> ; _firingdata = <fdata> ; _sequence = [VehicleName, _movementdata] spawn BIS_fnc_UnitPlay; [VehicleName, _firingdata] spawn BIS_fnc_UnitPlayFiring;

I've been told that Unitplayfiring doesn't work anymore. Does anyone know if this is true

[hollow thistle]

it's not

[coarse dragon]

Ah ok

[stuck inlet]

Hello Everyone, im new here and i have few questions
is it possible to modify Health, Stamina and shield ?

[ebon citrus]

Health and stamina yes... but what is shield?

[stuck inlet]

resistance, damage taken

[warm hedge]

Isn't that health aka?

[stuck inlet]

hmm kinda but not really 🙂

[winter rose]

aka stronger armor

[stuck inlet]

Maybe in Arma its the same, but in other games its not

[ebon citrus]

Only with configs

[stuck inlet]

True

[ebon citrus]

I dont think you can change armor values in script

You can intercept incoming damage with eventhandlers

But i advice against that if youre worried about cheating

[stuck inlet]

👍

[warm hedge]

Guess HandleDamage can handle both health and shield, you call?

[stuck inlet]

what if i wanted to hire someone to develop scripts / mods ? does it work this way here ?

[ebon citrus]

Yep, handleDamage is real handy

[warm hedge]

#creators_recruiting would work

[ebon citrus]

But also gives me the creeps of allowing clients to dictate how much damage they take

[stuck inlet]

i am working on a project / platform, this platform allows you to connect any health devices such as fitbit, apple watch, etc ..
the platform will take your daily sports activities ,and reward you in video games by enhancing your character attributes . like enhancing speed, stamina, health etc

[warm hedge]

I honestly don't think using Arma 3 is a good idea for this ambitious idea

[stuck inlet]

thats why im asking as im trying to add as much games as i can ..
its going to be free, trying to help people adapt to a healthier lifestyle and help fighting gaming addiction and disorder by using games itself
however, its a new technology i am developing and trying

[ebon citrus]

Feels like you'd need either the C or Python extension for that

And those arent really super mp compatible

[stuck inlet]

i have other games onboarded , trying to expand the options

[ebon citrus]

The problem is that each server would have to run your script

For it to take effect

Otherwise you'd have servers that dont and servers that do

And i'd say that most dont

[stuck inlet]

for now i will run it on my own servers if i find the right developers, later on these scripts will be available for anyone to use

[ebon citrus]

And what is stopping people from spoofing their physical activity for ingame gains

[stuck inlet]

thats part of the test 🙂
however we use a combination of metrics in the devices that makes it harder to spoof.

[ebon citrus]

Where do you source the data from?

[stuck inlet]

From wearables manufacturer themselves, like from Apple's and Fitbit cloud.

[ebon citrus]

From their clouds, not the device itself?

[stuck inlet]

i'd really appreciate any suggestion to make my search for a dev easier

[ebon citrus]

#creators_recruiting

Look in the pinned messages for a template

[stuck inlet]

the device sends data to user profile on the cloud ,, the data is processed on the cloud, then we import it and re-structure the data

[stuck inlet]

thank you Nica ! 😄

[ebon citrus]

Dont thank me, Polpox already told you

[stuck inlet]

Well thank you anyway

[ebon citrus]

Received

[spark turret]

how do i find out what the correct prefix is for a qvar?
QGVAR(openLogistikMenu)
dont know how that works

For ACE this is done automatically through the usage of the GVAR macro family.```
so i need the addon + the component, is this the component then?
```#define COMPONENT ace```

[copper raven]

https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/blob/master/addons/main/script_mod.hpp#L2 https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/blob/master/addons/main/script_macros_common.hpp#L54 https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/blob/master/addons/main/script_macros_common.hpp#L891-L894

(this also applies for ace)

[spark turret]

aaah thank you 👍

is the whole QVAR ordeal a CBA macro or something else?

[ebon citrus]

yeah, it's not vanilla behaviour

[spark turret]

i want to define a list of "whitelisted" player(slots), that will on JIP get added an ace action for an arsenal

but i cant figure out how to properly do that, the player objects dont exist until they have joined.

if i save an array of whitelisted playerobjects to a variable, its saved as [any,any,..].

[ebon citrus]

how are you "saving" it?

[spark turret]

give the units a variable name, and then in the crates init call [player1,player2] call makeMyArsenal;

[ebon citrus]

what does makeMyArsenal do?

[spark turret]

missionNamespace setVariable ["whitelist",_whitelist];
im literally just saving the [player1, player2] array to global, but it turns into [any,any] if the players havent joined

and it doesnt turn back on join either

i set the variable for the player now instead, this setVariable ["isWhitelisted",true], that seems to work

[steel fox]

Adjust your script to call it from the player-object init field.
make the script exit if the player-object (this) isn't local and add the action is it is.

Working with object references to objects that you don't know are going to spawn is bound to get frustrating quickly

[steel fox]

Sorry, didn't see this. glad you found a fix

[spark turret]

still very annoying honestly.

[hollow thistle]

you could store strings in array and use missionNamespace getVariable ["playerN", objNull] and fetch the object when you're checking if the player is one of those.

[coarse dragon]

Can you not get the AI gunners to just fire missles ect when you tell em too without having to use a code

[granite sky]

@coarse dragon forceWeaponFire

and fireAtTarget

[coarse dragon]

I'm not able to get that to work

[granite sky]

what exactly are you trying to use it with?

[copper raven]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Actions#UseMagazine try that then

[tough parrot]

what is the format of frameTime in unitCapture?

[limber panther]

hello, can i ask if i wrote it correctly? ```sqf
[_warning] remoteExec ["playSound", driver _vehicle];

[winter rose]

yes, you can 😄

but it seems correct, yeah

[limber panther]

i have a feeling that i might be missing some " " in there

[hallow mortar]

No, it's correct as it is

[limber panther]

but i'm not sure

great, thank you @hallow mortar and @winter rose 🙂

to our previous conversation, something came to my mind

we were discussing warnings for pilots as they fly the aircraft but what if they land and leave the plane?

in case the plane is landed near terrain ahead, it might trigger the warning, will it keep sounding for the pilot even when he leaves the plane untill someone else gets in as a new pilot or will it silence the alarm when he gets out?

i'll send the script again

https://www.sqfbin.com/xolohagokiyewucopasi

i hope i made the rest of the code correctly

i was wondering about the condition in the while because it returns true as long as the plane is alive

but what if the pilot leaves? will the pilot still hear the warning?

[crude vigil]

Wrap your warnings with isTouchingGround condition.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/isTouchingGround

[limber panther]

that's a good idea, i can put it into those if conditions so it won't break the loop and therefore i don't have to care about reinitializing the loop when pilot gets back in but there's one little problem - isTouchingGround returns true when on the ground but i need it to return true when in the air and false when on the ground

[crude vigil]

Just put it outside, you dont need rest of if conditions to be evaluated if it is touching anyways.
You can get the opposite of the condition simply by applying a "not" or "!" in the beginning.

[limber panther]

you mean put all ifs into one big if with condition if istouchingground _vehicle == false then ... ?

[crude vigil]

yes... and you do not need to == false or == true at all..

if (!(isTouchingGround _vehicle)) then {check warnings};

if it is NOT touching to ground, check warnings.

[limber panther]

looks nice, please stand by

[limber panther]

this way?
https://www.sqfbin.com/apajigecofojukubazug

[crude vigil]

yep looks fine.

[limber panther]

ok thank you, i'll test it in arma 🙂

[fading magnet]

_index1 = player addEventHandler ["Hit", {
    player setDamage 0;
    systemChat "I'm hiiiiit!!!";
}];


_index2 = player addEventHandler ["Killed", { 
    playerPos = getPos player;
    player_className = str typeOf player;
    systemChat playerPos;
    systemChat player_className;
    newUnit = group player createUnit [player_className,playerPos,[],0,"FORM"];
    addSwitchableUnit newUnit;
    SelectPlayer newUnit;
    systemChat "YAY! new life!";
    }];```

I'm writing this code ,which tries to make player invulnerable, as a practice. the first EH works fine but the second one doesn't work at all. I dunno what im doing wrong. :(((

[winter rose]

Just typeOf player, as it is already a string

also, if you are in singleplayer it will trigger the "you are dead" screen unless you add a file in your mission dir

[fading magnet]

I wrote all these lines in a sqf file in mission directory. I'm gonna remove str and see if it works

nope, still won't trigger :'((

[granite sky]

systemChat playerPos needs to be systemChat str playerPos

Still won't work but at least it prints :P

[fading magnet]

Ohh I see, it was an array. Silly me. Thanks 😊

[granite sky]

When you're scripting you should tick "show script errors" in the launcher parameters. That one will show up then.

[coarse dragon]

How does fire at target ment to look like for a AI gunner? Do I need the missle name config

[lucid linden]

Hey guys! Does anybody know how to attach the Offroad Police Lightbar to other vehicles?

[limber panther]

you can't but you can script your own or you can use a mod
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2661398142&searchtext=tts+lights

[lucid linden]

Oh wait

I think I'm in the wrong channel

[lucid linden]

Thanks anyways! :D

[limber panther]

np

Can i ask for a help? the script doesn't work - i can not hear those warning sounds (playSound) but the hint shows up fine 😕 any idea what could have gone wrong? (i did place those sounds in mission file and i did define them in cfg sounds) https://www.sqfbin.com/lajurulitizaloludico

[winter rose]

_vehicle is undefined in this code scope

also, why remoteExec if it is a local script?

but yeah your indentation is all over the place 😬 can't read where is what

so yeah the var may be defined, but idk how where what

[limber panther]

it's meant for multiplayer game

[limber panther]

how come? i tried my best to make it like a tree according to scripts inside another scripts

[limber panther]

how can i define it?

[limber panther]

can i help you get oriented in it?

also if it's caused by undefined variable, why i don't see any error?

[tough trout]

If I wanted to make something sway gently and/or rotate slowly, because it's a heavy item attached by a cable, where would I start?

[austere granite]

setVelocity

[tough parrot]

what does -1#IND mean? I got that result from a math expression.

[granite sky]

It's a NaN. Something like 0/0 or sqrt(-1)

[coarse dragon]

!Alive t1;

why wont this trigger me frigging escape task, when i blow the object t1 up

ive put it into the conditions

[winter rose]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[coarse dragon]

Wrong box?

[distant oyster]

whats t1?

[coarse dragon]

A empty object that blows up

It's some big AA missle thing in SOG

I may or may not have forgot to select. All playable units

[tough parrot]

With problems like that you need to log or systemchat every step in the procedure to see where it is going wrong.

[coarse dragon]

Yep

I forgot to set the tasks to all playable units

I'd be a terrible game designer

[tough parrot]

Everyone does that. You just need good error detection procedure.

[coarse dragon]

Hmm how to get a dude to join your squad when you reach a trigger?

[tough parrot]

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

[open fractal]

make sure you have brackets around the unit since join takes an array

[_unit] join (group player);

[coarse dragon]

😩

[open fractal]

?

[coarse dragon]

I probably done it wrong

[open fractal]

it should work as long as the trigger is firing and _unit is the variable for the unit you want to join the player's squad

[coarse dragon]

OK me play. I gave SQ1. I gave the guy Who I wanna join SQ2

Think it works actually

.
Holy shit. It worked

I done a thing with minimal help.

[solid ocean]

question for you all

how do i force a face onto a player slot

i.e.

[ebon citrus]

so satisfying getting back into extDB3

[hallow mortar]

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

[solid ocean]

ty do you know if this works for multiplayer?

[bitter jewel]

all the ai in my group seem to be stuck, they wont move or change pose regardless of what i command them to do, they will just rotate around. can i somehow "reset" their ai?

[hallow mortar]

Read the page in full

[granite sky]

@bitter jewel That sounds like disableAI "PATH".

Unless your entire group is somehow in a building that they don't know how to path through.

[bitter jewel]

there might be something wrong with the map actually

its a custom made map

[tough parrot]

I've seen that problem in user maps and randomly in I&A.

[solid ocean]

nvm i managed to find a BI_FNC that did the job 👍

[bitter bough]

[cargo1 addAction ["<t color='#FF0000'>Standard Issue</t>"]];
Might be bad at reading documentation, or could just be a moron
basically just making it so that cargo1 (variable name for cargo container) will have a simple addAction to identify it.
Where'd I go wrong?

Figured it out, apparently you have to have the final element included

[ebon citrus]

The document says (optional) next to the argument if it can be omitted

[bitter bough]

Ah, yes, reading
Helps if I do that more
Thanks!

[open fractal]

why did you put it in brackets?

cargo1 addAction ["<t color='#FF0000'>Standard Issue</t>",{}];

the [] brackets have a specific use in sqf

[bitter bough]

Cause I was being dumb and kept testing various things. Now that I've learned exactly what it's supposed to do I've fixed it on my end

[bitter bough]

Alright, so now my next task is with event handlers which, I'll be honest, I've never messed with.
Using HandleScore
I should be able to run a small script each time a player's score increases correct?

[open fractal]

yeah. only on the server though

[bitter bough]

Now that I look around a bit more, I'm starting to think I should use EntityKilled

Also that's fine, I run missions on a dedicated box.

[open fractal]

dedicated box
that's not relevant, server is the machine hosting the mission regardless of whether it's dedicated or not

When you're scripting for multiplayer executing on the server just means the script is running on the host/dedicated server's end

[bitter bough]

Ah, right, I forget that with locality and whatnot

[pseudo chasm]

So I have text fields a player has to fill out, how can I convert those text fields into something like:

CAS, this is <player name>, standby for 6-line.
My position <player grid>.
Direction to target <bearing>.
Distance to target from my position <distance>.
Target description <description>
Mark type <mark type>.
Additional info <remarks>

[open fractal]

What do you mean by this?

[pseudo chasm]

I have text fields player types in. I want to turn those inputs into a generated global hint

[open fractal]

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

this will generate a string using variables if that's what you're looking for

[pseudo chasm]

So would i replace this

format ["Player:%1, player's side:%2", player, side player];

With this"

format ["CAS, this is %1, standby for 6-line. My position %2.", player_name, player_grid];

?

for the

player, side player

im not sure what to replace that with

[open fractal]

how are you doing the inputs?

[ebon citrus]

With your string inputs

Actually, it seems format takes anything as input

So go wild

[ebon citrus]

Where are the text fields? Dialog?

If theyre controls in a dialog, this should suffice for retrieving the text
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlText

[open fractal]

I'd just make a local function to create a structured text (for line breaks, maybe color coding as well) string with format and then remotexec hint

that seems like it'd be the least fuss

oh looks like you can just use \n for line breaks without structured text

even better

[ebon citrus]

hintSilent

Hate that bing sound

[open fractal]

i like the funny little sound

sue me

[ebon citrus]

I will

[pseudo chasm]

Sorry for the delay. testing now

[ebon citrus]

That sound is a violation of the Article 35 of Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions

More accurately

"the use of weapons (...) of such a nature as to cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering is prohibited"```

[pseudo chasm]

SO:

format ["CAS, this is %1, standby for 6-line. My position %2.", ctrlText idc#, ctrlText idc#];

?

[ebon citrus]

Not even close

Read the docs

[pseudo chasm]

[ebon citrus]

Dont jsut paste code wherever

[pseudo chasm]

Am confused

[ebon citrus]

Answer this question

[pseudo chasm]

Theyre in a dialog, yes.

[ebon citrus]

Then get the idc

And slap it where you have the idc#

[pseudo chasm]

then that was right

[ebon citrus]

And make sure this script executes when the dialog is still active

If you locse the dialog and then run the script, you will cause a big booboo

[pseudo chasm]

Can you show me an example, because i'm not understanding

[ebon citrus]

Not with the idc# it wasnt

[ebon citrus]

No

I am in bed, it is 6am and i am tired

Just bind it as an action to a button or something

[pseudo chasm]

So i'm trying to do this with onButtonClick = so what am I using after that to display it in a hint?

[ebon citrus]

The idc is the idc you define the controls with

[ebon citrus]

Assign the return from the format to a variable and feed it to a hint-command as the argument

[pseudo chasm]

ok, so how to I make the format to assign the variables?

That's where i'm stuck

[open fractal]

_myVariable = format [...];

[pseudo chasm]

and this is after onButtonClick?

[ebon citrus]

[pseudo chasm]

[open fractal]

how are you making the dialog

[pseudo chasm]

in a dialog.hpp file

[open fractal]

can't you tell it to call a function in that config?

i dont know gui stuff

[pseudo chasm]

idk i havent used sqf in 4 years

[ebon citrus]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/User_Interface_Event_Handlers#Defining_events

Read that

[pseudo chasm]

still confused- if not more

[ebon citrus]

Notice that if you assign your events in script, the "on" part of the EH name is left out

[ebon citrus]

Sucks to be you

The biki is the bible

It goves youa full example

Study it

🐒

[pseudo chasm]

For keystrokes, yeah

[ebon citrus]

Monkey it

[pseudo chasm]

I'm not trying to do aynthing with keystrokes

onButtonClick = ???????????

[ebon citrus]

Read the docs

The event property value (string) is executed as a line of code. 
An example line (this would be put within a control or dialog class): 

onMouseDown = "hint str _this"; 

Try it

You can only fail so hard

Modding Arma is like a roquelite

[pseudo chasm]

Limited time.

[ebon citrus]

You hit your head against the wall until one or the other breaks

[ebon citrus]

What, are you speedrunning Arma modding?

[pseudo chasm]

so it would be

onButtonClick = "TEXT _dialogClass TEXT _dialogClass2"
```?

[ebon citrus]

[pseudo chasm]

i'm fucking trying ok lol

[ebon citrus]

And im sweating

Give me the idc's of your controls

[pseudo chasm]

100-106

[ebon citrus]

That's 7 numbers

I want 2

[pseudo chasm]

100 101

[ebon citrus]

onButtonClick = 
"
private _txt = format ["CAS, this is %1, standby for 6-line. My position %2.", ctrlText 100, ctrlText 101];
hintSilent _txt;
";

Have fun

[pseudo chasm]

._. I was close though

[ebon citrus]

Lead is close to gold, yet they are nothing alike

[pseudo chasm]

_ encountered instead of =

[ebon citrus]

It needs to be one-line

No linefeeds

Im not doing that on the phone

Fix it yourself

[pseudo chasm]

I put it on one line and same error

onButtonClick = "private _txt = format ["CAS, this is %1, standby for 6-line. My position %2.", ctrlText 100, ctrlText 101]; hintSilent _txt;";

[ebon citrus]

Please read your code

[pseudo chasm]

lmao

after fixing that same error

[warm hedge]

You cannot use " in "

Also wut why you put two onButtonClick

[ebon citrus]

Oh yeah

Double quotes

onButtonClick = 
"
private _txt = format ['CAS, this is %1, standby for 6-line. My position %2.', ctrlText 100, ctrlText 101];
hintSilent _txt;
";

[warm hedge]

String in string must be done by different quotation mark

[ebon citrus]

Or double quotes

"string ""in"" string"

[warm hedge]

Shouldn't we call double double quotes?

[ebon citrus]

But i prefer inverted comma or whatever you call it

[pseudo chasm]

omg I did it all by myself

thank you @ebon citrus

[ebon citrus]

Quotdruples?

[ebon citrus]

We were all there one day

[still forum]

Quadro quotes

Nvidia Quadro Quotes 12090 Ti

[wet shadow]

So a question concerning manipulating a curator module. My aim is to have a curator who cannot place down any units but is free to move curator camera around the map. Should be simple enough enough with the following commands (omitting other restrictions for the sake of brevity):

_module addCuratorEditingArea [4,[0,0,0],0];
    _module addCuratorCameraArea [11,[worldSize/2, worldSize/2,0],worldSize];

My current problem is that while this allows 'flying around' with the curator camera in 3d world without any restrictions, (using middle mouse click) setting curator camera position via the map screen seems to be governed by the editing area.

Is this WAD, am I missing something and/or has anyone tried any workarounds?

[nocturne garden]

Hi guys, i have a string from a config file which has parentheses in it, how can i get rid of them?

the string looks like _str = '"test"'

[acoustic abyss]

Have you tried https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/str ?

[copper raven]

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

you can also use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/select if you know the exact lengths

[still forum]

Just checked this.
That can only happen if a player goes back to role selection, and then joins back into the game. He will rejoin with the same ID
But he will also stay the same player

[ebon citrus]

will get back to this later

[kindred zephyr]

quadruple quotes

[hallow mortar]

• if you don't want them to interact why not use Virtual Spectator instead of Zeus?
• if you want an unrestricted camera, just don't use addCuratorCameraArea, instead of faffing around setting it to be the entire map

[vague geode]

I found the following in my logs a couple of time but everything is seemingly still working just fine. Does anyone have an idea what this log-entry could mean and how I could avoid whatever is causing it?

2022/03/30, 17:29:03  ➥ Context: Trigger "OnActivate" name "1707947: <no shape>" at [12700.000000,8.379982,3300.000000]

Thanks in advance.

[granite sky]

You need the lines before that. That's just the context, not the actual error.

[quick peak]

hey is it possible to make something like deep snow or something? what i mean is lowering lower body parts animation speed an, maybe, lowering player model a bit into ground? but thats not possible i think

[west grove]

nop

if one wants to go very hacky, it might be possible to read current surface texture and then replace animations. but i doubt this is going to look nice

[quick peak]

i mean i was thinking about setAnimSpeedCoef if player is not on the road or building

not perfect solution but should work

[livid wraith]

how would one get the player unit based on remoteExecutedOwner, if even possible ?

might be easier to just supply that with the RE ?

[copper raven]

might be easier to just supply that with the RE ?
if you can do that, then yes

otherwise, yes it is possible, but only on the server machine, or well, on clients too, but it would add overhead etc

[livid wraith]

this will execute on server, yes, and not a big issue supplying the calling unit ....

but for prosperity, how would you translate machineId to a the player unit that made the call ?

[granite sky]

allPlayers + clientOwner, search

[night grove]

Is there a way to set what a curator (zeus) has selected? We have curatorSelected to retrieve the current selection but is there a way to select something?

[granite sky]

There's an event handler, curatorSelectedChanged.

err, curatorGroupSelectionChanged and curatorObjectSelectionChanged

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

Ah never mind, need more sleep.

[ebon citrus]

Holy phuck, does anyone know extdb3 here?

ok, so i have an sql command which WORKS as an sql command if i query it directly, but extdb3 just tells me it's invalid

[pseudo chasm]

So if i'm trying to get a players grid number and bearing, how would i get it to display in a text field? I currently have:

onButtonClick = "ctrlSetText [101, PlayerGridNumber player];";

[ebon citrus]

quotes

[ebon citrus]

mapGridPosition player

[pseudo chasm]

What about bearing?

[ebon citrus]

getDir player

[pseudo chasm]

Awesome thank youuu

[ebon citrus]

no worries

why is regexReplace weird?

'"' regexReplace ['"', '""'];```
returns 
```""""""```

makes no sense

'1' regexReplace ['1', '11'];```
returns
```"11"```

so like this

'"' regexReplace ['."', '""'];```

[ebon citrus]

no, not like this

ok, so i run sqf '"strong"' regexReplace ['"', '""'];
and i expect
""strong""
but i get """""strong"""""

heh

so the solution is

'"strong"' regexReplace ['"', '"'];```

that makes no sense what so ever... but ok

never mind, it's Advanced developer tools

that's causing the weird results

[fair drum]

@little raptor shots fired!

[ebon citrus]

[sudden yacht]

How can remote Exec and teleport all players to a specific object that has a variable name? "LocationOne'? How is that formated?

[fair drum]

you don't necessarily have to remote execute anything, you can do it all on the server

[fair drum]

if (isServer) then {
    allPlayers apply {
        _x setPosATL getPosATL locationOne
    };
};

[sudden yacht]

TY

[tough abyss]

!code

[wicked roost]

How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";

[tough abyss]

wasnt directed at anyone just trying something

[ashen hawk]

hi all, i've been struggling with this for a bit now, but how do I execute a code that works in MP when you put a pistol in a crate?

i'd like to have an effect that detects the one desired pistol and then executes the code

[mortal saffron]

can someone help me to create a lock vehicle script to stop a west player from entering an east vehicle, so far the folowing works in the editor but is unreliable when on a dedicated server.

this addEventHandler ["GetIn", { _unit = _this select 2; if (side _unit != west) then { _veh = _this select 0; _fuel = fuel _veh; _veh setFuel 0; _unit action ["eject", _veh]; [_unit,_veh,_fuel] spawn { waitUntil {sleep 1; vehicle (_this select 0) == (_this select 0)}; (_this select 1) setFuel (_this select 2); }; }; };];

I have placed this in the vehicle init and its unreliable

[little raptor]

Wat? What does it have to do with my mod?

[little raptor]

Not related to my mod

[still forum]

That is correct.

[still forum]

You are stringifying the result string so blep
'"' stringified is '""'

[tough abyss]

ive asked this before but had a hard disk failure with my script folder on it what is the command to find positions on a normal infantry person like eyepos etc?

[pulsar bluff]

selectionPosition

[tough abyss]

thanks and also thank you for making invade and annex

[lime frigate]

So I'm trying to add an action to a supply box created by the SupportProvider_Virtual_Drop module to open ACE Arsenal for a mission that is running on a dedicated server. The support modules all seem to be working, I can call in a supply drop and have it land where I call it etc. However, when trying to implement the code provided below in the Crate init: field, the supply drop doesn't have the added action.

{_this addAction["<t color='#FFFFFF'>Open Ace Arsenal</t>"} [arsenalBase, player] call ace_arsenal_fnc_openBox},nil,10,true,false];} remoteExec ["call", -2];

I have a supply box with the ACE arsenal items I want to be made available called arsenalBase which is being accessed by the action put onto other items using the above code. I'm confident the code should work as intended as I have a second supply box called testBase, and using advanced developer tools (linked below) whilst in the mission on the server, I can run the above code with testBase instead of _this and it adds the action which allows the player to open ACE arsenal with the items present in arsenalBase available to them. However, putting the code into the Crate init: field with _this instead, the supply drop doesn't have the action.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2369477168&searchtext=advanced+developer

Additionally, to ensure that the Crate init: field is being called, I have tried using the below code instead which worked fine and as intended, removing all items from the crate.

clearWeaponCargoGlobal _this;
clearMagazineCargoGlobal _this;
clearItemCargoGlobal _this;
clearBackpackCargoGlobal _this;

I know that the addAction command is usually ignored on dedicated servers, however I'm attempting to use remoteExec to execute the code, the -2 flag indicating that it should be run on all client machines but not the server. And again, this works fine on testBase when using the advanced developer tools on the dedicated server with other people also being able to see and use the action.

Any advice is appreciated. 🙂

[little raptor]

_this is not defined

don't remoteExec "call". Just remoteExec "addAction"

Or if you want to remoteExec call, you must use the binary syntax and pass the box as argument (_this)

But that's slow and not recommended

[lime frigate]

I may be misunderstanding your meaning but in the editor, the tooltip for the Crate init: field states Code executed upon crate spawn (affected crate: _this). and again the codes to clear the inventory which also reference _this all work.

[little raptor]

When you remoteExec it _this is no longer defined

[lime frigate]

oh shit that actually kinda makes sense

[little raptor]

You've put it in a code

It's not "processed" anymore

Except where the code is executed, which is not "there"

[lime frigate]

that's fair, sorry I'm kinda new to this and at this point have spent over 20 hours trying to feel my way through the dark debugging this aha

[little raptor]

It's ok. Like I said just remoteExec addAction instead

See the pinned messages for examples

There's one for addAction

[lime frigate]

so would I be able to just get rid of the _this, or do I need to somehow assign the crate a variable name when it's created, which I then use to refer to it in the script being remotely executed?

[little raptor]

If you write it like I said _this is already defined
I would show you but I'm currently on mobile so...

[_this, ["<t color='#FFFFFF'>Open Ace Arsenal</t>", { [arsenalBase, player] call ace_arsenal_fnc_openBox},nil,10,true,false]] remoteExec ["addAction", -2];

Took me forever to type...

Also your brackets were wrong as I just noticed...

[lime frigate]

absolute king shit thank you aha

holy shit it worked, thank you so much 😄 I appreciate it, and the time you took, thanks!

[fleet sand]

Hi guys so i am messing with a wind a bit in arma 3 with Ace mod on and this is the script that i have for just showing the direction of the wind.

[] spawn {
    _arrow = createVehicle["Sign_Arrow_Direction_F", position player];
    while {true} do {
    _arrow setDir windDir;
    sleep 0.01;
    };
};``` But as soon i try to change direction of a wind with SetWindDir the wind just resets to initial position. Also when i am trying to change wind direction in zeus also resets to initial position is there any reason why is this happening ?

[copper raven]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setWindDir is server only command

[coarse dragon]

Is there a code to get Aircraft to fly at a fixed altitude for a low flying flypast?

[copper raven]

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

[coarse dragon]

Thank you kindly

[fleet sand]

Yea i am executing setwindDir server side the arrow changes position for a second and then it returns back imidietly also when i am trying to change direction of a wind in zeus i am unable to change it just resets to initial direction that was at mission start.

[little raptor]

Use setWind instead

Also afaik you also need forceWeather or whatever it was called

[little raptor]

forceWeatherChange

[fleet sand]

setwind[100,10,false];
forceWeatherChange; i am executing this arrow changes direction for a second and returns back to initail position again.

[little raptor]

See the wiki page on forceWeatherChange
It explains why

[ebon citrus]

That's interesting because Advanced developer tools and the actual output are different on this one

[fleet sand]

To prevent the engine from overwriting custom weather settings, enable the Manual Control settings in Eden Editor's intel section. This is what says in wiki and manual settings are enabled in Eden and wind is still reseting to inital direction when mission started.

[little raptor]

Do you use mods?

Mods such as ace change the weather themselves

[fleet sand]

Yes i do. Ace CBA and Zeus Enhanced but ace_weather_enabled and ace_weather_windSimulations are disabled in addonOptions.

[granite sky]

Is this problem specific to running with a DS or could you also replicate in localhost and/or SP?

[little raptor]

How do you get the "actual output"?

[ebon citrus]

Diag_log

[little raptor]

That prints the actual string

I show the stringified string
That's why there are more quotes

[ebon citrus]

It's going to be missing the outer msot quotes

[ebon citrus]

Explain this

How is that "stringified"

That's inconsistent behaviour

[little raptor]

Str any text having "" and you'll see

[granite sky]

" escapes to "", + outer quotes, I guess

So "" -> """"""

[ebon citrus]

Right, so it clnverts the single quotes to double quotes to escape the single quotes

I'd rather it didnt, but that makes it fair

My opinion doesnt matter

[winter rose]

same between hint "test", will display test
but "test" in debug console will output "test" 🙂

[little raptor]

That's the vanilla behavior. Test in vanilla debug console

If it's different from mine I'll fix it

Otherwise it's not related to my mod

[ebon citrus]

It probably is, i dont use the vanilla debug console because Advanced developer tools is arquably better

I wish it didnt stringify strings, is all im saying

But only for this very minor small thing

[little raptor]

You can use the text command

[ebon citrus]

Maybe a tick box to enable/disable stringify the tesult

[little raptor]

It removes the outer ""

[ebon citrus]

Give me a sec, i'll take a look at this

Yeah, youre right

Looks reasonable for the task

I'll need to test it in-game but it looks fine

Wait... how come it needs to escape double double quotes when stringifying?

Shouldnt """strong""" be correct already?

Like display that instead?

If my string is ""strong""

Then shouodnt it be fine to just clap quotes around that?

[granite sky]

nah, because that would print as "strong" if you put quotes around it.

[ebon citrus]

I'm probably having a small brain moment here, but i dont see how that's in any way relevant

It shouldnt matter what it prints as

The data structure should be retained if possible

And it should be possible

I dont get it

Well, it is what it is

[granite sky]

It's a reversible conversion, right. Stringify: Escape everything that needs escaping, then add double quotes. De-stringify: Remove double quotes and then de-escape.

[still forum]

The string
"test"
is printed as
"""test"""
if you print it as string type, because it converts it to a string in order to display it correctly

if you write _var = """test"""
Then _var will contain the string "test"

[ebon citrus]

Ok, but why do existing double quotes need to be escaped again?

[still forum]

so they are correctly turned back when you do _var = """test"""

[little raptor]

Like I said, I str the result, regardless of what it is (object, array, number, string, etc.)
If it's a string it'll be converted to string again, so " should be escaped

[ebon citrus]

Im not critizising ADT, im just wondering why they need to be escaped agaim

Despite being already escaped

[little raptor]

I know. I'm trying to explain the escaping
If you don't escape them, the string will become "unclosed". You can write it out in a text editor that supports syntax highlighting and see what happens

[granite sky]

Consider that someone might actually want to have a double quote inside a string for some goddamned reason :P

[ebon citrus]

extDB3

[granite sky]

And you want stringify + de-stringify to preserve that.

[ebon citrus]

Regularly need it for the nightmare that is the loadout array

Nah, i wanted to edit all the single double wuotes to double double quotes

And i got confused by the results given by the debug console

Since they dont match what i was getting as output from the extdb3 log and diag log

[granite sky]

I mean if someone wanted to preserve a double double quote.

[ebon citrus]

Then it would become a triple double quote

It you stringify it

I dont understand whya double double quote becomes a quadrupple double quote

[granite sky]

because escaping is per-character.

[ebon citrus]

I dont get it

From both software standpoint and infirmational value, this seems like a load of unnecessary bs to me. But it is what it is. I dont need to dwell into it further

[cold pebble]

Quick question for anyone

If I:

[localize "STR_DT_Group_Disbanded"] remoteExecCall ["hint",_group];

Thats gonna localize it to whoever is sending the message, not to the person receiving?

[patent lava]

Most likely 👀

[winter rose]

nope

the localize will happen on the sender's machine

[cold pebble]

Surely then its yes to the question, but answers it either way 😛

So I have to make a function just to localise a hint on a receivers machine, yey

[winter rose]

yep
DOM_fnc_hint

params [["_string", "", [""]]];
hint (_string call BIS_fnc_localize);

[fair drum]

Just woke up. Still need help with this?

[fair drum]

still need help with this?

[wet geode]

Is there a way to attach stuff to a heli with the AI still being able to fly it?

[fluid wolf]

should still be able to use Attachto, no?

or does that break the AI's ability to see pathing

[calm charm]

Anyone an idea for making street names? Like you drive through the city and get an info "you are now on road ..."

[kindred zephyr]

LOL

[steel fox]

AttachTo. They will ignore what every you attach.

[wet geode]

That's the thing they just fly up and up and up.
They think that the attached objects are the new ground level but they can't out climb it.

[steel fox]

Ah. I assumed you were attaching a small object or something. What are you trying to attach?

[granite sky]

hideObject might work but not necessarily useful.

disableSimulation maybe worth trying

but they're probably doing a raycast at the ground and I don't think that'd care about disableSimulation.

[calm charm]

an update: I need a method to get all roads connected to each other but it should end when there is an intersection

[coarse dragon]

hey umm

[bomber, BLU-1/B 750lb Napalm, 6] call VN_ms_fnc_dropOrdnance

any tips on fixing?

[ashen hawk]

I figured it out, thanks :)

[open fractal]

classnames are always gonna be strings

[coarse dragon]

fixed it

[bomber, BLU-1/B750lbNapalm, 6] call VN_ms_fnc_dropOrdnance;

[open fractal]

well no

[coarse dragon]

but it works

[open fractal]

[coarse dragon]

tested it works great

[open fractal]

do you have a link to the docs for that function

[coarse dragon]

no someone gave me it

[open fractal]

I don’t understand how that works without quotes

[coarse dragon]

[]?

[open fractal]

no I’m confused why the second argument works

[coarse dragon]

turns out it doesnt drop the bombs from the jet. they just appear in a nice line lol

[open fractal]

Oh well there it is

[open fractal]

Put quotes around the second argument

[coarse dragon]

still need a jet tho

[open fractal]

Wait it drops the right bomb?

[coarse dragon]

yea napalm

6 of them

the jet poops them out, but looks like it doesnt use its own bombs

[open fractal]

that’s probably what the function is for

you don’t need a SOGPF function to have a jet drop its own bombs

[coarse dragon]

well its easy so im happy lol

[granite sky]

Function probably has a default, so it does the same thing as [bomber, nil, 6]

Although I'm a bit surprised SQF gets past the / without dying :P

[coarse dragon]

Well I tried it with 100 bombs and it worked aswell lol

[open fractal]

he’s saying it’s probably not seeing what you’re inputting for the bomb and instead defaulting to what might be the same bomb

which is the only thing that makes sense here in my mind

if you don’t put quotes around the classname it’s an undefined variable

[coarse dragon]

Na I tried napalm and a jet with daisy cutters aswell

[open fractal]

Have you tried something that’s not napalm

what happens if you just write nil

[open fractal]

like this

I’ll bet it’ll still be napalm

[hollow thistle]

Default is snake eyes or napalm, randomly selected.

[coarse dragon]

Just looked like bombs. But haven't used snake eyes so dunno what it looks like

[hollow thistle]

And yeah, no way BLU-1/B750lbNapalm works as expected.

It's basicaly variable BLU minus 1 divided by variable B750lbNapalm

so... nil

[coarse dragon]

Must have got lucky with it selecting napalm my 1st try lol

[hollow thistle]

[bomber, ["vn_bomb_500_blu1b_fb_ammo"], 6] call vn_ms_fnc_dropOrdnance;

should work

[coarse dragon]

yea me copied wrong name for it lol

[hollow thistle]

You also haven't passed it as a string, actually the function expects an array of strings.

[coarse dragon]

hmmm do missles work for that aswell

[hollow thistle]

Not really, it spawns the ammo with downwards velocity.

I guess it will work but it's kinda not expected for missiles to shoot straight down.

[coarse dragon]

ah well

[hollow thistle]

That function was quick and lazy attempt to have some sort of reliable bombing. But it does not look very good.

[coarse dragon]

i think its fine for bombs

[hollow thistle]

There's also vn_ms_fnc_casAirstrike

[coarse dragon]

now i dont have to use Unitcapture for all me stuff

[hollow thistle]

which uses that function to bomb stuff but it spawns the plane for you.

[coarse dragon]

oh my

wait where would i put that then if i dont spawn a bomber

[hollow thistle]

Somewhere where you trigger the bombing run.
Depends on how you script your missions, could be trigger, FSM, some scheduled script waiting for something...

[coarse dragon]

oh i just put that code in the jets Move waypoint lol

Thanks for the Help AF, you have saved me 900 hours of unit capture lol

[hollow thistle]

AF is just my clan tag, lol. You're welcome.

[coarse dragon]

How big does Movedata in Unit capture need to be before it could cause problems?

🤔

[distant oyster]

the first limt that comes to mind is the 10,000,000 elements limit

for an arma array

[open fractal]

I think you'll only have issues if you try to call the function globally

[coarse dragon]

1,456 KB is the size

of the file

[open fractal]

I think the largest unitcapture array I've had was 500 KB but that worked just fine

what are you doing to require that much data?

also, are you 100% certain you are only calling the function server-side?

[coarse dragon]

A long ass helicopter ride

[open fractal]

is there anything special happening beyond take-off and landing?

because you can, for example, have the ai fly itself for a while and then have unitplay take over

not that it's strictly necessary, it'll just save you some time getting the unitcapture right

and cut down on the file size

[coarse dragon]

Hmm I don't trust the AI

[severe ravine]

Can anyone give me tips on how to find the paths for playing sounds? I want to play a built in sound from Arma from here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\Addons\sounds_f_characters.pbo\human-sfx\P02\Breath_Aiming_1.wss

I'm calling it with:

playSound3D ["A3\sounds_f_characters\human-sfx\P02\Breath_Aiming_1.wss", player]

I get the error that it cannot find the sound file. I've tried the examples from the wiki and they fail the same way.

[open fractal]

have you tried removing .pbo

oh my bad

you did

no wait

you did not

[severe ravine]

Typo on my part, yes I did it without .pbo and without .wss

Well I tried it with and without to be honest

I also tried @A3 for the start

[open fractal]

I've tried the examples from the wiki and they fail the same way.
do you have an example

[severe ravine]

Sure, I can get a screen capture of my test trigger and the error

[distant oyster]

\a3\sounds_f\characters\human-sfx\P02\Breath_Aiming_1.wss

the PBOPREFIX determines the path of the addon

[open fractal]

just slapped that in the console and that works for me