arma3_scripting

[little raptor]

SRD_FNC_CHATLOG] remoteEXEC ["SPAWN"
wat? why do you remoteExec spawn when you already have a function?

just remoteExec the function

getpos

[thisTrigger,thisList] call _onAct;
_onAct is not defined

_thisList
_thisTrigger

not defined in AAFRB1Action_1

also AAFRB1Action_1 is a local function. no need to use a global var for it

[rough summit]

Is it possible to somehow disable the ability to aim missiles at vehicles?

[coarse dragon]

class CfgSounds
{

    class bigmixDAY
    {
      name = "bigmixDAY";
      sound[] = {"sounds\bigmixDAY.ogg", 3,1};
      titles[] = {0,""};
    };
    class fallback
    {
      name = "clu_falling_back";
      sound[] = {"clu_falling_back.ogg", 4,1};
      titles[] = {0,""};
    };
    class halftrack
    {
      name = "clu_watch_out_halftracks";
      sound[] = {"sounds\clu_watch_out_halftracks.ogg", 4,1};
      titles[] = {0,""};
    };
};

is this correct?

the fallback one doesnt work. but halftrack plays before it (if that matters)

[coarse dragon]

the bottom one doesnt seem to be working

[manic sigil]

Ugh, I posted an incomplete version, I was mucking around a lot with it.

AAFRB1Action_1 did have a params ["_thisTrigger","_thisList"] line, missed it in the posted version. Similar with NearestEntities, though now I'm wondering if I did make that mistake in my other models - my functioning version uses the correct nearEntities :x

I've been remoteExecing my chatlog function because that was the only way I'd been able to get it to work, but you're right - now I have it properly registered, I should see about cleaning that up. A big problem I had was with MP compatibility, and remoteexecing it to every machine at least solved that, if bluntly.

Wouldn't _onAct be AAFRB1Action_1? It's the third params list, and third in the called array.

And yeah - everything in AAFRB1Action_1 would be changed up if I could get this working, since the additional trigger would use the same IntelTrg function.

[little raptor]

A big problem I had was with MP compatibility, and remoteexecing it to every machine at least solved that, if bluntly.
I didn't say don't remoteExec it

I said remoteExec the function

not spawn

Wouldn't _onAct be AAFRB1Action_1?

no

it's not defined

the trigger statement is being executed elsewhere

not in the current scope

it doesn't see your local vars

[little raptor]

I don't get it. which one doesn't work? the middle or bottom one?
the config itself looks correct. but your paths may not be

[coarse dragon]

the bottom one wont play

[little raptor]

it looks correct

if your path is correct too it should work

[drifting portal]

try restarting the game

should
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#HitPart
be added to all players if they are all going to shoot at a single object?

[little raptor]

While you can add "HitPart" handler to a remote unit, the respective addEventHandler command must be executed on the shooter's PC and will only fire on shooter's PC as well. The event will not fire if the shooter is not local

yes

[drifting portal]

so I should remote execute spawn it correct?

[little raptor]

wat?

just add the EH to all PCs

[drifting portal]

[[], {
//EH
}]remoteexec ["spawn",0];
```?

I'm spawning it because I will also add other EHs

[little raptor]

if you're going to do that:

[_obj, ["HitPart", {myEHCode}]] remoteExec ["addEventHandler", 0];

but just make a function instead

[drifting portal]

I will only spawn it once, is a function needed in this case?

[little raptor]

if you don't make a function you'll be broadcasting the whole code

which is slow

[drifting portal]

oh, thing is I'm doing it on public zeus

its not a "mission" set up

[coarse dragon]

i swapped the sounds around, and they both worked. but for some reason that bottom one will not play 😦

[little raptor]

wdym swapped them around? swapped what?

[coarse dragon]

the names of the sounds. i added bottom to middle and vis versa

[somber gulch]

does anybody know how to spawn 20-30 troops with a trigger, im making an open world campaign and I want an abush to happen on base after returning

[little raptor]

in that case it's fine. but I don't think they allow you to remoteExec call and spawn.

[little raptor]

name doesn't matter

[drifting portal]

in some cases they do

[little raptor]

you can use BIS_fnc_spawnGroup

[coarse dragon]

 class halftrack
    {
      name = "clu_watch_out_halftracks";
      sound[] = {"sounds\clu_watch_out_halftracks.ogg", 4,1};
      titles[] = {0,""};
    };
};

it looks fine to me 😦

[little raptor]

well yes

it looks fine

but name doesn't matter

only the class name is important (and the sound itself must be correct ofc)

[coarse dragon]

yea they are fine in the triggers

[fleet sand]

Make sure what ever is in "" where sounds [] is in correct folder and spelled correclty.

[little raptor]

and do you play it as _obj say3D "halftrack"?

[coarse dragon]

no its some guy shouting

[little raptor]

I'm asking how you play it...

[somber gulch]

is it possible to put an MP4/video on screen I had a cool idea for an intro but im unsure on if its possible

[coarse dragon]

playSound "halftrack";

[winter rose]

.ogv is possible, without sound though

[fleet sand]

Yes https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_playVideo

[little raptor]

it should work

[somber gulch]

can I overlap sound with playSound?

[winter rose]

perhaps, but desync may ensue

[somber gulch]

all i want is a neat edited intro over my tutorial

[little raptor]

@coarse dragon DM me your folder setup

[tough abyss]

hey gentlemen and ladies scriptwriters, does anyone have any idea how to force AI b turned on the IRlaser on the rifle not only when it is in ACTION. player action ["IRLaserOn", player]; doesn't work for AI 😦

[little raptor]

AI can only do that in combat mode

[tough abyss]

and it can not be forced, for example in safe mode?

[little raptor]

no, it can only be forced in combat mode

[tough abyss]

OK thank you for your answer

[little raptor]

to force that use enableIRLasers (set the unit to Combat mode first)

unit enableIRLasers true

[tough abyss]

I know. and the player can even be in safe mode but I can't do it in ai. thanks for reply

[proven charm]

oh, maybe that FSM can be fixed to obey the allowCrewInImmobile setting

[little raptor]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

disabling the FSM should fix it too

AI disableAI "FSM"

[proven charm]

ok

I thought there could be another job for the devs 🙂

[granite sky]

I wonder if you can put them in combat mode, turn on the laser, disable FSM then switch them back to safe.

[little raptor]

nope

it only works in combat mode

they disable it in other modes...

[somber gulch]

where are the OGV files?

[little raptor]

nope. didn't fix it 😢

[proven charm]

aw

[somber gulch]

where do I put OGVs to use them with bis_fnc_playvideo

[little raptor]

anywhere in mission folder

[granite sky]

disableAI "all" does keep their lasers on, but even enabling ANIM turns them off again, so that's pretty useless :P

[drifting portal]

Tried that yesterday, nope

Even if you do disableAI "all"

They still jump

[little raptor]

yeah I know

for now I made a ticket:
https://feedback.bistudio.com/T165584

[drifting portal]

That right there is why you are the best boss

[little raptor]

well since you're interested you can subscribe to attract more attention to it 😛

[drifting portal]

already done

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#HitPart
does the _projectile parameter return a live round?

like can I for example teleport it?

[little raptor]

maybe. or maybe not

depends

[drifting portal]

on what?

does it consider the laser a projectile for example?

[little raptor]

what laser?

is there a laser weapon?

[drifting portal]

no I meant laser marker

[little raptor]

no it's not a projectile

[drifting portal]

because I'm confused on what you mean by "depends", so I thought you meant the laser

[little raptor]

no I mean what happens to the projectile

e.g. if the EH triggers by explosions the projectile may already be dead

or if the bullet doesn't pass thru the unit

[drifting portal]

hmm

but a direct hit will return a live round right?

[little raptor]

not sure about this one

[drifting portal]

what I need is a direct hit anyways

[little raptor]

if what I said ^ is correct maybe not

but I guess yes

[drifting portal]

I guess I will just try it then

[little raptor]

I think projectiles die on the next frame

[drifting portal]

in an unscheduled environment it can't catch it before dying?

[little raptor]

it can. that's what I meant

[turbid zenith]

Hello, is there a list or smthing with all the roles and icon units can have? Been trying to look it up, but no "list" of them came up

[little raptor]

you mean like grenadier and stuff?

[turbid zenith]

well like this for example
icon = "iconManAT"; role = "MissileSpecialist"

[little raptor]

well you can write a script to give you all of them

_iconsAndRoles = createHashmap;
toString {
  getNumber (_x >> "scope") == 2 && getText(_x >> "simulation") == "soldier" && {
    _iconsAndRoles set [[getText(_x >> "icon"), getText(_x >> "role")], _x];
  }
} configClasses (configFile >> "CfgVehicles");

[turbid zenith]

oof, I was hoping there was a list somewhere on the wiki already and I am just blind lol

[little raptor]

https://sqfbin.com/xudapoqabelovikuhoqi

list of all vanilla ones

if you just want the icons you can find them in configFile >> "CfgVehicleIcons"

[turbid zenith]

❤️
Thank uu

[runic warren]

Sooo i have a question, but some context is needed.

Im working on a mission where players are doing a training exercise. For the sake of inmersion i'm making them use actual blue magazines, BFAs and that stuff. One mod in particular has dummy blue rockets, which are aesthetic and what im looking for, as they are actual dummies and wont explode.

So far so good, but I want the players to use them against UGVs.

Is there any way of disabling the UGV's simulation when that very specific ammo type hits it? I know it has something to do with eventhandlers but I dont know how I'd go about it.

[little raptor]

I want the players to use them against UGVs.
disabling the UGV's simulation when that very specific ammo type hits it?
I don't get what you mean. do you want the damage or not?

[runic warren]

the rockets deal no damage. All I need is the UGV's simulation to be turned off when the rocket hits it

i figured it would be the easiest way to simulate a kill.

without actually blowing it up

i mean, it would be cool if the turret looked down after getting hit to give players feedback, but its not necessary

[little raptor]

this addEventHandler ["HitPart", {
  params ["_veh"];
  [_veh, false] remoteExec ["enableSimulationGlobal", 2]; 
}];

[runic warren]

wouldnt i need to specify the ammo type somewhere?

as im reading it, that would trigger when it gets hit by anything

I only want to disable the simulation when the actual rocket hits it

[little raptor]

I don't know why you want to disable simulation after it's hit anyway

objects with disabled simulation still take damage

you can just disable it from the start of the game

[runic warren]

what?

okay im not getting the point across

UGVs are protecting certain objectives

since its a training mission I wanted to give them dummy rockets

when the dummy rocket hits the UGV, their simulation gets disabled to simulate a kill

I could do something like remove its ammo and fuel and switch its side to civilian or something like that, but disabling its simulation is faster and simpler, no?

[little raptor]

well you never mentioned this part

[runic warren]

Apologies, I thought it was implied

but yeee

[little raptor]

I imagine the UGV can only be killed by your training rockets too, yes?

[runic warren]

yes

[little raptor]

as in no damage with other projectiles?

[runic warren]

I dont know how effective 5.56 is against vanilla stompers, but I dont think it can knock the turret off anyways

[little raptor]

this addEventHandler ["HandleDamage", {
    params ["_veh", "", "_damage", "", "_projectile"];
      if (typeOf _projectile == "myAmmoClass") then {
        [_veh, false] remoteExec ["enableSimulationGlobal", 2];
        _damage;
      } else {
         0
      };
}];

[runic warren]

thanks!

is there a way of depressing the turret when it gets hit too?

[little raptor]

lockCameraTo

but won't work with simulation disabled

[runic warren]

yeah it would have to fire before the sim gets disabled

[little raptor]

if all you need is pretend the UGV is dead you don't need to disable simulation

[runic warren]

its pretend to a degree

if the sim doesnt get disabled then its gonna rip them a new one 😄

er... or several

i just dont wanna blow it up because 1) I have cool dummy rockets and 2) if I used real ones I'd have to remove enemy infantry cover of the objective

and I dont trust the players not to use "real" rockets against other targets. By forcing them to use dummies I can get away with a lot more stuff

[little raptor]

no

you can just disable their AI

[runic warren]

would that be easier?

[little raptor]

since you want the turret to aim yes

[runic warren]

im gonna try disabling the sim first

[little raptor]

there:

this addEventHandler ["HandleDamage", {
    params ["_veh", "", "_damage", "", "_projectile"];
    if (_projectile == "") then {
        if (simulationEnabled _veh && scriptDone(_veh getVariable ["my_handle", scriptNull])) then {
            {
                _x disableAI "target";
                _x disableAI "autotarget";
                _x disableAI "CHECKVISIBLE";
                _x doWatch objNull;
                private _unit = _x;
                _x targets [] apply {_unit forgetTarget _x};
            } forEach crew _veh;
            _veh lockCameraTo [getPosWorld _veh vectorAdd (_veh weaponDirection (_veh currentWeaponTurret (_veh unitTurret gunner _veh)) vectorMultiply 10 vectorAdd [0,0,-10]), _veh unitTurret gunner _veh, false];
            
            _handle = [_veh] spawn {
                params ["_veh"];
                sleep 3;
                [_veh, false] remoteExec ["enableSimulationGlobal", 2];
            };
            _veh setVariable ["my_handle", _handle];
            
        };
    };
    0;
}];

it also disables simulation

[runic warren]

oh

[little raptor]

btw you might want to copy the code again

I just fixed a couple of bugs

[runic warren]

right

question, what does this line exactly? do I need to give the ugv a variable name?

_veh setVariable ["my_handle", _handle];

[little raptor]

makes sure the spawned code is unique

also I changed another thing too

[runic warren]

hm doesnt seem to work

it might be because the ammo i use does not cause damage

[little raptor]

did you replace the ammo?

[runic warren]

yes

[little raptor]

is it the ammo? or mag?

i.e where did you get the ammo class from?

[runic warren]

ACE arsenal

[little raptor]

that gives you mag

not ammo

[runic warren]

oh.

[little raptor]

use config viewer to find the ammo name

[runic warren]

right, brb

[drifting portal]

Does animate do that too?

Or it can not depress?

[little raptor]

it does

but may not work on an object with active AI

I've only managed to make it work on simple objects

iirc even empty vehicles don't work

[drifting portal]

Yes

It was very annoying for me trying to figure out how it works

Only to turn out that it usually doesn't

[runic warren]

@little raptor used the ammo this time, still doesnt seem to work

[little raptor]

where did you get the ammo from?

[runic warren]

config viewer

cfgAmmo

[little raptor]

then I guess it's as you said

[runic warren]

it might be the round itself whats the problem. When it hits it turns into smoke and it bounces off. I might have to change it to the smoke shell instead and see if it works

[little raptor]

well just add an empty event handler to it to see which one works

this addEventHandler ["HandleDamage", {systemChat _thisEvent}];
this addEventHandler ["HitPart", {systemChat _thisEvent}];

see which one(s) work

[runic warren]

first one returned "handledamage" when hit in the rear

[little raptor]

then it does work

[runic warren]

hm

[little raptor]

now get the ammo name

this addEventHandler ["HandleDamage", {copyToClipboard str (_this#4)}];

[runic warren]

that did not return anything

[little raptor]

it shouldn't

it copies it to your clipboard

[runic warren]

oh true

""

huh

thats... something

is "" a blank class or something?

[little raptor]

then it's not taking damage by the projectile

probably due to "fall" (impact) damage and stuff

[runic warren]

Since the rocket doesnt do damage its probably not triggering the actual handler for the disable sim thing since it needs a damage threshold iirc

thats frustrating

[little raptor]

well you can "simulate" it yourself then

you have to add a FiredMan event handler to all players

then when they fire something, trace the projectile

[runic warren]

hold on hold on

adding "" to the eventhandler worked

gonna check if regular bullets trigger it too

[little raptor]

ofc it does

but the ugv can die if you hit it with a slow car 🤣

[runic warren]

im gonna guess adding "" is gonna make any projectile trigger it

[winter rose]

no

[little raptor]

no

only impact damage

[runic warren]

i meeeean teechnically its one way of disabling it

[runic warren]

damn Ill take it!

kind of janky but what the players dont know, cant hurt them

also just checked

with the "" shooting the drone triggers it

hmmmm

[runic warren]

i just shot it with a rifle and it triggered tho

[little raptor]

then your game is buggy

are you testing that in multiplayer?

[runic warren]

not yet

[little raptor]

then it should work fine

even MP should be fine tho

[runic warren]

alright

[little raptor]

I also updated the code so that the turret looks down where it was

it was looking at front before

[runic warren]

alrighty, thanks!

[true frigate]

I asked a question yesterday about teleporting. Currently im doing remoteExec, 2, for a script and inside of that is player setPos ([x,y,z]); but its only teleporting the host, no matter who uses the action.

[little raptor]

because the player object is evaluated where the command is executed

not on other clients

[true frigate]

So would this have the same effect on a dedicated server?

What I mean is, would it not teleport any player as its not on other clients?

[little raptor]

depends what your code is

post the actual code

[true frigate]

Sure, I'll have to be 5 minutes though. Sorry

In TpOut:

player setPos ([10158.6,12341.5,37.6614]);```
In action:
```sqf
this addAction ["Leave the Base", "remoteExec ['LouisTag_fnc_TpOut',2]"];```
Description.ext is set up correctly too, in case that's needed

[open fractal]

isn't 2 just the server?

[little raptor]

didn't you say you wanted to teleport whoever executed the action?

[true frigate]

Yes, I suppose 2 is the wrong one then 😄

[open fractal]

you can use an object there

[little raptor]

you don't need remoteExec at all

[open fractal]

factual

[true frigate]

Right, see I've just gotten into that habit I guess haha

so just sqf this addAction ["Leave the Base", "player setPos ([23337.4,18406.5,0]);"]; would work better?

[little raptor]

yes

you might also want to use {} instead

[true frigate]

Is that instead of the second set of "?

[little raptor]

yeah

this addAction ["Leave the Base", {player setPos ([23337.4,18406.5,0]);}];

[true frigate]

Awesome, cheers! :)

[somber gulch]

is there any way I can disable AI until I enter a trigger so AI far away don't react to stuff and move about

[little raptor]

disableAI

[fleet sand]

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

[tough abyss]

thank you so much man

it works phenomenally

[drifting portal]

sadly it didn't

deletevehicle does nothing to the projectile

[little raptor]

what was it supposed to do?

it just deletes it on the next frame

[drifting portal]

the tank

still gets damaged

so I don't think its deleted

and the rocket explodes too

[little raptor]

all of what you said is happening in the current frame

[drifting portal]

so it deletes it after it detonates is what you are saying

[little raptor]

yes. and stop pinging me with every message

[drifting portal]

oops forgot to turn off ping

sorry

[winter rose]

sorry

[drifting portal]

I'm not really good at vectors so,
is there a way to reverse the course (movement) of an object using velocity and setVelocity ?

if a missile is travelling east for example, it gets reversed to west

[fleet sand]

https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/212885-vectordir-and-vectorup-complete-guide/ this is a good read for vectors. Also you could get the vectorDir and just reverse the direction.

[little raptor]

_v = velocity _obj;
_obj setVectorDir (vectorNormalized _v vectorMultiply -1);
_obj setVelocity (_v vectorMultiply -1);

[drifting portal]

does this account if it flies upwards/downwards?

[little raptor]

yes

it's just reversing it's direction

[drifting portal]

i shot a rocket upwards, and it got reversed but still flew upwards instead of downwards

[drifting portal]

changing -1 to 1 at the second line fixed it

thanks

[little raptor]

wat?

it was correct already

[drifting portal]

    _v = velocity _obj;
    _obj setVectorDir (vectorNormalized _v vectorMultiply 1);
    _obj setVelocity (_v vectorMultiply -1);

[open fractal]

vectorMultiply 1
``` is redundant

[drifting portal]

it was not behaving like I expected, because if a rocekt travels upwards towards east it should be reversed to west downwards

instead it was doing west upwards

[little raptor]

then your rocket was the problem

not my code

[drifting portal]

Arma 3 when they hit you with that 1 dollar store rocket

[open fractal]

is it a modded projectile?

[drifting portal]

nope

PCML

[little raptor]

then reverse the dir:

_v = velocity _obj;
_obj setVectorDir (vectorDir _obj vectorMultiply -1);
_obj setVelocity (_v vectorMultiply -1);

my code should've worked as it was but meh

[drifting portal]

[open fractal]

that behavior probably has to do with it being a guided missile rather than a dumb rocket

[drifting portal]

will try this out, many thanks

[drifting portal]

didn't lock tho

[little raptor]

or put vectorUp there to be sure:

_v = velocity _obj;
_obj setVectorDirAndUp [vectorDir _obj vectorMultiply -1, vectorUp _obj];
_obj setVelocity (_v vectorMultiply -1);

vectorDir works weird sometimes

[drifting portal]

yes I know the feeling, very appreciated didn't expect this much help out of such a trivial thing, many thanks again

i just wanted to kill the rocket shooter with their rockets basically

[open fractal]

maaws projectile is easier to manipulate in my experience

setMissileTarget might work with a pcml projectile

[drifting portal]

thing is they will be firing at a flying submarine, so they will basically expend everything on the map to kill it

[open fractal]

the plot thickens

[drifting portal]

I can't control what they use but the script seems to work so far

[modern aurora]

hey guys, i am looking for a way to delete an AI unit once they hit their waypoint or once they walk into a trigger near their waypoint which ever is easier. I have found a few sources on youtube but they all are in relation to deleting a vehicle.

[drifting portal]

Yeah its deleteVehicle

[modern aurora]

oh well im dumb

[drifting portal]

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

[modern aurora]

i kept thinking that would equate to an actual vehicle

[drifting portal]

Vehicle can be an object or a unit or an actual vehicle

You can delete a rock you spawned with deleteVehicle

You can imagine it as any object that can be simulated

Projectiles, units, props, vehicles etc

[modern aurora]

ok awesome thank you

[shadow canopy]

would https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/lineIntersectsSurfaces work if I executed only on server? From what I tried it didnt seem to work for me when I tried to see if a line between player and a vehicle was intersecting. Works fine if I do it client side

[open fractal]

share your code

[tough abyss]

@little raptor yo man so other players cannot see my vehicle

[little raptor]

Then it's a local vehicle

[proven charm]

I was thinking why the remoteExec doesn't show any error if the function it tries to call is invalid/inexistant

[winter rose]

the remoteExec sender cannot know that
the remoteExecuter should be able to know though

[proven charm]

yep

Would be useful for debugging if you have both instances on the same PC

client & server

[little raptor]

bis_fnc_garage_center = nil;
bis_fnc_arsenal_center = nil;
["Open", true] call BIS_fnc_garage;

if (missionNamespace getVariable ["my_garageEH", -1] != -1) exitWith {};

my_garageEH = [missionNamespace, "garageClosed", {
  player hideObject false;
  isNil {
  _newObj = createVehicle [typeOf BIS_fnc_garage_center, [0,0,0]];
  deleteVehicle BIS_fnc_garage_center;
  BIS_fnc_garage_center = _newObj;
  BIS_fnc_garage_center setVehiclePosition [player modelToWorld [0, sizeOf typeOf BIS_fnc_garage_center, 0], [], 0, "NONE"];
  BIS_fnc_garage_center allowDamage true;
  };
}] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler;

[missionNamespace, "garageOpended", {
  player hideObject true;
}] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler

this should convert the object to global

[granite sky]

I don't think that's just remotexec. You can literally run [] call nil and SQF won't throw an error.

Feels like it probably should though.

[winter rose]

depends where you run it

[] spawn {
  0 call nil; // does it throw?
};

[granite sky]

hmm

It's not just scheduled/unscheduled, it actually cares whether it's remote executed or not for throwing errors?

[broken peak]

Very new to scripting, How would I get the small decontamination shower to turn on / off on a trigger?

[winter rose]

apparently so, I don't remember greatly

[winter rose]

this would require the use of https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_CBRN#Decon_Showers scripts 🙂

[broken peak]

okay, thank you

[proven charm]

Nope , tested in debug console

[winter rose]

dang

[acoustic abyss]

I'm trying to get a player (the first player in a trigger) to say3D something upon activating a trigger in a dedicated server setting.
When run from the debug console, player say3D "mysound" works.

But if write that same expression in a script file, and run the script as:
execVM "say3Dscriptfile.sqf"
-In a trigger onActivation field, nothing happens. Not even an RPT error. Note that this is still locally in Eden mission preview.

I've gone ahead and also tried passing the first entry in thisList to a global variable, then referencing it in the script:
say3Dplayer= thisList select 0;
And in "say3Dscriptfile.sqf":
say3Dplayer say3D "mysound"
It works. But that method is not only sloppy, it also generates unnecessary network traffic.

So how would I pass a reference to the activating player to a script file?

[open fractal]

you can write arguments with execVM

(thisList select 0) execVM "script.sqf"

then the player is passed as _this

[acoustic abyss]

Yeah, you're right that the BIKI says this. I should've added that I tried that suggestion before the write up, and got this in my RPT:

....>
Error 1 elements provided, 2 expected```

[open fractal]

send the code

[acoustic abyss]

Sure. It'll have different variable names.

Thank you for that.
I had a typo in my trigger onActivation field:
(thistList select 0) execVM "script.sqf";
Didn't give an error. But did show up when I copypasted it into this textbox.

[open fractal]

writing in-game is a little rough unless you're really good with the syntax

can I ask why you're loading a whole sqf file? Is there more than just say3D?

[acoustic abyss]

Two reasons.
Firstly I am trying to make this local and dedicated server proof. Again, I only want 1 player to say this line; not all players. So I'm trying to select the activating player.
Secondly, this is a dialogue. So there's a suspension (sleep), before an AI character does a say3D.

[acoustic abyss]

=================
(Deleted question: solved by simply copying another group and editing variable names. Will never know the typo)

[tough abyss]

Hi folks. Been away from A3 for a few years. What's the premium patrol script to use? Is it still Kronzky

Or UPSMON?

[somber gulch]

how do I make triggers only work when they need too, i wanna set up a trigger when leaving a building but you’d have to trigger it to enter the building in the first place

is there anyway I can make a trigger only work if you’ve activated another trigger?

maybe like making it appear after a task is complete etc

[winter rose]

this one is easy - use the "on deactivation" field 🙂

[somber gulch]

i just wanna make a basic trigger that activates a voice line when I leave my tent

[little raptor]

oh nvm I read Lou's comment wrong

what he said is correct

...

[winter rose]

yes?

[somber gulch]

was responding to leopards comment

[winter rose]

ah 😄

so yeah player-trigger, and on deact (when he leaves) "hey, bla bla"

[somber gulch]

is there anyway I can make it only work when I need to though, because the player can activate it at anytime and I only want it to work after this quest not anytime you enter the tent

im really new to A3 scripting so sorry if these questions are rly self explanatory for most people

[acoustic abyss]

By default, triggers delete themselves when activated. So, just make sure you don't check the "repeatable" box by accident :).

[acoustic abyss]

We all started somewhere

[drifting portal]

if I remoteExec two function on the server

will that run two different instances of code?

[winter rose]

yes, why not

[drifting portal]

if one of the functions contain sleep in it, will that affect the other function execution?

(delay remoteExec)

[winter rose]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/remoteExec
remoteExec is scheduled

it does not "wait for the code to run", it's as if you spawned the function (which it does)

[drifting portal]

so when

myFun1 = {
//has sleep in its code
};
myFun2 = {
//doesn't have sleep in it
};

[]remoteExec ["myFun1",0];
[]remoteExec ["myFun2",0];

[]remoteExec ["myFun2",0]; will not get delayed because of myFun1 remoteExec right?

[winter rose]

yep

[drifting portal]

thanks

[winter rose]

also:

[]remoteExec ["myFun1",0];
// =
[] remoteExec ["myFun1"];
// =
remoteExec ["myFun1"];

[drifting portal]

I'm aware but thanks again

[winter rose]

ok as long as you know 🙂 👍

[somber gulch]

how to attach task to convoy

i wnat the marker on the map to always be on the convoy

or so the marker to a hvt mission always stays on the HVT

[little raptor]

I guess by setting the task destination to the object itself

[fleet sand]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=133&v=JnCqml1OPQE&feature=emb_logo here is a good example.

[somber gulch]

tysm bro

also whats the current way to do colab projects

currently ive been sending my friend the mission folder

is there an easier way of doing it

[little raptor]

github

[winter rose]

or merge missions

[somber gulch]

i really hope a4 has some colab feature like unreal or unity

that sucks

[acoustic abyss]

I'm trying to create an array of all units of a certain classname. But I'm getting stuck on syntax.
Using Syntax 6 of select:

tank_array select ({typeOf _x == "tank_classname"} forEach units west);

[brazen lagoon]

any ideas on how to find the nearest player to a position?

nvm found https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_nearestPosition

[winter rose]

without the foreach

[acoustic abyss]

typeOf takes objects, not arrays.

[winter rose]

what is tank_array?

[acoustic abyss]

Hehe. This is tied to my previous question. I want players to get a 'retreat' task and sound when they unexpectedly meet tanks.
It's a Zeus scenario, so I can't give each tank a variable name beforehand.

So I want an array of all the tanks in the mission that refreshes.

With the specific classnames, my current (not working) array expression is:

panzer_array = [];
panzer_array select ({typeOf _x == "LIB_DAK_FlakPanzerIV_Wirbelwind_DLV"} forEach units west);
// this will have to be repeated for different class names of tank, or parent class

[winter rose]

this is an incorrect use of select

if you want to attribute a value, use =

[acoustic abyss]

Right. So I am trying to use the boolean syntax (syntax 6) of select, as specified on the BIKI.

[winter rose]

this syntax filters a filled array

private _result = vehicles select { typeOf _x == "LIB_DAK_FlakPanzerIV_Wirbelwind_DLV" };

[acoustic abyss]

Got that. I am trying to filter the array units west.

OK will try your suggestion.

Ah, I see now. Thank you.

[drifting portal]

Are player fired projectiles local to the player that fired them?

[granite sky]

..depends

IIRC bullet-type projectiles have a local copy generated for everyone, while the larger projectiles are global objects. Haven't figured it out entirely though.

Hits for bullet-type projectiles are probably assessed locally, so the remote copies are just for effects/sound.

[open fractal]

if you havent figured this out you can use triggerActivated in your trigger condition

(triggerActivated previousTrigger) && this

this condition will stop the trigger from activating until previousTrigger has been activated

that trigger condition box is what tells your trigger when to activate, this representing the settings you selected with the dropdown menus, which is why it just says this by default

[drifting portal]

I'm facing another problem with this, when this is executed on the server, it seems to not affect player fired projectiles

[little raptor]

because projectiles are local

[little raptor]

as John said

[drifting portal]

I tried doing

_v = velocity _obj;  
[[_obj,_v],{
    params ["_obj","_v"];
    if (local _obj) then {    
      _obj setVectorDirAndUp [vectorDir _obj vectorMultiply -1, vectorUp _obj];  
      _obj setVelocity (_v vectorMultiply -1);
  };
}] remoteExec ["call",0];

but its kind of slowing other things

is there a better workaround?

[granite sky]

Install the handler locally wherever you want it to apply.

[robust lichen]

if (isServer) then 
{ 
 private _allTerrainObjects = nearestTerrainObjects 
 [ 
  [worldSize / 2, worldSize / 2], 
  [], 
  worldSize * sqrt 2 / 2, 
  false 
 ]; 
 
 { _x hideObjectGlobal true } forEach _allTerrainObjects; 
};

How can i get rid of everything but rocks trees and roads in this way?

[open fractal]

you can filter with nearestTerrainObjects

It's the parameter you left as []

[robust lichen]

so filter like ["Chapel", "Fuelstation"]

etc

[open fractal]

yeah

[drifting portal]

Well

That's what I thought too

I will just install it locally in everyone on the server

A little loop can't hurt

[tough abyss]

script become wonky it became local

[tough abyss]

apologies for the inconveniences

[opal zephyr]

Is there any way for me to get VectorUp from the players camera?
Currently im getting the standard direction with "getCameraViewDirection", but I'm using attachTo and I need VectorUp in order to use the setVectorDirAndUp command.

Edit:
I think I found a solution using BIS_fnc_vectorDirAndUpRelative

[mortal saffron]

I have managed to get this to work (mostly) when placed on an item to use as a deployable respawn position. [this, ["Deploy Respawn",{[west, pack, "Camp"] call BIS_fnc_addRespawnPosition;},nil,1.5,true,false,"","",3,false,""]] remoteExec ["addAction",0,this]; Is there any way to set the module position to the PACK once called? Currently the module displays off the pack position, but allows spawning at the pack. Thanks

[exotic flame]

Does anyone know how to get a DLL loaded ? I try to test a dll but i get this message " 03/06/2022 05:25:27 - Blocked loading of file 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\test_x64.dll'

[brazen lagoon]

you can just do "HOUSE"

[robust lichen]

might try without battleeye

[exotic flame]

i tried to disable battleye and restart the game but it's still not working

[robust lichen]

hmm enable file patching maybe?

[exotic flame]

file patching ?

[robust lichen]

yeah, its a start parameter

-filePatching

[exotic flame]

just tried it's still not working

[robust lichen]

hmm, i dont know then im not well informed on dll's

[exotic flame]

On Bohemia's website they say we have to whitelist a DLL in order to use it and to do so we have to contact battleye support. But come on i can't contact battleye for a test dll that isn't even finished

[robust lichen]

-init="name_of_dll"callextension"" saw this maybe it helps

[exotic flame]

also tried and it doesn't work

[little raptor]

Did you make the dll?

Does it export all necessary functions?

[still forum]

Just read the message

Blocked loading of file
BattlEye blocked it

[manic sigil]

Finally gonna have some free time to get back to tinkering with some coding later today t_t

Referencing my function above, im thinking of ways to pass _onAct to the trigger, since I was told they're in a different scope.

Would it be something like setting a global variable to _onAct, then creating the trigger with the global variable called?

And if so, does the trigger store that information, or would changing the variable by calling more instances of the function change the effect of previously created triggers?

And yes, looking at cleaning up my spawned Chatlog function, though thinking it through I may just have to put a spawn inside the function - it relies on BIS_fnc_EXP_camp_playSubtitles, which memory serves only works in a scheduled environment :x

[exotic flame]

this is my dll:
using System.Text;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using RGiesecke.DllExport;

namespace testdll
{
public class Class1
{
#if WIN64
[DllExport("RVExtensionVersion", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
#else
[DllExport("_RVExtensionVersion@8", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
#endif
public static void RvExtensionVersion(StringBuilder output, int outputSize)
{
output.Append("Test-Extension v1.0");
}

#if WIN64
[DllExport("RVExtension", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
#else
[DllExport("_RVExtension@12", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
#endif
public static void RvExtension(StringBuilder output, int outputSize,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)] string function)
{
output.Append(function);
}

#if WIN64
[DllExport("RVExtensionArgs", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
#else
[DllExport("_RVExtensionArgs@20", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Winapi)]
#endif
public static int RvExtensionArgs(StringBuilder output, int outputSize,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)] string function,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray, ArraySubType = UnmanagedType.LPStr, SizeParamIndex = 4)] string[] args, int argCount)
{
foreach (var arg in args)
{
output.Append(arg);
}
return 0;
}
}
}

nothing fancy

and it's blocked by battleye

[winter rose]

please, avoid wall of code (use pastebin or smthg)

[exotic flame]

sorry

[little raptor]

As others said disable battleEye then

[exotic flame]

i already tried to disable battleye it's still not working

[little raptor]

Then you haven't disabled it

[exotic flame]

on Bohemia's page i can read : "Since 1.46, client extensions need to be whitelisted in order to get loaded.". Does it mean i can only test my dll on a server ?

[exotic flame]

There is an option in the game launcher in the bttleye section to disable it. This is what i did

[still forum]

If it still says blocked, then battleye is still on

[exotic flame]

it doesn't say anything anymore but the extension is still not working

[still forum]

does it say any other error now?

[exotic flame]

no i even checked the RPT and nothing written. The game is acting exactly like there was no dll

[little raptor]

wdym? did you even call the extension?

your extension is simply supposed to print out whatever you send to it as args

[exotic flame]

i copy and pasted bohemia's example it's supposed to return the name of the called function

[little raptor]

yes, and?

[exotic flame]

i use ("test" callExtension "test")

[exotic flame]

and it returns an empty string

[little raptor]

that syntax doesn't return anything

read the wiki...

oh wait it does

then no clue

[exotic flame]

yes it returns the nameof the function

[little raptor]

1. stop pinging me
2. I meant the callExtension syntax
3. use the other syntax. it tells you if the extension failed

[exotic flame]

i used ("test" callExtension ["test", ["bla","bla"]]) and it returns ["",-1,0]

[little raptor]

your extension wasn't loaded then

[exotic flame]

This is what i thought at first but then why does battleye says "Blocking loading of file" ? I also tried to copy the dll in a mod folder to if the game would load it with the mod but i get the same result

I also created a dedicated server to try but still doesn't work

[little raptor]

why do you test on a server? just test normally in single player for now

why does battleye says "Blocking loading of file"
if it says blocked loading then battleEye is still on for some reason

post the rpt

[wicked roost]

Arma RPT

Arma generates a .rpt log file each time it's run, which contains a lot of information like the loaded mods, or any errors that appear, this log file can be very useful for troubleshooting problems.

To get to your RPT files press Windows+R and enter %localappdata%/Arma 3

Additionally see the wiki page for more info: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Crash_Files

To share an rpt log here, please use a website like https://sqfbin.com/ to upload the full log, that way the people helping you can take a look at it and try to figure out the problem you're having together with you.
Note: RPT logs can hold personal information relevant to your system, the game or others.

[exotic flame]

Yes this is what i was doing but on Bohemia's website i can read "Since 1.46 client extensions need to be whitelisted in order to get loaded.". So i tried it on a server to make sure. Battleye doesn't say anything anymore it disabled. I was just saying it says "Blocked loading of file" when i activate it

I don't know why i can share the RPT file on this channel to show you but it doesn't say anything about the DLL, exactly like the DLL didn't exist

i sent you a dm with the rpt file

[exotic flame]

I solved the problem ! Finallyyy! The problem is coming from my misunderstanding of Visual Studio 2022. I was trying to create a project based on .Net and Standard .Net. You must create a project based on .Net Framework and select Framework 3.5 in the project properties to have it working ! A Superior Framework Will not work.

[vale swift]

Anyone familiar with the basics of scripting, kindly DM me if you have a minute or two. I could use a hand with... like.. the most basic thing.

[winter rose]

well, please tell us here? 🙂

[vale swift]

So I wrote this script, which in theory should work. The only problem is, uh... Idk how to tell you this... ||I still don't know how to include script files into a gamemode lol||.

[willow hound]

Have you seen https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Introduction_to_Arma_Scripting#File_Locations ?

[vale swift]

Not specifically, will do now, but every guide I went through goes through the steps of using MSVS, which I really don't want to use, instead I use a basic text editor.

[vale swift]

Much appreciated. I haven't actually seen that part of the page before. So now I have a script inside my mission, what's next? Do I have to load the script manually somewhere in the editor? Or does the game automatically load it when the mission starts?

[open fractal]

either use execVM or define functions in description.ext, the latter being more efficient if it's being called multiple times

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

here are files you can put in mission root that the game will consistently execute

[winter rose]

and don't you worry about not knowing things, for this channel is here to help!
Learning welcome 🙂

[open fractal]

for example you can write execVM "yourScript.sqf" in initServer.sqf for the server to run yourScript.sqf on mission init

or you can define a function and call yourTag_fnc_yourFunction in, say, a trigger

[opal zephyr]

Im using this command "BIS_fnc_vectorDirAndUpRelative" but "vectorUp" isnt changing, its stuck at 0,0,1. Anyone have any idea whats wrong?

[vale swift]

Much appreciated, really. And will do.

[vale swift]

Where do I find initServer.sqf? Do I create it myself?

[open fractal]

yes

you create the file next to mission.sqm

the game will automatically check for it and execute whatever instructions your write in it

[vale swift]

So the init file will only loadup other scripts/funcs I made, correct?

[open fractal]

you can write whatever sqf code you want in there

but execVM is the command to load and execute a separate file

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

[vale swift]

Hol' up... can I just dump all my scripts in initServer.sqf? 🤣

I'm only asking if it's possible, not if it's a good idea.

[open fractal]

yes it's possible, just not clean

[vale swift]

Is there any limit for how many scripts I can include in a single mission?

[winter rose]

your RAM 😄

[open fractal]

you can load as many scripts as you want, sqf is just inefficient so you want to limit it to whatever you need

[vale swift]

Are you suggesting there's an alternative to sqf? 👀

[open fractal]

not for scripts

unless you want to move to reforger :)

[vale swift]

My hardware can barely run A3 on crutches... Reforger would probably send my PC into cerebral palsy.

One last question, bear with me please... what is binarisation? Do I want it? Do I need it? What difference does it make?

[open fractal]

converting files to computer-talk so it loads faster

afaik the tool for that is more for addon config, though mission.sqm is also binarized by default

[vale swift]

So... faster loading when playing at the cost of slightly longer saving time when editing? Right? Wrong?

[open fractal]

it just means you can't read and write the file in a text editor

[vale swift]

Oh

But that's only the .sqm file, nothing else, right?

[open fractal]

you can uncheck it and manually configure the sqm but yes, in a mission file I believe only the sqm would be binarized

[vale swift]

Now that begs the question... what can I edit in the .sqm file that I can't edit in the in-game editor?

[open fractal]

most commonly removing dependencies I think

If you made the mission with an addon loaded and change your mind about the mission requiring it

also ctrl+f to replace classnames of items

[vale swift]

Right, automation and macros

Thanks a lot for all the info, really.

[open fractal]

yw

[brazen lagoon]

any idea how to figure out why my mission gets stuck in the loading screen? Like, after i hit start on a dedi it sits in the map screen endlessly

this is really odd. is there a way to skip the map screen?

[opal zephyr]

If its the respawn screen your talking about but it doesnt give a spot to respawn and there arent any buttons. Sometimes pressing Enter fixes it

[brazen lagoon]

no thats not it

before the briefing screen that you have to click 'continue' on

im talking about the loading screen that shows the map thats being loaded

[little raptor]

endless loop in init.sqf or function with postInit=1 or something like that

[brazen lagoon]

@little raptor what does postInit=1 do?

[little raptor]

I mean in cfgFunctions

it runs the function at post init, as the name says

but if you have an endless loop in there the loading screen will never finish

[drifting portal]

      [[],{  
        if (missionNamespace getVariable "Sheild") then {  
          with uiNamespace do {  
          SHEILDText = (uiNamespace getVariable "FightDisplay") ctrlCreate ["RscStructuredText", 3453];  
          SHEILDText ctrlSetPosition [0.436131 * safezoneW + safezoneX, 0.0842 * safezoneH + safezoneY, 0.133918 * safezoneW, 0.033 * safezoneH];  
          SHEILDText ctrlSetStructuredText parseText (format ["<t size='1' font='PuristaBold' valign='middle' align='center' shadow='2' color='#E8302E'>sheild %1:%2</t>", 3,"00"]);   
          SHEILDText ctrlCommit 0;  
          };  
        };  
      }] remoteExec ["spawn",0,_Veh];  

I'm having problems with this, basically prior to this there is another remoteExec JIP that creates a screen using cutRsc, when its executed by itself it creates the screen normally, but once I remoteExec JIP the example provided here (which is me trying to add another element to the screen after a certain event occurs) both this JIP and the other JIP that creates the screen doesn't work, why is that?

[little raptor]

is shield even defined?

missionNamespace getVariable "Sheild"
just use shield. what's the point of writing it like that?

[drifting portal]

yes its defined

missionNamespace setVariable ["Sheild", true ,true];  

_Veh = missionNamespace getVariable "Sub";  

this is in another JIP:

with uinamespace do {
"someLayer" cutRsc ["RscTitleDisplayEmpty", "PLAIN"];   
FightDisplay = uiNamespace getVariable "RscTitleDisplayEmpty";  
};

[drifting portal]

I notice capital letters better when going through the code

[hallow mortar]

There isn't a numerical hard limit but be aware of file size. Having a lot of long script files, custom textures, custom sound files etc. in a mission file can make it take a long time for players to download the mission file from the server. My usual guideline for a multiplayer mission is to keep the total file size below 4mb to avoid unreasonable download times.

[hallow mortar]

Yes but if you want to get a mission namespace variable, and you don't need the default fallback functionality from the alt syntax, you don't need getVariable, you can just reference the global variable name

[drifting portal]

yes true

[drifting portal]

do you guys know any solutions to this?

[winter rose]

Use a function?

[granite sky]

Also not sure why you're JIPing on a variable that doesn't seem to be related to the functionality.

[grim wing]

is there a script i can run that gives me all of the textures of the current uniform im wearing

[jade acorn]

open debug console and put player getObjectTextures in the Watch tab, it will show you texture paths and selections of the uniform you wear

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

[drifting portal]

basically there is supposed to be a gui element

that only appears after an event occurs

so I want it so that when that even't occurs , if players join in progress they can also see the gui element

[drifting portal]

function? what is the difference ?

or what is the advantage to be more precise

[drifting portal]

its a count down

[winter rose]

you don't send the code through the network, just the function's name and arguments

[spark turret]

and the function is protected, so i cant send code over the network to hack your function

and its "compiled" or sth iirc, not just interpreted at runtime.
whatever "compiled" means in a dynamic environment

[drifting portal]

well I'm not able to access the mission files sadly

I thought it had benefit to stop the weird thing going on with JIP

if I could make it a function I would already have, so much easier to deal with

instead I have to create a large tablet of code that does everything

[little raptor]

wat? I mean no need for getVariable

[leaden ibex]

Hello there, just to make sure that I understand it correctly:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setMarkerColor needs to be executed only by the server and the change get's broadcasted to every client right? So no need to change it locally for everyone.

If I change it on a client, it still does get broadcasted to everyone too, is that correct?

[granite sky]

In principle, yes

[leaden ibex]

I don't really like the "in principle", but the "yes" makes me calmer now.

Running something like this on every connected client is probably not the correct way of doing it
Warning, shitty code:
||```sqf
"Zone4Capturing" addpublicVariableEventHandler {
private _tmp = missionnamespace getVariable "Zone4Capturing";
private _tmp2 = missionnamespace getVariable "Zone4Captured";
if (!_tmp2) then {
if (_tmp) then {
hint "Zone 4 is being captured";
"zone4" setMarkerColor "ColorWhite";
"zone4" setMarkerBrush "Cross";
} else {
hint "Zone 4 capturing interrupted";
"zone4" setMarkerColor "ColorRed";
"zone4" setMarkerBrush "Solid";
};
};
};

But I'll move all of this to the function checking if capture is happening and add fancy flashing, as it get's executed every second anyway.

[granite sky]

Yeah just change that stuff on the server and broadcast the hints.

[leaden ibex]

Thanks for the help!
Will experiment and hopefully get it working correctly now.

[granite sky]

Note that missionnamespace getVariable "Zone4Capturing" is by default equivalent to Zone4Capturing

[woeful kiln]

What do I put in the debug console to take a picture of a specific class name?

Like, I put in a class name and it takes a picture of that model

Nvm, I'm dumb

Was looking at the wrong spot

Is there a way to take an editor preview of weapons?

Through the editorPreview debug command?

[leaden ibex]

That does make sense, never occurred to me, thanks for the tip

[drifting portal]

Misunderstanding on my part, but have you got any idea why the problem I explained happens?

Its becoming quite chronic to say the least

[granite sky]

Do you know if your JIPs are not firing at all or just not working?

[drifting portal]

I think I will better send the code, my explanation is kinda foggy

[granite sky]

that's a debugging question not a code question.

Like you can narrow down what you're looking at a lot if you can answer it.

[drifting portal]

Yeah I already have it narrowed down

Its a 5 line issue

But you explain it clearly I need the entire code shown

1 minute

Its basically something conflicting with the other when it shouldn't

https://sqfbin.com/xirogecahesunukulibo

[drifting portal]

this is placed in init's field of an object so that it can be used in zeus

from line 27 to 44 is the main GUI creation (works with JIP)

after the submarine take a certain amount of hits

line 206 to 215 should create a new element on the already existing display earlier

[drifting portal]

I'm trying to make JIP

but problem is

when its JIP is turned on

[drifting portal]

it stops this one from working? this won't JIP run when the second thing activates

(NOTE: First JIP works if second JIP is not triggered, it ONLY stops working once the second one triggers)

that's the problem I'm not understanding, why is it stopping the first JIP from working?

[granite sky]

You know init statements run globally, right?

[drifting portal]

That's not the case in zeus as far as I'm aware

In Zeus objects with init, run the init locally

Locally on the Zeus who placed them

So that's not the issue

[granite sky]

Ok I think this code is gonna drive me madder than the necronomicon

but it looks like you have three remoteExecs with the same JIP ID?

There are two remoteExec ["spawn",0,_Sub]; in here and then the whole pile of shit is actually remoteExec'd with the same object as ID.

JIP IDs have to be unique otherwise they replace each other.

If you JIP with an object as ID then it has to be the only JIP using that object as ID.

[drifting portal]

So

Basically

I have to use another object?

[granite sky]

Or a text string you construct or whatever

[drifting portal]

Can't use the same object twice for two remoteExec?

[granite sky]

correct, unless you want the last one to replace the first in the JIP queue.

[drifting portal]

Damn

Thing is

I wanted it to stop executing once the object doesn't exist

But that can be solved easily

Using isNull

How can I fix that sir?

The JID

[drifting portal]

I agree, its the worst indentation I have made to date lol

[granite sky]

Looking at your code so far I'm sure you'll figure out some abominable solution

[drifting portal]

Why? Isn't there any suggestion you can give me of what to put in JIP parameter?

[granite sky]

Note that you can clear JIPs manually with a poorly-documented remoteExec syntax.

[drifting portal]

Send please

[granite sky]

remoteExec ["", "MY_JIP_ID"]; // the "MY_JIP_ID" order is removed from the JIP queue

[drifting portal]

Damn

[granite sky]

so you can create three JIPs with arbitrary IDs, and then remove them all in an EntityKilled hander or whatever.

[drifting portal]

Arbitrary IDs

That's exactly what I'm asking about

How do I generate them

[granite sky]

Like literally "my stupid ID 1" "my stupid ID 2" etc

[drifting portal]

It accepts normal strings

Thought it was netid only

[granite sky]

strings

[drifting portal]

Lol

[granite sky]

It accepts many things.

[drifting portal]

My bad its 6am here

[drifting portal]

Yeah I k ow that, but i thought string was limited only to netids

[granite sky]

You can put true in there and it'll even make you a unique ID, but given the structure here that's probably not too helpful.

[drifting portal]

Yeah lets just make it a string

I will try your solution and hopefully get it working

Thanks

[tough abyss]

anyone got a garage script thats global and other players can see and you can use skins

[past wagon]

can you override the "Fired" event with an EH?

keep people from shooting their gun?

[open fractal]

I believe a fired event handler will always be executed on the next frame

which is after the weapon fires and the projectile travels a little bit

[cold mica]

What does it mean when an AI squad name has the word (Remote) in its name? In the editor, I get the name Alpha 1-1 but the same squad on a dedicated server is called Alpha 1-1 (Remote)

[spark turret]

can someone confirm that the 82mm Flare is not working? it doesnt spawn for me at all.

createVehicle ["Flare_82mm_AMOS_White",getPosWorld player];

[jade acorn]

it is broken and has been since 2015 I think. position player will spawn the projectile model under your unit and it dissapears quickly.

[little raptor]

No. It fires exactly when the weapon has fired (projectile created)

[little raptor]

No. You have to override the fire key

[little raptor]

it does spawn

[spark turret]

wtf. with that code?

[little raptor]

with any code

but you need to trigger the flare yourself

[spark turret]

aaaah okay. yeah it returned something but i couldnt see anything

[little raptor]

@spark turret

[spark turret]

yeah, it literllay doesnt work for me with that exact code.
gonna check which branch im on

[little raptor]

triggerAmmo doesn't work on perf/stable with flare rounds

[spark turret]

theres a chance that im on a custom perf branch

not 100% sure

[little raptor]

well it only works on dev branch

[spark turret]

Build: Stable
Version: 2.08.149102

yeah, no triggerAmmo for me it seems

[little raptor]

not sure if it works on perf too

let me check the logs

[little raptor]

it does:
#perf_prof_branch message

ofc everyone must have the perf branch for it to work

[spark turret]

yeah its fine, ill just skip that flare. the 40mm ones work as intended/expected.

thanks for the insight tho 👍

[drifting portal]

playSound3D ["\a3\Sounds_F_tacops\SFX\Missions\heli_alarm_bluefor_quieter.wss", player];

seems like I can't play this sound, what is the issue?

[past wagon]

How can I keep people from firing by overriding the fire key?

[flint topaz]

Not sure which channel to put this in as it crosses multiple parts,

Does anybody know if you can change the skybox of a mission per player during a live mission?
so one person can see one skybox while another sees a different one
Intended purpose: Having two "places" you can teleport between having different skyboxes depending one which one you are at.
https://pmc.editing.wiki/doku.php?id=arma3:changing-skybox
I've found this sofar but not sure if it's the only way (or even if it can be done mid mission) as this seems to be more based on setting up your own map configs

[little raptor]

http://killzonekid.com/arma-scripting-tutorials-how-to-override-lmb/

[little raptor]

there is no issue

[little raptor]

no.

tho you can make an object and use that as "skybox", but it will be weird a bit

[flint topaz]

unfortunate but thanks

[flint topaz]

can time be client independent?

[little raptor]

no. at least not for a long time

the server syncs the time every now and then

[flint topaz]

ahh okay

appreciate the help anyway. I'll just have to use postprocessing to play with the views a bit

actually while you are here any suggestions for postprocessing to make it feel different, but not overpowering?

[little raptor]

different how?

[flint topaz]

Initially I was thinking just a colour shift. and that works fine. Just I'm bad at choosing colours

[drifting portal]

it is not playing, is there a reason why?

[little raptor]

it plays for me

[drifting portal]

[flint topaz]

but basically I want it to feel like a different world. But just by altering the colours/feel

[drifting portal]

color correction & ChromAberration for the win

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Post_Process_Effects#ChromAberration

[flint topaz]

haven't looked into chromAberration yet thanks

[drifting portal]

its basically separation of the spectra colors of white light

instead of white you will see red, green and blue depending on how high you tune it

[little raptor]

Since Arma 2.10 the leading slash in file path will be ignored.

remove the leading slash

[drifting portal]

damn, thanks lol

[drifting portal]

also try a slight touch of wet distortion, but it will look really weird

[flint topaz]

Yeah I'm trying to remain with colours identifiable, but the world as a whole look shifted weird. (Like a different set of elements in the air)

[drifting portal]

yeah

[flint topaz]

as they will be in it an extended period of time. So don't want to piss them off

[drifting portal]

you might as well

add ash or snow or something similar

basically particles flying

[flint topaz]

don't they cause performance issues

maybe not in low amounts actually

[drifting portal]

can't say for sure

[flint topaz]

I just know rain kills our frames typically

[drifting portal]

yeah

not that dense

its ash, its really small

[flint topaz]

I'll certainly give it a try thanks a lot

Actually last thing can weather be per client?

or I assume the server syncs it again every now and then

[little raptor]

no

[flint topaz]

Yeah just checked on the forums they are all server executed 😦

[drifting portal]

if you execute them on client

it will eventually sync with the server

so yeah nope

[flint topaz]

can we detect the sync? and counteract it?

or would that just be a seizure inducing mess

[drifting portal]

not sure not that good at networking with sqf

I summon Leo

[flint topaz]

I took a look. Seems no there is no simple way to detect weather changes without an infinite loop and those are never fun.

[drifting portal]

your only option is to play with ppEffects and particles

[flint topaz]

yeah shame, but can probably make something cool out of it

[little raptor]

if you want to make things darker or brighter you can also mess with setAperture

[flint topaz]

Ahh thankyou

[past wagon]

Thanks 👍

[spark turret]

damn, spent 15 minutes trying to figure out why the damn guided rocket just yeets above the target.
setMissileTargetPos takes ATL, not ASL -.-

[little raptor]

no, it takes AGL

[drifting portal]

always happens to me when I scoop up the biki not reading the most important stuff in it lol

[spark turret]

Its agl in one format and asl in the other :^) according to biki

[winter rose]

Yep (unfortunately)

[cold mica]

How come AI groups in a dedicated server have the word REMOTE appended to their names? Local testing does not cause this.

For example, I get Alpha 1-1 when printing an AI group in a listen server but if I run the same command on a dedicated server, it is Alpha 1-1 REMOTE

[granite sky]

Because the group isn't local to the dedicated server.

If it is local, then it won't have REMOTE on it.

[cold mica]

Odd that would happen, where would it be local to if there are no headless clients?

[open fractal]

the dedicated server?

[cold mica]

If it is local to the server then it wouldn't have the word REMOTE appended

[leaden ibex]

Hello there, I am trying to edit a gunner screen that is present inside a vehicle. It has thermal enabled by default and I want to disable it.
I found in the config that the renderTarget name is "rendertarget4", so I am trying to execute in the vehicle init box.

"rendertarget4" setPiPEffect [0];

But it does not take effect, I have yet to try the BIS_fnc_PIP, but was hoping I could figure out why `setPiPEffect [0];" does not work, any ideas?

[granite sky]

@cold mica Well, you didn't say where you were testing from, but if a group is local to the server then it'll say REMOTE on the client, and if a group is local to the client then it'll say REMOTE on the server.

[winter rose]

won't work, but you can disable TI imaging with a scripting command 🙂

[granite sky]

There's actually nothing special about headless clients. You can spawn hundreds of AIs on normal clients if you want to.

[winter rose]

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

[leaden ibex]

I would do that, sadly that also doesn't work

Trust me, that was the first thing I tried. Actually this is run on all vehicles in the mission... Disables the one you have while "in turret", but the PiP screen is still TI

[winter rose]

official vehicle?

[leaden ibex]

ACR_A3 mod

(Czech Army mod, "editing" the Dingo 2)

I don't need to turn it into normal camera, I can just "criple" it, make it black and show nothing, any ideas?

[winter rose]

Can you try on a vanilla vehicle, see if it happens?

[leaden ibex]

the disableTIEquipment works on most vehicles, even modded ones. But there are few ones on which it just simply does not work. RHS (I think) Humvee with TOW is one of these for example.

What do you want me to try on vanilla vehicle?

[winter rose]

if the PiP thing lost TI as well
if not, it might be a game issue
if it does, it's a mod issue (you can report on their feedback tracker)

[leaden ibex]

Oh, yeah, I know that works on vanilla and most modded ones.

But just on few it does not sadly.

[winter rose]

ah okey

welp

report to the author? (-:

[leaden ibex]

I am currently trying to "replace" the PiP in the car. I've got two objects in the world, let's call them camm and targ
Can I replace the screen in the vehicle with something like

["rendertarget4",[getpos camm, targ], this, true] call BIS_fnc_PIP;

given that rendertarget4 is the correct one, at least according to my config finds.

This somehow results in the player having a small screen in the right GPS position with the image and I have no idea why. Would be happy if you got any insight that you can share.

Even though this is executed in the vehicle init box

I'll report it, hopefully something can be done on their end, but I kinda need this for Thursday, so I doubt there will be a fix soon enough .

[winter rose]

I don't know this function very much, the wiki must know more than I do about it

[leaden ibex]

Thanks for the help, sadly the wiki for this function is as brief as it can be

[winter rose]

try opening the function in the func viewer, it may reveal some things?

[leaden ibex]

Will try, thanks for the idea

[drifting portal]

that's how this function works

it opens a tablet at the right bottom of the screen

[leaden ibex]

I see, sad it's not documented. But I guess no ideas on how I could fix my problem, right?

[drifting portal]

you want to replace

the hunter's back pip camera?

[leaden ibex]

It's a Dingo from Czech Army mode, but it should work the same.
No need to replace it per say, "cripling" it is enough

[drifting portal]

cripple?

you don't want it to work?

[leaden ibex]

just let it blank, black.
If I can get it working, that would be awesome, but crippling it also works, as you can right click and go into the "fullscreen" mode

[drifting portal]

idk I would say attach an object to the back of the vehicle

in the spot of the camera

to block it

lol

[leaden ibex]

this is the screen. Getting it to be normal/color mode is awesome, letting it blank also works https://i.imgur.com/Jc7LdR0.png

[drifting portal]

damn

[leaden ibex]

though about it, but
#1 Ugly... PvP mission and
#2 It rotates. And I still need the "fullscreen" version to work

[drifting portal]

well

thing is

I don't think you can replace cockpit textures

I hope I'm wrong but I tried doing so before

Veterans rise up

[leaden ibex]

I still got time until Thursday. Worst case scenario, I hope I could create a mod that changes it. But I've never experimented with this. Also forcing 120 ppl to download it is... Bad

I'll wait for a normal time and hopefully someone will be able to help me

[hallow mortar]

I've been having some trouble getting BIS_fnc_fireSupportVirtual to work. Specifically, it didn't work on DS in the same circumstances as it did work in local MP [*note: executed on server only], and in some cases it seems to create an endless loop of incoming shell whistle sounds even after the barrage has ended. Curious if anyone has any insights (or at least the same experience).

[tough abyss]

In unscheduled environment, is the command setUnitLoadout "waiting" for all the stuff to be set on player before going to next instructions?

[little raptor]

It does that even in scheduled environment

[drifting sky]

Oops, meant to put that in config editing

[winter rose]

deleted for you

[little raptor]

you can, but don't use that function

just create a camera and use rendertarget4 directly as the cameraEffect's r2t

e.g. this will give you a 3rd person camera:

_cam = "camera" camCreate [0,0,0];
    
_r2t = "rendertarget4";
    
_cam cameraEffect ["terminate", "back", _r2t];
_cam cameraEffect ["Internal", "Back", _r2t];

boundingBoxReal vehicle player params ["_c1", "_c2"];

_cam attachTo [vehicle player, [0,_c1#1,_c2#2]];
_cam camSetTarget vehicle player;
_cam camCommit 0;

if you want to make it black, just put a black object in front of the camera:

_cam = "camera" camCreate [0,0,1e4];
_cam setPosWorld [0,0,1e4];
_r2t = "rendertarget4";
    
_cam cameraEffect ["terminate", "back", _r2t];
_cam cameraEffect ["Internal", "Back", _r2t];

_obj = createSimpleObject ["UserTexture10m_F", [0,0,0]];
_obj setPosWorld [0,1,1e4];
_obj setObjectTexture [0, "#(argb,8,8,3)color(0,0,0,1)"]

[winter rose]

privaaate

and why terminate then internal?

[little raptor]

because there's a bug that causes duplicate r2ts to fail

you have to "delete" the old one (using "terminate")

not sure if the bug triggers in that case, but better safe than sorry

[little raptor]

hmm actually if it fails you will get a black texture. maybe that way is easier! 😅

[tough abyss]

How to add a blacklist to a zone in ALIVE via a script?

[leaden ibex]

@little raptor thank you! I'll try it soon.

[winter rose]

Thankies! Never played too much with PiP

[gray thistle]

Henlo i got an issue on an server and wanted to know if i belive right that it is executed on a global scope via chained execVMs

[] execVM "file" chain
init.sqf > init_client.sqf

shortcut_init.sqf

// Weapon to the back
(findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", {
    if (_this select 1 == (actionKeys 'User10') select 0) then { [] execVM "addons\KEY\user1.sqf" };
}];

Final user1.sqf

// Weapon to the back

if (player getVariable ["GRLIB_action_inuse", false])  exitWith {};

if (currentWeapon player != "") then {
    player setVariable ["GRLIB_action_inuse", true];
    player action ['SWITCHWEAPON',player,player,-1];
    uIsleep 3;
    player setVariable ["GRLIB_action_inuse", false];
};

[steady ice]

How to make "File patching allowed: Yes"?

[gray thistle]

I am not sure if init.sqf is on the global scope.

[little raptor]

wat?

[gray thistle]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Startup_Parameters
Via Startup Params or Server Config files

[steady ice]

thx

[gray thistle]

You should only run something like that in a Test enviroment.

[steady ice]

ik

[fleet sand]

Hi Guys I have a question. I am using flak script from flyinpenguin for tigris and it works code here:
https://pastebin.com/qLWNn9QC
but I tried to convert this so tigris dosent shoot but the German FlackPz from GM DLC code here:
https://pastebin.com/5QwVMm1W
Vehicle fires but it dosent create any explostion around air vehicle any help would be nice.

[fleet sand]

Nvm i got it to work ty guys.

[tough abyss]

I'm looking for a way to script in a splash screen that displays the mission name and author when triggered by a trigger in the editor - Anyone know how to do this who could show me/walk me through how to script it?

Bare in mind that I have never scripted before, have next to no knowledge of it, and require extremely simple and precise instructions.

Thank you in advance!

[little raptor]

you mean it's supposed to work with any mission? or a mission you're making?

[tough abyss]

Just for the one mission I'm making

I saw the splash screen options in the trigger UI selection menu but they don't seem to work, or I'm doing them incorrectly.

[little raptor]

well you can make one of them yourself

since all you want is a splash screen it's very easy

[tough abyss]

Yeah I know

But... How

🤣

[little raptor]

open GUI editor

[tough abyss]

2500 hours of mission making and I STILL don't know how to do it

[little raptor]

place all GUI elements where you want them to be

[tough abyss]

Uhhh

Okay, step one, where is the GUI editor you're referring to?

[little raptor]

play a mission in 3den

there's a button called GUI or something when you pause the game

or EDITOR

not sure what it was called

[tough abyss]

Okay, one sec while I hop in

Oh my damn I found it

What should I do now? I have the grid up on screen

[little raptor]

right click and select what you want to put

[tough abyss]

Okay, I've put down a text thing, how do I add text to it?

[little raptor]

right click on it

[tough abyss]

Right click, got it

[little raptor]

to resize it hold Alt

[tough abyss]

Okay

[little raptor]

also you might want to use the SafeZone position format

so people with different resolutions and UI sizes see stuff the way you see them

well at least for text

pictures might get stretched

[tough abyss]

Gotcha

How do I make that appear in the mission after I've done?

[little raptor]

well there are several things you should do:

1. press Ctrl+Shift+S and type some random name. it'll copy some code to clipboard
2. go to the mission folder, make a file with .hpp format, e.g. myTitle.hpp
3. paste the stuff into it
4. put this code above it:

class RscTitles
{
    class myTitle
    {
        idd = -1;
        duration = 5;
        fadeIn = 0;
        fadeOut = 0;
        onLoad = "";
        onUnLoad = "";
        class Controls {

and at the bottom just put:

        };
    };
};

5. look for class XXX : YYY stuff. then put import YYY; at the top of the file for each unique YYYs.
   e.g. for this:

class Ctrl1 : RscPicture

put:

import RscPicture;

at the top of the file. (only one RscPicture should be imported)

6. in your mission's description.ext, type:

#import "myTitle.hpp"

once you're done, you can open the "splash screen" using this code:

("myMissionSplash" call BIS_fnc_rscLayer) cutRsc ["myTitle", "PLAIN"];

it'll disappear after 5 seconds

there are other (and easier) ways to do this but they need scripting and you said you've never scripted before...

[tough abyss]

Okay, thanks.

Another question I have is how to get those UI options in the trigger menus to actually work

[little raptor]

idk. I've never used them. let me check

[tough abyss]

Also my mission doesn't have a description.ext

[little raptor]

make one

[tough abyss]

Okay I have

[tough abyss]

Where do I put this code in a trigger?

Putting it in the On Activation box causes an error

[little raptor]

yeah

remove the comment

[tough abyss]

Got it

Haha fun

After all that I get "Preprocessor failed with error - Invalid file name(empty filename)

While trying to save

[little raptor]

well like said put some random name

[tough abyss]

Ah gotcha

[little raptor]

I didn't say leave it empty

[tough abyss]

I left it at myMissionSplash instead of replacing it with the name of the title I made

[little raptor]

they don't seem to work.

you can show them manually tho. e.g.:

("myMissionSplash" call BIS_fnc_rscLayer) cutRsc ["SplashArma3", "PLAIN"];

[tough abyss]

Any way to get them to work? I know they work in the campaign because I've seen them, but honestly yeah that would be great

And then I see the next message

[tough abyss]

So how do I make them work on their own without the myMissionSplash part? That's fundementally what I'm trying to get to work

[little raptor]

use the code I showed you above

[little raptor]

myMissionSplash is just a random layer name

[tough abyss]

Gotcha so can I just leave that as is and it'll still display?

[little raptor]

it works without any of the stuff I told you here

you can just try it rn

[little raptor]

yes

[tough abyss]

That'd be awesome. I notice there's multiple, one for Apex, one for regular, one thats the bohemia logo, copyright and tagline

I'm wanting to show the arma 3 one, and then the tagline afterwards

Preferably the regular arma 3 one (Which I assume is the code you already sent)

[little raptor]

well if you want something really simple you don't need to make your own title

you can just try this for example:

[] spawn {
  ("myMissionSplash" call BIS_fnc_rscLayer) cutRsc ["SplashArma3", "PLAIN", 1];
  sleep 2;
   ("myMissionSplash" call BIS_fnc_rscLayer) cutFadeOut 1;
  sleep 2;
  ("myMissionSplash" call BIS_fnc_rscLayer) cutRsc ["SplashTagline", "PLAIN"];
  sleep 2;
  ("myMissionSplash" call BIS_fnc_rscLayer) cutFadeOut 1;
  sleep 2;
  ("myMissionSplash" call BIS_fnc_rscLayer) cutText ["Mission by LucyTheFluffyBunny", "PLAIN", 1];
  sleep 3;
  ("myMissionSplash" call BIS_fnc_rscLayer) cutFadeOut 1;
};

[tough abyss]

That'd be awesome, but I'm wanting to plop it down on a trigger for sure

[little raptor]

well you can

[tough abyss]

Tweet

[little raptor]

just throw it in a trigger and see for yourself

[opal zephyr]

This code being present in my script is making addons no longer be recognized in my game. For example under controls > configure addons becomes greyed out. Keybinds I also have set up to the mod stop working. I have no idea whats wrong with it, any help is appreciated :)

JCF_fn_FlashlightIntensityIncrease = 
{

    if (jLightState == true) then 
    {
        if (jLightIntensity < 50) then
        {
            jLight setLightIntensity (jLightIntensity = jLightIntensity + 10)
            systemChat (format ["%1", jLightIntensity]);
        };
    };

};

[little raptor]

jLight setLightIntensity (jLightIntensity = jLightIntensity + 10)
systemChat (format ["%1", jLightIntensity]);
this is completely wrong

jLightState == true
just write jLightState

[opal zephyr]

Whats completely wrong with it? Im trying to make the number increase by 10 every time

[little raptor]

= doesn't return anything. and you can't wrap it in ()

you're also missing ;

[opal zephyr]

ah I think the ; is probably whats breaking it

[little raptor]

no

well that's one

the other one is what I said first

[opal zephyr]

Whats the correct way of going about it?

[little raptor]

jLightIntensity = jLightIntensity + 10;
jLight setLightIntensity jLightIntensity;
systemChat (format ["%1", jLightIntensity]);

[open fractal]

        if (jLightIntensity < 50) then
        {
            jLight setLightIntensity jLightIntensity;
            jLightIntensity = jLightIntensity + 10;           
            systemChat (format ["%1", jLightIntensity]);
        };
``` you can't do it all in one line

[opal zephyr]

Oh ok, unfortuante thats the way its set up. Thanks for the help!

Damn I was worried it might not work, are Lights created with the "Reflectors" class inaccessible through sqf scripting? I made a light, simple p3d containing 2 points to use for position and direction, gave it a config and all that fun stuff. Now im trying to modify some of its variables after the fact with sqf, in this case its intensity... Is this just not possible?

After some more testing, im thinking it is indeed impossible through the method im attempting

[winter rose]

there is #lightpoint and #reflector

[opal zephyr]

#lightpoint can be created through script but #reflector cant right? It looks like I can change #lightpoint freely using commands like setLightIntensity and setLightColor, but I cant do the same with #reflectors, is that correct?

Ughh, that being said it looks like the wiki contains some things for reflectors, like setLightConePars. It seems that parameters are either "lightReflector" or just "light"

I cant find any other uses for "lightReflector" other than that page though

[hallow mortar]

Reflectors can be created through script

Use #lightreflector in the same way you would use #lightpoint

This is a relatively new addition (2.0something) so it's not terribly well-documented yet.

Known working example I had on hand:

obj_light1 = "#lightreflector" createVehicleLocal getPosATL o_wall_1;   
obj_light1 setLightDayLight true;  
obj_light1 setLightConePars [360,360,360];   
obj_light1 setLightColor [0.3,0,0];   
obj_light1 setLightIntensity 2000;   
obj_light1 setLightAmbient [0,0,0];   
obj_light1 setDir 31; 
obj_light1 setLightAttenuation [2,0,0,5,2,3.5];```

Huh, so new Discord's sqf highlighter doesn't know about setLightConePars

[winter rose]

but BIKI's does 😎

[opal zephyr]

@hallow mortar Thankyou for that, ill look into it as a cleaner alternative to what I've already done!

Does it decide which direction its pointing with setDir or does it determine that piece another way?

[hallow mortar]

I used setDir because it was convenient for me but you can also use the vector direction commands

In terms of positioning, direction etc it's just a tiny invisible object. The only magic part is the light properties

[tough abyss]

apparently configfile is an undefined variable even though other examples on the wiki show that it is fine do i just define it with private = or am i doing something else wrong?

_weaponPool = "getText (_X >> 'author') isEqualTo 'Community Upgrade Project'" configClasses (conifigFile >> "cfgweapons");

wiki example

_configs = "true" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgVehicles");

[jade acorn]

conifigFile

you have a typo.

[tough abyss]

🤦‍♂️

thanks

im stupid

[winter rose]

hi stupid, I'm dad!

[tough abyss]

does anyone have a garage script that lets you spawn vehicles that are global with skins

[drifting portal]

https://sqfbin.com/legiquduwigadutimazo
I'm placing this in an init of an object that I will spawn in zeus, when I first use the action, the texture of the laptop changes to that of the camera as I wanted, and the action text becomes "turn off screen" too, but when I press the action again to turn off the screen, it does beep but neither the texture nor the action text changes, why is that?

[winter rose]

init object = run on server + every player

_also please use https://sqfbin.com/_

[drifting portal]

I'm placing this in an init of an object that I will spawn in zeus
So it doesn't behave like that, it will instead execute locally on the zeus that placed it

[drifting portal]

Done it

[winter rose]

also, you are using LaptopOn which is a global variable - you will only have one PC I hope (you should use setVariable on it)

[drifting portal]

yes its one only

[winter rose]

also, actionIDs are local, so it's tricky
how I would do:

• add two actions on remoteExec to everyone and joining
• set their condition depending on the getVariable on the laptop
• make the actions use setVariable global

[drifting portal]

damn, why can't we be more elegant