#arma3_scripting

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tough abyss
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So I suspect either you do have a mod conflict of some kind or it's due to how/when your code is running.

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Also seems to work fine in local MP via remoteExec in debug console.

urban osprey
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How can I implent "Sleep" in a simple flyby script? I'd like to call 2 flybys with one jet behind another via a single trigger. (I realize I can do this with 2 triggers but I'd like to use one)

warm hedge
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Use spawn to make it sleep'able (aka scheduled environment)

urban osprey
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I'm not sure I follow. I am using the flyby function script from the wiki, just duplicated.

[startpos, endpos, alt, speed, class, side] call fnc

Would I need to manual spawn and despawn the unit in order to get a delay via script or is there a way I can insert sleep into the example syntax?

warm hedge
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IDK which function it is, but

0 spawn {
  //put the function
  sleep 2;
  //put the function once again
};
urban osprey
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Still giving me an error message

tough abyss
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What's the error msg

urban osprey
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Telling me the vehicle is of unexected class

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Which it should not be

tough abyss
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Can I see the exact error message please?

urban osprey
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Aye one moment

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0 spawn{
[[6021, 6792, 75], [2108, 3251, 75], 75,  "Full", "O_Plane_CAS_02_F", East] call BIS_fnc_ambientFlyBy;

sleep 2;

[[6125, 6724, 75], [2287, 3067, 75], 75, sleep 3,  "Full", "O_Plane_CAS_02_F", East] call BIS_fnc_ambientFlyBy;
};```



```//error_message:

'...heli_light_01_F, [""}};
_side = this |#|param [5, west, [west]];

_start set [2...'
error type string, expected side
file A3\functions_f\ambient\fn_ambientFlyby.sqf...., line 28```
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(I apologize, I am fairly small brained with this stuff)

warm hedge
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The sleep 3 is wrong, remove it

tough abyss
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^

urban osprey
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It is still giving me a scripting error.. this worked fine as 2 triggers I don't understand

warm hedge
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What's the current code?

urban osprey
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Same as before just with sleep 3; removed

warm hedge
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Full code

urban osprey
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[[6021, 6792, 75], [2108, 3251, 75], 75,  "Full", "O_Plane_CAS_02_F", East] call BIS_fnc_ambientFlyBy;
[[6125, 6724, 75], [2287, 3067, 75], 75, sleep 3,  "Full", "O_Plane_CAS_02_F", East] call BIS_fnc_ambientFlyBy;
};```
tough abyss
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[[6125, 6724, 75], [2287, 3067, 75], 75, sleep 3, "Full", "O_Plane_CAS_02_F", East] call BIS_fnc_ambientFlyBy;

warm hedge
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I said sleep 3 not sleep 2

tough abyss
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the sleep 3 in that line lol

urban osprey
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Oh shit good catch

tough abyss
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generally adding invalid params to functions is a good way to break things

urban osprey
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The 'middle' sleep seems to work just fine

warm hedge
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Yes

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That's what it should be

urban osprey
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I am sorry I am I am an ape, but thank you tons guys

warm hedge
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No need to be sorry

tough abyss
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Are you aware why the sleep 3 didn't work? Might be good to know if you don't.

urban osprey
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It was the one in the first line that I forgot to remove from my earlier attempts

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I assume it was messing with the classname since the error message involved helis

tough abyss
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Seems like you've got it then

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Further clarification is that you can't just have a sleep in the middle of another piece of code

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i.e. a function call

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Or, I suppose you can, but you'll break the function call

warm hedge
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Or simply, you can't just put anything that invalid there, is invalid

urban osprey
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I assumed, but I was not sure where to plug it in.

warm hedge
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Anyways, you've nailed it this time

tough abyss
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Understanding the logic of why it's invalid is the syntax part which is understandably confusing at first

urban osprey
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My initial attempt was trying to do a sleep 3&& but that didn't work since I assume the && is for simultaneous actions

tough abyss
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Ehhh

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I guess the way I'd say it for you is

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sleep is a command, and like any other command should be run on its own unless it needs to feed a value into something else

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hence why you put it on its own line generally like

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sleep 3;

warm hedge
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&& aka and is to compare left and right side of it, and only accepts boolean

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false and true == false
true and true == true
Doesn't do anything else

urban osprey
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Noted

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Scripting feels like some sort of intellectual vampirism. I have successfully extrapolated your fix and I have now succeeded in trimming three triggers down to one:

[[6021, 6792, 75], [2108, 3251, 75], 75,  "Full", "O_Plane_CAS_02_F", East] call BIS_fnc_ambientFlyBy;

sleep 6;

 [[6125, 6724, 75], [2287, 3067, 75], 75,  "Full", "O_Plane_CAS_02_F", East] call BIS_fnc_ambientFlyBy;
};

1 spawn {
sleep 10;

["New Khmeimim Air Base", format ["Year %1", date select 0], mapGridPosition player] spawn BIS_fnc_infoText;

playMusic "CUP_A2OA_Good_Morning_TStan";
};```
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This right here is the pinnacle of my scripting efforts after literally 800 hours in the editor

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I am dead inside

tough abyss
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I suppose important thing to understand is that it's a language just like a spoken language, takes time to learn in-depth and generally reading it and manipulating it takes less knowledge than writing it

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if you take the time to learn it you'll pick it up more

urban osprey
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True, and lot of improvement comes from trial and error and seeing what solutions other people have come up with in their missions. But I feel bad for disecting code like that, it feels a little dishonest sometimes

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But if it works it works, thank you lads again!

tough abyss
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No problem, happy to help with any further questions

meager granite
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Damn weather system sucks in Arma 3, even after half an hour of overcast change from 0.3 to 0.6 (0 setOvercast 0.6) the sky doesn't look anything like 0 setOvercast 0.6; forceWeatherChange;

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Wish somebody would finally see what's going on with these TrueSky clouds and make it properly controllable and syncable over network so everyone will see the same picture

tough abyss
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forceWeatherChange forces all pending weather changes to immediately execute

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so if anything other than the overcast is also changing when you run it, you're going to end up with differences between only changing overcast

meager granite
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I'm only talking about overcast here, overcast clouds don't change quickly enough to corresponding overcast value

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I made all other changes sync up very well despite engine weather synchronisation issues

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Might as well just do setSimulWeatherLayers 0 and use Arma 2 sky instead

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Hated lack of overcast control back in Alpha, nothing changed in 8 years

tough abyss
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Can't just remoteExec the setOvercast and server exec the forceWeatherChange after?

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I would think that would sync nicely

meager granite
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<1s freeze and sudden sky change is far from nice, if you ask me

tough abyss
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Obviously not immediate forceWeatherChange

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but if you can determine an interval after which the change isn't as noticeable, then maybe

meager granite
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The issue is, clouds don't update properly over time when overcast reaches needed value

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Even after waiting for half an hour or real in-game time

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Anyway I'm just rambling here, there is no solution

tough abyss
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but probably somewhat unavoidable

meager granite
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skipTime is just as bad as forceWeatherChange

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Its a freeze and sudden sky change

tough abyss
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I wonder...

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it would be inefficient as hell but I bet you could get the change to look smoother by using that method w/ shorter time and coverage intervals

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and it might just do what you want

meager granite
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Do you mean tiny skipTime calls?

tough abyss
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yes combined with tiny changes in the overcast value

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looped x times

meager granite
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overcast value already changes as it pleases almost disregarding time parameter

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Not sure if tiny skipTime each frame will help to adjust clouds to whatever overcast is right now, didn't try that

tough abyss
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Just a suggestion that may be worth trying

meager granite
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I guess I'm like 5 years late to bring this up again, no hope to see sky fixed anymore

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I'll see about trying it, kinda giving up at this point

tough abyss
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Fair enough, wouldn't be the first broken system in this game

meager granite
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Back when simulCloudDensity was introduced in 2013, I instantly thought of having rain change depending on clouds above you, if there is a rain cloud then it rains, otherwise not

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This might work with singleplayer but not acceptable in multiplayer because every client has their own clouds

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Stupid

tough abyss
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Yeah it sucks

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I'm waiting for setObjectScale to have MP support

meager granite
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What's funny is that setSimulWeatherLayers doesn't reset after mission end

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You can go into the editor, do setSimulWeatherLayers 0 and then join some server

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To get tiny boost to FPS and not display volumetric clouds, lol

tough abyss
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lol yeah client side weather was an interesting choice

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I get it for optimization purposes but surely it couldn't be that hard to sync it like the other 1000 things that MP syncs

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same goes for setObjectScale

meager granite
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Well, I think setObjectScale is kinda of a hack in the first place

tough abyss
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oh it definitely is, no doubt

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completely fucks up the object's vectors so better hope you're not using those on a scaled object

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because for some reason they don't re-normalize them after scaling

meager granite
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While lack of network synchronisation of new clouds and some other Arma 3 gimmicks is laziness of having something work for singleplayer campaign and not caring much beyond that

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Thankfully this attitude changes to positive over the years but back when it was introduced it didn't get enough care and now its way too late

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ramble off

tough abyss
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seems to be the case for a lot of things unfortunately

meager granite
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Apparently going out of video options resets results of setSimulWeatherLayers 0

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Changing the mission\server doesn't

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Welcome to Arma

tough abyss
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Probably re-inits the rendering system for it

meager granite
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Yeah, because of clouds quality option

tough abyss
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Time to try to implement portal nudging

meager granite
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So, skipTime 0.0001; skipTime -0.0001 on each frame is not an option, demolishes FPS

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it helps clouds to smoothly update to needed value though

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It seems that update just happens at some point\keyframe regardless of your setOvercast wishes or actual overcast value

warm hedge
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I think it is better to submit a feedback before get sarcastic like Welcome to Arma

meager granite
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Just happens after X amount of in-game time passed

meager granite
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I'll see about tickets, but weather didn't get any fixes over 8 years and I don't believe in miracles

warm hedge
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I know what you mean. But I believe in Dedmen

meager granite
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Actually, introduction of forceWeatherChange is a bit of a miracle

warm hedge
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...Sometimes he disappoints me, tho

meager granite
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Seeing volumetric clouds go from 0 to 1 looks very cool actually

tough abyss
meager granite
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Nah, even with 0.00001 it kills the FPS yet you never get to see cloud change

tough abyss
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No I mean instead of doing it each frame

meager granite
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any skipTime means a tiny freeze so its not an option during gameplay

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overcast = 0, but with full clouds

tough abyss
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rip

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also 0.1 time mult wtf

meager granite
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used it to speed up overcast change

tough abyss
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it's inverse though isn't it

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shouldn't that make it take 10x longer lol

meager granite
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Yes it will

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Actually, I'm not sure if time multiplier affects reaching of that X time point for clouds to change

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Either way, my mission has it as 1, its just testing here

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What I did was:
0 setOvercast 1; forceWeatherChange;
then
0 setOvercast 0; setTimeMultiplier 120;
wait for overcast to reach 0, then stopped with
setTimeMultiplier 0;
thus you have full clouds, 0 overcast and its very bright because environment lightning sets by overcast and not actual clouds in the sky

tough abyss
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oh arma

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I've hardly ever touched the weather system so I was under the assumption the docs were accurate and it was only semi-jank like most of the other systems

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seems that it's just flat out broken though

meager granite
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Yeah, its very broken

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You can script-sync everything and it will be synced at acceptable levels, but not overcast, its FUBAR

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If you want changing clouds over time during your mission - forget about it

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Only sudden changes are allowed

tough abyss
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Still waiting for the day we can get a simple way to determine if two objects are touching instead of guesstimating with distances and bounding boxes

meager granite
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As for other weather values, they're synced over the network but not exactly, plus there are bugs like time setRain 0 will never make rain reach exactly 0

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I think all weather values have this issue, they never reach exact values you want them, only very close

tough abyss
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I wonder what causes it

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some weird approximation

meager granite
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Yeah, its an error in calculation over time

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As we're dealing with single floats

tough abyss
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good ol floating point error

meager granite
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Also if rain is say 0.001 and you do 0 setRain 0, nothing happens

tough abyss
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combined with the alarming amount of things that for some reason use precision down to the millionths place despite float not being accurate at all at that level

meager granite
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And when rain > 0, humidity rises and everyone run around and sound like they have water in their boots

tough abyss
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lol

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mod now up to 82KB of sqf

meager granite
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Result of skipTime -0.0001; skipTime 0.0001; doing on each frame

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it progresses clouds simulation and lets you see how clouds supposed to disappear from full overcast to zero overcast

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but skipTime is not usable during gameplay as it kills the performance

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most changes after 1:00

tough abyss
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perhaps try that but with the same small weather increment

meager granite
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Yeah, its still a freeze

tough abyss
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rip

meager granite
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And a sudden change of the clouds, nothing as smooth as seen in the video

drifting portal
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should I enable dynamic simulation for mines?

tiny coyote
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How do i enable freecam in spectator mode?

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Also how does a onPlayerRespawn.sqf work aswell

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im trying to clear the base loadout and then put my outfit on the guy when he respawns

tough abyss
tiny coyote
tough abyss
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It runs for everyone automatically, just locally

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that's the difference between using the event scripts and using an event handler

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event scripts generally apply to everyone or the server whereas event handlers are more for applying to specific units/objects

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Does that answer your question? @tiny coyote

tiny coyote
tough abyss
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here

tiny coyote
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whats the difference between playerkilled and playerrespawned

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is it not the same thing

tough abyss
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killed runs when the player is killed, specifically

tiny coyote
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is respawned just off the respawn button

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and not dying

tough abyss
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no

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it's that respawn triggers when the player actually respawns whether they were killed or not

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killed only triggers when they're actually killed by something

tiny coyote
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so imma need both then

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prob can be the same code really

tough abyss
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What are you trying to do?

tiny coyote
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trying to have players respawn with a custom loadout everytime they respawn(or die)

tough abyss
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I think you'll only need respawn then

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no point giving the player a loadout if they've not yet respawned

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as far as setting the custom loadout, all you should need is this:

tiny coyote
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if an AI shoots them dead, they will need the same loadout

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so that must count as a kill

tough abyss
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Yes, they will

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when they respawn

tiny coyote
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ok. I can export the loadout from the arsenal

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i just dont know how to write the code for the SQF

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to import that into

tough abyss
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If you export the loadout data for me I can write it for you in like 10 seconds

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it's very simple

tiny coyote
tough abyss
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👍

drifting portal
scenic shard
# tough abyss So I suspect either you do have a mod conflict of some kind or it's due to how/w...

Hi again, I have now tried starting a new mission on the same terrain and then it works as expected, so no inherent conflict with the mods.

I exec the fog change on server only, but for testing I use the debug console in singleplayer and have the same issue.

So it seems it is something with my mission that breaks it but I dont mess with fog anywhere and only have objects places and a handful of units so far. and some unrelated triggers

tough abyss
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@drifting portal I should believe so

drifting portal
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They don't fall when placed in air tho

tough abyss
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Not physx != not simulated

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@scenic shard Hm, unfortunate but I don't think I would know how to fix it without being able to dig through the mission and debug it

scenic shard
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I made a backup, deleted everything except one unit and all scripts. still happens so it has to be something in the mission.sqm that is broken?

tough abyss
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Could be

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I suspect some small setting somewhere is interfering

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Going to bed now though, good luck and I hope you figure it out

scenic shard
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good night, thank you for all the help

scenic shard
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ok, i "fixed" it by making a new map and merged my broken one over. after setting the environment settings again it works as it should. so far at least.

No idea what the actual issue was though

boreal cradle
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hey im not sure if this is the right place to ask but when i obfuscate my pbo using PBOproject for some reason one of my cars goes invisible anyone have any idea?
https://imgur.com/gallery/fqohmAE the tan one dissapears(you can see it on the link)

Imgur
meager granite
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I remember obfuscation messing up paa's

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Maybe its just invisible broken texture?

boreal cradle
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it more than likely is

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but how do i make it not break lol

meager granite
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Either way, there is a way to exclude file extensions

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-Z=paa,fsm what I have in my build routine

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I don't have custom rvmats though, might add it there too

little raptor
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either way this question doesn't belong here. ask in #arma3_config

proven charm
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is there a function that returns GUI coordinates for desired position, like for "BOTTOM","CENTER" ?

meager granite
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Calculate it yourself, its easy

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left is safeZoneX, right is safeZoneX+safeZoneW, top is safeZoneY, bottom is safeZoneY+safeZoneH, center is 0.5

proven charm
winter rose
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and don't forget safezoneXAbs etc

proven charm
little raptor
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for multiple monitors

proven charm
meager granite
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Have all your controls at safeZoneXAbs and safeZoneXAbs + safeZoneWAbs to break their necks samatra

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they'll have to constantly look way left and way right

jade acorn
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is it possible to disable sprinting for player? I cannot find anything regarding blocking the sprint but I'm playing a community-made mission and somehow my character does not want to sprint (I checked and my Shift works)

granite sky
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player allowSprint false

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If you can't even jog then that's usually because you're overloaded though.

jade acorn
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this worked, probably the author forgot to turn it back after an "interactive cutscene", thanks

proven charm
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how does one get the config class the control was created via ctrlCreate? or is it even possible?

granite sky
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ctrlClassName?

proven charm
tidal ferry
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Hey, is it possible to create groups during preInit?

meager granite
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Group doesn't create?

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Lack of side center perhaps? Try createCenter?

tidal ferry
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I haven't tried it yet, I'm just trying to figure it out ahead of time

shut reef
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What's the arma way of storing an object reference somewhere?
It feels incredibly unintuitive that I can put an object ref into an array and then the ref turns into "any", even though both the array and the actual object remain in existence

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Or do I just have to put the ref into a global variable, then save into the array and can then nil the global variable without it affecting the ref in the array?

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Cause taking up a global variable space, especially for non-unique objects feels wrong

meager granite
shut reef
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But I'm not putting nil into an array and arrays are persistent

meager granite
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You are, you have a bug somewhere, any is nil stringified

shut reef
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It's a scope issue, hence my question regarding how to keep the ref valid

meager granite
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There are different kinds of nils btw and any is most broad one

shut reef
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I get it from a parameter as a local variable, store it into an array, and when I later want to access the array, the ref ain't no longer valid, despite the object that it's referencing still existing

meager granite
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Means you're accessing a different array later, that has nil inside it, not one which has an object in it

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diag_log the hell out of it to see what's up

shut reef
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I am and it's not making any sense

meager granite
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Or post snippets of code here

shut reef
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It's not a compact part of the code.
Basically I'm registering teleport poles at init time into a hashmap that's created on preInit, but when I want to access it postInit time, it's no longer valid

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the ref is valid when I put it into the array, there is no array copy anywhere

little raptor
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you can't add objects to hashmaps

shut reef
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it's an array in an array in a hashmap saved to a missionNamespace variable

meager granite
little raptor
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key cannot be object

shut reef
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It's not a key

little raptor
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then I can't tell you want you're doing wrong without looking at the code

shut reef
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My question was how it should be done, not what I'm doing wrong tho

little raptor
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if your var is valid when you put it into the array it'll be correct

shut reef
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Cause there is something funky with object references in sqf and I can't find anything about it in the docs or google

little raptor
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there's nothing funky. they're like any other var

shut reef
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They're definitely not like any other var. They're a reference and not a value

little raptor
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everything in SQF is a ref

meager granite
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Pretty sure you have a bug somewhere, assignment scope issue perhaps

little raptor
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the only difference is objects don't get deleted when the var is deleted

shut reef
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And yet the strings I put right next to the object are still valid

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so there is sth different about object refs

shut reef
meager granite
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Better post your code

little raptor
shut reef
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I was just asking what the official best practices is and what the kinks are

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If you don't know, no problem

meager granite
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Your description points to that you have a bug somewhere, not a ref issue

shut reef
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That is indeed a possibility, hence me asking for more information on the oddities of the system

meager granite
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Not like you describe it

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Actually, I'm just curious myself what is the issue with your script

little raptor
shut reef
little raptor
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so are you sure your scopes are correct?

shut reef
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That is what I was asking about. How does scope really work for object refs?
Cause it seems when I have a local variable pointing to an object and put that into an array, then the ref inside the array goes invalid the moment the original local variable goes out of scope

little raptor
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it doesn't

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maybe it was nil from the beginning

shut reef
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But that's behavior I've seen repeatedly

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Just assume that it wasn't nil, cause it wasn't nil.

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Cause I saw that it wasn't nil.

little raptor
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how did you see? did you diag_log it or something?

meager granite
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Just show us relevant parts of the script

little raptor
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yeah. we can't tell what is wrong without seeing some example

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if you're afraid someone's gonna "steal" your idea or code if you put it here, you can DM either of us

tidal ferry
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Is it possible to have playable slots in a mission, without having to place down playable units in 3den...?

meager granite
tidal ferry
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Shame

meager granite
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Yeah, the system is ancient

tidal ferry
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No kidding XD

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Alright, thanks

meager granite
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The only solution would be to script custom lobby, but its a lot of trouble

tidal ferry
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Oh? How so?

meager granite
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@shut reef

str [nil, thisDoesntExist, _neitherDoesThis]
```=> `[any,any,any]`, this is how you end up with `"any"` string
tidal ferry
meager granite
tidal ferry
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Any links to where I can read up on it?

meager granite
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Don't think so

meager granite
tidal ferry
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Wow, that's actually amazinng

meager granite
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Stock lobby is just 200-unit group of Logics

tidal ferry
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Hmm... okay

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Good to know

meager granite
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skipLobby sucks though, so everyone still has to press OK there

tidal ferry
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I'm trying to engineer a system where players can skip role select and briefing and just load straight into missions

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Oh, really?

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Ugh

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Also, unrelated thing, but is it possible to force a player-controlled unit to respawn?

meager granite
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skipLobby throws you off the server randomly after mission end

meager granite
tidal ferry
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Ohhh, I'm already using that but didn't think to put it in the same line

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But yeah, like, I just mean to respawn normally

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I.e. to kick a unit back to the respawn point screen

meager granite
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Switch player, then setDamage the unit (or let it remain as AI if you want)

tidal ferry
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Gotcha

meager granite
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Some engine-started scripts like description.ext's onPauseScript run in uiNamespace and your global variables won't be available there unless you do with missionNamespace

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Add logging like

diag_log ["mission", currentNamespace == missionNamespace, "ui", currentNamespace == uiNamespace];
```to see where you are
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From with wiki:

When used in a do-construct in scripts with allowed suspension, a namespace switching might unexpectedly occur inside some scopes (for, if, try, call) started in a scheduled environment after small suspension if with was not the main scope; however, the issue does not arise if with is used in the parent scope: 
```Maybe its your case
shut reef
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Na, it was sth entirely different.

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Thx tho

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Semi-related case, though, is this case.
Here it's a codeblock, and the objref _targetObject is not valid in the codeblock for being some kind of out of scope (I assume it is not understood as a the value of the local ref, but as a local ref within the scope of the codeblock.
Question is, what is best practice here to get the ref into the codeblock?

_targetObject = _targetData # 1; diag_log format ["While adding action: %1%2%3", _targetObject,endl,str _targetData]; _id = _object addAction [format ["Teleport to %1", _targetName], { [(_this # 1), _targetObject] remoteExec [QFUNC(teleportPlayer), 2]; }, nil, 20, true, true, "", 'true', 4]; };

granite sky
#

setVariable on _object here, probably.

#

but yeah, any code passed to addAction/event handlers/triggers etc runs in a completely different scope.

#

With addAction you can also pass args in with the third parameter.

little raptor
#

using the action args is the best practice

shut reef
granite sky
#

kinda have to with EHs, but addActions do have the arg passing.

shut reef
#

yeah, I forgot about that, that made it a bad example 😬

wide stream
#

what is the difference between playSound3D and say3D?

winter rose
wide stream
little raptor
#

also say3D plays locally

#

playSound3D is global

winter rose
#

details, details

fleet plaza
#

I'm trying to attach another vehicle into a vehicle. I want to attached vehicle to be invisible but still playable. I found a way to hide all the outer side of the vehicle, but is there a way to hide the interior? Like its invisible but still working?

drifting portal
#

There is no way to hide the interior

#

You can use hideObject to hide it
Then add an action to the vehicle that its attached to that allows you to get in the invisible vehicle

wide stream
#

Is there is a way to get a player’s keybinding for specific action and make it work with keyDown\keyUp eventHandler inside a mission?

I need to fire EH every time player is moving backwards

little raptor
wide stream
#

Cheers

brazen lagoon
#

is there a way to get if a vehicle is unarmed from config? A simpler way than checking turrets and such ideally but thats acceptable too

marsh trench
#

anyone knows a good SQF editor? (syntax highlighting, warning,..)

little raptor
little raptor
brazen lagoon
#

ok

#

follow up

#

how do you figure out if there's a gimballed weapon

#

i.e. a gunner turret

#

vs. just fixed arnament

marsh trench
brazen lagoon
#

yes

marsh trench
#

ok, thankyou

brazen lagoon
little raptor
brazen lagoon
#

made by leopard at that :o)

#

@little raptor meaning make sure it's actually loaded?

little raptor
#

no, I mean a vehicle can have car horns as weapon but it's not actually a weapon

brazen lagoon
#

I was thinking just select turrets, look at turrets > mainturret > magazines, and then if anything there fires simtype 'shotShell' 'shotBullet' or 'shotMissile' it's armed

#

but still that doesn't tell me how to figure out if it has a gimballed turret

little raptor
#

you can look at the turret animation I guess

brazen lagoon
#

oh wait

little raptor
#

but the only reliable way is probably creating a simple model of the vehicle and animating the turret

brazen lagoon
#

can't I look at Turrets > MainTurret > ViewGunner and look at the angles?

little raptor
#

afaik that's only for view

#

but I guess yes

brazen lagoon
#

wait wait. what about MainTurret >> minElev/minTurn/maxElev/maxTurn?

little raptor
little raptor
drifting portal
brazen lagoon
#

man i just wanna figure out how to select a scout chopper 😔

#

ill try this stuff later i guess

little raptor
drifting portal
#

many thanks

marsh trench
#

if a playable units variable name is set to "foo", what namespace is this defined in?
i want to get the name of the player playing as "foo".

drifting portal
#

missionnamespace

#

to get the name (if the code is running in missionnamespace)

name foo;
marsh trench
#

is it possible to write colored text (structured text) using systemChat, globalChat,... ?

systemChat "<t color='#ff0000'>Red System message</t>"
little raptor
#

no

marsh trench
#

or is it just possible in titles and cuts

little raptor
#

if you make your own system yes. otherwise no

little raptor
#

you can display structured text in hints tho

#

but chats don't support it

marsh trench
#

thankyou

scenic shard
# tough abyss <@246337812511588355> Hm, unfortunate but I don't think I would know how to fix ...

Hi, just found out what caused my issue with the setfog command.

it seems like the maximum fog that is possible to set using setFog is the inverse of "Wind Forecast" (starting/current wind don't seem to matter)

so a wind forecast of 20% makes the "x setFog 1" command stop at about 0.8, 60% wind = 0.4 max fog, and so on. values in high 90's make the fog snap to 0 which was my issue.

still not sure if this is a vanilla bug, caused by mods or intended. But though I share my findings in case someone else have similar issues.

tough abyss
#

Interesting, I'm sure that will be helpful to others

granite sky
#

Probably intended given that wind does clear away fog IRL, but good find.

marsh trench
#

in a trigger, how can i define a variable in onActivation, and access it in onDeactivation?

little raptor
#

setVariable on the trigger (which is accessible via thisTrigger)

marsh trench
#

so :

this setVariable ["name", value];
#

and

this getVariable "name";
warm hedge
#

thisTrigger instead

marsh trench
#

ow, ok. thankyou

#

and do i access the thing that has triggered it by the following?

thisList select 0;
little raptor
#

yes but it could be empty

urban osprey
#

I come once again seeking help, still with the sleep command

#

I started out wanting to have a VLS launch missiles on its own and discovered the neat little script of this:

t_1 confirmSensorTarget [westt, true]; 
g1 fireAtTarget [t_1, "weapon_vls_01"];```
granite sky
#

pretty sure you have an extra t on the second line :P

urban osprey
#

Which seems to work well enough to launch a singular missile, but when I combine it with the sleep command, it stops at one.


west reportRemoteTarget [t_1, 10]; 
t_1 confirmSensorTarget [west, true]; 
g1 fireAtTarget [t_1, "weapon_vls_01"];

sleep 1;

west reportRemoteTarget [t_2, 10]; 
t_2 confirmSensorTarget [west, true]; 
g1 fireAtTarget [t_2, "weapon_vls_01"];

};```
#

I've tried changing the time in the remote target, tried changing the weapon classname to vls_02, no changes.

#

also ty for spotting that, I am coping code from my pc to my phone since I don't have discord on my desktop

granite sky
#

Have you tried removing the weaponMuzzleName parameter?

urban osprey
#

Will try that

granite sky
#

oh wait, it's firing one missile? At which target?

urban osprey
#

At t_1

#

removing the muzzle name broke it entirely, why did I try that lol

granite sky
#

I don't know these things but sleep 1 sounds a bit short.

urban osprey
#

Aye, I want it to launch them in a series, so I put a a delay in

#

I have adjusted the timer to 5 seconds and it'll now launch 2 missiles, but then stops again.

granite sky
#

You only told it to launch two missiles there.

urban osprey
#

I have 5 targets total, I trimmed it so it would take up less space. I am sorry for not clarifying.

# 

sleep 17;

west reportRemoteTarget [t_1, 10]; 
t_1 confirmSensorTarget [west, true]; 
g1 fireAtTarget [t_1, "weapon_vls_01"];

sleep 1;

west reportRemoteTarget [t_2, 10]; 
t_2 confirmSensorTarget [west, true]; 
g1 fireAtTarget [t_2, "weapon_vls_01"];

sleep 1;

west reportRemoteTarget [t_3, 10]; 
t_3 confirmSensorTarget [west, true]; 
g1 fireAtTarget [t_3, "weapon_vls_01"];

sleep 1;

west reportRemoteTarget [t_4, 10]; 
t_4 confirmSensorTarget [west, true]; 
g1 fireAtTarget [t_4, "weapon_vls_01"];

sleep 1;

west reportRemoteTarget [t_5, 10]; 
t_5 confirmSensorTarget [west, true]; 
g1 fireAtTarget [t_5, "weapon_vls_01"];

}; ```
winter rose
#

!code

wicked roostBOT
#
How to use SQF syntax highlighting in Discord

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

// your code here
hint "good!";
tough abyss
#

Does the vehicle have enough ammo?

urban osprey
#

VLS has 17 missiles iirc?

tough abyss
#

Also, code could be simplified to this:

 0 spawn {

  sleep 17;

  private _targets = [t_1, t_2, t_3, t_4, t_5];
  {
    west reportRemoteTarget [_x, 10]; 
    _x confirmSensorTarget [west, true]; 
    g1 fireAtTarget [_x, "weapon_vls_01"];
    sleep 1;
  } forEach _targets;
};
#

I'm not sure how much ammo the vehicle has, probably good to double-check

urban osprey
#

18+1 it says

#

Would the sleep be interferring with the fire rate?

#

Still only launching once. Not sure why it would stop even with the condensed code

tough abyss
#

I'm not sure either

urban osprey
#

Removed the sleep timer and increased the reportRemoteTarget time, still nothing

tough abyss
#

I haven't worked with the fireAtTarget function much so it may have some caveats

urban osprey
#

Aye

brazen lagoon
#

if I want a helicopter to go to an area and then patrol around looking for targets, is it best to use the search and destroy waypoint?

#

or should I make them patrol around with move/cycle waypoints?

drifting portal
#

I would say loiter

meager granite
#

Can't figure out how to regexReplace zero-space unicode character out of the string. Anybody can help?
String is foo​bar, character is https://unicode-table.com/en/200B/

​ - Zero Width Space: U+200B

Symbol: ​, Name of the character: zero width space, Unicode number for the sign: U+200B, the icon is included in the block: General Punctuation.

#

its in between o and b

#

Nevermind, figured it out myself, the pattern is \x{200b}

wide stream
#

How should i localise titles in CfgSounds?

titles[] = {
    0, "<t color='#057aff'>$STR_GRZ_Ambient_NPC_Group_1_Name</t><br/><t size='0.75'>$STR_GRZ_Ambient_NPC_Group_1_1</t>",
    };
#

This code prints $STR_GRZ_Ambient_NPC_Group_1_Name and $STR_GRZ_Ambient_NPC_Group_1_1 ingame instead of respected phrases

still forum
#

lot is lua

marsh trench
#

if a trigger is set to activate on Any player being present, is On Activation and On Deactivation called per-player?
i mean:
no one is in the trigger. a player goes into the trigger, On Activation fires.
one person is in the trigger. another player goes into the trigger, will On Activation fire?

only one person is in the trigger. the player goes out of the trigger, On Deactivation fires.
two players are in the trigger. One goes out of the trigger, will On Deactivation fire?

meager granite
#

Otherwise script your own system for subtitles

marsh trench
# 
for "_i" from 0 to 2 do {
 private _loc = missionNamespace getVariable ("arsenal_loc" + str _i);
 systemChat ("LOC:" + str _loc);
 if (_loc != nil) then { // doesn't go through
  private _actionIndex = _loc addAction["<t color='#322a5e' size='1'>Open Interface</t>", "openCuratorInterface",nil, 6, true];
   systemChat ("Set for :" + str _loc);
  _ahm set [_loc, _actionIndex];
 }
};

although _loc is not null, the _loc != nil expression returns false, and if ignores everything inside of it. by what i red in the documentation, getVariable returns Anything or Nothing if variable is not found, and nothing is null (nil). so why doesn't this work?

little raptor
#

Use isNil

little raptor
#

see __EVAL

marsh trench
# little raptor Use isNil

using isNil like so gives me this error :

if !(isNil _loc) then{...

Error isnil: type object, expected string, code.
Error Generic...

why does it error on an object?

little raptor
#

Read the wiki

#

your var doesn't exist/has incorrect type

#

So ofc you can't just pass the var itself

#

You can only pass its name

#

Or execute it as a code

marsh trench
#

oh, so name of a null object is nil. name aNullObject

wide stream
little raptor
#

Sorry wrong ping

#

That was meant for @marsh trench

marsh trench
#

got it

wide stream
marsh trench
#

if i add a action to an object, does it have to show its model for the action to be accessible? nvm, ill try and see

little raptor
#

If you're worried about the size and performance just make a separate PBO

wide stream
#

Titles that i have now:

titles[] = {
        0, "$STR_GRZ_Ambient_NPC_Group_1_1"
    };

Stringtable:

<Original>&lt;t color='#057aff'&gt;SOLDIER&lt;/t&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;t size='0.85'&gt;Sure you wanna chit-chat with all that shit going on?&lt;/t&gt;</Original>
little raptor
#

yeah that's a better idea (if you always want it structured)

marsh trench
#

how can i interrupt a hold action in progress?

wide stream
#

Oh, so if a group of a player is local for this player computer in multiplayer, what happends to UAV? Is it server-side local or no?

marsh trench
#

how can i set a default value for a function parameter and make it optional?

wide stream
little raptor
little raptor
little raptor
marsh trench
#

thankyou

#

is it possible to compile and store a script, then call it when ever needed? (without creating a function library)

little raptor
#

compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "script.sqf"

marsh trench
#

thankyou

copper raven
wide stream
#

How can i stop execution of script which was execVMed by trigger activation on trigger deactivation?

I have a script like this:

[] spawn {
    while {triggerActivated hqAmbient1_trigger} do {
        sleep 8;

        _phraseArr = selectRandom [
            ["hqNPC_Group_1_1", 3], 
            ["hqNPC_Group_1_2", 2.3], 
            ["hqNPC_Group_1_3", 2.2]
        ];

        [hqAmbient1, true] remoteExec ["setRandomLip"];
        [hqAmbient1, [(_phraseArr select 0),30,1]] remoteExec ["say3D"];

        sleep (_phraseArr select 1);

        [hqAmbient1, false] remoteExec ["setRandomLip"];

        sleep 15;
    };
};

I want NPC with hqAmbient1 name to say his phrase only if one or more players are staying near him more then 8 seconds and this timer should reset every time trigger deactivates

#

Is the only way to get around is using for loop to count seconds and check if trigger is activated every second? Trigger is "Server only" btw to exclude desync and multiple activation by different players

granite sky
#

You can store the script handle returned by spawn/execVM and use that to terminate the script.

winter rose
#

while -condition is checked once- do
{
// run all the code, even if the condition turns false
// tries to restart
}

wide stream
little raptor
wide stream
wide stream
#

So if i've activated trigger once, it will run all code from .sqf and terminate it after

little raptor
#

what you wrote checks the condition once and never in the while code

granite sky
#

I think there's probably a fundamental misunderstanding of how scheduled SQF works here.

#

Arma is only ever executing one script at a time. If you call sleep x then it hands off to the scheduler which picks another scheduled script to run. If terminate is called on the first script at this point, that script will terminate the next time it's chosen to execute, once the sleep expires.

wide stream
wide stream
granite sky
#

The point about non-immediate termination is just that if you looked at diag_activeSQFScripts it'd still be in there until the next time it's executed by the scheduler. So if it's on a long sleep, that might be a while.

wide stream
restive ocean
#

after using this to spawn a box next to the player, how do I change its contents?
Box_1 = createVehicle ["ACE_medicalSupplyCrate", position player, [], 0, "NONE"];
originally I was gonna use this thing in the init, but I dont know how to access it through script
since setVehicleInit is gone

opal zephyr
#

addItemCargo and its variants will add things to the box, to reference the box you can just put Box_1 since thats what you named it. If you want the items to be added to it at spawn then you can just put addItemCargo in its init. I think you can add stuff to its inventory just through the ui as well though

restive ocean
winter rose
#

replace this by Box_1 and you're all set

restive ocean
#

thanks a ton

#

as you cna tell im not great at scripting

#

never fails to confuse me

winter rose
#

no problems, not knowing is definitely not a crime here

#

as long as you don't insist in being wrong 😛

stable dune
#

Hi.
Tried Ask from GUI , someone there anwsered without knowing there is possiblity that type: UPPERCASE, doesnt work on controls CT_EDIT.
So If im typing text on display it doest is forced to uppercase. IS there any workaround get this work? Or should i just do My own font with only uppercase letters?

little raptor
#

or you can just run a loop that constantly checks the contents, and makes it uppercase

#

or use the onChar event handler

# 
onChar = "_this#0 ctrlSetText toUpper ctrlText (_this#0);";
stable dune
#

Nice. Thx
I Will try that one.

fleet jewel
#

Hi guys, who know about server addAction? When Im using simple repair script. I checked it in single player. And use simple check for activate this on all vehicles in world:

_vehicles = nearestObjects [_base, ["Car", "Tank", "Truck", "Air"], 10000];
{
            _id = _x addAction ["Repair vehicle","repair.sqf",[],97,false,true,"", "(alive _target) && (({alive _x} count crew _target)==0) && (!(canMove _target) || ((getDammage _target)>0.1)) && !repair_is_started && !(locked _target)"];

} forEach _vehicles;

in init.sqf, all fine when I playing as Server, on client side addAction does not work :/
Can you advise, what I do wrong?

tough abyss
fleet jewel
#

sorry I dont know how to use it

tough abyss
#

google arma 3 remoteexec

#

then read that and try the example with your code

#

also good luck jip and remoteexec is strange to learn

open fractal
#

You don't need to remotexec from init.sqf, that's already global and JIP

#

my guess is that your repair variable isn't defined locally

#

and don't use count for that, use findIf. count doesn't give a return until it iterates through the whole array

#

also that's an awful long condition line, you may want to switch to an event handler based system

#

Don't forget that condition is run on every frame for every nearby included vehicle all at once

wide stream
#

What is the difference between say and say2d?

#

Is say will play the sound at full volume if player is in range?

open fractal
#

The wiki very much answers questions like this

wide stream
restive ocean
#

how can I make this repeatable? its activated by a variable which is from an add-action

# 
clearMagazineCargoGlobal _Box1;  clearItemCargoGlobal _Box1;  clearWeaponCargoGlobal _Box1; clearItemCargoGlobal _Box1;   
clearBackpackCargoGlobal _Box1;   _Box1 addMagazineCargoGlobal ["rhs_mag_20Rnd_556x45_M193_Stanag", 32]; clearMagazineCargoGlobal _Box1;  clearItemCargoGlobal _Box1;  clearWeaponCargoGlobal _Box1; clearItemCargoGlobal _Box1;   _Box1 addMagazineCargoGlobal ["rhs_mag_30Rnd_556x45_M855_Stanag_Tracer_Red", 32];    _Box1 addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_elasticBandage", 40];    _Box1 addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_packingBandage", 40];     _Box1 addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_splint", 10];    _Box1 addMagazineCargoGlobal ["SmokeShell", 12];        _Box1 addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_bloodIV_250", 6]; _Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["CUP_HandGrenade_M67", 12]; _Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_tourniquet", 10]; _Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_morphine", 10]; _Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_epinephrine", 10]; _Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_bloodIV_500", 2]; _Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_bloodIV", 1]; _Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_quikclot", 25]; _Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_fieldDressing", 10];   _Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_rope6", 1]; _Box1   addItemCargoGlobal ["rhs_mag_maaws_HEDP", 2];  _Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["rhs_mag_maaws_HEAT", 1];  _Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["rhsusf_100Rnd_556x45_M855_mixed_soft_pouch_coyote", 4];```
#

right now you can do it once but after that it doesnt work

tough abyss
#

holy formatting batman

restive ocean
#

its in a trigger lol

#

i think its something related to the local variable right?

#

no diea

tough abyss
# 
_Box1 = createVehicle ["B_supplyCrate_F", position player, [], 0, "NONE"];
clearMagazineCargoGlobal _Box1;
clearItemCargoGlobal _Box1;
clearWeaponCargoGlobal _Box1;
clearItemCargoGlobal _Box1;   
clearBackpackCargoGlobal _Box1;
_Box1 addMagazineCargoGlobal ["rhs_mag_20Rnd_556x45_M193_Stanag", 32]; clearMagazineCargoGlobal _Box1;
clearItemCargoGlobal _Box1;
clearWeaponCargoGlobal _Box1;
clearItemCargoGlobal _Box1;   
_Box1 addMagazineCargoGlobal ["rhs_mag_30Rnd_556x45_M855_Stanag_Tracer_Red", 32];    _Box1 addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_elasticBandage", 40];
_Box1 addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_packingBandage", 40];
_Box1 addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_splint", 10];
_Box1 addMagazineCargoGlobal ["SmokeShell", 12];
_Box1 addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_bloodIV_250", 6];
_Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["CUP_HandGrenade_M67", 12];
_Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_tourniquet", 10];
_Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_morphine", 10];
_Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_epinephrine", 10];
_Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_bloodIV_500", 2];
_Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_bloodIV", 1];
_Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_quikclot", 25];
_Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_fieldDressing", 10];
_Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["ACE_rope6", 1];
_Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["rhs_mag_maaws_HEDP", 2];
_Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["rhs_mag_maaws_HEAT", 1];
_Box1  addItemCargoGlobal ["rhsusf_100Rnd_556x45_M855_mixed_soft_pouch_coyote", 4];
#

What exactly do you mean by it not being repeatable

#

it won't spawn any more boxes after the first?

#

Well, I don't know why you're doing addAction -> Variable -> Trigger Code instead of just addAction -> Code, but it sounds like you've probably just got an issue with your trigger condition

open fractal
#

Please for the love of god and all that is holy use a forEach loop

brazen lagoon
tough abyss
#

I'd be happy to clean it up for them if they talk further

open fractal
#

fair enough

brazen lagoon
#

Any idea how to spawn a transport helo with a squad inside it? is there a simple function that does this?

drifting portal
brazen lagoon
#

well if they see an enemy escaping I want them to give chase

#

also I still have no clue how to check if a turret is gimballed by script.. I thought it would be in config but Turrets >> maxElev/etc don't actually seem correct?

#

because the AH-9 has those set but they aren't 0, like you'd expect for a turret that's locked pointing forward.

tough abyss
#

14th line up from the bottom is missing a ]

past wagon
#

omg

#

I'm blind, thanks

tough abyss
#

np

brazen lagoon
#

man i'd even just take like, figuring out if a turret is pilot or gunner controlled...

granite sky
#

You mean a weapon?

open fractal
#

you can use weaponsturret to get the classnames

#

pilot and gunner have different turret paths

#

unless you strictly mean config

winter rose
brazen lagoon
#

I want to differentiate between a light and an attack chopper

#

if it has a gimballed weapon + armor it'll be considered attack, if the weapons are fixed it's light

pulsar rose
#

So I'm looking for a script that can have a unarmed vehicle look in a certain direction, instead of facing forward? For example: 45° left, 28° elevator.

open fractal
#

there's a way to convert degrees to vector format, I think it involves trig

#

Might be on the wiki

smoky verge
#

hi I was wondering
been trying to use createsimpleobject to place simple object weapons
it works with vehicles and buildings
doesn't with rifles
is it not possible?

pulsar rose
#

Like the rotation of a turret and the elevation of the gun

little raptor
#

not its class name

smoky verge
little raptor
#

it works

#

I know for a fact

little raptor
#

unless they're simple objects

past wagon
#

If I want to put a bunch of units into cargo seats of a Blackfish, but I specifically don't want them to be in the back next to the door where they are in gunner positions, how can I do that? Is there a syntax for moveInCargo that would work? The descriptions of the parameters are kind of vague.

little raptor
#

cargo seats are never gunner positions

smoky verge
#

my syntax must be wrong then I guess
I placed an helipad called "pad"
and used something similar to this (can't check rn)
["modelpath/mode.p3d", getPos Pad] call BIS_fnc_createSimpleObject

little raptor
#

it was because of getPos

#

first of all you should NEVER use getPos

#

second of all simple objects need ASL pos

#

third of all why use the function when you have a command

smoky verge
#

it might have been the command
I'm not at my pc rn

#

sorry for not giving straight answers
what should I use instead of getPos?
getPosASL? or something like getWorldPos?(biki is down don't remember if those are correct)

little raptor
#

getPosASL or getPosWorld

#

both work (slightly different, see the wiki)

smoky verge
#

yeah was trying but its down

#

anyway thanks I'll check as soon as I can

little raptor
#

well long story short getPosWorld gets the model center
getPosASL gets the land contact of the model

smoky verge
#

oh makes sense
always assumed ASL was only meant to be used when water was underneath, and to otherwise use ATL

little raptor
#

ASL is the only absolute pos format in Arma

#

so you should always use that one

#

unless in very specific cases

tribal ether
#

Yo whats _pfID? I can't seem to find it anywhere in any docs.

params ["_args", "_pfID"];
_args params ["_unit", "_aircraft", "_dummy", "_time", "_pos", "_timeStandSafe"];
if (vehicle _unit == _aircraft) then { //if the vehicle the player is in is _aircraft then:
[_pfID] call CBA_fnc_removePerFrameHandler;
_unit setVariable ["ffr_aircraft", nil, true];
};

open fractal
tribal ether
# open fractal well where did you find the script

Its from the Walk off Ramp HALO mod. My unit is having some issues with it breaking legs, throwing players out the moment they stand up, and teleporting them while they're in the air. Essentially a whole mess of bugs

#

Just trying to see if its fixable

open fractal
#

you should consult the author about that

tribal ether
#

I mean sure but I'm just trying to figure out what _pfID does since I also see it in other scripts but nowhere an explanation

open fractal
#

I'm guessing it stands for per frame ID, as in the event handler ID

past wagon
open fractal
tribal ether
#

Dope thanks man

wide stream
little raptor
#

Use moveInCargoIndex

#

But anyway what I said is a fact. Cargo seats are never "gunner" positions

wide stream
little raptor
#

And I just said they are not cargo positions

wide stream
worthy igloo
tough abyss
#

iirc squad radar was something that was scrapped

#

so don't think you can activate it anymore

#

there's a mod for it, though

warm hedge
warm hedge
#

Why?

winter rose
#

(no, if that's what I think)

#

then no

#

you could make a temp system to display the UI directly in Eden, and saving Eden would reload them ez

warm hedge
#

You can always preview your UI in Eden using Debug Console... oh

#

If you know how to create a dialog, you know how

#

You can reload it as many times as you want

marsh trench
#

i'm trying to make a hostage unit, add a hold action to it that releases it, but it doesn't work and it doesn't give any errors. can anyone see any problems?
(the code goes into hostage units init)


this setVariable ["mission_isHostage", true];

this switchMove "AmovPercMstpSsurWnonDnon"; // Hand behind head anim
[
    this,
    "Release Hostage",
    "\A3\Ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\HoldActions\holdAction_secure_ca.paa",
    "\A3\Ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\HoldActions\holdAction_revive_ca.paa",
    "_taget getVariable 'mission_isHostage'",
    "true",
    {_caller sideChat 'Im releasing a hostage!'},
    {},
    {
        _target switchMove ""; // Reset the animation
        [_target, _caller] join (group _caller); // put the hostage in players group
        _target setVariable ["mission_isHostage", false];
    },
    {},
    [],
    3
] call BIS_fnc_holdActionAdd;
tough abyss
#

"_taget getVariable 'mission_isHostage'"

marsh trench
#

im blind, thankyou

tough abyss
#

np

little raptor
#

Wat? thonk

#

Where's the error in that?

tough abyss
#

👀

marsh trench
little raptor
#

That should fail silently tho thonk

tough abyss
#

he said it didn't give any errors

marsh trench
little raptor
#

Anyway you haven't defined caller or target in the action codes

#

That's another error

tough abyss
#

pretty sure those are magic vars

marsh trench
#

its passed to codeStart, codeProgress and codeComplete

little raptor
#

Are you sure? thonk

#

Pretty sure they weren't

#

I remember wiki had params for them

tough abyss
little raptor
#

Never said they're magic thonk

tough abyss
#

wiki says they're passed automatically

little raptor
#

Does it?

#

It just shows the params

tough abyss
#

I mean it words it exactly the same as when it talks about other magic vars

#

"Special arguments passed to the code: _target, _caller, _id, _arguments"

little raptor
#

Well it doesn't write a param for those

tough abyss
#

¯_(ツ)_/¯

#

Don't know if they're entirely automatic or not

#

guess he'll find out

marsh trench
#

they are automatically passed to the code that you put inside the codeX parameters.

worthy igloo
#

what is the player first person camera called

tough abyss
#

Depends what you mean but the cameraView for first person is "INTERNAL"

worthy igloo
#

internal didnt work btw

#

if you use numpad - or + u can zoom camera in game i want to make an fov slider or something using whatever causes camera to zoom in and out like that

tough abyss
#

yeah it won't work for that

#

let me see

#

hmm

hallow mortar
tough abyss
#

Yeah actually I'm not sure if there's a command to get the player's camera as an actual camera object

#

which is what that function expects

little raptor
#

I added that info to the wiki

tough abyss
#

for some reason (ai not in combat) systemchat doesnt get played

ai1 setVariable ["anim",true];
if(ai1 getVariable "anim" == true)then{
ai1 switchMove "Acts_JetsMarshallingEnginesOn_loop";
systemChat "H";
ai1 setVariable ["anim",true];
};
ai1 spawn{
waitUntil { behaviour ai1 == "combat" }; 
ai1 switchMove "";
ai1 setVariable ["anim",false];
};
#

systemchat was there to debug btw

little raptor
#

where do you put that code?

#

also there's no need to compare bools

#

they only have 2 states

tough abyss
#

in the init box of an ai named ai1

little raptor
#

well first of all init runs before the UI is created so systemChat doesn't work then
second of all I'm not 100% sure if the var is defined in init

winter rose
#

so you set the value, then check if the value has the wished value you just set

little raptor
#

third of all plz use indentation meowsweats

granite sky
#

(and then you set it again)

little raptor
tough abyss
winter rose
# 
ai1 setVariable ["anim", true];

if (ai1 getVariable "anim" == true) then {
  ai1 switchMove "Acts_JetsMarshallingEnginesOn_loop";
  systemChat "H";
  ai1 setVariable ["anim",true];
};

ai1 spawn {
  waitUntil { behaviour ai1 == "combat" }; 
  ai1 switchMove "";
  ai1 setVariable ["anim", false];
};
#

haaaaaah.

tough abyss
winter rose
#

nope

tough abyss
#

is that wrong?

winter rose
# 
ai1 setVariable ["anim", true]; // set once

if (ai1 getVariable "anim" == true) then { // checked it's true
  ai1 switchMove "Acts_JetsMarshallingEnginesOn_loop";
  systemChat "H";
  ai1 setVariable ["anim", true]; // set to true again for no reason
};
little raptor
#

what is?

granite sky
#

It's just a setVariable. It doesn't do anything except set the variable.

winter rose
#

for some reason (ai not in combat) systemchat doesnt get played
an init field might be too early. besides that, nothing much

little raptor
# 
ai1 setVariable ["anim",true];
if (ai1 getVariable "anim") then {
    ai1 switchMove "Acts_JetsMarshallingEnginesOn_loop";
    [] spawn {
        sleep 0.1; systemChat "H";
    };
    ai1 setVariable ["anim",true];
};
ai1 spawn {
    waitUntil { behaviour ai1 == "combat" }; 
    ai1 switchMove "";
    ai1 setVariable ["anim",false];
};

^ that wraps the systemChat in sleep and shows it with delay so it should work

#

(I also corrected the ai1 getVariable "anim" == true atrocity) meowsweats

tough abyss
#

i apologize

little raptor
#

I was kidding 😛

granite sky
#

On the subject of atrocities, waitUntil without a sleep is pretty grim :P

#

now slightly curious about SQF's context-switching overhead

tough abyss
#

wait with the combat will that set the variable every tick (for lack of a better word) once in combat?

little raptor
#

I don't fully get what you mean but no it won't set anything every tick

#

it just keeps checking until the unit is in combat
then the rest of the code runs

tough abyss
#

ok

winter rose
tough abyss
#

i am trying to achieve a animation that loops until the ai is in combat mode

winter rose
#

ta-daaa
not that code 🙂

tough abyss
#

considering using the suppressed EH

winter rose
#

nope, combat mode is fine
we will get a combatModeChanged group EH iirc

tough abyss
#

ok

#

i imagine that i would do the code i tried to do can you please show me how to do your idea?

little raptor
#

the idea behind your code is fine for now

#

Lou meant after the 2.10 update I guess

#

tho you might want to fix some of its parts

tough abyss
#

what parts are broken? i cant see any obvious ones (aside from the heresy with the variable)

little raptor
# 
this setVariable ["anim",true];

this switchMove "Acts_JetsMarshallingEnginesOn_loop";
this playMoveNow "Acts_JetsMarshallingEnginesOn_loop";

this spawn {
    waitUntil { behaviour _this == "combat" }; 
    _this switchAction "STOP";
    _this setVariable ["anim",false];
};
tough abyss
#

im also learning variables here

little raptor
tough abyss
#

ok

#

the problem with this is the first animation doesnt continue

#

so would i just use an if then

#

to make it loop?

little raptor
#

disable the AI anim

#

it should loop after that

# 
this setVariable ["anim",true];

this switchMove "Acts_JetsMarshallingEnginesOn_loop";
this playMoveNow "Acts_JetsMarshallingEnginesOn_loop";
this disableAI "ANIM";
this spawn {
    waitUntil { behaviour _this == "combat" }; 
    _this switchAction "STOP";
    _this setVariable ["anim",false];
    _this enableAI "ANIM";
};
tough abyss
#

ok

winter rose
#

add an anim handler for the anim to repeat, too

little raptor
#

it should loop with that alone

tough abyss
#

it does loop with that alone

little raptor
#

I also recommend some sleep in there

# 
waitUntil { sleep 0.5; behaviour _this == "combat" };
tough abyss
#

yeah thanks ill make sure my code is well rested

tough abyss
#

Code insomnia is a real epidemic these days

#

That's why I always put a sleep 1000; at the start of every loop

tough abyss
#

ah good so your code sleeps more than you

#

i think all i need to do for that is sleep 3;

#

its 4am i should really sleep

winter rose
#

I would recommend

sleep (8 * 60 * 60);
past wagon
# 
//GET RANDOM PATH POSITION AND DIRECTION
_pathPos = [[[[3750, 4350], 1500]], ["water"]] call BIS_fnc_randomPos;
_pathDir = random 360;

//SPLIT PATH POSITION ARRAY AND INITIALIZE PLANE DIRECTION
_pathPos params ["_posX", "_posY"];
_positive = selectRandom [true, false];

//CALCULATE PLANE START & END POSITIONS
_sideA = 5000 * cos _pathDir;
_sideB = 5000 * sin _pathDir;
_pos1 = if (_positive) then {
    [_posX + _sideB, _posY + _sideA, 1500]
} else {
    [_posX + _sideB, _posY - _sideA, 1500]
};
_sideA = 10000 * cos _pathDir;
_sideB = 10000 * sin _pathDir;
_pos2 = if (_positive) then {
    [_posX - _sideB, _posY - _sideA, 1500]
} else {
    [_posX - _sideB, _posY + _sideA, 1500]
};

//ASSIGN START/END POSITIONS
_planeStartPos = selectRandom [_pos1, _pos2];
_planeEndPos = [_pos1, _pos2] - [_planeStartPos];

//CALCULATE SLOPE
_planeStartPos params ["_x1", "_y1"];
_planeEndPos params ["_x2", "_y2"];
_slope = (_y2 - _y1) / (_x2 - _x1);
systemChat str _slope;

Does anyone know why I am getting this error: (second to last line)```
_slope = (_y2 - _y1) / (_x2 |#|- _x1);
Error: Generic error in expression

tough abyss
#

Your params statements at the end aren't doing what you think they are

#

Or at least, the one for _planeEndPos

#

Doing the array subtraction still results in an array

past wagon
#

oh right

#

I see, thank you

tough abyss
#

No problem

brazen lagoon
#

How do you change the side of a unit?

#

is it just joinSilent?

little raptor
#

by joining him into a group of the opposite side

brazen lagoon
#

right. and then side player will return the new side right?

#

or will side player != side group player

little raptor
brazen lagoon
#

basically I'm trying to figure out a way to make my random gen mission let you pick which of the 3 sides you want to play as

little raptor
#

unit side can change

brazen lagoon
#

yeah, but some scripts don't

little raptor
#

e.g. when they're hostage they become civilian

brazen lagoon
#

the stuff I write is always side group player or checks config side for a vehicle for example

#

ok. so right now the way my mission works is:

  • at start, you pick factions for blufor/opfor/indfor
  • you play as indfor (so the units placed in the editor are indfor)
  • there's a setup menu for those factions, once those are set the mission starts
#

if I wanted to change this to let you pick what side you played on, it would probably be something like

  • at start, you pick factions for blufor/opfor/indfor
  • you select which side you want to play as (west/east/guer)
  • if you select guer, do nothing
  • if you select west/east then join players into a new group on the new side
#

but the question I have then is... if I do bis_fnc_addrespawninventory

#

if I pass it resistance, will it still show up for the players if they're blufor/opfor?

#

and will JIP players get joined into the new group or will they spawn as indfor (my guess is they will spawn as indfor)?

brazen lagoon
little raptor
brazen lagoon
#

OK. so i'd have to set it to the player side after that's been selected

little raptor
little raptor
brazen lagoon
#

ok

tough abyss
#

Though you could set up a script to run for JIP players that lets them pick a side

brazen lagoon
#

i'll write this down for when I do that I guess

#

@tough abyss it's supposed to be a co-op mission w/ everyone in the same group, so I'll probably just have an initPlayerServer.sqf that adds them to the group

tough abyss
#

👍

brazen lagoon
#

the only thing I'm really worried about is how the respawn menu looks

#

ok it seems that works perfectly (shows positions/loadouts for the joined side)

tough abyss
#

God it'd be great if I could actually edit the biki and fix some of the documentation and broken English on some of the pages

little raptor
tough abyss
#

Oh is that how they do it? Figured they just had the whole thing shut down for new accounts

#

I'll contact him, thanks

little raptor
tough abyss
#

Fair enough

winter rose
tough abyss
#

:P

little raptor
tough abyss
#

Will do

drifting portal
#

is there a way to prevent a unit from transitioning into a free fall animation?

#

or do I have to wait for 2.10?

tough abyss
drifting portal
# 
_dir = (getPosWorld _Object) vectorFromTo ???;   
_up = _dir vectorCrossProduct [-(_dir#1), _dir#0, 0];   
_Object setVectorDirAndUp [_dir,_up];   
_Object setVelocityModelSpace [0,500,0];
_Object = objnull;
#

I'm trying to launch _Object towards where the player's camera is looking

#

but I don't know what to put in the ???

tough abyss
#

You'll want to do a raycast from positionCameraToWorld [0,0,0] using getCameraViewDirection player as the vector

#

then you can get the position that they're looking at

#

or, if you only need a set distance from the player, you can just use the position and vector w/o a raycast

drifting portal
#

so postioncameratoworld instead of getposworld _object?

tough abyss
#

No no

#

positionCameraToWorld [0,0,0] will get you the central position of the player's camera

#

you raycast from there along the vector given by getCameraViewDirection player

#

extend it to whatever the max range you want with vector multiplication

#

and the intersection position of that vector with a surface is the "position" the player is looking at

#

which is what your ??? is

drifting portal
#

oh alright

#

thanks

tough abyss
#

no problem

#

if you need help figuring it out I can write up some example code

past wagon
#

when time is run on the server, it returns the number of seconds since the mission started, correct?

tough abyss
#

nevermind

#

yeah use time on the server for that

past wagon
#

👍

shut reef
#

Can someone with more experience with the action menu shed some light on what undocumented limits the priority has?
The wiki does not specify any limits and mentions that negative values are possible, too. Trying to work with priorities above ~30 has super odd results, tho, and does not work as expected.

winter rose
shut reef
# winter rose _moar details plz_

I wrote a teleport system that adds each destination as an action to the respective pole.
My initial approach was to assign each pole a priority range (about 20 in length) per "hub" and then count down from the greatest priority.
I had it all print out via diag_log, and the priorities were assigned accordingly, and they were also still on the actions on the objects, but the action menu had them all scrambled up

#

That was with each action having its own priority.
If fixed the issue for me by assigning each block the same priority, relying on the order they were added. That worked.

#

So I guess it's either that there is an internal upper limit for priorities, or some issue with many items that all have their own priority

#

My testcase was two hubs with about 8 targets each, so priorities ranging from 40 - 30 and 20 - 10

#

The issue did not occur when I assigned one block positive priorities in the 20 to 10 range and the other in the -10 to -20 range

#

that just had the unwelcome sideeffect that actions like "reload ammo" were between the teleport actions

woeful kiln
#

Quick question. I have the ai teleporting instantly. Except, I'd like them to wait for 15 seconds before doing so

#

How'd I combine the two

winter rose
woeful kiln
winter rose
#

how do they teleport?

#

please talk to me as if I knew nothing about your setup, because it is the case

woeful kiln
#

Here's how the warthog teleports after the squad I have dies

winter rose
#

then use sleep before that

wide stream
#

Is there a way to call BIS_fnc_randomPos around player and outside of player current field of view? I'm trying to spawn thing when players aren't looking at them

winter rose
winter rose
wide stream
winter rose
#

no

#

the server knows nothing about players' cameras, that would be too heavy on traffic

#

a good bet would be safety radius from players + check their direction (but they might rotate their head)
you can also make a line check from their eye pos to the spawn pos, even if their back is turned - if it hits a tree or a hill, it's good

woeful kiln
winter rose
# woeful kiln Except these are my first wave ai

I - don't - know your system
I have no idea of the context nor what you are trying to achieve, nor what you have hands on

your question is unclear to me
"how to delay a teleport?"
"use sleep before the teleport"

shut reef
little raptor
#

Isn't priority per object? thonk

#

In other words not depending on the caller?

winter rose
shut reef
#

Yeah I was gonna make a test setup later, but it's low priority, as the code is working now.
Just thought there might be some knowledge floating round.
Will post my results here later

winter rose
#

I heard nothing regarding action priority so far, but it might be a new finding

shut reef
#

I guess few people try to add that many actions 😄

winter rose
#

you would be surprised

little raptor
#

who wants to scroll through dozens of actions anyway? blobdoggoshruggoogly

shut reef
little raptor
#

that's behind the player himself tho, not where he's looking

winter rose
#

and not considering his Field of View

little raptor
#

well his FOV is not 90 degrees 😛

winter rose
#

turning head is a thing, y'know 😛

little raptor
winter rose
#

(maybe w/ eyeDirection or something)

#

I did a proof of concept for a Slenderman back in Arma 2
it would shake the screen if it was visible on screen, and not when hidden behind something ^^

wide stream
little raptor
#

if you want to consider "where" he's looking, you can use getCameraViewDirection I guess:

_y = getCameraViewDirection player vectorMultiply -1;
_y set [2, 0];
_y = vectorNormalized _y;
_x = [_y#1 * -1, _y#0, 0];
_angle = random [0, 90, 180];
_dist = random _dist;

_spawnPos = getPosATL player vectorAdd (_y vectorMultiply _dist * sin _angle) vectorAdd (_x vectorMultiply _dist * cos _angle);
_spawnPos set [2, 0];
_obj setPosASL AGLtoASL _spawnPos;
#

or maybe eyeDirection like Lou said thonk

winter rose
#

eyeDirection from the server

sudden yacht
#

Says it can snap to... Looks right to me... Chair 1 is defined ... but error... [unit, animationSet, equipmentLevel, snapTo, interpolate, attachToLogic] call BIS_fnc_ambientAnim

0 = this spawn {waitUntil {behaviour _this == "combat"}; 
_this call BIS_fnc_ambientAnim__terminate;}``` Help.
little raptor
#

you're passing a string

#

also something like that shouldn't be put in init

#

otherwise you must make sure that chair1 is created before the unit

shut reef
#

On player respawn, what is the relationship between the newly respawned player and their discarded hull?
The respawn event seems to return the same variable as both player and corpse

#

Background: I'd like to disable simulation on the body, so it's still there, but you cannot loot it

#

When I diag_log the cursorObject looking at the corpse, it returns the variable name of the player, despite cursorObject == player returning false.
Using the variable seems to point to the player, too.
I can disable the simulation on cursorObject, but not on the variable I get returned

#

it's a bit frustrating, tbh

winter rose
shut reef
#

yeah, _unit and _corpse are the same thing, tho, it seems

#

Or rather, when I use the vanilla events I think they've both been nil, with CBA they're they same

winter rose
#

I can only speak for vanilla Arma 3

shut reef
#

k, gonna ask that in cba then.
With vanilla, tho, the params were empty/nil

#

had the most vanilla setup adding an event handler to killed and respawned respectively, they fired when you would expect it, but the parameters were empty/nil

granite sky
#

Killed EH used to fire twice, once with bad params, but I think that was fixed.

open fractal
#

It's just a string

#

you can clear it with _corpse setVehicleVarName ""

shut reef
#

Ah, thanks, I see. That does seem to have been the case. It obscured how sth else wasn't working as expected.

#

on that node, there is no easy way to disable inventory access on a corpse, I guess?
Since disabling simulation on containers disabled inventory interaction (you can look but not take/put) I thought the same would be true on corpses. But it does not seem to be the case.
neither enableSimulation nor enableDynamicSimulation nor enableSimulationGlobal does the trick.
They will all make simulationEnabled return false, but I can still take things from the corpse.

granite sky
#

You could hook the InventoryOpened EH to block it.

shut reef
#

yeah but that's no longer easy

#

Odd inconsistency, though. I wonder why

granite sky
#

I'm not sure why they disabled inventory on simulation disabled containers.

open fractal
#

I can't check because my arma 3 decided it needed to entirely redownload

#

but is the corpse itself a container or does it create an invisible container next to it?

#

actually disregard that it should be a container

shut reef
#

It creates "Ground", I believe, but I think you don't interact with it directly

open fractal
#

you can use an entityKilled handler to add the corpse to an array

shut reef
#

at least it does not appear as cursorObject

open fractal
#

or actually if it's every dead unit you can use allDeadMen

shut reef
open fractal
#

sure, do you need help doing that?

shut reef
#

Na, thanks, just checking in here in case I'm overlooking sth obvious or getting sth else wrong (as it happens)

#

disabling simulation would have been soooo smooooth

granite sky
open fractal
#

yeah, disabling simulation on that one works fine though

granite sky
#

Hmm, even if it's next to the corpse?

shut reef
#

Is there an immediate way to get a handle of that weapon container?
Or does it need some nearby search?

#

Oh wow it's even weirder.
When I enter into the inventory by interacting with the weapon container, I cannot take things from the corpse (which is also disabled), but when I scoot over and open the inventory on the corpse directly, I can take things out

granite sky
#

nods

#

Roughly what I expected :P

shut reef
#

Hmm, could swear this was different before. But it seems now that the containers on the corpse are in fact disabled.
Not the gear, tho.

sullen sigil
#

Hello my drillas

#

How would one go about changing what is equipped on the player's head

#

Unsure where I'm supposed to be looking

granite sky
#

addHeadgear and addGoggles. linkItem for NV goggles.

sullen sigil
#

nvm i was being fucking stupid

#

tried to overwrite with the same thing

past wagon
#

if I want to continuously set a marker's position and dir to that of a player, would a while loop or an onEachFrame event handler be better?

little raptor
#

it's a matter of perf vs accuracy

#

but either way make sure you move the marker locally

past wagon
#

yeah

#

thanks

#

hmmm, this isn't working:

[] spawn {
    private _playerMarker = createMarkerLocal ["_playerMarker", player];
    _playerMarker setMarkerTypeLocal "mil_triangle_noShadow";
    _playerMarker setMarkerColorLocal "ColorEAST";
    _playerMarker setMarkerSizeLocal [1, 1.5];
    onEachFrame {
        if (alive player && visibleMap) then {
            _playerMarker setMarkerPosLocal getPos player;
            _playerMarker setMarkerDirLocal getDir vehicle player;
            _playerMarker setMarkerALphaLocal 1;
        } else {
            _playerMarker setMarkerALphaLocal 0;
        }
    };
};
granite sky
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_playerMarker isn't defined in onEachFrame's scope.

past wagon
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ok, but can I pass it?

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the syntax doesn't say i can...

granite sky
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Should use addMissionEventHandler with EachFrame anyway, and then you could pass your marker name in as an argument.

past wagon
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ok

granite sky
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onEachFrame is to be avoided because you can only have one.

past wagon
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ah, ok

#

and I should use addMissionEventHandler instead of player addEventHandler?

granite sky
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I'm not sure what event handler you'd be adding to the player.

past wagon
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can I do an onEachFrame on the player?

granite sky
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Nope.

past wagon
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ok

granite sky
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Also use getPosATL instead of getPos there. It's faster and does what you want.

#

well, unless you're over water, but for this only the 2d matters anyway.

past wagon
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ok

#

well this still isn't working....

private _playerMarker = createMarkerLocal ["_playerMarker", player];
_playerMarker setMarkerTypeLocal "mil_triangle_noShadow";
_playerMarker setMarkerColorLocal "ColorEAST";
_playerMarker setMarkerSizeLocal [1, 1.5];
addMissionEventHandler ["EachFrame", {
    if (alive player && visibleMap) then {
        _playerMarker setMarkerPosLocal getPosATL player;
        _playerMarker setMarkerDirLocal getDir vehicle player;
        _playerMarker setMarkerALphaLocal 1;
    } else {
        _playerMarker setMarkerALphaLocal 0;
    };
}, [_playerMarker]];
meager granite
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Read the bit about EH arguments

past wagon
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oh right I'm a dummy

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thanks

meager granite
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👍

torn stream
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I want to create Intel items in a multiplayer scenario where when you pick them up they don't get deleted and add a Diary Record, if possible in a separate Subject called Intel, all of this through eden editor, is it possible? how do i do it (Ace, 3den and CBA are being used in this scenario)

i've been searching for hours now and all i can find is doing it in a way where the item disappears, and i don't want that

sullen sigil
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right now how do i make this sqf now its working load upon start

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i know i need to use some stuff from cba most likely but what do i use

open fractal
sullen sigil
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im writing my own sqf

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this is going into a mod

exotic arrow
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Is it a bad idea to call commands with local arguments and global effect on every client when running a mission on a dedicated server? For example, this code is running in init.sqf

{
       _dom = getPosATL (_x # 1) nearestObject _x # 0;
      {
          if (_x find "glass" != -1) then {
                _dom setHitIndex [_forEachIndex, 1, false];
            };
      } forEach ((getAllHitpointsDamage _dom) select 0);
     _dom allowDamage false;
} forEach  [["Land_HouseV_1I4",lg_5],["Land_HouseV_1T",lg_2] ,["Land_houseV_2T1",lg_1], ["Land_HouseV_1I3",lg_3], ["Land_HouseV_1I4",lg_4]];
little raptor
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yes

open fractal
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you can use initServer.sqf as an alternative if everything is server-owned

exotic arrow
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Buildings is local everywhere

#

I'm interested in how much this will increase the server's incoming traffic.

sullen sigil
torn stream
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how can find out what values are in an array in arma, like copy them to a clipboard

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i have the array _actionSounds

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i want to know what values are in it how do i do it?

granite sky
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Just type the variable name into the debug console and it'll return the contents in the output line underneath.

#

There is also copyToClipboard but it only works on the server.

torn stream
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it is from Zeus Enhanced, the argument is called _actionSounds it is an array, which isn't specified in the sqf i'm looking at and i'm unable to find what values it has

when i type it into the debug console it doesn't return anything, but in-game it has 3 Sound options that it plays

it is from the create intel module funcition

granite sky
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Well, if it has an underscore at the start then it's a local variable, which means it doesn't exist outside local scope.

torn stream
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this is the code i'm looking at

granite sky
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It's passed in as a parameter, so you'd need to find the code that calls it.

torn stream
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the example shown in line 21 doesn't work because _actionSounds added in line 31 isn't there, i have no clue what tu put there

[_object, 0, false, 0, "Pick Up Intel",**nil**, 1, "Intel!", "Notes..."] call zen_modules_fnc_addIntelAction

this is the current code i'm using that works, but it gives me an error because i set the _actionSounds param as nil

granite sky
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Yeah the example looks old. They usually are.

frank mango
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Looking to hide several specific items from a map (that has far too much rubbish/garbage piles!)
I have tried the modded module, which hasnt worked.
Am hoping someone can point me in the direction of how to (or even better an already known) script to do this.
I have all the classnames of the items that need hiding already.

sullen sigil
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Is there any way to equip a helmet with NV integrated with the NV already turned on? Using scripting to force the helmet on

tough abyss
past wagon
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how can I get the dir from one position to another position?

#

is there a command for that?

tough abyss
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As in heading or an actual vector?

past wagon
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just the heading

tough abyss
#

Are you using positions or objects?

past wagon
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positions

tough abyss
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Hmm

#

Well you could do vectorCos with vectorFromTo

past wagon
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ok...

#

how would I do that?

#

I'm still a little confused about what vectorFromTo returns

tough abyss
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it returns a vector pointing in the direction from the first position to the second position

#

the problem is that you're trying to get a heading between positions, which needs to be relative to something else

#

because positions don't have headings