#arma3_scripting

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past wagon
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right

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well this is all 2d

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_pos1 params ["_x1", "_y1"];
_pos2 params ["_x2", "_y2"];
_degrees = atan ((_y2 - _y1) / (_x2 - _x1))
``` Would this work?
tough abyss
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that just gets you the angle from one to the other

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unless that's what you want?

past wagon
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yeahhh

tough abyss
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though you'll probably want to use atan2

past wagon
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so if I have an arrow marker, and I do _myMarker setMarkerPos _pos1; _myMarker setMarkerDir _degrees;, it would point from one position to the other?

tough abyss
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theoretically, yes, if this angle measurement actually works

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I'm unsure if just using the slope to grab an angle is going to be enough

past wagon
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well, is there an easier way to do it?

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because I basically just need a marker to point from pos1 to pos2

tough abyss
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If they took vectors for their direction this'd be easy...

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problem being that setMarkerDir expects a heading which is hard to get using only two positions

winter rose
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alt syntax

past wagon
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wow

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thanks

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never woulda thought

tough abyss
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oh duh

worthy spade
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Is there a way to get the respawn templates that are in use in the mission?

winter rose
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private _templates = getMissionConfigValue ["respawnTemplates", []];
```@worthy spade
ofc, you can also check West/East/etc
worthy spade
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getMissionConfigValue works perfectly, thanks.

winter panther
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Is there a way to get the class name of a unit? I mean "Rifleman", "Ammo bearer", "Squad leader" etc.

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nvm, I just found it. Its:
getText (configFile >> "cfgVehicles" >> typeOf UNIT >> "displayName")

winter rose
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private _displayName = getText (configOf theUnit >> "displayName");
winter panther
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nice, thanks!

past wagon
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I am trying to use the following code in initPlayerLocal to have players slowly heal back to full health when they have 75% health or higher, but it isn't working properly. Instead, it seems to be instantly healing me back to full health right away.

[] spawn {
    while { true } do {
        sleep 5 + random 7.5;
        if (damage player <= 0.25) then {
            player setDamage (damage player - 0.01);
        };
    };
};
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I'm not sure what is wrong with my code, but there must be a better way to do this entirely.

winter rose
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seems fine

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sleep (5 + random 7.5);

past wagon
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ok yep its working

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not sure why I had trouble with it before lol

pulsar bluff
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whats the best way to do nested hash maps

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right now i have a nested array data structure like this

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    [],
    [],
    [],
    [],
    [],
    [],
    [],
    [],
    [],
    []
];```
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where the internal arrays hold key value pairs

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also the data gets sync'ed over network

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are hash maps able to propagate?

tough abyss
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Hash maps can propagate just like other data types

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I would question whether nesting hash maps is the way to go though, what are you trying to do?

pulsar bluff
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its basically a database, but stored in profilenamespace between restarts

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a scoreboard, storing UID and value for different categories

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so each internal array is a category ... tank kills, inf kills, etc

little raptor
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make it one hashmap then

tough abyss
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Couldn't it just be one hashmap? I.e. with TankKills, InfantryKills, etc.

little raptor
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if the keys are the same

tough abyss
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Yeah

pulsar bluff
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yea keys are just UID, but how do i hold the category in a key value pair?

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[<key>,[<category>,<value>]] ?

little raptor
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if you ask me you don't even need the "category" if they're fixed

pulsar bluff
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hmm

little raptor
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they can just be array indices

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[
  key,
  [
    killsValue, //value#0
    deathsValue, //value#1
    etc.
  ]
]

you can make macros to make indices more readable, e.g.

#define IDX_KILLS 0
...
_kills = _values#IDX_KILLS;
tough abyss
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frankly anything's gonna be cleaner than nesting hashmaps

pulsar bluff
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ahh ok

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and then i have not tried building a list from hashmap yet, for a GUI table

tough abyss
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That's entirely dependent on how you're presenting the hashmap data

pulsar bluff
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leaderboard basically

little raptor
tough abyss
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^

little raptor
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hashmaps are big

tough abyss
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not to mention propagating a huge nested hashmap over a network is going to be horrible

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esp. if you're sending frequent updates

pulsar bluff
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yea i would like to avoid that

tough abyss
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As far as actually presenting the data in a GUI, you can just construct the GUI table by iterating through your hash values like any other collection

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then form the data into rows/columns/whatever

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forEach supports hashmaps

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_x becomes the key, _y the value

pulsar bluff
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ahh k

open fractal
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would forcing fog clientside on every frame ruin multiplayer performance?

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i.e. ```sqf
onEachFrame { 0 setFog dynamicValue }

copper raven
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do you really need to do that?

open fractal
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not on every frame, no. I would like to experiment with clientside fog changing based on location or something like that though

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I'm just looking to find out if that is a very bad idea

copper raven
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i mean on client it's probably fine

open fractal
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I haven't noticed a negative impact in SP, but if it somehow creates network traffic I would be more conservative about it

copper raven
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shouldn't

open fractal
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ah but the server player would propagate it

copper raven
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yes

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otherwise the client just sets the value for himself for some time, and quickly after that it will reset back to whatever the server has

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(the next server update that is)

open fractal
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do you know of any mods that add more post-processing effects

tough abyss
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@open fractal There's nothing wrong with changing fog based on location, but updating it every frame is unnecessary and none of your changes will last if not executed on the server

open fractal
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the idea behind updating every frame is to keep the server from overriding it

tough abyss
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Still, the server isn't going to be trying to override it instantly

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if you really want to stop the server from overriding it, a loop with a sleep should be sufficient

open fractal
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would the server override currently transitioning fog?

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I thought it would have to be updated clientside near-constantly because there isn't a set time between fog set on the client and updates coming from the server

tough abyss
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Updates coming from the server are interpolated just like changes on clients

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though I'm not sure of the exact behavior that would happen if the client and server are changing differently at the same time

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either way, a loop with a sleep of 0.1 or similar is still far more efficient than every frame and should be good enough™️

open fractal
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probably, I think I'm going to avoid that method entirely since it would have to account for server execution if the host is a player

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weather looks like a headache

tough abyss
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Overall trying to do client-side weather in general is something to avoid

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since it's not intended to be client-side only

open fractal
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I wish there was a post-processing effect that could accomplish something similar to the fog

drifting portal
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Which is really not fog

pulsar bluff
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@little raptor would it get sent over network as a hashmap, or as an array

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missionnamespace setvariable ['data',createHashMap,true];

copper raven
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wat? whatever data is there it gets serialized and deserialized to its exact state on the target machine

granite sky
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There's a question of whether it sends the hashmap's internal data structures or rebuilds them at the far end.

copper raven
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well i'd assume only data that can't be deduced just by looking at it's actual thing, like for example array size i assume wouldn't be transferred, because it can be deduced from it's contents

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though i have no clue how the serializer/deserializer is implemented 😄 would need to ask ded for that

granite sky
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It feels to me like one of those questions where if the answer matters then you shouldn't do that :P

meager granite
tough abyss
meager granite
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Seriously though, hashmaps are great

tough abyss
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I mean they get you about the closest you can get to OOP with SQF

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so I'll give you that

exotic flame
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How do we get the class name of the ammo contained in a magazine ?

warm hedge
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contained in CfgMagazines >> Ammo

proven charm
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I'm trying to kick player in editor-multiplayer mission but nothing happens (false is returned) serverCommand format["#kick %1", getplayeruid player]

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does it require password somewhere?

tough abyss
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look at the alternative syntax

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also note the yellow warning at the top of the page if you're executing from a client

proven charm
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I'm such a noob when it comes to server hosting

tough abyss
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It'd be defined by serverCommandPassword in the server config file

proven charm
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ok ,thx

little raptor
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But you should ask @still forum to be sure

tough abyss
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@proven charm It could also be that you're using getPlayerUID rather than getPlayerID

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so probably try that to be sure

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in fact, you shouldn't need a password in local MP, so that's probably the actual issue

proven charm
tough abyss
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yes which is why you should try the other solution

proven charm
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I now set the two passwords with FASTER but the command still fail

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my test code: ```if(!isServer) exitWith {};

[] spawn
{
waituntil { sleep 1; count allplayers > 0 };

sleep 3;

_plr = allplayers # 0;

"Kicking..." remoteExec ["hint", _plr];

_ok = serverCommand format["#kick %1", getPlayerUID _plr];

diag_log format["SERVER TEST DONE %1 %2", _plr, _ok];
};```

proven charm
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ok the alternate serverCommand syntax works but not the first one i wanted to use

still forum
still forum
still forum
exotic flame
rich palm
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heii, im kinda new in the arma3 modding/scripting szene. someone know if there is a working mail system with mailbox on playerhouses etc? or something like that to work with?

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  • for Altis life
lyric portal
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Deck crew animations. I want them to activate via a trigger.

z1 switchMove "Acts_JetsMarshallingEnginesOn_in";
sleep 2.366;
z1 switchMove "";

z1 switchMove "Acts_JetsMarshallingEnginesOn_loop";
sleep 2.533;
z1 switchMove "": //Tried removing this. Removed the error on the editor but  "Acts_JetsMarshallingEnginesOn_in" is not playing

I tried putting this in on the onAct field but it's not working. What do?

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The player is z1

hallow mortar
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Make sure you have "show script errors" turned on in the launcher parameters.
The reason this won't work is because trigger onAct/onDeact fields are unscheduled (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Scheduler), and you can't use sleep in an unscheduled context. You will need to create a scheduled context for this. An easy way to do it would be to add [] spawn { at the start and }; at the end.

lyric portal
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Thank you

[] spawn {
z1 switchMove "Acts_JetsMarshallingEnginesOn_in";
sleep 2.366;
z1 switchMove "";

z1 switchMove "Acts_JetsMarshallingEnginesOn_loop";
sleep 2.533;
};

Works in multi as well yes? Other players will see the animation as well? Or do I need remote exec?

hallow mortar
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See also: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/switchMove
Depending on the trigger conditions, the trigger may activate on all machines at the same time, e.g. a BLUFOR Present trigger will have its condition satisfied for everyone. In this case, that has the same effect as a global remoteExec and the command will definitely be applied correctly.
However, depending on conditions, the trigger might not activate on all machines at the same time, e.g. a player in ThisList trigger will only activate for a player currently in the area and not anyone else. In this case you would need a remoteExec and also some kind of safety to prevent the effect from repeating when other clients get around to activating it. I would recommend making sure your trigger conditions match the first case, or making a Server Only trigger that remoteExecs to cleanly prevent any duplication.

lyric portal
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Thank you very much

pulsar bluff
meager granite
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Feels OOP-ish

pulsar bluff
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whats the best way to update/sync database/global/leaderboard info to clients? trying to minimize network traffic

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was sending big array over network, now flattening to hashmap but its still being sent over network all at once to everyone ... it just works, but feels ugly, given potential of many hundreds of elements

meager granite
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I send whole scoreboard and it works alright

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I used to slice and send only the first page before that, but later with the need to sort and scroll the scoreboard on clients started sending the whole thing

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Scoreboard resets each round though, so it doesn't get over 200 lines at most

pulsar bluff
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k, mine is weekly reset 😄

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i trim marginal scores though, so no one with 0 value

meager granite
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I don't even add a line until any kind of score is added for the first time

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If I were to deal with huge scoreboards, 2000 lines or something, I'd just send a slice of a first page to everyone on updates, then if player wants to scroll, ask server for the whole thing once

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Maybe then broadcast small updates to that certain player from the server\players while they scroll it

pulsar bluff
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k. so send basic to everyone and then on demand

meager granite
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Yeah, just an idea

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All depends on what you have and want to be able to do

pulsar bluff
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yea i just add up stuff like revives

meager granite
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In my implementation I don't do any kind of sorting on the server, adding score is extremely fast, clients do all the sorting when they open the scoreboard (and can sort and scroll by any column they want)

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Sending a slice would require server-side sorting

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I think I used to do server-side sorting only if added score was high enough to be on the first page. When sorting is done, I saved last line's scores to use them to check against

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Thus no needless sorting was done

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Before I redid the whole thing

pulsar bluff
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yea i dont mind the sorting/CPU, mainly looking at reducing network

meager granite
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I'd pick saving CPU time VS saving traffic

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Depends on the task of course

pulsar bluff
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isnt sending string over network the most expensive, wondering about UIDs too, perhaps converting to number, or breaking off the first 7650000 half

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maybe too far

meager granite
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Saving few kb of traffic a second is not worth so much CPU time

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Up to you of course

pulsar bluff
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think so? im of the mind network traffic is bottleneck in big MP (50+ player) not CPU

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not sure tho

meager granite
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I'm not exactly an expert on this, but the general rule is to have as much server FPS as possible and as less performance hiccups on server as possible.

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If player is on a shitty connection, I don't think that reducing traffic will help their terrible experience much.

granite sky
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From a PvE perspective, it's surprising how low you can run the server frame rate before players start to notice.

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Might be different for PvP though.

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But then if clients are struggling to reach 30fps due to object counts, they tend to notice that rather than the relatively minor effects of server frame rate.

pulsar bluff
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im experimenting with entirely local objects, data array held on server but rendered only on each client , with idea of a LOD slider ...

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so client can basically tick a "furniture in buildings" toggle and they'll see furniture

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but which is completely local to their machine

meager granite
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I was experimenting with local furniture in buildings as well, I think it can work fine

pulsar bluff
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is a lot of work to do all the different furniture compositions though, i dont have time for that stuff 😂

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is slightly a pain in PvE too ... server needs some objects for AI line of sight

meager granite
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Make it procedural 😎

pulsar bluff
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need to wait for someone to tell me where in the model space to hang the paintings and where the chairs go, then ill do the add/remove stuff

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and i have AI path stuff to worry about too

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so the bots arent walking through sofa

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basically never got too far with that side project

dapper maple
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Hello, I'm a noob at scripting and I want an AI to move around the map placing IEDs. I followed this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogCSYPXhYok and it works fine! However I want my AI to continue along his route after placing the IED. Right now the AI freezes kneeling down despite having not completed his route. This is what the animation script looks like and it is in a trigger that is activated by the AI entering the trigger zone:
call{[bob,"KNEEL_TREAT", "ASIS"] call BIS_fnc_ambientAnim;
0 = this spawn {waitUntil {behaviour _this == "combat"};
_this call BIS_fnc_ambientAnim__terminate;}}

YouTube
OnlineCombatBN
Arma 3 Editor | Make AI place IED | Create IED on triggers

This shows you how to have AI units place an IED through the use of triggers and animations. It will also who you how to create objects on triggers and how to destroy some items on triggers as well.

Paste Bin Link for the codes used

https://pastebin.com/B8BDiEaW

Thanks to Michael for the question.

Questions or comments? Want to ask for he...

▶ Play video
pulsar bluff
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remove this bit and try again

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waitUntil {behaviour _this == "combat"};

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replace with

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sleep 5;

willow hound
dapper maple
# pulsar bluff remove this bit and try again

Great! Thanks! It didn't work when I put it in the trigger but when placed in the waypoint it worked! Just seems the badguy buries his AK along with the IED! It disappears during the animation! 🤣

copper raven
still forum
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We tried network compression, in the end it wasn't worth it, caused more issues than it solved, most servers have enough bandwidth, but not enough cpu

copper raven
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the first version doesn't need to be pvared even, can be a simple bounce client > server > client (on init) to get the initial data, the incremental updates shouldn't be JIPed at all

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if you use pvar for the initial data, then it means you need to JIP the incremental part, which is bad

tough abyss
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^

past wagon
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private _pistols = [
    ["hgun_P07_F", "16Rnd_9x21_Mag", "muzzle_snds_L", [""]],
    ["hgun_Rook40_F", "16Rnd_9x21_Mag", "muzzle_snds_L", [""]],
    ["hgun_ACPC2_F", "9Rnd_45ACP_Mag", "muzzle_snds_acp", [""]],
    ["hgun_Pistol_heavy_01_F", "11Rnd_45ACP_Mag", "muzzle_snds_acp", ["optic_MRD"]],
    ["hgun_Pistol_heavy_02_F", "6Rnd_45ACP_Cylinder", "", ["optic_Yorris"]]
];
private _SMGs = [
    ["hgun_PDW2000_F", "30Rnd_9x21_Mag", "muzzle_snds_L", ["optic_Aco", "optic_ACO_grn", "optic_Holosight_blk_F"]],
    ["SMG_02_F", "30Rnd_9x21_Mag_SMG_02", "muzzle_snds_L", ["optic_Aco", "optic_ACO_grn", "optic_Holosight_blk_F"]],
    ["SMG_05_F", "30Rnd_9x21_Mag_SMG_02", "muzzle_snds_L", ["optic_Aco", "optic_ACO_grn", "optic_Holosight_blk_F"]],
    ["SMG_01_F", "30Rnd_45ACP_Mag_SMG_01", "muzzle_snds_acp", ["optic_Aco", "optic_ACO_grn", "optic_Holosight_blk_F"]]
];
private _rifles = [
    ["SMG_03_TR_black", "50Rnd_570x28_SMG_03", "muzzle_snds_58_blk_F", _optics],
    ["arifle_TRG21_F", "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag", "muzzle_snds_M", _optics],
    ["arifle_SPAR_01_blk_F", "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag", "muzzle_snds_M", _optics],
    ["arifle_Mk20_F", "30Rnd_556x45_Stanag", "muzzle_snds_M", _optics],
    ["arifle_CTAR_blk_F", "30Rnd_580x42_Mag_F", "muzzle_snds_58_blk_F", _optics],
    ["arifle_AKS_F", "30Rnd_545x39_Mag_F", "", [""]]
];

private _weaponsArray = selectRandomWeighted [_pistols, 0.55, _SMGs, 0.4, _rifles, 0.05];
private _gunAndAccessories = selectRandom _weaponsArray;
private _gunAndAccessories params ["_gun", "_mag", "_suppressor", "_gunOptics"];
_crate addItemCargoGlobal [_gun, 1];
_crate addItemCargoGlobal [_mag, 2 + round random 2];
if (selectRandomWeighted [true, 0.2, false, 0.8]) then {
    _crate addItemCargoGlobal [selectRandom _gunOptics, 1];
};
if (selectRandomWeighted [true, 0.03, false, 0.97]) then {
    _crate addItemCargoGlobal [_suppressor, 1];
};
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I am getting an error in private _gunAndAccessories params ["_gun", "_mag", "_suppressor", "_gunOptics"];. It says Undefined variable in expression: _suppressor. I'm not sure what is wrong here.

copper raven
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private _gunAndAccessories params is not valid, remove the private

past wagon
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oh crap

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yeah thanks

open fractal
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the description.ext page gives this as an example for disabling chat:

disableChannels[] = {
    {
        0,        // channel ID
        false,    // disable text chat
        true    // disable voice chat
    },
    { 3, true, true }
};
little raptor
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except for channelID 3

open fractal
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I see, thanks

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disableChannels[] = {
    { 0, false, true }, 
    { 1, false, true }, 
    { 2, false, true }, 
    { 3, false, true },
    { 4, false, true }, 
    { 5, false, true }
};
``` would this be the quickest way to disable voice chat in-mission
little raptor
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I wonder if a disabled channel through config can be reenabled using commands thonk

copper raven
copper raven
open fractal
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I prefer to keep as much as possible packaged in the mission since my group usually hosts a listen server on the most reliable connection

winter panther
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Do anyone know a good script (or mod at least) with a good AI reinforcement spawn menu? The only ones I know are:

  • Reinfocement menu in Drongo's Command Enhancement
  • Spyder Addons Recruitment module
  • Liberation buy menu
    I'm looking for different alternatives, dependency-free scripts if possible.
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alternatively, do anyone know how to access the list of squad compositions of a faction in a script? I mean the ones that are available in the editor, like "Weapons Squad".

open fractal
# 
_cam camCommitPrepared _time;
[_cam,_newVector,_time] spawn {
    params ["_cam","_newVector","_commitTime"];
    private _oldVectorDir = vectorDir _cam;
    private _oldVectorUp =  vectorUp _cam;
    _newVector params ["_newVectorDir","_newVectorUp"];
    private _oldTime = diag_tickTime;
    while {!(camCommitted _cam)} do {
        private _progress = (diag_tickTime - _oldTime) / _commitTime;
        _cam setVectorDir vectorLinearConversion [0, 1, _progress, _oldVectorDir, _newVectorDir];
        _cam setVectorUp vectorLinearConversion [0, 1, _progress, _oldVectorUp, _newVectorUp];
    };
};
``` trying to write my own camera functions. Is there a more efficient way of smoothly adjusting the pan and tilt of a camera?
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the idea is since there is no working camPrepare commands for pitch, roll, and dir, it would be set manually

winter rose
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not that I know of - looks neat!

open fractal
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seems to work as well 👀

winter rose
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you can ask Dedmen to fix camSetBank/camPrepareBank 😄

open fractal
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oh camSetDir works, didn't even realize

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no pitch commands sadge

winter rose
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camSetDive?

open fractal
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non-functional as well

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I'll see if there's already a ticket

winter rose
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you could mimic that by either aiming at a (relative) position, or having an invisible target

open fractal
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Is there a way to target a position? I thought it would require creating a local object

winter panther
copper raven
open fractal
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interesting, thanks

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strange that that one does and the others require an object

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wait meowsweats

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so does camPrepareTarget

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what was I looking at before

winter rose
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drugs, most likely

copper raven
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i'd also use perframe handler over sched code here (imo), i guess if it doesn't look too choppy and you don't run many scripts it's fine

open fractal
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good idea I don't see why not

open fractal
tough abyss
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a shame that too much PiP destroys performance, though

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just realized that video was set to private instead of unlisted, should actually be viewable now

pulsar bluff
tough abyss
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propagate initial copy from server to client for every client join

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then propagate updates

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server should have the up-to-date data at all times ready to send to any JIP clients

copper raven
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^, propogate updates as in just remote exec to all clients(on server aswell, server needs to update their version too) but not JIP

pulsar bluff
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why not jip?

copper raven
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for clients that JIP you just send them current server's array

tough abyss
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^ Because if the server has the up-to-date data, just sending the current server version on JIP will have all of the latest data

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the server's array is the "master record" with all of the current data

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making the individual updates JIP would be redundant

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your information flow should be
server tracks relevant events, updates board array -> server propagates those individual updates to current clients
and
client does JIP -> server sends full board array to new client

pulsar bluff
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im imagining an initial public variable on server start which clients get on jip, and then a growing list of changes made during the session, with the change list being regularly published to clients

copper raven
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public variable doesn't work

pulsar bluff
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client then combines the changes to the jip’ed scoreboard locally

tough abyss
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that method would work but it's a lot more messy and has a ton more JIP overhead than the above method

copper raven
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you need to just callback,

fn_request = { remoteExec ["fn_getScoreboardData", 2] }
fn_getScoreboardData = { global_scoreboardData remoteExec ["fn_recieveScoreboardData", remoteExecutedOwner] }
fn_recieveScoreboardData = { global_scoreboardData = _this; }
pulsar bluff
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interesting

tough abyss
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you'd be building a massive JIP queue of changes for no reason when you could just distribute the latest copy from the server

copper raven
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its not about jip queue its about broadcasting all the entries for current players aswell, needlessly

tough abyss
#

and then a growing list of changes made during the session, with the change list being regularly published to clients

#

^ that'd be the massive JIP queue I'm referring to

pulsar bluff
#

doesnt this add a lot of traffic tho, as the server is sending the full list many times?

tough abyss
#

it'd only be sending once per JIP join

copper raven
pulsar bluff
#

yea i guess no escape

tough abyss
#

the route you're taking is server sends base list and update queue-> client iterates through and applies updates
when it could just be server sends current data -> all clients receive specific individual updates from server

copper raven
#

you don't seem to understand, if you use pvar for your "current list", you would have to pvar on every single update

#

for JIP clients

#

or you go with broadcasting every update for JIPs

#

if you use what i sent, both of the problems are fixed

tough abyss
#

^

pulsar bluff
#

how do you send changes with that?

#

on demand or

tough abyss
#

that's only managing the full dataset

#

handling updates is going to vary depending on how you want to do it

#

would probably be smart to associate it based on userIDs with hashmap keys or something similar

#

so you can update one user's data at a time

pulsar bluff
#

so client has joined and has sync'ed state ... leaderboard updates, does client receive each update at the time, or is server consolidating and sending periodically

copper raven
#

each update at a time

#

the mapping is all on you, i suppose you'd want to use uids or something like that

tough abyss
#

for instance:

fn_sendScoreboardUpdate = { 
  params["_userID"];
  [_userID, global_scoreboardData get _userID] remoteExec ["fn_receiveScoreboardUpdate", -2] 
};

fn_receiveScoreboardUpdate = { 
  params["_userID", "_data"];
  global_scoreboardData set [_userID, _data]; 
};
copper raven
#

tricky part is probably sorting on insertion/update

tough abyss
#

^ possible update system, assuming scoreboard uses userIDs in a hashmap configuration

pulsar bluff
#

hmm cool

tough abyss
#

obviously could be expanded upon but that's the gist

#

top function would be serverside, bottom clientside

pulsar bluff
tough abyss
#

fixed typo from recieve -> receive

copper raven
#

you probably don't want to use hashmaps if you want to sort

#

you could maybe sort serverside only, and have multi update kinda thing, to swap indexes where needed on clients (depending on sorting)

pulsar bluff
#

yea client doesnt need to do much except iterate and show on gui listbox

winter panther
#

is it possible to sort an array of config classes?

#

by a property like "name"

#

nvm I got it. It can be done this way:
_tmp = [_tmp , [], { getText (_x >> "name") }, "ASCEND"] call BIS_fnc_sortBy;

frank mango
#

how would I go about executing this? Tried how I thought I should and it didnt work.

tough abyss
#

Needs to be executed on the server with the objects you want to hide in the array

frank mango
#

How do I execute it on the server I meant

tough abyss
#

I mean there's a lot of ways but to execute it directly it'd just be

# 
[{
  private _objectsToHide = [];
  {
    _x hideObjectGlobal true;
  } forEach _objectsToHide;
}] remoteExec ["call", 2];
frank mango
#

and where would I stick that?

tough abyss
#

Whereever/Whenever you want it to run

frank mango
#

So having it being execVM'd in my init.sqf is fine?

execvm "scripts\fn_HideObjects.sqf";

tough abyss
#

That would work yes

copper raven
frank mango
tough abyss
#

That's a good point, initServer.sqf would be more appropriate if you only need it to run once on the server

#

that would also mean that you could simplify back to the original code since it'd be running on the server to begin with

#

you would still execVM the script file, though

meager granite
#

Is there a command to return image properties, like size or aspect ratio? I thought I've seen it being added recently but not sure anymore.

still forum
meager granite
#

Thanks, was ctrl+f'ing by "image" and couldn't find it

proven charm
#

can you read Server Config File via script?

#

or overwrite values in there via script?

winter rose
proven charm
still forum
#

no cant

#

reading potentiall if you put it into the right place, but changing no

proven charm
#

ok thx

frank mango
#

did exactly this as you said and am getting


"Land_Misc_Rubble_EP1"]; 

{_x hideObjectGlobal true; } forEach _object>

17:40:39   Error position: } forEach _object>

17:40:39   Error hideobjectglobal: Type String, expected Object```
little raptor
#

you're passing strings

#

"Land_Misc_Rubble_EP1" is a string

frank mango
#

Okay, what do I need to remove?

granite sky
#

You said "several specific items".

#

Did you actually mean several item types over the whole map?

frank mango
#

No, I have the classnames of the items I need hiding.
I dont think types would work

# 
"Land_ruin_rubble_PMC", 
"Land_Fortress_01_bricks_v1_F", 
"Land_Fortress_01_bricks_v2_F", 
"Land_Misc_Rubble_EP1"```
#

small section of the items I am wanting hidden

granite sky
#

You can use nearestObjects, but if there are a lot of these then it's likely to be horrifically expensive.

little raptor
frank mango
granite sky
#

or possibly nearObjects, apparently nearestObjects only does entities.

little raptor
#

yeah

#

will be fixed (not sure if 2.10 or 2.12)

frank mango
#

Okay, so what needs to be changed in the script?

little raptor
# 
{
  {
    _x hideObjectGlobal true;
  } forEach ([worldSize/2, worldSize/2] nearObjects [_x, worldSize/sqrt 2]);
} forEach [
  "Land_ruin_rubble", 
  "Land_ruin_rubble_PMC", 
  "Land_Fortress_01_bricks_v1_F", 
  "Land_Fortress_01_bricks_v2_F", 
  "Land_Misc_Rubble_EP1"
];
#

P.S: It's super slow

granite sky
#

Might wanna run it as a spawn so that it doesn't hang the console for several minutes :P

little raptor
#

it should only take a few seconds

#

but anyway spawning won't help much either

#

the slowest part is nearObjects over the whole map

granite sky
#

I guess those aren't particularly common objects?

little raptor
#

yeah they're not

#

they're not even vanilla thonk (except for those bricks)

#

probably CUP's

frank mango
copper raven
#

if you mean the "classless" objects, they never worked with nearestObjects anyway

granite sky
#

I thought nearestObjects worked but the wiki disagrees :P

copper raven
#

but it sorts right? so might be slower in the end

little raptor
granite sky
#

Don't want sorting here anyway though.

little raptor
copper raven
# 
diag_codePerformance [ 
 { 
  nearestObjects [[worldSize/2, worldSize/2], ["Land_i_House_Big_01_V2_F", "Land_i_House_Big_02_V3_F"], worldSize/sqrt 2] 
 },  
 [],  
 5 
] // [87,5]

diag_codePerformance [ 
 { 
  { 
   [worldSize/2, worldSize/2] nearObjects [_x, worldSize/sqrt 2] 
  } foreach ["Land_i_House_Big_01_V2_F", "Land_i_House_Big_02_V3_F"] 
 },  
 [],  
 5 
] // [132.8,5]

output is the same

little raptor
#

yes I know nearestObjects is faster

#

sorting doesn't make it that slow either

granite sky
#

I'd test with the specified objects but I don't know what map they're on.

copper raven
kindred zephyr
warm hedge
#

holdAction actually is just an action, so yes it is evaluated each frame and no, you can't

kindred zephyr
warm hedge
#

Perhaps🐮 you can store your evaluation into a variable, and use this as a condition to make it similar?

kindred zephyr
# warm hedge *Perhaps🐮* you can store your evaluation into a variable, and use this as a con...

*condition is evaluated on each frame in unscheduled environment.

*condition is not evaluated if a dialog is open.

*If action is added to an object and not to player, the condition will only get evaluated if player is closer than ~50m to the object surface and is looking at the object.

*If action is added to player, condition is evaluated all the time.
If in the core they are actions then this mean that the same properties such as the ones listed still apply, correct?

kindred zephyr
warm hedge
#

Yes. holdAction is a very modded action, so almost everything you know about action is also applied

kindred zephyr
#

thank you very much sir!

tough abyss
#

Is there a series that’s recent like 2021-2022 for scripting?

winter rose
tough abyss
winter rose
#

I do not know, but usually videos are good only to get you on the saddle, text is for the rest

tough abyss
#

Learning to read and understand documentation will prove far more valuable than anything watching a YouTube tutorial can give you

hallow mortar
#

I can't stand watching video tutorials for technical things but that's all anyone seems to produce these days

#

gotta get those Content Clicks™

winter rose
copper raven
#

no offense but they are usually really bad and teach you very bad practices, atleast the ones i saw

#

it's best to just use the wiki, and if you don't understand something, just ask here

tough abyss
#

The wiki is pretty solid in a lot of areas

#

Though I look forward to helping improve some pages

winter rose
#

(don't hesitate to ping us in #community_wiki, if we can fix here and there!)

brazen lagoon
#

where is it best to run joinSilent?

#

locally?

little raptor
#

I doubt it makes any difference

winter rose
brazen lagoon
#

i mean yes but I mean for the sake of responsiveness

#

since some things take some time to sync

winter rose
#

I do not know, either "local to the destination group" or "local to the unit" (I'd wager group > unit)

ripe sapphire
#

yo bros so i made a cutscene that starts at the start of the mission, however when you start the mission theres always that annoying part where the mission has already started but the screen still shows the loading screen, so this makes the player not able to see the first few seconds of the cutscene

#

how do you detect when this loading screen ends?

#

in MP i want to synchronize it so that the game starts only when every player finished that loading screen thing

drowsy umbra
#

Is there a way to get the location via script of an AI soldier who spotted you? E.g. an OPFOR patrol spots you somewhere, script gets OPFOR-who-found-you location, uses location in MOVE waypoint to send in reinforcements to the patrol's position. (I know getHideFrom tells you where the enemy thinks you are, which I might end up using if I can't find something to make the above work)

little raptor
#

after the 2.10 update you can use group event handlers

little raptor
# ripe sapphire yo bros so i made a cutscene that starts at the start of the mission, however wh...

not sure but you should be able to add a waitUntil in initPlayerLocal that checks when the loading screen display disappears. it's probably called RscDisplayLoad or loadingScreen or something in config. if so you should be able to find the IDD and use it with findDisplay

after the waitUntil, each client will tell the server they're done (by remoteExecing a function), and the server starts the cutscene once all clients have executed the function. e.g:

waitUntil {isNull findDisplay _idd};
remoteExec ["my_fnc_startCutscene", 2];

my_fnc_startCutscene:

counter = (missionNamespace getVariable ["counter", 0]) + 1;
if (counter < count allPlayers) exitWith {};
//start cutscene here
drowsy umbra
ripe sapphire
#

is there a way to freeze the game in MP?

#

so i can freeze everything until the cutscene starts

little raptor
#

Just start your own loading screen meowsweats

#

or show a black screen

little raptor
ripe sapphire
#

ok that works lol but i was meaning to freeze the game to prevent all the AIs moving etc

little raptor
#

disable everything's simulation until the game starts blobdoggoshruggoogly

ripe sapphire
#

oh yeah so using allUnits

#

thanks

tough abyss
#

@winter rose I have looked at the wiki..

It seems like a lot of stuff like modules and events are missing documentation

warm hedge
#

Not sure what you talk about. Functions and Event Handlers?

tough abyss
warm hedge
#

Intentional and we always wanted to expand it

tough abyss
worthy igloo
#

would replacing all trees on a map with p3d simple objects increase performance

warm hedge
#

Why would you in the first place?

worthy igloo
#

to increase performance..?

warm hedge
#

I would say it would make it worse. Not even tested

tough abyss
#

I've experimented with it for my Lushify mod, it makes performance far worse

#

trees as terrain objects are far more optimized than replacing them with simple objects

#

esp. since you also need to propagate all of those replaced objects to clients

#

if you really want to optimize trees the best option would probably be decreased render distance using hideObject, but even that will have some caveats

stable dune
#

Hi
if i do custom composite with specific init , how i can add this in addon. Is there solution to add that via from config or what is correct way to get it done?

#

Doing trigger which call function.

little raptor
#

You can't replace terrain objects in the first place. You can only create objects on top of them, which ofc makes things slower

#

Also terrain objects have special optimizations that makes them faster

young current
#

Terrain trees are as simple as it gets.

little raptor
#

I don't know why some people think that Arma devs were stupid blobdoggoshruggoogly

granite sky
#

Also if you walk around complex bits of map with no enemies on them, the frame rate is pretty good :P

winter rose
#

just don't run the game! 144FPS ez! :p

proven charm
#

any1 know how to use serverCommand first syntax? I tried: ```_ok = serverCommand format["#login test"];

_ok = serverCommand format["#kick %1", getPlayerUID _plr];``` but the kick doesn't work

exotic flax
#

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

If serverCommand is executed on a client, it must be executed from UI context, such as "onButtonDown" or similar events (see User Interface Event Handlers).

and this is wrong:

_ok = serverCommand format["#login test"];

should be

_ok = serverCommand "#login test"; // no need to format normal string
serverCommand
proven charm
#

@exotic flax yeah I know format is not needed. i run the code in server. thx

exotic flax
#

so it should work; got any error messages in the log file? any other useful information on how and where it's executed?

#

because serverCommand works as described on the biki

little raptor
#

there used to be some oddity with # in format for some reason

#

are you sure the formatted string looks correct?

#

try it as serverCommand format["%1kick %2", "#", getPlayerUID _plr];

#

also I'm not sure if it should be playerUID. iirc it's playerID

proven charm
#

just a sec I run the server

#

ok this is what i have now: ```_ok = serverCommand "#login test";
diag_log format ["login ok? %1", _ok];

_ok = serverCommand format["#kick %1", getPlayerUID _plr];``` but login ok is false

little raptor
#

did you even try what I said?

proven charm
little raptor
proven charm
#

ah ok sorry forgot, testing..

#

though like i said second syntax works

little raptor
#

maybe your sever has password?

proven charm
proven charm
#

which is test

#

oh and "server command password" which is also test

#

well atleast I can use the alternative Syntax

#

where am I supposed to store the password btw? maybe to file in server and then use loadfile?

little raptor
#

that's one way

#

you could also use userconfigs I guess

#

or a server only mod that stores the password in the config for example

proven charm
little raptor
distant egret
#

I use CBA Settings for this which is only added on the servers side.

proven charm
little raptor
#

no. it needs filepatching

proven charm
#

oh ok

little raptor
proven charm
#

you use #include to read the userconfig in?

little raptor
#

yes

proven charm
#

ok

little raptor
# 
_pass =
#include "\userconfig\serverPass.txt"
;
_pass serverCommand "..."

in serverPass.txt:

"test"
proven charm
#

nice

#

I think loadfile is simplest so I'll probably go with that, thx guys 😀

#

or does that also need filepatching? 🤔

#

do all these solutions need filepatching?

little raptor
proven charm
little raptor
#

yes

proven charm
#

ok great

#

thx 🙂

proven charm
#

one problem I'm having is if the mod isn't active then the include file can't be found and arma shutsdown

#

i thought they fixed that....

proven charm
hallow mortar
proven charm
hallow mortar
#

because that's how Arma reacts when it meets an #include it can't do

little raptor
#

userconfig is a file

#

a mod is a mod

#

they're two separate things

proven charm
little raptor
#

not mod

#

as I said, if you use a mod just add the server pass to the config

# 
_pass = getText(configFile >> "serverPass")
proven charm
#

still the #include crash left me thinking, that has never happened to me after they fixed it

#

Ok i figured it out, the include doesn't crash if it finds the files in arma main dir. Even if filepatching is off

mental prairie
#

are there any guides to implementing NVGs?

young current
mental prairie
#

I basically have nightvision models. How do I make config for nvgs? Do I have to mess with model.cfg like in guns, or do I just have two models, and define which one is used when NVGs are active, etc.

young current
#

you can find vanilla NVG configs as reference through the ingame config viewer or by creating a all in one config dump file with the scripting command for that. easiest could be to inherit vanilla nvg class and change only stuff like model path and display name

mental prairie
#

Ah so there’s no model.cfg involved (besides adding model names)

young current
#

all gear need model.cfg for character skeleton definition

mental prairie
#

Yeah but what about animations?

young current
#

nvg does not have any animations on its own if I remember right

mental prairie
#

kk Tysm

frigid oracle
#

~~When using Ace to create a new menu interaction, how do I pull the object ID of the entity you are opening the menu on?

example would be opening a custom interaction on another player and needing the script aware of the player its being used on.~~

meager granite
#

The one bug that really needs fixing is mission re-download failure because apparently Arma keeps previous mission of the same name locked even after you left the server.

#

I wonder if there is a way to display 3DEN's trigger size volume visualisation elsewhere?

warm hedge
#

Outside Eden right? Nowhere right now

meager granite
#

Yeah, sucks

warm hedge
meager granite
#

Thanks for the ticket, subbed

#

Having setObjectScale take vector would've been useful

tough abyss
#

In the meantime it should be possible to draw the "outline" of volumes using a combination of boundingBox and a bunch of drawLine3Ds

#

not a pretty solution but I think it'd work

meager granite
#

I need ellipses though

little raptor
#

you can put a bunch of lines/surfaces next to each other to make ellipses meowsweats

#

for surfaces you can use the userTexture objects I suppose meowsweats

little raptor
# 
_drawEllpise = {
    params ["_center", "_rot", "_a", "_b"];
    
    _transform = [
        [cos _rot, -sin _rot, 0, _center#0],
        [sin _rot, cos _rot, 0, _center#1],
        [0, 0, 1, _center#2],
        [0,0,0,1]
    ];
    
    _fnc_transform = {
        params ["_vec"];
        flatten(_transform matrixMultiply (_vec apply {[_x]})) select [0,3];
    };
    
    pp11 = [];
    for "_x" from -_a to _a step 0.5 do {
        _y1 = _b * sqrt(1 - _x^2/_a^2);
        _y2 = -_y1;
        
        _p1 = [[_x, _y1, 0, 1]] call _fnc_transform;
        _p2 = [[_x, _y2, 0, 1]] call _fnc_transform;
        
        pp11 pushBack [_p1 vectorDiff [0,0,100], _p1 vectorAdd [0,0,100]];
        pp11 pushBack [_p2 vectorDiff [0,0,100], _p2 vectorAdd [0,0,100]];
    };
    
};


[getPosASL player, 10, 100, 20] call _drawEllpise
#

let's see if the surfaces can be transparent

#

yep! nice

#

let's make an ellipse then blobcloseenjoy

proven charm
#

why doesn't this work: player setAmmo [handgunWeapon player, 1000000];

#

running from console, editor MP

little raptor
#

very nice (but very slow to create thousands of objects... meowsweats ):

unknown.png
open fractal
#

setAmmo is capped at the configured magazine size

little raptor
#

or 10000

shut reef
#

Preprocessor directives only affect other preprocessor directives, is that true?
I somewhat naively assumed they work like they do in C, but they don't seem to work when I want to use them to switch code like this:

#ifdef EDEN_DEBUG scope = 2; #else scope = 1; #endif

little raptor
#

anything higher will not work

winter rose
little raptor
winter rose
proven charm
#

following the wiki examples here. high number should give full mags....

winter rose
#

ah, well :x

little raptor
little raptor
#

or 1000

open fractal
#

or 100

winter rose
#

or 30

#

or 5

#

or 1

open fractal
#

make it count

proven charm
#

doesnt matter even if I put 1 I get no ammo

winter rose
#

or get the magazine's capacity from config and set it 🙂

little raptor
#

they work like C

#

what you wrote seems to be for config
if a config is binarized it only uses your macro once (when it was parsed)

shut reef
#

yeah, but it doesn't work. It still takes scope = 1 even if EDEN_DEBUG is defined

open fractal
little raptor
little raptor
proven charm
#

I found the problem. I put this in editor: _unit set3DENAttribute ["Ammo",0]; for all playable units and that seems to break it

#

Rifle gets ammo.. but handgun none

shut reef
#

Didn't see any code that uses it to switch values like that, so I wondered

exotic flax
#

It's not a script, but a #arma3_config related question.
And using macro's in configs does work, just not the way you do it as Leopard said

pseudo ridge
#

After using_heli land "LAND";the heli don't take off anymore even if you use_heli land "NONE";

winter rose
shut reef
little raptor
shut reef
little raptor
#

the question is is your config binarized?

shut reef
#

yeah. But it only needs to set the macro once, it's just a switch so I don't have to go over all the modules I only need in debug cases and manually set their scopes.

little raptor
#

where did you define the macro?

#

I recommend that you test your setup first in 3DEN before creating addons

#

put the addon folder in a mission folder, and add #include "modFolder\config.cpp" in description.ext

#

then check your config using the config viewer

shut reef
#

The config is fine otherwise, it's just behaving weird in this regard.

It's the default cba setup, including the script_component.hpp in which is #define EDEN_DEBUG, which then includes the script_macros.hpp where the macro is defined.
It's not even where the weirdness ends, but as you said, wrong channel.

meager granite
#

I was thinking about using UserTexture1m_F or UserTexture10m_F with a filled texture

little raptor
#

but since you can't extend objects in the Z direction alone, you need several rows of objects and then you end up with several thousands of objects, which is slow

#

tho it could work if you create similar objects with very large heights in object builder

crude vigil
#

Honestly it would be great if we could have resizable trigger areas outside 3den, sadly Leo's suggestion is quite a costly solution that drives one to find other solutions (in my end at least) and such solutions are still disturbing to eye as well as not having the full visual effect the trigger areas do.

pseudo ridge
#

Engine goes on but pilot don't take off.

little raptor
granite sky
#

What have you told them to do?

little raptor
#

and if that doesn't work give them a new waypoint

#

if they're agents use setDestination

pseudo ridge
#

I use moteTo to move the heli. It works ok and i can move it anywhere, until i use the first _heli land "LAND" command to make the heli land. After that the heli don't take off anymore, even with _heli land "NONE" and _heli setEngineOn true.
I will try setDestionation amd setFlyHeight.

#

I can't use a waypoint to land the heli since pilots are agents.

proven charm
#

isn't { code } remoteExec["call",2] bad because it allows client to run code on server?

open fractal
#

I wouldn't think anything of it unless it's a public server, in which case you can restrict remoteExec to not run call

proven charm
#

BE has filters for that?

granite sky
proven charm
proven charm
#

though blacklist would be better

proven charm
#

isn't there command that returns all script commands or something like that? forgot its name

little raptor
proven charm
smoky verge
#

whats the downside of having an simple object be local only for stuff like rocks and building?
from what I've understood making a lot of simple objects can cause network bottlenecking
but if the objects were to not pass on the server at all wouldn't it be better?
or would it cause problems like AI seeing/shooting/walking through them?

winter rose
#

as long as the objects are also where the AI is calculated, it should be fine afaik

smoky verge
#

oh so the AI will react to the objects as long as there is a player nearby to load it?

winter rose
#

what

#

I mean, machine-wise

smoky verge
#

I noticed an option to toggle this in the RC branch
will this be a 2.10 feature?

winter rose
#

what are we talking about

smoky verge
#

creating an object only locally to the players

winter rose
#

ah, from Eden Editor
no idea then

smoky verge
winter rose
smoky verge
#

yeah
so to clarify because I'm bad at explaining and understanding meowtrash

assuming its not interactable, creating an object only locally causes no problem in MP?

winter rose
#

assuming its not interactable
simple objects are not interactable in any way

#

so, no
AFAIK the server doesn't block that (but I'm not sure anymore)

smoky verge
#

specified no interactability because of course you shouldn't simplify nor make local stuff like cars and buildings with doors
but for stuff like rocks there is no issue, even with AI

#

thanks for the help

proven charm
#

i have this crazy idea of listing all the commands for CfgRemoteExec whitelist but there's almost 3k commands in arma. what you guys think about that?

winter rose
#

pointless?

winter rose
proven charm
#

then i could pick out those I want to deny for execution

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but with that long list idk if arma would freeze up

winter rose
#

you can already do this? without a metre-long file

winter rose
winter rose
proven charm
winter rose
#

with noise 😃

proven charm
#

well g2g

tough abyss
#

Is there a way to force an AI to not lower their weapon

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I would like AI equipped with laser diodes to not rest their weapon

little raptor
tough abyss
smoky verge
rustic marsh
#

QQ: Will in-editor placed markers act as local in a MP session? As in, if setMarkerAlphaLocal is used on one, will the effect only be local to the machine calling it?

winter rose
#

a single non-local command usage will resync everything to everyone, beware

rustic marsh
#

Excellent! Thank you @winter rose

shut reef
#

Are there any examples for best practices on how to handle the different events/modes of a module when is3DEN = 1 is set?
The wiki just has a stub and I can't find any other examples.

hoary saddle
#

how do you make a recon task? like using binos or spotting scope to observe a target and get task complete

little raptor
# hoary saddle how do you make a recon task? like using binos or spotting scope to observe a ta...

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Task_Framework
once you create and assign the task, you need to use a loop/trigger for the observation part
use currentWeapon to make sure he's using the binocular. use the getObjectFOV command to make sure he's zoomed in. and finally check vectorCos between player's look direction (getCameraViewDirection) and direction vector between player and the target (eyePos player vectorFromTo aimPos target) to verify the angle to make sure he's actually looking at the target

#

and once the conditions are met just set the task as complete

worthy igloo
#

is there something i can use to get an objects attached point relative to an object

little raptor
#

WorldToModel

worthy igloo
little raptor
#

And what I said can be used for that

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Unless you've attached it to a memory point

#

In which case you should already know the memory point

#

And manually calculate the "attachTo point" using matrices

tough abyss
#

@past wagon That code you just deleted is going to need a sleep to not eat up the scheduler

#

but yes, it should work

past wagon
#

yeah

#

thanks

#

I figured it out

tough abyss
#

It might also be advised to just use triggers for it instead of a standalone script

past wagon
#

ok

past wagon
#

what does ppEffectCommit actually do?

tough abyss
past wagon
#

ok

#

thanks

#

are ppEffects broken? they seem to not be working correctly

#

for example, there is literally no difference between the following effect settings:

_wetDistortion ppEffectAdjust [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0];
``````sqf
_wetDistortion ppEffectAdjust [10, 10, 10, 4.1, 3.7, 2.5, 1.85, 0.0051, 0.001, 0.0051, 0.001, 0, 0.3, 10, 6.0];
```Am I doing something wrong?
worthy igloo
#

is it possible to add RscStructuredText to the map that stays on a certain location on the map

tough abyss
past wagon
#

init.sqf

tough abyss
#

No I mean the code

past wagon
# 
private _wetDistortion = ppEffectCreate ["WetDistortion", 1];
_wetDistortion ppEffectAdjust [10, 10, 10, 4.1, 3.7, 2.5, 1.85, 0.0051, 0.001, 0.0051, 0.001, 0, 0.3, 10, 6.0];
"filmGrain" ppEffectAdjust [0.1, -1, 0.1, 0.05, 2, false];
_wetDistortion ppEffectEnable true;
"filmGrain" ppEffectEnable true;
#

its working

#

it just isnt letting me adjust it at all

granite sky
#

you don't commit the _wetDistortion effect there?

past wagon
#

no

#

does that matter?

granite sky
#

probably? :P

past wagon
#

yeah I just deleted the commit for the other one (which I didnt mean to have in the first place) and it didnt change anything

warm hedge
#

A commit is necessary for ppEffects, even if it takes 0 seconds to apply

tough abyss
#

^

#

that's the entire point of the commit

past wagon
#

oh

#

ok

tough abyss
#

the whole thing with committing is that you can adjust all of the relevant settings and then change them all at once

#

rather than each individual command instantly applying

past wagon
#

I'm confused

#

which command actually triggers the effect?

#

my script is no longer working....

_wetDistortion = ppEffectCreate ["WetDistortion", 1];
_wetDistortion ppEffectAdjust [0.01, 0.01, 0.01, 4.1, 3.7, 2.5, 1.85, 0.0051, 0.001, 0.0051, 0.001, 0, 0.3, 10, 6.0];
"filmGrain" ppEffectAdjust [0.1, -1, 0.1, 0.05, 2, false];

_wetDistortion ppEffectEnable true;
"filmGrain" ppEffectEnable true;

_wetDistortion ppEffectCommit 0;
"filmGrain" ppEffectCommit 0;
#

I'm so confused. I've been struggling with this for over an hour now......

warm hedge
#

ppEffectCommit takes a number not an array

past wagon
#

oh right

#

not sure why I had that mixed up

#

well it still isn't working....

tough abyss
#

try enabling before adjusting

past wagon
#

wait

#

the script works when I use the debug console

#

but not in init.sqf

#

but it used to work in init.sqf

#

wait

#

only the filmGrain works in the debug console

#

the wetDistortion still doesnt work

tough abyss
#

once again try enabling before adjusting, wiki also notes that you may sometimes have to put a sleep before enabling for some reason

past wagon
#

still nothing

#

yeah for some reason the wetDistortion is no longer working

# 
_wetDistortion = ppEffectCreate ["WetDistortion", 1];

_wetDistortion ppEffectEnable true;
"filmGrain" ppEffectEnable true;

_wetDistortion ppEffectAdjust [0.01, 0.01, 0.01, 4.1, 3.7, 2.5, 1.85, 0.0051, 0.001, 0.0051, 0.001, 0, 0.3, 10, 6.0];
"filmGrain" ppEffectAdjust [0.1, -1, 0.1, 0.05, 2, false];

_wetDistortion ppEffectCommit 0;
"filmGrain" ppEffectCommit 0;
#

it was working fine a while ago

#

ok well I removed the commit and now it is working again

#

now my problem is that none of these settings for wetDistortion actually change anything....

_wetDistortion ppEffectAdjust [0.01, 0.01, 0.01, 4.1, 3.7, 2.5, 1.85, 0.0051, 0.001, 0.0051, 0.001, 0, 0.3, 10, 6.0];

_wetDistortion ppEffectAdjust [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0];

//LITERALLY EXACTLY THE SAME
tough abyss
#

May be worth creating the WetDistortion effect with the 300 priority listed on the wiki

#

a lot of these things are super broken though, so it could be a lot of things

#

there's also this example on the wiki for bruteforcing the effect to be created successfully

# 
    params ["_name", "_priority", "_effect", "_handle"];
    while {
        _handle = ppEffectCreate [_name, _priority];
        _handle < 0
    } do {
        _priority = _priority + 1;
    };
#

or it could just come down to something invalid with the adjustment you're trying to do

#

¯_(ツ)_/¯

past wagon
#

well

#

I found a solution

#

amazing

tough abyss
#

nice

pulsar vigil
#

I want to try to get the vectorDir from the SQM format Z X Y (Rotation).

With sqf functions this isnt really a problem, but I want to write it in C#. Can someone help me out here?
I found a way to convert the vectorUp with no problem but im really struggeling with the vectorDir.

Here is my way for the vectorUp (Input is a double):
up1 = Math.Round((Math.Sin(x)), 3, MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero).ToString().Replace(",", "."); if (up1.Contains("E")) { up1 = "0"; }; up2 = Math.Round((-Math.Sin(y)), 3, MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero).ToString().Replace(",", "."); if (up2.Contains("E")) { up2 = "0"; }; up3 = Math.Round((Math.Cos(x) * Math.Cos(y)), 3, MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero).ToString().Replace(",", "."); if (up3.Contains("E")) { up3 = "0"; };

tough abyss
#

Need more specifics as far as the format you're converting from

#

What is the actual rotation format that SQM uses?

pulsar vigil
#

It's {x,z,y} in radians

#

I already converted them to degrees.its just about what sinus or cos to use where

#

I want to convert it in the same way as the sample above

tough abyss
#

Perhaps I'm uninformed but I'm unsure how you can reliably accurately determine the vectorUp and vectorDir from just axis-angle rotations since afaik it'll all vary depending on the model

pulsar vigil
#

The position depends on the model,the rotation not as far as I know. I mean the vectorUp works fine

#

I just can't seem to get the vectorDir working

tough abyss
#

vectorUp is going to be a lot less variable than vectorDir based on the model so it would make sense

pulsar vigil
#

Wouldn't it be the other way around? But I mean it's always the same aswell

#

So there has to be some constant way to get this working

tough abyss
#

i.e. AFAIK some models can "init" with their vectorDir being 0, 1, 0 whilst some others may init from 1, 0, 0

#

meaning the axis-angle for both would be 0 relative to their "initial" direction

pulsar vigil
#

Hmm, I never noticed that

#

I try it a bit more later and let you know if I can get it to work :)

tough abyss
#

Sure thing, I'm no 3DEN wizard so perhaps it's less complicated than I'm imagining

still forum
pulsar bluff
#

@copper raven @tough abyss ended up going with a system where clients receive full weekly scoreboard data when they initially open the menu, then for subsequent times they open menu, they receive only a smaller list (session based) of changes. client machine then merges the smaller session-changes to the weekly full scoreboard, for presentation in gui. goal of reducing network traffic

shut reef
meager granite
#

Anybody used serverCommand "#mission XXX"? I tried few tests on a listen server but can't get mission to change. Is it only for the dedicated server?

winter rose
meager granite
#

Yes I did

winter rose
#

dang

meager granite
#

serverCommandAvailable "#mission" => false from UI as listen server host

#

Wondering if this command is just for the dedicated server, can't find any info about it

winter rose
#

(depending on the syntax ofc)

copper raven
#

i mean, you need the Missions class in the server.cfg for that iirc, so it is probably dedi only

meager granite
#

Any page with info about it?

#

Was expecting it to accept any mission to be honest

copper raven
meager granite
#

The #mission command

#

Does it say that mission must be in that list anywhere?

copper raven
#

hmm no, nothing, but last time i used it, it was only working with missions defined in server.cfg

meager granite
#

So you had experience with it?

#

Alright, I'll give it a try

proven charm
#

I want to add displayAddEventHandler to 3Den but where should I put that code?

#

I have mod

meager granite
#

init.sqf?

# 
waitUntil {!isNull findDisplay 46}```, then add your EH to it
proven charm
#

but it's for 3den

copper raven
#

should be display 313 for 3den

meager granite
#

Hmm, I use display 46 for my stuff during 3DEN editing

#

Using it through multiplayer server though

copper raven
proven charm
copper raven
# proven charm nope

from what i'm seeing, you need to mod Cfg3DEN >> EventHandlers and add your own in there

# 
class Cfg3DEN {
  class EventHandlers {
    class GC8 {
      onMissionLoad = "call GC8_fnc_onMissionLoad";
    }
  }
}

something like that

#

then in that function you add your stuff

proven charm
#

I'm actually using that already... so i just put the code in to the function

#

thx all 🙂 now just to figure which keys aren't in use 😄

meager granite
#

How do you send unicode characters into extension callback? Anybody had an experience?

#

Arma side gets them as question marks

little raptor
meager granite
#

That's the only way?

little raptor
#

you can convert from/to unicode using toString and toArray

little raptor
meager granite
#

Yeah, thought about that already, just wonder if there is a proper way

proven charm
meager granite
#

Issue is extension side, not arma side

proven charm
#

ok

meager granite
#

@little raptor Changing [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)] string data to [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPUTF8Str)] string data solves the issue

#

C#

little raptor
#

ok blobdoggoshruggoogly

tough abyss
#

How would I structure mission scripts? Should I use a central script file that handles the sequential task logic? Or

little raptor
#

instead of doing execVM on .sqf files

#

which recompiles the scripts every time

#

other than that there's nothing special about the structure

tough abyss
#

And the init calls that

little raptor
#

well since you say you have a sequence of tasks, you can create a list (array) of tasks, and when one task is complete, handles it using a "central script" (which should be a function) as you said

tough abyss
#

it would be creating the task and assigning it as the player completes the previous task yea

little raptor
# 
_tasks = [
  ["task1", ...],
  ["task2", ...],
  ...
];
params ["_task", "_state"];
[_task, _state] call BIS_fnc_taskSetState;

_taskID = _tasks findIf {_x#0 == _task};
if (_taskID >= 0 && _taskID < count _tasks - 1) then {
  _nextID = _taskID + 1;
  [_tasks#_nextID, ...] call BIS_fnc_taskCreate
}
#

something like that

tough abyss
#

what is _x#0

little raptor
#

_x is a magic var

#

# is element selection

tough abyss
#

are you setting the taskid of task1 to task1?

little raptor
little raptor
tough abyss
#

_taskID = ?

little raptor
#

I'm checking if any of the array of tasks matches the task

tough abyss
#

Ah

little raptor
#

which obviously is used to get the next element in the list (_nextID = _taskID + 1;)

tough abyss
#

This is creating all the tasks at once though

tough abyss
little raptor
#

you just handle it using that function

#

waiting, using triggers, etc. all of those will make the mission slower

tough abyss
little raptor
#

and you won't

#

that function just sets the current task state and creates the next

#

each task will call that function once they're done

#

depending on what the task needs, you should either use event handlers, or loops

#

loops are bad ofc, so if you can use EHs don't look the other way

tough abyss
#

I dont know how event handlers work

little raptor
#

you just add a code for a certain event

#

e.g. when you add a FiredMan event handler to a unit, when the unit fires, the game executes the code

tough abyss
#

and the next tasks are unassigned

little raptor
#

yes

tough abyss
#

How would I change the events depending on the task?

little raptor
#

you mean forked tasks?

#

e.g. if task1 is successful create task2, otherwise create task 3?

tough abyss
little raptor
#

well you also need to create codes that execute for each task

#

e.g.

_tasks = [
[
  "task1", 
  [...], //parameters
  {} //code
],
["task2", ...],
...
];
#

but it might be confusing or difficult for you

#

depending on your programming background

tough abyss
#

I was thinking of a function per each task

#

that would be executed

#

Instead of the code in the array

little raptor
#

functions are codes

tough abyss
#

okay so you can call it

little raptor
#

yes

tough abyss
#

got it

little raptor
# 
call {}
#

or

_fnc = {};
call _fnc
#

same diff

tough abyss
little raptor
#

the language uses operators

#

not functions

#

that's why "parameters are first"

#

just like 1 + 2

tough abyss
#

wdym

little raptor
#

where 1 is first

tough abyss
#

Doesnt the language have functions

little raptor
#

no

tough abyss
#

like you do [params] call BIS_fnc?

little raptor
#

have you ever seen fnc(params)?

tough abyss
#

no but I’ve seen call

little raptor
#

like what I showed with 1 + 2

#

where + was the operator

tough abyss
#

Okay so there are functions you just use an operator to call them

#

instead of functions being a type

#

its an operator

little raptor
#

"functions" in sqf are data of type code assigned to variables

open fractal
#

BIS_fnc functions are just like user-defined functions, they're defined in the game's config

#

you can have the debug console return the code

tough abyss
#

like f(x) is [x] call f

little raptor
#

all you need to know is that SQF simply has 2 parts: operators and operands

#

that's it

#

everything is written like you would write math

#

binary operators:

1 + 2 + 3
```is the same as:
```sqf
_array select {...} apply {...}

unary operators:

+1
```is the same as:
```sqf
alive _unit
winter rose
tough abyss
#

I still call them functions because they're not very different from anonymous functions in other languages and for all intents and purposes they fulfill the role of functions in SQF

tough abyss
winter rose
tough abyss
#

Yeah I think it's a weird semantics argument to say otherwise but whatever

winter rose
#

don't fight over that, fight over people naming their variables _c, _u1 and others 😄

tough abyss
#

_veryImportantVariableThatDoesImportantThings

winter rose
#

an example name I kept from an older version of the page, couldn't resist 😄

tough abyss
#

I recall that one haha

open hollow
winter rose
#

now, it all depends on what you want to do / what you do 🙂

open hollow
#

i mean something big, like 30 different sectors with needed parameters

#

for me the easiest way is using setvariable on each

#

and when something change use a true at end to share the new value

winter rose
#

yep, that's the way

#

be sure to only transfer what the client requires, nothing more

#

e.g score, who holds the area etc
the rest is on the server

open hollow
#

something that will be really useful is doing something like what the console does, when you "execute on server" and the value is returned to the client

#

there is a function to do it?

#

i mean i did it with remoteexecs, but its kinnda a mess lol

winter rose
#

use case?

open hollow
#

i need a value stored in server variable

#

that change over time

winter rose
#

that's not what I am asking 😄

#

what is the actual use case

#

e.g "I don't know how to synchronise the score between server and client"
answer with the least coding in mind 😉

tough abyss
#

Is it easy to model FSMs?

winter rose
tough abyss
open hollow
#

i have a sector who changes its stats over time (resources like fuel, food, etc), so instead of sharing all this changes every time it happend, if a player makes a click on it, i want to know how many resources are there

tough abyss
#

Can I access attributes of units that are under the FSM easily?

winter rose
#

it is used for AI and mission flow

tough abyss
#

@open hollow You could have a system where the server only updates the client on a click but you'd need to have a system in place that waits for the server update to come through seeing as remoteExec doesn't return when competed

winter rose
tough abyss
#

Or that

#

I always forget that's a thing

winter rose
#

that's the whole "waiting thing" that is a pain; we don't exactly have promises in Arma (though I guess we could?)

tough abyss
#

I haven't looked much at the new reforger scripting, is smoother async support in the works?

#

Being able to actually cleanly wait for things while doing other stuff would be nice

digital rover
#

anyone know how to get use the result of vectorFromTo to get an object to face another including pitch?

private _fromTo = _prevPointPos vectorFromTo _nextPointPos;
_obj setVectorDir _fromTo; // works for dir but does not set pitch?
_obj setVectorUp ... // what do I do here to set the pitch correctly?

I specifically don't want to affect roll.

winter rose
#

setDir + setVectorUp?

#

(I'm not big about 3D stuff)

digital rover
#

the problem is any combination of setVectorUp I've experimented either doesn't work or affects roll too

tough abyss
#

Could use vectorCrossProduct on the dir and up beforehand to get a sideways vector, then do another vectorCrossProduct with that vector and the vectorFromTo vector to get the new upVec

#

Then set the new dir and up simultaneously with setVectorDirAndUp

little raptor
little raptor
#

it won't work if _fromTo points in the [0,0,1] direction ofc. it's because the game calculates the new up using cross product

tough abyss
#

There isnt a lot fo documentation on it though

#

Other than what a FSM is

digital rover
little raptor
#

Sysroot already told you

digital rover
#

right now it is just facing "up";

little raptor
#

really? thonk

digital rover
#

yeah wiki is wrong

little raptor
#

pretty sure what I said used to work thonk

little raptor
tough abyss
#

I would suggest trying the approach I provided

little raptor
digital rover
#

ah right yeah that did work, I hadn't typed properly

#

I don't get it though

#

seeing as the vectorUp always was [0,0,1]; before I call setVectorDir

little raptor
#

like I said, the game has to calculate a new up

#

first it calculates a right

#

using oldUp cross newDir

#

then the newUp

#

using right cross dir

tough abyss
#

Lots of crossing :P

little raptor
#

because the new up must be perpendicular to the new dir

#

or maybe it uses a quaternion instead of crosses blobdoggoshruggoogly

tough abyss
#

How should I organize scripts that initialize the beginning of the mission

#

Yeah I don't even bother with matrices or the rotation functions anymore, just made a quaternion function library to use for my work

#

Ofc it uses matrices internally but I'm not needing to mess around with them manually because yuck

#

The fact that there's not natively functions that let you work with quaternions is weird

#

Is there a way to increase the speed of rockets fired from the MLRS systems

little raptor
#

and boost the projectile's velocity

little raptor
digital rover
little raptor
#

that's wrong

#

setVectorDir takes a vector

#

you're providing an array of vector pairs

digital rover
#

ok typo on discord, when I do it correctly in-game it has the issue I'm talking about

little raptor
#

it's still wrong

#

like I said, dir and up must be perpendicular

#

you're rotating your fromTo around Z ([0,0,1]) by 90 degrees

#

it doesn't make it perpendicular to [0,0,1]

#

it's still at the same angle

#

you need to calculate a new up, not a new fromTo

digital rover
#

I have to do that vector rotation to get the vectorDir correct I mean

little raptor
#

well then calculate the new up like I showed you

little raptor
#

_dir is _fromToCorrected

little raptor
digital rover
#

that doesn't seem to work

little raptor
#

the equation is correct blobdoggoshruggoogly

#

show me what you have right now

digital rover
# 
        private _fromToCorrected = [_fromTo, 90, 2] call BIS_fnc_rotateVector3D;
        _right = [_fromToCorrected#1, _fromToCorrected#0 * -1, 0];
        _up = _right vectorCrossProduct _fromToCorrected;
        _x setVectorDirAndUp [_fromToCorrected, _up];

This seems to put the pitch that I want on the roll of the object

tough abyss
little raptor
#

if you use _fromTo is it correct?

digital rover
#

if i do

        private _fromToCorrected = [_fromTo, 90, 2] call BIS_fnc_rotateVector3D;
        private _right = [_fromTo#1, _fromTo#0 * -1, 0];
        private _up = _right vectorCrossProduct _fromTo;
        _x setVectorDirAndUp [_fromTo, _up];

then the pitch is correct (relative to the 2 positions), but I now want to rotate the object 90 degrees in model space (not world space)

little raptor
#

what you wrote is not "90 degrees in model space"

#

it's world space (around [0,0,1])

#

try this instead:

        _fromToM = _x vectorWorldToModel _fromTo;
        private _fromToCorrected = [_fromToM, 90, 2] call BIS_fnc_rotateVector3D;
        _right = [_fromToCorrected#1, _fromToCorrected#0 * -1, 0];
        _up = _right vectorCrossProduct _fromToCorrected;
        _x setVectorDirAndUp [_x vectorModelToWorld _fromToCorrected, _x vectorModelToWorld _up];
digital rover
little raptor
#

and btw 90 degree rotated in model space is the same as the right vector in the above code
and the new right would be _fromToM vectorMultiply -1

digital rover
#

I'm calling this every frame... so this is causing it to spin about 😂

little raptor
#

but that's not how you rotate an object every frame anyway blobdoggoshruggoogly

digital rover
#

I'm gonna change it to setVelocityTransformation when I get the logic right

#

but for prototyping it's good enough

#

hmm

little raptor
# tough abyss Iike, how should I set up the script files and triggers to set up the initial st...

so you don't mean the physical files then
instead of paying attention to making things being clean, I personally prefer focusing on making things faster (that doesn't mean you can't have both tho). functions that work based on an "event handler concept" (aka callbacks) are the ways to go, as opposed to loops and triggers

well first of all you should know the initialization order:
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Initialization_Order

next you need to think about the flow of your mission, and what parts should be initialized when
so, e.g. if you have a trigger that should only work when a certain task is done, you should disable that trigger at the beginning (using disableSimulation), and enable it as part of the completed task's callback

tough abyss
little raptor
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you can't enable/disable waypoints but yeah

tough abyss
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what script would i need to put in a specific unit so that when it dies the mission ends? complete script noob so just trying to get some examples. cheers

little raptor
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if (!isServer) exitWith {}; 
this addMPEventHandler ["MPKilled", {
  if (isServer) then {
    ["end1"] remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_endMission", 0];
  };
}];
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in the unit's init

tough abyss
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brilliant! cheers

little raptor
tough abyss
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Generally speaking if something can be done with an event handler, use an event handler instead of a loop/trigger/etc.

digital rover
little raptor
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let me guess. and you're now attachToing every frame? meowsweats

tough abyss
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please just use setVelocityTransformation

past wagon
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how can I make UAVs and UAV terminals and tripod weapons usable and assemblable by civilians?

little raptor
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I guess they should all be on the civilian's side in the first place