#arma3_scenario

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humble lichen
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by default, civilians are enemy to west

cinder holly
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by default, indep is friendly to west (blufor) and against east (opfor)

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*adds more tape to @humble lichen's mouth*

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so yeah this is wrong @tame sage; give weapons to civilians and they will shoot @ opfor, not blufor

tame sage
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Thanks for that.

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But meanwhile I've been experimenting a bit on a blank mission (*no mods). What I've never noticed, until now, is that placed civilian units will, without waypoints, randomly run around.

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And what reliably stops it, is a "HOLD" waypoint.

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So, other than learning a bit about side relations, my real question is how do I remove a first "HOLD" waypoint from a unit via a trigger or scripting ?

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-AND make sure it follows the next one.

cinder holly
tame sage
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Aye, I found those commands earlier. It seems I am able to use setCurrentWaypoint for the second (index 1). But deleteWaypoint doesn't seem to have an effect, according to Waypoints. Very strange.

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On another scenario I also gave up with adding waypoints to a convoy group. Keeping track of those indices is far too tedious for me.

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Yes, a combination of deleteWaypoint setCurrentWaypoint did it. Despite waypoints not showing it as deleted.

humble lichen
cinder holly
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this has never changed

humble lichen
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wasnt like that in some BI missions I tested in then

cinder holly
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that probably

humble lichen
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or I got a faulty product. I demand a refund!

cinder holly
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nevah!!

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OFP: Resistance
"ah the US reinforcements are coming… shoot them!!"

humble lichen
cinder holly
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I suspect you played for more than 2h 😛

humble lichen
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Doesnt matter, product is faulty!

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Literally unplayable.

strong kelp
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Hey! So Im making a SP misson RN. I want to make the player collect smartphones/documents from enemies to complete a task.
point is I dont know what command I shuld use
So far I tried: str getItemCargo player find "Smartphone" =>1;
this dosent seem to work I keep getting error messeges
OFC I want the player to find a certain noumber of Items
any help is appriciated. 🙂

slender maple
# strong kelp Hey! So Im making a SP misson RN. I want to make the player collect smartphones/...

yeah there is a lot wrong with your approach. what you need first is the classname of the item. for this place down a unit, strip it of ALL its things then add the item via arsenal (might need a uniform/vest/backpack). Select the unit in 3den. then watch the following code in the Debug Console while in 3den:

getUnitLoadout (get3denSelected "object" select 0)
``` the classname should be somewhere in the output of that command. Next you can use this command to check for the presence of the item
```sqf
"classname_of_the_item" in (flatten getUnitLoadout _unit)
strong kelp
humble lichen
strong kelp
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then I'm smooth brain but I got the solution, thanks for the help guys.

midnight lantern
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Zeus suddenly not working despite being synced to unit and made available to #login

oak ore
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Hi All - when making a bunch of light sources in a mission, is there a need to delete or disable them when a player is out of range? Trying to determine the client performance impact of light sources when a player is out of view distance range

cinder holly
oak ore
terse flame
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Hey guys im having an issue with Ace Medical, despite having Player Fatal Injuries set to never on the server player are still instantly killed

coarse flume
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@oak ore there is internal management of how many lights are simulated in scene. distant ones will disappear

oak ore
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Appreciate the feedback

primal dirge
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anyone know of a tank mission, preferably ww2 era?

sullen crow
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What's best for large scale combat and dynamic campaign between conventional forces possibly across an entire map, ALIVE or HAL?

fringe solar
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Im creating a sector control mission, and i would like to know if there is some way to make the AI able to respawn in the respawn positions (respawn module), and select the available loadouts/classes?
When i kill them, they will respawn on their position of death, with their original loadouts.

shrewd veldt
fringe solar
pseudo vessel
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Does anyone know of any Persistent Campaign mods, besides Persist?

heavy robin
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What's the current best solution/mod for ambient civilians?

coarse flume
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there is an editor module for that @heavy robin

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that is probably the best one

heavy robin
sand wadi
heavy robin
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Okay. Wasn't sure if there was a new hotness or anything.

cinder holly
heavy robin
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Honestly your better bet might be getting comfortable with Zeus and piloting it yourself. Doesn't get much more dynamic than that.

past sparrow
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any good aircraft loadout scripts out there? I tried google but didn't find any good download links. Maybe I will have to write my own

half jewel
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Hello. Currently working on a mission for my unit and could use a hand on something. What im trying to do is remove the option to open a door on the door itself in order to have my members use a control pannel in a checkpoint shack to open it. Does anyone know how I would do that?

coarse flume
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you cant remove the action in vanilla but you can block the ability to open it

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effectively "lock" the door

half jewel
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  • how would I lock it to begin with?
coarse flume
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that would be a good thing to google/youtube search

tame sage
coarse flume
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<building> setvariable ['bis_disabledDoor_1',true]; or something like that

half jewel
half jewel
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just fixed a small issue with the code but that one worked. Appreciate the input

tall sigil
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Hey! 👋
I'm a total noob when it comes to creating missions/addons.
Is there a way to package my mpmission pbo into an addon that my users can load/unload directly from their launcher?

I've read through Mission_Export on the wiki but still unsure if users will be able to load the addon from their launcher, conventionally, as the mission ends up in %root%\Addons instead of %root%\!workshop when following the Mission_Export -> Addon Format instructions.

Currently, my users have to subscribe to my mission separate from my modlist and cannot repair etc from the launcher. Is there a fundamental way to make things easier for them? Thanks!

storm geode
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forget addons completely, in mission editor there should be option to save/export as PBO. that PBO can then be uploaded to your friends to play with.

tall sigil
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Thanks for your reply 🙂
I'm currently using the in-editor method but it wont allow my users to load/update my mission from the A3 launcher. Am I totally missing the point and should be adding my mission's workshop file to my modlist?

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A great example is operation trebuchet, its loaded from the launcher and contains the mission file as well as mission resources etc

storm geode
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when you create mission from scratch by yourself, save it from mission editor into PBO file, then you can send it to your friends in discord or google/drive etc for them to play that mission.

tall sigil
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Ok maybe i'm not a total mission noob haha mainly addon development that I'm confused about (config.cpp/mod.cpp/meta.cpp/addon prefix).
I am aware of the mission export features in 3den and my mission is currently in the workshop. What I'm trying to do is package an addon that allows users to load the mission directly from the launcher, as a mod. It's definitely possible and i'm fairly close but lost per creating an addon, mainly CfgMissions.

storm geode
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ah ok, well good luck with that, I have never had the need to configure mission as addon.

tall sigil
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Thanks @storm geode 🍻

heavy robin
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Does anyone know of a way to have a unit join a group after they're freed from being a hostage? I'm using the hostage special state in the eden editor

soft wedge
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@heavy robin

heavy robin
# soft wedge https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/join?msclkid=cbd0b90dcf4e11ec8108e035e4aa834...

I always forget about the waypoints... I tried using the join command but I couldn't figure out the context to make it work after he was freed, and joining the group before hand would for some reason cause him to automatically untie himself and stand up. I think they waypoint should work though as he won't be able to move until he's free. Wish I would have asked sooner, I could have saved myself about two hours of headache, lol.

odd fox
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If anyone has like a really god singleplayer mission where the ai is not stupid?

midnight citrus
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Hi there.

midnight citrus
heavy robin
soft wedge
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Hmm, maybe use this doStop true; ? That basically does the same as if the squad leader ordered them to stop

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And if they move around because of gunfire you can set their behavior to careless

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@heavy robin

heavy robin
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Maybe I'd make some sort of check for whether or not they're in the hostage animation and give them a join order if they're not in it?

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I might be able to cheat it if I put a move waypoint before the join, so they have to move there first and won't be able to if they're bound.

odd fox
midnight citrus
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Your FPS can influence your game. If you have too many FPS, it has influence on physics. yes. That's with games like GTA 5, but I'm not sure about Arma

sinful rampart
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If your fps are low, AI updates will be spaced further apart and AI will react sluggish

reef hound
odd fox
midnight citrus
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If you want I can give you further details/help in the dms

odd fox
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Ok for me it's very late so we can take that tomorrow

delicate hinge
reef hound
delicate hinge
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yes

reef hound
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alright sweet, big thanks!

delicate hinge
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If you do doStop this on player units, on dedicated they will be stuck as a seagull 😄

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In case of AI they appear "empty" I suspect it prevents some sort of "AIBrain init" on the unit.

reef hound
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😆
glad I haven't done that then

delicate hinge
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Was quite pissed when one of SOGPF missions was not working on dedicated and I could not figure out why for few hours, just to see it was this... KEKhands

reef hound
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Yeah lol I feel that. For me, it was preventing OPFOR AI from being visible to my capture zone script

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rendering them 'empty'

coarse nova
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How Dont make tasks (i know its supposed to be a basic thing) but idk how to make it show up on the screen

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For example i wanna know how to make a task appear saying (landing point)!and show all the players where the landing point is

reef hound
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If your intention is for the task to complete when the players land on the point, you can use the dropdowns in the task attributes menu.

Type: Players
Activation: Present

When players are present within the trigger area, the trigger synced to your setTaskState module will fire, completing the task.

Note: You must ensure the trigger actually has an area associated with it. You can press 4 or 5 on your keyboard and drag the lines, or you can edit the size values in the trigger's attributes menu.

If you have any other questions, I'd be happy to answer. DMs are open if I don't respond here. (Sometimes notifications from servers don't go thru)

signal coral
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So if I connect a respawn point to a trigger, then once that trigger is activated, the respawn point is available correct?

reef hound
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It's likely, but I have very limited knowledge on respawns. I've never used them in my missions.

reef hound
lapis jacinth
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Hey folks! I'm making a mission where I'm using a set of triggers to hide/unhide a group of soldiers doing a Cadence march with a animation as well as a sound clip being played from them. It works flawless in SP, but on a Dedicated the soldiers never appear, the sound is being played, but from a stationary point.

{_x disableAI "anim"; while {alive _x} do {_x playmove "AmovPercMrunSnonWnonDf"}} foreach [run1,run2,run3,run4,run5,run6,run7,run8,run9,run10,run11,run12]; [run1, "cadence"] remoteExec ["say3D"];

This is what I use for the trigger that is connected to a show/hide module to show them and execute the anim + sound. Like I said it works flawless in SP. So my question is, why doesn't this work on a dedicated?

tame sage
hollow bridge
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In the editor how do I spawn something I found in the config browser in a way that lets me move it in the editor?
When I use Preview Class it places one but I cant interact with it.

signal coral
reef hound
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Are you using markers to setup respawn points?

signal coral
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Well never freaking mind, I got it working now. Somehow. I just gotta test out now the next respawn sections will appear once the objectives are captured.

reef hound
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Yeah I would try testing what you mentioned yesterday with syncing triggers to the respawns

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I've never done it, but it would make sense to me for it to work

signal coral
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yeah i gotta give myself zeus

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but yeha ill test it

reef hound
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👍

signal coral
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I started out with a mod but i didnt use it and got rid of it so how do I get rid of some stuff that pops up asking for it saying its missing?

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Its probably a item or two.

reef hound
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If it's saying that when you try to load the mission in the editor and you dont want that mod on the scenario anymore, simply press "force load" when it mentions the missing mod and then save the mission

signal coral
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Yeah I did that but it says some item is missing.

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Its some insignificant item.

reef hound
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Sorry, I'm not sure what to tell you then

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You may have to manually remove the dependency from the mod file sqm itself

signal coral
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Yeah I jsut loaded the original modset and found the item and removed it from the kit

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Now I dont ahve to force load it anymore! So that clears up that end.

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Thanks!

reef hound
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NP! Good luck!

thorny plaza
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are campaign chapters (not missions) visually represented in the campaign menu or is it purely for making the description.ext navigation easier?

gleaming elm
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What are good ACE setting for OPTRE?

vague mural
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Can i get help?

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I'm making map with ace and i cant respawn

rocky carbon
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while you wait it is good to describe what you have done and what does not work in detail

vague mural
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can you come in voice channel?

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i can show you

scarlet hawk
vague mural
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thank you very much

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i got many help

coarse nova
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Why is my recoil high all the sudden (yes its modded arma) and no i didnt hold downnthe trigger full auto

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I was using HK416 and firing single fire

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Same happens with all the guns even the m4

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The recoil is like using a barret

vernal brook
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you answered yourself

reef hound
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Not much of a #arma3_scenario question. You very likely have a mod increasing your weapon's recoil. Check your CBA settings @coarse nova

coarse nova
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Mb i thought i was in questions channel but i didnt check

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Thx

reef hound
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no worries, hope you were able find a fix

grizzled spire
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anyone ever had issues with a zeus module causing a mission not to load?

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on a dedicated server ^

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placed down a zeus module and with that zeus module placed it refuses to launch a mission

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no seemingly related errors in the rpt log either

toxic storm
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ya know, i’ve been making missions alot, and uhm. to put it bluntly i have fun zeusing and so on but then once im done even if its a good op, i feel empty inside

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this has been happening alot recently

reef hound
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How do you mean?

toxic storm
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idk

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i do the mission, get the short dopamine, then debrief is kinda meh

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then when everybody leaves its just

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empty…and then after i feel empty i feel like shit

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doesnt help i also got both an inferiority complex and a superiority complex, depending on the day

reef hound
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I kinda know what you mean

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I really enjoy making missions for my friends, but I'm not sure I've experienced the emptiness afterwards.

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Is it just because they have left?

toxic storm
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i think to put it simply

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the satusfaction of making a mission for me only lasts a very very short time now

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it used to be longer

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but now it just feels

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dull

reef hound
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hmm

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Do you make missions in Zeus, Eden or both?

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Just curious, bc I make missions in Eden, so I typically spend a week making a mission before it's first played

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I know the Zeus mission grind is very quick and sudden when it comes to the start and end

toxic storm
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i do pre placed units for defensive stuff, emplacements, garrisons and so on

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then if i need reinforcements or counterattack, its zeus spawned

reef hound
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Do you do things like tasks and the briefing through Eden as well?

toxic storm
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i put markers on the map, then explain them in person + other stuff that might need to be said

reef hound
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I see

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I use Eden for everything, no Zeus

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so It's much different for me

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I always feel happy knowing they've enjoyed my missions. I'm sure your friends feel the same way about yours

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You've helped them forget about the day-to-day and helped them to de-stress

reef hound
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Take a break from mission making and come back when you've found new inspiration

toxic storm
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i would agree

reef hound
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I've done that from time to time

toxic storm
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but this is the first op i did since…

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march? march something

reef hound
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Did your mission feel forced?

toxic storm
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nope

reef hound
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hmm

toxic storm
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low turnout doh

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that should be it

reef hound
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I know some of mine had felt forced

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how many ppl?

toxic storm
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3

reef hound
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oh wow

toxic storm
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expected 8+

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max 15

reef hound
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yeah that will definitely do it

toxic storm
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just did it on a bad weekend man

reef hound
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Could always replay it once there's a weekend with more peeps

toxic storm
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idk but at that point its kinda, lost its purpose

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we already did it

reef hound
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do you not replay missions?

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i mean the way I see it, only four people (including you) out of the potential 15 actually saw your mission

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So it hasn't really lost it's spark

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My friends and I replay each others missions from time to time

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even if that mission saw full attendance

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Was there anything about your mission intelligence-wise that is now spoiled?

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like something that, if known, would turn the tide of the mission?

hot warren
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any ideas as to why any AI that get shifted to our headless client drop to 0% skill?

dim iris
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Is there a mod that makes it so if I shoot civilians/allies they won't turn on me? Doing a Zombie scenario and I'm executing anyone who gets bitten.

tall sigil
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Still haven't figured out how to package them as an addon though.

marble skiff
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Is there a way to allow an ACE Spectator to still use Zeus?

tame sage
tawny gust
vernal brook
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Iirc server setting overrides, if server has no setting, mission setting decides

tawny gust
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Alright, would you happen to know what preferredObjectViewDistance does? I can't find it in the wiki

vernal brook
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test it and then add it to wiki :3

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i haven't touched a3 tools for years so i remember less and less, sorry

hoary shadow
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Whenever I load up a mission (duws)and go into Zeus for the first time I have all my addons(factions,modules etc)then if I save and exit and return into the mission some of the modules or factions will disappear from Zeus . Anyone have a fix?(Don’t know if this is the right chat for this if not let me know and I’ll remove this comment)

tawny gust
cedar bronze
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So I need help with the Hold Action attribute. How do I make an object with a Hold Action delete itself once the Hold Action is finished?

timid mauve
cedar bronze
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Didn't work, laptop is still there afterwards

timid mauve
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maybe set a variable, ie setvariable "laptopdeleted"; on object or mission init, and in code completed set laptopdeleted = true; and in a trigger on condition laptopdeleted; and on trigger activation try deleteVehicle variablename_of_interactable; after a second countdown or so

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there's probably a better way to handle that

patent prawn
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So ive been making ops and have been having trouble with gettings my players to not fiddle with the god damn loadouts in the arsenals. I have seen in one unit ive played in that a specific loadout will only be obtained if someone interacts with an object, how would one do this.

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This if from someone who has no idea how to script in arma, so handle me with baby gloves

silk axle
drowsy valley
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Hello, i have a problem, every time a player dies and respawns, he respawns as some vanilla character. For example, if i make custom loadouts with a starting base from a US soldier (RHS or CUP, doesnt really matter), when that player respawns, he will respawn as the base unit, with no modifications that i made. This started happening to my and my friends missions a while ago, maybe its always been like that but we never noticed.

loud kindle
slate sinew
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I'm having problems setting up a mission using zeus modules. It seems like when i have a Set Costs - Soldiers & Vehicles module it removed most of the placeable objects from my zeus interface, so i cannot place any modded cars or most modded units

balmy veldt
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will triggers still work if the type/activation is set to none?

reef hound
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it depends on how you intend to activate the trigger

balmy veldt
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its the Escape from tanoa mission. for some reason when i edit loadouts for the player units the entire mission breaks and none of the triggers activate

reef hound
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I'd have to see what is going on with this

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I'm not really sure what the triggers are supposed to do

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or how're they're set up

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would you be willing to stream this in the VC here?

balmy veldt
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ill invite you to our vc

mighty scaffold
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In some levels like Takistan, if you place a house outside the map border using eden editor, it just becomes hidden both in eden and in the preview, is there anyway to work around this?

thin hearth
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I dont know how i can have such a hard time figuring this out but how do I just make a mission on the eden terain where i can run around. I dont want to use the Capture and hold sample. I simply want the map and a spawnpoint

cinder holly
rare dune
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Hey, is there a way to make the VR target light up where it's hit?

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I tried doing
[this, 30] call BIS_fnc_VRHitpart

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But instead the target just kinda stays same and after 30 seconds turns entirely clean white with a weird bump map.

tight cairn
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Hey guys i am building an amphibious assault mission and am trying to add a blood in water effect in certain areas around bodies. Does anyone by chance know how to do this or where to look?

reef hound
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I'm not sure if that's really possible

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a good place to start however, would be the "effects" module

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I believe that's the name

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It may actually be a collection of "effects" modules

tight cairn
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the first minute you can see it pretty well

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idk if he put down the Blood texture that is available in eden

reef hound
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I'm sorry I misunderstood, I thought you meant underwater, not necessarily shallow water

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It is in fact a blood texture, not sure if it's Vanilla or not

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very likely a decal that comes with a mod

tight cairn
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cool, it would be cool to do the particle effect that comes from getting shot underwater but idk if that is possible

reef hound
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it probably is, but I doubt it would be worth the trouble, and would look believable

tight cairn
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fair enough, i appreciate the help.

reef hound
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the method this guy uses is much better looking and easier to reproduce

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No prob

tight cairn
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yes figured thats what he did but wasnt 100% sure

strong mica
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I'm trying to get an AI driver to check if an AI OPFOR unit has entered a vehicle. Any suggestions?

silk axle
strong mica
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"myAiunit" is the variable?

silk axle
strong mica
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thank you

tight cairn
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Is there a way to trigger a waypoint so that once a AI squad enters the trigger they move to the waypoint?

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im 100% sure its possible i just dont know how to do it

reef hound
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yes

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100% possible

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I can walk you through the process if you're free

fallow stump
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Hi

tight cairn
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thank you though

reef hound
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no prob, any time

cosmic ember
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Is there a way to turn Land_Radar_Small_F on to make it detectable from a planes Warning reciever?

sand wadi
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So I have a quick question, which I hope someone here can point me in the right direction or at least let me know I'm not crazy

On RHS vehicles, primarily the Russian vehicles, I am able to use countermeasures and pop smoke from the appropriate seats. However, there are a number of people who I've verified have the exact same keybinds and settings and yet can't pop smoke

I'm trying to figure out if this is a fixable problem from the client's end and hopefully its not a inherent mod issue

cosmic ember
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Use Cup Vics

pure anvil
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is there a mod/way to hide factions in 3den? I know you can in zeus but my UI is pretty cluttered

violet helm
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Having a weird issue in a mission. Small modline. CBA, ACRE, ACE and CUP (maps, vehicles, units, weapons). Every time a player reloads the firemode of the weapon is reset. Happens with all weapons, vanilla, DLC or CUP. Anybody had this before?

silk axle
violet helm
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yeah

silk axle
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there used to be a bug like that but afaik it was fixed

violet helm
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its been a hot minute since I made missions.. but this issue is new. I guess it could be an addon bug

silk axle
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only when getting in/out of vehicles and when switching weapons

violet helm
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I did some testing and its only in mp on a dedi server. Not in the single or mp play options in editor lol

loud kindle
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Ugh... im starting my next project, trying to improve my code implementation and it just feels cursed.

I mean sure, Im relying on Calling my files as functions, but the chain of logic is just bimbofying me.

Initserver calls the staging file, which calls the task file, which declares a list of variables stuffed with actions before creating triggers that spawn[call those variables when the right actions are taken because while everything to that point was scheduled, TRIGGERS arent unless I spawn them, but my code goes pear-shaped if I try to implement it between the quotes in a trigger field...

cinder holly
loud kindle
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Or should I be putting those variables into another file, adding it to the functions list, and calling it earlier? 🤔

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I mean, its working as is, and im sure its an improvement over my string of exec'd and waitUntils, but its a trip wrapping my head around it.

tame sage
loud kindle
# tame sage Hi. You've described a lot about the inside your machine. But what is it suppose...

The part in question is the second stage of a mission Im working on; til now, Ive done fairly linear pieces which is easy to plan around, but this time, it needs to be open-world, free form.

To that end, the task function is called, and has essentially this breakdown:

Create top level 'look around' task

Creating trigger to detect player near point of interest

Defining a variable as a block of code for what that trigger does, including a dialog, a subtask creation, the old trigger being deleted and a new trigger being created

Defining a variable as a block of code for what that trigger does, concluding the subtask and deleting the trigger.

Creating a trigger to detect the player near another point of interest

Defining a variable etcetc, and so on per each point of interest.

I attempted to create a function for the triggers, since I was using more or less the same setup for each one, but couldnt get all the parameters right; a stumbling block is that I couldnt pass what to name the trigger to the function, and my dialog blocks rely on referencing the trigger's list of units who are players, which requires the name... though now im wondering if _thisTrigger can get passed through my [] spawn {call triggerAction}, and if having a privately _named trigger would propagate through still... 🤔

signal coral
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Anyone have any suggestinos on where I could learn scripting for missions in Arma 3? Obviously, the wiki is one place, but I was hoping for video tutorials or an alternative source.

cinder holly
signal coral
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Okay, I thik I'll stick to the wiki afetr all then. Thank you.

cinder holly
storm geode
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Lou Montana: do you still prefer sqf over triggers? (meaning mission.sqm used triggers are worse then scripted way of handling mission objective victory conditions)

cinder holly
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SQF allows to access events, so it's even betterer
now triggers are not that bad, especially since you can edit their refresh rate, but, still

storm geode
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couple of years ago I got excited about "replacing triggers with sqf", then fast forward a bit and I found new arma3 feature in mission editor called "trigger interval" which in simpler terms is the cure for triggers being bad. however searching here in discord I find very little info about trigger interval, seems like nobody cares about it, dunno.

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personally, I really like the text based control you can have for mission victory conditions / tasks what you get when doing triggers with sqf. no need to even start arma3 and go to mission editor to tweak some minor thing.

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been thinking about replacing triggers with sqf on old missions, I see no performance issue on them, so no reason to replace, but it would be cool to have all the mission design stuff in sqf.

cinder holly
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as a beginner, I was also very frustrated when there was nothing in the editor and I had to browse scripts to get how it worked

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then I became an engineer

storm geode
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btw HALO jumps, has something changed since arma2 because I have a mission (in arma2) where you HALO glided from 10,000 meter altitude in chernarus southern coast all the way up to the airfield. today however in arma3 this ported mission, soldier character falls from the sky like a stone, there is very little if any gliding going on.

cinder holly
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that I don't know, but perhaps

storm geode
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who knows maybe I misremember the mission too, but starting point is at the coast and map markers also show the location as well. if I jump out of the aircraft in the coast, I can barely glide kilometer or so inland heh. well anyways I redesigned the mission so aircraft flies inland and drops you off there.

silk axle
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triggers execute their codes unscheduled, so if they have to check something costly (e.g. a custom condition that loops over hundreds of units to check something) the interval still won't make any difference and the trigger is still bad for performance

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also another important thing is what your trigger does. if, for example, you want to check if all units in the trigger are dead, you better use event handlers instead

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if done correctly, using event handlers is always better than triggers

storm geode
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across hundreds of missions there are of course few different type of triggers, but common type would be specific objective location with 100 meter radius trigger OPFOR not present. I'd say bulk of my triggers are to check if bad guys are dead/present.

loud kindle
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Welp now I'm viscerally depressed.

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Fat-fingered my way into saving a blank map over my working project.

cinder holly
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ouch… condolences :(

scarlet hawk
loud kindle
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Yeah, time to set that up.

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Thankfully, everything so far has been mostly written in files, so none of my actual scripting has been lost.

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But I do have to find every single referenced object and replace them T_T

cinder holly
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I did setup a git for my (MP)Missions directory

dusky latch
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Hey guys, so i've had this question for the longest time and i can't seem to figure out....I want to request artillary MRLS via radio player command and it seems I can only request up to 9 rounds at the time... I want to make rockets rain down with 3 MLRS tanks but they only fire a total of 9 it seems, any way I can increase this count to unlimited so they fire all rockets at once?

coarse flume
storm geode
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how many missions you had to go through? are any in github/online, would like to take a look 🙂

coarse flume
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hmm, cant remember it was like 2014 😂

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redoing triggers into sqf is doable, “inAreaArray” command is good place to start

storm geode
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hmm are you sure about that, wasnt that mission editor trigger interval input field added just mere year or two ago, very recently? (yeah setT... command of course is different but).

coarse flume
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yea, i stopped using triggers in 2014 as i wanted control of the interval for perf reasons

storm geode
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ah right I got it now, you were way ahead of times then 🙂

coarse flume
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also back then there was a nasty bug with triggers, created on client when client disconnect the server would inherit the trigger, adding up over time

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but they added the Local param for trigger so that was fixed

storm geode
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what I love about replacing triggers with sqf is that you can setup when to even start checking them with good amount of sleep in beginning, if mission lasts for over 10min like even reaching the target area, what is the point of checking twice a second before 8-9 min mark heh.

coarse flume
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im on mobile so i cant type out an example now, but basically just create a loop and evaluate over “inAreaArray”

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yes

signal coral
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Hey, guys. I have a problem with my briefing. I use the Create Diary Record module in the editor to set up my briefing. Everything works well, except for the fact that the tabs in the briefing section are completely out of order (and sometimes even in random order) no matter what I do.

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Does anyone now why this problem persists? Particularly relevant for multiplayer missions on a dedicated server.

reef hound
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Yeah I had that issue

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You'll need to instead use a file in the missions folder, as the Diary module will never produce a consistant order

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Check DMs @signal coral

nevermind

# 
//BRIEFING - Note: Order must be reversed due to load order.
player createDiaryRecord ["Diary", ["V. Mission Notes:", "

"]];

player createDiaryRecord ["Diary", ["IV. Signals:", "


"]];

player createDiaryRecord ["Diary", ["III. Execution:", "


"]];

player createDiaryRecord ["Diary", ["II. Mission:", "


"]];

player createDiaryRecord ["Diary", ["   B. Friendly Forces:", "


"]];

player createDiaryRecord ["Diary", ["   A. Enemy Forces:", "


"]];

player createDiaryRecord ["Diary", ["I. Situation:", "


"]];

Paste the above into initPlayerLocal.sqf inside your mission folder and it will appear in the briefing screen.

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Of course, you'll have to add your briefing text under each header

pure anvil
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Is it possible to change a scenario attribute via SQF? I want to change the DisabledAI attribute (whether AI fill player slots) depending on a script in my init

cinder holly
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negative afaik

pure anvil
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damn

# 
if !(is3DENPreview) then {
    {
        _x setDamage 1;
        deleteVehicle _x;
    } forEach ((allUnits) - (allPlayers));
};

this is good code 😂

delicate hinge
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you can put sqf in description.ext

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DisabledAI = "!is3DENPreview";

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the engine should evaluate it during config parsing.

pure anvil
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oh that'd be good, I'll have to test it

hot warren
tame sage
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I'd like to activate a script, when a (specified AI) unit gets within a specified range of any player unit.

Best I can think of is to attach triggers to all players. Is there a less expensive method?

cinder holly
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yes, scripting 🙂

tame sage
cinder holly
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the simplest, through the editor, is to attach a trigger on that AI unit with condition "a (any) player in it"
through scripting, you would more or less do the same with e.g inAreaArray or distance

scarlet hawk
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Hi guys so. I am creating escape room style mission/scenario. And I would like to hear you guys if you have any ideas for puzzles or features i could add to the escape room ?

reef hound
carmine bear
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anyone have a infinite loading screen fix script for mp missions. i load in and can move around just cant do anything else

cinder holly
reef hound
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ty

pure anvil
cinder holly
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oh noice!

final sand
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what workshop mods do i list on the workshop when i upload my mission, do downloaders need to also get the module mods I use?

keen apex
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hi all. question. how hard it is to implemt spawn of radio like in conflict mission into my own mission please?

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i think the the game auto download all dependcies.

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@final sandabove

cinder holly
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(You are in the A3 channel, is that correct?)

keen apex
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lol damit TY 😛

signal coral
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good morning everyone

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does anyone know how to fix this problem

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it says bin\config.bin/cfgvehicles/LIB_armouredCar_base/destructioneffects/light2/: cannot find base class light1

cinder holly
signal coral
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oh sorry

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what mod do you think it is?

cinder holly
# signal coral what mod do you think it is?

it says LIB_, so… maybe Liberation, Liberia or anything of the sort
Try removing half your mods to see which ones are impacting this error, if not found half of the remaining ones, etc

signal coral
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got it thanks alot!

covert field
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Hi ! I try lot of solution to enable addons units in my mp mission zeus, but i always failed, can somebody help pls ^^

unique depot
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Hay i have a question, how do i make a character spawn + vehicle? I have a character spawn but how can i make it when i spawn there that the vehicle spawn there too?

Ty

reef hound
sinful cloak
unique depot
reef hound
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You will have to use the functions listed above by shiny

sterile bane
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Anybody know a good way to keep stuff from falling over, without disabling simulation?

reef hound
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What exactly is the object(s) in question?

cedar bronze
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Is there any decent USA maps?

astral bloom
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Seattle. No idea is decent enough

reef hound
grizzled citrus
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Can anyone help me with my ORBAT? The only problem with it is that an icon isn't showing on the map when I place down the module; I can click on it but it is invisible. ORBAT in the pastebin.
https://pastebin.com/csB3MVwp

Pastebin
ORBAT - Pastebin.com

Pastebin.com is the number one paste tool since 2002. Pastebin is a website where you can store text online for a set period of time.

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Been following the wiki's page and can't find what I've been doing wrong to make this happen.

signal coral
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Daft question, hosting a co op mission (non dedi) got my tasks and triggers set up and working. But just wondering do the triggers need to be set to server only. Or leave how is? All works in solo testing. Just concerned over other clients and jip.

cinder holly
signal coral
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Their all basic tasks using triggers simply clear area destroy unit/vehicle/object

signal coral
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Just want it to globally fire once update for all

toxic storm
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hello friends, tired of using bots or websites to convert your time for op sign up posts?

simple put <t:unixtimecodehere> or <t:unixtimecodehere:R> (countdown) and it will show up as something like this

<t:1654941600> - <t:1654941600:R>

this displays a time in your local timezone, simply get the numbers here: https://www.epochconverter.com/

Epoch Converter

Convert Unix Timestamps (and many other date formats) to regular dates.

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this only works on discord

stone shadow
unborn flume
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Can I ask if there is a mission out there that relies on Logistics and moving AI troops around so a CTI - but for AI to fight - just looking to fly Choppers and move AI around and build bases/ Fobs to take over Island

past sparrow
cinder holly
reef hound
past sparrow
unborn flume
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@past sparrow Many thanks perfect !

past sparrow
stone shadow
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The plethora of channels makes it hard to see 😄

cinder holly
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ye understandably - no harm done though ^^

stone shadow
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While i am here, while i released/published the scenarios via the editor, it was stubborn to put the Multiplayer tag on the mission and i couldnt remove it.

Is there a way to remove this tag on the steam workshop page afterwards?

paper creek
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How can I make every single AI unit in squad stay on their starting positions until they get attacked by players?

tame sage
# paper creek How can I make every single AI unit in squad stay on their starting positions un...

Arma AI does not move out of starting formation, unless they have a waypoint, or detect the player somehow. Something is missing from your question. I am guessing you want them to stay, even if they are able to see the player. In that case, you can control them with a trigger activated by whatever condition you like.

A simple method would be double clicking the group icon (game calls it a composition), then giving the group a variable name, for example: grp_stay
Then adding this to the init field to freeze each unit:
{ _x enableSimulationGlobal false} forEach units this;
And then, in a trigger, activated by whatever you like, put this in the activation field:
{ _x enableSimulationGlobal true} forEach units grp_stay;

tame sage
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It doesn't give you any kind of error or feedback.

paper creek
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I managed to freeze them on one place by using animations

tame sage
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I don't understand. If I put an AI unit in the editor on one side of a map, and me on the other... then the AI doesn't run around. Again: the AI always stays in place unless they receive input (eg detect player or follow waypoint or script). Unless you have a mod loaded...

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Sorry *enemy

paper creek
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I placed a guard waypoint for the squad, that probably was the reason AI was moving

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Thanks for the note tho

reef hound
sand wadi
reef hound
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@paper creek Please view the above images if you intend to use doStop in a dedicated server

reef hound
thorny plaza
reef hound
#

yeah it is, and no problemo!

mental nexus
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Hello Gentlemen, I have a question for you history nerd folk.

I'm looking to create a realistic training map for my WW2 Wehrmacht unit, a location for all fresh recruits to practice everything from arma basics, to medical, marksmanship, formations, etc. Basically bootcamp. Problem is, I'm lacking some inspiration for it, and I dont just want to be lazy, place down a few tents, an arsenal, a tank wreck as a target and call it a day.

Would anyone have any inspiration / advice or tips to share on how to compose this small map? Where should I build it (on what map), what should it contain, etc.

tame sage
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It's very straightforward to find detailed information on how German soldiers at that time were trained, the tactics, and their materials.

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Quite literally my third result for "training manual wehrmacht" from my search engine was this overview, in English, with photos and sources:

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Using the search term "German WW2 training" will also yield hours of footage on YouTube.

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...

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However, I feel the need to caution you about setting up and performing something like this.

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Because as cool as it is to play with these virtual toys; you are re-enacting a very unpleasant part of human history.

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Namely the conditioning and ideology of a particular regime.

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That was also part of training, perhaps the essential part. And you can't separate it.

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Perhaps a video can convey this better.

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Found a very American one, although I disagree with some details, gives a kind of overview:

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Good luck with your creative endeavours =]. Hope you have mindful fun with your mates.

mental nexus
tame sage
cerulean mantle
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im confused on how to put custom loadouts in the lobby, as im trying to make a scenario but also not have the hassle of telling all of my players what to wear

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could anybody help with that

tame sage
cerulean mantle
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The lobby

cerulean mantle
tame sage
cerulean mantle
#

oh

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i dm'd you it

tame sage
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Afraid I don't answer DMs.

cerulean mantle
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In that case, the lobby

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Not the respawn screen/map

tame sage
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I have not yet played a mission where players could individually select their loadout in the role selection screen. You can't really run scripts at this point, so I myself am out of ideas.

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The game does allow you to select loadouts on (re)spawn, which you can define in description.ext .

cerulean mantle
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Oh, no no that's not what I'm talking about

reef hound
#

What are you attempting to do exactly?

cerulean mantle
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So in most MP games theres like little squads

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Alpha, Bravo etc.

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And they have roles under them like Rifleman, Combat Life Saver, etc

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I want to know how to make those and assign loadouts to those roles

reef hound
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I think I understand what you're attempting to do

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When you're in the Eden Editor and you place a unit that is set to a player, whatever loadout you gave the unit in the editor is what the player will get when he selects that role in the lobby

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Now to actually make the squads is also pretty simple. The game will do that for you automatically so long as those 'player' units are in a group together.

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So what you will need to do is this:

  • Place the units that the players will use
  • Set them as playable units using the 'playable' check-box in the Attributes menu of the units
  • Customize their loadouts in the Editor's Arsenal
  • Ctrl-Click and drag the units into the same squad (or multiple different squads if you so choose).
  • Enter the unit's Attributes menu once again, and find the text box that allows you to set the Unit's name within the lobby screen
  • Enter the Squad's attributes menu and find the text box that allows you to set the Squad's name within the lobby screen
  • Run the mission
cerulean mantle
reef hound
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It should be called 'Role Description'

cerulean mantle
#

mk

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Ah, thank you so much

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👍

reef hound
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No problem, happy mission making 🙂

signal coral
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can someone help make a zeus map with me

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how do you set up a zeus misson and get people playing it?

rocky carbon
signal coral
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?

rocky carbon
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not map

signal coral
#

o

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oh

rocky carbon
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map/terrain is what mission/scenarion is made on

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its importnat to have the terms right

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Im pretty sure you can find basic zeus setup guide online. something along place unit, add zeus module, sync zeus module to character.

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if you want additiona stuff you will have to be more specific

signal coral
rocky carbon
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It is indeed very important to ask the right questions

signal coral
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yep

rocky carbon
#

you can either localhost a mission through the MP menu or rent a server to host on

signal coral
#

k

rocky carbon
#

and how to get people to play on will likely involve the lookinf for game channels

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youll likely want to practice zeusing on your own or on the public zeus servers so you know how everything works

signal coral
#

how to i host game on PC to game with my buddy

cinder holly
open remnantBOT
#

Arma 3
To host a server or a game session locally, you need to make sure first that your WAN address / external IP uses the IPv4 protocol!
Check your router’s status page in the settings to confirm. (If in doubt, ask your ISP, Websites like “whatismyip.com” give you a false positive!)
Local servers and games can not be hosted on an IPv6 network, or IPv4 via DSlite tunnel!
https://www.avg.com/en/signal/ipv4-vs-ipv6
Once you have confirmed that your connection uses the IPv4 protocol, you need to manually open / forward the ports 2302-2306 UDP (https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Dedicated_Server#Port_Forwarding)
See your router’s manual on how to do that, or ask google: “<your router model> + port forwarding”

cinder holly
#

(also, wrong channel)

signal coral
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how would i be able to edit antistasi

reef hound
#

@signal coral
Get PBO Manager and google how to find Workshop Scenario PBOs. Unpack the PBO and place the mission folder inside into your Arma 3 'missions' folder. You should be able to edit it from there

cinder holly
reef hound
#

Yes absolutely this ^^^

Please ensure you have the explicit permission from the Mission Maker(s) to modify the scenario.

Their rules will typically be displayed in their Scenario's Workshop page

lapis cliff
#

Friends, I am attempting to add a mikeforce type like survival mechanic to a cooperative SOGPF mission I'm making. Its probably the last element I need to create a drive for exploration, DM me if you know of something.

harsh narwhal
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Is there a way to let the AI only use a rpg the first thing I tried was only give him a rpg but sometimes he just does nothing and dies

reef hound
#

@harsh narwhal

harsh narwhal
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@reef hound I will try it thanks for the suggestion with some trying yesterday sometimes he is the best but sometimes he just walks off a roof

north quiver
#

Something in the last A3 update merged the debrief and kill stat screen, if I'm not mistaken. So now when you disable the statistics screen with the "showscoretable 0" command in the mission init, the kill count for the player instead shows on the debrief summary, which completely circumvents disabling the score table. Is there a way to completely disable showing the kill counter/score table at the end of MP missions?

vague vessel
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What's the code needed in Eden for an object to play a particular sound if activated by a player?

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Like say if someone interacts with a radio some noises start coming out

near dock
reef hound
#

I use his script in my missions

vague vessel
#

Ok, thanks a lot!

full nimbus
#

anybody could give me a hint on how to attach a scope to MG42 machine gun?

reef hound
#

duct tape

cinder holly
reef hound
#

If you have a mod that adds the MG3-KWS, that's probably as close as you'll get to being able to use a scope on the MG42

full nimbus
#

@reef hound I will try that

broken atlas
#

I am having trouble with this weird issue.
Assets keep exploding on loading the mission in MP(server-side, not through editor)
Tried:

  1. Adding Hide Terrain Objects (for all Object Types)
  2. Lifting helicopters of the ground 1 by 1 to the lowest snapping point. (I have done this by default for years usually this helped, or if not I sometimes might needed to reboot the server and then it would work after the reboot. Don't ask me why but it did. And it does not now.)
  3. Moved all HTO's and Edit Objects to root (they were initially in sub folders).
  4. Adding 2nd HTO (for all OT's & Operate Locally)
  5. Adding 3rd HTO (for all OT's globally)
  6. Add Edit Objects for all conflicting objects (Had to move HTO's for this temporarily) and after setting all those I moved the HTO's back in position.

After steps 2&3 I changed the lowest snapping point to a value of 3 and removed some of the assets out of the way of conflicting containers in this case (2 ground vehicles). This fixed it for the ground vehicles. An extra HTO over 1 of my airplanes hangars did the job for that one. But my helicopter area kept exploding (and exploding house wrecks were visible after.
Steps 4-5-6 basically did nothing. Just writing it out, to point out I tried basically anything I can think of. The only thing that now can think of maybe doing (if my assumption of hide markers loading with a small delay = true --> write a small spawn delay script for my helicopter area items? And maybe get it done that way?)

See screenshots here:

https://ibb.co/27tvtwL
https://ibb.co/sjNCj3H
https://ibb.co/V23NDBn
https://ibb.co/DthC76N
https://ibb.co/MGVMTxs
https://ibb.co/bWhPRWB
https://ibb.co/L8vZS3H
https://ibb.co/mFHS3kD

cinder holly
broken atlas
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Yes and when that did not work I just overdid it with multiple ways of hiding the objects

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But to no avail

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In the past I used to struggle often with this. But as stated before, with using a Hide Terrain Object or Edit Object + sometimes a 2nd boot of the mission with #restart command on the server would do the trick. But now that failed so I tried to overdo it with the above steps. But I am now out of (regular) ideas. So I figured maybe ask for help and see if I might have missed something. Hence the visuals (Screenshots)

toxic storm
#

idk if this counts but this is a bit on the mental side of mission making

so hear me out, i’ve been making missions for about a year and a half, logged 3k hours into the game 90% of that is zeusing or eden, not actually playing the game (lol)

recently i just felt really dull making missions, i’ve seen my fair share of successes and failures, i’d go through the same cycle of prepping an op on eden, posting reservations and wait for the day, the day comes for me to actually zeus but…everything seems so dull…like the joy of it is no longer there

i’d hype myself up for ops, then when everybody logs on, gets their kits and roll out i feel…nothing, absolutely nothing, then i do the op, we debrief and i feel even more hollow, sometimes i get praise and it still feels…hollow

so i took a break, i just formed my own unit again with a friend, and i’ve really wanted this opportunity since forever, and now i feel like i cant do it, it feels really shitty and i feel really guilty and at the same time quite sad how dull zeusing (and the game in general) is for me now

obviously this is more of a thing you talk with a psychologist (i am talking to my psychiatrist in general and i’ll bring this up) but i also want a fellow zeus’ perspective on this so, idk what do yall think?

reef hound
#

If it feels forced, the break wasnt long enough. Try another game until you get that spark again. Don't come back to Arma until you do.

I've been burned out before and I'm sure a lot of other Zeus/Mission Makers have as well.

The Steam Summer sale is out right now. Maybe try a new game you've never played before

toxic storm
sand wadi
broken atlas
broken atlas
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Tried 2 more things:

  1. Removing the HTO with "Operate Locally and the extra HTO without Operate locally, so only one exists". Did not work.
  2. Tried with removing all HTO's and just adding "Edit Objects" modules on everything around the helicopters (Everything near any heli is now completely gone). Did not work...

For some reason the 2 small green buildings seem to spawn in even though they are told not to.

If no one has any ideas or theories ill be rearranging the base.

signal coral
#

So I’m looking at getting into creating missions/zeusing for my unit

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Where’s the best place to start here

reef hound
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First hand experience with the interface itself? Play as Zeus on Public Zeus servers hosted by Bohemia.

Learning good practices? YouTube or other experienced Zeus/Mission Makers

signal coral
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I’m not sure which would be better since I typically play heavily modded

reef hound
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Ah, I'm assuming you're running Zeus Enhanced

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I would still recommend playing as Zeus on official servers if you have zero experience

signal coral
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Cheers

#

Is it difficult to pick up?

reef hound
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Not really

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Zeus was built to be easy to use

signal coral
#

And how long should I typically spend making missions

reef hound
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Using Zeus?

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I couldn't really give a good answer as I only use Eden for mission making, but as long as it takes I suppose.

Just keep in mind that in the case of Public Zeus, you will often be making players wait while you build the mission.

So shorter is better so long as it doesn't compromise mission quality.

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If it's on a dedicated server that you or your friends own, you may just be able to log on prior to Ops starting so you can do whatever prep you need

signal coral
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Ahh okay cheers

lunar jacinth
#

can someone learn me how to set up a task in eden for 2 HVTs

reef hound
dull condor
#

Anybody know a good way of having enemy reinforcements arrive via helicopter

cinder holly
dull condor
#

Ok thats kinda what I was hoping it would be 😅

how would I make it so the reinforcements are triggered when blufor reach a certain point in the map though?

I'm pretty sure it involves triggers but not sure what to do with it

cinder holly
dull condor
#

ah got it thanks

shadow patrol
#

Anybody know how to make ai helicopter attacking convoy using waypoint?

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I've done it before but i think i didn't do it properly so the ai piloting the helicopter is kinda messed up and just flying around and then being destroyed by enemy armed convoy's

inner sapphire
#

Hey I hope someone can help me, I search a mission called Dynamic Arma Airports. So you have an dynamic Airport with planes taxing, start and landing and refule by npcs. Anyone have this files or know here I can find it? So the creator removed it from the Steam Workshop

rocky carbon
#

Incase you have not solved it yet.

grand dawn
#

So I want to make a wall that will go across an entire map. Obviously I can place every wall by hand but that will take forever. Yes, I can try copy-paste big segments but even that needs fine adjustments. Does there exist an addon for the editor that can help me with this? Like Plopper but the editor instead? Something where I could drag and it duplicates an individual wall all the way.

reef hound
cinder holly
#

Scripting can do this

west silo
tawdry rampart
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So, in the description.ext, IK you can use loadscreen to put a picture in the little overview box when you're loading the mission, but is there any way to have that and have a fullscreen picture in the background?

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I can't see anything about it in the description.ext wiki page

tawdry rampart
astral bloom
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What's your goal?

tawdry rampart
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I’m using Fallujah from CUP, and the background is just static. I wanted to see if I could change that to something else

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Within the mission file

astral bloom
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You want to make multiple background image? I don't think that's a thing

tawdry rampart
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That’s why I’m asking, I didn’t know if it was possible

broken atlas
# rocky carbon Incase you have not solved it yet.

I went around it. I moved the plane that was having this issue in front of the hangar (I will move that by hand when loading in).
And the helicopters I have have given AI pilots with skill 100% and some waypoints to have them land on each pad where they are meant to land. So far it looks alright. Think this will work at least for now. But if it does not I think i'll look into some scripting options.

rocky carbon
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👍

broken atlas
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Oh if ever anyone needs to do this ugly solution I came up with: do yourself a favour and since your already giving the helicopters waypoints don't be lazy and just make sure to also give them a move waypoint after landing. That makes sure that they 1. turn off the engine 2. you can simply delete them through zeus in 1 quick action.

dire wagon
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I am currently working on a softcore roleplay mission in the SCP Universe.
I am looking for some kind of thrown grenade, that is a bit more... lets say science fiction?
Maybe something like a gravity grenade or thunder grenade? I think ive found something like that on the workshop ages ago, but I can not find it anymore. If you have a suggestion, I am all ears.

sinful rampart
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You could use diwako's anomalies mod, and spawn a anomaly at the place where grenade explodes (Explosion eventhandler is coming with 2.10 update)

dire wagon
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Subbed. Ill definetly take a closer look

quaint light
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Guys, tell me please! How can I create the same battles in the game? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NCLtN71kwY

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hollow dagger
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Hello I am trying to make a mission where the players need to defend an area from OPFOR and if the location is captured they have X amount of time to retake the obj before mission failure similar to say a final breakthrough OBJ from BF. Does anyone know if that is possible in arma 3 and if so how I would set the obj up? Thanks

reef hound
azure coyote
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Allo people. I am trying to finish making my Mission for my friends. The mission being take out multiple opfour bases along the coast including aac airfield which is where I'm at now. I just figured out how to set up a AI spawner, and a Sector. But I can not figure out how to make the ai stop spawning once bluefour has taken the sector from opfour.

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anyone know how to stop ai from spawning once a sector is taking basically

hollow dagger
reef hound
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No prob, good luck and happy mission making :)

trail cargo
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Having a problem, and I'm hoping there's a solution. I'm sure I'm not the first to run into it.

Using LAMBS and Zulu Headless Client, and trying to set up a mission that takes place in an extensive cavern. The OPFOR AI consistently spots BLUFOR through walls (even if I place vanilla walls like canal walls between the two positions to block raycasting) and will basically fire in their direction as though they can see them, even though they definitely can't. They'll also walk through those walls which is annoying as hell.

Is there anything that can be done about this? Any fix?

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I know I can disable AI auto target or visibility checks, but then the AI won't even shoot if the players are right in front of them

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I should add that this system is off map, because it's the flattest terrain

tame sage
plain heron
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what do i need to do to join on a mission

cinder holly
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@gray shuttle better remove from here to post in #production_releases, more visibility there 🙂 (and no crossposting ofc)

gray shuttle
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Oh okay thank you didn't knwo

cinder holly
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no problem, here to help!

visual kettle
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Have finished my latest map using the NightOps tutorials and scripts. Could not have done it without them.

minor otter
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Units don't get out of the vehicles when I link the vehicles with "Better Convoy" mod. Only the Squad Leader of the Lead Vehicle in the convoy gets out.

thorny plaza
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Report it to the mod author then, or don't use it

viscid forum
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@trail cargo have you tried having them stand still?
this disableAI "PATH";
also I seem to remember there being some options to disable suppressing in the past. Might fix that.

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Can anyone tell me if they know a solution to AI led teams spending an entire match getting in and out of vehicles in warlords and never leaving their base? I ended up just making the vehicles so expensive its way later when they start buying them but it kinda sucks for obvious reasons.

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ah! nevermind, it was an issue with better convoys, ill bring it up there

trail cargo
# tame sage I myself couldn't find an automatic solution (would love to know). Instead I se...

... That's a brilliant idea. I think I'll have to do it that way next time. The operation ran well enough, but the pre-placed AI lost their traits when Zulu Headless took control of them. They all immediately moved into formations, disregarded the walls, and it.. uh... it got messy ^^;

I got around it by manually placing units in Zeus just ahead of them, but disabling simulation until they reach a certain point seems like a way better solution

trail cargo
# viscid forum <@196811003667808256> have you tried having them stand still? this disableAI "P...

Sort of!

I in the end disabled move but not path, since disabling Path also disables their ability to look and aim. Move just disables their ability to find their way to waypoints. Unfortunately, the setting wasn't preserved when Zulu transferred them and the AI decided to have a little wander through walls.

I'm thinking the solution for this would be a combination of disabling simulation, and spawning AI directly to the headless client for those missions rather than letting it be auto assigned

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Until the headless transfer, they were actually doing exactly what I wanted them to do

trail cargo
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Here's a question:

Multiplayer Campaign scripting. Is it possible to have the following scenario:

Players go through Mission File #1, and reach a trigger point. On reaching that trigger point, a script tells the server to load mission file #2.
Players enter Mission File #2 with the gear loadout they had at the end of Mission #1

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I imagine the answer is probably no, but I was hoping to build an elaborate interior environment in the flat VR map, have the players start outside, then essentially breach a huge compound

cinder holly
trail cargo
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We do have ACE Arsenals; Roughly what would it look like? I think there's a Play Next Mission command?

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er, play scripted mission

balmy river
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Hello how's everybody doing can anybody tell me how to upload my missions i created I just bought a new computer and I was able to acquire all my mission files but for some reason there not loading when I launch n play arma

trail cargo
# balmy river Hello how's everybody doing can anybody tell me how to upload my missions i crea...

If you mean you want to put the mission you've created on a dedicated server it goes like this:

Step 1: In Eden, open your mission, and under file hit Export as MP mission
Step 2: Navigate to your ARMA directory's mpmissions folder (by default C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\MPMissions ), you'll find a file that looks like Your_Mission_Name.MapName.pbo
Step 3: Move that file to your servers mpmissions directory, or upload it to your host if you're using managed hosting

trim pier
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I'm using host havoc at the moment and on my map I have custom sign textures that work perfectly fine in single player but when I put it on my server they don't load with the PBO

still wasp
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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

signal coral
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Hello. I have a question, how do I put a helmet similar to the position in the Jets trailer?

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I'm trying to make two pilots who will go towards the barracks

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astral bloom
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attachTo

signal coral
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yo can someone help me script antistasi

near dock
signal coral
near dock
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ok so you do want to script antistasi from the ground up

signal coral
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yeah

near dock
cinder holly
signal coral
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the things we use isnt compatible with antistasi

cinder holly
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you're in for a lot of time and scripting.

signal coral
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either that or just fix the mission

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id rather fix the mission

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i want to be able to use AF4 and ifa3

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id use altis but it replaces the soldiers with wehrmacht and soviets

coarse flume
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you can run a side script to give units appropriate loadouts

signal coral
plush helm
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Is there a list of Arma 3 vanilla buildings that can be completely destroyed? (Like most of the Altis, Stratis and Malden buildings)

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I plan to work on a map in which every building is able to be destroyed

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(If you know a list, fell free to hit me up in DMs!)

slender juniper
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Anyone know how I can attach a sound to a vehicle during a mission in Zeus?

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(ping me)

vague vessel
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Does anybody know of any compositions that I could potentially use as a border immigration and checkpoint? Coincidentally, are there any maps similar to the Fapovo and Sahrani terrains that have a border checkpoint within them?

signal coral
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Is there an up to date guide on making missions (steam or YouTube)? Anything from like 2020-2022?

I want to learn the basics of scripting & mission modules

signal coral
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Also,

What is the best way to change an AIs objectives when they are attacked?

For example, I have a convoy system set up, and I am curious how to make their objectives change into a set of move/retreat waypoints if they are attacked... how would I do this?

sturdy crystal
# signal coral Also, What is the best way to change an AIs objectives when they are attacked? ...

I think your question is too broad, making it maybe hard to answer.
You just script it in some way (which is not a helpful answer, i know).

You could use a trigger placed in some "ambush area" which will run some code when the enemy is detected there (so, not when the enemy starts an attack, but it makes sense not to wait until bullets start flying and make the convoy run when they detect the enemy).
Or you can run some code from the Hit/HitPart/Killed event handlers added to the convoy units/vehicles and make them react only after they get hit.
There are probably other means i forgot.

Maybe you should look at some existing missions, to see how they do it.
There should be some scenarios like that in Steam Workshop - look for scenarios with "convoy" in the name, and consider first checking those having the highest user ratings.

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Can someone recommend an example of how to display something like a Hint, with structured text (if it could contain small images/icons, that would be great).

I am sure something like that is used in some official scenarios or cmpaigns, but i don't remember where (it is many years since i played any official scenario/campaign), so i am trying to find it, but so far no joy.

What i need is...
When player has a "Pilot Operating Handbook / Flight Manual" in their inventory, and they get in a specific plane, i want them to be able to see a "page" from that book showing the engine start procedure.

What would be the best way to do that?
A Hint? Some kind of custom Dialog? (but i guess that would be blocking any interactions until closed)

sturdy crystal
astral bloom
topaz talon
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anyone knows what is this "wall" named in the editor?

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I need it asap

cinder holly
astral bloom
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*looking at it ingame

topaz talon
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Thanks

lime halo
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I want to make some custom enemy units/ compositions for my server. I usually just edit a unit in eden and copy and paste it, however I cannot use these is zeus because they always revert back to their vanilla loadout. Ive tried making some factions through ALIVE but I dont want to publish them or make all my players use a local mod. Is there an easier way to do this?

white meadow
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anyone able to help me, ive created a mission in order to put on host havoc, and im getting all kinds of errors. Cant seem to nail them down

late breach
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What are the errors you get?

sturdy crystal
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What is the simplest way to add the content of that structured Hint also somewhere to the map screen?
Like having several documents accessible somewhere from the map screen, so player can read them, etc.?
https://imgur.com/hGYyIiw

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near dock
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also wew that looks fancy!

sturdy crystal
sturdy crystal
near dock
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so propably using the briefing system

sturdy crystal
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Aha 🙂 thanks

near dock
sturdy crystal
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Thank you, glad somebody likes it.
It has two modes

  • "realistic", where the starting procedure is as shown in the real pilot handbook.

  • "randomized", where the procedure is randomized, to prevent players 'meta gaming'.
    The mission i am working on is a variation on "Escape the island", with decent amount of object interaction and even some puzzle solving.
    Players can find various means to get off the island - one of them is this decrepit plane.
    If somebody chose a "pilot" player slot, they will instantly know the correct procedure, while other players can either try clicking things at random (not recommended, because if the pilot doesn't follow the correct starting procedure, there will be a much higher chance of engine failure - the more they deviate from the correct procedure, the higher the chance).
    OR if they get lucky, they can find a pilot handbook, which contains the procedure (that structured Hint is shown only if the player has the book).
    And the randomization is to prevent the players "cheating" the system by learning what the procedure is if they played the mission before.

near dock
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fyi @rocky carbon ^

rocky carbon
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Looks great @sturdy crystal Good to see this kind of system in action, bodes well for my schemes with mechs xD

sturdy crystal
near dock
sturdy crystal
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Ahh, ok, i will make a forum topic and post it there (is it possible to post files IN the forum, or do i have to find some host? it's been a while since i posted anything)

rocky carbon
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Im pretty swamped at the moment so perhaps better to not have more distractions at this time. 😅

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I think you need to host them somewhere yeah

sturdy crystal
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Ok, i will find some place to host the file, then i post a link to the forum topic with a ping to you both (and if you don't want a distraction, well... don't look at it ;-)).

topaz talon
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Is it possible to place a trigger that opens bar gates that we're pre placed in the mission?

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(meaning I can't edit them, it was already there)

thorny plaza
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or hide the object with a module and place your custom one

shell fox
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Slap an Edit Terrain Object Module on it and you can assign a variable name to the bar gate.

topaz talon
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but

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everytime I do it

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it snaps to wall next to it

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for some reason

shell fox
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Open the module's attributes and play with the checkboxes until you can drag it onto the bar gate.

near dock
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alternatively spam a few until one snaps onto the right object and then delete the others think

feral epoch
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If you decide on using hide terrain objects module there are some great compositions on the workshop for an automated bar gate

topaz talon
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Btw

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what's the dimensions for a flag picture/texture? (Flag on a pole)

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and does it have to be jpg or can it be paa

astral bloom
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1:2

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And yes, just like other textures

topaz talon
topaz talon
astral bloom
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Any res should work, but only in power of 2

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So 256x512, 512x1024, just like that

topaz talon
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gotcha

signal coral
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How do I synchronize waypoints to start executing when a trigger is activated

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For example:

I have three opfor squads I want to execute some waypoint logic when a BLUFOR convoy enters a trigger area

sturdy crystal
sturdy crystal
rocky carbon
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👍 👍

near dock
white meadow
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can i get some assistance with putting a mission file onto host havoc?

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having issues with the description.ext removing itself from my pbo, and also several mods show themselves as missing in the web console even though they are loaded onto host havoc, in the command line, and in the map when made in eden.

thorny plaza
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if you think your mission is okay and the actual problem is your hosting, maybe you should contact with them first?

signal coral
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Is it okay for missions to not have voice lines? Or is using hint & text taboo?

cinder holly
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no, it's fine
not everyone can afford (in time, effort, money) to provide them, no problem - as long as you like what you have done, ship it!

signal coral
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I should make a scenario where Russia invades Livonia aviator

sick canopy
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If this is the wrong spot for it let me know.
I"m looking to use the respawn loadout menu in my next mission to allow players to select different loadouts depending on what role they chose.
However I do not want all players to be able to see the same loadouts.

For example. Unit A is a rifleman, I want to give him 4 loadouts to chose from within the loadout menu = Easy enough.
Unit B is a sniper, I want him to only have his own, seperate sets of loadouts separate from the ones available to Unit A.
I don't want them to be able to see each others loadouts or be able to select each others loadouts.

Is this something that can be done?
Cheers.

when you reply can you use the reply function or @ me

cinder holly
sick canopy
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Thanks for the reply Lou 🙂

fading kayak
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trying to get a vehicle turret to be aimed a certain direction for a mission im making, any idea what i can do in editor to set the rotation for the turret

astral bloom
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Suggest to use doWatch command

fading kayak
astral bloom
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Then you probably need to make a temporary crew

fading kayak
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f

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thanks for the help either way

thorny plaza
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there's no other way (for the time being) - add a gunner/turrect crew, make it watch certain spot, wait 1s or something to make the AI turn the turret and delete crew

cinder holly
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until Dedmen does a "rotate turret" command ofc *hint hint *

thorny plaza
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fixed

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however iirc RHS tanks have their turrets (or at least barrels) in different position than vanilla vehicles so maybe this can be changed through vehicle config of sorts, but it would be harder than just placing crew inside

sick canopy
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Another question.
I was looking for a way to auto-assign roles to players (except admins) when they join the lobby for the mission.
I can see that this allows auto-assigning but it seems to relate to sides instead of roles

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`joinUnassigned
By default a new player is not auto assigned a free playable slot in the mission lobby in Multiplayer. Disable this setting to make him auto assigned to the side with least players.

joinUnassigned = 0; // 0: disabled - 1: enabled. Default: 1`

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Is there a way that you can auto assign roles within one side?

cinder holly
sick canopy
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Oh

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Right

soft rover
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If I wanted a simple add action like so to appear for every client on a radio object, at mission start, but once activated, is removed for all users.
I currently have it in a PostInitServer.sqf which works and makes it appear, but how would I do the above?

radio addAction
[
    "Begin broadcast", 
    {
        _wave = execVM "wave.sqf" 
    },
    nil,        
    1.5,       
    true,        
    true,        
    "",           
    "true",     
    2,            
    false,       
    "",            
    ""   
    
    ];```
topaz talon
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How do I set scale of stuff for dedicated servers

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?

soft rover
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scale?

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You mean size of an object?

topaz talon
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I found out

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in dedicated servers

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it won't work

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you need a script or something

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(at least someone told me)

topaz talon
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anyone?

cinder holly
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I

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don't

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know

topaz talon
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Thank you Bhoemia net

silk axle
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other objects are not supported

shell fox
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I see what you did there Lou

crystal gust
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im trying to get a simple truck carrying reinforcements to drive up to a point and unload it's troops. But for some reason the cargo squad keeps disembarking/embarking while slowly making its way to the drop off point.

both squads (one is only the driver) start inside the vehicle. I have a move wp for the driver placed at the start and synced to a trigger for when they should start moving.

I have a Transport unload wp for the driver and a unload wp for the squad synced together at the drop off point.

both squads are set to careless, and the truck is even locked.

cinder holly
crystal gust
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ace and lambs and cup assets. lambs is disabled for group and units

cinder holly
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try the exact same setup but in vanilla please

crystal gust
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works a bit better, might be that I take them off careless mode incorrectly. I kept them on careless even after the disembark now.

they still want to jump off immediately if I don't lock the truck though, is that normal?

cinder holly
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no idea, maybe they want to walk…
in AWARE mode, do they get out too?

crystal gust
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yes, does not seem to be any difference. ill keep experimenting with different things

cinder holly
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it might most likely be a wrong waypoint setup then

autumn cape
cinder holly
autumn cape
silk axle
topaz talon
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is there any way to make public server loadouts?

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without them like disappearing

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how do you that?

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(from the 3den)

unborn wadi
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to put a loadout on a unit?

tawdry eagle
unborn wadi
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no I was asking him for clarification sorry

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forgot to reply

tawdry eagle