arma3_scenario

[modest roost]

I'm not sure how to answer this. The terrain is not a consistent level the whole way. I start the unit off at z:1000 but as it follows to the waypoint, I can see it rising and dipping with the terrain instead of staying in level flight. It seems to be trying to stay at 1000 AGL instead of 1000 ASL, but this is without any kind of script commands.

If I start at z 500 for example, it stays at the same AGL. If I put the plane too low, the AI just flies up until it's comfortable, then keeps doing the thing where it "follows" the terrain.

[cinder holly]

I mean "more or less" altitude, a range

[modest roost]

Ground level goes from -150m over the water to about +300m over land on most hills. The plane bobs up and down when going over hills.

[cinder holly]

you then have to use both flyInHeight commands

you start @ 1000m alt
the game uses flyInHeight 1000 internally, it follows terrain
then you say "hey, flyInHeightASL 1000" but as I said, AI takes the max value between the two

so flyInHeight 100 as a floor altitude above terrain + flyInHeightASL 1000 as a ceiling

[modest roost]

So perhaps
this spawn { sleep 0.01; _this flyInHeight [100,true]; _this flyInHeightASL [1000, 300, 300]; };

Eh, that's still not working. Let's forget it and move on for now.

On the matter of this, I'm too much of a novice at scripting to know what to do with this. I can tell it's a script to dump the weapons and magazines for a given vehicle onto my clipboard, but I don't know where to put it.

One of the things I've been using is a debug command.
hint str (getArray (configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> currentWeapon vehicle player >> "modes"));
This gives me the firemodes for a given weapon, which is necessary for the force fire script. If there's a way I could make it return the weapon classname instead, that would be nice. "modes" probably has to be replaced with something else, but I do not know what.

Okay, I found something else that helped.

private _result = []; 

{ 
    private _turret = _x; 

    { 
        _result pushBack [_turret, _x]; 
    } forEach (_vehicle weaponsTurret _turret); 
} forEach (allTurrets _vehicle + [[-1]]);

_result```
This returned what _seems_ to be what I'm looking for. I did this on a vanilla plane too just to make sure as a control test, and I got what appears to be the right information I needed. Now for the tricky part. Figuring out why in the hell I can't get the weapon to fire on Pook's planes. I got it to work on a vanilla plane so I know I'm not _entirely_ too dumb to do this.

[graceful matrix]

What Lou gave you is the class names of the weapons the airplane uses. Well, more the magazine names, but same thing.

[modest roost]

It's not the same thing in regard to forceWeaponFire. I do need the weapon names, not the magazine names. Though magazine names are helpful for when I want to force pylons, so that's useful elsewhere.

At this point I've got a forceWeaponFire command that does drop bombs, but I've only made it work for vanilla and CDLC content.

For some insane reason, pook's firemodes on his weapons are "this". No literally, it's "this". The string is "this".

I don't know why and that doesn't seem right.

[astral bloom]

"this" there is normal

[modest roost]

Is it? Huh.

[astral bloom]

Which means it uses the weapon itself is the mode

Not amy other class around there

[modest roost]

Alright well, like I said, I'm a novice at this. All I know is I can't get my this forceWeaponFire ["tu22bombRacks", "this"]; this forceWeaponFire ["tu22bomblauncher", "this"]; to drop bombs.

For comparison, I got it to work just fine with this forceWeaponFire ["vn_bomb_fab500_he_launcher", "mode1"]; on a different plane.

[astral bloom]

Try BIS_fnc_fire?

[modest roost]

Will get back to you on the results.

[astral bloom]

And your "this" usage is not right

If it is "this", it should have the weapon class itself

[modest roost]

So wait, would it then be just this forceWeaponFire ["tu22bombRacks"]? Or this forceWeaponFire ["tu22bombRacks","tu22bombRacks"]?

[astral bloom]

Latter, I guess

[modest roost]

So that was the freakin' problem. When modes[] = {"this"}; in the config for the weapon, copying the weapon classname works. this forceWeaponFire ["tu22bombRacks","tu22bombRacks"]; and this forceWeaponFire ["tu22bomblauncher","tu22bomblauncher"]; actually made the bombs drop.

Now to just make it repeat this about 42 more times.

[astral bloom]

Just use for 😄

[modest roost]

I knowwww. But I don't know. For you see, my brain is smooth. And apparently I don't know how the hell to do for statements in ArmA.

Yes I went straight to https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/for and my brain is just

This is why I didn't become a programmer.

[modest roost]

Man, I really should just make threads from now on when I come here for help so I don't flood out other people needing help. I have so many stupid questions.

Good news is I must be at least entering the for statement because

for "_i" from 0 to 42 do {
  this forceWeaponFire ["tu22bombRacks","tu22bombRacks"];
  this forceWeaponFire ["tu22bomblauncher","tu22bomblauncher"];
  [] spawn { sleep 0.5; };
};```
drops a singular bomb. Though uh, obviously that is not the desired outcome. I want it to drop 42 bombs. I tried putting the sleep command because I thought maybe it was going from 0 to 42 faster than the fire rate allowed.

[astral bloom]

It does the code 43 times. Also, don't wrap the sleep into the spawn

[modest roost]

well if I just put sleep 0.5; it does this

[astral bloom]

Wrap the entire code not only sleep

[modest roost]

Ooohhh.

Instructions unclear, dick caught in turboprop engine.

for "_i" from 0 to 42 do {
    _this forceWeaponFire ["tu22bombRacks","tu22bombRacks"];
    _this forceWeaponFire ["tu22bomblauncher","tu22bomblauncher"];
sleep 0.5; };
};```

I don't know if I have to make this into _this or not. I thought I did. But I suspect that isn't entirely my problem.

Yeah making it just this didn't work either.

I'm just going to stop hogging this channel for a while. If anyone has a solution flat out, I'd appreciate it.

[astral bloom]

this instead of []

[modest roost]

[graceful matrix]

Would you need to pass the "this" as a param into the spawn code?

or nah

[modest roost]

for "_i" from 0 to 42 do {
    _this forceWeaponFire ["tu22bombRacks","tu22bombRacks"];
    _this forceWeaponFire ["tu22bomblauncher","tu22bomblauncher"];
    sleep 0.5; };
};```

Finally. Thank you for the persistent assistance. Now I just have to figure out how in the heck to make it fly level.
A problem I will solve later unless someone wants to spoon feed me the answer. I got other stuff I gotta do for now.

Also I am still shaky on how exactly for works in ArmA and just sort of blindly copied that from the wiki without fully understanding what it all does. I haven't tried seriously programming anything since 2014 and even then I was only barely competent. But it works so I'm not going to get tied up in details.

[toxic marten]

@astral bloom i just realized you are the artwork supporter creator

[astral bloom]

Yes?

[cinder holly]

did you realise that?

[astral bloom]

Yeah, I've never knew it

[pure delta]

Anyone know if it's possible to have two AI factions at war then the player faction as a independent/ UN peacekeepers force?

[vital trout]

yes, set blufor and opfor to be friendly to indfor

[pure delta]

Legend thank you! Trying to recreate a IRL conflict 🤣

[formal rover]

Hey lads! Does anyone knows if there's a way to convert multiple mission folders to pbos? Got ~60 mission files for which I update scripts from time to time and converting every folder one by one drives me nuts xD

[mossy lava]

mikero tools MakePbo and batch file

[neon herald]

Does anyone know how to edit Liberation to allow for two playable factions? Like as an example, the majority of the playable entities are BLUFOR as always but having say 20 playable slots on OPFOR?

[autumn rain]

i need help when i host my mission the server doesn't show up (the server settings are correct and the issue is not with my mission) i use upnp

[formal rover]

Hmm got makepbo installed but I'm a bit confused on syntax. As far as I understand if you set it up correctly you can call it in cmd by simply typing

MakePbo <FullFolderPath>

lets say I have mission folder called RTZ.Altis where full path would be C:\Users\MyUser\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\MyProfile\RTZ.Altis

Then using makepbo should look like that?

MakePbo C:\Users\MyUser\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\MyProfile\RTZ.Altis

But it doesn't seem to be the case, no pbos seem to be created in parent dir :/

[livid scaffold]

Running Mikero's MakePBO:

#define CT_MAP              100
#define CT_MAP_MAIN         101

//CT_MAP
//previous value: 101
//     new value: 100

CT_MAP is at L35... Is this some deprecated thingy?

[cinder holly]

that's not really a #arma3_scenario thing

(the MakePBO part)

[livid scaffold]

True that... Hm, where would you put this?

Though I figured out that some defines in the mission header files are wrong, CT_MAP is defined as 101 somewhere and somewhere as 100

[vagrant oasis]

For the last 48 hours I've had an issue with my missions. It works fine in SP through eden, but if I launch it in MP, my character spawns in the bottom left corner of the map, in the water. On a dedicated server, the server just never connects, you lose connection trying to join.

This was on Altis, with a bunch of mods.

I just tried on Altis, with no mods, and it's still happening

the only thing I'm doing is:

1. placing down a player
   2)placing down a respawn point module
2. going into Attributes>General, setting indie to be hostile to all
3. attributes>general, turn on Respawn on Custom Position and Revive enabled for All Players

[mossy lava]

I think the editor attribute only works with markers. To use the modules you need to specify the position template in description.ext

respawnTemplates[] = { "MenuPosition" };

[scarlet hawk]

Also in modules you need to pick a side you wish to respawn on that position. If you dont put side then it will pick leading side witch i dont know that that means.

[boreal junco]

Hello, was something done in the last update that made it so that you can only see your saved editor scenarios only if you have all the mods loaded that you did when originally creating the scenario? I had a list of like 20 missions and now it's reduced depending on what mod preset I have

[vital trout]

you need to have the terrain to see it

thats how its always been

[polar schooner]

Is there a way to set up a script for notifying the zeus when players enter a certain area?

Something like player x has entered a restricted area

[sand mango]

I have made a mission where you play as an apache gunner. The scenario is small, and not very lengthy. If anyone does play this and wants another like it, I can make one.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3035840971

It requires RHS and CUP mods to use. Ace is optional

[limpid comet]

What's the quickest way to set up unlockable respawn points? I've tried using triggers and respawn markers but I'm simply dumb so couldn't get a working solution.

Basically, I want the players to capture certain areas that then unlock as future respawn points. Ideally, upon capture also grant them a few more respawn tickets.

[solar bloom]

Im making a winter war coop mission for me and my friends, and i've noticed something weird. So how it generally works is I have our squad and friendly ai forces to help us and not make battles feel like a few people against a whole army. I have soviet squads who spawn in when we go into the proximity of a town, and some tanks who are all present to begin with without triggers, whose purpose is to go reinforce squads who spawn in (with lambs dynamic reinforcement). All of this in mind, plus some other optomizations besides spawning in ai, and i get 60-70 frames when i go to a big city where theres always a big battle between finns and soviets. But when I add soviet planes to the mix, the frames sink to 30-45 frames. Anyone know why this may be? Im really wanting to keep soviet planes in this mission because one of my friends love to fly in this game and dont want to get rid of soviet planes which he could shoot down.

[solar bloom]

Mods list

[solar bloom]

I have some code which might be what you need. It makes a respawn marker and deploys some respawnable vehicles once a town is taken over, see if it's what you need.

What i did: Place a trigger over a town which you'll use to unlock the point, with your activation as None - Your side - Present
Trigger condition:
this && ({getNumber (configOf _x >> "side") == 0 and _x inArea thisTrigger} count allUnits <= {getNumber (configOf _x >> "side") == 2 and _x inArea thisTrigger} count allUnits)
This code checks if the number of units on the opposing side (in my case opfor, the number 0) is less than or equal to the number of units on my side (in my case independent, the number 2. blufor is the number 1.)
I will send the on activation separately since its too big

[solar bloom]

_marker setMarkerTypeLocal "respawn_unknown"; //Sets the marker icon
_marker setMarkerColorLocal "ColorGUER"; //Sets the marker color
_marker setMarkerText "Raasuli Respawn"; //Sets the marker name on the map
 
_dir = 207; //Direction i set for vehicles to face towards when they spawn
 
_bt7 = createVehicle ["NORTH_FIN_W_39_BT7", getMarkerPos "kirkenes_spawn"]; //Creates vehicle, you can read up on this command on the wiki
_bt7 setDir _dir; //Sets vehicle direction
remoteExec [TG_fnc_vehicleRespawn, _bt7]; //Executes a vehicle respawn script i have, i can send that to you if you want
 
_ammoTruck = createVehicle ["NORTH_FIN_W_39_FordV8_Ammo", getMarkerPos "kirkenes_spawn_1"]; //Same as above for different vehicle
_ammoTruck setDir _dir; 
remoteExec [TG_fnc_vehicleRespawn, _ammoTruck];```

Then some more vehicle spawning code, and then code which creates a sort of safe zone around the spawn

```_trigger = createTrigger ["EmptyDetector", getMarkerPos "kirkenes_spawn_1"]; //Makes trigger around the spawn
_trigger setTriggerArea [50, 50, 50, false]; //Trigger area
_trigger setTriggerActivation ["ANY", "PRESENT", true];
_trigger setTriggerStatements ["this", "
{ 
    if ((_x isKindOf 'CAManBase') and { alive _x } and { (side (group _x)) == opfor }) then { 
        _x setDamage 1; 
    }; 
} forEach thisList;
", ""]; //This stuff is the code that kills any opfor units that enter it```

I hope this helps, i can send you the raw code for you to alter how you need if you wish

[solar bloom]

It seems the frames tanked because of the sheer amount of ai and not the planes necessarily, so nvm

[solar bloom]

this code doesnt actually work lol

[west silo]

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

Execute that in a trigger

There is also a function to ass respawn tickets

[limpid comet]

sweet thanks

[rough cape]

So I published my mission but I can't see it in the workshop?

I'm just testing this stuff out

[cinder holly]

this channel is for… Arma 3; for Reforger see #enfusion_scenario

[rough cape]

OH SHOOT

My bad

Thank you

[cinder holly]

no worries, hope you find the answer ^^

[crystal mulch]

Hey everyone! I'm starting a unit in a bit here and was going to see if there were any mission makers looking to test their waters? I have a campaign sorted, so its not like im trying to rush anybody, just looking for some possible people to work with in the future. DM me if you're interested, or you're just as pumped as me to see a ||live-action Captain Rex.||

[cinder holly]

@crystal mulchsee #creators_recruiting to recruit (for free or for fee) a mission maker 🙂 (use the pinned template)

[frank birch]

can anybody help me make a mulitplayer race course in arma 3? i have the map and cars i want i just need to know how to set up the timing and checkpoint system dm me or @ me

[cinder holly]

see the message above yours 🙂

[frank birch]

the creators recruiting one?

[cinder holly]

yep
that channel is for recruiting peeps
this channel here is to provide assistance

well, depends on what you want actually 😄

[frank birch]

well im trying to figure out how to do that stuff because a google search does not yield many results

[cinder holly]

so what exactly is your setup idea? laps, "one line" race, points?

[frank birch]

laps and timings i can do points with the good old pencil and paper

[cinder holly]

I'm afraid it involves scripting 👻

[frank birch]

you mean copying and pasting

[cinder holly]

…perhaps 😄

[frank birch]

so where do i start

[cinder holly]

if you don't know scripting and expect an off-the-shelf solution, I recommend #creators_recruiting (following the pinned template)
if you want to get your hands dirty with folks happy to roll with you in the mud, #arma3_scripting

[frank birch]

if i do the second its going to be a slippery slope so ill try the first thank you

[dreamy kiln]

Getting this error in RPT file when ever i use the support module -
22:25:51 Destroy waypoint not linked to a target: Near target acquisition is slow and may even select friendly unit.

Hundreds of times.
Devs?

[spark zealot]

not sure hundred percent the best place to ask this question, where are CfgDifficultyPresets introduced in a server side configuration? for either self-hosted or dedicated instances, and so on?

[spark zealot]

or is that just anywhere I choose to locate the .cfg file, on the other side of a -cfg CL option, whether self-hosted or dedicated?
are there any decent templates for some of these?

and how does one represent comments? hashtag #? forward slashes //? C style /* */?

[cinder holly]

#server_admins?
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki?search=CfgDifficultyPresets
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Server_Profile
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Difficulty_Settings

and C++ style comments, // /* */

[spark zealot]

okay thanks...

[spare kiln]

Hey, is there anyone who would be willing to help me choose historically accurate weapon arsenal from CUP Weapons Addon for the early post cold war 90´-94´ in the Easter Europe. I just need to simply select some weapons, optics, flashlights in the editor for the player to choose from when they are gearing up in Arsenal. Thanks.

[daring blaze]

A good way to do it is to look at weapons and equipment that seem logical to be around that timeframe and then google just to confirm, however if you still need assistance in a few hours I’ll be able to hop on my pc and actually go through all the stuff and give you a list

[spare kiln]

That would be nice of you, I have sent you a PM. 🙂 I already did some research, but I am still struggling with some variants and attachments.

[daring blaze]

Ofc I'll see what I can do just give me about half an hour or so

[spare kiln]

I can send you the whole mission file, or just export the ammo crate in a mission file. How you want it?

[daring blaze]

What I'll do is I'll send you a string with all the stuff you could use and you can import it into a limited arsenal

[spare kiln]

OK, so it is up to cca 1995, Chernarus, the list could be mixed of weapons from Russia, Czech, Germany, USA..... I want to make the impression the Cher. Forces use whatever they can, and not restric players too much. What I am really struggling with are optics, silencers, flashlights for those weapons (from CUP Weapons Addon), so probably you can focus on these. Because I have the weapons somewhat figured out.

[daring blaze]

Sounds good, I'll go through those then

[daring blaze]

Very helpful, just adding a couple extra things then it should be all set

[dreamy kiln]

Is there any trick to getting missions to show up in the scenario's section in singleplayer?

heres my config -

{
    class ANZ_Napalm_Missions
    {
        author="ANZACSAS Steve";
        name="Napalm Mod Missions";
        url="https://www.arma3.com";
        requiredAddons[]={};
        requiredVersion=0.1;
        units[]={};
        weapons[]={};
    };
};



class CfgMissions {    

class Missions {                             
        class sp_SaveThePlatoon_Napalm {
            directory = "ANZ_Napalm_Missions\sp_savetheplatoon_napalm.Altis";
            briefingName = "Save The Platoon - Napalm mod";
            overviewText = "Provide Close Air Support for a Trapped US Army Platoon";
            overviewPicture = "ANZ_Napalm_missions\SaveThePlatoon.paa";
            author = "ANZACSAS Steve";
            
        }; 
    };

class MPMissions {                             
        class Co14_SaveThePlatoon_Napalm {
            briefingName = "Save The Platoon Napalm mod";
            overviewText = "Provide Close Air Support for a Trapped US Army Platoon";
            overviewPicture = "ANZ_Napalm_missions\SaveThePlatoon.paa";
            author = "ANZACSAS Steve";
            directory = "ANZ_Napalm_Missions\co14_savetheplatoon_napalm.Altis";
        }; 

        class co50_carrier_ops_Day3_napalm {
            briefingName = "Carrier Ops Day 3 Napalm mod";
            overviewText = "Carrier based jungle Operations";
            overviewPicture = "ANZ_Napalm_Missions\co30_carrier_ops_Day3_napalm\carrieropspic.paa";
            author = "ANZACSAS Steve";
            directory = "ANZ_Napalm_Missions\co30_carrier_ops_Day3_napalm.Tanoa";
        }; 
        
};
        
};```

Cant for the life of me work out why it just shows a blank space and when try to load it just goes to a pic/view of crashed aircraft under the sea ?

Works for MP but not in Sp section...

[mossy lava]

not briefingName, from biki:

class CfgMissions
{
    class Missions
    {
        // Mission subfolder (optional, mission can be defined straight away)
        class MySubfolder
        {            
displayName = "Comanche Missions";

[slim cairn]

Is it possible to use Contact DLC assets such as music and sounds (from the campaign) in your scenario without loading up the DLC?

[cinder holly]

most likely not
if you don't find the music in vanilla (e.g in triggers) then no

[thorny plaza]

most music and sounds from campaign are in the Contact Platform iirc, if not all of it

[soft rover]

So i've for some time when making mission, wanted to do an idea, but was curious how to go about it/if it's possible.
I've wanted to create "no fire zones". So if I had a mission with let's say, jets, and they were to drop ordance in X area, then X would happen.

A "fire" event handler isn't quite going to cut it, but instead it needs to check if basically said ordance detonated in the zone.

Anyone got advice if that's possible to do?

[lone spire]

Hoi guys, I'm trying to setup some Zeus multiplayer missions on some modded maps that includes ACE along with a few other modes but I'm having issues. Anyone willing to help?

[rocky carbon]

Best to just describe the issue you got, people reading the chat usually answer when they if they got answers to offer

[lone spire]

Well it's rather complex as I've managed to get a friend to join the lobby, but he can't spawn and neither can the Zeus. The map to try and select the spawnpoint mostly glitches out and flashes. I'm not sure how else to describe it

[cerulean mulch]

Hey guys so im looking for the proper group or channel where someone might be willing to help a noob like me figure out why my mission wont load on host havoc. Not sure if this is the right place for that, and if not hoping someone can point me in the right direction for that.

Wondering if anyone here in particualr has used the JBad mod specifically?

[thorny plaza]

issues with your service provider should be figured out with, well, the service provider. Host Havoc has a ticketing system, write one detailing your problem and wait for their response.

[cerulean mulch]

Yeah but they said thry cant help with this issue and that its an issue with the mission

[mossy lava]

Check if your mission works somewhere not in havoc, and also check if another mission works on havoc

[formal fossil]

Question regarding COOP vs Singleplayer missions. What is the best way to do this? I want my mission to be able to be playable in SP and COOP. Should I export to Steam Workshop two different versions specifically for each? I know that when I edit the tags before I publish that I can technically do both for the same export. But there are certain nuances that might need to be different for SP vs COOP right? For instance, a SP mission should have some type of AutoSave? Well what would happen if I put that module down and someone tried to play my mission in COOP? I'm so confused and figure there must be a bunch of little nuances I don't understand yet...

[thorny plaza]

mission playable both in SP and COOP means that it is a multiplayer mission that one person can finish. You script it just like any other multiplayer scenario.

[formal fossil]

But if I put the save module down in the eden editor which would be useful for SP when I play in multiplayer I still get the save game message during the mission which doesn't make sense because you can't load a save for a COOP game right?

[red void]

im making a pvp map where opfor has 1 life and blufor has infinite, how could i go about doing this? any help is much appriciated

[spare kiln]

When you are doing a SP/COOP mission your creation process is very similar to just making a SP only mission. The difference is that you have to account for more players (triggers, waypoints, difficulty), and also for the locality of execution. Example: You do a heli extraction. In SP you check whether the player is in heli, then you let the AI take off. In MP you check whether all players/units in the group are already in the helicopter, then you let it take off. If you use the MP approach of checking the condition, it will work also in SP. But the SP solution won't work in MP though. If you don´t create anything really complex, most of the stuff should be usable in both SP and MP. You have to set the mission type in the Multiplayer settings in eden editor.

As for the save module, you should not be worying about that, if it saves your mission during a coop playthrough, then it will be just a useless save file, that does not break anything, you can keep it there.

[cerulean mulch]

Is eden a sufficint check for this?

[formal fossil]

Ok thank you. ANother question. If I place an asset (like a barrel or wrench or something) from lets say the contact DLC in my SOG mission does that mean that all players now need the contact dlc for my sog mission?

I have no idea what i placed down that was from the contact DLC but if I check my "show required addons" in the eden editor it is listed there.

[spare kiln]

That depends, some DLCs are considered "core content", like Apex or Contact, so everyone is able to play with its content, except for the Tanoa, Livonia terrain, without buying the DLC. But you may use similar content, if you find it there, from CUP Terrains - Core addon (many use this).

[velvet cipher]

Hey so Zeus isnt showing all my addons? I made sure it was set to all offical addons including unofficial ones, but when I play it in multiplayer it isnt showing all the addons under zeus

[astral bloom]

“My addons?” So you made some assets and it doesn't show?

[velvet cipher]

Oh no im talking about steam mods

Not my addons, just the subscribed ones

I am running ACE, Zeus Enhanced, MCC

[astral bloom]

It simply could because the Mod doesn't properly configured

[velvet cipher]

Hmmm, let me check if it shows up during EDEN editor gameplay because im sure it did if i remember correctly, one sec

[astral bloom]

Eden and Zeus use completely unrelated way to detect their assets

[velvet cipher]

Even if I play it as multiplayer?

Like during editing to test

[astral bloom]

Even if? It doesn't matter

[velvet cipher]

Yeah true, well that sucks lol

[vocal plume]

My.....question was deleted.

[astral bloom]

Because the crosspost. #rules 6

[vocal plume]

Okay...I realized I posted in the wrong channel. Ill delete it and re-post.

.....nvm

Ima find a community elsewhere. Thanks.

[dreamy kiln]

Thank you!!

[dreamy kiln]

Still no luck m8.:(Feel free to dload the mod setup and have a look/tinker.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/0phxnykbhhczbgh/@ANZACSAS+Napalm+and+WP+Smoke+marker+rockets.7z/file

The Mp missions show and work fine to prove the setup is functioning.

Thanks.

[scarlet anchor]

looking for a mission maker to help make some missions for a weekly ops, dm if interested

[vapid raptor]

hi guys, so i am currently working on a mission. In the mission the player will be given some sort of ISR view from a drone (like the fixed wing showcase). I've been searching for a tutorial but never found one, can someone tell me how to do it? Thanks.

[vocal plume]

Anyone know why my buddy can only see a blank role assignment screen? I made the roles and assignments in the unit description.

[red void]

Do you both have any mods on?

[cerulean mulch]

Anyine able to recomend a good "best practices" guide for mission making? Not a how to, but more a guide on things you should always do when mission makimlng to make your life easier?

[little sequoia]

Is anyone familiar with the bug on Combat Patrol where some playable units are stuck on a black screen? I've noticed it a few times, and I'm currently having it happen on a port I was making. Was curious if anyone had gotten around to fixing it or finding the solution?

[slim cairn]

Idk why but once I define a .paa image via RscTitles in description.ext I'm unable to see a new version of the image unless I reload the game

anyone else bumped into a similar issue?

[red void]

Im making a pvp map where opfor has 1 life and blufor has infinite, how could I go about doing this? any help is much appreciated?

[mossy lava]

Have opfor respawn location be a pow camp. From there they can spectate or join blufor or whatever your set up is.

[red void]

oh thats actually a good idea, ive been thinking about how to script it for ages but i could follow your idea but instead of a pow camp ill have them respawn in a room to be a drone operator to "spectate" and assist

[tepid quarry]

My unit and I are wanting to do a big anniversary event, like a Cold War, 24 hour operation with a bunch of objectives and Zeusing with moving fronts etc. We assume we'll probably have to do scheduled restarts but are there any other tips for performance over a long operation?

• We are aware of disabling simulation on props/simple objects, is there anything else like this we should use?
• We normally use no headless client or maybe 1, using Zulu Headless, how many is suitable, which mod should we use and any issues with doing so?

Any help is really appreciated.

[shell fox]

That's normal behaviour, the game caches images. Aside from restarting, you can also (temporarily) rename the image to force the game to load it again.

[vocal plume]

Yes, we have the exact same mods./

[dreamy kiln]

Are you using disableai "move" for playable units?This command can bug out the roles in MP.

[vocal plume]

Where would I find this option :o?

[dreamy kiln]

You would have had to added it yourself.

[vocal plume]

Oh?

[dreamy kiln]

maybe an editor extension mod might have it also.

check your init's of your playbale units

*playable

[vocal plume]

Understood. Checking

[vocal plume]

Inits blank

[dreamy kiln]

editor extension mod?

[slim cairn]

Thanks

[stoic oxide]

Rimmy's "how to make an arma 3 Operations" has some good best practices, but it's always very dependant on what the player's expectations are

[astral bloom]

No

Just like a Mod, one needs to load it

They are already loaded, and always

Paid or not is not a concern for regular DLCs

[vital trout]

they will hear it regardless of paid status

you never have to worry about not seeing or hearing with normal dlcs

[astral bloom]

For CDLCs, if they don't own it, they need to have compat Mod

Contact... I don't think it has any Music exclusive for it

No they are in enoch

[runic zealot]

Is it possible to have a trigger enable simulation on an object? For example, have a floating box fall, or have AI who are representing "synthetics" suddenly "activate"

[dreamy kiln]

Yes

[runic zealot]

Hehe, that'll make my October ops interesting

[red void]

do you both have the MCC Sandbox mod by anychance?

[vocal plume]

@red void We do not. We have the usuals, All Aces, Cups, RHS, AMZ sound, NATO RUS packs, Injury effect, Death Anims, Squad Radar, various other gear packs.

Got a 3090 but Ol'arma loves that 30fps.

COUGH Maybe a little too many mods...they seem to overlap a little

[red void]

im just saying because with MCC Sandbox has caused me and my buddies some hassle before ands known online to bug out people joining your game

[vocal plume]

Understood. I can get into the game myself. His role assignment is blank on his screen, but on my screen it shows him having an hourglass. But, 30mins later his screen is blank

I can drag him into my squad but, still nothing.

[vestal lintel]

i think deformer isn't ready for MP yet

[vocal plume]

Noticed I didn't even rly need it to build trenches. I guess I can disable that

[vestal lintel]

O&T Expansion Eden probably also not

[red void]

yeah id try that and if not maybe cut down on some more mods that dont seem like they would be compatable with each other

[vocal plume]

Heard. Yeah someone told me CUP is basically a jumbled RHS pack

Duplicates

[vestal lintel]

also load necessary mods on server and client

[vocal plume]

Using Hamachi.

I...I dont know what that means xD

[graceful matrix]

I use deformer extensively for my unit's multiplayer ops, don't really have much of an issue. So long as you don't terraform too much in the map.
I used deformer to make this trench system. AND there was a deep anti-vehicle ditch about 3km long maybe 400m in front of it.

[vocal plume]

The server client part

[vestal lintel]

some mods need to load on server and client.

[vocal plume]

Damn, beautiful work Ruffled.

[vestal lintel]

good to know

[vocal plume]

@vestal lintel Hm, so how cna I make that distinction? Usually I just pop on Hamachi and host a Lan and my boy joins. And then complains.

[vestal lintel]

read the mods description, it usually says

[vocal plume]

Heard

[vestal lintel]

SP and MP compatible. In multiplayer, only the server needs to have the mod.
I guess it is. My bad.

[vocal plume]

Confused head scratch I can skip the server mods if I am playing virtual Lan through Hamachi, yes?

I do not have a dedicated server

From what I am reading

[graceful matrix]

honestly, took too long to make. We were modeling an armored breach of prepped defenses, so my guys had to get a bridging vehicle in place on the anti-tank ditch, cross bridge, then cross a minefield, remove dragons' teeth obstacles (their engineering vic had a script to do that), and then assault the trenches.
But like... I had to keep bringing defenders to the trenches, bc my players' M777 kept blasting everybody haha

[graceful matrix]

nono. Server is whoever's hosting the op, whether it is a dedicated server or your own/your friend's PC.

[vocal plume]

Literally the issue I had when I let my friend test my map on my comp

Dude just launched everyone

[graceful matrix]

you always have a server. Only thing that changes is whether it's a separate machine hosting it or one of the players, in which player is both server AND client.

[vocal plume]

@graceful matrix HMMM? Shocked face Okay, so. I have all the mods I need for my map on my comp. I launch Hamachi, Start my lobby. From what it sounds like I'm missing this 'server' part where I need to make sure the mods are in my server?

Same computer n everything

Guess it's google time >.<

[graceful matrix]

If you're starting the lobby from your pc, server will already have whatever mods you loaded when you started the game. So you'll be fine.

[vocal plume]

Flips table Darn! I thought I found a solution

[graceful matrix]

Or to be more precise... if you're local-hosting by starting the server lobby from within arma, it'll already have the mods.
if you're using your own machine to host a dedicated server (which is different from local-hosting via the Arma game client), you'll need to specify/set up the mods your dedi server will use. BUT, it doesn't sound like you're doing that.

[vocal plume]

Yeah...correct. Hrm, back to the drawing board for me

It -has- to be his shitty PC

[graceful matrix]

When your buddy tries to join your lobby, do you get a message about missing client-side mods or anything?
Normally, when a player tries to join a server that they dont have all the necessary mods for, other players already in the server get an error message.

[vocal plume]

Just lets me know hes joined the server. He has a Hourglass next to his name.

We -use- to get a .CFG error from a base mod for Exiles, but I got rid of that

[vestal lintel]

start debugging from vanilla and slowly add mods.

[vocal plume]

Yeah, thats the next course ima do

[graceful matrix]

Im assuming your buddy has the exact same modlist loaded as you, right?

[vocal plume]

Yes

We read compared multiple times

[graceful matrix]

last idea, but have your buddy try to create a new Arma profile and join with that.
Sometimes, arma profiles can be a bit janky.

Im also assuming you have units set as playable in Eden, right? not as player?

[vocal plume]

@graceful matrix Will do, and yes. All playables

[vocal plume]

@graceful matrix My bud only plays Fridays, wish me luck

[near oyster]

I'm using unit capture/play for a helicopter flight in my mission, the path is correct but elevated for some reason.
When played the helicopter teleports about 1m above the ground at the start and instead of touching down it hovers 1 meter above the ground. Any idea why this is happening?

[velvet cipher]

I just recently started having issues where my zeus waypoints are automatically deleting now? For example i'll order a helicopter to go unload troops and before he gets there the waypoint will delete, the only AI mod im using is DCO, but I also turned this mod off and tried and im having the same issue

[viscid sundial]

With luck I might finish up Roadblock Duty for A3+ACE3 later this so far the results are promising. If all goes well I might end up doing Monsoon NyteMyre keeps whining about! ;)

[iron geode]

Is there any way to make it so ai wont go through walls

Its so fkin annoying

Ik being on the floor typically does it but not always

[cinder holly]

no

[deft otter]

What tools would i need to make a map or place objects down ie bunkers and so on

[astral bloom]

What exactly are you making? A map or a scenario?

[trim seal]

"map" meaning "whole-blown island/terrain, like Altis" in this context

[cerulean mulch]

Would anyone be able to tell me or direct me to a method by which I can diagnos a mission "load loop". What is a load loop?

So what I mean is that server is up and running. I am able to load the default mission onto the server. I then login as admin to the server and select a different mission. In the logs the mission appears to load up, and then without warning or error, fails, and switches back to the default mission. I am looking for tips and tricks on how to identify the reason for this failure, because in the server logs there is no indication of an issue.

[spare kiln]

If you want to just create a scenario with custom objects on the map, it is enough to use the Eden editor in Arma 3, you can place down any objects you want. Although you might be limited by the terrain shape, for this case, it is good to use an addon called Deformer which allows you to sculpt any existing terrains/maps. So you can remove, add objects/trees/houses and sculpt terrain as you please.

[deft otter]

thx

[olive widget]

any easy way to do jumpscares?

[cerulean mulch]

To be clear I am not looking for a specific fix to my current issue because this issue happens from time to time, what I am hoping to learn is what steps does one take to debug a mission that won't load on a server, in a more general sense. Because when we run into this issue, there doesn't seem to be any feedback we are given

[naive wind]

Any good CBRN mods that i can use in eden and zeus?

[spare kiln]

Try asking rather in this thread #server_admins

[cerulean mulch]

thank you

[spare kiln]

You mean an ambush or something horror-esque? In any case you should be using a trigger which can start the jumpscare event. You can play a spooky and sudden sound, spawn enemies around player, play an animation, make an explosion, etc.

[olive widget]

yea makes sense

[tame sage]

If you are willing to put in the time, you can script every step that the AI takes using this: https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/222844-jboy-ai-cqb-movement-scripts/

[iron geode]

[tame sage]

Very finicky. Not recommended. But that's how I got AI to "attack" an oil rig composition.

[iron geode]

I’ll look at it

Ty!!!

[dreamy kiln]

Usually its an addon thats missing.You can read the mission .sqm file to see if there are mods in the mission that your unaware of slipping in.It happens alot.

[spark zealot]

is there a way to copy to clipboard or something objects while editing a map?
trying to do that, and to transliterate between two separate mission maps, but I am finding the clipboard is cleared, at least using a straight Ctrl+C/P.

ah nvm I got it sorted

[tame pecan]

my dedicated server is crashing, "data file too short, expected "filesize" got "filesize. mission worked fine till now , i reexported it but its the same, what can that be ?

[past sparrow]

sounds like corrupted file

[cursive ridge]

anyone know how to make a trigger to enter an interior?

like this

[spare kiln]

You want to move the AI or player inside the cylinder?

[cursive ridge]

Player

[spare kiln]

So make a simple wooden ramp.

Or if you want to teleport a player inside, or anywhere actually. Use something like this:
Place a simple marker where you want your player teleport to, make it invisible/translucent and name the variable of the marker as myMarker. Then in the trigger onActivation do this:

player setPosATL getMarkerPos "myMarker"; //First option for Singleplayer - if the teleportation destination is on the ground, not in upper floors in buildings, on rocks, or over the sea.
player setPosATL getPosATL objectVariableName; //Second option for Singleplayer - use any kind of small prop, like an invisible helipad or a can, and place it where you want the player to be teleported to. On a roof, in a cave, etc.

[cursive ridge]

thanks

[cursive ridge]

is that also works for the multiplayer?

[cerulean mulch]

Hey so I am really new to mission making and wondering if someone can help me out with this. So I have a mission where I have place a bunch of opfor all around in buildings and the like. When I start the mission however, everything is either flying into the air, or stuck in the ground. It seems Vics are all sucked into the ground and get damaged/destoryed. with units I placed in and around buildings flying up into the air, falling down and then spawning back up in the air again rinse and repeat. any body know what thats happening?

[spare kiln]

Yes, but you should adjust the trigger a bit. Note that there are more options how to do this. Depending on what you want to do. First, check the "Server Only" option. Second, choose "Any Player" activation condition, and check "Repeatable". Then edit the On Activation field like this:

{
  _x setPosATL getPosATL myObject; // 2. -> Will get teleported to the location
}
forEach thisList; //1. Every player unit present in the trigger zone ->

[spare kiln]

But it seems that you have an action added to the ladder object, so you probably don´t need a trigger at all. You could just teleport the unit which activated the action Get In / Get Out.

ladder addAction ["Get In",
  {
    params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"];
    _caller setPosATL getPosATL myObject; //_caller is the one who activated the Get In action.
  }
];

[cerulean mulch]

Issue may have been not moving all units to root

[vocal plume]

Hmm, so...my friend has been seeing blank role assignment on my custom coop mission. We use Hamachi and he joins me. So to test it, I grabbed his PC and have it with me. True LAN worked perfectly fine. He joined the game with no issue...

My roomate won't let me Port Forward and he has the info to get into the router. I'm at a loss.

[cursive ridge]

Anyone know to hide names for player in MP?

[cinder holly]

it's based on server's difficulty setting, it is not a mission setting

[cursive ridge]

thanks

[cursive ridge]

anyone can send me the script of ACE full arsenal, please?

[shell fox]

Do you mean the source code behind the ACE Arsenal framework or the code to add a full arsenal to an object? 🙃

[spare kiln]

If you're using ACE mod (ACE installed and your Eden mission is open), just add a weapon box, and check the Arsenal option. All the way down there is the ACE arsenal, you can enable it there. If you use the blacklist option, you don't have to add any items manually.

If you want to use code: [_box, true] call ace_arsenal_fnc_initBox;

Check ACE website for more info. https://ace3.acemod.org/wiki/framework/arsenal-framework#11-adding-ace-arsenal-to-a-box

[pure delta]

Hey I've made a mission and when I load it on the server it doesn't let you select Blufor etc, anyone know a fix?

[daring ember]

Hi, i need help regarding an idea:

Once a player dies in a mission, it should go into spectator, and shouldnt have any option to respawn
The only way it could respawn is by the Game Master force "respawn" them.
This should be repeatable everytime.

Is there any way to implement this? Is there any way to respawn a spectator?

[cursive ridge]

thanks

[daring blaze]

So I'm trying to make this ww2 operation where the players are playing as US marines at Alligator Creek in the Battle of Tenaru, I've figured out most of the stuff but one thing I'm trying to figure out is the Japanese charging across the sand bar, the problem is that the Japanese aren't quite charging properly, as soon as I start shooting obviously the arma ai being arma ai they stop and start shooting, I want them to not shoot and just sprint towards the US soldiers. Anyone know how I can get them to do that?

[spare kiln]

Try some of these:

1. Set them to CARELESS combat behavior. This is 100% but they won't shoot/react until you change it back.
2. You can try moveTo SQF command instead of waypoint. There are also two other, move and doMove. You have to test, whether they perform the move task or they stop and fight. This may solve it. But it's a bit of work.
3. Set them to AWARE and disable some of the AI features with unit disableAI " .. "; AUTOCOMBAT (prevents switching to COMBAT mode), TARGET (disallows chasing targets), COVER (forbids taking cover), and maybe WEAPONAIM (prevents firing guns probably), or FSM (not sure here). Once they reach US, you re-enable it. Or you can do it using 3den enhanced in the units' options.
4. Use unitCapture to record the movement. Problem is to sync their position with the animation starting position, if they move freely before the charge. They basically teleport there. Apart from that, it can look really authentic. Negatives are similar to No. 1, they will do the animation until it's complete and nothing else AFAIK.
5. Give them 50-100% courage skill and maybe lower the fleeing attribute <50%. Might help to make them not runaway or something.

[daring blaze]

Thanks I’ll try this once I can

[deep citrus]

Hello, i need help
for some reason my mission.sqm got corrupted somehow, and luckily i had the mission exported, i unpacked it with a PBO Manager but i still can't open it in the editor

[astral bloom]

Your mission.sqm's save has been intruppted and aborted for some reason. I do not think there is anything you can do except closing those brackets

[deep citrus]

yeah i have 0 coding skills, how do i close those brackets?

[astral bloom]

Have }; into every “not closed” brackets. In this case, probably 5 of them just before the end of the file may do

And, not sure if it does fix everything. Probably not

[deep citrus]

yup, it crashed when i tried to opened it

damm, i've spent a good bunch of hours making that mission

appreciated

[west silo]

@deep citrus Can you upload the mission file to pastebin.com and post the link here? We can take a look at it then.

[deep citrus]

catbox is good? it exceeds the pastebin limit

sorry but im gonna solve it other day, it's late here and i've spent most of the night trying to fix this

[west silo]

sure

[spare kiln]

Theoretically:

• Enable only spectator mode for dead players.
• Add a respawn point for that player with https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_addRespawnPosition
• Or set the respawn time to a really high number.
• Then use forceRespawn command to spawn him.
• Finally you can remove the spawn for him.

For the spawn command you will need either a console line enabled for the gamemaster somehow, or you would need some kind of UI element to enable him respawn the player. Like a menu with dead players' names to click on. Or a scroll menu action or a keybind action to resp. all dead players, that would be probably easy to do.

Maybe there is a way how to do it with Zeus, with a mod or something, check workshop.

[wheat garnet]

Yeah might be able to create a repeatable trigger where it creates a respawn for 10/15 seconds and then deletes it. You would be able to trigger that trigger any time you want

Because force respawn would add quite a bit more complexity because you are going to have to mess with variable names

@daring ember

[daring ember]

Well it would be managable because i would be able to give var name to each player slot and then do 1 through 24 or something like that for when i use the force respawn command

Cheers, we going to experiment with it, if we get it working fancy, we going to share how we went about doing it

[deep citrus]

https://files.catbox.moe/wfyyxh.rar here you go

[west silo]

hmm

Can't get it to load.

There seems to be some data being cut off at the end but I wasn't able to manually fix it.

[deep citrus]

funny because that's a finished mission, it worked and we already played it

oh well, thanks for everything

[west silo]

Can you send me the pbo?

[west silo]

Also, since you are using 3den Enhanced you might wanna check this out: https://github.com/R3voA3/3den-Enhanced/wiki/Backup-Feature-for-mission.sqm

Is this the one?

Can't even unpack it with bankrev. Maybe someone else can with some other tool.

[deep citrus]

yeah, a liberation campaign

[trim seal]

seems to unpack alright with PBO manager, though?

am i misreading something?

[deep citrus]

can you open it up in the editor?

[trim seal]

seems alright (except missing mods on my side)?

[deep citrus]

hmmm

gonna try PBO Manager

i unpacked it using PBO Viewer

[west silo]

I couldnt unpack it

Anyway, glad you got your mission back.

[deep citrus]

Alright, many thanks

It unpacked correctly

So PBO Viewer doesn't unpack missions correctly is what we've learned

[nocturne grotto]

What would cause an AI to instantly become group leader when using a dedicated server? When i play locally hosted multiplayer or singleplayer I don't get this issue.

this disableAI "move"; this setcaptive true; [this] spawn { 
    sleep 0.1;  
    this addAction ["Rescue Pilot", "_this joinsilent player; Group player selectLeader player; (_this select 0) removeaction (_this select 2)", [],1,true,true,"","_this distance _target < 3"]; this enableAI "MOVE"; 

this is teh script I am using. Like I said works fine singleplayer and local multiplayer but not dedicated server. Is there something extra I have to add maybe?

[trim seal]

i'm more surprised it works at all

[scarlet hawk]

Try this:

private _pilot = this;
_pilot disableAI "MOVE"; 
_pilot setcaptive true;
_pilot addAction
[
    "Rescue Pilot",
    {
        params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"];
        _target enableAI "MOVE";
        [_target] joinSilent (group _caller);
        _target removeAction _actionId;
    },
    nil,
    1.5,
    true,
    true,
    "",
    "true",
    3,
    false,
    "",
    ""
];```

[nocturne grotto]

Thankyou!

[nocturne grotto]

What makes this more friendly for servers?

Works great btw

[spare kiln]

First, he corrected the syntactic mistakes. Second, you can't use a keyword player in MP like that. It is a command that has a player's object associated with it, but only on a local machine. If you use it on a server, there is no player associated with it, because there is no way to tell which one it should be. You can use it, however, in a piece of code that is executed just on the client's side in a MP game. So he changed player for _caller - the one who initiates the action of rescuing the pilot. And to the question why it worked partially in MP, it probably executed this part of the code "_this joinsilent player;, but did not continue since it found errors.

[nocturne grotto]

Thank you for the explanation. It really helps me learn.

[leaden merlin]

is there a simple way (preferably without scripting) to coordinate AI waypoints? What I'm trying to do is have multiple AI groups advance towards a position but then wait on the second to last WP until every group has reached it. When every group is ready, they can advance.
So im looking for something similar to the Hold WP in combination with a skip WP trigger but the difficulty currently is, that there can be varying amounts of groups, so its not fixed. Any Ideas?

[mossy lava]

Synchronize the waypoints that complete together

[main agate]

hey does anyone know how to fix this error

wselc

Warning Message: You cannot play/edit this mission; it is dependent on downloadable content that has been deleted.
A3_Structures_F_Globe_Training

[vestal lintel]

verify game files on steam

[spark zealot]

Q: about prepping mission files for the bundle. I had all my mods loaded initially to do a bit of copy right play testing. but now am ready to think about packaging them to PBO for official use. do I strip out all the mods? when I did that, I get this warning:
https://pasteboard.co/Vbp8JRfsg8aC.png
not sure specifically what they are talking about? as in for CBA, ACE, such custom attributes as these introduce?

[spark zealot]

besides that warning, the bottom line there is stripping mods out to bare minimum for the mission PBO package.
then server side should be able to configure as we wish, correct?

[runic zealot]

Question about say3D: if I have multiple assets set as the source of the sound (eg. 3 speakers playing an alarm) would my players be able to hear it coming from each source simultaneously?

[native tartan]

You have used 3DEN Enhanced Mod while you have edited your mission. So your mission has saved that. If you havent used any features of that mod you can just press save and try it again, error shouldnt appear again.

[amber osprey]

I think they can see threw the floor of some buildings ,was playing with mates the other day ,a mate went in a building got shot on the steps leading to the 2nd floor I went inside the building to rev him and threw the spectators cam my mate could see the ai following my every move if I moved left the ai would follow I moved around the down stars and the air followed me tracking my every move ?

[spark zealot]

verified, yes, thank so much...

[viscid sundial]

Bait some ai ar into firing at you from a distance and then run behind a metal/sheet wall. You'll see tracers hitting your position, no matter where you run. So this is an actual problem. I hope this gets unfucked before Tanao.

[lime sleet]

Note, AI have super hearing ;D

[viscid sundial]

Sniper X-ray eyes. And now sniper X-ray ears!

[grizzled cape]

is there a way i can force simulation initialization on a vehicle? for some reason helicopters and planes are incorrectly spawned, then as soon as i hop in as driver and start the engine everything goes back to normal

this is how the dc3 is spawned normally http://imgur.com/apgc1XO

of course the rear wheel shouldn't be stuck in the air...

[lime sleet]

try to setvelocity

on it

like with a tiny amount

[grizzled cape]

that did the trick, thanks!

[wheat garnet]

Yes

[sharp vale]

Does anyone know what folder saved editor missions go into?

Its not the Missions/MPMissions one

[glad barn]

Find your missions folder. There are two possible locations: a) My Documents\Arma 3\missions or b) My Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\YourProfileName\missions

And if using onedrive

C:\Users\name\OneDrive\documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\profilename\

[hidden kiln]

You guys know how in Zeus you have create intel module and you write stuff, select how long it takes to pick it up, sound it takes and stuff? (I think its with ace)
Well how do I set that up in eden instead?

[grizzled willow]

can someone tell me why none of the menus are working its a old rp mission file looking to turn it into a dynamic rebellion but atm none of the unlock vehicle functions or menu will work and idk what im doing

spyglass is turned off frn

[west silo]

Can't tell without your setup

[fierce palm]

I am not sure if this is the right channel, but how do I edit an existing campaign? I know how to unpack it, using say, pbo manager, but where should I place the files when I'm done and packed them back up?

[thorny plaza]

you put your pbo archive in a mod folder.

if you have an existing campaign downloaded you can see what's the hierarchy of folders, so you recreate it.

[fierce palm]

Thanks! I got it to work! ❤️

[daring ember]

Then use forceRespawn command to spawn him. Doesnt work, it only initiates player respawn command, when you press escape -> respawn, aka you die, there is no such option when you are dead, so you cannot really bring him back with it, its only workable when someone is alive

The big question is: Is there any way to bring someone back from spectator to in game to his own role that he filled?

[spare kiln]

OK. This should work, but it might not be the best solution.

1. First you just make the player spectate the game after he dies. You can set it up in the MP options in Eden.
2. You create a new unit with the loadout you want a player to have. Since you are not respawning, you either create a new unit with the base class template or you save his loadout at some point, like at game start or arsenal exit, and give it all back to the new unit.
3. Then you execute this on the player's local machine. I use a publicVariable to make it simple for storing the code, but you should use mainly CfgFunctions.

customRespawn = {
  params ["_newUnit"];
  selectPlayer _newUnit; //Assigns a new unit to the player.
  ["Terminate", [player]] call BIS_fnc_EGSpectator; //Exits the spectator mode back to a unit camera.
_newUnit jointSilent groupName;
};

publicVariable customRespawn; //Distribute it to all machines/clients.

And call the code like this:

newUnit call customRespawn; //Locally.
[newUnit, customRespawn] remoteExec ["call", 0]; //On remote machines, again, this is not an ideal solution.
[newUnit] remoteExec ["TAG_fnc_customRespawn", 0]; //You call directly a function that has been defined in CfgFunctions beforehand. This the optimal solution.

This, however, does not solve the problem with targeting a specific player (only those who are dead or meet your criteria). So you would need to check if he is dead, if so, then create a new unit for him at some palce, assign the unit to the player, and finally terminate the spectator mode for him, probably everything should be done locally on the player's machine, but triggered from the server or game master's machine.

There are also some functions like BIS_fnc_respawnInstant, and BIS_fnc_initRespawn. But who knows how they work.

[jagged python]

I'm placing lamps to light at nighttime a base I'm making in the Editor. Is there any way to preview how the lights will look in the Editor without spending the time to boot up the scenario?

https://pasteboard.co/noSwhCuCAtdF.png

[astral bloom]

enableSimulation it

[jagged python]

Ah cool that worked thanks.
get3DENSelected "Object" apply {_x enableSimulation true}

[daring ember]

Cheers gonna experiment with this aswell the other functions tomorrow

if i get it to work i might make a step by step word doc on how i went about doing it

[spare kiln]

When it happens? Usually when they are on foot and they spot a threat, they continue to follow the waypoints, but they have to deal with the enemy so they might stop, lay down etc. From that moment on they are not in safe mode anymore. They will be in COMBAT mode for the next 6 minutes, and then they will switch to AWARE (or back to SAFE not sure here). Units who are in COMBAT will move more deliberately and caciously. If you don't want them to switch to COMBAT you have to disable AUTOCOMBAT feature on all units in the squad or make them CARELESS.

[daring blaze]

Presume you mean they're doing those running bursts outside of combat here cuz if not the answer above works but if so then that's just a by-product of not setting their speed to limited, not much that can be done about that other than setting it to limited and then either through trigger stuff or through Zeus making them move to some other speed when they are in combat

But yeah as the person above mentioned it could just be as simple as they see enemy they go combat then they calm down

[spare kiln]

Try to use as little waypoints as possible, or test the WPs in a different area by moving it as a whole, maybe the pathfinding is buggy in the area. Are they walking on a simple terrain, or are there any added static meshes (objects around), like sidewalks, benches? Bridges and piers can be exceptinally buggy and cause the AI to experience a mental breakdown. Also try to increase the completion radius in transformation of all WPs to like 10 meters. And align the WPs with ground correctly, not above/below ground etc.

[jagged python]

I've seen the issue too, I think it's just buggy pathfinding. The formation leader walks normally, but sometimes the trailing units fall too far behind and run to catch up. Like Poseidon mentioned, you could set them to limited then have a trigger or script to set them to normal speed when in combat, or just accept it as is as a game limitation.

[sharp vale]

Is there a way to set a trigger for vehicles. I want an ambush to happen as soon as I hit a trigger on a road corner in order for enemy vehicles to exit a side street towards me as soon as the trigger is hit.

[west silo]

You want the trigger to be activated by a vehicle or want the vehicles to be activated by trigger?

[sharp vale]

The vehicles to move on point when the trigger is hit

I set the task assault markers already. But the vehicles drive to the waypoint as soon as the game starts. I want them to only start driving when I hit the trigger/enter the city @west silo

[west silo]

Place waypoint directly in front of the vehicles. Sync that waypoint to the trigger.

[sharp vale]

do the assault points also work?

[west silo]

vehicle -> move wp -> assault wp

With the trigger synched to the move wp you basically tell the game when the move wp is completed

[sharp vale]

I currently have one car hooket to an assault wp

[sharp vale]

Where can I even find a move wp for cars?

[spare kiln]

All waypoint entities are located under the waypoints tab in the top right corner of the Eden.

[sharp vale]

Im fearly new to this Im having trouble finding that

[sharp vale]

Ive done that and yet they drive after spawn...

Whats the deal here

[west silo]

@sharp vale https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3047670401

Subscribe to it and place the composition

[sharp vale]

It worked once but now it doesnt want to work

First set of cars comes driving in perfectly but second doesnt want to

Ive now repeated the exact steps from the first cars over to the second gang of cars and it just doesnt seem to work

[sharp vale]

anyone available?

[west silo]

Still stuck with the waypoint issue?

[sharp vale]

I got it to work.

I now have two trucks starting their route as soon as my "trigger_1" is hit

but replicating this it doesnt work sadly

Done one on one the exact same thing copied all the fine settings but it doesnt work sadly

[sharp vale]

These guys must hate me...

[spare kiln]

1. Create a car.
2. Add two MOVE waypoints. First right next to the car. Second 50-100 meters away.
3. Create a simple trigger of your choice.
4. Right click the trigger -> synchronize -> set waypoint activation -> and pair it with the first MOVE WP.
5. LAUNCH GAME, then try to activate the trigger. They should move to the second WP, cause the first is reached from the beginning (but not completed), and by activating the trigger the first waypoint will be considered completed, and the car will move on to the next WP.

Always check BIKI documentation, or other sources, like YouTube tutorials, how to properly use waypoints, case they might not work as you think they do.

https://community.bohemia.net/wiki/Waypoints

[west silo]

Notifications are kinda unreliable. Even without the modules and just functions

[fallen light]

Is there a way to add a custom rvmat to a mission, similar to how we can add a custom texture to a mission?

[trim seal]

yes, you can set rvmats from mission folder with setObjectMaterialGlobal

you can even add custom p3d models to the mission folder and create them with createSimpleObjectin the mission 🤷‍♂️

[fallen light]

Nice! 🙂 Thanks for the tips.

[fallen light]

Is there a way in a mission to disable any scripts an object may run?

Ie. any SQF's installed in the object.

[sharp vale]

Exactly wha tIve done except I set the trigger to blufor

@spare kiln is there a chance that this doesnt work with armored vehicles?

Ive just tried it again and with a normal jeeb it worked but same thing with a turret truck didnt work...

what is this, a joke?

[sharp vale]

Not going to lie this shit is annoying. Im doing what everyone tells me. DOing it the exact same way it already worked but now it doesnt.

[fallen light]

I haven't really played with this yet, but I've heard somewhere that if you have it set to stay in formation, it will also attempt to stick to roads. Are they in the same group? If so, try separating them. And regardless if they're separated or not, try setting them to not stay in formation.

I'm not sure if you're using mods or not, but if you do, I wonder if placing an invisible road would help with the pathing?

I'm trying to remember which mod has roads that you can place, but I know it's one of the big ones.

[thorny plaza]

if I was to have AI vehicles travel on a specific path and not on road I'd just use markers and setDriveOnPath. Dunno which mod are the vehicles you're using from but usually the gunner is a commander and this may break AI behaviour on roadless terrain

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

[fallen light]

Anyone? 😅 I know I could use the createSimpleObject command on top of itself and have it despawn the originally placed object, but that's not a very clean method of doing it.

Unfortunately this particular objects in question doesn't have a simple object setting to make this very easy.

Also, is there a way to get an object to listen to a script in progress so I can prevent it from running multiple different scripts at the same time?

In short the script swaps out textures at different intervals, but I don't want it to be running a script for every single one of these objects on the field.

[thorny plaza]

I doubt you can remove the init entry from entity config without making a config patch. Probably would be easier to just make a submod replacing that entity with your version that doesn't have a scripted EH or init (or clone it)

second question sounds rather like #arma3_scripting thing than mission making. You can use waitUntil to freeze the execution or put your code into separate scripts and check for scriptDone

[sharp vale]

Single gunner vehicles only

It would love to stream it to someone here

It just doesnt work even tho Im doing the exact same thing

[spare kiln]

If you set it up without any delay, or without a trigger, it is added during the initial stages and won't show a popup at all.

[spare kiln]

Try to localize the problem.

1. Use only WP without a trigger activation, if they even follow the path.
2. Use only MOVE WPs.
3. Try only one car in a group with just the driver.
4. Try to place the car and WPs on a road.
5. Try another vehicle, like from CSAT or NATO factions.

[spare kiln]

Have you tried disabling simulation.

[stoic oxide]

• Set trigger to "skip waypoint" & activation of your choosing
• assign "Hold" WP next to the vehicles
• assign "Move" WP for the vehicles
• RMB on trigger -> "set Waypoint activation" on the "hold" WP

This should make them move as soon as trigger is hit

[fallen light]

That makes a lot of sense. Why didn't I think of that. 😅

[lime sleet]

You check on respawn if there are no tickets and call the spectator?

Note you need to use forced variable = true if you want to send a non seagull player to spectator

make sure you do that

[south granite]

This isn’t so much a technical question as it is asking for advice. I’m making a mission using Alive and i want the overall goal to be to use the Alive framework to make an invade an annex type game mode. My problem is that Alive doesn’t really include features to support this, there’s no map markers or “capturing” sectors or anything. So how can I keep my players on track and better display what is left for them to do? Anyone have any experience or advice with giving their players direction in an alive mission?

[loud shell]

Hi, im creating an SCP mission right now and there is a section where they startup a generator. I was looking around and trying to find a suitable trigger action which creates a on screen countdown but most scripts I found for that were outdated or the explanation didnt really understand I also tried call BIS_fnc_countdown but it didnt seem to really work. Is there someone free who could help me on that?

[spring sierra]

are there any songs in arma that are good for horror?

[spare kiln]

Easiest way is to show the time in text form: hint, titleText, cutText, globalChat commands. You can then show the time every second. To make a timer just spawn a piece of code and sleep the execution for a given time. sleep 20; or use waitUntil. Else you can postpone the activation of a trigger down in the timer options.

https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/164308-countdown-timer-on-screen/

[spare kiln]

Soundtrack from Contact DLC might work for you. It's available in base game.
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_CfgMusic
The names, and you can play it on YouTube. Or down in the trigger drop-down menus. Or by opening the .pbo files of A3 with pboman app.

[west silo]

Type utils into the debug console. You can preview music there as well.

[loud shell]

Thank you very much for the help I will try it out when im able later today

[pale charm]

Hey good people .. I'm not sure if this question goes here or in scriptiing, but here goes.. is it possible to have an array of loadScreen images in description.ext, so each load has a random image? Like this:

_images = [
    "media\images\loadScreen1.jpg",
    "media\images\loadScreen2.jpg",
    "media\images\loadScreen3.jpg",
    "media\images\loadScreen4.jpg",
    "media\images\loadScreen5.jpg",
    "media\images\loadScreen6.jpg"
];
_image = selectRandom _images;
loadScreen = _image;

I'm guessing no, but thought I'd ask the gurus here

[past sparrow]

yes ```sqf
loadimages[] = {"img1.jpg","img2.jpg"};

_image = selectRandom (getArray (missionconfigfile >> "loadimages"));

something like that

[pale charm]

ahh mate thank you!!!

like this:

loadimages[] = {
    "media\images\loadScreen1.jpg",
    "media\images\loadScreen2.jpg",
    "media\images\loadScreen3.jpg",
    "media\images\loadScreen4.jpg",
    "media\images\loadScreen5.jpg",
    "media\images\loadScreen6.jpg"
}; 
_image = selectRandom (getArray (missionconfigfile >> "loadimages"));
loadScreen = _image;

[past sparrow]

that should work

[pale charm]

Hmm, it’s saying “Picture _image not found”

[past sparrow]

you should pass it string, not "_image" string

code?

[pale charm]

Roger!

I'm really sorry, I'm clearly being dense here. in the above code, the local var '_image' should be one of the string values held in the loadimages array, right? so the last line of code should be, for example:

loadScreen = "media\images\loadScreen6.jpg"

right?

[past sparrow]

pls show the code where you use loadScreen, easier to help then

[pale charm]

of course, man .. this is what I have rn:

respawn = 3;
respawndelay = 3;
respawnButton = 1;
respawnOnStart = -1;
enableDebugConsole = 1;
allowFunctionsLog = 0;
overviewText = "OPERATION KILLCHAIN";
overviewPicture = "media\images\rebootVN.jpg";
author = "Reggs";
onLoadName = "OPERATION KILLCHAIN";
onLoadMission = "War is hell, but contact is a mutha .... ";
loadimages[] = {
    "media\images\loadScreen1.jpg",
    "media\images\loadScreen2.jpg",
    "media\images\loadScreen3.jpg",
    "media\images\loadScreen4.jpg",
    "media\images\loadScreen5.jpg",
    "media\images\loadScreen6.jpg"
}; 
_image = selectRandom (getArray (missionconfigfile >> "loadimages"));
loadScreen = _image;

[trim seal]

since when does SQF work in mission configs?

[past sparrow]

you need to move the SQF code to a script file and run that, it wont work in description.ext

this is sqf code: ```sqf
_image = selectRandom (getArray (missionconfigfile >> "loadimages"));
loadScreen = _image;

[pale charm]

ah man thank you - I will try this. I don't mess around much with desc.ext usually ha

[trim seal]

description.ext is static and it's properties can't be randomized afaik

[pale charm]

I see, thanks artemoz

but I can run a script from within desc.ext that returns a string path to an image, if I understand GC8 correctly..?

[trim seal]

my bet is a bit of misunderstanding

[past sparrow]

the rest of the description.ext looks ok, just relocate the SQF stuff

[trim seal]

so each load has a random image
loadScreen to be shown can't be changed from SQF afaik

so:

1. you can store arrays in description.ext
2. you can access them from SQF in mission
3. you can name a variable loadScreen in SQF
   but
   4) it wouldn't change loadScreen property in description.ext and it wouldn't change the load screen appearance

[bold vortex]

you can do it but not the way you're trying

see this thread: https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/145575-random-image-loading-screen/

1st reply

[pale charm]

Thank you everyone, very much!

[bold vortex]

just change the select floor random 4 to the number of images you have in the array (minus 1 probably)

idk if you can use the newer selectrandom etc stuff

with eval

[pale charm]

bloody awesome! Sorry I should have done more research on this first

[trim seal]

i mean, at least 2 more people here didn't know (or think of) that

[pale charm]

haha .. well I can confirm that this works a treat !! 😉

Thanks everyone for helping me work this out .. __eval eh? every day is a school day lol

[past sparrow]

__eval IF you want to do sqf stuff in description.ext 😉

[pale charm]

Very useful to know bud 👌

[vital trout]

reminds me i need to use eval to make stuff show at christmas

[spring sierra]

how do I test how long a function takes to run?

[vital trout]

speedometer icon in debug console

[spiral echo]

How to do cargo missions with triggers?

[astral bloom]

What is a "cargo missions"?

[spare kiln]

That sounds so funny. 😄 Speedometer for performance testing.

[modern pelican]

Speedometer represents speed, and you're testing how fast it runs

[spare kiln]

Thanks for the explanation. 🤣

[strange iron]

Hello everyone, hopefully I am in the proper channel for this question:

In a mission I am editing, I want the custom callsigns that are shown in the the mp lobby (ie "Savage Actual") to also translate to the in-game map. I used a simple script to force changes in the lobby, but in the game it still applies default group names (ie: Alpha 1-4). I have also tested with Ace BFT Enabled & Disabled, and with cTab... all use default group names. Is there a way to do this? Thanks.

[vital trout]

what is its name in zeus

[strange iron]

"Alpha 1-4"

[plush iris]

Not sure if this is the right place but can someone explain how to open the zeus debug on mp server as admin?

[frosty oriole]

ive been getting an error in eden

its this

it doesnt allow me to start the mission on our server, anyone know a solution?

[cursive ridge]

Hey guys, I've problem

I place the AI ​​in a building or other enclosed space, when missions begin they are scattered around the area but definitely not in the building

How to fix it?

[glad barn]

Broken mod.
You should check your RPT.

!rpt

[open remnant]

Arma RPT

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

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

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

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

[frosty oriole]

turns out it was a compostion spawning broken items, i just looked the misison sqm and looked up the items. thanks anyways

[cursive ridge]

How to make sure that instead of dying, a person falls into unconsciousness due to mortal wounds?

For example, a person was killed by a grenade, he does not die but simply falls into unconsciousness so that it would be easier to raise him through Zeus

[frosty oriole]

Anyone know how to make preset default kits?

[soft rover]

So I have a mission, we've played it a few times, but for an odd reason, indfor AI keep shooting at OPFOR players although they are set to friendly?
https://gyazo.com/242766acb6b7a15afe8072c38d5878cf

This happens at mission start, before anyone even has a chance to do damage to them.

If anyone has advice on this, I'd apricate it.

[astral bloom]

Could be a Mod issue. Try in vanilla and see if it does

[soft rover]

I've made over 31+ missions with this modpack

never once had this issue

other mission were also made on the same version of this modpack, never had an issue like this before.

Testing in singleplayer, AI doesn't seem to attack me.

[astral bloom]

We've been using this set of Mod is not really a reliable reason not to think some Mod you have is suspicious. A Mod can do anything and update anytime whenever the author want to

[soft rover]

Potentially.

Ok.
I'm on the dedicated server.

I can't explain what is happening...
So
The independent AI was totally fine, I was watching the side relations, and then they started to shoot.
It still had a value of 1 for getFriend, the whole time, even while they attempted to shoot at me.
They are clearly tracking me, but quite literally shooting everywhere around me, but not actually at me.
Even if I stood point blank in front of them, they just wildly start thrusting around and shooting, everywhere but not hitting me.

It's like they are well... attempting to hit me, but because I'm still set as friendly, they can't?

Never seen anything like it before.

[astral bloom]

Just in case, they are actually Independent units right?

[soft rover]

Yeah

[astral bloom]

Having an empty mission, Independent soldier and OPFOR soldier, and have them friendly, how it behaves?

[soft rover]

Well.
As I said, I made 30+ missions with our modpack and never once encounter something like this, they've always behaved in the expected manner.
So i'd expect a blank mission to be the same, this is an odd occurance.
A community member from my group suggested making a new mission file on the same map, copy over the mission stuff and the framework I/we use, and see if it continues.

Which I'll try in abit I suppose.

[vapid pawn]

Anyone know of a way to do "setName" in multiplayer

I see that it says it's for SP only, but interested to know if there's a way to do it in MP

i've tried RemoteExec to all, but doesn't seem to work either

[astral bloom]

[unit,"John Doe"] remoteExecCall ["setName"]```

[vapid pawn]

Thanks @astral bloom !

Still didn't work for me, I did:
[_civ, _name] remoteExecCall ["setName", 0, true];

[astral bloom]

What is _civ and _name?

[vapid pawn]

I'm pulling from an Inidbi file, so it's from inside that;

i'll check and make sure the name is being read properly

[astral bloom]

Not sure how it is related with definition of _civ and _name

[vapid pawn]

_civ refers to the unit spawned, _name refers to the inidbi "Name" section

[astral bloom]

How so? Can you show me which part of the script defined so?

[vapid pawn]

for sure

this loads the civs from the inidbi file, then creates a trigger to spawn them when a players gets close

then this manages the spawning of the civ and attaching some data to them

I can go to the same place, see the same civ, same face / loadout, but different name

[astral bloom]

Hmm, how do you test it?

[vapid pawn]

Just loading into MP mission on my pc

Think putting it in Dedi environment may make it work?

[astral bloom]

I wanted to tell you to make sure the mission is reloaded for every client after you make a change

[vapid pawn]

I usually back out to the editor after making a change

looks like the names are coming through ok too

I wonder if I need to reference the identity when it initially creates a Civilian, then re-apply the Identity...but from what I understand, set Identity uses SetName too

[astral bloom]

Hmm

Out of idea from my brain rn then

[vapid pawn]

I'll keep you posted if I find a way

[vapid pawn]

tried with setIdentity function, no dice on that either

[astral bloom]

My wild thought tells the unit is not yet created locally when you execute setName

No clue still

[glad barn]

thing setName name
//Sets the name of a location or a person (person only in single player).

For MP workaround
is do own class to description.ext

class CfgIdentities
{
    class yourOwnIdentity
    {
        name = "New Guy";
        nameSound = "Givens";
        face="WhiteHead_06";
        glasses="None";
        speaker="Male05ENG";
        pitch=1.1;
    };
};

and set it

hostage1 setIdentity "yourOwnIdentity";

[astral bloom]

Huh, I think I did miss that part like forever

Not sure if it is intentional...

[vapid pawn]

I'll give that a try once I get home .... Thanks!

[abstract ore]

hey guys, i've been wanting to make a wildlands inspired mission where a few players would go after a few randomly spawned HVTs. do you guys know how i could do that as a complete beginner to mission making?

i already have some ideas on how to make ambient patrols and such spawn using a few mods, but making a specific hvt that will trigger an objective to be completed when killed that spawns randomly in compounds across the map i have no idea how to do

[bright coral]

Hey does ALiVE and Spyder Addons still work? Trying to do a recreation of the GWOT. I know back in the day it was a blast.

[south granite]

Yes, I am making a mission using them both right now and have had very little issues with the mods themselves. Some strange interactions or annoying issues but their cores a very much functional

[spare kiln]

Can u explain why would I use these mods? I don't know much about them. Thanks

[bright coral]

Alive is a I don’t even know how to explain it. It’s kind a like Anastasi, but it’s used to play the other side of Anastasi so instead of playing as the insurgence, you’re fighting a insurgency. That’s what most people use alive for. You can also make it to where is conventional forces against conventional forces style warfare.

Spider add-ons is used in conjunction with a live, and allows you to have interactions with the civilian populace

[bright coral]

Are you extremely familiar with alive? I’m pretty decent with it but there are some things that I don’t know it would be nice to be able to ask you some questions.

[south granite]

I’m getting better with it each day. To answer @spare kiln question I’d describe alive as an operational simulation of a combat zone. You have an AI that controls the high level decision making for each side and allocates troops/resources accordingly. I wouldn’t call it much of it’s own game mode as much as it is a backdrop to create more immersive missions on top of

I can try and answer any questions you might have but I can’t guarantee anything

[tender hare]

Hey guys, I have a little question. I have a mission divided in two parts. U can select the part by a parameter in the slotting screen. My issue is that I want some groups to not be present when you run the second part. I have tried the "condition of presence" field in the units option with this condition :(paramsarray select 2)==0 (0 for the first mission part) unfortunately it doesn't not work and it seems to be too much work to delete them at mission startup, since there is the option of the condition of presence.

[median hound]

how to use a name for my mission containing spaces without them being replaced to %20?

[astral bloom]

Use _

[median hound]

does that result in spaces?

[astral bloom]

No. But the underbar is the basically the way to have pseudo-space

[median hound]

when I look in the server browser I see almost all servers have mission names with spaces

[astral bloom]

Mission folder name and mission name are different thing

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#briefingName

[young fox]

that essentialy is a space in the mission name

[median hound]

why answer if you don't answer

[west silo]

briefingName != missionName

[median hound]

where is missionName

is it not possible to change this using play in MP?

from editor

[median hound]

ok I installed server and tested and now it shows spaces, the problem was i was hosting from editor

[frosty oriole]

hello, we have ace and we updated it and everything on our server yet we are getting this error. what issue are we having?

we have no extra compats

[vital trout]

remove the compats from the modline

and/or reinstall ace

[frosty oriole]

on the server or the mod list?

[frozen sandal]

Me and some friends are having problems with saving loadouts in ACE. When I save a loadout even just swapping the screen to the public loadouts and back will cause the saved loadout to dissapear.

[frosty oriole]

ive done this on the server mods and client mods, still having the issue and ive reinstalled ace on both, still having the issue

[valid wave]

Can anyone with the knowledge help me understanding setting up a mission that includes currency? I'd like for players in a co op mission to purchase items in the arsenal using money they earn from tasks or finding money on dead enemies

[terse steppe]

This is an issue with ACE, hotfix coming soon. Execute ```sqf
profileNamespace setVariable ["ace_arsenal_saved_loadouts", []];

In debug console in any mission and it should fix it in the meantime unless you create a new profile.

For any onlookers, this will wipe your profile's loadouts. You don't have this issue if you already have saved loadouts.

[stone gale]

Can I limit the civilian respawn as civilian presence module? I want to create a civilian once and don't have him respawn even if he dies, but I don't know how.

[mossy lava]

Does it stop respawning if you delete the module logic?

[stone gale]

By module logic, do you mean CP module?

[mossy lava]

yeah. once in game it shoudl become a Logic type vehicle

[stone gale]

Vehicle? The vehicle has nothing to do with it.

[astral bloom]

Logic is a vehicle

(Technically)

[mossy lava]

looks like if you init it like so, it won't start the units monitoring loop

this setVariable ["#unitHandlingRunning", true]

[stone gale]

Oh, it works, Thank you.

[stone gale]

Are direct deployed civilians affected by CP Safe Spot?

[mossy lava]

Doubt it. The created units have a special fsm run on them. Reference bis_fnc_moduleCivilianPresence
\a3\modules_f_tacops\Ambient\CivilianPresence\init.sqf

[velvet cipher]

Any of you know a mission/task generator mod? Kinda like what Antistasi has when requesting a mission, or a newer mod similar to MCC4.

[vestal lintel]

OPCOM

[wheat garnet]

I know it has been days, but have you tried exporting your mission file without the compats like the modpack is now?

[frosty oriole]

I haven’t thought of that….

Ill try it

Thanks

[scarlet basin]

How do make a character shoot with an animation

I want a massive battle but don't want to manually do each soilder

[bright coral]

hey so i need help. Im using alive, when i got to respawn, not just me but everyone in the server gets stuck on the mission loading screen. and the only way to get out is to hard crash the game. I can hear myself running around and other players can hear me and see me moving. Anyone here have an answer? ive tried everything i know.

[velvet cipher]

Any mod or way to make AI inventory items unlimited? That way I dont have to keep rearming them after a mission.

[vital trout]

are you using cba

[velvet cipher]

Yeah

[vital trout]

tag me in 10 minutes to write something for you then

[velvet cipher]

Sweet, sounds good, thank you!

[velvet cipher]

You able to write that unlimited inventory for my AI?

[vital trout]

yep one mo

[south granite]

Have you set the respawn method in multiplayer settings to respawn on custom position?

And configured it correctly?

[vital trout]

[
  "CAManBase",
  "reloaded",
  {
    params ["_unit", "_weapon", "_muzzle", "_newMagazine", "_oldMagazine"];
    _unit addMagazineGlobal _oldMagazine#0;
  },
  true
] call CBA_fnc_addClassEventHandler;```
@velvet cipher run this in debug console or somewhere and it'll give all ai unlimited magazines, whatever they reload will be replaced

if you dont want it for player, then simply put
if (isPlayer _unit) exitWith {}; above the addmagazineglobal bit

[velvet cipher]

Thank you!

[bright coral]

Ya so after doing some more test. As soon as I place the military AI commander, and the military civ obj and sync them together, it breaks my respawn.

And I set them all up of course and make sure all the stuff is correct.

My respawn works fine with just the civilian Modules placed. But as soon I put the enemy modules down and set them all up. Poof respawn don’t work

[daring ember]

I couldnt figure out the force respawn, but what i have managed to do:

Respawn on custom position
ACE spectator enabled
Respawn timer on 2 minute
Nothing else enabled
This way if player dies goes into spectator, but sadly its on timer

Idea: Maybe make the time infinite and with some kind of function bypass the waiting time thus respawning the players that are currently dead?

[charred wave]

so im making a mission and i want it to be that when the players unlock that door an alarm sounds and then a red light comes on signifying that theyve done goofed and alerted everyone in the area

But the light is determined to be persistent even when synced to a trigger with a player is present activation condition.

Confused as to fix?

ive got the alarm working that works a treat but the light just refuses to work with the triggers it is a module light

synced up to trigger see

setting of the light unsure if that affects the outcome or not

[spare kiln]

The solution I suggested worked relatively well for me. You simply create a new healthy unit for the player, then you make the player exit the spectator mode, and then you make him select the newly created unit.

**If anyone knows a better solution, please, feel free to help us figuring this out. **🙂

[daring ember]

If i set the ai to take up the player pos, it will act as player, right? So can i test it using that method? I have tried doing it on myself, so i guess thats why it didnt work, i got to make the new unit myself in zeus.

Either way so far much love and kisses, we making progress, we cooking

[spare kiln]

You can use this command to create a new unit: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createUnit

[daring ember]

https://tenor.com/view/the-simpsons-why-didnt-i-think-of-that-hank-scorpio-homer-simpson-you-only-move-twice-gif-20385109

[spare kiln]

I probably omited some steps in my advice. 😄 You have to fill in some with your imagination. 😄

[daring ember]

I got that covered, you helped me so much already 🌠

[tame pecan]

is there any way to keep a AI squad in formation, but in "SAFE" behaviour ? really strange decision to have only column availible for safe behaviours

[thorny plaza]

you can keep them in aware but lower their speed to limited
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setSpeedMode

[tame pecan]

forgot to mention that i want the team to have weapons lowered

this little script works great !

https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/227711-ai-walking-with-weapon-lowered-in-formation/

[vital vessel]

is there anyone who can set up a few zeus maps for me?

[slow cape]

hi all! I have a question - the linked wiki section reads as if I can pack a pbos and save them into the mission folder which will be packed into the mission pbo..

I created a custom faction with alive's orbat editor, I then packed a pbo which I can load as a regular mod without issues. however, what I would like to do is to create faction pbos and "include" them in the mission without creating mods. but when I place the pbo into the mission folder during design time, it is not loaded when running the mission. am I missing some crucial configuration to declare this pbo to be loaded?

wiki section: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/PBO_File_Format#Mission_Versus_Addon

[slow cape]

what exactly do you mean by "setup"?

[earnest cove]

you can't pack pbos inside missions

what they mean with mission pbos is that the mission itself is packed as such, for example if you upload them to the workshop

[slow cape]

got it! ty!

[slow cape]

so the only way to achieve what I want is to create a regular mod that contains all the custom factions and then use it during design time?
how does it work then on a dedicated server? when I load this mission, the mods must be enabled on the server? In turn, does it mean I need to publish this faction mod on workshop so that players joining this server can get it?

or is this exactly the usecase for packing the mission in addon format as described in the linked wiki section?

wiki section: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Mission_Export#Addon_Format

[autumn rain]

how do i make an explosion sound effect once a unit goes to a move marker

[modern pelican]

look into playSound3d

[autumn rain]

where do i find playsound3d

[modern pelican]

its on the wiki for arma

Its a scripting thing]

[gleaming mist]

Wasn't lucky with Google so I'll ask here.

I want an escape mission with a certain setting - how hard would it be to create one? I'm having a hard time finding anything related.

To add context, it would use the Northern Fronts units and maps, for eg. Finnish guys escaping Soviet forces.

[tame sage]

The Workshop page links to a GitHub and Discord server for making these missions. Short answer is that it's certainly doable for one person in a few hours, assuming you're familiar with SQF and mission making. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1093996668

[gleaming mist]

Ah, thanks! I'll try my luck there.

[tender hare]

can somebody tell me why my server takes ages to run this script?

http://pastebin.com/c1FUrHVX

is it so badly written?

it is executed by the server with : call (compile (preprocessFileLineNumbers ("task_0.sqf")));

notification are not showing up and the composition generates sooooooo dam slow . 1 object evry 10 sec

(alive is running on the server, so maybe thats the problem. Although it never was before)

the server fps are around 20-27

and it seems like the server sometimes "forgets to run stuff"

[copper kayak]

any errors in your log?

[tender hare]

nope jusst the same shit as usual

[copper kayak]

line 42 looks rather sketchy to me

_composition = [getPos _road_pos, _road_dir, call (compile (preprocessFileLineNumbers ("Compositions\civ.sqf")))] call BIS_fnc_ObjectsMapper;

[tender hare]

civ.sqf is just a big array with objects and their porperties

i got this compile (...) stuff from another mission and it usualy works like a charm

[copper kayak]

have you tested parts individually? like how long does the composition creation take in an empty mission

[tender hare]

civ.sqf is the export of the objectgrabber

composition in editor -> bam and it is there

composition dedicated -> baaaam it is there

composition server -> baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.....aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam and it is finaly there

and for example the switchmove was not executed

[copper kayak]

your createUnit syntax seems to be wrong

you're using it like createVehicle i believe

[tender hare]

Ok ? But it doesn't show any script errors. the problem might be the network load.

There are two ways to create a unit. The create unit array and the simple one which return the unit.

[copper kayak]

ah yes my bad, i was looking at the other version

[tender hare]

how are those bis compositions spawned?

if i spawn them they don't take forever

[tender hare]

the problem with spawn would be that the rest of the script depends on the names given to some objects

like civ_pos or smoke_pos

[thick shuttle]

scriptDone exists

[tender hare]

Ha i totally forgot about that:) are you sure the variables will be stored in the composition array?

Return value

[thick shuttle]

hmm

actually looking at what you are trying to do :) call is the only way to use the objectMapper function as call is the only way to get a return value

[lime sleet]

modify the functions

[thick shuttle]

or do that

[lime sleet]

I have a trimmed out function i used to spawn buildings

https://gist.github.com/headswe/44393ba6ccf4d3fd7aa2

[tender hare]

Ah nice ok I will take a look at it. And another thing, should I spawn the task, since a have a problem with the notifications not showing up.

Especially in my next script that gets executed.

[thick shuttle]

doubt it'll make much of a difference as its all scheduled anyway

[tender hare]

Ok I will play around with spawn and call and compare the performance. But is this script that heavy to justify the delay?

[thick shuttle]

i think something else is causing your problems tbh. shouldn't be that incosistent on its own

[lime sleet]

the BIS task system is evil btw

it creates a shiload of threads and stuff

[civic knoll]

anybody know how to close jet canopys im tryna get a screenshot

the jets spawn with the canopy open like this idk why but i want them closed

[astral bloom]

Preview the mission

[waxen grove]

I am working on a BTC HnM conversion to Lythium.
I am trying add the cities but getting an error. any help would be great.

[[16325.21,20148.924,0],"NameVillage","Afarat",800,800,true],
[[16649.81,6867.42,0],"NameVillage","Afsher",800,800,true],
[[10745.94,1373.14,0],"NameVillage","Zregurat",800,800,true],
];
/*
    DESCRIPTION: [POS(Array),TYPE(String),NAME(String),RADIUS (Number),IS OCCUPIED(Bool)]
    Possible types: "NameVillage","NameCity","NameCityCapital","NameLocal","Hill","Airport","NameMarine", "StrongpointArea", "BorderCrossing", "VegetationFir"
    EXAMPLE: [[13132.8,3315.07,0.00128174],"NameVillage","Mountain 1",800,true]
*/

I think it is saying I am missing [

[astral bloom]

1. Always post the error itself too
2. You have unnecessary comma at the end of the array

[waxen grove]

trying to get the error now.

[[16325.21,20148.924,0],"NameVillage","Afarat",800,800,true],
[[16649.81,6867.42,0],"NameVillage","Afsher",800,800,true],
[[10745.94,1373.14,0],"NameVillage","Zregurat",800,800,true]
];```

Is this what you meant?

[astral bloom]

Yes

[waxen grove]

rad. omw to try it out.

I think I kno what this means... 😦

in this other file I need to make one of these for each city?

params [
["_position", [0, 0, 0], [[]]],
["_type", "", [""]],
["_name", "", [""]],
["_cachingRadius", 0, [0]],
["_has_en", false, [false]],
["_id", count btc_city_all, [0]]
];

[astral bloom]

If this was passed into the script, array index 4 should be true or false not 800

[waxen grove]

Like this?

[[10745.94,1373.14,0],"NameVillage","Zregurat",800,true]
];
/*
    DESCRIPTION: [POS(Array),TYPE(String),NAME(String),RADIUS (Number),IS OCCUPIED(Bool)]
    Possible types: "NameVillage","NameCity","NameCityCapital","NameLocal","Hill","Airport","NameMarine", "StrongpointArea", "BorderCrossing", "VegetationFir"
    EXAMPLE: [[13132.8,3315.07,0.00128174],"NameVillage","Mountain 1",800,true]
*/```

[astral bloom]

Probably

[waxen grove]

ay, no error yet

so a comma after each entry to exclude the final one like in my og post?

[astral bloom]

Comma is to separate things within an array. No need to have it for EVERY ones right after the thing, but to separate

tldr, yes

[junior rain]

How do I vehicle unload CUP VIV vehicles using the editor, is it a script funciton call? None of the waypoints make it happen

[astral bloom]

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

[junior rain]

Thanks

[weak portal]

Strange issue I need some help with. I've got a building set up with some objects inside, when I play the mission in editor, or local lan, it's fine. But on my dedicated server, the objects explode everywhere inside the room.

This comp was ported from another map, where it worked fine. Only difference I can think of is that this was put down in place of an existing building. Could the hidden objects be colliding with it during load or something like that?

[daring blaze]

I’ve seen it before, try placing it somewhere else where there wasn’t anything before and see if that works

Also actually before that make sure everything is snapped to surface or set to disabled simulation

[sudden osprey]

https://github.com/Kiskadee-dev/ALiVE-KP-Liberation does anyone know how i use this?

it mentions porting over to other maps but ive got no idea how to do that?

[wheat garnet]

hello hello people, I would like to make some scary missions in caves, but I do not know any maps that have more than 1 small hole in the ground. Are there maps out there that have caves? Or should i just spend ages building my own 🙂

[autumn phoenix]

Hello. I ran into a predicament I wonder is there a way to have a soldier be captive and still have the ability to fly a drone? I just discovered it wouldn’t let me fly a drone when a soldier is captive (this setcaptive true). Is there a work around?

[spring sierra]

arma terrain is not made for caves. Caves are normally made with a bunch of large rocks, or with a modded objects (so a bunch of fancy modded rocks)

[wheat garnet]

yeah i know, they are a pain, that was mainly why i was wondering if someone went through the pain before me so i would have to do less 🙂

[shell fox]

@wheat garnet The Cytech Underground Map (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2764740492) is underground and has some cave-ish parts if I remember correctly.

[spring sierra]

I know the feeling 😁 😉

[light rampart]

Hello gentlemen a question

I am looking for some good framework.

I would like players after death to get a spectator for 10 minutes only on their team.

Until you know something I would be glad if you could help me until no I will try to code something

[loud kindle]

How do I keep slots available? I've got decent scripting chops, but actually setting mission parameters is still beyond me T_T

When a player joins and takes a role, if they quit or disconnect, the role disappears.

Respawn mode is set to BASE, but it's a training mission so the players are invulnerable anyways, as a safety precaution, so respawning shouldn't be required to begin with.

[west silo]

Have you disabled AI via description.ext or Eden Editor?

[loud kindle]

Had to double check my settings.

Description.ext does not have disableAI, Enable AI ticked in the editor Enable AI is not ticked in editor. Respawn mode in Description.ext is set to "SIDE" now after some fiddling I did at some point.

Running a looped back server, I connected with two clients; after loading in, when one aborts back to the lobby, their slot is missing.

[west silo]

Tick the enable AI box in editor

[tropic lily]

anyone knows what might cause that error?

12:46:44 [ACE] (medical) WARNING: setUnconscious called with no change [Unit C Alpha 1-3:1] [State [false]
12:46:44 [ACE] (medical) WARNING: setUnconscious called with no change [Unit C Alpha 1-1:1] [State [false]
12:46:44 [ACE] (medical) WARNING: setUnconscious called with no change [Unit C Alpha 2-5:1] [State [false]

it spams it a bunch of times a second 😦

[glad barn]

The same error pops up if only ace and CBA mods are loaded?

[tropic lily]

i will check

[tropic lily]

No it seems only with the modset i am using, when the server is on another pack (way bigger and including CBA and ACE as well) no errors like that show up.

[glad barn]

Then you have a broken mod that wasn't updated/fixed to work with the new Ace update (version 3.16.1)

[tropic lily]

Thank you, i do use some super old building mod, it might be that, thanks 🙂

[loud kindle]

That's certainly helped, tho now I have the empty AI unit taking the place if there's no player - at least now if the other player DC's they're able to come back in.

[amber osprey]

How can I make the ai in my mission leave my squad, I have used waypoints to make them team up with me ,can I use waypoints to have then leave with another ai ' I have it so I team up with one ai then I take that ai to other ai I want the 1st ai I picked up to go with the 2nd ? Thanks

[waxen grove]

I am looking for a Rifle Qual script.
Does someone have one they wouldnt mind sharing with me?

[vital vessel]

Does anyone have a PBO File for Liberation for the RHSAFRF Mod as opfor I am really struggling to make this work

[thorn harbor]

Hi mission makers. What's the best way to populate a city like Pyrgos w civilians?

First thought is ALiVE

[soft rover]

Currently looking to design a real small ACE medical training mission, small time thing.

I wanted to create "Random casualties".
Press a button, it spawns an AI of sorts with disableAI "all", that's received random injurie(s).
Thus allowing the student to practice on a live person with the challenge of random wounds.

Anyone got an idea of how I could get ACE to apply the above desired medical effect on a spawned Ai?

[thorny plaza]

civilian presence module, it's in vanilla.

or TPW/MGI modules if you want vehicles too

[thorn harbor]

Thank you

[obtuse river]

Arma3 players using Teamspeak and Acre2 should be aware that the latest "upgrade" of teamspeak ie ver 5 does not currently support Acre2 https://community.teamspeak.com/t/ts5-addon-plugin/35910

[vital trout]

TS5 will likely not support them for a while

[pseudo wharf]

Hello. I am having issues with the ace interact menu as well as medical features not working since the latest update I cannot figure out the issue any and all help would be appreciated I first suspected KAT but after test removal came to the conclusion it was not would anyone be able to help me out?

Reply to my message so I receive the notification if you have solution

[glad barn]

Tested only with CBA and Ace mod?

Or with all mods.

[pseudo wharf]

Of course ive done both

Im not aware of any compatability issues because prior to the update my entire modlist and ace worked flawlessly

since the update me and my servers players have had issues with the interact menu disappearing after 20 minutes of gameplay and medical not functioning

[glad barn]

You should ask from the ace community.
Send your server/ local RPT , because I bet there are mods that are built on old ace (medical) and the issue is that those are using old functions/ configs on mods.

[pseudo wharf]

they have a discord or something? Never seen a link too such

[pseudo wharf]

?

[glad barn]

#channel_invites_list message

[signal coral]

So i'm trying to get a trigger to detect when a unit named "Ivanov" is alive but not in a trigger, i thought
alive Ivanov && Ivanov !inArea thisTrigger;
should work, but it tells me i need a semicolon after the second "Ivanov", then tells me i need it after "!inArea"

can y'all help me figure out how to fix this?

same problem happens when i write
alive Ivanov && Ivanov not inArea thisTrigger;

[cinder holly]

!(Ivanov inArea thisTrigger)

[lime sleet]

The version when it came out? ;)

[formal belfry]

Hi, I'm attempting to port a mission file from steam into the editor (I have been given permission), however it is in the form of a mod (ie there is no mission.sqm and a lot of config that is vital to the missions functions). What process would I need to go through to move this mission file to the editor without breaking the included functions/configs?

[tame sage]

I can't really think of a mission without a .sqm file. Although you could compile and execute everything from the description.ext (where different media content, programmed functions, and mission settings are defined), even having a bare bones mission file that picks a terrain, time of day, and player units would make everything simpler. You have a Git to this scenario? I am intrigued.

[formal belfry]

I was able to find the mission.sqm actually however it didn't actually work
No github but here's the steam workshop link https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3020755032
It's designed to work across like 20 different maps with even more different sets of mods. You can use cup, rhs, Optre, and a whole bunch more different modsets and then pick which ones you want in the initial setup

Safe to say trying to mess with it was way above my grade haha

[rigid roost]

In the art of war gallary mission it has a custom background for the loading screen that has the fake map of a city, how would i do this in my mission?

[merry grotto]

Is there a vertical limit for objects before causing issues?
I was just thinking about it and haven't ever heard about one. I know placing objects outside of the map can cause collission / ai issues.

[cinder holly]

See https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#CfgWorlds 🙂

[vital trout]

once you get into arma's rounding errors range for the coordinates there is

[merry grotto]

Any idea on where roughly that is?
Not planning on hosting missions in orbit or anything, I was just curious where the cut off point was

[vital trout]

i had problems at 500km iirc

[craggy cove]

Can you guys recommend some good scenarios where you play as a soldier and not necessarily the team leader? So I can follow orders, etc.

[rigid roost]

Thanks ill take a look

[vestal lintel]

*If a specific world name given **as *a subclass
has

or is given as a subclass? 🤔

[viscid valley]

Hello guys. I’m trying to get more skilled as s pilot in arma3. I have recently brought a hotas etc and looking for missions to do ata dogfight and basically gain better skill. Is there any decent missions that’ll help me? Tia

[astral bloom]

A mission does not really help but just train, you can do it through Editor and learn how it works in various situations you can imagine

Also this channel is for creators, not really a "generic question" channel - aka #arma3_questions

[viscid valley]

My bad.

[autumn cape]

#arma3_scripting message

@cinder holly moved the convo here so it doesnt clog the scripting channel.

Would you have any suggestion in what to do? We had tried using pboManager in the past but it was really inconsistent in the output too. Maybe pboProject would work better?

[cinder holly]

maaaybe PBO project yes

if all else fails, packs an empty sqm then edit it again and add the fat sqm in it, that's my best take really @autumn cape

[autumn cape]

Thanks, I will mention pboProject then and see how it goes, same for the empty sqm

[cinder holly]

don't make big SQMs! 😄

do tell if you managed to make it work, I'm curious now 🙂

[mossy lava]

6mb
How many different whitelisted arsenals do you have? xD

[sinful rampart]

Can you send me that mission for testing?

It uses the same serialization as profile namespace. Maybe can catch two problems with one fix

[autumn cape]

the actual failing pbo or any version, unpbo'd folder?

[autumn cape]

none

[mossy lava]

just kidding. it's what I see bloat mission files a lot.

[autumn cape]

im inclined to believe its the amount of objects we have in it, but i've never checked the sqm itself

[sinful rampart]

unpbo'd folder
The thing I can load, and then save and hopefully produce my own broken save

[autumn cape]

sure, dm is ok?

[sinful rampart]

sur

[autumn cape]

done, hopefully you wont mind the large modset haha

[upper plume]

can anyone help me make a mission?

[astral bloom]

Don't ask to ask. Just ask

[upper plume]

what

[astral bloom]

What?

[autumn cape]

yeah we did try, pboProject handles the mission just fine, and we even tried more people generating the pbo from 3DEN and no issue on their side.

I wonder if its hardware/profile related to the "main branch" or if it's some sort of game file corruption on its side, we are probably going to have a fresh arma install in that PC and see how it behaves after it.

We cannot discard the file being fcked by the ftp transfer to our test dedi.

[cinder holly]

thanks for the feedback still 👍 good luck with it - if not done already, try perhaps the usual Steam file cache verify and basic troubleshootings (available RAM, etc)

[winged rock]

Does anyone know what this is from "WNZ_EMPGrenade"? I cant launch my mission on my server because of it.

[signal coral]

is there a way to make ai passive until shot at? like ex, undercover walking around with them but when you shoot they turn agro towards you?

[cinder holly]

set their combat mode to "-green" through group behaviour / waypoint

[burnt pine]

Anyone here has experience with ace 3 ambient sounds?

It says to add class names of ambient sounds, but don't know what it means by classnames?

[astral bloom]

I don't know what is ace3 ambient sounds since I don't use, but classnames are, basically, “the name that is the game can recognize”

[burnt pine]

Ace3 ambient sounds is just a module. Just wondering what names i need to add as classnames

[astral bloom]

Well “Just a module” is not really a thing, any module can do anything

Let's say if you put "AlarmCar" what will happen?

[burnt pine]

it plays a sound! that's what i am looking for basically

trying to add ambient battle sounds with the ace3 ambient sounds module, but don't know where to look for sound classnames

[astral bloom]

copyToClipboard ("true" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgSounds") apply {configName _x} joinString endl)```Will copy every available sounds into your clipboard

[burnt pine]

You are a lifesaver, thank you!

[signal coral]

this will set them passive until shot at correct?

[cinder holly]

unless immediate danger

so if they realise they have been spotted or the enemy is really close, they will shoot

if you want perfect ice cold until shot at, this requires scripting

[signal coral]

thatd be nice but i have not a clue how to script so i will just leave it lol

[outer tulip]

Hello, can anyone help me how to make a specific unit (e.g. helicopter with crew) unaffected with the viewdistance option? I am using simplex transport module and everytime I try to call the heli transport beyond the max view distance I set, it's not working.

[iron geode]

Is there a way to truly pause time? i know time acceleration says paused however it doesnt fully pause, and the mission im doing even 10 minutes will change the atmosphere

[astral bloom]

What do you mean by that? setAccTime or setTimeMultiplier?

[iron geode]

probably setTimeMultiplier since i need to use it in multiplayer

[astral bloom]

setTimeMultiplier cannot stop the time entirely, so you may want to re-set the time sometimes

[iron geode]

gotcha

[buoyant brook]

How do you get ai to accurately move for the intro tab? Is there any way to record the myself playing and replay it from custom camera angles?

[cinder holly]

nope

(not out of the box at least)

[charred wave]

ok i may be asking the impossible here but im looking for a good urban city environment map, its for a hive city set in the 40k universe (a small chunk of one)

Ideally im looking for the goldilocks experience.

Megacity 3 was good ive used that but due to the sheer scale of it performance wise it dipped.

Minihattan island is also a good choice im just wondering do people know of any other maps that have good urban sprawls?

Reason im asking is its going to be a combined arms assault so the usual riflemen and vehicles we expect alongside melee ai which i know tanks the fps because of the sheer computations needed to calculate them trying to path to players etc

[tame sage]

There's a couple I could think of-
Sahatra: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3019928771
Ruegen: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=835257174
Khoramshar: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1866738558

And some that have separate dense areas:
Fallujah 2.0: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2926828901
Kerama Islands: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=682140680

Another option is filling up a VR map with urban compositions for a night op taking (almost entirely) place in tunnels.

[neat cobalt]

does anyone know if it's possible to assign a map marker to an object that is in the empty group?

[river nymph]

Define 'Assign a map marker' ?

[obsidian token]

Does anyone know how to do the following:

I'm making a scenario in Editor, but I'm running about 80+ mods and I want to list only mods I have actually used and make a modlist for a unit to load before mission.

[mossy lava]

In 3DEN, go to Scenario > Show Required Addons

[obsidian token]

Thanks a lot

[obsidian token]

Do you happen to know if there is a way to export a modlist somehow? Instead of making one manually with the mods. So people can just download mods from Steam Workshop by putting a modlist into launcher.

It's not important, I can do it manually, but would be a great addition if it could be done automatically

[mossy lava]

You can export the mods you currently have loaded, in the launcher.

[mystic mauve]

does anyone know any good maps/units mods for a Mediterranean campaign

[neat cobalt]

okay, so when you're in the 2d editor you can place down a marker on the map, lets call this "rm1". Now if I place a unit down and call it 'rm' I can use this bit of code

[] spawn {
while {not isnull r1} do { "rm1" setmarkerpos getpos r1; sleep 0.5; };
};

to have the marker called rm1 follow the unit called rm around

now it works with units in blu red green and civ, but I can't get it to work on empty units

[waxen radish]

@neat cobalt first of all
your example is shit and unclear
also use ` for code and ALWAYS full written names in examples you provide! it is simply not readable if you do like you did

[obsidian token]

Define 'Mediterranean campaign' I'd say

[waxen radish]

f = "asdasd"; b = toString [toArray f select 2];
my great example with its description right here

also you should not spawn for each unit its own loop

[mystic mauve]

Like islands or country’s surrounding the Mediterranean

@obsidian token

[waxen radish]

now move on, provide a valid and working code example (thus containing everything from vehicle creation to marker creation (creating the marker eg. could also be shortened by some pseudo function) and a proper description of your problem

[sinful rampart]

@neat cobalt what is an "empty" unit?

[obsidian token]

There are Greek maps

Such as Altis, Stratis, Malden

[waxen radish]

@sinful rampart i assume he means vehicles

[neat cobalt]

@waxen radish I don't think my example is shit and unclear at all. However since you want me to provide a lot more information i will do.

[waxen radish]

already that we have to ask you questions shows that your example is poor crap

[neat cobalt]

We use a version of the f3 framework (http://ferstaberinde.com/f3/en//index.php?title=Main_Page) which can be found here https://github.com/Poulern/F3_PA

you can find the main bulk of the code there, except for the mission files and custom scripts which aren't relevant at all

[fresh geyser]

stop being a cock @waxen radish

[sinful rampart]

@neat cobalt again what is an empty unit?

[neat cobalt]

a unit like a backpack, car etc that hasn't got a player or an AI inside

[sinful rampart]

i dont see a reason it wouldnt work the same on those units... getPos should work and the other stuff doesnt matter

[waxen radish]

@fresh geyser i treat everybody equal
and mbetts provided crap as example and not rly any informations about anything

[coral mirage]

@waxen radish - This is a channel where people come to ask questions, get help and generally provide or receive support from fellow mission-makers (and/or scripters). There's no problem with pointing out errors or suggesting better ways to accomplish something - but if you can't keep it civil, keep it to yourself, thanks.

[lime sleet]

@coral mirage alas X39 is truely a lost case

[dreamy kiln]

Anyone know of a fix for the ejected ai from planes sitting to halo horrible transition? Making a c130 ai paradrop mission and the ai ejecting look horribly buggy.They are ejected sitting down and then transition into a halo anim.Looks buggy and broken? A mod has fixed this?

[river nymph]

@neat cobalt it seems like you are trying to use the F3 group marker system for empty objects. If you want, you can head over to the folkARPS discord. Most of the F3 devs are on there so we can help you

the easiest way I can think of is to designate the object as a specialist.

[signal coral]

hey im trying to use triggers to play sounds around my FOB such as radios tv's etc however it only works for me in SP witch is weird bc all sources i have read says it should work in MP also

is there any known mods that could cause this issue/ any script i could use as a replacement?

[grizzled cape]

about f3, is it compatible with ace med system? i see it's setup with agm

is there anything i need to adjust?

[deep dune]

i might be being really dumb and blind here.
I cant seem to get this to work.
https://pastebin.com/Gmb1AYkF

Called from init.sqf with:

if (hasInterface) then {
0 = [] execVM "Briefing.sqf";
};

Any help appreciated
TIA

[river nymph]

There is a fork I made that incorporates it, but you could just adjust the agm files to hand out ACE items instead

were looking towards a release before 3DEN hits but lives are busy

[grizzled cape]

so by just changing classnames from agm to ace is enough?

[coral mirage]

yeah, sorry about the delayed release of the next version - this is largely down to me :(

[grizzled cape]

:D it happens

[river nymph]

No additional scripts are needed really, it's mostly handinh out the medical gear

[grizzled cape]

ok cool

[river nymph]

(mostly because I feel the default ACE conversion doesn;'t give players enough items)

you could set medical parameter to vanilla and give out ACE items directly in assignGear for the time being

[kind relic]

Does anyone know how much the number of GB of a modpack impacts the performance of a server? I might need to load the full modpack to the server including cosmetics and am worried it might have a significantly negative impact on server performance.

[signal coral]

@kind relic
there is alot of other stuff to take into consideration such as errors and how well configured the mods are
rough number from when i had a 75 gig modpack loaded and doing shit for longer amounts of time on a server it was like -40% for me spesifically i belive

[edgy coral]

is there a way to start a Single Player Scenario i downloaded from Steam in the eden Editor ?

[deep dune]

not from ingame, you need to copy the file

Grab your downloaded mission from
Drive:\Steam\userdata\52851218\ugc\referenced
and copy it to either missions or mpmissions in
C:\Users\profilename\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\IGN

[slender juniper]

Is anyone able to help me with this issue I have, so I've set up the strategic map and teleporters to three seperate sectors, one on land and two on ships, however, the ship ones dont seem to work, it only teleports me to sea level and mostly under the ship, killing the player, is there anything I can change to teleport them onto the position of the module instead of at "sea level" or the y level 0

this is the current setup

anything need changing at all?

[tall garnet]

Try creating a marker on the ship's deck level and position with, say, "uss_freedom" for a name. Then use "player setPos (getMarkerPos ['uss_freedom', true])" as the activation code...

Getting the marker up to deck level would be of the utmost importance, remember that

[slender juniper]

I eventually replaced "_this select 0" with the correct co-ordinates

[storm path]

Not sure if this is the correct place to ask this question, but I have my server set to spawn on custom position. The problem comes in that the first time you spawn in, you immediately die and then have to respawn. Any ideas on what could be causing the issue?

[spiral echo]

Need testers for my artillery mission I'm working on

[vestal cypress]

umm how do I make it so I can play as my team, I made the ai playable but so they have a purple ring around it not a red so it should work.

[thorny plaza]

You're missing mods serverside or you didnt load all dependencies since lack of any available slots. Look at the log lower left.

[dapper sluice]

Anyone got a simple script for killing/destroying a vehicle/unit once they reach a waypoint?

[modern pelican]

Use the waypointComplete eh with setDamage

[raw light]

I'm trying to activate a trigger with a hold action, the condition for the trigger is "trigger2 == "1";" and I used a hold action creator (3den enhanced feature) to make it so that upon the completion of the hold action it does trigger2 = "1"; which activates the trigger. Although it is successful it pops up with this error message. The error message pops up when the player spawns in and goes away when the trigger is activated.

[astral bloom]

• Put trigger2 into Debug Console, what it does return?
• How is your setup for HoldAction?

[raw light]

One moment

Here is the Setup for Hold Action

[astral bloom]

Debug Console says trigger2 is an object (trigger itself)

[raw light]

yea trigger2 is the variable name sorry forgot to mention

[astral bloom]

You cannot or at least should to avoid to have multiple meanings into one variable

[raw light]

Ok, thank you

[astral bloom]

Also what's the purpose to have that trigger?

[raw light]

The trigger is to switch a task state to complete a task and create a diary entry

[astral bloom]

Then you don't really need to use trigger, you're only bypassing

It can be done directly through HoldAction

[raw light]

Is the bypass causing the issue then?

[astral bloom]

Well the issue itself is reusing the variable

But in the first place this usage of trigger is really pointless and makes it harder to debug

[raw light]

Ok I'll do that instead thank you.

[astral bloom]

Make it simple as far as you can is crucial

[raw light]

Sounds good, thank you very much for the help.

[lethal escarp]

i would like to know how to use the animations from the Animation Viewer and make my units in the eden editor do the same animation, i just cant figure out what works.

[astral bloom]

switchMove command

[lethal escarp]

tried that and it didnt work

did i do something wrong?

ima try it w/o the irst part actually

i may be

very dum

so that doesnt work either

[astral bloom]

In very first frame it won't work

[lethal escarp]

im kinda

innexperience

[astral bloom]

That's why you're asking no?

[lethal escarp]

ye

[astral bloom]

Use this spawn {} and switchMove within the code

[lethal escarp]

i see

what do i put in the {}? the animation i want?

[astral bloom]

_this switchMove "acts_(abbr'd)"

The usage of spawn basically delays the execution

[lethal escarp]

uhhhh