#arma3_scenario | ARMA | Page 15

wooden dove Jul 19, 2016, 8:57 AM

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it's not a map, it's a scenario 😠

crystal oyster Jul 19, 2016, 8:57 AM

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yes scenerio sorry

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😜

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also just found out it works in single player fine just not in multiplayer

sharp snow Jul 19, 2016, 9:06 AM

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What map are you working on?

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@wooden dove TRIGGERED

crystal oyster Jul 19, 2016, 9:06 AM

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nogova

crystal dawn Jul 19, 2016, 9:08 AM

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So is f3 the standard when it comes to mission framework?

main warren Jul 19, 2016, 9:12 AM

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Depends on what you want to do.

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E.g. it'll need quite a bit of work to use it for a public-respawn-24/7 mission.

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But is good-to-go for no-respawn missions. Most communities using F3 usually create an in-house derivate adapted to their needs (e.g. dropping components they don't need, adding support for whatever mods they use etc.)

crystal oyster Jul 19, 2016, 9:15 AM

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okay so i have deleted all spawns out of map and placed one in the middle of map and still no go

main warren Jul 19, 2016, 9:15 AM

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did you set up the respawn template in description.ext?

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(Unsure if that's still necessary, I never use respawn)

wooden dove Jul 19, 2016, 9:16 AM

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can be done via 3DEN attributes, but those are broken as fuck

crystal oyster Jul 19, 2016, 9:17 AM

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respawn = "BASE";
Respawndelay = "0";

wooden dove Jul 19, 2016, 9:17 AM

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and you have a marker called "respawn_west" right ?

crystal oyster Jul 19, 2016, 9:17 AM

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yup

wooden dove Jul 19, 2016, 9:17 AM

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the var, not the text, right ?

coral mirage Jul 19, 2016, 9:18 AM

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Just FYI, we plan to put out v3-4-1 of F3 later this week. It will fix some issues found in v3-4-0 and add support for the gendarmerie faction.

crystal oyster Jul 19, 2016, 9:20 AM

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i know it dont make any sense to me was working i added another task and more ai opfor and boom it stopped working

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wow yay it started to work again deleted all spawns and made one again that said Respawn_west and it works

main warren Jul 19, 2016, 9:24 AM

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are you using -showscripterrors?

crystal oyster Jul 19, 2016, 9:26 AM

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is there anyone here that can teach me how to use scripts

main warren Jul 19, 2016, 9:27 AM

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https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/145056-arma-3-scripting-tutorial-for-noobs/

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should be a start

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otherwise I suggest opening other people's scripts, hoping they are commented and trying to figure out how they work

crystal oyster Jul 19, 2016, 9:28 AM

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nice does that let me know where i place the scripts in the arma 3 folder once i have made them

main warren Jul 19, 2016, 9:28 AM

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another basic resource: https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/175491-guide-arma-3-scripting-guide-part-1-variables-and-data-types/

crystal oyster Jul 19, 2016, 9:29 AM

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thank you

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I like my scenerio I just need some more technicle things in it .

main warren Jul 19, 2016, 11:53 AM

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Am I right to assume that the "set random start" option works like grouping objects to markers did?

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I'm getting some very strange results

sonic tinsel Jul 19, 2016, 12:10 PM

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anyone knows how to open the ramp of Blackfish by script camand? already tryed: this animate ["CargoRamp_Open",1]; and this animate ["ramp_top", 1]; this animate ["ramp_bottom", 1];

atomic blaze Jul 19, 2016, 12:19 PM

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@main warren yes, same feature. although, it seems to only move the linked group leader, not the whole group

main warren Jul 19, 2016, 12:21 PM

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I had some issues with it not placing objects where the markers are but in a rather large radius

coral mirage Jul 19, 2016, 3:07 PM

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https://www.reddit.com/r/arma/comments/4tlkwd/a3_f3_v341_released_mission_making_framework/

[A3] F3 v3-4-1 released (mission making framework) (APEX/ACRE2/T...

The F3 team is pleased to announce the release of v3-4-1 of its mission development framework, which now supports APEX. Download Download...

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(earlier than planned!)

ionic thorn Jul 19, 2016, 4:15 PM

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👍🏻

main warren Jul 19, 2016, 4:30 PM

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To those interested, I threw together a simple spawn system over the last days:
https://github.com/Wolfenswan/ws_sss

Kinda had the concept kicking around for a while and finally got around to do it.
The idea was to create a script-only, minimal-hassle system that only requires the editor to set up and is intuitive enough for beginner mission makers. The setup.png should give you a rough idea how it works.

It's not yet released or anything but I'm happy enough with the prototype so far.

crystal oyster Jul 19, 2016, 9:57 PM

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@main warren That be awesome that what iam having problems with now

main warren Jul 19, 2016, 10:10 PM

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All feedback is welcome, the instructions provided should be enough to get it running

crystal oyster Jul 19, 2016, 10:27 PM

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is this only for AI spawns though ? sorry iam a strait noob

main warren Jul 19, 2016, 10:32 PM

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yes

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I thought that was obvious but you're not the first to ask so I should probably clarify that somewhere

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but that raises the issue that I can't name it simple AI spawn system because "sass" is already taken. oh the humanity

crystal oyster Jul 19, 2016, 10:35 PM

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haha sorry i see this now how about cake walk ai spwan

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spawn lol

knotty umbra Jul 19, 2016, 10:48 PM

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Probably a well known question, but what's the correct description.ext for running the new BIS revive in a mission? are there any template missions?

atomic blaze Jul 19, 2016, 10:49 PM

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why not just set it up in eden?

crystal oyster Jul 19, 2016, 10:59 PM

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can someone tell me how to make the start spwan always first spawn then after discoverying the other spawns where they can select them

knotty umbra Jul 19, 2016, 11:15 PM

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eden doesnt seem to config correctly @atomic blaze

shadow glen Jul 20, 2016, 12:09 AM

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Anyone point me in the right direction to get party/groups/teams working in Eden? I assume I don't need a mod for my hosted server/mission I am making.

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May have found it BIS Group Management

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Yep nvm

daring dock Jul 20, 2016, 1:34 AM

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Does uiSleep work on dedi servers?

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if I'm executing a script exclusively to the server that is

worthy rampart Jul 20, 2016, 1:50 AM

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Yes it works

daring dock Jul 20, 2016, 3:56 PM

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is there not a wiki article for BIS_fnc_showSubtitle? I can't find one.

atomic blaze Jul 20, 2016, 4:03 PM

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apparently not

daring dock Jul 20, 2016, 4:04 PM

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I was wondering if it was Global or Local

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I guess I'll just have to test it

edgy gull Jul 20, 2016, 4:05 PM

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Func viewer has this:
/*
Author: Thomas Ryan

Description:
Displays a subtitle at the bottom of the screen.

Parameters:
    _this select 0: STRING - Name of the person speaking.
    _this select 1: STRING - Contents of the subtitle.

Returns:
SCRIPT - Script controlling the displayed subtitle.

*/

daring dock Jul 20, 2016, 4:05 PM

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Ya, Pennyworth shared that earlier

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doesn't talk about it's locality though

edgy gull Jul 20, 2016, 4:06 PM

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The code looks very local to me

daring dock Jul 20, 2016, 4:06 PM

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I'll test it on my DediServer and see what happens

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I guess it would make sense if it was local, since people might want to have multiple subtitles going on at once in diffrent areas.

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mission.sqm is 1.5MB... this wasn't what I expect. Probably a product of all the new paramters in Eden.

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So I'm gussing the in-game cutscenes for Apex were done the same way as before? Something like this? http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=19289

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(short description: using BIS_fnc_titlecard with a .ogv video)

wheat lantern Jul 20, 2016, 8:04 PM

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Hey, is there a way to set a Units Init field on respawn?

rich forum Jul 20, 2016, 10:12 PM

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Maybe I stink, but I've been fighting this off and on now

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I seriously can't get a mission to force into a custom-defined ConfigDifficultyPreset

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if I don't have "forcedDifficulty" defined in the server config

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can a mission not dictate what it's run as?

daring dock Jul 21, 2016, 7:13 AM

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I'm not sure but I know the server.cfg can set difficulty on each mission in load order.

signal coral Jul 21, 2016, 8:32 AM

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@rich forum afaik not. But as DriftingNitro said you can set a difficulty for each mission in class Missions in server.cfg (it also overrides forcedDifficulty)

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problem is, if you manually change your mission u have to manually set difficulty each time..

main warren Jul 21, 2016, 10:56 AM

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Before 3den if you'd set a vehicle to 0% health in the editor you'd start with a burning wreck, no it's only the wreck. Is there a straightforward method to emulate the old behavior? setDamage 1 on init?

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nvm, can just use the fire & smoke modules

signal coral Jul 21, 2016, 11:47 AM

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Anyone knows how to fix it when I transfer my 2d mission.sqm to the 3d its just blank?

main warren Jul 21, 2016, 12:33 PM

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set one of the playable units to player in the 2d editor

signal coral Jul 21, 2016, 3:00 PM

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Well how am I supposed to open the 2d editor when its removed?

main warren Jul 21, 2016, 3:17 PM

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CTRL+O

worthy rampart Jul 21, 2016, 3:19 PM

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^ do that from the screen after the main menu when you are selecting which map and before you would hit continue to load in

signal coral Jul 21, 2016, 3:36 PM

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Thanks

icy knot Jul 21, 2016, 5:37 PM

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people still using 2d editor to get working guard triggers? ))

wheat lantern Jul 21, 2016, 8:03 PM

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Because I'm weird, gonna ask the question again. How does one set it so Units Init remains on respawn? I've tried pasting the script into an OnPlayerRespawn folder, but to no avail.

atomic blaze Jul 21, 2016, 8:10 PM

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folder?

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

wheat lantern Jul 21, 2016, 8:23 PM

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How's that?

main warren Jul 21, 2016, 8:45 PM

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@icy knot why aren't they working? and out of curiosity, how do you utilize the guard triggers/WPs? I never found much use for them

icy knot Jul 21, 2016, 9:08 PM

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@main warren idea was simple: you place several triggers guarded by, then place several groups with guarded waypoint - first group attends the trigger and guards it, one this group is defeated and starts fleeing or eliminated - next group approaches this trigger to guard

main warren Jul 21, 2016, 9:09 PM

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Oh i know how they work

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I just always found them a bit too tedious to set up

icy knot Jul 21, 2016, 9:09 PM

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well in eden they are broken

main warren Jul 21, 2016, 9:09 PM

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and nothing a mix of hold WPs & synced triggers couldn't to

icy knot Jul 21, 2016, 9:11 PM

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pretty nice way to reinforce AO

daring dock Jul 22, 2016, 3:54 AM

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I haven't even tried, I wonder if helis landing is fixed

main warren Jul 22, 2016, 11:47 AM

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can a unit "own" only one trigger?

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because I'm having a very weird issue where I have a unit set as trigger owner to two otherwise identical triggers, but only the first one fires if the unit is rpesent

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heh. nvm, 3den was trolling me. I was editing in 2d view and didn't notice that it had placed the trigger (which didn't have unlimited height) several hundred meters above ground

coral mirage Jul 22, 2016, 8:12 PM

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https://www.reddit.com/r/arma/comments/4u4qd0/a3_updated_f3_web_tools_briefings_debriefings/

[A3] UPDATED F3 Web Tools: Briefings / Debriefings Code Generato...

If you use the F3 Mission Development Framework, here's a web-based (and mobile-friendly) method of...

icy knot Jul 23, 2016, 12:05 AM

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Posted a minor update to Arma 3 Mission Skeleton - added predefined HTML colors for use in config
https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/192009-release-arma-3-mission-skeleton-version-12-with-mission-build-script/

pseudo zinc Jul 23, 2016, 10:41 AM

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Guys how can i make AI walk over stuff

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I have zombies and demons mod, but the zombies refuse to walk up and over a prop

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its a ramp..

main warren Jul 23, 2016, 11:00 AM

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is init.sqf not executed for headless clients?

pseudo zinc Jul 23, 2016, 11:06 AM

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??

main warren Jul 23, 2016, 11:08 AM

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question's unrelated to yours

pseudo zinc Jul 23, 2016, 11:09 AM

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does anyone have an answer to mine?

signal coral Jul 23, 2016, 11:14 AM

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When I try to join my server it says this: error loading mission. Anyone knows how to fix this?

pseudo zinc Jul 23, 2016, 11:16 AM

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thats a rather broad error

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got any logs?

signal coral Jul 23, 2016, 11:18 AM

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doesn't give any errors in the rpt

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http://pastebin.com/hEwCcLbs

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thats my rpt

signal coral Jul 23, 2016, 11:37 AM

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got it fixed

pseudo zinc Jul 23, 2016, 11:55 AM

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nice

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is there any way to get AI to go up ramps?

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omg

daring dock Jul 23, 2016, 1:27 PM

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I used Eden to disable simulation and visibility of an object, but it doesn't appear to be working on JIP, has anyone else experienced this?

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Also if I set a Boolean globally, does it set back to false when they join back?

worthy rampart Jul 23, 2016, 2:32 PM

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Did you use enableSimulationGlobal or hideObjectGlobal?

daring dock Jul 23, 2016, 2:50 PM

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I used hte Eden checkboxes to disable, and hideobjectGlobal for reappearing, not enableSimulationGlobal just local.

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this explains many things

daring dock Jul 23, 2016, 3:25 PM

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Thanks for pointing out the obvious, Imma derp

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Working now though

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@worthy rampart http://i.imgur.com/QBD5k3o.jpg for your troubles

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You saved todays mission honestly. I didn't even know enableSimulationGlobal existed.

crystal oyster Jul 24, 2016, 8:03 AM

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can anyone here tell me why my scenerio end is not working i have it linked to the last task trigger and it wont end the scenerio

daring dock Jul 24, 2016, 1:48 PM

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@crystal oyster it's possible the conditions of the scenario are faulty or the script to end the mission is. But like Quicksilver said a link would let us figure it out.

vapid cloak Jul 24, 2016, 2:15 PM

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where i can find the pbo of the apex missions?

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@unkempt bear ?

unkempt bear Jul 24, 2016, 2:25 PM

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Arma 3\Addons\missions_f_exp_a.pbo

vapid cloak Jul 24, 2016, 2:26 PM

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nope

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its altis end game

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Arma 3\Expansion\Addons\missions_f_exp.ebo

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its ebo 😦

unkempt bear Jul 24, 2016, 2:36 PM

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Aha, sorry! :)

crystal oyster Jul 24, 2016, 3:18 PM

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i have not uploaded to steam yet iam sorry

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or how should i upload a file somewhere and send the link to it ?

umbral acorn Jul 25, 2016, 1:15 AM

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Anyone got a clue for to stop virtual enities (i.e zeus) grouping to other random modules? or how to disable sthud?

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boy, documentation for modules and logic entities is erally lacking, this is infuriating

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is there a function to do with groups?

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bugger me this is nuts

daring dock Jul 25, 2016, 4:27 AM

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I would name the virtual entity and use an ungroup command.

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https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/133326-ungroup-or-unjoin-script/

peak hamlet Jul 25, 2016, 9:56 AM

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Hello to all

They are not very expert in editing and I'm learning ; I would have a problem that I can not even identify.

Virtually in a script I have a call to another script that I precompiled in init ;
when the call is made , starts the second script and complete as it should , but once done, rather than return to the first script and continue
from after the call , it starts the same script and not the beginning, but by about half .
In the second script , there are no loops .
I can not understand why , if there is need I can post here of the scripts or the entire files .

Thanks in advance

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Sorry for bad english

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Sorry , wrong channel , I rewrite in #arma3_scripting

clever monolith Jul 25, 2016, 10:08 PM

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Hey guys, anyone know how to remove the miniguns from the ghost hawks? I'm able to remove the ability to use the gun and the ammo but the minigun model stays. I want it to either be a static seat position or if possible add in a FFV position from the window.

nova lark Jul 25, 2016, 11:00 PM

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simple eden editor quesiton to ask, to set pictures to display along with text you can now use the General > attributes menu inside your mission, is the 'pictures' option still written in HTML or is it the exact image name with location inside your mission folder? Exampe would: pictures/imagename.jpg be correct?

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nevermind pictures must be in root folder, no subfolders.

pallid marsh Jul 25, 2016, 11:55 PM

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Yep. Here is also another method as well ://forums.bistudio.com/topic

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https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/140951-dimensions-for-mp-mission-loading-screen-image/

wise token Jul 26, 2016, 1:35 AM

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Does anyone have a copy of the stock zeus missions with end game revive and unit manager?

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.

pallid marsh Jul 27, 2016, 6:34 AM

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So I want to skip the briefing in a MP mission I am working on since nothing is going to be there anyways. I tried KK script from here: http://killzonekid.com/arma-scripting-tutorials-how-to-skip-briefing-screen-in-mp/. It did not work. Worse result I got was it CTD every time I tried just opening the mission in Eden Editor. I also looked around on the forums and nothing really recent or seemed to work well from the comments. Does anyone know of a script or code I could use to skip the briefing?

ionic thorn Jul 27, 2016, 6:57 AM

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Have you thought about creating a forum post and asking there?

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Or even trying over at Armaholic?

pallid marsh Jul 27, 2016, 7:47 AM

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Ill try again but will probably end up with the same results.

ionic thorn Jul 27, 2016, 7:55 AM

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It's just that any useful post you make there (and is hopefully correctly answered) will then become permanent record and be useful to the next person that comes around. Discord is great for random quick questions, but is not geared toward being a "compendium of Arma knowledge".

daring dock Jul 29, 2016, 3:55 AM

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Is there a better way to make respawn loadouts besides doing them one by one in the CFGRespawnInventory in the Description.ext like they show in the example here >> https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Respawn

http://pastebin.com/WP3RMGz9

This is the way I've done only ONE of these loadouts but this is so tedious that there has to be a better way.

I see this function https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_addRespawnInventory

but this only adds and removes pre-defined inventories from the CfgRespawnInventory in the Descrption.ext

crisp citrus Jul 29, 2016, 7:47 AM

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Found in one mission that there`s a feature to blur certain part of map and left square as it should be. How is it done ?

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Focus in some way

haughty forum Jul 29, 2016, 12:03 PM

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Anyone else having a problem with ACE interaction menu?

ionic thorn Jul 29, 2016, 12:20 PM

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Can you specify?

haughty forum Jul 29, 2016, 12:21 PM

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Well the module is placed, but for reasons unknown the typical windows interaction key doesnt work.

ionic thorn Jul 29, 2016, 12:26 PM

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Are you trying to just use parts of ACE?

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As in individual modules (as opposed to the whole thing)?

haughty forum Jul 29, 2016, 12:27 PM

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We were at first yeah, but even with the whole thing still no luck

ionic thorn Jul 29, 2016, 12:28 PM

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All you should have to do is load up ACE as part of your modline and it should come up in game. At least it has for me.

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Now, if you're trying something different, I can't help you.

haughty forum Jul 29, 2016, 12:29 PM

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Yeam im starting to think its something in our mission / mods blocking it

ionic thorn Jul 29, 2016, 12:29 PM

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Possibly

icy lily Jul 30, 2016, 1:42 PM

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Hi guys. Is there a quick way of placing markers at coordinates on a map in eden? Other than moving the mouse around to find the X and Y

daring dock Jul 30, 2016, 1:55 PM

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For clarification he wants markers over weapons.

icy lily Jul 30, 2016, 2:52 PM

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Thanks @daring dock. If not the case I would be happy enough with just having a fast way to put markers on set coordinates. like inputting the x and y on eden and then placing a marker

edgy gull Jul 30, 2016, 2:58 PM

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Run in console:

    [800,800,0],
    [500,500,0],
    [200,200,0]
    ];
{    create3DENEntity ["Marker", "mil_dot", _x]
     } foreach _positions```

daring dock Jul 30, 2016, 3:14 PM

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ah, forEach

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Im still not used to Eden commands these days

icy lily Jul 30, 2016, 3:14 PM

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Great thanks. For my monkey brain. If I wanted to just create a simple marker, could i just change coords and remove "items"

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Im not used to any commands, need to read some lit really :/

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e.g
_positions = [
[9000,9000,0],
];
{ create3DENEntity ["Marker",_x]

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Or would I be missing a ] somewhere

daring dock Jul 30, 2016, 3:23 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/create3DENEntity

icy lily Jul 30, 2016, 3:23 PM

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Thanks bro.

lost osprey Jul 30, 2016, 8:07 PM

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Quick question. I'm trying to make a mission where blufor flies in on a helicopter, lands, and follows a trail to an enemy position. Along the trail blufor follows, I've set up multiple opfor respawns in various hidden locations so they can take potshots at the blufor squad as they advance. I want opfor to be able to pick from a myriad of respawn points to simulate them having greater manueverability, where as blufor only has one respawn at the LZ. My issue is that when I load the mission. Opfor starts the mission in a menu to pick where to spawn, as expected, but unfortunately blufor does as well, and as such will not start out in the helicopter and ride to the LZ. Is there a way I can make blufor initially spawn in the helicopter and ride to the LZ, while still allowing opfor to pick through multiple respawns?

daring dock Jul 31, 2016, 1:42 PM

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Do we have a list of what Apex assets can and can't be seen by expansion owners

signal coral Jul 31, 2016, 2:34 PM

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@daring dock With the experience I've had in my group using Apex, anything that's a map asset (Props, buildings, etc) will prevent non-apex owners from joining, whereas vehicles, weapons, and units work fine.

ionic thorn Jul 31, 2016, 2:35 PM

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@lost osprey I look forward to seeing an answer to that as well.

daring dock Jul 31, 2016, 3:42 PM

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@signal coral what about the screens and command center stuff? I really wanted to use those.

signal coral Jul 31, 2016, 3:42 PM

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Everything that's a prop with the A next to it, I'm pretty sure.

daring dock Jul 31, 2016, 3:43 PM

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Daaaaamn it

signal coral Jul 31, 2016, 3:44 PM

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Yeah, I'm pretty sure the reason is that people who don't have Apex don't even download the props or assets other than vehicles/units/gear etc

daring dock Jul 31, 2016, 3:46 PM

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Well at least I can use units.

main warren Jul 31, 2016, 4:08 PM

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@lost osprey isn't that what respawn templates are for?

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Respawn#Respawn_Templates

daring dock Jul 31, 2016, 4:11 PM

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Make sure the respawns are faction specific

heady warren Jul 31, 2016, 6:10 PM

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i need some help with ACE... I work on mission and i want turn on sitting feature but i dont see sitting module in editor.

ionic thorn Jul 31, 2016, 6:26 PM

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

BIS fnc ambientAnim

heady warren Jul 31, 2016, 6:56 PM

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i talk about this: http://ace3mod.com/wiki/feature/sitting.html

hollow grotto Jul 31, 2016, 6:58 PM

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bacause it was moved to ACEX

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@heady warren

heady warren Jul 31, 2016, 7:00 PM

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ok, can i find somewhere what can i find in acex?

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and i need run acex only on serwer?

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And thx for help

daring dock Jul 31, 2016, 11:10 PM

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@heady warren client and server.

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Add the module in your mission

heady warren Aug 1, 2016, 9:00 AM

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thx 😃

rich forum Aug 1, 2016, 3:12 PM

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Any techniques for keeping some .SQF private?

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besides call compile out of a text file?

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It's not as aggregious as having a connection string in the source, but I'd just like to not share along all the stored procedures I have 😃

atomic blaze Aug 1, 2016, 3:16 PM

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no

signal coral Aug 1, 2016, 4:20 PM

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There's no way afaik.

daring dock Aug 1, 2016, 4:30 PM

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There is not

gusty lava Aug 1, 2016, 6:04 PM

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You could rename all the variables to random junk, make a colossal mess of the formatting, etc.. Make it too much of a headache to deal with.

ionic thorn Aug 1, 2016, 6:40 PM

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What's the point?

signal coral Aug 1, 2016, 7:20 PM

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Honestly?

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I like it when people look at my code.

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It makes me feel accomplished.

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I'm a part of an Arma group and I regularly make missions for them. I had a lot of issues with the cutscenes, as you can tell in #arma3_scripting , but now that I did it I can share with other people how to do it.

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So if someone wanted to make a cutscene but didn't know how, I know the ins and outs of it now and my code also reflects that.

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But like what FM said. Also, If people /REALLY/ want to look at it, then they're going to, no matter what.

gusty lava Aug 1, 2016, 7:33 PM

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-FM- because the 'special code' must be 'protected'...

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Unfortunately, not everyone subscribes to that philosophy Vauun.

signal coral Aug 1, 2016, 7:47 PM

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That's really not going to happen, tbqh.

ionic thorn Aug 1, 2016, 7:50 PM

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Actually most believe as @signal coral does.

signal coral Aug 1, 2016, 7:51 PM

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Also, I really don't give a shit about making things look nice for my group. It's just that when I see a cool idea, I go "Hey, let's see how easy it is to implement it."
And then when I find out it's really hard to implement it, it no longer becomes about looking nice, it becomes an endeavor to understand it to begin with.

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See: Cutscenes.

daring dock Aug 1, 2016, 8:01 PM

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I care about making things look nice for me group :I

signal coral Aug 1, 2016, 8:02 PM

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Well, my group, as much as i love them, we call ourselves affectionately oblivious for a reason. As long as they have fun, they don't care if it looks nice.

daring dock Aug 1, 2016, 8:02 PM

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pfft

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fair enough

ionic thorn Aug 1, 2016, 8:03 PM

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@gusty lava Also, this is an Arma "community", not an Arma "ME" nity. We are unpaid enthusiasts. Everything we do and contribute is in the furtherance of the game. WE make it great and fun for EVERYONE, not for individuals. Many of the things you enjoy in the game now were once developed/hypothesised/dreamt by other community members. "By the community, for the community" is not just a catchphrase.

gusty lava Aug 1, 2016, 8:22 PM

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-FM- the guy asked a question. I gave what should have been a ridiculous sounding response. My response to Vauun was only an observation that there are people out there more concerned about their "very special" code being "protected". The majority of the community is just that, community. The forums wouldn't be nearly as busy without the people, and god knows most of us would be hopelessly loss untangling some of the intricacies of SQF. No need to get the horse out of the stable.

daring dock Aug 1, 2016, 8:27 PM

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Speaking of help with SQF...

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if (( typeOf _this isEqualTo "B_recon_TL_F") || ( typeOf _this isEqualTo "B_recon_F")) then { stuff and blah };

My boolean is saying it's reciving an Array, is that from the typeOf?

ionic thorn Aug 1, 2016, 8:28 PM

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No horse out of the stable. And to clarify, I thought you were being serious (sarcasm is difficult in text). Being a 15 year member in this community, it can be upsetting when someone suggests hiding or obfuscation of code. We are all here to help in one way or another.

daring dock Aug 1, 2016, 8:29 PM

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Should I move this to #arma3_scripting or is it okay here?

ionic thorn Aug 1, 2016, 8:31 PM

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You'd probably get more help there , esp if Pennyworth is around , he really knows his stuff!

daring dock Aug 1, 2016, 8:31 PM

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Haha, yes many times he's been there with answers

ionic thorn Aug 1, 2016, 8:32 PM

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I can't say enough positive things about him.

gusty lava Aug 1, 2016, 9:01 PM

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-FM- translating to Portuguese has about the same effectiveness as randomizing variable names ^_^

ionic thorn Aug 1, 2016, 9:14 PM

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...

ionic thorn Aug 2, 2016, 7:08 AM

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Time will tell. I'm still waiting on Game2 (ROFL)

signal coral Aug 2, 2016, 6:17 PM

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I have a question, but I'm not sure if it's more readily answered in #arma3_audio , but I'll still give it a shot here.

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Arma cinematics are very interesting to me and I enjoy doing them, whether they be through cutscenes or through actual player interaction. I'd like to know if it's feasible for me to find audio clips of people speaking. You know, just to make things a bit more lively in the sense of AI yelling at players over radio that artillery is incoming.

daring dock Aug 2, 2016, 6:30 PM

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Use cfg Radio in description.ext @signal coral

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I made a mission using exactly what you described

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Just set a trigger to use the radio and have subtitles simultaneously

signal coral Aug 2, 2016, 6:31 PM

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Where can I find the audio clips themselves?

daring dock Aug 2, 2016, 6:31 PM

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You have to make them or find them

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Edit them into .ogg

signal coral Aug 2, 2016, 6:31 PM

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That was more or less my question, yeah

daring dock Aug 2, 2016, 6:32 PM

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You can record someone else using tfar if you want the radio static.

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But for custom voice lines you literally need actors, or to build your mission around dialogue that you find.

signal coral Aug 2, 2016, 6:33 PM

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Damn, that's what I feared

daring dock Aug 2, 2016, 6:35 PM

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You caaaaan find pbos that have radio diolague in the base game. I'm pretty sure there is one for artillery if that's what you want.

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You can use the radio_message module as well but that's kinda cheap and doesn't leave you open to creativity as much.

signal coral Aug 2, 2016, 6:36 PM

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Yeah, the radio_message module is hilariously lacking

daring dock Aug 2, 2016, 6:36 PM

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If you want I can do a few voice lines.

signal coral Aug 2, 2016, 6:36 PM

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Depends on the kind of voice you have, really.

daring dock Aug 2, 2016, 6:36 PM

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Just quick bits if that's all you need.

signal coral Aug 2, 2016, 6:37 PM

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And it was more or less passing wonder, I have no immediate use for it.

daring dock Aug 2, 2016, 6:37 PM

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American xD

signal coral Aug 2, 2016, 6:37 PM

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Thank you for offering, though~

daring dock Aug 2, 2016, 6:37 PM

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Alright good luck

daring dock Aug 3, 2016, 2:14 AM

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I'm using respawnTemplates and MenuInventory, I've defined custom loadouts in CfgRespawnInventory, but how do I put the loadout into a category like they do in Apex campaign.

pallid marsh Aug 3, 2016, 2:35 AM

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Hey can anyone help me here? I posted on the BI forums last night but no response yet and its almost off the front page. So I thought I take a shot in the dark and see if any of you know of why I am unable to get the sector rewards to work properly or if there is a script I could use instead. I tried googling and most of it were posts like mine, the same setup I did, or rewards for people entering a server. Here is the original post: https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/193221-issue-setting-up-rewards-for-teams/

pallid marsh Aug 3, 2016, 4:21 AM

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I wouldnt ask but since it works for me when going through eden multiplayer its hard to test.

ionic thorn Aug 3, 2016, 6:51 AM

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Do you have similar sectors that Do work correctly?

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I had a hell of a time with one set of triggers in my last mission, so I just copied one that did and renamed everything. I know it's probably too simple an answer to help, but I figured I'd suggest it.

signal coral Aug 3, 2016, 1:01 PM

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is there a specific reason why the custom callsign of an AI (set in Eden) changes when running the mission on a dedicated server?

signal coral Aug 3, 2016, 1:56 PM

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Are you changing the composition callsign?

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yes

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How're you doing it?

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in eden you can just type somethin in

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I know, but from where?

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There's two ways to do it

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AFAIK. Probably more through scripts.

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and it works when testing it in MP

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Then it's your server.

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only when loading on dedicated it fucks up

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Not the mission.

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At least, that's what I'd think.

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Send your mission to someone else and see if they get the same issue, maybe.

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But if it changes on your server, it's probably the server.

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I think it's local <-> dedicated

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because when using my own pc to run the server it works flawlessly

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only dedicated the callsign doesnt change

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Sounds like a serverside issue then.

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I don't where to look for there. I've run it on my PC with all mods and it still works

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I wouldn't know either, servers definitely aren't my thing.

daring dock Aug 3, 2016, 3:16 PM

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Is there a way to allow spectator mode and not force respawn when the timer is out?

pallid marsh Aug 3, 2016, 3:34 PM

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@ionic thorn All my sectors that are suppose to reward a team with their factions vehicles do not work when someone else hosts or on a dedicated server. The sectors themselves work perfectly letting blufor or opfor capture them. Just the vehicle spawning in do not. Only time I get them to work is when I go to test it in eden through multiplayer or when I am not hosting the mission. Granted I would think if I created the vehicle rewards through script it would be just simply placing the information in the wrong location but everything concerning the sectors is what eden provided through triggers and modules. That is what has me scratching my head. It is difficult for me to test to see it is working without going back and forth with another individual. Also sorry for late response. Was asleep.

signal coral Aug 3, 2016, 5:11 PM

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What's the best way for images to be compressed in Arma?

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Is there a particular filetype (Like .ogg for audio) that Arma likes?

daring dock Aug 3, 2016, 5:19 PM

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.paa

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@signal coral

signal coral Aug 3, 2016, 5:19 PM

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Thanks!

ionic thorn Aug 3, 2016, 6:57 PM

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Any ideas on @pallid marsh problem folks?

pallid marsh Aug 3, 2016, 7:01 PM

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Could it be that the hide module will not work if im not hosting?

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Honestly do not mind having to use a script but if there is a solution that be great too. Just been scratching my head on this for a few days.

ionic thorn Aug 3, 2016, 7:27 PM

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I've asked around for you, but no answers yet.

pallid marsh Aug 3, 2016, 7:36 PM

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@ionic thorn its an odd one isnt it?

ionic thorn Aug 3, 2016, 7:36 PM

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Yes, it is.

gusty lava Aug 3, 2016, 8:08 PM

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Been forever since I used sectors. I default to assuming locality errors when there's a problem with different server hosting methods.

pallid marsh Aug 3, 2016, 8:48 PM

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@gusty lava thats what im thinking. It works properly in singleplayer and LAN but not internet. Trying to figure out a way to get it to work or something similar to work on a server is got me curious. When looking up scripts i find random spawning or only ones that work for a more coop game.

gusty lava Aug 3, 2016, 8:57 PM

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Do you have a no-mods version of the mission? I've time tonight to take a stab at it.

pallid marsh Aug 3, 2016, 9:02 PM

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I was working on one. Stopped to flush through the few issues that emerged. Only dealing with this issue now and attempting to find a script writer for the final touch. If i am still having the issue by the weekend i can easily spit one out.

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It really should not be hard for me to do actually. EOS ai system is easy to adjust and a few units will be all i need to change. Could have a vanilla for you tonight. See the main goal is to produce a public mission that is similar to the changing battlefield of planetside 2, just in arma.

gusty lava Aug 3, 2016, 9:21 PM

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Just to be sure I'm tracking: the sector is switching side as intended? All clients see the sector control flip? Is it just the vehicle spawning using the "statement" code that's being a problem?

pallid marsh Aug 3, 2016, 9:30 PM

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Correct. Everything concerning the individual sectors i posted here "Vehicle Reward Issue" https://imgur.com/a/9R30k. It seems to ignore the show/hide module and/or the two triggers that are "side" present.

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It works properly through LAN or when i host. When on server or someone else hosts all vehicles are visible and available.

gusty lava Aug 3, 2016, 9:51 PM

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It's the "someone else hosts" that has me bewildered. Whether you host or they host, the results should be the same, unless they're also seeing all the vehicles when you host.

pallid marsh Aug 3, 2016, 9:52 PM

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Exactly.

signal coral Aug 4, 2016, 1:20 AM

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What kind of syntaxes does the briefing support?

signal coral Aug 4, 2016, 2:22 AM

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What kind of way point i need to make bots protect a place?

pallid marsh Aug 4, 2016, 2:51 AM

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@signal coral you using vanilla waypoints and ai?

signal coral Aug 4, 2016, 8:59 AM

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@pallid marsh yes, vanilla. I'm using that:

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_wp = _group addWaypoint [_building,0]; //_building is type object
_wp setWaypointCompletionRadius 65;
_wp setWayPointType "LOITER";
_wp setWaypointLoiterType "CIRCLE";

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But AI is going away from the building to fight enemyes. I believe this started to happens with 1.60 or 1.62.

signal coral Aug 4, 2016, 10:20 AM

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anyone here familiar with the A.L.I.V.E Mod for Arma 3 ?

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im rather new to it and set up a mission following the guide but im still a bit confused about how certain things work... anyone here who can explain me things a little? (will ask more precise questions )

sturdy fulcrum Aug 4, 2016, 11:29 AM

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best ask in their discord https://discord.gg/CF5Df

pallid marsh Aug 4, 2016, 2:19 PM

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@signal coral it was happening before then. Nothing you can do if you are just doing vanilla. Ai answering "radio calls." for reinforcements. You might want to try placing an object down and set them to hold on that object.

pallid marsh Aug 4, 2016, 4:45 PM

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@signal coral If you are willing to use ai spawning scripts which will help prevent the reduction of FPS and lag I suggest checking out Enemy Occupation System: http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=20262 or Dynamic-AI-Creator: http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=25550. Both are pretty easy to use and the ai will only spawn when you are a certain distance away so you wont have units travelling half way across the island to get you.

signal coral Aug 4, 2016, 6:02 PM

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@pallid marsh , thankyou a lot. I will look at the links.

pallid marsh Aug 4, 2016, 6:21 PM

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@signal coral np. There obviosly more ai spawning scripts. DAC is probably the best for most things. EOS is similar and i found easier to learn.

signal coral Aug 4, 2016, 6:45 PM

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Just a question. Players are in the opfor side. If i add AI to the opfor side and set opfor friendness to opfor to 0, those ai will atack other players?

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I want to add AI that help the player. But all the players are at the same side.

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Nah... to complicated. Forgive me.

pallid marsh Aug 4, 2016, 8:20 PM

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If you create a unit from the opfor selection and set them to Opfor as enemy they will start shooting themselves. You can create ai to help the players but they have to be from the same side.

random tapir Aug 4, 2016, 11:46 PM

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How would I overwrite a faction in the description.ext?

daring dock Aug 4, 2016, 11:54 PM

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Overwrite a faction? @random tapir

random tapir Aug 5, 2016, 5:25 AM

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Alive isn't recognizing LOP_TAK_Civ so I was wondering if changing its name in the description could yield different results. I don't even know if it's possible

random tapir Aug 5, 2016, 12:35 PM

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nvm i fixed it

pallid marsh Aug 6, 2016, 9:04 PM

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@gusty lava i should have a vanilla version of my mission ready by tonight or tomorrow so i will send a pbo your way. Would have gotten it in sooner but clan wanted me to add ace and acre to it and the respawning took me a while to get work.

signal coral Aug 7, 2016, 2:58 PM

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Question: is it possible that when i create a single player mission and make myself the High Command, that all units that are being spawned by f.e. respawn modules automatically become sup units for me to control via high command?

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and if so, how do i do that?

wraith cloud Aug 7, 2016, 5:49 PM

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hey guys. i got a weird problem... as soon as i sync EndGame Start Game Objective to EndGame Objectives Instance i instantly die when testing the mission in SP and MP. source is EndGame 32 on altis, ported to CUP Bystrica.

daring dock Aug 7, 2016, 6:04 PM

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Oh neat, endgame on CUP!

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Unfortunately I haven't used those modules before so I don't know

nova lark Aug 7, 2016, 8:08 PM

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I neeeeeeed some help. any one around? Specifically I'm wondering how to make Multiplayer loadouts like they were done in the Apex campaign (Support, Assault; Autorifleman, Rifleman)

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im scouring the internet and the only tut's I can find are so woefully out of date that I dare not go that route.

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thx

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Exactly what I wanted to know, double-thx!

wraith cloud Aug 7, 2016, 8:17 PM

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check MenuInventory
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Respawn
@nova lark

wraith cloud Aug 7, 2016, 9:29 PM

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even better

daring dock Aug 7, 2016, 9:38 PM

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@nova lark I guess I know what tutorial I should make next

rocky sinew Aug 7, 2016, 9:48 PM

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HI all, antone here using TADST. Im really struggling maintaining my difficulty setting when switching missions . (#missions, TASDT 3.0)

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any help would be greatly apriciated

nova lark Aug 7, 2016, 10:07 PM

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@daring dock Yes that would be superb!

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Really it's mostly everything new that's replaced the old; its hard to figure out whats what when you just use simple questions and google. Example, Multiplayer respawning is totally different now, mostly module and logic handled, the old ways still work but they're way more painstaking to set up and aren't necissary any more with the new way, but if you search 'Arma 3 Editor mulitplayer respawn' for example, you get like 9 tutorials ranging from good to bad dating from 2012 Alpha version arma 3 with methods used for Arma 2 all the way to your 'diamond in the rough' tutorial made literally 2 months ago with Eden editor and new methods in mind.

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And community.wiki isn't exactly a helpful search engine, it could very well be laid out a lot better, also labling of more pages that are 'obsolete' methods,

nova lark Aug 7, 2016, 10:33 PM

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Sweet ok! Along with those initially linked tut's combined with this forum post I've figured it ou. Wasn't sure how to use the fnc correctly https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/154177-descriptionext-cfgrespawninventory-issues/

daring dock Aug 7, 2016, 11:16 PM

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I guess that problem persist when one game with the same name makes multiple iterations of tools

nova lark Aug 8, 2016, 12:46 AM

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I suppose, it is an old engine with many facelifts

daring dock Aug 8, 2016, 12:54 AM

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Might be an understatement. That said, the game has had more than it's fair share of improvements but will always be bottelnecked by that engine.

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Arma 64bit when

nova lark Aug 8, 2016, 12:57 AM

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the best tool that would help me right now, is one that took the clipboard string from exporting arsenal loadouts into class format for specifically spawn loadouts. Would make this entire process almost painless and too quick.

foggy burrow Aug 8, 2016, 3:28 AM

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currently building a missin and trying to make it as much like atlas life but dont have much to work with. still running arma 2 free on old laptop. was wondering if anyone might be able to give some tips and or help out in general.

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please pm

ionic thorn Aug 8, 2016, 7:00 AM

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Considering that this is Arma 3, you're probably not going to get much in the way of help. But, you will find the Forums to be a great asset. Also, I hear that there are Altis life clones out in the wild, so it shouldn't be too difficult.
https://forums.bistudio.com/forum/89-arma-2-operation-arrowhead-editing/

Bohemia Interactive Forums

ARMA 2 & OPERATION ARROWHEAD - EDITING

coral mirage Aug 9, 2016, 9:01 AM

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@foggy burrow - you may be able to salvage some functionality from F2 http://www.ferstaberinde.com/f2/en/index.php?title=Main_Page

wise remnant Aug 9, 2016, 8:06 PM

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hey guys! I am kinda desperate. Is there any way to have spawned units have get custom loadout? Maybe by class or something? if anyone can help I d be glad

sturdy fulcrum Aug 9, 2016, 8:07 PM

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you can assign each item and clothing via sqf cmds

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i think BI also has a function to equip unit based on provided unit class

wise remnant Aug 9, 2016, 8:09 PM

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the last would be ideal but i cant find anything I looked the forums and armaholic but nothing doing the job

signal coral Aug 10, 2016, 12:34 AM

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Weapons have a side?

pallid marsh Aug 10, 2016, 4:03 AM

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@signal coral elaborate

wraith cloud Aug 10, 2016, 6:18 AM

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hey guys, i got a weird problem...
everytime when i try to include certain params from vanilla a3 to my mission a3 crashes when i try to load the mission in MP
this is what i got
http://pastebin.com/7dheJVT6
it says that arma can not find the included hpp files, but this description.ext is a copy of the vanilla endgame description.ext
i don't get it... what do i miss?

wraith cloud Aug 10, 2016, 6:43 AM

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the hpp files are there, just checked it

sturdy fulcrum Aug 10, 2016, 6:47 AM

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try to save as NOT "binarized"/rapified

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or maybe these includes only work for addonMission.pbo

wraith cloud Aug 10, 2016, 6:50 AM

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no comment about addonMission.pbo in the hpp description... i'll try unbinarized MP export

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there is no option to export unbinarized.

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funny thing is, i can multiplayer test it via eden editor and it works. but as soon as i export it and try to run a server it crashes...

sturdy fulcrum Aug 10, 2016, 6:54 AM

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in eden save dialog one can tick it

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worst case i would just copy those files as part of your mission

wraith cloud Aug 10, 2016, 6:55 AM

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yes, for the project files but not when exporting

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i also tried to include the files to the mission. same problem. it can't read the path / find the files

sturdy fulcrum Aug 10, 2016, 6:56 AM

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probably addonMission vs regular mission is the problem

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it works differently and BI doesnt think about normal users 😃

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for some reason they still havent realized that they dont have mod sync yet (fully)

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it = includes / scope of access to other data

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you can try to check other 3rd party ports

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how they have done it

wraith cloud Aug 10, 2016, 7:01 AM

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damn... this is fucked up
i exported it to WS and subscribet to my own mission. no i can launch it in MP without crashing... seriously, wtf?

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now it would be nice to know where the WS missions are saved

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nvm, found it

south grove Aug 10, 2016, 7:11 AM

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nice denial of service attack vector 😉

wraith cloud Aug 10, 2016, 7:13 AM

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huh?

south grove Aug 10, 2016, 7:48 AM

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if someone uploads a mission with broken include or other preprocessor error to WS, ppl download and they can no longer play MP

wraith cloud Aug 10, 2016, 8:40 AM

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can smb pls confirm this?
https://feedback.bistudio.com/T119868

south grove Aug 10, 2016, 9:00 AM

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i think if you search in BIF for "include" in the recent year, you will find others with same general problem

rocky sinew Aug 10, 2016, 2:09 PM

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Hi all, does anyone know how to add goggles to custom arsenals. When ever i customise/limit a arsenal on a item the facewear/goggles options disappear. Is their a way to prevent this annoyance

signal coral Aug 10, 2016, 4:13 PM

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@pallid marsh vehicles for example have a side, units too. I want to know the side of each weapon in game. Its possible?

ionic thorn Aug 10, 2016, 4:55 PM

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I can see why you've not gotten many (if any) answers as it's quite an odd/confusing question. Are you asking "which weapon belongs to which side?"

mortal basalt Aug 10, 2016, 5:08 PM

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how do i scale arrows?

worthy rampart Aug 10, 2016, 5:53 PM

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Weapons listed in CfgWeapons wouldn't have a side config entry, but the CfgVehicle entries for weapons that use the DummyWeapon holders should have a side of 3 (empty)

signal coral Aug 10, 2016, 10:54 PM

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Yes @ionic thorn you got it right.

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@worthy rampart i will get weapons fron units in CfgGroups. Can have some weapons in more than one side but its ok. Thankyou.

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Also will check what you sayd to see if is a better solution. Thankyou again.

daring dock Aug 11, 2016, 12:33 AM

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@mortal basalt I don't know of a way to scale items without them being baked into the terrain itself. Unless something new came out with Eden. I know it's had the scale widget but I've never been able to get it to make anything bigger.

mortal basalt Aug 11, 2016, 1:03 AM

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hmkey... working on some heli time trial and id like to point with arrows to the next gate. but the arrows are so tiny, one cant really spot them

daring dock Aug 11, 2016, 1:50 AM

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Ya, I guess you could use giant VR blocks to make an arrow

ionic thorn Aug 11, 2016, 6:31 AM

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@signal coral While I can't guarantee 100% accuracy, this may be of some use http://armedassault.wikia.com/wiki/CSAT

Armed Assault Wiki

CSAT

Canton Protocol Strategic Alliance Treaty CSAT forces in Arma 3 consist of the Iranian Armed Forces, featured in "The East Wind" as CSAT's main ground force on Altis and Stratis.

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There is also a CTRG/NATO page as well.

remote gorge Aug 11, 2016, 8:36 AM

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hi everyone

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ive gota bit of an issue here

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how can i get a unit to spawn inside of a steerable parachute after activating a trigger?

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im working on getting a basejump mission to work

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but it'd be kinda lame for all the unit to have to pick up a prachute before they jump off a ledge

grave harness Aug 11, 2016, 11:29 AM

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Can anyone tell me why a mission i ported to another map is 84 mb while the original is 10 mb ?

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I un-pbod the mission, changed mission name, made some minor changes to the mission, the saved the mission to the workshop

ionic thorn Aug 11, 2016, 11:43 AM

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Did you happen to have any other mods loaded when you opened up the mission to edit it? It's happened to me on more than one occasion.

grave harness Aug 11, 2016, 11:56 AM

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nope, made sure i loaded up without mods

modest oyster Aug 11, 2016, 8:24 PM

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10MB vs 84MB sounds like compression

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...and 84MB sounds insanely big o.O

grave harness Aug 11, 2016, 8:26 PM

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just checked it out

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seems there's a continue.Arma3Save file of 72 mb

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in the mission folder

modest oyster Aug 11, 2016, 8:27 PM

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😄

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btw, has anyone here ever wondered how to best do dependency management in their mission development? i actually started to use npm/package.json just for this

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it works, but i feel a bit... dirty.

signal coral Aug 11, 2016, 9:41 PM

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@ionic thorn thankyou for the link.

ionic thorn Aug 11, 2016, 9:44 PM

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Welcome

sour forum Aug 12, 2016, 8:07 AM

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@modest oyster I personally just make it with a splattering of mods and then work backwards with optional dependencies etc. by checking the sqm

true ermine Aug 12, 2016, 8:16 AM

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noob question. im making a mission using the iron front mod for an event. and i need the arsenal to exclude everything but the mod contents. how would i go about doing that? i have the arsenal set up through the init.sqf and the actual script itself in another file.

wraith cloud Aug 12, 2016, 8:52 AM

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i think you have to fill the VA manually. here an example
http://pastebin.com/k2GabAnu

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call the file initServer.sqf and put it in the same folder as the mission.sqm is

kind relic Aug 13, 2016, 12:17 AM

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I'm trying to get a plane to fly in a straight line but every time i get my mens to move inside the plane fucks off into a random direction

sour forum Aug 13, 2016, 4:05 AM

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Is it on a move waypoint with careless behavior?

slender kestrel Aug 13, 2016, 8:18 AM

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how do I make the CSAT VTOL drop paratroopers out of the back?

umbral acorn Aug 13, 2016, 9:17 AM

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can use the RHS paradrop waypoint if you're running that

slender kestrel Aug 13, 2016, 10:02 AM

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hmmm no...running vanilla only

weak niche Aug 13, 2016, 10:24 AM

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@slender kestrel you tried this? https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/153935-simple-paradrop-script/

slender kestrel Aug 13, 2016, 10:25 AM

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no, so I can't get them to eject without scripting?

weak niche Aug 13, 2016, 10:27 AM

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dont believe so, there is no paradrop waypoint in arma it self.

slender kestrel Aug 13, 2016, 10:27 AM

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can I make them eject in Zeus?

weak niche Aug 13, 2016, 10:28 AM

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not really familiar with zeus so I dont know.

slender kestrel Aug 13, 2016, 10:28 AM

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maybe I'll ask in #zeus_discussion then ^^ thanks for your help 😉

weak niche Aug 13, 2016, 10:28 AM

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maybe this does it for you? https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_halo

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a arma 2 function.

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but idk if it works with vehicles 100%

vapid cloak Aug 13, 2016, 1:37 PM

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what the name of the Villa in takistan i want to place it in my mission?

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😩

sturdy fulcrum Aug 13, 2016, 2:43 PM

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if if has a class: typeOf cursorTarget
otherwise: nearestBuilding/Object player (check BIKI for exact syntax)

weak niche Aug 13, 2016, 3:46 PM

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Villa in takistan? you mean zargabad?

vapid cloak Aug 13, 2016, 5:24 PM

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ohh right zargabad

native kettle Aug 13, 2016, 8:28 PM

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Does anyone remember bennys warfare eith his COIN interface? If so, is there anything available that somewhat resembles that using zeus or anything else? Particularly the engineer small radius

sturdy fulcrum Aug 13, 2016, 8:34 PM

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you dont mean the placement of static defenses with the transparent models, or do you?

native kettle Aug 13, 2016, 8:49 PM

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Well that would be nice also but just the placement of static defenses and fortifications in general

sturdy fulcrum Aug 13, 2016, 8:54 PM

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BI made that stuff for A2; should be farily easy to find

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however is there nothing better available these days?

native kettle Aug 13, 2016, 8:56 PM

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Thats why I am fishing to see what else is out there.

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Anything better to use or work off of. Speaking of the A2 COIN, dont know if anyone got that working in A3

sturdy fulcrum Aug 13, 2016, 8:59 PM

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well its a module but essentially scripts

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the code may need slight adjustment to work in A3

native kettle Aug 13, 2016, 9:01 PM

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hmm

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Is there anything already working in A3 tho?

sturdy fulcrum Aug 13, 2016, 9:16 PM

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no idea

proven aspen Aug 14, 2016, 4:56 AM

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Is it normal for AI flown helicopters to fly really, really slow when sling loading a car?

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or to completely forget about their waypoints, for that matter

signal coral Aug 14, 2016, 10:10 AM

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question:

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im trying to use the "activate waypoint" option to get a unit to start moving once that aircraft is in the landing area. however they start moving right away even though i synced the waypoint to the trigger

wraith cloud Aug 14, 2016, 10:11 AM

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have you set the contitions from the controlling trigger right?

signal coral Aug 14, 2016, 10:12 AM

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yes

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activate uppon blufor in the area

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then i right clicked the trigger

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and choose "set waypoint activation" and linked it to the first waypoint of the unit that tells it to move

wraith cloud Aug 14, 2016, 10:15 AM

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hmm... maybe this helps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkZCI14SbEU

signal coral Aug 14, 2016, 10:18 AM

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not really, i know that video already

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appears i have found a solution, 1 sec will try it

signal coral Aug 14, 2016, 12:20 PM

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this appears to have solved the issue: https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/100692-move-waypoint-to-activate-through-trigger/

vapid cloak Aug 14, 2016, 3:36 PM

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i want to put group of ai , and "disable" the formation and keep the ai in a positions i want ...i prefer to put group becuse the headless client to save cycles

nova lark Aug 14, 2016, 9:44 PM

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Quick question: Where can one find the .paa directory or examples for the new apex respawn class & loadout types? Like the 3 bullets for assault class? I'm trying to essentially do the same and can't find a list of the different options

wraith cloud Aug 15, 2016, 4:06 AM

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i think you are looking for this:
... \a3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\RespawnRoles\

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@nova lark

umbral acorn Aug 15, 2016, 5:53 AM

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@nova lark https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Respawn:_New_Respawn_Screen

signal coral Aug 15, 2016, 5:04 PM

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"FiredNear" event handler triggers if a bullet pass near you but not hit anything near you? Or if a sniper far away shot the ground near you?

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If no one know i will make tests.

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When a unit fires a weapon near you

If you are doing AI look at the danger.fsm to get ai to react to a bullet bullet near them

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Thankyou!

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I will look at danger.fsm (finite state machine)

river nymph Aug 15, 2016, 5:09 PM

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It will require a mod to modify that one btw

nova lark Aug 15, 2016, 7:34 PM

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@umbral acorn @wraith cloud really just a list of all the .paa's one can use. I already have the scripting done and it works like a charm A3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\Ranks\private_gs.paa = private hook is one example, I need like all the available ones, less i need to find myself a .paa viewer for A3 if no list exsists.

wraith cloud Aug 15, 2016, 7:42 PM

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@nova lark
i'm affraid there is no such thing as a list of all the paa's you are refering to. all you can do is go through the config browser or do some wild guessing on the potential folders where the images could be :D
to view paa's i recomment TexView 2 from the BI tools

nova lark Aug 15, 2016, 7:56 PM

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That should be sufficient to get what I need, thanks Chris!

wraith cloud Aug 15, 2016, 8:10 PM

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np, you're welcome

nova lark Aug 15, 2016, 8:22 PM

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Also if anyone has any experiance with toying around with the new Trawler & British Sub, I'm trying to add them as 'cheap ass' sniper perch to a mp mission, but every time I attempt to walk on at least the trawler, the player model gets stuck half way threw the deck on specific sections of it. Are they not supposed to handle player action at the moment? I figure with the bobbing on the waves and complete open deck they'd be some neat locations.

wraith cloud Aug 15, 2016, 8:23 PM

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seems to be some issues with the roadway lod of the model

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nothing much an extern can do

kindred ore Aug 15, 2016, 8:49 PM

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The Trawler and Sub have been around for awhile, and they've always had those issues being PhysX enabled objects. You'll have to disable simulation and place walkable slabs of concrete or pavement underneath them to stop players from falling through.

nova lark Aug 15, 2016, 8:50 PM

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Ah, thx Wimmer

river nymph Aug 15, 2016, 8:50 PM

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I believe there was an invisible walkway helper object for a while too?

nova lark Aug 15, 2016, 8:50 PM

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I was thinking along the lines of doing that, didn't really want to have to. Though it would be nice to leave them as they are and see them used after a patch. Well Ghost Hotel has a lot of slab pieces you can use

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And I can't say I've tested walking on the sub, mostly just the trawler. The centre deck is fine (With the crane and the rampo into the water), its the darker U walkway around previous stated deck that issues arise on, and thats where the banister/guardrail is, so snipers obv would want to deploy bipods on that rather then find places to shoot from centre of boat. Regardless, I might just leave them and hope they get fixed some day.

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Though its a tough call, as these two items actually push more class use out of the mission so I might just do the disable simulation and rig them up that way, sadly that would mess up the guardrails and banisters wouldnt they?

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now im pictuing just building a brand new boat out of mismashed junk hahah! It could be done 😛

kindred ore Aug 15, 2016, 8:57 PM

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I wouldn't hold your breath on it ever being "fixed". The same thing that lets these vessels bob around in the water is the same thing that makes them inherently unstable to walk on.

nova lark Aug 15, 2016, 9:19 PM

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I think I understand, but then why does a certain platform work? Or is the problem related to characters traversing levels ontop of the physX? I just wonder, because I thought it more neat then anything but w/e

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also another question directly related to the New Respawn Menu, is there a way when defining each class to also disable stamina for that specfic player/unit, or is it just for gear&inv?

wheat egret Aug 16, 2016, 12:36 AM

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How I can make Support Requester available for the player after a trigger is activated? I want the supports be available after player reaches the area, not before then. I got placed the trigger with Activation set to OPFOR and PRESENT. I don't know how to sync everything up in the editor properly

signal coral Aug 16, 2016, 12:34 PM

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@wheat egret https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_addSupportLink

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Use that in your on activation field.

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Then when you want to remove it, https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_removeSupportLink

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...And to limit it, https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_limitSupport

wheat egret Aug 16, 2016, 12:39 PM

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thank you @signal coral very much!

signal coral Aug 16, 2016, 12:39 PM

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Mhm!

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There's also this, which is relevant, though I don't think you'd need it: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_changeSupportRadioChannel

timber palm Aug 18, 2016, 5:38 AM

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Newbie question in eden editor. When I place squads down, and rotate and move them to specific positions, when I load in they're either in complelty random locations or stick to their formations. Any way to fix this?

buoyant vault Aug 18, 2016, 12:58 PM

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If you're talking about AI squads, they will always form up in some formation or other. Player squads can be set to not be in formations however.

distant venture Aug 18, 2016, 6:31 PM

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Hello my friends. I have a quation: Is there a way to remove terrain objects (Trees, Bushes) in a Trigger? I know that 3denhanced has that, the problem with that is, that it for some reason, does not work in MP.

timber palm Aug 19, 2016, 12:56 AM

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Yeah, I was @buoyant vault . Thank you for the info! I guess I'll just place invidiual units with individual waypoints to combat this - cheers!

errant topaz Aug 19, 2016, 1:36 AM

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Anyone here able to guide me in the right direction on how to do the classic, or relatively new from what I've seen, download the intel from that laptop or pc? Such and such 1gb has 1min left kinda thing?

signal coral Aug 19, 2016, 4:47 AM

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I actually just played a mission that had that, @errant topaz , if you'd like you can PM me tomorrow and I'll crack it open and guide you in the right direction.

errant topaz Aug 19, 2016, 5:02 AM

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Yea sounds grate mate cheers

vapid cloak Aug 19, 2016, 8:20 PM

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i want to enforce people shooting people after the "mission success" screen any ideas?

pallid marsh Aug 19, 2016, 10:11 PM

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@Petyr Baelish#1770 Petyr from JANFU?

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Anyways did vauun able to help you?

ember bolt Aug 20, 2016, 2:43 AM

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ok

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So how do i do "Zones"

opaque ore Aug 20, 2016, 2:43 AM

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make a marker in eden editor and then save it, then go to your documents and find the save and look in the mission.sqm file.

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then search for Markers and put that in your mission.sqm for your server.

ember bolt Aug 20, 2016, 2:45 AM

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hold on

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can i do it with a "Trigger"

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because i placed one down

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and i can size it easily

signal coral Aug 20, 2016, 4:46 PM

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@distant venture yeah it's possible with triggers activated by any

distant venture Aug 20, 2016, 6:20 PM

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@signal coral What do you mean? With 3denhanced? Because that does not seem to work!

latent breach Aug 20, 2016, 8:49 PM

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Is there a possibility to disable the air-radar for jets/helis?

lethal wyvern Aug 20, 2016, 9:37 PM

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I'm creating a mission in which if the AI detects the players they fail the Task (Complete Mission undetected) Not sure how to make this work?

distant venture Aug 20, 2016, 11:24 PM

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You can set up a Trigger over the whole area.
In that Trigger you can set the activation to "Detected by 'SIDE'"

signal coral Aug 21, 2016, 12:34 AM

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_kill_size = 50;
_trg = createTrigger [ "EmptyDetector", _trg_loc ];
_trg setTriggerArea [ _kill_size, _kill_size, 0, false ];
_trg setTriggerActivation [ "ANY", "PRESENT", false ];
_trg setTriggerStatements [ "this", "", "" ];
{ _x hideObjectGlobal true; } forEach nearestObjects [ _trg, [], _kill_size ];``` @distant venture

distant venture Aug 21, 2016, 12:36 AM

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Copy, thanks. Will try that tomorrow ^^

signal coral Aug 21, 2016, 12:36 AM

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cool

errant topaz Aug 21, 2016, 1:30 AM

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@pallid marsh I unfortunately was a little busy yesterday and forgot, however I am here now haha

trail crystal Aug 21, 2016, 10:54 AM

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Hallo can someone help me?

wraith cloud Aug 21, 2016, 11:00 AM

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not like that

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you should ask your question so ppl can see if they can help you

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😉

distant venture Aug 21, 2016, 12:29 PM

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@signal coral It overall works, the problem is: It also deletes editor placed objects xD

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@signal coral Okay, easy fix. Just changed "nearestObject" to "nearestTerrainObject"
Thaks alot for your help. 😘

signal coral Aug 21, 2016, 1:45 PM

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np

boreal turret Aug 21, 2016, 7:22 PM

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Hi interestedin mission making where could I start the path of learning

river nymph Aug 21, 2016, 7:22 PM

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the editor!

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plonk down some units and start messing with things

signal coral Aug 21, 2016, 9:12 PM

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get pbo manager. http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=16369 go to c:\users[username]\appdata\local\arma 3\mpmissionscache\ unpack a mission you enjoyed, learn how they made it work

boreal turret Aug 21, 2016, 11:36 PM

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Thx for the info will start working

turbid maple Aug 22, 2016, 10:01 AM

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Guys is there any way i can trigger a module with a help of Trigger and Deactivate the Module as it leaves the area

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I have MOCAP Melee mod and its works on Safe Zone also , so in order they have module available for diasbling them but they get disabled globally not just trigger area

nova lark Aug 23, 2016, 12:01 AM

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Quickest, cleanest way to strip the ASRAAM's off the AH-99 Blackfoot and put the ATGM's back on it?

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I've tried using this in the init field for the heli I want to change,' this addweapon "missiles_SCALPEL"; this addMagazineTurret ["2Rnd_LG_scalpel", [-1]];this removeweapon "missiles_ASRAAM"; this removemagazineturret ["4Rnd_AAA_missiles", [-1]]; ', The missile shows up and ASRAAM is gone but theres no ammo Skalpel ATGM's. Also when I do switch to Skalpel, the weapon pods turn back in. Simply put I desire the original AH-99.

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and I've also tried simply flipping the order of remove/add around, no different effect.

latent breach Aug 24, 2016, 10:54 PM

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~~Is there a command to check if a unit use a ladder?~~ EDIT: Found a solution ([animationstate player, 0, 5] call BIS_fnc_trimString) == "ladder"

proper karma Aug 26, 2016, 7:26 AM

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Hello guys i just want to find out if there is a way to merge 2 mission.sqm as one of my developers made a map that i need to import into our current one

atomic blaze Aug 26, 2016, 12:14 PM

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the old 2d editor had a merge function. is it still in eden?

signal coral Aug 26, 2016, 1:27 PM

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I haven't seen one.

signal coral Aug 26, 2016, 1:55 PM

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Hi guys, I'm tearing my hair out with a generic error with: waitUntil {
sleep 8;
((1 > (alertedUnitsTotal)) && !(armed));
}; Anybody got any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

tawdry ice Aug 26, 2016, 2:18 PM

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Make sure you're running it scheduled first

gusty lava Aug 26, 2016, 2:20 PM

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Actually, I don't think the ; matters.

signal coral Aug 26, 2016, 2:23 PM

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Thank you guys. @tawdry ice as I'm new to scripting, how would I do that?

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There are some environments where you can't run scheduled events. Sleep is a scheduled event, so you can't place it in things like a unit's init field.

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Where are you placing that script?

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(If you're doing it in the unit's init field, there's still ways to do it.

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I've got a bit of time and a lot of boredom so I'll explain how to do it in case that is your problem

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Go to your missions root directory and make a new text document. Rename it to [filename].sqf . Make sure it's an sqf.

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Place your script inside that, save it, and you can close it.

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It's in an sqf called by a trigger

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So you're execVMing it?

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Yes, which is why it's confusing me!

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Just for the sake of completionism, let me see your execvm line.

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[] exec "Intel\trespassOver.sqf";... does that mean I'd need to use execVM "Intel\trespassOver.sqf"; instead?

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If so, I'm a numpty!

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null = [] execVM "Intel\trespassOver.sqf"; -- would that work?

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Should do.

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Thanks!

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No problem! Best of luck~

storm geode Aug 26, 2016, 5:07 PM

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eden editor dont have merge function? talking about one step forward and two steps back...

river nymph Aug 26, 2016, 5:20 PM

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you can just copy paste?

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paste has a retain original position option

proper karma Aug 26, 2016, 8:07 PM

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@river nymph How do you paste and keep original postions?

river nymph Aug 26, 2016, 8:12 PM

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its one of the options in the context menu when you right click

solemn river Aug 26, 2016, 9:34 PM

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Is there a way to enable the chat in mission preview? Need it for debugging >.<

buoyant vault Aug 26, 2016, 10:21 PM

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Preview in multiplayer.

lime sleet Aug 28, 2016, 8:29 AM

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@solemn river pretty sure you see systenchat in eden/sp

signal coral Aug 28, 2016, 4:15 PM

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@hearty mulch :^)

proper karma Aug 29, 2016, 12:34 PM

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We have been wanting to place signs above our stores in altis life and a billboard obviously does not work, so we tried using user texture but the dimensions dont fit and it stretches the image. how can we make this work with the right dimensions?

shy rampart Aug 29, 2016, 12:50 PM

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Is there a basic guide on improving mission performance? My unit is using a training map in the salt flats of Altis. It's quite congested and makes every person who connects 10-30FPS, even a guy with a GTX 1080. The server FPS consistently goes down to 17, though I'm not 100% sure if that'll harm anything bar AI (which there are none)

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I may not be here if somebody replies, so please use mention on me

sturdy fulcrum Aug 29, 2016, 1:06 PM

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@shy rampart
remove entities (AI, static objects, empty vehicles, etc)
reduce viewdistance set by the server

shy rampart Aug 29, 2016, 1:16 PM

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We are AI free, there's maybe 20-30 vehicles on the map at worst

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I would try view distance by server, but we do have everything in a small area

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It is basically a sea of H-barriers though, if that harms anything. I suppose targets might be an entity, though we have 50 of those at worst

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@sturdy fulcrum

sturdy fulcrum Aug 29, 2016, 1:34 PM

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try to disable simulation for these

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and make sure to avoid any collision by default

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(objects stuck into each other or too close)

signal coral Aug 29, 2016, 2:29 PM

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@shy rampart Headless client. You can disable AI from giving radio commands. Make zeus missions with light amounts of AI and add them in-game.

shy rampart Aug 29, 2016, 2:30 PM

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I know we need to actually make use of headless client, but would that help if a mission actually has zero AI?

signal coral Aug 29, 2016, 2:30 PM

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Not really.

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It's disappointing how shitty Arma 3 is.

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It really is a great game built on awful foundations.

shy rampart Aug 29, 2016, 2:31 PM

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We basically have a really condensed training area with a lot of h-barriers and ruins in it

signal coral Aug 29, 2016, 2:31 PM

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I have a 1070 and there is no reason I should be getting 20 FPS.

shy rampart Aug 29, 2016, 2:31 PM

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I honestly don't know how we can improve it. We might have to move to splitting the training all over the map and using teleports

signal coral Aug 29, 2016, 2:32 PM

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I don't know what kind of server hardware you have.

shy rampart Aug 29, 2016, 2:32 PM

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Honestly, I don't either

signal coral Aug 29, 2016, 2:32 PM

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Sounds like it's an issue on that end.

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Ask whoever manages the server to monitor its usage if they're able to during an op.

shy rampart Aug 29, 2016, 2:32 PM

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Most missions the server sits at roughly 40FPS, and that's with 50+ AI and no headless client

signal coral Aug 29, 2016, 2:33 PM

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50 AI isn't a lot.

shy rampart Aug 29, 2016, 2:33 PM

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Our only issue is the zero AI training map

signal coral Aug 29, 2016, 2:33 PM

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Then it sounds like you have too many props.

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I've had issues before where I had so many props my game was literally at less than 1 FPS>

shy rampart Aug 29, 2016, 2:33 PM

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Is there some way to make props just become part of the world and save FPS?

signal coral Aug 29, 2016, 2:33 PM

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No.

shy rampart Aug 29, 2016, 2:34 PM

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Wow

signal coral Aug 29, 2016, 2:34 PM

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I mean, unless you want to make an entirely new map.

shy rampart Aug 29, 2016, 2:34 PM

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Our weird training map idea was basically to build it in the salt flats from nothing, so it's made entirely of props. I never thought a static prop not loaded into Zeus would have that kind of effect

signal coral Aug 29, 2016, 2:35 PM

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Well, the prop is simulated.

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I suppose turning off simulation might help.

shy rampart Aug 29, 2016, 2:35 PM

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That might be an idea, I'll see if that's been done

signal coral Aug 29, 2016, 2:36 PM

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Around how many props do you have in what size of an area?

shy rampart Aug 29, 2016, 2:36 PM

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Let me just get a screenshot

signal coral Aug 29, 2016, 2:36 PM

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Sure, but PM it to me.

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I'm leaving in 10.

edgy gull Aug 29, 2016, 2:36 PM

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use createSimpleObject, or wait for 1.64 which adds it as a 3den object attribute

signal coral Aug 29, 2016, 2:38 PM

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I don't think this is an issue that needs scripting to fix.

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If there are any scripts in this mission, @shy rampart , let me see them if you wouldn't mind. I'm out for now, though. Later.

thorn seal Aug 29, 2016, 10:45 PM

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can load texture to any aobject in arma 3 ?

wraith cloud Aug 29, 2016, 10:59 PM

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if the object has hiddenSelection

hidden linden Aug 29, 2016, 11:17 PM

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does anyone know of a script or ace module that allows a player to interact with items like H-Barriers, pick them up, and load them into a cargo container? We want to be able to build FOB's in hostile territory on the fly.

latent breach Aug 30, 2016, 10:21 AM

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Is there a way to use Tanoa Objects on Altis without problems? We implemented some Tanoa Objects (Green sandbag bunker, Fortress Wall, ....) and all users without the Tanoa Expension can walk and shoot trough this walls.

signal coral Aug 30, 2016, 11:05 AM

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Tanoa Map + Structures are only available to people that bought it

vernal pagoda Aug 30, 2016, 11:32 AM

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is there a way for a vanilla multiplayer server to restrict altis/stratis map connection only to people which are apex owners?

proper karma Aug 30, 2016, 12:22 PM

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@vernal pagoda just put something on the map from APex like pavements etc

vernal pagoda Aug 30, 2016, 1:15 PM

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the thing is - i have stuff from apex in on our altis server (e.g. apex walls) - the players without apex can still connect. the apex objects are invisible to them and people without apex can shoot through them. there are also some disconnects of clients without apex concerning the missing objects - but some can play without disconnects. so i think i will have to remove all apex objects from the altis server - or require only apex enabled clients to connect somehow. i thought that the apex objects might be usable because bi didn't want to fragment the player base before - but i think this stuff is in an undefined state at the moment.

worthy rampart Aug 30, 2016, 1:55 PM

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Are the Apex objects in the mission.sqm or placed via scripts?

vernal pagoda Aug 30, 2016, 1:57 PM

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ahh -you are right - they are loaded on mission start from the database and placed via scripts. this might be the problem. so if i place one apex object via mission.sqm i could enforce it i suppose.

deft kayak Aug 30, 2016, 5:49 PM

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Anyone know of any weather ballon looking objects in vanilla Arma?

balmy axle Aug 30, 2016, 7:10 PM

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Question , has anyone been able to construct a firing drill scenario?

signal coral Aug 30, 2016, 9:25 PM

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@vernal pagoda Players will not be able to play the mission if it uses Apex props and they don't have apex.

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I'm speaking from experience, they won't be able to.

thorn seal Sep 1, 2016, 8:50 PM

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hmmm how to setup IF to check player position in vehicle and add action to scroll - custom altitude ??? if (...)

signal coral Sep 2, 2016, 1:36 AM

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

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

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

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You can use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#GetIn or GetInMan

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@thorn seal

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GetIn would probably be better.

signal coral Sep 2, 2016, 7:22 PM

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That you are doing something that the engine already does.

thorn seal Sep 3, 2016, 2:32 AM

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@signal coral its not easy for me i khow only basic html code and i learn sql by copy paste and test 😛

signal coral Sep 3, 2016, 2:58 AM

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I don't have the time to explain how to do it, honestly

unreal elk Sep 3, 2016, 11:33 PM

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Is there any way of recovering a lost WIP mission folder?

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I've noticed that the folder for the mission I was working on vanished after I changed my name.

storm geode Sep 4, 2016, 3:11 AM

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when you change your user name in-game it creates new user name directory and the mission(s) you were working on previously, can be found on the old user name directory.

unreal elk Sep 4, 2016, 5:25 AM

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I feared that. I deleted the username in game without realising

storm geode Sep 4, 2016, 5:33 AM

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it should not delete the directories in hdd. (at least not in arma2 I believe).

unreal elk Sep 4, 2016, 9:09 AM

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Dir us bit there, only the uneditable name, and slatts. But the mission is nowhere to be found.

ember bolt Sep 5, 2016, 5:36 AM

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@shy rampart like Arma 1.64 "simple object" feature? It has the texture, without collisions and stuff.... I think it's for stuff like your talking about

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@unreal elk Recycle bin?

unreal elk Sep 5, 2016, 10:30 AM

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Not to be found. Bit shit but oh well

shrewd quartz Sep 5, 2016, 1:37 PM

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Hi guys. I'm trying to make some kind of a template for making missions. I'm using F3 framework, and I have modified it some, but everytime F3 gets updated, I must redo all my adjustments. Does anyone have any tips on how I coluld make updating easyer?

signal coral Sep 5, 2016, 1:48 PM

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Use a program like meldmerge.org to compare changes between different versions of the f3 framework.

shrewd quartz Sep 5, 2016, 2:04 PM

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Never heard of such a program, thanks. Keep them comming guys.

junior sentinel Sep 5, 2016, 11:55 PM

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greetins gentlemen , how would i impliment a sound feed back when i kill enemy ai or anyone in my missions ?

thorn seal Sep 6, 2016, 6:45 PM

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if ( player is position ="Driver" kindofUAV ) then { addAction ["Fly on 1500 Meters ", "getheight=1500"}; ??

grave cliff Sep 7, 2016, 1:20 AM

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How exactly do I specify a PID/UID for the owner of a Zeus Game Master Module?

signal coral Sep 7, 2016, 11:46 AM

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Player uid found in your profile menu, put that in the owner field of Zeus and done

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Use "yourpuid"

grave cliff Sep 7, 2016, 9:53 PM

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@signal coral I tried that, unsuccesfully. Is it possible that I missed something?

signal coral Sep 11, 2016, 5:24 PM

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Hello

signal coral Sep 11, 2016, 5:39 PM

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I placed some playable units in the 3D editor and suddenly I saw that they're moving inside the editor. Is there a way to stop them from doing that?

sturdy fulcrum Sep 11, 2016, 5:43 PM

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#arma3_editor

shrewd quartz Sep 11, 2016, 6:55 PM

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Hi all, does anyone know how would I have to configure ACE3 modules, so that noone could get insta-killed in a mission, but rather just get unconcious and blead-out in lets say maximum 10 minutes?

shrewd quartz Sep 11, 2016, 7:17 PM

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Ok, I think I foud it... http://ace3mod.com/wiki/feature/medical-system.html#revive-basic-medical

spiral remnant Sep 11, 2016, 8:34 PM

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Does anyone know how to track terrain objects getting destroyed?

shrewd quartz Sep 11, 2016, 8:42 PM

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@hearty mulch I think I figured it out. But there is one thing that boggles my mind. In medical settings I set revival ON (for players only), then set timer to 120, and lives to 2, but I can revive my teammate more than 2 times. Am I missing somthing?

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Yes there is a parameter lives in module. This is from ACE3 page "Each successful revive removes a life from the unit, once the lives run out the next time the unit will take fatal damage it will not enter the revive state and will die." And I used Epi like 4 times to revive the teammate. All 4 time he was head-shoted and put to unconsciousness by my gun. I cound not kill him with anything

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I didn't set insta death to off, only revive module

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It's not on by default on server eather. Somthing fisshy is going on @hearty mulch . :S

ionic thorn Sep 11, 2016, 10:07 PM

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Apparently I die too much 😉

shrewd quartz Sep 12, 2016, 4:31 AM

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Heh @ionic thorn I just don't like people instantly bashing the respawn button. I rather see people using medic more often, plus there's a thrill when rescuing people under fire. ;)

ionic thorn Sep 12, 2016, 6:12 AM

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😉

grave harness Sep 12, 2016, 3:59 PM

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Mission making noob here.

I want to create a mission with a similar start like BattleRoyale.... In my case, i have 2 squads who are in base. When they are geared up and ready, i want to move them into an AI plane (1 for each squad) and paradrop them over the AO.

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I found a paradrop script and i got that work, but i how exactly do I move the squads to the planes?

worthy rampart Sep 12, 2016, 4:01 PM

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

grave harness Sep 12, 2016, 4:03 PM

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K, but how do i exactly set up the planes?

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They need to spawn at the start of the trigger i guess?

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Do i use hideObject or enableSimulation ?

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heli2 hideObject false;

_alpha moveInCargo heli1;
_bravo moveInCargo heli2;

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?

signal coral Sep 12, 2016, 4:13 PM

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What exactly do you want to do

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Like, how do you want the planes to work I should say

grave harness Sep 12, 2016, 4:14 PM

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Move 2 squads (players, not AI) into a helicopter/plane, and let it move to a waypoint where it will execute a premade paradrop script

signal coral Sep 12, 2016, 4:17 PM

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Speaking from experience, it may be best to just set the position of the aircraft and have it move forward into a trigger.

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AI piloting is... shoddy at best.

grave harness Sep 12, 2016, 4:17 PM

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won't they be wasting fuel then ?

signal coral Sep 12, 2016, 4:18 PM

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SetposATL is the command you'd be looking for in order to do that, and then SetVel (it might be setVelocity)

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hm? what do you mean?

grave harness Sep 12, 2016, 4:18 PM

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well, when the squads are getting briefed, gearing up etc etc

signal coral Sep 12, 2016, 4:19 PM

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Oh, no. It shouldn't. Even if they run the entire time, I've yet to see a plane run down from full fuel unless it was done intentionally.

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SetPosATL will essentially teleport the plane to a zone. You could have the plane take off, and when it hits a trigger on the runway, it counts down for say, thirty seconds to let the players feel like they're actually in the air, and when they're in the air the trigger that was activated 30 seconds ago will fire and set the position of the aircraft.

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It'll reduce the time players have to wait in order to start playing and it will be more reliable in terms of triggers.

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But remember, the more triggers you have, the worse.

fresh cove Sep 12, 2016, 6:26 PM

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Hey all, I've got a question. I'm making a mission and I want to set up a trigger, where if players destroy a building (added in as an object), a message will appear saying they destroyed a building. Any advice?

unreal jasper Sep 12, 2016, 6:48 PM

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do you want it to appear as a message, or text covering the screen? You could use hint or titleText if you want to

fresh cove Sep 12, 2016, 7:08 PM

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yeah, just as a message. Unless making it into a task wouldn't be more difficult.

unreal jasper Sep 12, 2016, 7:09 PM

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Okay, so, like a message that would appear in chat, you mean?

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And I'm not entirely sure what you mean by task....

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you could use sideChat, groupChat, vehicleChat, etc etc if you want it to look like (and actually be) a chat message.

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/sideChat @fresh cove

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And then just make that execute in the activation field of your trigger!

fresh cove Sep 12, 2016, 7:12 PM

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thanks!

signal coral Sep 12, 2016, 7:13 PM

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here's a trigger in script form.. maybe not an elegant solution, but it worked for me back in the day: http://pastebin.com/Hg1TySfp

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you'll have to put a marker (house_marker) on the building, and figure out what the classname is for the building.

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you can get it with: copyToClipboard typeOf cursorTarget;

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also, hmmm. end the loop too. changed line 16 to: if ( _destroyed ) then { hintSilent "House destroyed!"; _done_loop = true; };

fresh cove Sep 12, 2016, 7:16 PM

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the house is added in as an object, so could I identify it with a name and then have it detect when the house is destroyerd, therefore triggering the msg?

signal coral Sep 12, 2016, 7:16 PM

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sure

unreal jasper Sep 12, 2016, 7:16 PM

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that would work fine.

signal coral Sep 12, 2016, 7:18 PM

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waitUntil {
    sleep 1;
    _dmg = damage buildings_name_here;
    _destroyed = _dmg == 1;
    if ( _destroyed ) then { hintSilent "Building destroyed!"; _done_loop = true; };
    _done_loop
};```

unreal jasper Sep 12, 2016, 7:19 PM

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pretty much what @signal coral said:
if ( damage _building == 1) then { _character sideChat "The building was destroyed!"};

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well, I mean, you don't really need that many variable names...You could just use if (damage _building == 1) then ...

signal coral Sep 12, 2016, 7:22 PM

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I've had weird experiences with how code gets interpreted left-to-right, so I play it extra safe with variables, parentheses, etc

fresh cove Sep 12, 2016, 7:23 PM

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So that would go in an init file and the building calls that init file?

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been like 2 years since ive done scripting, sorry for dumb questions

unreal jasper Sep 12, 2016, 7:23 PM

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Depends. Are you strictly using scripts or the editor?

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Also, if you're using a trigger to do this, you won't need the waitUntil loop. Am I correct for saying that, @signal coral ? I'm fairly certain triggers continuously check if the condition is true...

signal coral Sep 12, 2016, 7:24 PM

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every client would need to run it, because hintSilent is local to where ever it is run. alternatively, you could run that loop only on the server (wrapped it in if ( isServer ) then { ... }; ), and remoteExec the hint to all clients.

fresh cove Sep 12, 2016, 7:24 PM

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I'd like to stick to the editor but I can use scripts in files if needed

signal coral Sep 12, 2016, 7:25 PM

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yeah, triggers placed in the editor check approx twice a second. they are global too. not my preference.

unreal jasper Sep 12, 2016, 7:28 PM

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well, wouldn't we want the trigger to be global? Not sure exactly what he wants, but if it were global, you could make it so whomever destroyed the building would be the one to say they destroyed it in chat.

signal coral Sep 12, 2016, 7:28 PM

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available since Arma 3 v1.43.129935. true enough. I didn't realize that was added. dunno if that flag is in the editor tho.

unreal jasper Sep 12, 2016, 7:39 PM

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http://i.imgur.com/EJmllDW.png @fresh cove replace [WEST, "BLU"], etc with your own choosing of variables and such. See https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/sideChat

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worked when I destroyed the building (damage was == 1)
And the result: http://i.imgur.com/jXBbFXr.jpg

fresh cove Sep 12, 2016, 7:46 PM

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sweet it works! couple more questions: can I change the name from Broadway?

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and b: I want the mission to start with some side chat messages, how can I accomplish that?

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nvm I got question 2 figured out

signal coral Sep 12, 2016, 7:56 PM

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you could use systemChat, it has no name.

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/File:xChat.jpg

unreal jasper Sep 12, 2016, 8:02 PM

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You got it? That's good.

unreal jasper Sep 12, 2016, 8:25 PM

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As opec said, you could use one of the other chats. I think customChat lets you define a custom name?

lunar wraith Sep 13, 2016, 1:13 AM

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I've a trigger that is connected to 2 tasks. Is it possible to define a row so Task 1 is executed before Task 2?

unreal jasper Sep 13, 2016, 1:15 AM

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well, if you're scripting, you could use waitUntil. Or you could task 2 have something like

(triggerActivated your_trigger) && <task1_done>

in the condition field of whatever task 2 is

lunar wraith Sep 13, 2016, 1:27 AM

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The trigger is "Sync to" to a "Set Task State" which set the old task as completed but also "Sync to" a "Create Task" to create a new task. Scripting is fine but only wondering why it always execute the "Create Task" before "Set Task State"

unreal jasper Sep 13, 2016, 1:43 AM

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I guess it can't set a task state for a task that doesn't exist :/

lunar wraith Sep 13, 2016, 1:47 AM

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Nah everything exist. Task1 is completed and it Task2 has been created but the trigger execute the "Sync To" objects in the wrong row (sry for Bad english or wrong understanding)

sturdy fulcrum Sep 13, 2016, 9:15 AM

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i am looking for input what to add to my dev console to help with mission and AI testing

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sth like invincibility, map teleport, unlimited ammo, being invisible or neutral

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delete all units or just vehicles of a specific side

sturdy fulcrum Sep 13, 2016, 3:29 PM

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call is default; spawn option will be added

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watcher fields are already shown in the interrface

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3rd one i dont get

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4th - ive never seen a convincing/useful design - the one used by GL4 was still with most potential at least:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbsR9q_QZiQ

YouTube

Markus Uhl

GL4 D.C.S. ( Dynamically Combat System )

▶ Play video

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what is "bunch of general useful data"? (examples please)

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yep history feature is on the list

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https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/140287-devcon-the-developer-console/

Bohemia Interactive Forums

DevCon - the developer console - ARMA 3 - COMMUNITY MADE UTILITI...

Page 1 of 2 - DevCon - the developer console - posted in ARMA 3 - COMMUNITY MADE UTILITIES: This is more like a first preview release of the DevCon.Still it is already very powerful and most developers should find it very useful.Credits###Much thanks to Karel Mořický (Gaia) - his debug console and advanced camera mode are the inspiration, base and foundation of the DevCon.Also thanks to Carl Gustaffa for several good ideas.HowTo###Press ESC while playing (works for editor/SP/MP).(Note: in...

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you can see it here; i want to spend a few days expanding it further

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yes there will be tabs for this

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player, vehicle player, leader group player, cursortarget - with various stats for these

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another tab is stats about each side

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i already have map markers; i might also add 3d markers

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yes all things are a button one can toggle (or change via script/activate by default)

grave harness Sep 13, 2016, 3:52 PM

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Continuation of my question yesterday

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how do i move a group of players into a chopper using a trigger ?

signal coral Sep 13, 2016, 3:52 PM

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...Using a trigger?

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Do you want the units to move in after the trigger is activated?

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They actually move in using waypoints.

grave harness Sep 13, 2016, 3:53 PM

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yes, with moveInCargo

signal coral Sep 13, 2016, 3:53 PM

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Oh, that too

grave harness Sep 13, 2016, 3:53 PM

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so they get teleported into the chopper

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i found {_x moveInCargo Heli1} forEach Units Alpha

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but it doesnt work in the trigger

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something about global/local variable

signal coral Sep 13, 2016, 3:53 PM

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[Array,of,units] moveInCargo VehicleVariable;

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That's because the underscores define the variables as local.

grave harness Sep 13, 2016, 3:54 PM

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it says it doesn't expect an array

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but an object

signal coral Sep 13, 2016, 3:54 PM

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Uhhh

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I know there's a way to use an array but I need to think, I haven't made any missions in a while

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I'

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I'm pretty sure this is what you should do

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in your .sqf, put this in at the top

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[array,of,units] = variablename;

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someone feel free to correct me because i'm not 100% sure that'd work

grave harness Sep 13, 2016, 3:56 PM

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array,of,units is each individual soldiers name?

signal coral Sep 13, 2016, 3:57 PM

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[Soldier1,Soldier2,Soldier3] etc

grave harness Sep 13, 2016, 3:57 PM

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right

signal coral Sep 13, 2016, 3:57 PM

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Just the variables of your soldiers separated by commas.

grave harness Sep 13, 2016, 3:58 PM

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i THINK i tried that yesterday

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not entirely sure

signal coral Sep 13, 2016, 3:58 PM

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well, try it for me and tell me if it works

grave harness Sep 13, 2016, 3:59 PM

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when i'm home, still at work doing arma stuff :p

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[a1,a2,a3,a4,a5] = alpha;
[b1,b2,b3,b4,b5] = bravo;
[c1,c2,c3,c4,c5] = charlie;
 
//Notify players
hint "Mission starting in 10 seconds";
 
//Activate Choppers
heli1 hideObject false;
heli2 hideObject false;
heli3 hideObject false;
 
//Delay to give choppers some speed and players some time
wait 10;

//move squads into helis
alpha moveInCargo heli1;
bravo moveInCargo heli2;
charlie moveInCargo heli3;

signal coral Sep 13, 2016, 3:59 PM

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I do the same thing :p

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Personally I use systemChat rather than hint

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Players notice chats better than hints in my experience

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Also @grave harness a general rule of thumb is you can't have local variables in triggers or unit fields

grave harness Sep 13, 2016, 4:03 PM

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http://imgur.com/a/E55l4

sturdy fulcrum Sep 13, 2016, 4:03 PM

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@signal coral for AI topics/suggestions best check #arma3_ai

grave harness Sep 13, 2016, 4:04 PM

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i wonder if that works :p

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but i put that in an sqf and set in the init of the trigger exec .....sqf

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instead of everything in the trigger itself :p

signal coral Sep 13, 2016, 4:04 PM

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Oh please don't put everything in the trigger itself

grave harness Sep 13, 2016, 4:04 PM

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but it's easyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

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dont have to alt tab and such

signal coral Sep 13, 2016, 4:05 PM

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Not in the long run.

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If you have to edit that code with 0 formatting, good luck.

grave harness Sep 13, 2016, 4:05 PM

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man i really want to learn to create advanced missions in arma 😦

signal coral Sep 13, 2016, 4:05 PM

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This is how you start

grave harness Sep 13, 2016, 4:05 PM

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but everytime i look at the scripting i get demotivated

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same with all the modules and whatnot

signal coral Sep 13, 2016, 4:06 PM

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Welcome to Arma 3 scripting.

grave harness Sep 13, 2016, 4:06 PM

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well welcome to programming

signal coral Sep 13, 2016, 4:06 PM

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SQF is not a great language.

grave harness Sep 13, 2016, 4:06 PM

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i work at an R&D team so i'm surrounded with programmers

signal coral Sep 13, 2016, 4:06 PM

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Stuff like CSS and HTML and Python, while simple, are good languages

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The debug messages in arma 3 are nothing short of appalling

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"Generic error in expression."

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Regardless, though, my best advice is to tell you to look at missions you like, unpack them, and experiment with the scripts.

sturdy fulcrum Sep 13, 2016, 4:09 PM

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just a suggestion - why dont you do direct chat?

signal coral Sep 13, 2016, 4:10 PM

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Because this is pertinent to making missions, though I suppose it might be better suited to #arma3_scripting at this point.

grave harness Sep 13, 2016, 4:10 PM

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oh wow, i had no clue there was a scripting channel xD

thorn seal Sep 13, 2016, 5:13 PM

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flyinheight dont work on UAV i run map editor paste to to console "this FlyInHeight 1000" and in int of ground too

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*on

signal coral Sep 13, 2016, 8:22 PM

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@thorn seal is the uav connected to a 'driver'?

thorn seal Sep 13, 2016, 8:49 PM

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yes

shy rampart Sep 14, 2016, 5:48 AM

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I learned the hard way that Arma does not like fixed-wing aircraft on things that aren't the terrain. Tried making my own runway out of piers (for some reason) and ended up causing the plane to take damage as it hopped between blocks

unreal jasper Sep 14, 2016, 8:55 PM

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collision detection (and the lack thereof) seems to be a pinnacle of comedy in this game, sometimes.

shy rampart Sep 15, 2016, 1:16 PM

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Gotta love watching a C-130J just slowly creep down this runway of piers then explode for no good reason

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I'm gonna assume you can only take off and land on terrain, not objects. Probably for good reason

slim heath Sep 15, 2016, 7:55 PM

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bonjour mission makers, I have made bare-bones mission with a little dialog script, how do I prepare it for distribution? If I export, the .pbo does not contain the description.ext, dialogs.hpp, and other necessary files

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do I just zip up the whole mpmissions subfolder containing my mission.sqm and other files?

ember bolt Sep 15, 2016, 10:08 PM

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@slim heath You need a PBO Manager program (there's one called PBOManager) that will archive a folder into PBO and de-archive it.

slim heath Sep 15, 2016, 10:13 PM

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I'll check it out thanks

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pbo manager 1.4 beta from armaholic? It dates from Arma 2, will it still work on arma 3?

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it extracts pbos but it doesn't seem to pack files and subfolders into pbos

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I couldn't make it do that

tepid sequoia Sep 15, 2016, 10:39 PM

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@slim heath when i make a new mission and put the scripts, description.ext etc into the mission folder (user/documents/Arma 3/mpmissions or user/documents/Arma 3 - Other Profiles/mpmissions) then arma will pack all of those into the pbo if i hit export.

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i use pbo manager only to extract and i package pbos with the arma editor this way. haven't had a problem yet

slim heath Sep 15, 2016, 10:40 PM

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funny i think I tried that, i must have done it wrong, will try again

tepid sequoia Sep 15, 2016, 10:40 PM

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don't worry arma has about 9001 different mpmissions folders to confuse you.

slim heath Sep 15, 2016, 10:40 PM

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yep

tepid sequoia Sep 15, 2016, 10:40 PM

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i think i have like, 5. /me stares at Dwarden

slim heath Sep 15, 2016, 10:40 PM

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hehehe

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aha I think I got it

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can you test it for me? the whole thing is only 28kb

tepid sequoia Sep 15, 2016, 10:44 PM

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uhm sure but what should i test

slim heath Sep 15, 2016, 10:45 PM

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well it's a sp mission so the first thing would be: does it even run on your machine

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I ended up with a single .pbo that seems to have everything in it

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mission.sqm and a few other files to make a dialog

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it's a bit clunky but i'll tell you what you should see

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enable Advanced Flight Model for helis in your Game settings.... you don't have to fly the heli, you will just spawn in one and try a certain control and that's it

tepid sequoia Sep 15, 2016, 10:51 PM

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it gives me a blue, semi-transparent box over the instruments if i select Nightfilter

slim heath Sep 15, 2016, 10:51 PM

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perfect

tepid sequoia Sep 15, 2016, 10:51 PM

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but i can move it around with the mouse

slim heath Sep 15, 2016, 10:51 PM

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also perfect

tepid sequoia Sep 15, 2016, 10:51 PM

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and i can't fly once it is there

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because mouse

slim heath Sep 15, 2016, 10:51 PM

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right thats's my next problem to solve -)

tepid sequoia Sep 15, 2016, 10:51 PM

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ok

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guessed so

slim heath Sep 15, 2016, 10:51 PM

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but clearly it is working so far

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thanks

tepid sequoia Sep 15, 2016, 10:51 PM

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np

slim heath Sep 15, 2016, 10:52 PM

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this deserves a drink!

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behold my mastery of scripting

clever monolith Sep 16, 2016, 1:23 AM

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Hey guys

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having trouble finding info about this

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I've been placing a bunch of stuff for an FOB on Lingor

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after a while when I put down a player unit to test it, they just die on spawn

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not sure what is causing it

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I already copied pasted an earlier version of the base and it was working okay for a while

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but then it started again

tepid sequoia Sep 16, 2016, 1:25 AM

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I'm by no means an expert on that topic, but it sounds to me like it could be an object having a collision box that is way larger than the visual model, so the player might be stuck inside an object, causing the player to take damage and die.

clever monolith Sep 16, 2016, 1:25 AM

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I thought that might have been the case

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so i dropped my unit a km away from the base

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nothing else is placed but the base

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and it still happens

tepid sequoia Sep 16, 2016, 1:32 AM

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but only after a while?

clever monolith Sep 16, 2016, 1:32 AM

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not sure what is triggering this issue

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the first time I placed about 50-100 objects

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and then on a test it happened and i could not spawn in again

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AI units seem to stay alive

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i thought maybe something bugged

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or i did something without realizing it

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so i just copied and pasted the objects again

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worked fine for a while

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now it is happening again

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i probably placed around another 100 or so objects

tepid sequoia Sep 16, 2016, 1:35 AM

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100 objects shouldn't be an issue. we have a map with a base that has several 100 objects

clever monolith Sep 16, 2016, 1:35 AM

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oh negative on something i said earlier

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AI do seem to die as well

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it was only on a mounted gun that the AI did not die

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i'm only using the CUP pack as well

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if that makes a difference

timber palm Sep 16, 2016, 9:55 AM

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Is there any reason that this code: {trooptransport1 deleteVehicleCrew _x} forEach crew trooptransport1; {deleteVehicle _x} forEach [trooptransport1]; would return the error on a trigger: "Type Group, Expected Object"

signal coral Sep 16, 2016, 11:47 AM

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When you assigned that variable did you put it in the group of units or the individual object?

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I.E. Did you click the little group marker over the squad leader's head or did you click the unit itself?

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@timber palm

timber palm Sep 16, 2016, 12:07 PM

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@signal coral I placed it on the individual unit. In this case, a transport truck.

signal coral Sep 16, 2016, 12:08 PM

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Hmmm. Is the truck occupied?

timber palm Sep 16, 2016, 12:19 PM

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Yeah it has several units inside. Should I just add the line of code to each of those units as well to be safe?

signal coral Sep 16, 2016, 12:23 PM

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Double-check and make sure the script is just in the truck itself
I don't know this for a fact but I have a sneaking suspicion that vehicles that are occupied become part of the group

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But regardless, that shouldnt matter

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Oh

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Perhaps since you're doing this for each crew member it's considering it a group? I'm a novice myself.

thorn seal Sep 16, 2016, 2:20 PM

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if (cursor target is body) then {} ?? wrong format ?

shrewd quartz Sep 17, 2016, 12:32 PM

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@clever monolith Lingor has a bug that couses units do die in SP editor. Try disabling waves (as in water waves), that shoud help you.
@tawdry harbor (author of Lingor)might have some more info on the bug.

signal coral Sep 17, 2016, 4:42 PM

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Hey folks, when making an addon that has missions as part of the PBO what is the best way to develop those missions?

At the moment I am making my missions separately then copying them into my PBO folder and rePBOing, is there a better way to do this?

ember bolt Sep 18, 2016, 4:42 AM

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@shrewd quartz hey, I see you refer to Eden Editor as SP Editor, I know in the bottom right it says like "Server: Local host" or something, but how do I make a Arma 3 server Eden Editor that stars with a password and a custom mission me and a friend could work on it at the same time?

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If you had an answer, please direct message me.

signal coral Sep 18, 2016, 5:54 AM

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There is no way for you and your friend to work on the same mission at the same time, @ember bolt

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You can host it and have your friends connect, though they won't see anything until you play it as multiplayer.

low fable Sep 18, 2016, 11:21 AM

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Is there a way if I start everybody in parachute as a driver, that they would have backpack on chest setted up. Im using ACE

shrewd quartz Sep 18, 2016, 6:29 PM

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@ember bolt what @signal coral said.

clever monolith Sep 18, 2016, 6:55 PM

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@shrewd quartz thanks m8. I haven't tried this yet but upon a random load my units stopped dying so i'll update you if I get this issue again.

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Anyone know how to get the animations "Acts_SittingWounded_..." working?

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I've been trying to use switchmove and playmove but my unit almost instantly goes back to its default stance

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Spoiler Alert East Wind Campaign ---------------- its the animation that plays near the end of the East Wind Campaign when you find lt. james sitting there.

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i have tried to put it in the unit init and i've also tried to set it off with a trigger but none of the commands makes the unit actually play out the loop

ionic thorn Sep 18, 2016, 7:30 PM

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this switchmove "Acts_AidlPsitMstpSsurWnonDnon_out"; (but with your desired animation)?

shrewd quartz Sep 18, 2016, 8:02 PM

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@clever monolith No problem. Please do update me as we are trying our best to eliminate this bug. (I think it's present on isla Duala aswell)

ember bolt Sep 18, 2016, 8:13 PM

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@shrewd quartz Thanks for relying Vauun's msg that i already fucking read.

shrewd quartz Sep 18, 2016, 8:16 PM

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@ember bolt I refered to it as SP editor becous a lot of times when I made COOP missions, and tested them in Eden editor, they worked flawlesly, but then on a Dedicated server, they just got buged since some functiones work diferently in editor than on Dedicated server.

clever monolith Sep 19, 2016, 5:39 AM

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hey @ionic thorn I've tried this switchMove but it didn't work

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the weird thing is if I execute it with the console in game

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it works if i have the james character with default gear placed as the unit

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but as soon as i switch it to being called from a trigger it does not work even if it is the james character with default gear

ionic thorn Sep 19, 2016, 6:09 AM

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If I have time today I'll test it myself.

clever monolith Sep 19, 2016, 6:26 AM

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@ionic thorn thanks man

timber palm Sep 19, 2016, 8:17 AM

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Trying to remove Ares from my mission. I removed all references to "Ares" in the mission.sqm, but when I try to open it I get an "Error when loading the scenario". It's saved in my MpMission folder. What do I need to do to fix this?.

ionic thorn Sep 19, 2016, 9:50 AM

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📎 IMG_4913.JPG

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@clever monolith

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sorry for crappy mobile pic

errant topaz Sep 19, 2016, 10:33 AM

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Anyone know how to set up that loadout selection/respawn screen like you have access to in the Apex CoOp campaign?

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Or link me to the correct wiki Im not 100% sure which is the right one

buoyant vault Sep 19, 2016, 1:20 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Respawn:_New_Respawn_Screen

daring grove Sep 19, 2016, 1:26 PM

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Why are units in Eden getting placed upside down with unit CO at the bottom of the list in the selection screen? http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=766481817

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Also there is a position that isn't in that units list added into the group that should not be there.

wispy pumice Sep 20, 2016, 9:32 AM

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Can someone shine some light on this for me? In editor whilte testing http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=26624 it works fine in the action menu. When pushed to the actual MP server, the action removes itself from the menu after using, but you can still 'select' it. Kinda dumbfounded by it..

signal coral Sep 20, 2016, 1:54 PM

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isn't that the same thing I&A uses?

wispy pumice Sep 20, 2016, 2:01 PM

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no idea, is it?

tall creek Sep 20, 2016, 7:27 PM

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Hey guys, I need help, the problem is as follows:
so, I have written one "undercover" script with help of cre8or
hello guys, I am having a problem:
so, my pilot players and their planes, should be undetected until they are in a certain radius of one marker
now this is the paradox twist
when they are in theirs C130J planes piloting them and enter the area enemy does not fire at them
BUT
when I tell the to move inside the plane, and then I tell them (pilots) to get back in their seat, then enemies detect them

any ideas? xD

wise remnant Sep 20, 2016, 7:56 PM

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hello community! any idea of how I could have a destroyed object respawn after some time (for example a wreck or something) thank you

signal coral Sep 21, 2016, 12:55 AM

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add an event handler for when it was destroyed, get the position of the destroyed object, sleep (amount of time in seconds), createVehicle

signal coral Sep 21, 2016, 1:42 AM

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But if you just want vehicle respawn that's already built into arma

pallid marsh Sep 21, 2016, 2:56 AM

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Hey is VCOM AI client side or server side?

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I dont want people to go and download the mod

ocean plume Sep 21, 2016, 3:12 AM

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@tall creek I think setCaptive is what you need

tall creek Sep 21, 2016, 3:21 PM

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@ocean plume that is the catch the players taht play pilots are already set captive on the start of the mission so they can land their plane in enemy base with no problem, but if they anter NO FLY zone they should loose ther captive status, and enemies should fire

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but they dont

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they only fire if I make pilots move into back of the plane (c130J) and get them back to pilot seat

ocean plume Sep 21, 2016, 3:22 PM

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set up a trigger

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condition : pilot1 (present) onAct: pilot1 setCaptive false;

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@tall creek how did you set it up ?

tall creek Sep 21, 2016, 3:26 PM

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can I send you the swcript to check it out

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so I you can understand my problem better

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and explaining it like this would be a confusing process

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@ocean plume

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but basicaly pilots are set captive from the start

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eeeeeee

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that what you said makeees sense Ill try it and let you know how it goes, ty 😄

ocean plume Sep 21, 2016, 3:28 PM

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sure try it out if it doesnt work i ll have look into your script np

tall creek Sep 21, 2016, 3:29 PM

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just one quick question, since I always get confused by that, for the name (pilot1) I put in the variable name

ocean plume Sep 21, 2016, 4:01 PM

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@tall creek yes

tall creek Sep 21, 2016, 4:20 PM

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@ocean plume it aint working

ocean plume Sep 21, 2016, 4:20 PM

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@tall creek send me as pastebin/github/piratepad with your script

tall creek Sep 21, 2016, 4:21 PM

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Ive sent you script via message right here on discord @ocean plume

teal bison Sep 21, 2016, 4:32 PM

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hi, what is the best addon option to get afghan CIV and IND working with alive?

quasi current Sep 21, 2016, 5:11 PM

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Hey there, anone here who can help me set up an headlessclient

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tried everything

tight sage Sep 22, 2016, 2:26 PM

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http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=767416754 if anyones intrested?

thorn seal Sep 22, 2016, 4:38 PM

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no

timber palm Sep 23, 2016, 10:50 AM

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Is there a way to turn it off so players aren't attacked by AI if they commit too many friendly fires?

wispy pumice Sep 23, 2016, 10:54 AM

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kick them

timber palm Sep 23, 2016, 10:54 AM

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Besides that? It's for a zeus co-op mission.

gusty lava Sep 23, 2016, 1:49 PM

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addRating 100000. If they manage to do enough bad at that point...

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@timber palm https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/addRating

teal bison Sep 23, 2016, 2:01 PM

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hi, im trying make a mission pvp when you kill all players soldiers blue then trigger is on. But not work, i set type=none, activation=all group (info say that when all group is select the trigger will turn on when all members of owner group success the condition) type of activation=no present. Trigger attach with detect activator owner to blueforce leader.
When I kill blueforce leader trigger is success, i dont need kill all owner group. Any idea about this?

teal bison Sep 23, 2016, 2:26 PM

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If i set activation=anyone of group, (info say start when anyone member of group owners accomplish the activation condition).

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seems its working in eden editor when I kill exclusively all blue force players characters.

thorn seal Sep 23, 2016, 5:03 PM

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any detail about cars fix ?

signal coral Sep 24, 2016, 5:13 AM

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Good job with the @ mention, whalerino

true meadow Sep 24, 2016, 11:59 AM

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Hey guys, I've been getting into mission making lately. For some reason, when the mission is failed and it returns the players in multiplayer to the lobby, units that died are no longer selectable in the menu, so I have to reload the mission every time. I've never seen that issue in anyone elses missions, which leads me to believe this is a simple fix, but I wasn't able to figure out what exactly is wrong. Can anyone help me out?

weak niche Sep 24, 2016, 12:24 PM

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@Metal#7169 make sure the units can respawn.

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@true meadow

true meadow Sep 24, 2016, 12:26 PM

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To be clear, I don't want the units to respawn. I want the mission to fail on all players death. If the units are able to respawn, will that mean I will won't have to reload the mission when kicked back to the lobby?

signal coral Sep 24, 2016, 2:20 PM

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Is there anyway to persist units / objects from the Intro phase into the Mission? I find it really annoying that I have to copy and paste all my stuff from Intro and get the positioning as exact as possible to make the transition seamless when the mission starts.

teal bison Sep 24, 2016, 7:40 PM

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hi, there are hideweapons command to enemy AI or similar?

thorn seal Sep 24, 2016, 8:38 PM

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where in config i can finn vehicle mass ?

river nymph Sep 24, 2016, 8:42 PM

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mass is normally defined in the model

thorn seal Sep 24, 2016, 8:45 PM

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how to read by debug console ?