#arma3_scenario | ARMA | Page 30

sinful rampart Feb 23, 2018, 11:40 AM

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Or some other tool. I guess they should even show up in Notepad

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But ofcause not so easy to find there ^^

rapid hatch Feb 23, 2018, 11:40 AM

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haha ok

fathom meteor Feb 23, 2018, 11:06 PM

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Hey guys.. so I am trying to find good videos and none of them are that great.. but I am at a point in my mission where I need to have the following happen:

Player sees intel on the table and collects it.
Map is updated with new markers as well as the briefing section in the map is updated with new "written" intel or maybe even pictures.
Bonus points if you can help me make it work like in the campaigns where select words in the "written" intel when clicked on take you to said markers.
Old markers disappear

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THe ones I find seem to be really crappy workarounds and I would rather do this right.

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I am just not sure how though

cinder holly Feb 23, 2018, 11:07 PM

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MP?

fathom meteor Feb 23, 2018, 11:07 PM

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Yes

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So I would like it to show to all of Bluefor.

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BLUFOR*

storm geode Feb 23, 2018, 11:10 PM

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find good videos?

fathom meteor Feb 23, 2018, 11:11 PM

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Ive found some but they aren't exactly what I am looking for. They show how to do random spots for it and such.

cinder holly Feb 23, 2018, 11:11 PM

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what I would do is that the action added to the file would deleteVehicle it.
a script executed server-side detects it's deleted and deleteMarker as well as add task/whatever to blufor

fathom meteor Feb 23, 2018, 11:11 PM

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Thing is there can't be a 'task;

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task*

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Our missions don'

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don't run with any of those.

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So I believe the piece I am loking for is "CreateDiaryRecord"

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and to update markers on the map as well.

cinder holly Feb 23, 2018, 11:12 PM

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beware, it's local

fathom meteor Feb 23, 2018, 11:12 PM

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Damn and I can't have that update to everyone on the server at once??

cinder holly Feb 23, 2018, 11:13 PM

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sure you can! remoteExecCall ftw!

fathom meteor Feb 23, 2018, 11:19 PM

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Awesome

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So unless I do that.... and how would that be called?? I am kind of new to the scripting of Arma so forgive me for stupid questions.

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WOuld I call it via activation of a trigger?

prime dome Feb 23, 2018, 11:19 PM

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i have a mission that does this

fathom meteor Feb 23, 2018, 11:19 PM

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remoteExecCall CreateDiaryRecord

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Awesome. Could you walk me through the process??

prime dome Feb 23, 2018, 11:20 PM

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yeah hang on, i'll put the scripts up on pastebin

fathom meteor Feb 23, 2018, 11:21 PM

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Thanks a ton man.

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YOu can just DM them to me if you want

prime dome Feb 23, 2018, 11:22 PM

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yeah but maybe someone else can use them too. will DM you the mission file though.

fathom meteor Feb 23, 2018, 11:22 PM

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Okay. Thank you tons!

prime dome Feb 23, 2018, 11:22 PM

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no problem 😄

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@fathom meteor https://pastebin.com/7mFgWDbB

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So a bunch of things too see here

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first is init.sqf
it sets up the objective counter, and calls some scripts

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then is initPlayerLocal.sqf

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That executes locally for each player once they've initialised properly. Details of both here: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Event_Scripts

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It runs another script that i use for setting up an add action on the intel object. will come back to this

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next, the marker creation script

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I have bunch of caches i want marked

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So I pass the array of objects to the forEach block

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I use the object name and a prefix string to create a unique name for each marker, and create an empty marker at each cache location

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We use the F3 mission framework along with Wolfenswan's function library (folders are called f and ws_fnc respectively).
See: http://ferstaberinde.com/f3/en//index.php?title=Main_Page
https://github.com/Wolfenswan/ws_fnc

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Anyway, I use one of wolfenswan's functions to collect all markers created in an array

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to be honest, you don't need this, since you can do this in the forEach loop (by appending _name to an array)

fathom meteor Feb 23, 2018, 11:38 PM

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Honestly I don't even need the names

prime dome Feb 23, 2018, 11:38 PM

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I sync this array to all clients using publicVariable. This script only gets run on the server, but for whatever reason I decided that the other clients need to know them too.

fathom meteor Feb 23, 2018, 11:38 PM

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I jsut want them to delete 2 markers and pop 2 more.

prime dome Feb 23, 2018, 11:39 PM

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sure, just explaining how this all fits together 😄

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feel free to drop the parts that aren't relevant

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So finally, we come to the addAction file, which is probably the main one you want

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the intel document is called intel_obj in this case

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refer to the biki documentation for the exact addAction syntax

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but here I run some code when the player uses the action (from the action menu)

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first it plays a pick up animation. That part was lifted from one of BI's own functions.

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Then it deletes the intel object

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next it sends a notification to all clients that the intel has been recovered

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the remove action is probably pointless since the object has been deleted 😅

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then i increment the objective counter (that's required by the QRF script, not relevant here)

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next, for each of the objMarkers (refer to the other script that created the markers), i change the marker type and colour

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the next addAction is on the caches. won't go through it line by line, it's mostly the same, except then i delete the relevant marker and destroy the cache

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i pass the _name of the marker to the addAction script as an extra param

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That's all.

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Hope this helped 😄

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ping me if you have questions, either here or DM

fathom meteor Feb 23, 2018, 11:49 PM

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Boy.. SOunds like I have my work cut out for me.

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But I feel ALOT of what you have in there I won't really need.

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I can also adjust attributes of current things on the map via scripting cant I?

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So say I gave a marker a variable name... and 0 visibility (I believe thats a thing)

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and then via script (The intel one)

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I made it go to 100% while making others go down to 0%.

prime dome Feb 23, 2018, 11:51 PM

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not sure about the visibility, check the wiki to see if there's something related to that

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but just change the type to empty or delete it

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and yeah you can manipulate editor created markers via script, just use the same marker name.

fathom meteor Feb 24, 2018, 12:58 AM

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Roger. Thanks!

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And visibility is the alpha property of markers so should be doable.

fathom meteor Feb 24, 2018, 2:16 AM

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Hey guys so I finally figured it out. It ended up being pretty easy. Even got it working properly with images and links inside the game itself. Now I have more questions.... what are some decent ways to add ambient battle sounds in the distance for the entirety of the mission? Particularily, the team is inserting behind enemy lines to conduct a raid and there is a battle furhter south that is happening.

somber dirge Feb 24, 2018, 9:47 AM

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what are some decent ways to add ambient battle sounds in the distance for the entirety of the mission? Ive wondered the same thing

prime dome Feb 24, 2018, 9:48 AM

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there's an ambient fire effects module

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has tracers and maybe sounds too

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but if there aren't any sounds then there should be a module for that too

neon raptor Feb 24, 2018, 10:17 AM

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Vanguard Sentinel, also with playSound3D you can play this sounds https://gyazo.com/4800cc7ab9b1e19d21cb7c35512d1fbc

storm geode Feb 24, 2018, 11:43 AM

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to allow players to choose weapons (at least squad leaders?) at briefing before mission start, is description.ext/class weapons and ammo still the only way to do it, or are there new arma3 features available, like can that virtual arsenal thing be run from briefing?

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the overall result is the same if you just place virtual arsenal ammo box (isnt that a thing?) at mission starting location for players to use. but I kinda would like to keep traditions and have weapons & gear available in briefing.

clever acorn Feb 24, 2018, 2:52 PM

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Working on a task for a MP mission where players have to recover a flight recorder from a UAV. Got it working ok via addaction and puts the item in the inventory.

What I'm worried about is we run a respawn with gear setup and clearly I don't want the player to still have the item when he respawn at base.

What ideas do people have for this?

prime dome Feb 24, 2018, 2:54 PM

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@storm geode Apex campaign has a class selection screen, i assume it's tied to the respawn functionality. Don't think you can run VA on the briefing screen though.

cinder holly Feb 24, 2018, 6:32 PM

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@slate helmdog [3CB]#2890 when the carrier is dead, create a weapon holder on the ground and place the item in it, close to the body
that way even if the body is deleted by any garbage collector, the item will remain

storm geode Feb 24, 2018, 10:19 PM

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yep I guess the old school way is to type in all the weapon, magazine and gear/item names into description.ext. of course when you do that once then its easy to copy paste into any mission. a lot of work if you compare to just place virtual ammo box and let players run to that at mission start like they always do anyways heh.

neon raptor Feb 24, 2018, 10:41 PM

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@storm geode Couple options with loadouts:
a) briefing screen > press continue > mission loading screen then this https://gyazo.com/50eba19c3786198c64617f60f1b7e5ae
b) briefing screen https://gyazo.com/b5b8e9585d696cb0c4d732bbe311540c > press continue > https://gyazo.com/498ea784bf403995f928f3f86af76545

storm geode Feb 24, 2018, 10:43 PM

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can that virtual arsenal, your first image(?), be called upon just with sqf like in init.sqf or does it require the actual ammo box object on mission.sqm?

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also does virtual arsenal stop mission time, or does it still run on the background when youre at the selection menu? sorry I have never used it, other than of course arma3 main menu -> arsenal menu thingy.

neon raptor Feb 24, 2018, 10:44 PM

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Not required, you can just open the arsenal dialog

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Arsenal do not stop mission time

storm geode Feb 24, 2018, 10:45 PM

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actually nevermind, second question was stupid one, how can you stop mission time in MP, you cant heh.

neon raptor Feb 24, 2018, 10:47 PM

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old way with weapons selection in briefing screen not working now 😔

storm geode Feb 24, 2018, 10:47 PM

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its not? really?

neon raptor Feb 24, 2018, 10:48 PM

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afaik no...

storm geode Feb 24, 2018, 10:48 PM

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well then, thats beautiful, heh.

storm geode Feb 24, 2018, 11:49 PM

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it still does work, just tested it. https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#rscTitles

Description.ext

neon raptor Feb 24, 2018, 11:54 PM

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nice, will check it then... last time i tried it, was nothing...

delicate walrus Feb 25, 2018, 12:21 AM

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Anyone know how to completely disable stamina for players?

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player enableFatigue false; doesn't seem to be working.

neon raptor Feb 25, 2018, 12:42 AM

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@storm geode not working for me, can you show how you did it ? (weapons selection in briefing screen)

storm geode Feb 25, 2018, 12:43 AM

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sure, one sec.

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for CUP classes this is my description.ext: cpp class Weapons { class CUP_srifle_CZ750 { count = 20; }; }; class Magazines { class CUP_10Rnd_762x51_CZ750_Tracer { count = 50; }; };

neon raptor Feb 25, 2018, 12:46 AM

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lol

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i have

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class Weapons
{
    class arifle_MX_F {count = 5;};
    class arifle_MXM_F {count = 5;};
};
class Magazines
{
    class 30Rnd_65x39_caseless_green {count = 10;};
    class 30Rnd_65x39_caseless_green_mag_Tracer {count = 15;};
};

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and nothing happens

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we are about Arma 3 right ? 😀

storm geode Feb 25, 2018, 12:52 AM

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yes. when I tested that on eden editor, I chose the play -> play in sp with briefing option.

neon raptor Feb 25, 2018, 12:58 AM

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sp...

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that the point

storm geode Feb 25, 2018, 12:59 AM

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it doesnt work in MP? dedicated server or hosted? are you squad leader?

cyan parcel Feb 25, 2018, 1:13 AM

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We have a modpack for our unit and one of the PBO's we ship with it add some optional scroll wheel interactions. If someone deletes that PBO locally it seems that the server is still pushing those options to their client. Is there a way to configure it so that it doesn't do this? What's the mechanism that is pushing this out to the clients?

neon raptor Feb 25, 2018, 1:55 AM

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@storm geode tried on local host and nope

storm geode Feb 25, 2018, 1:57 AM

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you were squad leader or subordinate?

neon raptor Feb 25, 2018, 1:58 AM

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tl with 1 unit in group

storm geode Feb 25, 2018, 1:58 AM

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ok maybe it doesnt work in MP then.

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well MP culture is "at mission start race who gets to the ammo box first" anyways so might as well do that with virtual arsenal box.

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good to know it works for SP.

neon raptor Feb 25, 2018, 2:02 AM

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well... you can fix "mp culture" and prevent "race" with arsenal or respawn templates 😀

dire wagon Feb 25, 2018, 11:51 AM

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got a very strange problem with the custom whiteboard textures. I made a jpg texture for it, it shows up for me in multiplayer but for some reason players are unable to see the texture. The server is hosted on my client. Could it be that it does not correctly upload the texture to the other clients?

sinful rampart Feb 25, 2018, 11:54 AM

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The texture is in mission folder?

neon raptor Feb 25, 2018, 12:14 PM

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also setObjectTexture or setObjectTextureGlobal ?

dire wagon Feb 25, 2018, 12:30 PM

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yes and let me check

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also hello dedmen

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hope you are not mad at me anymore lol

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I did it via init: "
this setdir getdir(whiteboard); this SetObjectTexture [0,"whiteboardpic.jpg"]; this attachTo [whiteboard,[0,-.1,0.6]];
"

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The object specific texture line (think that is from 3den enhanced?) a3\structures_f\civ\infoboards\data\mapboard_default_co.paa

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Should it work if I set it to global?

sinful rampart Feb 25, 2018, 12:34 PM

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no the init script is executed everywhere.

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The texture is in mission folder? I asked that before

dire wagon Feb 25, 2018, 12:35 PM

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yes it is

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as I said, works fine on my client which is also the server.

sinful rampart Feb 25, 2018, 12:37 PM

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If you are launching the mission from a folder instead of pbo it might not know what files are needed and only transfer the mission.sqm

dire wagon Feb 25, 2018, 12:37 PM

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making a pbo then and testing again, brb

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making it a pbo did not fix it, trying the global command now

prime dome Feb 25, 2018, 12:53 PM

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@dire wagon it's unreliable to run it from init boxes. Either use initPlayerLocal.sqf, or run it only on the server and remoteExec it with the JIP flag set to true

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Global command may not be reliable either at mission start.

dire wagon Feb 25, 2018, 12:55 PM

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never had problems with that before

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this is not a giant public mission, just for a small group so it is not that many clients needing to load the info

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btw

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Making it global and packing it as PBO fixed it

prime dome Feb 25, 2018, 12:56 PM

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Well, if it fails then you know what to do 🤷

fathom meteor Feb 26, 2018, 2:08 AM

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Hey guys... so back again with a problem with intel.

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So I used the Hold AddAction to make the little icon that you have to hold to piock it up.

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GOt that part working

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But the part where code is executed upon completion won't work

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I just want it to execute an sqf which makes map updates and such. But it doesn't like that format.

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Anyone know what might be the issue??

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Here is what I used for reference.

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[ 
Intel01,
"Hack Laptop",
"\a3\ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\holdactions\holdAction_search_ca.paa", 
"\a3\ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\holdactions\holdAction_search_ca.paa",       "_this distance _target < 3","_caller distance _target < 3",        {},
{}, 
{_this call Collect_Intel01}, 
{}, 
[], 
2, 
0, 
true, 
false ]

remoteExec ["BIS_fnc_holdActionAdd", [0,2] select isDedicated, Intel01];

wooden dove Feb 26, 2018, 2:14 AM

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_caller and _target are undefined

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I wonder how the fuck you got it to show up honestly.

fathom meteor Feb 26, 2018, 2:17 AM

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Beats me.

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IT shows up... it lets me hold space

neon raptor Feb 26, 2018, 2:17 AM

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code arguments on completion are [target, caller, ID, arguments]...

wooden dove Feb 26, 2018, 2:18 AM

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unless I missed something nope

fathom meteor Feb 26, 2018, 2:18 AM

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and on execution it tells me can't find Collect_Intel01

wooden dove Feb 26, 2018, 2:18 AM

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_condShow = format["_eval = %1; [""%2"",""%3"",""%4""] call bis_fnc_holdAction_animationTimerCode; _eval",_condShow,_title,_iconIdle,_hint];

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that's where it's called

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eval is checked as is, nothing is passed to it.

fathom meteor Feb 26, 2018, 2:20 AM

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Okay... uhmm.. so I guess if I wanted this to execute a sqf script I have pre written how would i make that work?

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The script is very simple, just changing the alpha of a map object.

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I have a trigger that handles a Diary Entry.

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Sorry. I am really new to scripting in Arma so I am kind of fumbling my way through.

wooden dove Feb 26, 2018, 2:21 AM

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change the cond to true and see if your code execute, then work from there

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also diag log the everloving shit out of it

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or whatever you wanna use for logging

fathom meteor Feb 26, 2018, 2:21 AM

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How do I manage to do that?? The 2nd one.. and I assume by the condition youre talking about that last statement in the code block I pasted?

neon raptor Feb 26, 2018, 2:22 AM

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condShow: String - Condition for the action to be shown. Special variables passed to the script code are _target (unit to which action is attached to) and _this (caller/executing unit)
condProgress: String - Condition for the action to progress.If false is returned action progress is halted; arguments passed into it are: _target, _caller, _id, _arguments

"_this distance _target < 3","_caller distance _target < 3", < your code

fathom meteor Feb 26, 2018, 2:22 AM

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Btw that code was pulled straight from the example on the site. I just changed the name of some things.

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The action shows. And allows me to hold it to execute

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On completion of "Collecting" nothing happens. It pops the error that it can't find Collect_Intel01

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I am assuming in that syntax its looking for a function named that?

wooden dove Feb 26, 2018, 2:23 AM

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well ofc

fathom meteor Feb 26, 2018, 2:23 AM

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Because it doesn't like me trying to do it as Collect_Intel01.sqf

wooden dove Feb 26, 2018, 2:23 AM

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....

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args call func / code

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you can't call a file

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you use execVM for that

fathom meteor Feb 26, 2018, 2:24 AM

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Okay.

crimson moat Feb 26, 2018, 10:14 PM

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don't think there is, but going to try asking anyway: is there a way to get rid of location markers built into the map? i.e. I've removed a radio tower from the terrain, but the map still shows there should be one there

hasty quartz Feb 27, 2018, 1:26 AM

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Hi new player here. Qns, how does one enable players to have the ability the spawn targets, enemy AIs, access virtual arsenal anywhere, turn on bullet path tracing/camera, check target impact, stats on target(MV/score/distance), actually really the features found in 360 degree courses made by Ruthberg.

timber grotto Feb 27, 2018, 11:05 AM

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any way to create localized fog as in only in a certain area?

vapid cloak Feb 27, 2018, 1:45 PM

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hello

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i need help

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if i want to create ammobox from the debug manu while i am in game

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how do i do it?

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on player position

sinful rampart Feb 27, 2018, 1:50 PM

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You would use https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/createVehicle
and give it the players position like in Example 1 and the classname of the ammobox.Example 7 has a example for a ammobox classname

vapid cloak Feb 27, 2018, 1:58 PM

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thanks

cinder holly Feb 27, 2018, 6:23 PM

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@timber grotto no, but you can either trigger it with setFog when you approach the area, or put smoke everywhere with createParticle(Source)

faint whale Mar 1, 2018, 6:47 PM

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holy shit FSM is awesome

cinder holly Mar 2, 2018, 2:16 PM

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@quiet sedge 😃

quiet sedge Mar 2, 2018, 2:17 PM

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hehe

prime dome Mar 2, 2018, 2:17 PM

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planes take always take off

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even without waypoints

wooden dove Mar 2, 2018, 2:18 PM

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unless they're in the air and you tell them to land

quiet sedge Mar 2, 2018, 2:18 PM

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okay why is my plane just buzzing an enemy base and not shooting?

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it's only like not even 1km above

wooden dove Mar 2, 2018, 2:18 PM

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because it didn't spot targets

cinder holly Mar 2, 2018, 2:19 PM

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maybe didn't notice land troops yes. try reveal some, he will find others around

quiet sedge Mar 2, 2018, 2:19 PM

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what troops do I put reveal in?

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plane or target?

cinder holly Mar 2, 2018, 2:20 PM

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set a sensor triggered by your enemies, then ```sqf
{ myPlaneName reveal _x } forEach thislist

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it will reveal all sensor-triggering units to your plane, given you name it myPlaneName

quiet sedge Mar 2, 2018, 2:29 PM

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why is jsrs making my incompatible?

cinder holly Mar 2, 2018, 2:31 PM

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rephrase plz?

quiet sedge Mar 2, 2018, 2:32 PM

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hold on go to #general_chat_arma

neon raptor Mar 3, 2018, 4:33 AM

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Hey guys, wich mission parameter name is better for "Pre start/freeze time delay" ?
need it for english localisation... atm that is "Warm-up delay"

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which is not clear i guess

tawdry ermine Mar 3, 2018, 4:36 AM

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Are you talking about a loading period or something when all the init files run?

neon raptor Mar 3, 2018, 4:38 AM

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well yes... also time to catch up for players, load in... etc

tawdry ermine Mar 3, 2018, 4:38 AM

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“Loading” is probably a good keyword

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But I don’t know why you’d make something like that a param

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Instead of waiting for it to finish

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Load Time or something

neon raptor Mar 3, 2018, 4:39 AM

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default time for that delay is 2 minutes

tawdry ermine Mar 3, 2018, 4:40 AM

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2 minutes? Waiting on init files?

neon raptor Mar 3, 2018, 4:40 AM

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no lol

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its kinda second briefing time...

tawdry ermine Mar 3, 2018, 4:40 AM

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What happens during that briefing time?

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Because I have no idea what it is you’re describing, unless it’s that part where you’re sitting in the map

neon raptor Mar 3, 2018, 4:42 AM

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you can't move... timer with countdown on screen... you just wait for start

tawdry ermine Mar 3, 2018, 4:43 AM

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Oh. Is this just to give players time to load so they can all be ready?

neon raptor Mar 3, 2018, 4:43 AM

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yep

tawdry ermine Mar 3, 2018, 4:44 AM

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“Countdown to Start” or something like that

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“Start Delay”

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Either would work

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Though, the first assumes that there is a visible countdown

neon raptor Mar 3, 2018, 4:46 AM

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"Pre-start delay" ?

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yes its visible

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and hearable lol

tawdry ermine Mar 3, 2018, 4:48 AM

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No point in saying “pre-start” when you’re talking about a delay, really. Especially since post-start delay means that you haven’t actually started.

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But since you have a countdown....

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More people will understand if you label it as a countdown.

neon raptor Mar 3, 2018, 4:51 AM

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rgr

tawdry ermine Mar 3, 2018, 4:52 AM

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“Pre-Game Countdown”

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Most important part is the noun you use

wooden dove Mar 3, 2018, 9:37 AM

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preStart is a thing in arma, it's right after configs are read, don't use that term.

neon raptor Mar 3, 2018, 10:02 AM

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yeah... still Warm-up time don't know better way...

novel rune Mar 3, 2018, 10:48 AM

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It's called warm up in the best fps game to be ever made. But that implies that you can actually control your avatar and the map is simply reset after the timer went down and the mission starts. Which I don't think is feasible in Arma, because you could just blow up a lot.

neon raptor Mar 3, 2018, 10:56 AM

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well... that why i ask this 😀

prime dome Mar 3, 2018, 4:04 PM

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@neon raptor we call it "safe start"

tawdry ermine Mar 3, 2018, 5:01 PM

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What kind of game is this?

neon raptor Mar 3, 2018, 11:27 PM

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i will leave it as "Mission start delay" and thanks all for suggestions

What kind of game is this?
was doing localizations for couple old missions, there are all kind of modes, in short "pvp/pvpe", JEDMario (if you asked me)

tawdry ermine Mar 4, 2018, 3:17 AM

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Hm.

solemn tide Mar 4, 2018, 8:45 AM

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hey guys, sorry to be such a nuisance but i've just recently gotten into arma 3 editing stuff and now my friend made a server and i volunteered to help him out with traders and custom missions. I just have one slight problem, knowledge, i dont know pretty much anything about coding and how these missions are done correctly. I have tried to search on google but couldn't really find anything useful or so i think 😃 so if any of you could guide me to the right path i'd really appreciate it.

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its going to be semi-militarised pvp exile server

dire wagon Mar 4, 2018, 1:00 PM

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How does one change group names in slotting screen? Is it setgroupidglobal ?

prime dome Mar 4, 2018, 1:01 PM

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if you mean Alpha 1-1, Alpha 1-2, etc then that can't be changed in vanilla

dire wagon Mar 4, 2018, 1:01 PM

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^not true

sinful rampart Mar 4, 2018, 1:01 PM

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CBA or self-made mod.

prime dome Mar 4, 2018, 1:01 PM

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CBA has a feature to do that

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wot dedmen said

sinful rampart Mar 4, 2018, 1:01 PM

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If you know 100% it's possible. Why don't you know how then?

dire wagon Mar 4, 2018, 1:01 PM

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class Attributes
{
name="rif_b_1";
description="#Rifleman@Alpha";
isPlayable=1;
};

sinful rampart Mar 4, 2018, 1:02 PM

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That's CBA

prime dome Mar 4, 2018, 1:02 PM

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Lol yeah if it's not true then let me know when you find out 😄

dire wagon Mar 4, 2018, 1:02 PM

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because I wanted to know how to do it with setgroupID since thats what google told me

sinful rampart Mar 4, 2018, 1:02 PM

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What you just posted is CBA

dire wagon Mar 4, 2018, 1:02 PM

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ah cba does it

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well OP should have said so then lol

storm geode Mar 4, 2018, 1:02 PM

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https://pmc.editing.wiki/doku.php?id=arma3:missions:group-name-call-sign

dire wagon Mar 4, 2018, 1:02 PM

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nevermind in that case

sinful rampart Mar 4, 2018, 1:02 PM

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It uses the unit description.

dire wagon Mar 4, 2018, 1:02 PM

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thanks for clearing this up so fast

sinful rampart Mar 4, 2018, 1:02 PM

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Scripts don't execute that early to change that.

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@storm geode That changes the group name mid-mission.
Not in slotting screen

dire wagon Mar 4, 2018, 1:04 PM

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imo BI should definetly change the slotting screen so that the group name assigned in editor shows up there

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I dont really see a reason why that would cause any problems besides maybe some executions on mission start but even those names could be changed through the same method to prevent this

storm geode Mar 4, 2018, 1:05 PM

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you can write role description for that in mission editor

dire wagon Mar 4, 2018, 1:06 PM

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excuse me?

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what do you mean

sinful rampart Mar 4, 2018, 1:06 PM

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That's role description. Not group name

dire wagon Mar 4, 2018, 1:06 PM

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Yeah but that just changes the roles name, not the groups name

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and thats what I am talking about here

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Name first squad "Alpha Squad", First unit in group name "Leader"

prime dome Mar 4, 2018, 1:07 PM

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yes, we know

storm geode Mar 4, 2018, 1:07 PM

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okay then, if you must change the group name in MP slot selection menu then no idea how to do such thing.

dire wagon Mar 4, 2018, 1:07 PM

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as we said

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CBA

sinful rampart Mar 4, 2018, 1:08 PM

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@storm geode We were just talking about how to do that though.

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😄

dire wagon Mar 4, 2018, 1:08 PM

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All I said after that BI should make it possible to change squad name in slotting screen just through changing the group name in editor. I mean why not?

sinful rampart Mar 4, 2018, 1:08 PM

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Yeah. Also don't see what that could hurt. Commy said the same when he implemented it in CBA

storm geode Mar 4, 2018, 1:09 PM

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yup and I suggested practical solution for that. I dont see what the hell does it matter if the group name says "Alpha" but role description shows clearly that "THIS IS BRAVO BACKJACK NOOB ONE SEALZ" for any player who is looking for such group.

dire wagon Mar 4, 2018, 1:09 PM

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because one makes sense and the other is an obvious workaround

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and it confuses new players alot

sinful rampart Mar 4, 2018, 1:10 PM

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Before the CBA thing my missionmaker usually just used (bravo) rifleman and such as group descriptions

dire wagon Mar 4, 2018, 1:10 PM

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Simply because the squadname comes first they dont understand what you mean by alpha squad "But there are 5 squads named alpha!"

novel rune Mar 4, 2018, 1:39 PM

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I would've based the work around on the group id instead of the group leaders role description, but that was technically not feasible.

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https://github.com/CBATeam/CBA_A3/wiki/Name-Groups-in-Lobby

gilded blaze Mar 4, 2018, 5:43 PM

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Hello,
I would like to ask, what is the difference between GET IN and GET IN VEHICLE?
I tried looking on BIS Wiki, but have not found anything on the latter one

novel rune Mar 4, 2018, 5:51 PM

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Are you talking about waypoints?

gilded blaze Mar 4, 2018, 5:54 PM

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Yes, I meant waypoints

novel rune Mar 4, 2018, 5:54 PM

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

gilded blaze Mar 4, 2018, 5:54 PM

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Yes, I have seen this... >.<

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Ok, I see that there is GET In section in this article, and there is subsection Spatial / Vehicle

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BUT, it says that it is divided by the point where waypoint is located, not the waypoint type

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And the regular GET IN waypoint can point to a vehicle or empty space, as stated.

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But in EDEN editor, You can choose either GET IN waypoint or GET IN VEHICLE waypoint.

novel rune Mar 4, 2018, 5:57 PM

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What are you trying to do?

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Oh, I think I know what you mean.

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            class VehicleInVehicleGetIn //sources - ["A3_3DEN"]
            {
                type = "VEHICLEINVEHICLEGETIN";
                displayName = "VEHICLE GET IN";
                tooltip = "";
                icon = "\a3\3DEN\Data\CfgWaypoints\GetIn_ca.paa";
            };

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That's "VEHICLE GET IN" and not "GET IN VEHICLE".

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It's for the newish vehicle in vehicle loading stuff.

gilded blaze Mar 4, 2018, 6:05 PM

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Oh, okay. But what does this do? 😛

novel rune Mar 4, 2018, 6:06 PM

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Probably load one vehicle into another. Like idk a quadbike into a helicopter? lol I have no idea how and if vehicle in vehicle loading works.

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Vehicle_in_Vehicle_Transport

gilded blaze Mar 4, 2018, 6:07 PM

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Okay, thanks a lot mate 😉

hollow prairie Mar 4, 2018, 9:08 PM

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yeah since apex. Was a feature of the lsv´s

fathom meteor Mar 6, 2018, 12:26 AM

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Hey guys.. is there any way to get AI to more precisely hover a helo at a specified altitiude?? I am trying to get blackhawks to hover at the height for fastroping from ACE3 FRIES and they seem to not want to get down to the required height.

tawdry ermine Mar 6, 2018, 12:29 AM

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_helicopter flyInHeight 20

golden elbow Mar 6, 2018, 12:31 AM

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How do I disable AI for the player characters in a MPMission

tawdry ermine Mar 6, 2018, 12:31 AM

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Huh?

thorny holly Mar 6, 2018, 12:39 AM

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think he is talking about the mission screen, where you assign playable unit roles

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description.ext

DisabledAI = 1;// 0 Fills empty playable slots with AI, 1 They Don't fill the empty slots```

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fyi - https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 5:12 PM

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does anyone use weaponPool?

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 5:13 PM

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I wish - need help about it?

karmic lynx Mar 6, 2018, 5:14 PM

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I wish
🤔

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 5:14 PM

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I am actually looking for a good scenario for a worthy MP campaign yes 😉

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 5:15 PM

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yeah I have made few campaigns in my time using weapon/magazine pools, now I'm trying it but it just doesnt work. wondering if I goofed something up or is it broken.

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 5:15 PM

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(I think I used weaponPool back in ofp times only)

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you maybe have to add weaponPool = 1 in Description.ext

karmic lynx Mar 6, 2018, 5:15 PM

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Should still work in a3 right?

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no, i don't think weaponPool alone is a entry

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 5:16 PM

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see this lovely https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#weaponPool entry

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from such a beautiful page 😄

karmic lynx Mar 6, 2018, 5:16 PM

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wha....

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 5:17 PM

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weaponPool = 1; is on description.ext inside class campaign.

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 5:18 PM

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I think so; but someone added it here =\ maybe they added this flag "to be sure"

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else there is https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Campaign_Description.ext of course

karmic lynx Mar 6, 2018, 5:18 PM

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Wtf? Is that seriously a thing?

grizzled meteor Mar 6, 2018, 5:19 PM

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The weapons and magazines entries that allows you to pick gear during briefing has always been super buggy for me in MP.

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I stopped bothering anymore before Arrowhead came out

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 5:19 PM

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@karmic lynx nah we type really fast to screw with you haha 😄

karmic lynx Mar 6, 2018, 5:19 PM

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@cinder holly 😑

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@grizzled meteor How do you "pick up gear", never seen that in action. Especially during briefing

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 5:20 PM

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@karmic lynx I love you too ;-p
but more seriously yes, Campaign description.ext defines missions flow as well as some settings, such as... weaponPool

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 5:21 PM

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team -> pick a member -> inventory

grizzled meteor Mar 6, 2018, 5:21 PM

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Its: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Description.ext#weapons and magazines. Simply, before the mission starts ,but you are on the "map screen". You can go to your player and click 'gear'. Then everything listed in weapons[] and magazines[] is like an ordinary container you interact with.

karmic lynx Mar 6, 2018, 5:21 PM

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@cinder holly Interesting, i'll have to bookmark that. Thanks Mr Wiki Wizard :p

grizzled meteor Mar 6, 2018, 5:22 PM

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But it always lagged horrible in MP. Don't know why. With just 5 guys, and basic equipment, sometimes dragging stuff onto or off you character would take minutes to sync.

karmic lynx Mar 6, 2018, 5:22 PM

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That's interesting this briefing weapons, never seen it in action even in OA

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Is that still the case MuzzleFlash?

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 5:22 PM

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was working since OFP v1.0

grizzled meteor Mar 6, 2018, 5:22 PM

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I believe so. But I haven't checked in a long time.

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It works fine in SP.

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Guess it follows BIS usual pattern in that regard

karmic lynx Mar 6, 2018, 5:23 PM

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I guess I'll give it a run this evening. Sounds like a cool concept

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Well a lot of what they design for is their content in mind initially is what i find

grizzled meteor Mar 6, 2018, 5:24 PM

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Sure try it out. You also as a team leader change the AI's equipment I believe. If you every try it in multiplayer with a bunch of guys let me know if it worked flawless.

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 5:24 PM

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so @storm geode , not working anymore?

karmic lynx Mar 6, 2018, 5:24 PM

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Yeah I will make sure to test MP / SP

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 5:25 PM

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I think so but would be more than happy to be corrected on this.

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 5:25 PM

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I'll try in an hour (gf is out!)

karmic lynx Mar 6, 2018, 5:25 PM

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Heh

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 5:29 PM

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but yeah maybe this weaponPool flag has nothing to do in mission description.ext . Will test and report

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also, maybe a campaign description.ext refactor on the way, who knows 😄

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 5:30 PM

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its not for mission decription.ext, it never was.

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 5:36 PM

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we'll have to ask BIminions :-p

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 5:53 PM

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did few more tests it appears to be broken. or did I use wrong class names? sqf addWeaponPool ["arifle_MX_ACO_pointer_F", 2]; addMagazinePool ["30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag", 10];

karmic lynx Mar 6, 2018, 5:55 PM

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@storm geode can't you do that in the description.ext directly? Command may be broken

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 5:57 PM

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you mean mission description.ext?

karmic lynx Mar 6, 2018, 6:01 PM

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Yes

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 6:03 PM

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yeah I could add weapons / gear to single mission from description.ext but thats not what I'm trying to do.

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 7:05 PM

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arrived! (gf on my side 😄) looking into it

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I'm still sad showSquadRadar = 1; and showGroupIndicator = 1; don't work anymore 😦

karmic lynx Mar 6, 2018, 7:11 PM

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waaa...when did showGroupIndicator stop working?

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RIP squa radar :(

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 7:13 PM

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when custom screens (minimap etc on the side) appeared

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a few updates ago already, Jets update

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let's... _re_create a Campaigns directory @ Arma 3 root...!

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@storm geode doesn't work (in the editor) with addWeaponPool [primaryWeapon player, 5] ; systemChat str queryWeaponPool primaryWeapon player

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learning how to create a campaign again 😄

gilded blaze Mar 6, 2018, 7:33 PM

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Heyu guys, I have a question and need assistance.
I am making two soldiers from different groups get in a vehicle and "run away".
I made the first one (driver) get in and wait for the other one (officer).
BUT how do I make them not run around the vehicle like idiots ( ignoring walls) and just get straight to the car?

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(Is the CARELESS mode responsible for such behaviour?)

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 7:38 PM

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@storm geode to no avail. it is actually broken afaik.

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@gilded blaze yes, careless, speedMode "full" etc.

gilded blaze Mar 6, 2018, 7:41 PM

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Well, they have careless with speedMode Full

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:/

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Still not working though

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 7:42 PM

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what do you mean by "running around the vehicle"? the usual "I walk 5m away from the car then get in" ?

gilded blaze Mar 6, 2018, 7:45 PM

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Well, for one guy it is more than usual "5m away and get in"

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it is more like "i run around the building next to he car, then noclip through the stone fence and get into car

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the other guy has much more waypoints earlier, but he gets into "as usual 5 metre rule"

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 7:49 PM

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dunno, maybe put them in the same group to see if it changes anything
that or make them move to vehicle position and when they are close, order them to getin - the "runaround" may reduce

gilded blaze Mar 6, 2018, 7:51 PM

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I can't put them in the same group

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But I could try using "JOIN"

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 7:51 PM

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...why not?

gilded blaze Mar 6, 2018, 7:52 PM

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well, I do not know why, but I had to wqrite a couple lines of code to get tehm inside the vehicle, when the regular "GET IN" and "LOAD" combo should work ;/

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 7:52 PM

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[unit2] joinSilent unit1

gilded blaze Mar 6, 2018, 7:52 PM

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They are on the opposite sides of the town and one of them has many waypoints and the other dont

karmic lynx Mar 6, 2018, 7:53 PM

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They're not in the same group then

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 7:53 PM

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put them in the same group, assign them the car, and they will find their way? or the waypoints are mandatory

gilded blaze Mar 6, 2018, 7:53 PM

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Well, waypoints are quite mandatroy for me

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Okay, I tried moving vehicle a bit, and he quite changed the "loop" he goes around

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Well... it seems that the AI's have quite trouble when getting into vehicles from sides that are close to obstacles

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I moved the car slightly further from the wall, and - bam - no problem

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Still, thanks for the help guys 😉

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Much obliged

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 8:06 PM

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you're welcome! with pleasure, this channel is here for that

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@storm geode UPDATE: weapon pool works

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just that queryWeaponPool doesn't

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so far,
pickWeaponPool myVehicle empties it well
putWeaponPool myVehicle fills it well
queryWeaponPool "arifle_AK12_F" doesn't give a damn

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 8:12 PM

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hmm pick and put huh, okay. well the traditional goal was to have weaponPool contents fill the briefing inventory. arma3 even says "weapons pool" when you use it, but adding stuff there just doesnt work.

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https://feedback.bistudio.com/T82268

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heh didnt even remember that, but reading that through refreshes memory amazingly 😉

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 8:18 PM

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OFP times?

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 8:18 PM

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summer of 2015

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 8:18 PM

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ah!

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also: updated https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Command_Group:_Weapon_Pool commands

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from which, btw, I found By default, a campaign allows weapons to be stored, but won't show them in briefing selection. To enable this feature, put the following line to a campaign Description.ext: weaponPool = true;

so this weaponPool = 1 is broken, given the ticket

novel rune Mar 6, 2018, 8:20 PM

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This is probably no longer supported in A3.

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 8:21 PM

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filling ammo boxes with stuff works sure, but its painful to guide your AI subordinates to the box compared to just setup everything in briefing inventory.

novel rune Mar 6, 2018, 8:26 PM

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Add arsenal to your ai group members?

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 8:29 PM

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virtual arsenal? can it be limited to mod specific classes? and thats not really what I'm looking for as often these campaigns are about scavenging weapons/gear, if you can just summon up anything from virtual thing its not the same thing.

novel rune Mar 6, 2018, 8:30 PM

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The arsenal has white lists. So it can be limited to anything you like. Although there will be unlimited amounts of each asset.

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 8:30 PM

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yup, I'm following the OFP Resistance campaign footsteps 😃

novel rune Mar 6, 2018, 8:31 PM

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You're making a SP campaign?

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 8:31 PM

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Is there other kind? Jack Nicholsons voice 😃

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 8:32 PM

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Razer team type!
doesn't the official campaign make it available to change gear in briefing?

novel rune Mar 6, 2018, 8:32 PM

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Not that I remember.

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 8:32 PM

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yep was just thinking about that, they even had one sitrep or something where they discussed about the cool weapon scavenging features.

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 8:33 PM

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it... does 😮

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 8:33 PM

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yeah it has, big time.

novel rune Mar 6, 2018, 8:33 PM

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I mean, you could place some kind of special crate in the base and when the player starts mission 2, the contents of the crate are copied. Wouldn't that work?

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 8:35 PM

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I guess it would work if we can fill/put stuff from weaponpool into crates. not sure how it chooses the classes though for example if the pool gets so huge it fills up more than one crate.

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 8:35 PM

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yeah b-but the official campaign has a WORKING WEAPON POOL in the briefing screen!

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 8:35 PM

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assuming query and briefing inventory are broken, but other commands work.

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 8:35 PM

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unPBOing right now

novel rune Mar 6, 2018, 8:40 PM

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yeah b-but the official campaign has a WORKING WEAPON POOL in the briefing screen!
Never noticed that.

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 8:40 PM

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they have a description.fsm, funny thing really! they are using it to define mission flow

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isHub = 1
isHubMission = 1
isSkirmish = 1
etc

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 8:41 PM

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oh wow I found it: https://dev.arma3.com/post/oprep-campaign-updates

Arma 3

OPREP - CAMPAIGN UPDATES | Dev Hub | Arma 3

Survive / Adapt / Update: recent changes & additions to the Arma 3 campaign

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 8:44 PM

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https://pastebin.com/PvG2cxxp

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yet all they seem to have in their campaign description.ext is a simple weaponPool = 1;

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 8:48 PM

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what he talks about in that oprep sounds bit more advanced than simple OFP style weaponPool, like Lou pastebin just shows.

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damn I hate that 2035 data with a passion, but reading that oprep makes me want to play the campaign again just to enjoy the structure/features like patrols and scavenging weapons 😃

cinder holly Mar 6, 2018, 8:52 PM

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it's quite good now actually

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and hey, if you miss the old-time feeling... you can always remove the scope 😉

storm geode Mar 6, 2018, 8:55 PM

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yeah actually I will test the campaign just to see how the squad rearming is done, cant remember if it was from briefing inventory, I think at least in the first stratis episode you just picked your own stuff from the ammo boxes or the armorer dudes suggested action menu item, or something like that.

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 12:25 AM

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here we go, updated Campaign Description.ext page while I was at it
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Campaign_Description.ext

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 1:06 AM

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you can test your campaign structure by allowing file patching (in Arma 3 launcher, or arma3.exe -filePatching) and placing your campaign in the campaigns directory does this really work, you can do edits while arma3 is running?

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 1:12 AM

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yes, found, tested and approved® that's what I used to test weaponPool

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 1:13 AM

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well thats great to hear, thanks. today when I edited my campaign I probably restarted arma 50 times 😉

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 1:14 AM

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save yourself some time!

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 1:14 AM

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not only that but its pig slow to start.

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anyhow, played bis campaign a bit in the beginning, did couple of missions and three patrols with the ATV. it was odd that the ammunition box was filled I believe the first time you went to the armory. sure its nice to have guns & ammo, but one box already full in campaign start, a bit odd.

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will continue playing and making more notes tomorrow.

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Lou Montana: did you decipher the campaign pbo some more, anything interesting?

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 1:20 AM

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not yet really, the current A3 campaign structure is very different and should be observed thoroughly

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 1:20 AM

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heh yep, scary complex stuff or at least alien compared to the normal campaigns we've known since OFP 😃

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 1:21 AM

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yes indeed! let's figure it out properly. but for now, I'm off to bed 😉 2am here 🕐

I'll populate Campaign Description.ext with more details as soon as I find more
// TODO: unPBO Tanoa campaign

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 1:22 AM

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sounds good

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 1:26 AM

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ok good night, and see you soon™ for more adventures 😃

ionic thorn Mar 7, 2018, 7:45 AM

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📢

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Retreat Plays

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🎶

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@Lou Montana#8901

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Err, that was meant to say....

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📢

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🇫🇷

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La Marseillaise

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🎶

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 7:57 AM

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...you. I shall reset my edits and findings just for that!!

neon raptor Mar 7, 2018, 7:58 AM

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njet!

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edit more pls 😀

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 7:58 AM

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Hehehe. I know what I will be doing after work (and maybe during), populating Campaign Description.ext 😉

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-Difficult part is about waking up-

ionic thorn Mar 7, 2018, 8:08 AM

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☕️

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👆🏻helps with the waking up part

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 8:31 AM

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Lou Montana: morning. you should also check out the stuff in our wiki, quite a lot of pages written over the years https://pmc.editing.wiki/doku.php?do=search&id=campaign+description.ext

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last night I played east wind campaign to again check out its campaign features, as you are alone on the armory parts you always pick up the weapons from the ammo crates. I totally forgot to check briefing inventory and will do that next.

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 9:32 AM

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Morning, and thanks
I'll go for a coffee FM. But it won't change my mind about retaliation

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I have contacted Bohemia...

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and asked them to delay gib tonks...

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for ONE MINUTE!

ionic thorn Mar 7, 2018, 9:37 AM

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...while you pick up that dropped rifle...

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 9:44 AM

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(I don't have this reference, sorry 🙁 )

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@storm geode I may borrow from https://pmc.editing.wiki/doku.php?id=ofp:missions:campaign_design&s[]=campaign&s[]=description&s[]=ext indeed, thanks

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 9:57 AM

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still playing east wind first chapter on stratis. this is now fourth or hmm maybe fifth patrol I'm doing and honestly the scavenging of weapons continues.

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 9:58 AM

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[SPOILER]
you do know that you may lose it later right? 😄

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my advice is: mostly grab for you two optics (long range with if possible NVG, short range), effin' magazines to never run out, and nades nades smokes and nades

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also, lightsticks for the lulz (j/k, drop that one)

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 10:03 AM

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its so odd that the left most crate, ammunition one, is already full at campaign start, yet weapon crate was empty I believe.

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 10:03 AM

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they give you a starting pack I suppose

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 10:04 AM

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what I mean is that if one crate is full, why not add just another one if the whole design was to have that much ammo at start.

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 10:04 AM

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ah, that...

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 10:10 AM

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over the years I noticed on my own campaigns that scavenging weapons is fun at the beginning, but then when you reach that level where you have everything you need + more, there is no point to continue for your own sake. you would need to distribute that wealth to other AI squads not just your own subordinates. been thinking of system that the more you scavenge weapons the more AI you can recruit under High Command or something. obviously this depends on mission design, are you lone warrior, is it HC campaign or what. heh.

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so in east wind campaign at least on the stratis parts, I'm now going to "radio silence" mission and I went from the cutscene briefing into rearm and now to assembly. I recall the actual briefing menu comes up at the assembly point... in which point the briefing -> team -> inventory is no longer needed as you already selected your gear.

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whoah, I was wrong. you do get briefing -> team -> inventory, and its filled with goodies!

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so weaponPool does work. hmph!?

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 10:16 AM

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I don't know how yet

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 10:16 AM

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yeah me neither, I built my campaign just like Ive done since OFP times and it just doesnt work, "weapons pool" inventory is empty. but in east wind its filled. hmm hmm.

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 10:18 AM

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take a look at their campaign description.ext for a "nightmare" story 😄

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 10:21 AM

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yup still having nightmares of taking a quick peek at it years ago 😉

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on my next gameplay break I'll make a quick searches for all those weaponPool command in east wind pbo, just to see what magic they used.

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 10:23 AM

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insert Shia LaBeouf -magic- gif

ionic thorn Mar 7, 2018, 10:29 AM

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Re: having more weapons/than you’ll ever need.
Maybe when you reach a certain threshold, enemy raid your camp and sabotage/steal equipment...

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 10:31 AM

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or are underweaponed

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 10:54 AM

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ooh well this is interesting, just finished "radio silence" mission and now armory has one extra table with weapons and big weapon crate (which is just cosmetic unfortunately, you cant interact with it).

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I recall in the beginning it was only one table, then came second and now third. wonder if that is somehow dynamically created depending of the amount of gear you scavenge(?).

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also I notice that after completing a mission (actual mission not side mission / patrol), there seems to be more soldiers in camp maxwell.

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 11:08 AM

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it would be nice to have a kind of addUnitPool, too 😃

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we have saveStatus/loadStatus, but it's SP only so far (and it doesn't say if the unit is a medic/engineer/etc)

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 11:13 AM

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well talking about a campaign and MP is moot point anyway, there is no multiplayer campaigns. the apex protocol uses some fancy GUI stuff to link several single missions together, in dedicated server at least you see all the missions on the lobby, there is no campaign in traditional sense.

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not sure if you can use profilemissionnamespace or what it was in MP? I guess that would be your saveVar for MP then? hmm so loadStatus does nothing on MP?

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btw the clock runs constantly while on patrol and when returning to base you continue with correct time, I love those kinds of little details.

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 11:35 AM

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yep briefing -> team -> inventory seems to be on many (all?) missions. have all the goodies there, heh have 68magazines of 5.56mm rounds already.

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 12:03 PM

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Arma 2 campaign is MP, they left this model because only the host (as it had to be hosted) had the save file

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saveStatus/loadStatus is said to do nothing in MP on the wiki

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 12:30 PM

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now I'm in the mission where they destroy our gear... except ALL the ammo/support/weapon crates are now filled to the gills, hmm. they didnt clearWeaponPool at all, hum.

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 12:38 PM

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nah it's when you leave the island that you lose everything

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(afair)

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 12:57 PM

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oooh I missed these two include lines in Apex campaign description... here we go!

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 1:19 PM

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to no avail.

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 1:36 PM

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I have a doubt here... what if weaponPool is a mission parameter? allowing mission by mission to have access, or not, to weapon pool

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then you need weaponPool in campaign description.ext AND mission description.ext for it to work

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 1:53 PM

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dunno, it never worked like that before.

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just finished stratis portion of the campaign and now I'm already in the base in altis. hopefully start to learn its features now, cant even remember the last (first?) time I played but hopefully you had the squad and a vehicle to use on patrols.

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 2:13 PM

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I'll give it a try tonight

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(or try to)

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 2:15 PM

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did you search for the usual weaponpool commands within east wind addon files?

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 2:19 PM

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not yet nope

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just the structure atm

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 2:22 PM

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ah altis patrols are called "scouting" 😃

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in the first mission in base when you take the car/truck, you still go alone. I recall you get squad later(?).

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 3:39 PM

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a3\functions_f\Inventory\fn_inv.sqf and fn_invString.sqf both have lines //putWeaponPool object then in a3\missions_f_epa\Campaign_shared\Functions\fn_camp_onMissionExit.sqf you have clearWeaponPool; and addWeaponPool [_class,_amount];, but other than that... its pretty slim pickings for weaponPool string search on a3\ unpacked (searching *.sq?, *.?pp and description.ext)

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 3:39 PM

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also magazinePool and (new) addItemsPool

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 3:39 PM

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a3\missions_f_epa\config.cpp has odd noWeaponPool = 1;

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 3:40 PM

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yeah... let's investigate on that

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:Command_Group:_Weapon_Pool

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^ for all pool-related commands (some may be missing, I added 2-3 only recently)

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 3:40 PM

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no matches for those two.

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oh addItemPool, excellent. thank you for adding that and updating the page overall.

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 3:43 PM

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be wary of queryItemsPool ... item_S_

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if you manage to make it work, I might be interested in a curiosity: that is, can you addWeaponPool ["weaponClass", -5] ?

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 3:51 PM

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heh yeah might be worth to try.

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still wondering whats in east wind that it has briefing inventory working hum.

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 3:54 PM

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author = $STR_A3_Bohemia_Interactive;
allowSubordinatesTakeWeapons = 1;
enableCampaignSystems = 1;

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ha-HAH!

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Campaign/Missions/description.hpp

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^ this is included in mission description.ext, not campaign

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 3:56 PM

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roger, subordinates sounds promising.

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 3:56 PM

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funny as it is already described in Description.ext ; it should only forbid subordinates to take weapons, not team leader

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enableCampaignSystems is undocumented though

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...I could create a campaign description.ext maker...

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 4:04 PM

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https://github.com/SnakeManPMC/arma-2-Campaign_Creator 😉

GitHub

SnakeManPMC/arma-2-Campaign_Creator

arma-2-Campaign_Creator - ArmA 2 tool to create base campaign files, not playbale campaign but working structure where its really easy to fill in playable missions

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 4:06 PM

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ooouh noice!

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 4:14 PM

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oh wow with -filepatching and copying campaign directory into arma3root\campaigns\ dir it will work great, thanks for that info!

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tested campaign in that dir which mission has an ammo crate, then init.sqf has: clearWeaponCargo mybox; addWeaponPool ["arifle_MX_ACO_pointer_F", 2]; putWeaponPool mybox; and weapon & mag appears in the box! whohuu 😉

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so why in the world briefing -> team -> inventory is not working, hmph.

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 4:16 PM

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yes! and if you query, 0 is returned

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 5:04 PM

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any (good) news Snake Man? 😃

storm geode Mar 7, 2018, 5:06 PM

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nope, just wondering why it works on east wind but not on very simple test campaign. must be some odd command switch we are missing.

cinder holly Mar 7, 2018, 5:08 PM

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I'll check again

calm fable Mar 7, 2018, 5:15 PM

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has anyone used this before? https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Key_Frame_Animation:_Tutorial_-_3DEN

noble radish Mar 7, 2018, 7:39 PM

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Out of curiosity, Does someone have a link to some documentation on the select loadout screen like seen in the APEX protocols?

karmic lynx Mar 7, 2018, 7:40 PM

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@Major Mittens#2794
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Respawn:_New_Respawn_Screen

noble radish Mar 7, 2018, 7:40 PM

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Thanks 😗

karmic lynx Mar 7, 2018, 7:40 PM

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Fucking discord

noble radish Mar 7, 2018, 7:41 PM

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🤣

crude jacinth Mar 7, 2018, 7:51 PM

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How hard is it to learn how to create 'basic missions'? example such as "destroy the Vietcong ammo truck" whilst I'm also running an escape mission?

karmic lynx Mar 7, 2018, 7:51 PM

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Not hard at all.

crude jacinth Mar 7, 2018, 7:52 PM

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I've always wanted to add little sub missions that you need to trigger before you can actually escape, instead of being A to B mission

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i imagine there are guides for it that dumbos like me can follow? lol

karmic lynx Mar 7, 2018, 7:52 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Tasks_Overhaul

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Ask if you are confused any further

crude jacinth Mar 7, 2018, 7:54 PM

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Ye I will keep it in mind, just finally figured out how to have triggers for both VC and Marines so I'm going to have some fun with enemy placement

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feels great to get over the wall I couldnt get over and keep on going 🙂

karmic lynx Mar 7, 2018, 7:55 PM

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Always

stark island Mar 8, 2018, 9:00 AM

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hello, was wondering does the eden edtior have a option to move a group of selected objects to one condensed spot?

prime dome Mar 8, 2018, 10:32 AM

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what do you mean by "condensed spot"?

cinder holly Mar 8, 2018, 10:48 AM

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all on the same point pos? nope (and I don't see why you would want that 😄)

storm geode Mar 8, 2018, 10:52 AM

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hey Lou Montana, anything new on weaponPool? 😃

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I cant think of anything else. it works on east wind so "it works", but there must be some other switch or something we are missing because at arma3 v1.80 the weaponPool is not working like it used to in ofp, arma1 and arma2.

novel rune Mar 8, 2018, 10:56 AM

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What's the problem with it?

storm geode Mar 8, 2018, 10:58 AM

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nothing shows up in briefing -> team -> inventory.

novel rune Mar 8, 2018, 11:05 AM

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But in the official campaign it does?

storm geode Mar 8, 2018, 11:05 AM

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yes

novel rune Mar 8, 2018, 11:07 AM

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May look into it. Sounds mildly interesting.

storm geode Mar 8, 2018, 11:08 AM

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I searched the whole a3\ files through for "weaponpool" string but didnt come up with any answers, weaponPool = 1; was used the same way as always, then I found some odd "noWeaponpool" or some commands but thats exactly what I dont want heh. there must be something new, some odd command that disables it or that we dont use it so we dont get it enabled, who knows.

novel rune Mar 8, 2018, 11:09 AM

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Which campaign has this?

storm geode Mar 8, 2018, 11:10 AM

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you mean mine, like to test on?

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if you mean bis, its east wind, right at the start on stratis after first patrol mission you can see the gear put into the ammo crates, then on next "official" mission where you get the briefing, you click team and inventory from there to see all the weapons/gear there.

novel rune Mar 8, 2018, 11:12 AM

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East Wind, roger.

cinder holly Mar 8, 2018, 1:02 PM

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@storm geode it. works.

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weaponPool = 1; must be outside description.ext Campaign class

storm geode Mar 8, 2018, 1:04 PM

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oh, hmm I recall seeing it inside class campaign in ... some example files, hmm although it might have been some faulty user made campaign I looked.

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I'll try it bit later when its outside class campaign.

novel rune Mar 8, 2018, 1:05 PM

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Yeah, I noticed that the campaign itself had a description.ext and weaponPool = 1 was defined there.

storm geode Mar 8, 2018, 1:10 PM

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oh right, a3\missions_f_epa\Campaign\description.ext its outside class campaign. hmm wonder where I picked up the inside class campaign info, hrr. ok will test it right away...

cinder holly Mar 8, 2018, 1:13 PM

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dang, this stoopid thing 😄 glad it works though

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I'm editing the wiki to emphasise on it

storm geode Mar 8, 2018, 1:20 PM

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no need, my stupid mistake to read some garbage guide or whereever I picked that up 😃

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son of a bitch! it does work when weaponPool = 1; is outside of class campaign! NNNNGGGHH! 😄

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I have it on the correct spot in my campaigns since OFP times, but now in early 2013 campaign editing time with arma3 I googled something and must have changed it at that time by some newbies false guide 😃

cinder holly Mar 8, 2018, 1:35 PM

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if it can help in any way I made the same mistake, too 😄

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hence, wiki update 😄

storm geode Mar 8, 2018, 1:37 PM

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I tried to google but cant find that or any post now, I recall it was some bis forum post from the arma3 early days. oh well, fixed now time to move on.

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but hesus, I actually created two brand new arming missions where player can use teamswitch to arm his group members because doing that from ammo box using AI commands is hopeless. all this is for nothing just because weaponPool=1; was wrong side of a class 🙄

cinder holly Mar 8, 2018, 1:39 PM

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frustrating yes... but hey we won't forget it now

storm geode Mar 8, 2018, 1:44 PM

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found two campaigns which were updated to have weaponPool=1; wrong side of the tracks, also for irony my weaponpool test campaign had it wrong also heh.

cinder holly Mar 8, 2018, 1:46 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Campaign_Description.ext
Updated

storm geode Mar 8, 2018, 1:49 PM

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good work, thanks.

cinder holly Mar 8, 2018, 3:06 PM

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R3vo updated Description.ext introduction. indeed, the previous version had too many yellow boxes (warnings, notes, etc)

crude jacinth Mar 8, 2018, 4:59 PM

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Is there any update mission creators, the one I just used completed the mission but didn't show the 'task completed' that it showed in his video.

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https://youtu.be/9iOsfmFCSZs?t=239

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it was very basic so I know I didn't do anything wrong

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http://prntscr.com/iok4ix

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it does say that its complete just no notification

cinder holly Mar 8, 2018, 5:24 PM

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update mission creators ?

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I know I didn't do anything wrong

did you type anything in the Title or Description field at least? @crude jacinth

crude jacinth Mar 8, 2018, 5:41 PM

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Ye I followed the video, every step

cinder holly Mar 8, 2018, 6:59 PM

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what did you type?

cinder holly Mar 8, 2018, 7:19 PM

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@crude jacinth , could you share your mission folder as a zip so I can take a look?

crude jacinth Mar 8, 2018, 7:20 PM

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I moved on from it sorry, its just the exact basic mission the guy does in that video 'Kill Bob'

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it seems like a simple kill mission for one guy

cinder holly Mar 8, 2018, 7:24 PM

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ok, np

cinder holly Mar 8, 2018, 9:26 PM

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@storm geode I couldn't find yet a use for noWeaponPool = 1;

storm geode Mar 8, 2018, 9:27 PM

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dont remember the proper cmd name but I think that was it, its on east wind campaign.

cinder holly Mar 8, 2018, 9:33 PM

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I tried a campaign with weaponPool = 1 and a mission with noWeaponPool = 1, pool was still available. I'll dig

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oooh it's directly in the class Campaign→Chapter→~Mission~

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and it of course disables the weaponPool for this mission. makes sense a weaponPool setting would happen in campaign definition after all

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aaand it doesn't work like that. grr.

storm geode Mar 8, 2018, 10:00 PM

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heh

novel rune Mar 8, 2018, 10:15 PM

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At this point it may be easier to write the ui for this yourself.

cinder holly Mar 8, 2018, 11:19 PM

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I am populating campaign Description.ext on my PC... I didn't expect it, but it may be huuuge now, given some new extracts

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we lack good documentation because community-made campaigns are, unless I am mistaken, not legion

storm geode Mar 8, 2018, 11:24 PM

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campaigns definitely are the minority. seems like every community guy is making addons, nobody is making missions and even fewer of those "nobodys" are making campaigns hehe

cinder holly Mar 8, 2018, 11:50 PM

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let's show 'em!

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honestly if you want to team up for a campaign / set of missions, I'm in

storm geode Mar 8, 2018, 11:54 PM

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my mission and campaign making days date all the way back to OFP, I'm currently slowly porting those old ofp, arma1 and arma2 missions into CUP https://github.com/SnakeManPMC/arma-3-Campaigns_PMC

GitHub

SnakeManPMC/arma-3-Campaigns_PMC

arma-3-Campaigns_PMC - ArmA 3 all PMC campaigns (I don't like having several campaigns / missions in one big blob repo, but its also crazy to have 100's of single mission dirs too in github...

cinder holly Mar 9, 2018, 12:08 AM

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I am looking for a simple-yet-interesting scenario for a small coop campaign, based on a PMC Queen's Gambit like.
I have competences, dubbers, time, all I need… is this scenario, along a bit of long-term motivation.

neon raptor Mar 9, 2018, 2:58 AM

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was reading this conversations about "weaponPool and weapons in briefing screen" and i'am thinking now what if execute expression + what commy said above... 🤔

cinder holly Mar 9, 2018, 11:41 AM

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now trying to figure out where you can force difficulty, like in Bootcamp mission...

turbid maple Mar 10, 2018, 8:33 AM

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Does anyone know Command to make the Pilot turn on the engines of the chopper as soon as every player from that group gets in and than run a Trigger based UnitPlay

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Because UnitCapture doesnt take the Engine On / Off Functions and if i keep Engine On by Default using 3Den Enhanced Command. It will auto take off in few seconds as soon as it has gained thrust.

prime dome Mar 10, 2018, 9:00 AM

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@turbid maple there's just a regular engineOn script command.

ionic thorn Mar 10, 2018, 9:17 AM

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@Lou Montana#8901 Look to this for inspiration http://www.ofpec.com/missions_depot/index.php?action=details&id=265
One of the most enjoyable missions I've ever played.

hollow prairie Mar 10, 2018, 8:35 PM

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@turbid maple i just did that a while ago and used.

_a = true;
sleep 10;
while {_a} do {
    _b = true;
    
    {
        if(!((_x in heli1) || (_x in heli2))) then {
            _b = false;
        }
    }foreach allPlayers;
    
    if (_b) then {
        [] execVM "Scripts\roleAssign.sqf";
        heli1 setFuel 1;
        [] spawn PathHeli1;
        sleep 3;
        heli2 setFuel 1;
        [] spawn PathHeli2;
        _a = false;
    };
    sleep 1;
}

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fml... probably 12 hours too late xD

sinful rampart Mar 10, 2018, 8:39 PM

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You can make that script much better when we get the new find syntax

hollow prairie Mar 10, 2018, 8:41 PM

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How?

sinful rampart Mar 10, 2018, 8:43 PM

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_b = false;
sleep 10;
while {!_b} do {
    _b = allPlayers find {(!((_x in heli1) || (_x in heli2)))} != -1;
    
    if (_b) then {
        [] execVM "Scripts\roleAssign.sqf";
        heli1 setFuel 1;
        [] spawn PathHeli1;
        sleep 3;
        heli2 setFuel 1;
        [] spawn PathHeli2;
    };
    sleep 1;
}

hollow prairie Mar 10, 2018, 8:46 PM

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That wouldnt even start the while loop would it?

signal coral Mar 10, 2018, 8:46 PM

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hey

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uh

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making one of my first missions

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how do i get an officer zeus control?

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like in the multiplayer bootcamp default scenario

sinful rampart Mar 10, 2018, 8:49 PM

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@hollow prairie Yep. oops. Fixed

hollow prairie Mar 10, 2018, 8:53 PM

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I probably wont need that exact script again but it is copied under the old one and i will probably find ways to use it. New syntax will arrive with tank DLC i guess?

sinful rampart Mar 10, 2018, 8:59 PM

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ye

hollow prairie Mar 10, 2018, 9:03 PM

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Thanks 😃

gilded blaze Mar 10, 2018, 10:57 PM

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Hello guys!
I have managed to put a .PAA file as a mission overview screen, but I can't make it visible by other players when mission is in MP mode.
Where does the file need to be located for others to see during mission loading?

sinful rampart Mar 10, 2018, 10:58 PM

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In the mission.

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Show me what path you are using right now

gilded blaze Mar 10, 2018, 11:03 PM

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I have the path to some random folder on the drive actually

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;/

sinful rampart Mar 10, 2018, 11:03 PM

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Yeah..

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How would that work on any other computer than yours

gilded blaze Mar 10, 2018, 11:04 PM

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Well, the mission file is packed so I hoped that it might be implemented in the pbo

sinful rampart Mar 10, 2018, 11:04 PM

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Yeah..

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You have to put it in there

gilded blaze Mar 10, 2018, 11:04 PM

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In what folder? In the documents, or in Arma folder?

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"How would that work on any other computer than yours"
Actually, what would be the difference in keeping it in ANY place on my PC when it would not be packed to a pbo file either way?

sinful rampart Mar 10, 2018, 11:05 PM

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Where the mission.sqm is

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It is not packed automatically into the PBO no

gilded blaze Mar 10, 2018, 11:07 PM

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Okay, but when I put the file in a folder where mission.sqm is it will be packed with it?

sinful rampart Mar 10, 2018, 11:07 PM

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I think yeah. It should

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Not 100% sure that the default 3DEN pbo packing would pick that up

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I always pack manually

gilded blaze Mar 10, 2018, 11:08 PM

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Ok. Because, BISWiki does not actually state where exactly the file should be put so it works in MP...
Could you please provide a link or sth on the manual packing?

sinful rampart Mar 10, 2018, 11:08 PM

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I use Mikeros makePBO tool

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could also use Arma 3 Tools Addon Builder or PBO Manager or Armake or any other of the dozens of pbo packing tools

gilded blaze Mar 10, 2018, 11:09 PM

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Ok, thanks 😉

sinful rampart Mar 10, 2018, 11:10 PM

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But just try first if 3DEN packs it correctly

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then you might not need to go the manual route

gilded blaze Mar 10, 2018, 11:11 PM

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I will try to put the file in "Documents", where the mission editor file is located and see if it works.

sinful rampart Mar 10, 2018, 11:11 PM

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Next to the mission.sqm in the same folder

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And where you put the path to the picture before

gilded blaze Mar 10, 2018, 11:11 PM

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Okay, got it.

sinful rampart Mar 10, 2018, 11:11 PM

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you now don't put the path but just the filename

gilded blaze Mar 10, 2018, 11:12 PM

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I will still need another player and a server to test if it works properly, but thanks for the tip

sinful rampart Mar 10, 2018, 11:13 PM

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If you load it on a server and you have changed the filepath to just use the filename like I said

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If it works then it will also work for others

gilded blaze Mar 10, 2018, 11:14 PM

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I had it working on MP when I was the server, but other players could not see it

sinful rampart Mar 10, 2018, 11:15 PM

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a dedicated server that is.
Local hosted (aka you are the server) then yeah you can't really test 100% with just local hosted

gilded blaze Mar 10, 2018, 11:21 PM

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There is a possibility to create a dedicated server and then test it as a client on one PC, am I right?

sinful rampart Mar 10, 2018, 11:21 PM

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Yeah.. But that's so much work 😄

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You can also launch Arma twice

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host server with one client and join with the other ^^

novel rune Mar 10, 2018, 11:37 PM

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Sadly most missions don't account for local hosted games and use the shitty isDedicated command everywhere. You're spoiled by ACE, Dedmen.

sinful rampart Mar 10, 2018, 11:38 PM

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local hosted games only exist in my dev env

novel rune Mar 10, 2018, 11:39 PM

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Only local hosted games exist in my dev env

sinful rampart Mar 10, 2018, 11:44 PM

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🔨

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 1:39 PM

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Working with the ACE Arsenal, running into trouble. I want to make loadouts available over the arsenal but for that, all items that this loadout requires need to be part of the arsenal inventory. Problem is adding a few douzen if not houndreds of diffrent items is a pain and just adding a full arsenal is not an option. Basically I want to have an arsenal with only the stuff part of this one faction.

My question is: Is there a way to automatically make an ACE Arsenal with ONLY the items from the loadouts i made availalbe in it (plus manually added items)?

sinful rampart Mar 12, 2018, 1:55 PM

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Nope.

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The item configs don't know of which faction they are. So you can't even let a script scan config and put the classnames together

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 2:12 PM

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Well in this case they are just loadout files inside the arsenal already

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has nothing to do with an actual faction that is spawnable or such

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 2:14 PM

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Iterate through all classnames of the faction and get their loadout with getUnitLoadout. Squash all arrays with splitString/joinString into one one dimensional array. Filter duplicates using arrayIntersect. Then whitelist all items that appear in that array.

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Probably ~10 lines of code.

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 2:20 PM

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Now in english or german please

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Cool that you know this stuff but as a computer science first semester, no idea what it means.

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 2:21 PM

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: /
I'll write it for you if you tell me what the faction you're talking about and how items are added to the ACE arsenal.

sinful rampart Mar 12, 2018, 2:21 PM

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Just need array of classname of all items

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 2:21 PM

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Its not a faction ingame as I said 2 times now

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It is just a faction that I built in the arsenal for a mission that is spawnable in the ace arsenal for players

sinful rampart Mar 12, 2018, 2:21 PM

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I want to have an arsenal with only the stuff part of this one faction. cough cough

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Arsenal just needs plain array of classnames. Uncategorized

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 2:22 PM

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So the mission already has some units placed with all the items?

wooden dove Mar 12, 2018, 2:22 PM

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a faction that I built in the arsenal
wat

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 2:23 PM

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Are you dense? It is a custom faction for the players via spawnable loadouts in the ACE Arsenal. Not a spawnable faction that you have in the editor or zeus interface. What is so hard about that ._.

wooden dove Mar 12, 2018, 2:23 PM

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I made the ace arsenal, you made loadouts

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 2:23 PM

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Sorry if am rude.. but this is like the third or fourth time someone asks that

wooden dove Mar 12, 2018, 2:23 PM

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not a faction

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 2:23 PM

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Okay,

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How would you call it then if the whole thing is not a faction

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 2:24 PM

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You're using faction wrong and that confuses everyone. It's like saying you made a group, but the word already has a meaning.

wooden dove Mar 12, 2018, 2:24 PM

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a set of loadouts ?

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 2:26 PM

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A set of loadouts is also applicable yes. In my sense of understanding, having 12 players play a certain type of military iwth self made loadouts does sound a lot like a faction to me. But thats not the point. Lets just do it again.

Made a bunch of loadouts in the ace arsenal. Want them to be spawnable for players during the mission without giving them a full arsenal. The arsenal needs all items part of the loadouts but nothing less. What is a fast and effective way to do it that doesnt force me to write a gigantic list of items? Commy suggested some kind of algorythm that puts all classnames in a list but tbh, no Idea how to do that.

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 2:27 PM

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Place the 12 units in a dummy mission, collect their loadout the way I described and copy the array into the clipboard. That's the items you need to white list using the arsenal.

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 2:29 PM

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The way you described was more a "What you need to do" and not a "How you can do it" Because i have no idea how to do it.

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Would you be so kind as to explain how it works?

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 2:30 PM

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private _items = allUnits apply {getUnitLoadout _x};
_items = str _items splitString "[]," joinString ",";
_items = parseSimpleArray ("[" + _items + "]");
_items = _items arrayIntersect _items;
copyToClipboard str _items;

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I think this is right. Can't start the game atm.

wooden dove Mar 12, 2018, 2:31 PM

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looks good

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i'll check in game just in case

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 2:32 PM

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Thanks.

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 2:32 PM

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and I just execute this via trigger/init?

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then open txt and paste it

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 2:33 PM

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debug console, LOCAL EXEC

wooden dove Mar 12, 2018, 2:33 PM

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debug console, and you'll have some numbers in there

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I forgot about the mag capacity / count

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 2:34 PM

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There're numbers in the array right?

wooden dove Mar 12, 2018, 2:34 PM

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yes

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mag capacity / ammo count

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 2:34 PM

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private _items = allUnits apply {getUnitLoadout _x};
_items = str _items splitString "[]," joinString ",";
_items = parseSimpleArray ("[" + _items + "]");
_items = _items arrayIntersect _items select {_x isEqualType ""};
copyToClipboard str _items;

wooden dove Mar 12, 2018, 2:34 PM

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also item quantity

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 2:34 PM

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fixed.

wooden dove Mar 12, 2018, 2:35 PM

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forgot about empty strings, also check string length huehuehue

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 2:35 PM

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: (

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Well, your arsenal should handle those, no?

wooden dove Mar 12, 2018, 2:35 PM

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yes

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 2:36 PM

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private _items = allUnits apply {getUnitLoadout _x};
_items = str _items splitString "[]," joinString ",";
_items = parseSimpleArray ("[" + _items + "]");
_items = _items arrayIntersect _items select {_x isEqualType "" && {_x != ""}};
copyToClipboard str _items;

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Just in case.

wooden dove Mar 12, 2018, 2:36 PM

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splendid

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 2:36 PM

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Only took 3 tries.

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 2:37 PM

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brb testing

wooden dove Mar 12, 2018, 2:37 PM

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plus he won't face the capitalization issue

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which will be fixed once findif hits stable.

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 2:42 PM

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["rhs_weap_m4a1_blockII_M203_wd","rhsusf_acc_anpeq15side","rhsusf_acc_ACOG_USMC","rhs_mag_30Rnd_556x45_M855_Stanag","launch_NLAW_F","ACE_PreloadedMissileDummy","hgun_P07_F","16Rnd_9x21_Mag","VSM_M81_BDU_od_pants_Camo","ACE_fieldDressing","ACE_bloodIV","immersion_pops_poppack","murshun_cigs_cigpack","murshun_cigs_lighter","cpc_Fastbelt_coy","ACE_atropine","ACE_Banana","VSM_ProjectHonor_Backpack_Compact","ACE_CableTie","rhsusf_hgu56p_visor_saf","G_WirelessEarpiece_F","ItemMap","ItemRadio","ItemCompass","ItemWatch","NVGoggles_OPFOR","rhs_weap_sr25_d","rhsusf_acc_SR25S_d","optic_Arco","rhsusf_20Rnd_762x51_m118_special_Mag","bipod_02_F_hex","rhsusf_weap_m1911a1","rhsusf_mag_7x45acp_MHP","rhs_uniform_df15","ACE_Chemlight_Shield","rhsusf_20Rnd_762x51_m62_Mag","rhsgref_6b23_ttsko_mountain_medic","rhs_acc_dtk1","H_HelmetB_light_snakeskin","rhs_googles_yellow"]

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mhhhh seems like it works just fine

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no duplicates either

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Yup, managed to spawn an arsenal with only those items

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top notch guys, thanks alot for helping me!

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You should maybe add this to your arsenal documentation on the ACE wiki as this is very powerful

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@novel rune

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 2:51 PM

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ew documentation

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Alganthe, your arsenal, your task.

sinful rampart Mar 12, 2018, 2:55 PM

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Add this to documentation because this is really powerful? This is just a basic SQF script. Not really relevant to Arsenal documentation

signal coral Mar 12, 2018, 2:58 PM

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ooh that script is going in my little stash of scripts!!! useful! thanks @novel rune

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 2:59 PM

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I have the best scripts. I'm like a PHD in scripting.

signal coral Mar 12, 2018, 3:00 PM

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well it helps those of us who want to do things but can barely script themselves out of a brown paper bag...... so ty

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:02 PM

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dedmen being cynical again

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maybe my assumptions back in the day was reasonable after all 🍆

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 3:03 PM

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He's just mad, because his script can't compete with mine.

sinful rampart Mar 12, 2018, 3:03 PM

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@dire wagon Why don't you add it yourself. ACE is open source 😉

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:03 PM

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I can change stuff in the ace wiki?

sinful rampart Mar 12, 2018, 3:03 PM

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Yeah sure

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:03 PM

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If so I would actually do it

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Talking about this https://ace3mod.com/wiki/framework/arsenal-framework.html

sinful rampart Mar 12, 2018, 3:04 PM

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https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/blob/master/docs/wiki/framework/arsenal-framework.md

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:04 PM

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who uses github?

sinful rampart Mar 12, 2018, 3:04 PM

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Everyone?

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 3:04 PM

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https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/edit/master/docs/wiki/framework/arsenal-framework.md

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scrub

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:04 PM

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I always go to the site I sent to look things up

sinful rampart Mar 12, 2018, 3:05 PM

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What?

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Yeah.. That's the same.

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:05 PM

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yeah but a diffrent address. Its also what googles spills out when looking for answers on ace

sinful rampart Mar 12, 2018, 3:05 PM

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No.. Like.. Literally

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:05 PM

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So if you tell me how to change the wiki entry I might just do it

sinful rampart Mar 12, 2018, 3:05 PM

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That's the same page

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You edit that file I linked you

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it changes both pages

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:06 PM

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so anyone can just write dickwaffles in there and it shows up on the ace wiki site?

sinful rampart Mar 12, 2018, 3:06 PM

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One is the editable version on github. And the other is the nice design wiki page.
But the wiki page is automatically built from the github version

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Yes you can

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:06 PM

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jesus

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Should at least have someone approve changes first

sinful rampart Mar 12, 2018, 3:06 PM

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🤦

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 3:07 PM

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You should check out the history of hot button topic wiki pages like "Assault Weapon".

wooden dove Mar 12, 2018, 3:07 PM

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changes need to be PR'd PRs which are reviewed

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 3:08 PM

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You can still write dickwaffles in the PR.

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:08 PM

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so its not auto

wooden dove Mar 12, 2018, 3:08 PM

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but then i get yelled at

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deployment is automatic, changes added aren't

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:08 PM

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anyhow, algenthe, are you cool with me adding this to your github file?

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 3:08 PM

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As if you check the PR.

wooden dove Mar 12, 2018, 3:09 PM

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feel free to make a PR, not sure what you mean.

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:09 PM

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a PR is..... a project reaquest?

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public release request?

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 3:09 PM

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pull request

wooden dove Mar 12, 2018, 3:10 PM

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Pull request

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:10 PM

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So I click edit, save it, you get a PR and then may or may not approve it?

wooden dove Mar 12, 2018, 3:10 PM

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not at all

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you make a fork, create a feature branch, commit your changes to the feature branch then create a pull request

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:11 PM

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...

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right

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 3:11 PM

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It's all automatic on the page, you just have to give commit and pr a name.

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:11 PM

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think I give up. @sinful rampart what where you babbling about ._.

sinful rampart Mar 12, 2018, 3:11 PM

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What?

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:11 PM

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"just change it on the github and it updates the wiki pages automatically"

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not quite

sinful rampart Mar 12, 2018, 3:12 PM

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You literally click the edit pencil. Make changes and done.
If you are unable to do that you might aswell just quit this Discord and disappear.

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No that's exactly what happens

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when that file is updated the wiki page automatically updates too.

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:12 PM

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well then why does agenthe say something else

wooden dove Mar 12, 2018, 3:12 PM

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ooooooh, since when can you create PRs from github?

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 3:12 PM

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lol alganthe

sinful rampart Mar 12, 2018, 3:12 PM

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alganthe doesn't say anything else than that?

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:12 PM

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alganthe - Today at 4:10 PM
not at all
you make a fork, create a feature branch, commit your changes to the feature branch then create a pull request

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 3:12 PM

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It's been what, 4 years?

wooden dove Mar 12, 2018, 3:12 PM

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TIL

sinful rampart Mar 12, 2018, 3:12 PM

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That is completly unrelated to "just change it on the github and it updates the wiki pages automatically"

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:13 PM

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No that is the exact same topic we talked about

sinful rampart Mar 12, 2018, 3:13 PM

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No it's not ^^

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:13 PM

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so one of you misunderstood something at some point

sinful rampart Mar 12, 2018, 3:13 PM

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Just google how to make a Pull request on github. I'm sure someone has made a tutorial about that

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:13 PM

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I am just the unknowing peasent here trying to figure this out without any pre knowledge

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 3:14 PM

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If I figured it out, you will too.

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:14 PM

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I'll finish the draft of the tutorial first, translate it and then look into that github stuff

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Diffrent question about how to best init an arsenal: Putting it into the init of the box and changing _box to "this" works perfectly fine but wasn't there a compatibility issues with JIP players?

sinful rampart Mar 12, 2018, 3:20 PM

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I think it automatically takes care of not adding it twice

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 3:20 PM

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Unless alganthe fucked it, it should work with the init box.

sinful rampart Mar 12, 2018, 3:21 PM

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Atleast that's what it should do. One can't teach idiots to stop doing that anyway..

wooden dove Mar 12, 2018, 3:21 PM

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it handles JIP

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it never had issues with JIP (ACE Arsenal) since it's first official release

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 3:22 PM

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nice, thanks

dire wagon Mar 12, 2018, 4:08 PM

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@wooden dove https://github.com/acemod/ACE3/compare/master...35thForceRecon:patch-1is this readable?

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I just hit create pull request now, yes?

novel rune Mar 12, 2018, 4:13 PM

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Yes.

jaunty marsh Mar 12, 2018, 7:54 PM

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If possible, direct chat isn't affected by earplugs.

prime dome Mar 12, 2018, 8:56 PM

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direct is tied to effects though?

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yeah unfortunately that wasn't the case when we checked last

cobalt patio Mar 12, 2018, 10:34 PM

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Why are my AI aim-bot status?

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I am using VCOM, with the intention of the mission being multiplayer.

prime dome Mar 12, 2018, 10:36 PM

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i don't know what you mean exactly, but lower the difficulty

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or set the various AI skill parameters to something lower

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see https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setSkill_array for more details

cobalt patio Mar 12, 2018, 10:37 PM

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Can I do that in the desc of the misson

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I would like the difficulty to be baked into the mission honestly.

prime dome Mar 12, 2018, 10:39 PM

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you can set some skills in the mission via script

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or via the skill bar in the editor

cobalt patio Mar 12, 2018, 10:39 PM

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Via the skill bar is not ideal

prime dome Mar 12, 2018, 10:39 PM

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but the server difficulty settings decide the final overall skill

cobalt patio Mar 12, 2018, 10:39 PM

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I have some dynamic spawns

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and I also have about 20-30 static spawns

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Ahh

prime dome Mar 12, 2018, 10:40 PM

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from the wiki The value of a sub-skill is interpolated into a range defined in CfgAISkill

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and then it's modified again with the server/client profile's set difficulty

cobalt patio Mar 12, 2018, 10:41 PM

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Yep, missed that part

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So no matter what the server overides it

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thats what I needed to hear

prime dome Mar 12, 2018, 10:41 PM

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well, you can set a baseline

cobalt patio Mar 12, 2018, 10:41 PM

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Thanks man

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Yeah, but it will be on my server anyways

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So I may as well configure the server for it

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Rather than the missions

prime dome Mar 12, 2018, 10:42 PM

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ah ok

sharp axle Mar 13, 2018, 8:48 AM

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Question, does using PBO manager to pack my mission any different to the export option in the editor?

sinful rampart Mar 13, 2018, 9:02 AM

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Yes.

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3DEN is F*ing up the PBO header.

sharp axle Mar 13, 2018, 9:07 AM

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I assume that is the mission title, some params like revive and such?

sinful rampart Mar 13, 2018, 9:10 AM

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No

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The PBO header. Something you usually don't see or even know about

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Might only be relevant if you #include external files in your description.ext.
So yes it's different. But you probably don't need to care about the differences

cinder holly Mar 13, 2018, 10:23 AM

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3DEN is F*ing up the PBO header.
Oh? didn't know

sinful rampart Mar 13, 2018, 10:40 AM

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Open a PBO in Notepad++ and look at the first line. Then compare 3DEN generated one vs normal pbo

cinder holly Mar 13, 2018, 11:13 AM

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any bad sides to it?

sinful rampart Mar 13, 2018, 11:14 AM

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I think that's what's causing it to be unable to #include files from description.ext

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Never really tested that though

wheat kiln Mar 13, 2018, 9:19 PM

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Do any of you know what resolution the texture for the Rugged Large Screen is. When I use a 1080p .JPG, it works and renders correctly, but when I use a 1080p .PAA, the some colours are inverted. On the BI forums, it claims this colour change is down to the .PAA being the wrong size. What is the right size for the Rugged Large Screen?

sinful rampart Mar 13, 2018, 9:21 PM

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PAA's are 1:1 aspect ratio with leaflets being the only exception

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try 1024x1024 resolution and stretch the picture

cinder holly Mar 13, 2018, 11:36 PM

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^ paa's must be 2^a × 2^b, so 1024×512, 256×256 etc
A non power of two resolution will behave erratically indeed

grave harness Mar 14, 2018, 10:16 AM

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Asked this in my own groups discord too, but maybe there are some good suggestions here too:

"How would you envision a "Militia" loadout compared to a "Rebel" loadout?"

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Context: I want to make a mission where US troops help a (not very pro-US) militia group to take out Russian backed Rebels.

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I was playing the TacOps campaign where you play as FIA (militia) against AAF-rebels

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and the mission warns that they kinda look-alike

sinful rampart Mar 14, 2018, 10:18 AM

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militia has vests and helmets. Whereas Rebels don't

prime dome Mar 14, 2018, 10:18 AM

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i mean, it's a very context sensitive question.

grave harness Mar 14, 2018, 10:18 AM

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In TacOps it's the other way around :p

prime dome Mar 14, 2018, 10:18 AM

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also dedmen that's not a rule 😄

sinful rampart Mar 14, 2018, 10:18 AM

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

prime dome Mar 14, 2018, 10:19 AM

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Russian backed rebels would have some more russian gear, maybe one or two heavier things

grave harness Mar 14, 2018, 10:19 AM

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in TacOps, the rebels are AAF coups and thus have pretty good military hardware (APCs, helmets, full camo) while the militia look they scavanged all their gear

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: https://imgur.com/OsaOdci

prime dome Mar 14, 2018, 10:19 AM

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then it depends on whether the support is overt or covert

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assuming it's overt then indeed it's how TacOps shows them to be

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But the US backed militia could have US-supplied stuff

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or equipment raided from rebels or russians

grave harness Mar 14, 2018, 10:21 AM

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It's all pretty narrative what they use then

prime dome Mar 14, 2018, 10:21 AM

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terminology is kinda political in itself - they're both technically irregular militia, but then the question is "who considers who as being rebels"

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See: the recent Ukraine-Russia conflict, Syrian/Iraqi Civil War

grave harness Mar 14, 2018, 10:23 AM

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polite green people

prime dome Mar 14, 2018, 10:23 AM

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In Arma's context FIA is made up of AAF deserters (so, technically rebels wrt AAF)

grave harness Mar 14, 2018, 10:23 AM

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full russian military spec gear, but they are rebels :p

prime dome Mar 14, 2018, 10:24 AM

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And they steal AAF gear because that's what's available locally

grave harness Mar 14, 2018, 10:24 AM

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but in short: It doesn't really matter how they are equiped, as long as it fits the narrative

prime dome Mar 14, 2018, 10:24 AM

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Yup

grave harness Mar 14, 2018, 10:24 AM

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gotcha

prime dome Mar 14, 2018, 10:24 AM

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Of course, there are limits

grave harness Mar 14, 2018, 10:24 AM

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So no Militia with tactical nuclear submarines?

prime dome Mar 14, 2018, 10:24 AM

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You wouldn't go around arming militias with the best stuff your side has

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haha yeah 😛

grave harness Mar 14, 2018, 10:26 AM

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was going for the Squad militia loadout for the russian backed rebels, but i was wondering if i had my terminology right

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https://d1u5p3l4wpay3k.cloudfront.net/squad_gamepedia/4/4d/The_Militia_2.jpg?version=19ed3dbde83b99dfba582fb626c75e86

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also, our repo doesn't have enough Gorka variants 😦

earnest plover Mar 14, 2018, 10:43 AM

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Depends on.
Due to lack of financial, tech &/or armament support, rebels obviously using what they can find/capture...
Ok, you, as political supporter – still can drop them TOW or something, but...
That's why FIA (Rebels) had too many AAF's (Small Armed Forces, not militia) stuff.

Also, watch US National Guard's (Militia/Army Reserve with Federal & State Allegiance) gear, weaponary & equipment...

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Militia most often formed by current government (doesn't matter if that's puppet) to control & defense their territories.

prime dome Mar 14, 2018, 11:01 AM

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Depends, really. That's an example of a militia, not exclusive

neon raptor Mar 14, 2018, 11:19 AM

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The word "militia" - in Russia was used in this context at the end of the 19th century for the "public security service" (and not for the police yet) ... "militia" was based on the volonters (also it was called civil police)... Later "militia" becomes actual police,
at some point later "militia" was reformed and renamed to police...
"rebels" or "opolchenie" - exactly the same meaning with russian version is "insurgents"... 😀

hollow prairie Mar 14, 2018, 11:21 AM

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Does someone know of a tutorial or a wiki entry on how the briefing in TacOp Missions is done?

grave harness Mar 14, 2018, 11:27 AM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Animated_Briefing

hollow prairie Mar 14, 2018, 11:27 AM

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Thanks. 👍

grave harness Mar 14, 2018, 11:29 AM

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does it work in multiplayer though?

hollow prairie Mar 14, 2018, 11:35 AM

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I have no idea. I just assumed it did 😂.

earnest plover Mar 14, 2018, 11:37 AM

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@neon raptor Soviet Militia = Милиция = Police (because of duties) & then renamed & reformed (2012(?) - RF).
Yeah, you're right.
But... Can't say what rebels & insurgents are equal.

neon raptor Mar 14, 2018, 11:38 AM

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Where are you from, JeuDeTarot ?

earnest plover Mar 14, 2018, 11:38 AM

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Guess you know. )

prime dome Mar 14, 2018, 11:39 AM

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But... Can't say what rebels & insurgents are equal.
like i said, it's political and depends on who you talk to

earnest plover Mar 14, 2018, 11:39 AM

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Yup

neon raptor Mar 14, 2018, 11:40 AM

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No i don't sorry, your nickname looks kinda french to me 😄

earnest plover Mar 14, 2018, 11:41 AM

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I'm Russian. :)
Also, "opolchenie" (ополчение) means, whoops, Militia. Not rebels.

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Wiki (ru)
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ополчение
Wiki (en)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narodnoe_Opolcheniye

neon raptor Mar 14, 2018, 11:46 AM

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Troops, that were created to help for the regular army, that is actually who is "opolchenie"... tbh
also privet and we are so hard off topic in this channel 😀

earnest plover Mar 14, 2018, 12:06 PM

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The closest to Opolchenie is Landwehr.
And Russian Militia (Opolchenie, not to be confused with Militia as "Police") was used only in wartime how i know. But, not far ago RF formed RosGvardia (Russian Guard) based on units controlled by Ministry of Internal Affairs (former Riot Police troops to be sure).
Also, historically, Russian (Soviet) Riot Police was under Ministry of Defense's control & in '80s was transferred to Militia (Милиция = Police).
So, now RosGvardia closer to U.S. National Guard.

So, that's what need to know – "Mitilia" in Russian means – "Police" & "Militia" at the same time.
I guess the problem in historical times when translators did that mistake which leads to misunderstanding.
But... Anyway – any Militia can act as Police & vice versa.

I'm still trying to give more info to @grave harness so.
Anyway, if his conflict consist 2 sides: Militia (+US support) vs. Rebels, then would be easier to say what Rebels acts like Revolt's Forces & using what they able/capture/steal in their homeland.

neon raptor Mar 14, 2018, 12:08 PM

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👍

grave harness Mar 14, 2018, 12:10 PM

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I think i would go with a general rebel look for both, and the militia uses western camo (M81, DPM, etc) and non-M4 weapons (Mk20, Augs) and the rebels use eastern camo (Partizan, EMR, fleck) and AK platforms

earnest plover Mar 14, 2018, 12:11 PM

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Why then u call them Militia?

grave harness Mar 14, 2018, 12:11 PM

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rebels vs rebels would be odd :p

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i was thinking of making the Militia just the local military (i.e. AAF) but i want the US to have a bit of a challenge with identifying targets

earnest plover Mar 14, 2018, 12:13 PM

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Uhm... Dude...
AAF is Armed Forces. Small but still Armed Forces.

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Ok, do you have a conflict where Goverment (supported by US) did something what citizens don't like & the sitizens start Revolt?

grave harness Mar 14, 2018, 12:15 PM

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t.b.d.

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i haven't thought of the background yet... just the mission premise

wooden dove Mar 14, 2018, 12:15 PM

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one's militia is another's rebels

grave harness Mar 14, 2018, 12:16 PM

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Like "US works with a group irregular forces against other irregular forces"

wooden dove Mar 14, 2018, 12:16 PM

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just make sure they have different recognizable apparels

earnest plover Mar 14, 2018, 12:16 PM

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W/o background they both would be Rebels/insurgents

grave harness Mar 14, 2018, 12:18 PM

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Like US, the FIA is committed to fighting the separatist rebels and ridding Altis of Russians. The Altian govenment did not rquest the assistance of NATO, and there are fears they may turn on them in order to stop NATO from erecting a new, NATO friendly government.

The FIA has recently discovered a rebel weapons cache, but require the help of US forces to seize it. A meeting between the FIA and US forces has been arranged.

jaunty marsh Mar 14, 2018, 12:19 PM

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Honestly you could literally have one group surrounding the fact that they don’t support their government because they allow a superior government to do whatever they wish within their government. So they fight back to ensure a stronger, more superior government for their country.

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And then US comes

earnest plover Mar 14, 2018, 12:19 PM

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LMAO

jaunty marsh Mar 14, 2018, 12:19 PM

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and supports a group trying to not let that happen

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BOOM

earnest plover Mar 14, 2018, 12:21 PM

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So... The rebels supported by Russians?!

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What Russians do at Altis?

jaunty marsh Mar 14, 2018, 12:22 PM

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Yass

grave harness Mar 14, 2018, 12:22 PM

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¯_(ツ)_/¯ - Tasting the good altis wine ?

earnest plover Mar 14, 2018, 12:22 PM

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😃

jaunty marsh Mar 14, 2018, 12:22 PM

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Ukraine 2.0

grave harness Mar 14, 2018, 12:23 PM

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Anyway, thanks for the input. I'll see what loadouts I can come up with 😛

earnest plover Mar 14, 2018, 12:23 PM

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Well, if FIA based on former AAF's staff then just give them what AAF have.

grave harness Mar 14, 2018, 12:23 PM

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Maybe i'll just search up some airsoft group pictures and base the loadouts on them 😛

earnest plover Mar 14, 2018, 12:24 PM

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Also, if Rebels only supported by Russians, they would have the same gear but with implementation of Russian stuff.
And same to Militia - mix their gear with US stuff.

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Anothe example from 2014 (early Donbass war)
// July , '13 (Pre-War)
https://www.army.mil/e2/c/images/2013/07/15/304089/size0.jpg
// June, '14 Ukranian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Donbass#/media/File:2014-06-12._War_in_Donbass_20.JPG
//May, '14 DPR
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Donbass#/media/File:2014-05-09._День_Победы_в_Донецке_077.jpg

storm geode Mar 14, 2018, 2:45 PM

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DUWS-R got some commits https://github.com/DUWS-R-Team/DUWS-R/commits/master

GitHub

DUWS-R-Team/DUWS-R

DUWS-R - ArmA 3 Dynamic Universal War System - Rebirth

signal coral Mar 14, 2018, 5:01 PM

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is anyone familiar with mission making with IFA3?

jaunty marsh Mar 14, 2018, 5:06 PM

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why

signal coral Mar 14, 2018, 5:07 PM

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Trying to figure out what I would need to do to make the AI Artillery and Mortars function

prime dome Mar 14, 2018, 7:10 PM

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look for the WW2 projects discord in #channel_invites_list

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they should be able to help you

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but in general arma terms, there is a FIRE MISSION waypoint

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causes arty to fire at that point

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and then there's https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/doArtilleryFire

signal coral Mar 14, 2018, 8:47 PM

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Yeah the config is super messed up for IFA3 and the firemission doesnt work

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Nor does doArtilleryFire

prime dome Mar 14, 2018, 9:06 PM

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best ask on their discord then

signal coral Mar 14, 2018, 10:04 PM

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Well it looks like i am stuck with finding an actively supported mission type that can generate AO's with varied realistic objectives that has proper threat response that can escalate with active players.... and iam finding Nothing that fully fits my bill... guess i might have to cobble something together with my horrid coding skills....

signal coral Mar 15, 2018, 6:28 AM

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vanilla only no mods as its for a recruiting server so scripting magic only.

lyric furnace Mar 15, 2018, 12:33 PM

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im looking for a KC-10 Extender or similar plane that has a refueling boom in CUP/RHS ?
all i found was a civilian CUP_C_A300_CIV airbus.
is there a military livery/skin for it? is there fnc / script to animate the boom?

earnest plover Mar 15, 2018, 12:50 PM

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Check that

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https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=421379573

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http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=17017

lyric furnace Mar 15, 2018, 1:02 PM

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thanks @earnest plover ill take a look at those, but was hoping not to add another dependency

earnest plover Mar 15, 2018, 1:15 PM

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Just google "ArmA3 air-refuelling"

signal coral Mar 15, 2018, 4:06 PM

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Hey, is there a way to get players to spawn in say a blackfish but not the pilot seat, and then have them automatically eject after a set time with custom load outs

tawdry ermine Mar 15, 2018, 4:11 PM

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Have them spawn and immediately move in cargo